Dewar fata
. Bellefonte, Pa., March 8, 1901.
CorRESPON DENTS.—No communications pub
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
s—
——The W. C. T. U. cleared $54 at the
concert in the court house last Thursday
evening.
The first blue birds and robins of
the season were seen in Bellefonte on
Monday.
——Forest Ocker, of Centre Hall, has
secured a position in Meese’s (grocery store
in this place.
The February just closed was one of
the five coldest Februarys since 1871. The
others were 1875, 1885 and 1889.
—— Archdeacon Radcliff, the Episcopal
missioner, is conducting a mission in Lewis-
town now. He will be there until March
20th.
——David Stover and his daughter
Margaret, of Fiedler, are both afflicted
with cancer and it is thought that neither
one will recover.
.. — Ellis L. Orvis Esq., has been elected
solicitor for State College borough by the
new council of that place. W. I. Gray
Esq., was his predecessor.
— Co. B returned from Washington
on Wednesday morning and the boys were
all looking in good condition, though they
had spent the night sitting up in a car.
——Mr. Temp Cruse, of Howard street,
is offering his grocery store for sale and
contemplates moving to Philadelphia,
where he has several good openings in
view.
—— While Thomas Frank and family of
Aaronshurg were away from home last Sat-
urday night, thieves broke into their cellar
and stole about a gallon of wine and some
cider.
——Drs. Hayes and Klump performed
an operation for appendicitis on Mrs.
Thomas Rishel, of north Thomas street, on
Friday morning. It was quite; snccess-
ful and if no complications develop the
lady will recover.
~——The Rebersburg correspondent to the
Millheim Journal who rejoices at the ap-
proach of spring had better keep his re-
joicing pent-up until spring shows more
sigus of approaching than are apparent in
this 8° below 0 weather.
——Harry Achenbach, who will be bet-
ter recalled as ‘‘Shep’’ when he was a resi-
dent of Bellefonte a few years ago, is now
a member of Troop K., 6th U.S. Cav.
He writes that they expect to depart for
Manila about March 12th.
——Miss Annie V. Williams, editor of
the Philipsburg Ledger, who has been
critically ill for some time with puen-
monia, is recovering, and it is hoped she
will soon be able to return to the control
of the paper into which she injects so much
of her bright personality. :
-——Romeo Beupre, the big French ped-
dler, who comes occasionally to Bellefonte
and just as occasionally stirs up some sort
of trouble, was arrested in Lewistown, on
Thursday night. for being drunk and dis-
orderly. He was given five days in jail.
‘We suppose, when he gets out, he will
Romeover this way, but we won’t be so
harsh with him.
——Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Irvin lore
yesterday morning, for Elizabeth City, N.
C., where Mrs. Irvin will spend several
spring months in the balmy southern . re-
sort, with the hope that her general health
will be improved. Mr, Irvin will remain
there a week or ten days before returning.
His brother Lew will have charge of the
large hardware establisment here in his
absence. :
——0. H. Yarnell, of Heola Park, who
has been employed hy the Central R. R.
company for over six years, with Daniel
Peters section foreman, has been promoted
to she position of section foreman at Hus-
ton. Doc. has proven himself a good track-
man and is well liked by all who know
him. His neighbors regret very much to
see him leave, as he is a jolly, good fellow,
a desirable neighbor and citizen, . --
~——Duaring the year 1899 Centre county
had six prisoners in the western penitenti-
ary. The county paid for their keep, the
deficiency in their earning capacity while
incarcerated, the sum of $500.25.
‘we still had six there; several were 1e-
leased during the year, reducing the ex-
pense to $319.80. Bedford, Cameron and
Fulton counties were the only ones having
a less’ number of persons in ‘the pen than
Centre had in 1899 and last year Clarion
county with five was the only one with a
smaller list than we had.
wo While watching the Soouseral pa-
rade in Washington on Monday John C.
Malfinger of Pleasant Gap met with a
mishap that might have proven far more
serious than it did. He was with Frank
Karstetter and Henry Lowry, but they bad
just stepped inside their boarding house,
leaving Jolin standing on the curb. His
feet were knocked ont from under him by
the crowd and he fell; striking his head on
the eath. | As’the Bystanders did not know
that his friends and lodgings were so near
an ambulance was summoned and he was
sent to a hospital, where he soon regained
consciousness and was discharged. - “Then
he started to find his companions, but as
they had meanwhile instituted a search
for him he realized that there would be no
* ‘chdncé of a ‘meeting, so he started home,
, where he arrived, on "2
right again... 7 ant 0
In 1900 |
A DisASTROUS EXPLOSION AT THE Mus-
SER House IN MILLHEIM,—The Musser
house and its famous host at Millheim
came near going up in flames and smoke on
Monday evening. Only the prompt work
and presence of mind of the guests saved
the building. while it remained for one of
a cloak about proprietor W. S. Musser and
smother out the flames that were slowly
incinerating that prince of land-lords.
The great explosion that caused it all oc-
curred in this way.
The guests of the house had gathered
about the tables for supper on Monday
evening, when the proprietor appeared in
the dining room and noticed that the yel-
low flicker of several little oil lamps were
a poor substitute for the brilliant light of
a new two burner gasoline chandelier he
had put up a short time before that. On
inquiry as to the cause one of the girls told
him that they bad forgotten to fill up the
large light that morning.
Thereupon William took the receiver
out, refilled it and was in the act of replac-
ing it when a drop of gasoline fell into a
lamp that was sitting on the table directly
underneath. There was a blinding flash, a
deafening concussion and then the entire
room seemed full of flames. Everything
was on fire, curtains, hair, whiskers and
all. Consternation reigned supreme for a
moment or so, but soon reason regained its
throne and the men set to work to putting
out the fire. It was not accomplished,
however, until all of the woodwork in the
dining room was charred, the table and
furniture ruined and the silverware melted
into masses of metal.
It was intensely hot and only the most
heroic efforts saved the building and the
town of Millheim from a very serious con-
flagration.
The force of the explosion was sufficient
to blow the windows, sash and all, clear
out of the room, though some of the wit-
nesses swear that the guests dived head-
way they were carried out.
Land lord Musser is in bed with his right
hand aud arm so badly burned that the
flesh drops off in long shreds. He was
still on fire when one of the dining room
girls threw a cloak about him and smoth-
ered the flames, hut they broke out again
about the back of his neck, burning most
of his bair off and injuring him painfully
in that region.
While others had singed eye brows,
moustaches and hair no onz else was seri-
ously hurt. One guest was so dazed by
the blinding flash or the explosion that he
sat still on his chair and had to be carried
toa bed. He could not be aroused until
the next morning, when he awoke and
could not remember that any such a great
catastrophe had happened.
Wiempndael’l
LINDEN HALL SWEPT BY FIRE.—Short-
ly before six o’clock on Tuesday morning
fire was discovered in the northeast corner
of the large flonring mill owned and oper-
ated by J. Hale Ross at Linden Hall. As
there were no means at hand for fighting
the flames they spread with great rapidity
and soon the entire building was envelop-
ed.
The fire spread to the fine new house
cewned by Mrs. J. W. Keller and occupied
by Perry Cole and from there leaped to the
large barn on the Robert McClellan place,
all of which were totally destroyed. At
one time the entire front of Keller’s store
was on fire and it was thought it would be
burned too, but'a hard working bucket
brigade saved the stand. ;
Mr. Ross estimates his property as hav-
ing been worth $4,000. Only lately a rol-
ler process was installed at a cost of $2,100
and in addition the mill contained a car
load of wheat, car of oats, car of corn and
some barley and other grains. Against
this loss he has $3,000 insurance. ~~ |
Mrs. Keller's house was valued at $3,-
000, with $1,200 insurance.. While much
of Mr. Cole’s furniture was saved, but it
was badly broken up and damaged by
water, Mrs. Keller's loss on her store
building will be several hundred dollars. |
Robert McClellan’s barn contained a
quantity of hay and grain and a new self
binder. It was. valued at $1,500, on
which there is an insurance. of $800.
The origin of the fire is not known.
The mill had been ran until 12 o'clock
the night before and everything was right
when it was closed up. Shortly before
the fire was discovered Perry Cole and
Charley Dagle passed the mill on their
way to work, but did not notice any fire.
——
——A lighted gas jet set fire to the lace
curtains in room 28 at the Brockerhoff
house about midnight Wednesday and had
it not been for the timely return of the oc-
cupant a serious fire might have resulted.
As it was the window casing was badly
burned, glass broken and the room gener-
ally scorched. Some of these days the
Brockerhoff will be reduced to ashes, just
because so many of the gas jets are lozated
right where the slightest draft blows the
curtains against them.
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——A fire at Lemont on Saturday after-
noon destroyed James Lenker’s coal shed
and I. J. Dreese’s stable. The loss is about
$800, fully covered by insurance. The ori-
gin of the fire is 8 a Wysterye ;
— yearling bull owned by James R.
Alexander, whose farm in Spring township
just below town is one of the pleasantest
on Monday wight. ‘
the way from a back field to the barn when
the dogs attacked and tore its throat open
80 that it bled to death. The hoof prints
before it gave up. -
the dining room girls to thoughtfully throw |.
long through them and that that was the
locations in the county, was killed by dogs |
It ‘was: evidently on
——Arthur Thomas ig ill with pneu-
monia at his home on north Thomas street.
———
——Rev. Buck preached his farewell ser-
mon at Woodward last Sunday afternoon.
——F. P. Musser has been elected clerk
of the Millheim council at a salary of $25.
Teel
——W. N. Auman was elected
commissioner for Millhein
council of that place.
er
—— While in Tyrone on the way to the
inauguration on Saturday night Co. B,
took supper at Al Garman’s hotel.
street
by the new
— oe
——Mzrs. B. B. Stover, a widow of Fied-
ler, aged 77 years, is at work piecing quilts
for each of her grand-children. Each quilt
is to be made of nine hundred and ninety-
two patches.
in egal
——At the Walter & Shively horse sale
in Millheimn on Monday 21 head were sold
at an average price of $122.60. John
Everet, of Vicksburg, paid $367.50 for one
team.
oo
——To-morrow evening the musical tea
will be given at Mrs. Mary Anu Johnston's
on west Liun street. You shouldn’t miss it,
for both entertainment and refreshments
will be fine. The admission will be 25cts.
eb
——The royal Italian vice-consul at
Philadelphia has requested and received
the full particulars of the accident and
consequent death of Martin Magiorin, the
Italian who had his skull crushed in the
guarries here last July and died in the
Lock Haven hospital.
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-——The Gentzel horse sale at the Haag
hotel on Tuesday did not prove very suc-
cessful. There were plenty of good ani-
mals shown, but bidding wasn’t lively and
only four were sold. A man named
Thompson from Jersey Shore bought a
team of blacks for $305 and later refused
$325 for them.
he iow
——Cap’t., David Irvin, superintendent
of a government Indian school in Michigan,
died on Friday of last week. He was a
retired army officer, well known in Centre
county, and was a brother-in-law of Wm.
P. Duncan, of Philipsburg. Interment
will be made at Arlington, the national
cemetery at Washington.
— >
——The marriage of Fred P. Resides, of
State College, and Miss Laura M. McKean,
of Liberty Twp., ‘was celebrated at the
home of the bride on Wednesday Feb.
27th; the Rev. A. P. Wharton having
officiated.
—e
——Miss Margaret Stover, who was mar-
ried to Alfred M. Hebel, of Luthersburg,
on the evening of the 27th ult. at her home
in Curwensville, is a niece of Mrs. C. C.
Shuey and Mrs. J. C. Brachbill, of this
place. . Berenice and Rachel Shuey and
Margaret Brachbill were guests at the wed-
ding.
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——DMartin Berger, of this place, and
Miss Lydia Yost were married at the home
of the bride in Lock Haven on Tuesday
evening at 7 o'clock. The ceremony was
made quite an event and attracted a large
party of guests, Miss Mable Smith, of
Lock Haven, was the maid, while Joseph
Thall, of this, place, acted as best man.
The bride wore a traveling dress of hlue
serge, her maid being gowned in gray.
An informal reception followed the cere-
mony, after which the bride and groom de-
parted for a tour to Pittsburg, and other
pointe in the western part of the State.
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SELFRIDGE-MERRIMAN.—The marriage
of Miss Evelyn G. Merriman, daughter ‘of
Mrs. Emily C. Merriman, to Mr. Edward
A. Selfridge, of San Francisco, which was
celebrated in St. John's Episcopal church
in this place at nine o’clock Wednesday
‘morning; was charmingly simple and im-
pressive in its utter disregard of formality.
Ouly afew of the friends of the couple
were present to witness iit. There was no
wedding party, music or decorations ‘aud
the bride wore a simple traveling suit, with
a gray automobile coat. She was given
away by her mother and after’ the ceremo-
ny there were ‘only a few moments for. an
expression of good wishes: before Mr. and
Mrs. Selfridge departed for Sput Frausisew,
their future home.
The groom is a young lawyer of San
Francisco and is a sou of Edward A. Self-
ridge, a prominent iron manufacturer. It
is worth noting that both the bride aud
groom are grandchildren of Admirals in
the U.S. Navy. The bride is'the grand-
daughter ¢ of Admiral Craven, U. 8. N., her
father having been also a Captain in the
navy, while the groom is the grand: -son of
Admiral Sel fridge. 2
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' JACK THE HUGGER AGAIN ABROAD IN
BELLEFONTE. — Miss Roberta Noll was re-
turning to her home ou Pine street, about
10 o'clock last Friday evening. She had
been out on Willowbank street ‘calling on
her grand-ma Hamilton, who is quite ill,
and in order to make a short cut she started
up Old Town Road from Reyuold’s mill.
She had gone but a short distance, when a
man wearing a light overcoat and dark
derby bat ran out of the shadow in front
of Jas. Noon'’s house and pursued her.
Miss Noll started to ran, but seeing that
she could not escape np the road she turn-
ed up a flight of steps leading directly up
onto Pine. It was quite dark and ‘the fel-
Jow missed the steps. but finally got onto
Pine street ahead of her and then. she had
to turn an run back along that thorough-
fare, ‘until she fell fainting against She Hoot
of the bionse of the Misses Garret.
Hearing the noise they ran to_the di
bat the young lady was sounnerved that
she coaldn’s speak for a while and during
ht time her pursue probably made’ his
in the snow gave evidence of a big fight!
escape, for he was nowhere to he seen when
several men went to/lonk for him later...
WRESTED FROM HER BLACK HUSBAND
ON A CHARGE oF BicaMY.—The follow-
ing sad story of a woman’s degradation and
crime comes from Shamokin and will be of
interest to Centre county readers, because
it had its beginning here.
Twenty years ago Thomas Carney, an
industrious Scotch mason and bricklayer,
was married at Snow Shoe tc a girl in
whom all of his future happiness was cen-
tered. She was a bright, vivacious, well
developed woman when he married her and
they lived happily together for several
years, when the wife became addicted to
drink and her maudlin condition so dis-
gusted the man who had wooed and won
her that a separation followed.
She drifted away, but kept the name of
Mary Carney. For awhile she spent her
time with friends in Shamokin, but her
dissolute habits made it impossible for
them to longer care for her and she was
started adrift again. .
After working as a domestic in several
places she returned to Shamokin, where
she met and married Henry Tarr, a colored
man, on the 12th of last month. On Sat-
urday morning a very stylishly dressed
and fine looking woman arrived in Shamo-
kin from Albany, N. Y. It was Mrs. An-
nie Harris. She is a sister of Mis. Carney-
Tarr and she preferred charges against the
latter of bigamy and adultery. The offi
cers found the unfortunate woman living
with her colored husband, but she was so
drunk as to be almost idiotic in her an-
swers to questions. She was taken to jail
at Northumberland ; the family preferring
to have her in prison to allowing her to
continue the dissolute life she had been
living.
Carney, broken hearted and with all his
hopes shattered, went back to Scotland sev-
eral years ago.-
THE GOATS ARRIVED.— Last week the
WATCHMAN published a full account of
the departure which Col. W. Fred Rey-
nolds has made with the hope of making
otherwise tnprofitable land pay dividends.
His purpose to raise Angora goats for
their fleece, hide and meat is, of course,
experimental and will date from yesterday
when the goats arrived at this place.
They were five days on the’ road from
Kansas City, three hundred in one car,
one dead and one sick when they arrived
here. They are all white, not quite as
large as a sheep and apparently very lithe.
When taken from the car here their ac-
tions were such as to leave no doubt in
anyone’s mind as to their being active for-
agers. If they bad been permitted to re-
main another hour in town we believe they
wonld bave eaten down all the trestles in
the Bellefonte Fuel and Supply Co's. yards
and then chewed up the coal for digesters.
Why, when being driven out along south
Potter street, they jumped up on top of the
picket fence surrounding the yard owned
by P. Gray Meek and ran along it like
squirrels, eating the limbs off rose bushes,
cherry trees, willows, apples and raspberry
vines as voraciously as if they were tid-
bits. And they were said to be on their
good behavior down here. :
It looks to us as though these critters
will have the army worm, the seventeen
year locusts and the jack rabbit begging
for a mouthful of something to keep them
from starving ere long.
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BisHoP FOWLER WILL BE HERE.—The
Methodists of Bellefonte are resting easy
once more. They had been in the greatest
state of disappointment. ever since they
learned that Bishop Fowler bad made an
engagement to preach in Grace Methodist
church, in’ Harrisburg, on Sunday, April
7th. It was disappointment that brought
dispair of carrying out their plans. for the
rededication of the church on April 7th. |
But the trouble i is all over now, Dr. Hill,
pastor of Grace church, has relinquished
Bishop Fowler from his promise and the
great Methodist Bis op, politician and
orator will be here. He will preach at the
morning service on Sunday and on ‘Mon-
Bay evening will deliver his famous lecture
un ‘‘Abraham Lincpln.” .
a evening service in: the church on
Sunday will be the occasion of the ap-
pearance of another distinguished divine
for Dr. W. A. _Speucer, D.D. 'L. L.D., of
Philadelphia. secretary of the church Ex-
tension Society, will ‘preach the sermon. |
HAULED THEIR PLUNDER AWAY IN
Wacons. — Burglars' broke into: Hugg’s
store in Milesburg, on Wednesday night
and. carried, off between $80 and $90 worth
of goods, consisting of dress. woods, boats,
shoes, corsets, Bloves, eke: (HtinIsch)
"They effected an’ entrance by breaking
the glass in. the front doors then crawling
through and opening them,
The same night Longwell’s butcher Shop,
just across the creek from Hugg’s store, was
entered and the change stolen from the
cash drawer.’ They also took all of the
smoked meat.
While no suspicion attaches to anyone
for these robberies it is quite evident that
they ‘were committed by: 1 some one in the
vicinity.
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—= Early Wednesday morning burglars
‘gained an entrance to the P. R. R. passen-
ger station at Milesbarg and tried to blow
the safe. With tools stolen from Charles
Peters’ blacksmith shop they failed to
make an i pression, but hy filling the
cracks with n tro-glycerine and covering it
with soft | ‘soap they were able. to: blow. the
gafe with a lighted fuse. Only the outer
sheets were blown off, part of the door ge-
ing through the ceiling. . The report fright-
ened the cracksmen away.
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——Rote’s store.at.Coleville was robbed
on Wednesday night. The burglars en-
tered through, ‘the glass door and carri
off abont $1 in. pennies and 0
oheese. Mr. Rote has, bid ely
ii else . to this time. ry
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News Purely Pevsonal.
—Dr. John F. Alexander, of Centre Hall, was in
town on business on Monday.
—J. Barris Hoy was in the great crowd that
thronged Washington on Monday.
—Register A. G. Archey went over to Philips-
burg on a little oficial business on Tuesday.
—* Reddy” Powers, of Philadelphia, formerly a
resident of this place, is visiting his sister Mrs.
Michael Conley.
—President Geo. W. Atherton of The Pennsyl-
vania State College was in Bellefonte between
trains yesterday morning.
—Miss Mary Hamilton, of Howard street, ve-
turned from quite an extended visit with her
brothers in New York, on Saturday afternoon.
—Mrs. W. T. Hunt, of South Williamsport, nee
Miss Mable Woodring of this place, arrived in
town on Monday morning to spend a few days
with her father and aunt, Mrs. D. F. Fortney.
—'Squire Fergus Potter, of Linden Hall, was a
Bellefonte visitor on Monday and while here ex-
pressed some very sensible views on the frailties of
humanity. In the 'Squire’s opinion a large por-
tion of the sickness that man is heir to is largely
of the imaginative kind and we believe he is
right. :
—Roy MeCalmont, agent of the American Ex-
press Co., in this place, left for Washington on
Saturday to attend the inauguration. Phil. D.
Waddle has charge of the office in his absence
and Morris Kelly has taken the ran between here
and Mill Hall.
—Miss Mary R. Moore, of Missoula, Montana,
who has been east visiting her brother H. A.
Moore, at Howard, for several weeks, arrived in
town Sunday evening and is the guest of her
brother Thomas at the corner of Bishop and
Spring streets. She will spend the summer in
this section.
—Prof. Jas. C. Bryson, of Centre Hall, and Prof.
'I'. Shannon, principal of the Lamar township
High school in Clinton county, were prominent
visitors to Bellefonte on Saturday. Prof. Bryson
was completing arrangements for a summer nor-
mal school which he will open at Boalsburg about
April 15th.
—Col. 'W. Fred Reynolds of the Governor's
staff and Serg. Maj. Robt. F. Hunter, of Gen.
Miller's staff, were both conspicuous figures in
Monday's parade at Washington. Col. Rey-
nolds’ mount was his favorite riding horse
“Rattler,” which he had shipped to Washington
for the occasion and he attracted no little atten-
tion along the line of parade.
—Mrs. E. C. Fye, with her little daughter, from
up in Ferguson township, were in town between
trains on Wednesday on their way home from a
visit to Lock Haven. They went down on Satur-
day. Mrs. Fye's daughter is Mrs. J. Frank Me-
Cormick, of that city and it was her first visit
since the bride and groom have taken a hiome of
their own.
—J. F. Brower, the hospitable major dono at the
Nittany country club, was in town on a little busi-
ness on Wednesday. He says things are a little
quiet at that swell resort just at this time, it being
a mid-season period, but he expects plenty of
visitors soon, when the trout season opens, for
the Club's stream is swarming with speckled
beauties, and some of them are quite large.
—Recorder Nelson Robb went to Philadelphia
and Washington on Saturday and will be gone
‘nati! to-day or to-morrow. He has in tow the
impertarbable Christopher Decker Esq., of Zion,
and the latter laid his Jamps on the President for
the first time, but that wasn’t all he saw in Wash-
ington, for he and Robb would make a team that
wouldn't leave much unseen in that great city of
sights.
—Capt. W. H. Fry, of Pine Grove, was in town
on Monday evening on his way to Philadelphia to
attend the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania
State Veterinary Medical Association, which con-
vened there on Tuesday and Wednesday. The
Capt. is ever on the alert to pick up new methods
in his profession and lets no opportunities go by.
He was a guest at a dinner given in honor of the
Association on Wednesday evening,
—A, Fred Blair, son of F\ P. Blair, of this place,
who has been an engineer for the Atlas Cement
Co., at Allentown, for some time contemplates
moving to Boston soon,where he has been tender-
ed a fine position by the D.8.Sturdevant Co. engi-
neering specialists. Mr. Blair won: a prize with
his graduation thesis at the Pennsylvania State
College and ever since that several of the largest
heating and ventilating companies in the country
have been trying to secure him,
—Wm. H. Coldren, of Pleasant Gap, ise big
sale is announced for Thursday, Feb. 28th, was in
town on Saturday getting some things in readiness
and one of the conveniences he has arranged for
‘those who attend is to ‘have all C. R. R. of Pa,
traing'stop at Rockey’s Crossing on the day of the
sale. Ttis'only a short walk from that place to
Mr. Coldren’s and this plan will afford a good op- | =v
portunity for those Who do not care to drive to DEO
on the cars.’
*' —Morgan Heynolddjgie of the oldest Gibbloyeds
of the Bellefonte glass works, we mean the oldest
in point service there and not in age, "for Mot-
gan isa young man, , dropped in ‘on Tuesday for a
little call and just as an’ afterthought sent us
away into debt ‘to _hini.. We will haye to kéep
seratehing copy, stickin’ type, using up. paper
and ink for quite awhile to get even ‘with ‘Mor-
gan, but then, you know, that's our business and
we like fellows to keep us at foo!
; —James Lingle, the veteran dairyman of Boggs
township, being ill with the grip his youngest
child, James B., who, though the baby of a large
family, happens to be a fine, manly fellow of
twenty, is serving his father's customers in this
place. While the substitution is very satisfactory
the elder Mr. Lingle has hosts of friends who will
join in our hope that his recovery will be speedy
and permanent and that his familiar face will
soon be seen on our streets again.
—J.'S. McCargar and Wm. B. Rankin, who had
been in Pittsburg attending the convention of
Penusylvania agents of ‘the Equitable, returned’
on Friday evening, thoroughly delighted ‘with
the fine time they had had ‘and ‘more’ convinced
than ever that they are working for the ‘greatest
corporation on earth. Maé. scooped in the sixth
prize for amount of business written and it was
worth having, for it was a 'sterling silver? carving
set of five pieces. Mr. Rankin. got. the tenth
prize.
—A gusniet of good sports whey were in town on
Tuesday were Bill Haynes, George Uzzle and
Dave Chambers, of Clarence, and Larry Redding,
of Snow Shoe, They were all in on business be-
fore the license court, but they are so popular in
town that a stranger might bave imagined them
to be here for a public reception in their honor,
so profuse were the hand-shakings and “let us
have ones.’ A féw people are wondering yet
what has become of Haynes’ moustache that
he used to wear with an Emperor - William twist,
bug it/is gone; and she wind Sighs Hstlesly through
a bristly stubble instead.
—D. F. Runkle, of Spring a was in town on
Saturday and tried to preserve his usually pleas.
ant demeanor despite the torments he was suffer-
‘ing with frosted feet. We could sympathize with
Mr. Runkle, for we had the sate nerve wracking,
burning, itching soreness that comes from a visit- :
‘ation of Jack Frost, but we want to tell all of you
‘veaders right heéré that of ull sich remedies as’
‘iodine, ‘halsam of copabin, running out in’ the
snow with ‘bare feet, soaking them ni’ salt’ water
or sduerkraut, rubbing ‘with “turpentine or. any!
‘other of the numerous remedies for rélief, we |
never found anything that ‘was ds prompt and,
lasting a cure as “Our Own Linament.” One ap-
plication of | well’ ‘rubbed jn, invariably gives
immediate relief.
—Jacob Battorf Esa. of Lemont, was in town
last Friday.
—Miss Verna Geiss, of Centre Hall, spent sey
eral days during the fore part of the week with
her brcther D. Wagner Geiss, of south Thomas
street.
—Yesterday that popular, whole-souled Abe
Markle, of State College, was in town and if Teddy
Roosevelt could see Abe's sweeping salute he
would die of envy.
—Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Harris, of Howard
street, left on Saturday morning, for Washington,
where they witnessed the inauguration ceremon-
ieson Monday and are guests of Mr. and Mus.
R. C. Cheesman for a ten days’ visit.
—J. L. DeHass, the man who makes things go
at the Syracuse house in Howard, was in town on
Tuesday attending license court, and didn’t look
at all disturbed about the outcome of his applica-
tion. Of course he had no reason to, for his host-
lery is one of the best regulated in the county
and there was no ground for worriment on his
part.
—E. K. Smith, who teaches the Hoy school in
Benner township, was in town on alittle business
Wednesday evening and, incidentally, was re-
ceiving the congratulations of his friends, for he
has lately taken unto himself a wife in the person
of Miss Sadie Tate, of State College, one of the ac-
complished daughters of A. J. Tate Esq. Mr. and
Mrs. Smith are making their home at Oak H: all,
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MARRIAGE LiceNsEes.—Following is
the list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk, A. G. Archey, during
the past week :
William F. Newman and
Sheckler, both of Milesburg.
Edward A. Selfridge Jr., of San Fran-
cisco, Cal., and Evelyn G. Merriman, of
Bellefonte.
Elsie M.
oe
——At the last election the citizens of
Millheim voted in favor of bonding that
town in the sum of $10,000 for the purpose
of installing a public water works and now
there isa question as to the result. The
ballots were printed correctly, but the re-
turn was made in such a way as to in-
validate the result.
FOG
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. PHENIX MILLING CO.
Summer Normal.
A Summer Normal and Academic term will op-
en Monday, April 15th, at Boalsburg and continue
for eight weeks. Teachers, preparatory students
for college, and others, will find the course adapt-
ed to their respective needs.
46-10-6¢.% JAS. C. BRYSON, Principal.
Pe ————
The Best Nursery Stock.
I can promptly supply all kinds of nursery
stock, the very best, All the leading varieties of
peach trees grown in fine; healthy nurseries, free
from all plant diseases or insect pests : also all
other kind of fruit trees. Guarantee of genuine-
ness. Full particulars on application.
46-10-4t*. JAMES McCAULEY, Mifflintown, Pa.
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Public Sales.
Marcu 191. —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 lements, and
household goods of every Kind. I. Bale at 10 a. m.
Marcu 23rp—At the residence of C. M. Sellers, 1
mile south of Fillmore, horses, five fresh cows,
young cattle, sheep, implements,
Foods, etc. Sale at 10 o'elock a. m.
een, Auct.
Marcu 23kp—At the residence of G. Thomas
Furst, 2 miles east of Beech Creek on the road
leading to Lock Haven, draft and driving
horses, 47 head blooded cattle, stall fed steers,
household
Wm. Go-
separator, chopper, implements, household
goods, ete. Sale at 9 o'clock a. m.—Jos. L..
Neff, Aue.
Magen 261H.—On the W. B. Way farm 1 mile west
of Stormstown, David Otto, will sell farm stock
and implements of all kinds. The live stock is
of the finest breeds and the implements all of
the latest makes and in the best of condition.
Terms easy. Sale begins at 12 o’clock noon.
Marcu 28th.—At the residence of W. H. Coldren,
2 miles east of Pleasant Gap, farm stock and
farm implements of all kinds.
Maacn 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 heen bred from registered
sires for three or four generations. A rare op-
poutanily to buy well bred stock. Sale begins
a. m.
Philadelphia hia Markets.
The Jllowing atten prices of
the Philadelph on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red ..
5
orn —Yellow "
“Mixed 115, @4as
Oats............. S034@85
Flour— Winter, Per B 2.26@2,50
Penna. Roller......
hl $7 140
'avorite Brands 4.20@4.40
Rye Fl lour Per Br'l.............. 2.90@2.95
Baled hay—Choice Lothy No. 1... 14.00@17.00
Shaw Mixed 1... 14.00@15.00
a . BN
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Puainix MiLLing Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
0 eloek, Thursday evening, whan our Paper goes
ess
ed wheat, old.... 70
Wheat, new..... 0
Rye, per bushel 50
Corn, shelled, pe: 40
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 40
Oats, per bushel shew 28
Barley, per bushel eg
Ground Plaster, r ton. 8 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel .. a
Cloverseed, per bushel......o.. $6 60 to $8 10
Timothy seed per bushel.................... $2.00 to $2.7¢
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
\ —— ;
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel Fe Ritieessssaoisinmmsas Serres 60
Onions, ro FR 5
‘Eggs, per ozen... senansars 18
Lard, per Polisi seid vaisib iii anes 9
Country J S| houldetussse a 8
des. du uieseens aes 8
Toso 10
‘Tallow, per pou 3
Butter, per pound
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The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday m morning,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid st ctly in advance)
$i when not paid in advance. ry $2.50 if not
d before the iration of he year; and no
pai r wil iil be discon inued until all arrearage is
pald; pexoep at the Sption of of the ublisher.
‘will not be sent oat county un-
in Bellefonte,
Po for in OE conrou
beral discount is made to persons advertis-
oe by the quarter, alt pram er as follows :
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