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Bellefonte, Pa., December 9, 1904.
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Another Fight In Prospect.
The question that is now bothering the
Republicans of this county, or the few
who take upon themselves the work of
managing the affairs of that party, is the
prospective contest between Judges LOVE
and BEAVER for the indorsement for
Superior Court Judge, Judge BEAVER'S
term expires Jan. 1st, 1906, and up until
the past ten days it was generally conced-
ed that he, with Judges RICE and ORLADY,
the other two Judges appointed at the
same time that Judge BEAVER was, would
be re-nominated without opposition. But
the determination of Judge LOVE to enter
the field as a candidate changes the situa-
tion and places the contest largely upon the
shoulders of the Centre county Republi-
cans.
It is certain that thie county cannot
have two of the nominees for the Superior
Court Judgeship ,and as both Love and
BEAVER have been and are willing to
continue tools of the state machine it is
presumed that that power will refrain
from taking a part in the fight and will
leave it to the local friends of the two
eandidates to determine which of their
names shall go before the convention.
If political zeal in the interest of the
machine is to be recognized and rewarded,
LOVE ought to have the call with PEN-
ROSE and the bosses. His has been of that
kind that allowed nothing to stand in its
way. The dignity of his position, the
honor of his court, the records of his office,
neighbors, friends, and everything and
everybody that could be used to fulfil the
demands of that power were made to serve
its wishes, until the decent people became
so disgusted with his efforts and methods
that they rose in mass on the 8th ult. and
drove bim from the bench. He will have
that defeat to point to as the sacrifice he
made for the benefit of the machine, and it
may have effect.
Judge BEAVER’S political record should
be entirely satisfactory to the state bosses.
Ever since his defeat for Governor in 1882,
he has stood in with and been willing to
do their bidding, although he has done it
in a different way from LoveE. He has
talked of independence in politics; has de-
cried the system of machine dictation that
has dominated every department of the
state government, and has ever pretended
to favor movements started in the interest
of better government, but when his vete
or voice or indorsement was wanted by the
bosses, it conld be had and he could be re-
lied upon to do its bidding as certainly as
oould its most abject slave. So that be-
tween the two the state managers will pos-
sibly feel like keeping out of the matter,
and will simply wait for the Republicans
of the county to determine which of the
two they will prefer.
And which will it be ?
That is the question our Republican
friends are now up against.
Ex-Lieut. Governor Black.
There is none who knew him but will
regret the loss to the citizenship of the
State, of the Honorable CHAUNCEY F.
BLACK, whose death occurred at his home
near York, on the 2nd inet. For many
years he had been a conspicuous figure in
Pennsylvania, and no man has lived
among our people, taken part in the pub-
lic affairs of the State or heen identified
with its polities, whose record bas heen
cleaner, whose motives parer or whose pur-
poses higher than were those of Mr. BLACK.
Inberiting his Democracy from his father—
possibly the greatest Pennsylvanian who
has lived since the days of BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN—he knew or favored nothing
but that which he instinctively believed
to be right, and no promises, cajolery or
preferment could swerve him from ad vocat-
ing that course for his party that he con-
sidered the honorable and consistent oue.
Few men in the State were endowed with
greater ability with the pen, and noue with
more integrity or influence. Many years will
go by before the great loss to Pennsylvania
Democracy, of BLACK and PATTISON dur-
ing the same year, is forgotten, but they have
goue with honors and have left reputations
for sturdy honesty and manly ;mmanhood,
that not only their friends but that all
Pennsylvanians must recognize and be
proud of.
———Lock Haven sportsmen did not have
the full measure of fun out of their fox
ehase, last Saturday, they ansicipated.
Two foxes were let loose. The first one
refused to run a step, merely sitting on its
haunches and blinking at the crowd for a
full thirty minutes, when it was shot by
8. 8. Probst. The second fox let loose
started for the woods after it was well
nigh scared to death by the yelling of the
erowd, but when the dogs overtook it,
reynaird turned at bay and whipped them
all, standing defiantly by until the bun-
ters came up, when the animal was shot by
Mr. Probst.
——While almost every other town and
community in Central Pennsylvania is
complaining because of the drouth Belle-
foriters are thankful for the beautiful big
spring which always keeps us liberally
sapplied.
LE EB LP CT PS MR TR SE SS SEE
CHAUNCEY F. BLACK DEAD.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor. Journalist and Lawyer
Dies After a Brief lllness.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Chauncey F.
Black died at his country seat, Brockie,
near the city of York, December 2d. He
had been in poor health the past few years,
but his condition did not assume a danger-
ous phase until a month or two ago. For
the past two weeks he had declined rap-
idly. Mr. Black’s death was unexpected.
He had been bedfast only a few day). His
death occuried during the temporary ab-
sence of the nurse from the room. Death
was caused by Bright’s disease. He was
aged 65 years. It seems somewhat remark-
able that the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor of the most notable of Demo-
cratic administrations in the State should
die within the year and a few months of
each other.
The late Robert E. Pattison was Gover-
nor when Black was Lieutenant Governor.
Chauncey Forward Black was a man of
many friends. Genial, smiling and with
ever ready wit he was welcomed in com-
pany. Chauncey Black combined the edi-
tor, lawyer and politician in his make-up.
He inherited the legal and political traite
from his distinguished ancestors. His
grandfather, Henry Black, served as a
member of the Legislature, an Associate
Judge and in Congress, and in each field
he left a record for ability and integrity.
His father, the late Judge Jeremiah S.
Black, left a record which to the end of
time will adorn the pages of history and
lend lustre to the period in which he was
an actor on the stage of life. His mater-
nal ancestors were the Forwards, his
grandfather being Chauncey Forward, a
man of distinguished ability and a brother
of President Tyler’s Secretary of the Treas-
ury, Walter Forward. Both families re-
sided in Somerset county, where Chauncey
Forward Black was born on November
24, 1839.
He began the study of law in the office
of the late Edwin M. Stanton, the special
counsel for the Government under Attor-
ney General Jeremiah S. Black, and after-
ward the great Secretary of War during
the War of the Rebellion. After one year
spent in Mr. Stanton’s office he went to
Fayette county, where he was admitted to
the Bar. But, though his knowledge of
the law was ample and his opportunities
abundant, his tastes were in another direc-
tion. Daring his residence at Uniontown
he began writing for the county paper,
and developed not only remarkable ability,
but wonderful facility in this line of labor,
and after contributing to various journals
and periodicals he hecame an editorial
writer on the New York Sun in 1873, a
relation which he maintained until 1882,
when he was elected Lieutenant Governor
of the State.
Chauncey Black's letters to the New
York Sun on Pennsylvania politics were
noted for their fine sarcasm of Republican
methods, scathing oriticisms of the Cam-
eron and Quay machines, and a liveli-
ness that pervaded their lines compelling
even his adversaries to read and acknowl-
edge their truth. Despite the fact that is
was known that Black was the author of
the contributions to the Sun, he was
treated with the utmost cordiality by all
the leaders of the Republican party. Many
a select coterie at Harrisburg was not filled
until Chauncey Black had taken his seat
among his political foes. With Quay’s
droll witticisms, Black’s pungent expres-
gions and bright remarks of others, the
time fleeted quickly.
For many years he had been an attend
ant at State conventions and aided in the
draftivg of platforms and she framing of
party doctrines. In 1879 he was a dele-
gate to the State convention, and in 1880
was one of the delegates from the Nine-
‘teenth Congressional District to the
presidential convention which nominated
General Hancock for President. He voted
on the first ballot for his personal friend,
Justice Stephen J. Field, but on the sec-
ond joined with the other members of the
Pennsylvania delegation in support of
Hancock. bok
His election to the office of Lieutenant
Governor in 1882 opened up for him a new
field, and though without experience in
the parliamentary practice, he displayed a
marvelous versatility. At the expiration
of his term be was made the caudidate of a
large proportion of the party for the Chief
Executive office of the State and was nom-
inated for Governor on the first ballot in
the convention over former Senator Wal-
lace by a vote of 193 to 129.
Mr. Black wade a spirited canvass for
the office, but was defeated at the polls.
He had since been elected president of the
National Association of Democratic Clubs.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
——*A Funny Side of Life” at Gar-
man’s tonight.
John's Episcopal chureh to the Belle-
fonte hospital was just $18.54.
——John Gowland was appointed post-
master of Philipshurg, on Tuesday, and
thus the long and stubborn contention for
the appointments ends.
District Attorney-elect W. G. Runkle
announces that after he is sworn into office
he will remain in the same office he now
occupies in Crider’s Exchange.
—— At their supper and fair, in Petriken
hall cafe, Thursday evening of last week,
the Woman's
church cleared a little over $200, a very
creditable sum, indeed.
——The vacant rooms in the Allison
building, vext door to Shaffer's grocery,
have been leased by the Y. M. C. A. for
their occupancy until the building on Alle-
gheny street is finished.
——We would call your attention to the
advertisement of Bush’s Bookstore, with
his specialty lives of Calendars, Christmas
Cards, Children’s Books, Photo Cameras,
Gold Pens and Grapbophones. He is giv-
ing bargain prices on many articles. Call
aud see him.
——Don’t forget the fair that the ladies
of the Methodist church will hold in
the lecture room, Thursday and Friday of
next week. There will bea big line of
fancy work and useful things of all kinds,
just the place to buy your Christmas
presents. And then on Thursday evening
they will serve one of their delicions
chicken and waffle suppers while on Friday
evening an unique entertainment will be
given.
‘some professional.
——The Thanksgiving offering of St. |
Guild of the Episcopal |
—The Lutheran church at Aaronsburg
will be re-dedicated Sunday, December
18th.
—Recorder John C. Rowe, on Tuesday,
received from Harrisburg the commission
of Judge-elect Ellis L. Orvis.
——While baling bay, one day recently,
Roy Buck, of Centre Line, bad his foot
caught in the baler and badly crushed.
—— Mr. George Keller, of Houserville,
who has been ill the past nine months or
more, bas gone to a New York hospital
for treatment.
——The local coal trustis busted. This
week coal dealer R. B. Taylor put ont a
circalar in which he declared a cut on all
grades of anthracite and bitaminous coal.
Samuel Rodgeis, of Philipsburg,
bas sold his wholesale liquor business to
W. Walter Jones and has purchased from
J. Albert Walton the Coal Exchange
hotel, which he will conduct in the future.
——Duriog the past few days the nim-
rods of Pleasant Gap bave shot and
killed over one hundred rabbits. This is a
record that can bardly be excelled by even
the best sportsmen of any other commun-
ity in the county.
—Mi. Charles Moerschbacher, who suc-
ceeds to the wholesale beer business of Mr.
Jesse Cox, has rented the Shortlidge house,
on Thomas street, recently vacated by Mr.
Frank Frain, and will move bis family
there from Freeland, Luzerne county.
—— Martin, the thirteen-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Corrigan, who re-
cently moved from Sandy Ridge to Bir-
mingham, was killed on the railroad at the
Birmingham station, Sunday worning,
while gathering up coal along the tracks.
The Nittany Iron company, last
Saturday, received from Williamsport a
new yard engine for use at this place."
The engine, though a second-band one,
bas heen thoroughly overhauled and is
now the best piece of motive power owned
by the company.
——In court last week Judge Love
handed down a decision refusing the de-
fendants a new trial in the case of Philip
Iddings vs. the Overseers of Boggs town-
ship. This means that the verdict of $326
damages in favor of the plantiff will stand,
unless reversed by a higher court.
-——Mirs. Parsons, mother of Mrs. Elmer
Way, with whom she made her home near
Paradise, in the Buffalo Ran valley, died
Thursday of last week of infirmities ivei-
dent to old age, she being more than 85
years old. The funeral was held on Sat-
urday, burial being made at Dix Run.
——Monday evening, of last week, a
young child of Mr. and. Mrs. Isaac Rice,
near Zion, climbed up at the table and
upset a pot of boiling-hot coffee, the steam-
ing liquid drenching him from the waist
down. The child was terribly burned and
its condition is serious, though not neces-
sarily fatal.
—— Wednesday morning William Noll’s
dog, at Pleasant Gap, developed alarming
symptoms of hydrophobia, ranning around
and enarling and biting at everything
within reach finally attacking the dog of
Abner Noll. Mr. William Noll promptly
got his gun and shot the dog and later in
the day Abner Noll’sdog was also shot.
——The Methodist Episcopal church at
Mackeyville was burned to the ground,
Sanday forenoon. The fire was discovered
shortly before noon but had already gained
such headway that it could not be checked.
Only the organ, a few chairs and some of
the cushions from the seats were saved.
The ohurch bad only recently heen ex-
tensively repaired. The loss is $4,000, on
which there is but $1,500 insurance.
——For some time past Altoona has
been overrun with professional beggars.
Last Friday Bellefonte’s blind, deaf azd
dumb man, William Doak, was in Altoona
aod was picked up by the police who
‘were attracted by his peculiar actions,
they believing him to be a ‘‘throwout’’ of
He was taken to the
station house where his true condition was
discovered after which he was sent back to
Bellefonte.
——James E. Shearer, a former resident
of Lamar township, Clinton county, died
suddenly of heart disease, Friday last,
while at work in the lumbering camp of
the Stevens lumber company, at Spangler.
Deceased was 53 years of age and was well
known throughout Nittany and Bald Eagle
valleys. He was twice married and was
the father of seven children, all of whom
survive. The remains were brought to
Mackeyville where the funeral was held on
Monday.
——Monday morning twenty students
were quatantined in the Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity house, at State College, hecause
of two mild cases of scarlet fever in the
house. The two students who have the fe-
verare W. H. McDowell and G.T. Skinner.
Neither case is at all bad. The utmost
precaution has been taken’ and there is lit-
tle danger of the spread of the disease.
In she weantime the twenty students
quarantined with their brethren will be
compelled to stay housed np until every-
body is well and the quarantine time limit
has expired.
—Mrs. Annie Harbridge, an aged lady
living along the railroad near Julian, was
badly burned, Tuesday of last week, under
very ‘peculiar circumstances. A spark
from a passing engine set fire to the grass
in a nearby field. Mrs. Harbridge under-
took to extinguish the flames and in so
doing her clothing gaught fire, The
woman was unable to extinguish her burn-
ing clothes, and it was not until she had
been badly burned that Miss Mary Wil-
liams went to her rescue and succeeded in
putting out the fire. Mrs. Harbridge’s
condition is critical, owing to her advanced
age, which is past 76 years.
DEATH OF JosEpH TWITMIRE.—After
having heen confined to his bed the past six
months with infirmities due to advanced
age, Mr. Joseph Twitmire, one of Belle-
fonte’s oldest, best known and most respecs-
ed citizens died at his home on Spring
street, at 3 o’clock last Friday afternoon.
Deceased was born in Spring township,
between Pleasant Gap and Zion, July 2nd,
1824, thus making his age just 80 years
and 5 months. When a young man he
learned the axe making trade and for
many years resided at Axe Mann and
worked steadily in the Mann axe factory
at that place. Many of the older residents
of that locality can recall how he used to
go to work about 5 o'clock in the morn-
ing, finish bis day’s labor about the mid-
dle of the afternoon then hitch up and
with his wife take an hour’s drive. Only
the most inclement weather would prevent
him taking this daily hour of pleasure and
recreation.’
Mr. Twitmire was united in marriage
with Miss Jane Steele, which event took
place in the stone house on Spring street
pow occupied by Rev. Wm. Laurie and
family, but which as that time was the
Methodist parsonage. The ceremony was
peiformed by that well known miniater of
his day, Rev. Jobn Tonner, father of Mrs.
Henry P. Harris, and peculiar as it may
seem, Mr. Twitmire died not only on the
same day of the month on which he was,
born but also on the fifty-ninth avniver-
sary day of his marriage. Several days
prior to his death, feeble though he was,
he spoke of the approaching anniversary
aud was looking forward to it with unus-
ual pleasure and interest.
Mr. Twitmire was a consistent member
of the methodist church for more than
sixty years. He took part in every re-
ligious revival held in she Bellefonte
church for many years and was a very
impressive exhorter. He is survived by
his wife, who is past 85 years of age; one
son, Wilbur T. Twitmire, of this place,
and one brother, Henry, of Newry, Blair
county.
The funeral was held Monday morning at
10,30 o'clock, iu the Methodist church.
Rev. J.A.Wood conducted the services and
the pallbearers were Messrs. S.A. Bell, W.H.
Musser, C. C. Shuey. L. A. Schaeffer, John
I. Olewine and G. W. Rees. Interment
was made in the Union cemetery.
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WHITE.—Mr. L. S. White, one of the
men who was injured in the mine ex-
plosion on the Mull estate, on Monday,
November 21st, died in the Cottage hos-
pital, at Philipsburg, last Saturday
morning. Deceased was but 25 years of
age and was the son of Charles White, of
Shilo, Maine. He came to Centre county
about four years ago and at tite time of
the acoident was operating the mine in
which the explosion occurred. He is sur-
vived by his wife and two small children,
his father and one brother. He was a
member of the Woodmen of the World.
The funeral was beld on Sunday. Rev.
J. H. Highby officiated and interment was
made in the cemetery at Philipsburg.
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FouNp DEAD IN BED.—Mrs. Rebecca
C., wile of Mr. Tobias Green, of Miles-
burg, was found dead in bed Tuesday
morning, baving died some time during
the night of heart failure. Mrs. Green
retired Monday evening in apparently as
good health as ever and failing to get up
at her usual time the next morning ber
danghter wens to call her and was horrified
to find her mother dead. ; :
Deceased was 58 years of age and in ad-
dition to her husband is survived by four
children, Bernard, John, Daisy and Rhoda.
One son Wm. O., died several years ago
in Pittsburg of appendicitis. The funeral
will take place today.
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Diep IN WILLIAMSPORT.—James H.
McQuillan died at his home in Williams-
port, last Saturday afternoon, the result
of a stroke of paralysis with which he was
stricken on November 28th, while work-
ing at the Darling pump works. Mr.
McQuillan formerly lived in Bellefonte,
his mother, Mrs. Catharine McQuillan and
his sister, Miss Kate, still residing here.
Deceased was 57 wears of age and is sur-
vived by a wife and the following children:
Mary, Charles, Maude, Edward, Claude,
Lulu, James and Fred. The funeral was
held Tuetday afternoon.
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~——The foneral of Mrs. Charles Haines,
who died, Wednesday of last week, at her
home in Beaver Falls, of typhoid pneu-
monia, took place at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning from the residence of her father-
in-law, David Haines, on Sonth Thomas
street. Rev. John A. Wood, Jr., of the
Methodist church, had charge of the serv-
ices and was assisted by Rev. A. Davidson,
of the United Brethren church. The pall-
bearers were George Jodon, C. D. Young,
John Love, Charles Keichline and Wm.
Hill. Interment was made in the Union
cemetery.
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MILLER.—Mrs. Jane Evans Miller died
recently at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Lot Evans, of Cedarville, Ill. Deceased was
born at Spring Mills and was 85 years of
age. Death was caused by paralysis the
result of injuries received in a fall about
two years ago. Murs. Miller is survived by
three children, two of whom live in Illi-
nois and one in Iowa.
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MUNRO.—Archibald Munro, one of the
leading business men of Clinton county,
being a member of the firm of Fredericks,
Munro & Co., the Farrandsville fire-brick
manufacturers, died quite suddenly at his
home in Lock Haven, last Friday night,
aged 70 years. A wife and seven children
survive the deceased.
Pine Grove (Mention.
Ed. Sellers spent last week among his
patrons in and about York, Pa.
Mrs. Samuel Elder is on the sick list, while
her aged mother, Mrs. Barr, is some better.
Orvis Zeigler, of Howard, is making his
first visit to Mr. and Mrs. Stover, at Oak
Hall.
Wm. Randolph and family moved to the
Henry Krebs Fome, on Water street, on
Friday.
Mr. Emory Johnson packed his trunk and
left for the Iron city on Monday, where he
expects a nice paying job.
Mrs. David Keller, with her bright little
son Ephriam, is here from Pittsburg visit-
ing Centre county friends.
Wm. E. Johnson will till the big farm at
Fairbrook owned by Macklan and Stephens,
after April 1st, ’05.
This week will complete the new Lutheran
church at Pine Hall,ready for the dedicatory
service which will begin Saturday evening.
Dice N. Thomas is receiving congratula-
tions over the arrival of a big boy baby that
came to his home last Thursday, and which
is doing well.
Harry Collins went toe Pitcairn last week,
where he expects a job under his brother
Will, who is a foreman in the rolling mill
there.
John Wigton, one of Spruce Creek’s pro-
gressive farmers and substantial citizens,
with his son transacted business in this sec-
tion on Tuesday.
Mr. J. C. Randolph and W. P. Cunning-
ham, two of the most substantial business
men of McAlevy’s Fort, were visitors in
town Wednesday.
Farmer James I. Reed is still im proving
his stock ranch, building a new stock stable
for his increasing herds.
We are sorry to note the illness of Jacob
Shuey, who is confined to his room, suffer-
ing with heart trouble and rheumatism.
Miss Ellen Smith, of Spring Mills, is visit.
ing the scenes of earlier days in and about
town, with a kindly greeting for everybody.
Mr. George Koon who has been laid up for
repairs for a week or more is back behind
the counters in E. C. Ross’ store, at Lemont,
as pleasant and genial as ever.
Miss Clara Ward laid by her needle work
for a stroll in greater New York, where she
will take rooms with the family of our
friend, Linn Murphy.
Mrs. Cyrus Goss is slowly but, we trust,
surely recovering from an attack of paral-
ysis. This good news her many friends will
be glad to learn.
Rev. Edward Heckman is conducting a
protracted meeting in the M. E. church,
which is being well attended. Great interest
is manifested in these services.
Christmas services will be held in the
Lutheran church here on Christmas eve.
Services will be held in the Presbyterian
church on Christmas day.
Mrs. John B, Goheen is attending to the
needs of Aunt Polly Mitchell, at her home
on Main street. The old lady is not so
rugged as she once was but is still able to go
about.
John Snyder and J. DD. Nearhood are so
far the boss hog growers. The former had
one which tipped the beam at the 500 lb.
notch while Mr. Nearhood’s weighed 465
pounds.
H. M. Krebs killed the boss rooter here;
his hogship tipping the beam at the 385 Ib.
nick. At Oak Hall Joe Stine holds the belt,
his porker weighing 387 lbs. and was‘not fat
at that.
Mrs. Jane Milchell, with her daughter
Olive, came up from Bellefonte to spend a
day at their old home with farmer Frank
Swabb, who is able to report fair crops of all
kinds this season, excepting wheat.
Mrs. Frank Gates is under the doctor's
care, suffering from the penétration of a pin
into her left ear some fifteen years ago,
which passed downward close by the jugular
vein so that an operation would be serious,
and that seems the only means of relief.
Miss Sadie Daunley, of State College,
spent Sunday with her aged mother, who is
suffering with a broken arm, the left one.
The aged lady was on her way to church
when she slipped on the pavement and fell.
Judge Hess, of Bellefonte, was among the
visitors to this end of the county the past
week. He came up to see that the butcher-
ings were properly done, but in the mean-
time enjoy the good boarding that is usual
at these gatherings.
The drouth still continues and cold weather
is here. The growing wheat crop is going
into winter quarters quite delicate, the
plants being crippled by the drouth. The
late seeding is quite spotted. Nothing but a
most favorable spring would yield even part
of a crop.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Knoff, who have
been among relatives in Pittsburg for some
months, during which time a new home was
built on the old site, have returned here and
now are comfortably fixed as well as ex-
ceptionally happy.
After April, ’05,Charley Kuhn will till the
broad aud fertile acres of the well known
Sparr farm, near Boalsburg. Geo. W. Gar-
brick will move to the old J. W. Krumrine
farm, near Struble, and Joe Meyers to the
Samuel Ishler farm, near Boalsburg.
Last Friday evening as Mrs. Isaac Tressler
was retiring for the night she fell on the
stairway, breaking her right arm between
the wrist and elbow. Dr. Glenn reduced the
fracture and the old lady is doing as well as
can be expected of one of her advanced
years
Little Ralph Musser came near filling a
watery grave. One day last week, while
skating, he went through the ice and it was
with some difficulty that he was rescued by
his chums. It is about a year ago that his
older brother met with the same fate on the
Oak Hall dam, so that this should be a warn-
ing to boys to be careful.
Mrs. George Bailey, of Altoona, accom-
panied her invalid sister, Minnie, returned
to her home at Oak Hall last week not much
improved in health, although it had been
reported some weeks ago that Miss Minuie
had been entirely cured by the Faith Cure
process.
Samuel and John Everhart had an exper-
ience on Wednesday that they do not care to
have again. While driving a two-horse rig
along the Penna. railroad, at Spruce Creek,
a passing train frightened the team, The
horses broke loose from the rig and it was
only after a hard struggle that the young
men succeeded in controlling them, and then
only after the beasts were considerably
scratched and cut in the mix-up.
Mr. Isaac Marts surprised his friends when
he took unto himself a bride, in the person
of Miss Agnes Magill, of Altoona, whom the
tall and wily farmer led to the marriage
altar, Wednesday noon, at the Presbyterian
parsonage, at Petersburg, where the Rev.
Bergen performed the marriage ceremony,
after which the newly married couple took
the train for Altoona for a brief honeymoon
trip. The groom is one of the most prosperous
farmers and owns a splendid farm at Mec-
Alevy’s Fort, where he is well able to keep
in luxury the good bride he got. The
WATCHMAN hopes for their smooth sailing
over the billowy seca of matrimony.
Lemont.
William Goheen, the hustling auctioneer,
was seen in town Monday.
Morris Martz and family circulated among
friends in these parts this week.
Jacob Shuey, who is confined to his house
with dropsy this week, is quite ill.
The last few days the rabbit hunting was
good, there being snow enough to track
them.
John R. Williams and C. D. Houtz were in
Bellefonte transacting business Thursday of
last week.
Frank Brandt was down from Altoona to
enjoy a day’s shooting and bagged eight
rabbits and a turkey Saturday.
The cold wave is freezing up the water in
the creeks and water is becoming rather
scarce among the farmers in the barrens.
Harvey N. Kerns laid aside the bushel
measure Saturday, and went to help fire the
large boilers at State College for the coming
winter.
Rev. Ellis Bell, presiding elder of the Al-
toona district of the M. E. conference, de-
livered a fine sermon to the congregation of
this place, Tuesday evening.
The United Evangelical protracted meet-
ing opened Saturday evening with Rev.
James Wesh, of Williamsport, assisting Rev «
Shultz, the pastor.
Bishop Hartsler, of the United Evan-
gelical church, preached in that church
Wednesday evening, and his discourse was
both interesting and profitable.
John Bohn is the crack hog-shooter of the
neighborhood, for each report of the gun
means the death of a hog even when the
bullet leaves the muzzle of the rifle cross-
wise.
George Thompson is busy moving the saw-
mill that he purchased from the Linden Hall
lumber company, to the Alto mills in the
barrens, and when he has it set up he will
be abie to furnish lumber of all kinds.
A Card.
7% the Public :
‘The partnership heretofore existing between
‘Fortney & Walker in the practice of the law, has
been dissolved.
All hooks, papers, suits, judgments ot records,
as well as Orphan’s court matters remain inthe
hands of D. F. Fortney for settlement, trial, etc.
Parties desiring information concerning any-
thing formerly in the hands of the firm, will call
on the undersigned, who retains the old office
and will always be ready, in the future, as he has
been in the past, to attend faithfully to any busi-
ness entrusted to his care.
Respectfully,
S0Lf D. F. FORTNEY.
——James Callabau, of Pleasant Gap,
and Miss Lulu Dabbs, of near Centre Hall,
‘were married, Wednesday evening of last
week, by Justice of the Peace Fergus Pot-
ter, as his home near Linden Hall.
——Thbe higgest man in town just at
present is Master Boyd Nolan, messenger
boy for the Postal telegraph company, all
because of that new uniform cap he is
wearing.
——Charles Loder, the German come-
dian, is no stranger to Bellefonte theatre-
goers. He has delightfully entertained
| audiences here in the past and can be seen
at his best in ‘‘A Funny Side of Life, at
Garman’s, tonight.
——The WATCHMAN ig under obliga-
tious to insurance agent John T. Neff, of
Milerburg, for a liberal supply of the Pru
dential Life Insurance company calendars
for 1905. They are avery pretty design
and quite artistic. {
MARRIAGE LICENSES —Following is
the list of marriage licenses granted by
orphan’s court clerk, A. G. Archey:
Robert E. Catherman and Kathryn E.
Shires, both of Spring Mills.
Samuel A. Miller and Mary E. Stine,
both of Bellefonte. ;
Martin Smith, of Marengo, Pa., and
Nancy J. Bailey, of Stormstown.
Caleb E. Miller and Sarah J. Sharp,
both of Bellefonte.
Reduced Rates to Erle.
For the benefit of those desiring to at-
tend the meeting of the Pennsylvania State
Grange Patrons of Husbandry, to be held
as Erie, December 13 to 16, the Peuasyl-
vania Railroad Company will sell round-
trip tickess to Erie from ali stations on its
lines in the State of Pennsylvania, Decem-
ber 12 to 15, good to return until Decem-
ber 17, inclusive, at reduced rates {min-
imum rate, 25 cents.) 49-47-25.
‘New Advertisements.
UDITOR’'S NOTICE. —Notice is here-
by given that the undersigned an auditor
appoluied by the orphan’s court of Centre county
to hearand pass upon exceptions filed to the ac-
count of Ellen E. Bower and John J. Bower, ad-
ministrators of ete., of the estate of C. M. Bower,
late of the Borough of Bellefonte, Dec'd, and to
make distribution of any balance in their hands
to and among those legally entitled to receive
the same, will attend to the duties of the appoint-
ment at his office in Temple court, Bellefonte,
Pa, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1964, at 10 o'clock a. m.,
when and where all parties in interest should ap-
pear or be forever debarred from participating
in said accounting.
HARRY KELLER,
49-45-6t : Auditor.