Bellefonte, Pa., May 13, 1852. Saas To CORRESPONDENTS. — No communications published unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. me THINGS ABOUT TOWN & COUNTY rane ——Wait for Kellar. — Phil’psburg had an eviction cn last Friday. ——Sunday services were well attend- fended in all of the churches. ——The Bellefonte curb market will open for the season to-morrow morn- ng. : ——L. H. McQuistion, the High street green grocer, spent Sunday in Altoona. — William Grauer returned from his coal operations at Queen City, W. Va., on Wednesday morning. — There will be a dance in Bush’s hall, on Monday evening, Stopper & Fisk’s orchestra will furnish the music. —=A neat awning now keeps the afternoon sun’s rays off the patrons of Storm’s barber shop, in the Bush Arcade. ——Swinthin Shortlidge,the son of Dr. Swinthin Shortlidge of Media Pa. is vis- itingin town, the guest of his uncle William Shortlidge. — Hardman P. Harris returned from Washington, D. C., on Saturday evening, whither he had gone from the Owen-Bullock wedding. — The members of the Lutheran church had a very pleasant time at their sociable, held at the home of I. M. Herr, on East High street, last night. ——Kellar, the world’s greatest magi- cian, will be here for a matinee on Sat- urday May 21st. Wait for him. It will be the chance of a life time. ——Miss Kate Green has returned from her art studies, in New York city, and will open a studio in the third floor, front, of the WATCHMAN building. — Street commissioner Shaughensy has put the streets in an excellent condi- tion, but should not stop the good work until all the alleys in town are cleaned out. ——The Valentine Iron Company's rolling mill has closed down for an inde- finite period. Trouble with the opera- tives and need of repairs is assigned as the cause. ——Every day we read of the tearing away of wooden awnings, in neighbor- ing towns, and congratulate ourselves that Bellefonters had removed the last of them years ago. ——Mr. Walter Garrity is visiting bis many friends, at his old home, in this place. He is now a resident of Millbury, Mass., but a Bellefonter makes a poor yankee. ——The many Bellefonte friends of Mrs. D. M. Shearer will besorry to learn that she has left our town to spend the summer with her husband, who is in business in Reynoldsville. The game of ball which was to have been played at the College, on Sat- urday, between Philipsburg and the State College teams, was postponed on account of muddy grounds. ——The opening of the championship series between the Bellefonte High school and Academy ball teams was postponed, on last Saturday because of the non arrival of the suits. ——Frank Peabody Atherton, the oldest son of Dr. Geo. W. Atherton, of State College, Sundayed with his par- ents. Frank is devoting his time to music and is located at Philipsburg. —— Mrs. Catharine Cannan, aged 75, died at her home, on the Zion road, on Friday evening. She was a consistent member of St. John’s Catholic church and her remains were interred on Sun- day. Moj Wm. F. Reynolds returned to his home on Monday much benefited, in health, with his trip to Lancaster and Philadelphia. Later intelligence is to the effect that he has suffered a re- lapse. ——Dr. H. XK. Hoy and wife are off on a trip to Chambersburg. The doctor represents the Bellefonte Castle of Knights of the Golden Eagle at the Grand Castle, whizh is the convention there. ——A number of bicyclists were seen on our streets on Sunday. Some of them were from the College, while others had wheeled it up from Millheim and Coburn. [t was a delightful day for riding. —- George T. Bush wheeled it down from the College, on Monday morning, in just one hour and two minutes. A run which amcunted to about one mile in every five minutes for the entire dis- tance of twelve miles. The shaky oldsign that has led a constant stream of customers into Fauble’s clothing house, ever since his new quarters have been occupied ; all the while threathening to fall on the heads of the people who went under it, has been taken down and securely fastened above the doer. MEMORIAL DAY I¥ BELLEFONTE.— As time rolls on, and one by one the brave souls who fought for the Union so well are numbered among the dead, there is little left for the hands of their posterity to do, but strew flowers on the green mounds that mark their resting place and shed tears for the memory of our heros. One day in the yearis a holiday on which the heroic dead are to honored, and wisely enough that one falls on a date when nature is most rad- iart in her floral attire. The children and battle scarred veterans pluck them, and with songs of praise consecrete such emblems of purity and friendship to the memory of departed comrades. Bellefonte has always observed the 30th of May with appropriate services and this year will proveno exception to the rule. Gregg Post has already begun preparations for holding memorial cere- monies over the graves of their comrad- es and the following program of ar- rangments has been issued from their rooms : Parade will form in Diamond square, in front of the Court House, at 2 o'clock p. m., right resting on north side of High street, in the following or- der—Music, Orator in Carriage, Com- pany B. Gregg Post, Visiting Comrades Camp 447, P. O. S. of A. Camp 639, P. 0 8S. of A., Citizens—and will move at 2} o’clock promptly, by wheeling into platoons and marching over the follow- ing route : Allegheny to Howard street; Howard to Spring street; Spring to Bishop street ; Bishop to Allegheny street ; Allegheny to Howard street ; out Howard street to Union cemetery. Arriving in the cemetery the parade will form 4 square, enclosing four graves pre- viously designated with post and nation- al colors, in the centre. The following program of services will be gone through with: Opening ceremonies by the commander ; ode ; prayer by the chap- lain ; dirge by the bond ; decoration of four (4) graves in honor of all deceased soldiers and sailors ; oder ; pecoration oi all soldiers’ aand sailors’ graves; re- assembling. of comrades by bugle call ; dirge by the band ; memorial address by comrade General F. P. 8. Gobin, of Le- banon, Pa. Benediction. OLD SQUIRE RANKIN WAS T0O SLICK. —. Last fall, 1f our readers, will remem- ber, we published an account of ’Squire Rankin’s embezzlement of funds left in his trust and also of his great scheme for purchasing farms without any other bonds than his “promise to pay.” The reports of the Squire's defalcations ap- peared in nearly all of Centre and Clear- field county papers, but at last they were denied by some of his friends down at Howard. Everyone was in a quandary, then, as to whether the stories were true. One thing was eminently suspicious : The Squire was missing, from his home at Karthaus, and two notes were due, with the settlement of an estate left in his charge. ‘Nothing has been heard of Squire Rankin since last fall and indeed his friends began to think him guilty of the charges brought against him. but the climax was capped, the other day, when carpenters went to remodel his late resi- dence. High up under the roof, a cosy little room was fixed up in one of the many gables, and there sat the sly old fellow smoking his pipe as complacently as if nothing had ever happened. All of the time that officers have been hunt- ing him he has been sitting up there beside his little stove and as one by one, his bondsmen have trotted up to Clear- field to make good the obligations of their wily friend, he has been perched up there blowing enough smoke rings to get himself engaged to all the girls in christendom, for you know the ’Squire was a great ladies’ man. Having mar- ried a girl, here whom he met while giv- ing testimony on the Andrews murder case. Not even the Sheriff’s hammer, as it knocked off his personal effects, dis- turbed him and we suppose he would have been up there yet if the carpenters had not found him out. At one time ‘Squire Rankin was one of the most respected citizens of Kart- haus, Clearfield county, but he has fall- en from grace and is now in the same hole with many others who do not have their wings clipped in time. By ELECTRICITY To LEWISTOWN.— The Lewistown and Bellefonte electric railway company, with a capital of $400,000, was on Friday last granted a charter at the State department. The line will extend from the village of Reedsville through the valley of Milroy, thence to Centre Hall, to the depot of the Bald Eagle Valley railroad in Bellefonte, The directors of the com- pany are W. P. Stevenson, James Macklin, McVeytown; C. R. Marks, Johnson Murthersbaugh, A. P. Martin, W. W. Trout, Lewistown. it is hardly probable that any ot the readers of this article will ever ride on the proposed road. 3 bride, nee Miss Eva Gray, were in town on Tuesday preparing for housekeeping. They had just returned from an extend- ed bridal tour and will reside at Benore, where Mr. Clemson is general Sup’t of the large Scotia ore operations of An- drew Carnegie. Williamsport and Philipsburg are both trying to get up a 4th of July demonstration. — Harvey W. Kieth and J. H. Devore, of Altoona, were arrested in Houtzdale, on Friday, for passing coun- terfeit money. — The Lewisburg Chronicle, at one time one of the leading papers of Union county, has been sold to astock com- pany for $1,226. — Kellar the wizard, the magician and the most skilled in the art of ledger- demain will be here for a matinee, on Saturday, May 21st. ——The different regiments of the 2nd brigade N. G., P.. to which our 5th belongs, will encamp from July 30th to August 6th inclusive. ! ——Being tickled with afew squares of paved street sleepy old Clearfield has placed an order for 400,000 more bricks to be used for the same purpose. ——Ex-banker-preacher Dill, of Clear- field, was indicted by the grand jury, at Pittsburg, on Saturday, for embezzling $21,000 of the funds of the Houtzdale bank. Perhaps others will be implica- ted. — Hoover & Emerick’s store, at Scotia, was burglarized on last Thurs- day night. Some trousers, neck-wear and the contents of the money drawer made up the plunder. They entered by a front window. The rail-road station was also broken into, but nothing of value was taken. The telephone was torn from the wall at the latter place. — Wilmer Tate, the oldest son of Col. D. K. Tate, more commonly known as “Punk,” has entirely recovered from the injuries sustained from a fall while practicing on a trapeze in the winter quarters of Robinson’s circus, at Cincin- natti. On Monday ha leaves for Kentucky where he will join a summer theatrical company playing “Hilarity.” «Punk’s” part will be knock-a-bout German song and dance artist. ——There is an art in everything, no matter what it is, and accordingly some people possess more skill in certain lines than others. Among the class of men who cater to man’s animal appetite Mr. Jacob Kast, ot Half Moon, has become especially noted. Noted for the super- jor quality of the bologna he makes. He is now butchering for the Matterns and the trade to which he caters can certain- ly congratulate itself upon the skill of the man who serves it, for Mr. Kast is in every respect a first class butcher. ——The many Bellefonte friends of Mr. Alfred Herkheimer, not very long since a resident of our town, will be sorry to learn thet he recently met with an accident which it is feared will prove fatal. He lives, with his parents, in Wil- liamsport now and when the word came to us that he had been crushed between two cars we were sorely grieved. Al was always a jovial, whole souled fel- low whom everyone liked and it is our sincere hope that his injuries may not prove as serious as they are thought to be. —— Huntingdon county is bankrupt and the situation is summed up in the following : “At a recent meeting of the board of county commis sioners 1t was found that the legal limit of assessments on real es- tate in the county —ten mills--had been reached. It was decided, however, to lay a special tax levy of about four mills, making a total of fourteen mills, in order to reduce, if possible, the coun- ty’s bonded indebtedness, which amounts to $166,611. An increase of $351;778 in assessments was also agreed upon, which will make the total assess- ed valuation of property in the county $5,789,028. -“ FER BARE et 2 ——Houtzdale has done without a bank long enough ; so the people out there think, and the “Citizens” Bank of Houtz- dale will be the outcome of putting their heads together. The list of stockhold- ersis made upas follows : ‘G. W. Dick- ey, S. T. Henderson, Edward Pidgeon, John Beyer, Frank R. Durry, A. O. Stewart, C. H. Rowland, J. M. John- son, W. A. Crist, Jonas Westfield Julias Viebahn, R. R. Fieming, John Simindinger, and Michael Burns. The capital stock is $25,000. W. A. Crist was elected president and F. R. Derry cashier. The bank is expected to open for business on May 23. Fiero SporTS AT THE COLLEGE.— To-morrow the students of the Pennsyl- vania State College will hold their First Handicap Field Sport Meeting, on the new athletic field. The events to be con- tested are as follows : 100, 120, 220, 440 yard dashes ; } and 1 mile runs ; low and high hurdles : pole vaulting; hammer and shot throwing running and standing high jumps and running broad jump. The meeting will be under the direc- tion of trainer Geo. W. Hoskins and the list of prizes includes the following : Four fine silver cups and team caps for the records broken. A gala time is anticipated at the big institution. ARBOR DAY AT OUR ScHOOLS.--Gov- ernor Pattison’s proclamation concerning Arbor day bad not made the same im- pression on us as it had on many of our school children, and last Friday morn- ing when we met so many little girls and boys dressed up in their very best we could not imagine what great event was going to be celebrated, but after noticing that nearly every child carried a buach of flowers, it dawned on us that it was the 6th of May. The day,— every man, woman and child in Pennsyl- vania had been asked to plant a tree or shrub, to beautify their surroundings and to prevent the great calamities that the Foresty association say will surely befall us, if we allow our country to be- come treeless. From the scholars’ bright and happy faces, tree planting was a pleasure even if it was accompanied by some sugges. tion work and by an official document. Arbor day has always been observed in the Bellefonte schools; but never have they had better programs or more appreciative audiences than they had on last Friday. The rain interfered some- what with the outdoor exercises, but the trees were planted and nature wanted to help on the good work. Atthe north ward building all the schools had prepared some special exer- cise. Recitations were given, songs were sung, flowers were represeried by little children and every actor ir: the celebra- tion showed careful and thorough train- ing. Up at the High school building the primary and intermediate schools held their exercises in the morning. When Miss Levy’s school planted a tree in honor of Prof. D. M. Lieb, the hope was expressed that ‘with the sum- mer’s sun and life giving air, health and strength would come back to the princi- pal, who has been resting for a year, and that he who has made the schools of the town what they are—may soon return to them strong and well.” At the High school, the exercises were especially interesting as the Rey- nolds prize a gold medal or fifteen dol- lars was contested for, in addition to the regular class day exercises, David Kel- ley, Miss Maggie Teats, Miss Gussie Stover, Harris Heylman, Rufus Strohm George Miller, Miss Grace Luckenbach and John Miller all did so well, in spite of their old and hackneyed subjects, that had we been one of the judges we would have been tempted to have taken up a public subscription and given them all prizes, however when the judges, J. C. Meyer, E. R. Chambers, and W. E. Gray announced that Miss Maggie Teats, who had recited “My Mother’s Grave,” had won the honor the general verdict was, that it had been rightly bestowed. Miss Gussie Stover, who re- cited “The Dumb Savior’ received hon- orable mention and came with in one vote of winning the prize. Music by Miss Schofield, Miss Ella Twitmire Miss Tessie Peters and Miss Laura Wright filled out the program and on account of the rain, the class day exercises took place in the school room. A well writ- ten history of the class by. John Bower, was read by Miss Bessie Stroup and Harry Gerbrick made the address at the planting of the tulip tree, which re- presents the class of 92 and which was planted in the memory of Carol Cri- der. who was a member of the class be- fore he entered Dickinson college, and who died 1n September, ——On Thursday afternoon, May 19th, the 9th annual commencement exercises of the Bellefonte High school will be held, in the opera house. The class of ’92 is made up of the following young ladies and gen:lemen : Elizabeth J, Stroop, Mary H. Wright, May Y. Talor, Alice K. Dorworth, John J. Bower and Harry F, Ger brick, ——William Cornealey, the young fellow who tried to wreck way passen - ger train, just as it was coming out of the Spruce creek tunnel, one day last week, and who aftecward surrendered himself at the jail door, was tried and convicted in Huntingdon, on Wednes- day. The jury wea ut but thirty min- utes. : A REMARKABLE RIDER.-—Lunst week | Mr. Reuben Kreamer, of Rebersburg, entertained his aged friend James Me- Call who lives in Union county. Mr. * McCall is past 88 years old and rode on horse back the whole way up from his home in Union county and never ex- pressed a word as to being tired. ——That rafting is falling off and our timber districts are being laid waste we need only state that during the past season but 400 rafts went through the boom, at Williamsport, as against 4,600 some years ago, ——Contractor T. Frank Kennedy | raised the frame work for the new Col- | lege barn, on Wednesday. It will be an immense building and will occupy the site of the one that was burned last fall. ——De Lang and Rising in “Tangled up,’”’ the last comedy of the season, at the opera house, next Friday night A wreck at Milesburg detained day express for an hour and a half on Wednesday. -in the opera house, on Salurday, May led in the penitentiary since Sept. 10th, !ir ....e on account of his confinement | pany has withdrawn its appeal to the ' Supreme Court and paid the damages ' awarded to Dr. Dunwiddie, by the Cen- \ received anything had the case boen | of Millheim. —— Wait for Kellar, He will be here on Saturday afternoon, May 21st, 1892. ——The Sugar Valley railroad boom is on again. ‘How long, ob Lord, how long!” ——Bedford cords 30 to 75 cents. Lyon & Co. —Mr. Edward Greenslade, of New York, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Wm. Lyon, on Bishop street. ——On last Saturday*the corner stone of anew M.E. church was laid at Munson station, on the Beech creek road. ——Dress gingham 6}, 7,8, 10, 12 15 and 20 cents. Lyon & Co. ——Miss Anna Valentine, of Burn- ham, this place, is visiting at Halehurst, the. Philipsburg home of Mrs. Jno. A. Mull. — Ladies blazers in tans and other light shades $3.00 $3.50 and upward. | Lyon & Co. ——The Mountain League champion- pionship games will open, in Bellefonte, on Tuesday, May 31st, with a game with Clearfield, ——Mens black and brown cheviot suits $3.50, 6.00, 6.50, 7.00, 8.00 10.00 upward. Lyon & Co. — The WATCHMAN advises its readers to wait for Kellar. His enter- tainment will prove the greatest attrac- tion our town has ever had. ——Young Mens black and brown cheviot suits 5.00, 6.00, 6.50, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00 and 10.00. Lyon & Co. ——The Zion band will furnish the music for camp 447 P, O. S. of A, on Decoration day and the order expects to make a great showing in the parade. -—Boys knee pants from 25 cents to $1. Lyon & Co. — Philipsburg has instituted a cru- sade against plank side walks since the court awarded Mrs. Lohr $958,69 damages, for injuries sustained by fall- ing through one of them. ——At the head of the Auxiliary com- mittee in charge of the Athletic Field Tournament for American colleges we noticed the name of Hugh Beaver, Pennsylvania State College, — Mens black dress suits $8.00, 8,50 9.00, 10.00, 12.00 and 15.00. Lyon & Co. —-— Special trains will run from all parts of the county to Kellar’s matinee, 91st. Remember there will be no even- ing performance and prices will be 75 50 and 35cts. ——Boys suit $1.20 1.50 1.75 2.00 and upward Lyon & Co. Bigger THAN JuMBd.—Last Friday day afternoon a monster elephant pass- ed through Tyrone en route from New York to Kansas City. The animal oc- cupied a large godola car with a protec- tion over him. He was brought from Ranjoon, in the Bay of Beering, East Indies, and is actually 11 feet 11} inches in height. This elephant is larger than Barnum’s Jumbo. Last COMEDY oF THE SEASoN.—On next Friday evening the theatre going public will be treated with the last comedy of the season and manager Garman has endeavored to secure a first class company to close with. De Lang and Rising’s “Tangle Up” is one of the funniest and brightest comedies on the road and is presented by a lot of clever people. Friday night, May 20, ——On Tuesdav Governor Pattison pardoned Frank A. Shoff, of Madera, Clearfield county, who has been confin- 1891. fen He was serving a two years sen- * » seduction, fornication and y, but his mother was becoming . . . and it 1s hoped that his release will save her from becoming a raving maniac. ———The Pennsylvania Railroad Com- tre county court. He is the Philipsburg physician who got $8,000 for injuries received by being thrown from his buggy by a locomotive. According to his bargain his attornies, Messrs. Crosby, Hewes and Orvis, will get one third of the amount, as they were not to have lost. Magrrisce Licenses Granrep,—Fol- lowing is a list of marriage licenses granted during the past week : John Stoner and Mary Snook, both James Luzier, of Philipsburg, and Annie Lulel, of Woodland, Clearfield county. Frank Beezer and Mary Davis, both of Benner twp. Grant L, Halderman, of Lemont, and Sarah S. Lorah, of Boalsburg. ee ee —— A BurGLAR Came IN HANDY.— About six months ago an order arrived at the Sub-Treasury directing the Treas- urer to have all the locks on the vaults cleaned. Among those that were tak- en out was one on a reserve vault con- taining $12,000,000 in silver. From the lock, on the door tothis vault, the locksmith took only such parts as needed to be cleaned, leaving the rest in the door. When the vault was closed the tumblers fell into their places, the “catch” of the time lock, or the part that was left, caught all right, and the door was securely locked—so securely locked, in fact, that it was found im- possible to open it again, for the part of the time lock that should release the catch on the inside was outside in the hands of the locksmith. The combination knob was turned this way and that, and everything that would in any way tend to loosen the bolt was done, but to no effect. The locksmith even went so far asto puta plank against the door and pound away with a sledge in the hope that some- i thing would give way, but still the door remained gecurely closed, and as there was really no necessity to open the vault the Treasury seal was placed on the door and the things remained as they were. It became apparent that something had to be done, however, and it having been learned that “Billy’’ Ensign was in town, he was hunted up. Ensign is the well-known cracksman whose ability to pick locks has more than once landed him in prison, and the propriety of call- ing him in was considered at some length before it was decided to resort to his skill. “Billy” went into the Sub-Treasury and at once set to work. He tinkered with the combination knob for a while, and then, getting down to business, put his ear against the door and began slow- ly to turn the knob back and forth, lis- tening intently to the clicks of the tum- blers as they fell into their places. How he did it none of the bystanders could determine, but it is certain that bis manipulation of the knob affected the time lock in some way, for he sud- denly straightened up, grabbed the lev- er that moves the steel bolts, and, giv- ing it a quick, sharp jerk, the door swung open before the astonished clerks. Ensign knew nothing about the lock when he started to open the door, and all Treasurer Jackson could say was «He's a wizard.” ——The best styles of mens dress pants $2.50, 8.00, 8.50, 4.00 ani 5.00. Lyon & Co. ——The young ladies charitable sew- ing circle, of St. John’s Episcopal charch, gave quite a pleasant entertain~ ment at the home of Mr. J. V. Thomas? corner Curtin and Allegheny streets, last night. Furniture For Sale—Cheap. An antique oak side board, with plain mirror and half a dozen dining chairs to match will be sold cheap. Also 8 dining chairs, in solid walnut. All in the best of condition. Inquire at this office. tf. For RENT.—A good stable near the passenger station. Rent cheap. Inquire at this office. ——Don’t miss seeing those $10 suits at Fauble’s. — Suits made to order $18.00-19.00 20.00. Overcoats made to order$18.00-19.00- 20.00. Pantaloons made to order $5.00-6.00- 7.00. Leave Your ORDER Now. MontgoMERY & Co., Tailors. Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by Gro. W. Jackson & Co: The following are the quotations up tosixz o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes to press : White wheat 80 Old wheat, per bushel 85 Red wheat, per bushel 85 Rye, per bushel............ 45 Corn, ears, per bushel 20 Corn, shelled, per bushe 40 Oats—new, per bushel.. 30 Barley, per bushel........ 65 Ground Plaster, per ton. 9 50 Buckwheat per bushel....cccoiiiiiiiiiiicnnnns 50 Cloverseed, per bushei.. 1 00 to §6 0C Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co Potatoes per bushel .........iiiiini. 35 Eggs, per dozen..... 12 Lard, per pound.... 8 CountryShoulders.. 8 Sides .... 8 Hams. Iailow, per pou Butter, per vound The Democratic Watchman. 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