i i & Bellefonte, Pa., January 20. 1905. “CoraEespoN DENTS.—No communications pub iished unless accompanied by the real name of he writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY Caucus Meetings. The Democrats of Bellefonte Borough will caucus for the nomination of candi- dates evening, Janoary 2Ist, at the following for horough offices on’ Saturday places: NorTH WARD.—At the office of D. F. Fortney at 7:30 o'clock p. m. SOUTH WARD.—At the Arbitration room in the court house at 7:30 o’clock p. m. WEST WARD.—A¢S office at 8 o'clock p. m. ———— the WATCHMAN ——Carpenters are now engaged on the interior work of the new Y. M. C. A. gym- nasiam. —~A new floor was put down in the store room occupied hy A. C. Mingle last week. ——DMessrs. Wm. Dawson Jr. and Harry Irvinspent Tuoesday on a business trip to Altoona. —— Next week will helcourt week, when Judge Ellis L. Orvis will have his first sitting at a regular term of court. ——Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Bell,) of east Howard street, gave a dinner party to eight of their friends, on Tuesday evening. ——Mr F. Peebles Greene, who}had been on the sick list the past weekjor so, has so far recovered as to be out andjfaround again. . ——“From Rags to Riches” is one of Max H. Meyers’ plays which will he on the boards at Garman’s, next Wednesday evening. ——*‘Miss Bob White’ is coming back to Bellefonte and if the opera isas good as it was last season when here will prove a very pleasing attraction. Among the decisions handed down by the Superior court, at Scranton, on Tuesday, was one reversing the decision in the case of R. B. Taylor vs. James Me- Cafferty, of this place. —— A special judge will be in Bellefonte today and tomorrow to preside over a special argument court when the list of cases in which Judge Ellis L. Orvis was interested as counsel will be gone over and heard. ——Mu. L. B. Hindman, secretary of the Y. M. C. A., who with his wife have been boarding during the winter at J. C. Weav- er’s, has rented the Nichols’ residence on east Cartin street and will move there the first of March. ——A little over $38 was the amount realized by the ladies of St. John’s Epis- copal Sunday school at their art gallery entertainment and social held at the resi- dence of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Garman last Thursday night. ——The venerable William Witmer, of Buffalo Run, who bad been seriously indisposed for a month or more, has so far recovered that be is able to he out and around and his familiar figure was seen in Bellefonte one day rece ntly. ——DM: William R. Gainfort, of north Spring street, the efficient supervisor of the Central Railroad of Pennsylvania, last week was t he prize winner in the Ritman short band competition, open to stenog- raphers all over the world. ——Messrs. Thompson & Bartley, the liverymen, have been awarded the contract for carrying the U. S. wails from the Penn- sylvania railroad to the postoffice and vica versa. The work had been done for a num- ber of years hy William Dawson Jr. —-——-At the progressive euchre held in St. Jobn’s Catholic hall, Tuesday evening, Miss Mame Kelly won the ladies prize and Mr Fred Mosebarger the gentlemen's prize. The latter received a hox of fragrant Ha- vanas and he at once proceeded to pass them around. : —— Miss Mona Struble, of east Howard street, was taken to the University hospital, Philadelphia, on Tuesday, for an operation and treatment for phosphoric necrosis, a disease of the jaw bone caused by the sul- phurous fumes inhaled while working in the match works, ——Mis. W. Fred Reynolds, president, and Mrs. Harry Valentine, secretary, of the St. John’s branch of the Womans’ Auxil- iary of the Arch-deaconry of Williamsport, are the delegates who will attend the an- ‘nual meeting of that organization in the “Trinity Episcopal church, that city, Wednes- «day of next week. —~— District Attorney William Groh Runkle has been unusnally busy this week getting his list of criminal cases in shape for trial next week. As this will be Mr. Runkle’s first appearance in the role of prosecuting attorney the work is some- what of an up-hill job, but with the close application he is givng to his work the WATCHMAN predicts for him success from the start. ——Officials of the Bellefonte Traction company are now anxiously awaiting the final action of the Bellefonte council in the matter of the granting of a franchise for the borough. Both State College and Miles- burg boroughs have granted the desired right-of-way, but as Bellefonte is really the vital point in the building of the road, very much depends on securing the right. of-way here. + benefit of the doubt THE SMALLPOX SITUATION.—There was one sensational development in connection with the smallpox sitnation in Bellefonte the past week when, on last Thursday night, it was discovered that Richard Taylor, a son of Mrs. Hugh Taylor, of east Howard street, was very sick with what | the attending physician pronounced one of the worst cases of smallpox that has yes been in the town. Considerable excite- ment was caused and unusupal alarm felt when the fact was made known because his three sisters bad all been teaching school up until Thursday, Miss Gertrude, the grammar school at the brick building; Miss Isabel at the old red: school house near the fair grounds and Miss Lillie at the Hoy school house on the Jacksourille road. criticised for their actions when there was a case of the dread disease in the house and, if they knew the case to be oue of smallpox much of the criticism would be just. But itis only fair to give them the and be charitable enough to believe that they did not know the exact nature of Dick’s illness. So far as it is possible to get at the true facts in the case it appears that Earl Tay- lor, the next to the youngest son, was sick some three or four weeks ago and Dr. Fisher, of Zion, was called to attend him. The doctor diagnosed the case asa light attack of chicken-pox and has since so in- formed the Bellefonte board of health. The doctor made only the one visit as the hoy was not seriously ill. During holiday week and the week following Miss Isabel was too indisposed to teach school but her illness was only attributed to a heavy cold and was not of sufficient gravity to have the attendance of a physician. The next to take sick was Dick and the family stated that they believed him suffering with the grip. Last Thursday Miss Lillie was seized with a chill, while teaching her school, and came home. Feeling badly in the evening Dr. Locke waa sent for. He diagnosed her case as merely a very heavy cold. The doctor was asked togo into Dick’s room and see what was wrong with him and on doing so was much astonished to find him ill with a bad case of small- pox. Of course, the board of health was at once wuetified and the house quaran- tined. Since then none of the others have taken sick with the disease and Dick has almost recovered. Now the above are the facts in the case so far as it is possible to gather them and it is only just and charita- ble to all to accept the conditions as given and reserve undue criticism. Of course the school board took prompt and immediate precautionary action against any spread of the disease in the schools. The grammar school, which was taught by Miss Taylor, was closed and the room has been under almost constant fumi- gation ever since. The school will he kept closed for two weeks or more. The two schools in Spring township are also closed and at this writing the township schao! board has been unable to secure any one to teach them temporarily. In the meantime no new cases have appeared among the scholars who attended the the Bellefonte schools, and the only other new case in Bellefonte since those given last week and Dick Taylor,as above stated, is Nevin Wetzel, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Wetzel, who of course, caught the disease from his brother Paul. It is not anticipated, however, that the disease will run through the family as all the others have been vaccinated since Paul took sick. Summing up the situation it must be said that there is nothing at all to be alarm_ ed about. The disease broke out about six weeks ago and virtually in the four cor- ners of the town and up to this time there Lave been but nine known cases, five of whom have recovered and are out of quar- antine; while now there are only four cases and only three houses under quarantine. — ore THE ART EXHIBITION.—One of the most amusing church entertainments that has been held in Bellefonte in a long time was the ‘‘Art Exbibition’’ under the di- rection of Mr. Edwin F. Garman’s class in the St. John’s Episcopal Sunday school, held at his home at the corner of High and Spring streets, last Thursday evening. While Smith’s orchestra played and the girls of the class served dainty refresh- ments the visitors to the gallery wandered about examining the various unique and amuging exhibits, There were copies of many of the great masterpieces and a few suggestions of biblical scenes and stories, with other in- teresting exhibits but of them all No. 40, ‘‘When Shall We Three Meet Again’’ at- tracted the most attention because all of the visit ors who saw it felt so much a part of the scene that they were deeply im- pressed. : SL ee ANEW ORCHESTRA IN TOWN.—Relle- fonte has a new orchestra; one that prom- ises to develop into a very excellent musical organization. It is under the management and leadership of Mr. Henry J. Dickinson and comprises Mr. Dickinson firs: violin, Samuel Bryan cornet, Lewis Hill clarinet, Chas Cruse piavo, with the draws as yet unsupplied. They rehearse at the opera house regu- larly aud are already prepared for en gage- ments for dances, receptions, concerts and all other functions at which music is de- sired. They propose to use nothing but the latest music and exp ect to render it in the best style possible. Success to the new orchestra. ey ——A ‘‘square house,”’ not a ‘‘round- house’’ has been built for the accommoda- tion of one engine only in the place of the spacious building recently torn down by the Pennsylvania railroad company in this | place. The Taylors have been severely ——Dr. R. G. Carli, of Houtzdale, has located in Philipsburg. re lp Ap er ——G. G. Pottsgrove, of Philipsburg, bas been appointed a notary public by Governor Penny packer. —— ete —————— .——Last Friday three sled loads of the pupils of the Milesburg schools passed throngh Bellefonte on an outing ride to Pleasant Gap and return. —— ——Don’t forget that Friday of next week, the ‘‘Chicago Lady Entertainers’ will appear in Petriken hall, as the third of the series of the W. C. T. U. Star course entertainments. es ee Alp re. ——The matrimonial maker has been working over time in Bellefonte as it is rumored that there will be two weddings of well-known young people of the town in the early spring. ] Dee i ——The winter meeting of the Wil- liamsport arch-deaconry of the Episcopal church, in which is included the Belle- fonte parish, will be held in Williamsport Monday and Tuesday of next week. re B® ——Mrs. John H. Holzinger died at her home in Hartisburg, last week, aged 71 years. Deceased was the last surviving sister of John Wagner, of north Spring street, Bellefonte, and her death leaves him the sole survivor of a large family. Pre ——Mr. Summer Riddle, of Howard, last week purchased the butcher shop and meat market of James A. Bitner, of Beech Creek, and will conduct same in the fu- ture, in a first-class manner with Warner Allison, of Howard, as his right-hand man. err Ql er ——A sled load of Boalsburgers enjoyed aride, Monday evening, to Bellefonte, spending the night as guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ryan. Choice refreshments were served and all had a most delightful time. oes ——1In the Armory, last Saturday even- ing, the Williamsport High school basket ball team defeated the Bellefonte Academy team by the score of 33 to 15. On the night previous the Williamsport boys were defeated by the State College serubs hy the score of 33 to 13. LI eee ——Ross Bryan, a son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Bryan, of north Spring street, who for some time past has been a brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad, was recently promoted to a fireman an the middle di- vision, running from Altoona to Harris. burg. at —Last Sanday evening a week ago while Rev. J. E. W. Deavor, of Burnham, near Lewistown, was in his church preach- ing a sermon, thieves broke into the par- sonage and stole sixty dollars in cash, a gold watch belonging to Miss Deavor, a number of rings, a new overcoat and other valuables. ? es ——If you want an evening of rare amusement go and hear the concert in the Presbyterian chapel this evening, as given by the Mary Ann Johnson Concert com- pany. The programme will include all old- fashioned songs and the costumes of the va- rions members of the company will also be of ancient pattern. ——— ——On January 9th Miss Margaret D. Loy, daughter of Mr. and Mis. Winfield 8. Loy, of Pine Glen, this courfty, was united in marriage to Mr. Harry S. Ander- son, of Harrisburg, the wedding taking place at the parsonage of the First M. E. church, Huntingdon, the ceremony being performed by Rev. J. Harper Black, D. D. ——Mr. Robert Urell, of Mansfield, Tioga county, who was here last week pre- paring for a trip south with Mr. W.L. Dag- gett, received the sad intelligence Saturday night that his father had died very snd- dealy that night. Though quite an old man he had been unusually vigorous and no thought of his sudden demise was en- tertained hy any of his friends. Mr. Urell returned to Mansfield Sunday Morn- ing. : ; -——The Weber brothers, at Centre Hall, have just finished overhauling and re- modeling their mill, which incladed the installation of practically all new machin- ery, so that now the mill has a capacity of forty-five harrels of flour and one car load of feed per day. The old reel system was thrown aside and the modern oscillator put inits place and now if the residents of that locality don’t bave the very best of bread and cakes it wont be the Weber brothers fault. a. ——Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jacobs Bald- win, of Wilmington, Delaware, have sent out cards announcing the marriage of their daughter, Miss Helen Brinton Baldwin to Mr. William Hicks Walker, of Chadd’s Ford, which event took place on Monday, January 16th. Mr. and Mrs. Walker will be at home at Chadd’s Ford after February 1st. Mr Walker, the groom, is quite well known in Bellefonte. He is a brother of Mr. John S. Walker aud epent about a year here in opening up the lime stone quarries at Hastings. Congratulations are extended. SE ——W. T. Bair, in the Philipsburg Journal says: Daring a trip to Bellefonte we dropped into the handsome new offices of our friend, W. Harrison Walker, Esq., and found him at his desk busy as usual. We have no doubt but that all business en- trusted to him will receive his personal, prompt and careful attention. His repu- tation as an attorney and his courteous manner warrants the respect and confi- dence of the public. It is always a pleas- ure to call on such sociable and pleasant gentlemen as Mr. Walker. GREGG PosT OFFICERS INSTALLED—The exercises and other doings in connection with the installation of the officers of Gregg Post, No. 95, G. A. R., last Sat- urday evening, were quite elaborate and of more than usual interest. To begin with, a most tempting and delicious chicken and waffle supper was served to members of the Post from 5:30 to 6:30 o'clock in the evening hy the good wives of the aged veterans, about sixty of whom made it a special point to be present and partake thereof. And never in their years of service as soldiers for Uncle Sam did they make a more valorons attack than they did on the good things piled in front of them Saturday evening. Following the supper the old soldiers spent a most de- lightful social hour wntil the time for the installation exercises at 8 o'clock. Department Commander John McNevin, of Altoona, was the installing officer, and so proficient was he in the formula used that at no time did he have occasion to refer to the ritnal book. The officers in- stalled were as follows : Commander, W. H. Musser; 8. V.C., W. H. Taylor ; J. V. C., Monroe Armer ; surgeon, John H. Bryan ; O. of D., John I. Curtin ; qoarter- master, H. B. Pontius; chaplain, James Harris ; O. of G., Charles Eckenroth ; S. M., 8. B. Miller ; Q. S., Charles Smith ; representative to grand encampment, Emanuel Noll ; alternate, Amos Gatbrick. Mr. F. Peebles Green being two ill to be present was not installed as adjutant. Following the installation exercises a camp fire was lighted which burned bril- liantly well into the night, the flames amply fed by the logs of wit and incident so willingly piled on by the old comrades. Commander Musser presided and among those who contributed firebrands, in ad- dition to himself, were Cap’t. McNevin, of Altoona ; Col. Amstin Curtin, Hon. John G. Love, David F. Fortney, Dr. R. W. Alexander, of Lewistown, and Cap’t. N. A. Caulkins, mustering officer of the Pennsylvania division Sons ¢f Veterans. Miss. R. V. Thomas, of Pleasant Gap, recited an original poem and presented the Post with a beautifu! banner, her cwn handiwork, a gift highly appreciated by the recipients. Among the large crowd present were members of Posts from Miles- burg, Howard aud Pine Grove Mills. *9e HAND TorN IN CorN CHOPPER.—Ray- mond Harter, the eldest son of Mr. George M. Harter, of near Walker, met with a most unfortunate accident, between 3 and 4 o’clock Monday afternoon, by which he will be crippled for life. His father bad gone to the mountain back of the house to chop some wood and Raymond, who is about 17 years old, was chopping corn- fodder in a two-horse-power mill. In some way the young map got his hand down far enough to be caught by the knives and in a twinkling several of his fingers were drawn into the chopper. With rare presence of mind he called out ‘‘ Whoa’ to the horses and both stopped at the word, else the accident would have been a far more serious, if not a fatal one. As it was young Harter called for help fully five minutes before his mother heard him and responded but even with her aid the boy’s hand could not be released and it was only after the father came and the machine was revolved backwards that the badly lacerated hand could he extricated. One finger was completely mutilated and another so badly that the two had to be amputated but the physicians in attendance have hopes of saving the rest of the hand, if no serious complications set in. Sd DocroRs AND TELEPHONES. — About three weeks ago ali the doctors in Belle- fonte held a meeting and entered into an agreement to in the future use only the one telephone instrument in their office, and that one the Comm ercial. Their reason for taking such action was given purely as an economical one and, as they maintained that fully three-fourths of their salls came in over the Commercial phone, they deem- ed it only a matter of business to use that instrament. Since that action was taken some of the doators have become dissatis- fied with merely the Commercial phone service and consequently another meeting of the doctors was held, Monday evening, at which 'an effort was made to have the agreement recently signed annulled, but the majority voted against it and conse- quently the agreement still stands. Ee —_———,,”$e.paorin”nnd ARE You READING IT.—Though' we have no intention of trying to persuade you to lead the simple life we are anxions that all readers of the WATCHMAN who do not have the work in bock form should read it serially, as it is being published in this paper. Aside from its mere value us one of the interesting contributions to the literature of today it touches on so many subjects close to the heart of the average person that it cannot fail of being beneficial in some way. The story was begun in the issue of Jan. 13th and will be published regularly until it is completed. le CoNDUCTOR DALEY TAKEN HOME.-- Conductor Wm. Daley who had both legs so badly crushed in a railroad accident at the Nittany farnace on the morning after Thanksgiving, November 26th, has almost entirely recovered and was removed from the Bellefonte hospital to his home on east Lamb street on Thursday afternoon. Though badly crippled the many friends of Mr. Daley rejoice with the family that his life was spared. eve ——The remains of John Holderman, who died in the Altoona hospital, Wednes- day morning from the resalt of injuries sustained in a fall last November, will be brought to Bellefonte today for interment. News Purely Personal. —Mrs. A. Wilson Norris, of Harrisburg, is visiting friends in Bellefonte. —Miss Anna Lose departed, yesterday, for a few days visit with friends in Altoona. —Col. James P. Coburn attended the funeral of Dr. E. J. Wolf, at Gettysburg, last Friday. —Mrs. Benjamin Gentzel has returned from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Frank W. Cole, at Lewistown. —Mrs. Reuben Valentine and daughters: are at present entertaining Miss Norris, of Hunt- ingdon. —Mrs. J. A. B. Miller and children spent a few days the past week with friends at Pine Grove Mills. —Dr. J. M. Brockerhoff made a flying business trip to Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Williams- port this week. —Mr. G. G. Spicher has returned to his home in Philadelphia after a weelk’s visit with friends in this place. —Miss Della Cross, who had been visiting her sister Bertha in this place, returned to her home in Philipsburg, last Saturday. —Mr. Samuel Rine, Bellefonte's efficient su- perintendent of water system, made a business trip to Williamsport, last Saturday. —Mrs. Joseph Lose and her bright young son, Joseph, of Altoona, are at present visiting al the home of Jacob Gross, in this place. —Mr. J. 8. McCargar entertained as his guest, on Tuesday, Mr. Edward A. Wood, manager of th e Equitable Life Insurance company. —Mrs. F. W. Crider and her sister, Mrs. Mary J acobs, have been spending the week in Phila- delphia, where they are stopping at the Hanover. -—Col. John A. Daley, of Curtin township, came up to Bellefonte on Tuesday just to see if it was as cold up here as it is out in the foot hills of the Alleghenies, —Dr. and Mrs. G. G. Pond came down from State College and spent Sunday as guests of Rev, and Mrs. George Israel Brown, at the Episcopal rectory on Lamb sireet. —Thomas J. Sexton Esq., who had been in Bellefente the past few days transacting some legal business, returned to his home in St. Marys, Wednesday morning. —After several weeks illness at his home here Samuel Smith departed, last Saturday, for Washington, Pa., where he has a good job in the plant of the Pittsburg National Glass company. —Charles Larimer, one of the Huntingdon & Cle arfield Telephone company’s head men in Gi earfield, came over, last (Saturday, to spend S unday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Larimer. —Prof. George P. Bible, after a month spent very pleasantly with friends in Bellefonte and C entre county, departed on Tuesday for Phila- delphia to take up his work in the school of o ratory there. —Mrs John Porter Lyon, her sister, Miss Grace Mitchell, Mrs. Mollie L. Valentine and Miss Mary Gray Meek were in Tyrone yesterday at a meeting of the card club which was en. te rtained at the home of Mrs. Tom Morris. —Mr. and Mrs. Wade Cruse spent last Sunday with Mrs. Cruse’'s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Krape at Salona. On Monday Wade departed for Pittsburg where he has secured a good position in the office of the Pennsylvania railroad. —Col. W. Fred Reynolds and Col. Edward R. Chambers left Bellefonte Tuesday afternoon for Harrisburg, where they went to attend the usual introductory banquet of the State Senate, given t hat evening. Wednesday both the Colonels continued their journey to Philadelphia. —Dr. George B. Klump, formerly of this place but now located in Williamsport, with Mrs- Klump were arrivals in Bellefonte, on Wed- nesday, and spent that night and yesterday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Bower, The doctor looks just as happy and contented as ever, even though he is kept unusually busy attend- ing to his large practice in the Lumber City. —Cap’t. W. H. Fry, of Pine Grove Mills, one of the widest known and most sought after men of Ferguson township, came down to Bellefonte Saturday afternoon to attend the installation exercises of Gregg Post that evening; and especially for the pleasure of meeting Depart- ment Commander John McNeygin, of Altoona, who he had not seen since they both enlisted in the army at the beginning of the war forty-four years ago. —The Lock Haven Express of last Friday says : ‘J. Will Conley and J. C. Meyer, two of Belle- fonte's handsomest and most progressive busi- ness men, beamed in upon the Express yesterday afternoon for a short chat. They were here in attendance at the Masonic meeting. Both gentlemen are deeply interested in the proposed trolley line from Milesburg to State College and of course noticed things and gather- ed pointers from our trolley system.” —Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gallagher, of Phila- delphia, were in Bellefonte for part of the day Monday ; having stopped off on their wedding tour to visit Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Shoemaker and Mrs. Gallagher's aunt, Miss Sallie Collins. Mrs. Gallagher will be remembered by many Bellefonte friends as Sue, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Collins. She was married to Mr. Gallagher, who is a real estate dealer in Philadelphia, last Thursday. —Harry E. Whiteman, of Ashtola, Somerset county, has been spending the past two weeks visiting friends in Milesburg. He returned to his work on Wednesday at Ashtola, where he is employed by the Babcock Lumber Co. Mr. Whiteman has a great many friends in Milesburg and Bellefonte who will be glad to hear of his success with this company. Daring his stay in Milesburg he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bullock, who did everything in their power Lo show him a royal good time. ; —Col. and Mrs. J. L. Spangler and Miss Romie Van Pelt departed from Rellefonte, last Satur day, the Colonel going direct through to N ew York, where he had some business to at- tend to, while Mrs. Spangler and Miss Van Pelt went to Philadelphia, where they remained until Wednesday when they went over to New York in ¢ ompany with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McCormick and yesterday morning the Spanglers and Me- Cormicks sailed for a two months trip through southern France and Italy. NOH —W. E. Tyson with his friend “Dr.” Ricka. baugh, of Tyrone, came down to Bellefonte Sun. day morning hankering after a sleigh ride, so they determined to drive home. You know it is only a little matter of thirty-three miles and with tha.thexmometer flirting with0° they started. Suffice it, to say that the gentlemen had all th e merry jingle of the sleigh belis and the frigid tingle of the frosty air they wanted by the time they got to Julian, where they swapped h ‘rse and sleigh for a seat in the afternoon train. —Mr. Joseph Katz has shaken the dust of Bell efonte from his feev and silently stolen away to green fields and pastures new—or, in other words, gone forth to find more worlds to conquer in the mercantile world. Joe left Bellefonte, on Sunday, for Lewistown to investigate an offer made him to conduct a large dry goods and eloth- ing store in that place and so tempting was the offer and so judiciously were all arrangements concluded and an agreement made that by Tues- day he was in charge ot the largest and best store in Lewistown. While we are sorry to lose Joe as a resident of Bellefonte we trust that he will meet with all kinds of success in his new venture. —Thursday of last week Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Shirley departed from Unionville for their new home in Arkansas City, Ark., where Mr. Shirley holds a good position with H. H. Solomon & Co- Mrs. Shirley will be better known to the Warcu- MAN readers ax Miss Lizzie Lucas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arista Lucas, of Union township, and where she and her husband had been visit. ing. —To the following list of new as well as old friends, who during the past week have shown their appreciation of our efforts to give them a first-class and clean county paper, the Warcu- MAN returns its sincere thanks: Mr. A. A Schroyer, Milesburg; Mr. George H. Musser Roland ; Mrs. Ella Osborn, Geneseo, Ill. ; Mr. C, M. Sellers, Filmore ; Mrs. W. T. Leathers, Mt, Eagle ; Mr. R. D. Ardery, Martha ; Mrs. E. R. Davidson, Abiline, Kansas ; Mr. Winfield Deitz, Walker; Mr. C.. M. Lucas, Runville; Mrs. Hannah Osman, State College ; Mr. J. C. Heck- man, Spring Mills ; Miss Nan Murphy, Brook- lyn ; Mr. B.' Kauffman, Zion ; Mr. J E. Homer, Philipsburg ; Mr. Thos. N. Magee, Washington ; Miss Marybell St ruble, Washington ; Mr. L. F. Wetzler, Milesburg; Mr. Emanuel Klepper, Philadelphia ; Mr. Emil Mignot, Frenchville ; Mr. W. E. Brandt, Crafton, W. Va.; Mr. J. H. Neidigh, State College ; Mr. G. N. Wolf, Spring Mills ; Mr. James C. Gilliland, Oak Hall; Mr. Thos. A. Shoemaker, Bellefonte; Mr. J. P. Heberling, Mill Hall ; Mr. Geo. Bayard, Clear- field ; Mr. John G. Womelsdorf, Loganton ; Mr. John J. Bow er, Bellefonte ; Mr. Heury Tibbens, Bellefonte ; Mr. E. B. Peters, Oak Hall ; Mr. E. S. Moore, Pine Grove Mills ; Mr. Forest Ocker, Bellefonte ; Miss Katharyn Hoover, Bellefonte ; Mr. J. B. Alexander, Fleming; Mr. John Gibson, Uniontown; Mr. Henry Hoy, Brides- burg; Mr. Newton Scott, Hayerly, Mo.; Mr. John Petit, Indianapolis, Ind. ; Mr. John Wake- field, Williamsport; Mr. Enos Hampton, Raleigh, North Carolina; Mr. B.F. Schaeffer, Nittany, and Mr. J. W. Rowan, Bellefonte, Tete. SCHOOL DIRECTORS IN CONVENTION.— The nineteenth annual convention of the school directors of Centre county was held in the court house, Bellefonte, yesterday. The attendance was small, not half the directors in the county being present. Ex- Senator W. C. Heinle, president of the association, presided. The first sessin in she morning was opened with devotional exercises by Dr. H. C. Holloway, after which there was music by a choir of about thirty voices under the leadership of Prof. P. H. Meyer, with Miss Bessie Dorworth as pianist. On motion of G. W. Rumberger, Mr. James A. Feidler was elected an honorary member of the convention. The chair then appointed a committee to nominate officers for the ensuing year, and their recommendations were as follows : Presi- dent, W. C, Heinle ; vice president, Dr. W. 8. Glenn, State College ; Ira G. Burk- ett, Stormstown ; secretary, H. C. Quig- ley; treasurer, John P. Harris; delegates to State convention, C. L. Gramley, Rebers- burg; 8. W. Smith, Centre Hall; Hard P. Harris, Bellefonte; D. A. Deitrich, Walker, and Dr. S. H. Braucht, Gregg. All were unanimously elected. All the speakers advertised in the pro- gram published in last week’s issue of the WATCHMAN were present and the program: was carried out in detail. — en “FROM RAGES TO RICHES.”’—One of the strongest and best melo-dramatic attrac- tions of the season is ‘‘From Rags to Riches.”” It issaid to contain more heart interest, more thrilling sensational scenes, than are to be found in any other melodrama of late presentation. This sterling play will be the bill at Garman’s,on Wednesday evening, January 25th. It is under the direction of Mr. Max H. Meyers who has given it a beautiful scenic investiture. In the company are many well-known metro- politan actors. Pits re —Mr. G. H. Lyman, of Boggs town ship, is confined to his home with a severe illness. About two months ago he had an attack of the grip which developed into: dropsy and stomach trouble. Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Wheat—Red.,., . 1L.16@1.16 “ —No.2. Loonies Corn —Yellow... = 50@52 ‘ —Mixed new.. 50@5014 OBLe,,.L iii iene 37 Flour— Winter, Per Br’! ww 426@4.40 ‘* —Penna. Roller... 4.50@4.75 ‘“ —Favorite Brands.. 6.35@6.45 Rye Flour PerBr’l ee 4.40@4.45 Baied hay—Choice TimotNo. 1... 9.00@15.50 w i" id Mixed “1 1200@13.50 Straw...........ieniems 9.00@21. 50 Rellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weeklv by C. Y, Waaneg, The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes ih id WHERE: ooveentirnrrer sopescssasses seossssssnpunennennes 1,15 New wheat L15 Rye, per bushel............ 60 Corn, shelled, per bushel....... 50 Corn, ears, per bushel.......... 50 Oats old and new, per bushel.. : 30 Barley, per bushel................. veer) i 50 Ground laster, per ton... 8 50to 9 50 Buckwheat, per bushel .........c.ccecceerenerrenns on 4 0 «$7 00 to 88 CG cennsneen$2.00 to 82.25 "Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Cloverseed, per bushel.... Timothy seed per bushel... Potatoes per bushel............ seersuns 40 Onions. 85 Eggs, per dozen....... uuu 25 Lard, I= pound... 8 Country Shoul 10 ; Sid: 10 . 12 Tallow, per pound..... Pl assearesaesnass sisennneres 25 Butter, per pound. ah The Democratic Watchman. 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