Bellefonte, Pa., May 8, 1896.
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To CorrespoNpeNTs.—NoO communications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
—Ira Garman, a young bicyclist of
Bellefonte, sports a pair of real bluemers.
—Patrick Gherrity is a very happy
man these days. Anew hoy arrived at his
home Saturday night. ?
Mrs. A. O. Furst has resigned the
presidency of the Bellefonte Village Im-
provement society.
—Such delightful weather as we have
been having during the past week is
enough to give any one the spring fever.
——The Bellefonte society of Christian
Endeavor will hold a sociable in the Pres-
byterian chapel next Thursday evening.
The gross receipts from the war
drama ‘‘the Drummer Boy of Shiloh’’ were
$640. Co. B. 5th Reg., N. G. P. will net
an amount nearly equal to $300.
Three weeks from to-morrow will bg
Memorial day. The school children are re-
minded that the committee will be glad to
have every flower they can bring.
Next Sunday morning Bishop N. S.
Rulison, of this diocese, will preach in the
Episcopal church. In the evening he will
officiate at the confirmation services.
—Harry Rine, of this place, familiarly
known as “Pat,” has signed to play first
base with the Berwick, Pa., base ball team.
He will leave for that place on Monday.
—The Logan engine company tested
their new ball nozzle, on Monday night.
The pressure was so great as to burst two
sections of hose. The nozzle did all that
was claimed for it.
——The Bellefonte wheelmen had a lan-
tern parade Tuesday night. There were
about forty in line and they made a very
pretty appearance. Don’t forget their
dance and cycle show to-night.
Harrison Kline, a farmer who Tives
below town, is giving potatoes away. There
is no sale for them and he is giving them
toall who call. He has between 400 and
500 hundred bushels and wants to get them
out of his road.
State Colleg
d Colgate university
base “hall teams n... on the diamond, at |
State College, Tuesday afternoon, and the
former won by the score of 16 to 7. The
game was void of interest, outside of State’s
terrific batting.
——Jesse Underwood, who has been
Western Union messenger in this place for
a long time, has given up the idea of being
a brass pounder and is now proprietor of
the Bush house news stand. He purchased
it from Roy Bosner.
———To-morrow afternoon the Bellefonte
Academy and High school base ball teams
will play at Hunter’s park. It will be the
fixst game of the season and a special train
will leave the P. R. R. depot at 1:30, re-
turning immediately after the game.
Mr. Frank Walz, who for years had
heen connected with the tinning department
of the H. A. McKee hardware, ‘on Alleghe-
ny street, has entered the employ of James
Harris & Co. He will have charge of the
same department in the Harris store.
——Two members of the A. M. E.
church were imniersed in Spring Creek, at
6 o'clock, Sunday morning. Rev. Grant
officiated, assisted by Rev. B. C. Miller, of
the U. B. church. The immersion took
place near the laundry on Water street.
——Rev. Wharton, who is evangelist
Weaver’s fore-runner, has arrived in town
and is conducting meetings. He preached
twice in the Methodist church on Sunday.
Rev. Wharton is an Englishman and has
done considerable evangelistic = work
throughout the United States.
——Mortimer O’Donoghue, Sup’t. of the
Valentine iron company’s works at this
place, was one of the passengers on the
mid-night train on the N. C. rail-road that
ran into a land slide below Sunbury, early
last Sunday morning. All of the cars left
the track but the sleeper, the engine hav-
ing fallen clear into the river, and ‘‘Dony?’’
didn’t even get awake.
W. H. Miller, the Allegheny street
tinner and roofer, has about completed an
exceptionally fine job on the roof of the
annex to Col. W. F. Reeder’s handsome
home. The Courtwright steel shingles
were used on the work and they present a
very neat appearance when finished up.
They are durable, as well as free from those
imperfections which require the regular re-
pairing of other patent roofing.
‘‘Roscoe’’ Otto Gumper, the young
picture agent, who was locked up here
some time ago for having furnished whis-
key to Briney Morrison, was arrested, on
Friday evening, by detective W. L. Wind-
sor, Jr., and taken to Harrisburg. He is
charged with having defrauded J. S. Rob-
inson & Co., picture makers in that city.
They claim that he collected money and
appropriated it to his own use. Frank
Wallace, of Mileshurg, paid Otto some of
thé money he is charged with having kept.”
——A party of Bellefonters gave a min-
strel performance at Salona, on Tuesday
night, “Micky” Reed and George Gares
were the cracker-jack ~ comedians, while
Frank Strunk blowed music from the organ
and Jim Wian tripped up and down the
scale on his cornet like a summer girl on
the sands at the sea-shore. John Pearl’s
contortions with the slide trombone led
some of the unsophisticated audience to
wonder if he was not the man who swal-
lows the sword in the summer side-show.
the scale louse, coddling moth and mealy
bug on all kinds of trees in this section
have started scientific men’ to hunting up
some means for getting rid of the destruct-
ive pest.
So long as we read of such things in dis-
tant papers and know that we need have
no concern, locally, we give ‘the matter
very little thought, but when the destruc-
tion of beautiful trees is accomplished right
under our eyes it is but natural to- look
around for some means of remedy. For
the last two or three years handsome ma-
Bellefonte have been noticed to act very
much as if frost bitten. The leaves have
curled up and blackened at the edges, fi-
nally falling off and leaving a naked, dead
looking limb. Upon investigation little
woolly looking blotches could be found in
the crevices of the bark. Inside these there
would be a larva that in time would devel-
op into an insect looking not unlike an
ordinary mosquito. This insect is the
cause of the trouble. It attacks all kinds
of trees and is not slow in perfecting its
work of destruction.
When asked for a means of relief from
the pest the commissioner of forestry first
advised the immediate cutting and burn-
ing of the affected tree. THe trouble be-
came so general that many horticulturists
have become interested in it and there are
now many ways of getting rid of the louse.
Chief among these is spraying with certain
preparations that kill the louse without in-
juring the tree. Prof. Geo. C. Butz, horti-
culturist at The Pennsylvania State Col-
lege, has given the matter close attention
for some time, because the beautiful trees
on the campus at that institution became
affected. He has resorted to many plans
for getting rid of the louse, but has been
successful with a spray, only. Now he
proposes to come to Bellefonte, on Monday,
and give an exhibition of how the work is
done, together with recipes for washes and
a plain, practical talk on the care of trees.
He will give the exhibition in Jas. R. Alex-
ander’s orchard, just at the McCalmont
| lime kilns, and every one is invited to go
to it.
| We trust that there will be many there
to hear Prof. Butz, for the matter is one of
| deep concern and it is certainly and act of
! kindness on his part to come down here
| and help our people to exterminate a pest
! that, unless soon checked, will work untold
| injury to fruit and shade trees.
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DEATH OF MRS. JOHN C. HENDERSON. —
| After an illness that had extended over a
long period Elizabeth J., the beloved wife
; of John C. Henderson, of Julian, died at
{her home at 2 o'clock Wednesday morn-
| ing. Cancer was the cause of her death.
| Mrs. Henderson was a devout Methodist
and a woman whose death will be sincerely
| mourned by every onein that community,
where she was known as a kind neighbor
| and one ever willing to comfort and aid
| those in distress.
| Her maiden name was Elizabeth J.
| Cooper and before her marriage to Mr.
! Henderson lived in the Buffalo Run valley.
Her children living are Elizabeth Taylor,
| Emma Fleck; both wives of ministers ;
| Alabama Parsons, Lillie Stevenson ; and
; Olie, Elmer and Burrows at home. There
are several children dead. She was 60
| years, 5 months and 1 day old, when death
| relieved her intense suffering.
| Funeral services will be held in the M.
. E. church, at Julian, this morning, at 10:30,
| after which the body will be taken to
| Gray’s cemetery, in Half Moon, for
! burial.
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JOHN HUTCHINSON MITCHELL.—One of
College township’s oldest and most influ-
ential citizens has passed away in the death
of J. H. Mitchell, which occurred at his
late home, near Lemont, at 10 o’clock
Wednesday morning. Deceased was a man
of many fine traits of character, whose
death will be sincerely mourned by a large
circle of acquaintances.
He was 67 years old and leaves six chil-
dren : James, John, George, Bruce, Mary,
who is Mrs. Henry Thompson, and Maud.
Heart trouble was the cause of his death.
Burial will be made at the Branch this
afternoon at 3 o’clock.
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ALEXANDER MCCAFFERTY DEAD.—At
1 o'clock yesterday morning Alexander
McCafferty, aged 70 years, died at his home,
on east Lamb street, this place. He had
suffered a long time with Bright's disease
and death was welcomed by the patient
sufferer. He was a well known mason in
Bellefonte years ago and leaves two daugh-
ters, Julia and Bessie, to mourn his death.
Funeral services will be held in St.
John’s Catholic church, at 10 o’clock, Sat-
urday morning.
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DIED ON FRIDAY.—Mrs."Samuel Markle
died at her home, east of Bellefonte, on the
Zion road last Friday evening, after a pro-
tracted illness. Deceased had lived with
her husband for years on the Jacob Valen-
tine farm and was the mother of a large
family of children, all of whom are grown
up. Burial was made, on Monday, ser-
vices having been held in the Lutheran
church in this place.
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EVANGELIST WEAVER HERE. — Rev.
Leonard Weaver, the evangelist, arrived in
this place at an early hour yesterday morn-
ing. He will begin at once on the plans
for his gospel tabernacle and during its
construction revival meetings will be held.
The first meeting will be held in the court
house on Sunday. Mr. Wheeton, the sing-
er, has not arrived yet.
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WHEN MARKET WILL OPEN.—The reg-
ular curb market on Allegheny street will
be opened on Saturday morning, May 9th.
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ples and other shade trees on the streets of ]
a public fountain in that place.
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*——The Tyrone paper mill is to be en-
larged. An additional building 100x40ft.
is to be erected at once to make more room
for the finishing department and office
quarters.
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——W. A. Snyder, of Salona, has been
re-elected superintendent of public instruc-
tion in Clinton county. He had one op-
ponent, Belle Baird, of Renovo, who had
34 votes to his 119.
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——The conductor on the electric car
that runs on Main street, Lock Haven, is
to be done away with. The old, out-of-date
fare boxes will be put in the car and the
motor-man will run it alone.
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Notwithstanding an ordinance
against it Philipsburg authorities are unable
to keep the cows off the streets of that town.
Ordinance or no ordinance c6ws will al-
ways be found where grass grows.
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——Samuét Hartman, a step-son of Wm.
Reesner, watehman at the P. R. R. depot
in this place, has gone to Johnstown, where
he will locate. He will be married imme-
diately upon his arrival at that place.
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——A special meeting of the Huntingdon
Presbytery was held, last Saturday after-
noon, in Tyrone, to release Dr. Harvey |
Greeme Furbay who will leave Tyrone for
Philadelphia. He preached his farewell
sermon last Sunday night.
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—While returning from the Lock
Haven opera house to the Fallon house, :
after a lecture, on Monday night, bishop
McNamara and his wife were pelted with
stones and antique eggs by members of his
audience who imagined themselves being
revenged for supposed offensive remarks he
made. : wo :
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——There will a special meeting of Belle-
fonte castle, K. G. E., of this place, Friday
evening, May 8th, at eight o’clock to make
preparations to go to Altoona, on Tuesday,
to attend the grand castle meeting. Let
every sir knight be present at this meeting.
The Eagle cadets, the boys who made such
a fine showing in the centennial parade,
will accompany the castle. They are drill-
ing now.
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—The Bellefonte wheelmen’s cycle
show and ball will be a very brilliant af- |
fair. It will be held in the armory to- |
night, beginning at 7 o’clock prompt. The
following is the program : Open at 7
o'clock, orchestra concert at 8 o'clock,
trick bicycle riding, 9:30 dancing. All
regular session Monday evening, with mem-
bers Brockerhoff, Gerberich, Williams,
Valentine, Shaffer, Brachbill and Keller in
attendance. The business transacted was
about as follows : 2
The Street committee reported work done
on the extension of Logan and Bishop
streets to Wilson, new crossings laid over
Allegheny street at Lamb and a new one
over the Shugert alley on west Linn. The
committee reported that it would be im-
practicable to lay a crossing over Bishop at
Blanchard street, though a plank crossing
would be put down near that point. It
reported favorable to laying a new crossing
over Linn at Spring but this action was not
endorsed by council. Attention was call-
ed to the condition of Reynolds’ avenue
and recommendation made to fix it up with
stone. No action was taken on the com-
mittee’s report that the alley in the rear of
Dr. Kirk’s property, on High street, needs
| repair, nor on the request for a grade on
south Potter street. A ‘petition for a new
crossing over Allegheny street, between
Achenbach’s and Parrish’s stores, was re-
ferred to the committee with power to act.
The Water committee reported the lay-
ing of GOft. of 2in. pipe on east Logan
street ; the cleaning out of the spring and
reservoir and the commencement of laying
the ich pipe on Bishop street. The
committee announced that W. S. Zeller
had refused to accept the water rate
assessed for his motor and had taken it
out. The pumps at the water works were
reported running fourteen hours per day.
The Fire and Police committees reported
the purchase and successful trial of the new
ball nozzles for the fire companies. While
testing their’s the Logans bursted two sec-
tions of hose. It was claimed to have been
owing to imperfections in the same.
The burgess having failed to affix his
signature to the ordinance regulating the
punishment of tramps the festive bums
float from back door to back door with as
much non chalance as our policemen patrol
their beats.
The Nuisance committee reported the
abatement of several nuisances. An order
was drawn for the payment of $8.75 to
John Reesner for bridge work done last
summer and hills to the amount of $785.86
were approved, after which council ad-
journed.
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RUN OVER BY A TRAIN.—A miraculous
escape from a horrible death was reported
from the works of the Valentine iron com-
pany, on Sunday afternoon, where, it ap-
pears, an engine and a cinder kettle had
passed clear over a little boy without in-
makes of wheels and wheelmen’s clothing
will be exhibited. Admission H0cts for |
gentlemen. Ladies free.
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——The marriage of Gilbert A. Beaver |
and Miss Anne Simonton will take place |
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juring him at all.
About 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon six-
year old Frank Kirk, a son of George Kirk,
who lives out at the works, was playing on
the rail-road tracks in the furnace yard.
in Harrisburg, on Tuesday, May 12th, at | There were a number of other little boys
half-past twelve, The bride to -be is the | there and they were all having a jolly time
only daughter of Judge Simonton, of that | until Frank found himself at a place on one
place, and Gilbert is far too well known to |
need a word of commendation from us. He |
is Gen. Beaver’s eldest son and is now col- |
lege secretary of the Y. M. C. A. interna- i
tional committee. Hugh, Gilbert's brother,
who is also engaged in the Y. M. C. A.
work, will start on the same day for Cali-
fornia, where he will assist in conducting a
course of instruction similar to Moody's
school at Northfield, Mass.
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——Miss Luella Crawford, state organizer
of the Y. W. C. T. U., was in town the fore- |
part of the week the guest of Mrs. John P.
Harris. On Sunday she addressed the
Union Temperance meeting and on Mon-
day organized a very promising young
Union with Mrs. C. E. Hogue, president ;
Aurora Moore, secretary ; Jennie Strick-
land, corresponding secretary ; and Rebecca
Lyon, treasurer. Miss Crawford, who is a
clever, bright woman, is a practical printer.
She began in her father’s printing office at
the very lowest round of the ladder—sweep-
ing out, folding papers and cleaning presses
—work usually considered by girls away
beneath them. Determination and energy
made her way easy and she is now known
throughout the State.
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MARRIED IN WEST VIRGINIA.—Herbert
W. Sheffer, second son of Mr. Samuel Shef-
fer, of east Curtin street, this place, was
married to Miss Emma Frazier, at Wells-
burg, W. Va., on Tuesday. Their marriage
was part of a double ceremony in which a
sister of the bride was married to a gentle-
man from Dunkirk, Ind.
After a short tour the young couple will
come here to live. The groom has apart-
ments furnished in the Exchange, the
rooms formerly occupied by Rob’t M. Hun-
ter. He is junior partner in the grocery
firm of Schreyer and Sheffer and is very
well known in Bellefonte. His bride is a
charming brunette and met her husband
while visiting at the home of Ira C. Mitch-
ell Esq., on Spring street.
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WHAT MR. FOSTER SAYS OF THE
WEATHER.—My last bulletin gave fore-
casts of the storm wave to cross the conti-
nent from May 4th to 8th and from May 10th
to 14th. The next disturbance will reach
the Pacific coast about May 14th, cross the
west of Rockies country by the close of the
15th, great central valleys 16th to 18th,
eastern States 19th. This disturbance will
be much like those that occurred from April
10th to-16th, and of sufficient force to be of
general note. Average heat will continue
above, in the northern States and below in
the southern, while rainfall will be just the
reverse of this. A warm wave will croSs
the west of Rockies country about the 14th,
great central valleys 16th, and eastern
States on the 18th. A cool wave will cross
the west of Rockies country about the 17th
great central valleys on the 19th and east-
ern States on We 21st.
of the tracks that is elevated about three
feet above the other. An engine was ap-
proaching with a cinder kettle, on the low-
er track, but the little fellow must have
become confused for he jumped right down
in front of it. There was a pretty steep
grade at that point and engineer Alfred
Tate did not see the child’s perilous posi-
tion until it was too late. The engine
| knocked him full length on the track and
passed over him. A number of people who
had seen the child fall ran to the scene, but
by the time they reached the spot, both en-
gine and car had passed over the body.
For a minute it lay prone on the tracks.
Everyone hesitated for fear that the boy
had been crushed to death, but their fears
were soon allayed when he jumped up and
looked around in a sort of dazed manner.
He had not been hurt in the slightest.
The call was so close, however, that the en-
gine had torn the seat of his trousers out in
passing over him and the heel was ground
off his shoe. Aside from the missing
shoe heel and trousers gable there was not
a scratch or a bruise to indicate how near
the little fellow had been to death.
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A ROMANCE OF THE FORTIES.—About
three weeks ago there was consummated, at
Bordentown, N. J., a wedding that proved
the ending of a romance that had been car-
ried through half a century. It was one in
which the WATCHMAN readers will be in-
terested because one of the parties was a
i resident of this place in the days when
| Bellefonte had none of her present air of
substantiability. ~
Away back in the forties Dr. Wm.
Rothrock, ason of James Rothrock; who
operated a hat factory inan old building
just at the rear of the handsome home now
occupied by Mrs. XMargaret Wilson, on
High street, met and fell in love with a
winsome girl, Lizzie Field. His love was
requited and they became engaged to be
married. One of those slips between the
cup and the lip separated the young lovers,
however, and they drifted apart. Dr. Roth-
rock went West, while his sweet-heart
became Mrs. Little. Ba
Years wore on and neither heard from the
other. Time worked changes as it always
does and at the end of a quarter of a cen-
tury Mrs. Little became a widow. Dr.
Rothrock had been married, also, and his
wife died only a few years ago.
Last year, in writing to a friend, he en-
quired what had become of his boy-hood’s
idol. * Imagine his surprise to learn that
she was living at Bordentown. He wrote
to her at once. A correspondence followed
and grew in warmth until the old flame
that had been dead for half a hundred
years was re-kindled. Then he journeyed
eastward and after about a ten day’s visit
the two were married. Dr. Rothrock is 78
years old, while his bride is 76.
ing the performance of ‘the Drummer Boy
of Shiloh’, at Garman’s, Friday night, some
electric wires got crossed and a blaze
sprang up over the foot-lights. The house”
was crowded with people, some of whom
jumped to their feet, but before a rush was
made for the exits the wires were cut and
the flames extinguished. It is fortunate
that a panic was averted for the results
would have been disastrous.
News Purely Personal.
—W. T. Bair, editor of thé Philipsburg Journal,
is one of the one hundred and seventy delegates
in town{qttending the Epworth convention. He is
the district president and is a most enthusiastic
worker.
—Mrs. Thos. J. Dunkle, with her littie son,
Fred, spent Sunday at the home of Dr. J. E.
Ward, on Curtin street. She is the wife ex-sher-
iff Dunkle of this county, who is now in Punxsu-
tawney making money and friends in the. insur-
ance business.
—J. W. Hafer, who has been living with his sis-
ter, Mrs. Tate, in Coleville, ever since selling his
hotel at Osceola Mills, went to Harrisburg, on
Tuesday afternoon. Thence he will go on to
Reading where he will examine a hotel property
with a view to purchasing it.
—Hezekiah Ewing, just recovered from a severe
attack of grip and looking a trifle the worse for it,
did not let his condition keep him away from the
convention of school directors on Tuesday. He is
much interested in school work and felt it a duty
to have a voice in the selection of a county super-
intendent.
—Among the county public school directors
who were in town, on Tuesday, we noticed Pat
McDonald, of Unionville. There can be but one
conclusion drawn from the fact that he.is a school
director and that is, that he must be a pretty good
one. Since he isa Democrat it is hardly likely
that Republican Unionville would have any use
fol him unless he made a fine director.
—Few men are so much interested in the public
schools of the county that they would drive thirty
miles in order to vote for county superintendent,
yet that is exactly what Martin Veihdorfer, of
Pine Glenn, did on Tuesday. When asked if he
did not dread the thought of the long drive home
he laughed and said ; “Oh no, I rather enjoy it,
then, youn know, I will be conscious of having done
my duty in coming.
—A man is visiting in Nittany valley at present
who has made prominence for himself since leay-
ing the pastoral. scenes of his boyhood down
there. It is Rev. Henry Keister, of Cleveland,
Ohio, who was born in Nittany and married Miss
Ada Gobble, of that valley. He has become dis-
tinguished in the ministry and returns to visit
his friends with the knowledge" that his lifo has
not been a failure.
—Ex-associate judge J. W. Smith, of Lock Ha-
ven, spent a few hours in this place, on Saturday,
on his way to Millheim. The judge, being inter-
ested in the Mill Hall brick works, went to Mill-
heim to induce the school board down there to
use the Mill Hall brick in the construction of the
new school house they intend building. The
Mill Hall brick are in use in a number of places
in Bellefonte and, thus far, have proven highly
satisfactory.
—We had a pleasant caller, Wednesday morning,
in the person of Harvey J. Markle, a son of Mr.
Joseph Markle, of Hublersburg. We don’t know
exactly what the young man’s business was in
town, but we supposed he was up ‘looking out a
stand for the opening of market. He is always on
hand with a line of fresh, wholesome produce and
sells at prices that have made his wagon one of
the busiest of the many that bring produce to this
place Tuesday and Saturdiy mornings during the
season. f
—G. Fred Musser, formerly of this place, and
well known throughout Centre county, spent Sun-
day with his wife's parents here. He is now liv-
ing at 2133 N. 3214 street, Philadelphia, and is city |
agent for the large grocery firm of Chas. & H. M.
Schwab. It will be remembered that Fred
used to travel this territory until his good
work attracted the attention of his employ-
ers and he was called into the house to receive
the fine position he now holds. We regret to an-
nounce that Mrs. Musser, who was Miss Enima
Haupt, of this place, is not in good health.
—Mrs, Benj. Stamm, of Boalsburg, was in’ fown
hopping, on Tuesday, and had her bright little
daughter, Effie, with her. They had driven down
from their home and were in town bright and
early to put in a full day seeing the many pretty
things displayed for spring. We were very sorry
to learn that Mr. Stamm, one of the WATCHMAN'S
oldest friends, is not in the best of health and that
his eye sight is failing. He still has a fondness
for the Warcumax, however, and though he is un_
able to read it any longer for himself he has his
family read it for him regularly.
—Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Myers, their little son,
Hiram, and Messrs. George and Wayne Myers, of
"Rochester, N. Y., are in town visiting friends.
The men of the party rode from Rochester to
Lock Haven—a distance of two hundred and
forty-one miles—on their wheels in two days, At
Lock Haven the doctor decided the .way was too
long for him and he got on the cars. The others
rode as far as Clintondale and there George's bicy-
cle broke in two, obliging them to come the rest
of the way on the train. They are sons and neph-
ew of J. H. Myers and are associated with him in
the manufacture of the voting machine, that
is bringing him fame and fortune,
—It is possible that by this time an entire
family that landed in New York, on Tuesday,
from one of the great trans-Atlantic steamers is
gladdening the hearts of Centre county friends.
Rev. J. Milliken Goheen, of Rock Spring, who has
been a missionary in India, under the manage-
ment of the Presbyterian board of home missions,
for nearly nine years, is back on a visit to his
father, the venerable J. J. Goheen, of « Rock
Spring. With his wife and three children he left
Kolhapur, India, on March 11th, and after nearly
two months of travel is back to the scenes of his
boyhood in Centre county. He has been granted
a year and a half’s leave of absence and will rest
at the old homestead.
—A rather unusual thing occurred in this office
yesterday morning ‘when Mr. Hezekiah Sproul
dropped in for a moments’ call. He lives with his
brother Samuel, near Mingoville, and thought it
would he a good joke on his brother to pay his
tbseription-up for him. He did it and seemed
pleased with the idea, butWe'll bet not half as
much as his brother will be when he hears of it.
It is not often that such things are heard of and
it makes us regret that we haven't a friend of such
4 sort. Mr. Sproul came up to town to attend the
Epworth League convention and from the way he
sported around among the pretty young girls, who
came from a distance, we were inclined to the be-
lief that he was enjoying himself immensely.
—Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Homan, who are among
the best known people in Ferguson township,
drove down from their fine country home near
Pine Grove Mills and spent Friday in town. Mr.
Homan reported the grain in very poor condition
up his way and said some of the farmers are plow-
ing down to sow oats. His own wheat is pretty
fair because he got it in early in the fall and be-
sides having his ground in fine condition used
considerable fertilizer. It is getting to be a ques-
tion with farmers as tothe profit in raising wheat
at all, but the few who care for it properly usually
get fair results. Wheat must be nurtured just like
anything else and if the stock is hardy in the fall
it will be better able to withstand a severe winter,
than if it is weak from the want of a mellow, fer-
tilized soil.
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THE CARE OF TREES.—The ravages of | ——Tyrone’s W. C. T. U. wants to erect | COUNCIL IN SesstoN.—Council met in| MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A PANIC.—Dur-| C. L. GRAMLEY RE-ELECTED COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT.—No one thought that
there would be much of a contest over the
selection of superintendent of public in-
‘struction for. Centre county for the ensu-
ing three years and such proved to be the
case when the directors met here, on
Tuesday, to elect. The name of Prof. E. J.
Wolf, of Centre Hall, was mentioned in
connection with the office, but the senti-
ment was so strongly marked in favor of
C. L. Gramley, of Rebersburg, that the
former withdrew without making a con-
test.
According to law the directors of the
county convened in the court house at
noon, on Tuesday. Out of 189 in the coun-
ty there were 122 present. The meeting
was called to order by Sup’t Gramley, thén
George Taylor, of Boggs township, a man
who has been a director for 24 years, was
made permanent chairman. P. J. McDon-
ald, of Unionville, and J. A. Reesman, of
Centre Hall, were made secretaries and
John D. Brown, of Snow Shoe, reading
clerk.
As the only business before the conven-
tion was the election of a county superin-
tendent the chairman declared the meeting
ready to receive nominations for that office.
J. C. P. Jones, Esq, of Milesburg, present-
ed the name of C. L. Gramley. John T.
Lee, of Centre Hall, placed E. J. Wolf, of
that place, in nomination. Both men
made neat speeches eulogistic of their nomi-
nees, but Mr. Wolf with-drew just as a
vote was about to be taken. This made
Mr. Gramley’s election unanimous. Being
called for the successful candidate then ap-
peared and thanked the convention for the
honor bestowed on him. He spoke at
length on the needs of the schools in the
county and urged a deeper interest on the
part of the public.
The question of an increase of salary for
the county superintendent was then con-
sidered and by a vote of 55 to 8 it was de-
cided to raise it from $1,500 to $1,800 per
annum. The convention embraced a very
intelligent looking body of men.
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ATTENTION, COMRADES.—The near ap-
proach of Memorial day and also of the de-
partment encampment, June 3rd and 4th.,
demands our immediate attention. Every
member of Gregg post is requested: to be
present at our next meeting, Saturday,
May 9th, 1896, as we wish to know how
many to secure homes for in Chambersburg.
It is the expectation that the encampment
will be one of the largest ever held. The
‘regular fare one way, $5.42, will be the
cost of the round trip from Bellefonte by
way of Lewisburg and Montandou and re-
turn, direct. To return by way of Gettys-
burg tickets will cost $6.12. If a sufficient
number be secured we can get a special car
and go through without change. All mem-
bers of the G. A. R. are requested to corres-
pond at once with Gregg post, either per-
sonally or through their posts, so that there
will be time to make the arrangements. The
cost of the round trip from other stations
will be the regular fare one way for the
round trip. F. PEEBLES GREENE.
Commander of Post 95,
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A CIRcus COMING.—Save up your pen-
nies, small boys, for there is a circus coming.
Franklin and Robinson’s big rail-road
shows will be here Wednesday, May 27th.
The show carries twenty three cars.
———— QA meres.
—R.'L. Erhard and family, formerly
of this place, have moved hither, from St.
Mary’s, Elk county. They are living in
their former home on Howard St.
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S. A. McQuisTioN & 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.
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CAPES, CAPES, CAPES.—Having closed
out the entire line of spring and summer
capes for '96—for spot cash, of one of the
best manufacturers, we give you the benefit
of this purchase. These capes are all fine,
tailor made goods, cost of manufacture $6
to $9. The poorest in the lot would be
cheap at $5. We give you the choice of the
entire line for $3.75. Lyon & Co.
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Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by Geo. W. Jackson & Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress : :
ediwhents,. ole nL 70
Rye, per bushel................ 40
Corn, shelled, per bushel.. 35
Corn, ears, per bushel... 15
Oats, per bushel......... 20
Barley, per bushel...... 35
Ground Plaster, per ton 8 00
Buckwheat, per hushel..............ccocecrmeensecer 40
Cloverseed, per bushel $6 00 to 87 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel............... avs
nions LE Roe oa
gs, per dozen
fon per pound... .
Country Shoulders... 7
Sides..... 7
Hams 10
Tallow, per pound. 3
BULLET, PEF POUN... iriver. sitorssiemarsseisessaensions 18
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