Bellefonte, Pa., Nov. 9, i900.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
—— Grocer John Meese has sold his team
of sorrel horses to Dr. Carl Vischer, of
Philadelphia. ;
~ ——Mrs. W. F. Reeder and Mis. H. C.
Quigley will entertain the eunchre club
next Tuesday evening. “fo
——The farm of the Samuel Brown es-
tate, near Linden Hall, has been sold to
Cloyd Brown at the price of $29.95 per
acre. : : vy
——Diamond’s minstrels will make their
first appearance in Bellefonte on ‘Thursday
evetiing, Nov. 15th, when they will show
at Garman’s.
—— D. H. Rhule, the well-known Spring
Mills hotel man, has suffered a stroke of
paralysis lately that has effected his throat
so that he can’t speak.
——Fine potatoes are being sold at 50
cts. the bushel in Bellefonte. They are
New York grown and several carloads have
been sold here thisfall.
- ——William Garis, the well known po-
lee officer of Bellefonte, is seriously ill
with chronic diarrhea and it is not expeot-
ed that he will recover.
——According to the interview of Mr.
Robert Valentine in last Friday’s issue of
the Daily News you can look for the Val-
entine iron works to start up in a few
days.
——J Donald Sommerville, wlio bad re-
signed his position as snperintendent of
bridges oun the Beech Creek branch of. the
N. Y. C. R.R., has reconsidered his action
and will retain his place.
—=—The remodeled Methodist church at
Moshannon was reopened on Sunday. Rev.
W. P. Shriner, of this place, preached both
morning and evening, and was successful
in raising the indebtedness of $200.
_——Frank Graham and a party of local
hunters were oat on the first day of the
season and bagged 20. rabbits. On the
same day Harry and ‘‘Wall' Fisher, of
Millbeim, got 16 rabbits and 3 quail.
—-—The election not having been proper-
ly advertised the citizens of Millheim
could not vote on the proposition to bond
their borough in the amount of $10,000
for the purpose of installing a publie water
plant.
Rev, Benjamin Gill, of State College,
preached two.iyery able sermons here on
Sunday. The court house, in which the
Methodists are holding their services, was
well filled and his auditors were deeply
impressed with Rev. Gill's thoughts.
——The engagement of Miss Nelle Me-
Cormick, daughter of ex-Attorney General
H. C. McCormick, and Joseph Cochran,
son of J. Henry Cochran, of Williamsport,
was announced on Friday. Miss McCor-
mick is very well known in Bellefonte.
——The Masons at Centre Hall held a
banquet Monday evening which was at-
tended by district deputy W. I. Fleming,
A. C. Mingle, W. T. Speer and Theo.
Cherry, of this place. ‘They spoke of it as
being one of the most delightful affairs
they have enjoyed in a long time.
‘——Mirs. Mechtley, who lives above the
Ammerman store room on Bishop street,
was descending the cellar stairs with a
lamp in her hand, on Thursday afternoon,
when she tripped and fell clear to the
bottom, dislocating her shoulder. Mrs.
Mechtley came here from Hanover to be
with her daughters who are employed at
the match works.
‘——There will bea meeting of the Belle-
fonte Improvement ‘Society Monday even-
ing at 7 o’clock in the W. C. T. U. rooms.
It is needless to say that there is every
reason for this meeting of the Society for
any one who has eyes to see knows well
our need of improvement. If you are at
all interested in the cleanliness of the
town, its beauty or its healthfulness be
there to help along. = :
—— Mrs. George Lose, whose reputation
as a ‘good housekeeper and a Pleasant
boarding house mistress has long been es-
tablished, has given up her home on Spring
street and will spend the winter in Sun-
bury with Mrs. Hershey. Mr. and Mrs,
Isaac Lose have moved into the house she
occupied on Spring ‘street and her ‘son;
Joseph Lose and his wife nee Curry, have
taken possession of the one they vacated on
Water street, just opposite, the Bush
House. oil ia ;
——Rev.. R. Crittenden = goes this
week, Friday morning, for a second visit
this year to the Seneca Indian Cornplanter
Reservation between Warren and McKean
counties. He always gives ‘them, before-
hand, a special hymn with music to learn
for’ use at Lis preaching service’ and a’
scripture lesson for the young: folke. ‘He
says that in the twenty years of his service
there; the Indians have never yet failed to]
be prepared. with the parts; assigned them.
~——Burgess Blanchard put a hobo to
work last Monday morning at sweeping off.
the High street bridge. ‘‘His Rambler-
ship’’ had been drunk the night before and
fell into the hands of the police. The
spectacle of, seeing a tramp doing public
work in Bellefonte was unique indeed and
it took the burgess, thie police, the super-
intendent of water works, part of the conn-
cil, part of the school board and the street
commissioner, as well as half a'bundred or
more private citizens, to keep the tramp at |
it until he bad finished bis job.
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THE BLACKBURN-HOLLIDAY WEDDING
—The last of the series of notable fall
weddings that have kept. Bellefonte social
circles agog was that of Dr. Albert Engels
Blackburn, of Philadelphia, to Miss Myra
Holliday, daughter of Col. and Mrs. J. L,
Spangler, which was celebrated in the
Preshyterian church in thi$ place Wednes-
day evening at 7o’clock.
. Though rain bad been falling steadily for
most of the day the great church was
crowded with a throng of fashionable
guests, many of whom were from distant
parts of the State, when the hour for the
ceremony arrived. It was a brilliant scene,
that bad its climax as the bride-to-be reach-
ed the altar with her party and was met by
the groom and his best man, Mr. Charles S.
Moore, of Camden, N. J., who had entered
from the organ box to meet them. Trail-
ing gracefully over the chandeliers and
along the choir balcony, just behind the
pulpit, the deep green foliage of the honey-
suckle vine made an effective back ground
for an artistically arranged group.
Mrs. J. Malcolm Laurie, the church or-
ganist, . played for the processional, to
which Miss Lillie Coyle Hench, of Harris-
burg, sang the bridal chorus from Lohen-
grin and Rev. Dr. Wm. Laurie used the
ring ceremony of the Presbyterian church.
The bridesmaids were Miss Henrietta
Batts, Miss Mildred F. Smith and Miss
‘ Margaret Brisbin, Bellefonte; Miss Julia
A. Kaul, St. Mary’s; Miss M. Virginia
Sudler, Philadelphia, and Miss Romelia
Van Pelt, Centre Hall. They were gowned
in white Paris muslin, made with deep
insertion, with tucked waists under bolero
jackets of lace and insertion with yellow
panne velvet belts and collars. They wore
yellow plisse hows in their bair and carried
ribbons. i
The ushers were Dr. John B. Stetson, Dr.
R. P. McReynolds, Heuty F. Richards,
William B. Chapin, and Joseph H. Reilly,
‘Philadelphia, and Dr. H. A. Polkinhorn,
Washington, D. C. The maid-of-honor,
Miss Emma Holliday, sister of the bride,
attired in white chiffon: over white taffeta,
with accordeon pleatings and lace trim-
mings, carried a hoquet of yellow chrysan-
themums.
The bride’s gown was of white duchesse
satin, made with court train and trimmed
with real lace. She wore the regulation
veil and orange blossoms, and carried a
shower boquet of bride’s roses and lilies of
the valley. A brilliant diamond pin and
crescent, the gift of the groom, was {he
only jewel worn.
Immediately following the ceremony a
reception was tendered the bride and
groom at the residence of Col. and Mrs.
Spangler, on Allegheny street.
Several hundred guests were present to
participate in one of the most delightful
functions the town has ever witnessed.
Chappell’s orchestra from Williamsport
played during the evening and Ceader, the
caterer, Served refreshments on the porch,
which had heen enclosed and cont arted
into a cosy bower for that purpose.
The presents received by the bride in-
cluded most everything conceivable in sil-
| ver and china, Haviland ware, cut glass,
Australian glass in white and gold, Ger-
man silver, clocks, pictures, statuettes,
lamps, linen, etc. One gift was a-full sil-
ver table service from Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Miller, of Swarthmore, probably the closest
friends of the groom. Dr. and Mrs. Black-
burn departed on a special train for a brief
tour, after which they will be at home at
3726 Baring street, Philadelphia, where
their house is already furnished, alter De-
cember 15th.
~The bride was educated at State College,
and is a graduate of Wilson College,
ed the most beautiful bride of the season
as she entered the church with her step-
father Col. Jackson L. Spangler. The
groom ‘is ason of Mr. and Mrs. U. Black-
burn, of Fishertown, Bedford county: He
isa graduate of ‘the Medico-Chirurgical
College, Philadelphia, was a resident phy-
sician in ‘the Presbyterian hospital two
years, and'is now a visiting physicians and
tri- weekly lecturer there.
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ANDERSON-DECKER. —The marriage of
Miss Nellie Anderson, third daughter of
our fellow townsman, John Anderson Sr.,
to John M. Decker,of Connecticut, on Sat-
uday evening, at 7:30 o'clock, at the Re-
formed parsonage on Spring street, was
somewhat of a surprise to the bride's
friends here. They knew - that-an engage-
‘ment existing between the two -bad been
rumored but it was not thought that it
would culminate so soon and then her fam-
Lily were rather unfavorable to it. Rev.
Levan Bickle performed the ceremony,
after which they went direct to her father’s
house on Bishop street. There they held
a short reception until their departure on
the 8:32 train on a wedding journey
to eastern cities. Mr. Decker represents
the American Registry and Insurance Co.,
of Washington, D. C., and after the 1st of
January he and Mrs! Decker will make
their home in that city.
THREE MEN BURNED BY FLYING
SAND. — Silas Foor, James. Smouse and
Howard Greenland were painfully cut and
Bellefonte - furnace “on ‘Wednesday after-
noon. The furnace was ‘‘hanging’”’ and
engines had heen stopped in order that the
trouble could be averted. The tiree men
were engaged as filling the blow pipes with
sand when the metal suddenly dropped,
blowing the sand out into the faces of the
workmen, They were all more or less cut
and burned, Foor being the worst sufferer,
he men were taken to Dr. Hayes for
‘Sréatment and all are doing well now.
ona borg
tucked ruffles, trimmed with Valenciennes
white crysanthemums tied with yellow
Chambersburg. She has been one of the
town’s deservedly popular girls and appear-
burned about the face and eyes at the
——The next attraction booked for Gar-
man’s is diamond’s minstrels. They will
come on Thursday night, Nov. 15th.
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——Jacob Kerstetter, of Coburn, shot a
wild goose one day last week. A flock
that bad been flying over that place be-
came bewildered and came to the ground.
*oe
——A. M. Thomas, of Lock Haven, has
been awarded the contract for installing
Milesburg’s new water plant and the work
of digging the ditches is already well un-
der way. {
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——The Northern conference of the
Evangelical Lutheran church, embracing
Centre aud Union counties, will convene at
Spring Mills on Monday, Nov. 12th, and
continue until the 14th.
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‘‘——Minstrels are always popular in
Bellefonte, consequently the Diamond
minstrels, at Garman’s, next Thursday
night, Nov. 15th, will probably play to a
crowded house.
. ——Harry T. Cole, proprietor of the
Logan house at Loganton, weighs 3001bs.
but he won a wager of $25 on Wednesday
by walking the 16 miles from that place to
Lock Haven in three hours and fifty-six
minutes.
——Murs. Henry C. McCormick, of Wil-
liameport, has presented a beautiful home
for nurses to the Williamsport hospital. It
was formally opened last Thursday even-
ing, in conjunction with the sixth annual
graduation of nurses from the institution.
ail ape
. ———John J. Romig, formerly of Beech
Creek, was killed in the P. R. R. yards in
Pittsburg on Thursday night. He had
worked ‘about five years on the middle
division, quitting there to enter the Lock
Haven Normal school. Then he taught
school near Beech Breek and afterwards
went to Pittsburg to accept a clerical posi-
tion in the P. R. R. 28th St. office. He
was married to a Pittsburg girl last
‘August. His widow, mother, two sisters
and a brother survive him. [Interment was
made at Beech Creek.
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-—A Woman's Exchange ig to be opened
next month in the W. C. T. U. rooms on
Allegheny street. The exchange is intend-
ed to be a market place for the handiwork
of women and anyone who desires to ex-
hibit and sell or take orders for their fancy
work of any * kind, plain’ sewing, knitting
‘home-made bread, cake, fancy desserts,
dishes for invalids, etc., is invited to do
so. The exchange will be conducted on
the same basis as they are at other places,
i. e. a certain percentage will be charged
for the trouble and care of the articles sold.
The percentage is for the Petriken Memor-
ial Hall fund.
——1If any man in Pennsylvania has
lived longer or voted at more presidential
elections than the venerable George Shaffer,
of Madisonburg, Miles township, we would
like to hear of him.
ninety years old and on Tuesday last cast
his seventeenth presidential vote. It is
needless to say that in all those sixty-eight
years he has never deviated trom the
straight Democratic ‘path, for who ever
heard of a Republican who was needed
that long and allowed to live on.
sister, Mis. Houtz, who is only two years
younger, is also worthy of renown, for she
is so well and active and thoroughly fa-
miliar with current events for one of her
years.
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SuprT. PALMER OF THE BEECH CREEK:
HAs RESIGNED.—A. G. Palmer has resign-
ed as superintendent of the Beech Creek
and Fall Biook branches. of the New York
Central railroad, and J. B. Stewart, super-
intendent of the Hudson division of the
West Shore road, has been appointed to
take his place. The change was effected.
Friday and Mr. Palmer will go to the Chi-.
cago and Alton system.
The resignation of Mr. Palmer.i is a great.
surprise to his many friends. « He has been:
in the service of the New York Central
company since his boyhood days. He was
first a member of an engineer corps; then.
he was promoted assistant superintendent
of the. Eastern division; from that position
he was transferred to the superintendency
of the Beech Creek road; when the con-
struction of ‘that:line was begun, and when
the Beech Creek and the Fall Brook roads
were. merged he assumed ‘the aNAgeMENt
of both.
In this connection the Willidmeport Sun
says that Mr, Palmer’s resignation is the
first of a series of most important changes
to be made in the running of this division
of that railroad. It is gaid that in a short
time much of the Beech Creek shipment of
soft coal,now being transferred to the Read-
ing at Newberry, will be diverted to the
Fall ‘Brook: “that the New York Central is,
arranging a direot run to sea-board out of
Clearfield district: without shipment over
other roads than its own. This will mean
the removal of a great deal of work from
the Newberry. J unction yards, and the
creation sof additional gard work at Jersey
Shore J unetion.
And Jersey Shore is to get the New York
Central railroad. shops.. This; assertion is
made upon indis atable authority. The
Sun’ 8 informant. states that the, preparation
for. building these shops—which. will he
extensive—will not be delayed.
The resignation of Mr, Palmer; so it is
said, ‘followed the recent visit to this sec-
tion, of Mr. Vanderbilt, who alter his trip
over the Pennsylvania Qivision: outlined a
course to be pursued.
Mr. Palmer, it is said, “could not nile
himself to believe that the proposed re-
construction of the Beech Creek is either
praticable or possible and his years of ex-
perience on that Syste ought to make his
judgment sound.
Mr. Shaffer is almost:
His |
THE DEATH OF ANDREW BROCKERHOFF.
—This community was little prepared for
the sad news that reached here Sunday af-
ternoon announcing the sudden death of
Andrew Brockerhoff, which occurred in
Philadelphia shortly after noon that day.
For nearly two years Mr. Brockerhoff’s
| health had not been of the best, hut such a
termination was not at all expected.
Rezently he had been ill at his home in
Reading, and in writing to a friend in this
place expressed the opinion that,though he
had thought the end to be approaching, he
bad about regained his former vigor. Af-
ter recovering he went to Philadelphia on
a‘business trip and while at the home of
Mrs. N. K. Dare, Mrs. Brockerhoff’s
mother, he was stricken with heart troub-
les and died in a few hours.
Andrew Brockerhoff was the eldest son of
the late Henry Brockerhoff, and was born
in the Brockerhoff homestead, corner of
Spring. and Bishop streets, Bellefonte,
April 4th, 1852, making his age 48 years
and 7 months. His early education was
received in the schools of Bellefonte, and
later he graduated with honors from Mount
St. Mary’s College, Emmetsburg, Md.
~ For a number of years he was associated
with his brothers in the management of
the extensive business of their estate in
this'eounty, but later he entered the Bar-
ber Asphalt Paving Co., and moved to
Reading to be in closer touch with the
business which grew to be very profitable.
He wae also a member of ‘the Elk River
Coal & Land Co. a corporation recently
organized for the development of valuable
property owned by the Brockerhoffs in
West Virginia.
Deceased was married to Miss Jennie A.
Dare, a daughter of Miss N. K. Dare, of
Philadelphia, who survives him with their
children, Margaret and Henry. His sister
Mary and brothers Joseph and Henry also
survive.
Andrew Brockerhoft was a man among
men. Of keen business faculties, delight-
ful social characteristics and honorable
methods with all he was a gentleman who
was respected by the entire community.
He was greatly interested in every under-
taking for the public weal and it was
largely through his efforts that the beauti-
ful country club at Hecla Park was
brought about.
Foresters, Royal Arcanum and Heptasophs
and has always heen actively identified
with St. John’s Catholic church in this
place.
The body was brought to Bellefonte
Wednesday evening aud taken to the
Brockerhoff home, where it remained until
the burial this morning at 9 o’clock. Re-
quiem mass for the repose of his. soul will
be celebrated at St. John’s.
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MRs. SARAH E. SNxook.—The death of
Mrs. Sarah E. Snook, which occurred at
her howe on South Allegheny ' street,
Friday morning shortly after three o'clock,
was not unexpected, for she had been suf-
fering for nearly two years with diabetis
and her family and friends realized con-
stantly that she was seriously ill.
Mrs. Snook was a native of Loganton,
Clinton county, where she was born March
30th, 1841. She was a daughter of George
Achenbach, a respected and well-to-do citi-
zen of that place, and of his family of five |
danghters and three sons she was the old-
est and the first to pass away. She was
united in marriage to S. B. Snook, of Lock
Hrven, and after his death, eighteen years
ago, made her home with her family in:
Muncy. From there they came here, five
years ago, to be near her brother B.C.
Achenbach, who was then in business here,
and those who had the priviledge of know-
ing her knew ‘her to be 'an excellent
woman—devoted to her family, intelligent
and energetic.
Her three children are ving, Mite Erma,
of this'place ; Miss Vera, of Chatham, N.'
{J., and W. P., of Muncy. She is also.
survived by the following sisters and
brothers : Mrs. John -Brosius, of Rauch-
town ; Mrs. George Brill, of ‘Philadel-
phia ; Mrs. J. P. Sheetz, Williamsport ;
rs. J. V. Miller, Johanstown; ‘B. C.
Achenbach, of Lock Haven; Ambrose
Achenbach, of Holton, .Kan., and Hiram
AchenbacY; of Topeka, Kan.
She was a member of St. John’ 8 Episco-
pal church and her pastor, . Rev. G. I.
Brown, : conducted het - funeral services
Sunday evening at nine o'clock” at her
home. Her body was taken to. Muncy on,
‘the 7:10. Monday, morning for. Anterment.;
aiflrat bell waive sont :
GEORGE F. Wb. —George Fairlamb
| Ward, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Philo
| Ward; of this place, died at the family
| home on Penn street Tuesday noon.
til ten years ago he was a big, strong, ro-
bust man. Then. ‘while working at his
4 trade of boiler-making in Richmond, Va. 41
he was stricken with paralysis’ which left
him a helpless. invalid and a great
| He was brought home to his mother, who
devotedly cared for him and watched over
him until her health failed ahout a year
| Mrs. W. I. Fleming. |
He was 46 years, 6 months and. 2 days
old and is survived by his. aged father,
mother and three sisters. Mis, Frank Mo-
Campsey, . of Renovo, Mrs, Curtis. Johnson
‘and Mrs. Wilson 1. Fleming, of this place.
"He was buried yesterday afternoon’ in the
‘Union cemetery. Funeral services. were
‘held a4 his late home at 2 o'clock, conduet-
‘ed by Rev. W. P. Shriner, of the Metho-
‘dist Episcopal church of which he has been
a member since boyhood, fails ih
cd ern Tittle da daughter whose name
‘is Deborah Mitchell Lyon is now the cen-
tre of attraction at ‘‘Heartsease,’” Mr. and
Mrs. John Porter Lyon's country home at |
: “Pennsylvania Furnace.
He was a member of the
Un- |
arge. |
| ago when her place. was taken by ie Sister
——DBishop Foss, the newly appointed
presiding Bishop for the Central Pennsyl-
vania conference, has just announced the
appointment of Rev. J. Ellis Bell, pastor
of the Methodist church at Chambersburg.
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Rev. M. L. Smyser, presiding elder of the
Altoona district.
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News Purely Personal.
—“Dr.”” William MeCalmont came up from
Philadelphia on Monday to vote.
—Miss Sabra Campbell, of Water street, spent
Sunday with Miss Stella Zerbe in Lock Haven.
—Mrs. Benjamin Gentzel spent the past week
in Lewistown visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Cole.
. —Miss Elsie Geiss, of Centre Hall, spent the
past week as the guest of Miss Lou Camp in
Tyrone.
—Miss Mary Butts, of Winber, was smong the
out-of-town guests here for the Holliday-Black-
burn wedding.
—Miss Jennie Morrison, of Philipsburg, was one
of the out of town guests at the Holliday-Black-
burn wedding here on Wednesday.
—Miss Jennie Fauble, stenographer to Gover-
nor Stone, was an arrival in town Wednesday
evening and spent election day at her home here.
—Ensign Roland I. Curtin, of the United States
cruiser “New: York” has been detached from
that boat and ordered to the battleship “Massa-
chusetts.”
—D. Eber Rothrock, son of David Rothrock, of
Buffalo Run, returned Friday afternoon, from a
stay of two years in Minnesota, Montana and
South Dakota. 25352
—Jobhn W. Ward, New York's corporation law-
yer, athlete and good all around. fellow, was in
town yesterday attending the funeral of his cou s-
in the late George F. Ward.
—Rev. George I. Brown, rector of the Episcopal
church, returned from his vacation spent in the
New England States last week, and regular serv-
ices are again being held in St. John’s,
—Former deputy postmaster Austin Brew re-
turned to his home in this place on Saturday, after
quite an extended stay in the mountains of Mary-
land, His health is greatly improved.
—Mrs. Emil Joseph and her bright sons, Ed-
mund and Manny, who had been in New York for
the fall opera season, have returned and the Jos-
eph home on High street is reopenea.
—Miss Lulu Smith, of east Bishop street,
and ‘her ' aunt Mrs. Woodin, returned
from quite an extended visit in Philadel-
phia, Atlantic City and New York on Monday
morning.
—Miss Margaret Teats, of the Bell telephone
exchange in this place, spent Sunday with Miss
Hattie McClough, in Williamsport. Miss Mec-
Clough was formerly collector in the exchange
here.
—Among the opposition who were home Tues:
day helping effect our defeat were Harry Brew,
Gregg Curtin and Robert V. Lyon from Pittsburg,
J. Irvin Underwood, from Renovo and John "Ton-
ner Harris, from Philipsburg.
—Mr. and Mrs. James Hasel, of Axe Mann, mov-
ed to Niagara Falls, N. Y,, yesterday and took Ed-
ward Hasel with’ them. There ate four boys at
Niagara now, all working in the ‘carbide work's
there and all are sons of Adam Hasel.
—Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Lukenbach, of Philip
burg, were in town for a few days during the ear-
ly part of the week, visiting their homes here.
Frank returned yesterday morning but Mrs.
Lukenbach is remaining here for a few days. ?
—F. H. Cota, former secretary of the Belle-
fonte Y. M. C. A. spent a few days with
Robt. Irvin in town last week. He was on his:
way from Wilkinsburg to his hoe in Connecticut:
He is convalescent from an operation for apendi-
citis.
—Robert McKnight, with Robert ILI, who has
grown to be a great big boy, was in town Tuesday;
having come up to make a flying visit to his
mother and sisters at Filmore and get in a vote.
He returned to Philadelphia Wednesday morn-
ing.
—Mrs. Annie Dawson, of Philadelphia, T. Clay-
ton Brown, of Philadelphia, and Herman Cruse,
of Jeanette, all connected with the Dawson and
Eckley families ‘of this place, were home during
the week ‘for a’ visit of a few days, every one of
which were greatly enjoyed.
—Mr, and Mrs. George 0. Boal, of Washington,
D. C, were in town this week-the guests of Mrs.
Longwell." George, of course, came home to help;
along McKinley's vote. Major R. C. Cheesman;
and his son James N., were also here from theiry
position in Washington, for that same purpose. .
—John H. Gates, a former resident of Centre
county, but whose home lately has been at Birm-|
ingham, Huntingdon county, was in town yester-
ddy on business. - He said he had come down to
go up the river with us and judging from the re
turns. from his county we imagine he felt jase
about as bad as we did. in
=J. Graffius Petriken, of Clearfield, who uid’
to come to Bellefonte to help us out'in our ‘base
ball troubles back in the days of the old’ Moun-
tain league, when he was one of the best of
Lehigh's players and’ was summering at Lock
Haven, was in town’ Saturday. He was over ‘here.
looking into some of . the limestone and clay de- |
posits of the county.
. —Mrs. Harry Yarrington went to Philadelphia
Wednesday for ashort visit but will return before
going to her home in Richmond, Va., Since the
death of her brother, James W. Alexander, she
has been here settling up her estate and staying
with her mother, Mrs. Margaret Alexander, who is
going South with her for the winter at least.
| —Mr. and Mrs, Harry E. Fenlon did not arrive
“home from ‘their ' honeymoon’ in Wahiugton,
| Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia until Tues-
day afternoon ' when ‘they knew is the ‘boys
would all be ‘engaged at the election places. ‘They
‘stolen march on the reception hi
jawajied them from evety. train Sat
lights. a 2
‘were Captain’ and Mrs. W. C. Kress, of Lock
Haven ; Mr. and Mrs. John Spangler, y tre Hall;
vis, Thiers: A. K. Be. Cleared
“Mrs. William Frear, r.and Mrs. Robert,
‘Foster, State College and Miss Nellie MeSorsmick
{and George Painter, Williamsport. Splat
—Mrs. B.A. Cox, of Milesburg, was in: town on’
| Tuesday on a shopping expedition andi busy: as
she was, looking after her two. attractive little |
“children, she took time to express her interest in
her country’s welfare and was intelligently con- |
cerned: about: ‘her party’s success. Certainly she}:
‘couldn't be other than a Democrat. for she is a | Old
‘zens. HS gi dad
| natured, ‘herculean, and energetic as ever, was in.
town over Sunday explaining why State College’
hadn't done away with Buckncll at “Willigmsport.
on Satarday. “Hilde” “had been. up’ (there sev-
| eral days coaching the line .and he
‘ble for much of the strong showing of State’s
guards: and tackles.
Wednesday to attend the Holliduy-Blackbarn |
for it.
night attending the Botiday- Blackbiiy as Oa
cK. |
daughter of that loyal old patriot, John White- Rowe
“hill, and if her children grow up to be worthy of { Barle;
her they willbe true - ks Americans nd good: oifin Gu
—Charles Mitdebrandfo of Philadelphia good! !
\s’ responsi: | Onions...
Mrs. Hildebrand came up |
A MARKER TO BE RATSED.—On Satar-
day afternoon at 3o’clock a marker will
be unveiled over the graves of Thomas
Vandoran and Jacob Shadacre in Potter
township. These two men died July 25th,
1778, in an encounter with five Indians
and it is over their last resting place that
the shaft to perpetuate their memories will
be reared.
The soldiers monnment for Centre coun-
ty imbued former treasurer D. C. Keller
with the idea that something should be
done to mark the graves of these two early
day patriots, especially since they were fast
going to dilapidation after the death of old
William Hennigh, whose pride it was to
keep them green. - Mr. Keller took the
matter up and partially by popular sub-
scription and largely by his own generosity
he has procured a handsome shaft of Ohio
gray sand stone bearing the names of the
, | two men and the date of their death.
Bellefonte Chapter D. A. R. will attend
the unveiling in a body Saturday afternoon
and all persons interested in the ceremony
are invited to be present. Rev. Geo. I.
Brown, rector of St. John’s Episcopal
church of this place, will deliver the oration.
The Tusseyville band has kindly consent-
ed to furnish the music for the unveiling.
The story of the killing of Vandoran and
Shadacre is told of in Capt. Potter's letter
calling upon Maj. Gen. Armstrong for as-
sistance in defending themselves against
the Indians.
July 25th, 1778, Capt. Potter writes,
“Two men went out into the plains a lit-
tle below his fields and met five Indians
whom they engaged. One of the soldiers,
Thomas Van Doran was shot dead. The
other, Jacob Shadacre, came to a hand-to-
hand encounter with one of the Indians,
and both used their knives; Shadacre
killed his antagonist. His fate was hard,
for another Indian came up and shot him.”’
The two soldiers were buried in the lane a
half-mile east of Old ,Fort, now belonging
to the Hennigh farm, two stones marking
the graves. ‘May 19th, 1779, Capt. Potter
writes, that only 1 lieutenant and 15 men
were left in three forts, as a guard ; and
on the 4th of June their time will expire,
and then most probably we in this valley
will have to fly. There are no inhabitants
but in Penns valley, and they are in the
forts.”’
——
and jackets from
$1. 50 up at Lyon & Co.
a .
Suor His ToEs OngeClayton Fulton,
a young son of Benjamin Fulton, of the
glass works, was hunting along the Bald
Eagle mountains above Fillmore, on Mon-
day afternoon, when an accidental dis-
charge of his gun cost him two toes. He
was up near Ed Wasson’s when the acei-
dent occurred and Geo. Whittaker carried
him from the woods down to Glenn's,
where Mr. Glenn hitched up in a wagon
and bauled the injured boy to his home in
this place.
Dr. Sebring was summoned and found i$
necessary to amputate the fourth and fifth
toes on his left foot. A breech loading,
single barreled shot gun, carelessly hand -
led. did the basiness.
a ad
———Childrens ready made dresses in all
colors sizes 4 to 14 a 50 and $1.75 at Lyon
& Co's.
ses
A CENTRE County Boy KILLED IN THE
PHILIPPINES. —James L. Noble, who was
born in Half Moon valley, this county,
February, 1877, was killed in action at
Tacloban, island of Leyte, Pirilippines, on
Sept. 20th.
He had enlisted with the Forty- third u.
S. Vols. at Altoona, Sept. 8th, 1899.
After a period at Fort Ethan’ ‘Allen he went
with his regiment to the Philippines:
Previous to his enlistment he had been
a resident of Juniata and was employed as
a feman for. the P. R. ‘RS Fhe
BAR rs
—Tyon & Co. are selli g ze selling a Pall fine of
new dress goods. “Grani es, black and
colors 46 in. wide 75 cents.
Fo
¥
* Notice to Farmers. or
You should bring your wheat to the Phoenix
Milling Co. because we pay the market price
for it.
. You should exchingey, your wheat at the Phoenix
Mills because you get the best grade of flour in
return forit.
A 5lb, sample of our flour will be given free to
every farmer. who comes to the ‘mill ‘and asks
THE PHOENIX MILLING CO.
45-28-tf Bellefonte, Pa.
Philadelptia Harkets.
The following are the closing prices of
| the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
/| evening, i
“3a
Wheat—Red 194@mn
hl @7s
yf Jorn ison “243;
s —Mixe 2A?
Nii besitos 2822835
Flour— Winter, Per Br] 2.30@2,50
“ —Penna. Roller.. 3.10@3.30
*¢ —Favorite Bran ee 425@4.40
"1 Rye Flour Per Br'l te 3.10
4 Baled hiay-—Cngles. ’ . 14.00@17.00
id } 14, 15.00
. 8. 16.50
Bellefonte Grain Market.
| Corrected weekly by the Puasix Mittixa Co.
The following ‘are’ the: quotations’ up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
fk wheat, old
‘Wheat, new.
e, per bushel
Binge il
75
18
‘wedding and is still a guest at the Spangler home
on Allegheny Sireer! a
HET
. Sok
i Hams..... (4
Tallow, per poun 28
Butter, per pound... beatannsernannt oS,