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Bellefonte, Pa., May 19. 1899.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
— Measles and chicken pox are epidem-
ics at Eagleville.
——The Bellefonte curb
open to-morrow morning.
——Christ and John Schenck are each
going to build new houses at Howard.
——The little village of Port Matilda
now hoasts of a brass and martial band.
——The Howard creamery company
took charge of the creamery at Coburn on
Monday.
——The Franklin and Marshall glee
club quartette will be here on the night of
the 26th.
——A patent has been granted to W. F.
Kessinger, of Eagleville, for a hair pin
fastener.
market will
——The town is blazing with posters of
the great Wallace shows announcing their
date here, Monday, May 29th.
——Alfred Terry Brisbin passed his final
examination for admission to the U. S.
naval academy at Annapolis yesterday.
——The delegate elections for the Demo-
cratic county convention will be held on
Saturday, June 10th. The convention
will meet the following Tuesday.
——On Monday night some one pried
the lock off the front door of H. J. Goss’
bicycle store in Philipsburg and carried
away about $30 worth of fire arms.
——James B. Strohm, former county
commissioner, has heen appcinted post-
master at Centre Hill. F. R. McMahon is
the new appointee at Shingletown.
——John Rote, of Axe Mann, is neces-
sarily happy because his pension has heen
increased from $6 to $8 per month and he
has been allowed $200 back pay.
——Thomas Gallagher, a son of James
Gallagher, employed at the home of Wil-
liam Rankin, on east Curtin street, fell and
dislocated his shoulder while at work
Tuesday morning.
——Chas. A. McClure, a son of James I.
McClure, of this place, won first prize in
the annual Sophomore extempore speaking
contest, at Princeton recently. It was held
in Whig hall. Congratulations, Charley.
——The Coleville band will hold a
festival at that place to-morrow evening.
This organization should be liberally
patronized because of its liberality in play-
ing whenever and wherever it is called
pon.
——The young women’s Chatter-hox,
known by the more deceptive name of ‘‘The
Card Club” was entertained by Miss
Gertrude Quigley last evening, at the home
of her brother, Henry C. Quigley Esq., on
east Linn street.
—FEloise Meek, a daughter of the edit-
or of this paper, who was one of the 29
graduates of the Woman’s Medical college,
in Philadelphia, at the annual commence-
ment on Wednesday, has been appointed
as an intern in the Tewksbury hospital in
Massachusetts.
——H. C. Valentine, of Curtin street,
has so far recovered from his recent critical
illness as to be able to be up and about the
house. Robert McCalmont, of McCalmont
& Co., was reported yesterday as being
slightly stronger but not recovering as rap-
idly as had been hoped he would.
——On Tuesday William Senser, an em-
employe of the Philipsburg water depart-
ment, was driving a team drawing a wagon
load of coal to the pump house, which is
located at the breast of the Cold stream
dam. When crossing a bridge over the
chute the structure gave way and driver,
horses and wagon were dropped into the
water. Aside from a good ducking neither
Senser nor the horses were hurt.
— — County detective Joseph Rightnour
arrested Irvin Grabam, at Valentine's
works, Tuesday evening, and lodged him
in jail to await the coming of Lewistown
officers who are after him. The arrest was
made on information telegraphed from that
place to the effect that Graham was wanted
there for having stolen a watch and some
money. He worked in the iron works near
Lewistown.
——-The home of Daniel Dorman, at Nit-
tany, came very near being destroyed by
fire last Friday afternoon. Mrs. Dorman
had gone to a neighbor’s to call, leaving
several of her children and a hired boy in
charge at the house. After she had gone
they locked up the place and left also.
When she returned the house was filled
with smoke. Itis supposed that some of
the children had been playing with matches
and dropped a spark in the cradle. It was
burned with some clothes that were hang-
ing nearby, but no other damage was
done.
——The fact that a Hastings paper is
throwing bouquets at Bellefonte’s Quay
postmaster looks as though the first scratch-
ing up of earth is being made to bury the
factional hatchet. ‘‘Well, I don’t know,”’
says the philosopher, ‘‘what else could any-
one do with such an official as W. W,
Montgomery. His excellent work stands
for itself. There is no need of the depart-
ment ruling that presidential postmasters
must devote all of their time to the duties
of their office if they are all like Mr.
Montgomery, for he is as close a worker as
any of his clerks or carriers and his con-
duct of the office is certainly excellent.”
WaAT CouNcIiL Dip.—At the regular
session of council, Monday evening, every
member was present and the business that
was taken up was disposed of in the fol-
lowing order:
W. L. Malin appeared and asked council
to select a location for a pole, which the
Bell telephone company voluntarily in-
tends moving away from the corner of the
public building; the matter was referred to
the Street committee. M. Fauble and Dr.
E. 8S. Dorworth made requests that council
relay gutters in front of their properties on
east High, thie same having been torn out
when that street was being graded ; referred
to the Street committee for investigation.
J. Zeller’s request to have the alley at rear
of his property on Allegheny street cleaned
up was turned over to the Nuisance com-
mittee for investigation. J. Kline Wood-
ring submitted a draft of a proposed rail-
road siding from the B. N. and L. tracks
into the coal house at the water works; no
action was taken on the proposition.
Mr. Woodring estimated the cost of such
a siding at $600, including the trestle that
will be necessary to cross the overflow
stream at the spring. Inasmuch as John
Ardell has kindly given the right of way
through his lumber yards and offered to
permit connection with his siding it is be-
lieved that the expense will be considerably
under $600. Under the present system
coal has to be hauled in wagons, for which
a charge of 13 cts. per ton is made. As
they use about 100 tons per month at the
water works it will be seen that in a little
over four years the saving would be enough
to pay for the siding.
Under the reports of committees nothing
of importance developed. Solicitor Cham-
bers reported that he had looked into the
question of the arc light in the park, mid-
way between the court house and jail, and
found that the county commissioners re-
fused to pay for it, he, therefore, recom-
mended that council have it removed and
place an incandescent light on each side of
High street at the intersection of Penn.
He also recommended the opening of an
alley from east High to east Bishop, oppo-
site the Union cemetery, and reported un-
favorably on the opening of an alley from
east Curtin to east Beaver at rear of proper-
ty of Daniel Snyder. Council voted to sus-
tain the action of the solicitor on the last
report, but took no action on the other.
The only other business was hearing a
complaint of some citizens of east Curtin
street about a barb wire fence in front of
the property of Robert Valentine. They
declared it a nuisance and dangerous to
their person so council ruled that it should
be removed.
After approving the following bills ad-
journment was ordered:
Garlock Packing Co.............ccniivininiiioinins $ 6.90
H. B. Pontius clerk for May............ 12.50
T. H. Harter for borough statements.. 25.00
C. F. Cook, freight paid........ccoveunee 1.13
B. N. Kurtz & Bros., books 50
T. H. Harter, water receipts......c.ccceceeeeennnn 3.50
Street pay roll 163.00
Police pay roll 35.00
Water pay roll 64.25
8. K. Woodring, surveying... cceireeens 74.65
Fuel & Supply Co.........cccuu.en. 41.04
James Stickler, 2 police uniforms 50.00
Edison Electric light Co., lights 4.00
R. B. Taylor, coal for Undine Engine . .50
R. B. Taylor, coal for stone crusher .......... 5.75
8187.72
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INSPECTION OF Cos. B. AND M.—Not-
withstanding the inclement weather quite
a crowd gathered at the armory, corner of
Spring and Lamb streets, Wednesday even-
ing, to witness the annual inspection of
Co. B, 5th Reg. N. G. P. and Co. M, 21st
Reg. P. G. P.
Co. B was inspected first. The company
has not been in active organization since its
return from service but turned out fifty-six
men and four physician’s certificates, with
a full complement of officers just to show
Maj. Penny that they are here when
wanted.
Co. M was subjected to a rather severe
inspection and the forty-two men, with
their officers, all made a very creditable re-
port of themselves until it came to exe-
cuting the various evolutions. For some
unaccountable reason the company did not
manoeuvre with their accustomed precision,
consequently theiraction was a disappoint-
ment to themselves as well as to their
friends. This is not to say that it was bad,
but Bellefonte soldiers usually rank so
high in military excellence that it is a mat-
ter of disappointment to them when they
don’t reach the top notch rank.
Maj. Jno. P. Penny,of Pittsburg, inspec-
tor general of the 2nd Brig., made the in-
spection. He was accompanied by Lt. Col.
Elder, of the 5th Reg., Lewistown. The
State’s property and equipments were
found to he in splendid order.
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A FISHERMAN LOST IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Harry Harper, of Centre Hall, was fishing
in the Seven mountains, Tuesday, and dur-
ing the thunder storm toward evening he
became bewildered and lost his hearing.
He wandered up and down the mountains
the entire night, and did not find his quar-
ters at Pat Garrity’s until about seven
o'clock Wednesday morning.
The greater part of the night was spent
in search for him by his comrades. The
next morning the party started out again
to look for him, butjyoung Harper reached
camp shortly after their departure with
only six trout out of his catch of forty of
the day previous.
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——Hugh Jennings, captain of the
Brooklyn National league base ball team,
was after C. M. H. Atherton last week, but
failed to secure him, because the Wilkes-
barre management under which Charley is
playing this season declined to let him go.
He is from State College and is considered
the hest second baseman in the Atlantic
league.
——DMockel Snyder has bought a half in-
terest in John Runkle’s meat market in
Spring mills.
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——A cow owned by Samuel Walker
was killed on the Central about a half
mile west of Salona on Friday.
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——Buy your tickets for the glee club
quartette on the night of May 26th. It will
a benefit that should be patronized.
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——Geo. Rishel, a farmer in the vicinity
of Sober, this county, is the owner of a
flock of fifteen ewes that dropped twenty-
seven lambs this spring.
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—The first mail from Mill Hall to the
new post office recently established at
Floral, Bald Eagle township, Clinton
county, was carried Wednesday evening.
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——Two Washington attorneys are in
Lock Haven taking testimony on the claims
of mail carriers in that place for overtime
worked between the years 1890 and 1895.
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——This afternoon the first dual meet of
the Bucknell and State College track teams
will be held on Beaver field, at State College.
To-morrow afternoon the Bucknell and
State base hall teams will play at the Col-
lege.
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——The ladies of the U. B. church will
hold a festival and supper at Port Matilda,
afternoon and evening, of Decoration day.
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——Dr. James Conway, of Brookville,
preached in the Presbyterian church in
this place on Sunday morning and evening.
His sermons were able.
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—Rev. E. C. Houck, the Baptist min-
ister from Milesburg, will lead the young
men’s meeting in Association hall here on
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
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——The junior Christian Endeavorers, of
Milesburg, will hold a festival to-morrow,
Saturday, May 20th. It will be held in
he Bullock building and all are earnestly
requested to attend, as the proceeds will be
for the benefit of the Presbyterian church
tin that place.
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——The leading workers in the various
churches of Philipsburg have combined to
make a house to house canvas, of that town,
with a view to arousing interest among the
non church going people and to persuade
them to attend service of some kind.
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-——The first quarterly meeting for this
conference year will be held on Friday
and Sunday, in the Evangelical church.
Preaching services, on Friday evening at
7:30, quarterly conference afterward, and
on Sunday morning communion services,
to be continued in the evening. . Rev. S.
P. Remer, P.E. of Centre district, will
preach on Friday evening and Sunday
morning. You are cordially invited to at-
tend these services.
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——The installation of Rev. H. C. Salem,
as pastor of the Lutheran charge at Rebers-
burg, will be made on Sunday, May 21st.
In the morning at 10 a. m. the charge to
the pastor will be delivered by Prof. E. J.
Wolf, D. D., of Gettysburg. At 2:30 p.
m. the pastor will conduct regular services
at Brungart’s and at 7:30 p. m. the charge
to the people will be delivered by Rev. C.
L. McConnell, of Mifflinburg. The public
is cordially invited to attend any or all of
the services. Owing to the necessary ab-
sence of Rev. Salem on that date there will
be no service on the charge on Sunday,
May 28th.
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THE REFORMED CLASSIS AT BOALS-
BURG.—There was quite a large attendance
of the clergy and laymen at the sessions of
the West Susquehanna Classis of the Re-
formed church, at Boalsburg, recently.
The meeting began on Wednesday evening
with the opening sermon by Rev. T. Derr,
of Lock Haven, and ended with the ser-
mon by Rev. S. H. Isenberg, of Centre Hall,
on Sunday evening. There was a large at-
tendance at every session.
The first business session was held
Thursday morning. The organization was
effected by the election of Rev. M. L. Firor,
of Williamsport, president, Rev. Martin
Switzer, corresponding secretary, and Rev.
W. A. Haas, treasurer.
The president appointed the standing
committees for the year, with the following
chairman of each: Minutes of synod, Rev.
S. L. Whitmore; Overtures, Rev. T. Le-
van Bickle; Minutes of Classis, Rev. S. S.
Kohler; Licentiates and Ordination, Rev.
M. N. George; Finance, Rev. S. H. Isen-
berg; State of Religion, Rev. T. Derr; Mis-
sions, Rev. J. M. Runkle; Religious Serv-
ices, Rev. A. A Black. In the evening
the annual missionary meeting was held
which was addressed by Elder C. M. Bower,
of Bellefonte, and Dr. S. W. Callender, of
Mechanicsburg. Their subjects were
“Home Missions’’ and ‘‘Foreign Missions’’
respectively.
The principal business at Friday's session
was the election of delegates to the Penn-
sylvania synod of the Reformed church.
They are as follows, ministerial, Revs.
John L. Barnhart, W. A. Hassand A. A.
Black; elders, A. Lukenbach, W. T.
Frobhm and J. L. Ream. The various re-
ports read showed a flattering increase in
church work, membership and contribu-
tions. Inthe evening Rev. M. N. George
preached an eloquent sermon on: ‘The
Church.”
At Saturday's session the various com-
mittees presented their reports. The pre-
paratory sermon was preached on Saturday
afternoon by Rev. John L. Barnhart, of
West Milton, and Saturday night Rev. C.
L. Whitmore, of Mifflinburg, preached on
the “Young Peoples Societies’ Relation to
the Church.”
The communion sermon was preached
Sunday, at 10 o'clock, by Rev. M. L. Firor,
of Williamsport.
THE INDUTSRIAL OUTLOOK.—Last week
the WATCHMAN published such a careful
and accurate account of the late industrial
moves in the county that there is really
nothing of importance - left to tell you in
this issue. The fact has borne out our
statement. While all the other papers
have been jumping at conclusions for
months and publishing any sort of erratic
rumors the WATCHMAN remained discreet-
ly silent on the subject; preferring to say
nothing until it could say something relia-
ble. The result has been that when we did
publish our version it was full of the most
reliable news and has been complimented
so generally that we feel amply repaid for
the care that was taken to have it exactly
correct.
You will observe that the WATCHMAN
published the information about the nail
works, Curtins works, the Nittany valley
railroad and the Nittany valley mines a full
week ahead of any of the other papers in
the county, so that there is nothing further
to tell you than a few minor notes.
"ABOUT THE ORE MINES.
In talking to Supt. F. H. Clemson, of
the Bellefonte furnace company’s mines,
yesterday, he stated that work would have
been begun at Scotia that day had the ex-
tremely wet weather not prevented it. The
Scotia mines will be started with from 90
to 100 men on Monday morning. Ore ship-
ments will begin that day to the Empire
iron company at this place.
The mines at Red bank, Mattern’s, Grays-
dale and Nittany will not be put in opera-
tion for a few weeks as Scotia can furnish
all the ore that will be needed by the Em-
pire furnace and the Bellefonte furnace will
not be put in blast until the railroad con-
nection with the C. R. R. of Pa., tracks is
completed.
The three men who were talking about
operating the Nittany valley mines at Tay-
lor and Gatesburg have prepared their
proposition for the work and forwarded it
to Jones Wister, president of the Nittany
valley railroad.
THE FURNACES.
The Empire furnace is almost ready to
be put in blast, supplies are arriving daily
and the roof on the casting house and ele-
vator top is about completed yesterday fif-
teen cars of coke were received.
No work has been done at the Bellefonte
furnace plant yet. It is in such a good
condition that only a few days will be re-
quired to get it ready for the fires. It is
not the intention to start that plant’ until
the railroad is extended over from the C.
R. R. of Pa. tracks.
sion was begun Monday morning. Two
gangs of men numbering seventy under
Messrs. Gainsford and Hogue have been at
work there since Monday morning, so that
it will be pushed through as fast as the
weather will permit.
The officers of the Bellefonte furnace
company are:
J. W. Gephart, president’ and general
manager; John Reilly, vice-president; Wm.
H. Hollis, secretary and treasurer; Wm. J.
McHugh, assistant treasurer. Board of
directors—J. W. Gephart, Bellefonte; John
Reilly, Philadelphia; - Horace Dishrow
Reeve, Philadelphia; Charles M. Clement,
Sunbury; Thomas A. Shoemaker. Belle-
fonte.
The men who will probably operate
Curtins’s works are expected here to-day
or to-morrow to go down and inspect the
property.
——The new machinery for the Houser
springless lock factory is all in the build-
ing except the boiler and shafting. At
present skilled workmen are employed in
making the various models for the locks.
The managers are going along carefully
and in a short time it will be in operation.
——The offices of the Central railroad
Co. of Penna., are being removed from the
Arcade to the third floor of Temple Court.
The entire floor, nine rooms, :will be taken
by the railroad and the offices of the Belle-
fonte furnace company. The move was
made hecause of the fact that in the new
quarters much necessary vault room will
be acquired.
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LIEUTENANT DMCCASKEY TO GO TO
MANILA. — Lieut. Walter B. McCaskey,
well known in this place and at State Col-
lege, where he was a student, who married
Miss Edna McClellan, at Beech Creek, on
the 3rd inst., will go to Manila to be at-
tached to the 21st U. S. Inf. He is one of
the presidential appointeesto the regular
army from Pennsylvania and has been on
waiting orders at Columbus, Ohio, since
his appointment.
Lieut. McCaskey, has heen assigned to
the Twenty-first U. 8. infantry, in which
his brother, Edward McCaskey, isa cap-
tain. The regiment arrived at Manila on
Thursday and Lieut. MecCaskey, will soon
leave to join his command. The lieutenant
must have passed a high examination be-
fore receiving his commission, ‘ as he was
given his choice of entering the cavalry or
infantry branch of the service. Although
the former is considered higher than th-
infantry, he chose the latter when he found
that he could enter the Twenty-first, and
not only be with his brother, but see active
service, t00.
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— The Junior class of the Bellefonte
High school base ball team and a team
from the North ward building played a
game of ball on the meadow, Saturday af-
ternoon, the former having won by a score
of 31 to 6.
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— George Heisley, of Williamsport,
started on a 900 mile bicycle ride to Chica-
go, Wednesday morning. He thinks he
can make the run in nine days, which
would be three less than the record for the
trip between the two cities.
Work on the exten- |:
News Purely Personal.
—Kirk Tate, of Philipsburg, spent Sunday with
his mother in this place.
—Hon. and Mrs. J. P. Gephart are visiting
friends at Salona.
—J. A. and Mrs. Aiken returned from a visit to
Pittsburg and Beaver Falls yesterday morning.
—John P. Harris Jr., and Mrs. Harris, of Ty-
rone, were here to spend Sunday with John's
parents,
—Miss Mame Hamilton, of Howard street, is
away on a visit to friends in Washington and
Philadelphia.
—Edward R. Chambers Esq., attorney for the
Auditor General's department, has been away all
week attending to his duties in connection there-
with.
—Howard Curtin, only son of A. G. Curtin, of
Philadelphia, is down at Morris Furey’s on the
Burnside farm to spend the summer on account
of his health.
—MTr. and Mrs. J. C. Meyer are in Philadelphia
for the week. From there they went up to Allen-
town to attend the grand encampment of the
Pennsylvania I. O. O. F.
—Ross Anderson Hickok, of Harrisburg, who
had been the guest of his fiancee, Miss Helen
Hastings, since last Friday, left for his home on
Wednesday.
—John Kelly, Democrat and farmer, of Boggs
township, and rejoiced at the prospect of the old
Curtins works resuming, spent Thursday in town
on business. y
—The Misses Sarah and Linnie Benner have
returned from an extended visit to relatives in
Schenectady, N. Y., and Atlantic City. They ar-
rived home yesterday morning.
—Thomas Hunt, of Williamsport, for several
months connected with the Jenkins & Lingle ma-
chine shops in this place returned to his home in
he Lumber city on Wednesday
—Katharine Heinle, who has been in New York
with her cousin, Mrs. Walsh, since the death of
her mother, in March, returned home Saturday
with her father, Senator W. C. Heinle.
—Jos. L. Neff was up from Roland on Saturday.
The sale season being over Mr. Neff’s great voice
has gone back to natural again, though he uses it
just enough to keep in training all the time.
—P. R. R. agent here John I. Potter and Miss
Marguerite Potter, of east Linn street, his niece,
left for Chicago, Monday. They will be gone sev-
eral weeks which will be spent with relatives in
the Fair city.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Cowdrick started
back. to their home at Niagara Falls, Monday af-
ternoon, after a sojourn of several weeks in this
place. They had been called here by the illness
and death of Mrs. Cowdrick’s father, the late
John Garbrick.
—Oliver Whitmer, one of Morris’ boss carpen-
ters, left for Leroy, New York, Monday morning,
to superintend the building of a large trestle
that is necessary to get cars into the quarries
from which ballast is being taken at that place.
—Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Owens, of Mechanicsburg,
are intown on account of the serious illness of
their daughter, Mrs. John Bullock who wasin a
critical condition on Tuesday but is now very
much better.
—Among the representatives from Snow Shoe
who had business in Tyrone on Tuesday were
W. R. Haynes and George and Mr. and Mrs.
James Uzzle. Of course the wild west show had
nothing to do with their having selected Tuesday
as the day on which to make the trip.
—Rev. Dr. H. C. Holloway and Clement Dale
Esq., left for Gettysburg, Wednesday morning,
to be present at the meeting of the trustees of the
Lutheran theological seminary located there.
Both gentlemen are members of the board.
—Miss Mildred B. Smith, of east Bishop street,
spent Sunday with her sister in Tyrone. Miss
Myrtle Smith will dispose of her business in that
place ere long, as her engagement to a Philadel-
phia man has been announced, and will be mar-
ried early 1n the fall.
—Dr. Lee B. Woodcock is in town and will re-
main here until the first of June. He has just
severed his connection with the resident staff of
the Methodist hospital in Philadelphia and will
visit his mother here for a few weeks, before
taking up other work.
—Col. Coburn, accompanied by Mrs. Coburn and
Mrs. Evelyn Rodgers, went to Norristown, Tues-
day, to attend the funeral of Franklin Showers
who was killed in the terrible railroad wreck at
Exeter last Friday night. Mrs. Showers is a
sister of Mrs. Coburn and Mrs. Rodgers.
—Mrs. Franklyn Ernest with her son, Franklyn
Jr., of Mifflinburg, were in town for several
days visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Malin, on east Howard street. Mrs. Ernest is a
daughter of Geo. Shoch Esq., a prominent Union
county newspaper man and politician.
—F. B. Gill, vice president of the Standard Scale
and Supply Co. Ltd., after spending several days
visiting his partners, William and Edgar Burn-
side, in this place, and looking over the extensive
improvements that are being made out at the
works, returned t» his home in Pittsburg, Tues-
day afternoon.
—Rev. Geo. I. Brown, rector of St. John's
Episcopal church in this place and Col. W. Fred
Reynolds left for Wilkesbarre, on Tuesday. They
were attending the diocesan convention in that
city. Mrs. Brown is away, also; having gone to
her home in Connecticut to be present at the
wedding of her sister.
—Mr. and Mrs. George H. Smull have taken
apartments at the Brockerhoff house with the in-
tention of becoming residents of Bellefonte for a
while, at least. They have been loath to leave
their charming home at Rebersburg, but Mr.
Smull’s rapidly growing business as agent of the
New York Life Ins. Co. has made it necessary for
him to locate in a place where better railroad
facilities are to be had. We trust that they will
be so well pleased with Bellefonte that they will
make the town their permanent abode.
—Mrs. Charles Pyle, of Atlantie City, is in town,
called here because of the serious illness of her
sister, Miss Jennie Morgan, who has been very
near death’s door with a complication of troubles.
She had a cold which terminated in congestion of
the stomach and lungs and a few days ago iu was
thought she had suffered a slight stroke of
paralysis. Her condition yesterday was slightly
improved and hopes are now entertained for her
recovery. Overwork as a trained nurse is aserib-
ed as the cause of her illness.
—Among the many Bellefonters who went up to
Tyrone, Tuesday morning, to see Buffalo Bill's
wild west show were: Daniel Garman and Mrs.
Mary Schreyer, postmaster W. W. Montgomery,
deputy sheriff Harry Jackson, E. T. Burnside, H,
P. Harris, Dr. J. E. Ward and his boys Arthur
and Norman, Earl Aiken, Willis Sellers, Chas.
Larimer, Harry Stevens, Maurice Jackson, A.
Baum, Randolph Hoy, Harold Lingle, Hugh
Crider, Jas. McNichol, Harry Robb, Chas. Long-
acre, Kline Woodring, Paul Sheffer, Will Me-
Calmont, Edward Rine, Robert F. Hunter, Mrs.
Harry Williams and Miss Sara Gessner.
—The Rev. Arthur Howard Noll, rector of the
Episcopal parish at Somerville, Tenn., will soon
visit his relative Emanuel Noll, of north Alle-
gheny street, this place. His coming will be
doubly opportune for while his real purpose is to
look up the branches of the Noll tree in this coun-
ty he will officiate in St. John's church here on
Sunday, June 4th and 11th, when Rev. Brown is
off on his vacation. He is secretary of the diocesan
convention now in session at Chattanooga, Tenn.,
author of a history of Mexico, historian of the
diocese of Tenn., and has just lately been elected
a member of the New Jersey historical society.
'| as guests,
ET ER RO. EE I EE I A A BARK SRA IRA,
—Hon. William P. Hastings, of Milton, was in
town yesterday, having come up to call on sever-
al of his friends and unfortunately some of them
were away. Mr. Hastings is a member of the Mil-
ton printing company and is one of the best
known newspaper men in the State. Being in-
terested in the public schools of Milton he called
on A. Riest Rutt, their superintendent-elect. It
was his first visit to Bellefonte, which seemed
to us a little strange, especially since his grand-
father, Thomas Hastings, kept tavern in this place
in the early days and was sheriff of Centre coun-
ty in 1824 and a member of the Legislature in 27
and '28,
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“SHOWMEN WHO ARE COURTEOUS.'’—
The great Wallace show is noted for noth-
ing more than it is for its courteous treat-
ment of patrons. Once they have paid
their money and passed inside the mam-
moth stretch of canvas, they are regarded
and are treated as such. All
questions are politely answered and parents
can make the menagerie a good schooling
for thechildren. Well informed attendants
are constantly present to discuss the habits
and natures of the many wild creatures
which have been collected from all lands
and seas of the globe. Everything possible
is done to make the show both instructive
and entertaining. At Bellefonte, Monday,
May 29th.
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——Jerry E. Stine has taken first honors
in the class of ’99 at” the Bellefonte High
school and will be the valedictorian.
Miss Helen E. Musser won second honors
and will deliver the salutatory. The J. C.
Meyer prize of $10 for the best original
essay was awarded to Miss Eulalia Wil-
liams. The Junior oratorical contest will
be held at Garman’s opera house Wednes-
day evening, May 31st, and the commence-
ment exercises will be the day following.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Following is the
list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk, G. W. Rumberger, dur-
ing the past week:
W. P. Franell, of Patton township, and
Sarah Dawson, of Halfmoon township.
Chas. P. Garbrick and Mary J. Beck,
both of Spring township.
John L. Markley, of Snow Shoe, and
Myrtle E. Shirk, of Runville, Pa.
John H. Dorman, of Nittany, and Ella
Treaster, of Lamar. :
Wm. Harvey Wert and Della E. Kern,
both of Coburn.
Joseph L. Underwood and Nora Iddings,
both of Union township.
Stiff Nagg and Rosa Karoly,
Clarence.
Geo. W. Harper and Angie Barto, both
of Ferguson: township.
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——John D. Rumberger, agent of the C.
R. R. of Pa., at Salona, will move to Belle-
fonte to take the position of agent at the
station here. Mr. L. T. Munson will re-
sign that position to accept that of chief
accountant of the Bellefonte furnace com-
pany. William McClelland will also give
up his place at the Central station to take
a better one at the furnace.
both of
——Governor and Mrs. Hastings have
announced the engagement of their eldest
daughter, Helen Rankin Hastings, to Ross
Anderson Hickok, of Harrisburg. Mr.
Hickok is a son of the late W. O. Hickok,
the large machinery manufacturer of Har-
risburg.
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——The engagement of Miss Mary Wood-
en Jackson to Mr. Borches, of Knoxville,
Tenn., has been announced. Miss Jackson
is a sister of Mrs. W. F. Reeder, of this
place, and she has made her home here
since the death of her father, the late Mor-
decai Jackson, of Berwick.
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——The engagement of Mr. James R.
Hughes, assistant principal of the Belle-
fonte Academy, to Miss Mary Green, a
daughter of F. Potts Green, of east Linn
street, was announced on Saturday.
——Peter Mendis, Bellefonte’s junk
dealer, has been married to Miss Lytie D.
' Andrea, oft Williamsport, and we hope their
life together will be a very happy and use-
ful one.
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Rev. Geo. King, of Mileshurg, united
Charles Garbrick, of Nigh bank, and Miss
Jessie Beck, of Axe Mann, in marriage,
last Thursday evening.
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——AIll purchases must be paid for at
the time of delivery in order to get the
benefit of our premiums.
MONTGOMERY & Co.
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——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 T4@1434
« _No. 2 70@70%
Corn —Yellow... 4134
¢ Mixed 3134@38
Oats........ fisssnsss 32@35
Flour— Winter, 2.10@2.30
¢« _Penna. Roller.. 3.00@3.20
+ __Favorite Brands.. 4,15@4.25
Rye Flour Per Br'l......... at 3.15
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1....... 12@13
e te Mixed * 1... 10.50
SETRW. cio cessasstsirstsivssainssnses sravuseassssers 7.00@9.00
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the PueNix MiLrineg Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
press:
Red Wheat, Old........ccennnereeiiiinnnnnnenaiinnsseanans
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 PUR I i aL
OnionS....eeeereeesssne .
Eggs, per dozen 10
Lard, per pound... 7
Country Shoulders 6
Sides..... 6
Hams.... 10
Tallow, per pound. 3
Butter, per pound...cccceesssscimnsensssassssssanns 15