A nn a Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 2, 1896. To CorRESPONDENTS.—NO communications pub- ished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY Several Bellefonters took in Bar- num'’s circus, at Lock Haven, last Satur- day. ——Sunday will be special rallying day at the Methodist Sunday school in this place. No. 1501 drew G. L. Wiliams’ bi- cycle. The holder of the coupon has not been discovered as yet. — ‘Sowing the Wind’’ is one of Froh- man’s productions. That is enough to guarantee its excellence. ——The Rev. Samuel Creighton, of Sa- lona, preached two very excellent sermons in the Methodist church here on Sunday. ——While Levi Brown, of Flemington, was sitting at the supper table, on Tuesday evening, he suddenly, expired. Deceased was 66 years old. ——VWilliam Brown, with his wife, nee Mary Noonen, and daughter, left for Cali- fornia on Saturday morning. They will locate at Los Angeles. ——Washouts along the main line af- fected the time of arrival of .trains all day Wednesday. The morning train from Lewisburg was four hours late. ——The thirteenth annual session of the women’s home missionary society of the Huntingdon Presbytery met, in Philips- burg, on Wednesday and Thursday. ——You may lose your vote if you don’t at once attend to the payment of your taxes. Saturday, Oct. 3rd, is the last day and you don’t have many hours to spare. ——One of the most teriffic rain storms’ that has passed over Bellefonte for a long time was that of Tuesday night. Spring Creek had a three foot flood Wednesday morning. ——The fine wood carving that is being done for the remodeled Humes house, cor- ner of Allegheny and Howard streets, is being done at the Philipsburg furniture company’s plant. ——DBenj. Williams expects to go to Philadelphia soon. Once there he will en- ter the medico-chirurgical hospital to undergo an operation which he thinks will make him a well man. ——The Philipsburg Journal reports the silver meeting in that place, last Monday night, the most enthusiastic one ever held. Col. J. L. Spangler and Hon. D. IL. Krebs, of Clearfield, addressed it. Bellefonte’s town couneil having purchased a stone crusher little dreams that it has a labor crusher, as well. How many poor people will that machine keep from earning a pittance by doing work they were accustomed to do on the streets ? ——The Bellefonte Central railroad ex- tension has been pushed along so well that, on Monday, the road will be open through to Pine Grove crossing. The point is with- in a mile of Pine Grove Mills and on and after next Monday trains will run regular- Iy to that point. ——Centre county has never been able to get Mr. Wanamaker here at any time when he has heen advertised. He has been at the Sunday school convention, at Holli- daysburg, this week. But holy John has an opportunity to put in a few politi- cal spokes in Blair county, while he is a Sun- day schoolin’. Bellefonte thought she did well in the way of crowds for evangelists Weaver and Weeden, hut if the Lock Haven pa- pers tell the truth that town is far more anxious to learn the gospel than Bellefonte was, when the tabernacle was here. That is possibly accounted for by the fact that Lock Haven knows the least about it. State College is going to have ice building and loan association. At a meet- ing held recently the following officers were elected to carry out the project: President, W. C. Patterson; 1st vice presi- dent, A. I". Markle; 2nd vice president, L. E. Reber; directors, W. S. Glenn, Thomas F. Kennedy, J. O. Glover, John Harter, William Frear, C. H. Foster; secretary, W. S. Harter. ——At the annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Centre county, which closed its session here last week, the old board of officers were re- elected for the ensuing year, as follows : President, Mrs. John P. Harris ; vice presi- dent, Mrs. James Harris ; secretary, Miss Eliza N. Thomas; treasurer, Mrs Isaac Mitchell, all of Bellefonte. Every theatre goer here remembers, “Jane,” ‘‘Charley’s Aunt’ and *‘‘the Witch.”” What charming plays they were and what high class artists presented them. They were all Frohman attractions. Next week another one of his shows, “Sowing the Wind,”” will be here. It is a splendid thing and should be given a full house. Let Bellefonte encourage this class of at- tractions and we will not be long in hav- ing nothing hut the bust. ——On Tuesday we had the honor of being a guest at dinner at the popular Haag hotel, on Bishop street, where ex- county treasurer D. C. Keller reigns with such lavish hospitality. There were a great many guests about the hotel, all of whom seemed highly delighted with the treat- ment they received. Mr. Keller's hotel is a particularly desirable place for country people to stop. They all like his open handed way of doing things and the excel- lent food his cooks prepare. ° THE CANTON PILGRIMS. —It seems like a case of hauling coals to Newcastle for the Republican managers to gather up crowds in Pennsylvania and pilot them to Canton. If they like to do it,and think there is any- thing to be gained hy making such a pa- rade, it is their business. A pilgrim excursion left this place about 119’clock, Wednesday night, and arrived at Canton the next morning about 11. There were ten coaches on the train when it left here and 246 tickets had been sold, so you see the train was not crowded at all and there was plenty of room for the enthusi- asts from here to swell up just as much as they felt like doing. A few were picked up at stations along the Bald Eagle valley and thirty-four Philipsburgers and two Tyroners joined the party at Tyrone. Thus there were in the neighborhood of 300 Cen- tre countians at Canton to dazzle the Ma- jor with their yellow hats and the big ban- ner bearing the inscription : . “Centre, the first county in Pennsylvania to instruct for McKinley.’ It was significant that there wasn’t a banner referring to the way some of the leaders had worked to carry Quay instruc- tions in this county. And it was an over- sight on the part of the promoter, Mr. Ed- ward Blanchard, that there wasn’t a ban- ner telling the Major how Quay had carried off the district delegation and had instruc- tions voted for himself. The party returned yesterday morning and according to all acconnts had had a pleasant time, barring two nights riding in “straight backs’’ and stormy, ugly weath- er every moment they were there. In jus- tice to most of the pilgrims we must say that it wasn’t a desire to see McKinley that prompted them to go. There were many men on the train who had never been as far west as Pittsburg, and the op- portunity to ride clear to Canton and hack for $4 was too cheap an one to miss. It rained all the day they were in Can- ton and had rained the day before, so you may imagine the condition the streets were in and how disagreeable it must have been. The party arrived here at 8:40 yesterday morning looking a little broken up by the trip, but in fairly good condition, as a whole. ees JAMES H. MITCHELL.—Although Mr James H. Mitchell had been an invalid for years his death, on Tuesday morning, was sudden and unexpected. For some weeks he had been suffering with catarrh of the stomach and bowels, but was able to be up on Monday for his meals, and seemed no worse than usual. On Tuesday morning carly Mrs. Mitchell, shortly after-convers- ing with him, noticed a change and sent for a physician, but quietly and peacefully he had entered into rest. James Hutchinson Mitchell was born at Pine Grove Mills, in this county, on Sept. 15, 1824. His father, David Mitchell, was one of the early and influential settlers of Ferguson township, and his mother, Sarah Barron, a woman of rare intelligence and much ability, was a grand-daughter of Thomas Ferguson, after whom Ferguson township was named. After the death of his father and mother he made his home on the old place, just north of Pine Grove, until 1873, when he came to this place and purchased the house on Spring street which has since been his home. An honest, upright man, of a kind and generous disposition, the last years of his life were retired and narrowed by years of suffering. To his wife, who was Miss Jane Baldridge, of Latrobe, and his daugh- ter, Olive, a capable and much to be ad- mired young woman, he leaves a comfort- able income, and, what is of much greater importance, the memory of a pure and Christian life. His only brother, ex-Treasurer John B. Mitchell, of Pine Grove Mills, and two sisters, Mis. Eliza Campbell, of Linden Hally and Mrs. Sarah Struble, of Raymore, Mo., survive him. Of Scotch-Irish parent- age, his Presbyterianism was inherited from a long line of ancestors. The funeral services were held, Thursday afternoon, at three o’clock, at his home on Spring street, with Dr. Laurie, of the Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment was made in the Union cemetery. ee THE LUTHERAN MINISTERS IN SESSION. —The Central Pennsylvania Synod of the Lutheran church is now in session at Lock Haven. It’s convention met on Wednes- day evening and will continue in session during the week. It embraces Centre, Clinton, Union, Mifflin, Perry and Juniata counties. » The total number of congregations in the district is 92: number of members about 9,000 ; estimated value of church property about $425,000. There are 70 Lutheran Sunday schools in the synod and 18 mis- sion schools : total number of persons at- tending these schools is 12,000, and the con- tributions for last year were over $7,000. The total contributions by the congrega- tions were $54,247, of which $40,211 were for local expenses. Among the men of prominence who are present are Rev. H. Louis Boucher, D. D., late professor of Greek in Pennsylvania College ; Rev. J. R. Dimm, D. D., piesi- dent of Susquehanna university ; Rev. Charles Albert, D. D. editor of Augsburg Teacher and Sunday School Helps; Rev. A. H. Hartman, D. D., secretary of the board of home missions ; Rev. George P. Gall, Rev. Aug. Pohlman, M. D., missionaries to Africa, and H. H. Weber, secretary of church extension, York, Pa. ete FORMERLY OF BUFFALO RUN.—Mis. Ruth Edmunson, who died at the home of her son, Joseph, in Tyrone, last Thurs- day afternoon, was a native of Centre coun- ty. Her early life was spent on Buffalo Run, where many of the older people will recall her. She was 89 years old and was a mem- ber of the Baptist church. Mrs. Bettie Reese, of Julian, is a sister. ——Huntingdon is having a diphtheria scare. —_—— ote — ——Congressman J. D.Hicks, of Altoona, has secured the renomination, in his dis- trict, after a long drawn contest. ———— te — me ——The big elephant at Coney Island was burned on Sunday night. This is a bad year for elephants and the Republican pachyderm will prove no exception. SL ——Alfred McPherran, convicted at the last term of court in Huntingdon for sell- ing liquor without license, has been fined $750 and sentenced to six months in jail. : —G® A house at Mill Hall, owned bya man named Keener and occupied hy Samuel Stiver, was completely destroyed by fire, on Tuesday morning. Nearly all of the contents burned. ate ——Mrs. John Bigler, aged 34 years, died at Abdera on Tuesday morning. Her funeral will take place on Friday. Inter- ment at Romola. Cholera morbus was the cause of death. eve ——Two hypnotic fakers ghve an exhi- bition of their science at Clearfield last week. They failed to hypnotize their sub- jects, so chloroform was ‘used to put them to sleep. The fellows came very near being drummed out of town. —— ——Remember your taxes are not paid. Remember you cannot vote unless you have paid a state or county tax within two years, and then remember that to-morrow, Sat- urday, Oct. 3rd, is the last day you can pay them, in order to vote. CO Tuesday night’s storm seems to have been very wide spread in its ravages. Down about Lock Haven many outbuild- ings were blown over or collapsed. At Steelton the passenger station was blown over onto the railroad tracks and a train of cars ran into it. ——While undertaker Daniel Morris, of Loganton, was driving his hearse to a fu- neral at Nippenose, the other day, two springs broke, the hearse upset and the un- dertaker was dumped into the creek. Fortunately there was nothing in the hearse. Loe During the recent big storm in Washington, D. C., Nelson A. Lucas, for- merly of this place, narrowly escaped seri- ous injury by being hit by a falling awning pole. It struck him on the arm, severely bruising it. If the blow had fallen on his head it is possible he would have heen killed. oo - ToMORROW’S FooT BALL GAME—State | made such a strong showing against Gettys- | burg, last Saturday, that it is only natural to suppose that she will win tomorrow’s game from the Western University of Penn- sylvania. The contest will be a spirited one, however, as ‘General’ Hoskins, State’s former trainer, will be apt to work everything out of them that can be gotten. The game will be called at 3 o’clock sharp, on Beaver field, at the College. Admission will be 50 ects. Co mn ‘‘SowING THE WIND.”’—The opening of the theatrical season for ’96-97 will be made at Garman’s, on Saturday evening, October 10th, when our people will have an opportunity of witnessing one of Charles Frohman’s excellent plays, ‘Sowing the Wind,” which had a run of 400 nights at the empire theatre in New York city. The play is one of Mr. Frohman’s best and his name at the head of the cast is sufficient guarantee that the performance will be first-class in every respect. rrr THE GLASS WORKS WILL PROBABLY Go. —In our last week’s edition we gavea full aocount of a plan that will possibly result in the early blowing in of the Bellefonte glass works. The WATCHMAN was the first paper to mention it and results since have borne out every statement made. Unless difficulties, unforseen, arise the plant will soon be made ready for work and once more Bellefonte will see the prof- itable business of making glass in full swing. ete AN AMERICAN CITIZEN Now.—Peter Jacobs, the man who has heen brewing such delicious beer out at the old Haas brewery, was a very happy fellow on Tues- day. He went downto Lock Haven and procured his final naturalization papers, so that he is now a fuli-blown citizen of the United ‘States. Peter has been in this country for six years. He staggered the court down there when in answer to the question : ¢‘Can you read and write the English language ?’ he replied that he could speak four languages. The fact that he got his papers is an ad- ditional satisfaction to him, since several Bellefonte politicians were trying to keep them from him. Peter’s wife and three sons will be here from Germany, some day this week. ll ln STATE WoN EASILY.—After the kick off there was never a question as to what team would win the game on Beaver field, last Saturday afternoon, when the Gettys- burg boys lined up against State. About four years ago State gave Gettysburg her first lesson in foot ball and Charley Aull, captain of the champion team of ’92, organ- ized their team for them. According to Saturday’s result it is still apparent that the blue and white can give them lessons: on the game. Though no one expected State to do much, in her present form, she surprised everyone and fulfilled the Watchman’s pre- diction that just when least was expected of her the most was very apt to be done. Twenty-minute halves were played ; State scoring a point for every minute of play. The score was 40 to 0. N it albino ssis dihhinioni. ams ts HS <sim— THE CoNDUCTOR WAS DUCKED.— While the special train of ten coaches was waiting for the Canton pilgrims to get together, last Tuesday night, William Snyder, of Tyrone, conductor on the division, was hustling about the train seeing that everything was in proper shape before he should start it off. A train of ten coaches is a pretty long one and when the engine had backed up far enough to clear the High street crossing the last coach was well on its way toward the old car shops. In such a position it was right along the banks of the stream so that when conduc- tor Snyder ran out onto the rear platform, with that little flourish such officials are wont to cultivate, and jumped off, he jumped right into the muddy water of Spring creek. He was bewildered for a moment, but soon scrambled out. He was wet all over. A nice, cold, unpleasant wet it Avas. He got dry clothes, however, and started off with his train when the right time came. - Soe AN OLD VETERAN GONE.—Robert Mec- Neil, who died in this place last Friday morning, after an illness with heart trouble, was a veteran in two causes: that of the abolition of slavery and a veteran in Dem- ocracy. He was one of the best known characters in town and there isn’t a doubt in our minds—if Robert got what he thought he was getting from this paper, since he always called it his bible and read it regularly—that he is in heaven now, where he'll not be troubled more about pensions or things mortal. He was about 65 years old and had a record as a soldier, entering the service in September, 1861, as a member of company C, 47th Pennsylvania regiment, Captain Gobin, and serving in this same military organization until the close of the war. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn their loss ; also a brother and sister. ots ——A cow owned by F. B. Herman, of Penn township, was killed by lightning, on Brush mountain, some time ago. News Purely Personal. —Murs. G. M. Ross, of Tyrone, is visiting friends in this county. —dJohn P. Harris, Jr., of Tyrone, spent Sunday at the home of his parents at this place. —Miss Lulu T. Rote, of ‘his place, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. O. Harnden, in Altoona. —J. Mitchell Gardner is entertaining his aged father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gardner, of Howard, at his cosy home on north Spring street. —John Bauer, of this place, is spending a few along with him, so you can his mission is. imagine what —Murs. George L. Potter and hex danghter, Mar- guerite, left, Tuesday, for Philadelphia, where the latter will enter Miss Marshall's school on North Broad street. —Lee B. Woodcock left for Philadelphia, on Tuesday morning. He went to resume his stud- ies at tne Medico chirurgical college. His mother, Mrs. J. W. Woodcock, is visiting in Altoona. —'Squire A. G. Archey, of Pine Grove Mills, was in town, on Monday. Between that new railroad up there and the free silver agitation the squire hardly knows where he is at, so fully is his tithe “taken up in talking the two great questions, © —Broker George Kirk, who has resided with his family, in this place, for a year or more left for Pittsburg, on Tuesday. The Kirks will locate there permanently. While residents of Belle- fonte they have made many warm friends who are sorry that business compelled their departure. —DBellefonte will be well represented at the schools in and around Philadelphia this winter. On Tuesday Mrs. A. O. Furst took her daughter, Jane, down to see her comfortably settled at Miss Baldwin's attractive school out at Bryn Mawr. May Crider, who will attend the same school, will not leave until next Tuesday. —Hon. George W. Zeigler and his daughter, Mrs. Bella Keefer, of Sunbury, are visiting S. A. MecQuistion. Mr. Zeigler was a member of the Legislature when Mr. Tom Collins and men of his calibre did honor to the State in the legislative halls and is still honored and esteemed in North- umberland county for it. His son, Walter, was at one time in business in this place. —Franecis Musser, of Fillmore, is home for a short visit to his aged father who is seriously ill. Francis has been in the vicinity of Chicago for 18 months. He went there to work for the Deering harvesting machine company, for which he had been local agent, but he soon changed and went into the employ of Fraser and Chalmers manu- facturers of mining machinery. —On Tuesday morning conductor Reamer’s train carried a number of our young people to Philadelphia. The Misses Jean and Kate Shu- gert to visit, Grace Mitchell for her second year at the Misses Shipley’s school at. Bryn Mawr, Sa- rah A. Meck for a twoor three months stay, Eloise Meek to enter the Woman’s Medical school, and George D. Green to take the medical course at the University of Penn. —Among the excursionists Tuesday night who were willing to brave the falling rain and the in- convenience of being up all night to see the “Man of Destiny” (?) were Mrs. W. Tripple, Mrs. John Sourbeck, Mrs. Tom Moore, Mrs. George Beezer and Mrs. Mart Garman. Mrs. Tripple went on to Milwaukee to visit her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Geisinger, and the others returned home on the special train Thursday morning. —J. C. Sauers Exq., of State College, and A. A. Miller, who runs a boarding club up there, drove down yesterday morning and spent a few hours in town talking politics. State College has a live free silver club in which the people up that way are all interested. There are eighty members who meet every Saturday night and the oftener they get together the more enthusiasm there is among them. —Mrs. R. J. Schadd, her two children nurse, start for thei: new home, at Niagara, to-day. They will spend Sunday with friends at Mill Hall and take the longer journey on Monday. Ru- dolph has been there for several months and the business outlook is so bright that he has pur- chased a property and is having a house built with the expectation ¢f making it his home, while he will still retain his interest in the business here. So far his integrity and energy have been crowned with success and may it continue al- rays. and —Frank Brown, of Eagleville, was in town, on Monday, getting a line on the political situation in the county. He is one of those kind of fellows who would sooner talk politics than eat, but he is head of a gang of men who are getting out prop timber away up on Eddy Lick run and he doesn’t hear much up there in the woods. Frank is beginning to see some sunshine again too. After a fire burned up everything he owned things looked pretty blue for him, but they are brightening up now. days in Philadelphia. He took a marriage license ! ‘than the bankers. All Through Brush Valley. Charles Haines, who is ill with typhoid fever in Lexington, Ky., is improving rapidly. The Lutherans of Rebersburg are worship- ing in the Esherite church until their own church is remodeled. If any one hag been over-looked oris in need of silver literature let him make his wants known to H. Elmer Bierly. Anyone should at once catch a Democratic gold-bug for his private museum if he wishes, for they are fast vanishing and will soon be exterminated. Luther Frank, the merchant that sells ‘‘graduated sugar as a Sugarvalley customer of his called it the other day, is willing to bet all he has that Bryan will be elected. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bower spent Sunday with Jas. K. Moyer, Centre Mills, Mr. Bower knows the politics of the county well and is one of the most effective and in- fluential politicians in the county. Rebersburg will furnish the following teach- ers for the following places: Luther Miller, near Coburn ; Stewart Weber, Marsh Creek ; Calvin Ziegler and Harry Musser, near Unionville ; I. A. Ziegler, Milesburg ; Thos. Auman, Woodward ; and Miss Sarah Moyer, Millheim. The Spring Mills creamery company, which has a branch at Kreamervillg, is one of the best and most reliable in the valley. Some of our farmers after trying every other creamery fad in the market have been glad to come back but experience is usually the best teacher. What does it mean when our lumber man says that he could have listened a ‘‘whole half day to Bryan’’ after listening for sev- eral hours? It seems no more political meet- ings Democratic or Republicans in the school house. Does this sudden conversion say that “Bryan will be elected anyhow and there is no need of more political meetings?’ Mrs. James L. Parks, sister of Mrs. Lydia Stover, her son, and Miss Keller, all of Selinsgrove, visited Reuben Stover’s the latter part of last week. Miss Keller, the accomplished daughter of Mr. Wallace Keller, is a graduate of the Sus- quehanna University in Selinsgrove. Mr. Parks, who is connected with the Selins- grove Times and a staunch advocate of the silver cause,is an expert with a gun. He spent, with the Stover brothers, a few hours in the woods and came out with quite a num- ber of squirrels. Our Republican brethren will hold a meet- ing in Rebersburg on the coming Thursday. We extend to them a cordial welcome in as much as they have not held a meeting here since 1888. We sincerely hope they will be able to furnish us new light besides the Hanna-McKinley-Depew series of English “confidence,” fossilized high tariff, Sherman “facts,” Vanderbilt panics, Tom Reed's bor- rowing-of-still-more foreign capital, etc., ete., especially so since some new light of the Whitehead sort became so intense as to push out the Furst man through the window at the granger picnic. You should have seen Uncle Sam gather up the National Democrats under his arm, last Monday, at the Rebersburg postoffice and start for the Centre county bank in Belle- fonte. Indeed it was sad and bad that this fatherless paper, claiming to ad- vocate Jeffersonian and Jacksonian prin- ciples, should find itself in such an unfavor- able community. It is quite evident that the Singerly brotherhood has sadly over- looked the most fundamental and important of Jefferson’s teaching and that the fagmer is a better student of finance and Democracy Yes, isit not very dis- couraging indeed when the student knows more than the teacher ? This paper has the usual Philadelphia tone, appearance and hollow dogmatism of the fraternity. PoriTicAL MEETINGS.—The meetings at Madisonburg and Brumgarts, last Saturday evening, were great successes. The Madison- burg town hall was not sufficient to hold all the people who came to hear. Harry Walker, who is a graduate of Dickinson College was the first speaker. He is a pleasant and impressive talker and with much ability reviewed and defended the Chicago plat- form, showed good practical knowledge of the financial question and answered well the usual Hanna-McKinley points. Cal. Meyer, the second speaker, was the orator of the evening, with his pleasing address, command of many rich political jokes, and his knowl- edge of the principles of true Democracy. He isa favorite speaker in the valley and made many telling points in his address. He especially emphasized the fact that the silver question was an undividual and nota partisan issue. The music furnished by the violin, guitar and mandolin club was of its usual high standard and the applause was frequent and enthusiastic. The meeting at Brumgart’s was the great- est in the history of that place. Many of our energetic Rebersburg Democrats attend- ed. The speaker of the evening was Calvin Bower, of Bellefonte, who always has much influence in this valley. Within two hours he had cleared the political view of threat- ening Hanna clouds atter having been somewhat stimulated by a McKinley flash on the hind seat and by a pumpkin crash. The political out look from a silver stand point is very bright: in this valley. Every- body attended the meetings irrespective of political creed thus fostering a true con- ception of the duties of citizenship which we are in so great a need in the present campaign. Pine Grove Mention. Dr. Brown, of Harrisburg, is visiting his brother-in-law J. N. Bell in the Glades. George Bell, whose life was despaired of the early part of this week, is, we are glad to say, slowly improving. ] The track on the new railroad is completed to the Pine Grove road at the old Jacob Weaver farm one mile north of town. D. W. Meyers, Esq., one of our Boalsburg straight Democrats, Sundayed with relatives here and of course talked silver a little bit. Ex-treasurer, J. B. Mitchell, who has been conflned to bed with stomach and bowel trouble, is slowly and, we trust, surely im- proving. H.C. Myers and J. B. Krebs, both well known as school teachers and both good ex- amples of what industry and ambition will do, started to Philadelphia where they will study medicine at the University of Penn- sylvania. The early part of the week Andy Egleston, Esq., a most pleasant, jovial fellow to meet, enjoyed his brother-in-law, Will Myers, hospitality for the first time in six years. Mr. E. is representing the Meck and Naugel mill machinery company. The parsonage is closed this week Mrs. Aikens and Mrs. D. G. Meek are delegates to the woman’s home and foreign missionary convention at New Berlin. Rev. Aikens is attending Lutheran synod at Lock Haven. He is accompanied by lay delegate John W. Fry. * On last Wednesday evening a tremendous railroad meeting was held at McAlevy’s Fort for the purpose of securing the right of way and the necessary funds to continue the rail- road across the mountain at this place to Huntingdon via of Stone creelgand Evans- ville. At the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Potter, a pretty September wedding was solemnized on the 23rd at three o'clock, when their daughter, Mary E., was united in marriage to Mr. Gilbert Rice. The ceremony performed by Rev. C.T. Aikens was witnessed by sixty guests. Miss Nancy the bride’s sister was bridesmaid and J. K Mosel was best man. After the wedding sup- per the young couple left for a visit in Union county. The new cemetery, at this place, was con- secrated under the name of the ‘Pine Grove Cemetery’’ and set apart as a place of burial last Sunday at 3:30 o'clock. A large assem- blage witnessed the services which were in charge of the Rev. C.T. Aikens assisted by the Rev. Welch, of Clearfield. The new city of the dead consists of four acres of ground directly north of the town. It is enclosed with a neat iron fence and laid out in three hundred and thirty lots with sufficient walks and roads slated. The petition asking for the reopening and improving of the old cemetery has been forwarded to the board of health who will no doubt act favorable for the many signers. The petition favors the reopening of the cemetery for the burial of those who wish to be interred by the side of loved ones, and is in accord with the wishes of many of our older people. THE BRYAN AND SEWALL MEETING—At Baileyville, last Friday evening, was largely attended irrespective of party affiliation. H. C. Campbell was chosen chairman, A. D. Tanyer, vice president and W. H. Fry, secre- tary. Mr. Campbell made a first class presid- ing officer and in a telling, neat speech ac- knowledged that it was the first time he had presided over a political meeting, that he did not object to being called a Democrat, when it was for such a cause, and defined his posi- tion clearly in favor of the people’s rights rather than the few millionaires. He called attention to the scarcity of money per capita since the demonetization ot silver; the con- stant drain out of the country of our surplus cash by travelers, this year it is estimated that $30,000,000 was taken out in that way, to say nothing of the money that is sent out as interest to’ English and foreign capitalists; the small amount minted since the repeal of the Sherman act and the havoc wrought in wages and prices by the single gold stand- ard. He said the question of finance should in- terest every laborer, producer and voter of the country and if they would but look about them and see the necessity of bi-metallism they would waken up every man of them to their duty. Ira C. Mitchell, of Bellefonte, was introduced and for an hour and a half, clearly and comprehensibly explained the principles on which bi-metallism rests He cited the prosperity of the coun- try during the many years that gold and silver were minted at the established ratio; the increase in the value of gold and the decrease in the value of farms and produce; under the present conditions taxes are increasing as well as mortgages and debts; London and New York capitalists grow richer while the masses are without work or food and that legislation should be made in favor of the people instead of the Wall street bond bidders. Unless there is concerted action taken on the question, labor will find itself in the same straight as it is in Europe. Hon. James Schofield and R. M. Foster responded to loud calls for speeches, but confined tHemselves to local politics. At this point the breeding of some of the Bailey- ville toughs showed up in fine style. Bailey- ville is known for its missionary workers and law abiding citizens who evidently need to get in a little work at home. The action of the loud mouthed boys, who were led by sev- eral notorious characters, showing both ill breeding and like manners was neither a credit nor honor to the place. Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by Geo. W. Jacksons & Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes Dress : Red wheat Rye, per bushel Corn, shelled, pe 3 Corn, ears, per bushe Oats, per bushel, old Oats, per bushel, ne Barley, per bushel.. Ground sean er Buckwheat, per bushel Cloverseed, per bushe Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel 15 ONIONS ...ovsersrssnine 40 Eggs, per dozen 12 Lard, per pound... 6 Country Shoulders 6 Sides.... 6 Hams... 10 Tallow, per poun 3 Butter, per pound 18 The Democratic Watchman. 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