Bellefonte Pa.. March 24, 1905.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——The country e&chools have about
reached their closing period.
—— Burgess W. Harrison Walker enter-
tained the members of council at dinner at
the Nistany country club last evening.
——John Bower, of Julian, better known
as “‘Peg-leg Bower,’’ was killed on the rail-
road at Johnstown two weeks ago.
——Rev.. H. C. Holloway preached a
very ‘interesting sermon in the Presbhy-
terian church on Sunday evening.
——Mr. John C. Rumberger has moved
his family from Spring street to the Rich-
#rd’s house, on east Linn street.
——Up to the time of going to press
Judge Orvis has made no disposition of any
of the license applications, nor has there
been any time set in which todo so.
——Charles L. Holter, of Howard, has
accepted the position as time-keeper at the
Nittany furnace to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Wallace Reeder.
——The Curtin heirs have placed in the
Presbyterian church a beautiful memorial
in remembrance of ex-Governor .Andrew
Gregg Curtin and his wife, Mrs. Catharine
Curtin.
.— Rev. L. W. Stahl, of Everson, Pa.,
will preach in tbe U. B. Church Sunday,
March 26th, morning services, at 10:30
o'clock, and evening services at 7:30
o'clock.
—=-Mr. John D. Meyer, principal of the
Bellefonte High school, is preparing a cat-
al ogue of the schonl for the benefit of the
patrons as well as those who may wish to
become students.
——Ex:Sheriff John Spangler, of Centre
Hall, suffered a stroke of paralysis, last
Saturday, but by this time he has recov-
ered to such an extent that he is able to he
up and around again.
——Bellefonters will shortly have an
opportunity to hear and see Miss Grace
Brishin on the stage as she will appear at
Garman’s, on Tuesday evening, April 4th,
in ‘‘The Christian.”
——T. C. Rumberger, who the past two
years has been in the employ of the
Bellefonte ‘Republican, has resigned and
gone to Philipshurg to accept a position
with the Pennsylvania railroad company.
——Don’t fail to make your plans to at-
tend the great sale at Rock farms on March
31st. More stock, more modern imple-
ments and farm supplies will be offered
there than ever hefore at a public sale in
* Centre county.
——— Arthur C. Colyer and Miss Annie S.
Harnish, both of Hecla Park, journeyed to
Bellefonte, on Monday, and at 11 o’clock
in the morning were united in marriage
by the Rev. Dr. H. C. Holloway. at his
residence on east Linn street.
——A change is heing made on the stone
house occupied by Philip Beezer, corner of
Spring and Bishop streets, in which the
old stone chimney is being entirely torn
out, that the rooms through which is
passed might be enlarged.
——Mrs. Katbarine Condo, widow of
the late Jerry Condo, the turnkey mur-
dered in the Centre county jail last July,
has been granted a soldier’s widow pension
of eight dollars per month, to date from
last August.
—— While working in the room in the
Bush Arcade being fixed up for Doll’s
bakery George T. Bush, on Tuesday,
tramped on. a nail which penetrated his
foot about an inch. The injary isa very
painful one.
——Encouraged by his suceess in track
farming, last season, ex-sheriff Cyrus Brun-
gars will go into the business on a very
much larger scale, at his home in Centre
Hall, this season. His principal crop will
be onions, which he grows from the seed.
— Morday night a couple of drunken
men created a disturbance on Howard
street by breaking into John Morrison’s
house aud raising a general racket at sev-
eral other places, though they managed to
wet away before a policeman made bis
appearance,
-—The Bellefonte Academy has juss
been equipped with modern fire escapes
by the Taylor & Drau Fire Escape com-
pany, of Pittsburg, the work of erecting
them being done by Mr. Arthur Hoop, of
Allegheny, who isa skilled mechanic in
“that line of work, as well as a very pleas-
«ant young gentleman socially.
——A brakeman named Hemphill bad
his chest badly squeezed hetween the
eogine tender and a car, on the Bald Eagle
Valley railroad at Mill Hall, Sunday after-
noon. He was taken to Lock Haven for
medical attendance after which he was sent
to his home in Tyrone on the afternoon
train. JItis not known how badly he is
hart, ashis injua ries are mostly internal.
——Last Sunday and Monday’s Phila-
delphia papers printed the details of the
ssrange disappearance of Frank W. Wal.
dron, who left his boarding place, Friday
morning and never returned. His wife,
who was formerly Bessie MoCafferiy, of
this place, made a thorough search of ali
the hospitals in the city, fearing that he
had been hurt in some way or suddenly
taken sick, but up to this writing the
whereabouts of the man has not heen dis-
covered.
HENRY PETRIKEN HARRIS.—Few of
the older men who have been identified
prominently with the life of Bellefonte are
left. Their passing is a matter of more
than ordinary moment, because most of the
un written history of a community is treas-
ured in their minds. With the death of
Henry Petriken Harris at his home on
Howard street yesterday morning a man
is gone, who, more than any other, has
been associated with the life of Bellefonte
for almost four decades. Born here seven-
ty-nine years ago he spent his entire life
in the place of his birth; watching the
development of the municipality and con-
nected by ties of consanguinity or warm
personal friendship with all the men who
measure of prominence the town has ac-
quired by illustrious citizenship. Mr.Har-
ris was a rare man in ‘many respects, a
type of the older school, his name will be
indissolubly connected with the early his-
tory of Bellefonte.
Having been the leading undertaker dur-
ing all his active life his . was the duty of
laying to rest the departed from all walks
and when he is laid away in the Union
cemetery on Monday a career that has
been fraught with historical interest will
have been ended.
Mr. Harris was a gentleman, indeed;
genial, courteous and considerate. Promi-
nently active in the Republican politics of
the county he was a factor to be considered,
though his ambition was rather to help
his friends than to seek preferment for
himself. Constantly alive to matters of
public import he was a leader in many of
the undertakings that had the town’s best
interests}as an objective. He has lived
among us in seasons of prosperity and de-
pression, through times of sorrow and glad-
ness, ever an even tempered, hopeful man
whose character was such as to leave an
impression that will last while the town
stands. :
He was the son of Samuel and Nancy Pet-
riken Harris and was born in this place,
in the old Harris homestead just
in the rear of the house in which
he died and on the same lot of
ground where he has lived all his life, on
the 22nd of November, 1825, which would
make his age at his death just 79 years, 3
months and 26 days. His father was a
native of Baltimore but his family moved
to Lycoming county while he was but a
child and there his boyhood days were
spent until the war of 1812 when he enlist-
ed in the army. After the war was over
he came to Bellefonte and embarked in the
cabinet making and undertaking business.
Here he met Miss Nanoy Petriken, a mem-
ber of one of the oldest, best known and
most celebrated families of the town, aod
the two were married after a brief court-
ship. Henry Harris the subject of this
sketch, was one of a family of eight chil-
dren of whom but three yet survive, John
P. and Elizabeth Harris, of this place, and
Mire. Elliott, of Knoxville, Tenn.
After his school days were over Henry
learned the cabinet making trade in his
father’s establishment and worked with
him up until the time of the latter’s un-
timely death, the resnlt of an accident, in
1865, when he succeeded to the business
and carried it on for a number of years
when he quit cabinet making and gave his
whole attention to the undertaking busi-
ness, in which work he was actively en-
gaged until about five years ago when he
had a bad fall which incapacitated him
from work and the business has since been
carried on by his son, Hardman P., though
still in his father’s name.
~ Deceased had the distinction of being
the oldest male resident of the town who
was born here and lived all his life in
Bellefonte and this fact, coupled with the
very remarkable memory of the man made
him an authority on the history of the town
of the past hall century and more. In
polities he was a Republican, always
staunch and true to his party principles.
In religion he was a Methodist and though
not one of the most active workers in the
chu ich was always ready and willing to do
what be could in the Master's cause. In
his knowledge of local Methodism his acute
memory was perhaps the most retentive,
as be could recount with wonderfal ex-
acti tude every incident of any moment in
connection with the church here as well as
the names and the years of pastorate of the
various resident ministers.
“Mr. Harris was onited in marriage with
Miss: Mary Tonner, a daughter of John
Tonner, then a resident of this place but
who afterwards moved to Canton, Ohio.
The result of this union was five children,
all living, as follows: Wilbar F., of Har-
risburg; Hardman P., at home; Lydia T.,
now Mrs. Wm. Galway, of Radford, Va.;
James H., at home, and John T., of Al-
toona. The funeral will be held on Mon-
day.
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LoXG.—Mrs. Harriet Long died at her
home on the Isaac Tressler estate, near
Linden Hall, Tuesday night of last week,
of infirmities incident to old age, after an
illness of one month’s duration. She was 88
years of age and was the last member of
the well known Leech family, who were
among the early settlers of Penns-valley.
Almost her entire life was spent on the
Leech homestead, near Linden Hall. She
is survived by one son, Avdrew Long, of
Spring Mills. The foneral was held on
Friday. :
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HAGERTY.—Leroy Smith Hagerty died
at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Hagerty, in Philipshurg, Sunday
night, of tuberculosis, after an illness dat-
ing back to last September. Deceased was
born in Curwensville and was a few days
over twenty-five years of age. He was
a member of the Presbyterian church and a
highly esteemed young man. "The faueral’
was held yesterday afternoon.
through these years have brought what |
| Wednesday afternoon,
ANDREW GREGG CURTIN.—Andrew G.
Curtin Jr., died as Torresdale, near Phila-
delphia, Saturday, March 18th, at 5.15
o'clock in the afternoon, of valvalar disease
of the heart. He had been'in’poor health for
some months and about one month ago gave
up business in the city and from that time
until his death was confined to his room
and bed most of the time. His death came
suddenly and was a great shock to his
family and fijends. Some time ago he
united with the Presbyterian church of
Torresdale and was resigned and ready
when the summons came.
Funeral services were held as his late
residence, at 2 p. m. Tuesday, March 21st,
Rev. Dr. Peacock, of Torresdale Presbyter-
ian church, officiating. Interment was
made in Woodland cemetery, Philadel-
phia, in a grave beside hie wife, who died
in Bellefonte, in the winter of 1889, and
who prior to her marriage in 1877 was Miss
Emma Kimball, of Philadelphia. Two
children, Howard K. and Marcia Irvin are
left to monrn the loss of!a kind and af-
fectionate father.
Andrew G. Curtin Jr., was a son of the
late Roland and Eliza Irvin Curtin, and
broth er of Col. Austin Curtin, Gen. Jno. I.
Cartin and James C. Curtin, the three
surviving members of the once large fam-
ily.
He was born at Eagle rolling mills,
(Cartin’s) —in the house now occupied by
Austin Curtin—on March 15th, 1847, be-
ing 58 years and 3 days old. Receiving
a good common school education, when
about 15 years cld he was sent to Law-
renceville, N. J., where he completed his
course.
bank while in Bellefonte he, with his fath-
er, Adolph Loeb. and Jacob Thomas formed
the firm of Curtin's, Loeb & Co., and
operated the glass works in Bellefonte for
some years.
In 1874, his father and John Curtin re-
tiring from the old established irop firm of
R. C. & J. Curtin, the new firm of Curtin
& Co. was formed with Constance Curtin
Austin Curtin, James B. Curtin, Andrew
G. Cartin Jr., H. R. Cartin and J. G. Cur-
tin as partners, which continued with sev-
eral changes until sometime in 1890, when
the works closed down and on the day of
the election in that year Andrew left for
Philadelphia to engage with the large iron
commission firm of L. & R. Wister, re-
maining with that firm until about 1900
when he, the Wisters and others started
the Bristol rolling mills, running them for
some years, Andrew being the general su-
perintendent. After their close he and his
son became iron brokers with an office in
New York and one in Philadelphia.
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GERBERICH.— Exceptionally sudden was
the death, at 10 o’clock last Friday even-
ing, of Mis. C. T. Gerberich, of this place;
For a number of yearsshe suffered with a
cancerous affliction and of late had been
the victim of stomach trouble bus for a few
days prior to her death her condition bad
been so much improved that her friends
were hopeful for a continued improve-
ment. Friday morning she felt so much
better that she went out for a short walk
and was quite cheerful. About three
o'clock in the afternoon, however, she bad
a sudden sinking spell and though she
rallied somewhat from it, her condition
was such as to cause her family grave ap-
prehension. She retired to bed about 9
o’clock and shortly after had another sink-
ing spell from which she never rallied,
death ensuing within the hour.
Prior to her marriage Mrs. Gerberich
was Miss Sarah Deck, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Deck, and she was born in
Berks county, June 4th, 1840. Later the
family moved to Lebanon county, where
on November 24th, 1859, she was united
in marriage to Calvin T. Gerberich. Forty
years ago the Gerberichs moved to this
place where they have made their home
ever since. - Mrs. Gerberich was a woman
of gracious disposition, open-handed in
ber hospitality and cpen hearted in her
friendships. She was a faithful and con-
sistent member of the Reformed church, a
woman who will he greatly missed nos
only by her family but by a large circle of
friends.
Sarviving ber are her husband and three
children, as follows: Mrs. C. U. Hoffer, of
Philipsburg; Mis. L. C. Wetzel, of Toledo,
Ohio, and Harry L., at bome. Ope dangh-
ter, Anna, died sixteen years ago. The
‘funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2
o’clock, from the house. The services were
in charge of Rev. Ambrose Schmidt, assis-
ed by Rev. Dr. H.C. Holloway. Inter-
ment was made in the Union cemetery.
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HOMAN.—George H. Homan, a well
koown farmer of Potter township, died
suddeply at his home near Centre Hall,
at 4 o'clock last Saturday afternoon, of
paralysis. Up until Saturday be was in
his usual health and doing his work about
the farm, but that morning he was strick-
en with paralysis, suffering three strokes
in quick suecession which resulted in his
death. :
Deseased was born at Farmer’s Mills and
all his life bad lived in Pennsvalley. He
was united in marriage to Miss Emma
Lease, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Lease, of Farmer’s Mills. The result of
this union was six children, as follows:
Albers B., Franklin V., Elsie E., Charles,
Arthur E. and Clayton, all of whom with
his wife survive. The funeral was: held
interment being
made at Centre Hall.
Chia inter, a former resi-
dent of Bellefonte, died on Wednesday, at
his home, 1807 Hoffman street, Philadel-
phia, aged 67 years. © He issurvived by hi
wife, two eons and four'daughters. ©
Clerking in the store at home and; in a,
SS
STEELE.—Muis. Mary Steele,probably the
oldest resident of Pleasant Gap. died at her
home in that place, Saturday afternoon, of
diseases incident to old age, she being 94
years old. She was born in the village in
which she died and where she spent her
entire life. Her maiden name was Mary
Lonebarger, and she was the danghter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Lonebarger, who
were among the earliest settlers of that
section. Her husband’s name was Jacob
Steele, who died only a few years ago.
Deceased is survived by two sons and
three danghters, namely: Wm. L. Steele, of
this place; Jacob Steele, of Towa: Mrs. Wm.
Symmonds, Mrs. James Crotzer and Annie,
all of Pleasant Gap. The funeral was held
on Taesday afternoon, interment being
made in the Union cemetery, Bellefonte.
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HOLTER.—Mrs. Susan Holter, wile of
M. P. Holter,of Howard, died at her home
in that place on the 14th inst., after a
lingering illness with that dread disease,
corsmmption.
Deceased was aged 54 years and was a
daughter of Emanuel and Mary Ann
Schenck. . She is survived by her husband
and five children, as follows : Minnie, Mrs.
Chauncey Pletcher, Charles, Samuel and
James, all of Howard, one brother, Joha
F. Schenck, and a sister, Mrs. Irvin M.
Lucas, of Howard township. The funeral
was held Thursday afternoon, Rev. I. N.
Blair officiating. Interment was made in
the Schenck cemetery.
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ARNEY.—-Mrs. John J. Amey died at
her home in Centre Hall, Wednesday, of
heart trouble, aged 69 years. She is sar
-vived by her husband and one son, Nevin.
The taneral will be held tomorrow.
i006 feliz op oy
GEPHART.—John Philip Gephart died
at his home at Zion, Monday morning, after
being in failing health for several years.
He was 75 years old. The funeral was held
Thursday morning.
Biol annoy
Ross.—Harrison Ross, a well-known
resident of Philipsburg, died Wednesday
morning, of paralysis, aged 73 years. He
was a stone-mason by trade and a veteran
of the Civil war. Surviving him are his
wife, four sons and three daughters.
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BRANNEN.—Mrs. Annie Brannen died
at her home in Altoona, Tuesday morning,
of a complication of diseases. Deceased
wae born in Bellefonte and was a daughter
of A. J. Lucas. She is survived by a hus-
band and three children.
——
THE PRUNER ORPHANAGE.—The ad-
visability of accepting the bequest of the
late Edward J. Pruner and the establish-
ing of an orphanage for friendless children
has been the much discussed topic of late.
The joint committee of Bellefonte and Ty-
rone councils, appointed to inquire into the
matter, figured that the net income from
the properties named as an endowment for
the orpbanage would be about $2,341.72.
The annual cost of maintaining the home
would be as foliows :
Matron $360, servant girl $208, man when
necessary for rough work $200, agent's
commission for looking after properties
$200, fuel $75, light $36, repairs $50, in-
surance $6,—-total $1135. This would leave
a balance of $1206.72 to provide for the
children. The committee agreed that the
approximate cost of maintaining the chil-
dren would be about $100 per year for each
child, so that the present income would be
sufficient to provide a home for at least
twelve little ones, the idea being simply to
provide a home where the children would
be fed, clothed and housed, and brought
under good influences,and not carry through
life the stigma that is attached to the in-
mate of a county home or alms-house.
Sete ll emer
A WoMAN FARMER.—Centre county
can boast of a woman farmer in the person
of Mies Ella Decker who, according to the
Centre Reporter, ‘‘manages her father’s
farm, in Georges Valley, a short distance
east of Potters Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Green
Decker, the parents of the young lady, last
spring went to North Dakota, and since
none of the brothers could be induced to
take the old homestead, Miss Decker
took the farm in charge and has been chief
manager for the past year. She is assisted
in the performance of the work by two
younger brothers, but the management
wholly rests on her shoulders. She has
met with good success, and if this had
taken place in a western State, she
would be the central figure of a wonderfal
story such ae can only emanate from a
locality in which cyclones have their birth.
In the fertile valleys of Pennsylvania the
incident is left to become a year old before
it ever comes to light.”
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JUDGE ORVIS ON DIVORCE CAsES.—In
court last Saturday Judge Ellis L. Orvis,
io a talk to the members of the bar, said
that during his term on the bench he would
require attorneys to be more full and ex-
plicit in all testimony relating to applica-
tions for a divorce. That heretofore the
testimony of perhaps a brother or a sister
or some near neighbor of the libellant had
been acoepted as amble on which to grant
a decree but that he would require the
testimony of outside parties, in fact, evi-
dence of just as general a character as is re-
quired in any quarter sessions case. And
that he wanted the evidence presented to
him in the form of questions and answers
and not abbreviated or a written synopsis
of what the witnesses testified to. Judge
Orvis gave as his reason that the question
of divorce was one of the growing evils of
the present day and it was his purpcse to
grant decrees only in such oases as the evi- | 0, of g
dence shotlld” warrant, ©
News Parely Pevsonal.
—Mrs. George Lose is visiting friends in Al-
toona this week.
—C. D. Motz, of Woodward, transacted business
in Bellefonte, on Monday.
—Joe Katz was over trom Lewistown to spend
Sunday with his parents.
—Ex-sheriff John P. Condo, of Sunbury, trans-
acted business in Rellefonte last Saturday.
—Mr. Emil Joseph and his nephew, Harry
Holz, returned, last Friday from New York.
—Mrs. Kirk Tate and two children, of Philips-
burg, visited friends in Bellefonte this week.
—Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Achenbach, of Lock Hav-
en, visited friends here last Friday and Saturday.
—Miss Bertha Cross, stenographer for Sheriff
H. 8. Taylor, is visiting the home of her aunt, in
Philipsburg.
—Mre. Sarah Etters, of Lemont, was in !Belle-
fonte the latter part of last week on a shopping
expedition. r
—dJohn G. Carson, of Buffalo Run, was in town
on Tuesday and departed with his arms full of
bundles as usual.
—Miss Mary Bradley has returned homa from
a three week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. George
P. Bible, of Philadelphia.
— Mrs. John J. Bower, with her two very inter-
esting children, spent several days this week vis-
iting friends in Williamsport.
—Vinton Beckwith, Jacob Woodring and J. F.
Walk were upper Bald Esglers who transacted
business in Bellefonte on Monday.
—Miss Kate McGowan will leave today for West
Chester, where she will enter the convent of the
Sacred Heart, to study for a Sister's orders.
—Mrs. Hewes, a cousin ot Miss Ellen Woods,
who has been in Bellefonte for a ten days visit
left for home in New York last Saturday.
—Mr. Cyrus T. Hall, of Philipsburg, was in
Bellefonte on Tuesday looking up his candidacy
for the recorder nomination on the Republican
ticket.
—Jas. Gleason Esq., the young attorney who
is so rapidily coming to the fore at the Clearfield
county bar, was in Bellefonte on business Tues-
day.
—Mrs. W. I. Fleming, went§{Monday morning
with, Mr.. Fleming to Harrisburg, expecting to
spend the week there, in Philadelphia, Milton
and Williamsport.
—Mrs. J. A. Aiken was a passenger west on the
1:05 train, Monday afternoon on her way to New
Y ork and Philadelphia to secure the very latest
in ladies spring clothing,
—Jose ph H. Rhoads, of Tacony, Pa., supervisor
of the New Jersey division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, visited his mother, Mrs. Maria D.
Rhoads, in this place the past week.
—Mrs. Freidman, wife of Dr. Louis E. Freid-
man, of New York, and who is better remember-
ed as Miss Edith Holz, is visiting her parents in
this place, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Holz.
—Rev. John A, Wood, Jr., left Wednesday
morning for Berwick to attend conference in ses-
sion there, in consequence of which his pulpit
will be unoccupied the coming Sunday.
—Henry M. Allison, ot Spring Mills, a candi-
date for the county treasurer nomination on the
Republican ticket, came to Bellefonte on Tues-
da y to see if his chances were any good.
—James Gleason, of Houtzdale, a man who
stands six feet, six inches in his stocking feet,
and who is undoubtedly the tallest Democrat in
the State, was a Bellefonte visitor on Tuesday,
—J. D. Hall, conductor of Central R. R. of Pa.,
has gone to Atlantic City for a few days to assist
Mrs, Hall in getting moved into their new home.
The Hotel Hallwoode, South Carolina Ave. and
Beach. : :
—John 1. Potter, agent for the P. R. R. Co. at
this place, and Hon. H. R. Curtin, of Roland,
went dewn to Philadelphia on Monday, to act as
pall bearers at the funeral of the late Andrew G.
Curtin Jr.
—Mr. and Mrs. Louis Beezer, Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Beezer, of Pittsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Batt, of Punxsutawney, and Mr. and Mrs. Bert-
ram, of Altoona, were in Bellefonte last Friday to
attend the funeral of Joseph Beezer.
—In correcting an error made in a personal of
last week we would say that Mr. and Mrs. D. D.
Boalich, of Mt. Carmel, were visiting at the
home of Dr.and Mrs. Seibert on Allegheny street,
Mr. Boalich being a brother of Mrs. Seibertt
—Rev. William Dale, of Cleveland, Ohio, was a
Bellefonte visitor last week. He was on a visit
lege township, and came to this place to see his
uncles, Clement and A. A. Dale, Esqs.
—Mrs. Elizabeth Reeder, who has been spend-
ing the winter at the Brockerhoff house, return’
ed Monday to her home on the hill for the sum.
mer, while Wallace left Sunday afternoon for his
new work on the Shoemaker contract at Lewis-
town. ’
—F. J. Heverly and wife, of St. Louis, Mo,, are
? visiting friends in this county. Mr. Heverly is
an old Centre county boy, having been born at
Howard. He is now in the gent’s furnishing:
business ir St. Louis and is meeting with a good"
measure of success.
— Considerable regret was ours on Tuesday be-
cause we chanced to be out when our good friend
W. A. Neese, of Linden Hall, called. Mr. Neese
gets over here so seldom and is such a pleasant
gentle man that we have always listed him among
the most welcome to the Warcuman sanctum.
—Mr, and Mrs. Frank T. Burr, who were resi-
dents of this place for several years, spent Sun”
day in town at the home of Dr. Edith Schad.
Mrs. Burr will prolong her stay for several
months but Mr. Burr returned to his home in
Emporium on Monday. He is a graduate of
State and is now chemist of the Climax Powder
company. 5
—Mr. J. W. Raymond, with his wife and little
daughter, drove down from Houserville, on Tues-
have selected a pleasanter day, but the plans had
all been made some time before and you know
Mr. Raymond is a great man for doing things in
there order. They expect to move over to Lin-
den Hall in a few weeks.
—We always did know that our old friend Billy
Bickle was a regular Bellefonte visitor on April
1st so it was little wonder that;we were surprised
at se eing him in town on St. Patrick’s day. Inas-
much as his ancestors got all jtheir Irish blood
out of Dutch soil we must admit that it was busi-
ness and not the Patron Saint’he left his home in
Mill Hall on Friday to look after. 3
—Mr. J. A. WhitemanZand [son H. E. White:
man, formerly of Bellefonte but now of Ashtola,
Pa., were callers at the Warcuman office,Jon Tues-
day, and this was the first occasion that the edi-
tor had to personally thank the gentlemen for the
delicious fruit cake received from themjat Christ-
mas time. During the time that the old nail
works were in operation here the senior White-
man was employed there for a number of years:
and he is now here on an extended visit among
friends and old acquaintances. R 4
—Among the out-of-town people who were in
of Mrs. C.'T. Gerberich were C. U. Hoffer and
Gerberich, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Gerberich, wife’
of Huntingdon; Mrs. Will Tyson, of Tyrone;
Rev. Morris Swarlz, of Patton; Rev. M. P, Hock-
teelton, Rev. George] Limbert, of Dan-
T'ville and Edgar Swarlz, of Panxsutawney.
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm, J, Dale, of Col-|
day, to do some shopping. Of course they might |
Bellefonte, on Wednesday, to attend the {funeral |
family, of Philipsburg; L. C. Wetzel and ifamily,
of Toledo, Ohio; Henry E. Deck,a brother of Mrs. |
of Senator Daniel Gerberich, of Lebanon; Dr. and |
Mrs. Enos Gerberich, of Shamokin; Mrs. Funk, | Ia
—Judge Ellis L. Orvis spent the week on a
business trip to Philadelphia.
—Miss Mary Thomas, Mrs. Fenlon and Mrs.
Mollie Valentine are at the Shelburn in Atlantie
City.
—J. W. Mayes, the hustling tombstone man of
Houserville, was a Bellefonte visitor on Wednes-
day.
—Miss Mary Hunter Linn leaves this morning
for a visit of several weeks with Mrs. Haldeman,
of Harrisburg.
—Lee Larimer was up from Jersey Shore,
Wednesday, for fa day with his mother who is
convalescing rapidly from her recent illness.
—For several days the latter part of last week
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Fortney entertained as their
guest their nephew, John Williamson, of Milroy.
—Mr. C. P. Long, of Spring Mills, spent a coup-
le days in Bellefonte this week, and just now he
is not a candidate for any political honors, either.
—Miss Kate Gessner returned Saturday evea-
ing from Punxsutawney, where she has beea
visiting her sister. Mrs. Ed Rine, for the past six
weeks,
—Gen. James A. Beaver is away in New York
in consultation with the company building the
soldier’s monument and Curtin memorial about
the erection of the same.
—Mr. and Mrs, J. S. McCargar will go to Pitts-
burg next Wednesday where they will join a par-
ty of Equitable Life Insurance company agents
on a three weeks trip to Florida.
—Will J. Dorworth, whois with the General
Electric company, at Sche nectady, N. Y., arrived
home last evening for a brief visit with his par-
ents, Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Dorworth.
—Mr. Ellis Shaffer, of Miles township, a candi
date for the nomination for sheriff on the Deme
cratic ticket, was a Bellefonte visitor yesterday
and called at the WaTcumay office.
—Mrs. Harriet L. Kurtz, who has been spend-
ing the winter with friends in New York, Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City, came to Bellefonte yes-
terday afternoon for an indefinite visit.
—Mr. G. B. Markle, oi Jeanette, who has beea
flourshing in that bustling glass town ever since
he left Belletonte some years ago, was an arrival
here last Friday, called home by the serious
illness of his venerable father who still resides
in the quaint little chalet near Roopsburg.
—The out-of-town guests at the Daggett-Murch
wedding, Wednesday morning, were Mr. and
Mrs. Seth Daggett and two daughters, Mrs. Henm-
ry L. Baldwin, Miss Dorothy and Miss Margaret
Baldwin and Mrs. D. Longwell, all of Tioga, Mrs,
Lucey Scoville, of Elmira, N. Y,, and Miss Georgie
Daggelt, of New York City.
—Mrs. George Thompson came down from her
home at Alto, on Tuesday, to speud a few days at
her grandmother’s, Mrs. Louisa Bush, on Spring
street. She was accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Calloway, who spent the past twe
weeks with her daughter and who the same day
went on to Jersey Shore for a visit with friends
there.
—Mr. and Mrs. Rush G. Larimer, who came in
from Indiana county last week to spend a few
days with Bellefonte friends, departed yester-
day, for Lewistown where Mr. Larimer will take
charge of all the horses used by Mr. T. A. Shoe-
maker on his Pennsylvania railroad job while
Mrs. Larimer will superintend the boarding
house for Mr. Shoemaker and his various bosses.
—To the following friends and patrons the
Watchman takes pleasure in acknowledging the
substantial favors shown it the past week and te
assure each and all of its highest appreciation of
their patronage and good wishes: Mr. Jerry
Jones, Wilkinsburg ; Mr. Wm. Bickel, Beech
Creek ; Mr. George Berry, Mill Hall ; Mr. George
Weaver, Romola; Mr. Arthur Simpson, Wash-
ington ; Mr. Henry Hoover, Braddock ; Mr. Geo.
Johnson, Aspinwall ; Miss Louise Gessner, Belle-
fonte ; Dr. D. K. Musser, Bellefonte ; Mr, L. A.
Gessner, Kane ; Mr. P. A. Gearhart, Philipsburg;
Mrs. J. D. Hall, Atlantic City ; Mr. W. A. Nees,
Penn Hall; Mr. J. W. Raymond, Houserville;
Mr. H. C. Quigley, Bellefonte ; Miss Sophia
Rockey, Hublersburg ; Mr, Albert D. Homan,
Centre Hall; Mr. Jackson Jury, Middletown ;
Mr. Aaron Snook, Milton ; Miss Mary Devling,
New York ; Mr. John T. Todd, Philipsburg; Hon.
Cyrus Gordon, Clearfield; Mr. Wm. Bennett,
Wallacetown ; Mr. Seth Jackson, Altoona,
——Every drop of rain that falls on she
water shed of Logan’s Branch saves Belle-
fonte horongh a corresponding amount of
coal.
f Seeail
JOHN DUBBS SPEARS AT LaAsT.—He
tells the farmers who want a spreader that
thoroughly pulverizes the manure and re-
duces the breakage of the machine toa
minimum to buy the ‘‘Success.’” He
knows its the best and invites you all to
his place in Bellefonte to see it, as well as
the Evans double corn planter and
other implements he keeps. 9-74*
Announcement.
Summer school opens in High school build -
ing, Pine Grove Mills, April 10th. For par-
ticulars address, W. S. GERHARD,
Pine Grove Mills,
50-10-2¢t Penna,
Sale Register.
Marcu 29.—A¢ the residence of Jno. P. Lyon,
Pennsylvania Furnace. Horses, cows, wagons,
Surrey, sleighs, farm implements and house.
hold goods, Ete., 170 ; bushels oats, 35 bushels
Potatoes, ete. Sale at 1p. m., sharp. R. @.
Goheen, Auct.
Magen 3Ist.—At Rockview Farm, 6 miles south
of Bellefonte on Boalsbarg Pike, the largest lot
of Farm Stock and Implements ever offered
at a single sale in Centre county. For details
see advertisement in this paper and mammoth
sal bills posted throughout the county. Sale
at 9 a. m.
ir ———
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
‘the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
WReat—Rad. nna 1.10@1.10:
“ —No.2.... 1.06@1.06
Corn —Yellow....... o 56.
‘ —Mixed new.. 52
OBER... ores sicsiorirnssiirmsosssi listers Tons
Flour— Winter, Per Br
!* —Penna. Roller.
‘“ —Favorite Bran . 6.30@6.56
Rye Flour PerBr'l.... .. 4.35@4.49
Baled hay—Choice . 1... 9.00@15.66
woo “ Mixed “1 1200@13.50
BErAW eas 9.50@20.00
Rellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weeklv by C. Y. Waaner,
~The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
EJ Ee Re AL SNR DEAE BT |
| New wheat....... is 1.12
‘Rye, per bushel...... 60
Corn, shelled, per b 50
g ears, per bushel.. 50
Oats old and new, per 32
Barley, per bushel..... 50
Tr to)
‘Bellefonte Produce Markets,
. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
rd, per
| Country Sho
™ Sides.
Hams...
| Tallow, per pound....sivenseseses
‘Butter, po POURA. cr iriiveirrinnion
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