Bellefonte, Pa., August 19, 1898.
CorrespoN pENTS.—No communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——The rot is said to have seriously af-
fected the Nittany valley peach crop.
——Bishop B. F. Lee, L.1.D., D.D,,
preached in the A. M. E. church, in this
place, on Tuesday night.
——Judge John G. Love delivered the
principal oration at the Clinton county
veterans’ reunion, at Pine, yesterday.
——The Nittany band went over to the
big picnic at Romola, on Saturday, and ad-
ded much to the enjoyment of the crowd
there.
—--Word has been received in this place of
the marriage of Mr. Luther Hughes, so
well known here, but we have been unable
learn any of the particulars.
——The Nittany valley W. C. T. U. has
sent twenty-six comfort bags, over four
hundred magazines and papers, fifty testa-
ments and a quantity of dried fruit and
jelly to the sailors of the navy.
——A small candy and cigar store, locat-
ed along the pike above Mill Hall, was
destroyed by fire Sunday night. It was
owned by Jacob Shaffer who had $130 in-
surance.
——A number of interesting local items
will be found on page 7 of this issue. Don’t
fail to look them up, for among them you
will find a full account of what can be ex-
pected at the big granger’s picnic, at Centre
Hall, next month.
Remember the excursion to Ocean
Grove for Wednesday, Aug. 24th, arranged
for by the Pennsylvania railroad company,
takes in the camp meeting period. An
elegant opportunity to go at low rates
with first class accommodations.
——The second reunion of the descen-
dants of the Rev. Michael Schenck, from
whom the Schenck family in this county
have sprung, will be held on Thursday,
September 8th, at Howard, in the fine
grove on the old family homestead.
——A man named Bathurst, of Lamar,
was hurt by a log rolling on him while at
work in a Potter county lumber camp on
Saturday. He was taken to Lock Haven
on a stretcher, where he received medical
attention and then was taken to his home.
He is seriously hurt.
A beautiful 18x25 ft. flag now floats
on a cable that is stretched over high street
between the Bush house and the McClain
block. It was raised on Saturday morning,
without any fuss, and is the finest flag in
town. The business men in the Bush
house and McClain blocks paid for it.
Rev. Edwin C. Dinwiddie, of Har-
rishurg, and Dr. WL. Riley, of Pittsburg,
talked in the Preshyterian, Methodist,
Lutheran and United Brethren churches,
in this place, on Sunday. Rev. Dinwiddie
is superintendent of the state anti-saloon
league and Dr. Riley is one of his ablest
helpers.
—Fred Blanchard gave a stag dinner
to twelve of his friends, on Tuesday even-
ing. It was served at his home on Linn
street. The guests were Wm. and Edward
Shultz, of Danville, Edward Harris, Forest
Magee, Edward and J. Harris Hoy, Geo.
Green, Gregg Curtin, Jay Woodcock,
Thomas Beaver and Wm. Perry.
—Tyrone’s big flag raising ceremony
will begin to-morrow at 1 o’clock in the
afternoon. They are going to have a pa-
rade of the civic orders in the town, the
fire department and school children. The
speakers platform will be near where the
flag is to be raised. The oration will be
delivered by the Hon Thomas Murray, of
Clearfield.
——If it were as natural to mind one’s
business as it is to look after that of some
other person there would never have been
such a detestable bit of slang as ‘‘rubber
neck’’ thought of. *‘Necessity is the mother
of invention,’”’ however, and when people
will do things that elegant language is in-
adequate to describe new terms must be
coined to answer such extremities and ‘‘rub-
ber neck?’ fits well.
While the Evangelical Sunday school
picnic was at Hecla park, last Thursday,
12 year old Bell Wian fell into the upper
lake. The little girl would have drowned
had not three of her playmates had the pres-
ence of mind to drag her out. As it was it
required the attention of Dr. McCormick for
quite a while to resuscitate her. She was
standing on the bank of the lake when she
became dizzy and fell in.
-——Fortney Hilton, who several years
ago was recognized as the sporting coon of
Bellefonte, is in trouble at Altoona, where
he is a porter at the hotel Altamonte.
Fortney is accused of highway robbery by
Irene Williams, a dusky damsel who says
that he held her up and stole her gold
spectacles and $5 in cash. Fortney indig-
nantly denied the charge, but the specs
were found on him and he was held for
court.
——A number of Philipshurgers were in
this place on Saturday, summoned here to
answer to a suit brought by the Aetna
mutual live stock association. The Phil-
ipsburgers had all heen members of the as-
sociation, but it passed into the hands of
receivers and they quit paying assessments.
The supreme court has handed down a de-
cision, however, that holds all members of
an assessment company liable for its in-
debtedness at the time of passing into the
hands of a receiver.
Rain Spoiled the Sport of Thousands of
Picnickers.
The Third Annual Picnic of the Centre and Clinton
Counties Business Men at Hecla Park Yesterday.
Four Thousand People Were Carried to the Park
on the Trains. Two Thousand Got There in
Carriages and on Bicycles. All Were Wet But
Good Natured.
Had it not been for the rain in the
morning yesterday would have the great-
est day Hecla park has ever seen. For
months the business men of Centre and
Clinton counties had been planning for
their third annual picnic at that resort and
everything promised a gala day for thous-
ands, but even the weather bureau proph-
esies went wrong and a crowd that had
been expected to heat last year’s record
breaker of thirteen thousand dwindled to
six thousand.
It began raining about four o’clock yes-
terday morning, but by seven, when the first
trains left Bellefonte, Lock Haven and
Philipsburg, the drizzle had stopped and
the people got started, thinking that it
would clear off. It was too late then to
declare the picnic off until today and as all
the business places in the three towns were
closed there was nothing else to do but go
and lots of people started through the rain.
They were met at the park by about fifteen
hundred who had driven there, so that by
noon, when it did stop raining, it began to
look as if a fair crowd would be in attend-
ance.
From twelve o’clock on until five it was
delightful, but the work had been done
and the dampening effect of wet grounds
and murky skies made people more anxious
about the weather than they were about
enjoying the amusements that had been
provided and were carried out as scheduled.
Lock Haven did not turn out nearly as
well this year as last and the Philipshurg-
ers who joined for their first picnic with
us were unfortunate in having come on the
least pleasureable day wehave had at the
park. They came by a special train, over
the Beech Creek, and brought their crack
International band with them. The other
bands on the grounds were the Undine,
Milesburg, State College and Pleasant Gap
and it was surprising to hear how well they
all played. The musical program was par-
ticularly good and was so arranged that
there was music at some part of the ground
all the time.
At five o'clock rain began falling, by
six it had turned to a downpour, and at
seven all the spigots must have been open-
ed. Everybody got wet or came near suf-
focating in the crowded pavilions. Not-
withstanding the rain, however, the fine
display of fireworks was put off and those
who could not crowd themselves onto the
early evening trains to get away had some-
thing to pay them for the discomforts they
experienced trying to find shelter under
the trees.
As was the case at both of the former
picnics there was no disorder to speak of
and up so the time of the leaving of the
last train, at midnight for this place, no
serious accidents had been reported.
THE JUBILEE MEETING
RAIN.
The jubilee meeting was not the success
that was planned for it, owing to the in-
clemency of the weather and instead of
holding it in the east park, as had been in-
tended, the dancing pavilion was pressed in-
to service. Those who were able to get near
enough heard very entertaining talks by
three of the advertised speakers. H. T.
Harvey Esq., of Lock Haven, spoke on the
“Victories of the American Navy.” Hon.
A. O. Furst’s talk was on ‘‘Our Financial
Victory,” and Hon. S. R. Peale, of Lock
Haven, concluded the excercises with his
talk on “The Future of Our New Posses-
sions.”
DAMPENED BY
THE BUSINESS MEETING POSTPONED.
The rain that fell until noon had much
to do with disarranging the program and
it was impossible to have the business
meeting of the association. There was a
small gathering that was adjourned to
meet again at the call of the president.
THE SWIMMING AND TUB RACES.
All Bellefonte boys were the winners in
the swimming or wading race. Harry
Peters took first prize of $3; Ben Shrock
second $2; Harry Rodgers third $1.
The tub races were won by Harry Peters
first prize $3 ; Walter Tobias, of Mackey-
ville, second $2; Sammy Rice, Bellefonte,
third $1.
CENTRE COUNTY VICTORIOUS IN THE LIVE
BIRD SHOOT.
The Centre county gunners carried off
the honors in the pigeon shooting contest,
though the scores on both sides were re-
markably poor. The following tabulated
score shows the number of birds killed by
each man. Centre county’s total was 26
out of a possible 54, while the Clinton coun-
tians killed 23.
CLINTON COUNTY,
Barton Pardee.
J. C. Merrill.
Geo. Naugle..
W.-R,
Geo. B. Uzzle
John Trafford
Chas, Heisler.
Geo. Gross.......
PETE GSTALDER BEATEN OUT.
The best and quickest handled wheel
races ever seen at Hecla were run in the
following order. The surprise of the day
was in Moore’s beating Pete Gstalder out
in the two mile open.
One Mile Novice.—Fiist, Charles Lari-
Bellefonte ; second, Ellis Hall, Bellefonte;
third, Harry Bell, Bellefonte. Time 3:04.
Two Mile Open :— First, Williard Moore,
Williamsport ; second, Pete Gstalder, Wil-
liamsport ; third, Jos. Gessner, Bellefonte.
Time, 5:08 1-5.
This was a beautiful race and Gesmer]
sent the leaders a spinning on the last lap,
though he was unable to maintain the
terrific spurt he made and might have land-
ed a winner had he held his steam for the
stretch.
One Mile Open :--For Clinton and Centre
county riders only. First, John Teats,
Bellefonte ; second, Jos. Gessner, Belle-,
fonte ; third, Bruce Barnhart, Bellefonte.
Time, 2:45.
THE DOG RACING, A NOVEL EXHIBITION.
For the first time at Hecla park regular
English racing dogs were seen and though
the crowd interfered seriously with pulling
them off to the best advantage they were ex-
tremely interesting to those who watched
the excited little grey-hound looking ani-
mals strain every nerve to beat one another
over the 200 yard course.
The dogs were started by a pistol and
never looked to right or left, but made
lightning tracks for their masters, who were
frantically waving flags and urging them
to the finish line.
The races were managed by Mr. Thomas
Morgan, of Philipsburg, whose dogs, Jack,
Monkey and Fly carried off all the mone y,
which aggregated $40.
The first heat was won by Morgan’s
‘Jack ;’’ the second by Moigan’s *Fly
the third by Morgan’s ‘‘Monkey;’ the
fourth by Ashcroft’s “Rice; the fifth by
Morgan’s ‘‘Bessie.”” In the final Morgan’s
| three dogs took first, second and third as
follows: ‘‘Jack,” ‘“‘Monkey’’ and ‘‘Fly.”
THE BALL CONTEST STILL UNSETTLED.
The ball game between the players of
Clinton and Centre county proved far more
exciting than anyone anticipated. Eleven
hard innings were fought between the rival
teams and half of the twelfth inning had
been about finished when pitcher Robinson
could control his ball no longer and three
times in succession threw it clear out of
the park.
The score was 5 to 5 up to the end of the
eleventh inning and Clinton county made
four runs in their half of the twelfth, when
a thunder storm came up and it grew so
dark that it was utterly impossible to play
longer and the Centre county team stop-
ped. The home umpire called the game
back to the end of the eleventh inning, but
the Clinton umpire insisted on playing it
out and gave the Centre boys five minutes
in which to continue playing. They did
not do it, so the Clinton umpire gave the
game to Lock Haven by the score of 9 to 0.
The players and batting order were as
follows :
Clinton County :—Brungard 3, J. Shaffer
1, C. Shaffer p, Smull m, Dillon r, Strayer
1, Oberheim ss, Donovan ¢, Waddle 2.
Centre County :—Henderson ¢, Curtin p
and 3, Robinson 3 and p, Gephartl, Cam-
eron 1, Saylor and Campbell 2, Russ r,
Hudson m, Pletcher ss.
The score by innings was as follows :
Centre Co.—0 300000200 0-5
Clinton Co.—1 020020 00 0 0—5
During the game Hudson, of Philips-
burg, was hit over the heart by a pitched
ball and had two ribs cracked. It was
quite a while before he regained conscious-
ness, but at eight o’clock last night he was
able to sit up and Dr. Klumpf said he
could go home without danger.
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—It is expected that the Fifth regi-
ment will leave Chicamauga, for Lexing-
ton, Ky., on the 20th inst.
——Elmer Sheriff, of B company, ar-
rived at his home, in Philipsburg, on Mon-
day evening, on a thirty days’ furlough.
ain yng
It cost $64,277.70 to run the Central
state Normal school at Lock Haven during
the past year. The receipts were $17,668.09
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in tuition and $35,376.28 in board.
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——The Philadelphia Inquirer an-
nounces that “Tyrone is in Pennsylva-
nia.”’ This, we suppose, is for the benefit
of those whose late maps don’t give it.
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-——Corporal 8. M. Graham, of Philips-
burg, has had his furlough extended until
August 24th, by which time he expects to
be well enough to rejoin the boys of Co. B.
——W. Harrison Walker Esq., of the law
firm of Fortney & Walker, has been sum-
moned to serve as a juror at the U. S.
court, in Williamsport, in September.
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—It didn’t take Samuel Harris, of
Mill Hall, long todo it, but he did it right
when he did do it. All he said was ‘‘cred-
it the $2 to my account.” His letter was
brief, but with the best kind of a point.
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—The picnic of the Union Sunday
school ofJersey Shore attracted 700 people
to Hecla park on Tuesday. They had an
ideal day for their outing and many of
them came on up from the park to take a
look at Bellefonte.
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——Geo. H. Bittner, of Beech Creek, is
contemplating the erection of a large cot-
tage near his fish ponds, where invalids and
convalescents may find a pleasant retreat
to spend a few days. It will be a kind of
sanitarium.
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Incorporated with the account of the
regular proceedings of council will he
found a gratifying bit of news to our eiti-
zens, to the effect that the Undine engine
company will probably soon have a hand-
some new engine house.
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Hon. J. N. Casanova, of Philips-
burg, expects to leave tomorrow for Cuba
to look after his business interests there.
He will begin at once the reconstruction of
his large sugar plantation, and has already
placed the contract for some of the build-
ings required, taking the place of those de-
stroyed by fire during the revolution. The
new buildings will be chiefly fire proof,
and will be more elaborate than the old
ones.
CouxcIL IN SESSION.—On Monday even-
ing the borough council met in regular
session with all but one member present.
The business transacted was as follows :
C. T. Gerberich acted as chairman in
the absence of president Harry Keller.
John Laurie appeared and called atten-
tion to repairs that are necessary at the
crossing at the intersection of Lamb and
Ridge streets, where water is dammed, in
rainy weather, flooding cellars in that
vicinity. He also reported a crossing
further west on Lamb street in bad condi-
tion. Referred to Street committee with
power to act.
‘Wm. Eberhart asked for a new board walk
along the property of the Daniel Rhoads
estate, on east Lamb street. Referred to
Street committee.
Martin Morrison complained that Lamb
street boys annoy him at night. Referred
to Police committee.
Frank Walz and William Royer ap-
peared before council on behalf of the
Undine engine company to explain a plan
the firemen have for getting a new home
on east Bishop street. It is their hope to
purchase the property of the Schrock estate
for which they will pay $2,500. The lot is
60x200 ft. and on it they intend building
a fine buff brick engine house with a 60 ft.
frontage on Bishop and running back 50 ft
on Penn street. The house will be two
and one half stories high and in addition
to being one of the most complete engine
houses in Central Pennsylvania will be an
ornament to that end of town. The build-
ing, alone, is to cost $4,000 and the com-
mittee stated to council that they could
negotiate a loan for that amount, which
they will repay in installments, but they
want help to purchase the lot. They have
$1,000 in their treasury now and as they
will need only $1,500 more they asked for
an appropriation for that amount. The
matter was referred to the Finance and
Fire committees for investigation and re-
port at the next meeting.
There is no question but that the present
location of the Undine engine house is both
inconvenient and dangerous, besides being
so damp and musty all the time that it is
only with the greatest care that the ap-
paratus can be kept in working order. The
lives of the firemen are endangered every
time they start down that hill with their
big engine and hose trucks and once out
they have no end of trouble getting back
again. The Schrock site could not be bet-
ter adapted for such purpose. It is on the
level and commands so many approaches
that the firemen could get away quickly in
response to a call in any quarter of the
town. If they do succeed in their project
of building there hoth the old blacksmith
shop and house will be torn away.
Samuel Gault requested that F. W.
Crider and the Josephs be required to build
walks along their lots on Ridge street,
between Curtin and Beaver streets. Re-
ferred to Street committee.
The Water committee reported the ser-
vice extended in the West ward and on
Pine street, also the laying of 275 ft. of
2 in. pipe on South Spring. The commit-
tee reported having investigated the condi-
tion of the small reservoir and recommend
ed taking the top off it and raising to the
same height as the main.
The committee reported in favor of the
meter system in Bellefonte as a matter of
economy. A pretty proposition, indeed, in
a town where the only thing we have an
abundance of is pure, healthful water and
economists who would save at the spigot
while the bung hole remains open. The
water tax of Bellefonte is its only redeem-
ing feature and if we are not mistaken,
even at the rate that is levied now, it brings
in more revenue than the department ex-
pends. A condition that is directly in
violation of the law, but which the citizens
tolerate because they are willing that part
of the other taxes should be raised in this
way.
The Market committee reported the
raising of $12.20 market fees.
The appointment of Thomas Shaugh-
ensy Jr. as fire marshall, with Wm. Rhine-
smith and John Houser as assistants for
the ensuing year was confirmed and coun-
cil then tendered a vote of thanks to the
retiring marshall, Joseph Wise, for his
faithful and efficient service.
The cow question was taken up again
and the Nuisance committee was instructed
to notify the solicitor to proceed, at once,
to have the ordinance properly enforced.
Bills to the amount of $294.18, among
which were supplies for soldiers families to
the amount of $17.86, were approved and
ordered paid, after which council ad-
journed.
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THE GOVERNOR TALKS oF His DEFEAT.
—In talking of the Arnold victory in Cen-
tre county Governor Hastings expressed
himself on Sunday, as follows :
“Dale, who appears to be defeated for Con-
gress, has been for many years the leader of
the Quay faction in this county, and turned
against Quay, a few weeks ago, because he
did not carry out his promise to make his
brother postmaster.
*‘On this account and because of his late
change of heart, the anti-Quay Republicans
refused to support him. Arnold had been
opposed by Quay for Congressman-at-Large,
in the last state convention, and his delegates
had voted against Quay’s candidate for Gov-
ernor, and Arnold, himself, had received the
support of Martin and Magee for Congress-
man-at-Large.
“Under these circumstances, many of my
friends declined to support Clement Dale,
and Arnold’s majority in the convention on
Tuesday, whatever it may be, will come
largely by default. The two members of the
House who will be nominated at the conven-
tion are pronounced anti-Quay men.”
It is quite evident from the Governor's
tone that he is inclined to view the defeat
as a slap at Mr. Dale, while the latter quite
naturally looks upon the Governor as be-
ing the Jonah in the combination that al-
lied the forces of the two old time enemies
in the fight against Arnold.
For those desiring to visit Ocean
Grove camp meeting no better opportunity
offers than to go on the Pennsylvania rail-
road nine day excursion, Wednesday, Aug.
24th. Rates are low and accommodations
first class.
—
——The reunion of the Houseman fam-
ily at Lakemont park, near Altoona, on
Saturday, proved a great success. Many
branches of the parent tree were present.
The only representative of the Housemans
in Centre county was Lydia Houseman, of
Pine Grove Mills.
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MUsSER—MceBRIDE.—It was a pleasant
surprise to their many friends in Bellefonte
to learn that A. Boyd Musser and Miss
Anna M. McBride, both teachers in the
Bellefonte High school, had been married
at Franklin, Pa., on Tuesday morning.
The ceremony was performed zt the home
of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. Jane Bolton, at 7
o'clock that morning and was as unosten-
tatious as possible, there having heen none
present but the immediate relatives of the
bride.
After a two weeks tour they intend re-
turning to make their home here. They
certainly have the best wishes of a host of
Bellefonte friends, for hoth are so well and
favorably known that their marriage has
created more than usual interest.
News Purely Personal.
—Rev. J. Benner Armor, of Harrisburg, is at
his home in this place for a few day’s visit to his
father and sisters.
—After a pleasant week with friends in this
place Miss Zoe Hastings, a daughter of Enoch
Hastings, of Beech Creek, returned home on
Saturday.
—DMiss Charlotte Graham, of Lewistown, is here
for a two week's visit at the home of Mrs. Mary
Butts, on north Allegheny street. She came on
Monday.
—Miss Carrie J. Lucas, daughter of N. A. Lucas,
and her friend, Miss Maggie Gotthardt, of Wash-
ington, D. C., are visiting friends in Centre
county.
—Will Dawson and his family are visiting
friends in Clearfield, where they have been since
last Saturday. While away John Bryan is attend-
ing to his duties as mail earrier for the P. R. R.
Co. here.
—Gregg Curtin is visiting his parents on Linn
street. He has his annual rest from his labors in
the Westinghouse works at Wilmerding and, as
is usually the case, he is enjoying every minute
at home.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meyer and their daughter,
Edna, are at Aaronsburg spending a week at the
home of Mr. Meyer's boyhood. They went down’
on Saturday and attended the business men’s
picnic from there, returning to complete their
week's visit.
—Mrs. Martha Rountree, of Willowbank street,
having disposed of her late husband's store in
this place, moved to Mill Hall, on Tuesday, She
was originally from that place and preferred re-
turning to her old home there to remaining in
Bellefonte. She will keep house in Mill Hall.
—=Corporal Harry Rine, more popularly known as
“Pat,” came home from Chicamauga, on Saturday
morning, withasprained leg. He will have thirty
days to rest at home and it is just probable that
the boys at Chicamauga will all be ready to come
home by the time it is necessary for “Pat” to
return.
—A party of Tyrone wheel women spent Friday
night at the Brockerhoffhouse in this place. They
were the Misses Minnie and Grace Study, Nora
Guyer and Annie Calderwood. F. M. Waring ac-
companied the young ladies on their trip. They
rode down from Tyrone on Friday afternoon and
returned next morning.
—Mrs. James P. Coburn, spent last week at the
fine country home of Dr. Huston, at Lamar.
They had a regular house party down in Nittany
valley ax Mrs. Harvey Musser and her sons, of
Akron, Ohio, were there also. Mrs. Musser was
an Aaronsburg girl and is spending the summer
with Mrs. Coburn in that place.
—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hunter and their son
“Ben,” Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keller and their boy
John Orvis Keller, Joseph Lose, Harry Taylor,
Samuel Taylor, and W. Harrison Walker Esq.,
were among the Bellefonters who returned from
the sea shore on Saturday. Some had been to
Cape May, but most of the party were at Atlantic.
—County auditor Frank Hess, of Philipsburg,
was in town on Tuesday, having been called here
by business of an official nature. He managed it
so that he could be an onlooker at the Republican
convention and, like the rest of us, was disap-
pointed at the affair. The new sled was too much
for the new boys in politics and they had worn
themselves out playing with it since Saturday
night.
—Capt. Amos Mullen and Lieutenants James H.
Harris and W. C. Cassidy, of Bellefonte’s new Co.
M, 21st Reg., went to Franklin, on Monday, to
participate in the election of regimental officers.
The slate was all fixed up when tkey got there,
however, and no offices came down this way at
all. It was thought that H. C. Quigley Esq., the
organizer of M company, would get a staff position.
Our officers returned on Tuesday night.
—Levi Reese, of Port Matilda, was in town for a
few hours on Monday attending to a little business
that he had here as supervisor of Taylor township
roads. Mr. Reese is one of the senior Demo-
cratic counsellors up in the upper end of the
Bald Eagle and we haven't a particle of doubt but
that it was while smoking his pipe in one of the
little caucuses they often hold for the good of the
party that he heard the clever story he enter-
tained us with for a few moments. If all the
Democrats in the county were as aggressively
Democratic as Levi is the Republicans would he
in the scup far worse than the victim of his story
was.
—S. 8. Pletcher Ezq., of Washington, D. C., was
in town, on Tuesday, with his brother, A. A.
Pletcher, of Nittany. They didn’t come up to
attend the convention, but merely to make pop
calls on their many friends in Bellefonte. The
former has heen one of the trusted employees of
the 4th auditor of the treasury for years and many
of our readers will recall, with pleasure, the inter-
esting stories of scenes about Washington he has
contributed to the Warcuman. Mr. Pletcher ar-
rived in Lock Haven Saturday night and his
brother drove him up to the family home, in
Howard, next morning. He intends spending
three weeks in Centre county.
—M. D. Kelley, of Snow Shoe, was in town on
Tuesday attending to some business and, we
presume, just made it suit to be here that day so
that he would be in for the fun, if any happened.
He is a member of the firm of Kelley Bros. min-
ers and shippers of bituminous coal and the
enviable position he holds now in the business
world is one that was bought by the hardest kind
of toil and preseverance. The Kelley Bros., began
as miners and many a hard day have they both
put in under the ground. They hought a little
claim and worked it for awhile themselves, in-
creasing their output as their fortunes warranted
until to-day they are working all of the old Snow
Shoe Co's operations and have a big one of their
own besides. In conjunction with their coal
business they are wholesalers in produce and feed
stuffs and have been remarkably successful.
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THE DEATH OF JOHN D. SCRAVEN-
DYRKE.—John D. Scravendyke, well known
among Pennsylvania business and com-
mercial men, died at his home, the Bush
house, in this place, shoitly after four
o'clock Tuesday morning. He had been
seriously ill only since the preceding Sat-
urday ard almost at the time his condition
was realized to be dangerous he lapsed in-
to an unconscious state which continued
until his death.
Deceased was a produce broker whose
business kept him from home a greater part
of the time. He returned from his last
trip on Thursday, August 4th, not feeling
in his usual good health, but not at all
alarmed at what then seemed to be but a
slight indisposition. He did not improve,
however, and was confined to the hotel un-
til Saturday, when he became so much
worse that it was necessary for him to go
to bed. A second physician was called in
attendance and it was decided that he was
suffering with inflammation of the bowels.
He grew worse all day Saturday and on
Sunday evening became unconscious. It
is thought that he suffered a stroke in addi-
tion to his other ailments.
He was a man whose estimable character
was little known to Bellefonters because he
was home so rarely. But to those who
did know him he ever appeared the genial,
friendly gentleman whose death they will
so genuinely regret. He was a zealous
member of St. John’s Catholic church and
is survived by his widow and a twin
brother and sister living in Philadelphia.
Mass was celebrated for the repose of his
soul in St. John’s Catholic church, on
Wednesday morning, at 9 o'clock, and it
was taken to Baltimore yesterday morning
for burial in the Cathedral cemetery in
that city.
The pall bearers were S. C. Burnside,
Chas. M. McCurdy, C. C. Shuey, Joseph
Ceader, C. M. Parrish, W. L. Daggett,
Mortimer O'Donoghue and Jos. L. Mont-
gomery.
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——Tbe remains of Mrs. Emma Jacobs
were brought to this place, last Friday
night, and taken to the home of John Mil-
ler, near Valentine’s works, from which
place they were buried on Sunday after-
noon. Mrs. Jacobs died at her home in
Buffalo, N. Y., the day before and as this
was the home of her girlhood she was
brought here for burial. Her first husband
was Hayes Holter of Howard, who was
killed on the railroad near Tyrone a few
years ago. Her second husband is Harry
Jacobs, who survives with one daughter,
Edith Holter. She was born at Barree and
was 33 years old.
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——Mrs. Hannah E. Morrison, of Phil-
ipshurg, died at the residence of her son,
in Philadelphia, on Sunday morning. She
had been matron at the Continental hotel,
but four weeks ago went to the city,
where she underwent an operation for can-
cer of the liver and fatty degeneration of
the heart. Deceased was 58 years old, a
native of Huntingdon county and went to
Philipsburg from Clearfield, where she had
been in the hotel husiness for eighteen
years. Interment was made in Philadel-
phia.
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—— Anthrax is supposed to be the cause
of the death of so many cattle in the Scoo-
tac region, back of Beech Creek. A dozen
or more have already been found dead in
the mountains where they had heen herded
for summer pasturing.
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The infant daughter of William
Kurtz died, Monday morning at 5 o’clock.
The baby was only four months old and .
was taken to Lewisburg for burial on Wed-
nesday afternoon.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red ................0..i 0a Ta 73
‘ —Spring. . .6B@68
Corn —Yellow. 37
‘¢ —Mixed.. 33
Flour— Winter, Per Bri.
‘ —Penna. Roller...
‘“ —Favorite Brands
40
Rye Fiour Per Brl....... 3.00@
Baled hay—Choice No. 1.. 11.00@11.50
1 eT we T.@n.
5.00@5. 7
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Punanix MiLLing Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press :
Red Wheat, old 70
Red wheat, new ET vue 65
Rye, per bushel....
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 40
Corn, ears, per bushel... 40
Oats, per bushel, new 35
Barley, per bushel.........
Ground Plaster, per ton
Buckwheat, per bushel
Cloverseed, per bushel..
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel...........cisviinvicnnnnniinion, 40
Qions. ts 20
Eggs, per do: 0
Lard, per pound ,
Country Shoulde 7
Side: 6
Hams. 10
Tallow, per pound. 3
Butter, per pound 18
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid strictly in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance, and £2.50 if not
paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all’ arrearage is
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance.
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
SPACE OCCUPIED
One inch (12 lines this type.............|$ 5 83 ° 10
[3m 6m | 1y
Two inches... wl 1G
Three inches J10!15
Spice Column (5 inche. .
alf Column (10 inches) 2 20 185 | 55
One Column (20 inches)....ecceeeeennne. 35 | 55 | 100
Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional. .
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions........... 20 cts.
Each additional insertion, per line.. . 5 cts.
Local notices, per lin€.......cceecevene
Business notices, per line
Job Printing of every kind done with neatness
and dispatch. The Warcumax office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line ean be executed
in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
Terms—Cash.
All letters should be addressed to
P. GRAY MEEK, Proprietor