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Bellefonte, Pa., June 29, 1900.
CorrESPONDENTS.—NO communications pub
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
he writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
NO PAPER NEXT WEEK.
In accordance with our regular cusiom
there will be no issue of the WATCHMAN
next week. It will be our mid-summer,
Fourth of July, holiday and all hands will
take a rest. During the suspension some
improvements will be made in the press
rooms of the office, which, it is hoped, will
relieve us from the trouble we have expe-
rienced with floods in the past.
The laying off at Christmas and Fourth
of July by some country printers is said to
be an old fogy idea, but the WATCHMAN
is not ashamed to be called an old fogy in
this direction, since it contributes so much
to the pleasure of its employees, who work
so faithfully at all other times.
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——The Philipsburg ministers have
taken action against Sunday funerals.
——The rains on Tuesday evening and
early Wednesday morning were God-sends
to this community.
——The C. R. R. of Pa. station at the
foot of Lamb street is being freshened up
with a coat of new paint.
——The ‘‘Good Templars’ broke camp
on Tuesday morning and left the head
waters of Fishing creek and their friends in
‘‘Sugar-walley’’ for another year.
——M:. Elmer Williams, the young
theological student, is soliciting for the
centenirial souvenir which Mallory & Tay-
lor will issue next month.
While helping to move some iron at
the Bellefonte furnace on Tuesday Lewis
Casselberry had one of his feet badly
crushed. A piece of the metal fell on it.
——- The railioad schedules in the WATCH-
MAN have been corrected in accordance
with the latest orders of the railroad com-
panies and can be relied on as being correct.
—=While doing some shopping in Joseph's
store, Monday morning, Miss Nora Stover of
North Water street was overcome by the
heat and had to be taken home in a carriage.
She has been alarmingly ill ever since.
——— Dr. G. G. Pond, head of the depart-
ment of chemistry at The Pennsylvania
State College, whose illness with typhoid
fever was so alarming several weeks ago, is
recovering nicely and is now reported to be
out of immediate danger.
-—The blowing out of the Bellefonte
furnace has necessitated a reduction of men
at the Salona quarries, from which the
furnace stone was being supplied. Seven-
teen men were laid off. Others are still at
work on ballast contracts.
——Mrs. Isaac Mitchell, who is chair-
man of the historical committee of the
coming county centennial, gave a pleasant
luncheon yesterday for the resident Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution and mem-
bers of the general historical committee.
——The 2nd Quarterly meeting of the
Bellefonte Evangelical church, for this
year, will be held this Sunday. Quarterly
conference on Friday evening. Rev. 8. P.
Remer, P. E. of the district, will preach on
Friday and Sunday evenings.
ion Sunday evening.
Commun-
—The time is growing short until the
Centennial comes and everybody who in-
tends decorating, having a float in the
parade or deing anything else to contribute
to the success of the celebration should
have the plans well in hand by this time.
Do not put it off until the last moment,
but be prepared for the event.
L. C. Rearick, of Benner township,
received a magnificent St. Bernard pup on
Saturday. It was a present from his son
Lloyd, who is living at Niagara Falls, N.
Y., is only seven months old and after he-
ing boxed up for nearly three days weighed
951bs. The pup has long, silky hair, white
and yellow in color, with a face that bears
every mark of a thoroughbred. He at-
tracted much attention while at the Amer-
ican express office.
——Workmen in the quarries of the
Bellefonte Lime Co. at Salona last week
discovered a cave that is quite extensive.
After a blast had been put off and the dirt
cleared away an opening in the wall of rock
was discovered. James Caldwell and Clair
Kessinger crawled into it to explore the
cavern. After going through the small
aperture for quite a distance their path
suddenly ended in a large chamber, the
floor of which was forty feet below them.
Upon descending to it they discovered a
space about 300 ft. long, with numerous
openings It was delightfully cool, the
air pure and a spring of cold water was
found. Y
——On Friday evening James Derr Jr.,
the fifteen year old son of auctioneer James
Derr, was having fun with exploding lime
bottles that finally resulted very disastrous-
ly for him. He bad put some lime in a
bottle, filled it up with water, drove the
eork well in and was waiting for the ex-
plosion that was certain to follow had not
the cork’ blown out. As it did so the lime
water flew into the hoy’s face and will
probably cost him his eye sight. ‘Dr. John
Sebring was called immediately and ren-
dered all possible assistance, but the injury
to the sight proved very severe and up to
yesterday it could not be told whether he
will lose his sight or not.
THE BELLEFONTE FURNACE GOEs OUT
OF BLAST.—On Monday another industry
went out of operation, laying an army of
employees off for an indefinite time.
It was the Bellefonte furnace and its
suspension was probably more far reaching
in its effect than would be that of any
other of our numerous industries. Fortu-
nately the present indications are that the
plant will not be idle more than six weeks,
in any event not later than the first of Sep-
tember. :
The furnace was blown out because it
was working badly and the high fuel con-
sumption in proportion to the amount of
iron run made further operations under
such conditions certain to be done at a loss.
It was decided to ‘‘blow out’’ at once,
rather than go backward, and make such
repairs as will remedy the inefficiency of
the furnace.
It will be relined and numerous improve-
ments will be made. While the actual
capacity of contents of the furnace in cubic
feet wiil be reduced the changes are de-
signed to increase the output of iron from
it with a far less fuel consumption. Under
such conditions the furnace can resume
and manufacture at a profit for a very
cheap market.
The contracts for all the changes have
been let and the work will be pushed
steadily forward to completion. As many
of the old men as possible will be employ-
ed on the repairs, but there will be a great
many who will not be able to get work.
The suspension of the Bellefonte furnace
means the closing of the mines at Scotia,
Red-bank and Mattern’s; a diminution of
the force in the Salona stone quarries where
the lime stone is procured; a train crew or
more less on the Central R. R. of Penna.
over which line all the furnace freight is
handled; half time for all crews on the
Bellefonte Central R. R., because the pines
are closed and there is no ore to haul and
various other lay offs or half time. The
veins of a great industry like the Bellefonte
furnace ramify our entire industrial sys-
tem and when the life giving blood no
longer courses through them the stagna-
tion is felt everywhere.
With the Empire iron works out of blast
indefinitely, the glass works closed for the
summer season, the Scale works doubtful
of remaining here, the Bellefonte furnace
idle for at least six weeks, the farmers of
the couity cutting the thinnest and short-
est crop of grass they have had for many
years and with the grain giving promise of
being a greater failure than was last sea-
son’s crop the immediate outlook isn’t the
rosiest.
We are not pessimistic in our view of
things. These are the facts, as they con-
front the every day observer into the busi-
ness situation in Bellefonte today. Happi-
ly for us it is probable that the gloom will
not last long and we hope that by fall the
industrial portion of it will have cleared
away. :
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Must ANSWER FOR HIGHWAY ROB-
BERY.— Albert Dickson, alias Bert Delige,
is in jail here under $5,000 bail, charged
with having murderously assaulted and
tried to hold up merchant Jobn Hough
and his son Thomas at Scotia on Thursday
night, June 7th.
A full account of the shooting at Hough
and his son was published in the WATCH-
MAN at the time. It will be remembered
that the Houghs had closed their store
about 9 o'clock that evening and were pro-
ceeding homeward through some red oak
brush when the click of a revolver stopped
them. Before they could recover there
was a shot, then another, and another.
One of the bullets struck the boy in the
right shoulder, another went through the
father’s coat and another flew after them
as they fled down the road.
While no accusations were made Mr.
Hough had his suspicions as to their as-
sailant. He asked the county commis-
sioners to employ a detective to work up
the case, but these officials declined on the
ground that it was the duty of the residents
of Scotia to make the first effort in that
direction. Later Dan Clemson, of Pitts-
burg, sent a colored detective on to work
on it. On last Friday be became
convinced that he had his man and per-
suaded Delige, who is an athletic young
negro, horn and raised about Scotia,
to come to Bellefonte with him. The
man became suspicious when the train
reached Coleville, however, and slipped
away. He ran up over Half-moon hill and
was not lceated again until. evening, when
he was arrested at the house of some col-
ored friends on Logan street.
At the hearing, on Tuesday, before justice
Keichline several witnesses testified that
they bad seen Delige enter the clump of
trees shortly before the assault. The detect-
ive also produced a revolver secured from
the accused man and showed that the bul-
let taken from young Hough’s shoulder fit-
ted it exactly. This was deemed enough to
hold him for court. so the justice fixed the
bond at $5,000, which Delige conldn’t get
and went to jail.
lose.
——The Spring Mills postoffice was
entered by burglars on Tuesday night last,
anid after ransacking the place and dam-
aging the fire proof safe they secured about
fifty or sixty cents. Not a stamp was tak-
en. They effected an entrance by prying
open the front door. After they failed to
secure any booty at the postoffice, they
visited the shoe emporium of C. A. Krape
and introduced themselves by prying open
a side door. Mr. Krape says nothing was
taken. Of course the robbers escaped.
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——G. R. Quick thinks that he has
struck copper ore on his farm in Boggs
township. He was in town on Monday
with a specimen of the ore and sent it to
State College for analysis.
——The production of ‘“Vermont” at
Lock Haven netted $143.40 for the hospi-
tal in that city.
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——The Clinton county Commissioners
will pay off $15,600 worth of 5 per cent
bonds that mature July 1st.
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——Sydney Poorman has the champion
bark team in the vicinity of Linden Hall.
Recently he hauled a load of 6,142 lbs to
the depot with two horses.
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——Wahile fishing at the breast of the
Pheenix mill dam last evening, John Wag-
ner caught a trout that measured 19 inches
and weighed 2} lbs.
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——Hecla Park, State College and Phil-
ipsburg are the Centre county places at
which there will be big Fourth of July
demonstrations. Pay your money and
take your choice.
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——Israel K. Dixon, of Warriors-mark,
who was graduated from The Pennsylvania
State College recently, was married to Miss
Sadie Detrow, of Altoona, on Tuesday
evening. They will reside at Johnstown.
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——John Carter, of Jersey Shore, is the
first; victim of the kissing bug in this sec-
tion. While riding a bicycle from Jersey
Shore to Oak Grove one of the little oscu-
latory insects stung him on the lower lip
and, though he rode home as fast as he
could, by the time he got there bis head
was so badly swollen that his friends didn’t
know him. He will recover.
——Since the closing of the iron furnaces
and the mines at Scotia and Red bank it
bas heen easier to get men and teams to
work on the new grounds for the Belle-
fonte Driving Association and now that
place is alive with men and horses. Every
effort is being bent to get the track ready
for the Centennial. Already its contour
can be seen from the grading that has been
done up to this time.
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——ALl. Diehl, of Pittsburg, who will be
remembered as a resident of Thomas street,
this place, and a former employe of R. J.
Schad & Bros., plumbers, is so seriously ill
that his relatives in this section have been
sent for. Since moving to Pittshurg he has
been working for the Kelly & Jones Co.
On Wednesday morning he was not ex-
pected to live over the day. He has pneu-
monia. Mr. Diehi’s wife is a daughter of
Mr. James Holmes, of State College.
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A number of new and ornaméntal
flower beds have been made at Hecla park
and that resort presents a more attractive
appearance than ever from the railroad.
With the workingmen fast replazing the last
wooden trestle—the one over the canal at
Shoemaker’s—with an iron structure; all
of the passenger coaches looking spick and
span under new varnish and every engine
completely overhauled the Central railroad
outfit presents an appearance that is scarce:
iy rivaled by many of the bigger systems.
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——The Citizen’s Hook and Ladder Co.
of Milesburg claims to have first mortgage
on Saturday, July 21st. They are going to
hold their annual festival on that day and
there will be a great time down there. It
will bein Bulloek’s hall and the Milesburg
fire laddies can be depended upon to make
all who patronize them on the 21st as hap-
py as can be. They merit the most liberal
patronage, as does any volunteer fire or-
ganization and the past record of the Citi-
zen’s company in Milesburg has been such
as to guarantee it as a future blessing.
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——A. M. Mott has just completed the
erection of a monument in St. John’s
Catholic cemetery in this place that. is the
largest piece of work there. The monu-
ment is of Barre granite, 22ft. high, 6ft.
at the base, and is surmounted by a Celtic
cross. It was erected for the Tammany
estate and is very impressive in its appear-
ance. There are five of the family buried
in the lot upon the centre of which the
monument stands. Marking its outer
edges are twenty-two granite posts, 1ft.
square and carrying brass railings. There
are ten grave makers; making in all a
splendid memorial to the Tammany fam-
ily. Mr. Mott’s execution of the work has
been artistic and it is well worth a walk
out to the cemetery to see that we have a
marble worker here who is equal to the
best.
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THE TrRUusT HAs NOT ABSORBED THE
MATcH WoORKs.—For tie past few days a
rumor has been afloat on the streets to the
effect that the match trust had absorbed
the big plant of the Pennsylvania Match
Co., in this place. The WATCHMAN has
authority for stating that the rumor is alto-
gether groundless and that instead of the
works lapsing into a state of inactivity, as
would probably be the case in event of
their falling into the hands of the trust,
improved machinery is already being added
for the purpose of increasing the capacity.
The local owners of the plant are more
than satisfied with their enterprise, which
is best proven by the fact that they
haven’t any stock on hand at all and every
exigency is heing worked to meet the great
demand for the product
Monday ground was broken for th new
ware house, that is to be 118ft x 40ft in
dimensions, a new sanding attachment is
being added to the old press and another
new one is being installed and everything
looks as if the plant is entirely too prosper-
ous to pass into any other hands than its
present owners.
It is even hoped that arrangements can
be effected for the comfort of the employees
and the successful operation of the machin-
ery, so that there will be no need for the
suspension of work during the months of
July and August, as is the case in many of
the large match factories in the country.
Lire CrusHED Our UNDER Toxs |
OF BRICK. — Michael Ward and Hugh |
Hampton were terribly injured at the
Bellefonte furnace shortly before one o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Together with a number of other men
they were cleaning up under the mantle of
the furnace. The bosch had been torn out.
and preparations were being made to take
out the old lining when about a ton of the
brick above them came loose, and, without
a moment's warning, buried Ward and
Hampton under the weight.
As quickly as possible their fellow work-
men got them out. Hampton was severe-
ly cut about the head and back, hut was
conscions. He was carried to his home,
where an examination revealed the fact
that no bones were broken and reports last
night were to the effect that he was resting
easier.
When they reached Ward he was uncon-
scious. Themen at the furnace say they
could not detect any breath until after he
had been carried to the laboratory and
this condition is what gave rise to the first
story sent out that he was dead.
His condition was such that a careful ex-
amination could not he made, but it was
evident that his skull was crushed and
his leg broken in several places. It seemed
best to send him at once to a hospital, so
he was put on the 1:42 train and taken to
Lock Haven.
When he arrived there Le was in bad
shape and it was some time before the
physicians decided to operate on him.
Finally they attempted trephining, but
his skull was in such terrible condition
that he died while on the operating table.
A later examination showed that in addi-
tion to having his skull so badly crushed
both arms were broken between the elbows
and wrists and both legs were broken he-
low the knees.
The body will be brought to this place
this morning and will be takea to his
late heme with Mrs. McDonough, on Wager
street.
Ward was 36 years old and is survived by
two little boys, Johnny and Willie, aged 7
and 8 years. His death is a very lamenta-
ble one, his wife having died several
years ago.
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SurciDE NEAR HowA rRD.—The self
hanging of William Masdon, a 60 year old
farmer, at his home about two miles north
east of Howard, early Wednesday morning,
was not much of a surprise to the people of
that community.
He had been in ill health for several
years and was so much affected by it that
his mind had been erratic for some time.
In fact he had often “hreatened to destroy
himself, so his wife aud children were con-
stantly on the watch to prevent such an
attempt.
Wednesday morning he arose, as usual,
and was making the fire, when Mrs. MMas-
don and the childreli went to the barn to
milk. Upon their return the father was
not to be seer and as the rein from a
bridle, that Harry had used the night be-
fore and left lying on the porch after re-
turning from taking a horse to the field,
was gone their worst suspicions were ar-
oused at once. After searching all over the
place for the father, they found him’hang-
ing from a rafter in the garret. It was
only about three quarters of an hour from
the time he bad heen seen alive, but life
was quite extinet and all efforte to resusci-
tate him were in vain.
When in full physical and mental vigor
William Masdon was a man of considerable
prominence down there. He was straight
forward and honest ‘and was Democratic
always. The mother and four children who
survive have the sympathy of all who know
the circumstances of this sad bereavement,
which would not have occurred had illness
not shattered the mind of the unfortunate
husband and father.
Interment will be made this morning.
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A DISASTROUS FIRE AT BOALSBURG.—
Boalshurg, the metropolis of Harris town-
ship, came very near being wiped out by
the flames last Tuesday morning. As it is
charred sites of six barns, several badly
scorched houses and a lot of people not
yet fully recovered from the scare is the
latest report from that place.
The village has no organized fire protec-
tion and when the alarm was sounded
about 10 o’clock Tuesday morning there
was great excitement. The flames were
discovered in the mow of the stable on
Mrs. C. S. Fisher's lot and were beyond
control. Fanned by a brisk breeze and fed
t by the flammable contents of the building
the fire leaped to the Adam Hosterman
stable, across the alley. It was soon ea-
veloped, then Lot Kimport’s barn took fire
and the flames danced along to the stables
on the lots of Miss Anna Cooper, Alex
Kuhn and David Zeller. All of them were
totally destroyed.
Meanwhile Mrs. Fisher's house caught
fire, as well as Mrs. Cooper’s and it began
to look as if the entire village might be
swept away. The people worked valiantly
with the means at their command, and
were able to save the houses, with but lit-
tle damage.
Mrs. Fisher had $300 insurance on her
stable. It contained some hay and paint-
ing materials owned by Wm. Hess, on
which there was no insurance.
Adam Hosterman had no insurance.
His loss was quite beavy in wheat, corn,
oats and hay.
Lot Kimport had $100 insurance on his
barn, but the two buggies, sleigh, hay and
grain that burned up in it were unpro-
tected.
Mrs. Cooper had some insurance on her
building, Alex Kuhn carried $150, but
David Zeller had let his run out a short
time ago. None of the last three lost very
much in addition to their buildings.
The origin of the fire is thought, by some,
to have been caused by boys playing with
fire crackers, while others think it was of
incendiary origin.
News Purely Personal.
—Mrs. J. L. Spangler, of north Allegheny street
arrived from Philadelphia Tuesday morning.
—John Tonner Harris, of Philipsburg, spent
Sunday at the parental home 1n this place.
—Miss Louise Bush Calloway returned from
the Gardiner school in New York Friday morp-
ing. ou
—Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Green, of Altoons, were
in town to spend Sunday at their parental homes
in this place
—Mrs. Geo. B. Johnson, of Beaver Falls, with
her children, is here on a visit to the Aikens and
Johnson homes.
—Miss Emma Aikens returned, Saturday even-
ing, from an extended visit to friends in Chicago
and adjacent cities.
—Rob’t Morris, resident manager of the Morris
lime interests in this place, spent Sunday with
his parents in Tyrone,
—Mrs. and Mrs. Joseph Rumberger, of Spring
Creek, spent Saturday and Sunday in Philipsburg
with their daughter, Mrs. James Moore.
—Mrs. C. F. Montgomery, of Linn street, de-
parted for Philadelphia, Monday afternoon, for a
brief visit with her father and sister in that city.
—Col. W. Fred Reynolds and family arrived
Saturday evening in the private car “Faustina.”
They had been at the sea-shore for several
weeks,
—Murs, John T. Laurie and children are off on
a visit of a month to friends at Unionville and.
now John will have to live on the Adams express
wagon.
— I'he serious illness of his mother called Rev
Dr. H. C. Holloway, pastor of the Lutheran
chureh in this place, to his home in Ohio last
week.
—Mrs. Maria Rhoades and her daughter, Miss
Rebecca of west Linn street, have gone to Chau-
tauqua, N. Y,, for a stay of two months at that
resort.
—DMrs. Charles McClain and her little daughter
have returned to their home on north Penn
street after a pleasant visit with friends at Jersey
Shore.
—Dr. J. T. Elliott, one of the leading physi-
cians of East Liverpool, Ohie,was the guest of his
uncle, Rev. J. T. Scott, Monday and Tuesday of
this week.
—Johin W. Tonner, of Philadelphia, spent the
latter part of last week as the guest of his sister,
Mrs. A. M. Hoover. He had been in Millheim
for a few days also. :
—S8. A. McQuistion returned on Tuesday from
A visit of several weeks to his boyhood’s home at
Butler. [le was out helping to celebrate the
Centennial of that town.
—Miss Mattie Faxon, of east High street was
in Lock Haven during the week attending com-
mencement exercises at the Normal, from which
institution her sister, Miss Elizabeth, has just
been graduated.
—Howard Spangler arrived at his home in this
place Monday evening from the hospital in
Johnstown, where he had been confined ever since
the accident at Barnesboro, in which he was so
badly frost bitten that parts of both hands and
feet had to be amputated.
—Mr. and Murs. Joseph Irvin Borches, of Knox-
ville, Tenn., are guests at the home of Col. and
Mrs. W. F. Reeder, on north Allegheny street.
They arrived Saturday night from New York and
are on their way to a Maine resort, where it is
hope that Mr. Borches health will be improved.
—T. C. Heims Esq. , the Osceola merchant and
coal i] ator, was in town between frains Mon-
day morning on his way home from Linden Hall,
where he had spent Sunday with his father-in-
law, D. H. Hess Esq. He was accompanied by
his daughter and governess, Miss Sara Wieland.
—Mrs. Nannie Coolidge, of Scranton, and Mrs.
Stewart Pierce, of Conneaut, Ohio, are two former
residents of Bellefonte who are here for a sum-
mer visit. The former is at the Schaeffer home
on east Curtin street,while the latter,with her son
and daughter, is visiting Mrs. 8S. D. Ray, on east
Howard street.
—J. M. Neubauer came to town on Friday
evening and tarried with his friends here until
Monday. Though a trifle thinner than when he
was running the Brockerhoff house he looked ex-
ceeding well and his friends were pleased to
learn that he has a pretty nice thing in a large
hotel at Charleroi.
—Williain Kerstetter, of Pleasant Gap, was in
town Wednesday afternoon and, of course, we
inferred that he had come in to see the circus,
but our surmise was wrong. He, like his father,
is a carpenter and as they had just finished a
straw shed on the Hamilton farm near the Gap
he took a few hours off to come in to attend to a
little business in town,
—Matthews Voik, whose successful brewing
has made the Roopshurg beer very popular,
went down to Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon
to be present at the confirmation of his son
Joseph, which occurred on Sunday. Joseph is
one of the boys who has never been to the fam-
ily’s new home here, but he and his tather ar-
rived here Wednesday morning.
—Former county treasurer James Gramley,
who lives near Hublersburg now, was in town on
Saturday with his arm in a sling. The hardest
kind of luck seems to pursue that man. With all
his other troubles of recent years here a horse
had to kick him, breaking his arm and render-
ing him practically helpless on the eve of harvest,
—Among the early arrivals for: the Centennial
is W. S. Sankey, who came over from his home
in West Clearfield on Saturday and expects to
spend his time visiting Centre county relatives
and scenes of his childhood until the great event
next month. Mr. Sankey is 77 years old and was
born at Potter's bank. Heis a decidedly inter-
esting tallzer; being awake to all the questions of
the day and having a fund of stories of the past
that are always entertaining. )
. —Mrs. William Wolf, whose husband was one of
Bellefonte’s best known business men years ago,
has been in town for a week visiting at the
home of Wireman Noll. She is living with her
children in Altoona now and, as she is 80 years
old, is of the opinion that this will be her last.
visit to her old home here. She seemed so
bright and active early Monday morning, how-
ever, that we are inclined to think that she will
have life and health for many another visit to
Bellefonte. She will return to Altoona to-morrow.
—James B. Noll, of Milesburg, was in town
Tuesday afternoon and seemed to be suffering
about as much as the rest of us with the extreme
heat. It is a matter of comment in his case, for
to see him at work before the white heat of the
lime kilns he fires one would think that old Sol’s
rays would be like snow flakes falling on him.
Such is not the case, however. Mr. Noll says
the sun affects him far quicker than it does most
other people and just a day or so ago he came
near being prostrated while doing a little work
in his garden.
—Tony Richardson, who holds the responsible
positions of assistant manager and treasurer of
the Rhoda Royal shows, that exhibited here on
Wednesday, is about as clever a gentleman as we
have ever known to be connected with an amuse-
ment enterprise. He probably gets his good
looks, good nature and good business tact from
an early experience as a newspaper man in
Cleveland. Cleveland was too small for Tony,
however, and he moved to Ashtibula, where the
citizens rose up and made him mayor of the city,
In addition, he is an Elk and a 32nd degree
Mason, and as he goes traveling over the country
his fame has preceded him so that he seems like
an old acquaintance when he arrives. Tony
Richardson is all right, so are the Rhoda Royal
shows
—James Furst, a son of Hon. A. O. Furst, of
west Linn street, is visiting Williamsport friends.
—Mr. and Mrs, Swithin C. Walker, of Chadd’s © =
Ford, are here on their wedding trip fora short So
visit at his brother s, John Walker's,
—W. R. Brachbill and Harry Green were the
Bellefonters who attended the Fryberger—Me-
Gaffey wedding in Philipsburg on Wednesday.
—Geo. T. Bush sails for a visit to the Paris E
position and an European trip Jaly 7th. He is
going with a L. A. W. excursion fora two month f
stay.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Roush, with their daugly
ter Edna, of Madisonburg, were in town on Fr'
day on the way to spend Sunday with friends a
Houserville. They were driving.
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—Mr. and Mrs. F. Potts Green, of Linn street,
have returned from Lewisburg, where they spent “i '
last week attending the commencement exercises
at Bucknell University.
‘—Mrs. George Van Dyke, and her dear little
daughter, Mary Hamilton, came in from Ford
City yesterday! to be cool and comfortable this
warm weather at her father’s, John Noll's.
—D. E. Fleming, who has just completed his
Junior year at the Lock Haven Normal school,
was in town between trains yesterday on his way
to spend his summer vacation with his parents
at Centre Hall.
—Geo. F. Hoy, one of the representative men
of Walker township, was in town on Monday look-
ing after a little business he had here in connecs
tion with the large mercantile establishment he
has charge of at Hublersburg. DbIir. Hoy is a
member of one of Centre county’s oldest families
and is a Democrat par excellence.
—Rev. Frank Wetzel has come back to preac
among his Centre county friends. He was °
town yesterday visiting his relatives here, pr
paratory to going to Rebersburg where he st
ceeds Rev. M. George, as pastor of the Reform
church there. Rev. Wetzel had been previou
located at Stoystown, Pa.
—Mr. Lawrence Humphrey, who is at prese:
on the staff of the Towanda Reporter-Journal,
spent the latter part of last week with Fred
Blanchard, of east Linn street. They were class
mates at Princeton. Mr. Humphrey is a cleve
young gentleman and is mixed up with th
“stalwart” end of the Bepibiieay trouble in Bre
ford county. i
—John C. Mulfinger, whose business as a coat
dealer at Pleasant Gap wouldn't Le supposed to
be very exacting these hot days, was in town on
Saturday wearing that familiar smile of his that
is as pleasant as the ‘‘smiles” of old vintage he
has under bond in the distillery store house ont
there. Johnny is not distilling now, but he has
lots of rare old liquor on hand and it you need
any for medieal or domestic use no pureror bet-
er can he procured anywhere.
—DMrs. Mary Jackson, W. B. Jackson her son,
little Miss Helen Jackson her neice, and her
nephew were arrivals in town yesterday from
Colorado Springs, .Col.,, on their way home to
State College to spend the summer. Mrs. Jack-
son has been west most of the winter visiting at
the home of William Jackson, the Color: ide
Springs banker, whose children accompanied
her and whose first wife was Helen Hunt Jack
the writer. Will has resigned his position wi
the Crippie Creek Power company and iz home
for a good time and a shert rest.
—Joseph Gilliland, of Lock Haven, was in town
on Wednesday, not to see the cireus, of ¢
but to look after some business here rnd cal
started off to Delaware, a few day go, and be-
fore he returned he had bought a 23) acre farm
within five miles ot Dover. It contains 8,500
peach trees, 1,000 pear trees and 700 apple trees,
besides having about 40 acreslin wheat, a lot of
corn and 35 acres of second growth ehestirat.
Several friends are in witll him on the purchase,
which stood them just £3,000.
i ——— i rt nin,
-——Paul Cessna Gerhart, =o well and
pleasantly remembered by hosts of Belle-
fonte friends, has been advancing steadily
in his art since leaving here and it is with
gratification that we notice his new posi-
tion as an instructor at the Chautauqua
summer school at Boulder, Col. It is one
of the famous summer educational institu-
tions of the Northwest and being located
at ‘Boulder the Beautiful’ makes it an at-
tractive summer resort, as well as a health-
ful literary centre. In a series of letters
on Colorado, published some time ago in
the WATCHMAN, the magnificent scenery
about the place and the gorgeous colorings
of nature, as well as the splendors of
the mountain climb to the picturesque
mining camp at Ward were described, so 4
that those who read it are aware of the
pleasant places in which Mr. Geihart’s
work is being done this summer.
——James Cornelly’s application for a
pardon was refused by the Board of Par-
dons on Wednesday. His case was present-
ed by C. M. Bower Esq., and Maj. W.S.
Singer, who was the prosecuting attorney
at the time of his conviction. It was con-
fidently expected that the plea would be
granted.
en ean de
NoricE.—All persons are hereby prohih-"
ited from pasting or tacking any notices
whatever on the telephone, telegraph, or
electric light posts in or about Bellefonte
according to the Ordinance of 1885.
This ordinance, hereafter, will be strictly
enforced. EDMUND BLANCHARD,
Burgess
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Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of’
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
w AfsteRed 85@ 87
. 82@84
474 Yas %
a i
as /
2.85@3,00 |
3.55@ 3.80
5.00@5.25 s
3.30@3.60
—Penna. ’Roller...
+ —Favorite: Brand
Rye Flour Per Br’l @
Baled hay—Choice Timothy X 3 13.00@17.00
t Mixed eee 13.50@14.50
BITAW iin radar avi sashes 9.00@17.50
Bellefonte Grain Market,
Corrected weekly by the Puaxix Minune Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress :
ed wheat, 80 |
Rye, per bushel...... 40
Corn, shelled, per bushel 46
Corn, ears, per pushal.. 46
Oats, per bushel, new. a 30
Barley Or BUSHEY rs. ieetrrer etree turers 40
Ground Plaster, per ton 850t09 50
Buckwheat, per bushel ............coociiienninnnnnns . 4
Cloverseed, per bushel........o..ccvveeeeans £4 00 to 86 >» ‘
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by by Sechler: & Co.
Potatoes per bushel .
Qhions rh feeds ©
ggs, per dozen.. 2
Lard, per pound.. v “ 8
Country 8 oulders.. vo 7tos
Sides... . Tto8
Hams... 10
Tallow, per pound... brine oe
Butter, per pound... esresens
his friends. He has been lost ever iv -
posed of his business at Pottersdale, Clearfie!
county, and got =o tired doing nothing that hc