Pemopattc Watcpnin
Bellefonte, Pa., May 28,
1897.
mons
CorRESPONDENTS.—No communications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY"
——The National hotel, in Millheim, is
being painted.
——A Millheim cat recently covered
itself with glory by ‘‘doing up’’ a large
blacksnake.
——The Newton Hamiltdn camp meet-
ing will begin on August 10th and continue
in session for ten days.
——The Bellefonte Academy base ball
club defeated the glass-works team, last
w eek, by the score of 18 to 13. -
—The Bellefonte High school base ball
team-defeated the glass workers, on Mon-
“day afternoon, by the score of 31 to 14.
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A “mum”
the {Presby terian chapel, on i
last evening. Of course it iil
noisy affair Vd
——The hall of State College ie, No.
717, 1. 0. O. F., of State College, is re-
ported to be one of the nigést in Central
Pennsylvania.
——The Undine fire eolpany will hold
a big picnic, at Hecla park, on Saturday,
July 3rd. They are figuring now for a
great attraction for the day.
——J. S. Coxey has reopened his Bishop
street grocery and is now located in the
Doll building, just a few doors west of the
site of his burned store.
——The Millheim Journal speaks in a
very complimentary manner of the concert
sociable was held ip”
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~given by the Imperial mandolin and guitar
club, in that place, last Satnrday evening.
Gregg post rooms to-morrow. Remember
to help the old soldiers in their efforts to
garland the graves of the heroic dead.
A. Valentine Smith and his son
Harry have returned from West Virginia
where they had been in business for sev-
eral years. They will probably open their
grocery store on Thomas street again.
——The Be)lefonte mail carriers look as
fine as the average Easter maiden since they
appeared in their new summer uniforms.
They are fine-looking fellows, however,
and it doesn’t take much ornamentation
to set them off.
——The game of ball that was to have
been played, at State College, on Wednes-
day afternoon, between State’s team and
the club from the University of Mary-
land, did not take place because of the fail-
ure of the Marylanders to appear.
——Mrs. Elizabeth Schroeder, aged 73
years, and born at Eagleville, this county,
died in Lock Haven on Tuesday night,
while her nurse was out of the sick room
for a few moments’ rest. She had been ill
only a week with grip that effected her
heart.
——-While working in Fryberger’s mill,
in Philipsbuig, last Saturday, John Rice,
for twelve years a resident of that place,
was stricken with paralysis and died the
following evening. He was 65 years old
.and leaves a widow with four children to
mourn his demise.
~The Weaver ev, angelistie tabernacle
was taken down in Lock Haven on Tues-
day, and made ready for shipment to Phil-
adelphia, where they will open a cr usade
against vice. The Lock Haven people
raised a considerable sum of money for the
evangelists.
——While Mart Garman and George
Beezer were driving from Milesburg to this
place, on Saturday evening, their horse be-
came unmanageable and ran away. Both
were thrown out and considerably bruised.
The horse ran into town and fell in front of
the Exchange. As the streets were crowded
with people it is a great wonder some one
was not hurt.
——They have an awful lot of what you
might call, in a pinch, literary men over in
Philipsburg, judging from the amount of
space taken up in the columns of the news-
papers of that town by communications,
that seem to have the parading of petty
bickerings as their only motive.
——Mr. and Mis. C. T. Gerberich, of
north Thomas street, this place, have sent
out invitations for the marriage of their
daughter Ida E. and Louis C. Wetzel,
which is to be solemnized, Wednesday,
June the ninth, at twelve o'clock. The
wedding is to be a home affair with only
the family and near friends of the. bride
and groom present.
———The ladies of the United Evangel-
ical church of this place will hold an ice
cream festival in the basement of the
church, on Willowbank street, on Friday
evening, Saturday afternoon and evening.
The proceeds will be for the benefit of the
church. It is earnestly hoped that the
festival will be liberally patronized as this
is a small congregation that is trying to
clear their church of debt and are ambi-
tious to build a parsonage.
——The most inhumane and brutal
thing we have read of in a long time oc-
curred near Clearfield last Saturday Two
drunken things ran a spirited horse until
it fell over an embankment and broke one
of its legs. Not satisfied with such brutal-
ity the fiends clubbed the poor animal and
forced it to'hobble on three legs and pull
then to Curwensville. Now they are try-
ing to settle their casc without going to
court, but if there be any humanity in
Clearfield county such despicable devils
will be punished as severely as possible.
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CAuGHT WITH HIs PLUNDER.—The ef-
forts of the police to apprehend the burg-
lars who carried ‘off the clothing from
Charles McClelland’s tailoring repair shop,
on Allegheny street, last Wednesday even-
ing, has resulted in the capture of one of
the gang, whose guilt will hardly be
questioned, since he was wearing part of
the plunder when he was arrested.
The mai was arrested in Williamsport,
on Monday, for drunkenness and as head
a bundle containing several suits of fine
clothes the officers became suspicious and
telegraphed here that they thought they
had one of the men the officers here were
after. Col. Mullen was sent down that
evening and brought the fellow up here,
on Tuesday morning. He waived a hear-
ing and went to jail to await the sitting of
the August court.
He says that his name is James alias
George McCormick and he isa tall, heavy
set man with dark hair and swarthy com-
plexion. A stranger here, yet he has been
seen with several others, more familiar to
the police, who have disappeared and are
1 believed to have been implicated in this
robbery.
‘When McCormick stepped off the train
he looked quite natty, as he wore Joe
Montgomery’s coat and vest and John M.
Dale’s trousers. Both gentlemen identified
“their clothing and the burglar will have. a
nice time explaining how he got them.
AS To ACETYLENE GAS.—Prof. F. C.
Phillips lectured before the Pittsburg En-
gineer’s society, on Thursday evening, on
the use and manufacture of acetylene gas.
As Bellefonte is soon to have a plant for
the manufacture of this new gas these few
facts from Prof. Phillip’s lecture will prove
interesting to you :
“The subject matter was the explosive
properties of this substitute for coal gas.
He described it tersely as perfectly harm-
less in a gaseous form, but when liquefied
—in other words compressed—it takes on
highly explosive conditions. If stored in
cylinders, should these vessels become in
any way defective, so that the acetylene
becomes exposed to the air, and a concus-
sion ensue, the results would be disastrous.
An eastern firm are manufacturing a ves-
sel for household purposes in which is plac-
ed a quantity of calcium carbide and
water, then water placed upon it through
the medium of a funnel. The process by
which the calcium carbide is manufactured
is too expensive a one to admit of its gen-
eral use, but this obstacle may be sur-
mounted at an early date.”’
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THE OPENING OF A NEW PARK.—A
new resort is now being built on the line
of the Bellefonte Central railroad, near Pine
Grove Mills, and when opened to the pub-
lic it will be known as Pine Grove park.
Present arrangements are such that this re-
sort will be opened on Tuesday, June
22nd, when the Milesburg and Coleville
bands, consolidated for the season of 1897,
will hold a great picnic there.
It will be a regular musicians’ day in
the woods and besides the half dozen or
more bands that will attend there will be
hundreds of others to see the new park
and enjoy the concerts, dancing, refresh-
ments, races and everything else suited to
the pleasure of picknickers.
The round trip fare from
be only 40 cts for adults and 20 cts for
children and trains will be run to McCoy's
works to accommodate the Milesburg peo-
ple who will attend.
The consolidated Milesburg and Cole-
ville bands, numbering about forty men,
will make a great band for this season.
They are practicing together regularly
now and when they turn out you can listen
to some music that will be music.
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AN ATTEMPT TO BURN THE ARMORY.—
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
burn the armory of Co. B,. 5th Reg., N. G.
P., at the corner of Spring and Lamb
streets, this place, early last Friday morn-
ing
The fire was undoubtedly of incendiary
origin and was discovered just in time to
save the building from destruction. A
portion of the glass in a door leading to
the ware-rooms from the Lamb street side
was broken away and a. bunch of burning
oiled waste was dropped inside. Frank
Stewart first discovered the fire and report-
ed it to the electric light station. Billy
Desendorf, might fireman, ran up and
threw a couple of buckets of water on it,
before any more damage had heen done
tnan the scorching of the floor.
Bellefonte will
BicYCLE RACES To-MoRROW.—Belle-
fonte will not be without some amusement
to-morrow as several bicycle races have
been arranged and will be run over the
course from this place to Axe Mann and re-
turn.
The first event will be open to colored
riders only and the following prizes will
be awarded : 1st, a bicycle suit ; 2nd, lan-
tern s¢ 3rd, - stockings ; 4th, silver match
safe.
The second event will be for all riders
under 16 years of age. The following
prizes will be awarded to winners in it :
1st, bicycle suit ; 2nd, shoes ; 3rd, golf cap.
All applications for entries should be fil-
ed with P. D. Sheffer at once.
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THE WEAVER RALLY AT THE PARK.—
Wednesday was a beautiful day, just a
trifle ‘cool ’tis true, but not too cold for
evangelists Weaver, Vandeventer and
Weeden and their enthusiastic followers
who gathered at Hecla park, that day, for
an out-of-door rally. Several hundred
Lock Haven people and two hundred and
twenty-five Bellefonters met at the park
for the services that were held there. The
day was most enjoyably put in and rous-
ing services were held.
+ ——A. Tyson Shadel, of Jersey Shore,
is the man who bought Shem Spigelmyer’s
fast pacing horse, ‘‘Billy 0.”
——
——Quick consumption caused the death
of George 'K. Balph, head of the Hawk
Run, Clearfield county, public schools, on
Wednesday morning.
——The ILock Haven Normal school
base ball team has been reorganized and will
finish the season. Dissatisfaction with the
managetjent brSke the club up about two
weeks ogo
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—A renveseliation of a. Continental
Congress will be given by the Addisonian
literary society of the Bellefonte Academy,
in their society hall, this afternoon at 2
o’clock. Friends and patrons will be wel-
come. =
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——DMemorial day will be celebrated at
Mill Hall by a parade of various camps of
P.0.S.0f A. and G. A. BB. posts. The
line will be through Solona first, and then
return to Mill Hall and decorate Cedar
Hill cemetery.
-—A $5,000,000 mortgage was put on
record in the Centre county court house, a
few days ago, by the Reading rail-road
company. Under the law they have to
record the full amount of their indebted-
ness in every county in which they hold
property. The Reading owns coal lands
in this county.
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——It might be interesting to some of our
readers to knew that a few days ago, away
out in Gem, Idaho, two old Centre county
ball players met on opposing teams. They
were playing first base for their respective
clubs and one was Cartwright, who will be
remembered as State's crack athlete when
he went there a few years ago. The other
was Ike Harpster, of Centre Hall, who has
played here often and is now railroading
between Missoula, Montana, and Wallace,
Idaho.
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Among the various improvements
that will lend to the comfort of those who
go to Hecla Park this season, is an enor-
mous water tank that has been placed near
the mill and will hold enough water and
ice to supply almost any sized crowd for a
day. The tank is made perfectly: tight so
that when it is filled up it can be locked and
no malicious persons can in any way pollute
the water. Another improvement has
been the placing of four foot high white
letters, spelling ‘‘Hecla Park,” on the ter-
race of the second dam breast. They were
made by J. W. Ferguson, the company’s
agent at Clintondale.
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A DELIGHTFUL CONCERT.—The Im-
perial mandolin and guitar club fairly de-
lighted an appreciative house, in the Arcade
hall, last ‘Thursday evening, with their
concert. The work of the members of the
club was indeed very professional and was
largely in the nature of a revelation to |.
many who were there.
The violin, mandolin, flute, banjuar,
zither, cornet and guitar solos were pretty
and the singing of Mr. Reeve highly ap-
preciated. In concert the instruments pro-
duced perfect harmony and the selections
were such as to thoroughly charm the audi-
ence.
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A JoINT P1cNIC ARRANGED.—The vet-
erans’ associations of Clinton and Centre
counties have arranged to meet at Hecla
Park for a joint picnic on Saturday, Sep’t.
11th.
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AN OLD, OLD MAN. — The death of
Michael Gorman, which occurred at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. A. S. Tip-
ton, in Howard, last Monday morning,
removes one of the oldest residents of the
county. He was 97 years old and almost
to the day of his death he had enjoyed
good health, having been very abstemious |
in his habits.
Mr. Garman at one time followed lumber-
ing and for many years resided at Beech
Creek and Salona, Clinton county. In 1828
he was married, at Mill Hall, to Miss Mar-
garet Lovell, who was born in Stone valley,
Huntingdon county, and who has been
dead for the past 29 years.
Burial was made, at Howard. on Wednes-
morning.
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AT REST AT LAST..—'Tis sad indeed to
see men cut down in death when in the
very prime of man-hood, yet there is some
consolation to dear friends of the late Af
drew C. Howley that his death was a re-
lease from a life that could never have its
sunshine again for him, nor its bloom, nor
its usefulness.
Andrew Howley, the third son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Howley, of east Bishop street,
died last evening at half-past 5 o’clock.
He had been ill for more than a year with
consumption, contracted by sedentary habits
and exposure to drafts in hotel offices,
his business having been that of a clerk.
Andrew was indeed an estimable character.
Having graduated from the Bellefonte
High school, in 1886, he entered the em-
ploy of C. G. McMillen, then proprietor of
the Brockerhoff house, and so faithful, gen-
tle and true was his nature that the friend-
ship of his first employer grew into love
and esteem the expression of which would
indeed be a fitting ohiimaty for the young
man.
He was 27 years old last August and we
verily believe that during his entire life he
never did or said a thing to wound one of
God’s creatures. Gentle in his manner,
noble in his character his life passes and
leaves but the memory of a true son.
No arrangements had been made for the
funeral upto the time of going to press.
The funeral services will be held in St.
John’s Catholic church to-morrow morn-
ing at ten o'clock.
Eulogy on Jefferson,
THE BELLEFONTE HIGH SCHOOL CoM-
MENCEMENT.—On Thursday afternoon and
evening, of June 3rd, theannual commence-
ment exercises of the Bellefonte High school
will be held at Garmans and the class of
'97, comprising eight girls and seven boys
will be graduated from the public schools.
The program for commencement is as fol-
lows
AFTERNOON AT 2:30 0’CLOCK.
Bellefonte Orchestra.
Invocation.
Music,
Music, Orchestra.
.| Salutatory and essay,—Individual Growth
a Factor in Civilization.
Alice Maud Harshberger.
Oration,—The Feast Seems Ready, Shall
the Carving Begin ? Charles H. Kase, Jr.
Essay,—American Wonders, =
Emma C. Wagner.
Oration,—Common Carriers,
"Clarence G. Harper.
Music, Orchestra.
Essay,—The Gem of the Pacific,
Gertrude Taylor.
Oration,—Competitive Elements in Mod-
ern Life Alfred T. Irvin.
Essay,—The Queen City of The Plains,
Mildred E. Wagner.
Essay,—Is it Right ¢ Alice M. Ishler,
Music, Orchestra.
Oration,—Unsatisfied, Oliver Morton Smith.
Essay,—The New Woman, Myra C. Carson.
Oration,—The Price of Success,
J. Wallace Reeder.
Music, Orchestra.
Essay,—Evils that Kill, Grace M. Blackford.
Joseph V. Runkle.
Essay,—The Man and the Occasion, and
Valedictory, M. Maud Miller.
Music.
EVENING AT 8 0'CLOCK.
Music.
Commencement Aadrom,
Rev. L. M. Colfelt, D. D.
Presentation of Certificates,
* David F. Fortney, Esq., President of
School Board.
Music,
Benediction.
Miss M. Maud Miller is the first honor
member of the classand Alice Maud Harsh-
barger took second honors.
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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 yon do not go to it.
The following program for the evening
has been announced :
Music.
Invocation.
Music.
Recitation—The Painter of Seville,
S. Elizabeth Faxon.’
Declamation—The Black Horse and His
Rider, William J. Dorworth.
Recitation—The Swan Song, Ida. E. Fauble.
Declamation—The Unknown Speaker,
J. Earl Aikens.
Music.
Recitation—Absolom, Henrietta Wright.
Declamation—The Chariot Race,
Robert V. Lyon.
Recitation—Nydia, the Blind -Girl of Pom-
peii, Daise Keichline.
Music.
Declamation—The Gladiator,
Samuel McClure.
Recitation—Searching for the Slain,
Mary E. Runkle.
Declamation—Death- bed of Benedict
Arnold, H. Albert Blair.
Music,
Announcement of judge's decision.
Music.
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FARMERS’ INSTITUTES.—The county
board of farmers’ institute managers will
meet at the county commissioners’ office
on the second Tuesday of June, at 1 o’clock,
p. m., to arrange for the places where in-
stitutes are to be held this season. All of
our people who desire institutes ought to
attend this meeting and present their
claims. This board is composed of the
local member of the state board of agricul-
ture, and one representative from each
county agricultural society, the pomona
grange and county alliances. If you find
that you cannot attend this meeting ad-
dress a letter with your request to’John A.
Woodward, chairman of board of institute
managers, care of county commissioners,
Bellefonte.
Preference will be given to localities
which will evince their interest in this
great work by providing a suitable hall,
warm and light, for the meeting, and will
agree to take the state speakers to and from
the station without expense to them.
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JoiNT C. E. ANDE. L. BicNI¢ AT HUN-
TER’S PARK.— What promises to he une of
the most delightful outings ever taken by
a body of christian people will be the joint
picnic of the Christian Endeavor and Ep-
worth League societies of Buffalo-run val-
ley next week. It is to be held at Hun-
ter’s park on Saturday. June 5th, and an
efficient committee is at work arranging an
attractive program for the day.
Among the speakers will be Dr. William
A. Stephens, of Bellefonte ; Rev. Chas. T.
Aiken, of Pine Grove Mills ; Rev. Ralph
Illingworth, Warriors-mark ; Rev. Robert
Runyon, Stormstown, and others. Music
will be furnished by the State College and
‘Forest city bands and such amusements as
base ball, boating, lawn tennis and croquet,
will be furnished.
Societies from all along the line of the
railroad have been invited and will be rep-
resented. Low fares will preyail.
F rom Pine Grove and return 35cts. and 15c¢ts.
State College re 35 15
* Graysville oh 30 “15
‘ Waddles and Briarly 20 $+ Ad
** Fillmore 10 $s. 05
* Coleville ot 25 tt 15
‘“. Bellefonte - $4 25 «15
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——Sousa’s band had a $700 house, in
Tyrone, at a matinee concert last week.
‘Jones the 6th.
——Father Edward Hepelius, a mission-
ary of the order of St. Benedict, of Kingston,
N.Y. is in Howard, this week, assisting
father Saas, of Lock Haven, to ronduct a
Week's mission.
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——The new engines and dynamos for
the Edison electric illuminating company
have arrived and will soon be in place.
Both engines are of the class of the old ones
that were destroyed, as they gave so much
satisfaction that a change seemed undesir-
able. The dynamos are the latest produc-
tions of the General electric company and
are exceptionally fine machines. Under the
new system that will be incorporated at
the plant both candescent and incandes-
cent lights will be run on the same circuit.
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WON SECOND PLACE AT THE.SPORTS.—
The Pennsylvania State College track team
wo second place at the inter-collegiate
sports, held at Swarthmore, last Saturday
afternoon. She was represented by only
seven men but they worked hard and car-
ried off as many points as possible.
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ASCENSION DAY.—Yesterday was ascen-
sion day, and it was observed with appro-
iate services -in the Episcopal and Cath-
olic churches in this place.
It commemorates the anniversary of
the ascension of Christ. In.all the Epis-
copal and Roman Catholic churches the
festival is kept with appropriate and elaho-
rate ceremonies. The feast comes 40 days
after Easter, and it is peculiar to observe
the 40 days prior to Easter as the peniten-
tial season of lent. Advent, too, which
precedes Christmas, lasts 40 days.
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News Purely Personal.
—Mose Montgomery, assistant cashier fof the
First national bank in this place, spent a few
days, last week, visiting his niece, Mrs. F. K.
Lukenbach, in Philipsburg.
—Ed. Harris eame home from Philadelphia, on
Tuesday, and it is altogether probable that he
will not return to the University. Ed. is not
enough in love with being a saw bones to make a
doctor.
—Rev. Geo. W. Glenn, with his wife and child-
ren are visiting Mrs. Gienn’s mother, Mrs. Sarah
Gray in Half-moon township. George will return
to Gettysburg, on Saturday, but the family are
There for a month's stay.
—Ex-county treasurer John B. Mitchell, with
Mrs. Mitchell, spent yesterday in Bellefonte.
They are among the foremost residents of Furgu-
son township and have many friends here who
are always glad to see them.
—Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Maitland and their family
came up from Williamsport, yesterday ,in hopes
that a change would help Mr. Maitland, who has
been seriously ill for weeks with catarrh of the
stomach. They are staying with Mr. Garman,
Mrs. Maitland’s father.
—Miss Mary A. Magill and Mrs. J. P. Gephart
are going to California with the Christian En-
deavorers the first of July. The excursion is one
| of the most attractive the railroads have ever of-
fered as it embraces so much sight seeing at
wonderfully low rates.
—Miss Myra Holliday came up from her new
home, in Philadelphia, yesterday morning, to
spend a week at her old one here. She is now a
full fledged novitiate in the Presbyterian hospital
in Philadelphia and has signed a contract to finish
training for a nurse.
—A. J. Graham and Mr. Thomas, of Philips-
burg, were visitors in Bellefonte, on Wednesday.
While here they visited our big spring and when
they beheld its clear, sparkling waters no doubt
they comprehended Ww vhy this town is so great on
temperance.
—Mrs J. Reese Van Ormer, of Coatesville, and
Mrs. A. J. Caswell and her little daughter, of
Scranton, were in town over Sunday the guests of
Miss Ida (rerberich. They will be remembered
as Lizzie and Annie Swartz and their visits here
are always a pleasure to them and their friends.
—Editor Claude Jones, of the Tyrone Herald,
was an arrival in town, on Wednesday evening,
and with him came Mrs. Jones and Benjamin
Claude just came down to say
good-bye to his family who expect to spend at
least a month here. Murs. Jones was Miss Stella
Armor, of east Linn street. 7
—Philip- Meyer, of Boalsburg, minus those
whiskers that were of about the same hue as the
hair that in the days of yore crowned the
writer's head, was in town, on Monday, and for
once in his life got through with his business in
time to catch his train without having to do a
2:40 clip down High street.
—Post-master Charley Meyer, of Centre Hall;
drove his mother over to this place, on Wednes-
day afternoon, and while she made arrangements
with her sister to acéompany her to the com-
mencement at Franklin and Marshall college,
next week, to see John Meyer graduated, Charley
spent a few moments calling on his friends about
town. His term of office expires next October
and already there are lots of patriots ready to
jump into his shoes.
—Mr. Michael Hess, who wanted to know if we
had ever gotten tangled up in the streets of his
greater Shingletown, was in Bellefonte, on Mon-
day, looking the picture of a healthy, happy, pros-
perous farmer and that is just exactly what he is,
besides being one of the pleasantest gentlemen
to be found in Centre county. Mr. Hess is get-
ting along in years, as they say, but he carries
them well and looks not a day older than the
daywe had the honor of making his acquaintance. |
—Charley Hewitt, who will be remempered as
a son of Rev. John Hewitt rector of St. John's
Episcopal church, in this place, twelve years ago,
arrived in: Bellefonte, on Monday evening, and
spent Tuesday looking up his old friends here.
He is married and lives with his wife and one son
in Elmira, "i Y., where he has charge of the
city electric Yighting and trolley plants, which are
among the finest in the United States. Charles
has changed very little since leaving here except
that he has grown older and more manly.
—Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Seibert, of north Allegheny
street, left for Mt. Carmel yesterday, where they
will remain until Monday when they will journey
on to Philadelphia. Dr. Seibert is a delegate,
with Dr. Musser, of Aaronsburg, from the county
society, to the meeting of the American medical
association that will convene in Philadelphia
next week. After its sessions have concluded he
will probably go on«to Boston for a short sight
seeing trip then back to visit his old home in
Newport, Perry county. They expect to be gone
about two weeks.
—Master Wentworth Shortlidge, who has made
his home with his uncle William, in this place, for
the last three years, left for Kennet Square, Ches-
ter Co., on Wednésday., There he joined his two
younger brothers and the trio will sail for Eng-
land, either to-morrow or June 5th. Thay will
say good-bye to America for an indefinite period,
as their father, Dr, S. C. Shortlidge, is now living
in Leeds and has sent for the boys. During his
growing up here. Wentworth has made inany
friends who will miss the cheerful, happy boy,
whose every thought seemed to be kindness for
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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 be 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 b 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.
O. Furst.
The parade will return to the Diamond
and be dismissed there.
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CULVEYHOU SE—BIDWELL — Rev. Dr.
William A. Stephens married Vesta D.
Culveyhouse and Miss Rebecca Bidwell gt
his home, on east Linn street, on Monday
evening, the only witnesses of the ceremony
having been Miss Martha Parker, of Jersey
Shore, an aunt of the bride, and Mr. Henry
Brown, a close friend of Mr. Culveyh ouse.
The marriage was very much of a sur-
prise to the friends of the young folks, but
all unite in wishing them a life of happi-
ness. The bride is a daughter of H. MM.
Bidwell, of south Allegheny street, and is
a young woman of pleading manners and
careful domestic attainments. Her. Jhus-
band is a son of William Culveyhouse, of
Dover, Del., and is a young man whose ex-
emplary habits have won him the esteem
of all who know him.
The young couple have gone to house-
keeping in rooms in the Jackson block, on
Bishop street.
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FELL DOWN THE STAIRS.—One of Belle-
fonte’s oldest residents, Mr. Joseph Twit-
mire, met with a very serious accident at
some time during Tuesday night and he is
now lying at his home, on Pine street, in
a partially paralyzed een iion, his left side
being affected.
Some time during the night Mr. Twit-
mire got up and in going about the house
in the dark he tumbled, head-long, down
the stairs of his home. The old gentleman
was badly cut about the head and his face
was bruised in a painful manner. . He will
be confined to his bed for some time. The
exact nature of his injuries can’t be ascer-
tained.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s eourt clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week.
George Lewis, of Taylor Twp., and My-
ra Smith, of Unionville, Pa.
John C. Neff, of Roland, Pa.,
M. Bitner, of Blanchard, Pa.
Vesta D. Culveyhouse and Rebecca A.
Bidwell, both of Bellefonte.
James E. Bierly, of Madisonburg,
Mary E Snyder, of Rebershurg.
Jesse P. Confer, and Julia B. Lucas,
both of Boggs Twp.
Elwood Fisher, of Union tow nship and
Mary C. Zimmerman, of Bellefonte.
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DEATH oF Mgs. DAvID LOHR. —
Charlotte Lohr, wife of David Lohr whose
home was on the mountain in Benner
township, died very suddenly, with heart
disease, at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Mechtley, at Snow Shoe, at 4 o’clock last
Tuesday morning. She had been ill only
a few hours previous to her death.
Deceased was 66 years old and is survived
by five sons and three daughters, with
their father.
this place and taken on up to Meyer's cem-
etery on a Bellefonte Central train, last
evening, for burial.
MUSICAL. —Miss Doran takes pupils for
a four months summer term, piano or
vocal. Apply at once, care Miss Doran,
Lock Haven, or leave name with Miss
Harper, West Lidn street, this place.
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Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by Geo. W. Jacksox & Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Tess :
ed wheat, 80
Rye, per bushel 30
Corn, shelled, per bushe 30
Corn, ears, per bushel. 12
Oats, per bushel, old... 20
Oats, per bushel, new . 20
Barley, per bushel....... 30
Ground laster, per ton. 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel... visenisenisonm. 25
Cloverseed, per bushel $6 00 to $7 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel
Onions ereve i
gEs, per dozen. 10
Lard, per pound... 6
Country S oulders. 6
ides.. 6
Hams. 10
Tallow, per pou 3
Butter, per pound....cccssesesesecssesrsrrsesssssseercase 10
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i ‘before the expiration of the year; and no
barge will be discontinued until all arrearage is
1d, except at the option of the publisher.
Dror will not be sent out of Centre county un-
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and dispatch. The Warcnmay office has been re-
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Her remains were brought to.