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Bellefonte, Pa., February 7, 1908.
Conassronpryrs.—No communications pub
lished uniess accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
~—— Mrs. Patriok Scanlon is quite ill at
ber home at Axe Mano.
——Most of the ice honses in Bellefonte
have already been filled.
— A baby boy made its arrival at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. David Hoy, at Cole-
ville, on Tuesday.
~——Mrs. Enoch Seeney, of Boalshurg,
although a little improved is very seriously
ill with hears trouble.
~— Miss Julia MoDermott, who has been
quite ill with the grip, for the past two
weeks, is greatly improved.
——ee The Racket's red tag sale adver-
sisement on the sixth page of the WaTcH-
MAN this week. It will pay you to read
it.
——Ex-county commissioner Abram V.
Miller in lying quite sick at his home on
Linn street, the result of an attack of the
grip.
——Miss Elsie Bible entertained the
“M. M. C.” clab, an organization com-
posed of young women, at her home on
Bishop street Taesday night.
—Miss Emma Hendersop, a sister of
Dr. John 8. Henderson, formerly of Bul-
falo Run, is seriously ill a8 her home in
Philadelphia with typhoid fever.
~—L. T. Manson's new house on Alle-
gheny street is fast nearing completion
and he expects to be able to move into it
about the middle of next month.
—John Porter Lyon has leased Geo.
A. Beezer's livery stable on Water street,
and will move his garage and repair shop
there from the Bush Arcade on April first.
——Centre county farmers have now no
reason to complain because of any lack of
snow on the roads; and unless theie comes
a very warm spell there is enough of it to
last until spring.
—— Roy Schlegle, of Washington, D. C.,
wan in Bellefonte last week and booght
a oar load of horses from Centre county
farmers whioh he shipped to the national
capital on Saturday.
——Only a little more than a week until
the spring election. The Democratic can-
didates for the varions borough and ward
offices are all good men avd worthy the
~upport of every Demoorat in the town.
Candidates for the various county
offices to be filled next fall are springing up
every here and there and by the time of
the holdiog of the spring primaries, April
11th, the list in both parties promises to
be a large one.
—— George E. Swartz, of Rockton, Ill.
bat formerly of Centre county, snd Miss
May Royer, of Madisonburg, were quietly
married «t the bride's home on Tuesday.
The young couple will make their future
home tn Rockton.
——The many friends of D. J. Meyer,
of Centre Hall, wha for over a year was in
poor health, will be glad to learn that he
has completely recovered under the minis-
trations of Dr. Hoffer Dale and is now as
well apparently as ever.
~The grip seems to have become
epidemic in Bellefonte. The disease is
prevalent to a surprising extent and scores
of people are suffering with it ; so that be-
tween the grip and cold weather ‘‘life is
‘anything but a pleasant dream.”
| ——Ex-sheriff and Mrs. Benjamin
Schaeffer, of Nittany, recently celebrated
the fifty-filth anniversary of their marriage
‘and the ancient couple are still in compar-
atively good health. Ib their marriage life
Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer enjoy a distinction
that bas been reached by few, il any,
couples in the county.
_ m=—Mr. and Mrs. Nelson E. Robb enter-
tained a number of girls, last Thursday
evening, in honor of their daughter Leila’s
twelfth birthday. Oa Saturday evening
Martha Barnhart, daoghter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Barnhart, celebrated her thir-
seenth birthday anniversary by entertain.
ing twenty-two of her young friends at a
masquerade party.
A number of Bellefonte young ladies
took *‘time hy the forelock’”” on Tuesday
night and ingratiated themselves into the
good graces of the young men by giving a
leap year dance in the Bush Arcade. It
proved a very enjoyable affair and, of
course, was much enjoyed by the young
men who were fortunate enough to be
‘among the guests.
——There is every probability that the
Nittany furnace will again be put in blast
on Maroh first. They now have a few
‘amal! orders booked but not enough to
justify starting up, but it is the intention
now to atart the first of March and manu.
facture the stock ov hand and if by thas
4ime business bas improved enough to
juostity it the plant will be kept in opera-
pion.
+ = William Shope, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Reynolds Shope, who for several months
past has been doing the local work on the
Daily News, has resigned his position to
sake effect tomorrow. Monday morning
«he will go to work as collector for the
‘Pennsylvania telephone company. Miss
Violet Longacre, who has been doing the
selleoting the past year or more, will give
ner entire attention to working on the
books in the office. Bower Holter,
Howard, will sucoeed young Shope as local
editor of the News.
of | Mrs, Jessie Blair, Mrs. Evos Shaner,
SurpriseD ON His SEVENTIETH ANNI-
VERSARY.—It is not often that Capt. W.
C. Pasterson, of Siate College, is caught
napping hut that is just what happened on
Friday of last week when his friends gave
a surprise party in celebration of the seven-
tieth anniversary of his birth, aod the
thirty-fifsh year of his superintendency of
the experimental farm at she College. The
affair had been most carefully planned by
friends at the College and in thie place and
committees representing various bodies
and associations had made every arrange-
ment so that there was no hitch snywhere.
At three o'clock fully five hundred peo-
ple, including the trustees and [acuity of
the College, students, business men of that
town, members of the G. A. R., and peo-
ple from Bellefonte gathered in the spacions
dining room in MeAllisser ball. They
formed a large hollow square aod when all
was ready Capt. Patterson was requested
to come at once with his family to Me-
Allister ball as he was wanted immediate:
ly. A carriage was in waiting and Capt.
and Mra. Patterson, their son, Harry C.,
aod three daughters, Mrs. Blanche Miller,
Mrs, Nellie Foster and Mrs. Mary Meo-
Dovald were driven to the ball.
They were met on the outside by Gen.
James A. Beaver who escorted the family
into the dining room and into the presence
of the gathering of five baundred of their
friends.
When they were seated at a conspicacos
place reserved for them within the square
Judge Ellis L. Orvis arose and in a happy
listle speech stated the nature and purpose
of the gathering. In liem of making a
lengthy talk be said he considered it best
to read the testimonials whioh bad been
placed in his hands fur presentation. These
were from the College trustees the faculty,
thestudent body, the alumni, the workmen
on the farm and college campus, the busi-
ness men of State College, the G. A. K.,
and his friends in Bellefonte, all of which
were ol #0 commendatory a character ae to
leave no doubt in the mind of anyone of
the esteem in which Capt. Patterson is held
by his friends. There were many letters
of congratulation hat there were presented
to him unread to the audience.
Following the reading of the testimonials
Judge Orvis presented to Capt. Patterson
a beautiful silver loving cup as a memento
of the occasion. On the cup was the fol-
lowing inscription:
Presented to
WILLIAM C. PATTERSON
on
His Seventieth Birthday Anniversary
Wy
His Host oF Friends
in recognition of
His Steadfast Devotion to Duty
and
Loyalty in Every Service.
Capt. Patterson was very much affected
but withal made a very appropriate speech
of thanks, after which the college orchestra
gave some delightful music while refresh-
ments were served. The rest of the alter-
noon was spent in general handshaking
aud personal congratulations to Capt. Pat-
terron on not only having attaived the age
of three score and ten bat being in such
good health at the same sime. This may
be accounted for somewhat from the fact
thal Le is a native of Halillidun sunaty,
having heen harn near Warrioremark and
is a member of the old and universally
kvown Patterson family of that section.
Of course he served with undaunted bravery
during the Civil war and it was early in
the seventies when he located at what was
thes known as the Farmer's High School.
He went there to conduot a general store
but the school management saw in him the
man they sorely needed aud in 1872 they
induced him to take charge of the experi-
mental farm as soperintendent, a position
he has held ever since.
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Fiery YEARS MARRIED. —The pleasant
and comfortable howe of Mr, and Mrs.
Frank T. Wallace, at Milesburg, was the
scene of a happy gathering on Sunday when
ten of their eleven children and a large
number of invited guests gathered there to
participate in the celebration of the golden
wedding of that well known couple. A
big sled load of people among whom were
Judge Ellis L. Orvis and John P. Harris,
went down fiom Bellefonte to be with
them on that happy occasion.
A big dinner at noontime was one of the
principal features of the day, though no
less pleasant were the several hours of so-
cial intercourse during the afternoon.
There was music and a number of appro-
priate listie speeches while everybody pres-
ent joined 1 heartiest congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace for their long life to-
gether and good health now with hopes
that shis would not be the last wedding
anniversary they would celebrate by any
means.
It was on February 20d,1858, that Frank
Wallace led Miss Lucy Ciyde, of Boals-
burg, to the marriage altar in this place,
hearkened to the ceremony as performed
by the Rev. Samuel Lion which bas kept
them together for a half century. At the
end of three years, however, came the
country’s call for men to defend its honor
and Mr. Wallac: left his wile and; babies
and went to the front. Returning from
the army after the close of the war he lo-
cated at Mileshurg and in 1865 went into
the brick business. He has coutinued at
this work ever sino and, while nos becom-
ing a milliovaire, he bas raived a large
family of children and now owns as com-
plete a brick-making plant as can be found
in this section.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace have eleven chil-
dren, all married. They are: William,
Broce, Frank, Lewis, Ross, James, Mrs.
J W. Pietcher, Mis. E. W, Williams,
Brinton Wallace. They also have swenty-
three grand-ohildren and two greats grand-
children. Of the above eleven children all
but one were present at Sunday's gathering,
Mre. Shaner being detained at home on
account of illness. The majority of their
grand-children were also present. All
told more than sixty people were there
during the day.
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——A masquerade skate will be given in
the rink vext Tuesday evening.
—
——Mrs. Mary A. Gould, of Atlantic
City, but formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, has
sunounced the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Kate Cosette, to Forrest N. Magee, of
Philadelphia, son of the late Reunhen M.
Magee, formerly of Bellefonte.
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~— A car load of desks, finished com-
plete, was on Friday shipped from the
Hipple planing mill in Lock Haven to
State College for use in the new agricultar-
al boildiuvg. The same firm bas already
farnished over ten thousand dollars worth
of finished lumber for use in the construe-
tion of the same building,
— "Smile On “Me, sang in “My
Wife's Fawily,” a clever masical comedy
success, which will be seen at Garman’s
opera house, on Thursday, Febrnary 12:b,
is one of the big hits of the season. It is
one of the catchiest melodies written in re. |
cent years and has a swing to it that sets
everybody keeping time to the music and
humming ad whistling it for days after.
wards. Youn don’t want to miss hearing it.
Gm
—-—Ahout a month ago Jacob Houser, of
Baffalo Run, had an aching tooth extract-
ed. Instead of the cavity healing up it be-
come quite sore and had every indication
of cocaine poisoning, cocaine having been
used on his tooth at the time of its extrao-
tion. His condition was such recently
that he was taken to Philadelphia the lat-
ter part of last week for treatment and iv
is feared that a portion of the jaw bone
will have to he removed,
S———
—J. P. Rearick, & of Centre Hall, has
bought out the undertaking establishment
of Williams & Roan, at Lemont. He also
bought an interest in the Sheasley furniture
store at State College and will move the
undertaking establishment there and com-
bine the two bnsivesses. Mr. Rearick is
now in Ciucionati taking a course in under-
taking avd embalming and apon his retorn
will at once move his family to State Col-
lege. The new firm propose buying a
bandsome, up-to dated funeral oar,
On Sunday, Teouary 26th, Charles |
Woodring, aolerk in the First National
| bank at State College, was just twenty-one |
years old and in celebration of the event
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Woodring,
of Tyrone, entertained a number of friends
at dinner in his honor. The young man
was born at Port Matilda, where his par-
ents then lived ; was educated in the Port
Matilda schools and the Valparaiso (Iud.)
University. That he isa young man of
more than the ordinary business tact and
ability is demonstrated by the responsible
position he holds.
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-—-George D. Bayard, who is now lo-
cated in Houtzdale where he is head clerk
in Dr. George Wood's drug store, is main-
taining his reputation as a singer. He not
only sings iv the churches there but is
down to sing a solo in the Methodist church
on Sunday and bas also been chosen a
member of a home talent company which
will give an entertainment on March 17th,
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Si, Patrick's day, when Le is booked to | condition as it was. Mr. and Mrs. Steele
ging ‘My Pretty Irish Maid.” He is get-
ting along splendidly in his new location,
where he has been since last sammer, and
we hope may ocuntinue to do so.
———In addition to being a good Y. M. C.
A. secretary C. N. Meserve is proviug quite
a sucoess as a chicken fancier. Last sam-
mer he raised a flock of Rhode Island Red
and Barred Rock pullets, thirty-five of
which he is keeping over winter. Daring
the month of Jannary he received from
this flock five hundred aod thirty-five eggs,
or an average of about eighteen daily. The
highest number received in any day was
twenty-five and the lowest eleven. Con-
sidering the fact that this is winter the
above is a record that probably cannot be
beaten, if equalled, in Centre county.
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——An item is going the rounds of the
state press in effect that at the
last drawing of jurors in Venango county
a woman was drawn ; her name being
taken for that of a mac. The same thing
happened in Centre county at the drawing
of the jurors to serve atthe February term
of court. In filling the jary wheel in
December for the year 1908 the jury com-
missioners used the assessor’s lists and on
the list for Worth township was found the
name of “M. C. Woodring, farmer.” M.
C. Woodring was one of the names placed
in the wheel and was also one of the names
drawn for the February jory but when the
proper officials went to serve the ocosto-
mary notice they were much surprised to
find that M. C. Woodring is a woman.
td
—At a meeting of the committee on
entertainment of the Centre county associa-
tion ol Philadelphia held in Dr. Cartin’s of-
fice, it was decided to hold the forth annual
banquet at the Rittenhouse, twenty-fourth
and Chestnut streets, on Tuesday evening,
Febroary 11th. All male members of the
association are cordially requested to be on
deck, lend a hand to make this meeting
pleasant and enjoyable to all. No dress
suit required, any old suit brashed ap will
pass you in by remitting to Forest Magee,
secretary, the ‘‘nate’’ sum of $1.75, neces-
sary to pay for what you door do not eat,
and use of easy chair while you smoke,
laugh and grow plump. Don’t be a clam!
and | put ap the cash, be there in your jolliess
mood, do your part for the edification of
others,
| orippled the plant about one balf and the
| result was cold buildiogs all over town ; so
Sxow, GROUNDHOG AND WINTER
WEATHER.—From the kind of weather we
have been having the past week that little
animal, the arclomys monaz, (groundhog)
must bave awakened two days too soon asd
come out and seen his shadow last Friday.
With zero weather for two days prior to
that it began snowing late Friday evening
and snow fell almost without cessation un-
til eleven o'clock Saturday morning when
the ground was covered by about twelve
inches of snow. To make masters worse it
then became very stormy, the wind blow-
ing a perfect gale with the resuls that by
Sunday morning all the public roads in the
county were more or less drifted shut.
The only railroads on which traffic was
blocked, however, were the Central Rail-
road of Pennsylvania and the Bellefonte
Cential. The train on the former that
should have arrived in Bellefonte at 9.45
Satarday evening was snow-hound near
Zion and the seventeen passengers on
board were compelled to spend the night
io the cars. They got breakfast Sanday
morning at a nearby farm house and the
company finally mavaged to get the train
through and to Bellefonte by 11.15 o'clock
Sanday morning. A number of people
who were on the train were members of a
stag party who had sapper at the Country
club Satarday evening, the balance of the
party waiting for a special the company in-
tended running through to open the road.
They left Bellefonte with a double header |
and got down to Heocla all right bat on the
return trip they again stuck in a snow
bank and the snow drifting in bebind the |
train they were unable go either way.
The result was that the ball dozen men
who composed the balance of the stag par-
ty and who were coming up on the special
found themselves snow bound at Zion. As
the roads were drifted shat they could get
no one brave enough to venture out to haol
them home and sooner than spend the
vight there they started on foot, finally
trailing into Bellefonte in pairs along abous
six o'clock. The road was not opened un-
til Monday. The Bellefonte Central was
also drifted shut and its trains were hours
late on Monday.
Another featore of the week that was not
the most enjoyable, especially to steam
beat users, was that last Tharsday, just
when the cold soap began, two of the boil-
ers at the steam heating plant sprang leaks
aod had to be blown out for repairs. This
cold in fact, that people were compelled to
resort to gas and oil stoves to keep them-
selves anyways near comfortable. Col.
Taylor sent to Williamsport for a force of
boiler makers and by Friday night one of
the boilers was repaired and fired ap but
repairs on the other were not completed
until the heginning of this week.
As to the ground hog, he bad no trouble
in seeing his shadow on Sunday, as ncs-
withstanding the cold and stormy weather
the sun shone quite brilliantly at times.
Of course, according to the old-time weath-
er prognogticators, we will now bave six
weeks more of cold weather, and the only
consoling featare in connection therewith
is that is can’s be much worse or barder to
endure than the weather of the past week.
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Suxpay EVENING Fire —The residence
of William L. Steele was so badly dam-
aged by fire on Sunday evening thas it will
be worth almost the original cost of the
boilding to repair and put it in as good
were at home and in the sitting room all
evening. About 8:45 o'clock Mrs. Steele
remarked that ehe smelled smoke. Mr.
Steele began to investigate and was amazed
to find their own home on fire. He at
once called his twosons, John and Harvey,
who were in bed, to get up quickly and
dress and then sent in an alarm.
It was almost nine o’clock when the fire
companies arrived and at shat time the fire
had not broken out bat was confined prin-
cipally to the attio of the main building.
From all indications the fire originated in
the basement from the hot air furnace,
which had been fired up pretty hot on ac-
count of the cold weather. Communicating
to the stairway it burned up inside the
walls to the attic before breaking out and
this fact was mainly the reason the fire was
not discovered sooner as all the smoke as-
cended to the attic and was not noticeable
in the lower part of the house until the fire
bad gotten a good headway.
When the firemen did acrive on the scene
the pressure was not great enough to en-
able them to throw a stream from the street
into the attic and oo the flames and they
were compelled to put up ladders and get
on the porch roof in order to do good serv-
ice. And with the night as cold as it was
the firemen deserve great credit for stiok-
ing to the work the way they did. Their
clothing was frozen stiff and coated with
ice and more than one man sustained frozen
fiogers, ears, ete. Bat by dios of bard
work they succeeded in extingaishing the
flames by the time she roof had been burns
off, the attic gutted and the fire had just
gotten through to the second floor. No as-
tempt was made to remove the furniture
with the exception of Mr. Steele's desk
with his private papers. Consequently al-
most as much damage was done with water
as hy the fire.
The total loss on house and furniture
will probably be about three thousand dol-
lars, with insurance enough to oover the
most of it. Mr. Steele wens to work on
Monday and pat a temporary roof on the
house to avoid any farther damage by the
elements until his loss and insurance is ad-
josted when be will repair tlie house at
once.
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—Mrs. Rogers entertained the Belle-
fonte chapter of the D. A. R. as their
regular meeting, Tuesday evening.
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AcapeMy FoorsarL Team BaxqQuer-
TED.—The seventeen members composing
the squad of the Bellefonte Academy foos-
ball team with members of the faculty, a
number of invited guests and Rev. James
P. Hughes, the emeritas principal, as gaest
of houor, enjoved their annual banquet at
the Brookerhoff house last Friday evening.
The menu was discussed to music furnish.
ed by Deitrick’s orchestra. Jas. R. Hughes
presided as toastmnster and among those
who responded were Col. J. L. Spangler,
Rev. J. Allison Plasts, H. C. Quigley
E«q., Jobn D. Meyer, Rev. James P.
Hughes and various members of the vio:
torious 1907 team.
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News Purely Personal
~Joseph Markle, of State College, was a busi
ness visitor in town on Tuesday.
~Miss Knute Sanderson, of Mill Hall, is visiting
Mrs. Elizabeth Potter, on Linn street,
—Mr. and Mrs. Cheney K. Hicklen returned
on Tuesday from a trip to Philadelphia.
—Mrs. James Rarns, of Pittsburg, is in Belle.
fonte this week, vis ting her many friends.
—G. M. Gamble, of Gamble, Gheen & Co., was
in Williamsport on a business trip on Tuesday.
—Mrs, H. W. Tate returned on Saturday even.
ing from a pleasant visit with friends in Philadel-
poia.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Donachy and child, of
Lock Haven, spent Sunday with friends in Belle-
fonte,
~Mrs., William V, Larimer has been in Jersey
Shore the past week visiting her son Lee and
family.
~Mrs. W. Frank Bradforl, of Centre Hall, was
in Bellefonte on a shopping expedition on Wed.
nesday.
~Mrs. Sarah Walz, of Pleasant Gap, spent
Wed esday in Bellefonte the guest of Mrs, Jared
Harper.
—Mrs. W. A. Lvon left last Friday afternoon for
Punxsutawney to visit her daughter, Mrs, J. E.
MeGuinnis.,
—Mitehell I. Gardner went to Lewistown on
Tuesday to spend several days with friends there
and at Milroy.
~—Miss Adaline Holmes, of Wilkinsburg, has
been the guest of Mr. and Mr«, James Harris for
the past week,
~C. U, Hoffer, of Philipsburg, spent aday or
two this week in Bellefonte visiting his father-in-
law, C. T. Gerberich.
~Miss Atherta Allen, of Baltimore, has heen
the gnest of Mrs, W. A, Moore at the Bush house:
for the past two weeks,
—Miss Kate Gessner left on Monday for
Pun xsutawney for an indefinite stay with her
sister, Mrs. Harry Rine.
~ Mr. and Mrs, Jesse Cox left for Reading yes.
terday afternoon expecting to be gone for a
month's visit with relatives,
~—Having recovered from her recent illnesg
Miss Margaret Burnett left last Saturday for a
visit with friends at Downingtow a.
~Mr. and Mrs, H. E. Homan, of Centre Hall,
| braved the storm of last Friday to spend the day
in Bellefonte transacting business,
~Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Twitmire with "their
little daughter Francs, of Sunbury, were in Belle”
fonte for a short visit on Tuesday.
~After a pleasant visit with friends in this
place Mrs, Alice Cowdrick and «on Harry left on
Sunday for their home at Niagara Falls,
Miss Mary Thomas is expected to arrive from
Philadelphia today or tomorrow and will be at
the Bush house the balance of the winter,
—~Mr. and Mre. F. W, Crider returned on
Thursday evening of last week from a visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Charles E, Dorworth, at Ard-
more.
—Mrs. Louisa Harris went to Philadelphia on
Wednesday fo attend the funeral of Mrs, William
Harris, which was held there yesterday [after-
noon,
— Frank Strouse, one of Baltimore's successful
contractors, passed through Bellefonte last Fri.
day, for a short visit with his mother atyState
College.
—Elmer Stranb, the boss fruit grower of the
Sunny Side farm, dropped in on Tuesday and left
a little of the money with us that his apples; won
at the fair last fall,
Miss Florence E. Rhone, danghter of Hon.
Leonard Rhone, of Centre Ha'l, left on Wednes”
day morning for Wichita, Kan., where she ex-
pects to remain until spring.
—Rev. W. H. Schuyler, of Centre Hall, was in
Newton Hamilton yesterday assisting? in the
installation services of Rev, Snook, as pastor of
the Presbyterian church in that place,
—Miss May Bryan has been in Altoona this
week and for two or three nights led the Salva.
tion Army meetings ; the papers of that place
speaking very complimentary of her work.
~Mrs, George Grimm when returning from her
visit in the western part of the State last week,
brought with her her mother, Mrs. Smith, who
will stay in Bellefonte for an indefinite time.
~Mr. and Mrs, John 8. Walker are in Atlantic
City to which re«ort they went a few dave ago in | ¢
order that Mr. Walker's health might be bene.
fited. We are glad to say that he is recovering.
—Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shefler and children |
have heen in Hellefonte this week visiting
friends. Herb drove over the mountain flast
Friday while Mrs, Sheffer and the children came
by train.
—Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Bartley and daughter
Ruth, of Lock Haven, were over Sunday visitors
in Bellefonte. Herb is now superintendent of
the Clark Printiog company in that place and has
quite a good berth of it.
—Harry E. Garbrick, of Zion, is one of the
progressive young men of Walker township who
has decided that to be abreast of the times he
must have a good county paper and on Wednes-
day he enrolied his name axa subscriber to the | Clo
Warcnmax.
—~W H. Beck, of Nittany, was in town on busi.
ness on Tuesday and favored the Warcumax
office with a call, We forgot to ask him whether
he eame by rail or sleigh, but in either event we
imagine he nad his own troubles getting here
because of the snow drifts,
—John Ishler, of College township, was one of
the men who braved the drifted roads and cold
weather on Wednesday to come to Bellefonte and
ona part of his business while here was to place
him-eif in such stasding with the Warcamax
that Uncle Sa v's autocrats in the Postoffice De-
partment at Washington can't cheat him out of it
for another year to come. Speaking of the
weather, Mr. Ishler said that in the seventeen
years he has lived on the {arm where he now re-
sides he has never seen but one winter when the
roads were drifted shut so that travel was through
the fields ; and he never saw a winter with as
much snow or worse drifted roads than there are
now. And just now when the turnpike from
State College to the foot of Rishel’s hill has been
recently vacated the supervisors have not yet
adapted themeelves to taking care of the road
and they natura ly are a little slow in getting it
opened for travel, Mr. Ishleris also one of the
men who are enthusiastic supporters of a move-
ment for a state road between Bellefonie snd
State College and with enough men like him
there is no doubt but (hat one will be built in the
pear future.
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DR. VANTRIES' RECITAL. —In his re
cital of ‘Eminent Men and Women Whom
I Have Seen and Heard,” in the court
honse last Friday night, Dr. Thomas C.
VaaTries more thao filled the expectations
of those who beard bim. Ib his word-
pictures and reminiscences of such world-
wide men and womea as John B. Gough,
Bishop Philip Brooks, Wendell Phillips,
Theodore Tilton, Henry Ward Beecher
Sam Joues, Horace Greeley, T. DeWitt
Talmage, Will Carleton, Abrabam Lincoln,
William H. Seward, Belva Lockwood and
many others he displayed a familiarity that
surprised bis bearers. Among the audi
ence were some ofl the most learned and
prominent men of the town and at the
completion of his recital a vote of thanks
was tendered the doctor for the evening's
entertainment. The only unfortunate fact
in connection therewith is that owing to so
wany other things going on in the town
that night the audience was not as large as
it should have been and $16 50 represented
the amount of the silver offering lifted for
the benefit of the Bellefonte hospital.
AE mc—
My Wire's FAMILY. —Success artistio-
ally and laogh-producing from the start, is
the remarkable and pleasing record accord-
ed “My Wile’s Family,” a three act mu-
sical farce comedy, written by Stephens
and Linton, which was broaght out last
season. Built for laughing purposes only,
it accomplished its end, with the result
that return dates were played in many of
the large cities by special request of man-
agers and the theatre going public. The
attraction will he seen in Bellefonte on
Tharsday, February 13th, at Garwan's.
Usual prices.
COO mm
For Loca OrrioN—The all day’s meet-
ing held yesterday in the court house in
the interest of local option was attended
by a uamber of delegates from various
parts of the county. A temporary organ-
ization was formed by electing W. B. Min-
gle, of Centre Hall, presidens, and C.C.
Shuey, of Bellefonte, secretary. It is the
purpose to organize a local branch of the
anti-saloon league and to this end a com-
mittee was appointed on permanent organ-
ization which will reportat a meeting to
be help io the near future.
~The ‘Big Five’’ hasket hall team of
Tyrone will play the Bellefonte Academy
five in the Y. M. C. A. gymoasium in this
place tomorrow (Satarday) evening,
game to be called as 8 30 o'clock. The
‘Big Five’ is the team which was defeated
by the local Y. M. C. A. in this place two
weeks ago and over which defeat the
Tyrone newspapers made so much fuss.
There is no denying the fact that itis a
etrong aggregation of baskets ball players
and they will come to Bellefonte to win.
Admission, 25 cents.
on AA nm
——Belore Mrs. Louiea Harris left
Bellefonte on Wednesday for Philadelphia
to attend the funeral of Mrs. William Har-
ris, she placed everything in order here
and closed her house, as she will spend the
winter in Philadelphia. Mrs. J. P. Gep-
bart, one of her boarders, has gone into
rooms in the Hibler house on Allegheny
street ; Miss Sallie Hagermav bas gone to
Miss Emily Natt’s and Miss Mary Cook
bas taken a room in the Brockerhoff house,
aod will board there.
Rd
~The Womaun’s Guild of St. John's
Episcopal church will bold an exchange
every Saturday duriug the month of Feb-
ruary in P. D. Sheffer’s grocery store, be-
ginpiog February 1st, at 11 o'clock a. m.
Bread, cakes, pies, "desserts, candy and
baked beans for sale. Any orders left with
Mrs. W. H. Wilkinson will be filled. 52 5-3¢
——J. H. WARD offers his property at
Pine Grove Milis for sale. The property
coorists of large boase with modern con-
veniences, large stable, 10e house avd other
out: buildings, with new store room suita-
ble tor meat market. Nearest meas market
6 miles distant.
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Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes, new, per bushel...
Eggs, QOBBND.ccsvssssrssssmssrrrsnsssessessnssone %
Lard, per 0 cseersrcreressismsssremusssasssrssscn 11
Country Iders... ssssnssnassernins 10
cesnnsran, sesesssesnanns 10
Hams........... sesnsssessernss 1834
Tallow, par pond... ccssns sss ssscsnisens 3
Butter, per pound.
nt I a] 28
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Timothy pod ol per bushel........ceccnee 88.00 hn
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Mixed new...... .- 58g %
URlBuccssssssssrssrreresons wore. iy
Wiour— priate Per Br'l.. we $004
Penna. Roller .. _ee 435. 440
" —Favorite — B&H 00
Rye Flour PerBr'l... 4.704 75
Baled hay—Choice “Fimot No, 1... 120 © 185.0
Mixed **1 14 0vgib00
Straw reeraien FRR 9.006: 13.80
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