FY Demorea tdan Bellefonte, Pa., Sep’t. 25, 1891. Sm To CorrRESPONDENTS. — NO communications published unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN & COUNTY ——Minstrels October 2nd. ——Sheriff Isbler is entertaining Misses Mary and Sallie Ishler, relatives from Altoona. ——Vreeland’s Minstrels, band and orchestra, will appear in the Opera House, Friday night, October 2nd. ——Mr. Michael Hazel, a former Belletonte boy, who is 1n business in Pittsburg, is visiting friends and rela- tives hereabouts. ——Mr. Cal Lose and wife departed for their new home in Atlantic City yesterday, Thursday, morning, As the ‘climate here didn’t agree with him he has made the change for the benefit of his health. ——Two frightened horses, five up- set bee hives with a stinging denone- ment,are the synopsis of a little comedy enacted at Romola, on Tuesday after- noon. Robert J. Mann, Jr., was the stor in the play. ——We had a verv pleasant call from Mrs. Letitia Way and Mrs. Jerome Confer on Wednesday morning. Mrs. Way is from Isabella county, Mich., and has been visiting relatives in cen- tral Pennsylvania since March. ——OId Mr. James Ardery, one of the first settlers of Worth township, this county, died at his home at Martha Furnace on Sunday evening last. He was about 70 years of age and death re- sulted from a general decline. ——Every one remembers the fine performance and perfect satistaction given by Vreeland’s Minstrels when they appeared here last season: They will be back next Friday night. Look out for a good show, lots of fun and sweet music. this office, brought in an apple on Wednesday morning which for size beats auything we have seen or heard of this season. Tt weighs eighteen and one half ounces and is fourteen inches in circumference, ——Mr. William Bates and wife Emiline, two aged residents of Philips- burg, died recently within--twslve hours of each other. On Saturday night at 8.30 the spirit of Mrs. Bates was borne away, and at 9 on Sunday morning the soul of her husband went to join her. ——A telegram from Prof. D. M. Lieb, who is at Atlantic City for tke benefit of his health, brings the glad news that he is steadily improving. The High School schelars cheered long and loud when the message was read to them ot the opening of the session on Monday. -~—Mr. Emil Joseph and wife will move from their pretty residence on Curtin street to the more convenient Reynolds house on the corner of High and Spring streets. We suppose that Emil found going to and from the Cur- _tin street residence three ‘imes a day too much of an effort. ——Monday afternoon the Bellefonte High school opened for the year of 91-2. One change in the corps of instructors has been made. Prof. G. W. Hoster- man will take the place of Prof. D. M. Wolf, resigned. Every thing points to a year of good work. The classes are large and enthusiastic. ——The meeting of the Bellefonte Temperance Union in their room in the Crider Block, last Sunday, was conduct- ed by Rev. J. P. Orner, of the U. B. church, Altoona, assisted by Rev’s H. F. Shoop and J. L. Restler, and Prof. W. J. Zuck, all of whom were in at- tendance at the U. B. conference. ——The long specials which sped over the road between this place and Centre Hall last week will probably not be seen again until next year. It was quite interesting indeed to see trains of twelve to fifteen coaches coming and going every hour, but one would soon ‘tire of the thing if it were constant. ——The young men and women of tywn are making extensive preparations for the Business Men’s Jubilee which will be held in the Opera House on Thursday night, October 1st. Many preity marches, dances and tableaux are being rehearsed, and the hundred and fifty or more children who will be on the stage will draw an immense audi- ence to see the juvenile talent of our town blow up the business concerns. The Philipsburg papers claim . that their firemen were not treated as fairly as they should have been by the Lock Haven judges in the steamer con- test. They ay that their Hope Com- pany was not told of the change in the time of the contest and in consequence, being a few moments late, were ruled out. They nevertheless fired up and had steam quicker and threw a stream farther than any engine in the contest. They used a La France Engine and all the others were of Silsby make. Mr. Sam Hazel, an employe of TeE UNITED BRETHREN CONFER- ENCE.—In our last issue we gave an account of what had been done by the Allegheny conference of the U. B. church up to Thursday night. We will now take up the last two days of its ses- sion. : Conference convened at 8:30 Friday morning, and after devotional exercises, conducted by Rev. W. Conley, of East Freedom, the reports of pastors were completed. The examination of seven- teen ministers was then held and the re- ports of the committees on boundaries and first and third year courses of read- ing were read. Conference adjourned. At the afternoon session the itinerant list was corrected, Rev, W. R. Funk, branch missionary secretary and treas- urer, read his report. Rev. S. W. Stakle, of Conemaugh, Rev. J. Medsgar, of New Florence and Rev. F. P. Orner, of Altoona,were elected Presiding elders, with a few local changes in their dis- tricts. Then Rev. B. S. Seneff read an interesting article on publishing inter- ests, after which conference adjourned. The evening session was taken up by Rev. G. A. Funkhouser, D. D., senior professor in Union Biblical Seminary, who delivered a highly interesting and able sermon. The Saturday sessions of the confer- ence were taken up in routine work and the closing of the business for the year, and in the evening Bishop Kephart de- livered an entertaining lecture on Mis- sionary work in Africa, after which the pastoral appointments in our neighbor- hood were made as folllows: Altoona, first church, J: I. S. Resler, second, J. P. Truxal, Sub mission, J. W. Burgess; Bellefonte, G. W. Eminhizer ; Mill- heim, to be supplied ; Philipsburg, W. Cramer ; Port Matilda, Geo. Noden ; Stormstown, J. F, Fallhelm, and Ty- rone, C. W. Wasson. The conference was madeup of a very intelligent body of men and during their stay in our town they made a lasting impression upon every one with whom they came in contact. If they should ever decide to honor Bellefonte with a return visit we feel sure that our citi- zens will extend them a most cordial welcome. A WEDDING AT BURNSIDE, PA.—The hospitable home of Matthew L. Irvin, esq, in the beautiful village of Burn- side, situated on the North Branch of the Susquehanna river, in Clearfield county, was the scene of a most interest- ing occasion, in which a number of our Mountain City people are interested, when on Thursday, September 17, at high noon, their attractive daughter, Bessie, was united in marriage to Mr, William F. Strouse. The ceremony was performed by the uncle of the bride, Rev. D. M. Moser, of Shepherdstown, W. Va. Mrs. Samuel Felty, of 520 Sixth avenue, the sister of the officiating clergyman and of the bride's mother, accompanied him thither. The groom is a young man of sterling character and marked ability as a civil engineer, and is now superintendent of the draught- ing department of the Maryland Con- struction company, now engaged in. building the famous Belt Line railroad in the city of Baltimore, The bride is an interesting and accomplished young lady who will be sadly missed in her home and among her large circle of per- sonal friends. The bride was attended by her intimate friend and cousin, Miss Millie McMurray,of Burnside, Pa., and the groom's best man was Mr. Marten, of Philadelphia, superintendent of the corps of civil engineers, with present headquarters at Ebensburg, Pa. The party, neatly attired, entered the beautifully decorated parlor, while Mrs. Henry Magee skillfully played the wed- ding march on the piano, and the cere- mony was impressively performed. An elegant course dinner followed to which about forty guests satdown. The bri- dal couple, amid a shower of rice and conventional old slippers, started on their trip among their friends and to Baltimore where a awaits them. The gifts were numerous and many of them costly, including both the use- ful and the ornamental, and the same feeling that prompted the giving of them still follows the couple with good wishes for a long and happy lite.— Altoona Tri- bune. For SoME-oNE.—On Tuesday we re- ceived a postal eard from some reader of the Warcaman advising us to correct the railrozd time table so it will not be the caus: of people missing trains they intend taking. We are very sorry in- deed .f the schedule of trains, as it ap- pears in the WaTcHMAN, has caused in- convenience to anyone, but we will take this opportunity to inform them that a railroad time table published in our pa- per is exactly the same as any other ad- vertising matter and that the Railroad Company is always expected to order the changes to suit their schedule of trains. A Varuasre Horse KrLLep.— Mr. J. 'W. Conley, of Centre Hall, was driv- ing a double team to Grange Park on last Saturday afternoon, when his horses frightened ran away. In their flight they ran into a tree and one of them was instantly killed. It was a valuable animal and was owned by Will Conley of this place. and furnished house. | helped to pare apples the evening be- ——The cornerstone of the new Methedist Episcopal church of Tyrone was laid on Thursday afternoon of last week. ——John Thompson, a young colored man of Huntingdon, has killed sixty- one squirrels since the season opened on September 1. ——The Neptune Steam Fire Com- pany, No. 1, of Tyrone, won the first prize of $100 at the steamer contest in Lock Haven last Friday afternoon. ——Mr. George Poorman, a very pleasant gentleman from Houtzdale, and a reader of the WATCHMAN, has been in town for the past week visiting friends and relatives. ——Just now when the diphtheria epidemic is raging in nearly all of our surrounding towns, we would advise a plentiful use of sulphur as well as prompt care for the slightest cold. ——The annual session of the Pitts- burgh A. M. E. conference, to which the Bellefonte charge belongs, commenc- es to-day at Allegheny, and will con- tinue about eight days. Bishop Payne, of Ohio, will preside. ——County Superintendent D. O. Eiters has issued his first annual report, made to the State Superintendent. It is a very interesting document, and only its length prevents us at this time from giving it a place in our columns, ——General Gregg, the Republican candidate for Auditor General, was in Bellefonte last Friday and was the guest of Wm. E. Gray, esq. The Gen- eral belongs to the stock of Centre county Greggs and is an_uncle of Mrs. Gray. ——John L. Travis, of Tyrone, but who formerly resided in this county, died at his home in the former places on Thursday of last week. He was aged 68 years, 11 months and 14 days. His funeral took place at Graysville on Sat- urday. ——Thke Dubois Courier gives the following dimensions of two pine trees cut on Dent's run: The first made five sticks, three of them 85, one 40 and one 55 feet long ; the other made six sticks, one 30, two 35, one 20 and one 16 feet long. ——At the Firemen’s Convention at Lock Haven last week the prize of $50 for the largest number of men in a com- pany was awarded to the Fame fire com- pany of West Chester, sixty men in line, and $25 for the finest uniformed company, to the Linta hose company of Towanda. ——The Lock Haven Democrat of last Thursday said: “The Logan Hose, of Bellefonte, claim to have the finest steamer here, a Silsby, drawn by two splendid iron gray horses, which weigh 1400 pounds each. The horses are in elegant condition and are arrayed in fine harness.” ——Last week between 75 and 100 Polanders struck at the mines and fur- naces of the Rock Hill Iron and Coal company at Orbisonia, Huntingdon county, and invaded Orbisonia. The company refuses to rescind their order for a reduction of ten per cent. in the wages. The furnace has been banked and over 500 men are out of work. ——7The diphtheria scare became so bad in Tyrone during the early part of this week that the school board called a meeting to consider the advisibility of closing the schools. The resident phy- sicians of the town were called in and showed that there were but eleven cases known to them, after which the direc- tors decided to have the schools con- tinued. ——Mrs. Stephen Test, one of the old residents of the Philipsburg neigh- borhood, died suddenly at her home near Poirt Lookout last week. She had been in apparently good health and had fore, but during the night she got out of bed and was heard to fall to the floor. Her family immediately came to her re- lief, but she was dead before a doctor could be summoned. Her age was about 72 years, — Mes. Jana P. Caates, widow of William H. Coates, of Putnam county, Indiana, died at her home, some weeks ago, She was a grand-daughter of John Macheth, who as early as 1782 purchased the “David Watts” survey, 847 acres that lie just east and imme- diately adjoining the survey on which Aaronsburg is located, in Haines town- ship embracing ,1land owned by D. Weaver, J. -P-. Coburn - snd -céhors. | He subsequently moved to Ohio. Mrs. Coates was born in Lewisburg in 18283, ber father being Andrew Macbeth, and her mother, Ann Linn, sister of the late James F. Linn, esq., of Lewisburg, and aunt of Hon. John B, Linn, of Belle- fonte. Having no children, after lega- cies of $500 each to the Boards of For- eign and Domestic Missions of the Pres- byterian church, she leaves all of her es- tate real and personal to Coates College. This is the only college in Indiana? ex- clusively under the control of the Pres. byterian church, — JENKINS-LUKENBACH.— The mar riage of Harry E. Jenkins to Miss Jen- nie Lukenbach, which was solemnized at the home of the bride, corncr of Rey- nolds Ave. and Willowbank St., on Tuesday evening at eight o’clock, was a very quiet though pretty seryice. The Lukenbach home was tastefully decorat- ed with potted plants and cut flowers and presented a beautiful appearance when the bridal party entered and took its position in front of Rev. Miles O. Noll, pastor of the Reformed church, of | this place. The ceremony was soon | over and then the happy couple received the congratulations of the assembled guests. Miss Mary Whittaker, of Curwens- ville, was bridesmaid, and John T. Fry- berger,of Philipsburg, was best man for the groom. Mr. Frank Lukenbach, a brother of the bride, played the wed- ding march from Lohengren. A wedding supper was served by Achenbach and the young couple de- parted for Philadelphia and the sea shore, to be gone about ten days. The bride is the oldest daughter of Mr A. Lukenbach, superintendent of Geo. W. Jackson & Co’s Mill at this place, and is an interesting and attractive young woman. Her husband, the only child of Wm. R. Jenkins, who is inter- ested in several of the largest iron con- cerns in the county, is one of the stead- iest and best known young men in Bellefonte. As the junior partner in the Bellefonte Supply House he has won the confidence of everyone with whom he has had any dealings, and(is a young man of whom any woman might be proud. NEARLY EscAPED —Had it not been for the timely warning given by two ladies, we could have headed this article “Another Jail-bird Escapes,” but as it is we can only tell you how nearly James J. Mayes, the man who was brought in from Clarence several weeks ago and lodged in jail for shooting Alf. Lucas in the leg and resisting an officer, came to effect his liberation from jail. It is customary for the Sheriff to leave the prisoners out in the jail yard every few days in order that they can exercise and get a breath of fresh air. On Tuesday afternoon Deputy George Crawford turned them all out and they went to playing games and amusing themselves in various ways. All after- noon they remained in the yard and just when it was getting dusk Mayes quickly climbed onto a porch roof which stands in the yard, and placing a scantling against the wall, reached the top. There he laid flat dowa for several moments so that Mrs. Harvey Benner and Mrs. Baney, who were sitting on their porch just opposite the jail, would not see him, but they did see him, and just when he was about to jump down outside,one of the ladies ran and shouted, while the other called the Sheriff. Mayes scrambled back and jumped down inside where he was identified. ANorHER ~~ WEDDING.—At three o'clock Thursday afternoon, Rev. Miles O. Noll, of the Reformed church, pro- nounced the ceremony which made Har- ry E.Johnston and Sadie J. Walkey man and wife. The marriage was celebrated at the home of the bride, 14 west Logan street, where the immediate friends and relatives of the two young people as- sembled to witness it. The house was handsomely decorated for the occasion, and everything passed oft with that easy grace and charm which characterize such events and make them beautiful and impressive. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. Henry Walkey, of this place, and is a bright and vivacious young lady. Har- ry Johnston, the groom, is the third son of Mr. J. T. Johnston, ex-post master of Bellefonte, and is a young man of mark- ed ability in his profession, that of an electrical engineer. For some time he has been employed in Altoona, whither he will take his bride, after a short tour, to enter a cosy nest which he has al- ready prepared. May the future of the young couple always be as bright and gladsome as was their wedding day. CuurcH DepicaTroN.—Next Sun- day morning, September 27th, the new Presbyterian church at Centre Hall will be dedicated to the worship of God. Rev. Dr. Freeman, of Huntingdon, will preach the dedicatory sermon and will be assisted in the service by a num- ber of clergymen. Preliminary services began on Wednesday evening and will continue until the church has been dedicated. The new edifice 1s & neat structure of brick and slate, of Queen Ann architec- ture, and presents a very attractive ap- pearance from the exterior. Inside it is neat and comfortable and is a credit to the congregation which has erect- ed it. A Tine Company Coming. —Next Friday night, October 2nd, the theatre goers will have the opportunity of see ing what we can guarantee to be a thoroughly first class entertainment. Vreeland’s minstrels will hold the boards and will repeat the decided suc- cess they scored here last season. ' The company has been strengthened and en- larged, and we bespeak a crowded house for it. — —The Altoona Railroad Fire com- paiiv, 100 strong, are contesting for the prizes offered by the Northampton county fair Association this week. — MH. Brown, Jr., wants you to se be stock at his store on Bishop street. ——The trial of Mike McDonald for the murder of Israel Mazeral in Leidy township, Clinton county, last May, will begin at Lock Haven next week. (. S. McCormick will defend the prisoner. get just what you aretold you are get- ting, so that is the place to get your buggies. No old buggies sold for new ones, J. Milton Furey, a former Bellefonte school teacher, but now engaged at Lock Haven, is completing data for a history and biographical sketches of Clinton county and its prominent people. We wish him success in the venture. Wall paper in every shade and pattern at E. Brown, Jr's on Bishop street. —- A broken breast strap was the cause of a runaway in West Clearfield the other evenening, in which Ed. C. Humes and his friend J. I. McBride were badly hurt. Ed. was unconscious for some time but is getting along nice- ly now. 19 new buggies, 5 second hand, and one 2ud band spring wagon for sale at bottom prices by McQuistion & Co. One hundred snd twenty-five young girls, most of them pretty and all of them interesting, have consented to act as representatives in the Belle- fonte business jubilee. About twenty young ladies have volunteered to serve as a committee on costumes. It is going to be a great suczess. ‘We have the largest stock of home made buggies in the county and at the lowest figures for the grade of work. MecQuistion & Co. Farmers who sow their wheat and rye after this season of the year should bear in mind that . fertilizers give them a vigorous start and strong growth before winter. McCalmont & Co., have a supply of Desolved South Carolina Rock, as well as the best quality of ammoniated fertilizers, to which we call their attention. ——Tyrone people are interesting themselves in the establishment of an independent democratic newspaper. They propose making a stock concern out of it and running it as a weekly for some time and then changing it to'a daily. Six hundred of the re- quisite sixteen hundred dollars fhave been subscribed at shares of $25 each. ——Rev. Mr. Houck, of the M. E. church, of this place, in company with his wife, is off on a three weeks vaca- tion, which will include visits to Phila- delphia, Ocean Grove, Long Branch, New York City and other eastern points. His congregation generously allowed him the time and the pecuniary means for this welcome outing. Preachers must have a little fun--innocent fun, of course—the same as the rest of us, —— Diphtheria and scarlet fever have broken out at Greensburg and much alarm is felt. Deaths from diphtheria are frequent. It is expected the schools will be closed. In Bunker Hill, a sub- urb, some of the citizens have left with their children. Among the Catholic school children several eases of both dis- eases are reported, and a number of deaths have occurred. At Latrobe, Jeannette, Irwin and other towns in Westmoreland county, the diseases are prevalent, and in some of the coke towns along the Sewickley road a great many deaths have occurred. A PECULIAR CATTLE DISEASE.— About two weeks ago a singular and un- identified disease began playing havoc with cattle in Huntingdon county. It first made its appearance in Oneida township, just north of Huntingdon, among the cattle of Jacob Prough, and very soon communicated with the cattle of his neighbor, B. S. Fouse, and up to last accounts these two farmers lost about a dozen head cf valuable stock. Other farmers in the neighbarkaad are complaining of similar losses, and thus far there has beeg no means found to either alleviate the sufferings of the afflicted cattle or cure the disease. When Arst seized with the complaint the ani- mal apparently shows a helpless weak- ness in the neck; the ears droop, the head falls helplessly, ang tha lower jaw rests on the ground. The legs of the af- ficted animal &lso ¢d3w a weakness, and in a short fime the animal becomes prostrated. Theeyes become glassy and protrude. It is believed by many of the farmers that the diseaseis a form of the Texas spleenic fever and was brought into the county through the importation of southern cattle. In elmost every in- stance the disease haa shus far proven fatal. The farmers arg strongly consid- ering the advisability of appealing to the state board of health for some reme- dy to abate, if not gpadicate, the dis- ease. McQuistion & Co. is where you 1 A FS SN THEY Cros A Recror.—For some weeks the congregation of St. John’s Protestant Episcopal church of this place has had under consideration the choice of a rector to fill the vacancy made by Rev. Davis’ departure. A number of clergymen have been hare and officiated, and from the list they have centered their choice on Rey. Wm. D. Benton, of Cuba, N.Y. Ttis highly probable that he will accept, though he has already received a call at a higher salary from a church in Ohio, for he was very much pleased with Bellefonte when he visited here. We have since learned that Mr. Benton has accepted the Bellefonte call, and he will hold services in St. John’s church next Surday. ——Novelties in furniture and wall paper are the order of the day at E. Brown, Jr's on Bishop street. OAx HaLv's Bie WooLEN MiLLs.— One of the growing industries of the county and one whose future seems very bright indeed, is the Oak Hall Woolen Mills, operated by Mr. T. V. Hunter, of Boalsburg. For several years past Mr. Hunter has had control of this plant and by means of constant improvements he is making it a factory of great value to the community. All kinds of wool- en goods and yarns are kept on hand and can be seen by calling at the mills or sending for samples, and the highest cash price is always paid for wool. Mr. Hunter is building up a nice trade in his line and we wish him success, ——1If you are in need of a buggy, go to McQuistion & Co. the only manufac- turers in Bellefonte who ever served time at the business. A Snort MEETING.—When the bor- ough council convened on Monday night, but five members were in their chairs. There was very little business transacted, in fact nothing of import- ance, except the approval of bills ag- gregating about $600. The commis- sioners’ petition for permission to lay a drain pipe down High street from the Court House to Spring Creek, was not acted upon because no one knew any- thing about it and the commissioners were not represented. ——1If you want furniture cheap, E. Brown, Jr’s is the place to get it. THE JusiATA PEACH CROP.—Juni- ata county, this State, has long had a reputation for great fruit production, among the different kinds of which peaches were one of the most prominent. This year her crop of peaches has ex- ceeded anything heard of in the past—- reaching the high figure of 140,000 crates. Penusylvania is a State well adapted to fruit growing and it would be well if the example of Juniata were followed in other counties. ——The finest and largest line of Foreign and Domestic woolens for suit- ings and overcoats ever shown by us. Full assortment of Ready Made cloth- ing Hats, Caps, and Furnishing Goods. MoxNraoMERY &Co. Tailors. ——By a vote at the Firemen’s con- vention at Lock Haven last week Hazle- ton was chosen as the place for the con- vention next year. The first ballot tak- en resulted in no choice, but the second ballot gave Hazleton 110, Bradford 1, Scranton 12, Towanda 21, Ashland 25. ——The following letters remain in the Belle fonte P. O. unclaimed, Sept. 21st, '91. Bettie E. Anderson, Mrs. C. Crest, Frank Cook, Annie Fulgoe, Chase Harrings, L.R. MeDenald, P. J. Neff, Calvin Sauer When called for please say advertised. J. A. FIEDLER, P.M. Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by Geo. W. 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