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Demorraii lato
Bellefonte, Pa., May 4, 1900.
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he writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
Philipsburg is to have a street fair
during the week beginning July 8th.
Wilson Gephart is’ playing short
stop on the Princeton Freshman base-ball
team.
——Former Governor D. H. Hastings
will deliver the Memorial address at Beech
Creek this year.
——Dickinson and State will play base
ball on Beaver field at State College this
afternoon.
——At eight o’clock on Sunday morn-
ing the peried of forty hours devotion will
begin in St. John’s Catholic church.
——The addition which Dr. M. A. Kirk
is building to his home on west High street
is being pushed along very rapidly.
E. I. Walker, of Mileshurg, has
been granted an increase of pension. In
the future he will get $3 per month.
——J. Mitchell Cunningham has given
up his position in the Waple hotel in Ty-
rone and is back home again.
——On last Sunday the Rebersburg
Sunday schools raised a fund of over $100
to send to the famine sufferers in India.
The Bellefonte Academy base-ball
team went to Lock Haven on Saturday and
was defeated by the Normal school team of
that place by the score of 17 to 14.
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, of this
diocese , will administer the sacrament of
confirmation to a class in St. John’s Lpis-
copal church on the evening of May 10th.
The lines of the Commercial tele-
phone are to be extended from Mill Hall to
Beech Creek, Eagleville and Monument.
They are now about completing their line
to Snow Shoe.
— — Harry Cele, a Linden Hall hoy, fell
into Cedar creek one day last week and
would have drowned had not his sister
Annie plunged into the water, shoulder
deep, and rescued him.
-—=Abel Campbell,. of Austin, Potter
county, writes that he expects to he here
to celebrate the county centennial with his
old neighbors and friends. Come on, and
we will show you a glorious time.
The crowded condition of our
columns last week made the omission of
the court proceedings necessary. They
will be found on page 2 of this issue, in
connection with the proceedings of this
week.
——The Bellefonte shirt factory resumed
operations on Monday morning, under the
new management. The button-holers and
stitchers cannot begin until latter, when a
stock of work has been gotten ready for
them. Success to the enterprise.
—— Bellefonte lodge No. 253, I. O. O. F.,
returned from Renovo late last Thursday
night very much pleased with the frater-
nal excursion to the district meeting in
that place. A number of members from
other lodges in the county went along on |
the special train chartered by Bellefonte
lodge.
Antonio Canto, an Italian Jaborer in
the McCalmont quarries was arrested by
chief Montgomery, on Tuesday morning,
charged with having drawn a revolver on
Antonio Rosskosko and threatening to kill
him. He was committed to jail for 1 hear-
ing before justice Keichline.
—— Susan Frain, a 15 year old girl who
had been living with a family by the name
of Wilkins, at Linden Hall, for several
years, disappeared one day last week ina
rather mysterious manner. She waited
until all the occupants were out of the
house then departed, leaving a note stat-
ing that she was going to her home at
Sober. A message from there several days
later was to the effect that she had not
arrived.
—— The story to the effect that the iron
furnaces in Bellefonte are going to use
anthracite coal, because of their inability
to get coke, is entirely without foundation.
President J. W. Gephart says that the
Bellefonte furnace has all the coke that it
can use contracted for and that the rumor
probably started because the Empire peo-
ple use a little anthracite coal when they
resumed after the recent suspension for the
purpose of cleaning out flues.
——A defective flue set fire to the house
«on the Jacob Bottorf farm. near Lemont,
fast Friday afternoon and it was totally
destroyed, with most of its contents. If
was one of the historic land marks of that
section and its loss is of more than mere
monetary value. Mr. Hall Bottorf occupi-
ed the property and but few of bis gocds
were saved. Insurance for $800 is carried
in the Centre Hall company but that
amount won’t half cover the loss.
—— Mr. George Miller, the active and
industrious constable of Spring township,
requests us to return his thanks to the
farmers and others in his township who
rendered such efficient service in fighting
the fires that were raging along Nittany
mountain the early part of the week.
Through the aid of these unselfish citizens,
many hundreds of acres of woodland was
saved from destruction and the losses by
fire in that township will be small, as com-
pared with others, where the residents re-
fuse to take a hand in extinguishing them
be cause it is not their individual property
that is threatened. Mr. Miller deserves
oredit, as well as every man who volunteer-
ed to assist him.
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THE EMPIRE FURNACE TO CLOSE FOR
RELINING.— Various significant moves that
have been made at the Empire Iron and
Steel Co’s. plant in this place within the
last few days have given rise to many ru-
mors concerning the business condition at
that plant, chief among which has been
one to the effect that the Empire people
contemplate throwing up their lease of the
property. This, naturally created specula-
tion as to what was to become of it and as
president J. Wesley Gephart, of the Belle-
fonte furnace, was seen looking the place
over on Tuesday it at once became current
that his corporation was going to take the
Empire and operate it in conjunction with
the Bellefonte furnace.
The WATCHMAN has made an investiga-
tion of the rumor aud is able to make the
following statement.
Some time ago the Empire people were
ready to make such a transfer as has heen
suggested, but the Bellefonte furnace peo-
ple were then tco uncertain about their
own plant to assume an additional one.
The working of the Empire has been so un-
satisfactory of late that relining of the
stack has become absolutely necessary and
as soon as the stock on hand is consumed it
will be put out of blast for that purpose.
During the idleness of five or six weeks
necessitated by the work the Empire peo-
ple had to make some provision for the con-
sumption of their lake ores being delivered
under this year’s contract and accomplish-
ed this by a sale to the Bellefonte furnace.
And it was probably for that reason that
Mr. Gephart was out there on Tuesday.
So far as a transfer of the lease is con-
cerned there is absolutely nomove in that
direction being made at this time.
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ProBABLY ONLY A RUMOR.—It is prob-
ably only a rumor but the matter referred
to is one that, if it should become a reality,
would be such a great improvement to the
Bald Eagle Valley railroad property: that
we give it publicity here.
Several business men of the town who
travel a great deal and to whom five min-
utes of time are often extremely valuable
were talking, a few evenings ago, about the
millions of dollars that are being spent on
improvements along the main line of the
Pennsylvania railroad. They were of one
opinion on the assumption that that cor-
poration seems to have no limit of means to
expend when it comes to the matter of pub-
lic safety or clipping off a few minutes in
running time between points where travel
is heaviest. And along this line one of the
gentlemen remarked that he had heard of
an improvement right near home that was
being cont emplated.
When asked what it was he detailed the
following : “The rain track of the B. E.
V. and the branch to the Bellefonte are to
be connected, west of the station at Miles-
burg, thus completing a Y at that point
and enabling trains west from Lock Haven
and trains east from Bellefonte to run right
on through Milesburg without stopping to
change the engine from one end to the oth-
er. This would effect a saving of about five
minutes in the schedule of trains, hoth east
and west,and would involve such a trifling
expense that it is looked upon as quite pos-
sible of accomplishment.
We don’t know what Supt. Blair thinks
of it, or whether he has even given the mat-
ter a moment’s thought, but here is a sug-
gestion that is a goed one and would be
right in line with the Pennsy’s policy of
improving its properties, wherever practica-
ble.
Of course the change would necessitate
the moving of the Mileshurg station toa
point in the apex of the Y extending to-
wards Bellefonte.
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IT 1s NOW SERGEANT SCHOFIELD.—In a
letter under date of Salona, March 8th,
1900, Edward Schofield, a son of Hon.
James Schofield, of this place, apprises his
parents of his promotion to the rank of
Asst. Com. Serg. of the 16th Reg. Ini. now
on service in the Philippines.
He stated that they have just completed
a march of over 500 miles, but expect to
remain at Salona for some time. The vil-
lage is described as being very prettily
located in the heart of the mountains and
as Ed is assistant commissary sergeant his
work is altogether among groceries, etc and
lasts only from 8 a. m. until 11 a. m.,
with no other duties during the day and
Sunday off entirely, so he writes that he is
really beginning to enjoy life there.
Writing of the Bellefonte boys who are
in the Philippines Id. says he has heard
from Will Runkle and met Frank Koch a
few days ago. The latteris attached to the
22nd Inf. He says there is considerable
sickness with fever in the regiment now
and that the tribe of Filipinos among
which they are quartered wear no more
clothes than rings in their noses, and
that they make war with hows and
arrows.
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AMATEUR HIGHWAYMEN IN PHILIPS-
BURG.— Lewis Elliott, of Black Moshan-
non, visited Philipsburg on Monday and
was not long in getting more canvas to the
wind than he had ballast for and towards
evening he was induced to take a walk by
Charley Waple, a 19 year old boy, and
Lo’? Jones, a colored companion.
They strolled out toward the Centre
street ball grounds in that place, where
some little boys found Elliot moaning
piteously several hours later. He said he
had been knocked down and robbed of $21
and as Waple and Jones had been scen
with him they were arrested. The money
heing found on them they confessed and
were held under $500 bail each for their
appearance at court here on the charge of
highway robbery.
Cap’t. Simler brought them to jail in
this place on Wednesday afternoon.
——LEvery one of the sixteen beds in the
Lock Haven hospital is full.
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——E. P. Jones, of Port Matilda, has
been admitted to the Soldiers’ home at
Dayton, Ohio. He wasa member of Co.
H, 148th P. V. during the civil war.
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——Rev. Dr. D. S. Monroe was re-elect-
ed secretary of the General Conference of
the Methodist church now in session in
Chicago, on Tuesday, by acclamation.
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The Philipsburg Ledger says that
“F. K. Lukenbach is improving his pretty
home on south Centre street, by removing
the front fence ard grading and sodding the
yard.”
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——Rev. Edgar Eugene Brooks, of
Trinity Episcopal church in Tyrone, ex-
changed pulpits with Rev. Geo. I. Brown,
rector of St. John’s in this place last Sun-
day.
——The Philipsburg Methodists have fit-
ted up the old Hoover, Hughes & Co.,
planing mill in that place in which to wor-
ship during the remodeling of their church
building.
——James Clark, of Beech Creek bor-
ough, was sworn into office as justice of
the peace on Monday and when he com-
pletes the term he will have served forty
consecutive years in that capacity.
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——DRev. M. L. Smyser, presiding elder
of this district of the Methodist church,
has decided to make Bellefonte his head
quarters and has rented one of Mrs. N. D.
Orbison’s new houses on Curtin street.
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——Congress has passed a special act
granting a pension of $40 per month to
W. T. Loveland, of Lamar, who has been
confined to his bed for the past five years
with rheumatic gout. He had been receiv-
ing $17 per month.
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——Amoung the Princeton students who
we notice, have been appointed to the Senior
section of the thesis course in English his-
tory is C. A. McClure, eldest son of Jas. I.
McClure, of this place. Charley’s name is
mentioned first among the lot, which in-
dica tes that that is his relative class stand-
Ww
ing.
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——Sheriff Brungard went to Philips
burg, Wednesday afternoon, and issued
two exccutions on 8. C. McAllister, pro-
prietor of the Continental hotel in that
place. One for $1,450 and the other for
$1,000. The sheriff left former associate
judge C. A. Faulkner in charge of the
house until the time of sale.
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——The United Brethren church at the
corner of High and Thomas streets has
been repainted on the outside and touched
up within and will be re-opened with spe-
cial services on the 6th. Presiding elders
of the former pastors of the church Revs.
Emenhizer, Blackburn, Shaw, Hummel
and Miller are expected. @
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——C(learfield wants to vote on the
question of increasing the borough debt
$7,000 for the purpose of buying a fire
engine and building a lotk-up. While we
couldn’t spare either one of our engines
we could give our sister town a bargain in
a lock-up. Having apparently no use for
ours Mayor Blanchard might sell it and
realize enough to hire a boy to pick the
paper up off the street.
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——Clement Hartman, a retired Phil-
adelphia merchant, injured himself while
fishing for trout back of Howard, on Sat-
urday, in a very peculiar way. His line
became fastened on a tree over his head
and he climbed up onto a reck to unfasten
it. While doing so he slipped and fell,
headlong, into the stream below. The fall
rendered him unconscious and he was
found, covered with hlood,half an hour lat-
er, but fortunately his head was out of wa-
ter and he was not drowned. He was able
to «o home Saturday night.
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——Mr. Clifton Mallory, impressario, is
here and has completed arrangements for
the production of his rural comedy-drama
‘““Vermont’’ by local talent. It is quite
probable that it will be put on at Gar-
man’s on the evenings of May 24th and
25th, under the patronage of Gregg post
and for the benefit of the monument fund.
“Vermont’’ has been produced at Phil-
ipsburg and DuBois recently and is spoken
of quite flatteringly by the press of those
towns. It involves a speaking cast of
twelve characters and one hundred and
four others for the spectacular features
that are introduced during the progress of
the play.
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——~Col. W. R. Teller, whose return
from Cuba about ten days ago was a cli-
matic change of too great severity for his
health, was able to be out on the streets
on Wednesday. He had been confined to
the house, at Jno. M. Dale’s, with a very
bad cold, butis so much improved now
that in a few days he expects to be able to
leave for New York. Col. Teller is the
American representative of the Peale, Pea-
cock & Kerr Coal Co., in Cuba and during
his sojourn on the island has learned fo
like it very much, aside from the loneliness
of the life there for one who has not mas-
tered the Spanish language. He states
that Hon. J. N. Casanova is regarded as
one of the most influential men on the
island and if the Conservatives should win
at the coming election he will probably he
given one of the highest civil offices. The
Colonel is of the opinion that conditions
would become more chaotic than ever
should the United States troops be with-
drawn, yet neither the Spanish nor the
Cubans seem to think annexation would
afford them relief or be the proper pro-
cedure.
A REMINISCENCE OF THE EARLY DAYS
IN CENTRE CoUNTY Courts.—Col. T. B.
Jamison, of Spring Mills, was in town on
Monday and his presence brought up a dis-
cussion on the question of jury duties.
Few of the coterie of gentlemen with whom
he was talking knew that the Colonel had
had one of the most interesting experi-
ences in that line of any man in the coun-
ty today. The present court makes his
fourteenth week of service in that direction,
but while some of them were freighted with
important cases none compare with the first
one he was ever on. It was tried during
the April term of 1865. Col. Jamison was
then just a little over 21 years old and was
the fiftieth man called in the attempt to
get a jury for the trial of the famous murder
case cf William Gaines. He was accepted
and was the eighth man to step into the
box out of the half hundred examined.
When the panel had been completed it de-
veloped that there were three Jamisons on
the jury. All brothers. They were I. F.
Jamison, who died a short time ago and
was the oldest public school teacher in the
county; Samuel, who died a few years after
the famous trial ; and T. B., who is still
looking hearty in his fifty-ninth year,
though a little broken up as a result of the
runaway accident he had last winter.
The Gaines murder case was first called
on January 10th, 1864, in the Clinton coun-
ty courts, where William Gaines was
charged with baving murdered his brother
Robert on the 13th of July of the preceed-
ing year. The trial lasted elven days and
the accused man was convicted. A motion
fora new trial was at once made, but re-
fused. Later, a writ of error was sued out
in the Supreme court of Pennsylvania, the
judgment of the lower court reversed and a
new trial ordered. The Legislature grant-
ed a change of venue and the trial was car-
ried to the courts of this county.
Though the means for disseminating the
news in those days were not as comprehen-
sive as they are now the case had already
attracted wide spread interest, which was
focused on Bellefonte when it was called
at the Aprilterm in 1865. Judge Linn
was on the bench; Jas. H. Lipton, of
Downs, Kansas, was the prothonotary
tichard Conley was sheriff; H. Y. Stitzer
was his deputy and Bartrim Galbraith and
Steele Parsons were the tipstaves appointed
by the court to guard the jury during the
trial.
As might have been expected it was hard
to get a jury after the murder had heen so
generally discussed, but after the exami-
nation of fifty-odd talesmen the following
men were sworn. F. F. Jamison, John
Copenhaver, Daniel Warnts, Sampson
Glossner, Jacob Snavely, John Weaver,
William E. Johnston, Samuel Jamison,
John S. Loneberger, M. L. Gill, Philip B.
Kephart and Thomas Jamison. Before the
trial started Judge Linn instructed the jury-
men to attend to any urgent business they
might have on hand, for they were likely
to be detained for quite a while. The trial
lasted exactly seven days. It was begun
on April 26th and ended with an acquittal
on May 2nd.
During its progress the jurors were en-
tertained by the sheriff in the old jail and
after each session of court, morning, after-
noon and evening, they had to indi-
vidually subscribe to an oath to talk to no
one or receive no communications. This
strict ban of secrecy that was thrown
about them resulted very sorrowfully for
one fellow who tried to break through it.
Sampson Glossner was a young farmer who
had induced his father to take care of his
stock while he was here at court. One even-
ing during his son’s absence the old gentle-.
man went to bed in his usual good health,
but was dead when the family went to
wake him in the morning. Of course a
courier was immediately dispatched to
Bellefonte to apprise the son of his father’s
death, but the judge and lawyers, learning
of the fact, frightened the news bearer
away. They knew that Glossner could not
be excused and realized the information
would be exceptionally hard to bear under
such prohibitive circumstances. At noon,
however, another appeared and was sup-
pressed, but after the evening session a
third stationed himself up near the jail and
shouted, as the jurors were solemnly filing
in for the night: ‘‘Sampson Glossner,
your father was found dead in bed this
morning.”” The sad news almost caused
Sampson’s collapse, but he had to stay and
the informer was pnt to jail ; a procedure
that might have a very salutary effect on
some too willing tale bearers of to-day.
John H. Orvis and Gen’l. Jas. A. Beav-
er were the attorneys for Gaines; while dis-
trict attorneys Deise, of Clinton county,
and Durbam, of Centre, represented the
Commonwealth. The judge delivered his
charge in two hours and the jury was out
the same length of time; returning with
the verdict of ‘‘not guilty.”
In this connection it is interesting to
note that though Orvis was then only 30
years old and Beaver 27 they were entrust-
ed with a case of such gravity and import-
ance.
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THE CONCERT To-NIGHT.—If you would
enjoy a good hearty laugh and some real
old songs do not miss The Old Folk’s Con-
cert, to-night, at F. W. Crider’s on Linn
street. It is for the benefit of the Aid So-
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal church,
hut singers of all creeds are taking part
and the treasure boxes of half the homes
in the town have been plundered in order
that the costumes be as quaint and old-
fashioned as possible. Musically, it prom-
ises to be enjoyable, as well as entertaining,
for while it is the older people’s night the
voices have been carefully selected and the
program is varied and attractive. Admis-
sion 25 cents.
News Purely Personal.
—Chas. T. Noll, of Clearfield, was in town on
Wednesday.
—Miss Esther Gray, of Buffalo run,
town doing some shopping on Monday.
was in
—Mrs. W. H. Musser, of this place, spent Sun-
day with the family of Dr. Woods, in Pine Grove.
—Deputy postmaster Austin Brew is in Pitts-
burg spending a few days with his father, H. C.
Brew.
—Miss Sarah Meek returned home, Wednesday,
from Philadelphia where she has been for the last
three weeks.
—Mrs. F. H. Clemson, of Scotia, was in town
last Friday ; the guest of Miss Jennie Irwin, on
Spring street.
—B. F. Kister, a prominent Democrat of Mill-
heim, was in town on Monday and Tuesday serv-
ing as a juror.
—Mrs. Mary Cunningham. of this place, was
visiting friends at Linden Hall during the fore-
part of the week.
—Miss Margaret Cassidy, of Canton, Ohio, is
visiting at the home of Col. and Mrs. Geo. A.
Bayard, of Spring street.
—Mrs. Mary Butts, of north Allegheny street,
left for Philadelphia, on Tuesday, for a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. W. F. Reber, of that city.
—Fred Hosterman, of Millheim, was in town
yesterday to purchase a horse. He was looking
at a very fine animal that the Beezers have for
sale.
—Alex (+0 Morris Jr. sailed for Hamburg, Ger-
many, on Saturday afternoon, tobe gone three
months. While away he will visit the Paris ex-
position.
—NMrs. J. I. Spangler and her family arrived
from Philadelphia, on Wednesday, and have re-
opened their home on north Allegheny street for
the summer.
—Mr. and Mrs. William Howley returned from
their wedding tour on Saturday evening and are
making their home with the groom’s parents on
Bishop street.
—Mrs. John M. Bullock and her family of cute
little girls left for her parents’ home in Mechan-
icsburg yesterday morning. They expect to
be gone most of the summer.
—DMiss Adaline Lyon, a daughter of W. A. Lyon,
of this place, has gone to Plainfield, N. J., to visit
her sister, Mrs. Clair Williams. While there she
expects to study stenography.
—J. Irwin Underwood, whom most people know
as “Doe,” once a soldier new an operator on the
P. & E., came home Friday afternoon for a day’s
visit with his parents and friends here.
—DMiss Gertrude Crawford, of Coleville, was a
pleasant caller at this office on Wednesday after-
noon. She wasin town doing the family shop-
ping, whichis part of her home duties.
—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kurtz Jr., of Centre Hall,
were in town the fore part of the week. Fred was
serving as a juror and Mrs. Kurtz put in the time
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Harter.
—Msr. George Weaver, a prominent Miles town
ship farmer, was an arrival in town, on Tuesday,
and is visiting at the home of William Harper, on
Thomas street. He will remain until this atter-
noon.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Finkbinder were in Wil-
liamsport on Friday, where they were attending
the funeral of Mr. Finkbinder’'s mother, Mrs, C.
Barbara Finkbinder, who died and was buried in
that city.
—DMrs. John Powers returned from New York,
Monday evening, where she had spent the winter
with Mrs, M. J. Brown, at 146 West 68th street.
She will open her home in this place for the
summer.
—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Borches, in whose
honor a number of dinners and gayeties have been
given during their visit of two weeks here with
Mrs. W. F. Reeder, will leave for their home in
Knoxville, Tenn., this morning.
—Ri. Rev. J. H. Shanahan, bishop of the Har-
risburg diocese of the Catholic church, spent
Monday night as the guest of Rev. P. McArdle at
the parish house on Bishop street. On Tuesday
the eminent stranger went to Snow Shoe to visit
the church there.
—DMiss Sophy S. Rockey, of Hublersburg, spent
Wednesday evening with friends in this place,
having come up to bid farewell to her brother-in-
law, Mr. Alexander, who had spent the greater
part of the winter with them and left for his
home yesterday morning.
—Andrew Knisely, looking about as dapper as
any boy Bellefonte ever claimed, was here on
Monday and Tuesday visiting his father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Knisely. Andrew
is located in Shamokin now, where he is manag-
ing quite a large Cufe.
—Mrs. Louise Harris and her daughter Eleanor,
of north Allegheny street, returned from a week’s
visit in Williamsport on Monday. Mrs. Archie
Allison and her daughter Catharine returned
home the same day; having been to the Lumber
city to spend Sunday.
—Rev. R. H. Stine was in town last Friday for a
few hours on hiis way home to Fairview, Lycom-
ing county, where he is now stationed. He had
been up Buffalo run visiting his brother-in-law,
Agnew Sellers, and other relatives at his old
home.
—Our old friend Michael Sennet, of Runville,
was in town on Saturday and had a sad story to
tell of the great destructicn that is being done to
the forests out there by fire. Mr. Sennet is of the
opinion that most of these fires could be averted,
if people would not be so careless.
—Daniel Taylor, of Fillmore, was in town for a
little while on Saturday and reported that he has
never been busier in his life than he has been
this spring. His specialty is gardening and some
of the prettiest places along the Buffalo run have
been made so by his artistic hand.
—George Williams was down from Port Ma-
tilda on Saturday looking after some business
matters and while here attended to a little for his
friend J. A. Ebberts, of Martha Furnace. The
principal part of the latter was to pay Mr. Eb-
bert’s paper in advance and secure to him the
advantage of our $1 rate.
—Mrs. Thomas Caldwell returned from Phila-
delphia Saturday evening; having fully recovered
from the operation she underwent in a hospital
in that city. Mrs, Frank Waltz will be brought
home probably to-morrow. Her operation was
more serious, but she is recovering very nicely
from it. Frank went down after her on Wednes-
day afternoon.
—Mrs. Austin Swisher, of Julian, and her
daughter Mrs. Cyrus Hunter, of Stormstown, were
among the throng of Tuesday shoppers in town.
Mrs. Hunter had just returned from a trip to
Pittsburg and was looking exceptionally well.
Her mother, Mrs. Swisher, is a remarkably young
looking woman to have children grown up, but
she has the knack of saving herself many a care
by looking on the bright side of all dilemmas.
—-Henry Wilcox, the veteran contractor of
Philipsburg, and Jno. J. Wayne, the young
Democratic leader in Rush township, were in
town on Monday and Tuesday doing duty; as
jurors. Henry happened to be on the ground
when the writer shot a 25lb wild turkey two
years ago and whenever he gets over in this di-
rection he makes our life miserable by threats of
divulging the particulars of the shooting. Of
course we wouldn't care if the public did know it,
but the slaughter was so terrific that we prefer
not to have the nerves of the tender hearted
shocked by the details of that turkey killing
Jno. Wayne found a little time between his jury.
services to talk some politics with his friends
here.
RE-OPENING OF THE U. B. CHURCH.—
The United Brethren church, which has
been closed for the past five weeks, because
of the extensive repairs which have been
put upon it, both inside and out, will be
opened for service on Sunday, May 6th.
The first service will be at 10:30 a.m.
Rev. W. W. Williamson, of Altoona First
church, will preach the sermon; assisted by
the following ministers : Rev. G. W. Sher-
rick, presiding elder, of Tyrone; Rev. J. F.
Tallhelm, of Julian; Rev. B. J. Hummel,
of Runville; Rev. G. W. Eminhizer, of
Scottdale; Rev. C. C. Miller, of Bellwood;
and Rev. W. H. Blackburn, of Johnstown
is also expected.
The second service will be at 2:30 p. m.
This will be in the form of a Sabbath school
rally. There will be short addresses by
the above ministers. All the children are
especially invited to this service.
Third service at 7:30 p. m., Rev. Will-
iamson will preach the sermon. All mem-
bers and friends of the church who have
children and desire them baptized will
bring them to this service, and they will
be baptized by Rev. G. W. Sherrick, pre-
siding elder.
We give a hearty invitation to the peo-
ple of Bellefonte and vicinity to be present
at one, or-all of these services.
ALLEN RHEN, Pastor.
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WANTS $10,000 oR THE FELLOW.—Miss
Annie Walker, whose home is near Snow
Shoe, has brought a $10,000 breach of
promise suit against Arthur Scarborough,
of Jersey Shore, who has just returned
from the tour celebrating his marriage to
Miss Edith Sonn, of Hazleton.
Miss Walker met Scarborough four years
ago and their acquaintance soon ripened
into love and a proposal to marry—so she
says. About January 1st she came to her
home in this county to get ready for the
wedding, which was set for Jan. 25th, and
while there received regular letters from her
betrothed until the day they were to have
been married, when she got the last one.
Not hearing from him for sometime after-
ward she went to Jersey Shore, where she
learned he had a new sweetheart in the
person of Miss Sonn, who was visiting
friends there. After his marriage to her
on April 11th, Miss Walker put her case
in the hands of Messrs. Reilly and Shale
and unless a settlement is effected some
interesting developments are expected in
her suit for $10,000 damages.
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS OF INTEREST
TO CENTRE COUNTY LITIGANTS.—On Tues-
day quite a number of decisions by the Su-
preme court were made public and among
them we find the following affecting Cen-
tre county litigants.
Potter administrator, vs. Union Central
Life Insurance Company, c. p., Centre.
Judgment affirmed. This decision secures
to the Potters the verdict of $1865.00 award -
ed them by the lower court.
Fox vs. the Pennsylvania Railroad Com-
pany, c. p, Centre. Judgment affirmed.
This decision precludes the possibility of
Mrs. Fox ever being able to recover for the
loss of her husband’s life.
Rothrock, administrator, vs. Rothrock,
jr., c. p., Centre. Judgment affirmed.
Frost and Fairer Exrs., vs. Bush, ec. p.,
Centre; decree affirmed and appeal dismiss-
ed at the cost of the appellants. This case
had been in the courts a very long time and
involved property in the Bush estate esti-
mated to he worth $75,000, among which
was the Bush house and Arcade.
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——Sumner Miller, a son of ’Squire J.
H. Miller, of Rock Springs, recently went
to Pittsburg in search of employment and,
failing in that, he enlisted in the regular
army for three year’s service in Cuba. He
was one of the young teachers up in Fergu-
son and will be missed by his associates, as
well as at home.
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——Work is being pushed rapidly on
the Millheim knitting factory and Mr.
Harrison, the manager, says they will be
turning out hosiery by May 15th.
Announcement.
We are authorized to announce J. W. Kepler,
of Ferguson township, as a candidate for the
nomination for Assembly; subject to the decision
of the Democratic county convention.*
We are authorized to announce J. H. Wetzel,
of Bellefonte, as a candidate of the Legislature
subject to the decision of the Democratic county
convention.
We are authorized to announce Robt. M. Foste
as a candidate for Legislature subject to the decis-
ion of the Democratic County Convention.
We are authorized to announce John W. Con-
ley, of Potter township, as a candidate for Assem-
bly, subject to the decision of the Democratic
county convention. :
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wh eat—Red ..... T2@T5
¢ —No. 2 60 e@T215
Corn —Yellow 47
¢« Mixed. 42@ 4514
Oats.cocriseernn 314@31
Flour— Winter, Per Br'l..
¢ —Penna. Roller......
+ Favorite Brands 3.80@3.95
Rye Flour Per Bril......cv... Ww 3.15@3.40
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1....15.50@18.50
Wl fe £* Mixed * 1...... 15.50@17.00
BUIAW. ccc it sir rriioreiecrisrstuntsrcis srsracsrarivein 9.00@15.50
2.35@2.50
3.20@3.30
Bellefonte Grain Market.
. Corrected weekly by the Pnasix MiuLing Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Tess :
ed wheat, ............ iw 70
Rye, per bushel.... 40
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 46
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 46
Oats, per bushel, new .. 28
Barley, per bushel.......cc.ccceicniiennnrinsnnnnnisnnns 40
Ground Plaster, per ton 8 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel .......c.cccocieiesiniinninnns 2
Cloverseed, per bushel. $4 00 to $6 00
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel . 40
Ouions abecs fn 70
s, per dozen
Hy per pound... 7
Country Shoulders.. 7
Sides.... 6to7
Hams... 10
Tallow, per pound... 3
Butter, per pound....... 20