BemooraligAlaldm Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 23, 1898. CorrespoNDENTS.—NoO communications pub ished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——The citizens of Milesburg will give a reception to Co. B to-morrow afternoon. ——St. Matthews day services were held in St. John’s Episcopal church Wednes- day. ——A handsome brass plate sign was put up on the corner pillar of the First national bank Tuesday. Earnest Gamble, the eminent basso soloist, will give a concert in the Preshy- terian church, September 30th. ——The three-year-old filly of John P. Harris, Jr., of Tyrone, was awarded first prize at the Blair county fair last week. With caps and overcoats ordered for the Fifth regiment, the exact date of its mustering out is very much of an uncer- tainty. ——A big jollification in commemora- tion of its formal opening a year ago, will be given by the Nittany Rod and Gun club in the near future. Saturday, September 17th, was the Hebrew New Year, and in consequence a number of the large stores in Bellefonte were closed until 6 o’clock in the evening. ——The public schools of Benner town- ship will open Monday Sept. 26th, with the exception of the one at Hoy’s which is being rebuilt and is not quite completed. ——From the labor of carrying water to feed a six horse power boiler four days of last week, Prothonotary W. F. Smith has been afilicted with a lame back ever since. Ralph Mallory is up in Altoona this week taking a few lessons in photography, preparatory to entering on active work in his newly acquired studio on Allegheny street. George Washington Fisher, one of the prominent farmers of Halfmoon, greet- ed friends in Bellefonte on Monday ’twixt odd ends of business he came down to transact. ——The repairs to the vault in the Register and Recorder’s office being com- pleted, the interior of the court house is being put in shape for next week’s special session of court. ——The Misses Lizzie and Mary Faxon, daughters of chief engineer Thomas Faxon of the Edison Electric Illu. Co., left for Lock Haven, on Wednesday, where they have entered the State Normal school. —— William Potter, the modeling stu- dent, of Milesburg, is as handy with the crayon as he is with clay, a fact evidenced by several specimens of his handiwork now on exhibition in the postoftice window. Philipsburg will hold a hig dem- onstration to-night in honor of the home coming of her soldier boys. The Ladies’ Aid and Sons of Veterans have charge. A parade and banquet will be the main feat- ares. ——Tuesday and Wednesday of next week the State Miller's Association will hold its annual convention in Bellefonte. The indications are that several hundred visitors will be here and the citizens of the town should show them every courtesy. ——The foot ball management at State College have about completed arrangements for the return of George W. Hoskins as trainer. There is grounds for the belief that Stave’s team will be better this year than it has since Hoskins left in 1895. ——The flag raising up at Julian came off with considerable eclat on Saturday last. A large number of people were pres- ent to witness the ceremony and excellent speeches were delivered by D. F. Fortney, Esq., and superintendent Gramley. ——>5. B. Newcomer, an experienced ho- tel keeper of Bellwood, has purchased the Haag hotel property on Bishop street from landlord D. C. Keller, and will take pos- session on the first of October. Mr. Keller will remove to his farm near Centre Hall. ——One of the most delightful open air concerts Bellefonte residents have been fa- vored with this summer was rendered by the Undine band Wednesday afternoon in the court house yard. It gave the people an opportunity to observe what a thorough musical organization the Undine band has grown to be. ——As an attraction the ministers of Bellefonte, Sunday evening, were not to be compareed with the returning soldiers. Though the preachers were in their ac- customed places the congregations ap- peareth not, and the declaration of one, who told his flock of ten, go ‘‘pay homage to whom homage is due,” might be ap- plicable to all. ——Officer Harry Curtin, of Tyrone, last Saturday at the Morrison & Cass employees’ picnic at Hunter’s park, arrested Ralph McCoy, of Williamsport. At the time of the arrest McCoy was selling liquor with- out a license, but the real reason for his being taken into custody was because he is charged with shooting a man out in Potter county. He was taken to Coudersport Saturday evening. ——On Tuesday afternoon a quintet of men, whose ages aggregated 358 years, sat in a row in front of John Anderson’s. They were Col. D. S. Dunham, aged 70; Samuel McMutrie, 69; Simeon Haupt, 71; M. Brouse, father of R. S. Brouse, aged 69, and William Eckley; 79. It is not often that five men of such advanced age are thus co-incidentally gathered together. CoMPANY gallant band of warriors returned from bat- tles hard fought and victories gloriously won, could have wished for, or been given, a more cordial welcome than that accorded Company B on its return to Bellefonte, Sunday evening. Nothing less than an ova- tion will adequately characterize the demon- stration. True it is, the boys of Company B did not participate in any battle nor hear the whiz of Mauser bullets, but that was through no fault of theirs. Their promptness and willingness in going to- ward the front with the first call for men signified their readiness to enter the struggle and assume all the risks and con- sequences incident thereto. And, if they did not get to the front in Cuba, they were exposed to manifold dangers in the fever stricken camp at Chicamauga, and all was borne with that uncomplaining fortitude which marks the true soldier. For this it was that the residents of Bellefonte and surrounding community turned out en masse to welcome the returning soldiers. Ever since it was announced that the Fifth regiment had been ordered home for mustering out, arrangements have been under way here for an appropriate reception to the Bellefonte contingent. Burgess F. E. Naginey, Harry Keller, president of the council, and Capt. Amos Mullen constitut- ed the committee in charge. The program first arranged provided for patriotic ad- dresses, a banquet, etc., but the home- coming happening on Sunday prevented carrying out the program in full. But even the Sabbath day failed to sober and silence the multitude. Early in the after- noon the crowd began to gather. Hun- dreds came to town from the country— came in and remained until the special train arrived from Tyrone. The great un- centainty about the time for the train’s ar- rival caused many people to go without supper. By six o’clock the street in the neighborhood of the WATCHMAN office was crowded and one hour later it was jammed. Fully five thousand men, women and children stood on High street almost two hours in waiting expectancy. In addition to the crowd of citizens the Undine fire company headed by the Un- dine band ; the Logan fire company with the Coleville band, and Gregg Post, No. 95, G. A. R., were in line to act as an escort, with the committee of arrangements in a carriage leading. It was just about 8:35 when the special train came speeding around the curve and up to the depot. Both the electric light and water-works, whistles were blown and the court house bell rung; the bands played the ‘‘Red, White and Blue,’’ and the shouts of wel- come sent up by thousands of voices made the Sabbath evening one of anything but serenity. By nine o’clock the baggage of the company had been unloaded and with the order to ‘fall in’’ the line of march was taken up, the parade moving up High street, north on Allegheny and west on Lamb to the armory where a light lunch was served, and friends gathered to bid the boys a more cordial welcome. Regarding the company, Capt. Taylor said, that, since being recruited up to the 106 standard, the boys have. all proved themselves worthy soldiers—new recruits with the old. When the company left Lexington with the Fifth regiment, it was just 85 men strong, 21 being at home on sick furlough. Of the 85 men, 17 were sent direct to their homes in Philipsburg from Tyrone, the other 68 coming on to Bellefonte. Of this number four were sick, namely, Henry Redding, Howard ; Cline Grenoble, Pleasant Gap ; Eber Roth- rock, Buffalo Run ; Sergt. James Morrison, Bellefonte, and Ottis Osman, State College, none were seriously ill, their ailment be- ing malaria, and after quartering at the Bush house over night the men were sent to their homes Monday morning. The home coming of the Fifth was one continu- ed ovation from the time they entered Pennsylvania. The only sad circumstance was the accident to Frank Wallace, Jr., of Milesburg. Wallace was doing guard duty on the platform of a troop car and when near Columbus, O., the Sergeant went to relieve him and was horrified to find Wallace missing, and his gun on the platform. The train was stopped and the engine sent back to look for him. He was found several miles in the rear, lying along side the tracks, an arm, a leg and several ribs broken and his skull crushed. He was taken to Columbus and left at the hospital there, though the surgeon in charge gave no hopes of his surviving his injuries. John Thomas, of Centre Hall, was ill with typhoid fever in the division hospital at Lexington and died Sunday. His body was sent home for interment. The only other one of the company left be- hind is William Allen, of this place, who is just recovering from a serious siege of the fever in the Sternberg hospital, Chicamau- ga. The question of the future of the com- pany is not yet definitely settled. The men will be furloughed thirty days, ‘after which they have ten days of grace when they will be either mustered out or ordered back to service, though the majority think the boys will be mustered out. WEDNESDAY’S ROUSING RECEPTION. The citizens of Bellefonte and Centre county never do things by halves. The time of Company B’s arrival home on Sun- day evening was not auspicious for the kind of a demonstration that had been planned,” consequently it was decided, to give the boys another reception Wednes- day, and, in the brief time allowed for preparation the display was not only re- markably creditable, but the crowd large and not lacking in patriotic enthusiasm. The weather was all that could be desired and early in the morning the crowd began to assemble on the streets. Hundreds B WEeLcomMmEp HoME.—No came in fiom the country till the crowd was fully five thousand strong. The first part of the demonstration was a big street parade which formed at the armory. The parade was made up as follows : Col. J. L. Spangler, chief marshall ; Cap’t. Amos Mullen, chief of staff and aides: Col. W. F. Reynolds, John M. Dale, John M. Shugert, Hard P. Harris, Archibald Allison, S. B. Miller, Hammond Sechler, Henry C. Quigley, J. C. Harper, E. R. Chambers, W. Harrison Walker, F. S. Rhoads, M. I. Gardner, H. C. Valen- tine, Gen. John I. Curtin, Joseph Mont- gomery, Thos. Beaver, Ellis L. Orvis, W. A. Lyon, W. A. Grauer, Dr. R. G. H. Hayes, Harry Curtin. State College Band. Borough Conneil aud Committee in Carriages, Company B, Cap’t. Taylor Commanding, Sick of Company B, in Carriages, Veterans of Centre county, Twelve Men Carrying Pleasant Gap Flag, Coleville Band. Logan Fire Company with Engine and Truck, Milehuig Fire Company with Truck, leasant Gap Band. Knights of the Golden Eagle,” Bellefonte Odd Fellows Lodge (colored,) ¢ ; Undine Band. “Undine Fire Company with Engine, Milesburg Band. Milesburg Camp, U. O. A. M., Bellefonte Camp, P. O.S. of A., Zion Band. Troop of Fifty Horsemen, from Col. Reynold’s Farms, Representing the “Rough Riders.” Centre County Wheelmen. The parade moved from the armory south on Spring street to High, west to the depot countermarching to Spring, Spring to Bishop, Bishop to Allegheny, Allegheny to Linn, Linn to Spring, from there mass- ing on the school house commons. Under the command of Cap’t. Taylor Co. B, then gave an exhibition drill, going through some very difficult movements to the de- light and admiration of the thousands of spectators. Following the drill a public meeting was organized with Gen. James A. Beaver as president and speeches were made from the steps on the north side of the school grounds. Those who made addresses were Gen. James A. Beaver, as presiding officer ; Hon. James Milliken, J. C. Meyer Esq. ; Rev. Holloway, W. C. Heinle Esq., and Cap’t. H. S. Taylor. Though necessarily brief, every speech was emphatic in ap- proval of the patriotism displayed by Co. B, as an organization, and its members in- dividually, and every word uttered was expressive of the most cordial welcome home. Cap’t. Taylor told briefly of the experience of camp life and denied that the soldiers sufferings were as manifold as the public have been led to helieve. After the speech making a collation was served the soldier boys in the armory, and the menu of good things the boys were given to eat must have contrasted very strongly with the hard tack and salt pork of army fare. Not the least pleasing feature of the repast was that of the men being served by a bevy of the fashionable young ladies of the town as waitresses. Those serving the tables were the Misses Grace and Louise Armor, Adeline Harris, Bertha Laurie, Ellen and Louise Valentine, Patty Laue, Rebekah Blanchard, Betty Breeze, Henrietta Butts, Myra Holliday, Millie Smith, Helen Malin, Jennie Shugert and May Crider. In their efforts for the wel- fare of the soldiers the committee had thoughts for the visitors and a substantial lunch was served all who desired it, from a pavilion in the school house yard. Dur- ing Wednesday afternoon the soldiers vir- tually owned the town and the reception was fittingly concluded with a grand dis- play of fire works in the evening. The general committee in charge and the sev- eral sub-committees deferve commendation for the success of the demonstration. DEATH OF PRIVATE JOHN THOMAS. — The third member of company B, to answer to the long roll was private John T. Thomas, of Centre Hall, who died in the hospital at Lexington, Ky., Sunday afternoon of typhoid fever. Private Thomas had been sick two weeks and when the Fifth broke camp and departed for home Saturday Thomas was too bad to be brought along. When company B reached Bellefonte Capt. Taylor found awaiting him a telegram announcing Thomas’ death. John Thomas was the eldest child of Aaron and Margaret Thomas, of Centre Hall. He was aged about 20 years. All his life was spent at home until his enlist- ment in company B, with the first call for volunteers. In addition to his father and mother Calvin, a brother, and Mary J., a sister, mourn the death of the soldier boy. The body was brought home for burial, being sent via Washington and arriving in Centre Hall Wednesday morning. The funeral was the same afternoon at three o'clock, from the home of the dead soldier's parents. Capt. H. S. Taylor, Lieut. Geo. L. Jackson and a large delegation of com- pany B went over and were present at the funeral, which was one of the largest witnessed in years. Rev. Isenberg greach- ed a touching sermon, six of private Thomas’ comrades acted as pall-bearers and interment was made in the Centre Hall cemetery. : ne Ae se ee COMPANY B, RECEPTION AT HOWARD. —Not to be behind the county capital, and because a number of its sons are members, the residents of Howard will tender a re- ception to company B, on Friday, Septem- ber 30th. Complete arrangements have not yet been made, but every effort will be put forth to make the occasion appropriate in every detail. Rev. A. P. Wharton will deliver the address of welcome, and Hon. John G. Love and D. F. Fortney Esq., are expected to be present and make ad- dresses. Cap’t. Taylor, with company B, will give an exhibition drill. Invitations are extended to Gregg post, No. 95, of Bellefonte, and Dr. Geo. L. Potter post, No. 361, of Milesburg, to attend. The public in general is invited. a ——————— THE UNDINE FIRE CoMPANY’S NEW BUILDING.—By the end of this week the foundation walls for the Undine fire com- pany’s new houseon the corner of Bishop and Penn streets will be completed, and next week brick laying on the erection of the building will be commenced. The build- ing, when finished, will be one of the handsomest, as well as most convenient, firemen’s house in the State. The build- ing will be of buff brick, with granite-color brick trimmings. Its dimensions, 60x50 feet and two stories high. On the street corner will be a handsome bell tower and in the rear of the building a hose tower 60 feet in height. The proposed arrangement of the interior shows remarkable judgment for convenience in the building committee. The first floor will contain an engine room 30x50 feet, with two tracks. Entrance will be through two large arch doors on Bishop street and one door in the rear on Penn street. The room will be equipped with ash dump, coal bins and storage for wood, a hose wash, etc. In addition there will be on this floor a reading room 12x18, fronting on Bishop street ; in the rear of the reading room a cloak room 6x12 ; next a toilet room, then a large kitchen 12x15, and in the extreme western corner an engineer’s room 8x12 feet. A basement will be located underneath this tier of rooms. The stairway leading to the sec- ond floor will be from the tower on the corner. On the second floor at the head of the stairs, will be a hall 6x50 feet ; facing Bishop street a military room 28x42 feet, with vault attached. Across the hall will be a bath room and water closet, billiard room, 12x20 feet with closet ; store room 8x9, and a band room, 22x23 feet with a 4x8 vault in which to keep the band in- struments. The estimated cost of the building when completed is $6,500. The Undine is one of the oldest vol- unteer organizations in the central part of the State. Originally organized in 1871 and re-organized in 1891, it has always been in condition for prompt and effective service. The company purchased its own fire engine, at a cost of $1,200 ; organized and equipped its band at an expense of $1,200, and in addition, has now about $1,500 cash in the treasury and money on interest. The officers of the company are president, P. H. Garrity, who has occupied that official position for the last seven years; vice president, Scott Lose ; recording sec- retary, William Smith ; financial secretary, E. J. Gehret; treasurer, Joseph Beezer, chief, F'. C. Walz ; chief engineer, Joseph Wise ; leader of band, Christ Smith. The present building committee, on which great responsibility rests, is com- posed of Messrs. F. C. Walz, chairman ; W. T. Royer, E. J. Gehret, William Rhine- smith and Joseph Beezer. Mr. Herman Miller is the architect. It is the intention to have the building fully completed by the holidays. CPOs STATE'S OPENING GAME.—Ofi Satur- day, the 24th, State College will open the "98 foot ball season in a game with Gettys- burg on Beaver Field. It israther difficult this week to forecast the strength of State’s team, but the management feel encouraged with the outlook for a strong aggregation. There will be but five of the old men on this year’s eleven. They are Murray, captain of the team, who will play centre ; Randolph, left guard ; Scholl, left tackle ; Cure, right halfback, and Heckel, quarter- back. Hayes, the staunch fullback of last season, though back at College, will not play on the gridiron this year, and Cart- wright, who was being counted on to stiffen up the line, failed to return to College. This leaves the management the arduous task of selecting six men from a host of candidates now in training, and only a game with a relatively strong team can indicate with any degree of certainty the strength or weakness of State’s eleven. As encouragement to the College athletes, a crowd of Bellefonters large enough to secure a special train should go up and witness the game next Thursday. a rt CounciL's DoiNgs.—Monday’s session of council was brief. A bid was received from the New York belting and packing Co., offering to supply hose at 59 cents per foot. The Water committee recommended the purchase of a water phone to locate leaks and the clerk was instructed to cor- respond with firms as to the cost of same. The Undine fire company was given the usual yearly appropriation of $200. The market fees collected the past two weeks amounted to $25.00. The resignation of the high constable was demanded to he handed in within two weeks. Bills were approved and orders drawn to the amount of $614.78. FELL ET CR GLASS WORKS STARTED—The Bellefonte co-operative glass company made its first blow for the season of 1898-'99 yesterday. This company has now operated two sea- sons and starts out for the third more auspiciously than ever. During the sum- mer vacation a number of expensive im- provements and additions were made to the plant. The fires were lighted a week ago and the first blow, yesterday, was wit- nessed by a large crowd. The company now employs about fifty-five men and its weekly pay roll is in the neighborhood of $900. UNION COUNTY FAIR AT LEWISBURG. — The Penna. R. R. Co., will sell excursion tickets from all stations between Bellefonte and Lewisburg, Sept. 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th, good to return Oct. 1st at excursion rates. On Thursday, Sept. 29th, excursion tickets will be sold from Bellefonte to Co- burn and intermediate stations at a single fare for the round trip, good only on day of issue and run special return train to Belle- fonte leaving fair ground at 5:45 p. m. ——The prospects for a large chestnut crop are good. *oo——— The Heptasophs instituted a con- clave at Lock Haven Wednesday night. ——The school of agriculture was or- ganized at State College Thursday last with Dr. H. P. Armsby as dean. ——Preparatory to the erection of a modern brick structure workmen on Tues- day began tearing down the old frame stable on the property of Gov. Hastings, on Lamb street. oe —John Noil has been awarded the contract for the mason work in connection with the re-building of Governor Hastings’ house. Work on the new foundations has been commenced. a ——While shooting mark with an old fashioned muzzle loading gun, last Satur- day evening, Bland, a son of Scott Parker, of Loganton, was killed. The gun explod- ed and blew his brains out. —_— ——Cancer of the breast caused the death of Mrs. Rebecca C. Mayes, at her home in Philipsburg, on Tuesday ev ening. De- ceased was 78 years old and was born at Cold Stream, near Philipsburg. he Abid nll ——Architect Reitmyer, of Williams- port, was in Bellefonte Tuesday, complet- ing arrangements for the remodeling of Governor Hastings mansion on Allegheny street, work on which wiil be begun in the near future. —- ——The fourth annual social will be given by the Epworth League of the Belle- fonte Methodist church to the old people of the congregation, on Thursday evening, September 29th. These ‘Old Folk’s” socials have proven so delightful in the past that the coming one is looked forward to with pleasant anticipations. ONE OF THE SOLDIERS RECOVERING.— John M. Hazel, a son of Adam Hazel, of Axe Mann, who was one of the unfortu- nate members of Co. B, in having contracted typhoid fever in camp at Chicamauga, is improving. He was brought as far as Johnstown on the state hospital train, but there his condition became such as to make it necessary to send him to the hospital. On Monday Mr. Hazel received a postal card from the resident physician stating that John is improving so rapidly that it is expected that he will be able to leave the hospital in two weeks. Unless he suffers a relapse. - ode ——There is quite an incident in con- nection with the sickness of private Wil- liam Allen, member of company B, of this place, and the only man who is not at home. Allen was taken sick with typhoid fever about a month ago and when his ill- ness had reached a criticdl stage, was taken to the division hospital. In this hospital, where there are hundreds of patients, the only way to keep track of the sick is by a tab tacked to the wall at the head of the cot, on which was written the soldier’s name, company, regiment, etc. Allen was in the division hospital several days when one morning on the rounds of one of the company, he was missing and a strange man found in his place. The closest in- quiry could elicit no information as to what became of him, unless he had died and been buried. Finally Capt. Taylor wrote to the war department in Washing- ton for any record that may have been sent there and in about one week received a reply that Allen was in the Sternberg hospital, Chicamauga, where he was found much improved in health and on a fair way to permanent recovery. It seems that Allen had been removed, with a number of others, from the division hospital to the Sternberg and no record given to his regi- ment or company, and thus for more than a week he was believed by his comrades to ‘be dead and buried. News Purely Personal. — Misses Cora and Della Pearce, of Philipsburg, passed through here on Wednesday on their way to State College and Penns Cave. —Assistant Attorney General Reeder, after spending a few days at home, returned to his official duties at Harrisburg, on Tuesday. —Mr. J. M. McCurdy, the popular cashier of the First national bank, is back from his vacation looking five years younger than when he went away. Mr. William P. Duncan, of Philipsburg, found time on Monday to make a trip to the county seat, though it was business, and not pleasure that called him here. —Mr. W. A. McClenethan, who for eight years has resided with Mr. G. W. Lonebarger above Pleasant Gap, has changed his residence to Rock Springs where he will make his future home, —Miss Margery Knowles, who has been paying a protracted visit to her cousin, Mrs. J. M. Dale, returned to her home on Tuesday. She will be greatly missed by the young people of the town. —Mrs, Chauvenet and daughter who have spent the last month of summer at the Bush house, returned to Philadelphia, on Tuesday last. They were delighted with Bellefonte, as were Bellefonte people with them, and expect to make it their summer home in the future. —Mr. M. J. Loeb and wife, of Mahanoy City, have been visiting friends in this place the past week. Mr. Loeb has arranged to make Hanover, York county, his future home, and on the first of October will open a large clothing house in that town. We can assure the York county readers that they will find in Mr. Loeb one of the squarest and most accommodating business men that has ever been among them. —Mr. Frank Wallace, of Milesburg, on Monday, accompanied Mrs, Wallace as far as Pittsburg on her way to Columbus, O,, where she went to see their son Frank Wallace, Jr., the private of Co. B, who was so badly hurt in falling from the train Saturday evening. From Pittsburg Mrs, Wallace was accompanied by her son and son-in-law. On their arrival at the Columbus hospital they found Frank conscious and able to recognize all. Wed- nesday he was slightly improved and the physi- cians in attendance give faint hopes of his re- covery. THE STATE MILLER’S CONVENTION.— There will be much of interest in connec- tion with the State Millers convention here next week. The program is now complete and provides for the following. Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock the con- vention will be opened by an address of welcome by Gov. D. H. Hastings, and re- sponded to by Col. Asher Miller, president of the association. After this the reports of W. H. Richardson, secretary ; Landis Levan, treasurer, and Cyrus Hoffa, of the board of directors, will be made. | Tuesday afternoon there will be three | addresses—‘‘The Leiter Corner and Its | Effect on the Pennsylvania Miller,’ by E. | F. Noble ; “The Practical Side of Milling —the Man Behind the Gun,” by H. J. Taylor, district deputy Fraternity of Oper- ative Millers for Pennsylvania, and ‘‘The Origin of Mill Fires,’”” hy B. F. Isenberg. Tuesday evening Gen. James A. Beaver will deliver an address, to be followed with a discussion of ‘‘Cuban Resources and Op- portunities,” by John T. Hyatt, vice Con- sul for four years at Santiago, Cuba. Wed- nesday morning there will be the election of officers, after which addresses will be made by Thomas R. Burgner and Dr. Geo. W. Atherton, of State College. On Wed- nesday afternoon a complimentary excur- sion to State College will be tendered to the visiting millers. ode A SERIOUS AcCIDENT.—Harry Har- tranft, head miller for Gerberich, Hale & Co., met with a painful and serious accident Monday forenoon about ten o’clock. In attempting to put the eight inch belt on one of the chaffers, the belt slipped and Hartranft’s left arm was caught between the belt and pulleys breaking that member in two places—about an inch below the elbow and just above the wrist. The acci- dent might have been even more serious had not Harry Gerberich, who was in the office at the time, and another employee, on hearing the unusual noise of the ma- chinery, run to the assistance of Hartrantt. The belt was thrown, the machinery stop- ped and the injured man extricated from his perilous position among the wheels. Drs. Hayes, Harris and Seibert were sum- moned who set the bones of the broken arm and rendered all necessary attendance. Mr. Hartranft is a married man with a wife and family. He came here from Williams- port about one year ago. ra ——The Phoenix Milling Co., prepara- tory to starting their new mills are now re- ceiving wheat and other grains. Their old policy of taking wheat etc, at the owner's risk, has been changed so that now the farmers may place their crops in the steel tanks recently erected and the milling com- pany will be responsible for any loss that may occur to grain there stored. 2t. A Soldier’s Life Insurance Promptly Paid. Color Sergeant Chas. H. Garis, of Co. B. Fifth Reg. Pa. Vols., who died at Chickamauga Park, Aug. 28th, 1898, had $2,000 insurance in the Central Life Insurance Co., of Cincinnatti, O. On Monday morning, Sept 19th, Mr. Jesse R. Akers, special agent, in company with W. H. Musser, Esq., gen- eral agent for Centre county, handed Mrs. Garis, the widow of the deceased, the company’s draft for two thousand dollars, the full amount of the claim. Mrs. Garis in making the proofs of death did not obtain the hospital surgeon’s certificate of death, which was necessary to complete the proofs. The company did not stand on techni- calities, however, but paid the claim in full im- mediately on receipt of the partial proofs of death. We congratulate the people of this community on having such a just and liberal company in which, to place their life insurance. W. H. Musser, Esq. is the general agent for this company in Belle- fonte, Pa. Chas. H. 2249.84 Garis paid into the company only Philadelphia ¥Harkets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. 66a 67 63.@64 30 Corn ¢ —Mixed. ORI ro iccirannie Flonr— Winter, Per Br *“ —Penna. Rolle + —Favorite Brand Rye Flour Per Bril...... Baled hay—Choice No. 1 < « “ “ g . “ “oa Mew 2,40 a 3.40 .40@4.65 2.80@ 10.50@ 11. 60 7.50@ 6.50@ 7.00 Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by the Pr@esrx Mining 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..... 40 Corn, shelled, per bushel 40 Corn, ears, per bushel. 40 Oats, per bushel, new . 30 Barley, per bushel....... 40 Ground Plaster, per ton. 8 00 Buckwheat, per bushel ...........cccoevrnrsrrvursnn 25 Cloverseed, per bushel... 6 00 to $7 00 Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel......... dor 40 Quions airs fogs ' a s, per dozen.. 226 for per pound.. 7 Country Shoulder: 7 Sides... 6 Hams.. 10 Tallow, per pound 3 Butter, per PON. i iccsiiirriitinrpiveirssnanes 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 82.50 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. 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