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Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., July 28, 1893.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - EpitTor
Impecunious Royalty,
The popular idea that princes of the
blood, and royalty in general, are made
of a little better stuff than we ordinary
mortals, is fast being dispelled by the
better acquaintance and contact with
these personages, who live parasitic on
the subjects of kings and emperors.
There once was an ambition in
the hearts of the masses to do
things as the Prince of Wales did
them ; to favor things which the Prince
of Wales favorsed .And just the same
with many other titled coxcombs.
There was a time when such aping
was considered the fashion, but people
have grown in intelligence since then
and to-day none but a class of poor,
simple, eapheads set uproyalty as their
mark. This old time idea that eyery-
thing a princ: or princess, duke
or duchess did, was right
was undoubtedly instinctive, hav-
ing had its formulation in the princi-
ple of “the divine right of kings.”
"Tis true that in days gone by educa-
tional, financial, and various other
agencies combined to raise the class of
royalty above the common people, but
later day royalty has sadly degenerated.
Dissipation, gambling and scandals
have all had a tendency to lessen its
prestige and disenchant the people.
Perhaps the most glaring illustra-
tion of the depth to which this society
can go, that has been seen in later
days, is the one now before us in the
demand of Marquis DE BARBOLES,
brother of the Duke of VErAGUA, that
the fund now being raised for the latter
be divided with the former. The
Dake, who is a descendent of CoLuwm-
BUS, lost his fortune, during his recent
visit to the United States, and it is pro-
posed that a fund be raised for him.
Now just as soon as his brother heard
of this intention on our part he must
make claim for a share of the tund be-
cause he is a relative of old Curisro-
PHER too. Such impecunious fellows
are a disgrace to the titles which they
bear. In the earlier times a prince or
any other titled foreigner would rather
have died from starvation than sacri-
ficed his honor in such a way.
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Not a Good Case for Sympathy.
The Republican press all over the
country is working itself into an excite-
ment bordering on hysterics, in conse:
quence of the dropping of the name of
Judge Lone of Michigan from the
pension list. It is true as they assert
that Judge Tone was a soldier, was
wounded and is entitled to a pension,
but how Judge Loxa got on to the $72
per month list 1s what the department
is trying to ascertain. The pension
that Justice Long has been drawing
for years is that provided for old sol-
diers, totally disabled, and dis-
qualified by reason of their condition
from taking care of themselves or at-
tending to any duties. Judge
Lox is able to act as one of the Su-
preme Court Judges of Michigan, and
to earn and draw a salary of $7,000
per year, so that neither his disability
nor condition 1s of the “total” kind
that would entitle him to the highest
pension paid by the government. It is
for the purpose of rerating, and to
place him where he properly belongs,
that the suspension was ordered, and
the Republican press will have a hard
time in making the public, or even the
old soldiers, believe that a man who is
able to earn $7,000 a year is entitled to
a pension of $72 per month when oth-
er poor fellows, who are as badly disa-
bled as he is, think they are doing well
if they earn a dollar a day, are allowed
under the law but from $12 to $20 per
month.
——An Inter-national Cold Wave
Company has been organized in the
north west, and the Philadelphia
Record wants to know how it is to pro-
duce Arciic winds at will. The method
proposed is simply to seat Foraker
on a cake of ice and turn his face ia the
direction they wish the wind to blow.
Stock in the company is now away
above par, as no one doubts the entire
success of the undertaking.
——Thespecial election in the Eighth
Congressional district, on Tuesday last,
is calculated to take considerable of
the strut out of that political peacock,
“Gen.” Frank Reeper. He had an
idea that he was going to be elected,
but the people, on an exceedingly
small vote, chose Mr. Howarp Muron-
LER, to succeed his father in Congress,
by over 4,000 majority. :
Se ————
——There were twelve thousand
commercial drummers in parade in
Chicago, on Tuesday. What an aw-
ful noise they must have made.
Its Natural Effect.
It is contended by the Democrats on
the tariff question that duties imposed
oa raw materials are conducive to no
industrial advantage, but, on the con-
trary, are productive of industrial inju-
ry. This, they contend, is especially
the case in the matter of raw wool, and
they have illustrated this argument
with the fact that the wool production
in this country has declined proportion-
ately to the increase of the duty on the
raw commodity.
Figures drawn from indisputable
sources have been given to show that
under high tariffs the price of home-
grown wool has declined, and the num-
ber of sheep has diminished in sections
devoted to that industry. Statistics
show beyond the possibility of denial
that since 1867, a period during which
an almost prohibitive wool-tariff has
prevailed, the flocks in Ohio have suf-
fered such a diminution that they are
but about one-half of what they were,
before the policy of high wool duties
was adopted. It was to satisfy the
Ohio wool-raisers, more than for any
other reason, that a high tariff was put
on the raw material, yet their selfish.
ness seems to! have met with but a
poor reward.
Their experience with the McKINLEY
tariff should be particularly discourag-
ing to them, for although they claimed
that it would be a great advantage to
their interests, it has turned out that as
goon as the bill was passed the price of
wool began to go down until it is now
more than 30 per cent less than it was
immediately before the passage of the
MoKiNLEY measure. The quotation
of present prices of Ohio wool, as com-
pared with what they were three years
ago, maintains this as a fact that can-
not be disputed.
There is a natural cause for such an
effect as this. With the exclusion of
the higer grade of foreign wools by ex-
cessive duties, our woolen manufactur-
ers resort to the lower grades and to
shoddy in the making of their fabrics,
with;the effect that there is a diminu-
tion in the use of the better quality of
both domestic and foreign wools in
this debased condition of woolen manu-
facture. :
The French government still
persists in its war-like attitude in Siam,
and China and England are both shin-
ing up with the hope of getting a
whack at the French on the smallest
excuse.
——The idea of making the country
more prosperous by reducing the
amount of currency, as proposed by
the gold basis advocates, would be like
fattening a calf by lessening its feed.
The Hawaiian Government Has Ap-
pointed a Special Commisstoner.
Blount Concludes His Report. The Opinion
Prevails in Official Circles That President
Cleveland Will Re-submit Ex-President Harri-
son’s Treaty of Annexation—Mr. Blount's Re-
port May be Acted Upon During the Special
Session of Congress.
San Francisco, July 25. — The
steamer Oceanic brings news from
Honolulu of the appointment of Will-
iam D. Alexander as special commis-
sioner to Washington to assist in the
negotiations for annexation. He will
leave Honolulu about the 27th inst.
Minister Blount has concluded his
report on Hawalian affairs, and it was
stated he would probably forward it to
Washington by the steamer Australia,
which was to sail July 19. It is re-
ported that he has given the provis-
ional government to understand that
nothing will be done until he sends
back his report, which may be acted
upon during the extra session of con-
gress. The opinion prevailsin official
circles tha: after receiving Minister
Blount’s report, President Cleveland
will resubmit ex-President Harrison’s
treaty of annexation, or some modifi-
cation thereon to the senate. The
new treaty mentioned in previous des-
patches, which was drawn up here
to be submitted to the United States
government, will be withheld await-
ing the action of Minister Blount’s
report. The latest reports concerning
the document are that itis a straight
treaty of annexation without conditions,
in which no reference occurs to the
labor question, finances or the present
system of land holdings,
Cholera in 1taly.
Rome, July 25.—Notwithstanding
the official denial of the Italian govern:
ment of the reports that cholera had
appeared, it is well known that the dis-
ease is prevailing in Alexandria, cap-
ital of the province of that name in
Piedmont. Many cholera cases have
been reported there, and new cases are
of daily occurrence. The disease is not
confined to Alexandria. Cases are re-
ported in a number of other places in
Piedmont.
Howard Mutchler Elected to Congress.
: Easton, Pa., July 25-—In the spe-
cial election in the Eighth congression-
al district to day, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Hon, William
Mutcbler, hisson Howard Mutchler,
Democrat, was elected over General
Frank Reeder, Republican, by about
2,800 majority. The vote was less
than one-half that of last year in the e ]
‘dyke, Bondville and Three Rivers will
district, when it went 6,242 Democrat-
ie.
To Banish Drouth,
Secret of the International Cold Wave Associa-
tion—How the Wild Western Winds Will Be
Tempered.
ABERDEEN, S, D., July 24.—J. H.
Hauser, one of the promoters of the In-
ternational Cold Wave Association, a
company that proposes to save the
crops from hot winds and drought,
gave to-day a partial explanation of
the scheme.
It isa well-known scientific fact that |
rain and a cool atmosphere pass along |
through many miles of territory in |
close company. Whenever a rain-
storm, whether it be gentle or violent,
follows a heated spell, the atmosphere
becomes cool. That is the basis of the
great secret of the Cold Wave Comp-
any. They believe that if they can
produce storm-clouds in a clear sky
and during the prevalence of a hot
wind, the artificially produced ele-
ments will counteract and drive back
the natural.
ESSENTIALS FOR A TORNADO.
Capt. Hauser said he did not be-
lieve that a tornado was ever started
unless the sun shone at the time and
there was a calm. These are the two
essentials:
“We have no record of a storm ever
starting on an open level prairie and
never will have,” said the Captain,
“A tornado is a whirlwind on a larger
scale. Whirlwinds are not produced
by the rushing together of different
winds, or else they might be produced
in fields of grain or grass, They are
started in the roads or ploughed fields
because the air in that particular spot
is absolutely still and has a higher de-
gree of temperature than the surround-
ing atmosphere by the concentration
of the sun’s rays, and the result is this
heated air suddenly bursts upward
through the colder and heavier air,
forming a vacuum. The colder and
heavier air rushes down from above
to fill this vacuum.
SECRET OF THE SCHEME,
“If we can get a current of air up
and down instead of on the surface,
the result is accomplished. The hot
winds will be driven by artificially
produced wind, and rain will follow.
I have experimented for the last year
with satisfactory results. Our éitizens
have just paid $1,500 for three ex-
periments. Ihe test was that half an
inch of rain was to be produced over
300 equare miles or no pay. The tests
were successful, and the money was
cheerfully paid, and the hot winds were
driven back by the winds from the
storm-clouds. In my experiments I
have made hydrogen and allowed it to
escape constantly througha pipe. Of
course, I have vsed some other chem-
icals besides those that were necessary
to produce hydrogen, but it would not
at this time be good policy to ex-
plain the process more fully. I may
do this in the near future. I also ex-
ploded in the open air by electricity
this gas I have made. It the theory
that is now quite prevalent that our
rain is produced by the chemical com-
bination of oxygen and hydrogen in
in the air by explosion by electricity is
correct, then I am in hopes that my
experiments will produce strong re-
sults.” :
Refused to Accept Silver,
Cricaco, July 24.—A notice was
posted to-day in the United States sub-
treasury to the effect that silver would
not be received. During the day many
employees of banks brought in sacks
of the white metal to get currency in
exchange, but they had to go again as
they came. There is now more silver
lying aronnd uncounted behind the sub-
treasury counters than the force can
handle. One very shelf, and in piles on
the floor are canvas sacks filled with
dollars and other coins stacked up un-
til there is hardly room to get about.
“We are unable to handle the big
amount of silver we have on hand,”
said one of the officials, “and until it
can be all counted and checked up we
will not receive any more over the
counter. For some time past great
quantities of silver have been brought
here by the banks to be exchanged for
currency until the amount has become
greater than we can handle and we
have had to call a temporary halt.
This is all there is to the matter.”
Sad Accident in Juniata County.
Newport, Perry county, Pa., July
25,—~This afternoon while Rev. P.
Willard and his grand son Allen Bruce
Willard, were waiting for a train at
Mexico station, Juniata county, to
take them to Newport, a freight train
going west ran them down. Each
had a leg cut off and was other
wise injured. Mr. Willard is 84 years
of age and his grand son is aged 3. Mr.
Willard is the father and Allen the son
of Prothonotary S. Willard, of Perry
county. Rev. Willard was for many
years principal of the Tressler orphan
home, at Lloysville, this county, and a
retired Lutheran preacher.
Feeding the Destitute.
Denver, Colo., July 25.—The feed-
ing of the destitute was resumed at the
missions to-day. At the Haymarket
600 men and two women were fed.
The crowd was a truly representative
one of laboring men. Their faces and
bands were clean and bright, but all
had troubled looks in their eyes, as if
the future was an unknown sea of
trouble. At the People’s Labor taber-
nacle 1,000 out of work were represent-
ed. They were chiefly young men and
wanted to go east, the preference for
transportation being St. Louis. A few
wanted to go to Dakota points.
More McKinley Protection®
Ware, Mass, July 25.—the Otis
company cotton mills in this town will
shut down Saturday for one month, on
account of being unable to find a mar-
ket for their product. The number of
hands employed is 1,750. The com-
pany’s mills at Warren, Palmer, Thorn.
also curtail production.
‘ charge he kicked her in the nose.
A Likelihood of Trouble in Kansas in
the Next Few Days.
Expect Nothing From the State. Therefore the
| Two Big Coal Companies Propose to Protect
the Men Who Are Willing to Work for Them—
Stockades Already Built. No Definite Time
is Set.
Kansas City, Mo., July 24.—There
is no longer doubt that the Central
Coal and Coke company and the Kan-
eas and Texas Coal company intend
to bring about a crisis in the strike at
their coal mines in southern Kansas
in the next few days. The Central
| Coal and Coke company has already
finished the building of stockades
arcund its mines at Weir City and
Scammon and has built houses for the
workmen within the walls, and this
morning P.esident Keith told a report-
er that the mines at both places would
be operated before the end of the
week.
In answer to a question as to where
he would get men from, Mr. Keith
said : “Some of our old: men will be
given a chance to go to work again if
they feel so disposed. The others who
have given most of the trouble we do
not want and we won't have. Then
there are some coming from Colorado
and some from the south. Itis easy
enough to get the men.” .
“Are the men who come from the
south negroes ?”’
“I guess they are. Negroes make
good miners and what we want is men
who will dig the coal.”
“Will they be furnished with the
arms that are stacked at Springfield
and elsewhere ?”
“We are not going to put men into
our mines to be shot down like cattle.
There is no use trying to disguise facts.
We have no reason to believe that
they will be protected by the state.
Our experience with the state and
county officers have been such that we
can expect little from them. We must
do something. It would be folly and
cruelty on our part to put workingmen
in' these mines with no protection.
When the miners go inside the mines
they will be prepared to defend them-
selves against attack.”
The Kansas ad Texas company is
preparing for work too, but neither
company will tell when work will be-
gin.
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A Powder House Blown Up.
HuxnriNgToN, Ihd., July 23— Schaf-
fer & Schaffer’s powder house exploded
at 3 o'clock this -afternoon. Homer
Householder and Hugh Harvey were
shooting with a rifle, and when a bullet
entered a window, both men were blown
clean across the little river and their
bodies torn to pieces. Houses were
wrecked all around and several persons
were injured.
Ford’s Theatre Disaster,
Grand Jury Holds Ainsworth and Others
Responsible.
WasHINGTON, D, C. July 24.—The
grand jury to-day indicted Col. Fred C.
Ainsworth, chief of the pension divi-
sion, war department, Contractor Dunt,
Superintendent Covert and Engineer
Sasse, responsible for the Ford’s theatre
disaster.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——Burglars cracked the safe in the
Flemington flour mill, on Tuesday night,
and secured a little over twenty dollars
for their work.
——Rev. W. E. Fischer, for eighteen
years pastor of the Centre Hall
Lutheran church,has resigned to accept
a call to Shamokin.
——The house of Wm. Weaver, near
Penn’s Cave, was totally destroyed by
fire on last Sunday evening. The build-
ing was occupied by Howard Homan
who lost all of his furniture. A defec-
tive flue was the cause.
——The steeple of Emanuel church
at Tusseyville was recently blown a foot
out of plumb by a storm, and instead
of tearing it down and rebuilding, the
congregation pulled it back again, thus
saving considerable expense.
——The music pavilion which had
been standing in the corner of the Court
House yard since its erection has been
moved out into the centre of the Dia-
mond where it now stands, an unsightly
obstruction to one of the most traveled
thoroughfares in town. .
——Tt is gratifying to learn that our
old friend Nelse Lucas, who is serving
in a government position at Washington,
has been promoted from a $900 to a
$1,200 berth. The raise was entirely
unsolicited and was made wholly as a
result of meritorious work. We con-
gratulate him on his gocd luck.
——HKor the accommodation of the
Democrats of Penns Valley, a special
Coburn, after the County Convention
on the evening of August 8th, provided
that a sufficient number of excursion
tickets are taken from Coburn and Ris-
ing springs to meet the expense. The
rail-road company asks that the sale of
50 tickets be guaranteed at each of these
points.
——J. C. Stover, of Penn township,
with his two litile boys was driving a
cow and calf to Coburn, last Saturday
came cross. She made a dash for one of
the boys and tossed him high in the air.
The father, with rare presence of mind,
caught the little fellow in his arms thus
saving him from the hurt of the fall, and
when the maddened cow made a second
The
boy was considerably bruised.
train will be run from this place to
morning, when the animal suddenly be- !
Lost SHAWL. —One day last week as |
Mrs Geo. W. F. Gray, of Buffalo Run
_ valley, was coming to town she lost, |
‘somewhere between Markle’s black-
smith shop and Bellefonte, a black
cashimere shawl. The finder will re-
ceive her thanks by returning it or noti-
| fying her where it can be had.
PriLipspvre WiLL Have Pavep
StrEETS.—The citizens of Philipsburg
held a special election, on Tuesday, to
decide whether they would increase
their borough indebtedness and intro-
duce an efficient sewage system as well
as pave their streets. The vote resulted
in a majority of 184 votes for the loan.
Which means that the energetic moun-
tain town will soon be properly drained
and will-be boasting new paved streets.
It will be a great boon for the place as
the streats out there hardly ever dry up.
MARRIAGE LicENSES. —Issued during
the past week—Taken from the
docket.
Harry H. Thompson, of Bellefonte,
and Maggie Kreps, of Milesburg.
John Koeses and Annie Krestoff,
botk of Clarence.
John Sullivan, of Lancaster, and Ida
M. Kline, of Bellefonte.
‘Wm. F. Robbins and Annie M. Her-
shey, both of Snow Shoe.
Andrew Katchie and Lizzie Zim-
merman, both of Clarence.
TRIAL LisT FoR AvUuGUusT TERM.—
The following is the trial list for the
first week of the August term of Court.
Thos. Lauver vs. David Harter.
Jacob Test vs. Adams & Co.
Samuel Batdorf vs. J. R. Wolf.
David Gates vs. Wm. Vantries.
Dennis Nolan vs. J. W. Stine.
Arthur Hewlet vs. EB. S. Woomer.
Samuel and Jessie Long vs. Daniel
Long.
Edward Losh vs. Aaron Bickle.
Use of H. F. Bitner vs. Robt. O’Boyle
Adm’r
O. B. McNitt vs. John Leech, et al:
Adm’r.
Thomas Meyer vs. Jno Alexander
et al, Adm'r.’
NArRrRowLY EscAPED = DEATH.—
Wednesday afternoon William Sunday,
a young man whosehome is on Bar-
rows alley, this place, was working in
what is knowa:as the shed at the Mor-
ris’ lime kilns, on Buffalo: Ran. The
tracks over which the stone cars run
from the quarries into the kilns are on
high trestles and 2s the grade is very
steep the cars are difficult to handle. On
the afternoon in question one of them got
away from the boy who was running it
into the kiln’ and, plunging down the
slope at lightning speed, jumped the
track and crashed through the roof into
the building below. The load of stones
flew in every direction. Several of the
largest hit the unfortunate man on the
head and back inflicting injuries which
are very serious though not necessarily
fatal. He was unconscious for six
hours. Several of his fellow workmen
brought him home in the evening.
Tae OPERA House SrasoN WiLL
OPEN.—Manager Al Garman claims to
have solved the much-mooted question
of “How to be happy, though poor.” Go
see ‘The Hustler,” says he, “Surely
none are too poor to follow this advice,
and I believe allthe misanthropes and
dyspeptics in town should make it a
point to try the remedy. ‘The Hustler’
is designed to amuse and edify, and at
thesame time to provide a means for mak-
ing people forget their troubles and find
something worth looking for. That it
accomplishes its purpose will doubtless
be testified to by thousands who have
been privileged to see in, and this season
so many novelties are introduced that all
want to see it again. ‘The Hustler’
comes to this city soon and in the com-
pany will be seen John Kernell, the
only surviving Celtic comedian of
world-wide fame, and two dozen com-
panions of note.” Garman’s opera
house, Tuesday night, August 8th.
CENTENNIAL REUNION OF THE RE-
FORMED CHURCHES AT CeNTRE HALL. —
On August 16th, a centennial reunion
| of the Reformed churches of central
Pennsylvania will be held at Centre
Hall. The music will be in charge of
Prof. P. H. Meyer, of Boalsburg.
People of all denominations are cor-
dially invited to attend. The tollowing
{ program will be rendered, Rev. D. M.
| Wolf, D. D., of Spring Mills, presiding.
ADNOM ivi. eheisisssssimmsssnsss : cine snssstinns. Oho
Iuvocation and Creed.. Rev. J. R. Brown
ILT-1 TO rersspt ees «Hymn 277
Scripture Lesson and Prayer
I ANEhOMA.ciicsissiniitniecasssirasisisras aesiesees .Choir
Address—‘‘History of the Educational Inter-
ests of the Reformed church,” C. M. Bower
Esq., Bellefonte.
, Singing....oiviinesirasnn srsbivnrcscscsinserisiors Hyman 379
' Address—“The Influence of the Reformed
, Church upon the Religious Thought and
Life of America during the last Century,
' Rev. J. C. Bowman, D. D., Lancaster.
Singing ..ccoviiiinn sintriren shneusessnasin «es Hymn 590
Address-“Local History of Reformed Churches
in Union and Centre counties,” Rev. W, A.
Haus, Selinsgrove, Pa,
Anthem.......ceum sires sirens cneassmmssssnn nnn seen Choir
Address—"Centennial Thoughts,” Rev. 8, L.
Whitmore, Mifflinburg.
SINGIN ceanerresesssrpsmmnassensinsassasersssninis Hymn 360
Lord’s Prayer and Benediction.
—
WaAN TRYING FoR A RELEASE. —
On Monday morning E. R! Chambers
i and Wilbur F. Reeder attorneys for John
| N. Whan, who is confined in jail here
for alleged malpractice and abortion,
tried to secure the release of their client
on a writ of habeas corpus. The hearing
was started in the court house before
judges Furst and Riley, but as the pros-
ecution was wholly unprepared to re-
fute the string of evidence produced by
the defence, the Court postponed the
bearing until next Monday morning at
10 o’clock, when it instructed District
Attorney Singer to be ready.
‘Whan's case is well known to our
readers, he having been committed to
jail on the charge of abortion and
malpractice resulting in th e death of
Mrs. Maize Winkleman, of Nittany
Hall, some weeks ago. It appears,
however, that the procedure of arrest
was altogether illegal and on the
ground of technicalities the defense
hopes to secure the release of their
client.
BELLEFONTE AGAIN A WINNER. —
The Renova ball club, of the River
league, made its debut at the Park, on
Wednesday. The visitors came up
from Williamsport, after having tuned
the Deamorests up 14 to 2, and put their
crack pitcher, Mr. Day, in the box.
‘When the game started the Governors
were so prompt at rapping out singles
that the doughty little Renova twirler
lost heart and we won with ease.
Hodson pitched a magnificent game,
being very effective at critical points.
For Bellefonte Wetzel, Woodcock,
Reed and Soper carried off the honors
by their brilliant fielding. while Good
and McCarthy wielded the bat effective-
ly for the visitors: Had it not been for
a muddy field Renovo would have been
shut out, as her only run was scored on
a long drive to right centre which
should have been caught.
The feature of the gams was the rap-
id fielding of a line hit to deep center,
which stopped a run for the visitors
within three feet of the plate. The
score by innings was as follows ;
Renova —0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0--1
Bellefonte--4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0—8
Summary —Errors, Renovo 8, Bellefonte 1
Base Hits, Benovo 7, Bellefonte 9 ; Wild Pitch,
Day ; Strike Out by Hodson 1, by Day 3; Left
on Bage, Renovo 3, Bellefonte 4; Base on Balls
off Hetis on 3, off Day 6. Two base hits, Good
2, Soper: three base hits, Soper. Time of
Game 1 hour 50 min. Umpire Mr. O'Connell.
Attendance 450
ee ———r
Pine Grove Mentions.
Mrs. Geo. Smith, of Harrisburg, was the
guest of Mrs. Judge Smith on Water street.
His Honor, Judge Krebs, of Clearfield, ac-
companied by his wife are this week the guests
of his brother Levi.
A.M. Whipple, the Stone valley Lumber
King, accompanied by his wife Sundayed
with J. B. Ard, on Main street.
Our agricultural friends are this week fin-
ishing up the largest grain crop for years o f
the very best quality and it has been gathered
in the best condition.
Mr. Walter E. Meek, one of Houtzdale sub-
stantial business men, in his usual pleasant
manner made a flying business trip to this
section in the early part of the week.
The ice Cream sociable on last Saturday
evening, under the auspices of the Lutheran
Sunday school, was a success socially and fin*
ancially. $62.36 was {he cash receipts,
A party of noted anglers of our town spen
several days along Stone Creek recently. Be
fore starting a number of orders were filled
although a good catch of eels was reported.
Mr. Paul Fortney, of Bellefonte, has for the
past several weeks been hardening his mus-
cles in the harvest fields under the direction
of his uncle James Fortney who isa whole
team lone handed.
Miss Winfred B. Meek, yonngest daugher of’
Senator Meek, of Belle fonte, spent the last.
week of fishing season along the rippling wa-
ters of Fairbrook with head quarters at the
hospitable home of D. G. Meek. She will report.
8 poor catch.
D. M. Weaver Esq., one of Bellwoods most
energetic citizen, spent some days at the base
of old Tussey mountains to regain some lost
flesh caused by a complication of kidney and
bowel troubled from which he has become
much reduced.
Our farmer friend, John Musser, who sever-
al weeks ago was reported badly gored by a
vicious animal is improving slowly but we
trust surely, while the animal, although a val-
uable one, is being stalled fed and will soon be
ready for the butchers.
A. C. Kepler, one of the Democratic pillars
of Lancaster county Pa., accompanied by his
son is this week the guest of Capt. J. M, Kep-
ler. Mr. K. thinks the financial crises is about
at its zenith and with the early session of Con =~
gress, at which the Sherman bill will be re-
pealed confldence will be generally restored.
Master Walter Fragan, of Altoona, a youth
of fourteen summers while visiting his grand
Papa Ripka of this place fell from a cherry
tree, a distance of some 16 feet, fracturing his
skull badly. Dr. G. H. Woods assisted by Dr*
John Woods performed the surgical oppora-
tion of raising the fractured bone. For a
time the hurt was considered as most danger-
ous, but st this writing the lad is cheerful and
considered out of danger.
Last Friday evening the cosy home of Wal-
ter O’ Bryan was all in a blaze of joy and glad-
ness. The house and yard was full of folks
who apparently had a rolicking good time at
Mr. O'Bryans expense. It being the 20th anni.
versary of their only daughter Girlie, who that
morning had been decoyed away from home,
while Mrs. O'Bryan assisted by her lady
friends set about to prepare the feast of fat
things consisting of the very best of every-
thing that the farm and the market could
produce. One hundred guests partook of the
bounteous feast with Post Master Heberling
and Supt. C. W. Patterson, twoold veterans,
sampling everything from fowl to ice eream,
It almost required a rope and taekle to hoist
them back to give room to the second relief
for every body knows on such occasions they
are always on the first relief. A table filled
with valuable and useful presents greeted the
surprised young lady's eye when she put in
her appearance after the guests had assembled