THE CENTRE DEMOORAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. DECEMBER 24, 1903, Paoz 5. BELLEFONTE AND VICINITY in Short Paragraphs EVENTS WORTHY OF MENTION What Has Transpired at the County Seat —Movements of our People Personal and Social Events cal Items Always Desired. — Remember no paper next week, —Mr. and Mrs. John Hall, of Snow Shoe, gave our sanctum a call, —A. H. Spayd and lady, of Hublers. burg, gave the Democrat a call —J. B. Gokeen, of Ferguson, spent a pleasant half hour in our sanctum. —Pork has dropped to § cents since close of last week. About the old price —Town was lively with Christmas shoppers last week-—Saturday especially. —If we areto have a ‘‘white Christ. mas’’ the “white” will have to hurry up —A sale advertised in this paper will reach more people than by a set of bill Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to | all. — Historical Review omitted this issue, will resume same in first issue of 1904 — Jan — Don’t about you overlook that matter your subscription; let us hear from bef f the year. . at 2 2 ' Geo. Blackford moved Ars from her home week on Lamb street to her form rrison day scason at the parents at Pleas accompan this pla tum with a ca —Secretary Hindman, of the Y A, give qeut=rtaiment on February sth, ofthe Y. M.C. A talent 1904 g to a home is preparit he benef The new gymuoasium the Be M C menced next April and will be efonte Y rushed wo completion with all possible speed. A lot of appliances for a meat mar offered ket are at prive sale at Stover’s shop, Allegheny street, Bellefonte Among them steam engine, power chopper and other is a large refrigerator articles — [ee Meyer, formerly of Bellefonte, was married Nov. 2, "03, to Miss J M. Crosswhite, of Denver, Col, many of his Bell Meyer will start for = will surprise frien |. lulu in the near future Hone 2 s Harry Schreyer, of Chicago, former ly a resident of ti with acute B bope of findi Schreyer will and others of the Anti 0 og spend the winter es -Wednesday afternoon the Senior class of the Bellefonte High School held their Christmas oratoricals. There are 22 io the class but only eleven look part in these exercises, and the rest will baye their oratoricals at Easter time ~ James Taylor, a cadet at West Point, was an arrival bome Friday after noon on a three days furiovgh He 1s locking well and straight and prim as a soldier could be. He is making good progress in bis class, and gave a good accounting for himself, A recent ruling in the postoffice de- partment is that a person baving mail delivered by rura mail from the postcfhice which the mail is distributed any time he wishes to call for it during office hours. Thus one living on a rural route can get his Sat. urday’s mail in the afternoon when in town and will not have tu wait until Monday morning for it. from Bellefonte, or Centre county for that matter, should have a humane society. The humane society, of Pittsburg, have notified teamsters and other horse own. ers that they will be arrested fer cruelly to animals if they leave their horses standing on the streets unblanketed dur- jog the cold weather. Pittsburg horses have no more right or need for comfort than horses bere or elsewhere, 30 such a | rule rigidly euforced would be good everywhere ~The Farmers’ Matual Fire [osur. ance Co, held its quarterly meeting in their office in the Reynolds building on Monday. There was a full attendance of directors, The amount of insurances granted was fr110611; premium notes taken $9,801; cash $487 Cash taken in the past year $2,318 78 The work for the past quarter was highly gratifying. The loss by fire on the Wieland house at Boalshurg, was adjusted by allowing $225. amount of cost of repairs, «Thursday evening of last Johwm Cherry. son of Bugineer Theodore Cherry and Miss Rena Black, both of Bellefonte were married at the Methodist parson age. Young American Republican Club, of which the room is a member, took possession of the cab in fromt of the parsonage after the ceremony and the happy couple were then assisted in the cab and escorted with cheers and ge of red lights to the home of the pear Reynolds MIL, It was a t surprise to the young couple, Lo-! —No paper will be issued pext week. | last | Walker | . | gram )’ | fot i § * marriage i in Caba carrier can get his | ~John Waguer of State College, was a pleasant caller, —H. T. Bartley, of Hublersburg, gave our sanctum a call, ~Col. and Mrs. J. L. Spangler left for Philadelphia to remain until sprig. ~Squire Sol Peck, of Nittany, always genial, honored our sanctum with a call. - Ben. and son, tall as his father, were pleasant callers and report all 0, k. in North Gregg, Limbert ~Hon. J.M. Kepler, with his handsome young friend 8. D. Musser, y KAYE our sanctum a call, of Pine LrTOV ~Commencing today 20 per cent re- | duction on sulls, overcoats, housecoats | and suitcases. Montgomery & Co. ~Mrs. Al. Roberts is quite ill at her bome on North Penn street, Her two sons and a daughter are here from Pit- cairn, Pa. ~Miss Virginia Walker who has been spending the summer and fall in Belle- fonte left Wednesday for her home in Philipsburg. ~Merry Christmas and Happy New | Year to all our readers, and what few {are left of the ‘rest of mankind’ -— this greeting to all, without exception, ~P, B. Crider & Son will not retire from the retall lumber business on April They for another | 18t, as announced some time ago. { have rented the property year, —Lincoln J. Carter's productions al. high for rare ways rank scenery and fine mechanical effects. “The at the opera house | —PFrank Warfield the Central | presented to each of the train men a big evening Darkest Hour’ will be , Reneral agent for Railroad of P nnsylvania, turkey for their Chistmas dinner, It was reciated by all - Spe { church ial services the Lutheran mm ia on Christmas morning at 6:00 | o'clock In the evening at 7:30 the San. 1 day school will rend ender a beautiful pro- ya are invited Roxy and Helen Miag A. C. Miogle, : Fre leric K, ng sch after the Christ ” daughters have returned home Md They mas vacation. where they were ol, w remain r of received Rev, George Israel Town, Br recto Mer 4 arch Episcopal ¢l} that his John's . news Monday mother, who had been inva'id for several years, passed an | away on Sunday at Stanford, Coun The Bellefonte Academy basket ball team expects to open the season on Fri. lay evening. January 15th Games been scheduled with Surquebanuva High Siale College and have { | Tuiversity, Williamsport school, | Lock Haven Normal, other teams e | Edward Robb, merchant of Romoia | accompanied by hisuncle Jury Commis Frederick Robb, of same ma Mc isa bu for he bad ji 0 piace, dropped im to see us mday evening appeared his e happy event | The young man tier an quite cheery, ured ense and t b a . | takes place today Good boy, you show good sense Thursday, 10, Henry Tibbens and | Ed his horse in | farm and returning in atfernoon found | the animal's bind leg | the stifle and koee, from being kicked Harper met with a mishap. He put » » » the stable om Mr. Tibbens' broken between | by another horse, it was a mare and the | break was of such a vature that they had 10 take ber out and shoot her ~The first rain for several weeks, set in on Sunday, following a two inch depth of snow after midnight previous. ground being frozen to a depth of about 18 inches, precludes the water from en. {tering the earth, hence springs will not Cisterns will and ground | however, shortage. be replenished, relieve farmers from ~Christmas services will be held in | St. Jobn's Reformea charch, on Christ: { mas day, at toam., and 7 pm. The 10 | o'clock service will be a service of pratse | at which time the choir will sing Novello's | *'Adeste Fidelis,” Steane's "Let us now Ro even unto Bethlehem,” the “Gloria in Excelsis’’ the “Magnificat,” the ““Benedictus’ and the “"Nanc DeMittis | At 7 pm., the Sunday school festival ser: vice will be held, consisting of Christ mas carols and recitations. All are in- vited «Lincoln J. Carter's mammoth scenic production “The Darkest Hour" will be | seen soon at the opera house on Tuesday Dec. 29. Mr. Carter evidently has not exhaasted his ingenuity for unique scenic effects nor has he lost his grip upon the public. The play is enlivened with an unusual amount of comedy, and it never falls to amuse and isterest at the clever | dinlogue, Through it all runs a beanti- ful love confession which is neatly and artistically brought out by the bero and heroine. The scenic effects are of espe. | cial note, «Que of the largest donations that the Bellefonte Hospital bas received arrived from Boalsburg and vicinity. The dona. tion was the result of a general canvas of all of Harris township and a little corner of College, Miss Nettle McFar- lane was one of the prime movers in it and associated in the work were Mrs. A. A, Black, Mrs Mary Woods, Mrs, John Strouse, of Boalsburg | Misses Kila Ross and Freda Hess, of Linden Hall, and Mrs, Rdward Sell and Mis. Green Irvin, of Oak Hall, Indies are to be commended for thelr { acted business in town while on his way Hall, was at the county seat Next Tuesday | The rain, however, during Sunday was | light and turned the snow into slash. The | be helped until the frost gets out of the | 3 -G. R. Loder, of Milesburg, was a | caller, ~Capt. Fry was conspicuous in town yesterday. —- Fine weather this week —all wishing for snow and good sleighing. ~Dr. H. M. Hiller, of Philadelphia, is a guest of Mrs. M. H. Wilson, Mrs. Elmer Royer, of Earlystown, was shopping for Christmas goods, -F «qq Rishel, of Parmers Mills, trans- acted business in town yesterday. merchant - Former Yonda, of Co- burn, was a caller upon the Democrat, ~John T. representative Lee, one of Centre Hall's men, was in town on business, —(e0. BE us a call; says they had a little sleighing down there, Wise, of Rebershurg, gave ~QOur genial friend, Jno. A. Daly, was in town, greeting and being greeted by many friends. —If you are in arrears on subscription try and remember that, in a substantial manner, before January 1st, Mrs. Clement Dale came home from Philadelphia Monday after an extended visit among friends in that city. - Linn Bottorf, of Curwensville, trans. to his parents’ home at Lemont. Farmer Yoley Kerstetter, of Centre yesterday. Likewise James and Mrs, Stahl. Commencing today—20 per cent re duction on suits, overcoat housecoats and soilcases. F. Luse, town in the Montgomery & Co. Hall, : eritereriae chi ys 1) of Centre was in | inter { of 114 in openiog the idle f Mrs. W. H and ren, of Radford, Virginia, are visiting and M: yandry at Centre Hall Galway two child . Henry Harris. note her parents Mr It here and is pleasing to that lad es | the county ARTE warm y endorsing move ment The R.R The bri - new founda tral k finished. H H Mark Wednes farming in 8; * on AN the creamery at Sal ~J.M Ream Ca na of Farmers ¥ a and thinks the pre f p reer, ] there being no soow to protect the wheat in fields, will harm the grain The holiday for the 29'h in the Arm assembly, ry off There w clared be stir here during the holiday season, Nearly all the boys and girls of who are tending college are he their holid sends quite a av vacations geiegall and CO Hoover Jence on Linn schools egRes not on rant has moved ] | grunt resi by John M purchased street lately occupt Shugert, the laeter having | 3 and moved into the Blanchard property ou the same street | Walter T. Clark foreman of the Repub Mon evening where al highnoon yesterday be took un. Miss of Gay 140) Pleasant ican office, lent lay for Brockwayville to himself a wife jo the Alverna Miller m of of that place one of Linco'n | J. which scored such a decided hit on iis first ap ~The Darkest Hoar,” Carter's late melodramas pearance all last season will be seen at next Tuesday even | the opera house on | 29h ing, ~On Christmas Day the services in St. John's Catholic church will be as fol lows: Christmas Mass at § o'clock in the morning | low mass at 6 am, high mass December | At 10:50 am , and vespers and benedic tion at 7:30 pm. At these there will be special music of a high or. | der. | all services — Lincoln J. Carter's great scenic com {edy, “The Darkest Hoar,” will be seen at the opera house on Tuesday evening It is said to contain a story of intense | heart interest relieved by many bright {and witty spurts of laughable comedy | We are promised an abundasce of hand | some scenery, wonderful mechanical ef | fects and mysterious electrical devices. The Brockerhoff House ordinarily @ pretty and tasty in its equipment, but with its Christmas decorations of holly, elegantly and handsomely arranged, the bar.-room, we dare say, presents a five appearance not excelled by any hotel In central Pennsylvania. Meatoess, clean liness and good order prevail at all times, and landlord Ray seems to kno “how to keep a hotel,” ~Last evening County Treasurer Phil D. Foster dined, and we suppose wined, the various county officials at his home, on Lion street. All the offices were rep resented and the festivities were enjoyed as Mr, and Mrs. Foster are voted for rare hospitality. On this occasion Jani tor Thomas Donachy was presented by the same officials with a fine watch and chain, for the courteous and efficient wanner he has performed his duties, It was a fine testimonial that he will ever treasurer, Reduced Rates to New Orleans. On wocount of the meetings of the Amerioan Eeonomie Society and the Ameriean Historloa Boclety, at New Orleans, la, Decsmber 3 to January 1 the Pennsylvania Rallroad Com pany will sell round drip tickets to New loans and returs from all stations on its lines, | some i | ashing | severa | Cfss | wife and whete he enli VARIETY OF LOCAL NEWS Gathered From Centre and Ad- joining Counties SHORT AND TO THE POINT Recent Items of Events That Have Transpired ly and Worthy of Mention of Interest for All Neighbors. Doings Wm Zion ki & porker that dressed 448 pounds. led Al most as big as some of his strawberries, B Schaffer, of near Gaylor Morrison, of Roland, received his Christmas gift last week by the ar rival of a little gir! that his came lo home on Tuesday. The ladies of the Reformed church at Boalsburg will hold a supper in the Town Hall on New Year's evening (Friday.) Proceeds for the parsonage fund. Mr. and Mrs. James H celebrate their fiftieth wedding an. Holmes Sr., w niversary on Saturday evening, January 2nd at their home at State ( ollege, Breon, of Axemann, ha Mar h World address for Harry E entitled A composed beautiful “Educ copy will be sent to an th iden a ation, Pride of the y Wieland of Mar Hall, and manager Miss Sara Elizabe Shade Farm, | E. Leitzel, Hall assistant Lamber Co., were married brag work shooting porkers hering dur og th season ~ shows ? 1 ar car throt er in wat that ni Arrangements wer last week to erect a creamery the site of the old one barned de ome DR. Wilson w himself; wn lime ago at Howard be in this enlerprise by be operated the reamery there before, and it was a suc. Work on the new creamery will begin at once Livo his place of residence from Nathan Haugh, of ia, changed Livonia to Lock Haven where be first met his good sted in the army in 1862. His lumber interests at Livonia will be conducted by his sons, who hold authority over about 2.000 acres of good timber land John W. Maize, of Hublersburg, while employed butchering at Ad Monday mule, Causing a broken He not Rice's at Zon, on was throwh by a leg and ankle bas been lying at Mr. Rice's since, being in condition to be taken to his home and has suffered greatly from the accident, His improvement can be expected, is such as Jarvis Harwood, a former resident of Philipsburg, but who has been liviog in Renovo for some time, was killed at the latter place on being kicked on the head by a horse He lived only twenty min. utes after the accident occurred. He had taken a load of soft coal to a residence on Seventh street and staying rather longer than his emplover thought the trip warranted, sent a man to hurry his | return, This incensed Harwood and be returned to the stable to quit bis job. He was busily engaged in removing some tings from the barwess that belonged to him when he slipped and fell under ove of the horses. The horse was feeding and as Harwood attempted kicked him in the temple and he died in A very few minutes. A South Philipsburg lady whose moth er lives in Tyrone, sent her little dangh- ter to vishi ber grandmother at the latter place. A couple of days ago the South Philipsburg lady left on the 4:25 train to bring be: little one home, and the grandmother left for Philipsburg on the traie which arrives here at § 10. Asa consrquence the two passed on the road, When they got at their respective places, they each found the other at the other end at the line, so the Tyrone lady thinking ber daughter would be nt Ty rome, left on the 8:13 train, the other coming home on 802 and again they passed one another en ronte, At last the Tyrone lady came up and is now visiting her daughter. Strange, Is It not 7 Philipsburg Journal, to rise ft | The prolonged freeze is reported by some farmers as telling upon the wheat fields—hardly necessary to feel alarmed yet, Or. C. BE. Emerick, formerly, of Cen. | tre Hall, writes from Preeport: I am | improying in health, has been cold here, | 18 degrees below zero; good roads, snow | | fine 6 iti ; like the place, W. Va., C. A. Walker, formerly ot Boggs twp, is home for the He is who is = of Shelton, holiday a hustliog young in hi booming season lumberman ceding iness, Tha at present A the that place was filled and ice shipped to } vi f f, 18 crew o men are cutting ice on lake at Hecla park. The house at Bellefonte for hotels. About 25 car loads will be shipped to State College. This ice is about 12 inches thick. Miss Katherine Bierly left for Williams. | port, where she will enter Dr. Donald. son's private hospital as trained nurse, She was a clerk in the department store of Innes & Shannon, Jersey Shore, and {is a daughter of Joseph Bierly, of Madi. sonburg f Centre Hall are going to Marshall glee club give a concert in Grange hall in that the The done The ladies have the Franklin asd place New Years night for ne Be hospital have efonte adies of that section ry creditable work - ADJOINING COUNTIES. Scehrever £20 and They wer of the year It Harbison Walker is that the str Refract which force mine months, will reported P heen 1 ofbici pany’s employes, has be ende ally in a few days he str dered to ike was or enforce the payment of more In 35 plants were tied up for a time, but wages and recoguition of the union all stockades were built about many of them and foreign labor and imported em ployed. TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. Next week the teachers of Centre county will hold their annual institute at Philipsburg, Pa , a complete programme of which was published iz our last issue, | We understand there will be a good at- though many remain away owing to the expense of getting there from the distant parts of the coun. tendance, will ty count ring the ill will of County Superintendent C. L Gramiey by remaining away. but will This is the first time that institute was | taken from the county seat, and persons who are acquainted with the bargains made to re elect Supt. Gramley, under. | stand why he took this step it cost him | nothing, but is mighty expensive to sev | | eral hundred teachers - Big Blaze at Lewistown. A fire broke out Monday morning after 5 o'clock in the Sigler Estate Stable | in Lewistown and destroyed six stables | The fire also spread 10 six brick houses on Marble street, owned by John Kline, allof which were destroyed. p— Some Foolish People | Allows cough to run antil It ges beyond the | reach of medicine, They often say * Oh, It will | wenramay,” but in mest cases It will wear | them away. Could they be induced to try th | sucossslul medicine called Kemp's Balsam Which Is sold on A positive guaranies 10 cure, they would immediately see the excellent » fect after taking the first doses. Price Be and 100, Trial size FREE. At all druggists. ¢ of SALE REGISTER. HAL ly A un fC {| ANNUAL Others are complaining on same ac- | attend, for fear of cur. | 100. for prodaes | Wheat, old LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. MARRIAGE LICEMEES. John E Cherry . Bellefonte Rena E Black, . " Edward M Laura Jape Allen M, Yearick, Ada Catherman, Harry C. Hockman, Mary L. Sitler, § Toner A. Spicer, B Bessie . { Burton { Sadie » { FP. Hofman «- 8 Annie Howas { Ge: § Muar: av { Sarah E land . J. Hall, Wdith E Livonia Madisgonburg Woodward Laurelton - Madisonburg Conger, Showers Jlefont “ Phi burg Philipsburg Yarnell Bellefonte wa da race Linden ' Hall Fleming Runville Howard “" (rreen, MN. Smith, MN. Dchenck, . « Pleasant Gap Rockwayville, Pa « Moshannon Evansville Yaroeil Milesburg Altoona Waddie Romola . Auvdera FSTATE TRANSFERS io in lines - REAL T Q yg Spee Aug treasurer ker 20, 1900 ; land H. EE line treasurer, to Samuel 1 Gregg PENNY A WORD ADV ey: will f Mors, sfonte of nd price. ot i» reken single i we bred, EY J bh. ale fox hound, SlAle size yor. sbharer, Centre Stevens Relrigerator 8x12 feet 1 » etnplete orris & Ireland engine power mest chop ering ulensils are offered [hese goods CAD De seen any Stover meat market High St. safe 1H bs. stent per. a ‘hie Al private sale 1 me at ihe F Bellefonte B WANTED Bis worn RISO 8 PRINTIer Kies sieady 3 traveling per week Co, Milegh Kemith who ean do general and trimmer for bug on &t good wages: also I12 ar 04. aL 855, Bullock Swing & Chatr pve Sa esmen after AGAress rg. Pa FOR SALE or thereabout t on county Pa. known as the esse farm. Good spring and spring houses ; ning walter in barn yard : good orchard timber Fosssssion April Ist 104 reasonable LF Werziea a Milssburg Pa ropa Terms ELECTION The annua! meeting of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire losursnes Company of Centre County, will be held in 118 office. Reynolas Building, Bellefonte on Mon- day. Janumry 10h, 14, and the slection of twelve directors, for the ensuing year, between the hours of 0a. m. and 2 p.m of said day Furpenicx Kurz Pres't D.F. Lusk. Sec'y "n MARKET QUOTATIONS, Bellefonte Produes. The following prices prevalied Thars. day morning : Toe following prices are pald by SecuLER & The following prioss are paid by ©. ¥, Was WER for grain Lock Haven Curd Market Prices at the carb market Lock Haven, yesterday morning : Butter, per pound 20 to 27¢; eggs, per dozen 30 jac; potatoes, per bu 75 to Soc chickens, per putt 50 10 So; beets, per bunch sc; cabbage, per head 3 to go; celery, per stalk 2 to IN per peck 12 ‘0 cn ive, 1b 1810 20c; squashes, 5c; turnips, per ww soc; onloms, per peck aoc; hooey, per pound soc ; cider, per gallon toc; land per pound 10 to 13¢; corn, per bushel 30 to ssc. Coburn Markets. parde
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