Bellefonte, Pa., February 8, 1907.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS,
— Mrs. W. A. Ishler and daughter,
Miss Alice, are both quite sick with the
grip.
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~—Mrs. James Parks was admitted to
the Bellefonte hospital for treatment last
Saturday.
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~—Henry Sawmpsel, the watchman at
the Centre County bank, ie seriously ill as
his home on Spring street.
ern a ep mesma
—On Monday L. W. Wer, of Aarons-
burg, sold his bouse and lot to J. Z. Hal-
fley for five bundred dollars.
ts AP
——@George W. Romberger, deputy to
the county treasurer, has been drawn asa
joror in the United States district court
which will convene at Scranton February
25th.
~— Little Frances McSualey fell on the
ioy pavement on Bishop street several days
ago and injured ber head =o badly that is
is feared she will have an attack of brain
fever.
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~—Miss Roxanna Brisbin, who was op-
erated upon at the Bellefonte hospital two
weeks ago for appendicitis, has recovered
sufficiently to be taken to her home in Cen-
tre Hall, on Wednesday.
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~—— Hard P. Harris declined to run asa
candidate for school director on the Repub-
ican tioket in the North ward and M. R.
Johnson was substituted in his place, a
fact which bas led some to question the
legality of the act and the matter may yet
bave to be decided by the court.
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~———Wednesday evening five sled loads
of Juniors from the State College, or about
seventy-five in all, enjoyed their sled ride
to Bellefonte. They bad supper atthe
Broockerhoof house, afterwards attending
the dancein the Bash Arcade as well as
the skating rink. It is quite likely the
Sophomores and Freshmen will also be
given their sled ride here this week.
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~The highest compliment we have
ever heard of having been paid an amateur
aggregation of entertainers was paid the
Lock Haven minstrel boys by the people
of that town. Seventy-five persons stood in
line from 1 o'clock in the morning until 7
with the mercury below zero in order to have
first choice of seats for their performance
last night. In exactly three boars from
the time the sale was opened every seat in
house was gone.
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~——-Don’t get the basketball game be-
tween Renovo and ce Y. M. C. A., io the
gymnasium tonight confounded with the
Bellefonte Academy and Lock Haven Nor-
mal game at the same place tomorrow
night. Both the visiting teams are strong
ones, in fact only a few days ago they
played together and the Normal boys were
winners by the score of 19 to 17. There is
no doubt bus that both games, the one to-
night and the one tomorrow night will be
well worth going to see.
~The Union cemetery is often referred
to as the ‘‘oity of the dead,” but very few
who mention it thus realize how literally
truthful they are speaking, as the ceme-
tery is practically a city in she population of
bodies which repose there. It isdoubtfal if
one reader of the WATCHMAN in Bellefonte
could guess anyways near the total num-
ber. In fact it is hard to conceive that more
than double the present population of the
town lie buried there,and yet we have it on
the authority of the caretaker thas the total
number of interments made in the Union
cemetery was about ten thousand eight
hundred.
nm AYA e—
——W. L. Malin, who for several years
past has been general superintendent of the
Huntingdon and Clearfield telephone com-
pany, has been made general soperinten-
dens of contracts of the new American tele.
phone company, an organization recently
petfected by the merging of all the inde-
pendent companies in this State, Maryland
aod southern New York into one, and of
which Judge Ellis L. Orvis, of this place, is
the president. Mr. Malin, whose new
headquarters will be in Harrisburg, is one
of the best telephone men in the State. He
bas been in the business for more than
twenty-five years and knows every oondi-
tion that tends to success, and in his new
position will prove just as efficient as in
every other place be has filled.
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ALL NEXT WEEK AT GARMANS'.—For
five seasons the namie of the Bennett- Monl-
ton stock company bas been synonomouns
with good clean entertainment and their
many friends among the theatre goers of
Beilelfonte will welcome them at Garman’s,
Mounday evening, February 18th, when they
open their week’s engagement with ‘The
Jealous Wife.” Miss Claribel Worth the
olever leading lady of last year is with the
company this season as is also Mr. Geo. F.
Carroll toe popular leading man who is
such a prime favorite with the matinee
girls. Many others of the old favorites
will also appear in the company and the
repertoire includes a splendid array of
plays for a popular priced company. The
vaudeville features this year are said to be
stronger than ever before.
Murs. MARY WiLsoN LINN. — Last
week's WATCHMAN announced the serious
illness with pnenmonia of Mrs. Lion, wid- |
ow of the late John B. Linu, of this place,
and this week it is with the deepest regret
“| that we are called wpon to chronicle her
death, which occurred at one o'clock Saun-
day morning.
Deceased was a daughter of Samuel
Hunter and Mary Benner Wilson, and was
born at Salona April 23:d, 1834. thas be-
ing at the the time of her death 72 years,
9 months and 11 days old. Her ancestors
were among the most prominent pioneer
settlers of Centre county, her grandfathers
being Gen. Philip Benner and Caps. Wil-
liam Wilson. She was a woman of rare
attainments and accomplishments, having
been educated at Dr. Nassau’s Academy
for young ladies, at Lawrenceville, N. J.
When she was but six years of age her
parents moved to Bellefonte and it was
here she was united in marriage to John
Biair Linn, November 220d, 1867. Her
basband died a number of years ago but
surviving her are her two children, Miss
Mary Hunter Lion and Heury Sage Linn.
Ever since early girlhood Mrs. Lion
has been a member of the Bellefonte Pres-
byterian church and was one of the first
members of the W. C. T. U. of this place.
In her church work she was always zealons
and untiring, especially in the cause of
missions, of which society she was a most
active member. Her whole life was a
living example of ennobled christian wom-
anhood. Aside from her church affiliations
ehe was a woman of a most lovable social
character, one whose highest ideals was to
make her home one not only loved by her
children but appreciated by all who enjoy-
ed her friendship. Charitable in her views
she always preferred magnifying the good
in life to speaking evil of anyone and many
are the acta of unselfish and thoughtful
kindness registered in each individual
heart as the best and sweetest memorial of
her who has passed away.
The funeral was held at 2.30 o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon. The services were
at the house and were conducted by Rev,
William Laurie D. D., assisted by Rev. J.
Allison Platts. Interment was made in the
Linn lot in the Union cemetery.
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WHITTAKER. —Alexander B. Whittaker,
a prominent contractor of Curwensville,
died very suddenly on Sunday evening of
heart failure. He bad not been in the best
of health for some time though his indis-
position was not of such a natureas to give
his family any concern.
Deceased was an old Centre countian,
baving lived for years in Snow Shoe. He
was a brother of the late James Whittaker
and an uncle of the Whittaker boys in this
place. He was a prominent Mason and a
man beld in high esteem by all who knew
him.
In addition to his wife he ia survived by
the following children : John, of Lewis-
town; Mrs. Jobn C. Berger, of Rural Val-
ley; Mis. Charles Lesher, of Chester Hill;
George, a student at State College ; and
Miss Lela and Alexander Jr., at home.
The funeral was held on * ednesday.
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BITTNER.—Christian bu tner, one of the
oldest and hest known residents of the
lower Bald Eagle valley, died at his home
in Beech Creek township, Clinton county,
last Friday night, at the advanced age of
84 years, 2 months and 24 days. Sarviv-
ing bim are his wife and five children:
Mrs. Mary Slocum, of State College; Wm.
Bittoer, Ms. Eagle; Mrs. L. M. Myer,
George W. and James Bittner, of Beech
Creek township. Funeral services were
conducted at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon,
by Rev. H. J. Dudley, in the Disciple
charch at Eagleville; interment being made
in the cemetery adjoining the church.
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KuNgs.—James Kanes, one of the best
known residents of Blanchard, died at his
home in that place at eleven o'clock Satur-
day morning after a long illness with drop-
sy. He was sixty-two years of age and is
survived by bis wile, six sone and four
daughters, as follows: Joseph, Frank,
Clyde, Port, Orr, Walter, Mrs. Lee Strick-
er and Mrs. Jacob Bowes, of Blanchard ;
Mrs. Charles Lindsay, of Beech Creek, and
Miss Mabel, at bome. The foneral was
held at three o'clock on Mon lay afternoon.
Rev. H. J. Dudley officiated as the serv-
ices and the six sons acted ss pallbearers.
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KELLY.—Mrs. Mary Gertrude Kelly,
wile of Rev. J. C. Kelly, died at her home
in Willigmsburg, Blair county, at an early
hour Tuesday morning of neuralgia of the
heart. Deceased was sixty-one years of
age and will be well remembered by resi-
dents of Ferguson township, as the family
resided at Baileyville a namber of years
prior to 1890 when Rev. Kelly was pastor
of the Graysville and Baileyville Presby-
terian churches. She bad nochildren and
is sarvived only by her husband.
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Jopon.—After only a few days illness
with plearisy and pneumonia Mrs. William
Jodoo died at ber home in Milesburg last
Friday. She was only 24 years, 11 months
and 16 days old and in addition to her huos-
band leaves a six weeks old baby. She was
a wember of the Milesburg Methodist
church and Rev. Pifer officiated as the fun.
eral services which were held as 11 o’clook
Tuesday morning. Interment was made
at Roland. ’ i I
KNOFFSINGER.— Following olose upon
the death of her sister, Mrs. Mary Gill,
Mise Susan Kooffsinger died at her home
at Pleasant Gap, last Thursday morning,
of pneumonia. She was aged eighty-four
years and is survived by one brother, Wil-
liam, The faneral was held at 9 o'clock
Studay morning, interment being made at
.
Brier SKETCH OF REV. CLERC.—Rev.
Francis J. Clere, D D., whose death from
poeanmonia on Wednesday evening cf last
week was mentioned in last week's
WaTcHMAN, was born in Hartford, Conn.,
April 18:h, 1833, thus making his age 83
years 9 months and 12 days. His father
was Laurent Clero, a native of La Balme,
France, who came to this country with
Gallaudet in 1817 and formed the asylum
for the deal and damb at Hartloed, both he
and his wife being deal mutes.
In this institution Francis Clerc early
became a teacher as did also Mise Perry,
who afterwards became his wife. Tir. Clere
was the youngest of four children and
early in life prepared for the ministry to
which he was ordained in August, 1846,
He began his life's work as an assistant
deacon in the old Trinity church, in New
York city. Subsequently he filled sever-
al charges until July 20d, 1877, when he
located in Philipsburg and entered upon his
work as rector of St. Paul's Protestant
Episcopal church, in which field he labored
until called by the Master to his everlast-
ing home.
He was a man of exceptionally noble
character and warked ability, and his rep-
utation extended all over the central pars
of the State. Not only was he devoted to
the interests of the church and his labors in
the Masters’ vineyard, hut he was intensely
interested in the public schools and every-
thing that was for the good of the com-
munity in which be lived.
His wile died abont twelve years ago
but sorviving him are one son and two
daughters, namely: Frank, in Texas; Mrs.
George Ogden, of Wilton, Conn., and Miss
Emily, at home. The funeral was held at
two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and
was one of the moss largely attended ever
seen in Philipsburg.
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BOWER.—A sudden and somewhat sad
death was that on Monday morning of Miss
Julia Bower,ao aged maiden lady of Haines
township, who died at six o’clock Monday
morning at the bome of her grand-niece,
Mrs. W. H. Witmyer, on east Lamb street.
Miss Bower's home was at Aaronsburg and
it was only in the early part of last week
that she came to Bellefonte to visit friends.
She had been here but a day or two when
she contracted a heavy cold and pneumonia
resulted, ber death following at the time
above stated.
Deceased was a danghter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Bower, of Haines town-
ship, and was 81 years, 1 month and 9 days
old. She was an aunt of the late C. M.
Bower E«q., and also of A. C. Mingle, of
this place. She was a remarkably well
preserved woman and last sommer she
would go to the mountain and pick berries
just as it bad been her custom to do for
years and thought nothing of walking two,
miles to her brother's home in the morn-
ing and back at night. .
She was a member of the United Evan-
gelical church and one of the old-time con-
sistent christian women. The remains were
taken to her late home at Aaronsburg on
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Donat officiated
at the foneral services whiob were held in
the Reformed church at that place at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. Interment
was made in the cemetery at Aaronsburg..
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EcKENROTH.—Last week the WarcH-
MAN mentioned the fact that Dovald, the
four years old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Eckenroth, bad been operated upon for
KILLED ON THE RAILRGAD.—David C.
Oswan, a Centre county young man em-
ployed as a flagman on the Pittsburg divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania railroad, was run
down at McGarvey's station, west of Al
toona, by a passenuer engine running light
on Wednesday afternoon, and sustained in-
jaries which resulted in his death the same
evening.
Osman was a member of the crew which
was bringing a freight train east over the
division with engine No. 102 in charge of
engineer George Richards and fireman M.
Griffith. A stop was made at GY tower,
McGarvey’s station, and Osman went back
to protect his train by flaggiog any other
train coming down the mountain. He was
called in and as he started for the rear end
of the train was run down hy a passenger
“spapper.”” He was badly injared and
was burried to Altoona and removed to the
hospital, where it was found that his chest
bad been crushed, his scalp lacerated and
the right leg fractured. He lingered until
5.50 o'clock when death ended bis saffer-
ings.
David C. Osman was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lemuel Osman, of Pine Hall. He
was twenty-three years of age and has
worked in Altoona the past four years,
He wirked for a time as a brakeman in
the Alto oa machine shop yard and later
became a flagman on the Pittsburg divi-
sion. He was a member of the Brother-
hood of Trainmen apd was held io high es-
teem by his fellow workmen and friends.
He is survived by bis parents and the
following brothers and sisters: Eva, Mary,
Susan A., John 8S. and Esther. The remains
were taken to his parents home at Pine
Hall yesterday but at this writing the ar-
rangements for the faaeral bave not been
made. i —— a m——
M. E. CONFERENCE.—The thirty-ninth
annual session of the Central Pennsylvania
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held in the First church,
Tyrone, the week beginning March 26sh,
Bishop W. F. McDowell, of Chicago, will
be the presiding officer and a good program
is now being arranged for the ministerial
gathering.
The conference was held in Tyrone last
year and this will be the first time sinoe its
organization in 1869 that it will meet in
the same place and church two successive
years. This will also be the third time in
the history of the conference that it bas
been entertained by the church of Tyrone ;
and there are only two other churches
within the conference that have entertain-
ed the gathering three times each and those
are the Bellefonte aod Chambersburg
churches. Eleven churches have entertain
ed it two times—Danville, Carlisle, Lock
Haven, Eighth Avenue, Altoona; Hunting.
don, Pine 8t., Williamsport; First charch,
York; Mulberry 8t., Williamsport; Ridge
Avenue, Harrisburg, and First church, Ty-
Tone.
Rev. Dr. D. 8. Monroe has been the con-
ference host five times during his ministry.
Five other ministers will share the honors
of having been the conference host two
times, with Rev. Jobn H. Daugherty, the
pastor of the First church of Tyrone at the
present time. They are Revs. B. C. Con-
nor, James H. McGarrah, W. A. Houck,
G. W. Stevens, and R. H. Gilbert.
BIBLE SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY. — The
fourth anniversary ol the Centre county
Bible society was observed in the Metho-
dist church on Sunday morning with ap-
appendicitis, in the Bellefonte bospital, the'| propriate services. The principal address
Tuesday morning previous. When the’
WATCHMAN went to press Thureday the
little fellow seemed so much improved that
his parents and others thought he would
recover but Thursday night he took a sud-
den turn for the worse and died before
morning. His death was asevere blow to
his parents, as he was an unusually bright
boy with an exceptionally sunny disposi-
tion. The funeral was held at 1:30 o'clock’
Sunday afternoon from his parents home |
on Howard street. Rev. J. B. Stein offi-,
ciated and interment) was made in the
Union cemetery.
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RACHAU.—After but one week’s illness
with pneomonia Mrs. Caroline Stover
Rachan, wife of C. A. Rachan, of Madison-
burg, died last Saturday. She was 51
years, 11 months and 15 days old and is
survived by her husband and one son ; also ;
her father, Mr. Samuel Stover, and three
brothers, John M., of Aaronshurg ; Moses,
of Miles township, and Lewis E., of Penn
township. Rev. Frank Wetzel, of Rebers.
burg, officiated at the funeral which was
held on Tuesday forenoon, interment being
made in the Reformed cemetery at Mad-
isonburg.
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ScHAFFER —Herbert Shaffer died at his
home in Blanchard on Monday morning of
tuberculosis, after several month’s illness.
For a number of years past he was an em-
ployee of the Pennsylvania brick works.
He was thirty-two years of ageand is sar.
vived by his wife and five small children ;
also his mother and two brothers. The
foneral was held on Wednesday, the re.
mains being taken to Flemington for inter-
ment.
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SMITH. —Mrs. Mary Smith, wile of Mills
M. Smith, and mother of Mrs. F. A. Hal-
deman, of near State College, died last
Friday night of a complication of diseases,
Sbe was aged fifty-four years, and is sur.
vived by her husband, seven children, five
brothers and two sisters. The funeral was
held on Monday afternoon from her late
home at Tyrone.
~The fall sustained hy Harvey Miller,
in the forepart of last week, is proving
more serious than it was at first thought,
as his nervous system has given way under
was delivered by Rev. Leighton W. Eck-
ard, D. D., general secretary of the Peno-
sylvania Bible society, who told of the work
being done by that society in placing the
bible in many homes where it had hitherto
not been. Rev. R. Crittenden, secretary
of the Centre county society, made a report
of what was done during the year,in which
he stated that one hundred and eighty-four
copies of bibles, testaments, eto., bad been
disposed of, of which number one hundred
and sixty-six were sold at cost and eighteen
given away. In the evening similar anoi-
versary services were held in the Presby-
terinn church. The collections in both
churches amounted to over forty dollars
which went to the society.
“WEARY WILLIE WALKER.” — 1s an
attraction that contains many pretty girls,
and the ever popular musical comedy will
appear at Garman’s this, Friday evening,
February 8th. In making an especial el.
fort this season to secure beauties for the
chorus the managemens has bad in mind
the increasing desire of the public to see
beautiful and stylish women in the chorus.
Few comedies have satisfied theatre goers
in a better measure than this favorite laugh
maker. From the spectatular opening
chorus to the rattliog grand fivale *‘Weary
Willie Walker’’ furnishes unmistakable
evidence of a musical entertainment of force
and training. Among the characters will
beseen as ‘Weary Willie Walker,” Charles
Gripeack, and Jonathan Flipp, Hiram
Hirm Giper, Narrow Dew Drop, Josie, a
soubrette, Bessie Dew Drop, Angelina Dew
Drop and Loretta Stardom.
MARRIAGE LicENsgs.—The following
marriage licenses were issued the past week
by Register Earle C. Taten:
Joho Calvin Musser and Cora Corman,
both of Fiedler.
Mike Majzok and Annie Polosko, both of
Rosh Twp.
William H. Dixon and Elizabeth Coul-
ter, both of Philipsbarg.
W. T. Boal and Katherine Boal, both of
Potter Twp.
Samuel Kay and Mary E. Haslerst, both
of Philipsburg.
Peter Bodenchak and Susie Dolinsky,
both of Moshannon.
John W. Neese and Mollie M. Shuey,
both of Bellefonte.
Howard Kline and Lavina Dawson, both
the shook and his condition is serious.
of Philipsburg.
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~——M. A. Landsy, of the firm of An-
trim & Landsy, portrait artists, of Phila-
delphbia, brought to Bellefonte yesterday a
portrait of Senator R. 8S. Peale, of Lock
Haven. It was an oil painting and was
one of the best pieces of work of the kind
ever seen in Bellefonte, reflecting oomsid-
erable credis on the masterly touch of the
painters.
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Pine Grove Mentions.
The groundhog is showing his band.
Albert Nearhood is sick with typhoid
fever.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gummo are sick with
heavy colds.
W. D. Port returned home Saturday morn.
ing from Ohio.
W. W. Keller, of Mt. Union, spent Sunday
with his family.
Newt C. Neidigh is arranging to build a
new house next summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin, of Shiloh,
visited friends here Sunday.
Thirty couple attended the dance in the
town hull ast Friday evening.
Mrs. Mary Dale and son Hugh, visited
friends at Fairbrook Tuesday.
Mrs. Kate Roan, of Pittsburg, was called
here to see her mother, Monday.
J. B. Goheen, who has been housed up the
past ten days, is some better now.
The venerable Anthony Knoff has gone
to Pittsburg to spend the winter.
Harry Behrers and wife, of State College,
visited the Will Glenn home Sunday.
J. B. Hudson and his lady friend enjoyed
the sleighing over the Alleghenies Satur-
day. . 3
Miss Stewart, of Spruce Creek, is being
entertained at the Goss home just north of
town. .
J. P. Wickersham was here Tuesday do-
ing up our merchants for next summer's
trade.
Ex-County treasurer John Q. Miles, of
Martha, spent Tuesday with Hon. J. W.
Kepler.
Gertie Miller, J. E. Pressler,Ben Everhart,
Oliver Bloom and George Young are among
the sick.
Mrs. Alice Struble, of Tyrone, came down
to see her mother, Mrs. Jemima Fye, who is
very sick.
Jacob Felty, who is in the insurance busi.
ness in Altoona, is greeting old friends here
this week.
Mrs. Charles Wright and son Ira, of
Tyrone, are at the H. A. Garner home at
White Hall.
Mr. Hezekiah Archey, of Mt. Union, has
been visiting his old chums about Bailey-
ville this week.
W. H. Sampson with his two bright boys,
Earl and Linn, visited their old home here
in the beginning of the week.
Oliver Gibboney, one of Shavers Creek’s
big farmers, was dividing his time with
friends here and at Boalshurg.
The venerable Wm. Garner is quite ill, so
that his family was ealled home Sunday.
His condition is not much improved.
Ex Sheriff W. M. Chronister was bustling
around among his old friends here and en-
joying the good sleighing on Tuesday.
After a weeks visit at his parental home
Rev. J. C. McCracken and son Henry left
for their home near Pittsburg Saturday.
Miss Edith Sankey, of Potters Mills, and
Mrs. Belle Kimport, of Boalsburg, enjoyed
the sleighing Wednesday to friends at Fair:
brook.
The Odd Fellows festival beld last week
Was a greas success, socially and financially.
Their treasurer's coffers were filled with
$170 of the long green.
It was a jolly sledding party of youngsters
who came up from Spruce Creek to spend
the evening at the Tressler home at Rock
Springs last Thursday evening.
J. D. Nearhood, a lumberman, last week
cut a chestnut tree the ontput of which was
thirty-seven 7x8 standard railroad ties, 200
feet of boards and two cords of wood.
Mrs. G. W. McWilliams has been confined
to her bed the past week with nervous pros:
tration, caused by fright in a runaway last
Friday while she with her husband were
returning home from a visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. N. O. Dreiblebis.
Lemont.
Mrs. M. A. Williams is quite ill at this
writing.
P. 8. Dale is hard at work taking out paper
wood this week.
Harry Coble’s little son is at present suffer-
ing with diphtheria.
Mrs. Joseph Edminston has been on the
sick list the past week.
Mrs. John Weaver is very feeble this win.
ter, owing to her advanced age.
Nathan Grove has been quite ill the last
couple weeks with heart.trouble.
The school directors of College township
are now trying to enforce the compulsory
school law.
Mrs. Maude Longwell and family, of
Philadelphia, came to visit with her mother
for a few weeks.
The farmers have about all the ice stored
that they need and what they put away was
of a fine quality.
The Methodists will open a protracted
meeting in the Lemont church Sunday even:
ing, the 17th iost.
George W. Ralston and family, of Dewart,
spent a week circulating among friends in
and around town.
Irvin Dreese and Daniel Keller visited
Reedsville and other western points looking
up the interests of the wool business.
Chas. Houser, son of David Houser, is
suffering with appendicitis at present and
will bave to have an operation performed,
it is feared.
It seems that the groundhog saw his shad-
ow on the second, for the weather bas been
wintry ever since, and Monday night and
Tuesday gave us six or eight inches of snow,
makiog fine sledding.
The banquet given by Lemont Lodge, I.
0. 0. F., was quite a success, they served all
the best of the season to the one hundred
and twenty two persons who partook of the
feast and enjoyed the fun.
Spring Mills.
Emory Ripka, of Ripka's cash store, will
discontinue the business and move to Centre
Hall in the spring.
Did his hogship see his shadow on Satur-
day last? It looks a good deal like it to judge
from the the arctic weather we have had
since,
The sudden thaw and disagreeable weath-
er the latter part of last week caused quite a
number of sleighing parties to be postponed.
But the heavy fall of snow on Monday night
will afford them another opportunity.
We hear very little politics in this neigh-
borhood. Both parties have made their
nominations, and both have excellent candi-
dates, but this being a Democratic stronghold
the successful ticket is easily foreshadowed.
The “U"” club gave quite a large party
on Friday evening last at the residence of
Miss Ella Decker, in Georges valley, The
party was confined to their own members
and the "A. B. C.” club. A very elaborate
supper was served followed by an evening
of great pleasure and enjoyment. This was
the first entertainment given by the club,
the organization being a new one, and it
certainly was a grand success and reflects
great credit on the managers. At a reason-
able hour both clubs retired to their sleighs
aud bad a beautiful moonlight drive to their
respective homes.
On Wednesday evening last D. M. McCool
was startled and amazed by a large party of
friends who bad collected at his home to
congratulate and greet him on the auniver-
sary of his birthday. Surprised, he was as-
tounded, as he had not the remotest idea
than anything of the kind was in contem-
plation. Mrs. McCool managed the surprise
admirably and very successfully, and while
she had in store this great surpriso for her
husband her many lady friends concluded,
very quietly, to give her even a greater sur-
prise herself on the same evening. Accord.
ingly a large number of ladies collected at
the residence of Dr. Braucht, and from there
walked to the McCool home and boldly took
possession of the house, naturally much to
that lady's astonishment. To say that she
was amazed would be to put it lightly. She
was utterly confounded and almost speech.
less. However she soon recovered her-
self and entered into the spirit of the occa:
sion with the same vim as the rest, and an-
evening of delight and enjoyment followed.
A very elegant supper was served to which
all did ample justice. The double surprise
occasioned considerable mirth and amuse-
ment. Between fifty and sixty guests were
present. Mr. McCool was the recipient of
quite a number of handsome testimonials.
At rather a late hour all retired to their
respective homes after being delightfully
entertained and wishing Mr. McCool many
returns of the day.
Resolutions,
WwEREAS, At the last session of the Cen-
tral Pennsylvania conference of the M. E.
church held at Tyrone, Pa., the Bishop
decreed that the Rev. James B. Stein be
appointed to the Bellefonte charge; and,
WHEREAS, Since becoming our pastor we
find in brother Stein a man who has graced
our homes by his presence, a most affable,
foving and able pastor ; a minister whose
labors in behalf of the Master and His be-
loved cause is ceaseless and untiring, and
during bis winistry in our midst,he hus won
the love and esteem of his people. The
community find in bim a gentleman, a loyal
citizen, a friend and a brother; and,
Waereas, He has so ably advanced the
cause of Christ and His kingdom in the past
year in this church, and as his labors sre
highly appreciated; therefore, be it
Resolved, That this Official Board, of the
fourth quarterly conference of the Bellefonte
Methodist church, do petition the presiding
elder, to use all his influence with the
presiding Bishop for the return of brother
Stein to become our pastor for another year.
Adopted by the official board of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church of Bellefonte, Pa.
TRAINMEN TURNED DOWN
Pennsylvania Railroad Refuses to Make
Any Concessions.
Philadelphia, Feb. 6—The grievance
committee of the Brotherhood of
men and Trainmen on
Pennsylvania railroad
burg and Erie, who have been asking
for higher wages and what
an equalization of hours,
any concessions on the
dents of the various divisions.
The trainmen have been dissatisfied
since the railroad some time ago an-
the conductors, considering the duties
performed by each class of employes.
RUN DOWN BY A TRAIN
Man and Wife Fatally Injured While
Returning From a Funeral.
Allentown, Pa., Feb. 4—Returning
from a funeral at Emanus, Mr. and
Mrs. Menno Gehman, of
were fatally injured, and their adopt-
ed son, John Fidler, seriously hurt
when the carriage in which they were
riding was struck by an empty freight
engine of the Philadelphia & Reading
road, near Emaus. Gehman is about
years of age and a farmer. The
is the son of a deceased Menno
missionary.
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a Bill That Applies to