THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, OUR LOCAL DEPARTMENT. A Column of Interesting Personal Items. HOME NEWS PARAGRAPHED. Interesting Events and Happennings from About the county—Deings of our Briefly Told. People ~Sheriff Condo and wife spent Sunday at Bellwood, Pa. -A new store in Temple Court is one of the possibilities, ~The schoolship Saratogasailed Tues. day on her annual winter cruise, —Mr. Gus Lyon, of Philadelphia, is spending several weeks at home, Hi Henry's Minstrels at opera house on Monday evening, January 20th, Mrs, Sim d mn at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Ww. 1S enjoying a och list Fauble. the sick M Atherton, of to on i iS George trip Omaha, Neb. Deputy Prothonotary Kimport made an official trip to Lemont and vicinity on Wednesday. Our coal merchants are not complain- ing and the steam heat company is earn- ing its money. Hi. Henry's Minstrels will be at the opera house, on Monday evening, Jan- uary 20th. —J. Harbison Holtand bride arrived in Bellefonte on Monday, and are registered at the Garman House. About hundred meals served at the chicken and waffle supper three were in Temple Court, on Thursday. Frank Mc- 40 minstrel ~The eminent Comedian, Nish stars. among Hi. Henry's —A merry-go-round, located in the skat- ing rink, did n Pulled up stakes and left the town, coin very much money. Boalshurg, was in He is well and appears to be enjoyin —Mr. Arthur who spends the most of his time in Bellefonte, is at present at his home in Philadelphia. Judge Riley, of town on Saturday. quite looking life. Kitson, lately —Fort Condo has now tered inmates, a number confined awaiting trial on ges. eleven regis- of whom are Daily News scattered ~—Last Saturday's some display throughout the sheet, war path. spicy lines They are on the —Leavi Lukenbach, father of Abraham Lukenbach, of died at home of his eldest daughter, December joth. the ace Bellefonte, in ( yhio, on Garbrick's ice pond, at Coleville, is for who enjoy skating. a favorite resort our young people Sunday the place was well patronized. ~—Ex-County Commissioner A J. Griest, of Unionvi makes frequent visits to Bellefonte, and was shaking hands with his friends. — The fessed to having printed a lie, must have been stricken with a greater conscious- than is habitual to the craft yesterday he Johnstown Editor who con- ness of guilt —Mrs. 8S. E. Hoffer has been seriously ill for some time past. Mrs. Hoffer is serious char- | ARGUMENT COURT. List of Cases Disposed and Other Business Transacted. School Dist. of Taylor township vs. Vinton Beckwith, Andrew Weaver and Thos. Merryman. Settled. Appeal of H. Y. Stitzer from amount of triennial assessment. Appeal dis- missed at cost of county, Com. vs. Geo. Rowen. detecting the horse thief at Awarded to Policeman Keller, of Lock Haven, Petition to vacate a road in Boggs twp., the Advent church. Confirmed absolutely. Sanford Newman vs, Thomas Merry- man, dispute about the payment of costs. Plaintiffs to pay costs of appeal from Justice, Com Jurdine Butler, vs Appeal from the judgment before a justice. Appeal dismissed, Daniel Baney vs. Geo. Sheasley. Rule on defendant for a new trial. Dis charged, S. R. defendant for a new J. A. on plaintiff for a new trial. Pringle vs. Cowher. Rule on trial. Discharged. Lukens vs. Owen Jones. Rule Discharged. Petition for a new road from Hublers R. Station, to show cause why report should not be burg to R, ion Rule on petit referred back to reviewers. Discharged and review. confirmed. J. R. McClellan's exr vs. Melinda Fye. Rule on plaintiff to show cause why judg- ment should not beopened, Discharged. { F.F, Coudriet vs. John W. Ward. [Rule on plaintiff to show cause why | judgment should not be opened. Dis- charged. Centre Hall { Jno. Suavely. Implement Works vs. Rule on plaintiff to show cause why a credit of $62.56 should not be entered. Discharged. Geo. Rhymestone vs. J. H. Reifsnyder. Rule on Plaintiff to show cause why judgment should not be opened. Rule absolute, C: RB. hear and determine upon ex eptions led Murray, Esq., appointed to | to account of assiguee, in estate of Wim. | Meyer Com. vs. Boyd Stonerode. Rule | County Com I 4 1 | tioner, E., Hugg, should not be relieved ms. to show cause why peti- | from paying any costs. Rule absolute, { and verdict imposing one-half the costs on the prosecutor is set aside S. D. Gettig, Esq., appointed in assigned estate of W. L.. Goodhart had | Hi. Heary's $60,000 Minstrels The An Hi. Henry, and strel stars numbering nearly half a hun dred of the best veter minstrel manager, his collection Of nun- in their line at Garman's opera house 7 the best Journals « they have beer have gest minst where where they of the stron fore the up-to-date pe up-to-date § pubic, troducing some of the the minstrel line. Henry's $60, > swellest pa- the mother of Mrs. Dr. R. G. H. Hayes, | 1 and sister af Col. Rd. Pruner, of Tyrone. —Harry as depu tised on Monday to take charge of the Coal Ex- hange hotel, at by Sheriff Condo, until the Jackson, w Philipsburg, same was disposed at sale. It is what yousay in your advertise. ments and how you say it that draws customers, and it is how you treat them | after they come that tends to bold them or otherwise. Bellefonte property owners are kick- ing with a vengeance about the amount of insurance they must pay. The rate was advanced recently. Kick and pay seems to be about the only thing we can do. Hi. Henry's Minstrels have enjoyed an enviable reputation for years. They are above the average, and give a re. fined, high-grade entertainment. At the opera house, on Monday evening, January 20th. Mrs. Joseph Woodward, nee Miss Nellie Larimer, and young som Joe, of Omaha, Neb., are now guests at the res- idence of W. T. Speer, on West High street. They expect to remain in Belle- fonte this winter, This office is especially well equipp- ed for printing sale bills this season. New lot of material and a fine selection of farm cuts were purchased especially for this kind of work. Always find our prices reasonable, The Philipsburg Journal notes the fact of the circulation in that place, of a goodly number of counterfeit 25 and so cent pieces, which it describes as of very greasy appearance and feeling. There are a few in Bellefonte, 1t is said. ~Major William Hastings has again broken out with letter No. 4, which he claims he has circulated to the extent of 50,000. It is postmarked Monaco, Eng., and the contents are saidto even sur. pass those of the famous No. 1. The letter is accompanied with numerous lithographs in proof of his assertions, The Major states that he is the ‘ ‘health. iest crazy man ever heard of.” Wedding thi event will Abr street At 7 o'clock the happy ur at Mr. and Mrs. | Willowbank riage ceremony of their er, Miss Ella Mr. Martin B. Garman, { ton Gerhard, of Luken will be mar- youngest daught- Lukenbach and Rev. R. Leigh- he Reformed church, will conduct the ceremony. Grace The young couple will depart on the evening train, Central R. R. of Pa., for a wedding tour to Philadelphia, which was Mr. Gar- man’s former home, Washington and the south. Tpon their return they will reside at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jenk- ins, on High street. That happiness may attend them is the wish of their many friends at this place. When Against the Wind. It is not generally known that winds | affect the speed of railway trains quite { appreciably. Train hands say that it is not the “head on’ wind that delays the | cars, as the engine presents a small por- | tion of itself to it, and, breaking through | the train cad be easily pulled along af ter it. But when the wind strikes the train at an angle of forty-five degrees the trouble begins. The wind whole side surface asa leverage gives the engineer lots of trouble, jcars sway overto one side and are | dragged along Much | more coal is burned, and, even then itis uses the and The with difficulty. impossible to keep on schedule time. Death of John Meyer, John Meyer, aged 23 years, son of Wesley Meyer, at Boalsburg, died on Sunday evening. He bad only been sick about two weeks, The deceased had for several years been aschool teach er, but for a year or go had been attend. ing Franklin and Marshall College at Lancaster. The general popularity of the deceased will make his demise a cause for intense grief throughout the community in which he lived. The funeral was held at ¢ o'clock on Wednesday morning from the late resi. dence of the deceased. Dispute as to | ; whom should receive the $20 reward for | the famous and beautiful land of Wuert. Unionville, | : | tune in America, MR, R. A. BECK Bellefonte’'s Famous Tonsorial Artist and Popular Fireman, { An excellent portrait of Mr. R. A, Beck, Bellefoute's well-known tonsorial artist, accompanied by a brief biography, appeared in a recent issue of the Grit, | Of our fell »w townsman it says: Twenty-cight years ago Mr, Beck left temberg, Germany, and sought his for. Sixteen years ago he nearly all the bank, located in Bellefonte, and for that time he has been located in of the and has become the popular tonsorial basement First National artist of the place, as well as its most popular fireman, Mr, Beck has with every movement whose object was the identified himself advancement of the interests and the wel- Bellefoute 1 He has served are ul aud o iI CilizZ: us the people faithfully In addition to his many good qual 1 he is an excellent music and ian, entertains his friends with the choices Of music. TO BUILD A NATIONAL CHURCH, Officials of the Whole Country Asked to Con- tribute, It is proposed to build a unique church at Osceola Mills, Clearfield county, It National Monu- will with as the It stones furnished contributions from pres. will be known mental Church be built ent incumbents in office, from the presi- dent to the representatives of the states inclusive, that come into positiou by elec- tive franchise, The ment of the states shall he represented in the of which he is its legal representative, and the officers of the general govern groups, representing state each stone shall have name of its donor cut on it and placed in the group the », and to which it belongs, by states, and stones are all to be of an equal siz can be furnished from an operation with. ina few miles of tows Fach stone when laid, to t not le than five dol lars; and it is proposed that not a stone from any offi Mr swapping the land through which flows Beck savs he ‘has no the picturesque and romantic Rl his beautiful field and Americancitiz ship." Will Move. Harry Keller, Hsq., will have his law office located in Temple Court, of- fice, formerly conducted by his father, For a number of years that was in Larimer’s building, opposite the court house. Position Wanted. don Reformatory is anxious to secure employment and a home. His name Henry Roberts. Further can be obtained of policeman William Gares, of Bellefonte. 1s information Dance at Coleviile Next 22nd, the Coleville | Wednesday evening, Jamuary and will hold an other of their delightful concerts, to be followed by a dance, in the hall at Cole- he small fee of 25 cents will be ville charged as admission to both concert and all assured Bverybody invited and dauce, are good time Wasn't He a Pretty Chump! Sing a song of penitence, a fellow full of rye, fourand twenty serpents dancing he shouted for his life; wasn't he a pretty His hs chump to go before his wife. was in the parior underneath His trousers the in in s on Alleghe s Rachel Scanlon, had business re was recently f and the entir 1 at any price. Ward Monday, Wm Miss Virgie C. Trenkle, of Kane, and of Walker, coumty, were united in marriage by Rev, R. H Leathers, this Gilbert, has scented an ex- ecedingly brisk news item, he says, but the principal one from a financial standpoint Dunham Ol Or various reasons being he is unable to use it. Applicants for liquor license in Cen- tre county are beginning to make their appearnnce in the prothonotary's office. Applications may be filed as late as the second week in February. Wm. T. Hillibish, a Bellefonte councilman from the West ward, who has been in the employ of the Johnston Steel company, at Loraine, O,, the past few months, returned for a brief vaca tion Monday evening, There probably has never been a season of so little snow and extreme cold weather, yet which has been so favor able to the housing of the ice crop as this. The man who has not now gotten his ice house filled with the purest of ice is far behind the season. —Last Friday evening a large gather- ing of friends assembled at the home of Treasurer John QQ. Miles, this place, to congratulate his good wife upon her goth birthday. The surprise was gotten up by her husband, and it was a success. A delightful evening was spent by all present, Last Friday evening Charles, the eleven<year old son of Jacob Runkle, was considerably used up by a coasting accident on Bishop street. He was com { ing down the sidewalk on a sled and | struck a porch step, and injured himself more than the step. He was considera- bly used up. This is the first coasting accident of the season. On the early train this morning vditor T, H. Harter, of the Gazette, and Mrs. Harter. A, S. Garman, and Charles R. Kurtz, Editor of the CENTRE DMO CRAT, departed for Washington where, to-morrow they will join the National Editorial Asso ‘ation on its excursion to Florida. Ge. = R. Meck and Miss Imin Meck, of + Watchman, depart this afternoon, ''»y will be absent about three weeks. after April 1st, | A young man aged about 1g years, who | will soon be released from the Hunting. | of a| before his eye. When his eye was opened | at | a chair, | his boots were in the hall, his coat was on | House, Tyrone, on | treasures Rhodes, ! ary; all id. Mills Te ceola BELLEFONTE, PA.,, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1896, Sold His Wife balf of a his to another person, for dollar. He subsequently rued bar- but husband No. 2, wouldn't have it that | way. No. 2, tice of the Peace, where, Husband No. 1, then had husband gain and wanted to get his wife bac k, 5 | | arrested and brought before a Jus- | a compromise | was effected, by the first husband taking and the cook stove: the second \ taking { the child { husband, Z | er furniture and all parties left in peace. Hornet. Verdict Stands, verdict of $28,000 which Mr. Good- of Lewistown, has been awarded, ies to his i court appeal having grant a new trial the damages must be Mr y comuussioner Geo paid Goodhart is a brother of IL. Goodhart. A Mistake rounds of the | An item ning | papers that is a great mistake: g 159s, granted, is ge “In Centre county durin marriage licenses were | against 278g in 1894." 1464 as | The correct figures were | published in our last issue, 139 licenses f | 344 for 1895 kitchen, | Florida on Wheels X car containing a tropical display from { Florida will be at the Pennsylvania depot, 25th, and will contain a beautiful as. photographic sortment of fruits | views and the slants y Pil N ' 1" it will like, 00D’S Sarsaparilla is carefully prepared by experienced pharmacists from Sarsa- parilla, Dandelion, Man. drake, Dock. Pipsissewa, Juniper Berries, and other well known vegetable remedies, The Combination, Pro portion and Process are Peculiar to Hood's Sarsaparilla, giving it strength and curative power Peculiar to It222% not pos sessed by other medicines. Hood's arsaparilla Cures Serofula, Salt Rheum, Sores, Boils, Pimples and all other affections caused by impure blood; Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Sick Headache, Indigestion, Debility, Catarrh, Rheumatism, Kidney and Liver Come plaints, It is Not What we Say, but what Hood's Sarsaparilla Does, thd Tells the Story — Hood's Sarsaparilia URES Hood's Pllig are gents, mild and effective. | How Styles do Change It hasn't been very long since footwear like this was “all the go.” Our grand parents will perhaps re member it, And how prices change, too! Labor-saving devices have made it possible for us to sell ladies’ fine shoes at unusually low prices. MINGLE'S SHOE STORE the wife, a bed and oth. | be worth | A resident of Snow Shoe, sold his wife | ilver | for 18g4 and | | THE GLOBE! DRY GOODS and MILLINERY Mid=Winter ——— Cleaning Sale. Now is the time Now is your Opportunity Now You can buy Merchandise at far less fl 3 and napkins, on Ladies’ and Misses’ Coats and Wraps All coats that were sold 11 1 All coats formerly gold \ 1 All ten aoliar 3 Diby 3 All £7.50 coats nos Choice of any childs coat some 8 and $10 coats yet ..OVERCOATS... We have count any prices name you in any other tore at to dis r 29 guarantee least per cent. If you need ore you buy. KATZ & CO. Limited. CLOSING - Ol I am going out Commencing Monday, Sept. 2nd, 95 — — will close ont my entire stock, consisting of «HARDWARE OF ALL KINDS TOOLS, PAINTS, OILS, AGATE AND TINWARE, HORSE BLANKETS, SHOVELS, FORKS, RAKES, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY GASOLENE, OIL, COOKING AND HEATING STOVES Ranges, Stove Furniture, House Furnishing Goods, and thousands of other articles. The stock is complete in every [ cannot mention all the bargains offered, but if you want to buy anything in the hardware line come and such an opportunity may If you are wise yon will lose no time in taking advantage of this sale. thiinior viiing. soe never come again, . McK 4
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