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Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 27, 1901.
CoRrRESPONDENTS.—NO communications pub
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
— Don’t forget Josephs fall opening.
— The ‘‘Deemster’’ at Garman’s to-
morrow night.
— Car load of sweet potatoes at Sour-
beck’s next week.
—Josephs fall opening will be on Oct.
2nd, 3rd and 4th. You should not miss it.
— Abraham Fike, of Philipsburg, bas
been granted a pension of $12 per month.
——The Harter Bros. are moving their
saw mill out of Brush valley, onto the tract
lately bought from C. W. Wolf.
.——The Grove & Orwig people have
finished cutting on their lumber tract near
Wolf's Store and will move their mill to
‘West Virginia.
——The new cadet band will furnish the
music for the foot-ball game hetween State
‘and W. U. P. on the fair grounds here to-
morrow afternoon.
——Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kiester, of Mill-
heim, are very much concerned about the
condition of their daughter Helen, who is
very ill with pneumonia.
——The members of the W. C. T. U.
are going to give a parlor entertainment at
the home of Archie Allison, on north Al-
legheny street, on the evening of Oct. 4th.
——W. C. Patterson and John Hamilton,
of State College, have been appointed dele-
gates to the Farmer’s National Congress to
be held at Sioux Falls, S. D., October 1st
to 10th.
— Hon. N. L. Atwood, of Girard, Erie
county, father of Origen Atwood, of this
place, has been nominated for Chief Justice
of the Supreme court of Pennsylvania by
the People’s party.
——Frank Derstine, who came home
from Niagara Falls recently, suffering with
typhoid fever, has so far recovered from his
very serious illness as to be regarded out
of danger.
——The ‘‘Bishop,’’ a horse that was dis-
tanced in the free for all at the fair here
last October, took second money in the 2:08
pace in the grand circuit races at Cincinnati
on Tuesday.
——The Coleville band gave a concert in
the court house yard and the fountain at
the spring was illuminated by electricity
on Tuesday night, in honor of the visiting
county commissioners. ‘
——The Bellefonte Academy opened
under most exceptional circumstances this
fall. The student body is very large and
representative and the Academy corps of
instructors and equipment is more efficient
than ever. A new era seems certainly to
have dawned in the history of that famous
old institution.
——Dr. W. P. Shriner delivered the
principal address at the corner stone laying
for the new Methodist church at Patton on
Sunday. In his absence Rev. Kapp, a
young minister who has been spending
some time at Benore, owing to ill health,
preached here and gave the Methodists
two very helpful sermons.
——The members of St. Paul’s A. M. E.
church in this place celebrated the forty-
third anniversary of the opening of the
church with appropriate services on Sun-
day. The floral decorations were profuse
and Rev. 8. A. Lewis, of Tyrone, was pres-
ent and delivered interesting sermons at
both morning and evening service.
——The A. M. E. church of this place
has been particularly fortunate in being
able to secure Miss Hallie Quinn Brown, of
Wilberforce, Ohio, who will give a reading
in the court house Wednesday evening
October 2nd, 1901. Miss. Brown comes
with the recommendation of the press of
both east and west. We feel satisfied you
will be repaid if you go to hear her.
——A meeting of the bond holders of the
Bellefonte Gas Co., was held in the office
of Hon. A. O. Furst, on Monday, at which
the company was reorganized as follows :
President, Henry Brockerhoff ; secretary,
Isaac Mitchell ; treasurer, Charles M. Me-
Curdy ; directors, Judge James A. Beaver,
Col. James P. Coburn, John M. Dale, Dr.
J. M. Brockerhoff, Chas. M. McCurdy,
_and Isaac Mitchell.
——Mr. 8. A. Keefer, formerly ‘superin-
.teadlent of the Stevens lime interests near
this place, is lying at the point of death in
the Altoona hospital. He bad entered that
institution to undergo a minor operation
and was evidently discharged too soon, for
. soon after he suffered lock-jaw aud there is
little hope for him now. Mr. Keefer has
many friends in this section who will be
very much grieved to learn of his condi-
tion. ;
——Col. Jas. P. Coburn and William P.
Humes Esq., who went from here to at-
tend the funeral of President McKinley, at
Canton, were exceedingly fortunate in be-
ing able to gain admittance to the church.
Though they had little hope of being
more than spectators at the sad ceremonies
they found themselves among the most
considered at the services. Through the
kindness of R. C. Cassidy, who is a trustee
of the church, they were given chairs right
beside the coffin and immediately facing
President Roosevelt. The seats had been
reserved for high government officials who
could not get into the building and our
townsmen were fortunate enough to get
them.
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THE CouNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
STATE IN SESSION IN BELLEFONTE.—The
fifteenth annual session of the County Com-
missioners of Pennsylvania was concluded
in the court house in this place yesterday
morning and the visitors have departed for
their respeetive homes.
The meeting, though not attended as
largely as was expected, was most success-
ful, the small attendance being due to the
holding of court in many of the counties of
the State. Those who were here were well
impressed with Bellefonte and the hospitali-
ty so thoughtfully extended through Messrs
Meyer, Heckman and Miller, their soclicit-
or J.C. Meyer Esq., and clerk Boyd A.
Musser. The matter could not have been
more propitious, the entertainments more
enjoyable or the meeting more successful.
The first session was called to order in
the court house at 11 o'clock Tuesday
morning by chairman F. J. Lott, of Sus-
quehanna county. The executive commit-
tee having held a meeting in the Commis-
sioners office at 9 o’clock their report was
asked for and in the absence of the chair-
man of the committee J. C. Meyer Esq., of
Bellefonte, read the report which was a rec-
ommendation for the election of officers of
the association for the ‘ensuing year as fol-
lows : President, J. C. Meyer. Esq., Belle-
fonte; vice presidents, S. S. Patterson, of
Fayette county, and Jacob M. Henderson,
of Lancaster county; secretaries, O. R.
Brownfield, of Fayette; A. W. Brungard,
of Clinton; D. K. Graber, of Montgomery;
W. P. Devine, of Adams; W. S. Hostler,
of Blair; treasurer, R. F. Hopwood, of
Fayette. The report of the committee was
adopted and J. C. Meyer was unanimously
elected president.
The convention was reconvened in the
afternoon by President Meyer, roll was
called and 83 delegates, representing 23
counties, responded.
Sen. William C. Heinle delivered the
address of welcome and Alexander C.
White, Esq., of Jefferson county, respond-
ed on behalf of the association. After the
appointuient of the various committees the
program of the afternoon was proceeded
with ‘which included a discussion on the
subject : “How to make our prisons places
of reform, rather than schools of vice.”
Commissioner Samuel S. Patterson, of Fay-
ette county, read a paper on ‘Tramps and
Criminals.”
Tuesday evening a band concert was
given in the court house yard and the elec-
trical fountain in the hig spring was exhib-
ited in honor of the visitors.
At Wednesday morning’s session over
100 delegates answered roll call and dis-
cussions were begun as follows: W. D.
Reamer, Westmoreland county, J. P. Hale
Jenkins Esq., of Montgomery county, and
others discussed the subject ‘‘Should Sher-
iffs bave any profit in the boarding of pris-
oners?’’
Dr. Charles S. Smith, of Dauphin counn-
ty, and others talked upon the subject
‘Would the enactment of a law be advisa-
ble making taxes a lien upon personal
property to the effect that in case a levy is
made by virtue of an execution upon per-
sonal property liable to distress for pay-
ment of taxes, the tax collector npon mak-
ing claim therefore shall be entitled to first
be paid from the proceeds of such property
upon said execution ?”’
Is it advisable that the annual meeting
of the State Association of County Com-
missioners be continued in the absence of
the enactment of a law at the next meet-
ing of the Legislature making reasonable
expenses therefore a proper charge for the
respective counties to pay?’ was hotly
discussed by Wm. Davis Esq., of Cambria
county, and others.
Capt. Long then presented tbe claims of
Gettysburg as the place of meeting for the
nextstate convention. It was unanimously
decided to accept this invitation to Gettys-
burg and the time was left to the executive
committee to decide.
A VISIT TO THE COLLEGE.
One of the most delightful features of
their stay here was a visit to The Pennsyl-
vania State College on Wednesday after-
noon. Most of the delegates, with guests
to the number of 200, left on a special over
the B. C. R. at 12:30 and arrived at the
College an hour later. President Atherton
met the party in front of the engineering
building and in few words entended amost
gracious welcome. Six divisions were
then formed and a hasty visit was made to
the various departments, under guidance
of professors of the institution. At 4
o'clock ‘the visitors met in the chapel,
where the faculty and students had assem-
bled to greet them. Dr. Atherton spoke
briefly of the work and aims of the institu-
tion. He was followed by Senator A. E.
Sisson, of Erie county; William Davis
Esq., of Cambria; J. P. Hale Jenkins, of
Montgomery, and Samuel S. Patterson, of
Fayette. It was the most delightful little
session we have attended for years in the
college chapel, and was made so by the
rather unexpected cleverness and applica-
bility of the talks. As a rule County Com-
missioners are rated as hard sensed, practic-
al men not given to oratory. but the few
who were called upon at the College prov-
ed that they combine both in a rare de-
ing of America, during which our own
Commissioner Meyer surprised the students
by shaking out a few wrinkles in his digits |
on their grand piano.
Immediately afterward the cadet band
led the way to the armory, where Harrison
served luncheon, and its elaborateness was
another unexpected feature that delighted
everyone. There were afew more speeches
and the day closed. ‘The party arriving in
Bellefonte by special train at 8 o'clock.
The Commissioners were unanimous in
the verdict that The Pennsylvania State
College 1s an institution of which the State
The meeting closed with the sing-
has every reason to be proud and those of
them who visited it for the first time were
‘‘simply amazed’’—to use an expression we
heard frequently, that such a place really
exists within the confines of the Common-
wealth.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Though many of the Commissioners had
left for Buffalo the concluding session, yes-
terday morning, was quite interesting.
The routine of business was gone through
with and resolutions of various purport
were adopted. Principal among the latter
were those endorsing the U. S. Standard
voting machine, which had been on exhibi-
tion here during the sessions. The Com-
missioners were all greatly impressed with
the invention which has already brought
fame to its inventor, our former townsman
J. H. Myers, and when more people come
to appreciate its merits it will undoubted-
ly bring something more substantial.
THE VOTING MACHINE.
The machine is about four feet square
and ten feet deep, and is supported by legs,
the top being a little over six feet from the
floor. A semi-circular bar projects from
the upper corners, on which is hung a car-
tain. When the voter steps into the ma-
chine, he pulls this ‘ curtain around the
semi-circular rail above and behind him
with a lever that unlocks the mechanism
and encloses him behind the curtain at the
same time.
Placed upon the front of the machine is
a complete Australian ballot 22x45 inches.
The ticket of each party is printed on this
ballot. At the head of each ticket, over
the party emblem, is a straight ticket
knob, and in front of each name, where
the marking space would be, is a pointer
or indicator, which may he moved over the
name to indicate the voter’s choice, which
connects with the counter, but does not
register the vote, until the lever is moved
to open the curtain.
The voter first selects his party ticket,
and by pulling the straight ticket knob at
the top over the party emblem down to the
right, moves all the pointers for that ticket.
If he desires to split his ticket, he can
move the pointer back from over the name
that does not suit him, and in the same of-
fice line move the pointer over the name he
wishes to vote for. Having arranged the
vote to his satisfaction, he registers it by
throwing the curtain open by means of the
operating lever with which he closed it,
thus casting and counting his vote in per-
fect secrecy.
After the polls are closed and the ma-
chine is locked against voting, the doors in
the rear are unlocked and the vote of each
candidate and the number which he re-
ceived, is shown, and ready to be copied on
the elections returns. :
The machine is constructed of steel and
‘non-corrosive metals. It weighs about 500
pounds, and when hoxed for storage or
shipment occupies a space four feet square
and sixteen inches deep.
One of the advantages of the machine is,
that the full returns can be known within
a very short time after the polls close.
The machines cost about $500. They
however, are sold on such terms,
that their full cost is repaid in a few years
out of the savings effected by their use. A
comparison of saving is made from the vot-
ing divisions in Philadelphia under the
present system and what it would cost if
the machines were used. There are 1,045
divisions in that city. The total expenses
of these divisions at one election in 1900
was $152,000. These divisions, if the ma-
chines were adopted, could be reduced to
568 divisions. Thesedivisions would cost,
including ballots and supplies, only $70,-
812. In two years’ time on the same basis
the saving would be $40,756.
While here many of Mr. Myers old
friends called to examine the machine and
hundreds of others voted on it. Had it been
left to them to decide the question would
have been settled at once as to whether
Pennsylvania is to have secret balloting
and an honest and expeditious count or con-
tinue the present system of fraud in prac-
tice in this State, so thoroughly convinced
were they of its merits.
The Legislatures of twelve States have
legalized the machine for voting and over
600 cities and towns in New York are using
them now with most gratifying results.
—————
——Don’t forget the date of Josephs fall
opening, October 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
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———The Cobarn band wiil hold a festi-
val at that place to-morrow evening.
JR ———
——Farmers in the vicinity of Wood-
ward will finish cutting corn this week.
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——Jerome Spiglemyer bas raspberries
that are just beginning to ripen in his yard
in Millheim.
SERRE ESE R C
——All of the structural iron to be used
in the big rail-road shops of the N. Y. C. at
Oak Grove, is to be furnished by the
American Bridge Co.
yr
——Tomorrow State will meet the West-
ern University foot-ball team on the fair
grounds at this place. The game will be
called at 3 o'clock. Admission will be
50cts.
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——The ‘‘Deemster’’ is a dramatization
of Hall Caine’s strong story of that name.
It is of the same order as the ‘‘Manxman’’
and the ““Christian’’ and as a novel has at-
tracted considerable attention. Melville
Daniel’s company will present the play at
Garman’s on Saturday night, Sept. 28th.
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—Irvin Gray, the Stormstown stock
raiser and horseman, has come home with.
his mare ‘‘Sally Derby.”” She bad been
entered for the big circuit races, but was
started only once before she was stricken
with pneumonia at Baltimore and it was
thought she would die.
FARMERS DAY AT THE NITTANY
CLuB.—The farmers of Nittany and Bald
Eagle valleys are to have a great time on
Saturday, Oct. 5th, when they will be the
guests of the Nittany Rod and Gun Club,
at the commodious cinb house at Hecla
park. This is probably making it a little
too general for not all of the farmers in the
two valleys will be there. Only those who
give the club members hunting privileges
over their lands. The latter appreciate the
favors very highly and are putting forth
every effort to show their farmer friends
that they do.
On the 5th, which has come to be known
as ‘‘Farmers Day’’ at the club, there will
be more attention than ever paid to the en-
tertainment of the guests. Sup’t. Brower
will have charge of all the arrangements and
that means that everything will be com-
plete. He will serve lunch to the entire
party, a band will be present to furnish
music for the day and all sorts of games
and contests will be carried on. Special
prizes will be offered for wheel-barrow and
sack races and one of the club-men has of-
fered a fine breech loading shot gun, as a
prize to the farmer breaking the most blue-
rock in a given number.
As an additional manifestation of good-
by those in attendance and to the persons
pulling the lucky numbers out of the hat
will be given agricultural implements to
the value of $50, the kind to be selected
by the winner, himself. Then for the
ladies there will also be a drawing. One
lady in Nittany valley will be awarded a
fine new sewing machine and there will
also be one for a lady from Bald Eagle
valley. -
Such a lavish and costly entertainment
cannot but make the farmers who will be
fortunate enough to enjoy it feel that they
are greatly repaid for the privileges they
extend; especially so when the club stands
ready at all times to re-imburse them for
any damage done hy its members while
hunting over their property. In addition
to this the farmers, themselves, have the
benefit of having their places stocked with
game without cost and from this view
point it looks as if they bave a very. con-
siderate friend 1m the Nittany Rod and
Gun Club.
While the club naturally feels very kind-
ly toward all the people in the valley it
would be impossible to entertain them all,
so the invitations for ‘‘Farmer’s Day’’ are
restricted to those, only, who give them
bunting privileges. Sup’t. Brower states
that he has been unable to see all of them
to extend a personal’ invitation, but he
wants them to understand that they are
invited and will be welcome.
A ‘FALL WEDDING.—A quiet but pretty
wedding was celebrated on Wednesday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Ott, on east High street, when their young-
est daughter, Cora E., was united in mar-
riage to D. Eber Rothrock, of DuBois. Forty
guests witnessed the ceremony which took
place at 7 o'clock. Rev. Thomas Levan
Bickel, the bride’s former pastor, and who
is now stationed in Philadelphia, was the
officiating minister. The bride was gowned
in white organdy and carried a beautiful
houquet of white asters.
After the ceremony and congratulations
a wedding supper was served and the bappy
couple departed on the 1:05 train yesterday
at noon for DuBois. There a reception was
given them last evening and to-day they
continued their journey to Buffalo, where
they will spend a week sight seeing. They
will make their home at DuBois, where the
groom is employed in the car works.
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——The opening game of the foot-ball
season was played on Beaver field, on Sat-
urday, between State and Susquebanva
University. In two fifteen minute halves
State won by the score of 17 to 0. It was
a much smaller score than State has bad
over the same team in past years, but that
scarcely indicates anything by way of esti-
mating the strength of the blue and
white. The visitors were considerably
stronger than they have ever been and
State has almost an entirely new team.
Capt. Hewit did not try out many of the
large squad of candidates for the team who
were on the field. His men had all they
could do to keep the visitors from scoring
in the second half, without attempting an
offensive game themselves. Though the
team boasts only Capt. Hewit, Whitworth,
Scholl, Cummings and Miller of the old
players it might easily turn ous first class
as a result of the infusion of so much new
blood into it. One of the darkest periods
at State was the fall.that Capt. Bill Murray
was trying to make a foot-ball team out of
all new men up there and he succeeded so
well that it became the strongest team that
ever represented State.” It is to be hoped,
however, that Capt. Hewit and coach Gold-
en will make their selections early, so that
the men who are to play various positions
may know it and work in them. It has
been noticeable at State that within the
past few years she has seldom lined up the
same men in any two games during a sea-
son.
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~The Tyrone Herald says that there
was a bad gang of sharks operating at the
Huntingdon county fair last week and inti-
mates that the same fellows fleeced the pa-
trons of the Bellefonte fair grounds a week
earlier. Not so, hrother Jones. Be it said
to the credit of the management of the Cen-
tre county fair grounds that they preferred
to lose money through small receipts to
licensing any kind of a gambling device.
The result was that there were none on the
grounds here.
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——Josephs opening of millinery and
novelties next week will surpass all previ-
ous efforts. * Don’t miss it.
fellowship a grand drawing will be made.
News Purely Personal.
—Hon. A. O. Furst spent Friday in Milton.
—John M. Bullock was in Philipsburg last week
on a business trip.
—Irvin Noll, of Milesburg, is in Lock Haven
visiting friends.
—Dr. H. C. Holloway is attending the Lutheran
Synod at Mifflinburg.
—Wallace Reeder returned for his senior year
at Haverford on Monday.
—J. Fearon Mann Esq., of Lewistown, wasa
Sunday visitor to Bellefonte.
—%Dr.” (. M. Parrish left for Philadelphia, on
Monday morning, on a short business trip.
—Miss Jennie Fauble, stenographer to Gover-
nor Stone, was at home over Sunday, visiting her
parents.
—Miss Mary Harris Weaver departed for Clear-
field on Monday to attend the funeral of her uncle
George Weaver.
—Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Quigley, were guests at
the Fredericks-Glossner wedding at Beech Creek,
Tuesday afternoon. .
—Mrs. S. H. Williams, Mrs. Sara Satterfield and
Miss Magdalene Calloway returned from the Pan-
American on Monday evening.
—John M. Ward Esq., of New York city, was an
arrival in town on Wednesday; having come for
the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Philo Ward.
—Mrs. John B. Mitchell, of Pine Grove,with her
sister Mrs. Elizabeth Gibson, spent Monday and
Tuesday with Mrs. Jane Mitchell, on Spring St.
—Prof. Roy Mattern returned to his duties as
an instructor in Mathematics in Adelphi academy,
Brooklyn, after a visit to his parents in Miles-
burg.
— Lieut. and Mra. Frederick Allport Dale, U. 8
A., were in town on Tuesday on their way east
after a brief visit to the former's parental home at
Lemont.
— Earl C. Tuten, editor of the News, has just re-
turned from a week’s trip to the Pan-American
and, like everybody else, he was delighted with
what he saw.
— Howe Stevens, son of A. A. Stevens Esq., of
Tyrone, has located permanently in Bellefonte,
where he isto look after his father’s lime and
stone interests.
—Judge Geo. B. Orlady, of Huntingdon, is one
of the distinguished Shriners in town. He arriv’
ed yesterday morning and is a guest at the Hast-
ings home.
—Among the distinguished party of Shriners
from Irem temple, in the oasis of Wilkesbarre,
who are in town, is Chas. J. Bauer, of the Wilkes-
barre Leader. :
—Dr. E. 8. Dorworth has returned from a tour
through the northern counties of the State. He
was gone two weeks and while away he visited
the Pan-American.
—Cap’t. and Mrs. W. F. Reber, of Philadelphia,
were in town for a few hours yesterday. Their
visit was purely of a business nature, consequent-
ly they did not tarry long.
—Edgar M. McCloskey, who has been connect-
ed with Zeller's pharmacy in this place for some
time, left for Philadelphia, on Monday evening,
there to enter a pharmaceutical school. :
—Prof. and Mrs. J. D. Hunter, of Huntingdon,
arrived in town on Saturday to spend Sunday
with friends here and atiend the funeral of Mrs.
Foster, Mr. Hunter's aunt, at State College.
—Altred Brisbin U.S. N. left for Philadelphia
on Saturday to spend a few days with friends
there before the close ot his month’s leave from
the naval academy at Annapolis.
—Miss Edith Zimmerman, of this place, and
Miss Elverda Woodring, “of Port Matilda, made a
short visit to Philipsburg friends on their way
home from Niagara Falls and the Pan-American
—Ward Fleming left for Haverford on Monday,
where he entered the Grammar school, a famous
boy’s institution; but was called home next day,
owing to the death of his grandmother, Mrs,
Ward.
—W. A. Lathrop Esq., formerly manager of the
Lehigh Co’s mining interests about Snow Shoe,
but now general maaager of the Webster Coal and
Coke Co, was a distinguished visitor in town on
Monday.
— Mrs. J. T. Keithley, nee Dolan, and her little
son John who have been here for the past three
weeks visiting her sister, Mrs. Olie Miller, and
friends of her girlhood will leave for their home
in Scottdale tomorrow.
—Col. and Mrs. Jas. P. Coburn, of North Alle-
gheny street, are off on a two week's visit to rela
tives in Allentown. Of course it is not significant
that the Colonel elected to go just about the time
of the big Lehigh county fair.
— Hammon Sechler, the well known grocer, is
at Ocean Grove for a short vacation. Mrs. Sechler
has been there most of the summer and he went
down Saturday evening to stay a week or ten
days and accompany her home.
—Roy McCalmont, “Dr” Will McCalmonut, of
Huntingdon, W. Harrison Walker and Charles
Mensch spent Saturday night and Sunday in
Lock Haven. They were down enjoying Mr.
Walker's last bachelor “blow-out.”’
—Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Krumrine, Miss Grace
McBride, editor Charles R. Kurtz, of the Demo-
erat, William Bottorf and Paul Fortney were the
Bellefonters who attended the Walker--Hoffman
wedding at Pleasantville on Wednesday.
—J. H. Myers Esa and his son George H.
Myers, of Rochester, N. Y., have been in town
during the week exhibiting the voting machine
of which the former is inventor. They will leave
to-day for Philadelphia to exhibit it to the people
of that city. th
—Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wetzel, with their chil-
dren, were arrivals from Philipsburg, on Saturday
evening, and the Gerberich home on Thomas
street has been a lively place ever since. Lew
returned on Tuesday, but the others are remain-
ing for a more extended visit.
—Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Judge, of Thomas street,
returned home, Monday evening, after a pleasant
visit of a week with friends in Philipsburg.
Dominick railroaded on the mountain years ago,
so that he knows all the old fellows and all the
good stories going about them.
—Robert Lyon, son of our townsman W. A.
Lyon, whose conscientious work in the P. R. R.
shops in Pittsburg is certain to win deserved rec-
ognition for him, left for the Smoky City on
Wednesday. He had been home on a visit of a
few days, while warding ofta threatened attack of
typhoid fever. "
—Miss Ella Twitmire, who is the fortunate pos-
gessor of a remarkably strong and true sopranc
voice, went to Philadelphia Friday to take vocal
lessons at the South Broad street Conservatory of
Music. Miss Laura Rumberger, of Unionville,
who was a student there last winter, has also gone
back to the city for her second year's work.
—Col. W. R. Teller left for Richmond yester-
day. He will spend a few days with friends there
ere he sails again for Cuba to spend the winter in
his Yavana office. The Colonel is the representa-
tive in Cuba of the Bloomington Coal Co. His
niece, Miss Marlowe, who had been the guest of
Mrs. John M. Dale,accompanied him to her home
in Richmond.
—Quite a party of country folk were in town on
Thursday on their way to Niagara and Buffalo.
There were Mr. and Mrs. John M. Homan, Mr
and Mrs. B. F. Homan, Mr and Mrs. H. E. Ho-
man, Mr. and Mrs. Dice Thomas, Lawrence Fox,
Cal. Meyer, E. M. Hess and J. H. Breon. They are
all from “the Branch” and have just tne right
kind of a party to have a good time fat the ex-
position. dy
—T. J. Confer, of Howard, was in town on busi
ness yesterday.
—W. H. Coldren, of Pleasant Gap, was a pleas-
ant caller at the Warcuuax office on Friday.
—Mrs. Jane Boulton, of Franklin, who was visit-
ing her niece, Mrs. Boyd A. Musser, on east Linn
street departed for Pittsburg last evening.
—Miss Grace Mitchell, who is going to teach
this winter in the Fern Hiil school near West
Chester, will leave this morning for Chester
county to begin her work.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Daggett left for Baltimore,
at noon yesterday. Mr. Daggett expects to enter
Johns Hopkins hospital there for rest and treat-
ment and it is the sincere hope ofhis many
friends here that he well return soon, restored
to his former condition of robust health.
—George G. Hutchinson Esq., of Warriorsmark,
made a flying visit to Bellefonte Saturday morn-
ing; having run down between trains to fix up the
taxes on some wild land he owns in this county.
George is the great political diplomat of Hunt-
ingdon county and he usually turns up on the
winning side. His diplomacy usually displays it-
self in just such cases as the last Republican con-
vention over there.
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A DELIGHTFUL MUSICAL AT PLEASANT
View.—The neat little union chapel at
Pleasant View was the scene of a very suc-
cessful musical on Tuesday evening. Suc-
cessful from an artistic and financial stand-
point, both.
All of the talent that had been secured
for the program was present except Nathan-
iel Bierly, the flute soloist, and though his
unaccountable absence was a great disap-
pointment there were plenty of others to de-
light the large audience. Emanuel Noll was
master of ceremonies and kept things mov-
ing with an easy dignity. Christy Smith’s
orchestra contributed several lively num-
bers, Miss Rebie Noll recited a pretty little
tale, Henry Brown sang a barytone solo,
Miss Ohnmacht played, Miss Blanche Hayes
sang a Lullaby and responded to her encore
with the Rosary, Mrs. Hogue recited Sa-
mantha at the World’s Fair in that inimit-
able way of hers, and John Noll sang a se-
lection from Floradora. While all were
very good the contributions by Mrs. C. F.
York, of Warriorsmark, and Miss Elizabeth
Faxon, our elocutionist, were the features
of the evening. Mrs. York’s piano solo
was exceptionally well executed and when
she responded to an encore by playing
‘‘Home, Sweet Home,” with variations
with her left hand, the house went wild
with enthusiasm. Miss Faxon gave sev-
eral recitations and they were all received
enthusiastically. She has great talent and
it was seen at its best in her story of
“Down by the Rio Grande.’’
The entertainment netted $32.25 for the
chapel and those who are interested in it
desire to make this public acknowledge-
ment of their obligation to all those who
helped make it a success.
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REV. BICKEL To PREACH HERE ON
SuNDAY.—Rev. Thomas Levan Bickel,
pastor of the 40th and Spring Garden Sts.
Reformed church in Philadelphia, is among
his old friends in town for a few days and
has been prevailed upon to preach here,
morning and evening, Sunday as well as
hold communion service.
Rev. Bickel came up to officiate at the
Rothrock-Ott wedding.
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——Rev. Ralph Illingworth, en route to
his new mission field in Clifton, Ariz., was
on the Sante Fe train in Colorado, last
Thursday afternoon at 3:20 o'clock when
it stopped the ten minutes in honor of
President McKinley's barial. The con-
ductor noticing that Mr. Illingworth was
riding on a ministarial ticket called on him
to conduct the services, which he promptly
did. And there, 7,642 feet above sea level,
in sight of Pike’s Peak and in the presence
of one thousand people standing with bared
heads, they had a most impressive me-
morial service, ending with the entire as
semblage joining in the hymn ‘Nearer My
God to Thee.”
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——Mrs. Mary E. Rankin fell off the
steps of the back porch at her home, on the
corner of Spring and Howard streets, on
Monday morning and broke her hip. She
is well advanced in years and has never
been a robust woman, but yesterday she
was so much better that her family are
con fident of her recovery.
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WaTcH LosT.—A lady’s gold watch was
lost on Curtin street yesterday. The find-
er will be suitably rewarded by returning
same to Miss Emily Valentine, at Miss
Natt’s residence.
"Public Sale.
OcroBER 228D—At the residence of J. F. Garner,
one mile north west of State College, horses,
cows, young cattle, pigs, implements, harness,
ore ale at 10 o'clock, a. m. William Goheen,
ue.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red ... 3@15%
« No. 63@68%%
Corn —Yellow. 62 @64
¢ —Mixed.... 59@62%4
OAS... oniseosminsimininsmriee 40@42
Flour— Wiuter, Per Bri... 2.15@2.30
¢“ —Penna. Roller.... 2.90@3.15
*¢ Favorite Brands 3.90@4.10
Rye Flour Per Br'l.... 2.80@3. 00
Baled hay—Choice T 12.00@16.00
4 “ ss Mixed * 1.. 12,00@13.50
BITAW...... or srinersiniiishadiedsteriet iiaitrissassse sis 7.00@14.50
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 : .
d WHERE, ...veeereiincessrnnesarssnmnnsssssssaminsasnnns 67
Rye, per bushel........... i. 55
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 55
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 55
Oats, per bushel,... 35
Barley, per bushel. 50
Ground laster, i to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel .......cciviiiiinsinennnnnn 40
Cloverseed, per bushel... $6 60 to 87 80
Timothy seed per bushel.......ccc.eeune $2.00 to $2.95
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel ...........c.cummuninencs on sasre 60
Onions Ls rieesisac : %
r dozen
Fanti oer und.... 10
Country Shoulders 10
Sides..... 9
Tail Hams... i
‘allow, per pound.
, per pou G %
Butter, per poun