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Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 27, 1389.
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To CORRESPONDENTS. — No eommunications
companied by tlie real
published unless
name of the writer. !
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Mr. M. H. Guisr, of Penn Hall, is the duly |
! ment last Sunday morning by the re-
i shoot his wife and
Toe Purniessvre TRAGEDY.—The
town of Philipshurg, this county, was
thrown into a terrible state of excite-
port circulated on its streets that Seely :
Hopkins, a resident of that place, had i
mother-in-law at |
their place of residence. It had been
known that a disagreement had existed |
bandaged and where soon after he made
the statement given above.
Coroner La Porte immediately sum-
moned a jury, consisting of George E.
Parker, Robert Musser, H. 8. Stuart,
M. B. Hysong, George Hartsog and R.
M. McClintic, and proceeded to hold an
inquest on the bodies ot the murdered
women. That of Mrs. Hopkins was
authorized agent of the Warcnyan for Gregg | between him and his wife, and he was found lying on the floor of the kitchen,
township.
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the citizens of the town were not pre- |
| regarded as a dangerous character, but shot through the head, the ball having
entered back of the ear, cutting off »
THINGS ABOUT TOWN & COUNTY- pared to hear that he had gone to the | part of that member, and coming out on
: | criminal extremity of committing mur- | the other side of the head. Death was
——Daniel Dubbs, recently deceased J Ss
at Rebersburg, had reached the age of |
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75 years.
der to gratify his animosity. :
The report spread like wildfire over
y sti i ed in the wall.
A panther recently seen ai the ' the town, arresting the attention of the |
evidently almost instantaneous. The
first shot, which missed, was found lodg-
The body of Mrs.
sw rare ‘ool Wighaman was found on the floor of
Loop should not escape the attention people who were going to church, and =
of the hunters.
Gilbert Beaver, son of the Gov- |
ernor, has returned home from his Eu- |
ropean trip. i
One night recently several Lock |
Haver fishermen caught 280 eels in the |
Bald Eagle creek. ;
——Last Friday night Dale’s store at |
Centre Hall, with its contents, was |
completely destroyed by fire.
——The members of the Episcopal |
church of this place commenced a se-
ries of sociables last Tuesday evening.
Perry county is infested with
provision thieves who are robbing spring |
houses and granaries of their provisions.
——DRev. W. E. Houck, of the Meth- |
odist church of this place, will partici- |
pate in an interesting series of meetings |
to be held at Warrior's Mark next
month.
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The corner stone of the new
structure for the Normal school at Lock |
Haven, will be laid on ‘Wednesday, the
2d of October, with appropriate cere-
monies,
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——The Union Sabbath school at
Knox's school house on Buffalo Run,
intends holding a festival, Saturday even- |
ing, October 5th, and promises a good |
time to all who attend.
——At the United Brethren confer- |
ence in Altoona, last week, it was pro-
posed that the Knox school house be |
attached to the Bellefonte mission and
that it be changed from a mission to a |
charge.
The sum of $600 relief money has |
been paid to Willie Confer, of Wayne,
Clinton county, the only survivor of the
family, his father, mother and four
other children having been drowned in
the big flood.
Persons having money to invest
are invited to read the advertisement of
the Equitable Mortgage Company,
which appears in to-day’s Warcmyax.
It offers the best of securities, and allows
an honest rate of interest.
——Camp No. 447, P. 0.8. A, of
Bellefonte, expects to hold a festival
near the church at Centre Iron Cos
works on Friday evening, and Saturday
afternoon and evening, October 4th and
9th, to which everybody is invited.
The Bellefonte High School was |
opened for the fall and winter term on
Monday with considerable ceremony.
Addresses were delivered hy Prof. Wolf
and D. F. Fortney, esq., and music was
rendered by the Young Men's orchestra.
—— Frank Hosterman, of Milheim,
some days ago made a narrow escape
from meeting with a fatal accident.
‘While carrying a bag of wheat he fell
through an unlocked trap-door, from a
height of fifteen feet to the ground. He
escaped without serious injury.
—An individual freight car belong-
ing to Reynolds and Jackson, and loaded
with corn, was run into by a shifting
train, last Monday evening, while on
the siding at the Reynolds mill and bad-
ly used up. The sides were forced out
and the corn scattered in all directions.
——The Bellefonte Methodist church
has extensively undergone repairs and
decoration, and has been furnished with
& new carpet. On Sunday it will be
opened for service the first time since
unlergoing the process of renovation
and improvement. Rev. Mr. Houck
will be assisted by Rev. Dr. teed, of
Dickinson college.
— Large numbers of squirrels have
passed over the mountains in the west-
ern part of Clinton county, going south-
ward. The Renovo Record says that
thousands of them have been slain by
the hunters of that town who daily
make the woods ring with volleys from
their shot guns. Where the squirrels
come from is a mystery.
——Rev. J. M. Smith, a minister of
the United Brethren church, died at
his residence in Coleville, last Saturday
morning, in the 59th year of his age.
He had been connected with the minis-
try of the U. B. church in the Clearfield
circuit of the Pittsburg conference for
the past thirty years. His interment
‘took place in the Union cemetery in
this place last Tuesday morning,
——The Methodist church in Belle-
fonte, which has been undergoing ex-
tensive repairs for the past two months,
will be reopened on Sabbath next. Rev.
Geo. E. Reed,D. D. L. L. D., President
of Dickinson College, will occupy the
pulpit morning and evening. A most
cordial invitation is extended to the
general pnblic to join the congregation
in holy worship on that day.
{ floor of her residence lying dead, with
. with two bullet wounds in the head.
| tion that W. Seely Hopkins, the perge- |
| woman of Philipsburg, of about 20 years
| soen the neighborhood of the tragedy ' the room upstairs,
was swarming with an excited crowd. |
Mrs. Hopkins was found on the first
a pistol shot through the head, and in
a room on the second story her mother,
Mrs. Wighaman, was lying a corpse
In beginning the details of this dastard-
ly murder it will pe necessary to men-
trator, came to Thilipsburg sowe four or |
five years ago, from Rochester, N. Y.
to work at his trade which was that of a
carpenter. He became acquainted with |
Maggie Wighaman, a respectable young |
of age, and married her some two years
ago. They did not go to housekeeping
but lived with her mother, Mrs, Wigha-
man, widow of the late James Wigha-
man who formerly was in the boot and
shoe business in Philipsburg. Hopkins
did not get on very peaceably with his
wife and mother-in-law, there being
frequent disturbances between them,
which evidently were owing to bad con-
duct on his part and to his jealous and
suspicious disposition. One cause of |
misunderstanding with his mother—in-
law was her desire that he should go to
housekeeping and support his wife which
he was not disposed to do. Some two
weeks before the tragedy he whipped |
her, for which offense he was arrested
and bound over for trial, but was allow-
to escape through the negligence of the
officer who liad him in charge. These
proceedings seem to have infuriated
him against his wife and mother-in-law.
After escaping from Philipsburg where
he had been prosecuted for beating his
wife, he went to Houtzdale, and the se-
quel, which terminated in the terrible
double murder, is related as follows in
the statement he made to the officers af-
ter the commission of the deed :
“I left Houtzdale on Saturday night
about eleven o'clock, walking down the
railroad until I came to Wigton’s fire
brick works and then took the
boardwall: to Philipsburg; went up
Maple street to Second, down Second to
Pine, and went into the back of the
house and broke in the cellar window
and lay there all night, but could not
sleep. Heard them get up—Mrs. Wig-
haman and my wife; waited awhile and
then went up stairs that lead from the
cellar to the kitchen, but before going
up I took off my shoes so that they
could not hear me. When I got to the
kitchen my wife was washing thedishes,
I walked up to her and put my arm
around her, and she said, “you getout!”
I drew my revolver and she saw it and
said, “Oh, Seely, don’t!” T fired at her
head, when she screamed; I fired an-
other shot when she fell. I did not see
if she was dead or not. I then went up
stairs; saw the old woman at the head
of the stairs. T fired at her; she turn-
ed into her room; I followed ber in,
she was on the floor and begged of me
not to shoot her. I turned sround and
shot her in the head again, and then
went down the steps of the back door to
the alley to Allport’s livery stable;
there IT tried to kill myself firing two
shots. The first one did not knock me
down, but the second did. I thought I
had one more shot but had not, or I
would have been dead with them.”
This is the statement of the murderer
who was the only living witness of the
incidents of the blood; tragedy. After
killing bis victims he was seen rapidly
making his way toward Alport’s stable.
Our Philipsburg correspondent says
that a Mus. Flégel, who was standing in
the door of her residence on the corner
of Laurel and Second streets, saw him go-
ing toward the stable and observing a
pistol in his hand, and suspecting his
object from the appearance of his actions,
asked him “for God's sake” not to kill
himself, but not heedirg her he stood
up against the stable and fired one shot,
the ball taking effect in his scalp, but
glanced off and entered the stable’; he
then fired another shot which was more
effective, causing him to fall. Those
who saw him say that he held the pis-
tol some distance from his head and
dodged at each shot, which accounted
for the balls striking the top of his head
instead of penetrating it.
Hopkins proceedings at the stable,
and the report that he had murdered
his wife and mother-in-law and had kill-
ed himself, drew a large crowd of ex-
cited people. Dr. Pierce was called to
attend the would-be suicide and, with
the assistance of officer Rhule, the
wounded murderer was taken to the pub-
lic building where his injured head was
with two bullet
wounds through the head, the first hay-
| ing entered below the chin and came
out at the top of the head, and the sec-
ond through the head near the ears,
The first shot was fired while she was |
standing at the top of the stairs, he firing
from below, which accounts for the ball
striking her under the chin and coming
out at thetop of the head. Notwith-
standing the terrible character of this
wound the poor woman had strength
enough to fly to the shelter of a room
into which the fiend followed her and
putting the pistol to ker head fired
a second shot which scattered the blood
and brains on the door and wall, The
jury rendered a verdict that they had
come {o their deaths at the hand of Wn.
S. Hopkins.
All the circumstances indicate that
this double murder was premeditated,
In addition to the murderer's acts which
showed malicious deliberation, the fol-
lowing letters were found on his person:
“Hourzpave, Pa., September 21.—f have
written many statements on what am going
to do. Most of the people in Philipsburg say
I have been hounded to get me out of the way
s0—(naming two men)—ecan have their own
way. They have used my wife Maggie as
theirs. I'love her toidolatry, and these men can
never have her again. I will die first. I want
this directly understood, I want my body sent
to Bert Hopkins, 27 Stone street, Rochester, N, |
Y. I hope we will both reach heaven. Good
bye, all. Tam in Osceola now on my way.
Whoever comes in my way when I meet Mag-
gie will go down with her.”
“Saturday, September 21.—To-night is my
time, if everything is all right. Mind my
words, I want my body sent home justas I
fall. TI hate to do a crime like this, but they
have hounded me around till I am stirred to it.”
This letter was addressed to a newspaper
with the request that it be published after the
death of the writer.
“PrILipspurg, September 20, 1889.—I know
people of Philipsburg have been good friends
to me since I have been here. I thank them
all for their kindness. I can’t get bail. They
are the fault of it. Of course I won't let every-
one have my wife as they please and me in
jail. We had tetter die first. I always loved
Maggie, but she would have other men while T
have been here.”
An unreasonable jealousy seems to
have been the motive for Hopkins com-
mitting this terrible crime. He be-
lieved or he pretended to believe that
his wife was unfaithful to him, but her
neighbors speak of her us being of ex-
cellent character and never Saw any-
thing in her conduct to justify his sus-
picions. Ms, Wighaman, the murder-
ed mother-in-law, was formerly Miss
Esther Myers, second daughter of Wm.
Myers, who prior to 1861 kept a hotel
at Stormstown. She married James
Wighaman, a boot and shoe dealer of
Philipsburg, who died a number of years
480, leaving a widow and two children.
Mrs. Wighaman had a large relation-
ship in and about Bellefonte, and was
highly esteemed by all who knew her,
Her daughter, the murdered wife, was
married to Hopkins at the age of 18 and
is said to have been a beautiful Woman:
The funeral of the two victims took
Place on Tuesday afternoon and was at-
tended by a large concourse of people
attracted by sympathy and curiosity.
Mrs. Wighaman as she lay in her coffin
was attired in a neat and appropriate
black robe tastefully trimmed, and the
daughter was enshrouded in a beauti-
ful cream colored robe, the body of
which was in small folds, giving the
corpse the appearance of a bride. The
caskets were covered with floral emblems.
The ceremonies were conducted by Revs.
J. H. McGarrah and S. A. Cornelius,
Mrs. Wighaman having been accustom-
ed to attend the Methodist church and
Mrs. Hopkins the Presbyterian. The
bearers for Mrs. Wighaman’s corpse
were Messrs. J. W. Mattern, Joseph
Brown, J. Sankey, Robert Musser, Ro-
bert Loyd and Al. Jones, who wore
black gloves; for Mrs. Hopkins, Messrs
Walter Sandford, Thomas Barnes,
Fred. Todd, Harry Denning, Charley
Hancock and Charley Campbell, with
white gloves. After the service was
concluded between 30 and 40 buggies
and carriages followed the two heurses
to the grave.
The latest veports concerning the con-
dition of Hopkins is that he is showing
signs of improvement, and it is probable
that he will be able to be brought to jail
in the course of a day or so.
—Oscar A. William, formerly of
Bald Eagle Valley, Watchmaker and
Jeweler, has located at State College.
Mr. Williams went to his trade in 1861,
and the College people will find that he
understands his business thoroughly.
He is about erecting a store room on the
lot adjoining his present location and
contemplates making the College his fu-
ture home.
THE PROHIBITIONISTS IN CONVEN-
110N.—The Prohibition County Conven-
tion was being held abcut the time |
|
| were going to press last week and conse-
quently we wereunable to give more of its
| proceedings than the names of the can-
| didates nominated. County chairman,
| Walter Gray, called the convention to
order. A temporary organization was
| effected by calling Rev. A. K. Felton, of
Philipsburg, to the chair, with E. T.
Burnside, of Bellefonte, temporary sec-
retary. Thirty-six delegates were in at-
i tendance from various sections of the
county. The committee on organiza-
| tion, consisting of F. Guss, J. Ziegler,
C. W. Dana, A. E. Clemson and R. D.
Showalter, reported the following as
| permanent officers Of the convention :
lA. K. Felton, P)esident; J. W, Bedford,
G+ W. Bouse, and Wm. J. Dale, Vice
Presidents; J. Ziegler, Secretary, and
Walter Gray Assistant Secretary.
The resolutions reported as the plat-
| form of the Prohibitior, party of Centre
county will be the same as those adopt-
| ed at the the convention held at Union-
| ville on the 20th of August with the
additional resolution, that “We hereby
endorse the platforms of the Prohibition
| party, State and national.” Rules for
the regulation of future county conven-
| tions were submitted by Dr. Isaac Guss
| and were accepted.
~ The nominations of candidates for
——At the funeral of the late Samuel
H. Reynolds, Esq., of Lancaster, his
body was taken to St. James’ Episcopal
church forthe funeral services, he hay-
ing been a prominent member of that re-
ligious denomination. Bishop Knight
of the Milwaukee diocese, who was
formerly rector of St. James's church,
officiated on the occasion. Although
the deceased was a high Mason there
were no Masonic ceremonies. The car-
riers were six city policemen and the
following were the pall-bearers: Chief
Justice Paxson, of Philadelphia; Jus-
tice Green, of the Pennsylvania Supreme
Court, of Easton; Hon. J. B. Livings-
ton; Hon. D. W. Patterson, Chas. E.
Pugh, General Manager P. R. R; Wm,
A. Patton, General Assistant to presi-
dent of P. R. R.; George R. Jackson,
of Bellefonte, Pa.; Senator J. Donald
Cameron, Wm. Aug. Atlee, Esq,
George 'W. Childs, Philadelphia; D. G.
Eshleman ,Esq., and H. E. Slaymaker.
The interment took place in Woodland |
Hill cemetery. The cause of Mr. Rey- |
nolds’s death was hemorrhage of the
stomach.
——An attempt at highway robbery |
in Clearfield county was made some |
nights ago by two unknown men, to rob
a Mr. Imler of Becearia township. He
was returning from Ramey where he |
had done some trading and when about
| county offices were then made, which we
published in our last week's issue. It
| was resolved to raise a fund of $100 to
| defray the expenses of the convention
and to carry on the present campaign,
which amount was immediately raised
in pledges and cash. A county com-
miltee for 28 precincts were named,
with power given to the chairman to
appoint committeemen for the halance
of the precincts according to the rules
adopted. F. Potts Green, of Bellefonte,
one-half mile from Hegarty’s X roads,
was attacked by two men on the road.
One caught hold of the horse while the
other stepped between the front and |
hind wheels of his buggy and demanded |
his money. Imler refused to give up his
cash and a scuffle ensued, in which he
managed to free himself from the grip
of the first highwayman and by giving
his horse a sharp cut with the whip the
animal made a wild plunge and tore
away from his accomplice. Mr. Imler
made good his escape. He had $420 on
was unanimously elected county chair-
man, and he was empowered to have
500 copies of the rules printed for the
use of the county workers. The mat-
ter of supporting a county paper was
favorably discussed and Dr. Isaac Guss
was appointed to see after the project.
Although the number of delegates in
attendance was small, as compared with
political conventions, it was twice as
large as it was last year, and therefore
considered a decided success.
At this convention there was a pain-
ful absenceof the Republican politicians
who were so zealous in the Prohibition
cause in the early part of this season.
Prohibition met with disaster and they
| have turned their backs on it.
Dears oF DANIEL DUsss—The old
often of Miles township are passing
away. Two weeks since we chronicled
the death of John Kreamer. We have
now to add to the list of the departed
the name of Daniel Dubbs; a brother-
in-law of Mr. Kreamer, deceased. Dan-
iel Dubbs was born in Miles township,
September 22, 18183, and died September
his person at the time, and had not three
buttons of his vest torn loose he would
have been the victtm and minus his |
hard earned money.
The United Brethren conference
at its recent sessions in Altoona, made
the following appointments for the en- |
suing year, for the Altoona district, to
which the Belléfonte and other churches
in Centre county belong: J. F. Tall-
man, presiding elder; Altoona, first,
J. N. Munden; second, T. P. Orner ;
Rellefonte, G. W. Emminger; Bigler,
B. J. Hummel; Calvin, H. Brown;
Kast Salem, S. A. Castle; Huntingdon,
W. Cramer; Juniata, P. L. Auker;
Liverpool, G. W. Lightner; Mitheim,
J. Craig ; Port Matilda, Geo. Noden
Three Springs, A. Davidson ; Tuscarora,
W. H. Mattern ; Tyrone,G. W. McKee,
Philipsburg, C’ W. Wasson; Storms-
town, W. A. Jackson ; South Williams-
port, H. Denlinger.
——Simon Loeb, the popular clothier
of Bellefonte, has just received a large
assorment of Fall and Winter goods
which he is offering to the public at
14, 1888, at Rebersburg, aged 75 years,
11 months and 22 days. He was a son
of Oswald Dubbs, who came to Brush
valley in 1805 from York county.
Daniel Dubbs’ grandfather, Daniel, pur-
chased from Col. Samuel Miles in 1797
the tract now embracing the farms of
George Brumgard and Daniel Walker,
at the east end of Brush valley, and
erected a mill about the year 1808
(Walkers). He, however, never resided
in the valley—Oswald took charge of
this property and became joint owner
with his brother George. Oswald moved
to Sugar valley where he died in 1863,
aged about 82 years.
Daniel Dubbs, the deceased, was first
married to Catherine Meyer ; after kor
decease he married, March 4, 1851, Han-
nah Kreawer, daughter of Jac. Kream-
es, and sister of *Daniel Kreamer, Joseph
Kreamer, Mrs. George Harper and Mrs.
David Wolf who are still living.
rare bargains. Mr. Loeb made a happy
hit in his purchases and buying so large-
ly succeeded in securing the largest and
best selection ever off @! to th |p ople of
Centre county. You will save the ex-
pense of many miles railroad travel by
buying your Fall and Winter goods
from Mr. Loeb. Go and get his prices.
ExcurstoNy Tickers To THE STATE
FAIR AND County FAIR AT YORK.—
The Pennsylvania State Agricultural
Society having joined forces with the
York County Agricultural Society, the
united bodies will hold a joint exhibi-
tion at York, beginning September 30th
and continuing until October 5th. The
York fair by itself is one of our best ex-
hibitions, and reinforced by that of the
State it will undoubtedly be an exten-
sive and interesting exposition of the
products of Pennsylvania. For the
benefit of visitors the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company will sell excursion tick-
ets to York, from principal stations
The funeral services of Mr. Dubbs
were held on Tuesday, 17th instant, in
the Reformed church of which he was a
devoted and consistent member, and
were conducted by the pastor, Rev. J.
Dotterer, assisted by Rev. Mr. Rearick
of the Lutheran church. Mr. Dubbs
leaves to survive him, his widow and
daughter Emma, married to Noah Cor-
man.
SUNBURY EXCURSION. —The cele-
bration of “Grand Army Day” for all
within the State, September 28th to Oc-
tober 5th, valid for return until October
7th, at reduced rate.
——For reliable goods, largest assort-
ment, low prices and fair dealing in eve-
ry respect; be sure to aall on Simon
Loeb, the popular Bellefonte Clothier.
——In the game of base ball ‘hat is
appointed to come off next Saturday
between the nailers ard feeders at the
nail mill, the nailers will be represented
by L. McGinley, A.J. Taylor, John
the G. A. R. Posts of Central Pennsyl-
vania will take place this year at Sun-
bury, Oct. 9th. All Posts of Centre
county will go, The Centre county or-
ganization, individual comrades and
posts, will go in a body, all uniting
in one command. It is desired by the
committee of arrangements of Gregg
Conner, James Stott, Jr., Chas. Hinkle-
man, H. Hoffman, E. Thomas, W. De-
Silva and D. Lutz, and the feeders by.
Phil. Sam. and Robert McGinley, How-
ard Martin, P. Cain, John Powers, Max
DeSilva, B. Hoffman and A. Proudfoot.
——All the latest styles of Fall and
Winter clothing and gents furnishing
Post that detachments or Posts go-
ing in a body, will report the number to |
the Secretary of committee. The rates |
of fare will be as follows, viz:
5
S
From Bellefonte
* Lemont... 1.99.
¢. Oak Hall,, 1.04,
* Linden Hall .. + 1.88,
“ Centra Hall.... rN
** Rising Sun.. « 1.54,
HY CODIMN GL ane dsidiior iene ore 1.34,
| The above fares are good for the round |
| trip, leaving Bellefonte Station at 6 a.
| m, Oct. Oth. ; return leaving Sunburg
(at 10 p. m. All citizens are invited
and the excursion should be a large one, |
Ample accommedations will be provid-
ed by the B. R. Co.
| Qommittee, RR. C. Irvin, A. V.Swith,
| Thos. Donachy. i
R. C. IrvIN, Sect'y.
goods at Simon Loeb’s, Bellefont, Pa.
——The announcement is made of
marriage of Wm.E. Gray,Hsq., of this
place, to Miss Ella Gregg Green, daugh-
ter of Dorsey Green, HFsq., of Patton
township, to take place on the 2nd of
October, Providence permitting.
——The cards are out for the marriage
of Miss Minnie Garman, daughter of
Mr. Daniel Garman, of Bellefonte, and
Mr. Isaac Maitland, of Williamsport,
son of Mr. W. B. Maitland, of this
place.
—-The largest stock of overcoats to
be found in Central Pennsylvania at
Simon Loeb’s.
ww Cat
"Tm kis nile DU der has gone to
New York and Philadelphia and will
buy the largest and finest line of millin-
ery ever brought to Belicfonte or Contre
county. With ‘it she brings an expert
trimmer and would ask citizens of Be lle-
fonte and vicinity to call and examine
her grades. Opening, Wednesday, Oc-
tober 9.
——The Granger’s picnic did not
pass without a painful accident occurr-
ing. It happened on Thursday after-
noon to George Condo, son of Michael
Condo, who was helping to supply the
motive power for the merry-go-round.
In some way one of his arms got mixed
up in the revolving apparatus and was
broken in three places. It was set, and
although badly injured, he may recover
the use of it. At first it was reported
that it had been torn off at the shoulder,
but fortunately it was not as bad as that.
——TForeign and Domestic dried
fruit and canned goodsatSechler & Co. ’s.
——T. Kirk White, of York, Pa.,
special agent of Phenix Assurance
Company, has adjusted and paid the loss
on the Grenoble fire for his company
and the Guardian Assurance Company.
ee
~——Applebutter, Jellies, Jams, Honey
Pickles, Olives, Table Oil, and Ketchup
at Sechler & Co.'s.
~——The Lock Haven Eapress says
that in a cigar store in that place last
Friday morning, the proprietor attetipt-
ed to kill a iarge rat when the rodent
showed fight, and duting the encounter
[ran up the inside of the man’s trouser
leg. His frantic yells created consider-
able excitement in the neighborhood for
a few moments.
WALL PAPER.--Large stock— at
be sold. Prices astonishing, write for
samples to Jou~ M. Drax & Co.,
Williamsport, Pa.
——At the dedication of the Spring
Mills Evangelical church, next Sunday,
the 29th instant, the pastor, Rev. W.
Beaumont, will be assisted by Rev.
Vought, of Centre Hall; Rev. D. M.
Wolf, of Spring Mills; Rev. Stover, of
Milheim ; Rev. J. Stombach, of Lock
Haven; Rev. Hicks, of Milheim, and
Rev. Pines, presiding elder, of the
Evangelical church of the district,
——Allthe New Woolens, for the com
ing season now being received. Liberal
Discount for early orders during the dull
season. Our Fall stock will be the fir-
est we have ever shown. Prices and
good fit guaranteed.
MoxT6oMERY & Co., Tailors.
————
~—Two children were born at the
Grangers’ pic-ric last Friday evening,
one of them being the child of the pro-
prietor of the show that exhihited on
the grounds. Dr. Alexander attended
to both of these interesting cases.
——Fine cheese, Hams, Bacon, Dried
Beef, and Canned Meats at Sechler
& Co.’s.
——The Milesburg Band will hold a
basket pic-nic in J. M. Green’s Grove
on Saturday, Sept. 28th, (to-morrow)and
a festival, cake walls, &c. in Bogg’s Hall
in the evening. Arrangements are be-
ing made for special trains in the even-
ing, and to give participators a good
time generally.
—— Wanted. —50,000 pounds of wool.
Lyon & Co., Bellefonte, Pa.
——At the dedication of St. John’s
Catholic church of Bellefonte on the
13th of October some prominent eeclesi-
astical dignitaries will take part in the
services. In addition to a well trained
choir sn orchestra, directed by an expe-
rienced leader, will assist in rendering
the music.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by Gro. W. Jackson & Co:
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper
£0es to press :
White wheat, per bushel.................... 75
Read wheat, per bushel... 80
Rye, per bushel............ 45
Corn, ears, per bushel...... 20
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 40
Oats—new, per bushel 25
Barley, per bushel. 45
Buckwheat per bashel......" 50
Cloverseed, per bushel... $4 00 to $6 00
Ground Plaster, Der toN....ceeri sins 9 C0
40
18
8
8
1
15
330
Butter, per pound.. 20
Onions, per bushel 65
Tarnips, per bushe
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year; and no paper will be discontinued until
all arrearage is paid, except at the option of the
publisher,
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county
unless paid for in advance.
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