HLL
Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., June 14, 1895.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Ep1ror.
ms
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Prothonotary.—W, ¥. SMITH,
of Penn Twp.
For District Attorney.—W. J. SINGER,
of Bellefonte
The Nominees.
Mr. W. F. Samira, who was re-nomi-
nated at the Democratic couniy con-
vention on Tuesday last as the candi-
date of the party for prothonotary, [EX
native of good old Democratic Penn
township. He has filled the position
for the past three years and in accord
ance with party custom was entitled to
the nomination. Before Mr. SyuTH
was elected prothonotary, he was one
of the party’s main-stays in the lower
end of the county. Since his election
he has devoted his entire time and en-
ergy to the duties of his office, and no
man in the county will say he has not
made an efficient, an obliging and a
prompt official.
Mr. W. J. SINGER, who is the nomi-
nee for district attorney, is a native
of Curtin township, and has also filled
the office for which he has been re.
nominated, His management of the
difficult and perplexing duties devolv-
ing upon the county attorney, has been
such as to prove him a capable and
fearless officer, and his selection as the
candidate for the ensuing term is the
deserved recognition of a worthy of-
ficial, as well as an untiring and ever
faithful Democrat.
It is for these two offices that the
Republicans intend making a most ag-
gressive fight this fall. They will not
depend upon any weakness in either
of the candidates as officers, for the
simple reason there ere none. They
have hopes that they will be able to
get out their vote and that Demo-
crats will remain at home, as many of
them did last fall, and thus give the
county to the Republicans. Whether
or not this hope will be realized, de-
pends entirely upon the spirit shown
by the Democracy.
This county has a clear, solid Demo-
cratic majority of five hundred votes.
The party has nominated men of repu-
table character, and with excellent of-
ficial records. There is no reason
why each of them should not receive
any Democratic vote in the county.
AC SEL RS
A Fight Among the Factions.
A factional fight among the leaders
of the majority enlivened the closing
scenes of the Legiclature last Satur-
day. The subject of the contention
was the appropriation to pay the ex-
pense of Lexowing Philadelphia.
Those who were opposed to showing
up the corruption of the municipal
government of that city objected to ap-
propriating money for that purpose.
On this point the fight was waged be-
tween the Quay-PENROSE gang on the
one side, and the MARTIN-PORTER ring
on the other. The appropriation was
defeated, and if the investigating com:
mittee shall go on with its work its
pay for the service will have to come
from private sources.
There never was an honest intention
to probe the Philadelphia rottenness,
but the movement has at least had the
good eftect of causing a split between
the Quay and anti-Quay factions, in
which division it looks as if the Gov-
ernor has arrayed himself with the
opponents of the boss. Every good
citizen should hope that this fight
among the corrupt factionists may re-
sult in better government for the peo-
ple of the State, upon the principle
that when thieves fall out honest men
will get their due.
Po ..- cL ———————
Cannot Dictate to Thém.
It is said that Governor HASTINGS,
in order to show his political magna-
nimity, has promised Mr. ABrayM MiL.
LER, at Pleasant Gap, that he shall
have the Republican nomination for
prothonotary, and assures him that he
will see that he is elected. Possibly
the Governor may be able to make
good the first part of his promise, be-
cause that is a matter helonging to his
own party, but what particular right
he has to assume the power to control
the political action of the people of the
county, is one of the matters that the
Democratic voters will have a say in.
Many of them, to be sure, went astray
last fall and voted in a way that they
are heartily ashamed of now. They
have ascertained by experience that
Governor HasTINGs is not & political
angel, oor has his actions proved that
it was a wise thing to do to support
him, and for these reasons he will dis-
cover that his hold upon a certain por-
tion of the Democratic vote of the
county is not what it was a year ago.
His own party too has lost confidence
in him and his failure to do anything
for the men who did so much for him
has raised antagonisms that will not
be beneficial to the wan or men he
promised to see elected. Mr. MILLER
may be re-nominated, but Mr. MiLLER
or no one else whom he sets up as his
particular candidate, will be elected in
Centre county this fall. Governor
Hastings can not dictate as to how
the Democrats of t is county shall
vote.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
———DMiss Luella Meek, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Y. Meek, of Ty-
rone, was married on Tuesday evening
at her parents home in that place to
Frank Armstrong. The wedding was
entirely void of display with only the
immediate families present. On the
young people’s return from their bridal
trip they will go to house keeping in Ty-
rone, where the groom is employed as
book-keeper in the paper mill. The:
bride is an intelligent bright girl pleas- :
ing in p rson and character and we sin-
cerely hope her married life may be
fraught with heartease and happiness.
BAND TOURNAMENT.—On June 19th,
20th and 21st the Beech Creek railroad,
will cell excursion tickets from Wil-
liamsport and all points on its line, to
Philipsburg, at one way fare for the
round trip, good to returz until June
22nd, inclusive, account of the annual
tournament of the Northern Pennsyl-
vania & Western New York Band As-
sociation, to be held at Philipsburg, Pa.,
June 20th and 21st. The low rates and
excellent train service via the Beech
Creek route, will no doubt materially
assist in attracting a large number of
people to the band tournament.
A HanpsoME AND Unique WEDDING
CereMoNY—On the evening of the
12th inst., Eagle chapel,at Roland, was
elaborately decorated inside for the
long expected event which was to
unite in wedlock Mr. Daniel N. Bailey
of Morrisdale, Clearfield county, to the
pretty and popular Mies Jennie Ja-
cobs, of Roland.
A wedding gate of four columns
spanned by three arches of flowers and
evergreens was erected at the altar. In
the central arch hung the wedding
bell, in white immortelles. In the
main aisle, one-third distance from the
door wae the ribbon arch, where
Master Harry Curtin stood guard
till the approach of the bridal party at
7.30 p. m., the church being com-
fortably filled with representatives of
nearly all the families for miles
around, viz. the Harveys, Curtins,
Leathers, Glenns, Parkers, Barnharte,
Ginghers, Bathursts, Bryans, Leymans,
etc. etc., when he slowly and as the
wedding march resounded from
the organ, played by Miss Jennie
Peck of Lock Haven, advanced and
opened the wedding gate. Next in
“slow and solemn march’ came the
maid of honor alone, then followed
the ushers, then the bridesmaids, four
of each in twos at long intervals, the
flower girls Catherine Curtin and Hel-
en Jacobs, two sweet little blondes, last
in processional order the bride and
groom. In coming out the order was
reversed.
At the altar the contracting parties
stood under the bell while the atten-
dants arranged themselves, the ushers
on one side, the maid of honor
with flower girls and ribbon boy in
centre and bridesmaids on the other
side. The whole effect was solemn
and impressive but withal pleasing, so
well had the people in the party been
rehearsed. The bride's dress was of
cream cashmere with silk and pearl
trimming, while two of the maids wore
white with blue, and two white with
pink trimmings. The flowers carried
were fresh pink and white roses in
bouquets.
The ceremony over the Rev. Mr.
Foster announced that the congratula-
tions would be received at the home of
the bride, the residence of Mr. Robert
Jacobs, of Roland.
The attendants were maid of honor,
Miss Sallie Jacobs, sister of the bride;
bridesmaids, Misses Alice Neff, Ro-
land ; Gertie Zimmerman, Altoona ;
Bertha Jacobs, sister of the bride and
Miss Bartley, sister of the groom.
Messrs. John Neff, Will Jacobs,
Wilbur Leathers, and Chas. Lingle
were the ushers.
About one hundred and fifty cards
were out, most of which were accepted.
The guests from a distance were : Miss
Jennie Peck, Mrs, Edwards and daugh-
ter, Lock Haven ; Misses Mollie and
Tempie Hall, Mr. Jas. Heverly, of
Howard ; Mrs. Harrison, and daugh-
ter, Mr. Will Smeltzer, of Pleasant
Gap; Misses Julia Lucas, Gertle
Zimmerman, Meesrs., Chas. Bailey,
Evan Lucas, Mr. and Mrs, Forsht,
of Altoona ; Misses Edith and Carrie
Lucas, of Snow Shoe ; Mr. John Beck
and wife, Miss Reesie Beck, of Jack-
sonville ; Miss Lydie Cettle, of Brook-
ville ; Miss May Goodfeliow, of Belle-
fonte ; Mrs. Jas. B. Proudfoot and two
daughters, Milesburg.
The presents in glass, china and
silver were numerous, liberal and
handsome.
After a short wedding trip the happy
couple will at once go to their home at
Morriedale Clearfield, Co. May joy
and peace be with them always.
Tue DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVEN-
TION.—As there were neither contests to
determine nor differences to adjust, it
was but little labor the Democratic
County Convention had to perform at
its meeting on Tuesday last. The little
it had todo it did quickly and to the
satisfaction, we hope, of all. The fact
that the custom of the party has been
to give both the District Attorney and
Prothonotarv—the only two offices for
which nominations were to be made—a
second term virtually named the nomi-
nees befure the convention was called,
and as there was no contesting the cus-
tom, the usual interest that centers in
making a ticket was lacking. Every
body knew who would be nominated,
everybody was satisfied with the candi-
dates and consequently there was no
need for the crowd or excuse for the
pulling and working that ususlly attends
nominating conventions, when there are
contests to be settled.
Promptly at 12 o'clock chairman N.
B. Spangler called the delegates to order.
Secretary Hugh Taylor received the
credentials when it was found that the
following delegates were present to rep-
resent their respective districts.
Bellefonte—North ward, Ellis L. Orvis, M. L.
Gardner ; south ward, W. C. Heinle, A. S. Gar
man, James Cornelly; west ward, James
Schofield.
Centre Hall—Frank Foreman.
Howard Boro—H. A. Moore.
Milesburg—Jno. Martin.
Millheim—J. C.Smith, Cyrus Brumgard.
Philipsburg—1st ward, W. H. Denlinger ;
2nd ward, Jacob Swires, Daniel Paul ; 3d ward,
S. M. Graham.
Unionville—A. J. Grieat.
Benner—North precinet, L. C. Rearick ; south
precinct, Adam J. Wagner.
Boggs—North precinct, Wm. Brown ; east
precinct, R. C. Irvin; west precinct, Danie]
Poorman, E. A. Smith.
Burnside—James Sankey.
College—East precinct, Jacob Bottorf; west
precinct, D. L. Kennedy.
Curtin—N. J, McCloskey.
Ferguson—East precinct, J. Fred Meyers,
Jacob Keller, Joseph Hoy ; west precinct, R.
L. Gates.
Gregg—North precinet, James Duck ; east
precinct, J. C. Condo, H. B. Herring; west
precinct, J. B. Heckman, W. H, Smith.
Haines—Half Moon—David J. Gates.
Harris—East precinct, John From, Charles
Moore.
Howard—Wm. Butler.
Huston—W. N. Irvin.
Liberty—W. T. Harter.
Marion—John W. Beck.
Miles—East precinct, Ira Brumgart; mid.
dle precinct, Sidney Krumrine, J. W. Zeigler;
west precinct, Uriah Shaffer.
Patton—David Thomas.
Penn—Jac. Kerstetter, A. P. Zerby, Alfred
Stover, Henry Swartz.
Potter—North precinct, D. W. Bradford, J.
W. Runkle; south precinct, Geo. L. Good-
hart, D. J. Decker, J. B: Fortney.
Rush—North precinct, J. B. Long, Jas
Dumbleton.
Snow Shoe--East precinct, M. T. Kelley ;
west, John F. Lucas.
Spring—North precinct, T. M. Buna
south, J. A. Hazel, James Louis ; west, P.
Garbrick.
Taylor—Thomas Fink.
Union—Samuel Emerick.
Walker—Michael Shaffer, L. C. Hoy, H. D,
Vonada, John Vonada.
Worth—. W. M. Chronister.
The convention organized by select-
ing Ellis L. Orvis, chairman; W. M.
Chronister, roll clerk ; and J. C. Smith,
M. I. Gardner and S. M. Graham, sec-
retaries.
A committee on resolutions consisting
of W. C. Heinle, H. A. Moore, Cyrus
Brumgard, Frank Foreman and J. H.
Lucas, was appointed.
Nominations being in
convention unanimously
order, the
nominated
William F. Smith, for prothonotary, :
and William J. Singer, for district at-
torney. These were the only nomina-
tions to be made.
On motion of G. L Goodhart, T. F.
Adams,jof Bellefonte ; Aaron Zerbe, of
Millheim ; T. J. Riley, of Boalsburg ;
John D. Long, of Philipsburg and
Howard Moore, of Howard, were elect-
ed delegates to the State Convention.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions, which was adopted as read was
as follows :
RESOLUTIONS.
The Demo cracy of Centre County in Con
vention assembled, reaffirming their belief in
and devotion to the Drineisies of Jefferson,
Y ad isan, Jackson and Cleveland, hereby de-
clare :
First—We commend and honor the Presi-
dent and his brave and patriotic administra.
tion of national affairs, in the midst of the
ruin and prostration of business directly
caused by the McKinley tariff; his main-
tenance of law and order in the hour of dan-
ger ; and we congratulate both Grover Cleve.
and and the country on the evidence of re-
turning prosperity, by reason of Democratic
economy and legislation.
Second. We point with pride to lie general
revival of commerce, trade and industry un-
der the Wilson tariff bill, and predict an in
creasing revival of business and restoration of
wages as time develops the beneficial effects
of Democratic legislation.
Third We endorse the policy of the Dem-
ocratic Administration and re-affirm our be-
lief in the financial principle of our fore-fath-
9 as enunciated in the National platform of
892.
Fourth. We compare with pride and satis-
faction, the honest, economical, and constitu-
tional administration of Governor Pattison,
with that of the present Republican Governor
at Harrisburg ; and we regard with horror and
fear tha carnival of profligacy and extrava-
gance now ruling at the State Capital. We
condemn the wholesale creation of new and
useless offices and the increase of official
salaries from a half a million to almost a mil-
lion and a half of dollars ; the refusal to obey
the mandate of the constitution in apportion-
ing the State into congressional, senatoral
and legislative districts, and its subserviency
to the trusts and corporations.
Fifth. We mourn the slavish subserviency
of the late Legislature to an irresponsible
boss, and we call upon all good and patriotic
citizens to unite with us in condemning the
disgrace and shame upon the good fame of
our Commonwealth, and preventing forever a
recurrence of similar legislative dsihonor, in
which our two Republican Representatives too
frequently participated.
Sixth. We commend the careful, faithful
and economical! conduct of our present Demo-
cratic county officials, and we congratulate
the people of the county in their wise selec-
tion of their public servants, and hereby
ledge our united and earnest efforts in secur-
ng the success of the ticket this day nomi-
nated.
M. I. Gardner offered the following
resolutions :
Resolved—That a committee of three be ap-
pointed by the chairman of this convention
whose duty it shall be to confer with similar
committees appointed by the Democratic
County, Conventions of the other counties
composing the 28th Congressional District and
the 34th Senatorial District, for the purpose of
adopting in the districts aforesaid the Orvis
rule, or some other method regulating the
nomination of candidates for Congress and
State Senate in said district.
And that the chairman of this convention
notify the County Chairman of the other
counties composing said districts of the ac-
tion of this convention, and transmit to
them a copy of this resolution requesting sim-
ilar action in their respective county conven-
tions. The time and place of meeting of said
committees in the districts aforesaid to be
agreed upon and fixed by the several county
chairman in said Congressional and Senator-
ial Districts, and notice thereof to be given by
each chairman to the members of said com-
mittee from his county.
Wm. C. Heinle, Esq., made a strong
appeal for the equal representation of
Democratic districts in the various con-
ferences according to number of votes
polled. The chairman then explained
that this resolution wassimply offered
to further enforce the delegate system
as previously adopted. The resolution
was unanimously adopted. The chair
appointed Messrs. M- I. Gardner, J. C.
Meyer and Dr. H. K. White, of Philips-
burg, to look after the above resolution
and endeavor to have it carried into,
effect.
Al S. Garman, Bellefonte, then offer-
ed the following resolution which was
unanimously adopted :
Resolved—That, having faith in the integri-
ty, ability and learning of C. M. Bower, Esq.,
as a citizen and a lawyer, we present him as a
candidate jor the nomination of one of the
judges of the Court of Appeals, and instruct
the delegates from this county to the State
Convention to use all honorable efforts to se-
cure his nomination and solicit for him the
a and support of the Democracy of the
tate.
For County Chairman for the year
1896, the name of N. B. Spangler, Esq.
was presented for this important position
and his nomination was unanimous.
No further business being before the
convention, it adjourned.
A BeavuTIFUL WEDDING.—The mar-
riage of Elmer C. Brown, Supt. of the
Chesapeake Land Improvement Co.
of Patton, Pa., and Frances Betterton
Gregg, daughter of the late Col. Theo-
dore Gregg, of the 45th Penn’a. Vols.,
was solemnized at the residence of the
Misses Gregg, near Milesburg, on the
5th inst., at high noon, the Rev. Dr.
Freeman, of the 1st Presbyterian church
of Huntingdon, officiating. The at-
tendants were Miss Lyda L. Gregg, of
Altoona, sister of the bride as maid of
honor and Mr. Samuel P. Carter, of
Lambertville, N. J., as best man, with
little Jeanette Snare, a niece of the
groom as the prettiest of flower girls,
carrying in her cute little dream of a
basket sweet smelling flowers in pink
and white.
The bride, maid of honor and flower
girl were all charming the former carry-
ing a bouquet of white, the latter pink
flowers. Nothing could have presented
a more fitting and picturesque contrast
to the green laurel wreaths and ferns
with which the room was tastefully de-
corated than the three figures in white,
standing inside the ribbons stretched
across the reception room. In
the back parlor gazing in admiration
stood the guests, friends of the bride
and groom while Mrs. Frederick Snare,
of Philadelphia, played the wedding
march from Lohengrin.
Since this is Centennial year for Cen~
tre countians, both in and out of Belle-
fonte, it may with due propriety be
noted that the marriage ceremony took
place directly under the portrait of the
bride’s great-grandfather Andrew Gregg,
once U. S. Senator from Pennsylvania
and from Centre county.
The collation of edibles following soon
after the congratulations were offered,
seemed to be rendered exceptionally
palatable owing to the perfect manner
in which they wereserved by the Misses
Gregg, assisted by Mrs. Loomis, of
Lewisburg, Miss Ella Levy and others.
The floral decorations on the tables
were beautiful and artistic.
The guests, were: Mr. and Mrs
Samuel T. Brown, parents of the groom,
Huntingdon, Pa. ; Chas. G. Brown and
wife, Huntingdon, Pa. ; Mr. Lawrence
L. Brown, Hastings ; Robt. E. Brown,
Philadelphia ; Mrs. Fred Snare, her son
Fred and daughter Jeannette, of Phil-
adelphia ; Samuel P. Carter, best man,
of Lambertville, N. J. ; Mrs. T. R.
Loomis, Lewisburg; Misses Eleanor
Francis Gearhart, Lock Haven , Lou
Sykes, Emporium ; Ruth Clark, Hast-
ings ; Lyda L. Gregg, of Altoona ;
Dr. Freeman, of Huntingdon ;
Mr. John Curtin, Mr. John
Potter, Mrs. Johan I. Curtin, Mrs.
Austin Curtin, Mrs. Sarah Potter, all of
Bellefonte ; Mr. Andrew Gregg, two
sons and two daughters of Penns Val-
ley; Mrs. James Gregg and wife, Le-
mont ; Mrs. Martha Gregg Brotherline,
Hollidaysburg, Pa.; Mrs. Sarah J.
‘Wilson, Miss Emma Kinney, Mr. Ed.
Kinney, Mrs. Like, Mrs. D. R. Boileau,
Miss Ella Levy, Miss Julia Morris, all
of Milesburg ; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Green, of Altoona; Mr. R. C. Irvin
Roland.
The bridal couple departed on an eve-
ning train east. At the conclusion of
their tour they will go at once into their
new home already in preparation at
| Patton. Let us wish them all the happi-
ness in the world.
——The McCormick mowers, self-
binding harvesters all steel and the best
aly of binder twine. MecCalmont
& Co. 3t
hh a i WE 2 iS. £5 HO
THE PAssiNG OF THE CENTENNIAL
DAys.—1It is almost a week since Beile-
fonte wound up her days of centennary
revelry and the exciting events of that
period are looked back upon already as
almost a dream. The many gay scenes,
the happy renewals of old-time friend-
ships, the general spirit of abandon to
the pleasures of that occasion are even
now stored away in memory as the his-
torical climax of a finished century.
The WATCHMAN undertook to give
its readers a complete issueon the town.
How well it succeeded you are the
judge. In abeyance to the rule, that
always brings this paper out on Friday
morning, it was impossible to hold it in
order to publish an account of the last
day’s festivities. It might seem a little
late to do it now, but for the benefit of
those who were not able to be with us
on Friday, to enjoy the celebrity, we
give space to the following accouny
of it.
Had the clerk of the weather bureau
been dined and wined by Bellefonters,
for years previous he could nct have
gent a more delightful day for the
culmination of her Centennial anniver-
sary. Friday dawned clear and cool,
There was not a cloud to dot the azure
hue of the heavens, which seemed to
blend with the blue tips of our encircling
mountains. With the breaking of day
an unwonted bustle told of coming
festivity, and rattling grocers’ carts and
hurrying men were convincing evidence
that a larger crowd was expected for
Friday than had thronged the streets to
applaud the visiting firemen who held
sway theday before. Neither was their
disappointment, for when the first trains
began to arrive over the different rail-
road lines the crowded coaches announc-
ed the coming of a vastarmy of visitors.
Every wagon road leading to the town
was lined with vehicles and those who
had no conveyance of their own had
climbed into their neighbor’s wagon, as
it passed, and helped swell the throng.
People didn’t stop coming until the
parade was almost ready to move and
the late comers were almost forced to
climb trees to get a glimpse at the
grand pageant that Dr. H. K. Hoy mar-
shalled over the streets of the town.
It moved promptly at 11 o’clock over
the route already given ina previous
issue and was made up as follows :
Association of Wheelmen, Bellefonte.
Chief Marshall Dr. H. K. Hoy.
Aids :—Col, Amos Mullen, John Shugert and
Wm. Thempson, Jr. .
FIRST DIVISION.
Marshall—Joseph Montgomery with Thos,
Morris and H. C. Valentine as aids.
Coleville Band.
Company B. 5th Reg. Bellefonte.
G.A. R. Posts as follows:
Milesburg Post No. 261.
Bellefonte Post No. 95.
Stormstown Post No. 419.
Centre Hall Post No. 282.
Unionville Post No. 262.
Howard Post, No. 252.
Eagleville Post No. 302.
Lemont Post No. 297.
SECOND DIVISION.
Marshall—J. C. Meyer, esq. with Hard P,
Harris and J. Will Conley as aids.
Mounted escort to the Military; Branch.
Knights of the Golden Eagle.
Bellefonte Band.
Juniata Commandery No. 66, Co.B, 5th Reg’
K. G. E. Huntingdon.
Williamsport Commandery No.90 Co. B, 6th
Reg. K.G' E.
Cadets, Capt. C. C. Bell commanding K.G. E.
Golden Eagle drum corps, Bellefonte. ..
Golden Eagle Cadets, Bellefonte.
Bellefonte Commandery No. 89 Co. C, 6th Reg.
K.G. E.
Milesburg Band.
Bellefonte Castle No. 357, K. G. E.
Nittany Valley Castle No. 406 XK. G. E.
Scotia Band.
Penn's Valley Lodge No. 276 I. 0. O. F. Pine
Grove Mills.
Blanchard Lodge No. 427, Eagleville.
State College Band.
State College P. O. S. of A. camp No. 613.
Howard P. O. S. of A. camp No. 518.
Order United American Mechanics Bellefonte
THIRD DIVISION.
Marshall—Robert Hunter with Charles R,
Kurtz and John N. Lane as aids.
Curtin Band.
The original man of Bellefonte.
0ld Chief Logan; Old Chief Red Cloud; The
Nubian; The Intollerant Mohamedan; The
Irrepressible Chinaman.
American Colonel—By a Colonel of the 111th
Reg’t Penn’a Militia of 1842,
Historical Float—Led by an old man, an
autiquated mule, dragging an old boat laden
with household belongings, above which was
the inscription in large letters “Milesburg you
were not in it; 100 years ago, this old mule
reached the head of navigation and planted
the county seat right here.”
Tableau Float—A little old grand dame in
green silk of her time, and the modest style
of 100 years ago sat spinning as of yore, be-
neath lger was the year mark 1795. To her
rear was a young lady riding our present pop.
ular wheel, the bicycle.
Following these came the “Industrial Ex-
hibit” consisting of the following floats, a full
description of which would occupy more room
than is at our disposal this week.
The Bellefonte Fuel and Supply Co, 2
wagons; Swarts & Dubbs, implements
James Harris & Co. hardware ; W. R. Brach)
bill furniture; Joseph Bros. & Co., dry goods ;
Lyon & Co. dry goods ; The Globe, dry goods
and notions; Brockerhoff Bros, flour and
feed; Bonanza Fanning Mill Co., Phenix
flouring mills, 2 wagons : Beezer’s butchers ;
T. E. Naginey, furniture; Geo. Fasig, gro-
ceries ; J. B. Mayes & Son, marble; G. D. &
C. E. Wetzel, hardware; Grove's dairy; G.
H. Lehman, Bonanza Faning Mill; B.C. Ach,
enbach, baker and confections; Web Ker.
stetter, baker and confectionary ; L. C. Bul-
lock, 8 wagons advertising carriage works and
livery ; McCalmont & Co, 6 wagons, imple,
mentsand traction engine; D. W. Shivery,
traction engine.
The parade was a fine one and did
great credit to Bellefonte. From the
noiselessly moving wheelmen, the ad-
vance guard, to the puffing, snorting
traction engines that lumbered along at
the rear of the industrial division, every
thing was pleasing to those who were
fortunate enough to witness the spec-
tacle.
Every participant deserves commen-
dation for the efforts to make the parade
a success, but a notice of this kind
would be incomplete without mention-
ing the martial bearing of Co. B, 5th
Reg. N. G. P. the leaders of the mili-
tary division. The soldiers looked fine
in duck trousers and blue blouses and
their perfect lines were impressed more’
on the spectators by the irregular tramp,
tramp, tramp of the scarred veterans
who marched along behind them, as if
to lend encouragement and an experi-
enced backing to our citizen soldiery.
The Knights. of the Golden Eagle
the Odd Fellows, the orders of U. A. M.
and the Patriotic Sons of America, with
their many colored regalias, lent a gor-
geous appearance to their division of the
great parade and received merited cheers,
as they executed various semi-military
evolutions. The K. G. E. cadets, a
company of little boys in blue knicker-
bockers, white shirts and gay polo eaps,
with boy officers and a boy drum corps,
made & pleasing sight and were heartily
cheered. This was a feature gotten up
by Dr. Hoy and Mr. Charles Bell and
the way it caught the people must have
repaid those gentlemen for their interest
as well as Hugh S. Taylor’s untiring ef-
forts to drill the youngsters. Their per-
formance was really remarkable, when
it is known that they had bad only four
solid hours of drill preparatory to their
appearance.
In the historical display the floats
representing the ‘‘march of progress’
and the old flat boat that figured in the
establishment of Bellefonte as the coun-
ty seat were especially note-worthy.
The former showed the spinning wheel
of “yeolden time” with a little old
fashioned woman running it, while im-
mediately behind her sat the up-to-date
19th century girl, clad in a pair of
bloomers and astride a modern bicycle.
Then there was the original Bellefonte
man and old Chief Logan, and various
other representatives of early day set-
tlers, all of which were excellent char-
acterizations and resulted in many kind
words for their origina tors.
In the industrial display L. C. Bul-
lock, of Milesburg, McCalmont & Co.,
Swartz & Dubbs, The Globe, James
Harris & Co., The Bellefonte Fuel and
Supply Co., Joseph Bros. & Co., Brock-
erhoff’s, Geo. W. Jackson & Co’s mills
Lyon & Co., and Beezer Bros., butch-
ers bad good displays.
Among the bands that were present all
played well and, of course, lent much to
thesuccess of the parade. The Coleville,
the Scotia and Bellefonte bands especial
praise is due for the concerts they gave
in various parts of the town during the
afternoon and evening. The Bellefonte
band fairly startled the town with its
fine appearance and music, while it
hardly seemed possible that those natty
young men from Coleville, who march-
ed behind two drum majors, who jug-
gled muskets as if they were the tiniest
toys, had evolved from the inimitable
smoky-hollow band of the day before.
The leader John Weaver, conducted his
Scotia musicians in a way that pleased
every one and reflected credit on the
band men from the little mining town
in Half-moon.
mere
At 3 o’clock ex-Governor Beaver de-
livered his historical address which will
be found in full in another part of this
issue. It was a wonderful work and we
need but publish an editorial comment
from Monday’s Altoona Tribune to show
in what way itis regarded by those
who were only able to read it and not
hear its eloquent deliverance.
The address delivered by ex-Governor Jas.
A. Beaver, on the occasion ofthe celebration
of Bellefonte’s centennial, is long, and pos-
sesses more special interest in Centre than in
Blair county. Nevertheless we print it in full
because it is a document of great historical
value and its preservation on the pages of the
Tribune will render it accessable to the his-
torical student of the next century, affording
him valuable data for whatever work he may
have in hand.
It was too bad that an alarm of fire
and an excitement that nearly resulted
in the mobbing of all the ‘fakirs” in
town, detracted some from the success
of the historical meeting, but those who
did hear it had an entertainment that
other centennial visitors would have
profited much in also.
At night the fire works, displayed
along the creek above this office, ended
the celebration and as the many rockets
sped skyward leaving behind them a trail
of fire, that soon flickered and died, how
many were there who wondered what
Bellefonters would be doing a hundred
years hence and whether the same march
of improvement would then be noted ?
Hap ro Have His ARM AMPUTA-
TED.—John Himes, foreman of the Mill
Hall lime stone quarries, met with an
accident last Friday afternoon that has
resulted in the amputation of an arm
just below the elbow. He was coupling
cars when his arm got caught and was
so badly crushed that Dr. Robert Furst,
of Lock Haven, had to amputate it.