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"Bellefonte, Pa., December 25,1903.
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CoRRESPOR DENTS. —NoO communications pub
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
-~— Some sleds and sleighs were out on
Tuesday morning.
——The Clinton county teacher’s insti.
tute is in session this week.
——20 per cent reduction on suits and
overcoats beginning today. Montgomery
& Co.
——Aunother of Lincoln J. Carter’s
plays, a new one here, comes to Garman’s
Tuesday night, Dec. 29th.
— The home of F. H. Thomas, on Linn
street, is quarantined because Francis has
a slight attack of scarlet rash.
——Conard Miller bas the grading for
the siding into his proposed lime and stone
operation on the Uhl farm well under way.
——A daughter is the lovely little
treasure that Santa Claus brought Mr. and
Mass. William S. Furst, of West Philadel-
phia, last Thursday.
——Mr. and Mrs. James H. Holmes Sr.
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage ab their home at State College on
Saturday evening.
——There bave been no admissions to
the hospital during the week. Miss Mat-
tie Peters, of Hecla Park, who was there
for treatment was discharged yesterday.
~—Grant- Hoover has moved into the
house on Lipn street recently vacated by
Jobn M. Shugert, who has bought the
Blanchard property and is already occupy-
ing it.
——In commemoration of the twenty-
fifth anniversary of their marriage Hon.
and: Mrs. A. O. Furst gave a dinner party
at their home on Linn street on Thursday
evening.
——Renz Runk, a salesman who travels
out of Philipsburg, broke a bone in his foot
in stepping off a train at that place last
Saturday morning and will be laid up for
two months.
——Miss Mary Hendershot, a danghter
of David Hendershot of this place, arrived
home from Pittshurg on Monday, suffering
with appendicitis. She will enter the
Bellefonte hospital for an operation.
—— A freight wreck near Port Matilda
recently broke up a car containing ship-
ments of macaroni and rice. It was scat-
tered about in every direction and the resi-.
dents of that locaiity laid in a supply
enough to do them for some time.
—==TFour of the boilers in the power
house for Philipsburg’s new electric rail-
way were fired on Sunday. Miss Dorothy
Swires, a daughter of the burgess of the
town, bad the honor of applying the torch.
——The only attraction booked thus far
for the Holiday week at Garman’s is Lin-
coln J. Carter's “The Darkest Hour,” a
play—like all. of Carter’s——replete with
thrilling scenic effects and tragic denoue-
ments.
——DMiss Margaret Keating, a daughter
of T. S. Keating, of Philipsburg, died in
Pittsburg on Monday of small pox. She
had been visiting friends in that city since
ast August and contracted the disease
while there.
——While skating on the dam at Oak
Hall last Saturday Harry Musser broke
through the ice and went down in ten feet
of water. Andy Hunter happened to be near
when he came to the surfaze the first time
and, grabbing him by the collar, pulled
him out.
——About five o'clock Friday evening
Adam Kaup, whe was hanling ice off the
river at Look Haven, had a very chilly ex-
perience for both himself and his team.
When about eighteen feet from shore the
ice broke underneath his team and all were!
submerged in the cold water. Fortunately
the accident was not serious.
Walter Weaver, while at work at Gates-
burg mines, on Monday afternoon, was run
over by a oar loaded with iron ore and be-
sid es having several ribs crushed was hurt
internally. He was working at the head
of the incline dumping cars when the acei-
dent occurred. His home is at Ax Mann.
——The Franklin and Marshall college
glee and mandolin clubs, which will appear
in Gravge Arcadia, at Centre Hall, on New
Years night, under the patronage of the
ladies auxiliary of the Bellefonte hospital,
are led hy a Centre Hall boy, Mr. John S.
Hosterman. It is likely that the clabs
will meet with a very enthusiastic recep-
tion.
——The Rev. George Israel Brown, rec-
tor of St. John’s Episcopal church, was
<alied to his old home at Stanford, Conn.,
on Monday; owing to the sudden death of
‘bis mother. While the sad eventuality
was not unexpected, because she had been
“in failing health for some time yet it was
Sudden and peculiarly sad, coming just at
‘the Christmas season. Mrs. Brown left for
Stauford on Wednesday afternoon.
A sad Christmas it will be for the
venerable Perry S:eel and his son Newton.
When they were making the fire in their
stove at their home along the pike beyond
Ax Mann early yesterday morning the
honse took fire aud was totally destroyed, the
occupants escaping with nothing but their
clothes. The house was owned by Britain
Steel, of this place, and few travelers on
the pike were not familiar with the thrift
and tidiness that were so apparent about it
as a result of the remarkable old tenants’
encigy.
CoMMITTED SUICIDE IN ALTOONA.
—Harry Bratton, who was born at Centre
‘Hall, November 11th, 1878, sat on the side
toona, Wednesday afternoon of last week,
and sent a ballet from a;32-calibre revolver
crashing through'his brain.’ No cause is
known for the rash act, unless it was done
in a fit of despondency, for he had been in
good spirits and had steady employment
as a mechanic in the railroad shops.
It is probable that the action of his one
brother in getting married and the other
going away without apprising him of his
whereabouts had something to do with it,
as he talked of both regretfully. When a
hoy he was kicked on the head by a horse,
for a long time suffered convulsions and
later headaches were frequent, but more
recently he did not suffer from the hurt.
Daring the forenoon Bratton had ac-
companied his brother-in-law, William
Horton, who had just arrived from Wind-
ber, about the eity in search of work, and
after dinner went up stairs, requesting to
be called later when Horton came to the
home for him. At the hour named the
mother-in-law of Bratton and mother of
Horton went up stairs to notify her son-in-
law that Horton was ready to go out again.
About the same time the shots was heard,
and a family’s prospective happy Christ-
mas time was made a season of lament and
mourning.
Deceased had resided in Altoona but a
year, going there from Windber, where he
bad been employed as a stationary engi-
peer. He was married November 28th,
1900, to Mary Horton, daughter of Simon
and Elizabeth Horton, of Altoona. He
was a member of the lodge of Odd Fellows
at Windber. He is survived by his wife
and one child, and two brothers, John, of
Centre Hall, and Hershal, whose where-
‘abouts are unknown. His remains were
taken to Hannah Farnace, for burial on
Saturday.
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JAMES M. -AMMERMAN. — James M.
Ammerman, at one time a prominent oiti-
zen of Union township, died very suddenly
at his home in Curwensville on Monday
evening of last week of dropsy and heart
disease. He had been well as usuval and
assisted his son at his meat market all day
and after supper he sat down to read and
in a very short time his daughter observed
his head drop on his shoulder. Before
medical aid could: he rendered the vital
spark had fled.
His remains were taken to Unionville on
Thursday following and interred in the
cemetery east of town. Services were con-
ducted by the Rev. Benj. Mosser, of the
M. E. church of Carwensville.
His age was 56 years, 1 month and 23
days. He leaves to survive him his wife
and the following children : Alonza G., of
Philipsburg; W. Bert, Mary L., Charles
M., Julia L., Lula R., S. Matilda, Clara
T., Harry and Scott all at home, also the
following brothers and sisters, Allen, of
Blue Ball; David C., of Union township;
Mrs. Eliza Barthurst, of Unionville; Sue
Hoone, of Penna Furnace, and Thomas, of
Altoona.
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ANOTHER BUTLER ViICcTIM.—John D.
Myers, aged 27 years, died in Butler on
Friday evening after an illness of three
weeks of typhoid fever. He was a railroad
man and had a large circle of friends and
acquaintances who will moun his early
death. His mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Myers,
is a resident of Jersey Shore, and he is sur-
vived by the following brothers and sisters,
James Myers, of this place; Mrs. Ann
Hershberger, DuBois; A. M., Clearfield; E.
C., Milesburg; Mrs. Julia Bumgarduer, Al-
port; Mrs. Hettie Pifer, and Mrs. Eva Neff,
Jersey Shore; H. B., Vintondale; Jacob,
Coalport; Mrs. Sarah Miller,and Mrs. Kate
MoEwen, Hublersburg; Mrs. Mary Strunk,
Cedar Springs and Mrs. Susan Wriggle,
Berwick. Funeral services were held at
Hublersbarg on Tuesday morning at 11
o'clock. The floral tributes from the
Brotherhood of ~ Trainmen were very
bandsome,
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BURIED ALMOST ON THE Evk oF HIs
WEDDING. —Brought back to his child-
hood’s home to be buried almost on the eve
of what was to have been his wedding day
is the sad eventuality of William Neidigh,
a son of J. H. Neidigh, the well known
Ferguson township farmer.
He was a brakeman on the Reading rail-
way and was so terribly scalded by the
blowing out of the crown sheet of a loco-
motive at Greendale Siding, twelve miles
north of Hagerstown, Md., on Wednesday
night of last week, that died in the hos-
pital at the latter place at noon on Satup:
day. :
‘The unfortunate young man was just
twenty-seven years old. On Christmas
evening he was to have been married to
Miss Susanna Corl, a pretty Harrishurg
girl. She harried to his bedside npon hear-
ing of the.accident and was with him to
the end, which proved such a shock to her
that she was completely prostrated.
Wm. Grough Neidigh was born March
17th, 1876,and was 27 years and 9 months
old. He was a highly respected, sober, in-
dustrious young man and his sudden death
is being sincerely mourned by relations and
a host of friends. He was a member of the
Railroad Relief Association, also a member
of Stormstown I. O. O. F. lodge. He is
survived by his parents, John H. and Sarah
Neidigh and the following brothers and sis-
ters : Mrs. D. W. Garner and News C.
Neidigh, ‘of Pine Hall; J. C., of Tyrone; J.
D., of Penna. Furnace; Mary, Maggie,
Minnie and Blanche at home. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. A. A.
Black. Interment was made at Pine Hall
cemetery, Tuerday the 22nd inst, at 10
o'clock.
of ‘the bed in his room at ‘his home in Al-
was forced open.
——Martin F. Burket, who was well-
known to most of the older residents of
Half-moon valley, died at his home at Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa, on Friday last after a long
illness of paralysis. He was a son of
Major John Burket; of Stormstown, and
was 74-years of age. Inthe early sixties
he moved to Tyrone and from there to
Iowa, where he had resided since. He is
survived by his wife, who was Nanoy
Glenn, of Ferguson township, several chil-
dren, his brother, Porter Barket, of Storms-
town, and his sister, Mrs. G. W. Burke,
of Tyrone.
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—— Zachariah McNaul, who died at his
home in Curwensville on Wednesday of
last week, was a native of Half Moon
Valley, where he was born 84 years ago.
He was unmarried and bad spent nearly
all of his life in Curwensville.
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——Fiske Shearer, a fifteen year old
Salona boy, was skating alone on the dam
at Lock Haven Monday afternoon aud not
knowing the holes skated over a place
where the ice was too thin to bear him.
He broke through and though a good
swimmer was unable to get back onto the
1ce owing to its breaking under bim. Had
it not been for a man who was cutting
ice near him and heard his cries he surely
would have drowned.
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——The Bellefonte Academy has at pres-
ent the proud distinction of having forty-
seven graduates in attendance at sixteen
different schools of higher education in the
county. They are distribued as follows :
Penna State, 22 ; Princeton, N. J., 3;
Trinity, Conn., 3 ; Bryn Mawr, 2 ; Wilson,
2 ; Frederick, Md., 2; Delaware Ohio, 2;
Yale, 1; Cornell, 1; University of Mary-
land, 1; Western University Penna. 1;
Haverford, 1; Lafayette, 1; Woman's,
College, Baltimore, 1; West Point, 1;
Jefferson Medical College, 1 ; West Chester
Normal, 2.
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——20 per cent reduction on suits and
overcoats beginning today. Montgomery
& Co.
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—— “The Darkest Hoor’’ which comes
to Garman’s on Tuesday night Dec. 29th
is one of Lincoln J. Carter’s best produe-!
tions with a consistent story running
throught told by a capable company of
players who enter into their work with:
enthusiasm, spirit and much dramatic
couception. Through it all is a rich
amount of fun provoking comedy, with
bubbling spurts of keen wit, humor and
sparkling brightness. The scenic effects:
are of special note and fit very nicely in
the action of the piece.
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' ——Talking Machines, all prices, Bush’s. |
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——Florida oranges, malaga grapes,
bananas, grape fruit and pomegranates.
Sechlers.
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——James Calderwood and his sister
Liberty came very near being asphyxiated
in their home at Mill Hall some time Sun-:
day night. Mr. Calderwood runs a grocery
store in that place and his sister keeps
house for him in rooms above the store, |
which are heated hy a pipe from a double
heater below. The stove gassed during the
night and both inhaled it until they bad
become unconscious. About 10 o'clock
Sunday morning their niece Etta Eckley
had an errand to their home, but upon get-
ting no reply she ran to tell her mother of
it. Later they both returned. and, being
unable to aronse the Calderwoods, the door |
They found the man
and woman were very nearly dead. It
took the hardest kind of work by three
physicians to resuscitate them.
——20 per cent reduction on suits and |
overcoats beginning today. Montgomery
& Co.
THE HARRIS TOWNSHIP DoNATION—In
last Friday’s issue the WATCHMAN told of
the large donation that had heen collected
for the Bellefonte hospital by the people |
of Harris and a part of College townships.
At that time the list of the articles had not
been collated, so we publish it here to give |
you a detailed idea of the geneions action
of the donors : 13} barrels flour, 15 bushel
potatoes, 15 bushel apples, 1 barrel apples,
93 quarts of canned goods, 50 glasses of
jelly, ball gallon apple butter, 35 lbs. of
ard, 27 lbs. of fresh pork, 16 head of cab-
bage, 9 squash, 20°1bs. dried cereals, fruit
etc., 84 1bs. home-made soap, 25 Ibs. buck-
wheat, 25 lbs. corn meal. 17 lbs. sugar
10 Ibs. coffee, 4} lbs. tea, 4 Ibs. butter,11b.
chocolate, 2 boxes corn starch, 2 pumpkins,’
1 counterpane, 3 sheets, 1 peck onions and
a large amount of old and new muslin.
In mentioning the ladies who had heen
active in raising the donation last week we
were unaware of the part Mrs. Henry Mey-
er, Mrs. Harry Shugerts and Mrs. Emma |
Fisher took in is. All three of them con-
tributed largely, both of their time and funds
and we hasten to make public acknowl-
edgement of their kindness in the matter.
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THE ScHOOL CHILDREN MAKE A DoNA-
TION.—AsS the result of a rather unique
undertaking the school children of Belle-
fonte have just presented 73 bushels of
potatoes and 2 bushels of apples to the
Bellefonte hospital. Some time ago the
plan of having each scholar contribute one
potato or one apple was conceived and
when carried into execution it made the
large quanity mentioned above, for which
the hospital authorities are duly grateful.
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A NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.—Yester-
day morning Edward Wasson, of Briarly,
brought in a dozen bottles of moat delici-
ous grape juice which he said Mrs. Wasson
had made for the patients of she hospital.
Suob gilts are appreciated as the inatitn-
tion.
{| as the saying is,
A CHRISTMAS WEEK WEDDNG.—The
marriage of Miss Mary Meek, daughter of
Mr. and Mis. Dempster IL. Meek, and
‘Francis M. Musser, which took place‘at’
the home of the bride’s parents at Waddle,
on Tuesday morning, was fraught with ali
the good cheer of the Christmas season and.
the happiness of a pleasing wedding. Mrs.
H. D. Meek, of State College, played ‘the.
wedding march and a screen of Christmas |’
greens formed a back ground for the bridal
party during the ceremony. The officiat--
ing minister was Rev. Eslinger, of the Halt
two brothers, Dr. R. H. Meek, of: Oak
Grove, and B. W. Meek, of State College,
were the ushers.
tractive and efficient young girl, wore a
girlish gown of white musselin with a
shawl collar of Irish crochet lace and car-
ried a bouquet of Bride’s roses. An elab-
orate wedding breakfast was served after
the ceremony and there the joyousness of
the occasion began to be manifested. It
was a merry party and the bride and groom
were given a great send off when they
started on their journey to Chicago. Ten
of the younger guests drove with them in
a big sled over the mountain to Martha
and the gayeties did not stop until the
train started. Mr. and Mrs. Musser will
make their home in Altoona, where the
groom, who is the youngest son of the late
John Masser, of Fillmore, is employed in
the shops.
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BLACK-CHERRY.—Mr. John Cherry and
Miss Rena Black were married at the home
of Rev. John A. Wood, of the Methodist
church, on Thursday evening last and
what was designed to have been a very
quiet little affair turned out to be ahout
as spectacular an event as has occurred in
Bellefonte for some time.
A few of the'groom’s friends ‘‘got wise,”’
and while the couple
were’in the parsonage their cab was he-
'| decked with ribhous and placards and
bells were put on the horses. When Mr.
and Mrs. Cherry emerged it was to find
an escort of about twenty fellows each
carrying an immense torch of red light.
Midst this lurid glare, tinkling bells and
much shouting the bride and groom were
driven to the home of the latter’s parents
on Willowbank streets, where they were
given an informal reception, the warmth
of which paid proper tribute to their popu-
larity.
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MARRIED.—Mr. S. E. Conrad and Miss
Viola Kustenborder were married at the
bride’s home near Warriors-mark on Tues-
day, in the presence of the family and a
few invited guests. The bride is the young-
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kus-
tenhorder and is a moss capable girl. Her
husband is a sturdy, bustling young farm-
er who deserves abundance of happiness.
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——Lee Meyer, who has heen visiting his
relatives in and ahout town for the past
three weeks, left Monday noon for Topeka,
‘| Kan., to spend Christmas with his wife at
i| the home of her parents.
The announce-
ment of bis marriage was somewhat of a
surprise to his friends hete, who imagined
thai his affections were centered in town.
His marriage to Miss Josie M. Crosswhite,
took place in Denver, Col., on November
2nd and was solemnized by Rev. Carlton L.
Kirk, pastor of she Judson Baptist church.
“| The groom is asen of the late Thomas
Meyer, of this place, and with his bride
| is going to Honolulu shortly to locate.
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A SILVER WEDDING.—Mr. and Mrs. W.
Scott Bailey, of State College, celebrated
the 25th anniversary of their wedding on
| Wednesday evening, the 23rd, hy entertain-
ing a host of their friends very baudsome-
{1y. The affair was quite a social evens at
| State College and was a great success.
Mrs. Bailey was Elizaeth Glenn before
her marriage and Rev. Dr. Hamill was
the officiating minister at the marriage
twenty five years ago. All of the children
of the home, Warren, Maude. Susan, Min-
nie and Mary were present to help with
the festivities and Mr. aud Mrs Bailey
were the recipients of a fine lot of gifts.
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CELEBRATED. THEIR FIFTY - FIFTH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. — Mr. and
| Mrs. Thomas Kustenborder quietly cele
brated the fifty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage at their home at State College on
Tuesday. During the day many of their
friends called to wish them continued
health and happiness.
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A CooniNnGg UpseT.—Last Saturday four
mecleanics employed on the new Carnegie
library at State College drove down to this
place in a carriage to spend the afternoon.
On their way home a snow squall came up
and so hlinded them that thew drove off
the bridge at Humes’ mill and carriage and
all were dumped into the icy water.
Charley From, a resident of that locality,
took the quartet to bis home and made
them as comfortable as possible for the rest
of the night. Next morning they continu
ed their journey to the College and when
in the vicimty of Lemont one of their
horses slipped on the ice and in falling rap
tured itself so badly that it died.
The team was owned hy liveryman Me-
Calmont, of State College. The carriage was
badly wrecked.
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——Mrs, Rose Shortlidge was reported
as being very low yesterday and Mr. and
Mrs. John 8. Walker were confined to the
house by illness; the former with rhenma-
ism and the latter suffering with a nervous
collapse brought on by her mother’s long
illness.
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——Lock Haven is cousidering the ad-
visability of offering a bonus to secure the
location: of an underwear faotory in thas
place.
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Moon Methodist church, and the bride's.
The bride, who is an uncommonly ate.
News Purely Personal.
, —Miss Ione Donachy is visiting friends in Lock
Haven. :
_R. M. Foster, of State College, spent Wed-
nesday in town on’ business. i
—DMrs. Chas. Massey’ and little dgughter Ann,
of Philadelphia, are ‘visiting ‘their wany friends
in this place. '
—Dr. and Mrs. William Laurie rollived from a
visit with their daughter Mrs. Sata Eldredge, at
‘Cape May, on Tuesday,
—D. H, Bottorf, of Lemont, was ih town on Sat-
urday looking around! a little tosee what the
stores are ‘offering for Christmas, ;
—Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bradley, of north
Spring street, left on “Tuesday to spend Christ-
mas with their daughler in’ Bradford.
“Mrs. Emma Leibkieker and her daught er
Nellie, are Tin Snow, 06" spending Christmas
nd his family.
‘with Rhodes Leibkicher
—Dr. 'H. M." Hiller, of Philadelphia, is here to
spend Christmas with Mrs. Hiller, who is spend-
ing the winter with Mrs.'M. H. Wilson.
—Miss Virginia Greenfield, who had been head
tri mmer at Miss Snyder’s millinery, left for her
home in New York city on Sunday,
—Miss Virginia Walker, of Philipsburg, who
has spent the past few months in this place, de-
parted for her home on Wednesday.
—Baby Morris and his parents arrived in town
on Wednesday night to spend Christmas at
Grandfather Meek’s on High street.
—Jacob Bottorf Esq., of Lemont, was a Belle.
onte visitor on Monday. He was here attend-
ing a meeting of the Centre Hall insurance com-
pany.
—Charles M. McCurdy, cashier of the First
national, went to Gettysburg on Wednesday to
spend Christmas with his sisters, who reside
there.
—Robert G. Larimer expects to go over to New
York on Sunday to close up some business mat-
ters with several large houses he will to
represent soon.
—Deputy prothonotary and Mrs. D. R. Fore-
man, with their child, expect to spend Christmas
at the home of Mrs. Foreman’s mother, Mrs. A.
H. Smith, in Philipsburg.
—Hon. and Mrs. J. Will Kepler and Mr. and
Mrs. Linn Musser were down from Pine Grove on
Tuesday doing some shopping. Both have little
ones at home watching for Santa Claus.
—Mrs. W. H. Galway, of Radford, Va., with her
two children, Stanley and Marie Louise, arrived
here Sunday evening to spend the Holidays at
Grand-pa Harris’ on Howard street.
—An unusually happy Christmas is being cele-
brated at the Richard home on east Linn street,
where Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hill and their three
¢ hildren, ot Philadelphia, are spending the holi-
days.
—James Taylor, a brother of Sheriff H. 8. Tay-
lor and a plebe at West Point,was-home on Satur-
day on account of the illness of his mother. He
proposes making of him.
—Col. and Mrs. J. L. Spangler left for Philadel-
phia on Tuesday morning. They will spend the
winter in the city and their home here will be
closed. Miss Emma Holliday expects to remain
here with Mrs. Rachel Harris, on Curtin street.
—Walter F. Clark, foreman of the Republican
office, left for Brockwayville on Monday evening.
At noon on Wednesday he married Miss Alverna
Miller, of that place, and after a short wedding
trip they will make their home at Pleasant Gap.
—Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Bottorf,with their children’
were arrivals from Curwensville on Monday and
spent the night here ou their way back to the old
home at Lemont for Christmas. Mr. Bottorf is
the P. R. R. agent at Curwensville and is right in
the country where hold-ups are frequent enough
to make him look a little scared——but he didn’t.
—Squire Solomon Peck, of litiany, was in town
on Saturday. While the ‘Squire carries his years
remarkably well he is of the opinion that they
are flitting by entirely too rapidly to please him,
And that is the sentiment of most of us who are
on the other side of the line. It does seem that
the older one grows the shorter three hundred
and sixty five days become.
—Col. Andrew Jackson Griest, of Unionville
was in town Wednesday and seemed very solici-
tous about the condition of the editor who has
been laid up about six weeks with ulcers on the
cornea of his eye,and we were really effected by his
sympathy until he remarked that the cause of
the eye trouble was probably dune toa strain
caused by looking for majorities last fall.
—A. G. Morris, of Tyrone, was it town on Satur-
day taking a look over the works here before
leaving for the South, where he and Mrs. Morris
will spend Christmas at the home of their son
Charles. Mr. Morris is a candidate for delegate to
the National-Republican convention from the
Bedford-Blair-Cambria district and the Altoona
Tribune has already declared for him. §
—Joseph Ard and his son Wilson were down
from Pine Grove on Saturday taking a look at the
shop windows with the hope of making up their
minds what they would like to have for Christ.
mas. While we didn’t hear either one of them
express a wish for anything'it is reasonably cer-
tain that Santa Claus had left just the right
things when he scrambled up through the chim-
ney of the Ard home: in the early hours of the
morning.
—On Saturday evening Wesley Blair, on of the
popular young fellows who works in the kilns “up
the run,” dropped in for a little chat and the con-
versation was progressing swimmingly when Jas.
Taylor, who was home from West Point for a day»
came in. Of course James looked very fierce in
his natty gray uniform, and he must have scared
Wesley, for when we looked around after greet.
ing the young soldier our other friend was gone.
—Supt. F. H. Thomas, of the B.C. R. R., has
just returned from a visit to the operations or
the Blue Jacket Mining Co. near Joplin, Mo.,
very much enthused with the outlook of the
zine business. He says the weather is fine there,
clear and delightful as our Octobers and the
various mines all rounding into shape to take
advantage of the rising market which is prom-
ised within a month. Mr. Robert F. Hunter, the
general manager of the consolidated companies,
is on the ground now and expects to spend his
Christmas there.
—For the first time in a great many years Miss
Emma Knox, one of the WATcHMAN'S most appre.
ciated and appreciative readers, has failed to make
her annual call at this office and her absence
would have been a matter of concern had it not
afforded us an opportunity of meeting her sister,
who happened to be in town that day and called
in place of Miss Emma. In such cases it is not
t he matter of the subscription price that the edi-
tor thinks about, but every newspaper has a few
methodical subscribers whose appearance at the
publishing office at a certain time each year
comes to be part of its regular organization and
Miss Knox is one of them.
—The College contingent has about all gotten
home for the Holidays. John Munson from
Yale, Ward Fleming from Haverford, Harold
Lingle, Hugh Crider and Laird Curtin from Trin-
ity, Will Van Tries and Harry Weaver from the
Miss James School at Trenton, N.J.; Miss Eliza-
beth Gephart from St. Margaret's school at Wa.
terbury, Conn., the Misses Rose Fauble, Helen
and Roxy Mingle from Frederick, Md.; Miss
Mary Crider from Miss Shipley’s school; Miss
Margaret Thomas from Wilson; Miss Eleanor
Harrie from the Womans College in Baltimore;
Fred Chambers from the George school in Bucks
county, Coburn Rogers from the University and
Edmund Hays from Stanton, Va.
is looking every inch the soldier that Uncle Sam’
| ‘Each additional
—Sol Schmidt, of Philipsburg, was a Bellefonte
visitor on Wednesday.
—Harvey McClure arrived home from- Pitts
burg’ on*Wednesday to'spend Christmas.
- —Dr. G ‘W. Furey, of Snnbnry, was:in town for
a few hours yesterday calling on friends.
. —Rev. B, A. Salter, of Pleasant Gap, was in
town on Wednesday looking after some of his
pastcral duties.
—Theodore Davis Roal has arrived from Den-
ver, Colorado, to spend the Holidays at the manse
| near Boalsburg.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Laurie are spend-
ing their Christmas with Mrs. Laurie's parents
in Danville.
—John F. Grove .dropped in long enough Wed-
nesday evening to order the Warcnyax sent to
his home up in the country for a year.
—Frederick ‘Foster, the insurance man, will
join a family party. of twenty-four for Christmas
dinner ‘with a relative in Chester county.
— Squire Fergus Potter, dignified and genteel
as ever, was over from’ Linden Hall on Wednes-
day mixed np ‘with’ the crowds that tAronged the
streets.
—E.B. Roan, one of the well-to-do Buffalo Run
farmers, was in town on Tuesday making a few
Holiday purchases and among c:isr things sent
his Warcuma N label along for another JGSY,
—Frank Dillon, a son of our early day friend
Wilson Dillon, of Julian, was in town on Saturday
hu stling around “with that energy that has
been characteristic of him ever since he was 'a
little boy.
—Mr. Jno. Peters,a brother of the late Emanuel
Peters, of Oak Hall, was in town on Tuesday t
tending to a little business for his sister-in-law
who is continuing the farming on the old places
Mr. John Peters has spent most of his time for
the last few years in Missouri.
— William J. Gibson, of Arnold, near Pittsburg,
an d his dear little daughter Elizabeth were. in
town on Wednesday on their way tq Pine Grove
to spend Christmas with the former's mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Gibson. Mrs. Gibson is far from
well and her continued ill health is causing her
friends much anxiety.
turned from Beaver Falls to which place they
journeyed with the exodus of Standard scale
workers. They are both wonderfully glad to get
leaving Bellefonte; besides he didn’t like the
new location overly well.
———
——C California beats the world on fine
walnuts and almonds. © We have them
and all other nuts. Sechlers.
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CHRISTMAS AT THE HOSPITAL.— While
there has been no special appeal for a thank
offering for the hospital at this glad season
on account of the recent gifts from Harris
township and vicinity, yet don’t forget
that a little Christmas cheer is needed very
much at the iustitution. Greens or holly
to decorate the wards and dainties for the
sick would be most acceptable. A regular
Christmas dinner will be served and any
contributions that you send in for it or the
pleasure of the patients will be most thank-
fully received.
oe
——If you are fond of a rich, mild
cream cheese, we have it. Sechler & Co.
rr re
——Cameras and supplies $1.00 to $25.00
at Bush’s.
re Ql rr
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 insnr-
ance, better than investments in stocks
and bonds. FREDERICK K. FOSTER.
Sale Register.
DeceMrer 297i.—At the late residence of Isaac
Tressler, in College township, five tracts of
land, together with all buildings and appurte-
nances. Sale at 9 o'clock, a. m.
DecemBEr 28TH.—At the residence of Barney
Shope 124 miles northwest of Roland. Sorrel
mare, six years old, wagons, buggies, carts,
farming implements; 12 hives of bees complete
set of wagon making tools and household goods.
Sale at 1 o'clock.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red
Corn
¢ —Mixed new.
Obl... iniirinrinnnns aes
Flour— Winter, Por Br Yor
¢ —Penna. Roller...
** _Favorite Brands.
Rye Flour Per Br'l...........
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1
.“ Mixed “ 1
Rellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weeklv by. C.-Y. WaexEg, *
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Red w wheat, old.. 80
New wheat... 80
Bye] per bush 56
80
Corn, ears, per bushel... 50
Oats, old and new, per bushe 35
Barley, per bushel......... Li BO
Ground Plaster, per ton. 8 Bb to 9.50
Buckwheat, per bushel... Vossgsseeriansis 40
Cloverseed, per bushel...... ...87 20 to $8 10
Timothy seed per bushel.. $2.00 to $2.26
Bellefonte Produce Mearkets. *
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel new.......coounuu.. 65
Onions 5 75
per dozen...... 25
oo bey ound...... 10
Cotaiiy 8 oulders... 10
Sides. fo 10
A 12
Tallow, per POUNG.emeers saan 4
Butter, per pound... weseee 25
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday “mornin , in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid str ctl in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance, $2.50 if not
paid before the i ration of hy year; and uo
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 aid for in advance.
iberal discount is made to persons advertis-
ee by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
SPACE OCCUPIED {3m ém| 1y
One inch (12 lines this t; 8688810
Two inches... 7/10} 15
Three inches, 10/15 | 20
Quarter Colum { 12 {2 | 30
alf Column (10 inches)......civveeeee! 20 | 85 | 65
One Column (20 INCHES) creesrrsies wares 35 | 55 | 100
Advertirements in special column 25 per cent.
additional.
20 cts.
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions.
nsertion, per line
Local notices, per line..........c..u..
Business notices, y Jer HDG. eesvseriss .10 cts.
Job Printing of shovels ki kind done with neatness
and dispatch. The Warcuuanx office has been re-
fitted with Fast and New Type,
everything in the printing line oan be ‘execu
3 the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
rms—Cash.
an letters should be addressed to
P. GRAY MEEK, Propriets
—Mr. and Mrs. - George S. Harbaugh have re-
back because Mr. Harbaugh hadn’t been well since.
ANNOUNCEMENT.—I wish to announce °