THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., FEBRUARY J8, 1904 BELLEFONTE AND VICINITY The Local Happenings Condensed | in Short Paragraphs EVENTS WORTHY OF MENTION | Personal and Social Events—Lo cal Items Always Desired —Daniel Robb, of Blanchard, pleasant caller. —Chas Wright, of Harris twp,, a caller upon the Pemocrat. was J. B. Gentzel, of Woodward, and H. T. Zerby, of Aaronsburg, were callers, Samuel! Taylor, of Pittsburg, arrived home Friday evening to visit bis parents, —Roger T. Bayard is able to be about town after a four months’ spell of sick- ness. —Ex-register Tohn A. Rupp, of Har- ris, gave our sanctum a call, he is enjoy- ing good health, —F. W. Crider, who has been confined to his home for three weeks with the | grip, is able to be out. —Lumberman Huyett and farmer Glace, both of Centre Hall, transacted business in town on Monday. —An interesting exercise will be given by the Latheran Sabbath school Sunday evening. All invited. —Mrs. C. U. Philipsburg, are guests of her Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Gerberich ~The Bellefonte fire insurance agen aftzcted the next Hoffer and son Fred, of parents, cles are but slightly by great Baltimore fire, as they A. Be Mi prospering ; the stork paid inform us. — James aver er, his home a visit Saturday morning and left a sweet little girl. Oliver Hazel, | shipping department missioners cf Centre county. —Miss Mary Brad new choral ey bas o:!gat society, which meets week at the Logan engine house and will later. give an entertainment ~James Ott, of High street, on Lino street Saturday morning and was somewhat shaken up; he was obliged to have assistance to reach home. —Miss Ida Klinger, John Klinger, of East Lamb street, fell while walking down Ridge street to Lion Thursday afternoon and broke her left arm io two places the daughter of -John Loug, of Reynolds Avepue, re- turned home Thursday from Philadel. phia, where his eyes were operated on. When he went away he was almost to- tally blind and now he can see to read. ~The dogs are never in terror of the weather —they gambol in the court house yard in sunshine, rain, snow and Who would not envy “the —a Bellefonte dog, who mostly goes un taxed ? storm life of a dog’ — Edward Eckenroth, the proprietor of the wall paper store at this place, has a special Aoything in announcement the decorating will in this 1ssue line of painting or in terior receive the best attention when given an order, —~ The second game in the *'Silver Cup" series of the basket ball games between the Athletic Club and Academy fives was plaved Thursd The ha!f ended with leading by 1d half the interest ay the In score was 25 lo 1g evening first Athletics the The centered in the game scheduled for this Thursday. A score of 10g S€CO IS now — Tickets are now on sale for the series of University Extension lectures which E. L. 8. Horsburgh place during February six is to deliver in this There the age of E will be lectures, on zabeth, as follows: "Life and Maoners of Court and Society,” “The Problem of “The Hero as Buccaneer, the Poor, ' “The Invinci- “The Climax of the “Shakespere and Spen. ble Armada,” Renaissance,’ ser.” S. BE Showers, living near the elec. tric light works, was serionsly injured last Saturday afternoon by a premature blast in the lime quarries. Mr. Showers was attending at a blast that was to be made, which, unfortunately, was set off without giving the usual warning He was hit by flying pieces of rock, sustain. | ing a fracture of the shoulder blade, a bad bruise about the hip and painful cuts about the head and face. He is likely to be disabled for some time. Recorder J]. C Rowe has leased the Joseph home on Curtin street now oc. capied by Mrs. J I, Kurtz and will bring his family here from Philipsburg to take | J. Kyle | possession of it by March 1st McFarlane has rented Monroe Armor's house on east Lion into it on April 1st, Mr. Armor will re- side with the McFarlanes and his dangh- ter, Miss Louise, will make her home with her aunts, Mrs. Miller and Miss Armor. The house now occupied by the McFarlanes on Willowbank street has been leased by L. C. Rerick, John P. Harris, Jr, and his family, who have been spending the winter at the Harris home on Linn street, are going to house. keeping in Unionville in the spring, | to the Democrat's register this week. | Hoover has to say about the Baltimore What Has Transpired at the County Seat-—Movements of Our People— | | ant callers, was a stret and will move | ~The next day it didn’t snow, but was mighty chilly for some. —More public sales have been added ~Fine weather all week, save that | the ¢ Siyospisere sang zero all the time, —Christ Alexander, a prominent Penn | township citizen, was a pleasant caller, ~Turn to page 3 and see what Grant fire. C. N. Philips, of Gregg, also Jacob N Royer, of Madisonburg, were pleas. ~Do you wish to save s0¢, 75¢ or 1 00 on a palr of shoes, sure thing at Mingle's lcearance sale. —The Baltimore fire will not material. ly affect the companies represented by the Frederick K. Foster agency, Belle. fonte, -J. M. Miller, of Lena, Ill, of Woodward, was in the latter place vis. x6 formerly iting old friends, and left for Illinois on Tuesday. station is still proving a great success. The reser: voir is kept full all the time and the water in the dam snot lowered percepti- bly. — Tuesday afternoon Mrs W. Harri. son Walker entertained a large number of lady friends at her home, East Linn street, It proved a delightful social event, -The Phoenix pnmping VARIETY OF LOCAL NEWS Gathered From Centre and Ad- joining Counties SHORT AND TO THE POINT Events That Have Transpired Kecent- ly and Worthy of Mention—Items of Interest for All—Doings of Neighbors The Vonada homstead, near Zion, will be occupied by John A. Yearick, which he bought lately. Potters Mills has a malden lady, Miss Jane Pearce, now 86 years of age and still well preserved. Thomas Young, for many years a resi. dent of Philipsburg, died at Palm Beach, Florida, a week ago Dr down W. S. Harter, of State College, with 18 rheumatism and accompanying ills Robert Park, Jr, of Suow Shoe and Miss Mildred Bicket, of Moshannon, were married February 11th, by Rev, T. S. Faus. muscular several Benjamin Gentzle is now in the vicinity of Fairfield, Iowa, selecting another car load of horses which will be sold at Mill. heim later, Rev. Ward Shultz, pastor of the Evan. —A carnival party was held at Mrs. Odilla Motts home on Bishop Tuesday ey and intimate friends were street, twelve of her It | proved a delightful affuir for all present, —John F. township, ening, most there, Potter, democrat of Boggs was a caller and feels elated over being elected justice of the peace in Boggs township, by some 12 majority The township usually going about 100 repuadiigan. The Junior class of the High school id a Wash Fyry ington social $Chooi High SMALLPOX NEAR TOWN, Two we ie their app 5 R as Alfred wn They are at occug what is kn ics Genizle farm about a mile west of He has been for about two weeks last F: Dr. Fisher hireliog, Shutt, disease, and two of the children were ill with an eruptive skin disease which was SICK and iday cian, His has cootracted the same the attending physi y pronounced it smallpox | similar to chickenpox or varioloid. Mr, Rishel has been getting along very satis | factorily but the young man has been quite sick. They are being cared for by Mrs. Rishel. who, up to this time, has pot contracted the disease. The health authorities have taken action in the case ng and all bei observed possible precautions are for the prevention spreading. The only conrac way they can account for ting the disease at Rishels is that a young lady, a domestic, who came trom Howard, recently, had been ill at their b form yme and had the disease in a mild It was reported that a case had ap- peared at the home of Charles Bartley, east of town Several physicians made an examination last week and pro nounned it chickenpox A Mad Dog. Last the Dix and Fowler were very much fright. It o'clock Wednesday inhabitants of : ened to see a mad dog in their midst passed throngh Dix about four in the afternoon. There were no dogs on the road and luckily it did not stop in at any houses where there were dogs. | Besides frightening it bit a valuable dog owned by division Wi go. It the valley below Hanuah where it turned around and went back Robert Stewart, of near Bald Eagle Station. No one seems to know where it came foreman, liam le down until up the road when 1t was shot by from, but is supposed to have been bitten | by the dog which was at Vail and Bald Kagle about two weeks ago Smallpox at Howard. Dr. McEatire, of Howard, informs us in all there were eleven cases of small. pox in the Walker family in Howard twp, and all are recovering. Dr. Groff, representative of the State Board of Health, visited Howard last week and pronounced the following: John Wagner, Jacob Robb and Florence Smith, suffering from the disease; Adam Kline's siimet was declared a modified form of the same disease, Ok ahomo Lands. Are you thinking of locating in the | West? Do you wish to invest any money in good farm lands that are growing in value? Do you know anything about the famous Oklahomo territory, the gar: den of the Mississippi valley? Robert 8. Cole, the architect, Bellefonte, Pa. 4s | the aathorized agent in this section for several hundred farms in Oklahomo. He can tell you all about the soll, variety of products raised and can give you prices on farms in Oklahomo. Drop him a card or consult him at his office, | Criders’ Exchange, 64f | his | Pa., and Edward Stovebraker, the people it did no | harm until it reached Fowler and there | went on | | wanted a cook, gelical church at Milesburg, will preach last sermon in the conference year, next Sunday. Hublersburg will have its first brick house erected next summer. The dwell. ing will be constructed for the use of Miss Rockey. John C bank. while 1 h, bis nt ark, of the Gatesburg mine out to ushiog a Wed ine ire the swit «11 A > «esl > fe day and broke two of The Manor Y. Gray, one of Philipsburg’s most at his E- He ) years, having been born at ted citizens, died highly home respe io that town Friday mornis was aged 7% Jersey Shore, July 30, 1833. Miss Minerva C. Harni hh, of Wingate, of Ty. tone, were united im marriage Friday afternoon at 3:20 o'clock, by Rev. Isaac Heckman. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride's brother, Mar. tin Harnish at Tyrone. br. C. B® of Hall has been in Dallas, Texas, and writes that he expects to star Had pleasant temperature bas been from 35 Had they call it, Emerick, late Centre of late, t east again in a few dass weather, above zero, to 75 a cold, as down to freezing point, ]. H. Weber William the to Stuart Possession will be Apri Mr is the eldest son of James Stuart, Eg, and since last urg. Neither of or Samuel-—-have given new owner ist Stuart deceased, of Boalshur n Pittst John H ublic their fall bas been the Webers | made p intentions The engineers who had been surveying through Phennsvalley the few Boals ing that they Anvothe; interviewing past mouths for a new railroad, left burg on Tuesday, announ were going to New York City set of men there are now property owners to dicker for right of They were in Ferguson towuship { the past week. The Breon, ed way. of Mr. near Earlvstown, family and Mrs, John is sorely afflict. Saturday morning 6, one of their sons died of scarlet fever and at the same time the mother ; Sarah, aged about sixteen, and Edgar, aged thirteen, were with the | afternoon, Cloyd {il Saturday Mrs similarly stricken, in a critical condi The other members of the family | haye recovered, same disease the eldest Brooks | and since has been | tion davghter, was - DOES ADVERTISING PAY ? In answer to the above we can say | “yes” and "no" If vou have some | thing of merit to bring before the public, and you use medium of large circala+ tion you are sure to get results. Let us point out an instance. A lumberman He might have spent several days and considerable expense driving over the county making inquiry | for one, instead he sent the following ad | vertisement to the Ceatre Democrat for | four issues : WANTED: «A woman to cook in lumber comp light crew of men. Sages #21 per month address John A. Bathurst, Livonia, Clinton county, Pa ah What was the result? The following letter received on Monday will fully ex. plain : LivoNiA, Feb. 8, 1904. Centre Democrat Office. Dear Sirs :—You will please stop my want advertisement in vour paper As | HAVE MORE APPLICANTS FOR THE PLACE NOW THAN [ CARE ABOUT ANSWERING Send me your bill and oblige Yours Resp. J. A. BATHURST, Livouls, Pa. few daysof | t sold his Boalsburg store | | sending it LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Willard Kyler . - Philipsburg Mary Barger . " Sampson Noll . . Sara Cartright . . John A. SBweetwood Spring Mills Ellen Koones . Centre Hall Frank Watson . Milesburg Alice Spotty . Robert A, Stevens Sarah C. Wence . UE { Xu. H. Macke {: ts Romola Philipsburg Anna M. John E Williams Lizzie Sunday . Rockey . Fairbrook Pa. He nry C. Schlegal Sella E. Garrett . . Ts Richards He Newman John M. Robb . » Mabel E. Singer . Lemuel W. Watson leulah M. Peters . . Tyrone Howard Snow Shoe Milesburg REAL Reese two HSTATE TRANSFERS to Sarah Rhoads, Feb, 15, of land in Worth twp Wm 1904, $300 Ellis I, Orvis, et ux to Wm Feb. 15, 194; three tracts of Worth twp $900 Wm. Hall Lumber Co. to Commonwealth of Penn’a, Jan. 15, 1904; sundry tracts in Centre and Huntingdon. $30 669 g8 Wm. Whitmer & Sons Co. to Common- wealth of Peun’'a, Jan. 15, 1904; 5841 acrs and 117 perches in Centre and Mifflin county. $21,862.07. The Lehigh Valley Coal Co. to The Bald Eagle Valley R. R. Co., Jan. 29 1904; ground in Snow shoe twp. §1 The Kittanning Coal Co. to Patrick Power's, Oct. 21, 1903; 3 acres in Rush twp. $60 Perry Aiken's Sr., Jan. 1904; $500 Hiram Cain's a¢ Feb 8 1904; {racls Reese, land in to Nancy M. Aikens lot of ground in Boggs twp. ims two tracts to levi Walker, ‘R wie Eminhb Heaton, May Svow Shoe tw ’ Christ ' ( y P tract of ider land in ian Dale's heirs B o£ 19% ; College twp. fi500 ida M. Weaver to E. Feb. 6, 1904; Belle Weaver, ot in Bellefonte, $640 FOR PENNS VALLEY SUBSCRIBERS. Tun col CENTRE DEMOCRAT employs no At the low price of $1 per year you are expecied to see that we get the do the rest, great distance fre eclor., money io advance and we will Owing t o the mn Bellefonte for many®of our patrons in the eastern part of Perns valley, we have | made an.exception and have arranged y have Wn. H Zrict attend several public the ler wi ER of Rebershu Lf that section Mr ion list sales in in interests of this paper Ze have our subscript with him and will be prepared to receive money on su’ tion and properly t for same the t roubl office cris you 5 saving by mail to our attend lowing MARCH 1sT:~] f Mad burg MARCH IRD (=P of Loum. Zeigler will he fo TUESDAY miles west THURSDAY mile east TUuRSDAY, MARCH STi ds ile Madi WHDNESDAY MARCH Hacken ery. 2 121:CH % Millheim sales H Roush 2 KOT S. Meyer 1 A Yona onburg qQTH (~Robert uthwest of Geo oO MAPS MAKE WAR NEWS PLAIN. Watch for The North American's Great War Map Next Sunday. To enable {ta readers Ww intelligently the momentous events of the The North Ar newspaper, has gone to # Japanese Hus illadeiphia sireme pains and un g a colored map of olved in the sty AD WAr eriean Mi limited erpenee In preparis the territory inv It 1s to § means of wateh! sian and step as they linmerse themselves In the strug gle that has only just begun that The North American has prepared this map How many know that Russia, planning for decades a war of conquest which has for its object the gobbling of Manchuria and territer) al aggressions in other parts of China, has ex. pended nearly $HOOO 0 In buliding the Trans Siberian Rallway from St. Petersburg to the shores of the Japan and Yellow Beas? How many know that this road, fA ugRle ace within reach f ne the movements of the Rus. the such a Japanese fleets and troops step by Fleming | Port Matilda | Fillmore Furnace | Wolfs Store | ol Blanchard | Whitmer & Sons Co., and Linden | Julian | miles in | length, is depended upon by the Czar to enable | him to throw any part that may be necessary | his 5.000.000 soldiers Into China to erush by foree of numbers aay na tion that might resist him* How many realize that in order for the Czar 1a bring his Baltic fice Into the Yellow Nea it will be necessary for the vessels to sail 15.00 miles, skirting Burope, Asia and Africa. How many ean tell off hand the relative po sitions of Korey, Javan, Manchurms China, Port Arthur O hel: wo, Chemulpo or Seoul? This mao will be given fiee with each oopy | of next Sunaay’'s North American It is abso lutely the latest map out. 11 is printed in four colors, and the spelling of tha names 1+ ver fird by comparison with the most recent gov ernment reports, ot Weather Report. Weekly report—Bellefonte Station. DATE TEMPERATURE Maximun Minimo 4 ] OD. 10, BIORE ocrin soso cos sommins 12, cloudy. . oui MR, SLOMAY on sues 4 vesvis sersmmrssrn Hy QIOUAY ovine ss vosrtnim crssinns 1B, SOMMER asnnse s+ +4 suis oumsease 10, CHORR...oouis mm sumrininn 17s QRORL ss cis crsssssiimmsssminy Ye" means below zero, Evening of 144 Inches snow, ——— ate Manchuria and | | : : A Matter of Healih There is a quality in Royal Baking Powder which makes the food more digestible and wholesome. This peculiar ity of Royal has been noted by physicians, and they accord- endorse it. ROYAL ingly mend BAKING POWDER and recom- [#4 NEW ¥Y Godfrey Hinkle, the aged man who made such a desperate attempt to kill himself in Nippenose valley last week by slashing his throat with a razor and likely stabbing himself with a knife, will recover, The Company, Frederic Prussian lasurance Stettin F Nationa of Germany, 18 now in wter's agency Ey k K PUBLICSALE REGISTER AY. Man f Pers 1 Harts jecd |, al { ANNOUNCEMENTS: be a « ate for the : t genera! elect he democratic county convention, JOHN F. POTTER, Boges Twp Iw the next cision of § andid ire at ion. subset to the de LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS P BLIC BALE By virtue of mon | eX Done cas of Ce MONDAY. MARCH 7th M.. oun the I Heaton fare wk. PV We year 'nd One thi terest on Teferred Ty t L | bond and n be secured by pre EMERICK HEATON, Tr “ey lee, BLUE BIRDS be here, yeople, before you know it { your Buggy, Ww agon or Carriage in need of paint or in good repair? It not, 11 Will put in shape while the snow is on the ground? Time is worth money, you don’t want to wait to get it done in ot May, the the year, A STITCH IN busiest months in | ‘TIME SAVES NINE We do all kinds work and build new work to order on short notice. We have the facilities to do it and the price will be right. Don't forget our line of Swings from $3 to 825; we can suit you all, Wagons and buggies at prices that are bargaing. We want to buy dry oak and ash timber or cull timber of any kind for crates; any size or any length. BULLOCK SWING AND CHAIR MFG. CO. of repair Sentinel : why not see us and get it | Weekly cash sa April | : | Lard, per pound Factory Milesburg, Fa. Thawing Pipes by Electricity. The fol owing is from the Lewistown The pipes in this district problem of late tific process h thawing has t out of waler come a serious SUCCESS, count of J Bn A ward and to make distri} legally entitied the interested 4 on Mooday 10, will mest Lhe past somes of hin PP intment Matet uh. Iv 4 at 10 0 ws a.m. at the offices of Hianchara & Blas chard, No. 19 West High street, Belletonte, Pa. when and where a persons crested are fred WO present the ms before the Andiior or be debarred ir La mn | fo Ash I'e f sald fund he pur red *q BLANCHARD " PENNY 4 WORD ADV cheek dire vanoed everything ) Bidg. Chile i WANTED Several dustrions persons In *ach sale to tray for bh established eleven years and with a large capital. to oall upon merchants and agents for sucessful and profitable line Permanent fngage ment Ary of #21 and all traveling ex tel } 8 advancad in cash each eanent ia Mention ddressed enve Dearborn St, xii iss penses and hb week. Experience not reference and enclo e THE NATIONAL, Cuileago self lope MARKET QUOTATIONS Bellefonte Produce, The following prices prevailed Thurs. day morning The following prices are paid by SECRLER & Oo, for prod soe Fegs, per dozen fallow per pound Butter, per pound Side, rt pound ...... Shomider per pound Potatoes, per bushel Bellefonte Grain. The following prices are paid by ©. ¥, Was NER Tor grain: Wheat, old —— gpl ™ 0 TRNINCHASS——— — CE —— AE ea © SA Rye Oorn Shetied....... ——— ——— Corn new... — —— —————— Markets. PRODUCE RAT™ Hutter, on. > per LL Wheat... e——— a SA Pe b SU on HEH —) i — aa] —_—— . -
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers