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Bellefonte, Pa., May 6. 1898.
CoRRESPONDENTS.—No communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
—— The curb market in Bellefonte will
start on Saturday, May 7th.
——A lodge of K. G. E. was installed at
Milesburg on Friday night.
——The engagement of Jacob Gross, the
High street tailor, to Miss Margaret Curry,
of Logan street, has been announced.
Dr. John Sebring, who has charge of
Dr. R. G. H. Hayes’ practice during the
latter’s absence at Mt. Gretna, will prob-
ably locate in Bellefonte permanently.
——A number of the Bellefonte Eagles
drove down to Milesburg, on Friday night,
to help at the installation of the new cas-
tle there.
——Active preparations are in progress
for building the Philipsburg electric rail-
road. Several car loads of Italians and
tools have arrived at that place.
——On page 6 of this issue will be found
a complete account of the court proceedings,
both for this and last week. Everything
that was done at court is reported.
——Erastus Robb, of Bellefonte, has had
his pension increased from $6 to $12 per
month. Edward Beckwith, of Hannah
Furnace, has had the same raise.
——The Ringling shows, which exhibit
here next week, are well worth your com-
ing to town to see. It will be the biggest
circus enterprise that you have ever seen.
——Sam M. Graham and W. Miller
Hess left Philipsburg for Mt. Gretna, on
Saturday evening. They went down to
enlistin Co. B, Capt. Taylor having assured
them that he would find a place for them,
which he did.
——Walter L. Main’s eircus will exhibit
in Tyrone on Monday, May 23rd. The
show had intended coming to Bellefonte
but the Ringling shows were billed ahead
of Main here and he has postponed his
coming until later in the season.
——Our young friend James McNichol
objects to the position in which he has
been classified in the roster of Co. B, pub-
lished in last week’s WATCHMAN, and
writes that he is merely waiting on the
officers’ table and isnot ‘‘officers’ servant.”
——The Philipsburg Record wants to
know why that town never has any big
fires like we have over here. That's easy.
You're too green over there to makea good
fire. Now come back at us and say that it
is because it is so dry here that we burn so
readily. .
—C. P. Long has purchased the old
Bibby Louse, at Spring Mills, and intends
‘making extensive improvements to it. The
building was put up twenty years ago for
-a summer hotel, but never was a success.
The last few years it has been used by
Smith Bros. as a furniture store.
-——On another page of this issue ap-
pears the business card of Grant Hoover,
who represents old line insurance com-
panies and does a good business because
they are safe and he is fair. No property
owner should be without insurance and no
one should have a policy written without
seeing Grant.
——The observance of forty hours devo-
tion began in St. John’s Catholic church in
this place on Sunday morning at 8 o’clock
and ended Tuesday evening. Rev. McArdle
was assisted in holding the service by Revs.
J.J. Gormley, of Renovo; Frances McCar-
thy, Lock Haven;James Saas, Lock Haven;
John Codori, Lewistown, and Thomas
Fleming, of Snow Shoe.
——While playing on the sidewalk in
front of his home on east Howard street,
‘about noon on Saturday, ten year old
Richard McCafferty tripped and fell over
backward, stunning himself so that it was
sometime before he regained consciousness.
At first it was thought the little fellow
was dead, but Dr. Dorworth was hastily
summoned and brought him around all
right after working with him for some
time.
——Next Thursday night William A.
Stone, Republican aspirant for Governor,
will be in Bellefonte to address a public
meeting in the court house. It will be in-
teresting to watch the changed condition
of things when Stone comes, as compared to
the gingerly manner in which some of the
Republicans acted while Wanamaker was
here. Stone is supposed to be the Quay
candidate. Quay has the post-offices and
that will explain it.
——Commencement week at the Penn-
sylvania State College will be from June
12th to 15th, inclusive. Rev. Dr. Lawrence
M. Colfelt will preach the baccalaureate
sermon on Sunday morning at 10:30, and
the Hon. John Stewart, of Chambersburg,
will deliver the address to the graduating
class. One of the special entertainment
features will be a reproduction of ‘‘the
Rivals’ which was so successfully played
by the Thespians, the college dramatic so-
ciety, during the winter.
.—In running over the comfortable and
cosy business offices that there are so many
of in Bellefonte few people would think
that one of the youngest business men in
town is sole occupant of one of the very
finest offices. The quarters that the Edi-
son electric illuminating company have fit-
ted up for their superintendent are as
handsome as any office in town, but they
are only in keeping with the splendid plant
the company owns in Bellefonte, all of
which is under the supervision of Frank
C. Williams.
THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ACADEMY TO BE CELEBRATED IN SPLEN-
DID STYLE.—An exceptional treat is in
store for Bellefonte and vicinity. The
month of June will conclude the thirtieth
year of Rev. J. P. Hughes as principal of
the Bellefonte academy and a committee
of graduates from this historic institution
is developing a plan for a grand reunion of
the students who have been enrolled during
that time. Nothing is being left undone
to make the reunion a success, intellectually
and socially.
Established in 1806—a worthy rival of
forty other academies in the State, it has
steadily improved throughout the years in
its attractiveness, its equipment and its
course of instruction; strengthening its fac-
ulty each passing year until it stands to-day
without a superior in thoroughness of its
foundation work. The published records
of its students in the respective colleges
they attend show that the honors they are
winning are due to their thorough academi-
cal training. The other thirty-nine acade-
mies contemporary with this one in the
early part of the century have been closed
long ago, but the life of our own academy
is more energetic and fruitful than ever
before.
At the coming reunion facts will doubt-
less be brought to light with reference to
the good work of the academy under the
principalship of Mr. Hughes that will not
only interest but astonish many of our
people. No more opportune time for such
a reunion than the present, when the recent
needed and worthy improvements the
trustees have wisely made in the buildings
may tell to friends from far and near of the
increased impulse in the work and the pos-
sibilities created thereby for even better
work than has as yet been done. The col-
lege requirements are increasing year by
year and the academy is to be congratulated
that it has been able to keep abreast with
the new demands, even to the point of
carrying off the highest honors in some of
our leading universities.
You will hear more about this later.
The date about settled upon for the coming
event is June 21st. The program will
provide for a general meeting to be held,
probably in the court house, on the after-
noon of that date to which the public will
be invited. Dr. Francis L. Patton, presi-
dent of Princeton University, and Dr. Geo.
W. Atherton, president of the Penna. State
College, have both accepted invitations to
speak on this occasion. Gov. Hastings and
Gov. Beaver will also be expected to take
part. Other interesting addresses will be
delivered by prominent graduates of the
school in every walk of life. A five o’clock
tea will likely be served on the hill by the
alumni to the visiting students and friends.
A promenade will be enjoyed from 7 to 9
in the evening oun the academy grounds and
then the social climax will come in the
way of a delightful assembly to be given in
the armory. The music will be furnished
on all these occasions by a full orchestra
from Williamsport. Invitations are now
in preparation to be sent to hundreds of
the old students at home and abroad.
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CouNcIiL MEETS AGAIN. — There was
only one absentee when council convened
on Monday night, so the business was
hustled through with dispatch.
Fire marshall Joseph Wise appeared be-
fore council and explained that owing to
there being only a 3in. supply pipe on
south Potter street, Reynold’s Ave. and
Willowbank street the fire department was
seriously handicapped in handling the big
fire in that end of the town several weeks
ago.
W. C. Heinle appeared in behalf of Miss
Maggie Miles, who fell on the pavement in
front of Daniel Garman’s residence, on
High street, about Christmas time and
broke her arm. Mr. Heinle asked that she
be reimbursed in the sum of $75 which he
considered had been her outlay necessitated
by the injury. The case was referred to
the Street committee for investigation.
Representatives of the Central Commer-
cial telephone company were present and
asked for franchises to erect poles and
maintain lines on the several streets and
alleys of Bellefonte. Ellis L. Orvis and C.
M. Bower both spoke in behalf of the fran-
chise. They stated that the company in-
tends making Bellefonte its headquarters
and will employ a number of people here.
This is the company a complete description
of which was given in last week’s issue.
An ordinance was drawn up granting the
franchise.
Burgess Naginey reported the condition
of the alley leading from the Catholic
church to Cherry alley to be bad and coun-
cil referred it to the Street committee.
The Street committee reported various
repairs. The Nuisance committee reported
objectional dumping of ashes at various
places. The Water committee had a brok-
en plug on Willowbank street to talk of
and the Fire and Police committee report-
ed the new hose recently purchased for the
fire department to be satisfactory.
Council directed the burgess to formally
thank the fire departments of Lock Haven
and Tyrone for the kindness evidenced in
their willingness to come to our aid during
the big fire of the 21st.
The following consumers were reported
as having refused to sign water contracts
for the new year: St. John’s Episcopal
church, F. W. Crider, J. A. McKee, Jenk-
ins & Lingle, First national bank, William
Storm, Peter Mendis and McCalmont &
Co. Council directed that the supply
should be cut off without further notice.
Bills to the amount of $661.42 were ap-
proved and council adjourned.
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———Robert Barnhart, a brakeman on the
Lewisburg freight, had a finger smashed
while making a coupling at Centre Hall on
Tuesday.
——Lock Haven is going to do some
more street paving this summer.
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——~Capt. C. N. Gridley, of commodore
Dewey’s flagship, the Olympia, was a class
mate of R. C. Irvin at Annapolis.
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——Dr. John Sebring, of Philadelphia,
is looking after Dr. R. G. H. Hayes’ prac-
tice here while the latter is away as as-
sistant surgeon of the 5th Reg. Pa. Vol.
U.S. A.
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——The Straits Settlements are the
British possessions in the straits of Ma-
lacca, the Prince of Wales Island and the
province of Wellesly. The strait of Ma-
lacca leads from the China Sea to the Indian
Ocean and separates the Malay peninsula
from Sumatra.
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——TFacts are not dreams. The Ringling
shows are great and you will miss it if you
don’t see them. The shows only exhibit
at York, Lancaster, Williamsport, Belle-
fonte, Johnstown, Uniontown and Pitts-
burg in Pennsylvania, so you can have an
idea of the size towns they stop in.
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——The fiftieth convention of the Sus-
quehanna dental association will meet in
Williamsport, on Wednesday and Thurs-
day, May 11th and 12th. Dr. Charles M.
Bordner, of Shenandoah, formerly of Belle-
fonte, is president of the association and
will deliver the president’s address before
the convention.
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——At the fourteenth annual meeting of
the Central Pa. Odd Fellows association
held at Danville recently the following of-
ficers were re-elected : President, Wil-
liam H. Kiess ; secretary, Joseph H. Mack-
ey ; treasurer, Charles Scheffel, all of Wil-
liamsport. Bellefonte was selected as the
place of meeting next year.
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——W. B. Reeve, organist at St. John’s
Episcopal church, receives scholars at his
home, 25 south Thomas street, for instruc-
tion on the pipe organ, piano, voice culture
and harmony. Since locating in Belle-
fonte Mr. Reeve has met with exceptional
success as an instructor. He is a close
student himself and in his work with
scholars takes such a deep interest that
they are rapidly advaneed.
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——=Some of the brightest and cleverest
people of the town are enrolled as scholars
of the district school, which is now being
organized under the direction of Mrs. Ach-
enbach, of Williamsport. Mrs. Achenbach,
who has the knack of being a typical old
school marm, a Samantha Allen and a per-
fect humorist on the stage, is so in demand
that the school here cannot be held until
the 20th, but from all indications it will
rival in fun any entertainment that has
ever heen given in the town.
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——George Reiber and James Runkle,
of Tusseyville, two of Potter township’s
oldest and most popular gentlemen, were
in Clearfield last week to spend a couple of
days with ex-commissioner James Savage,
father of Matt Savage editor of the Spirit.
More than fifty years ago these three now
very old citizens were companions and
close friends and during all this half cen-
tury they had not seen each other. The
visitors had planned their trip as a surprise
to Mr. Savage but were most welcome and
their going in such a way only proves how
the friendship formed in youth ciings to
the memory and with unyielding force im-
pels men together when in the evening of
life they talk over the leng but seemingly
brief past together with what it holds worth
remembering. Mr. Savage urged them to
remain over to see Mr. Bryan, but business
called them home the day before he was
there. Mr. Runkle is 73 years old and Mr.
Reiber is 68.
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——While Robert Montgomery and
George Dolan were painting on the exterior
of Wm. B. Rankin’s house, on east Curtin
street, last Saturday afternoon, the scaffold-
ing on which they were working gave way
and the men escaped falling thirty-five
feet to the ground in a very singular way.
They were working up on a gable, when it
was discovered that they could not reach
the highest point from their scaffold. In
order to reach it they got a step ladder
which Montgomery held while Dolan was
painting. Suddenly the scaffold began to
give way and both men would have fallen
with it, but Montgomery hurriedly jumped
for a window while Dolan grabbed the roof.
There he hung, dangling in mid-air, thirty-
five feet from the ground, with his strength
fast giving way, when Montgomery leaned
far out from the window and then they
did a regular circus act that saved Dolan.
He let go and dropping onto Montgomery’s
shoulder was soon safe on the window be-
side him.
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——Take our word for it, the Ringling
circus that will exhibit here next Tuesday
will be as fine a show as ever appeared in
Bellefonte. We are not telling you a cir-
cus story when we say you will find it to
be over twice as large as the largest circus
Walter Main ever brought to this place ;
and he has the credit of bringing good ones.
The Ringling shows have never been
through this country before and that is
why few people have heard of them, but
the best idea of the size of a circus is al-
ways had by counting the number of cars
required to transport it. It costs money to
haul cars over the rail-road, so it is to be
inferred that they are not hauled unless
there is something in them. You can in-
quire at the Pennsylvania railroad office
here and they will tell you that they have
orders to collect freight for fifty-eight cars.
There never has been a circus in Bellefonte
before, excepting the Barnum and Fore-
paugh shows, that used more than twenty-
eight cars in transportation, and neither of
them had as many as the Ringlings.
MRs. CHARLES GEHRET Is DEAD.—MTrs.
Charles Gehret died at her home on south
Potter street, this place, on Sunday after-
noon, after a protracted illness with pul-
monary troubles. She had been in a de-
cline for several months and the excite-
ment of the frightful fire in that quarter
of the town two weeks ago seemed to shock
her nervous system so that she collapsed.
She was a daughter of Robert Watkins
and was born July 31st, 1871. Ten years
ago her marriage to Charles Gehret was
celebrated. One son was born to them
and survives.
Funeral services were held in the United
Brethren church Wednesday afternoon, in-
terment having been made in the iron
workers’ burying ground at Valentine's.
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——The death of Chester Wilcox which
occurred very suddenly at his home in
Philipsburg, on Tuesday morning, will be
regretted in many parts of this county
where the young man had friends. Having
been an active Democratic worker his ac-
quaintances include men in all parts of the
county and it will be because of the gen-
tlemanly, straight-forward character of the
young man that they will be grieved to
learn of his death. He was taken sick
about a week ago with kidney trouble
which superinduced heart failure. He was
born November 30th, 1863, and was the
son of Henry Wilcox, one of Philipsburg’s
oldest building contractors. His father
and mother, three brothers and two sisters
survive him. Interment was made yester-
day afternoon.
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——William Arthur Dunwiddie, of Phil-
ipsburg, died on Sunday afternoon, having
been critically ill for three weeks with
pneumonia. He was the eldest son of Dr.
and Mrs. J. W. Dunwiddie and was born
at Warriorsmark, Huntingdon county, on
Nov. 22nd, 1867. Having located in
Philipsburg with his parents in 1885 he
made that place hishome. He was a grad-
uate in pharmacy and was the owner of a
fine drug store in Philipsburg. Mr. Dun-
widdie was popular in Philipsburg where
his death is greatly deplored, because he
was so much of a gentleman and possessed
talents that were so enthusiastically lent
to the entertainment of others. His hody
was buried in Philipsburg on Tuesday.
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——Hugh Glenn, one of the good old
residents of the town, died at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Jane Brown on Howard
street, last Friday morning. Deceased had
been a sufferer with kidney trouble for
over a year. He was born in county An-
trim, Ireland, June 21st, 1827, and was 70
years old. In 1846 he came to this coun-
try. Deceased is survived by one brother
and two sisters, namely, Robert Glenn and
Mrs. Nancy Bowers, of Buffalo Run, and
Mrs. Jane Brown, of Bellefonte. His wife,
whose maiden name was Clark, preceded
him to the grave 10 years ago. Funeral
services were held on Sunday afternoon.
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——DMiss Lillie Kephart, youngest
daughter of the late Matlock Kephart, of
Fillmore, died at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Simeon Dickerson, in Roanoke, Va.,
on Wednesday. Though the particulars of
her death are not known it is supposed that
heart disease was the cause, as she had suf-
fered with it more or less all her life. She
is survived by two sisters: Mrs. Clark
Tate, of Clearfield, and Mrs. Dickerson.
The remains will arrive at Kephart’s., at
Fillmore, at noon to-day. Interment will
be made from there.
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——David Woomer, one of the well
known residents of the upper end of Bald
Eagle valley, died at his home near Bald
Eagle on Monday evening rather suddenly.
He had been a long sufferer with Brights’
disease, but his death was not considered
imminent. Deceased was 62 years old and
had spent his life at farming. He was a
Methodist of enthusiastic zeal and was
buried from the Bald Eagle church yester-
day morning. He is survived by his widow,
with six children.
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——Miss Polly Bower died at the home
of her brother, F. P. Bower, east of Aarons-
burg, on Tuesday night. Deceased was 53
years old and had been a sufferer with can-
cer for a long time. Funeral services will
be conducted this morning by Rev. A. G.
Wolf, of the Lutheran church. Interment
will be made at Aaronsburg.
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——DMis. Daniel Walizer died at her
home in Mill Hall, on Monday morning,
after a long affliction with cancer. De-
ceased was 73 years old and interment was
made at Cedar Hill on Wednesday after-
noon.
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——Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jackson, who
who were married in Philadelphia on Tues-
day of last week, have returned home and
are going to housekeeping in the rooms in
the Harris block, on High street, vacated
by William Dezendorf’s family. They ex-
pect to move into their home to-day. Mrs.
Jackson was Miss Nell Whittaker, a
daughter of James Whittaker, of this place.
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——Chas. Solt, William Lucas and
George Graham were arraigned before jus-
tice Keichline, on Friday evening, charged
with having been guilty of tearing flags
and bunting from buildings in Bellefonte.
No evidence against Graham could be pro-
duced and he was discharged, but the other
two confessed. They paid $6 each in costs,
were reprimanded and let go.
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——Miss Newbaker, of Danville, has
heen engaged to take the organ in the Belle-
fonte Presbyterian church. She will be
here to play on Sunday.
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——Clark Gramley is building a foundry
in Rebersburg.
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——=Corporal George Eberhart, now in
camp with the soldiers of Co. B missed a
great event by going away. A young son
came to his house shortly after his depar-
ture.
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——There are more telephone men in
Bellefonte now than there have been in a
long time. The Commercial company is
getting ready to install an exchange and a
number of men are here for preliminary
work.
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——The old Brown buildings at the cor-
ner of Bishop and Allegheny streets are to
be repaired soon. Lumber is on the ground
for that purpose and it will not be long un-
til that eye sore of burned ruins will be
gone.
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-—The report that Misses Lizzie Allen
and Jennie Morgan had left for Washing-
ton D. C., this week to tender their ser-
vices as trained nurses and accompany the
army to Cuba is untrue. They have ten-
dered their services, but have not gone yet-
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——DUnbounded enthusiasm has heen
aroused all over the country by the re-
markable acrobatic performance of the won-
derful Foy family, one of the latest im-
portations with Ringling Bros. famous big
circus which will exhibit in Bellefonte, on
May 10th.
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——LErysipelas caused the total blind-
ness of Henry Comer, of Milesburg, and on
Tuesday he left for Philadelphia to under-
go an operation with the hopes that his
sight will be restored. He was there six
months ago, but his eyes were not in prop-
er condition for an operation then.
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——David M. Tate, one of Lemont’s
young men, has enlisted in the regular
army and is now at Ft. Slocum, N. Y.,
where he is being drilled and disciplined
for service. He is attached to Battery I.
7th Reg. U. S. A. and writes that they
have about seven hundred recruits there.
News Purely Personal.
—Mr. and Mrs, G. Murray Andrews are at the
Bush House.
—Mrs. W. L. Daggett and her son Boynton left,
Monday, for a short visit to Wellsboro friends.
—Dr. Joe Brockerhoff, of Pittsburg, spent Sun-
day with his mother, Mrs. Mary Brockerhoff, in
Bellefonte.
—Mrs. M. A. Chambers is in Williamsport see-
ing her daughter Mrs. Willard, who is seriously
ill in the Williamsport hospital.
—Mrs. Mollie L. Valentine, after spending the
winter in Philadelphia and Pittsburg, arrived in
town Saturday and is now the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. W. T. Speer, of High street.
—Thos. Collins, alert as ever for a good, big
contract, came home from Rochester, N. Y. this
week, but repacked his bag and started to Ebens-
burg yesterday morning.
—Mr. and. Mrs. James F. Heverly, of Jackson-
ville, were in town on Saturday shopping. Dur-
ing the course of the day they took time to make
—Mr. and Mrs. John Noll had a pleasant sur-
prise Wednesday, when their daughter, Mrs. Geo.
N. Van Dyke, arrived on the evening train. Her
grandfather, the venerable James Hamilton, is
failing rapidly and her visit is to see him.
—Chas. H. Cruse, of Linn street, took Mrs.
Cruse and their two babies to Williamsport, Wed-
nesday morning, where they are visiting Mrs.
Cruse’s sister, Mrs. Isaac Maitland. Charley re-
turned the same afternoon.
—H. 8. Achenbach, formerly with B. C. Achen-
bach in this place, was here to spend Sunday with
his old friends, preparatory to starting back to his
home in Kansas. He is now in Philadelphia,
whence he will return to bid his Lock Haven
friends adieu, then leave for the West.
—Mrs. W. F. Reeder, who hasbeen in Phila-
delphia since last October being treated for in-
flammatory rheumatism, returned home on Fri-
day so much improved that she is able to be out.
The first part of the winter she spent at the Uni-
versity hospital and the latter part at the Conti-
nental hotel.
—Jos. D. Mitchell, who is now with the Stand-
ard steel company at Lewistown, came over on his
bicycle Saturday for his first visit home since go-
ing to his work in January. He and Mr. Gib-
bony, who was with him, made the trip in four
hours although the road, they said, was atrocious-
ly bad on the mountains.
—On Monday Mr. John Hendrickson and
family, who have occupied the Blanchard house
on east Linn street during their several years resi-
dence here, left for their home in Middletown,
N. J. They took with them the body of Mrs.
Hendrickson, which has been in a receiving
vault since January, for final interment.
—Mrs. N. K. Dare, of Philadelphia, who is here
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Andrew Brockerhoff,
is having some improvements made on her
Spring street house. The Brockerhoffs, Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew and their children, are going back
to Reading to live, as Mr. Brockerhoff’s headquar-
ters are still there and the children are greatly
improved in health.
—Deputy prothonotary Arthur B. Kimport was
down in the lower end of town so early yesterday
morning that we were led to believe that proba-
bly prothonotary Smith had gotten so deeply en-
grossed mm a game of pool at Anderson's the
night before that he had forgotten to show up at
the office. Our conjecture was wrong, however,
for Arthur was just taking a little constitutional
before starting his day’s work and was seeing
whether he could spot any big trout for himself in
Spring creek.
—Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Buddinger, of Snow Shoe,
were in town on Monday on their way home from
Mt. Eagle where they had spent Sunday with
Mrs. Buddinger’s father, Samuel Leathers Esq.
They had driven down to Mt. Eagle on Saturday
and were returning via Bellefonte in order to
give Mr. B. an opportunity to look after a little
business that needed his attention here. In ad-
dition to his extensive mercantile interests at
Snow Shoe Mr. Buddinger is a big shipper of pro-
duce and figures in several coal operations in
that region.
—J. B. Ard and his little son Wilson were in
town yesterday spending the day. Mr. Ardis a
retired miller and one of the best known men in
the upper end of the county. He spends his win-
ters about Pine Grove and most of the summer
months are put in at a rustic little rookery he has
over on Laurel run in the heart of the Seven
mountains, His son Wilson is about as sweet a
little fellow as we have ever met. He is only four
years old, though wide awake and a perfect little
Chesterfield in his manners. When asked why
he hadn't postponed his visit until next Tuesday,
when the big circus is in town, he promptly as-
serted: “Oh, we're comin’ down for that too.”
KEICHLINE’S CIGAR STORE BURGLAER-
1ZED.—Between three and four o’clock
Sunday morning a burglar broke the glass
in the front of Keichline’s cigar and pro-
duce store, at the corner of Race and High
streets, and carried away all the cigars in
the case. Boxes and all were taken. A
lot of che wing tobacco made up the balance
of the plunder carried away.
P. F. Keichline is unable to state whether
anything more than the cigais and tobacco
was taken. He counts the value of them
at $25.00. Across the street Mrs. William
Dezendorf, who was spending the night
with her mother, Mrs. James Whittaker,
who has rooms over the Republican office on
the opposite side of High street, heard the
glass break and jumped to a window to see
what was going on. As there was an elec-
tric light burning in the store she saw a
man reaching in through the broken win-
dow and unlocking the door. He walked
into the store then and soon came out with
an armful of plunder. He disappeared, but
soon returned for more. By this time she
had recovered enough from her scare to
waken others in the house and they went
out to Mr. Keichline’s home to tell him of
it. Of course when he got there the burglar
was gone. With the information Mrs.
Dezendorf was able to give the police have
a pretty fair clue and are working on the
case now with the hope of running down
the bold burglar.
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——It is not merely as a matter of adver-
tisement that we urge you to see the Ring-
ling shows next Tuesday. They are fine
and we know you will miss something, the
magnitude of which you have no idea of, if
you stay away. Judge for yourself. They
have more flat cars, alone, than any entire
circus train that has come into Bellefonte
in eleven years. They have ten sleeping
coaches, where the ordinary circus uses
four or five. They have three advertising
cars, where one or two is the usual number
and they have contracted for more food for
people and animals than has been used to
feed any two shows that have come to
Bellefonte since Barnum was here.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriags licenses granted by or-
phans court clerk G. W. Rumberger during
the past week : :
William Loffin and Matred H. Goss, both
of Philipsburg.
Charles C. Wilkinson and Nora Belle
Flick, both of Sandy Ridge, Pa.
Noah Auman, of Spring Mills, and Min-
nie E. Auman, of Hublershurg, Pa.
*>oe
. If the people of this vicinity want to
go down to visit our soldier boys in camp
at Mt. Gretna they can do so at any time
they want to go. The Pennsylvania rail-
road company has signified its willingness
to run a special excursion train from here
at any time that it is wanted and a round
trip rate of $3 or less would be given. A
train could be secured to leave here on any
Sunday morning and return at night, al-
lowing a stay of about seven hours in the
camp.
OO
There will be a flag raising at Eck-
ley’s school, in Benner township, on Satur-
day afternoon. The people of that vicinity
have arranged for the raising of a flag-pole
from which ‘‘Old Glory” will float, in
honor of the members of company B. Ad-
dresses will be made by Rev. Allen Rhen
and D. F. Fortney Esq.
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——Call and see the latest improved
typewriting machine, possessing entirely
new features of most remarkable merit.
Visible writing, durability, simplicity and
permanent alignment are the four points of
merit. Price $75.00. Not in a Trust.
L. C. WETZEL, Gen’l Agent.
Bellefonte, Pa.
Eggs for Hatching.
The prices below are for a setting of thir-
teen eggs. I guarantee all to be fresh and
true to name and from first class stock.
Light Brahma - - - 55cts
Buff Cochin wom es
Barred Plymouth Rock - 40%
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Silver Spangled Hamburg - 6
43-11 M. B. GARMAN, Bellefonte, Pa.
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Pu@nix Mirnineg Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press :
Red Wheat, old 110
Red wheat, new.. 110-
Rye, per bushel...... 40
Corn, shelled, per b! 40
Corn, ears, per bushel... 35
Oats, per bushel, new ... 32
Barley, per bushel......... 30
Ground Plaster, per ton 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel ........coccceiiiiiiiinnnnnnnns 25
Cloverseed, per bushel.. $6 00 to $7 C0
Bellefonte Produce Markets,
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel.........ccvvivinniinniinnnnnna, 85
Siions esees fap
s, per dozen..
hy pe ound.. 5
Country Shoulder: 5
Sides... 5
Hams.. 10
Tallow, per pound... 3
Butter, per pound..... errtesievetives 18
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid strictly in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance, and $2.50 if not
paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance. 2
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
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Two inches......cuesneeeennen of 7.10115
Three inches . “1 10 115 | 20
narter Column (5 inches).. Wo 12120] 30
Ratt Column (10 inches)... .| 20185 | 55
One Column (20 inches).....ccuiereinnnne 35 | 656 | 100
Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional. : :
Transient advs. pet line, 3 insertions.......... 20 cts.
Each additional insertion, per line. 5 cts
Local notices, per line.........cccuuue
Business notices, per line..............
Job Printing of every kind done
ahd dispatch. The Warcnman office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can be executed
in the mostartistic manner and at the lowest rates,
Terms—Cash.
All letters should be addressed to !
P. GRAY MEEK, Proprietor