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Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 7, 1900.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
—— Diphtheria is
. Salona.
——A turkey dinner was served in the
W. C. T. U. rooms yesterday.
——The Brockerhoff house bus is re-
splendent in a new coat of paint.
. ——Don’t forget the Methodist fair and
prevalent about
oyster supper next Thursday evening.
——A handsome new cigar case counter
"ig to be put in the office of the Bush house.
—— James McCullough had the first hy-
drant in use from Milesburg’s new public
water service.
———Rev. Wetzel conducted Union
Thanksgiving services in the Lutheran
church at Rebersburg on Thursday.
——Geo. Weaver and his party of hunt-
ers from Romola returned from the moun-
tains on Saturday. They got six deer.
— Mrs. C. T. Gerherich, of Thomas
streed, is somewhat better. than.she was
several weeks ago. She has been suffering
for some time with throat trouble.
——Mis. Fannie Register, the oldest
daughter of the late Jacob Gray, of Hali-
moon, is reported to be dangerously ill at
the home of her son in Maryland.
——William Rossman, of the Gentzel
hunting party that returned from the
Green Woods last Saturday, shot a five
pronged buck that dressed over 200 lbs.
——The two 18 inch trout still continue
to splash in the water outside the WATCH-
MAN office windows, much to the delight
of the crowds that gather every day to
watch them.
——Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, of the
Episcopal church, will preach in the Chapel
at State College next Sunday morning and
will conduct the services in St. John’s
church here in the evening.
——William Brooks, of Linden Hall;aud
Cloyce Brooks, of Pleasant Gap, came
home from a hunting expedition to Pine
Glen, on Saturday, with forty-five rabbits
and a wild turkey.
—— While cutting scrap on the shears at
the McCoy iron works, at Milesburg, last
Satudddy, Samuel McKinney suffered a
severe scaip wound by being struck on the
back of the head by a flying piece of iron.
———The new Methodist church at Clar-
ence that cost $900, was dedicated on Sun-
day, when all but $300 of the indebtedness
was made up. Presiding Elder J. Ellis
Bell preached, both morning and evening.
——One of the prettiest calendars we
we have seen up to this time is the one is-
sued by the United States Fidelity aud
Guaranty Co., of Baltimore, Md., for the
new year. John C. Miller is the agent
here.
——The proposed cantata bas been
abandoned by the Aaronsburg Reformed
Sunday school and in its stead a regular
Christmas entertainment will be given in
the auditorium of the church on Christmas
evening.
——Hon. A. O. Furst recently delivered
his lecture on the ‘Passion Play at Ober-
ammergan’’ in the Baptist church at Miles-
burg. Tt was for the benefit of the sol-
dier's monument fund and was given un-
- der the auspices of the Geo. L. Potter post,
G. A. R.
——We are sorry to learn that our good
friend Gottlieb Haag is confined to his
house with an attack of rheumatism, which
geems to have no let-up about it. Mr.
Haag hopes to be about again shortly, al-
though it may be some time before he is
able to fill engagements he has in different
parts of the county.
——1If you have a relative or friend whe
is a native of Centre county, yes has had te
move away to other parts, the nicest Christ-
mas remembrance you ean send them is to
pay $1.00 for the WarcHMAN fora year
and have itgo to them. It doesn’t cost
much, but it would be one of the most ap-
precited gifts you could make.
——The game of foot-ball between the
Bellefonte Academy and the State College
scrub teams, on the fair grounds on Thanks-
giving day, resulted in a seore of 5 to 0 in
favor of the latter. The second team of
the High.school and the ‘‘Ge Easies’’ had
& game on Saturday that resalted in a tie
scare of 6 to 6.
James R. Hughes, the new superin-
‘tendent ‘of the Presbyterian Sunday school,
took up his new work on Sunday aud in-
augurated some radical ehanges. ‘An or-
ohestra will be used to add to the musical
‘interest. The scholars are preparing a
‘Christmas cantata entitled ‘Santa Clans
and His Fairies."
— The new water works at Milesburg
are nearing completion and the pressure
in the pipes is said to beso strong that
safety valves have had to be putin at sever-
al places. They have a gradual tall of 400
feet from the impounding dam in the
mountains where the supply is drawn
from.
——While tossliog for the possession of
a gun they had loaded with powder on
Sunday afternoon Wesley Wagner, aged
12, and his brother came near blowing
themselves up; as it was the gun was dis-
obarged with the muzzle only a few inches
from Wesley's face and he was seriously
burned, so bad that he is in danger of losirig
one of his eyes. The boys are sons of
John Wagner, of north Spring street.
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Axorarg HuNTER KIiLnLep.—Thanks-
| giving day was not without its sorrow for
{ one Centre county family at least.
1 all seemed brightest and most blessed in
When
the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Pritchard, near Philipsburg, a message
came telling that their son Charles, who
bad left home that morning in full vigor
! for a hunt, had accidentally killed himself.
Then the cup of saduess was full to over-
flowing and his venerable parents were
prostrate with grief.
With Walter Shaw and the two Holla-
baugh boys he had driven to Six Mile Ran
that morning. As game was scarce they
prepared to return about three o ‘clock in
the afternoon and put their guns into the
wagon for that purpose. Later one of the
Hollabanghs and Charles Pritchard decid-
ed they would walk and hunt homeward,
80 they started to remove their guns from
the wagon. In doing so the hammer of
one of them caught and the gun was dis-
charged, the entire load of buckshot strik-
ing Pritchard on the upper left side of his
face. It tore a great ragged hole, shatter-
ed his jaw and penetrated the base of his
brain; causing instant death.
Horrified at the awful accident his com-
panions hurried to Philipsburg; arriving
there about six o'clock. The body was
taken to Weber's undertaking establish-
ment, where it was prepared for burial be-
fore being taken home.
Charles Pritchard was aboni 28 years
old. He was engaged with his brother,
Joe Pritchard, in conducting the Potter
house livery stables. He was industrious,
widely known and very generally liked.
The young man was unmarried and lived
at home all his life. The funeral took
place Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with
services at the house.
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A WELL KNOWN SINGING MASTER
Passes AWAY.—Prof. John Adam Weav-
er, well known in all parts of Centre and
adjoining counties as a singing and band
master, died most unexpectedly at the
home of William Floray, near Fairbrook,
early Sunday morning.
Prof. Weaver had left his home the even-
ing before, apparently in his usual health,
to go to Franklinville, where he bad a
singing class. It was twelve miles distant,
but he reached the place and after having
fulfilled his engagement started to return,
It was then about 11 o'clock and he made
no complaint about feeling unwell. The
next heard of him were his cries for help
that aroused the Florays, who live at the
end of the lane leading into Prof. Weaver's
home. When they found him he was ly-
ing in the lane, partially under the buggy,
in a semi-conscious condition. He was
carried into the Floray home and Dr.
Houser hastily summoned, but just as the
slanting. rays on the eastern horizon told of
the dawning of a new day his life went out,
and his soul took flight to eternity. It is
supposed that in getting out of his buggy
to open the gate hc was stricken with acute
kiduey trouble for he had suffered with
them for some time.
He was the third son of Jacob and Ame-
lia Weaverand was born at the old Weaver
homestead, one mile north of Pine Grove
Mills. He began the study of music in
his youth and was ever laboring that there
might be more of meledy in the world.
Early in life he joined the Lutheran
church and Rev. Aikens officiated at the
funeral Tuesday morning; interment hav-
ing been made in the new cemetery at
Pine Grove.
He was a brother of the late G. W.
Weaver Supt. of Clearfield county publie
schools, and of David H. Weaver, the Pine
Grove merchant. In 1876 he was married
to Alice, a daughter of Jonathan Musser,
who survives with four girls and three
boys, of the eleven children born to them.
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AN OLD RESIDENT GONE.—Dr. W. G.
Bigelow, one of the oldest residents of the
upper. end of the county, died at Helvetia,
near Du Bois, on' Wednesday of last week.
The old physician had been in poor health
for several years and some time ago went
to visit his sons, with the hope that the
changé would be beneficial, but while’
there be collapsed entirely and peacefully
passed away.
Dr. Bigelow was born in Westmoreland
county Dee. 25th, 1813, and was one of
the early day physicians ef this county.
He was a captain in the Mexican and Civil
wars. In the latter he commanded Co. C,
45th P. V. He was a charter member of
the W. I. Furst post G. A. R., of Storms-
‘town; and was secretary of the Stormstown
I. 0. O. F. almost continuously since its
organization.
Deceased was twice married. To Lis
tirst wife two daughters were born and to
‘the second there were four sons: Robert
and Alfred, at Helvetia; Russel, at Philips-
burg. and Jacob, at Port Matilda. Their
mother also survives.
Interment was made in Gray’s burying
grounds Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
Rev. G. W. Runyon, of the Methodist
church, officiating.
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Roperr L. PATTERSON. —The death of
home near Boalshurg on Sunday evening,
was the result of ‘an illness of only ten
hours with an acute attack of pleurisy and
heart failure.
For twenty- eight years he bad resided on
the Wm. McFarlane farm, just east of
Boalsburg, where he was generally esteem-
ed by those who knew them. He was
born near Shippensburg about sixty-two
years ago and was a witness of the battle
of Gettysburz. Soon after the war be
came to Centre county, locating at State
College, from which place he removed to
his late home.
Politically he was a Democrat, but his
Robert L. Patterson, which occurred at his
greatest interest was in the Reformed
church of which he was an active member.
Surviving him are four children : William
and Daniel, of Boalsburg ; Robert, in the
West and Martha Kuopff, with whom he
made his home.
Fuveral services were held in the Re-
formed church and interment was made in
the Boalsburg cemetery on Tuesday morn-
ing.
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——Frank M. Moore, aged 37, youngest
son of William Moore, of Philipsburg, died
at Denver, Col., on Thursday last. He
had gone West a month ago in hopes that
the climate wonld stop the ravages of con-
sumption, but he was too late.
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——The remains of Richard Custard, of
Clintondale, were buried at Lamar on
Tuesday, after serviceshad been conducted
mn St. Paul’s church by Rev. Runyan.
Owing to illness Mrs. Custard was unable
to attend her husband’s funeral.
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——Mrs. Perry Krape, aged 46 years,
died at her home in Mackeyville on Satur-
day morning. She is survived by a hus-
band and twe children. Interment was
made in the Cedar Hill cemetery on Wed-
nesday. ee
——Begin the new year by subscribing
for the WATCHMAN. It will cost you only
$1 per year.
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——A flag was raised over the Winburn,
Clearfield county schools, recently, and the
occasion was made a memorable one.
There were speeches by lawyers from Clear-
field and children from Winburn and
everyone had a good time.
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— Rev. Geo. S. Bright, pastor of .the
Philipsburg Lutheran church, went out
gunning near that place Friday morning
and was back in a few hours with a doe
that weighed 114 lbs. He shot it up along
Cold Stream. Frank Viard, of the same
place, got a fine one the day before.
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——Mr. Royer, of the Y. M. C. A,
wishes to announce that it was due to an
oversight on his part that Mr. Warden, the
evangelist, failed to be with them for the
meetings as advertised for Saturday and
Sunday last. The devotional meeting of
-the Association on Sunday will be led by
ev. Mr. Perks. The services will be a
Bible reading. All men are invited.
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—— Ab its meeting Monday night the
Tyrone council tendered Andrew Carnegie
a vote of thanks for his offer of a $50,000
public library for that town, provided the
citizens raise $3,000 per annum for its
maintenance. The proposition was to raise
the yearly endowment by taxation, but
the councilmen thought it unwise to tax
the people further than their present bur-
dens and the offer was declined.
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——John Confer, a son of Perry Confer,
of Millheim, is just recovering from au at-
tack of brain fever that affected him very
singnlarly.. He was a robust, hearty hoy
and had done a hard day’s work on Sator-
day, November 24th. Sunday morning he
arose, but complained of feeling unwell un-
til 10 o'clock, when be went to bed and
became quite delirious. Later be fell
asleep and all efforts to arouse him failed.
He slept right along until Tuesday after-
noon, fifty six hours, when he awoke and
appeared much better.
——te
aa Bet, Leonard Weaver closed his
tent evangelistic campaign in London in
largely attended that overflow meetings
had to be held in two nearby halls. Prof.
Weeden and Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the blind
singers of Philadelphia, helped with the
services. As a token of her esteem and in
memory of the great work done Lady
Hope presented Rev. Weaver with a hand-
some gold watch. Centre county friends
will be glad to know of bis success. |
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——The Lloyd house property, the old-
est hotel ‘in Philipsburg, was sold on Sat-
urday, December Ist, to Chas. G. Avery,
cashier of the Moshannon National bank
of that place. He paid $11,000, which is
$10,000 less than its last owner, Mr. Wal-
ther, paid for it. The property includes
the three story brick hotel building, the
livery stable oecupied by Bony Gardner's
livery stable, the shoemaker shop, Deakin's
store room, Hagerty’s bakery, Mingle's
restaurant and Peters’ meat market. The
plot of ground they cover is 66 feet front
Second street on Pine. I: is rumored that
Ratowsky & Bro., who will convert the
hotel building into a mammoth department
store.
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——This is the shopping season, and we
want to make a special request of the
readers of the WATCHMAN. When you
come to buy your Christmas presents and
necessaries, give those who invite you
through the columns of your paper the
first chance. The advertiser who seeks
your patronage will always give you bet-
ter bargains than those who do not think
enough of you toask you to come to see
them, or don’t care enough for your ons-
tom to let you know what they have to
gell. There is not a business firm that
advertises in the WATCHMAN, but is re-
sponsible and honorable in their dealings.
They have what they tell you they bave
and much more in addition, and you will
receive polite and fair treatment as their
hands. They want your patronage, they
are anxious to have it, and we know that
you can do better, and will be made feel
more at home in their places of business,
than in those who don’t care sufficient for
your patronage to let you know that they
are doing business.
| with which to do some kind of work.
October, with a great rally that was so
by 240 feet back, running from Front to | 80
it will become the property of Adleman, |
CouNcIL's SEMI-MONTELY MEETING. —
President Gerberich and members Potter,
Knisely, Gherrity and Wetzel were the
only ones present at the council meeting
Monday night. :
S. B. Miller appeared on behalf of the
Armor estate and asked that the water serv-
ice be extended out Lamb street to Armor,
where they are erecting a ponltry house.
It was referred to the Water committee for
action.
Pavements on South Potter and Willow-
bank streets were reported to be in bad
order.
The Water committee reported the
cleaning of the spring and the fact that the
pumps are running twenty four hours a
day. They have also placed a 3 in. meter
on the C. R. R. of Pa. tank pipeand a2
in. meter on the Gazette's supply.
President Jas. R. Hughes of the Y. M.
C. A. petitioned council to have the police
break up the loafing on the side walks in
front of the Association rooms. A crowd
of young men and boys have been in the
habit of gathering there in the evening,
much to the annoyance of the Association
frequenters and to persous passing on that
side of the street. The Association has al-
ways been unjastly criticised for this con-
dition and President Hughes’ stand to
break it up is most commendable.
The following bills were approv ed and
ordered paid :
Bellefonte Fuel & Supply Co, coal............... $100.11
J: H. Johnson, WbOr........cc.ccvnrs ”
Conrad Miller, work on bridge........
Bft Fuel & Supply Co. coal crusher...
A. Allison, pipet. .....ciniirnis sirseinn
E. E. Ill. Co,, lighting streets..
Mill Hall brick works, paving brick
Btreet pay roll.........vciveinssnsssssese
Walter Whippo, blacksmithing
Kurtz Stationary Co.
Samuel Ryan, putting in water meters.......
WROTE PAY OM: covseiseieiniins sass brsnenserai sans
E. E. IIL Co. light for water works...
A. Allison, supplies for water works.........
R. B. Taylor, coal for water works........... 183.97
E. E. IIL Co. liglt town bnildings 13.50
Police pay roll..... ...conirssassrenss 38.75
Bellefonte Gas Co........cc.ourerrivnensensinannsinnne.. 37.00
J. Thomas Mitchell, copying Anditors ac-
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20.00
$1221.87
" DorxG N1CELY.—John Garner the young
man who had his forearm ground to pieces,
while feeding a fodder shredder at the Col-
lege barn, at State College, on the 23rd ult.
is recovering from his unfortunate accident
as satisfactorily as could be expected.
His arm was ground to a pulp almost to
the elbow, but the surgeon in attendance
endeavored to save a portion of the bone
below that joint in order that the young
man would have enough of the forearm left
It
was found, however, that the bone was so
badly shattered and the tissues torn in
such a way as to make this impossible then
an amputation was made just above the el-
bow. :
Mr. Garner is at the home of his brother
Samuel. where he is receiving the best of
treatment and his eondition is encouraging.
The accident happened in a rather singu-
lar way. He was feeding fodder into the
rolls, when a piece of twine that was going
in became fastened about his gloved hand.
John tried to get loose, but was drawn ir-
resistibly on until his hand was ground
between the merciless rolls, then his arm
was being drawn in, inch by ineh, until his
hody was thrown violently forward and by
accident struck the lever that throws the
machine out of gear. At the same time
another workman noticed his plight and
threw the belt off.
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THos. BOILLEAU IN THE ToILs.—On
Wednesday afternoon detective Rightnour
brought Thos. Boilleau to jail in this
place, where he will likely remain until
the January term of court, when he will be
given opportunity to explain away the
charge that he broke into Mrs. Mary
Murphy's home.
Mrs. Murphy lives between Julian and
Beaver Mills and, with her family, was
away from home on the afternoon of Nov.
25th. It is alleged; thatiat. that time Boil-
lean forced open a window, entered the
house and stole a purse containing money
and papers to the value of $16.
Mrs. Murphy, upon discovering | her loss,
‘came to this place and detective Rightnour
was nssigned to the case. He soon bad a
clue and traced Boilleaun to this place,
thence to Julian, on to Tyrone and on
‘Sunday night he slept in a eave in the
mountains pushing on to Philipsburg Mon-
day, where he was arrested in the base-
ment of the First National bank, after
e ‘‘butties’’ had hid bim away in a
iy
Boilleau claims that he is from Cuba.
He had been working abeut Julian for
some time previous to his arrest.
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'8PINE BROKEN BY A FALLING TREE. —
A frightful accident oconrred near Parvin,
in Nittany valley, last Monday, as a result
of which Herman Frauseu is lying a help-
less cripple at the home of Newton Bickel,
Ain
Fransen had been eaploval as a farm
band ‘by the Knecht Bros., and with two
other men, started to the mountains that
day to cus some timber. The first tree
felled was an oak. In falling it struck. a
| smaller tree, causing it to hend and break,
the top part. rebounding and striking’
Franseu. The unfortnvate | ‘man’ realized
the danger he was in and tried to avoid it
by runing, ‘but he tripped and fell, face
downward, so that the tree struck him
right across the back, injuring his spine
80 as to cause total paralysis.
He was carried to the home of New-
ton Bickel, where he lies perfectly helpless,
though reports yesterday morning were to
the effect that he showed signe of slight im-
provement.
Franseu is a young mau of sack a char-
acter as to arouse the sincerest sympathy
of the people of that vicinity.
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| some business.
First Methodist church of Tyrone Miss
Emily Alexander, a daughter of Dr. John
F. Alexander, of Centre Hall, sang a solo,
which the Tyrone Herald says was ‘well
received.”
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News Parely Pevsonal.
—Geo. T. Bush was among the Bellelonters
who were in Philadelphia over Sunday.
—Col. and Mrs. Jas.
at Aaronsburg.
—A. Scott Harris was in town Tuesday night
and reported that they are working eighty men
in the Salona quarries, of which he is manager.
—Mr. Mertie Cunningham and his sister, Miss
Mary, are visiting the former's son Frank, whe
is said to be making money in the hotel business
at Kensington.
—David Dale Esq., of Butler, a relative of John
M. Dale, of this place, was in town for a short
visit on Monday, while on his way home from a
business trip to Shamokin.
—Prof. John D. Meyer, H. C. Quigley Esq.
and Charley Harris were among the Bellefonters
in Philadelphia on Saturday for the annual West
Point-Annapolis foot-ball game.
—Misgs Mary H. Linn, who has been visiting
friends in Lewisburg, Harrisburg, Bryn Mawr
and Williamsport for the past two months, re-
turned home Tuesday evening.
—Geo. T. Bush has returned from Philadelphia
and his store in the Arcade is already taking on
a Holiday appearance with the large quantities of
novelties he purchased while away.
—Hugh North Crider and Wallace Reeder, the
former a student at a Chambersburg prep school
and the latter one of Haverford's crack cricket-
ers, were home to spend Thanksgiving.
—William 8. Furst, who came up from Phil-
adelphia to enjoy Thanksgiving with his parents
former judge and Mrs. A. O. Furst and spend a
day on the mountains gunning, retarned to the
city Saturday night.
—Miss Mary Harris Weaver came home from
the National Park Seminary at Washington, on
Wednesday morning, and will remain until after
Christmas with her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John P. Harris. !
—3lason John Noll expects to spend most of
the winter and spring at Alexandria, where he is
engaged in the stone work on the fine summer
home which 8. M. Wolverton, of New York, is
building there. He was home to spend Sunday.
—Mrs. Joseph Beck was an arrivalin town,
Wednesday afternoon, from Wilkinsburg. She
has not been in her usual good health lately and
will make an extended visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Houser, of east Bishop street.
—Bright and early Monday -morning master
Fenton Conroy dropped in to transact a little
business at this office. He is a bright, fine-look-
ing lad and we hope he'll develop inte an honor-
able son of his lamentad honorable father, James
Conroy.
—James Heilly, who has been a resident. of
Bellefonte almost since the resumption of opera-
tions at the local factory, left for Falls Creek, on
Wednesday. He has secured a position as a cuts
ter there and will move to that place as soon as
he can secure a house.
—Mrs. Walter MeCaskey, ner ¥MeClellen, of
Beech Creek, is going to Manila to join her hus-
band, Lieutenant McCaskey who is now with his
regiment; the 21st Reg. Inf, in the Philippines.
She will sail from San Francisco on the transport
Thomas about Jan. 1st. f
—Sheriff Brungart went to Pittsburg, on Mon-
day afternoon, having in enstody Willis M.
Johnstonbaugh, the State College boy who will
serve two years and three months in the western
penitentiary for burglarizing Krurmarine's store.
Jas. Smith, of Millheim, accompanied the sheriff,
to see that everything goes right.
—Mrs. Mordecai W. Jackson, who spends her
summers here with her daughter, Mrs. W. PF.
Reeder, left Monday for her winter home in
Washington, D. C. There she will meet her oth-
er danghter, Mrs. Borehes, who is in Washington
attending = large wedding and entertain her for
several weeks.
—Miss Emma Holliday, of north Allegheny
street, left for Philadelphia on Tuesday morning
to spend the winter with her sister, Mra. Albert
Engels Blackburn. Mrs. Jack McClellan, of
Sharpsburg, whe had been here to take her
Thanksgiving dinner with her sister, Mre. J. Li.
Spangler, returned home on Friday.
~—William Wilkins, Sup’t.’ of the Bellefunte
furnace, departed on Wednesday evening for a
few days vest in the city. The recent unsatisfac-
tory working of the furnace required his atten-
tion so constautly, night and day, as to severely
tax his nervous system and he hopes that a few
days change will restore him to his former health.
—J. H. Roush, of Madisonburg, was in town on
Saturday for a little while.
drove up on Wednesday to spend a few days with
William Miller, at their former home at Axe
Mann, Mr. Roush said that the recent rains had
wells to flowing again and. generally put the peo-
ple who were fearful of dronth in good: heart.
—The Hon. John K. Thompson, of Philipsburg,
was in town a few days this week locking after
the business he had to neglect daring the six
weeks of his active campaign for Assembly. John
doesn’t seem to be much swelled up over his vie-
tory, but we considered it a questionable compli-
ment when he remarked tous: ‘Oh, no, I don’t
‘feel any grander, why I would just as soon talk to
you now as I would before the election.”
—I. G. and Mré. Walker drove down from Pine
Grove Mills Friday morning to complete their
‘arrangements for moving te Penn Hall in the
spring and get ahead with their ‘Christmas shop-
ping. While here Mrs. Walker was initiated in-
to the intricacies of a printing establishment, as
‘it was her first visit to a newspaper office, and
while she frankly acknowledged her love for the
‘finished sheet she seemed to think that life on a
farm was mach more preferable tv picking
type.
—~Mrs. Margaret Alexander ‘aad her donghter,
Mrs. Harvey Yarringtes, who has been hers for
the last three months ‘closing np the estate of her
brother, the lamented James ‘'W. Alexander,
leave to-morrow for the latter's ‘home in Rich-
mond, Va. In giving up her house here and
going South to her daughter's, Mrs. Alexander is
exaeted the promise thatshe will «come back to
visit them and stay long.
—William Calvin Meyers, vty bonght the
Boozer-Hartswiek farm on ‘‘the. Branch, » in Col-
lege township, a few years ago; was in’ town for
several hours Monday morning. attending to
Mr. Meyers has made a fine
‘place out of the old. farm.and, report [has it that
he is making money too. ‘He. ‘is one of the kind
who sticks to his work and lets others to run off
after the side issnes which are the caase of so
many failures.
—Among the Yopresentutive citizens from the
lower end of the county who were in town during
the week were former postmaster James C.
Smith, of Millheim, aud Jacob Kerstetter, ona of
Penn township's prosperous young farmers. Mr.
Smith eame up to accompany sheriff Brungart to
Pittsburg, while Mr. Kerstetter was hers to serve
his country as a juror. He was alarmed a little,
for his friend Smith, becanse he has such a habit
of missing trains that he was most afraid to have
him start westward. Mr Kerstatter is a son of
that stalwart Democrat and fine-looking geatle-
man, Jacob Kerstetter, of Coburn.
}
——At a Thanksgiving musicale in the
He and Mrs. Roush |
filled up. all the streams down their way, started | Fl
by no means expatriating herself from her “ain} =
| conntrie’* and her old friends, for many have
CHURCH RE-OPENING.—After spending
$12,000 on remodeling their church the
Philipsburg Methodists will rededicate it
to the service of the Master, on Sunday,
December 9th. .
The dedicatory sermon will be delivered
in the morning at 10:30 by Bishop Charles
H. Fowler, D.D., L. 1. D. At 3 p.m.
| presiding elder Ellis Bell will preach and
P. Coburn, of worth Alle: at 7 p.m. Bishop Fowler will again be in the
gheny street, spent Sunday at their other home t
pulpit.
The musical features of the service will
be rendered by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Powell,
of Buffalo, N. Y.
On Monday evening at 8 o'clock, follow-
ing, Bishop Fowler will deliver his lecture
on ‘‘Abraham Lincoln.”” On Tuesday
night at 7:30 the pastors of the local
churches will be present and deliver ad-
dresses. The other evenings of the week
will be occupied as follows : Wednesday,
sermon by Rev. George Leidy, of Altoona ;
Tuesday, sermon by Rev. T. 8. Wilcox, of
Altoona, a former pastor of the church, and
on Friday a sermon by Rev. J. A. Wood,
of Tyrone.
-
Tue CURTIN MEMORIAL FUND IS GROW-
ING. —Although the matter of the soldiers’
monument and Cartin memorial has been
rarely mentioned since the county Centen-
nial, at which time the probable site was
dedicated, yet the fund is growing steadily
as the following will indicate :
Bellefonte, Pa., Dec, 1st, 1900.
Mr. Editor :
1 have great pleasure in acknowledging the fol-
lowing contributions to the Curtin Memorial
fund:
Previously ackuowledged........................ #2
1000. Sept. 26th, Mrs. Ma W. Li
Bellefonte. Pa. n an
Sept. ze Dr.Thomas R. Hayes, Belle-
onte, Pa.. 60.00
Nov. 13th, $e
phia, Pa... : 1.00
Nov. 14th, J. Gilbert, Philadelphia, 2.00
Nov. 14th, H. V. Sickel, Philadelphia, Pa 5.00
Nov. 14th, Col. Wm. Brooke Rawle,
Philadelphia, Plisisiainiisicriminiassasiios 23.00
Nov. 16th, B. Ogden Loxley, Philadel-
phia, Pa 5.08
23.50
Very Respectfully,
James A. Braver.
laos.
Tre NEw CENsus.—The census report
is about completed for Pennsylvania and
carries facts that furnish food for a great
deal of consideration. According to the
returns it will be seen that Centre county
has lost 375 in the past ten years. Belle-
fonte has made a gain of 270, while Phil-
ipsburg has almost stood still. Her popu-
lation of 3,245 in 1890 has grown to only
3.266 in 1900, making a gain of 21.
From 1880 to 1890 Philipsburg made a
gain of 1,466, or about 80 per cent. In the
same period Bellefonte gained 920, or
about G2 per cent.
1840 1900
Bellefonte..... . 3946 4%16
Philipsburg 3245 3266
Lock Haven.. 7358 7210
Tyrone.. 4705 5847
Clearfield... 2248 8897
Huntingdon......... 5729 6053
ae
——Former Governor Hastings, former
Deputy Attorney General W. F. Reeder and
former Executive Clerk Wilbur F. Harris
have been at Beaver this week attending
the trial of John Wanamaker, charged
with libeling former State Printer Robbins,
who was in office at the time the famous
. Warren bird book was published.
Notice to Farmers.
You should bring your wheat to the Phoenix
Milling Co. because we pay the market price
for it.
You should exchange your wheat at the Phoenix
Mills b8cause you get the best grade of flour in
return for it.
A bib. sample of our flour will be given free te
every farmer who comes to the mill and asks
for it. THE PHOENIX MILLING CO.
45-98-¢1 Bellefonte, Pa.
TET ———
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening. |
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18,@72
44
auxen
ase
i151 =
i M s0@IT. i]
. 14.30@15.50
8.00® 16.00
Rye Flour Per Br'l
Baled hay—Choiee Timothy No. 1..
" Mixed * 1...
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the | the Pua:six Mitiang Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Kivi y evening, TR — our Per goes
ress :
HE WHORL, OI. iicsseee sree snininnsiiosninsrsnnisnsnanns 7
Wheat, new....... 70
Rye, per bushel............... 650
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 10
Corn, ears, per bushel. 49
Oate, per bushel, 1 new.. 25
Barley, por bush vader . ve 40
Ground re T ton 8 50 to 8 60
Buckwheat, per bushel ..............cocvviiinennnnn, 25
Cloverseed, per bushel... $8 00 to $8 10
timothy seed per bushel. $2.60 to $2.5€
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by by Bechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel 50
ig ig Rid 75
gs, per doze 20
ig i und 9
Conatey Sho oulders.
fee RARE
allo 2] dee PE :
w, per ain
Butter, ye bound existis 2
The Peinoeriatia Watchman.
Published every Frida; ¢ morte, 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 ot a expiration of the Ear; and no
paper will be discontinued until al earage is
pa d, h GxupE Sb ihe option of the publisher.
Papers will no ‘sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance. 7
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
SPACE OCCUPIED | 3m [6m | 1y
One inch (12 lines this type............ - 8 5 8 2 $ Io
Two inches -
Three inches 10 13 >
uarter Column (3 ine. 1212; 30
alf Column (10 inches). 2 {85 55
One Column (20 inches). 33 | 65 | 100
Advertiements in special Er 25 per cent.
additional.
Transient advs. pe ling, 8 insertions... 20 cts.
Each additional in Sertion, per line..... 5 ots.
Local notices, por line............caeeeee 20 cts.
Business Rotices, Per Hino... iiiiinrismsaneisin 10 cts.
Jee Frinting of Greve kind done with neatness
and d arcumAn office has been re-
fitted pa a Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can be ‘executed
in the a AY manner aad ~* e lowest rates.
Terms—Cas
All letters y be addressed
P. GRAY ied Proprieto