Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. |, 190l.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——William H. Cain, of this place, has
been granted a pension of $10.00 per month.
——Former assistant postmaster. Thomas
Howley is laid up with the grip at his home
on Bishop street.
~——TL. C. Wetzel has rented a house on
Seventh and Laurel streets in Philipsburg
and will move to that placeabout Feb. 1st.
——The ladies of the Lutheran church
will serve an oyster supper in the W. C.
T. U. rooms on Thursday evening, Febru-
ary 7th.
——Word has come from the western
penitentiary to the effect that James Cor-
nelly is ill in the prison hospital with ap-
pendicitis.
——Joln R. Holter, of Howard, a Sol-
dier in Co. F, 51st Penna. Inf. during the
Civil war, has been granted a pension of $8
per month.
* ——Mrs. Jennie M. Jackson has been
granted a pension of $15 per month for the
late Lieut. Geo. I. Jackson, She received
$84 back pay.
——Winter looks like the real thing
now, yet only ten days ago people were
loafing about in the warm sunshine as if it
had heen a May day.
“—Councilman J. W. Houser, of east
Bishop street, fell on the ice in front of
Naginey’s furniture store, Monday even-
ing, and broke his right arm.
Among the many people who are ill
in town are Miss Kate Hewes, Jno. F. Har-
rison and David Harshberger. The two
former have grip and the latter pneumonia.
——The rural mail delivery in Ferguson
township is proving a great success and the
farmers along the route are very much
pleased with the workings of the system
thus far.
——Mrs. John L. Kurtz of Curtin street,
tripped and fell down the stairs of her home
a few days ago, injuring her spine so that
it is feared she will be permanently crip-
pled.
———1If you have ever listened to the de-
lightful music of the Coleville band you
will certainly feel like patronizing their
concert in the opera house next Tuesday
night.
——The company that presented ‘‘The
Real Widow Browun’’at Garman’s, Monday
night, was inferior in every way to the one
that gave the initial performance of the
pleasing comedy in this place.
——Don’t forget the afternoon meeting
in the Y. M.C. A. Sunday. . It will be
led by J. Kennedy Johnston Esq. and you
are cordially invited to it, as well as to the
Bible reading in the morning at nine
thirty o'clock.
——DMirs. Lousia Bush fell on the side-
walk near F. P. Green’s residence, on
North Allegheny street, Thursday evening,
sustaining painful injuries. She was re-
turning from the Library party at Mrs.
Reeders.
~——We are very sorry to learn that Wm.
B. Mingle Esq., the Centre Hall banker,
is not enjoying the best of health. He has
been troubled with dyspepsia lately and
any person who has personal knowledge of
that nerve-racking trouble will sympathize
with him.
——The disgraceful acts of drunken hab-
itues of the gallery continue to mar the
pleasure of every one at Garman’s opera
house. Just why the management toler-
ates such things to any extent at all we are
at a loss to comprehend, for they are cer-
tainly hurting the business of the house.
——Whatever is said of burgess Blanch-
ard’s effort to detect the man who assaulted
women on Linn street he must be given
credit for having the courage of his con-
victions and displaying a determination to
suppress crime in Bellefonte, which is far
more than some of his predecessors have
done.
——The tenant house on the S. C. Bath-
gate farm, near Lemont, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday night of last
week. The tenant, a Mr. Holderman, had
just moved out that morning. The origin
is supposed to have been accidental. Mr.
Bathgate had a small insurance.
——-Sup’t. S. B. Finnegan, of Morris’
lime operations along Buffalo-ran, has
been forced to reduce his working crews
owing to the impossibility to work the
quarries to their capacity during this
weather. He says it was particularly bard
on the men on Monday and Tuesday.
«=——At-the annual meeting of Group 6
of the Penusylvania Bankers’ Association,
held at Tyrone last week John P. Harris,
of this place, was made president, and F.
K. Lukenbach, of Philipsburg, secretary.
The Group comprises the bankers of Blair,
Bedford, Cambria, Clearfield, Centre and
Huntingdon counties.
Will Larimer, manager of the Palace
livery, feed and exchange stables, in this
place, is prouder than ever of his private
driving horse. ‘Sport.”” Charley Larimer,
Will’s son, drove ‘‘Sport’’ to a sleighing
party over at the Old Fort, on Monday
night and on the return he got into a snow
bank and when Charley got out to help
him out ‘‘Sport’”’ knew best how to do it
himself and. spurted off. towards home,
arriving here without: baving lost as much
as a hitching strap. Charley came “home
on a sled later.
A FATAL WRECK BELOW THE NAIL
WOoRKS.—Two engines on the Bald Eagle
Valley division of the P. R. R. ran togeth-
er at the big turn, just below the nail
works, about 8 o'clock Monday morning
and a few moments later the dead body of
Charles William Borman was lifted out of
the wreckage. :
Engine 479, known as the Bellefonte
yard shifter, conductor Joseph Kelleher ;
Claude Thompson, engineer, and John
Nolan, fireman, had stopped at the nail
works siding to put in a car, and was
dropping on down to the siding to Morris’
gap quarries, where a car was to be placed
for the chain works. They were going at
a right smart speed, head on,and were just
about to strike the big curve around the
‘end of the mountain when fireman Nolan
saw another engine speeding towards them,
not 200 feetaway. He shouted, ‘My God,
look there coming,’’ and dived headlong
through the cab window. The warning
was none t00 soon for engineer Thompson,
for he had barely time to reverse his lever
and roll out the window on his side, before
there was a deafening crash, the grinding
and smashing of heavy irons and timbers,
the hissing of steam from broken pipes and
then an instant of awful silence, at once
broken by the crics of startled men.
479 had plowed into engine 1499, which
was drawing the valley work train up to
the Bellefonte round house for a load of
ashes. The engines came together with
such force as to almost completely telescope
them. Pilots, headlights and stacks were
gone and the broken ends of their boilers
were jammed into each other as tight as if
they bad all been one piece. The tenders
of both engines were tilted up as if they
had tried to go on over top of them when
they stopped and that of engine 1499 had
plowed clear through the caboose of the
work train, which had been thrown cross-
wise ou the track. The position of the ca-
boose would indicate that the trains went
together with considerable force, as it was
lifted completely off the rails and thrown
crosswise against the end of the tilted
tender and smashed into kindling wood.
The long tool car immediately behind the
caboose was derailed and careened over the
embankment, with only the coupling of
the cars behind it holding it from rolling
into the creek. There were a number of
other cars on the work train but none of
them left the rails.
On the engine of the work train was
Mal. © Parsons, the engineer; Edward
Woodring, the fireman, and Charles Bor- |
man, a crew laborer who had walked out
onto the engine after leaving Milesburg so
as to be able to wave to his sister who lives
near the tracks somewhere in that vicinity.
They were all unconscious of their danger
until it was too late to save themselves.
They were on their engine when the crash
came. Neither Parsons nor Woodring can
tell exactly how’ they did get out, but
poor Borman was not so lucky. ‘He was in
the act of putting a shovelful of coal into
the firebox and was crushed under the tons
of coal that slid forward when the tender
tilted. His feet were pushed into the open
door of the firebox and it was the agony
of their burning that caused him to ory
out several times before he expired. His
head was crushed into an unrecognizable
condition, but otherwise he seemed very
little hurt.
The most marvelous feature of the
wreck was the fact that there were forty
work men in the caboose and tool cars and
not one of them was seriously hurt. The
caboose was reduced to kindling wood and
as it appeared after the collision it seemed
impossible that any human being could
have been in it and escaped, yet there were
eight. :
Fireman Nolan struck the snow on the
side of the mountain and was not hurt at
all. Engineer Thompson fell to the side of
the track and rolled into the water ; see-
ing the shower of head-lights and other de-
bris falling about him he scrambled to his
feet and 1an clear across the stream into
the fair grounds.
.. Fireman Woedring was painfully hurt
about the head and shoulders. He was
taken to his home in Tyrone on day ex-
press.
Emanuel Ravenstine, of Tyrone, a labor-
er, had a deep gash cut in his throat and
was bruised about the body.
George Garber, laborer, Tyrone, head
and side cut.
C. William Borman resided with his
mother and brother at 1463 Logan avenue.
He was born in Snyder county. The fam-
ily lived in Bellefonte for some time, and
thirteen years ago they removed to Tyrone
where they have since resided. The un-
fortunate young man had been employed
as a laborer on the wreck train crew for
over eight years past. The deceased was
aged 28 years, 4 months and fifteen days.
Surviving him are his mother, Mrs. Elea-
nora Borman ; two brothers, John H. and
David Borman,of Tyrone ; and two sisters,
Mrs. John A. Haupt, of Tyrone, and Mrs.
J. 0. Noll, of Milesburg. He is also sur-
vived by three step-brothers, Jonathan, of
Philadelphia, and Lincoln and Emerson,
of Snyder county ; and one sfep-sister, Mrs.
Harvey Lutz, of Bellefonte.
The funeral services were conducted at
his late home by J. D. W. Deavor, Ph. D,
and Rev. F. L. Bergstresser at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. Interment in Tyrone’
cemetery.
No cause for the acoident is assigned.
The shifter crew were clearly running un-
der orders, since they were not outside of
the Bellefonte yard limit in which they
have right of way and are only ordered to
look ont, for regularly scheduled trains.
Conductor Kelleher said that he was at
the station at 7 o’clock and heard nothing
of the work train coming in here.
The work train was under orders to run
into Bellefonte special, which it was doing |
but the question arises as to whether the
engineer had his train under fall control,
as it is his duty to have it when entering a
yard limit. Of course the point at which
the collision occurred is one at which the
engineers could not possibly have seen each
other until within 200 feet.
Conductor Kelleher was standing on
the rear of the hox car they were taking
down to the Morris siding. He said the
jolt was severe enough to knock his head
acainst the end of the car and when he
looked about to see what caused it Thomp-
son was flying into the creek and the air
was full of wreckage. His brakeman was
with him on the car.
The road was blocked up until noen,
when trains were ronning as usual.
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——MTrs. Mollie L. Valentine entertain-
ed a few ladies on Monday evening. They
played cards.
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——Fred Blanchard gave a stag dinner
for a few of his friends on Monday even-
ing. It was served at his home on east
Linn sireet.
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——The Ladies Aid Society of the Meth-
odist church held a social at the parsonage
last .evening. Light refreshments were
served. : 3
——J. Harris Hoy will give a sleighing
party to his country place at Rockview this
evening, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Hickok.
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——The Senior class of the High school
had a sleighing party to Lemont on Friday
night and while there were guests at the
hospitable Evey home.
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——Miss Anna Sechler will give adinner
to night, at her home on East Linn street,
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell,
of Lemont, whose wedding last fall was.
one of the pleasant events of the season.
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——Mr. and Mrs. Harry Curtin enter-
tained a party of Bellefonte ladies and
gentlemen at their home at Curtin’s Works, |
on Wednesday evening. The guests went
down in sleighs, arriving there for supper,
——The Aid Society of the Bellefonte
Evangelical church will serve a chicken |
and waffle supper in the basement of the
church Feb. 8th and 9th, 1901, from 5 until
9 p. m. The public is cordially invited to
patronize the supper.
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——Hon. A. O. Furst will lecture on
the ‘‘Passion Play at Oberammergau’’ at
State College this evening. The lecture
will be given in the chapel and is for the
benefit of the Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church.
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- ——Sleighing parties have been extreme-
ly popular during the past few nights.
Sled loads of young people have been go-
ing in all directions and the liveryiien are
not able to supply the- demand for horses
and sleighs. :
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——The members of the Centre county
bar association will “eat, drink and be
merry’’ at the Bush house on Friday even-
ing, February 8th, Their banquet is to
promote gastronomic feats of which some
of the members are already past masters.
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——Mr. and Mrs. Ross Anderson Hickok,
of Harrisburg, were guests at a dinner
given by Governor and Mrs. Stone, at the
Executive mansion, Saturday evening, in
honor of Dr. and Mrs. Hermanius Baer, of
Somerset, nephew and niece of President
McKinley.
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——Col. W. Fred Reynolds entertained
a party of gentlemen at the Country club
on Tuesday evening. Major domo Brower
served them with a delicious turkey din-
ner. In the party were Col. Reynolds,
Judge Love, Col. Reeder, John M. Dale,
James Potter, John Blanchard, Harry Kel-
ler, John M. Shugert, Joseph L. Mont-
gomery, J. Harrie Hoy, and €. C. Quigley.
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——A farmer's institute will be held at
Beech Creek on Thursday and Friday,
February 7th and 8th. It will be held in
Williams’ hall and everyone is invited.
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——The ‘‘Thespians,’’ the dramatic or-
ganization of The Pennsylvania State Col-
lege, who were to have appeared here in
“David Garrick?’ and Lend Me Five Shill-
ings,”” on February 26th, have canceled
their date.
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——The Rev. Reginald 8S. Radcliffe, of
Harrisburg, Archdeacon of the Diocese of
Central Pennsylvania, is in town assisting
Rev. Geo. I. Brown, rector of St. John’s
Episcopal church, conduct a ten days mis-
sion. It commenced on Wednesday. After-
noon and evening services are heing held,
to which everyone is invited.
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——The teachers of the Methodist Epis-
copal Sunday school met at the home of
Rev. W. P. _ Shriner, on Linn street, last
Friday evening to talk over plans for a
great revival of Sunday School work.
Prof. M. J. Babb. the new superintendent,
has taken hold with great enthusiasm and
is inspiring his teachers to more earnest
work, Addresses were made by Rev.
Shriner, Professor Babb, W. I. Fleming,
Victor Royer, H. H. Hurshberger Faq, and
J. P. Smith. :
_-——The annual class sleighing parties
from The Pennsylvania State College to this
place began on Saturday night, when the
Sophomores and Seniors were here. On
Monday night the Juniors and Freshmen
came down and it is in the navure of a sig-
nificant coincidence that the display win-
dows of both the Mallory & Taylor and
Moore photograph galleries were robhed
that night. All the attractive pictures
were carried away, leaving nothing but
those of a few men.
| John Trafford and Daniel
| rage in a well laid scheme.
{ Cook, for borough treasurer, will have no
REV. GEORGE PENNEPACKER PREACH-
ED WHILE THREATENED WITH A HEMOR-
RHAGE. — Rev. George D. Pennepacker,
formerly pastor of the Methodist church of
this place, but .at present located at Wil-
liauasport, had a peculiar expesience on
Sunday, says the News of that city. He
awoke about 4 o’clock in the morning with
a slight headache. Having been sleeping
on the right side the entire night, and,
feeling that a change of position would be
restful, he reversed himself in bed. In-
stantly blood gushed from both nostrils.
He hastily made his way into the bath
room, where, notwithstanding the efforts
of himself and Mrs. Penuepacker to stop
the flow, he bled profusely for over an
hour. Finally plugging was resorted to
and the hemorrhage checked. Mr. Penne-
packer then returned to bed and fell asleep,
only to be awakened again to undergo the
same distressing ordeal. He bled that
time fully as long as on the first occasion
and: the hemorrhage was stopped in the
same manner.
Although very nervous and greatly
weakened from loss of blood, he was de-
termined to occupy his pulpit, and did so.
He preached one of the finest sermons of
his life, and few knew that he was talking
with his nose stopped with cotton and in
fear and dread of the plugs bursting out,
to be followed by a flow of blood that
would saturate everything before him. But
the expected did not occur, much to the
delight of the minister. No farther troub-
le is anticipated, and, with the exception
of the weakness and nervousness previous-
ly mentioned, he is undergoing no serious
effects of the bleeding.
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THE BorouGH PRIMARIES.—The cau-
cuses of the respective political parties
passed off very quietly on Saturday night
and tickets were named without much of a
contest on the part of ‘any one. For the
Democratic nomination for poor overseer
Eberhart were
both aspirants, but their contest was con-
ducted so fair that Mr. Eberhart has bow-
ed gracefully to the will of the majority
and will ask Mr. Trafford’s friends to do
something in his behalf later.
The Republicans named Sam Diehl over
Wm. Clark, which was a slight miscar-
Charles F.
opposition ; Col. Reynolds was named for
{ council by both sides in the North ward
and Col. W. C. Heinle will have no op-
position for school director in the
South. y
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The tickets named were as follows: =
DEMOCRATIC. OFFICE, REPUBLICAN,
Jno. Trafford........Overseer-Poor........ Sam]. Diehl.
Treasurer.......Chas. F. Cook.
...Auditor...
NorTH Wann,
Jos. Rightnour K. Hicklen.
L. A. Shaeffer............ .S. B. Miller.
Jno. N. Lane.... | Rodger Paverd.
Wm. Ishler ........ nn ASSOSSOT....oenrennnnss S. A. Bell,
W. Fred Reynolds......Council.W. Eyed Reynolds.
J.C. Meyer... Scheol Director...H. C. Quigley.
Sorte WARD.
.Judge....... Thos. Donachy.
Harry Walkey.... ...Inspector.. .Henry D. Brown.
Thos. Howley............ ASS€880T........ W. C, Cassidy.
4 M. Canningham......Council......... G. W, Sherry.
Joseph No Nahon..
¥. C. Heinle......... School Director......
West WARD
Jouth, Miller... Judge......... Edw. T, Tuten.
Jas. K, Barnhart.......Inspeetor..........A. V. Smith.
L. H. McQnistion.......Assessor.........Jas. H. Rine.
Oscar Wetzel......ccon..s Council... Edw. Whittaker.
ees,
A.Y. Wagner......... School Director.....G. W. R
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BREAKING Up ILLEGAL FISHING AND
HuNTING.—Detective Joe Rightnour is the
first official Centre county has had in a
great many years who has made any effort
to break up the practice of illegal hunting
and fishing. And being a sportsman him-
self he bas, naturally, been very active in
this direction. The result has been appar-
ent to every one. Two years ago Spring
creek was lined with boys with loops every
time the water would geslow. The stream
was literally cleaned of all kinds of fish
and every little freshet would bring out
dip and throw nets by the score, until
there was nothing left in the water but the
stones. Detective Rightnour started at
once to break it up, with the effect that to-
day there is little if any ‘illegal fishing in
any of the larger streams of the county. A
few examples were all that was necessary.
When the offenders realized that they had
a determined officer to deal with most of
them desisted at once. A few, however,
thought they were smart enough te evade
Centre county’s alert ‘‘Hawkshaw’’ but
they are being rounded up to paying the
penalty, one by one.
On Friday Willis Shuey and "Wesley
Hendershot were caught and taken before
justice Harshberger, who fined them $100
each. As neither one of them could pay
the fine they had to go to jail for one hun-
dred days. And it issafe to say that there
will be far more trout for the lawful fisher-
man who waits until April 15th to begin.
Both Shuey and Hendershot are experts
| with the rod and line, but they will have
to forego the sport at the opening of the
| next season.
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———John Haworth, who is still alive and
well at his home in Philipsburg, is proba:
bly the only man in Centre county and
probably one of a very few in the count
who can recall the coronation of Queen
Victoria. He is 71 years old and when he
was seven he paraded with the school chil-
dien at his home in Accrington, Lancashire,
England, in celebration of the coronation
event. That was on June 21st, 1837.
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——It: would be nice if the Coleville
band could have handsome uew uniforms
to appearin next spring when they begin
their free open air concerts again. Yon
could help them very much in this direc-
tion by buying a ticket to the concert and
variety show they will give at Garman’s on
Friday night, February 5th.
——Mary J. Gates, of Loveville, has
been granted a pension of $8 per month.
—— A mischievous boy with a snow
ball wrecked the glass sign which directs
patrons to Cruse’s cigar store in the Bush
house.
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News Purely Personal
—Miss Mary H. Linn is in Altoona visiting Miss
Anna Baker. She went Monday.
—Wm. P. Duncan, banker and coal operator of
Philipsburg, was an attendant at court during the
early part of the week.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gephart were two ot the
many travelers who lefi here yesterday morning
for Philadelphia.
—Thos. H. Hill, of Philadelphia, is here on a
short visit to his wife's mother and brothers, the
Richards of east Linn street.
—Miss Rose Dusling, of Willowbank street,
returned «from a visit to Philadelphia and New
York friends, on Saturday morning.
—Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Green, of Altoona, spant
Sunday in town at their parental homes, the
Greens of Water street and O’Briens of Logan.
—Mrs. Barbara Rankin, who has been in Phila-
delphia and Harrisburg for the past month re-
turned to her home in this place on Monday
evening.
—Al. 8. Garman, proprietor of the Garman house
in Tyrone, was in town on Monday for a few
hours on his way to Philadelphia to attend the
automobile show.
—Mrs. Edward Willink, of New "Orleans, is in
town visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Campbell, of Water street. She expects to re
main a month or more.
—Thomas Hutchinson, of Williamsport, with
his little daughter Margery, spent a few days
recently with his mother, Mrs. Margaret Hutch-
inson, of Howard street.
—J. Mac. Curtin, of Pittsburg, was in town for
a few days the latter part of last week. He was
here visiting his parents during a short vacation
he had from his work in the Westinghouse shops.
—Mr. and Mrs. Ross Anderson Hickok, of Har-
risburg, are expected here to spend Sunday at
the Hastings home. Miss Adaline Harris, who
has been vigiting them for some time, will return
with them. :
—D. A. Boozer, Centre Hall's enterprising
liveryman and one of the progressive young men
of that place, was in town on Wednesday; having
come over to’ attend the trial of the case of the
Bible estate against Centre Hall Boro. for water
privileges.
—Miss Mary Thomas, whose visit here was the
cause of many of the pleasant little social gayeties
which have distinguished the past month, returned
to her home in Philadelphia Tuesday. Her sister,
Mrs, Isaac Mitchell, accompanied her fora two
week’s stay.
—J. D. Miller, of Hublersburg, who was an
aspirant for treasurership honors two years ago,
was in town until Wednesday evening serving as
a grand juror. Mr. Miller is one of the active
Democrats of Walker township and makes friends
wherever he goes.
—Harry Robb, of Pittsburg, who gave up his
position as driver of the Meese grocery wagon to
become a locomotive engineer, is here on a visit
to his father, Erastus Robb. Harry's ambition is
being gratified, for he is already a fireman and is
getting along even nicer than he Fexpacied him-
relf.
—Among the constables from over the county
who were in town on Monday was P. C. Frank,
of Potter township. Constable Frank has made
quite a reputation for himself as a fearless official
and his services are called upon for many of the
most dangerous and intricate cases on the other
side of the mountain.
: al Norris Bogle, secretary of the Jenkins Iron
and Tool Co. at Howard, with his sister Miss Sara,
sailed for the south of France on Saturday. Some
time ago he under-went an operation for appendi-
citis and has never fully recovered from its ef-
fects. It is! hoped that the sunny climes abroad
will restore him to full vigor.
—Mrs. E. A. Ives and her danghter Miss Julia,
of New Haven, Conn., who have been here for the
past six months visiting Mrs. Laurie and stop-
ping at Miss Magill’s, left for Philadelphia yester-
day. Miss Jessie Laurie, Mrs. Ives grand-daugh-
ter, went with them for an extended visit in
Philadelphia, New Jersey and Connecticut.
—From all indications the Grange is the busy
organization of the county these times for the
Hon. Leonard Rhone, Col. James Weaver, David
M. Campbell and others of the high dignitaries
have been frequent visitors here of late. Their
appearance always indicates business of import-
ance, for they are not given to unnecesary ex-
cuarsions.
—J. W. Kepler, of Pine Grove Mills, and J. W.
Sandoe, of Centre Hall, were Bellefonte visitors
during the week. Both gentlemen were doing
duty as jurors, but during the time they were off
duty found opportunity to call on some of the
many friends they have here. Mr. Kepler reports
that his venerable father has been much im-
proved in health since going io Hot Springs,
Arkansas.
—B. H. Arney, of Centre Hall, so much in a
hurry that he could only pitch us a dollar and
run, was in town on Wednesday afternoon. 'Of
course hé wasn’t running to get away from the
police or from anyone else but realized that rail-
road trains are often very provoking and start
right oft, whether you are there or not, when it
istime to go and he was trying his ‘best to get
there. :
—H. D. Rumberger, with that same little curl
in his blonde moustache and that same old smile
peeping out from under it, was in town during
the forepart of the week, serving asa juror and
they must have considered him a very competent
one, for he was challenged nearly every time he
was called. Yon know: itis an old saying that
“smart men are never (?) allowed to sit on a
jury.” But we've been on one or Heo Simnge,
isn’t it?
«Mrs. John Noll and her daPbior Miss
Roberta, who have been ont in Ford City, Arm-
strong county, since before Christmas, enjoying a
visit with Mrs. VanDyke and that winsome little
grand-daughter, returned home Saturday night.
To join in the reunion and fittingly observe the
occasion Mr. Noll stopped his work over at
Alexandria and has been here all week celebrat-
ing—i ¢, visiting his old haunts and 4 geiting re-
acquainted with his friends.
—John F. Miller, of Ferguson township, and
A. W. Geist, who farms the Miles Gray farm in
Patton, Twp., were among the jurors who were in
town this week. In speaking about the rural mail
delivery recently inaugurated in west Ferguson
Mr. Miller states that he thinks it will bea great
success. He says that they now get Philadel-
phia daily papers about 10 © ‘clock on the morn-
ing of publication and have about 4s prompt a
mail service as we do here in town. Mr. Geist is
going to give up farming in Centre county in a the
spring and move to Altoona.
—Friday and Saturday didn’t seem fo be par-
ticularly busy days in town yet there were a great
many strangers on the streets. Among them we
recognized A. F. Hall, of Fleming; G. N. Wolf, of
Spring Mills; D. H. Krebs, of Pine Grove: Geo.
W. Gates, of Nittany; J. A, Hoy, merchant and
station agent at Wad les; Chas. Snyder, of Fergu-
son township who came down to bid on the Ross
farm that was sold on Saturday; Wm. M. Hall, of
Fleming; Chas. Lucas, of Runville; and Geo. W.
Homan, of Pine Grove. Of course this doesn’t
begin to include all who were here, but they
represent the most prominent ones we noticed.
It was probably the faet that there was the first
sleighing of the season that made the streets
appear so lively and everyone in a good humor.
ALL Tuixgs CoME AROUND TO HIM
WHO Warts. — The beautiful new art
rooms of Berenice Moore, in Crider’s Ex-
change, are now open for the inspection of
the public and for business. Miss Moore
is the daughter of the late J. W. Moore,
of this place, whose ability as an artist
will be remembered by many of the town :
and connty. In his young days he was a
student of the Academy of Fine Arts, in
Philadelphia; and afterwards worked with
the well-known firm of Gutekuntz, in
that city, and renowned artists in other
cities.
Miss Moore will be assisted by her moth-
er, whose success in this line cannot be
questioned hy her former patrons.
——Have youn ever wondered, when Tis-
tening to the frequent free concerts ‘the
Celeville band gives on our streets, how
‘the boys manage to pay for their music,
They invarizhly have something new to de-
light the public with and take pleasure
in playing it, without being coaxed or paid.
In fact; all summer long, for a num-
ber of years, they have given at least
one and sometimes two concerts a
week on Bellefonte streets, for which they
have charged nothing. They are going to
get new uniforms now and would like you
to help it along by patronizing their com-
cert and variety show at Garman’s on
Tuesday night, February 5th. Seats are”
on sale at Parrish’s drug store and a pleas-
ing entertainment is guaranteed.
—i ggasi
— Last evening the Logan Engine Co.
gave the first of a series of small dances
they intend holding during the winter.
They are to be informal little affairs and
purely for the social pleasure of the pein.
bers of the company and their ladies. .J.
M. Cunningham, Jas. Harris and Rober$
Montgomery comprised the committee for
last evening’s dance.
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Notice To FARMERS.—We will continue
to buy wheat, corn, oats, barley and rye, for
which we will pay the highest cash price.
All grain should be delivered to the mill as
heretofore. ~ PH@ENIX MILLIN G CO.
Public Sales.
Fin. 201u.—At the residence of William Garner;
3 miles west of State College. Horses, cattle,
farm implements and household goods. Sale
at 1 p. m. sharp.
Fripay Marca 1st.—On the Sankey homestead 1
mile north east of Potters Mills, Pa., 90 head of
live stock, consisting of 6 farm and drivin
horses, 1 yearling Hackney colt. sired by Col.
Ww. Reynold’s Hackney stallion, “Pride of
the North.’’ 35 head of pure and grade Hol-
stein fresian cattlé consisting of cows, heifers
and calves some of which have been bred to a
Togisiered bull of the world’s best butter strain.
ead of pure breed eligible to registry and
grade Tamworth hogs, the English bacon hog.
20 head of good stock ewes. A full line of farm
implements, also Beaver No. 30 parlor coal
stove good as new. Sale at 10 a. m.
Maren 28n.—At the residence of Charles
Snyder, in Ferguson Twp. Farm stock of all
kinds, implements of every description and
household goods. This will be one of the largest
sales of the season and will open at 10 a. m.
Wm. Goheen, Auct.
Marcu 5th.—James J. Gramley, near Hublers-
burg, farm stock, implements and household
£00 5. Sale at 10 a. m.
March 5.—At the residence of Samuel Garner, at
State College, draft horses, cows, short horn
bulls, young cattle, implements, \vagons, har-
ness ete. Sale at 10 o'clock a. m.
March 6ri.—At the residence of John T. Baylets,
-on the George Valentine farm 234 miles east of
Bellefonte, horses, cattle and implements. Mr.
Baylets also has a lot of good chestnut posts
which he is offering at private sale. Sale at 1
o'clock p. m.
MARrcH 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 Michsel Hess, near
Shingletown, farm stock, Fiplements, and
household goods of every Rind. ale at 10 a. m.
Marcu 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-
Posunity to buy well bred stock. Sale begins
at 10 a. m.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following ‘are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening,
Wheat—Red ............. hea iain
¢ —No. 2...
Corn —Yellow..
¢ —Mixed.
ORES ciuersisrsvarerasanenss
Flour— Winter, Per
¢“ —Penna. Roller.
** —Favorite Brand
Rye Flour Per Br'l
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1...
a Mixed 4 1...
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the PraNix Mining Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Red w
d wheat, | ie, rie etnraves naa ww ONO
WHCHE, DEW yustsssseseessisssnsnsissassasiisiiviisnmen 70
Rye, per bushel......... 50
Corn, shelled, per bushel... 40
Corn, ears, per bushel 40
Oats, per bushel, new 25
Barley, per bushel... 40
Ground Plaster, pr to 9:50
Buckwheat, per bushel sengenss
Cloverseed, per bushel... $6 00 to §7 80
Timothy seed per bushel.. .00 to $2.50
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel resvose BO
Onions : 75
Fees per i eta 18
und.. 9
Coury £ shoutiers. 7
rah Sidon. hoses
‘allow, per ny 3
Buster, per pound... tate 2
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday mornin in Bellefonte,
Pa., dB Ba (if paid strictly in advance}
gid when not paid in advance pn if no
porns he expiration of She year; and no
papery be discontinued until all’ arrearage is
d, except at the option of the entre oo
Papers will not be sent out of tre county un-
less d for in advance.
beral discount is made to persons advertis-
ns by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
SPACE OCCUPIED [3m | | 6m | ly
One inch (12 lines $his type irri sed Geen B 3 8 : $ 10
Two inches........c.oiueinis WY Bs
Three inChes. ... .xcesseirsseree “ | 1
Quarter Column {3 inches). | 12 | 20 >
alf Column (10 inches) 20 | 8 | 55
One Column (20 inChes).....c..nrnreveanisl 35 | 65 | 100
Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional.
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions...........20 cts.
Each additional psertion, per line. a Sophie wiinsd OFS.
Local noti per 1 ine. : ; ic es,
Business ir A r line.......... sas ssrnnpaeseinnn 1 ©
Printing of ot ove kind done with neatness
oy rt The Warcnman office has been =
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type,
everything in the printing line can be Tad
in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
Tem letter: he uld be addresved
8 Sho!
AN. GRAY MEER, Propriets