Demarrai Watcan, Bellefonte, Pa., May 12. 1899. CorrespoN DENTS.—No communications pub ished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——Did you ever live on a more perfect day than Sunday was? ——The Wallace shows are said to have the finest horses of any show on earth. —— Street commissioner Joel Johnston has a large force of men repairing south Water street. —W. W. Bierly post 298, G. A. R. of Rebersburg, is handsomely quartered in a new hall. ——Dr. R. G. H. Hayes has had the fence removed from in front of his home on Spring street. ——The brick layers are at work on the new house being erected by James Harris, on north Spring street. ——To-morrow the Pennsylvania State College and Franklin and Marshall base ball teams will play on Beaver field. The game will be called at 3 o’clock. ——The Franklin and Marshall college glee club quartette will sing in the court house here Friday evening, May 26th. The quartette will be assisted by Prof. Davis, reader. —-The tracks of the P. R. R. Co. along the race, north of High street, having been threatened by the caving in of the race em- bankment, the railroad company is prepar- ing to build a masonry retaining wall along there. ——The brown mare, ‘‘Josephine,’’ which M. Fauble, of this place, recently dealt to Irv. Gray, of Stormstown for, his pacing stallion, ‘‘Fleming,”’ is listed for the Fasig sale of fast horses at Cleveland next week. She has a mark of 2:28]. While bicycling on ‘the pike, near Axe Mann, Monday evening, with a party of ladies, Mrs. Mollie Valentine fell from her machine and strained her left ankle 80 badly that a conveyance had to be sent out to bring her to her home. She has not been able to use her left foot since the accident. ——Rev. Benner Armor was an arrival at his home in this place, Saturday, having come from Harrisburg to assist in the hold- ing of the forty hour’s devotion that was celebrated in St. John’s Catholic church, beginning Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. He left here, Tuesday, for a sojourn in Canada, where he hopes the climate will benefit his health. —— Business is still booming out at the Jenkins and Lingle shops and just now they are getting an 801h. hammer ready for shipment to Gustave Deichinian & Son, Ber- lin, Germany. This is only one of a num- ber of foreign shipments that Jenkins and Lingle have made of their splendid ham- mer. They are working forty-five men, both night and day, out there now. — Blanche Twohey, who escaped the clutches ot the law here at the last court, because she had made lewd and indecent exposure of her person in Clearfield county and was not amenable to the Centre county court, . turned up in Lock Haven last week and stole a watch, tie, stick pin and cap’ from one of the employes of the paper mill. She is a notoriously bad girl and was ordered out of Bellefonte. ——Bellefonte’s policemen appeared in their new uniforms on Saturday and were the admiration of all whosaw them. The officers certainly do look well. Their uni- forms are like policemen should wear and their presence now is a veritable manifesta- tion of the dignity of the law. Whoever is responsible for having adopted such an admirable ‘uniform is deserving the con- gratulations of the public and the police. —Col. A. K. McClure, the distinguish- ed editor of the Philadelphia Times, will be here to deliver the commencement address to the class of 99 of the Bellefonte High school. Mrs. McClure will accompany him and after the exercises they, with Mrs. A. G. Curtin, will be the guests of honor at the house-warming which former Governor and Mrs. Hastings will have that evening. ——The reason why we have abandoned the idea of having a big, old time, red-fire, ginger water Fourth of July celebration in Bellefonte is because the Undines are go- ing to have a bigger one at Hecla park that day and we had to abandon ours for fear of not being able to hold the crowd against such a combination as the Undines. We'll have the time, all the same. The only dif- ference will be that we will have to go seven miles further to get it. ——Herbert Bartley, an employe of this office, met with an accident, on Monday morning, that will render his right arm useless for a week or more. While assist- ing in lifting a heavy newspaper form his right forearm come in contact with the point of a pair of scissors that were pro- truding from his pocket. A gash two-and one half inches long was ripped in the un- der side of his arm. It partially severed one of the muscles and required seven stiches to close up the wound. ——W hile driving from Coburn to Mill- heim, on Wednesday afternoon, squire J. H. Reifsnyder’s horse took fright at a fisherman at the bridge near the Kreamer farm and started to run away. The squire was thrown out, fracturing one of the hones of his left leg at the ankle. He was taken to his home by Mr. Kreamer and his in- juries attended to by Dr. Frank. The ac- cident is quite a serious one, since squire Reifsnyder is not a very robust man and is 60 years old. THE GREATEST INDUSTRIAL MOVE IN YEARS IN CENTRE CoUNTY.—It has been several years now since J. Wesley Gephart Esq., began work on a line of rail-road from this place to Clearfield, to be known as the Bellefonte and Clearfield rail-road, the purpose being to complete a series of links in what will ultimately be a grand trunk road from New York to Chicago. The peculiar business conditions of the country during this time and the natural disadvan- tages under which such large undertakings are consummated, together with Mr. Gep- hart’s inherent taciturnity about any of his business operations have made the work on that project a matter of mere conjecture among our people. All sorts of theories have been advanced and exploded and enough lines have been built in the minds of the gossips to encircle the globe several times, but Mr. Gephart has been working steadily on and to-day no one, except him- se If and those closest in touch with him, is any the wiser. On Monday, however. like a clap of thun- der from clear sky, came a message from the silent and indefatigable worker. It was indeed a surprise, for Bellefonte had no reason to think that this man owed her industry a single good turn. But like the reorganizing of the old Centre iron com- pany, and the building of the Central R. R. of Penna. he has made another great in- dustrial move for Bellefonte, blazed anoth- er corner on his trail of good work, as it were, and gone on as modestly as ever. Always keen in his insight of the most extensive business operations of the coun- try and quick and effective in organizing and carrying his plans to fruition Mr. Gep- hart grasped the iron situation at once and saw the folly of a great furnace, like the Collins plant, standing idle in the midst of naturally rich ore beds when the de- mand for iron is so great that metal is ‘‘lit- erally being loaded red-hot at the fur- naces.”” Delving deeper into the condi- tions existent he doubtless saw the incapac- ity of the out-put of all the furnaces in the country—which is no greater than it was ten years ago, for scarcely a new fur- nace has been built in that time—to sup- ply the demand far iron that has been aug- mented by the enormous consumption for structural purposes, ship building and trol- ley-lines, as well as the other natural chan- nels through which it has been used. Real- izing that there must be a great demand for the commodity for years to come he carried through a triple transaction, the magnitude of which has fairly startled the public, for it was as sudden as it was com- plete. By the deal Mr. Gephart’s company, represented entirely by eastern capitalists, has hecome the owners of the Bellefonte furnace company’s properties, here, of the mines at Red Bank and Mattern’s and of all the property and franchises of the Car- negie company at Scotia. : When seen at his office, on Monday even- ing, he stated that it is the intention of their company to go to work at once. Ac- cording to their plans the Bellefonte far- nace will be in blast by the Fourth of July and the Scotia, Red and Mattern banks will be working within two weeks. It would be possible to put the furnace in blast much earlier, for the plant is in excellent condi- tion, but a rail-road connection will have to be built between the C. R. R. of Pa. tracks and that property first. The survey has heen made for the connection and the con tract let for the viaduct over the P. R. R. tracks already. It will he effected by a three quarters of a mile extension that will cut off from the C.R. R. of Pa. tracks, about 100 ft. south of Morris’ Pike lime kilns, cross Spring creek on a 750 ft. curv- ed iron trestle that will go over the P. R. R. tracks between the water tank and the round house, being 20 ft. above their rails, and cutting in over the rear of the lot of the old Thomas home now occupied by Mr. Isaac Mitchell, it will strike the hill near about where the barn stood on the Thomas farm down there. The extension will wind along and over the north side of Half-moon hill, entering the stock house at the fur- nace at its northern end and making con- nection with the Bellefonte Central tracks there. As to the furnace. It will be operated to its fullest capacity under the supervision of an expert furnace master. The ores that will be used will be both lake and na- tive. In securing the latter probably the most incomprehensible and neatest of the series of transactions has heen effected. The ores from Scotia, Red and Mattern banks are all to be hauled around by Tyrone and then over the B. E. V. to this place. This arrangement makes the C. R. R. of Pa. people a large shipper over the P. R. R. and will probably terminate the con- tention between the two lines for the ton- nage of the Valentine furnace, which will soon be in blast. To many it will doubtless seem strange that the Bellefonte Central line is not to be used in transporting the native ores from the mines to the furnace, but if you will recall the fact that several years ago the rails were taken up on the Stormstown branch of that road to build the extension to Pine Grove Mills you will understand one of the rearons why this will be impos- sible. The hauling of the ores from Red bank, Mattern’s and probably Graysdale— negotiations for which property are still pending—to Scotia will necessitate the building of about one mile of track connect- ing those points. The new company has come into out- right possession of all the Carnegie interests at Scotia. The bill of sale includes 130 acres of land, the mineral rights on 430 acres, all the buildings, machinery and franchises. In addition to these large mines the Red bank, Mattern bank and Nittany bank pass into the absolute control of the company. Nittany bank, which is located over at Brumgards, near State College, will not be operated, however. Graysdale mines will probably be secured and this will give the ew concern control of the entire local ore os with the exception of the mines in Nittany valley. As practical masters of this situation they have gone a step furth- er in contracting to furnish all the native ore that will be used at the Empire furnace, being the old Valentine plant. F. H. Clem- son, the present manager at Scotia, will be made superintendent of all the mines and vas in town on Monday to talk their devel- opment over with Mr. Gephart, who is to be president and general manager of the new concern, which is as it should he. The Bellefonte furnace company will be the name of the corporation and the officers, were elected in Philadelphia Wednesday, when the hand money was paid. The effect of this great business deal on Bellefonte need not be elaborated on here. If no hitch occurs to disrupt it it will speak for itself in an amazingly short time and once more the town will see the fruits of an untiring man’s labors, one whose un- pretentious nature has never permitted his being classed with our benefactors, yet whose works have been greater than most of them. sl TAYLOR AND GATESBURG MINES WILL PROBABLY REsSUME.—Last Friday Mr. Jones Wister, of Philadelphia, president of the Nittany valley railroad company was in town to look after the interest of that road in the promised business revival in Bellefonte. The road connects the ore mines in Nittany valley with the Empire furnace in this place and the officers readi- ly see that with the furnace in operation the tonnage might be materially increased if some of the mines could be started. With this in view Mr. Wister went over the ground carefully with Sup’t. M. I. Gardner and a proposition was made to three of the old and experienced miners of this section to operate both Taylor and Gatesburg banks. The men are consider- ing the proposition and if it is accepted the mines will be in operation within two weeks. ‘ Mr. Wister left orders with Sup’t. Gard- ner to order 1,000 new ties for the road and to have the trestle over Logan’s branch re- paired. The driving wheels of the engines have heen sent to the Renovo shops for re- pairs, so that it looks very much as though it will be a certain go. The venture is altogether outside of the Empire furnace company, as it will not mine ore under any circumstances. The Nittany valley railroad company is a sepa- rate and distinct corporation and it is try- ing to start the mines to make ore tonnage for tracks that are useless when the mines are idle. ove — CURTINS WORKS WILL PROBABLY JOIN THE VAN.—Already the industrial hope of Centre county has been built almost to the skies, but yesterday it was sent a notch higher by the announcement that Curtins works at Roland will probably be in blas again, within sixty days. The WATCHMAN has it from what it considers very reliable authority that Cur- tins works will be started soon. We are not permitted to make public the names of the gentlemen who have secured an option on the plant, but it is certain if you knew them you wonld agree with us that the prospects for an early resumption there are very good. : ——— ——There were frosts in some sections of Clinton county Tuesday night. i ee ——Think of it, Joe Diehl, a huxster who operates in the vicinity of Howard, shipped 4,098 dozen of eggs last week. —-——— ——A convention is to be held at Wash- ington, D. C., September 4th to 6th, with the hope of organizing a Spanish-American war veteran’s association. ————— ——The Lock Haven Normal school base ball team had rather an easy time with the Academy hoys here, Saturday afternoon, and'defeated them by the score of 20 to 10. a ——Prof. Geo. W. Twitmyer, a native of this county, has heen re-elected superin- tendent of the schools of Bethlehem with an increase of salary from $1,700 to $1,850. ile Cages —1It is reported that H. N. Hoy, of Benner township, will be a candidate for county commissioner. Mr. Hoy is a prac- tical and model farmer and is for the peo- ple all the time with his platform of tax- ation reform. * lesa lllli ——Messrs. James B. Sipe & Co., Alle- gheny, Pa., in order to introduce ‘‘Sipe’s Japan oil’’ and to demonstrate practically its superiority over linseed oil for all kinds of painting, will send free of charge enough of it to paint an ordinary building, to the two first addresses received from property owners in reply to this. >be ——Twelve citizens of DuBois have leased the fair grounds in that place for a period of ten years and have formed a driv- ing park association. Having put $12,000 into the enterprise they purpose holding a big, public meeting there on July 4th and 5th. purses and some of the hest horses from the grand circuit are expected to enter. a —,o ho ——After three nights of darkness the lights were turned on Tyrone streets, Fri- day night, within a few minutes after council and the electric light company had come to terms on a two year contract. They pay $70 per 2000 candle power arc light per year, $14 per 16 candle power incan- descent, tax all poles in the borough and have required the local company to paint every pole. $10,000 will be offered in the various’ How THE SICK ARE.—The friends of H. C. Valentine, of Curtin street, ‘will be very pleased to know that he is recovering from the critical illness that became so alarming a week ago. Robert McCalmont was re- ported considerably better yesterday. His heart and pulse were both stronger and his friends are very hopeful now. Clarence Osmer is fast recovering from the bad at- tack of pneumonia he has had and little Belle Johnston, a daughter of Milton Johnston, whose life was dispaired of a few days ago is recovering rapidly. Mrs. Margaret Brockerhoff ‘is in a much more hopeful condition than she was last week. She is reported to be gaining strength slow- ly but sufficiently to encourage her chil- dren, all of whom have been at her bed- side for a week. W. H. Derstine is able to be about again. The latest report from Pack Cowdrick, of Niagara Falls, is to the effect that very little change is noticeable in his condition, but his physicians say they hope to beable to ‘‘pull him through.” Harry Fenlon is still in Philadelphia under treatment, but happily has so far recovered that he thinks he will be able to come home in about ten days. ee LIEUT, WALTER McCASKEY MARRIED— The marriage of Lieut. Walter B. McCaskey, U. S. A, to Miss Edna McClelland, of Wellshoro, which was celebrated at Beech Creek on the 3rd, was of more than passing interest to people hereabouts. Both the bride and groom are well known in Belle- fonte and were both students at The Penn- sylvania State College, the latter having been captain of the famous foot ball team of '95. They were married at the home of Miss Dunkle, the bride’s aunt, the ceremony having been military in effect. There was a canopy of flags, and the bride wore a tailor dress of army blue and the groom wore his uniform. She was given away by her mother, Mrs. Julia Bailey, aud‘was attend- ed by Miss Elsie McCaskey, a sister of the groom, and Miss Annie Dunkle and Miss Ella C. Smith, of Lock Haven. A luncheon wasserved after the wedding, then the couple started on a short tour east, before going to their station at Columbus, Ohio, where Lieut. McCaskey is located. CHILD DRINKS PETROLEUM. — Early yesterday morning Russell, the 17 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lowery, of east Bishop street, got hold of a can con- taining petroleum and drank the contents of it. The child came very near dying and two physicians worked with it most of the day, with the result that it is now thought it will live. One of the little girls was making a fire and had a can with some of the liquid in it sitting on a table near the stove. When she was not looking her little brother reached for the can and drank the stuff be- fore his act was discovered. BE WARNED OF SMALL Pox.—The Board of Health, of Bellefonte borough, desires to call attention to the citizens of the borough and vicinity of the preva- lence of small pox, which has broken ont in the near by towns, and urge all to take every precaution to prevent a spread of this dread scourge, should we be so un- fortunate as to have an out-break. “Taccination, as a precautionary measure, is most important and the Board strongly urges all persons to lose no time in being vaccinated. It is to be hoped that everybody will see the importance of this step and that everything possible will be done to get the borough in as cleanly a condition as can he, in order to preclude the possi- bility of an out-break. All citizens are earnestly requested to report nuisances of any kind, which will promptly be abated. By order of the Board, H. C. QUIGLEY, secretary MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the list of marriage licenses granted by or- phan’s courtclerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur- ing the past week: Levi F. Roan, Lemont, and Helen Young, of Boalsburg. Wm. T. Pease, of Williamsport, and Em- ma T. Smith, of Danville. D. D. Breon, of Spring Mills, and Emma L. Winkleblech, of Penn Hall, Pa. E. D. Ripka and Abbie S. Breon, both of Spring Mills. Arthur W. Sunday, of Milroy, Mifflin county, Pa., and Edith Burris, of Axe Mann. Edward Erb and Sarah E. Kline, both of State College. Joseph -A. Meyers, of Boalsburg, and Mary R. Wolf, of Wolf’s Store, Centre county. Jacob H. DeLong and Susan Elsie Schenck, both of Liberty township. ne a rr ——The annual forty hours devotion which was observed in St. John’s Catholic church from Sunday morning at 8 o'clock until Tuesday evening, was zealously at- tended by devout Catholics. Rev. Father McArdle was assisted during the service by Rev. Saas, of Lock Haven; Rev Fleming, of Snow Shoe; Rev. Benner Armor and Rev. McCarthy, of Renovo; Rev. Rosen- steel, fof Tyrone, and Rev. Codori, of Lewis- town. "hla CPOs ——The Murray lumber company, of Philipsburg, has secured the contract for building the new $50,000 public school building in DuBois. The building will be of brick and stone. io ——Jesse Wert, an old resident of Aaronsburg, had a rib broken last Tuesday by his horse crushing him in the stall when he went to feed it. CL ——One of the highest class circuses in the world, the great Wallace shows. | = News Purely Personal. “Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Dreese, of Lemont, were in town Tuesday evening. —David W. Holt, of Philipsburg, transacted business in town last Saturday. —Mrs. George Lose, of North Spring street, is visiting friends in Atlantie City. —Mrs. J. Reese Van Ormer, of Coatesville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Annie Caswell, on Penn street. : —DMrs. Curtin, wife of former Governor Andrew G. Curtin, is in Philadelphia visiting her son Wil- liam T. Curtin. —Mrs. A. Baum, of Bishop street, was in Lock Haven over Sunday, the guest of Mr. Baum’s sis- ter, Mrs. Goldstein. —J. Thomas Mitchell and his sister, Miss Eleanor, are in Philadelphia on a pleasure trip. They went, Tuesday, to stay one week. —James I. McClure went to Lancaster, Mon- day, to attend the meeting of the grand castle K. G. E., as a delegate from Bellefonte castle. —W. T. Hillibish left for St. Louis, Mo., Monday afternoon, to serve the U. S.government as an ex- pert witness on a machinery case on trial there. —J. Rush MeClintick, formerly connected with the Bell telephone exchange but now in Williams- port, spent Sunday and Monday with friends here. —Burdine Butler, genial, portly and pleasant as ever, was up from Howard, Saturday, looking after his neighbors’ interests and, incidentally, his own. —A. 8. Garman, proprietor of the Garman house in Tyrone, was in town for awhile yesterday. Al looks as if business up that way is in a flourishing condition. —Harry Shade, of Beverly, Mass., who saw act- ive service in Cuba during the late war, is visiting his aunt, Mrs, Theresa M. Tate, of Bishop street, this place. —Mrs. Elsie Hastings Chambers, after spending the winter at the home of the late Mrs. Mary Hastings in this place, has returned to her home in Beech Creek. —DMrs. R. A. Kinsloe, of Philipsburg, was an ar- rival in town Thursday evening and spent several days visiting her mother, Mrs. Barbara Rankin and Mrs. D. H. Hastings. —Mrs. W. C. Cassidy, nee Emma Anderson, who had been here several weeks on account of the illness and death of her mother, returned to her home in Canton, Ohio, Tuesday morning. —Maurice Kelley, who has been John Wilson's under-study for some time in the Western Union telegraph office here, went to Altoona, on Wed- nesday, to pound brass as a steady thing up there. —Col. E. J. Pruner had so far recovered from the recent fracture of one of the bones of his right ankle to be able to go to Tyrone, Monday night. He had to nse crutches, but got along right well. —Thos. Hamilton Esq., of New York, was a re- cent visitor in town. He was here to see his mother, Mrs. Mary Hamilton, of east Howard street, who has attained her 88th year and is still in possession of her faculties. —Former sheriff John P. Condo, of Millheim, was in town yesterday, looking hale and hearty as could be. He brought the gratifying news that his son Harry is fast recovering from his recent trouble with a bicycle heart. —Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Brockerhoff, of Read- ing, and Dr. Joseph Brockerhoff, of Pittsburg, have been here during the past week, called home on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Margaret Brockerhoff. —Thos. King Morris, of Tyrone, stopped off to spend Sunday with his old friends in- this place en route from Buffalo te Tyrone. His presence here made it possible for Robert to leave for that day and he went up home. for the Sunday. —Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Aiken left for Pittsburg, Tuesday afternoon, to be gone a week. Mr. Aiken is a delegate to the grand council of the Royal Arcanum. While away they will visit their daughter, Mrs, George B. Johnston, at Beaver Falls. y —J. E. Homer, one of Philipsburg’s candidates for county treasurer, canvassed this side of the county during the first part of the week. Mr. Homer returned to his home on Thursday, feeling that he had many friends outside of his own sec- tion, and we don’t wonder. He is one of the kind of men who can make friends wherever he goes. —Charles McLaughlin, of Snow Shoe Intersec- tion and Winburne, was in town Monday and Tuesday; the first day to buy a watch and the | next day to bring it in for repairs. This is not to say that Charley played so hard with the new time piece that he wore it out in one day, but he merely wanted to have it just right before getting toswear by it, as everyone does by his own watch. —James A. Dowling, of Renovo, spent Sunday in town on a visit to J. Mitch Cunningham. Mr. Dowling is very popular in Bellefonte and his coming is always looked upon with pleasure by the musicians of the town, since he has a fine voice and usually sings in the Catholic church. He sang there at both morning and evening services, Sunday, and was heard by large congre- gations both times. x) —Hon. J. H. Wetzel left Wednesday morning for Erie county, where he has gone to accept a position on the U. 8. geological surveying corps. A survey is being made of Pennsylvania by the United States government and that Mr. Wetzel has been selected to help in the important work is an attest if his responsibility as a civil engi- neer. Itisnot known just how long the com- pletion of the survey will require, but it may be several years, —Frank Whiteman, formerly of this place, but now int the fine grocery business with his father, Alex Whiteman,in Chicago, was in town over Sun- day, the guest of Mrs. Minnie Harper, on west Linn street. Frank has been in poor health for some time. A shattered nervous system sent him south to Ashville, N. C. where he spent sev- eral months and is only now on his way home. It is possible that he will return to Bellefonte and spend a month or move. —Burgess Frank Naginey is in St. Louis where he is a witness in the case of the 'U. 8. vs Henry Ringbeck and eight others for using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Ringbeck is the man who induced Mr Naginey and Sidney Krumrine, of this place, to undertake the organization of a company for the manufacture of corn cob pipes here. The men professed to be practical corn cob pipe makers and after inducing capitalists to put money into their scheme to start a plant they would disappear, —Mrs. Mary Furey Schreyer, who has been out at Pleasant Gap visiting her sister, Mrs. Sarah J. Walz, since the death of the latter’s husband sev- eral weeks ago, is in town for a few days on her way home to Williamsport. It is seventeen years since the Schreyers went to Williamsport and al- though Murs. Schreyer's friends can see no change ‘in her she proudly tells of two grand children and other events of the years. Her son Albert is mar- ried and head clerk in the P. and E. freight office. —A “bunch” of the town’s notables went east «n Monday morning under the especial espionage of Wm. Graver Esq. Among them were Gen. Jas. A. Beaver, Judge John G. Love and J. M. Dale Esq. President Geo. W. Atherton, of The Penn- sylvania State College, was also on the train. Most of the gentlemen were going to Harrisburg to impress on Gov. Stone the importance of State College in its relation to the public school sys- tems and to endeavor to dissuade him from his feared intention of vetoing its appropriation measure. —Miss May Evans, of Philadelphia, is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Richard, on east Linn street. Miss Mame Hibbs, of the same city, is expected to arrive ai the Richard's home to-day. Both young ladies were bride's maids at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Richard. CRN —Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, of the Cen- tral Pennsylvania diocese of the Episcopal church, held confirmation services at St. John’s, in this place, last Friday evening. He was assisted by Rev. Geo. I. Brown, rector of St. John’s. Before the confirma- tion the bishop preached a masterly ser- mon that was heard by a large congrega- tion. The class was composed of Messrs. John Gephart Munson, Thomas Linn Flem- ing, Walter Clark Armstrong, Hugh Laird Curtin, Maurice Andrew Jackson, Robert Valentine Lyon, Arthur Cleveland Harper, Reno Russell Blair, Misses Gertrude Anna Taylor, Julia Bidwell, Louise Garman, Pearl Tamazine Stickler, Pearl Mewshaw, Ada Pansy Stoey, Mattie Martha Gregg, Isabella Clark, Sarah Dunlop, Mrs. Susan Mewshaw, Mrs. Rose Anna Rhoades, Mrs. Clara May Rhoades, Mrs. Edward Me- Murtrie, Prof. George Gilbert Pond, P. H. D. State College. On Saturday morning the bishop administered private confirma- tion to Miss Rae Green, at Briarly. —-—, ——The Franklin and Marshall college glee club quartette composed of Mr. C. M. Guthrie, barytone, Mr. A. B. Kauffman, basso, Mr. R. L. Bair, first tenor, and Mr. W. 8. Cramer, second tenor, will be here on the evening of May 26th, when they will sing in the court house for the benefit of St. John’s Reformed church. Prof. C. B. Davis, elocutionist and reader will assist them. Admission to all parts of the house will be thirty-five cents. PO ens. —State College broke Dickinson’s long string of victories in base ball by defeating them on Beaver field Saturday afternoon. It was a splendidly played game, clean and sharp on both sides, but Burns had the visitors at his mercy and when he did ease up a little the men behind him ‘‘killed’” everything that was hit to them. If State should play in the same form during her eastern trip she will return with a much better record than she did the last time. > A lot of Sauerstown women had a novel undertaking on hands a few days ago. Sauerstown is a suburb of State Col- lege and one day last week a resident of that place invited a number of her women neighbors to see her. When a dozen or more had gathered at her home on Pickle hill she set them all to moving a little out building from one portion of her lot to another. It was speedily and satisfactorily done as if mechanics had been at it. . TTT Te ——On Friday, May 19th, the first an- nual dual meet of the Bucknell and State track teams will take place on Beaver field at State College and a brilliant contest is looked for between the field athletes of the two institutions. Bueckholtz, U. of P. is at State College training the track men for the event. The next day, Saturday, the Bucknell and State base ball teams ‘will play ball at the College. > ——Lock Haven fire companies ‘are con- sidering the advisability of having a big Fourth of July demonstration in honor of our victories in the late war. Change your minds, down there, and come up to the great patriotic picnic the Undines are go- ing to have at Hecla on the Fourth. ——Ask your grocer for our flour. “Finest’’ and “Fancy Patent’’ brands lead all others.—Pheenix Milling Co. Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Wheat—Red 25@ 32@ 3.00@3.25 —Favorite Brands. 4.15@4.25 Rye Flour Per Br'l........... 3.15 Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1. 12@13 sec lise “ Mixed “ 1. : Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by the PuaNix MirLixe Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes press: Bed Wheat, old... .......coecerisisiienvicverivnssssenss Red wheat, new Rye, per bushel................. Corn, shelled, per bushel... Corn, ears, per bushel... Oats, per bushel, new. Barley, per bushel....... Ground Plaster, per ton. Buckwheat, per bushel Cloverseed, per bushel. Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel.......ccccounererriinenininienne ete 60 Onions. versisnsin . ggs, per dozen. on per found... 7 Country Shoulders 6 Sides..... 6 Hams, Tallow, per pound.. 3 Buitter, per POUNA....ccuiiismrssssssrinisrsivsenss 15 S—————————— 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 SS pieon 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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