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Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 2, 1898.
CorrEsPON DENTS. —No communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
The Lutheran Sunday school from
Salona picnicked at Hecla park yesterday.
Nelson Flack, of this place, has had
his pension increased from $8 to $10 per
month.
The WATCHMAN published the
story of the attempted swindling of Wm.
Whitmer in last week’s issue.
——About the biggest young lady who
has come to Bellefonte in a long while is
the eleven and a half pound girl who ar-
rived at the home of assistant postmaster
Howley on Saturday.
——The last of the series of summer
dances will be given in the armory in this
place this evening. It will be the annual
golden-rod dance and being the last one of
the season it may be expected to be a bril-
liant one.
——Charles M. McClure, eldest son of
Jas. I. McClure, has passed a satisfactory
preliminary examination and has been
registered as a student at law in Centre
county. He intends studying with Reeder
and Quigley.
-——The Centre county Prohibition con-
vention will be held at Hecla park, on
Thursday, September 8th. Because Dr.
Swallow is going to be there Rev. J. Zeigler,
the local prohibition leader, thinks you
ought to be there also.
——After looking in at the dance at the
Armory, last Thursday night, and seeing
all the beautiful girls there, a stranger in
town remarked that Belle-femme would
be even a more appropriate name than
Bellefonte for our town.
——Among the Philipsburg weddings of
the past week was that of Mr. Charley
Robinson, one of the attachees of Kessler’s
store and Miss Margaret Dormand, of Du-
Bois. The happy event came off on Mon-
day, and many congratulations and pres-
ents are showering in upon them.
—— Manager J. Mitchell Cunningham of
the Brockerhoff house, probably thinks
that last Sunday was the only day on the
calendar. It was an eventful one at his
home, for a fine boy arrived there that day.
It is Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham’s first child
and they have been the recipients of numer-
ous congratulations.
——The new grange hall, at Centre Hall,
is nearing completion and the further the
work progresses the more pleasing the ap-
pearance of the structure becomes. The
slate roof is about completed now, so that
it will not be long until the inside work is
finished. Progress grange is meeting in
the Foundry hall until the new building
is completed.
-——=Steele Crissman, of Philipsburg, has
+ purchased the drug store of W. K. Saxton,
in Lock Haven. This doesn’t mean that
Mr. Crissman intends leaving Philipsburg,
for his “old corner” drug store in that
place is too good a thing for Steele to let
go of and heing a big toad in the Republi-
can puddle in this county he would’nt
likely elect being alittle toad in Clinton. J.
W. MecLees will manage the new purchase
for him.
——At the meeting of the school board,
on Monday night, Miss Gertrude Taylor
was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mrs. Boyd A. Musser,
who was Miss Auna MacBride. The ap-
pointment of Miss Taylor is not to Miss
MacBride’s school. The new teacher will
take one of tlie primary grades, and promo-
tions will be made in the regular corps.
Miss Taylor is a sister of Capt. Hugh S.
Taylor, of Co. B.
——Millheim will hold aspecial election
on September 12th to decide whether the
borough will hond itself to the extent of
$7,000 with which to install a public water
service. It is contemplated to pipe the
water from Philip’s creek in “The Nar
rows,’ about a mile north of the town. A
good move, old town. Carry the proposition
through. Let the borough own your water
works and you will find it an economic, as
well as a satisfactory blessing that you will
wonder how you got along without.
——At a public meeting held in the Evan-
gelical church, at Centre Hall several weeks
ago Mrs. H. W. Kreamer, Mrs. Annie
Boozer, J. W. Henney, Mrs. W. F. Brad-
ford and Mrs. S. W. Smith were appointed
a committee to solicit a fund, which the
town of Centre Hall has already sent to
Co. B. They raised $34.20 and sent it to
Cap’t. Taylor tobe expended in relief work
for the sick and peedy of the company.
That the fund reached its destination and
the thoughtful kindness of the people of
Centre Hall was appreciated is attested by
the lett~r which Cap’t. Taylor wrote them
immediately upon receipt of their offering.
——A farmer friend up in College town-
ship, who has been watching the experi-
ments about the College Station, and trying
to get a sinch on selecting good cows, writes
us that he thinks he has struck it, and
gives the following as his ideas : In a poor
cow the thigh runs down straight, so there
is no space hetween the thigh and the
udder on one side and the tail on the
other. One of the best ways to tell what
kind of a cow yon have is her temperament.
A good dairy cow has asharp spine, strong-
ly developed nervous system and sharp hip
bones. A good cow has a large, wedge-
shaped stomach, for she must have a large
and powerful digestive system to use up
her food quickly and make the best returns
for it.
CENTRE COUNTY GIVES ANOTHER OF
HER Soxs.—The second one of our soldier
boys has answered his last roll call, and
the life of another martyr has been record-
ed against the authorities who have kept
thousands of men at Chickamauga, without
Proper sanitary and hospital regulations.
Charles Fi. Garis, color sergeant, 5th
Reg. Penna. Vols. died in the division
hospital at Chickamauga on Sunday morn-
ing at 9 o'clock. He was stricken with
typhoid fever several weeks ago, and as
soon as his condition became serious word
was sent to his friends here. Mrs. Garis
went to Chickamauga three weeks ago and
was with him when he died.
This death is a very sad one, for it leaves
a young widow with three small children
without the love and care of a husband
and father, who was everything that an
honorable man should be. Only a short
time before he was taken ill he was home
to bury his baby that had taken sick while
he was away. He reached home here only
a few hours before its death. That was the
first bitterness in the happy home that has
now been saddened by deepest grief.
Charles H. Garis was born in Loganton,
Clinton county, May 14th, 1868, and was
30 years 3 months 14 days of age. He was
what may be termed a self-made man.
Born of poor parents, he managed by hard
work to secure a good education. He
learned the stone mason’s trade and moved
to Centre county where on March 27th,
1890, he married Sarah Emma, daughter of
Wm. Miller, of Axe mann. He is survived
by his wife and three interesting children.
Their names are William, Louise and
James.
During his early life he made his home
with W. H. Stiver, at Potter’s Mills.
After marrying he built the cosy home he
has near the grange hall, out at the rail-
road station at Pleasant Gap. It is almost
paid for and he leaves enough life insur-
ance to clear it of debt.
thriftiest looking homes along the pike and
iS a monument to the energy and ecomomy
of a hard working, sober young man. De-
ceased was a substitute, mail carrier for
Bellefonte, having passed a satisfactory civil
service examination. He stood highest of
all the applicants. He was a man of un-
pretentious character, sturdy and true in
his life and his memory cannot but be an
honor to his friends. His career as a sol-
dier was marked by the highest apprecia-
tion of his duty. He enlisted in Co. B un-
der Cap’t. Amos Mullen in 1889.
The remains arrived in this place on
Tuesday morning and were taken directly
to his home. Funeral services were held
in the Lutheran church at Pleasant Gap,
Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o’clock and in-
terment was made in the church cemetery
there. Rev. Bickel, of the Bellefonte Re-
formed church officiated at the service.
The pall-bearers were Grant Hoover,
Edward Garrett, G. W. Rees, Charles Bart-
ley, Boyd A. Musser and Earle. C. Tuten,
all old members of Co. B. The squad that
fired the final salute over the grave was
made up of Sergeant Claud W. Smith,
commanding ; Corporal Richard Taylor,
James Noonan, W. T. Noll, Harry Will-
iams , Harry Eberhart, Joseph Thal,
Harry Miller, J. Noll, bulger William
Derstine and drummer Al. Roberts, also
old members of Co. B. The floral of-
ferings were exquisite and among them
probably the most beautiful one was given
by his comrades, the members and ex-
members of Company B. It represented
the gates ajar, and over the gates was a
beautiful dove. Another very handsome
tribute was a floral pillow the gift of his
Sunday school class in the Reformed church.
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A TRAIN JuMPER KILLED NEAR
JULIAN.—Another warning to the boys
who persist in jumping on and off moving
trains, thereby continually risking their
lives, comes from the vicinity of Julian,
where there is sadness over the shocking
death of Harry Hall, the 14 year old son
of James Hall. The latter is a farmer and
occupies the tenant house on the Crider
Mattern farm, about two miles above
Julian.
On Monday evening, the boy went down
te Julian on an errand. Knowing that a
freight train was scheduled to leave there
shortly after 10 o’clock, he waited for it to
ride home. The train left Julian at 10:35
and Hall was on it. When at a point
nearly opposite his home he jumped off
and was thrown under the wheels. His
right leg was cut off between the knee and
the ankle and his left foot was crushed,
besides being so badly bruised that there
was no hope for his recovery. He was
hauled home in Mr. Mattern’s buggy and
lingered until 5 o'clock Tuesday morning,
when he died.
Funeral services were held at the house
on Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock and
interment was made at Dix ran cemetery.
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Curtis DEHAAS DIES SUDDENLY. —The
venerable Curtis DeHaas died at his home,
in Howard, on Monday afternoon, at the
age of 76 years. Several years ago he suf-
fered a partial stroke of paralysis and had
not been in good health since that time.
His death was not unexpected, as he had
been confined to hed for a long time and
his friends realized that he could not sur-
vive long.
Deceased was a highly esteemed resident
of Howard and for years, while able, had
been the mail carrier there. He was a
veteran of the late war; having lost an arm
in the service. His widow and sons Jacob,
John and Joseph survive.
Funeral services were held at the house
on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
E. E. Manley of the Christian church of-
ficiated, assisted by Revs. Wharton and
Sechrist. Interment at Howard.
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CLEVAN DINGES.—It is with much re-
gret that we announce the death of Mr.
Clevan Dinges from typhoid fever, which
occurred at his home in Williamsport
Tuesday morning. Although he had
claimed Williamsport as his home for the
past eight years he was so well known
here, having once lived among us and also
having married Miss Katherine Green,
daughter of F. Potts Green, of this place,
that his death is a loss to this community
as it would be to anyode in which he had
ever lived. But 37 years of age he had yet
accomplished much, not enly in business
lines but, in every movement looking to-
wards the elevation of mankind and when
sure of the justness of his convictions was
wonderfully courageous in upholding them.
Thus he was strongly identified with the
prohibition movement and last fall served
as candidate for a state office on that ticket,
Conscientious, ambitious, generous, a man
determined to win success and that by the
utilization of only honest and upright
methods, his life was an honor and good to
every person and place that knew him.
For some years he has been Very success-
fully engaged in the Fire and Life Insur-
ance business with headquarters in Wil-
liamsport, but traveled much of the time
in the interests of his company. His wife,
mother—Mrs. Mary Dinges, of Centre
Hall, two sisters and two brothers—Henry
of Centre Hall, and Simon of Williamsport,
survive him. Funeral services were con-
ducted by Rev. Dr. Laurie, Thursday
morning at the residence of Mr. Green and
interment made in the Union cemetery,
Bellefonte.
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EpitH TATE DIED. —In the last week’s
issue of the WATCHMAN was noted, the
critical condition of Miss Edith Bell Tate,
of north Spring street, who underwent an
operation for acute appendicitis on Wed-
nesday, August 24th. She had been ill less
than a week when it was decided to operate
on her, bat even speedily as the case was
diagnosed the operation was too late to
save her life. She never rallied and died
Thursday evening at five o'clock. is
Deceased was born in this place Mareli
26th, 1870. She was the daughter of the
late Col. D. K. Tate who was one of the
town’s prominent builders in his time,
Her mother survives her with the follow-
ing sisters and brothers: Wilbur P.;
Harry, Roanoke, Va. ; D. Kirk, Philips-
burg ; Benton D., Bellefonte ; Mrs. Roy
Temple, Beverly, Mass., and Mrs. George
Beeczer, Bellefonte.
Funeral services were held at the house
on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev.
Dr. Stephens, of the Methodist church,
officiated.
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——The aged mother of Mr. John Kline,
who died but a few weeks ago at his home
on Curtin street, was not long in following
her son into the great unknown. She had
been confined to bed but a few days, with
dysentery, at her home in Lauvertown,
when death very unexpectedly came to her
relief on Thursday of last week. Mrs.
Kline was the wife of Geo. Kline. She
was born in Snyder county seventy years
ago, and has lived the life of a pure chris-
tian woman. Her husband and the follow-
ing children survive her : Harrison Kline,
of Bellefonte ; Rev. Robert Kline, Episco-
palian minister at Allentown, Pa. ; Mar-
garet, wife of ex-sheriff W. A. Ishler, of
Bellefonte ; Sarah, wife of Harvey Meese,
of Benner township, and Miss Alice at
home. Interment was made at Shiloh
church on Saturday morning.
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——Greenburg Mayhue died at his home
in Milesburg, last Friday morning, at 4
o'clock. He had been a sufferer for some
time with dropsical troubles and was 68
years, 8 months and 29 days old. Inter-
ment was made in Baughman’s cemetery
on Sunday afternoon at 10 o'clock.
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On Wednesday last, at his home in
Boalsburg, Mr. Daniel Boone calmly pass-
ed to the great beyond. He was 82 years
of age and one of Harris townships most
respected citizens. The funeral will take
place on Saturday morning.
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——The Fifth regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteers, had a hard time of it during
its fist hours in the Blue Grass State.
The men reached Lexington, Ky., before
5 o'clock last Wednesday morning, but
did not get unloaded from the trains until
after 1 o'clock in the afternoon. They
suffered greatly from being cooped up so
long in the hot cars, and several men were
SOME oF CENTRE COUNTY’S SICK SOL-
DIERS AT HOME.—On Monday the hospital
train that was furnished by the State,
through the thoughtfulness of Governor
| Hastings, to bring the sick Pennsylvania
soldiers back from the disease stricken
camp at Chickamauga to clean cots and ten-
der nursing in the hospitals and houses of
their native State, reached Altoona. The
train had left Chickamauga on Sunday and
carried all the sick Pennsylvania soldiers
who were at all able to travel. There were
218 of them on board, and the train was
under the personal supervision of Governor
Hastings throughout the entire trip.
Stops were made at Pittsburg, Greens-
burg, Johnstown, Altoona, Tyrone and all
points east where men were to be left. At
Altoona two of Co. B’s boys were taken off
the train and placed in the hospital there
for it was seen that they were in too dan-
gerous a condition to travel further.
D. O. Hasel Co. B, of Axe Mann, was
left in the Altoona hospital. He is about
23 years old and is a son of Cornelius Hasel.
He is suffering with a very bad attack of
typhoid fever.
John Brown, Co. B, of Milesburg, was
left at Altoona, suffering with rheumatism.
It is reported that he will soon be dis-
charged from the hospital.
Henry Schlater, Co. L, Philipsburg, was
in such an alarming condition when the
train reached Pittsburg that he was taken
off and sent to Mercy hospital in that city.
He had typhoid fever in a bad form and
was delirious.
W. J. Lathers, Co. L, Philipsburg, was
left in the Altoona hospital because of his
serious condition with typhoid fever.
Victor Gray, Co. L, Philipsburg, was
left at Altoona because of his exhausted
condition. He has typhoid fever.
The only one of the Centre county men,
who came through on the train, to reach
Bellefonte, was I. A. Walker, of Rebers-
burg. He is a member of Co. B, and is a
convalescent from a severe attack of malarial
fever. He was taken off the hospital train
at Tyrone and brought on to Bellefonte,
where he remained all night at the Bush
house and continued his journey to Rebers-
burg on Tuesday morning.
One of Centre county’s soldier boys who
was unable to be brought home was Dr.
Dale’s son David, of Lemont, a private in
Company H, fifth Pa., Regiment, who is
down with typhoid fever in Chattanooga,
Tenn. He was taken sick at Chickamauga,
and was unable to accompany the regiment
when it moved to Lexington, Ky. Luckily
he has escaped the horrors of a camp hospi-
tal, and we understand that he is getting
along well, being with a private family in
the city, who with true southern hospitality
is kindly nursing several sick soldiers.
The men were all visited by Gov. Hastings,
who intended bringing them home in the
hospital train, but they were not in a con-
dition to be moved.
/1.Col. Amos Mullen, Dr. R. G.* H. Hayes,
W. H. Walker, Grant Hoover and W. H.
Miller were a committee representing the
citizens of the town. They met the train
in Tyrone and were there ready to receive
all of our sick boys and wait upon them
during the trip to this place.
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ONE OF THE HEROES OF SANTIAGO
HERE.—On Tuesday Bellefonte was honor-
ed for the first time by a visit from one of
the men who fought in the awful engage-
ments before Santiago, De Cuba. A cleaner
cut, more gentlemanly type of the regular
army soldier than is George R. Dillett,
who was the visitor, can be found no-
where. He is a private in Co. D, 17 Reg.
U.S. Reg. and spent the day in Bellefonte
with his father, Mr. William Dillett, of
Centre Hall.
Many people cast admiring eyes on the
fine looking soldier, as he walked about
our streets, in his natty uniform. About
5ft 10in in height, an athletic, well round-
ed physique and a clean shaven face that
looked so bright and intelligent that it
almost invited friendships, were the prin-
cipal features that marked him as an ideal
soldier. But few knew that he had gone
through both day’s fights before Santiago
only to fall a victim to the awful fever
that did more damage there than Spanish
“bullets.
A little over three years ago Dillett was
working at Loraine, Ohio. Becoming tired
of his occupation, a bar keeper, he went
to Cleveland and enlisted in the regular
service. He was assigned to Co. D., 17th
Inf. and sent to the barracks at Colum bus,
Ohio. At the breaking out of the war his
regiment was among the first sent to Port
Tampa and when the invading army left
for Cuba this Centre county boy was on
the ‘‘Cherokee,” the boat that carried
Gen’l. Shafter and his staff. He went
through the battles and camp hardships
unscratched, but after the surrender was
stricken with fever and rheumatism. On
July 10th he was sent to New York, on
the steamer Olivette, and placed in the
hospital of the college of Long Island in
Brooklyn. He is home on a thirty day’s
furlough but as his time has expired he
will not re-enlist. He says he has had
enough of the army.
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MARRIAGE LrceNsks.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phans court clerk, G. W, Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week :
Frederick Brighton and Maggie Davis,
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both of Philipsburg.
Curtis R. Snook and Carrie M. Keen,
80 overcome with heat they could hardly | both of Mingoville,
stand. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon a
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Zenas E. Hoover, of Julian, and Almeda
perfect deluge of rain began falling and | Hoover, Fleming.
hundreds of the boys got a drenching before
they could put the finishing touches on
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~The Centre Hall school board has
their tents. All the sick were left a | purchased a new heating and ventilating
Chickamauga, so that those who are in the | Plant for the school building in that place.
new camp are in comparatively good
health.
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It is to be installed before the fall term
opens.
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THE MILLERS CONVENTION. — About
300 delegates are expected to be in attend-
ance at the annual convention of the Mil-
ler’s State Association, which will meet in
this place on the 27th and 28th of the
present month. Dr. Hyatt, of Lewisburg,
who was the U. S. consul at Santiago, Cuba,
at the breaking out of the war, has been
invited to address the Miller's, and it is
expected that he will be present. Our
people should make preparations to give
this body of representative men a warm
reception. A little bit of attention goes a
great ways, and nothing adds to the popu-
larity and general good name of a town
like hospitality shown to visitors. Belle-
fonte knows how to he hospitable, and the
time is coming when a little of it can be
put to very good use.
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SEE THAT YOU ARE REGISTERED. — Next
Tuesday and Wednesday will be the last
days for registering voters in order to qualify
them to vote at the next general election.
On those two days the assessors will sit at
the polling places, when every good citizen
ought to see that his name is on the registry
list. It is the duty of every man to vote,
and to do this with as little trouble as
possible to himself as his name ought to be
on the registry list. If he is not register-
ed he cannot pay taxes and if he has not
paid his taxes he cannot vote. Don’t for-
getit. Register on September 6th or 7th,
or previous to that time.
News Purely Personal.
—Mrs. A. O. Furst, of Linn street, is in Milton
visiting her father Wm. Chamberlain Esq.
—Former sheriff John P. Condo, of Millheim,
was in town on Monday attending to business,
—Miss Julia McDermott, of Bishop street, spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Harris, in Lock
Haven.
—Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grauer, Lyon & Co.'s
buyers, have left for Philadelphia to buy fall and
winter goods.
—Mr. I. G. Walker, one of the big, substantial
men of Ferguson township, was a visitor for a few
hours in town on Wednesday.
—Tom Hamilton, more popularly known as
“Teddy,” is home on a visit of several weeks.
He is in business with his uncle in New York
city.
Mr. Geo. O. Boal and Mrs. Boal, two of Belle-
fonte’s favorite citizens, now residents of Wash-
ington, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Longwell
on Spring street.
—Dr. Lee B. Woodcock returned to Philadel-
phia, Wednesday morning, after a week pleas-
antly spent at his old home here. He is on the
resident staff of the Methodist hospital in that
city.
—Will Toner is here from Philadelphia for a
ten days’ visit with friends and relatives in this
county. Will has a splendid position with one
of the trust companies in the city and is get-
ting along fine.
—Geo. R. Meek, accompanied by his sisters
Lulu and Winefred, are off on a trip to Colorado
with the National Editorial Association. They
expect to be absent about three weeks, and an-
ticipate » most pleasant vacation.
—C. C. Bell, superintendent of masonary and
brick laying at the Huntingdon reformatory, ar-
rived in town on Monday and remained here un-
til Tuesday morning. He is very well pleased
with his new position and from all reports seeins
admirably adapted for it.
—Harry Powers, who had been spending six
weeks with his sister, Mrs. James Nolan, in this
place, left for his home in Philadelphia, on Mon-
day. He is the youngest son of the late “Reddy”
Powers, so well known in Bellefonte, and is now
living in Philadelphia with his brother Edward.
—John Toner Harris started for Buffalo, N.Y,
on Friday evening with the expectation of ac-
cepling a position with an electrical contracting
firm in that city. John was one of the honor
men at State and was reckoned one of the best
electrical engineers graduated from that institu-
tion.
—W. P. Ard, one of the substantial, representa-
tive men of lower Pennsvalley, was kept busy on
Tuesday transacting business about town. It is
not often the Dr. gets away from his pleasant
home in Woodward, but when he does he never
fails to find hosts of friends who are always glad
to greet him.
—Balser Weber Esq., lower Bald Eagle’s most
substantial and influential business representa-
tive, whose iliness from hemorhages of the stom-
ache we noted a few weeks ago, is, we are glad to
know, steadily improving. He was up in town
on Wednesday, and although a little thin, is look-
ing exceedingly well and able to attend to busi-
ness as usual.
—Mrs. Jacob Hassel, of Syracuse, N. Y., arrived
in Bellefonte Tuesday morning and will visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Baum, on east Bishop
street, for a short time. Mrs, Hassel arrived just
in time to see her sister, Mrs, Natthan Riesman,
of Princeton, Ind., who had been here spending
two months and returned to her home in the
West on Tuesday afternoon,
—Thos. K. Morris, of Leroy, N. Y., dropped in-
to town on Monday morning, to spena the day
with his friends here, and they are legion. Since
leaving Bellefonte he has been located at Leroy,
near Buffalo, where he is superintending the
construction of a stone crushing plant with
which they expect to fill an enormous ballast
contract for the Lehigh valley R. R.
—Dr. J. H. Pickle and family left for their
homes in Millersviile, on Monday morning. Mrs,
Pickle and the little boy and girl had been here
spending the summer at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Twitmyer, on Water street.
Dr. Pickle is an instructor at the Normal school
at Millersburg and came up to take his family
home before the opening of the fall term.
—“Col.”” Wm. T. McEntire, the poet of Pine
creek, was in town over Sunday visiting his
friends here. The “Colonel” prepared for
Princeton at the Bellefonte academy and it was
while perched on that rocky eminence, with the
turbulent water of Spring creek lashing its base,
than the muse grabbed him and inspired him
with that memorable jingle on the Maine,
—Mr. Will J. Kepler, accompanied by Mr. Goss
were two of Ferguson township's visitors to
Bellefonte, on Wednesday. Mr. Kepler was Cen-
tre county's representative to the Bedford meet-
ing at which Mr. Jenks was formerly notified of
his nomination, but was prevented from attending
on account of the length of a honeymoon trip he
was enjoying at the time. No one blames him,
however, for honeymoons are scarce in this life
and notification meetings are plentiful.
—Dr. Geo. Meyer, who with his father J. H,
Meyer Esq. has just returned from the Klondyke
came down from Rochester, N. Y., on Monday, to
shake hands with his many friends about Belle-
fonte. The Dr.’s experience while up in the
frozen region of the North would fill many col-
umns with exceedingly interesting reading. He
looks as if the trip benefited him and reports his
father as enjoying better health than when he un-
dertook the dangerous journey. Neither of them
care to return and both ave satisfied to let others
have all the gold that is in Alaska.
A METHODIST REUNION IN PHILIPS-
BURG.—The members of the . Philipsburg
Methodist church are arranging for a week
of reunion and revival. According to plans
now being formulated it will begin on
Sunday, September 25th, and continue for
one week. As many of the former mem-
bers of the Philipsburg congregation as can
be gotten will be urged to return and all
the living former pastors are expected to
be present.
The reunion will be made the occasion
for the beginning of a church improvement
undertaking which it is hoped will end in
adding materially to the appearance and
comfort of the building in Philipsburg.
Among the former ministers who will
probably be present are Rev. IL. H. Day,
who was pastor in 1840 on the Philipsburg
circuit; Rev. John Z. Lloyd, 1846; Rev. A,
M. Barnitz, 1854; Rev. Samuel Creighton,
1861; Rev. George Leidy, 1864; Rev. M. R.
Foster, 1865. Under Dr. Foster's pastorate,
Philipsburg was made a station, Following
this, Rev. Reuben E. Wilson was pastor
1870, and during this term the present
church edifice was erected. Rev. M IL
Smyser was appointed 1875, Rev. H. C.
Pardoe, 1876, and Rev. J. B. Polsgrove
1882. The present parsonage was built
during Rev. Polsgrove’s incumbency. Rev.
J. H. MceGarrah 1888, Rev. A. R. Miller
1893, bring up the list to 1897 when the
present pastorate began under Rev. T. [..
Tomkinson.
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A FRUIT EVAPORATING PLANT FOR
CENTRE HALL.—Centre Hall will have a
fruit evaporating establishment in opera-
tion before many days. The party in-
terested is Charles Miner, of Roise, New
York, who was for some time looking for a
favorable location in Pennsylvania, and
finally selected Pennsvalley as a suitable
field and this place for headquarters. Suffi-
cient kilns will be erected at once to evapo-
rate fifteen thousand bushels of apples, and
if fruit is delivered to warrant additional
kilns they will be constructed in due time.
The establishment will require about two
dozen laborers.
Mr. Miner has been in the business
for some time in his native town, where
fruit is extensively grown, and finds that
the development of the industry should be
extended to other localities. He will also
establish a regular market for winter ap-
ples, which will be appreciated by those
fortunate in having this fruit. A market
for all grades of apples will net consider-
able money to farmers who, prior to this,
were compelled to feed the fruit to hogs,
or leave it go to waste on the trees without
profit. Part of Colyer’s handle factory
will be occupied by the new industry.
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THE POWERS SHOE Co.—Last Friday
George T. Bush, Herbert IL. Shefer and
Augustus Heverly bought the shoe stock
and fixtures in the room occupied by the
late E. L. Powers, in" the Arcade. They
intend continuing the business under the
firm name of the Powers Shoe Co. Mr.
Heverly will manage the business while
the other parties will have an interested
oversight.
The stand is an excellent one and there
is no reason why the young men should
not make a great success of it. According
to the articles the firm cannot be dissolved
in less than three years.
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——Work has begun on the construction
of a telephone line from Lock Haven to
Renovo. The telephone has come to be
such a necessity to a town that it seems
impossible that Renovo has had no connec-
tion with outside places up to this time.
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Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red ...
—Spri
Corn —Yellow
¢ —Mixed
Flour— Winter, 2.15@ 2.40
** —Penna. Rolle 3.25@3.40
** —Favorite Bran 4.40@4.65
Rye Flour Per Brl... 2.80@
Baled hay—Choice N 10.50@11. 60
“ i “ “ 7.50@
“ “ “ “ 6.50@ 7.00
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Puanix Miruixg Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press :
Red Wheat, old...
Red wheat, new..
Rye, per bushel.........
Corn, shelled, per bushel.
Corn, ears, per bushel..
Oats, per bushel, new
Barley, per bushel........
Ground Plaster, per ton
Buckwheat, per bushel
Cloverseed, per bushel..
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel............ceeeeieneennnsnsnvenns. 40
Pniong ages 0
Ss, per
Ton: per pound ¥
Country Shoulde + iz
Sides.. 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 {it pid strictly in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance. Y $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 ublisher.
Papers will not be sent out of ar 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 3m 6m 1y
One inch (12 lines this typ $588 810
Two inches... 7110115
Three inches...... 10115] 20
Quarter Column (5 inck 12 120 | 30
Half Column (10 inches ] 2 135 | 55
..| 35 | 55 | 100
Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional. ;
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions...
Each additional insertion, per line..
Local notices, per line........
Business notices, per line... woe 10 cts.
Job Printing of every kind done with neatness
and dispatch. The Warcumaw 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.
Terms—Cash.
All letters should be addressed to
P. GRAY MEEK, Proprietor
One Column (20 inches
win e20 ots,
. bets,
.20 ets.