THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA.” JANUARY 22 1003. BELLEFONTE AND VICINITY in Short Paragraphs EVENTS WORTHY OF MENTION What Has Transpired at the County Seat—Movements of our People— Persona! and Social Events—Lo- cal Items Always Desired Famous Troubadours, evening, January 24th. —Chas. Mensch spent Friday to Sun- day with friends in Altoona. —It is no joke, our sheriff did steal coal, and is liable to do so again. Saturday —Jce is anywhere in thickness from 6 to 12 inches, and clean and pure. ~ Miss Rose Dasling is in Philadelphia Yesterday was a day of slush. ~ Sheriff Taylor has five boarders, ~ Next Monday begins court week. ~Several new public sales added to the list, -William P. Humes was a visitor in Altoona, Monday. William Grauer, of Altoona, visited in Bellefonte the past week. -Famous Troubadours, at the opera house, on Saturday evening. ~W. J. Carlin, of Rebersburg, trans: acted business in town Monday. ~The revival in the U, B.chuarch at this place is arousing much interest, ~If wanting to invest, read ad's in Centre Democrat of real estate for sale. ~Petriken Hall has been repapered { and furnished in fine style b, Sam’'l Wil. lias, Miss Ottilie Hughes returned home Mouday from a visit to friends in Balti. | more, Md. where she will make an extended visit to | friends. —The Y.M. C. A. anniversary will be observed by special services on this | 1 coming Sunday. ~The gas and steam heat of this town have had pinches of the coal famine, oc casionally of late. —Frank Montgomery and Joo. M Dale, E:q., transacted business in Phila- delphia a few days ago. ~—Col, Fred Reynolds attended the in. auguration, as ove of the aids on Gov. ernor Pennypacker’s staff, ~Centre county, right in the bitumi- nous coal field, and no one having a soft or warm snap of it—except the opera. tors, M. R. Jobnston has just completed the erection of a monument in the Union cemetery over the graves of the Milliken family. ~— Lieut. Mary Wyann, of New York, arrived in town Thursday night and will remain to assist Capt. Urban in Sal- vation work. - From all parts of the county come reports of good sleighing the past week, save an occasional spot where the snow was blown off, ~Tames O. Brewer, one of the book- keepers for McCalmont & Co., left Fri. day evening for a two weeks visit to his parents at Kirkville, N. Y. —The Pamous Troubadours will be at the Garman Opera House on Saturday evening next January 24th. See further notice elsewhere in this issue. ~The friends of Ww. I. Malin will be pleased to learn his recovery of a severe cold resulting in bronchial pneumonia, confining him to his bed ever since. —Harry McKee, after a visit of four weeks, returned to his home at Wilkins burg, Pa., much improved after an eight weeks’ struggle with typhoid fever, Something unusual part of the time last week Bellefonte's gas supply plaved the The plosive still supply. Rev. Brown going the place, which wi out, itflamable product ex fant ant is in an abun has a spirited revival Ev. church of thi kept up as long as Al to these evening services on in i be good is accomplished | ate welcome —Frederick Blanchard, Esq. of Belle foute, accepted a position partment of the lllinois Chicago. the Bel Theodore in the law Co., He was recently admit! Sieel ed 0 lefonte Bar Cherry, M iss adelphia Ch daughter "et ai Minnie and son John left for on account of the illness of M daughter, Mrs. Harry Dawson, io fever, ~The number of public sales over Cen tre county this than usual. On the Penns Va fair number are billed, but season will be smaller ley side oni this side there are not one-half the number former years. as ~In another column will be found the annual statement of the Farmers’ Mutu. al Fire Insurance Co. of Centre county, which presents a creditable showing The company has a No. 1 standing and bas been faultlessly conducted since its organization over 40 years ago. ~Sam Hatt has resigned his position with F. C. Richards Sons, and left for Harrisburg, Saturday, where he has se. cured a good position with Joboston & Co., wholesale paper dealers. He has also been engaged to sing in the choir of St, Stephens’ church in that city, ~ Register A. G. Archey one day last week, had a ‘circumstance’ At his home at Pine Grove be was endeavoring to catch two horses that had been let loose in the barn yard, when ove of them playfully snapped at him with its teeth, | scraping the skin badly on his nese; be Now wears a preparation over the injury that wakes the member look like a tatoo mark, never been equaled by anything of the kind seen in Bellefonte, Doctor and Mrs, Burnell witnessed the performance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau in 1970 and secured the finest pictures obtainable while'making a careful study of the most | remarkable presentation by the pious peasaots of Bavaria. Ii is a rare oppor. tunity we are offered to see and hear this magnificently {illustrated lecture, All the “Press” notices speak in the | 3 highest terms of Dr, and Mrs. Burnett's entertainment. Admission 75 cents, a Try 8 | the | German Hospital suffering from typhoid | al Miss Bessie Shower departed Mon. morning for a Harrisburg. {day visit to friends in | -—Miss Mazie Foster, of Aaronsburg, | was a visitor the past week of Mrs. | Evelyn Rogers on Allegheny street, | —(eorge Nearhood, now clerking in { Altoona, was in Bellefonte over Sunday, | on his way to visit his parents at Rebers barg. —No less than half a dozen of town folks had the unpleasant experience of severe falls from icy pavements, the last few days. within -sWill Runkle, a former Centre Hall boy, and his friend, Mr. Grim, both of | Pittsburg, gave the Democrat a call, on | their way to Centre Hall. ~The concert by the Chicago Glee Club in Petriken Hall, Tuesday night was a fine affair, attended and well Bellefonte appreciates sach artists in music, A son of Sheriff Taylor fell some 20 feet from a ladder, the other day, ittie in the jail dinning room, where some work was being done, sustainiog some painful bruises, --In point of attendance, the citizens meeting in the Court House, on Monday were there, wlifile the play in the opera house across crowd. ~The children of St. church, were treated sleigh ride, a few nights ago. to a frolicsome The little of town, y L.C ~Yesterd Rerick left a lengthy communication at this office relative to the typho'd fever cases that broke out in this commuuity about a month ago He has a few facts to present to the pub ic. We will publish same next week Prof. J. Avgel, of Williamsport, the i known eye specialist will be in Belle. Monday Tuesday, many next and His ad bin at Lose's boarding b 26-27 frienc ian 3 fr wi 2 from a 3 FUSE building, opposite the court house R. Kurtz Chambers Col. Reeder, Chas Mrs. Harte Ed : Bellefonters and or other Moaday to take | What a j tion LL 1 take, some of these 0 as govern inste aud mistakes will Oar water sup; is free The result of a sample analysis, after the typhoid fev. "ny irom tamination. set v : away fo er broke out in the torn, has been re ived. The substance of the report is **This examination indicates exceptions In water to all, sh purity the the examination be free from contamina tion.” This may not be encouraging to the hard drinkers. in | Grand organ recital | Catholic church, Wednesday, | be given by Dr D Philadelphia, assisted by some of the best singers of in St John's Feb. 4. to D also by the The occasion will be the inauguration of the new pipe organ. { Admission soc. children half price—pro ceeds for benefit of the church. this town, College Quartet, | =A 13yearold son of Harry Gehret, | of East High street, met with a painful | accident Tuesday. He was on Gerberich & Son’s delivery wagon and when near tke irom bridge over Spring Creek, the | wagon slid around, om the ice, and struck the middie pier breaking off the spindle. The boy wasthrown out on his bead striking the pier. He was picked up senseless with a deep gash cut in the back of his head. No bones were broken and the lad is recovering. ~Centre county has ginseng root | hunters, and we have met them io the mountains. hundred people in Clinton, Cameron and evening, was a failure as only about 100 | the street drew a large | Johns Catholic | ones made the welkin ring with glee as | they passed through the different streets | Wood and wife, of | VARIETY OF LOCAL NEWS Gathered From Centre and Ad- joining Counties SHORT AND TO THE POINT Events That Have Transpired Recent ly and Worthy of Mention— Items of Interest for All—Doing of Neighbors Robt. T. Krape, Salona, gets pension inceased to fro. Mrs, W. I. Carlin has been very ill at her home in Rebersburg, William E. Confer was appointed post. master at Howard last week. has been suffering from a severe coid. M. L. Rishel, Esq, of Farmers Mills, is administrator of the estate of Jeremiah Stover, of Gregg, dec’d. Oak Hall, came Seller's foundry, at vent any serious damage. Auctioneer Joseph L. Neff is about to We more open his campaign crying sales that be sales in this county thao any other crier, are safe in saying cried A good auctioneer is always in demand. William Coder, of Liberty township, is making application for license and there is likely to be another big license contest in that community, with petitions and remonstrances galore. A fourteen months old child of Mr. died Thursday afternoon, The remaios were brought to Uniouville Friday morn. | jing. Two Interment in Mevers's cemetery. weeks ago David Houser, Houserville, b Mr er, at Lewishure, ught three fine Illinois Brown, the stock deal- Two of 3 4 horses from them | mated team, weighiog s Ibs. The | other is » driver, Several peculiar deaths have occurred | among the children at Svow Shoe. They | have been suffering with scarlet rash and when they are nearly recovered the | disease turns to dropsy, and generally results in the death of the child. Articles of food that are damp or juicy Paper is simply a compound of rags, glue, lime | and similar substance, with acids and | chemicals mixed, and, when damp, | untit to touch things that are to be eaten Robert Reese, the son of conductor Martin Snow Shoe, | should never be left in paper, is Saturday night 10, 3 | eig od | Reese, died at lus L- year bome at of dropsy. He was sick abou! two weeks He i2 survived by his father, his mother The re. mains were taken to Howard for Baving died a few months ago inter nent Tuesday morning Hare Howard 1 Schenck and G of Fett Shyer we tl ( » or ~ n a had a tow escape from uA i Eon creck and went ou the drowning, last week They b e i dow th i“ toy ¢ ce at As they ed to catch manag r themselves fron m riday evenis oR re entertained and spent a evening. Games and elegant eshments were features of the even. f Madison! fen cuben Grimm met nrg, unale 5 : opping wood with an aufort acc He was ch in his wood house and in throwing a chunk down it tipped up an . » at other piece which struck him in the eye He bad ome with such force as to destroy it. been suffering from his other eve for a time, and as this was the good one, it apt to render him blind. On Hoy resides, sold. Z.W. bought the farm on | which he 137 acres, at $3500 John C. Hoy got the oid homestead farm on which he resides, 153 acres, for $3510 Both these farms are excellent proper: ties. The remaining farogofl the estate, will be sold ou Friday. | At the regular meeting of Providence | Grange at Millbeim, the following offi cers were installed: Master, H. HE. | Duck: overseer, Jacob Kerstetter; lectur. ler. C. Alexander; secretary, J. W. Ker. setter; chaplain, Andrew Harter; stew. | art, A. J. Gephart; asst, stewart, A. W, | Ulrich; lady asst, stewart, Mrs. Annie | Kerstetter; ceres, Mrs. H. B Dack, { treasurer, Adam Bartges; gate keeper, A. PF. Kreamer; pomona, Mrs. A. F Kreamer; flora, Mrs. Daniel Shook. It is estimated that a baif | Oa New Year's, at Pitcairn, a pretty wedding came off. Miss Valeria Gettig, The “111 | Potter counties are makiog from §4 to fo formerly of Linden Hall, was united in " > - Nustiated Lecture Oberammer- a day gathering rattlesnake ofl aud marriage to Harry Hoy Ishler, of Boals- gan assion Play,” in the Court house, ‘ginseng root. The two vocations can burg. The house was beautifully dec riday evening, Feb. 6th 1903. It bas readily be followed at the same time— | orated for the occasion and quite a num indeed, it is 2 noticeable fact that where | | ginseng grows there one invariably finds rattlesnakes, Ginseng root sells for from $3 to §5 a pound, according to ‘size and quality, and with rattlesnake oll a remarkable article at the rate of $5 ber of invited guests had assembled; they were attended by George and Elizabeth Gettig, brother and sister of the bride : Hon. W. M. Allison, of Spring Mills, | near having a fire a few days ago, which, luckily, was put out soon enough to pre- | and Mrs Reuben Eckley, of Woodlawn, | of | are al Monday, 12th, two of the John S. | Hoy, dec'd, farms, in Marion twp , were | ADJOINING COUNTIES. C. J. Sigmund has been appointed postmaster at Salona, Clinton county. Publisher O. 8. Brown, of the Gazette and Bulletin, was last week appointed postmaster at Williamsport to succeed C. W. Scott David Wilson, sheriff of Huntingdon county, died at his home in Huntingdon, Saturday. He was aged 73 years, 4 months and 7 days. William Solt, aged 88 years, is very ill at his home, at Axemann, from an at- tack of dropsy. He is an old soldier with a good record. The Odd Fellows orphanage at Sun- bury is so crowded that plans for a new building to accommodate two hundred { children are being made, The Newton Hamilion Campmeeting | association has decided that the camp- | meeting grounds at Newton Hamillon, | for years conducted as a Methodist insti | tution, shall hereafter be open for leas | | ing by any religious body will be built A. C. Follmer, a grocer, of Lewisburg has received 25 cents ‘conscience money’ from an Urbava, O., man, who signs his full, for candy and “sampled” from the store counter some pame in peanuts YEAS ago. | many of us will get our dues. Lewistown coal dealers Saturday ad. | vanced the price of coal from §6 25 to | §8 50 a ton, but on being notified by the wholesale shippers that unless the oyer- charge was refouded and the price re- | duced their orders would be cancelled, the former price was current There was joy, succeeded by almost f ) 5 a panic of dismay, when local dealers at | Sel sgrove, on Saturday, received sev. A large hotel | | | | : Ferguson | ! i { | i iF ¥: Keep the ball a rolling and | | Adelman et al, Dec, | ipsburg. | i Celle, Dec. 13 | cars of pea coal, but with bills show. | When » dealers threatened to return the coal marked ofl, an advance of §2, 20 per ton ¢ advance was A George B. Rakerd, one of the oldest | citizens of lewistown, met with a shock. ing death on Thursday evening of last Although past four score years of He was walking on the tracks of the Milroy week age he was still a fairly active man | Phtlipsharg branch railroad between the road cross. | Meupzis Mt. Rock is, when the evening passenger train, $45 Probably because of the high winds and flying snow Mr the train and it ing at station and | Mi [came in, about o'clock rus him down, killin him instantly, his bead being cut off in addition to other injuries J- RB and Mrs wr . of Meyer, Rachael Shearer, of The marriage Hiawatha, Bell Kan , Shearer, widow of J, lock Haven, who was a Andrew Beil, daughter of . dec’d, of Aaronshurg, will Mrs Be next Rachael than forty place lake § February 21, Min € who Mever x tr hat IEW ifved Shearer, was | and Mr mot Ago » each other's compan both ng Ban : at bad ut a year w hen At tha an: ago groom was again well ke Li Pe The ¢ ang froze yw it fa O&K: IRIN 1a 1 ia ¥ ou dealer who has the contrac city hall building 13 a mt ] CoQ thing to do bat Uw 10 gO the The city officials stood it res in the boilers, and offices go as long as pos gible then started on a bunt for warmer A rather strange ature of the that Major operator was one of the few paces affai » : ir is Hover, who is a Coa the quantities, but men | city who bad coal for sale in was debarred from far pishing the city any because of the the the aw, There is coal at city building now, however, and proper temperature again prevails ENGINEER KILLED. Engine No 1 of the Nittany Iron Co and Bogine No 1 of N. VR. R. left the Central R. R. shops below town Friday evening together; at the junction miles east of town they coupled on to five | cars of coke to haul them to the Nittany Furnace, the Nittany Iron Co's engine | COMINE Spring |in advance running backwards, After | going a few hundred feet they came in | collision with some empty coke cars with | | drawn brakes. | Rakerd neither saw nor heard | Ewell of | | two LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. MARRIAGE LICENSES Thos. Stonebraker Daisy Strange John M. Strunk Cecelia Johnson Hyry H. Peters Josephina V. Crain Reuben H. Albright Helen Poorman R. Crittenden Mis. E. A. YanBilliard REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Adam Daniel et ux to I. Willower, March 19, Walker of 1 acre 40 perches. fio00 J. B. Hogue Guardian to Benj. Adel. man, et al, Jan, 6, burg, $100, Elizabeth | . - Rush » Bellefonte Milesburg - Philipsburg Fowler et baron to Mar- garet A. Fink, Nov. 26, 1902; 85 acres in | Tavior twp. $ass Hettle C. Kreamer et baron to A, W. Dale, Jan. 7, 1903; lot in College twp $700. Clement H Vaughn, July sk ip | 5 J Jeffrey Haves to Caleb E. Long, March 8, 1992; lot in Rush township. $200 Tyrone Mining & Mfg. Co. to Daniel Bare et al, Jan, 2, 1993; tract in » Half Moon and Patton twps. 3.876 acres 48 perches, $15000 El. Dorado Manley et den). Adelman, Oct. 13, *hilipsburg. $100. Mary Taylor W. D. Crosby, Aug 1902 ; lot in Philipsburg. $5000 Mary McCatcheon et Dale et ux to Bertha J. 1602 ; lot in Rush town. 3 2 M of et to in al lot ux 1992; 19, . A. to in al ot Ben) 9, 1902 Phil- $2000 Annie E. Fe Helen Miller, rguson et baron Dec. 2 1902 ; $700 Merrill Mary in to lot Wm. Paul et ux le ot 1902 to Clar A. Philipsburg: $90 Ant Wm t ‘aul Mer. Phi se 3 ipsbar K Gray, Nov $5 x W. Galer Mors Capp, Ju ‘a aCe 0 ¥ Robert R r, et al Ba tea 2 1902 a ) acres and 5S perches William 1 Davis Boal. twp 1a we ¥ 7 3 2 Foster, et Dec, 2 of Samuel Stover, et ux, to Harry enum . Jan. 20, in Walker 7 acres; $oo0 Robert R July twp fi1000 er 190%. ot SON Elizabeth BE Lamber Co., ? in Harris tw lot of ground Shaffer, et Samuel C Walker twg a C et Michtle jan § Hoover Keist tracts im et ux, to Ada 3 two > a Walker tmp Ww Ty 5 &r% Geo to Wi (4 to James W Pottor twp. of john Hindle, Ph ipsbur 8 burg 2 Dov James Adams boto $1 James A M L burg boro ux to Margaret 2. lot in Philips Hunter, Deg i $2500 Josephine Cruse, ex cts, to David Love, Jan 12 ot in Springtwp. $73 et ova, + « 1603 » - DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES. The following dates have been chosen for holding Democratic caucuses, for the election Ww: at at offiice of Port. 8 p. m., Satarday BELLEFONTE N. y & Walker, evening, Jan 24 BrLLErONTE W. W: at Watchman One of the empty coke office, Saurday evening. cars was thrown over on the engine de. | BrRLLEFONTE S. W stroying the cab and killing instantly | office. Court House, Saturday, 8 p. m. engineer Dyke. was pitched ceived a severe shaking up, but was was removed at once to his home, foute for the last six vemis. He was married some years ago to Miss Carrie Atwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Origin Atwood, who survives bim, also two child. rem one three years old, the other a little babe of three weeks, His father aud mother Henry G. and Annie M, Dyke reside in Milesburg. His family will receive from the Broth. erhood of Locomotive Rogineers $1500 as he was a member of that organization, Interment took place Tuesday after noon at Milesburg. Ladies’ Viel kid shoes Pat. leather Fiteman McKinley | over the bank and re.’ pot otherwise injured. The tender of | SveBiBg, Jas the engine was mashed. The oiher en. | gine was not injured, nor any of the! crew hart. The fireman Mr. McKinley & Davis, i Mr. Dyke has been a resident of Belle. SrriNG Twre , 8S. P: will meet at Mal. finger's hotel, Pleasant Gap, Saturday 14'h, between 7 and g p.m. $1 Shoes for ladies’ $1.75 at Yeager MARKET QUOTATIONS. Bellefonte Produce, The following prices prevailed Wed esday morning : The following prices are paid by SeOHLEK & Co, for nee: “ | LE A Baa a. amd EL Ee an EEE . PET POI viv mrss opin DUM | covmnrsvnmmi sonoma cos orm © per aml Grain, The following prices are paid by ©. ¥. Was WER for grain, ol new Bellefonte Elizabeth M. | 1860; tract in | Centre eounty, this 1903; lot in Philips. | in the Register’s | Avitows ROTICE | In re Trust of the American Bonding and | Trust Company, of ROBERT VALENTINE and the ereaitors of Kubert Valentin, Notioe Is hereby given that the undersigned | appointed by the court as an Aunditor, will hear and pass upon exes prions fited upon the first and final account of sald Trustee, aod | make distribution of the ba'stee at his office, in Belisfonte, on Haturday, Februsis 7. | 1908, at 10 8. my. when and where all parties in | terested may attend if they see proper, WM. J. SINGER, Auditor, pe PUBLIC SALE REGISTER. Notices of sale under this heading 0 cents Parties having sale bills printed will receive notice free, #1 this office As 3500 coples of the Centre Democrat are | printed each week and nearly all elrealated in is the manner Ww make that fact known and draw bidders to your sale # On Jacob msburg Heed farm by W. Homan Heep, 531 shouts, farwing | FRIDAY, FEURUARY Si miles eas f 7 horses, 2 mule f broog sows ('} Implements and ho TUESDAY, Max sonville, J J « short hors CC. Me lint « of Jack Hoy COWS, SPECIAL SALE REGISTER. PENNY A WORD AD} Adverts bers Ra LIVE EL 25 eents each lesue FOR SALS Decker. iB FOR SALF Graham, | MOXEY TO 4 A.B. Mili IAN Ally wed real estate efonte 134 On app He MONEY TO LOAN security. N. B. Spangier will be Penn S88 young cow FOR SALF o C. R. Sayder fresh soon ra A frst ¢ Apply Hall FOR SALE At #1 per Bushs MotUaimont % Co Walker, Pa “ond onts “IF fo side onthe st Ulewine s hard ware, aud Bellefonte, or Z. W. Hoy, ell known on account of 11] iy the unde slgned u FOR SALE OR RENT: ~The hotel sta: d at Re shun health, is ofiered as above A Nearhood swore, § A widow, with orphan wants steady employment, (¢ wages when ADSWer H, Ziegler, WORK WANTED {| viridvea An . Not alia of work, sta | ing, For ioformation address W. i Wolf's st ae. I's. stable. outfit and by Feb, ist Call on Grass Fiat, Crear, FOR SALE: <A very hack Hine, must be sold ot address undy Lucas, field county, Pa. pd Joa, Taio 0 " FOR SALE: Fine 2etory house » Oetitre Hall, on eorner adjoining ander, can be bunght at & bargain, [| 1, 0. Keller, neat Contre Hall, ——-~ Ea aaa a ——— SALE «House and lot on Ranchard FORA Pelletonte. 2 story frame EF Fa WT Tal wl FOR BALF: «A No.) Pearl am ation. nds. 1 wil " lik
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