Fine Weather for the Grangers.
Fair Weather and Fair Crowds for the Grangers.—
Exhibits Below the Average but the Farmers are
Happy all the Same. Thursday was the Banner
Day.
For once in a number of years the fates
have been propitious to the Grangers and
they are having fine weather for their
twenty-seventh annual picnic and exhibi-
tion at Grange Park this week. It isa
little cool at night, ’tis true, but the frost
in the air only keeps things moving all the
more.
Sunday was cloudy and threatening
looking, but the best came out of it and if
ever there were ideal fall days Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday were such, while
Thursday was far above the average Grang-
er picnic weather.
The grounds show that improvement
that is to be expected and can only be ac-
complished in time. The trees have
grown larger, there are more tents for the
public use and a few permanent stands
have been added since the last picnic.
The prolonged drouth has shown its effect
in the brown grass and extremely dusty
walks, but withal, the park looks pretty
and from the mountain top resembles a
white capped sea, with its rows of tents,
over which flutter hundreds of flags and
the pennants of all the States.
The grounds were opened on Saturday
and many of those holding tents arrived
that day in order to make an entire week
of the outing. Not until Sunday,however,
was there a formal gathering. At 2 o’clock
that afternoon Rev. Schuyler, of the Cen-
tre Hall Presbyterian church, conducted
the anniversary and harvest home services
in the auditorium, delivering a very able
sermon for the occasion.
Monday was a day of preparation. More
campers arrived, exhibitors were busy ar-
ranging their displays and the “‘Midway”’
was a.veritable hive of industry, while the
pink lemonade, four headed pig, Paris up-
side down and other catchy penny schemes
were being set up for business. That
night the Williamsport Vaudeville Co.
held forth in the auditorium and by the
time it was through everyone was tired
enough for bed.
On Tuesday Master Geo. Dale conducted
the formal opening services for the Centre
County Pomona Grange. Addresses were
delivered by Col. Jas. F. Weaver, of Miles-
burg, I. 8. Frain, of Abdera, and other
prominent Grangers. That night there
was more vaudeville. There was a small
crowd present on Tuesday, more than on |
the same day last year, but hardly enough
to start the fakirs barking on the ‘‘Mid-
way,”’ consequently it was a quiet day in
the camp.
WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST BIG DAY.
It was cold Wednesday morning. Jack
Frost had paid his first visit to the county
the night before and it was some time be-
fore the people on the grounds got thawed
out, but they were cheerful and happy by
the time the first trains began to arrive
with their loads of visitors. It was a
glorious morning, just such an one as is
sung of in the story of Barbara Fritchie,
but there were no rebel hordes winding
down into Grange Park. Thousands of
visitors, all good natured and eager for a
day’s amusement, were streaming in so
that by noon the crowd was estimated at
from twenty-five hundred to three thousand
people.
At 10 o’clock in the morning there was
a meeting of delegations from the subor-
dinate Granges over which worthy over-
seer G. L. Ebbs was to have presided, but
in his absence Col. Jas. F. Weaver made a
very acceptable chairman.
At 2 o’clock in the afternoon Hon. W.
F. Hill, of Crawford county, master of the
State Grange, spoke and Mrs. Helen John-
son followed him with a pleasing talk that
made the audience forget that state secre-
tary Jerome T. Ailman, of Juniata, had
been unable to get there. At 7:30 the
Williamsport Vaudeville Co. closed the
day’s events with another entertainment
in the auditorium.
THURSDAY THE BANNER DAY.
Though the weather wascloudy and at
several times during the morning a few
drops of rain fell threateningly there was a
big crowd of people at the picnic on Thurs-
day. Thenumber of visitors was variously
estimated at from four to seven thousand.
The day was a full one. In the morning
J. T. Ailman, secretary of the State Grange,
and Mrs. Helen Johnson, of Erie, spoke to
crowded houses in the anditorium.
In the afternoon Hon. W. F. Hill spoke
again. At the conclusion of his address
Hon. Jas. K. P. Hall, Congressman from
this district, was introduced and talked for
a few moments to the people he so ably
represents in Washington. Following him
was Hon. Luther Kauffman, attorney for
the Philadelphia North American and the
Pennsylvania Butter Protective Associa-
tion. He arraigned the present state ad-
ministration for its scandalous concealment
of the unlawful oleo business in the State
and accused the Department of Agriculture
of being either incompetent or criminally
negligent in protecting the farmers against
fraud. ;
Hon. W. T. Creasy was not at the picnic,
but there were scores of other political
notables and all of them had a good time.
THE EXHIBITS.
The number of exhibits this year is very
small, which is probably accounted for by
the poor crops in the county. ‘Poor crops
have made lean cattle and lean cattle make
poor stock exhibits, while short crops
£385 the implement manufacturers to car-
tail their selling energies, consequently
they had few displays. y
Aside from the poulty exhibit and The
Pennsylvania State College display there
was very little of interest to look at, ex-
cept merchandise taken there for sale.
The poultry exhibit was really very good
and the building occupied by the Penu-
sylvania State College was interesting
throughout. The exhibitors were :
Joshua Potter, Centre Hall, four Jersey
heifers.
N. B. Schaeffer, Centre Hall, 18 months
old Short-horn bull ; Short-horn bull calf.
James Keller, Centre Hall, ‘‘Duke’’ fine
18 months old Durbam bull ; 3 Durham
heifers.
James Goodhart, Centre Hill, thorough-
bred = Shropshire buck ; thoroughbred
Southdown ; 2 grade Shropshire lambs.
James Goodhart, Centre Hill, Poland
China Berkshire boar.
G. W. Gingerich, Centre Hall, four
English Berkshire pigs.
Samuel Gingerich, Centre Hall, five
months old English Berkshire sow.
J. E. Rishel, Farmers Mills, thorough-
bred English Berkshire pigs.
Shook Bros., Spring Mills, 4 Chester
white pigs ; 4 Chester white pigs; 5 Eng-
lish Berkshire pigs.
James Goodhart, Centre Hill, mare and
colt.
Henry J. Garbrick, Zion,
Junior,”’ 5 year old bay stallion.
N. B. Schaeffer, Centre Hall, black colt,
4 Percheron, 2 years old.
I. S. Frain, Abdera, bay French Coach
mare, 3 years old ; ‘‘Orie,”” thoroughbred
French Coach stallion, 4 years old.
POULTRY EXHIBIT.
Bruce Stump, Centre Hall, Golden Sea-
bright Bantams.
J. S. Meyer, Penn Hall, Barred Ply-
mouth Rocks; White Leghorns ; Barred
Plymouth Rocks, 3 months old, very fine ;
Silver Spangled Hamburgs ; White Ham-
burgs ; Buff Plymouth Rocks ; Buff Ply-
mouth cockerels ; Barred Plymouth Rock
cockerels ; Brown Leghorns; Hamburgs ;
White Leghorns.
G. W. Ocker, Centre Hall, splendid
Plymouth Rocks, 2 coops.
Maude Klinefelter, Centre Hall, pair
guineas.
Rhoneymede Poultry Farm, Centre Hall,
Rose-combed Brown Leghorns; Single-
combed Brown Leghorns ; White Wyan-
dottes ; Silver Spangled Hamburgs ;
white crested Black Polish ; black Samatra
Games ; white China Geese; Pekin
Ducks.
Shook Bros., Spring Mills, Coop Geese.
Mrs. F. W. Musser, barred Plymouth
Rocks.
D. C. Keller, Centre Hall, coop gold
bug chickens, which Mr. Keller advertises
far sale. They are very nice looking but
we were not surprised that such a staunch
old Democrat should want to get rid of
that special variety.
Miss Mary Keller, Centre Hall,
Guineas light; trio Guineas dark.
Progress Grange, Centre Hall, trio Red
Caps.
Agnes M. Grove, Centre Hall, trio Buff
Cochins.
Sarah E. Etters, trio minorcas.
Julia A. Shuey, Lemont, trio Wyan-
dottes; trio Plymouth Rocks.
Dr. J. F.Alexander,Centre Hall, Belgian
Hare.
J. R. Keller, Centre Hall, kennel Collie
pups.
‘Kerman
trio of
IMPLEMENTS, ETC.
W. O. Rearick, Centre Hall, Corn Plant-
er, Kramer wagon, ‘‘Easy’’ feed cutter.
Potter & Hoy, Bellefonte, Olliver chilled
plows. ;
Black & Kephart, Huntingdon. exhibit-
ing Wright's patent extension and fruit
picking ladders. :
C. J. Finkle, Spring Mills, “Buckeye’’
grain drill and buggies, De Laval cream
separators.
J. D. Neese, Spring Mills, ‘‘National’’
cream Separators.
Vermont Faim Machine Co., cream sepa-
rators.
Harrison Mfg Co., Massillon, Ohio, Corn
shredders, Ete. ’
Among the exhibits in the poultry build-
ing were three pens of Belgian hare shown
by Dr. John F. Alexander, of Centre Hall.
They attracted more than a little attention
because of their variety as well as on ac-
count of the novel industry Dr. Alexander
would have built up in this section. He
advises raising them for profit, claiming
that their meat is more toothsome than
that of chickens, a full grown hare weigh-
ing twice as much as a fat hen and they
breed so prolifically as to make their cost
but trifling. The does breed every six
weeks and have litters ranging from four
to fourteen, so you can see that they come
fast. Dr. Alexander’s exhibits are bred
from the famous ‘Lord Briton,’”’ which
was imported to Los Angelesin 1898 at a
cost of $650.
In addition to the exhibits mentioned
above there are fifty four stands for the
traffic of various wares, ranging from Kel-
ler’s big eating house, where we had a
splendid chicken dinner on Wednesday,
down to the Boston Baked Bean house on
the ‘‘Midway.”” There is a two-headed
colt, an eight legged pig, babies to throw
balls at and balls to throw at the girls.
Everything imaginable to catch nickles and
dimes is on the ground, but the fakirs were
in hard luck on Wednesday because the
people would’ct be faked. The crowd did
a little better hy the ‘‘sports’’ yesterday,
but from the woe-be-gone expressions on
some of them we fear the L. and T. tracks
will become a very popular promenade for
a great many.
LIST OF TENTERS.
The subordinate Granges holding tents
are as follows : Madison, Good Will, Miles,
Spring Mills, Howard, Was hington, Centre,
Leonard, Half-moon, Marion, Providence,
Zion, Benner, Union, Bald Eagle, Walker,
Logan, Victor, Fairview, Progress.
Centre Hall—Dr. Geo. Lee, Leonard Rhone,
John Dauberman, J. J. Arney, Sam’l Durst,
Insurance Co.. John Conley, D. C. Keller,
Dr. Park, Dr. Jno. FE. Alexander, Jno.
Stump, Progress Grange, W. Gross Mingle.
Lemont—Geo. Dale.
State College—J. Belle Lytle, Andrew
Lytle, Jonas F. Decker.
Pine Grove Mills—J. W. Kepler.
Stormstown—Mrs. Mary C. Thompson.
Milesburg—Col. Jas. F. Weaver.
Poe Mills—D. T. Raymon.
Bellefonte—J. K. Johnson, Amos Mullen,
Joshua Folk, Chas. Harrison, Isaac Miller.
Zion—Caroline Lesh. it
Pleasant as. Poorman.
Potters Gol ichael Smith, Ammon
Bubb, Dr. Alexander. i
Vieksburg—W. D. Schell.
Colyer—Jonas Boal. | :
Spring Mills—Andrew Corman.
Pine Grove Mention.
Mrs. Grazier and Peter Louck are both
improving, but very slowly.
Miss Mollie Swab, of this place, is visiting
friends at Linden Hall.
W. H. Musser and wife, of Bellefonte,
spent the forepart of the week with Dr. G.
H. Woods.
Our base ball team had the starch knocked
out of them on Saturday by the Boalsburg
boys. The score was 6—2.
Ern Fortney, wife and sister, of Tyroue,
are having a royal good time at his uncle
James Fortney’s Branch home.
Mrs. Mila Zewig, of Harrisburg, has been
dangerously ill at the home of her father
William Gates, ever since the death of her
mother.
On account of the drouth seeding 1s at a
standstill. Many farmers are through but
the majority of them are husking corn while
waiting for the rain.
The Misses Lillian and Catharine Koch,
of Bellefonte, are visitors at the home of
their grandfather, Amos Koch. Their aunt,
Mrs. Jacob Shirk, is also a visitor there.
Oliver Gibbony, one of Stonevalley’s big
farmers and stalwart Republicans, passed
through our town Saturday, en route for
Boalsburg to visit his brother-in-law, Dr.
Kidder.
Mrs. David Kustaborder, who has been
suffering with fever for the last month, is
convalescing from that but is so crippled up
with rheumatism that she is unable to walk.
John Fortney, one of Harris township’s
progressive farmers and straight laced Dem-
ocrats, Sundayed at the Danley home on
Main street. He was accompanied by his
good frau.
R. 0. Miller, of Stoystown, who was a
student at State College in ’98, enjoyed a
visit among his friends here last week with
headquarters at I. G. Walker's and report
says that the license will soon be taken out.
Lewis Heckroff, of Philadelphia, a jolly,
well-kept old veteran is here for a week’s
outing with his comrade Charley Smith.
They were both members of the famous 49th
Reg., P.V., and if you would hear war yarns
just get where they are.
Mrs. Olie Bowersox, of Altoona, whose
health has been in such a precarious condi-
tion this summer that her friends have
been constantly concerned about her, has re-
covered sufficiently to come down to Fair-
brook to visit her parents.
The Republican primaries last Saturday
evening was a very tame affair. John P.’s
little joke was fully verified. A.S. Walker
and J. A. Decker were elected delegates.
Allison and Thompson each received 17
votes, Dale 15 votes, Decker for jury com-
missioner 14 votes and Robb for the same
office 3 votes. Col. Reeder had the full vote
which was 17 all that was out.
Literary Note from the Century Co.
Minister Wu Ting Fing will present, in the
October Century, ‘A Plea for Fair Treatment” in
behalf of his fellow countrymen. This is one of
half a dozen articles in the same magazine, in
which the Chinese question will be treated, di-
rectly or indirectly. Bishop Potter writes on
“Chinese Traits and Western Blunders’—the
first of a series of travel sketches and studies.
New Advertisements.
A GRAND CONCERT PIANO for sale,
at the Convent on Bishop street. 44-31-3t
Lyon & Co.
LYON & CO.
money.
Are receiving car loads of new
goods this week, in Dress Goods,
Clothing, Overcoats, Ladies Tailor
. made Suits, Capes and Coats, Chil-
drens Dresses and Coats.
Caps at prices that will save you
Hats and.
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OR SALE.—Good Farm in College|
township.
Terms easy. Apply to G. M.
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EDUCATION.
An exceptional opportunity of-
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women to prepare for teaching or
for business. Four regularcourses;
also special work in Music, Short-
hand, Typewriting. Strong teach-
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CENTRAL STATE
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LOCK HAVEN, Clinton Co., Pa.
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Handsome buildings perfectly equi d
steam heat, electric lights, abun 4
pure mountain water, extensive campus
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Send fcr talon pevses: ow
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CENTRAL STATE NORMAL
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Fine Groceries
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Fine Raisins 10c.
Try our 40c. Table Syrup.
goods"
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Maple Goods.
goods.
42-1 Bush House,
We charge the working man no profit on his Dinner Pail, reg-
ular size 20c. large size 25c.
These are only a very few of our bargains.
them. You wont go amiss by giving us a call.
SECHLER & CO.
—GROCERS.——
Look at these prices and then remember that they are for the very best
grades of the articles mentioned :
Faney California Seedless Oranges 30c., 40c. and 50c. per dozen.
3 Cans Standard Tomatoes for 25¢.
Corn for 25c.
Fine Canned Peas 12¢., 15¢c., 20¢ and 25¢.
California Unpared Peaches at 10c. per pound, a bargain.
Fine California Prunes 8c., 10c., 12¢. and 15¢. per pound.
It beats em all.’
We have a pure Sugar Syrup at €0c. per gallon.
This is ‘rare
The very Finest full Cream Cheese 16¢. per pound.
If you want a package of Lake Fish don’t spend any time in
looking for them. Come straight to ns and get just what youn
New Maple Syrup in one gallon cans $1.25. This is straight
We get it direct.
New Crop Maple Sugar in bricks 12}4ec. per pound. Bright pure
Our store is big and full of
BELLEFONTE, PA.
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Progressive Clothiers.
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Wide Brim, Rough Rider and Golf
just came in to-day—also a com-
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and Mocha
GLOVES,
for Fall and Winter.
wing and Butterfly
TIES,
Ladies Hosiery, new styles;
collars and cuffs, new shapes; la-
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Be sure to look for the
———LADIES’ HAT DISPLAY.——
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ORSES FOR SALE.—Fine large horse
for draft or driving Jurposes, abot 7 years
old. Also smaller hor=e for driving, 7 years old. In-
uire of Dr. Bilger, above Parrish’s drug store,
llefonte, Pa. 45-11-tf.
JOrFFs COLLEGE
GIVES A BREAD-WINNING EDUCATION.
Enabling young men and women
to.meet the demands of this pros-
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culars address.
P. DUFF & SONS, 8th and Liberty Sts., Pitts-
burg, Pa. 44-34-41
EAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC SALE.—
Farms and timber lands of the estate of
Daniel Flisher deceased, will be offered at public
sale at the Flisher homestead now occupied
Tillman Kleinfelter four miles south of Centre
Hall on
SATURDAY, SEPT. 29th
atl o'clock p. m. The old homestead farm con-
ns
108 ACRES AND 88 PERCHES,
with good dwelling house, bank barn and out-
buildings, choice fruit, good water, etc. School
Bouse, church, store and mill within one mile of
arms.
NO. 2. Farm adjoining the above contains 100
acres and 11 perches.
GOOD DWELLING HOUSE, BANK BARN,
fruit and water etc. These farms rank with the
best in the valley, under good cultivation, easy to
work, no stones or stumps and all clear. Timber
lot near the farms containing 11 acres and 147
perches with heavy oak, chestnut and hemlock,
o buildings.
MOUNTAIN TIMBER,
in two tracts containing each 7214 acres well cov-
ered with oak, chestnut and pine.
Terms oF SaLe—Ten Jer cent of purchase mon-
ey to be paid on day of sale, balance of one-third
upon confirmation absolute, one-third in one
year from confirmation, Balance in two years.
ferred payments to be secured by bond and
i with interest.
45-36-3t J. B. FLISHER, Executor.
New Advertisements.
ANTED.—A young man of good
habits to work on dairy farm, must be
a good milker and willing to care for all kinds of
stock. Wages $18 per. mo. Boarding and wash-
ing free. Address, D. H. WATTS,
45-34-31. Kerrmoor, Pa,
OUNG MEN WANTED, — with fair
education and good character, 10 LEARN
TELEGRAPHY, railroad accounting, and typewriting.
This is endorsed by all leading railway companies
as the only perfect and reliable institution of its
kind. All our Fraduates are assisted to positions.
Ladies also admitted. Write for free catalogue.
(Fall term opens August 15th.)
Globe Telegraph College,
Lexington, Ky.
XECUTRIXES’ NOTICE. — Letters
testamentary upon the estate of John B.
Mitchell, late of Ferguson township, Centre Co.,
Pa., deceased, having been granted to the under-
signed, all persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment. and those
having claims against the same to present them,
duly authenticated, for settlement.
A. P. MITCHELL,
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.,
OLIVE B. MITCHELL, .
Bellefonte
45-24-6mo
45-34-6t
10 DRIVING HORSES FOR SALE.
Well bred horses, comprising, Dicta-
tor Electioneer, Geo. Wilkes,
Jerome Eddy, ete. blood.
Among this lot is a Bay Mare, 5 yrs.
old, trial 2:25, no record. Sired by
Elk Nutwood. A fine driver, sin-
gle or double.
A bay gelding 5 yrs. old, trial 2:40, no
record. An ideal roadster.
A bay mare, sired by Jerome Eddy.
Record 2,36%4, trial 2:20, 8 yrs. old.
A fine driver, can show 2:15 clip.
Double teams for sale. Will sell these
horses at road horse prices.
Address A. KAUL & SON,
44-35-3t St. Marys, Pa
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LOAN COMPANY.
Real Estate conveyancing and the
placing of loans made a specialty.
Valuable town and country properties
for sale.
Valuable town and country properties
for rent.
Loans negotiated in large and small
amounts,
Rents promptly collected and proper-
ty cared for.
If you have a farm or town property
or sale or rent place it in their
hands.
If you wish to rent a farm or house
consult them.
If you wish to borrow or lend money
—call on them.
Offices No. 3 East High St.
45-32-3m Telephone connections.
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—BOYS SCHOOL SUITS—
In buying Clothes the best is none too
good for your boy, therefore it be-
hooves the mother to examine care-
folly the make and material of the
Clothes she buys for her boys.
Our Clothes are made in a large airy
factory by expert labor and sewed
throughout with silk and every pair
of pants are lined and guaranteed
not to rip,
We have some blue and brown Cheviot Suits
very nicely gotten up, the 3 to 8 with vestee, and
theo to 15 with double breasted coat a very nice
and durable school suit really worth $3.00 our
PUECE.ceeureereeecriaiiinieie sistent ena saat enna $1.75
A very fine all wool suit in stripes. checks and
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made with fancy double breasted open front vest
and silk embroidered shield. The 9 to 16 made
with single breasted coat and double breasted
vest of the same goods—a regular tailor Wade
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These are only two items of our well
selected stock of boys clothing
which must be seen to be appreciat-
ed, a call is solicited.
A ticket to the Centre county Frir FREE with
every $5 dollars worth of goods bought.
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