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Bellefonte, Pa., June 3. 1898.
CorrESPONDENTS.—No communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——The Vaudeville prices will be 10, 15
and 25cts.
——The price of bread has advanced one
cent a loaf in Philipsburg.
——The next big picnic will be the
Undine blow-out at Hecla park on July 4th.
——Lee Larimer has resigned his position
at the Racket in this place and will go to
Jersey Shore to go into the new store which
Shem Spigelmyer intends opening there
soon.
——James R. Hughes, associate prin-
cipal of the Bellefonte Academy, has been
appointed a member of the reception com-
mittee for the inter-state C. E. convention
to be held at Cape May, N. I., in July.
——Wednesday, June 8th, will be known
as Odd Fellows day at Hecla park, and all
the lodges in Centre county will turn out
to the big picnic they will have there that
day. We published a full account of the
day’s events in our issue of May 13th.
——Memorial services will be conducted
in honor of James Hamilton deceased,
in the United Evangelical church, in Belle-
fonte, on Sunday, June 5th, at 10:30 a. m.
The pastor, Rev. C. H. Goodling, will
preach the sermon. All are cordially in-
vited to attend.
— After Prof. Charles Augustus Briggs,
of the Union Theological seminary, created
about as much disturbance as he possibly
could in the Presbyterian church, by
honestly acknowledging his disbelief in
predestination, he has been ordained a
deacon in the Episcopal church.
—~Cap’t. Hugh 8. Taylor, of Co. B, of
this place, and Cap’t. David S. Colwell, of
Indiana, were the orators at the memorial
day service held by the Fifth Penna. regi-
ment ahout the monument erected to the
memory of the heroes of the Keystone State
on the field at Chickamauga.
——While Lieu’t. George L. Jackson,
of this place, was acting adjutant of his
regiment, the 5th, on Monday, a fire broke
out near the camp and threatened a neigh-
boring farm house. The officers of the 5th
sent a fire brigade to fight it and the place
was saved.
——On Saturday Mr. C. T. Gerberich
received a telegram stating that his sister,
Mrs. Louise Gerberich, was dangerously ill
at her home in East Hanover. Mr. and
Mrs. Gerberich left on the 2 o’clock train
for Lebanon county but she died before
they arrived there.
—To-morrow commencement exer-
-cises at Franklin and Marshall college, at
Lancaster, will begin with the Senior prize
debate and continue until Thursday, June
9th, when the class of 938 will be formally
graduated. John Bower, of this place, is
a member of the graduating class.
~——At the Tyrone bicycle races on me-
morial day Tom Grenninger, of this place,
won the mile novice in 2:40 and took third
place in the boys race. Toner Hugg, of
Milesburg, was third in the novice and
John Teats, of this place, got second in the
half-mile boy’s race for boys under 18 years
old.
——About the newest thing in town is
that fine boy who put in his appearance at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Templeton Cruse,
on east Lamb street, on Sunday morning.
Mis. Cruse and the baby are both doing as
well as could be hoped for while Temp. is
still running up and down Lamb street on
the tops of the trees.
—In the WATCHMAN, of May
13th, in telling of the sensational arrest
and release of Luther Kline we stated that
he had kidnaped the infant in .arms of
John Farley. It wasa mistake in saying
it was John Farley's family with which
Luther had the trouble for it was James
Farley, not John, we should have said.
—On last Thursday afternoon as Gen.
Beaver was making an earnest appeal to
the general assembly of the Presbyterian
church, in session at Winona Lake, Ind.,
for united action and harmony, he almost
fainted. The incident caused his friends
much uneasiness until they found out that
he was very tired that day and in order
to make himself heard in the large assem-
bly had over-taxed his strength. He ar-
rived home Saturday as well as ever and is
now away on other business.
——On Saturday afternoon Jennie Har-
ris, oldest daughter of Mrs. Rachel Harris,
was suddenly taken ill with, what proved
to be, appendicitis and as she had had the
same symptoms some time ago it was
thought best to have an operation at once.
On the night train she and her cousin, Miss
Myra Holliday, went to Philadelphia to
the Pennsylvania hospital, and on Monday
a telegram came announcing that the oper-
ation kad been successful.
——The board of county managers for
farmers institutes will meet in the court
house in this place on Tuesday, June 14th,
to select places at which to hold the two
sessions of farmer’s institute allotted to
Centre county by the state department of
agriculture. The board is composed of the
loca! members of the board of agriculture
and one each from the county agricultural
society and Pomona grange. No place
having yet been fixed for the holding of
the institutes next winter it might he well
for communities wishing them tosend dele-
gations to this meeting to present their
claims and inducements.
CHARGED WITH COUNTERFEITING. —
Considerable excitement was created in this
place on Friday last when it was learned
that government detective Griffith, of Pitts-
burg, and Deputy U. S. marshall, Roe, of
Altoona, had arrested Clark Gramley and
Valentine Breon, of Rebersburg, on the
charge of counterfeiting, and were on their
way with their prisoners to Altoona for a
hearing. :
For some time, it is alleged, spurious
coin has been circulating throughout the
lower end of the county, and to such an
extent as to arouse the suspicion that some
one was engaged in putting it out. Word
was sent to the U. S. officials and the mat-
ter was placed in the hands of detective
Griffith. After afew days’ work, suspicion
pointed to the accused and a close watch
furnished enough of evidence upon which
to base an arrest. A preliminary hearing
was given the accused before United States
commissioner McLeod, of Altoona, and in
default of $1,000 bail, they were commit-
ted to the -Hollidayshurg jail to await
further hearing.
It is said that a small amount of count-
erfeit coin was found in the possession of
each of the men, and that in Gramley’s
house the detective discovered a complete
counterfeiting outfit, in addition to a con-
siderable amount of coin, including dollars,
halves, quarters and nickels, all excellent
imitations.
Gramley is well educated and comes of
one of the best families in that part of the
county. He is a machinist by trade, about
40 years of age, is reported as being an ex-
pert workman, and is suspected by the
detective of being the leader in the crime.
Breon is somewhat older than his partner,
and is a miller by trade. Both men have
heretofore born good reputations, and it
will take very positive evidence to convince
the people among whom they have lived,
and who should know them well, to believe
either one guilty of the crime charged.
Since the arrest of these two men sus-
picion has pointed to others as belonging
to the gang and on Monday Charles Bartges,
of Loganton, Clinton county, was arrested
by officer Roe, on the same charge. Other
arrests it is supposed will he made, as ru-
mor says, the officers believe they have
discovered a regular nest of counterfeiters,
with which from ten to twelve persons are
connected.
Messrs. Orvis & Bower have been re-
tained as counsel by the accused who will
have their hearing in Altoona, to-day, Fri-
day.
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THE ODD FELLOWS ART BUSINESS
DIrRECTORY.—This beautiful work of art,
which so many of our business men en-
couraged the publication of through their
generous advertising patronage, and which
all our town people are so anxious to see,
has been published and deposited in the
lodge room of Centre lodge, No. 153 of this
place, the leading hotels and in the rooms
of the Young Men’s Christian association,
where all who desire to examine the splen-
did engravings and photograves, with
which the pages of the book are illuminated,
will have an opportunity todo so. The
plates from which the illustrations were
printed are nearly all new. These are
reproductions, in many instances, of cele-
brated paintings by the old masters as well
as those who have earned distinction in
modern times. In addition it contains
large and superbly executed views of the
various Odd Fellows homes in the State,
for the support and maintenance of their
aged and indigent brethren, and the
widows and orphans, in dependent circum-
stances, of their deceased members. Prom-
inent among these is the home for orphans
of Odd Fellows of Central Pennsylvania,
at Sunbury, to assist which, in enlarging
the building and making some necessary
improvements, the profits from the publi-
cation of this directory will be applied.
The work alsocontains a brief historical
account of each of these homes of which
the order is so proud. Besides all this it
contains half-tone portraits of some of the
most influential members of the order. A
magnificent photograve view of the splendid
Odd Fellows temple at Philadelphia, which
stands without a peer in the world for the
purposes for which it was erected ; together
with a view of the old State House, in the
same city where the declaration of inde-
pendence was framed. Other views of
historic interest, also a brief and well
written account of the origin and mission
of odd fellowship and first class editorial
matter. .
The value of this work bas been con-
siderably enhanced by the large display
advertisements, contributed to its pages
by some of our most reliable and enter-
prising business men, who, by this means
have testified their friendship for the home
for orphans of Odd Fellows of Central
Pennsylvania, at Sunbury.
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IDpI0CY AND OUTRAGE.—A decision by
some one in the post office department, and
who is evidently a ripe subject for the fool-
killer, has ruled that the State, published
at Milton, is not entitled to admission to
the mails as second class matter. As a
consequence it has been compelled to sus-
pend publication, and there is one less
Democratic newspaper in Pennsylvania. If
there was one publication in the country
which, from the character of the matter
inserted, could properly be considered a
newspaper and nothing else and as such en-
titled to the privileges of the mail, it was
the State. Surely the individual who de-
cided that it was not does not know what a
newspaper is, and we would suggest to the
new post master general, who does, that
the quicker he gets rid of such sap-head
subordinates, the greater the respect for his
department will be. Such decisions are
not only idiotic but outrageous, as well.
——The Vaudeville opens at 3 this after-
noon. A regular constellation of amateur
stars has been engaged for the affair.
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——At the commencement of Bucknell
University, June 20—22, the Third Brigade
band will furnish the music and Governor
Hastings will make the address.
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—Help the Y. M. C. A. by attending
the Vaudeville and you will be making
yourself happy, for it will be the greatest
show ever seen in Bellefonte.
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——Mrs. Richard Hunt died at her home
near Lamar, on Sunday evening. Deceased
was nearly 88 years old and is survived by
a son and a daughter. Her husband
died thirty years ago. Funeral ser-
vices were conducted at the house yester-
day afternoon.
—— AA eens
——Louis W. Mattern, of Warriors
Mark, came home from Baltimore last
week to accept a position in the chemical
laboratory of the P. R. R. Co. in Altoona.
Since graduating at State College in ’94
he has been studying at Johns Hopkins
University.
———
——On Sunday H. P. Harris. John M.
Ward, Bob Morris, Mortimer O’Donahue
and Col. E. J. Pruner drove to Snow Shoe
for a trout dinner and a general good time.
They had both and the rain too, and the
lion of the party, J. M. Ward, was serene
through it all.
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——DMiss Phebe Hoover, the Phil-
ipsburg school teacher, who started for
the Klondyke gold fields on Tuesday even-
ing of last week, entertained the teachers
of that town at a luncheon on the evening
of her departure. It was served at the
Hoover home at Bigler, and when the young
argonaut was aboard the train to begin her
long journey to Alaska, her former asso-
ciates, in the Philipshurg schools, gave a
lusty cheer for her pluck and wished her
success.
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——Geo. Raymond Boak, son of Cameron
Boak, of Hughesville Pa. and who has
many relatives and friends in this county,
is among the list of survivors of the schoon-
er Lady Jane Grey, that went down in a
gale near Cape Flattery on Sunday morning
last. The schooner was on her way to
the Klondike with sixty-one passengers,
thirty-five of whom perished.
——Last evening there was a slight im-
provement in the condition of Mr. Thomas
Collins. Tuesday he was so seriously ill
that his brother, Peter, and other relatives
were summoned and they are anxiously
awaiting a change for the better. Mr. Col-
lins has been ususually well this spring
but took a heavy cold, while in Kittanning,
two weeks ago, which completely prostra-
ted him.
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THE HECLA BIcYCLE TRACK.—The
bicycle track at Hecla park is now in fine
condition for practice and racing and is
open at all times during the day for the
convenience of those desiring to learn toride
or prepare for future racing events. Round
trip tickets are on sale daily from all sta-
tions to Hecla park and return. No charge
is made for carrying wheels on trains.
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SPECIAL EXCURSION FROM PINE GROVE
MILLS AND STATE COLLEGE.—In order to
accommodate the people of State College,
Pine Grove Mills, Waddles and Fillmore
the Bellefonte Central railroad company
will sell special excursion tickets to-morrow
for the great Vaudeville show in Bellefonte.
The rate will be 75 cts from State College
and Pine Grove Mills, 55 cts from Waddles
and 50 cts from Fillmore, for the round
trip, including a first class ticket to the
show. v
Tickets will be good on any regular train
going to Bellefonte on Saturday and a
special return train will leave here after
the Vaudeville.
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MEMORIAL DAY IN BELLEFONTE.—For
once in a great many years Bellefonte has
had fine weather for memorial day. Out
of the weeks of rain and disagreeable weath-
er that nature had chilled us with, Monday
dawned clear and cool and the bright sun-
shine, that gave the finishing touch toa
country fresh with the new verdure of
spring, turned out great crowds to witness
the ceremonies.
Gregg post, No. 95, G. A. R. had charge
of the exercises in Bellefonte, and arranged
the procession in the Diamond at 2
o'clock and moved to the Union cem-
etery. The line was made up as
follows : Carriages freighted with flow-
ers and Ad’j. F. Peebles Green at the
head, Undine band, firing squad of old
members of Co. B, under command of Col.
Mullen, Folk, Roberts, & Co's. drum corps,
Gregg post, camp P. O. S. of A. and Logan
engine company.
The parade moved to Bishop, to Spring,
to Allegheny, to Howard, thence to the
cemetery. At the cemetery a hollow square
was formed and the opening ceremony was
conducted by post commander S. B. Miller,
and chaplain James Harris offered a prayer.
Four graves were formally decorated in
honor of all deceased soldiers and sailors
and another ode followed. After it was
read there was a general tribute to the dead
and loving hands planted flowers and vines
in memory of those who were sleeping be-
neath the mounds that every day grow
nore numerous. Ata bugle call all re-
assembled at the speakers stand and Rev.
Dr. W. A. Stephens, of the Methodist
church delivered the oration, after which
the parade reformed and returned to the
Diamond, where it was dismissed.
A detachment of the post then went to
St. John’s Catholic cemetery and decorated
the graves of the veteraus who are lying
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CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE NORTH
WARD ScHOOLS.—P. J. Harrison, Misses
Kate Hewes, Annie MéCafferty, Rose Fox
and Fannie Elmore, the teachers of the
grammar and intermediate schools in the
stone building, cordially ask you to be
present at the closing exercises of their
schools this morning at 9.30.
After a song by the schools the following
program will be rendered :
Rec, “Vaeation,”............c.......... Nannie McEntire.
“ “Tis not Fine Feathers, ete. Verna Minsker.
“ “The Yankee Spirit,” ......ccen. ...... Earl Taylor.
¢“ “Don’t Crowd,” James Harshbarger.
5 ORDA. eerie Viola Robb.
# “The Lazy Mouse,”............. Myrtle Barnhart.
“ “Southern Volunteers,................. L. Struble.
“ “Death, the Peace Maker, .P. McGarvey.
Song, “Zion Bells.”
Rec, Tha Old Flag... ........0c...0 Harold Kirk.
‘“ “Dot Your i’s and Cross Your t's,” woes
Clara Jackson.
¢ “Curfew Shall not Ring, ete,”......Geo. Harris.
¢ “The Grand Old Army Boys, ........ Jas. Gault.
“ “Look on the Right Side of a Dollar,"............
Bertha Cross.
# “The R. BR. Crossing,............... John Rankin.
Song, “O There's Many a Battle.”
Rec. “Grandfather's Fourth.”......... C. McGarvey.
‘ “Cricket and Ant,”......... ...Helen Schaeffer.
“ “The Colonies,” Goddess, Lillian Walker ;
Attendants—Mary Harris, Winifred Gates; Va.,
Goldie Cain; N. Y., Fannie Mulberger; Mass.,
Mona Struble ; N. H., Lyda Black ; Conn., Mary
Lese ; Md., May Hall; R. I., Louise McClellan ;
Del., Edna Meyers; N. C., Myrtle Barnhart: N. J.,
Elizabeth Ardell; 8S. C., Bertha Johnson ; Ga.,
Verna Minsker; Penn., Bernie Taylor; Paul Re-
vere, H. Crissman.
Rec. “They Remembered the Maine,” W.Rankin.
fo fMy Unele Sam,” ....iiun viii Paul Etters.
“ “The Flag Goes By,"................ Willie Brouse.
Song, “Grandma’s Spinning Wheel.”
Rec. “Reverence in Church,” ............ Amy Smith.
‘ “The Rumseller,”............ Miles Walker.
‘“ “The Auctioneer,” .. ....J. Derstine.
$6. HThe ROS,” ......ociicciveciseniionins Lydia Black.
Bong, “O Land of a Million Brave Soldiers.”
Rec. “Liberty Bell,” ......cccceeeruvnnnnnne Eddie Gates.
“ “The Ist of April."........... .Class of Boys.
“ “The Girl Who Ran Away," ........ G. Woodson.
“Drafted,” .iivneiviiiiinga Helen Crissman,
Song, ‘Oh Behold, in all its Beauty.”
Ree. “Whose Turn 2 ...eeiivi connind Class of Boys.
“ “Praise Worth Ambition,” Paul Wetzel.
Occupations,’ un... .Class of Girls.
¢“ “Good-bye,”.... ....Boyd Musser.
Closing Address,......cccounnrnereer nanan Helen Jackson.
Song, “America.”
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THE HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.—
The fifteenth annual commencement of the
Bellefonte high school, yesterday afternoon,
was fully up to all expectations. The
opera house was fairly packed with proud
parents and admiring friends of the gradu-
ates, and they had just cause for pride and
admiration. The class was composed of
William J. Dorworth, Eva H. Crissman,
Morris H. Otto, Estella G. Gault, Charles
E. Gilmour, Ida E. Fauble, Robert Stew-
art, Samuel H. McClure, J. Dorsey Knox,
Mary E. Runkle, J. Earl Aikens, S. Eliza-
beth Faxon, H. Albert Blair, Daise L.
Keichline and Henrietta Wright. The
girls were fairly charming in their dainty
white organdies and the boys all did well.
The full program as printed in last
week’s WATCHMAN seemed long, but at the
exercises the participants all :did so well
that the time seemed short. Earl Aikens,
May Runkle, Sam McClure and Lizzie
Faxon, for the subject matter of her essay,
all deserved special mention, as indeed did
every member of the class.
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THE JUNIOR CoNTEST.—The Junior or-
atorical contest, Wednesday night, for the
Reynold’s prize of fifteen and ten dollars
held the usual surprises and the usual dis-
appointments for the contestants and their
friends. The judges, John Blanchard, El-
lis Orvis and Chas. R. Kurtz, awarded the
first prize to Effie Snyder for her recitation,
“The Russian Christinas,”” and the second
prize to Jerry Stine who declaimed ‘‘Regu-
lus to the Cartbagenians.’’ Ward Fleming
did well and Millie Barnhart’s recitation
was first class.
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How His TiME IS SPENT IN THE PEN-
ITENTIARY. — Since the incarceration of
Jim Cornelly in the western penitentiary
there have been many of his friends about
his home here who have heen interested in
knowing just how he spends his time in
that great penal institution. In answer to
such inquiry Jim has written the following
letter :
* % # Well, owing to the late act of
assembly I put in most of my time in my cell.
I think if some of the members who voted for
that law were locked up in a 5x8 cell for a
short time they would hasten to Harrisburg
and vote for its repeal. Only the walking
delegate and agitator advocate such laws,
surely the humane working man would not
do it. If it is not repealed soon and the pris-
oners allowed to work the State will have to
build more hospitals for the insane.
1 suppose my time to go to work will come
soon, as the old residents and the long term
inmates have the preference. I rise about
6 a. m. make my cell tidy and by the time
that is done I get my breakfast, at which we
get something different every morning. Two
mornings in a week we get some good, ele-
gant corn pone. It is baked in great pans
the size of an acre then laid out in regular
town lots, but the only trouble seems to be
that the lots are not large enough, for the
pone is certainly fine.
The noonday meal is very good and sub-
stantial. There is a change every day, no
two dinners alike during the week. We have
meat every day, plenty of it, and from all
accounts I think we are better fed than some
of our poor soldier boys down at Chickamauga.
I certainly have no reason to complain. I
am well informed as to what is going on in
the world through the Post, Record, World
and home papers which are kindly sent to
me. I have plenty to read and am able to
make other poor fellows happy by passing
the papers along the line. They never get
too old here and I guess they keep going for
a week.
Sunday is the best day here. I go to mass
in the morning and then in the afternoon
the chaplain has services. His talks are very
interesting, the short talks on Spain and her
people being particularly so. On Wednesday
we go out to bathe and on Thursday we go
out to get shaved, so you now know pretty
near how I put in my time, # #* # #
Yours cordially
Jim.
JUST THE PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN. —
Give the little ones the price of an admis-
sion to the great Vaudeville show and let
them go this afternoon. It will cost chil-
dren only 10cts. and they will have such a
good time. The Vaudeville will be clean
and harmless so that there will be no dan-
ger of their carrying home anything shock-
ing.
——To the pension list for this section
have been added, Isaac Thomas, Bellefonte
$8; Green W. Hockenberry, Snow Shoe,
$10 ; and Nicholas Barnhart, Linden Hall.
S———
—Opera, minstrels, comedy, coon farces
and all kinds of specialties will be the fea-
tures at the great Vaudeville that will
open at Garman’s this afternoon.
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——With the $12,000 they were given
by the insurance adjusters and the money
they are putting in the Centre County bank
every night from their big fire sales, Joseph
Bros. are on a fair way to be ranked with
the Leiters and Rockerfellers.
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——We have been requested to state that
Mr. J. C. Weaver will speak in the Jack-
sonville Presbyterian church next Sabbath
morning; and Mr. Cota will speak at the
Buffalo Run Presbyterian church next Sab-
bath evening at 7:30.
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——Mr. James A. Aull, of Philadelphia,
has sent out invitations to the marriage of
his daughter, Mildred Canning, and Edward
Hedly Richard, which is to be solemnized in
Saint Matthia’s church at noon on Wednes-
day, June the fifteenth. Ed is one of the
very nicest young men in the town and
Miss Aull is to be congratulated.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phans court clerk G. W. Rumberger during
the past week :
Wm. L. McFarland and Sarah J. Dubbs,
both of Philipsburg.
Wm. R. Loner and Mary C, Inhoof, both
of Stormstown.
Orvis C. Walker and Elizabeth L. Haines,
both of Rebersburg.
Arthur Zeigler, of Centre Hall, and Sadie
Wantz, of Aaronsburg.
Irvin V. Musser. of Harrisburg, and
Verna Meyer, of Centre Hall.
Edward J. Cullen, of Portage, and Nan-
nie Crain, of Milesburg.
News Purely Personal.
—Jack Furst and his wife, of Williamsport, were
in town over Sunday with his parents.
—DMrs. John M. Dale, her two children, Virginia
and John, and their nurse came home Monday
from a month’s stay in Atlantic City.
——Misses Anna and Christine Blanchard, who
are attending school near Washington, D. C., ar-
rived home Friday for their summer vacation.
—Katharine C. Harris has gone to New York
state to visit her relatives. Her sister Adaline,
who has been away for several weeks, returned
home yesterday.
—Dr. W. A Stevens is ruling alone at the par-
sonage as Mrs. Stevens is down at Carlisle visit-
ing their son Harry, who is one of the instruct-
ors of Dickinson College.
—Governor Hastings has appointed M. C.
Ihlseng, of State College, one of the delegates-at-
large to the international mining congress to be
held at Salt Lake City, Utah, beginning June 6th
—Mrs. Morris Cowdrick, of Niagara Falls, is
here for an extended stay with her children and
friends. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Edward Cow-
drick, came down with her for a two weeks’ visit.
—Thomas K, Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Irvin
and John P. Harris Jr., all of Tyrone, were in
town this week seeing that Memoazial day was
properly observed, and that the business of the
town did not stop.
—Mrs. Mary G. Butts returned home Friday
from a seven weeks’ stay in Philadelphia. She
was called there by the illness and death of her
only sister, Mrs. J. Miles Kephart, and since
then she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
W. F. Reber.
—J. Hassel, of Syracuse, N. Y., who is better
known to us as Rosie Baum’s husband although
he stands well up on his own reputation, was in
town over Sunday at his father-in-law’s. Miss
Lena Baum, who has been in Syracuse with her
sister since her school closed, will be home for
the State Teacher’s Association.
—L. Olin Meek, who has been connected with
this paper since the sixties and his boyhood, and
who was, for years and years, superintendent,
foreman and caretaker of the establishment, is
seriously ill with typhoid fever at St. Agnes’ hos-
pital on south Broad street in Philadelphia.
—Mr. and Mrs. John B. Mitchell, of Pine Grove,
were in town on Tuesday calling on their friends
and getting ready for their big reunion on the
17th. Last year the reunion of the Pine Grove
Academy was so successful that it will take the
committee hustling if they would better it this
year.
—We would not have heen surprised at Harry
Keller and Henry Quigley walking in from Axe
Mann on Wednesday if they had been returning
trom the convention; but when we knew that
they had just started for Harrisburg we were sur-
prised to see them come trudging down the rail-
road a few hours later. At Axe Mann they decid-
ed (?) to try another route and walked home to
make a fresh start.
—J. W. Conley, of Centre Hall, was in town on
Friday on his way to Freeport, Il, where he is
visiting his brother James, whom he had not seen
for a number of years. He took advantage of the
excursion to the great Dunkard gathering there
this week and it will undoubtedly prove an inter-
esting feature of his visit. A temporary building
has been put in Freeport for this meeting that is
capable of seating five thousand people.
—DMrs. D. P. McKinney and her son Logan, of
Howard, were Memorial day visitors in Belle-
fonte. They remained until Wednesday evening
when they returned home on a night train. It is
a loving visit, though a sad one, that brings Mrs.
McKinney to Bellefonte for Memorial day. Her
son John DeMurtt lies buried in St. John’s Cath-
olic cemetery here and it is to pay tribute to his
memory that she comes. He died on April Ith,
1896, when but twenty years old.
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Pine Grove Mention.
Willis Ripka, of Altooni, was the guest of
his parents one day this week.
Postmaster Miller, who has been danger-
ously sick this week is slowly improving.
George F. Gardner, who is now a sales-
man for the Standard Oil company at Pitts-
burg, Sundayed with his mother.
The Reed Bros. have purchased a lot from
J. G. Heberling and will erect, at once, a fine
mansion fitted up with all the modern im-
provements.
Clyde Detro is slowly improving under the
care of Dr. W. S. Glenn. He has been in bed
for the last month with rheumatic fever con-
tracted while working in a cistern.
J. B. Mochamer, of Shamokin, is enjoying
a vacation with J. H. Ward. He has gather-
ed up, during his Jumerous travels, a vast
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fund of stories and information and conse-
quently is excellent company.
G. W. Koch, of Potter township, who is
aspiring to legislative honors this year, has
been canvassing this township this week and
made a very favorable impression on the
farmers.
Again our hopes are blasted. Dr. L. C.
Thomas, of Latrobe, did not get the nomina-
tion for congressman in his district. It is
seldom that our Republican friends have a
chance to vote for so honest a man and they
should not have let it go by.
Arrangements are being made by our peo-
ple to hold the second annual reunion of the
Pine Grove Academy on Friday, June 17th.
A. G. Archey is chairman on committee of
arrangements and will give his undivided at-
tention to making the gathering a success.
J. H. Wetzel, of Bellefonte, a candidate for
the nomination for assembly on the N ittany
valley side, made a flying visit through our
township this week. In company with Thos.
Gramley, who knows all the wire pullin’
of the county he interviewed the voters.
They are convinced that he would represent
them honestly if sent to Harrisburg.
MEMORIAL DAY.—Last Sunday afternoon
the M. E. church was packed by a represent-
ative congregation to hear Rev. Asbury
Guyer preach his memorial sermon. His
sermon was based on Paul's “At a great sum
I obtained my freedom’ and was an excel-
lent discourse on civil and religious liberty.
He was assisted by Rev. Black and the
church was prettily decorated with flags and
flowers.
The services on Memorial day proper
created more than the usual enthusiasm. The
town displayed every flag it possessed and
patriotism ruled supreme. The procession
headed by the Pine Grove band formed at
the Hall with the members of the G. A. B,,
the Sabbath school scholars, carrying flags
and flowers, the Jr. 0. U. A. M. and the I.
0.0. F.in line. From the new cemetery
the procession marched up Main street to the
old burying ground, were the services were
held. After musicand the opening prayer
J. Frank McCormick, of State College, and
Al Dale, of Bellefonte, sized up to the occa-
sion and stirringly orated on the relation of
the citizen to his country and the deeds of
our heroes and people. After the twenty-five
graves were covered with flowers the organi-
zations marched to their respective quarters
well satisfied that the services had been a
success. At 5.30 the graves at Pine Hall
were decorated by members of Campbell and
Foster Posts. Comrades Sauers, Christ,
Stewart and ‘Port performed the ritualistic
ceremony and the State College band, the
music. The address by Prof. Gill, of State
College, was exceptionally good and after
America was sung by the entire assembly
Rev. Aikens pronounced the benediction
which ended the services for the year 1898.
A Card.
CAMP THOMAS, CHICKAMAUGA, TENN.
To the Democrats of Centre county :
On account of my enforced absence from
home it is impossible for me now to make
a personal canvass, as I had intended for
the nomination for the office of District At-
torney, and must consequently depend up-
on the good will of the Democrats of old
Centre to take care ‘of my interests. If I
am nominated I shall be truly grateful,
and if elected I shall assume the duties of
the office and perform them to the best of
my ability and judgment.
Very respectfully,
May 21, 1898. N. B. SPANGLER.
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Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
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Wheat—Red ..........cccciiiii iii 1.15@1.36
oe pring.. . 1.00@1.20
Corn —Yellow.. . 40@40Y4
¢ —Mixed... 3725@3815
OatS. crc ivtsersssnmsiiniieis 35%
Flour— Winter, Per Br’l. . 450@4.75
* —Penna. Roller.. 5.25@5.50
. 6.00@6.50
4.00
. 1200@12.50
9.50@10.00
8.00@38.50
*¢ —Favorite Brand
Rye Flour Per Br'l...
Baled hay—Choice N
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Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Pua~xix MiLuineg Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
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Red wheat, new. tr
Rye, per bushel...............
Corn, shelled, per bushel.
Corn, ears, per bushel.....
Oats, per bushel, new ..
Barley, per bushel...........
Ground Plaster, per ton
Buckwheat, per bushel
Cloverseed, per bushel..
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel..........ccueeesimnnencnnsessssanes 85
ONionS.ccv.viierens
Eggs, per dozen
Lard, per oun WH
Country Shoulder
Sides...
Hams.. 13
Tallow, per pound... 3
Butter, per pound.. LE]
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