In the Bellefonte Churches. The Christmas season always awakens activities in the churches and at this festal time there are few whose thoughts do not * turn, for a little while at least, to the holi- ness of it. For the guidance of those we append the following program of the serv- ices in the various churches in Bellefonte. A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL AT THE LUTH- ERAN CHURCH. The first service of the day at the Luth- eran church will be an early service at 6 a. m. when Dr. Holloway will deliver a short sermon and have special music. The principal feature of the day, how- ever, will be ‘“The Birth of Christ’’ in song and characters, which will be enacted by the Sunday school in the evening at 7 o'clock. The children will appear in oriental costume and the entertainment will be so pretentious that an admission fee of 20cts. for adults and 10cts. for chil- dren will be charged. The program will be as follows : Entrance of school—tablean, music. Address of Welcome by Helen Stover. Brief address by Rev. Dr. Holloway. SYNOPSIS. Act 1. Caesar, soldiers, captain of guard, secre- tary, chief minister. : Act 11. Shepherds, angel, Heavenly Host. Act mi. Bethlehem manger, citizens, herds, Joseph and Mary. Act 1v. Jerusalem, people, wise men, King Herod, captain of guard, chief minister, secre- tary. shep- Act v. Wise men, star, Mary, Joseph, angel. Act vi. Joseph, Mary, angel. Act vit Herod, guards, captain, minister, see- retary. 2nd part— Joseph, Mary, angel. CAST OF CHARACTERS, Caesar AUGUSLUS....coruereeernsrnsnsnsinnnnnn A. A, Dale Chief Minister... reveenennn Clement Dale. Seribe. fu. cuiesivissiicsinmtasiisionsans Prof. S. E. Garthoff. Xing Herod.............o ities cctv ae i ACA Dale, Captain of the Guard...........c.. coovvinnee Thos. Hazel Soldiers—Harrv D. Gehret, Boyd A. Musser, Harry Smith, John Krebs. Ange)... ic ieenniiesonnerderasinsinian Miss Lulu Stover. Heavenly Host—Stella Shope, Ida Hazel, Minerva Showers, Erma Smith, Mrs. W. P. Kuhn, Alice Ishler, Verna Smith, Kate and Rosie Armbruster, Mrs. Patterson, Roxie O'Bryan. Fannie Mulberger. Shepherds—R. W. Patterson, Cyrus Showers, D. C. Walters. Wise men—VW. C. Coxey, W. R. Haines, Harry I. Eberhart. JOSEPH... ..0 fie aisnes sei editteit tie erie uirisin W. A. Ishler. . P. Kuhn. Citizens of Bethlehem—Mrs. Cyrus Showers, Katie and Rosie Armbruster. ST. JOHN'S REFORMED CHURCH. The regular Christmas sermon will be delivered by Rev. Schmidt on Sunday morning at 10:30 There will be special music at this service and the public, in general, is invited. On Christmas evening at 7 p. m. the regular Sunday school entertainment and treat will take place in the church. The children will render appropriate recitations and cantatas and the choir is preparing some fine music. THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH. The members of the United Evangelical church will hold their Christmas exercises on Monday evening, Dec. 23rd, at 7:30 and extend a cordial invitation to the public to attend. In this connection it might be announced that Rev. F. M. Brickley, of Pittsburg, will conduct evangelistic meetings in the church beginning on Sunday, Dec. 29th, and continuing until Jan. 18th, 1902. Rev. Brickley comes very highly recomm ended as a successful evangelist. THE METHODIST SERVICES. Rev. D. Shriner has announced that he will deliver his Christmas sermon on Sun- day morning, at which time the choir, which bas been largely augmented for the services, will have special music appro- priate for it. = There will be an early prayer service in the church on Christmas morning, lasting from 6 a. wm. to 7 a. m. The Sunday school will have special ex- ercises Sunday afternoon at which there will be special music and recitations by the scholars. All are invited to attend. "AT THE UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. ‘The recent illness of the pastor, Rev. T. W. Perks, caused the abandonment of the proposed children’s entertainment at the United Brethren church, as well as a sus- penfion of the protracted meeting that had been in progress. : The pastor will deliver his Christmas sermon on Sunday morning and the only service on Christmas day will be the regu- lar prayer services in the evening at 7:30. The protracted meetings will be resumed on Sunday, Dec. 29th. - : THE PRESBYTERIAN, There will be no services in the Preshy- terian church on Christmas day, but the choir will probably have some special Christmas music for Sunday. The Sabbath school: will indulge in = the usnal distribution of sweet-meats in the chapel this evening. It was expected that an interesting literary program would be announced, but sickness among the scholars caused its abandonment. Two classes will be graduated from the infant department to-night, the first event of this sort in the history of the school. AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. At St. John’s Catholic church first mass will be celebrated at 5. a. m. at which time the choir will render its special Christ- mas music. ; ; Second mass will be celebrated at 10:30 and vespers at 7:30 p. m. AT ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev. George I. Brown, rector of St. John’s, will have early celebration at 7:30 -Christmas morning, morning 'prayer and sernion at 10:30. At the latter service the holy communion will be observed and the choir will sing its special Christmas music. Services will be held in the church on Thursday, Friday and Saturday after Christmas at 10 a. m., the days being reg- ular Saint’s days in the church. The Children’s Christmas tree entertain- ment will be held Friday eyening, Dee. 27th, at 7 o’clock. ooo ——P. P. Leitzel, of Millheim, slipped and fell while entering his stable door Tues- day morning. Throwing out his hand to save himself he struck it on a hook fastener that lacerated it badly. eee A ee. ——The meeting of the Methodist Con- ference for Central Pennsylvania that was met at Shamokin next March has been changed owing to the epidemic of small- pox in thatcity. The presiding elders met in Sunbury yesterday morning to select another meeting place and Dr. Shriner ex- tended an invitation for the Conference to convene in Bellefonte. ——Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Houser enter- tained a party of gentlemen at the Burn- side ‘‘Lodge’’ on Muncy mountain Wed- nesday evening. The invitations were is- sued for a wild turkey dinner, the turkey having fallen a victim to Charley's gun on the last day of the season, but that killing wasn’t a circumstance to what John M. Dale, H. C. Quigley, Edgar Barnside, Dr. M. J. Locke, Edmund Blanchard, Thomas Beaver, Fred Blanchard and Geo. R. Meek, did soit Wednesday night. > ——Mr. Ernest Gamble, the well known basso profundo, will give a concert in the court house on Christmas evening, Dec. 25th, at eight o’clock, assisted by Miss Grace Jenkins, violinist, and Mr. Frederic B. Morley, pianist. Mr. Gamble has a rich, flexible voice and a superb style which make it a pure pleasure to hear him. Miss Jenkins, of the royal academy, London, and Mr. Morley, a pupil of Paderewski’s teacher Leshetizky, will add variety to a concert such as Bellefonte has seldom if ever heard before. The pro- ceeds will be for the henefit of the Presby- terian church. oo RATHER HARD ON TLINCOLN.—Shortly after the death of the late President a Ty- rone merchant displayed large pictures of McKinley and Lincoln side, by side, in one of his show windows. They were heavily draped in mourning and attracted consid- erable attention. One day two little boys stopped to look at them and the larger one promptly undertook to explain what they were to his companion.” He said: ‘‘Do you know who they are, Jimmy.” ‘“No,”’ replied the wondering youngster. “Why dat’s President McKinley and,’’ pointing at the picture of the martyred Lincoln, ‘‘dat’s the fellow what shot him.” ee mem WHO Was NETTA IRENE WILLIAMS ?— William H. Edwards, rear of 1421 Wilson street, Pittshurg, writes to know whether Netta Irene Williams bas another husband living. Edwards writes that he is her hus- band, but suggests the possibility that he is only one of several. According to his version of it she went there and married him and since the rather unhappy event in his life be has learned that she bas another husband liviug. He is looking for No. 1 now and if he is found Edwards intimates that he won’t even have to prove property to obtain possession of her. : Now the question arises: Who is Netta Irene Williams and who is Wm. H. Ed- wards ? : eins AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. -- At the home of Mr. Eliner E. Houtz, at Linden Hall, on the 17th, a most enjoy- able day was spent by some of their friends. It was the twenty-eighth anniversary of his wife's birth. The dinner and refresh- mente were all that the most fastidious could expect. Sixty guests were present. Music, both vocal and instrumental, recita- tions and a general good time prevailed throughout—everyone doing his or her part in making it one of the most enjoyable events of the season. In was a perfect surprise. Mr. Houtz and the neighbors who so. kindly assisted in the arrangements are to be congiatulat- ed. The presents were beautiful and show- ed the excellent judgment of the donors. The guests from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Baker, of Kansas, and Mrs. Fran Tharp, of Pittsburg. - = ee — ——On Saturday a man and woman reg- ‘istered at the Brockerhoff houmse in this place as Harry N. McNagle and wife of Youngstown, Ohio. Nextday he appeared in the hotel office with a check for $25.00 payable to himself and diawn on the Lock Haven Trust Co., by J. C. Edwards. Not knowing either the payee or the maker. of the check the clerk declined to cash it, whereupon McNagle said = that he was stuck and his wife was very sick upstairs so that he had to get a physician and med- icine. The hotel proprietor appeared about that time, and while he declined to honor the check he gave McNagle $5.00 to help him out. Later in the day the strang- er appeared in Charley Rine’s cigar store, on west High street, in company with Joseph McSuley who thought he recognized him as an old Altoona friend. He asked Charley to cash the same kind of a check given at the Brockerhoff house, but he de- clined. Then Mr. McSuley offered to go security for it and upon the strength of this Charley gave the fellow $5.00. Sun- day evening at 4:44 his wife had grown so much worse that he decided to send her to Huntingdon on that train. He told the hotel peopie that he would take her down and then return to the house, but once at the station he left on the train also. quiry at the Lock Haven Trust Co’s. office on Monday disclosed the fact that no such man as N. T. Edwards had an account there. In- | ——The flood carried away the skid and track-ways of C. P. Long’s mill at Madisonburg, over-flowed Andrew Qcker’s implement shed and broke the gates on Ira Hazel’s ice dam. >oe . We were informed yesterday after- noon that Mrs. Hannah Jones was dying, but upon inquiring we learned that it was her evesight and not her life that she was likely to lose. She is the widow of William Jones and has been the janitor of the 1st National bank since his death. Fred Dittner, a diver, Tuesday dis- covered that the engine that plunged into Lycoming creek Sunday morning is lying on its side a short distance below where the bridge stood. The cab of the engine is gone. One of the nine cars that tumbled into the creek with the engine was found a considerable distance away from the wreck. None of the dead bodies of the three men 1 were found. A full account of the terri- ble accident will be found on page 11 of this issue. : Snow Shoe. . A wreck occurred on the Snow Shoe divis- ion of the P. R. R. at Gum Stump on Tues- day last, by the breaking of an axle. Only one car was derailed, but traffic was suspend- ed for about eight hours. Mr. Charles Shope, our prominent insur- ance agent, left Snow Shoe on Tuesday to make his headquarters in Peale City. Mr. Shope is an energetic young man, and we wish him success in his new field of labor. An accident occurred on the Beech Creek division of the N. Y. C. R. R. on last Monday morning, which might have proven serious. An east bound freight attempted to enter the South Fork siding, about three miles east of Snow Shoe. On account of the ice the points of the frog did not fit tight to the rail, and the pulley wheels of the engine did not take the switch, while the main drivers did, and although'the train was not under headway, the force of the cars wassufficient tq turn the engine across the track and delay traffic until in the afternoon. Had the train been under steam no doubt a serious accident would have been the result, Nittany Items. Oda Gunsallus and Mamie Zerby spent their vacation week at Milesburg with their former school mate, Mabel Kreamer. The Disciples have been holding a series of meetings at Hublersburg for several weeks past. ‘This week began a series here. Jim Nolan, one of Marion Twp’s school directorsand a prince of good fellows besides, helped Harry Harter butcher this week. A sawmill was brought here last week and "erected on the Meitzell and Coleman tract, making two mills in operation on the same tract. L. E. Nearhood, of Ong, Neb., has sent the scribe a handsome calendar, issued by the Exchange Bank of Ong, for which we return thanks. Farm stock was disposed of at public sale ab the residence of. Henry Bartholomew last Saturday. Being a stormy day few persons attended. . The members of the Evangelical church ex- pect to hold anniversary services Dec. 29th. Persons began last Wednesday evening to practice the music. The vocal element of this place are trying to see how many scholars are willing to sup- port a singing school during the months of Jan. and Feb. R. F. Emrick has been having his share of public patronage, as quite a number of guests stopped with him last Wednesday and had ordered a turkey dinner in advance of their arrival. John Dolan, of Lamar, has been employed at manual labor the past season, by John Holmes, who has one of the finest farms in the valley. John has freed it from stumps and brush by the use of dynamite. Like many other parts of the State, last Saturday night it seemed as if the deluge had come in this locality. The rain fell in tor- rents, swelled the mountain streams, wreck- ed bridges so that on Sunday it was difficult to travel east from here. Both mill dams broke here, leaving parties without water- power and a place to get ice. The Crawford dam furnished ice for miles around and will be greatly missed. Sm ————————r 1 Pine Grove Mention. To all a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. . County commissioner P. H. Meyers was shaking hands with friends in this section Monday, with his eye on a second term. Wm. Beck and family, of Tadpole, were Boalsburg visitors the beginning of the week. Mrs. Sarah ‘A. Young, of Bellefonte, spent several days at her old home on Main street last week. Master Ralph Heberling is recovering from a spell of chicken pox that has kept him con- fined to the house for some time. Mrs. Maria Goss is making her annual vis- it to Eden Hill for the double purpose of visit- ing and overseeing Newt Bell’s butchering. Miss Mand Koch is laid up with a disabled ankle. Several weeks ago she fell rupturing | the ligaments of her right ankle from which she is improving but slowly. Farmer J. K. From, of State College, and his little daughter Mary, spent Sunday at Baileyville, at the home of his son-in-law, J. Cal Bailey. : t John W. Hess and John P. Wagner went to Altoona last week to renounce farming and go to work at jobs. that paid them better than farming. Samuel E. Goss with his wife and son Wil- Isam came up from Bellefonte for a few days’ visit. While here Mr. Goss will work up a little insurance along the line. Ellery Oberdorf and wife, and J. C. Brun- gart and his sister May, of Wolf's Store, were a jolly quartette who visited relatives ahout here last week. They returned home Mon- day very much pleased with their outing. Wm. H. Fry, of Oak Hall, went to Pitts- borg, Saturday, to spend a week with his brother C. M. Fry. He was accompanied by Luther Peters, of Oik Hall, and on his way home he will do up his friends in Altoona.’ George and Ada Koch are visiting thier uncle, ex-sheriff Condo, at Millheim this week. Mrs. Olie MeWilliams Bowersox was taken to Philadelphia last week to undergo a second’ operation similar to the first one. Dr. Brown will be the physician and instead of going to a hospital she will be taken care of at the home of the McWilliams sisters. The following Christmas emtertainments have been slated : On Christmas eve one will be held in the Lutheran church at Pine Hall; on Christmas evening Rev. Aikens will con- duct one inthe Lutheran church here; one will be held in the Reformed church at Pine Hall and the Presbyterians and Methodists will treat their S. S. scholars to candies, nuts and fruit. George McWilliams is home from Philadel- phia where he has been under the charge of an eminent specialist for the past six weeks being treated for laryngitis. He is so much improved in health that he expects to enter a business college at Lancaster after Christmas. His physician advised him to take no risks of a relapse by staying here in the mountains of our district. Last Monday the good people of this com- munity tendered a little surprise to Fred Gearhart and his family on Water street. Mr. Gearhart has been so afflicted with rheuma- tism in the last year that he has been unable to earn a livelihood and the surprise consist- ed of groceries, vegetables, meat, flour, ete., sufficient to give them a very comfortable Christmas. The esteem in which he is held was evidenced by the number of people who entered into the surprise and who attended the party. Mr. Gearhart and his good wife appreciated the kindness very much. MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phan’s court clerk, A. G. Archey, during the past week : Charles G. Haines and Miss Maize Keel- er, both of Bellefonte. : Robert K. Wood, of Kirk’s Mills, Pa., and Hannah M. Way, of Stormstown. Peter Prato and Mary Mecon, both of Clarence. William A. Alexander, of Potter Twp., and Jennie P. Odenkirk, of Centre Hall. Charles N. Yearick, of Walker, and Mar- tha M. Leathers, of Howard. Real Estate ‘Transfers. The following real estate transfers have been recorded during the past week by the recorder N. E. Robb : Samuel Twiggs et ux to Ellen H. Mont- gomery, Sept. 14th, 1901. {J acrein Rush Twp. Consideration $500. Lehigh Valley Coal Company to J. W. Shanahan, D. D., in trust. May 31st, 1901. Land in Snow Shoe. Consideration $100 James Pheasant Admr. to Joshua Pheas- ant. Jan. 31st. 1880. 12 acres, 80 perch- es in Howard Twp. Consideration $200. John D. Moore et ux to Sarah J. Kerlin. Dec. 6th, 1901. Lot in Centre Hall. Con- sideration $950. : Lueretia M. Erhard to Joseph Iddings. March 23rd, 1901. 50 acres in Union Twp. Consideration $1. ‘Ella H. Gephartet baron to A. G. Mor- ris. 'May 1st, 1901. Land in spring Twp. Consideration $3,333.33. JL. Spangleret ux et al to A. G- Mor- ris. May 1,st 1901. Land in Spring Twp. Consideration $6,666,67. : Isadore Scholl to Perry J. Hall. Dee. 14th, 1901. 156 acres in Union Twp.§ Con- sideration $400.00. A most interesting paper to many, in the Jan- uary Century will be James Grant Wilson's second paper on the novelist's relations with America. Like the previous budget of reminiscences, it will be profusely illustrated with rare portraits of Thackeray and sketches from his own humorous pen. From some of his letters to his friends on this side cf the water, it would appear that the distinguished author was not averse to investments in American securities, some of which failed to prove immediately profitable. Gen. Wilson's list of Thackeray manuscripts in this country includes the Brookfield letters, in two volumes, for which Mr. Pierpont Morgan paid $16,200 at the Augustin Daly sale. The Outlook 1s a weekly newspaper and month ly magazine in one and under one subscription price, Its Magazine Number for January has eight illustrated articles, two stcries (one by Sarah Orne Jewett) a cavefully written history of the week's doings and many book reviews. There are full page portraits of the new political figures of prominence, articles of anecdotalbiography, a most entertaining instalment of Edward Everelt Hale’s “Memories of a Hundred Years.” and much else of permanent value. rm— rn v 3 Green’s Pharmacy. 2 PT NPT TPR RRR | TSMR PMR SOMO | Mh t - 4 SEFUL £ ——— £ ] + HOLIDAY 1 £ GIFTS z 4 = { i We have Pocket Books, Bill ~ % Books, Purses, Chatelaine Bags, [ 1 Traveling Cases, Blotting Pads, L & i M ilitary Brushes, Cloth Brughes, Comb and Brush Sets, Hand Shav- ing and Triplicate Mirrors, Shav- ing Mugs, Soap Boxes, Thermome- i ters, Jewel Trays, Pin Trays, Fern 1 Dishes, Match Boxes, ete., ete. yp tne on a We have a large stock of Per- : La i fiimes, ranging in price from se. to : $3.10 per bottle. We will take Xd pleasure in showing you our E goods, i b lee { : {GREEN'S PHARMACY, ; 3 i i Bus House Brock : § | BELLEFONTE, - PA. { Jiganeay 1G le ; 8 B i OY UY) google GREAT LUCK OF AN EpIToR.—*‘For two years all efforts to cure Eczema palms of my hands failed,” writes editor was wholly cured by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.” It’s the world’s best for Erup- tions, and all skin diseases. Only 25c. at Green’s. ——=Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. New Advertisement. OR SALE.—Portable boiler and engine 12 horse power, good condition. Write Howard Creamery Co., Bellefonte, Pa. OR SALE CHEAP.—About 67 feet of very ornamental iron fence, with orna- mental gate, 5ft movable panels and long iron posts is for sale cheap. Just the thing for a front yard. Call on or address L. C. BULLOCK, Milesburg, Pa. ANTED.—Several Persons of charae- : _ ter and good reputation in each State( one in this county required) to represent and advertise old established wealthy business house of solid financial standing. Salary $18 weekly with ex- penses additional, all payable in cash each Wed- nesday direct from head offices, Horse and car riage furnished, when necessary. References. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. MANAGER, 316 CAXTON BUILDING, 46-36-16t Chicago. in the ; H. N. Lester, of Syracuse, Kan., ‘“‘then I | wT New Advertisements. { | HEN IN NEED.—When in need of fresh meats, ete., don’t forget the Bellefonte Produce Co. 46-30tf 0. M. SHEETS, Supt. H AND LOT FOR SALE.—A Be very desirable home on east Bishop 8t., llefonte, is offered for sale. The house is modern and stands on a lot that alsohas a front- age on Logan St. Call on or write to Mrs. SARA A. TEATS, 46-30tf Bellefonte, Pa. URE MILK AND BUTTER THE YEAR ROUND FROM ROCK FARMS. The Pure Milk and Cream from the Rock Farms is delivered to customers in Bellefonte daily. Fresh Gilt Edge Butter is delivered three times a week. You can make yearly contracts for milk, cream or butter by A on or address- ing J. HARRIS HOY, Manager. Office, No. 8 So. Allegheny St. Bellefonte, Pa. The fine Dairy Herd at Rock Farms is regularly inspected so that its product is absolutely pure and healthful. 43-45-1y Ceader’s. Ceader’s. Table during the Yuletide, when Happiness. that what comes from Ceader’s and wholesome. WHAT CEADER’S HAVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS The Holiday Season is here and it is none too soon to begin to think about the Goodies for the children and the dainties for the all should be of good cheer and We are better prepared than ever before to supply all the needs you may have and it needs no word of ours to assure you is always of the most toothsome ——CANDIES AND NUTS— Our candies this year include a special line of Case Goods, as well as Dainty Boxes—from 1 to 5lbs—of Lowney’s, Huyler’s, Tenney’s, Alli- gretti’s Whitman’s and Delicious. All fresh bon bons. Half the N uts you buy for Christ- mas are stale. Ours are not. Try them. A Specialty—For those who in- tend baking their own cakes or mak- ing taffies we have large quanties of black walnut, English walnut and shell bark meat. ——FRUITS AND CAKES.—— Oranges, Grapes, Figs and Dates are here in abundance. All large and fresh. Fancy and assorted cakes we have in all styles. And onr Fruit Cake is ready for delivery now. Have you tried any of our Fruib Cakes ? We make them in all sizes and they will be fine and ripe for Christmas or New Years. Ceader’s Famous any time. ——CREAMS AND ICES.— Plain or Fancy Forms can be ordered at Creams and Ices in our Patty Shells are ready for you 46-48-4¢ We keep Oysters, the kind that you don’t get everywhere, and whenever you need them. CEADER'’S. BELLEFONTE, PA. Montgomery & Co. HOLIDAY you all we can. and at lowest prices. Suits, Stiff’ Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Scotch Gloves, Mocha Gloves, Ladies Golf Gloves, Sleeve Buttons, : Foot Balls, Umbrellas, Mackintoshes, Traveling Bags, Telescopes, Silk Handkerchiefs, Canes, Shirt Studs, Bath Robes, Leggins, Dress Shirts, Working Shirts, Jerseys, Pajamas, Ice Creepers, 16-43 XXXII Christmas is almost here—only a few’ days left—We will help Useful presents are always acceptable. carefully through our list, and if you wish anything in our line that is not in it, come, ask us for it. Silk Lined Gloves, XT XIXIXIIXIXIIX INV 1 I ITI IMXIIIIIII IX XO b.4 SHOPPING Look We have it, in latest styles, Overcoats, Soft Hats, Neckwear, Linen Handkerchiefs Kid Gloves, Scarf Pins, Fleeced Lined Gloves Skates, Rain Coats, Suit Cases, Trunks, Mufflers, Dress:Shirt Protectors Collars and Cuffs, House Coats, Fur Gloves, Overalls, Fancy Shirts, Sweaters, Night Robes, Suspenders, Ear Mugs. Give us an Early Call and we promise to please. MONTGOMERY & CO. BELLEFONTE, PA.
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