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Bellefonte, Pa., April 24, 1903.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Msrs. Susan Derr has been taken to
the Bellefonte hospital for treatment.
——Reports have it that Philipsburg
fishermen -were not very successful on the
first day of the season.
——The upper match factory is to close
for about three weeks to permit the installa-
tion of some new machinery.
——Wahile cleaning house on Tuesday
afternoon Mrs. Harry Haag, of Penn street,
fell from a step ladder and broke her
ankle.
——Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, of this
diocese of the Episcopal church, will con-
duct confirmation services at St. John’s
this evening.
——John F. Potter, of Mileshurg, was
appointed a justice of the peace for Boggs
township by Governor Pennypacker last
week.
——The social attractions in the new
Masonic temple are being added to by new
pool and billiard tables that are being put
in this week.
——Miss. Jane McCalmont. of Thomas
street, expects to visit California this sum-
mer and will visit friends on the coast for
several montbs.
——Wm. B. Miles & Son have installed
a new seventy light acetylene gas plant in
their Milesburg property. It lights both
their large store and home.
——The only minstrel show of the en-
tire season will be seen at Garman’s next
Monday night, when the Barlow and Wil.
son aggregation will appear.
——Oa Friday Harry Solt caught a trout
that measured 18} inches long and weighed
93 lbs. He took it from Logan’s branch
near the old Valentine rolling mill.
——Andrew Carnegie has offered to pay
half the cost of a $475 Vocalion organ for
the Baptist church at Eagleville, if the
vongregation will pay the balance.
——Miss Louisa Harris expects to arrive
home from Philadelphia soon and will
open her home on north Allegheny street
to boarders about the middle of May.
——Fred High, ventriloquist, humorist
and impersopator, will entertain in Petri-
ken hall this evening. The admission is
only 35 cts.—a good show for the money.
——The Coleville band gave a delight-
ful concert down, town Wednesday even-
ing, rendering a few of the new selections
they have been practicing on during the
winter.
——A little five year old child of Alfred
Witmer got its hand into the machinery in
hig chop mill at Lemont, last Saturday, and
suffered a bad injury. ‘Itis thought that
amputation will not be necessary.
——Miss Mary Judge, of sonth Thomas
street. entertained in honor of her guest,
Miss Mame Haupt, of Altoona, on Tuesday
night. A hunting party proved the means
of delightfully entertaining twenty five
guests.
——There was some talk about the Cole-
ville band enlisting as the regimental band
for the Fifth Reg. N. G. P., but the Clear-
field band is re-enlisting for another term
of service and it is hardly likely that our
organization will be taken.
——The proceeds of the play ‘‘A Night
Off,”” which the college boys are to present
at Garman’s next Friday night under the
patronage of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, will be devoted to furnish-
ing a room in the new hospital.
——The scholars of the South ward
school observed Arbor day last week by
planting two trees. One the class of 1903
of the High school dedicated to the mem-
ory of their departed class-mate, Lulu
Walters, and the other, a broad leaf birch,
was planted by the class of 1904.
—— Edward J. Hill, of this place, who
is a gunner on the “Indiana’ made a record
in the target practice off Pensacola, Fla.,
recently. He and a fellow gunner fired a
13 inch gun twice in two minutes and 22
seconds, a record never before attained in
the navy and the markmanship was ahove
the average as well.
——About six o’clock Wednesday morn-
ing fire broke out in the wash house at
the rear of George Sherry’s home on south
Spring street and an alarm was rung in.
The companies were on the ground prompt-
ly but a bucket brigade had done the work
before their arrival and the fire was about
under control. The wash house was burn-
ed and considerable damage done to the
.side of the house.
——The Bellefonte Academy and State
~College Freshmen played a rather listless
;game of hall on the meadow here Saturday
- .afternoon. In the first inning McCandless,
the Academy pitcher, was hit on the elbow
.of his pitching arm and was unable to con-
‘tinue in the hox.. ‘Dutch’ Otto wens in
and pitched a nice game, but the Academy
boys were unable todo auy batting and
lost by the score of 9 to 5.
——Supt. F. H. Thomas, of the Belle-
fonte Central R. R. has lately become own-
er of a fine vew hay motor, with all the
paraphernalia requisite for enjoyiug good
roads. His new machine is a handsome
sorrel, perfect in every appointment but
the rudder, which is so much abbreviated
as to make it a question as to whether it
is intended for a tail or one of those paint
brushes that all the ladies are wearing in
their hats now-a-days.
CouNncIL’s REGULAR MEETING. —The
borough solons met Monday evening and
for the first time since they were sworn in-
to office was there a full turn out. Some
important business was taken up, but it
was touched so gingerly that it would be
premature to state what the outcome of it
will be. ;
J. Thomas Mitchell Esq. representing the
Boro auditors was present and made a state-
ment relative to the consumption of coal at
the water works. - His calculations were
based on the figures given by Supt. Rine as
a result of a test he made of the steaming
qualities of Beech Creek and Lehigh coalsa
few weeks ago. It appears that the audi-
tors wrote to the makers of the boilers and
pump used at the water works and ascer-
tained exactly how many pounds of coal it
would take per hour to generate 1 horse
power at the boiler. Going beyond the
outside figures given by the experts
and allowing that the boilers were fired to
their full horse power day and night the
auditors made the rather startling state-
ment that there had been used at the water
works last year 551 tons of coal more than
should have been used.
This precipitated a discussion that re-
salted in a motion to ask for bids for fur-
nishing coal for the next year, at railroad
weight, and for the bauling of same to the
water works.
While under the head of water im-
provements repairs to the reservoir was dis-
cussed and specifications for a roof to en-
close the entire hody were shown. After
talking over all phases of that council de-
cided that a good retaining wall and a high
fence would be the best way of keeping
children away from it and the matter was
referred back to the Water committee for
reconsideration. This committee was also
directed to store away the pump owned by
the E. Keeler Co., of Williamsport; said
company showing an inclination not to re-
move it from the water works.
Isaac Underwood, one of the auditors,
called up the matter of moving the lock-up
to the rear of the public building on How-
ard street; the object being economy for the
borough and convenience for the burgess.
An investigation revealed that there is no
room near the public building unless Some
ground be rented and as shere is no rent to
pay where the lock-up now stands and it
also has steam heat from the water works
it was decided to let it remain where it is.
Upon a motion it was unanimously de-
cided to cut the water off all consumers
who decline to pay their water rents
promptly.
Schads were given permission to tap the
Allegheny street sewer and lay a line
through Pike alley to Dr. Kirk’s new prop-
erty on Penn street.
About the most important matter taken
up was the motion instructing the Street
committee to do something to north Water
street. They will invite estimates for both
cribbing and stone wall and if there is not
a very wide divergence in the relative cost
the wall will be built and a permanent im-
provement. made. there. If it were to do
nothing else than build such a wall this
council would have done the people of
Bellefonte a lasting service.
The following bills were approved and
council adjourned :
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R. B. Taylor eoal for water works.... io
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Geo. Re. Meek, horo treasurer for Semi-an-
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Wm. T. Kelly, 1 month as clerk.................
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AN EARLY MORNING WEDDING.—The
marriage of Miss Rose Genevieve Fox,
daughter of the late Joseph Fox, and C.
Mitchell Parrish was celebrated on Wednes-
day morning at 6:30 o’clock in St. John’s
Catholic church. It was an uuusualy ear-
ly hour for a social function and only the
more intimate friends of the bride and
groom were invited, but quite a number of
guests were present for the ceremony.
Miss Mary Brown, the organist of the
church, played the march from Lohengrin
and the nuptial mass was celebrated by
Rev. P. McArdle. The bride was attend-
ed hy her sister, Miss Mary I. Fox,as maid
of honor and the groom’s best man was
Joseph Fox, a brother of the bride. The
bride, who is a decided blonde, wore a band-
some gown of white chiffon over silk,
made with a long train and elaborately
trimmed with embroidered chiffon. Her
veil was of tulle and she carried a bouquet
of bride’s roses. The maid of honor was
becomingly gowned in grey silk voile. She
wore a black picture hat and carried La
France roses.
Following the ceremony breakfast was
served at the home of the bride’s mother,
Mrs. Mary 1. Fox, on Bishop street and the
usual wedding festivities lasted until the
departure of Mr. and Mrs. Parrish for their
journey to New York and Washington.
Upon their return and after May 14th they
will be at home in the Petriken building.
The bride, who is a very pleasant and
excellent young woman, is popular in so-
cial circles as weil as with the school au-
thorities and scholars of the town. She
has taught for some years and has many
friends to wish her only contentment and
prosperity. Mr. Parrish. or ‘“Doc’’ as he
is familiarly called by his friends, is a na-
tive of Ebensburg, where his family have
been prominent for almost a century.
About fifteen years ago he purchased Wal-
ter Bayard’s drug store on Allegheny street
and is one of our most practical and sub-
stantial business men.
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——D. R. Foreman moved to town from
Colyer on Tuesday. He is prothonotary
M. I. Gardner’s new deputy and has taken
one of the Reynolds houses on north Spring
street.
——Auditor John Beck is confined to
his home at Nittany by a bad cold.
Barlow and Wilson’s minstrels come
to Garman’s on Monday night, April 27th.
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——Robert H. Clark bas succeeded his
father, James H. Clark, of Beech Creek, as
a justice of the peace. :
——Theodore Schneider, of Sunbury,
has accepted a position in Zeller’s drug
store in the Exchange.
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'——Fred High, the humorist, will be in
Petriken ball tonight. If yon want to see
a thoroughly pleasing entertainment go to
his.
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—-Mrs. E. A. Bower, of Aaronsburg,
was badly burned about the face and hands
while trying to light a fire in a stove in
their store recently.
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——The Murray and Mack comedians
opened to a crowded house at Garman’s
last night. They will appear again tonight
and tomorrow night. :
——The next regular meeting of the
Huntingdon Presbytery will be held in this
place the first week in October. At the
meeting in Reedsville last wee the Pres-
bytery voted 27, to 12, against the proposi-
tion to revise the Confession of Faith.
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‘— At a special service in the Beech
Creek Presbyterian church, on Sunday
evening, Dr. H. H. Mothershaugh and B.
F. Thompson were installed as elders.
They, together, with Capt. Jas. A. Quigley
and Geo. D. Hess constitute the session of
the church.
——Mrs. A. E. Patton, wife of Senator
Patton, of Curwensville, has been appoint-
ed a member of the Continental Hall com-
mittee of the D. A. R. It is one of the
most honorary positions bestowed by the
Daughters as president general, Mrs. Chas.
W. Fairbanks, is its chairman.
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——A defective flue caused a slight fire
at the double house, near the old nail
works, occupied by Sherman Bennett and
James Martin, on Monday morning. Jas.
Shorter and Joseph Pressler saw the flames
and succeeded in getting them ont before
more damage than a hole in the roof had
been done.
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——The clerks in the various stores in
Bellefonte effected a union organization on
Wednesday and henceforth propose to live
up to the union idea. Itis reported that
they do not intend to make any demands
for increased wages, but will insist on the
early closing plan during the summer
months. :
SEATS
——The Thespians, the dramatic orgaui-
zation of the studeats of The Pennsylvania
State College, are to play here on Friday
evening, May 1st, under the patronage of
Bellefonte Chapter D. A. R. They will
appear in ‘‘A Night Off"’ which is said to
be the most successful play the students
have ever attempted.
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—— George Herkheimer, of College
township, lost a valuable horse last week.
He bad stopped along the road to talk to
Howard Grove and left the animal without
being hitched. When he was too far away
to catch it it frightened at some pigs that
were on the wagon and plunged down over
a retaining wall, breaking one of its legs in
two places. It had to be shot. 4
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The Bellefonte attorneys are home
| from the Supreme court sitting in Phila-
delphia and their cases bad quite an un-
usual termination. Three of them were
settled instanter, ¢ e the court heard but one
side. Tu the case of Pifer et al vs Locke to
clear up a title on the Allegheny street
property which Dr. Locke expeets to buy,
the latter lost the suit but thereby gained
the point hie was after. In the case of the
Commonwealth vs the Milliken estate to
recover collateral inheritance tax on the
late Marion Milliken's share of her brother
James’ estate the Commonwealth won.
And in thecase of Minerva B. Snyder vs the
P. R. R. Co. the railroad won. Blanchard
& Blanchard were interested in all three
cases; practically winning two of them.
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——Harry Chaney and his son Willis, of
Port Matilda, had a decidedly unexpected
and chilly bath last Thursday night and it
might have resulted disastrously for both
of them. They were driving homeward in
a buggy. The night was very dark and
rainy and when about one half mile east of
Hanpah Furnace their light went out.
Feeling that they knew the road they con-
tinged in the inky darkness until they
came to the bridge, which they missed and
tumbled down a 6ft embankment, along
with the buggy and horse, alightiug in the
cold, swollen streams. The hoy was caught
under the buggy and could not get free un-
til his father had lifted it off him. The
only serious injury they suffered was a bad
cat in the face which Mr. Chaney sustained.
THROWN FROM A CARRIAGE.—Rev. and
Mrs. C. T. Aikens, of Pine Grove Mills,
and Miss Emma Aikene, of this place, had
a thrilling experience while driving from
State College to Pine Grove, on Wednesday
evening. They were driving in a carriage
with Rev. Aikens’ team and had just reach-
ed Lauck’s crossing when a hand car on the
B. C. R. R. unexpectedly shot across the
road in front of the team.
The horses wheeled in a flash, overturn-
ing the carriage and throwing all of its oc-
cupants out. Fortunately they fell clear
of the vehicle and were not dragged.
The team ran back to State College where
it was caught. Neither of the ladies nor
Rev. Aikens suffered any more serious in-
jury than a few bruises, but the horses were
very badly cut up.
ANOTHER NEWSPAPER CHANGE.— While
this is not designed to be his obituary we
think it quiteappropriate to inform the
public that our friend, competitor and all
around disturber of the crooked peace of
this particular part of the planet Earth,
John C. Miller, will retire from the ranks
of journalism on the first of May. So dust
off your sago palms and plait up a wreath
of skunk cabbage for the departed agita-
tor. He goes, the Lordfonly knows whith-
er, but, sure enough, out from behind the
ink keg whence he has been firing for the
‘past few months.
The wind pump at the water works,
the slot machines and the Sunday store
door will join in glad peans of praise with
the defunct water committee of the de-
funct council.
The estate of the late Governor Hastings
has succeeded in getting released from the
lease the Governor had on the Republican
property, which did not expire until May,
1904, and Mr. E. T. Tuten and son Earl
will take charge again on the first of the
coming May.
So ————
DIED WHILE WALKING HOME.—While
on his way home with his wife, after call-
ing at the house of a friend, R. B. Holmes,
a well known resident of Lock Haven,
sank on the street in Lock Haven, on Sun-
day evening, and expired soon after. Ina
semi conscious condition he was carried in-
to a nearby house and a physician sam-
moned, but nothing could be done for
him.
He bad been a resident of Lock Haven
for five years; having moved to that city
from Milesburg, where he had been engag-
ed 1 the general mercantile business for a
long time. He was 70 years old and is
survived by his widow and eleven chil-
dren: Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Ertley, of
Windber; Harry, of Clintondale; W. H., of |,
Honoluln, Hawaii; Mrs. Schauf, of Chica-
go: Robert, of Pittsburg; Belle, Benjamin,
Charles, Hughes and Arthur, of Lock Haven;
also by the following named brothers and
sister: James, State College; John, of Nit-
| tany, and Mrs. Wakefield, of Lock Haven.
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JoHN Fox.—The venerable John Fox,
known as one of the thriftiest residents of
Harris township, died at his home at
Shingletown, on Sunday morning at 6
o’clock, after an illness of about a week
with paralysis.
Deceased was 80 years old and because of
his faculty for accumulating money enjoy-
ed the soubriquet of ‘‘the Shingletown bank-
er.””. His thrift made it possible for him
to help many of his neighbors and there
will be numbers of them who will miss and
mourn the good old man’s departure.
He was a bachelor and is survived by his
two sisters: Mrs. Sallie Ramels and Mary,
an invalid who lived at home with her
brother. t
Interment was made at Boalsburg on
Tuesday afternoon, with Rev. Black, of
the Reformed church, officiating.
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FRANCIS GARBER.—Francis Garber for
many years a resident of Spring township,
near Bellefonte, passed away at his home
in Tyrone on Wednesday morning; heart
disease having been the cause.
Deceased was 78 years old and was an
eminently honorable citizen. He is sur-
vived by the following children: Daniel,
Thomas, Harry and Mrs. Mollie Shalty, of
Tyrone; Mrs. Agustus Armor, Axe Mann;
Mrs. Edward C. Woods, Bellefonte,and Sis-
ter Antininus of St. Edward’s parish, Phila,
Mass for the repose of his soul will be
celebrated in
Tyrone this morning and the body will be
brought here on the 1:43 train this after-
noon for interment.
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Mrs. Jou~ McCorD.—The death of Mrs.
Maria McCord, relict of John McCord, oc-
curred at the home of Osborne Nason, near |
Julian, on Wednesday, April 15th, and her
interment was made on Saturday morning,
in Nason’s burying ground.
For years this good woman resided on
the mountains at Beaver Mills, Black Bear
and Six Mile Run until she was familiar to
every traveler who passed that way. = Sur-
viving herare these children : Mrs. Jack
Nason, Miss Celia McCord, James and
Richard.
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——Margaret Marie, the precious little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bariett,
died at their home at Coleville on Friday
afternoon at the age of 2 years, 5 months
and 23 days. The little one had suffered a
long time with brain fever and her death
was. a blessed release from’ her affliction.
Rev. T. W. Perks of the United Brethren
church officiated at her funeral on Monday
afternoon and four little girls, Ethel Bar-
lett, May Hartsock, Bernice Downing and
Cora Garbrick bore the tiny white casket
to the grave.
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—— Russell Hall, the 15 year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse S. Hall, of Beech
Creek, died suddenly while visiting with
his parents at the home of Mrs. Hall's sis-
ter,in Manchester, N. J. Tonsilitis was the
cause. His body was brought home on
Saturday and interment was on Sunday
afternoon. :
——Mrs. George Clune died at the home
of her parents in Philipsburg last Thursday
morning from a cancerous affection of the
liver. She was 27 years old and is surviv-
ed by her husband one child and parents.
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——Charles Hurst Jr., th~ only child of
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Hurst who recently
left this place for Philadelphia, died in
that city on Tuesday afternoon, of catarrhal
pneumonia. :
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——Col. Bayard is repairing the pave-
ments about the court house, a much need-
ed improvement.
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the Catholic church in!
——Colyer’s mill at Colyer is to be great-
ly repaired and enlarged and the Centre
Hall stave mill will be moved into it.
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— We would direct the attention of
mine operators reading the WATCHMAN to
the advertisement of the Catawissa Car and
Foundry Co. in another column of this is-
sue. The mine cars they make are said to
be about the best on the market.
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News Purely Personal.
—J. C. Harper was in Philipsburg on business
on Saturday.
—Miss [one Donachy returned to Irvine college
on Monday morning.
—H. 8. Ray, of the Brockerhoff house, is in
Philadelphia this week.
—Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fay, of Altoona, spent
Sunday in Bellefonte.
—Miss Daise Keichline spent Tuesday with
friends in Lock Haven.
—Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Schaeffer are home from
an extended stay in Scranton.
—Col. Geo. W. Rumberger, of Unionville, was
in Bellefonte, on Monday. :
—Miss Annie Redding, of Snow Shoe, is visit-
ing her many friends in Bellefonte.
—W. A. Lyon got home on Sunday from a
week’s business trip to Danville.
—Miss Daisy Potter returned to school at Balti-
more, Md., on Tuesday morning.
—Miss Lide Thomas, of Downingtown, is visit-
ing relatives and friends in Bellefonte.
—John Cherry has gone to Clearfield to work at
his trade ot painting and paper hanging.
—Dr. Joseph M. Brockerhoft spent the fore
part of the week in Williamsport on business.
—Thos. J. Sexton Esq., spent Sunday in Phila-
delphia ; having gone down on legal business.
—The Misses Crissman, of Thomas street, are
entertaining Miss Gertrude Nesbit, of Sunbury.
—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Irwin, of Altoona,
spent Sunday at the home of Robert Irwin, on
Spring street.
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—Having completely recovered from his attack
of mumps John Munson returned to Yale on
Sunday morning.
—Russell Blair is spending this week in Phila-
delphia and New York. He went down to attend
a wedding in the former city.
—Harris Cook had so far recovered from his
attack of pneumonia as to be able to come home
from Altoona on Monday.
—Mr. and Mrs. Allan Waite and their family
have returned to their home on Thomas street
after a visit with Altoona relatives.
—L. 8. Bottorf, generalissimo for the P. R. R.
Co. at Curwensville, spent Sunday at his parental
home in the country near Lemont.
—A. Lester Sheffer, of Milroy, who rarely gets
back to his old home here anymore, spent Sun-
day with his parents on Curtin street.
—Dr. and Mrs. Tate entertained Dr. E. Sullivan
and Mrs, E. M. Harmer, of Philadelphia, at their
apartments on High street, over Sunday.
—Miss Miriam Reber, of Philadelphia, who
had been in town fora few days visiting her
grandmother, departed for home on Sunday.
—County chairman Cyrus Brungard and sheriff
Taylor attended the meeting of the Democratic
state committee in Harrisburg on Wednesday.
—Helen Moore is here from Philadelphia visit-
ing her grand parents and other relatives and
friends at the home she removed from last
winter.
—Editor John C. Miller, of the Republican,spent
Sunday with his sister in Huntingdon and then
went on down to Harrisburg to be present at the
libel bill hearing cn Tuesday.
—Dr. Thomas Ashlock, of Williamsport ; Mrs.
Alexander Wier, and Mr. Frank Schofield, of
Altoona, were guests at the home of Hon. James
Schofield on Thomas street on Sunday.
—Wilbur Twitmire Jr., now attached to the
hospital corps of the U. 8. army and stationed
at Washington, I. C., arrived home on a furlough
of ten days on Monday morning.
—Frank Derstine came down from Altoona on
Sunday to spend the day with his parents in this
place. John Tonner Harris, another Bellefonter
located in Altoona, was also home for the day.
—John Blanchard Esq.,” Col. W. F. Reeder,
Harry Keller Esq., Hon. A. O. Furst and Register
A. G. Archey were all in Philadelphia during the
fore part of the week attending the sitting of the
Supreme court.
—For more than thirty years George VanTries
has been in the office of P. B. Crider and Son in
this place, but he gave up his position last week
and went to Pittsburg, where he expects to make
his future home.
—dJames B. Spangler, of Tusseyville, was in
town on Wednesday logking after some business
matters that needed his attention before the
spring work gets so far advanced that he won’t
have time to take a day off. .
—P. McAffrey Esq. in compsny with former
prothonotary Brown, of Clinton county, came up
from Lock Haven yesterday to spend the day
with friends. This was once Mr. McAffsey’s
home and Mr. Brown is the father of Mrs. J. Kyle
McFarlane.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. L. DeHaas, of Howard, were
in town on Tuesday, having brought Mr. and
Mrs. William Spangler, of Buffalo, N. Y., up to
spend the day here. Mr. Spangler was raised in
Howard and he and his wife have been visiting
there for a week or more.
—Dr. John Keichline departed yesterday morn-
ing for his new field of work asa medical mis-
sionary in Egypt. He will sail from New York
on the Celtic on the 29th and will spend some
time in London studying hospital methods. He
will probably be located at Cairo.
—Harry Kline, the Middletown hotel man, ar-
rived in town yesterday morning and having con-
cluded his business by the time of the departure
of the 2:15 train he thought he would go home,
until he discovered at 2:16 that the train left at
2:15, then he changed his mind about going.
—Mrs. Wm. Schloss, of Philadelphia, is in
town visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. M. Fauble,
on east High street and there would have been
a full reunion of the Fauble family had it not
been for Ad's absence in McKeesport and the
detention of Miss Jennie in Harrisburg by an at-
tack of lumbago.
—J. M. Bricker, of Buffalo Run, who looks
after Frank Clemson’s farms up in that valley,
was in town on Saturday. While Mr. Bricker is
reported as being one of the best agriculturists
in the county he is also somewhat of a hunter —
one of the kind that doesn’t take it all out in
hunting, either, for he gets his share of the game.
—A. A. Pletcher, of Howard, was in town dur-
ing the fore part of the week and while here
made arrangements to have a display of Milwau-
kee farming implements at Haag's hotel, on
Bishop street, during court week, He is one of
the district agents for that company and expects
to have quite a line of machinery here for in.
spection during the week.
—John T. Fowler, who has been a reader of the
WarcaMaN so long that we have to dig clear
down into the bottom of our pile of lists to find
just when he did subscribe, was in town yester-
day. He was accompanied by a very pretty little
Miss whom he called Marie Elizabeth and she is
the youngest of: his two daughters. Marie has a
record that few little girls anywhere can equal,
for she has attended school four years in succes-
sion without having missed a day and her man-
ners bespoke the good effects of it.
THE STORY OF A SWITCE.—Mrs. Ellen
Shoemaker died in Lock Haven on Wed-
nesday of last week at the age of 82 years.
She was the last survivor of the nine chil-
dren of James and Priscilla Martin Wil-
liams who came to Bellefonte from North-
umberland county a great many years ago
and lived in a house which they erected on
the present site of the Bush House—a white
house that stood on the corner at the Adams
exprese office and in the basement of which
the Democratic editorial association of
Pennsylvania was first organized.
The bride and groom came on horse back
to Bellefonte and a switch from a willow
tree that shaded the bride’s home at North-
umberland was her riding whip. It was
planted upon her arrival here and the great
willows that still stand along the race and
in the lumber yard back of the Bush honse
are the progeny of that bridle riding whip.
Surviving Mrs. Shoemaker are her two
sons, James and Charles, and their dauogh-
tere Mrs. Mary Gottschali and Miss Rose
Shoemaker.
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“THE HERO-RECOGNIZED AND UNREC-
OGN1ZED.—This is the subject of the lec-
ture to be delivered in the court house,
May 5th,at 8 p. m. by the well known and
distinguished platform orator, Dr. Chas. T.
Steck. Be sure and hear it. You will
miss one of the finest oratorical displays
ever given in Bellefonte if yon do not hear
Dr. Steck.
This is what the old war Governor said
about it : ‘I have heard Dr. Steck lecture,
and was charmed with his musical voice,
grace of manner and splendid elocution.
His lecture on ‘‘The Hero, Recognized and
Unrecognized,’’ is one of the most instruc-
tive, original, clear in statement and logic-
al in conclusions that I have ever heard. I
wish every American had the opportunity
to hear is.”
The lamented Gov. Hastings also says of
the same lecturer and lecture: ‘“*His leo-
ture on “The Hero, Recognized and Un-
recognized,’ is cne of the grandest oratoric-
al efforts I have ever listened to. I con-
sider Mr. Steck without a superior among
all the men of the platform to-day.”
—ooe
——The Barlow and Wilson minstrels
that come to Garman’s next Monday night
are new in Bellefonte though they are one
of the oldest minstrel companies en the
road. Speaking of a recent performance
in Grand Rapids. Mich., the Democrat of
that city says :
Barlow and Wilson’s minstrels made
their annual appearance last evening at
Powers’ opera house to an excellent house.
It is a fact worthy of notice, that at each
successive trip of this famons organization
vacant down stairs seats have been few and
far between, It follows that an attraction
able to fill that portion of the theatre is one
of intrinsic merit. The musical portion
was particularly strong. The hallads of
James Barardi, James Leonard and Joseph
McGrath were pretty renditions. The
monologue work of Barlow and Wilson was
very funny, while the popular Conroy and
Murry met with an ovation that muss have
been exceedingly pleasant to those favorite
comedians. Taken all together the Bar-
low and Wilson show far surpasses the
usual minstrel attraction.
——Murs. Mary Ann Johnson is going to
have another of her famous parties at her
home on Linn ‘street, next Monday even-
ing. Mis. Johnson'is somewhat like Patti
in respect to her parties. Everyone is an-
nounced as being her last one, but she is
such a delightful entertainer and takes so
much pleasure iu entertaining that all the
favored ones hope the end wili never come.
Sm ————
Philadelphia Harkets.
“The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia. markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red .... 82@ 8214
“ —No. 2. 18@S14
Corn —Yellow. 5335@51
4634@50
39%@d034
Flour— Winter, Per Br’} 2.70@2.90
‘ —Penna. Roller.... 3.15@3.35
** —Favorite Brands. .. 4.35@4.50
Rye Flour Per Br'l................... wa 3.15@8.20
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1... 10.00@21.50
fw “ Mixed ‘li... 1500@17.50
Straw 10.50@17.50
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weeklv by C. Y. Wagxer,
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress :
ad wheat, old... .............iinainnnmens . 70
New wheat....... - 10
Rye, per bushel.............. v8
Corn, shelled, per bushel...... - 50
Corn, ears, per bushel... “ 50
Oats, cld and new, per b ae 3B
Barley. por bushel...... - 50
Ground Plaster, per to: 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel.. vos 40
Cloverseed, per bushel... ..$6 00 to $6 60
Timothy seed per bushet................... $3.20 to $3.60
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel .. 50
Quions, on sesessuses
gs, per dozen.. 12
Poet per pound...... 12
Country Shoulders.. 10
_Sides....... . 10
ams., 12
Tallow, per poun 4
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