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Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 29, 1897.
CoRRESPONDENTS.—NoO communications pub-
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
Former recorder W. Galer Morrison
is confined to his home, on east Bishop
street, with an abscess on his hip.
W. E. Kessinger, of Hublersburg,
has been appointed game warden for the
preserve of the Nittany country club.
The State College sub-Freshman
foot-ball team will play the Academy
eleven on the glass works meadow to-
morrow afternoon.
Five holstein cows owned by county
commissioner M. F. Riddle got into his
orchard, on Saturday, and ate apples until
they foundered themselves.
——Shem Spigelmyer’s remarkable feat
of jumping into the air to avoid the shock
of striking the ground on a falling eleva-
tor is a convincing proof that it pays to get
‘up in the air’ sometimes.
Port Matilda castle K. G. E. has
been invited to meet with Tyrone castle,
No. 79, to-night, it being the occasion of a
fraternal visit by grand chief ¥. P. Hun-
sicker, of Allentown.
— — Mrs. Henry Fye. of Tyrone, had a
$15 cape stolen from her while waiting in
the P. R. R. station, in this place, Wednes-
day morning. She was on her way to
visit friends at State College.
—— Miss Catharine O'Leary, a daughter
of John O’Leary of this place, was married
to Saunuel B. Viall, of Nayatt Point, R. I.,
recently. She had gone on a visit to rela-
tives and while there met and married Mr.
Viall.
—A new 3125 fire alarm in the shape
of a three hell, high pressure, steam gong
has heen placed on the electric light sta-
tion in Tyrone to warn the people of that
place when fire threatens to destroy them.
It is 8 ft. in length and weighs 300 Ibs.
An 1% year old son of Samuel Glantz,
of Tylersville, fell from the roof of Frank
Stevenson’s new barn, in Nittany valley,
which he was helping to raise, and injured
his spine so that his legs are completely
paralyzed. He is a carpenter and
working on the building.
—— Mrs. Womelsdorff, wife of the Hon.
P. E. Womelsdorff, of Philipsburg, who
went to Philadelphia two weeks ago to be
operated on for a tmmerous growth on the
side, has returned to her home with the
sad knowledge that the most skilled sur-
geons can give herno relief. They deemed
it best not to operate.
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— The wonderful veriscope pictures of
the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight will be
shown at Garmans, Friday night, Novem-
ber 5th. This time the engagement is a
sure go and if you want to see the fight
just the same as ifjyon had been at Carson
City when it was pulled off here is the
chance,
The postmaster at Selinsgrove re-
cently received a letter from T. Mack,
postmarked at Camden, N.J., in which
he was informed that the writer had over-
heard some Millersburg, Pa., men planning
a series of systematic fires of stores, and
houses in Selinsgrove, Sunbury, Lewis-
town and Bellefonte. The plan was said
to have been for an old peddier from Mid-
dleburg to apply the torch.
Next Monday and Tuesday the sale
of the valuable Michael Grove farms in
College and Spring townships will be made.
The College township farm will be sold on
the afternoon of the first and the Spring
township farm will be sold on the after-
noon of the 2nd. Both sales will be made
on the premises and opportunities will he
furnished to purchase two of the finest
farms in the county. Particulars will be
found in another column of this issue.
—On Thursday evening of last week
Mr. Claude Cook, of this place, was walk-
ing along Green Ave., in Altoona, when he
fell into a street excavation. His umbrel-
la stuck in the loose mud and probably
saved him from serious hurt. As it was
he wounded his right shin and -lost a 510
ring from his finger. Mr. Cook notified the
mayor of the dangerous condition of the
street and expressed a determination to sue
for damages unless his loss was made goed.
When seen here, on Tuesday night, he de-
clined to talk about the accident,
The dance in the armory, last Tues-
day night, under the direction of the Con-
solidated band proved a pleasurable event
to those who attended.
The music was
good and quite a large party of dancers
were there to enjoy it. The concert by
the band, from eight until nine o'clock,
was par excelleace. Director Beerly handled
his musicians in a way that had the effect
of producing music of the highest quality.
The Consolidated is truly a band of which
any community should feel proud and we
sineevely trust that no disorganizing in-
fluences will be permitted to work their
way iute ic.
— Wil} eldest sou of R. A.
Kinsice editor of the Philipshure Ritwmni-
ROWS has married to Miss
Laura Downs, one of the successful school
teachers of that place. They
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the Standard paper company of Cincinnati,
Ohio. The marriage was celebrated
Washington D. C. about three months ago,
but it was not made public until last week.
Since the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Kinsloe
had resided in Chattanooga, Tenn., but will
now nove to Altoona. The bride is said
to he a pretty and accomplished woman,
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A FATAL HUNTING ACCIDENT.—Claude
Miller, eldest son of George C. Miller, of
Valentines’ iron works, killed himself, last
Saturday morning, by tripping and caus-
ing the premature explosion of his gun.
The accident occurred on what is known
as the ‘old Johnny Wagner farm,” just
above Spring creek, near Blair’s mine bank,
and was the first fatality of the hunting
season. Early that morning Claude started
out for pheasants with his uncle Ellsworth
Miller and George and Caleb, his small
brother and cousin. He carried an old
musket, while his uncle had a double bar-
relled shot gun. They reached acorn field
on the Wagner farm about ten o’clock that
morning and had scared up some birds;
the corn field being just at the edge of a
small strip of woods the little boys were
sent down into it to raise any game that
might be in cover. They had heen down
there but a short time when the report of a
gun was heard, followed by a shriek from
Claude, who was just at the edge of the
woods, in the corn field, and near to his
uncle Ellsworth. Both boys ran up and
found that Claude was lying face down-
ward on the ground, while his uncle was
standing near him.
There being no eye witness to the acci-
dent all that can be done is to take Ells-
worth’s testimony at the inquest, on Mon-
day morning. He stated that he was about
thirty feet ahead of Claude, when he heard
his gun crack and on looking around he
saw his nephew just in the act of falling to
the ground and calling : ‘My God, uncle
Ells, I’m shot.”” According to Ellsworth’s
statement the young man fell on his face
with his gun partly under him. When he
reached him he turned him over on his
side, but he never uttered another sound.
The entire load of the gun had entered the
body slightly to the left of the point of
the breast bone and had made a wound the |
size of a half dollar. The gun had been
loaded with No. 6 shot so that it must
have been very close when it was fired as
the wound was as if made with a single
ball with the exception of two shot holes
that were slightly below the large wound.
The shot went clear through the body and
lodged just under the skin in the back, |
having taken an upward course.
No one knows just how the accident oc-
curred but it was probably caused by
Claude’s carrying his gun ata trail. In
this position it might have gotten fastened
in a corn stalk and as he swung his
body around slightly to see what was
holding it the load was discharged
and the unfortunate hoy killed. This
theory would explain why he was
lying partly on his gun and how he could
have been shot as low as he was by a gun
the muzzle of which reached almost to his
chin.
‘When the others of the party realized
the frightful outcome of the accident Ells-
worth left the boys with the body until he
could go to the farm house, about 40 rods
helow. But before starting he says he
picked up his own gun and fired it lest the
boys might get a hold of it in his absence
and another fatality result. Doth barrels
were loaded but only one was discharged,
the other having missed fire after the ex-
plosion of the cap. Then he left them all
and ran to Mr. Joseph Rumberger’s, who
lives on the farm, to get help to get Claude
home. Mr. Rumberger’s buggy was ready
to start to town, so he just drove up to the
corner of the woods where he waited until
his son Chester, Tommy Shearer, his hired
boy, and Ellsworth carried the body down.
The two small boys followed with the
guns.
The body was placed in the bottom of
the buggy, with the legs extending back
under the seat, and little George Miller,
the dead hoy’s brother, got in heside Mr.
Rumberger and held the lifeless head to
keep it from striking the dash board.
Ellsworth and the other boy then started
off for home over the hill, with both guns
in their possession. They reached home
a few moments before the sorrowful load
in the buggy got there.
THE CORONER'S INQUEST.
Coroner Locke was notified at once and
went to the house where he impaneled a
jury of inquest. The jury was made up of
Samuel Shirk, Edward Osmer, M. I. Gard-
ner, Rev. Goodling, Edward Young and
James McCafferty. The body was exam-
ined and then the inquest adjourned until
Monday morning, when all of the persons
who had had any knowledge of the affair
were examined. The jury returned the
foilowing verdict :
We the jurors in the case of the death of
Claude Miller believe that he came to his
death by the discharge of the gun in his own
hands. according to the evidence before us.
C. II. GOODLING
SAMUEL SHIRK
E. G. OsMER
Ep Youna
M. I. GARDNER
JAMES McCAFFERTY.
A great many stories have been in cireu-
lation; some of them to the effect that
Ellsworth accidentally shot Claude. This
theory based on the assertion that
Ellsworth’s gun had been discharged while
Clande’s was loaded when it was taken
home. The clothing about the wound was
too badly blood soaked to show whether
the gan had been close eneugh to his body
for the powder to burn it. Mr, and Mrs,
Miller, parents of the dead hoy, and his
sisters all insist that the gun was loaded
when it was brought into the house, so
that they believe that Claude could not
have shot himself. To controvert this Mr.
Rumberger and the boys both swore that
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one that killed Claude and the one that
| Ellsworth fired out of his own gun to make
it harmless, so as Ellsworth’s gun had one
barrel loaded when it was found by the of-
ficers one of the reports that Mr. Rumber-
ger and the boys heard must necessarily
have heen that of Claude’s gun. Even if
Ellsworth had fired it off after the accident,
instead of his own, for all admit that he
did fire a shot, it could not possibly have
been loaded when it reached home, unless
he or little Caleb, who carried the guns,
had reloaded it on the way home, which is
hardly to be thought of.
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DEATH OF ADAM NEARHOOD.—Adam
Nearhood, of Centre Hall, who was record-
ed in these colums last week as being seri-
ously ill, died Sunday evening, at about
six o'clock after an illness of several weeks.
His funeral took place Wednesday morn-
ing and was conducted by the Masons, as-
sisted by the I. O. O. F., and G. A. R,, in
all of which orders the deceased had been
an active member for many years. The
ministers were Revs. S. H. Eisenberg and
F. F. Christine, of the Reformed and Pres-
byterian churches respectively.
Deceased was always regarded as a thor-
ough christian man and had been a mem-
‘ber of the Reformed church for many years.
He leaves a family of three children, all of
whom are married, and a widow who for a
long time has been in delicate health.
‘With the death of Adam Nearhood the
old soldier's column is reduced by one.
Within about one year Samuel Shannon
post of Centre Hall has lost six of its num-
ber by death, namely : James McClelathan,
Col. Andrew G. Gregg, Wm. W. Horner,
Philip Floray, Maj. Jerry Shreffler and
Adam Nearhood. Quite a reduction of the
brave and faithful.
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A CHILD'S LIFE CRUSHED OUT UNDER
AN ASH BARREL.—A three year old son
of Mrs. Lillie Krise Slick, who lives about
a mile north of Spring Mills, met with a
tragic death, shortly after 3 o’clock Wed-
nesday afternoon. Several of the children
were playing about the ash barrel in the
yard of their home when it was acciden-
tally overturned and before the little fellow
could realize his danger he was crushed to
the earth.
The screams of the children attracted his
mother to the frightful scene and as quick-
ly as possible the barrel was rolled off the
mangled little body, but life had been
crushed out.
The Slick family only moved to that
place from Johnstown a short time ago.
| Mis. Slick is a daughter of W. A. Krise, of
Centre Hall.
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DEATH OF A NONAGENARIAN. — One
| of Centre county’s oldest residents was
buried at Milesburg, on Tuesday, when the
| remains of Mrs. Hanna McKinley were
| placed in the tomb. She had died at the
| residence of her daughter, Mrs. Henry
| Greenawalt, in Osceola, on Friday, the
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22nd inst.
Mrs. McKinley was born in this county
October 3rd, 1803, and had lived in Miles-
burg most of her life. Her later years
were spent at the home of her daughter.
The surviving sons are James and Frank,
of Milesburg. Burial was made from the
home of the former.
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Owen Thomas, aged twenty-five
years, of near Waddle’s, died with typhoid
fever and rheumatism, on Tuesday even-
ing. He was a son of David Thomas and
unmarried. Burial was made yesterday
afternoon.
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—Andrew Paul, the two months old
son of A. L.. Sharer, of near Hannah Fur-
nace, died at the home of his parents, on
the 16th inst, of brain fever. Interment
was made in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
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——Mus. Gilham, the victim of the mur-
derous assault made hy her husband, at the
P. R. R. station, in Philipsburg, two
week's ago, is getting along nicely and will
recover.
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—A reunion of the Herring family
vas held at the old homestead, near Penn
Hall, last Thursday. The event was the
100th anniversary of the family’s residence
in this eounty. The deed for their home-
stead bears the signature of John Penn, son
of William Penn.
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——John Bower, of Julian, who was
sent to the Huntingdon reformatory nine-
teen months ago has heen paroled.
Judge Love signed his discharge on Tues-
day and if he behaves himself in the future
he will be as free as the air he breathes.
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—On Friday evening an east hound
coal train on the Bald Eagle valley railroad
was wrecked near Curtin station. An axle
breaking on a car about twenty-four cars
behind the engine is believed to have caus-
ed the wreck. Nine cars were piled up.
——Jeremiah Eskridge, of Bethel, Del.,
the venerable father of J. H. Eskridge,
telephone superintendent in Philipshurg
and a well known Democrat in the county,
died on the 19th inst., as a result of a gen-
eral break-down of his system.
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ROBERT MCKNIGHT IN A PRECARIOUS
CoxpITION.—The venerable Robert Me-
Knight, so well known in this place, is
seriously ill at his country home at Hun-
ter’s park. Ife is 79 years old and has
been in failing health for some time, though
old man pull through and get about once
more to spend his leisure moments in
pleasant chats with his tnmerous friends.
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WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER OF SHEEP,— A
freight train on the Central R. I. of Pa.,
made the wool fly, last Tuesday evening,
when the hig engine plowed into a flock of
{ Morton Brown’s sheep at the culver: near
| Mackeyville.
{ The engineer had sounded the whistle to
| frighten the sheep off the track, but instead
jo moving they just huddled together on
the rails and nine of them were killed.
it would not be surprise to see the sturdy |
| grooved into the wood. The sheriff w
curious to see to what extent the stick | is pleasing the Methodists of the Pleasant Gap
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CoRNELLY HAS BEEN REFUSED A NEW
TRIAL.—On Tuesday morning judge Love
handed down a ruling on the application
for a new trial for James Cornelly, conviet-
ed of attempting to burn the armory of
Co. B, in this place. It was not a surprise
to those who have been giving the matter
any attention that the petition was refused,
but the long delay in filing it led to the
belief that the judge would present a care-
ful and exhaustive resume of the testimony
produced at the argument on October 6th.
At that time the impression prevailed that
the petitioner’s attorneys had made an ex-
ceptionally strong claim to a new trial of
the case and that the points of law in-
volved would probably call forth a lengthy
opinion. The lapse of nearly three weeks
added to this conviction and encouraged
some to the belief that a new trial would
be granted. These hopeful ones evidently
didn’t have their ears to the ground, else
they would have heard the rumors that
judge Love had made up his mind long
before filing his ruling.
How authentic these rumors were and
whence they emanated no one seems to
know, yet the latest development seems to
bear them out in a way that leads to the
belief that someone, hesides the judge,
himself, knew what was to be done or took
it on themselves to imagine that they knew
and struck a correct premise.
The ruling is as follows :
This is a motion in arrest of judgment and
rule to show cause why a new trial should
not be granted. We have since the argu-
ment given careful consideration to the sev-
eral reasons for a new trial and examined
the depositions taken in relation thereto.
We have not been persuaded that we com-
mitted any error in our charge to the jury
or upon the trial, injurious to the defendant.
We do not deem it necessary therefore to
discuss in detail the several reasons assigned.
The fourth reason assigned as to the de-
fendant reading or refreshing his memory
from notes made while in jail ; and about
six weeks before the trial we think were
rightfully rejected. This memoranda was
made long after the hearing had upon habeas
corpus, and the defendant had the benefit of
the notes of testimony taken at said hearing
of the witnesses for the Commonwealth, to
aid him in making a memoranda, to meet the
testimony of the Commonwealth given at the
hearing; and in our opinion it would have
been an error to permit the defendant to
testify from the memorandaunder the cir-
cumstances.
Mr. Gillespie used memoranda, but when
the question was raised the court asked the
witness if they were made at the time mat-
ters they contained occurred, and he replied
they were, and no further question was
raised.
As to the eighth reason assigned that a
deep seated prejudice existed against the de-
fendant, we are not cognizant of it, but on
the contrary it was very apparent that there
was a very active, and apparently an or-
ganized effort to create a strong feeling in he-
half of the defendant, and engender prej-
udice against the Commonwealth and her
witnesses. After a careful consideration of
the whole case we are not convinced that the
defendant did not have a fair and impartial
trial, and think the evidence was sufficient
to warrant the verdict returned by the jury.
We therefore think the reasons for a new
trial are not sustained, and that the rule
should be discharged. And now, Oct. 26th,
1897, rule discharged and new trial refused.
By THE COURT.
THE CENTRE HALL WATER COMPANY LOSES.
At the same time the court filed a ruling
on the case of the Centre Hall Water com-
pany praying for an injunction restraining
the burgess and town-council of that hor-
ough from erecting a water works for the
use of the borough. The injunction was
dissolved by the court and work will be
continued on the building of the new plant
at Centre Hall, unless the old company
carries an appeal to the Supreme court and
gets astay. It is reported that an appeal
will be carried up.
THE FORMAL OPENING OF THE NIr-
TANY COUNTRY CLUB. — The members
of the Nittany rod and gun club are being
notified that the formal opening of the
club house and game preserve will he
made at the time of the first annual meet-
ing on Thursday, November 4th.
The notice that is being sent out states
that within the last two weeks 2,000 pairs
of quail have been turned loose on the
quail preserve, a tract of 10,000 acres.
The trout stream has been cleared for a
distance of eight miles with a path along
its entire course. Arrangements have been
made with J. Annin, Jr., of Caledonia, N.
Y., to put into the 62 fish dams constructed
on the stream 2,000 six inch trout and 5,-
000 three inch trout so that there will be
ample fishing next spring. The stocking
must be done this fall.
The present officers of the club are:
President, J. Henry Cochran, Williams-
port ; vice president, Charles H. Wilhelm,
of Reading ; secretary, Clarence Sprout, of
Williamsport ; treasurer, John P. Harris,
of Bellefonte ; executive committee, J.
Henry Cockran, Seth T. Foresman, of Wil-
liamsport ; Barton Pardee, of Lock Haven ;
John P. Harris, Andrew Brockerhoff and
Frank Wartield, of Bellefonte. The club
now has 78 members, located principally
in Bellefonte, Lock Haven, Williamsport
and Philadelphia.
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SHERIFF CRONISTER'S STRANGE FIND.
—While walking in the woods below Co-
burn, one day last week, sheriff W. M.
Cronigter was attracted by a stick that look-
ed like a cane lying on the ground.
idently been cut for that purpose by some
traveler who had afterwards
away.
The bark was dry and crumbled off in |
his hands, revealing the most curions and
remarkably symmetrical designs thas were
was marked and was surprised to find that
throughout its entire length it was grooved
in the same way ; so regular and artistic as
to look as if it had been done hy deft
hands.
It is evident that worms got under the
bark while the stick was lying on the
ground and worked away until all those
curious grooves were furrowed out.
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thrown it}
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HAPPILY MARRIED.—From the account
published in the Bethlehem Zimes the wed-
ding of Burns Henderson Crider, eldest son
of F. W. Crider, the well known lumber-
man of this place, and Irene Eugenia Van
Billiard, youngest daughter of Mrs. Emily
Van Billiard, of Bethlehem, was a novel
and pretty affair. The wedding took place
last Wednesday evening, in Bethlehem, at
the bride’s home, which had been elabo-
rately decorated by a florist with chrysan-
themums, cosmos, palms and asparagus
vines. Bishop Levering, of the Moravian
church, said the ceremony in the presence of
a number of guests and although both bride
and groom are entirely deaf they responded
audibly to the services. The bride wore a
traveling dress of green covert cloth and
carried white chrysanthemums. After a
supper and reception the young people de-
parted on a wedding trip from whence
they will return, to-day, in time for a re-
ception given in their honor by Mr. and
Mis. F. W. Crider, at their home, on Linn
street.
Mr. Crider has fitted up and furnished
the Tuten house, on Linn street, which he
recently purchased, for the young couple
and they will take possession of their new
home next week. They met while pupils
at the Pennsylvania institute for the deaf
at Mt. Airy, near Philadelphia, and it is said
that the bride]is quite accomplished. She can
converse readily with any one by watching
the motion of their lips. Burns has been em-
ployed at his father’s mill for the last year
and has proven himself an energetic and
persevering young man.
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REMARKABLE SELF POSSESSION IN TIME
OF DANGER.—The Nippenose News pub-
lishes the following account of the remark-
able presence of mind of one of Bellefonte’s
leading merchants. It scarcely seems pos-
sible that a man is capable of such self
possession as Mr. Shem Spigelmyer dis-
played, one day last week, when he was in
imminent danger of serious injury.
One day last week Shem Spigelmyer, of
Bellefonte, who was visiting his old partner,
W. E. Gheen, at Antes Fort, demonstrated
the proper mode of conduct for a man to pur-
sue while riding on a falling elevator.
Mr. Spigelmyer had gone up into the tower
of Gheen’s tobacco house with John Keller
to see him shift the elevator from weight to
steam power. When the weights are re-
moved the empty elevator is at balance.
Not thinking of this the visitor stood on
the clevator while Mr. Keller proceeded to
make the adjustment. The moment he re-
moved the weights the elevator shot like a
flash to the ground floor, a distance of over
thirty feet, with Mr. Spigelmyer standing
thereon.
Mr. Keller rushed down stairs expecting
to find either a dead or badly crippled man.
He was agreeably disappointed. Mr. Spigel-
myer stepped off the elevator as sound as he
had stepped on it.
His experience was remarkable. Two
thoughts rapidly suggested themselves. The
first was to grasp the rope, but this was re-
jected upon the reflection that it might jerk
his arms off. The next thought was to stoop
down and jump into the air just as the car
struck bottom. This he succeeded in doing.
He was in the air when the crash came and |
when he lit on his feet the shock was over.
Such wonderful presence of mind is seldom
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News Purely Personal.
—Muis. Prudence Haines, of Philipsburg, spent
Sunday with friends in her old home in this place,
—Mrs. Laura Mull, of Philipsburg, was an ar-
rival in town, on Monday, and isa guest at the
home of Mrs. J. Murray Andrews, on north Alle-
gheny street.
—W. C. Patterson, superintendent of the ex-
perimental farms at The Pennsylvania State Col-
lege, was in town for a short time on Wednes-
day morning.
—Mrs. Jesse Adams and her danghter, Minnie,
are up from Virginia visiting her sister Mrs,
Henry Bartley, of Willowbank street, and other
Centre county relatives.
—Mzrs. Will Cassidy has gone to Pittsburg to
visit her sister Mrs. Clara Nolan, nee Anderson,
and other relatives. From there she will go to |
Canton, Ohio, before returning home.
—DMrs, James Pierpoint, of Pittsburg, is in
town, the guest of Mrs. C. L. Calloway. She came
to attend the tuneral of the late George W. Juck-
son who was trustee of her father’s estate,
—Join Bartroff, father of the Peoples popular
course in this place, left for Clearfield, yesterday
afternoon, where he will assist the village im-
provement society of that place in establishing a
course.
—Murs. Anna Woodcock is going to spend the
winter in Philadelphia, where she will be near
her boys, one of whom is at the Medico Chirur- |
gical and the other at Princeton. She goes next |
week.
—Mr. O. J. Stover, of Eagleville, one ot the |
representative young men of Liberty township, |
spent Wednesday in Bellefonte attending to some
business of a legal nature. He is running a hotel
at Eagleville.
—Mr. Thos. Zeigler, of Rebersburg, was in |
town, on Wednesday, and dropped in for a mo-
ment to say “how-do-you-do™ and “good-bye” |
before we had time to realize that he had gone. |
He was on his way to catch the afternoon train |
for home and as the bell was ringing that is
what probably accounted for his haste. |
—Merritt S. Adams, of Miiesburg, was in town, !
on Wednesday, settling np the business of his
father’s estate, the late W. M. Adams. He is a
bright, go-ahead young man who will work his
way to some position of trust ere long. The man- |
ner in which he has handled his father’s estate is |
evidence of the integrity of his character.
—Murs. Joseph Woodward and her little son,
Joseph Larimer Woodward, who have been here |
for almost two years, left, yesterday noon, for their
home in Omaha, Neb. Mrs. W. T. Speer, Mrs.
Woodward's aunt, went with them as tar as Pitts-
burg, where she wiil visit her sister, Mrs. Ellen
Furey, and Will Speer, who is one of the book- |
keepers in Horne's big establishment.
—William Foster E-q., of State College, was in
Though
he is very close to the four score mark in years
the last decade seems to have touched him with
its gentlest finger and he gets around with a dis- |
pateh and enthusiasm seldom seen in men much |
While here he calied on his venerable
town on Tuesday as busy as couid be.
younger.
friend and hoy-hood’s companion John Wagner
Esq. of south Spring street, who i= ninety vears
—Rev, Go WL Mellnay, the young minister who
chs
with good sermons and his pleasant, |
friendly manner, gees into town frequently and is
ge
He is just now very much delighted with the
building of the new parsonage out there and is un-
ceasing in his praise of the good work of his
congregation, not only in cash subscriptions, but
in work and material. The carpentering was all
done as subscription and the workmanship is just
as fine as if the highest cash price had been paid
for it.
THE CLEARFIELD POOR FARM A GREAT
PRODUCER.—The crops that were raised
on the poor farm, in Clearfield county, this
year were really prolific and quite gratify-
ing to the tax-payers of that county. Since
the building of the county home the poor
tax has heen reduced about fifty per cent.,
while better comforts have been the lot of
the poor people.
The farm, this year, under the man-
agement of D. R. Woolridge, steward, has
produced 1,700 bushels of corn, 500 bushels
of potatoes, 10,000 heads of cabbage, 186
bushels of rye, a large amount of hay, sev-
eral hundred bushels of turnips and a vast
quantity of other farm and garden truck,
besides having the best stock of hogs and
cattle in the county. The stuff produced
will not be sold, but will go towards keep-
ing up the home and reducing the taxes
necessary for that purpose.
soe
—Dr. Lawrence M. Colfelt preached
to his old congregation in the Oxford Pres-
byterian chureh, in Philadelphia, last Sun-
day night. His reception was in the na-
ture of an ovation and after the service an
unanimous congregational call was made
to have him return to the church. In ad-
dition to the regular large salary Mrs.
Hamilton Disston offered the tempting in-
ducement of an extra eight or ten thousand
a year if he would accept. It was report-
ed that he had accepted but later informa-
tion is to the effect that he has not made
up his mind what to do. Sofar as his use-
fulness is concerned no greater field for his
labors could be secured than the one he is
working in at State College, where the ever
chang-kaleidoscope of youth furnishes op-
portunities for the great divine to sow
seed in soil that could be reached no where
else and at no better time.
The state Synod of the Preshyterian
church met at Chambersburg last week.
Dr. Wm. Laurie, of Bellefonte, was elected
moderator over Dr. Geo. DB. Stewart, of
Harrisburg, by a vote of 118 to 101. Dr.
Laurie would have heen moderator when
the Synod met in this place last year had
not the delicacy of his position in being
the resident pastor made it seem improper
for him to accept the honor that was lately
so worthily bestowed.
OO enn
—“Tommy’’ Maslin, “the rescued
man,’ was in town on Sunday, and spoke
to a large crowd of people in the court
house. The music with orchestral accom-
paniment was particularly inspiring and
“Tommy” impressed many of his hearers
with the story of his misguided early life
and glorious conversion. He compared
himself to Paul who had at first persecuted
Christ, then became converted and preached
his gospel to great and small.
—————————
——The arch-deaconry of Williamsport,
that had been in session in St. John’s
Cpiscopal church, in this place, since Mon-
day morning, ended their sessions Wed-
nesday evening and departed for their
homes. The meetings were quite attract-
ive and largely attended. The visiting
rectors were greatly pleased with Delle-
fonte.
EE ts
——1I¢t is probable that Rev. W. H. Lin-
genfelter, Methodist preacher in Philips-
burg, will move to Wolfsburg, Bedford
county, where he has been offered the pas-
torate of a church.
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Sale Register.
Nov. 2xp.—The Michael Grove farm in Spring
township, situated 1 mile south of Bellefonte,
comprising 156 acres fertile land. Good frame
buildings, orchard, water, and near to churches
and schools. Sale on premises. Sale at 2
o’clock p. m.
Nov. 1sr.—At the Michael Grove farm in College
township 1}4 miles north east of Lemont, near
Dales Summit, the farm comprising 170 acres of
fine land will be sold. Good frame buildings,
orchard, water and near to rail-road, churches
and school-house. Sale at 2 o'clock p. m.
Nov. 13th.—At the residence of George M. Neff, 1
mile north of Mt. Eagle, horses, cattle, pigs, im-
plements and grain. Sale at 1 o'clock p.m.
Jos. L. Neff, Aue.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by Gro. W. Jackson & Co,
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red Wheat, old 85
Red wheat, new. 85
Rye, per bushel..... 35
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 35
Corn, ears, per bushel.. . 35
Oats, per bushel, old.. oo 22
Oats, per bushel, new 20
Barley, per bushel... 30
Ground Plaster, per ton.. 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel. 25
Cloverseed, per bushel.. 6 00 to £7 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes
50
Eggs, pe 18
Lard, per p 5
Country Sh 6
Sides. 6
Hams 10
Tallow, per pound.. 3
Butter, per pound. 18
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