Bemooraic Waldan
Bellefonte, Pa., June 25, 1897.
CorrEsPONDENTS,—No communications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer. n
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
—Hail-stones from Saturday’s great
storm, were to be seen lying on Tyrone
streets on Tuesday morning. Remarkable.
—ULock Haven mail hoxes are being
painted with aluminum paint and the let-
ters relieved by a bright coat of vermilion.
——The morning of the longest day in
the year, June 21st, distinguished itself hy
‘sporting a heavy white frost. Only early
risers saw it. :
Itinerant Italian musicians played
for several informal dances that Bellefonte
young folks gave during the fore part of
the week.
Sixteen coaches .full of people at-
tended the Williamsport Methodist picnic,
at Hecla park, on Tuesday. They had fine
weather and a good time. :
The corner stone for a new United
Livangelical church at Wolf's Store was
laid last Sunday. Rev.J. F. Dunlap, of
Lewisburg, delivered the sermon. :
Murs. R. L. Gerhart, of North Spring
street, has been’ in a Philadelphia hospital
for some time, where she has been under-
going an operation. It has heen successful.
——Fhe regular monthly sociable of the
Lutheran church was held at the large
country house of L. H. Wian, just east of
town, last evening. It was an enjoyable
time too.
——W. H. Parks, of this place, has a
badly lacerated hand as a result of having
had it caught in the machinery at the
washer at Valentine's ore mines Wednes-
day morning.
Harry Rothrock, eldest son of Mr.
David Rothrock, of Buffalo Run, was se-
lected for superintendent of the Millheim
schools, out of fourteen applicants. He
will receive $50 per month.
——The musical class at the convent of
the immaculate heart, in this place, gave a
recital, Tuesday afternoon, that reflected
considerable credit on the little ones who
performed, as well as upon their instructors.
— After this week Lock Haven will
have a regular ball-club. The Shamokin
«lub is to he transferred to that city and
‘will play out its league schedule from Lock
Haven. The ‘team is second in the race
now.
——Last evening, at 8 o'clock, James
Morrison and Mary Kane were married at
the home of Rev. D. L. Jones, on Spring
Street. After the ceremony a large recep-
tion was tendered them by the bride's
parents.
On Tuesday evening, June 29th,
the Bellefonte school hoard will meet to
elect teachers for next year. DD. F. Fort-
ney has been re-elected Drei of the
board, W. B. Rankin, secretary, and John
P. Harris, treasurer.
——Children’s day services will be held
in the Evangelical church, on Willow-bank
street, Sunday evening at 7:30. Every-
body is invited, as well as to the sermon for
little folks that Rev. Goodling will preach
“Fine Weather and the Return of Many an Old Stu-
at the morning service.
Mis. HH. C. Valentine, of Curtin |
street, and her little daughter, hoth of |
whom were so seriously ill recently, are |
getting along nicely now and unless some- |
thing unforseen happens they will be able |
to be about in a short time.
-——"The irrepressible small boy was at
the Pennsylvania station at day-light yes-
terday morning and hung about’ the place
until the arrival of the circus, which hap-
pened to be five hours later. There is
nothing to the kid's liking guite as fine as
seeing a circus train “first.” >
——James W. Storm died at his home,
in Tyrone, last Saturday morning, after a
long illness with kidney trouble. Deceas-
ed was 72 years old and in his days of ac-
tive life was one sof the most trusted em-
ployees of the Pennsylvania railroad com-
pany. He was the father of barber Wm,
Storm, of this place.
‘The Governor has approved the hill
to prevent wearing of a badge or button of
any labor or fraternal organization without
right to do so by membership under penalty
of $100 fine. The Governor has also signed
the bill to prohibit the adulteration or
coloring of milk and cream by the addition
of so called preservalines or coloring matter.
—Mailing clerk William Garman took
Wednesday off and wert down to Wm.
Rupert's, near Zion, on a cherry picking
. expedition. He returned singing the
praises of Rupert’s cherries and fo prove
hig assertions about their mammoth size
and prolific yield he brought a branch ovith
him, that was only a foot long, yet it was
litérally covered with large, juicy cherries.
Mr. Paul C. Gerhart, of this place,
has just accepted the position as instructor
on the mandolin and banjo at the Mercers- -
burg college, as well as director of the man-
~Vthe judge has never posed asa wag the
A Grand Reunion.
dent Made the Reunion of the Students of the
Pine Grove Academy a Notable Success—The Vil-
lage Thronged With Old Friends all Eager for a
Good Time.
‘Last Friday was truly a .gala day for
Pine Grove Mills and in the success of the
event that attracted so many people to the
quaint old village in. Ferguson township, |"
there was an individual triumph for her.
It was neither a national nor local fete-
day, yet Pine Grove was alive to the im-
portance of it as the reunion occasion of
the men and women who have attended
‘‘THE
SILVER GRAY.’
A banguet is spread in a grand forest clr,
And numberless
The June days are bright, and hearts true as
gold,
guests have heen bidden,
Are bounding from nooks so-long hidden ;
Their school-life is o'er, and Life's school's at its
noon,
Yet they come at the call of their Mother,
Leggs agile, mayhe,
A jubilee year, the
in a “Silver Gray” ¢lown
To meet and to greet one another.
forty-fifth in the tran,
Has dawned on this fair institution,
The dear classic halls and haunts stiliremain,
But where is the
To-day it is garner
The pride of life’
precious fruition ?
ed, from near and rom far
s every vocation—
“A Silver Gray” hand, each wearing : star
the old Academy that in years agone made
the name of that village one of the fore-
most among the many seats of learning in
Central Pennsylvania.
+ Iii addition to the reunidh that had call-
ed together men from all parts of the
United States it was the opening of a new |
park that the Bellefonte Central rail-road
company intends beautifying until it be- |
comes one of the most attractive pleasure |
resorts in the county. ~
Though the weather-man had been any-
thing but considerate of the feelings of tlie
hospitable people of Pine Grove up to the |
night before the eventful day, he was more |
propitious Friday morning and when the
sun had finally scattered the vapory mists
that hung along the foof of the Tusseys, as
though prone to stay there forever, nearly
two thousand ‘people had gathered on the
grounds.
Lines of carriages blockaded the roads,
train loads ‘arrived from Bellefonte and
intermediate points and it kept the Pine
Grove and Boalsburg bands husy getting
all escorted to the park to their martial
strains. The town was gay in holiday at-
fVon in service for home, church aad nation,
Far back in the Fi
Woke fathers and mothers to duty
“Onur sons and our
stand,
Quatt from learn
fties, a fairy’s lighy wand,
Yo
daughters must take a Ligh
ing’s clear fountan of beauty
Oper wide the rude gates and bid al come in”
Till rooms bare and small were o'aflowing ;
Then rose in the fo
rest this struetue so tine,
To keep steady pace with the graving.
The frail bargue
the helm,
was launched, wth a Ward at
.
Stering straight for the lighthouse in view :
As éaptain and pile
He landed his fa
Soon Camphell sue
ot, and oarsmen as well,
mous, brave crew.
ceeded, and wan himself fane
As the dignified man of the corps
While McKennon, the vouthful, the linguist in
name,
Was called early
When the boat ah
prevailed
to Heaven's Bright =hore.
nost” stranded a Thomas pre-
8 i
. . | . |
(Who now sleeps near his laborsof love,) |
[ He steered the wre
furled,
Till success seer
Scores of his pupils, ever chant thi sweet sghg— |
Mentor's
lime,”
The names of new
Are a Hughes an
“ony
tire and a monster flag flapped lazily on
the high wire that was stretched between |
the two churches. : !
To the oldest student who returned very?
little change was noticed about the place. |
Only the disappearance of many of the |
old families and the acquisition of |
a new personnel among the villa-
gers and the realization of the wildest
fancy of the early day Utopia—that Pine
Grove would have a rail-road some day.
Hospitality was ever a feature of Pe |
Grove citizenship. The very water they
drink, the very air they breath seems
ladened with it and every door in the
place stood wide open in welcome.
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION FORMED.
After the first look around, a meeting
was called for the purpose of effecting a
permanent organization. At 10:30 Wm.
H. Fry, chairman of the committee on
program, called the gathering to order and
Rev. Wm. Gemmill, of Allenwood, offered
an opening prayer. The election of officers
followed with this result : President,
General James A. Beaver ; vice presidents,
Hon. J. H. Osmer and Albert Hoy ;
Secretaries, (ieo. R. Meek and J. K.
Bottorf. After the election Fletcher Meek
led the old students-in ““Auld Larig Syne”’
and it was really worth going miles to hear
the zest with which they all joined in.
Gen. Beaver carried the bass for the whole
multitude and while he is usually foremost
in anything he undertakes this time he
was far enough behind to make a splendid
echo effect. In truth it sounded very
much as if the rocks of old Tussey were
reflecting the sounds that were being emit-
ted by the most distinguished of all the
students.
Then followed the! regular program as
already published in these columns.
D. F. Fortney Esq., of this place, de-
livered the address of welcome, which was
largely an historical resume of the institu-
tion, and former judge D. L. Krebs, of
Clearfigld, made the response. His was
generally conceded to have heen the
happiest address of the day and though
facetious manner in which he tumbled
off reminiscences of "the old place and the
old people kept the assemblage in a con-
tinual uproar.
Rev. Dr. Orr followed with greetings
from the old Shade Gap Academy and then
the meeting adjourned for dinner.
In gypsy style and with that air of in-
formality begotten of life-long friendship,
the crowd sat down to dinner and a merry
hour or so was spent. Nothing promotes
good fellowship more rapidly than good
eating and Pine Grove is one place where
that can always be had.
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
The afternoon meeting was called to
order at 2 o'clock and the committee on by-
laws, Rev. Gemmill, Miss Kate L. Moser
and J. K. Bottorf, reported ina way that
their work was straightway addpted. Then
officers for the ensuing year were elected as
follows : General Beaver, president 3 WY,
'H. Fry, vice president, and J. K. Bottorf,
secréfary and treasurer.
Executive committee, Hon. D. L. Krebs,
Clearfield ; Rev. Gemmill, Allenwood 3
B. J. Laporte, Philipsburg ; A. G. Archey,
Pine Grove Mills ; H. C. Campbell, Fair-
brook ; Miss Kate L. Moser, Altoona ; and
J. H. Miller, Tyrone. :
Finance committee, DD. F. Fortney,
Bellefonte ; D. W. Woodring, Bellefonte 5
D. L. Krebs, Clearfield ; Mrs. Alice C.
Duff, Spruce Creek, and D. G. Meek, Fair-
brook.
dolin and banjo clubs of that institut;on.
Mr. Gerhart is the oniy séi’of Dr. R. L.
Gerhart of this place and is a graduate of
Franklin and Marshall college. Of late he
has attained more or less prominence as a
mandolinist through several clever articles’
on the theory and practice of mandolin
music that have been published in reputa-
ble musical publications. Mr. Gerhart
made a success of the Imperial mandolin
and guitar club and we trust that he will
bave equal success as an instructor at Mer-
cershure. :
| Letters of ) regret were read from Dr.
| LC ati®non”
wit] sails all,un-
‘elk onward,
: o !
ned to smile fren above. |
at rest, his wrks werdeuh
leaders in passig along,
d a Rhone with Aiken iy line,
Nowawe revel once more in dear [brary Hal,
Hedy the voices
excel
With graceful ¢
that charmed u of yore,
and “Prescott” ach bound to
Suphronia’ veged in lore.
Many voices are hushed, faces faaway,
Aching hearts ti
i Yet a Legion rema
Who will mark e
The reveille is s
past,
“Alma Mate,
An ovation it
w
Gifted sons have
nown,
town
Reaped God's ble
‘fighting parso
After that meal
about the grave
and W. H. Mat
G. W. Fortney,
Gemmill spoke
byterian church
by Dr. Thomas,
D. F. Fortn®y
R. merited the
which trains w
other favors ace
At 10 o'clock
the benediction
good old people
in projecting th
ality they arou
resident ahout
opened.
the lower end
by the home of
through whose
man to school,
that location t
building, where
In 1855 a site
18x36, was com
| George W. Atherton, of State College ;
| Charley, Ramsey, of Hillshorough, I. ;
| D. M. Moser, Schulykill Haven.
Dr. Orr, of Philadelphia, spoke again of |
| the old shade Gap Academy and then Hon.
{J 11 Osmer, of Franklin, delivered the
| of the Academy and entitled
stock company
{zens of the con
{ building by Jo
The trustees
| president ; J.
i Archey, treasgr
{ Burchfield, G.&
wholly problemati
gratification of seeiifit grow from the start.
It flourished like
tree and in a sho
similar educationalistitutions-in the State.
The school was
1t refuse to hestilled,
ins, this band Silver Gray”
very duty fullled.
ounding, onrsweet dream is
rich feast rewy spread,
fis, from the first tthe ast,
As with speech, toast and muie were fed.
done nobly, gainsd fresh re-
And the humbler won laurelsto-day. i
While the planners, and friend of the dearjold |
rs3ings fromthe “Silver Gify.”
Chairman Beaver then introduced [the
V’ in the pason of Hev.
Gemmill, who talked pleasatly for a few
moments and gave way to a rio of mjnis-
ters, Revs. John Oliver, J. ). Goheenand
Isaac Krider. ‘Then it was tne for super.
the old stuents gathered
of lamented >rof. Thanas,
where ‘‘Nearer My God to Tee” was sung
tern, of Stomstown, Rev.
of Turbotvle, and Rev.
in eulogy { the Thomas
who had done so much for te institution.
A meeting was called late in the Pres-
and addrees were made
the only sm of the dead
principal, Revs. Mattern al Gemmill and |
Esq. Atthis meeting a
hearty vote of thanks wasiccorded W. H.
Fry for the careful arragements he had
made for the comfort of a
with which he had manapd the initiatory
reunion. The Pine Gros and Boalshurg
bands might hate been cluded, for they
contributed largely to th pleasure of the
crowd by dispensing plety of good music
and Sup’t F. H.
Su
Thomasof the B. C. R.
many mgratulations he
received for the expegious manner in
ere ran ver the road and
orded tl people.
Rev. Bttern pronounced
and theay was at an end.
A gladsome, glorious, bod old day with
at a lgd old place.
ete
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A BIT OF THE HISTORDF THE OLD ACAD
EM
= f
Phe men who wergargely instrumental
e schges which hore fruit
in the building of the'ine Grove Academy
were William Burchfill, Thomas F. Patton
and William Murray,Secing the necessity
for better educationgacilities in a ‘commu-
nity long known for j intelligence and mor-
sed sympathy of others
Pingirove and decided to
open a seat of higr learning than was
afforded by the comfn school system, Ac
cordingly they secu
B. C. Waxd, a grad
and in the spring ofs52 the Academy was
With the gcess of the institution
the services of Prof.
of Jefferson college,
he projectors had the
proverbial green bay
hile took rank with
held in what is called
of wn, down in the old
building that stood the site now occupied
Savel Martz. It has long
since.-been torn dowand the old academical
oak, that stood sentel like in front of it and
ragd foilage the clang of
the great bell callemany an embryo states-
hjdisappeared too. From
hethool was moved a few
doors east, to thdecond floor of the hotel
tipessions were held unti
the growing needif the scholars demanded
better accommodgns and the present build-
ing was erected, |
§
w purchased and onc year
later, in 1856, gywo story frame building,
ted. It was owned by a
the most influential’ citi-
nity. Daniel Musser did
| Mrs. D. J. Beale Philadelphia, and Rev. | Most of thecafnter work, assisted in the
| Mrs. D. J. Beale, a 7 ov, | ;
h Ward."
Thomas, secretary: John
; T.. F. Patton, William
Meck, George Ard, Henry
oration of the day. He was followed hy Krebs Sr., Jas. Mitchell, William Murray,
Miss Kate L. Moser, of Altoona, who read | Jacob Zimmer, George Dannley
{ an original poem, inscribed to the alumni |
, David
Krebs and AlgSample.
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Couded on page 4.
EA
A CENTRE COUNTY JAIL DELIVERY.
—It is indeed a wonder that there is any of
the wall of the Centre county jail left sinee
| Bill Hanna was able to make a hole in it
large enough to let ‘his ponderous person
through. Tuesday morning everyone was
talking and joking about the jail delivery
that had occurred the night before, and
while all realized that two very had
men had escaped the law’s clutches it did
seem a little ridiculous to know that in the
short space of one night two men had
made a hole in Centre county’s jail wall
almost large enough4e drive Barnum’s
band wagon through.
" Bill Hanna and George McCormick
were hoth in jail here awaiting trial for
having heen connected with the robbery
| of €harles McClelland’s tailor shop, on Al-
legheny street, on the night of May 18th.
McCormick was arrested in Williamsport a
few days after the robbery and was brought
to this place dressedfin a portion of “the
plunder he had helped carry away. Hanna
was known to have to, have heen implicat-
ed and he was arrested, but both of jthe
men aregone now and where, the authori-
ties would like to know.
They escaped some time during Monday
| night, but the first thing that was known
of it was, on Tuesday morning, when the
| turn-key went to give the prisoners their
| breakfast. Hanna and McCormick were
missed and a search revealed
| The two men had occupied fs in the sec-
| ond tier on the north side of the jail. Af-
| ter being locked in for the night McCormick
with a
he had made, and after putting
| picked the lock on his cell door,
| wooden key
la dummy in his own bed he slipped into |
| Hanna's cell. The mattress was propped
| against the cell door to deaden the sound
| then the two went to work, with a short
| iron bar, to dig out. The large stones
about the window facing were pried out
with evident ease and the men left them-
selves down into the jail yard wall, hy
means of knotted blankets. From there it
was an easy matter to climb to the top of
| the old shed that leans against the 20ft wall,
| thence to the top and drop to the outside.
| Just why there is any necessity for a twen-
| ty foot yard wall when that old shed makes
| it so easy to scale is more than most people
| will comprehend.
| Hanna and McCormick must have got-
ten out shortly before daylight, Tuesday
morning, and hid about town until Wed-
nesday evening, because they were seen
near Shiloh, at 7 o’clock that evening,
by former sheriff W. A. Ishler, who tele-
phoned to this place at once and officers
started after them.
has already done time in jail and in the
penitentiary, but little is known of Mec-
Cormick. The first known of him by our
police was when his arrest for the Me-
Clelland robbery brought him to their
notice. They answer to these descriptions :
Wm. Hanna—45 years old, hair slightly
gray, mixed with black, height 5 feet 8
inches, weight from 225 to 250 pounds.
He has a large stomach and chest ; gray
eyes. .
“George MecCormick—sandy mustache,
|
——ee.—
Mes. JoHN C. MILLER. —On last Sun-
day morning at the home of her brother,
James H. Potter, on Spring street, Ms.
Mrs. Mary Potter, wife of John C. Miller,
died of tuberculosis of the howels, after
weeks of suffering. Mrs. Miller had «been
more or less of a sufferer all winter and
several months ago she was taken to a pri-
vate hospital in Philadelphia in hope that
an operation would he beneficial. Through-
out the ordeal she was perfectly calm and
even when consciois that she could not re-
cover was patient and bright.
She was the eldest daughter of George I.
Potter, who in hisday was Centre county’s
most noted surgeon. Her mother, Thoma-
sine Harris, was a daughter of Jas. Harris,
one of the founders of the town and
through her she was related to most of
the oldest families of the place. Her
entire life, with the exception of the last
year, when her husband accepted the
superintendency of the Reynolds’ farms,
has been spent here, where she was born
August 19th, 1850. She was a gentle,
refined woman, devoted to her family,
and at her home, at Rock view, five miles
south-west of town, ‘entertained with gen-
erous and gracious hospitality. -
With her husband and little son, Charles
Potter, %o miss her greatly are her sisters
Lucy and Thomasine, and her brothers
James H., of this place, and George L. Pot-,
ter, of Fort Wayne,” Indiana. . She was
buried, Tuesday afternoon, from the Pres-
byterian church, of which she had been a
member since childhood. Dr. Laurie con-
ducted the services and the pall bearers
were John I. and George I.. Potter, Allen
and Robert Sommerville, Harry and Ed-
ward Hoy, Col. WF. Reynolds and John
Blanchard.
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— ete
THE MUSICAL FETE AT PINE GROVE, —
their escape. |
Both men are had characters. Hanna |
—’Squire H. H. Osman was appointed
postmasteggt Port Matilda on Monday.
>be 2
——Mzr. and Mrs. John D. Sourbeck, of
east Bishop street, entertained in honor of
their daughter, Miss Mary, on Tuesday
evening. \
——There will be a basket picnic in the
grove, near Scotia, on Saturday, July 3rd.
Revs. Ralph Illingsworth and R. W. Run-
Yon will be the speakers.
Bey
Rev. G. E. Adams, a well known re-
tired Reformed clergyman, died at his home,
in Reading, a few days ago, at the age of
seventy-five. At one time he served the
Aaronshurg charge in this county.
ee
The Lock Haven school hoard will
issue $8,000 worth of 4 per cent bonds to
cover floating indebtedness. All the old
teachers have been re-elected at the same
salaries they received last year.
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| Mes. HARRY JOHNSTON.—Death is sad
at all times but when its visitation carries
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away one so bright, one so pure and lov-
able as was Mrs. Harry Johnston there is
a sadness in it that is almost inconsolable.
She was the only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Walkey, of this place, and was
fairly idolized by her parents and brother
and honored and loved by “her voung hus-
{ band, with whom she had lived so happi-
| Iv at Altoona. :
Several weeks ago she came to her home
| here with the hope of finding relief from
| rheumatism with which she was suffering
| and-indeed seemed improved until it sud-
| denly affected her brain and caused her
| death, last Saturday morning. She was
| born, May 28th, 1869, and was married on
‘ September R5th, 1291, to Harry Johnston,
youngest son of John T. Johnston, of this
| place. The idealist could have hoped for
no truer life than theirs and the separation
is a sad blow to the young husband, who
is left alone in his grief.
Funeral services were held, on Tuesday
| afternoon, and were conducted by Rev. J.
| A. Moyer, pastor of the Reformed church
of Altoona, of which she had heen an ex-
emplary member. © He was assisted by
Rev. Eisenberg, of Centre Hall, and only
his own illness kept Rev. Miles O.
Noll, of Carlisle, her girlhood’s pas-
tor, from heing here. Exquisite flor-
al designs testified of the esteem in which
she was held and the awful sadness
of the service told of the gloom of the
bereaved.
News Purely Personal.
er .
—Miss Jennie Crittenden, of east Linn street,
has gone to Waterbury, Conn., to remain until
after Christmas.
| —Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Cota ard entertaining
Mrs. Cota's mother, Mrs, Joseph Stone, of New
Haven, Conn. She will visit them for several
weeks, :
—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Reynolds, of Lancas-
ter, with their two children and nurse, are visiting
at the:home of his brother, Col. W. F, R eynolds,
—Mrs. Claude Jones and her interesting boy
haby went hack to their home, in Tyrone, Tues-
day, after quite a pleasant visit to Mrs. Jones® old
home. Miss Armor, her sister, went with her.
—Dr. Raven, of Mifflintown, preached in the.
Presbytertay church, on Sunday, while he was the
guest of Mis. F. W. Crider, who entertained a
: : ¥ large party of Mittin county friends over Sunday.
sandy hair, blue eyes, very fair complexion; | B > : MeKnight and his #ite. 42 3
: : * ! —R rt Me nigh ane is wife, who now are
; St wel : 9) ; tober y li 2 7 Wan
Whenlast w eighed tipped the beam at 200 | living a comfortably retired life on their farm, near
| Fillmore, weut to Philadelphia, Tuesday, to visit
pounds. About 42 years of age, and is 5!
feet Thinches in height. |
their son and help spoil their grandson, Robert
“the 3rd, who isa fine, bright hoy.
i
| Be
—- Misses Rose Fox and Millie Smith, two o
llefonte's young teachers, started oft with the
Pennsylvania editoriai association excursion, on
Tuesday morning. They were representing the
Democrat and Reporter and will go with the party
to Bradford and Niagara Falls,
—Mrs. Isaac Mitchell, Misses Mary Thomas,
Caroline Orvis, Blanche Hayes and Mary Hen-
drickson, lett, Tuesday, for New York, from
whence they sailed; on Wednesday, for three
months sight seeing in Euvope. Joe Mitcehe
went with them to New York to see them safely
shipped.
—Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Graham, of Philipsburg,
were arrivals in town, Monday night, and so great
is “Jack's” popularity over here that, even though
he slipped in after dark, four bands were in front
of the hotel playing before he had HW break fast.
He left town, Tuesday evening, but Mrs. Graham
remained to visit friends for a few days. :
—M. J. Trone, a‘law &tudent in Orvis, Bower &
Orvis’ offices, is off on a little trip to Iaston,
where he will be best man at the wedding of a
college chum. From the appearance of his chin,
before he left, 20lbs. of stee!, rubber and leather,
put up irr the shape of a bicycle, was more than
enough for him a few dass ago. :
—(. Dorsey Hunter, a brother of Rob't. F.
Hunter, of this place, was an arrival in town,
from Gettysburg, yesterday morning, and will
spend part of his vacaticn at his old home up
-Buffalo Run. Almost since the time of his gradua-
tion from The Pennsylvania State College he has
been principal of the Grettysburg schools.
Mrs. D. H. Hastings, her two daughters, Helen
i and Sarah, and several maids, arrived in town,
Wednesday, and are now occupying their home,
on Allegheny street, where they, expect to spend
‘the greater part of the summer. The fine new
pavement that is being laid about the place is not
quite finished, but soon will ‘be the smoothest
walk in town.
—State chairman William B. Given, of the
notorious Boltocrats, spent Tuesday and Wed-
nesday in Bellefonte, calling on his friends in
this place. It was not a missionary tour that he
was on, for he knows what a barren field this
would be for his efforts, but he was simply out for
a short rest from the arduous duties of being a
good fellow and he had it.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brooks and Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Poorman came down from Tyrone, yes-
terday morning, to have a good time with their
fellow Masons, at Hecla. Harry whispered that
The musical fete given by the consolidated
Milesburg and Coleville bands, at Pine |
Grove park, on Tuesday, attracted about a |
thousand people to that resort. It was a
perfect day to spend in the woods and ,the |
natural beauty of the new park on the
| Bellefonte Central contributed to the
vere Rev. Daniel Moser, | Pleasure of those who were in attendance,
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and made things lively. The orchestra
piaved fine for dancing and so well did
{ those who went enjoy themselves that the |
| last train load never got away until mid-
night.
{ The picnic was quite profitable from a
financial standpoint. :
he was going to make his wife helieve that this
trip ought to he a good substitute for the usual
sea-shore outing, but this pointer will be very apt
to put Mrs. Brooks in training for him when the
time comes to suggest it. Heela park is a nice
place, and all that, hut the sea-<hore js nicer for a
week or ten anys,
—=Admm Wagner, the retired miller, who has
Just about as comfortable a time as any one could
desire, and he deserves it tho, dropped in for a
few moments chat yesterday morning, As it was
a little early our inquisitiveness got the Detter of
us and we asked him where he was going, “No
place, in particular,” was the reply, but about
an hour later we discovered him, high on a pile of
ties, watching the unloading ot the circus.
Though he hasn't been to one for twenty years |
he is just like the rest of us, on circus day, alittle
curions to see how it is all done,
I! lived in this
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WHERE To CELEBRATE THE FoURTH.—
Time has heen speeding around so rapidly
that it scarcely seems possible that another
Fourth of July is at hand and the patriotic
feilows who have a good time that day, if
on no other one during the year, are doubt-
less looking up schedules, train fares and
places where big times are to be had for the
taking. A peinter is all people in this
vicinity will need. The .Undines are
going to have a great time down at Hecla
park. As July Fourth falls on Sunday
they have determined to celebrate on Sat-
urday, the 3rd, and to that end the county
is being plastered with bills telling of what
great times the firemen will have down at
the park. Itisa pretty place in itself and
what, with the acres and acres of well kept
woods, the fine water for boating, & first-
class athletic field, good dancing and eat-
ing pavilions, more could be desired ? T
Undines are going to give you more, how-
ever. There will be championship hase-
ball, bicycle races, firscworks and every-
thing else to make i that there is
any other place on earth than Hecla park
earth than your-
he
or any other fellow on
self.
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COUNCIL IN SESSION. — At the regular
meeting of council, on Monday evening,
the following business was trapsacted :
The Street committee reported work in
various sections of the town and was in-
structed to make an estimate of the cost of
grading Linn street to Wilson and of fill-
ing up the latter street. Council ordered
this committee to repair Logan street and
to lay a new side-walk in front of the
Undine engine house. The Undine house
is to be painted also. *
The pavement in front of the Ad
express office and Sechler & (o's. store was
reported as a nuisance and the committee
instructed to have it fixed up if the owner
refused to do so. The street commissioner
ams
.reported having buried a dead cat; dog and
turkey without expense to the borough,
thus this labor-saving machinery is gradual-
ly taking all the work from the poor man
and now one of the profitable side jobs
of the high constable is gone,
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A BIRTHDAY PARTY. —The man v friends
and well-wishers of Mrs. Eliza White,
widow of the late Wm. White, of Mt."
Eagle, attempted a great surprise upon her |
in the way of a donation party Wednesday,
June 16th. In the latter feature it was no
mere attempt. Supplies came in abun-
dantly from all directions and the house was
soon stocked with provisions to last for
months and a jovial and genial company
assembled. Men were scarce, owing to
the busy time of year ; about four of the
sterner sex to about thirty ladies. It was,
truly a feast of reason and a flow “of soul.
The people remained all afternoon.
Messrs Masker and Heverly made a good
supply of ice cream and everyone enjoyed if
on the hot afternoon.
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CONTESTING FOR THE CENTURY'S $500
PRrIZE.-—Miss Mary Brockerhoff, Miss
Kate Shugert, Henry Quigley Esq.; Thos.
J. Mitchell, of Bellefonte, and Rush C.
Faris, of the Belleaire steel Co., are all en-
gaged in a friendly contest which arouses
much interest among their friends. They’
are all competing for the $300 prize offered
by the Century Magazine, of New York, for
the most ingenious set of answers to 150
questions dealing with art, science, history
{ and literature.
| It is to be hoped that the prize will come
to Bellefonte.
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JENNIE WOODRING MARRIED.—Many
Bellefonters will remember Jehnie Wood-
ring, daughter of John WwW, Woodring, who
place while conductor of the
P. R. R. construction train located here.
and will wish her happiness now that she
has heen married. . Last Thursday evening
she was married to John H. Sullivan, a
very estimable young man of Tyrone. The
wedding took place at the bride's home.”
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——Ground has been broken for a new
United Brethren church, corner Pine and
Tenth streets, in Philipsburg.
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Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by Geo. W. Jackson & Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress :
ed wheat... 75
Rye, per bus vee 30
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 30
Corn, ears, per bushel. 15
Oats, per bushel, old.. 20
Oats, per bushel, new 20
Barley, per bushel........ 30
Ground Plaster, per ton 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel. Sh 25
Cloverseed, per bushel.. 86 00 to 87 10
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Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechier & Co.
Potatoes per bushel we 20
Onions...
88S, per . 10
Lard, per pound. 6
Country Shoulders 6
Sides..... 6
Hams.... 10
Tallow, per pound. 3
Butter, per pound. Srreriie. 10
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