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Bellefonte, Pa. December 11,1903.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——The colts sold at the Centre Hall
sale last week brought an average price of
$30.50.
——1Isaac M. Orndorf, of Woodward,
expects to move to South Dakota in the
spring.
——Next Thursday the Epworth League
will have a Christmas fair in the lecture
room of the Methodist church.
——John Wilson, manager of the West-
ern Union office in this place, is ill at his
home with pleurisy.
——Joseph Garbrick Sr., an aged inmate
of the Bellefonte almshouse, had a fall on
Monday that injured him seriously.
——On account of the funeral of Mrs.
A. G. Curtin all the banks in town were
closed at 2 o'clock vesterday afternoon.
——Clay Hall, the Snow Shoe brake-
man, who was ran over near the round
house, is recovering slowly in the hospital.
' ——Alfred Bottorf, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis, has been dis-
charged from the hospital and gone back to
his home at Scotia.
——Mertie Canningham was so seriously
ill in Camden, N. J., that Mr. and Mrs. R.
B. Taylor, went to his bedside on Monday
morning. He is better now.
——Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Miles enter-
tained at their home in Milesburg, last
Thursday evening, in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Harvey.
——Mr. and Mrs. John C. Rumberger,
of north Spring street. are being con-
gratulated over the arrival of a little son
at their home early Sunday morning.
. ——“Human Hearts,” the play that is
booked for Garman’s next Tuesday night
has been here several times before. Itisa
melodrama with several tragedies to boast
of. :
-— Diphtheria caused the death of
Orpha, a little daughter of James Glasgow,
at Coburn, on Monday evening. * At Wood-
ward Mrs. T. K. Benner and her two chil-
dren are suffering with the same disease.
—The ladies: sewing ;cirele of the
Milesburg Presbyterian church will hold a
bazaar and supper, Dec. 18th, and 19th.
Supper 25¢c. © The patronage of their friends
is earnestly solicited.
——The fair and musicale given in the
chapel of the Presbyterian church last
Thursday and Friday netted about $145,
which sum isto be used in" buying a piano
for use in the chapel.
——A note from Miss Alpha Corman, of
Seattle, who has many friends at her old
home here, states that they are baving,
‘‘lovely weather, almost like summer.”
She and her mother are both well.
——The venerable Jobn Long, of Wil-
lowbauk street, who was taken to Will's
eye hospital in Philadelphia to undergo
an operation for cataracts has had them re-
moved and 1s reported as heing able to see
again quite well.
——Miss Nellie Armor, of Axe Mann,
loss a piece of fur somewhere be-
tween her home and Pleasant Gap, on Sun-
day evening. The finder would confer a
great favor by returning it to the young
lady.
——Charles A. McClure, a graduate of
the Bellefonte High school, who is now a
government teacher in the Philippines has
sent to the schools fourteen specimens of
various woods found iu our new island
possessions. They are to be placed in the
school museum.
——The newly remodeled St. Luke's
church in Lock Haven was threatened with
destruction by fire on Saturday evening.
Only the prompt work of the firemen con-
quered flames that had started in the cellar
and already eaten their way through to the
main auditorium.
——Don’t forget the Epworth League
fair aud supper in the Methodist church on
Thursday afternoon. The workers of the
church are all members of the League and
when they attempt an entertainment we
cau assure you that it will be just what
they promise. A first class supper and a
big assortment of underwear, fancy work,
collars, aprons and cakes for sale.
——The Wolf's Rocks bunting clab, |
comprising «eveial gentlemen from this
place and Martha Furnace last week donat-
ed the surplus provisions of their camp to
the Bellefonte hospital. The list included
5} qts beans, 2 dressed chickens, 2 qts
vinegar, 1 box baking powder, 1 box celery
salt, 2 1bs rice, 10 Ibs salt, 3 Ibs coffee, 10
cans tomatoes, 2 jars of jelly, 11 Ibs buck-
wheat flour, 1 hox cocoa, and 2 boxes of
soda.
—=-F1iday night was an eventful one in
“the history of Bellefonte chapter, H. R.
A. M. I$ was the occasion of the installa
‘tion of officers for 1904 and the ceremony
was made especially interesting because of
the presence of no less a distinguished
Mason than grand high priest of Pennsyl-
vania H. O. Kline, who acted as in-
stalling officer. The new officials are Boyd
Musser, high priest; Jesse T. Cherry, king;
John L.: Knisely, scribe; John P. Harris,
treasurer; W. Homer Crissman, secretary;
J. L. Seibert, W. L. Steele and William
Speer; trustees. Dr. Wm. Frear, repre-
sentative to grand chapter. After the
ceremony luncheon was served in the
banquet hall and it was a wée sma hour
when they left the temple.
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SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. A. G. CUR-
TIN.—Mrs. Katharine Wilson Curtin,
widow of Andrew Gregg Curtin, Peunnsyl-
vania’s Governor of war times, and one of
the most beloved women of the town, died
suddenly at the family home on High
street on Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock of
cerebral hemorrhage.
Had Mrs. Curtin lived until the 17th of
next month she would have been eighty-
three years of age, but to the close of her
life she retained to a remarkable degree
her personal magnetism and mental and
physical vigor. On Monday morning
until 12 o'clock, apparently in her usual
health, she was out walking and visiting
the shops. To a friend whom she met she
remarked, ‘‘I have never felt better in my
life. Everyone ought to be out walking
this perfect day, it is too lovely to be in
bouse.”” At launch her grand-Gaughter
noticed that her left hand seemed partly
paralyzed and silently attracted the atten-
tion of her father, Dr. Geo. F. Harris, to
it. “He noticed a slight contraction of the
muscles of her face and immediately as-
sisted her into the library. There she soon
lapsed into unconsciousness and thus slept
away. No one of the many friends to whom
she was endeared could have wished for
her a more peaceful transition. After a
life full of years and distinction aud con-
tentment, with faculties all unimpaired
until the very last, without either suffer-
ing or sorrow and in her own home sar-
rounded by those she loved she passed into
eternity.
Mrs. Curtin was a great-grand-daughter of
Gen. James Potter of Revolutionary fame.
Her parents were Dr. William I., and
Mary Potter Wilson, and she was born at
Potter’s Bank, on January 17th, 1821.
She attended school at that place and later
was a pupil at Miss Leech’s in Harrisburg.
On May 2nd, 1844, she was united in mar-
riage to Andrew Gregg Curtin, who was
then a young lawyer just beginning to take
an active part in politics, and for her wed-
ding trip drove to Philadelphia. After her
marriage she came to Bellefonte to live and
for almost fifty years has ‘heen an honored
and revered citizen here. Gifted with a good
intellect and a personality of unusual charm
and beauty Mrs. Curtin was an ideal wom-
an for the enviable positions of prominence
she was called upon to fill. Daring the eight
years of her husband’s administration in
Harrisburg, his residence in St. Petersburg
as minister to Russia and his term of office
in Washington as congressman from this
district,she was accorded much praise for her
unaffected graciousness and ability. Gov.
Cartin died on October 7th, 1894,and since
then she has lived very quietly with the
exception of a yearly -visit at ‘the home of
her son in Philadelphia and with friends in
Harrisburg. She was a great reader and a
lover of out door life and to the end was
keenly interested in the outside world. By
her family and kin she was greatly beloved
and those who bad the privilege of her ac-
quaintanace will ever remember her uni-
versal courtesy and ber charming be-
nignant comradeship.
Of her seven children four are living :
| Mrs. George F. Harris and Mrs. M. D.
Burnet, of this place ; Mrs. K. R. Breese,
of Downingtown, and Wm. W. Cartin, of
Philadelphia. A son and daughter died
daring childhood and Jennie, Mrs. Wm.
Sage, of Ithaca, N. Y., about ten years ago.
She is also survived by thirteen grand-
children, six great-grand-children and four
sisters, Mrs. Lucy Moyer, Mrs. Laura
Elliott aud Misses Mary and Alice Wilson,
all of this place.
The funeral yesterday afternoon at 2
o’clock was in accord with Mrs. Curtin’s
lite——as little display as possible and
impressively simple. Rev. George Israel
Brown of the Episcopal church read the
barial services in the absence of Dr. Laurie,
pastor of the Presbyterian church of which
she was a member and a regular attendant.
The pall-bearers were Andrew and Ran-
dolph Breese, Andrew Sage, John Shugert,
Allen Sheldon and John Cugin, all grand-
sons or nephews of the deceased. Inter-
ment was made privately in she Curtin lot
in she Union cemetery.
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Nascy W. BARR..—Nanecy W. Barr.
relict of Robert Barr, who died abont three
years ago, passed away at the home of
Blair Gates, at Gatesburg, on last Satur.
day morning, at the age of 75 years and 5
days.
As the death of her husband the Barr
home at Boalshurg was broken up and the
old lady came to spend the remaining days
with her daughter, Mrs. Wilson, in this
place. On Monday of last week she went
to Gatesburg to visit others of her children
and while there she took a heavy cold that
resulted in pneumonia that caused her.
death.
Deceased was a most estimable woman
and all her life had been a zealous member
of the Presbyterian church. Surviving
her are these children : Homer, of ‘Boals-
burg; Mrs. Blair Gates, Cyrus and Howard,
of Gatesburg, and Mrs. Wilson, of this
place. After services in the Presbyterian
church at Boalsbnrg Monday morning in-
terment was made at that place.
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——Mrs. Annie E. Faust died at the
home of her son, Roland E. Faust, in Al-
toona, on Friday, of last week after suffer:
ing with cancer of the stomach for a year
and a ball. She was born in this county
April 30th, 1842, and resided here until
about three years ago when she went to
make her home with her son who is the
only survivor of their immediate family.
She was a member of the Methodist church,
Her remains were taken to Centre Hall on
Saturday and interment was made in the
cemetery at Sprucetown.
HowARrD GETTIG.—Howard Gettig, a
son of the late Samuel Gettig, of Pleasant
Gap, died in the hospital at Danvilie ‘on
Friday evening. Deceased was 31 years,
1 month and 17 days old.
His body was brought to the home of
his brother L. C. Gettig, in this place, and
later taken to Pleasant Gap, his old home,
where burial was made on Tuesday after-
noon in the Lutheran cemetery.
The following brothers and sisters sur-
vive him: Mrs. John Clarke, Bellefonte;
Mrs. Frank Weaver, Pleasant Gap; Mrs,
Harvey Hoy, Pleasant Gap; Mrs. John
Uhl, Pleasant Gap; Mrs. Wm. Sampsel,
Braddock, Pa.; L. H. Gettig, Bellefonte;
Frank Gettig, Roland; George Gettig,
Pleasant Gap; H. C. Gettig, Pleasant Gap;
Irvin Gettig; Bellefonte.
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Lot I. STRUBLE.—An abscess on the liv-
er caused the death of Lot I. Struble, a
well-known and prosperous farmer living
in the vicinity of Zion, at noon on Tues-
day. Deceased was 65 years old and spent
all of his life in the pursuit of agriculture
except the three years he served with Co.
K, 15th Reg. Cav. in the Civil war.
Deceased is survived by his widow Sara
J. Struble and the following children :
Mrs. William Callahan, Huablersburg; Mrs.
F. Johnston, Altoona; Mrs. William Boy-
er, Bellefonte ; Mrs. George Kessinger,
Hublersburg, and Miss Emma, in Pitts-
burg. :
Interment will be made at Zion this
morning at 10 o’clock. The services will
be in charge of the G. A. R.
will officiate.
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——The death of Mabel, the 12 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ormer,
of Ferguson township, occurred at their
home on Monday night, after a short ill-
ness of typhoid fever. She is survived by
her parents, three brothers and one sister.
Interment was made atthe Branch yester-
day morning at 10 o’clock, with Rev.
Edgar Heckman officiating.
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——Cloth bound books, 10 cts., Bush’s.
tee ae
——A New . England supper will be
given in the social room of the Methodist
church on Thursday evening Dec. 17th
under the auspices of the Epworth League.
The supper will consist of baked ham,
baked beans, brown breatl, hot biscuit.
quince preserves, doughnuts and ginger-
bread. The price of the supper will be
twentyfive cents and ice ‘cream and cake
will be extra. :
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——Cameras and supplies $1.00 to $25.00
at Bush’s. ‘
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——There are many new advertisements
in this issue. Most of them pertain to
Christmas things and if you are in a
quandary as to what to buy perhaps some
of them will help you oat. :
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be a nice Xmas present to send some
friend. It costs only a dollar. a
SORIEON Y.3 (01 ar, i
——Many of the players who helped to
popularize W. E. Nankeville’s melodrama,
‘‘Human Hearts,’’ upon tlhe occasion of its
former visits, will be seen with the com-
pany when it comes to Garman’s nexs
Tuesday night.
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——Talking Machines, all prices, Bush's.
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——P. J. Haynes, of Wingate, who had
‘been working on one of Beecher’s johs in
the woods, near Lock Haven, is home with
avery sore band. A slight cut in his
thumb several days ago has turned out to
be a very serious injury for him.
~The Fauble Stores are showing more
bath robes than all of Bellefoute’s other
stores, combined. The right kind,at prices
that will please.
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——Tommy Totgock, Thomas A. Shoe-
maker’s farmer, had a runaway accident
near the old nail works, on Sanday night,
that was thrilling as it was short. He was
driving down through what is known as
“Lover's Lane,” or the back way by the
McCalmont quarries; when the horse
frightened and started to run. Near the
old nail works site Tommy was thrown out
and was found along the roadside by Wil-
liam Hampton, whom Edward K. Rboads
‘bad called to assist him in the hunt. Mr.
Rhoads was taking his evening walk when
the runaway passed him and he made up
his mind at once that perbaps someone had
been thrown out of the vehicle and hurt.
When found Tommy was in a dazed condi-
tion, bruised about the head and his right
ear torn so that it required six stitches to
fasten it on again.
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‘ — It a man or hoy wears it. it's at
Faables.
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——Fine quality oysters and high grade
oyster crackers at Sechlers.
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——When it was: learned at. Eagleville
and Beech Creek that the Nestlerode fam-
ily, who were taken off the train at Al-
toona last week because the father was suf-
fering with small-pox, had been visiting
in that community just previously there
was great consternation. They had been
visiting John A. Nestlerode;near the Eagle-
ville station and on Monday of last week
the infected man called ata Mill Hall drug
store for some medicine. When the drug-
gist saw him he told him he had better get
out of town before the health authorities
saw him. The next day the Nestlerodes
started “for their home in Youngstown,
Ohio, aud had gotten as far as Altoona
when a P. R. R. physician discovered their
condition and had them removed to the
pest house. Down at Eagleville several
families have been quarantined as a result
of the visit.
Rev. Price,
——The WATCHMAN for a year would.
VINCENT SHARP IS A RASCAL.—After
all the trouble we went to explaining jnst
how a villainous tramp had struck Vincent
Sharp with a sand bag and then while he
was unconscious walked off with over $100
that was in the safe of the mill at Curtins
Works, here that consummate young rascal
comes forth and practically gives us the lie
by confessing that he wasn’t assaulted at
all and that he simply stole the money
himself. :
The slight marks that our Cartins Works
informant found on the forehead of the
victim the evening after he was supposed
to have been assaulted must have been his
conscience beginning to work out, for he
says now that his conscience made him
confess.
On the evening of Nov. 24th a stranger
was reported as having held young Sharp
up, while he was alone in the mill operat-
ed by Harry Lutz, at Cartine Works. The
man was said to have asked Sharp for
change for a five dollar bill and when the
latter had his back turned at the money
drawer the stranger struck him with a
sand bag; rendering him unconscious. The
victim 1s supposed to have laid on the
floor of the mill office for an home or more
until he was found by Miller Lutz and
carried to his howe, still in an unconscious
condition. When he finally did come to
the story of the assault and robbery was
told in such a magnificent style as to com-
pletely deceive everyone. It was so well
concocted that sheriff Taylor even took
Sharp to Mill Hall, two days later, to
identify a suspect who had been arrested
at that place.
The only suspicious circumstance about
the whole affair was that there was no lamp
‘| or abrasion on the back of Sharp’s skull
where he would have been struck, but here
is where the WATCHMAN’S ingenuity came
in bandy. There was a slight mark and
discoloration above the boy’s ove eyeabout"
the temple and in order to make his story
fit the facts this paper advanced the idea
that it must have been a sand bag or some
other equally flexible weapon that knock-
ed him out.
The story went all] right enough until
Sharp’s conscience began to work under the
inquisitiveness of detective Rightnour.
In consequence of this he gave way Mon-
day evening and made a complete confes-
sion, stating that he himself had stolen the
money and hid a part of it in the wall of
the basement of the mill and the balance
in the house, to which place he conducted
the officer and got and handed over the
money.
Officer Rightnour had his suspicions and
when leaving the young man he told him
he would go and get a warrant and arrest
him, when he called him back and confess-
ed to the crime. He admitted that no *‘J.
Jackson’’ had purchased corn meal and that
he was only feigning insensibility when
found in the mill by his employer, Mr.
Lutz... Much credit is due Mr. Rightoour
for cleaning up this mysterious affair and
fixing the blame where it belongs. No
arrests will be made. The young Zman’s
confession and the return of the money
being considered sufficient to satisfy those
interested.
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AL GROVE’S MISFORTUNE.—With all
the hard luck he has bad in the past two
years farmer Al Grove joked and made
light of an accident that on Tuesday cost
him his left hand. He was at" work at a
fodder shredder on his farm above the
Nittany furnace shortly: before noon on
Tuesday, when a canvas glove he was
wearing got caught in the rolls and drew
his left band into the machine. Fortu-
nately for him when he fell he went against
the machinery, stopping it. Otherwise
bie whole arm would have been ground
off.
After he was extricated he drove in to
town and seemed to take his misfortune so
lightly that even the surgeon could scarce-
ly realize that the man’s left hand was a
pulp almost to the wrist. He was taken
to the hospital where Dr. Locke removed
the member. x
,» About two’weeks ago John Fogleman; a
hoy employed by Mr. Grove, lost a thumb
and the ends of several fingers in the same
machine.
A singular coincidence in this case lies
in the fact that several years ago a boy had.
the ends of his fingers nipped off by a new
saw that had been set up in Bullock’s por:
table swing works at Milesburg. Several
days later Mr. Grove was down at the
works and while endeavoring to show some
strangers how the accident had befallen
the boy he had two fingers sawed off his
own right hand. So that this accident
really leaves him in a very bad way.
FIRE IN PHILIPSBURG.—Early Monday
morning Philipsburg bad a fire that cleaned
up a block of light frame buildings that
stood on the west side’ of North Front
street between the First National bank
building and the home of Dr. J. D. MGirk.
The buildings were owned by "the Hoffer
estate and Mrs. E. Tyson. They were
occupied on the flrst floor by Hoffer’s
novelty store, Henry Schlater’s barber shop
and Recorder John Rowe’s tailoring estab-
lishment. On the second floor was the
office of Justice B. J. LaPorte and E. Bol-
linger’s tailoring shop. v
The fire is supposed t5 have heen of in-
cendiary origin. It was discovered at
about 2.30 o’clock by A. J. Gorton, night
watchman at the bank. At that time the
flames seemed to be confined to an open
stairway leading from the street.
The local fire companies worked hard,
but the buildings being light frame strac-
tures were practically wiped out.
The Hoffer store loss is estimated at $10,-
000, with $3,500 insurance. The Hoffer
building was valaed at $3,000, with $1,200
insurance. Mus. Tyson’s loss is partially
covered by $1,400 insurance.
——The Snow Shoe miners returned to
work this week, after being out about six
months.
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—— Let the Fauble Stores be your Santa
Claus. You will be sure to please him—
man or boy.
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—— ‘Human Hearts,”’ the story of a
wronged blacksmith and a plotting woman,
comes to Garman’s next Tuesday night.
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——NMaybe its an umbrella ? The Fauble
Stores are showing the kind men like to
carry. A big variety. You will be sure to
find what you want.
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——Geo. W. Peters, of Unionville, this
county, died rather suddenly in a hospital
in Jefferson City, Mo.. on the 24th ult.
He had been visiting a son and daughter
who regide in Oklahoma and was on his
way home when he became ill in the rail-
road station and was taken to the hospital
where he died. Mr. Peters was 86 years
old and was one of Unionville’s most es-
teemed residents. Besides his son and
daughter in Oklahoma, one brother, J. C.
Peters, of Mileshurgsurvives.
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——DMaybe its an umbrella ? The Faunble
Stores are showing the kind men like to
carry. A big variety. You will be sure
te find what vou want.
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——=See Bush’s low prices on Holiday
Gocds.
THE GRANGERS ELECT "OFFICERS :(—At
the fourth quarterly meeting of Centre
county Pomona Grange, held at Centre
Hall, on the 1st inst, the following officers
were elected : George Dale, master; Jacob
Yarnell, overseer; Willard Dale, lecturer;
George Gingerich, steward; C. D. Keller,
asst. steward; D. M. Campbell, secretary;
Frank Musser, treasurer; Roy Schaffer,
gate keeper; Mrs. John Dale, Pomona;
Miss Florence Marshall, Flora; Mrs. Nathan
Grove, Ceres; Miss Edith Lutz; lady
steward executive committee, Geo. Dale,
L. Rbone, Col. Weaver, David Keller
Nathan Grove; auditors of Grange Fire In-
surance Company, Col. James F. Weaver
for three years, and John S. Dale for two
years, with James Gilliland holding over.
The Grange fire insurance company re-
ported an increase of $225,000 insurance
in force; the Grange picnic managers re-
ported a balance of several hundred dollars
in the treasury and it was decided to hold
the next quarterly meeting in Milesburg
next January.
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——California beats the world on fine
walnuts and almonds. © We have them
and all other nuts. - Sechlers.
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——1If you think a traveling bag would
answer take a look at Fauble’s. We have
’em as cheap and as fine as you will want.
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News Puarecly Personal.
—8idney Kieffer, of Tyrone, spent Sunday with
friends in this place.
—Clement Dale Esq. was in Philipsburg on
business an Tuesday.
—Mrs. R. A. Beck is in Philadélphia for an
extended visit with her parents.
—Mrs. Mary Bauer, of Jersey Shore, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Julia Walsh, in this place.
—Miss Jennie Fauble, the Governor's stenog-
rapher, spent Sunday at her home in this place.
—Dr. H. K. Hoy, of Altoona, was in town on
Saturday on business relative to selling his large
farm near State College.
—Mrs. Sarah Walsh, of New York is being en-
tertained at the home of her cousin, Mrs. Sarah
Kelly on east Bishop street.
—Miss Jennie Morgan is home from Philadel-
phia where she has been for the past three
months recovering from a serious operation.
—Mr. and ‘Mrs. W. Harrison Walker were in
Lock Haven over Sunday. Mr. Walker made an
address at the Elk’s annual lodge of sorrow.
—Harry Koch, of Penna Furnace, was a Belle-
fonte visitor on Monday. He spent a few mo
ments very pleasantly in the Warcumax office.
—Geo. T. Brew, of Ronceverte, W. Va., and
C. P. Hewes Esq., of Erie, were in town on Tues.
day to attend the audit of the estate of the late
Geo. W. Jackson.
—Frank A. Foreman, of Centre Hall, was in
town on Friday afternoon: having driven over
to attend to a little business and spend a few
hours with his brother Dave.
—Miss Nettie McFarlane, of Boalsburg, was an
arrival in town yesterday morning. She spent
the day at the home of Mrs. Patsy Stewart, on
Linn street.
—Charles R. Kurtz and Charles Mensch were
in Philadelphia on Tuesday to attend the sale of
the Times plant. The sale being postponed they
returned home Wednesday.
' —Harry Lyon, of Spring township, dropped in
on Tuesday to fix up for 1904. Harry is one of
our banner subscribers and he never lets us catch
up to the date on his label.
—Col. John A. Woodward went to St. Louis on
Saturday to see after some of the preliminary
arrangements of. the Pennsylvania agricultural
exhibit at the world's fair. He is the special
commissioner for that event.
—Among the strangers who were here to at-
tend Mrs. Curtin’s funeral yesterday were Mr.
and Mrs. W. H, Sage, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sage
and Andrew Curtin Sage, Albany, N. Y.; Mrs.
Wm. P. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Wilson, of
Philadelphia ; Mr. ana Mrs. H. C. McCormick,
Mayor Vance McCormick, Miss McCormick and
Mrs. D. H. Hastings, of Harrisburg ; Mrs. Nora
Sheldon, of Torresdale ; Mrs. Strong and Miss
Simpson, of Lock Haven; A. G. Morris, Tyrone.
—William T. Hillibish, looking a little grayer
and slightly thinner but, withal, the picture of a
healthy man dropped into town on Tuesday even-
ing for a stay of several days at his home here.
It has been two years since “Bill’’ has been home
and that foxy smile of his, that was always just a
little foxier than usual round about election time,
grows into a broad grin as he greets his old
friends. He is a supervising engineer for ¥. H.
Clement & Co: railroad contractors and at present
is located along the double tracking of the B. &
0. through Ohio.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dale, of Centre Hall, were
in town on Saturday making a few Christmas pur-
chaser and calling ‘on some friends. It has been
a number of years since Mr. Dale was located in
this community but when he was here he led
such a strenuous life that he will never forget it.
As teacher of the “Red” school house, and the
old school at Coleville he was kept about as busy
as a man need be,for in those days there were
boys in those schools who would far sooner try a
“fall out of’ the teacher than study any lesson.
Mr. Dale is traveling for a large Philadelphia
mercantile house and prospering more than
when he was farming or teaching.
ES
DECEMBER WEDDINGS.—One of the in-
teresting and surprising marriages of the
week was that of Miss Kathryn Alvina
Irvin, only daughter of Mr. and Mis.
Daniel Irvin, of Julian, and J. Howard
Tarner. The bride’s dislike of publicity
and her father’s ill health prompted her to
a quiet church ceremony with only kind-
red minds present. The wedding was ar-
ranged as she desired and so perfect were
the details that not until announcement
cards were sent out by her parents on
Thursday did ber friends here know of the
marriage.
It took place on Wednesday afternocn
at 2:30 o’clock in the First Presbyterian
church of Altoona, Rev. J. W. Bain, the
pastor pronounced the ceremony and it
was witnessed by Miss Mary Struble, of
Zion, and Arthur Irvin, the bride's young-
est brother. At the conclusion of the cere-
mony and receiving the congratulations of
those present Mr. and Mrs. Turner de-
parted for a visit in Washington and Point
Comfort. Upon their return they will
make their home at Julian, where the
groom, formerly of Pittshurg, recently
purchased the Irvin store. The bride is a
member of one of the oldest and most
prominent families of Huston township.
She is well and favorably known here, for
she is a exceedingly attractive young wo-
man with very pleasing manners. She was
a student at the Academy for several years
and visits her brothers frequently.
EARL C. TUTEN MARRIED.—Earl C.
Tuten, editor and manager of the - Daily
News and Miss Rebekah Cole were mar-
ried in Lock Haven Monday morning, by
the Rev. H. R. Bender, pastor of Trinity
Methodist church of that city.
While it was very quietly carried out
their marriage can scarcely be regarded as
a surprise, as it was expected at most any
time. The only regret their hosts of friends
here have is that they were not afforded an
opportunity of making some demonstra-
tions worthy the good wishes they all
cherish for Mr. and Mrs. Tuten.
The groom bas heen identified with the
newspaper business in Bellefonte ever since
childhood. He is a present editor and
manager of the Daily News and is associat-
ed with his father, E. T. Tuten, in the
publication of the Republican. Of recent
years he has taken an active part in politics
and was defeated for Register of the county
by only a barrow margin two years ago ;
notwithstanding the county is Democratic
and he made a very indifferent canvass,
His bride is a daughter of the late John
Cole and has been regarded as one of Belle-
fonte’s prettiest girls. She has other ac-
complishments as well, for besides being a
splendid housekeeper she knows almost
enough about the mechanical end of a news-
paper office to: run one herself. ‘But grac-
ious and sunny in disposition she is admir-
ably adapted to preside over a pleasant
home.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.—I wish to announce
that I have been appointed district agent
of the Manhattan Life Insurance Company
of New York, one of the strongest and best
life insurance companies in the world.
Many new and attractive plans of insur-
ance, better than investments in stocks
and bonds. FREDERICK K. FOSTER.
——Florida oranges, malaga grapes,
bananas, grape fruit and pomegranates.
Sechlers.
Sale Register.
Decemrer 29Tu.—At the late residence of Isaac |
Tressler, in College township, five tracts of
land, together with all buildi d -
nances. Sale at 9 o'clock, a. he ¥30; Sppurte
——
Philadelphia Markets,
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening. Ee
Wheat—Red .....covieernniinranessennne
asesssann
Rye Flour Per Br'l....... . 3.35@3.
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1... 10.00@16.00
$e 1 “ Mixed ¢ 1... 10 0V@ 14.00
SErAW.....ecrcannen ssvasbitmstns tasks 9.50@21.00
a
Rellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected-weeklv by C. Y. Waenes, :
‘I'he following are the quotations up to six’
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Rod wheat, old
WHORL, Olu aseuvcisiiicac ives massmsemsensennis
New wheat...... horn Fd
Rye, per bushel................. . (256
Corn, shelled, per bushel... %
Corn, ears, per bushel......
Corn, ears, per bushel, new. 45
Oats, old and new, per bushe| we 391
Barley, bushei............ ve: 50
Ground Plaster, per ton. 8 60 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel ..............coeseerrinens oe 40
Cloverseed, per bushel... $7 20 to $8 10:
Timothy seed per bushel.. $2.00 to $2.25
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel new.........ccouvueee. on WAS BR
Onions 5
Eggs, per dozen.. 28
Lard, per pound.. 10
Country Shoulders.. 10
Sides...... 10
Hams..... 12,
‘Tallow, per pound... 4
Butter, per pound.. eseanssanssseseanen
The Democratic Watchman.
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$2.00, when not paid in advance, and $2.60 if n
paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
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unt is made ns advertis-
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vs, per line, 3 insertion .
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Job Printing of Svery kind done with neatness’
and dispatch, The Warcumax 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.
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