Demoruaic fac Bellefonte, Pa., July 28, 1899. smE——— CorrEsPON DENTS.—No communications pub ished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. er ——— THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——The Millheim band will probably enter the contest at Hecla park on August 24th. ——Fred Blanchard has registered as a law student in the office of Beaver and Dale. ——One of Edward K. Rhoads’ delivery horses died on Sunday of lock jaw caused by a stone bruise. ——The Logan and Undine fire com- panies will attend the firemen’s conven- tion in Tyrone on August 10th and 11th. The engagement has been announced of Miss Carrie McGaffey, only daughter of George W. McGaftey, of Philipsburg, and John Fryberger, of that place. ——Hiram Thompson, at State College, will hereafter draw a pension of $8.00 per month. Mrs. Caroline Rider, of Coleville, has also been granted a pension of $12.00 per month. —— Charley Else, James Wright and Claud Smith, of Milesburg, and Charley McClure, of Spring street, are having a good time down along Bald Eagle creek near Howard camping and picnicking. ——The corner stone of the new Meth- odist church at Sandy Ridge was laid Sun- day afternoon in the presence of a number of persons. Dr. D. S. Monroe, presiding elder of the district conducted, the services. —The first widow of the war with Spain in this section of the State to be granted a pension is Mrs. Christina E. Price, of Lock Haven. Her husband was a member of company B, Twelfth regiment. Her voucher was prepared Saturday for $106 and an annual pension of $12 per month. ——The Logan engine company has just completed arrangements for holding their annnal picnic. It will be held at Hunter's Park on Wednesday, August 23rd, and while none of the details have yet been worked up the public can rest assured that a great event will be the result of the plans that are forming. Last Saturday the band wagon that was to convey the Millheim band from that place to Kreamerville was standing in the Square at Millheim when the pole horses jerked and ran the tongue into the heels of the leaders. The tail of one of the leaders became fastened in the hook on the end of the tongue and there was quite an excitement for awhile. ——The Misses Annie and Nora Gray gave a lawn fete at their home at Grays- dale, on Wednesday afternoon, that came near outrivalling the famous Bradley baby shows at Asbury Park. There were fifteen infants there, most of them being the pre- cious offspring of some branch of the Gray family, and it tock nineteen older folks to keep the little ches in order. ——The first of the three mid-summer dances for which the young men of the town have issued invitations will be given this evening in the Armory. The patron- esses are Mis. John Ardell, Mrs. Mary F. Blanchard. Mrs. George L. Potter, Mrs. A. Q. Furst, Mrs. Isaac Mitchell, Mrs. George F. Harris, Mrs. James R. Harris and Mrs. Atwood. Chappel’s orchestra of Willian:s- port will furnish the music. ——George, the 10 year old son of Frank Beckwith who lives near Mt. Pleasant, above Port Matilda, had one of his legs torn off at the ankle by a mowing machine a few days ago. He was standing in front of the machine which Robert Reese was driving, when the horses started suddenly and before the boy could get out of the way the knives struck him with the above terrible result. He was taken to the Cot- tage hospital in Philipsburg for treatment. George B. Snyder, of State College, has been elected second assistant principal of the Lock Haven High school. Although a native of Blanchard he really belongs to State College, where he residers with his sister Mrs. Robert Foster, and from where he was graduated in 1895 with the distine- tion of being the youngest in the class of forty, as well as the prize man in mathemat- ics. He is clever, energetic and thorough- ly worthy and his record as a school teach- er won him the Lock Haven position on the first ballot. ——Monday morning at 4 o'clock the residence of George Rider at Coleville was discovered to be on fire and in a very short time was completely destroyed. No one seems to know how the fire originated but with the help.of the neighbors most of the furniture was rescued and the adjoining property, owned by E. E. Ardery, saved. Mr. Rider’s estimates his loss at $300 which is covered by insurance. This is the second time that the family have been burned out in the last two years. They have been rather unfortunate. ——You can talk about your gardeners and your gardens as much as you please but we will put up Gottlieb Haag at the head of the list as long as his garden on Bishop street looks and bears as it does. It is a sight worth seeing with not a weed to be found in it and the vegetables showing plainly the care and attention he gives them. Tuesday be brought us a heautiful ripe tomato, which weighed oue pound and two gunces and it is not the largest one he has gathered this year by a good deal. It is of the same variety that he gathered bushels last year ranging in weight from two pounds and nine ounces to one pound ‘THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION * —It was a full house, an orderly crowd and a very submissive and undemonstrative body of delegates that made up the Hast- ings convention on Tuesday last. Very many of those present were curious Demo- crats who attended, thinking there might be some fun on hand; a goodly number were sorely disappointed and downecast Repub- licans, while the balance was made up of curiosity seekers and the fellows who came to put on the new collar that hereafter must be worn by those whom the local boss will recognize as Republicans. All together the delegate portion of the crowd was a listless, lifeless body of men, who looked and acted as if the fire had been burned out of them with the bad whisky that flowed in such profusion while the campaign lasted, and whose hopes seemed to go down as the opportunity to demand and receive money for the work they were expected to do passed away. They took their orders, however, without any kicking, and even when the chairman of the convention violated all rules and precedents, by declaring a motion to amend the resolutions out of order, there was not enough of independence in the whole lot to enlist a feeble protest. Taken as a whclz, while it was an ordinary and decent con- vention, its lack of enthusiasm, its cut and dry proceedings and the want of interest shown in making the nominees, gave evi- dence of being as hopeless a body of men as ever met to do another man’s bidding. It was about eleven o’clock when the del- egates began to assemble. It was nearly twelve when chairman Gray and his secre- tary Thomas Mitchell completed the roll of delegates and then to prepare the conven- tion for what was to come, tickets bearing the compliments of his ex-Excellency and insuring a free dinner at any of the hotels were publicly passed around. To their credit, be it said, a number of the Quay del- egates refused the petty bribe and conclud- ed that if necessary they would rather go hungry than eat from the hands of him who had smitten their master. Immediately after this exhibition of lib- erality on the part of the expectant future boss a motion was made that the convention proceed to the nomination of a candidate for chairman and that ‘‘that unequaled politi‘ cian, that prolific distributer of the ‘‘real thing’’ our distinguished leader Governor Hastings,’ be chosen for the position. There was no opposition manifested and the ex- Governor took the chair and started the work by thanking the delegates for the honor, and promising to make them a speech after they had finished the work he had map- ped out for them. His private secretary, Thomas Mitchell, was made reading secre- tary and M. A. Elder, of Philipsburg, and Samuel Boop, of Spring township, tellers. It was at this point that the first and only enthusiasm for, or appreciation, of the work beibg done took place, and that was when the big ex-Governor, imitating his former friend and boss, QUAY, at the last state convention, took off his coat and ex- posed a partially soiled shirt, over which more delegates applauded than found voice of approval for any other act or expression of the convention. From this it was easy to understand what high motives moved these men (?) what patriotic (?) purpose they were panting to accomplish. When the Governor, in making his promised speech at the close of the proceedings, re- ferred to the necessity of reform, there was not a whimper; when he appealed to them to be loyal to the State and county organi- zation, they were as quietasthe grave. But the sight of the dispenser of the‘ ‘real thing,’ the occupant of the ‘‘mansion,” whose portals they are only expected to pass when he has orders to give them, pulling off his coat stirred the depth of their appreciation and met with such an approval as nothing else did. We wondered if he would take off more of his clothes how much louder the applause would be; and wondered again if it wasn’t because he was getting closer to his pocket book each time he un- clothed himself that warmed the enthus- iasm of the fellows who had come there through its instrumentality. This scene didn’t last long, however, and the chairman announced he was ready to proceed with the business. Immediately nods were passed from the chairman to several of the delegates, which resulted in bringing D.G. Stuart, of Burnside, to his feet who offered a resolution, that had been given him, fixing the order of business. This was accepted when delegate Emerick, of State College, offered another resolution, whieh the chairman ordered the clerk to read, but after examining it hastily changed his mind and ordered that it be referred to the committee on resolutions. At that time there was no committee on resolu- tions, and the convention had adopted no such proceeding, but it submitted and the resolution was quietly buried, for the time, in this way. It was a resolution en- dorsing the administration of Governor Stone. Next a committee on resolutions was named consisting of J. W. Smith, of How- ard, chairman; L. 8. Bricker, of Harris township; C. D. Cadwallader, of Union- ville borough; John Gumsallus, of Snow Shoe, and John B. Harris, of Walker. To the chairman was confided a type written copy of resolutions which had been prepared out at the Governor’s mansion the day before, and from or to which neither a word was taken or added by the committee. Although the convention di- rector had already decided that all resolu- tions would be referred to the commitee on resolutions, Frank Williams, of this place, at this stage of the proceedings, offered a motion to that effect, which was adopted. For delegates to the state convention the and six ounces apiece. pames of S. H. Williams, of Bellefonte, ‘the State at arg mane and unse John Gowland, of Philipsburg, S. B. Mil- ler, of Bellefonte, and Dr. J. W. Dunwiddie, of Philipsburg, were placed before the con- vention. The former two were the anti- Quay delegates; the latter the Quay aspi- rants. The first and only ballot resulted as follows: WHINE... vis rsisissninnnsersin £8 Gowland.... 5 Miller .... . 2 Dunwiddie . 22 For sheriff there were but two candidates named: Henry Lowery, of Bellefonte, and Jacob S. Herman, of College. D. H. Ruhl, of Gregg, who was an aspirant, having heen ‘‘fixed’’ with a promise, the fulfillment of which depends upon the re- sult of the election and is sure to prove a stumbling block in the way of Mr. Herman ever getting into the office, did not allow his name to be presented, and threw his delegates to Herman. The ballot re- sulted: HePman .....i.......cuuninmhiioiivasiosem 50 Lowery... For treasurer, a position that no Repub- lican is going to come within 800 votes of getting, and which no other fellow imagin- ed he had a chance to get, the empty honor of being nominated was conferred on John K. Thompson, of Philipshurg. As to who should get the trouncing the register nominee 1s soon to get, the matter was decided in favor of Jas. B. Strohm, of Centre Hill, over J. E. Rickard, of Rush, by a vote of 66 to 26. Nelson E. Robh,of Walker, who is now re- ceiving the emoluments of the commission- er’s clerkship, was thought the proper per- son to offer as a political sacrifice, in the effort to get control of the Recorder’s office, and he got the distinction, and that’s about all he will get, without opposition. To weaken the ticket most effectually and to insure its defeat beyond any doubt, the two old commissioners were put upon the ticket again, but one new name being presented, that of Geo. W. Scholl, of Col- lege. The ballot showed as follows: Riddle ........ Fisher... Scholl.... Yarnell For county auditor, Archey Allison of Gregg; E. H. Williams. of Huston; H. P. Shipley, of Unionville, and W. E. Tate, of Patton, were presented. The vote stood: AlSOWm... ili ini din, KE} For coroner the contest was between Dr. S. G. Coon, of Patton, and Dr. P. W. Leit- zell, of Gregg; the later winning by a vote of 47 to 45. Col. Reeder, the late law partner of Gov- ernor Hastings and his assistant Attorney General, while at Harrisburg; the man who has made more trouble for the Quay people in the county than any one else, was chosen as chairman for 1900 by accla- mation. The Quay delegates not voting. This ended the ticket making and the practical work of the convention, except the rubbing it into the other fellows which was done by the resolutions, they being re- ported exactly as worded by the ex-Gover- nor, and adopted just as reported. An ef- fort to amend, made by delegate Emerick, of College, by adding the following: ‘‘Re- solved that we endorse the wise, pa- triotic and business like administra- tion of Governor Stone,’”’ was ruled out of order, and whiie Mr. Emerick was read- ing it the chairman kept hammering the desk and hollowing ‘‘You are out of order,”’ “Sit down down,” etc., in order to keep the audience from knowing what he was putting his foot down on. The resolutions which follow were adopted but not by a unanimous vote. All the Quay men and a large part of the au- dience voting ‘‘no.”” It is but fair to the Governor’s modesty to say that while the resolutions so fulsomely setting forth his virtues were being read, he turned his face half to the audience and tried to hide his bashful blushes behind a fan. The proceedings terminated with a short speech by the chairman in which he slop- ped over considerable in personal thanks; threatening to defeat the Democracy of the county; wipe up the floor of the State with tne scamps who are riotously living on the funds stolen from the State Treasury and public charities, and promised great things for the future of the Republican party when he gets at its head. We, the Republicans of Centre county in con- vention assembled, hereby reaffirm our adher- ence to the principles and traditions of our party. We heartily endorse the brilliant administra- tion of President McKinley, and commend his patriotic, wise and successful conduct of affairs during the crucial period through which the Country has recently passed in its war with Spain. The accession of new domains, and the exten- sion of our trade and commerce, mark an era in our history and in our party. We regard it as the duty of the whole people to uphold the policy and strengthen the hands and Sarpeses of President McKinley at all times, and we pledge our indi- vidual support to that end. As a fitting recogni- tion of his masterly achievements we heartily en- dorse his re-election for a second term. We view with gratification the administration of our distinguished fellow citizen, Governor Daniel H. Hastings. We approve his fearless and unceasing efforts to protect the State Treas- ury against political raiders and Machine Jobbers, We applaud his exposure of the padded pay rolls and Indemnity Bond, and his wise use of the veto ower at all times in the interest of the people. We commed his observance of, and strict regard for constitutional mandate and statute law re- gardless of partisan demand, as well as his con- cern for the varied institutions of the Common- wealth, educational, charitable and penal. ' His devotion to the interests of the volunteer soldiers of our State, whose every movement was under his watchful eye, was fully exemplified in his organ- ization of State Hospital trains for the relief of the fever-stricken:in the Camps in the South, and we are deeply grateful with our fellow citizens of e, who shared with us these hu- a%h ministrations. We congratulate the people of Pennsylvania upon the splendid patriotism exhibited by their sons in responding to the call for troops. And we felicitate these sons as defenders of the flag and soldiers in the cause of humanity on the record that they have made, which will ever stand among the highest for valor and devotion, a proud heritage of our Commonwealth for all the years to come. We deprecate the reduction of the public school appropriation as unnecessary and unjusti- fiable. Our public schools are the SAfapuald of the nation. The cutting down of the fund for their support means reduced salaries for teachers, a shorter school term, which is an injustice to the children, or increased taxation for the citizen. In conclusion, we pledge our earnest support J the ticket nominated by this Convention to- ay. Bia ' ‘have all been made and the material that LIGHTNING’S WORK.—The storm that | passed us by entirely last Thursday after- noon treated Lock Haven and vicinity to a series of frightening experiences which will not be forgotten soon. A house on Third street was struck by lightning and only saved from entire destruction by the efforts of the agent of the insurance company in which the house was insured. He happen- ed tohe there at the time, leaving the policy, and immediately ran to the attic and extinguished the flames the lightning had started. The bolt of lightning struck the chimney, ran down the rafters to the spouting to the lower story, jumped into the dining room, ran into the pantry where it upset the dishes and broke some of them and flew out through the weatherboarding. Along its track in the house, it burned the paper and tore off the weatherboarding. On the attic the rafters were badly splint- ered. At Flemington a bolt struck the house occupied by Mr. Curven, tore off the weath- erboarding, blistered the paper and loosen- ed the plaster. No one was in the house at the time." The barn on the farm of D. W. Clark below Eagleville, was struck by lightning, and the building with the sea- son’s crops, several sheds, and farm imple- ments were destroyed. About sixty loads of hay were burned. The live stock was saved. The loss is placed at $1,500. This is the third time that the barn on the same site has been struck by lightning and destroyed. A large shed, ahout twenty-five feet dis- tant from the building, and, which con- tained about 100 bushels of shelled corn was struck and ignited simultaneously with the barn. Mrs. James Bechtol, her son, and a young man named Charles Wantz, all of whom reside near the Clark barn, were on a berrying expedition. While taking shelter under a tree, the lightning struck a tree a short distance away. The tree, a green pine sapling, burned to the ground. The women and the two young men were rendered unconseioas. A herd of about thirty cows, owned by H. M. Heard, near Salona, was standing in the field. Lightning struck one of the cows, a fine Jersey valued at fifty dollars, which was standing ‘on the outside of the herd and killed it instantly. re INDUSTRIAL NoTes.—The fires in the Bellefonte furnace were lighted at 6 o'clock on Monday morning and already the plant that had been idle since 1890 is turning out hundreds of tons of iron. Miss Elizabeth Gephart, daughter of J. W. Gephart Esq., general manager of the company, applied the torch and as the flames'shot up through the great furnace their roar was momentar- ily drowned by the cheering of the crowd that had gathered to witness the last act of putting into blast such an important in- dustrial enterprise. The latest information is to the effect that éverything is working nicely out at the plant, though a breakdown of the hoisting engine on the elevator, on Wed- nesday afternoon, gave the management some temporary troubles. The fourth run of iron was made yesterday afternoon. The charter for the Eagle iron company was granted at the state department at Harrisburg on Monday. The capital of the corporation is $20,000. A full account of it has already been published in this paper. The Houser springless lock company is at last ready to begin the manufacture of locks. The expensive and tedious dies was so hard to procure, owing to the short- age in the iron market, has all been housed at the works and now all that is needed are orders. A. G. Morris has begun work on a great enlargement of the capacity of his lime kilns about this place. A new and long time contract to furnish lime for the acety- lene gas plant at Niagara Falls has made it necessary to erect fifteen more kilns at once. Ten will be located at Armor’s Gap and five on Buffalo ran. Their daily out- put will be nine cars, which is only half of the amount needed by the Niagara concern and if Mr. Morris can land the balance of the order fifteen additional kilns will be built. >oo— ANOTHER NIGHT IN BOHEMIA.—*‘Smok- ers’’ around at the Logan engine house, on Howard street, are becoming quite as fre- quent as the changes of the moon and con- trary to the usual belief that frequent rep- etition takes away the edge of such tart functions the more they have the more pop- ular they become and the more elaborate the lay out. On Tuesday night the Logans had their engine room, on the first floor of the en- gine house, ablaze with lights that scintil- lated in the dishes and glassware that cov- ered the large table. One hundred and fifty guests were seated and the ebullient spirits of the party were brightened by the flow of many waters and wit that was enough to convulse a cigar Indian. Mitch Cunningham was caterer for the ‘‘spread’’ and that is a guarante of its excellence. He always serves to the Logans’ taste and as they are fast becoming epicureans of such functions it is little wonder ‘that the invited guests were delighted. The speakers who, responded to toasts that were proposed by Hugh S. Taylor, the master of ceremonies for the evening, were Col. Wilbur F. Reeder, Col. William C. Heinle, J. Calvin Meyer Esq., mayor Frank Naginey, Hon. James Schofield, prothonotary M. I. Gardner, H. C. Quigley Esq. and others. Christy Smith’s Undine orchestra was there to furnish music and George Bayard contributed several vocal numbers. News Purely Personal. —Miss Mary Cardon, of Clearfield, is the guest of Miss Roberta Noll. —Miss Rebecca Lyon was at Tyrone Tuesday visiting Miss Morris and her guest Miss Annie Stewart. —DMiss Ruby Hale, of Lancaster, is visiting at the Andrews home, corner of Allegheny and How- ard steets. —Herman Holtz went to Chattanooga, Tenn., last Friday to see his sister Mrs. Samuel Geismar, who is seriously ill. —Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Elliot, of Beaver Falls, are visiting at the home of J. A. Aikens, on the corner of Allegheny and Bishop streets, —Mrs. Henry Lowery, of east Logan street, and two of her children left Wednesday to visit her mother at Ford City in Armstrong county. —Gregg Curtin is home to enjoy his vacation from Wilmerding, Pittsburg, where he is employ- ed in the Westinghouse electrical company. —On Monday Mrs. James McClain and her daughter Mary, returned to their home in Spangler after an enjoyable visit with their friends here. —Richard Taylor has severed his connection with the Steam Heat company and gone to Pitts burg to work in a big plumbing establishment. —John Brachbill, who has been in Curwensville for more than a year working in the tannery there, is home to stay and learn to be a machinist. —DMr. and Mrs. T. H. Harter, Charley Kurtz and George R. Meek got home, Wednesday, from their four weeks trip through Oregon, Washington and Canada. —Mr. and Mrs. Robert Valentine came up from Baltimore, Md., Saturday, to spend the balance of the summer with their friends and at the Bush Hote. —DMiss Annie Clark, who has been visiting at the home of William Blair, in Lock Haven, for a number of weeks, returned to her home up Buffalo Run this week. —Walter Bush has resigned his clerkship in Shuey’s grocery store preparatory to learning the jewelry trade. He left Monday for a short visit at his home in York. —DMrs. C. M. Bower went down to Rebersburg, Monday morning, to attend the funeral of Rev. Wm. M. Landis who died on Thursday of pa- ralysis while visiting there. —Miss Eleanor Mitchell went to Hollidaysburg vesterday to help receive at a reception that is to be given in the assembly room of the Seminary there this evening. —Misses Lizzie and Lillie Garret, of east Bishop street, left Wednesday morning for Harrisburg to ‘visit the Misses Wilkinson. Before return- ing home they will spend a week in Altoona. —Among the excursionists, who left for Atlantic City yesterday morning by the Pennsylvania railroad, were Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Irvin and sr and Rev. Dr. Laurie and his daughter Miss Jessie. —Mr. and Mrs. Harry Geary, of Lock Haven, were guests at the Laurie home on Spring street over Sunday. At their wedding, on June 22nd, at Millersburg, J. Malcolm Laurie was one of the ushers. —DMiss Ollie Mitchell, the efficient stenographer in J. M. Dale's office, has gone to Chautauqua and Niagara Falls, for a months vacation. She started Monday and will be accompanied by friends from Pittsburg. —Frank K. Lukenbach, cashier of the First National bank in Philipsburg, Mrs. Lukenbach and their two children, Katharine and Richard, have been in town for a week visiting at the home of his parents on Willowbani street. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Dale, with Virginia and Jack and their nurse; left yesterday morning for a two weeks stay at Atlantic City. Col. W. R. Teller, of Washington, D. C., and Miss Margery Knowls, of Richmond, Va., will be with them while they are there. —*“Like father like son,” for when a man like Daniel Wieland, of Linden Hall, raises a large family of sons, they will know this old adage to be a golden one, and his son F. E. Wieland is of our opinion, for we had the pleasure of a call on Saturday and placing him on our list of new sub- seribers, —Hezekiah Hoy, of Benner township, came in to see us the other day and make our hearts glad ‘with his generosity. He, no doubt, thought this the safest plan tor an indulgent grandfather, as when his many grandchildren, who so love to spend their summers at his pleasant tarm, arrive there could be no golden lining left in his pociets, even for the dispenser of news. —Mr. Joseph Gilliland of Lock Haven, a former resident of Three Runs, Clearfield county, and one of the most reliable business men and intelli- gent democrats in this section of the state, was in town on Tuesday closing up his settlement of the Haynes estate in Snow Shoe. Mu. Gilliland thinks of finally settling in this county, and in such an even tour people will give him a hearty welcome. —John Bradley, who is now employed at the Baldwin Locomotive works in Philadelphia and a friend from Punxsutawney, employed at the same place, are spending a week of their vaca- tion at Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bradley's, John’s par- ents on Spring street. Three other visitors at the Bradley home are George P. Bible and his two daughters Helen and Dorothy Bible, of Strouds- burg. —Mrs. Anna C. Woodcock left yesterday for a two week’s stay at Asbury Park, N. J., where her son, Dr. Lee B. Woodcock, is now visiting. Dr. Woodcock is going to Vienna for a year’s study and practice in the hospitals there and ex- pects to sail from New York on the 8th of Aug- ust. Mrs, Woodcock was accompanied by Mary Harris Weaver and Martha Schroeder, now of Philadelphia, will also be one of the party. —Edward B. Rankin; who came up from his work in the Insurance Department in Harrisburg last week to help Billy Hillibish, Tom Mitchell and other Hastings’ employees to pull the West ward through, returned to his home Monday. Edward's experience at the capitol has evidently led him to believe there is money in the insur- ance business for as soon as his lease on his pres- ent job expires, he is going to embark as a district agent for the Union Mutual Life Insurance Co. —Tuesday was a great day for the Republicans, almost as great as for the Democrats most of whom ostensibly had important (?) business in town—that of seeing how the victorious Republi: cans distributed their illy gotten favors and how the conquered ones enjoyed this distribution. It was great fun, was it not, Mr. Tanyer, and well worth a trip from Howard? We are glad you re- membered your old friends in the WArcHMAN of- fice as in the moneyed sheen of Mr. Hastings’ presence, many have been unable to remember what their convictions ever have been or should be. —Oftentimes inheritors are surprised to find their money hath taken wings in the executors hands but the people of Snow Shoe and vicinity have had different experiences, for mindful of Dryden's, “Put out thy principal into honest hands,” they kept Joseph Gilliland busy while he lived among them. For years he successfully ran a large general merchandise store at Potters- dale, which he sold shortly ago to move to Lock Haven, but is now thinking of buying back the old place at Centre Hill. He is a son of David Gilliland, one of the staunchest old Democrats in Centre county who made good Democrats out of all his sons, 1t is always a great pleasure to have a visit from such men and we hope Joseph will soon repeat the call he made upon us on the 24th. 4 A HoME WEDDING.— Quietly and with- out the least ostentation was the celebra- tion of the marriage of Miss Beulah Myrtle Smith and Thomas F. G. Seixas, of Phila- delphia, on Wednesday noon, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, on east Bishop street. The house was beautified with ferns and sweet peas and Rev. Dr. Laurie, of the Presbyterian church, performed the ceremony. Between twenty-five and thirty guests were present and the bridal party was quite distinguished looking. The bride, who is tall and slender and rather dark was gowned in white French nainsook and car- ried a bouquet of Brides roses. She was given away by her father and attended by her sister, Miss Mildred, as maid of honor, whose frock was also of white mull and who carried pink roses. Miss Mildred Seixas, daughter of the groom, was flower girl and carried a great bunch of sweet peas on her entrance into the reception room. A wedding breakfast was served at the conclusion of the ceremony and congratu- lations. Mr. and Mrs. Seixas departed on the 1:42 train on their wedding journey and to the station they were accompanied by many of the guests who added lots of rice and decorations to their baggage. Their home will be in Philadelphia, where ithe groom is a silk buyer for one of the large retail stores. The guests from a distance were Mrs. Margaret Seixas, the groom’s mother, Mil- dred and Raymond Seixas, his children, Mrs. James P. Kinney, Dr. H. Brooker Mills, Misses Gertrude Reese, Cora Day and Elizabeth Patterson, all of Philadel- phia; Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wooden, Miss Ada Wooden, Miss Alice Holmes, Mrs. Charles Wooden, and Miss Annie Etzler, of Tyrone. es ——Matthew R. Beck, a well known printer of Lock Haven and Lillie A. Baney of this place, were married at the Reformed parsonage on Tuesday evening by Rev. Derr. They are now visiting the bride’s parents on Willowbank street and will lo- cate at Punxsutawney. sa ——DMiss Barbara Gessner, daughter of Mrs. Anna Gessner, is to be married on Tuesday morning, August 8th, to Lewis Batt, of Punxsutawney. The marriage is to be celebrated in St. John’s Catholic church. ——Miss Myrtle Miller and Edward R. Parsons were married at the home of the brides mother, in the rooms over McCal- mont’s store, on Wednesday evening, by the Rev. Dr. Stephens of the Methodist church. Or een BENEFIT CoMPANY M.—The members of Co. M have arranged for a biograph en- tertainment, to be given in the Armory on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 1st and 2nd. Among the many scenes that will be shown is the charge of the 10th Pennsylvania at Manila and the burning of the hotel Wind- sor. In connection with the biograph will be heard Edison’s latest improved concert grand phonograph. S——r eee ——Ask your grocer for our flour. “‘Finest’’ and ‘‘Fancy Patent’’ brands lead all others.—Pheenix Milling Co. Unclaimed Letters. The following letters remain in the Bellefonte P. O., uncalled for July 27th, 1899. Manning Harrison, H. Johnsonbaugh, Jack Kelley, C. W. Martz, Mary Stover, William Saxon, H. Smith, John Waite. W..W. Mo~nrcoMery, P. DM. Philadelphia Mariets. The following - are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Wheat—Red.........ce..oo. oe 12H @T2Y «No, 2. C84 @ 081, Corn —Yellow 3615@37 *¢ —Mixed. 35@34Y4 OLS... ve usssenssiessizisess — 28@32 Flour— Winter, Per Br’i. 2.25@ 2.50 ¢ —Penna. Roller.. 3.00@3.15 *¢ —Favorite Brands.. 4,30@4.50 Rye Flour Per Brl.......ccc..ceceuent Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1. fe. ® $5 Mixed fl, Straw... lida dean a 3.00 7.00@9.59 Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by the Puenix Miuine Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes press: Red Wheat, old 70 Red wheat, new. 65 Rye, per bushel..... 40 Corn, shelled, per bushel 35 Corn, ears, per bushel... 30 Oats, per bushel, new 25 Barley, per bushel....... 40 Ground Plaster, per ton. 8 50 Buckwheat, per bushel cic iiiiiiniininns 25 Cioverseed, per bushel. $3 00 to $5 0C Bellefonte Proauce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel mew i .....covciiinie vessunens ~~ 50 Onions........oessenss } Eggs, per dozen. 10 Lard, per pound. 1 Country Shoulde 6 Sides.. 6 Hams. 10 Tallow, per pound.: 3 Butter, per pound, 15 The Democratic Watchman. Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte, Pa., at $1.50 per annum is pei 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 : SPACE OCCUPIED | 3m om | 1y One inch (12 lines this type.... $5 (88 [810 Two inches........ Furkit 7110] 15 Three inches.... 10115! 20 Quarter Column (5 in 12 {20 | 30 alf Column (10 jnches) 20 | 85 | 65 One Column (20 inches). 35 | 65 | 100 Advertisements in special column 25 per cent. additional. J Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions.......... 20 cts. Each additional insertion, per line «Sots, Local notices, per line... ...20 cts. Business notices, per line... .cccciianiiniine 110 Cts, Job Printing o Sverviing done with neatnes and dispatch. The WarcamAN 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
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