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Bellefonte, Pa., Aug. [9, 1904.
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Democratic Presidential Ticket.
For President,
ALTON B. PARKER, of New York,
For Vice-President,
HENRY G. DAVIS, of West Virginia.
State.
For Justice of the Supreme Court,
SAMUEL G. THOMPSON, of Philadelphia,
Democratic County Ticket.
For President Judge:
Erris L. Orvis Esq., of Bellefonte.
For Assembly:
J. W. KEPLER, of Ferguson Twp.
JoHN NoLL, of Bellefonte.
For Prothonotary:
ARTHUR B. KIMPORT, of Harris Twp.
Fer District Attorney:
W. G. RUNELE, of Bellefonte.
For County Surveyor:
J. H. WETZEL, of Bellefonte.
Rousing Campaign for Parker From
Now on.
Greater New York Promises Greatest Democratic
Majority Ever Given-Maine Shows Signs of Weak-
ening Republicanism.
NEw YORK, August 15.—Bright, smil-
ing and the picture of confidence, Nation=
al Chairman Thomas Taggart to-day open-
ed up the new National Democratic head-
quarters, and, with the opening off his
hands, plied himself with vigor to his task
of carrying the country for Parker next
November.
“Yes, we’er gaining and are going to
continue to gain,” he said to visitors to
the party’s new quarters, as the day wore
on, ‘‘until election day. And what is
more, we are going to win.’’
The change 1n the atmosphere and sur-
roundings of the new Democratic head-
quarters as compared with those during
the two Bryan campaigns is almost start-
ling. Then the party lacked harmony and
was shy of funds. These conditions were
reflected clearly, and there was a general
air of defeat about the whole place. To-
day there is a life, activity and bustle
which betokens entirely differnt results
when the vote is counted.
Another striking feature is that where
tliere was one visitor to headquarters in
the last two campaigns there are now 50,
and the number is growing daily as the
struggle progresses.
LIVELY WORK FROM NOW ON.
The newjheadquarters are located at No.
1, West Thirty-fourth street. A suite of
commodious rooms on the third floor of
the Century Building conprises the head-
quarters. A row of small rooms overlook-
ing Thirty-fourth street will be devoted to
the uses of the Executive Committee.
The remaining rooms are occupied by the
constantly-incieasing staff of assistants,
secretaries and clerks busy sending out
mailing master. Each room is tidily fur-
nished, and there is an air of hustle and
business pervading all of them.
At a conference between Chairman Cord
Meyer, of the New York Democratic State
Committee,and Delancey Nicoll, vice chair-
man of the National Committee, to-day,an
understanding was reached regarding the
New York State campaign.
It was decided that the National Com-’
mittee would not interfere with the State
committee in the State, and neither the
National or the State committee will take
up any work in New York city and Brook-
lyn, where the campaign will be conduct-
ed by the regular Democratic organization.
The Democratic national managers say
they are convinced that the situation in
Greater New York is in the best possible
shape for a larger vote and larger majori-
ty than ever before. The national man-
agers will look to the city organization to
maintain this condition of affairs.
Maine Democrats have been calling on
the National committee for speakers and
chairman Taggart has been considering the
advisability of sending several prominent
men to the State. The reports from Maine
indicate reduced majorities for the Repub-
licans and the Democrats think a close vote,
although the Republicans are sucerssful,
will have a great moral effect in other parts
af the country.
A Wonderfal Child, or A Premiun Liar,
The WATCHMAN don’t vouch for a
single sratemeut given in the following.
It only knows that it was published in one
of the Philadelphia papers last Sunday,
and is reproduced to show what wonder-
ful children, or what Stupendous liars
they have down in Schuylkill county:
ASHLAND, Pa., August 13.—The truly
marvelons accomplishments of 3-year-old
Grace Weisshold have cansed her to be
regarded with awe hy the country foiks of
the Mahantongo and Mahanoy Valleys.
She can speak four languages, and has
already read the Bible completely through.
Sheis a musical prodigy as well as a
linguist, and can play many of the most
difficult works of Bach, Beethoven and
Mozart on the quaint piano forte in her
father’s home.
Her father, as well as her brothers, are
engaged in farming and are active mem-
bers of the church in their community.
Her father is a deacon, but he acknowl-
edges that his little daughter’s knowledge
of the more important part of the Secript-
ures is greater than his own.
Portions of the books, of Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John, narrating the chief events
in the life of Christ, she can repeat from
memory, and often recites whole chapters
in this way without a single incorrect
word
Many professional men of Schuylkill
County make trips to the Weisshold farm
just to engage the little girl in conversa-
tion. She is regarded as easily the moss
remarkable child prodigy in Pennsylva-
nia.
A Tempest in a Teapot.
From the New York Herald.
The controversy with Taikey looks like
a tempest in a teapot.
Is seems that the American representa-
tive at the Porte cannot so frequently as
he wishes obtain an audience with the Sul-
tan to ask, ‘How about those missionary
complaints?”
Moreover, it appears that the Sultan,
baving many troubles of his own, has not
with sufficient promptitude given a reply
to the Washington Administration’s lass
question of ‘How about the complaints of
the missionaries ?’°
The American ‘‘claims’ of a monetary
character against Turkey were for the moss
part settled last autumn when poor harass-
ed Abdul Hamid granted a firman to Dr.
Banks to dig in some ruins from which he
had been excluded by some German Herr
Professor engaged in similar work.
Sending three battleships to Smyrna now
with a squadron in reserve because the
Porte doesn’t answer Secretary Hay’s ques-
tions in a harry is very much like taking
a trip hammer to crack a hazelnuts.
Tramps on a Strike.
Williamsport, Ang. 17.—The most
unique strike in the history of this city
took place here yesterday morning.
Twenty-six tramps, sentenced to breaking
stone for vagrancy, went on strike.
They held a meeting at the jail before
being taken to the stone pile, elected a
chairman and voted to refuse to work.
Their grievance was that they bad had
no meat for breakfast. The sheriff explain-
ed that he bad been disappointed by the
butcher, who had not brought the meat to
the jail in time for breakfast, but assured
them that meat would be on the bill of
fare at noon. -
The men refused to be pacified. Chief
of Police Charles Evans was summoned to
jail, and the spokesman of the tramps gave
him their ultimatum. The chief gave
them five mintues to rescind the deter-
mination to strike, under penalty of being
taken into the cellar and locked up in the
dungeon on a bread and water diet. The
tramps, after a motion had been made,
decided to march off to the stone pile.
For Parker and Davis.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 13.—The Baltimore
‘Herald’ has abandoned the Republican
party and become an organ of the Democ-
racy. It says editorially :
‘“In the future the ‘Herald’ will support
the Democratic party. Those who now
control the ‘Herald’s’ opinions are fully
convinced that the best interests of the
country demand she election of Parker and
Davis and a return to the fundamental
principles of government, which seem
to have been lost sight of in the personal
and political exploitations of the present
administration.
‘The ‘Herald’ is and always will be an
independent newspaper, but the independ-
ent newspapeis of the whole country are
favoring the Democratic cause. There is
much more 1eason for this cause in Mary-
land than in some,ather s-ctions, for here
the sentiment of the people is overwhelm-
ingly for the Democracy. In a contest
that so intimately affects the interests and
thoughts of its constituency the ‘Herald’
hoper to play a useful and conspicuous
pars.”’
Knife and
Match for Snakebite.
STROUDSBURG, Aug. 15.—William Van
Buskirk, of East Stroudsburg, proved thas
the bite of a rattlesnake could be cured
without the aid of a physician, and he is
alive today despite the fact that a large
rattler sank his teeth deep in the calf of
his leg.
The boy was fishing along Broadhead’s
creek when he stepped back and trod upon
the snake. Before he had time to move
the snake had struck.
There was no time to get to a doot .r’s
office. Taking out his knife, he cut a deep
incision where a little mark showed the
snake had bitten, and then taking a burn-
ing match, he applied it to the wound to
cauterize it.
This done, he hurried to a drug store and
secured alcohol and bathed the wound, re-
moving the remaining poison.
Defining His Position.
Years ago there was a member of an
eastern legislature named Murphy, a
good politician, but hardly a statesman.
Indeed his notions of parliamentary or-
der and debate were crude. He was
so frequently out of order that the
speaker got in the habit of crying as
soon as Mr. Murphy rose, “The gentle-
man is out of order!”
Once, in the midst of an important
and exciting debate, he leaped to his
feet. The house murmured, and the
speaker brushed him aside with the
usual remark, “The gentleman is out of
order!”
Murphy sat down, but presently he
was on his feet again.
“Mr. Prisidint, I rise to a point of
order. In justice I must explain that
the thing I intinded to say just now
when you called me to order had noth.
ing to do with what I did not say.”
Birds’ Nests.
In Scotland a naturalist has found a
golden eagle's nest that contained a
rubber ring, carried thither by the
birds as an adornment. An observer-in
California has reported that a pair of
golden eagles there decorated their nest
with sacks. “When the kite builds
look to lesser linen,” says Shakespeare,
alluding to the robberies committed by
those birds from the hedges where
linen was put to dry. The late Mr.
Booth described a kind of bower made
by some aesthetic eagles in Scotland.
His Planets,
A young gentleman was passing an
examination in physics. He was ask-
ed, “What planets were known to the
ancients?”
“Well, sir,” he responded, “there
were Venus and Jupiter and”—after a
pause—“I think the earth, but.I am
not quite certain.”—London Tit-Bits.
A Shylock.
Little Elmer—Papa, what is a Shy-
lock? Professor Broadhead—A Shy-
lock, my son, is a man who is called so
by the people to whom he lends money
because he expects them to pay it back.
~—Town Topics.
A Hard Bluff to Make.
The very best poker players look as
if they were caught stealing sheep:
when they go to.explain to-their wives
how sorry they Yare they've got to go!
‘What Did the Woggle Bug Say ?”’
It’s Worth $250 to Know.
away on business.—New York Press.
Those Highwaymen,
The three Portage highwaymen who shot
and robbed Sup’t. Patrick F. Campbell, of
the Puritan coal company, and killed his
driver, Charles Hayes, on July 30th, have
been found again. Men answering their
description for the past week have been seen
in the vicinity of Stoyestown, Somerset
county. They are taking their case in. the
woods thereabouts, living on small pur-
chases made at small country stores and
sleeping in school houses. The Johnstown
authorities have been notified of the suspi-
cious action of the men and their close re-
semblance to the highwaymen. This clue
will be investigated.
John C. Martin, of New York city, owner
of extensive coal lands in the vicinity of
Portage and Puritan, believes the out-laws
are not strangers in and about Portage, and
feels certain they will be detected. Mr. Mar-
tin was in Washington two weeks ago Sat-
urday, when the murder and robbery be-
tween Portage and Puritan took place, and
was at once notified of the affair, He is a
personal friend of Patrick F. Campbell, the
Sup’t. of the Puritan coal company, who was
wounded in the hold-up and is now at the
Altoona hospital, where Mr. Martin spent
several days last week with the injured man.
Mr. Martin owns the coal lands being oper-
ated by the Portage and Puritan coal com-
panies and is also understood to be inter-
ested in the comparies themselves. :
Cut Off ‘300,000 Tons a Day.
POTTSVILLE, Aug. 15.—The suspension
of the collieries today meant a loss in pro-
duction of over 300,000 tons, every opera-
tion having been closed as tight as a drum.
This curtailing of the out-put will be
found of advantage, for it will likely be a
long time until the congestion of the
market will be relieved.
Aside from the millions of tons held in
storage by the Reading and other com-
panies, the Pennsylvania railroad siding
from Pottsville to Perth Amboy are block-
ed with coal cars.
At Schuylkill Haven and between Potts-
ville and Nescopeck, there are many load-
ed cars, and there are many scattered along
sidings between the Pine Hill and Lyttle
collieries and Pottsville.
Where He Would Fit Exactly.
From the Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The Mexican paper called the Imparcial
18 not a factor in our politics, but what it
says of President Roosevelt certainly merits
some attention. It extols him asa man
who would make an ideal dictator for some
Latin-American country in the agreement
that the Jmparcial’s utterance comes from
a discerning mind.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS,
——Dr. Kilpatrick, the dentist, is ill at
his home on Howard street, being threat-
ened with typhoid fever.
nme A ambi
MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is
the list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk, A. G. Archey,
Andrew Danko and Catharine Funok,
both of Clarence.
Jasper G. Smith and Myrtle C. Wirth,
both of Woodward.
Warren V. Beck and Edna M. Hoster-
man both of Wolf’s Store.
Clarence N. Goodman, cf Altoona, and
Maud Hunter. of Stormetown.
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THE PANTHER.—Wednesday evening
the members of the Panther hunting club
beld their first meeting this year at the
Garman house and organized for the com-
season by electing Linn McGinley, presi-
dent ; W. C. Cassidy, secretary, and R. S.
Brouse, treasurer. In addition to the
above there were present John L. Knisely,
Harry Gerberich, Bruce Garman and Lewis
Gettig. It bas not been decided yet just
where the club will take their annual ous-
ing and hunt this year.
W. C. T. U. CoNVENTION.—The county
convention of the Woman’s Christian Tem-
perance Union, of Centre county, will open
in Petriken Hall, Monday evening, Sept.
5th, and continue until Sept. 7th. Mis,
Mary H. Hunt, of Boston, who was instru-
mental iv having scientific temperance in-
struction introduced into the public
schools of every state in the union, save
one—will give a free public address. Mrs.
Hunt is a life director of the National
Educational Association, and world super-
intendent and director of the bureau of
that department.
No one interested in our schools can af-
ford to miss hearing her. She will also be
at the opening session of the convention on
Tuesday morning. All are cordially in-
vited. Tuesday evening an oratorical
contest will be held by speakers from dif-
ferent points in the county. Remember
the dates and plan to come to these meet-
ings.
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BURNS.—George W. Burns died at
Middleburg, Pa., Friday morning, August
5th, aged 38 years. Mr. Burns will be re-
membered as the newspaper man who
started the State College Times about six
years ago. Deceased was born in Selins-
grove where he grew to manhood and
learned the newspaper business in all its
details under his father. He worked at
his trade in several large printing establish-
ments in the West, after which he came
east and set up in the newspaper business,
first at Williamstown and, in 1898, at
State College. Ill health compelled him
in 1900 to leave his growing business at
State College, and to retire to his early
home in Selinsgrove. Mr. Burns was a
pleasant and agreeable man and bad many
friends who will regret to learn of his an-
timely death. I
Erris FLICK.—At 2 o’clock Monday
afternoon Ellis Flick died at his home at
Mill Run, near Altoona, of consumption,
after an illness covering a period of four
months. He was born at Julian, Centre
county, was aged 64 years, and had resided
in Blair county for five years, working at
his trade, that of a shoemaker. He is sur-
vived by bis wife and twosons: William
and Clarence, both of Altoona. The fu-
neral occurred at 10 o’clock Thursday
morning. Interment in Hutchinson’s
cemetery.
Cor. JAMES F. WEAVER.—One of the
best known citizens in Centre connty
passed away when Col. James F. Weaver
died at his home near Milesburg at 6
o'clock last Saturday morning. Death
was due to a general breaking down of the
system coupled with pneumonic complica-
tions. Col. Weaver caught a cold on his
last visit to Bellefonte, when he came here
some three weeks ago to attend the meet-
ing of the old comrades of the 148th regi-
ment. The cold settled on his lungs and
a general breaking-down of the once strong
constitution speedily followed until death
came on Saturday morning.
In Col. Weaver's death Centre county
loses a man who not only made the moss
of his life and was a model worthy of emu-
lation, but a citizen who was unselfishness
personified in his dealings with others and
in his efforts to do all he possibly could
that was good and useful for his fellowmen.
In brief, he was one of the few surviving
types of old Centre’s sturdiest manhood—
upright, conscientious and charitable.
Col. Weaver was a son of John and
Elizabeth (Poorman) Weaver. and was
born in Spring township, November 6:h,
1830. He was one of a family of
nine children, only three of whom sarvive
him, pamely: Mary A. Davidson, ‘of
Chicago ; Michael P. Weaver, of this coun-
ty, and Jobn J., of West Union, Iowa.
the call for 300,000 volunteers and the
order for a drafe for 300,000 additional :
“‘It was in this hour of national trial I de-
termined to contribute my poor service in
defence of the flag of the stars and the con-
ssitation as our fathers wade ir,”” At the
close of his article he says, a= is only a
natural expression of a kindly feeling
which all recognize : ‘As I recount the
hardships and trials shrough which we
passed during those yeais of service for the
maintenance of the union, I am glad to be
able to refer to them without any unkind
feeling toward any member of the regi-
ment ; and whatever of honor and glory is
due for meritorious service while I had the
honor to command it is largely due to the
faithful and efficient corps of officers and
the noble and patriotic men who carried
the guns.”’
He was honorably discharged trom
the service at Alexandria, Va., June
8th, 1865, after which he returned to
Milesburg, and again engaged in the mer-
cantile business in connection with J. P.
Shope. Three years later he sold out to
his partner and purchased the homestead
in Boggs township where he lived until his
death.
December 23rd, 1851. Col. Weaver was
married to Miss Mary M. Hall, daughter
of Thomas M. and Euretta Hall, of Miles-
burg. To them were born four children,
When Col. Weaver was but ten years of Elizabeth, at home; J. Willis, of Windber;
age his father died, and Hon. James Gilli- | James H., who farms the old homestead
land was appointed his guardian.
age of sixteen he was bound out to learn
the carpenter's trade, but owing to ill
health he was compelled to give it up. He
then entered the printing office of his
brother, George B., in Clarion county, and
on the completion of his apprenticeship
At the farm, and one child who died in infancy.
The three children with his wife survive
the deceased.
During his life Col. Weaver always took
a prominent and influential part in pubiic
affairs. He was elected county treasurer
in 1871 for a two years’ term. In 1876 he
LATE COL. JAMES F. WEAVER.
worked at the business in New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore, for about a
year, when he returned to Bellefonte
and went into the mercantile business. In
1852 he purchased the Centre Democrat,
spending the next two years and a half as
editor and proprietor of that paper, wben
he sold out, wens to Mileshurg and again
engaged in the mercantile business, in
which he continued until after the break-
ing out of the Civil war.
Colonel James F. Weaver began his mili-
tary career by his appointment as second
lieutenant, in Aug. 1862, to recruit a com-
pany for the regiment then in process of
organization in Centre county. In recruit-
ing the company, he left Milesburg, Aug.
21st, 1862, for Harrishurg, where the cois-
pany was mustered into service and he was
elected captain. He served as such until
he became the ranking captain in the first
division of the second corps and was at one
time in command of the fourth brigade, in
which the 148th regiment served, by reason
ol his seniority as captain. After the orig-
inal field officers of the regiment had all
been mustered out on account of wounds,
he was promoted to Major, March, 1865,
and to Lieutenant Colonel May 5th, 1865.
After the regiment was mustered out at
Alexandria and had returned to Harris-
burg Gov. Curtin kindly issued commis-
sions to the officers who would have been
entitled to them, if the regiment had bad a
minimom enrollment, so as to entitle the
officers to muster. A commission as Col-
onel was, therefore, issued to Col. Weaver
June 1st, 1866, but he was never mustered
into the service and did not serve with that
rank.
Col. Weaver had, prior to his death, con-
tributed “The Lieutenant Colonel’s
Story’? and,’ incidentally, the story of Co.
B, to the forthcoming history of the 148th
Regt. In it he says, after describing. the
recall of McClellan from the Peninsula and
Josgpa Hov.—At noon on Monday
Joseph Hoy, of State College, passed into
the great beyond, after an illness of bus
several hours with apoplexy. Mr. Hoy
bad not enjoyed the best of health for a
year or more, though he was able to be ont
and around, greeting and chatting with his
friends at all times, and no one anticipated’
that death wonld come so suddenly. Mr.
Hoy was born in Spring township, on what
is now the Benjamin Gentzel farm, about
72 years ago. In the fall of 1863 he was
married to Miss Susan Wolf. Three boys
were born to them, Emory, of Philadel-
phia ; Newton, on the old home farm, and
William, of State College. One brother,
John Hoy, of Hublersburg, and a sister,
Mrs. Adam Yearick, of Jacksonville, sur-
vive. The late ’Squire Albert Hoy, of
State College, and Judge Adam Hoy, of
Bellefonte, were brothers of the deceased.
was elected by a big majority’ a” member
of the legislature. He also very creditably
filled a number of local offices. In 1885
he was appointed by Gov. Pattison a mem-
her of the commission to erect the State
Reformatory at Huntingdon. Throughout
his life he was always a staunch supporter
of democratis principles. For thirty years
he was one of the most energetic members
of the Patrons of Husbandry in Centre
county, and for seven years was lecturer of
the County Grange. He was deeply inter-
: ested in the education and elevation of the
great agricultural class of the country,
and devoted much time to grange work in
this and adjoining counties. Since 1853
he was a faithful member of the Milesburg
Methodist church, fillipg the positions of
trustee, Sunday school superintendent,
class-leader and steward. His entire life
was passed in Centre county, and his hon-
orable, upright and conscientious career
won for him a host of warm personal
friends who deeply mourn his death.
The funeral was held on Tuesday morn-
ing at 10 o'clock, at the late home of the
deceased. The services were conducted by
Rev. M. C. Pifer, of the Milesburg M. E.
church, assisted by Rev. A. C. Lathrop, of
the Baptist church. The remains were
brought to Bellefonte and interred in the
Union cemetery. The honorary pall bear-
ers were Gen. James A. Beaver, Jno. W.
Stuart, David Miller, Henry Heaton,
H. K. Miller and Caps. George A.
Boal. The carriers at the house were mem-
bers of Company B, as follows : Samuel
Bryan, Constance Barger, James Barger,
William Pealer, H. Heaton and S. Bath-
urst. The carriers at the grave were com-
rades of the 148th, namely : H. H. Mont-
gomery, Co. H; Amos Garbrick, Co. C;
W. A. Ishler, Co. G ; D. F. Fortney, Co.
D; D. W. Woodring, Co. H, and S. D.
Musser, of the commissary department.
Mr. Hoy was a bard working, industrious
man aod through his untiring energy had
accumulated a sufficient competence to
enable him, in the later years of his life,
to live at ease. Most of his life was spent
on the farm in Ferguson township, where
he was regarded as one of the most sucoess-
ful tillers of the soil, but about two years
ago he gnit the farm aud moved to a home
in State College. He was a member, as
well as trustee, of the Pine Hall Lutheran
church, and was always regarded i of
its pillars. He will be greatly missed in
the Sunday school, in which he was a great
worker. He was a trustee of the Pine
Hall cemetery association. The funeral
was held Wednesday, and was largely at-
tended. The services were conducted by
his pastor, Rev. C. T. Aiken, of Pine
Grove Mills. Interment was made at Pine
Hall.
P. F. BorToRF.—In the midst of life we
are in death. While daily duties and
worldly cares occupy our minds we are
again reminded of the ministrations of the
angel of death. Of late his calls have been
heard quite frequently to summon from our
presence old friends and neighbors. The
deaths of Henry Campbell and Hezekiah
Ewing were still in mind when we were
called upon to chronicle the death of another
of Ferguson township’s prominent citizens,
in the person of Peter Fisher Bottorf, who
died at his home in Pine Grove Mulls,
Monday morning at 10 o’clock, after a brief
illness with typhoid fever and other ail-
ments. From the first the attending phy-
sioian entertained but little hope of his re-
covery.
Mr. Bottorf was born iu Potter ‘township
Aug. 18th, 1841, and was the youngest son
of Jacob and Leah Anspach Bottorf. While
a lad his father moved to the Branch, lo-
cating on the well known Bottorf farm.
Nov. 17th, 1864, Mr. Bottorf was united in
marriage to Miss Mary Hess. Three daugh-
ters were born to them, Sarah Catherine,
who died in infancy ; Mrs. A. J. Tate and
Mrs. Howard Goss, who survive. Jacob
Bottorf, of Lemont, is a surviving brother,
and Mrs. Emanuel Musser, of State Col-
lege ; Mrs. Harriet Riling, of Eldorado,
and Mrs. Nancy Longfelt, of Altoona, sur-
viving sisters.
Deceased resided on the old homestead
farm, which he purchased from the heirs
and owned at his death, until 1896, when
be quit the farm, moved to Pine Grove
Mills and purchased a balf interest in the
grist mill as that place,conducting it under
the firm uawe of J. B. Ard & Co. He also
badian interestfin the coal business con-
ducted by the same firm. In addition Mr.
Bottorf owned large coal interests in West
Virginia. Last spring he leased his inter-
est in the mill to the {Bradford brothers in
order that he could devote his entire atten-
tion to (his large coal operations in the
South. He was one of the kind of citizens
any community could ill afford to lose.
There are not many names on the scroll of
Ferguson township that will be recalled in
the future with more respect than his.
The funeral was held yesterday morning
at 9 o’clock at thelate residence of the de-
ceased, Rev. C. T. Aiken officiating. The
remains were interred in the new ceme-
tery, beside those of his wife, who passed
away some three years ago.
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RAPHAEL.—A brief notice of the death
of W. L. Raphael, formerly of this place,
appeared in the WATCHMAN of last week.
As the{deceased had numerous relatives
and friends hereabouts, the following from
the Valparaiso, Nebraska, Visitor will
doubtless prove of interest to them.
W. L. Raphael was born in Philadelphia,
October 2nd, 1812. At the age of nineteen
years he removed to Bellefonte, at which
lace he made his home until April, 1861.
© was married to Margaret Erskine Dec.
24th, 1840. April 16th, 1861, he enlisted
under the President’s call for 75,000 troops ;
was instrumental in’ organizing a company
and was commissioned, a first lieutenent by
Governor Curtin in the Fourth Pennsyi-
vania infantry volunteers, serving ninety
days. He re-enlisted and was made captain
of Company B, Forty-fifth Penn’a. infantry,
and was mustered out with the regiment at
the expiration of his term of service as
brevet lieutenant colonel in command of the
regiment, returning to his home and family
where he remained until he, with his fami-
ly, concluded to cast their lot in Nebraska,
landing at Valparaiso, Saunders county, Ne-
braska, June 21st, 1871, where he made
his home until death called him to his last
resting place, his wife having preceded him
there nine years ago. The funeral was held
at the M. E. church Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock, Rev. Smith, pastor of that church,
officiating. The remains were interred in
the cemetery west of town to which a large
concourse of his old comrades, neighbors and
friends followed to his last resting place.
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MATTHIAS EVANS, —Matthias Evans, for-
merly a well known cittzen of Center coun-
ty, died at the home of his son, F.B. Evans,
of Wilkinsburg, on Saturday, Aug. 13th,
aged 73 years, 3 months, 12 days. All his
life up to about 18 years ago was spent
near Curtin. He was baptized into mem-
bership with the Mileshuig Baptist
church, Feb. 28th, 1858, and remained an
active Christian worker all his life. Since
his removal from Center county he
he has resided respectively in Williamsport
and Wilkinsburg. His wife preceded him
to the spirit world about 8 years ago. He
is survived by three sone, Fred B., of Wil-
kinsburg ; Johu, of Duovcansville, and
Ambrose, of Pittsburg. There also remain
to mourn his decease a brother, Constance,
of Williamsport, aud two sisters, Mis.
Marjorie Cox and Mrs. Sarah Funk, both
of Curtin.
The remains were brought to Cartin on
Monday afternoon. Services in his memory
were held in the M. E. church of that
place, conducted by Rev. A. C. Lathrop, of
Mileshurg, after which the remains were
interred in the Curtin cemetery.
MRs. JONATHAN SPANGLER.— Sarah
Anna, wife of Jonathan Spangler,died at her
home near Rebersburg Friday, August 12th,
at the age of 65 years, 3 months and 8
days. Mrs. Spangler’s maiden name was
Condo and she was married to Jonathan
Spangler December 24th, 1863. To this
union were born three sons and four daugh-
ters, one daughter having died in infanoy.
The oldest son Charles, and daughter Mrs.
Wm. Bart reside in Nebraska. One son
Joseph and the youngest daughter Agnes
live near Freeport, Ill. One daughter, Mrs.
O. Stover lives at Rebersburg, the young-
e3t son Ira is pastor of one of the United
Evangelical churches in Baltimore, Md.
She was a faithful member of the Evan-
gelical church, baving become a christian
in early life. Her husband, three sons,
three daughters, one sister and three broth-
ers remain to mourn her death.