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‘Bellefonte Pa.. Dec, 22, 1905.
CoreESPONDENTS.—No communications pub
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
he writer.
TOWN AND COUNTY
THINGS ABOUT
No Paper Next Week.
Owing to the fact that the employees in
this office desire to enjoy the holiday sea-
son along with everybody else no paper
will be issued next week. The office, how-
ever, will be open all the time and we
would be pleased to have our friends call
The
next issue of the WATCHMAN will be on
any day whether on business or not.
January 5th ; in the meantime we wish
all
Christmas and a happy and prosperous
WATCHMAN readers a very merry
New Year.
—— “*Fire and Flames’ in Petriken hall
tonight.
——Stephen Finnegan, superintendent
of the Whiterock quarries, was off duty,
Monday, with a bad cold.
——Sheriff-elect Henry Kline made pub-
lic sale of all his stock and farming im-
plements on Wednesday.
——Four new warning signs have been
put up by the Pennsylvania railroad com-
pany at the High street crossing near the
depot.
—— Mr. and Mrs. Cbailes S. Hughes, of
the Bellefonte Academy staff, are rejoicing
over the arrival of a fine young son, who
made his advent last Friday.
——Many a proud turkey will lose its
head to-day over the approaching Christmas
without even a look in at the many pretty
novelties displayed in the various stores
and shops.
——A number of Knights Templar of
Constans Commandery, of this place, at-|
tended a special conclave of Baldwin II
Commandery, No. 22,in Williamsport, last
Friday evening.
Mr. Emil Joseph has so far recover-
ed from what threatened to he a case of
blood -poisoning that he is back home
again, merely going to the Hayes sani-
torium once a day to have his foot dress.
ed. i
——W. W. Montgomery is making ar-
rangements to move his family from the
house they now occupy to the old Mont-
gomery homestead on Allegheny street,
sometime between the first of the year and
April first. ’
—— Miss Bessie Showers, daughter of
Mr. and Mus. J. C. Showers, of easé Bishop
street, underwent quite a serious operation |
in the Hayes sanitorium, one day last
week, but at this writing is getting along
very nicely.
——Duon’r forget that this is the night
for Col. Maxwell’s ‘Fire and Flames’ in
Petriken hall. As (he entertainment
for the henefit of the Undine fire company
it should be well ‘patronized. Go and
induce your friends to go as well.
——Last Saturday master John Harper,
son of Mr.
T homas street, was nine years old and his
parents helped him celebrate the eveut by
giving him a birthday party which was
much enjoyed by all who were fortunate
enough to be there.
——Cards of invitation are out for the
wedding,at 12 o'clock noon De. ember 28th,
of W. Overton Hannon, a former Howard
young man, and Miss Mary Smith, of Potts-
ville. The wedding will take place in the
Unit:d Evangelical church in the latter
place, after which there will be a reception
at the home of the bride’s parents.
——Father Nevin Fisher, a native Cen-
tre countian, who was born and raised at
Boalsburg aud a brother of Dr. P. S.
Fisher, of Zion, bas started in to raise
sixty thousand dollars for the purpose of
remodelliog the exterior of St. John's
Catholic church on Thirteenth street, Phila-
delphia, of which he has been pastor quite
a number of years.
~—— Christmas services will be held in
St. John’s Reformed church as follows :
Sunday, 11 a. m., Christmas sermon and
music. Sanday evening, 7 o’clock, Chil-
dren’s festival service. ‘“The Blessed
Morn” will be given by the school. Mon-
day, Cbristmas evening, at 7:30 o’clock, a
special service of praise will be held to
which all are cordially invited.
——The Brockerhoff house pow sports
one of the bandsomest busses ever
geen in Bellefonte. It was built in
York and was purchased on Monday by
landlord H. S. Ray. The body of the ve-
hicle i3 black with yellow running gears, a
harmoniziog contrast. The buses is much
lighter than the old one with practically
the same seating capacity.
——Mr. L..C. Bullock has disposed of
his interest in Milesburg and the latter
part of next week will leave for Indiana,
Pa., where he will take charge of a large
wood novelty works as superintendent.
The company with which he is going will
also take up the manufacture of the table
and ironing board as well as several other
novelties patented by Mr. Bullock. The
position is a good one in every way while
it wiil afford Mr. Bullock a better oppor-
tunity to get his novelties on the market
than he would have at home. If he is
pleased with the location he will move his
family there about April first. While we
are sorry to lose Mr. Ballock from this
county we congratulate him on the posi-
tion secured.
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and Mis. Jared Harper, of
SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD, THIRTY-
SEVEN YEARS A JUDGE.—Last Friday
Judge C. A. Mayer, of Clinton county,
celebrated the seventy-fifth anniversary of
his birth at his home in Lock Haven and
though he has exceeded by five years man’s
allotted age of three score years and ten he
is still as hale and hearty physically, with
a mind as active, vigorous and acute as
when he was but half a hundred years old.
And, remarkable fact that it is, almost half
his life has been lived upon the bench as a
president judge.
Judge Mayer became a resident of Lock
Haven in 1852. He studied law with
White and Quiggle and after his admission
to the bar was elected district attorney of
Clinton county. In 1868 he was a candi-
date for president judge of the twenty-fifth
judicial district, composed of the counties
of Centre, Clearfield and Clinton, against
such strong men as the late John H. Orvis
and George R. Barrets, both of whom were
after wards elevated to the bench. Mayer
got the nomination and was elected. He
was re-elected in the same district in 1878.
In 1883 there was a re-apportionment of
judicial districts and the twenty-fifth was
changed to include Clinton, Elk and Cam-
eron while Huntingdon and Centre was
apportioned together. Judge Mayer was
re-elected in the new district in 1888 and
again in 1898, and they are now talking of
him as the only probable candidate in 1908,
if he retains the same mental and physical
vigor be now has. Almost thirty-seven
years continuous service on the bench isa
record held by no other man in the State,
avd Judge Mayer has every reason to feel
gratified with this fact as weil as with the
words of praise from his fellow jurists on
his wise administration of justice.
eget.
$100,000 BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.—
Following close on the heels of the Corey
scandal comes another sensation in Steel
Trust circles by tbe announcement from
Pittsburg that Gihson D. Packer has been
sued by a bandsome young widow for
$100,000 damages for alleged breach of
promise to marry. The case is of more
than ordinary interest hereabouts owing
to Mr. Packer being a native of Centre
county, a son of the late Job Packer, of
Howard township, and who has a number
of relatives and fiiends down Bald Eagle
valley. Less than twenty years ago he
went to Pittshurg where his brother was
located and through his assistance took a
course in the Michigan law school. He
then secured a position with Andrew Car-
negie and was finally made office counsel
and when the Carnegie interests were
merged into the United States Steel corpor-
ation he, with a number of others became
‘** millionaires in a night, ”’ as the story
goes.
The woman in the case is Mrs. Mary I.
Vetter, of Pittsburg, but who the past
summer has been living in New York.
Attorneys for the plaintiff have about one-
hundred and fifsy letters written by the
' defendant and
| sensational developments are promised
which will implicate other members of the
steel trust.
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AN INVOLUNTARY BATH.—Last Friday
| evening Roth McCafferty boarded the
| Bellefonte Central railroad train at the
Pennsylvania depot to ride down to the
lime kilos. It was dark and when the
train stopped the girl supposed it was at
i the lower switch and she went out on the
steps and jumped off.
on solid ground she plunged down into
about four feet of water in Buffalo run,
the train having stopped at the upper
switch instead of the lower which brought
the rear platform on the bridge over Buffalo
ran. Of course the girl screamed and
James McNichol, who happened to be
around the kilns, hike all unrecognized
heroes, at once went to the rescue. He
pulled Miss McCafferty out of the water
and hurried her into the nearby office of
the American Lime and Stone company to
dry her clothes and it was not until the
girl became more thorooghly chilled than
at first that they discovered there was no
fire in the stove and she was compelled to
make her way to the nearest house and
dry her clothing before she could return
home.
RIG
Dr. ATHERTON TO RETIRE.---The an-
nouncement was made at chapel, at State
College, Wednesday morning, that Dr.
George W. Atherton had given notice that
he wished to retire from the active presi-
dency of the collegeand a committee of the
board of trustees has been appointed to
look up a candidate for his smccessor. In
the meantime Dr. Atherton, whose health
has been poor of late, has been granted a
leave of absence until the opening of the
spring term that he may go to a warmer
climate. If at that time his successor has
been secured the change will be made,
though it may not take place for a year.
Dr. Atheron came to State College from
Massachusetts in the year 1832 and
at all times worked indefatigably and
unceasingly for the upbuilding of the
institution. And now when he retires
itis with the knowledge shat State Col-
iege has grown to be one of the leading
educational institutions in the State.
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HAND CRUSHED.---While working at the
brick works at Howard, last Friday, Harry
Krape had the misfortune to have his right
band caught in some of the machinery and
badly crushed. He was brought to the
Bellefonte hospital where it was found
necessary to amputate the member about
midway between the wrist and elbow.
Krape is twenty-eight years old and an
industrious young man who is to be sym-
pathized with in his misfortune.
zr e—
~——Don’t forget the meeting of the Linn
bistorical society in the court house, Wed-
nesday of next week.
if the case comes to trial
Instead of aliyhting juries dressed,since which time he has been
| worker in Centre county.
BorOUGH COUNCIL. — Every member
was present at Monday evening’s meeting
of borough council. John J. Bower Esq.,
was present and urged council to take some
‘definite action on the demands of George
A. Beezer, liveryman, , for damages for
changing the grade of Water street. No
action was taken.
The Water committee reported that the
extension of a water pipe to Coleville had
been completed; that a satisfactory settle-
ment of the claim for water taxes against
the American Lime and Stone company
had been made, and that the Bellefonte
Gas and Steam Heating company had of-
fered to pay $600 in settlement of the claim
against them, which offer the committee
recommended be accepted. Several mem-
bers of council objected and on a vote five
stood for acceptance and three against and
the matter is thus closed.
The clerk was authorized to purchase a
new order book after which the following
bills were approved and orders drawn :
Street pay roll
P. RB. R. Co... 2 0
P, R. R. Co.. 150 00
Police pay ro 65 L0
W. Harrison Walke 15 53
R. B. Taylor....... 20 00
J. H. Gross...... 7 50
B. F. Williams... 50
Water works pay rol: 96 00
J. I. Olewine........... . 2828
W. F, Reynolas.. . 100 00
A. Allison....... 73 64
D. F. Fortney
—— Wednesday uight’s rain came when
needed badly.
-—A. M. Hoover, of this place, has
secured the position of watchman in the
building of the Land, Title and Trust
company, Philadelphia.
——J. Milton Peters, of Unionville,
who bad his band badly injured while
threshing several weeks ago, bad three of
his fingers amputated at the Bellefonte
hospital Wednesday of last week.
R. B. Montgomery, after a trip to
Reading and a fuller understanding of all
the duties, etc., connected with the ap-
pointment as a private on the state con-
stabulary force, has concluded not to
acoept.
—-W. H. Burrows, of this place, rail-
way mail agent on the Bald Eagle Valley
railroad, last Wednesday, rounded out his
fortieth year of continuous service as a
mail agent on the railroad, a record equal-
led by very few men.
——The bridge on the Lewisburg and
Tyrone railroad over Cherry run was de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday,a fact which
accounts for the lateness of the Lewisbuig
train the past two days as all traffic bas to
be transferred at that point.
—— Last Thursday afternoon while out
in the yard the venerable Philip Barnbart,
of east Howard street, had the misfortune
to fall and break his arm. The fracture
was reduced and the aged gentleman bears
the affliction with marked fortitude.
——A¢t npoon last Friday some bed
clothes which had evidently fallen against
the stove pipe in the house occupied by
John H. Bryan, pear the electric light
works, caught fire and before the flames
were extinguished the bed clothing and
mattress were burned.
—— Last Saturday as Frank Lockard |
was driving in from the Bellefonte furnace |
he fell out of the buggy on his head. The!
horse jumped and the buggy ran over his
face cutting the flesh to the hone. He was
taken to the Bellefonte hospital and his in-
getting along all right.
——While exercising on the campus at
the Bellefonte Academy,one day last week,
Susie Donachy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel H. Donachy, fell and broke her
arm. She was taken bome where a phy-
sician reduced the fracture and the young
Miss is getting along all 1ight though she
will be compelled to remain out of school
for some little time.
——Wednesday morning of last week
when the local freight east on the Lewis-
burg and Tyrone railroad pulled up at
Centre Hall the engineer of tbe train found
lying outside the tool house two watches,
a necklace, a lady’s photograph and some
minor trinkets in jewelry. There was also
nearby a hunch of receipts which were
dated Renovo, showing that the articles
had evidently been stolen in that place and
that the thieves, becoming frightened lest
they be caught with the evidence on their
persons, had thrown them away where
found.
——ZEre another issue of the WATCHMAN
reaches its readers the official housecleaning
at the jail and court house will have taken '
place, as the new officers-elect will be
sworn into office Monday morning, January
first. The latter part of next week Sheriff
Taylor will move most of his household
goods to his new home on east Linn street
so that when Monday morning comes it
will not take him long to vacate the jail
for the occupancy of Henry Kline. Phil.
D. Foster will move back to State College
and A. G. Archey will retire to his home
at Pine Grove Mills. Up to this time
neither Mr. Kline nor Treasurer F. K.
White have announced their deputies.
——The hospital benefit on Wednesday,
December twenty-seventh, should arouse
the interest and put to work every charity
A pleasant
evening, consisting of a concert until half
after nine, a grand march, refreshments
and the dancing given its precentage of the
time should please and satisfy the most
critical, while the proceeds, the object of
the evening, are to be considered by even
the indifferent. An opportunity for a
small aid to Xmas charities is only encour-
aging the tireless workers for our mach
needed hospital and showing an appreci-
ation of an institution which has already
proven indispensible to the community.
SHAFFER.—Reunben Shaffer, one of the
oldest and best known hotel men in this
section died at his home in Flemington,
Saturday evening, of diseases incident to
old age. Deceased was born near Belle-
fonte and bad he lived until next April
would bave been eighty-six years of age.
In 1840 he went from here to Mill Hall
where he engaged in the foundry business
with Reuben Warner. In 1854 he went
into the hotel business at that place. In
1860 his first wife died and he enlisted in
tbe army serving until 1863 when he re-
married. From 1869 until 1891 he was
continuously in the hotel business, being
landlord at Flemington, Mill Hall, Lock
Haven, Howard, again at Mill Hall, Co-
burn and back again to Flemington. In
1892 he retired from the hotel basiness and
hae since lived a retired life in Flemington.
Surviving him are his second wife aud a
son and daughter by his first wife, William
R., of Flemington, and Mrs. Ira Johnson,
of Howard. The funeral was held at 2
o’clock, Wednesday afternoon, Rev. D. M.
Grover officiating at the services. Inter-
ment was made in the cemetery at Flem-
ington.
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KELLY.—Mzis. Bridget Kelly, widow of
the late James Kelly, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Michael Strohmier, in
Juniata, a saoburb of Altoona, at 5.30
o’clock Thursday morning of last week,
after an illness of three wezks with ail-
ments incident to old age.
Deceased, whose maiden name was Miss
Bridget Daley, was born in County Done-
gal, Ireland, almost eighty-nine years ago.
She came to America when only thirteen
years of age and for many years lived in
Bellefonte where her husband died about
eighteen years ago. Thirteen years ago
she went to Altoona and has since made
ber home with her children, of whom three
sons and three daughters sarvive, as fol-
lows: Jeremiah L., proprietor of the Com-
mercial hotel, Altoona; Michael, of Al-
toona; John, of Bellefonte; Mrs. J. M.
Strohmier, of Juniata ;Mrs. Samuel Sprank-
le, of Tipton, and Mis. Sarah McCoy, of
Bellefonte.
The remains were brought to Bellefonte,
last Friday morning, the funeral being
held at 10 o’clock, Saturday morning, from
St. John’s Catholic church. Interment was
made beside her husband in the Catholic
cemetery.
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WHITMAN.—David M. Whitman, a well
kvown resident of Hublersbarg, died at
the home of his son, C. E. Whitman, in
Middletown, Thursday of last week. He
had been ailing for several years with
dropsy and other complications which
finally resulted in his death. Deceased
was 55 years of age, and for many years
resided in Hublersburg. He was one of
the leading Democrats of that section and
a man esteemed by all his neighbors. His
wife died thirteen months ago bat sor-
viving him are eight children, as follows :
C. E., of Middletown ; J. W. and T. B.,
of Renovo; B. C.and D. F., at home ;
Mrs. Mary Markle, of Pleasant Gap ; Mis.
Mary Hinds and Cora V., at home. The
remains were brought to bis late home in
| Hublersburg, on Saturday, the funeral be.
ing held on Monday. Interment was made
in the Hublersburg cemetery.
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BATCHELER.—Edward Batcheler, the
seventeen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Batcheler, of Philipsburg, who
two weeks ago was so seriously injured in
jumping off a freight train at Osceola Mills,
died in the Cottage hospital at Philipsburg,
Saturday afternoon. Several days prior
to his death he showed signs of improve-
ment and there were hopes of his recovery
hut on Friday night his condition became
very alarming with the result that he sank
rapidly. In addition to his parents he is
survived by a number of sisters and broth-
ers. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
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SHOPE.—Sigmund Joseph Shope died at
his home in Altoona, at 1 o'clock Sanday
afternoon, of tuberculosis. He was taken
ill early last Aungust and lingered along
until about a month ago when he begar to
sink rapidly and steadily until the end.
Deceased was a son of William and Sus-
anna Shope and was born in Bellefonte June
11th, 1876. When eleven years of age he
removed with his parents to Altoona where
the family has lived ever since and where
the subjeit of this notice was married in
April, 1903. He issurvived by his wife,
four brothers and two sisters, as follows:
George, Elijah and William, of Altoona;
Louis, of Pittsburg, Mrs. W.G. Brown and
Mrs. Maggie Blair, of Altoona.
Rev. J. D. Hicks officiated at the funeral
services which were held at his late home,
at 2.20 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, after
which interment was made in the Oak
Ridge cemetery.
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——Anpril first next Bellefonte will lose
one of her residents in the person of O. C.
Campbell who will move his family to
some town in Cambria County, just where
he has not yet decided. His position as
superintendent of construction for the
Huntingdon and Clearfield Telephone com-
pany demands his presence in the western |
part of the State, owing to big extensions
of the company in that direction, and for
this reason he deems it best to move his
family out there.
——W. H. Shaffer, of Lock Haven, who
the past eight years has been employed as a
iraveling salesman for the Potter—Hoy
Hardware company, in this place, has re-
signed his position to accept a similar one
with the Sapplee Hardware company, of
Philadelphia, one of the largest concerns
of the kind in the country. Mr. Shaffer's
territory will be confined principally to
the interior of Pennsylvania for the present:
{ i News Purely Pevsonal,
| HoOUSEMAN—CORL. — A large number
—Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Krise, of Centre Hall, | of invited guests were present at the home
were Bellefonte visitors on Monday. wad
—Frank Mattern, of Warriorsmark, circulated
among his friends in this place, on Monday.
—Mrs. Maria D. Rhoads, who had been visit-
ing friends in Chambersburg, has returned home.
—Mr. Noah H. Swayne 2nd, returned, Monday
morning, from his trip to New York looking as
hale and hearty as of old.
—After a month’s visit at the home of his father
in this place, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Diehl left tor
their home in Indiana on Tuesday.
—T. K. Morris, Mrs. Morris and little Tom. of
Pittsburg, and Dr. Eloise Meek, of Johnstown,
will spend their Xmas day in Bellefonte.
—Yarris B. Heylmun, who now presides as
cashier over the Farmer's National bank, of In- |
diana, is expected home for Christmas.
—Mrs. Bellringer, nee Miss Mayme Sourbeck, of
New York, is here {o spend the Holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sourbeck.
—John Strouse, one of the enterprising young
men of Linden Hall, wasa Bellefonte visitor yes-
terday and did not forget the poor printer.
—Joseph Rhoads, superintendent of motive
power on the P. and E. railroad with headquarters
at Williamsport, was a visitor in Bellefonte on
Monday.
—Mrs. Maggie Raudenbush, of Pleasant Gap,
spent a couple hours in Bellefonte, on Wednes-
day, on her way home from a visit with friends
in Bellwood.
—Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith and children, of
Johnstown, were arrivals in Bellefonte, Monday
afternoon, to spend the holiday season wtth Mrs.
Smith’s mother, Mrs, Hamilton Otto, on east
Lamb street.
—Miss Louise Calloway will leave the coming
w eek for an indefinite visit in Baltimore, followed
by a shorter stay in Philadelphia before returning
to Bellefonte.
—Mrs. George Israel Browne and children left,
last I'riday evening, for her old home in Con-
necticut to spend the holiday season. Rev.
Browne spent Sunday in Williamsport.
—Mr. and Mrs. Ross A. Parker with their three
children, Eleanor, Ferguson and Mary, departed
on Wednesday for Somerset to spend the Holi-
days with Mr. Parker’s brothers and sisters.
—John D. Meyer left, on Wednesday, for Co-
lambia, South Carolina, to eat his Christmas tur-
key with his sister, Mrs. McCormick, after which
he will visit Savannah, Georgia, before returning
home.
—Miss Bessie Cooney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Mart Cooney, who the past season has been at the
head of a millinery establishment in Williams-
burg, Blair county, will arrive home tomorrow to
spend the Holidays.
—Ex-Sheriff Cyrus Brungart came over from
Centre Hall, on Tuesday, strictly on business and
not to doany Christmas buying. And he started
in right by dropping another year’s subscription
in the Warcamax till.
—Charles Murray, who for years was a section
foreman on the Bald Eagle Valley railroad but
who has lived in Tyrone since his retirement,
was in town the past week and made the Warcnu-
nAN office an agreeable call.
—Mrs. Amos Mu!'en, who spent the past few i
weeks visiting friends at Columbia and Lancaster,
returned home last Saturday evening. Col. Mullen |
is making arrangements to go to the soldier's
home at Erie for treatment.
—Ex-County Commissioner George I. Good-
hart, of Centre Hill, was a Bellefonte visitor, on
Monday, and in company with his son-in-law, D.
Wagner Geiss, made the rounds of the stores
looking at the Christmas things. He also was a
most agreeable caller at the Warcumax office.
—Mrs. Mary McCauley, who has been spending
the fore part of the winter in and about State
College, was the guest of Mrs. Lebkicker for a
week in Bellefonte,and is now with Mrs, Neyhart:
in Milesburg for a time, before leaving for Al-
toona, where she hopes to spend the remaining
winter months. !
—Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bradley left, last Sat.
u rday, for Bradford where they wiil spend Christ.
mas and the Holidays with their son, Robert, who
nolds a good position in one of the leading banks
of that town. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley do not take
a vacation very often and and it is hoped that this
trip will be one of uninterrupted pleasure.
—With that characteristic promptness so no-
ticeable in her late husband Mrs. W. H. Page
made her customary annual visit to the Warcu-
MAN office, Monday afternoon, and renewed her
subscription for another year.
trait in the American woman ot today, when
thrown upon her own business resources, that is
highly commendable.
—'Squire J. H. Griffin came down from Storms-
town, on Monday, to do alittle business before the
Holidays. Of course he wasn’t here shopping be-
cause he has too good a store of his own in that
thriving Halfmoon town, and inasmuch as he
appears very happy and contented and is looking
little older than he did when he simply ran a
s hoemaker’s shop we take it for granted that he
is at least fairly prosperous; and there is no
d enying the fact that he deserves to be for he
h as always been a hard worker and on the side
t he most loyal Democratic war horse in Halfmoon
township. :
—Mr. and Mrs. John Montgomery Ward, of
New York city, arrived in Bellefonte, Saturday
aft ernoon, on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. S. A, Bell, of
east Howard street. “Monte” spent a couple
hours, Saturday evening, in the hands of his
friends going the rounds and greeting old ac”
quaintances, some of whom he used to play ball
w ith even before he evolved the ‘‘curve’” which
w rought such a revolution on the diamond At
the recent election of a president for the Na-
ti onal League Mr. Ward’s name was mentioned
as a possible candidate but he would have none
o { it, declaring he was ont of base ball for good,
his entire time being now taken up with his ex-
ten sive law practice. Mr. and Mrs. Ward left for
their home Sunday evening.
—The Warcumax’s cheeriest Christmas greet.
ihg and heartiest good wishes for the happiest of
Ho lidays and the most prosperous of New Years,
is extended particularly to the following list of
both old and new friends who within the past
week have done their share towards furnishing
the printers Christmas dinner as well as securing
the best of county papers at the advance rates :
Mrs. J. V. Thomas, Philadelphia; A friend for
Mr. Hannon Overton,Pottsville ; Mr. L.. B. Frank,
R ebersburg ; Mr. Join Johnson, Wellsboro ; Mr,
Sil as Slack, Everett ; Mr. R. D. Ardery, Martha
Mr. Jacob Meyers, Linden Hall: A friend for
Dr. F. R. Robinson, Windber; A friend for Mrs.
A. J. Taylor, Athens; for Mr. J. J. Noll, Peabody
Kan ; and the Rev. A. H. Noll, Sewanee Tenn;
Miss Cooper, for the Misses Benner, Bellefonte ;
Mr. Lew Wallace, Milesburg ; Mr. Chas. Murray,
Tyrone ; Mr. J. K. Barnhart, Bellefonte ; Miss
A manda Barnhart, Mackeyville;. Mr. Henry
Hobson, Cresson ; Mr. Jules Jamison, Pittsburg ;
| Mr. Frank Fleck, Lebanon ; Mr. J. H. Griffin,
Stormstown ; Mr. G. L. Goodhart, Centre Hall;
Mrs. W. H. Page, Bellefonte ; Miss Klinger, for
her brother Edward Klinger, Bellefonte ; A friend
for Mrs. John Rummel, Youngstown, Ohio ; Mr.
Cyrus Brungart, Cente Hall ; Mr. J. M. Sankey ;
O sceola Mills ; Mr. John Dolan, Lamar ; Mrs. P.
A. Sellers,Waddle ; A friend for Mrs. I. A. Miller,
Pittsburg ; A friend for A, J: Cruse, Denver ; Mr.
Kline Woodring, Bellefonte ; Mr. Jacob Wiley,
Beaver Falls ; Mr. James Smith, Huntingdon ;
Miss E. L. Snook, Philadelphia ; Mr. Harry Long,
Westport ; Mr. William Mayes, Erie; Miss H.
F. Woods, Boalsburg; Mr. F. W. Carner, Hub-
lersburg ; Mr. Harvey D. Dunkle, Mingoville ;
Mr. F.- A. Neese, Tyrone; Miss Sue Dannley,
Pine Grove Mills, and Mr. John Strouse, Linden
Hall. :
This tendency to !
punctuality with little or no procrastination is a |
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Corl, of State
College, at 11 o’clock yesterday morning,
| to witness the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Emma Corl, and Allison Houseman,
of Altoona. The officiating clergyman was
Rev. C. T. Aiken, of Selinsgrove, formerly
of Pine Grove Mills. The attendants were
| Miss Ruth and John Lytle, cousins of the
| bride, while Mrs. C. T. Aiken played the
wedding march. Following the ceremony
‘a half hour was spent in showering con-
gratulations on the happy couple and view-
| ing the many valuable presents received hy
the bride after which the guests were feast-
ed on a most delicious and tempting wed-
ding dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Houseman
left on the afternoon train for a weeks
honeymoon trip to eastern oities after
which they will take up their residence in
Altoona where the groom is employed as a
stenographer on the Times.
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MOTHERSBAUGH—MEYER.—A more or
less pretentious wedding took place at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyer, of
Boalsburg, at 11 o’clock Wednesday morn-
ing, when their daughter, Miss Katharine
Meyer, was united in marriage to William
Mothersbaugh. The ceremony was pet-
formed by Rev. A. A. Black and the at-
tendants were Miss Margaret Mothers-
baugh, a sister of the groom, and Edward
Meyer, a brother of the bride. Following
the ceremony and a look at the many beau-
tiful presents received by the bride a deli-
cious wedding dinner was served after
which Mr. and Mis. Mothersbaugh depart-
ed, amid a shower of rice and old shoes,
for the train on their way for a hrief wed-
ding trip. The bride is one of the most
popular young ladies on the south side
while the groom is a prosperous young
farmer.
WRIGHT—ROCKEY.—Cupid’s darts have
been flying fast on the south side this
week. At noon on Wednesday a pretty
home wedding occurred at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. William Rockey, east of Boals-
burg, when their daughter, Miss Leah, was
united in marriage to John Wright. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J. I.
Stonecypher in the presence of quite a
number of friends, following which a
delicious wedding dinner was served. Both
young people are well-to-do and much
esteemed in that community. They will
| not go to housekeeping right away.
coo
| HAVERSTEIN- GREEN---Tuesday of last
week Theodore Haverstein, of Tyrone, and
Miss Jennie Green, of Unionville, were
married at the bride’s home in the latter
place. The next evening they were ten-
dered a reception at the home of the groom’s
parents in Tyrone. Mr. Haverstein isa
fireman on the middle division of the
Pennsylvania railroad and is an industrious
young man.
AIKEN—JOHNSON.—W. Elmer Aiken, of
Philadelphia, and Miss Fannie N.Jjohnson,
of Howard, were quietly married at the
parsonage of the Presbyterian church in
Mill Hall, Thursday morning, by the pas-
tor, Rev. L. F. Brown. The young couple
went to Lock Haven and had dinner, later
in the day going direct to Philadelphia.
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SoLT—DALEY.—John L. Solt, of Pitts-
burg, and Miss Sarah A. Daley, of Curtin,
were married at the U. B. parsonage in this
place, Friday evening at 6.30 o’clock, by
Rev. A. Davidson, pastor.
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——Lient. H. C. Egan, son of Mrs. J. J.
! Egan, of Blanchard,is now home on a three
month’s leave of absence in order to reer tit
from a recent illness. Lieut. Egan is con-
nected with the First regiment of the First
brigade of the U. S. marines and has been
stationed in Manilla much of the time.
Owing to ill health he was transported to
Japan four months ago where he was a pa-
tient in the hospital for over three months
until he r ecovered sufficiently to admit his
coming home when he was given a leave of
absence.
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Philadelphia Jlarkets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red...... S41 @85
¢ —No. 2 80L2@81
Corn —Yellow... 51@52
¢ —Mixed new.. 49@49Y4
Ole ss — 38@38%%
Flour— Winter, Per Br'l.. . 3.00@3.25
‘“ —Penna. Roller .... 3.60@3.70
‘“ —Favorite Brands.. 4.80@4.85
Rye Flour PerBr’l 3.75@3.80
Baled hay—Choice TimotNo. 1... 11.00@15.50
44 * fe Mixed “1 8.00@12.50
Straw. a, 8.C0@14.00
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 :
ew wheat........... sesenereseeisresanrratsrasvisives vse 80
Rye, per bushel. ..siseissiirainneessimenes esavesesee 56
Corn, helled, per b hel 5C
Corn, ears, per bushel......c.ccueveinninennnns ere 50
Oats old and new, per bushel. 30
Barley, per bushel........c.eess visssisnvissssssssseenes 45
Groun yy er ton... 8 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel... stersrsvissh 50
Cloverseed, per bushel.... $7 00 to $8 00
Timothy seed per bushel ....§2.00 to $2.25
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel......... ue 60
Juions. 3 riseusereisy 5
s, per dozen. 25
i per pound... 8
Country Shoulders. 8
Sides......... 8
Hams.... 12
Tallow, per pound.. *3
Butter, per pound. ..... ve rieerssuores 25
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