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Bellefonte, Pa., April 6, 1900.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——The Bellefonte Academy has turned
over $17.03 to the monument fund.
——A pension of $6 per month has been
granted to Irvin Delaney, of Milesburg.
——Harper Bros., grocers, have placed a
new awning in front of their store on Alle-
gheny street.
——The Undine Easter masquerade ball
will be the first of the post lenten festivities
in Bellefonte.
——An advance of one cent an hour
went into effect on the wages of laborers at
Scotia on Monday.
——DMail carrier E. E. Ardery has mov-
ed into the home he recently purchased from
‘Wm. Eckley on Reynold’s Ave.
—— Miss Blanche Hayes entertained a
number of her friends at her home on west
High street Tuesday evening.
——Former duputy recorder ‘Dukeman
has secured a position in the freight de-
partment of the C. R. R. of Pa.
——Grahams’ Easter millinery opening
on Friday and Saturday the 13th and 14th
of April. You are cordially invited.
——~>Samuel E. Goss, of Pine Grove Mills,
has been employed by Grant Hoover to
solicit insurance risks for his agency in this
place.
——Plans are now being made for an Old
Time Concert in the lecture room of the
Methodist Episcopal church in this place
the last week of April.
——The shirt factory is now well estab-
lished and a dozen or more girls can have
employment and wages there, if they are in
earnest and willing to work.
Henrietta Butts entertained
the young ladies card club «f which she is
a member, at ber home on north Alle-
gheny street, Saturday evening.
Robert Bierly, of Milesburg, was
knocked off the top of aload of hay on
Friday and, falling to the hard ground, he
sustained a number of painful bruises. A
limb of a tree under which the wagon
passed caused the accident.
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While helping to unload a car of hay
in Philipsburg, on Friday, Harry Munson
had his left leg broken between the ankle
and knee. He was on the wagon when the
horses started suddenly, throwing him off.
Both wheels passed over his leg.
The Rev. Wilford P. Shriner, the
new pastor of the Methodist church here,
delivered his first sermons on Sunday to
large congregations. It was the general
opinion that his initiatory was very satis-
factory and every one present seemed hope-
ful of a successful pastorate. .
——Jerry Roan, of Buffalo-Run, was in
town on Saturday looking after the collec-
tion of his road taxes. He is the supervisor
up there and since they have been laying a
part money tax for road purposes it keeps
him quite busy looking after both road
making and the money to keep it going.
——Engine No. 5 of the C. R. R. of Pa.
is being re-built in the repair shops of that
road in this place. The re-building of a
locomotive is a job seldom undertaken out-
side of a regularly equipped works, but
master mechanic Murphy has the work in
charge and when he gets through with No.
5 she will look and run like new.
——While helping his son-in-law to
move last Thursday Thomas Wilson, of
Pleasant View, fell head first from the top
of a load of furniture and had his collar
bone broken, hesides suffering a deev cut
gash in his head. He was endeavoring to
hold a cupboard that tilted. Mr. Wilson
was 76 years old and his injuries are quite
serious.
——Mrs. Frank Walz, of east Bishop
street, endured a very delicate operation
in the Howard hospital in Philadelphia,
Monday evening, that has proven highly
successful. Frank was in the city with
her, but returned Wednesday morning
after being assured by the surgeons that
ber case was perfectly satisfactory.
——While a party of gentlemen were
doing some surveying on top of Nittany
mountain, near Hecla park, one day last
week, they frightened up a covey of quail
in which they say there must have heen
twenty large birds. This would indicate
that the quail were not frozen during the
past winter and are already leaving their
covers for the spring mating and hatching.
~The fawily of Howard Spangler have
arrived here from Barnesboro and are stay-
ing at the McCulley’s, on Bishop street,
until they can get fixed up in their own
home on Lamb street. Howard under-
went another slight operation last week,
but is improving so rapidly that he will
soon be able to leave the hospital in Johns-
town and join his family in their future
residence here.
——During a little conversation with
Isaac Miller, one of the oldest and most
reputable builders in town, on Saturday
morning, we were surprised to learn that
the prospects for building with the open-
ing of spring are not as bright as the ex-
ceptional demand for houses would natural
ly make them. Aside from the usual
amount} of repairing and improving jobs he
said that he did not know of a single large
contract to let for spring work. About the
only one of any importance is a proposed
extension of 40x60 to the rear of the Joseph
stores.
CounciL MEETING.—There was just a
quorum present at council meeting, Mon-
day evening ; consequently very little busi-
ness was transacted because of the fact that
all the members were not present.
George Gross asked permission to
sprinkle on High street, from the P. R. R.
station to Spring street. The request of
Lawrence Williams to have the water ex-
tended to his proposed new home on Fifth
Ave., was refused because it is beyond the
borough limits.
The committees had little to report.
About the only thing of any concern was
the Fire and Police report that the lock up
has been moved to its new site.
Engineer Wetzel reported that he had
been in conference with the county com-
missioners regarding the bridge over Lo-
gan’s Branch, on Willowbank street, and
that they had agreed to put in a low truss
bridge, 50ft long, with 38ft. drive way and
9ft, walks on either side. The plans have
been agreed upon and the letting will be
made soon. The borough is to build the
abutments and the county the super-
structure.
Bills to the amount of $739.54 were
ordered paid as follows :
Board of Health, for J. Folk..... $4.00
Ardell Lumber Co., two wco pur
E. E. Ill. Co., lighting Ros building
* 1.70
fo tics sireet 365.16
R B. Taylor, coal... 133.30
R. B. Wood & Co., pip 31.36
C. F. Cook, freight paid. ; 4,68
Central Pa., Telephone Co.. 4.46
Police pay roll............. 35.09
Water pay roll.. 78.50
Street pay roll..... 57.93
R. B. Taylor coal 5.10
* v4 ie . 3.45
Charles Koontz, filling saws..... ......oocfees .50
8739.54
It is a matter of regret to us that coun-
cil and the commissioners, between them,
couldn’t arrange to build another sort of a
bridge out there. And the citizens of the
town ought to urge that the plans be
changed. Of course the bridge they have
decided upon is a very good one of its
kind, but the kind is all wrong for this
day of improvements in all lines.
In the first place the span is only 50it.
and there is no need at all of a truss to
stick above the deck of the bridge to mar
the street and endanger the lives of trav-
elers. Secondly, for $800 more than they
have decided to pay for it, a bridge that
could be macadamized could be put in
there, thus ending, forever, the expense of
replanking. Think of it. Only $800 ad-
ditional to secure a bridge that would make
an unbroken street line out there and be
an improvement that would be a credit.
It would need no paint or plank and in the
latter would save its extra cost in a very
few years.
Let us see, a bridge 38x50 would require
3,800 ft. of 2 inch oak plank about every
three years. This would cost $84.00 if oak
plank don’t go above $22 per thousand,
without the cost of relaying, which would
run the cost to about $125.00. Leaving
the cost of replacing the stringers and side-
walks and painting to balance the matter
of interest of the $800 additional it will be
seen that in a very few years the planking,
alone, will have more than cost the differ-
ence.
These are the plain dollars and cents
facts in the case. We have not considered
the advantage a modern bridge would be
to all concerned, the improvement to
property in that growing end of town the
avoidance of all possibility of a broken
plank causing a broken legged horse and a
suit for damages. These latter are possi-
bilities that must present themselves to
any one who has thought of it at all.
There is really no reason why Bellefonte
should not waken up to these very points
of improvement. Such ones all go to make
up a modern, well equipped town and it is
the universal experience, everywhere, that
the best is always the cheapest in the end.
If the commissioners won’t do any bet-
ter urge council to pay the difference and
make a proper bridge there. There is no
real reason why, just because they have a
planked bridge with trusses over Marsh
creek at some lonely spot in the Alle-
ghenies, it is necessary to have the same
kind on one of the nicest streets in Belle-
fonte.
The High street bridge over Spring
creek ougnt to be a life long lesson of folly
in such work. Don’t let us be guilty of
it again.
‘We have taken this stand only with the
kindliest feeling towards those in authori-
ty, but we feel that those who are truly
concerned in Bellefonte and her future
will take up the cause with us and urge
the change.
JoHN LovE INJURED.—John Love,
trestle boss at the Bellefonte Furnace Co’s.
plant, was quite seriously hurt in an acci-
dental way out there on Tuesday afternoon
He was directing some repairs to the trestle
that runs into the stock house. While
pulling a heavy timber into place it was
kept from swinging about by a guy line.
This line broke and the timber swung
around, knocking Love off the trestle.
It was a fall of about fifteen feet to the
bins below aud he received several ugly
scalp wounds, besides having had his lip
cut clear through.
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Hin ScHOOL EXERCISES.—The pre-
liminary oratorical contest of the Junior
class of the High school will be held on
Monday afternoon. The speakers will be
chosen for the final contest which will take
place on the Tuesday before commence-
ment. The members of the Senior class
will deliver their Easter orations on the
afternoon of Thursday, April the 12th.
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—— "The Mirror will be read at the
Academy this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
editors invite you to be present if you
would hear what the scholais are doing
and enjoy a little fun.
——Port Bilger recently killed two otters
on Six Mile run.
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——An increase of from five to fifteen
per cent. in the wages of the employees of
the Clinton County Fire Brick Co., at Mill
Hall, went into effect on Monday.
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——The erection of the new mill of the
Linden Hall Lumber Co. was begun at that
place this week. The work is under the
personal supervision of president Steel, of
Sunbury.
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——The latest word from Dr. John F.
Alexander, at Pasadena, Cal., is to the ef-
fect that he is somewhat better. He is
now convalescent, after an attack of acute
spinal meningitis.
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——Dave Chambers, of Clarence, was
granted a wholesale liquor license by the
court on Saturday morning. It was one of
the two applications held under advise-
ment by the court.
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——In another column of this issue will
be found an advertisement of the North
American Tannery, at Lewistown. Bark
is wanted there and you might find some-
thing to your interest by reading it.
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——Last Thursday afternoon the Fore-
paugh & Sells circus passed through Ty-
rone on its way to New York to be ship-
ped to the Paris Exposition. It required
forty-eight cars to carry the enterprise.
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Fifty-two Masons from the Clear-
field, Philipsburg, Curwensville and Osceola
lodges expect to make a pilgrimage to Wil-
liamsport this month to take the Scottish
Rites, or 32nd degree, in Free Masonry.
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——Miss Laura V. Greene, who had been
assistant superintendent of the Altoona
hospital for several years, has been elected
superintendent of the Cottage hospital in
Philipsburg to succeed Miss M. A. Fisher,
resigned.
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——The house of Mrs. Orrin Randall at
Larry’s Creek, near Williamsport, caught
fire Saturday. The blaze was under good
headway and no water handy, when two
immense cans of milk were used to quench
the fire. The milk seemed to act better
than double the quantity of water.
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——The horse driven by Nathan Tobias
ran away while descending the hill north
of Clintondale, on Sunday. The buggy
was upset and demolished and its eccu-
pants badly scratched up, though not seri-
ously hurt. Miss Cordie Transere, of
Mackeyville, was his companion.
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——Charles Woodin, who established his
reputation as a landlord at the City hotel
in Tyrone and who has been out of the
business for some years, has taken charge
of the Ward house. He purchased the in.
terest and fixtures from J. McClelland
Davis and succeeded him on Tuesday.
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——The basement of the A. M. E. church
on St. Paul street is being dug out with a
view towards fixing it up for a Sunday
school room. The members of the church
are doing the excavating, but they hope to
have a general co-operation in raising of
the $300 necessary to finish the wood-work
part of it.
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——Dr. Edmund D. Shortlidge, a son of
former mayor Shortlidge, of Wilmington,
Del., and a nephew of the late Col. W. H.
Shortiidge, of this place, has been appointed
a surgeon in the regular army and will go
to the Philippines about May 1st. Dr.
Shortlidge visited here when a student at
the University of Pennsylvania.
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——Monday evening, April 16th, the
annual Easter masquerade ball of the Un-
dine Fire Co. will be given. As usual
there will be the band concert at 8:30 and
the grand march will begin at 9 o’clock.
The Undine orchestra will furnish the
music for dancing. The committee in
charge is made up of Chas. Hazel, John
Morgan, Ferd. Beezer, Geo. Doll, William
Cunningham, Joseph McMahon and Arthur
Miller.
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——Philipsburg took an economical fit
last fall and cut down its teachers salaries.
Since then its school directors have
had abeut all they wanted to do accepting
resignations and filling vacancies. The
last one was that of Miss Harriet Hender-
son who has been teaching there for seven
years. She resigned on Tuesday night to
accept a similar position in Allegheny City
abt sixty dollars a month, a ten months
term and the assurance of being elected for
the ensuing year.
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——Last week an infant of Harvey Beals,
of near Penn Hall, was playing on the floor
and picked up a pin. Child like, the pin
went directly to its mouth and before its
mother could stop it the pin was swallow-
ed. A physician was called in at once and
the potato cure tried with the result that
the little one was relieved of the indigesti-
ble intruder in its stomach by the follow-
ing Wednesday. The incident is quite in-
teresting from a medical standpoint, since
it helps to establish the potato cureas a
successful practice in such cases.
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—— For some time the United Brethrens
have been contemplating and planning
some extensive improvements for their
church, on the corner of High and Thomas
streets, and on Monday work was begun.
The outside is to be improved with new
paintand the inside frescoed and remodeled.
It is expected that the repairs will be com-
pleted by the 6th of May and until then
they will have no Sabbath school. The
week night services are being held at the
homes of the members and we do hope they
will not stop the good work ’til they have
planted a few trees or improved their sur-
roundings some for there is not a more
desolate or shiftless locking corner in the
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A DEPLORABLE DEATH.—The death of
James Conroy, on Tuesday afternoon, at
the home of his sister in Philadelphia, is
indeed to be deplored as he was the head
and manager of the Bellefonte Window Glass
Co. ; just establishing himself as an excellent
business man and financier; in the very
prime of life and the father of a family of
little children.
He had been ill for some time but no
danger was apprehended until he went to
Philadelphia about three weeks ago to con-
sult a specialist. There his trouble was
diagnosed as cancer of the stomach and the
reports sent home by his wife revealed the
seriousness of his condition. He insisted
on having his children with him and on
Moi:day, his partner, John Knisley accom-
panied them to the city.
He was of Irish descent but a na-
tive of New Jersey and about forty-
five years of age. He came here
to work in the glass factory about
twenty years ago and soon showed that
he possessed the characteristics that
eventually bring respect and success.
The glass works here had failed to pay
for years and years ’til Mr. Conroy
and his partners took hold of it and organ-
ized the Co-operative Glass company.
From that time it has been one of the
prosperous industries of the town.
When the Co-operative company was chang-
ed to the Bellefonte Window Glass Co., he
was made general manager and treasurer,
and to his sagacity and executive ability are
due much of the reputation and success of
that company. He was genial and pleas-
ant, respected by all bis business associates
and fairly idolized by his men.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Mary Jennings, a daughter of the late Wm.
Jennings, of Coleville, and five children,
Katharine, Fenton, Anna, Willie and
Marie, who were all with him at the time
of his death.
His body was brought to his home
in Coleville, yesterday morning. Funer-
al services will be held this morning at
10 o’clock in St. John’s Catholic church,
of which he was a member, after which
interment will be made in the Catholic
cemetery.
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Mgrs. ANNA DorAN.—The funeral of
Mrs. Anna Dolan, whose death we men-
tioned in last week’s paper, took place on
Sunday afternoon at two o’clock from the
Gehret home, on south Pine street, where
she had lived since childhood as a daugh-
ter and member of the family. Rev. Wil-
ford Shriner, of the Methodist church, of
which she was a faithful and consistent
member, conducted the services. He was
assisted by the Rev. Dr. Laurie of the
Presbyterian church.
Her maiden name was Bullock and she
was born in Milesburg forty-two years ago
last Christmas. Her parents died before
she was ten years old and she was taken
into the Gehret family as one of their own.
She was an exceedingly quiet person, gen-
tle and unselfish. She died, of consumption
and had been sick for more than a year.
Throughout all those months of wearisome
waiting and many hours of agony no one
ever heard her complain or be other than
thoughtful for those about her.
Her husband, Michael M. Dolan, died
some years ago and they never had any
children; but she is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Ada Johnson, of Eagleville, and two
brothers, William, of Park Hill, Canada,
and Lafayette, of California. Nearer and
dearer to her, though, were Mrs. Gehret and
her two daughters. They were exceeding-
ly kind and good to her and cared for Ler
sincerely.
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ALICE MAY IRWIN'S SAD DEATH.—A
singularly sad death was that of Miss Alice
May Irwin, which occurred at the home
of the Misses McCafferty on east Lamb
street last Thursday evening. She was
conscious to the very last and felt so secure
in the love of Jesus that she died with ex-
pressions of joy on her lips and admonish-
ing her grief stricken parents not to mourn
for her.
Miss Irwin was the daughter of James
Irwin, of Snow Shoe, where she was born
nineteen years ago. She came to Bellefonte
wich her mother on March 21st, to undergo
special treatment for kidney troubles.
While here she was the guest of the Misses
McCafferty and shortly after her arrival
complications arose that showed diph-
theritic tendencies. She failed rapidly
until her death occurred.
Interment was made in the Union ceme-
tery Friday afternoon. Her own pastor,
Rev. Faus, of the Snow Shoe Methodist
church, officiated.
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——Mirs. George Smith died at her home
in Benner township last Thursday even-
ing, shortly after 6 o’clock, after a long,
illness with consumption. Her maiden
name was Ada Royer and she was born at
Lamar, Clinton Co., May 18th, 1865. She
was a conscientious christian woman and
a member of the Methodist church at
Pleasant Gap. She leaves to mourn her
loss a husband and four children : Rose,
Edgar, Carrie and Leslie, all at home. One
brother and four sisters survive her name-
ly : Hammond Royer, Mrs. Ellie Dorman,
Mrs. Kate Glantz and Mrs. Alice Lockard,
of Lamar, and Mrs. Emma Poorman, of
Munson, Clearfield county.
Burial services were held at the house
Sunday morning and interment was made
at Shiloh. Rev. Edward White, the Metho-
dist minister at Pleasant Gap, officiated at
the services.
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Peter Bush, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Union township, died at his home
in Bush Hollow, on Monday evening, after
a long illness caused by paralysis. He was
seventy-seven years of age and had follow-
ed farming all his life. His wife and three
children, Mrs. Bertha Davidson, Mrs. Min-
nie Gardner, and John, all of Bush Hollow,
survive him as do a brother and two sis-
ters, Henry Bush, Mrs. Mary Ann Williams
and Mrs. Theodore Lucas. He was baried
Wednesday afternoon inthe family bury-
ing ground near his own home.
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——William Clark Sr., died at his home
near Philipsburg, on Sunday evening, af-
ter three week’s illness with heart disease.
Deceased was born in England 66 years
ago and his widow and a number of chil-
dren survive.
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——A new railroad scale is to be put in
at the Phoenix flouring mills.
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——A slight fire among some bundles of
cotton in Katz’s store caused an alarm of
fire to be rung in about 8 o’clock Wednes-
day morning. There was quite a little ex-
citement on Allegheny street for awhile,
but no damage of any account was done.
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News Purely Personal.
—Mrs. H. E. Jenkins, with her son Raymond,
is visiting DuBois friends.
—AL 8. Garman, of Tyrone, was a Bellefonte
visitor on Monday.
—Rev. R. W. Crittenden was in Altoona on Sun-
day visiting the Sabbath schools in that place.
—Mrs, Josephine Philbrick, of State Coilege, was
in town over Sunday visiting Elizabeth B. Meek.
—Mrs. L.A. Mnll, of Philipsburg, was the
guest of Mrs. W. A. Wilkinson, on Allegheny
street Tuesday.
—Rev. W. L. Foster, of Watsontown, was a visit.
or in Bellefonte on Monday. He was on his way
home from a trip to Centre Hall.
—DMr. and Mrs. F. W. Crider, who have been in
Florida for the past three weeks recreating and
resting, returned home last night.
—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Caldwell went to Phila-
delphia Saturday morning, where the latter enter-
ed a hospita} to undergo an operation.
—Reuben H. Meek returned to his home at Wad-
dles on Saturday from Cincinnati, O.,where he has
been studing medicine since Jast October.
—Mrs. Harry William’s returned home Saturday
from New York City where she has been for the
last six weeks learning coat cutting and tailoring.
—Miss Vera Snook and Miss Jennie Morrison
two of Philipsburg’s public school teachers, were
in town on Saturday and Sunday, visiting their
sisters here.
—President John Knisely, of the Bellefonte
Glass Co., went down to Philadelphia, Monday af-
ternoon, taking with him the five little children
of Supt. James Conroy.
—Mrs. Anna Reynolds, who now makes ther
home in Washington, D. C., will sail for Europe
the middle of the month with a party of friends
for a three months trip.
—Charles Houser, a son of councilman Jas.
Houser, of Bishop street, left for Sharon Monday
afternoon to enter the furniture store that E. C,
Rowe will open in that place. Mr. Houser will
not move his family until later.
—DMiss Lillie Coyle Hench, of Harrisburg, is a
guestat the home of Henry P. Harris Esq., on
Howard street. She has been invited to sing in
several churches during her stay, but it is not
known whether she will favor any of the congre-
gations or not.
—After a two months’ visit at the Bush home,
Miss Valeria Schissler returned Tuesday to her
home in Detroit, Michigan. *~ Miss Schissler’s
coming invariably heralds the approach of a
round of gayeties as she is so bright and enter-
taining.
—DMiss Elizabeth Rue, the eldest daughter of
Rev. J. W. Rue, former pastor of the Belle-
fonte Methodist church, spent Sunday with the
family of William Bell, on Thomas street. The
Rues moved to Curwensville, instead of Bedford,
as first announced by conference.
—Mrs. M. W. Cowdrick, of Niagara Falls, was
an arrival in town on Saturday, for a visit with
ker daughter, Mrs. Hamilton Otto in this place.
She is looking very well indeed and not at all the
worse for the recent serious illness that so alarm-
ed her friends here. Mrs. Harry Cowdrick, with
her three children, is in town too for a visit with
relatives.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. Blair Alexander, of Fleming,
were in town on Monday helping their son, J. A.
Alexander, to move. He is in the employ of the
Phoenix flour mills here and decided that it was
too unhandy to live in Unionville and work here,
so he secured a house on Logan street and Mcn-
day they all had a day off and a jolly time at the
“flittin.”
—Edward Valentine, a son of the late Bond
Valentine, who with his wife and child, has been
here visiting his aunt, Mrs. R..V. Pugh, for sev-
eral days, left for Atlantic City on Tuesday. Ed.
had Leen employed in Pittsburg for a short time,
but he has bought a book and stationery store at
Atlantic City and they expect to make that place
their future home.
—Will A. Gebhardt, of Lock Haven, was in town
on Monday placing an agency for his march and
two-step ‘‘Jolly Bob,” which is dedicated to the
Lock Haven Fire Department incidentally and
Bob McGhee in particular. Mr. Gebhardt says the
piece is going with unusual success and the day
might come when he can “lay back” and read
about the tune that made Lock Haven famous.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. Kennedy Johnson attended
the funeral of Miss Claire Holt, Mrs. Johnson's
neice, in Northumberland on Monday afternoon.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Holt, are almost
prostrated by her death and it is no wonder as she
was just seventeen and particularly attractive and
promising. Her death was caused by spinal men-
engitis and a brother of hers died of lock jaw last
fall.
—George Williams, of Lemont, was in town on
Tuesday to announce that the sale of his house-
hold effects, advertised for tomorrow has been in-
definitely postponed. In connection with Mr.
Williams’ visit he stated that the wild geese were
flying up about Lemont Monday night, which is a
sure sign of cool weather. Another old stand by
that bears out his prediction is the position of the
moon. It is away around to the north, which
means cold weather.
—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adams McKee and their
family of wide awake, ambitious children left
yesterday for their new home in Pittsburg, where
H. A. has a clerical position awaiting him in the
City Hall. Harry is going to enter the Westing-
house shops and, even James has some employ-
ment in view. Their beautiful place on Wiliow-
bank street would make a charming summer
home for any one caring for trees and grounds
and quiet but it is yet unrented.
—DMessrs. Wm. Burnside and Harry Valentine,
two of the moving spirits in the Standard Scale
works, were travelers to Pittsburg last Thursday,
where they spent several days in consultation
with the gentlemen in charge of the agency and
supply house of the firm in that place, The
Standard men are all young fellows and when they
get together in New York, Pittsburg or Chicago
the talk isn’t all about beams and other fine bits
of mechanisim about scales, for they usually man-
age to have a good time and forget “shop” for a
little while at least.
GREEN—SHANKLIN. — Oleander Green,
as radiant as a brown-eyed Susan in harvest
time, took unto himself a wife on Monday
and departed on a wedding tour for Wilkes-
barre in all the glory of low patent leather
shoes and white cotton gloves.
Oleander’s wedding day had been talked
about in all quarters of town for some time
previous, but as he had on numerous cc-
casions before notified his friends of his in-
tention to get spliced and then disappointed
them, few believed him serious until the
cab rolled down to the 2:15 train and
Oleander lifted his coy bride out and es-
corted her to their car.
The wedding occurred at high noon at
the residence of Rev. C. N. Woodson and
there Mrs. Mary Shanklin became Oleand-
er’s happy bride. They expect to make
their future home in Wilkesbarre, to which
place the good wishes of hosts of friends in
Bellefonte will follow them.
—_——ete
THEIR MARRIAGE A SURPRISE.—The
surprise of the season at State College was
the announcement of the marriage of Mr.
William Hoy and Miss Emeline Harrison,
both well-known young people of that
place. The wedding was solemnized at
the home of Rev. Dr. H. C. Holloway,
pastor of the Lutheran church in this place,
last Thursday evening and it was not until
the young couple had returned from a short
tour that their friends at the College were
any the wiser of their happy union.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Matilda
Harrison, of State College, and is a very
‘estimable young lady; thoroughly capable
of contributing largely to domestic felicity
and usefulness. The groom is a son of
Joseph Hoy, of that place, and is an en-
ergetic young man, honorable and upright,
who merits all the happiness we hope there
is in store for him.
eee lal
CLOSING EXERCISES.-—W ednesday even-
ing the closing exercises of the Forge
schools were held in the Methodist church
there, with many interested participants and
a great crowd of admiring spectators. The
teachers, Miss Annie Steel and Homer
Gentzel, deserve much credit for having
such a creditable and successful ending of
their winter’s work. The scholars all did
well but ‘“The Dental Operation’ by Dora
Flack and Samuel and William Rice ;
‘‘Room 44’ by Mr. Gentzel and Jim Bai-
ley; and The Slaves of Southern Geor-
gia,” by Edward Flack, William Peters’
George Miller, Robert Hendershot, Samuel
Rice, William Miller, Henry Young and
Mr. Gentzel fairly brought down the house
with applause*
Notice.
Having again located in Bellefonte for the prac.
tice of Dentistry I announce to my friends that I
can be found at the Tripple residence, 121 North
Spring street, fully prepared and equipped with
the most modern conveniences for the practice of
dentistry in all branches.
Gold—Alluminun and Rubber plates and Crown
and Bridge work a specialty.
J. D. GEISSINGER,
Bellefonte Pa.
Announcement.
We are authorized to announce J. W. Kepler,
of Ferguson township, as a candidate for the
nomination for Assembly; subject to the decision
of the Democratic county convention. *
We are authorized to announce J. H. Wetzel,
of Bellefonte, as a candidate of the Legislature
subject to the decision of the Democratic county
convention.
We are authorized to announce Robt. M. Foste
as a candidate for Legislature subject to the decis-
ion of the Democratic County Convention.
We are authorized to announce John W. Coun-
ley, of Potter township, as a candidate for Assem-
bly, subject to the decision of the Democratic
county convention.
Sale Register.
ArriL Tth—At the residence of George Williams
at Lemont, buggy, sleigh, cow, household
goods, Esty organ, cooking utensils, butcher's
tools, ete. Sale at 1 o’clock p. m.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red .......... 73@75
“ —No.2.. 1@73
Corn —Yellow.. H@avlg
¢“ —Mixed 38%, @42Y,
aos 314@32
2.35@2.50
3.20@3.30
. 3.8u@4.00
Rye Flour Per Br’l. 3.15@3.40
Baled hay—Choice «ene 13.50@ 17.00
Li f* id od 14@15.00
Straw . 8.00@14.50
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the PreNix MiuLineg Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red wheat, ... 7
Rye, per bush: 40
Corn, shelled; p! s 40
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 40
Oats, per bushel, new .. 28
Barley, per bushel...............civinminininni 40
Ground Plaster, per ton 8 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel .........ccccoviviiiinnnnnnnn. 25
Cloverseed, per bushel. $4 00 to $6 00
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel 40
ORNs 50
5gs, per 124
Lom: per pound.. %
Country Shoulder: 7
Sides. 6to7
Hams 10
Tallow, per pol 3
Butter, per pound.. 20
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid strictly in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance, and $2.50 if not
paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance.
_ A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
SPACE OCCUPIED 3m | 6m | ly
One inch (12 lines this type.......
Two inches 15
Three inches See 20
Quarter Column (5 inches) 30
alf Column (10 inches). 55
One Column (20 inches)..... 100
Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional.
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions.....
Each additional insertion, per line...
Local notices, per line....... aes 20 ¢
Business notices, per line.. et 10 cts.
Job Printing of every kind done with neatness
and dispatch. The Warcumax office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line ean be executed
in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
Terms—Cash.
All letters should be addressed to
P. GRAY MEEK, Provrieto