Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 21, 1900.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
No Paper Next Week.
The WATCHMAN wishes all of its readers
and friends a very merry Christmas and a
happy aad prosperous first year of the new
century. :
No paper will be issued from this office
next week. All theemployees in the news-
paper department will take a rest, but the
business office and job printing department
will be open and ready to welcome any
who may call.
Si Canela ii
——F. W. Crider is confined to his home
on west Linn street, with a sprained
ankle.
——The shop windows are more attract-
ive to children now than at any other time
of the year.
——Maj. R. H. Foster, formerly of this
place, is reported to be hopelessly ill at his.
home in Harrishurg.
——1In Centre county there are 1,227
square miles or 785,280 acres. How much
of it do yon own?
——Wait for the old favorite home tal-
ent minstrels. Every thing will be pure,
clean and bright.
——Everyone should attend the Y. M.
C. A. anniversary exercises in the Preshy-
terian church on Sunday evening.
——William Alters, of Millheim, has
been granted a pension of $6 per month
and Frederick Senson, of Fleming, $12 per
month.
——The orchestra concert at the Racket
made that great store very popular Mon-
day night. It was crowded in all depart-
ments.
——Miss Eleanor Irwin, of Walker, will
be married to J. B. Rosser, of Mill Hall,
on the 26th. The wedding will be solem-
nized at the home of the bride.
Mail carrier Woods appeared in all
the splendor of a new uniform on Monday
morning. It would have done you good to
have seen him trying to look unconscious.
———Harvey Lingle, of Philipshurg, well
known in this place, is very low with
typhoid fever at his home in Philipsburg.
His Bellefonte friends all hope for the best.
——A. Scott Harris, superintendent of
the Bellefonte Lime Co’s operations at
Salona, has been laid up with sciatica at
his parents’ home in this place for the past
ten days.
Dr. J. W. McEntire, of this place,
had two fingers broken while alighting
from A street car in Willimsport on Tues
day. He had his band canght in the
guard.
——Let everyone buy tickets and make
the Logan ball ou New Year's eve the
greatest in the history of the many sue-
cessful dances conducted by that organiza-
tion.
——Many letters have come to this of-
fice duribg the week, containing remit-
tances of persons who are taking advant-
age of ‘our $1 rate. Had n’t you better
send yours in and save money while you
can.
~——8everal boys were teasing a vicions
horse at Milesburg, on Friday morning,
when the animal unexpectedly turned on
them and bit one of the boys, a 12 year old
son of Frank Wallace, very badly about
the face.
——DMichael Hess Esq., and his family
intend moving to Bellefonte soon. Mr.
Hess will turn his fine farin at Shingle-
town over to his gon Ernest and will retire
from active work. Welcome to such desir-
able citizens,
—-—A pew seven ton safe has lately been
placed in the Millheim bank. It was so
large that a portion of the building had to
be torn out before it could be taken in.
The safeiis a Mosler-Corliss patent, solid
steel, without joints or rivets.
_—-%The Thespians,”’ the dramatic
organization of the students of The Penn-
sylvania State College, ‘will present a
double bill when they appear here on Feh-
ruary 26th, next. They will play ‘‘Lend
Me Five Shillings’ and *‘‘David Garrick.”’
——W. Harrison Walker Esq., who has
heen confined to his apartments in the
‘Brockerhoff house for a week or more with |
a high fever and other complications, is
getting much better, If his improvement
eontinnes he will be able to be ont soon.
——Warren wants all of his friends to
know that he departed, yesterday, for Dave
Thomas’ home at Loveville, where he will
spend Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
will certainly receive their reward some
day for ‘the happiness they have given.
Warren so often. a
— Mrs. William Jennings Bryan pre-
sented a handkerchief to the Methodist
ladies of Bellefonte, for their fair last week.
It was greatly admired, not alone because
of its distinguish donor but also because it
was a dainty. little kerchief. Mrs. Robert
F. Hunter, of Curtin street, was the pur-
chaser.
———Christmas in the Lutheran church
will be observed by special services. At
6 a. m. there will be a sermon and special
music. In the evening at 7:30 the Sunday
school and congregation joiniiy, wiil ren-
der a beautiful program. The principal
feature of this will be music and exercises
by the children. The usual Christmas:
this week was George
Lost Two VALUABLE HoRsEs.—Livery-
man Abe Baum lost two valuable horses
yesterday. The one had died with colic
during the night and in the morning they
were making preparations to haul the dead
animal out to burial when another one was
killed by an exciting accident.
At the rear of Lyon & Co's. store there is
a walled excavation, about eight feet deep,
that was made with the intention of ex-
tending the store room that much
farther back at some future day. Between
that opening, which is not protected by a
fence, and the end of the Baum livery is an
area way wide enough for a wagon, which
had been backed up to the end of the stable
so that the dead horse could be loaded on
more easily.
When all was ready for the team Harry
Baum started to hook to it with two horses
that had been harnessed up and were con-
nected with a neck yoke. In some man-
ner, not exactly explained, while he was
endeavoring to back the team into the pole
of the wagon one of the horses fell over
ging the other one on top of it.
The first horse to fall was badly hurt in
its hind quarters, but after awhile was
gotten to its feet and taken out to the
street through the Lyous store.
‘The other-one had its back broken. It
was lifted out of the cellar and carried in-
to the stable, where it was swung up, but
when it was later discovered that nothing
could be done for it, it was chloroformed.
A LoNxGg DRAWN Our CAsE.—Probably
the longest drawn out case ever tried in
the Centre county courts was that of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. vs the Beaver
Lumber Co. which came to an end on Tues-
day morning,a verdict having been rendered
in favor of the defendant. The case in-
volved the title of lands in Rush township
and affected lines in Union as well. It was
taken up on Monday morning, Dec. 3rd.
Judge Martin Bell of Blair county, was on
the bench and Orvis, Bower & Orvis repre-
sented the plaintiffs, while Hon. A. O. Furst
and W.E. Gray were counsel for defend-
ants.
© There were not so many witnesses called,
but the length of time some of them were
on the stand was very unusual. For in-
stance, Wm. P. Mitchell, the surveyor,
was two days in direct examination, with-
out counting the time he was recalled.
The case was probably the last big land
suit these courts will see and wasas a voice
from the past when Centre county was
famous for this class of litigation.
From Monday, Dec. 3rd, uutil Monday,
Dec. 17th it dragged along and at 5 o’clock
the latter evening Judge Bell began his
charge, He had finished by 7:30 and the
jury retired. It remained locked up until
about 9 o'clock Tuesday morning when it
returned with a verdict for the defendant.
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THE Mitt WILL RUN, SAY THE PHOE-
NIX PropLE.-~For several days rumors
have beeti afloat to the effect that the big
Pheenix flouring mills in this place are to
be closed on January 1st, and the plant
dismantled for the purpose of installing an
auxiliary match manufactory for the Penn-
sylvania Match Co.
Several causes have been advanced in
support of the rumor. Among them are
these two : Last week the Pheenix Milling
Co. issued a statement that it would no
longer receive grain on storage at the mills.
Aud it has been known for some time that
the already enormous plant of the Penn.
Match Co., is entirely inadequate to supply
the demand for its produet, hence it is
necessary to erect more buildings at once.
The present works cover about an acre of
ground, occupy 26,016 sq. ft. of floor space
and employ 140 people, but additions to
the value of $20,000 are now being
planned.
These two facts have probably given rise |
to the surmise that the Phenix mills are
to be dismantled and turned into the
match works equipment, but a WATCHMAN
representative called on manager Joseph
L. Montgomery, on Wednesday afternoon,
to ascertain the trnth of the rumor and
failed to bave it verified.
Sm eS
Was AN USEFUL MAN—In commenting
on the recent session of the State Grange
at Lock daven the papers of that place
speak very flatteringly of George L. Ebbs,
of Stormstown, this county, who was the
newspaper representative of the session.
One of them said :
‘One of the most usefui men to the Grange
C L. Ebbs, who furnish-
NE te a ok Trou
the great mass of reports and discussions’
that which was acceptable for publication,
but he proved himself equal to the emer-
gency.” “i : ’
SoLT—BURLEY.—Miss Nora A. Solt,
daughter of Mrs. Dennis Monghan, was
married on. Wednesday at 2 o'clock to
Joseph R. Burley, of Altoona. Rev. T.
W. Perks performed the ceremony which
took place at the home of the bride’s moth-
er at Verona. The young people will
make their home in Altoona.
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——Thomas Kaler, a section boss on the
L. & T. railroad, with headquarters at Co-
burn, was seriously hurt at Beaver Dam
tunnel last Saturday afternoon. He had
gone down to the tunnel on his hand car
and hearing a west bound freight train ap-
proaching, he turned back to make for a
turn-out point. Before he reached it the
train had gained on him so that he jumped
to escape being struck and, in doing so,
alighted on his head. The train crew
picked him up in an unconscious condi-
tion and: carried him to his home, where
he was so long in regaining consciousness
that it was fiisb thought he was seriously
hurt. Report from his home yesterday af-
ternoon was to the effect that he is much
better and will recover, unless unforseen
treat will be given to the school.
complications develop.
the wall and down into the cellar, drag-,
——Don’t forget the great Logan ball on
New Year’s eve.
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— ‘Human Hearts,’ at Garman’s
Thursday night, Dec. 27th.
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-——Lieberman is advertising a closing
out sale of his big stock of clothing. He
has bargains for everyone.
——The remains of Charles Bolapue
were buried at Eagleville on Monday. He
had died at Renovo. The services were
held in the Baptist church.
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——Pay attention to the amount of read-
ing matter the WATCHMAN gives ycu
every week. It always contains more than
any other paper in the county.
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——Dieh] and Barlett’s grocery store,
near the Pheenix mill, has changed hands.
The young men bave sold it to Wash
Irvin and his son Harry and the new firm
will be known as Wash Irvin & Son.
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Ira D. Garman, who has been in the
jewelry business for himself at 101 South
Eleventh street, Philadelphia,since hisserv-
ice with the Conover Co., of that city, has
issued a cute souvenir in the form of a vest
pocket stamp book and calendar.
——— >
——James Ernest Jackson, colored, and
married in Baltimore, on Wednesday even-
ing, Dec. 206th, to Miss Mary Frances
Boston, a daughter of Rev. Richard R.
Boston, of that city. :
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——A crisp, new $1 bill, tucked away
in a letter, arrived yesterday morning from
Miami, Fla., where Robert Mann and his
family of Mill Hall are spending the win-
ter and the WATCHMAN will carry the
home news to the ‘Land of Flowers” for
them.
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——Jacob Yarnell, of Yarnell, writes to
the Daily News, under date of December
15th, 1900, that his family can beat that of
Jesse Woodring, of Port Matilda, in the
matter of votes for McKinley. The Wood-
rings polled ten, but Mr. Yarnell says that
with himself, his six sons-in-law—five of
whom vote straight—his two sons and his
wife’s five sons, they polled thirteen.
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—— ‘Human Hearts,”’ that comes to
Garman’s Thursday night, Dec. 27th, is
an idyllic melo-drama founded on the story
of a blacksmith’s life among the Arkansas
hills. There are two companies on the
road playing ‘Human Hearts.” The one
that will appear at Garman’s is known as
the eastern company.
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——1In announcing the contribution of
$15.50 by Geo. L. Potter Post 261, of Miles-
week the WATCHMAN made it appear that
that amouut was all the Post has given,
when it was really only the first install-
ment on a handsome contribution of $100
made by said Post. The amount repre-
sented the net proceeds of the recent lec-
ture by Hou. A. O. Farst.
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——Mrs. Clara B. Keator, of Sampter,
Oregon, who was formerly Mrs. Charles
McCauley, of Philipsburg, this county, is
in the Cook county, Ill., jail and has been
there for six months occupying a debtor’s
cell. A Chicago firm claims that she owes
it $20,000 for jewelry and had her placed
in; jail, paying $4 a week for her board.
Mis. Keator has books, flowers, agood bed,
a rocking chair, gets her meals from a
restaurant, sees her friends and says she is
comfortable in jail.
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| ——Andrew J. Cook, whose years of
service with the Berwind-White Coal Co.
are set off .in. regular epochs by merited
promotions, has just been been moved a
peg higher by that corporation and given a
place of greater responsibility. He bad
been general superintendent of the com-
pany’s operations in Jefferson county, but
the wide territory covered by the DuBois
district has lately been placed under his
charge so that to-day Mr. Cook probably
has supervision over a more extensive and
harder worked coal field than auy other in.
Pennsylvania and the pleasantest feature
of it all is that he is thoroughly competent
to render the Berwind-White Co. the best
service. ; 3
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——The wholesale clothing firtn of Sny-
der, Harris, Basset & Co., incorporated,
doing business in’ Philadelphia, made an’
assignment on Wednesday in favor of their
ereditors. Their. liabilities are $235,000,
with assets in bills, stock and good securi-
ties of $350,000. The only cause given for
the assignment is the unprofitable business
of the last year, which, the stockhelders:
say, decided them to go into liquidation.
Assignee Arnold Kohn said Wednesday
that it was one of the cleanest failures he
had ever known in his business experience.
This is the firm of which the late James R.'
Harris, of this place, was president for a
number of years before his death.
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——At a meeting of Bellefonte Con-
clave, No. 111, Improved Order Heptasophs
last Friday evening the following officers
were elected for the ensuing six months :
Archon, George Hazel; provost, Geo. W,
Rees; prelate, Thes. Hazel; secretary, H.
H. Harshberger; financier, F. E. Naginey;
treasurer, C. F. Cook; inspector, Thomas
Shaughensy; warder, H. D. Gherret; sen-
tinel, A. Hamilton; trustees, W. A. Ish-
ler, Herman Holtz and W. P. Kuhn. Del-
egate to Supreme Conclave F. E. Naginey;
alternate, W. P. Kubn. This Conclave
was organized June lst, 1892, with 23
charter members. The Conclave has now
a membership of 87. In the eight and a
half years of its existence Bellefonte Con-
clave has los: by death six of its memt ers,
aggregating $15,000 in insurance paid to
beneficiaries named in the several certifi-
cates of deceased members.
in the employ of Wm. P. Humes, will be
burg, to the soldier's monunent fund last’
| again: banished him.
FrANcIS P. Mines. —Francis P. Miles,
who was born at Milesburg, Jan. 1st, 1847,
died with Bright’s disease, at his home in
Tyrone at 8 o'clock last Friday evening.
He grew to manhood at Milesburg, but
then moved to Tyrone, where he had re-
sided for the past thirty-two years ; having
been a conductor in the Tyrone yards at
the time of his death.
He was married twice. One son, Harry
Miles, to his first wife, survives. On the
14th of February, 1894, he was married to
Mrs. Hannah Gearhart, who with one son,
Leonard Gearhart, survives. A sister,
Mrs. David Gardner, survives also, and
resides at North Bend, Clinton county ; a
brother, Alfred Miles, resides in Tyrone; a
half brother, Lincoln Miles, is living, and
a sister, Susan Miles, resides at Miles-
burg.
The deceased was a member of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Relief and belonged
to the Brotherhood of Railroad Con-
ductors.
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, ABRAHAM ULRICH PASSED AWAY AT
ALTOONA.—Once a well known farmer in
the lower end of this county Abraham
Ulrich, worn out with years of honest toil,
died at his son’s home in Altoona on Sun-
day afternoon. . :
He was born in Lancaster county May
3rd, 1823, but had been a resident of Centre
county for forty years and when years
grew too heavy on him he went to visit
his son in Altoona and while there passed
peacefully away.
Deceased was married three times, his
third wife being Sarah Bechtel, to whom
he was married in 1867. The following
children survive: Mrs. Sarah A. Garrison,
of Iola, Kan.; Mrs. Matilda Wingard and
Mrs. Jane Rote, of Coburn. Centre county,
and A. H. Ulrich, of Altoona. Funeral
services were conducted at the home of his
son by Rev. Lewis Robb, and the remains
were taken to Aaronsbuig, where interment
was made on Tuesday.
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——Mrs. Margaret Goodwin, wife of
William Goodwin, died at her home at
Pennsylvania Furnace on Thursday of last
week with pulmonary trouble. Deceased
was a member of the Preshyterian church
and issarvived by a husband, three daugh-
ters and two sons. Rev. Love officiated
at the funeral on Saturday.
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—— Miss Katharine Kelker, a daughter
of H. A. Kelker, of Harrishurg, died sud-
denly Friday evening. She was well known
at State College; where her brother went
to school.
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——The notorious ‘Brack’ Charley
Powell got into trouble again on Tuesday
and as a consequence burgess Blanchard has
‘‘Brack?”’ wiil have
to leave Bellefonte for good on the day
after Christmas.
~ ——L. B. McEntire bas sold his store in
Bush’s Addition to David Miller, who, will
conduct it in. the future. Mr, McEntire
expects to spend the winter with his sons
in Williamsport and relatives in the west-
ern part of the State.
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News Purcly Personal.
—~Miss Jennie Morrison, who ig in the Philips-
burg pablic schools, is home to attend institute
and spend the holidays with her sister, Miss
Elizabeth.
—Edgar T. Burnside, of the Standard Scale and
Supply Co. Ltd., returned from New York, on
Wednesday morning. He had been in Gotham
for ten days, on business for his corporation.
—Marshall H. Lewis, formerly a resident of
Centre county, bit now of Kylertown, Clearfield
Co., was in Bellefonte yesterday on business. Mr.
‘Lewis figures in, Demoeratic politics quite a little
out-of his way. ;
—Mrs. Edna McClellan MeCaskeygs of Beech
Creek, passed through town yesterday enroute to
Manila to join her husband, Lieutenant Walter B.
McCaskey who is on duty with his regiment, the
21st Inft,
—Dr.and Mrs. R.G. H. Hayes returned home on
Tuesday after an absence of four weeks. Dr.
Hayes was doing special work in John: Hopkins’
‘hospital in Baltimore, while Mrs. Hayes was vis:
‘iting friends in Philadelphia.
—Mr. and Mrs. Walter O’Brien, of State Col-
lege, werein town during the forepart of the
week doing some Holiday shopping and visiting
friends. They expeet to close their house at the
College and spend the winter at their other home
at Pine Grove Mills. ‘
—A. Bertrand Beck, a son of John H. Beck the
| well known farmer and politician of Nittany val-
ley, was in town yesterday, but was entirely too
busy with other matters to pay any attention to
institate. Mr. Beck is successfully managing the
farm adjoining his father’s in Walker township.
—Jerre Donovan, of Ax Mann, junk dealer and
farmer, was in attendance at the meeting of the
State Grange at Lock Haven reeeuntly, and it was
the first time he had been there for a long stay in
thirty years. He found many changes, of course,
and was much impressed with the change in
business since the days when Lock Haven was
famous for its rafts and crowds of noisy rivermen.
—Among the army of teachers in town this
week is G.F. Weaver, of Penus Cave, whose
name will be familiar to many of our readers in
this county through his political aspirations,
Last year Mr. Weaver entered the arena for regis-
tership honors and while he did not make the
nomination, he made a very favorable impression
and lots of friends wherever he went. Mr Weay-
er did not say what his fature intentions are,
but he did drop a bit of good, com mon sense
when he remarked that henceforth the Demoecra-
cy can’t pay too particular attention to the char-
ter and fitness of its nominees.
—We don’t know just at what unearthly hour
they took possession but when we arrived at our
office Tuesday morning Al Pletcher, of Nittany,
was here with another bad gang. Though he
was minus those two kings of institute wags,
Tom DeLong and Dick Snyder, he had Philip
Meyer, I. H. Yocum, who teaches in Walker
township, Prof. J. C. Bryson, of the Boalsburg
schools and Chas, David Moore, of Harris town-
ship in tow. They were in the midstof a heat-
ed disenssion as to whether a married man’s
life is really longer or only seems longer
than that of a single fellow when we dropped in
and then, to add to the terror of the situation F,
A. Foreman, a teacher and clerk of the Centre
Hall council, dropped in then we ‘‘slunk’ back
into our corner and they reigned supreme for
half an hour. Charley Moore didn’t get settled
down until yesterday, when some fellow walked
off with his new hat, leaving an old plug in its
stead, then he just tumbled to the full import ot
the institute definition of his middle name as
meaning “beloved,” for he certainly thought the
other fellow must have loved him a great deal
to run ofl with his hat. ; :
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—Former sheriff W. M. Cronister, of Port Ma-
tilda, was in town on Tuesday.
—Burgess Edmund Blanchard spent the fore
part of the week in Philadelphia.
—Col. and Mrs. W Fred Reynolds departed for
Philadelphia on Monday morning.
—Clarence Osmer has
Niagara Falls to
parents.
arrived home from
spend Christmas with his
—Belle Lowry, of east Logan street, is entertain-
ing her friend Grace Reed, of Huntingdon, this
week.
—Paul Holloway, a son of Dr. H. C. Holloway,
is in Bellefonte to spend Christmas. He arrived
from Arizona on Saturday.
—Joe Fox is home from Youngstown and will
spend the Holidays with his mother, Mrs. Mary
Fox, of east Bishop street.
—Col. and Mrs. J. L. Spangler have closed their
home on North Allegheny street and gone to
Philadelphia for the winter.
—Capt. C. T. Fryberger, of Philipsburg, was a
business visitor to Bellefonte on Monday. He
tarried only between trains.
—Mrs. John M. Bullock, with her two children,
arrived home 1rom Mechanicsburg on Saturday.
Her mother, Mrs. John Owens, came up with her
and will remain for a visit,
—’'Squire William Pealer, of Spring Mills, was a
distinguished visitor to Bellefonte on Tuesday.
He said he really hadn’t mueh business, so had
no excuse for tarrying over night.
—Mpr. and Mrs. G. Murray Andrews have closed
their home on north Allegheny: street and Mr.
Andrews has already departed for Philadelphia to
arrange for the opening of their winter home
there. 5
—Jos. Hoy, of Marion township, is in town this
week rendering his last service as a jury com-
missioner, for in January the Rcbb brothers suc-
ceed to the office. Of course, Joe, has a new joke
with him and the school teachers are getting it
right along.
—Mrs. A. P. Burchell, of Philadelphia, who had
bzen here for quite an extended visit with her
friend, Mrs. John Noll, of Pine street, departed
for Ler home on Friday morning. Mrs. Burchell
is a very vivacious, attractive woman and proved
a charming visitor at the Noll heme.
—Cashier Wm. B. Mingle of the Penns-valley
bank, and Rev. Kerschner, both of Centre Hall,
drove over the mountain Tuesday afternoon and
while a atranger might have imagined them to
be institute lecturers we recognized the visit-
ors atonce. They were just over spending the
view, but
enough to havea good reason for
coming. :
town on Tuesday: having brought his son Samuel
down to look around the stores a little and attend
to some more important business, Mr, Hess is a
son of Michael Hess Esq., the wealthy Shingle-
town farmer, avd lives on one of his father’s
farms at the Branch. He is the supervisor for the
castern district of Ferguson township, and is said
to be a good one.
—Our young friend A. N. Brungart, of Wolf's
Store, a son of II. A, Brungart Esq., isin town
attending institute this week and carrying the
index finger of his right hand in a sling, as the
result of having had a little too elose an acquain-
tance with anax. Mr. Brungart is still teaching
in Gregg township, where he began his work as
an instructor, whieh is to say that he is evidently
giving satisfaction.
—W. M. Kerlin, of Centre Hall; was in town on
Friday, on his way home froin a busines: trip to
Altoona and other points west. During the few
moments he had to stay he dropped into the
Warcnman office, but it was with regret that we
learned that his father, A. S. Kerlin Esq., is still
confined to the house as a result of the general
break-down he suffered some months ago. The
Kerlins are extensive produce dealers.
—D. I. Bottorf, of Lemont, was mixed up with
the crowd that arrived in town Monday morning
and our natural surmise was that he had come to
take a look 1n at institute, but that wasn't the
case at all. He says he has all he can attend to
on his farm at Lemont, and as he is a farmer and
not a school teacher there is where his interest is
centered. And when we come to think about it
Mr. Bottorf talked good hard sense in the matter,
—Former County Commissioner Jas. Strohm
came in with the first flood of teachers Monday
morning and when he foun i that it would be im-
possible for the work to begin regularly that day
he spent the time calling on the many friends he
made during his years of public life here. Though
hig hair is quite gray now Mr, Strohm has the
vigor and activity of a young man and takes the
very sensible view that he is not old and is never
going to be old. if he can help 1t.
—Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Miller, of Pine Grove
Mills, were in town on Saturday doing some Holi-
day shopping. Mr. Miller was the former post-
master of that village and is one of the affluent
citizens of the place. He owns several fine farms
‘and while he worked hard in his early days his
thrift bore its fruit in the comfortable retirement
he is enjoying now. His two sons are both away
from home now; S. C. being a successful educator
at Tower City, while John G. is in York, Pa.
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—H. A. Detweiler, of Rebersburg, who has come
to be one of the old stand-bys at Institute, was at
work bright and early Monday morning selling
the others, who come for the real good to be
gleaned from these annual educational gather-
ings, he was much chagrined that they were un-
abe to get into the court house for their opening,
but he took a philosophical view of it and prediet-
ed all the harder work after they did get down to
if, 4s
—A. G. Noll, of Pleasant Gap, whom we remem-
ber as a boy as “Tony” and at that time he was
making, shoes in a little building that steod out
on piles over part of the old corner now occupied
by the Harris hardware building, has blossomed
out into a lumberman. And it is a matter of
pleasure for us to learn that he is a successful ene
too. He is now operating at “Black Hawk” on
the Penns-valley side of the Nittany mountain,
where he has a steam mill and manufactures all’
kinds of bill and square timber. :
—Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Tyson, of Vail, with the
promising boy in whom all their hopes and af-
fections are centered, spent Saturday and Sunday
with Centre county friends. Mrs. Tyson wasa
guest at the Gerberich home on Thomas street;
Will was at the Bash house, where he was the
bright particular attraction for a crowd of the old
minstrels with whom he once made music and
fun for Bellefonte theatre goers. Master Lloyd
didn’t honor the town with his presence, for the
ice at Milesburg was too great a temptation for
him, so he stopped off to cut a few spread eagles,
grapevines and other artistic skating -stunts for
his juvenile friends in that place.
—Mrs. Sarah Dillon, of Julian, was amoung the
Wednesday shoppers in town. Mrs. Dillon is
somewhat of a stranger in Bellefonte, because she
doesn’t have time to leave home often. Her
domestic duties are such as demand her constant
attention and in raising her large family of boys
she became so accustomed to being at home to
make it cheerful and bright for them that now it
is hard for her to leave, even fora short time.
Her eldest son isa minister at Three Springs,
Huntingdon county, another is a check-weighman
at Osceola, the third hasan apothecary and candy
store at home, the fourth ls lumbering, and
Frank, the youngest, i= teaching this year. He
has the Sellers school in Patton township, and is
reported as being a very popula: and efficient
teacher. Mrs. Dillon certainly has reason to be
and in their sturdy, reputable character is to be
seen the effects of good home training.
afternoon, without any particular business in!
—Mr. N.E. Hes, of Ferguson township, was in:
course tickets for the week's attractions. Like |
proud of the family of fine sons she has raised |
a east,
—Mrs Robert H. Irwin, of north Spring street,
has returned to her home, after a short visit with
friends in Altoona.
—Mrs. Charles McLain, of north Penn street,
with her two bright little children, has gone to
Jersey Shore to spend the holidays at her home
in that place. .
—T. A. Auman, of Rebersburg, a teacher who
has been prominent in Institute work for several
years, is in town this week getting all out of it
that is possible.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lytle, of Centre Hill,
were in town yesterday on a little pleasure and
shopping excursion, and while here dropped the
information that in the spring they intend mov-
ing back to old familiar scenes in Ferguson town-
ship. They will occupy the Snyder farm below
Pine Grove Mills and Miss Carrie Houseman will
go with them.
—Joseph Hoy Jr., one of the wide-awake young
farmers of Ferguson township and a school di-
rector, was in town yesterday attending the meet-
ings of the Director's Association. We were very
sorry to learn from him that his esteemed father,
"Squire Albert Hoy, of State College, is still suf-
fering with the physical break-down that has in-
capacitated him for nearly a year.
—A. 8. Meyers, the eldest son of D. W. Meyers,
of Boalsburg, was in town yesterday. He is nol a
school teacher, but came over to take a look in’
at the institute and make a few Holiday pur-
chases, Mr. Meyers is just home from York
State, where he had charge of a big creamery.
He expects to spend the wiuter with his parents
at Boalsburg.
—As might have been expected Pat McDonald,
of Unionville, was in town yesterday. It was di-
rectors day at institute and Pat, they say, is one
of the best directors that Unionville ever had.
Of course he has only earned such a reputation
by keeping up with educational ideas and when
we saw him, last evening, he was fairly bubbling
with enthusiasm. He said he thought the in=
structors this year the best he had ever heard at
institute. :
—Emanuel Noll, who fills the double bill of
baggage and yard master, for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co., in this place, and fills both to the
entire satisfaction of his employers and the pub-
lic alike, in addition to having time to occasional-
ly knock the conceit out of some wonld-be
champion checker player and be one of the
mainstays of the Milesburg Presbyterian church
and the new Union chapel, was—— Well, I guess
we won't say anything about it either. We were
going to tell how “Manny” proposes playing
Santa Claus for some people on Christmas, but
that would spoil it all.
—Two of the largest men in town yesterday
were here attending the meeting of the school
directors of the county. They are large, not only
in stature, but also in the part they play in edu:
cational matters in their local school districts,
Abram Markle, of State College, was one and the
fine new school building, and the advanced ideas
of instruction in that borough’ will be a lasting .
memorial to the progress of its directors. The
other was our old friend Henry Whiteleather, of
Abdera, who comes as regularly as the institute
rolls around. Mr. Whiteleather was a little afraid
we would be mad when he offered to pay his sub-
scription, but he =oon found out that nothing
suits us any better than being made mad in such
a way.
—Ira Gates and’his little son Harry arrived in
Bellefonte Wednesday afternoon, all the way
from Orangeville, Ill. They went on up to Pine
Grove, where they will spend four or six weeks
with Mr. Gates’ mother. Eighteen years ago Ira
left Ferguson township to grow up in the West
and he has done it with a vengeance. He hasa
fine farm just outside of Orangeville and a wife
and three children to make a happy and interest-
ing home. The last time Mr. Gates visited this
county he was accompanied by his wife and they
had scarcely arrived when they were called back
by a telegram announcing sickness in the family.
We hope that no misfortune befalls the members
of the family in Hlinoig during this trip.
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Notice T0 FARMERS. — On and after
December 15th, we will not take any kind
of grain on store at our mill. We will
however, bein the market for cash grain
constantly and will pay the highest prices.
PHOENIX MILLING CO.
——ate—
Public Sale.
Desc. 27rH—At residence of late John A. Weaver, 14
mile north of Fairbrook, horses, cows, imple-
ments, hay, fodder, straw, grain in ground Sale
at 1 o'clock.
Marcu 28th.—At the residence of W. H. Coldren,
2 miles east of Pleasant Gap, farm stock and
farm implements of all kinds.
Philadeiphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening. . *
— 734 @74
Wisai- Jed o Hams
Corn —Yellow..
*¢ —Mixed. $6 @42
Oates cc enersnss 28@3(
Flour— Winter, Per Br’ 2.30@ 2,50
¢ —Penna. Roller... 3.10@3.26
se rayoiite Brands 41012
Rye Flour Per Br'l.......... : A
3 ay—Choice Timothy No. 1... 14.50@17.5
Baled hyn huice Mixed Vly. 14.50@15,59
SUIaW....... iii riires sevecsssnine ask ee 7.00@15.50
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Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Puexix Minning Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Tess :
ed wheat, old....,i...cuis 0
Wheat, new..... 70
Rye, per bushel......... 50
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 40
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 40
Oats, per bushel, new. 26
Barley. 3 DUSHEL CR IE reese sieraenniess 40
Ground laster, per ton 8 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel .......cccivueieennnnee avsses
Cloverseed, per bushel. 86 00 to $8 40
Timothy seed per bushel.....ueueeceeenes $2.00 to $2.50
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel 3
Onions
Eggs, per dozen........ wrnteres
ly et ound..
Country Shoulders..
Sides.......
ail Jans. ox
‘allow, per pound..
Butter, ad pound..
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 :
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alf Column (10 inches). .{ 20] 3856; b65
One Column (20 inches)... wens] 354 85 | 100
Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional. rr i.
Transient advs, per line, 3 insertions
Each additional insertion, per line
Local notices, per line.... 20 cts.
Business notices per lin ..10 cts.
Job Printing of every k eatn
and dispatch, ‘The WarcinMax office has been re--
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line sa be executed
in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
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