Bellefonte, Pa., May 15, 1896.
To CorrEsroNDENTS.—No communications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——The Valentine iron company is
buying lime stone at Mill Hall.
—Wm. C. Heinle will deliver the
Memorial day address for Gregg post.
—A delightful musicale was given at
the Bellefonte club Monday evening.
——The Milesburg band will hold a fes-
tival on Friday and Saturday evenings,
May 29th and 30th.
——Prof. Charles Lose- has resigned the
principalship of the Philipsburg schools to
accept a similar position in Williamsport
at a better salary.
——The advance car of Robinson & Frank-
lin’s circus struck Bellefonte on Wednes-
day and now all the country ‘barns are
aflame with gaudy posters.
——Thomas Donachy, of Bishop street,
is carrying his hand in a sling, the result of
having caught his thumb on a rip saw at
Ardell’s mill, Monday morning.
——Prof. Geo. C. Watson has succeeded
Hon. John A. Woodward, resigned, as
head of the Chautauqua course of home
reading at The Pennsylvania State College.
——Head miller Wm. Terry is back
again at his post in Geo. W. Jackson &
Co’s., Phoenix mills. The man imported
to take his place didn’t like Bellefonte and
left. :
——James Wright, a son of Rev. W. 0.
Wright, of Milesburg, won the High school
prize, this year, for having prepared the
best biographical essays on Daniel Webster
and Garfield.
—M. H. Davidson’s meat market, in
Philipsburg, was gutted by fire last Tues-
day morning. The loss to the tenant and
owner of the property is about $1,100, on
which there is a partial insurance.
——A number of passengers from this
section have missed eastern trains in Ty-
rone recently, owing to a misunderstand-
ing as to the new fence that has lately been
built along the east bound track.
—The game of ball at Hunter's park,
on Saturday afternoon, between the Belle-
fonte Academy and High school teams, at-
tracted a few ‘people to that resort. The
High school team won by the score of 11
to 10.
——Geo. T. Bush has been invited, by
the committee on bicycling for the Blair
county semi-centennial anniversary, to
referee the races that will be held at Holli-
daysburg, on June 12th. He has accepted
the honor. .
—A supper will be served gn the
United Evangelical church at Unionville,
on Friday and Saturday evenings, May
22nd and 23rd. Ice cream and cake will
form part of ‘the refreshments, All are
cordially invited.
——1If the Bellefonte youngsters raised
as much of a commotion in Altoona, on
"Tuesday, as they did at the station here,
prior to their departure, they must at least
have left the impression that Bellefonte
will never die from lung trouble.
—Linn Saylor, a former employee of
the Valeatine iron company, is moving his
family to Berwick, Pa., where he has signed
to pitch ball for the club at that place. He
and Harry Rine, who will play 1st base for
the same club, left here on Wednesday af-
ternoon.
——1Itis not an unusual thing at all to
see a Bellefonte girl with'a scratched face,
a black cye, or a skinned nose. All of
which might be said to be an indication of
her scrappy nature, but such is not the
case. There are several of them a trifle
disfigured now, but it has all been caused
by bicycling.
—Millheim is justly indignant because
a recent ruling of the post office depart-
ment contracts her mail service so that let-
ters canffot be mailed to towns east of her
and be answered the same day. After next
Monday the: Woodward route is to he
changed so as to begin at Coburn and leave
Millheim out.
——John Love, Mrs. John Love, Morgan
Reynolds, John Armstrong, Mrs. Morgan
Reynolds, Samuel Hart, Elizabeth Hart,
Rebecca Bartley, Julia Lamb and Blanche
Jacobs constituted the class that was con-
firmed in St. John’s Episcopalean church,
in this place, last Sunday morning, by
bishop N. S. Rulison, of this diocese.
——A subscription is being taken up
among the friends of Warner E. Barr, for-
merly of this place, for the purpose of em-
ploying good counsel to defend’ that young
man for the shooting of Nettie Steel, his
mistress, in Mansfield,>Ohio, on the 21st
ult. The woman is said to have almost
entirely recovered from the assault and it
is hoped that Barr can be gotten off with a
light sentence. She left the State so she
would not be called to testify against him.
——The second game of the series be-
tween the High school and Academy base
ball teams will be played to-morrow after-
noon at Hunter’s park. The teams are
avenly matched and played a very close
and exciting game last Saturday. The
sport loving people of the town should en-
courage the boys-in their efforts to furnish
athletic amusement by turning out in large
numbers and patronizing these games.
Those who don’t care to see the ball game
have the opportunity of spending the af-
ternoon enjoying the pleasures of the park,
but the special trains will not be run if the
Patronage is not large enough.
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THE TABERNACLE WILL BE BUILT AT
ONCE.—Unless the much talked of injunc-
tion is taken out and granted by the court
to restrain it the gospel tabernacle will
| be built on the North ward school grounds
at once.
Some weeks ago the directors granted
the privilege to evangelist Weaver and his
provided work was not begun on it until
the end of the regular school term which
will be in about two weeks. At that time
members Fortney, Smith, Olewine, Bartley
and Ward voted for the concession over
As it happened Mr. Weaver, with his as-
sistants Messrs. Wharton and Wheeden,
having all arrived in town and being anx-
not give them possession of the school
grounds until two weeks later they first
looked around for another location. Nu-
merous petty objections were raised to every
site that seemed suitable, until, asa last
resort, they determined to ask for the
school grounds at once.
The regular meeting of the board was
held on Tuesday evening, but as it was ap-
parent that a motion to give possession at
once would be lost the matter was put off,
until the next night, when a special meet-
ing was called to consider the matter.
Meanwhile the tabernacle people rallied
their forces and drove clear over to Centre
Hall to get David Bartley here, because
they knew he would vote favorably. The
matter was taken up, members Fortney,
Harris, Olewine, Bartley and Ward voted
for it, leaving members Brouse, Rankin and
Smith in the negative. The latter changed
his vote because he was not satisfied that it
was right to deprive the school children of
their play ground. Mr. Underwood was
absent, but there was a clear majority in
stopped by an injunction.
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THE BICYCLE SHOW. — Astonishment
was written on the faces of nearly everyone
who attended the cycle show and dance of
the Bellefonte wheelmen, on Friday even-
ing. No one had an idea that the affair
would be as interesting as it was and the
heavy on their guests.
The fore part of the evening was spent in
looking over the displays of wheels and
supplies exhibited by Lester Sheffer, J. S.
Waite & Co., Lew Wetzel and Montgomery
& Co. Very attractive booths had been
Undine orchestra rendered its concert the
ladies and gentlemen found much to at-
tract them in examination of the special
features of the different wheels and wheel-
men’s clothing.
The fancy riding done by Geo. Williams,
Lew Wetzel, who carried five men on him
while riding, Lester Sheffer and Eddie
Keichline was applauded frequently. The
latter was exceptional for one so young
while riding at full speed, amazed those
who saw it. A cute little wheel and a
cute little rider, J. Herbert Waite, de-
lighted the people fora few moments then
the dance began.
On the whole the show was a decided
success. While the wheclmen did not
realize much from it they will be encour-
aged to make the next one even finer.
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MISHAPS TO WHEELMEN.—Bicycling is
a very delightful sport, but it is not with-
out its unpleasantries. A number of ac-
cidents have occurred in this vicinity lately.
Some riders have been seriously injured,
while others have only experienced the
aggravation of having to walk home and
tote a broken wheel along.
W. E. Hartsock, who lives near Mattern-
ville, on Buffalo Run, was coasting down a
hill, last Saturday afternoon, when he lost
control of his wheel and was thrown vio-
lently on the side of the road. Besides be-
ing considerably bruised up he had his col-
lar bone broken. It is needless to state
that he will have little use for the new
bicycle breeches he had just ordered.
On Sunday a party started for Snow
Shoe on their wheels. At the foot of the
mountain George Williams, of this place,
broke his crank chain. There was no way
for him to proceed any further until Benj.
Bradley hitched his machine to George's,
with a sapling, and pulled him the entire
distance to Snow Shoe. ;
Harry Williams started to ride to Lock
Haven, on Sunday, and when near Zion
broke his handle bar so that it was impossi-
ble to proceed further. Fortunately a pass-
ing buggy brought him and his whec! back
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A WORLD'S FAIR MEDAL. —Mr. David
Rothrock, of Benner township, is to be con-
gratulated on having been awarded a
medal by the World’s Columbian Exposi-
sition committee on awards. Mr. Roth-
rock is a farmer and sent a number of varie-
ties of grain to Chicago to be exhibited in
the agricultural building. Among them was
an exhibit of winter wheat of the
variety, which had given a.yield of
twenty-six bushels per acre on a limestone
soil. The wheat was so fine in appearance
that the committee awarded a medal to it.
The medal is about three inches in di-
ameter and is of finely worked bronze, en-
cased in a velvet lined aluminum box, so
arranged that both faces can be seen with-
out removing it. Besides the medal a
large parchment seroll was sent Mr. Roth-
rock. On it is engraved his name and the
conditions under which the award had
been made.
Mr. H. K. Hoy, who lives just a short
distance southwest of this place, was also
fortunate in having been awarded a medal
for fine grain. We congratulate both gen-
tlemen.
workers to erect it on the school grounds, |
members Underwood, Rankin and Brouse. |
ious to get to work, insisted on erecting |
‘the tabernacle at once, as their permit did |
favor of the grant so the tabernacle will be |
‘built at once unless, as we have said, it is
cyclists have credit for having scored very
fixed up for the display and while the |
and his performance of many difficult feats, |
——Lock Haven has decided that she is
not too poor to have a big 4th of July cele-
bration.
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——James Delaney and Joseph Carey
are in jail, in Clearfield, charged with the
murder of Vietor Coretti.
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| —The Snow Shoe train recently ran
into and killed a valuable fresh cow owned
by John Wagner, of Mileshurg.
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——Tt has been definitely decided that
the annual encampment of the N. G. P.
will be held at Lewistown this year.
— —The new belfry on the’ Presbyterian
church, at Mileshurg, is completed and the
sound of the new bell will he heard on
Sunday.
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— Forest fires have done great damage
in Clearfield county recently. The Journal
estimates that property to the value of $30,-
000 has already been consumed.
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—A game of ball between the Eagle-
ville and Mill Hall clubs broke up in a
fight, at the latter place, on Saturday.
There were a great many people bruised
and battered up.
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——The Dickinson college hase ball
team will play at State College this after
noon. The game will be called at 3:30
ing one of the season.
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——Ed. Holden, a son of. Algernon
Holden who kept tavern on the old Erie
pike, west of Curwensville, many years
ago, is on his way home from Alaska where
he recently scooped $40,000 from a little
| gold mine. 7
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{ —Because W. A, Warner, who was
| going to take charge of the Penns Cave
| hotel, would not comply with certain con-
ditions imposed by the Long brothers Sam-
uel Long has been compelled to move to
that place.
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i —The Milesburg band will hold an
out of door festival on Friday and Satur-
|. day evenings, May 29th and 30th, to which
| every one is invited. In the event that the
| weather is unsuitable the festival will he
! held in the band. hall.
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{ ~——The game of ball that was to have
| been played between Bucknell University
land the Lock Haven Normal school, at
| Lock Haven, on Saturday, ended ina fight,
| at the end of the fourth inning, with the
«| score 15 to 1 in favor of the Normalites.
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| ——Centre county Pomona grange, No.
1 13, will convene in the hall of Washington
grange, at State College, on Tuesday, May
36th, at 10 o'clock, a. m. All 4th degree
| members are especially invited. Business
of importance urges the representation of
| all subordinate granges in the county.
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| —The stable at the rear of the Swires
| store company’s quarters in Philipsburg
| caught fire, on Saturday evening, and was
{ partially destroyed. The stable became
, ignited from some paper that was being
| burned in the lot at the rear end of the
| store. As there was a high wind at the
| time the firemen deserve great credit for
stopping the fire where they did.
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| ——DMaster Luther Hughes, who is a
captain of one of the companies of the
| Golden Eagle cadets, missed the carly train,
ion Tuesday morning, and saw himself
"shorn of the glory of heading his compan y
lin the grand parade, in Altoona, that day,
until the bright idea of riding the 47 miles
on a bicycle struck him. He rode as far
as Port Matilda, where he caught a freight
train and got to Altoona in time.
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—— Destructive forest fires are raging on
{ Nittany mountain. On Tuesday the
| flames swept over onto the Brush valley
[side and threatened the destruction of
many buildings along the mountain. As
much of the timber between Penns cave
' and Centre Hall had been taken off, leav-
ing nothing but dry tree tops, it is said the
om burned with terrible fierceness. The
Lieb and Harper properties were both in
great danger but the timely shower aided
the fighters in turning the fire back up the
| mountain.
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——Inasmuch as the Beech ‘Creek rail-
{road shops will surely be moved from
Jersey Shore, the towns of Lock Haven,
Clearfield, Philipsburg, Mill Hall and
Beech Creek would all like to have them.
Lock Haven has offered to pay the expenses
of removal, furnish 150 acres of ground,
build the buildings and put up a cash
bonus.” The shops employ three hundred
men at present, but in event of removal
they will be enlarged so that all the cars
used on the line can be built there and this
will increase the number of workmen to
six hundred.
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—Mr. Henry Walkey, of west Logan
street, has been taking a rest from his la-
bors, in the pattern shop of Jenkins’ & Lin-
gle’s foundry, this week. Not because there
is nothing to do, but because he isa wit-
ness on the case between that firm and the
Hale estate. When the foundry was lo-
cated on Race street and used the water
from the race for motive power the Hale es-
tate was under contract to furnish so much
power. The contract was lived up to as
long as the Gerberich & Hale mill was
operated with an overshot wheel, but
when it was replaced by a turbine the pow-
er of the other consumers was reduced.
Jenkins & Lingle claiming that damage of
a very material nature had been done their
business because a want of power had forced
them to give up contracts and lose on many
with a time specification. Mr. Walkey is
-one of the old employees of the firm and
his evidence would carry much weight with
| any body of men.
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DEATH oF MRS. THOS. C. VAN TRIES. —
While it was generally known that Mrs,
Van Tries, wife of doctor Thos. C. Van
Tries, was in failing health and had been
for months, the announcement that she had
died at her home, in Blairsville, Sunday
evening, came both as a surprise and
SOrTOwW. ®
Two weeks ago, last Wednesday, she re-
turned to her home from Philadelphia,
where she had been most of the winter un-
der Dr. Pepper's care. At the time she
seemed somewhat better, but when she
took pneumonia death soon resulted from
heart failure.
Not quite 56 years ago Jennie Milligan
was born in Ickesburg, Perry county,
where her girlhood days were spent. In
773 she married Dr. Thomas C. Van Tries,
and went with him to Spruce Creek, where
they made their home for years. In ’89
they came to Bellefonte, and for three
years lived in the old homestead on Spring
street. Then they moved to Blairsville,
where the doctor has an excellent practice
and where she occupied a position in the
estimation of the people that is attained by
very few. There, as here, she endeared her-
self to many by her courteous ways and
earnest christian life. Naturally quiet and
unassuming, she was a cultured, gracious
woman, active in the church, Sabbath
school and always interested in upbuilding
and charity. She was an ideal Christian,
for cheerfully and courageously she met |
life’s duties and murmured not over its dis- |
appointments.
Her husband, her son, three brothers,
W. S. Milligan, of Milwaukee ; Rev. J. L., |
of Riverside ; Thos. H., of Newport, and ]
twosisters, Mrs. Irvin and Mrs. Orris, both |
of Newport, are living. Tuesday afternoon,
her husband, son and several relatives ar-
rived with the body from Blairsville. They |
went direct to the home of her brother-in- |
law, George Van Tries, on Linn street,
from whence the funeral was held Wednes-
day morning.
Her pastors Rev. Dr. Laurie, Rev. Kelley,
of Spruce Creek, and Rev. J. W. Crisswell,
of the Blairsville Presbyterian church, con-
ducted the services.
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FABIAN MATTS DEAD.—There are fow |
men on Buffalo Run who have been better |
known than Faby Matts, the old wheel- |
wright of Paradise. For many years he had |
followed his trade at wagon-making in the !
little village, just west of Waddle’s station, |
on the Bellefonte Central railroad. It was |
formerly called Helltown, but-a number of
years ago a great moral wave swept over |
the place, churches were built and the peo-
ple became so saintly that straightway its |
name became Paradise. !
+ For a year he had not been in the best of |
health and finally, on Thursday, he suc- |
cumbed to the effects of kidney trouble and |
dropsy. Mr. Matts came to this country |
from Germany prior to the rehellion, of |
of which he was a veteran. Shortly after
his location in this country he married and |
to their union a number of children were |
born, all of whom, with their mother, sur- |
vive. !
Funeral services were conducted, on Sat- !
urday, by Rev. Ott, assisted by Rev. Tall-!
helm.
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——John Trafford died at his home, |
Principio, Md., on Tuesday morning, after
almost a year’s illness with bowel trouble.
Deceased was at one time an attachee of
the Howard iron works in this county, and
was the father of Mrs. Wm. J. Singer, of
east Curtin street, this place. The remains
were buried in Tyrone yesterday.
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—Adam Hile, aged 67 years, 6 months
and 11 days, died at his home, at
Pleasant Gap, on Saturday afternoon,
after a year’s illness with paralysis. De-
ceased leaves a widow with four sons and |
two daughters. His remains were interred
at Pleasant Gap, Monday afternoon.
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—Samuel C. Henderson, who died near
Birmingham, Blair county, last Saturday
morning, was one of the representative men
of that community. He was a member of
an old and well-to-do family and a man
whose individuality made him what he
was ; honored by all.
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——The remains of the late David Parrey,
who died at Punxsutawney, on Monday,
were brought to this place, Tuesday even-
ing and taken to the home of Mrs. Show-
ers, in the Harris building, on High street.
Burial was made at 3:30 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon. :
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——John Matthias, a Welsh miner
whose home was at Morrisdale, died at the
cottage hospital, in Philipsburg, early
Monday morning. He had been a patient
in that institution for several weeks, suf-
fering with an injury to his spine.
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——William Stone, a 76 year old resi-
dent of Beech Creek, died at his home in
that place, on Sunday evening, from the ef-
fects of stomach trouble. Funeral services
were held on Tuesday afternoon.
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——The many friends of George W. Me-
Closkey will be grieved to hear of his death
which occurred on the 30th, of April, at
Tylersburg, Pa. “He died trusting in
Jesus.”
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——Augustus Zeek, a trackman whose |
home was at Birmingham, was killed on |
the Pennsylvania railroad, near that place, |
Tuesday morning.
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——The Central Pennsylvania league of
base ball clubs has finally organized with |
four clubs. Williamsport, Milton, Sun- |
bury and Mt. Carmel are the towns =p
resented. |
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——The electric cars now carry mail be-
tween Lock Haven, Flemington and Mill
Hall.
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——Claude Smith, of Milesburg, has
joined the force of salesmen for DeWitt’s
little .early risers.
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—Up to date the Blair county semi-
centennial finance committee has received
$4,173.05 in contributions.
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—Sechler & Co’s new advertisements
in this issue should hold your eye for a mo-
ment. Such reliable grocers are to be
trusted to supply the best goods.
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—A large steam planing mill is to be
built near the C. R. R. of Pa. depot at
Mill Hall. John Ritzman is the projector
and will have it in operation by October
1st. .
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——At a meeting of the Village Improve-
ment society, held last Thursday, the resig-
nation of the president, Mrs. A. O. Furst,
was accepted and Mrs. L. A. Schaeffer elect-
ed in her stead. The citizens are earnest-
ly asked to co-operate with the society ®hat
the town may be cleaned, for never did it
need it so much. The alley between Me-
Calmont’s and the Republican office is a dis-
grace to the street commissioner. Back of
the WATCHMAN office Mrs. Bush’s tenants
have thrown rubbish and old tin cans
until it looks like a garbage factory and so
it isall over the town. Acting on the
council is a thankless job, but why will
men accept it if they don’t mean to do
their duty.
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MADE A FINE SHOWING.—The Belle-
fonte castle K. G. E. made a fine showing
in the great parade of Eagles, in Altoona,
on Tuesday. Besides twenty-four uniform-
ed members of the commandery there were
fifty-six junior knights in the delegation.
The little fellows, in their bright zouave
uniforms, delighted all who saw them and
their military bearing was really wonder-
ful. During the parade they elicited
rounds of applause for well executed evolu-
tions.
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ONE Boy KILLS ANOTHER.—A fatal ac-
cident took place in a lumber camp, a mile
northeast of Woodward, on Tuesday morn-
ing, by which an 8 year old son of John
Sheetz was killed by a 9 year old son of a
man by the name of Goodman.
On the fatal morning the little boys ac-
companied their fathers to work in the
woods. When the men left the camp the
boys remained to play. It was not long un-
til little Goodman discovered a gun, with
which he began fooling. While working
the trigger the gun was discharged, the
load entering little Sheetz’s breast, just be-
low the heart, causing death in about half
an hour.
Burial will be made to-day.
News Purely Personal.
D. J. Meyer, ex-hotel keeper from Centre
Hall, Fit bueiness in Bellefonte on Tuesday.
—Solomon Peck, Esq., the man who is making
a great effort to boom Nittany and Huston, was in
town, on Tuesday.
—Mrs. Geo. T. Brew, of Grantsville, Md., is
visiting at the home of her father, Mr. Geo. W.
Jackson, on Linn street. She will remain about
two weeks.
—Miss Sophia Hunter, of State College, who poses
neither as a “new” nor aggressive woman ; but
who is a happy example of the capable kind—
capable of taking care of herself and her business
too—was in town, Monday, for a few hours.
—Miss Julia Reed, who is one of the best in-
structors the Academy or the town has ever had,
left last Thursday evening for Michigan to attend
the funeral of her brother-in-law. She returned
Wednesday evening and took charge of her school
room Thursday morning.
—Geo. R. Boak, the Pine Glenn lumberman
was in Bellefonte during the fore part of the week.
Mr. Boak was the originator and is the main-stay
of the Spruce Run fishing and game association, a
corporation that controls about the finest preserve
in Pennsylvania.
—P. McCaffrey Esq., of Lock Haven, spent
Wednesday with his two sisters in this place.
He i3 one of Bellefonte's boys of years ago and is
a veritable store-house of interesting anecdotes of
the early days in town. Though his hair is white
as snow his face is nearly that of a young man.
—'Squire Michael Shaffer, of Zion, spent Mon-
day night in town. He was on his way to Chicago,
where he expects to spend most of the summer
visiting his son, who is a minister in that city.
"Squire Shaffer is getting well up in years and
proposes to enjoy a life of leisure henceforth,
—Candidate P. H. Meyer, of Boalsburg, worked
around the vicinity of Bellefonte during part of
the week. He has been hustling ever since he
announced, but like all of the other aspirants for
political preferment he does'nt know what the
out-come will be. There seems to be an uncer-
tainty this year that is puzzling them all,
—A. G. Archey, of Pine Grove Mills, was in
town, on Saturday, and winked his other eye
when the subject of the extension of the Belle-
fonte Central to that point was broached. We
don't know what has caused it but he does’nt
manifest much faith in the final carrying out of
the project.
—Lumbago is not the pleasantest thing in the
world to have at any time, much less when a fel-
low hears the buzz of his political bee every mo-
ment he spends in bed nursing it. Frank Bower-
sox, of Ferguson township, who would like to be
treasurer of the county, had been laid up with it
for two weeks, prior to Monday, when he was
able to get out, and though a little humped up he
is once more on the road with the busy lot.
—-Wm. B. Mingle, Esq., and Dr. John F. Alex-
ander drove over from Centre Hall, on Tuesday,
and spent part of the day in town. They were just
preparing to start home when one of the spirited
team kicked in play and got astride of the double
tree. The horse fell down and for a while it looked
very much as if there would be a serious smash-
up, but Mr. Mingle sprang to their heads and it
| was only a matter of a few moments until they
started off as unconcerned as if nothing had hap-
pened. ; 5
—Mrs. L. C. Rutter, of Red Bank, is a woman
who finds her life a happy one, even though the
most of it is spent right in the heart of the “Bar-
i rens.” The Rutters have charge of the Collins’
interestsat that place and while their surround-
| ings are forests and idle ore mines they enjoy the
quiet life they lead in their cheerful home quite
as much as if it were cast in a more favored
locality. Like all the other people of that vicinity
they have the rail-road and ean get away when-
ever they feel like it, but they have become 80
attached to the place that they seldom leave it.
VANIA STATE COLLEGE,—The thirtieth
annual commencement exercises at The
Pennsylvania State College will be held
during the week of June 14th to 17th, in-
clusive. The following program has been
issued for the week : :
Sunday, June 14, 10.30 a. m.—Bacca-
layreate sermon, by the Rev. Russell H.
Conwell, of Philadelphia, Pa.
Monday, June 15, 2 p. m.—Annual inter-
class athletic contest. 8. Pp. m., junior ora-
torical contest.
Tuesday, June 16, 8.30 a. m.—Annual
meeting of the alumni association. 9.45
a. m., artillery salute. 10 a. m., annual
meeting of the board of trustees. 12 m.,
alumni dinner in the armory. 2p. m.,
meeting in room No. 121 of delegates and
alumni to elect trustees. 3 Pp. m., exhibi-
tion drill of State College cadets, 8 p. m.,
annual address before the alumni by the
Hon. James A. Beaver, of Bellefonte, Pa.
Wednesday, June 17, 10 a. m.—Gradu-
ation exercises of the class of '96. Com-
mencement address, by the Hon. John
Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, Pa.
The fall session of 1896-7 opens Septem-
ber 16th, 1896.
Examinations for admission will be held
at the College, June 18th, and September
15th, 1896.
Local examinations will be "held Wed-
nesday, June 24th, as follows : At Phila-
delphia, Reading, Harrisburg and William-
sport, at the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. ; at
Scranton, at the school of the Lackawanna 3
at Pittsburg, at the rooms of the central
board of education—all beginning at 9
o’clock, a. m.
Department for women. With the estab-
lishment of a full classical course and elec-
tive courses in language, literature, history
and philosophy, the College now offers
special advantages to young women, who
are admitted to all classes on the same
terms as young men. A separate cottage
has been erected for their use, which fur-
nishes an attractive and beautiful home.
eve.
SOMETHING FOR THE FUTURE.—At the
close of a recent school term in Boggs town-
ship, ,the teacher, Mr. H. I. Leathers, son
of the veteran patron, S. B. Leathers, of
Mount Eagle, bestowed upon each pupil a
neat and appropriate souvenir in the shape
of a handsomely engraved card, on the face
of which, on the left end was an imprint of
the globe, over which were the words
“Popular Education the Power that
Moves the World.” On right end a pile of
books, pens, &e., and underneath a vignette
likeness of the teacher. On the reverse
side, neatly printed, a complete roster of
the scholars attending the school during
the term, the names of the school directors
and county Sup’t., and ‘written signature
of the teacher. We have no doubt in com-
ing years this little souvenir will be highly
prized when the mutations of time shall
have separated teacher and scholars.—7%e
Patron. 8
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Two stone crushers¥are at work in
Millheim preparing macadam for the Co-
burn and Brush valley turn pikes.
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WANTED.— 50,000 lbs. of wool—Lyon
& Co. 3t.
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COMMUNION IN THE REFORMED CHURCH
AT ZION.—The holy communion will be
administered in the Reformed church, at
Zion, on May 24th, Whit Sunday, at 2
o’clock in the afternoon. Preparatory ser-
vices on Saturday afternoon at the usual
time. : 2t.
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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 gpring 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 Mari:et.
Corrected weekly by Gro. W. Jackson & Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress :
ed wheat........ 70
Rye, per bush 40
Corn, shelled, per bushe 35
Corn, ears, per bushel 15
Oats, per bushel.......... 20
Barley, per bushel...... 35
Ground Plaster, per ton. . 800
Buckwheat, per bushel........ 0 40
Cloverseed, per bushel... $6 00 to 87 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets,
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel
Oonjons...............
Eggs, per doze
Lard, per pound,
Country Shoulders
Sides........
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Tallow, per pound..
Butter, per pound.
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Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
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