i gr A S———————— . ci Bellefonte, Pa., Aug. 3, 1900. CORRESPON DENTS.—No communications ‘pub ‘lished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. ——————————————————————— ‘THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY — John Gummo, of Beech Creek, has been granted a pension of 36 per month. _ ——Jas. R. Hughes led the meeting in the Y.M. C. A. rooms on Sunday after- noon. : ——Co. B, 5th Reg. N. G. P. left on the 4:44 train last evening for the Division en- campment at Mt. Gretna. ——Quite extensive preparations are be- ing made for the reunion of the Clinton county veterans, which will be held at Hecla park on August 16th. ——Maj. Austin Curtin, of Roland, has been reappointed division commissary of the N. G. P.by Maj. Gen. Miller, who sus ceeds Gen. Snowden as head of the Guard. ——Chester DeVonde and his company will open the theatrical season of 00-01 here some time during the latter part of. this month. They will appear in repertoire for five nights. E. H. Auman, a Millheim miller, found a five foot blacksnake stretched across the head of the stairs on the second floor of his mill last Saturday. He went to find ‘a shovel to kill it with, when the snake dis- appeared and hasn’t been seen since. ——A spark from a passing locomotive set fire to the roof of the ware room at the lower ax factory, in Mill Hall, on Tues- day night, but some firemen happened to be about the building and the flames were extinguished before the fire company ar- rived. —— Thirteen year old Edgar Schwenck, who lives two miles east of Loganton, was playing with a winchester rifle on Tues- day and now he is minus a thumb. With the gun at half-cock he stuck his thumb into the end of the barrel and pulled the trigger. The gun went off and so did Ed- gar’s thumb. — Through the Oliger agency John L. Kurtz, cashier of the Centre county bank, has been awarded a pension of $6 per month, with quite a considerable amount of back pay. Mr. Kurtz's friends will be bappy to learn that the government has extended its helping hand to him. — Raymond McCloskey, a son of H. L. McCloskey, a Nittany valley farmer, was badly hurt one day last week by a horse he was riding rearing up and falling over on him. He was some distance from home ‘ when the accident occurred, but he reached the house of a neighbor, where he was cared for until his parents could be sum- moned. Alt Baum left last evening with ten horses for the use of the 5th Reg. staff dur- ing the encampment at Mt. Gretna. His assistants were Will Walker, Jas. McNich- ol, Arty Hull, Fred Scott and sundry stow-a-ways. In the same car were Dr. R. G. H. Hayes’ two horses in charge of his man, Walter Baney. Dr. Hayes is a surgeon on the staff. ——C. M. Wentzel, a drover from Sha- mokin, went to Henry Garretts, east of Wolfe's store, on Monday, to purchase a cow. Mr. Garrett was away and when Wentzel entered the yard he was pounced upon by a large dog and severely bitten about the legsand hands. The dog knock- him over and he was only able to protect his face by keeping it buried in his hands. ~-—On last Friday Mrs. William Wilson Curtin and Ler daughter, Marion Harding Curtin, were driving from Devon, a resort near Philadelphia, to Bryn Mawr, when their horse frightened at the cars and ran away. Their trap tipped up at a turn and ‘Miss Curtin was thrown out, then her mother jumped. The former was not seriously : hurt, but the latter struck on her head and suffered concussion of the brain. Mrs. : Curtin is a daughter-in-law of Mrs. Catha- rine Curtin of this place. ——The display of fire works during the Centennial had to be postponed from Wed- nesday until Thursday night and then was made on the North ward school grounds, instead of on Half Moon hill. The pieces were gorgeous and were set off in the most attractive fashion, without an accident or a hitch. Jobn D. Sourbeck, who procured the display and had it in charge, with his assistant Hard P. Harris, receiveG many congratulations on the perfection of their work. It was the most magnificent dis- play ever seen here. The Centennial, the first of the’ se- ries of summer dances, was given in the Armory on Tuesday evening under the di- rection of Richard Lane, Wilson Gephart, H. Laird Curtin and Wallace Gephart. The patronesses were Mrs. D. H. Hastings, Mrs. W. F. Reeder, Mis. C. F. Montgom- ery, Mrs. M. D. Burnett, Mrs. G. M. Andrews and Mrs. Jos. L. Montgomery. The Chappell orchestra, of Williamsport, «furnished the music.. There were quite a number of out-of town guests: present and the dance was voted a delightful success. ——Johnny Williams, ‘the Bush house bell boy and mascot, came very near ‘bav- ing his lamp put out for good on Wednes- day night of the ‘Centennial. He was standing in tlie Diamond. when Re Was run down by a wagon. It was some time after - the accident that his uneonscious form: was found in the muddy street and ‘catried to the emergenoy hospital, whete Drs. Harrie ‘and Flayes were in attendauce. He was gy 0 pias badly. cut ghout the face, had n ugly contusion on the head and his one na t was injured, Theaccident was serious enough to lay him up for some time. THE OPENING RACEs.—The new fair grounds of the Centre County Agricultural Exhibiting Co. were opened under most favorable circumstances last week, when the first race meet of the Bellefonte Driv- ing Association was held there. The meeting had been advertised for Wednesday and Thursday, but the continu- ed rains of the first day necessitated its postponement until Thursday and Friday. This inno way detracted from the success of the opening meet, for every detail was carried out to the letter as advertised and both horsemen and public left feeling that they had been honorably treated and en- tertained with even better races than bad been anticipated. THURSDAY There were about twenty five hundred people present for the first day’s events. The grand stand was full and many car- riages were bunched about the judges’ stand on the inside of the track. If was a per- fect day; neither too warm, nor too cool, the track was smooth and bad that spring in it that horsemen all like, because of its being an infallible sign of a fast one and to add the final touch the Repasz band of Williamsport, was there. Its concert pro- gram during the afternoon was as varied as the scenery from the grand stand and when the horses were not scoring or away in a race there was music such as anyone would be delighted with. 2.50 TROT The first race called was the 2:50 trot. There were nineteen entries but only eight starters as follows: by W. A. McNitt, Reedsville, Pa.; ‘‘Myo- pia,” s. s., G. E. Brindle, Belleville; ‘Ben Russell,” b. g. A.C. Mayes, Lewistown; “Thereon Powers,” H. M. Carlisle, Du- Bois; ‘Cream Dan,” Morris Livy, Du- Bois; ‘“‘Roanoke,”” b. ‘g. Jno. E. DuBois, DuBois; ‘‘Electric Chime,” F. P. Beamer, Clearfield; ‘Dr. M.”” bh. g. J. J. Shaw, Al- toona. : It was necessary to run five heats to de- cide the race, which was as exciting as it could be until ‘“Roanoke,”” the DuBois horse showed signs of distress and began going back until he finally choked up and fell on the back stretch in the last heat. The horses finished as follows. Cedar Hill........ Aréiiinasaiie do deckbieninne feesene Myopia....... - Cream Dan. Roanoke ....... Electric Chime. Ben Russell. Dri M...oimvin ‘Thereon Powers... Time 2.3414, 2.38, 2 Bai 2.3444, 2. Sing 2.25 TROT. The entries in this race included nine horses but only five of them started after the money. They were ‘‘Luella McC.” b. m. owned by Irvin Gray, Stormstown; ‘“‘General Coxey,’”’ John Vipond, Altoona; “McChestney,”” b. g. C. M. McFarlane, Altoona; ‘‘Ospray,”’ b. s. John Higgins, Altoona; ‘‘Hal Braden Jr.” b. s. W. E. Litley, Chicora. The racé showed up the horse ‘‘MoChest- ney’’ to be one of the prettiest working animals ever seen on a track here. He won it easily, but there was enough excite- ment in the struggle for second money to keep the crowd on tip toe throughout every heat. When entering the stretch in the last heat ‘‘General Coxey’’ tripped in his hobbles and fell as if shot. The driver ran right out of the sulky over the horse’s body and wasn’t off his feet for a second. Irv. Gray’s horse ‘‘Luella MeC.”” was ex- pected to do better things, but she was re- ported as being sick. 1 2 3 4 fell a eo re 4 3 5 1 2 Di EE gunn ist. ist. S300 Ob co & €“ McChestney. wR Hal Braden . 223 Ospray...... 332 Luella McC.. 4 5 Dist General COXeY.....c. sorisrssrsirasncerrnnsroanion 5 4 fell Time: 2.2734, 2.29%, 2.28%. THE RUNNING RACE. The last race of the day and the one in which there was by far the most interest manifested was the running race, in which there were five starters out of seven en- tries. As is always the case with running races they bad a great time scoring the horses but when they finally did get off there was a race for fair. It was fought every inch of the circle and rode to the finish as only desperate’ jokies can do it. Geo. Beezer’s *‘Peari B.”” fell on the stretch in the first heat. The mare struck a boy who was on the track and her rider flew off, parrowly escaping empalement on the. picket pole fence. She was finishing fifth and Beezer drew her in the second heat as it was evident that the mare had not had enough w work on the track. seneeen 0 BD C0 BO THE RACES ON FRIDAY. The attendance at the races on Friday was not as large as that of Thursday, but the events were finer and sent everyone. home thrilled with the magnificent scenes of the afternoon. . 3:00 TROT. ; The first race called was the 3:00 min- ute trot in which there were six starters out of fifteen entries. They were ‘*Myop- ia;”’ Baby,” black m. owned by J. L. Me- Kinvey, Lewistown; ‘‘Mable Mason,” r. m., Chas. Woodin, Tyrone; ‘‘Leab,”’b.m.* TF. P. Beamer, Clearfield; ‘‘Oyama’’ b. s., John E. DuBois, DuBois; ‘Queen Medi- um,”’ J. L. Cocoman, Williamsport. This race proved very much of a sur- prise as it seemed certain that ‘‘Queen Medium’ would win it easily, but ‘‘Leah,”’ | a green horse from Clearfield, made such a. wonderful performance that she Survie] oft three straight. SERRE ROR Hite 2111 i: a. Medium, 1223 4332 34414 5 5 Drawn PARA Mason........ 6666 THE 2:37 TROTTING. Out of ten entries there were only three starters in the 2:37 class and old Champ Brown, the driver who developed the fa- mous pacer Robert J., drove ‘Ethel Wyn’ wu ‘‘Cedar Hill,” owned | scious. horses were *‘Lillie Reikle’’ owned by T. J. Middagh, Patterson, Pa.; ‘Electric Chime,’” F. P. Beamer, Clearfield; ‘‘Ethel Wyn,” b. m., Henty Weed, Williamsport. Ethel Wyn..... 311. Lillie Reikle... 232 Electric m 323 Time: 2.36, 235%, THE RUNNING RACE. The running race proved ‘even more ex- citing on the second day than it did on the first. ‘‘Hope’’ won both heats again in 52 | and 52} but Susie Houze moved up and took second money from Walter H. ~ THE FREE FOR ALL. The great race of the meet was the tree for all,in which there were four starters out of five entries. The horses were* ‘Sterling,’ owned T, . Middagh, Patterson; ‘‘Dick Ww.” H. M. Carlisle, DuBois; *‘Rosebud,”’ ni E. DuBois, DuBois; ‘‘Dime,”” D. C. McClelland, Clarion, Pa. The race gave the track a ark of 2: 174 and showed ‘‘Rosebnd” as beautiful a mare as could be seen in harness and ‘‘Dick W.”’ the acrobat of the turf. ““Dick’’ was fairly good on Friday and aside from get- ting up on his ‘hind feet” a few times to shake his front ones at the people in the grand stand he paid strict attention to the business of getting away with first money, Time 2.20%4, 2.1734, 2. ee ll eri ——Lock Haven devotees met Monday evening to organize a golf club. ——A county fair agitation is being car- ried on by the Clinton county papers. = mn ——The Lock Haven firemen are enthu- siastic over the treatment they received while attending the Centennial celebration here. : ait ee Eh bs ——The Sunday schools of Mill Hall held a union picnic at Hecla park on Sat- urday and between three and four hundred people atttended. ——On Thursday, August 9th, Wm. A. McNitt, of Reedsville, will sell a car load of Pennsylvania horses at the Hagg hotel yards in this place. The horses will be sold, regardless of cost or value. ——Wm. T. Royer, a fireman on the C. R. R. of Pa., has accepted a similar po- sition on the F. H. Clement & Co. railroad contract near Baltimore, and will go there to work until the Bellefonte furnace 1e- sumes and his work on the shifter will be- gin again. RE SS ——Emos H. Hess; Dr. Armshy’s assist- ant at the experiment station at State Col- lege and who is quite well known, through his work at the farmer’s institutes in this section of the State, was married. on Tues- day, at Mt Joy, to Miss Barbara Newcomer Hosteller. —An order requiring the installation of book type writing machines in all Penn- sylvania railroad offices making more than 6,000 manifests a year effects the Belle- fonte office, where 8,500 are made. This will necessitate Wm. Kelly’s learning to manipulate it, as he has sole charge of that work. ete ——Geo. Ellis, of Hawk Run, located 3 miles from Philipsburg, returned to his home Tuesday evening in a drunken, vi- cious condition and after terribly beating his wife proceeded to burn the loose cloth- -ing‘about the honse. The woman’s screams of terror brought assistance and the inhu- man husband was subdued. On Wednes- day he was arrested on a warrant sent out by his wife, was given a hearing before the squire and furnished bail for appearance at court. rr ——Walter Laubach, a 16-year-old son of Peter Laubach, who lives on the Heck- man farm, near Loganton, had a narrow escape from death last Friday evening. He was riding the horses from the field to the barn when the hitching strap of one of them became fastened about Walter's foot. | As he dismounted the fastened foot tripped ‘him and he fell over, frightening the horse. It galloped off with the boy diagging after ‘it and when it had circled the stable once the strap broke, leaving Walter uncon- His collar bone was: broken and | he was frightfully bruised otherwise. —— Officer Vinton Beckwith arrested two boys at Hannah ‘Furnace ‘on Tuesday of last week and sent them to Tyrone, where they languished in the lockup until the following Saturday, when they were ‘| taken to Allegheny to answer the charge of | bicycle stealing. ‘names as Stepben Mobey and John O’Don- The boys gave their nell. They are about fifteen years old and ‘had hired the wheels from a liveryman in day afternoon on his way to his ancestral home Allegheny. Then they rode off and got as far as Hannah, where they were apprehend- ed. At the latter place they sold one of the wheels to a man named Walk for $5.00. —— ee ——The Bellefonte Acadersy, will open its fall session on Tuesday, September 11th. The year ending in June was the banner year in its history, but the indica- “| tions are that the coming year in point of numbers and interest will surpass all pre- vious years. The addition of Prof. Mau- rice J. Babb, a successful teacher of long experience to the faculty, will make it the strongest in many years. The departments and their instructors will be as follows: Mathematics and book-keeping, Rev. J. P. Hughes, principal; classics, % R. principal; higher mathematics and sciences, ‘Prof. M. J. Babb; modern lan- guages, Miss Carrie A. Lawrence; inter- mediate department, Miss Edith B. Wertz; primary department, Miss Helen E. Over: ton. Arrangements will be made this year whereby very young children attending the Academy may finish their work in one session of school. Speak for seats early. EIR three straight heats to a winning. The Misses Valentine at Burnham. Fhe Bush house during Ad DEATH OF LEVI KREBS evi. Krebs, one of Ferguson township's foremost citi- zens, died at his home one and one half miles west of Pine Grove Mills early yes- terday morning. He had suffered since last fall with stomach trouble, the exact nature of which baffled the skill of a num- ber of physicians. He was the son of Henry and Catharine Krebs and was born at the old homestead 64 years ago. All of his life, with the ex- ception of two years he lived in Kansas, was spent in that community where he was regarded with high esteem as an honorable, christian gentleman. Though he prefer- red the peaceful pursuits of agriculture ‘and could never be prevailed upon to seek places of public trust which his party could bave given him in the county he was frequently honored with township of- fices, which he filled with fidelity. Deceased was first married to Margaret Goss and to them nine children were. born, six boys and three girls, all but one daugh- ter surviving. His second wife was Agnes Ross, a daughter of Irvin Ross. . She sur- vives with his aged mother, his brothers William, living in Oregon, and Judge David L. Krebs, of Clearfield, and the fol- lowing children: Luther, in Utah; Clyde and Oscar, merchants in Pine Grove; Dr. R. M., dentist at Pine Grove; Ira, an attorney in Salt Lake City; Orion, at home; Mrs. Elsie Corl, living on one of the farms west of Pine Grove, and Lina, at home. Funeral survives will he held at the fam- ily home at 9 o’clock Saturday morning. Rev. Aikens, pastor of the Lutheran church ‘of which deceased had been an active mem- ber for many years, will officiate and in- terment will be made in the new cemetery at Pine Grove. Miss soniye on just as this paper was going to press there passed away one of the oldest residents of the town, Miss Frances A. McManus, whose failing health had caused her friends much anxiety for several years. The eldest danghter of James A. Me- Manus, who was one of the first lawyers in the county, she was a refined, intelligent woman. Although very quiet in her tastes and retiring in her disposition her life was one of activity and helpfulpess. Most of her days were spent in the old home on Allegheny street, where she early assumed the responsibilities of care taker and where |‘ she was constantly occupied in doing and ministering for those of her own who were gick or in need. She was about seventy- four years of age and a devoted member of St. John’s Episcopal church. Of the once well known family only two sisters survive her, Mrs. W. 8. Zeller and Miss Margaret L. McManus. She was huried Friday afternoon at five o'clock. Rev. George I. Brown, rector of the Episcopal church conducted the serv- ices, and interment was made in the family plot in the Union cemetery. ——Miss Annie Neff. one a the most industrious and frugal women of tae town, died at thehome of her sister, Mrs. Ella Parsons, near the Phoenix Mill on Sunday the 22nd ult after a long illness. She was 43 years of age. Wednesday her body was taken to the home of her mother at Hecla Park, from whence she was buried in the Zion cemetery. News Purely Personal. —W. E. Gray and family are at the seashore for a summer outing. —Rev. P. McArdle, of St. John’s Catholic church, is away on a two week's trip to Atlantic City, N. J —Miss Jane Furst, of west Linn street, is en- tertaining her cousin, Miss Maria Chamberlain, of Harrisburg. — Miss Cornelia Wilson, of Williamsport, and Mrs. Frank Clemson, ot Scotia, were shopping in town on Tuesday. : —Miss Marcie Seiler, of Harrisburg, apd Miss Jennie Valentine, of Baltimore, are guests of the ‘—Migs Eva Crissman, of Thomas street, went to ‘Sunbury on Saturday for quite an extended stay with relatives in that city. —Misses- Marie White and Ida Orris are at Cape May, N. J., enjoying a rest from stenography and typewriting and a gay time. —Miss May ‘Woodside, of Philadelphia, who had been visiting Miss Myra Holliday departed Wednesday to visit friends in the West. § — Joseph Ww. Reilly, of Philadelphia, who. is associated with Spangler & Dunean in the coal business, was here to spend Sunday at the home of Col. J. L. Spangler... ~ —Mrs. Robert Richardson and her daughter Miss Harriet, of Jersey Shore, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs, C. H. McLain, on Penn; street, during the Centennial. —Miss Ollie B. Mitchell, ‘whose services in Jno. M. Dale’s law office are so valuable, is away on her summer vacation and most of it will be spent at’ Lake Point, Chautauqua. heen nll: W. Ward, of Pittsburg, was in town yester- at Pine Grove. He had just completed a pleasant | bicyele tour of the county. . —Miss Aurora Moore arrived from Philadel- phia Saturday morning and is at her home on | east Howard street. Miss Moore is employed in the office of the general agent of the New England Mutual Ins. Co. in that city. ‘20, U. Hoffer and his son John, who had been here from Philipsburg to participate in the Cen- tennial and visit the 'Gerberich’s, returned home Monday ‘morning. Mrs. Hoffer and the rest of the ehildren will continue their visit a while longer. —Rey. J. T. Scott, with Mrs. Scott and their _children, ‘have gone to Richmond, Ohio, for the month of Augnst. Miss Ida Bickle, of Abdera, was their guest during Centennial week and their pleasant home on Curtin street will be looked "after in their absence by Mr. Scott’s mother. | —Mr. and Mss. F. K. Lukenbach, with. th ‘Hughes, associate principal; English and | vo children, wer th . ‘history, Miss Carrie A. Lawrence, lady two children; were here for the Centennial and while Mrs, Lukenbach and the little ones is go- ‘ing to remain a few days longer Frank had to ‘hurry back to his work’ as eashier of the First | National bank in Philipsburg, just as soon asthe big day was overs: —Mr. and Mrs. A; G. Morris entertained a ae ty of Tyrone and Pittsburg young gople, & entennial. he party consisted of Mrs. Charles “Morris, Mie rvin, Miss Anpa Stewart, Miss anderson, Miss Eliza Morris, Rev. Brooks, John Anderson, John MeCamant, Joe Cass, John Gates, Alice Morris and Malcolm Stevenson. ~Mrs. Oliver Wren, who eame up from Wil liamsport to attend the Centennial, is stilla , guest at the home of her sister, Miss Elizabeth Morrison, on Spring street. — Mrs. Louise Bush and her sister Miss Amanda Tomb went to Altoona yesterday to visit friends for two days. Mrs. Calloway is in Jersey Shore with her relatives. She went Tuesday for a two weeks stay. —Miss Young, of Youngstown, Ohio; Miss Lou Smith, of east Bishop street, Jerome Harper and Jas. Harris, spent Sunday at Emery’s cabin on the island near Montoursville, where a party of Williamsporters are camping.: —Col. J. L. Spangler entertained quite a party of distinguished Centennial visitors at his home on north Allegheny street. Among thein were Congressman J, EK. P. Hall, of Ridgway: Senator S. R. Peale, of Lock Haven, and sheriff Haley, of Elk county. —Temp Cruse, the Bush house news dealer, took a flying trip to Pittsburg on Monday and his absence in the Smoky city was the occasion for Mrs. Cruse and Andy Jr., visiting her parental home, the Musser house, in Millheim. He returned Wednesday evening. —Horace C. Dale, a son of George Dale of near Lemont, who is a banker at Rushville, Neb., and hadn’t been back to visit his friends In Centre county for ten years, was here for the Centennial and was accompanied by his son Leland. They left Monday evening for their home in the West. —Rev. W. P. Shriner, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bartley, their daughter, Mrs. Charles Heisler, Mrs. Jesse Cox, and Mrs. Jack Showers were among the Methodists from this section who were at Lakemont yesterday for Methodist day with its many famous speakers and general good time. —Stalwart Jacob Kerstetter, of Coburn, was in tiie wet crowd here on Wednesday, but he seem- ed all the happier because t!e rain had come. Mr. Kerstetter said that he couldn't see that the rain had interfered very much with anybody's good time and as the country needed it so badly he thought everyone would be satisfied. —F. W. Crider, his two daughters, Misses May and Mary, Hugh Crider, Mr. and Mrs. Fdward P. Irvin, Harry Gerberich, Ed. Harper, Frank Derstine, Miss Lizzie Brugger, Mrs. Daniel Buck and Miss Alice Barton, were among the twenty- one excursionists, who left here yesterday morn- ing for Atlantic City via the Pennsylvania rail- road. ? 1. 0. Morris, who is so contented with his | work in Clearfield that he came very near saying that that town is a better one than Bellefonte, was over to help us celebrate the Centennial. Tom was formerly associated with Gettig’s meet shop, but gave up his place here for a better one in our sister town. Mrs. Morris was unable to eome with him, owing to ill health. — Burgess Lukens and ‘his friend Musser did the honors for the second largest town in the county during the Centennial festivities. They came over from Philipsburg to take it all in and to the best of our knowledge there wasn't a thing that missed the gentlemen, from the “dying pig” down to the “fly back balls.” They even had a glimpse of Com. Graham and his buckskin horse. —Geo. H. Smull, of Rebersburg, who has been placing so much life insurance business in Cen- tral Pennsylvania during his four year's connec- tion with one of the big companies, was in town on Monday settling up a little business here. He is going to take a little vacation and recreation on his country place down in Miles township and expects that the rest will be very beneficial. —Miss Nan Schofield, daughter of Hon. Jas. Schofield, of Thomas street, left for Pittsburg on Tuesday afternoon. She expects to make quite an extended visit there, and at Dayton and Columbus, Ohio. At the latter place she will be the guest of Mrs. George Grimm. Mr. Schofield’s nephew, a very bright young New Yorker, has been visiting at their home for a few days. —On Monday morning John Foster returned to Sheffield, Ala.; after having been home to at- tend the funeral of his brother James. His brother's death left him without a co-worker in their laboratory in Sheffield so he took Nathan Buckhout baclk to help him. They have all the chemical work for the big iron furnaces there and do cther work for a large portion of the State. —Former sheriff W. M. Cronister was down from his home at Martha Furnace on Saturday on a soriof little harvest home picnic. He says his crops were very good, butso far as having helped much with their harvesting was concern- ed he wasn't in it? Because just about the time the heavy work set in the sheriff fell off a ladder and dislocated an arm. Quite a clever trick, wasn’t it? * : f —F. D. Lee, who farms the Kauffman farm be- low town was in on Saturday keeping some of our merchants company. It was a terribly dull busi- ness day—an after effect of the Centennial—and Mr. Lee took pity on some of his lonely mer- chant friends by calling on, them. He is one of the few Cenire county farmers who has a fine erop of hay. He always does have a_car or so_of | fine timothy to sell and this year’ 8 crop is larger and finer than he has had for some time. —Mr. and Mrs. John P.. Harris Jr., of Thomas street, are entertaining Mrs. Sarah Stewart, of | Tipton, Blair county, Pa. And Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sheffer, of Curtin street, have quite a house full of Scranton friends. Their visitors are Mrs. 8. D./Musser and her daughter Miss Mabel, Miss Stuart Simpson and Miss Maime Spencer. On Monday they all went to the Cave on a little picnicking expedition the pleasure of which not ‘even a hard rain interfered with. - —Wm. Bigler, of Clearfield, superintendent of the sub-treasury at Philadelphia during Cleve- land's second administration, was one of our ‘dis- tinguished visitors last week who got tired and | ‘went home before the real celebration began. ‘Centre cotinty has always claimed | his father as | one of its Governors, but Gov. | » ‘native of the county and only lived here while he was not a was’ serving his apprenticeship ‘in his brother John's printing office. He afterwards secured a second hand press and moved it on a two horse ‘wagon to Clearfield to make his fortune. —Geo. B. Snyder, who is well ‘known about Eagleville, State College and Bellefonte, writes that he is drinking gocd water and breathing pure air while spending a few weeks with a sur- veying party at Farrandsville, all of which enjoy- ments we are glad he is taking, but when he at- tempts to spike the Warcuman's guns with a proposition to vote for its editor if the paper will try’ to make no converts during the coming campaign it looks very much as if we were to be made the vietim of a “heads I win, tails you lose” scheme, which we didn t eapent; young friend to spring on us. —After doing the Ceidait Mr. and Mrs. John Todd Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hess, of Philipsburg, took a drive over the ‘county, in ‘many parts of which the men have warm per- sonal friends. They were traveling in their own carriage, in which they had driven from Phil- ipsburg, and went at their leisuve. ‘Centre Hall, Spring Mills, Millheim, Boaisburg, State College, Shingletown and Pine Grove were all points where they stopped and enjoyed themselves; re- turning here Sunday evening, and starting back ‘toward Philipsburg the next morning. On their | way, home they stopped to rest hile at former sheriff Cronister’s home in ‘the Bald Eagle. While in Millheim Mrs. Tood took ‘the first horse back ride she has taken since a girl on the farm and it was such great sport that she never noticed that her watch had bounced out bf her pocket, ‘until the dangling gard attracted the attention of one of the party. The waten was gone, but it was found later in the d avi lying on the hard, road, with nothing broken but’the crystal." —Dr. and Mrs. H. K. Hoy, of Altoona, were in town for the Centennial and while here announced the marriage of théir daughtar Louise to H. Dannals Clark. The ceremony was celebrated in Altoona, on Tuesday evening, July 24th. The bride is a beautiful young woman and was ex- ceedingly popular when the family were resi- dente of Bellefonte. —Rev. E. C. Houck, of Milesburg, was in town yesterday making plans for his month's vacation which he expects to take with relatives in Hunt- ingdon county. In speaking of the delightful weather yesterday and Wednesday he said that it reminded him very munch of South Dakota, where there is almost the nourishment in the air that is gotten from good beef steak. —Mrs. John P. Harris, accompanied by her daughter and grand-daughter, Mrs. Frank War- field and Mary Warfield, have gone to Atlantic City for a two weeks stay. They went yesterday and Miss Mary Harris Weaver, who is in Hahnneman hospital, Philadelphia, recovering from an operation for appendicitis, will join them just as soon as she is able to travel. —Mrs. E. J. McCloskey, of Plainfield, Ill, and her neice Mrs. John K. Ray, of Tyrone, former residents of Spring Mills this county, were guests of Mrs. Margaret Hutchinson on Howard street, during the Centennial. They were both so loyal to their native county that they found no fault with its celebration or its attending incon- veniences and that when Mrs. McCloskey is al- most seventy-nine years of age. —=Sol. Poorman, of Zion, was in town ou Sat- urday taking a little preliminary look at the Cen- tennial decorations. Mr. Poorman said that they had had a little rain down that way Thursday evening, but not near enough. Talking about the grain crop just harvested he said that the fly had worked great damage in two fields that had otherwise promised very fair crops. Mr. Poor- man was able to gather up a good bit of the fallen grain by raking it ahead of the binder. —The Centennial has been the cause of bving- ing together again many of the Bellefonte ram- ilies, the members of which have scattered to all parts of the country in recent years. Among ‘hese reunions none are larger or jollier than that of the family ¢f Mr. and Mrs. A. Baum, of east Bishop street. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Rees- man and their daughter are here from Princeton, Ind.; Mrs. Jos. Metz, from Trenton, Ky., and Mr. and Mrs. Monish, of New York city, were all here for the Baum family reunion. —Quite a party of Centre county Democrats went to Ridgway on Tuesday to the congres- sional conference. The vegular conferees were A. J. Graham, of Philipsburg; 8. A. McQuistion, of Bellefonte, and Hon. R. M. Foster, of State College. In addition Senator W. C. Heinle, Cap’t. H. 8. Taylor, county chairman J. K. Johnston and several others went along. There was no contest, of course, but the Democrats of Centre attended with a good delegation to assure the other parts of the district that we ara all more than pleased with Hall’s nomination. —Mr. A. J. Weaver and his eldest son drove over from their home at Colyer on Saturday to attend to some business that Mr. Weaver very sensibly decided he wouldn't have time to look after during the excitement of the Centennial, While here he told us of a frightful accident that happened at the saw mill there last Thursday afternoon. Eddie, the four year old son of Hayes Shultz, was sitting on the railroad track when a truck loaded with lumber ran clear over him. It broke his leg in two places, but otherwise he miraculously escaped unhurt. The men who were pushing the truck could not see the child on the track, becanse the pile of lumber was higher than their heads. —Among the hosts of people who were here last week and who found time to drop in fora few moments chat at the Warcaman office were : J. W. Rowan, the great cord wood contractor of Benner Twp.; Thos. Foster, the wholesale grocer of Philadelphia; Wm. Brouse Jr., of Boalsburg; Harry McDowell, of Abdera; W. T. Bailey, of Stormstown; Robert F. Sample who is making money fast in the hotel business in Uniontown; Hon. J. K. P. Hall, our Congressman and nomi- nee for a second term; John Pennington, a former Pine Grove boy who has charge of several repair departments in the big Westinghouse works in Pittsburg, and who learned his trade at the Jen- kins foundry in this place; Mayor Jackson, of Lewistown, who came over to pay his first visit to the town and got so ill that he couldn’t' enjoy it at all; Frank Lingle, of Patton, who is the original Centre county jail bird, having been born in the bastile when his father was sheriff of the county years ago; 8S. C. Burnside, of Philadelphia, who is full of ancient political history and jokes but al- ways one of the most welcome visitors to Belle- fonte; John Shaffer, of Lock Haven, who ran on the “old Snow Shoe’ yearsago and came up to greet his friends once more; Bob McGhee, of Lock Haven, fire marshall, health officer and gen- eral promoter of everything good, bad or indif- ferent, was here with the Hope fire engine that has been in use 25 years and Bob has looked af- ter it for 17 of thera. He won first prize with it and went home happy with his fifty; Danny Woods, of Tyrone, and Squire Cullen, of Spruce Creek, both of whom admitted that they have nothing to do any more but run around and they found Wednesday's job just to their liking. Lost Poelzet’ Book. Lost on Tuesday, a . pocket book containing money and mileage book belonging to Mrs. C. E. Cooke, of Jeanette. Anyone returning the same to Miss M. Snyder's millinery will be liberal- ly rewarded. Notice to Fa rmers. You should bring your wheat to the Phoenix Milling Co. because we pay the market price forit. ... .. You should exchange your wheat at the Phoenix Mills because you get the best grade of flour in return for it. A 5b. sample of our flour will be given free to every farmer who comes to the mill and asks for it. THE PHOENIX MILLING CO. 45-28-tf : La | Bellefonte, Ba. Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Oats Flour— Winter, Per Bil. “ _Ppenna, Roller... + Favorite Brands, Rye Flour Per Br'l. i Baled hay—Choice ‘Timothy, No. Toa, 3 Mixed Lee Straw evsiverierte assrsed sipdne re Bellefonte Grain Barker, Corrected weekly by the Puasix Miuxe Co, 1 The following are the quotations up to Sis o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper | ress : i d wheat, 2 ©, aan sok n Drea hel: bushel. 46 ora: ears, per bushel... 46 Oats, per bushel, new 30 Barley r bushel...... 40 Ground Plaster, per ton. to 9 50 Buckwheat, per bushel c.count. 25 Cloverseed, per bushel. 00 to 86 00 Timothy, sted per bushe 1.40 to $2.00 ’ gotta: iG Bellefonte Produce Plarkets. Corrected weekly ely by S Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bUShel su ieucsessssrecns vesnenns 40 Onions. Eggs, per dozen....... Veeisitusbeinnsarennntany 114 Toy por und... . 8 Country S oulders Tto8 oro Sides, 7Tto8 Pall Hams... ® ow, per poun Butter, per pound. ig “i
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