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Bellefonte, Pa., December 9, 1904.
CorrEsPONDENTS,—No communications pub
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
he writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
—— The young child of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Smith, of Milesburg, died, Sunday,
of membraneous croup and was buried on
Tuesday.
——Herbert McCoy, of Bellefonte, and
Miss Bertha Hetzel, of Lock Haven, were
married in the latter place, last Saturday,
by the Rev. Father Lonis M. Maucher.
-—The grand jury, last week, approved
two bridge views, one for a bridge over the
race on west High street, near the railroad
and one for a bridge over Buffalo run, on
the road from Bellefonte to Coleville.
-—The Bellefonte agency of the Singer
Manufacturing company has been moved
from Spring street to the corner of Alle-
gheny and Bishop streets, where John I:
Kane, sole agent, will be in supreme
charge.
——The average price brought by the
colts at the Gentzle— Beezer sale at Mill-
heim, last week, was $62.17. Messrs.
Gentzle and Beezer, during 1904, bave
brought to Centre county and sold just
450 horses and colts.
——Saturday evening, November 26th,
forty friends of Mr. William Sweeny,
of Potters Mills, gathered at his home and
gave that gentleman a good old fashioned
surprise party, the occasion being the
thirty-ninth anniversary of his birth.
——A new horse has been received by
the Bellefonte office of the Adams express
company. The animal is a large bay and
weighs 1360 pounds, and vow driver Joe
Barnes feels even prouder than he did
when he handled the ribbons over the
dappled steed.
——Helen Margaret, the three years
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E.
Heckman, of near Centre Hall, died in
the early part of last week, of peritonitis,
after an illness of several weeks. Rev. J.
M. Rearick officiated to the funeral which
was held on Thursday.
——Teachers’ local institute, district
No. 2, comprising Centre Hall and State
College horoughs, Potter, Ferguson, and
College townships, will be held at Centre
Hall Friday and Saturday, February 20d
and 3rd. The program committee is com-
posed of 8. W. Gramley, Centre Hall;
Henry M. Hosterman, Boalshurg, and Miss
Effie C. Snyder, State College.
—At 6.30 o'clock, last Saturday morn-
ing, five was discovered on the roof of the
Charles Eckenroth house occupied by the
family of Benjamin Gordon, in the rear of
Parrish’s drog store. An alarm was sound-
ed and both companies responded but the
flames were extinguished by the women
of the house after a hole had been burned
in the roof about four feet square.
——Several weeks ago the WATCHMAN
made mention of the sale hy Mr. Jesse Cox
of his wholesale beer depot, restaurant and
ool room in this place to Mr. Charles
oerschbacher, of Freeland, Pa. Monday,
of this week, the license transfer was made
and that gentleman assamed charge, Mr.
Moerschbacher did notcare to run either
the restaurant or the pool room and so sold
them back to Mr. Cox, on Tuesday, who
will continue to run them in the futnre.
—The plant of the State College brick
eompany, at Pine Hall, bas been closed
down for the winter season. The plant
was uot put in operation until late in the
spring and during the season eight hun-
dred thousand bricks were made. The
stockholders will install new and improved
brick-making machinery this winter that
will increase the capacity to an out-put of
two billion bricks next summer. The past
summer’s product was about all sold at |
State College.
——We are pleased to state that Mr.
Joseph L. Neff, who was ron down by
a freight train at Curtin, on the Bald
Eagle valley railroad, on the morning of
Nov. 26, at which time his horse was kill-
ed, his buggy demolished and he himself
sustained ‘painful injuries, has so far re-
covered that he was able to be moved from
the Bellefonte hospital to his home near
Curtin, last Saturtiay. All his superficial
injuries have healed up while his broken
shoulder blade is knitting as fast as can he
expected for a wan of his age.
-a—Mr. John Meese met with a bad
accident in/his store on Allegheny street,
Buesday evening of last week. He was
Huariedly going around the counter when
his foot tripped on a bag of sngar. Mr.
Meese was thrown violently to the floor,
His face strikiog a sugar bin cutting a gash
on his nose and almost closing one eye.
The ligaments in one shoulder were also
badly wrenched. His injuries were such
as to gonfine him to the house the remain-
der of last week but this week he is out
aud attending to business again.
——QConductor William Daley, who was
so badly injured by falling under his engine
at the Nittany furnace, on November 25th,
as to necessitate the amputation of both
legs, is getting along as well as it is possi-
ble to hope for, and there is now nothing
to prevent his ultimate and fall recovery.
So far only the members of his family are
allowed to see him and it will probably
bea week before the hospital authorities
will allow strangers to visit him. If his
amputated limbs continue to heal as rapid-
ly and as nicely as they have been Mr.
Daley will be able to he taken home in
about a month.
i who lived with his grandfather,
{ terfeis, $10 ‘Buffalo’ bank note.
SOMETHING WORTH CONSIDERING.—
Every resident of Bellefonte or vicinity
realizes what a great source of pleasure the
Coleville band is to the community. Its
summer concerts have heen a matter of
more than ordinary attractiveness; in fact
strangers who have been in town at such
times have gone away to talk of the pro-
gressive spirit of Bellefonte, and the excel-
lence of the little musical organization of
which we all feel so proud.
The history of the Coleville band would
make an interesting chapter in this article,
but the story of its struggles to perfect it-
self without the aid of instructors, to
ward off persistent and pernicious efforts
to disrupt and organize it, as well as of its
constant endeavor to maintain a good
credit financially, would take far too
much space.
It might also be a pleasure for mauy of
you to know something of Phil Garbrick,
the manager, who has stood back of the
band from its organization, and of ‘‘Sam.
my’’ Bryan, the brilliant corneter, who
leads the organization; but then the story
of their untiring work would include every
other one of the boys who have stuck to it
until now it is a proud honor to wear the
red coat of the Coleville band.
Everyone who knows anything about
the band knows the situation fally; how
it is impossible to make the organization
any stronger unless it can be raised to the
standard of a semi-professional organiza-
tion. Bellefonte can never afford a pro-
fessional musical enterprise, but she can
do the next best thing, viz: Have one of
a semi-profesional nature that will be a
source of great credit to us all.
We have in mind the town of McCook,
Neb., which has one of the finest bands in
the West. In fact it isso good that several
years ago we read of its making the music-
al hit at the Trans-Mississippi Exposi-
tion at Omaha, notwithstanding some of
the greatest bands of the country played
there during the season. Now, McCook is
not as large a town as Bellefovte. It bas,
practically «peaking, no manufacturing life
and is supported mainly by the grain traf-
fic from the surrounding agricultural dis-
tricts. Upon inquiry, the writer was in-
formed that every person in the place who
employes men consults with the manager
of the band first. If the organization needs
a player for a particular instrument he in-
serts a want advertisement in one of the
great musical journals, offering a perma-
nent position to a clerk, a barber, a prin-
ter, a founder, a machinist, or whatever
class of work the employer has to a sober,
honest, competent man, who can play
that particular instrument. In this way
their band gets just the kind of men they
want and the employer usnally a very ex-
cellent employee; forsuch musicians are not
of the nomadic class, but, rather, men who
want to settle down and find a home for
themselves.
The thought has occurred to us often
that such a plan could be successfully car-
ried out in Bellefonte, and we present the
idea for the consideration of the people of
this vicinity. Mr. Garbrick, the manager
of the band, has at presenta list of men
including the field of watchmaking, black-
smiths, clerks in gent’s furnishing, shoe,
dry goods, grocery stores, painters, laun-
drymen, druggists, machinists, barbers,
photographers and cobblers. Among the
most interesting letters be bas is from a
cornetist and lead violin in orchestra and
also the solo bass in the Episcopal choir of
a town in Indiana county.
Men iu every branch of the skilled arts
could be secured hy Mr. Garbrick, and the
band built up toa high degree of excel-
lence. What a fine thing it would be if
our people were to take up this proposi-
tion; andewhat a source of pleasure the |
weekly concerts of a hand of forty or more
artists would be to all.
—— te
Boy RUN OVER, INJURED AND DIED.
—While on his way home from school,
Tuesday afternoon of last week, Lloyd |
: McKinley, aged 5 vears and 10 months,
James
McKinley, in Milesburg, climbed on the
rear end of a two-horse wagon, loaded with
sand, that was being driven along the road
by Jobn Slacker. When the boy got off he
ran under the wagon to get his dinner pail
which he had bung on the crosspiece under
the wagon box. In some way the lad was
caught, thrown down and dragged some
distance. As soon as the driver heard the
lad’s cries he stopped and released him.
The boy was brought to the Bellefonte
hospital but his injuries were such that he | :
{and beauty of ‘costuming. This Friday
died at 11:15 o'clock Thursday morning.
The funeral was held Sunday morning at
10 o’elock.
W. HARRISON WALKER’S NEW OFFICE.
—Last week the WATCHMAN made men-
tion of the dissolution of the law firm of
Fortney & Walker. W. Harrison Walker
this week rented from the Y. M. C. A.
the old law offices of Blanchard & Blanch-
ard, on High street, and will get posses-
sion of same December 15th, after which
time he will continue the practice of his
profession alone. Mr. Walker's new lo-
cation is one of the best in town, being on
a prominent street, the main thoroughfare
from the railroads to the court house, and
where he can be found at all times to give
the business of his clients personal, prompt
and careful attention.
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—— Notice has been issued by the secret
service of the appearance of a new coun-
It is of
the series of 1901, bears check letter D,
and plate number 174. There is [a period
‘between ‘‘Washington’’ and “‘D. C.’’ The
paper is flimsy and the silk threads used
are coarser than in the genuine bills.
We’re not worried to death about getting
: very many of them.
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BLowN UPBY A PREMATURE Brasr.
—Clair Kessinger, head drillerand blaster
for the Américan Lime & Stone company,
met with a [righttal accident at the Key-
stone quarries of the company, in Buffalo
Ran valley, about 11 o’clock last Friday
morning, sustaining suoch injuries as re-
sulted in his death at the Bellefonte hos-
pital, Wednesday morning at 2 o’clock.
Kessinger had drilled a hole and was
about to ‘‘spring’’ it preparatory to put-
ting off a blast. This is done hy explod-
ing a stick of dynamite in the hole which
cracks the rock so that the charge of blast-
ing powder can get in the crevices and do
better work. The man had put down the
dynamite and was tamping the clay cover-
ing with an iron tamping rod when there
was a premature explosion. Kessinger
was hurled high in the air coming down
full twenty-five feet from where the explo-
sion occurred.
He was picked up and carried to the com-
pany’s boarding house and Drs. Kirk and
Locke hastily summoned. An examination
showed that a piece of the iron bar had
penetrated the man’s chest to the depth of
six inches. His right hand was so crushed
that it had to be amputated, the right
wrist broken and the left arm and band
terribly lacerated. The man’s injuries were
dressed temporarily after which he was
brought to the Bellefonte hospital. There a
more thorough examination showed that the
iron bar had penetrated the chest and
punctured one lung and it was thought it
not possible for the man to live over night
but he lingered until Tuesday night when
he died at 2 o’clock.
His body was taken to his home along
the pike Wednesday morning and pre.
pared for burial. Wednesday evening
services were held at the house at 5.30
o’clock and at 6.40 the remains were taken
to the home of his wife’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Krape, at Salona, from
where the funeral will be held this after-
noon as 2 o’clock.
Clair E. Kessinger was born at Salona,
Clinton county, December 24th, 1880, and
was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Kes-
singer of that place. He was married to
Miss Florence Krape, danghter of Benja-
min and Mary C. Krape, of Salona, who
survives him with their three children:
Richard, Annabel aud Elnora. He is also
survived by his parents, a brother, Torrence
E., and two sisters, Eldith and Elanora,
all of Salona.
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THEY FooLip HidM.—County commis-
sioner A. V. Miller is just now getting his
full share of raillery from his friends. Mr.
Miller butchered on Monday and for some
time past had heen teiling his associates i n
office of the good time he anticipated hav-
ing on that day, as well as about the big
dinner ,ete.; and in the meantime he failed
to invite any of his friends out to help eat
the latter. Monday morning Mr. Miller
came into Bellefonte as usual and went to
his place in the commissioner’s office, in-
tend ng to stay until noontime. Along
toward that hour commissioners Meyer
and Bailey and clerk Ambrose Sloteman,
! went out one by one on some pretext and
, failed to retorn, bat still Mr. Miller did
not get next. At noon he drove ont to his
| home at Pleasant Gap and imagine his
{ astonishment on going into the parlor to
| see sitting there picking their teeth, his
| two fellow commissioners, clerk Sloteman,
| treasurer Phil D. Foster and James Corl.
These gentleman had hired a rig, driven
oat to Mr. Miller’s home and eaten his big
| dinner before he got there. Of course the
| latter appreciated the joke on himself and
| the sextette had a very jolly time. Com-
| missioner Meyer butchered on Wednesday
| and had all his fellow officials up to dinner.
Leora
, THE FUNNY SIDE OF LIFE”—When
{ it is considered that theatrical companies
| without number bave gone on the rocks
| of financial disaster this year, the success
| achieved by “A Funny Side of Life,”’ the
| musical farce comed y to be seen here
tonight is really remarkable. While
wreck after wreck bas been reported and
company after company has gone fo smash,
‘‘A Funny Side of Life’’ has pursued the
even tenor of its way, to packed houses
nightly and with many an offer of return
dates. Surely there must be a great deal
of merit in a produetion that can score a
success under the conditions which have
obtained in the theatrical world this
season. It should be gratifying news to
the patrons of Garman’s opera House to
learn that this production is to be seen
bere in ail of its lavish scenic investiture
i evening, Dee. 9b, it will be presented by
{a company of talented players, headed
by that incomparable German dialect
comedian, Mr. Chas. A. Loder, and a
! large chorus of pretty show girls.
ote
CHURCH DEDICATION.—The new Luth-
eran chureh,at Pine Hall, will be dedicated,
| Sunday, December 11th, and a most cordial
Linvitation is extended the public in gen-
| eral to be present. The dedicatory services
i will begin Saturday evening with a sermon
| by the Rev. J. I. Stonecypher, of Boals-
| burg. The sermon at 10 o'clock, Sunday
morning, will be.by Rev. F. Manbart, D.
D., professor in the theological department
of the Susquehanna University. Dr. Man-
hart will have charge of the financial part
of the day’s proceedings while the dedi-
catory services proper will be conducted by
the pastor, Rev. Charles T. Aiken. Rev.
J. M. Rearick, of Centre Hall, president of
the Synod of Central Pennsylvania, will
preach, Sunday evening at 7 o’clock.
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——-Mr. Sin. H. Royer and Miss Sadie
M. Kiechner, of Millheim, went to Look
Haven, last Saturday, where they were
united in marriage by Alderman J. C
Smith.
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BoroUGH COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.—At
the regular session of borough council,
Monday evening, there were present mem-
bers Jenkins, Kirk, Fenlon, Seibert, Wise,
Keichlive and Keller. The minutes of the
previous meeting were appioved, after
which the various committees made their
reports, hut there was nothing of import-
ance presented for council’s consideration.
Almost the entire session was taken up
with a consideration of the Phenix pump-
ing station question. At the last meeting
of council, Col. W. Fred. Reynolds pre-
sented a bill for $1,125 for rental now due
him, at the same time informing council
that if they intended taking the pumping
station for the borough’s use he would like
them to do so at once, as he had a chance
to dispose of the Pheenix mill plant and
wanted to know just where he was at. A$
the time the question was discussed at
some length, but was held over until the
meeting Monday evening, for final action.
In the discussion of the question, Monday
evening, the fact was disclosed that the
Phoenix plant was pot furnishing the
amount of water required for the borough
use, and for some time past it has been
necessary to run the steam pump at the old
water works piant a greater part of the
time. In the contract between the bor-
ough and Col. Reynolds it was stipulated
that the new station must develop and
maintain a sixty-five-borse power speed.
This it has not been doing and a recent
test by Prof. L. E. Reber, of State College,
showed a bare forty-horse power speed.
This, it was claimed, was due ina great
measure to the unusual drouth prevailing
at this time, a fact which generally occurs
at some season during every year. The
question was discussed from every stand-
point and fivally, upon the assurance that
amicable arrangement could be made with
Col. Reynolds in regard to the extra ex-
pense incurred in running the steam pump,
council decided to accept the station, and
it was ordered that an order be drawn in
favor of Col. Reynolds for the amount of
rental now due. Iu return Col. Reynolds
will band over to council the sum of
$1,000, the amount he agreed to contrib-
ute toward installing the Phoenix plant.
Aside from the pumping station ques-
tion, the only other discussion of impor-
tance was over the death of Prestidigita-
tor Wesley Jairett’s mule. Council really
had no objection to the mule dying when
it wanted to, but there was considerable
objection to paying the bill of high con-
stable Ben Williams for five dollars for
officiating as undertaker and burying the
dead apimal. But Ben was firm, and so
was his bill, aud council ordered the same
ovaid. The following bills were approved
and ordered paid:
Street pay roll............conriiiiviniiannn §71 25
Street pay roll... 53 89
Police pay roli......c.cceceennnee. 53 00
W. T. Kelly, 1 month as clerk. 12 50
Ben Williams, burying mule.. 5 00
Bellefonte Gas Co.....c.cevvnnennee 48 10
Bellefonte electric company............ceeeeeneen 17 20
P. R. R. Co. freight............ 16 00
J. H. Lingle, repairs................o... . 450
Ardell lumber company, lumber... 2 56
Ardell lumber company, lumber... . 27 88
$8 RNISOIY, IDO cs ccc icvenreni citi nsssisinnssesinss 9 99
T. R. Reynolds, rental of pound................. 41 67
Geo. R. Meek, note............... 4000 €O
Waiter works pay roll........ 113 64
Bellefonte electric company 6 56
Neptune Co............civeivrisiren 8 40
Thos. Beaver, hauling coal 5 56
Bellefonte Fuel & Supply, coal for W. W.... 158 90
J. H. Lingle, repairs............ sires 49 31
W. F. Reynolds, rental Phoenix plant..... 1125 00
Geo. R. Meek, treasueer........cccuueevunninnnae 147 88
TRON ie. coor vaneesss cams rnseneer sunt Pe $5,978 79
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MARKLE—THOMPSON.—On Wednesday,
November 30th, Mr. James .J. Markle and
Miss Maigares Thompson, daughter of Mr.
Hiram Thompson, were married at the
home of the bride’s father near State Col-
lege. The wedding was a quiet one, be-
ing attended only by the near relatives of
the contracting parties. Following the
ceremony a wedding dinner was served
after which Mr. and Mrs. Markle departed
for Mt. Pleasant, Mich., where the groom
has charge of the government Indian school,
and where they will make their home.
The groom is asonof A. F. Markle, of
State College, graduating from the college
in 1903 in the course in agriculture. He
spent a year as agricultural Fellow at the
Experiment station prior to accepting bis
present nosition at Mt. Pleasant. The
bride is a fit helpmate for her husband.
Since her mother’s death she bas been her
father’s housekeeper, living a quiet and
unassuming life.
MILLER—STINE. —Mr. Samuel A.
Miller and Miss Mary E. Stine, both of
this place, were married at the Evangelic.
al parsonage on Willowbank street, Thurs-
day evening of last week, by the Rev. W.
B. Cox. The groom is a son of Mr.
Charles Miller, the cigar dealer.
A New SWING Co.—*‘The Yeager Swing
Company’’ is the name of a new enterprise
just organized in Bellefonte, for the pur-
pose of manufacturing and putting on the
market the hanging porch swing designed
by Mr. Morris Yeager. The brick office
building of the old car shops has been rens-
ed for a manufacturing plant where wood
and iron-working machinery will be install-
ed at once, as it is the intention of the
company to manufacture five thousand
swings by the first of next April, in time
for the summer tiade. About ten men
will be employed at the start.
—The four men who so brutally assaulted
conductor William Snyder, ou the Tyrone
& Clearfield railroad, abont six weeks ago,
on Tuesday plead guilty in the Clearfield
county court. One man was given a sen-
tence of $50 fine and ten months in jail ;
another $50 fine and six months in jail,
and the other two the costs of prosecution.
News Purely Personal.
—DMr. John Curtin transacted business in Lock
Haven last Saturday.
—Mr. Herbert Sheffer was an arrival from
Pittsburg on Tuesday afternoon.
—Miss Romie VanPelt is over from Centre Hall
spending the week with Bellefonte friends.
—Clarence Rumberger, of Tyrone, is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rumberger, of
Fillmore.
—Mrs.'D. W. Keller and two children, of Beav-
er Falls, are in Bellefonte for a two weeks visit
with relatives.
—Mrs. John D. Sourbeck has returned home
from a visit with her son Harris, at St. Francis
college, Brooklyn.
—Hon. A. A. Stevens, ot Tyrone, was in Belle-
fonte on Monday looking after his extensive lime
interests hereabouts.
—Mrs. George Grimm departed, last Friday, for
Loraine, Ohio, where she went to attend the
faneral of her niece.
—President George W. Atherton, of State Col-
lege, was in Bellefonte between trains, on Wed-
nesday, and paid his respects to this office.
—John Hoffer came over from his Philipsburg
home the latter part of last week to spend some
days with friends here and at State College.
—Mrs, George B. Brandon, who has been visit-
ing friends in Bellefonte the past fortnight, de-
parted at 1.05 yesterday afternoon for her home
in Carlisle,
—Mr. Edward Valentine, son of the late Bond
Valentine, of Atlantic City, is in Bellefonte on a
visit with his aunt, Mrs. R. V. Pugh, of east
Curtin street.
—Mr. William Johnson, of Kerrmoor, Clear-
field county, stopped off in Bellefonte Tuesday
and Wednesday while on his way to Stormstown
to visit friends.
—Miss Mabel Moore, of Philipsburg, after
spending a week very pleasantly with Bellefonte
friends, went to Tyrone, on Monday, to visit
Miss Edna Woomer, after which she will return
home.
—Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Schenck, of Howard,
were Bellefonte visitors on Tuesday. Mr. Schenck
came up on one of his perennial business trips
while Mrs. Schenck came along to do some shop-
ping.
—Mr. George W. Vernes, the well-known de-
tective of Williamsport, accompanied by Mr.
James Gibson, of that city, were in Bellefonte,
last Friday night, and paid a fraternal visit to the
Bellefonte Masons.
—Mr. N. E. Robb, district superintendent of
the United Telephone and Telegraph company,
was in Hollidaysburg, last Friday, completing
arrangements to give patrons of that company a
continuous ‘phone service.
—Dr. David Dale, a son of Dr. J. Y. Dale, of
Lemont, a graduate of the University of Pennsyl-
vania and who was one of the star foot-ball play-
ers on the Penn ‘‘Varsity,”” has located in Cur-
wensville for the practice of his profession.
—Internal revenue collector Geo. W. Rees
transacted business in Renovo, on Monday. He
was very careful this time, in crossing the Sus-
quehanna river, that he did not fail in. But
then he blamed it all on the turkey that other
time.
—Mr. Wilbur F. Harris, of Harrisburg," spent
last week in Centre county, with headquarters at
his home in this place, looking up the trade ot
the Hench Novelty company, with which he is
associated. He returned to Harrisburg Saturday
morning.
—Mr. Homer P. Barnes, last week, took his
younger brother, Chester, to Philadelphia for an
oper ation and treatment of his eyes at the Will's
Eye hospital. At last accounts the boy was’ get-
ting along splendidly with every hope of a com-
plete cure.
—During the past week Mrs. Lewis A. Borden
and children departed for Washington, Ps.
where Mr. Borden is employed in the glass
works, to make their future home, their fhouse-
hold furniture having been shipped outj some
days previous.
—Mr. W. Homer Crissman, the general and
ever genial factotum in the Bellefonte Central
railroad offices here, departed, Tuesday morning,
on a business trip to Philadelphia. Mrs. Criss-
man and son Luther accompanied him as far as
Sunbury, where they will visit until Mr. Criss.
man’s return.
—Dr. and Mrs. Edward Harris, of Butler, are
rejoicing over the arrival at their home, on Tues-
day, of a big, handsome young son, their first-
born, and naturally the doctor is far prouder now
than when he made his big hit in the practice of
his profession during the smallpox scourge in
Butler, several years ago.
—Mr. DeGraft, superintendent of Sunday
school mission work in the Rocky mountain dis-
trict, was in Bellefonte over Sunday, speaking in
the Presbyterian church in the morning and in
the Methodist church in the evening. He also
took part in the Christian Endeavor meeting in
the Presbyterian chapel at 6:30 o'clock.
—Mr. Frank W. Newbaker will depart this
morning for Winburne where he goes to assist in
the musical repertoire of a concert to be given
th ere by local talent this evening. To-morrow
he will go to Philipsburg where he will spend
Sunday with Mr. Curt Thompson, one of the
efficient salesmen of the Potter-Hoy company.
—For a brief time, on Tuesday, the WATCHMAN
office was brightened up by the presence of Mrs.
George Hazel, of Willowbank street, who called
to have her name entered on the list of Waren-
MAN readers, Mrs. Hazel, who prior to her mar-
riage was Miss Emma Wagner, is one of those
bright, energetic women whom it is a pleasure at
all times to meet.
—Mr. John A. Way, farmer, surveyor and Jus
tice of the peace of Half-moon township, was in
Bellefonte Wednesday and the way he hustled
up and down and in and out the streets was
enough to make one think there was a piece of
vacant land somewhere that he had scent of and
to which he was afraid some other fellow would
get a title first.
—Rev. W. B. Cox, of the United Evangelical
church, is not only popular as a preacher but is
just as good a shot when out gunning for rabbits
as he is when gunning for the unfaith-
ful. Tuesday morning he took advantage og
the tracking snow to go out for rabbits, and we
emphasize the for, because when he returned his
game bag contained just nine of the cotton tails.
—A little ahead of time for Christmas buying,
of course, but still a very busy man with the
sundry odd purchasing commission entrusted to
him was Dr. P. W. Swope, of Julian, while in
town on Tuesday. The Doctor doesn’t get down
to town very often, principally because he is kept
busy at home, so his rare visits are very welcome
ones, for the reason that he has many friends
here who are always glad to see him.
~—Mr. Ira C. Knoll, who a number of years ago
moved from Howard to Marietta, spent the past
several weeks looking up old haunts and visiting
friends in the Bald Eagle valley. During his
stay he spent a week with the Bob Mann party
hunting in the Alleghenies and, though seventy
years of age succeeded in killing his deer as well
as a good bag of small game. Mr. Knoll was
born in Curtin township and Knoll’s school house
was 80 named in honor of the Knoll family,
which was prcminent among the early settlers.
In his younger days he was a boatman on the
Rald Eagle canal and it was he that hauled up
the valley from the Susquehanna river all the
rails, iron, spikes and even the first locomotive
used on the Bellefonte and Snow Shoe railroad.
Notwithstanding his advanced age Mr, Knoll is
still in good health and quite active.
—Among those who propose keeping them-
selves booked up on everything of interest in
this section and who know how that is to be
best done, are the following who have, during
the past week, placed the publisher under obli-
gations by securing the weekly visits of the
Warcnmax for the year to come: Mr. J. E. Ward
of Washington, Pa; Mrs. John B. Mitchell of
Pine Grove Mill; Mr. B. F. Leathers of Fleming;
Mr. W. H. Coldren of Bellefonte; Mr. David Fye
of Colyer; Mrs. Mary C. Harris of Bellefonte;
Mr. R. J. P. Gray of Stormsiown; Dr. 8am’l H.
Gilliiand of Philadelphia; Mrs. Emma W. Hazel of
Bellefonte; Vr. Harry Lyon of Bellefonte; Dr. P.
H. Swoope f Julian; Mrs. S. H. Bennison of
Abdera; Mrs. A,J. Tate of State College; Mrs,
Hannah Walker of Bellefonte; Mr. John Tem-
pleton of Harrisburg and Mr. Joseph Smith of
Salt Lake, Utah. To each and all of whom the
WarnmAN returns its thanks, and promises to do
the best it can to merit their continued confi-
dence and patronage.
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A NEW RAILROAD ROUNDHOUSE FOR
BELLEFONTE.—A gang of Pennsylvania
railroad workmen are now busily engaged
tearing down the old roandhouse at this
place preparatory to building a new one of
mote modern design. The pew building
will be seventy feet long and thirty-five
feet wide and will have room for a half
dozen or more engines. The old brick
building which is now being torn down
was built thirty years ago, shortly after
the completion of the Bellefonte and Snow
Shoe railroad, and is one of the landmarks
of the fown. For years the engines of
the Bald Eagle Valley railroad, the Belle-
fonte and Snow Shoe, the Lewisburg and
Tyrone and the Bellefonte yard engines
have been housed there. Recently it has
bad a somewhat dilapidated appearance
owing to two big holes in the front,
punched in the walls by the Lewisburg
reight engine.
Daring the great Centennial flocd of 1876
when tbe lower portion of Bellefonte was
under water the old round house became a
place of shelter for quite a number of fam-
ilies living in that section of the town.
Men with boats rescued the people from
their houses and conveyed them safely to
the round house where they remained un-
til the waters abated. Several times since
the building bas been entirely surrounded
by water, but it has always withstood all
the elements until now, having served its
days of usefulness it is being demolished
to make place fora handsomer structure.
*oe
STATE COLLEGE BANK TO OPEN SOON.
—The stockholders and directors of the
First National bank of State College are
pushing affairs as rapidly as possible for an
early opening up of the new bank. A
large room in the residence of Miss S. S.
Hunter has been leased temporarily until
a new bailding can be erected and is now
being fitted up in a modern style for the
bank’s use. A new maganese safe, weigh-
ing four and one-half tons, and which cost
$1,600 has already been placed in position
in the banking room, and desks and coun-
ters are being placed as rapidly as possible.
As stated in the WATCHMAN last week
Mr. David F. Kapp, who for some time
past has been superintendent of the mines
at Scotia, has heen elected cashier of the
new bank. Mr Kapp will go to the new
institution highly recommended. He is a
man thirty-nine years of age and has de-
voted considerable time to the study of the
problems of finance. The new bank will
start out under most favorable auspices and
we predict for it a smooth road to financial
success.
Bestia
WANTED--FRESH EGGS.---Will pay 24
cents for all fresh eggs delivered to any of
our plants or stations. See us before you
sell your turkeys.
HowARD CREAMERY CORP.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Whenat—Rad...........ciiuceessen es 1.19; 1.20
NO, Zoe Lie 112
od 61@52
193,@50
Flour— Winter, Per Br’! . 3.66@3.90
‘¢ —Penna. Roller 1.90@5.10
*¢ —Favorite Bran 6.25@6.35
Rye Flour PerBr'l.... 4.40@4.50
Baled hay—Choice . 9.00@15.50
£2 te f¢ 12.00@13.50
Straw... 00008 9.00@21.50
Corrected weekly by C. Y. Wagner,
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress :
RWhest, ........0 vain ia. ersvreres. 118
New wheat “ 115
Rye, per bushel.....cccueerueecrniennnen. vsrrserseraessane 60
Corn, shelled, per bushel., 2
Corn, ears, per bushel............
Oats old and new, per bushel.
Barley, per bushel........ "
Ground
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel.. a 40
Dujone 86
ggs, per dozen... 25
Lard, per pound... 8
Country Shoulders... 10
Sides..... 10
Hams....... 12
Tallow, per pound. 4
Butter, per pound 25
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