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Demat ia
Bellefonte, Pa., May 5. 1899.
CorrEsPoN DENTS.—No communications pub
ished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
Monday’s rain was a God send.
——L. L. Weaver has been made one of
the fire wardens for Haines township.
Are you working for one of the
WATCHMAN'S free trips to the seashore.
——Let us have an old time Fourth of
July celebration. Big days are exhilera-
ting.
——Clarence Osmer is very ill with
pneumonia at his home in the Bush Addi-
tion.
——H. C. Valentine is very ill with kid-
ney troubles at his home on west Curtin
street.
——David Krape, one of Fiedler’s oldest
residents. is reported to be in a very precar-
ious condition.
——To-morrow Dickinson and State]will
play base ball on Beaver field. The game
will be called at 3 o'clock.
——-The Bell telephone company is tak-
ing steps toward establishing a line be-
tween Aaronsburg and Woodward.
The commencement exercises of the
Bellefonte High school will be held in
Garman’s opera house on June 1st.
——The saw mill operated by Orwig and
Krider at Zion has finished up the job there
and will be moved to Snydertown.
Col. Ed. Pruner, who has been
housed up for weeks with a fractured
azkle, was able to be out driving Wednes-
day.
Dale Musser, who has been quarter-
master on the school-ship ‘‘Saratoga,'’ dur-
ing the last cruise, is home on a visit to his
parents.
——While peeling logs near Madison-
burg, on Wednesday, William Stamm, of
Millheim, seriously injured himself hy
cutting an ugly gash in his leg.
Seth Pratt, a son of Riley Pratt, of
Unionville, has been appointed a mail
messenger on the Penna. and Northwestern,
with a run from Bellwood to Punxsu-
tawney.
——The change in the hour of the Belle-
fonte M. E. Sabbath school, from after-
noon to 9:15 in the morning, goes into ef-
fect on Sunday, which is also missionary
day in the school.
James Shook will lead the Y. M. C.
A. meeting for young men at the associa-
tion rooms on Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock. All young men are earnestly in-
vited to be present.
— Excellent photographs of Hngh
Beaver, Emanuel Markle, Frank Taylor
and Walter Derstine, four deceased mem-
bers, have been presented to the Bellefonte
Y. M. C. A. by Mallory and Taylor.
Mrs. Margaret Brockerhoff has been
seriously ill for the past week. On
Wednesday night her condition became
such that her life was dispaired of, but
her condition yesterday was much more
hopeful. She is affected with heart
trouble.
——As usual Philipsburg got very much
excited over a report that oil had been
struck at the brick works near that place,
where a well was being drilled for water.
The only oil to be discovered about the
place was on the drill rope and then the
excitement subsided.
——The Howard creamery Co., is branch-
ing out in every direction. Not content
with creameries at Howard and Centre
Hall the Wilson Bros. last week secured
the Good Will creamery of the grange at
Fiedler and will operate it in the future,
establishing two skimming stations in that
locality also.
Dr. D. 8. Monroe, presiding elder of
the Altoona district, will preach in the
Methodist church at Pleasant Gap on Sun-
day morning and at State College in the
evening. His sermon here, on last Sunday
evening, was a masterpiece and it would
have been well for more of the church peo-
ple to have heard it.
——-George C. Brungard, of the lower
end of Nittany valley, who has confessed
to having set fire to the barn on the Puella
Dornbazer farm on which he was a tenant,
is supposed to be out of his mind. The
Clinton county court has appointed a com-
mission on lunacy. Brungard recently tried
to commit, suicide by butting his head
against a wall.
——The conference of presidents of Y.
M. C. A. associations of the colleges of the
country in session at State College during
the latter part of last week closed on Sun-
day. The young men conducted services
in the college chapel and in the churches
of the town. Among the college workers
who took part in the conference were
Charles E. Hurlburt, A. B. Shannon, H.
W. Hicks, E. D. Soper, C. W. Harvey,
Henry White and F. P. Turner.
~——Maj. H. E. Richter, of Selinsgrove,
and J. W. Forrey, of Unionville, were here
during the early part of the week making
surveys for a proposed trestle that is to
connect the Central railrcad of Pennsyl-
vania with the Bellefonte Central and the
sidings at the Bellefonte furnace. The
survey was made to help further the project
that is on foot to have some of the people
connected with the C. R. R. of Pa. pur-
chase that furnace plant and operate it in
connection with their road.
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GRAMLEY RE-ELECTED COUNTY SUPER-
INTENDENT.—Much interest was mani-
fested in the election of superintendent of
public instruction for Centre county, which
was held here on Tuesday. One hundred
and seventy-six out of the two hundred
and four directors in the county were pres-
ent when the roll was called and there
seemed to be an under current of sentiment
that presaged a sharp contest, but the out-
come was quite the contrary; C. L. Gram-
ley having been re-elected by a vote of 123
to 53.
The meeting was called to order in the
court house at 12:30. Capt. C. T. Fryber-
ger, of Philipsburg. was chosen president
and H. C. Quigley Esq., of Bellefonte, and
Dr. Geo. S. Frank, of Millheim, were made
secretaries. The first business was action
upon John A. Daley’s motion to fix the
salary of county superintendent at $1,500
perannum. Three years ago it was raised
from $1,500 to $1,800. The motion
brought D. F'. Fortney to his feet with an
amendment making it $1,800 per annum.
The amendment was overwhelmingly de-
feated and then the original mction was
carried; all but eight of the directors hav-
ing voted for it.
This action fixed the salary at $1,500 per
year for the next term of three years.
A resolution condemnatory of Governor
Stone’s proposal to cut down the public
expenses by paring the pubiic school al-
lowance was introduced by G. W. Rees,
Bellefonte, as follows:
Resolved. That great injustice would be done
the school children of our State if the Governor
reduces the annual appropriation to the public
schools.
The motion was unanimously carried. All
the miscellaneous business having been
acted upon the election of a county super-
intendent was next taken up. D. F. Fort-
ney Esq.; nominated C. L. Gramley, of
Rebersburg; Senator W. C. Heinle placed
A. Reist Rutt, of Bellefonte, before the
meeting and Dr. George S. Frank stood as
sponsor for H. C. Rothrock, of Millheim,
who was the third and last aspirant
named.
Before the vote was taken Mr. Rutt’s
name was withdrawn, leaving but two con-
testants. The votestood as follows: Gram-
ley 123, Rothrock 53.
Mr. Gramley thanked the directors for
the honor of being re-elected to the office
and just as much as told them that he had
had them hypnotized so that they couldn’t
have elected anyone else. In fact, he told
them that he knew what the result of their
voting would be and, in proof of it, he
distributed among them, right off, printed
copies of the times and places of the hold-
ing of the examinations of teachers, with
his name as county superintendent signed
thereto.
NEWSPAPER CHANGES IN BELLEFONTE.
—On Tuesday the Bellefonte Republican
and Daily News passed into the control of
Wilbur F. Harris, under a five year lease
which was taken on the property that day.
For some time several parties had been
dickering for the Republican plant and
it is reported that the Quay element in
Centre county were after it, in fact a
proposition having been made by E. R.
Chambers for an option on the paper.
Though the Hastings people were already
assured of the Gazetfe’s suppliance to their
wishes it is evident that they did not care
to risk the Republican in the hands of the
opposition and thought best to secure it to
themselves, hence the lease.
Mr. Harris will take editorial control of
the papers on Monday and without mean-
ing any reflection on our old friend Tuten,
it ought not to require much of an effort
on his part to effect a material improve-
ment on them. He is bright, well informed
on general and political matters and has
abundant capital at his command to make
the Republican what it ought to he. In en-
tering the field of journalism Mr. Harris
will find many duties that are pleasant and
some that are extremely disagreeable, but
we hope that there will be a preponder-
ance of the brighter ones for him and that
he will find the business both profitable
and interesting enough to retain him in
the ranks that he will certainly ornament.
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HER INJURY WAS SERIOUS.—M1s. J. U.
Wasson, of Jacksonville, met with a singu-
lar mishap while in Lock Haven a few days
ago, that has been giving her considerable
trouble since then. She was walking
along First street with her daughter Lillie,
when a ball, that had been thrown by some
boys who were playing on the street,
struck her on the back of the head.
The blow was sufficient to stun her and
she sank to the pavement. Her daughter
helped her into a nearby house, where she
remained until she thought herself quite
recovered, but on going down street she
was seized with peculiar pains in the head
and showed signs of temporary derange-
ment. ;
Though she has nearly recovered since
returning to her home at Jacksonville she
is still more or less affected by pains in her
head.
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STUNNED BY THE LIGHTNING.—During
the thunder storm Monday evening Wm.
Earon, who farms the Cambridge farm on
the Bald Eagle mountain above Unionville
and is also a coal dealer at the latter place,
was stunned by lightning. He was up at
the farm when the storm broke and was
standing about 20 yards away from a tree
that was struck. The bolt was strong
enough to stun him. Falling to the ground
some of the family carried him into the
house and it was some time before he re-
gained consciousness.
He was able to be about the next morn-
ing.
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——William McCloskey, of Romola, re-
cently caught twenty dozen trout in one
day.
served in Bellefonte.
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——Penny photos at the Mallory-Tay-
lor studio, Saturdays.
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——The Susquehanna dental association
that met here two years ago will meet in
Scranton on May 9th, 10th and 11th.
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——The Franklin and Marshall college
glee club quartette will sing in the court
house in this place on Friday evening, May
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——W. A. Snyder was re-elected super-
intendent of the Clinton county public
schools, on Tuesday. The ballot resulted
in 100 to 14 in his favor.
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——~Geo. W. Weaver was re-elected
superintendent of the schools of Clearfield
county on Tuesday, without opposition.
His salary was fixed at $2,000 per annum.
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——The Lock Haven Normal school and
the Bellefonte Academy base ball teams
played a game of ball at Lock Haven, Sat-
day, the result being 9 to 8 in favor of the
former.
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A free trip to the seashore would be
a pleasant summer outing for you. The
WATCHMAN pays all expenses of the three
persons getting the largest number of sub-
seribers at $1 per year.
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——Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, D. D.
L.L.D. of the Central Pennsylvania
diocese of the Episcopal church, will be
here this evening to officiate at the con-
firmation services at St. John’s.
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-——You can go to Atlantic City, Cape
May, Ocean Grove or Asbury Park this
summer for nothing, if you want to. The
WATCHMAN offers absolutely free trips to
any of the above resorts. Read the offer
on page 3, if you want to go to the shore for
nothing.
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——The mountains all along the line of
the Tyrone and Clearfield railroad and of
the Beech Creek were burning fiercely up
to Monday evening, when the rain checked
the fire’s spread. The rain was not nearly
as hard in the mountains as it was here and
was not sufficient to put the fires clear out.
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——The Blair county cyelists have start-
ed in to act on the provisions of the new
law authorizing the construction of side
paths along the public highways. Chas.
Moon, O. H. Hewitt and B. P. Wilkinson
have been appointed side path commission-
ers and a tax of $1.00 each will be levied
on all wheels in the county.
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Miss Alma Zimmerman, who has
been residing at Nittany, with her sister,
Mrs. A. A. Pletcher; was quietly married
April 20th, to J. S. Christley, of Euclid,
Butler Co. Rev. Laurie, of Bellefonte,
performed the ceremony, after which the
couple proceeded to the home of the groom,
who owns a residence ready for occupancy.
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——Tyrone was in darkness on Monday
and Tuesday night, because council and the
electric light company could not come to
terms on the prices of arc lights per year.
They had been paying $75 per light per
year and wanted to reduce it to $70, but the
electric lighting people failed to see any
profit in the business at such figures
and turned off the light.
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——Among the public school teachers
who took the examination for permanent
certificates, held here on April 28th and
29th, were Misses M. Ella Ward, Florence
Temple Long and Nancy Holt, of Philips-
burg; C. V. DeLong, of Romola; and W.
G. Woomer, of Fleming. The committee
consisted of James Gregg, chairman, Miss
Ella Levy and J. O. Harpster. They re-
ported favorably toward all the applicants.
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—— Last Friday a cow belonging to
Frank Allen started to go through the
railroad tunnel below Coburn. An east
bound freight train caught her and knocked
her over the tracks for a distance of 60
yards, finally pushing her over the embank-
ment at the side of the Penns Creek bridge.
Though the tunnel was literally carpeted
with the poor cow’s blood soaked hair and
one of her horns knocked a large piece out
of a tie not a bone in her body was broken
and she started to grazing again, just as
soon as she could get onto her feet.
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——The lecture given in music hall last
evening by Volney B. Cushing, of Maine,
was one of the most interesting and instruct-
ive lectures ever presented to a Lancaster an-
dience. The subject, ‘The Lost Atlantis,’
was handled in a masterly manner, show-
ing great thought and research. The sub-
merging of this island in the Atlantic ogean
thousands of years ago, viewed from an his-
torical, geographical and scientific stand-
point, accounts for much which has been
misunderstood in the progress of the world’s
civilization, especially as to the early in-
habitants of this country, years before its
discovery by Columbus.—The Lancaster
Gazette, N. H.
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——The national peace jubilee, in cele-
bration of the victories of our army and
navy during the late conflict with Spain,
will be held in Washington, D. C., May
23rd, 24th and 25th. There is no doubt
but that it will be one of the most gor-
geous events ever transpiring at the nation’s
capitol and the crowds are likely to be un-
precedented. All the famous army and
navy officers and their commands will par-
ticipate. Any Centre county folks who
anticipate going should bear in mind that
they have a friend down there in Col. W.
R. Teller, whose fine hotel, the Metropoli-
tan, is right on ‘“‘the avenue’ and admira-
bly located for the most advantageous
sight-seeing.
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Dewey day was not generally ob-
MAJ. JOHN A. WOLFE.—Maj. John A.
Wolfe, well known in this place, and
prominent in business, political and grand
army circles all over the county, died at the
cottage of W. E. Landon, at Mountain
Lake Park, Md., Tuesday evening. He
bad been there for six months with the
hope of recuperating his health, but his
heart had become so seriously affected that
it could not be cured. The body was
taken to Philipsburg, Wednesday evening,
and buried from the home of the Misses
Schmidt.
Deceased was born near Boalsburg this
county and was aged about sixty years.
Most of his life had been spent in Centre
county, and for a number of years he was in-
terested in the mercantile business. When
a young man he enlisted in Company F,
Forty-second regiment Pennsylvania vol-
unteers, known as the famous Bucktail
regiment. He enlisted in Carbon county, on
May 29th, 1861, and was made second lieu-
tenants. He was promoted to first lieuten-
ant on February 1st, 1863, and to captain
on May 4th, 1893, and to Major of the
190th Pennsylvania volunteers on June
6th, 1864. He was wounded at Petersburg,
Va., on June 17th, 1864 and mustered
out of service on June 28th, 1865.
He became a resident of Philipsburg
about eighteen years ago, when he became
a member of the firm of Gray, Wolfe &
Co., general merchants. He went to Patton
several years ago and conducted the Palmer
house, but recently on account of failing
health gave up business entirely. He wasa
prominent Mason, being a member of
Moshannon lodge, A. Y. M. 391, Moshan-
non commandery, K. T., No. 74, and also
of Bellefonte chapter, R. A. M.
He is survived by two sons and ome
daughter, viz: Charles, residing in Cleve-
land; John, of Patton, and Miss Bessie, of
Philipsburg. His wife died about nine
years ago, and one son, Edward, died also
some years ago. One brother, George, and
one sister, Mrs. Nathan Coons, Eagleville,
also survive.
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NEARLY A NONAGENARIAN. — Mrs.
Elizabeth Grant Boal died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. John I. Thompson, at
Lemont, on Tuesday, May 2nd. Her death
occurred as a result of a constitution broken
down by long years of life,
Mrs. Boal was a daughter of James and
Priscilla Martin Williams and was born in
this place, May 28th, 1811, making her
nearly ninety years old. Her homein those
early days was in a house that stood where
the Bush house is now located. She was
twice married; first to John Johnson, of
Bellefonte, who shortly left her a widow,
with one child, Priscilla. Her second hus-
band was George Boal, of Boalsburg, and
to this union were born two children,
Elizabeth and Hamill. Mr. Boal died in
1866, leaving his widow the homestead at
Boalsburg, where she resided until the in-
firmities of age led her to make her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Thompson, where
she received the most affectionate and duti-
ful care from children and grandchildren.
The children surviving her are: Mrs.
Priscilla Jack, of Rushville, Neb., Mrs.
Elizabeth Thompson, of Lemont, and
Hamill, of West Virginia. One brother,
James C. Williams, of Philipsburg, and a
sister, Mrs. Ellen Shoemaker, of Lock
Haven, also survive.
Interment was made at ‘‘the Branch’?
yesterday afternoon.
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GEORGE BLACKFORD’S SUDDEN DEATH.
—It was a matter of genuine regret among
a large number of Bellefonte people when
it became known, Sunday, that George
Blackford had died rather suddenly early
that morning. He had had a cold the week
before but it was not thought to be serious
and he continued about his business until
Thursday, when he became overheated and
was compelled to go to bed. Pleuro-
pneumonia developed and he failed rapidly
until his death.
Deceased was born in Buffalo run val-
ley, March 25th, 1849. In 1870 he located
in Bellefonte and opened the restaurant on
east Bishop street that he conducted up to
the time of his death. He was a genial,
pleasant gentleman with a great many
warm personal friends who will be sorry
that he is gone.
Mrs. Blackford, whose maiden name was
Miller and to whom he was married in 1870,
survives him with their four children,
Clyde, Percy, Grace and Linn.
The Bellefonte lodge of Odd Fellows of
which he was a member had charge of the
funeral on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Dr.
Stephens of the Methodist church officiated
at the service. Mr. Blackford was an earn-
est member of Dr. Stephens’ church.
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KILLED BY THE TRAIN.—Last Saturday
evening Bruce Bland, a 15 year old Howard
boy, was killed on the Bald Eagle valley
railroad about a quarter of a mile east of
Mt. Eagle. He was riding on a freight
train and it is supposed that he either at-
tempted to jump off or fell from the train
and was crushed to death. :
He had been further west along the line
and was returning on an east bound train.
None of the trainmen knew of the accident;
the body having been found about 8 o’clock
that night by Frank Dietz, a farmer of near
Mt. Eagle who was walking along the
track. He was literally torn to pieces.
Hig legs were off at the knees, his arms
were off, the back part of his’head torn off
and his body hacked all up. The remains
were gathered up and sent to the home of
his father, a laborer who lives about a mile
and a half west of Howard. Interment
was made at Curtin’s Works on Sunday
afternoon. ‘
The boy had a habit ‘of jumping on and
off trains and as he was an epileptic the
theory of some people is that he took a fit
and fell from the cars.
WILLIAM JENNINGS IS DEAD.—Wil-
liam Jennings, for yearsa well-known resi-
dent, died at his home near this place about
9:40 Wednesday evening. He had been
suffering with pleuro pneumonia for four
weeks and while his death has caused sad-
ness among his friends it was not un-
expected.
Deceased was born near Balfast, Ireland,
in 1827. He was 72 years old and spent
forty years of his life in the vicinity of
Bellefonte. During that time he lead the
life of a respectable, straight-forward
citizen and one whose residence was a bene-
fit to the community.
He is survived by his wife and two chil-
dren, Mrs. Mary Conroy and Thomas, both
of this place. Interment will be made in
the Catholic cemetery this morning, mass
for the repose of his soul being celebrated
in St. John’s Catholic church at 10 o'clock.
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——Ellsworth, the infant son of William
Rider died at the parental home in Cole-
ville on Saturday morning with pneumonia.
He was 18 months old. Interment was
made in the Catholic cemetery on Monday
morning.
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——Mrs. J. W. Smith died at her home
near Howard, on Monday morning, and
was buried in the Methodist cemetery the
next day. She leaves a husband with ten
children.
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——Rev. J. B. Fox, at one time a minis-
ter on the Millheim circuit of the Evan-
gelical church, died at York last Saturday
and was buried at New Berlin on Wed-
nesday.
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~——A. Riest Rutt, principal of the Belle-
fonte High school, has heen elected super-
intendent of the public schools of Milton
at a salary of $1,200. He will remove to
that place by June 1st, when his new du-
ties will begin.
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——Detective Jos. Rightnour arrested
Wm. McMullen at his home near the nail
works here, yesterday morning, and lodged
him in jail on a warrant issued from Johns-
town. McMullen is charged with having
stolen some clothing from the Cook hotel
in that place last week. Some of the arti-
cles were found in his possession, but he
said he had borrowed them.
News Purely Personal.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Reeder, left yesterday, for
a three week's trip to Minneapolis, Minn.
—Former county commissioner Jas. B. Strohm,
of Centre Hill, was in town yesterday.
—Mrs, Sara L. Gray, of Buffalo Run, was among
the throng of shoppers in town on Saturday.
—Edward Haupt, of Thomas street, left for a vis
it to friends in New Hampshire on Wednesday
morning.
—Miss Marion Milliken and Mrs.
Wilson attended the funeral of Mrs.
Boal, at Lemont, yesterday.
Margaret
Elizabeth
—Miss @live Foresman, who has been visiting
Mrs. John M. Bullock for séveral weeks, left for
her home in Williamsport Wednesday.
—Mrs. Robert Valentine left, Wednesday, for
Baltimore, where they have decided to make
their home for the next three years, at least.
—Miss Roberta Noll is in Lock Haven visiting
at the home of John A. Robb, who has been city
superintendent of schools, down there, since 1875.
—Mrs. Reese Van Ormer, nee Swartz, is coming
up from Coatesville to-day to spend some time
with her sister, Mrs. Caswell, who has come back
here from Scranton to make her home.
—Mr. and Mrs. Abram Valentine, who have
been here most of the winter visiting Mrs. Pugh
and others of the Valentine family, left for their
home in Atlantic City Tuesday morning.
—William Sanderson Furst was in town, Mon-
day, to consult with his father, former Judge A.
O. Furst, on a legal question. As Will’s time
amounts to much these days he started back to
Philadelphia on the afternoon train. !
—Thomas H. Murray, Clearfield’'s well-known
lawyer and churchman, was in town the forepart
of the week attending court. He was one of the
lawyers in the Hough-Brown suit and came over
on Saturday night in order to rest, as he has not
been well for weeks.
—Miss Annie Cleaver has given up her position
as a compositor in this office to accept a better pay-
ng one in Williamsport. Annie has been with us
or seven years and she is so deserving of - good
fortune that we hope it will come her way many
times in her new work and home.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Deitrick, of Madi-
sonburg, drove to Bellefonte, on Tuesday,
having brought their two daughters along to
spend the day in town. Mr. Deitrick is one of
Miles township's school directors and was here to
help re-elect Mr. Gramley.
—J. Kyle McFarlane, of Hunter's Park, was in
town on Tuesday to attend the meeting of the
county school directors. Kyle has been housed
up most of the winter with something like loco-
motor-attaxia, but is able to get around now quite
well. His general health is very greatly im-
proved.
—Division track foreman Chas. Murray, of
Julian, was in town on Saturday on a little busi-
ness, part of which was to get a puncture re-
paired in the tire of his daughter’s bicycle. Mr.
Murray doesn't get down here as often as he did
when the Misses Murray were living here, but he
doesn’t change much with time and looks the
picture of health.
—J. A. Heckenborn, of Karthause, was in at-
tendance at court during the fore part of the
week. He is an extensive merchant at that place
and is also.secretary and treasurer of the Salt
Lick oil and gas company, which corporation had
a suit pending. He believes that there is certain-
ly oil out there and is of the opinien that the
drillers intentionally failed to find it. They found
plenty of gas and other positive evidences of oil.
—On Saturday we had a pleasant call froma
young gentleman who enjoys no little distinction
in Centre county for his namesake. He was
National Greenbacker Gates, of Half-moon valley,
a son of the late George Gates and a mighty clev-
er boy who is only 20 yet has shouldered the re-
sponeibilities of the farm, all by himself, and is
making things go with all the vigor of a fellow
who doesn’t have half as much name to carry
along.
—John H. Beck, Esq., of Nittany, was a Belle-
fonte visitor on Tuesday, having come up to do
his duty as a public school .director from Walker
township. He was also looking after a little busi-
ness relative to the estate of his deceased friend,
8. A. Martin, of which he is administrator. Mr.
Beck came very near being in the field for treas-
urer again this spring, but he concluded that his
health wasn’t strong enough to withstand the vig-
orous eampaign he would have undertaken, if go
ing into it at all.
THE REFORMED CLAssis.—The Susque-
hanna Classis of the Reformed church will
meet in annual session in St. John’s church,
Boalsburg, May 10th, continuing until the
15th.
The following will be the program, sub-
ject to slight changes:
Opening sermon by Rev. T. Derr, Lock
Haven, on Wednesday evening at 7:30
o’clock. On Thursday evening, Dr. S. U.
Callender, of Mechanicsburg, and elder
C. M. Bower, Bellefonte, will make ad-
dresses on ‘‘Foreign Missions’’ and “Home
Missions’’ respectively. On Friday evening
Rev. M. N. George, Rebersburg, will
preach a sermon on ‘‘The Church.” The
preparatory sermon will be preached, Sat-
urday, at 2 o’clock, by Rev. John L. Barn-
hart, of West Milton. On Saturday even-
ing Rev. L. C. Whitmore, Mifflinburg, will
discourse upon “The Young Peoples Socie-
ties With Relation to the Church.” The
communion sermon, on Sunday, at 10
o'clock, will be preached by Rev. M. L.
Frior, Williamsport. A Sunday school
service will be held on Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock, when addresses will be
made by several of the brethren of Classis.
The closing sermon will be preached by
Rev. J. M. Runkle, of Hublersburg. There
will be business sessions of the Classis dur-
ing the day on Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday to which the public is most cordial-
ly invited.
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“THE LOST ATLANTIS. — Volney B.
Cushing, of Maine, who lectures this even-
ing in the court house on “The Lost At-
lantis,”” is one of the most beautiful and
brilliant talkers of the country. He is a
clear and logical thinker and clothes his
thoughts in the most appropriate words.
In “The T.ost Atlantis’’ he takes up the
tradition that there once existed in the
Atlantic Ocean an extremely large island,
called Atlantis, which was inhabited by a
powerful race and destroyed by a convul-
sion of nature, and discusses it from an his-
torical and scientific standpoint.
The lecture has been enthusiastically re-
ceived by large audiences throughout the
country and if you would enjoy a pleasant
evening as well as a first class lecture go to
hear him. Admission, 25cts.
*Pe —
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COMING. —
On Friday night, May 19th, the Franklin
and Marshall glee club quartette, under
the leadership of Mr. C. M. Guthrie, will
sing in the court house in this place. The
concert will be given for the chapel fund of
the church and merits a large audience.
The club has a high reputation and with
Mr. Guthrie, so favorably known here,
ought to be liberally patronized. Prof.
Davis, a reader of considerable eminence,
will accompany the young men for their
entertainment here.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court; clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week:
John Rapsey and Lizzie Coyle, both of
Rush township, Centre county.
W. M. Cox and Martha E. Fisher, both
of Liberty township.
— ete iim
——The new building for the lock facto-
ry has been completed and the machinery
is being installed. Next Monday the fore-
man, an experienced lock maker, will be
here to take charge and the work of manu-
facture will then be begun on a small scale.
The force will be increased only as the
business warrants it.
I
——Ask your grocer for our flour.
“Finest” and ‘Fancy Patent’’ brands lead
all others.—Phceenix Milling Co.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
TI@7TY
Thats
2@13
Corn —Yellow
ORS. ceeiorrivrrercatisriisranne
Flour— Winter, Per Br
¢ —Penna. Roller...
¢ —Favorite Brands..
Rye Flour Per Bri...................
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1..
“ ““ “ Mixed “ 1
SETAW oc insist te iiiniiers st inant ins tions stint
. 9.50@10.50
7.00@9.00
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Puanix MiLuing Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red Wheat, 0ld.......ccsseeessiciesssnsssserersuesessronre
Red wheat, new. .
Rye, per bushel...............
Corn, shelled, per bushel.
Corn, ears, per bushel.....
Oats, per bushel, new ..
Barley, per bushel........
Ground laster, per ton
Buckwheat, per bushel
Cloverseed, per bushel.
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel..........ccuuuieiiniienniiisisnnnnne 50
Onions ry esterases i
s, per dozen..
fo, pe ound.. 6
Country Shoulde 6
Sides... 6
Hams..
Tallow, per pound.. 3
Butter, per pound..... 15
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid strictly in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance, and $2.50 if not
paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance. »
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
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Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional. :
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions
Each additional insertion, per line...
Local notices, per line..........ceeu
Business notices per line........ceeeeee a .
Job Printing of every kind done with neatness
and dispatch. The Warcuman 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, Proprieto