Bellefonte, Pa., August 23, 190l.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——There was a hurdy-gurdy picnic at
Hecla park Tuesday evening. .
— Mrs. Amanda Peters, of Shiloh, has
been granted a pension of $12 per month.
——=Sunday afternoon Adam Weaver, an
aged resident of Rebersburg, suffered a
stroke of paralysis.
——The members of Co. B took supper
at the Garman house on their way to camp,
last Thursday evening.
——We know of one man who has some
12ft. corn to exhibit at the fair. Do you
think you can beat him ?
——W. F. Minary, of Tyrone, is con-
ducting the Snow Shoe passenger train, in
the absence of Martin Reese, who is having
a vacation.
——DBellefonte castle K. G. E. will havea
symposium in their hall on Tuesday night.
Miss Elizabeth Faxon will be the principal
entertainer.
——P. B. 8. Bordner, mail clerk on the
C. R. R. of Pa., left for Williamsport, on
Monday, and a Mr. Weber, of Rebersburg,
has taken his place.
——Owing to the rain the United
Brethrens were compelled to hold their
festival in a vacant room in the Arcade, on
Saturday evening.
——Rev. Dr. Laurie returned home
Tuesday evening from his month’s vacation
and there will be services as usual on Sun-
day morning and. evening in the Presbyter-
ian church.
——The Coleville band concert Wednes-
day evening was about the best of the sea-
son. The boys put great enthusiasm into
their work and rendered a splendid pro-
gram.
——Peter Keichline began the erection
of an addition to his cigar store over the
race on Tuesday morning. The old build-
ing is to be moved back and a 20x30 ft.
front is to he added to it.
——The heavy rain of Saturday night
and Sunday morning washed out about
three hundred feet of track on the L. & T.
near Linden Hall. Trains on that line
were delayed several hours on Monday.
——J. Wesley Gephart’s bid of $20,000
was the highest reached at the sheriff’s sale
of the Bellefonte Gas Co's property in this
place, on Monday, and the sale was post-
poned until this morning. Those who
know say the property is worth $70,000.
_—On Monday evening a_four year old
son of C. C. Weaver, of Millheim, fell off
the lounge. He fretted and cried so much
afterwards that on Friday a doctor was
called in and the little fellow was found to
have both his shoulder and collar bone
broken.
——The last festival of the season will
be held at the Union chapel at Pleasant
View, on Saturday evening, August 24th,
and everyone is invited. * The usual good
things to eat will be served and the promo-
ters hope that there will be a large crowd
there to patronize them. ’
——Robert Morris entertained a party of
ladies and gentlemen at the Country club
over Sunday, in honor of Miss Sara Petit,
of Hollidaysburg. In the party were Miss
Petit, Miss Lyda Morris, Tyrone ; Miss
Jim King, New York; Mr. Arthur Poe,
Pittsburg; Mr. Alex Morris, Tyrone, and
the host.
——Cellar thieves are becoming numer-
ous in Bellefonte. On Friday night they
broke into the cellar of Wm. Garman’s
home, on east Linn street, and carried off
butter, eggs, meat, lard and everything
they could get hold of. They paid the
place a second visit on Saturday night, hut
were frightened off.
——George Gray Barnard, who has
been selected to design the soldiers monu-
ment and Curtin memorial for the Dia-
mond, was one of the eight sculptors
awarded gold medals at Buffalo. It is a
distinction our people will the better ap-
preciate when it"is known that it classes
him with MacMonnies, and others of
America’s most famous sculptors.
——DMiss M. R. Graham, having disposed
of her millinery stock and leased her room
at the corner of Allegheny and Bishop
streets, which she was obligated for until
April 1st next, has gone to State College,
where she will he the guest of Mrs. Ruble
for a few weeks. Mrs. H. C. Yeager and
her daughter Lottie will open a millinery
in Miss Grabam’s room. :
——While on his way to the creamery
in this place, on Monday morning, Morris
Furey, a Spring township farmer, met with
quite an accident on Howard street. His
horse frightened and ran away; throwing
him down, spilling his milk and scattering
the cans all along the street. He was
slightly skinned, but was unhurt other-
wise. The horse was caught further down
the street, before any damage had been
done to the wagon.
——If the person or persons who pushed
the timbers that Edward Overton had
dragged from the creek back into the flood,
on Monday night, knew how contemptible
decent people estimate such a trick they
would probably have sense enough to
realize that it wasn’t so smart after all.
Edward bad expended a great deal of time
and trouble in dragging them out of the
water and intended to use them to repair
his little home up on St. Paul street until
some hair-brained individual gos in his
‘work.
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IN YEARS. —
The gentle shower that began falling in
this section about 7 o’clock Saturday even-
ing turned out to be the heaviest fall of
rain in a given time that we have had for
years. The rain increased from a light
shower to a perfect torrent, that continued
until one o’clock Sunday afternoon, with
scarcely a let up.
In that time 3.18 inches of water fell and
much damage was done in all parts of the
country.
The reports have come in from all sec-
tions, but the loss is not heavy in any
but about Pleasant Gap and Linden
Hall. Aft the former place the little stream
coming down the mountain became a rag-
ing torrent and uprooted trees, washed out
bridges and damaged the pike to the extent
ofa thousand dollars or more. The road
was quite impassable for twenty four hours
and a large gang of workmen were employ-
ed to get it in’ shape again.
Over about Linden Hall they bad the
greatest flood ever known. About twenty
rods of railroad,one mile east of that place,
were moved about ten feet from the road
bed. The work train from Sunbury was
ordered to the scene but traffic was delayed
for some time. Many cornfields and new-
ly plowed fields were badly washed. On
Monday morning every farmer was out put-
ting up fences. The bridge that spans the
deep channel across the road near Hon.
Leonard Rhone’s was taken away and land-
ed under a railroad bridge farther down
stream. All the roads in that section are
in a lamentable condition.
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NIVERSARY.—To-morrow, Saturday, Au-
gust 24th, will be a memorable one at
Zion. The band that for a quarter of a
century has been an honor to that village
will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a
big picnic and festival that day and there
will be a great time.
Rope walking, pie eating contests, races,
and a base ball game between Hecla park
and Bellefonte teams are some of the
amusements that are assured, while there
will be plenty of other entertainment.
One of the real interesting features of
the day will bea band made up of the old
men who played twenty-five years ago.
They will play several selections and we
have no hesitancy in saying that while
come may regard it as a joke they might
have reason to be surprised at the kind of
music the old fellows will make.
The Zion band is very good today, to be
sure, but years ago it was considered the
best martial band in this section. No
parade in Bellefonte was complete without
it and it filled many engagements away
from home. Twice a week it would come
up to play at the skating rink here and as
we write we can hear the old ‘‘Nahant’’
march, their favorite, resound ing above
the rumble of the roller skates. = 2
- Yon won’t: regret it if you go down to
Zion tomorrow, for the band boys will
treat.you right and you will enjoy yourself
to the limit: >
A THREE CORNERED PIGEON SHOOT.—
On Friday a party of sportsmen from Belle-
fonte went out to Snow Shoe to participate
in the clay-bird shoot that was being held
by the club at that place. The Clarence
gun club was also entered and it would
have been a very interesting contest
had detective Joe Rightnour not broken
his record, made at Hecla park on August
14th. When he did that, the shoot lost all
its excitement and Clarence won handily.
It was a twenty-five bird match, the
teams having shot as follows :
CLARENCE.
WUzzle Geo .......cciocis iii. 21
Chambers... «20
Haynes... 17
Uzzle Jas .16
Watson... .18 Total killed.........92
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Crissman... 22
Garman. 16
Heisler... «12
Gettig......... who
Righinonr........................ 1 Total killed........ 61
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His Lee Cur OFF.—While on his way
to visit his mother, whom he had not seen
for two years William Ewing fell while try-
ing to get off a train at Julian Wednesday
morning and had his left leg-crushed so
badly that it was amputated below the
knee.
Ewing is about 21 years old and was
married only last May. He was riding
a freight that did not stop at Julian, where
his mother, Mrs. Newman, lives, so he tried
| to jump off and in doing so was thrown un-
der the wheels.
He was sent to the Lock Haven hospital
on a morning train and the amputation
was made later in the day.
MAY rests
W. I. FLEMING AGAIN HONORED.—
Our townsman W. I. Fleming who has
been so greatly honored by the Knight
Templars of Pennsylvania, to which he is
so much of an ornament, has been further
distinguished by that high branch of Ma-
sonry. He has been selected as chief of
staff to the grand commander of the third
grand divison in the tri-ennial parade of
the grand encampment of Knights Templar
at Louisville, Ky., next week.
Mr. Fleming will leave to-day for Louis-
ville. Mr. Church, of Constans Comman-
dery, will accompany him.
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——The mission band of the United
Evangelical church will have a Chinese
entertainment in the church Saturday even-
ing, Aug. 31st, at 7:30. A free will offer-
ing will he taken at the door for the benefit
of the missionary cause. Tea and wafers
served free. Ice cream extra. The public
is cordially invited to be present.
THE ZioN BAND'S TWENTY-FIFTH AN-
——Trinity Methodist church of Lock
Haven picnicked at Hecla park yesterday.
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———The great Centre county fair is com-
ing on apace. Are you getting ready
for it?
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——The Good Will hose company of
Lock Haven will roast a 1,400lb ox on
Labor day.
~-—A valuable Jersey bull owned by
Hoyt Heard at Salona died last week from
the effects of eating wilted wild cherry
leaves.
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——Between 7 o’clock Saturday evening
and 1:30 Sunday afternoon, 3.18 inches of
water fell in this place. It was an un-
usually large precipitation.
————— eee.
——A six year old son of William Ni-
hart, of Lamar, was operated on at the
Lock Haven hospital, on Tuesday night,
for an obstruction in the bowels.
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——In the 2:08 pacing class at Brighton
Beach on Friday “The Bishop,’’ Irv. Glea-
son’s horse, from Gleasonton, that went in
the free for all here last fall, finished fifth
in 2:09 and 2:04%. !
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——Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Meyer, of Miles-
burg, feel deeply grateful for the comfort-
ing assistance of friends during their re-
cent sad period of bereavement through the
death of their son Osear J.
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——The Y. P. 8. C. E., of the Miles-
burg Presbyterian church will hold an ice
cream social at the home of Mrs. Robert
Bierly, Friday evening, August 30th.
Everybody is cordially invited to attend.
_——Af Bradford on Friday Rosebud and
Miss Delmarch, both horses that went at
the fair races here last fall, started in the
2:15 class. Rosebud took second money
and Miss Delmarch was drawn in the sixth
heat.
——Dr. Tomlinson, of Williamsport,
recently made an examination of some of
the cattle that have died on the mountains
in the Brush valley narrows and gives it
as his belief that they have died from
poison forage and not anthrax.
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—— Walter Peters, collector for the Scran-
ton Correspondence school in Philipshurg
and vicinity, was held up by highway men
while driving near Houtzdale on Monday
night. Fortunately he had a gun and be-
gan firing so speedily that the robbers took
to their heels.
———TUnion county sportsmen turned eigh-
teen half-grown Mongolian pheasants loose
in the Brush valley narrows last week:
It is hoped that they will multiply and
start that game bird, which they will do if
all gunners have patience not shoot them
until they have had a chance to brood.
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: ——Mr. ‘and ‘Mrs. E. M. Brangart, of
Rebersharg, will not accept the positions
offered them as manager and matron of the
Odd Fellow’s orphan's home near Sunbury;
Mr. Brungart has a very good. position asa
teacher at Cross Forks and thinks that the
chance for improvement is better there
than it would be at Sunbury.
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—— The board of directors of Susquehan-
na University at Selinsgrove on the 16th
held a special meeting and accepted the
resignation of president C. W. Heisler.
Though his successor has not yet heen elect-
ed Prof. J. I. Woodraff, dean of the facul-
ty, will act as president and the school will
open for the fall term on Sept. 5th. The
theological department will not open until
Oct. 3rd.
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——An idea of the elaborate plans that
are being followed up to make a fine pro-
gram for the fair has just come to public
notice through the failure of the fair di-
rectors to secure Cresceus, the fastest trot-
ting horse in the world, for an exhibition
of speed bere. Had it not been that the
Bethlehem fair comes the same week as
ours Cresceus would have been here. Beth
lehem, however, secured the famous trot-
ter. We mention the incident merely to
show that the Centre county fair promoters
are not stopping at anything in the effort
to secure the best attractions.
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——The Potter house block on Front
street in Philipsburg, including the annex,
the Potter Arcade and Dr. Potter's dwell-
ing have all been sold to the electric rail-
road company that is installing a line
there. The consideration was $30,000 and
was exceptionally cheap. It is understood
that the purchasers will spend $25,000 on
improvements and have their offices in part
of the buildings. The site for the power
house for the road has heen selected on
east Pine street, where four lots on the
north side and two acres on the south
have been purchased from srs. Sophia
Hall for $550. »
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—— On Saturday morning officer Mullen
met the 9:28 train from Tyrone to arrest a
man who had been in a fight at Retort the
night before and was supposed to be on
the train. The officer boarded the train
and was directed to a gentleman to whom
he said : ‘I want you.” The man follow-
ed him from the train and was escorted to
the rear of the station, where the warrant
was read to him. It was a plain case of
mistaken identity, for the temporary prison-
er produced evidence to show that he was
assistant supervisor of the B. E. V., and
not the fellow who was playing Jim Jet-
fries at Retort the night before. Officer
Mullen naturally regretted the blunder
very much, but felt that it had not been
his fault, especially as the injured party in
the fight was on the train and pointed out
supervisor Adams as his assailant.
«JAMES McCULLEY DIES SUDDENLY.—
James T. McCuiley, the well known Belle-
fonte liveryman. died so unexpectedly on
Tuesday evening that the entire communi-
ty was greatly shocked. He had been in
his usual health all day and attended to
his business up to 5 o’clock, when he went
home to supper. While waiting for the
meal he laid down on a couch in the par-
lor, where Mrs. McCulley found him dead
half an hour later.
He was born in Shellsburg, Maryland,
in October, 1837, and moved to this place
with his parents when he was about eight
years old. While he learned the tailoring
trade at Montgomery’s and worked at it
for some time it was injurious to his health
so that he gave it up in 1873 and started
the livery that he has conducted ever
since.
He married Mrs. Agnes Bayard, the
widow of John Bayard a scldier of the
Rebellion and she, with their children,
James A., Marion B., Joseph and William
Frederick survive. Mrs. Howard Spang-
ler, of this place, is a step-daughter, and
Mrs. Joe W. Furey, of Lock Haven. is a
sister.
*‘Jimmy’’ McCulley, as he was more
commonly known, may have had his
faults—all mortals have them—but there
are many who will miss him because he
was generous and kind to them and was a
friend when one needs a friend moss.
Rev. Dr. Laurie, of the Presbyterian
church, will officiate at the funeral this
afternoon.
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JAMES KENNEDY.~-The venerable James
Kennedy died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. John M. Wieland, in Boalsburg, on
Sunday morning, at the age of 75 years.
His death was due to troubles incident to
old age.
Mr. Kennedy was a native of Alexan-
dria, Huntingdon county, but for the past
four or five years he and his wife have
made their home with their daughter in
Boalsburg. He was a very pleasant gentle-
man and a member of the Reformed
church.
Surviving him are his widow awd his
daughters Mrs. Wieland and Mrs. Morrow,
of Sinking Valley.
The body was taken to Alexandria on
Tuesday morning for burial.
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——Henry Corman, one of the best
known residents of the vicinity of. Oak
Hall died at his home at noon on Wednes-
day. He had been in poor health for some
time and his advanced age of 70 years ren-
dered him helpless to withstand the in-
roads of disease. About the time the rail-
road was built through that valley he
opened a general store at Oak Hall and
continued in business there until a year or
so ago, when he sold out to J. H. Weber,
of Boalsburg, and has lived a retired life
ewer since. A widow and. several children
survive. - He .will-be buried in .the Union
cemetery in this place on Saturday. Mr.
Corman was a zealous member of the Re-
formed church.
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——Hugh Conaghan, who was well
kpown as a division foreman on the Bald
Eagle and for various other railroad places
he-filled in this section,died in a Pittsburg
hospital on Monday night of typhoid fever.
He was ill only a few days. The deceased
issurvived by three sisters and one broth-
er; Mrs. James. B. Lemon, of Braddock;
Misses Katharine and Mary, and John
Conaghan, of near Tyrone.
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. ——Mrs. Susan A. Hosterman, after an
illness of seven weeks, died at her home
at Millbeim on Weduesday afternoon.
She was the daughter of the late Noah
Stover and was. born July 20th, 1862, and
was married to F. O. Hosterman, Dec.
30th,1884. She is survived by her hushand,
her mother and several brothers and sisters.
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——Fraok Linn, aged 20 years, died at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
P. Lion, in Eaglevillg, at 7 o’clock Tues-
| day morning, from the effects of typhoid
fever. His parents and one sister survive
him. * Services were held at his late home
on Wednesday afternoon and interment
was made at Eagleville. i
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——W. H. H. Musser died at his home
in North Dakotaon the 11th inst., and was
buried on the 14th. He was a brother of
Emanuel Musser, of State College, and at
one time was a resident of Centre county.
He was a veteran of the Civil war, having
served in the 49th Reg., with distinction.
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_——Mirs. Mary Donaldson, the mother
of Mrs. James Passmore, of Philipsburg,
died at the Passmore house in that place
on Friday morning, after two months ill-
ness with troubles incident to old uge. She
was a very estimable woman and was held
in high esteem by all who kuew her.
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——E. J. Swanger, aged 47, died at his
home in Millheim on Saturday, leaving a
widow with two sons and one daughter.
His death was precipitated by an accident
he met at Glenn Union several weeks ago.
Interment was made Wednesday morning
in Fairview cemetery.
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——William Miller, a son of Carpenter
Miller, of Beech Creek, was killed on the
railroad near Pittsburg on Friday night.
The young man was 22 years old and was
employed on the road. His body arrived
at home on Saturday.
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~———Mrs. Elizabeth Mussina died at the
home of her daughter in Mt. Carmel on the
15th and was brought to Aaronsburg for
burial on Monday. She had lived a num-
ber of years in the latter place. She was
nearly 92 years old. :
News Purely Pevsonal.
—Hon. A. G. Morris, of Tyrone, was in town on
Wednesday.
—H. C. Quigley Esq., had légal business in
Huntingdon on Friday.
—Howard Curtin, son of Andrew Curtin, of
Philadelphia, is in town visiting friends.
—Banker Wm. B. Mingle, of Centre. Hall, was
a business visitor in town on Monday.
—Mrs. E. P. Irvin is in Pittsburg and New Cas-
tle for a visit of several weeks with friends there.
—Prof. and Mrs. James R. Hughes returned,
Thursday evening, from a ten day’s visit to
Chautauqua.
—Orville Hickok, of Harrisburg, was a guest a
the Hastings home, on north Allegheny street,
over Sunday.
—The Misses Erma and Vera Sncok, of south
Allegheny street, are with a party of friends at
the Pan American.
—Mrs. Joseph Ervin Borches, of Knoxville,
Tenn., is in town fora few days visit with her
mother and sister.
—Mr. John Anderson left for Kane, on Wed-
nesday afternoon, and will visit several old
friends there for a week.
—Miss Julia Bidwell, of south Allegheny street,
has gone to Dover, Del, tospend a month with
her sister, Mrs. Vesta D. Culveyhouse.
—Fred Wilhelm, of Pittsburg, who had been
visiting relatives in town for several weeks, left
for his home on Tuesday afternoon.
—Andrew Breese, of Dowingtown, was a Belle-
fonte visitor over Sunday. He came up to spend
the day with his mother and sisters in this place.
—The venerable Perry Steele, who is as good a
man at 86 as many we know of half that age, has
just returned from a visit to his son Will in Phil-
ipsburg.
— Mrs. George N. VanDyke and her sister Miss
Roberta Noll returned, Monday evening, from
their sojourn at Ligonier and both were very
much benefited by the stay at that resort.
—Miss Grace McClellan, of Allegheny City, Pa.,
who has been a recent guest of the Misses Amanda
and Lucy Barnhart, at the Barnhart homestead
at Roland,departed for her home on Saturday last
—Miss Mary Olewine, who came up from Lewis-
burg Saturday to see her brother, Mr. John Ole-
wine, who had been quite ili but who is encour-
agingly better, returaed to her home Wednes-
day.
—Mrs. Harvey Yarrington and her little son
Grayson, of Richmond, Va., are in town for a
three week’s visit. They arrived Sunday morn-
ing and are now guests at the home of Miss Mc-
Calmont.
—Ira D. Garman, who is meeting with so much
success since he opened his new jewelry store in
Philadelphia, was in town on Saturday for a visit
of a few hours with his father and brothers in
this place.
—Secretary of Agriculture John Hamilton was
in town on Tuesday and was closeted with Judge
Love and W. E. Gray for several hours. It is
supposed that they were talking over the local
political situation.
—Mrs. Jack McClelland, of Sharpsburg, who
had been visiting relatives in this place for ten
days, left for Philadelphia on Tuesday, where she
will be the guest of her neice. Mrs, Albert Engels
Blackburn for a few days.
—Maurie Jackson has returned from his sum-
mer outing at Oakland, Md., and if Maurie is to
be believed that resort was so cool, while we were
sweltering up here, that he had to wear his seal
skin vest most every evening.
—Dr. Alfred Gordon, of the Jefferson medical
college staft in Philadelphia, is, in town visiting
Mrs. Gordon and their child who are spending
the summer with Mrs. Gordon's mother, Mrs.
Estelle Lyon, of Linn street.
—Mr. and Mrs. G. B, Gummo, of Buftalo Run,
were in town on Monday doing some shopping.
Mr, Gummo is just now trying to find the owner
of an ewe and two lambs that came to his place
some time ago and he is taking the lawfu! course
to dispose of them. 1 :
—Mrs. W. C. Patterson, her daughter Mrs. A.
L. Miller and little Miss Adaline Miller, who have
been staying at the Patterson home at State Col-
lege during the Rev. Mr. Miller's absence in
California, leave this morning for Ocean Grove.
They are going for a two weeks stay.
—Dr. Edward Harris, one of the interns at St.
Luke’s hospital, in Philadelphia, was home to
spend Sunday with his parents in this place. He
brought Mrs. J. 8. McCargar up on Saturday
evening and was very much ‘'pléased with the
manner in which she underwent the trip, after
her serious operation.
—Col. W. R. Teller, of Havana, Cuba, is in
town visiting Jack Dale in particular and his
hosts of other friends in general. The Col. seems
to have found the pool, some where down in
the Antilles, that Ponce de Leon was after, for
every time he returns he seems to have grown
younger. :
—Edward Harper, of the firm of Harper Bros.,
grocers, went to Philadelphia on Tuesday and
has entered the University hospital, where he
will probably undergo an operation for the
trouble with his side that bas laid him up so
much lately. He wasaccompanied by his sister
Miss Luln. ;
—William R. Cutler and Onon A. Fallet, two
missionaries of the Mormon church, held a pub-
lic meeting in the Diamond here on Tuesday
evening. Both are young men and fluent talkers.
They attracted quite a crowd, especially men
many of whom, no doubt, would hail the multi-
wife idea with delight.
—Mrs. David Barclay and her daughters
Rebecca, Margaret and Tessie, left yesterday tor
Philadelphia where they will visit for a short
time before going to Boston to locate permanent-
ly. Mrs. Barclay’s only son William is in busi-
ness there and the family have decided to make
it their future home. Jerre Nolan will take Bar-
clay’s house on Willowbank St.
—William Tressler, of Fillmore, was in town
on Saturday on business relative to his duties as
administrator in the Myers estate. Mr. Tressler
has discovered thathe is likely to have a life
time job, as he has been made guardianjof Dan
Myer’s minor children and two of .the large coal
tracts owned by the estate are under fifty years
lease to other parties.
—Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wilkins went down to
‘| Bunbury on ‘Wednesday morning where they met
Mrs. Wilkins tather who is on the staff of the Gov-
ernor of Virginia. The Governor and his party,
accompanied by the Richmond blues, the crack
military organization of Virginia, were traveling
by special train to Buffalo and the Wilkins ac-
companied them for part of the trip.
—On his way home from a fishing trip up
along th e lakes Rev. J. P. Hughes, principal of
the Academy, stopped off at Logansport, Ind.,
where one of the papers commented as follows on
his visit: ‘J. P, Hughes, of Bellefonte, Pa., is in
the city for a few days, renewing old friendships
and seeing his former pupils. Mr. Hughes was
the first instructor to take charge of the Presby-
terian Academy, which is now Judge Baldwin's
residence at the corner of Market and Seventh
streets. His assistants were Judge Wirfield and
Luther Roberts. Mr. Hughes left Logansport in
1867. . This is his first visit to the city since that
date. While he is now in his seventy-fourth
year he is hale and hearty, which he attributes to
his fondness for all kinds of athletics—hunting,
fishing, swimming, ‘skating, field sports, ete.
He introduced base ball and organized the first
club in the city. He has been spending his sum-
mer vacation fishing in the lakes of Michigan.
—Dr. John F. Alexander, of Centre Hall, was
in town on Tuesday.
—J. H. Agar and his daughter came up from
Lock Haven last evening to attend the funeral of
James McCulley.
—Mr. and Mrs. G. Ww. Rees, with their son
Fred, left for Atlantic City, yesterday morning.
They expect to be gone a week.
—Mrs. K. G. Shutt and her two daughters from
Kane, are visitlng at the home of prothonotary
M. I. Gardner, on Spring street.
—Mrs. F. W. Crider returned yesterday from
an extended trip out over the lakes to Duluth,
Minn., and through the West.
.—Mrs. Samuel Milliken, of Plainfield, N. J., is
visiting her sister Miss Marion Milliken who now
makes her home at Mrs.Lou Harris’, on Allegheny
street.
—G. Ross Parker, the affable conductor of the
Bellefonte Central railroad, with Mrs. Parker
and their children, Ferguson and Elenore, are in
Somerset visiting Mr. Parker's family.
—Mrs. Ed. Cook returned to her home in
Jeanette, yesterday, accompanied by her sister
Miss Mollie Snyder, who is still on the invalid
list and not able to superintend her store.
—Sheri ff Brungard and Henry C. Quigley Esq.,
will go to State College to-day on LEGAL business.
This is a little free advertising for Mr. Quigley
who thinks some other lawyers are getting more
than he is.
—Mr. and Mrs. I. K. Fleisher and their daughter
Margaret, of Philadelphia, are at the Bush house
for several weeks. Mrs. Flisher was Miss Flora
Pennington and they are enjoying frequent trips
out over the county visiting their relatives the
Fleishers, Campbells and Millers.
—The venerable Wesley Pennington, who is
only venerable in years—eighty-one or two—for
he neither looks nor is it, of Philadelphia, and
his daughter Miss Margaret are visiting Mrs,
Isaac Miller. Isaac Miller Jr., is also home from
Philadelphia enjoying his usual vacation.
—Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Homan and Mr. and Mrs
H. E. Homan, with several of their children,
made a jolly spring-wagon load of visitors to
Bellefonte on Tuesday afternoon. They all had
a little business in town and made a kind
of family outing of the trip. The former reports
that Sunday's rain submerged an acre of sowed
corn he had for silo so badly that it is almost a
total loss.
—Tom Hamilton, who has been so long in New
York, filling various positions of trust, came home
oa Monday to spend a few days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hamilton, of Howard street.
He is at present connected with the Equitable
life company. Last evening his brother Clarence
arrived from New York for his vacation and they
are having the usual summer reunion at the
Hamilton home on Howard street.
—Edward Loughrey, of Bald Eagle, the last of
the trio of Loughreys,—Thomas, Patrick and
Edward—once so well known in this section as
railroaders, politicians and all around represen t-
ative ‘men, was in town on ‘Monday attending to
some business that brings him down here about
once a'year. He is a division foreman on the
valley and it needs but a look at his section of
track to convince the most skeptical that the
name of Loughrey usually means a job well done.
———— AQ) re tmee—
For THE WILLIAMS REUNION.—On ac-
count of the Williams family reunion that
will be held in the grove 1} miles east of
Martha Furnace,on Saturday, August 31st,
both morning and evening passenger trains,
east and west, on the Bald Eagle valley,
will stop at the grove.
This order does not include the two noon
trains, neither one of which will stop.
AN EVENING IN SCOTLAND.—THe ladies
of St. John’s Episcopal chutch will be glad
to see all who enjoy the old Scotch melo-
dies and recitations at the residence of
Mrs. D. G. Bush, on Spring St., Thursday
evening, Aug. 29th. Every one is request-
ed to take a bright silver quarter along
as compensation.
AEamme——— A ———
VISITORS TO ATLANTIC CITY :—You can
secure pleasant accommodations at reason-
able rates at the Ocean Queen hotel, con-
ducted hy Mrs. Helen A. Jones and Samuel
Jones. Ocean end of Tennessee avenue.
Fine location, comfortable rooms, good
board, favorable terms. 46-32-4¢*
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red ................0... 000 ns 4@75%
«No. . 6534@TIY
Corn —Yellow 64@65
¢“ —Mixe 58@61%4
Onts.....coronsee 2@46
Flour— Winter, 2.15@2.30
¢ —Penna. Roller.. 2.90@3.35
* —Favorite Brands... we 200@4.15
Rye. Flour Per Bri... i muses arse 65@ 2.80
: | 2.65@2.
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1... 12.50@16.00
3 $ i+ Mixed * 1... 12.50@13.50
Straw... cn 008 . .. 1.00@15.00
Bellefonte Grain Market.
, Corrected weekly by C. Y. Wagxeg,
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress :
ed wheat, . 65
New wheat. 60
Rye, per bushel. 55
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 55
Corn, ears, per bushel.........c...covvereurieniiesinans 55
Oats, per bushel, new .. «35
Oats, per bushel, old «40
Barley. per bushel... . 50
Ground laster, per t to 9 50
Buckwheat, per Bushel....ccueeeens ivereeiriensarenn, 40
Cloverseed, per bushel..... $6 60 to $7 80
Timothy seed per bushel.................... $2.00 to $2.95
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel .... 5
Qalons. navaseded 60
ggs, per dozen 12
Lard, per pound... 10
Country Shoulders. 10
Sides.. 9
tall Hams, 12
ow, per pol 3
Butter, be pound. 18
‘The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid strictly in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance, and $2.50 if not
paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until ali arrearage is
paid, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
less paid for in advance.
A liberal discount is made to persons advertis-
ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
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additional.
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions...........20 cts.
Each additional insertion, per line. ver
Local notices, per line......
Business notfoes, per line,
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every ki
and dispatch. The dh, office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can be ‘executed
in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
erms—Cash.
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