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Bellefonte, Pa., Nov. 16, 1900.
CORRESPONDENTS.—NO communications pub
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——The recent snows stopped plowing
in all parts of the county.
——Mis. Israel Weaver, of Aaronsburg,
is eritically ill with cancer. $
——8upt. Donachy of the match works
is confined to his home with guninsy.
——A week of prayer is being observed
in the Y. M. C. A. rooms.
——John Q. Miles, of Huston Twp., has
been granted a pension of $8 per month.
——Burgess Edmund Blanchard has been
confined to his home for a few days recent-
ly with throat trouble.
——*““The Woman’s Exchange,” will
open to-day in the W. C. T. U. rooms on
north Allegheny street.
——J. Harris Olewine, John I. Olewine’s
young hopeful whom everyone admires so
much, is in bed with typhoid fever.
——Go Won Go Mohawk, the Indian
actress comes to Garmans for Wednesday
night, Nov. 21st, in ‘The Flaming Arrow.’’
——The streams and wells in the county
are so low now that if it were to freeze up
for winter there would be great suffering.
——J. W. Kepler, of Pine Grove Mills,
was not too depressed hy the result of the
election to go out on Saturday and shoot a
big wild turkey,
——E. W. Nearhood, of Centre Hall, has
secured a position in Potter & Hoy’s hard-
ware in this place and contemplates mov-
ing his family here.
——Abe Houser, of Bishop street, was
out hunting on Saturday and came home
that evening with a fine big wild turkey
over his shoulder.
——M. L. Rishel, of Farmer's Mills,
has an apple that was grown in his orchard
that weighs 163 ozs. Probably it was try-
ing to grow as big as the Squire is.
-— Burglars were frightened away from
Jackson Kline’s store in Howard, on Wed-
nesday night of last week, after they had
broken the glass in the front door with a
piece of plank.
——On Thursday evening Lewis Drake
and Miss Lizzie Myers, both of Coleville,
were married at the United Brethren par-
sonage on South Thomas street.
Perks petformed the ceremony.
——Lieut. Stanley M. Stewart, Asst.
Surg. 11th Cav., U. S. A., who was killed
by a fall from his horse at Santa Cruz, Lu-
zon, P. I., on Nov. 6th, was a nephew of
Col. Geo. A. Bayard, of this place. He
was 29 years old.
Rev.
——On Monday evening the people of
Centre Hall and vicinity met to make pre-
liminary arrangements for the farmers
institute that will be held in that place
under the direction of the State Depart-
ment of Agriculture on Jannary 11th and
12th, 1901.
———The calithumpians made fine music
in front of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shaffer’s
home, on east Bishop street, Tuesday even-
ing. They had just returned from their
wedding tour and the boys turned ous in
force to make things seem cheerful up that
way.
——The Centre Hall Reporter, which
bas been so greatly improved under its
new management, has taken still another
step to the fore and now comes pasted and
trimmed. Its farmer-editor is showing
that he knows a thing or two about the
newspaper business and is likely to make
a success of it.
——Thomas Martilage, a 17 year old
Austrian, was riding cars out of the Me-
Calmont quarries, in this place, Tuesday
evening, when the car he was on ran into
another one breaking and crushing his leg
below the knee. He was taken to the
Lock Haven hospital on an evening train.
Amputation will not be necessary.
——A piece of string that hung from
Kline Woodring's setter pup’s neck got
tangled with the feet of Woodring’s horse,
last Monday morning, and the pup set up
a howl, which the horse promptly silenced
by kicking the poor pup in the ribs. Ag
first Kline was hopeless of his pet's recov-
ery, but he is mending rapidly now.
-——The monument which Col. E. J.
Pruner has purchased to mark their family
burial place in the Union cemetery has ar-
rived and is being put in place. It looks
like a monster bowlder of gray marble and’
weighs seven tons, A traction engine had
to be called into service to haul it from the
railroad cars to the cemetery.
——Mis. W. F. Reeder and Ms. H. C.
Quigley entertained the card club at the
former’s home Tuesday evening. Miss
Alice Wilson and Miss Adelaide Merriman
were the winners of the ladies’ prizes, and
Mr. John I. Potter and Mr. Harry E. Fen-
lon carried away the gentlemen’s honors.
The next meeting will be entertainad by
Mrs. J. Howard Lingle and Mis. C. F.
Montgomery at the home of the former.
—The Bellefonte Academy foot-ball
eleven went to Williamsport, on Saturday,
and was defeated by the Dickinson Semi-
nary kickers by the score of 11 to 6. The
teams had played each other to a standstill,
when they met here several weeks ago and
au exciting game was looked for on Satur-
day. All of the scoring was done in the
first half. In the second the Academy
boys bad the ball within six inches of
Dickinson's line, but could not push it
over.
A SE IS I SO OB Bw ar
Two Boys KILLED A WinDp CAT.—It
will be rather surprising for Bellefonters
to learn that wild cats are roaming in the
very suburbs of the town. Only a few
weeks ago the fertile imagination of a cor-
respondent for one of the city papers start-
led the entire community with a thrilling
tale of the killing of a monster black bear
within sight of the court house steps.
While the ‘‘within sight’’ in that case
might have meant a mile, or ten of them,
according as the individual describing the
distance was near or far sighted, here is
one that actually occurred almost within
the limits of the town.
Ths cat was a genuine specimen. Very
large head, heavy, lithe limbs, stub-tail
and gray. with the black barred legs, so
unmistakably identifying the felus catus of
zoology from the ordinary domestic cat. It
measured 3 ft 6 inches when stretched out
and was about twice the size of a tom-cat.
Arthur Roberts and Pearce Wagner, two
Bellefonte lads, probably 12 and 14 years
of age, were going out Howard street about
3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and when in
the vicinity of Thomas Barnhart’s their
dog, a plucky little black cur, discovered
the animal sneaking along the brush just
inside the fence at the road side.
The dog made for it, whereupon the cat
turned and showed fight and as the boys
say “It fought like the dickens,”’ but the
dog finally shook most of the life out of it,
then they turned in and finished the job
with stones, but not before their dog had
received an ugly wound on the inside of
its right hind leg.
They hurried to town with their prey
and made affidavit as to its killing before
justice Keichline, then they secured the $2
paid by the county and now are heroes in
the eyes of all the youngsters who have
heard of their adventure.
Temp Cruse bought the cat and sent it
to Williamsport to be mounted.
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RETURNED FROM THE KLONDIKE.—
Looking a trifle older, but bronzed and
healthy as the typical miner, Tom Switzer
returned to his home in Philipsburg, on
Monday evening, after an absence of two
years and a half in the Alaska gold fields.
He did not bring bags of dust back with
him, for he was only partially successful
in his search for the yellow stuff, but that
did not effect the warmth of the reception
given him by the people of that town in
which he was always so popular and use-
ful.
He left for Alaska in the summer of 1897,
with Dr. H. L. Carlisle and Charles B.
French, other Philipshurgers who had the
fever. They were unfortunate in engag-
ing transportation from Seattle on oue of
the many thief boats that started with the
great rush for Alaska, and after a very
eventful trip were landed at the mouth of
the Stickeen river, where they built flat
boats and started to ascend that river to
the lakes at its head waters.
Tom’s many interesting letters, pub-
lished during the trip, tell of the hard-
ships of the journey. : Carlisle turned |
back after a year on the trail and French
reduced his outfit and forged ahead to
Dawson. Tom tarried to be in on the
boom at Teslin, but when the bottom fell
out of that camp he moved on to Dawson.
By that time most of the valuable claims
bad been taken up and he was forced to
take the leavings. We trust that some of
them will turn out profitable enough to
compensate him for the energy and time he
spent. : !
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BURGLARY AT PORT MATILDA.—
Sometime between 2 and 3 o'clock last
Fiiday morning burglars effected an en-
trance to the store of A. W. Reese, at Port
Matilda, by forcing the front door. After
they got inside they broke open the cash
drawer, but secured nothing. Then they
blew the: safe, the explosion tearing the
heavy door to pieces. Only a few pennies
rewarded their work; but they rifled all
the papers and books it contained. About
all that is known to have been taken is one
pair of No. 9 heavy lumberman’s shoes.
Before breaking into Reese’s store the
burglars’ had evidently entered W. F.
Hoover’s hardware store, where they
broke open the cash drawer and carried
away a hatchet, monkey-wrench and cigars.
The wrench was left at Reese’s.
- Mrs. Reese and several other people
heard the report, when the safe was
cracked, but thinking it was someone cele-
brating McKinley's election, paid no atten-
tion to it. ; :
THE MARKER UNVEILED.—Last week
the WATcHMAN published a full program
for the ceremony of the unveiling of the
marker on the graves of Thomas Van Deran
and Jacob Shadacre, in Indian Lane, be-
low Old Fort, on Saturday. The marker
was placed largely through the efforts of
D. C. Keller, and is a credit to those who
undertook it.
The Bellefonte Chapter D. A. R. was
present in a body and the Tusseyville band
furnished the music. Rev. Geo. I. Brown,
rector of St. John’s Episcopal church in
this place. delivered the oration, which is
reported to have been a splendid historical
eulogium of the brave men who gave up
their lives that this country might be giv-
| en to civilization.
‘Tur First SNow.,—The first snow of
the season fell in Centre county on Friday.
It was a raw, blustery day and from
morning till night snow flakes were danc-
ing in the air. ;
In some parts of the State enough snow
fell to make right good sleighing. We
have a young lady's authority for the
statement that at Winber there were eight
inches of snow and icicles a foot long hang-
ing from the house roofs.
——The Tyrone tannery, that has been
idle for several years, has resumed opera-
tions.
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——Only two hundred pupils are said to
be enrolled at the Lock Haven Normal
school thus far this fall.
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——Mr. and Mis. Albert Engles Black-
burn are spending their honey-moon at
Lakewood, N. J.
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——Daniel H. Herr, of Salona, is a new
pensioner at $6 per month and Vina Hatch,
of Philipsburg, will get $8.
——The remodeled Methodist church in
Philipsburg is to be rededicated on Dec.
9th. Bishop Fowler will conduct theserv-
ices.
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——One of the features of ‘‘The Flaming
Arrow,” which will be seen at Garman’s
on Wedesday night, Nov. 21st, will bea
full brass band of Indians.
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——Thomas Geraty, the Sugar valley
farmer who was struck by a Beech Creek
train while crossing the tracks at Mill Hall
early Sunday morning, Nov. 4th, has
about recovered from his injuries.
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——Rev. W. P. Eveland has succeeded
to the pastorate of the Chambersburg
Methodist church, which was made vacant
by the appointment of Rev. J. Ellis Bell as
presiding elder of the Altoona district.
——To-morrow, Saturday, there will be
a house to house visitation in Lock Haven
and its suburbs for the purpose of taking a
religious census of the community. It will
be in charge of the various ministers of the
the town.
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—J. Frank Condon, of Johnstown,
court reporter for Cambria, Blair and Cen-
tre counties, has resigned and William H.
Faries, of Sunbury, is an applicant for the
position. Mr. Faries has the reputation of
being one of the speediest men in the busi-
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCumpsey, of
Renovo, have announced the approaching
wedding of their daughter, Nina Belle, to
Mr. Claude W. Collins, which event will
be celebrated in that place on Thursday,
Nov. 22nd. The McCumpseys were for-
merly residents of this place.
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——The Presbyterian parsonage at
Milesburg has been remodeled for. the oc-
cupancy of the new pastor, Rev. Carson.
It has been repapered and repainted with-
in and the exterior will be brightened up
with new paint. Rev. Carson preached to
his new charge both morning and evening
on Sunday.
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A reception and house warming was
given to Rev. W. F. Carson by his congre-
gation in Milesburg on Tuesday evening.
Rev. Carson has just begun what we hope
will be a very successfal pastorate of the
Presbyterian church in that place and the
reception was especially auspicious, since
he had a bride to introduce to the people
at his new home.
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——John A. Meyers has given up his
work down at the Pennsy’s freight station
to go onto the Northern Central road at
better wages. John is so reliable and
steady that he deserves the promotion and
others too, but Mr. and Mrs. Meyers and
their little daughter Rebecca are so pleas-
aot, that their neighbors on West High
street regret that they will be obliged to
move to Sunbury.
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——Go Won Go Mohawk, the Indian
actress who has appeared at Garman’s sev-
eral times in the ‘‘Indian Mail Carrier,” is
to be seen here again this season in a
different bill. On Wednesday night, Nov.
21st, she will be seen in Lincoln J. Carter’s
new play ‘‘The Flaming Arrow.” As all
of Carter's plays run riot with thrilling
situations those who go to Garman’s next
Wednesday night are likely to witness
plenty of killing.
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——Some Penns valley farmers have he-
come so humane that they have built sheds
for their horses near the churches they at-
tend. The idea is a good one and deserves
emulation on all sides. Often times teams
are exposed for hours at a time, while their
owners are warm and comfortable inside a
country church A little shed would cost
only a trifling sum, yet it would afford
"shelter from storms and the chilling blasts
of winter to the faithful beasts that too
often are mute sufferers.
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——W. S. Machen, superintendent of
the free post office delivery system, has
lately written to Hou. Boies Penrose, stat-
ing that ‘‘no action will be taken at this
time looking to the establishment of free
delivery in Philipsburg.”” Philipsburg
has been after free delivery for some time
and a number of inspectors have visited
that place. The report of Supt. Machen is
based on the statement that the town has
made no move toward improving the side-
walks, numbering the houses or other re-
quirements before free delivery can be in-
stalled.
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* ——A fine hall has been made on the
second story of St. John’s parish school
building on Bishop street so that that
‘church is more independently equipped
now than any other denomination in town.
With its magnificent church building, par-
ish house, home for the sisters, and well
adapted schoecl rooms there was wvothing
more needed than a hall, in which enter-
tainments, suppers, fairsand such frequent
events in church work could be held.
This want has been supplied by the fine
room that has been made on the second
floor of the old church building. It is
large, well lighted and will serve many
purposes. The ladies of the church open-
ed it on Wednesday evening with a supper.
A New PuBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING DED-
1CATED.——The public school building at
Eagleville was dedicated on Thursday even-
ing of last week and a large number of
people were present to enjoy the interest-
ing dedicatory exercises.
Henry N. Johnson presided and the
choir of the Disciple church furnished the
music. Among the speakers were Rev.
Clarence Brady, of Williamsport; County
Supt. Gramley, of Rebersburg; Rev. M. S.
Blair, of Big Run, Pa; David F. Fortney,
Esq., of Bellefonte, and Charles Frick. son
of Rev. M. E. Frick.
The new building was made a necessity
by the burning of the old one last March.
It occupies a very prominent site on Main
street, the one on which the old Koons
hall stood, and would be a credit to any
place far larger than the village of Eagle-
ville. It is a two and a half story building,
30x50 feet, incased with brick and roofed
with slate. Samuel Gault, of Bellefonte,
was the architect and builder, and the con-
tract price was $4,500. The first floor con-
tains two large rooms of a seating capacity
of 50 scholars each. The second flosr is
arranged for two rooms with folding doors,
so that it can he thrown into one large
audience room. This floor also has a
room for the school directors. The build-
ing is finished throughout with yellow
pine in the natural finish. the black-boards
are of slate and the seats and desks of nat-
ural oak. The rooms are well lighted and
ventilated and the building is heated with
hot air. A 500 pound bell has been placed
in the tower. A new flag stone pavement
is being laid in front of and around the
building. The directors who were identi-
fied with the erection of this building are
Capt. J. A. Quigley, N. H. Johnson, F. G.
Eaton, A. G. Bowes, W. D. Myers and W.
R. Schenck.
The teachers of the term which opened
Monday are professor Pletcher, of Howard,
who will be principal and have charge of.
| the advanced grade; Schuman Williams,
who will teach the grammar school; Miss
Dora Bechdel, who will instruct the inter-
mediate grade, and Miss Bertha Johnson,
who will be in charge of the primary school.
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REDEDICATED THEIR CHURCH.--Sunday
was an auspicious day in religious circles
of Flemington, for the church of Christ at
that place, which had recently been re-
modeled at a cost of $1,200, was rededicated
and every cent of the indebtedness was
raised. :
Rev. A. R. Miller, of Lock Haven, de-
livered the dedicatory sermon, taking for
his text ‘I will build my cburch.’”” Others
who spoke at the services during the day
were Rev. M. S. Blair, of Big Run ; Rey.
M. C. Frick, of Blanchard ; Rev. Clarenge
Brady, of Williamsport ; and Rev. So
of the Methodist church. Charles
Frick, a student at Bethany college, was
ordained by the ministers present.
‘The work of remodeling was begun last
May, under the direction of J. N. Bitner,
H. J. Uhler, W. J. Harvey, J. H. Berry
aud C. C. Heltman. The beautiful little
church, with its cosy interior, electric
light, hot air heating apparatus and other
comforts, is a splendid testimonial to their
business-like and thoughtful direction of
the work, as well as an ornament to the
town of Flemington.
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GETTING READY FOR INSTITUTE.—Ar-
rangements for the fifty-fourth annual ses-
sion of the institute of the public school
teachers of Centre county have been about
completed by Sup’t. C. L. Gramley and
when that body meets here, during the
week of Dec. 17th to 21st, an interesting
and instructive program will be carried
out.
The instructors for the week are Dr. H.
R. Pettingill, ex-State Superintendent of
Public Instruction of Michigan and now
editor of the Michigan School Moderator and
Timely Topics: Prof. C. C. Ellis, Juniata
College, Huntingdon; Prof. L. F. Ly-
barger, Philadelphia; Prof. G. C. Watson,
State College; and Sup’t. D. P. Stapleton,
Lewisburg.
Prof. P. H. Meyer will be musical di
rector and Miss Helen Bartholomew, of
Centre Hall, pianist.
The evening entertainments will be as
follows: Tuesday evening, Dec. 18th,
lecture, ‘‘Nancy Hanks and the Nineteenth
Century,’”’ Dr. H. R. Pattengiil, Lansing,
Mich.; Wednesday evening, lecture, ‘‘Pic-
turesque Public Men.” Hon. Champ
Clark, member of Congress from Missouri;
Thursday evening, concert by the Mozart
Symphony club of New York. :
The enrollment of teachers this year will
aggregate about 284, the largest number
yet recorded in the county.
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WESLEY RIDER BURNED.—Wesley Rid-
er a son of George Rider, narrowly escaped
a horrible death at the Bellefonte Furnace
Tuesday evening. He was working on the
cinder dump, when he tripped and fell on
his back. At the same time a lot of hot
cinder tha’ was being unloaded from a car
poured over him, covering every portion of
his body except his head.
His agonizing cries attracted other work-
men to ‘his rescue and he was quickly dug
out, but not before he was horribly burned
all over his body.
Last evening it was stated that he would
survive. nd
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A REAL COLORED CAKE WALK.—One
of the featnres for the Undine’s Thanksgiv-
ing ball, that will be given in the Armory
on Wednesday evening, Nov. 28th, will be
a genuine colored cake walk. It will take
the place of the usual grand march and
will begin at 9 o’clock.
The ball committee is made up of Henry
Brown, Joseph Massey, John Morgan, Ferd
Beezer and Harrry Walkey, everyone of
whom is exerting every effort to make it
a great success.
. | three years with cancer.
——'Squire O. H. Nason, of Martha
Furnace, was in town yesterday and his
many friends scarcely recognized him;
owing to the beginning of a full beard.
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——J. W. Stamm, who has been a resi-
dent of the West ward since the first of
August, when he retired from farming
and moved into Jared Harper's house on
the corner of High and Thomas streets in
hope that the rest and change wonld re-
store Mrs. Stamm’s health, has purchased
a house at Pleasant Gap and will make
that his home.
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——It all of our subscribers were as
thoughtful as Mr. W. O. Breon, of Tussey-
ville, there would be happy days around
the WATCHMAN office and the world would
have a few thousand prompt men in it at
least. Yesterday was November 15th, his
subscription expired and not being able to
get here himself he sent his dollar along
with another gentleman,got the advantage
of our lowest rate and took rank among
the leaders on our list. Mr. Breon isa
young man and we are giad that he is
starting off with a full appreciation of the
value of punctuality.
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——Here’s to that great, big, Demo-
1 cratic rooster in the Osbourne county,
(Kan.,) News which heralded the election
of Edwin P. Sample, county attorney of
Oshourne county, a Republican strong-hold.
The sight of one of our good, stal-
wart crowers this fall revives hope and
when he is on duty for the suc-
cess of a former Centre countain we
have reason to rejoice. Ed is a son of J. C.
Sample who went to Oshourne from Pine
Grove Mills and is not only a popular
winner but a splendid fellow and a chip
off the old block.
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——Miss Linnie Van Gorden, a daughter
of Charles Van Gorden,died at her home at
Ms. Eagle on Thursday morning. Quick
consumption was the cause of her death.
She was 20 years old. Interment was
made in the cemetery at Curtin on Satur-
day morning.
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——Daniel J. Smith, of Greenburr, Clin-
ton county. retired in his usual good health
on Monday evening and his wife noticed
him turn in bed when she arose Tuesday
morning, but when she went to the room
later, to waken him for breakfast, he was
derd. Smith was 41 years old and leaves
a Ii’ \le child besides his wife. He had suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis about six weeks
ago.
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——Mirs. Patience Stere, wife of James
H. Stere, died at her home in Philipsburg,
{on Monday morning, after an illness of
She was born
near Hollidaysburg, Dee. 1st, 1861, her
maiden name having been Fleck. Surviv-
ing her are her husband, two sons and five
daughters, besides the following brothers
and sisters : Absalom Fleck, now a soldier
in China ; Stewart, Bellefonte ; Mrs. Wm.
Ammerman, Curwensville; Mrs. J. F.
Hoy, near Bellefonte ; Mrs. John Mafiet,
Osceola, and Miss Belle at home, near
Julian Furnace, Funeral services. were
held at her late home Tuesday evening and
the body was taken fo the family burying
ground, near Julian, on Wednesday morn-
ing, for interment.
News Purely Pevsonsal.
— Col. and Mrs. W. Fred Reynolds left for Lan-
caster on Monday. :
—Whitmer Wolf, of Centre Hall, was in town
on Tuesday on his way East on a business trip.
—Edgar T. Burnside, of the Standard scale
works, went to Pittsburg on business Monday
morning.
—Mrs. Gilbert A. Beaver, of Curtin street, is in
Harrisburg, visiting her parents, Judge and Mrs,
J. W. Simonton. } ; ;
—Mr, and Mrs. G. Murray Andrews, of north
Allegheny street, spent Sunday with the Mulls,
in Philipsburg. J
—W. W. Curtin, only son of the late Andrew
“G. Curtin, was an arrival from Philadelphia yes-
| terday morning.
{ —Mrs. D. H. Hastings has returned from
Harrisburg where she made a short. visit to her
| danghter, Mrs. Ross A. Hickok.
—Mrs. L, H. Musser, of Fillmore, went to Phil-
adelphia, on Tuesday morning, there to enter a
hospital for a month’s treatment.
—Editor 8. W. Smith, of the Reporter, and
Witmer Wolf, the retired merchant, of Centre
Hall, were in town on Monday. !
—The Misses Mary Griest, of Unionville,
are in Tyrone, where they are guests of the
Misses McCann, of Lincoln Ave.
+ —Col. and Mrs. J. L. Spangler and Miss Emma
Holliday were guests at the Reilly-Kaul wedding
at St. Mary’s Wednesday. Col. Spangler was the
groom’s best man. : oe
—Mrs. 8. B. Miller and Miss Louise Armor, of
east Linn street, left for Holyoke, Mass., on Mon-
day, to visit Edward and Fred Butts, whoare in
business in that city. i
—S8im Baum, trading as Sim the Clothier, spent
seyeral days in New York this week. He tells
you about what he went for in a splendid half
page advertisement in this issue.
—Edmund Bright, of Pottsville, has been a
guest of Fred Blanchard for a few days this week.
J. Harris Hoy entertained a “stag party’’ in his
honor at Rock-view Wednesday evening.
—Frank E. Frain, who has been down at his
home at Abdera for the last month recreating
because of sickness, is back at his desk at Me-
Calmont and Co’s., looking as bright and fresh as
though his digestive organs had never rebelled.
—dJacob Meyer, of Linden Hall, was in town on
Saturday, and was feeling about as bad as the
restof us. Mr. Meyer waited until he theught
the troubles all forgotten before coming to town,
but we fear he found many blue Democrats here,
even so long after that eyentful Tuesday.
—Ed. Wasson, of Buffalo-run, the farmer who
said the woods were so full of hunters up there
on the first day of the season that everyone had
to climb a tree when one wanted to shoot, was in
town on Tuesday and proved that he has been
doing a little shooting himself. While out in his
back fields plowing he takes his gun with him
and as game presents itself Ed pulls up his dead-
ly weapon and down comes the game. In the
bag, this fall, has fallen a wild turkey, six
pheasants, six grey squirrels, three red squirrels
aad a black.
THE THANKSGIVING ASSEMBLY.—The
class of 1901 of The Pennsylvania State
College have sent out invitations for the
annual Thanksgiving hop, which is to be
given in the armory at that place on Fri-
day evening, November 23rd.
For the past few years the fall dances at
the College have not been as successful as
formerly and the boys are making an un-
usual effort to make this one the equal if
not more attractive than any. Already
many acceptances have been received. A
special train will leave here for the College
at 7 o'clock Friday evening.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES. —Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phanr’s court clerk, A. G. Archey, dur-
ing the past week :
George Gardner and Emma Kunes both
of Blanchard.
Louis Drake and Lizzie Myers, both of
Bellefonte.
Henry A. Meyer, of Rebersburg, and
Cora M. Bood, of Woodward.
Thomas Dorman and Florence D. Bell,
both of Morris Twp., Clearfield county.
Ambrose Davis and Bessie Little, both of
Snow Shoe.
I. L. Ray, of Peun Run, and Viola Gray,
of State College.
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ProMpPT PAYMENT.—The Union Central
Life Insurance company of Cincinnati, O.,
has done itself great credit by the prompt
manner in which it paid the policy carried
in that company by the late Rev. M. L.
Smyser. Mr. Smyser died on October
29th—on the 11th inst.. or within two
weeks, the full account of the policy was
paid over as evinced by the following :
Bellefonte, Pa., 11-9th, 1900.
To the Hon. John M. Pattison, Pres.,
Union Central Life Ins. Co.
Cincinnati, O.
DEAR SIR -
I take great pleasure in acknowledging the
receipt of your company’s draft for three
thousand dollars in full of Policy No. 91,276
on the life of my husband, Martin L.Smyser.
Dec'd.
The settlement of this claim is very prompt
and satisfactory. My husband died Oct.
29th, 1900. On our return from York, Pa.,
where interment was made Nov. 2nd, your
special agent Jesse K. Akers, of Huntingdon,
Pa., was ready to assist in making out proofs
of death and ou Nov. 7th, your draft was is-
sued. I certainly appreciate the kind atten-
tions and prompt payment. and can heartily
commend the company and its representa-
tives. Very truly yours,
LYDIA A. SMYSER,
Admiristratrix.
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——There will be a literary entertain -
ment, with an oyster supper and fancy
work bazar, at the Kennedy school house,
in Curtin township, for the benefit of the
Methodist church at that place, on Thanks-
giving eve. All who attend will be made
welcome.
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——Several inches of snow fell in this
part of the county yesterday.
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PuBLIC SALE.--On Tuesday, Nov. 27th,
at ten o'clock, at the residence of Mrs.
Margaret Alexander, on South Thomas
street, there will be for sale a lot of house-
hold furniture, including one walnut bed-
room suit, one oak suit, dining table, coal
stoves, saddle. bridle, etc.
Notice to Farmers.
You should bring your wheat to. the Phoenix
¥illing Co. because we pay the market price
for it.
You should exchange your wheat at the Phoenix
Mills because you get the best grade of flonr in
return for it.
A 5lb. sample of our flour will be given free to
every farmer who comes to the mill and asks
for it. THE PHOENIX MILLING CO.
45-28-tf Bellefonte, Pa.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red ... “ 34 @T4
¢ —No. 2. . TPL@72%4
Corn —Yellow. ‘ 4417
¢ —Mixed.. 38@43
Ont. iiienan : 28@28%4
Flour— Winter, Per B . 2.30@2.59
¢ —Penna. Roller. 3.10@3.30
¢¢ Favorite Bran 4.25@4.40
Rye Flour Per Brl.... 3.10
Baled hay—Choice "Timothy No. 1... 14.50@17.50
ss o Mixed I... 14.50@15.50
BErAW. ie ce 8.00@16.50
Bellefonte Grain Mariet.
Corrected weekly by the Pa@~yix Miinine Co.
The following are the quotations np to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Pros 7
d wheat, old 5
Wheat, new....
Rye, per bushe
Corn, shelled, per bushel..
Corn, ears, per: bushel...... aes 40
Oats, per bushel, new ... 25
Barley, er bushel..... 40
Ground Plaster, per ton. to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel To 26
Cloverseed, per bushel.. 00 to $8 40
Timothy seed per bushel.. $2.00 to $2.50
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel ............ccoeeniiivinnns saensenss 50
ad sasrseiasien %
gs, per dozen.. 20
Lard, per pound.. 9
Country Shoulde
ides.
Hams.
Tallow, per pou 3
Rutter, per pound.. 25
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 om | ly
One inch (12 lines this type.............. $588 |810
Two inches............coves Pe 71100 15
Three inches.... ...ccunrsn 1015 | 20
i) Column (5 inch 12 | 20 | 30
alf Column (10 inches 2085 | 65
One Column (20 inches)... 35 | 65 | 100
Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional.
Transient advs, per line, 3 insertions...........20 cts.
Each additional insertion, per line..... .
focal Dotices, per ines essesseseunsy 2) ats.
usiness notices, per line. ...cuieeeicisieninnns cts.
Job Printing of ery kind done with neatneas
and dispatch.” The Warcumax office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can be executed
in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
Terms—Cash.
All letters should be addressed to
P. GRAY MEEK, Proprieto