I this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates : Paid strictly in advance........ceeeee. $1.00 Paid before expiration of year.......... 1.50 Pald after expiration of year.......... 2.00 ADDITIONAL LOCALS. Doises IN FEBRUARY COURT.— The regular term of February court convened on Monday with Judge Ellis L. Orvis on the bench aod Gilbert 8. Burrows, of San- bury, present as cours reporter. The first thing done was call the roll of the grand jury and she appointment of Joho P. Sebring, of Hallmoon township, as fore- man. Practically all of Monday morning was taken up in bearing she returns of justices of the peace and constables and dieposing of the various motions and petitions pre- sented by the varions members of the bar. Among these was a petition asking for the appointment of viewers to lay ous a road soross the Bald Eagle ridge connecting Hallmoon and Worth townships. The powers of Henry C. Quigley Esq., as andi- sor in the estate of Clemens Beckwith, de- ceased jwere enlarged and extended to the mexs term of court. Following is the list of cases disposed of daring the week : Commonwealth vs. Malcolm Housel, betrayal. Verdiot of guilty returned by the jury and the usual sentence meted out in such cases imposed by the court. Commonwealth ve. Merrill Looas, be- trayal. Plead guilty. Commonwealth vs. Joseph Covoway, assault and battery. After hearing the evidence of the Commonwealth the de- fendant cbanged his plea from not guilty to guilty. Commonwealth ve. Elvina Ebersole, keeping a disorderly house and selling li- guor without a license. Plead guilty. Commonwealth vs. Thaddeus M. aud Mrs. Rowdell Meyers, charged with leas- ing a house for known immoral purposes. Both plead gnilty and sentence was sus- pended upon Mr. Meyers. Commonwealth ve. Lawrence Fox, be- trayal. Settled. On the civil list the plaiosiff in the case of the Scicta Sign company ve. James F. Stott suffered a voluntary non-suis. Daniel Lutz ve. Heory Beck. Defendant oonfesred judgment in open court for $60.02. The oases of Filmore Craig ve. D. J. Gingery and Lewis Poorman vs. Nathan Schenck, were continued. Commonwealth ve. Jame G. Gralmyer, three counts ; assault and battery ; sepa- ration from aod the non-support of wife and neglect and nov-support of obhild. Verdict returned of guilty on all three counts, but motion made for a vew trial. Commonwealth vs. Jerry Sowers, mali- cious mischief. Defendant waived the find- ing of the grand jury and plead guilsy. Commonwealth vs. Robert Ward, deser- tion and noo-support of three children. Plead guilty. Frank Campbell! plead guilty to a minor eriminal charge was sentenced to pay a fine of ten dollars, costs of prosecution and ten days io Jail. John Conaway, who on Monday plead guilty to the charge of assanli and battery, was sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar, costs of prosecution and imprisonment in the Huntingdon reformatory. T. B. Budinger ve. William Kioski, ap- peal. Verdict for plaintiff for $154.90. AlbertjGeoige, indicted for starting a forest fire, was found not guilty and the costs were put vpon the prosecutor, 8S Peck. > CENTRE COUNTIANS Basquer. — Just sixty-ove old—and youug—Centie ccun- tians now resident in Philadelphia partook of the filth annual banquet given by she Centre county association at the Ritten- house, last Thursday evening, and the ocoa- sion proved a most enjoyable one to all. The menu presented was a most tempting one avd this with the intermingling of kindred sonls was enough to promote the feelingfol good fellowship which reigned shronghout she entire evening. Dr. Roland G. Curtin, president ol the association, presided as toastmaster, and among those who responded were Gen. B. F. Fisher, Rev. W. K. Foster, W. 8. Farst Esq., and others. Those present at the banquet were as follows : R. 6G. Curtin, M. D,, Mr. and Mrs. Ira D. Sar maa, J. C. C. Beale, Mrs. D. J. Beale, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Foster,Dr. and Mrs. Stuart C. Runkle, P. G. Yearick, Mr. and Mrs, I. R. VanOrmer, John I. Rankin, Max Liveright and daughter, E. H. Miller, 8. 8. Taylor, Miss Anna Peters, Fred A. Curtin, Miss} Edith Cooke, Mrs. Frank MeCatferty, William Furst, isaac P. Miller, B. F. Schaffer, The Misses Schaffer, Chas. McClurs, L 6. G. Foster, Dr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Rishel, John Schaffer, J. W. Wolf and daughter, Charles MeCafferty, Rev. and Mrs. W. K. Foster, Mr. and Mre. David W. Daley, "he Misses Snook, Miss D. Knox, Dr. and Mrs. G. G. Mattern, Miss Elia ‘Brooks, Mrs. Sarah Klepper, William A. Magee, Mrs. R. M. Magee, Mr, and Mrs. H. A. Clark, John R. Powers, Gen. B. F. Fisher, Mr. nod Mrs, Wm. Becker, Mr. and Mrs, Warner Underwood, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. I. Fleisher, Miss Eva Rich, Thomas J. Loughery, Mr. and Mrs. Forest N, Magee, L. O Meek, ce Qn — Mr. John P. Sebring, of Center Line, bas purchased the Mrs. S. A. Bell property on east Howard street, and will occupy the came about April 1st. The price paid was $2300. ———— A ~—— Miss Lottie Gobler, of Northumber- land is again back in her position as sten- ograpber in the office of Edward R. Cham- bere Esq. —— w— RERICK. — Just shortly before eight o'clock last Friday evening Lewis C. Rerick died at his home on Reynolds avenue. He bad been in poor health for over a year and several months ago was stricken wish par- alysis which natarally hastened bis death. Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mm, Daniel Rerick and was born in Potter township Auguss 16th, 1845, hence was past sixiy-shree years of age. When a young mau he saaght school during the winter and farmed io the summer time, later iu lile devoting bie entire time to farming. For a number of years be lived in the neighborhood of Zioa, in Spring township, and later moved onto the Rey- nolds farm in Benuer township where he lived until several years ago when he boughs a home on Reynolds avenue, in this place, where he has lived since. He was a staunch Democrat and, although he never was pronounced in his demands for public office he was elected assessor of Ben- per township aod served ove term. In religion be was a member of the Lutheran church, He was a member of the Grange and at all times a progressive citizen and a man who had she esteem of all who knew him. In 1869 he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth D. Eckley who survives with the following children: Newton I., Lloyd M. sod William, of Niagara Falls; Edgar, of Williamsport, Mrs. Kenneth A. Snodgrass, of Pisteburg,and Mrs. J. Dorey Hunter and Harry D., of this place. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Sarah J. Thompson, of Reynoldsville, and Mise Mary Rerick, of Bellefonte. The faveral was held from the house as two o'clock oun Mouday afternoon, Rev. Barry, of tke Lutheran chuck, officiated and interment was made in the cemetery at Zion. l PavuL.—Charles J. Paul, ove of the best known residents of Philipsborg, died Mon- day eveniog after a long illness wish canoer of the stomach. He was born in Cornwall, Eogland, and was 61 years, 4 months and 27 daye old. He came to this country im- mediately after the war in 1865 and first settled at Tamaqua. From there he went to Lewistown, thence to Broad Top, Powelton and over thirty years ago located in Philipsburg where be lived ever since. He was a mine foreman by occupation, a position he held for about thirty years. He was quite a prominent member of the Masonic liaternity, belonging to the Blue Lodge at Osoeola Mille, the Clearfield Chapter, Philipsburg Commandery Knights Teinplar and she Mystio Shrice, of Al- toona. He was a member of the Methodist ohurch and a man of many admirable traits of obaracter. While a resident of Powelton he was united in marriage to Miss Salina J. Reece. To them were born four children, three of whom survive, as follows © Joho, of Phil - ipsbarg ; Theodore, of Buffalo, and Wil. liam, of Altoona. His first wife dying in 1878 he was married in 1880 to Mrs. C. E. Taylor, who sarvives. The faneral will be held at two o'clock this ( Friday Jafternoon. | | | Lockarp.—James W. Lockard died at his home at Lamar at noon on Wednesday of last week. He had been in good health up until a few days previous when he was stricken with gastric fever which oaosed his death. He was a son of John and Nanoy Lookard, deceased, and was born at Lamar January 15th, 1844, hence was 65 years, 1 mouth and 2 days old. Most all his life | was spent in that locality where he was re- garded as a model citizen in every way. He was a member of the Methodist church and a consistent obristian gentleman. Surviving him are his wife and one son, George, of Lamar; also the following broth- er aud sisters : Frank Lookard, of Cole- ville; Mre. Sarah J. Shook, Mrs. Josephine Reed and Mrs. Kathryn Tarner, of Belle fonte, and Mrs. George Marks, o! Lewis: town. The fuoueral wai held on Friday morpiug from the Methodist church at Lamar. Rev. M. H. Bubb, officiated at the services and interment was made in St. Paul's oetery. GRAY.—Mrs. Sallie E. Gray died at the home of her grandson, Wilbur G. Housel, in Altoona, on Tuesday night, of hears failure following an attack of pneumonia. For a number of years past she made her home with the family of D. H. Shivery, of Bellefonte, hut last November went to Al- toona to visit her grandson and family and was taken sick, ber condition at all times being so bad she could not be brought home. Deceased, whose maiden name was Shivery, was born in Buffalo Run valley and was seventy-four years old. She was a sister of D. W. Shivery, of Halfmoon valley, and the late Andrew J. Shivery and Mrs. George Mattern, of Buffalo Run. The remains were taken to the home of her brother in Halfmoon, from where the fon- eral will be held this morning, interment to be made in the Methodist church cemetery at a l EvVERT.—Death came very suddenly to Michael Evert last Tharsday noon, at his home in Coburn. He had been suffering for some months with dropsy but bad not been regarded in a dangerous condition. Just before dinner last Thursday he was sitting in a chair talking toa neighbor when be died very saddenly. He was four days past seventy-one years of age and bad lived in Coburn all bis life. {Sarviving him are his wife, ove son, Harry; and two daugbters, Mrs. Hannah Black, of Phila- delphia, and Miss Lizzie, at home. He also leaves one sister, Mire. Daniel Eisen- buth, and a brother, Jacob Evert, of Penn townsh.p. The funeral was held on Sun- day, burial being made in the Fairview cemetery at Millbeim. rn HAGERMAN, — After an illness of a month or more Miss Sarah Brooks Hager- man died as the home of Mrs. Margares H. Wilson, on east High street, at two o'clock Sawarday morning. She had been with Mrs. Wilson for the winter and a few weeks ago became ill. At first it was thought she was cantracting typhoid fever bat such did uot prove to be she case and ber death was the resalt of intercostal neuralgia. Deceased was a daughter of Lewis W, and Melissa Hagerman and was horn at Howard, Her mother was a sister of the late Jobn Irvin, of this place, and a good part of ber early life was spent in Belle- foote. Later she went to Lock Haven with her brother but some fifteen years or more ago returned So this place and took up ber residence on east Lino street. Four or five years ago she gave up houusekeep ing aud since then bas spent the time with friends. She was a member of the Society of Friends and a woman of high christian character. Her only immediate survivor is her brother, Irvin C. Hagerman, of Ridgway. The foueral was held at shree o'clock on Monday afternoon fiom she house, burial being made in the Friends cemetery. | | STOVER.— Daisy Stover died at the howe of ber sister, Mrs. Bartley, at Zion, on Tuesday. She bad been ill for a number of months and ber death was the result of taberculosisa. She was anout twenty-seven years old avd was born in Haines township, For several years prior to ber illness she lived in Bellefonte. Her father died a namber of years ago hus surviving ber are her mother and & number of biothers and sisters. The funeral was held yesterday, the remains being taken ou the 1:45 o'clock train to Coburn, and thence to Aaronsburg for burial. Ed QUARANTINE LIFTED FROM CENTRE Couxty.—All of Centre connsy hae here- tofore been nuder United States guaran. tine regulations which bave probibited the shipment of cattle, sheep and swine, hay and straw, and of nodisinfected hides, skins and hools of cattle, sheep and swine from this county to other States, and to parte of Pennsylvania not in quarantine. Under the new quarantive order all re- strictions are removed and shipments may be made Ireely to any point from all parte of Centre county, except from the town- ships of Marion and Walker. Restrictions are continued ou these townships on ao- count of their proximity to infected regions in Clinton county. Is ie, however, per. missible to ship livestock for slaughter, and bay and straw from these townships upon permis. Hides and skins removed from the carcasses of animals since Jana- ary 1st may be shipped without disinfeo- tion, and hides and skins removed before January 1st may be shipped on permit, alter disinfection. it is torbidden to drive or move cattle, sheep, other ruminants or swine over the public roads and highways in the guaran- tined district excepting on permis so to do. Permits may be obtained free of charge trom the agent of the State Livestock Sani- tary Board, at Lock Haven, or from the branch office of the Ssate Livestock Sani- tar Board, at ‘Sunbury. Applications for permits should state the kind of animals or commodities to be moved; the names and addresses of the owner, shipper and ocon- signee; the places the animals or commodi- ties are to be moved from, and their desti- nation. ——— APHTHOUS FEVER.—A care of apbthous fever, or foot and mouth diseas:, was on Tuesday discovered in the herd of filteen cattle belonging to 8S. E. Brownlee, near Mackeyville. The affected animal was at once killed and a strict quarantine placed over the farm. Dr Leonard Pearson was as once notified and be and several! assist- ants arrived there yesterday and took obarge of the sitoation. While Mackey- ville is not in Centre county it is nos so very far over the line and because of the fact thas the county has been under United States quarantine farmers and stock raisers in this section want to observe the utmost care in preventing, as far as possible, any spread of disease into this county. ——s i A —— COMPARATIVE DEATH RATE. —From the number of deaths that have occurred in Bellefonte and Centre county this winter there is a prevailing opinion that the death rate is greater in this section than it has been in years, but as a matter of fact it is nos. It is only about normal and not as great as last year by almost twenty per oent. During the months of January and February, 1908, just 123 deaths were re- corded in the columns of the WATCHMAN, while this year the total record for January aud February is only 98, or 25 less than last year. While the above may not be an acourate record of the number of deaths in this community it is very nearly correct— enough so, at least, to show that the mor- tality rate in Centre county bas not reach- ed an alarming stage, by any means; even if there does seem to be a great many deatbs. fm ea — I. 0. O. F. BANQUET. —The members of the Bellefonte Lodge of Odd Fellows held their sixsy-third annual banques on Tuesday evening, and as is customary on such occasions, were joined around the festive board by their wives and lady friends. The banguet was spread in their own hall in the Crider building and in- cluded all the seasonable edibles. Dei. trick’s orchestra furnished the music for the ocossion. A. Lukenbach presided as toastmaster and those who responded were J. Kennedy Johnston, Rev. Morgan, a member of the Tyrone lodge ; D. F. For$- ney Esg., Rev. D. Barsbioger snd Hon. | James Schofield. BoxixG Bours AT Sxow SHoz—The people at Snow Shoe are always enterpris- ing ina bosiness way aod the sporting fraternity of thas locality decided to ocele- brate the evening of Washiogton’s birth- day by having a hoxiog contest in the pavilion in the new driving park. The affair was arranged as quietly as possible and, though there were plenty of backers, the name of! B. W. Hall appeared on the bills as manager aud conductor. In order to secure as large an attendance as possible a special train was chartered to take out all Bellefonters who wanted to attend. The contest was scheduled to begin at | 8 30 o'clock and the special left Bellefonte at 7.15 in the evening. Just fifty Belle: fonters were brave enough to make the t1ip out over the mountain to be present | at the rivgeide and upon their return they all agreed that the trip was worth the money. But even at that, if the boxers sparred for a purse dependent upon the paid admissions they were hardly paid for their pommeling, ss less than two hundred people were presents. There were two preliminary bouts: The first between Andy Kachic and Andy Chambers, two youths; and the second be. tween Mils Davis aud John Daley. Both were declared a draw at the end of four rounds. Tue principal event ct the evening was the six roand bout between George Locas, of Clarence and Abe (alia« Kid) Pilkington, of Snow Shoe, hat formerly a professional boxer of Detroit, Mich. This proved a lively and exciting contest. Pilkington had all the better of his sotagonist in the matter of skill, evading his blows and rushes and gesting in a ponoh bhimeell when is proved most timely. Lasas, it was claimed, was the harder hitter of the two haut his whole sionble was the only thisg he hit was the air, as Pilkiogton was never shere when he tried to land a blow. Both men were game aod lasted the six rounds when the coutess wav awarded so Pilkington on the matter of points scored. Neither of the men suffered much punishment. In fact, « number of the state constabulary were at the ringside to see that the contest was kept within the limits of a boxing mateh. George Kelley, of Camden, N. J., acted as referee. po SATTE COLLEGE BASEBALL SCHEDULE. —Maoager Wilcox has announced the fol- lowing schedule for the State College base- ball team for the coming season: April 1,—United States Naval Academy at Washington, April 3. University of Pennsylvania at Phila delphia. April 9.—Stevens Institute at Hoboken, N, J, April 10,.—Hrown at Providence, R. I. April 12.—Villa Nova at Villa Nova. April 13. —~Mount Washington Athletic Cinb at Baltimore. April 14.— Princeton at Princeton. April 17, Carnegie Tech. at State College, April 21. —Gettysburg at State College, April 23. Carlisle Indians at State College. « May 1.—Corneli at Ithaca, May 5.— Lafayette at State College. May 7.—~Dickinson at State College. May 16.—~Bucknoeli at Lewisburg. May 19.—University of West Virginia at Mor- gantown. May 20.— University of Pittsburg at Pittsburg. May 21.— Notre Dame at Notre Dame, Ind. May 22. Michigan at Ann Arbor. May 28 and 29.— Villa Nova at State College. June 12. Bucknell at State College. June 16. —Alumai at Swate College. June 18.—Vermont at Burlington, Vt. June 19.—Harvard at Cambridge, Mass. OP — Farmer's INSTITUTE.—The farmers’ in. stitute as Pine Grove Mille on Wednesday aod Thursday of this week was largely at. tended. Capt. W. H. Fry presided and Rev. J. 8. Philips made the address of welcome. The speakers were Dr. Thomas F. Hunt, of State College; Dr. J. H. Fank, L. M. Lighty and R. P. Keister. Music was farnished by a good ohoir of which Mise Mary Wright was organist and W. K. Corl corpetist. A. J. Tate was the seo- retary and tressurer of the institute, COO nan ——Miss Anna E. Redifer, of State Col- lege, has been quite seriously ill for the past week suffering from the effects of a fall. Howard. Mrs. J. W. Beck was a Bellefonte business visitor on Tuesday. Weber Thomas travsacted business Bellefonte on Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Berry, of Beech Creek, visited her daughter, Mrs. Hill, on Tuesday. Oscar Lucas, who is employed at Altoona visited his mother and sister over Sunday. J. B. Wetzel loaded a saw mill complete this week; did not hear who was getting it. John Thompson has been in town several days assisting Charles Walizer, our leading butcher. The jurors who attended court this week were dismissed on Wednesday and returned home same day. A goodly number of people gathered at the station to board the train for Bellefonte to attend court on Monday. The rains of Tuesday and Wednesday have swollen the streams considerably. No damage bas yet occurred. Charles Walizer while putting up ice a few days ago left a cake fall on his foot leaving it in a very painful condition. Peter Robb Jr., will soon assume his du- ties as proprietor of the bakery of this place. He recently purchased the outfit from Geo. Williams. Messrs. William H. Long ard Jackson Kline, two prominent business men of our town, were visitors to Boston, Mass., the past week. Mrs, George Williams, Messrs. L. C. Thompson, W. H. Thompson and Charley Pletcher visited the county seat and attend. ed court on Tuesday. Haupt Bower, who has been confined to his home for several days with constant pain in his bead, bas recovered and is now attend. ing school at the Bellefonte Academy. The Reformed church is almost completed and makes a fine appearance. It will be ready for dedication on March 7th. Let everybody turn out to these meetings. William Mayes hss men at work tearing down the old Lutheran church at Jackson- ville and hauling it to Howard, where he intends erecting a new dwelling this sum- mer. The Mattress factory, it is said, will be run full time this sammer. It has been closed for some time. They are arranging for an experienced man 10 tuke charge of the plant, Lewis Beck, one of our retired farmers who came to town x few years azo finds him self too stirring to live a quiet hfe, and has uow secured an outfit and is daily gathering produce from the farmers and delivering it to Joseph D. Diehl. A. G. Hili made a trip to Tyrone on Sat urday to tender his resigaation as operator on the Bald Ele Valley raiirond, to necept a similar pwition at Rochester, N. Y. He is now disposing of his househvld goods and will be at his new job by March 1st. Pine Grove Mention. W. Hamill Glenn has been housed up with an injured eye. The way the wild geese are going north one would think spring is here. Rhoda, wife of George Giazier, isa very sick woman with typhoid fever. Miss Bertha Gingerich visited friends in Boalsburg several days last week. . A. J. Tate is a vew subscriber to the Come mercinl telephone, at his residence. Mis. Alice Magoffin, of Boalsburg, is a wel come visitor at the Dr. G. H. Woods home. Mrs, Jas. C. Gilliland, who had been ill with an attack of pneumouia, is much bet ter. Darius Waite came up from: the county seat to mingle with the farmers at the instis tute. Luther Peters and wife, of Oak Hall, spent Sunduy at the J. W. Peters home in the Glades. Mies Sadie Daunley is visiting friends at State College this week; she is convalescing rapidly from ber injuries. Mr. and Mes. J. H. Bailey gave a recep- tion luet Friday evening at their home, to W. H. Glenn and his bride. Wm. J. Meyers, of Alexandria, came up on Saturday to spend a few days with his broth- er Wesley, who is quite ill. The venerable Philip Houtz came up frem Snyder county to spend a week among his former Centre county friends. Fred Gummo, who has been sick with pul- monary trouble, at the home of A. F. Lauck, is now ou a fair way to recovery. Mrs. Samuel Moore and Mrs, E. C. Fye, of State College, were visitors at the Dannley home on Main street, last Friday. Miss Bertha Dale, an inmate of the C. M. Dale home, is off on a two week's vacation at her parental home at Houserville. ~Chas. M. Dale was called to Duncans- ville on Mondayfun account of the illness of bis nephew, Forest McGirk, who will be obliged to undergo » surgical operation. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ebbs and family are now snugly fixed up in their new home at Guyer and farmer David Cupp will till the broad acres oi the Ebbs fara next season. Rev. W. K. Harnish will hold services every evening next week iu the Presbyterian chareh. A congregations! meeting is ealled for Monday, Mareh 8th, at 8 o'clock p. m., to elcet two trustees and transact other busi: ness, Farmer David Houser is laid up for repairs to injuries received in a junaway. No bones were broken but the ligaments in his left leg from the hip to the knee are torn so that he will likely have a long rest in bed. The team was caught after running a short distance. A peck of dogs last Ssuturday night killed and injured all of John E. McWilliams’ flock of fine ewes, only one escaping. Mr. Mec. Williams had gone to considerable expense to improve his flock, therefore feels the loss keenly. This is the third flock in this secs tion raided this winter. Notwitbstanding the very inclement weather the supper given by the Ladies’ cir. cle of the M. E. church last Friday and Sat. urday evenings was thoroughly enjoyed and about sixty dollars realized. The ladies who asgicted in making the affair a success were the Ward sisters, Mrs. J. L. Murphy, Mrs. C. H. Martz, Mrs. N. T. Krebs and Miss Liz. zie Tyson. Lemont. Bruce Houtz and lady friend returned to Altoona last week. Maude Mitchell did some shopping in Bellefoute on Friday. G. W. Ralston and family returuved from Dewart, Tuesday evening. David Getz and family enjoyed a few days sojourn among old friends in town this week. Harvey Shuey’s young son is very ill with catarrh fever, but at this writing is slowly improving. Miss Johnstonbaugh and friend, of Scotia, visited near town for a week, at the home of Christian Houtz. P. B. Crider and Son purchated the Jacob Markle property and will move a sawmill on it and saw ont the timber. Chicken thieves seem to be in the country again, for there have been two coops visited by them within a few weeks. Rev. Boston, who had been holding a pro- tracted meeting in the Presbyterian church, went Saturday to another field of work. Rev. Sechrist preached his last sermon for the Lemont congregation, Sunday, and will go to conference the first week in March, James E. Lenker was over to the county seat Friday and purchased an automobile, in which he and his family drove over to Aaronsburg, on Tuesday, to help celebrate his mother’s birthday. The spring birds are busy singing at pres- ent and it is reported that a flock of wild geese flew north and then in a few days were noticed going south again; and wild geese are something very unusual at this time of year for this region. ——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. stills L. 8. Byron and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cam. eron, of Tyrone, were visiting friends in the valley during the week. This week James N. Leitzeil will move on- to the farm he recently purchased in Union county, three miles west of Miflinburg. Election day here was unusually quiet— like Sunday. Of course ali the Democratic township officers were elected, having no op. position. Magistrate Hering is suffering from an en- Isrgement of the liver,and isin a very serious condition. He has been ailing for the last two months. There was no special observance of Wash. ington’s birthday bere on Monday last. Our schools included it in their exercises on Lincoln's birthday. His hogship must surely have made a mis- take; nearly three weeks of the six have elapsed, and the weather has been spring like; nobody is sorry. In the late election for registration as sessor 0. T. Corman, Democrat, and E. M, Bartley, Republican, were tied, each receiv- ing 63 votes. The commissioners awarded the election to E. M. Bartley. John Soavely has recently intioduced into his photograph gallery quite a number of improvements and conveniences, and at present will have his gallery open for busi- ness and visitors every Saturday afternoon from one to four o'clock. Mr. Snavely is a skillful photographer, understands the business thoroughly, and for the excellency of his work is not excelled by any one in the county. I hardly think there will be any scarcity of dwellings in our town when moving day arrives. I heard of quite a number of dwell- ings to be vacant. J. D. Long is finishing his second building on the south side of the Avenue, so he will have two to rent, and they are fine, substantial buildings with ali the modern improvements, built to live in aod not to sell, and no better location in town. Evidently there will be no necessity for families ‘doubling up” as formerly, al- ways an unpleasant mode of housekeeping. The daughters of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Schlegel of our town, gave quite a large daucing party and supper on Monday even- ing last, which proved a very enjoyuble oc* casion. The supper was very elaborate, the tables artistically set and furnished with a profusion of dainties snd substantials of a choice and rate character. The supper was followed with music and dancing. Very choice music was furnished by two of our skillful musicinne, C. C. Bartges and Frank McClellan. Dancing was indulged in until quite a late hour, when all retired to their respective homes after expressing themselves as having been delightfully entertained. Exactly fifty couples were present, Being in Centre Hall a day or two sinee, I called in to see Mr. John Daubermsan, the popular meat merchant of that town, and found him quite busy. Mr. Dauberman does a large business in Centre Hall and the neighboring country, ana has a very satis. factory tinde in our town and down the vale ley. His meat department is certainly a model of order and clennliness, the most ex~ acting cynic could not suggest an improve. ment, no bones nor scraps of.meat are visible on the blocks, tables or anywhere else while the floor lovks us if it had been scraped and sand pupered. I next visited the new siaughe ter house, which he has just fitted up with all the modern improvements; there too, I found everything as cloan und bright as a new pin. The chopping blocks, hooks and tools scoured to a polish, aud the cement floor thoroughly scrubbed. Mr. Dauberman informed me that after every butchering this department was always put in its pres- ent condition, aud consequently there is never any offensive odors, while the meat market was renovated every evening. Evi- dently Mr. Dauberman requires no instruc. tions from the Sanitary commission as re- gards operating and conducting a meat mar- ket. Miss Sylvia Green Weds Astor Scion. Morristown, N. J., February 23.— Miss Sylvia Green, daoghter of Mrs. H. Green, the richest woman in the world, and Matthew Astor Wilks, a member of the old Astor family, were married as St. Peter’s churoh here to-day by the Rev. Phllomen r Sturges. Mrs. rece was present er daoghter was given a by her cousin, Howland Pell. wy Mrs. Green and her daughter arrived here this morning. They were met as the train by the Rev. Mr. Sturges, who ao- companied them tothe Morristown Inn, where shey rested for au hour or more. They then proceeded to the church, where the ceremony was performed. Arrangements for the wedding were made yesterday by the brether and siater of the groom. Mrs. Green said that the reason she brought her daughter to Morristown to be married was because of the pleasant asso- ciations which surrounded the sown. She and her daughter lived here for awhile wheu the girl was very yoong, Mre. Green was in high spirits, laughing and joking with the other members of the Pre were no hridesmaids, avd the simple wedding ceremony of the chorech was used in its entirety. bride was dressed in an evening gown of dark brown broadcloth, with brown orna- mentals of lace, and wore a white feather trimmed hat and a white boa. At the close of the ceremony the party returned to the Morristown Inn, where the wedding breakfast was served. Mr. avd Mrs. Wilks will start ona weddiog trip to-night, and it is understood will visit Galt, Ont. Mr. Wilks is 65 years old, and bis bride is 46. The wedding gives Mis. Hetty Green a circles of New York society. Wilks isa direct descendant of the Astor who amassed the Astor by trad-
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