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“Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. (1, 190.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Vogels minstrels Friday night, Oct.
18th.
_——It is said that there will be a light
chestnut crop this season. :
— This is the week of prayer in the
Presbyterian church in this place.
© —Patronize the Academy festival in
the W. C. T. U. rooms this evening.
——The venerable Joel Johnson is seri-
ously ill at his home on east Bishop street.
_— October 25th has been designated as
Arbor day in the public schools of Penn-
sylvania.
——Mrs. John Noll has been confined to
her home on Pine street with an attack of
tonsilitis.
—The rummage sale that you have
heard so much talk about will begin on
Nov. 1st.
——Irvin Gray’s ‘Luella Mc” won a
hard seven heat race and first money at
the Milton fair last week.
——Mr. and Mrs. Boyd A. Musser are
pardonably proud of the fine boy baby that
came to grace their home on east Linn St.,
Tuesday morning.
——Rev. Ambrose M. Schmidt, of Lan-
caster, will preach, morning and evening,
in the Reformed church in this place on
Sunday, Oct. 12th.
—— The musicale at Mrs. Archie Alli-
son’s, on north Allegheny street, Friday
evening, was very much of a success. They
made $28 for the Petriken hall.
——Liveryman Sam Brooks lost a vala-
able horse with colic on Friday morning.
This makes the fourth animal that he has
lost during his short experience in the
livery business.
——Gregg Curtin, of this place, who has
been connected with the Westinghouse Co.
in Pittshurg for the past seven years, has
been transferred to New York, where he is
to be an inspector of work.
——The members of the faculty of The
Pennsylvania State College gave a reception
to the students on Friday evening. It took
place in the armory and there was dancing
after refreshments were served.
——Dr. Klump and Paul Sheffer were
out coon hunting a few nights ago, but
they ran up against two kitty-cats that put
the hunters and their dogs clear off coon
scent and they had to come home.
——The United Evangelical church will
have a chicken and noodle supper in the
room next door to the post office on Friday
and Saturday evenings Oct. 11th and 12th.
All are invited to give them a liberal pat-
ronage.
——The John W. Vogel minstrels come
to Garman’s on the evening of Oct. 18th.
Arthur Deming is not with them this time,
but Arthur Rigby and Charley Gano are
and they are as clever a pair of ministrels
as ara on the boards.
— Drs. Hayes, Sebring and Klump
performed a very difficult operation on
Mrs. Daniel Switzer, of Spring Creek, on
Sunday and she is said to be doing as well
as could be expected. It was for strangu-
lated hernia.
— Gen. James A. Beaver spoke in the
Trinity Methodist church, Lock Haven, on
Sanday afternoon, in the interest of Y. M.
C. A. work. It was a large and enthusias-
tic meeting and will undoubtedly bear
fruit of the sort that was hoped for when it
was arranged.
‘— Miss Redifer, Miss Harkness and
Miss Wyman gave a reception to Miss Me-
Elwain and Miss Snyder at ‘‘the Cottage,’
at The Peunsylvania ‘State College last
evening. Miss McElwain is about to sever
her long and useful “connection as lady
principal and professor of history at the
college and Miss Snyder is to be her suc-
cessor.
——Very necessary improvements were
made this summer in the residence and the
main building of the Academy in the in-
terest of the faculty and students. To
help defray the expenses of these improve-
ments, Hon. James Milliken has made a
very liberal contribution. This fact will
he learned with extreme gratitude by every
friend of this time honored institution.
——The Bellefonte society of Royal
Arcanum is preparing a banquet aud recep-
tion for two dignitaries of the order who
will be in town on the evening of Oct. 17th.
Grand secretary Webster C. Weiss, of South
Bethlehem, and grand regent W. H.
Drackenmiller. of Sunbury. It will be giv-
en in Arcanum hall in the Undine build-
+ ing and the following capable committee
has been appointed to look after the de-
tails : Charles Smith, Edward F. Garman,
Jacob Lyon, Herman Holtz, Grant Hoover,
Al Baum, Edward H. Hoy, C. K. Hicklen
and Frank F. Kerns.
——Our friend Smith of the Centre Hall
Reporter is a great theorist. He figures
out that because, T. G. Wilson, of that
place, recently raised a potato stalk that
had four finely developed potatoes, weigh-
ing five and one-half pounds hanging to it,
that he ought to have 1,175 bushels to the
acre. To get this number he figures eighty
hills to the square rod and each hill yield-
ing as any potatoes as the one mentioned
"above. But don’t you know, Wesley,
that you have no more right to expect such
a yield than yon would to imagine that if
your old cat bad kittens in the bake oven
they would be tea biscuit.
* FARMER'S DAY AT THE COUNTRY CLUB.
—Saturday was a" red letter event’in the’
history of the Nittany Rod'and Gun club.
Few of the one hundred and fifteen mem-
bers of the very small organization were at
the club house, but it is just as well that
they were not for there was no room for
them anyway. It was “farmers day,”’ the
one on which all the’ land owners ‘and
tenants over whose property the Club Bas.
hunting. privileges gather there for a good
time ‘and coming; as it does, just after the
fall seeding has been done and before the
corn husking is begun there is a lull in the
farm work that enables them all to load up
their families and hie off to the commodious
club house for a day of ‘pleasure.
Saturday was an ideal fall day, cool and
bracing, with just enough warmth linger-
ing.in the October sunshine to temper the
wind'that swept about the grounds, send-
ing the early fallen leaves as wierd dancers
and, making the corn fields sonnd like a
monster rattle box.
Farly in the morning the guests began to
arrive. Those from nearby farms walked,
others were in spring wagons, buggies,
bicycles and on horseback. They came
from the Bald Eagle, ‘‘over the ridge’’ and
Nittany valley in such numbers that by
noon Supt. Brower had a party of more
than four hundred on his hands. Cwners,
tenants, hirelings, women and children were
there in abundance and the grizzled little
man who dispenses hospitality in the name
of the Club was happy as the proverbial
big sun flower. He had spent many days
and driven many miles in the effort to miss
inviting no one, consequently he could not
hut feel gratified at the way they had re-
sponded.
The ladies spent most of their time in-
doors, admiring the pictures and furnish-
ings of the house and enjoying the music
that some of the younger ones seemed con-
tinually pounding out of the piano in the
main reception room. The older men
lounged about the porch listening to the
Zion band, while sending great clouds of
smoke heavenward from the conchas that
were free as air that day. The younger
fellows played faro, roulette and pool and
it was surprising to see how dexterously
some of the artists of the plow handle used
their cues.
There was a round of such pleasure be-
open for luncheon, then the ladies and chil-
dren were served first. There was a bounti-
ful supply of cold chicken, meats, relishes,
salads, cake and coffee and there was no
stint of service. Everyone was looked af-
ter considerately, but the announcement
that the shooting match was to begin soon
caused many of the men to fly to the kitch-
en and ask to have theirs handed out to
them. There were about sixty served in
this way and three hundred and sixty serv-
ed in the dining room.
As early as possible after luncheon those
who bad entered the shooting contest for
the fine Syracuse Arms Co. hammerless dou-
ble harreled shot gun assembled at the traps
and were ready to try their sight for the
first time at blue-rock.
There were twenty two entries. It didn’t
cost anything to go in but each contestant
was supposed to furnish his own gus and
ammunition and the report of some of them
would have put to shame the 13 in. guns of
the Oregon. Most of the powder would
have done to have smoked meat with and
we have our suspicions that some of the
shooters used rags and corn stalks for wads.
There seemed to be an air of confidence on
all sides, but one of the boys whispered to
us that Shuman Zimmerman or Lawrence
M:zMullen would get the gun. We had
heard that the latter had broken eight out
of ten without half trying at a practice
shoot the night before, but when we recall-
ed the stories of Zimmerman’s deadly aim
at deer and bear we concluded that there
would have to be some shooting to get the
handsome trophy away from him.
Perry Gentzel was selected ‘as judge,
‘Ferd 'Dunkle referee and Charles Bartley
scorer. Then the contest begun. Aside from
the little cheers as each one of the favorites
in their respective communities stepped to
the score there were only two exciting inci-
dents in the contest. John Workman con-
tributed one of them. He had a gun that
wanted to go off at any old time and it
kept him so busy watching the bam-
mers, to keep them in their place, that he
didn’t have time to see the flying pigeons.
We would like to have bet a little on John,
but they must have been afraid of him or
they wenld never have given him such an
uncertain gan. The other incident was a
phenomenal shot made by William Barn-
hart. He got a very fast right quartering
bird that he didn’t see until it was well on
its way towards Hublersburg, then he turn-
ed around two or three times, threw his gun
up in the air, pulled the trigger and —won-
derful to 1elate—a little ‘cloud of dust was
geen in the sky and that blue rock was no
more. Mr. Barnhart traveled on the glory
of that shot for the next five rounds,and he
had a right to.
The score resulted as follows :
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Rounds 1.2 3. 4:5 6:78 9.10 Tot
Robt. Wells 00000000100 0
Jno. Mayes 0001000190 2
A. Lucas... 10:0 10:0 0.01 3
vie Lee.. 0::1,:0:00:0:0.:0 11 3
Dorman.......! 0:00.0.0:10:000 1
More Shearer.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jno. Workman.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O
S.Zimmerman..0 1 0 1 111011 7
W. Barnhart......0 0 1 00 0 0 0 1 0 2
J. Barnhart........ 000000 0
H.R. Curtin......0 0 0 0
Foster Shearer.0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 1
Wm. Fulton.. 000000 1.00 1
Chas, Lee.... 00001100 2
Wm. Carson......0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ©
Joseph Weaver.0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Jacob Weaver...0 ¢ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
J. C. Fravel........ 01-110 00004U 3
O.P, Orr. civil 0:00:00 10090 1
L. McMullen....0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
F. H. Yearer 9 00000 0:11 "2
Wm. Aikey........ 0 0. tie
While the “hooting was going on the
ladies were greatly interested in the draw-
ing for the two fine Domestic sewing ma-
chines that had been offered to them by the
fore the dining room doors were thrown |’
Club. One to go to Bald Eagle and one to
Nittany valley. A. A. Pletcher and Kline
Zimmerman took charge of the drawing
and everything was done to make it fair.
Ladies who were unable to get there. were
given the same chance as those present.
Everyone, of the 155 persons. over whose
property the Club has hunting privileges
was numbered and the numbers placed in
a'box. In another box were placed 154
blanks and 1 check containing. the word
sewing machine. Then a check was drawn
from each box at the same tine and, £0 on
until the one containing the word ‘sewing
machine’’ was drawn out and the number
with it was’ anoounced. The list posted
on the front of the Club house showed that
Mis. I.'M. Harvey, of Curtin’s Works, was
the lucky woman and she got an elegant
machine for nothing. Mrs. Ellis Vonada,
of Zion, was the other winner of a machine
and Wm. Orr, of Jacksonville, got the $50
agricultural implement.
That ended the drawing and as the day
was well spent the guests began to depart.
By twilight the last of them had gone and
Supt. Brower sat down for a moment’s rest
before beginning the work of setting things
aright for a little party of Tyrone folk who
bad dropped in to spend Sunday at the
Club. Of course no one can tell what was
running through the mind of the capable
concierge of the Country club, but is there
anyone who would not have felt proud
over such an accomplishment. Never be-
fore had farmer’s day turned out more than
one hundred and seventy five guests. He
had over four hundred, fed and treated
them royally and secured forty new names
to the privilege list. It was a day for him
to be proud of and his guests left with a
better feeling than ever towards the Club,
carrying away with them the memory of an
event that has become established as a gala
one for the farmers of Nittany and Bald
Eagle valleys.
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——The rummage sale will begin on
Nov. 1st.
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——Lock Haven is trying to secure the
location of a stocking factory at that place.
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——Forestry commissioner Rothrock wag
in Lock Haven on Monday negotiating for
the purchase of 10,000 more acres of land
for the State’s reservation.
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Division No. 2, A. O. H. of Lock
Haven, will give their fifth annual ball
and concert in the armory in that place,
on Wednesday evening, October 231d. The
Germania orchestra is to furnish the music.
ern ce En dees
——8. E. Condo’s general store at State
College was closed by the sheriff on Tues-
day of last week and on Friday the credit-
ors asked that a receiver be appointed.
The Hon. Robert M. Foster was appointed
to act in that capacity.
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—— Lester Crispen, a Mill Hall lad, fell
on the jagged ends of a bottle, while play-
ing with companions, on Monday evening,
and cut both leaders and artery at his
wrist. It was a very ugly wound that 1e-
quired fifteen stitches to close.
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——The Erie flyer on the P. & E. that
left Lock Haven at 3:12 Sunday morning,
collided with a freight train near Sterling
Run. Engineer Harry Snodgrass, of
Renovo, was killed and a number of other
trainmen suffered broken limbs and other
injuries, though no passengers were hurt.
The wreck was due to a wrong order to the
freight.
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——The commissioners of the county are
going to have a sale on Tuesday, Nov. 12th,
and it looks as though there will be an op-
portunity for some one to get a nice prop-
erty down at Huston right cheap. When
the Bald Eagle, Nittany and Brush valley
turnpike road was abandoned Centre coun-
ty bad to pay certain damages and couse-
quently became owner of the company’s
property in this county. The toll-liouse,
stable and other buildings south of Huston
are part of it and they are to be sold next
month. . The ‘buildings can either be re-
moved or a 99 year lease can be secured
from the Walker township supervisors for
the ground, and the buildings permitted to
remain.
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——There are no developments in the
new lime trust worth mentioning except
that the options on properties ahout this
place have been extended another month.
This would indicate that the trust has been
unable to effect its organization as speedily
as it was announced would be the case
some weeks ago and that it will be neces-
sary to carry on the work of organization
to November 5th, when the combine will
be launched, if the stock can be disposed
of. The American Trust Co., of Pittsburg,
is to underwrite the entire issue of $6.-
000,000. Robert K. Cassatt, son of the
president of the P. R. R. who was general-
ly supposed to be slated for president of the
trust, stated, on Saturday, that he bad no
idea of being the president.
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——Council met on Monday evening
with president Gerherich and members
Walkey, Derstine, Gherrity and Cunning-
bam present. Very little business of im-
portance was transacted. The Market
committee reported the collection of $9
fees and council granted the privilege to
the Y. M. C. A., and other property holders
along north Allegheny street, to lay asewer
down tise street to enter the main sewer at
the rear of Munson’s lot. Henry Brocker-
hoff appeared and asked for a rebate of
taxes on the Brockerhoff mausion, at the
corner of Spring and Bishop stieets, on the
ground that it is occupied only about seven
months in the year. The report of the
Finance committee showed a balance of
$833.89 in the treasurer's hands and then
bills to the amount of $1,433.11 were ap-
proved and council adjourned.
CAPTAIN TAYLOR BANQUETS His CoM-
PAXY.—In. becoming recognition of their
having unanimously chosen him to be their
captain for another term of five years Capt.
Hugh 8. Taylor tendered the men of Co.
B, Fifth Reg: N.G.P.a banquet in their
armory on Friday evening. Only a few
“distinguished guests’ were ‘honored with
an invitation to share a pleasant evening
with the soldiers and all were of one opinion
in pronouncing it a great success.
In addition to the captain and forty-five
of his men there were Gen. John I. Curtin,
Asst. Surgeon R. G. H. Hayes, Serg. Maj.
Boyd A. Musser, Hon. Fred Kurtz Sr.,
James R. Hughes, Francis Speer, R. A.
Beck and George R. Meek, were gathered
about the two long tables when caterer
Harrison began to serve the various courses
on the card. After the menu had been
looked after with that efficiency that only
soldiers know there were a number of hap-
py little speeches highly complimentary of
the captain and encouraging to his men.
One incident that was brought out we pro-
pose to tell, because it is something that
every citizen of this community can well
be proud of.
When the Second Brig. was preparing for
its encampment at Soherset last August a
detail was sent ahead from each company
to have the campin readiness when the
great army of soldiers arrived. Capt. Tay-
lor sent Corp. Royer with the following de-
tail from Co. B. Privates Bayard, Smith,
Dukeman, Brachbill, Markle and Hartsock.
They arrived at Somerset a few hours ahead
of the camp equipment and, with several
hundred other soldiers, were lounging
about the station waiting for its coming.
Meanwhile a passenger train pulled in and
Brig. Gen. John A. Wiley stepped off. He
advanced along the platform, through the
entire party of soldiers, without receiving
the slightest mark of recognition due
any officer, until he approached the Belle-
fonte boys. As soon as they noticed him
they sprang to attention and were the only
“ones in hundreds of Guardsmen there to
salute the commanding officer of the Brig-
ade.” Of course Gen. Wiley merely return-
ed the salute at that time, but the moment
he got into his carriage he sent for Corp.
Royer and asked him who he was, as well
as his men, and from what regiment and
company they were.
Now don’t you think that Gen. Wiley
will be proud to see Captain Taylor and
his company heading the line past the re-
viewing stand at future dress parades and
don’t you think Captain Taylor did well to
banquet such honorable soldiers as he com-
mands and aren’t you proud that the boys
from Bellefonte are gentlemen, as well as
soldiers, and not the ruffians who have dis-
graced themselves and the Guard at co
many points ?
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A FoRGER AT WORK.—A young man
wearing glasses and a light colored Alpine
hat is wanted at State College aud Tyrone
for forging the names of D. G. Meek and
W. E. Meek, both Ferguson township
farmers, to checks of $35.50 and $35.25
respectively.
Last Friday the young scamp walked in-
to Finberg’s store at State College and said
he would like to buy a watch. Manager
Cusner showed him several and he finally
picked out one valued at $15. In pay-
ment he tendered a check drawn to Ward
Daughenbaugh by Willie E. Meek for
$35.25. Mr. Cusner having no reason to
suspect the validity of the check gave up
the watch and the balance in cash.
The next day evidently the same fellow
visited Walton & Acklin’s jewelry store in
Tyrone, where he selected a watch and de-
posited a pair of glasses for repairs, then
offered a check in payment, drawn on the
Blair County Banking company in favor of
Lin Archie for $35.50. The name of David
George Meek, of Fairbrook, was on the
check as drawer. Mr. Acklin, not liking
the looks of either man or check stepped
out to consult vice president Gates of the
bank as to the validity of the paper, but
before he returned the man had skipped
and has not been heard of since.
The Tyrone bankers knew that David
George Meek always signs his checks ‘‘D.
G. Meek,”’ consequently they branded it
as a forgery. The police of that place were
notified at once and a sharp look-out kept
about the station, hut the stranger did not
try to leave town by rail, at least. The
Tyrone authorities communicated with
State College and found that the man who
had worked Cusner tallied in every par-
ticular with the one who had tried to work
Walton & Acklin. He was about 25 years
of age, wore a check suit, light slouch hat,
spectacles, had a smooth face and weighed
ahout 175 Ibs.
On Tuesday Mr. Casner went to Tyrone
to learn anything further he could, but
the forger had completely disappeared.
There is a Ward Daughenbaugh em-
ployed in the Jenkins iron works at How-
ard, but he could not have been the man,
for he was at the works both Friday and
Saturday.
On Wednesday another forged check
turned up at State College. It was signed
by a farmer named Black and was made
payable to Mr. Wilson. It was for $36
and W. L. Foster cashed it, being assured
by the man who presented it that he bad
sold Black a horse and the check was part
payment.
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——Sunday will be Rally Day in the
Methodist Episcopal Sabbath school of this
lace and yon are cordially invited to be,
present. The services will be held at the
regular hour 2:30 in the afternoon and if
you have the least inclination toward that
denomination or are not affiliated with
another school yon will be graciously wel-
comed as a regular member.
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News Purely Pessnsl,
—Laundryman Frank Kern spent Tuesday at
his home in Millheim. %
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—Mr. and Mrs. 8. H. Kunes, of Regleitte are
at the Pan-American.
—Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Huffer returned
from Buffalo on Monday evening. 3
—~Cornelius Hennick, of Clinton, Towa, is visit-
ing relatives in Centre county. 7
—Miss Margaret McManus and Mary Hunter
Linn left for the Pan-American on Tuesday.
—Michael Stover, of South Philipsburg, is on a
visit to friends about Bellefonte and Pine Grove
"Mills. :
—Mrs. H. P. Harris, of Howard street, is enter-
taining her sister, Mrs. James Hi’ McLain, of
Masillon, Ohio. 3
—Mrs. C. C. Cox, of Tyrone, is in town for a
month's visit with -her uncle Conrad Miller, on
east Linn street.
—Mrs. A. 8. Garman returned to her home in
Tyrone, on Tuesday, after spending a week with
her many relatives here.
—Mr. and Mrs. George Valentine, who had been
visiting at “Burnham,” left for their home in
Baltimore, on Monday morning.
—Mrs. Ross Anderson Hickok, with her baby
daughter, departed for Harrisburg on Tuesday.
Mrs. Hastings accompanied them home.
—Miss Ellen Woods and her cousin, Mrs
Charles B. Hughes, of Jersey City, visited Mrs.
Martha Haynes in Altoona on Saturday.
—Mrs. Thomas Jennings left for Mannington,
W. Va., on Wednesday afternoon, and will spend
the winter with her husband in that place.
—Mrs. George N. Van Dyke, of Altoona, with
her little daughter Mary, are here for a short visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Noll,
—Mrs. William Elliott, of Toronto, Ohio, and
Miss Jessie Ralston, of Frankford Springs, Pa.,
are visiting Rev. and Mrs. Scott, on Curtin street.
—Father Benner Armor, of Lock Haven, and
George Armor, of Hartford, Conn., sre both here
for a visit with their father and sisters on east
Linn street.
—Mrs. H. C. Brew, with Austin and Miss Lu-
cetta, bade farewell to Bellefonte friends on Wed-
nesday and departed for their new home in East
Pittsburg.
—Mrs. D. D. Holderman, of South Allegheny
street, was in Tyrone the beginning of the week
attending a meeting of the Christian: Alliance and
visiting her daughter Ida.
—H. R. Krape, who met with such an unfor-
tunate accident at the Bellefonte Lime Co.’s op-
erations at Salona, some time ago,is visiting Clair
Kessinger, at the glass works.
—Postmaster W. W. Montgomery, departed, on
Monday, for a visit to the Pan-Ameri¢an and after
seeing the big show he will go on ‘to Montreal,
Quebec and other Canadian points.
—E. R. Chambers Esq. who is one the in-
spectors and accountaats of the Auditor General's
department, left on Tuesday to visit the public
institutions in the western part of the State.
—Mrs. Charles B. Hughes, who has been a guest
at the home of her cousin, Mrs. Sarah Kelley, on
Bishop street, for the past three weeks, returned
to her home in Jersey City yesterday morning.
—Former county commissioner A. J. Griest, of
Unibénville, and J. Hile Griffin, of Stormstown,
both prominent Democrats in the county, were in
town on Tuesday and in talking over the fusion
question expressed themselves asbeing very well
pleased.
—Mrs. L. A. Sankey and her son were down
from Penna. Furance on 'lnesday, having taken
advantage of the delightful weather to drive down
and do a little shopping. It was an ideal day, but
Mrs. Sankey was of the opinion that the roads
were most too dusty for much pleasure in driv-
ing.
—Bruce Barnhart, son of Thomas Barnhart, of
east Howard street, and Willis Sellers,of Fillmore,
left for Pittsburg on Tuesday, both to resume
‘work they have in that city. Bruce has been
home for two weeks, threatened with appen-
dicilis and expects to enter a hospital in Pitts-
burg to undergo an operasion.
—Mr. and Mrs. John Walker and Miss Annie
Shortlidge, Mrs. Waiker's sister, are in Buffalo
enjoying the Exposition. They went Monday and
Mr Walker is expected home to-morrow. Mrs.
Walker and her sister, though, are going to Cleve-
land, O., and will also spend some time with
friends 1n Titusville before returning home.
—Mrs. H. S. Cooper and her daughter Emeline
w ent to Johnstown yesteday to spenda few days
with Mrs. Cooper's father, John W. Morris. Mr.
Morris was doubly bereaved last month by the
death of his wife and mother and in consequence
his sister, Miss Julia, will close the old home in
Milesburg and go to Johnstown to reside with
him.
—Emanuuel Noll contemplates a trip to his old
haunts about Chambersburg soon. He expects to
attend the reunion of the 13st Inf. to be held in
that place and while there wiil run down to visit
the battlefield of Antietam, which he hasn’t seen
for thirty-nine years and then things were so
warm that he didn’t have much time to look
around.
—Quite a party of Tyrone people were in town
on Friday on their way to Snow Shoe to spend
the day at that once popular mountain resort.
Among them were Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Poorman,
Mrs. and Mrs. J. P. Franciscus, Mr. and Mrs. D.
8. Kloss, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Secullin, Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Fergu-
son, Mrs. M. McCann, Mrs. A. A. Witter, Mrs. C.
T. Witter and Mrs. F. T. Hepburn.
—The Warcuman office was honored by a call
from two old Ferguson township friends on Mon-
day afternoon. They were Capt. J. M. Kepler
and Geo. W. Keichline. The former came down
with his son Will and as it was his first visit to
Bellefonte in six years it was little wonder that
he was so cordially received. The Captain is
looking remarkably hale and gives all the er dit
for his apparent complete restoration from long
and serious illness to the virtues of the Hot Sul-
phur Springs of Arkansas.
—Among the welcome callers at the Warcuman
office yesterday was Mr. Samuel Slack, the veter-
an stock dealer of Potter township. In addition
to managing and overseeing a couple of the most
productive farms in the county, Mr. Slack finds
time to purchase and ship more stock to the
eastern market than any dealer in the section.
Mr. Slack is now nearly seventy years of age and
has never voted any other ticket than the straight
Democratic, which possibly accounts for his clear
conscience, robust health and general popularity.
—Quite a party of distinguished gentlemen
*‘from over the mountain’ were in town on Mon-
day on business pertaining to the Philipsburg
water franchise. Geo. W. McGaffey Esq., the
financier of that place ; James Passmore, the well
known hotel man and coal operator; Jesse Luk-
ens, the contractor who has five buildings in
course of erection now—this fact being mentioned
as an indication that Philipsburg is evidently not
as dull as it is said to be—counciiman E, H.
Southard ; attorneys Zeigler and Crosby and sev-
eral others were in the party. The Hon. D. L.
Krebs, of Clearfield, was here also as counsel for
the Philipsburg Water Co. The’ case is one of a
preliminary injunction granted tc the Philips-
burg Water Co., restraining the borough author-
ities from entering into any contracts with out-
side parties for water plugs or any such equip-
‘ment for the town’s water service. The argument
was made on the preliminary injunction on
Monday before Judge Love. Attorneys Orvis,
Bower & Orvis and Crosby appeared for the
borough and Krebs and Zeigler for the Water Co.
—Jay E. Snoke, of Clearfield, was in town over
Sunday with friends.
—Geoc. W. Rumberger, of Unionville, was a Sat
urday. visitor in town.
—Mr. and Mrs. John Walker and Miss Annie-
Shortlidge left for Buffalo on Monday and are
speriding the week at the Pan-American and the
‘Falls.
— Messrs. Adam and Frank Hasel accompanied
their neice, Mrs. John Hasel, home to Niagara, on’
Tuesday and will spend a week there and at the
Exposition. y
—Among those who Jefe. for Buffalo from here
on Monday’ were "Mrs. Margaret Wilson, Miss
Blanche, Hayes, Jane Welch and. Mrs. Mary
Blanchard.
© —Mrs. James H. McLain, left for her home in
Massilon, O., yesterday afternoon after an enjoy-
able visit at ‘the home of her sister, , Mrs. Henry,
Harris, on Howard street.
—Mrs. Daniel Clemson, of Pitisbarg, who is just
home from a, European trip, and ‘her, sisters,
Mrs. Annie Mattern and Mrs.»J. Mae.: Goheen, of
Tyrone, with the latter's little daughter were’ in’
town yesterday seeing old friends. They ‘were
on their way home from an enjoyable’ little" ‘ex!
cursion through Ferguson, Patton and" College
township where they. visited relatives.
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A SHOOTING ACCIDENT IN GREEN VAL-
LEY.—Henry Knofisinger, of Pleasant Gap,
who is shantying in the woods up in Green
Valley, was taking his rifle apart about
nine o’clock on Saturday night. With
him in the shanty was Charley Packer, the
13 year old son of Richard Packer, and his
younger brother Thomas.
The little boys were watching the opera-
tion; Charley standing not ten inches from
the muzzle of the rifle. As Knoffsinger
was removing the breech the trigger was
accidentally touched, sending the hammer
down and discharging the gun. The load
struck Charley in the abdomen, just below
the navel. He was standing in the door-
way and reeled and fell. Knoffsinger ran
to him at once and after examining the
wound the lad recovered sufficiently to
make his way to his home, a half mile dis-
tant.
A physician could not be secured until
afternoon of the next day and, surprising
to relate, the boy is still living. It is not
known whether the ball took a downward
course and is lodged in the groin, where
there is considerable inflammation, or
whether it went clear throngh him and
came out the back about three inches to
the right of the spinal column, where there
was found a small scab two days after the
shooting, when it was possible to turn him
over. The boy says the scar on his back
came from a previous fall.
Knoffsinger did not seem to realize how
seriously he had injured him.
SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES.—A repre-
sentative of one of the leading manufactur-
ers of the country will be in Bellefonte on
Tuesday, Oct. 15th, with a large line of
ladies tailor made suits, jackets, long coats,
skirts and the latest novelties in that line.
He will display the line at Joseph Bros. &
Co's store and take orders and measure-
ments for made-to-order goods there.
The ladies of Bellefonte and vicinity are
earnestly invited to call and see the line,
whether they buy or not, as it will give
many new and stylish ideas.
*oe
——Vogel’s minstrels on the evening of
Oct. 18th, will be fine. Take our word
for it.
LosT—On the pike between Rishel’s hill
and town a small brown mink boa. Finder
will be suitably rewarded by returning
same to Mrs. J. A. Aikens, Alleghany and
Bishop streets.
Public Sale.
OcroBeR 228Np—At the residence of J. F. Garner,
one mile north west of State College, horses,
cows, Young cattle, pigs, implements, harness,
ere. le at 10 o'clock, a.m. William Goheen,
ue.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
T14@74
51@72
63
“ial
—Favorite Brands.. .
Rye Flour Per Br’l A
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1.
Mixed ** 1l......
Straw erin sunuicasstunsase sesarnainannrsis prrestsrasiers 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 :
BA WHERE, cive ve ritirvsaenssessniniiivas Sesvunnsasuseses 67
Rye, per DUSHEL....omeser . 55
Corn, shelled, per bushel.. 55
Corn, ears, per bushel... 55
Oats, per bushel, avn 35
Barley, R= bushel... 50
Ground Plaster, er t
Buckwheat, per bushe
Cloverseed, per bushel
Timothy seed per bushel...
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel ........ccccssisinaniscis sersniser 60
Onions 1 Siseessaes 75
ggs, per dozen 20
Lard, per pound... 10
Country S onlden 10
Sides... 10
Hams... 12
Tallow, per pound 3
Butter, per pound... ors cressik 23
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per anh { A (Hf paid stric sfodl in advance)
$2. 00, when not paid ance $2.50 if not
paid "before the ex Bar of ig year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all 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 :
SPACE OCCUPIED |3m om | 1y
One inch (12 lines this type.............. $ 3 $8 |$ 10
Two inches.........cccivveaannee ve 10 15
Three inches... 10 151 20
uarter Column & inches 12 | 20 | 30
alf Column (10 inches) 20135] 65
One Column (20 inches)... 35 | 65 | 100
| Advertisements in special column 25 per cent,
additional.
Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions...........20 cts.
Each additional insertion, per line 5 cts.
Local noti per line..... 20
Business not cess per line...
Job Printing of very kind
and dispatch. The Warcumax office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can Yo executed
iz the mostartistic manner and at the lowest rates.
‘erm
s—Cash.
All letters should be addressed to
P. GRAY MEEK, Proprieto