Bellefonte, Pa., July 1, 1898.
CorrespoN DENTS.—No communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
A Week of Rest for Our Printers.
The WATCHMAN, as you well know, is
one of the country papers that takes a week
off in mid-summer to give all hands a brief
rest from the work that must go on at
other times, no matter what the diverting
influences may be. Next week there will
be no paper issued from this office, but
there will be some one here at all times to
attend to any business that you may have
to transact.
Kindly remember this and don’t cuss
the postmaster when he fails to hand you
your paper as usual next week.
——Remember that the Fourth of July
should be spent with the Undines at Hecla
park.
——Remember to put stamps on your
checks. The penalty for failure is $100 at
the discretion of the court.
——Announcements are out already for
the next grange picnic at Centre Hall. It
will be held from Sept. 12th to 17th.
——Montgomery & Co. have a special
advertisement in this issue which will
prove profitable to you.
——~Capt. T. Knox, of the U. S. Cavalry,
who was wounded in the fight at Sabana,
on Friday last, has a son a member of the
Sophomore class at State College.
——The two weeks of summer work for
under classmen at State College were finish-
ed on Wednesday and the students have
all gone to their homes for vacation.
——Abe Baum and Charles Cruse have
pooled interests in the sale of Sunday
papers and the racing of pony express out-
fits from Lock Haven to this place is at an
end.
—The employees of Morris’ Coleville
quarries raised a hig flag on last Saturday
night and made quite a demonstration over
it. The Coleville band furnished the
music.
+ ——The ladies of the Evangelical church,
on Willowbank street, cordially invite
you to a festival they will have on Friday
and Saturday evenings. Ice cream, cake
and all the dainties of the season will be
served.
——On Monday the Undines will en-
tertain at Hecla park and they want every-
body to join them. All of the stores in
town will be closed that day and if the
eweather is good there will be a great crowd
at the park.
——The next annual picnic of the Centre
county Veteran’s association will he held
at Hunter’s park on Saturday, September
10th. Hunter’s park was deemed more
centrally located by the members of the
committee.
The Mili Hall water company re-
ceived a state charter on Monday. The
company is capitalized at $5,000 and the
incorporators are Jas. Jeffries, T. H. Har-
mon, {. W. Schadt, and A. W. MecCor-
mick, of Lock Haven, and Jas. P. Herdic,
of Williamsport.
—A patriotic service will be held in
the Lutheran church at Salona on Satur-
day evening, July 9th, The proceeds will
be applied to the church repair fund and
they will necessarily be large for W. H.
Walker Esq., of Bellefonte, is advertised
to make an address.
—Mis. Matilda Maurer, of Nittany,
has suffered terribly for some time with
gangrene and it was finally decided to am-
putate a part of her thigh in hopes that her
life might be prolonged. On Sunday Drs.
Dumm, of Mackeyville, and Huff, of La-
mar, performed the operation and at this
writing she is improving.
— Remember that all the stores of
the town will be closed on Monday and do
your buying and shopping to-morrow.
Every store keeper in the town signed the
petition to make the Fourth a holiday and
they mean to enjoy it, so you had better
lay in a good supply of provisions on Sat-
urday.
— Patriotism pervades all things and
next Sunday the usual meeting in the W.
C. T. U. hall will be of a patriotic charac-
ter. The man who will do his country
best service must be sober. All are invit-
ed to the meeting at 2:30 p. m. It will be
conducted by Rev. Mr. Goodling, of the
Evangelical church.
——All the stock for the new creamery
and cheese factory to be built in Bellefonte
has been subscribed and work will be com-
menced as soon as a suitable site can be se-
cured. The subscriptions were all small,
no person owning more than three shares,
valued at $100 each. Many of the nearby
farmers are in it.
——The home merchant is the man who
gives credit when the purchaser has no
cash to buy the necessities of life. The
home merchant is the man who helps pay
the taxes that run schools and build roads.
The home merchant is the man to whom
people appeal for favors. Then why should
he be ignored when a purchase is made?
He sells as good goods at as low a figure as
merchants in other towns. But then, the
home merchant should get his printing at
home too. And in order to he known
should have his advertisement in the
WATCHMAN.
CENTRE COUNTY SENDS MORE oF HER
Soxs To THE FRONT.—With the departure
of the thirty.one young men who left here
last Tuesday night for Chicamauga Centre
county has sent the last quota of her sons
to vhe front for service in the war, unless
another call for troops is made by the Presi-
dent.
On Wednesday, April 26th, Capt. Hugh
S. Taylor started off from Bellefonte to Mt.
Gretna with 63 men. When they arrived
at that place and were mustered into the
regular service his roster was cut down so
much that he had to return and recruit his
company again. On May 7th he took for-
ty more men away to Mt. Gretna and most
of them were mustered in, though the criti-
cal physical examination they were com-
pelled to undergo before entering the regu-
lar service thinned their ranks considera-
bly. After the troops were transferred to
Chicamauga an order from the war depart-
ment made it necessary to recruit the com-
panies of the state Guard, which had num-
bered only 63 men then 75 men, up to the
regular army standing of 106 men and 3
officers to a company. This order made
another call for recruits for Co. B a neces-
sity and as there were more than 90 names
on the waiting list little trouble was ex-
perienced in securing the needed 31.
The recruiting officers sent to muster in
the new men for the 5th Reg. were Maj.
Robert C. McNamara, of Bedford ; Frank
D. Leipold, Clearfield ; Richard W. Wil-
liamson, Huntingdon ; Newton W. Spang-
ler, Bellefonte, and Howard W. Aikens,
Lewistown. The detail arrived in Belle-
fonte on Saturday but did not begin the
work of recruiting until Monday morning
when volunteers appeared at the big armo-
ry, at the corner of Spring and Lamb
streets, as thick as hops. The necessary
31 men were found, after 60 or more had
been examined, and on Tuesday afternoon
they started for Chicayapga, under the
command of A. Scott Harris who was des-
ignated their ‘‘captain’ by Maj. Me-
Namara.
Prior to marching out of the armory the
men were lined up and Maj. McNamara
spoke to them briefly on the duties of a sol-
dier and complimented the men on their
appearance and evident intelligence. In
fact, he remarked to a group of gentlemen
in the officer’s quarters that he ‘‘felt proud
to take such a body of men out of Cap’t
Taylor’s home.
The men went right through to Battle-
field Station, eleven miles out of Chat-
tanooga, where they were met by a pilot
yesterday morning and marched the three
miles distance through the woods to the
camp of the 5th, where they will awaken
this morning having had their first night
in camp as soldiers of the Unitel States.
From the armory here they marched up
Lamb street to Allegheny and were met at
the ‘‘Diamond’’ by the Undine band which
escorted them to Haag’s hotel, where they
were given their coffee money—forty-two
cents each, or twenty-one cents a day for
the two days they will spend en route.
Proprietor Keller, of the Haag house, was
particularly kind to the boys while they
were staying there after they had enlisted.
He prepared them an exceptional lunch
and supplied many dainties for theit trip
not included in the regular army bill of
fare.
Cheers followed them as they marched
away from the hotel. At the head of the
procession was riding Maj. McNamara and
D. C. Keller, ina carriage following them
was seated M. J. Lock the examining sur-
geon, Geo. L. Potter and Col. Amos Mul-
len, the hand was next and then the vol-
unteers. All along the line to the station
they were heartily cheered. When the car
was reached Col. D. F. Fortney and Rev.
Dr. Laurie spoke words of farewell on he-
half of the citizens to which Maj. McNa-
mara replied, paying high tribute to Co B,
Capt. Taylor and Lieuts. Jackson and
Taylor.
With the band playing ‘‘America’’ the
train sped away with thirty-four more
brave souls started on the journey to the
front for the preservation of whose lives
many heart aching prayers were offered to
Heaven that night.
The complete roster of the men is as fol-
lows :
John Brown
Arthur C. Simler...
Wm. H. McCausland...
Theodore H. Eboch..... 4% is
Harry A. Gardner........ 5 4
Wm. W. H. Fielding.....Linden Hall, ¢
James A. Stine...... Pleasant Gap, Pa.
Frank E. Huey.. Fillmore, Pa.
William W. Keller Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
David J. Koch.. .Fairbrook, Pa.
Harvey A. Heaton. Bellefonte, Pa.
Henry F. Stine... Fillmore, Pa.
Harry A. Jackson......... Bellefonte, Pa.
Milton Robb......... ‘ ss hy
Wilbur L. Wagner......Milesburg, Pa.
Forest W. Weston........Olivia, Pa,
John Thomas........ .Centre Hall, Pa.
Wallace M. Sheriff......Wigton, Pa.
Bel efonte, Pa.
...Milesburg, Pa.
Philipsburg Pa
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Alexander S. Harris.
Jesse Underwood.
Frank Cole. ........
Harris L. Taylor
+ Otis Osman...
Samuel Switzer.
Louis A. Walke
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Philipsburg, Pa.
tate College, Pa.
Bellefonte, Pa.
Rebersburg, Pa.
Wingate, Pa.
Milesburg, Pa.
Fleming, Pa.
Howard, Pa.
ilesburg, Pa.
Frederick T. Tih
Frank Wallace Jr
Harry Charles.
Samuel Meese, of Bellefonte was taken
along to be assigned to Co. G, of Lewis-
town, and John J. Weaver, of Pine Grove
Mills, was taken to be assigned to Co. E,
of Clearfield.
——The new co-operative glass company
blew out their furnaces for the summer
rest on Wednesday night and the men are
already hunting shady places for the hot
months, duringevhich they do not work.
The company has been exceptionally suc-
cessful during the last fire and in celebra-
tion of such an auspicious closing a large
crowd of friends of the men were at the
works to see them make the last blowing.
The Coleville band was there also and
bad its blow, which was very much en-
joyed.
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——All the Bellefonte stores and busi-
ness places will be closed up tight on the
Fourth of July.
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——The members of the three fire com-
panies in Lock Haven will attend the
Undine picnic at Hecla on Monday. They
will come to Bellefonte on a morning train
and parade with the Undines here, after
which they will all go to the park to-
gether.
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——Miss Zella Kunes died at her home
in Beech Creek, on Monday evening, after
a protracted illness with consumption.
Deceased was 24 years, 3 months and 5
days old and is survived by two brothers
and one sister. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon.
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—John B. Colby, of Sugar Valley, was
buried in the Lutheran cemetery at Tylers-
ville on last Friday. His death recalls the
tragedy that occurred at Cherry Run in
August, 1887, when Isaiah Colby and his
wife Nora were muzdered by Luther Shaffer,
who was afterwards executed for the crime.
Isaiah Colby, who was murdered, was the
son of John Celiby, and the last of his
children, all the others having died pre-
vious to'that time. Mrs. Colby, wife of
the deceased, died three years ago, aged 72
years. Her husband, whose funeral took
place Friday, was.aged 75. His death occur-
red on his birthday.
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——Charles Garis, of Pleasant Gap, who
is with Co. B at Chickamauga, came home
Monday because of the serious illness of
his little 16 month old son and proceeded
at once to his home in Pleasant Gap. He
received his wife’s telegram on Saturday
afternoon about 4 o'clock and through
Lieut Geo. L. Jackson’s efforts had a fur-
lough and was ready to start to Chatta-
nooga by six o’clock that evening. He left
Chattanooga on Sunday morning at nine
o'clock and came straight through, arriving
here at 1:42 on Monday. The little one
died about 4 o'clock that day and while
the father was not able to relieve its suf-
ferings his presence was a great comfort to
his family. The baby was buried on Wed-
nesday and he goes back to Chickamauga
on Monday.
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DEATH oF MRS. WEBER.—On last Sun-
day morning, Mrs. Catharine Woomer
Weber, widow of the late Jacob Weber,
died at her home in Boalsburg after an ill-
ness caused by a general collapse due to
old age. Mrs. Weber was a gentle, kind
woman ever alive to the wants of others
and living a life for which her family and
neighbors will long revere her memory.
When only a child she came to this
country, with her parents, from Bavaria,
Germany, where she was horn 78 years
ago. Her husband died about 2 years ago
but her children, all well known and sub-
stantial citizens of Harris township, except
Peter, who makes his home in Huntingdon,
are living. They are John H., Frederick
W., Jacob P., Samuel E., Peter, Annie,
and Mrs. Henry Meyers. She was a con-
sistent member of the Reformed church
and her pastor, Rev. Black, conducted the
largely attended funeral services which
were held on Tuesday. Interment was
made in the Boalsburg cemetery.
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IRA M. PACKER IS DEAD.—About 7
o’clock Wednesday morning Ira M. Pack-
er, one of Howard’s well-to-do citizens,
succumbed to an attack of fatty degenera-
tion of the heart with which he had suffer-
ed more or less for two years. His condi-
tion was not considered serious until six
months ago when the disease developed so
rapidly that it was known he could not
survive long.
In the death of Mr. Packer Howard has
lost a very estimable citizen. He has
figured in the local politics, having heen
treasurer of the horough, overseer of the
poor and a member of the council. By
trade he was a saddler and was of a care-
ful, thrifty nature. His industry resulted
in his amassing quite a comfortable for-
tune.
Deceased is survived by two daughters,
Mable and Alma. He leaves sisters
Alma and Mrs. Lyde Blair, of Pitts-
burg, and brothers Gibson, and Charles, of
Pittsburg, and Clyde and Isaac, of Marsh
Creek. He was 41 years, 9 months and
22 days old and will be buried at Marsh
Creek to-day. Services will be conducted
at the home by Rev. Chas. S. Long, of
Lock Haven. :
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DEATH oF ROBERT J. HAYNES.—The
unexpected death of Mr. Robert J. Haynes
Jr., which occurred on Saturday morning
last, at his home in Snow Shoe, was a
shock not only to the people of that com-
munity but to the many other friends in
this and adjoining counties. He had been
confined to his hed but a few days with
typhoid fever and but few persons,
outside of his immediate neighbors, knew
of his illness until the announcement of
his death was made.
Mr. Haynes was the youngest son of the
late Robert J. Haynes, and one of the
leading citizens of Snow Shoe. Shortly
after his father’s death he moved to Kar-
thaus, Clearfield county, where he resided
for a number of years when he returned to
Snow Shoe and purchased the store prop-
erty of J. K. Boak. His social nature and
his fair dealings won him hosts of friends,
and from the first his business became pros-
perous. Everybody respected him—every-
body trusted him, and he was fast growing
into the position his lamented father occu-
pied in that community for so many years ;
the counselor, advisor and friend of all who
were in trouble. Had he lived until the
3rd of Oct., he would have heen 36 years of
age. He is survived by his wife, three
children, his mother and brother. He
was buried on Tuesday in the family bury-
ing ground at Moshannon.
AID FOR CoMPANY B.—Several weeks
ago Mrs. Elder, of Lewistown, having
heard through her husband, Lieut. Col.
Rufus Elder, of the Fifth Regiment, of the
great need of a hospital properly equipped
for the sick and suffering at Chickamauga,
appealed to all the towns represented in
the regiment for help. Here the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution took hold
of the matter and Mrs. Reeder and Mary
Thomas succeeded in collecting $72.50 for
the fund. The amount was forwarded last
week and, with what the adjoining towns
have contributed, will certainly go far to-
wards fitting up the division hospital.
But even with that amount of money
other things are necessary for the comfort
of the sick. Maj. McNamara, when he was
here enlisting recruits on Monday, said
that the sick of the regiment were sleeping
next to blankets, without night-shirts or
pillow cases and in this hot weather, im-
agine, if you can, what that would be like ?
As soon as that need was made known
several women procured muslin and start-
ed to make night-shirts but, now, it is
thought best to make the appeal general.
Therefore, if you are willing to contribute
pillow cases, sheets, night-shirts or old
linen and muslin for bandages take them to
the Y. M. C. A. to-day from whence the
box is to be sent.
Many of our readers wonder why the
sick are not taken immediately to the
general hospital purchased by Mrs. Leiter
and presented to the army as soon as it
was fairly encamped at Chickamauga.
It appears there is so much red tape in army
regulations that unless the patient is dan-
gerously ill or confined to his cot for some
time he is taken care of in the division
tent or hospital. Efficient doctors and
nurses are there in plenty but they all ac-
knowledge the need of comfortable cots,
medicine and muslins.
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WAS STEVE POTSULTZSKY MURDERED ?
—The local police circles are busy trying
to unravel the mystery that surrounds the
death of Steve Potsultzsky, a Hungarian
miner, who was found dead along the pub-
lic road about a quarter of a mile north of
the Beech Creek railroad station at Clar-
ence last Saturday night.
Steve had heen celebrating all day at the
big Hungarian picnic there and as is cus-
tomary on such fete days had refreshed
himself quite liberally with fire water.
Late in the evening he started home. He
was under the influence of liquor, but not
too much so to know where he was going
and what he was doing. When about half
way home he sent his wife and child, who
were with him, on ahead, saying that he
would follow soon. That was the last
they saw of him alive. About 10:30
o'clock a railroad employee noticed him
lying by the road-side, but, thinking he
was ‘‘just a drunken Hungarian,’ paid no
further attention to him, except to notice
that he was breathing. Half an hour later
two other men came across the body and
were startled to find the man dead.
There was a large stone lying near his
mouth and his neck was found to be brok-
en. The body was discovered within
100 yards of the man’s home.
As there was evidence of foul play dis-
trict attorney Singer was notified and went
out on Monday. His investigation result-
ed in the arrest of John Podolick, Andrew
Podolick, Steve Frenchchick and a fourth
Hungarian—pame unspellable—who were
taken before justice J. D. Brown who com-
mitted then to jail pending a further ex-
amination. Constable Dave Chambers and
coal and iron police Alfred Lucas brought
the men in on Wednesday morning.
A bruise, as if made by a heavy club,
was found on the right side of Potsultzsky’s
neck. It leads to the theory of murder, as
the man could scarcely have met accident-
al death under the circumstances in which
his body was found.
He leaves a widow and a five-year old
child. He was 35 years old and the re-
mains were taken to WilkesBarre for burial
on Monday.
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A BELLEFONTE SAILOR OFF FOR THE
PHILIPPINES.—Eddie Hill, a son of Mrs.
Margaret Hill, who lives near Morris’ lime
kilns, left Philadelphia on Tuesday to go
to San Francisco, thence he will ship on the
gunboat ‘‘Philadelphia’® and go straight to
Manila.
Eddie left here a year ago to embark on
the school ship ‘‘Saratoga’’ and of course
when the war made it necessary to take
the officers off that boat for use on fighting
vessels it left all on the ‘‘Saratoga’ idle.
Many of them went on the U. S. receiving
ship “Richmond” and among them was
this young Bellefonter who has just been
assigned to duty away off at Manila.
UPA ° S--
WHERE THE NEW REVENUE STAMPS CAN
BE SECURED.—Remember that on and
after to-day, Friday, July 1st, it will be
necessary to put a revenue stamp on every
check you write. The First national bank
in this place has been designated hy the
the U. S. treasury department as the agent
for the stamps in this community and just
as soon as they are received they will he
placed on sale at the bank.
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AT ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.—
On Sunday evening at 7:30 a special ser-
vice, commemorative of independence day,
will be held in St. John’s Lutheran church.
The pastor will preach a sermon on ‘The
Perpetuation of Patriotism.’’ There will be
special music on the occasion, led by the
church orchestra. All are cordially in-
vited.
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Censions have been granted recently
| to Mis. Elizabeth Miller, Bellefonte, and
Cornelius D. Houtz, of Lemont; David
Baldridge’s, of Milesburg, has heen in-
creased from $6 to $8, and the heirs of Phil-
ip Flory. of Centre Hall, are to have theirs
increased.
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News Purely Personal.
—Mrs. Thomas Donachy left for Akron, O.,
Tuesday to take care of her sister Nan, Mrs,
—Mrs. Fauble and Mrs. Newman have returned
from Huntingdon where they were visiting Mrs.
Bloom.
—Misses Georgie and Leah Daggett, of Patton,
are guests of their aunt, Mrs. W. L. Daggett, at
the Bush house.
—Rev. and Mrs. George S. Bright, of Philips-
burg, are visiting Mrs. Bright's relatives about
Hublersburg this week.
—Mrs. John P. Harris and her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Warfield, left, Tuesday evening, for a short
stay in Philadelphia.
Charles Knott, who is very low with cerebro-
spinal-meningitis, with which she was suddenly
prostrated last Saturday.
—Mzr. and Mrs. Edward H. Richards have re-
turned from their wedding trip and are now at
home on east Linn street.
—Mrs. Shortlidge and her danghter Annie, who
have been in Westport for the last week visting
Mrs. MeMicken, will return home on Saturday.
—Helen Hastings, Adaline Harris, Betty Breeze,
Bertha Laurie and Ellen Valentine left yesterday
for atwo weeks stay with Mary Hendrickson, at
Middleton, N. J.
—Louisp Calloway has gone to Rochester,
N. Y., to join her mother, Mrs. Charles Calloway,
who has been visiting J. H. Myers family for
some weeks.
—Dr. H. P. Armsby, Director of the Agricultural
Experiment Station at State College, is going to
Eurcpe to stay until fall. He leaves the College
to-day and sails from New York to-morrow.
—Miss Sallie Bier, of Snow Shoe; Miss Verna
Durst, of Potter’s Mills, and Miss Della Bartges,
of Centre Hall, are Centre county young ladies
who are visiting friends in Tyrone this weel.
—Miss Lillian Barrett, who was obliged to give
up her position in the telephone exchange be-
cause of impaired health, leaves to-day for Shick-
shinny and Wiikesbarre, where she will spend
the summer with relatives.
—William Wolfe Esq., and his son Witmer, of
Centre Hall, were in town on business yesterday.
Witmer was on his way home from the state con-
vention and joined his father in this place, where
the latter had been on a business trip.
—Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Hafer will leave for Mount-
ain Lake Park, Md., to-day to spend a week at
that delightful resort, where fine scenery and in-
vigorating atmosphere make a most delightful
setting for the great spiritual meetings held there,
—Mr. R. J. Snyder, of Walker, was up on Mon-
day looking as pleasant as if the entire Demo-
cratic State ticket was already elected. Mr. Sny-
der reports crops down in his section excellent,
and everybody as busy as they can be in harvest-
ing them.
—Eleanor Mitchell, Anna Shafner, Rebecca
Lyon, and John Lyon returned home, Tuesday,
from their trip to Hollidaysburg. They went up
on their bicycles by the way of Penna Furnace,
Warriors-Mark, and Water street but came home
via P. R. R.
—Dr George B. Klump, of Williamsport, has
located in Bellefonte for the practice of medicine.
He isa graduate of the University of Pennsylva-
nia and since his graduation has been connected
with the Williamsport hospital. He has re-opened
the offices of the late Dr. 8. E. Noll.
—Mrs. John B. Heckman, of Spring Mills, was
in town on a little shopping excursion on Wed-
nesday. Mrs. Heckman is the widow of the late
John B. Heckman, the well-known Democratic
worker of Gregg township, and lives in very com-
fortable style with her interesting family in Spring
Mills.
—Miss Margaret Sechler is expected home this
week from Baltimore, Md., where she is in train-
ing in the nurse's school -of Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity. The University sanctions few vacations
and she has not been home since she was ad-
mitted, a year ago, but now has been given three
weeks leave of absence.
—Mrs. George B. Johnson, of Beaver Falls, is
here with her two cute daughters: Jeanette and
Mary Ann. It is quite likely that they will divide
most of their summer between the Aikens and
Johnson homes in this place. Mr. Johnson is
expected here to-day or to-morrow to spend sev-
eral weeks at his old home.
—The Hughes home at the Academy has been
closed for the summer and last evening Mr.
Hughes, Jas. R., and Otalie started to Cape May
to be gone until September. Mrs. Emma Hughes
Alexander and her little daughter. Huberta, who
came on from Brooklyn for the reunion, went
with them to stay part of the summer.
—Nicholas Bauer, one of the town’s oldest mer-
chants, accidentally fell from the limb of a cherry
treein the yard at his home, on Bishop street,
last Thursday evening, and injured himself so
severely that he has been confined to his bed ever
since. The fall was from alow limb, but he seems
tobe hurt internally and has been a great sufferer
since the accident.
—Mr. and Mrs. James C. Foster, who came on
from Florence, Ala., on last Saturday to spend a
portion of their honeymoon with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Foster, at State College, left,
yesterday, for their new home in Sheffield, Ala.
James has evidently migrated for good as we
hear he has bought a house and is banking on
Sheffield’s future. Young men of his energy and
calibre are needed here at home but loyal true
Democrats like he count even in Alabama.
—Hon. J. Howard Morrison, member of the
common council of the 23rd ward of the city of
Philadelphia, was in town yesterday, the guest of
J. M. Dale Esq. Mr. Morrison represents the
same ward in the common council that the no-
torious selectman Byram hails from and while he
doesn’t look as if he would ever be guilty of
bathing in a full dress suit he helped put the new
bath house out at Frankford in which Mr. Byram
was the first to immerse himself and set the
fashion of tumbling into a swimming tank in all
the glory of expansive linen and swallow-tails.
—Charles F. Reeves, of Seattle, Wash., who was
professor of modern languages at State College
from 1879 to '90 was in town Monday on his way to
State College to spend the day. Professor has
been east every summer since he went to Seattle
in 1892 to go into the electric railway business but
this is the first time he has been able to take a
day off to see his old friends here and at State
College. In answer to our questions concerning
former Bellefonters and Centre countians he
told us that Prof. Edwin Twitmyre, who is well-
known here, was just recovering from a severe
attack of appendicitis. An operation had been
performed and for several weeks he had been
seriously ill but is now convalescing.
—On last Saturday Mr. and Mrs. John G.
Marshall were arrivals in this place from Prairie
Home, TIll., where they had been married the
preceding Tuesday. The groom is a son of
Joseph Marshall Esq., a well-known farmer who
lives about four miles west of Bellefonte and a
reception was given the couple at the country
place of the Marshalls that night. They remain-
ed here until Wednesday when they continued
their journey to Niagara Falls, where Mr. Mar-
shall has been employed as an electrician since
his graduation from The Pennsylvania State Col-
‘ege, The bride is a very charming woman and
was Miss Lyde Thompson, of Praire Home, Ill.
—Mrs. Phronie H. Knox and her three children
left, Monday, for their new home in New Paynes.
ville, Minn., where Willis, her eldest son, has
been since last fall, On their way west they will
stop at Homeworth, Ohio, and it is very likely
that Dorsey, the second son and the one who
graduated in this year’s class at the High school,
| will remain there to study medicine with his
uncle, Dr. Knox, who is anxious to keep him.
Mrs. Knox is a daughter of the late James Hen-
derson, of Benner township, and the widow of
Linn Knox, as promising a young manas ever
left Centre county to seek his fortune in the West.
It is about eighteen years since she and her hus-
band left here for Minnescta, and after his death
she returned here to educate her children but
now has gone back that they may have the more
opportunities of the ‘West.
—Among the former students of the Academy,
who were here to enjoy the reunion last week
and visit their friends were : Finley Shugert, of
Washington ; Al and Dick Woolson, of Camden 3
Wiil Smith, of Hollidaysburg; John Lyon, of
Pittsburg and his sister, Mrs. Clara Lyon Nichols,
of Philadelphia ; Rev. Hal. and Agnes Orbison,
both of whom have been doing mission work in
India since their school days at the Academy ;
Thomas J. Orbison, who graduated from the
medical department of the University of Penn
this spring and immediately enlisted in the regn-
lar army. The Sommervilles, of Winburne -
Rev. Alfred McClure, rector of the Episcopal
church at Wyncote ; Mrs. Margaret Schaeffer
Knecht, of Parvin; Elizabeth and Margaret
Foster, of Harrisburg ; Will and Forest Magee
and Will 8. Furst, of Philadelphia, and Charley
Hughes, who is now a prosperous tea and coffee
merchant in Baltimore.
THE GYPSY CAUGHT HIM. — Little
Johnny Williams, who has been doing
double duty as a bell boy and mascot at
the Bush house for years, rubbed against
the wrong thing on Monday morning in
the form of a big gypsy fortune teller.
This professional hawker of fate’s treas-
ures for those who will pay to hear about
them had been working around town with
so much success that her throat grew rusty
and it was with the intention of getting
something to cut the rust out that she
dropped in at the Bush house. With all
the gallantry of a knight of the tenth cen-
tury Johnny escorted her into a reception
room where he bade her wait until he
would fetch her refreshments. He did it
in a jiffy and was about to withdraw when
the woman caught his hand and after elec-
trifying him with several coy pats began
to read the signs of a wonderful future for
him. It sounded like a dream to Johnny
and he was all eagerness in a moment. He
saw castles raising their majestic heads
seven miles into the heavens that were all
his own and was just about falling into an
ecstacy of rapture when the woman told
him ; “the signs are fading, lay a large
piece of money in your hand, quick, so
that I can read them all before they go.’’
Of course Johnny did it and she “read’’
on, but when she stopped for breath the
shinning dollar he had held to make the
signs brighter for her was gone.
When she found he was so easy she took a
second spasm during which she thoughtshe
saw the signs fading again, but it was
Johnny this time. When he got down out
of the skies to which her story had trans-
ported him and found his nice big dollar
gone into the mysterious folds of that red
calico gown he was actually sick and if you
notice him closely you will see that he still
has that weary look around the gills that is
only worn by youngsters who have been
swimming or mascots who have been ‘‘done
up’’ hrown.
THANKS.—At the request of Mrs. S. B.
Meyer, of Milesburg, the WATCHMAN re-
turns thanks to the neighbors and friends
who through their efforts saved much of
her household goods the night of the fire.
Mrs. Meyers was visiting friends at Tyrone
at the time and returned home to find her
house destroyed but the greater portion of
its contents saved.
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 - - - 53c¢ts
Buff Cochin wi - 60°
Barred Plymouth Rock - 40°
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.
Wheat-=Rad ......ccc. iin T8@TH
¢ —Sprin HB 63
Flour— Winter, Per Br'l.
“ —Penna. Roller..
** —Favorite Bran
Rye Flour Per Br'l.
Baled hay—Choice No. 1.
“ ‘“ ‘“ “ 2.
8.@8.50
0 sh ‘ Ly 3 \
7.00@ 7.50
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Pu@xix MirLuine Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red Wheat, old........ sadeisiseiits 70
Red wheat, new.. 70
Rye, per bushel... 45
Corn, shelled, per bushel 40
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 35
Oats, per bushel, new 32
Barley, per bushel.. 40
Groun 8 00
laster, per
Buckwheat, per bushel
Cloverseed, per bushel.
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel
ODODE, civ nerer saree
Eggs, per dozen 12
Hy per pound... [4
Country Shoulders.. 7
Sides....... 6
Hams...... 10
Tallow, per pound 3
Butter, per pound... 12
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and dispatch. The Warcunax office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can he executed
in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates,
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