‘Bellefonte, Pa., May 29, 1903.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——The famous Bellefonte minstrels will
be seen at Garman’s next Friday night.
——Benediot Beezer, a son of Joseph
- Beezer, of Bishop street, is ill with i
fever.
——The cherry and pear crops will be an
entire failure in the vicinity of Madison-
burg. 3
~——The John Sparks Virginia shows and
trained animal exhibition will be here next
Wednesday, June 3rd.
— The Citizens hook and ladder com-
pany of Milesburg will go to. Lock Haven
on the Fourth ; taking the Milesburg band
with them.
~——The young people's society of the
United Brethren church will serve lunch
and other refreshments in the lecture room
of the church tomorrow.
——Yesterday morning, for the first time
in six weeks, the atmosphere in this seo-
sion was perfectly clear ; recent rains hav-
ing put out about. all the forest fires.
——Mr. Jonas Eckman, with his family,
expects to move to Philadelphia soon. He
has been a resident of Bellefonte ever since
the Penna. Match Co. began operations.
—— Another little daughter has come to
share the playthings of Ben and Nancy and
Mary Hunter, the interesting children of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hunter, of Carta
street.
——While many new faces will be seen
among the minstrels when the curtain
rolls up at Garman’s next Friday night yet
enough of the famous forty will be there to
savor of old times.
Rev. Cornelius Asbury is to lecture
in the court house here on Monday even-
ing, June 1st, for the benefit of the A. M.
E. church. His subject will be “The
Greatest Man of the Race.”’
~ ——Having been able to recite the en-
sire catechism Tommy Morgan, a little boy
of 12 years, has been presented sith a
handsome Bible by Miss Jane Furst, his
teacher in the Presbyterian Sunday school.
——-Maurie Otto, one of the inspectors
of bridges and tunnels on the B. R. & P.
is laid up with a sprained ankle and a dog
bite as a result of baving been thrown
from his bicyc'e while riding near Lyons,
N. ¥.
——A C. R. R. of Pa. engine ran through
a switch just below the Lamb street station
on Tuesday and it took several hours to
get it back onto the rails. As it was the
engine came very near going over the wall
* into the creek.
~——Mr. and Mrs. Morton Smith are the
parents of a dear little girl who arrived at
their home on east Bishop street on Sun-
day. It is needless to say that papa Will
Chambers isn’t the whole thing in the post
office now, for there are others.
——Corporal James Taylor, of Co. B,
is to deliver the oration at the services held
over the graves of Serge. Showersand Garis
and private James Stine, who were mem-
bers of the Co. and are buried at Pleasant
Gap. Corp. Taylor leaves to enter West
Point on June 12th.
——Ollie C. Campbell who for several
years has been manager of the Bell Tele-
phone Co’s. business in this section, has re-
signed to take effect June 1st. He will
become a superintendent of construction
for the new Huutingdon and Clearfield
telepone company. His successor Wm. Kes-
ter, of Wilkesharre, is here getting ac-
quainted with his pew work,
-— Secure your seats early for the min-
strels next Friday night. The chart willl
. be open tomorrow morning and it must be
remembered that all seats reserved and not
called for by Friday morning, the day of
the show, will be punt back on the board
and sold. With this rule in force the way
to make sure of your tickets is fo 1ift them
when yoa make the reservation.
—— The Undine Fire Co. bas arranged
for a street carnival or fair in Bellefonte
during the week of June 29th to July 5th.
There will be fourteen or fifteen separate
‘and distincts shows, with something doing :
The free open air attractions |
all the time.
will be a balloon ascension, Divo the man
.. who dives from the top of a 91 ft ladder in-
to a 3 ft tank of water and a high wire per-
formance. The fair will attract thousands
of people to Bellefonte so you can make |
your plans for the summer accordingly.
© ——Hecla park, the popular resort on
fhe live of the C. R. R. of Pa. promises to
¥be more popular than ever this summer | 5
sand im order that no one who goes there
abienicking will be disappointed every effort |
“60 beautify the park and add to its comforts
4s being put forth. Mr. Gainsfort, the |’
Supervisor, was in Williamsport last week |.
purchasing flowers for the park and when
they have all been set ont and growing the
prospect at Hecla will be more beautiful
than. ever.
ry
—= Deputy revenue Seoll oto iG. W. |
Rees has announced the following special
“days for this county on which revenue
Jaz gay be paid. It must be done before
st if you would avoid the ffty per
‘penalty and liability to prosecntion. g
er to accommodate those who want to
lector Rees will he at his office in
onte on Monday, June 15th, from
1p" “m. and at the Passmore
; Wifipebarg, on Thursday, June
3 the Same hours.
* TE BELLEFONTE HiGH ScHooL CoM-
MENCEMENT EXERCISES.-~The commence-
: neh exercises incident to the graduation
of the class of 1903 from the Bellefonte
High school. which closed last evening, were
especially auspicous. The weather was
fine all week and the marked inclination of
the people of Bellefonte to take a more
| active interest in our public *ohgols | was
evidenced in many ways.
Beginning with the baccalaureate” ser-
mon in St. John’s Episcopal church Sun-
day evening, an account of which appears
in another column of this issue, the twenty-
‘one young ladies and gentlemen in this
year’s graduating class have occupied =
prominent position in the public eye of
Bellefoute. Only once have they had to
relinquish the seats of honor and that
was Monday evening, when the Juniors
held their oratorical contest.
All of the members of the class have had
a splendid preliminary training and as
school days for some of them are over now
‘the WATCHMAN hopes that their after life
will he fraught with as much of joy and
| pleasures as have been their years in the
public schools of Bellefonte.
THE JUNIOR CONTEST.
The Juniors of the High school competed
for the Reynolds oratorical prizes last Mon-
day evening and, as usual, there was a large
crowd of spectators in Petriken hall to hear
them. Every number was so admirably
delivered that the judges : John H. Friz-
zell, of State College ; Rev. A. C. Lathrop,
of Milesburg, and W. P. Wharton, of the
Academy, found no little difficulty in
awarding the prizes.
In their opinion Charles Donachy, whose
subject was ‘‘The Vengeance of the Flag,’
had excelled, while Miss Laura C. Faxon
deserved second honors for her effective
delivery of *‘Ole Mistis.”’
The prizes of $10 and $5 in gold are given
by Col. W. Fred Reynolds and have bad
the effect of greatly stimulating the forensic
attainments of the scholars in the High
school.
was of the highest character and reflects
great credit upon those who participated
in it. ig
The complete program was as follows :
Helen G. Ceader - - “A Violin Fantasy.”
A. Gussie Smith, ‘‘The Bible Legend of the Wis-
sahickon.”
Edith N. Graham - - - ‘““Briar Rose.”
G. Harry Wion - - “Columbian Oration.”
Laura C. Faxon - - - “Ole Mistis.”
Bernice M. Shuey, “Standish’s Encounter with
the Indians.”
Lillian M. Walker - - ‘The Fiddie Told.”
Chas. A. Donachy, “The Vengeance of the Flag.”
Florence E. Lowry - “My Little Newsboy.”
H. Elizabeth Brouse - - “The Witch.”
THE ALUMNI RECEPTION.
On Tuesday evening the High school
alumni association tendered the annual
reception to the graduating class. It was
held in the armory, which bad heen most
artistically decorated for the occasion, and
there were about three hundred of the old
students and their friends there to greet
the gnests of honor. The Bellefonte orches-
tra played during the reception, which
lasted from 9 until 11 and also for the
dancing that followed until 12:30. Harri-
son served the refreshments.
THE GRADUATION EXERCISES.
Yesterday was commencement day. A
more ideal one could not have been desired.
At the afternoon exercises the members of
of the class of 1903 delivered their orations.
Petriken hall was profusely decorated and
crowded to the doors with friends of the
graduates. The exercises were carried out
in a manner that reflected highest eredit on
the efficiency of the schools; the program
being as follows : :
INVOCATION.
Salutairy and Essay—“Historic Trees,” Carrie
W. Miller
Otation—"Tieading Men of Their Time,” J.
Fred Weaver.
Class History, Laura T. Hgrrison.
MUSIC.
Oration—tA Young Man’s Opportunity,’ Her-
bert J. Beck.
wi Vr Modern Superstition,” Elsie M. Ran-
n. vx
Oration—*‘Gettysburg,” Guy L. McEntyre.
i MUSIC.
Class Phrophesy, Rose L. Fauble.
Oration—‘*Napoleon the Genius, Washington
the Patriot,” Willis E. Wion.
Eulogy—*“Robert E. Lee,” Nettie J. Cook.
Oration—*“The Indifference of the American
Citizen,” and Valedictory, Carl W. Beck,
MUSIC.
Oration—“Environment,” Fred W. Chambers.
Essay—‘“Picturesque America,” Lottie M.
Christ.
Essay—‘‘The Legend of the Holy Grail,” Eliza-
beth M. Cooney.
‘ Oration—*‘Modes of Trayel,”” Guy A. Cox.
Essay—“The Age of Chivalry,” Katharine E.:
Heinle.
Essay—*‘‘The Union of the Blue and the Gray,”
Martha F. King.
Essay—‘‘Fashion in Language,” Lottle Robb.
~ Essay—‘'‘Home Government,” Anna :C,
Schroyer.
Essay— “The Power of Personality,” Pearl T.
Stickler. i
Essay—‘‘The Influence of Reading,” Lillian
M. Taylor. :
Fssay—“Literature’s Debt to Mythol » 8.
Adaline Woodring. ogy.”
Last evening Dr. J. Wesley Hill, the
eminent young Methodist divine from Har-
rishurg, tn — address to the cls
cluded the & evening Eroises by presenting
them with their diplomas and awarding
the other prizes, which were as = fol gE
Reynolds > prize "for general excellence
during the course to Carl Ww. Beek g
The J. C. P¥loyer prize for biographies!
essays in the Senior class to Miss Neftie
Cook, subject, ‘‘ Robert E. Lee.” #
The D. A. R. prize for the best essays on
revolutionary subjects by thé Senior gram-
mar class to Clair Seibert for “Life of
In fact Monday night's contest |
Lafayette’’ and Harriet Ray for ‘Causes of
the Revolution.”
Prize for the best standing in Arithme-
tic in the Senior grammar class to Miss
Helen Robb.
The H. B. Heylmun prize for declam-
ations in the C. class divided between Ed-
win Gates and Chapman Underwood.
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+ -~— The John Robinson shows will ex-
‘hibit in Lock Haven on June 13th.
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—— The Repasz band of Williamsport is
to enlist in the N. G. P. and become
the 12th Reg. band. :
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——Jokn Erb has bought the Wigton
property in Philipsburg, built ata cost of
$20,000, for $6,500.
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——The three Lock Haven fire compa-
nies expect to have new uniforms when they
appear in their big Fourth of July parade.
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——The Sparks 10 and 25cts. circus will
exhibit on the lot at the end of Reynolds
avenue on next Wednesday, afternoon and
evening.
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——Miss Grace Blackford has so far re-
covered from her recent illness as to be
able to resume her duties as cashier in
Joseph’s Bros. & Co’s. atore.
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——Mrs. W. P. Kuhn, of this place,
and Mrs. H. E. Duck, of Millheim, are in
Pittsburg this week as delegates to the
convention of the women’s missionary so-
ocieties of the Lutheran church.
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——Lock Haven and Cleveland, Ohio,
parties are planning to erect another fire
brick plant at the former place. It will be
the largest of any in operation about that
city and will bave a capacity of twenty to
forty thomsand brick per day.
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'——The Pharsonians, the State College
minstrel organization, gave its entertain-
ment in the armory Friday evening, May
15th. The program was the hest the
troupe has ever rendered and the house was
well filled. The net proceeds were about
$150.
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——The Bellefonte Academy base ball
nine went down to Lock Haven on Sabur-
day and played the Normal school team.
Our boys were defeated by the score of 4
to 3, though they claim that three of the
Normal runs were virtually handed them
by the umpire in the eighth inning.
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—— After years of work in building up
the big business enterprise known as the
Racket store Mr. Ralph Spegelmyer has re-
tired. Last Friday he sold his remaining
interest in the stores to Mr. L. C. Irwin,
who joins his brother Edward in the
ownership and, together, they will continue
the Racket on an even larger scale than it
bas run under the very successful Spigel-
myer management.
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——Rev. George Israel Brown delivered
the baccalaureate sermon to the class of
1903 Bellefonte High school on Sunday
evening. The Episcopal church was crowd-
ed. The choir entered from the rear of the
church and made the processional down
the centre aisle, singing ‘‘Onward Christian
Soldiers” ; followed by the class which
took seats across the front of the church.
Mr. Brown’s sermon was a beautiful,
helpful and inspiring talk te the young
people ; one of the kind that will sow
abundant seeds of hopefulness in their
hearts.
HUG
——Jobn H. Spark’s old reliable Vir-
ginia shows and trained animals exhibi-
tion will exhibit in Bellefonte afternoon
and night Jane 3rd, admission only 10 and
25 cents. Sparks’ show is known the
world over as the largest, cleanest, neatest
and best 25 cent show on the road with all
new and up-to-date features. Grand gold-
en stieet parade at noon. Free balloon as-
cension and parachute jump at 1 and 7
p- m. rain or shine, don’t miss it. It alone
is worth going many miles to see, yet costs
you nothing but is as free as the air yon
breathe.
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——Clintondale, that is slowly rebuild-
ing after the terrible fire of Apri! 23rd,
1902, that came so near wiping the village
out altogether bad another scare early
Wednesday morning when the house of
Willard F. Brown, and but lately occupied
by George Gobble was discovered to be
burning. The flames had gained such
headway that the homse was totally de-
stroyed. The origin of the fire is a mystery
as it started in a smoke house in which
Mr. Gobble had some young chickens coop-
ed and there bad been no fire about the
place. Both the owner and tenant had in-
surance.
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—— Arrangements for a debating union
have been conducted between State Col-
lege, Swarthmore, Dickinson and Frank-
lin and Marshall. The plan has been un-
der consideration for some months but
nothing definite was done until May 16th,
when representatives from the four colleges
met at Lancaster and adopted a constitn-
tion and rules of procedure; the delegates
from State being instructor Frizzell, and
Alex. Hart 05. The debates as arranged
and Franklin and Marshall and between
Dickinson and Swarthmore; then the two
winners will meet in the final debate.
Both semi-finals are to be held on the see-
ond Friday in December and will take
place at State College and Swarthmore.
The home team, in each case, is to pro-
pose a question by the 1st of June of this
year, and the visiting teams are to select
the side they wish to defend within ten
days. That State will find her opponents
worthy of her is assured. That she can
make a creditable showing is just as certain.
All that is needed is that the men who
ha ve ability in this line shall do their
part.
for the following year are between State |
THE HosPITAL NEEDS— Although many
of the people of the community have been
most generous to the hospital yet it is not
nearly furnished and there are several very
necessary articles needed before the house
is in perfect running order.
For instance there are only two table
cloths in the institution,so you can imagine
as the superintendent says ‘‘it is very
hard to keep the table as neat as it ought
to be kept.”’ Then there is not a big kettle
or stew pan about the place in which to
make soups or broths. The easy chairs are
limited to two uncomfortable rockers and
the nurses, as well as the convalescents,
ought to be provided with comfortable
chairs. A mop to clean the floors; pieces of
old carpet for the kitchen and the outside
doors; a second-hand stove for the laundry;
screens for the doors and windows and fruit
and vegetables are what are needed ‘most
just now.
During the week the following articles
were received at the hospital.
Mrs. Fred Krumrine, State College, 4 cups of
jelly.
Miss Caroline Orvis, wringer and two tubs.
Mrs. John Walker, 225 feet of wire clothes line,
Mrs. Harvey Yarrington, 36 lbs. of feathers.
Mrs. Rose Shortlidge, rocking chair.
Mrs. Amos Mullen, rolling pin.
Mrs, Meek, skillet.
Mrs. John Olewine, 34 doz. tablespoons, 34 doz.
glasses jelly.
Mrs. J. K. McFarlane, 2 quarts apple butter,
1 quart strawberry preserves, 1 quart peach but
ter, 14 gallon butter milk.
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MEMORIAL DAY IN BELLEFONTE.—
Gregg post No 95, G. A. R. will have
.charge of the memorial day services in this
place tomorrow, as usual. Thé post will
assemble at 1 o’clock p. m. to proceed to
the Diamond, where the parade will be
formed with Co. B and the Logan Engine
Co. and school children. The parade will
move at 2:30 over the following route:
High to Spring, to Bishop, to Allegheny,
to Howard, thence to the Union cemetery,
where the services will be held and Col.
D. F. Fortney will orate.
As in former yeas members of Company
B will go to Pleasant Gap and Centre Hall
to decorate the graves and honor the mem-
ory of their fallen comrades. The hack will
leave the Armory at 7 o’clock on the morn-
ing of the 30th of May. Men will wear
Kabki uniform.
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A MYSTERIOUS BURGLARY.—Some time
Saturday night, or during Sunday night,
some one entered the office of the Bellefonte
Fuel & Supply Co. on Race street and stole
$15 from the safe.
ner in which the burglary was committed
leads to the conclusion that some one
familiar with the place did the job.
The street door was unlocked, then a
drawer in which the key to the money
drawer was kept was opened and the key
taken out. With it the money drawer was
unlocked and the two keys for the safe tak-
en out. Then the safe was opened and the
money taken out. This done the burglar
went back and put everything away just
like he had found it, locked the ontside
door and went away.
AN UNUSUAL S1GHT.—Passengers on the
early morning train over the B. N. and L.
had a sight, on Tuesday, such as is rarely
seen in this thickly settled section of the
country. Just after the train had left the
Pleasant Gap station three deer, a doe and
two yearling fawns, were frightened out of
a grain field on the Shugert farm and sped
off along the side of the hill. After run-
ning about one hundred yards they stopped
and looked at the train.
It is supposed that the deer had come
down out of Nittany mountain, about half
a mile distant. :
——On Wednesday afternoon Mis.
George Grimm, of Thomas street, received
a telegram announcing the critical illness
of her father, Mr. Christopher W. Smith,
of Rochester, Pa. Mrs. Grimm started for
Rochester oy the first train and arrived
there a short time before her father passed
away. Mr. Smith was about sixty-nine
years of age and had suffered for a long
time with heart desease. He is survived
by his wife and nine children, five daugh-
ters and four sons. Mr. Grimm left yes-
terday at noon'to’attend the funeral, which
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——Mrs. Geo. W. Sager, at one time a
resident of this place, died at Jeanette, on
Tuesday morning, from the effects of
paralysis. Mrs. Sager was about 60 years
old and had been a resident of this vicinity
nearly all her life. Her body was brought
here on Wednesday and taken to the home
of her son Elmer at the Nittany furnace,
from which place burial was made in the
Sunnyside cemetery yesterday afternoon ;
with the Rev. Brown, of the Evangelical
church officiating.
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—— James Beck, aged about 55 years,
died at his home near Jacksonville, on
Sunday morning, after an illness extending
over a period of two years or more from the
effects of heart trouble and dropsy. Mr.
Beck was a very well known farmer of
Marion township, but of late years had
been leading a retired life on account of his
health. Burial was made at Jacksonville
on Tuesday; with Rev. I. N. Bair, of
Millheim, Gc I
——Patrick Lynch, a former resident of
Bellefonte and the father of Mrs. Daniel
O'Leary, of this place, died at the home of
will take place this morning.
' his daughter, Mrs. Jolin Nestor, at Sharps-
burg, on the 16th inst. He was born in
county Limerick, Ireland, Deo. 25th,
1820, and came to this country in 1855,
Surviving him are three sons and four
daughters.
OR
——Jobn Bair, one of the Bellefonte
mail carriers, ie off duty because of over
work.
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The very peculiar man-:
——The Jacksonville hunting club is to
hold a festival at that place on Saturday,
June 13th.
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——Harry Homer’s barn in east High-
valley was struck by lightning during a
storm last week and burned with all of its
contents. :
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——Early Wednesday morning burglars
entered John H. Law’s store at Spruce
Creek and after blowing open the safe se-
cured $160 in cash.
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News Purely Personal.
~—John D, Sourbeck is in New York on a little
business trip.
—H. B. Heylmun spent Sunday with friends in
Mifflinburg.
—Juo. M. Dale Esq. spent part of the week
in Washington, D. C.
—Miss Platt, of Philipsburg, spent Tuesday
with friends in Bellefonte.
—Frank Derstine came down from Altoona to
spend Sunday at his home 1n this place.
—James A. Keller, of Centre Hall, was a busi-
ness visitor in Bellefonte on Monday.
—Mr. and Mrs. Corny Blair, of Willowbank
street, spent Sunday at Mr. Bs Tormer home in
Tyrone.
—Will Dorworth, manager of the State College
base ball team, spent Sunday at his home in this
place.
—Mrs. F. P. Blair, of Spring street, went down
to Philadelphia on Saturday, to visit Trignds for a
few days.
~—Mrs. Walter Lillie, of Lewisburg, is visiting
at the home of her brother, John I. Olewine, on
Spring street.
—Miss Mary Ceader left for Philadelphia, on
Tuesday morning, expecting to be gone about
one week.
—William Stewart departed for Curwensyille.
on Tuesday, to attend the district conference of
the A. M. E. church.
—Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Taylor, with their daugh-
ter Anna, who had been in Philadelphia for a few
days, returned home on Friday.
—MTr. C. A. Heiss, who has been a teacher in
WEDDING BELLS.—On Tuesday May,
26th, one of the most pleasing events of the
season took placeat noon, atthe residence
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Armagost, of near
Hunter’s park, when their only daughter,
Sara, became the wife of Roy Miles, of
Pitcairn, Pa. Rev. Lathrop, of Mileshurg,
performed the ceremony. They were at-
tended by Miss Marion C. Rumberger and
Clayton Stover, of Unionville.
The bride wore a gown of cream mohair.
Her maid was dressed in white. The bride
was a very popular young lady and has a
host of friends. After the ceremony the
happy couple received the congratulations
of the seventy guests present, after which
an elaborate dinner was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles left on the 4:44 train
for Philadelphia and other eastern cities.
After a few week’s honeymoon they will
return to Pitcairn, where the groom holds
a responsible position with the P. R. R.
company.
The bride received many handsome and
useful presents. Thus another couple
have launched their bark on the matri-
monial sea. May their voyage be under
sunny skies, on smooth waters and may
their shadow never grow less. *
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FARMER'S INSTITUTES. — The county
board of Farmers’ Institute managers, will
meet at the County Commissioners’ office
at ten o’clock on the second Tuesday of
June, to arrange for the place, where
institutes are to be held this season. All
of our people who desire institutes ought
to attend this meeting by representatives,
and present their claims. This board is
composed of the local members of the State
Board of Agriculture, and one representa-
tive from each county agricultural society,
the Pomona grange and county alliance.
If you find that you cannot attend this
meeting, address a letter with your request
our schools during the past year, expects to spends to John A. Wood ward, Howard, chairman
the summer at his home in Catawissa.
—J. C. Sauers was in town oun Friday on his an-
nual pilgrimage from Williamsport to State Col-
lege, where he will spend the summer.
~County treasurer P. D. iToster, with Mrs.
Foster, went down to Philadelphia on Friday to
spend a few days sight-seeing in that city.
—Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Ritter, of Philadelphia,
who had been guests of the Faubles on east High
street, over Sunday, departed on Monday.
—Prothonotary M. I. Gardner, with his son
Harold, left for Pittsburg on Wednesday morn-
ing to spend a week visiting in that city.
~—Col and Mrs. E. R. Chambers went down to
Harrisburg on Tuesday. After the Republican
convention they continued their trip on east.
—Miss Mary Linn returned from Pitisburg on
Wednesday evening where she had been visiting
over Sunday with Mrs, Haldeman and her son.
—Mrs. M. W, Cowdrick, of Niagara Falls, N. Y.,
is here for quite an extended visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Hamilton Otto, of Lamb street,
—Mr. and Mrs. James Chamberlain, with their
daughter, were here from Harrisburg to spend
Sunday at the home of Hon. A. O. Furst, on Linn
St.
~—Jas. O. Brewer, one of MeCalmont & Co's.
book-keepers, was called to his home at Kirks-
ville, N. Y., on Saturday ; owing to the death of
his sister.
—Mrs. 8. W. Karstetter, with her three chil-
dren, Margaret, Louisa and Sara, came, on Sat-
urday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. W.
Furey, near town.
—Gen. Passenger Agt., Frank Warfield of the
C. R. R. of Pa. came home from Nashville, Tenn.,
on Friday. He had been in that city attending
the funeral of his mother.
—Mrs. Louisa Bush, with her grand-daughter,
Miss Louisa Calloway, went down to Philadel-
phia on Friday and will spend a week or more
with friends in that city.
~ —Former sheriff W. M. Cronister was in town a
few hours on Monday; looking as “fine and
dandy’ as ever. He says the hardware business
in Philipsburg just suits him.
—Mrs. Frank Shields, of Williamsport, nee Miss
Emma Herkheimer, of this place, is the guest of
Miss Carrie Harper, on Thomas street. She came
up for the High school Alumni reception.
—Miss Ella Twitmire left yesterday at noon to
attend commencement at the Millersville Norma
and the South Broad street conservatory of
music in Philadelphia. She will be away two
weeks.
—Mrs, Jane Marshall is visiting at the home of
her sister Mrs. Anne Cox, on Logan street. She
came Wednesday evening and does not expect to
return to her home in DuBois until the latter part
of next month.
—Mrs, Alfred Engles Blackburn came up from
Philadelphia on Tuesday for the Alumni reception
and to spend a few days at her former home here.
Her sister, Miss Emma Holliday, came with her
to spend the summer.
—Among the Bellefonters in Philadelphia at-
tending the Masonic conclave this week are Col.
and Mrs. W. F. Reeder, Mr. and Mrs, W. I. Flem-
ing, Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. McCargar, Geo. T. Bush,
and Dr. Russell, of Unionville.
—Mr. H. B. Yarrington who come up from
Richmond, with Mrs. Yarrington, last week, to
bring the body of her mother here for burial, re-
turned home Saturday evening. Mrs. Y will
stay and visit friends for a short time.
—Mrs. F. H. Clemson accompanied by her two
younger song, George and Frank, and her sister,
Miss Ethel Gray, left Tuesday for Atlantic City,
where Mr. Clemson has been recuperating from
his recent illness for the past two weeks.
—Edward Fleming, who gave up a position with
Schad Bros. some time ago to accept one in
Altoona, spent the fore part of the week at his
parental home here. He is now atiached to the
plumbing department of the P. R. R. shops in
Altoona, and likes the place very much.
—Thaddeus Cross, who moved from Clearfield
county to Centre, a year or more ago, to manage
the large Gordon farm at Hecla park, was in town
on Saturday looking entirely satisfied with his
work and pleasant as if he had found friends
most congenial about his new home.
—Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Harris who had
been spending part of their honeymoon with Mr.
Harris’ parents on Howard street, were unex-
pectedly called to Harrisburg yesterday because
of the serious illness of Mrs. Harris’ sister, Mrs.
Guy Davies. Itis thought she has appendicitis.
—Mrs. Sue McMicken arrived in town on Tues:
day and is now the guest of her cousin Mrs,
Shortlidge atthe McCalmont home on Thomas
street. During Miss McCalmont's
of board of institute managers, care of
County Commissioners.
tee Ql emer.
——Lloyd Miller and Elmer Swartz cut
a white pine tree in little Sugar valley re:
cently which made twelve 16 ft. logs, two
12 ft. logs, two 10 ft. logs, one 18 ft. log
and one 14 ft. log, making a total of 258 ft.
That sounds like one of the giants of the
Yosemite.
>
——Bellefonte’s popular amateur min-
strels have decided on Friday evening,
June 5th, as the night on which they will
give their performance. The sale of seats
will open tomorrow, Saturday, morning at
Parrish’s drug store.
LL ff startet
——A. A. Miller has rented the Alexan-
der house in Millheim and moved from
State College to that place. He had had
apartments at the University Inn and was
burned out of a home by the fire that de-
stroyed that place.
men
——Miss Ella Breon, a daughter of Peter
Breon, who lives west of Millheim, found
a live spake three and one-half feet long
curled up on the attic stairs of their home
last Thursday. How the reptile got there
is a mystery.
—— Thursday, May 14th, Dickinson's
baseball team came to State College and
were defeated 1 to 7. The game was well
played by both teams, the home nine win-
ning through better stick work.
——William Barnes, formerly of this
place, has changed his location from Phil-
ipsburg to Arcadia, Indiana Co., where he
is employed by the Ellsworth-Dunham
Coal Co.
« Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Reo Shasiit
—No. vas
Corn yellow’ ACE
—Mixed n 474 @50
OatS....ciierriasssnnsass so i
Flour— Winter, Per Br’l. 2.70@2. 2
¢ —Penna. Roller...... 3.15@3.35
*¢ —Favorite Brands... 4.40@4.50
Rye Flour Per Bril........cceeveuue.. 3.15
Baled ay=—Choles Timothy No. 1... 10.00@22.00
Mixed ¢ 1... 15.50@19.00
BIPAW,..... ....ccresnnincnincidisnsssrssroncns « 10.50@17.50
‘Rellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by C. Y. WAGNER,
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress :
id Wheat, Old... .....ccoccncinnsaruisnssesssmarsisssnseste 70
New wheat........ NO
Rye, per bushel............ . 56
Corn, shelled, per bush 50
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 50
Oats, old and new, per bu 35
Barley, pe r bushel........... . 50
Ground Plaster, per ton... 8 50 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per uehel. Rassnesniess us 40
Cloverseed, per bushel. $7 20 to §8 10
Timothy seed per BUSHEL. coereerermmed $2.70 to $2.90
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel ...........ccoermieisenes sesnnens es 180
Onions
Eggs, per dozen... 15
Lard, per pound... 12
Couns oulders. 10
Sides........ 10
Tall per poi. 12
ow, per poun 4
Butter, per pound... 12
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday y morning, is Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.50 per SIs ( it pu sec Ifa advance)
hoy when not paid in advance 2 if not
paid before the expiration of 0 year; and no
Paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is
ad, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
d for in advance.
beral discount is made to persons advertis-
ing by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows :
less
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California Mrs. Shortlidge and her daughter Miss
Anna will have charge of her house and conse-
quently their own home is closed,
—Gen. John Taylor, one of the best known
1 Grand Army men in the State, was in town on
Saturday on his way back to his home in Mifflin
county, after inspecting his farm in Ferguson
township. Gen. Taylor was a great cavalry leader
during the civil war and is now president of the
Gettysburg Monument Commission.
Advertisements in special column 25 per cent.
additional.
Transient advs. Base line, 8 ANSeTHOIE stv 20 ots.
Each additional rtion, per li . 5
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