itera il afternoon. “brain. Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 19, 1900. Carer enitNG commualeations pub lished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. — THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY — Henry Hoffmeister, of Spring Mills, has been granted a pension of $10 per month. ——The Commercial telephone company is constructing a line from Snow Shoe to Karthause. ——The person or persons who started the report that the Bellefonte furnace had chilled simply lied, that’s all. ——Loafing on the south side of the High street bridge has been prohibited, by order of the burgess. ——The Bell telephone company has placed two phones og the fair grounds for the free use of its patrons. ——Dr. H. C. Holloway will begin a series of sermons in the Lutheran church, next Sunday evening, on ‘‘Present Issues.”’ ——Two cases of scarlet fever are report- ed from State College. Harold Williams and Ruth Shawley both have the fever in mild form. ——The condition of ‘Dr. George A. Fairlamb, who has been ill in his rooms in the Bush house for several weeks, is slightly improved. —— Frank Yocum, of State College, who was injured in the West Point foot-ball game on the 6th was able to get back to school on Tuesday. ——The fine Keichline farm in Ferguson township is offered for sale. The adver- tisement of the property can be found in another column of this issue. ——Charles O’Hara and John Malloy, the men who were arrested for robbing the Centre Hall post-office are on trial in the United States court in Pittsburg this week. ——1J.Paul Soyder,a son of Rev. W.H.H. Snyder formerly pastor of the Bellefonte Reformed church, is to he married. His engagement to Miss Annie M. Best; of Lancaster, has been announced. . ——The Passion Play at Oberamergau will be the subject of Hon. A. O. Furst’s lecture in the court house on Friday night, Oct. 26th. It will be for the benefit of the new Union chapel at Pleasant View. The coal office of W. H. Mann, of Mill Hall, was entered by burglars last Thursday night, but nothing was taken. They were evidently scared away after having knocked the haudle off the safe. ——=St. Paul’s Methodist church of Dan- ville has extended a call to Rev. H. C. Harmon, of Altoona. He is wanted at Danville to take the place made vacant by Rev. Dr. B. I. Dimmick, who went to Columbus, Ohio. ——The Democratic meeting at Coburn last Thursday evening is reported to have been a record breaker. Hon. Robert M. Foster, C. M. Bower Esqg., Senator W.C. Heinle and Hou. J. H. Wetzel were the speakers. David A. Weaver, of Benore, and Miss Nora Alberta Lykens, of Warriors- mark, were married in Tyrone on Tuesday Squire W. F. Taylor joined the pair and they left on an afternoon train for a short honeymoon trip West. ——Robert Ross Luckie, the Pennsylva- nia State College student who was so se- riously injured in a melee up there two weeks ago, will probably recover. His skull had to be trephined in four places and a clot of blood was removed from his He is getting along encouragingly. ——On Saturday evening special deputy “le GDubibs, of this place, installed the “newly elected officers for Centre Hall lodge, I. O. O. F. They were, noble grand, J. D. Lucas; vice grand, J. H. Kramrine ; treasurer, J. H. Puff; secre- tary, J. S. Rowe ; assistant secretary, J. F. Smith. ——While Aleck McConnell and Charley Hurst, two of Col. Reynold’s grooms, were trying to break a colt, on Friday afternoon, it became unmanageable and threw Me- Connell, who was leading it, down. He was trampled painfully, having had a rib broken. Hurst was in the sulky, but was thrown out and cousiderably bruised. ——George Bechdel, a son of Thomas Bechdel, of Jacksonville, met with a pain- ful accident at Spayd’s saw mill, in Nit- tany valley, Saturday morning. By some unexplained accident he had his left foot cut off at the ankle. He was taken to the Williamsport hospital Saturday morn- ing. ——Irvin Gray, of Stormstown, the Cen tre county horseman, who was seriously injured at the recent Lewishurg fair, has ‘recovered and arrived in Bellefonte Mon- day afternoon to attend the fair and look "after his horses *‘Sallie Derby?’ and “Luella A McC..”’ ‘both being entered for the races this week. He is pretty badly crippled yet and is only able to walk when supported by a companion. ——The pumpkin contest conilusted by Montgomery & Co. closed on Saturday and there was a wondefful display of the cuewrbita pepo. In all there were twenty- five pumpkins, amoug which W. C. Eby, of Zion, had the largest and he won first prize. His. pumpkin weighed 59 Ibs. Simon Parsons, of Milesburg, got second prize with a 561b. one. The pumpkins were raised from seed distributed by Montgomery & Co. in the spring. THE GREAT CENTRE CoUXTY FAIR — After a lapse of nineteen years the Centre | county fair has been revived and started on anew life, with new blood and new energy pushing it. Judged from the suc- cess of the opening the fair is going to prove an interesting and lasting institution in the county. Its speculative period is over and those who have not had personal acquaintance with the promoters of the fair to guarantee its representations are seeing for themselves that there is no hum- bug about it and that everything is being carried out, just as advertised, and that the management is going, even beyond its promises, in the hope of entrenching itself firmly in the credibility of the people of the county. Of course there are plenty of improve- ments that could be made that would add to the convenience and comfort of spectators and that they have not been made is no evidence that there has been any over- sight; for the complete plans for the grounds contemplate every arrangement that will conserve to public pleasure. But the management was not warranted in go- ing ahead further until the people of the county had in some way given their ap- proval of what has been done. The young men back of this great amuse- ment undertaking have between thirty and forty thousand dellars invested. It is ab- solutely at the mercy of the public, so there can be no breach of faith or misrepre- sentation on their part. It remains for the people of the county to say whether the fair shall be the success that it merits. The first one has started most auspiciously. There were fears that the rain hoodoo, that has been hanging over the grounds since their completion, would interfere, but more delightful weather could not have favored the opening week. The exhibits of agricultural products atenot large, principally because this has been an unusually barren year in Centre county aud in that it has not been unlike the last year of the old fair. It died from the life ticket complaint in 1881 and that year there were small crops, poor fruit and inferior grain in Centre county. There is a poultry exhibit, however, the like of which has never been seen in the county, the main exhibition building is full to over- flowing with novelties and the cattle sheds are entirely inadequate to hold the large number of head that are shown. Even at its opening any feature of the new fair is far and above the largest ever known at the old one and we 1ely on the good judgment of the people of the county to realize that as an agricultural, stock and novelty ex- hibit it is as much of a success as is the amusement side of it. THE OPENING DAY. Tuesday dawned clear as an October morning could be and those who had been in qualms siuce the rain of Saturday and Sunday were reassured, until the great black clouds that came rolling up from the South, shortly before noon, gathered them- selves together and began to cast a cold mist over this section. The weather wise were confident that it wouldn’t amount to much and it didn’t. The rain stopped about two o’clock, but it was so windy and cold all the rest of the afternoon as to make life on the grounds almost intolerable. Down about the racing stables the boys : were piling extra blankets on their horses, stuffing up cracks with straw and making every resort to keep warm.: went on, however, just as advertised. At 1 o’clock there was a live bird shoot by members of the Sportsmen’s League of Centre County. It was to have been a ten bird match, but the traps behaved so badly and =o many birds escaped that it was im- possible to shoot at more than five a piece. It is quite as well that the number was small, for the shooting was so bad that most of the gunners were ashamed of their records. They shot as follows, 1 meaning a bird killed and 0 a bird missed. K »M 9 ge B., Uzzle 1000 Ouran, 4 W. R. Haynes. H1100. 3 Maurice Jacks 01000... 4 4nd, Bower.. 00101 3 L. H. Gettig. 00011... 3 Toa attors: ons J1001L.. 2 Linn McGinley. 01010... 3 Chas. Heisler.... 00100... 4 Robt. F. Hunter.............ouind 01000, 4 It will be seen that John Trafford won the first prize, a hammerless gun presented by Potter and Hoy. For the second prize, Haynes, Bower, Gettig and McGinley were tie, so they shot off on ‘‘Blue-rock,”’ Gettig winning seeond prize, which was a hunting coat presented by Montgomery & Co. For third place Uzzle, Jackson, Heisler and shoot off. The prize was a sweater offered by Sim the Clothier. Just to show that he had a few Bogardus stunts tucked away under his vest George Uzzle then tossed his gun up-side down and broke ‘‘Blue-rock’’ with ease, much to the surprise of the spectators who didn’t know him and had made up their minds that he couldn’t have hit the mountain in front of him. : The foot-ball game between the State College Sub-Freshmen and the Academy teams proved highly entertaining. The College boys were a little late in getting to the grounds; but the people watched the Elliots doing their acrobatic work and were satisfied. When the game was called it looked as if the visitors were going to walk right over the Academians, but our boys soon steadied up and had the visitors on the defensive. The game resulted in a to 0. There wasn't much of a crowd on the grounds Tuesday. A large one was not ex- pected. The day was devoted mostly to fixing up and getting everything in readi- the week. The program | Hunter were tied, Hunter winning on the | victory for the Academy by the score of 11 | ness for Wednesday, the first racing aay of | WEDNESDAY AT THE FAIR. Though it was quite frosty. in the morn- ing a more ideal fall day than Wednesday turned out to be conld scarcely be imagin- ed. The closest estimates put the crowd that passed through the gates during the day at 2,500 and on all sides one heard’ nothing but words of praise for the great enter prise. Before the racing began there were the exhibits and the Midway to amuse the people. ‘‘Rosco’’ was eating sunakesalive and Mrs. Lavelli was buried three feet un- der the ground to remain there in a rough box until to-day, when she will be raised. The Elliott Bros. were on the stage most of the afternoon, tumbling, boxing, flying through their trick house like bats and keep- ing up a continuous roar of laughter when the races were not on. Then there was Prof. Harry Smith with his troupe of train- ed dogs that are really wonderful. The box- ing match between Bobby and Billy, two cute fox terriors, being irresistibly funny. ~ Aboat 4 o'clock Mlle. Lounise Wrence made about as pretty a balloon ascension as was ever seen. Not a breath of ‘air was stirring and her great black air ship ear- ried her straight up until she looked like a mere speck in the heavens. Then she cui loose and her parachute opened and floated her gracefully to earth on a hill just back of Shoemaker’s barn, within view of all the spectators. The exhibition buildings were full of in- terest, because the judges had completed their work and the red and blue cards of the prize winners were evervwhere in evi- dence. In the next issue a complete list of them will be published. The races for the day were as follows : 2:40 crass, PURSE $250.00 Heats 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 3 Loraine.. 5 4 24 Billy Ho! G1 8B BobliD Lillie Reik 4 ogy Pri M..... 3 5H eid Susann 2 nl 2: 4:2 James M. 9 6p 8 I.2 Time 2.31, 2.9815, 2.2814, 2.981, 2.30. 2.21 crass, PURse $300.00. Heats 1% gud 3rd 4th 5th Queen | Medium Twilight....... 3 3 3 3 Graymont.. 2:02 1:1 Princeman, 4 2. 3 Bankwood. 1 5" Time 2.22, 2.21 . 261 RUNNING RACE, PURSE $150.00 Heats 1st 2nd ard Sasess vasynp uuu Sashes Irn ERAT SATs ASE ERY 1.2 2 BUS10 HODZR. rcussenssisiosinsnssmitrives voters 3 1 1 Time 55, 57, 56. The races were certainly fine. Frank Smith, the professional starter from Buffa- lo, said himself that he had never seen better races and all who witnessed them will agree that several of the finishes in the two driving events were remarkable. A GREAT CROWD YESTERDAY. Yesterday the weather was fine again and a crowd of 10,000 people were on the grounds. This estimate is based on the fact that up to 3 o'clock 3,600 paid admis- sions were registered at the upper gate and nearly 3,000 at the lower. This number, when augmented by the free list and the great crowds of children that were on the grounds, make the total very near 10,000. The entire program was carried out as advertised and every one seemed delighted with what they had seen and heard. The balloon ascension was another suc- cess. Mlle Wrence did'nt reach the alti- tude attained Wednesday, owing to upper air currents, but her descent was pretty and she alighted safely a short distance from the place of alighting the day before. In the 2.35 class Dr. C. won first money in three straight heats; Dr. M.. took sec- ond in three straight; Susanna third, and Billy Howe, John M. Shugert’s horse, fourth. Purse $250.00. Time—2.27}, 2.26} 2.29]. In the 2:18 class, purse $300, Sally Derby, Irvin Gray’s mare won in three straight heats. Green Whitcomb got sec- ond, Princewell 3rd and Richard A. 4th money. Time—2.19}, 2.19}, 2.19. In the 2.27 class, purse $300, Sue Patch- en was 1st, Ora Powell 2nd, Dan 3rd, and Ray M. 4th money winners. Time 2.27, 2.24}, 2.25, 2.25 2.231. To-day the great free for all will be the feature. It will be for a $400 purse and the fastest horses on the ground will start for it. i > ~~ ——Hon. A. O. Furst will lecture for the benefit of the Pleasant View Union chapel on Friday night, Oct. 26th. *00 ——After undergoing extensive repaiis the Knecht Bros. flour mill at Parvin was _put in operation again on Thursday of last week. *oe ——According to the assessors’ reports there are 7,340 voters in Clinton county. Of this number 1,726 are residents of Lock Haven. —e QA _ ——Rev, Charles Garner, colored, form- erly of this place, was assigned to waverly by the recent conference of the A. M. E. chureh in session in Pittsburg. The plant of the Lock Haven Wood Working company, which was totally de- | stroyed by fire, last Saturday afternoon, will probably not be rebuilt. The insurance of $5,000 will not begin to cover the Tots ‘and the owners will hardly rebuild. Sa ttils Legeiait —— Application for excursion ticket or- ders on the P. R.R. on account of the sixth annual encampment of the Juniata Valley Veteran Association, embracing the counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder and Union, and the annual remnion of the Odd Fellows of Perry county at Newport, Pa, Oct. 26th ‘and 27th, 1900, should be ‘made to Samuel Clay, secretary, Newport, Pa. eee a ——Lyon & Co's. new dress weaves, all kind. HorervL CoxpirioN oF THE Y. M. C. A.—The new board of directors of the Bellefonte Y. M. C. A. met in the Asso- ciation rooms on Tuesday evening and or- ganized for the work of the year. The Association has led a rather precar- ious existence for the past five or six years and with the struggle to keep the sheriff off and the work going on very few people bave any knowledge of what trials there have been. When treasurer Moore made his report, on Tuesday night, every one was surprised to learn that all through the dark days of the past summer willing young men had earnestly heen at work and mainly through the efforts of Charley Mec- Clure many of the old debts had been wiped out and the accounts were left with only a few bills unpaid. = In fact the finan- cial condition is more hopeful than it has been for years and all that there need be done now is to give the secretary hearty support and another year will see such a condition of affairs as the Bellefonte Y. M. C. A. has not seen for years. The Board accepted Mr. Luther Royer’s very generous offer to coutinue as secretary and in that action will receive the endorse- ment of the public. de is a most excel- lent young man, admirably equipped for the work and has been rendering such good service since he took charge that an out- sider could scarcely be an improvement. Another important matter taken up was the preparation of a memorial to council praying that the police be instructed to keep the pavement in front of the rooms clean at all times. They are perfectly wel- come inside, where they may remain as long as they are gentlemanly, but the As- sociation has decided that it has borne the stigrua of the bad conduct of a few, who gather about the place, about long enough. In order to get the work on a perfect financial basis and for fear that there are some outstanding bills that the new board does not have knowledge of it is desired that all persons having claims against the Association, or knowing of such, present same to either Mr. Royer o1 treasurer Thomas Moore on or before Nov. 10th. >oe Y. M. C. A. OFFICERS ELECTED.—A#$ the annual meeting of the Bellefonte Y. M. C. A. on Friday night the following officers were elected for the ensning year. President—James R. Hughes. Vice President—William R. Gainfort. Secretary—Francis Atwood. Treasurer—Thomas Moore. Board of Directors—Geo. R. Meek, C. K. Hick- len. G. W. Rees, Oscar Wetzel, James Harris, Francis S. Rhoades, J. W. Gephart and [saac Underwood. The Association has been leading rather a fitful existence for several years past, but the out-look now is most promising. With a less debt than has burdened the few workers interested in it for years and a reasonable certainty of being able to clean everything up within a few months the prospects for a complete restoration of the active old Association of years ago is most hopeful. A THE ACADEMY BEATEN AT ALTOONA.— The Bellefonte Academy foot ball team went to Altoona on Saturday and was de- feated by the High school team of that city by the score of 12 to 0. In comment- ing on the game ‘the 7vibune had the fol- lowing : ‘fonte Academy on the gridiron at Waverly fleld Saturday afternoon. It ‘was a pretty game and was witnessed by a crowd of 300 people. The rain prevented many from attending the game. Bellefonte came here expecting to go home victorious. The local boys were winners from the start, having a stronger line and better backs. The features of the game were the playing of left end Wingard and half back Greer for the local team and left end Hoy, of the visitors. In the first half High school, with a series of rushes and end runs, carried the ‘ball to within four yards of Bellefonte’s goal. Greer was given the ball and he went through the line and scored a touch- down, two and one half minutes after play had begun. Wingard kicked a pretty goal. On play being resumed High school again invaded Bellefonte’s territory and reached within twenty yards of the goal when a fumble was made in which Belle- fonte secured the ball. Bellefonte kicked landing the ball in High school territory. The half ended on High school’s thirty- yard line. The second half was more interesting than the first, Bellefonte played a stiffer game. The ball was carried up and down the field for short gains, until it landed dangerously near Bellefonte’s goal line,the result of a fumble on Bellefonte’s part. High school bucked the line and carried the ball within a few inches of the goal. With but a few minutes to play, Fair was given the ball aud carried it over the line “for a touchdown. Wingard kicked a goal. The game ended with the ball in Belle- fonte territory. ooo JACK FURST ACCIDENTALLY SHOT—Jon 8. Furst, of Williamsport, a son of Hon. A. O. Furst, of this place, was accidentally ‘shot while out gunning on Monday. He Bottle Run, when a bird was flushed and one of his. companions shot at it. Jack was in range of the gun; receiving two shot in one of his eyes. One penetrated the lid and tore across the front of the ball, while the other entered the corner at ‘the tear duct. At first it was thought that he would lose the sight of that member, but the specialists attending him announced on Tuesday evening, that it could be saved. oe TT y —Tyon & Co's. new dress goods all colors. i i | *“The High School defeated the Belle- |. was with a party hunting pheasants on | of it, returning to their home in. | evening train. “for her new home in Serauton. News Purely Personal. —George Boal and James Stahl, of Centre Hall, are off on a visit to Pittsburg. —Rev. Dr. W. A. Stephens, of Carlisle, visitor to Bellefonte on Saturday. was a —Joseph D. Mitchell, of Burnham, spent Sun- day with his parents in thi. p ace. —Maurice Otto, of Thomas, Pa., came attend the wedding of his sister Edith. —Mrs. William Kripps, of Philadelphia, is a guest at the Richard home on east Linn street. home to —Paul Fortney left fer Piitsburg, Saturday morning, to serve as a juror in the United States Court. —Mrs. Annie Christian, of Washington, D.C., is in town for a few days and is stopping at Miss Magill’s. —Mrs. C. C. Hahn and her daughter, Miss Mame, are in town visiting the former's sister, Mrs. Black. —W. T. Leathers, the well known Mt. Eagle handle manufacturer, was in town on Wednesday and took in the fair. —Miss Grace Armor, of Linn street, is home af- ter quite an extended visit with friends in Phila- delphia, Lancaster and Carlisle. —Masters John and Fred Hoffer, of Philips- burg, are here visiting their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Gerberich. =Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Malin went down to Ches- ter county, during the fore part of the week to at- tend the funeral ot an aunt of Mr; Malin. —Former Senator Bates, of Union county, was in town on business on Tuesday. He owns a large foundry and machine shop at Lewisburg. —Mr. and Mrs, E, C. Poorman, with their daughter Caroline, of Tyrone, spent Sunday with friends in Milesburg and Bellefonte. —Judge Cyrus N. Gordon, of Clearfield, was among the sportsmen who spent a few days of this week on the preserve in Nittany Valley. —Col. Jno. A. Woodward, of Howard, was in town on business Wednesday. He came up to meet a party of gentlemen from State College. —Aaron Lutz, with his son and uncle, Christ Houser, were down from Linden Hall bright and early Wednesday morning to take in the fair. —Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Lyon, of Danville, are guests at the home of W. A. Lyon, on north Alle- gheny street. | They will remain until tomorrow. Dr. Edith Schad returned home Saturday night from Philadelphia, where she had accom- panied one of her patients tothe Woman's hos- pital. —Dr. E. H. Hartis, of the Hahnneman hospital staft in Philadelphia, is here visiting his parents for a few days while recovering from a threatened attack of pneumonia. —Miss Emma Green, who has been having a gay time for the last five weeks in New Haven, Conn., Booneton, N. J., and Bethlehem, this State, returned home last night. —Edward Quigley, of Pittsburg, has been in town for the past few days visiting his brother H. C. Quigley Esq. He is just recovering from a very serious case of typhoid fever and is looking anything but strong. —Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cowdrick and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cowdrick, of Niagara Falls, N. Y., and Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Garman, of Tyrone, were among the out of town guests at the Otto-Smith wedding on Wednesday. ! —William Thomas, a son of Isaac Thomas, of this place, is home from Jersey City, where he has been engaged for several years as a locomo- tive machinist. He expects to secure a position in the Altoona shops. —Gen. David MeMurtrie Gregg, of Reading, famed as a Yankee Cavalry leader and as an hon- est Auditor General, spent Sunday in town; hav- ing come up to visit his sister, Mrs. G. Dorsey Green, of Briarly. —T. Frank Kennedy, of State College, was among the great throng of visitors in town yes- terday. In reviewing the political situation Frank expressed himself as being far more hopeful of Bryan's election than he was four years ago. —Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Hicklen, of Logan street, are entertaining the former's brother, W. W. Hicklen, with his wife and son, from Cedar Rapids, Ta. It has been six years sinee Mr. Hicklen’s last visit to his boyhood’s home in Centre county. —H. E. Johnson, of Pittsburg, was an arrival Saturday morning and walked up from the station with the alacrity of a person who had never Known what a serious injury is. Only a short time ago it was feared he would never be able to walk again. —J. H. Miller, of Rock Springs, was in town by the first train yesterday morning to put in the en- tire day at the fair. We didn’t see him after the races, but imagine he went home convinced that the great exhibition is even more than it was ad- vertised to be. : —Mr. and Mrs. George Berry drove up trom ‘their home at Abdera yesterday and were intér- ested onlookers at the fair. Mr. Berry knows a thing or two about horses and was driving a black mare that might have been a prize winner had she been exhibited. ! —Rev. Ralph Illingworth, formerly in the Methodist ministry in this county, but now serv- ing the Presbyterians at West Mill Creek, Erie county, was in town Monday night on his way to ‘Pine Grove Mills, where Mrs. Illingworth and the children have been visiting for several weeks. —W. T. Neff and his bright young son Lot were in the crowd that attended the fair on Wednes- day. They came in the morning 3nd made a day t. Eagle on an Mr. Neff was very much pleased with the fair and predicted success for its future. —Miss Virginia Butterworth, of Vincentown, N. J., is a guest of Miss Marguerite Potter, of Linn street. The young ladies were schoolmates at Miss Marshall's, in Philadelphia, and when Miss Butterworth arrived herve it was diseovered that her father and Mr. Potter had been schoolmates at Lawrenceville, years ago. —John Spearly, Curt Wagner's right hand man otit at the big Roopsburg mill, was in town yes- “terday, all “diked” out so fine’ that we didn’t know him. Though they have scarcely been able to keep up with the orders for the ‘superior —John B. Long, one of Rush township's most prominent citizens, was in town yesterday. —Wm. B. Mingle Esq. and D. J. Moyer, of Centre Hall, were in town,as might have been ex- pected, on Wednesday night. —Mrs. Louisa Bush and Miss Amanda Tomb went down to Jersey Shore yesterday to attend the Somerville-Wolf wedding. afternoon —DMis= Elsie Eckman, of east Lamb street, is away on an extended visit to Hanover, her former home, also to Frederick and Baltimore, Md. —Col. James Clark, of Lock Haven, who has gotten to an age at which he cares for little but big days, was in town mixed up in the crowd yesterday. —Former county treasurer John Q. Miles, of Huston Twp., and Orrin Vail, of Philipsburg, were seeiag the fair yesterday and talkiag polities be- tween heats. : —Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whiteleather, of Abdera, were in town bright and early yesterday morning They drove up so that Mrs. Whiteleather could do some shopping in the morning before they went to the fair. —Hon. J. K. P. Hall, of Ridgway, and Capt. Delahunty, former post master of Houtzdale, were distinguished Democrats who came to min- gle with the crowds in town yesterday. They were guests of P. Gray Meek. —Rev. M. L. Smyser left last evening for Ty- rone and will continue his journey to Harrisburg on Saturday to get ready for the state convention of Methodists in that city next week. Smyser is secretary of the organization, Rev. —Charles H. Meyer, who is prospering so well in the hotel and livery business at Millersburg, is home on a vigit to his parents at Centre Hall and eame over to spend Wednesday and Thurs- day with his Bellefonte friends. At one tims Charley was connected with the Irvin hardwars store in this place. —Geo. H. Emerick, of Centre Hall,. was over for the political meeting Wednesday night and like former prothonotary Smith, of Millheim, said he was very glad he was here to hear such magnifi- cent talks. Mr. Emerick returned home that night, but was on hand .again yesterday to help swell the crowd at the fair. —Danny Woods, of Tyrone, and his running mate, 'Squire Collum,the mayor of Spruce Creek, were in town yesterday showing Chas. Wilson, the veteran Altoona train dispatcher, the sights. We don’t know what class they went in at the fair but one of the gate keepers told us they were entered for a quarter a piece and he thought they would start in the 4.44 pace for Tyrone. er THE GLOVE CONTEST CALLED OFF.— The church people were too strong for Messrs Sourbeck and Gillen and the six round glove contest that was advertised to take place in the armory on Wednesday night, between Jimmy Reeder, of Altoona, and Gus Gardner, of Philadelphia, was called off. Under the laws of Pennsylvania such contests are legalized and burgess Blanch- ard issued a license for it. Acting up this assurance that it would be permitted the promoters went ahead and perfected ar- rangements for the meeting, but Monday the burgess evidently had a change of mind, for that evening’s papers contained the following announcement over his own signature. To Tre Eptror or THE Dany NEws : It having appeared in the columns of the Darcy News that a glove contest (or prize fight) was to take place in the Armory of Bellefonte on next Thursday evening, I hereby request you to give public notice, that I have decided not to permit such contest to take place, nor will I per- mit nay glove contest, prize fi ight or professional sparring match to take place within the limits of the borough of Belletonte during my term of of- fice. DMUND BLANCHARD, Chief Burgess. It would doubtless be a matter of public interest to have the course of the burgess explained. While the WATCHMAN has always deplored prize fighting, or any amusement of a debasing nature, it is at a loss to understand why a license should have been granted for this affair, only to have it called off later. One of the threats made against its being carried out was that an army of three hun- dred women of the town was to be led against the principals and all the witnesses of the encounter. It could not be that the burgess, who has given the ,town ‘“hurry- ing-up’’ wagons, hospitals and mounted police; feared this army too? ——At the Conference of the A. M. LE. church in Pittsburg Rev. C. N. Woodson was returned to serye the Bellefonte church for another year. Rev. Woodson has been ‘most successful in his work -and- his own congregation, as, well as many other christ- ian people of the town, will be pleased that he has been returned to continue it. eee 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 5b. sample of our flour will be given free to every farmer who comes to the mill and asks for it. THE PHOENJX MILLING CO. 45-28-tf Bellefonte, Pa. Philadelphia | Markets. The following are re the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wedneuay evening: flour they are making out there now ‘all hand took a day off yesterday to enjoy the fair. Spearly was very greatly pleased with it. —Among the stauneh Democrats from out. over the county who were here for the fair on Wednes- day ¢ id the meeting in the court house that night we noticed Harry McDowell, of Abdera; Jacob Bottorf, of Lemont; John Sebring, of Loveville ; Geo. L. Goodhart, of Centre Hill, who was accom- panied: by Mr. Owens, his son-in-law from -Wis- consin; Samuel Weiser, of Millheim; Wm. Pealer Esq., of Spring Mills; and 8. W, Smith and Wit- mer Wolf, of Centre Hall. ; . —Mrs.Anna Woodcock left yesterday afternoon Her son, Dr. Lee B. Woodcock, went Wednesday for, ‘although he “does not expect to open his office for several weeks, he was anxious to superintend the ‘tin- i loading of their furniture. Dr. Woodeock | 1s not only wedded to his profession and has had the. best preparation for it—the nsual course ‘and di- ploma at the Medico Chi. a year's experience ‘in ‘the Methodist hospital and a year abroad in Vienna studying and practicing in the govern- ment hospital there—but he is such a good, all around fellow, with his many accomplishments and sterling character that the medical fraternity of Scranton: will find him quite an’ acquisition | and his patients a most sympathetic and intel- ligeat physician. % . 4 Wheni—Red seseresirisesirsisvessr tests arsusaare TABTAY —No. T@73 Corn Soir - . 48 “4 Mixed......ois cenennn . 43% @46 Oats . 28 4 Flour— Winter, Per Br'l...... a 2,70 Mr. ¢ —Penna. Roller..... 3.15@3.55 : + —Favorite Brands. we #30110 Rye Flour Per Br'l......... 3.10 Baled hay—Choice Tim 14.50@17.50 Mi xed “oq 14.50@16.00 Straw 7.00@16.00 Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by the Paaxix Minnie Co. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes Br wheat, old. 75 Wheat, new... 5 Rye, per bushel. 50 Old Corn, shelled, pe 46 Old Corn, ears, per bushel... 46 New corn, ears, per bushe 40 Oats, per bushel, new ... 28 Barle DURKEE oe iets ox teers sbess ss cnransstors 40 Sri Py ron. 850 to 9 50 r bushel c.coupeninscnninsannninnene oyerseed, per bushel. $6 00 to #8" 40 Timothy seed per bushel.. $2.00 to $2.25 Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. © Potatoes per bushel .........ccoorivmuiinnnes sas 45.50 Onions. .....cen 0 Eggs, per Lard, Bor und.. 9 Country Sho oulders.. TER Homi. . allow, per pound..... Butter, = Pn Cvasaees sesiessosemesivanars 20
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