‘The Centre De \ A acral, [Circulation Over 3800 HOLIDAY CROP | OF WEDDINGS A Favorable Season for Nuptial | Festivities. MANY WEDDINGS REPORTED Names of the Contracting Parties and Other Information Concerning Those “In the Realms of Bliss''— | May Happiness Attend Them. DEITZ-ORR. At Hublerburg, on the 30, by Rev. H. I. Crow, Wm. Deitz and Miss Luella Orr, both of Walker, WHITE CLOSSNER. At Hublersburg, on the 24, by Rev. H, | I. Crow, Wm. J. White, of Bellefonte, to | Miss Esther A. Glossuer, of Walker. HARNISH —ZONG, Robert N. Harnish aud Miss Gertie M. | Zong, both of Mingoville, were married | Crow, at Hublersburg, | by Rev. H. I. Tuesday evening, Jan. sth. KORMAN-BENNET, Among the marriage licenses issued in | Average number of copies per issue { to law, say that | to be correct | of 1003, | per week | CIRCULATION STATEMENT : (Sworn Average) ..2884 | BELLEFONTE, PA, Jan. 1st, 1904 The following is the Press Record of Tare Cen. T™E DEMOCRAT during the year 193 51 Issues there were printed 14 097 eom oples of Tue CENTRE DEMOCRAT. In that time but one edition was less than 3900, while the largest was 4221 Excepting the few copies ned sary for of ware regularly mailed Total for 51 issues I, Cuanres BR. Kuntz, TRE DEMOCRAT, being duly 8 I know the above statement and that the average clreula this paper during the past year has been according tion of CHAS. R. KURTZ Centre County, } State of Penn'a. Subseribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of Jan, 194 W. H. WALKER, [SEAL] Notary, Bellefonte, United States Postoffice, BELLEFONTE, PA. 4% Fa JANI URTZ ENTREE DEMOCRAT jellefonte, Penn'a Blair county during last week we notice | here one to Harry E. Korman, of Bellefonte, . of the and Nannie Bennett of Blair Farnace FYE— LUTZ. On Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1903, at the home | of the bride’s father in Bennper twp. Cen. tre county, Pa., by Rev. E. LL pastor of Half Moon M. E. charge Wm A. Fye, of Altoona, and Miss Mary Lutz of Benner twp. SELLERS —~ELLENBERGER On Saturday, Jan. 2, at the M Pa. H Ellenberger, 1993, B. parsonage at Stormstown, the Rev. E. L. Eslinger, James lers and Miss Lucy G of near Warriorsmark. GATES UTLEY. by Sel both | since Eslinger | HCial records if the welghts of editions CESTRE DEMOCRAT for the first issue of enact 28 sent to th Car, + office for ma 156 - (ir 1 “800 800 1000 1300 1600 1800 2400 2900, 3100 33200 3800 At high noon, on Dee. 25, Benner G. | Gates, of Loveville, and Sarah IL. Utley, | of Dungarvin, were married by the Rev. | EB. M. Aller, pastor and Mrs. Robt. Malaker, Tyrone TAYLOR POWERS Julia Powers, formerly of Bellefonte and W. R. Tavior, of New York, were married in New York on Thursday ening at 7 o'clock, ev- 31st She has been clapioyed nn New OTK, 100 the past four | years in a large publishing house BOTTORF HORNER At the bride's John W. Bottorff, of Lewistown, county, and Miss Edna A. Colyer, Pa., united by Rev. A. J. Horner, Dec. 27th, 1993 They have the best wishes of their man; friends. bowie of the parents, M:fflin Horner, of were in marriage LODER SPRAGUR R. B. loder and Mrs. Sprague, of Cross Fork, were united in marriage by Rev, S. F. Rounsley Thars- | day 24 Mr known in Centre county evening, Loder is well He was rear ed and for many years lived near Jack- sonvyille. DONACHY SHUEY. On Thursday evening, 31st, Charles Donachy, son of Samuel Donachy, and Miss Berenice Shuey, daughter of C C. Shuey, were united in marriage at the | bome of the bride's parents on High street, by Rey. John A. Wood, Jr., pastor of the Methodist church. Oaly the im. mediate families were present YARNELL FETZER Atthe Baptist parsonage of Milesburg, on Wednesday, Dec. 23d, 1903, at high moon two well knowu Centre county young people were married : George C. Yarnell, of Yarnell, and Miss Maud B, Petzer, of near Milesburg, The best man was Martin Fetzer and the brides. maid was Miss Lalu Felzer, a sister of | After the ceremony which | was performed by Rev. A. C. Lathrop, | | jadging from the beautiful picture the | the bride. the young people proceeded to the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Fetzer, of Boggs township where a sumptuous wedding dinner was served, The groom is a son of Jacob Yarnell, the well known tax collector, of Boggs town: ship. HUFFMAN WENTZEL. 3 A quiet but very pretty wedding took place at 12:30 pm., on Thursday, Dec. 24, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs, Daniel P. Wextzel, of near Yarnell, this county. The contracting parties were May Weatzel, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs D. P, Wentzel, and Wm, P. Hoffman, of Philipsburg. Rev. H. I. Crow, pastor of the Reformed church at Hublersburg, officiated while Miss Annie Daley, of Curtin township, very efficient. ly rendered the wedding march, Miss Bertha Wentzel, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid while Herman Huffman, brother of the groom, was best man. Shortly following the wedding a royal dinner was partaken of by the select party of invited friends, The wedding trip was unavoidably postponed for a short ttme owing to the groom's inability to be spared just at this time from his res ble duties as firemen on the rail. between Osceola and Clearfield, a long life of happiness to the newly married hosts of aQiting friends. of the Methodist | = = Episcopal church, at the home of Mr. | Nettie ] st pay that rate MONTGOMERY Belt PUBLISHER. Aunually The Centre Democrat makes a detailed statement of cuation. 4 Ibis is done for the { and the info 3 Y Du the completion Volume 25, ti the past the above sworn statement, which is fully verified by the records of the Postoffice Bellefout and are accessible to any on The above shows the cir | 1go3 to have exceeded 3800, and our present that The average reader hardly appreciates what that means edition is beyond mark For a country weekly it is a remarkable showing. It is the largest circulation attained by any news | paper ever published im Centre county, In fact there are but two or three papers { of the same class, in this state, that ex- ceed it in this respect. And the remark. | able feature is that it has attained this { record in a few years, in the face of the strongest competition, for the newspapers in Centre county are generally conceded to be far above the average in editorial effort anf mechanical excellence. It is gratifying to know that our effirts are appreciated by the public, and is an inspiration that adds new zeal for future usefulness. - A New Year Age Social. the U. BE. V. church of Lemont at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. John Grove on New Year's eve, was a success table presented with its many biscuits of all shapes, size and color ; no time was spared by the host and hostess and the good ladies who assisted to make the evening une which will long be remem. bered by all who were present. The evening passed very pleasantly with games of various kinds, music and reci. tations, which was very much enjoyed by the boys and girls, and at the close, all joined in, in singing “The Good Old Summer Time.” Many thanks to those who assisted in making the evening pass by delightfully and all those who gave so many pennies beyond their age, X. —— A ————_ Golden Wedding Anniversary. With a large number of friends and relatives Mr, and Mrs, James H. Holmes celebrated their golden wedding annie versary at State College Saturday. One feature of the occasion was the presence of the only surviving five persons of the more than 60 guests who attended the wedding 50 years ago, These are Mrs, Charles Wilson, of Altoona; John Conley, Centre Hall; John Holmes, Nittany; Mrs, Amanda Hughes, Cedar Springs, and Mrs, Margaret Wakefield, Lock Haven, Mr. Holmes was born in Bellefonte 67 years ago. His wife wos Miss Emily McKibben. ¢ use, all these papers | 194.097 | 3804 | of Tag Cnx- OVER 3776 COPIES | ling. | The Age social given by the ladies of BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1904. IMANY DEATHS | RECORDED i | From All Parts of the County During two Weeks i A, C. MOYER WAS KILLED | Dies From Serious Injuries in a Rail- road Wreck Last Week—Short Sketches of Others who were Summoned Hence PAvr, Lutz ;~the four year old son of Jerry Luiz, a farmer living below town ou the Jacksonville road, died Christmas eve after a brief iliness from membrane | ous croup. i Avother child of J. W. Glasgow, of { Cobarn, died of diptheria on Saturday { might, 26 nit. This is the second one | few weeks. | M. P. BUurker:—died at his home at | Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on Friday 18th, of paralysis, aged 74 vears and j0 | days. He was born in Half Moon Val. | ley, Centre county. MrS JoserH TURNBAUGH :-—died very { suddenly at her bome in Philipsburg, night of 2g ult. She had attended an entertainment at the theatre earlier in the evening. She was aged about 45 years Mrs. ALICE J. WILKINSON (—wife of Warren Wilkinson, died at her home in Aaronsburg Tuesday night, 2g nit , aged 55 years and 14 days She has left Lo survive her husband and five children Iaterment at Sprucetown. Miss ANNIE maiden lady CLEMSON an aged lin t Baileyville, Cen yutly, died on Friday evening, Jan uary 1st at the home of Luther Miller, She bad been an invalid for many years. She was an aunt of Frank Clemson this place, and Daniel Clemson, of Pitts- burg. Interment in the Gatesburg ceme ery, Monday Jacon SNYDER best residents of Eag eville, died at 6 o'clock Friday evening. He bad been in 11] heaith all winter, having sul fered an attack of pueumonia early in the fall. He was aged 72 vears. Be sides his widow he is survired by one daughter, Cora, wife of George § Ber: ryhill, Mr. Sayder practiced dentistry some years.ago and was a painter by trade WwW. Ww 1 Thursday morn. ing in hospital at Mooongabala City of hemorrhages of the luogs, aged 32 years 3 months and 2 days. He was telegraph operator empoyed by the f ‘ 2 ilrn = LE ’ Pa De- resi ire « of one of the oldest and snowpo + EE ] iATE eq the : “ Milesburg and was Patter Tate, forme: MM a couuty Ceased was hora al the son of BE vy of Howard street The cland about 78 a resident fifteen years, Sur : . ’ Age. ago and | een of Bellefonte for the past viving him are his wife and the following children : Mrs, William Clark, Jane at home ; Andrew, Alexander, Robert, |r James, John and Thomas. Iatermeat in the Union cemetery, Monday MRrS MARGARET AIKENS Milesburg died on Dec. 28:h, of 74 years, 4 months, and 12 days. She was one of a family of 20 children all of whom have passsd away except one brother and one sister She is survived by her husband, Perry Aikens, three sons, Litch and William of near Mi'es burg, and George of Uniontown, Pa, and one daughter Mrs. Nettie Heverly, of Milesburg Interment was made in the Messiah cemetery, December 30 Mary Kurtz GLOVER —wife of David I. Glover, died at Mifflin borg, on Tuesday 22nd The illness of Mrs. Glover was of such a mature that an operation was found to be necessary, and it was performed by a specialist, since which time she gradually grew weaker, passing awav. She was a daughter of Luther D , and Ellen Karlz, { both parents natives of Aaronsburg, of near at the age where the deceased was born ; the family | many years ago moved to Mifflinbarg Mrs HeELEsA M. KoHLBECKER :~ wife of Frank C. Kobibecker, formerly | of Milesburg died at the Mercy hospital in Pittsburg Tuesday morning, 23 ult She suffered from a complication of dis eases, and had been under treatment at the hospital for the past thirteen weeks, | having been ill about two weeks before | being taken to that institution. She was {aged 22 years, 7 mouths and 5 days. | Deceased was the only daughter of John aud Margaret Matthews of Tyrone, Six brothers survive the deceased aad re. side at the family home, viz: Bernard N, Prank O., James, Leo, Vincent and Albert Matthews. Deceased was a mem. ber St. Matthews Catholic charch. In- terment at Tyrone. Mrs, ROSANNA CG. SHORTLIDGRE widow of the late William Shortiidge, died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 26. Mrs, Shortlidge resided on South Thomas street but about six weeks ago while visiting her sister Miss McCalmont and daughter, Mrs. John 8. Walker, she was suddenly taken ill and her condition was #0 serious that she could not be removed to her home. She suffered from a com plication of diseases. The deceased was of one of the oldest and most influential families in the county, she being a daugh. ter of James A. McCalmont. She was born at Jagksouvil'e in Marion township, March 16, 1833. On May 25, 1857 she was united in marriage to William Short. lidge, who preceded her to the grave several years ago. She was the mother of six children, four of whom are dead and two livin THe surviving children are Martha Riizabeth, wife of John 8, Walker and Auna W., both of this city, She is also survived by her brotaer, ames, of State College, and her sister, fos Jane McCalmont of this place. The interment was made in the Union Ceme- tery. { Dec. 27th, at the ripe age of 74 lofthe M EB | sisted by | ment was made in the Williams’ ceme.- i tery. | that died of the dread disease within a | | where the interment | family plot. | tre county MRS. MARGARET M. MILES :—the | widow of Joseph Miles, died Tuesday morning at the residence of her neice, | Mrs. Robert Cole on East High street, | take | aged 88 years. The funeral will place Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house, JOHN D WAGNER : months, and 8 davs. He was a member of Co. H, of the 148: h regiment of Penna. Volunteers, and served nearly 3 years in the war of the Rebellion He was mar. ried August 18th, to Miss Phoebe Ardrey, who still survives him, To this Union twelve children born of whom seven daughters and one son survive, were i For 56 years he was an active member church, and has been class | leader of M. E. church at Martha since before the war, Funeral services in his memory was held in the M. E. church at Martha on Dec. 29 h, conducted by his pasior, Rev | Durkee, who was as. Rev. C. Lathrop. Inter. B A MARY E. AIKRY :—peacefully fell asleep Christmas morning, aged 21 years, 1 month, and 2 days The de. ceased had been for ahout nine months a sufferer from the dread disease, con. sumption She was a member of the United Brethren church of Bellefonte During her {liness she was taken care of in the home of her uncie and aunt, Mr and Mrs. John Jordon, of Milesburg where every ministry of love and kind. ness that could be done for the young sufferer was cheerfully rendered. Miss Aikey is survived by her father, Theo- dore Aikey, of Bellefonte ; two sisters, Miss Minnie, of Curtin, and Miss Mittie, of Bellefonte, and two brothers, Harry and Eddie, of Red School House, and a half brother, Eimer, of Bellefonte In ferment was made at Cartin, LEN M ber a od £m , aged lied on Shoe months LAUGHLIN “wn SArAn Ei $i, at nome at years, 2 While but a ch and united with Unionville h of which she a con. for yw ion d she was t chur was 1 YCAars Chas member ived by Laughlin her husvand, and the following Mrs Mary McKee, Braddock, Ethel Murray, Milesburg, Pa ; } Smith, Miss Sue McLaughlin, Ralph McLaughlin, all at home also attended the faneral her brother, William Tavlor, and two daughters from Defiance, Pa, and Mrs. Mary Hancock Runville, Pa., and Mrs Martha Meyer, Rebersharg, Mrs. Clara Leathers, Washington, D.C. Isterment was made netery at Unionville. sie her sisters, in the ce fa. at ak lin ¢ last $ who were in Tyroue road Of was K on ral wie ounty, other Mr Mover was re during the night his right arm was but ber injuries hock was too great for the map, and be some rday morning. Andrew 0 Moyer was at Potters Mills this county, and would have been 45 d be lived until pext March ife was spent in Centre years ago himself removed from Bellefonte to Tyrone Besides the deceased's wife, Mrs. Clara Moyer, three children sur vive and are at the home in Tyrone, Margaret, Lucy, and Edmund His mother, Mrs Lucy Mover, also sar vives and resides at Potter's Mills His father, Dr. Frederick Moyer, died at Bellefonte only recently. Mr. Moyer was a practical brick maker of superior ability in his line. At the time of the accident which resulted in his death be was on his second trip as traveling agent for the Mount Savage Fire Brick com. owing 4 oO died born in years old ha y ail bis yuntly A bout and family Neat five viz: pany, whose works are at Johnstown and | several other points His territory cov- ered a portion of the south, and he was moving in that direction when the train that was carryiog bim was wrecked. Mrs. Moyer is the niece of Col. E. J. Pruner, ex-burgess of Tyrone. The funeral services were held at his ‘late home in Tyrone Tuesday morning and the remains were brought to Bellefonte and taken direct to the Union cemetery was made in the The unfortunate man was a nephew of the late Mrs. Andrew GG, Curtin. - YOUNG MAN PROMOTED. Ovce more we hear of one of our Cen. youths praise from his employers, and to show their appreciation of his good work, they have promoted him to a good position, The subject of this sketch is Leroy Delong, formerly of Romola. Mr. De. lovg will be remembered as one of Centre county's teachers, until two years ago last April, he went to Home. stead and engaged as a book keeper for Nelson Morris & Co., one of the four largest wholesale meat concerns in the U. 8. He later worked [or (ne same firm in Pittsburg, and from there was sent to their Braddock branch over which he was put in charge as chief book keeper, The head of the firm in Chicago soon learned of Mr. Delong’s ability as an accountant, and his keen and shrewd business traits. A few weeks ago he was chose as an auditor of a district, con. sisting of several branch houses, having his headquarters in Chicago at present. He has more than tripled his salary in the short time he has been with this firm, Mr. Delong has a bright future before him, and we wish him abundant success io every undertaking in life, Smallpox at Beech and Eagleville is about over. No new cases and the first ones are about recovered. In Georges. valley the disease has also abated. ~died on Sanday, | years, 4 | receiving merited | AGED LADY'S | MISFORTUNE | Clothes Czught Fire and was Fa- tally Burned DIED SEVERAL HOURS LATER Owing to a Lack of Evidence a lot of Hunters Escaped a Heavy Fine Hearing Before Justice Harshbar- ger, on Monday. A frightful burning accident occurred at Centre Hall on Thursday morning of last week, that terminated fatally, Mrs. John Dauberman, an elderly lady was the unfortunate victim, For over a year she had been in poor health and was so weak that she slept down stairs on a cot, | while her busband and son were up Thursday morning, at 4 and g. They with ber night clothes afire, which they quickly Last they hastened to see what was wron stairs. o'clock, heard her scream found her sitting on her cot extinguished, but not until she was badly burned over the face and fromt part of the body. Medical aid was quickly sum- moned but she lived only a few hours, until 8 a. m., her feeble condition wouid She seemed not withstand the shock. to suffer little, and was conscious most of the fine; time, She said her shawl caught one of the small doors of the parlor stove was partly open when they entered he know of r room it years of age, her den Mary Goodhart bushand, name being survived by her son John G James L. ) brothers, Goodhart, of Lewistown, Pa., and G Centre Hill, Goodhart, of NOT PROVEN GUILTY. iderable interest was manifested ult of a be , on Monday former over the res Harshbarge: WAS Slat aring before Justice As fourteen afternoon a Gry. bunters from Pittsburg and vicinity were . . 0 Je. arrested ug harge of chasing dee: v - OE SCASOND should prosecute them for a serious vio lation of the game laws. Mr. Rightnour finally took the matter ug the ore tiresent nd ha g § R e 3 oe na their or W. C. He placeand A. H. Woodward, of Clearfield Attorney ted the game warden counsel Sena nie, of this District Soangier assis The testimony of the prosecution show. ed that the party had dogs with them in the there was evidence that they chased deer with them but definite woods, no vel they went to and from the camp wit When defence was that they were hunting on a the dog closely cornered, their bear trail Certain witnesses for the prosecution, previous to the hearing, were outspoken {as to what they saw in the line of the illegal bunting, failed to toe the mark on the stand and it is a question why. From the hearmg, the justice concluded that there was not sufficient evidence to hold the accused, and they were discharged. In the minds of nearly every one present, and commonly expressed, the party was | guilty of violation of the game laws, but unfortunately it was not clearly proven | by the evidence. — Bear Stopped Train, A big black bear almost frozen, stop- | ped a heavy freight train on the Pennsyl- | vania railroad early Sunday morning | and the train bad to be shoveled out of | the snowdrift in which it halted, fort to get to Altoona in the heart of a wild blizzard. While tolling up a heavy grade near Dunlo the engineer saw a black form on the track and shut off steam. The bear arose and came toward the locomotive. ‘When the engineer saw that it was a bear and not a man on the track he made a desperate effort to get started again, but in vain, The water froze in the supply pipes, and as the svow driftea deeper in front of the loco- motive the train crew realized that no- thing was to be done but to wait for help. The bear, after vainly trying to warm himself in the glare from the headlight, firecely resenting ay movement toward him by the members of the crew, finally shuffled off in disgust, The train re. mained frozen up several hours until a force of shovelers got it out of the drift, Drawn as Jurors. The term of United States District Court, will open in Williamsport, Pa., on January 18. Amonog those chosen were: Grand jurors; W. I. Fleming, Bellefonte; Petit jurors; W. L. Foster, State College. The | train crew was makiog a desperate ef- | VOL. 26. KO. 1 FACT, FUN AND FANCY, Bright Sparkling Paragraphs Selected and Original THE CROSSROADS STORE, You can talk abaout yer Congressmen, An' Benators Debatin’ daown t and such, Washin'tun In a way to beat the Duteh Wavin' the And stampin on th’ § r arms wild io the air gits settled Is sre y night gh, irter glance t uiry o'er, a bird's Of po Religion To patr Daown to the Crossroads store Bometimes our argymints grow hol, An' Deekin Brown rips out A good o'd cuss word ke ‘Gol durn What Italy's abaout Then Grandpop White jumps up from his ¢ grabs an ole axe -helve heer An ‘By gum!” he squeak we done "Way back in Righteen twelve!” You can be An When we'r ttn’ mighty eve the eagle screams cannot roar, juestions the Crossroads store ~-Harper's Magazine, Daown to There Whom people Was A gr n ogr town called a bird, Because she cacklied like a hen tered word r she ut day when si ry often heavy. s seldom left, our readers. wear fast t when he is on 1S uppers What makes uf A are ti she man never knows who his friends he needs pry The same old Year's resolutions SOOnu He on ae he fellow who blows his own born | iwavs a man of note seldom Testes ANY sur- nan ex} * when a man o save for th el ¥ the cioucs Yewine's picked Up 40 AX and saw A that other day followed to the parson- is bya age Dis true in thin your uieans A man in Tyrone recently had a large yn bis nose, and some medi- B tinued to grow with every application, un- til it was as bigas a A roar to his wife developed the fact that he was had been got t the pimple com- pimple face it ince it cine to re tea cup. using the wrong boitle, and using his wife's bust developer . Miners Strike. e Or m change labor at Altoona, and vicinity. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company shops which employ in the neighborhood of 15,000 men, are at work on full time with no cut in wages The bitiuminons coal situation for that region also remains Several ef. forts were made by small operatives re. cently to cause an average reduction of 15 per but in each instance the miners went on strike. No settlemeng bas been made and the strikers appear willing to remain out until the new scale be held therein March. The big coal | concerns are standing by the present The new year sees litt in the situation unchanged. cent , | wage scale. Teacher's Institute. From what we learn the annual ses sion of Teacher's Institute at Philipsburg | was wel! attended last week, in fact very | few teachers were absent, The citizens of Philipsburg gave the teachers a roval welcome and did everything to make their stay an enjoyable one. They were given a banquet and a ride over the new trolley road and generally entertained. Owing to several of the leading instract- ors failing to keep their engagements, the work of varioas sessions was hardly up to the standard. There being a sur. plus of $140 in the treasury, Superinten. dent Gramley, naturally is intensely gratified. Horses Perish in Flames. Fire originating from an overheated office stove entirely destroyed the livery stable owned by C, 8. Thomas, located in the business section of Lewistown, Mon day morning. Fourteen horses, some of which were owned by private parties who boarded them at the stable, were burned to death. The loss is $5000 partly covered by insurance.
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