BOLD BURGLARS
Relieve Rev. Father Woelfel of Watches, Clothing and Other Articles.

  During the wee sma' hours of Friday morning burglars entered the 
pastoral residence of Rev. Father L. M. J. Woelfel of Holy Trinity 
Church, this city, and succeeded in security booty to the value of 
about $300.00.  The Rev. Father was awakened about 3 o'clock, and 
opening his eyes observed a light in the front room, but presuming that 
his mother had lit the gas for some purpose he thought nothing of the 
circumstance.  Soon, however, the light was extinguished and he heart 
two persons whispering.  Then he arose, lit the gas in his room and 
soon discovered that thieves had been at work in his chamber.  He 
hurriedly threw open a window and fired his revolver for the purpose of 
arousing the neighbors.  Dr. A. B. Brumbaugh, John H. and Charlie 
Westbook were awakened by the report of the pistol and hurrying to the 
scene found the back door open and the thieves gone.
  An examination showed that an entrance had been effected through the 
back door, the lock of which had been opened by inserting nippers in 
the keyhole and turning the key.  Once inside they lit a sperm candle 
and proceeded to ransack the house, first having regaled themselves 
with edibles which they found in a down-stairs cupboard.  Going up 
stairs they entered the room occupied by Father Woelfel where they 
appropriated several articles of value, the most costly of which was 
his gold watch which they found in his vest handing on the post of the 
bed occupied by him.  The articles stolen consisted of one double-cased 
gold watch, Elgin movement; one double-cased silver watch; one pair of 
gold-framed spectacles (heavy frame); one black ribbon chain with gold 
ends and gold cross attached; one gold pen and holder; a Waterman Ideal 
fountain pen; one gold capole, one half inch in diameter, for carrying 
the sacrament to the sick (looks like a watch case), and suit of black 
clothes (clergyman's) and a slouch hat; one 1,000-mile ticket book on 
Pennsylvania railroad, book No. 57,-500; one 500-note mileage book on 
the Huntingdon and Broad Top railroad; one gold toothpick, and a check, 
No. 24, on the First National Bank of Huntingdon, in favor of Ellen 
Garvin.
  It was a bold burglary, and from the scientific manner in which it 
was performed was no doubt the work of professionals.  Up to this time 
no clue to the thieves has been discovered.