Demormatic atc
Bellefonte, Pa., July 30, 1897.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Penns cave seems to be dropping out
of sight as a pleasure resort for Bellefonters.
Last Thursday Governor Hastings
approved the bill appropriating $14,000 to
the Cottage hospital in Philipsburg.
——Morton Smith has succeeded Will
Runkle in Zeller’s drug store. Will ex-
pects to enter a school of pharmacy, in
Philadelphia, in the fall.
The appropriation to The Pennsyl-
vania State College by the last Legislature
was $87,232.50. It was approved by the
Governor last Thursday.
George Taylor was appointed post-
master at Milesburg, on Saturday, vice
John Martin, removed. Martin’s term
would not have expired until next October.
-——VWilliamn Thomas, chief clerk at the
P. R. R. freight station in this place, is ill
at his home in Milesburg. He has heen
Iaid up for nearly two weeks with lum-
bago.
——Dr. M. Salm, whose family is sum-
mering at the Brockerhoff house, in this
place, entertained on Tuesday evening.
Quite a large party gathered in the parlors
of the hotel.
——The picnic of St. Johns Episcopal
Sunday school, that was to have been held
at Hunter's park, on Wednesday, was in-
definitely postponed owing to the in-
clement weather.
——The News is getting restless because
the corn-cob pipe factory has not ‘‘arrove,”’
as Billy W. would say. Withall the cool-
ness induced by a new crash suit our
mayor has assured us that the factory is
an assured thing that is being pushed right
along.
——Col. and Mrs. W. F. Reeder enter-
tained last Friday and Saturday evenings.
Friday evening it was a dancing party for
Miss Gilbert, of Harrishurg, who had been
visiting there for some time and went home
Saturday morning. On Saturday evening
Wallace’s friends, the younger set, were
there.
——The Pennsylvania State College foot
ball team will train at Hecla park the first
two weeks in September. The boys will
have use of the new country club house
there and in return will play a foot ball
game at the park during the season. It
will probably be the game with the Car-
lisle Indians.
—On Tuesday evening, August 3rd,
the regular meeting of the Prohibition
club of Bellefonte will be held. Rev. W.
Oscar Henderson, president of the Baptist
church at Martha, will be present to deliver
an address, which will doubtless be excel-
lent. The Prohibition quartette will sing.
The public is very cordially invited.
Just now when reports are so glow-
ing about the large peach crop in the fruit
belts of the East our own Dr. Hafer is mak-
ing no fuss about his, but he has one all
the same. For the seventh year in succes-
sion the peach trees on his Reynolds
property are fairly bending over and the
doctor takes a just pride in their won-
derful yield.
——Company B. 5th Reg, N. G. P., arrived
home, on Saturday night, after eight day’s
absence at the regular summer encamp-
ment. The boys were all in good health,
but report having had a very trying time
dodging rain, hail stones, and lightning. It
stormed every day but one, so that the
camp wasn’t just the pleasantest place in
the worid.
-—VFor the information of all old sol-
diers who intend going to the 31st nation-
al encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic, at Buffalo, N. Y., from August
23rd to 28th, we will publish a full copy
of the camp orders that have been sent out.
It will appear in next week’s issue and
should cover all the questions you might
be seeking answers for.
——A sneak thief entered the room of
landlord Musser of the Musser house, in
Millheim, last Saturday evening, and took
$26 from a trunk in the proprietor’s room.
The theft was made before dark, while the
people were at supper. Miss Lodie Mus-
ser was in an adjoining room and heard the
noise, but the thief fled over out-house
roofs before anyone responded to her call of
alarm.
Monday morning a party of Belle-
fonte *‘Gyps’’ started off for three weeks
of roving life. They were Will Larimer,
Dr. I. M. Bush, Lou Bullock, George
Beezer, Ferd Beezer and Mart Garman, all
horsemen of this place. The expedition is
for pleasure first and horse and wagon
dealing as a side issue. They left in true
gypsy style, but bad everything needful
for the comfort of the party. Their route
is Philipsburg, Clearfield, Du Bois, Punx-
sutawney, Johnstown, Altoona, Tyrone
and home.
Little May Sechler, who was taken
to Philadelphia to be operated on for ap-
pendicitis, on Monday night, is the child
who wrote the noble letter to Santa Claus
that was found in the Christmas hox at the
Globe, last December, and published in the
Christmas edition of the WATCHMAN.
Those who recall the sweet, self sacrificing
sentiments expressed in her little note will
pray that May be given strength to sur-
vive the operation and return to grow into
womanhood, still gnided and sustained by
such noble sentiments.
IrA C. MiTcHELL Esq., 1s DEAD. — Ira
‘C. Mitchell Esq., at one time brilliant as a
lawyer, astute as a politician and success-
ful as an evangelist died at his home, on
north Spring street, about sunset on Sun-
day.
A rugged, physically strong man he had
grip. It was right in the heat of the great
presidential campaign in which he broke
down and returned to his home, from
Clarence, thoroughly exhausted. He was
never well afterwards apd his death was
the result of the gradual decline that seem-
ed to be stealing his remarkable vitality
away, day by day, ever afterwards.
He battled against the inevitable as well
few weeks ago, his physicians realized that
there was no hope for him.
Services were held at his late home at
noon, on Tuesday, and the remains were
taken to Howard for burial 1n the cemetery
so near the place of his birth. Dr. Laurie,
of the Presbyterian church, officiated and
bereaved were made by Nathaniel Atwood
Esq., of Girard, Pa., an old school-mate,
and Rev. M. S. Blair, the Disciple minister
at Eagleville. The pall bearers here were
Clement Dale, Ellis L. Orvis, L. A.
Schaeffer, D. F. Fortney, M. I. Gardner and
John Kline. -
At Howard the body was met by a large
concourse of friends of the deceased’s hoy-
hood days and it was conveyed to the
Woodward cemetery for burial. There
Rev. Blair offered a simple prayer and the
service was ended. The pall bearers were
B. Weber, A. W. Gardner, Ira C. Leathers,
Abe Weber, H. A. Moore, William Heber-
ling and W. R. Gardner.
The following sketch of Mr. Mitchell’s
life was written by his school-mate and
life long friend, N. L. Atwcod.
Ira C. Michell was born at Howard, Pa.,
April 16th, 1833. His ancestors on his fath-
er’s side were of Scotch-Irish blood and
moved from Cumberland county, Pa., in the
carly part of this century to Belmont county,
Ohio. The family were devout Methodists.
His grandfather, on his mother’s side, was
James Packer. His maternal grandmother
was Charity, daughter of Hezekiah Bye, who
was an emigrant from Half Moon township,
in this county, to a point near New Lisbon,
Ohio. About the same time his father’s an-
cestors went to Belmont county. Both the
Packers and the Byes were of the Quaker
persuasion. His grandfather Packer owned
and occupied the farm opposite Howard,
which is still owned by . his decendants and
on which the Hon. John A. Woodward now
lives. Here was born then Hezekiah Bye,
William Fisher, John Pettie and Sarah Bye
Packer. William F. was the last Governor
of this State before the war of the rebellion.
About the year 1820 began the religious
movement known as the Disciples of Christ
in the southwestern counties of this State,
Among the leading actors in which were
Thomas Campbell and his son Alexandria,
Nathan J. Mitchell, the father of the subject
of this sketch, and his two brothers, James
and David, were among the pioneer preach-
ers in this movement. On the 12th of Jan-
uary, 1832, Nathan J. Mitchell was married
to Sarah Bye Packer and shortly afterwards
settled in the Bald Eagle valley, where he
continued to reside till the close of his life in
the year 1886. He was a devoted and earn-
est minister of the gospel and his wife was a
helpmate for him. In about 75 years the re-
ligious body with which he was connected
had grown from a small congregation in
Washington county, Pa., to be the fifth in
the number of its communicants of the prot-
estant denominations in the United States.
Ira C. Mitchell, after finishing a course of
reading with his uncle and a life long friend
of N. L. Atwood, of Lock Haven, he com-
menced to practice law in Bellefonte about
the year 1853. His eminent abilities and
pleasing manner and address brought him
rapidly into favor, and his prospects were
bright for a large and lucrative practice.
He, however, preferred the profession of his
father. And after a very few years aban-
doned the practice of the law and devoted
his life to the ministry of the gospel.
His intimate knowledge of the scriptures
eminently fitted him for the work. The
government of the church was congrega-
tional. His eloquence and ability soon
brought him into prominence, and he la-
bored with great zeal and earnestness in Illi-
nois, Iowa, Ohio, Penna., Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, Alabama and Prince Edward Island.
As a speaker and a writer in this cause there
are few who stood higher in the estimation of
the church,
Mr. Mitchell was married three times.
His first wife was Melissa Edgar, of Ken-
tucky. One son, Edgar, of Lancaster, Pa,,
survives this marriage. His second wife was
Sophia Elliot, of Bradford, Pa., by whom he
had one child, Nathan J., now residing in
New York city. The third marriage was to
Mrs. Mary A. McKibben, of Lock Haven,
whose maiden name was Darragh. Three
children survive this marriage : Charity A.,
John P. and James A. His step-daughter,
Miss Lizzie McKibben, also made her home
with him.
As a speaker he commanded the undivided
attention of all hearers by his easy and fluent
diction and the clearness of his ideas and his
pleasant manner of expressing them. His
voice was full and rich, his gestures perfectly
easy and natural and he was never known to
make the slightest effort at oratorical dis-
play.
The last two years of his life were passed in
Bellefonte. His earthly remains were dispos-
ited in the family cemetery on the old home-
stead farm at Howard, where rest the re-
mains of his grandfather and grandmother
Packer, his father and mother and other rel-
atives of the family who have gone on before,
His most estimable companion, and other
members of his own family who survive him,
profit by the instruction of the kind and af-
fectionate husband and father and endure,
with christian fortitude and submission to
the divine will, the heavy affliction that has
fallen upon them. They have the warmest
and most sincere sympathy of the community.
The Centre county bar association attended the
funeral and escorted the body to the train, and a
as one of his years could possibly bave
done, but when gastric fever developed, a |
addresses full of warm consolation to the |
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committee of ten of the members accompanied
the remains to Howard.
The bar association held a meeting on Monday
to take action in regard to the death of Mr.
Mitchell. On motion H. Y. Stitzer, Esq., was
chosen chairman, and J. C. Harper, Esq.
On motion of W. C. Heinle, Esq., a
committee of five was appointed to draft resolu-
| tions and report at the next term of court, the
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never known a day’s confinement prior to |
last fall, when he suffered an attack of |
president of this meeting to act as chairman of
said committee. The following are the members
of the committee: H. Y. Stitzer, Hon. A. O.
Farst, Wm. C. Heinle, W. F. Reeder and E. L.
Orvis. of
On motion of A. A. Dale, Ezq., it was agreed
that the bar attend the funeral in a body and es-
cort the remains to the depot. On motion of E.
L. Orvis, Esq., it was agreed that ten members of
the bar attend the funeral cortege to Howard,
whereupon the chair appointed the following
committee: W. E. Gray, W. C. Heinle, 8S. D.
Ray, W. J. Singer, W. H. H. Walker, John Kline,
Harry Keller, J. C. Harper, H. Y. Stitzer and N.
B. Spangler.
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DEATH LOVE’S A SHINING MARK .—The
sad death of Dr. S. E. Noll, which was an-
nounced in this place Wednesday affer-
noon, was quite as much of a shock as this
community has experienced for some time. |
Young, robust and meeting with success in
his profession he failed to give serious con-
sideration to his own condition, his health
having been impaired ever since an attack
of jaundice about eight weeks ago. Am-
bitious for the Lonorable place he would
undoubtedly have gained among physicians
of this section ke was untiring in his work
and exhaustive in his study, but of what
avail, for in the devotion to it he lost his
own life. ®
Dr. Noll became ill about eight weeks
ago, but it seemed not of a serious nature
and he was loath to give up his growing
practice long enough to eradicate it.
Keeping at his work he failed to improve
and the latter part of last week his condi-
tion became really alarming. It was at
once decided to remove him to the Medico-
Chirurgical hospital, in Philadelphia, and
his brother Abner accompanied him to that
institution on last Monday. When they
left here the doctor thought he was suffer-
ing with enlargement of the liver and when
he reached the hospital the physicians there
thought he had catarrhal clogging of that
organ, but the doubt remained only for a
day and a half when the doctor died and
it was found that an abscess that had
formed in the cavity between the liver and
stomach had broken and the hemorrhages
that followed caused his death.
The remains were brought here, yester-
day morning, and taken to his mother’s
home, at Pleasant Gap, where services will
be held to-morrow at 9:30. Rev. Dr. R. L.
Gerhart, of the Reformed church, will offi-
ciate and interment will be made at Zion.
Dr. S. E. Noll was born at Pleasant Gap,
August 18th, 1868. He was the fifth son
of the late W. H. Noll, Esq., who died
May 28th, 1895. His early life was spent
about his home at the Gap, and being of
studious habits he went through the com-
mon schools and was sent to the Lock Ha-
ven Normal school. After a course there
he entered The Pennsylvania State College,
but left that institution at the end of his
second year to study medicine at the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania. After two years
there he entered Medico-Chirurgical col-
lege, being graduated from that institu-
tion in May, 1895. Immediately upon his
graduation, in recognition of his high
standing, he was appointed on the resident
hospital corps, at which duty he served for
a year.
He located in this place last fall and met
with marked success for a young practi-
tioner. His quiet, unobtrusive, easy
manner, coupled with his undoubted pro-
fessional skill made him friends among all
classes and an exceptional career seemed
before him. His death is an extremcly
sad one for he had just attained the posi-
tion he had given his young life to hold.
To the mother, brothers and sister the
sincere sympathy of those in this place,
whose short acquaintance with the young
physician will ever be a sweet memory, is
sadly extended. He was a son and brother
of whom they might all have been proud.
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Mgrs. GEORGE W. BOUSE DEAD.—Mrs.
Virginia Miles Bouse, relict of the late
Geo. W. Bouse, a well-known Methodist
preacher in this section, died at the home
of her son, Wm. A. Bouse, in Tyrone,
early last Saturday morning. She had
just returned from a visit to her son, Dr.
John A. Bouse, of Chambersburg, the
Tuesday previous to her death.
Virginia Miles Bouse was born at New-
market, Virginia, July 14th, 1832. Her
age was 65 years and 10 days. In 1851
she was united in marriage to Rev. George
W. Bouse, who was then stationed at
Springfield, Virginia, in the Baltimore
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. They successively lived at Westen-
port, Md., Cumberland, Md., Bedford,
Cassville, Shirleysburg, Newport, Port
Royal, Gettysburg, New Bloomfield, Three
Springs, West Clearficld, Penn’s valley,
Half-moon, Green village, Warriors-mark,
and from 1887 to 1891 at Milesburg. In
1892 Rev. Mr. Bouse was appointed to the
pastorate at Woodland, and it was in the
midst of his active labors there that he was
stricken, July 21st, 1892. Mrs. Bouse,
after her husband’s death, made her home
with her sons in Tyrone. She is survived
by four sons : Dr. John A. Bouse, of
Chambersburg ; William A., George M.
and Harry Izer, of Tyrone.
The funeral services were held at the
First Methodist church, Tyrone, at 3
o'clock Monday afternoon. They were
conducted by Rev. Horace Lincoln Jacobs,
assisted by Rev. D. 8. Monroe D. D.,
Rev. B. B. Hamlin D. D., Rev. W. W.
Evans D. D., Rev. R. H. Gilbert and other
ministers of this conference. Interment
was made in the Tyrone cemetery.
Mes. UNDERWOOD DIES SUDDENLY.—
Though she had been ill a long time, the
dregs of an attack of grip contracted last
January having caused her almost con-
tinued suffering, the sudden dissolution of
Mrs. Z. Underwood, early Friday morning,
was in the nature of a surprise to her many
friends in this place. She had retired the
evening before, apparently no worse than
she had been for some time, and just a few
moments before she expired she wakened
her husband with the startling information
that she thought she was dying. He tried
to reassure her, but started at once to
arouse his two eldest children. When he
returned to her room he found that her
thought had been only too true. She was
dead.
Deceased was nearly 38 years old and was
born in Milroy, Pa. She was a daughter
of Daniel Miller, of that place. She
leaves seven children to mourn their loss.
They are: Jesse Miller, Maggie Bell,
Robert Bruce, Wallace Blaine, William
Charles, Frank C., and Martha Blanche.
The funeral took place Sunday after-
noon at 4 o’clock, from her late residence,
on Howard street. Rev. E. E. Hoshour
conducted the services. Interment was
made in the Union cemetery.
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GEORGE TRAISTER’S DEATH. — George
Traister, born at Hollidaysburg, Nov. 30th,
1827, died last Friday afternoon, at Ty-
rone. He was a forgeman by occupation
and moved to Howard, this county, in
1879, and remained there for ten years,
moving back to Tyrone.
Deceased is survived by six children
among whom are Mrs. Ida Bechtel, of
Blanchard, and Robert Traister, of How-
ard. Mr. Traister wasa veteran of the
late war and was attached to Co. A. first
regiment eight artillery.
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——Elizabeth, the dear little daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. George Glenn, died at her
parents home, in Gettysburg, on last Friday
night of membranous croup. She was
three years old and a bright, healthy child.
The other daughter, Sarah, was not well at
the time and on Monday she took diph-
theria. For two days she was very sick
but yesterday's letter reported her better.
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——Edgar Roy Mongan, the 1 year old
son of Dennis Mongan, of Valentine’s iron
works, died on Monday morning after a
short illness with convulsions. The little
one was buried on Tuesday afternoon.
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——Mirs. Abraham Ulrich died at her
home, at Ingleby, on last Thursday, July
22nd. Deceased was 64 years old and her
remains were interred in the Lutheran
cemetery at Aaronsburg.
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——Charles, the three year old son of
Thomas Spicer, of Coleville, died on Tues-
day evening with membraneous croup. It
had been ill about three weeks.
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CLINTON COUNTY’S GAS AND OIL
HoPES BLASTED.—Last Saturday and Sun-
day saw the final flickering out of the lit-
tle spark of hope that still encouraged the
investors in the Gallagher township, Clin-
ton county, oil and gas company stock.
The company’s test well had been driven
3,085 feet into the bowels of the earth and
no less than five sands were found, all of
them bearing encouraging traces of oil and
gas.
. Thinking that if there was anything
there such favorable sands ought to pro-
duce it, the directors decided to shoot the
well and it was done. The first ‘‘shot’’
was made on the fourth sand, at a depth of
3,100 feet ; the second was made on the sec-
ond sand at a depth of 1,715 feet and the
third shot was made on the first sand at a
depth of 1,007 feet. None of them produced
any result that was even encouraging.
The gentlemen who were interested
have not decided whether they will carry
their prospecting further or not.
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STORE BURNED AT POTTER’S MILLS.—
Early last Saturday morning the general
store of P. T. Long, at Potter’s Mills, was
totally destroyed by fire. The building was
a store and dwelling combined, Mr. Long
and his sister having occupied apartments
on the second floor. When they were
aroused the flames had gamed such head-
way below them that their only means of
escape was through a window and barely
in time to save them from burning were
they taken out on a ladder.
It is supposed that tramps set the store
afire, after robbing it, for several were seen
loitering about there the evening before.
The building was owned by Mrs. Kate M.
Carson and was insured for $500. Mr.
Long’s stock was valued at $2,500 and was
fully insured. :
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A SERIES OF ROBBERIES ALONG THE
BALD EAGLE.—During the past week many
of the stations along the Bald Eagle valley
rail-road have been burglarized. The
work was begun at Port Matilda first, where
nothing more than some old clothes were
secured. Julian was the next station vis-
ited, but nothing of value was procured
there either, Curtins Works was burglariz-
ed for the fifth time but nothing rewarded
the trouble of breaking into the building.
On Tuesday night both the Beech Creek
and P. R. R. stations, at Mill Hall, were
entered. At the former place a few shirts
were taken and at the latter a few plugs of
tobacco but no money. All the freight
parcels were broken and examined.
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Main street in Lock Haven was torn
up from Jay to Mill, on Monday morning,
and a large force of men is now engaged in
getting it ready for paving. The street
will be paved with brick.
——Eight children in the family of Thos.
Bechdol, of near Jacksonville, are ill with
diphtheria.
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——A. P. Way,lessee of the Curwens-
ville opera house, has taken the Philips-
burg opera house for the season of 1897-98.
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——There will he no services in the
Lutheran church in this place, on Sunday,
August 1st, owing to the absence of Rev.
Hoshour from town.
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——Ambrose Thomas, of Mill Hall, and
Miss Bessie Hughes, of Mackeyville, were
married at the residence of John Elder, in
Mill Hall, last Friday evening.
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Of the Fifth regiment privates R. E.
Craig, Joseph G. King, company F, Indi-
ana ; Thomas F. Stratford, company C,
Hollidaysburg ; and David T. Peer, com-
pany H, Johnstown, were discharged from
the service for conduct unbecoming soldiers
and gentlemen and disobedience of orders
during the recent encampment at Conneaut
Lake.
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The Fisher, Guthrie & Walters ten
cent circus stranded in Tyrone last week
and many members of the show took
freight trains home. ~ Among them was
James Whitehead, the property man. He
tried to jump a freight train and, missing
his footing, was thrown under the wheels.
His foot was so badly crushed that it was
amputated.
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A party of gentlemen who are in-
terested in the Millheim telephone com-
pany were in Bellefonte, on Saturday,
soliciting enough subscribers to warrant
them in extending their service to this
place. Their system is said to be very
efficient and reaches Millheim, Rebersburg,
Madisonburg, Coburn, Aaronsburg and
Penn Hall, points nct reached by the Bell
company.
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——The two tramps who were arrested
at Jersey Shore, last week, suspected of hav-
ing been implicated in the robbery of the
toll'house between Lock Haven and Mill
Hall, a full account of which was in last
week’s issue of this paper, have been held
for court. When masked and made to ap-
pear like they did the night the Smiths
were bound and gagged both Mr. and Mrs.
Smith identified them. The men gave
their names as Timothy McCullough and
Charles Lockman.
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——Hon. J. N. Casanova, of Philipsburg,
has disposed of his stock in the Philips-
burg water company to Messrs. George W.
McGaffey, O. Perry Jones, Wm. P. Duncan
and William F. Irwin, who now have a con-
trolling interest in the company and have
reorganized by electing Mr. McGaffey, pres-
ident, and O. Perry Jones, secretary and
treasurer. The company’s service will be
extended to near-by mining towns and
this change will probably do away with
the proposed new competing company.
News Purely Personal.
—Mr. Charles K. McDermott, ot Charleston,
West Virginia, is visiting his relatives in this
place.
—Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Ward and their two boys
are going to Atlantic City, Saturday, for a ten day’s
splurge.
—The Misses Helen and Jeanette Henkle, of
Philadelphia, are guests at the home of Col. W.
F. Reeder, corner Allegheny and Curtin streets,
—Robert Morris left, Monday, for Maysville, on
Lake Chautaqua, to join a house party his aunt is
entertaining at her summer home at that pleasant
resort.
—DMr. D. C. Carig, of Madisonburg, was in town
on Wednesday. He is one of Penns-valley's
bright young school masters and will teach at
Millheim next season.
—Dr. W. A. Stevens, his son and professor
Whiting, of Dickinson College, came home from
the Bear Meadows last evening, where they were
enjoying an outing and doing a little investigat-
ing in geology and botany.
—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Montgomery and their
son Hassall have gone to Cape May where they
expect to spend the month of August at the Stock-
ton with Mrs. Montgomery's father and sister,
Mr. and Miss Hassall,
—Mrs. Mary. D. Nolan has moved from Philadel-
phia, where she has made her home since leaving
Snow Shoe, to Chicago where her son-in-law, Levy
Johnson, is in business. Her mother, Mrs. David-
son, has gone with her as her other children are
both out West.
—Sol Poorman, of Zion, was in town, Monday
morning, with his coat off. Not because he was
looking for a fight, but because he was
busy and Sol. is one of the hustling farmers down
in Nittany who has just threshed part of his
grain crop and was very much pleased because it
turned out about a bushel for every fifteen sheaves.
—Mrs. Daniel Rhoads has gone to Chautauqua
for her annual visit, to stay until the 1st of Sep-
tember. Chautauqua is the ideal summer resort
and one has but to go there to be de-
lighted with the attractions and impressed with
the immensity of the “cottage by the lake” idea,
or ideas, for it includes almost everything help-
fal to the symmetrical development of the average
individual.
—Mr. Peter Robb Jr., came up from his home
at Romola, on Tuesday morning, nothing daunt-
ed by the copious downpour of rain. He had
some business to attend to in this place and hav-
ing housed a fine crop of grain felt that he could
afford to take a day off. Mr. Robb reports that
the corn out in his section looks better than it
does in the Bald Eagle and is of the opinion that
he will have a pretty fair crop himself.
—Scared by the calamity that befell John Gar-
man, whose barn and crops were destroyed by
fire a few days ago and on which there was no in-
surance, our eld friend Robert McKnight came
down from Hunter's park, on Monday morning,
to put insurance on his. His crops are very
heavy this season and he takes a philosophical
view of it when he says that it costs him less to
pay insurance premiums than the trouble of rais-
ing money to rebuild would amount to.
—Mrs. Martha Schraeder Keller, wife of the
late D. 8. Keller, who was appointed factory in-
spector by Governor Hastings for the district of
Philadelphia, which is hounded by the rivers and
Market and Pine streets, left Monday to go over
the work with her predecessor, who is soou to be
married. Mrs. Keller's business ability is too
well known to need comment and we are glad the
Governor has selected a woman whose charming
personality can not help but eradicate auy preju-
dice there might he against a woman having a po-
litical office.
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A VALUABLE WATCH LosT AND RE-
COVERED.—The usual good nature that
beams out of every feature of J. M. Neu-
bauer’s countenance was chased away, early
last Thursday morning, and for once peo-
ple about the Brockerhoff house saw its
| proprietor looking worried.
While in the lavatory on the second floor
of the hotel he left his fine gold watch,
valued at $160, hanging on a hook and
went down stairs to look at the parade of
the colored Odd Fellows, who were on
their way to their picnic, that morning.
Presently he thought of the watch and
went back to look for it, but it was gone.
He hadn’t the remotest idea of what had
become of it, but notified the police at once
and a search was instituted, without result.
On Saturday morning the watch was re-
turned to him by mail.
it is apparent that it was either stolen,
the thief being afraid to keep the watch
after he had it, or else some one saw the
watch hanging in the lavatory and took it
just as a joke.
We
A SERIES OF DANCES.—Arrangements
have been completed for a series of
dances that are to be given in the ar-
mory here, beginning to-night and continu-
til three have been given. The other dates
being August 13th and 27th.
The patronesses will be Mrs. Geo. W.
Jackson, Mrs. A. C. Furst, Mrs. J. L.
Spangler, Mrs. W. F. Reeder, Mis. George
F. Harris, Mrs. L. T. Munson, Mrs. J.
Howard Lingle, Mis. George L. Potter,
Mrs. W. F. Reynolds, Mrs. Frank War-
field, Mrs. R. G. H. Hayes, Mrs. John M.
Dale, Mrs. Andrew Brockerhoff, Mrs. John
Lane, Mrs. T. A. Shoemaker, Mrs. J. I.
Montgomery and Mrs. John M. Bullock.
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CHANGES IN EXPRESSMEN. — Harry
Taylor, formerly driver of the Adams ex-
press company’s wagon in this place, will
quit the express messenger service on the
Bald Eagle valley rail-road run and come
back to this place to resume his old posi-
tion. George Willoughby, a Huntingdon
driver, will take Harry’s run and John
Dubbs has been transferred to Huntingdon,
where he will be the messenger.
In gaining John Dubbs as a resident
Huntingdon will have added a con-
scientious, courteous young man to her
citizenship.
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A Hor BALL CONTEST.—A red hot ball
game was played on the glass works mea-
dow, last Saturday afternoon, between the
glass workers and chain workers of this
place. It took ten innings to decide which
club was a winner and victory was finally
landed by the chain workers by the score
of 12 to 11.
The feature of the game was the pitch-
ing of Adamson, of the glass worker's
team. He struck out sixteen of the op-
posing batsmen. These clubs will play
another gain to-morrow afternoon on the
meadow.
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BELLEFONTE T6 THE OCEAN.—On Sat-
urday next the Atlantic City excursion
party will leave the station of the Central
R. R. of Pa., at the foot of Lamb street,
Bellefonte, at 7:20 a. m., sharp. For the
convenience of those desiring such ac-
commodations a Pullman buffet parlor car
will be attached to train at Williamsport.
Fare for the round trip $5.75 and tickets
good for return passage at any time within
ten days. Excursionists preferring to take
the 7:45 p. m. in place of the morning
train on that day can do so by making ap-
plication to ticket agents in advance.
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CHEAP EXCURSIONS to ATLANTIC
SEA-SIDE RESORTS.—The Pennsylvania
rail-road company has announced August
5th and 19th as the dates on which low
rate excursion tickets will be sold from
Bellefonte to Atlantic city, Cape May,
Ocean City, Avalon, Anglesea, Wildwood
or Holly Beach, N. J.
Tickets for any of the above points can
be bought for $5.75, via the Market street
wharf, or $5.85. via the Delaware river
bridge, and will be good for ten days.
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 30
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 30
Corn, ears, per bushel... 30
Oats, per bushel, old.. 20
Oats, per bushel, new 4] 20)
Barley, per bushel......... i 30
Ground Plaster, per ton 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel......cc.uccccvevvnenvennen... 25
Cloverseed, per bushel ..86 00 to $7 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel
Onions..c....c.oeeeians
Eggs, per dozen.
Lard, per pound....
Comtip ¥ houlders
Tallow, per pound.
Butter, per pound.
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid strietly 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-
ing by the quarter, halt year, or year, as follows :
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Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional.
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions.
Each additional insertion, per line
Local notices, per line..........
Business notices, per line....
Job Printing of every kind do: 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 most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
Terms—Cash.
All letters should be addressed to
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