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Deworeaic Madman
Bellefonte, Pa., February 21 1902,
CorRRESPONDENTS.—NoO communications pub
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——1Ira F. Davis, of Julian, has been
granted a pension of $12 a month.
——On Monday the Senate confirmed
the appointment of post master Stuart of
State College.
——On Saturday night Sim the Clothier
left for the eastern markets to purchase his
spring and summer stock.
It is announced that Henry Lowery, the
Bellefonte contractor, will be a candidate
for the Republican nomination for sheriff.
——Alfred Bechtol, the Liberty town-
ship farmer whose barn was destroyed by
fire a short time ago, is very ill with tuber-
culosis of the throat.
——Washington camp, P. O. S. of A. of
Woodward will have an entertainment to-
morrow evening. The state secretary of
the order will be there.
-Miss Cassie Derstine, of Lamb street,
who is favorably known to most of the old-
er residents of the town, is seriously ill with
lung trouble.
' —— Notwithstanding the cold weather,
Rev. Samuel West, of the Eagleville Bap-
tist church, immersed twenty-eight con-
verts in Marsh Creek on Sunday.
——Former county commissioner T.
Frank Adams, whose condition has been so
critical for the past ten days, is somewhat
improved. He has had a very serious at-
tack of acute Bright’s disease.
——A valuablestallion being shipped by
the Trexler Bros & Co., stock raisers in
Huntingdon county, to a purchaser in West
Virginia, had to be shot at Grafton because
its eyes had been burned out. Rail road
hands accidentally set fire to the straw in
the car in which the horse was being ship-
ped. A boy who had charge of him was al-
so badiy burned, but will recover.
——John Hughes, of Osceola, was taken
to the Clearfield jail Monday, charged with
attempting to kill his brother Harry. The
accused man has an unsavory reputation
and on Sunday while under the influence
of liquor had a quarrel with his brother and
attacked him with a butcher’s knife, inflict-
ing a serious wound on the throat.
——Martin McLaughlin, the well known
young man who bas been the P. R. R.
agent at Snow Shoe for so many years, and
who has given up his work to take treat-
ment in a Philadelphia hospital, is much
improved and expects to be home by March
Ist. He is gaining in weight and the phy-
sicians state that his condition is most en-
couraging.
~—DRev. R. W. Illingworth, who left.
this county several weeks ago to enter the
Arizona Mission field, has become associate
editor of the Morenci, Arizona, Standard,
a tidy little" eight page weekly that has
been launched in that field. It is certain
that if the other members of the staff are
as versatile and clever as Rev. Illingworth
the Standard has a great future.
~The dwelling of John J. Frantz,
east of Bald Eagle, was burned to the
ground on Saturday evening. Mrs. Frantz
and the children were eating supper when
a roaring, crackling sound arrested their
attention. Upon going to the staircase the
entire upper part of the house was discov-
ered to beon fire, and only a little bit of the
furniture was saved. Frantz is a poor man
and had no insurance.
——John I. Olewine fell from a step-
ladder in his hardware store and went
clear through a trap door into the cellar of
the store on Monday. The trap was open
near where the ladder was standing. He
was unconscious when picked up, but re-
covered shortly after being taken home,
While not seriously hurt he was so badly
bruised and shocked as to unfit him for
work for several days.
——Mr. James L. Murphy, of Pine,
Grove = was married on Wednesday
evening at six olclock at the Metho-
dist parsonage in Eyers Grove, Columbia
county, to Miss 8, Eleanor Shultz, of Jer-
seytown, Columbia county. The cere-
mony was performed by the groom’s broth-
er-in-law the Rev. David Y. Brouse. They
will make their home in Pine Grove Mills
in the near future. May they have a delight-
fal future is the wish of their hosts of
friends.
——Next Wednesday night there will
be seen in the court house the most novel
of all the entertainments given in the peo-
ple’s popular course this winter. It will
be the Marion Wilson costumed imperson-
ations in which the great monologuist will
appear in twelve difficult portrayals, fully
costumed to suit each one. The New York
World says ‘‘she is the finest character ar-
tist off the stage’’ and is undoubtedly worth
seeing. If you do not have a season ticket
it will cost you 35 cts. Those having sea-
son tickets must pay 15 cts extra for re-
served seats.
——Tt will seem strange to iave a Wash-
ington’s birthday anniversary passed over
in Bellefonte without a big dinner in Gregg
post-rooms and we must confess some per-
sonal disappointment at the thought that
we will have to forego the annual pleasure
of crowding into the Post rooms to catch a
chance for a seat and then to take sucha
filling up as is gotten no where else. Bat
the Vets have decided that it is far easier
for all concerned and more profitable for
them in particular to have a moving pic-
ture show—or some other such entertain-
_ ment—and it is likely that the great din-
ners are now of the past." '
ANOTHER MURDER IN CENTRE COUNTY.
—Sunday evening the news reached this
place that another terrible tragedy bad
been added to the list of crimes committed
within the limits of Centre county and al-
most simultaneously with the story of how
Frank Beckwith had shot down his wife in
cold blood came the culprit, himself, in the
custody of constable Isaiah Woodle, of
Sandy Ridge.
There were many rumors afloat as to the
nature and details of the murder and after
carefully investigating them all the WATCH-
MAN is able to give its readers the follow-
ing authentic story of the fatal day on
which Frank Beckwith sent his wife into
eternity without a moment’s warning and
stained his hands with the blood of a help-
less woman.
In 1882 Beckwith was warried to a Miss
home near Martha Furnace. The property
is theirs and was being paid for out of the
savings from his wages for sundry jobs.
He was an industrious man and while he
had never been regarded as a bad one we
quote the language of one of his neigiibors
in saying that ‘he was no saint.’ His
domestic relations were not of the happiest,
however, for he became imbued with the
idea that his wife was untrue to him and
accused her of it on several occasions. This
made matters worse in the family and there
were many stormy scenes until, finally,
Mrs. Beckwith left home. A reconciliation
soon followed, hut there were other breaks
and matters continued in this way until
about two weeks ago when she left home
again and went to Sandy Ridge. Beckwith
was working in the fire brick works of A.
W. Reese, at that place, and was shantying
at Retort nearby. He would spend the
week at his work, returning home the sev-
en miles over the mountains on Saturday
night to spend Sunday with his family.
He had seen his wife in Sandy Ridge
and notified her that she must go home,
but upon his arrival there Saturday night
he did not find her. He went to the even-
ing train over the Bald Eagle, but she fail-
ed to appear on it and after waiting a rea-
sonable time for her to arrive by road he
armed himself with a 32 calibre revolver
and started to walk back the seven miles
over the mountains through the snow.
What thoughts were in his mind as he
tramped the seven miles over that long,
lonely road no one will know. Arriving
there at 4 o’clock in the morning he made
inquiry at several houses but failed to lo-
cate his wife. Finally he called at the
home of Lyle Edmunson, an old man who
lives at Sandy Ridge with his aged wife
and a 20 year old son, relatives of Mrs.
Beckwith. He was refused admission by
his wife who came to the door in answer to
his knocking. He forced his way in’ past
her then she ran back into another room.
The house has only two rooms on the ground
floor and though there is an opening there
is no door between the rooms. Beckwith
followed her thither, demanding to know
why she had not ‘‘come home.”” She told
him she had no money to pay her car fare.
Then he wanted to know why she couldn’t
walk back, asshe had walked over. She
replied to this by stating that her shoes
were too bad. Words followed fast: on each
other, until he whipped out the revolver
and fired.
The shot evidently struck her in the scalp
and the bullet was deflected downward and
sideways and emerged near the neck, cut-
ting the jugular vein and causing her to
bleed to death. With her hand to the
wound she fled from the house and tried to
ran to the rear of it. Her bloody finger
prints are outlined against the side of the
building, where she evidently tried to
steady herself while running to a place of
safety. Beckwith followed “er out, then
old Mrs. Edwunson, the boy and the old
man, the latter running up town for help.
Just as she was turning the corner the mur-
derer fired again and she fell dead in the
snow. It is thought that the second shot
only grazed her arm and that it was the
first one that killed her.
After the shooting Beckwith unconcern-
edly walked away. Constable Woodle or-
ganized a posse at once and went to search
his shanty, but be was not there. Then he
drove on over the mountain to the Beck-
with home. A cousin of Frank’s first en-
tered the house and warned him against re-
sisting the officer, so that he submitted to
arrest quietly, telling the officers that the
revolver that had done the deadly work
was in a pocket in his over coat hanging on
the wall.
He was’ pat in irons and brought to jail
here Sunday evening. He is fully aware
penitent at times. Aaron Reese, of Port
Matilda, was in to see him on Tuesday and
he broke down completely, though he claims
provocation in defense of his terrible deed.’
He is about 45 years old and has six chil-
dren. One son has gone away from home,
there is a grown up daughter and the ofher
four are little ones.
Mrs. Beckwith was a woman of about the
same age as her husband and weighed
about 240 lbs. Her body was interred in
Pleasant View cemetery, near Hannah Far-
nace, on Tuesday afternoon.
Beckwith will probably be called to an-
swer for his crime at the April term. He
has already employed Orvis, Bower & Orvis
and W. E. Gray, while district attorney
Spangler has begun the case against him by
a careful examination of all the surround-
ings while the coroner’s jury sat on the case
on Monday. Coroner Dr. W. U. Irwin,
and Dr. Seibert lield an antopsy on the
body. ;
While it is altogether premature to make
statements of fact the general speculation
on the case is that the defense will set up
the plea of temporary insanity, caused by
family trouble and hereditary evidence of
it cropping out in a weak minded child:
Steimer with whom he lived in a little |.
of the awfulness of his crime and seems,
——Tonight Hon. Fred Ikeler will lec-
ture on ‘‘Political Agitators’’ in Grange
Arcadia at Centre Hall.
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——The east Main street Methodist
chureh in Lock Haven will burn a $3,500
mortgage on Sunday.
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——Thirty men are at work dismantling
the old Moshannon tannery at Philips-
burg. It will require six months.
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——Rev. Herbert S. Hastings, curate of
St. Stephens church, of Harrisburg, assisted
in conducting the services in St. John’s
Episcopal church in this place Tuesday.
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—— Mrs. Abram Holter suffered a stroke
of paralysis at her home in Howard on
Tuesday and has been in a critical condi-
tion since. She is not expected to re-
cover.
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——The roof of the old grist mill at Mill
Hall, now used as a grinding department
for the ax works, caught fire Wednesday
morning but the prompt work of a bucket
brigade saved the building from ruin.
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——You should not fail to see Marion
Wilson at the court house next Wednes-
day night, Feb. 26th. It will be a very
novel entertainment and quite worth tle
time and money spent in seeing it.
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-—Last Friday twenty-one loads of slabs
were sold at Werts’ saw mill at Wolf's
Store. On the same day Lee Weber prob-
ably beat all haulage records in that sec-
tion by hauling 2,700 feet of hemlock
boards to Coburn at one load, using only
two horses.
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Mr. Ross Scott, of DuBois, and Miss
Bertha Meyers were married at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Meyers, the bride's
parents, near Martha Furnace on Wednes-
day afternoon. It was made quite an event
in the social circles of that community and
a number of guests from Philipsburg and
DuBois were present. The groom is a
prominent young business man of the latter
place.
WL ee aE
CouxciL’s REGULAR MEETING —Presi-
dent Gerberich and members Reynolds,
Walkey, Knisely, Derstine, Whittaker and
Potter were present at council meetihg
Monday evening to transact the following
business :
Upon motion of Mr. Knisely the solicitor
and engineer were authorized to investigate
the width of Water street so as to give Mrs.
Mott lines for building a livery stable for
James Toner, on her lot near the big
spring. .
Council anthosized a notice to William
Bell, of Thomas street, informing him that
he must desist from dumping ashes on the
street or make himself liable for their re-
moval. Some other important business
was transacted and after approving bills to
the amount of $333.83 council adjourned.
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ACCIDENTALLY KILLED AT LOGANTON,
—Roy Berry, a 12 year old boy who lives
at Loganton, Clinton county, was killed
about noon on Saturday by a playmate
named Raymond Herlacher.
The two were shooting sparrows and
Herlacher had an old musket, which ‘he
had aimed at a bird. It flew before he
fired and as he was lowering the gun it
was accidentally discharged, the ball en-
tering Berry’s body just under the right
ing the heart and lodging just under the
skin on his left side. A
As soon as the accident occurred little
Herlacher ran and told his mother of it and
a physician was secured, but the vietim ex-
pired in about twenty minutes.
He was a son of W. G. Berry and is said
to have been a very bright boy. Inter-
ment was made at Loganton Monday af-
ternoon at 1:30.
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EscAPED IN THEIR NIGHT CLOTHES.—
Particulars of one of the most distressing
conflagrations that has occurred in this
section for years was telephoned to the
WATCHMAN from Jacksonville early Wed-
nesday morning. David Long, who lives
in a tenant house near that place with his
wife, an invalid sister and four children
was the vietim. They are very poor people
and all that they have been struggling and
working for for years is gone, leaving them
destitute and without a penny. ’
The family were all asleep when Mr.
Long’s invalid sister was awakened by the
roaring of the flames. She aroused the
other at once, but was almost helpless to
aseist herself in her perilous predicament.
Those who could jump and run to the stair
case, but escape in that direction was cat
off by the flames. The entire first floor
seemed to be ablaze and their was no other
avenue of escape than the windows. It
was about 3 o’clock in the morning and no
one in the neighborhood knew of it, so that
the inmates were left to their own resourc-
es to get out. : ;
They climbed ont over the porch roof and
thence to the ground. The two boys help-
ed to get the aunt down over the icy roof
never thinking of their paucity of clothing
until they were all huddled in the snow
abouf; their ruined home. There they were,
nearly perished, and with absolutely noth-
ing on but their night clothes, when a few
men from Jacksonville got to their rescue.
They put the invalid on a chaff tick and car-
ried her to a neighbors, nearly half a mile
distant.
The case is so distressing that the
WATCHMAN makes appeal to those of its
readers who feel able to do so to send “any
kind of a contribution, clothing, food, fur-
nifure or money to the family at Jackson-
ville. They are actually in distress and
anything would be gratefully received.
The postmaster at Walker has interested
himself in the case and anything sent him
will reach the proper hands. Walker is
the name of the post-office at Jacksonville.
would help much in this case,
arm, passing clear through his chest, pierc- |.
He said that contributions of a quarter |
Miss MARION MILLIKEN.—On Tuesday
morning at 8 o’clock Miss Marion Milliken,
the last of the once well known family
here, passed peacefully out of this life at
the residence of Mrs. Lou Van T. Harris,
where she had made her home for the past
eight months. Last June, shortly after re-
turning from her annual visit at Mr. Sam-
uel Milliken’s, in Plainfield, N. J., she
suffered a slight stroke of paralysis from
which she never recuperated. - Finally
softening of the brain developed and for
months she was a helpless invalid with a
companion and nurse constantly in attend-
ance upon her.
Miss Marion was the only daughter of
Foster and Nancy Thompson Milliken.
She was born in Mifflin county, Sept. 22nd,
1828, but had resided here for fully
forty years. The house, on north Alle-
gheny street, in which she died, was for
years the Milliken home and was original-
ly occupied by her brother Thompson, who
died very suddenly in Iowa, in 1871, and
his family. Some years after the death of
her mother and when her brother, the late
Col. James Milliken, decided to locate
permanently in New York city, she dis-
posed of her property and took apartments
at Miss Magill’s, where she resided until
last summer when she went back to the
old home. She was a zealous member cf
the Presbyterian church and while her
health permitted was identified with its
missionary and charitable work. She had
considerable means of her owr and was,
moreover, legally entitled to a third of the
large fortune left by her brother, the late
Col. James Milliken.
His death occurred just two weeks pre-
vious to hers and yesterday morning she
was laid to rest in the family plot in the
Union cemetery at the same hour that his
body was consigned to the grave two weeks
ago. Funeral services were conducted by
the Rev. Dr. Laurie at the Harris residence.
Two nieces and two nephews are her nearest
living relatives.
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Mgs. DAvipD M. GLENN.—Mrs. Kate
Rainer Glenn, widow of the late David M.
Glenn, died at her home on Reynolds
avenue Sunday morning, after a long ill-
ness of cancer of the stomach. She bad
suffered intensely and for weeks bad heen
in such a distressing condition tbat ber
death came as a happy release. She was a
native of Lancaster county where she was
born sixty-one years ago. Her birthday
having been last Saturday. Her girlhood
days were spent in Boalsburg, where short-
ly after the war she was married to David
‘M. Glenn who was a member of the famous
Bucktail regiment of the Pennsylvania
Reserves. She was a member of the Pres-
byteirian church and a most charitable and
useful woman. She always took an active
part in the auxilliary work of the local G.
A. RR. She was an indulgent mother, a kind
neighbor and she will be missed by many
outside her own family. :
She is survived by four children, Ella,
Mis. James Dawson, of this place; Mrs.
Carrie Stover, of Woodward; William, of
Wilcox, and George, of Axe Mann. Rev.
Dr. Laurie, of the Presbyterian church,
conducted the funeral services which were
held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. In-
terment was made in the Union cemetery.
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A FORMER CENTRE COUNTIAN.—Mrs.
Hannah D. Hughes, widow of John D.
Hughes, died at her home in Altoona on
last Thursday morning of paralysis. She
suffered a stroke the week previous to
her death and the day previous she bad a
second stroke from which she never rallied.
Her maiden name was Hicks and she was
born at Buffalo Run, this county, Feb.
920th, 1827. Her husband, John D.
Hughes, to whom she was married fifty-
five years ago, died August 27th, 1885, but
she is survived by seven children. She
had resided in Altoona for twenty-six years
and was much respected and beloved.
Her children are Mrs. Annie Irvin,
James C., Isaac C., W. H. and T. D.
Hughes, of Altoona, and Mrs. Catharine
Galbraith, of Wilmerding. Her brother,
Jacob Hicks, of Stormstown, is living and
she leaves thirty-three grand-children and
three great-grand-children. She was buried
Saturday afternoon in Altoona with her
pastor Rev. T. S. Wilcox, of the Eighth
avenue Methodist church, officiating.
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——Miss Beulah Dice, daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs, L. Dice and a most estima- |
ble young woman, died Sunday afternoon
at Toganton of diphtheria. She was only
eighteen years and two months of age but
was a popular, teacher in Crawford town-
ship,Clinton county. Interment was made
Tuesday afternoon. Landis Allen, of
Rauchtown, has been selected to finish out
her term of school.
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——Nevin C., the infant son of Prof. and
Mrs. H. N. Meyer died at their home in
Millheim on Thursday morning at the age
of 7 months. Rev. Brown officiated at
the funeral on Saturday morning and in-
terment fvas made in Salem cemetery.
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——Maud, the five year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Kramrine died at her
parents home at State College, on Friday
morning, after a weeks illness of measles
and pneumonia. gett
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——An infant child of Walter Orwig
died at Aarousburg last Friday and was
buried at Hartleton on Monday.
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——Arthor Thomas, of Waddles, who is
a mining contractor at Scotia had his leg
broken shortly after going to work on Mon-
day morning. He was loading lumps on
the cars and had his back to the bank when
a large one rolled down upon ‘him, break-
eho A rh
——The story that John Doak, whocame
home from Niagara Falls sick, has small-
pox is untrue. He has typhoid fever.
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—— To Miss Ione Donachy belongs the
credit of the very pleasant and successful
entertainment given in the lecture room of
the Methodist church on Tuesday evening.
She was the prime instigator and star actor
of the show and through ber efforts and
those of her assistants Mrs. J. P. Smith’s
S. 8. class cleared over $30.
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News Purely Pevsonal.
—Miss Ella Felty, of Shinglefown, is in Altoona
visiting friends. ;
—Mrs. A. O. Furst, of Linn street, is visiting in
Milton and Harrisburg.
—Mrs. A. 8. Garman, of Tyrone, spent Tues-
day with relatives in this place.
—Mills Alexander, of Julian, was a business
yisitor in town on Saturday.
—Mrs. John Powers, was a pleasant caller at
the Warcumax office on Monday.
—Geo. M. Rhule, the contractor, of Philips-
burg, was in town on Monday.
—Col. and Mrs. W. Fred Reynolds, with their
children, came home from a trip east on Saturday
evening.
—Dr. J. M. Brockerhoff is off on a business trip
to lumber districts owned by the Brockerhoffs in
West Virginia.
—J. H. Miller, of Rock Spring, was in town, yes-
terday ; having come down to look in at the 148th
reunion ceremonies,
—Gen, D. H. Hastings, who had heen home for
a few days visit, departed for the Cambria coal
fields Sunday afternoon.
—W. C. Baird, formerly assistant postmaster
at Winber, is visiting his parents, Mr, and Mrs,
J oseph Baird, at Milesburg.
—Hon. Thos. H. Myton, of Huntingdon, who is
attending the 148th reunion, isa guest at the Bay-
ard home on north Spring street.
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— William Showers dropped in last evening
with a little money that he thought would be good
for the “new treasurer’ to start with.
—Sup’t, Nelson Robb, of the U.T. and T. Co.»
was an arrival from Williamsport on Monday and
remained over for a day to vote.
—H. C. Valentine and Edgar T. Burnside left
tor Pittsburg Tuesday afternoon. Of course it is
needless to state that their business was relative
to scales. 2
—Capt. Hugh 8. Taylor and Lieuts. Gettig and
Garbrick went to Altoona, Sunday evening to be
there for the meeting of the Fifth regiment staff
on Monday.
—Mrs. J. D. Miller, of Hublersburg, was in
town on Wednesday talking a little politics, but
didn’t say whether he will be a candidate for
freasurer or not.
--James B. Cook, who is connected with the
Berwind-White Co. at Horatio, Jefterson Co., ar-
rived home Monday evening to spend a few days
with his parents.
—Mr. and Mrs. J, Harris Mann, of Lewistown,
arrived in town on Tuesday evening and are
guests at the home of Mrs. Mann's father, county
treasurer W. T. Speer,
—Mrs. Wilbur F. Reeder spent the week in
Washington, where she represented Bellefonte
chapter D. A. R. at the eleventh continental con-
gress of the national society. :
—George B. Noll, of Milesburg, was in town for
a few hours on Wednesday mingling with old
comrades in the 148th, but could tarry only a little
while because of the illness of his son.
--W. A Jacobs, of Clarenee, has been in town
having a good time with the rest ofthe boys of
the 148th. There have been ‘‘great doings”
among the old Vets. but they descrve every mo-
ment of pleasure they have had.
—Misses Grace McClintock and Millie Hayes,
of Lamar, who had been in Altoona to shake
hands with Hon. W. J. Bryan and then to spend
several weeks with the Misses Bucher, on 7th
Ave., have returned home looking very well.
— 1. B, Thomas, of Milesburg and Bellefonte,
called yesterday afternoon to express his gratifi-
cation atthe outcome of the libel trial and, of
course, couldn’t miss the opportunity to ‘jolly’
one of the staff who had his day on Tuesday.
—Mr, and Mrs. Cortland DeL. Evans, of Balti-
more, were arrivals in town Wednesday evening.
They were guests at the Andrews’ home on Alle-
gheny street and were here attending the funeral
of Mrs. Evans aunt, Miss Marion Milliken,
—J. M. Wieland, the prosperous Boalshurg car-
riage manufactorer, J. 1. Kepler and Messrs
Reed and Smith, of Pine Grove, were a quartet of
good fellows who were in town for the show Wed-
nesday evening and enjoyed the day meetings of
the 143th boys. :
“—David L. Kerr, of Centre Hill, arrived Wed-
nesday evening: and scarcely got off the train
until he began to inquire where the boys of the
148th had their rendezvous. He was one of that
famous regiment.of fighters and enjoyed the xe-
union very much.
—Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke, U.S. A., and Gen.
St. Clair Mulholland, pension agent at Philadel
phia, corps commander and Colonel respectively
of the 148th, arrived in town on Tuesday after-
noon and are guests of Gen. James A. Beaver one
of the other commanders of the Regiment.
—Adam Bucher, the well known Altoons con-
tractor and builder, has just returned from a hur-
ried trip to New Orleans where he was a specta-
tor at the Mardi Gras. His business was to in-
spect a great timber tract of 109,000 acres, which
Altoona and Wiiliamsport lumbermen have lately
purchased,
—Among the visiting veterans in town this
week was William C. Huey, of Warren, and who
by the way is a mighty well preserved veteran.
He is here killing two birds with one stone, visit-
ing his sister Mrs. D. F. Fortney and other rela-
tives, while reuning with his old associates of the
148th Regiment,
—A quartet of splendid boys, Louis Dagget,
Elliot Van Devender, Donald Potter and Philip
‘Weaver left Bellefonte Wednesday to attend the
state Y. M. C. A. meeting at Warren. And the
town has reason to be proud of such evidence
that the local association has stirred them to so
much interest in Y. M. C. A. work.
—W. F. Heberling, one of the right-hand men
at the Scotia ore mines, was one of the first to get
on the ground for the 148th reunion, and enjoyed
every moment of his stay here. He belonged to
D company and was naturally very proud of the
little brass D thal was given him at camp Curtin
in August, 1862, when he entered the service.
He has the original yet.
—Miss Mary B. Struble, superintendent and
head nurse of the maternity hospital of Hahne-
mann hospital in Philadelphia, is now at State
College on account of the serious illness of her
mother Mrs, C. H. Struble. In response to a tele-
phone Friday morning she came here that even-
ing and drove immediately tothe College. Her
mother is somewhat better but there is little hope
of her life being spared.
—Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Magee, of Philadelphia,
were in town the'fore part of the week visiting
old friends. They came Saturday and went over to
Centre Hall to spend Sunday with Mrs. Magee’s |
sister. He has recovered entirely from his recent
illness and is now hustling hard as ever tor the
Equitable Insurance Company which has been |
consolidated with the company he has represent-
ed for so many years, Shia ett bor
A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE AT ABDERA.—
A surprise and farewell party was given in
honor of Mr. Henry Whiteleather, at his
home at Abdera, on Wednesday, Feb. 19th.
It was the sixtieth angiversary of his birth
and, besides, his many friends in that
neighborhood wanted just such an oppor-
tunity of expressing their good will toward
him before he moves out of their midst to
make his home in Lock Haven.
The guests gathered there at about 11 a.
m. and the house was filled when at 12:30
the ladies called all to a sumptuous dinner.
After it was served there was music and
addresses. In the latter Rev. H. I. Crow
paid high tribute to Mr. Whiteleather’s
usefulness in the church and I. S. Frain
took up the pleasant neighborly relations
be enjoyed.
oils
SUDDEN DEATH OF A VETERAN.—About
the only unfavorable feature of the reunion
of the 148th Regiment was the sudden
death of Louis Welsh, of Benton, Pa.
Comrade Welsh, was a member of the
148th regiment and was here attending the
reunion. Wednesday afternoon he went
down to Salona on the Central railroad to
see his sister Mrs. McNaul and scarcely
had he gotten into the house ’til he fell
over dead. :
Announcements.
The following are the prices chavged for: announce-
ments in this paper: Sheriff, $8.06; Treasurer,
$8.00; Register, $5.00; Recorder, $5.00; Commis-
stoners, $5.00. All candidates are required to
pledge themselves to abide the decision of the Dem-
ocratic County Convention.
We are authorized to announce the name of
Hugh 8. Taylor, of Bellefonte, as a candidate for
Sherift, subject to the decision of the Democratic
County Convention, :
We are authorized to announce J, W. Kepler, ot
Ferguson township, as a candidate for the Legis-
lature, subject to the decision of the Democratic
County Convention.
We are authorized to announce J, H. Wetzel,
of Bellefonte, asa candidate for the nomination
for Assembly, subject to the decision of the Dem-
ocratic county convention.
We are authorized to announce A. G. Archey, og
Ferguson township, as a candidate for the nom-
ination for Register, subject to the decision of
the Democratic convention.
We are authorized to announce John Wayne, of
Rush township, as a candidate for County Com-
missioner, subject to the decision of the Demo-
cratic County Convention.
We are authorized to announce John L. Dun-
lap, of Spring township, as a candidate for County
Commissioner, subject to the decision of the
Democratic county convention.
We are authorized toannounce Burdine Butler,
of Howard township, as a candidate for sheriff
subject to the decision of the Democratic county
convention.
We are authorized to announce W. J. Carlin,
of Miles township, as a candidate for Treasurer,
subject to the decision of the Democratic county
convention.
We are authorized to announce ¥, A. Foreman,
of Potter township, as a candidate for the nomi-
nation for Recorder, subject to the decision of the
Democratic county convention.
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Sale Register.
Marcu 1218. —At the residence of J. Morris Furey,
on the Burnside farm 2 miles east of Bellefonte.
on the Jacksonville road, horses, cattle, imple-
‘ments, harness and some household goods.
Sale at 10 a. m. Wm. Goheen, Auc.
Marc, 13rH.—At the residence of I. N. Har -
vey, 233 miles north east of Milesburg, horses,
cattle, hogs, farm implements, ete. Jos, L.
Neff, Auet.
Marcy 141i.—At the residence of William Decker.
at Hublersburg, farm stock, implements and
fonsefiold goods. Sale at 10 a. m. Jos. L. Neff,
ue.
Marci 181i, —At the residence of Henry White-
leather, east of Jacksonville, in Marion town-
ship. Horses, cattle, Sheephogs and farm im-
plements of all kinds. Stock is of the best
_ breeds and implements in the finest order, It
will be one of the largests sales of the season
ud begin promptly at 9 a. m: A. C. McClintock,
ue.
Maren 20ru—At the residence of Alfred Spotts, 3
miles north of Unionville, horses, Cows, young
cattle, hogs, chickens and farm utensils “of all
kinds. Sale at 11 a. m. sharp.
Fen, 21s1—At che residence of David Otto, 1 mile
© southwest of Stormstown, horse, cow, bnggy,
furniture, hay and cob corn. Sale at 1 o'clock
p. m. C. W. Hunter, Auc.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red
1€ NOR eg sidan
—No. 2 .. @86
Corn —Yellow.. san
¢ —Mixed crGonts
RLS, rie rirsseinonsirninss wo 501,
Flour— Winter, Per Br’ 2.65@2.91
‘“ —Penna. Roller...
*¢ —Favorite Brands
Rye Flour. Per Bril....commassssss
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1
““"“ ““ Mixed _¢¢ 1
Straw............5.000 Rana ke
3.25@3.50
11.00@13.50
or 7.00@14.50
Bellefonte Grain Market.
. Corrected weekly by C. Y. WAGNER,
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress :
ed wheat, 80
Rye, per bushel 60
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 60
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 60
Oats, per bushel,........ 50
Barley, per bushel...............cxinpepiaivannsssososcs 50
Ground Plaster, per ton 8 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel
Cloverseed, per bushel.
Timothy seed per bushel.
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel 75
Onions..... 5
Eges, per 25
Lard, per 11
Country sho 10
ides. 10
Hams, 12
Tallow, per po 4
Butter, per pound 25
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday mornms in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid str euy in advance)
$2.00, when not paid. in advance, and $2.50 if not
paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not’be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance.
_ A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
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Three inche 10°115 |“ 20
uarter Column ( 12:{ 20 | 80
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Advertisements in special. column 25 per cent.
additional. : ? :
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions...........20 cts.
Each additional insertion, per line.
Local notices, per line.....au. sieve
Business notices, per line............
Job Printing of every kind done wi
and dispatch. The
sud dispatons 7 SV ATOHuAN Piivetias boon re-.
with. Presses and New Type, and,
everything in the printing line aac be he. aud,
in the mostartistic manner and at the lowest rates.
I ci tomenihovid be nidtoased to.
£18 f ers should be addressed to... BaF
P. GRAY MEEK, Propristc’