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Bellefonte, Pa., July 25 1902.
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~ THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
—— Harry Otto sold the piano he won at
Sim the Clothier’s drawing for $225.
— Daniel W. Holter has been made
agent of the P. R. R. Co. at Howard.
——David Miller, Centre county’s latest
murderer, is one of the auditor’s of Rush
township. :
——Prof. Edward L. Brungard, of Re-
bershurg;: has been elected principal of the
Mifflinbnrg High school.
——The cornice and wood work on the
front of Temple Court has been brightened
up by a. new;coat of paint.
——1f ‘you want the WATCAMAN for $1
a year you must pay for it in advance. We
want to treat all persons alike, so don’t ask
us to make an exception of you.
~——Don’t forget the festival at the
Methodist church at Fillmore tomorrow
evening. There will be ice cream, cake,
candies, fruit and other delicacies for the
public. : :
— Experts say that the track at the
Cetitre county fair grounds will be all the
faster for the repairs that are about being
completed down there. ‘All the horsemen
are looking for great races this fall.
— An ore train on the Bellefonte Cen-
tral was wrecked at Hastings on Tuesday
afternoon and the tracks sn badly blocked
that passengers had to be transferred at
that point until next morning. No one
was hurt.
——1J. S. Brooks, of Cartin’s Works, bas
just: received a draft for $1,200 from the
Brotherhood of Trainmen for the loss of his
leg. He met with the accident while
braking on the Beech Creek road at Loch
Lomond junction ldst April.
‘——After thirteen years of operation
there it is probable that the large saw mill
of the Linden Hall Lumber Co. will be
moved from that place next spring. The
timber controlled by the company iu that
region is about all worked up.
——While Jobn Weber, of Howard, was
driving in a spring wagon from the chain
works below that place, on Monday after-
noou, his horse stumbled and fell dead on
the road. The animal was 27 years old
and was owned by B. Weber’s Sons.
—Dr. H. C. Holloway, pastor of St.
John's Lutheran church, will return from
his trip to Ohio, in time to conduct the
regular services in his church here on Sun-
day, July 27th. The morning and even-
ing preaching services will be held as usual.
"_jtiicumatism Lad Donald Potter con-
fined to his home on Linn street for a
few days recently. Frederick Blanchard
Esq., who is suffering with rheumatic
fever, improves but little and James
Fuarst's- condition is little changed. He
has typhoid fever.
——Mus. W. A. Ishler is the envy of ber
neiga bogs just now because she has a night
blooming ceres that has developed several
beautiful flowers and gives promise of
many more. The plant is a very large one
and the blooms it has already produced
have been exquisite.
——Some of our subscribers are forget-
ting that they must pay in advance if they
waub to get the WATCHMAN for $1 a year.
If you fail to take advantage of the ad-
vauce rate you should not get mad when
we charge what you evidently want to be
charged.
——Ail of the beautiful maples that
overhong the avenue on the campus of the
Penusylvania State College that leads from
the village, past the engineering building
to the main building, have been cut down
to give the young elms planted a few years
ago a chance to grow,
——James Wian, who for years has heen
gmployed in the Schofield saddlery, has
reuted the room on High street formerly
oocapied by tailor Jacob Gross and has al-
ready opened a business establishment of
his own. Jim is an expert saddler and we
trust that his venture will prove successful.
—-Jerey Alters, who has been agent of
the C. R. It .of Pa. at Hecla park almost
since the opening of the road, has been
transferved to this place; where he takes
the plice’ of C. B. LeLain, who resigned
sowe time ago. The promotion is a de-
served one aud Jerry will prove quite as
popular in the Bellefonte station as he was
when in-oharge of the important one at
Heola park.
——Thete was a cabin party at the
‘‘Hoase of Lords" on Nittany mountain
Weduoesday night. The guests of honor
were Mra. Joseph E. Borches, of Knoxville,
Tenn. ; Miss. Margie Knowles, of Richmond,
Va; Mr. and Mrs. Ross A. Hickok,
Miss Haeviet Gilbert and Mr. Frank Hall,
of Harrisburg, and Mr. Gregg Curtin, of
Pittsharg. Other members of the party
were Thomas Beaver, Edmund Blanchard
and Edward L. Hoy.
——Carpenter Isaac Miller, who has
hopes of getting McCafferty’s ware-house
done sometime this summer, got tired wait-
ing ob material last week and ordered
most of his gang of workmen to State Col-
lego, where be is’ endeavoring to convert
the McCalmout store room into a dwelling.
.. That point has been abandoned as a branch
hoase and in order to make the property
earn apything at all it is being fitted
up fain dwelling and Isaac Mller is doing
it, wiih is a positive gnarantee that what-
ever<4s-done will be well done. :
ANOTHER MURDER IN RUSH TOWNSHIP.
—The Centre county jail for the second
time in its history has two murderers con-
fined within its strong walls. There have
been a number of persons behind the bars
who have answered to charges of taking the
lives of others but not since Seely Hopkins
and William Andrews were there has there
been two prisoners held on such serious
crimes as Frank Beckwith and David Mil-
ler will have to answer. The former is
awaiting trial for the cold blooded shoot-
ing of his wife at Sandy Ridge a few
months ago, while the latter got himself
into a murderer’s cell on Tuesday by kill-
ing his son-in-law.
The last tragedy occurred at the little
village of Edendale, not far from Osceola,
and only a few miles distant from the place
where Beckwith committed his crime. If
occurred shortly before six o'clock Monday
evening.
David Miller, a man 60 yeats old, stock-
ily built, 5ft 6 inches tall, with gray hair
and moustache, and a veteran of the Civil
war, lived at Edendale. Next door to him
lives John Roach, who was married to Mil-
ler’s daughter, and bad two children.
On Monday evening, shortly before six
o’clock Miller, who had been away, return-
ed home in an - intoxicated condition. His
ill humor began to vent itsell on his wife
and a quarrel ensued. Her cries for help
were answered by her son-in-law, Roach,
who succeeded in dragging the brutal hus-
band away from his wife. Miller became
infuriated at Roach’s interference and
threatened to shoot him. Words between
the two men followed, whereupon Miller re-
peated his threats, but Roach started off up
the road. Then Miller ran for his rifle and
when his son-in-law had gotten one hun-
dred yards distant fired upon him. The ball
took effect just above the thigh, imbedding
itself in the abdomen.
Roach sank by the roadside dying. The
neighbors attracted by the shot, ran to his
assistance and found him in great agony.
J. W. Coffey, of Retort, was driving past
at the time and gave his buggy in order
that it might be used in securing a physi-
cian. Meanwhile he went and placed Mil-
ler under arrest. Doctors Henderson, of
Philipsburg, and Reed, of Osceola, got to
the wounded man as speedily as possible,
but he was past help and died about two
o’clock Tuesday morning.
Coffey, after he had apprehended Miller,
took him before justice J. J. Collins, of
Sandy Ridge, who remanded him to jail.
As there were no officers about at the time
justice Collins deputized Mr. Coffey to
bring the prisoner to jail. He brought him
as far as Tyrone Monday night and Tuesday
morning he was brought to this place.
When he arrived here Miller did not know
that his victim was dead. He seemed very
sorry for his deed, after learning of its fatal
termination. According to his story he
had no intention of killing his son-in-law
and only shot to frighten him.
As soon as sheriff Brungard heard of the
crime he telephoned officers Bachelor and
Sankey, of Philipsburg, to arrest Miller,
but when they arrived on the scene Mr.
Coffey was already on his way to Belle-
foute with the murderer.
Both Miller and Roach are miners. The
latter was 28 years old and bore a good
reputation in that community.
A BELLEFONTE GIRL STRICKEN WITH
SMALL-POX IN Lock HAVEN.—Lizzie
Reed, a daughter of William Reed, of this
place, who had been living as a domestic
in the Geary home in Lock Haven was dis-
covered to have small-pox on Tuesday. -
The girl had been in Tyrone some tims
ago and shortly after her return to Lock
Haven was taken sick. Upon the sngges-
tion of her employers she entered the Lock
Haven hospital Saturday night. On Mon-
day she developed symptons of small-pox,
which were confirmed next day, when the
entire hospital staff was called in consulta-
tion on her case.
Fortunately for the hospital she had
been given a separate room and immediate-
ly after her removal all of its contents were
destroyed. The institution will also under-
go a ten day’s quarantine, as a matter of
precaution.
Lizzie was taken to a house near Castena
on Wednesday morning and wil! be under
the care of a trained nurse from Westport
until her recovery. The house is one held
for such cases hy the Lock Haven anthor-
ities. There ie little fear down there of
the epidemic spreading, as her case was dis-
covered before it had reached the stage
when it would have become infectious.
Inasmuch as she has not visited her home
here for some time there need be no alarm
among people of this place.
DROWNED IN THE SPRING.—Lowell
Wolf Stover, aged 1 year, 5 months and 15
days, fell into a spring near his home near
Woodward, on Friday, and before he was
discovered the vital spark had been smoth-
ered out. The child was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harris Stover. Funeral services were
held over his remains on Sunday by the
Rev. Owen L. Bock.
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~——A little daughter of Linn Kerstetter
was knocked over by Henry Wingard, of
Coburn, on Tuesday evening, and her leg
broken. Wingard was riding a bicycle
and ran into the little girl while she was
walking on the pike near Stevenson’s, in
Penn township.
-——The Millheim council recently voted
J. W. Houseman $35.00 and Edward Win-
ters $24.78 for property destroyed in the
effort to prevent the spread of small-pox
recently in their homes.
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——The five round bout between the
Garis midgets at the Logan picnic at Hunt-
er’s park, next Wednesday, will be amusing
enough, in itself, to attract a large crowd.
——Forepaugh and Sells Bros. shows
will be in Lock Haven next Thursday,
July 31st.
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~——Robert Smith, of Spring Mills, bas
the contract for remodeling old Salem Re-
formed church, east of Penn Hall. It was
built in 1859 by Rev. Lewis C. Edmonds,
now of Ford City. The repairs are to cost
$2,000 and will effect radical changes in
the interior of the structure.
——Two hundred bushels of this year’s
wheat, ten tons of baled hay, some of last
year’s erops,a Deering binder, two wagons,
a drill and a lot of other implements. en-
tailing a loss of $2,000, burned up with
Joseph Bitner’s barn, near Beech Creek, on
Friday. Lightning set the building afire.
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——The ladies of the Methodist church
at Ax Mann will hold a festival at that
place tomorrow, Saturday, night, to which
the public is cordially invited. AIl the
good things usually served upon such oc-
casions will be found there in abundance
and you will he helping a good cause by
attending.
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——The camp meeting at Newton Hamil-
ton opens this year on August 7th, and
closes on the 19th. From present out-look
the attendance will be larger this season
than usual. A number of people from this
county, we understand, purpose occupying
tents, and we earnestly hope that all may
have a pleasant time and be greatly bene-
fited.
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-— A. E. Shipe, of Sunbury, is the new
postal clerk on the Central R. R. of Pa.
S. M. Weber, who had the run between
this place and Mill Hall for the past nine
months, has been transferred to the main
line and will have a run from New York to
Pittsburg. The work will be much harder
but the pay will be better and they work
seven days and lay off seven.
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—-—Al. McCaulay, of Mackeyville, while
harvesting recently was frightfully injured
by being kicked by a horse. He was un-
hitching the binder team when one of the
horses kicked him in the mouth. The
blow drove his teeth into the roof of his
month and they were extracted only with
the greatest difficulty. He was unconscious
for some time, bus is recovering now.
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——W. A. Stuart, who spent most of
the summer at his home at State College
recuperating from an attack of typoid fever,
has been made assistant general manager
of the Union Steel Co’s operations at
Donora. When itis known that they are
putting up twelve open hearth steel and
four blast furnaces there the importance of
*Bill’s’’ job can better be realized.
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—— On Monday morning Mr. J. Edward
. Quigley and Mr. S. J. Osterling arrived in
this place from Pittsburg and went on to
the College. The latter is an architect and
had’ business at the College relative to the
extensions to the engineering building.
He has done considerable work for
Mr. Schwab and is the Pittsburg city
architect. Mr. Quigley is a brother
of H. C. Quigley Esq., of this place.
He is in the heating and ventilating
business and usually installs plants in
buildings erected under Mr. Osterling’s
supervision. Both gentlemen spent the
night with friends in Bellefonte.
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——The first annual picnic of the em-
ployees of the American Lime and Stone
Co., will be held at Heecla park on Sat-
urday, July 26th. Manager Robert Morris
is making elaborate preparations for the
amusement of the men and their families
during the day and all that they need to
complete their happiness will be good
weather. The Coleville band will furnish
the music. There will be a game of base
ball, boat, tub, foot and sack races and
plenty of other attractions. In addition to
the regular frains on the Central specials
will leave Bellefonte for the park at 8 and
10 o’clock in ‘the morning.~ The returning
trains’ will leave the park at 2, 4:45 and
9:45 p. m. Everybody isinvited.
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——The trout fishing has been poorer in
this section of the State this season than
during any wichin the memory of old
sports. The causes have heen several. In
the first place it was discovered soon after
the season opened on April 15th, that trout
were scarce. Not many were taken the
first few days, though conditions of weath-
er and water were excellent. But the prin-
cipal reason for the small catches lately has
been the condition of the water. It has
been so continuously riled by rains that’
very little trout fishing has been possible
and the season will probably close without
having afforded the fly fisherman, in parsic-
ular, more than two or three good days.
This fact may be the means of saving many
trout, therefore it will he but natural to
expect them to be more plentiful in our
streams next season. ;
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——Tomorrow night the Milesburg fire-
men will have their house-warming. There
will be great doings in that place and the
firemen down there promise everyone a
good time, In addition to the athletic and
fastastic events scheduled to take place
during the evening there will be splendid
refreshments served. Of course the plan is
to make money for the support of the com-
pany and if the Milesburg people, in par-
ticular, are wise they will patronize it
liberally. A good fire company like the
Citizen’s is a boon to any community.
Milesburg has had many opportunities to
see its worth and the very nicest way to
express appreciation is by patronizing such
undertakings as the one of tomorrow night.
If everyone contributes a little the
burden will not be heavy on any par-
ticular individual and all will have their
money’s worth of enjoyment, at the same
time supporting an organization that they
will have to keep up anyway.
PLANS FOR THE SCHWAB CHAPEL Ac-
CEPTED.—The chapel which Mr. and Mrs.
Charles M. Schwab, of Pittsburg, present-
ed to The Pennsylvania State College dur-
ing the commencement exercises at that
institution in June, will cost in the neigh-
borhood of $120,000. When the gift was
made it was understood that it would cost
$65,000, but after consideration prompted
the generous donors to insist that the
building be erected to suit every need
without regard to expense.
Out of deference to their wishes plans
have been adopted that will give the Col-
lege a magnificent building. Mr. George
Parsons, the landscape architect of Central
Park, New York, one of the most eminent
men in his profession, was called upon and
after a careful study of all the environ-
ments has recommended that the chapel be
located immediately in front of the botan-
ical building and midway on a line from the
rear of the main building to the rear
of the armory.
It is to be 84x120 fs, fronting to the
south. The foundations and entrance will
be of New England granite.. The super-
structure is to be of grey brick with terra-
cotta. trimmings and copper roof. The
building is plain in architecture,on Grecian
lines and from the exterior will have the
appearance of being only one story high.
The entrance will be through three grilled
iron doors that fall back into the building,
making a small logia in effect. A very im-
posing vestibule will impress one on enter-
ing the chapel. Its floor will be of mosaic
with either tile or mahogany wainscoting.
From the vestibule a marble stair-way will
lead to the 40x45 ft foyer above, from which
the gallery entrances will be made. The
auditorium will be in quartered oak or
mahogany. It will have a seating capacity
of about 1500 and there will be galleries on
three sides. The, stage will have both
depth and width for all purposes and will
be an artistic frontispiece for the interior
effect.
The building is to be thoroughly fire
proof and every detail of convenience has
been carefully looked after. The main
floor is to have a fall of about two feet.
There will be few straight lines in the in-
terior, the object in securing rounded cor-
ners and a closed circular ceiling being to
secure the best acoustics possible.
In this connection it might be added that
the plans for the Carnegie library have no$
been adopted, though in considering loca-
tions for it it has practically been decided
to place it in a corresponding position to
the chapel on the east of the main building.
George Gray Barnard, the sculptor, has
completed the design for the Soldiers monu-
ment and Curtin memorial for Centre
county and a photograph of his work is ex-
pected by the commission in this place at
an early date.
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CARRIERS FOR RURAL ROUTES APPOINT-
ED.—That there is a new regime in Repub-
lican politics in Centre county has again
been impressed upon local politicians by
the announcement of carriers for the rural
free delivery mail routes recently establish-
ed in Harris and College townships.
In last week’s issme the WATCHMAN
published a full account of the inangura-
tion of the system that is to go into effect
on August 1st, but up to that time the
carriers who will serve the peeple along
the three routes had not been named. Their
selection has since been made as follows :
Route No. 7—Lemuel H. Osman, carrier,
with David Osman, assistant.
Route No. 2—William F. Thompson,
carrier, with his father, Hiram Thompson,
assistant.
Route No. 3—Jobn M. Hartswick carrier,
with his brother, N. N. Hartswick, as-
sistant. ;
The announcement caused vo little sur-
prise about State College, where there was
considerable speculation as to who would
be the successful applicants and it was al-
most certain that Frank Weaver would
secure one of the places. Arthur Evey
was the other applicant who was turned
down.
All of the carriers appointed are very
competent men and should give perfect
satisfaction. ;
——Last night marked the beginning of
a series of band concerts which the down
town people bave arranged for the pleasure
of the public. They will be continued
every week until October from the tempor-
ary stand which has been provided so that
all may hear hetter and the band relieved
from the crowding that it is subjected to
when seated on the street. The weekly
dates for the concerts will be aunounced
later. :
——Miss Maybelle Thompson, of Centre
Farnace, who has been the very efficient
secretary of the Centre county Christian
Endeavor Union has resigned and Mr.
Frank Fisher, of Half Moon valley, has
been appointed to fill the vacancy until
the next convention in September. Miss
Thompson will sail from New York on the
Blucher on the 29th, for an European trip
with New York relatives and expects to be
gone until October.
——B. H. Taylor, a Williamsport trav-
eling, man lost an envelope containing $45
while driving from Nittany to State Col-
lege on Saturday. Hz had taken off his
coat on account of the heat and it is sup-
posed that the envelope fell from his pock-
et while the coat was lying on the seat.
He did not miss the envelope until he went
into the post-office at State College to mail
it.
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——The Logan picnic at Hunter’s park
next Wednesday is something to figure on.
You will have a good time if you go.
os FRETS
News Purely Pevsonal.
—Mrs. Thomas Jennings is visiting friends in
Tyrone. Se
—Charles Larimer spent Sunday with relatives
in Jersey Shore.
—Leonard Rhone, of Centre Hall, was in town
on Wednesday.
—Joseph L. Runkle spent Sunday with friends
in Sunbury and Lewisburg.
—Miss Margaret McClellan, of this place, is
visiting friends in Wilkesbarre.
—Miss Berna Dillon, of Braddock, is a guest of
the Misses Fox, on east Bishop street.
-—Asst, postmaster and Mrs. William R. Cham-
bers are spending a week among friends at Jersey
Shore.
—Mrs. E H. Heverly, of Lewistown, is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Stewart, at Ax
Mann.
—Mrs. E. R. Chambers, with her children
Isaac and Helen, are at Atlantic City for a stay of
a few weeks.
—Clarence Rodgers, of Pittsburg, a son of the
late George Rodgers, of this place, is visiting
friends at his old home here.
—Mrs. W. I. Fieming and her son Ward left for
a trip that will include Williamsport, Milton and
Philadelphia on Wednesday.
—James Brewer, of Kirkville, N. Y., has accept-
ed a position with McCalmont & Co. in this place
and will make his future home here.
—Miss Rebecca Blanchard, who had been visit.
ing friends at Wellesly, Mass., and Middletown,
N. J., returned home Tuesday morning.
—Mr. and Mrs. Ross A. Hickok are entertain-
ing Miss Harriet Gilbert and Mr. Frank Hall, of
Harrisburg, at the Hastings home here.
—Mr. and Mrs. William Reed, of east Logan
street, who had been down to Atlantic City for a
week or more, returned yesterday morning.
—Miss Mary Matlack, who had been a guest at
the home of Col. and Mrs. W. F. Reeder, for a
few days, departed for her home in Lewisburg on
Monday.
—Mrs. Harry Valentine and her family, Miss
Clara Valentine and several other friends spent
the past week atthe Burnside Lodge in Muncy
mountains.
—Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Gray and son Sam re-
turned from Atlantic City Saturday night. Mr.
Gray’s health was greatly benefited by the stay at
the seashore.
—Mrs. C. U. Hofter, with her sons John and
Fred, is here from Philipsburg to make a visit to
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Gerberich, on
Thomas street.
—Mrs. Alice M. Swartz and daughter Rose-
mond, of Olean, N.Y., are visiting relatives in
Zion and Bellefonte, after an absence of about
fourteen years.
—Mrs. Welsh, of Lancaster, and Mrs. Birchall,
of Philadelphia who had been guests of Mrs. John
Noll, on Pine street, for several weeks, departed
on Friday morning.
—J. Rush McClintick, who still regards Belle-
fonte as home, though he has to be flying around
all over the country for the Bell telephone Co., was
here to spend Sunday with friends.
—Mr. Joseph Keenan and niece, Miss Gertrude
Brown, of New York, arrived in town Monday
morning, and are visiting at the home of their
cousin Mrs. John Powers, on north Spring street.
—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King Morris, with
their baby and nurse, arrived from Tyrone Mon-
day morning. Mrs. Morris will make an extend-
ed visit at the home of her parents in this place.
—Joseph Harris, who has gradually worked his
way to the position of assistant superintendent of
motive power of the B, & O. was home to spend
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Rachel Harris, in
this place.
—Miss Jennie Morrison, of Spring street, de-
parted for Thousand Islands Park yesterday
morning and will take a summer course in art
there to better fit her for her duties in the Phil-
ipsburg schools.
—Rev. and Mrs. James W. Boal, of Port Carbon,
who had been visiting friends in this place for a
week or more departed for Centre Hall, on Mon-
day afternoon, and after a short sojourn there
will go on to their home.
—Mrs. William Allen, of Curtin’s Works, was
in town doing a little shopping yesterday. It
was such a bright, pretty morning when she lett
home that there was every prospect of a pleasant
day, but no one can count on the weather now-
a-days. *
—Mrs. A. J. Cook and Misses [Margaret ‘and
Blanche Cook, accompanied Mr. Cook to Horatio,
on Monday. They will spend two weeks in that
mining village where Mr. Cook has his headquar-
ters as division superintendent of mines for the
Berwind-White Co.
—Mr. and Mrs. Gotlieb Haag are enjoying a
week's visit at Cook Falls, New York, when
Mrs. Haag has a brother engaged in business:
We know of none who would take more pleasure
in or are more deserving of an outing of the
kind than our Bishop street friends.
—Mrs. George Gaches, with her two children
from Butler who had been here visiting at the
home of Mrs. Rachel Harris, on Curtin street,
left for home on Saturday. Mrs. Gaches was
formerly Miss Mabel McClellan, a daughter, of
Mrs. Jack McClellan, of Sharpsburg.
-~Ad Fauble went over to New York on
Tuesday night to get his usual early look
at fall styles. He does most of the buying
for the big Fauble stores in this place and the
fact that they are big stores would indicate that
he buys the kind of goods that pleases the public.
—W. H. Gardner 'and his family are here for an
extended visit with his brother M. I. Gardner, in
this place, and at his boyhood’s home in Howard.
Mr. Gardner has been located in Pittshurg, where
for the past ‘twenty-one years he has held a very
responsible pesition with the A. French Spring
“Co. : i
—Mr. and Mrs, Grant Pifer, with their two chil-
dren, are here from Wilkinsburg for their usual
summer vacation at Grand-pa Hoy's on the farm
in Benner township. That they have a great time
out there goes without saying. The larder is al.
ways full and the purest air in Centre county
floats over that place.
—Oscar Redford, of Richmond, Va., whose last
visit to Bellefonte is a matter of some seven or
eight years ago, is a guest of J. M. Dale Esq., on
Linn street. Oscar has many friends in Belle-
fonte who are glad to see him and hope that his
stay here will restore him to the sound health
that too close attention to business seems to have
robbed him of.
—Rev. Sylvester W. Beach, son-in-law of Mrs.
N. D. Orbison, of this place, is in town visiting
relatives for a few days before returning to his
work as pagtor of the first Presbyterian church of
BridgetondN. J. Rev. Beach has been in Paris
for some time, working in the Latin quarter
there and having established the work returns to
his regular field in this country. It will be re-
membered that Francis Atwood’s mission to
Paris was to assist Mr. Beach.
—OQur old friend Joseph Wilkenson,of Kermoor,
Clearfield county, on his way home from a stay of
five or six weeks at the state capitol was in town
yesterday morning for a few moments between
trains. It was his first visit to Bellefonte in
seventeen years. He had been over about his
boy-hood’s home at Potters Mills, but the great
changes wrought by the recent lumbering there
effaced many of the nooks in the mountains
familiar to him and it did not seem like home.
The railroad from Spring Mills to Bellefonte has
been built since he was here and everything in
Centre county seemed sirange because he didn’t
have to drive over the mountain in a stage.
—Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Orvis returned yesterday
morning from a short visit in Philadelphia.
—Maurice Baum got home from a visit with
friends in Philadelphia and New York on Tues-
day.
—Miss Estella Allen, of Fishertown, Bedford
county, is the guest of Miss Elizabeth Gehret, on
east Bishop street.
—Miss Bertha Laurie left, yesterday, afternoon,
for a visit of several weeks at Middletown and
Cape May, N. J.
—W. Fred Jackson returned from his trip to
Philadelphia, Atlantic City and New York on
Wednesday morning.
—Mrs. Maria D. Rhoads, of Linn street, de-
parted for her usual summer visit to Chautauqua,
on Wednesday.
—Miss Eva H. Crissman departed for Sunbury,
on Wednesday. She will make an extended visit
with relatives there.
—William Burnside and Harry Valentine left
for Pittsburg last evening to attend to some busi-
ness for the Standard Scale Works Co.
—Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. McKnight and their
children, from Philadelphia, are at the parental
home in the country near Hunter's park for a vis"
it of several weeks.
—Geo. F. Hoy, of Hublersburg, was ‘in- town
yesterday on a little business and reported that
most of the grain in Nittany valley has been
housed, though he couldn’t vouch for the con-
dition it is in.
—Dr. W. P. Shriner and his daughter Miss Em-
ma, went to Altoona Monday to visit friends and
attend the Methodist renuion at Lakemont park
yesterday, where Dr. Shriner was the presiding
officer at the afternoon session.
—Mrs. William Shortlidge and her daughter
Miss Annie returned, Wednesday afternoon, from
a pleasant stay with: friends in Genesee, Ill., Chi-
cago and Buffalo. They were west as far as Dav-
enport, Ia., and were away five weeks.
—Mr. and Mrs. George McC. Meek and their
daughter,Mr. and Mrs. Frank Housman and their
daughter, Inez, Frank Musser and Fletcher E.
Meek, all of Altoona, were in Millheim on Satur-
day attending the funeral of their relative, the la-
‘mented Dr. John F. Harter.
—James Pickle, one of the good men whom the
American company scooped in when it bought-out
the McCalmont quarries, called on Saturday to
have the WarcamAN sent to him again. Jim tried
to get along without it for a while, but evidently
found that it is necessary for the pleasure of good
people that they should have a good paper.
—Owing to the rains on Saturday (here was
‘nothing doing’ among the farmers of this sec-
tion and that was the reason that J. W. Grove, of
Benner township, was in town. He was like most
of the others, just waiting for the first chance to
get his grain in,but the way the rain poured down
on Saturday left little room for hope of a dry day
voon. Since then, however, there has been some
sunshiny hours and we have enough faith in My.
Grove's farming to bet that he made every one of
them count.
Ss
——The number of mosynitoes that are
to be found puncturing the face, arms, ank-
les and any other portions of the anatony
of persons about this place that they can
get at has been the subject of much specu-
lation. Bellefonte never had mosquitoes
before and their prevalence now is believed
to be due to the amount of stagnant wa-
ter in the vicinity.
rE,
——This morning John and George Knise-
ly, Jesse Cox, Charley Guisewhite, Wil-
liam Rider and several others will leave on
a camping expedition up to the vicinity of
Julian. Having grown tired of fishing
camps where there are no fish to he caught
they have decided to make theirs a bull-frog
hunt and thus introduce a new object for
a season of out of-door life.
—*e
-—The size of the crowd will make no
difference to the Logans. Everything they
advertise for their picnic will be presented,
whether there are many or few at Hunter's
park next Wednesday.
he ape.
——The ladies of the Coleville chapel
will hold a festival on the lawn surround-
ing the chapel tomorrow, Saturday, evening.
Every body is invited to attend ani aid in
the good work.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red .....cc........... 7835783
<< Ne. 2. Tari
Corn —Yellow... N5@72
¢ —Mixed... 63%@64
Oats.......... sessessresseresrasen 595@60
Flour— Winter, Per Brii....... ....cuu..... 2.75@3.00
¢“ —Penna. Roller..........c.co.e.. nv. 3.30@3.50
‘¢ —Favorite Brands.. wee 4.05@4.20
Rye Flour Per By’l.........0 L000. 3.25@3.30
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1... 15. 19.00
ihe € “ Mixed * 1 1540B15.00
. 7.50@15.00
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by C. Y. WagNER,
The following are the quotations up to six
2 Slocky Thursday evening, when our Der goes
8:
Red wheat, old..
New wheat........ »
Rye, per bushel... 60
‘Corn, shelled, per 65
Corn, ears, per bushel. 65
Oats, per bushel,...... 50
Barley, per bushel... we B50
Ground Plaster, per ton.. 8 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel....................... absesy sea 10
Cloverseed, per bushel... ...86 00 to $6 60
Timothy seed per bushel..
drsiean $3.20 to $3.60
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
r bush
Potat
Onions }
Eggs, per dozen......
Foor 4 ound...
Country Shoulders...
ides....
fall Hams... 5
‘Tallow, per poun
Butter, Per Sy
arenes
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per annum (if paid s bHy in advance)
$2.00, when not paid in advance, and $2.50 if not
paid before ‘the ‘expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is
pald, 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 6m | 1y
One inch (12 lines this type $588 (810
Two inches. 7101 15
Three inche . 10 115 | 20
Quarter Column (5 inches)., 12 | 20 | 30
alf Column (10 inches)...... 20 | 35 | 55
One Column (20 inches)... .......p9e. essen 35 | 55 | 100
Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional.
Transient advs. per line, 3 ingertions,
Each additional insertion, per line...
Local notices, per line............ .
Business notices, per line.............. ni .10 cts.
Job Printing of every kind done with neatness
and dispatch. The Warcumas office has been re-
fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and
everything in the printing line can be executed
i the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
'erms.
—Cash,
All letters should be addressed to
P. GRAY MEEK, Propriete