TT snes E— - ; Bellefonte, Pa., August 2, 1901. EE ———————————————————— CorrESPONDENTS.—No communications pub lished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. EE SE Sy THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——Col. George Thomas has about re- covered from a serious attack of heart trouble. — The costume ball in the armory last Thursday night netted about $30 for the library fund. ——The Rebersburg United Evangelical church will hold a picnic at Kreamersville on August 10th. —St. John’s Reformed church and Sunday school of this place picknicked at Hecla park yesterday. ——From Deo. 1s, 1900, to June 1st, 1901, their were 439 births, 236 deaths and 12,408 school children in Centre county. ——Miss Jennie Harris, who has been dangerously ill for four or five days at her home on Curtin street, is convalescent now and is able to sit up. ——H. W. Morris, principal of the Re- bersburg schools, has resigned and will go to Selinsgrove as an instructor in a prepar- atory school there. ——G. B. M. Welliver, of Lock Haven, has sold Marion Chimes, the pacer that took third money in the 2:40 class here at the races on July 4th, to Dr. William Blesh. ——Sunday morning, the weather per- mitting, there will be eight members of the A. M. E. church immersed in Logan’s branch, near the pump house. ——Edward Irvin, was the young man who raised the largest amount of money for the Senior Order United American Me- chanics at Milesburg, and in return he re- ceived a handsome gold watch. — Monroe Kreamer who works in the wood working department at the Standard scale works lost the end of his index finger on the right hand on Wednesday morning. He got his finger in the planer and it was cut off hetween the first and second joints. ——On Saturday last while John Mokle, of Lemont, and another man were riding on aload of hay,on the Irvin from below Jack- sonville,the wagon was overset and both men caught under it. On being extricated Mokle was found to have his leg broken in two places, while his companion escaped with out injury. ——The congregation and Sunday school of the Bellefonte Evangelical church will hold a picnic at Hecla park on Tuesday, August 6th. The pastor, Rev. W. H. Brown. extends a cordial invitation not on- Jy to his church people but to anyone who desires to attend the picnic. Train will leave Bellefonte at 8:30 a. m. ——On Monday last a most violent wind and rain storm crossed Nittany valley about one mile east of Hublersburg. The farm of Mr. Adam Swartz seemed to be in direct line of the storm, aud after it had passed it was found that eight trees had been destroyed in his orchard, and the out- buildings and fences considerably wrecked. There was but little damage done to any of the adjoining farms. — The wheat crop on the farm of J. A. Gummo,near Mackeyville, Clinton county, bas been threshed and shows an average yield of 26 bushels to the acre. We doubt if any Centre county farm will exceed this, unless it is a farm just below the Zion sta- tion on the Central railroad, in one of the fields of which the shocks stood so thick that it took an expert driver to get a wagon through when hauling in. ——Our Philipsburg friends are huoying up their hopes of having their big tannery, which has been idle almost all the time since McKinley’s prosperity struck this part of the country started up again. Prior to that time it was the town’s principal in- dustry, giving employment to many work- men at good wages which were paid in cash. Now it is stated that the owners contemplate remodeling the plant at an expense of $25,000 and expect to put it in operation again, possibly before the end of the year. ——The executive committee of the Centre County Veterans’ Association met at this place on Saturday and decided to hold the annual reunion and picnic at Pine Grove Mills on September 7th. Prepara- tions will be. made for a hig crowd and Pine Grove people will give royal welcome to all who attend. Committees were ap- pointed to make all arrangements for the occasion : Arrangements—Capt. William il. Fry, chairman ; Jacob Sunday, John W. Stewart. Transportation—Col. Austin Curtin, chairman ; W, A. Ishler, W.C. Patterson. Speakers—Gen. James A, Reaver, chairman ; Capt. Geo. Boal, Capt. ». H. Bennison. ——The WATCHMAN acknowledges, ith thanks, the receipt of a “‘compli- sentary’’ to the Huntingdon county fair, hich will be held Sept. 17th to the 20th aclusive. Great efforts are being made to ake this the greatest exhibition that the sizens of our neighboring county have yet stten up, and as Hantingdon county fairs we always been good, they are right in omising something worth attending in ‘ptember. As it is held, however, the eek of the granger encampment in this unty, it is a presumable fact. that but w of our people will be able, or disposed, help swell the crowd that may be ex- sted at Huntingdon, much as they other- ‘e might desire. To REORGANIZE THE Y. M. C. A.—Mr. Frank H. Gemil, one of the state Y. M. C. A. workers at large has been here for a week or more and, in conjunction with the local hoard of directors, is making a most praiseworthy effort to reorganize the Asso- ciation in this place and start it off on a firmer and more effective footing than it has had for some years. Part of the plan is to repair the present quarters so that they are habitable. This is to be done by the owner of the building, who has in the past persistently refused to make any repairs at all, thus leaving the Association to pay a high rent and the taxes, in addition, on a property that no one else would have occupied under simi- lar conditions. The rooms are to be re- painted and papered, some new furniture is to be bought, bath and toilet rooms are to be fixed up and a permanent secretary is to be engaged to carry on the work until April 1st, 1902, at least. In addition there is to be an assistant secretary whose duty it will be to take charge of the rooms dur- ing the absence of the secretary, thus pre- cluding the possibility of the rowdyism complained of in the past during such times as the secretary found it necessary to be out of the rooms. All of this, it is estimated, will cost about $1,800 and to raise the sum needful is now the question confronting the board. There are several gentlemen so greatly pleased with the plan that they have signified their willingness to give $100 each to see it tried, but the membership is considered of most importance and before any subscriptions are asked for at all a roll of one hundred young men who will pay $4 each, annual- ly, to become members will be canvassed. This feature is most practical. For years the Bellefonte Association has really had no membership, but was made up of who- ever would go to the rooms. Now they are to be asked to maintain the advantages they enjoy there and, in consequence, will likely take a more earnest interest in them. Bear in mind that this is only a plan and it depends entirely upon the people of Belle- fonte as to whether it shall be put into practice. Give those who come to talk to you about it at least a courteous hearing. emm————— fers —— A HArvest FroLiIc AND DEADLY CrcARs.—One of the notable events in the country districts of Centre county in recent years was a harvest frolic at the home of former county treasurer John Q. Miles, in Huston township, last week. Among the crowds who were there to do John Q’s work for him were John B. Miles, D. G. Gingery, W. D. Dukemaun, former sheriff W. M. Cronister, Chester Cronister, Joseph Shawver, Harry Schreckengast, William Wells, Jos. Williams, O. D. Eberts, Ralph Hartsock, and one of the Gosshorns from Clearfield, besides count- less women and children. We can’t imagine what was done with the latter contingent, but it is very evi- dent that the men worked like Tarks, for they cut and hauled in 80 tons of hay, 450 Doz. of wheat and 160 Doz. of rye. John had them all hood-winked so that they did all his season’s work up for him in a jiffy and it was no small job, either, when it is considered that they were at a tremendous disadvantage. Notwithstanding the great physical strain the men were under, John kept passing around a brand of cigars known as ‘“‘Undertaker’s Delight,” and his poor guests had to smoke them for politeness sake. They stood it as long as they could and when Joseph Shawver went un- der and showed alarming signs of ‘‘croak- ing,’’ as a result of pulling too industrious- ly on the end of those Dix run cabbage leaves there was a general fuss and the “Undertaker’s Delights’’ were cut out. a ae IS IT ANTHRAX AGAIN ?—Farmers who have cattle pasturing on the wild lands in the vicinity of Sandy Ridge are very much alarmed about a disease that has broken out among their herds that very much re- sembles anthrax. When they recall that in 1894 anthrax was the cause of death of eighty-one out of one hundred and twenty- four cattle on the same range they do well to be alarmed and investigate immediately. The herds most affected are those owned by Warriors-mark and Half-moon valley farmers, among them being Isaac Beck, Isaiah Beck and James Fisher. The range covers six hundred acres of mountain land near Flat Rock and already about twenty- five cattle have died, while lots of others are reported to be sick. Saturday veterinary W. S. Shriner, of Altoona, accompanied by Dr. W. F. Beck, of Tyrone, and others, visited the reserva- tion and found the situation fully as se- rious as it had been reported. On there re- turn word was immediately sent to the Board of Agriculture at Harrisburg, and soon afterwards Dr. Pierson, the State Veterinary Surgeon, was on the gronnd. Anthrax is a blood disease. At a cer- tain stage the blood becomes thin and dis- colored, and instead of coursing through the veins collects and ‘passes out of the animal through the bowels. The disease effects the entire system of the animal, eats the life ont of the blood and causes the inactivity of all the organs. The dis- ease is caused by decomposition of organic matter. That is, organic substance under- going decomposition under the influence of the humidity of atmosphere, which fur- nish the miasma sipposed to be thé cause of the anthrax. A high temperature in favoring the evaporation of moisture from undrained land rich in vegetable matter or from marshes and swamps, and thus ex- posing a large quantity of organic material still further accelerates its decomposition, and the products accumulate in the sur- face, soil, the air which the animals breathe and the water they drink as well, and per- haps the food they eat. ——On Wednesday of next week judge Mayer of Lock Haven, and his daughter Helen, sail for an European trip. i ape ——The Reliance fire company of Philipsburg has new uniforms. Navy blue coats, trousers of a lighter shade and mili- tary caps. Ph LT a —The reunion of J. K. Hosterman’s family at Wolt’s Store, on Saturday, proved a delightful event fora large num- ber of relatives. iis) ee —Highwood spider, the Houtzdale horse that went in the free-for-all at the fair here last fall, was third twice in the 2:13 class at Boston, Mass., on Tuesday. se ——Dr. Jas. Eldon,formerly principal of the State Normal at Lock Haven, will hereafter fill the chair of mathematics in the Shippensburg Normal school. elf — The Indian band from the Indian school at Carlisle passed throngh Lock Haven Saturday afternoon enroute for Buf- falo where they have an engagement to play at the exposition. en paws min —MecQuistion & Co. have two new top buggies, one with rubber tires, new open buggies with and without rabber tires, three second hand top buggies and a second hand two-seated spring wagon which they are offering cheap at their shops in this place. ee AA fp ——The United Telephone and Tele- graph company are rushing the completion of the lines connecting Union and Centre counties. A new line will be built between Millheim and Laurelton and it is expected that the wires between Lewisburg and Bellefonte will be in working order this month. —t ——Mr. Henry C. Gettig, of McKees- port, and Miss Nora J. Fleisher, of Tussey- ville, this county, were married by the Rev. C. H. Goodling at the Evangelical parsonage in Lewistown on the 27th ult. The young couple have the WATCHMAN’S best wishes for their future happiness and prosperity. el gl -———The Newton Hamilton camp meet- ing will open on August 13th, this year and continue ten days. The grounds have been open and the cottages in condition for tenters since the 10th of July. Several families from Bellefonte, and a number from the county, propose taking their out- ing for the summer in attendance at the meeting. i a te ——An idea of the magnitude of the shops to be erected at Oak Grove by the New York Central railroad may be derived from the statement of the dimensions of the buildings which will be erected at once and which does not include shops for the construction of engines. If the buildings were to be combined under one roof they would occupy a space of over 2,500 feet in length and 662 in width. > —— Yesterday James Reed, of this place, was put in jail for having stolen two gold watches from tents occupied by A. C. Mann and family at Hecla park. Reed was down at the park attending the lime kiln picnic and entered the tents. Mrs. Mann discov- ered him and in response to her inquiry as to what he wanted there he said, ‘‘I am looking for my mother.”’ Later the watches were missed and Mr. Maun found them on Reed’s person. The boy has already serv- led a term at Huntingdon and is regarded as a bad one. oe ——Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Margaret O’Conner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. O’Conner, of Lock Haven, and George M. McKee, of Hinkley, N. Y. The wedding will take place Wednesday evening, August 14th in the Lock Haven Presbyterian church and will be followed by a reception at the O'Conner home. Mr. McKee or ‘‘Babe,”’ as the fraternity boys distinguished him, is favorably known here, having graduated in '96 from State College where he was es- pecially liked by both faculty and students. ——Dr. M. E. Wadsworth, formerly di- rector and the president of the Michigan College of Mines, bas just been appointed to the head of the Department of Mining in the Pennsylvania State College, and will enter upon his duties at the opening of the fall session, in September. Before going to Michigan, Dr. Wadsworth was, for twelve years, an instructor and assistant in Harvard University, was state geologist of Michigan from 1888 to 1893, is well known as a writer, being the author of about one hundred and fifty published articles and works, and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London, the Geo- logical Society of America, the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and many other scientitic organizations. —— A —— The complete strength of the Fifth regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, as shown by the quarterly return just com- pleted at regimental headquarters is 506 officers and enhsted men. Each organiza- tion composing the regiment has this strength : Field and staff, 13 officers and 8 men ; Company A, 3 officers and 57 men ; Company B, 3 officers and 50 men ; Com- pany C, 3 officers and 57 men ; Company D, 3 officers and 58 men ; Company E, 3 officers and 66 men ; Company F, 3 officers and 58 men ; Company G, 3 officers and 60 men, and Company H, 3 officers and 55 men: Company B, of Bellefonte, it will be notived, has only the minimum number of men required by law ; G company of Lew- istown has the maximum number, and E company, of Clearfield, has six men more than the law allows, for whom neither rations nor pay can be drawn for service in camp. Mags. FRANK CUNNINGHAM.—Mrs. Jennie Mowery Cunningham, wife of Frank Cunningham, died at her home in New Kensington, near Pittsburg, on Sunday evening of typhoid fever. She had only been ill two weeks; hut a life of trials and toil had sadly underminded her naturally strong constitution and she was an easy victim to the disease. Mrs. Cunningham was born at Aaronsburg, this county, Nov. 21st, 1867, and lived here: most of her life since childhood, until the last year when she joined her husband at New Kensington where they were conducting a hotel. She was a woman of excellent characteristics and personality and her death is an irre- parable loss to her little children. She is survived by her husband and five chil- dren, Elizabeth, Helen, Vincent, Frank and Mary. Her mother, Mrs. Catharine Mowery, of Hublersburg, and the following sisters: Mrs. George Swartz and Mrs. George Weaver, of Hublersburg, and Mrs. Mary Kuapp, of this place. She was a consistent member of the Evangelical church and was buried Tues- day afternoon at 3 o'clock at New Ken- sington. The relatives from this place who attended the funeral were her hus- hand’s father, Mertie Cunningham, Eis brothers Mitchell and George, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Taylor, Mrs. Vincent Bower and Mrs. Mary Reerr, i | | MRs. THOMAS NASON.-—Mrs. Margaret Nason, widow of the late Thomas Nason and one of the oldest and most respected women of the northern end of the county, died at the home of her daughter at Point Lookout in Philipsburg, on Saturday morning, after an illness of three years. She was a native of New Brunswick but had resided most of her life in Rush town- ship. She bad reached the age of 82 years, 10 months and 7 days and was devoted to church work and acts of kindness and merey. She is survived by five sons and two daughters, Bedford and Larry, of New Brunswick ; Allen, of Minnesota ; J. C. and Osburn, of Julian ; Rhoda, Mrs. J. R. McCord, of Black Moshannon, and Eva, Mrs. William Griffith, of Point Lookout, with whom she made her home and at whose residence the funeral services were beld Monday morningat 9 o’clock. ' Rev. H. Z. Meyers, of the Baptist church, had charge of the services and the body was taken to Beaver Mills for interment. I A YouNG MAN DiED.—James Norman McClain, a son of Amos McClain who re- sides near Hublersburg, died July 23rd, after being sick for several weeks with ty- phoid fever. He was a young man of good habits and endured his affliction-patiently. His parents, two brothers and three sisters, survive him. Deceased was 21 years, 5 months and 17 days old. The funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon by Rev. H. I. Crow, of the Reformed church, assisted by Rev. Mr. Foss, of the United Evaugelical church; the services being largely attended. The family have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement. I I It ——George Justice, an employee of the Morris stone qnarries up Buffalo Run, died at his home at Morris on Friday even- ing at 6 o'clock of typhoid fever. He had been ill for six weeks and was only 24 years of age. Surviving him is a wife and one child. His body was buried Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Myers bury- ing ground, after services at his home con- ducted by the Rev. Thomas Perks, pastor of the U. B. church. y I l i ——James Parker, aged 40, dropped dead Friday morning in the yard of his home at Philipsburg. The deceased was a blacksmith « by trade, but having heart trouble, had not been able to work for some years. A widow and two daughters sur- vive. The body was taken to Osceola on Monday morning for burial. A I I ——The infant child of George and Mrs. Shuey, died at their home near Roopsburg on Friday evening of cholera infantum. Burial was made Saturday afternoon in the cemetery at Curtin’s. ree Ql rere A MAD DoG: SCARE.—It is altogether probable that the lower end of Nittany val- ley will have fewer dogs or more trouble within a week or two, than it has known for some time. On Saturday afternoon a dog belonging to a Mr. Driver, of Mill Hall, developed what was supposed to be a clear case of rabies, and succeeded in biting thir- teen other dogs in that town. Leaving there he ran snapping and snarling past the axe factory up to Salona, where he succeed - ed in biting some ten or twelve more. The last seen of him was up the road towards Bellefonte where he bit a dog belonging to Albert Gummo, after which he disappeared and up to this time has not been seen. Whether the dog was really mad or not, or was in a condition to inoculate other dogs with the rabies, is not known to a certainty. If he was there is no measuring the trouble he has planted in that section. If he was not he has at least left a legacy of suspicion and doubt that will worry the community, that witnessed his tantrams, for many weeks. EE ——*‘‘Svengali’’, the Lock Haven horse that was trained at the track here and is supposed to be owned by G. M. B. Weli- ver, of that place, was recognized at Erie on Wednesday as the horse ‘‘Dentine’’ with a mark of 2:13. He had taken two sec- onds and a third in the 2:34 class race there when he was identified. Weliver, a man named Gouse, of Jersey Shore, named as the owner, and the horse were all ruled off the track. gl ; — ay —Rev. Hicks predicts very stormy weather for this month. News Purely Personal. —William Dorworth, is visiting friends at Harrisburg. —F. W. Crider, and wife are spending a few weeks at Atlantic City. —Miss Grace Brosious is spending her vaca- tion at Atlantic City. —Miss Grace Jenkins, of Milton, is a guest of the Misses Dorworth. —Miss Catharine Hutzel, of ®hiladelphia, is vis- iting Miss Bessie Sharpe. —John Tonner Harris, of Philipsburg, spent Sunday at his home in this place. —Miss May Rhone, of Centre Hall, was a Belle- fonte visitor on Monday. —Miss May Judge is in Philipsburg visiting friends. She went Monday evening. —Miss Carrie B. Harper went to Atlantic City Tuesday morning for a two week's stay. —Sim Baum and sister Miss Sallie left on Wednesday to spend a week at Buffalo. —Miss Annie Wilson, of Altoona, is being en- tertained at the Tripple home on Spring street. —Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keller, with their boys, returned from Atlantic City on: Tuesday evening. —John M. Dale, with Mrs. Dale and Virginia and Jack, left for Atlantic City yesterday morn- ing. —Miss Julia McCafferty left, Monday, for Joliet, 111., where she will visit relatives until Septem- ber. —Henry Rine, of Lock Haven, is visiting at the home of hissister, Mrs. William Beezer, on Spring street. —Miss Roxanna Brisbin, of Centre Hall, was the guest of her friend Miss Grace Brosius over Sunday. —Mrs. D. H. Hastings is at Bedford, a guest at the summer home of Mrs. W. O. Hickok, of Harrisburg. —William L. Wilson, the oldest resident of Half Moon valley, is up in Altoona visiting his son, H. L. Wilson. — Edgar T. Burnside left Wednesday afternoon for a trip of several days in the interest of the Standard scales. —Miss Katharine Strong, who has been a guest of Miss Mary Brockerhoff, left for her home on Wednesday afternoon. —Mrs. S. H. Bennison, Misses Catharine Martin and Gertrude Irvin, of Walker, are visiting friends in Pittsburg. —Mr. and Mrs. Lee Larimer, of Jersey Shore, were in town for a day cr so this week visiting the former's parents. —Miss Mary Rodgers and Dr. Nell Meek, of Johnstown, are in town for a short visit at the home of the latter's parents. —J. Miles Kephart, of Philadelphia, is in town to spend the remainder of the summer with his friends here and up Buffalo-run. —Miss Helen Fredericks, of Mill Hall, fiancee of Donald Potter, is visiting at the home of Mr. Potter's parents on Linn street. —Miss Bettie Heinle, daughter of Col. Wm. Heinle, left on Wednesday afternoon to spend a week with friends at Buffalo. —Mrs. Barbara Rankin and Miss Bella, her daughter, returned from a trip to Philadelphia and Harrisburg on Tuesday evening. —Prof. James R. Hughes and wife are visiting friends at Chautauqua and will also visit Buffalo before returning home. —Miss Della Goodfellow returned to Williams™ port Monday after enjoying a two weeks vaca- tion at her home here on Lamb street. —Mrs. Katharine Tripple returned home, on Wednesday evening, after a pleasant visit with her daughter, Mrs. Kerstetter, at Harrisburg. —Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greth, of Philadelphia, are spending their vacation at the home of Mrs. Greth’s sister, Mrs. C. K. Hicklen, on Logan street. —Miss Louise Garman returned home on Wednesday evening after a pleasant visit with her auntand uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Maitland, at Williamsport. ; —Misses Nannie and Mary Bailey, of State College, and Grace Dale, of Pleasant Gap, are in Tyrone visiting their cousin, Ruth Goheen, on Adams avenue. —Miss Elizabeth Laughinghouse, of North Car- olina, is the guest of her school friend Miss Edith Holz. Miss Laughinghouse is asister of the Sec- retary of State of North Caroling. —Mrs. Sue McMicken, who has been in Wash- ington, D. C., for the past ten months with her relations, the Sterretts, is now a guest at the Shortlidge home on Thomas street. —Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Seixas, of Philadel- phia, arrived in town at noon on Wednesday and are visiting at the home of Mrs, Seixas’ parents, Squire and Mrs. Chas. Smith, on east Bishop street. —Jno. M. Bullock and Harris Heylmun left, Mon- day, for a weeks stay in Buffalo and Niagara and before returning home they are going to make a tour of the lakes of Central New York on their wheels. —Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shaffer, their two chil- dren and Mrs. Strickland, who drove over the mountains from Milroy on Friday for a short visit at the Gardner home on Spring street, re- turned home Monday. —Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Chambers left Wednesday morning for Ashland, Wilkesbarre, Hazelton, Scranton, Mauch Chunk, Sayre, Erie and Buffalo. They are on business and pleasure bent and ex- pect to be gone two weeks or more. : —Mrs. William Dix, who has been here since the Gth of July visiting her kin, the Gepharts, and renewing her health and liveliness in our wholesome surroundings and climate, left for her home in Dayton, O., Monday evening. —Harry Crissman, formerly of this place but now of Pittsburg, where he is on the straight way to Easy street and where several of his sons have good positions, was in town over Sunday visiting his daughter, Mrs. Harry Garbrick, and other relatives. —Miss Bernice Knoche, of Harrisburg, who has been visiting her grand-motber, Mrs, 0. M. Sheetz for several weeks returned to her home last week. She was accompanied by piss Bessie Showers, of east Bishop street, who will be her guest for some time. —Mrs. Dr. Riber, of Benien Springs, Michigan, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Wilkinson, of Lansing, are visiting relatives and friends in Penns-valley. Mrs. Riber was formerly a Miss Runkle, and left Pine Grove, for the West, when her husband, now deceased, went to practice his profession some thirty years ago. This is her first visit home in all those long, long, years. —At the Baum home on east Bishop street the usual summer reunion is on and a gay time they are all having entertaining the two little grand- daughters with driving, picnics and lots of good things toeat. The arrivals this week were Hilda, Mrs. Nathan Reisman, and her little daughter Miriam, of Princeton, Ind., and Rosa, Mrs. Jake Hassell, of Washington Court House, O., and her little daughter, Henrietta. —Charles M. Atherton, so well known in this community for his rare musical and ‘athletic talents, was in town on Wednesday ‘morning on: his way to Los Angeles. He has quit playing ball at Buffalo and will play on the coast until Christmas, then prepare to go to the gold fields of Cape Nome when spring opens up. Charley thinks there are millions in a claim he has up there and we hope his dream will be realized. —J. Thomas Mitchell Esq., arrived home last evening from his tour abroad. —Walter Sternberg, of Philadelphia, is here after an absence of several years enjoying a visit with the friends of his childhood. —William Derstine and his son Jesse, went up to Buffalo Wednesday to enjoy the exposition and spend some time with Frank, who is now located at Niagara. —DMr. and Mrs. Hunter Knisely, Mr. and Mrs. John Knisely, Lewis Bordon, and Bruce Garman were with the party of Bellefonters who went to Atlantic City yesterday morning. —Mrs. Annie Caswell, who has returned from Coatesville and Punxsutawney for the summer and opened her house on Penn street, is enter- taining her brother Rev. Morris Swartz and his son, of Shippensburg. —Mrs. Edgar Hazel arrived last evening from Niagara Falls and will visit her parents, James Mackey, below town for some time. She has just gotten out of the hospital up there and is home to recuperate a little. —John Morgan Esq., now of Charleston, West Va., and who is up at State College visiting his brother Frank, was in town, Monday, looking up old acquaintances after an absence of thirty-one years. His brother Jesse was here from Kansas last summer renewing old memories and now Mr. Morgan has come to enjoy the first vacation in fifteen years. He apparently has earned his holiday and can afford it and though many changes have taken place since he was counted one of the young Lochinvars of Half-moon valley —for he left the State in ’69, he still retains his benignity and good looks. RIGHTS OF SCHOOL BOARDS.—Judge Ferris, of Luzerne county, has rendered an interesting opinion in which he decides that a court of equity has no jurisdiction to supervise and direct the official discretion of a board of school directors when such discretion has been “exercised without fraud. The case was not an unusual one. It was an application for a peremptory mandamus to compel the school hoard of Nescopeck to admit a young man named Strong as a pupil to the schools of Nesco- peck without charging tuition fees. Strong was raised in Nebraska, and upon the death of his father went to Nescopeck to live with a brother-in-law and alleged that he intend- ed to make Nescopeck his permanent home. The school board refused to admit him as a free pupil to the public schools on the ground that he was a non-resident of the district, and the court refused to interfere. ey ——The net proceeds of the fancy dress party held in the armory last Thursday evening, under the direction of Miss Eliza- beth Blanchard and Mrs. Burnet for the public library fund will be very near sev- enty-nine dollars. And Petriken Hall is assuming tangible proportion since the women, who are working so assiduously for the memorial, are able to report three five hundred dollar subscriptions one of four hundred dollars from A. B. Weaver, of Clearfield, and one of two hundred and fitty. It isa fund that every man, woman and child in town should be interested in, as it is intended for their henefitand pleas- ure. gee ——Albert Jones, of Port Matilda, came to town yesterday with $100 in his pocket. He got drunk and met Howard Reber, of Williamsport, who was the hostler at Gar- man’s. Later Jones missed his money and when he went to inquire about it of Reber the latter had gowe. He left town on the 2:40 train and now there is a war- rant out for him for stealing the money. —— lit THE DECKER REUNION.—The fourth annual reunion of the Decker family will be held at the old Decker homestead Au- gust 14th. All friends and neighbors and any one having any desire to attend are cordially invited. It will be held as a bas- ket picnic. ee —Mrs. Greninger, widow of A. M. Greninger, formerly of this place, and her four children are all in a Philadelphia hospital and dangerously ill with typhoid fever. Mr. Greninger died of the same disease on July 2nd. ae iin ——R. M. Magee, of Philadelphia, whose serious illness with brain fever has already heen noted in the WATCHMAN, was reported yesterday to be improving aud able to be about. : i yi ——The oats crop about Rebershurg is said to be poor. ——A large amount of hemlock and rock oak bark wanted. Write the North American tannery, Lewistown, Pa. 28-3b ——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Wheat—Red T1@72% ¢« No. 2 6814@69 Corn —Yellow 60@61 $e Mixed. 5414@58 AT . 4d@e Flour— Winter, Per Bril......ccoeiniinanians 2.15@2.30 ¢# Penna. Roller..... . 2.90@3.15 + Favorite Brands.. « 3.90@4.10 Rye Flour Per Bril......i.uiie. . 2.65@2.80 Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 13.50@17.00 $e £4 J Mixed. “1 12.50@14.00 Straw......ovivs. roe. . 7.00@17.00 Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by C. Y. WAGNER, The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes ress : ed wheat, cui au 65 Rye, per bushel.......... 50 Corn, shelled, per bus 50 Corn, ears, per bushel... 50 Oats, per bushel, new 30 Barley, per bushel... 45 Ground laster, per ton. 8 50 to 9 50 Buckwheat, per bushel . resins 40 Cloverseed, per bushel...... ...§6 60 to 87 80 Timothy seed per bushel.....ueriind $2.00 to $2.70, Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co. Potatoes per bushel [.........ccormeinnie on yearns 75 Onions xaesy FA I 2 s, per dozen.. Foi per pound..... 10 Country Shoulders. 10 Sides...... 9 Hams.. 12 Tallow, per pou 8 Butter, per poun ' 15
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