Bellefonte, Pa., May 21, 1897.
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CorrESPONDENTS.—NoO communications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Rev. P. McArdle, of this place, as-
sisted Rev. Saas, of Lock Haven, conduct
his service of fefty hour's devotion.
——The Bellefonte High school ball
players defeated the Academy team, on
Saturday afternoon, by the score of 9 to 3.
——A new blue lime-stone retaining
wall is being substituted for the picket
fence that was in front of James Harris’
home, on north Spring street.
——Merchant T. E. Griest and Eli
Erhard, two Unionville citizens who are in
Philadelphia hospitals for treatment, are
both improving and are expected home
soon.
— Former associate judge Munson, of
Philipsburg, who is in Bloomsburg un-
dergoing an operation for the removal of a
cancerous growth on his upper lip, is re-
ported to be improving.
——The glass workers and cigar makers
opened the annual series of ball contests
that we have among tradesmen, here, on
Monday afternoon, the latter winning the
‘game by the score of 14 to 12.
——The venerable Harold Long died at
his home, in Howard, on Saturday. His
remains were interred in the Marsh Creek
cemetery on Monday. Deceased was 80
years old and leaves several children.
——Co. B returned from Philadelphia,
on Monday morning, looking bright and
rosy as if all the boys had spent the day
before at church and had had a good
night’s sleep on the train. Gentlemen who
saw them on parade say that no company
in the entire division looked 'nattier or
marched better. .
——2Rev. Dr. Lawrence M. Colfelt will
address the Young Men’s Christian Asso-
ciation, in this place, next Sunday after-
noon. The meeting will be held in the
court house and none but men are ex-
pected to attend.
——DMiss Doran, of Lock Haven. and
well-known as a music instructor in
this place, pupil of Klindworth, piano,
and Etelka Gerster, voice, will return
from Germany, about May 20th, and will
accept pupils for a summer season of four
months, :
——The jutior society of the U. B.
church will serve hot coffee and sandwich-
es, ice cream and cake all day and evening
Saturday, May 29th, in the vacant store
room in the McClain block on High street.
Every body is invited to be present and en-
joy the feast of good things.
The illustrated lecture in the court
house, last Monday evening, on ‘‘the
Slums of New York,”’ by H..P. Van Lieu,
of New York, was greatly enjoyed by a
packed house. The court house has not
held so many people in years as were there,
‘on Monday night, and all of them staid
until it was over, so much for the interest
awakened. ¢
——C. P. Stoneroad, Pennsylvania rail-
road agent at Milesburg, suffered a serious
swelling of the hand and arm, last week,
from an apparently trivial cause. He had
been setting eel lines in Bald Eagle creek
and accidentally got one of the hooks fas-
tened in his hand. He took it out and
some tobacco on the wound, but next ni
ing his hand and arm had swollen to twice
their natural size.
—Supervisor W. R. Gainfort, of the
C. R. R. of Pa., reports that Hecla park is
in fine condition and that that favorite
resort never looked prettier than it will
next Wednesday, when the great religious
rally will be held there. Large crowds are
expected from all points along the lower
end of the line and it is hoped that many
Bellefonters will go down to renew pleas-
ant associations with evangelists Weaver
and Weeden. 1
—=Tuesday’s Philadelphia Inquirer con-
tained a picture of banker Geo. W. Jack-
son, of this place, that looked more like John
Wanamaker than it did like Bellefonte’s
popular citizen. The picture was published
in connection with the ceremonies at the
unveiling of the bronze monument to Steph-
en Girard, founder of Girard college of
which Mr. Jackson is the first graduate.
He was to have been master of ceremonies,
but something turned up to prevent his be-
ing there.
—— Pennsylvania College from Gettys-
"burg defeated State’s base ball team, on
Beaver field, last Saturday afternoon, by
the score of 3 to 0. The visitors had Burns,
the crack pitcher of the Cumberland
valley league, with them and he just
played horse with the blue and white.
Nesbitt pitched a fine game, as well, strik-
ing out fourteen men. State’s team
shoved material improvement in fielding,
but were weak at the bat, while the visitors
fortunately were able to bunch their hits.
The junior society of Christian En-
deavor of the United Brethren church, of
vina place, held an anniversary rally, last
Sunday evening, that proved very much of
a success. Mr. N. S. Bailey made. an ad-
dress to the children. A number of special-
dy interesting features. were presented.
Among them were a tableaux, ‘Unveiling
the Cross,” a very pretty scene in which
fifty children participated, and a bible drill,
which the superintendent conducted.
Flowers and bunting displaying the En-
deavor coiors and in all manner of effective
designs decorated the pretty “little church
at the corner of High and Thomas streets.
THE BorRoUGH DADS HAVE MET
AGAIN.—Eight members were present at
the meeting of council, on Monday night,
and considerable business of importance
was considered.
The request of F. W. Crider, on behalf
of the trustees of the Methodist church, for
permission to connect a drain pipe from the
Methodist parsonage, on Linn street, with
the sewer on that street and also for a
similar privilege for property of his own,
was referred to the Street committee.
Jerry Shutt, keeper of the Union ceme-
tery, was sworn in for duty as a special
policeman to guard the cemetery from the
vandals who are despoiling it of flowers
and shrubbery. :
The Water committee reported the ar-
rival of new fire plugs, but that they have
not been placed in position ; the progress
of the new water registration and the re-
quest of Mrs. Philip Gross for the exten-
sion of water service a distance of 300 feet
to her home on south Potter street. This
request was referred to committee.
The committee on new public building
reported progress.
Permission was granted residents of
Thomas street to connect their drains with
the sewer on High street.
Bills to the amount of $210.19 were ap-
proved and a draft of the new bicycle
ordinance that is proposed council shall
pass was read. It seems to be a very fair
measure and has the support of a majority
of the councilmen now. As bicycles have
‘become so popular as a means of travel,
both for business and pleasure, the regu-
lations regarding their use cannot be too
carefully gone over before heing enacted
into ordinances.
The provisions of the ordinance, which
we have not space vo print in full, are: First,
the prohibition of ‘all riding on the side-
walks, except when the streets are in such
a bad condition that they are dangerous to
life and limb, then riding on the side-
walks is permitted at not a greater rate of
speed than four miles an hour, which is an
ordinary walking pace ; and then the
pedestrians have the full and unrestricted
right of way at all times. Among the
other provisions are the restricting of rid-
ing or scorching faster than a rate of eight
miles an hour in the borough limits, which
makes it safer for pedestrians ; and especial-
ly that approaching crossings with caution
is commanded. It also requires all wheel-
men to carry a whistle or bell, to be used
in case of warning. This ordinance also
includes a very excellent provision forbid-
ding all persons to throw nails, glass, tacks,
or any sharp pointed substance upon the
streets which would be liable to injure the
hoofs of horses or bicycle tires.
The penalty for violating any of these
provisions _is a fine of $2.00, and the or-
dinance strictly provides for the immediate
arrest and prosecution of any offender.
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A BRIDGE CONTROVERSY IN PHIL-
IPSBURG.—The towns of Philipsburg and
| Chester Hill are at loggerheads over who
shall maintain what is known as the Pine
street bridge over Moshannon creek, that
connects the one place with the other and
the trouble has culminated in the council
of the former place posting a notice on the
bridge to the effect that it is ‘‘not a public
highway and all persons are warned against
using the same.” ;
. The bridge was built by private inter-
ests, in 1887, but ever since that time it
has been used as a public highway. Dur-,
ing the time that the new Presqueisle street’,
bridge was building it was the only avenue
for crossing the stream and within recent
years both Chester Hill and Philipsburg
boroughs have replanked it, but now the
former refuses to co-operate in further re-
pairs and the latter has declared the bridge
no longer a public highway.
While there seems to be no doubt of the
right of both councils to do as they have
done, there is certainly a lack of judgment
in getting up a squabble over a thing that
must necessarily prove a convenience to the
citizens of both boroughs. Inasmuch as
the Moshannon’ creek is a boundary line
between them, neither one would be com-
pelled to maintain such a structure, un-
less a commission should be appointed and
find it a necessity, then the two counties
would be jointly liable with the-two bor-
oughs, but the comfort of their citizens
should be considered before they refuse to
expend a few dollars in repairs.
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PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL DAY Ex-
ERCISES IN BELLEFONTE.—The following
order has been issued from headquarters of
Gregg post, No. 95, G. A, R., of this place,
detailing the conduct of exercises for Sat-
urday, May 29th, which will he observed
as Memorial day in Bellefonte. :
The parade will form in the Diamond at
2:15 p. m. and move promptly at 2:30. The
route will be over the following streets :
Allegheny to Bishop, Bishop to Spring,
Spring to Howard, thence to the Union
cemetery.
At the cemetery the veterans will form a
square enclosing graves designated with
colors. The opening ceremonies will be
conducted by the commander, an ode will
follow, then prayer by the chaplain, a
dirge. decoration of four graves in honor
of all deceased soldiers and sailors, another
ode, decoration of all soldiers’ and sailors’
graves, assembly, another dirge and then
the oration of the day by former judge A.
0. Furst.
The parade will return to the Diamond
and be dismissed there.
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THE MATTERN FAMILY REUNION.—
The 171st anniversary of the Mattern fam-
ily in America will be held, at Warriors-
mark, Thursday, June 24th, 1897. This
will be the second reunion‘of the descend-
ants of the original Mattern settlers and
will be held in the Frank grove.
——The Tyrone shoe company is adver-
tising for bids for the erection of its factory
buildings.
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——Heavy frosts were reported from
many parts of this and Clinton county, on
Monday morning. e
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——The leading citizens of Loganton,
Clinton county, are agitating a telephone
line between that place and Lock Haven.
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——The architect’s bill calls for 420,000
féet of lumber for the re-building of the
burned Curwensville tannery buildings.
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.——The Gallagher township, Clinton
county, test oil well is down to a depth of
2,867 and a strong odor of petroleum is re-
ported. Sg
— The Moshannon national bank of
Philipsburg opened for business Wednes-
day morning of last week and is said to be
receiving a nice lot of deposits.
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——While working in a stone quarry, at
Castanea, near Lock Haven, on Tuesday,
David Shearer fell over and expired in a
few minutes. Heart disease caused it.
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——Mill Hall is to have electric light
soon. A plant for lighting and power ser-
vice is now being incorporatedfjthere and
it is thought it will be in operation by
July 1st.
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——The odor of sweet peas seems to he
very offensive to the common house fly.
They are seldom seen about a table on
which a boquet of sweet peas has heen
placed.
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——Charles Wesley Burns, a gifted young
Philadelphia orator, will speak at Clin-
tondale park, on Saturday, June 19th. It
will be known as temperance and good cit-
izenship day at that resort.
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——Dr. Lawrence M. Colfelt will ad-
dress the Young Men’s Christian Associa-
tion, in this place, on Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock. The meeting will be held in
the court house. Dr. Colfelt’s text will be
‘‘an expensive shave.”
——To-morrow night the
mandolin and guitar club, of this place,
will entertain the people of Millheim. The
club scored a great success at the concert
here last evening and Millheim is fortunate
in having an opportunity of hearing their
performance. The musical novelties, both
vocal and instrumental, are very pleasing
and well worth the small price of admis-
sion that is being charged.
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——Wednesday evening, about ten
o'clock, a suspicious looking character was
seen gazing so strangely at the residence of
Jobn B. Linn that he was watched for a
time. Later in the evening, Miss Mary
Linn noticed the same individual with a
big bundle under his arm, which he
quickly carried up Howard street.
Wednesday morning it was discovered that
| Charley McClelland’s tailoring establish-
ment, right next door, had been robbed and
a full suit of John M. Dale’s, a coat of Joe
Montgomery, and Harry Keller's vest had
been carried off.
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——A frightful runaway accident oc-
curred in Clinton county one night last
week. Frank Bottsford was thrown from
his wagon and laid on the road, in an un-
conscious condition, for many hours. Late
at night he was picked up and taken home,"
but his injuries were found to be so serious
as to give little hope of his recovery. He
suffered from a broken and a badly crushed
nose, the left cheek was torn from a
point near the ear to the mouth, and the
scalp was torn loose from the top of the
forehead back several inches.
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DECORATION DAY SERVICES AT MILES-
BURG.—Dr. Geo. L. Potter post, No. 271,
G. A. R., of Milesburg, Pa., will couduct
the Memorial day services on May 29th at
times and places, as follows, viz: At Mes-
siah cemetery, 3 miles north of Mileshurg,
at 10 A. M., by the post. Comrade C. H.
Else, of Milesburg, a member of the post,
will deliver the address.
At the same time a detail of the post will
decorate the soldiers’ graves in Fairview
cemetery, 3 miles north of Roland. At 1
A. M. a detail of the post will decorate the
graves of soldiers in the new cemetery,
near Milesburg. Mr. Roy B. Mattern will
deliver the address.
At 2P. M. the post will decorate the
graves of soldiers in the old and new cem-
eteries at Roland, and the address will be
delivered by Rev. Geo. King, of Mileshurg.
The closing ceremonies of the day will he
at4.30 P. M., in the old cemetery at Miles-
burg, and Dr. Wm. A Stephens, of Belle-
fonte, will deliver the address.
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UNDER THE X-RAYS.—Last Sunday a
Lock Haven woman who has brought suit
against that city for $15,000 damages for
injuries received from a fall on a defective
boardwalk, was driven to State College to
have an investigation of her injuries made
through the agency of the X-rays. Two
attempts were made that day to determine
the nature of the injury to her hip bone
and one on Monday morning, but the proper
conditions could not be obtained for a suc-
cessful experiment and nothing that could
be used in court resulted.
The Huntingdon papers state that coun-
ty commissioner Garner, of Huntingdon
county, went to State College, last Fri-
day, and submitted himself to an examina-
tion under the X-rays at that institution.
Several years ago he was shot in the hack
by the accidental discharge of a gun and
one ball was never removed. It was hoped
that the X-rays would locate it, but after
repeated experiments it was given up as
futile. ‘
Prof. I. Thornton Osmond, head of the
department of physics‘and electrotechnics,
conducted the experiments.
OLIVER PERRY KREAMER IS DEAD.—
Early Sunday morning the vital spark fled
from the body of Oliver Perry Kreamer, of
Milesburg, and released him from what
had been five years of almost continuous
‘suffering.
October 14th, 1892, Mr. Kreamer was in
Bellefonte attending the ceremonies of
dedicating the new Odd Fellows hall and
on returning home that evening the train
he was riding on was wrecked, just near
‘‘the turn,”” Mr. Kreamer having been in-
jured so that he never recovered. He
brought suit against the rail-road company
for damages and recovered about $3,000.
His final illness dates from October 1st,
1896, when his confinement to the house
| began.
Funeral services were held at his late
residence at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning,
and interment was made at Curtin’s.
Bellefonte lodge, I. O. O. F., of which he
was an esteemed brother, turned out in a
body and conducted the burial.
O. P. Kreamer was born in Millheim,
this county, on the 15th of November,
1830, and was a son of Andrew Kreamer.
He was married, in Léwisburg, in 1854, to
Miss Mary A. Wise, of that place. They
took up their residence in Millheim, where
Mr. Kreamer was engaged in business in a
carriage manufactory. He moved to Milés-
burg, in 1868, and has resided there ever
since. He was engaged in the carriage
business from the time he moved to Miles-
burg until he received his injuries in 1892,
He leaves a devoted}wife and five chil-
dren. The children are: Mrs. Sarah C.
Knarr, wife of John D. Knarr, of Miles-
burg ; W. Cook Kreamer, of Mileshurg ;
Robert H. Kreamer, of Huston, this coun-
ty ; Mrs. Lydia K. McCullough, wife of
James McCullough, of Milesburg ; and Mr.
A. E. Kreamer, of Harrisburg. Two broth-
ers and three sisters also survive him, viz :
Andrew Kreamer, of Milesburg ; Edward,
Kreamer, of Johnstown.; Mrs! Lydia
Toner, wife of Rev. John Toner, of Canton,
Ohio ; Mrs. Helen Roush, of Altoona, and
Mrs. Sarah McKinley, of Mileshurg.
Deceased was a man who was known in
Imperial®all parts of this county and everywhere
that his acquaintance was enjoyed there
was a general esteem for him. As a
mechanic he was one of the best in the
county and his fair methods of doing busi-
ness always secured him a large percentage
of the work in communities in which he
was located. Mr. Kreamer will be missed
in Milesburg, where he: was recognized as
one of the foremost citizens ; his staunch
fealty to Deinocracy will be missed in the
party in this county, but above all, the
home ties that have been broken are
saddest. :
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AND YON YUMPED.—A rather amusing
story is told at the expense of some of the
Findlanders who are employed at the Mc-
Calmont lime kilns, near this place. A
week or more ago a trio of the foreigners
hired bicycles from one of the agents in
town and started to ride the ‘‘wagons,”’ as
they called them. One of the Fins had
owned a machine for some time and seemed
to know all about it, but the others were
between the devil and the deep sea every
time they attempted to mount.
After trying in vain to master the science
of equilibrism on the wheel they gave it
up as a bad job and repaired to a saloon,
where they soon forget everything but the
hilarious time they were having. As is
invariable the case with a party of drunks,
one of the fellows was just sober enough to
know what he was doing and he suggested
that the machines be returned. The trio
staggered out along the hoard-walk, on the
bank of Spring creek, to the bicycle man’s
place of business and paid for their time,
then they started to return. But when
they reached the little dam, just above this
office, one of them was seized with a desire
to take a ride in a pleasure boat that
was moored near Ray’s store. He rolled
himself into it and grabbed the oars, but
the poor Fin was so badly tangled up that
he didn’t understand how to manipulate
them and the harder he rowed the faster
the boat went back-wards, he was hack-
oaring. |
It was going rapidly toward the falls
when the two companions on the board-
walk saw the danger their friend was in
and tried to warn him. He was toodrunk
and happy to think of anything else than
the fun he was having, however, and the
boat had glided dangerously near the falls
before they could make him understand
that he was being carried over. When he
realized his danger he grew desperate and
back-oared all the faster, until he came
within a few feet of the falls, then his com-
panions almast jumped over the rail. They
shouted and shouted, but ‘twas all in vain,
until a grand thought struck them and at
the top of their voices they yelled !
yumps.”’ :
You “Yumped,”” but the two ‘‘yumps’’
that were necessary to get him back onto
terra firma were quite enough to soak him
far more thoroughly with cold Spring creek
water than he had been with barley corn.
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THE ACETYLENE GAs WORKS ALL
RIGHT.—Some of our contemporaries that
were so badly beaten in the story of the
new acetylene gas industry for Bellefonte
last week will probably try to cover up
their slowness by making light of it, but
don’t be worried, that is just what every-
one will be doing when the plant gets in
operation, which it surely will soon.
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ATTENTION COMRADES.—All members
of Gregg post, No. 95, are requested to
meet in the post room at 10 o’clock, sharp,
on Sunday morning, May 23rd, to march
to the Reformed church where a sermon
suitable to the occasion will be preached
by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Gerhart. :
DAVID BARTLEY, Com.
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_“Yump Yon, you can make it in two
—A. A. Dale Esq., will deliver the
Decoration day speech at Howard. Not one
of the kind he gave Jim McClure, however.
-——We no longer ask thesecret of Webb
Kerstetter’s success for we have tasted his
ice eream@and are convinced that a man
who does ¥ one thing so well deserves to
succeed. It was like unto whipped cream
for smoothness and was as geod if nota
little better than any we have ever tasted.
Since he opened his store, on Bishop street,
he has established a reputation for bak-
ing as good bread as there istin the town
and now he comes to the front'with delici-
ous and refreshing ices, a pleasing style of
serving them and a most generous way of
sending us a freezer to sample.
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—Only one representative of the coal
operators attended the meeting of legisla-
tive committee to*investigate the condition
of the miners in this region, that was held
at Clearfield, last Thursday. Miners were
there from Philipsburg, Osceola, Hawk
Run, Morrisdale, Houtzdale, Glen Camp-
bell, Coalport, Reynoldsville and other
points. They complained of the employ-
ment of too many hands in mines, limited
weight given, the price charged for sharp-
ening tools, the necessity of dealing at the
company store, the absence of check-weigh-
men and the employment of foreigners.
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THE DATE HAs BEEN CHANGED.—The
religious rally that evangelists Weaver,
Weeden and VanDeventer will conduct at
Hecla park has been postponed untiljWed-
nesday, May 26th. It was at first ad-
vertised for the previous Tuesday. Every-
one is earnestly solicited to attend.
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AN OLD FRIEND DEAD.—It is a matter
of sincere regret for us to record the death
of our old friend Barney Coyle, of Em-
porium, than whom no stauncher Demo-
crat ever lived, nor more sincere friend.
Bright's disease of the kidneys was the
cause.
Mr. Coyle was proprietor of the Swan
hotel, in Philipsburg, years ago.
News Purely Personal.
—S. H. Williams is off on a trip to Buffalo, N.
Y. He will return to-day.
—Mr. Tom Collins was in Reading Tuesday at-
tending the funeral of Mrs. Will Nolan, the wife
of an old friend.
—Evan Goodfellow, missionary to Central
America, will return to his home, in Unionville,
in about two months. :
—Miss Nell Whittaker, of High street, visited at
the hoffe of A. Deitz, in Lock Haven, during the
fore part of the week.
—Miss Katharine Harris returned from an ex-
tended visit to friends at Ithaca, N. Y., on
Wednesday evening.
—J..C. Meyer Esq, and B. C. Achenbach, the
north ward confectioner, are in Williamsport at-
tending the annual conclave of the Odd Fellows.
—Mr. D. M. Shearér has left Bellefonte again
and Reynoldsville will be the home of his family
for some time. Having interests at both places
he divides his time pretty equally between them.
—G. H. Hubbard, well known in this county as:
a successful school teacher, has returned from
South Williamsport, where his term has expired,
and will spend the summer at his old home in
Beech Creek.
—Misses Lillie Swangor and Anna Kern were
among the younger delegates to the Lutheran
league convention, in this place, on Wednesday.
Both are charming young ladies and seemed very
much interested in the work of the sessions.
—Mrs. William Shortlidge and her sister, Miss
Jane McCalmont, left, yesterday, for a ten day's
stay in Washington. The office they would accept
has not been annoumced but we know they are go”
ing to the White house for it is their first visit to
the capital. ;
—Judge John G. Love, Jno. M. Dale, Esq., Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Cook and Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Cook were Bellefonters who were registered at
the Metropolitan, in Washington, on Monday.
Since Col. W. R. Teller is now manager of that fa-
mous old hotel itis needless to say that they were
hospitably entertained.
—DMurs. Sparr, of Boalsburg, will shortly leave for
Calffornia to visit her sister Mrs, Witmer, of Los
Angeles, who was East last summer. The former
is seventy four and the latter nearly eighty years
of age, but they are so active and bright that they
do not look upon the journey across the conti-
nent as anything of an undertaking.
—Mvr. W. H. Minnick, of Warriors-mark, was in
Bellefonte, on Tuesday, killing a little time be-
tween traing, while on his way to Oak Hall, where
some business needed his attention. Mr. Min-
nick is a very agreeable young gentleman and is
an ex-trooper of the N. G. P., having been attach-
ed to Sheridan troop,of Tyrone, for thirteen years,
—Mr. 8. C. Miller, one of Centre county's young
pedagogues who has found success away from
home, is just about closing his term of school as
principal of the Grand Valley graded schools.
The best evidence of his worth lies in the fact that
the directors of that school have asked him to re-
turn next year. During his vacation Mr. Miller
will work the insurance business, j
for the Metropolitan Co.
Vednes-
, to which
—W. H. Fruin was in town a whi
day, on his way down to Madiso
place he has moved his family from Altoona and |
will reside in the futare. Will expects to .go into
the huckstering business and will ship produce
to Altaena, where he has agents to dispose of it.
We are glad to get him and his family back to
Centre county, even if some other town than
Bellefonte is to have them.
—Rev. R. W. Runyan, pastor of the Half-moon
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{ Methodist circuit, was in Bellefonte, on Tuesday
and Wednesday, looking after the publication
of a paper he preposes publishing for those in his
charge. He calls it the Pastor's Review and it is a
four page monthly publication. - Rev. Runyan and
his son are both printers and set the entire
paper themselves. They have a complete type
out-fit, but no press, so that they must get their
paper printed in this place, after they have it set
up. It is quite a trim looking little sheet, full of
matters of interest for the people among whom it
is to be circulated.
—Mr. J. H. Martin, of Clearfield, has been in
town during the week visiting his sisters, Mrs.
Abe Hamilton, of this place, and Mrs. J. H. Grif-
fith, of Axe Mann. Mr. Martin is a member of
the firm of Mitchell & Martin, clothiers and shoe
dealers, of Clearfield, and is an old Bellefonte boy.
Many of our residents will’ remember the Martin
family, when they lived here. The father,” Mr.
John Martin, was connected with the old John Wag-
ner store for many years and the boys were all
popular fellows in their day. Even yet the great
feat of *‘Corn-cob,” Mr. Martin's youngest brother,
in knocking a ball clear over the North ward
school house, from the lower corner of the balt
grounds, is handed down as one of the great things’
among the athletes of Bellefonte public schools
Mr. Martin will go home this morning.
Villlkmsport |
A GREAT MasoNIC BLOW-OuUT.—
| Arrangements are being perfected for a two
day’s picnic of the Masons of Central Penn-
sylvania, at Hecla park. The time has
been fixed for June 24th and 25th. Mem-
bers of the fraternity from Lock Haven,
Philipsburg, Houtzdale, Osceola, Clearfield,
Bellefonte, Centre Hall and other towns
will participate 1n the picnic.
At the preliminary meeting that was"
held to promote the scheme W. H. Den-
linger, of Philipsburg, was ;ehosen presi-
dent and appointed the following executive
committee : John Kitchen, Philipsburg ;
Dr. E.S. McKee, Osceola; W. C. Helmbold,
Curwensville ; M.O’Donoghue, Bellefonte 3
E. W. Gray, Dubois; IL. C. McGaw,
Punxsutawney ; C. F. Deininger, Centre
Hall; B. F. Chase, Clearfield ; W. H.
Denlinger, Philipsburg, .chairman ex-
officio. :
The committee is already at work arrang-
ing a program for the picnic and Governor
Hastings and former Governor Pattison
will both be urged to attend. It is expect-
ed that at least five hundred Masons and
their friends will gather at the park on
these dates. .
The Masons are not usually addicted to
picknicking, but when they undertake any-.
thing“they do it right.
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To Stop Por HUNTING.—The new game
bill that has passed the Legislature and
only awaits the Governor's signature to be-
come a law is designed to put an end to
pot hunting in this State. It isa step in
the right direction, but the requirements
of the act will scarcely prove practicable,
since the most important features rest en-
tirely on the honesty of hunters, them-
selves, to be carried into effect.
The bill limits the amount of game to be
killed by one person in one day to 10 wood-
cocks, 10 pheasants, 15 quail and 2 wild
turkeys. But two deer may be kill-
ed in a. season by one person. No
game can be killed for shipment out-
side the State. No insectivorous ‘birds can
be killed for millinery purposes, but only.
for scientific purposes.
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THE JUNIOR DECLAMATORY CONTEST—
The junior class of the Bellefonte High
school will hold their annual contest for
the Reynolds’ oratorical prize at Garman’s,
on Wednesday evening, June 2nd. Every-
one is cordially invited to attend. An ad-
mission of only 10cts will be charged and
as the receipts are for the school library
that, in itself, should be enough to crowd
the house. The oratorical contest, how-
ever, will -be well worth hearing and even
if there were no such estimable beneficiary
as the library fund you will miss a pleas-
ing entertainment if you do not go to it.
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DEATH OF MRS. RUNNER.—Mis. Sarah
Runner died at her home, in Blanchard, on
Wednesday of last week. She had been ill
a long time with paralysis and it affected
her heart. Several years ago she suffered
her first stroke and another followed re-
cently. Deceased was 54 years old and is
survived by a husband, J. R. Runner, and
four children. Funeral services were held
in the Baptist church, in Eagleville, last
Friday morning, and a large concourse of
friends followed her remains to the grave.
Two FLIM-FLAMMERS TRIPPED UP IN
Lock HAVEN.—Two swindlers were ar-
rested in Lock Haven, on Friday night,
for trying to flim-flam merchants of that
place. Their game was to make a small
purchase and tender a bill in payment, then
by a dexterous movement ‘they would
pocket some of the change and contend
that the merchant had not given them
enough. They worked several places, but
were arrested finally.
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A CAr OF CORN OFF FOR INDIA.—On
Friday the car load of corn, that the good
people in the lower end of Nittany valley
had been collecting for the famine stricken
people of India, started on its mission of
mercy. The car carried 800 bushels of
shelled corn and $18.49 in cash..
a. re
——There are five hundred and seventy-
one boys in the Huntingdon reformatory
now. :
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
Dress ©
Red WRERL......ccicciics initia 75
Rye, per bushel....,......... 30
Corn, spelled per bushel 30
Corn, ears, pr bushel.... i 1214
Oats, per bushel, old 13
Oats, per bushel, ne 18
| Barley, per bushel... 30
Ground Plaster, per ton.. 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel... 25
| Cloverseed, per bushel...................... 86 00 to $7 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
| Potatoes per bushel asetsseetsestarrnsass
Onions............ 50
Eggs, per doze 10
Lard, per pound. 03
Country i 6
Sides..... 6
Hams.... 10
Tallow, per pound. 3
Batter, per pol... ifere teins. 13
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