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Bellefonte, Pa., December 12 1902.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——There are twenty-four mail boxes in
Philipsburg. .
—James Corl, of Pleasant Gap, recent-
_1y butchered a pig that dressed 305 lbs.
——While in Bellefonte next Monday
night Governor Stone will be the guest of
Col. W. Fred Reynolds.
——Mrs. James McCulley underwent a
slight” operation at the Bellefonte hospital
Saturday morning.
——There is a ‘‘popular fireman’’ con-
test on at Cruse’s cigar store and already it
has excited censiderable interest.
——Philipsburg has a case of small-pox.
John Jones of North Tenth street is the
victim. He had been visiting at Sharon,
Pa., and came home sick.
——1It isn’t the desire to be good that |
makes most men go to church. It is josta
lingering fear that they might get to a
worse place in the next world.
——The ladies of the A.M. E. church
will hold a fancy work and novelty bazaar
in the basement of their church on St. Paul
street, on December 23rd and 24th.
——Merchant T. E. Griest, of Union-
ville, whose operation for an obstruction
in the bowels was noted in the WATCH-
MAN last week, is improving rapidly.
——Miurs. Ellen Bierly, of Milesbarg,
feels deeply grateful to the many friends
who were so kind and helpful to her dar-
ing the recent sad affliction in her home.
——While at work in the saw mill at
Hecla park, on Monday afternoon, Wil-
liam Sproul, aged 17 years, had his right
hand nearly severed from the wrist.
——Miss Elizabeth Brugger, of Union-
ville, bas accepted the position of stenog-
rapher to resident clerk Charles Johnson
of the House and is already in Harrisburg.
——The Bellefonte Central will run a
special train to State College next Tuesday
morning to carry Governor Stone and other
visitors to the military exercises at that
institution that day.
— The Clinton Democrat says that
Roger Bayard and Linn Blackford were in
that place on Monday arranging dates for
basket ball games between the Co. B team
and the several teams in Lock Haven.
——A sledding party tried to get out of
Bellefonte for the Old Fort Wednesday
night, but the snow went faster than it
did so the trip had to be postponed until
more of the beautiful falls.
——Rev. J. N. Stover was installed as
pastor of the Nittany Lutheran charge on
Sunday afternoon by Dr. H. C. Holloway,
of this place, and Rev. J. M. Rearick, of
Centre Hall. The installation was carried
ouf at Zion.
-— If you are looking for Christmas
toys and novelties go to Bush’s store in the
Arcade. You will he surprised at the
many nice things you will find there and
the cleaning out prices they are offered at
are most attractive.
——Lyon & Co. are advertising a line of
furs that should have many attractions for
the ladies, just at this time of the year
when they are fo needful, not only for
comfort, but to give the average maiden a
chic look that nothing else will do.
——Deputy prothonotary Arthur Kim-
port bas his nose buried deeper in the
books than ever nowadays, for every time
he looks anyone in the face he has a smile
that tells all too plain what happened up
at their ' house last week. Yes, it’s a girl.
——Remember the lecture for the benefit
of Gregg post next Thursday nighs. It
will be delivered in the court house by
Dr. H. C. Holloway, who was in a position
to know more ahout the three days battle
at Gettysburg than most people who par-
ticipated in it.
——The Presbyterian fair is in progress
in Petrikin hall. Have you been there to
see the many nice things displayed. If not
you had better go and if you want some-
thing nice drop in this evening and enjoy
the roast pig supper. It will cost you only
35 cts.
—Two weeks ago we announced that
Rev. Dr. Shriver, of the Methodist Episco-
pal church of this place, and the Rev.
Theodore W. Haven, of the Penn's valley
cirouit would exchange pulpits on Novem-
ber 30th. Dr. Shriner sprained his ankle
and was not able to go to Penn's valley on
that date so the exchange is to be made on
Sabbath.
——Col. Jas. Weaver, of Milesburg, is
prominently mentioned for master of the
State Grange for the ensuing year. The
Grange is in session in Clearfield now and
knowing Col. Weaver as we do we feel that
should he be given the honor the Grange will
have a presiding officer who will not only
lend dignity and intelligence to the chair
but who will carry into its administrations a
perfectly honest and impartial judgment.
——A freight train on the B. E. V.
last Friday night lost a 20 ton boiler at
Holter’s cut, near Roland. The mishap
was not noticed until after the traiu had
run some distance past the point, when a
brakeman missed the boiler from the car
on which it was being shipped. It is sup-
posed that it was not properly supported
and was rolled off by asndden lurch of the
cars. The boiler rolled so far away from
the tracks that a steam derrick will have
to be taken to the place to get it back.
THE BELLEFONTE HOSPITAL.—At a
regular meeting of the Bellefonte hospital
corporation, held on Wednesday afternoon,
the matter of a new location was taken up
with the result that there wasa concencus
of opinien that the present quarters are en-
tirely inadequate to the needs of the in-
stitution and that it should be moved just
as soon as new quarters can be secured.
Several properties were offered to the
board, among them being the McClain
house on east Curtin street, the Abram
Valentine house at the corner of Curtin and
Allegheny, the McKee house on Willow-
bank street and the Cruse place on east
Linn. The fact that the latter property is
ready for immediate occupancy and that
possession would be given at once, togeth-
er with the easy terms on which it would
be sold, made it the only one possible to
the corporation, but the proposition to lo-
cate the hospital there aroused such a
clamor among residents of that vicinity
that the corporation decided to defer the
purchase a few days, pending an effort to
raise the additional sum of money that
would be necessary to secure the McKee
property.
The board is unanimous in the belief
that the McKee property would be the
ideal site for a hospital, but the money to
buy it is not in sight and there’s an end of
it. . If the citizens of Centre county want
the hospital located there let them bestir
themselves and do something towards that
end. The members of the present board
have no more personal interest in such an
institution than any other good citizen
and when they do the best they can it
comes with very poor grace for others to
stand back and ‘‘knock,’’ without turning
a hand to help the board.
It must he understood that the Bellefonte
hospital is a public institution. No one
makes a cent out of it. The physicians
contribute their time and skill without re-
muneration and lay members of the board
do the work assigned to them without hope
of anything—even tbe thanks of the com-
munity. It is kept open through the gen-
erosity of the public. That is, subscrip-
tions are made by the citizens of Bellefonte
to pay the expenses in excess of the amounts
received from patients who can afford to
pay.
Those who can afford to pay are expected
to do so, but in no case has a patient who
has not heen able to do so been asked to
pay a cent for the treatment they have
received. There are ward rates and private
room rates. Asa ward patient you would
be expected to pay $7 per week, if you
could, and nothing, if you couldn’t. Let
us see what you would get for your $7:
First the constant treatment of a physician
for whom you would have to pay $1 per visit
were you not in the hospital; second, the
constant care of a professional nurse whom
you would have to pay $15 per week were
you not in the hospital; third, your hoard-
ing, which would be worth $3.50 per week
and more owing to the trouble you might
be; fourth, all the medicives, dresssing,
bandages ete. that you would have to pay
a druggist for, and sixth, some good place
to be when you aresick or injured, if your
home is not suitable.
These are the benefits a ward patient has
for $7 per week. A private patient is
charged $10 or $15 per week for a separate
room and the privilege of having his or her
own physician in attendance.
It doesn’t require an ounce of brains for
a person to see that the hospital is giving
far more than it can possibly receive.
Even, if every patient in it were to pay the
full 1ates established yon can figure out
for yourself that the income would not be
half as large as the outlay, so the question
will arise; Where is the loss made up?
That is the very question we want to
answer. Some people have gotten the
notion into their heads that nothing out to
he paid for any more; everything ought to
be free. In fact they act and talk as though
money grew on thistle bushes or is to be
picked up ont of the streets. These unreas-
onable creatnres seem to have no thought
that some person or persons actually bave
to pay for what they almost demand as
their right for nothing. Private citizens
and business corporations of Bellefonte are
putting up the money that is necessary to
keep the Bellefonte hospital going. They
are doing it for the public good and will
continue their support as long as they can,
bus it is not fair to them that you should
expect treatment for nothing when you are
able to pay the trifling cost of it, nor would
they ask that you pay a ceut if you are not
able to do so.
This is the light in which to look at the
hospital. No matter what one of the three
rates you enter under you are getting three
to five times as much as you are paying for,
so don’t talk about the institution being
merely for the benefit of any particular body
of people, or of its overcharging any one be-
cause if you do you are giving circulation
to somethimg that is not true, besides, your
talk might result in closing the place
entirely, for the gentlemen in charge of it
have no more interest in it than you should
have and if they should drop out would
you do as much as they have done?
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SHERIFF ELECT TAYLOR HAs MADE
His APPOINTMENTS. —Capt. Hugh 8. Tay-
lor, who will become sheriff of Centre county
next month, has announced the appoint-
ment of his corps of assistants as follows:
Deputy, Cyrus Brungart.
Attorneys, John J. Bower and J. Ken-
nedy Johnson.
Tarnkey, Jeremiah Condo, of Spring
Mills.
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——The Citizens building and loan asso-
ciation of Philipsburg elected new officers
recently and started the ninth series of in-
vestments. Nearly one hundred shares
were taken.
——There is a ‘lot of good, hard horse
sense in the new advertisement which
James Schofield bas in this issue. He is
not exactly giving things away, but his
prices will convince you that he is doing
the next thing to it.
—~—The Western Union Telegraph Co.
bas a ‘gang of men stringing a new line
from Tyrone to Lock Haven so that it will
not be oat of business when the first of the
year comes and its present relations with
the P. R. R. system are terminated. The
company is using the poles of the United
Telegraph and Telephone Co. The Postal
Telegraph Co. is to have the Western Union
relations with the P. R. R. in the future.
The disruption between the two old com-
pauies forced the Western Union to arrange
for new lines every where and it has seven
hundred men at work between New York
and Pittsburg.
———
——The case of E. J. Maloney, who will
be well remembered by people of this place
through his connection with the Bell Tele-
phone Co., has developed into a particular-
ly sad one. After leaving Bellefonte he
went to Scranton, where his company was
engaged in -a big franchise fight and in
order to push certain measures through the
councils of that city some of the members
were bribed. Maloney was mixed up in
it and in order to shield those who bad
taken bribes, that he knew of—he was
persuaded to leave the country. After
wandering about for a year, being harrassed
on all sides with importunities to help the
law punish offenders and with supplica-
tious not to betray his friends his reason at
last gave way under the terrible strain and
be is now in the Hillside home, Scranton,
a hopeless maniac.
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——Mrs. William 8. Glenn, of State
College, has been 1n a precarious condition
for weeks with pleurisy. On Friday Dr.
Glenn telegraphed for Dr. Vischer but the
message was not delivered in time for the
latter to get on the evening train and,
though he answered that he would leave
Philadelphia early on Saturday morning
Drs. Glenn, Locke and Kirk were of the
opinion that an operation could no longer
be postponed. The sac surrounding her
left lung was opened up and drained thor-
oughly and almost immediately she was
relieved. On Tuesday Dr. Vischer per-
formed a second operation and yesterday
afternoon Ler temperature, respiration and
pulse were nearer normal than they have
been for four weeks.
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—— While the Bellefonte Central pas-
senger train was crossing ‘‘the Barrens’’
near Alto, on Tuesday, an axle on one of
the passenger coaches broke and there was
a terrible jolting for awhile. The passen-
gers who had been accustomed to almost
every sensation imaginable on that line
were not aware that anything unusual had
happened and when they saw conductor
Parker and his brakeman, ‘‘Posy’’ Down-
ing striking for the doors and plowing
headlong into the snow hanks at tbe side
of the tracks they at once thought the train-
men had become possessed. After a hasty
consultation under circumstances that al-
most rattled their teeth loose they decided
to stop the train and investigate. But as
there was a large box car between the en-
gine and the coach and ‘‘Posy’s aim was
out of business as a bell rope Jerry had his
eye set on Strubles and was tearing along,
all heedless of the party that was without a
chaperone behind. Finally treasurer elect
Foster climbed over the top of the car and
succeeded in reaching the engine, which
was stopped at once and the investigation
as to what had caused Parker and ‘‘Posy’’
to jump revealed the broken axle. Then
the passengers got scared, themselves, and
fell over in the snow, but the conductor
and his gallant brakeman arrived in time
to heroically save them from freezirg to
death. saneint
NEw HEPTASOPH OFFICERS. — Belle-
fonte conclave 111 Improved Order of
Heptasophs was organized June 1st, 1892,
with twenty-four charter members,of whom
eighteen are still in the order, two having
died and four withdrawn by card. There
are now thirty-eight regular members.
Daring the ten years of the existence of
the order in Bellefonte they have had eight
deaths, paying $17,000.00 to the bene-
ficiaries.
At the regular meeting, last Friday night,
officers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows: Archon, Thomas Hazel ;
provost, Harry Gheret ; prelate, George
M. Mallory ; secretary, H. H. Harsh-
berger ; financier, Frank E. Naginey ;
treasurer, Charles F. Cook ; inspector, E.
J. Eckenroth; warden, C. Y. Wagner;
gentinel, Josep L. Runkle, trustees, W.
A. Ishler, W. R. Brachbill and J. C. John-
son, F. E. Naginey was elected representa-
tive and W. R. Brachbill alternate to the
supreme conclave, which meets in Rich-
mond, Va., June, 1903.
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MasoNI¢ OFFICERS ELECTED.—Belle-
fonte Lodge No. 268, F. and A. M. held
their annual election Tuesday night for of-
ficers to serve the next ensuing year. The
following were chosen :
W. H., W. Homer Crissman; S. W.,
Milton S. McDowell ; J. W., W. Harrison
Walker ; secretary, Boyd A. Musser;
treasurer, A.C. Mingle ; trustees, W. F.
Reeder, Hammon Sechler, F. Potts Green,
John C. Miller, J: S. McCarger ; Rep. to G.
L., Jesse T. Cherry.
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THE DAUGHTER ELECT OFFICERS.—The
newly elected officers of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, who will serve
during the ensuing year, are:
Regent, Mrs. D. H. Hastings; Vice-Re-
gent, Mrs. Evelyn Rogers; Searetary, Mrs.
F. W. Crider; Treasurer, Mrs. Catharine
M. Dinges; Registrar, Mrs. James A.
Beaver; Historian, Miss Helen S. Overton.
- GOVERNOR'S DAY AT STATE COLLEGE.
—Next Tuesday, December 16th, will
witness the inauguration of an event in
the public functions at The Pennsylvania
State College that promises to grow into
one of the most interesting of the many
days that are observed with special cere-
mony at that institution. The occasion
will be the first visit of Hon. William A.
Stone, Governor of Pennsylvania, to the
College for the purpose of reviewing the
cadet battalion and the trustees, faculty
and students have united to take ad-
vantage of the opportunity to inaugurate
a Governor’s Day at State.
The visit of Governor Stone is. a highly
proper proceeding, though it might have
been made to serve a better purpose had it
been made earlier in his official life. The
Pennsylvania State College is in every
sense a ward of the State and that the State
should support and encourage it is not
even a mooted question among those ac-
quainted with the work it has been doing.
For years the institution has been buffeted
about like a shuttle-cock by Legislatures
that have not realized the obligations
Pennsylvania assumed under the national
land grant act of 1865. But notwithstand-
ing the niggardly policy of the State in
relation to the institution it has grown
apace of all and far out-stripped many of
the Colleges and Universities of other States
upon which their respectiive Legislatures
have lavished millions of dollars for sup-
port.
Daring recent years there has. been a
marked change in the policy of Pennsylva-
nia. The army of graduates from this pe-
culiarly state college have attracted so
much attention in the commercial world as
to interest such great captains of industry
as Carnegie and Schwab in its welfare. Its
fame as a technical institution has traveled
abroad until it is reputed to be a leader in
the country. These things have had their
effect on the State and to-day there is not a
quarter in this vast Commonwealth where
something is not known of The Penusyl-
vania State College. Fifteen years ago it
was so different that it was hard to con-
vince most people that the great institution
was not, in reality, a myth.
Realizing the scope and thoroughness of
the work done and the useful field it oc-
cupies recent Legislatures have listened to
the publicdemand for more liberal support
to the College and have given it. But
nothing has yet been done that approaches
what other States have done for their col-
leges, founded under exactly the same
conditions.
Governor Store’s visit, next Tuesday,
will be altogether informal, though we
understand that many members of the
Senate and House will also be there and
we hope that they will be properly im-
pressed as to their duty with regard to the
College. Those of them who will visit the
institution for the first time can scarcely
fail to discover its needs and after having
done so they should go to Harrisburg de-
termined to do their utmost in its bebalf.
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Diep IN ITALY.—Mrs. Ellen Orbison
Harris died in Florence, Italy, on Thurs-
day of last week, at the advanced age of
86 years. She was the widow of Dr. John
Harris, at one time a prominent physician
of this place who died while acting as
United States consul at Venice.
Mrs. Harris was born in Huntingdon
county and was asister of the late William
P. Orbison, one of the ablest practitioners
in the Huntingdon courts. Her one sister,
Mrs. Louise Calhoun, is still living in this
place, as well as her nieces Mrs. James A.
Beaver and Mrs. Thomas R. Hayes. Dur-
ing the Civil war Mrs. Harris was of great
service to the government in the work of
organizing the corps of nurses and ad-
ministering to the sick and wounded.
After the death of Dr. Harris at Venice she
removed to Florence, whereshe has resided
ever since, her health having been such as
to make the voyage to the States too
dangerous for her to undertake.
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Josep J. KLINE.--Joseph J. Kline
died at his home, near Frankliuville, in
Huntingdon county, on October 21s$, at
the age of 65 years. He was born in
Buffalo-run and spent most of his life in
Centre county.
On August 27th, 1861, he enlisted for
three years under Cap’t. J. I. Curtin, Co.
A, 45th Reg. P. V. He participated in all
the engagements of the company until he
was mustered out near Harper's Ferry,
August 2nd, 1864. Two years later he
married Miss Kate E. Reed. He was an
active member of the Methodist church
and during his long years of suffering prior
to his death he was comforted and sustain-
ed by an abiding faith in Him whom he
knew has power to save. .
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-— Catharine Long, widow of John
Long, died at her home near Coburn on Sat-
urday aged 82 years, 1 month and 29 days.
She is survived by two daughters, Sarah
in Michigan, Priscilla Smith, of Penn
township, and three sons, Daniel, of Nis-
tany, Josiah, of Millheim, and John, of
Tusseyville. -Faneral services were held
on Tuesday morning with Rev. Wetzel of-
ficiating. Interment was made at Aarons-
burg.
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——An Altoona attorney undertook to
crop the ears of a prize bull pup afew days
ago and in order to be very humane about
it he decided to etherize the dog. After its
ears were cut down to a very fierce appear-
ance the operator sat back to wait for the
dog to revive, but he’s waiting yet, for
the poor pup had too much chloroform and
never did come to.
tee A re rs.
——Lock Haven and Williamsport are
both complaining of a scarcity of coal.
——Both of the entertainments of the
Star course, “Maro the Magician’’ and
Rev. Frank Dixon's lecture on‘ ‘Socialism, ’’
bave been so good that the Jubilee Singers,
on next Friday =ight, are not likely to
want for an audience. They please where-
ever they sing and their concerts are al-
ways first class. &
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THE OFFICES DISHED owr. The board
of County Commissioners, elect, met in
this place on Monday, and decided upon
their appointive officers for the three years
of their tenure. They organized by choosing
A. V. Miller president of the board and.
appointments were made as follows :
Clerk, Ambrose Sloteman.
Solicitor, Harry Keller.
Physician, Dr. R. G. H. Hayes.
Janitor, Thomas Donachy.
Personally the appointees are all perfect-
ly competent gentlemen and will give the
county honest, intelligent service, but how
well the other applicants are pleased is a
different matter. :
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News Purely Personal.
—Hon. J. William Kepler was in town on Sat-
urday. hia
—Sidney A. Kiefer. of Tyrone, spent Sunday
with friends in this place.
—E. E. Davis, the Philipsburg shoe man, was in
town on business on Wednesday.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. Gross Mingle spent Sunday
at their parental homes in Centre Hall.
—The Misses Weaver, of Clearfield, are visiting
Miss Mary Harris Weaver, on Linn street.
—H. C. Brew, of Pittsburg, was in town on
Tuesday night on business for his firm.
—Prof. G. Dor: ey Hunter, who has charge of the
public schools of State College, was in town Satur-
day.
—Mrs. John S. Walker and Miss Annie Short-
lidge, of Thomas street, are in Philadelphia this
week.
~—Ellis L. Orvis and Robert F. Hunter returned
from a business trip to Granby, Mo., on Wednes"
day.
—Miss Rebie Noll, of north Allegheny street, is
at Warriors-mark attending the Bitner-Henderson
nuptial festivities.
—Miss Ella Bottorf, of Lemont, spent Wednes-
day in town with her sister, Mrs. Jno. I. Olewine,
of Spring street.
—Dan Nolan, who fires on the Snow Shoe, spent
the fore part of the week rusticating at his home
on Willowbank street.
—C. J. Smith left ‘for Wellsboro, on Tuesday
and will spend a week or more in that place tun-
‘ing the pipe organ in the Presbyterian church.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. Harrison Walker spent Sun-
day in DuBois where Mr. Walker made the an”
nual address in the Elks lodge of sorrow.
—Mrs. Annie Strine, of Philadelphia, who had
been a guest of the Harpers on Linn street, left
for her home in the city on Wednesday.
—Mrs. Charles W. Gilmore went down to Phila-
delphia on Wednesday and after a few days with
friends there she will visit friends in Jersey.
—P. J. Loughrey, of Philadelphia, who has
been visiting friends about his old home at
Unionville for a few days, was in town on Tues-
day.
—Geo. L. Goodhart, of Centre Hill, was in town
on Saturday; having driven over to spendghe day
with his daughter, Mrs, D. W. Geiss, of west]High
street. ,
—Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meyer went to Philadel-
phia yesterday noon to secure their supply of
Christmas presents and enjoy a few days vaca-
tion. -
. —David Dockstader, of Wellsboro, Pa., who had
been a guest of his daughter, Mrs. W. G. Ogden»
of South Thomas street, departed for his home
Wednesday.
—Mrs. Harry Jackson left for Derry, Pa., on
Tuesday, to which place her husband had preced-
ed her several weeks ago. They will make it
their future home.
—Mrs. C. F. York, of Warriors-mark with her
brother John Noll, both came down to attend the
funeral of Nathaniel Bierly, who was a very dear
friend of the Noll family.
—Dr. R. G. H. Hayes went down to Philadelphia
on Wednesday to be present at the clinic con
ducted by the famous Austrian surgeon, Lorenz.
in that city yesterday. ?
—Mary G. Meek, who has been visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Tom Morris, in Aspin-
wall Allegheny county, for the past six weeks, ar-
rived home Tuesday night.
—Henry Liveright, of Osceola Mills, one of the
extensive coal operators and merchants of the
Clearfield region, was in town on Monday to spend.
the day with Gen. Hastings.
—Isaac Mitchell, assistant cashier of the Jack-
son, Hastings Co. went out to Bakerton, Cambria
Co., Tuesday to look after the mining enterprises
in which he is interested out there.
—Andrew Knisely, who is in business in
Shamokin, arrived in town Tuesday morning,
called here by the condition of his mother, Mrs.
Hunter Knisely, who is quite ill with typhoid
fever. ’
—William Armor, of Pleasant Gap, was in town
on Friday and had his name placed on the Warcu-
MAN'S roll again. He thought he could get along
without his old friend, but two weeks was all he
could stand it.
—Allen Rumberger, of Philadelphia, was in
town on Wednesday shaking hands with friends
at his old home here. Having resigned his posi-
tion in the city he is rusticating atv the parental
home in Unionville and isn’t anxious for another
job to appear until after the holidays.
—Samuel Felty, who ison the P. R. R. Co.'s re-
tired list was in town yesterday on his way to vis-
it his brother Adam over on the Branch and later
to spend some time in Union county before re-
turning to his home in Altoona. He is an uncle of
Adam Bucher, the well known lumberman of that
city.
—Among the many out of town physicians who
were here for the meeting of the County Medical
society on Wednesday were Dr. J. Y. Dale, of Le"
mont; Dr. Geo. H. Woods, of Pine Grove Mills; Dr,
Samuel Musser, of Aaronsburg, and Dr. H. 8,
Braucht, of Spring Mills. Dr, Charles McGirk, of
Philipsburg, read a paper before the society.
—Harry Lyon, who lives east of town, was a
caller on Tuesday evening to send his label along
for another year. Harry is one of the Warcnman’s
most interesting friends. The paper was going
into his father’s home long before he was born
and his first reading lessons were studied out of
it. When he was married and left the parental
home for one of his own the WarcumMaN was the
first newspaper that he took and it has boen going
to him ever since.
—Quite a party of Centre county Grangers are
in attendance at the state Grange meeting in,
Clearfield this week, Among them are Hon. Leo-
nard Rhone, Mrs. Rhone and their daughter May,
trom Centre Hall; Mr. and Mrs. Eph. Keller,
Pleasant Gap; George and John Dale, Lemont;
David Campbell, Linden Hall; Owen Mothers-
baugh, Boalsburg; Jas. A. Keller and J. J. Arney,
Centre Hall; H. E. Duck, Millheim; Frank Mus-
ser, Bellefonte ; Geo. L. Goodhart, of Centre Hill,
and Jas. I, Gilliland, of Oak Hall,
MANY CAsEs OF TypHOID FEVER IN
BELLEFONTE.—Never before in the histo-
ry of the town have so many cases of ty-
phoid fever been reported. In fact they
have grown so rapidly as to alarm the
community and start a hurried investiga-
tion as to the cause. Bellefonte’s pure wa-
ter, good sanitary condition and healthful
atmosphere have always conserved to make
typhoid an especially rare disease here, but
with twenty-six cases, all reported within
two weeks, there appears to be something
radically wrong.
All sorts of rumors are afloat as to the
probable cause and it would be well for
the public to refrain from an expression of
opinion until the board of health, which
has already taken the matter up, has pass-
ed upon it: It seems to be quite well es-
tablished that the cause is not general, bus
lest an irreparable injury be done some
one a little discretion ought to be exercised
in the general talk that these cases have
occasioned.
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A YoursruL HERO.—From Karthause,
Clearfield county, comes a story of nerve,
displayed by a little boy of eleven yeas;
that seems almost incredible.
Friday evening Jay Potter fell under a
passing train with the result that his right
elbow was crushed so badly that his fore-
arm just dangled on the flesh and muscles
that were holding it. The little fellow
never whimpered, but gathering his shat-
tered arm under his overcoat he started to
run for home. On his way he met his fath-
er, to whom he exclaimed, in explanation
of hishunrry: “I’ve got a rabbit under
my coat.”
After the surgeons had taken his arm off
and Jay bad regained consciousness he
laughingly remarked : ‘‘You had to take
it off, did you? Its too bad it wasn’t the
other one.”
THE JUBILEE SINGERS.—The third of
the Star course entertainments in Petriken
hall will be the Brockway Jubilee Singers
on Friday evening, December 19th. The
company is one of the best on the road and
its concerts are always first-class, as well as
enjoyable. The Racixe ( Wis.) Times says :
By far the most interesting concert ever
held at Association hall, which was amply
proved hy the enthusiastic encores the
colored singers received after each number.
There is something catching in the quaint
but melodious plantation songs, when well
delivered, something at once unique and
captivating that completely captured the
audience. The Brockway Jubilee Singers
are actually immense, and should they ever
visit this city again the hall would be
packed to the doors, as all who attended
last night are loud in their praise of the
splendid program rendered.
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LARGE BEAR SHOT NEAR HUSTON.—
Wednesday afternoou William Snaveiy shot
a black bear in the mountains south of
Huston that weighed 235 lbs. He shot six
times at bruin. One shot took effect in its
back leg, another in a front leg and a third
went through the lungs. The last shot
was fired just as the bear was climbing a
very steep declivity and when it was struck
the great beast reared right up and rolled
over backwards down the mountain, tumh-
ling almost to the bottom.
Another, and what is believed to be a
larger bear, is still in that vicinity and a
great party was in hot pursuit of it yester-
day.
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——The Millheim school board is going
to resort to drastic methods to enforce the
children between 8 and 16 years, of that
place, to go to school. The Journal says
they have raised enough corner loafers down
there.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
¢ —Penna. Roller..
Wheat—Red .......ioiiiciiniinesinii T1%@773
“ —No. 2 .... we 6934@T634
Corn —Yellow...... 53@355
kr ¢¢ —Mixed new... 46@50%4
Oats adsvivaieea 3T@38
Flour— Winter, Per Br’l 2.60@2.80
*¢ —Favorite Brand
Rye Flour Per Br'l...
Baled hay—Choice Tim
“ ha) 1 Mixed * 1... 13.00@15.00
BAW. cir rsaveinesrnnsaseansson sasassrenssesss 10.50@16.£0
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, old... 70
New wheat..... 70
Rye, per bushel.. 56
Corn, shelled, per bushel.... 65
Corn, new ears, per _bushel..... 50
Oats, old and new, per bushel... 30
Barley, per bushel...................ec civseerisrissvenis 50
Ground Plaster, per ton.. 8 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel........c.ccee cocesesininnes wee 40
Cloverseed, per bushel.... ..86 00 to $6 60
Timothy seed per bushel ....§3.20 to §3.6C
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel ...... sirens 00
Onions. 5 ssvsssnssansreessseisreensireisnasntnere 75
gs, per dozen... 28
iy per pound... 10
Country Shoulders... 10
Sides.... 10
Hams... . 12
Tallow, per pound. 4
Butter, per pound . 23
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid strictly 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
pald, 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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Quarter Column (5 inches)...
alf Column (10 inches)... re
One Column (20 inches).....cccceeeveennens 35 | 65 | 100
Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional.
Transient advs, per line, 3 insertions...........20 ets.
Each additional insertion, per line...... .
T.ocal notices, per line.......... vhasse
Business notices, per line....... sestdasersessshuren
Job Printing of every kind done with neatness
and dispatch. The Warcnmax office has been. re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can be executed
in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
Terms—Cash.
All letters should be addressed to
P. GRAY MEEK, Propriete