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Bellefonte, Pa., Aug. 23, 1895.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - =
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Prothonotary.—W. F. SMITH,
of Penn Twp.
For District Attorncy.—W. J. SINGER,
of Bellefonte.
e Democratic State Convention.
In accordance with the resolution passed at
a meeting of the Democratic Executive Com.
mittee on July 2d, 1895, I hereby give notice
that the Democrats of Pennsylvania, by their
duly chosen representatives, will meet in
State Convention in Williamsport on Wednes-
day, September 11th, 1895, at 10 o’clock a. m.,
for the purpose of placing in nomination can-
didates for the office of State Treasurer and
Judges of the Superior Court, and for the
transaction of such other business as may be
presented.
In accordance with Rule 6, Section 1, unani-
mously approved by the State Convention
September 19, 1893, representatives shall con-
sist of representative delegates, one for each
one thousand votes cast at the last preceding
Presidential election or for a fraction of such
vote amounting to five hundred or more, in
the respective representative districts, pro-
vided that each representative district shall
have at least one delegate.
R. E. WRIGHT, Chairman.
MATT. SAVAGE, Secretary.
Drawing to a Close.
The fight between the Republican
factions in this State is about drawing
to a determination by the action of the
State Convention ; it has raged all
summer and has given the people an
insight into the corrupt, debased and
disorganized condition of the party
which has absolute control of the gov-
ernment of this Commonwealth.
This fight has served to show what
political organization can be brought
to by a long continuance ot irrespounsi-
ble power through majorities that
have induced its leaders to believe
that their corrupt practices, their prof-
lizate mode of legislation and govern:
ment, their contempt for constitu-
tional requirements, and their shame-
less sacrifice of popular interests to
the greedy demands of corporations
and monopolies, are not obnoxious to
public sentiment and may be contin-
ued without their being called to ac:
count. The uninterrupted and colos-
sal indorsements, which the people in.
discreetly gave them, could have no
other tendency than to confirm them
in the belief that they are irresponsi-
ble, and to convince them of their im-
munity from punishment for their mis
deeds.
Thus it is seen that drunken with
long continued power, and made
insanely reckless by their coo-
doned political excesses, they at
last turn upon and rend each other,
furnishing a modern exemplification
of the hogs mentioned in scripture
which, although not alluded to as a
“combine,” were similarly taken pos-
rection of by an evil spirit that im-
pelled the swineish herd to its destruc-
tion.
The developments brought out in
this factional fight, by the mutual
charges that are being made, show
that the hoggish term that has been
given one of the factions might be ap-
plied to both, without doing either of
them injustice. Having become em-
broiled in a fight for the control of the
party machinery they are telling the
truth about each other with unshamed
recklessness, and their interchange of
criminations is verifying all that the
Democrats have charged them with
being guilty of. Out of their own
mouths tuey are furnishing the evi-
dence that neither faction is wor-
toy of the political power for which
they are contending between each oth-
er, and that the welfare and honor of
the State demand that both should be
turned out of the places of trust and
profit which they have eo long abused
and disgraced.
——The Falls Creek Herald came
out last week with a twenty-four page
edition descriptive of the town in
which it is published. Half-tone il-
lustrations of important buildings and
prominent men lend attraction to the
paper and the whole reflects consider:
able credit on. CHARLES J. BANGERT,
the young publisher. Notwithstand-
ing bis plant has been burned out
twice since he started there five years
ago he has stuck to it with a zeal
that has characterized him as one of
the most aggressive young newspaper
men ir the State.
Governor Hastings and his
chairman Col. GILKESON need have no
fear of outraging Republican ideas of
honesty and fairness in making up the
roll of the Republican State Conven-
tion to suit their own necessities. Any
fellow who has so little self respect and
is £0 lacking in conscience that he can
belong to a party whose leaders are as
rotten and corrupt as the principals in
both factious of the Republican party
have shown each other to be has no
idea about either honesty or fairness
that could be outraged.
The Education of Deaf Children.
The Pennsylvania Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb at Mount Airy, Phila-
delphia begins its seventy-sixth year
of school work on September 15th. It
is a free school supported by the State
for the education of Deaf children.
Applicants for admission must be six
years of age and not over twenty.
Oral methods by which the deaf are
taught to speak and to read from the
lips are pursued. Separate intellect-
ual and industrial departments with
experienced instructors are maintain-
ed. Fall classes are now forming, and
parents and friends of deaf children
should lose no time in making applica-
tion for their admission. Address
Dr. A. L. E. Crouter Superintendent
Institution for the Deaf, Mount Airy
Philadelphia for full information.
Hastings, a Political Dead Duck.
The
Combine, with all Its Patronage and
Wealth, Knocked out by Quay. The old Boss
is Still the Big Boss.
phia.
The Fight in Philadel.
The primaries in Philadelphia Tues-
day practically decided the great fac-
tional contest between Quay aud the
combine. With all the delegates elect-
ed except those of Lehigh county it is
evident now that the Beaver Boss will
have a majority of 10 votes-in the Re-
publican State convention, next Tues
day. Neither side has enough instruct-
ed delegates to dominate, but it is
likely that the uninstructed will get in
out of the wet and ally themselves with
Quay. He will surely win, unless
Gilkeson manipulates the roll of dele-
gates and gives all contested seats to
Combine people. In such an event it
will not be surprising to hear ofan
open fight or two conventions in ses-
sion. :
PHILADELPHIA, August 21.— Con-
ventions to nominate candidates for
county offices and for delegates to the
republican state convention at Harris-
burg next Wednesday were held to-
day. The county conventions excited
little interest, as they were of the cut
and dried order, and the delegate con-
ventions absorbed all the attention, as
upon the result of their action proba-
bly hung the mastery of the Republican
party leaderehip in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia has twenty-eight legisla-
tive districts and these twenty-eight
districts send seventy delegates to the
state convention. Of the result of the
convention in these districts, as they
bear on the Quay-Hastings fight, con-
siderable doubts and confusion exists.
Both houses are claiming several dis-
tricts, and in two of them, the first and
Fifth, there was a split and two con-
ventions were held and two .sets of
delegates elected. The estimate of
seventeen delegates for Senator Quay
made in these dispatches last night
seems to be about the right number,
and the victory appears to rest with
him, as he was originally conceded
only ten delegates by his opponents.
The Hastings leaders to-night give to
Mr. Quay but fifteen delegates, but
tacitly admit that at least seven dele-
gates are in the doubtful column. The
Hastings leaders claim they have won
what they expected, but the claim of
victory seems hardly borne out by the
results. Quay has undoubtedly car-
ried the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth, Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-sixth districts, although the
Hastings people claim the Third and
Sixth, and thus cut off two delegates.
from his seventeen, and figure out but
fifteen for him.
As stated as far as can be
predicted of a convention in which so
many delegates are uninstructed, Sen
ator Quay appears reasonably sure of
victory, as the drift of sentiment
throughout the state seems to have set
in his favor. The Hastings leaders,
however, appear undisturbed and are
as confident of victory as they were
weeks ago.
Lieuteutenant Governor Walter
Lyon, Auditor General Amos H. My-
lin, Secretary of Internal Affairs
James W. Latta, and Theodore L.
Flood, who was permanent chairman
of the republican state convention of
1894, have signed a paper joinging-in
the call for a meeting of the state com-
mittee next Monday to prepare the
roll of state delegates. The four sign-
ers, together with General Hastings
and Congressmen-at-Large Candidates
Grow and Huff, constituted the seven
men who elected B. H. Gilkeson state
chairman... It was explained that
there was no time to present this paper
to either Mr. Grow or Mr. Huff for
signing, and, of course, it was not
deemed advisable to ask the governor
to sign it.
Chairman Gilkeson, not having re-
sponded to a call for a meeting of the
state committee, signed by thirty-seven
members of that body, the notice
gigned by sixty-five members, which is
more than a majority, was to-day sent
to every member of the committee, re-
questing him to attend a meeting
of that body in Harrisburg on August
JILKESON NOT LIKELY TO ATTEND THE
STATE COMMITTEE MEETING.
HarrisBURG, Aug. 21.—It is stated
on good authority, to-night, that Chair-
man Gilkeson has almost decid
ed not to attend the meeting
of the Quay members of the Republi-
can state central committee, which is
to be held here on Monday next-
Despite the jubilant claims of the Quay
people, the governor and Gilkeson ex-
press an apparently honest belief that
they will win. As a matter of fact,
the straight news that comes from
Philadelphia indicates that not more
than 17 Quay delegates have been
elected there, with from 5 to 8 contest-
ed claims,
The combine people practically ad-
mit & convention majority of 10 for
Quay, including contested sedt¥, but
they are dead set on making up the
roll of delegates themselves, in order
to be in position to control the state
convention at the start and give the
contested seals to ‘‘combiners,” thus
securing an anti-Quay convention.
Senator Quay wants to make up the
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roll for the same purpose, and the
deadlock over this question will come
next Monday. [tis asserted that the
governor, Dave Martin and Senator
Porter are unanimous in their objec.
tions to Gilkeson recognizing the gath-
ering of Quay committeemen here next
week.
timate of the way the delegates can be
counted. A close examination will re
veal the fact that it is a pretty fair div-
ision : The ore delegate in Blair
county given to the Combine will more
than likely be tor Quay. >
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——Millheim public schools will
open next Monday.
——Dogs have been killing many
sheep in Marion township.
——Five bands have entered thus
far for the contest at Hecla next Wed-
nesday.
George Stover, of Aaronsburg,
recently raised 400 bushels of potatoes |.
from 1} acres of ground.
——The Centre Hall implement
works have been closed and all employ-
ees are discharged.
——The post-office department has
made an allowance of $1,500, per an-
num, for clerk hire in the Bellefonte
post office.
——The great band tournament at
Hecla, next Wednesday, is going to at-
tract a large crowd.
——1It is almost an assured fact that
ex-Sheriff Cooke will be out for the Re-
publican nomination again.. He gave
the Centre Hall band $5 because it
serennded him, last Saturday, while on
its way home from Eagleville.
——There will be a festival on Saturday
evening, August 31st, at the U. B.-
church, at School House Crossing, near
Snow Shoe Intersection. Ice cream,
cake, confections and other delicacies
will be served for the benefit of the
church.
——Christ H. Murray and Thomas
Mitchell, having passed very successful
examinations, will be admitted to the
practice of law in this county at the
next session of court. Both young men
are talented and will doubtless prove
creditable acquisitions to the profession.
——=Some of last Week’s papers stated
that the Bellefonte band would hold a
tournament this fall. Thisis a mis-
take as our band does not propose to
hold any tournament or picnic this
year. They have a musical festival on
Friday and Saturday evenings of this
week, as announced in another column,
——The red mill dam at Spring Mills
was dried off, on Thursday, in order
that the gates could be repaired and it
is said that one thousand eels, besides
many bushels of cat-fish and suckers
were .caught. Mr. Harter invited his
customers to make a fishing frolic and
all got &s many as they could carry
home.
——Adolphus A. Stone, aged 01
years, died at his residence in Kansas
City, Mo., at 8 o’clock, on the morning
of the 11th inst. He is survived by a
widow, one brother and two sisters as
follows : Mrs. Carrie A. Stone, of Ka n-
sas City ; Ilenry H. Stone, of Chicago ;
Mrs. Emma Allen, of Williamsport,
and Mrs. Prudence Haines, of Philips.
burg. Mr. Stone will be remembered
by the older citizens of Bellefonte, as
he lived here when a young man, and
many of them will be sorry to learn of
his death. His remains were taken to
Marshall, Mo., for interment
The following table shows a fair es-
‘mediate and Academical,
PexN’s CAVE SoLp.—Last Saturday
Samuel and Jesse Long ‘sold their fa-
mous Ponn’s Cave property toa man by
the name of Warner for $9,000. The
new owner will not take possession un-
til April 1st, 1896,
——While jeweler Watkins, Wallace
Weaver and the Kerstetter boys were
returning to Millkeim, after the festival
at Madisonburg, last Saturday night,
they met with an accident that might
have resulted seriously. Watkins was
leading and stopped suddenly. It was so
dark that Weaver did not see him and
ran into him. The latter’s horse fell down
and then the Kerstetters drove right in-
to him resulting in their horse throwing
them out and running away. The top
of Weaver's buggy is all that wag
damaged.
A JAPANESE FESTIVAL AT PINE
HALL —On Wednesday evening, Sep-
tember 4th, there will be a novelty in
the way of entertainment at the Wash-
ington grange hall, at Pine Hall. It
will be a Japanese festival that will be
heldon the lawn and will be for the
benefit of the Lutheran church organ
fund. A musical concert will be a feat-
ure of the entertainment.
MARRIAGE LicENSES.— Following is
the list of marriage licenses granted by
orphans’ court clerk, G. W. Rumber-
ger, during the past week :
Charles F. Bilger, and Nettie M.
Houser, both of Pleasant Gap.
James B. Fields, of Ferguson Twp.,
and Minnie B. Miller, of Patton Twp.
George Hardman, of Hannah, and
Blanche Jones, of Port Matilda.
J. M. Dooley and M. E. Bauer, both
of Bellefonte.
BELLEFONTE ACADEMY.—A Centen-
nial institution of learning. Pupils
may be fitted for any college, for teach-
ing in our common schools, or fora
business life.
te INSTRUCTORS :
Young Ladies’ Department — Miss
Julia L. Reed.
Primary and Intermediate Depart-
ment—Miss Helen Overton.
Olassical Department—J. R. Hughes,
Associate Principal.
Scientific artment—Frank Basset.
Mathematical Department — J. P,
Hughes, Principal.
: TERMS :
Per quarter of ten weeks, pupils in
Primary classes, $10. Pupils in Inter-
$12.50.
French and German, (each) $6.25.
Chemistry, (with practical experiments)
$6.25. Janitor’s expenses, 50cts.
Next session begins on Wednesday,
September 11th.
MRs.
Mrs. Letitia Munson, wife of ex-asso-
ciate judge Chester Munson, died at
her home, in Philipsburg, on Monday
evening. She had been in poor health
fora long time so that her death was
not unexpected, though particularly sad
to her venerable husband.
Mis. Munson was born in Philips-
burg, March 14th, 1826, and as a Miss
McClellan, was married just fifty-one
years ago. She is said to have been a
very benevolent, as well as a lovable
woman, and a consistent member of the
Methodist church. Funeral services
were held Wednesday afternoon.
CHESTER MUNSON DEAD.—
SPORTS AT THE LoGAN PicNic—The
sports at the Logan fire company’s pic-
nicat Hunter’s park, last Thursday,
resulted as follows :
At the morning base ball game the
Bellefonte ‘Black Diamonds’’ defeated
the Philipsburg colored club by the
score of 20 to 2. The same clubs Rlayed
again in the afternoon, the score re-
sulting 17 to 18 in favor of the home
team.
The bicycle races resulted as follows :
One mile novice, won by Harry
Weaver, Joe Katz second, Temp Cruse
third.
Half-mile open, won by George Wil-
liams, A. Lester Shaetfer second, Harry
Yeager third. First prize, a sweater.
One mile open, won by George Wil-
liams, Shaeffer second, Yeager third.
Prize, bicycle shoes. :
Three mile open, won by Shaeffer.
Williams second, Yeager third. First
prize, bicycle suit; second, bicycle
saddle. :
A BaxDp THAT 1s NoT APPRECIATED.
—The town council of Milesburg has
put itself on record as having turned
down the prize musical organization of
Centre and Clinton counties. What
does it mean ? A little less than a year
ago this same council was pulling this
same band around in carriages under
the glow of myriad red lights and stuf-
fing them with one of the finest ban-
quets ever served in that town.
The Milesburg band was turned out
of its quarters in the council building
last week, because it has become a
“nuisance,” according to the views of
some of the people down there. The musi.
cians, nothing daunted by council’s un-
friendly action, have .hired another
room where they are. holding forth in
all their glory.
When a town like Milesburg turns
down a band that has brought it noth
ing but honor, one that most any other
town in the State would be proud of, it
is decidedly hard up for something to
exercise a little authority over.
the time of entrance.
A ScmooL THAT SHOULD BE Par-
RONIZED, —The advertisement of the
Bellefonte Academy, which appears in
another column, indicates another year
of the thorough and excellent prepara-
tory work that this worthy institution
has the reputation of doing in all its de-
partments. The teachers have had
wide experience and are well known as
being exceptionally successful in their
respective lines of work. The richer
and more fashionable schools in our cit-
ies turn out no better students than
graduate at our own academy ; in fact,
the academy boys and girls, as a general
thing, are on the honor rolls in many of
our leading colleges from year to year.
Last year was most successful. The at-
tendance came near the hundred mark
and the graduates won special honors for
this historic school. Five graduated at
the State College, of whom two were
among the first five honored, one gra d-
uated at Haverford, one at University
of Pa., and another ai the Jefferson
Medical University, at Phila. This
fall two enter Princeton college, one
goes to Mt. Holyoke and three others
will probably enter the State College,
while three others will teach in our
county schools. The number of stu-
dents from the country is becoming very
large owing to the special rates offered
to the students on the railroads and the
adaptation of the school schedules to
those of the railroads. Students may en-
ter at any time and are charged from
The success of
this school is due to the careful atten -
tion that is paid to every individual.
Backward pupils are not neglected for
the brighter ones. - All receive the at-
tention needed to make them thoro ugh
in whatever they do.
THiRD ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
CENTRE COUNTY CHRISTIAN ENDEAV-
ORERS,—The annual convention of the
Societies of Y. P. S. C. E. of ‘Centre
county will convene in Philipsburg, on
Tuesday and Wednesday next, Aug.
27th and 28th. The program, as an-
nounced, is as follows :
Lutheran church, August 27.—1.30,
praise service, Rev. W. P. Whitney ;
7.50, prayer; 7.55, hymn; 8, address of
welcome, Rev. J. W. Henderson ; 8.10
reply, J. M. Laurie; 8.20, special, mu-
sic; 8.25, roll call of county; 8.30,
hymn ; 8.35, business, hymn and be ne-
diction, followed.by Christian Endeavor
social and reception. °
Presbyterian church August 28.—6
a. m., sunrise prayer meeting, Jessie
Scott ; topic, Our Marching Orders, 1st
chapter Joshua.
Baptist church—9.80, praise service,
Miss Rose Young; 9.45, prayer; 9.50,
open parliament; ‘Hand and Feet of
the Society,’ W. A. Ackerman ; music,
special ; 10.20, prayer, convention ad-
dress, Rev. C. T. Aikens; 11, address,
Junior work, Arthur McKee ; 11.25,
address, Temperance work, Rev. Leish-
er.
Presbyterian church—2, praise ser-
vice, G. H. Lichtenthaler ; 2.30. address,
How Can we do Greater Personal Work
Among Young Men? Hugh Beaver ,
music, 3, parliament on pledge, David’
Robertson ; 3.80, convention opsn for
general talk.
Lutheran church—17.30 praise ser-
vices, H. C. Reiling; 8.45, prayer;
7.50, address, Christian citizenship,
tion, county president.
Foster STILL TALKS WEATHER.—
The cool wave that struck this section
Saturday evening was predicted by Mr.
Foster in his weather talk in the
WATCHMAN last week. In fact he has
been “hitting it,’ as they say, with re-
markable accuracy. If for no other
reason than just to seé how near correct
they are you should read our weekly
weather bulletins.
“My last bulletin gave forecasts of
the storm wave to cross the continent
from the 17th to the 20th, and the next
will reach the Pacific coast about the
21st, cross the west of Rockies™Country
by the close of the 22d, great central
valleys 23d to 25th and eastern States
the 26th. This disturbance will be un-
usually severe, in and west of the
Rocky mountains, and the cool wave
following will cause killing frosts in the
upper Missouri, upper Mississippi and
Red river of the North valleys.
Warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about the 21st, great
central valleys 23d and eastern States
the 25th. Cool wave will cross the
west of Rockies country about the 26th,
great central valleys the 27th and east-
ern States the 28th.
Particular attention is called to the
following aurora and earthquake dates.
The latter will probably occur only in
earthquake countries. Within a few
days of August 20, Sept. 17, Oct. 16
and Nov. 14, severe earthquake shocks
may be expected. Near Aug. 22, Sept.
18, Oct. 15 and Nov. 12 brilliant auro-
ras will probably be observed on the
North American continent. :
In my next bulletin will be given de-
tailed forecasts of temperature, rainfall,
storm waves, severe storms and frosts
for September.
per cent. to prove correct.”
—-Read the WATCHMAN.
rounded him.
like had never
Rev. J. F. Hartwan ; 8.20, consecra-:
The calculations have
been carefully revised, and I expect 85
HuBLERSBURG GIRLs HAvE FUN
WITH A Nittany BexNebpICcT.—All
through Nittany-valley Nelson Robb,
the popular station agent at Nittany, is
known as a practical joker and an all-
around good fellow.
getting ahead of people better than he
does and doubtless he thought he had
made the master stroke of his life, when
he slipped off to Zion where he was
quietly married to pretty Fanny Fish-
er, a daughter of Dr. Fisher.
mony was performed at the home of the
bride’s father and had been so quietly
arranged that scarcely anyone knew of
its consummation.
No one enjoys
The cere-
Nelson was doubtless laughing in his
sleeve, as he whistled merrily about the
station all day Friday ; indulging day
dreams of his sweet bride, all the while
he was thinking how he would laugh at
the people whom he had deluded on the -
most important step in his life.
ing of moment occurred until the night
Noth-
train east arrived @ Nittany. A large
party of young ladies, from Hublers-
burg and vicinity ; headed by Miss Ida
McCaulay, alighted from it and before
Robb could realiza what they wanted
there at that time of night they had sur-
There was no escape for
the wouid-be foxy groom. At a given
signal each one of the girls whisked out
carefully concealed cow bells, sleigh
bells, tin horns, etc. and ot all the dis-
cordant sounds, that disturbed the quiet
of that peaceful valley that night, the
before been heard.
Poor Nelson had to stand it too. The
girls had caught him at his own game
and there they made sport at his ex-
pense until the next train back, nearly
an hour later. :
Pine Grove Mention.
Miller Wagner has another boa rder at
his home. It isa girl and is number 7.
Our fellow townsman'J. B. Ard, Esq.,
takes delight in sizing up his flock ot
brown Brahmas. In the flock is a double
winged pullet.
Mrs. S. A. Young, of Bellefonte, was a
welcome visitor at the home of her moth.
er, Mrs. M. A. Fry, on Main street, the be-
ginning of the week.
D. G. Meek and wife, Charley Smith and
wife and Mrs. Hess came home from Newton
Hamilton yesterday renewed in body as well
as mind. Whether it was the meetings, the
airjor the fishing, that wrought the change,
we are not prepared to state.
Little Lester, youngest son of Sheriff
Eckley, is now nursing his other arm in
a sling. He has been so unfortunate as
to have both arms broken this deason.
Little Carlisle, son of Samuel Dunlap is
also laid up for repairs on account of a
broken arm, both accidents are the
results of a fall.
Dr. R. M. Krebs of our town is respvon-
sible for this snake story. Our readers
are not to infer that he isa member of
the Woodmont or any other liars club;
but he is a sober truthful man. While
hunting cucumbers in his garden recent-
ly he killed ninety-nine, 99 snakes (7) and
ever since he has been dreaming of all
sorts of snakes from the deadly ratler to
the common garter snake, the kind -lie
killed.
The Eastern end of our beautiful little
burg certainly needs a little renovation,
or may be a few sermons on brotherly
love would do some good. One day last
week our Justice and a Deacon engaged
in a war of words that made it
breezy ™ for a while. The gentlemen
are both rather mild and generally of
quiet dispositions and we are at a loss to
know just why they got into such a
scrape out in the streets where it was
¢ witnessed and heard by all the town.
The I. O. O. 'F. festival at Boalsburg,
last Saturday evening, was a decided suc-
cess, socially and financially. The little
electric shower that passed over the val-
ley in the early twilight just ‘cooled the
air and apparently revived every body for
the balance of the fray. At 11 o'clock the
judges announced the list of contestants
and results. Miss Jennie Myers haying
‘$68.60 to her credit was awarded ti®e hand _
some gold watch, her running mate, Miss
Etta Felty's account being just $10.02 short
of Miss Myers. We understand the com.
mittee will present Miss Etta with a
similar watch, it is hoped they will. Miss
Mary Wibly had a nice sum to her credit
and got the chair at $38.5). Just before
the tattoo was sounded for lights out the
cashier announced that he had $276.00 a
very snug sum for the furnishing com-
mittee of the new O. F. hall which is
about completed.
The echo of the first fracas had scarcely
died away when a second one was
placed on file in the Justice's office. It
seems that little Lawrence Eckly, who isa
solicitor for notions, and so forth went to
the home of Wm. H. Smith just below town
with a view of selling some of his goods.
While there his lead pencil rolled under
the porch and when he endeavored to
raise some boards to get it the Smith sis-
ters objected, which angered the boy.
Mr. Smith hearing the racket put in his
appearance and he says he took the boy
by the arm and started him home. Some
time during the day the boy
arrived at home crying and report.
ed that Mr. Smith had assaulted
and abused him. This riled the lad’s
father, Wm. Eckley, and a warrant
was sworn out for the arrest of Mr. Smith,
who was brought before Justice Keller,
Mr. Smith immediately gave bail for his
appearance at court without a hearing.
Just what the outcome of this racket will
be, is anxiously awaiting so pugilists of
lesser weight will learn just what-consti-
tutes an assault and battery.
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~The following letters remain uncalled
for in the Bellefonte P. 0. Aug. 19,1895.
Lettie Adams, J. Attias, C. L. Brown, Jos.
Fritz, Mary Kipple, Henry A. Porter, Charles
Peter, Josephine Parks, Etta Richard, Jestie
Smith, Annie Shauver.
When called for please say advertised.
Davip F. ForrNey, P. M.
Books, Magazines Etc.
—Mrs, Humphry Ward's new novel, upon
| which she has been at work for the past two
years, will be called “Sir George Tressady.”
It will appear as a serial in The Century, be-
ginning with November.