Bellefonte, Pa., June 21, 190I.
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A Trip to the Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo.
A Show that Fairly Rivals the Great Chicago Exposi-
tion of ‘93, as Seen by a Watchman Representative
—Delightsul in Many Features—Unpleasant in
None.
When I returned from a short trip to
Buffalo last Saturday it was not my inten-
tion to attempt a description of what had
been seen and heard during the journey,
because when the average newspaper work-
er does have the opportunity of a day off
from the incessant grind it takes away
most of its splendor when every new vista
and incident that presents itself seems to
say to you: What will you say of me to
your readers ?
Therefore it is not the intention, in this
brief story, to describe the Pan-American
exposition. Rather, a plain straightfor-
ward talk for those who contemplate going
to Buffalo at some time before the closing
day of the show on Oct. 31st.
I went to attend the meeting of the Na-
tional Editorial Association that convened
in that city during the week of June 10th
to 15th and left Bellefonte on the 1:20 train
on Monday, arriving in Lock Haven in
time to catch the flyer at 2:10. Once
aboard that splendid specimen of modern
railroad trains no more changes were made
until we ran into Buffalo on time, at 7:40
the same evening. The scenery along the
West Branch is extremely picturesque.
High mountains rear their green capped
heads in every direction and the tracks
wind tortuously along the river bank.
Stops are made at Renovo, Keating, Drift-
wood and Emporium Junction. At the
latter place a new engine takes the train
off the main line of the P. and E., onto the
. Western New York & Pennsylvania sys-
tem, which has lately come under the con-
trol of the Pennsy, and the real ascent of
the mountains is begun. I am not positive
but I think there is a grade of about fifty-
three feet to the mile. At all events it is
stéep enough to make the big engine strain
every resource to drag the train along. At
times it seemed jerky enough to remind
one of a ride on a camel’s back and when
we reached the summit the engine must
have been exhausted beyond all power to
hold back, for we went down the other Side
to Port Allegheny at a clip far faster than
a mile a minute. After leaving the latter
place the country is more open and as Olean
is approached hundreds of great oil tanks
are noticed in all directions. After Olean
East Aurora is the only stop before the
train pulls into the N.Y. C. station at
Buffalo. Then it is a question of baggage.
If you have a trunk transfer men in the
station will send it to any part of the city
for fifty cents. If only a hand bag, and
you do not care to spend several dollars on
a carriage, a walk of two squares will bring
you to Main street where cars can be taken
to nearly every point in the city, or direct
to the grounds. I found the police officer
on duty there very courteous indeed in the
matter of giving directions. Attention is
paid tosuch details, because I hope to make
this article as helpful as possible to all who
contemplate taking the trip.
A place to stay would be the next gues-
tion confronting the traveler who had not
made previous arrangements and in this
connection I might mention that there are
plenty of hotels in Buffalo, ranging in price
from $1 to $12 per day, from any of which
the exposition grounds can be reached by
trolley for five cents. Then there are many
private families who have thrown open
their homes and will take lodgers to whom
they will serve breakfast only at rates rang-
ing from $1 to $2.50 per day. according to
the neighborhood and number of occupants
in one room. Such places would be very
desirable for ladies going alone or persons
who would rather not go to a hotel. I
went to Stattler’s hotel, because it was our
convention headquarters, and there found
an’ establishment that certainly should bave
a place among the seven wonders of the
world. It is a hotel built entirely of lath
and plaster, especially for the accommoda-
tion of exposition visitors and only a fair
idea of its size can be had when it is known
that five thousand people can be made com-
fortable within its walls. The rates are
from $2 to $5 per day and must be paid in
advance, though should your stay be un-
expectedly curtailed the mabagement cheer-
fully refund the amount you may have
paid in excess of your stay. I found the
place fully equipped to serve my every
need. For $2.50 per day I bad an 8x10
room to myself, an excellent bed and every
other convenience enjoyed by the $5.00
guests, except a private bath room and
probably a few less figures in the cocoa
matting that covers all the floors.
Breakfast and dinner are served in the
hotel. Breakfast from 6 to 10 a. m. Din-
ner from 5 t0 10 p. m. and during the en-
tire time of my stay the meals in quality,
variety, promptness of service and general
nicety far surpassed those at many a hotel
at which I have paid $4 perday. Of course
the rooms are tiny and sparsely furnished,
but at a time of thatsort you do not intend
to spend any more of your time than neces-
sary in your room. You have a comfort-
able, clean hed and all the toilet articles
necessary, so there is really no need for
more.
Al cars running to and from the grounds
stop at Stattler’s. It is about thirty-five
minutes by street car from Ellicot square,
the centre of the city, and only a walk of
five -minutes from the Elmwood entrance
to the exposition. Another hotel on the
same plan and quite as good in point of
service is the Alcazar. It is located at the
end of the street car lines and within a
half a block of the Amherst street or Mid-
way entrance to the grounds.
IMPRESSION OF THE EXPOSITION.
Tuesday morning I made my first visit
to the grounds and to express, ina very
few words, my first impression I would say
they far surpassed my expectations. With
a very indistinct recollection of what the
Centennial of "76 looked like, a good mind
picture of the World’s Fair and a very re-
cent impression of the Trans-Mississippi
Exposition at Omaha I feel that I am doing
‘none an injustice when I say that the Pan-
American is more elaborate in every re-
spect than any but the Chicago undertak-
ing and it excels the latter in some fea-
tures. The general plan of buildings and
grounds is the same. The former are all
built of mud and plaster of paris, which
has come to be called staff, and in architec-
ture seem to be a cross between the Moor-
ish and Spanish styles.
The buildings are tinted in delicate
shades of olive, terra cotta, buff and pro-
fusely ornamented with figures character-
istic of the exhibits they contain. This
color scheme is a delightful improvement
over the great white city at Chicago where,
on bright days, the glare of light was al-
most unbearable. They are not as large as
those at the Chicago fair, but I imagine
that to examine carefully all the exhibits
they contain would scarcely give a person
time to get home for his Christmas dinner,
if the work were to he begun at once.
The streets and area ways are mostly pav-
ed with asphalt and lined with flower beds.
Not being so wide as at most expositions
you de not have to put your all-to-soon
wearied legs clear out of business in getting
from one building to another.
The grounds, themselves, are beautiful.
Dotted here and there by miniature lakes,
which are connected by a seemingly end-
less chain of small canals along which the
Venetian gondolier dreamily propels his
little boat at 25cts a trip and at many
points almost completely covered by groves
of Maples and shrubbery, they afford a re-
freshing retreat from the hustling, bust-
ling, eager-to-see-all crowds that swarm
along the mid-way, the mall, plaza, esplan-
ade and through the buildings.
I would say that both grounds and build-
ings are complete enough to satisfy any
visitor. A few exhibits are not in place
and some of the roads and flower beds have
yet to be‘touched up: ‘But. what.of that.
‘You'will ¥ery probably be tired sgeing and
going long before yon have seen it all or
covered all the territory within the enclos-
ure. And then it is safe to predict that the
work of repairing and improving will he
going on during the entire time the exposi-
tion lasts, since everything is of very tem-
parary construction and easily impaired by
the elements.
A FEW SUGGESTIONS.
To reiterate, there are so many things
worth seeing that it will be impossible for
the visitor to see all, but if you were to
ask me for a few suggestions I would ad-
vise you to go through all the larger build-
ings. Your own taste will direct you to
the particular exhibits you want to give
more than passing notice. The Tiffany
display will attract, you for there are the
Dewey, Funston, Hobson and Wainwright
honor swords on exhibition. All of the
South and Central American countries have
displays that you should look into, as they
will give you an excellent idea of the re-
sources of our neighbors of the western
hemisphere.
The only thing on the exposition grounds,
proper, that will cost you a cent, after you
have paid 50cts admission, is the elevator
ride to the top of the electric tower and I
would advise you not to miss that trip.
For 15cts you are carried to the top
of the most impressive structure on the
gronnds and from that eminence get an ex-
cellent view of it all, as well as of the city of
Buffalo and the surrounding country. The
stadium is a structure very much after the
Olympian arenas and is designed to accom-
modate thousands of spectators during the
meets of the champion athletes of the
world, which are scheduled for various
times during the season. Admission to it
is free at all times. Then the art gallery is
a place youn should visit by all means.
While not so large, it contains most of the
prize pictures from the public and private
galleries of America. Two other places that
Ifound special pleasure in visiting were the
model dairy farm and the work shop where
the artists are ‘making the large figures and
medallions - that ornament the various
buildings. Of course the latter is not part
of the exhibition but it is all the more in-
teresting in that it conveys an idea of how
the work that really looks so massive is
built up out of a little bit of plaster of
paris, rope-hemp, mud and refuse lumber.
The temple of music is another place that
you will invariably find entertainment of
high order and let me suggest, in this con-
nection, that you buy a daily program on
entering the grounds. They cost only 5cts
and often inform you of events that you
would have no other opportunity to hear
about. In truth, it was the program I
bought last Friday morning that informed
me that the Daughters of the Revolution
were to celebrate flag day in the temple
that afternoon and hurried me there in
time to hear Mrs. Fairbanks, regent gener-
al of ‘the United States, Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, Lieutenant Richard Hobson, Sonsa’s
band, Frank Donahoe, the noted Boston or-
ganist, and other such celebrities. I cite
this merely to give you an idea of the char-
acter of the entertainment to be had free in
the temple.
During the entire season the best bands
of the country will alternate in the various
band stands and every day one of the noted
organists or orchestras will be playing in
the temple. Among the bands we notice
that the Carlisle Indians are to be there
from July 29th to Aug. 25th and among
the organists are. Frederick Archer, of Car-
negie Hall, Pittsburg, and Henrv Gordon
Thunder, of Philadelphia.
Taken as a whole or separately every fea-
ture of the Pan-American speaks in volumes
of the care that has been taken by the
commission having it in charge. I would
advise everyone who can to go. Of course
to those who were to the World's Fair it
will not be as impressive as to others. Not
because of any particular shortcoming, but
for the same reason that a child never looks
with as much, open-eyed astonishment on
an elephant after it has once seen the mam-
moth specimen of pachyderm.
ALONG THE MIDWAY.
After tiring of everything else, and you
will be surprised at how easily you suc-
cumb to the Mid-way fever, the amusement
end of the show, made famous the world
over by its inception at Chicago, is the
place to turn to.
There are over half a hundred great
amusement enterprises, anyone of which
would make an attraction over which the
managers of a county fair could swell
themselves up with pride. Beginning with
the Congress of Indians, whgre forty three
different North American tribes are seen in
their primitive forms of living and sports,
the Midway winds from near the Elmwood
gate about a mile down to the Plaza, where
the entrance to the stadium is to be found.
Bands, ‘‘barkers,’’ singers and exhorters
keep up such a discordant conglomeration
of sounds that you are willing to escape in-
to most any show that appears to afford an
asylumn from the noise. I did not visit all
of them, so have no right to make a com-
parative statement. I would advise, how-
ever, if you can afford to see only a few of
them to have Bostock’s animal show in-
cluded in your list. It is really much larg-
er than Haggenbeck’s was at the World's
Fair and something that will prove instruc-
tive, as well as entertaining. Any one of
the Red Star Route amusements will be
to pick them out by the sign of the Red
Star. People from this section would scarce-
ly want to miss the representation of the
extremely realistic. Others that I found
especially pleasing were the House Upside
Down, Darkness and Dawn and the Trip to
the Moon. These cover the best shows on
the ground and you will enjoy any or all
‘of them.
fore leaving the show grounds is the pub-
licity department, which occupies a special
building on the mid-way, just opposite
Bostock’s animal show. There Mr. Bolles
and a corps of assistance will be found
ready and eager to give youany peiptal J in-
formation desired.
THE PROBABLE COST.
Having bad a great many inquiries as to
the probable cost of a trip to Buffalo I
have prepared a little schedule, which will
cover the expenses of a trip from Belle-
fonte and return; leaving at 1:20 on Mon-
day and returning at 4:44 on Saturday. This
will give four days and five nights in Buffa-
lo. Ample time to see it all and take a day
off to go to Niagara. It is as follows :
Car fare, round iin fesisiarniusioreney reseretnsssetiases 8 6.40
424 days board at the rate of 3. 54a 11.25
6 admissions to fair grounds....c..e.eecevrinnenn 3.00
Program for four days........... .20
Lunch on grounds for four d 1.00
Street car fare............ .50
Elevator to Electric towe 15
Nine Good Mid-way shows... 2.10
Cigars, popcorn or peanuts... 40
$25.00
In the above estimate I have figured ex-
actly as I have found it and anyone else
will find it the same. The hotel rate will
be reduced to $2 per day by going two in a
room and the admission to the grounds
could be cut down to four instead of six,
but I figure out so that visitors could come
out early two evenings and then go back
after dinner to stay until quite late.
Ordinarily you would not care to go in
the morning until 9 or 10 o’clock. You
can get an excellent lunch on the grounds
at 1, 2, or 3 o'clock for not more than 25
cts. This will keep you comfortable until
‘8 or 9 at night, when you can reach your
hotel and still be in time for the coarse
dinner that is served until 10 p. m.
The above figures don’t include any foi-
bles or luxuries, but they do include as
much comfort and convenience as the or-
dinary mortal has at home and no matter
how much you throw away you can’t see
any more than the person with $25. And
I believe that it would be possible to make
the trip on $20 a little later in the season.
TWO SIDE ISSUES.
Few people who go to Buffalo will want
to miss Niagara Falls, especially the ones
who have never seen that wonderful piece
of Nature’s work. To get there and back
‘need not cost you more than $1.35 and for
that you can see all there is to be seen,
except to go down and take a ride on the
“Maid of the Mist’’ which would be 25cts.
additional. Take a yellow car anywhere
in Buffalo and you will be at the Falls in 90
minutes. It costs 50cts. Then 250ts. will
take you down the gorge to Lewiston and
be sure to come back by the Canadian side.
Then it will cost you 10cts. to get across
the bridge, where you can walk out onto
Goat island and have the view from the
American side, after which the town of
back to Buffalo found.
This trip can be made by steam cars or
found worth the money. You will be able.
Johnstown Flood, which is magnificent and’
One other feature I wish to mention bea.
Niagara Falls is to be seen and the car |
steam boat on Niagara river at about the
same rate. Niagara hackman and souvenir
fakirs will pluck you, if you permit them,
but you are going to see, not to be
plucked.
Another pleasant place to go is tospend an
evening at the Teck theatre. where one of
Kiralfy’s most spectacular productions,
called *‘Constantinople,’’ is to be seen. It
rivals ‘‘America,’”’ the sensation of the
World’s Fair, and is destined to tear the
same relation to the Pan-American as that
beautiful work bore to the Columbian ex-
position. \
In closing I have no hesitancy in saying
that I was disappointed in pothing. The
show was more than I expected, the ex-
penses less and the people so uniformly
courteous that I can readily see why so
many are anxious to spend eleven cents
for the honor of being a Buffalo. There
was one thing that I hoped to forget while
at this work, but unhappily it has come in-
to my mind and must be told of. It is
the poor, miserable, shoddy shack that the
Pennsylvania commission has stuck up be-
side the Michigan palace and called the
Pennsylvania Building. G. R. M.
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ADDITIONAL LOC ALS
——F. P. Green caught three fine trout
in the lime kiln dam on Monday evening.
They were =o large as to require a landing
net to lift them from the water.
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—If you want some real good, clean
sport come to the races in Bellefonte on
July 4th. $500 in purses are being offered
and some fast horses are already entered.
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——The bill appropriating $2,000 for ex-
periments with tobacco has been passed
finally hus the one appropriating $160,000
for a new agricultural building at State Col-
lege was reported negatively from commit-
tee.
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——Brooks Butler, May Lykens and
Kittie Leonard were given a hearing before
justice Keichline on Wednesday, charged
by Ella Davis with keeping a bawdy and
disorderly house. They were released on
$500 bail for their appearance at court, but
with the understanding that if they leave
town meanwhile they will not be hunted
up. Eres
——The Presbyterian Sabbath school
will hold childrens day services in their
church on next Sunday morning at 10:30.
A full orchestra and a choir of forty voices
will lead the music. A cordial invitation
to attend is extended to every body.
Teachers and scholars should not forget
the special dime offering that always ac-
companies this service.
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——Eqd. Gray, son of Dr. and Mrs. E. J.
Gray, of Williamsport, who had his right
band cut off by a buzz planer in Rishel’s
fnrniture factory in that place a few days
ago came very near bleeding to death Wed-
nesday night. An artery came open while
‘the young man was asleep and when he
awoke he was greatly exhansted from loss
of blood, but the hemorrhage was stopped
before it caused his death.
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——While ou the range of the Williams-
port gun club at Vallamont, on Thursday,
Jack Farst, a son of Hon. A. O. Furst, of
this place, came very near being shot by
the accidental discharge of a magazine gun
in the hands of H. A. Ferguson, assistant
engineer of the P. R. R. at that place. Mr.
Ferguson's gun went off without any
known cause, the charge striking the
ground so close to Jack's back as to throw
dirt all over him. It was onlya year or
more ago that Mr. Furst was shot in the
face by a friend while hunting pheasants.
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A WONDERFUL EGG. -— One of the
W ATCHMAN'S correspondents from Spring
Mills says :
Eggs in this locality seem to horder on
the marvelous and sound like fish stories.
But nevertheless Squire Herring had two
chicken eggs each weighing 4} ounces
strong—certainly very much egg. But H.
B. Miller so far has the ne plus ultra in the
egg business. He had one which measured
8% inches by 7} and weighed full eight
ounces, a monster for the fruit of an ordi-
nary hen. But the most remarkable fea-
ture concerning it is, that it contained an-
other perfect egg inside. When first dis-
covered one end of the egg had been slight-
ly fractured and the greater partof the
contents oozed out. With this material
the second egg was completely surrounded
and no doubt entirely enclosed, the egg
being of ordinary size. Of course is only
one of nature’s wild and fancy freaks.
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FINE RACING MAY BE EXPECTED.—
Bellefonte will not he without amusement
on July 4th. In fact the entertain-
ment that is now being arranged = will be
of the very best, for the Centre County
Agricultural Exhibiting Co., will bave it in
charge. :
The program includes three races ur
trotters and pacers and as $500 in purses
have been hung out some very good horses
will be here to start. The classes are 2:40,
2:24 and 2:18.
Already such horses as ‘‘Slasher Boy’
2:21}, ‘Topsy C,’’ ‘‘Strathblue’”’ 2:17},
“Baby Chimes’ 2:12}, ‘“‘A Green One’
2:14, ‘McChesney’ 2:20, ‘‘Billy Howe,”
“Bill Post’’ 2:25. ‘“Bobolink’’ and others
are on the track working out for the event.
These horses are owned by Pittston, Al-
toona, Lock Haven and Bellefonte horse-
men and are sufficient to provide great
racing, even if no others are coming.
Mr. Fauble has decided not to enter his
horse ‘‘Grape-shot,’’ but Will Larimer will
probably start a few new finds he has made
lately, one of which he expects to send to
the hig circuit in the fall.
A special train will ran from Hecla park
to the grounds, in time for the.races, re-
turning immediately afterwards.
CouNciL MEETS AGAIN.—Messrs. Ger-
berich, Walkey, Potter, Reynolds, Cun-
ningham, Knisely and Gherrity were pres-
ent at council meeting on Monday night
and participated in the transaction of the
following business :
Joshua Foulk resigned his position as
high constable as he has secured a perma-
nent place in the ax factory at Mill Hall.
The resignation was accepted and the
Nuisance committee instructed to fill the
vacancy ungil the court appoints a perma-
nent officer.
Upon the suggestion of fire marshall
Thomas Shaughensy the Fire and Police
‘committee was instructed to purchase four
smoke protectors, two for each engine com-
pany, for use at fires. They are devices to
protect firemen entering a burning build-
ing from suffocation by smoke.
A petition for an electric light on Blanch-
ard street was referred to the Street com-
mittee as was also the complaint that some
east Bishop street gutters are a nuisance.
To the same committee was referred the
petition of Logan street residents for a new
crossing over Penn street, on that thorough-
fare.
The various committees reported the
work in their department; among them be-
ing the market, which reported the collec-
tion of $5.10 fees. The burgess was also
requested to get after several butchers from
oat of town who are hawking meat on the
streets without a license. Samuel Guise-
white was made janitor of the public build-
ing at a salary of $6.00 per month, the fol-
lowing bills were ordered paid and council
adjourned.
Water payroll... L000 bani a $196 90
James McDermott, mason work... a 525
Michael Shields, carpenter worl, 132
L. C. Wallace, brick... 10 80
MecCalmont & Co., sand and Sete. edd 140
Police pay roll... anails 53 00
€. M. McCurdy, coke..
McCalmont & Co......... 1
Street pay. roll. nun all an ainii :
H. B. Pontius 1 month as clerk, postage. ...
Borough anditors.................c0.ooniilia.
Board of heaith.. . 203750
Thos. Shanghensy, market clerk ernsnsiin 100
Geo. M. Mallory, blacksmithing, W. W....* 5 36
Bft. Fuel & Sapply Co., coal for W. W........ 5875
160
1.56
89 04
13 12
15.00
. 106 08
$627 52
R. B. Paylor, coul for W. W..
WEDDED AMID ROSES—June the month
of roses, graduates and fair brides has
smiled on many delightful occasion this
season but it has seldom beamed on a more
auspicious event than thie marriage of Miss
Eva P. Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Bell and William S. Chambers,
our popular assistant postmaster. The
wedding took place at the home of the
bride’s parents, on south Thomas street,
yesterday at noon and was witnessed by
only the nearest friends of the two families.
The house was fairly abloom with mag-
nificent roses and Rev. W. P. Shriner of
the Methodist Episcopal church solemnized
‘the ceremony.
Miss Lydia Bell,the bride’s youngest sis-
ter, played the wedding march. The bridal
party consisted of the bride and groom,
Miss Catharine MecCullough,. of Jersey
Shore, Miss Bertha Chambers, of Punxsu-
tawney, bridesmaids, and the grooms
nephews, Lee and Charley Larimer, as
ushers and best man. The bride wore her
going-away gown of mode covert cloth,
made over taffeta with a hat to match.
Miss McCullough wore a beautiful gown of
white liberty silk and Miss Chambers was
radiant in white mull. After the cere-
mony and congratulations an elaborate
wedding breakfast was served at which
the more than thirty guests were all
seated in the dining room. Mr. and Mis.
Chambers took their departure on the 1:20
train for Buffalo and Niagara and accom-
panying them went lots of white ribbon,
humorous placards, rice and old shoes.
Upon their return they will go to house-
keeping in the Exchange, where their apart-
ments are already furnished. Mr. and
Mrs. Chambers are both so well known and
appreciated that their marriage promises
only happiness and contentment.
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GRIEST-SIMLER.—A very pretty wed-
ding ceremony was celebrated at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Smith Jr., on
Ninth street, in Philipsburg, at eight
o'clock on Wednesday morning, when their
daughter Amanda was married to Charles
T. Griest, of Hastings.
The house was tastefully decorated with
cut flowers and potted plants and quite a
number of their nearest friends were pres-
ent when the Rev. R.. P. Miller, of the
Presbyterian church, pronounced the cere-
mony. Miss Della Pierce was maid of
honor and Mr. Harry R. Gries, a brother
of the groom, was the best man.
* After a very informal reception an elabo-
rate breakfast was served and the bride and
groom departed on a later train for a trip
to the Pan American. :
Mr. Griest is the second son of A. J.
Griest, the well known merchant of Union- |
ville, and for several years has been mana-
ger of the large company store of the
Mitchell Coal Co., lately the Webster Coal
and Coke Co., at Hastings. His bride is a
daughter of Philipsburg’s former burgess
and is a most charming young woman.
——Under the new game and fish law it
is unlawful for anyone to sell game fish
taken from the streams of Pennsylvania or
to buy them. It might be well for some
fishermen to hear this in mind as detective
Rightnour is on the watch and will see
that it is enforced in this section.
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——For Philadelphia day at the Pan
American the Pennsy is advertising a
special excursion, Tickets will be sold on
Thursday and Friday, June 27th and 28th,
from Bellefonte and points on the Bald
Eagle valley at the rate of $6.40 for the
round trip. Tickets will be good for nine
days.
30 00
‘Farmers Mills, A. Gramley ;
MARRIAGE LICENSES. —Following is
the list of marriage licenses granted by or-
phan’s court clerk, A. G. Archey, during
the past week :
Oris R. Barnes, of Altoona, and Emma
Coble, of Lemont.
Elwood D. Casher and Allie Cowher,
both of Rush Twp.
Ammon O. Deckard, of Sober, Pa., and
Florence C. Long, of Farmers Mills.
Diemer T. Pearce, of State College, and
Cora R. McMahon, of Charter Oak, Pa.
Ward W. Daughenbaugh and Bessie B.
Hayes, both of Howard Boro.
William S. Chambers and Eva P. Bell,
both of Bellefonte.
George M. Rudy, of Penna. Furnace,
and Catharine Davis, of Juniata Mines.
Philipsburg.
Mr. Will Russ returned, Monday evening,
from a pleasant trip to Buffalo.
Wilson Flegal has given his property a
handsome new coat of paint;
Monday was pay day on the N.Y.C.at
this place, and as usual made the railroaders
smile.
A. V. Hoyt, engineer of the West Branch
Valley railroad, spent Sunday in town with
his family.
Mr. C. E. Council; manager of the Swift &
Co., wholesale meat establishment, recently
purchased the Blackburn property on Centre
street.
Very few people took inthe excursion to
Patton Sunday. The weather and the poor
work in the mines was much against the suc-
cess of the excursion.
Mr. W. O. Robinson has opened a new and
well stocked grocery store in the room re-
cently occupied by Hagerty, the barber, on
Front street.
Geo. Parker, who is in Philadelphia, hav.
ing a piece of steel removed from his eye, we
are glad to announce, is getting along nicely,
and will not lose the sight of that member.
Rev. C.'D. Russell, the new Lutheran min-
ister, preached his first sermon on Sunday
to a large congregation who were delighted.
We welcome the Rev. and his family who
have come from Lewistown to us.
M. I. Forcey, of this place, and Miss Mary
J. Dale, of Grahamton, were quietly married
at the home of the bride’s parents last Tues-
day evening. Rev. J. L. Tompkinson, per-
forming the ceremony. The happy coupls
will reside on Eighth street.
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Nittany Items.
The freight train slaughtered an excellent
cow for W. E. Schaefer last week.
Mrs, W. K. Diehl has heen away during
May on an extended tour to eastern cities.
Mrs. Kuhn, of Bellefonte, spent part of
last week visiting Mrs. W. K. Diehl, at
Snydertown.
Ben Pifer and Hust McKibben sported a
fast horse last week and seemed to enjoy the
drive very much.
Lowry Rogers i is busily engaged at smith-
ing, at the old homestead, and is giving good
satisfaction asa mechanic. - :
The Sunday school at Nittany will hold a
festival June 29th, the Nittany cornet band
will furnish the husic for the occasion.
The section men, John Bartley, Charley
McClintic and ¢ Yarnell, are busily en-
gaged repairing track for the picnic season.
Geo. Gates, who collects toll and listens to
the cuss words about the rough pike, has
been visiting relatives at Yarnell for several
weeks past.
Miss Jennie Hayes, of Lamar, who is em-
ployed at Williamsport as a trained nurse, is
spending her vacation with her father, Mr.
Essic Hayes.
Mr. Brant and wife are visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Beck and we are glad to
see them enjoy the scenery of onr valley, as
it is delightful at this season.
Mrs. Kate Allison, who has so patiently
waited upon her father in his long siege of
sickness, has taken this week to attend the
Exposition at Buffalo,
Michael Grenoble, of Lamar, has been em-
ployed in this locality repairing spouting.
Mr. Grenoble has a good location at Lamar
and is ready for customers at all times.
L. A, Schaefer brought a specialist to visit
his father last week. We hope B. F. Schaefer
may soon be out to view the beauties of
nature as he has been ill since February.
John Smith, who owns the coal yard and
a very handsome residence near Lamar de-
pot, will offer the property for sale as he has
a salaried position in a different part of the
State.
Joe Emrick has invested in a stone crush-
er and it is used by both supervisors, A.
Shafer, at Zion. Our township has the ban-
ner roads of the county and the judicious use
of the crusher is the cause of success.
Spring Mills,
J. I. Condo and his daughter Ida, left on
Tuesday last for Pittsburg and the West.
In the absence of Rev. Kerchner, of the
Reformed church, Dr. D.M.Wolf will occupy
the pulpit on Sunday next.
Dan Weaver an aged and highly esisemed
citizen of this neighborhood died on Monday
last. Interment in. Heckman cemetery on
Thursday.
The Democracy of Penns valley are per-
fectly satisfied with the work of the recent
convention, and the re-election of the pres-
‘ent incumbents seem’to be beyond a doubt.
The hay crop in this valley, farmers, say
will be light, some grains a fair crop, wheat
looks promising, berries and cherries plenti-
ful, peaches a large crop, and apples will
evidently be considerably off.
About half of our village is decorated with
large and highly colored posters, announcing
the coming of a big show to your town. The
pictures are somewhat ofa startling character
and are gazed at by the rising generation
with eyes, ears and mouth wide open.
The school board met on Saturday last and
made the following appointments of teach-
ers: Spring Mills, D. M. Wolf, Royer Year-
ick and Miss Mabel Sankey ; Penn. all, J.
C., Hoover; Cross Roads, A. oy H.
Hagan; Murray, R.U. Bhi g A; Grove;
Pike, Miss
Goodheart ; Beaver Dam, Miss Guise ; Polk
Hill, C. E.Royer, Decker, Miller ; Mountain,
Emerick,