JORRESPONDENTS.—NoO commuaications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
— Mr. Isaac Thomasis very ill at his
residence on Thomas street.
—Fatty Bush pulled out his straw hat
on Tuesday and enjoyed the distinction of
being the first. =
— As usual the music will be the
feature at the Easter services at St. John’s
Episcopal church.
——Clement Dale Esq., is confined to
his home, on Allegheny
slight attack of pneumonia.
——The new pastor, Dr. W. A. Stephens,
will preach in the Methodist church on
Sunday morning and evening.
——Such days as Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday were enough to throw the whole
town into violent attacks of spring fever.
——Harry Stull, a fireman on a freight
train ranning between this place and Sun-
bury, has moved his family to the latter
place.
——Ollie Campbell has moved his family
to Clearfield, where he is indefinitely lo-
cated as superintendent of the telephone
exchange.
——Laundryman John Laurie has been
walking on his head all week because a
new girl has come to his house within the
past few days.
——Hugh Tobin, a son of Dr. Thos.
Tobin, of Warriors-mark, and once a resi-
dent of Bellefonte, has entered Dickinson
college, at Carlisle.
——Street “sprinkling has been begun in
Bellefonte .and not before it was needed.
The roads have never been dustier at
this season of the year.
A small house at the rail-road station
at Eagleville was destroyed by fire, on
Sunday night. It was the property of
Mrs. Joanna Wantz, but was unoccupied.
——The survivors of the 5th P. R. C.
will hold their tenth annual reunion at
Jersey Shore, on Wednesday, May 12th.
" Delegations from Central Pennsylvania
counties will be present.
——A chicken and waftle supper will be
held in the Methodist church at Valentine's
iron works to-morrow evening. It is fora
good cause and should receive your sup-
port.
Charles Heisler is improving his
Willow-bank street home by the building
of an annex. It will be of blue limestone
and brick and when completed will add
very much to the appearance of his property.
——Mr. Alexander Ford, for several
years employed at the Standard scale works
‘in Bellefonte, has moved his family back
to Chattanooga, - Tenn., where he expects
to secure steadier employment than he
found here.
——N. J. Mitchell, a son of Ira Mitchell
Esq., of this place, has been transferred
from Philadelphia to New York, where he
has been made assistant to the first vice-
president of the Westinghouse electric and
manufacturing company.
——The young son of an Indian médicine
man exhibiting at Millheim fell into the
race, in that place, last Tuesday evening,
and was carried down under several build-
ings before Stover Snook rescued him. The
Jad narrowly escaped drowning.
—— Mrs. Nannie Willard has rented her
home, on Reynolds avenue, and gone to
Williamsport, where she hopes to find an
opening for her son Wardner, who is as in-
dustrious and reliable a boy as we have
ever known. Josie will stay” with her
grandma, Mrs. M. A. Chambers, until
school closes. 2
——Clarence Daley, a son of John A.
Daley, of Curtin township, and a student
at the Bellefonte Academy during the win-
ter, has sécured a government position in
Washington. He is a brother of Jerry
Daley, who was killed when the old Ford
theatre collapsed in that city a few years
ago. :
Arrangements have been about com-
pleted at the Roopsburg brewery for the
business of bottling,
gin next week. The Roopsburg beer is
touching the popular spot and Louis Doll
and Peter Jacobs are determined that the
public shall have it in whatever way they
want it. ;
..——George Bayan and George Gates,
two Cuartins’ Works boys, were playing
with one another, on Saturday night,
when the one accidentally stabbed the
other with a small pocket knife. The
wound was not a serious one, but it ought
to be enough to warn hoys against the
reckless use of knives.
——-One hundred and thirty Bellefonters
went down to Lock Haven, last Friday
night, to see the home talent of that city
produce the war drama, ‘the Drummer
Boy of Shiloh,” that has been given by
Bellefonte amateurs so often. The crowd
was an unusually jolly one and everybody
seemed to enjoy the trip. The Lock Haven
actors gave a very creditable performance.
— Edward Harper, youngest son of
Mrs. Minnie Harper, of Linn street, whose
arrival from Chicago we noted in our last
issue, was found to have been in a more
serious condition that he thought himself
to be. He was taken to the University
hospital, on Saturday, and on Tuesday he
was operated upon for an abscess on the
kidney. His Bellefonte friends will be
pleased to know that he went through the
operation very nicely and is recovering as
fast as can be expected.
street, with a
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THE LATE DAVID M. Burts.'-— The an-
nouncement of the death of David M.
Butts, so long a resident of Bellefonte,
‘which occurred in the Pegnsylvania hos-
pital, at Philadelphia, last Friday after-
noon, ‘was indeed a shock to the solicitous
friends here who had believed his admis-
sion to that institution to be the beginning
of a way to sure recovery.
Mr. Butts had been broken down with
nervous prostration since January. At
times his condition became so alarming
that his boys were all called home and
their presence at his bedside seemed to
have such a salutary effect that he recov-
ered sufficiently to be taken to the hospital
for an operation, which it was thought
would give him permanent relief. He was
taken to Philadeiphia, on the 10th ult.,
and with-stood the operation very success-
fully, but just when he began to recover
the old nervous trouble reasserted itself
and his failure was so rapid that death
claimed him almost before the family
realized his danger.
David M. Butts was born at Alexandria,
Huntingdon county, February 9th, 1833.
Early in life he was prepared for a min-
ing and civil engineer and when only 28
years old located in this place. Enter-
ing the employ of the old . Bellefonte and
Snow Shoe rail-road company he worked
himself up from a conductor to the vice
presidency of the road and when 1t was
sold to the Pennsylvania company he re-
tired to follow his profession as an engineer.
Mr. Butts married Eliza Armor, on
March 5th, 1863. She died February 3rd,
1892, leaving him with four sons. He
never fully recovered from the sorrow oc-
casioned by her death and while at times
he seemed like his former self, yet there
were traces of sadness in his manner that
spoke unmistakably of the loneliness he
felt. :
The remains were brought home for
burial, on Monday morning. and taken in
charge by the Masons of which order he
was an esteemed member. Funeral ser-
vices were held in the Presbyterian church
and interment made in the union cemetery.
He is survived by four sons. Lawrence
and William, of Philadelphia ; Edward P.,
of Holyoke Mass. ; and Frederick M., of
Bellefonte.
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AN OLD CENTRE COUNTY SURVEYOR.—
Samuel Brugger, of Fleming, Centre Co.,
was a prominent lay delegate to the Meth-
odist conference, which closed its business
at this place Tuesday, after a week’s hard
work. Mr. Brugger figured more perhaps
than any other man in Central Pennsyl-
vania in the construction of the Beech
Creek and C. M. railways, which have con-
tributed so much to our development. It
would seem that the Beech Creek rail-road
was a long time reaching perfection, for
away back in 1865 Mr. Brugger surveyed
the same route from Snow Shoe to Beech
Creek for private parties in Lock Haven.
Then, in 1874, he surveyed on up the line
which the Beech Creek follows as" far as
Clearfield bridge, and in 1881-82-83 pushed
to Cherry Tree and Carrolltown. In 1890
he traced the route from Patton to West-
over. His record in building rail-roads
dates back 44 years, when in 1853 he
assisted in building the Bald Eagle val-
ley road.—Clearfield Spirit.
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Mrs. A. B. Shipley died, last Thursday
evening, at her home in Philipshurg. She
was thirty-four years old and leaves a hus-
band, with a son and one little daughter to
mourn her early death. Mrs. Shipley was
a daughter of G. W. Wilson, of Unienville,
to which place her remains were taken for
burial, on Saturday morning.
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BARNARD, THE COMING AMERICAN
SCULPTOR, WAS BORN IN BELLEFONTE.—
Bellefonte need no longer base her claim to
distinction solely on being “the home of
many great political celebrities, as another
star has shot up from the horizon of ob-
scurity and is now arresting the attention
of a higher plane of intelligence.
Bellefonte is the birth place of George
Grey Barnard, whose works of sculpture
are attracting attention, to-day, not only
in the great galleries of America, but at
the Salon of the Champ de Mars, Paris, at
which his exhibits have won him the honor
of associate membeyship in the Societe Na-
tional des Beaux-Arts.
The young sculptor, who promises such
a brilliant future, is a son of Rev. Barnard,
who was pastor of the Presbyterian church,
in this place, away back in the sixties.
George was born, May 24th, 1863, in the
house now occupied by Rev. Dr. Wm.
Laurie, on Spring street, and received his
early education in this place. His mother,
a Miss Grubb, was a sister of the first wife
of the late John Harris. The April num-
ber of the Century magazine contains a very
full account of his rise in the art and some
of his best work.
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TurReE LICENSES TRANSFERRED.—
There was a special session of court, on
| Monday, at which some business was trans-
acted.
On Tuesday three licenses were trans-
ferred as follows : That of Tempest Slinger
for the Ramsdale house in Philipsburg, to
Tom Barnes Jr., who has lately come into
possession of it.
{ The license of W. R. Charles, for the
ferred to Tempest Slinger, the new proprie-
tor.
The license that had been granted to
2d. Rhule, proprietor of the Centre Hall
hotel, was transferred to Wm. Runkle, who
has taken charge of that hostlery.
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——Judge Love, on Monday, refused to
grant a tavern license to O. J. Stover, of
Eagleville, There was a remonstrance
against it.
Central hotel in Philipsburg, was trans-
——There are five hundred and thirty-
eight inmates in the Huntington refor-
matory. ’
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— An effort is being made to raise
$1,800 to complete a half mile race track
below Renovo. :
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The drillers at the Lock Haven
test gas and oil well are now down to a
depth of 2360 feet.
——There was an attempt to burn the
city of Altoona, on Monday night. Four
incendiary fires were started.
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The costs in the libel suit which Dr.
Swallow was defendant in, at Harrisburg,
last week, will cost the reverend gentle-
man over $600.
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——The story that coal has been found
on the land of James McKeage, in Nippe-
nose valley, is indeed a story. There is no
truth in it.
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~——NMr. John Ardell and family will
move into the Crittenden property, on
Linn street. The two families will reside
together in the same house.
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—It will be news to lots of Bellefonte
rah, late pastor of the Methodist church
here, has been married to a Harrisburg
lady.
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——The arrivals of the martins, in
Lock Haven, is announced as being several
days ahead of that of any past season known
to the oldest inhabitants of that city. The
exceptional weather has had something to
do with it.
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——The Irish brothers, anthracite coal
dealers, of Philadelphia, have purchased
the Mock coal lands, near Philipsburg, and
people in that vicinity are pleased because
they think the new firm will operate ex-
tensively.
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——Have you been to Katz opening?
If not it would pay you to go to-day for
the hats and bonnets they are displaying
are perfect beauties. Miss Lenea, the head
of the millinery department, has exquisite
taste and the hats she has on exhibition
have all the New York dash and style with-
out the garishness, which so often over-
whelms a city hat.
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Mr. Thomas Morris, of this place,
was married to Miss Lyda Gutelius, a
daughter of the late S. G. Gutelius, at
Millheim, on Wednesday. The ceremony
was performed at the home of the bride's
brother, Dr. F. E. Gutelius, only a few of
the nearest relatives having been present.
The couple will go to housekeeping in this
place. :
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—The telegraphic reports sent out from
this place that a bicycle path is to be built
between Williamspert, Jersey Shore, Lock
Haven, Bellefonte, Tyrone and Altoona,
are about as true as stories can be that
haven't a spark of truth inthem. Such a
path between these towns has been talked
about by wheelmen, but never with any
hope of accomplishing such an wunder-
taking. :
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——Rev. Dr. Stephens, the new pastor
of the Bellefonte Methodist church, was
given a farewell reception by his Clearfield
charge, last Monday evening. It was held
in the lecture room eof the church and
proved a very delightful affair, according
to the Monitor. The junior Epworth
League presented him with a gold fountain
pen, as a parting token of the young peo-
ple’s affection for him.
——Dr. A. R. Miller, for four years
pastor of the Philipsburg Methodist church,
was given a farewell reception by his con-
gregation, on Monday evening, preparatory
to his departure for his new charge at Ber-
wick. During Dr. Miller's stay in Philips-
burg he had the following record : Con-
versions, 375 ; joined on probation, 340 ;
received from probation into full member-
ship, 300, and hy letter 80, whole number
380. ‘Number of baptisms, children 145,
adults 77 ; total 222. Marriages, 40.
Funerals, 80. Pastoral visits, 2.000. Visits
to the sick, 220. Sermons preached, in-
cluding revival services, -650.
prayer meeting - services condueted, * 180.
The amount of moneyraised for benev-
olences—missions, $3,580 : other benev-
olence, $699 ; total, $4,279. Pastoral
support, presiding elder, bishops, and con-
ference claimants, $6,969. Debts, improve-
ments, insurance and current expenses
$4,203, making a total, including the benev-
olences, of $15.507. + =
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W. C. Kreamer, of Milesburg, has
in his possession a
copy of the Bellefonte Republican, issue of
| Dec. 22nd, 1869. Though not really as
old as many we have on file in this office it
is, nevertheless, very interesting to look
The paper was then a four page,
over.
good, home advertising. W. W. Brown
and A. B. Hutchison were the editors.
Among the news items it contains is «
story of a visit made to State College, then
called Agricultural College, and a theatrical
local for Miss Agnes Wallace, who was to
support S. B. Villa, in a production of the
| comedy, ‘Castle,” for (ive nights in
| Bush’s hall, the town’s play house iff those
days. We mention this latter article be-
| cause the actress married the leading man
afterwards and has played in Bellefonte at
different times, recently, as Agnes Wallace
| Villa. Some Bellefonte merchants would
| possibly find an explanation of the reason
| they are not doing any business to-day if
| they would look over some of such old
| newspaper files and see what advertising
| was done when men were making money
in Bellefonte.
Methodists to hear that Rev. J. H. McGar-.
Regular |
nicely preserved !
eight column sheet and was chuck full of |
A BUSINESS CHANGE AT PINE GROVE
MiLLs.—Eleven years ago H. M. Krebs,
little more than a boy, went into W. J.
Meyer's carriage manufactory, at Pine
Grove Mills, to learn the trade of a black-
smith. He picked it up very rapidly and
soon had charge of that department of the
establishment, with an occasional call to
go out on the road to sell the product of
the plant. He showed such aptitude for
the work that he became very useful to his
employer. During these years Mr. Krebs
was saving his earnings until he got enough
gathered together to buy the business and
is its owner to-day. It was largely through
his efforts that the plant secured the ex-
cellent reputation it enjoys for turning out
good work and knowing this we have no
hesitancy in making the following an-
nouncement.
H. M. Krebs, successor to W. J. Meyers,
of Pine Grove Mills, is ready to take orders
for carriages, wagons, buggies and all kinds
of vehicles. In taking charge of this long
established plant he assures the public that
its past reputation for fine work will more
than be sustained and every effort will be
made to give satisfaction on every class of
work.
Mr. Krebs, having had eleven years ex-
perience in the shop, is a practical carriage
builder and proposes getting a share of the
public patronage if fine workmanship and
fair prices will do it. Write him for prices
if you contemplate having any kind of a
wagon built or remodeled.
A GRATIFYING REPORT.—In another
column of this issue there appears the
annual statement of the Mutual Life insur-
ance company of New York. The excel-
lence of its standing, as shown by this re-
port, must necessarily be very reassuring to
policy holders and creditable to the direct-
ors of the corporation. In many respects
the Mutual Life stands alone as to its posi-
tion. There is nothing like it. The total
income of the company for the year was
$49,702,695.27. The amount paid to policy
hoiders aggregated $25,437,569.50. Since
the date of its organization, in 1843, the
Mutual Life insurance company has paid to
living members $258,959,451.53, and to the
beneficiaries of deceased members $178,-
045,743.76, making a total of $437,005, 195.-
29. The company has insurance in force
amounting to over $918,000,000.
If this company has agents all over the
country of the same class that the Belle-
fonte representative, Mr. William Grauer,
is there can be little wonder at the phe-
nomenal business it has done. Mr. Grauer
has charge of the Central Pennsylvania dis-
trict and his natural courtesy and little
pleasantries are making him one of the
‘‘smoethest’’ men in the business.
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THE BEST THE COLLEGE HAs EVER
SENT Out.—The concert given by The
Pennsylvania State College mandolin club
and quartet, at Garman’s, on Wednesday
night, proved conclusively that the organi-
zations are the best ever sent out hy that
institution.
They played to a very critical audience
here and sueceeded in fairly captivating it.
The work of the mandolin club was very
well received, the selections having been
such as to give variety to the program yet
none so tedions as not to be appreciated by
any audience. :
The quartet proved a very acceptable
substitute for the regular glee and sang
with an effect that called forth rounds of
applause. Their singing of ‘‘Open Thy
Window, Love,”” was very well received
and showed off the voices to good advan-
tage. The features of the concert were the
performance of Mr. Gray on the violin and
the vocal numbers by Mr. Wentzel. The
latter sang ‘“The Valiant Knight’’ with an
expression that was charming. His voice
is full and mellow and his enunciation
plendid. A better number has rarely been
heard at Garman’s.
Erom an artistic standpoint Mr. Gray's
violin numbeis were very much appreciat-
ed. He has the pose of an artist, his
technique is fine and he produces a smooth,
true tone. : Ca “
As a whele it was a high class entertain-
ment and evidenced a careful training on
the part of those who presented it.
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OFF ON A TOUR OF INVESTIGATION.—
Seven members of the Senior class of The
Pennsylvania State College left Bellefonte,
at noon, last Monday, on their way to
Pittsburg, Buffalo, N. Y., and other
large manufacturing centres. They are
the men who are taking the chemis-
try course at that institution and
the trip is in the nature of a visit of in-
quiry into the various branches of industry
in which chemistry is a factor in operation.
The boys are traveling, of course, at their
I own expense.
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——The Pennsylvania State College base
ball club opens the base ball season at
home on Good Friday, April 16th. The
| team from the Maryland Agricultural col-
{ lege will be the opponents.of the blue and
white. State’s team, this season, is ex-
pected to be very strong as most of the
good men on last year’s team are back and
all are in good condition. -Nesbitt will do
most of the twirling. They play U. of P.
on April 21st, Fordham, on April 22nd,
Lafayette, on April 23rd, and Princeton,
ou April 24th, returning to play Dickinson,
at home, on May 1st.
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——Robert Gheer, of Butler, who will be
remembered as a student at State College,
| two years ago, has just started on a tour
through Japan. He goes as a companion
| to a rich Philadelphian.
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——1It is probable that the old camp of
Sons of Veterans will be reorganized in this
place. There was a meeting in Gregg post
| rooms, last evening, for that purpose.
——A new castle of the Knights of the
Golden Eagle, in Williamsport, has taken
the name of Andrew G. Curtin.
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——New spring clothing just opened at
Faubles’. Prices much lower than ever.
It will pay you to investigate.
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eA kinds of bicycle sundries, re-
pairing and enameling in the finest style at
Sheffer’s ware rooms in the Exchange.
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ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIS MOTHER.—
Little Willie Justice, who lives with his
parents at Morris’ Buffalo Run lime kilns,
was playing with a loaded revolver, last
Sunday evening, and accidentally left the
weapon fall.
In coming in contact with the floor it
was discharged, the load taking effect in
the lad’s mother’s leg. She was in the
same room with him and did not realize
the danger she was in. Fortunately the
wound is not serious. -
This should be a warning to parents to
to keep such dangerous things beyond the
reach of children. A fatal shot might just
as easily have happened.
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—New spring clothing just opened at
Faubles’. Prices much lower than ever.
It wil! pay you to investigate.
News Purely Personal.
—Ex-county register John A. Rupp, of Oak
Hall, was in town between trains on Wednesday.
—Mrs. J. Harry Pickle, of Millersville, and her
baby daughter, are visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Twitmire.
—John M. Dale, Mrs. Dale, Virginia, Jack and
their nurse left, yesterday morning, for the Met-
ropolitan hotel, in Washington, which Col. Teller
now manages.
—’Squire J. H. Miller, of Rock Spring, was in
town, on Monday, too busy to tarry long at any
one place, but friendly enough to spend a mo-
ment or so with those who are always glad to see
him.
—Ex-county commissioner James B. Strohm
and family have moved back to their farm, at
Centre Hill, in Potter township. Bellefonte looks
upon the loss of such estimable residents with
sincere regret.
—The family of Mr. James H. Stott, residents
of this place ever since the building of the nail
factory, moved to Pottsville, on Monday. Mr.
Stott and his gon have heen employed in that city
for several years.
—Miss Helen Overton, teacher in the primary
department at the Bellefonte Academy, left for
Philadelphia, on Monday morning, where she
will enter a hospital for surgical treatment. She
expects to be gone three or four weeks.
—Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Butts, and William
A. Butts, of Philadelphia ; and Edward P. Butts,
and Mrs. Butts, of Holyoke, Mass., were all in
Bellefonte the fore part of the week attending the
funeral of their father, the late David M. Butts.
—Aaron Lutz and his son, a bright looking lad
who is going to be far larger than his dad, were
in town, on Wednesday, taking a look around and
calling on their friends. Aaron is a great fellow
and has the happy faculty of looking on the bright
side of most everything.
—Robert Miller, the second son of Mr. Jonathan
Miller, of Reynolds avenue, has been in town this
week visiting his parents. Bob learned his trade
as a cigar maker here and then went to Carlisle
where he married and is now successfully run-
ning a cigar store of his own.
—Robert Hunter went to Philadelphia, on
Wednesday morning, to attend to a little business
in the insurance line. When he comes home it
will possibly be as a representative of a big life
company. His mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary 6G.
Butts, went with him. She will visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. W. F. Reber, for several months.
—Mr. J. B. Heckman came over from Spring
Mills, on Monday, on a kind of a wild-goose chase.
He laughed a great deal at himself, when he
thought what a little stubbornness would do, but
then Mr. Heckman has many friends in Belle-
fonte and time never hangs very heavy on his
hands here. He is a very pleasant gentleman
and weuld make friends anywhere.
—Mr. J. S. Dauberman, who supplies Centre Hally
folks with stylish furniture at reasonable prices,
was in Bellefonte awhile yesterday. He came
overalong with Rev. Goodling’s flittin’ and help-
ed dispose of the big dinner that is always a
feature on such occasions. Mr. Dauberman was
non-committal on the water question that is just
now agitating the metropolis of Pennsvalley.
Rev. Goodling is Rev. Zehner's successor as pas-
tor of the Evangelical church here.
—Mr. George Kepler, of Corry, was in town
Tuesday, for a few hours on his way to Pine Grove
for an indefinite stay. Mr. Kepler was born and
raised in Ferguson township on thegfarm which
his brother, J. M., has made one Of the show
places of the county; but this is his first visit in
twentyvyears to his old home. He has succeeded
but his wife and. daughter are both dead and he
makes his home with his son, a prosperous lumber
dealer in Corry.
—George B. Brandon, formerly proprietor of
the Brockerhoff house in this place and looking
as-if that of Carlisle's were even more salubrious
than the glovigus climate of California, was in
town on Saturday. He brought Mrs. Brandon
up to spend a few days wiih her parents and
sisters here. George N. Brandon, in whom so
many Bellefonte people are interested, will go to
the Brunswick hotel, at Asbury Park, during
the season to help run that fashionable resort.
~—We had a rare trio of callers, on Monday, and
for a while any stranger might have imagined, a
prize talking match to have been under way in
this office. D. L. Dennis and Franklin Bowersox,
of Ferguson township, and Robert McKnight
Esq., of Benner township, all happened in at the
same time and as it was Mr. Bowersox's first
visit to town since the Democratic convention, at
which his treasurership hopes were nipped, he
was fairly bubbling over with stories. Well, we
all had a good time and we hope they'll all come
back soon again.
—Hezekiah Ewing, of Fairbrook, was in town
on Monday with his son Mr. J. S. Ewing, of Mill
Hall. The gentlemen were settling up a little
business that in another year will make Mr.
Ewing, pere, a resident of State College. He .in-
tends leaving his ccmfortable country home, in
Ferguson township, next year and has bought the
Miller property, at State College, to which place
he will move to spend his declining years in ease.
Mr. Ewing Jr. is in business in Mill Hall which
town he believes to be one of the coming indus-
trial centres. Indeed it has an excellent location
and has both water and rail-roads.
—It is not often that they all come down to-
gether but Mr. H. F. Spotts, his brother David,
and his son J. H. Spotts, three of Union town-
ship's representative citizens and practical farm-
ers, were in town yesterday afternoon. They are
all wide-awake, active men who are thoroughly
alive to the needs of the agricultural classes and
are progressive in every branch of their calling.
Like many others the younger of the gentlemen
deplores a business condition that has brought all
branches of trade to such a state that there is
scarcely a living to be made any more—no matter
how industrious the work.
A FEW Horse NoTes.—M. B. Garman’s
pacing mare, Dolly Spencer, will be shipped
to DuBois about the 5th inst., where James
Chambers will work her preparatory to a
season of campaigning. Chambers will take
her along with his season’s string and as
the mare has a record of 2:22, with a trial
in 2:16, she will be very apt to be heard
from along with the fast ones. Chambers
will drive Hal Pointer again this season.
Shem Spigelmyer’s ‘Billy 0.” will be
sent to the track shortly for preliminary
work. The horse didn’t do much last sea-
son, but is in good form and is expected to
show good speed. He will more than like-
ly be prepared for a short canpaign of ex-
hibitions and then worked hard during the
fall fair season.
It is not generally known that Bellefonte
horse flesh includes a half brother of ‘‘John
R. Gentry,’’ the fastest horse in the world,
having a record of 2:00}. Alf Baum is the
owner and is very proud of his possession,
except that the half brother will only go
‘when it suits him.
Horsemen report that there ‘is a strong
demand for draft horses and they find
ready sales at good prices this spring.
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——Have your bicycle enameled. Any
color yom want. At Sheffer’s ware rooms
in the Exchange.
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——New spring clothing just opened at
Faubles’. Prices much lower than ever.
It will pay you to investigate.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phans’ court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week.
J. M. Carson and Maud E. Bible, both
of Potter township.
Arthur B. Kimport, of Bellefonte, and
Lucy B. Felty, of Harris township.
Wm. K. Goss and Mabel L. Fry, both of
Ferguson township.
“Clarence T. Lemon and Sadie T. Miller,
both of Ferguson township. nr
John B. Heckman and Sarah C. Lantz,
both of Gregg township. :
Lloyd Stonebraker, of Olivia, Blair
county, and Dora B. Finch, of Unionville.
Thos. O. Morris, of Wolf’s Store, Miles
township, and Lydia E. Gutelius, of
Millheim.
William E. Lucas and Annie L. Boop,
both of Boggs township.
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——New spring clothing just opened at
Faubles’. Prices much lower than ever.
It will pay you to investigate.
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——Bicycles enameled any color. Tires
vulcanized good as new. Columbia Agency,
Bellefonte, Pa.
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A BELLEFONTE ‘PIKE’ IN THE LOCK
HAVEN CANAL.—One of the young men
who came down from Bellefonte last Fri-
day night, desiring to get away from his
companions, started down the P. & E.
railroad to see his girl, and not knowing
where the foot bridge over the canal is, he
fell into the ditch. As there is not enough
water in the canal for even a ‘‘Pike’’ to
swim in the young man did not drown,
but was all covered with mud.—Lock
Haven Democrat.
Cees
——1It is said that the Keating wheel Co.,
Middletown Conn., desire a good agent in
Bellefonte. As the Keating is known the
world over as one of the finest and easiest
running wheels made, it would seem as
though some of our business men might
open correspondence with the Keating peo-
ple to good advantage The wheel isa
ready seller. 42-10-5¢
Sale Register.
ArriL 8th—At the residence of P. J. Loughrey,
two miles north of Unionville, in Union town-
ship, horses, cattle, pigs, baled hay, implements
and grain, Sale at 10 o'clock, p. m. Jos. L.
Nett, Aue.
March 30th. —At the residence of W. F. Pownell,6
miles north of Milesburg, near the.road lead-
ing from Marsh Creek to Snow Shoe, draft
+ horses, logging wagons, sled, Custon log trucks,
cattle, sheep and pigs. Sale atl o'clock p.m.
Jos. L. Neff, Auc.
ApriL 2Np.—At the residence of Jacob Leathers,
one mile east of Curtin’s Works, cows, young
cattle, shoats, vehicles and implements Sale
at 1 o'clock, p. m. Jos. L. Neff, auctioneer.
Arrir 10TH.—At the Beezer slaughter house, near
the Spring creek distillery, butcher's tools,
wagons, horses, etc. Sale at 1 o'clock p. m.
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 wheat
Rye, per bushel..............
Corn, shelled, per bushe
Corn, ears, per bushel....
Oats, per bushel, old...
Oats, per bushel; new .
Barley, per bushel.......
Ground Plaster, pa ton.
Buckwheat, per bushel
Cloverseed, per bushel.
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
‘Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bughel 15
GIONS... o. ...000 000 60
Eggs, per dozen. 10
Lard, per pound. 6
Country Shoulders. 6
Sides..... oF 6
Hams 10
Tallow, per pound.
Butter, per pound.
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