» Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 2i, 1892. " To CorRESPONDENTS. — No communications published unless accompanied by the real mame of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN & COUNTY —— To-day is Columbus day. —— Centimeri gloves at Gilmores. —— Mingle’s new story this week is full of interest for you. Look it up. ——Because it is a legal holiday the banks in Bellefonte will be closed to- lay. ——One man had a two-horse wagon load of chestnuts at market on Saturday morning. ——The State College students will celebrate Columbus day with appropriate ceremonies, ——Centre county voters will cast their ballots on a sheet of paper which measures 22x30 inches. ——The Pope has granted a special dispensation allowing Catholics to eat meat on Columbus day. —— Revival meetings are being held in many of the Methodist churches throughout the county. ——Prof William T. Meyer is spend- ing a few days in Tyrone, where he has a number of pianos to tune. : —Dr. H. XK. -Hoy-is—in Clinton} county looking after the introduction of his patent suspension fence. ——Miss Bess Muffley is visiting her father, Joseph R. Muffly Esq., in Phil- adelphia. She expects to be gone about three weeks, ~——Mr and Mrs Robert McKnight Jr. are entertaining Miss Sadie McKee, a very pleasant young woman from the Quaker city. ——The members ofthe Bellefonte wheel club banqueted themselves at Ceader’s on last Friday evening. They had a very enjoyable time. ——Jno M. Bullock and wife enter- tained Mrs. Bullock’s father, C. N. Owens, Esq., of Mechanicsburg, during the early part of the week. —— Mrs. James Pierpoint, of Pitte- burg, nee Miss Jennie Reynolds, of this place, is visiting friends in town. She is accompanied by her youngest son. —— Instead of speaking there will be a voting school held in the young men’s Democratic club rooms, on Monday night, Regular ballots will be voted. ——When settling up your bills, pre- paratory to taking it easy for the winter, dont forget that your subserip- tion to the county paperjis still un- paid. ——Col. D. F. Fortney was one of the speakers at the Democratic mass meeting in Lock Haven, on Tuesday night, He was accorded a rousing re- ception. ——Irvin Underwood, our own “Doc”, is visiting his parents in this place. He is now station agent for the T.& C. division of theP. R. R., at Clearfield. ——A beautiful memorial service for the late D. M. Lieb was held in the Methodist church on last Sunday after- noon. The floral decorations were ’specially elaborate, ——Col. D. 8. Keller has been con- fined to his home, on Linn street, for some days. A general break down is the cause, but we are pleased to learn that rest is improving him, ——Mrs, Archie Allison and Miss Emily Harris will go to Philadelphia next week where they will visit Mrs. James Harris, nee Miss Van Tries, who is at present visiting friends in Belle- fonte. —— While reading reports of water famines, in all parts of the State, Belle- fonter’s can congratulate themselves on having a never failing supply of the coolest, clearest and purest water that «could be desired. ——Frank Lukenbach, of the Mos- hannon bank in Philipsburg, spent & few days this week, with his parents in thisplace. He is having his annual vacation and from here went East to join a party of friends, ——James Klinger, a 35 year old resident of Roopsburg, in Benner Town- ship, died from kidney trouble at 12 o'clock m., on Monday. Deceased was unmarried. His interment was made in the Union cemetry on Wednesday. ——Two games of foot ball have been scheduled to be played at State College next month. On Nov. 5th the Franklin and Marshall College eleven will play there and on Nov. 12th the Bucknell university team will try their skill with the college boys. —— Bellefonte will celebrate to-day, Columbus day, in a manner fitting a town of its enlightenment. Nearly 1000 school children will participate. Many civic and military organizations will also be in the line of parade. Gregg Post, No 95, G. A. R., will present = - i a - - 2, ar y. yes gus van Denortaic atc death of Frank Steele, whick occurred ~ralC ; .___. | at his late residence, on Thomas street, last Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock re- AN AGED RESIDENT GONE.—The moved from Bellefonte another of the land marks whose name and face was familiar with the early days of its his- tory. Well on toward the eighty- first mile stone in his journey of life the christian old man laid down his cross for the reward which he will sure- ly reap in other worlds. The later years of his life. have been spent in rest from the toil of his vigorous manhood. Byitrade he was anax mak- er and worked for many years atthe works of the late Harvey Mann near town. _ Though past 80 years of age he was strong and active until about last June when dropsy began to develop. From that time until his death he was a constant sufferer with it. The manner in which he bore his pain being the strongest evidence of his patient, chris- tian fortitude. He was born near State College, on Christmas day, 1812, being the fourth child of Francis and Elizabeth Steele, and spent his early life in that vicinity. Later he married Christena Bottorf and | then moved to the vicinity of Axe Mann and during all the days in which he was capable of hard work he was a trusted employee of the ax works. Twelve years of his later days having been spent in the employ of thepublish- er of this paper no further evidence of his integrity and cerefulness is needed ment gave. For years he had been a consistent member of the Methodist church and in the steadfast zeal of his faith he was happy in his last moments. NEARLY A FATAL ACCIDENT.—AS the Lock Haven freight train was pull- ing out of this place, at noon on Wed- nesday, pedestrians near the High street crossing were horrified to see a man, who was attempting to board it, miss the car stirrup and swing under the wheels. They turned their heads so that they would not witness the har- rowing scene which seemed inevitable, but®y some miraculous means the fel- low wriggled out, so that only his left foot was caught under the wheels. ‘Ben Gordon, who was standing near, ran and pulled him away before the foot was cut clear off. The unfortu- nate fellow was carried into the crossing watchman’s house, where Dr. Harris dressed his wounds. It was found that three toes on the left fcot were badly mashed, but amputation was not deem- ed necessary, His name is William Hesler and until Tuesday evening he had been working for the Williamsport Kestone artificial stone pavement Co., at State College. He came in on the Bellefonte Central R. R. Wednesday morning and loafed about the hotels until he went to board the freight for his home at Lock Haven It is not know whether the man was intoxicated or not, though ho had been drinking some. This almost miraculous escape, from an awful death, should be a warning to the crowds of boys who gather along the rail-road, at this place, and make a habit of jumping on moving trains. Only two weeks since we noted an acci- dent which happened to a little boy at Sandy Ridge and almost every day we read of some one losing their lives by such foolishness. Luck IN ALLITERATION.—Notwith- standing the euphonic beauty of alliter ations in the names of persons, there is said to be a vast amount of good luck in store for those who have either been christened or named themselves so that the first and last name begins with the same letter. Strange to say nearly every instance, which we can think of, in which alliterations occur there has been marked success in the various pursuits of the persons. Though we are suppos- ed not to be a superstitious class of peo- ple yet who can help feeling a little queer when the following list of success- ful artists is read. Go back to Colly Cibber and follow up with Joseph Jefferson and Roland Reed, Lotta rejoices that her name is Charlotte Crabtree, and backs up the charm with the name of Charlotte Crampton. Albert Aron says ‘I got it, 80 vos Marcus Mayer and Ben Butler vot you got to say agin us for lucky.” Marquerite Mather says ‘me too,” and Marion Manola who was so impressed with the idea that she added Mason to the combination. John Russell on be- ing interviewed offered for example Russell & Rosenquest, Harrigan & Hart, Booth & Barret. Lilly Langtry admits that her successful career is all luck and due to the combination. Lil- lian Lewis assigns the same reason to her wonderful success and last comes that long dead bandit who was acknow- ledged king of terror in his day, Jesse James. ——1In last weeks paper we cordially invited you to be present at Mrs, Gil- mores, on Thursday the 20ih, but as the beautiful hats and bonnets that are be- ing made for the occasion could not be flags to the North ward achool. At 9 o’clock services will be held in the North | ward school building. finished. The opening was postponed until next Wednesday, for which we will repeat our invitation. ——The eclipse of the sun was perfect as seen from Bellefonte yesterday. -—8. Herbert Loeb, arrived in town, yesterday morning, for a few days stay. ——“Faraway Moses,” the funny man of Williamsport G7i¢, was married on the 13 inst at Grand Junction, Col. : ——Dogs held high carnival on our streets on Monday and Tuesday. At least thirty fights occurred on High street on Monday morning. ——Miss Graham's millinery open- ing will take place, next Wednesday, Oct. 26th. All the latest styles in hats and bonnets for fall wear will be dis- played on her counters: —— According to a decision recently given by Judge Woodward, of Luzerne county, road supervisors cannot claim pay for work done on the roads by their own minor children or for hauling which their own teams bas done. ——Robert Beck, a La Jose, Clear- field county, liveryman,’has been miss- ing since last Friday. On that day he started on a long drive, over an unfre- quented road, and as it was known that he had considerable money with him foul play is suspected. ——Thirty-five old Vets, sat around the festive board, in Gregg Post rooms, on Monday night, and partook of the than the satisfaction that his employ- | honnteous feast which Quartermaster Wm. Jones had prepared for them. They will appear in uniform for the Columbus parade to-day. —— Joseph Barton, of Hastings, drop- ped in for a few moments pleasant chat, on Wednesday morning. He is spend- ing a short vacation with friends at Unionville. Business is booming up at the new coal town, but politics are quiet according to his report. —— Falling off of a freight train, on which he was riding, George Levis, of Morrisdale, had his foot badly mangled and was otherwise injured. The acci- dent occurred on the outskirts of Phil- ipsburg. He was taken to the cottage hospital where he died Tuesday morn- ing. He was a miner: —— While digging near a stump in one of his fields, some time ago, Jno. C. Peters, a Dix Run farmer, unearthed nine small eggs which resembled those of a pigeon, excepting that they were all attached to each other. Upon lay- ing them near a stove, in his house, he was startled when nine copperhead snakes,each about a foot in length, came crawling out. ——Wm McCorkle, the 17 year old son of the late Rob’t MzCorkle, of Clear- field, accidentally shot himself on last Saturday afternoon. He was jhome- ward bound from a hunting trip and while raising his rifle to lift it into a buggy, it was discharged, the load ea- tering his neck, just under the chin, and passing out at the back of his neck. The boy is lying in a precarious condi- tion with no hopes for his recovery. ——Monday was Rhetorical day at the High school and their program was entertainingly carried out by the differ- ent scholars who bad parts. Lena Baum, Evan Goodfellow, Emma Kri- der, Louise Kellerman, Della Goodfel- low, Hattie Stott, Fredia Baum, Willis Knox, Gregg Curtin, Sallie Knapp, Herbert Kerlin, Dale Musser, Isabel Taylor, Eddie Haupt, Roy McCalmont, Maggie Eberheart, T. G. Cruse, Willie Runkle and Maud Love all contribut- ed to the success of the afternoon. ——At 12 o'clock last Sunday night the death of Miss Mary Gerrity occurred at her late home on east Lamb street. Deceased was just twenty-five years of age and leaves a sister, Annie, and two brothers, Walter and Patrick, to mourn the loss of an affectionate sister. It seems sad that one so young and inno- cent should have been taken, but “God’s ways are not our ways” and the knowledge that he does all things for the best should be a solace for the be- reaved sister and brothers. Quick con- sumption was the cause of her demise, she having been ill, but a short time, Funeral services were held in the Catho- lic church, on Wednesday morning, at 10 o’clock. ——The Centre social club of this place is now a thing of the past. For nearly two years the organization proved a success, and who can tell but that it did a world of good also, but on Tuesday night its members met for the last time in their rooms in the Exchange building and, after a careful considera- tion of the standing of the club, dis- banded. During 1ts existence it has been conducted in a highly moral way. Its members have acquitted themselves creditably and notwithstanding the senseless prating of an uptown contem- porary, when the club was incepted, has disbanded in an honorable manner. All of the debts have been paid. The club went quietly out of existence because 80 many of its members have moved away that continuance was an impossi- bility. ers . mises much. posed to be. and stock. further lease Journal, negotiating them Some minor business came up, in which several nuisances were reported. The police officers, street commissioners and operators at the water works wera given a shaking up and the changing of some lights was recommended. After this business the Finance committee was instructed to make a report at the next meeting as to the best plan of negotiat- ing the new loan. Of course it is hard for us to see things just as the councilmen, who have all the figures before them do, but if a loan of $100,000 could be ‘secured; at 8} per cent.—not at all an impossibilty—and if the taxes are left levied atthe present rate there would be a direct saving of $3,500 per annum. Af this rate, if the new bonds are issued to run for 20 years, nearly all of the principal could be paid in that timeand leave the borough practically free of debt, for the water works would then prove assets worth a far greater amount than the remaining indebtedness would aggregate. A STAR ArTRACTION.—The produc- tion of “Frou-Frou”’, at the opera house, on Wednesday night, Merli, was indeed meritorious of the full house and appreciative attention it re. ceived. Theplay isa very pretty one and a finely executed plot adds all the more to its success. society in Paris and, as only too of- ten in reality, the serpent of jealously crawls into a home which gave promise of the happiest future. Miss Merli, as “Frou-Frou,” was at once received with cordiality. Her su- perb delineation of the difficult lines of her part having met with the warmest reception from the audience. As the friv- olous, though wronged sister and the repentent and dying mother every movement was fine and denoted a talent which pro- by Madaline It is the story of Henri de Sartorys, the husband of Frou- Frou, could not have been better. Mr. Clarendon’s physique and bearing are especially adapted for the prominent po- litical and social leader which he is sup- As Louise, Frou-Frou’s sister, Miss Josephine ‘Woodruff was a success and among the other members of the company who particularly pleas- P. Barnes and H. G. Holmes. It is really unfair to special- ize for the whole company was so good that it seems like injustice to the others. Miss Merli has done what few people of her talent have the knack of doing and that is in supporting herself with a cap- able company. It is usually the case that a star travels altogether on his or her own merits, but Miss Merli’s success is in no small measure to be attributed to the support which she receives. ed us were Jas. THE DroUTH IN CENTRE COUNTY. — People who live along Spring and Bal d Eagle creeks and the residents of our own favored Bellefonte have no idea of the misery ard damage which the drought is causing in parts of this and adjoining counties. springs and mountain streams, which have never been known to fail, are dry as punk and the mountain streams are simply a continuation of shallow pools into which the trout are crowed and dy- ing. Many farmers are compelled to haul water for miles for their families In some sections The low water along the Bald Eagle valley is causing Typhoid fever to be- come an epidemic and it is feared that it will become an awful scourge unless rain soon falls. Bellefonte has every reason to congratulate herself upon the bounteous supply of good pure water which our wonderful spring pours forth. Ox A LoxG Lay.-- William T. Cop- enhaven who resides in Snyder township amile and a half from Bald Eagle, has the most persistent turkey hen in this section. The fowl has been laying steadily with not more than ten days va- cation since last March, and her product in the past seven months aggregates no less than 250 eggs, Mr. Copenhaver is beginning to wonder when sheis going to lay off. At any rate that turkey is -one that wiil escape the Thanksgiving slaughter, for she has surely earned a life.— Philipsburg ——A beautiful line of ladies fall coats in tan and other light shades and black for $3.50 to $12.00. Lyon & Co. CouxcIL’s SEMI-MoNTHLY MEETING, | —_ Horse theives are at work in -—The meetings of the council are be- | Huntingdon county. ginning to be of more than ordinary interest to the citizens of Bellefonte be- cause of the fact that $100,000 worth of borough bonds will reach maturity on ! April 1st, 1893, ; { ——Two bundred men’s winter coats $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 Lyon & Co. Several cases of Typhoid fever They constitute the | are reported from Beech creek. bonded indebtedness of the town and were | So issued on 20 years at 7 per cent. $10, 000 was paid for and a bonus of $10,000 more was given, thus really leaving the bor- ough use of but $80,000. During the time that they have been running $140,000 in interest has been paid, but not one cent of the principal. little bit of calculation to show that for the 20 years use of $80,000 the citizen® of the borough will have to pay $160,000. Now the question arises how is a more economical loan to be secured and it is this that is troubling our borough fath- ——The greatest line of children’s and misses coats from $1.25 to $10.00. Lyon & Co. ——The Lock Haven Democrat has a new editor in William Robinson, of the Harrisburg Telegram. —— Special, great big bargains in It takes a very | boys suits at $1.25, $1.50, $2.00. Lyon Co. ——De Voe, the prophet, says that wo are to have the longest and most se- vere winter that has been experienced in fifty years. ——Overcoats of all styles and grades light, tan, brown, silk lined, silk faced from $7,00 to $15.00. Lyon & Co. ——The one year old boy of G.J: Rutter was drowned ina tub in his father’s back yard, in Altoona, on Sat- urday. ——Our little girls winter coats all beautiful styles with long caps $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, and up to $10.00 Lyon & Co. ——The next annual session of the Central Pennsylvania Synod, of the Lutheran church, will be held in Belle- fonte during the last week in September, 1893. ——We are all ready for fall and winter. The grandest line of children misses and ladies coats just opened. Ly- on & Co, —— Real hair, fancy combs and pins, hats, bennets, in factleverything that a woman needs for her head, she can get at Mrs. Gilmore’s. Brains are not bar- tered for by ounce, but new idess can be carried away by every one. ——Ladies, misses and children’s fall and winter coats all in, already, and a great big line it is. Lyon & Co. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BELLEFONTE SCHOLARS.—A late circular issued by the board of World’s fair managers gives to every scholar of the public schools an opportunity to exhibit a specimen of his or her school work at the Fair. An examining board has been appointed to test the work of the scholars and see that it merits a place at the great exposition. What a glorious thing it would be for some of the scholars of the Bellefonte schools to send in specimens for they could not fail to get representation. ——Boys cheviot suits for boys from 5 to 14 years double breasted cheviots and single $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 $1.00, $5.00 and $6.00 nobby stylish good goods in black, brown tan &e. Lyon & Co, Too TRUE.—A base ball player will get a salary of several thousand dollars a year and a prize fighter can makea comfortable fortune ina single fistic contest, but a minister of the gospel can preach two or three sermons a day for less than one thousand dollars a year. The mass of humanity run wild} over things of a worldly nature and their woney is lavished on the experts in any line of amusements. The tastes of de- praved humanity are not in accordance with the highest standards of morality. All need education in the line of ap- preciatingtrue worth.— Ez. WiNnpow DREssiNg.—A trade at which young men and women are now making large salaries is that of window dressing and we can think of no more profitable investment for the owner of a large store than the money he spends to keep hisshow windows bright and attrac- tive. It is a practical impossibility? for merchants in a town, the size “of Belle- fonte, to employ a person who does noth- ing else than dress windows. In the first place because having, as a rule, on- ly one front they would not have fwork for him near all of the time and in the second because ;the patronage of our stores does not warrant suck an invest- ment, Our store-keepers could, however, de- tail one of their clerks to look atter the windows and in time the practice would make him a fairly tasteful decorator. If he bad any kind of an &ye 2for the beautiful, and a creative imagination, his work in the show windows would repay his employer many times over. There is nothing that catches your eye quite as quickly asa nicely dressed store window and it is the greatest ad vertisement a merchant can make, There are two stores in town in front of which you can nearly always see a few people standing looking inj the win- dows. And itcan be ascribed to no other cause than that they are continual- ly being redressed and filled jwith late goods. Stores in which] the windows are carefully looked after are invariably the stores in which you want to buy. A merchant who has not the energy to display his wares in an artistic man- ner is not the one who caters to the best trade. Handsome displays of this sort not only give a town a metropolitan ap- pearance, but show the painstaking in- terest which the merchant, who should get your patronage, takes in trying te merit it. A NEw HARDWARE Firm.—Last Saturday morning Mr. ‘Daniel Irvin and his son, Edward, of Julian, arrived in town to take charge of the McFar- lane hardware store on east High street, A few days before they had consum- mated the deal, by which they bezame sole owners of the store, but did not take charge until Saturday. The McFarlane hardware is one of of Bellefonte’s oldest business houses. It having been operated under the firm names of Wilson & McFarlane, Robert McFarlane & Co, and J. Kyle McFar- lane & Co. When Col. Robert McFar- lane died, some time ago, his administra- tors took the store and operated it until the sale was made. It isthe largest room used for store purposes in town, and by reason of its location and recent building, perhaps the most convenient. H. B. Pontius, who has been a clerk in the place for years will be retained, so that old customers will find a famil- iar face to greet them and, new ones, a man who thorcughly understands the hardware business, The new proprietors have long carried on a mercantile business at Julian, where they enjoyed the confidence of all who had dealings with them and we feel confident that the square and fair business which brought them success there will merit them a profitable trade in this new departure. ——Men’s cheviot suits in black, brown, woodbrown, double breasted or single $5.00, $6.00, $7.00, $8.00, $10.00 and 12.00. The handsomest styles best making and sewing, good goods and nobby styles. Lyon & Co. Loox Our For THE SWINDLERS.— A few months ago agents, both male and female, canvassed Huntingdon and adjoining counties securing orders for earthen pots. The agents claimed that the pots would stand the severest heat test, and would not break unless they were left drop on the floor or ground. The agents sold thousands of them in this section, and after they had been duped. The pots would not stand an ordinary heat. In Huntingdon the pots sold for 55 cents, but through the rural districts the price was less, some of them being sold for 25 cents. There is no trade mark on the ware, and therefore people are at aloss to know who handles them or where they are made. The whole thing is a fraud, and we are only too sorry that we can’t obtain the names of the swindlers so as to enable us to give a more thorough ventilation.— Hunt. ingdon Journal. Small family, convenient house, will pay good wages. Apply in person or by letter to Mrs. J. A. Woodcock, East Linn street, Belle- fonte, Pa. 3740 3¢ Is ———— Sale Register. Ocroper 21st.—At the residence of Willis Weaver, in Milesburg, Pa. Good horses,colts, cows, sheep, buggies, sleighs, harness ete, Sale at 1 o'clock. Ocr. 22.--At the late residence of Aaron R, Hall, deceesed, in Union township. Horses, cattle, sheep, farm implements etc. Sale at 10 a. m. Ocr. 27,—At 8. B. Leathers’ in Howard town- ship* horses, cows, young cattle and his en- tire outfit of stock and farm implements. Sale at 10-a. m. NovemseR 1st.—At the residence of J. Newlin Hall, one mile west of Howard, horses, colts, pigs and farm stock of all kinds. Sale at1 o'clock p.m. ——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. MoxrtgoMERY & Co., Tailors. A ——————— Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by Gro. W. Jackson & Co: The following are the quotations up tosix o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper 0es to press : RI WHERE. cies. cr nirarsssversiresssrmmsersesss 65 Old wheat, per bushel...... o Red wheat, per bushel new... ove Rye, per bushel................. 60 Corn, ears, per bushel.... Corn, shelled, per bushe. 50 Oats~-new, per bushel... 30 Barley, per bushel......... 48 Ground Plaster, per ton.. 9 50 Buckwheat per bushel......vuveiisneeesresnes 50 Cloverseed, per bushei.... ...§4 00 to 86 0C ————— Bellefonte Produce Markets, Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co Potatoes per bushel 50 Eggs, per dozen... 18 Lard, per pound... 8 CountryShoulders 8 Sides... 8 Tall Hams sesstsessssrensissssmsesenarstenase “18 ow, per pound. Butter, per pounid......cicianimsiisisiiinaie ee 26 The Democratic Watchman. 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