Bema alc Bellefonte, Pa., Jvne 5, 1903. ¢ Coraesrox pENTS.—No communications pub lished unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY sm ——The Aaronsburg hand will hold a {festival on Saturday June 20th. ~——J.€. Peters has opened a broom factory in the old Wagner store room ab Milesburg. ——Mies Elizabeth Ardell entertained a party of her friends at her home on Linn street, on Friday evening. ~——DMrs. Arthur Black bad so far recov- ered from her operation as to be moved from the old to the new hospital on Sun- day evening. —Miss Rose Irene Smith, a daughter of J. C. Smith, of Millheim, is to be mar- ried to C. B. Mallory, of Rebersburg, on the 10th. ——Tohacconist Chas. H. Cruse has been confined to his home at Ax Mann from the effects of a misstep while on his way home Saturday night. ——The Boggs township supervisors have purchased W. S. White’s stone crusher and in the future will make roads according to modern methods. : ~ ——The Lutheran church at Coburn was cleared of all debt on the 21st ult. and a special jubilee service was held to cele- brate the event. _ ——The people who thought the Cole- - ville band had gone to pieces were doubt- less amazed to hear the pieces making such good music on Saturday. ——Joe Thompson won the watch in Cruse’s most popular American Lime & Stone Co, employee contest. He had 5558 votes against Clair Kessinger's 5540. ——After tonight you may never have another chance of seeing some of the ‘Famous Forty” in black-face. They are slowly becoming extinguished. ——The Sparks shows were here on Wednesday. Though they only had four cars they attracted nearly as many people to town as a real hig circns would do. - — Bellefonte is not going to have a red paint and sky rocket kind of a Fourth, but she is going to have lots of fun out of the Street cainival to be beld here that week. ——Eddie Hill, a gunner on the Indiana and a resident of this place, who hoids the world’s record for rapid and accurate firing of a 13 inch gu, is ill with appendicitis in the hospital at the brooklyn navy yard. —— Memorial day in Bellefonte was car- ried out in exact accordance with the pro- gram published in last week’s papers. The weather was fine and there was an immense throng of people on the street when the pa- rade moved. ——Fred Chambers departed for Pitts- burg, on Tuesday, to accept a position in the West Penn hospital. He is a son of Col. E. R. Chambers and was graduated from the Bellefonte High school at the re- cent commencement. ——The former residents of Centre county living in or about Tyrone will meet at the Garman house, in that place, tomorrow evening to arrange for the annual reunion of old Centre countians now residents of Blair county. ——This afternoon Susquebanna Univer- sity and the Bellefonte Academy base ball nines will meet on the meadow in this place. A good game is expected. Lafferty and McCandless will be the Acad- emy battery. ——William Derstine, formerly of this place, but now residing in Osceola, has written to friends here to contradict the story that he is dead and his family all stricken with small pox. How it got start- ed. no one seems to know and everyone will be glad to know that there is no truth in it. ——There will be uo services held in St. John’s Reformed church next Sanday— except the Sunday school service at 9:30 a. m. The pastor, the Rev. Mr. Schmidt, expects to be absent attending the jubilee commencement of Franklin and Marshall college at Lancaster. ——To-night the Bellefonte minstrels will appear at Garman’s for the henefit of the hospital. There are a few seats left on the chart at Parrish’s and if you want them you should secure them early. Remember that any seat will be good at this show for the beet of order will prevail, =-The annual reception of the Bellefonte Academy, which will be given, on the 12th will be made an exceptionally pretentious affair this year. ~All the alumni, past and present patrons and friends of the institu- tion are invited and an especial invitation is extended to the directors and teachers of “the public schools of Bellefonte. —At a special meeting of the Y. M. C. A. held last Tuesday evening it was de- cided to go right ahead with the new gymnasium just as soon as the money is paid and the balance of the deficiency pledged, a charter has been granted to the association aud Messers Beaver, Waite, Hughes and Walker appointed a committee to prepare plavs for the new gymunasium. — Little Jenuie Ray Biddle, a cute lite tle Miss of about six summers wandered in- to the WATCHMAN office on Savurday- morning and after making herself acquaint- ed said she has thirteen kitties. Just what the child intends doing with so many of them we can’t imagine, but there was enotigh sanshine in her eyes to indicate that she keeps them all busy playing. CounciL GETs DowN To WORK.—After weeks of dallying with business of the greatest moment to the taxpayers of Belle. fonte the borough Council has finally pull- ed itself together and settled down to good bard, practical work. Almost a clean sweep was made of the unfinished business on Monday night and as a result there is actually something of interest to report. Under the new matters taken up were a complaint of W. H. Musser concerning the condition of a gutter on east Lamb street, the request of Thomas Beaver for the exten- sion of water to his farm oat on east Bishop street, the receipt of the burgess for $26.50 in fines turned into the treasury, and the report of Dr. Kirk ou the sanitation of the big spring. After he had stated the condi- tion of affairs council decided to protect it better from surface drainage by completely surrounding it with a sewerage system that will remove the possibility of drainage from nearby houses running into it. A committee from the Undine Fire Co. appeared and asked permission to use the streets for a street fair or carnival during the week of July 4th. They were granted the use of certain sections of certain streets, free of license, provided they allow no gambling devices. Then the now famons Water street ques- tion was taken up. Bids for a retaining wall along the creek, reaching from the High street bridge to the right of way of the C. R. R. of Pa., had been asked for and three were in the hands of the committee : One from the Haupt Bros. for a cement wall, another from Perry Steele at $2.40 per perch and another from Jas. McCafferty at $2.38 per perch. Council looked upon all of these bids as being higher than they expected to pay for the work and after con- siderable discussion decided, on motion of Mr. Jenkins and seconded by Col. Rey- nolds, that a skilled mason he employed by the day to superintend the work and em- ploy men to build the wall. The next question taken up was the mas- ter of bids for supplying the borough with coal. Offers were received from J. L. Montgomery, Irish Bros., of Philipsburg; Jas. A. McClain, of Spangler; and R. B. Taylor. The opening of the hids provoked considerable discussion, but the question was finally put and the contract was given to Mr. Montgomery @ $2.05 per ton for Snow Shoe coal. He was 150ts. under the next lowest bidder. The hauling of the coal was awarded to Thomas Beaver and in the future the coal will he delivered at rail- road weight, onto the siding at the upper match works and hauled directly to the water works. Perhaps the most important matter of business taken up was the consideration of Col. Reynolds’ proposition to rent the wa- ter and steam power of his mill for a pump- ing station for the borough. His proposi- tion follows : First—The property offered consists of wa- ter power and everything necessary to con- vey water to and from the 33 turbine wheel, and all connections from wheel to pump ; one 125 H. P. Corliss Engine with boilers and connections with pump ; also engine and boiler house and so much of basement of mill as may be necessary for use in properly controlling pump and machinery ; in fact, all thatis necessary to make a complete pumping station, either water, steam or both. Second—I will install a pump sufficiently large to correspond to the Water Power as developrd hy recent tests, style of pump to be subject to approval of your committee or of Council. . Third—Council to have three months time in which to satisfy themselves, that plant is satisfactory. If found satisfactory, payment of 1ent at rate of $1500 per year, payable quarterly, to date from time the plant is de- livered to Boro. for operation. Fourth—I will agree to contribute out of first years rent the purchase price up to $1000 for purchase of pipe. Fifth—The lease shall be for ten years, with option to renew. Sixth—the Boro. to keep the property in repair and to relieve me from all taxes on same, The matter was discussed at length. Ac- cording to the notion of some of the coun- cilmen several thousand dollars a year can be saved by the borough under this ar- rangement and inasmuch as a trial of it is to cost nothing Mr. Fenlon presented the following resolation : Resolved—That the proposition submitted by Col. Reynolds to lease site for Pumping Station, Power and Equipment at Phoenix Mill be and the same is hereby accepted and the borough solicitor is hereby instructed to prepare lease embodying the terms and con- ditions of the propositions above recited, and the president and clerk of council is hereby authorized and instructed to execute same immediately upon approval! of the solicitor. It was passed by council and the work of installing the new station will be begun at once. | After approving the following bills coun- cil adjourned : P. B. Crider & Son............ Bfte Electrie Co. street lights... Street pay roll........ disduiesisting Police pay roll... Bfte Electric Co............. Geo. Hart, watchman at fire. 2.00 Fred Sourbeck ¢ ¢ :¢. | 2.00 W. T. Kelly, Boro clerk for 1mo.. . 12,50 T. Shaughnessy, market clerk... 7% Bfte Electric €o...c.icoemvanrunrrernennn 2.056 Penna R. R. Co. freight on meter.. 39 Water pay roll..............cociiiniiind 94.38 P. B. Crider & Son, brick for W W.. 29.00 R. B. Taylor, coal for W W.......... ewe 121,50 Geo. Mallory, fixtures at W W.......c.ccvuevnns 7.20 $782.02 > ——Harold, a four year old eon of Charles Stover, who lives near Woodward, was lyibg on the Kitchen floor, near the stove, on Saturday, when a kettle of boil- ing water was accidently turned over onto him. He was so frightfully scalded that he lived only a little while afterwards. A little brother who was playing with him suffered some scalds also but not enough to cause death. Gl nn ——C. L. Gramley, of Rebersburg, isa delegate to the general Synod of the Luth- eran chuzch in session at Baltimore this week. ———Tonight, the minstreis. Tarn out and help the hoys stand them up in the aisles. > ——Mrs. Kern, of Spring Mills, was dis- charged from the Lock Haven hospital as cured, on Friday. : —— mm ——Thedistrict elder of the Free Metho- dist church, Rev. Albert Bean, will preach in the church at the Nittany furnace on Wednesday evening, June 10th. ——A set of the Geological Reports, of the State and about twenty-five volumes of the Archives of Pennsylvania can be pro- cured very cheap by making application at this office. — ——The Allegheny conference of the United Brethren church will meet at Phil- ipsburg in September. Already the Phil- ipsburg United Brethrens are at work on plans for the entertainment of the visiting clergymen. *or— ——Merchant J. M. Goheen, of Tyrone, is the possessor of a cucumber that meas- ures 23 inches in length and weighs 23 pounds. It was grown by D. M. Clemson, of Pittsburg, and is the most delectable variety of cucumber known. QQ ——The contract for the cars, generators, boilers, engines, eto. for the Philipsburg trolley plant will aggregate in the neighbor- hood of $175,000. The route of the line from Philipsburg to Osceola is by way of Chester Hill, Gearbartville, Drane, Laurel Run and Stumptown. — Ql lp, ——The wholesale grocery establishment of Platt-Barber & Co. at DuBois was burg- larized early Tuesday morning. The safe was blown to pieces, but only a small amount of money was secured. There were eight men in the job and the DuBois police regard them as professionals. Ql re ——Teachers should not overlook in ar- ranging their summer program the session of the State Educational Assodiation at Wilkes-Barre on June 30, July 1 and 2. First-rate men have been selected for the general program, and the department con- ferences will be useful for special work. ——Chas. Kase, of Milesburg, was in town on Wednesday and complained that the old soldier is being forgotten. He is a veteran of the 1st Penna. Cav. a splendid organization of splendid fighters, and we mast disagree with Charles ou the question of forgetfulness, for if all of them are as enthusiastic as he was on Wednesday the coming generation couldn’t forget the old soldier if it tried. -——The Penn Chemical Co. is the name of a new corporation that has lately been organized in Bellefonte for the manufacture of several compounds that are good for everything that is going in the way of dis- ease. The company has a capital of $100,- 000 and has rented the Ammerman build- ing on Bishop street for a laboratory. ‘*Vintena’’ is the principal remedy they will manufacture. 62 rr Qe rm : ——At 7:30 Tuesday morning Miss Helena M., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Matthews, of Tyrone, was married to Mr. F. C. Kohlbecker, of Milesburg. The nuptial mass was celebrated in St. Matthew's Catholic church in Tyrone by the Rev. Father Boban. Miss Stella May Kohlhecker, a sister of the groom, and Mr. Bernard M. Matthews, a brother of the bride, were the attendants. After the cere- mony a wedding breakfast and reception followed at the home of the bride’s parents and later Mr. and Mrs. Koblbecker depart- ed for a honeymoon tour to Boston and oth- er New England points. Upon their re- turn they will make their home in Pitts- burg, where the groom is in the employ of the D. O. Cunningham Glass Co. At oue time he was employed at the Bellefonte factory. ~ +o HosPITAL NoTEs.—The following com- mittees from the Aid Society of the Hos- pital have been appointed to serve for the next six months. Promoting auxiliaries through the coun- ty—Mrs. W. F. Reeder, chairman. Ways and Means (?), Mrs. M. Fauble and R. L. Meek. Linen—Mrs. E. H. Richards, Emma Montgomery, Mary H. Linn. Dining room and kitchen utensils—Mrs. Joseph Ceader, Mrs. Amos Mullen. “ House furnishing—Mis. P. Gray Meek, Mrs. Frank Montgomery, Mis. M. B. Gar- man, Mrs. Isaac Mitchell, Miss Mary Blanchard. Edibles—Muis. E. R. Chambers, chair- man, Mrs. Ed Garman, Miss Rebecca Leech, Mrs. Harry Keller, Mrs. J. L. Seibert, Mrs. Emil Joseph, Mrs. Charles Gilmore, Miss Anna Valentine, Mrs. Ross Parker. Mrs. Charles Eckenroth, Mrs. James Coburn, Mrs. Thomas Shoemaker, Mrs. Henry Taylor, Miss Annie Shortlidge, Miss MeCalmons, Mrs. J. L. Spangler, Mrs. J. A. Harper, Mvs. D. H. Hastings. Visiting and comfort—Mrs. George F. Harris, chairman, Catharine Humes, Miss Mila Humes, Mrs. Ambrose Schmidt, Mrs. A. Lukenbach, Mrs. James A. Beaver, Miss Rebecca Leach, Mrs. Thomas Hayes, Mrs. E. S. Dorworth, Mrs. John P. Harris, Mrs. Orbison, Mrs. Katz, Mrs. E. Rodgers, Mrs. Harry Val- | entine, Miss Merriman, Miss Sallie Collins, Miss Ella McClain, Mrs. Margaret Hutch- inson, Mrs. Thomas Vantries, Miss Lucy Potter. Flowers—Miss Adaline Harris, chair- man. Misses Grace Mitchell, Jane Furst, Mame Ceader, Mable Fauble, Mary Weav- er, Anna McCoy, Blanche Cook, Nell Val- entine, May Crider, Mary Thomas, Mary McQuistion, Mrs. C. M. Parrish, Mrs. W. Fred Reynolds, Mrs. Harrison Walker, Mrs. F. P. Blair, Mrs. H. C. Quigley, Mrs. Misses Harry Fenlon. DANIEL KELLER.—After a long decline Daniel Keller, the son of Mrs. Martha E. R. Keller passed away at their home in Philadelphia on Sunday morning. His remains were brought to this place, on Tuesday afternoou, and after short serv- ices in St. John’s Reformed church, were interred in the Union cemetery. Rev. Ambrose Schmidt officiated and the car- riers were friends of Daniel’s boyhood : Fred Larimer, Wilson Gephart, Laird Car- tin, Randolph Hoy, James Furst and Wal- lace Gephart. His illness dates back to three years ago when an apparently strong constitution broke and his health began to fail. With the hope of stemming the decline he spent a winter in Arizona, another in Florida, but all to no purpose for the grim reaper cut him down just when he was about to enter a useful and promising manhood. Daniel Keller was born in Bellefonte January 18th, 1881. He was the third son of the late D. 8. Keller Esq. and a young man of extraordinary promise. Educated in the public schools and Academy of Belle- fonte and later finishing a course at the University of Pennsylvania he was admira- bly equipped, both in learning and in- herent endowment for a successful career. But he has been called home and while we may marvel at the inscrutable ways of Providence we know that it is for the best and that his career was run. Surviving him are his mother, his sister Lucy and his brother John. Harry Keller Esq., of this place, and William H. Kel- ler Esq., of Lancaster, are half brothers. ll I ll Mzs. Lucy ELLEN SWARTZ. —The death of Mrs. Lucy Ellen Swartz occurred at her home near Milesburg on Sunday morning, May 31st. She had reached the age of 54 years and 23 day. Mrs. Swartz was a life long member of the Baptist church and though she was eminently a home woman her good works reached out into the entire community about her. She was married to John Swartz, on March 27th, 1879. He and the following children survive her : John W., Clinton E., Lizzie H., Rhoda B. and Agnes A. There are also living four children to Mr. Swartz’s first marriage; three sons and one daughter, one brother, Adam Shroyer of Central City; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Shope, of Milesburg, also survive. Funeral services were conducted at her late home on Tuesday afternoon hy the Rev. Lathrop and interment was made in the Advent cemetery. ll ll I IsrAEL H. CoMER.—Rheumatism that finally reached his heart was the cause of the death of Israel H. Comer, at his home at the McCoy-Linn iron works last Friday morning. He bad been ill since the 9th of the month; baving been confined to his bed. Deceased was born May 19th, 1833, and bad spent most of his life in this county, where he was generally respected as a useful and honorable citizen. Having heen a veteran of the civil war he was a member of the Geo. L. Potter post, 261. He was also an Odd Fellow. His widow and one daughter, Mrs. Ben- jamin Wyland, of Howard, survive him, Interment was made in the Advent ceme- tery on Sunday afternoon; following serv- ices conducted at his late home by the Rev. R. H. Wharton. Mrs. Gainford, Mra. | ll ll I JONATHAN C. JOHNSON.—A native of this county but who has heen a resident of Lock Haven for the past 52 years, died at his home in that place, on Wednesday morning after a year’s illness of bronchitis. He was born at Hecla 77 years ago last January and was the oldest member of the Lock Haven Masonic lodge, having been initiated into the order on September 27th, 1852. He is survived by his wife, two sons and one daughter. He was a brother of Joel Johnson, of this place, and Daniel, of State College. A third brother Peter resides in Milton. RR ea THOSE WHO GAVE FLOWERS.— Those who gave flowers on memorial day and will be borne in the grateful remembrance hy the members of the Gregg post, were : Carrol Williams, Daniel Everhart, Joseph Knisely, Mrs. Hunter Knisely, Matthew Wagner, Jno. Woods, Pearl Ryan, Margaret Meese, Malcolm Ryan, Lucille Wetzel, Ruth Wetzel, Sarah Wetzel, Sarah Keller- man, Eleanor Parker, Mrs. Mitch Leib, Mrs. Austin Brown, Jno. Graham, Wm. Graham, Susie Donachy, George Gehret, F. P. Green, Walter Gross, Weyman Wood- sen, Ethel Wetzel, John F. Noll, Helen Wian, Lee Wian, Anna Simmons. Nellie Solt, Hazel Solt, Lee Solt, Mary Hoover, Mrs. Samuel Sheffer, Mrs. M. McGinley, Esther McGinley, Mary Ballot, Helen Wil- liams, Helen Eckenroth, John Bradley, Bessie Fredricks, Anna Hollobaugh, Bessie Hollobaugh, Grace Reed, Bernice Down- ing, Eva Gates, Carrie Hazel, Chas. Gates, Raymond Jenkins, Henry Montgomery, Rachel Shuey, Apna Shuey, Margaret Montgomery, Marie Montgomery, Sara Hastings, Ethel Dale, Madaline Gehret, Kathyrn Etters, Helen Farley, Flora Sech- ler, Grace McClellan, May Auman, Samuel Perks, E. May Bryan, Ella Gordon, Lee Campbell, Edward Miller, John Bradley. ae —--In a recent letter in which he renews his subscription Thos. H. Vaughn, of Goff, Pa., writes that he hopes the WATCHMAN “in the future as in the past will continue to pelt the press muzzlers and their ilk good and hard.” If that were the only concern Mr. Vaughn has in this life his would be one of mental restfulness, for the WATCH- MAN will always stand against wrong do ing and the work of Pennsylvania muzzlers will pot deter it in the least. wo FRONT News Purely Pevsonal. —Edmund Hayes returned from school at Staunton, Va., on Friday. —Mrs. Mary Ann Johnson is visiting her son George at Beaver Falls, —Robert Morris and Howe Stévens spent Sun- day at their homes in Tyrone. —Miss Eulalia Williams, of north Spring street, is in Tyrone visiting friends this week. —Wm. K. Marshall, of DuBois, is here for a visit of two weeks among his friends. —Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Wilson, of Huntingdon, spent Sunday at the home of Dr. J. E. Ward, on Curtin St. —H. E. Johnson, of Pittsburg, spent a week with his mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Johnson, on Linn St. —Hon. and Mrs. Kepler, with their little daughters Mary and Catharine, were in town on Tuesday. —Miss Henrietta Butts went to Philadelphia on Friday to spend a few days with her sister, Mrs. W. F. Reber. —Miss Sue McLaughlin, of Wingate and her sister, Mrs. Smith, were welcome visitors in town on Tuesday. —George Bayard came in from Arcadia, Indiana county, to spend Memorial day with his parents in this place. —Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCoy were passengers east on a Monday morning train. They went to Philadelphia. —Lester McClelland, a son of Charles Me- Clelland, has gone to Altoona to accept a position in a grocery store. —Mr. and Mrs. Christ Young, with their little son Malcolm, of Thomas street, are spending this week visiting friends in Altoona. —Mrs. Emil Joseph is in New York attending the marriage of her brother, Joseph Gutman, to Miss Emma Wallach, of that city. —Sam B. Miller is in Allentown this week representing Gregg post at the annusl encamp- ment of the G. A. R. of Pennsylvania. —Miss Rebecca Kirk, who had spent the winter at the home of Dr. Kirk in this place, deparied for her home in Renovo on Tuesday. —Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Krumrine, with their children, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Krumrine’s parents in Williamsport. —Mrs. Joseph Runkle left for her home in Mahaftey on Wednesday and will visit her par- ents there for a little while. —The public schools of Philipsburg having closed Miss Jennie Morrison is here to spend the summer with her sister, Miss Elizabeth. —Supt. W. L. Malin and Frank Shugert came over from the Clearfield region on Saturday to spend Sunday at their homes here. —Dr. Edith Schad went to Williamsport on Monday morning to accompany a patient from that city to a hospital in Philadelphia. —DMiiss Dorothy Meyer, a daughter of county commissioner P, H. Meyer, spent Sunday with friends at her old home in Boalsburg. —Mr. and Mrs. James Harris and Miss Slay- maker returned from Atlantic City on Monday. They had spent the past month at that resort. —Mrs. M. D. Burnett, with her two daughters, arrived home from Syracuse on Friday ; after having spent most of the winter in that city. —W. E. Tyson, of Tyrone, spent Sunday in town and will be down again tonight to help his old cronies out with their songs at Garman’s- —Miss Kate Stewart Davis, teacher of lan- guages at the Bellefonte Academy, will sail for Europe tomorrow to be gone until the fall term opens. —Miss Mary Hunter Linn expected to sail for Europe tomorrow, but failing to secure passage on the boat she wanted to sail on will defer her trip until later. —Miss E. E. Lippiatt, superintendent of the Bellefonte hospital, departed for her home in Shamokin on Wednesday. She expects to be gone about a week. —Mr., and Mrs. R. E. Urell, of Mansfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Seth L. Daggett, of Tioga, have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Daggett at the Bush house this week. —Mrs. William Dezendorf with her little son Malcolm are here from Derry visiting council- man Edward Whittaker and their father. Mrs. Harry Jackson is home for a few days also. —Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gephart arrived home from New York on Tuesday. They were ac- companied by their daughter, Miss Elizabeth, who was on her way home from school in New England. —Ralph Mallory went down to Harrisburg on Wednesday. He will attend the convention of the photographers of the State in that city then go on to Philadelphia to accompany his wife and child to their home here. —Mrs. John A. Wood attended the twenty seventh annual convention of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the M. E. church, which was held in Lock Haven the fore part of the week. She returned home yesterdayjmorn- ing. —Mr. and Mrs. Myron Smith and their little niece, Roxy Crosthwait came down from Altoona last week’ to spend Sabbath at the home of Mrs, Smith’s father Mr. Joel Johnson, on east Bishop street. Mr. Smith returned to Altoona the begin. ning of the week but Mrs. Smith and Roxy will remain for some time. —John A. Williams, of Port Matilda, who is principal of the schools of that place in the winter and a hustling representative of the American Book Co. in the summer, was in town during the tore part of the week looking up business for his employers and acting as a delegate to the Demo- cratic county convention. —Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Lingle, with their little boy, drove over from Potter township so early Wednesday morning that we are sure it was the circus that brought them to town, although Mr. Lingle, who is ordinarily a very truthful gentle- man, averred that he knew nothing about the show’s being here when he left home. —Among the Democrats from over the moun- tain who were in town on Tuesday were H. D, Rumberger, Ed. G. Jones, Sol. Schmidt, Joseph Peters and James Johnson. They are a quintet of good ones when it comes down to Democratic work and in business circles they represent nearly every branch of trade in that place. ~—Joseph D. Mitchell, of Burnham, was in town over Sunday making his farewell bachelor visit at the home of his boyhood. On Monday his parents, Mr. and Mrs. lsaac Mitchell, J. Thomas Mitchell, Miss Grace and Mr. and Mrs. J. Porter Lyon are going to Boston to the present at his wedding, which isto take place there at noon on Wednesday, the 10th. —Alfred Tate, a son of John Tate, of this place, came over from Punxsutawney on Friday to bring his sister-in-law Miss Lizzie Mewshaw home. She had been visiting there since her operation in the Bellefonte hospital. Alfred has been living in Punxy for about six years. He has charge of a crew in the B. R. & P. yards over there and is getting along very nicely. —Mr. and Mrs, Ross A. Hickok, of Harrisburg, and their baby daughter arrived in town yester- day to visit Mrs. Hastings until the Cochran- Hickok wedding in Williamsport on June 11th. The wedding is to take place in Trinity church that evening. W. Orville Hickok, the groom to be, is Mr. Hickok’s only brother and his fiance Miss Avis Cochran, is the only daughter of | Senator J. Henry Cochran, who has purchased a handsome residence for her on Front street in Harrisburg. —Dr. John Henderson is home from Jefferson Medical Collegs in Philadelphia to spend the summer with his mother up in the country. —William H. Keller, who was in town on Tues. day night on account of the funeral of his broth- er, Daniel, returned to Lancaster on Wednesday. —Miss Ohnmacht, Emanuel Noll and John Noll were in Tyrone last evening aitending a re- ception given in honor of Mr, John Noll and his bride nge Miss Amber Parks who were married in Huntingdon, on Wednesday evening. —Mrs. Sophia Hall, of Wilmington, Del, who is visiting at her old home in Boalsbhurg, was in town Tuesday to attend the funeral of her nephew, Daniel Keller. She was accompanied by her two sisters, Misses Sara and Clara Keller, of Boalsburg. : —Mrs. Harvey Yarrington, who has been in town visiting Mrs. John Walker and other friends since the funeral of her mother, Mrs, Margaret Alexander, left Monday for Pittsburg. There she will spend several weeks with her cousin Mrs. Elliot before returning to her home in Rich- mond. —Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Bell spent last Friday in Tyrone in attendance at the funeral of John Harvey, a grandson of the late John Hall, Mrs. Bell’s only brother. He was only eighteen years old and his death was particularly sad as his mother, Mrs. Caroline Harvey, has buried every- one of her near relatives and is left entirely alone. —Among the relatives who accompanied the body of Daniel Keller to this place on Tuesday afternoon for interment were his mother Mrs. Martha 8. Keller, his sister, Miss Lucy, his broth- er John and Miss Martha Shroeder, all of Phila- delphia, Will H. Keller, of Lancaster, Mrs. Hall, of Wilmington, Del., and the Misses Clara and Sallie Keller, of Boalsburg. — Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKnight, of Philadel- phia, and their little daughter Dorothy are en- Jjoying their annual outing on the McKnight farm up Buffalo Run. They are several months ahead of the season they usuaily get here, but little Miss McKnight has never fully recovered from an attack of pneumonia, which she had this spring and their visit up the country at the home of Mr. McKnight’s mother and sisters is on her account this time. —Senator and Mrs. S. R. Peale, of Lock Haven, were guests at the Bush house on Tuesday and Wednesday. They left yesterday morning for Snow Shoe and thence to Clearfield county. They are spending the month of June driving through the adjacent counties. If they meet everywhere the same exciting times that they witnessed in Bellefonte they will have reason to remember their trip. A ecirens and a bear dance were both for them here and the Sen- ator enjoyed the latter immensely. ——— —W. L. Crosby Esq., Jacob Swires, the chief burgess, J. Albert Walton, the banker, Col. G. G. Parker, Dr. F. K. White and George Parkes, president of some very long named organization, all of Philipsburg, send you an invitation to meet them in that place on July 4th. They say your Uncle Sam is going to be there and they are going to have a good old fashioned let-er-go Fourth. Inasmuch as the gentlemen usually mean what they say we would advise yon to accept their invi- tation if you care for a jolly time on the Fourth. en a ~— Fred A. Harris, for many years baggage master at the Tyrone station and a prominent resident of thas place, died at his home at 6:30 Wednesday evening. He had been ill only ten days with Bright’s disease. Deceased was about 60 years old and is survived by his widow, with two sons and two danghters. A DENIAL.—Frequent rumors bave come to my attention that the implement parade advertised by L. H. Musser to have taken place in Bellefonte last week was prohibit- ed by me as burgess, at the instance and request of certain other dealers. It is due all parties concerned that a pub- lic denial be made. Mr. Musser did not consult me as burgess for the privilege above stated, no business concern entered a protest, and I certainly would have cheer- fully granted Mr. Musser the privilege free of charge and al