Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. 18, 1901.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Night school will soon be started in
the Y, M. C. A. rooms.
——*‘“Too Rich to Marry’’ comes to Gar-
man’s on Wednesday night, Jad. 23rd,
——Rural mail delivery began'ii west
Ferguson township on Tuesday - inorning.
——A. M. Mott, the marble dealer, is ill
af his home on High street, with typhoid
fever.
——The Coleville band concert on the
night of February 5th, should attract a
packed house.
———Mrs. J. E. Ward entertained at a
dinner party at her home ou Curtin street
on Wednesday evening.
——I¢t is reported that the Jenkins Iron
& Tool Co’s plant, at Howard, will be
greatly enlarged in the spring and fifty or
more new furnaces will be added.
——One night last week thieves carried
fifty chickens and guineas away from
Jas. I. DeLong’s coop at Eagleville.
——James E. Solt has announcel him-
self as a candidate for assessor in the South
ward and solicits the support of the voters
of that precinct.
——Mis. John N. Lane and Mis. R. G.
H. Hayes entertained the Euchre club at
the home of Mis. Hayes, on south Spring
street, last evening.
"—The local Y. M. C. A. is reported as
being in better condition than it has been
for years; much of the credit for which
is due to Victor Royer, the new secretary.
,——Temp. Cruse has sold his news stand
in the Bush house to G. Willard Hall of
the Racket store. The latter will take
charge on Feb. 1st and move ‘the stand to
the Racket.
——The Nittany Rod and Gan club di+
rectors are trying to extend their preserve
over into Bald Eagle Valley. Lands in
the vicinity of Curtin’s Works are ‘being
negotiated for.
—~———A rain-bow was seen arching Nit-
any valley Wednesday morning during
js misty rain that fell. The afternoon
roved more like a balmy April product
than a Jaunary day.
——The elite of the Bellefonte colored
population, known as the ‘‘Mid-winter So-
cial Club,”’ gave a dance in the Arcade last
evening. It attracted quite a number of
yisitors from nearby towns.
——Rev. Laughlin, who has been a
missionary in China for several years past,
will preach in the Presbyterian church
here an Sunday morning and in the Presby-
terian church at Milesburg on Sunday
evening.
——Mrs. Johu Guiser, of east Bishop
street, has returned from Philadelphia
where she has been a patient in the Medi-
co Chirurgical hospital for; several months.
She went down to undergo an operaticn,
but none was performed.
——Owing to.an attack of grip, which
he contracted in Philadelphia, Rev. W. P.
tiner was unable to fill This pulpit in the
Methodist church on ‘Sunday: Mr. Vietor
Royer talked in the morning and there
was no service at night. :
— Corporal George Wi Sanday) of the
47th U. 8. Vol. Inf., has sent, Frank Ders-
tine, of Montuomes ¢ & Co’s. store, a fine
collection of pictures taken iin the Philip-
and put them on exhibition for the public.
-——Boyd Wilson, of Valentine street,
whose illness with typhoid fever:has bee
quite alarming and extended over a peri
of six weeks, is still in _a dangerous condi-
tion. He is one of the. Wilson Bros. the
extensive creamery operators of this conn-
~~—Robbers were abroad in, Philipsburg
on Sunday night and the residences ‘of J,
B. Childs and John G. Platt were both en-
tered. At the former place they. procured
no booty, but at the “latter they got two
watclies, one of which was a gold one, and
$6 in money. : sed w he
3H IEN
——Mrs. William Shortlidge is one eof
the numerous victims of grip this week.
“ie was to have entertained a party at |
.dinmer yesterday but was so in that the
-invitations bad to be recalled.’ Miss Ida
~Orris is also on the sick list. She'has been
an invalid for more ‘than a week at the
home of her sister, Mis. Eliner Davis, on
=South Thomas street, with quinsy.
~=="Tbe annual congregations! meeting
“of the Presbyterian church fn thie. place
was held on Wednesday eveving and the
report of the finances: was most gratifying
to the members, It showed thatall cur-
rent expenses for the year had been paid
and a balance of $50 remained in the
treasury. Before the adjournment of the
meeting James H. Potter and J. Harris
Hoy were elected trustees for the ensuing
year. r
——Some young fool who ought to have
bad a good application of his mother’s slip-
per accosted an older lady on Spring street |
a few nights ago. Just what his intentions
were are not known, for he didn’t persist
Tong enough to betray them, "He asked
the lady if he could see her home, where
upon she must have made him feel like a
very puny creature—if he had enough wit
$0 see the rebuke—hy replying: ‘Oh,
thank you sonny, I am not at all afraid.
Yon just run along about your business,”
‘| Gregg post hall, was fine.
— Harry Gross, the versatile “and lo-
G. A. R. OrricERS:—The public instal-
lation ceremonies at Gregg post G. A. R.
rooms, last Saturday night, attracted quite
a crowd of interested spectators. Col. Aus-
tin Curtin, of Geo. L. Potter post 261, of
Milesburg, was the installing officer and
that carried with it the certainty that
everythipg would be carried out in proper
form—and it was. At the camp-fire that
followed speeches were made by Col. Car-
tin, Jas. Harris, Ccl. D. Fortney, Gen.
Jno. I. Curtin, 'S. B. Miller, Col. W. C.
Heinle and Emaouel Noll. The spread’
that followed was in charge of Col. Amos
Mullen, and likeall things served’ up i in
The officers installed were as, follows :
James Harris, commander; Henry Gor-
don, ‘junior vice commander; H. B. Ponti-
us, quartermaster; John I. Curtin, officer
of the day; Chas. Eckenroth, officer of the
guard; F. Peebles Green, sergeant major;
John C. Miller, quartermaster sergeant;
Amos Garbrick, senior vice commander;
John Noll, adjutant; Samuel Sheffer, chap-
lain.
BURNED WHILE IN A SWOON.—A sing-
ular accident is reported from Beech Creek,
where Mrs. Cline Confer burned her band
almost to a crisp through having fainted
and fallen against the stove.
On Saturday morning she went out to
the well te draw some water. The well
bas an old fashioned windlass to it and in
some way Mrs, Confer lost control of it;
the handle, revolving with great force,
struck her on the wrist. The pain was so
severe that she went into the house and
sat down on a chair by the stove to wait
until it would pass away. While sitting
there she suddenly swooned ; falling
against the stove so that her band ran
through the door into the bed of red hot
coals.
- When she aroused later her hin was.
frightfully burned, the énds of the’ fingers’
being in a crisp. She was alone “in the
house at the time and had her clothing,
caught fire she would certainly : have heen) |
burned to death. 199TE} 1g ¢
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THE FARMERS’ MUTUAL FIRE INSUR-
ANCE Co.—The Farmers’ Mutual Fire In-
surance Co. held its anvual ‘meeting ab
Centre Hall on Tuesday when the follow-
ing board of directors was chosen’: Wo
Fred Reynolds, Jacob Bottorf, W. B.
Mingle, J. 'W. Evans, H. BE: Duck, J. G.
Bailey, Frank McFarlane,’ Fred Kurtz A
D. Thomas, G. B. Haines, H, C. Campbell
and J. R. Brangart. The board. ther ors |
ganized for the susuing year by: Fon
and D. F. Luse i 18) usd
In accordance with the provisions of the
company’s charter its forty-third annual
statement was published showing a very
satisfactory condition *- of ‘the--busivess.
The. amount. of policies. in. force. aggregate
$1,559,184.51. The company has been
paying its losses regularly and is proving a
safe and cheap insurance agency for the
farmers of this section.
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GALLAGHER HELD FoR COURT, —James
Gallagher, the 17 year old boy who was ar-
rested last Thursday morning for holding
up Maggie Herman and Mrs. H 'C. Hollo-
way, on Lion street, the evening . fore,
has been held under $500 bond for his ap
pearance at court.
The WATCHMAN published a complete
story of the hold-up, arrest and postponed
hearing in the issue of last Friday. ‘The
bearing was given Gallagher Friday’ niorn-
ing, but no new evidence other, than, that
already published was broughtioat: Juss
tice Harshberger held him in $500 bail for
court. Charles Schad again went on the
bond.
WARNER-MASSEY,—Mr. Joseph Mass
and Miss Eva Warner were married at ¢
home of the bride in Burlington, N. J., on
TYR BQ
the evening of January 3rd." o a
Rey. Pennington, pastor, of, the Baptist
church, officiated and ‘Miss. Ethel Warner,
asister of the bride, was the maid and Al-
bert Leech was the best map, puna fiw,
“xit a'arad
Mr. and Mrs. Massey axrived bere Satur-
day evening. They are ‘stopping atDaw-
son's on Spring street, until they ‘ean get |
ready for housekeeping themselves ves."
The groom is a machinist. in the employ
of Jenkins and Lingle and is a very popu- |
lar young man. : 43. 981
| P——— pmsl, WEE
quacious engineer on the ShoW'Shoe pas- |
and Gun club ont there last evening, and |
says that the’ first shoot they have they are
going to invite some of our cracks out. All
ter look out for onr gunners, because we
have a few fellows here who
specialty of shooting the birds on their feet
then they promptly fly higher than the |
clouds in the vain effort to the pain. |
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——The Millheim knittingfactory, oper- |
ated under the name of the Hariison Hos- |
cessful operation,
standings between the manager of the
plant and the directors. Tt was started by |
local capital, had all the orders i could fill |
and was _snpposed to be getting along
nicely when a clash came and anew manag-
er will be engaged and ‘the Mauystarted up
again as soon as possible. gat
ot. aluged
——Former sheriff J. P. Coiido, who is
pow in the general mercantile business at
Millheim, will open a branch store at |
Wolf’s Store in the spring. It will be
under the management of Chas. W. Freeby.
-—Prof L. E. Boob’s siuging ‘class, or-
ganized in the town ball at Aaronsburg
last Monday evening, already has a very
senger, was talking about their new Rod | pst,
make a |
| knocked one man off the engine and the
iery Co. is closed, after 6 months of sue- i
because of misunder- |
large attendance.
——C. H. Meyer & Co. have moved their
saw mill from the vicinity of Coburn to
Penn Hall.
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——The attraction for Wednesday night,
January 23rd, at Garman’s will be ‘“Too
Rich to Marry.”
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——Rev. Latshaw is conducting a well
attended protracted meeting in the Metho-
dist church at Julian.
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——The Clearfield county court last
week granted one hundred and seventeen
applications for license.
Lai Murray, of Williamsport, has
opened a wholesale tobacco and. cigar
store in Philipsburg.
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— Harvey I. Lingle, of Philipsburg,
who has had such a long and serious at-
tack of typhoid fever, is able to sit up now.
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——Philip B. Brover, of Runville, and
Mrs. Wilhelmina Packer, of Romola, have
each been granted a pension for $8 per
month.
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——The ice on Weaver’s dam at Wolt’s
Store was ten inches thick last week and
150 loads of it were hauled away by farm-
ers who were filling their ice houses for
summer use.
——Professor J. G. Gerberich, owner and
principal of the Lebanon Business College,
has been missing from his home since last
Friday. He is a cousin of C. T. Ger-
berich, the miller of this place. Foul piay
is feared.
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——William McFallg, a stable-boy well
known in this place, where he was em-
ployed at different times by Col. Reynolds,
¢ | George Beezer and Isaac Lose, was kicked
..|'by a horse in Pittsburg last Thursday and
died from the effect of it.
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: You owe it to the Coleville band
boys to help them get a packed house for
their concert on the night of February 25th.
{Chey have never been stingy with their
music, so it is not becoming for people to
be stingy in the matter of buying tickets.
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rx you would strike Emil Joseph for
a small or big haul these days, now is the
time, for he is almost hilarious over the
little Miss Joseph who arrived yesterday.
She is their third child but the first daugh-
ter, consequently the entire family are
happy:
~—— While ‘attending U. B. church at
Julian James Nason recently had a fine
;| oe stolen from his buggy that was hitch-
ed outside. He offered a reward of $25 for
the arrest of the thief and a few mornings
Tater found the robe lying on his back
porch.
. ——George Knights, who was a con-
ductor on the L. and T. local freight, has
been transferred’ to the P. and E. and
Cyrus Underwood given his old position as
conductor. This change has moved brake-
man John Fisher up te the position of flag-
man. §
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** —__Tuvitations are out for the wedding
of Miss Lydia May Ferguson, of Allegheny
City, and William L.. Woodcock, the well-
known Altoona lawyer who has visited
here many times. The marriage will take
place, Wednesday, Jan, 23rd, atthe home
of | the bride and the honeymoon will be
Spent | in Florida’ and’ Cuba.
PEER EY Wa
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: —A revivalist recently got permission
to nse the pulpit, of the Lewishurg Metho-
dist church. Once there he began abusive
tirades on the ministers of the town ‘and
continued them nntil the outraged min-
isters called on him and advised his im-
mediate departure from ' the town. He
took their advice and left at once.
— tl Gl Sms
Le _“Too Rich to Marry” is the name
its, a new farce comedy by Edward Owings
Torre anthor of ‘Other Peoples Money.’’
It: comes to Garman’s next Wednesday
night, Jan. 23rd. It is said to be one of
those, clever, comedies i in, which one never
| knows what to expect and is continually
surprised and delighted by the unexpected
turn of affairs. “‘Other People’s Money’
gave perfect satisfaction in Bellefonte, so
there is that much to the credit of “Too
Riot to Marry” already. - tt Ea
does’ HA, »
— Two, tramps, robbed Jack Dillon's
restaurant at Clearfield . Monday night and
| secured ‘a quantity of tobacco, pipes, a
tol and considerable other stuff. ‘They
were captured by Frank Goss at Wallaceton
| Tnesday, resisted arrest, broke away and
fled ‘to an engine standing on a track near-
we want to tell them isjthat they had bet- | by, where 'tliey attempted to frighten
or tineer Hoffman with a pistol, wishing to
‘enn the engine themselves. Hoffroan
otter surrendered. Both men were then
taken to Clearfield, where they refused to
give their names or make any statement.
They were both drunk and were jailed for
a further hearing.
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! —— Anderson Lutz, a brother of Daniel
Lutz, of Philipsburg, shot and killed him-
self in his bedroom at Forest mine No. 2,
‘near Winburne about 1° o’clock Monday
morning. Lutz was about 60 years old
‘and was a check-weighman at the mine.
| That night he went to ‘bed as usual with
‘his son. The latter knew nothing of his
father’s intentions and was awakened by
the report of the gun ouly to see his father
falling backwards onto the bed. The boy |
at once tried to arouse him but found that
the charge from the rifle that was always
kept in the room had entered just below
the left eye causing instant death.
Whether the unfortunate man is a suicide
or whether he shot himself while up in his
sleep will, of course, never be known.
| Three sons and five daughters survive him.
-| consumption.
MRs. CATHARINE HARPSTER. — Mrs.
Catharine Sweetwood Harpster, wife of
Jacob F. Harpster, died at her home in
M issoula, Montana, Jan. 8th, of heart dis-
ease. Most of Mrs. Harpsters life was.
spent at Centre Hall, where she and her
family were well known. About seven
_years ago they removed to Missoula which
has since been their home. She was sixty-
nine years of age and a consistent member
of the Lutheran church. She was a most
kind and helpful woman. She is survived
by her husband and nine children. Eliza-
beth and Mrs. Kate Moore, of Montana;
Mrs. Ellen Barr, of Boalshurg; Mrs. Wid-
der, of Harrisburg; Mrs. Jerry Miller, of
Centre Hall; George, of near Bellefonte,
and Isaac, Charles and Claude in the far
West. A sister, Mrs. John Arney, of Cen-
tre Hall, also survives her.
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JosepH IDDINGS LAID TO REST.—Jos.
Iddings, a well known resident of Boggs
township and a veterau of the Civil war,
died at his home at Gum Stump, Monday
afternoon, after a lingering illness with
He was aged 60 years and
3 months. He was a member of the 148th
Penna. Volunteers. A wife and several
children survive him.
The funeral took place Wednesday after-
noon from his late home and was under
the auspices of Gregg Post, No. 95, G. A.
R., of Bellefonte. The services were con-
ducted by Rev. Jeremiah Smith, the Evan-
gelical minister at Milesburg, assisted by
Rev. J. Zeigler, of Wingate. ’
The deceased was buiied in Stover’s
cemetery, east of Unionville, with the
honors of war. ;
The firing squad was as follows : John
H. Bryav, A.V. Hamilton, Andrew Lu-
cag, Chas. Eckenroth, Wn. Flack.
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PeArL GRAY.—The attractive young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gray,
died at the home of her parents at State
College, on Sunday evening after a long
illness of dropsy. She was obliged to
leave school a year-ago on.account of fail-
ing health and bad been ‘sick ever since.
Her age was thirteen yearsand ten months
and she is survived by her parents, two
sisters and two brothers. Interment was
made in Gray’s burying ground in Half-
Moon towuship Tuesday. Funeral serv-
ices were held at State College and were
attended by all the pupils of the public
schools.
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——Lawrence J. Mull, a son of the late
John A., aud Laura H. Mull, of Philips-
burg, died unexpectedly while on a visit
to New York city last Friday, with his
aunt, Miss’ Julia Hale. He had never en-
joyed very vigorous health, but such a
sudden dissolution was not at all expected.
He was born in Philipsburg, : April 16th,
1877, and was an enthusiastic Christian
young man. The body was brought home
on Saturday and interment was made on
Tuesday afternoon.
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—— George Brown, aged about 60 years,
died at his home at Yarnell, this county,
on Saturday afternoon, from the effects of
dropsy. Deceased was a member of the
Baptist church and leaves a widow with
several children. Interment was made in
the Advent cemetery on Monday afternoon.
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——George Lannen, aged 43, died at his
home in Mill Hall on Sunday evening
with consumption. He is survived by a
widow with four children. Interment was
made at Cedar Hill on Tuesday afternoon.
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——Mrs. Haonah Frank, who died at
her home in Tylersville on Monday morn-
ing, was buried at Rebersburg on Wednes-
day. She was 86 years old. :
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FRANCISCUS THE MAGICIAN. —Garman’s
opera house held a fine audience Tuesday
| evening when the curtain was rang up for
the first ‘appearance of - Franciscus, the
magioian, in this place. * It was a curious
audience, as well, for it was there to be en-
tertained by aman of whoseart.it knew lit-
tle. .He came unheralded in necromancy
but departed with the distinction of having
given as pleasing a performance of its kind
as has ever been séen at Garman’s.
In his stage settings. paraphernalia, cos-
tumes and mechanical - effects Franciscus
has evidently spent years of study, for one
scheme prevails. throughout the entire en-
tertainment and bis conception of it is car-
ried into pleasing execution. His feats of
legerdemain are almost as adroit and skill-
fol as those of the world’s greatest magi:
cians and the exeention of those in his pro-
gram is about as near perfect as iti is pose}-
ble to get, them.
His best. hand work here was the passivg
of the coins from ene hand to another. His
little mechanical tricks were all pleasing
and full of surprises for his audience; the
best ones being his series of bird tricks,
some of which were little short of miracu-
lous. In the more pretentious mechanical
illusions his Egyptian sarcophagus brought
rounds of applause.
The spectacular dances of ‘ ‘Solaris’? were
very effective and proved an appropriate
and popular specialty.
i Taken all the way through the Franeis-
cus entertainment was a delightful sur-
prise... Away beyond anything that had
been anticipated and thoroughly meriting
rank with the best magician shows on the
road. apt
——Joel B. Fitlinger, who is director
of the band at the Carlisle Indian school,
is a native of Aarousburg, this county.
The band has been engaged for the Buffalo
Exposition and will attend MocKinley’s
inaugural.
—On Monday, Tan. 7th, Wilson G.
the 5 year old son of Dennis and Cassie
Reese, died at their home near Port Matil-
da. He was a bright little boy.
News Purely Personal
—Hon. A. O. Furst was in Altoona on
business on Wednesday.
legal
—~Col. and Mrs. James P. Coburn were passen-
gers for Pittsburg on Monday afternoon.
—Mrs. Samuel Wallach, of New York, isvisit-
ing her sister, Mrs. Emil Joseph, in this place.
—John Noll, one of the men who are heralding
broadcast the virtues of Malena, was in town to
spend Sunday with his parents.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. Kennedy Johnston, with
their daughter Pauline, spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. Johnston's father at Mt. Eagle.
—William Barnes, who had been in charge of a
colliery electrical plant at Ralston, has resigned
his position and is at his home in this place.
—John Tonner Harris, manager of the Bell tele-
phone interests in the Philipsburg and Clearfield
regions, was in town over Sunday, visiting his
parents.
—Miss 3allie Baum, of Bishop sireet, left for
New York on Friday morning. to be gone several
weeks on a visit to her sister Mrs. Morris Monish
of that eity.
—VWilliam Burnside, of the Standard Scale and
Supply Co. Ltd., is in Pittsburg looking after a lit-
tle business about their general office and sales-
rooms in that city.
—Jas. Fortney, of Pine Grove Mills, was a Belle-
fonte visitor on Monday. He was down attending
to some business and spending his spare moments
with his brother, Col. D. F. Fortney.
—Joseph S. Rhoads, of Jamesburg, N. J., was in
town last Thursday for a visit to his mother on
Linn street. He is a supervisor on the United
Railroads of New Jersey Div. of the P. R. R.
—County Superintendent C. L. Gramley was in
town visiting the schools on Friday. There is
some talk of trouble for the local school board at
the coming election, but whether it will amount
to more than talk remains to be seen.
—Among the politicians from this Mecca of
statesinen who journeyed to Harrisburg during
the fore part of the week to see just why and how
it was going to happen were Jno. M. Dale Esq., E,
R. Chambers, W. L. Malin, Senator W. C. Heinle
and W. E. Gray.
—Hast Leyman and George Green, two promi-
nent Boggs township citizens, were in town on
Tuesday. They didn’t say so, but we inferred
that as both of them are active politicians on dif-
ferent sides of the fence, they came up to hear the
results of the Quay election. {
—Jas. C. Gilliland, of Oak Hall, station master,
grain und coal merehant, farmer and general pro:
moter of good movements forthe Grange, was in
Bellefonte on Friday wondering whether we had
any use for a dollar. As you might know we
soon set his mind at rest on that question.
—Geo. H. Musser, whose farm on the Ridges
back of Milesburg furnishes him with the usual
farm products and a superior strike of flag or pav-
ing stones, was in tows on Friday wishing that
last year had turned out more corn and less stone,
as he did not have a crop sufficient to feed his
stock during the winter.
=J. W. Kepler, of Pine Grove Mills, spent a few
hours in town on Monday greeting his many
friends about the town. While Billy would have
liked very much to win in his fight for legislative
honors his failure has made no change in him
and he is the same, genial, whole souled fellow
that he was before the election.
—A. J. Griest, of Unionville, wearing a cane and
heaping maledictions” on some of the Democrats
who, he claims, have been trying to make our or
ganization in the State a tail to the Quay kite for
years, was in town on Wednesday. ‘He just came
down to see how we are all getting along and—we
presume—to have a dish of oysters on the side.
—R. D, Ardery was down from Martha Furnace
on Wednesday, with enough of business on his
hands to make it necessary for him to keep mov
ing, notwithstanding the rain. Mr. Ardery re-
ports that some of the grain in the upper end of
Bald Eagle seems to have picked up a little lately
though most of the early sowing shows the bad
eftect of the fly's ravages last fall.
~Chas. Wetzel was a caller on Monday and from
him we gleaned the information that his brother
Lewis, who has lately gone to Philipsburg to take
chayge of the Moshannon M’fg Co's. plant, was
here to spend Sunday and reported that he
thought he would like his new work very much.
They make a specialty of wood working machin-
ery, which is right in the Wetzel line, for they are
all mechanical geniuses and men of the héd
habits.
—Mr. W. D, Strunk and. his son Oliver were in
town on Saturday. They live in the vicinity of
Potters Mills but have ‘been lumbering on Brush
mountain for some time, where Mr. Strunk was
quite successful with his contract. They were
over here looking up the detuils fora new opera-
tion they expect to begin the first of February. It
is located alongthe Black Moshannon back of
Julian and we wish the gentlemen the greatest
measure of success with the work. They are de-
serving of it.
—Former prothonotary W. F. Smith, of Mill-
heim, spent Tuesday night about his old haunts
in this place. “‘Schmitty’’ always comes up load-
ed for the pool sharks about the town and usually
goes home with a fair share of their scalps dang-
ling at his belt. Pool is about the only diversion
‘Mr. Smiths indulges in aud he is really quite an
| expert. with the cue. Some of the boys insist that
he has a table stowed away on his barn floor down
here, on which he is wont. to practice up, before
any of his visits to Bellefonte,
CE. G! ‘Henderson, proprietor cf the 'Hender-
son house at Windber, was a Bellefonte vis itor on
Wednesday. He came in on Tuesday night’ to
visit his mother at Howard and stopped off in
Bellefonte on his return home. Mr. Henderson
was formerly in the hotel business at Philipsburg,
where he lost’ money until he decided to imnligra
to Windber. That was over three years ago and
the famous So erset county cont center § was then
only a crude little mining camp. Its rowth | has
been ‘almost, ladin-like and we are. ‘glad to ‘say
that Mr. Hen derson has “heen borne q long on the
erest of the prosperous wave.
YER 3st {
s+Samuel B. Leathers Fed. ., Of Mt. Bagley was in
town on Tuesday doing some trading and while
lere Mr. Leathers dropped an idea.about the cli-
atic conditions that we had never thought of be-
fore. He said that he had observed: that for sev-
eral yeurs past the prevailing winds have been
from the south and in that fact ' probably lies the
reason for the disappearance of our good, old
fashioned winters. Certainly they have gone
somewhere, for within the minds: of men who
still think themselves boys, there was always
skating by Thanksgiving day and sleighing a
week or so later that would continue well into the
spring. In fact there was moving on sleds in
these parts the 1st of April not forty years agoi
no S. DeLong, of Romola, fresh, from ‘the big
lumber regions about Johnsonburg, was in town
on Saturday talking a little politics, religion, edu-
cation and business, ‘Tom is by no means an. old
man, but he has been prominent in Curtin ‘town-
ship affairs so long that he can almost be classed
with the war horses of the Democratic party. His
visit to Bellefonte was a very welcome one, since
he had not been here for some time. His long
absence is explained by the fact that he has given
up the life of a pedagogue and gone to Johnson-
burg, where he is permanently employed at a nice
salary and has nothing to do but scale lumber all
day long. He likes the business and from all ap
.pearances it likes him. He tells a very fanany
story as to why he has to wear his moustache
close cropped so that he can keep his tally sheet
properly. The two would seem to have no con-
nection, whatever, bnt when you see Tom ask
him about it.
—Miss Jennie Smyser, of Curtin street, went
down to Yorx on Thursday to make a short visit
with friends in that city.
—William P. Humes was in Philipsburg on
business pertaining to the sale of the Hoover,
Hughes & Co. property on Tuesday.
—DMy. and Mrs. L. C. Bullock and Mr. and Mrs.
Lew Wallace, of Milesburg, are away on a pleasure
trip to points in New York and Canada.
—Burgess Edmund Blanchard left for Harris-
burg this morning, where he will attend a German
to be given by the society folks at the Capitol this
evening.
— Mrs. A. G. Morris, who had been spending a
few days with her sons, Rcbert and Alex, at their
bachelor quarters on Linn street, returned to
Tyrone yesterday.
—Robert Morris, resident manager of the Mor-
ris lime and ballast interests about Bellefonte, de-
parted for Washington and Richmond, on Wed-
nesday afternoon, for a week's visit.
—Mrs. Margaret Harper, of Centre Hall, and
her sister Mrs. Jane Marshall, who has been liv-
ing at Centre Hall with Mrs. Harper for the past
year, are in town seeing friends and visiting their
sisters, Mrs. Cox and Mrs. William Derstine.
—Col. James F. Weaver, of Milesburg, was a
visitor to Bellefonte yesterday. He was up at-
tending to some Grange matters. The Grange is
very near to the Colonel's heart and his daily
thought seems to be for the good of his fellow
farmer.
—Mr. J. A. Strunk, of Potters Mills, was in
town yesterday, having driven the entire distance
over the mountain for a load of the famous flour
made at the Phenix mills in this place. Mr.
Strunk is a brother of W. D. Strunk the lumber-
man, but says he would sooner farm than operate
a saw mill. Beth gentlemen are good in their
lines and enjoy an enviable reputation for in-
tegrity.
——Chailes A. Weaver, formerly a
miller at Loganton but who had been’
working in the vicinity of Reading lately,
was killed by being caught in the ma-
chinery on Wednesday. His body will be
buried at Rebersburg on Saturday morn-
ing at 10 o’clock.
\
—Clyde Smith, who sustained such
serious injuries through a fall from a tele-
phone pole at State College in December,
is fast recovering. He is able to walk
around now.
eb.
'NORCE To FARMERS. —On and afte
December 15th, we will not take any kind
of grain ou store at our mill. We will
however, be in the market for cash grain
constantly and will pay the highest prices.
: .. PHOENIX MILLING CO.
. 5 ete
Latest Sheet Music at Half Price.
The following pieces are now being ‘sung and
played everywhere in New York and Philadei-
phia.” Twill sell” any 500:; piece for 25c,any 75¢.
piece for 35c. By mail 1c. ai for each
piece. Taare WF
Vocar.—Beyond The at Lf Paradise (Sacred
Song) 75c., Where The Old Potomac Flows 50¢c.,
Day By Day 50c., The. Rag Time Millionaire 50c.,
The Girl For Me 50c.
InsTRUMENTAL.—Coon Jim Two Step 350c., The
Belle of The Regiment March 50c., Romaine
‘Waltzes 50c., Japonica Danse du Vaudeville 50¢.
Hunky-Dory Two Step 50c. These are all good
ones. Address CHAS. H. CRUSE,
Bellefonte, Pa.
Public Sales.
Marcu 5.—At the residence of Samuel Garner, at
State College; draft horses, cows, short horn
bulls, young cattle, implements, wagons, har-
ness etc, Sale at 10 o'clock a.m. -
March 6r.—At the residence of John T. Baylets,
on the George Valentine farm 224 miles east of
Bellefonte, horses, cattle and implements, Mr.
Baylets algo has a lot of good chestnut posts
which he is offering at private sale. Sale at 1
o'clock p. m.
MagcH 191H.—At the residence of the late Jas. Hen-
derson two miles west of Bellefonte. Farm
implements of all kinds. Horses, cattle, hogs.
Household goods. Sale at 10 a. m.
Marcu 19.—At the residence of Michael Hess, near
Shingletown, farm stock, implements, and
household goods of every kind, Sale at 10’ a. m.
March 28th.—At the residence of W. H. Coldren,
2 miles east of Pleasant Gap, farm stock and
farm implements of all kinds.
March 29.—Leonard Rhone, of Centre Hall. Pa.,
will sell at his residence Rhoneymede, three
miles west of the Old Fort, ninety head of live
stock, embracing Morgan "and French coach
horses and colts, Holstein cattle, Shropshire
sheep, Berkshire swine including farm imple-
ments. While these animals have not been
registered they have been bred from registered
sires for three or four generations. A rare op-
PORUniY to buy well bred stock. Sale hegins
at 10a. m
Philadelphia | Markets.
~The following a are the closing prices ol
the Philadelphia: markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat —Red . . Tian
#4 & No. : 45,
Corn “iow 1054 4
* —Mixe 4
Ont 2834@53
Flour— Winter, Per Br'l.. . 2.35@2,60
¢¢ —Penna. Roller.... 3.10@3,25
“*¢ Favorite Brands: = has
Rye Flour Per Br'l .
Baled hay—Choice Timot y No. Wf
“ Mixed “ 1 14.50@15.50
6.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Prasix Mitting Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Red w wheat, old... aatand qu ekse
70
Wheat, new. i 79
Rye, per bushel. 50
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 10
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 40
Oats, per bushel, new 25
Barley, per bushel. 40
Groun Hiring Pe to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel ... ssasss 25
Cloverseed, per bushel, . $6 00 to $7 SO
Timothy seed per bushel: +... $2.00 to $2.56
Bellefonte Produce B Markets.
Corrected weekly ly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel ..cocvamneeisriesisons sevens 50
Onions vadss osartet 3
8, PET BOZO. cicirarerasrisieisstassioiyrasssrevarussnss $
To Pet pound. 9
Conny 3 jronlde 7
7
Fidos
Tallow, per pound. 3
Butter, per POUDG cc enuerenrussnimsnsanssasnsnanses 22
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