Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, April 10, 1896, Image 8

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Bellefonte, Pa., April 10, 1896.
To CorresronpeNts.—No communications pub-
lished unless accompanied hy the name of
the writer.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——Saturday is said to have heen one of
the biggest days ever known in Bellefonte
banks.
«—— There have been 690 pupils in at-
tendance at the Philipsburg public schools
so far this year.
"with Robert Down-
comes to Garman’s
“The Gladiator,’
ing in the title role,
next Tuesday night.
—— Edgar Burnside, resident manager of
the Standard scale company’s works at this
place, is able to be about again after sev-
eral week's illness.
—— Customers keep in mind Miss M.
display of imported millinery,
Carolyn E. Enright,
Snyder's
Thursday, April 16th.
of New York, designer.
——John Igou, postal clerk on the Bald
Eagle valley rail-road, resumed his duties,
Monday morning, after a four week's ab-
sence on account of sickness,
the
That
the
intends to into
raising business this spring.
hen (?) he won at a rafflin’.
will lay eggs for him.
——Joe Lose
turkey
is if the
other night,
£0
Scott,
young woman, is to be
South America, the
missions of the Presbyterian church.
— The
Junior oratorical contest at commencement
The Pennsylvania State College are :
a Philipsburg
sent to Bogota,
hoard of foreign
—— Miss Jessie
by
who
men will speak in the
John T. Harrix, youngest son of Mr. Henry
I>. Harris, of this place ; J. E. Schuler, J.
A. Dom, D. B. Hill, C. W. Hardt and LE.
R. Heiley. ¥
——Engine No. 1 of the Valentine iron
company has just been returned from the
Baldwin locomotive shops, in Philadelphia,
where it was completely over-hauled. The
engine is used as a shifter at the furnace,
as well as to ran over the Nittany “valley
line.
——Miss Elizabeth Humes,
brought home from Philadelphia, several
is in such a critical
who was
weeks ago, seriously ill,
condition that no hope of her recovery
She is at the home of her
is
entertained.
sister. Mois,
street.
—— Rev. NCL Honesty, formerly paster of
the A. M. E. church in this place, and Rev.
H.-A. Grant, the present pastor,
tavies of their church conference
session in Pittshurg. Rev. Grant was also
made a of the committee on the
spiritual condition of the church.
are secre-
now in
member
——The old Landrigan house, at the in-
terseetion of Logan and Spring streets, is
heing torn down to make room for some
new tenement houses which Joseph Bros.
the new owners of the property, in-
It is one of the old
its palmy
tend building there.
land-marks of the town
days was a noted resort.
and in
——The Undine fire company’s Laster
assembly was given in the Arcade Monday
night. A large number of ladies and gen-
Charles Gilmore, on Spring |
tlemen were there to enjoy the splendid |
music that furnished for dancing.
Though not as well attended as in former
was
vears there was quite enough present to |
make it a very enjoyable dance.
— The annual flag tight between the |
I'reshman and Sophomore classes took place
on the campus at The Pennsylvania State
College, yesterday morning, and after two
and one-half hours of stiff fighting the gar-
net and white of the Freshies still waved
proudly to the breeze from the top of
50ft pole.
——The old established publishing house
of J. H. Beers and company have com-
menced the compilation of a work to be
entitled ‘Commemorative Biographical Rec-
ord of Central Pennsylvania.” Mr. F. T.
Gibbons has charge of the work and has
commenced compiling data for the same in
Jellefonte. The work will he a valuable
one when completed and many of our lead-
ing citizens are interesting themselves in it.
In one of the rafts that ran into
Lock Haven on the recent flood there was
a pine stick over 100 feet long. Another
one contained 442 hoard feet and for a dis-
tance of 65 feet on an exposed side it did
not have a knot. One raft of seventy-two
pine logs figured up 78,494 board feet.
One x: afb sold at the rate of $20 per thou-
“It contained eighty-eight pine logs
2 feet, board measure.
sand.
that measured 66,2
——1%e women of Emporium have join-
ed the procession and issued a splendid ten
page newspaper from the office of the Cam-
eron county Press entitled The Progressive
Age. Tt is full of great big “ads”, live, in-
teresting articles and much valuable infor-
mation, which were solicited, written, edit-
ed and set up by the women.
thing of an industrial edition, devoted to been
the interests of the chamber cof commerce,
very pleasing in subject matter and artistic |
in appearance.
——“Roscoe’ Otto Gumper,
man with a slouch hat and minus a
rh matter, has heen in
a
large
portion his grey
town for some days, presumably taking or- |
ders for the enlargement of pictures. On
I'riday chief Montgomery placed him under
arrest for having furnished whiskey to Ber-
nand Morrison, a man of intemperate hab-
its. Gumper was lodged in jail and is
there now. He has stuck nearly every
hoarding house keeper in town, but is in a
place now where his hoard will be paid for
hy the munificent sum of 25 cts a day.
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A Curtin TowxsHIr SciHoorn HOUSE
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DEMOLISHED.—Ever since the building of | ments of Lock Haven’s municipal affairs
the new school house No. 5, in Curtin town-
ship, there has been trouble in that locality |
as to its location and Monday night it |
reached a climax in the complete destrue- |
tion of the building with all of its contents.
The work of demolishing it was
plished by the agencies of dynamite and
fire. The building was a substantial stone
sstructure, thoroughly equipped with patent
desks and having all the improvements nec-
essary to the comfort of scholars. Some
months ago an attempt was made to burn
it down. The door was broken open and
the stove overturned, but, aside from the
burning of a few holes in the floor, no dam-
age was done. As if maddened by this
failure those who hoped for its destruction |
waited until last Monday night when, with
the use of dynamite, it was wrecked and
fired. The building is a total loss, with all
of its contents. The school term would
have ended next week.
The case of this school house is one of
considerable interest, since it has already
heen a bone of contention in the courts of
Centre county.
About two years ago David McCloskey,
Jr., and his son-in-law, Jeffrey Walker,
brought suit against the school board of the
Curtin district to compel the directors to
afford educational facilities for their respect-
ive families, consisting in all of about nine
accom- |
children of school age. Judge Furst ap-
pointed Hon. John A. Woodward an in- |
spector to take testimony in the case and
render his report. The testimony taken
showed that McCloskey and Walker lived
about four miles north of the nearest
school house, which is Quay’s
Romola, and about two miles from the set-
tlement on the top of the Allegheny moun- |
tains. It was also shown by the testimony |
that the school directors had for several |
terms employed a teacher and held a school |
in one of the complainants’ houses, but for |
school at |
some reason or other had stopped off one |
term after the suit had been brought.
court decreed that proper school facilities
should be offered the complainants’ child-
ren. The school directors then sent
teacher to their homes and conducted
school for a six-months’ term.
a
This was
| during the school year of 1891-5.
No.
the settle-
Last summer school house
mid-way between
ment and the McCloskey
homes, so that other families than
mentioned could attend.
the people the advantage of a good school
and only a mile distant.
the directors were endorsed by more than
two-thirds of the citizens of the district.
The term opened in regular form with
Clyde Oyler as teacher. The trouble was
those
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Robert Downing will appear in *‘the
| Gladiator,” at Garman’s, next Tuesday
I night.
——The summer
conducted at Howard, by F. H. King, A.
B.,and T.C,
day, April 28th.
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It cost $41,022.23 to run all depart-
DEATH OF MRS. BENJAMIN SCHROCK. — |
It will be remembered that some time last |
summer Mrs. Benj. Schrock, of Bishop |
street, started for Colorado to visit her!
; daughter, Mrs. D. J. Elliott, who lives in |
| that State.
Normal school to he
Hesson will open on Tues-
. was a shock to her friends in this place.
—— Mrs. Ruth A. Brownlee, of Mackey-
ville, suffered stroke of paralysis, on
Monday, while visiting her daughter at
Oval. As it is the third stroke it is hardly
probable that she will recover.
— ote
— Father Kumerant, of the Philips-
burg Catholic church, has been awarded
one of the Pittsburg Z7imes $1,000 prizes for
securing a given number of subscribers for
that paper. The money will to his
church.
oo
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——One of the best attractions we have
had for some time will be at Garman’s next |
! died at-her home at Verona, near
Tuesday night, when Robert Downing witl
present ‘the Gladiator’
in Bellefonte.
siderable note
greet him.
and a large house
ede
——Mns. J. L. Lambert, wife of banking
| to-day or to-morrow.
for the first time |
He is a heroic actor of con- |
should |
commissioner Col. J. L.. Lambert, who was |
found dead in bed at her home in Philadel-
phia, last Monday morning, had a number
of friends in Bellefonte. She had often
been a visitor at the homes of Mrs. ID. H.
Hastings and Mx. Wilbur F. Reeder.
ote
Sportsmen in the vicinity of Sunbury
have sent to Kansas for eleven dozen
of quail. It is their intention to protect
them until the country around Sunbury is
restocked with the game. The Kansas
| bird is to be procured because it is hardy
and can survive the cold winters.
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———Mrs. Yobert Gilmore cordially i invites
you to be present at her opening of spring
and summer millinery, on Thursday, April
16th. In addition to the beautiful hats and
bonnets of Paris and New York make, that
will be displayed, the latest fancies in
neck wear, vibbon and underwear will be
shown.
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and Walker !
This gave all |
at rafting.
In this movement |
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however, not over, and the only scholars |
who attended were the children of John
Singer and John Wentzel. On the surface
everything was apparently moving along
smoothly until about two months ago,
when the attempt was made to burn the
new school. Nothing eventful followed
that trouble until the work of Monday
night was done.
What could have heen the motive of
the !
parties who did the work is not known, as |
the directors had certainly exercised good |
' churches to accommodate those inclined to
judgment in the location of the building.
It is probable that the culprits will
hunted down and properly Dunishal.
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be
Horse, BARN AND CATTLE BURNED. —
Adisastrous fire occurred on Wallace's Run,
and house of John Lucas were totally de-
Mr. Lucas had gone to the barn with a
lantern about 5 o'clock in the morning to
do some work on the barn floor. He and
his hired man were busily engaged when
they noticed the lantern begin to flicker.
The latter was told to take it out. but he-
fore he could do so it exploded throwing I that his of t 1
fie in all directions. The men fought it too | that is chitesers possess ate Sul as to
long to have time to save much, for before
they realized their fierceness the flames had
licked up the dry contents with rapidity.
A high wind made it impossible to keep the |
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John R. Rorabaugh, of Burnside
township, Clearfield county, was knocked
off a raft at Mehaffey rail-road bridge and
was drowned. It was his first experience
Rorabaugh was a school teach-
er and would have been graduated from
Lock Haven normal with the class of
97.
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———The action of the school
granting the right to erect the proposed
gospel tabernacle on the North ward school
grounds is receiving much consideration in
public. There were three dissenting votes
on the motion. So far as the occupation of
part of the school grounds is concerned
there will hardly be much objection, hut it
is a question if the project is quite the
proper one when so many of the churches
board in
and old established religious institutions
in the town are crying for support. If
Bellefonte did not have enough tine
Godly ways it would be different, but in
face of the fact that there are fifteen places
where people can congregate for spiritual
benefit in this town there is room for doubt
| as to the expediency of this move tospend a
on Tuesday morning, when the farm barn |
large sum of money on a temporary struct-
ure designed to accomplish a work al-
ready provided for.
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house from burning and the scene was one |
of wildest excitement for a few moments,
then all was over and the
family realized their serious loss.
Five head of cattle, two fresh cows and
a colt could not be rescued and burned up |
in the barn, together with nearly all of its
contents. The house is a total loss. Very
little of the furniture having been saved.
He had some insurance, but not much.
ANOTHER AMPUTATION NECESSARY.—
Last week we published an account of an
accidental shooting in which Charles Me-
Clure, a son of James McClure, of Bishop
amputation at the wrist was necessary.
After the operation the young sufferer w
reported to be getting along well, hut last
Monday it was discovered that one of the
| never tire.
unfortunate | 2000T sketches that never grows old and in
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! teresting
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-——The coming engagement of Robert
Downing, at Garman’s, on next Tuesday
evening, will be an event of great social
significance to the lovers of the artistic.
Downing always draws the most cul-
tured audiences, and the refining influences
make his engagements social events. On
i this visit Mr. Downing will play Saumet’s
majestic drama, “The Gladiator,” a play
in which he has been seen in every city of
the country and of which press and public
It is one of those clever char-
the master hands of Mr. Downing it grows
more entertaining as one sees it. There
i could be no stronger attraction presented
this season than that which Mr. Downing
| will offer. The story itself is intensely in-
and one is assured that it loses
none of its thrill through the handling
the good company which supports
Downing, and which is headed by
Blair. Mr. Downing in the char-
Mu.
Eugenie
Lacter of the Gladiator has a part that has
| placed him at the head of his profession as
street, had shattered his left hand so that |
a robust heroic actor. He rises above the
{ level ‘of romance, imbuing his character
| with a reality that is delightful in these
[days of forced acting. The play has been
arteries had broken and a hemorrhage had |
occurred leaving the wound in an unhealed
condition.
to make another amputation. Four inches
more of the bone was cut off, then it
the skin he
taken off to allow to
[ drawn over and secured.
cut off. This was a terrible strain
boy, already weakened by his first
tion, and it was feared he would not recov-
er from it, but yesterday he was
easier and though he had not rallied much
it was announced that he would live.
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resting
demand for
On this account it was necessary |
handsomely staged and the costumes were
designed especially for the production. The
seats should be large for the
engagement, as Mr. Downing's coming is
one keenly anticipated.
was |
It is some- | discovered that not enough of the hone had |
It was turned |
back again and another piece of the bone
¢ will reach the
on the | i
cross the
opera- |
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FOSTER ON THE WEATHER.— My last
bulletin gave forecasts of the storm waves
to cross the continent from the 4th to the
Sth and from the 10th to 14th. The next
Yacific coast about the 15th,
west of the Rockies country hy
the close of the 16th, great central valleys
on the 17th to 19th, eastern States on the
20th. This disturbance will inaugurate
the warm and dry part of the month ; frosts
Cand cold waves will be of less force than
———-The Central's large passenger en-
aine, Nehasena, is back from the repair |
shops looking like new. It is the largest
engine that runs into Bellefonte.
- eve
—— A property owned by Edward Gomer,
country
in Howard township, was totally destroyed |
by fire on Saturday evening. Both house
and barn were consumed.
usual. The temperature will average above
normal the last half of the month.
Warm wave will cross the west of Rockies
about the 15th, great central val-
leys 17th, eastern States 19th. Cool wave
cross the west of Rockies country about the
18th, the great centralRalleys 20th,
ern States 22nd.
for
cast-
to within a few moments of her death the
pairs |
Her departure was noted be- |
cause of her extreme age ; she having been
over 70 years old and intended traveling |
alone the entire distance. She reached her
daughter’s in safety and had remained
there until her death, the news of which
It was caused by grip. Deceased was horn
in Potter township, Feb. 21st, 1821.
Seven children survive. Christ and Ms.
Donachy, live in this place : Mrs. D. J. |
Elliott, lives at Monte Vista, Col. : Wil- |
liam, at Sydney, (thio: George and
Mm. C. H. Knott livéa at Akron, Ohio ;
and John lives in Tyrone.
The remains will arrive her time
Funeral serviees will
be held at her late home on Bishop street.
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After a month's illness with grip Mis.
Lucinda Wilson, a woman 64 years of age,
the Val-
entine iron works, at mid-night Monday.
Deceased was a widow, her hushand hav-
ing been killed on the rail-road near Linn
& McCoy's iron works about twelve years
ago. Two sons and three daughters sur-
vive her. Funeral services were held
terday afternoon and interment was made |
in the Friend's burying ground.
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Mis. Mary A. Sunday
denly at her home, Harris Ave., about
noon, on last Friday. Owing to the fact that
she was apparently in the best of health up
yeos- |
died very sud-
on
case was a decided shock to her friends and |
‘neighbors. She leaves four sons and one
daughter to mourn her death. Funeral
| through the sis
services were held in the Methodist church,
on Sunday afternoon.
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Mrs. Blanche Campbell FPurbay, wife
Rev. Harvey Greeme Furbay, pastor of
the Presbyterian church of Tyrone, died
very unexpectedly Saturday evening.
She had been ill since the Thursday night |
previous. Her remains were taken to the
home of her parents, at New Athens, Ohio,
for burial.
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Cephas Batcheler, an aged
of Williamsport, was suffocated by smoke
from a fire in the home of his son-in-law
John ('. Haak, in that city, on Saturday
eveni ire broke out in the house
while the old mar was in bed and before |
he could be rescued he had heen smothered |
by the smoke.
resident
1g.
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Gruhler,
man,
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Andrew prominent Al-
toona hotel committed suicide by
shooting himself last Saturday morning.
Having been refused license for his hotel
he brooded over being out of business and
finally rounded up his troubles hy killing |
himself.
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Harrison Wetzel, who died at his!
home near Mackeyville, on Saturday, was
buried in Cedar Hill cemetery on Monday.
He was a newly elected constable in Clin-
ton county and his death will necessitate
the appointment of another.
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OLD IN THE HOTEL BUSINESS. —Possibly
one of the most remarkable instances of
longevity to be seen in any part of the
country is a daily sight at Chamberlain’s
hotel at Warriors-mark. in Huntingdon
county. That hostlery is stilt managed by
old Mr. Chamberlain, though he was eighty |
five years old on St. Patrick's day. His |
wife is not far behind him in years, as she |
about three
passed her four-score stone
weeks ago.
The aged couple are happy and still in
possession of all their faculties. When the
husband was only twenty years old and |
his wife but fifteen they were married. All i
cfive years of wedded life
they have heen as congenial as was their
early honey-moon.
For fifty-three years they have catered to |
the wants of travelers in that section and
meals at Chamberlain’s are famed far and
near by those who have partaken of them.
Under the same roof lives the eldest son,
with his family, and it is needless to say
that he is no longer young. In truth he is
a great grand father which fact makes the |
elder Chamberlain a great great grand |
father. |
Every year there is a family reunion ad
which more than a hundred sons and |
daughters, grand sons and grand daughters, |
great grand sons and great grand daughters
and great great grand sons and great great
grand daughters flock, for all know that a |
cala day is instore for the direct descend- |
ants of old Mr. Chamberlain and his good |
wife.
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Fairy TALES AND WHo First ToLp
TrEM.-—This will be the subject of a lect-
ure which Rev. R. I.. Gearhart, D. D.,
will deliver in the opera house, Friday even-
ing, April 17th. In the discourse he will
deal with fairy tales as the folk-lore of the
various peoples who are supposed to have
originated them and trace many of the
most common to ancient mythology from
which he is convinced all are taken. The lect-
ure will be entertaining as well as instruct-
ive and covers a theme never before elab- |
the lecture platform in this
orated “on
place.
The price of admission has been fixed at
25¢ts to all parts of the house. There will
not he any seats reserved, so that those who
Lecture be-
wo early will get the choice.
ains at 2 o'clock sharp.
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April the 16th, will be
opening day at Miss Graham’s. She is just
home from a month's stay in New York,
where she selected a choice line of the
latest style hats, bonnets and trimmings. |
—Thusday,
| meeting of council, Monday night,
| op street,
This will necessitate the purchase |
| of 300 feet of pipe which with the 500 feet
"each of the fire companies.
the punishment for certain offenses.
| of its clauses relates to the arrest of tramps
‘and hereafter all hobos will be locked up
| committee with
| petitioners for a grade on that thorough-|
| noon, from
| are going to Philadelphia,
| Tuesday.
i father at Milesburg.
{ part of them.
Land enjoys
OPENING GAME OF THE SEASON.—Next
Tuesday, April 14th,
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FROM THEIR BuGcGy.—Wm.
the Washington & | Parks and his son, of Willowbank street,
Jefferson base ball team, champions of | had a narrow escape from possible serious
Western Pennsylvania last season, will meet |
State's nine, on Beaver
The game will be called at 3:30 p.
n. and admission will be 35 cts.
Ax this will be State's first game this
season it will be looked forward to with con-
siderable interest. Though she has lost
Atherton and Stuart the large number of
lege.
men trying for places on the team will
surely produce some one to fill their places.
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MEETING. —At
COUNCIL'S the regular
it was
decided to lay a 6 inch water main on Bish-
between Allegheny and Ridge
streets.
now on hand will complete the work. The
advisibility of laying a 3 inch pipe on
Spring, between High and Bishop, was left
to the Water committee ; as was also the
a
‘matter of purchasing iron stop-cock boxes.
The Fire and Police committee was in-
structed to use its own judgment in the |
matter of buying a new hoze nozzle for
The borough
solicitor presented an ordinance regulating
One
and put to work on the streets asa ball and
chain gang.
will be inflicted on other offenders who de-
fault in payment of their fines. The ordi-
nance was passed. Dr. M. A. Kirk asked
for some improvements on Thomas street
which request was referred to the Street
that of Reynold’s avenue
fare.
MarriAGE LicEnses.—Following is the
The same kind of punishment |
field, at State Col- |
and had reached the corner
injury, on Monday evening. They were
driving in Bishop street about 6 o'clock
of the South
{ward school building where a little daugh-
; ter
‘ning and kicking.
of aeputy recorder Dukeman ran out
into the street. The horse shied at the
child and the back strap broke, leaving the
breech-band fall down. Of course the
buggy ran onto it and then it began run-
Mr. Parks realized
what the danger would be should they re-
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main in the buggy while it was being drag-
ged down that steep street, so suiting his
action to his words he told his son to jump.
The young man did not follow his father
out of the buggy. When Mr. Parks alighted
he would not have fallen, but in trying to
retain hold of the lines he tripped over a
pile of dirt at the road-side and fell heavily
against the end of the board-walk, with the
| result that he now carries his arm in a sling
| and has a severel y sprained shoulder.
In jumping he lost one of the lines, but
with the other pulled the horse in onto the
school house pavement where it kicked itself
loose from the vehicle and ran off down the
street. Jos. Rightnour caught it in front
of his residence. The boy was not hurt in
the least, as he waited until the buggy
onto the pavement then jumped.
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A. McQUuISTION & Co..—Have now on
hand and for sale a lot of nice new and sec-
ond hand buggies at reduced rates. They
have the best low priced buggy on the
market. One that they defy competition
on, both in price and workmanship. See it.
before you buy, it will surprise you.
Repairs reduced in price. Shops ad-
"joining P. R. R. freight depot.
list of marriage licenses granted by
orphans’ court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, |
during the past week :
Lewis Wilkins, of Poe Mills, and Sallie
| Fryer, of Sober.
hoth of Roland.
Charles I. Butler, of Rush township, and
Louisa Gers, of Chester Hill, Clearfield Co.
of Munson station.
Thomas Feeny, of Powelton,
McGovern, of Avonmore.
John J. Straw and Clara B.
and Sebina
Young, both
lof Boalshurg.
Samuel R. Leitzell, of Spring Twp..
Love Annie Johnson, of Boggs Twp.
J. H. Fryer and Gertie ('. Stover, hoth !
i of Coburn.
Jeremiah Glenn and Rebecca A Parker, |
Eatin
——A high class heroic actor is Robert,
Downing, who comes to Garman’s, Tuesday
night, April 14th, in ‘“‘the Gladiator.”
State College and Vicinity.
Dr. Wm. Frear has returned from a short
trip to Wilkesbarre.
Prof. Reber has gone to Atlantic City.
New Jersey, for a short vacation.
Prof. Stoek and wife have just returned
from a pleasant vacation to Wilkesharre.
T. Scott Bailey is erecting a large carriage
: : i shop near his smith shop on College Ave.
Stephen Rester and Annie Arsenies, hoth |
| east on a short vacation,
Architect Cole was about town, on Tuesday,
looking after some of the College buildings.
Mr. Munroe, of the English Dept., has gone
leaving his wife at
" Wilkesbarre, Pa.
and |
John Maddox and Nancy Hayes, both of |
Rush Twp.
Robert Barr and Mary V. Heberling,
hoth of Benore.
News Purely Personal.
—reorge MceClain, of Ridgeway, was an Faster
visitor in Bellefonte. :
—Miss Florence Longacre,
ing Miss Bertha Myers, in Lock Haven.
—Miss Anna Mann, of north Allegheny street,
I yisited the funily of A. € Mann, at Mill Hall, last
week.
District Dept. Gi. M., W. M. Cronister, in-
stalled the officers of State College Lodge,
1032, 1. O. O. F., on Monday evening: N. G.,
Wn. E. Stover: V.G.,, H. A. Sowers; S., S.
8. Grier; A. S., Thos. Decker; T. B. H.
Beaver; and a full complement of appoint-
ive officers. Very instructive and entertain-
ing remarks were made by visiting P. Gs.
('ronister, F'ry and Glover.
Centre Hall.
FF. M. Crawford, of the firm of Wolf &
tthe phi, 15 ville | Crawford, was absent for a few days in the
interest of the Central produce company,
which runs a car to the coal regions.
—Miss Julia MeDermott returned, Monday after
a visit to Altoona. While there she
was a guest at the home of Mr. John O'Neill,
—Miz=s Ellen Woods and Miss Sarah
Saturday. ona short
pleasure and fashion hunt.
—Candidates for treasurer Frank
Fred Kurtz were both in Bellefonte on Wednes-
day. It is strange how candidates keep right in
euch other's foot-prints,
—Harry MeDowell, of Abdera, spent Monday in
town. Though his farm hugs the Clinton county
line pretty close he is nevertheless a
Centre and one of the young Democrats who ean
do a great deal of work in that community.
—Willis Weaver can
Since disposing of his hotel
etfects Willis is at a loss to know what to do and
has not made ap his mind where he will locate.
—I. F. Spotts, one of Union township's staunch
old farmers, was in town, yesterday, calling on his
friends in this place.
he is a candidate for any county office for he isn't.
He is a good Democrat,
I share toward electing the men who are successful
in getting the nomination.
—Ed. Kittell has left the Bush House, his home
while in Bellefonte, tor Kittaning Point or the
horse-shoe curve on the Pennsylvania railroad
above Altoona. He is time keeper for Collins &
Martin, the contractors who are building the im-
‘caver came up from Millheim, or
and journeyed on to the home wi
Brickley -
Cards announce the wedding of D. A.
Joozer, Esq., and Miss Mattie Boal, Thurs-
day evening of next week. Mr. Boozer is an
excellent young man, and is doing a good
business in Centre Iall.
The borough authorities are making an ef-
| fort to vacate that portion of the Bellefonte
"and Lewistown turnpike
Bowersox and |
1
resident of |
IM.
passing through
this place. In case the end in view is ac-
complished it will be to the interest of the en-
tire neighborhood.
The educational committee of the Central
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church,
composed of Revs. CC. H. Spangler, of Reeds-
ville ; C. L.. McConnell, of Belleville ; and J.
Rearick, Centre Hall ; met at this place
~ the beginning of this week.
|
The Reform Sunday school celebrated East-
erin a happy style. Indeed, they pleased
| the audience from the beginning of the pro-
Don't think from this that |
however, and will do his |
gram to the end. The school has a number
of young people in it who are a credit to
those in official eharge when entertainments
are given, notably among whom are Misses
Fannie Thomas and Mary Bell Keller. Miss
Mame Kreamer sang a beautiful solo. The
i chorus singing was above the average. One
| thing observed by all spectators was the
i unanimity of the whole school in such af-
pounding reservoir for the city of Altoona at that
point.
season, hut there is still masonry enough to be
The main part of the work was done last |
built to keep the men there several weeks longer. |
—With all the changes that have been made in
the farming communities of Centre county within
the last score of years there are still a few men in
each locality whose names seem to be almost a
Up about Fillmore there are none
better known than John B. Rockey, a very reliable
farms for
large friendship in this place.
—Gieorge Tate, a former resident of this place,
{who is now working at McKeesport, Pa., recently
| spent a few days visiting his brother Johti at the |
Valentine iron works. George doesn’t look at ail
changed and seems to be very well satisfied with
the business prospect in the western part of the
State.
now a firm believer in Democracy
he has at last struck the right path.
We 3;
are glad
—Jacoh Bottorf, I2sq., of Lemont, and J. B.
Heekman,
place on'Baturday. Like all the other
didates both gentlemen had their
ground listening for political rappings. They
are two of the candidates for commissioner
their announcement has lent much to the gen-
ears to the
eral degree of excellence that has been noted of
the Demoeratic aspirants this year.
—Jacob Ripka, one of the oldest carpenters of
the county and a man who can look at many barns
and houses in Penns valley and say he has helped
to build them, in town a while on Monday.
He is well up in years now, but still sticks to his
wis
5 farmer who has managed one of the Brockerhoff
rs. He comes to town frequently *
He has changed his political views and is |
of Benner township, were both in this | =
good can-
and |
| Quarter Column (5 inches)
trade and ean give many of the younger fellows |
pointers on building. When hie was an apprentice
building methods were very different from what
they Houses framed in a much
more substantial truth, the mortise
were
in
are now.
manner,
joints that were the vale in those days are rarely
seen any more and the fine white pine timber
that he worked in his boy-hood are hardly ever
seen, except when one of the old buildings is
torn down.
“Cloverseed, per bushel.
fairs—big and little, old and young, wade in
with up-turned sleeves.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by Geo. W. Jacksox & Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
TOSS ©
ed wheat k(
Rye, per bushel. 15
Corn, shelled, por bush 35
Corn, ears, per bushel 15
Oats, per bushel. 20
Barley, er bushe 35
Ground Plaster, per ton 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel. 40
0 to $7 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel.
Onions... ..... 59
Eggs, per dozen. 1214
Lard, per pound.. 8
Country Shoulder 8
Sides. 8
Hains 12
Tallow, per pound.. 4)
Butter, per pound. n
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