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Demon
Bellefonte, Pa., June 5, 1896.
To CorresroNpENTS.—No communications pub-
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
WARD Cavers MEETINGS.—The Demo-
crats of the North ward of Bellefonte will
meet in caucus, in the arbitration room, in
the court house, this evening at 7:30
o'clock.
- The South ward caucus will be held, in
the Recorder’s office, this evening at 7:30
o’clock.
The West ward caucus will be held in
the WATCHMAN office, at 7:30 o’clock, this
evening.
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——At present there are only six prison-
ers in the county jail.
——Thirty-three picnics have been book-
ed for Hecla park this season.
——Rev. Dr. Colfelt, of Bedford, deliv-
ered two masterful sermons in the Reform-
ed church here on Sunday.
———Philipsburg’s new furniture manu-
factory building is nearing completion.
The building is frame, 40x70 feet.
——The Millheim Jouraal says prothon-
otary Smith ate $46 worth of stuff at a fes-
tival down there, on Saturday night.
——Over three hundred people visited
Benj. Gentzel’s park, below town, on Sun-
day. The attraction was a pair of fawns
that were lately born there.
——The special ‘‘tabernacle’’ train over
the Bellefonte Central R. R., brought a
great many people to town, on Sunday, to
attend the evangelistic services.
——The Mill Hall brick works company
have just received a medal and award from
the World’s Columbian Exposition com-
mittee on awards. Fire brick won the
honor.
——1If you would see Dr. Kirk smile ask
him about the baby. Norman now sings,
“there is only one girl in the world for
me’’ and even Mrs. Kirk is happier than
ever.
——Mr. Alfred Lucas, of Snow Shoe, has
been appointed State policeman for the Le-
high valley coal company. His commis-
sion was issued by Governor Hastings a
few days ago. =
——The two and one-half year old
daughter of Joseph Friar was buried, in
the Union cemetery, yesterday morning.
‘The infant had died on Sunday evening,
after an illness of several months.
——The Keystone league of Christian
Endeavor will hold a festival at Snow Shoe
Intersection, for the henefit of the league,
Friday and Saturday evenings, June 12th
and 13th. All are cordially invited.
——The Children’s Aid society of Centre
county have succeeded in procuring a per-
mitvin Girard college for one of their sub-
jects. Aftera thorough examination John
Miller was admitted; last Thursday, as a
scholar in that institution.
——The Milesburg band netted $29.30
at their recent festival. They intend pro-
curing new uniforms soon. The band is
engaged for the Blair county semi-centen-
nial celebration and will make a fine show-
ing while away.
——Rev. Wheeler, a graduate of the Bat-
tle Creek, Mich., Seventh day Adventist
© college, was in town during the fore part of
the week trying to strengthen up the little
band of believers in that faith who meet
regularly, on Saturdays, in the old Metho-
dist church building, on east High street.
——Martin B. Garman and wife have
moved from their present rooms with
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jenkins, on High
street, to the house, on North Allegheny
street, recently vacated by Mr. F. H.
Thomas. Their new home is just as cosy
as can be.
——The members of the Disciple church,
at Mill Hall have drawn up a memorial to
all who contributed to the purchase of the
new bell recently hung in that church. Of
the amount, single men subscribed $57.50,
while married men subscribed $24.75, the
balance having been raised by the church
and Sunday school.
——The Humes house has been raised to
the desired height and the contractor is
busy shoving it back the necessary 12 feet,
onto the new foundation. The building is
estimated to weigh 800 tons and is being
moved on greased ways. It has been
moved about four feet already.
——In our last issue we stated that John
S. Waite Had opened a bicycle riding acad-
emy in Lock Haven, unfortunately it
was construed that he had given up his
school in this place, but such is not the
case. Mr. Waite is dividing his time so
that he still caters to the bicyclists of Belle-
fonte, as well as to those of Lock Haven.
——Pi chapter of the Sophomore frater-
nity, Theta Nu Epsilon, at The Pennsyl-
vania State College, banqueted at the Park
hotel, in Williamsport, last Friday night.
Covers were laid for forty. The dining
motto of the society is : ‘‘recess in hell,
the devil’s dinner.”
that a party of college men are training for
such a habitation.
——A number of Bellefonte sports went
up to Tyrone, on Saturday, to see the trot-
ting races at Wooden’s park. Jim Cham-
bers was there and sent Hal Pointer an ex-
hibition mile in 2:17. The races were for
cash prizes and Jeff Meadows, of Mifflin
county, got most of them, the best racing
time made was 2:24. Dave Atherton, of
Philipsburg, had his horse there.
It is sad to think |
THE LosT 1S FouNp.—Charles Baylets,
the 13 year old boy who ran off from his
father’s home about: five miles east of Belle-
fonte, on the 22nd ult. was caught, through
the agency of the WATCHMAN, on last
Saturday morning. The youngster had
been gone over a week and his father, John
Baylets, had hunted him everywhere with-
out success. It seemed as though the
earth had opened up and swallowed him
completely.
About 9 o’clock last Saturday :norning
the following telegram reached this office.
Snow Shoe Intersection, 30tn.
To DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN : ‘
I got the boy, Charles Baylets, who ran off
from home, on the Reuben Valentine farm,
on Jacksonville road, as advertised in your
paper. Can you send his father word®this p.
m., to come for him to-day, please.
J. C. SNYDER.
A messenger was at once dispatched to
the home of the farmer and by 4 o'clock
that same afternoon’ a light road wagon
could have been seen standing in front of
this office with a robust looking boy, dog-
gedness written in every feature, holding
the lines with as little concern as if he had
just driven to town to spend the day with
his father. He was the run-away. The
WATCHMAN’S messenger had found Mr.
Baylets at home and he started for Snow
Shoe Intersection at once. There he found
his boy safe in Mr. Snyder’s keeping.
The young tourist had gone to the vi-
cinity of Salona, after leaving home, but tir-
ing of life about there he drifted on to
Lock Haven, whence he took a freight for
Tyrone. Of course he stopped at several
places en route and managed to be in Lock
Haven the day Robinson & Franklin's
shows were there. He returned from Ty-
rone, on Saturday morning, and the train on
which he was riding had just stopped for
water at the Intersection when Mr. Snyder
threw down the WATCHMAN, he was read-
ing at the time, to go out and give the en-
gineer his orders. With the story of the
run-a-way fresh in his mind he spied the
youthful traveler perched on a coal car. In
an easy questioning way he learned the
boy’s name was Charles “Raymond,” he
had heen cute enough to change his name
and took that of his mother’s before her
marriage, and that he waslooking for work.
Mr. Snyder told him to get off that he was
just looking for such a boy to be door-
keeper in a mine at Snow Shoe, at 75 cents
a day. Never dreaming of a trap Charles
tumbled off and went home with his em-
ployer only to find himself in the arms of
his father several hours later. He talked
freely of his experience and said he had
plenty to eat all the time he was away,
with a good bed to sleep in every night.
He ran off from home because he did not
like farming. His fathersays he is a good
worker and it is possible he will be put to
a trade when he gets old enough.
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DEATH OF H. C. LovE.—On last Friday
evening, at his home in Tyrone, Harry
Clay Love, one of Tyrone’s leading citi-
zens, died after a two week’s illness of in-
flammatory rheumatism. He had had
several severe attacks of the same disease,
but had always recovered his wonted
health, and this time was not considered
in any special danger until the disease got
near his heart, and even then his death
was entirely unexpected.
A son of the late James and Mary Gray
| Love, of the upper end of this county, he
| was born at Loveville, on the third of No-
| vember, 1853. After graduating from
| Dickinson Seminary, at Williamsport, in
| 1871, he entered his father’s store where
he clerked until the family moved to Ty-
rone, some ten years later. In 1883, he
started a hardsvare store and since that
time has been one of Tyrone’s most prom-
inent business men. In 1839, he was elect-
ed county surveyor for Blair county, and
since '94 has been presiden; of the town
council.
Although Mr. Love was never a resident
of Bellefonte he was closely connected with
it through his wife, Miss Mary McKee,
and his brother, judge John G. Love. His
wife and children have our sincerest sym-
pathy for their’s was a happy home and the
children are just at an age when they need
most a father’s guidance. They are Helen
C., James McKee, Robert Adams, Susan
Beck and Jane Gray. His three sisters,
Misses Lydia, Emma and Annie, live in
Tyrone, and his other brother, Winifred S.,
in Carlisle.
He was a member of the Methodist church
and was buried Monday afternoon in.the
Tyrone cemetery.
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A MISSIONARY TO CENTRAL AMERICA.
—DBellefonte has had few young men to
whom she could point with greater pride
than she can just now to Evan Goodfellow,
who will sail from New York, to-day, for
Santo Carlo, Central America. Converted
to Christ several years ago at the Y. M. C.
A. in this place he has consecrated his life to
the Master who raised him from out the
depths.
He is being sent out as a missionary by
the Philadelphia bible institute and will
be absent for five years at least and possi-
bly forever. He bade farewell to his
friends here on Sunday. Prayer meetings
were held for his successful mission and that
afternoon he drove to his mother’s home,
at Unionville, where he remained until
Monday, when he left for Philadelphia to
join state secretary Hurlburt at whose in-
| stance he decided to go into the work.
| Evan will be employed in a regular busi-
{ ness in that unchristian land and accord-
ing to the new plan of work will exert an
| influence for good by his honest and
straightforward contact with the natives in
| business relations. Having thus gained
| their confidence the matter of interesting
them in the word of God is much easier.
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| ——Rev. G. S. Bright has accepted a call
to the Lutheran church in Philipsburg.
——Tt is said that the Salt Lick oil and
gas company will drill another test well.
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——While the Mackeyville base-hall
club was driving home from Howard, on
Saturday, one of the horses fell dead on the
road.
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——The Lock Haven council has given
the Keystone telephone company privilege
to enter that city. According to the man-
ager of the new company the rates for bus-
iness hoyses are to be $24 per year and for
dwellings, $18.
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——Among the new advertisements in
this issue will be found one in which two
fine houses situated at State College are of-
fered for sale. If you are looking for a
home in one of the most desirable commu-
nities in the county this is a good oppor-
tunity for you.
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——DMiss Helen Gilmore, of the Emerson
school of oratory, Boston, who comes high-
ly recommended as a charming and enter-
taining elocutionist, gives a recital, this
evening, in the chapel at the State College,
for the benefit of the Presbyterian church
of that place.
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——The two story frame dwelling house,
at Mill Hall, occupied by Mrs. Sara Mott
and her family, was totally destroyed by
fire last Friday night. One of the girls was
awakened by bits of the burning ceiling
falling down on har hed and had barely
time to alarm the family, so that they
could escape.
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H. A. McKee, the ex-hardware man,
has vacated his store room, on Allegheny
street, and is now located in an office build-
ing opposite the court house. Having dis-
posed of nearly all of his hardware stock he
will devote his attention for awhile to set-
tling up his business. Mr. McKee might
probably go back to his profession at law.
—A man named Robert Smiley, who
lives at Eureka mine No. 2, near Philips-
burg, fell from a buggy, in front of the Ches-
ter Hill hotel, on Friday night, and knock-
ed his ear off. He was driving with some
drunken companions who dropped the lines
and in trying to recover them he tumbled
out.
BELLRFONTE TABERNACLE.—On Satur-
day, June 6th, the Central R. R. of Penn’a.
agents will sell cheap rate excursion tickets
from Mill Hall and intermediate points to
Bellefonte and return. This will afford all
an opportunity to hear evangelist Weaver
and. Prof. Weeden. Services all day com-
mencing 9.00 o'clock in the morning. A
special train will leave Bellefonte for Mill
Hall and local points at 10-20 p. m. Fare
from Mill Hall 50 cents ; intermediate sta-
tions in proportion. Children, half fare.
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ARRESTED AT JULIAN.—Railroad offi-
cer, G. W. Curtin, brought W. F. Richards,
commonly known as ‘‘Mick” Richards,
down from Julian, on Tuesday evening,
and he is now in jail here awaiting trial
for having stolen sundry brake wheels,
door handles, pins, links, etc. from the B.
E. V. rail-road company. Richard’s
two boys were arrested also, but they cried
so piteously that the officer did not bring
them with him. * He is being held in de-
fault of $1,000 hail.
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WERE IN THE GREAT TORNADO. —
Horace Musser, a son of W. H. Musser, of
this place, and William McClellan, two
Bellefonte boys, had a thrilling experience
in the recent tornado in East St. Louis.
Both young men are employed in a tube
works in that city, but were at their hoard-
ing house when the storm struck the
place.
They write that they noticed a funnel
shaped cloud approaching, but thought
that it would pass high over the city, in-
stead it struck them wrecking property and
destroying hundreds of lives. The house
they were in was unroofed and every door
blown off, one inmate being killed.
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FAST BELLEFONTE WHEELMEN.—The
bicycle races at Altoona, on Saturday, at-
tracted a number of Bellefonte’s crack
riders. Among the fast ones who went up
were Lester Sheffer, Benj. Bradley and
Harry Weaver. The two latter had never
been in track races before, but their friends
were confident of hearing from them in the
finishes. “They were not disappointed.
Bradley won the mile novice in 2.37%, won
the five mile handicap and was third in the
mile open. Weaver ran away from every-
one in the half-mile for boys under 17 and
won in 1.18}. Sheffer won the mile open
in 2.33% and second in another.
Sheffer’s prizes were a $15 bicycle suit
and a $5 lamp. Bradley received a $20
suit of clothes, two $5 sweaters and a $3.50
pair of bicycle shoes. Weaver won a $5 hi-
cycle lamp.
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ARRESTED FOR STEALING JEWELRY.—
Olie Weaver, a rather comely looking girl
whose home was in the vicinity of Pleasant
Gap, was arraigned before justice Keich-
line, on Monday, charged with having
stolen finger rings, to the value of $10,
from Mrs. Grace Fitzpatrick. The prose-
cutor described her property as being a
plain band gold ring and another with an
emerald setting. Mrs. Minerva Alters tes-
tified that she had seen the Weaver girl
have one of the rings in her possession. She
told a frank story in defence, but was
bound over for court under a bond of $300.
She is a daughter of Noah Weaver, who
lives near Oak Hall now. The theft occur-
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Took His OWN LIFE.—Driven to mel-
ancholia by sickness Arthur O. Goheen
ended the miserable existence in which he
has suffered by shooting himself at his
childhood’s home, near Rock Spring’s, at
noon, on Thursday.
Until last fall he was the personification
of all that was healthful and happy, hav-
ing been married but a short time to a
lovable woman and with a prosperous busi-
ness career before him everything conjured
to a promising life until he was seized with
pneumonia. The disease so shattered his
former robust health that he despaired of
ever being better. Finally a change was
advised and they moved from Tyrone to
his father’s, at Rock Springs, where they
have been for some months, ——
Thursday afternoon, shortly after one
:0’clock, while resting on the lounge, he
said to his wife, who was sitting near him,
“Mary, I am killing you and my old fath-
er by inches.”” Just then Mrs. Goheen
was called from the room and scarcely had
she gone ’til a shot was heard and the
sound of some one falling. He had gone
upstairs, found a revolver belonging to a
farm hand in a trunk, hunted up a car-
tridge, loaded the weapon and shot himself
through the head, the hall entering just
above the right ear and lodging back of his
left eye. His father was the first to reach
his side and he was fully conscious until 4
o'clock, when death ended his suffering.
The youngest son of John J. Goheen, he
was aged 29 years, 3 months and 28 days.
Born at Rock Springs he staid there until
eight years ago when he went to Tyrone to
clerk in his brothers’, J. C. and J. M. Go-
heen’s, store. On the 20th of June last he
was married to Miss Mary Gray, a daugh-
ter of the late Geo. I. Gray, of Fillmore,
who was then residing at State College, and
to them a little daughter was born less
than three weeks ago.
Also surviving him are his aged father, J.
J. Goheen ; four sisters, Mrs. Frank Gaid-
ner, Mrs. W. E. McWilliams, Misses Belle
and Barbara, and five brothers, J. M. and
J. C. of Tyrone, Robert, Harry and Rev.
Milliken, just home from India. His funer-
al, Sunday afternoon, was one of the larg-
est ever seen in the valley, for he had many
friends, in Tyrone, Half Moon valley, State
College and Spruce Creek. His pastor and
friend, Rev. Ermintrout, assisted by Revs.
Kelly and Guyer, conducted the services.
Interment was made at Graysville.
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THE BUSINESS oF COUNCIL.—Council
met in regular session, last Monday night,
and the business that was transacted is
summed up in the following digest of the
committee reports :
The Street committee reported the work
of grading east Linn street about complet-
ed, that worko n the grading of Reynolds
avenue is progressing satisfactorily, that
nothing had been done on Beaver street
nor the alley—at the rear of Dr. M. A.
Kirk’s property, though the committee in-
tends fixing both up as soon as possible,
then all the alleys in town will be looked
after. The committee reported negatively
in the matter of a new crossing over Alle-
gheny street, between Parrish’s drug store
and Achenbach’s, stating that it would be
sufficient to repair the old one. G. W.
Port’s request to have Armor street extend-
tended to east Howard was referred to this
committee for investigation and report at
the next meeting. Council refused to con-
sider a request for a. brick crossing over
Spring street, hetween the Garman and
Reynolds properties, on High, because the
petition had apparently been changed after
signatures had been secured to it.
The Water committee reported on the
assessment for the year. The tax levy will
be practically the same as last year with
the exception that the rate for livery sta-
bles has been raised. The report was
adopted by council.
The Market committee reported the col-
lection of $2.70 fees.
The Villége Improvement committee
asked for the use of the Logan hose with
which to flush all sewers in town, at least
once a month. The request was left in the
hands of member Brachbill for action.
In the matter of the borough line a re-
port was made to the effect that the work
had been gone over and the points were
gotten much closer together. In fact the
lines so nearly met that there is no ques-
tion as to whether the poor house and
Gross properties are outside the borough.
After the approval of bills to the
amount of $724.89 council adjourned.
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A CLEVER DEVICE WINS A MEDAL.—
A. P. Lucas, of Mt. Eagle, is the happy
recipient of a sterling silver medal, in the
form of a pendant, which he has just re-
ceived from John Wedderburn & Co.,
patent solicitors, of Washington, D. C. It
was the May award for the cleverest device
that bad heen patented by them. Mr.
Lucas’ invention is a steel picket and
fastener for wire fences. Itis a very sim-
ple little thing, but very useful and is
likely to net him a good. revenue.
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BLowN OuT.—The fires in the Valentine
iron company’s furnace were blown out,
on Wednesday night, and that great plant
will be at a stand still for at least a month.
The shut down was necessitated in order to
reline the stack and the latter work will
keep all but about thirty of the mem em-
ployed during the interval.
The mine banks will be run as usual.
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CALVIN GEHRET INJURED. — While
working on the dump at the Washore
red when the Weavers lived at Pleasant | mines, south of this place, on Monday
Gap, in part of a double house which was | morning, Cal. Gehret fell over the 15ft.
also occupied by a family named Zones, { dump onto a pile of rocks below. He was
whom Mrs. Fitzpatrick was visiting at the | considerably bruised and had his back
time.
sprained, though no hones were broken.
Hon, James Schofield and Wm Runkle | The unfortunate man suffered a great deal,
went on the girl’s hond.
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but is now recovering nicely.
——When John C. Motz was manager of
the Millheim turnpike no toll was charged
veterans on their way to Memorial day ex-
ercises. Under the new management
things are changed and the flor com-
plains about it.
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MARRIED AT GARMAN’S HOTEL.—At
half-past three o’clock yesterday afternoon
Rev. Jones united Charles M. Thompson
and Miss Margaret O. Hicks, both of
Stormstown, in marriage. The ceremony
was performed in the parlor of the Garman
house, in this place, and was strictly pri-
vate.
The bride and groom are popular young
peoplgg in the Halfmoon valley and their
many friends will be gratified at hearing of
their nuptials.
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MEMORIAL DAY IN BELLEFONTE.—The
nation’s day of sad tribute to her historic
dead was observed with the usual impres-
sive ceremonies, in Bellefonte, on Satur-
day. Gregg post directed the order of pro-
cedure which has already been published.
The post, Co. B. 5th Reg. N. G. P., the P.
O. S. of A. and the K. G. E. cadet corps
participated in the parade to the martial
music of the Bellefonte band and Fisher's
drum corps.
At the cemetery the graves of all dead
soldiers were strewn with flowers besides
being marked with the regulation G. A. R.
memorial emblem.
After this function the crowd had assem-
bled to listen to the oration by W. C.
Heinle Esq., but the threatening condi-
tion of the weather made it necessary to re-
turn to the ‘‘tabernacle,”” where the ser-
vices were completed. Col. Wilbur F.
Reeder spoke also. :
Memorial day is fast becoming one of
more general observance by the masses.
Originally designed and set apart as one on
which the ever bustling country should
stop to drop a tear and freshen the memory
of those who had died that she might live,
it has come to a pass when nearly every
grave, be it of soldier or civilian, is visited
by some one who leaves a sweet token of
sorrow and . thoughtfulness for the dead.
What an ennobling custom it is. That
once a yearall else should be lost sight of
and a orrow, old or recent, he borne again
to make us all the purer and better for
having experienced it.
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THE U. B. SuxpAY SCHOOL CONVEN-
TION.—The annual Sunday school and
ministerial association convention of the
Altoona district of the United Brethren
church will convene, in Bellefonte, next
Wednesday and Thursday. A great many
ministers and Sunday school workers will
be here. The program for the convention
will be as follows :
FIRST DAY.
2.00. Devotion by Rev. R. S. Woodward.
2.30. Address of welcome by J. L. Rote.
Response, by Rev. J. L. Tallhelm.
2.45. “Rise and progress of the Sunday-
school,” by Rev. E. F. Ott.
3.15. “How can our Sunday school be made
more interesting and successful,” by E. R.
Hancock.
3.30. “Should the quarterlies he used in
connection with the bible,” by William H.
Dale.
4.00. ‘Should the Sunday school session
exceed one hour.”
EVENING.
7.30. Devotional by Rev. J. F. Kelly.
7.45. “What methods should be adopted to
interest parents in Sunday school-work” by
Rev. B. J. Hummell.
8.15. “How to interest young men in Sun-
day school work’ by Rev. W. H. Blackburn.
SECOND DAY—MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION.
9.00. Devotional by Rev. S. M. Reid.
9.30. Redemption by Rev. Wilson Cramer.
10.00 “What constitutes a successful pas-
tor” by Rev. A. L. Funk.
10.30. “How can we bring about better re-
sults in our revivals for God and the church’
by Rev. Geo. Noden. |
10.45. “What plans should we adopt to
educate young converts in church work” hy
Rev. J. F. Kelly.
EVENING. ?
7.30. Devotional by Rev. Allen Rhen.
7.45. Justification by Rev. B. J. Noon.
8.15. “Support of home missions” by Rev.
J. Metzgar,
8.30. ‘Ministerial
Hough.
7 9.00 ‘“The benefits of our ministerial asso-
ciations” by Rev. G. A. Sparks.
9.30. Questions by Rev. D. Shearer.
support” Rev. G. S.
News Purely Personal.
—Miss Effie Hamilton, of Beaver Falls, is visit-
‘ing Miss Emma Aikens, on Allegheny street.
—Geo. Gross, of Water street, is visiting his old
home, at Chambersburg, after an absence of twen-
ty-one years. =
—Mr. John Beck, one of Nittany valley’s most
successful farmers, was in town vesterday after-
noon getting a line on politics,
—Mrs. Susan Foster and her daughter, who had
been visiting at the home of Dr. R. G. H. Hayes,
on Spring street left f5r thir home, in Philade-
phia, on Tuesday morning.
—Mus, J. L. Kurtz, who is president of the Chil-
dren's Aid society of Centre county, left, yester-
day morning, for Clearfield, where the society of
Western Pennsylvania is now holding its annual
convention. :
—Miss Ella Levy starts to-day on a long and
what promises to be a most enjoyable vacation.
She goes to Niagara, then to Buffalo and thence,
by the way of the lakes, to Duluth, Minn. There
she will visit for several weeks before going on to
Fargo, N. Dak., where she will spend the sum-
mer with her brother, Samuel Levy, formerly
of this county,
—Miss Elsie Weaver, daughter of J. C. Weaver,
of Penn street, arrived home from school, at Ha-
gerstown, Md., on Wednesday evening. Grace
Mitchell, who had been attending Miss Shipley’s
school at Bryn Mawr; and Nellie Valentine, who
was studying music in Philadelphia, returned to
their homes here on Tuesday night. Miss Crider,
of Linn street, arrived home from Miss Shipley’s,
on Tuesday night, also.
. —Mr. J. N. Brooks, a very pleasant gentleman
from Pleasant Gap, who is revenue gauger at the
Mulfinger distillery, was in town, yesterday after-
noon, and spent a few moments pleasantly in this
office. He is an old line Democrat who is very
much interested in the out come of the primaries
to-morrow, though he is not taking any part in
the fight. Mr. Brooks voiced our sentiments
when he said that it was his wish that a strong
ticket be nominated.
A SCHOOL BOY AGAIN AT SIXTY-SIX.—
‘Backward, turn backward, oh Time, in thy flight
And make me a child again just for to-night.”
Last Saturday will be a memorable day
for fifty-eight old school boys and girls
who found themselves once more in their
familiar places in ‘‘the little brick school-
house,’’ at Butler, Pa. Though the aver-
age age of that band of scholars was sixty-
one years they were just as happy and full
of old time pleasure as when, in all the
roguish abandonment of youth, they had
teased Tommy Berry, their teacher, during
the schooldays that lasted from 1838 to
1851.
It was a re-union of the scholars who had
attended that school during those yeas.
The building, still being in use, was the
scene of their meeting and the pleasure
each derived from it was none the less gen-
uine because of the forty-five years of stern,
perhaps sad, life that had intervened for
many of them since they left the play-
ground of their childhood. Mr. S. A."
McQuistion, the carriage manufacturer of
this place, was one of those old school-boys
and though he is sixty-six years old he was
there to enjoy the reunion.
KNOCKED OUT.—Register Geo. W. Rum-
berger is all right in his social, political and
spiritual spheres, but when it comes to
sporting he is all wrong. You ought to
see the face he has been wearing for a week
and all because twenty-two pounds of steel,
rubber, leather, etc., so joined together as
to be called a bicycle, refused to allow him
to straddle it with the confident equili-
brism that has assured McKinley on’ the
money question.
The bicycle said unto the unhappy rider:
Dust thou art, and to dust return;
neither was there time for argument, for in
the twinkling of an eye the cruel, cruel
earth arose with a mighty swell and smote
the tender face of the register. Great was
the smite thereof, for in six days his face is
like unto a hammered steak and his right
optic like the eight ball at pool.
odo
A NEW PLUMBING ESTABLISHMENT. —
J. L. Runkle, who is a very. careful plumb-
er and steam fitter, has branched out in
business for himself. He has fitted up a
shop in the basement of the H. A. McKee
hardware store, on Allegheny street, where
he will cheerfully receive all those in need
of his services. He is a hard working
young man who applies himself strictly to
business. Any patronage turned his way
will receive prompt and satisfactory atten-
tion.
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A $5,000 FIRE AT POTTER’S MILLS.—
The large tannery and bark sheds, at Pot-
ter’s Mills, caught fire, at an early hour yes-
terday morning, and were completely des-
troyed. J. W. Smith operated the plant
and has $3,800 insurance to offset a loss
estimated at $5,000.
Tt is supposed that the fire was set by a
spark from the engine. It is not known
whether the plant will be rebuilt.
~Po-
——The exceedingly well written story,
“Maryland, My Maryland,’’ on the second
page of this paper, was copied from the
woman’s edition of the Williamsport Sun.
It was written by Helen Elizabeth Wilson,
daughter of Mrs. Sarah Gray Wilson now
of Newberry. but formerly of Half Moon.
Miss Wilson is young and full of the
charms of youth and cleverness. She is
teaching in the Williamsport seminary and
has written a number of stories and poems
for the N. Y. Independent and other rep-
utable papers. i
ee
——Over six hundred persons were in
the Milesburg Memorial parade.
So rn
WANTED.— 50,000 Ibs. of wool—Lyon
& Co. ’ 3t.
*oe
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.
rote-
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 :
Red When
ye, per bushel..
Corn, shelled, per bushel.. ;
Corn, ears, per bushel...... .
Oats, per bushel......... y
Barley, per bushel.........
Ground Plaster, per ton
Buckwheat, per bushel
Cloverseed, per bushe!
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Polatods perbushel.. i... icine
Onions................
Eggs, per dozen
Lard, per poun
Country Shoulder
Sides...
Hams.........
Tallow, per pound...
Butter, per pound..
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