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mobiles, carbide gas fixtures and supplies,
and after April 1st will be established in
: later he was married to Miss Mary T.
Bellefonte, Pa., February 24, 1905.3
ass
CorresponpeNTS.—No communications pub
lished uniess accompanied by the real name of
he writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Mzr. John Porter Lyon has installed
an acetylene plant in the paper store of 8.
H. Williams, on High streef.
——Miss Edith Bolger has been com-
pelled to resign as a clerk in the Philips-
burg postoffice on account of impaired
health.
——The Verna May repertoire company
will be at Garman’s all of next week and
will play at popalar prices, 10, 20 and 30
cents.
Rev. H. I. Dudley, of Philadeiphia,
has accepted the pastorate of the Howard,
Blanchard and Marsh Creek Disciple
churches.
———Mr. A. Lukenbach was taken to the
Bellefonte hospital, yesterday afteruoon,
suffering with a bad attack of typhoid
fever.
From twenty-five to thirty mem-
bers of the Bellefone lodge of Masons at-
tended the funeral of Daniel M. Stuart, at
State College, on Tuesday.
—— Bellefonte banks did not observe
election day az a holiday this year owing
to the next day being a holiday, which
they did ob=erve.
Miss Edith Herlacher, daughter of
C. F. Herlacher, of Stormstown, has ac-
cepted a position as stenographer in the
chemical laboratory, at State College.
Very interesting Foreign Mission
day services were held in the Reformed
church, ou Sanday, at which the offering
lifted for the ‘emergency fund” aggregat-
ed $115. :
——Judge Furst has so far recovered
from his serious illness as to be able to sit
up most of the time and with continued im-
provemeut he was brought to his home
here on Wednesday night.
——Fred Chambers, son of Col. and Mis.
E. R. Chambers, is teaching the school in
Boggs township formerly taught by Miss
Florence Tanner until that young woman
recovers from her present illness.
The Thespian club will give their
initial entertainment for this season in the
auditorium at State College, tomorrow
evening, when shey will appear for the
first time in “The Boomerang.”’
——Theatre goers shoald be able to get
their ill of pleasure next week, as the
Verna May stock company will be on the
boards, at Garman’s every night, playing
popular plays at popular prices, 10, 20’and
30c.
——There is a vacancy from this con- |
gressional district in the Naval Academy, at |
Annapolis, and Congressman S. R. Dresser |
announces that an examinasion of appli-
cants for admission thereto will be held
at Bradford the week beginning March
19th.
Mr. and Mrs. Al. S. Garman have
moved from Tyrone to Bellefonte, locating
in rooms iu the house occupied by Mis. H.
Otto and family, on east Lamb street. Dar-
ing the past week Mrs. Garman has heen
sick with diphtheria but at this writing is
some better. The house is under quar-
*antiue.
—Mr. Jobin Porter Lyon, who will short-
ly move to Bellefonte, is going to open up
quite an extensive agency and bandle
acetylene gas plants, colt generators, auto-
the rooms in Bush Arcade to be vacated by
McCalmont & Co.
‘——The members of the various congre-
gations of the Centre Hall charge of the
Reformed church very agreeably surprised
their pastor, the Rev. Daniel Gress, Wed.
nesday evening of last week, by appear-
ing at the parsonage heavily laden with a
liberal donation of the substantial things
of life. And those who were unable to be
present sent their donations with friends.
Mr. Al. Roberts desires the WaTcn-
N to say that his children are all grown
p aud of age except one boy who is past
eleven years of age and that he is there-
fore not left with a family of small chil.
dren in his care. The faneral of Mrs.
Roberts was beld last Sanday afternoon, at
1.30 o'clock, the remains being taken to
Curtin, the home of her childhocd, for in-
terment.
——Monday afternoon the hostler for
liverymen Thompson & Bartley hitched up
ateam io a sleigh and left them stand a
minate until he went into the barn to
Secure a robe. The team ran away up past
the stable to the alley down by the Logan
Fire company’s building, west on Howard
street, part of the time on the pavement
to Spring, south to Bishop until they
were caught near Allegheny street after
having torn the tongue loose from the
sleigh but doing little or no other damage.
——~Col. James P. Coburn attended the
golden wedding celebration of Mr. and
Mrs. Lyons Mussina, at Lock Haven, on
Monday. The event was made one of
more than usaal importance. Mr. Mussina
is a native of Centre county, having been
born in Aaronsburg seventy-eight years
ago. He was educated in the schools of
Aaronsburg and Millheim then learned the
printer's trade in the former place, going
to Hantiogdon in 1844 to work at
his trade and finally locating in
Lock Haven in 1850 where, three years
eed. They have two children living,
WHOLESALE A RREST oF WOODWARD
Ros BERs.—Bellefonte and Centre county
was thrown into a furore of excitement, lass
Friday evening, when three men and a
woman were brought here from Wood ward,
Haines township, and lodged in jail on the
charge of robbing Michael and Henry Eby,
two aged bachelor brothers, who live on a
farm near Woodward. The parties arrested
and brought here were Edson Faliz
and his wife, George Faltz,a brother of the
former, and Harry Kessinger. An addi-
tional sensational feature was added when
it was learned that the woman in the case
was, before her marriage to Fualtz, Mrs.
Jane Eslinger, widow of Bill Etlinger, of
the famous Etlinger tragedy episode at
Woodward, in March, 1895, when consta-
ble Barner was shot and killed while at-
tempting to arrest Etlinger who then bar-
ricaded his house and held a posse of several
hundred at bay for twenty-four hours un-
til the house was set on fire and he was
compelled to come out to escape being
barned alive; which he did only to shoot
himself through the head as he emerged
from the cellar door onto the sidewalk.
The history of the robbery of the Eby
brothers is one unparalleled in the annals
of thievery in this county, and dates back
more than a year. Michael and Henry Eby
are bachelor twin brothers, now close to
seventy-five years of age, and are among
the oldest settlers of Haines township.
Hard-working, thrifty and economical,
during the three-quarters of a century of
their lives they succeeded in acquiring a
half-dozen farms as well as considerable
money. Rather eccentric in their ways
they preferred hoarding ‘ their money in
their house to depositing it in the bank
and invariably had a large sum hidden in
an old oaken chest in their bed room.
Daring the past year or so, since the
marriage of Edson Faltz and Mrs. Esling-
er, the couple lived with the Eby brothers,
Mrs. Fultz acting as housekeeper and her
husband working on the farm. Along
about the last week in October, 1904, the
sensational denouement came that the Ebys
had been robbed of $1,000; that while they
were eating supper in the kitchen one Sun-
day evening robbers had gained an en-
trance through the front door, bad gone up
stairs, forced open the chest, took $1,000 in
money and a check for $1,000, which lat-
ter they threw away ou the stair steps, and
got away without being seen. Naturally,
the affair created considerable excitement,
not only in thas little village but through-
out the county; an excitement which de-
veloped into a sensation when some three
weeks later another story was circulated
that Michael Eby had heen held up at the
barn and compelled to disgorge the sum of
$2,000 which they had hidden in the barn.
Fortunately, however, this story was un-
true; the. facts in the case being that
after the Sunday evening robbery the
brothers became frightened. They had be-
tween $500 and $600 in gold, much of it in
$1 pieces, hidden in the chest which the
robbers overlooked. Michael took the gold,
went out to the sheep pen and buried it
under a hen’s nest. Three hours after-
wards he went tosee if it was all right
when to his dismay he discovered the gold
was gone.
Then it was that the two old men de:
cided that patience had ceased to be a vir-
tue and they called in some of their rela-
tives in consultation and it was determined
to make the attempt to capture the rob-
bers.
their suspicions as to who the guilty par-
ties were, but were unable to get any evi-
dence against them, so decided to employ
outside aid. Consequently, on or about
the 15th of January John H. Eby, of
Zion, a nephew of the twin brothers, came
to Bellefonte and consulted Gettig. Bower
& Zerby. They advised him to secure the
services of a competent detective and rec-
ommended the International ageucy of
Philadelphia.
Negotiations with the agency were soon
satisfactorily closed and about three weeks
ago Edward D. Baker, a representative,
came here and in the disguise of an inval-
id old soldier who had been ordered to the
country for his health and run out of mon-
ey was waiting in ‘Woodward for his pen-
sion check. Baker soon discovered that
the Fualtzes and Kessinger always seemed to
bave plenty of money. They were work-
ing for $1.00 a day and yet they spent friv-
olously from 25 cents to 50 cents a day.’
Various other bits of evidence were obtain-
ed until Baker felt certain that he was on
the track of the right parties. He then
came to Bellefonte and telegraphed his dis-
coveries to the agency and the head man,
Mr. A. L. Millard, came on at once.
Baker went back to Woodward, but up-
on the strength of his information war-
rants for the arrest of the four above nam-
ed were sworn out and given to detective
Millard. Armed with these warrants he
went to Woodward last Thursday morning
and after strolling around a little came
across Baker, George Fultz and Harry Kes-
singer. Millard immediately placed Baker
under arrest on the charge of stealing a
watch and chain, the Saturday night pre-
vious in Bellefonte. Baker vehemently
protested his innocence, maintaining that
he had not been away from Woodward,
(which he hadn’t) and that he could prove
an alibi by Fultz and Kessinger. The men
showed a willingness to swear that Baker
had not been away from there; Millaid de-
manded more evidence. Accordingly they
all went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
son Fultz, who after the robberies at the
Eby’s last October had been turned out of
that house and gone into a home of their
own, and they both stated that Baker was
innocent because he had been there the
night in question.
© Millard replied: ‘Well, shat will be all
bok of whom were present at Monday's
gathering. Hy SAGE
= ;
So
right, D'II*lea¥e him go:
RE
[t might be said that the Ebys bad |
I want and I bave a warrant here for the
four of you. Youn are my prisoners!’ and
he stepped to the door and locked it.
That same evening George Fultz, who is
only 18 years old, confessed that he and
Kessinger bad committed the robbery of
Sanday evening, in October,and stated for-
ther that the affair had been planned by
Edson and wife, who bad planned a more
elaborate supper than usual and kept the
two old men in the kitchen while Kessing-
er and young Fultz robbed the chess.
Fultz stoutly maintained, however, that
they secured only $145 in money, of which
he got $70 and Kessinger $75, and that
they had spentit all. He most emphatie-
ally declared that he knew nothing at all
about the robbery of the gold from under
the hen’s nest, but intimated that his
brother and his wife were implicated. Con-
sequently on Friday morning Edson Faltz
was put through the ‘‘sweat-hox’’ process
and he finally confessed that he had some
money hidden, but declared that he had
not stolen it—just found it in an old stove-
pipe hole.
On Millard demanding the money the eld-
er Fultz secured a pick and shovel and tak-
ing the detective over a mile back of Wood-
ward to a small woods he dug from beneath
the roots of a pine tree a glass jar from
where be took a roll of bills in which there
were just $1023. Fultz said the roll was
just-as it was when be found it and that he
had not used a cent of it.
Satisfied with their work so far the de-
tectives brought the quartette to Belle
fonte Friday evening and lodged them in
jail. Saturday morning they had a long
interview with the prisoners and secured
information implicating four others in the
various robberies. Consequently the detec-
tives returned to Woodward, on Monday,
and on Tuesday morning arrested, and the
same evenicg brought here and lodged in
jail, Charles and Wilson Haines, brothers,
and Thomas G. Bowersox. These men al-
80 confessed and from them the detectives
secured a note for $100 loaned to a mer-
chant in Aaronsburg, which note was pre-
sented by the detectives and paid.
Thus up to this time seven people bave
been arrested for robbing the Ebys and it
would not be at all surprising if additional
arrests are made, as the detectives working
on the case claim they are in possession of
important information which they have
not yet divalged. The robbing of the Eby
| brothers dates kack over a year. Af var-
ious times they bave been robbed of sums
ranging from $100 to $500 and it is in tak-
ing the aggregate of all their losses that
they place the total at from $4,000 to
$5,000. The case will come up for trial at
the April term of conrt and will be one of
the most interesting and sensational in
years. Ex-Judge John G. Love has been
retained as counsel for the prisoners.
—— GOO en.
——PFor 10, 20 or 30c. you can see the
Verna May company any night next week,
at Garman’s, in one of the popular plays.
—— Wallace Gephart bas been appointed
general superintendent of the Central Rail-
road of Pennsylvania to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of his father, the late
J. W. Gephart.
er
— Owing to an unusual press of elec-
t ion returus and local matter the WaTcH-
MAN'S always newsy and interesting Pine
Grove letter was this week unavoidably
crowded oat.
— oe
—The Daughters of the King enter-
tained about one hundred Academy stu-
cocoa in the Sunday school room of St.
John’s Episcopal church, Wednesday even-
ing.
ees.
——That the medicine which Mr, J.
Kyle McFarlane, of this place,dispenses for
the rel ief of those suffering with skin trou-
bles or facial blemishes is of more than ordi-
nary virtue there is no question. So many
bave found it efficacious thas it might al-
most be regarded as infallible. Among
his latest customersis A. A. Furman, of
W elisboro, who writes for two bottles more
of it and says, ‘‘Tell Mr. McFarlane that I
have experienced a great deal of relief since
using it.”’
Gee
——The funeral of Mrs. Louisa Harris
Hoy was held last Saturday afternoon. The
services at the residence of Col. W. Fred
Reynolds were private and attended only
by the relatives and most intimate friends
of the deceased. Rev. Dr. William Laurie
officiated. The pall-bearers were the
Messrs. George L. Potter, of Baltimore ;
James H. Potter, of Bellefonte ; Boud,
Donald, John and Allen Sommerville, of
Winburne, all nephews of the deceased.
Interment was made in the Hoy lot in the
Union cemetery.
See
——Suanday noon when Mr. Charles
Wetzel, with his two children in a buggy,
started home from attending morning serv-
ices in the Reformed church the hold-back
strap of the harness broke leaving the bug-
gy run forward against the horse. The
animal instead of running stood still and
began to kick. It kicked the singletree off
the shafts, then the shafts loose from the
buggy, kicked off the dash and part of the
top and finally kicked Mr. Wetzel fair in
the face. The animal was shod with never-
slips and the three sharp points penetrated
Mr. Wetzel’s face, one alongside the
mouth, one on the nose and another on the
forehead, though wveither cab was deep.
James Cornelly finally caught the horse
and others coming to his assistance Mr,
Wetzel was helped out, washed and band-
aged np and then went home alone. Very
fortunately the kick of the horse was about
spent when it landed on Mr. Wetzel’s face
and though cat and marked his injuries
are not serious and he is out and at his
work as usual. Neither one of the ohil-
18's you people
dren was injured.
dents and others with ice cream, cake and |
A BAD RUNAWAY.—Thomas Beaver’s
team figured in quite an exoiting runaway,
last Friday afternoon. The horses were
hitched in a sled and were left standing at
the corner of the Bush house by the
Adams express office, while the driver went
into a nearby store. John Porter Lyon
came along with his automobile and the
team started down around the Bush house,
though only on a jog trot until the driver
and others began to call out “whoa’’ to
them when they started on a gallop down
through the lamber yard. A farmer by
the name of Herman was going down to
the mill with a load of wheat and a young
son of Mr. Gamble was on the rear end of
the sled. He happened to turn around
when the runaway team was not twenty
feet away and with rare presence of mind
jumped and ran between two board piles.
The road was too narrow for Beaver’s team
0 pass the other and in the horses attempt-
ing to run one on each side of the sled,
they were both thrown upon the sled. The
tongue and one of the horses struck Mr.
Herman, knocking him from the sled and
badly tearing the ligaments of one arm.
Fortunately the Herman tean: was a quiet
one and bracing themselves held the run-
aways until the driver and others arrived
on the scene and got the horses extricated
from Herman's sled. Both horses were
more or less cut while one sustained a
a badly wrenched leg.
*oe-
CouNciL MEETING.—President Jenkins
and members Kirk, Mallory, Fenlon, Sei-
bert, Wise, Keichline, Keller and Derstine
were present at Monday night’s meeting of
borough council, which was one of the
shortest on record. None of the commit-
tees had anything of importance to report.
The chief of the fire department and the
chief of the Logan fire company recom-
mended the purchasing of the Eclipse dry
chemical fire extinguisher for use by the
department.
Mr. Fenlon made a suggestion that a
committee be appointed to meet a commit-
tee from Tyrone council in regard to the
Home for Orphan Children for which the
will of the late Col. E. J. Pruner provides.
The council, however, held the matter
under consideration to be taken up ata
future meeting.
The following bills were approved and orders
drawn :
Street pay roll... onl nL A
Police pay roll...... :
$33 39
66 50
Adams Express Co.. 55
i W. Harrison Walker... 2 BIND
| Water Works pay roll. ws 108 50
LA, Allison... ..ooeceenens. 2 54 82
i A. Allison.............. , 2 96
I Befte'Frol & SUDPPIY.....ce... iiss, 151 40
— Se
AN EVENING OF MIRTH AND MYSTERY.
—Laurant will give one of his mysterious
and wonderful performances in Petriken
hall, Tuesday evening, February 28:h.
This attraction will be one of the best of
the W. C. T. U. Star coarse and you can-
not afford to miss it. Owing to the popu-
larity of this class of entertainments the
tickets will be : General admission, 33c. ;
he sold at the window in the hall for 25c.
This will include a seat in the last five
rows only, reserved seats for children same
price as for.adults. Secure your seats early
at Sheffer’s. Chart opens on Saturday
morning.
YOUTHFUL WORKERS FOR CHARITY.—
The delightful little play, ‘‘Prince Charm-
ing’s Fate,”” which some of the children
of State College gave on the evening of the
21st ult. not only brought a full measure
of enjoyment to those who witnessed it,
but resulted in realizing $32.50 which the
child-actors generously sent to the support
of the Bellefonte hospital. Since the first
production, which was given at the heme
of Mrs. L. E. Reber, they have repeated
the play in the College chapel and realized
$65.00 for the public library of the town of
State College.
ees.
THE PAULIST FATHERS’ M1ssioN.—The
Mission being held in St. John’s Catholic
ohurch by the Paulist Fathers is proving a
most successful one. Next week the ser-
vices will be especially for non-Catholics
and the subjects for each night will be as
follows:
Monday evening. ‘‘Christ, the Divine
Teacher;”” Tuesday evening, ‘‘The Need
of a Creed;”” Wednesday evening, ‘‘Can
we be tanght through the Bible alone?”
Thursday evening, ‘Why confess our sins
to a man?’ Friday evening, ‘‘The Loid’s
Supper—is it mere bread?”’ Sunday morn-
ing, “The Good Shepherd;’ Sunday
evening, “Why I am a Catholic.”
CHANGE IN MAIL CARRIERS.— Under a
recent letting the mail carriers on the star
routes leading out of Coburn and Millheimn
will be changed, on Jaly 1st next as fol-
lows : A. W. Yearick, who bas been carry-
ing the mail from Woodward to Coburn,
will be succeeded by C. W. Hosterman, of
Woodward. Charles Smull, who has for a
number of years heen the driver of the
mail wagon from Rebersburg to Coburn,
will retire and M. C. Haines, of Rebers-
burg, will take his place. C. M. Sheats,
of Madisonbarg, will deliver the mail from
that place to Millheim, taking the position
now occupied by John F. Miller.
- ode
Nor SMALLPOX.—Tuesday morning
quite an excitement was created in Centre
Hall when it was reported that Alice Gains,
who lives in the family of George Chase,
had thesmallpox. Physicians were called
in consultation and even Dr. Geo. F. Har-
ris, of this place, as representative of the
State Board of Health, was sent for, but
after a thorough examination it was found
that the disease was chickenpox and every-
body breathed easier thereafter.
reserved seats, 500. ; children’s tickets will
News Purely Pevsonal.
—Cap't. A. C. Mingle made a business (rip to
Altoona, on Monday.
—Mrs. Frank P. Blair spent the past week with
her mother in Philadelphia.
—Mr. A. G. Morris, of Tyrone, was a Belle-
fonte visitor last Saturday.
—Hon. Harry R. Curtin, of Roland, was a Belle-
fonte visitor Tuesday evening.
—Col. John A. Daley, of Curtin township, was a
Bellefonte visitor on Wednesday.
—J. C. Meyer Esq., returned Monday evening
from a two weeks trip to Joplin, Mo.
—Wallace Gephart made a business trip to
Philadelphia the latter part of last week.
—Mr. Emanuel Noll spent last Sunday with Lis
daughter, Mrs. C. F. York, at Warriorsmark.
— Miss Annie Redding, of Snow Shoe, visited
the Misses Curry, on Logan street, the past weel.
—David Bartlet Jr., a student in the Anderson
Business college, Altoona, visited his parents over
Sunday.
—Prof. James R. Hughes attended the Y. M,
C. A. convention, in Johnstown, the latter part
of last week.
—Mr. F. H. Clements, of Sunbury, president of
the Central Railroad of Pennsylvania, transacted
business in Bellefonte yesterday.
—John Munson was an arrival home from Yale,
last Thursday, called here on account of the
death of his uncle, J. Wesley Gephart.
— Miss Bertha Noll, daughter of Hon. and Mrs.
John Noll, returned during the week from a visit
w ith friends in Altoona and other places.
—Secretary L. B. Hindman returned, Monday
morning, from Johnstown, where he wasin at-
tendance at the State Y. M. C. A. convention.
—Mrs. Isaac B. Maitland and two children, of
Williamsport, came up to Bellefonte, last Friday,
because of the serious illness of Mrs. Maitland’s
father, Mr. Daniel Garman.
—Mr. Wilbur F. Malin, superintendent of the
Huntingdon and Clearfield Telephone company
with head officesin Clearfield, came over Satur-
day to spend the Sunday with his family in this
place and to remain until after the election.
—Mrs. Geo. T. Brew, of Ronceverte, W. Va., is
in Bellefcnte this week superintending the re-
moval of the Jackson furniture and belongings
from the Burnside house on west Curtin street,
to a room in the Brockerhoff block on Bishop
street.
—Miss F. H. Bersherer, head nurse in the
Bellefonte hospital, is away on a fortnight’s visit
at her home in Marlsboro, N, J.; and her absence
at this time when the hospital is almost filled
with patients, is badly felt by the very efficient
corps of nurses in that institution.
—Burgess W., Harrison Walker is off on a busi-
ness trip to Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Wil-
liamsport. Since Mr. Walker has been estab-
lished in hisnew location on High street his
business has increased considerable and it is
difficult for him to get away, even for a few
days.
—Mr. J. Malcolm Laurie, cashier of the new
bank at Winburne, took advantage of election
day on Tuesday and Washington's birthday
Wednesday, closed the bank for the two days
and came over to Bellefonte to see his uncle and
aunt, Rev. and Mrs. William Laurie, and shake
hands with his other numerous friends.
—dJohn Noll, son of Mr. Emanuel Noll,” who is
with his brother-in-law, C. F. York, the Malena
man of Warriors-mark, recently returned from a
two month's trip through the west in the interest
of the Malena medicines,and took time this week
to spend a couple days with his father here. He
also made a pleasant call at the Warcumax office
while in town.
~—Mr, Joseph Katz, who is now in Lewistown
in business for himself, spent Sunday with his
parents in Bellefonte and reports doing a very
nice trade. At the present time he is having the
building in which he is located entirely remodel-
ed and expects to have to close his store a couple
days until the work is completed, in which event
he will spend the time in Bellefonte.
—Mr. Alf. Tate, of Punxsutawney, was an ar-
rival in Bellefonte, on Tuesday, called here by
the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. John Tate.
He remained until Wednesday afternoon and on
his return home was accompanied by his sister-
in-law, Miss Pearl Mewshaw, one of the attractive
compositors in the Democrat office, who will make
a week’s visit with her sister in that thriving
Clearfield county town.
—Mrs. H. S. Cooper, (nec Miss Mary Morris)
who spent the greater portion of last season with
her aunts, the Misses Benner of this place, and
joined her husband at Galveston, Texas, a few
months since don’t seem to be very “warmly”
impressed with the South as yet. In ordering
the Warcumax sent to her new address she
writes ‘“‘the ‘Sunny South’ has been a delusion
and a snare thus far for we have had very cold
weather for this climate, catching the ‘tail-ends’
of northern blizzards, and then the people here
sufter from the cold so much for neither they nor
their houses are prepared for it.”
—Rev. George Muller, the anti-saloon advocate
of Clearfield, who will be remembered by a num-
ber of our citizens as having been present at last
year’s session of license court to protest against
the granting of the licenses ot Harry Washburn,
of Osceola, and Lawrence Nugent, of Rush town-
ship, was a Bellefonte visitor, on Wednesday,and
paid his respects to the Warcumax office. The
reverend gentleman was on his way to Phila-
delphia to establish a branch saleshouse for the
Sheffield King Milling company, of Minneapolis,
of which he will have charge, as a better means
of bringing in the cash than in advocating the
abolishment of the liquor traffic.
T naNks 10 Eacn AND Aru.—The determination
of our old friends, who have stood by the Warcn-
MAN “through thick and thin,” to have their sub-
scription dates advanced, as well as the multi-
plicity of those enrolling themselves as new
patrons, is keeping us busy these days acknowl-
edging their favors. The past week has shown
no diminution in the evidence of appreciation
of the Warcnman’s efforts to furnish all the local
news that is reliable and printable and such
political facts and opinions as conditions and the
truth warrant. This is its mission and its large and
increasing patronage is evidence of how well the
thinking and intelligent people believe this
mission is being filled. And then the kind words
that come with remittances, and the hearty per-
sonal approval of those who call, are stimulants to
increasing effort for better results. During the
past week the Warcamay has had reason to “tip
its beaver” to Mr. David Otio, of Kermoor ; Mrs.
John McDonough, of Covington Ky. ; Miss Sadie
C. Hile, of Pleasant Gap ; Mr. D. G. Runkle, of
Spring Mills ; Mr. H. N. Kerns, of Lemont ; Miss
Carrie Rankin, of Clearfield ; Mrs. A. A. Miller,
of Millheim ; Mrs. H. 8. Cooper, of Galveston,
Texas; who writes : ‘I feel each week as if I were
welcoming a friend from home when the Waren
MAN comes and now that I am so far away it is
doubly acceptable,” Miss Kate Gummo, of
Florence. Italy ; Mr. Jacob Bottorf, of Lemont ;
Mr. Henry Havemeyer,of Lancaster ; Mr. Jackson
Greirson, ot Louisville, Ky. ; Mr. John Moyer, of
Lock Haven ; Dr. T. C. VanTries, of Bellefonte ;
Mr. Wm. H. Houser and Mr. Harry Searson,
Grand Island, Neb. ; Mr. D. A. Boozer, of Centre
Hall ; Mr. John Klinesworth, of Miflinburg ; Mr.
Wm. Pifer, Salona; Mr. John Noll, Warriors:
mark ; Mrs. Kate Kline, Franklinville ; Mr. Wm.
Reardon, of Frackville ; Mr. John W. Miller, of
State College ; Mrs. John Powers, of Bellefonte ;
Dr. Edith Schad, for Miss Mary*Weaver, o
Philadelphia ; John G. Geary, of Harrisburg;
Mr. John Brown, of Loganton; Mr. J. Wesley
Foreman, of Spring Mills ; Mr. H. <. Taylor, of
Bellefonte ; F, T. Wallace, of Milesburg ; Mr. J.
C. Condo, of Fenn Hall; br. Geo. L. otter, of
al more ) +; Mr. Wm. Hoover, Wingate, an
Charles Snyder, of Penna Furnace.
BARNES—HOYT.—George A. Barnes and
Miss Mary C. Hoyt were married, Wednes-
day evening, February 15th, at the home
of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Allen V. Hoyt,
Philipsburg. The ceremony, which was
witnessed by only the immediate friends of
the contracting parties, took place at 7
o'clock, and was performed by Rev. F. J.
Clere. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Barnes, Sr., and is employed as a
clerk in the Moshannon National bank.
The bride is one of Philipsburg’s most
charming and accomplished young ladies.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnes will go to House-
keeping in Philipsburg in the near fatare.
. en i oi
DUNCAN—THOMPSON.—ALl. H. Duncan,
of Philipsburg, and Miss Frances Thomp-
son, of Stormstown, were married at noon,
Wednesday of last week, at the home of
Mr. Duucan’s parents, in Washington, D.
C., the bride having lived in Washington
the past several years where she held a
position in the Congressional library. The
groom is an accountant in the First Na-
tional bank, of Philipsburg, and a most :
exemplary young man. The bride is a
daughter of the late A. J. Thompson, of
Stormstown. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan will
reside in Philipsbarg.
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THE VERNA MAY CoMPANY.—Manager
| Garman has secured the Verna May com-
pany for his next week’s attraction and
they will open their engagement with an
elaborate rendition of that famous comedy-
drama, ‘‘Queen of Hearts,”” which is the
first time it has been presented at popular
prices by a repertoire company. Miss May
in the title role is said by all who have
witnessed the play to be as good as the ac-
tress who played it on the one night stands.
All special scenery is used for each play
and everything is carefully looked after by
manager DuBois, whose years of exper-
ience in the business has taught him what
the public want, and it is always his aim
to give them the best of everything and no
money or pains are spared to make the Ver-
va May company a success. Among the
plays to be presented are some well known
successes, viz: ‘‘ The Danghter of the
South,” “Utah,’’ Sunset Mines,” “A
Night in Chinatown’’ “On the Mobile,”
‘‘Fogg’s Ferry’’ and others.
*0e
ARRESTS WILL BE MADE.—For some
time past persons have been stealing pic-
tures from the Brockerhoff house cafe, the
balls and even from the rooms. The parties
who have been doing the pilfering are
known and the time bas come when fore-
bearance has ceased to bea virtue and land-
lord H. S. Ray has determined to stop it
and will cause the arrest of the next person
or persons who carry off anything from any
of the halls or rooms of the hotel. So, be-
ware !
Lies
—The missionary musicale, on last
Friday evening, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. K. Hicklen, was such a pleasure
to the audience and so remunerative to the
cause that the host and hostess ought to be
quite proud of their achievement. The
money was for the silver anniversary offer-
ing of the Woman’s Home sooiety of the
M. E. church. $15.70 was the amount
realized.
Announcement.
Prof. John S. Hosterman will conduct, at
Hublersburg, Pa., a Summer school of eight
weeks, beginning Monday, April 10th.
Tuition, $5.00 for the term. The work of
the school will be along the line of the com-
mon grammar grade to the advanced teach-
ers’ class. Board can be secured at reason-
able rates. For further information ad-
dress. PROF. HOSTERMAN,
50-8-tf Hublersburg, Pa.
Philadelpnia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red.............. L1414@1.15
“ —No.2.. L10 @1.11
Corn —Yellow.... 50@52
‘“ —Mixed new. 49@49Y4
Onata........ cou Shree vases 36
Flour— Winter, Per Br’l.. 4.25@4.40
“ —Penna. Roller... wn 4.50@4.75
‘“ —Favorite Brands. .. 6.35@6.50
Rye Flour PerBril.........cocvssrssvsses 4.40@4.45
Baled hay—Choice TimotNo. 1... 9.00@15.50
£8 te LA Mixed “1 12 00@13.50
9.00@21.50
Rellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by C. Y. WAGNER,
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Tess :
Rea WHeAE, (cis sierra astenie: « L15
New wheat 1.15
Rye, per bushel........ enssees 60
Corn, shelled, per bushel... 50
Corn, ears, per bushel.......... 50
Oats old and new, per bushel.. 32
Barley, per bushel... oii. 50
Ground Plaster, per ton.. 8 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel... aaariaave aes 1
Cloverseed, per bushel.... ..$7 00 to 88 C0
Timothy seed per bushel.......... sreennnese$2.00 to $2.25
Bellefonte Produce Markets,
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel............c.e.uen. essere sesnnne 40
Onions, : 100
Eggs, per dozen 28
sr per 8
Country S. 8
Tallow, per po 4
Butter, per pound.
eseeren
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