Demon Mic
Bellefonte, Pa., May 16 1902.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
$15 Reward.
The Sportmen’s League of Centre Coun-
ty will pay $15.00 reward for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of any
violator of the game and fish laws of this
Commonwealth. This reward is standing
and will be paid in addition to the fees al-
Jowed informers under the law. The Lea-
gue is determined to break up illegal fish-
ing and hunting in Centre County.
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——There was a Killing frost on Tuesday
night. :
——The venerable John Howley is quite
ill at his home on east Bishop street.
——Jacob Fisher, of Aaronsburg, has
been granted a pension of $12 per month.
——The Bellefonters’’ is for the benefit
of the Methodist church. Are you going
to-night.
——~Senator W, C. Heinle is scheduled
todeliver the memorial addresses at Aarons-
burg and Rebersburg.
——Another exceedingly artistic window
stops hundreds of pedestrians in front of
the Yeager & Davis shoe store.
-—DPeter W. Swope, of Julian, has been
granted a pension of $10 per month and
Mary J. Wilson, of Linden Hall, $8.
——The Welsh Bros. circus, which will
exhibit in this place tomorrow, is a one-
ring show that travels on twelve cars.
——To-morrow evening there will be a
festival in the school house yard at Mt.
Eagle. It will be given by the ladies of
the Methodist church.
Liveryman Fred McCulley lost a
valuable borse on Sunday. It had been
driven to State College and shortly after
reaching that place died of colic.
——Dr. George F. Harris will be master
of ceremonies at the ninth annual banquet
of the West Branch medical society to be
held at the Fallon house in Lock Haven on
the evening of May 20th.
M. Fauble sold his fast pacing geld-
fog ‘‘Grape-shot’’ to R. V. Vaughn, of Al-
toona, last week. The horse is a fine ani-
mal and has a mark of 2:20 flat. Mr.
Vaughn expects to campaign him.
——To-night the ‘‘Bellefonters’ will be
produced at Garmans. They scored an
immense hit Jast night and if you would
gee an army of lilliputian actors in a clev-
erly arranged extravaganza you should go.
——The Bellefonte glass works resumed
operations Sunday night, after a brief sus-
pension caused by the blowing out of the
eap. A new one having been put in and
eight new pots set the work will go on now
until July.
The Clarence Rod and Gun club will
havea twoday’s tournament on Wednesday
and Thursday, June 18th and 19th. It
will be a target shoot and the members of
that organization promise a great event to
all who enter.
——The Palace livery has two fine new
teams recently added to the large equip-
ment of that establishment. Manager
Will Larimer purchased them in Somerset
county. One is a team of black backneys,
the other is a brown pair. The blacks are
beautifully mated.
A pigeon killed by Samuel Bierly at
Rebersburg on Tuesday had a silver band
around its right leg bearing the initials “‘G.
A. and No.31,545. The bird was shot be-
cause it bad killed two of Mrs. Polly
Royer’s chickens and Mr. Bierly bad no
idea that it was a carrier.
—— Frank Delige, the 19-year-old son of
Cal Delige, of this place, was taken to the
Lock Haven hospital Friday evening, sul-
fering with tetanus, or lock-jaw. He had
been working in the woods near Beech
Creek, where he injured his spine lifting.
Then he walked clear home through a cold
rain with the result that lock-jaw de-
veloped. ’
~——R. B. Taylor lost a valuable sorrel
mare last Friday afternoon from lung fever.
She was one of a team that he had bought
at the Beezer & Gentzel horse sale at Mill-
heim on the preceding Thursday and weigh-
ed over 1600 lbs. The team is said, by
competent horsemen, to have been the fin-
est draft pair ever brought into the county.
«——The Pennsylvania railroad has ship-
ped 15,000 young locust trees to Newton
Hamilton to be set out on the Ingram
farm, in Wayne township. These trees
will be planted eight feet apart and culti-
vated unsil they are large enough for cross-
ties. This is to be an experiment which,
if successful, will be followed by other and
larger ventures in the same line.
——The forty-bour devotion service be-
gan in St. John’s Catholic church in this
place on Sunday morning at 10 o’clock,con-
tinuing for the specified time. Father
McArdle was assisted by Fathers Codori
and Baas, of Lock Haven; Loonay, of Re-
novo; and Zarek, of Clarence. The latter
is an accomplished linguist, spsaking at
least a half a dozen different languages.
——Detective Joe Rightnour arrested a
man pamed John Stonebraker, near Sandy
Ridge, last week and put bim under $500
bail for his appearance at court. Stone-
braker is held on a charge of poisoning cat-
tle on the mountain in that vicinity and
his arrest iz thought to be an important
step in breaking up a bad gang who have
been giving herders no end of trouble.
A STUBBORN FIRE.—One of the worst
fires to do anything with that has occurred
in Bellefonte for a long time was the one
that broke out in the pretty little brick
stable at the rear of the Humes home, on
Allegheny street, at 7:40 last Saturday
evening. There never wasa minute during
the two hours that it took to conquer it that
the firemen did not have it under control,
so far as danger to adjacent property was
concerned, but the peculiarity in the con-
struction of the building made it alm ost
impossible to get at the fire.
It is a brick building with a slate roof,
cut up by many hips and valleys. The
loft was full of hay and straw at the time
the fire broke out and it became a seething
furnace. On account of it the firemen
could not got get into the loft. Conse-
quently the flames that kept swirling
around the underside of the roof could not
be reached. There was enough water
pumped into the little building to have
floated the Deutschland, bat the fire seemed
to burn on notwithstanding.
Mr. Humes’ beautiful young driving
horse, that was valued at $250, was burned.
The two cows were rescued, but the horse
was in a box stall, too far away from the
door to be reached when the discovery was
made. At that time the entire inside of
the stable seemed to be ablaze.
The top was burned off a two seated car-
riage and considerable grain was lost. Mr.
Humes carried $1,000 insurance in the
Rankin agency. The building was valued
at $3.500. The origin of the fire is un-
known, though it is supposed to have been
accidental.
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StoLE His OWN BABY.—George Sny-
der, who hails from Tyrone, but who now
seems to be happily coatent with Belle-
fonte, kept up considerable excitement
about here on Sunday. Up to some time
last week George lived with his wife and
family in Tyrone. His habits were evi-
dently bad for his wife left him and came
to her home near here, bringing their two
month’s old baby with her. She was a
McNeil, a daughter of the late Robert Me-
Neil, and her mother resides at Verona,
near the Nittany iron works.
After she had gone and lefs George to
care for himself and their several other old-
er children he began to realize that a
woman is a mighty useful creature around
where there is a house and family of Nttle
ones to look after. He got tired of his job
by Sunday and came down heye after his
wife. Thinking that if he stole the baby
ghe would follow him home he did that
very thing. It would not have been so
bad had he not been drunk, but he was so
full that he imagined everyone to be after
him, so he climbed over board piles, coal
cars and tore about with that poor little
baby in his arms until officer Mullen lock-
ed him up.
The baby was then returned to its moth-
er and George was put on an afternoon
train” for Tyrone. He wouldn't stay on,
however, but jamped off at the Lamb street
crossing and returned, only to be locked up
again. Next day he was hunting work
about this place with the evident intention
of making it his permanent home.
THE CENTRAL SUPPLY Co.—A pplication
has been made to the Governor for a char-
ter for the Central Supply Co. which is the
name of a corporation that is proposed for
the retailing and wholesaling of mer-
chandizge of all kinds.
While it will be in no sense a company
store, yet the fact that several gentlemen
interested in the Nittany and Bellefonte
iron works are back of it will insure it at
least a fair share of the trade of the em-
ployees of those two large concerns.
Among the gentlemen interested are L.
T. Munson, F. H. Clemson, Col. J. L.
Spangler, John Van Pelt and E. M. Griest.
It is their plan to occupy the large rooms
recently vacated by McCalmont & Co.,
where they will open ahout June 1st with
a $5,000 stock of groceries. Later, if con-
ditions warrant, all of the immense floor
space of that bailding will be utilized and
a general merchandise line put in.
Edward Griest will manage the busi-
ness. He is a son of A.J. Griest, the
Unionville merchant, and besides having
had the very best of training in his father’s
store has had a number of years of expe-
rience as'a company store manager in the |.
coal fields about Hastings and Spangler.
AL SA OR
——Through the efforts of the W. C. T.
Union the citizens of Bellefonte will be
afforded, on Thursday evening, May 22nd,
the rare privilege of enjoying a lecture
under the title ‘‘Going in to Win,”’ de-
livered in Petriken hall, by the honorable
J. M. ‘Belford, of Riverhead, L. I. He,
in obedience to the persistent invitations of
some of the ladies, has been induced to of-
ficiate, although at a considerable sacrifice
to his large legal practice. For cogency of
thought, elegance of style and the arts that
go to constitute the polished speaker Mr.
Belford bas few equals, and it is to be
hoped, that the initial entertainment un-
der the auspices of the W. C. T. U. will be
greeted by an andience such’ as its refresh-
ing, and elevating character deserves.
rem QA rere.
——If youwould like to know how far it
is by wagon-road from Lamar to Bellefonte
either John McGinley on George Weaver
can tell you more accurately than anyone
else we know of. They stepped it off a few
nights ago. Returning from a fishing ex-
pedition on Fishing creek they missed the
night train home over the Central and had
to walk the sixteen miles, arriving here
about 3a. m. In order to keep up their
spirits Weaver whistled ‘‘the Czar of the
‘“Tender-loin’’ until he couldn’t spare any
more wind aud then his companion struck
up when ‘‘Johnny Comes Marching
Home.”
——Philipsburg and Lock Haven stores
have begun the early closing.
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A defective flue caused a fire that
destroyed the homse occupied by D. M.
Burlew at Beech Creek on Saturday after-
noon. Part of the furniture was saved.
——Until June 29th., $4 photos for
$1.69 at Mallory & Taylors,
——A large foreign boarding shanty at
Morrisonia burned down Monday and
many of the occupants lost most of their
clothing, as well as their hoarded savings.
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- ——S8ee Lyon & Co's large assortment of
summer dress goods.
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——The stave mill east of Scotia, owned
and operated by William Baumgardner,
was completely destroyed by fire about
noon on Sunday. The origin of the fire is
not knewn.
——COSMOPOLITAN PATTERNS 10 cents,
all seams allowed, Irvin Stationery Co.
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——Geo. W. Snyder, of Beech Creek, is
in Mill Hall being treated for an ugly ax
cut he received below the knee while
working for the Glen Union lumber com-
pany last Saturday.
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——Platino photos for $1.69 at Mallory
& Taylors.
——The house of John Peters in the out-
skirts of Beech Creek caught fire last Fri-
day night and was totally destroyed, to-
gether with all the furniture. He had a
small amount of insurance.
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——1Lyon & Co. are showing the finest
line of white and colored dimities a: low-
est prices.
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——The ministers of Rebersburg and
vicinity met on Monday, May 5th, and
took steps toward the organization of a
permanent ministerial association.
first regular meeting will be held ab the
Lutheran parsonage in Rebersburg on May
26th. At that time Rev. Owen L. Buck
will read a paper.
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——On Saturday the Academy hase ball
team defeated the Lock Haven Normal boys
by the score of 13 to 12. The game was
very pretty except during half of the eighth
inning when the Academy went to pieces
and before they could gather themselves
together again the visitors had scored ten
runs. The ‘same afternoon” State College
defeated Dickinson, on Beaver field, by a
score of 12 to 0. It was a slow game, but
free from any of the unsportsman like acts
that marred the game of the previous Satur-
day at State.
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——COSMOPOLITAN PATTERNS 10 cents,
all seams allowed, Irvin Stationery Co.
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——One of the most interesting recitals
of the season was given in the concert hall
of the Broad St. Conservatory, 1329-1331
S. broad 8t., Philadelphia, on Wednesday
evening, May 14th, by the vocal ensemble
class under the direction of Mr. R. E. 8,
Olmsteated, of New York. The members
of the class are as follows : Misses Seldis,
Dickson, Potts, DeGinther, Barr, Swayze,
*Rumberger and’ Twitmire. The entire
affair was a decided success and much
appreciated by all present. Misses Rum-
berger and Twitmire are both well known
as vocalists here.
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——Enugineer Bob Miller, who runs the
shifter in the Nittany Iron Co's yards and
makes trips over the valley to the different
mines for ore, met with an accident on Sat-
urday that will lay him up for some time.
About noon his engine was bringing a
string of ore cars out of Taylor bank and
they bad reached the vicinity of the old
Jackson operation, when his engine left the
track. Bob, thinking that the heavy ore
cars pushing behind would pile up on top
of him, reversed his engine and jumped.
In doing so he caught his left foot in a cat-
tle guard in such a way as a break the left
leg clear off between the knee and the
ankle. Had he remained aboard his en-
gine he wonld not have heen hurt, as i
remained on the ties and ran only a short
distance before stopping. Dr. R. G. H.
Hayes reduced the fracture, which proved
to be so serious that the splintered bones
had to be wrapped with wire and there is
grave doubt as to whether they will knit
properly. In fact it may be necessary to
amputate the leg.
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——COSMOPOLITAN PATTERNS 10 cents,
all seams allowed, Irvin Stationery Co.
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TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS FOR 1902.—
Sup’. C. L. Gramley has announced the
following times and places for the holding
of examinations for teachers for the public
schools of the county :
Miles, Rebersburg, Monday, May 19th.
College, Harris and State College, Lemont,
Thursday, May 22nd.
Boggs and Milesburg, Friday, May 23rd.
Walker and Marion, Hublersburg, Monday,
May 26th.
Liberty, Eagleville, Tuesday, May 27th.
Howard, Curtin and Howard borough, Howard,
Wednesday, May 28th.
Potter and Centre Hall, Centre Hall, Thursday,
May 29th.
Spring, Pleasant Hill, Tuesday, June 3rd.
Ferguson, Pine Grove Mills, tWedneesday, June
4th.
Patton and Half-moon,
June 5th.
Bellefonte and Benner, Bellefonte,
June 6th,
Snow Shoe and Burnside, Snow Shoe, Tuesday,
June 10th,
Philipsburg, South Philipsburg aud Rush,
Philipsburg, Wednesday, June 11th.
Worth and Taylor, Port Matilda, Thursday,
June 12th,
Huston, Union and Unionville, Unionville, Fri-
day, June 13th.
Haines, Aaronsburg, Monday, June 23rd.
Gregg, Spring Mills, Tuesday, June 24th
Millheim and Penn, Millheim, Friday, June
Waddle, Thursday,
Friday,
27th.
Their’
Abdil, Philips, Adams, Bachman, Birney, -
ALMOST A CENTENARIAN.—Thedeath of
a remarkable man occurred at Lick Run
Mills, Clearfield county, on Saturday, when
the venerable Ellis Irwin passed away.
Remarkable, not alone for his longevity,
for he was ninety-seven years old, but be-
cause of the useful and historically inter-
esting life he lived in this section of the
State.
Born in Bald Eagle valley, not far from
Bellefonte, on June 17th, 1805, Mr. Ir-
win’s life might be said to have been con-
te mporaneous with both the indian and
the white settler. He saw the entire
development of the iron, lumber and
coal interests of Centre county, the first
railroads were built long after he had
grown to manhood and sparsely settled
villages of his boyhood days grew to be
great towns while he visited and revisited
them. It is doubtful whether there is an-
other man living in Central Pennsylvania
of equal intelligence and whose mind was
stored with the same fund of local history.
He was educated at the Bellefonte Acad-
emy, and spent much of his time in his
youth working upon his father’s farm, and
in a shoe factory also carried on by his
father, John Irwin Jr., who came from
Chester county. For four years he carried
the United States mail through the moun-
tains on horseback. On January 10th,1827,
he married Hannah Iddings, a lady of
marked intellicence and worth, and they
were the parents of eight children, viz :
Lewis, who died in 1882; John F., of
Clearfield ; Mary and Henrietta, at home ;
William E. Philipshurg ; Joseph, who died
about one year ago in Curwensville ; Mal-
lissa, who died Dec. 11th, 1862, and James,
who died January 3rd, 1853. His wife,
after a wedded life of more than fifty years,
died in Feb. 1881.
“oon after his marriage he began farm-
ing on his own account, and in 1829 moved
to Clearfield county, buying a farm at or
near Grampian, and four years later en-
gaged in the hotel business at Curwens-
ville, remaining three years. In 1835 he
was appointed to the office of prothonotary,
register, recorder and clerk of the courts in
Clearfield to fill a vacancy, and at the end
of the term was elected for a full term of
three years. In 1838 he engaged in mer-
cantile business in Clearfield. In 1840 he
was appointed postmaster there ; in 1843
he was elected sheriff for a term of three
years. In 1850 he purchased a large tract
of land in Goshen township, Clearfield
county, which he improved and developed,
and mainly through his efforts the post of-
fice at Lick Run Mills was established, of
which he had been postmaster since 1872.
The remains were taken to Clearfield for
burial, the funeral taking place {Tuesday
afternoon at 1 o'clock.
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WILLIAM EISENHUTH.—AS$ the ripe old
age of 90 years William Eisenhuth passed
away at his home in Penn township, on
Tuesday morning. His death was due to
paralysis and other troubles incident tovld
age.
Deceased was born at Catawissa in 1812
and came to Centre county when but a boy,
spending all of his long life in the vicinity
in which he died. Funeral services were
conducted Wednesday morning, by Rev. J.
D. Shortess and interment was made in
Paradise cemetery.
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——Henry T. Harvey, very prominent
as an attorney and business man of Lock
Haven, fell dead in the court house in that
place while examining a witness on Wed-
nesday morning. Dr. J. H. Hayes was on
the stand at the time and Mr. Harvey had
just risen to interrogate him, when he sud-
denly flushed aud, stepping toward the
physician, exclaimed. ‘‘Doctor I'm faint-
ing.”” Then he sank to the floor and in a
few seconds all was over. Heart disease
was -the cause. Deceased was born in
Lamar township, Clinton county, October
22nd, 1842. He was graduated from State
College when it was known as the Farm
School and read law with Orvis & Corss,
being admitted to the bar in 1864. He
was a man of wide influence in Clinton
county, one whose death will be generally
lamented.
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——James Heverly, aged 69 years, died
at his home in - Milesbarg last Friday
morning; having been ill with a complica-
tion of troubles for the past six months.
He was a puddler and for two score years
had been emploved at the McCoy & Linn
iron works. Deceased was a brother of
Charles Heverly of this place and of Mrs.
Wm. Hunter, of Axe Mann. He was an
estimable citizen and a member of the
Milesbarg lodge of Odd Fellows which
took charge of the burial. His widow sur-
vives h'm. Interment was made Sunday
afternoon after services in the Methodist
church.
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——The death of Ambrose Milton Aults,
which occurred at the home of his mother
in Tyrone Monday evening, is fraught
with the deepest sadness. Genial in dis-
position, straightforward and manly in
character he gave promise of a most useful
life, until tuberculosis of the kidneys de-
veloped and brought about his death in
the prime of young manhood. He has
friends in all parts of this county and their
sorrow at his passing will indeed be gen-
uine. :
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——Mrs Annie M. Hackenbunrgand Miss
Hannah Everett have been chosen to repre-
sent Coburn at the K. L. C. E. convention
of Centre district, to be held at Loganton
on May 20th, 21st and 22nd.
sree emer rmrann
——A fall line of wash silks all colors at
Lyon & Co. Dimity and organdy stripes,
something new, all colors, at Lyon & Co's.
——F. P. Musser is the representative
| of the Millheim Golden Eagles at the grand
castle meeting in Shamokin.
——At Mallory & Taylors, $4 photos for
$1.69.
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——William Frantz, the blacksmith from
Waddle’s who was operated on for ap-
pendicitis in the Hayes hospital in this
place recently, was far enough recovered
from its effects to return home Wednesday.
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——Centre Co. Pomona Grange No. 13
will hold the May meeting in hall of
Walker Grange, at Hublersburg, May 27th,
10 a. m. sharp. Patrons please give this
your attention. All 4th degree members
are cordially invited. All fire insurance di-
rectors are expected to he present. The 5th
degree will be confered in the afternoon.
D. M. CAMPBELL, GEO. DALE,
Secy. Master.
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News Purely Personal.
—dJohn Brachbill, of Williamsport, is in town
for a ten days’ visit with his mother.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charley Houser, of Sharon, are
visiting relatives at their old home here.
—Justice John M. Keichline spent Sunday at
the old family home near Pine Grove.
—Geo. E. McMunn, of Williamsport, is the new
stenographer of the Standard scale works.
—Dr. William Laurie, of this place, spent Sun-
day with Mr. William Horn in Philipsburg.
—Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Van Tries expect to de-
part to-morrow for a tour through the South.
—PFrederick Blanchard Esq., of this place, was
in Lock Haven on business on Thursday night.
—John Tonner Harris, of Altoona, was in Relle-
fonie over Sunday to spend the day with his pa-
rents.
—W. L. Daggett, of the Bush house, is up in
Tioga county this week looking after property in-
terests there.
—Col. and Mrs James H. Lambert, of Philadel-
phia, : pent Sunday with Gen. and Mrs. Hastings
in this place.
—Jennie Koontz and Lilly Gehret are visiting
friends in Altoona, where they expect to remain
about two weeks,
—G. W. Rumberger, who has settled down up
at Unionville as naturally as a duck takes to wat-
er, was in town on Monday.
—Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Montgomery are enter-
taining Miss Anna Turnbull, of Oskosh, Wis. at
their home on east Linn street.
—W. E. Gray Esq. returned from Philadelphia
and Atlantic City on Sunday. He was away on a
combined pleasure and health trip.
—Mailing clerk Will Garman, ot the Bellefonte
post office force, and Harry Otto took in the Fore-
paugh & Sells shows at Altoona on Tuesday.
—Mrs. C. T. Gerberich, of Thomas street, spent
Sunday with her daughters, Mrs. C. U. Hoffer
and Mrs. Lewis Wetzel in Philipsburg.
—Rev. and Mrs. Ambrose Schmidt and Mr. and
Mrs, Jared Harper are contemplating a visit to
Washington. They are going next week.
—W. P. Kuhn, of the Lyon & Co. store, is rep-
resenting Bellefonte Castle 357, K. G. E. at the
meeting of the grand castle in Shamokin this
week.
—Robt. F. Hunter, Chas. Richard and John M.
Bullock opened the bicycle long runs for the
season on Sunday by making a trip to Lock
Haven.
—D. Wagner Geiss, of West High street, who
has been off duty for some time owing to poor
health, is back at his desk in the Rhoads coa]
office.
—Mrs. Charles Woodin, of Tyrone, who has
been a guest at the Smith home on east Bishop
street fora few days, departed on Wednesday
efternoon.
—Mr, and Mrs. H. E. Jenkins went down to
Philadelphia on Wednesday to place their son
Raymond under charge of a specialist who will
treat his eyes.
—Eddie Hill, bronzed as any jack tar, arrived
in town on Friday for a short visit to his mother.
He is coxswain on the U. 8. 8. “Indiana” and had
a four day’s shore leave.
—Carl and and Albert McCoy, both of Bellwood,
rode to town on bicycles on Sunday and spent the
day with their parents, ¥r. and Mrs. Chas. Me-
Coy, of Thomas street.
—Harry Gerberich, of the firm of C. I. Gerber-
ich & Son, is off on a business trip to Renovo,
Emporium and other up-river towns where their
brands of flour are popular.
—Dr. C. 8. Musser, of Aaronsburg, who has
come to be very much of a stranger in Bellefonte
since he resigned from the pension examining
board, was in town on Tuesday.
—Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Chambers spent the latter
part of last week in Pittsburg an i other cities in
the western part of the State where Mr. Chambers
had business as attorney for the Auditor General.
—Rev. Jacob U. Hughes, now of Wisconsin, but
who was a resident and well known in this com-
munity twenty-four years ago, is visiting his
brother, Rev. James P. Hughes, at the Academy.
—Mrs. Templeton Cruse and her beautiful little
son Andrew left for Wilmerding, on Tuesday
afternoon. They will make their future home 1n
that place, as Temp. has secured a position on
the trolley line there.
—Lewis Grauer Jr., one of William Grauer’s
sons who remained here after the family moved
to Altoona in order that he might complete his
course at the High school, spent Sunday with his
parents in the Mountain City.
—Robert Sommerville, of Winburne, who ac-
companied his mother-in-law - to her summer
home in Scotiand a month or six weeks ago, has
returned and once more taken up his work as
director of the mines at that place.
—Miss Mabel Sankey, of Potters Mills, was in
Bellefonte on monday on her way to Kansas,
where she will visit relatives until next fall. Her
brother Asher resides at Vernon and her uncle,
the Hon. Ira Sankey, resides at Wichita.
— Isaac Reese, senior member of the firm of
Isaac Reese & Sons, of Retort, was in town yester-
day on business. Mr. Reese's father was one of
the early employees of the Valentine iron works
and was employed at that place sixty-eight years
ago.
—Charles P. Brachbill, son of W. R. Brachbill,
of this place, has shipped on the school ship
“Saratoga” to begin a seafaring life. Charley
is a splendid boy and we trust he will be strong
enough to withstand the many temptations that
beset a sailor's life.
—Mrs. and John S. Walker, their son Robert
and Miss Jane McCalmont are going to Atlantic
City the beginning of the week for an extended
stay, They had arranged to go yesterday but de-
ferred their visit in order to superintend the
erection of their new warehouse and coal sheds.
—Hon. 8. P. Wolverton, of Sunbury; Hon.
Monroe H. Kulp, of Shamokin, and M. E. Shangh-
enessy Esq., of Lewisburg, were distinguished
visitors in town on Monday. They were inter-
ested in the lumber suit that was the occation
for calling a third week of court and then was
settled before it got into trial.
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Court’s Concluding Sessions.
One Cuse Last Week and the Only One Scheduled for
the Third Week Settled.
When the WATCHMAN went to press last
week it contained a full account of all that
was done at court except the one case that
was then on trial. Tt continued until Sat-
urday, when a verdict of $4,000 was
brought in for the plaintiff, subject to
points of law reserved hy the court.
The case was that of G. J. Confer vs. the
Penpsylvania Railroad company summoned
in trespass, plea not guilty. This case was
from Howard and was brought by the
plaintiff to recover damages from the
derendant company for personal injuries
on the 27th of October, 1900. On said day
the plaintiff drove from the residence of
his uncle about two miles north of Howard
to go to Lovg’s mill at Howard, and when
be was opposite Lucas’ store he observed
that the local freight was on the warehouse
siding and the wreck train on the middle
siding, one car of the freight taking up
about half the road way. The wreck train
was on the east side of the crossing and
while at Lucas’ store he noticed the freight
pull upa little. He then drove within
twenty-five feet of the track and stopped,
looked and listened and got up in his wagon
and looked and saw nothing; but the cars
obstructed his view. He then drgve upon
the tracks and was struck by a freight on
the third track coming from the west, and
the wagon was demolished and he was
thrown under the wreck train and was
injured over the left eye and temple, also
his right arm and side and had three ribs
broken. The plaintiff and his witnesses
stated that they had heard no whistle
blown or bell rung, while on the other
hand the defendant company claimed that
the whistle was blown and the bell rung.
THE THIRD WEEK.
There was ouly one case on the cal-
endar for the third, but after all the jurors
bad arrived here for duty on Monday and
as much preliminary expense as would
have been necessary for a full term in-
volved, it was settled.
It was the case of Hough vs Kulp to try
the title to some lands in the east end of
Miles township, being four cases in all, in
two of which Emeline Hough was’ plain-
tiff: and in one Nathan Hough was plain-
tiff against Monroe H. Kulp & Company,
incorporated; and the other Monroe H.
Kulp & Co., incorporated, against Nathan
Hough.
Nittany Items.
Miss Maria Holmes entertained a friend
from State College during Sunday.
Orpha Pletcher isspending a week at Sa-
lona with her cousin, Mrs. Joe McKibben.
Oscar Dorman is herding the milk cows in
this locality driving them to the mountain
and return for 20 cts per week.
Misses Gertie Kling and Gertie Ertley,
after returning from Jersey Shore on Sunday
took supper with Mittie Winkleman.
The new store under the supervision of
Hiram Long is doing a large trade and per-
sons are glad to know of new enterprise.
—Joe McKibben, of Salona, was in town
last week. He is one of the retired laborers,
perfectly satisfied with digging garden and
remodeling fences.
Though one year has passed since Harry
Harter promised his neighbors that he would
spend Sunday with them, he only fulfilled
his promise last Sunday.
Joe and Ed Green, brothers, that have
charge of the Clintondale flour mills, are busy
giving good satisfaction to their many cus.
tomers. The public recognizes that they are
honest country boys.
There was a very large attendance at Sun-
day school last Sunday, many young people
assembled but not accompanied by their par-
ents. It is time that parentsshould wake up
and follow their children’s example.
Preparations are being made to rebuild Ly
some of the citizens of Clintondale James
G. Hayes has received $800 insurance in-
stead of $1,200, as stated in papers. His pol-
icies were burned and he was left to the
mercy of the insurance companies.
. Aaron Zerby was in town this week look-
ing up his claims for Treasurer. E. A.
Humpton also shook hands with a meaning
of asking for one delegate from this pre-
cinct. Teachers of Centre county should re-
member that here is one of their number
asking support and should not neglect this
pedagogue. ’
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red .. 8915@ 90
¢ —No. 2 851,@88
Corn —Yellow 66l5@67
¢ —Mixed 645@66
Oats...i ens 51
Flour— Winter, Per Br’l. 2.85@3.10
¢¢ —Penna. Roller...... 3.40@3.65
¢¢ —Favorite Brands... 4.25@4.35
Rye Flour Per Brl..,,........... wee 3.26@3.30
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1... 10.00@ 16.00
2 id te Mixed * 1... 11.00@13.00 ,
7.50@15.56
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
Tess :
i WHERE, vi sieis cis nsserssasanis siasers
Rye, per bushel............
Corn, shelled, per bushel.
Corn, ears, per bushel.....
Oats, per bushel,.......
Barley, per bushel.....
Ground Plaster, per to
Buckwheat, per bushel
Cloverseed, per bushel..
Timothy seed per bush
40
6 00 to §6 60
$3.20 to $3.60
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel .............evvevireiieens on evi 85
Onions. 4 rescsene
ggs, per dozen. 15
Lard, per pound. 11
Country Shoulde: 10
ides.. 10
Hams..... 12
Tallow, per pound.. 4
Butter, per pound.. . 22
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