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Bellefonte, Pa., Sep. 28, 1900.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
— Admission to the fair will be only
25 cents.
— Are you going to the foot-ball game
tomorrow ?
— A black bear was seen up along
Spring creek one day last week.
—— The present drought has been almost
as prolonged as was the great one of 1879.
——Hi Henry's great minstrels and su-
perb band will appear at Garman’s next
Friday night.
——C. Wesley Daugherty reports thou-
sands of wild pigeons in the vicinity of
Scotia.
——Clement Dale Esq., has been ap-
pointed a notary public by Governor
Stone.
—8. Kline Woodring Esq. has estab-
lished himself for the practice of law in the
office of Fortney & Walker.
— Mrs. Frank McCoy entertained the
Bellefonte chapter, D. A. R. at her home
on West Linn street last evening.
——E. J. Rupp, well known as a miller
in Centre county, has relinquished his po-
sition at Moshannon and gone to Couders-
port, where he has secured a much better
place.
Several changes will be made among
the farmers in the vicinity of Axe Mann in
the spring. Conrad Struble will leave the
Valentine farm and Noah Breon will also
quit the farm he is on.
——Liberty township is to have a new
brick school house the estimated cost of
which is in the neighborhood of $5,000. It
takes the place of an old wooden structure
burned down a short time ago.
——Rev. W. F. D. Noble, of State Col-
lege, who was stricken with brain fever
while at Ocean Grove in August, is reported
to be recovering rapidly. He isin New
York under the care of a specialist.
——All men will please give attention
while we invite them to be present at a
Bible reading in the Y. M. C. A. rooms on
Sunday at 4 o’clock. Do not neglect this
means of grace as you have in the past.
Miss Mildred Smith, who has been
unable to resume her teaching work in the
Worth ward schools on account of conjunc-
stivitis, is able to be out of the dark room in
which she has been confined for a month.
— The engagement of Miss Harriet
Stott, formerly of this place, to Joseph
Frantz, a Harrisburg commission mer-
-chant, has beeu announced. They will be
married at the bride’s home in Reading
on October 25th.
Rev. W. F. Carson, the new Miles-
burg Presbyterian minister, will preach in
the Presbyterian church here Sunday even-
ing. Dr. Laurie will fill Rev. Carson’s
pulpit at Milesburg and administer the
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
— A. M. Mott, the Bellefonte marble
dealer, has lately discovered that the seat
of the trouble that has almost incapacitated
him for a long time is an abscess on the
left leg near the thigh. Mr. Mott expects
to enter a hospital soon to undergo an op-
eration for its removal.
— While in town on Monday William
8. Furst Esq., of Philadelphia, lectured
before the students of the Bellefonte Acad-
emy on the scenes and incidents of his
recent trip abroad. Mr. Furst received
his preparatory training for Princeton at
the Academy.
— Edward Schofield, who is a member
of the 16th U. 8. Inf., now stationed at
Cordon, P. I., has written to his father,
Hon. James Schofield, that he is well and
in very comfortable quarters for the rainy
season, which was about due when his let-
ter was written. He says he is in the best
of health and weighs 150 lbs.
——A movement is on foot to establish
a hospital in Bellefonte. The medical
fraternity is aroused to the need of such an
institution and an effort will soon be made
to start a fund for it. Several of the large
corporations, employing many laborers,
have signified a willingness to help the
project to the extent of their ability.
* — The football season at The Pennsyl-
vania State College was qpened on Satur-
day on Beaver field. The eleven from
Susquehanna University were State’s op-
ponents and in two short halves the visitors
were beaten by the score of 17 to 0. - The
game was void of any interest, further than
to show what the possibilities for State's
team will be this fall.
—— From six a. m. to six p. m, on the
19th inst., Mr. H. F. Kessinger, of Blanch-
ard, made 51 barrels of number one cider
on the new mill that he bas just erected.
In addition to turning out cider at this
rate Mr. Kessinger finds time to over-see
the erection of a new saw and planing mill,
which is to take the place of the one
destroyed by fire some time ago.
— George Spangler, of Eagleville, is
in jail here serving out a sentence for
illegal fishing in Bald Eaglescreek. He
was arrested last week by detective Right-
pour and given a hearing before justice
Glossner, of Liberty Twp. He was unable
to pay his fine of $50 and is in jail serving’
time instead. Detective Rightnour is
watching the streams pretty close and has
his eye on some illegal fishermen who lit-
tle think that they are being shadowed.
A YouNG GIRL ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
NEAR GILLANTOWN.—As the result of a
thoughtless tussle for a revolver pretty An-
nie Hobbins lies cold in death, in a sorrow
stricken home pear Gillantown, and John
Keenan is in jail here, charged with having
caused her death.
The particulars of the shooting are as
follows : Thomas Hobbins and his family
live about a mile from Gillantown, where
they have been residents for about three
years. Mr. Hobbins had a small lumber
contract in the woods near there and
working for him was a young man named
John Keenan, aged 23 years. Keenan is
originally from Philadelphia, but came to
Gillantown about a year ago from DuBois.
A week or go ago he hurt his hand and was
sent to the home of his employer until he
would recover.
Wednesday morning the family found
themselves out of wood and Keenan volun-
teered to go for some, provided he could bor-
row a team. Accordingly he succeeded in
getting two horses and a wagon from Mr.
John W. Ward, on whose property the Hob-
bins family reside. As Keenan’s hand
was sore Annie Hobbins, the pretty
eighteen year old daughter of the family,
offered to go along to help gather
the wood. They took her little sister,
Alice, who is between five and six, and
started off for ‘‘the bottom.’’ When they
had reached Lucas’ mill, on little Moshan-
non, they drove out onto a little island in
the stream, where they stopped. There
Keenan pulled a 32 cal. revolver from his
pocket which Annie expressed a desire to
examine and when he declined to let her
have it a friendly tussle ensued, during
which the weapon was discharged and a
bullet pierced her left breast.
With the cry of “Take me home !”’ the
girl fell in the wagon bed and Keenan
was panic stricken with the thought of what
he had done. He turned the team, how-
ever, and was hurrying along the road
homeward, holding the girl in one arm and
driving with the other, when the owner of
the team met them. He had started in
search of them, in order to get one of his
horses to trade, and says the girl was still
alive, though she expired shortly after he
got on the wagon.
On reaching the Hobbins home Keenan
was almost prostrated with grief and made
no effort to run away. - Later he was ar-
rested and brought to this place to jail
Wednesday night.
The above facts are based on statements
made by Mr. Keenan himself. He is not
very communicative but answers all ques-
tions fearlessly and frankly.
It is the general impression about Gillan-
town that the shooting was purely ac-
cidental, as the young man bears a very
good reputation in the community. Even
Mr. and Mrs. Hobbins are inclined to -be-
lieve that it was accidental.
District Attorney N. B. Spangler went
to the scene at; once and held an inquest
over the body yesterday, but the verdict
was not made public.
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GETTING IN SHAPE FOR THE FAIR.—
The new Centre county fair grounds are a
scene of great activity these days. In ad-
dition to the bunch of horsemen, rubbers
and stable boys who are always to be
found around the paddock, there are a
score or more of carpenters and as many
others working away at grading the ground
about the stock pens that have just been
completed.
In the extreme northern end of the
grounds there have been erected eighteen
additional box stall stables, bringing the
number up to forty-three that are available
for the string of fast racing horses that will
be here to compete in the four days’ rac-
ing. :
Adjoining these are forty-five cattle pens
and beyond them are the sheep and pig
pens. Having them all bunched in this
order will give the sightseers the interest-
ing opportunity to investigate the stables
in which the racing horses are kept, to see
the display of peculiar blankets, harness,
boots and other paraphernalia that will be
highly novel to many.
In the eastern end of the grounds con-
tractor Herman Miller has the one exposi-
tion building well under way. It is locat-
ed so as to cover some swamp land that
could not be utilized in any other way and
is 35 x 120 ft. in dimensions, with a wide
veranda running on three sides. The
point of ground extending from the east-
ern end of the track to the fence is to be
utilized for the exhibits of agricultural
inplements. Large tents will be erected
for their accommodation, thus giving a
gala appearance to that portion of the ex-
hibit. -
Another feature worth mentioning is the
facilities afforded for persons who drive
there with their teams. In every post
along the mile or more of fence is a hitch-
ing ring, so that there will be safe places
for many hundreds of horses to be tied.
On the whole it is beginning to look as
if the Centre county fair will be one of the
most gigantic amusement enterprises ever
instituted in this section of the State and
the admission will be only 25 cents.
LESTER SHEFFER HAD HIS LEG BROK-
EN.—While superintending the removal of
a casting from a car at Morris’ Naginey
quarries at Milroy, last Thursday after-
noon, A. Lester Sheffer had one of the
bones of his right leg broken below the
knee. ‘
It was a fly-wheel that was being drawn
off the car with a drum and rope. The
wheel caught and as Lester was endeavor-
ing to release it with a bar it slid off,
catching and breaking his leg.
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— There will he a musical in the Cole-
ville chapel this evening. In addition to
the vocal and instrumental numbers re-
freshments. will be served.
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— Free mail delivery will go into ef-
fect in Clearfield on November 1st.
——The revival of the Centre county
fair is going to be popular. There will be
great crowds in attendance.
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——Burglars forced their way into
Burchfield’s store in Philipsburg, last
Thursday night, but secured nothing for
their trouble.
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— The Western University of Pennsyl-
vania and The Pennsylvania State College
foot-ball teams will play on the new fair
grounds here tomorrow afternoon.
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——About fifty members attended the
meeting of the Northumberland Presby-
tery, at Beech Creek, this week. Rev. Dr.
Wright, of Lock Haven, was the moderator.
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——While working at the sanding ma-
chine at the match works Tuesday even-
ing Arthur Roberts got the index finger of
his right hand caught in a belt and half of
the first joint was torn off.
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——The condition of Mrs." Ellis Shafer,
of Madisonburg, is unimproved. She was
taken to the Williamsport hospital several
weeks ago, but has not gained strength
enough to stand an operation.
——H. E. Fenlon, of the Bush house,
has been drawn as a grand juror for the
October term of the United States court in
Pittsburg. Paul Fortney has heen drawn
as a petit juror for the same term.
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——1It needs no word of ours to tell the
people what Hi Henry's minstrels will
be on Friday night, Oct. 5th. They are
the finest that come to Bellefonte and Gar-
man’s will be crowded when the curtain
goes up.
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——0f the former United Brethren min-
isters of this county. who have been sent
to other appointments by the recent con-
ference are W. H. Blackburn, third church
Johnstown; R. L. Erbard, Claysville, and
G. W. Emenhizer to Springfield.
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——A mad dog made things interesting
in the upper end of Tyrone on Saturday.
The critter belonged to Michael Schreiber
and was shot by Gilbert Rhoades, but not
until it had bitten several other dogs, all
of which were promptly dispatched.
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—The engagement of Rev. Edgar Eu-
gene Brooks, rector of the Trinity Episco-
pal church, Tyrone, to Miss Ada McOmber,
of New York, has been announced. Miss
MeOmber is a daughter of the late Charles
McOmber, proprietor of the Ward house in
Tyrone.
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——Millheim is threatened with a water
famine and the advocates of a borough
plant are getting in long argumentative
strokes. Fully 80 per cent. of the wells in
the town are dry and many of the people
are boiling the water from Elk creek for
domestic purposes.
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——8. Paul Dinges, who was born at
Centre Hall, in 1873, a brother of the late
Clevan Dinges, has been nominated for the
Legislature by the Prohibitionists of Ly-
coming county. He located in Williams-
port in 1889 and was associated with his
brother in the agency of the North West-
ern Life Co.
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— For the foot-ball game on the new
fair grounds tomorrow afternoon the Belle-
fonte Central railroad will run a very cheap
excursion from State College. The tickets
will be good on the train leaving State Col-
lege at 1:30 p. m. and will be good for re-
turn passage on the regular afternoon train
or on the special that will leave Bellefonte
at 10 o’clock at night.
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— While working on a ladder in the
engineering building at The Pennsylvania
State College,on Monday morning, Reuben
J. Garduer, a student from Factoryville,
Pa., fell a distance of sixteen feet. He
struck his head and was rendered uncon-
scious. At first it was thought a clot of
blood was forming on his brain, but yes-
terday his physicians reported him to be
doing very well.
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— Rev. Samuel Lauver, brother of
Mis. Jacob Alter, of Millheim, died at his
home in Napierville, Iil., on the 21st ult.
His death resulted from the effects of burns
he received by the explosion of a lantern
he was using in burning caterpillars’ nests
from trees. He was born in Potter town-
ship, this county, January 5th, 1847, and
went West when only 15 years old and en-
tered the Methodist ministry three years
later. A widow and three daughters sur-
vive. :
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" THE BELLEFONTE FURNACE FIRES RE-
LIGHTED.—After being out of blast since
June 26th, the fires were relighted in the
Bellefonte furnace yesterday morning and
between two hundred and fifty and three
hundred workmen are correspondingly
happy.
' The plant has undergone very extensive
repairs, which have been calculated to
greatly increase the output of the furnace,
without a corresponding increase of labor
or fuel. |
While the relighting is a matter of more
than ordinary interest to the business com-
munity there was only a small crowd pres-
ent when Sarah Hastings, the charming lit-
tle danghter of Gen. and Mrs. Hastings,ap-
plied the torch that sent the flames shooting
up through the great stack and set in
motion again the wheels of one of our larg-
est industries. :
The resumption will mean another train
orew and more activity on the C. R. R. of
Pa., it means the working of the company’s
extensive ore banks at Scotia and Red bank
and a general quickening of business energy
of the entire community.
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TaoMAS EApoN’s DEATH.—The death
of Thomas Eadon, which occurred at his
home in this place on Monday evening.
was a great surprise to the entire commun-
ity, as the illness leading up to it was of
comparatively short duration and very few
knew of it at all. He was an exceedingly
robust looking man and appeared healthy
enough to withstand most anything, but a
severe attack of pleurisy so affected his
heart that he collapsed on Monday even-
ing.
Deceased was of English extraction ; bav-
ing been born at Sheffield, Dec. 22nd, 1860.
He came to this country ten years ago and
located in Philadelphia, where his expert-
ness as a horseman soon attracted the atten-
tion of the wealthiest fanciers about the
city. Three years ago Col. W.Fred Reynolds
secured his services and he came here to
take charge of the extensive stables of that
gentleman in this place. During his resi-
dence bere he has made many friends
through his gentlemanly demeanor and
expertness as a trainer.
Surviving him are his widow, Margaret,
and one son, Austin. Mass was said for
the repose of his soul at 10 o’clock Wed-
nesday morning in St. John’s Catholic
church and interment was made in the
Catholic cemetery.
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JoHN SUMMERFIELD GRAY. — John
Summerfield Gray died at his home at
Blaine City, Clearfield county, last week
from the effects of paralysis. He bad been
located at that place for two years ; having
had charge of a store there. Previously he
had been a traveling salesman after giving
up business in Philipsburg a number of
years ago.
The deceased was born in Half Moon
valley, this county, and was a son of John
L. Gray, deceased. He was aged about six-
ty-three years. Surviving him are his wife,
formerly preceptress in the State Normal
school at Stroudsburg, Pa., and four daugh-
ters, Mary, Myrtle, Edith and Esther, one
of whom, Edith, is married and the others
are engaged in teaching. He was a member
of the Royal Arcanum, of Philipsburg.
The body was taken up to Half Moon
valley, where the funeral services were
held on Saturday and interment was
made in Gray’s cemetery.
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--—Miss Phillie Cole died at the home
of Mrs. John Mattern, at Buffalo Run, on
Monday morning, after a week’s suffering
with appendicitis. She was the youngest
daughter of Architect Robert Cole, of this
place, and was 19 years old. When only a
little child she went to make her home
with the Matterns and ever since had been
regarded as a member of their family, be-
ing cared for, trained and nursed with all
the tender solicitation that love could give
her and grew so attached to all about her
that her death was as sad to them as if one
of their own blood had suddenly been torn
from them. On Wednesday morning fu-
neral services were held and she was laid
away in the family lot in Gray’s cemetery
by the side of Mr. John Mattern and Guy-
er.
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JouN BirTNER.—The death of John
Bittner, a very well-known farmer residing
about one and one-half miles west of Cen-
tre Hall, occurred on Saturday afternoon.
He had been ill for several weeks.
Deceased was 60 years old and was a
member of the Lutheran church. His
wife died several years ago, and one
daughter, Mrs. Sadie Shadle, of Williams-
port, survives her.
Rev. Rearick officiated at the funeral on
Tuesday.
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— Mrs. E. O. Peterson died at ber
home on north Spring street about noon on
Tuesday. She had been a sufferer for a
long time with pulmonary troubles, which
finally caused ber death; nowithstanding
all the skill of physicians and tender nurs-
ing. Her remains were taken to Jersey
Shore, her former home, on Wednesday
morning and interment was made in that
place. Mr. Peterson, who is a machinist
in the employ of the C. R. R. of Pa., has
the sympathy of a host of friends in the
sorrows that have come so frequently to
him of late. Only a short time ago they
buried their baby.
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——Mrs. Annie Shamp, wife of Potter
Shamp, died at her home in Zion on Sun-
day morning, after a short illness with ty-
phus fever. Deceased was 34 years old and
is sarvived by her husband and four chil-
of David
Harshberger, of Hublersburg. Funeral
services were held on Tuesday morn‘ng and
interment was made in the cemetery at
Zion.
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— Edna Caroline Gordon, daughter of
Benjamin and Nannie Gordon, died at
their home on North Allegheny street, on
Sunday morning, from the effects of men-
ingitis. Funeral services were held in St.
John’s Episcopal church Monday afternoon
at 4 o’clock. :
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———A minor child of John Bird, at Beech
Creek, has been granted a pension of $14
per month. :
— The coming of Hi Henry’s minstrels,
next Friday night, recalls the big flood of
the 22nd of last February. Mr. Henry and
his famous forty were hereat that time and
played to a house that overflowed almost
as much as Spring Creek did.
— His practice having grown to such
proportions as to require all of his time
Dr. C. S. Musser, of Aaronsburg, has re-
signed his position asa member of the pen-
sion examining board. Bellefonte friends
will miss the doctor’s weekly visits to this
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News Purely Personal.
—Former sherift W. M. Cronister was in town
on business on Monday.
—Hon. James Schofield went to Pittsburg on a
flying business trip Sunday.
—Miss Mame Andrews, of Lewistown, is visit-
ing the Misses Smyser, of Curtin street.
—Mrs. James Schofield, of south Thomas street,
is visiting in Boonetown, N. J.
—John Tonner Harris, of Philipsburg, was in
town to spend Sunday with his parents in this
place.
—Mrs. Cyrus Strickland left for Milroy, on Wed-
nesday, there to visit her daughter, Mrs. A. Les-
ter Sheffer.
—Chas. M. McCurdy. cashier of the First Na
tional, is back at his desk after several weeks of
rest and recreation.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Crissman, with their son
Luther, are visiting relatives in Sunbury. They
will return today.
—Mrs. A. Wilson Norris, of Harrisburg, return.
ed to her home on Monday; after having spent
some time in this place.
—Mrs. C. F. York, of Warriors-mark, who had
been in town visiting her parents for a few days,
left for her home yesterday morning.
—Owing to ill health Frank Miller, a student at
the Bellefonte Academy, had to give up his studies
and return to his home at Cape May, N. J.
—Miss Worseley, of Bethlehem, who is a guest
"at the Hess home and Miss Freda Hess, of Lin-
den Hall, were Bellefonte visitors on Tuesday.
—Miss Bess Hayes, of Spring street, and her
friend, Miss Nan O'Donoghue, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday in Tyrone visiting Mrs. Guido C.
Boeking.
—Assistant postmaster W. S. Chambers is back
in the office here after a vacation of two weeks,
most of which was spent with friends in Williams-
port.
—Rey. George I. Brown, rector of St. John’s
Episcopal church, with his family, left for a five
week’s visit to relatives in New York and Boston,
on Monday moruing.
—Mrs. John M. Bullock, with her family of
sweet little girls, is back from Mechanicsburg,
where they spent the summer at the home of Mrs.
Bullock’s parents, the Owens.
—William S. Furst Esq., of Philadelphia, was in
town over Sunday. He came up to consult with
his father, Hon. A. O. Furst on a number of cases
be has for trial in that city.
—C. M. Bower Esj., was in Philipsburg on
Tuesday on business in connection with the sale
of the property of the late O. Perry Jones’ estate,
for which he is solicitor,
—Mrs. Edward Cowdrick left for her home at
Niagara Falls on Friday, after quite an extended
visit with relative in this place and at her parents’
home at Pleasant Gap.
—Gen. James A. Beaver and Judge Love spoke
at the G. A. R. reunion at Lakemont, near Altoo-
na, on Saturday. Judge Love's family were among
the Bellefonters in attendance.
—Robt. and Alex Morris spent Sunday at their
home in Tyrone. Having secured a housekeeper
the boys expect soon to have their bachelor's
quarters on Linn street opened.
—Miss Grace McBride has returned to Belle-
fonte and accepted a position in Joseph Bros.
store. She had been living in Kansas City, Me.,
since leaving here several years ago.
—Mrs. Elizabeth M. Glenn, of State College, was
in town Wednesday night on her way to Rixford,
McKean county, to spend a.mgnth or two with
her son, Dr. Thomas Glenn, and his family.
—Miss Charlotte Crittenden, of Linn street, has
returned from quite an extended stay at Water-
bury, Conn. She had been down East since Janu-
ary visiting her sister Jennie and friends in that
section.
— Misses Maude Bolander and Laura Runkle of
Middleburg, and Miss Carrie Hertzler, of Jersey
Shore, were guests at the home of Mrs. John
Brachbill, on south Spring street, the latter part
of last week.
—Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Quigley returned from
Bradford, N. Y., on Monday evening. Mrs. Quig-
ley had been there for a six weeks’ visit to her
mother and Mr. Quigley went up last week to ac-
company her home.
—Col. W. R. Teller left for New York and Wash-
ington, on Monday morning, whither he goes
preparatory to taking up his winter residence in
Cuba; where he is the American representative of
a coal corporation.
—Mrs. Thomas Seixas, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday at the home of her father, Charles Smith,
on east Bishop street. On Tuesday evening Miss
Lula Smith left for quite an extended visit in
Philadelphia, Atlantic City and New York.
—Juo. A. Miller, of Axe Mann, was in town
bright and early Monday morning attending to a
little business that is calculated to show some of
the people that they will have to getup pretty
early in the morning if they want to get ahead of
him. a
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chandler, of Wilmington,
Del.. and Miss Ida Landis, of Devon, are at the
Brockerhoff honse for a few days. Mrs. Chandler
was formerly Miss Letitia Landis and they are
visiting their old home here. They arrived yes-
terday. }
— Miss Roxy McMillen, of Dayton, Ohio, who
had been a guest at the home of P. Gray Meek, on
west High street, left for Tyrone on Tuesday
morning. After a short stay with Mrs. Thos. K.
Morris there she will go on to visit some school
friends in Altoona.
—Miss Aurora Moore came up from Philadel-
phia on Friday on a short business trip and visit
to her mother. She is in the office of the Union
Mutual Life Insurance Co. in that city and still
looks after the business in this section that was
written by the late Edward S. Lawrence.
— Little Miss Margaret Crawford, of Coleville
was in town on Friday doing the family shopping.
Gertrude usually attends to that part of the home
duties, but we are sorry to learn that the little
younger sister is called upon to take up the work
she did so well. ris i
—Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Hayes are preparing
to ¢lose their beautiful home on Allegheny street
and start on their usual migration for the winter.
They leave Monday for Atlantic City, where they
will stay until cold weather begins and then
they will go South for a month or two before go-
ing to California. : :
—Mr. and Mrs. J. Emery Hoy, of Philadelphia,
were in town on Monday; having come over from
Centre Hall to spend pert of the day with Mrs.
Hoy's uncle and aunt, Capt. and Mrs. A. C. Min-
gle, of east High street. Mrs. Hoy will be re
membered as Miss Anna Mingle, a daughter of
Wm. B. Mingle Esq.; of Centre Hall, and her hus-
band is a Centre county boy also, being a son of
Joseph Hoy,of State College. He is connected with
one of the large iron brokerage firms, with offices
in the Bullitt building in Philadelphia.
_ —Michael Kerstetter, the veteran Pleasant Gap
builder, was in town on Monday attending to
some little business matters beforc starting to
Clarence, where he expects to be located for some
church that. is being built there and on Wednes-
day Mr. Kerstetter, his son Ammon, Henry Twit-
mire and his son and Bob Corl started out to do
the carpentering work. John Noll finished the
wall that day and Ammon Kerstetter had already
been on the ground and completed the framing,
so with a crew of such experts that church ought
to go up in a very short time and be a fine one
when completed.
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A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT.—There is
in store for the people of Bellefonte and
vicinity a magnificent treat, historically,
intellectually and religiously. It is the
“Story of the Reformation,” or the ‘‘Life
of Martin Luther,’’ which will be given in
the opera house either on October 22nd
and 23rd or November 29th and 30th, by
Mr. H. E. Monroe, of Philadelphia.
There will be eighty-five stereopticon
views and one hundred persons from the
various churches of the town, in 16th cen-
tury costume. Prominent gentlemen of
Bellefonte, together with detachments from
military organizations, will represent
Luther's trial at Worms. Sixteen choir-
men, nuns, novices, etc., represent other
incidents of his life.
It will be under the auspices of the
Lutheran congregation of Bellefonte, but
members of the different churches will par-
ticipate. It is without exception, a grand
entertainment. The public press all over
the country speaks in unstinted praise fof
it. a
PHILIPSBURG HAS A DEMOCRATIC
CLUB.—-Many Philipsburg Democrats met
in the public building in that place, last
Friday evening, and organized a Bryan &
Stevenson club. Officers were elected as
follows: President, A. J. Graham; vice
president, George E. Parker; secretary,
H. D. Rumberger; treasurer, J. H. Esk-
ridge. A financial committee was ap-
pointed, as follows : James Passmore, A.
J. Graham, J. VW. Lukens, John Todd,
Frank Hess and H. D. Rumberger. Jacob
Swires was appointed to look up a suitable
room in which to hold the meetings of the
club.
The organization was launched with the
best Democratic blood possible and we ex-
pect to hear good results from its work in
Philipsburg and Rush township.
Bm ...
ACTIVITY AT THE LAST CHANCE.—
There are many residents of the county
who will be interested in the following
telegraphic report of the prospects of the
‘Last Chance’’ gold mine. The ‘‘Last
Chance?’ is in Alaska and many Bellefont-
ers have stock in it. Col. Wilbur F.Reeder,
of this place, is president of the company.
JUNEAU, Sept. 10.—The Last Chance basin
on Gold Creek, just back of the city of
Juneau, 1s the scene of great activity at
present. Several miles of flume have been
constructed this summer, and the long tun-
nel to tap the basin gravel has just broken
through rock at a depth of 1,850 feet of drift.
The gravel encountered is eighty seven feet
below the surface. Gold Creek is now being
turned into a new channel on the north side
of the basin by means of a big cut and 400 ft
of flume. The Last Chance company is com-
posed largely of people from Philadelphia
and the interior Pennsylvania towns.
*te —
——While summering in the Adiron-
dacks with Mrs. Wistar Morris’ family Jay
Woodcock, of this place, succeeded in
shooting a fine buck a few days ago. Mor-
ris Wood shot one also. The deer season
in New York is much earlier than it is in
this State.
"Public Sale.
Mrs. John W. Moore, will offer at her residence
on east Howard street, on Saturday afternoon,
Sept. 20th, at one o'clock, all of her household
goods. Special attention of buyers is called to
two fine heating stoves and a cook stove that she
will offer for sale.
Notice to Farmers.
You should bring your wheat to the Phoenix
Milling Co. because we pay the market price
for it.
You should exchange your wheat at the Phoenix
Mills because you get the best grade of flour in
return for it.
A 5lb. 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 Bellefonte, Pa.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening. : :
Wheat—Red
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Flour— Winter, Per Br’i.
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—Favorite Brands..
Rye Flour Per Brl...................
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No.
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Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by the Puenix MiLuing Co.
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, "Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Tess :
ed wheat, old........icccccrinsesmnissnsrsmininens bv 5
Wheat, new..... ave 75
Rye, per bushel........... 50
Corn, shelled, per bus 46
Corn, ears, per bushel 46
Oats, per bushel, new . 28
Barley, per bushel...... ae 40
Ground laster, per ton.. 8 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel. aifirisersrons 25
Cloverseed, per bushel... 6 00 to 87 00
Timothy seed per bushel..........ccceeeun. $2.00 to $2.25
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel ...............cc.. Frssvenes 50
OR IOnE sesavessureve . 60
gs, per dozen.. 18
Io per gonnd.. 9
Country Shoulder:
Sides... ’
Tali Sams.
allow, per pound... 3
Butter, Ter POUNd..ccreicssesriisssssisinassssnsssasssans 20
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid strictly in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance, dnd $2.50 if not
paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will bé discontinued until all arrearage is
paid, exceptst the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less for in advance.
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
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