Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., July 14, 1893.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Epiror
A Petty Deception.
At ‘a recent meeting of Republican
State clubs at Albany, N.Y., letters
from prominent members of the party
were received and read, one of ‘which
was from © Benjamin = Harrison.
Among other things intended to com-
fort his discouraged party, Mr. HARRI
sox employed the following expression :
“I think I may add without transgress-
ing the proprieties, that there is noth-
ing in the present business situation to
suggest any great gain to the country
as & result of the inauguration of
Democratic politics.”
Such a remark could come from no
other impression than that the people
have not sufficient intelligerce to com-
prehend the situation,and may be easily
misled as to the causes that have
brought it about. He could not have
more obviously “transcended the pro-
prieties” than in presuming that an in-
telligent public can be made to believe
that “Democratic politics,” which have
not yet had time to operate, have af-
fected the business of the country. It
is certainly improper for him to sup-
pose that the American people can be
80, easily deceived.
If Mr. HARRISON was a man of larger
mind he would not try to practice such
petty deceptions. He would refrain
from attempting to shove onto the
Democrats the responsibility for the
effects of the Republican policy. It
would strike him as being a very mean
piece of business to blame his successor
with a state of affairs which his own
administration would not litt a finger
to prevent. The present business diffi-
culties come directly from measures
adopted while he had control of the
situation, and which the Republicans
declined to correct in order that it
might be a source of embarrassment to
the incoming Democratic administra-
tion. Does it not show a small mind
and a low appreciation of the “proprie-
ties” for him to blame his successor
for this embarrassment,which he and
his Republican associates were chiefly
instrumental in creating ?
The Republicans who are censuring
the Democrats for *‘the business situa-
tion” had better wait until Democratic
policy has had time to exert itself.
- ‘Bueginess at this time is entirely affec-
ted by causes that were put in opera:
tion during the previous four years.
Nothing has been done and nothing
could be done since CLEVELAND came
into office to counteract and and cor-
rect the effects of the financial measures
of the Harrison administration. They
were purposely left to embarrass the
incoming Democrats, and are entirely
responsible for the trouble that exists
in the business situation. If, after suf-
ficient time and opportunity have bezn
allowed it, the Democratic adminis-
tration shall rot correct the
evile- of Republican financial policy,
from which the country. is now suffer-
ing, then may Benjamin Harrison
ask, with a better face, whether the
country has gained anything by the
inauguration of Democratic politics ?
The Right Thing.
Under instructions from Governor
Parison the sheriffs of Pike, Carbon,
Monroe and, Northampton counties,
comprising the Eighth Congressional
districtjwill hold a special election on
Tuesday, July 25th, to fill the vacancy
caused by the recent death of Congress-
man MvurcaLer. The Democrats of
the district will vote for the decedent's
son, Howarp, against whom the Re-
publicans have nominated Gen. FRANK
ReEDER, Chairman of the Republican |
State Central committee.
In making Mr. Howarp MurcHLER
the nominee, to succeed his lamented
father, the Democrats of the Eighth dis-
trict, have done a proper and commend-
able act. Heis a young man of high-
character, good ability and unewerving-
Democracy, and his work in Congress,
be it much or little, will be in the in- |
terest of his party as well as that of:
the people generally, mT
————
——The people who talk so glibly
about the intrinsic value of money can
ascertain how near their theories are
correct, by taking a “sixty-eight cent” |
dollar and purchasing its value in any
commodity they desire, and then try-
ing the purchasing power of the same
amount of uncoined silver, With the
one he would get 100 cents worth, with
the other 68 cents worth, and’ yet the
intrinsic or basic value is the same.
——The Bellefonte Board of Trade,
like the General in BiL, MyucKLEHAT-
TANS story, is “all b——1 on, dress pa:
d——n in a
rade, but not worth a
charge.’
The Farmer at the Fair,
Pennsylvania Agriculturists Make a Good Show
ing.
The Pennsylvania farmer, as befits
such a prosperous and important factor
of the great Commonwealth, is proud-
ly represented at the Fair. His exhibit
in the Agricultural Building has now
received the finishing touches, and is
pre-eminently the most artistic and
magnificent pavilion in the entire
Palace of Ceres.
As already described, its architecture
is skillfully constructed of the grains
and grasses of the State, with the bust
of Penn gazing down from above the
coat-of-arms, gorgeously worked in pro-
saic pumpkin-seeds. ‘I'he Liberty Bell
of barley and wheat hangs within. In
one corner, beside an old-fashioned
fireplace built of ears of corn, stands a
chair of really beautiful design com-
posed throughout of corncobs and
cornstalks. The three thousand pieces
were put together by a Harrisburg
farmer, Representative Benson who is
here, declares that he grew the corn,
The display of corn on the neighbor-
ing wall has attracted the attention of
all visiting farmers and excited the
envious skepticism of Westeen corn-
raisers, especially of Iowans, who take
enormous pride in their grand corn-
palace. In front of the tobacco display
a green-leaved tobacco plant has been
placed, while the white blossoms of
buckwheat bloom near the central
arch. A fine exhibit of maple syrup
in keystone jars has been added to the
multitude of attractive features,
The farmer himself isrevealed, how-
ever, in an admirable series of 256
photographs, taken especially for this
purpose by Miss Anna Belle Swayne,
of Kennett Square. She epent six
months in searching for the typical
and representative farms of Chester,
Delaware, Lancaster and Montgomery
Counties, and nothing worthy of illus-
trations escaped her eye or camera.
The way the Pennsylvania farmer lives
is exemplified in this series, entitled
“Farmers’ Homes.”
The farm house, the farm, the barn
and barnyard, the livestock, the sheds,
everything is here depicted true to the
life and persuades the spectator that
those who till the soil of the old
Keystone State do not follow the
plough or drive their cows to pasture
in vain, The delightful evidence of
these photographs is confirmed, or
rather explained, by elaborate statistic-
al charts, showing that in productiv-
ity, in farm values and in farm wages
Pennsylvania is far ahead of the aver-
age for the United States.
THE SILK EXHIBIT.
The silk exhibit is supplemented by
a special pavilion of the Woman's
Silk Culture Association of America,
vot far away. Here Miss Teresa
Magee, of Philadelphia, sits at a spin-
ning machine and ubreels the silk
cocoons as they float in boiling water.
Near by Miss Alice Pearman, of
Paterson, N. J., weaves the silk on a
Jacquard loom into souvenir hanker-
chiefs and mats. Cocoone, floors, raw
silk, macerated silk, all from American
worms, are displayed under the charge
of Mrs. Horn and Miss Carrie W.
Ford, of Philadelphia.
Upstairs in the gallery the wool-
growers of Washington county and
other sheep-raising sections of the State
are represented by 160 fine fleeces. A
number ot the States have hung their
fleeces in the row of glass cases and a
competitive contest will be held, Colo-
nel Woodward expects Pennsylvania
to capture the medal.
A MODEL SHOW.
The State College, of Centre county,
Las contributed to the model agricul
tural experiment station, showing the
special researches beiaog made in crops,
botany, horticulture, entomology and
all farm problems. The contributions of
all the American agricultural colleges
have been harmonized by Director
H. P. Armsby, of the State College,
who is chiet of the exhibit.
The forestry exhibit has been enrich-
ed by 60 water colors of the distine-
tive leaves of the State. They have
been faithtully painted by Miss Grace
Anna Lewis, of Media. )
The Agricultural building is grad-
ually developing into a gigantic food
show, and everybody who runs the
gamut, after devouring countless soups
catsups aod chocolate drinke, emerges
loaded down with packages of baking
powder, cocoa, biscuits, ‘etc. Nearly
everybody carries a miniature Heinz
pickle.
The corncob chair and fireplace in
the agriculture exhibit is worth noting.
The farmers have built almost every-
thing, from a clock to a State Capitol,
out of their cereals and seeds. In the
Washington building is a portrait of
the Father of his Country, so fashioned
of grain as to deceive the eye. The
Californians have not only built a tower
and Libertv Bell of oranges, but have
made a prancing prune horse. Astride
the steed of fruit is a knight in a mail
of dried apricots. He holds a dried
apple sword. His charger's tail is of
raisins.
“4So Say We All of Us”
From the Altoona Tribune.
| The Tribune believes that every sur-
vivor of the federal army who is un:
able to earn his own living by reason
of wounds, age or disease should be
iven so liberal a pension that he will
Ee able to spend his last daysin com-
fort, unvexed by poverty or care. It be-
lieves that the widow and orphan should
be amply cared for. It would oppose
zealously any proposition to reduce the
pensions of these worthy ones, It will
favor any legislation that will increase
the amount now paid them. But there
it stops. And if to defend the cause of
‘the worthy and to oppose the payment
of the national bounty to those who
‘have no legal claim upoi it be unpop-
ular, than it chooses to take the un-
popular side. Ady who imagine that
profit cores in the long run to those
who play the demagogue may de-
nounce it, and impugn ita patriotism,
‘but it rests its case with the people
who pay the taxes.
: one-half cent less than the de
Conflagration on the World's Fair
Grounds Monday Afternoon.
Firemen Swallowed Up in a Seething Mass of
Burning Timbers—The Cold Storage Ware
house Caught Fire on the Top of the Cupola
and the Building Burned—Many Firemen Who
Went to Save the Structure Met a Horrible
Fate.
WorLD’s FAIR GROUNDS, July 10.—
No less than thirty firemen lost their
lives at the World's fair grounds just be-
fore 2 o’clock.
At that time the Cold Storage ware-
house, just south of the Sixty-fourth
street gate, caught fire on the top of the
cupola, which is fully 200 feet from the
ground. Through this cupola the chim-
ney passes. The cupola is built of wood
and is highly ornamented with columns
and pillars.
Near the top is a landing. The fire
broke out about thirty feet above this.
As soon as the firemen arrived, about
thirty-five or forty of them climbed up
the ladders to this landing and were pre-
paring to throw streams of water to the
burning portion, when the fire, which
had eaten its way under the “staff’’ to a
point where the firemen stood, broke out
with volcanic ferocity.
On all sides there was an exclamation
of horror went up from the lips of 20,000
people who had assembled about the
building to see the fire. Five of the
men saved themselves by sliding down
the ropes. Before the others could fol-
low the flames had burned away the
ropes.
The unfortunate fellows, who re-
mained huddled together on the north
side of the cupola, were doomed. It was
beyond the reach of any of the ladders
and the crowd stood horror stricken and
helpless to rescue the helpless crew. The
flames ran higher and higher until the
men were almost concealed from view.
At this moment one of the firemen
sprang far out into the air and was
dashed to pieces on the roof, fully eighty
feet below. Another and another fol-
lowed his example, crazed by the awful
heat, and doubtless preferring to be
killed by a fall to being burned to death.
When five had jumped the upper por-
tion of the cupola gave way, and the re-
maining firemen were swallowed up in
the seething mass of burning timbers.
Meantine all the fire engines on the
grounds had been called and aid had
been summoned from Hyde park, but
the main portion of the fire was far
above the reach of the streams of water.
The entire building was totally de-
stroyed. It cost $250,000. and was
stored with fruits and wines. The
whole loss will probably reach half a
million. The structure was built by
the Hercules Iron Works company,
manufacturers of refrigerating machin-
ery.
Smith Defeats Griffin.
Rosy, Ind., July 10.—John Griffin,
the “Braintree lad,” and Solly Smith,
the champion of the Pacific coast’ met
to-night in the arena of the Columbian
Athletic club for a purse of $6,000 and
the featherweight championship of the
world. The event was the most notable
in the history of the newly formed pug-
ilistic organization, and it brought to-
gether one of the largest audiences ever
seen in an arena east, south or west.
Half an hour before the commencement
of‘operations the big ampitheater was
crowded to suffocation. Prominent
sporting men from all sections of the
country were in attendance. Jim Cor-
bett was present and warmly welcomed.
Smith and Griffin reached the private
office of the arena shortly after 8 o’clock.
They had weighed in previously, the
scales balancing within a fraction of 122
pounds to each man. Before the men
went into the ring, Director General O’
Malley was handed a certificate signed
by Dr. J. J. Davis, intimating that both
men were physically perfect and free
from all ailments and perfectly capable of
engaging in what under the laws of the
State of Indiana, could be regarded as a
friendly contest.
Betting on the fight was exceedingly
free during the day and long before the
men appeared in the ring a fortune
hung on the outcome of the fight. For
forty-eight hours, despite the fact that
Griffin was a ten to seven favorite,
Smith gained friends with rapidity, and
the odds came down to even money.
Smith defeated Griffin in four rounds.
A Curiosity tor Mathematicians.
Did you ever notice the combination
of ‘mathematical oddities unearthed in
multiplying the number 37? If multi
plied by 3, or any multiple of 3 up to
27, the product which results is ex-
pressed by three similar digits. See :
37x 3—111
37x 6—222
37x 9—333
37x12—444
37x15—555
37x18—666
37x21—-1777
37x24—888
37x27—999
It will also be observed that the pro-
ducts succeed each other in the order
of digits as read downward, thus: 1,
2,3,4, 5,6, 7.8,9; and that these,
again, being multiplied by three, their
number of places in the column, repro-
duce the multiples of 37, from which
they result. Note:
1x3—3
2x3—6
3x3—9
And soon down the entire column.
i= 8%. Louis Republic.
Against the Silver Brokers.
WASHINGTON, July 10.—The treas-
ury department fosgay again arrayed it-
self firmly against the silver brokers.
It was the customary day for making
the proportional purchase of silver on
the July account and 488 ounces were
offered. The prices asked ranged from
72 to 75 cents. They were regarded as
too high by acting Director Preston,
who made a counter proposition by of-
fering 71} cents per ounce. That is
rtment
paid for its silver last week and appar-
ently the silver men are reluctant to
come to these terms, “for up to the close
of office hours no acceptances were se-
cured. Some belated bids may come to
hand before the calendar closes, in
which case they will be opened to-mor-
row.
A Town Wiped From the Face of the
i Earth,
4 Large Number of Lives Lost.—Whole Fam. |
ilies Swept Away by the Fury of the Wind— : destruction.
Buildings Crushed Like Egy Shells—A Night : ber tariff, root and branch ; it would
of Horror Never to be Forgotten—Suffering at
Other Poinds.
Fort Donge, Ia., July 8.—Pomeroy,
a town of 900 inhabitants in Calhoun
county, was practically wiped out
Thursday by a cyclone. Between fifty
and one hundred were killed and near-
ly 200 were injured, many of whom
will die. The utmost confusion follow-
ed the advent of the storm, and it was
several hours before the condition of
affairs there was known. As soon as
the true state of affairs was learned re-
lief trains over the Illinois Central
. were sent out with a corps of physi:
cians, tents and provisions.
The storm broke about 7 o’clock:
All day long the clouds were skurrying
across thesky. An occasional shower
would be followed by a hot burst of
sunehine, Just before dark great
banks of black clouds massed in the
southwest and another in the west.
Just before 7 o'clock the two threaten-
ing piles moved toward one another
and then joined. The clouds took on
a green tint which was pierced with
the sun's rays for a moment. Then
darkness set in rapidly. The elements
seem to form about the combined
clouds though scarcely a breeze stirred
the tree tops in the streets of Pomeroy.
Those who were watching the phen-
omena say that a column of smoke
like a cloud dropped to the ground and
gathered in strength as it advanced
toward the town. They recognized it
as a cyclone and gave the alarm.
Many sought shelter in cellars and
others mounted horses to flee from the
path of the coming destruction. There
was a dash of hail, a blinding flash of
lightening and deafening peal of
thunder, !
Fifty-three dead, seventy-five fatally
injured, and 150 with broken limbs,
cuts and bruises more or less severe.
This is what the tornado ot last night
accomplished in the matter of casualty.
The town of Pomeroy is one complete
wreck. There is scarcely a house left
standing. About fifteen acres of debris
constitutes now what was yesterday
a thriving village. Splinters are all
that remarke. Pomeroy is part and
parcel of the prairie, the death-dealing
winds havingleft it barren and desolate.
Scarcely a tree remains. Piles of
broken timbers and pieces of furniture
are all that can be found of what was
once the largest building in the place.
Two hundred and fifty houses were
in all destroyed, and the money loss on
these and their contents is placed at
$200,000.
Ee —————
Who Will Be Leader?
Mr. Wilson or Mr. McMillin Likely to Head
the Democrats.
Washington, July 12.-—Congress-
man Wilson, ot West Virginia, whose
name is frequently mentioned in con-
nection with the chairmanship of the
ways and means committee of the next
house, said yesterday in answer to a
question that he had no information
as to who would fill the highly im por-
tant post. He added, however, that
the duties of the place would be unus-
ually arduous and that the man who
accepted it would find that he had no
time for play.
It is the feeling, now eo generally en-
tertained, that gives currency to the ru-
mor that Mr. Springer will not care
for or be considered in connection with
the leadership of the house again. He
lias never recovered from the severe ill-
ness that came so near carrying him
off last year.
Mr. Wilson’s name and that of Mr.
McMillin, of Tennessee, are treely can-
vagsed in connection with the Demo-
cratic leadership in the coming tariff
fight. Mr. Wilson is master of the
whole tariff question and is a strong
and ready debater. Mr. McMillin
likewise has many of the qualities of
leadership, and is ‘one of the best par-
liamentarians in public life.
May Have Been Innocent.
Caro, Ills., July 10 —It is now
i gonerally conceded that C. J.
iller, the Springfield, Ill, mulatto,
‘who was hanged, shot and cremated at
Bardwell, Ky., Friday afternoon, was
executed upon the flimsiest circumstan-
tial evidence, or probably no evidence
at all, for there was not one tangible
‘thing that connected him with the as-
sault and murder of the Ray sisters last
Wednesday morning. Information
from a trustworthy source at Wickliffe
is that telegrams have been received
there confirming Miller's statement as
to where he was July 4. and 5. Miller's
story was that he was at Bismarck, Mo.,
the morning of July 5, and no one has
brought forward any evidence to the
contrary. Careful inquiry has failed to
disclose a single person: who will say
positively that he saw Miller in Bard-
well, or even in Carlisle county, that
morning. ; 9
Think Kindly of Altgeld.
BosTox, Mass., July 10.—Representa-
tives of the Knights of Labor from
Rhode Island, Connecticut and this
state at a meeting yesterday organized
a New England Knights of Labor Al-
liance. * The alliance adopted the fol-
lowing resolution :
Whoreas, Governor Altgeld, of Il-
linois, in pardoning the so-called anar-
chists‘ has performed an act deserving
the thanks of all friends of humanity ;
therefore, Resolved, That we, the New
England Knights of Labor Alliance, in
convention assembled, extend him our
sincere thanks. \
CE
Mutchier’s Vacant Seat.
It Will Be Filled by. the Son of the Deceased
Man, !
EasToN, Pa., July 18.—The Demo-
cratic congressional conference, to nom-
inate a successor to the late William
Mutchler, met Tuesday morning at
South Bethlehem. The son of the de-
nation by acclamation.
Te in
t
ceased congressman received the nomi. !
Not Peace But a Sword. .
From the Louisville Courier Journal.
The Courier-Journal is the angel of
It would destroy the rob-
destroy the pension robbery, hip and
thigh ; it would destroy the robber
castle of the robber baron wherever it
is found entrenched in class legislation
and guarded round by venal preroga-
tives feudal in character. It would
destroy the Republican policy, dealing
in humbugging expedients to keep the
the people at bay whilst constantly
playing into the hands of the capitalist,
who, like the protectionist, stahds ever
ready to foot the bills,
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To Epforce Suaday Closing at the Fair.
Chicago, July 12'—At the meeting
of the national commission to-day a
resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment of a committee of
four to confer with the local directors
and council ot administration with re-
gard to the enforcement of the Sunday
closing law. If a favorable report on
the closing of the gates on Sunday is
made to the commission a resolution
calling for a committee to urge upon
the director general the closing of the
gates will be taken up at once.
Several Killed and Injured and Much
Property Destroyed.
Foxpa, Ia., July 8.—A tornado
passed west and south of this place be-
tween 6 and 7 o’clock last evening, de-
molishing buildings and groves, injur-
ing many persons and causing the loss
of many lives. :
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One Size of Postal Cards,
WasniNgTON, July 12.—~Postmaster
General Bissell has decided to abandon
three sizes of postal card now in use
and to substitute one size for both sin-
gle and reply cards.
et ———
Gold Returning to America.
SoutHAMPTON, July 12.—The ateam-
er Trave, from Bremen, which sailed
afternoon for New York has on board
gold to the amount of $335,000.
TEED OIOTIN,
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
MARRIAGE Licenses. —Issued during
the past week—Taken from the
docket.
Josiah Stahl and Emma Harr, both
of Philipsburg.
A. L. Davidson, of Clearfield Co,
and Isabella Winter, of Hawk Run.
Andrew Tobizas and Mary Starhic,
both of Snow Shoe.
Henry Lingle and Sadie Confer, both
of Potter Twp.
Harry W. Johnson, of Bellefonte,
and Anna E. Miller, of Spring Mills.
Geo. W. Kerstetter, of Lewisburg,
and Ollie Tripple, of Bellefonte.
J. E. D. Huffman, of Williamsport,
and E. Gertrude Spigelmeyer, of Belle-
fonte.
Wilson Bilger, of Pleasant Gap, and
Fannie Guisewite, of Centre Hall.
Francis Curtis, of Orlando Fla, and
Annie Switzer, of Philipsburg.
‘Wm. M. Houser, of Benore, and Lil-
lie Houtz, of Harris Twp.
——Furniture at lower prices at E.
Brown Jr’s. than any place in Centre
county.
——We are sole agents for the Doug-
las shoes the best in the country. Every
pair warranted. Buy no other they will
give you satisfaction, boys $1.75 $2.00
and $2.50, mens $2.00, $2.50, $3.00,
$4.00 and $5.00, the $4.00 and $5.00 are
hand made. Lyon & Co.
Rev. Hick's JuLy WEATHER. —The
10th and 11th are reactionery days, at
which time it will grow very warm,
and if active storms do not appear the
warmth will increase past the new moon
on the 13th, and culminate in heavy
storms on and about the 16th, which is
the central day of the next storm period,
of 15th to 18th, storms will appear early
in the period, checking the growing
heat and bringing temporarily more
pleasant weather. If new moon on the
18 lends her influence to reationary dis-
turbances central on 10th and 11th, a
crisis of heat and storm will be reached
about those days, if she reaches forward
to storm period of 15th to 18th heat and
storms will come to a crisis early in that
period.
About the 22d, 23d, growing warmth,
with all the changes that precede and
attend a return storminess, will appear.
These disturbances, also will in all
probability reach their crisis very
promptly, under electric pressure of the
moon's first quarter, on the 20th. Blus-
ter, with threatening clouds and local
rains may be expected at this and at all
July periods, but we think there will be
a general lack of rain. The last period
for July runs from 26th to 80th, the
crisis. falling coincident. with the full
moon on the 28th. At this time we
will have entered into the Venus period,
which is centered August 9th, and if we
are to have general rains from the Ven-
us disturbance in August, they are apt
to begin in earnest at the last July
period. . We look for much violent dis-
turbance at this time, and hope for sea-
sonable rains, but shall not be surprised
if there are more severe bluster, electric
displays and rapid transitions from heat.
to cool, than rain. At all events, we
may reasonably expect a respite from
summer heat at the close of the last July
storms.
~— Have you seem E. Brown Jr’
stock of wall paper.
News Notes from Howard.
The remaining Saturdays in July are taken:
for festivals here.
The Jacksonville stage line of Howard now-
boasts of two stages.
Ed and Serge Pletcher are back again, the-
former is quite a stranger.
Hay making has begun in earnest but the.
rain has interferred seriously.
We note the visit of Geo. Robb to this Boro.
He is stopping at Ira Packer's.
The rolling mills shut down for a few days
last week, but are now running ss usual.
Dave Pletcher is again working at hie tra ae’
here, after an extended job at Mili Hall.
Howard Moore is extremely confident of ob-
taining the Treasurership nomination.
The teacher’s examination was held in the-
school-house last week. Aversges all ranged:
high.
Quite a quantity of yaper wood and various.
kinds of bark are ready for the cars at this.
point.
Gabriel Betz is again carrying the mail to:
Jacksonville, Walker P. O., after a lay off of
8 years.
Ambrose S. Holter has decided to quit -the
livery business as soon as he can dispose of’
his rigs.
Master Earl Way, of Fillmore, is visiting his
cousin, Miss Josie McEntireat Dr. McEntire’s.
residence.
E. C. McEntire and wife, of Missouri, form
erly of this Boro., are visiting friends and rel-
atives here.
Ward Schenck and Earl Way treated the
girls to all the watermelons they could eat at
the festival.
Grain will be ready to cut this week. Ifit
only stops raining we shall expect an excel-
lent showing.
The “Fourth” was quietly celebrated here.
The younger element having gone to Renova
with the band.
The proprietor of the Syracuse House lost
his valuable pug-dog on the 4th, but it was
found at Eagleville.
Preachers Smith, of Howard, and Young, of
Pleasant Gap, exchanged pulpits Sunday, the
change being deeply noticed.
Harry Freeman is again at Howard, this
time to stay. Howard surely has its attracts:
ing features or he would not have returned.
We note Miss Bertha Lucas, Al Lucas and
Alice Wistar, the latter traveling by herself,
as visitors to the Fair. Wm. Lucas and fami-
ly returned last week.
The C. W. B. M. of the Lucas church held:
a large festival at the school house last Satur-
day. The results were large, the financial fig~
ure cutting a big item. Among the novel feat:
ures were a band of eight pieces, with vocal
horns, something new for this part of Centre
county.
The Evangelical church held its Children’s
Day last Sunday a week ago, and surpassed
anyhing attempted as yet. Messrs. Harry
Williams and Ward Schenck deserve special
commendation for efficiency in military tac-
tics, many other children meriting approval
for their special acts. The church was
crowded, standing room being in good de--
mand. The singing might have been im-
proved because of the size of the edifice.
—
Pine Grove Mentions.
J. M. Keichline's little folks, of Bellefonte,
are enjoying themselves in the country
among the berries and cherries and are hay-
ing a rolicking good time.
Mrs. Lillie Gilleford,—nee Meek—of Altoona,
the same pleasant lady as of yore, spent sever-
al weeks visiting relatives hereabouts.
The Fourth wore a very quiet aspect on our
streets. Nothing to commemorate the birth
of our nation but the small boy with the usual
supply of fire crackers.
This section was visited with a heavy rain
storm, accompanied with hail that 1iddled the-
corn crop in its course. Fences were scatter”
ed, trees uprooted and loads of hay that were
caught in the storm’s track wereup set.
A gang of burglars, which for some {ime
has infested our peaceful town, has increased.
the terror of our citizens by their nightly op.
erations, which are carried on in the boldest
manner, ransacking cellars and kitchens.
—Owing to the continued wet spel much
hay making was still in operation the begin.
ning of this week. By the middle and last of
the week grain harvesting will be well under
way, with some few farmers having finisned.
Mr. John Musser, one of our most success-
ful farmers and stockraisers, was on last Mon--
day evening attacked by a vicious Holstein
bull, tossing him in the air and goreing him,
severely. He sustained a broken rib, dislocat
ed finger and a bad gash in the leg and head’
besides internal injuries, which are considered
by his attending physician, Dr. Woods, as quite
serious. Fortunately his wife and daughter
ran to hisrescue and drove the animal away
by their shrieks and clubs and saved his life.
At this writing the unfortunate man is getting
along as well as cap be expected.
At a meeting held in the lecture room of the
Presbyterian church on the evening of the
10th inst, with a view of making arrange.
ments for the celebration of the sixty eighth
anniversary of the Sunday school, J. B. Piper
was elected Presidentand J. B. Mitchell, Secy.,
of the meeting, the following committees of
arrangements consisting of W. H. Fry, W. E.
Meek, J. B. Mitchell, J. B, Piper, George Eck-
el,D. C.Krebs, J. W. Fry’ W. A. Tanyer and
and Wm; Lingle, were chosen. Both band
and choir music will be the order of the
day. All denominations are cordially invited
to participate in this Union celebration to be
held in the Ard grove adjoining town in the
style of a basket picnic. Refreshments will
be on the grounds all day, in the evening a
social will be given by the 8. 8. ladies, Promi-
nent speakers have been invited, Ex.
Governor Beaver will deliver the historic
address, and D. F. Fortney the address to the
Sunday School scholars. : Five ministers will
be present to participate in the speech mak-
ing. Saturday August 12th the 68th anniver-
sary of the first Sunday school in the western
part of the county organized by Wm. McWil-
liams, as previously published by the Warcn-
MAN in a January issue.
Wasn’t Married as Reported.
West Liberty, Iowa, July 3,1803.
Mz. EpiToR : 4
Please allow me to correct an error which
occurred in your paper a few weeks ago, I
came to Iowa June 13. Traveled entirely
alone, Did not enter the holy bonds of
matrimony, Sorry a few of the goed people of
Unionville have distressed themselves in re:
gard to same : ( but thank them for their kind
wishes). Mrs, Henry Hoover had an elegant
dinner at the time mentioned. All friends
seemed to enjoy it except Miss Lizzie Brugger,
who had to go home on account of toothache.
Dora G. WaITE,
Ai