ED.—A shocking accident occurred at the
which occurred at his home at Potters
—The twenty-first annual convention of
week’s visit in Kansas. His brother Tom. his
ii, iat f FELL INTO A CISTERN AND WAS DROWN- ——The death of William J. Thompson, THE STATE MILLERS IN SEssIoN HERE. News Purely Personal. —Dr. Miles A. Kirk left, Saturday, for a three
Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 30, 1898.
me nm——
CorrEsPON DENTS.—No communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
—— Philipsburg is beginning to arouse
herself to the need of industries.
——The new billiard and pool room at
the Brockerhoff house has been opened.
——The pension of Samuel D. Wykof,
of Eagleville, has been raised from $6 to
$8 per month.
——A number of the Bellefonte horse-
men went to Lewisburg yesterday to see
the races at the fair.
——The potato crop is a failure in the
vicinity of Spring Mills and 45cts. per
bushel is being asked for the tubers.
—Dr. D. S. Monroe will preach in the
Methodist church on Sunday evening and
you are cordially invited to attend.
——The Reformed church sociable that
was to bave been held last night was post-
poned until Friday evening, October 7th.
——John Noll, of this place, has been
given the contract for the mason work for
the remodeling of the home of Governor
Hastings.
——Thursday afternoon a baby boy came
to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James K.
Barnhart, on Thomas street, and now
Martha will no longer be monarch of all
she surveys in that household.
The Pennsylvania State . College
foot ball eleven will leave for Philadelphia
this afternoon to play the University of
Penna. team in that city to-morrow.
Will Potter, the Milesburg boy who
has displayed such remarkable talent in
clay modeling, is making an effort to re-
turn to Philadelphia to the art institute in
which he studied last winter.
The Logan engine company gave a
smoker and feed at their engine house last
Thursday evening for Co. B. Several of
the Logan boys were off with the military
and the entertainment was in honor of
their return.
—Rev. Richard Crittenden, of Linn
street, recently returned from a trip over
his mission route in Lycoming county. He
found one Sunday school, which he organ-
ized in 1876, grown to a vigorous church
organization with forty members.
A house warming at the remodeled
Presbyterian parsonage attracted a hun-
dred or more people last Thursday even-
ing. It was the general opinion that the
changes that have been made to the home
of Dr. Laurie are very admirable ones.
The ladies of the United Evangelical
church of Howard will give an oyster sup-
per and ice cream festival, on the evening
of October the 15th. After that they -- will
hold a regular monthly social on the third
Saturday of each month, to all of which
the public is cordially invited.
——The post-office department has plac-
ed a recording clock in the Bellefonte
post-office. The clock is for the purpose
of keeping an accurate record of the time
on and off duty of all the carriers and
clerks. Each one has a key and must make
a record every time they enter or leave the
office.
—The engagement of Charles Stone
Hughes, second son of Rev. J. P. Hughes,
of this place, to Miss Emma Virginia Gra-
ham, of Mt. Washington, Md., has been
announced. Charley has been a resident
of Baltimore for several years. He is in
the coffee, tea and spice business in the
Oriole city.
A. C. Thompson has returned to
Snow Shoe for his winter residence there
as superintendent of the public schools of
that place. Mr. Thompson is employed,
year after, by the people of Snow Shoe,
which is the best assurance that his services
are appreciated out there and worthy the
hire.
——Alluding to the references of some of
the county papers to W. C. Heinle as ‘‘a
self made man” sister Annie Williams’
Philipsburg Ledger remarks: “It’s really
generous of Mr. Heinle to take the respon-
sibility of this job on his shoulders. It’s
one that not every one would be willing to
undertake.
——The intimation that it might have
been negligence that resulted in the sad
drowning of little Annie Lamb is as ridic-
ulous as it is ill founded. In the first place
the child was the idol of the household in
which she lost her life and secondly, no
one could have done more to rescue her
than was done under the circumstances.
This evening there will be a musical
recital in the Presbyterian church which
will repay all who attend. It will be
under the direction of Miss Neubaker, the
organist, and among the especially fine
numbers on the program will be Mx.
Ernest Gamble, the eminent basso, of
Trinity church, N. Y., and Miss Nellie
Risher, pianist, from the New England
conservatory. The proceeds will be de-
voted to the parsonage fund. Admission
35 and 20 cents.
——Hon. James Milliken, of New York,
lectured before the State College Scientific
society, last Friday evening, and from the
favorable comment that we heard as to the
lecture we are inclined to the belief that
the distinguished gentleman ought to de-
vote more of his time to such work. Being
a great traveler and gifted with a rare
descriptive power his tales of travel are,
made doubly interesting. His lecture,
Friday evening, was on his tour through
lower Egypt over the route given in the
Bible as having heen taken by the children
of Israel.
home of Emanuel Noll, on North Alle-
gheny street, early Monday morning,
whereby Annie the little five year old
daughter of Michael Lamb lost her life in
the presence of several people whose dis-
tressing predicament it was to be within a
few feet of her, yet powerless to render as-
sistance.
The child had practically become one of
the Noll household as ever since its infancy
it had been the object of the deepest affec-
tion from both Mr. and Mrs. Noll. The
Lambs lived near their home and in con-
Sequence Annie had become almost a part
of it. On the fatal morning the child was
playing about in the kitchen, where
the girl was washing. To secure water for
washing without going outside to the
pump, Mr. Noll had a small trap door put
in the floor which covers a portion of the
cistern. Through this opening it was cus-
tomary to draw water on wash days, as
was being done on Monday. Annie had
just asked Mrs. Noll for a drink of water
and the latter was getting it for her when,
while both women for a moment had their
attention drawn from the child, it evident-
ly toppled into the opening in the floor.
Not a scream or soynd was heard and had
it not been for the splash of the body in
the water below the women would not
bave known where they did of the awful
fate of their little girl. They called for
assistance and John F. Potter, of Milesburg,
who was passing at the time, ran to be of
service, but try as they would they couldn’t
get a ladder through the opening in the
floor. No one seemed to think of the
cistern seat just outside the building
which could easily have been lifted. After
they had tried every means known to them
under such excitement Mr. Potter got a
rake and grappled the clothing of the little
girl and drew her body out.
Life was extinct, for Drs. Harris and
Dobbins worked for an hour over the body
with the hope of rekindling any spark of
life that might have been left.
The father, mother, two sisters and two
brothers survive her. Funeral services were
held in St. John’s Episcopal church Wed-
nesday morning at 10 o’clock.
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MRs. MOLLIE MINSKER FOUND DEAD
IN BED.—Mrs. Mollie Minsker was found
dead in bed in her flat over McCalmont &
Co’s. store, on High street, on Monday
morning. The circumstances surrounding
her sudden death were particularly dis-
tressing as her little daughter made the
shocking discovery and was all alone with
her dead mother in bed. The child got
awake early in the morning and upon look-
ing at her mother discovered that there
was something unnatural and upon touch-
ing her found that she was cold in death,
having evidently died early in the night.
The little girl’s cries aroused other oc-
cupants of the building, but it was too late
te do anything for the woman.
The remains were taken to the home of
Mrs. Minsker’s father, David K. Hoover,
near Roopsburg, just as soon as possible
and interment was made from there on
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Coroner Locke made an examination of
the bedy and decided that death had oc-
curred from heart failure. She was known
to have been almost a continual sufferer
with heart trouble.
Mrs. Mollie Minsker was the daughter
of David K. and Mary E. Hoover, of near
Roopsburg. She was born in Penns val-
ley, Feb. 14th, 1867. She was married to
Girard Minsker, who was for many years
in the employ of P. B. Crider & Son of this
place. Her husband preceded her to the
grave about ten years ago. She leaves two
children, Verna who lived with her and
Rachel now in an orphan school in Phil-
adelphia. She is also survived by her fath-
er and mother and the following brothers
and sisters : Frank, Robert and David, of
Altoona ; William, of Axe Mann ; Mrs.
Cornelius Hazel, of near Bellefonte, and
Katie, who resides with her father near
Roopsburg.
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A WINBURNE MAN KILLED BY THE
CARS AT PHILIPSBURG.— While under the
influence of liquor Cyrus Simpson, of Win-
burne, Clearfield, Co., laid down on the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks in the Phil-
ipshurg yards, Monday evening, and was
instantly killed by a passenger train on its
return from Morrisdale to that place.
Cyrus Simpson went to Philipsburg, in-
tending to go to Scalp Level to seek em-
ployment. Unfortunately he got to drink-
ing, and as he was not in condition to leave
on the train he remained about the town
all day and was seen several times during
the day and evening very much under the
influence of liquor. Monday evening when
“Jerk Water’’ train was returning from its
Morrisdale trip, and shortly after passing
the curve near Fryberger's mill, at a point
between the latter place and Hoover,
Hughes & Co.’s planing mill, an individual
was seen lying on the track, but the train
could not be stopped and he was run over
and instantly killed, his head having heen
cut in two pieces and other parts of the
body terribly mangled. He is said to have
been aged about 35 years, and a single
man, being survived by a widowed moth-
er, four brothers and one sister, all of
whom live at Winburne, excepting one
brother, who resides at Portage.
Ed
——The ‘venerable Henry Harman,
formerly a resident of Thomas street, this
place, died at his home in Juniata county
on last Thursday. He was 79 years old
and leaves a number of grown up children.
ete
——An infant son of George Glenn died
at the home of its parents, near Valen-
tine’s iron works, on Friday morning.
Burial was made Saturday.
.
Mills, on the 18th inst., removed from that
community a character whose residence
there was almost coincidental with the set-
tlement of the village that in the days of
stage coaching was one of the best known
points in this county. For years he operated
a grist mill and saw mill in conjunction
with a general merchandise business and
though a staunch Republican held the
position of justice of the peace in a Demo-
cratic district for ten years. He was born
at Milroy, in 1834, and his remains were
taken back to that place for burial. He
was the last survivor of his troop of the
15th Penna. Cav., was a Presbyterian and
an honorable gentleman.
——Mrs. Ella Swineford, a sister of Dav-
id and Henry Bartley of this place, died
at her home in Mifflinhurg, on Monday.
She was 47 years old and had been con-
fined to her bed for two years with spine
disease. Her husband died three years
ago. William Bartley, of near Jackson-
ville, was a brother and Mrs. Mary Al-
bright, of Millheim, and Mrs. Kate Florie,
of Howard, are sisters.
—— eee
——Maus. Isaac Bartley died at Mackey-
ville, on Monday, at the age of 62 years.
Deceased was a member of the Christian
church. She is survived by a husband and
several children. Burial was made ag
Cedar Hill Thursday morning.
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——Dr. J. W. Irvin, of Utahville, Clear-
field county, has located at Warriorsmark.
—The Lock Haven banks have agreed
to observe the Saturday half holiday the
whole year around. :
——H. W. Crider, of Clintondale, has
been granted patent letters on a new style
ladder.
——While carving a roast of beef last
Saturday Dr. Edward J. Gray, president of
Dickinson Seminary at Williamsport came
very near cutting the thumb off his left
hand.
>oe
——Mis. Charles Garis, widow of color
Serg. Garis of Co. B, who was so danger-
ously ill with typhoid fever is reported to
be improving.
abe nati]
—The management of the Ridgway
opera house is advertising such high class
attractions as Edwin Mayo in ‘‘Pudd’n-
head Wilson.”” Bellefonte has an Uncle
Tom’s Cabin Co. booked, all hunky.
We ne
—James Wagner, troop E, 3rd, U. S.
Cav., was an arrival at his home in this
place on Monday morning. He is on a
sixty day furlough and came home to see
his parents, who live on north Spring
street. Jim saw all kinds of service in
Cuba. He is not yet twenty-one years old.
i Shea ah
——— Victor Gray, of Philipsburg, a mem-
ber of Co. L, 5th Reg. who was left in the
Altoona hospital with typhoid fever when
the Pennsylvania hospital train brought
our sick soldiers home from Chicamauga,
was discharged from that institution on
Monday. He was dangerously ill when he
was brought home.
TOPO ee.
The last news heard from private Frank
Wallace of Co. B, who was so seriously in-
jured by falling off the regimental train
while en route from Lexington to this
place, was a letter from the surgeon in
charge of the hospital in Columbus, Ohio,
to which he was taken. It bears the in-
formation that Frank’s condition was as
encouraging as could be hoped for under
such serious injuries.
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—Altogether the largest and soundest
looking apple we have seen this season was
one of the Wolf-river variety that Emanuel
Brown was carrying around with him last
week. The apple weighed twenty-one
ounces and measured fifteen inches around.
Its gigantic size is not to be wondered at
when it is known that Wm. Hepburn’s
Spring township orchard produced it, for
everything grows big on his trees.
ae
——The Clearfield gun club has sent out
invitations to a live, clay bird and rifle
tournament which it intends holding at
Riverview park, near that place, from Oc-
tober 4th to 6th inclusive. In addition to
the live and clay birds to he shot they will
have a 5001b hog and a spring cub bear for
targets. It will be purely a gathering of
sportsmen and promises to attract a crowd.
If you should want further information
you can write to Chas. T. Noll, of Clear-
field, who is the secretary.
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——W. H. Noll Esq., and Miss Cora
Twitmire, of Pleasant Gap, pleasantly sur-
prised their many friends on Tuesday, the
20th inst, by being married.. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Stewart.
Both the bride and groom are well-known
in this section and have a wide circle of
friends. Mr. Noll is head of the large
Noll mercantile establishment at the Gap
and one of the most successful of the young
business men in the county.
——— A rene
—Rev. M. K. Foster, of Lock Haven,
formerly pastor of the Methodist church
in this place, was suddenly called away
from the reunion services in Philips-
burg, which he was attending, because of
the serious illness of his son Hugh at
Savannah, Ga. Hugh is a medical marine
in the United States service. He was one
of five out of sixty medical graduates who
passed the repeated critical examinations
and was stationed at Chicago at an annual
salary of $1,600. Some months ago his
duties took him to Florida, where he con-
tracted malarial fever with which he is
suffering now.
the Pennsylvania Millers’ state association
was in session here on Tuesday and Wed-
nesday and attracted about one hundred
and fifty millers from all parts of the
State. The sessions were held in the court
house.
Judge Love delivered the address of
welcome, to which Asher Miner, of Wilkes-
barre, president of the association, respond-
ed. The sessions were taken up with dis-
cussions of topics of interest to the milling
trade. Tuesday night John T. Hyatt, of
Lewisburg. U. 8. vice-consul for four
years at Santiago, Cuba, lectured on
‘Cuban Resources and Possibilities.”” In
connection with it the young ladies gave a
musicale for the visitors and it proved a
very pleasant evening.
Wednesday morning Governor Beaver
talked to the millers on the same lines
that Mr. Hyatt had taken and his address
was thoroughly enjoyed. In the afternoon
the entire delegation was given a compli-
mentary excursion to State College, where
several hours were enjoyably spent in
sight seeing about that institution and in a
visit to the Thompson mill at Centre Fur-
nace.
As is invariably the case with men who
visit State College for the first time the
millers could scarcely realize that the
great institution is the State’s property.
They were charmed with the beauty of the
place and impressed with the possibilities
it affords the people of the State.
That the visitors were highly pleased
with their trip to Bellefonte was evidenced
at their last meeting during which it was
said that they had a better time and a bet-
ter convention than ever before in their
history. While not much of an effort at
entertainment was made by the citizens
the local millers’ committee deserve great
credit for making the arrangements so satis-
factory that the visitors were so favorably
impressed with Bellefonte.
That committee was composed of Henry
Brockerhoff, C. T. Gerberich, Jos. IL.
Montgomery, Harry Gerberich and Curtis
Wagner, of Bellefonte ; Fred Bottorf, Pine
Grove Mills ; Wm. Allison, Spring Mills,
and Jas. I. Thompson, Lemont.
PHILIPSBURG’S WELCOME To HER SOL-
DIERS.—The citizens of Philipsburg gave
the soldiers who went to the front from
that place a great reception Friday evening.
It was a regular home-coming jubilee in
which thousands of people participated and
our sister-town rang with the patriotism of
an enthusiastic and happy populace.
The parade was led by chief marshall
Thomas G. Emerson and J. H. Eskridge
and Frank Hess as aids. It was in two
divisions. The first was made up of mem-
bers of Cos B, E and L under command of
Capt. Hugh 8S. Taylor, of Co. B, and Capt.
J. E. Harder, of Co. L ; the Grand Army
men and Sons of Veterans. The second
division was headed by Joseph Peters and
included the International band, Junior
Mechanics, ladies of the Sheridan Circle in
carriages, members of the Hope fire com-
pany with steamer, and citizens in car-
riages.
At the conclusion of the parade an exhi-
bition drill was given by the soldiers, then
a public meeting was held in South park,
where speeches were made by Hon. Phil.
E. Womelsdorf, Revs. Cooper, Tomkinson
and Hawkins and Capt. Taylor. After the
meeting a banquet was served to the soldiers
in the public building. At the ending of
the first table of guests Captain Taylor
proposed three cheers for the ladies to whom
they were indebted, to the Sons of Veter-
ans, tothe G. A. R. and to the citizens of
Philipsburg. Some one then proposed
three cheers for Capt. Taylor and Lieut.
Jackson, who had gone over from Bellefonte.
It was heartily responded to. After this
the tables were reset and the remaining
soldiers and G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans
were fed. In all about 125 soldiers were
fed.
A NEW BUSINESS FIRM ORGANIZED. —
On Tuesday afternoon James Harris, James
H. Potter and Edward Hoy formed a co-
partnership to be known as Harris, Potter
and Hoy for the handling of window glass
as manufacturers’ agents. It is their in-
tention to take the entire product of the
Bellefonte window glass Co. and market it.
Notwithstanding the fact that the win-
dow glass manufactured at Bellefonte has
always been of a superior quality and a
ready seller such a business arrangement
cannot but prove beneficial .to the local
factory, for it introduces a pushing, ener-
getic lot of men indirectly into the busi-
ness. With this new firm handling the
product of the factory sales will be pushed
in every direction possible and with the
increased demand that their energy is
bound to make there will need be an in-
creased supply, with the consequent benefit
to the town occasioned by an enlargement
of the operating force.
As to the personel of the gentlemen
forming the partnership, their business
acumen and industry we need but point to
the Harris hardware store in which they
are all interested. Its extensive business
is an earnest of what may be expected in
this new field.
AAP en ct
THE MILTON FAIR. — The fourteenth
annual fair of the Milton driving park and
fair association will be held at Milton, Pa.,
October 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, 1893. Both
electricand steam roads issue special rates
and special service. Trains stop at en-
trance. The pr nium list has been re-
vised, offering great inducements to own-
ers of fast horses, stock raisers, farmers and
manufacturers, Grand stand has been re-
modeled, track worked and accommoda-
tions generally improved. Trials of speed
in harness, under saddle and by bicycle
each day.
—Miss Christina Ceader, of Linn street, spent
Sunday with friends in Tyrone.
—Eloise Meek left, Monday, for her fourth year's
work at the Woman’s Medical college in Phila-
delphia.
—Mrs. W. F. Reeder and her sister, Miss Mary
Jackson, left, Monday, for a two week's stay in
Philadelphia. Wallace, who has entered Haver-
ford, accompanied them.
—Lieut. Geo. L. Jackson, corporals Taylor and
Williams and privates Kellerman and Hoover
represented Co. B membership from this section
at Philipsburg’s peace demonstration last Friday
night.
—Mrs. Hamilton Otto, of east Lamb street, and
her two little daughters Mabel and Helen return-
ed from Tyrone on Monday morning. They had
been up there spending Sunday With Mrs. Otto's
sister, Mrs. A. S. Garman.
—Miss Jessie Laurie and her friend, Miss Rine-
hart, who have been spending their vacation with
Dr. and Mrs. Laurie, leave, to-morrow morning,
for their work in Philadelphia. They both teach
in the Belmont school for the deat and dumb.
—Edwin G. Hutchison, of Warriorsmark, has
entered the law office of his cousin, W. E. Gray,
Mr. Hutchison graduated from the Dic kinson law
school in June and if he is a chip of the old block
some of our other young lawyers will need to
waken up.
—Edgar McCloskey, a son of Ira L. McCloskey,
of Lock Haven, has entered Zellers drug store in
the Exchange and will be a resident of Bellefonte
for the winter. George Robinson severed his
connection with the store last week and went
back to his home at State College.
—Mr. George Keichline, of Rock Spring, was in
town on Monday and Tuesday, having been sum-
moned as a juror for the special week of court.
It was scarcely worth the trip, for the jury was
discharged on Tuesday morning. Mr. Keichline
is one of the representative men of the west pre-
cinet of Ferguson township, where his family
has been prominent since the early days.
—Thos. B. Hutchinson with Mrs. Hutchinson
and their son and daughter arrived at the home
of Tom’s mother, Mrs. Margaret Hutchinson, on
Howard street, Friday afternoon, for a visit of a
few days. Tom is moving from Kane to Wil-
liamsport and brought his family here to make a
short visit while he gets the household effects
moved and properly placed in what is to he their
new home,
—Squire and Mrs. B. F. Brown, of Boalsburg,
took advantage of the fine weather on Tuesday to
drive to Bellefonte and enjoyed the outing im-
mensely. They reported things a little warm over
about Boalsburg when they left and as every-
one here yas shivering with the cold we thougkt
a warm wave must be on its way, but we soon
learned that the heat was purely local and had
been caused by the burning of Wieland’s black-
smith shop there that morhing.
—R. M. Magee, the hustling agent of the Brook-
lyn Mutual Life insurance company, came up
from Philadelphia, Saturday and, as usual, was
0 busy that his friends scarcely got a glimpse of
him ere he returned to the city on Tuesday. Mrs,
Magee and Boyd, who have been here since June,
accompanied him home while Forest, who has
time, in addition to his work asa senior at the
University and a law student registered here and
in Philadelphia, to be a great favorite in society,
preceded them a day on account of school.
—D. J. Gates, of Stormstown, was in town, on
Friday, only a memery of his former active,
robust, hearty self. For more than a year he
has suffered with some internal strain that has so
seriously affected his health that he looks into
the future very philosophically and says if he
can’t get relief soon he “expects he'll have to
pass over the falls.” Dave isa good fellow and
we were sorry to see him so discouraged, but
there is some consolation in the fact that if he
has to go he will find a large ‘majority of those in
the happy realms above to be staunch old Demo-
crats like himself.
—Rev. G. W. Runyan, pastor of the Stormstown
circuit of the Methodist church, was in town
Wednesday afternoon and declared it was his
first visit here in three months. The reverend
gentleman has good reason to stay at home now
for it is said that the new parsonage up there is
tarnished finer than any Methodist parsonage in
this district. When the house was completed
each one of the charges furnished a room in it
and the friendly rivalry that arose among them
to do the nicest work has resulted in a home for
their minister that is as comfortably and tasteful-
ly furnished as could be desired.
—VWilliam C. Cassidy for thirteen years a resi-
dent of Bellefonte has decided to return to his
old home at Canton, Ohio, where he is needed to
take charge of his father’s large printing estab-
lishment. “Billy,” as we ali more familiarly
know him, came here when the Gazette was
launched upon the field of Centre county jour-
nalism. His father, Robert C. Cassidy, had an
interest in the paper then and “Billy” became
foreman of the office, which position he has held
ever since. Asa master of his work he had no
equal in this place and as a citizen his departure
is a matter to be regretted. Mr. and Mrs. Cassidy
both leave many friends here who will miss them.
—W. H. Rauch Esgq., boarding officer in the
custom service at Philadelphia, accompanied by
Mrs. Rauch, spent a few days of their annual
vacation the carly part of the week visiting friends
in this place, and at the State College. Mr. Rauch
has been on the custom house force for many
yearsand has proven himself one of the most
efficient and popular officers connected with that
department. Mrs. Rauch is one of the very few
women with the business energy and ability to
conduct a successful and paying job printing es.
tablishment. They both seemed to have an en-
joyable time and we hope will go back to their
city home, greatly benefited by their vacation,
as well as pleased with our town and the many
acquaintances they made. We know they will
always find a warm welcome here.
—Michael Hess Esq., the staunch Democrat,
successful farmer and all around good citizen of
Harris township, was in town on Wednesday on a
little business, the most of which we suspect
was just to come down to call on his many
friends who are always glad to see him. He
laughed when he said he had told Mrs. Hess that
he thought he ought to come down and see how
the millers were getting along and when she saw
through that flimsy excuse he said he had to
have a stamp to put on a check to pay his taxes
with. It is seldom a man travels fifteen miles to
get a two cent stamp, but he did, and he doubt-
less went home feeling ben=fited by his day's rest
and certainly leaving behind him a pleasant
memory among his friends.
—Ernest Kitson, of London, England, was a
visitor at his old home in this place on Tuesday
and Wednesday. As most of our readers know he
resigned his position as superintendent of the
Bellefonte gas and steam plants to go abroad as
the representative of Mr. Arthur Kitson. With
Mrs Kitson and their boys, Percy and Sidney,
they are living in London, where he is meet-
ing with signal success in his work and
every day is becoming. more of a bimetal-
list. Mr. Kitson says England naturally moves
slow in such momentous questions, but the
trend is surely toward a re-establishment of
the 16 to 1 ratio. He is making a flying trip this
time. He arrived cn the “Umbria” a week ago
and will return on the “Lucania” to-morrow.
His trip was to consult with Mr. Arthur Kitson,
who has struck a reguiar Klondike in his latest
invention, a hydro-carbon heating and incan-
descent lighting device, a model of which at-
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of Centre Hall, several weeks ago.
co-partner in the drug store in Bush’s Arcade be-
fore the fire, is now superintendent of the insane
asylum at Osawatomie, and his mother and an
other brother live at Burr Oak, in the northern
part of the State.
THEIR DAY OF ATONEMENT.—Monday
was what is known as the day of atone-
ment among orthodox Hebrews and all of
their stores in this place were closed that
day.
The day of atonement is the tenth day of
the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar.
The month is called Tishri, and is observed
in accordance with the divine command
and found throughout Pentateuch, especial-
ly in the twenty-third chapter of Leviticus,
wherein it is declared that the day shall be
one of the most holy convocations. At
dark of the second day the four sounds of
the ram’s horn announce the conclusion of
the fast. Yom Kipper, as the fast is
known to the Hebrews, means total absten-
tion from food and drink and a continuous
exercise while it lasts. During this period
all kinds of festivities are avoided which
might in any way reflect on the obsery-
ance of the feast. Weddings, however, can
be celebrated as usual.
All classes of Hebrews, the reformed as
well as the orthodox, join in observing the
day of atonement, and it is more popular
to-day, especially in the United States,
than it has been at any former period.
There is on this holy day a general cessa-
tion of secular labor among the Hebrews.
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OSBORN THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
FOR SENATOR.—The dead lock in the Re-
publican senatorial conference for this dis-
trict was broken at Philipsburg, on Tues-
day, by the nomination of W. A. Osborn,
of DuBois. The conferees had had sev-
eral meetings and eighty-four ballots were
taken without result, until the drawing
near of the time for filing nomination
papers made it necessary to nominate some-
one and the choice fell on Oshorn.
About 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon Hon.
P. E. Womelsdorf, the aspirant from this
county, withdrew and left his conferees to
vote as they pleased. Messrs John Hirst
and John G. Platt then voted for Osborn,
but S. B. Row, who was John M. Dale's
substitute, voted for Womelsdorf to the
last.
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ELOPERS CAUGHT.—Mrs. C. H. Diem
and Thomas O. Symington eloped from
Tyrone on August 31st and have been
caught at Cedar Rapids, Ia. The man is
in jail there and the woman has heen ar-
rested, not because Mr. Diem wants her
back, but he does want to secure his little
daughter whom the mother took with her.
Symington has been married twice before,
but has been separated from both women.
Mrs. Diem comes of a good family and
had a very estimable hushand. He is a P.
R. R. telegraph operator and agent and
has often been here with his wife and child
while relieving H. L. Hutchinson.
_ The eloping couple. went west on the
same train that the writer took as far as
Chicago on a recent trip to Colorado.
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——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. Zt.
Sale Register.
Ocr. 1st. At the carriage shops of L. C. Bullock,
Jr., at Milesburg, horses, cows, buggies, car-
riages, sleds, sleighs and harness—hoth new
and second hand.—Sale at 1 p. m.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red.. T134@ 72
“ —Spri 63.@64
Corn —Yellow .. .36@36;
“ —Mixed Be@ 34%
Oats.. 25 5@26
Flour / 2
5
¢“ —Penna. Roller....
¢ —Favorite Brands
Rye Flour Per Brl......
Baled hay—Choice No.
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Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Puasix Mining Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red Wheat, old...
65
Red wheat, new. 65
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 .. we 25
Cloverseed, per bushel... $6 00 to 87 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel 40
Onions................ 50
Eggs, per dozen.. 1234
Lard, per pound.. 7
Country Shoulders.. 7
Sides... 6
Hams... 10
Tallow, per pound 3
Butter, per pound.. 18
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