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Bellefonte, Pa., June I8, 1897.
CorRESPONDENTS.—NO communications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
— Sparks’ railroad show will be here
for two performances next Thursday. -
——Davy Glenn has his papers out ap-
plying for the position of store keeper at
the Woodward distillery.
——Yesterday was anything but propi-
tious for the Reformed picnic at Pine Grove
Mills park. The weather was so inclem-
ent that it had to he postponed.
——Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sheffer are
now very deeply engrossed in a little
stranger who came to their home Monday
morning. It is a boy.
Benj. Williams, one of Bellefonte’s
t popular colored men, was married to
Lavina Adams, at Hagerstown, last Thurs-
day morning. They are now at home in
this place.
——Rev. D. L. Jones will . preach in the
pavilion, in Hunter’s Park, Sunday, June
20th, at 11 a. m. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all to attend the service in this
beautiful park.
——On Tuesday, June 22nd, the grand
musical fete at the new Pine Grove park
will take place. The Coleville and Miles-
burg bands have it in charge and a great
time is in store for those who go.
——The gid ‘“‘white church,” at Hun-
ter’s, that hds been the home of Buffalo
run Presbytérians for years and a land-
mark in Benner township, has been torn
down and a new building will replace it.
——DMichael Hazel, of Spring Creek,
brought one of his horses to this place, on
Sunday evening, to have Dr. I. M. Bush
prescribe for it, but before medicine could
be prepared the animal laid down and
died. :
—Our Milesburg correspondent in re-
porting children’s day in that tow, forgot
to mention the church or under whose di-
rection the program sent us was carried
out, and we have consequently omitted its
publication.
Philipsburg is preparing to do quite
a lot of street paving during this summer.
Bills are before the council of that place to
pave Spruce street from Front to Ninth and
to extend the Presqueisle street pavement
to the Episcopal church.
——Mirs. Harry Boop died at her home,
Axe Mann, last Friday night, after a long
illness with rheumatism, and was buried
at Shiloh the following Sunday afternoon.
Deceased was 22 years old and is survived
by a husband with two children.
——Mis. Grace LE. Dutton, a daughter
of Col. Dunham, and a graduate of the
Lock Haven state normal, has heen ap-
pointed instructor in cooking and sewing
in Throop Institute, ’assadena, Cal., at a
salary of $300 for the term of nine months.
——The funeral of the late William
Jones, last Friday afternoon, was one of
the most imposing ceremonies ever con-
ducted here. Gregg post, G. A. R., of
course had the cortege in charge and
were out in full force. The Undine hand
furnished the music.
—The Bellefonte glass works will shat
down for the summer season, on Wednes-
day, June 30th. The plant has heen run-
ning on the co-operative plan since last fall
and has been fairly successful. Ttis the
present intention to double the capacity be-
fore the fires are re-lighted in September.
—A little son of our townsman Wn.
Grauer met with a painful accident, on
Monday evening, by falling from hisiwheel
and dislocating his elbow. The injured
arm was treated by Dr®Hibler, and it will
be but a short time until master Norman
will be out again, lively as ever.
——The Undine fire company will hold
its 3rd annual fourth of July picnic, at
Hecla park, just two weeks from to-morrow.
The boys are preparing for a great time.
There will be base ball between the Dem-
orest and South Williamsport teams, danc-
ing, L. A. W. bicycle racing, . magnifi-
cent fire works and three bands to keep
things lively.
—Of Sparks’ show, which isShilled to
exhibit in Bellefonte on the afternoon and
evening of June 24th, the Cumberland , Md.
daily Courier says: ‘Sparks’ circus gave
two performances here yesterday to big
crowds. The trapeze performers, tumb-
lers, ete., are of high order. The trained
horses gave a good illustration of what ani-
mals can be brought to do. The clowns,
too, were exceptionally good and furnished
lots’ of fun. The balloon ascension and
parachute leap by a colored man was an
attractive feature and a successful event.
All through the aggregation is one of high
order.” Admission only 10 and 25 cents.
ven with the pleasant weather of
this week much sickness still prevails.
Mrs. Rebecca Burnside is seriously ill with
gastric fever, her little grand-daughter,
Rebecca Valentine, has been so sick “with
scarlet fever that her mother, Mrs. Harry
Valentine, who has been at Atlantic City
for her health, came home yesterday. Mrs.
» 8S. A. Bell is and, has been confined to her
bed for several weeks with rheumatism.
Mrs. D. Z. Kline is unable to be about.
Mis. Harry Johnson, nee Sadie Walkey, is
dangerously ill with rheumatism of the
brain, at her father’s home, on Logan
street. Miss Bella' Heverly, of Bishop
street, is so low with ‘consumption that
there is no hope of her recovery.
The Annual Commencement at The
Pennsylvania State College.
The thirty-seventh annual commence-
ment at The Pennsylvania State College
is finished. Already most of the great
crowd of people who contributed so mater-
ially” to its success have reached their
homes and nothing remains but a pleasant
memory of a beautiful spot, a splendid in-
stitution and a truly successful graduation
event. of
The commencement was formally begun
with the preaching of the baccalaureate.
sermon, on Sunday morning, by the Rev.
Dr. Lawrence M. Colfelt; preacher to the
College. It will be found in full on page 4
of this issue but unfortunately for those
who were unable to hear the eloquent di-
vine the cold expression of type will by no
means convey the beautiful thoughts he
expressed in that magnetic manner that
seems to be peculiarly his own.
MONDAY’S EXERCISES.
Bright ‘and early Monday morning and
with a day that seemed in perfect tune
with the gladness of the season hundreds
of people were abroad on the campus. It
seemed that the sunshine—such sunshine
as only State College knows—brought
them from everywhere and all morning
long there was that renewing of old friend-
ships and beginning of new ones that lends
so much to the pleasure of those who go
back from year to year. ;
The first regular exercise of the day was
that held by the class of ’97 on the canipus,
immediately in front of the main building.
The entire class was seated on a platform,
decorated in old gold and maroon the class
colors, and the natural beauty of the sur-
rounding campus seemed all the prettier in
contrast ith the tropical plants that
waved in the gentle June breeze.
Dr. Colfelt pronounced the invocation
and then Frank Raymond McGee, presi-
dent of the class, delivered his salutatory.
The class poem was next and Frank K.
Zentmeyer had no little bit of sentiment
expressed in the verses he had made.
John E. Schueler charged the Juniors to he
good, emphasizing the injunction that they
should at least be as good as the departing
Seniors had been. His remarks were full
of jokes for the students, who seemed to
erjoy them thoroughly. Going hack to
the serious the class oration was next on
the program. It was delivered by William
H. Tease. Paulding F. Sellers read the
class history after Mr. Tease had concluded
and then John McC. Dom read the horo-
scope for his class mates. He fixed them
all up for the next half century and if such
fates befall them as he had planned foy
them The Pennsylvania .State College
will never need go begging an undutiful
State for a merited support, for the class of
97 will be so full of rich men that the
alma mater of such wealthy fellows will
never be allowed to suffer. The class ivy
was planted at the southeast corner of the
main building, Miss Bess Boal Thompson
read the ivy poem, her own composition
and a very pretty bit of work too, the class
song was sung and the exercises were over.
THE SPRING ATHLETIC MEET.
Immediately after the class day exercises
the annual out-of-door athletic meet was
held on Beaver field and a very successful
one it proved to be. There was a great
crowd of people present to cheer the repre-
sentatives. of the various College classes
who had entered the lists for the ’92 cup.
The track events seemed to he the most
interesting to the spectators, which is prob-
ably accounted for because several very hot
finishes were made. Five College records
were lowered at the meet. This was a par-
ticularly exceptional performance for the
track events included, because there was a
strong west wind blowing, that must cer-
tainly have made the time slower than it
‘might have been. In the 440 yards dash,
F. A. Keiser lowered the record by 4-5 of a
second. His time was 52 1-5. In the 100
yds. dash Norman put the record down to
10 2-5, a drop of 3-5 of a second ; but in
the mile run there was the greatest break
when Espenshade knocked 73-5 seconds
off the record hy doing it in 4 min. 55 2-5.
The new aspirant for - field honors at
State is LeRoy Scholl, and he is starting
off as if he meant to gobble some of them,
too, for in the 161b hammer event he
threw it 2 feet further than any one of
State's previous champions had done and
fixed a new record at 108 feet 2} inches.
In the running broad jump, Rawn put the
mark up to 21 feet 1} inches, which was
8} inches better than the record. A sum-
ming up of the points won by the various
classes left them as follows :
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THE ORATORICAL CONTEST.
The early part of Monday evening found
the prettily decorated chapel crowded with
people to hear the Junior oratorical con-
test. It seems to have been the popular
event at commencement as long as there
have heen commencements at State
and the attendance, on Monday night,
indicated that that popularity is on the in-
crease. Possibly, in explanation, it might
be said that the contest is never long, the
themes on which the Junior’s orate are al-
ways timely and there is. that absence of
sentiment that makes the graduation ex-
ercises 80 sad to both graduate and on look-
er. The program for the contest was as fol-
lows :
Music,
ORATION, - - Lessen Your Denominator
Harry Grott Huber, Greensburg.
ORATION, - - = Maceo, the Cuban Martyr :
Charles Alvin Brown, McKeesport,
Music, |
ORATION, - = Greece Against the World :
Frank Andrew Keiser, Wilkesbarre,
ORATION, - - - Tact and Grit :
Edward Bowman Espenshade, Lancaster.
Music,
ORATION, - Robert E. Ler, Rebel and Patriot :
Frank Troxel Beers, Emporia, Fla.
ORATION, - - Building a Monument :
Robert Kerr Stevenson, Morris Run.
Music.
ANNOUNCEMENT oF JUDGES’ DECISION.
The performance was splendid. Every-
one of the subjects was intelligently hand-
led and the work of the judges was no
easy task. J. C. Meyer, Esq., of this place;
Cap’t. Pratt, superintendent of the Carlisle
Indian school, and former Judge D. L.
Krebs, of Clearfield, were the judges. They
decided that Mr. Stevenson had excelled in
‘the points to be considered in such a con-
test and the announcement was accepted
with applause, though most of the people
there would liked to have seen a prize for
everyone of the young speakers.
After the contest the dances at the va.
rious fraternity 'houses, where the ideal
student life is realized, attracted the
younger folks and away into the night the
dreamy strains of the waltz could be heard
in the glorious moonlight.
TUESDAY.
The busiest day at commencement, hy
long odds, is Tuesday. From 8:30 in the
morning until as late as the people will
| remain the guests of the Adelphi club at
the University Inn there is a continued
round. At the annual meeting of the al-
umni association Hon. Gabriel Heister, of
Harrisburg, was re-elected as alumni trus-
tee, a movement was made to bring alumni
and college into closer and helpful relation-
ship and president Atherton addressed the
old students on the legislation now pend-
ing at Harrisburg, its probable outcome,
and effect on the college.
lied upon to end the slumnbers of- everyone
about the place was not fired, on Tuesday
morning. At 10 o’clock the board of trustees
met and talked over the business condition
of the institution and its management,
both of which seemed to be in a highly sat+
isfactory condition.
THE ALUMNI DINNER.
Over four hundred people sat down to
the alumni dinner that was served in the
spacious armory and were entertained for
about three hours. Achenbach, of this
place, served it and his. name is enough
warrant of its excellence. General Beaver
presided. _ His long aftiliation and labor
for the college make his presence at such
gatherings particularly desirable and his
well-known proclivities for promoting good
times fit him for toast master on just such
occasions: Among those who responded to
the toasts that were proposed were : Cap-
tain Pratt, of the Carlisle Indian school,
who talked on our sister institution ; Judge
David I. Krebs, of Clearfield, who repre-
sented the legal fraternity ; Dr. Lawrence
M. Colfelt, who spoke for the faculty ; :x-
Lieut. Gov. Charles W. Stone, of Waren,
who spoke for the board of trustees ; Hon.
Robert L. Foster, who represented the leg-
islative branch of the state government; I.
P. McCreary, of Pittsburg, for the alumni
association, and F. K. Zentmyer, of Clar-
field, who spoke for the class of ’97. Bedore
he began his speech General Beaver sail he
thought it would be proper for then to
give their college yell, so they gatherd in
one corner of the vast hall and, with tle
only lady in the class in the centre, made
the building ring with their yell.
EXHIBITION rk OF THE CADETS.
The dinner had just concluded when the
bugle call to arms brought the brown leg-
gings of the cadet corps scamperiarg to-
ward the armory. There were several hun-
dred of them in uniform and falling quick-
ly into rank they prepared for the annual
exhibition drill, hut at this juncture rain,
the first of the week, began to fall and the
young soldiers had to seek cover in the ar-
mory. It was only a passing shower, so
that in a few moments they marched to the
parade ground, where the evolutions were
made. The battalion is under eremand of
Capt. D. C. Pearson, 2nd U. 8. cavalry,
and made a finer appearance than - it has
much more interesting to the on-lookers,
for instead of merely showing the nicety
and precision of their marching and man-
ual of arms, he gave a pretty skirmish
drill and concluded the bin: with
the new calisthenic ‘setting up’’ exercise
which was truly a pretty sight. |
Just before the drill the alunhi and del-
egates had met to elect trusteefto succeed
Hon. Francis Jordan, rr bari Col.
R. H. Thomas, Mechanicsburg; Cyrus T.
Fox, Reading, and Genl. Beavet Bellefonte;
whose terms had expired. As bur more ac-
ceptable ‘men could not be Jesired they
were re-elected. §
The Hon. 8. J. M. MecCarrfl, president
of the Senate of Pennsylvada, addressed
the alumni in the chapel at 8 o’clock in
the evening. His talk was @ the duty of
an educated man to society and showed
that Senator McCarrell had ne more than
a great many of the men wo have made
this address in past years, for there was
evidence of thought in it anf it was appre-
ciated. i
ANOTHER CLASS GR{DUATED.
With Wednesday mornifz came the fi-
nale and members of the cls of ’97 ended
their under-graduate daydat State. The
following interesting proghm was carried
out. §
1. Music, Overture, “M pitana,” Wallace.
2. INvocarion: The Rev. IL. J Colfelt, D. D.
3. ORATION, - - : - Americanism.
John Tonner Harris, 3ellefonte.
4.- ORATION, - ~. fF: Our Hero,
Edward Reber Heilig Reading.
5. Musee, “Ill Travatore’ (selection) Verdi,
6. ORATION, - The Trgmph of Democracy.
John Edmund Schuelery Baltimore, Md.
7. Omarion, The Epopean Encumbrance.
William Mitchell Whitted, Slippery Rock.
8. Music, “Polish Nationa) Dance,” Seharwenkn,
9. VALEDICTORY ORATION :
Erimin Forest Hill fHughesville,
10. Music, SLa Traviata’ election), Donizetti.
11. COMMENCEMENT ApDR His Excellency,
Daniel H. Hastings, Govénor of the Common-
wealth,
- Saxton Moore,
done for years. The evolutions were so’
12. Conferring Degrees and Awarding Prizes.
13. Music, “The Tar and the Tartar,” Itzel.
It will be noticed that the names of two
Bellefonters appeared orl the program.
First was that of John Tonner Harris, a
son of H. P. Harris, of Howard street, and
he ably maintained the reputation that
Bellefonfers have for doing things well
when they try. Governor Hastings’ was
the other. He delivered the address to the
class. ; His talk was one of general advice
to the young men just starting out to face
the grave realities of life” and while it was
not a set address it was full of the best of
advice and encouragement for his young
audors.
The first honor men of the class are :
Thomas Baumgardner, Ermin Forest Hill,
Charles WalterLawrence, Robert Musgrave
McKinley, Joseph Warren Miller, Jr.
Those who hold second honor places are :
John McCullough Dom, John Tonner Har-
ris, Edward Heintzleman Myers, William
Holmes Teas, William Mitchell Whitten.
THE PRIZES-—WHO RECEIVED THEM.
Prizes were awarded as follows : The
McAllister prize, the gift of General James
A. Beaver, to that member of the Fresh-
man class who shall excel in the studies
preparatory to admission to the college, to
Charles Benjamin Snyder, of Lock Haven.
The Oratorical prize, to that member of
the Junior class who shall excel in the
composition and delivery of an English ora-
tion, to Robert K. Stevenson, of Morris
Run. :
The new prize in biology, involving the
| free use of what is to be known as ‘‘The
| Pennsylvania State College Table,’”’ in a
The artillery salute that is usually re- |
biological summer school, was awarded to
Mr. Harry H. Mallory, of West Springfield.
~ The degree of M.S. was conferred on
Milton Speer McDowell, of Ridgway. The
degree of C. E. was conferred on Paul B.
Breneman, State College ; Edward W.
Bush, Rome, N. Y.; and Edward P. Butts,
Holyoke, Mass. E. E. was conferred on
Rudolph F. Kelker, Harrisburg, and Lloyd
A. Reed, State College. M. E. was con-
ferred on W. B. Jackson, Grand Rapids,
Mich. B.S. in agriculture was conferred
on Geo. G. Groff, M. D. Lewisburg. B.S.
in chemistry was conferred on John H.
Yocum, of New.York. :
The thirty-six members of the graduation
class are : William Clinton B. Alexander,
Madera ; Homer Hiller Allen, Erie ; Thos.
Baumgardner, Lancaster ; John Abraham
Boyer, Shellsville ; David Paul Conrad,
Houtzdale ; Albert Leighton Cromlish,
Pittsburg ; Joseph Darragh, Jr., Sharps-
burg; John McCullough Dom, Dawson :
James Arnold Dunsmore, Glen Richey ;
Charles William Hardt, Wellsborough ;
John Tonner Harris, Bellefonte ; Edward
Reber Heilig, Reading ; Ermin Forest Hill,
E aghesville ; Walter Emery Housman, Al-
toona ;*Charles Walter Lawrence, Giove
City ; Luther Luellis Leisher, Boalsburg ;
Charles Edgar Mason, Altoona ; John El-
wood McCullough, Altoona ; Frank Ray-
mond McGee, McGee's Mills ; Robert Mus-
grave McKinley, Pittsburg; James Stan-
ley McMichael, Oakdale Station ; Joseph
Warren Miller, Jr., Harrisburg ; William
Shaw Montgomery, McEwensville ; Roy
Canoe Creek ; Edward
Heintzleman Myers, Boalsburg ; John Ed-
mund Schueler, Baltimore, Md. ; Paulding
Foote Sellers, Ft. Sill, OFla.; Willard
Sharp, Atglen,; Joseph Walter Simmers,
Phoenixville ; William Holmes Teas,
Philadelphia ; Elizabeth Boal Thompson,
Lemont ; Joseph Thompson, State College ;
Warren Ray Thompson, Lykens ; Robert
Edwin Tyson, Pen Argyl ; William Mitch-
ell Whitten, Slippery Rock ; Frank Knight
Zentmyer, Clearfield.
The exercises ended the class gave its
yell from the rostrum and that was proba-
bly the last time that all will join 30 she
Hobble Gobble !! Razzle Dazzle !
Sis! Boom! Ah!
Ninety-seven! Ninety-seven !
Rah! Rah! Rah!
that has so often resounded through the
halls and over the campus at State.
There were a number of outside amuse-
ments, not purely collegiate that made
much for the pleasure of visitors. ~The
Adelphi club reception at the University
Inn, on Tuesday evening, was one of the
prettiest ever given by that organization
and such a lot of pretty girls had never
been seen at a party at State before. The
committee having it in charge was com-
posed of the following gentlemen : F. J.
Pond, H. A. Lardner, C. Sa A, 0
Heister, J. S. Albert, J. M. Curtin and L.
B. Nesbit.
Two ball games during the week excited
considerable interest on Beaver field. The
first was played on Tuesday morning when
the alumni team defeated the under-grad-
uates in an interesting seven inning game
by the score of 14 to 9. On Wednesday
afternoon a large crowd of people saw State
win from the Western University of
Penna., by the score of 10 to 6.
The prettiest society event of the com-
mencement season and the most brilliant
assembly ever given at State was the
Junior’s entertainment of the Seniors, in
the armory, on Wednesday evening. There
were nearly six hundred dancers and such
a charming display of pretty women and
gallant: men had never before been seen
there. :
*de -
——Hon. S. Woods Caldwell, the genial |
and generous proprietor of the Irvin house
in Lock Haven, has given up the manage-
ment of that hotel to G. W. Reed, of Ford
City, and retired to private life for a much
needed rest. For twenty-five years he has
successfully minded his own and other
people’s affairs and travelers will gomany a
day" before they find a host to take his
place. . ‘
——Curwensville has voted $15,000 for
street paving purposes. :
— ete
——Last week there were-562 inmates in
the Huntingdon reformatory.
>
—J. H. Donaldson has been appointed
post-master at Walker, this county.
News Purely Personal.
—Miss Eleanor Mitchell is entertaining Miss
Elizabeth Cloud, of Philadelphia.
—Mrs. Charles McCafferty, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her many friends and relatives in this
place.
—Mrs. Jack McLellan, of Pittsburg, and her
little son, are visitors at the home of Col. J. L-
Spangler. :
—Mrs. Nannie K. Dare, of Philadelphia, is
enjoying a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Andrew
Brockerhoff, and family.
—DMisses Adaline Harris and Betty Breeze are
home from Utica, N. Y., where they have been
attending school for two years.
—Misses Sallie Kittleberger and Deborah Read,
of Curwensville, were the guests of Mrs. John
Hall this week. They were here as delegates to
the missionary meeting. :
—J. A. Atlee, of Tyrone, was in town, on
Wednesday, between trains, on his way over to
Potters Mills to spend a day with his wife who is
visiting friends there.
—Miss Myra Holliday went back to Philadel-
phia, on Wednesday morning, to resume her
work in the Presbyterian hospital, where she is
taking a nurse’s course. .
—Misses Virginia Sudler and Eleanor Damon,
of Philadelphia, who had been visiting at the
home of Col. Spangler, in this place, returned to
the city yesterday morning.
—Miss Louise Harper, of Linn street, went to
Chicago, on, Wednesday morning, with Mr. and
Mrs, Charles Schreyer, whom she will visit for
some time.
‘—Jack Yocum, of the Seventh Regiment, was
in town over Sunday with friends. He was here
to get his degree of B. S from State College, where
he is considered one of their brainiest and most
promising graduates,
—Dale Musser, a son of W. H. Musser, of this
place, and a graduate of the school ship Saratoga,
left for New York, last Saturday, to ship on the
St. Paul, a steamer plying between that port and
South Hampton, Eng.
—Judge and Mrs. J. G. Love, their two children
and Miss Lucetta Brew, Mrs. L's neice, are down
at Atlantic City for a two weeks stay enjoying the
wavelets and sights. Judge Love returned yes-
terday morning to hold argument court.
_ —Morris Otto, eldest son of Hamilton Otto, of
Lamb street, left for Niagara Falls, N. Y., on
Wednesday morning, and will spend most of the
summer with his grandfather, Mr. M. W. Cow-
drick, who lives there now.
—Miss Margaret ‘Sechler, of Linn street, has
gone to Johns-Hopkins hospital, in Baltimore, to
take the course of instruction with a view to he-
coming a trained nurse. The hospital is con-
sidered to be about the finest in the country and
entrance to it is very greatly sought after.
—f(eorge Rhule, the contractor and promoter,
of Philipsburg, was in town yesterday as a witness
at the argument on the petition of the old water
company of that place for an injunctlon restrain-
Ing a new company from laying pipes and draw-
ing water from Cola stream. Mr. Rhule was_or-
ganizer of the new concern. ’
—Mrs. C. S. Shields, who is better known here
at her girlhood home as Emma Herkheimer, is
visiting Miss Carrie Harper, of Thomas street.
With her husband, who is a member of Stopper
and Fisk’s orchestra, she goes, in two weeks, to
the White Sulpher Springs in Vh., where they
spend their summers. :
—A jolly house party is now in session at W. F.
Reeder’s. The guests, Misses Elizabeth Stone,
of Warren ; Margaret and Catharine Woodrough,
of Knoxville ; Grace Philips, of New Castle, and
Mary Matlack, of Lewisburg, are all school mates
of Miss Mary Jackson, who is giving them a gay
time.
—That old Democratic stand-by Mr. Michael
Grove, of Lemont, who has just rounded out his
seventy-fifth year was a caller, on Monday, Nook-
ing as if time was treating him exceedingly kind-
Iv. Mr. Grove has been a reader of the Warch-
MAN for over forty-years, and one of the kind who
pays for and reads, his own paper.
—Mus. Lizzie M. Gibson and her son Billy, who
-in no way resembles Du Mauriey’s little Billee, for
he is big.and strong and firm like Taffy, the Laird,
were in town, Tuesday, on their way to Pine Grove
to see Mrs. J. B. Mitchell and attend the reunion
of the Academy students to-morrow. They will
not return to Washington for a month or two.
—Miss Eliza L. Mitchell, of Minneapolis, Minn.,
was in town Monday on her way to Lemont, where
she is visiting the Misses Thompson. It is five
years since she went West but front the time we
knew her first, as a little girl in white pinafores at
State College, she was always attractive and pleas-
ing so to us she has changed but little,
—It is not often that our good friend P. W. Mec-
Dowell Esq., of Mackeyville, gets to town, but
when he does, as was the case on Tuesday, he
never fails to rejoice the heart of the printer. If
our neighboring county of Clinton had more
Democrats of the stripe of Mr. McDowell, there
would he considerably less selling out of the
party and its candidates down there.
—Luther Hugbes will leave for Baltimore, Md.,
to-morrow morning, to keep hooks for his brother
Charles, who is in the coffee and tea business in
the Oriole city. Mr. Hughes and daughter Otalie
will accompany him for a short visit with Char-
ley, after which they will go, on to Cape May,
where the family have taken a cottage for. the
summer.
—W. E. Burchfield, of Philipsburg, was in town
between trains yesterday afternoon on his way to
Pine Grove to the reunion of the students of the
old Acndemy up there. Mr. Burchfield was one
of them and is well known here as this place was
his home during the time he served as recorder
of the county. He was accompanied by his
daughter, Miss. Mary, who will visit relatives
about Pine Grove for several weeks,
—John 8. Weller, Esq., former district attorney
of Bedford county and one of the most promising
young attorneys in the State, was in Bellefonte
on Monday and Wednesday on his way to and
from commencement at the College. Mr. Weller
is a graduate of the College and is as loyal to the
institution where he first began making political
speeches as he is to the Republican party in the
organization of which he'holds the whip-hand in
his native county. :
—A trio of distinguished gentlemen were in
town between trains on Wednesday. They vere
Cyrus T. Fox, editor ofthe Reading Eagle; W.
Van Reed, interested in one of the strongest
banks in that city, and Frank E. Baucher, travel-
Mag passenger agent of the Reading railroad com-
pany. They had been attending commencement
at State College and "were more than delighted
with the event. Mr. Fox is a trustee of the Col-
lege.
—Miss Mary McCord, of Lewistown, who for
twelve years had entire charge of the American
college in Panama and who is the head and gen-
eral director of the Women’s Missionary society
of central Pennsyivania, was in town, Wednesday,
attending the convention.: She came: direct from
New York, where she had been seeing some old
friends, who were here attending the commercial
congress lately in session in Philadelphia.
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{| ANOTHER NEW INDUSTRY FOR BELLE-
FONTE.—Bellefonte is to have a corn-cob
pipe manufactory and that pretty sogn.
The plant will be located in one of the
buildings at the car shops and will employ
from ten to fifteen men and boys. The ca-
pacity will be five thousand pipes per day,
{ which are to be made in about twenty va-
rieties.
Burgess Frank Naginey and druggist
Sydney Krumrine are the financial backers
of the enterprise and Mr.. Henry Ringbeck,
of Columbus, Ohio, a gentleman of many
years experience in the business, will su-
perintend the work. @tisexpected that the
| factory will be in full operation by July
1st.
The corn-cob pipe business is limited to
about a half dozen factories in the United
States and it is said to bh, ry profitable.
The cobs used for the nls of the
pipes must be at least 1} inches in diam-
will be brought from Missouri.
THE MATTERN REUNION.—The pro-
gram for the Mattern reunion, at’ Warriors-
mark, on Thursday, the 24th, has been per-
fected. The meeting will be called to-
gether by the chairman of the associations,
Rev. John A. Mattern, Newton Hamilton.
The music will be furnished by the War-
riorsmark band and an orchestra under the
leadership of Roy Mattern, of Milesburg.
L. W. Mattern, of Warriorsmark, will
make the address of welcome, which will
be responded to by John W. Mattern, of
Philipsburg. Bishop J. H. Vincent, of
the Methodist Episcopal church, will make
the address of the afternoon and other les-
ser lights will be there in plenty.
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HAPPILY MARRIED. —On Tuesday morn-
ing at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Constance C. Eckert,
at Snow Shoe Intersection, their daughter
Laura and John K. Sprankle, of Tyrone,
were united in marriage by . the Rev. D.
W. Hiney. The happy couple left on the
morning train for Danbury, Conn., where
they will spend their honeymoon. The
bride is a daughter of C. C. Eckert nN
foreman at the Intersection, and Mr.
Sprankle is a flagman on the Tyrone divis-
ion. Both are estimable Young people and
deserving of happiness.
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TRAINS FOR THE PICNIC AT PINE
GROVE T0-DAY.—On account of the re-
union of the students of the Pine Grove
Academy, at Pine Grove to-day, the Belle-
fonte Central railroad company will run
trains as follows :
Trains will leave Bellefonte for Pine
Grove Mills, as follows : 6:30, 9:30 and
10:30 a. m. ; 1:30 and 4:20 p. m.
Leave State College : 7:25, 10:15 and
11:35 a. m. 2:15 and 5:05 p. m.
Returning leave Pine Grove Mills for
Bellefonte and intermediate points : 7:40
and 10:30 a. m. ; ‘12:30 noon y 2:45, 5:40
and 10 p. m.
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NIGHT TRAIN FROM PINE GROVE
MiLLs.—In order that those who attend
the reunion of the old students of the Pine
Grove Academy, at Pine Grove Mills, to-
day, may have an opportunity of spend-
ing the entire day on the grounds, a special
train will leave that place for Bellefonte
termediate stations. :
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SPECIAL SERMON FOR THE GOLDEN
attend the Reformed church in a bedy, on
Sunday morning, to listen to a sermon for
them by Rev. Dr. R. L. Gerhart.
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—Stewart L. Woodford, of New York,
who has just heen nominated to the Span-
ish mission, will be remembered as the
address at The Pennsylvania State College
in 1890.
—A Lock Haven druggist is exhibiting
a rattlesnake skin six feet, six inches in
length, and this is not half as long as some
Lock Haven snake stories.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by Geo. W. Jackson & Co.
The following are the guotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress : >
Corn, shelled, per bush
Corn, ears, per bushel..
Oats, per bushel, old.
Oats, per bushel, new
Barley, per bushel........
Ground Plaster, per ton
Buckwheat, per bushel.
Cloverseed, per bushel..
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel...
Onions...... Lope
Eggs, per dozen
Lard, per pound...
Country Shoulders
Sides....
Hams...
Tallow, per pound
Butter, per pound
‘The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid strictly in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance, and $2.50 if not
paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued. until all arrearage is
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance.
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
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Quarter Column (5 inches)
alf Column (10 inches).
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Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional.
Transient advs.
r line, 3 insertion
Each additional insertion, per line 5 cts
Local notices, per line....... 20 cts
Business notices, per lin ..10 cts
Job Printing of every kin eatness
and dispatch. The Warcuman office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can be ‘executed
in the mostartistic manner and at the lowest rates.
Terms—Cash, a
All letters should be addressed to ‘
P. GRAY MEEK, Proprietor
eter and if they cannot be procured here -
at 10 o'clock at night, stopping at all in-
EAGLES. —Bellefonte castle, K. G. E., will *
gentleman who made the commencement °