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Bellefonte, Pa., April 29. 1898.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Eliza Fisher, of Unionville, is re-
ported to be very seriously ill.
——Liveryman Abe Baum, of this place,
supplied all the horses for the officers of
the 5th Reg.
——W. W. Clark’s residence at Eagle-
ville was considerably damaged by fire last
Thursday afternoon.
——Herrman’s eye specialist will be
here on Tuesday, May 3rd. He will be lo-
cated at Frank Galbraith’s.
——Dollar wheat is not so many.¥ It has
been selling for more than a dollar-ten
right in Bellefonte this week.
——The Spring Mills camp P. O. 8. of
A. have tendered their services to the Pres-
ident, to be used in defense of the flag.
——=Since last season Ringling Brothers
have added an entire zoological garden to
their collection of rare wild beasts.
——Remember that the new schedule is
in effect on the Bellefonte Central railroad
and that it 1s correctly published in the
WATCHMAN.
—Rev. Dr. H. C. Holloway will preach
a sermon on ‘‘God in American affairs,”
in the Lutheran church on Sunday even-
ing at 7:30.
——J. Miles Green, of Milesburg, has
been granted a pension of $6 a month ;
John Nearhoof, of Port Matilda, will get $8
and Nancy J. Leathers, of Mt. Eagle, $8.
——Fire damaged Kurtz Bros., book
store, in Clearfield, on Monday morning,
to the extent of $1,000. The owners are
brothers of Will Kurtz, who is in the same
business here.
——Sunbury, Milton, Williamsport and
Lock Haven are the clubs already entered
in the Central Pennsylvania base ball
league. Bloomsburg is expected to com-
plete the list, but has not entered yet.
——The lecture by Rev. Miles O. Noll,
of Carlisle, in the court house, on Friday
night, was quite well attended and is re-
ported to have been among the very best
lectures of the present season.
——Orlando Weaver, of Wolf’s Store,
killed three wild ducks at one shot recent-
ly. There have been plenty of ducks on
the Bald Eagle all week. Large flocks
have been seen between Mileshurg and
Lurtin’s Works.
Several young fellows about Axe
Mann were arrested, last Saturday, for
‘breaking into the cider mill at that place
.and stealing cider. They were released
upon 2 promise to do better and paid the
costs.
——Henry C. Quigley Esq., Col. W. F.
Reeder’s law partner, is organizing an
=mergency company in Bellefonte which
will offer its services to the government.
Mr. Quigley is a West Point man and at
one time was Capt. of company B, N. G.P.
——-On Sunday the 8th, communion ser-
vices will be held in the Methodist Episco-
pal church and Dr. D. 8. Monroe will
preach in the evening. On Sunday, May
the 15th, and from that date the Sunday
school will be held at 9.00 instead of 2.30
o'clock.
——Prof. Lockhart, the trainer of the
great Lockhart comedy elephants, which are
a great feature with Ringling Bros.’ famous
and popular circus, spent twelve years
educating his wonderful company of
elephant comedians hefore giving a public
performance.
——'Squire J. H. Oliger and Samuel Mec-
Murtrie, of Coleville, carrying a large flag
between them, escorted the Coleville band
through town on Monday night, while it
played patriotic airs. The effect was elec-
trifying. Crowds of people fell in behind
and the streets were one continuous up-
roar of cheering.
—Frank P. Blair and his family have
moved into their own house on north Spring
street. The fire that so completely de-
stroyed their home on Willowbank street,
last Thursday, left them without any
furniture at all and only what clothes they
wore at the time. It was stated that Mr.
Blair had $4,000 insurance, but it has since
been discovered that his policy was not in
force.
——The many friends of Mr. J. T.
Roundtree, of this place, will be delighted
to know that he has so far recovered from
the recent serious attack of illness he suf-
fered, while visiting his brother in Balti-
more, as to be able to come home. He is
confined to his home, however, and Fred
Musser is looking after his business for
him. Ttis to be hoped that a man so gen-
erally popular will not be housed up
long.
——Elk county had her first hanging
since her erection in 1843, on Tuesday
morning, when Fred P. Rockwell and Patsy
Banya died together on the same scaffold.
Rockwell killed Louis Haines by hitting
him on the head with an iron and then
burning the blacksmith shop in which his
swooning body was lying so that he could
have unmolested amours with Mrs. Haines.
Banya, was an Italian, who shot and in-
stantly killed Ferri Luigi during a row at
Coal Hollow last July. The hanging went
off without a hitch. Though neither man’s
neck was broken they died almost in-
stantly.
THE DEPARTURE oF Co. B.—Not since
the stirring days of ’61 has there been such
a patriotic demonstration as was witnessed
in Bellefonte on Wednesday afternoon
when all the business houses closed and
the populace turned out, en masse, to bid
God speed to the gallant soldier boys who
left their homes to respond to the Gov-
ernor’s call for troops to represent Pennsyl-
vania in the conflict at arms in which we
are now engaged.
All day the town was a scene of unac-
customed excitement. Some were light
hearted and gay, while others took a more
serious view of the situation and made no
attempt to conceal their gloom. The sol-
diers, like true soldiers, were happy with
all, and went forth mid such inspiring huz-
zahs as have never before been echoed
through the town. Flags were everywhere.
The stars and stripes and the five bars and
single silver star of the Cuban patriots side
by side. Soldiers in uniform were busy
getting ready for a journey they know not
the outcome of and all day long the big ar-
mory at the corner of Lamb and Spring
streets was a scene of unusual activity.
At three o'clock all was in readiness and
headed by the consolidated bands of Belle-
fonte, Coleville and Milesburg, the veterans
of the community escorted the young sol-
diers to their cars, where the heavy accou-
trements were packed and the line marched
back to the Diamond. There a stand had
been erected and Geo. L. Potter presided
at the public gathering. There were fully
three thousand people in the square when
D. F. Fortney began his remarks to the de-
parting soldiers and loud and long did they
cheer at everyone of his references to the
gallantry of the soldiery. Judge Love fol-
lowed with some advise that was particu-
larly timely and it would be well if the
boys in the field would follow to the letter
his earnest enjoiner for them to pay closest
attention to their morals and personal con-
dition. The horrible diseases that stalk in
the camps of the great armies are only to
be escaped through the most rigid self-care-
fulness and judge Love’s advice could not
have taken a better direction than it did.
He was followed by Ass’t. Adj. Gen’l.
Wilbur F. Reeder, who represented Gov.
Hastings and spoke in patriotic and enthus-
ing language. When the veteran citizen,
the judge who had adjourned court as a
mark of honor and the representative of
the Governor had concluded captain Tay-
lor took the stand and assured his friends
of the gratitude his company felt at the
great demonstration.
Cap’t Taylor took away with him a full
complement of men and had more than one
hundred applications for the few vacancies
that occurred. A finer looking, cleaner
cut, better disciplined, more honorable
company will not be found at Mt. Gretna
to-day than are the brave sons who have
gone out to represent Centre county.
Though they may never see active service
the very fact that they are there proclaims
to the world that American sons are ready
to defend American honor to the death.
After the public meeting had been dis-
missed the company marched to the station
to the inspiring strains of ‘‘Columbia,’’
played by the sixty musicians at their
head, and when the cars were reached the
crowd was so great that it was with super-
human effort that it could be penetrated.
When the train pulled out of the station
a most contrasting calm fell on the great
gathering and scarcely 2a murmur was heard.
For the first time the full import of that
parting fell on men and women alike and
for 2 moment their visions seemed dimmed
by the sadder pictures, that their imagina-
tions had painted from the horrors of past
wars, and when it had flitted fancifully
by the soldiers---were gone.
The complete roster of the company that
left is as follows :
Hugh 8. Taylor, captain ; Geo. L. Jackson,
1st Lieut.; Chas. J. Taylor, 2nd Lieut. ;
Philip F. Garbrick, 1st Serg.; Jas. W. Alex-
ander, 2nd Serg.; Samuel S. Taylor, 4th
Serg. ; Samuel D. Gettig, 5th Serg. ; William
C. Smeltzer, John W. Loose, James Morrison,
Geo. A. Eberhart, John O. Keeler and Harry
H. Ryan, corporals; George A. McCloskey,
Samuel B. Shope, Albert Roberts and John
J. Shindle, musicians ; Jacob H. Cole, Henry
Vitalini and Anthony G. Noll, cooks; Clar-
ence R. Daley, Abraham H. Emenhizer,
Harry R. Griest, James Grenoble, D. Oliver
Hazel, Horace M. Harper, John M. Hazel,
John Hartsock, R. F. Jodon, Chas. H. Case,
George D. Kellar, Hickman J. Kellerman,
S. Lundy Lucas, Thos. C. Mallory, George
P. Miller, John Morrison, Lemuel R. Poor-
man, Harry E. Rhoads, D. Eber Rothrock,
M. J. Shuey, Andrew D. Smeltzer, Newton
B. Spangler, Samuel Solt, Edward Taylor,
Frank H. Taylor, Joseph F. Thal, John D.
Toot, Willis Williams, Rodger T. Bayard,
W. F. Barnes, William Ammerman, Oscar
Shiry, Clyde Long, Harry Neff, Crain, Geo.
Sunday, Harry Williams, Clarence Osmer,
Lattimer Curtin, S. H. Rhoads, Samuel
Morrison, J. C. Jodon.
The fourteen new men were taken to fill
up the number to the full quota. There
had been several vacancies and enough
others were caused by physical disabilities
or the desire of men not to go to make room
for a few of the many who were anxious to
enlist. Jas. McNichol was taken along as
officer’s servant, but with the understand-
ing that he is not to go further than Mt.
Gretna. Three cars were used to transport
the company and equipment. A passenger
coach for the men, a baggage coach for
their luggage and camp out-fit and a horse
car. In the latter Alf. Baum took thirteen
horses and a buggy. His boys were James
Barry, Frank Gregg, and John Vallance.
At Tyrone they took on two more horses.
The horses are for the officers of the 5th,
with two and a buggy for the quarter-
master.
After reaching Gretna the command will
have their equipment reduced to the least
possible weight. An exact list of the
necessaries for campaigning will be found
on another page of this issue.
One of the questions that the men have
begun to consider that will confront them
there is the plan by which they will be
mustered into the regular service. They
were unanimous in the determination to
quit and come home if there should be an
attempt to take their officers from them or
break up their organization. B company
has an especial grievance on the first reason
because their officers are exceptional young
men and the mutual regard between them
and the privates is so great that neither
will enlist in the federal service without
the assurance that they will not be
separated.
It was a very different going to war than
was seen in this county thirty-seven years
ago, when political feeling was at a high
tension. On Wednesday there was one
purpose, one sentiment, one people. No
North, no South.
JoHN FOSTER, OF STATE COLLEGE.—
John Foster, one of the" oldest and most
widely known men of College township,
died at the home of his son Philip D. Fos-
ter, at State College, last Saturday morn-
ing. His death was caused by the collapse
of a worn out constitution and it was a
singular coincidence that he expired just
one year, to the very hour, after his wife
had died.
Deceased was a native of Lancaster
county. His father was one of the early
settlers of Pennsvalley and years ago owned
a number of fine farms lying west of Centre
Hall. When a young man he went West
to locate, but remained only three years,
when he returned, in 1859, and purchased
the farm at Oak Hall now owned by Frank
Homan. It was there that the children
who survive him were raised. It was
known far and wide as one of the most
hospitable of country homes, where a
stranger was always welcome and life was
made as pleasant as it was possible to
have it.
When his children had grown up Mr.
Foster moved to State College where he
made his home for a number of years and
then went back to his farm. Finding that
his years for that work had gone he re-
turned to make his home with Philip and
there he died.
Surviving him are two sisters, Mis.
Lytle, of Lancaster county, and Mrs. La
Fever, of Iowa City. Two sons, William
and Philip D., of State College, and four
daughters, Nannie, of State College ; Mrs.
J. C. McManigal, Mrs. William White and
Mrs. Hattie Leyden, all of Omaha, also
survives.
Deceased was a life long member of the
Lemont Presbyterian church and was
buried at ‘‘the Branch’’ on Monday after-
noon. Rev. Hepler officiated.
Mrs. McManigal and Mrs. White are
both ill with typhoid fever and Mrs. Ley-
den is suffering with a bealing in her head,
so that none of the daughters in the West
could get here to their father’s funeral.
A NATIVE oF CENTRE COUNTY—Born
near Fairbrook, in Ferguson township,
this county, October 7th, 1848, Hugh De-
Haven Atlee died at his home, in Tyrone,
on Sunday morning, after a long illness
with bowel trouble. He had only been
home from the Hahnneman hospital in
Philadelphia since the preceding Friday
and had been in that institution for three
weeks without improvement.
Deceased was a son of Samuel Atlee, a
well-known farmer in the upper end of this
county, and when quite young learned the
carpenter trade. He followed that work
about his home until eighteen years ago,
when he moved to Tyrone and has been
a trusted employee of F. D. Beyer & Co.
in that place ever since. He was twice
married. His first wife was Miss Maggie
Carmony, of Centre county. On May 3rd,
1887, he was united to Miss Lizzie Carey,
who survives him, together with three
children, Mary and Stewart, who reside at
home and Maggie, who lives in Al-
toona. Two brothers also survive, John
Atlee, of Sinking Valley, and Joseph A.
Atlee, of Tyrone. The aged mother of the
deceased, Mrs. Jane Atlee, who had of re-
cent years resided with him in Tyrone, is
also left to mourn the loss of her son.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev.
H. L. Jacobs at the late home of deceased
at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Interment
in Tyrone cemetery.
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Dr. J. F. LARIMER.—For want of space
last week in mentioning the death of Dr.
J. Furey Larimer, of Omaha, no account
was given of his life, much of which was
spent here or in the immediate vicinity,
where the Larimers have been well-known
for generations.
The oldest son of Gibson and Rachel
Furey Larimer, he was born at Pleasant
Gap, Aug. 19th, 1846. After a good com-
mon school education he studied medicine
and soon was one of the most promising
young physicians of the county. In 1873,
he went into partnership with Dr. Walls,
of Lock Haven, and on the 26th; of Nov.
1874, he was married to Miss Sadie Cur-
tin, youngest daughter of the late John
Curtin. In 1884, they located in Omaha,
where he had a good practice ’til within a
few months of his death. Then he was
obliged to give up and go to a hospital,
where he died after suffering intensely with
a complication of diseases. He was buried
in Omaha, where his two sons, John and
Robert, are employed and where his wife
expects to make her home. The youngest
son, Fred, is here, but expects to go West
shortly.
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DIED WITH CANCER.—William Ayres
Burris died at his home, a short distance
from Philipsburg, at 6 o’clock Saturday
morning. He had suffered for three years
or more with a cancerous growth on the
lip for the removal of which he had sub-
mitted to two operations ; one in Philadel-
phia, the other in Philipsburg.
Deceased was 64 year’s old. He was
born in Philipsburg, where he spent all of
his life, with the exception of one year in
Iowa. His early vocation was lumbering,
but when that great industry lost its im-
portance in that region he took up a small
farm.
Having been a Mason he was buried with
the honors of the order on Monday after-
noon at 3 o'clock. Mr. Burris was a
brother of Mrs. F. Peebles Green, of this
place.
——Jacob Eckley, a former division fore-
man on the Bald Eagle valley rail-road,
was struck by a main line train on last
Friday and instantly killed. His remains
were brought to Unionville, on Saturday
morning, for burial.
——Mrs. Honora J. Patton, widow of
the late Gen’l. John Patton, of Curwens-
ville, died at Lakewood, N. J., on Satur-
day night. She had gone to that resort a
week before in hopes of recuperating her
health, which had been considerably shat-
tered since the death of Gen’l. Patton, on
Dec. 23rd, last. Her son William and
daughters Honora and Mrs. C. S. Russell
were with her when she died. Mrs. Patton
was the daughter of judge Wm. Foley, of
Clearfield, and her mother is still living in
that town, having reached an extreme old
age. Mis. Patton would herself have been
60 years old had she lived until next Oec-
tober. Her body arrived at Curwensville
Monday evening, and the funeral was held
at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon.
——Herman, the one year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Brown Jr., died at his home,
on south Allegheny street , Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock. The little fellow had had
measles and coupled with the troubles
of teething his brain became affected and
death ensued. Interment was made in St.
John’s Catholic cemetery yesterday after-
noon.
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——At the age of 89 years Mrs. Anna
Flanigan died at the residence of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Keener, at Mill Hall, Tues-
day afternoon after a few months’ illness.
Her surviving children all reside at Mill
Hall. The funeral took place Thursday
afternoon at 2 o’clock. Services in the
M. E. church by Rev. Mr. Wallace.
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——Jacob, the 3 year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Lutz, died at their home at
Zion last week and was buried Wednesday
morning.
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THE PHENIX MILLS TO BE REBUILT.—
The last burning ember of the great fire that
destroyed the Pheenix flouring mills in this
place had scarcely flickered out last Friday
morning before the firm announced their
intention of rebuilding the plant at once.
In fact that night Mr. Gifford, the man who
bad had charge of putting in the mill that
had just been completed, ‘was on his way
to Buffalo to give his company instructions
about furnishing an estimate for a new one.
It is the firm’s intention to build the new
building of buff brick, with slate roof. The
inside walls will be finished like those out-
side and steel doors and fittings will be
used to make it perfectly fire proof. The
main building will be 45x66 fronting on
Willowbank street with a one-story ware
house at the west end. The rail-road track
will swing around to run along the entire
front of the plant. The new building will
not be as large as the old one was, being
40ft shorter, but it will be designed es-
pecially to cover the new process machinery
and space will be economized wherever
possible. The shortening of the building
will leave a greater distance between it and
the large grain tanks, so that future fires
will not be as disastrous to them as the
last one was. The capacity of the old mill
was 150 barrels a day. The new one will be
a 212 barrel mill, making a considerably
larger out-put from a smaller building.
It is expected that the new plant will be
in full operation by August 1st.
The fire that destroyed the mill
was discovered by Mr. Gifford, the ex-
pert miller who was there looking after
the work of getting it into proper run-
ning order. He was at work on the
third floor when a peculiar whistling
sound attracted his atténtion and on going
to find out the cause he discovered a small
blaze at the side of a window frame. If
had burned a hole about the size of his
hand and the draught was so strong that the
fire was whistling through it. Had a
bucket of water been at hand he could
have put it out, but there was none and he
had to run down the stairs for it. Being
able to find but one bucket he started back
with it, but by that time the flames had
spread too far to be subdued by one bucket
of water and in a surprisingly short time
the entire building was ablaze.
The new grain tanks that had just been
completed at the eastern end acted asa
shield for the buildings across the street,
but were themselves considerably dam-
aged. The southern one got so hot that it
warped very much at the top. Inside, the
plank lining and bin partitions were
charred at the top and a few hundred
bushels of grain were damaged, but it went
no further. On Tuesday the firm sold
10,000 bushels from one tank and got the
highest price for it and are now dickering
for the sale of 7,000 bushels more. It is
their intention to sell out and begin buy-
ing in time to have a supply on hand when
the mill is ready to start again.
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JOHN AMMERMAN INJURED AT VAIL.—
John Ammerman, a character of more or
less notoriety about this place, was hurt on
the rail-road at Vail, on Monday night.
He was brought down here Tuesday morn-
ing on mail and taken to his home in Cole-
ville, where it was found that his right
arm is badly bruised, his right leg severely
contused in the groin and his face consider-
ably battered up. Though he was very
sore his condition was not serious.
John left Bellefonte with considerable
more patriotism on board than he could
carry, on the 4:44 train Monday afternoon.
He was put off when the train reached
Mileshurg, but it is supposed that he
walked to Snow Shoe Intersection, where
he boarded a west-bound freight, and rode
on it to Vail only to be bumped off during
the shifting of the train at that point.
He was not run over by the cars and
must have received his injuries merely
from falling off.
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——1It cost the government $350,000,-
000, annually, to carry on the civil war.
The total loss of men on both sides was
656,000.
News Purely Pcorsomnal.
—Mrs. Thomas and her daughter, Miss Mary,
have returned from Philadelphia and cpened
their house on Linn street for the summer.
—Tom Hutchinson, general manager of Adams
express company at Kane, was in town the fore-
part of the week seeing his mother, Mrs. Margaret
Hutchinson, and other relatives.
—Jas. C. Gilliland, high up in grange circles
and agent for the Pennsy at Oak Hall, was in
town on Tuesday, taking a look in at court and
talking war like every body else.
—J. Reuben Rose, of Allegheny, who was up at
Tyrone looking after the interests of a tin plate
mill with which he is connected, took advantage
of the opportunity and spent Sunday with his
friends here.
—Witmer Wolf, the Centre Hall merchant, and
Dave Boozer, the good natured saddler, were
mixed up in the crowd here on Wednesday "and
waxed as patriotic as the rest of the fellows when
the soldiers marched off.
—Miss Eleanor Mitchell arrived home Saturday
evening after spending the winter with relatives
in Philadelphia. Her cousin, Miss Annie Shafner,
accompanied her home for her annual visit here
and at present is a guest of the Mitchells.
—Frank Hess, county auditor, was one of a
party of Philipsburgers who drove over to Belle-
fonte on Monday. Some of them came to court a
little, others to attend the Democratic county com-
mittee meeting and all of them to have a good
time, which they did.
—John Beezer spent Sunday with his family in
this place and returned to Tyrone, Monday even-
ing, where he is employed by Minnigh & Co.,
butchers. He says he intends moving to that
place soon, which is a bit of news that his friends
here will be sorry to learn.
—Charles K. McCafferty, of the 1st National
bank of Bradford, and his brother Lewis, both
well known here, are seriously ill with typhoid
fever. Their uncle, Mr. James Williams, of Phil-
ipsburg, was in town on Tuesday night on his
way home from Bradford.
—On Saturday, Harris Mann drove down from
Reedsville, for his wife and sister, Harriet, who
had tarried a few days, after shipping their goods,
to visit Mrs. Mann's father, W. T. Speer, and
other friends. On Sunday they started on their
way home with rain pouring down.
—Mrs. Brown, the late Cyrus Alexander's eldest
sister, who is in town for a short visit, is dividing
her time between Mrs. Margaret Alexander's and
Sunnyside, her brother James W. Alexander’s
country place. Mrs. Brown’s home is in Kansas,
where she has lived for twenty years.
—The Hon. T. P. Rynder, of Erie, was in town
yesterday afternoon on his way home from the
state convention of the Populists, which made
him state chairman for another term and put him
on the ticket for secretary of internal affairs. Mr.
Rynder is in Milesburg to-day looking after his
wife’s property there.
—J. B. Alexander, of Unionville, spent the fore-
part of the week in town doing duty as a grand
juror. Having finished up his work he was dis-
charged yesterday and said he was glad to get
home, as loafing around doesn’t agree with him.
Mr. Alexander is one of the prosperous farmers
of Union township.
—J. H. Eskridge, manager of the Philipsburg
telephone exchange and a prominent Democratic
worker over there, was in town Monday night.
Mr. Eskridge had the honor of being master of
ceremonies during Mr. Bryan's recent visit in
Philipsburg and that everything passed off so
nicely was largely due to his tact and good man-
agement.
—Edgar Swartz, of Punxsutawney, passed
through here Monday afternoon on his way home
from attending his brother-in-law, Mr. Caswell’s
funeral, at Scranton, on Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Caswell was carried home from his work unecon-
scious and died, without regaining conscionsness,
of apoplexy, although he had not been well for
several weeks and at the time his little daughter
Mildred was just recovering from malignant diph-
theria.
—George Thompson, of Lemont, got so wrought
up about the war that he did not wait for Presi-
dent McKinley’s call for volunteers, but left for
Washington last week to enlist in the regular
army. Harry A. Jackson is another young pa-
triot who wanted to be on hand when the conflict
comes. He went to Philadelphia, Monday even-
ing, to join the navy, if possible, as quarter master,
a position his experience on the Saratoga and
other vessels will make it possible for him to get.
—Christ Alexander Esq., was up from Millheim,
on Wednesday, and spent the night here. Busi-
ness at State College called him to that place dur-
ing the day, but he returned to Bellefonte on an
evening train and spent a few hours calling on
his friends. He is one of the farmers down there
who was fortunate in getting good prices for his
grain, though he sold early. They were not so
good as the $1.12 paid for wheat in Bellefonte on
Tuesday, but far better than the 85c. rate at which
many growers let go.
—Samuel Decker Esq., came up from Zion yes-
terday to look after a little business here and found
enough spare time to drop into the Warcmman
office for a call. He retired from farming about
fourteen years ago and is now living in gentle-
manly leisure in Zion He has just enough busi-
ness to look after to keep his mind occupied and
having given his children a good education and
himself comfortably fixed has nothing to worry
him. Mr. Decker travels considerably and is
just home from a trip to Philadelphia, Reading
and other eastern points.
—’Squire A. G. Archey, of Pine Grove Mills,
spent Monday in town taking a view of court,
talking a little politics and expressing his opinion
of the precipitate hustling of the guardsmen off to
Mt. Gretna. The ‘squire, like a great many
others, is of the opinion that there is undue
haste in mobilizing our troops that are already so
well drilled and equipped—thus entailing heavy
expense and taking men away from business that
can ill afford to spare them and should not be
sacrificed, except in such an emergency as has
not yet confronted us.
—J. N. Casanova, of Philipsburg, Democratic
aspirant for Congressional honors, was in town
for a few hours on Monday afternoon enthusiastic
and happy as if he were sure of election. It was
not the political horoscope that Mr. Casanova had
been looking into, however, with such inspiring
effect, but he was glad that at last something is
being done for his beloved Cuba. He has been
most actively engaged in co-operating with the
Junta ever since the beginning of the patriotic
struggle and now that his labors seem to be bear-
ing fruit he feels that buoyancy of spirit that
every Cuban must feel.
his house in Philipsburg again and during the
summer Miss Evangelina Cisneros, the Cuban
beauty who was rescued from a prison in Havana
by the New York Journal, will visit there.
—Simon Harper, of Centre Hall, one of the
leading merchants and financiers of Penns-valley,
was in town on Monday and marched with his
veteran comrades as an escort to our departing
soldier boys as they started off to war. Simon
knew what it meant too for he served three
hard years with Co. A, 148th Pa. Vol. and did al-
most every kind of service known to army life.
He was on a transport in Charleston harbor when
Ft. Sumpter fell. He had just pulled through a
five months’ siege of very serious sickness with
lung trouble and is the first person we have ever | -
heard say that he thinks he had consumption,
which is in itself the best evidence that he didn’t
have it, for no consumptive ever believes that he
is affected with the dread disease. The physi-
cian had given him up, but with Mrs, Harper's con-
stant application of hot onion poulticesand oxy-
gen inhalation he has pulled through to look real
! earty again. His son Harry drove over wit
him.
Mr. Casanova has opened |*
A CoNTEMPTIBLE TRICK. — There was
someone in Bellefonte on Monday night
who acted about as a Spanish cur might be
expected to do at this time. A number of
our business people, in order to give their
places a patriotic appearance, had flung
the stars and stripes to the breeze and
otherwise decorated with red, white and
blue bunting. Never for one moment
thinking that the colors would be disturbed
they were not taken down at night and
Tuesday morning when a number of the
up town places were opened their proprie-
tors found that flags bad been stolen and
the colors torn from their fronts and left
bedraggled on the streets or carried away
entirely.
It is not to be inferred that any insult to
the flag was meant, but it was simply the
devilishness of some ignoramus who does
not know the significance that “old glory”
has to-day. It was doubtless one of those
shysters who careen about the streets on
such holidays as Fourth of July and to
make believe they are awfully drunk tear
down all sorts of decorations and either
carry them off for souvenirs or emphasize
their damphoolishness by hanging such as
they can around their necks.
Post master Fortney expressed the right
idea when he said if he could catch the
fellows who tore down his flags he ‘would
give them a good licking and prosecute
them besides.”” That is exactly what they
need and the kind of a licking that would
just fit their case would be a rapid fire
gun loaded with frozen boots and accurately
aimed so that it would hit the dorsal side
of their trunks at the point where the
limbs are joined.
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THE INTER-COLLEGE DEBATE.—What
those who went up from here on the special
train last Friday evening insist was one of
the most entertaining events that they
ever witnessed at State College was the
debate between H. J. Huber, Robert Smith
and F. L. Kriebel, representing Dickinson
College, at Carlisle, and H. M. N. Andrews,
D. E. Carpenter and S. L. Ruslander,
representing State.
The question debated by the young men
was ‘‘resolved that the United States gov-
ernment should establish a National Uni-
versity.” State had the affirmative, while
the visitors answered their arguments in
the negative. Governor Daniel H. Hast-
ings was expected to be present to preside,
but the anticipation of a presidential call
for troops required him to remain at his
post and Dr. Atherton, president of the
college, was made chairman. The judges
were Att’y. Gen’l. McCormick, of Pennsyl-
vania ; Prof. Marion D. Learned, U. of P.
and Prof. Duncan Campbell Lee, of Cornell.
The debate was interesting from the
start. Though its outcome in favor of
Dickinson was somewhat of a disappoint-
ment to the friends of the State College
debaters it could hardly have been ex-
pected that men from a technical institu-
tion would excel those from a classical one
in a forensic contest.
After the debate Dr. Atherton gave a
reception at his home which proved a de-
lightful ending to a very profitable trip.
The special train from this place carried
four car loads of people.
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FOSTER AND THE WEATHER.—My last
bulletin gave forecast of the storm wave to
cross the continent from the 22nd to the
26th, and the next will reach the Pacific
coast about the 27th, cross the west of
Rockies country by the close of 28th, great
central valleys 20th to May 1st, eastern
States May 2nd.
Warm wave will cross the west of Rock-
ies country about 27th, great central val-
leys 29th, eastern States May 1st. Cool
wave will cross the west of Rockies country
about the 30th, great central valleys May
2nd, eastern States May 4th. .
Temperature of the week ending April
30th will average above normal east of the
Rockies and below west. Rainfall for the
same period will be generally below in the
great central valleys up to about that week.
Not far from April 27th general rains will
occur, lightest in the great central valleys
and in countries near sea level, heaviest in
the high table and mountainous countries.
The general forecast for May will be pub-
lished in bulletin of April 30th, and will
give some indications in reference to the
great drought that will occur this year.
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Visible writing, durability, simplicity and
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Bellefonte, Pa.
Eggs for Hatching.
The prices below are for a setting of thir-
teen eggs. I guarantee all to be fresh and
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Light Brahma - » - bbets
Buff Cochin - - - 60°
Barred Plymouth Rock - 40°
Silver Spangled Hamburg - 60‘
43-11 M. B. GARMAN, Bellefonte, Pa.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Pu@nix Minune Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red Wheat, old............c onic isusnninniiinsinninn 100
Red wheat, new... 1 00
Rye, per bushel........ 40
Corn, shelled, per bushel 40
Corn, ears, per bushel... 40
Oats, per bushel, old 30
Oats, per bushel, ne 30
Barley, per bushel... 30
Ground laster, per 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel .. 25
Cloverseed, per bushel... $6 00 to $7 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per Dushel.......iiuiiecnnisinnninnssenes 75
Onions re foes %
s, per dozen
To per pound. 5
Country Shoulde: “ 5
Sides.. 5
Hams. 10
Tallow, per pound. 3
Butter, per pound. 18