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Bellefonte, Pa., June 24. 1398.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Half-moon grange has a membership
of 53, twenty of whom have heen initiated
during the past year.
——XKlondike socials are the rage round
Lock Haven, which we presume means the
exhibition of frozen friendship.
——*‘“Huckleberry’’ parties will be the
fad the coming season, and a big crop of
both parties and berries are promised.
——Haying season has just began in this
gection and the usual hay spoiling showers
have been unusually prompt in getting in
their work.
——That very pretty and unique college
publication—the La- Vie for ’99 can be pur-
chased at Kurtz’s book store this place, for
one dollar.
——An exciting game of base ball was
played between the Academy nine of this
place and the Mackeyville, Clinton county
nine, at Hecla park on Saturday, which
ended in a victory for the Academy boys,
by a score of 5 to 4.
——Children’s Day festival will be held
in St. John’s Reformed church, Sunday
evening, June 26th, at 7:30 p. m. There
will be special music and children’s exer-
cises, and the celebration of holy baptism
will be administered.
——Late Berden of this place, who was
dangerously injured by a tiger belonging to
Mains circus, while parading at Scranton,
has recovered and gone back to the show
business. His faith in the docility of some
kind of animals will hereafter be some-
what shaken.
—Dr. Robert G. Hayes proved himself
to be a real hero at Chickamauga Tuesday.
He stopped a runaway team and saved sev-
eral men from death. The city papers say
he was dragged some distance and severely
injured but at this writing his family have
not been able to verify it.
~——The engagement of Miss Katharine
€C. Harris, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Geo.
F. Harris, and John Shugert has been an-
mounced. John is associated with his
father, J. Dunlap Shugert, in the Centre
county hank of which Miss Harris’ grand-
father, the late Gov. Curtin, was one of the
chief incorporators and stockholders.
——They are poking fun at us all
around, because the business of the Belle-
fonte post office has fallen off during the
past year to such an extent as to cause a
reduction in post master Fortney’s salary
of $100. And we suppose we will have to
stand it. Its one of the very funny effects
of a Republican administration.
At a meeting on last Saturday, of
the committee on Farmers Institutes for
the county, it was decided to hold the
coming institutes at Madisonburg and
Boalsburg. The committee is composed of
J. A. Woodward, who represents the State
Board of Agriculture, Owen Underwood of
the County Society and George Dale, who
represents the Grange.
——Hereatter Dr. Laurie of this place
will be known as a D. D.L. L. D. ; the
Western University of Pennsylvania, hav-
ing, in addition to his title of Doctor of
Divinity, conferred upon him the degree of
Doctor of Laws. We know of no one more
justly entitled to this honor, or one who
would wear it with more modesty or less
ostentation.
The Morris lime stone quarries at
Salona that have been idle for several
months will resume work next week, on a
contract for ballast for the Beech Creek rail-
road—a job that will give employment to
half a hundred hands from four to five
months. Mr. Morris’ business seems to be
booming at present. Every quarry and
every limekiln he has is running to its full
capacity.
——There are some people who are al-
ways looking for unwelcome visitors. Just
now this class of visionaries are worrying
their eyes to find a hrood of seventeen-
year locusts. If they will possess their
souls in patience, the locusts will show
themselves when they come and their com-
ing will be soon enough under any cir-
The last time they visited
this section, they left blighted trees and
vegetation to such an extent that no one
wants to see them again. :
Bellefonte had a fire scare on Mon-
day morning, as a result of some children
playing with fire crackers down on Thomas
street. After the fire alarm had brought
everyone who runs to a fire out on the
street, and the hose carts and steam eng‘nes
had been dragged out and run down to the
bridge, it was discovered that the fire had
been put out with a bucket of water, and
had been nothing more threatening than
the burning of a bunch of straw in one of
the cellar windows of Mrs. Haupt’s house,
which had caught from a fire cracker.
——A fire of mysterious origin Wednes-
day morning at 5:30 o'clock, at Bellwood,
destroyed a three-story frame building oz-
cupied hy Irwin & Wray, the Railroad
Men’s Christian association anda lodge of
Odd Fellows, and entailed a loss of between
$10,000 and $15,000, partially covered by
insurance. The fire originated in the de-
partment of Irwin & Wray, containing gro-
ceries, dry goods and clothing, the latter
apartment not being as greatly damaged as
the two former. The Christian association
saved a good portion of their furniture, but
the Odd Fellows lost nearly everything.
A Great Day for the Academy.
Perfect Weather—The Presence of Many of the Old
Students—Excellent Addresses—Good Music and
Fellowship—All Contributed tc Make the Academy
Reunion Memorable in the Town.
Tuesday was truly a notable day in the
history of the Bellefonte Academy and, as
Dr. Atherton remarked, seldom is a man
given such an ovation, during his life time,
as Rev. James P. Hughes, president of that
institution, was accorded thatday. Former
students from all parts of the State, New
York, New Jersey, Maryland and Wash-
ington were present and vied with each
other in making the event one of pleasure
and success. And the result of their ef-
forts is not questioned for already the day
is classed as one of the memorable ones of
the town.
It is thirty years since Mr. Hughes took
charge of the Academy, then in the midst
of deep adversities, and to do him honor
the reunion washeld. Those who remem-
bers the school as it was, at that time, with
its meagre equippments, poor furnishings
and few scholars can scarce trace a vestige
of its old self in the first class preparatory
school it now is. To Mr. Hughes all hon-
or was given for his years of faithful work
and his accomplishment of satisfying re-
sults. Asan instructor, he is recognized
among the best and for his school he has
achieved a reputation which many a richly
endowed institution envies. The Old
Academy seldom does anything half heart-
edly and when the reunion was suggested
it was decided upon to have one in keeping
with its merits.
One thousand invitations were sent out.
Stopper and Fisk’s orchestra was engaged
for the day. Drs. Patton, of Princeton, and
Atherton, of State, were induced to come
and take part. All the alumni of the
town was interested and in consequence
the affair was a pleasure and treat for the
entire community.
THE BALL GAME.
In the morning at 10 o’clock a game of
base hall was played at Meadowbrook
park between the Academy nine and a
team selected from the alumni. The
audience did its very best to rattle the
regular players but they played on the
even tenor of their way and counted up
the following score :
ACADEMY. RE HPO AE
Gephart, 1£........0000000.. 01110
Curtin, 3 Dai cumsavisnssrses 2.9400
Green, 8 8..... er 5. 0 0 2 1
Crowell, ¢ f....... 2 9°00 0
Cummings, 1 b..........ceeeus 331 3 1:1
Miller, r f............0.. olte 00 00
Henderson, ¢ 112 0 2
Potter, 2 b 1 0090
MacIntyre, p.....ccviueeiuess wei Fa 3-90
TPORAIS. oe. os cinrvariesiohne rs 171021 6 4
ALUMNI. R HPO AE
Carsin, P.....h.. vine idiones 22010
Woodcock, S8........vuvennnee 110 01
Blanchard, 2 b............ eu 2 0:2:34 0
Y..Harvis, rf.........coee0.e... 1.0 1.0 0
Shaffer, 1 0....cccveveviseniar 105 02
Yaurie, 3 D..cccvoierniicnanaes 12110
S Harris, of..... .icinniinies 000 01
Rogews; 1 f.................... 0 00O0O
Quigley, c: 19012 1 3
YE TA A Ee i 952 4 7
Summary : Home run, MacIntyre, 3 base
hits, Curtin ; 2 base hits, Crowell, Hender-
son ; strike-outs by MacIntyre, 12, Curtin,
15 ; bases on hall, Curtin, 4 ; hit by pitch-
er, Blanchard 2, Shaffer, Harris, Quigley,
Gephart. Time, 2:15. Umpire, Mr.
Harris.
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
The principal feature of the reunion was
a meeting in the Presbyterian church at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. The church was
artistically but not extravagantly decorated
with flowers and plants and seldom has an
audience of more intelligent and better
dressed people been assembled in this place.
The concert music furnished throughout
the program by the orchestra was so good
that italone was an entertainment. Ellis
L. Orvis presided and after the opening
prayer by Dr. Laurie made the address of
welcome. He talked for seventeen min-
utes mostly on the history of the insti-
tution and in conclusion introduced Judge
J. G. Love, who linked education with the
American flag and conquerored with it
everything from Spain to college hazing.
Dr. Patton, president of Princeton
University, talked next on education—pre-
paratory and university. He is one of the
brilliant men of the country and his ad-
dress was certainly fine but he soared very
near Princeton much of the time. It
is a pity that the teachers and public in
general of the county did not hear what he
said of the lack of thoroughness at the
the foundation. He advocates longer
sessions, more study, fewer vacations
and good honest application and ath-
letics. Following him was J. Wesley Gep-
hart. who represented the alumni. Mr.
Gephart was one of the fifteen students at
the Academy when Mr. Hughes took charge
and his talk was principally of the school
and its relation to the community.
Rev. James P. Hughes thanked every
one present in a few earnestly spoken words
and Dr. Atherton, of State College, was in-
troduced. The doctor was pre-eminently
democratic and patriotic in his address,
and from the applause it was a fitting
finale for an educating and delightful
meeting.
THE RECEPTION AND TEA.
Following the exercises in the church,
came the tea or reunion proper in the Aca-
demy at 7 o’clock and to many the pleasant-
est feature of the program. Students of
the last ten years can scarcely realize the
wonderful changes on campus and buildings
that were apparent to those who attended
fifteen or twenty years ago. Recently a
very pretty home was built for the prin-
cipal’s family, the old main building
remodeled and now showing a most attrac-
tive collection of comfortably furnished
dormitories, well equipped gynasiums and
very delightful recitation rooms.
On this night, every suggestion of work
had been banished, the recitations rooms,
as though touched by a fairy’s wand, were
made to look like veritable bowers of beauty.
In the main room on the north of the build-
ing, once the young ladies but now the
young men’s, the orchestra played contin-
uously as the audience of old students
and patrons were received on the porch by
Rev. J. P. Hughes, Miss Reed, Mrs, Wm.
P. Wilson, Mrs. Isaac Mitchell, Mrs. Laurie
and Miss Alice Wilson, then passed on to
what was once the large dining room but
now a recitation room, where tea and
wafers were served. Being thus cheered
they were left to wonder at will through
the ‘“‘mathematics room,’’ that night a
mosaic corner rich in rugs and decorations,
and the library, a charming room with its
vaulted ceiling and walls decorated in terra
cotta and old blue—a very fitting repository
for Mr. Carnegie’s generous gift of books.
© Many were the reminiscences indulged
in and the hearty laughs provoked as es-
capades of former days were recalled, all
unanimously according to the faithful
friend and teacher, Mr. Hughes, a goodly
portion of any success that may have
come since he launched them ont so
thoroughly ‘‘grounded’’ for the opportuni-
ties of life. As the night was deepening
all turned from this scene of music,
flowers and old schoolmates with a long-
ing for the pleasures and chances once
here but gone with the passing years.
THE ASSEMBLY
But all regrets were quickly banished by
the gayety and pleasure paramount at the
armory where the festivities of the day
were culminated in an assembly beginning
at 9 o'clock. The armory had been lavish-
ly decorated by the young men of the
Academy and with Stopper & Fisk to fur-
nish their ever satisfactory music the final
of this gala day in the history ef the
Bellefonte Academy was all that could be
imagined. Bellefonte assemblies | are
always delightful but this one wa} con-
ceded to be the prettiest and most énjoy-
able, no doubt largely due to the spiiit of
good fellowship felt all the day.
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CuripD Busy.—On Wednesday evéning
James C. Foster, formerly of State College,
but now of Sheffield, Ala., was marrid to
Miss Mary Dyas McDavid, in Trnity
Episcopal church Florence, Ala. [The
groom is the second son of Mr. and Mis.
William Foster, of State College, and |is a
most capable and reliable young man. {He
graduated at State College in ’89 and went
to Alabama, where he is prospering as|an
analytical chemist. {
Of the wedding the Florence Herald, of
June 14th says: ‘‘The wedding will bean
event of unusual social interest in this city
and in Sheffield. Mr. Foster was i
a resident of Florence and has many friends
here. He is now a popular citizen lof
Sheffield where he is gaining distinction
chemist for the Sheffield coal, iron and steel
company. Miss McDavid is one
Florence’s most charming young ladi
and a great favorite in social circles, n
only in this city but in other Alabai
cities where she has frequently visit
She is exceedingly popular in Florence an
a host of friends will wish her all possibl¢
happiness.
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RICHARDS-AULL—At the marriage of
Edward H. Richards and Miss Mildred C.
Aull, at ‘noon, on Wednesday last, in St.
Mathias’ church, Nineteenth and Wallace
streets, Philadelphia, a number of guess
from here were present. The maid d
honor was Miss Johnston, of Baltimore
and the bridesmaids Miss Evans, of Phil
adelphia, and Miss Hebby, of Norristown.
The groom was attended by his brother,
Charles, as best man and Dr. McFadden,
Frank Geist, Fred Pifer and Cooper Dare,
of Philadelphia, W. F. Harris, of Harris-
burg, and John Shugert, of this place, as
ushers.
The bride, who has visited here, is a
young woman of rare good sense and charm-
ing personality. She isa daughter of J.
A. Aull, one of the big tea importers of
the city, and after a breakfast at her home,
on Green street, the wedding journey was
begun.
The groom, one of our deservedly popular
young men, is a member of the firm of F.
C. Richard’s Sons and he and his brother
Charles are two of our most progressive
and reliable business men.
return, Mr. and Mis. Richards will ‘make
their home with Mr. Richard’s mother
on east Linn street.
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KEITHLEY--DOLAN. — On Wednesday
morning, at 8 o'clock, a quiet but happy |
wedding was celebrated at the home of
Mrs. Martin Dolan, in the West ward,
when her daughter, Ada, and Mr. J.
Thomas Keithley were united in marriage
by the Rev. Dr. Stevens, of the Methodist
church. The wedding was a family affair
without any show or ostentation, but after
the ceremony a delightful wedding break-
fast was served and the guests heartily
entered into the congratulations.
The young people started on the morn-
ing train for a trip to Boston and other
eastern cities, after which they will go
to housekeeping in Philadelphia. The
groom has a good position as draftsman for
the Pennsylvania R. R., in the West Phil-
adelphia shops. Miss Ada or rather Mrs.
Keithley is an excellent young woman—
intelligent and energetic. Mr. Keithley is
to be congratulated for girls as worthy and
companionable asshe, are not many.
——————— A memes.
RUTT--BELL.—Yesterday, at the bride's
home in Hunterstown, near Gettysburg,
A. Reist Rutt, principal of the High school
of this place, and Miss Caroline K. Bell
were united in marriage. After visiting
Niagara, the Lakes and Illinois they will
go to housekeeping on east Curtin street,
where Mr. Rutt has a house already
furnished.
Upon their |
A MONSTER FLAG RAISED AT PLEASANT
GAP.—The little village of Pleasant Gap,
that nestles so snugly under the brow of
the Nittany mountains, just five miles south
of Bellefonte, was ablaze with patriotism
yesterday and the result of the enthusiasm
that was everywhere manifest is the
monstrous flag that is floating now between
the mountains above the village.
Pleasant Gap has many battle scarred
veterans of the sixties and inspired by the
same patriotic impulses that marched those
heroes off to the nation’s defense, nearly
two score years ago, the younger generation
of that place set about, several months
since, to do what they could to show that
a patriotic air still pervades the village and
in addition to sending sons off with Co. B.
for the liberation of Cuba they have raised
the largest flag afloat anywhere in the land.
When the great flag at Mauch Chunk,
which will be 45x90 ft., is unfurled the
Pleasant Gap emblem of liberty will be
eclipsed, but not until then.
The bunting was purchased by a popular
subscription and made into a flag 40x72
ft. by the young ladies of the village. The
stripes are one yard wide and in every
seam and at the bottom is sewed a piece of
heavy rope to make it stiff and prevent, if
possible, its curling about the cable from
which it is suspended. As near as could
be estimated by Michael Kerstetter with
his level it is 420 ft. above the pike. The
cable is three-strand steel, made of No. 12
wire and is approximately 2,000 ft. in
length. At one end it is anchored on a
tree and at the other by a “jack.”
The raising ceremonies attracted fully
a thousand strangers from the surrounding
country and the Coleville band was there
to begin its concert at eleven o'clock. Af-
ter that sports and a general good time
made up the program until two o’clock,
when the crowd assembled about the
quaint little speaker’s stand .made of hem-
lock boughs. It was placed on the plateau
just west of Bilger’s saw mile and nearly
up to the ‘‘haunted tavern,’”’ that is the
famous old landmark just where the road
enters the narrow ravine leading over to
Centre Hall. Jasper Brooks Esq., was
master of ceremonies and introduced Rev.
Rearick, Lutheran minister from Centre
Hall, who made the opening prayer. Rev.
Lesher followed with the address of wel-
come and then Hon. Jchn G. Love made
the opening address. When he had con-
cluded, a signal from the drum notified
Capt. Wm. Kerstetter that the salute from
his regiment of gunners was due. With a
military swish he drew out a sword that
was only surpassed in length by that of the
flag and it would certainly strike terror to
every Spaniard in Cuba, and commanded
his men to fire. They fired three volleys,
then by file and kept up a continuous rat-
tle of musketry, while Bilger’'s saw mill
whistle joined in the din of people cheering
and the band playing the ‘‘Star Spangled
Banner”’ and the great flag started slowly
from west to east on the cable so slender
that it was scarely visible to the naked eye.
It was a happy thought of the Pleasant
Gap people to make it move in the same
direction in which the first great stroke of
the war was made, viz: toward the Orient
and the Philippines.
Few people understood why the flag
traveled so slow across the gap. The rea-
son was that twelve young ladies were rais-
ing it. They had a long rope attached to
it and started from the road to climb to
the eastern anchorage high up on the point
of the mountain. Every time they would
gain a little in elevation they would draw
the flag nearer to its present place of sus-
pension and the work required just an
hour. The young ladies who did the la-
borious part of the raising were Mary Twit-
meyer, Susan Gill, Verda Tate, Georgie
Bilger, Mame Bell, Lulu Thomas, Bessie
‘Wasson, Sallie Johnson, Nellie Griffith
and Cora Brooks.
After the patriotic outburst at the start-
ing of the flag the speeches were continued
and W. C. Heinle Esq. Col. D. F. Fort-
ney, Col. Jas. Coburn, Rev. Lesher and
Mr. Williams entertained the people un-
til after four o’clock, when there was an
end of the ceremonies and ‘‘Old Glory”
floated high in the heavens, looking as if
supported alone by the gentle breeze of
that perfect June day.
The committee of arrangements whose
successful work it was were the following :
‘J. N. Brooks, W. H. Noll, Jas. Kerstetter,
John Mulfinger, Wm. Grenoble, Wm. Bil-
ger and W. A. Hoover.
William Bilger was in charge of the
raising and carried out his part of the pro-
gram to a nicety only begotten by careful-
ly prepared plans. Capt. William Ker-
stetter’s regiment of gunners was composed
of the following; Jas Gibbony, color
bearer ; Samuel Wasson, Ammon Ker-
stetter, Henry Knofisinger, Harry Gill,
Chas. Bilger, Cscar Gill, Harry Hile,
Grant Dunklebarger, Hiram Gill, Oscar
Zimmerman, James Stine and Harry
Bilger.
Mine host John Mulfinger, of the
Pleasant Gap hotel, was in his element and
fed the people who thronged his place with
substantial, well prepared food ; while
the Noll Bros., the John Wanamaker of
the place, apparently forgot all about their
big store, so enthusiastic were they over
the event and so busy seeing that every-
thing went off right.
"A practical idea of the size of the flag
can be had when it is stated that it would
completely cover the floors in both of Fau-
bles large store rooms in the Brockerhoff
house and extend fifteen feet out into the
street. It weighs just about 100 lbs. and
when the first glimpse of it is caught on
the road, just above the ‘‘black barn,’’ it
looks to be about 6 x 10 only.
——One of the Sunday schools of
Lock Haven, passed a pleasant day down
at Hecla park yesterday. The Good Temp-
lar band of that city came up with the
crowd and gave a delightful concert in the
afternoon, and then with base ball games
and bicycle races, and other amusements,
the day was put in in a most enjoyable
manner and everybody went home voting
Hecla a great success.
——t meee
——After an illness of almost three
months death came to the relief of Samuel
Delige, on Thursday evening of last week.
He was one of Bellefonte’s oldest colored
citizens, a character in his way and a friend
to every one. During his early life he liv-
ed among the farmers in the upper end of
the county, and almost forty years ago
came to this place where he has resided
since. He was 78 years of age and leaves
five children to mourn his death.
— Francis Gurney Smith, who upon
graduating from West Point, in 1896
gave up his place in the regular army
to go into business at Beaver Falls, this
state, is one of the 195 young men Adj.
General Corbin has selected as second lieu-
tenants to fill the vacancies made by Con-
gress creating new battalions. Gurney is
the only son of the late Dr. Smith, of Ty-
rone, and was a student at State College at
the time he received the West Point scholar-
ship. :
FIRE AT MILESBURG.—Milesburg, like
Bellefonte, seems to have more than its
share of fires. Only last winter a goodly
portion of the business part of the town
was destroyed, and early on Sunday morn-
ing last two of its most comfortable and
homelike residences were burned, those of
Jacob Crider and Samuel B. Meyers. The
fire, it is said, caught from a defective flue
while Mrs. Crider was preparing some
medicine for her husband who was sick.
By the time it was discovered such head-
way had been gained by the flames that
nothing could be saved, and although the
Citizens fire company was on the ground
shortly after the fire began, and did its best,
the home of Mr. S. B. Meyers adjoining,
caught and with all its furniture was des-
troyed. The estimated loss is $4,000, of
which $3,000 is covered by insurance, each
of the losers holding policies for $1,500.
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News Purely Personal.
—Miss Roberta Noll went to Pittsburg Wednes-
day to visit her sister Mrs. Van Dyke.
—Mr. John Gehner, one of Patton township's
oldest and best citizens, transacted business in
town on Monday.
—Mrs. J. A. Woodcock is in town for a short
visit preparatory to going to Fulton county and
Ocean Grove, N. J., for the summer.
—Mrs. William Grauner is entertaining her
sister-in-law Mrs. Adolph Loeb, who now makes
her home in Chicago with her sons.
—DMiss Mary Foster, of Lock Haven, and Mrs.
Kate Bridge, of Clearfield, are the guests of Mrs,
Mitchell and her daughter Olive, of Spring street.
—Miss Jennie Morrison, who for many years
has so successfuliy taught in the public schools
of Philipsburg, is home with her sister, Miss
Elizabeth, for the summer.
—Mr. James North, of Mifflin, is visiting his
daughter Mrs, F. W. Crider, who has not been
able to be out of the house for several weeks, on
account of a fall from her bicye le
—Mr. Sol. Poorman, of Zion, who has the repu-
tation of being one of the best farmers in the
Nittany valley, and that is saying a great deal,
found time to look in and inquire for the welfare
of the Warcuman on Tuesday.
—DMiss Elise Halderman, of Harrtsburg, Miss
Durnott, of Baltimore, and Percy H. Clark, of
Germantown, are members of a pleasant house
party now being entertained at Mrs. E. F. Blanch-
ard’s on west Linn street.
—Mrs. J. Edward Lawrence, wife of our popu-
lar insurance man, and her two children, of Cur-
tin street, have gone to Maine to spend the sum-
mer. They will divide their time between their
old home and Orchard Beach.
—Miss Kendig, principal of the grammar schools
of Williamsport, Miss Puella Dornblazer, superin-
tendent of the associate charities of the same
city and Mrs. W. T. Knecht, of Parvin, Clinton
county, were the guests of Mrs. L. A. Schaeffer
this week.
—Mr. and Mrs. Linn Murphy and their two
daughters, of Brooklyn, are here visiting their
relatives, At present they are guests of Mrs.
Murphy’s aunt, Mrs. S. A. Bell, of Howard street,
but before returning home they will go to Pine
Grove, State College and Altoona.
—Mr. and Mrs. Clevan Dinges drove up from
Williamsport last week to visit Mrs. D's parents
here and Mr. D’s mother at Centre Hall. The
roads, they say, are excellent from Williams port
to Lock Haven but from there up here, they are
terrible.
—Col. Jas. Milliken, of New York, who is al-
ways a welcome visitor to Bellefonte, has been
spending the week with his sister, Miss Marion.
The Col. has a warm side for our town, and if it
was not that older ties bind him to other places,
would make this place his permanent home.
—Dr. Stevens, of the Methodist chureh, after
saying to his congregation on Sunday, “I know
you need a vacation as much as I do,” started off
Wednesday for a two or three weeks’ stay in the
Adirondacks and New England. He went with a
party of friends from Dickinson college and dur-
ing his absence the Methodist church will be
closed on Sunday. Mus. Stevens is visiting her
son in Clearfield.
—Col. W, F. Reeder, who was with Gevernor
Hastings and his party on their visit to the Penn-
sylvania regiments at Chickamauga, Falls Church
and Newport News, came home last week looking
as though he had been through a battle. The
flood at Camp Thomas did not seriously incon-
venience him but a runaway horse at Camp
Alger did. It fell over against his knee and he
has not been able to walk unaided since.
—DMisses Elizabeth and Margaret Foster, daugh-
ters of Major Foster, of Harrisburg, drawn by the
charm that Bellefonte ever exerts over those who
have once owned her as home, attended the
Academy reunion and spent a few days with their
many friends in town. Miss Elizabeth is in
charge of the art department of the Indian School
at Carlisle, and will spend the summer in outdoor
sketching under Mr. Wm, Chase at Shinnicock
Hills, L. 1.
—Dr. Thomas G. Van Tries, whose health this
spring has caused his friends much concern, is
here for an indefinite stay with his brother, George
and his sister, Mrs. James Harris. The doctor
was under Dr. Pepper's care at the University
hospital eight weeks, then went to the Presby-
terian hospital for a time and finally tried the
bracing breezes of Atlantic City but all to no avail
and now we hope he will find here the change
and benefit he needs. His son Will, who has
been attending school at Canonsburg for a year,
will join his father in a few days.
REMEMBER TO STAMP YOUR CHECK.—
Under the new revenue law which will be-
come operative on July 1st next, it will be
necessary to stamp “all bank checks,
drafts, certificates of deposit not drawing
interest, or orders for the payment of any
sum of money, drawn upon or issued by
any bank, trust company, or any person or
persons, companies, or corporations at
sight or on demand.’” The amount of the
stamp to be placed on each instrument will
be 2cts. and the failure to comply with the
law makes the offence a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not exceeding $100 at
the discretion of the court.
While the new tax bill makes a stamp
tax necessary on thousands of other things
it is merely the checks, ete., that all peo-
ple will have to look out for. Articles of
merchandise will be cared for hy their ven-
dors, but every one who writes a check
must see that it is stamped or lay himself
open to the punishment prescribed by law.
The new act will have a tendency to
curtail the writing of checks for small
amounts and of a necessity will affect the
banking business to some extent.
Remember that from and after July 1st
the law is operative.
CHILDREN'S DAY.—A¢$ St. John’s Luth-
eran church, last Sunday, was a pleasing
affair. In the morning the Sunday school,
in a body, attended the preaching service
and listened to an appropriate and inter-
esting sermon by the pastor on “How the
Trees Praise God.” The church was beau-
tifully decorated with flowers. In the
evening the Sunday school rendered a
bright and delightful service, ‘Awakening
of the Flowers.”” The main audience room
and Sunday school apartments were crowd-
ed. It was estimated that 600 people were
present. The children delighted the audi-
ence with their excellent recitations and
sweet singing. The orchestra of the school
led the music in fine style. The addresses
by the pastor and superintendent, were
well received. A handsome offering was
made for the orphan’s home at Loysville,
Pa. This Sunday school is growing rapidly,
and earnest and faithful work is being
done in all departments of the congrega-
tion.
ee Meer
THE UXDINES.—The next big time
promised the young people of Bellefonte, is
tke Undine pic-nic, which will be held at
Hecla Park on the 4th of July, and in
which our local firemen are to be joined by
the ‘“Hand-in-Hand Hose Co.” and the
Good Will Fire Co.,” of Lock Haven. An
extended program of amusements has been
prepared. The Good Templars’ band of
Lock Haven and the Undine orchestra of
this place have been secured to furnish mus-
ic. Gov. Hastings has promised to make a
speech, and in the evening a Projectoscope
entertainment, that will both astonish and
amuse, will be given. Both dinner and
supper will be served at 25 cents each, and
special trains will run from Lock Haven
and Bellefonte at the usual excursion rates.
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——J. Frank Snyder, Esq., a member
of the Clearfield county Bar will locate in
New York city during the present month.
He was a partner of the late Judge Orvis
and while James Kerr was clerk of the J
house he was disbursing clerk in H. of R. |
of U. 8S.
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 - - - b3cts
Buff Cochin wll - 60°
Barred Plymouth Rock = od
Silver Spangled Hamburg - 60 **
43-11 M. B. GARMAN, Bellefonte, Pa.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
ORtS...counsistesitinis : Sil
Flour— Winter, Per Br'l.......ccoovveerenenns 3.40@3.65 ©
¢ —Penna. Roller..........iceeeees ees 4.00@4.20
¢ —Favorite Brand: “
Rye Flour Per Br'l.....
Baled hay—Choice No
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Beliefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Pmexix Mituixe Co. F
The following are the quotations up to six “=
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press :
Red Wheat, old...
Red wheat, new.. 70
Rye, per bushel...
Corn, shelled, per
Corn, ears, per bushel...
Oats, per bushel, new ...
Barley, per bushel.........
Ground Plaster, per ton = 8 00
Buckwheat, per bushel... cieeecesiseiinn. 25
Cloverseed, per bushel... 86 00 to 87 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel...
Onions A Sogn:
ggs, per dozen..
Lard, per Jozad SR
Country Shoulders..
Sides...
Hams..
Tallow, per pou
Butter, per pound..
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paper will be discontinued until all arrearage ist
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance.
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
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Bots,
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Local notices, per line..........
Business notices, per line.
Job Printing of every ki
and dispatch. The Warcuuax office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can be executed
in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
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