wag rn: Bellefonte, Pa., April 10, 1903. SR CorrEsPONDENTS.—No communications pub lished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——Col. E. R. Chambers has purchased the law library of the late W. E. Gray. ——The station employees of the P. R. R. Co. here are resplendent in new uni- forms. ; ——Arochitect Robert Cole is able to be about again after a few days conflict with grip. ——The epidemic of typhoid fever in the vicinity of Hublersburg is reported to be abating. ——Miss Marie L. White has grip and is confined to her apartments at the Brock- erhoff. ——Isaac Underwood’s home on Spring street is being brightened up with a coat of paint. ——~County Treasurer Phil D. Foster has his throat tied up on account of badly swollen tonsils. ——Milton Kerns has given up barber- ing aud gone back to his home in Millheim, where he expects to try poultry raising. ——The Pennsylvania State College Sophomores banqueted at the Broadway house, in Milton, on the evening of March 31st. ——The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity is to erect a new $5,000 chapter house at the corner of Beaver and Allen streets, State College. - ——The organ motor in the Presbyter- ian church refosed to work on Sunday and it was necessary to carry in a little cabinet organ out of the Sunday school room. ——The Young American Republican club of the West ward had a banquet in their room on the fourth floor of the WATCHMAN building on Monday night. ——A¢% the county camp of the Modern Woodmen of America, held in this place last week, Dr. W. S. Harter, of State Col- lege, was selected as representative to the state camp at Beaver Falls, on May 6th. ——Thomas Moore, who has been ill with typhoid fever in a Philadelphia hos- pital for the past six weeks, has been dis- charged and is almost recovered now ex- cept for a little sore on his head. ——The interior of Green’s drug store has been handsomely renovated. New paper on the walls and fresh paint on the counters and cases makes it as bright and attractive looking as a good store need be. ——On Friday it was so warm in Belle- fonte that the average person was complain- ing about his flannels sticking to him, next morning ice an inch and a half thick was frozen here. How is that for a change of temperature. ——There will be a special self-denial service in the court house on Sunday even- ing April 12th. It will be conducted by the Salvation Army and one of the special features will be a commissioning of local officers. All are welcome. ——The Coleville band, the prize music- al organization which contributes so much to the pleasure of Bellefonters during the summer months, made its first concert ap- pearance on Tuesday evening and, as usual, delighted everyone who heard it. ——A fine new bar and fictures has been put in place in the Brockerhoff house by the Burnswick-Balke-Collender Co. It isa massive looking piece of work in golden oak and is almost a duplicate of the bar in nse in the hotel Walton in Philadelphia. ——The Howe moving picture show at Garman’s Tuesday evening fulfilled all ex- ‘pectations and netted about $85.00 for the Logan Engine Co. This show seems to he «quite as good at drawing houses in Belle- ‘fonte as Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which always ‘plays to an S. R. O. sign. ——Miss “‘Cassie’”’ Derstine. who for ‘years has done plain sewing for a number -of families in town, was stricken with paralysis while walking down town Thurs- day evening. The stroke effected her arm and hand. She was taken to the Belle- ifonte hospital for treatment. —— Edward McGarvey, the young elec- ‘trical inventor of this place, has gone to Youngstown, Ohio, to superintend the set- ting up of the plant for manufacturing the patent electric-vibiator scale of which he is the inventor. Last week the WATCHMAN published the full account of the sale of Mr. McGarvey’s patents to the Ohio con- cera. ——Miss Rose Fox has tendered her resiguation as a teacher in the Bellefonte public schools. It will be accepted, of course, because Miss Fox will be married .800n, but she has been such a faithful, capa- ble teacher and done such good work in the ~8chool room that not only the board of ~directors but the public, in general, will yregret the losgpt her service. .——Mr. and Mrs. Boyd A. Musser went -up to State College on Saturday to spend Sunday with Mr. Musser’s parents. On Monday they departed for York, which city is to be their future home. Mr. Musser has accepted a position with the York bridge works and we trust his experience in the new work will be both pleasant and profitable. Both Mr. and Mrs. Musser will be missed very much in Bellefonte, for they were popular socially and Mr. Musser was quite prominent in the Democratic county organization. CoUNCIL'S REGULAR MEETING.—A¢ the regular meeting of council, Monday even- ing, there was very little businees of im- portance transacted, though several matters of apparently no consequence may yet turn out to be of great interest to the taxpayers. Richard Lutz asked for the extension of the water service to the borough line on east Howard street. It was referred to the Water committee. : Dr. Kirk reported the bill board on Thomas street as a nuisance and he, as chairman of the nuisance committee, was instructed to have it abated, if it is on borough property. The Fitz Water Wheel Co. advised coun- cil that it has another pump on the way and will be able to make good its claims. On this same line the water committee was instructed to advertise for sale the wheel and pump put in by E. Keeler Co., which they have failed to remove as directed. The Street committee recommended a light on east Linn street near Armor’s. The question was discussed by council and referred back to the committe for investiga- tion. Under this head the bad condition of Bellefonte streets in general and Water street in particular was reported and Mr. Jenkins presented the following resolution : ‘“That the Street committe are hereby instruct- ed to ascertain the cost of materials and layin brick paving. Also, the durability and cost o SE the same, and, also, the advisability of laying brick paving on the streets in such parts of the borough as it may be suitable for. Also, to ascertain what. the objections may be to the use of such pavement, consideration being given to local conditions.” This is a step toward paving certain sec- tions of the streets of the borough and put- ting an end to the bills of expense for re- pairs we have after every heavy rain. The Fire and Police committee was au- thorized to purchase a reel for the hose tower in the Undine engine house. The general water improvement commit- tee was instructed to enclose the reservoir so that children can be kept out of the danger of falling in. The Finance committee showed that there are about $14,000 in unpaid taxes outstanding on old duplicates, yet it was necessary to negotiate a note to raise money enough to pay current bills. The refusal of Col. Reynolds to approve the bills for coal presented by R. B. Taylor precipitated quite a discussion as to the relative steaming qualities of the coal he has been selling the borough at $3.25 and the coal the Bellefonte Fuel & Supply Co. sells at $2.65. Supt. Rine appeared and stated that the Taylor coal gives better sat- isfaction, hut that didn’t satisfy council and the bill was held over. The other bills were approved as follows : Water pay roll......... $177.76 Bellefonte Electric Co 2.05 Henry Lowry.............. 12.34 PoP. R., freight... ccs cits 2.27 Bellefonte Fuel & Supply Co.....ccoceveriiiannns 57.97 Ardell Lumber Co............. 26.33 C. A. Turner..... 8.00 Thomas Beaver. 6.00 T. B. Harteli........cccvns 5.76 Ardell Lumber company... .20 372.15 Bellefonte ‘Electric Co. lighting streets...... Street pay roll... sr Henry Lowry... Burgess Walker......... uote Ardell Lumber company........... Bellefonte Electric Co................ i “© $e Bellefonte Gas Co., heat for Pub Bldgs...... Police pay YOU... .enisissirimpisiseisismsisrn A PRELIMINARY CONTEST AT THE HIGH ScHoonL.—The Junior class of the Belle- fonte High school had their preliminary oratorical contest on Monday afternoon. If was merely to decide who will represent the class in the Junior contest at com- mencement time, but the competition for the honor was so keen that the exercises of Monday were extremely interesting. There were fifteen speakers as follows : Bessie Brouse, ‘*The Witch’s Daughter; Mabel Garbrick, ‘A Legend of Bregenz; Laura Faxon, “Healing of the Daughter of Jairus;'’ Jesse Derstine, ‘‘The Fight off Santiago;”’ Helen Ceader, ‘‘The Painter of Seville; Gussie Smith, ‘A White Lily;” Harry Wian, “The Tyrant Peator of Ver- res Denounced ;’’ Lillian Walker, ‘‘Beruar- do Del Carpio;’’ Florence Lowry, ‘‘Told by the Hospital Nurse;?’ Alpha Hafer, “A Legend of Arabia;”’ Edith Grabam, ‘*A De- nowminational Garden;'’ Berenice Shuey, ‘‘Naubaught the Deacon;’ Walter Rankin, ‘“The Blue and the Gray;’ Florence Tan- ‘ner, **The Execution of Montrose:’’ Charles Donachy, ‘‘Horace Greeley.” At the conclusion of the contest editor John C. Miller, of the News, and Dr. Geo. B. Klump, whe had been previously select- ed to act as judges, announced their selec- tions as follows : Bessie Brouse, Lanra Faxon, Helen Cea- der, Gussie Smith, Harry Wian, Lillian Walker, Florence Lowry, Edith Graham, Berenice Shuey and Charles Donachy. A DECIDED CHANGE. —Last Friday the meroury kept climbing up and up and up until it reached 83° here in Bellefonte and everyone was convinced that snmmer had come forsure. It was actually uncomforta- bly warm out-of-doors for those who were wearing winter clothing and the soft breezes fairly fanned the budding trees into blos- som. That evening there was alight thun- der atorm, followed by westerly winds that kept chasing the mercury down and down and down until it reached 28° by midnight Saturday. The drop of 55° in a little more than twenty four hours was one of the most re- markable changes in temperature this com- munity has ever experienced. What effect it had on the fruit cannot be told at this time. Some of the wise ones think the cherries, peaches and plums are all frozen beyond recovery; while others think the damage was not great. lp er rr ——William Alters, of Millheim, has had his pension increased to $8 per month. ——The grain is said to be looking well in Brush valley. ee aa ——Reed’s horse sale at Millbeim last Thursday resulted in thesale of twenty-one horses at an average price of $153.31. ——N. B. Spangler and Thomas Sexton have occupied the law offices of the late W. E. Gray, in the Exchange. Br. ©phrut ——The Bellefonte Academy Easter va- cation began yesterday and will continue until next Tuesday, when the school will reopen for the spring term. Sl on ——While at the P. R. R. station in this place recently Mrs. Frank McFarlane, of Boalsburg, had her pocket picked and the thief secured quite a large sum of money. —— There is quite a cut-price war on among the merchants in Spring Mills and granulated and soft A sugars are selling at 5c. the pound down there. Light brown is 4 ots. and coffee at 10 cts. — A erent. ——The store of George Boak, at Pine Glenn, was burglarized on Sunday night. An attempt was made to crack the safe but in that the burglars failed. They carried off a lot of watches, jewelry, etc. — ——Dr. J. Wesley Hill, of Grace Metho- dist church, Harrishurg, will deliver the commencement address to the graduating class of the Bellefonte High school on the evening of May 28th. His subject will be “Brains.” >> ——A¢t the meeting of the Women’s’ Foreign Missionary society of the Presby- terian church in Huntingdon during the fore part of the week it was reported that $4,821.40 had been raised; a decided gain, | over last year’s contributions. -—Edward T. Storm, of Tyrone, a brother of barber William Storm, of this place, had his right arm broken while at work as a brakeman on the Valley. The accid ent occurred near Snow Shoe Inter- section, while he was twisting a brake. ————— pn ——The Ladies Aid society of the M. E. church will hold a special business meet- ing Friday afternoon in their sewing rooms in the Irvin building on High street. A full attendance is desired, as there is im- portant business to bring before the society. —— The Salona Methodists are in a quan- dary over the matter of repairing their old church or building a new one. In the light of Bellefonte experience we would ‘advise them to build a new one—if they feel able to do it. An old church, remod- led, is still an old church. ee lp eerste. -— W. H. Rauch, secretary of the Penna Reserve’s organization, is sending out card orders for reduced transportation to the final ‘‘Round-up’’ of the corps, which is to be made at Harrisburg on June 24th and 25th. If you want to attend and desire an order for reduced fare address Mr. Rauch at 1832 North Carmac St., Phila. Coe Ele nak ——E. R. Williams Esq., a Justice of the Peace in Huston township, died at his home two miles north of Julian on Tues- day evening. He was in his 70th, year. He leaves to mourn him three sons and one daughter as follows : Orrie Williams, Ber- ton Williams, Sylvester Williams and Mary Davis. He taught school for many years and was an honorable, upright citizen. QA rr. ——Adj. McEntyie, who as an ensigu, opened the Salvation’ Army barracks in this place, was here to spend Sunday with lier comiades and other friends if Belle- fonte. She led a meeting in Petriken hall in the afternoon and in the barracks at night, both of which were largely attend- ed, for the adjutant is not only popular here, but a rousing talker. — ——The Gowland Manufacturing Co. is the name of a new concern that has lately bought out John Gowland’s interest in the foundry and machine shops at Philipsburg. John Gowland and Jacob Swires conati- tute the new corporation and they are to secure a charter and have $30,000 capital. They expect to baild up the business very materially; making a specialty of mine cars, oe ——About four weeks ago the WATCH- MAN published a telegraphic report from Walburn Run, Pa, to the ecifect that a namber of people bad been poisoned by eating ice cream at a Free Methodist festi- val. The principal facts of the story are correct but Mr. J. K. Muma writes from Mill Hall to deny that it was a Free Meth odist festival. It was not held by any denomination; being merely a private social gathering. ee Qf rem ——The Joseph Bros. & Co. millinery opening, which will close today, after an unprecedented record of drawing crowds of ladies to their store, will give way to a special sale of fine shirt waists and tailor made suits for ladies. Those who saw the elaborateness of the millinery lines shown can have a slight idea of what the others will be, but only so slight that we would advise an early call to satisfy youself fully of the extensiveness of the new display. EES RL ——The Harter Bros. of Coburn, who have been carrying on extecsive lamber operations along Pine creek for years, have pulled up stakes and gone to West Vir- ginia, where they have several large tracts under lease. Monday morning A. M. Har- ter started for Edray, Pocohontas Co., where he will superintend the erection of a boarding house and a large mill. He took with him quite a crew of men, among whom were F. M. Stevenson, Wm. Fultz, R. E. Hinds, Merl Miller, Fred Sohleiffer, Charles Bierly, Wm. Bierly, Edw. Gramley, Noah Brungart and Calvin Stover. To CONSOLIDATE THEIR WORKS.—When the Standard scale works move away from Bellefonte the Nittany Furnace Co. will not re rent the buildings they now occupy. It is the intention of the Furnace Co. to oc- cupy them themselves and to fit them out as a complete foundry and machine shops where all of the new and repair work for the Scotia, Red-bank and Nittany mines, the C. R. R. of Pa., the Bellefonte and Nittany furnaces can be done. These companies already have several well organized repair departments scatter- ed about their various workings, but the intention to consolidate them meauvs a plant that will employ nearly as many men as the scale works itself. They will need ex- tra machinists, painters and an entire force of foundrymen, so that the hum of indus- try started in the scale works buildings 12 years ago will not be entirely transported to Beaver Falls. tL ll rn MgesHAc WILLIAMS. —The upper end of Bald Eagle lost a very useful and generally respected citizen on Thursday night, when Meshac Williams passed away. He had suffered for some time with Bright's dis- ease and though his death is fraught with much sorrow, not only for those near and dear to him but his entire home com- munity of Martha Furnace, it was not un- expected. Deceased was a son of S. Scott and Ellen Williams and was born 56 years ago. August 220d, 1872, he married Adaline S. Ingram, of Dix Run, who preceded him to the grave leaving the following children : George S. and Frank L., of Altoona; Jud- son A., and Alice R., at home and D. M. Clemson, at Scotia. September 28th, 1893, he married Miss Susanna Saxton, of Scotia, who survives him. His brothers and sis- ters are W. Shadrach, Abednego and Ellis D., ail of Martha; Mus. Sarah Holter, Howard; Mrs. Allie Robinson, Martha; Mrs. Mary E.}Fahron, Marne, Iowa; Mrs. Harriet Eckley, Pitcairn, Pa., and Mrs. Rachel Bradford. Upper Cross Roads, Md. When sixteen years of age he entered Company O, Battalion of Emergency Vol- unteers on Juve 17th, 1863, from which company he was honorably discharged on August 8th of the same year. He enlisted in Company A, of the 45th Regiment of Penna. Veteran Infantry, February 27th, 1864, and was honorably; discharged July 17th,1865. In this regiment he was one of eight Williamses (all of whom were relat- ed.) He was the seventh of this number to answer the last roll call, the only sur- viving Williams of this regiment being his brother W. 8. Wiliiams. Daring his serv- ice in tbe war he was captured and held a prisoner in the prisons at Salisbury and Andersonville. While at Homestead dur- ing the strike a few years ago he was one of those whose food was poisoned, and who fortunately sur vived that severe ordeal. _ On Sunday afternoon services were held in the Baptist church at Martha, of which he was a member. The bearers were mem- bers of the Odd Fellows organization, of Scotia, where the deceased was a member. Rev. A. C. Lathrop, of Mileshurg, officiated, assisted by Rev. Berger of the Port Matilda Presbyterian church. Interment was made in the cemetery at Martha. I I I MRs. SAMUEL A. HoLt.— Mrs. Mary Bing Holt, wife of Samuel A. Holt, died at the old Harbison Holt home beyond Snow Shoe on Friday morning, after a long ill- ness of consumption. She was born in 1866 and her entire life was spent in the vicinity of Snow Shoe. Previous to her marriage she taught school for several years and was a very capable and excellent woman. Surviving her are her husband and three small children, the oldest of whom is seven years old and the youngest two years of age. Her father, Ezekial Bing, and one brother are living. Her mother and a sister having died in recent years. Funeral services were held on Monday by the Rev. Carson of the Presbyterian church of which she was an earnest member and interment was made at Gilliland town. Il i I ——Mirs. Mitchell Bituer, aged about 56, died at}her home near Eagleville last Thurs- day morning from the effects of a second stroke of paralysis, which she bad suffered the day previous. Deceased was a con- scientious christian woman and her death will cause a vacancy not only in the honie circle, but in the many public move- ments in which she was interested in her community. Sarviving her are her hus- band and three sons, De Larma and Doran, of Bitumen; and Corwin at home. Inter- ment was made in the Brown grave yard on Saturday morning. I I I ——Last week the WATCHMAN made mention of the finding of a man along the public road in Haines township by Nico- demus Lose. He was in a very exhausted condition and when taken in charge by the overseer of the poor was found to have pneumonia. He died oa Thursday morning and was buried next day in the Woodward cemetery. The man’s name was James Thompson and he was reported as being an Englishman without friends or relations in this county. ll yo ——Robert F. Smith, one of the early day prominent citizens of Clinton county died at his home in Lock Haven, on Mon- day morning, in his seventieth year. He bad cancer of the stomach and had been ill since last fall. rr Qf mre ——On Tuesday Wm. W. R. Gardner, a brother of prothonotary M. I. Gardner, started with his family for Pistsburg. They will make their future home in that oity, where Mr. Gardner has secured a very good position with a steel company. He and hie family will be very much missed at their home in Howard. A ——— News Purely Pevsonal. —James A. Keller, of Centre Hall, waz seen on our streets on Saturday. —Miss Adaline Olewine is home from Wilson college for her Easter vacation. —Mrs. D. H. Hastings went to Harrisburg on Monday to spend a few days with her daughter. —Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cook, of Curtin street, are in Philadelphia for a stay of a week or more. —Miss Jane McCalmont and her cousin Miss Agnes McCalmont are visiting frierds in Wil- liamsport —Miss Annie Lowrie, of Washingtonville, is a guest at the home of J. C. Meyer, on Curtin street. —Miss Eleanor Harris, who is attending the Woman's college in Baltimore, is home for her Easter vacation. —Mrs. Frank E. Zeigler, who had been a guest at the home of William Wolf, on east High street, left for her home in Duquesne. —Supervisor D, E. Flannagan, of Snow Shoe Twp. was in town yesterday getting some of the money due his precinct from the liquor licenses. —Postmaster H. 8. Stuart, of Sandy Ridge. was in Bellefonte on business on Monday. He isa brother of postmaster John W. Stuart, of State College. —Miss Margaret Laughlin, of Pittsburg, is in town making arrangements for moving herself and her sister Jennie back to their old home in this place. ~Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Hayes returned from their regular winter pilgrimage on Saturday and have re-opened their home on north Allegheny street for the summer. —Frank Shaughensy, an employee of the P. R. R. freight office in Pittsburg, returned to his work on Friday after a visit of two weeks with his parents on Howard street. —Dr. D. K. Musser spent Sunday at his parental home in Aaronsburg. Col. and Mrs. James P. Coburn were other Bellefonters who Sundayed at the ancient village in Haines Twp. —Geo. W. Keichline, having sold his farm stock and gotten comfortably located in his new home at Pine Grove Mills, was in town Monday making a few purchases of furnishings. —Richard Lane, of Philadelphia, is here for a few day’s visit at the Mitchell home on north Thomas street; and he is so well liked in Belle- fonte that his stay is a very pleasant one, —Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Lingle, of Beech Creek, who had spent most of the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Geo. Clark, in this place, have gone back to their own home for the summer, —Harry Showers came down from Altoona to spend Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Showers, of east Bishop street. His sister, Miss Bess, is entertaining Miss Lola Strohm, of Centre Hill. —Graham Ferguson got scared out of Green's drug store when the painters and paper hangers took possession of it last week and went down to visit at his home at Salona for a few days. He returned Saturday. —Lee Larimer, of Jersey Shore, spent Sunday with his parents here while on his way to meet Mrs. Larimer who has been traveling on the Pa- cific coast for some time, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. McCullough. —Bert Robb, who was deputy Recorder under his brother Nelson here and has lately been in the employ of the Potter Abstract Co., of Pitts- burg, was here for a few days last week prior to going up into Potter Co. to look up some titles. —Elwood Fisher and his wife returned Satur’ day evening to their home at Unionville from Wernersville where they have been most of the winter on account of Mr Fisher's health, He is suffering with stomach trouble and is iu a very serious condition. —Secretary L. B. Hindman of the Y. M. C. A. spent Sunday with Mrs. Hindman at her parental home at Salem, W. Va. She is not in as good health as her friends would like her to be and it is very probable she will enter a Baltimore hos- pital for treatment. ‘ —Samuel Decker, of Zion, was in town looking after a few business matters last Thursday and though always a welcome visitor at the WATCHMAN | office called just at an hour when those who would have been very glad of the opportunity for a little chat with him, were not in. - —Dr. Thomas J. Orbison, who has become quite noted as a nerve specialist about Philadelphia, came up to his old home here on Saturday to accompany his wife and child back to the city on Monday. They had been visiting the Doctor's mother and sister here for a week or more. —Little Miss Mary Monish, of New York City, is now the centre of attraction at the Baum home on Bishop street. She arrived Saturday evening with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Monish, and as this is her first visit at her grandfather’s here and she is an unusually healthy, big baby for her age,the possibilities are she will reign supreme as long as she stays. —Burdine Butler was in town on Monday talk- ing over some legal matters with his lawyers, He has had about as much law in recent years as any man in the county and has abont come to the conclusion that while law is very easy to get justice is a very different thing. Burdine thinks it is about as hard for him to get justice in Centre county as it is to get the nomination for sheriff. —Col. and Mrs. W. F. Reeder departed on a morning train Tuesday. Mrs. Reeder went to Washington, D. C., and the Colonel went over to Clearfield to act as one of the examiners in the competitive examination open to the young men of this district for the appointment of cadet to the naval academy at Annapolis. E. E. Miller, of Bradford, and B. C. Youngman, of Clearfield, were the other members of the examining board. -John Carver, who farms up along Spring Creek, dropped in on Saturday to put us in his debt another year and wnen he began to apolo gize for being a day behind time we just thought: If John only knew how many of our subscribers there are whe imagine we don’t need money at all and can pay hands and bills of supplies: for years without their helping any. If all’ were as prompt as John we wouldn't need to owe a cent to any one. —Former deputy prothonotary Arthur B. Kimport came down from his new country home up at Linden Hall on Monday looking like “the breaking up of a hard winter.” When we got to inquiring into the cause of it we found that he had bad his first experience of being half a mile away from the station when the train he wanted to catch whistled. Of course he caught the train else he wouldn’t have been here, but he didn’t catch up with his breath till pretty near noon: Arthur says he thinks he'll like farming and knows that his trouble about being unable to sleep at night is over, for on Saturday he was so tired that he had scarcely gotten away from the supper table ere he went right off to sleep. —The condition of Mrs. Simeon Haupt was so serious during the fore part of the week that her children were all called to her bedside. Her trouble at first appeared to be rheumatic, but later pneumonia developed and on Monday it was not thought that she would live over the day. Tuesday morning, however, there was a decided change for the better and hope again inspired the anxious watchers at her side. Mrs, Emanuel Klepper, Mrs. Moulton Semple and Al Haupt are all here from Philadelphia. The latter has been in Philadelphia ever since he disposed of his printing establishment in York and he looks just as natural and youthful as he did in the days when he blew the bass horn in the Bellefonte band and the nights when he sat on the railing along the walk to the spring and yodeled ’till he could be heard all over town. —Edw. M. Griest had business in Mill Hall on Monday. —Harold Lingle is home from Trinity for his Easter vacation. —Capt. Wm. Simpson, of Lock Haven, spent Wednesday night with friends in town. —John Noll is down in Harrisburg this week hob-nobbing with the law-makers and politicians in town on Wednesday and will spend a day or two with his parents in this place. —Mrs. Chas. Koontz, and little daughter Irene, spent Sunday at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Margaret Harper, at Centre Hall. —Mr. and Mrs.,Tom Morris, of Aspinwall, and their son arrived in town Wednesday to spend Easter at the Meek home on High street. —Al Pletcher, of Howard, was in town Monday night consulting with some other agents of the Milwaukee Harvester Co., for which he travels. —The Misses Roxy and Helen Mingle arrived home from school at Luthersville yesterday to spend the Easter vacation with their parents. —J. Blair Alexander, of Union township, was in town on Wednesday driving one of the nicest looking colts we have seen on Bellefonte streets for some time, —Mrs. Luther Roberts, of Passadena, Cal., is expected in town on Saturday for an extended visit at the home of her sisters, Mrs. Charles E, Gilmour and Mrs. Archie Allison. —Rev. John Wood, the new minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and his family ar- rived in town yesterday from Tyrone and are now at home in the parsonage on Linn street. —Rev. J. Victor Royer, of Port Matilda, who re- ceived a deservedly nice appointment at the recent Methodist conference at Altoona, was in town on Thursday on his way from his home at Spring Mills to his new work at Allegheny near Altoona, —Jacob Shaffer Esq., of Zion, was in town on Wednesday looking after a few business matters and calling on some of his friends. It was such a wretched day that he couldn’t get around much, but the ones he did see enjoyed the call very much. —Henry C. Bloom, of Gatesburg, was in town on business on Wednesday, having started to drive from home before he discovered that it was going to be such a disagreeable day. Mr. Bloom just lately moved over from Boalsburg and his moving day was almost a counterpart of Wed- nesday. . —Miss Mary Meek, of Waddle, and her brother enner, of State College, are going to Cincinnati, Ohio, today to attend the commencement exer- cises of the Medical Institute from which their brother, Ruben H., graduates on Tuesday next. On their way home they will stop with friends in Hicksville, Ohio, and Pittsburg. —Miss Josie Willard came up from Williams- port yesterday to join her mother who has taken possession of her house on Reynolds avenue, and came back here to make her home. Wardner was here last week helping to move their furni- ture but he does not expect to leave Williamsport until he has finished his course at Dickinson Seminary. —Rev. Jay Woodcock, who was in town over Sunday visiting at the home of Mrs. Mary Linn, Loyal Sock, On Sunday evening he preached a very good sermon to an unusually big audience in the Methodist church, As it was his first at- tempt in the church of his boyhood and nearly everyone in the congregation knew him personal- ly the situation must have been trying. He showed no signs of it, however, and his hearers were much pleased with his lack of self conscious ness as well as the thought of his sermon. — -Maaurie Jackson was the hero of a booguler scare on Monday night. The governess at the Hastings home thought there was some one in the house and tele- phoned to police head- quarters for protec- tion. And while Maurie isn’t on the foorce he is usuaily awake to such emergencies and was sent out. Tuesday morning a window was found hoisted in the billiard room on the third floor and the police be- lieve that when the booguler saw Maurie approaching he was frightened into jump- ing from that dizzy height. OO em ——John Dougherty, of Scotia, under- went an operation for appendicitis in the Bellefonte hospital on Wednesday and last night he was reported to be well as could be expected. The operation was entirely successful. Philadelphic Markets. *The following are the glosing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. 80@8014 76@79 . —Favorite Brand; Rye Flour Per Br'l.. Baled hay—Choice Timothy (13 " ce Mixed “ 1. esiesnas . BEPRW.. aia Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by C. Y. Wiener, The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes ress : ed wheat, old.............. New wheat..... Rye, per bushel.............. Corn, shelled, per bushel Corn, ears, per bushel............. Oats, old and new, per bushel Barley, per bushel... Ground Plaster, per Buckwheat, per bushel Cloverseed, per bushel. Timothy seed per bush sestaneustatsesenetnarisnsnnnnne 70 Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel ............ seremthasasvans csssarnes 50 Onions. 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 ear; 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 : SPACE OCCUPIED [3m [6m ly One inch (12 lines this type.. $5 (88810 Two inches.. " T ®0 15 Three inches...... 10 | 15 20 uarter Column 8 inches). 20 | 30 alf Column (10 inches). 201] 8 | 85 One Column (20 inches)....c..ceieeenes| 85 | 85 | 100 Advertisements in special column 25 per cent. additional. Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions...........20 ots. Each additional insertion, per line, . b cts. Local notices, per line.. .20 ots. Business notices, per li seseennnnsd0 OES. Job Printing o eatness eve! and dispatch, The Vara office has been re- fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and everything in the printing line can be "executed in the mostartistic manner and at the lowest rates. 'erms—Cash. All letters should be addressed to . P. GRAY MEEK, Propriete —Dr. Edward Harris, of Butler, was an arrival returned Monday to his ministerial work at - a
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