8 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., DECEMBER 11, 1902, _—_— BELLEFONTE AND VICINITY The Local Happenings Condensed in Short Paragraphs EVENTS WORTHY OF MENTION What Has Transpired at the County Seat-—Movements of our people— Personal and Social Events—Lo- cal Items Always Desired. Mrs. Wm. Shoop, of Scranton, is visiting friends in town. ~Since Monday sleighing has been quite good over the county, —Banker Isaac Mitchell is in Cambria county this week on business. —From all parts of our county we | have reports of good sleighing. ~No ice yet for housing, but at this rate of temperature, it will soon be ripe. ~No use in sending out of town for | your job printing when we can do it for | you. —James H. Harris 1s now comfortably fixed in his new clothing store, on the diamond. ~Joe Rightuour killed a fine wild turkey yesterday near the Snow Shoe switches. ~James Taylor is able to be about | again, he wrenched his knee while play- I mg football on Thanksgiving Day. —Christy Smith is at Wellsboro, Pa., this week tuning and repairing a large pipe organ in the Presbyterian church. ~Editors Harter’s score this season | | Collector for the borough of Bellefonte was some 45 pheasants, along with a goodly number of rabbits, and one or two wild turkeys. ~John Sally arfd Bert DeSato, who are show people, are laying off at the Gar- man house for a week, waiting on their company to open. ~Jobhn Wilson, of Lock Haven, has accepted the position recently held by Jim Pletcher who went to the train dis patcher’s office in Tyrone. ~Argument in the case of persons who have appealed from the water rate assessment in the boro has been post. poned from Dec. 15th, to Feb. roth, ~The Blue Jacket Mining Company bave declared the customary three and a half per cent. monthly dividend, most of which goes to stockholders in this community. —Andrew Knisely, who the bakery business at Shamokin, came home on Tuesday owing to the serious illpess of his mother, who isafflicted with typhoid fever, ~The fancy bazaar which the ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold in basement of the Petriken Hall, begirs this afternoon and the hot turkey din. per at 5 o'clock is mn the ~The Salvation Army are preparing to give a free Xmas dinner for the in this vicinity. This custom i sally observed by this organization and is a commendable one. DOr 8 univer ~During fieczing weather thoughtful people will not scrub their wa'ks, sweep- ing answers the purpose and does oot endanger the life and limb of pedestrians ' will & coat of ice In consequence of Re been deluged with water ~The ladies of the Preshyterian church will hold a fair in Petrikin Hall Thursday and Friday. There will for sale all kinas of fancy articles, choice confectionery, potted plants, and many things suitable for Christmas gifts, ~Jas. E. Solt, the shoemaker, a crip- ple, is anxious to have more of the peo ple's patronage on repair work as he is a poor man, and the winter being on his peeds in this regard are the more press. ing. He does good work and is anxious to make a living--considerations that should be borne in mind when you have shoes to mend. ~The Bellefonte Chapter D A. R. elected the following officers for the en- suing wear: Mrs. D. H. Hastings, Regent; Mrs. Evelyn Rogers, Vice. Regent; Mrs. F. W. Crider, Secretary; Mrs. Catharine M. Dinges, Treasurer; Mrs. James A. Beaver, Registrar; Miss Helen 8. Overton, Historian, ~The Jury Commissioners, for Centre county will be in session on Monday next for the purpose of revising the list of jurymen for the ensuing year. All names not drawn will have to be gone over to but oul such as may have removed from the county, died or become incapa- citated for jury service, and others selected to take the place. ~Friday night's snow afforded good coasting for Bellefonte's juveniles ; the (owns has over half dozen good, long coasting routes, that are a delight to the young folks, such as few towns are blessed with Bellefonte's many hills “are just the thing for bealthgiving win. fer sport. Swit as arrows fly the little sleds laden with gleesome boys and be =On Sunday Hon. W. C. Heinle at. tended the annual sacred session of the Order of Biks, comprising Willlamsport, Lock Haven and ~Revival meetings began Sunday evening in the United Brethren church. —Dog poisoners are getting in their work about town, It is a dangerous business. ~-While attending court last week Henry Hall, of Julian, was a frequent caller at our office, Donachy to $10, Samuel H. Willlams to f10~bhoth of Bellefonte, The Evangelicals will serve supper lin Petrikin hall on Thursday and Friday | evenings, Dec. 18th and 19th, ~-Mrs. McCulley, widow of the late | James McCulley, underwent an opera- | tion Saturday morning in the hospital, | ==December 15th closes the season for | killing wild turkeys, pheasants, quail, | grouse, patridge, woodcock, squirrels, | bares and rabbits, -HFx-commissioner George Goodhart, | of Potter, was in town the other day, and reports the best thing agoing over there now is—butchering. John J. Shantelter, formerly land. lord at the Brockerhoff House, but now | conducting a hotel in Williamsport, visited friends here the past week. ~ There are almost a dozen cases ofty- phoid fever in our town, something that is very unusual. It has set our medical | experts aguessing as to the origin. Ty- | phoid is considered rare in Bellefonte, | =Theshortest day of the year is gradu- { ally coming, the 21st of December, when, | after a standstill of some days, it will be- | gin to lengthen, Users | electric light will appreciate the change. —Burgess Edmund Blanchard Esq. will be a candidate for the office of Tax at the spring election, subject however to the rules governing the Republican con ference. The new undershot water wheel is completed and has been running the past The pump is expected most any day when a week to limber up the bearings test will be made to see if it will come up to the requirements, — Remember January ist, 1973, is creeping around at a lively pace and we expect to hear from those who are in ar. Our rule is cash in advance, Kind- ly give this matter atieation, if you have overlooked it heretofore. rearages and the large majority observe it Remember Dr deliver a‘'lecture H.C, Holloway will in the Court House, Thursday evening, Dec. 18 at 8 o'clock for the benefit of Gregg Post Relief Fund. “As a Student at Gettsburg during the Three Days Fight.” Admission 25 cents His subject will be Reserved seats 18 cents Mr Dayton, Mrs have McMi of wat invitations and Cc. G en Olio, sent for the marrage of their to Richard Tren day the ago Mr daughter, Roxy hard M Wednes. ’ ’ evenieenth December a the bome of the bride’ McMillen Brockerooff House A Lanutie Laure ives, mother who was wvisitis and is well known to ms of On 4 ast H from ook zens, received the sad lligence week of the death of her brother H who died at his aged Beade very suddenly heart failure sidence at B v - The supper given in Petrikin hall, on Friday night by the ladies of the Metho- dist pnusually affair, and the good things servec at FO, about 75 years, burch, was an fuviting 1 were of a princely order and “went down" with all, and received deserved appelilcs to themselves at the well served tables praise, I i fortunate + from ace —We buichers pork is plenty—it was supposed earlier in the fall that it would be scarce, but that was owing to a continuation of mild { weather in the fall, when farmers did | not deem it advisable to slaughter their fattening bogs. With the setting in of | real winter weather butchering out on the farms is all the go, and, in conse. | quence, pork 18 quite plenty and brings not over $6 to 7 per hundred learn from the that ~The DuBois Morning Herald, Oct. i 8th, 1902, says: Esq, of Bellefonte, member of Lock | Haven Lodge of Elks, made the memor fal address. Mr. Walker is an cloguent ! speaker and had prepared his speech for this occasion with a great deal of care. It was listened Lo by the people with a great deal of interest and when {he had finished there was a silent ap- { proval on the face of all present, The | DuBois Lodge did well to bave Mr, | Walker make the address.” The Salvation Army, of this place | is feeling the want of coal caused by the | strike, and we understand are unable to | keep their ball comfortable. We trust | they wi'l be out of this difficulty soon, as they are dolog a good work in Belle | fonte and have the good wishes of all | christian people, and reach a class al- most beyond the reach of the regular been kept up, however, as heretofore, and always draw a goodly crowd of list: evers, They are truly devoted to the good work they are in and the bearing of the officers of the Army is in keeping with gospel teachings, and consistent with their profession. And it ls with pleasure we note that all denominations of the town look upon them as valuable helpers in the work for the conversion of slaners, and frequently give their voice and presence at the meetings of the 3al- vationists. of gas and | ““W. Harrison Walker, | churches. Their open air meetings have | | VARIETY OF | LOCAL NEWS ‘Gathered from Centre and Ad-| | joining Counties. | : — Increase of pensions granted ; Thos. ‘SHORT AND TO THE POINT! Events that Have Transpired Recent ly and Worthy of Mention—Items of Interest for All-—Doing of Neighbors, Rev. J. N.Stover, pastor of the Nittany Lutheran charge was installed at Zion on Sunday at 2 p. m. A A Frank, of Millheim, bought at sheriff's sale the farm of Reuben Grim in Brush valley for the sum of £4,750. from the farm on the mountain above Centre Hall James Runkle will move and will go on the Grossman farm near Tusseyville. Dr. B. F. Hedding and family, of Morrisdale Mines, to the regret of their many friends, will soon remove to Grand Encampment, Wyoming, F. Stover, of near Aaronsburg, last week killed a porker which entitles him to rank among the large hog raisers. It dressed 558 pounds, Ben) lohn Long, aged 82 years, formerly of Centre Mills, is dangerously ill at the home of his son-in-law, Michael Zenoble, of Lamar, from a stroke of paralysis, L. Mothersbaugh, of Boalsburg, killed five of the largest porkers of the season. The five weighing 1875 pounds. The largest one tipping the scales at 348 pounds, Irvin C Stover, impersonator and enter | tainer, will give a recital for the benefit | | ADJOINING COUNTIES. i ———— | The Central Hotel at Middleburg has | been sold to Dr. Ira Walter, of Selina. grove, who will take charge in April, Tuesday evening Miss Laura Berry, the well known seamstress, of Mill Hall, had the misfortune to fall and break her right arm above the wrist, | Among the mew Pennsylvania post. masters are F, H. Jeffries, Bellwood; George W. Stackpole, Lewistown; George C Wagensciler, Selinsgrove. The farm of Dr. 8. E. Bickel, of Jer. sey Shore, consisting of 65 acres, which has already been laid out in streets, wil} be added to the borough of Jersey Shore, The Clinton county Veteran association will bold a mid-winter meeting in "Mill Hall, on 12th inst. That bad idea for the Centre county associa- would not be a tion to follow, Smallpox took a jump in Altoona Monday and four new cases were report. ed to the The victims board of health, are : Mrs, Charles Fields, a mother and her three children. The formal opening of the magnificent new church edifice erected by the con. gregation of the Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, Altoona, corner Fifth avenue and Fourth street occurred Sun. day. Down in the Beech Creek country the early snow hascaught a few farmers who have not yet husked all their corn. Provi. dence favored them long emough and shut down on fine weather to give the ice man & chance. Down by Mill Hall snorting porkers they killed some William Yearick { 370 pounds and the other 344 pounds. Grocer M. Doebler killed a porker that | weighed 415 pounds. of class A, Millheim High school in the | town ball in that place on Saturday even mg, Dec, 14th. Harry Woomer, who has been opera. at Mill been trans. tor at the Pennsylvania station weeks, has Matilda, take charge of that office. Hall for several 1" ferred to Port where he will Oa Sunday of last week a son of Harry C. Noll, of Hublersburg, was climbing when toppled over, almost burying the boy. He escaped with a broken leg. around over a pile of lumber, William Pietcher, who lives about a lost a valuable day The committed suicide by hanging itself be. mile west of Howard, steer one last week. steer tween two trees, breaking its neck. Philipsburg has a case of smallpox, a bay by the name of john Jones who re cently to that Pa., Proj ’ place from ith Aulions were at once Came Sharon and took w the disease cr sanitary preg taken and there is little of the dis case spreading Al OL yel «¢ xamioed oe » ACTOS of the Metho Suow Shoe, will hold a dingetr’'s Hall, December Far day cy goods and novel Mason wil De on 3k £3 od on feet fats ot Cam ant conjeciionery T bie wiil be og a New E Kg and supper , second evening it will be anh young ladies in charge are and fis and on the The eclal preparation chicke oysters making to insure 5% who may attend - this a success for all -B pleasan A evening has knocked the sieighing M. Shuey, of Houserville, caller, vesterday ight drizzle of rain since last Henry Duck. of Millheim, transact. el business in town the ot her day Miss Ela Bottorf, of Lemont, was a guest at the home of her brother.in law John Olewine, ~R. F. Hunter home from Granby, Mo., on Wednesday noon, hav ing been summoned here by the serious {liness of his little dasghter, arrived This edition of the Centre Democrat has reached the 3600 mark, with no "sample copies’ included or any kind of boom edition. It is the ‘straight goods” and over a yard wide. «Mrs. Harry Jackson departed Tues for Derry, Westmoreland county, to join her husband who has secured a good position at that place and where they | will make their futare home When a newspaver says in a head. line, “Boy's Hearton the Right Side,” it means, of course, that the boy's heart is on the wrong side, else there would be no occasion for the item, «A college set invented a “'vell” for (the holliday season, ‘My Christ. Mass Gift-19.04."" On trying it on some of their friends, the response was, ‘Wait. 10-19 +4." That ended it, «Boyd A. Musser, Clerk to the Coun. ty Commissioners, went to Harrisburg {yesterday to interview the members of the Forestry Commission in regard to some lands which the State is purchasing fn Centre county. [| .==R. B. Tavlor, the coal dealer, has ten car loads of anthracite coal enroute for jhe plage. Several cars arrived yester. day. That will relieve the coal famine in this section. Bituminous coal continues scarce, owing to the great demand. On Tuesday the steam beat works almost ran short, " | his right to it by telling the marks on the A company of engineers is surveying for a pew railroad up Clearfield { from Faunce to'Irvona, Itis understood to be a New York Central there is good reason to belie almost certainly be built, A new flim flam game is being work. | i {ed with a marked $5 bill. | One man pass. es it, avothet comes $1 bill, | bill passed by the first man Walter Hineman, electri cian at the Standard Steel Works, fell in lewistiown, to the driving rods of a 150 horsepower | Sat- | | M cogive and was instantly killed urday on The body became so wedged in that the engine came to a full stop Monday Clara Myers of her At Holidayshurg Bell decided that Mrs no claim on the estate John 8. Myers, they separated she wrolc to him h on Judge has husband who died recently, several years ago, and “I have ‘eft vou for ever and pe never ‘0 see vour fac e again.’ and shingle mi Beech Creek town of was burned night In connection Mutler aso operat this was also de- not aby, abandoned by ts, found on the or § f the Arer was ch Altoona hospital Satur day morning The infant was wrapped 1 some clothing and was a basket The infant g'ven a home up ir when found he is in is being cared for unti Several persons have been after the little fellow, | - tq Y. M. C. A. Anniversary The C anniversary of the Bellefonte Y A Jan Secretary has been suc LY M 25'h cessful in securing Mr is set for Sunday, Hindmar “ N. Bierce, vice-president and treasurer of the Day ton Motor Vehicle Co., as the speaker for the anniversary. Mr. Bierce 's one of the most prominent ¥Y. M. C. A. men in the West and has the reputation of {being a very brilliant orator. He will {also address a mass meeting for men while in Bellefonte Minister Placed Under Arrest | Rev, |]. W. Bain, of the First Preshy. terian church, Altoona, has been acrest- ed by order of the Altoona board of health, on a charge of alleged violation of the state law in not reporting to that | body a cert‘ficate for each marriage per. formed by bim. [It is contended that Rev. Bain is the only Altoona minister {who does not furnish a report on the | nuptials over which he officiates. i . — The McCoy-Linn Iron Co. On Monday, December 26th, an appli cation will be made to the Governor of | Pennsylvania for the incorporation of what isto be known as “The McCoy. Linu Iron Co.” comprising Frank Me Cov, John M. Shugert, John Blanchard and Edmund Blanchatd to operate the old McCoy & Linn properties at Miles burg as well as their ore rights in other sections, In the First Stage From this week's issue of the Republi. can we take the following which indi. cates that Bro. Miller is still in the jour. nalistic lava state, * suffering from dyspep- be detered from lp LEGAL INTELLIGENCE MARRIAGE LICENSES, Manie! Royer « - Bouth Philipsburg Katie Henry - " James A. Dubbs Dore E. Johnson Charles Stover Margaret Stephens Reuben Lucas Rebie Jodon John Riddle Mary Walton G. C, Hassinger Cora Corman Wm. Hopkins Clearfield | Mary Peters Rush Twp REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Michael T. Conway et ux to Jacob Swires, Oct, 11, 1902; lot in Philipsburg; | $400. J. HR. South Philipsburg Philipsburg Runville Philipsburg { Reifsnyder to J. C. Auman, pt. 4, 1901; 100 acres in Penn. $150. A. J. Gotshall, et ux, to Melinda Gotshall, June 20, 1902; lot in Millheim boro, $25 Lehigh Valley Coal Co. to Paul Yat. sick, April 11, 1902; lot of land in Snow Shoe twp, Jono. Shafer et ux Aug. 18, 1827 Juno, P. Cruse, Nov. § 300. Wendell Royer et ux to Jonathan Roy- | er, June 14, 1845; 60 acres in Miles. $500.) J. T. Lucas et ux to Franklin Veihdor- | fer, Nov. 10, 1902; lot in Snow Shoe $150.00. Sadie G. McCloskey et baron to B, F. Paddock, Oct. 27, 1902; lot in Liberty $2500 « to Wendall 60 acres in Miles, Harris 6, 188s; Royer, f500. to Josephine in Bellefonte, ot ux lot - FYPHOID FEVFR IN TOWN During the past two weeks a large | number { killed two lar orkers ne weigh | l arge porkers, on ghed | (ovr | purest, ang creek | 11 | Nevertheless | suspected and investigations are along and passes a | claims change for $5 and proves | | Miller | Knise | James Wilson ; Mis. Frank Shugent as | and a steam derrd | “Andy, Gov { ish wagon, in Lancaster county | stating | horse, been secured. of have the persons iu our with typhoid town fever and | medical fraternity are trying to locate the cause A our waler supply always was the never known to contain any dangerous germs, typhoid seldom makes i's appearance in the community, and : . | only when contracted from other sources. samples of our water from | the big sprivg bave been sent away foran expert analysis. Other sources are als being The embraces most who are | Mrs. John J ter, also Miss house ; W. E made, following list | with typhoid : lower and little daugh- Uhl, maid at the same Grav, Esq ; Mrs. Samuel Theodore Armour ; Mary, F Miss aud Cook ; Mrs who was {ll Mrs children of and ttle daughter of Robt Hunter daughter of ( Mr. Singer, M i868 comme Ott thepe three Grace, |. Singer is Homer Barn the family of avd about ohn rl poy go ” (OF 2 ” TT ha several ¢ dren in her brother Ogden Malin, Quite a Mishap lav even ng as a freight train § going over t Roland, the iler to top- they A wer, car and boiler the 1 tr 20 ns, 1y to handle iy he we ut like from Altoona to get it aboard again - Dan Rice's Trick Horse. We made a correction last week of the the papers that Curtin’s warbors=." had died, and spent his last days pulling article going through a In that Curtin had no war we can now explain how the story have Dan Rice, the a white trick Gov originated great circus had horse, some forty years ago, and he named the horse "Andy Curtin.” It is supposed that this trick horse is the one that died last week, and because it bore the great war governor's name, Jed to the belief that it was Gov. Curtin’s horse during the civil war. The Governor did not own a horse during the war, nor thereafter may man, Masonic Officers Elected. Bellefonte Lodge No. 268 P. & A. M held their annual election Tuesday night for officers to serve during the next eo+ suing year, The following were chosen W. M.—~W. Homer Crissman. 8. W.—Milton 8. McDowell, J. W.-W. Harrison Walker, Secretary Boyd A. Musser Treasurer—A. C. Mingle, Trustees—W. F. Reeder, Hammon Sechier, F. Potts Greene, John C. Miller. I. 8. McCarger. Rep. to G. L.~Jesse T. Cherry, wn Accident at Hecla Park. Willlam Sproul, a yonug man aged 17 years, met with a serious accident near Hecla park Tuesday. He was emploved in Huayett's stave mill and his right hand came in contact with ‘some of the mr. chinery. The hand was partly sev: ed by the machive. Dr. Fisher, of Zion, gave him surgical attention, afterwards he sem taken to his Bome at Mingovile Teachers Institute. Supt. Gramley issued his maneal this week containing all pecessary inform. tion regarding the coming Teachers’ Iu. stitute, which begius December 2g bh and continues during that week. A good ! | Centre Hall | Mingoville | Bellefonte Bellefonte {| road, and on the { belug fifty feet in | two hundred feet to an alley TWO STORY THE OLD RELIABLE hu llefonte, Pa BATURDAY, JANUARY 2rd, 19 At 10 o'clock, a. m., the following des real estate late of ELiza BLAXD decease All that certain lot of ground situated West ward of Bellefonte borough tre county, bounded and described as to wit On the North by land of the A Lime & Stone Con pany. as ob the South by the Bellefon v West by of John front and extending the fen WE nn eet, al al Sthafler back Thereon erected a FRAME DWELLING HOUSE stable and other outby Terms or urehase money to be i of sale and the ba ne 3 } 4 The deferred payments to be be . premises fo me jot dings half th SALS ¢ f by se area Uy APMINISTRATR Estate of B 1. 8» “rey beer PENN) WORD ADV FOR SALY Hos rent. ) en ak goed FOR SALLY by the unders Hoy, Mt FOR umber plank and boards at Hublersburg, John v9 SALF A splendid sawn two 4 beh saws, 25 horse power botler and engive. For further Information apply 0 A. J. Gephart Millheim, Pa xR SALESMEN WANTED —-# a month and expenses, Can commence Immediately A permanent position with chance of sdfance ment We ean give you this coualy as a start ing point if desired, and outline new territory us fast as required. Look op our standing ai your Jocal bank and satisly sourseil that we are OO. K financially. and then write us al ohoe if you mean business. No wif as we wan! workers who o X pv ingow » First Nationa! Narse NX rs need Apply 1 10 earn A good ies, Rochester, } MARKET QUOTATIONS, Bellefonte Produce, The following prices prevailed Wed. vesday morning The following prices are paid by Kg HLER & Co. Tor produee Bags, per dozen Lard, per pound Tallow. per pound utter, per pound Ride, per pound Khonider per veubd.. Ontong pet DEA nine Potatoes, po bushel... Bellefonte Grain, The following prices are pa by ©. ¥. Wao SEN for grain Wien tN am oe Wheat! new d > 1 om “BH wo w 18 wer 18 “ 8 Ean hi P list of lustructors and entertainers has i i
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