> Domorrai atcha, Bellefonte, Pa., May I8, 1900. CorresPONDENTS.—No communieations pu , shed unless accompanied by the real name of he writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY Pink eye has been prevalent among Aaronsburg children. ——The next meeting of this district Odd Fellows will be held in Williamsport. ——=Col. W. F. Reeder is booked for speeches at Millheim and Spring Mills on Memorial day. ——The whistle on the Millheim knit- ting factory was blown for the first time on May 10th. ——Grain is reported to be picking up in some parts of the county, while in others farmers have plowed it down. ——A move is on foot to have all Belle- fonte stores close at 6 o’clock in the even- ing during the months of July and August. ——About one dozen young people took the teachers’ examination held by County Sup’t. Gramley, at Spring Mills, last Fri- day. ——94° for Tuesday in Bellefonte wasn’t so bad, but it wasn’t near as hot a time as there will be in the old town on July 25th and 26th. ——Thursday and Friday nights of next week, May 24th and 25th, ‘‘Vermont,’’ the beautiful pastoral play, wiil be produc- ed at Garman’s by local talent. —— George Nearhood, of Rebershurg, has accepted the position of turnkey in the Centre county jail, vice Wallace Brungard, who resigned to accept a job at painting in ‘Williamsport. ——The W. W. Bierly post, G. A. Ros of Aaronsburg will hold their memorial services in the Reformed church in that place on Sunday, the 27th inst. tev. Brown will preach the sermon. —1It is said that the only remaining valuable timber tract in Miles township, the Jonathan Walker tract, was sold last week for $20,000. The timber is disap- pearing fast and the question arises : What of the future ? ——Tyrone councils bave appointed a special committee to investigate and report on the advisability of granting an electric street railway franchise in that town to the newly former Tyrone Electric Railway Company. George Keister, a Penns-valley peach grower, predicts a crop of 1,700 bush- els from his old orchard containing 1,500 trees. He says that contrary to his earlier predictions his fruit does not seem to have been hurt at all by the winter. Edward H. Harris, the youngest son of John P. Harris, of this place, was graduated with the class of 1900 from the Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital in Philadelphia last evening. The exercises were held in the Academy of Music. ——— Ralph Fitch Martin, who was gradua- ted from The Pennsylvania State College, in 1893, and who was very well known here will be married, on June 7th, to Miss Stanton, of Honesdale. Owing to the re- cent death of Miss Stanton’s father the ceremeny will be very unpretentious. ——Jobn G. Dubbs, the popular imple- ment dealer of this place, has been made district deputy Grand Patriarch for the Odd I'ellows of Centre county. The ap- pointment was announced at the grand encampment of the order at Harrisburg during the fore part of the week. ——=See the grand spectacular marches, dances and Delsartean posing in ‘‘Ver- mont’ next week. There are over one hundred and twenty-five people in the caste and among them are some of the cleverest amateurs in the town. —“Vermont’’ is a play that will ap- peal especially to the country politician. It tells the story of a rural candidate’s campaign and is about as true to nature as anything can be without being real. In- terspersed through it are lots of clever specialties. The production is for the benefit of the Monument fund. Seats are now on sale for ‘“Vermont’’ the spectacular pastoral play that will be presented at Garman's Thursday and Fri- day nights, May 24th and 25th. Over one hundred and twenty-five people in the caste, a full orchestra, fine staging and costumes will make it one of the most magnificent amateur productions ever seen in Bellefonte. 9 ——The venerable William Foster, of State College, gave his friends quite a scare during the fore part of the week, by being prostrated by the heat, from the effects of which a severe attack of hiccoughing fol- lowed. For a while his condition was quite alarming, but we are happy to say that he was reported to be out of danger yesterday. ——The Central Pennsylvania District Firemen’s Convention will not form a part of Centre county’s centennial festivities. At a joint meeting of the Philipshurg fire- men, on Friday night, it was decided that the firemen over there have gone too far with the plans for having the convention | according to schedule in that place to per- | mit of a change. —Murderer Hummel, who will be hanged in the Lycoming jail on June 5th, is being forced to take exercise so as to keep up his strength for the trying ordeal. His jailers require him to jump high hurdles, turn hand springs and walk upon his hands about the jail corridors The exercise is bracing him up consider- ably. JoHN ApAM MILLER. — On Monday morning at 9:30 o’clock the angel of death summoned hence John Adam Miller, a veteran of the civil war, a devoted mem- ber of “the church and a highly respected citizen and gentleman of Millheim. "Mr. Miller was born in Miles township, Centre county, June 2nd, 1839, and was united in marriage to Mary Esterline, at Loganton, by Rev. Henry Price, Jan. 3rd, 1858. Shortly after his marriage he moved onto a farm near Rebersburg. It was while living there—though after his return from the army—that he met with an ac- cident which was not only painful but which also caused that distressing limp which was afterwards so noticeable in his movements. While riding horseback one day both horse and rider were thrown over an embankment; the horse fell upon the rider, breaking his leg near the thigh. In 1862 Mr. Miller enlisted in the 148th Regiment. He was a member of company A, 2nd corps. He was promoted to corporal May 14th, 1863. Having participated in the engagements at Chancellorsville, Gettys- burg, Cold Harbor and all the other opera- tions of the army of the Potomac, he was honorably discharged in 1865. He was a brave soldier—one never charged with those odious crimes, neglect of duty and cowardice. In 1888, Mr. Miller moved to Millheim, where for sometime he conducted a shoe store, afterwards he was engaged in repair- ing shoes, but on account of failing health he was unable to follow it closely. For the past four weeks he had been ill, dropsy and heart trouble being the cause of his complaint. His age was 62 years, 11 months and 12 days. A wife and three children remain to mourn his departure, the latter are Mrs. G. S. Frank and Mrs. Chauncey Frankenberger, both of Mill- heim, and Dr. Edwin Miller, of Beaver- town, Snyder county. Interment was made yesterday morning, in the Fairview cemetery. Funeral serv- ices were held immediately afterwards in the Lutheran church. Services were con- ducted by Rev. Gerhart, Rev. Buck, as- sisting. > JouN P. Nonax.—Many of our readers | and particularly those who lived about Bellefonte and were young men away back in the sixties, will remember Jack Nolan, who died in Vineland, New Jersey, of con- sumption on Tuesday of last week. He was born in Pittsburg and learned his trade in this office, beginning in 1862 and leaving as a full fledged printer in 1866. He was an excellent workman, good-hearted, whole souled and liberal to a fault. It was his weakness to be a rover, and we presume there are but few ‘States or print- ing offices in the country in which he was not known or had not worked. Intel- lectually he was bright, and in early lite gave promise of attaining positions both influential and prominent. But his desire for a change and his constant looking to other fields for harvests that were never realized disappointed all hopes and he died, as he began, a ‘‘printer at the case.” After leaving Bellefonte in 1868, he never returned. He leaves an aged mother, Mrs. Bridget Nolan, of Washington, and a brother Mr. T. B. Nolan, who has long been connected with the War Department at the national capitol. His remains rest in the Catholic cemetery mn Vineland. > The death of Robert G. Furst, which occurred at his home in Lock Haven, on Friday evening, was certainly a very la- mentable one. He had been rising with remarkable rapidity in his profession and every circumstance of his life seemed to foretell a useful and highly honorable career until he was stricken with appendi- citis and underwent two consecutive opera- tions, from the effects of which he died. He was the son of L.C. Furst Esq., of Cedar Springs, and was 28 years old ; hav- ing been married to Miss Edna Baer, of Somerset, last November. Dr. Furst was a graduate of The Pennsylvania State Col- lege. He was a nephew of Hon. A. O. Furst, of this place. HL ege Mrs. Rebecca Waltz died at her home at Spring Mills, on Sunday morning, after an illness of only a few hours. She was 60 years old and had been a paralytic for a long time; having suffered continual- ly from the effects of a former stroke and she lasted only a short time after being tak- en ill. Her husband and a family survive. Interment was made at Salem church on Wednesday. ra ge ——On the 10th inst.,, of diphtheria Mary, the bright little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holmes, of Lamar, died at the residence of Mr. Hughes, at Abdera. -She was ill but three days, and such the virulence of the disease that relatives and friends were prohibited attending the fu- neral. The child was thirteen years of age, and was loved by all who knew her. *0- Ann Maria, wife of Joseph H. Kirk, died at her home in Luthershurg, Clear- field county, on Tuesday, May 8th. Her age was 55 years, 1 month and 18 days and she is survived by a husband, four sons and five daughters. Deceased was a sister- in-law of Dr. M. A. Kirk, of this place. eto ——DMrs. John Esterline, of Loganton, aged 62 years, died inthe Lock Haven hos- pital last Thursday, shortly after a tumor had been removed from her by operation. er ——H. G. Conser, who was born at Rebershurg, this county, in 1834, died at his home in Valley Falls, Kansas, last week, with cancer of the stomach. He was a veteran of the civil war and left Cen- tre county in 1878. He is survived by a, widow and five children. Mes. MARY E. HoovEr.—The death of Mrs. Mary E. Hoover, one of the oldest and most estimable women of the town, on Sunday evening at eight o'clock, was like unto the closing of a summer's day, for she had been failing in health for inany months and it was so peaceful and quiet. Her husband, John T. Hoover, died some years ago. During his iife time he was prominently identified with the Democratic party of the county and was prothonotary for twelve years. He was a surveyor and civil engineer and was financially interest- ed in the coal and timber lands owned by the Bellefonte and Snow Shoe railroad to the extent of a comfortable fortune. Mrs. Hoover was a native of Nittany Valley, where she was born on the 10th of January, 1817. Her father, John Jame- son was one of the emigrants who came to this county from Ireland in 1798, to escape the tyranny there. Two of her brothers were well known Methodist ministers and her sister, Miss Nancy Jameson, is still liv- ing in Milesburg. Upon her marriage to Mr. Hoover she came to Bellefonte and with her family has always occupied the stone house on Spring street, next door to the Presbyterian church. There, with her devoted daughter, she has lived a very quiet and retired life for many years, but she was a woman of strong character and high moral integrity. She is survived by her three children, Orris L., and Augustus M., of Philadel- phia; and Miss Belle, at home, and two grand children, Miss Katie H. Hoover and Norman Hoover, both of Philadelphia. She was buried Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock from her home on Spring street. Rev. Dr. Laurie, of the Preshyterian church, of which she had been a zealous member for many years, conducted the services. Interment was made in the Union cemetery. ty A Lost Boy.—A visit of our neighbor, Mr. Geo. W. Burns of the State College Times, to his former home at Selinsgrove, has been the occasion for quite a stirj’down there and produces more excitement than that little county seat has known in many vears. Mr. and Mrs. Burns, it seems, were visiting the former's parents in that place and on Saturday made a short trip to the mountains near by. With them was their little four year old son, who, while they were chatting with some friends, wandered off among the brush. When the parents came to look for him hecould not be found and after hours of agonizing search they werecompelled to return to the nearest set- tlement to ask for aid. A telegram to the morning papers says : “The woods were scoured incessantly by hundreds of men, women and children irom Saturday afternoon until Monday morning and strange as it may seem some of search- ers passed the boy, who was sleeping along side of an old log, several times without noticing him. The men who first discov- ered the child almost trampled upon the tired and sleeping tot. ‘‘As if by intuition the searcher paused a while near the spot and called the child’s name several times without receiving an answer. But perseverance had its reward when at the fourth call the little fellow awoke almost at his rescuer’s feet and ask- ed for his papa and mamma, at the same time tearfully begging for adrink of water. The youngster evidently had had nothing to eat or drink since Saturday afternoon,as there was no water for a distance of five miles from the child's wanderings. The distance covered by the hoy from where he strayed to where he was found was about four miles. “Whether he slept or wandered around in the forest on Saturday night and Sunday night cannot be ascertained, but it is sup- posed that he must have slept from sheer exhaustion. He had made a hed of leaves upon which helay when found. The moth- er is overjoyed at the good fortune of get- ting her babe back again. *o BARN BURNED IN MILES TOWNSHIP. — The large barn on the Daniel Royer farm in Miles township, was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning, together with five cows, two head of fat cattle, hay, farming implements and the adjoining out- buildings. The origin of the fire isa mystery. It occurred in the morning about 7:30, after H. E. Frank, the tenant, had gone to his work in the fields and as he doesn’t smoke or carry matches about him no one can un- derstand how the building caught. It was partially insured in the Annville company. ase ——Notwithstanding the many counter attractions last night the reception for Rev. M. L. Smyser, the new presiding elder of the Altoona district, and his family in the Methodist church was well attended. Former Governor Hastings delivered an address of welcome on behalf of the church. Edmund Blanchard, as mayor of the town, welcomed them cordially and offered them the freedom of the city while Rev. H. C. Holloway represented the ministerial asso- ciation and spoke of its pleasure in receiv- ing such an addition to its membership. An attractive musical program was render- ed and the entertainment was entirely de- void of formality or stiffness. ——The marriage of Paul B.Gray,young- est son of J. Green Gray, of Half-Moon, and Miss Augusta Williams, was celebrated at noon yesterday at the home of the bride’s grandmother, Mrs. Susan Stine, in Buffalo Run valley. Rev. Robert Runyan per- formed the ceremony and a number of guests were present to enjoy the festivities. To-day a dinner and reception will be given for the young people at the home of the groom’s father, with whom they will reside. A REVERSAL FOR JUDGE LOVE.—Judge Love can no longer boast that his decisions have never been reversed. That glory is taken from him, and for the future he must cling to his one distinction, that of standing by the state ring and using his official position to aid its political purposes. It is true that Judge Love had never, un- til last Monday, been reversed by the Su- preme court, but it is also true that he never did much business for the Supreme court toact on. The case in which he was reversed was that of the estate of the late Geo. W. Jackson vs. Jackson, Hast- ings & Co., bankers. The decision is by judge Dean. The case grew out of a bill in equity filed by George T. Brew and George Jackson, administrators of George W. Jackson,deceased, against D.H. Hastings, J. Henry Cochran and Henry C. McCormick, surviving partners of Jackson, Hasting & Company. Mr. Jackson, the decedent, and the defendants were alleged to have formed a banking partnership at Bellefonte, during September, 1897. Mr. Jackson died about a month later, and his estate asked for a decree of dissolution, an accounting and a receiver. The defendants denied the complainant’s right of action, al- leging that the partnership agreement pro- vided that if one of the partners died the business should be carried on without him and not be dissolved, and his estate should receive interest on the investment. Judge LovE decided the defendants considered the partnership dissolved ; that Mr. Jackson, at his death, was practically insolvent. The ruling was made as a matter of law that an insolvent partner could not tie up his estate by a partnership agreement, so as to protect it from posses- sion by his representatives, and that the agreement was a fraud upon the decedent’s creditors. The court, therefore, decreed that the partnership be dissolved, and that the defendants account. The defendants thereon appealed. Justice Dean says that there was no evidence to sustain the finding that the partners had agreed to dissolve, and that the reasoning of the lower court upon the insolvency of the Jackson estate and the agreement being a fraud on the decedent’s creditors was singularly inconclusive. “The investment of money in a co- partnership,’” the opinion says, ‘‘was as open as a loan secured by mortgage of record, payable in ten years, or the lease of a farm to a tenant for the same period. In it no proper sense put the investment out of the reach of creditors. At most it only modified or changed the form of remedy to reach it. The decree does not rest on either reason or authdrity.”” The court, therefore, dismisses the bill with costs. seis ea FARMERS’ INSTITUTES. —The first Farm ers’ Institutes held in Centre county by state authority and at state cost were at State College and Howard, in the winter of 1889-90, and were organized by Dr. H. P. Armsby and John A. Woodward, at the request of Dr. E. W. Hale, who was at that time our representative on the State Board of Agriculture, but confined to his house by what proved to be his last illness. Including those and up to this time, twenty-six of these most excellent meet- ings have been held and our whole farming interests have felt their beneficial in- fluences. Fourteen of our small, live towns, form- ing the business centres of some of the best farming communities in the county, have had these meetings as follows : State Col- lege, Port Matilda, Stormstown, Miles- burg, Spring Mills, Hublersburg and Madisonburg, each one; Pine Grove, Mill. heim, Boalsburg and Centre Hall, each two; Rebersburg and Unionville, each three; Howard, five. ’ Four days of state aid and state speak- ers, equal to two institutes of two days each, will he allotted to this county for the coming winter. The county committee, which selects the places for holding the in- stitutes, will meet at the commissioners’ office in the court house, on Monday, June 11th, at 1 o’clock, when committees repre- senting localities which desire the institute will be heard. Applications by letter may be sent in advance to John A. Woodward, chairman of the county committee, at Howard, and will be as carefully considered as personal applications. Localities desir- ing the institutes are expected to furnish a suitable hall, lighted and warmed, with- out cost to the state representatives, and if distant from a railway, convey the state speakers to and from the nearest station, free of cost. being CHEAP RATES TO CENTRE COUNTY CEN- TENNIAL.—Half fare, or one way rate, is all people who expect to attend the Cen- tre county Centennial will have to pay over any railroad to get to and from it. At least that is the information that comes to us through Mr. Geo. T. Bush, chairman of the committee on transportation and who has had this matter in charge. It is a low rate and shows that the railroad companies are treating us fairly, and will go a great ways in adding to the immensity of the crowd that is expected. This rate will hold good from July 24th to the 27th, both days included. “Oe ——Another big horse sale is advertised for the Old Fort on Friday, May 25th. Pfaltzgraff & Bubb will have a consignment of Illinois horses there on that day and they will be sold, rain or shine. In the lot are some fine draft horses, single and matted teams, trotters, pacers and all-purpcse horses. tm A op eid ——Col. E. J. Pruner is now the owner of the Academy of Music in Tyrone. He purchased it for $5,000. WRITE To YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT.— It is important that everyone in Centre county should know that the Pennsylvania R.R. Co, the NX. .C.C&HR.R.R, the Reading and C. R. R. of Pa., have all issued the unusually low rate of one fare for the round trip from all points on their lines to Bellefonte on account of the cen- tennial celebration to he held here July 24th and 25th. If you have friends living in other parts of the State whom you think would care to come to visit their old homes at that time write to them of this unusual trans- portation offer, so that they may make their plans for the summer accordingly. ~ode The real estate of the late Steele Parsons,comprising seven dwellings in this place, are to be cffered at-executor’s sale on Tuesday, June 5th, at the court house in this place. Renting properties, such as these, are at a premium in Bellefonte just now and it is quite likely that a good in- vestment might be found by leoking up the details of this sale. il Geet The oratorical contest of the Junio class of the Bellefonte High school will he held at Garman’s Wednesday evening, June 6th. Those purchasing tickets from the scholars who will have them for sale can exchange the same for regular reserved seat coupons at Parrish’s as soon as the chart is open. RS —-—While in the mountains near Sandy Ridge, on Saturday, Otto Couple, of Altoo-; na, ran across four young silver foxes. He captured one of them and took it home alive. The silver fox is very rare in this section. Se Hon. J. N. Casanova, formerly of Philipsburg, was married in Cuba last week. His bride is said to have been a charming young Cuban lady. They ex- pect to visit Philipsburg during the month of June. rl age The Bellefonte High school base ball team went to Snow Shoe, last Satur- day, and defeated a picked nine of that place by the scere of 37 to 7. te Have you ever observed the vast amount of local news that the WATCHMAN is just one week ahead in publishing. News Purely Personal. —Col. W. R. Teller and Col. J. L. Spangler, at times residents of Bellefonte, were travelers to Philadelphia on Tuesday morning. —Miss Minnie I. Brew is in Washington, D. C., visiting her aunt, Mrs. Nolan. She went Tuesday for a month’s stay. —Former Judge A. O. Furst and his son Wm, S., of Philadelphia, sail Wednesday for a three months’ rest and pleasure trip in Europe. —Mrs. J. L. Spangler arrived home last night from Philadelphia, where she has been spending the winter. —Miss Bess Hayes, of Spring street, was in Ty- rone for two days last week. While there she was a guest at the Boeking and Wilson homes. —Mrs. A. J. Graham, of Philipsburg, is in town visiting her cousin, Miss Celina Armor while A. J. is down at Wilkesbarre looking after one of his many interests. —DMrs. John P. Harris went to Philadelphia Tuesday to attend the commencement exercises of Hahnemann Medical college from which her son Edward graduates this year. —DMrs, Catharine Humes, of north Allegheny street, returned on Saturday, from a visit of sev. eral months to her daughter, Mrs. Luther Rob- erts, in Pasadena, Cal. —Rev. George I. Brown, rector of St. John’s Episcopal church, is in Scranton attending a diocesan meeting in session in that city. He left on Tuesday. —Rev. Dr. H. C. Holloway, of the Lutheran church, went to White Deer, on Monday, to at- tend the annual conference of his church in ses- sion there. —C. M. Bower Esq., and Maj. W. A. Singer ap peared before the Board of Pardons Wednesday on behalf of James Cornelly, who has been in the western penitentiary for two years for a crime he did not commit, —P. F. Bottorf, of Pine Grove, was in town yes- terday on some business missions. He said he couldn't imagine anyone getting lazy this kind of weather, but yon can mark that down as one of Fred's jokes. —Edward T. Tuten, the only Bellefonte editor who has ever been able to retire; in fact, the only one, anywhere, who has ever gotten enough of this world’s goods to sit down on, left for Pittsburg on Sunday; there to serve as a juror during the sitting of the United States circuit court. —Harry P. Bush, who has been fluctuating for more than two years between Dawson City and San Francisco, Cal., has left Seattle on his way home. That is not saying, however, that he will get here, for Harry is constantly on the look-out and seizing opportunities for traveling and ad- venture. —Dr. Jos. M. Brockerhoff returned from West Virginia Monday evening; where he had been en- gaged for several weeks in completing a survey of some of the extensive lumber tracts owned by their estate down there. The Brockerhofts have been realizing very handsomely on their West Virginia lands since the rise in lumber began. —Jno. W. Parsons Esq., a son of tue late J. Steele Parsons of this place, was in town during the fore part of the week, arranging for the sale of the Parsons estate property in this place. Mr. Parsons left Bellefonte a number of years ago and is now prosperous and one of the representative business men of the Punxsutawney district. He lives at Lindsay, a suburb of that place. —John Tonner Harris was home from Philips- burg to spend Sunday; there having been a fam- ly reunion at the Harris home on Howard street that day, because of its being the last Sabbath before the departure of Mrs. Galway and those two youngsters of hers that have so engrafted themselves upon the affections of grand-parents and uncles that they would be kept here all the time, if such a thing were possible. —Billy Cassidy, who was the Gazette's foreman and standby for ten or twelve years, has tired of Canton, Ohio, and is ¢oming back to Bellefonte once more, This time, though, it is the office of the Republican and Daily News that is to profit by his service, for he is going in there to preside over the composing room and job department and a better fellow for that purpose would be hard to find. Mrs. Cassidy arrived in town last Saturday ‘and is now staying at her father’s, on Bishop street, where they will stay until they find a suit- able house. FosTER’S WEATHER PROPHESY.—My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm wave to cross the continent about May 10th to 14th and the next will reach the Pacific coast about 14th, cross the west of Rockies country by close of 15th, great central valleys 15th to 18th, Eastern States 19th. Warm wave will cross the west of Rockies country about May 14th, great cen- tral valleys 16th, Eastern States 18th. Cool wave will cross the west of Rockies coun- try about 17th, great central valleys 19th, Eastern States 21st. Temperature of the week ending 8 a. m. May 21st will average about normal in the great central valleys, about in the Eastern States, about on the Pacific slope. About the date of this bulletin a warm wave will be crossing the Rockies and a few days later will spread over all the country east. This will be followed not far from 14th by a low temperature wave that will go near the frost line in North- ern States. These extremes of temperature will effect the whole continent from 9th to 14th. re Se it MARRIAGE LICENSES. —Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phar’s court clerk, A. G. Archey, dur- ing the past week : Paul B. Gray, of Half Moon, and Susan Agusta Williams, of Patton, Pa. George E. Shuey, of Bellefonte, and Fannie Fillimalee, of Roland, Pa. Ferdinand Beezer and Teressa Beder- man, both of Bellefonte. J. Newton Kling, of Altoona, and Emma V. Sayers, of Walker, Pa. Jahn Stachik and Mary Brunyak, hoth of Clarence, Pa. Robert M. Campbell, of Lemont, and Katie Rossman, of Pleasant Gap. abr A BEAR STARVED IN THE TRAP.—Geo. Weaver, of Romola, recently set two hear traps in the woods near his home at that place, and while he knew that bears had been in that vicinity he had got so busy with other work that he didn’t have time to visit his traps regularly. Last week he was getting lumber in the vicinity of his traps and took the opportu- nity of looking at them. In the one he was surprised to find the body of a dead bear. In the other was another bear, but it had evidently just been caught, for it was very much alive. Mr. Weaver killed it and candidates traveling that section are now treated to bear meat. Pr ee ——VWillard F. Johnson, the Clearfield jury commissioner who plead guilty of having stuffed the jury wheel for the December term of quarter sessions, 1899, in the interest of his cousin, L. V. Daley, of DuBois, who had a case for illegal liquor selling up for trial at that term of court, was sentenced to the western penitentiary for four years. Sheriff D. D. Gingerich ! and Joseph Phillips were found not to have been implicated and the charges against them were withdrawn. Johnston had 72 slips containing favorite names which he drew from his pocket instead of from the wheel. age —While engaged in a shooting tourna- ment on the Tyrone gun club grounds, on Friday afternoon, Howard Hicks, a son of district attorney W. L. Hicks, of Blair county, had his left eye shot out entirely and his right one ompletely encircled by twelve 7} shot, so that the right sight is in danger also. He was in the box at the trap and was peeping out through a hole at the shooters at the score, when Alexander McKnight’s gun was accident- ally discharged with the above results. Soin ——DMessrs. Harry Green, J. Malcolm Laurie and Dr. John Sebring were out on Eddy-lick and Big runs fishing during the fore part of the week and caught—well they only went out for the sport of it, but they had a very good time. 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 anncunce 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. Con- ley, of Potter township, as a candidate for Assem- bly, subject to the decision of the Democratic county convention. Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Wheat—Red ¢ —No. ¢ Corn —Yellow « Mixed Srrdearetrniniiiane 2@75 . T0@T1%4 Oats. Flou 3 ¢ —Penna. Roller. *¢ —Favorite Brand Rye Flour Per Brl.... Baled hay—Choice ‘4 “ « ‘ 3. ) 14.50@17.50 15@16 SLPaW....cciriviarates . 9.50@17 Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by the Puasix Minrine Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes ress : Red wheat, ...... 70 Rye, per bushel. 40 Corn, shelled, pe 5 46 Corn, ears, per bushel 46 Oats, per bushel, new 28 Barley, per bushel... 40 Ground Plaster, per to 9 50 Buckwheat, per bushel : Cloverseed, per bushel £4700 to 86 00 Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel 40 DnionS ss “iiss renes " s, per dozen Lon nt ound... 7 Country Shoulders 7 ides.... 6to7 Hams... ‘ 10 Tallow, per pound 3 Butter, per pound... 18
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