or en Bellefonte, Pa., July 17, 1903. EE A ASA En Soi. CorrESPONDENTS.—NO communications pub lished unless acoomfanted by the ‘real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——Next Wednesday the Logans will hold their annual picnic at Hecla park. ——A new stone pavement has been laid in front of the U. B. church in this place. .——A bush meeting is to be held in Butler's grove, near Howard, beginning July 23rd. —Miss Margaret Garman on Tuesday. w=——Mr. and Mrs. Orrie Kline, of east Bishop street, are the proud parents of a fine boy who came to their home last week. Blacksmith Jacob Knisely is build- was the hostess at a picnic for girls at Hecla Park By cout of the Bellefonte Republican, Cor. @rorar A BAYARD MEETS A ing a new hose wagou for the Undine Fire | TRAGic DEaTH.—Oue of the most shogk- Co. It is designed to be drawn by one | ing accidents that has occurred in Belle- horse. { fonte in years was the cause of the ‘tragic ——Miss Elizabeth Gephart eotertaiged death of Col. Geo. A. Bayard about 17:30 about thirty of her friends at a porch party Taesday morning, July 7th. He was at her home on Linn street, on Monday walking along the Penusylvania railroad evening. tracks, near the freight station, when No. ——The Mystic Shriners of Altoona 57, a local freight train was backing up. Williamsport, Bellefonte and other ad-| Lhe Colonel was a little hard of hearing jacent towns will picnic at Alfarata park on and usually walked with his head down, so August 6th. ——W. P. Price; formerly a conductor ! is negotiating for the purchase of the Potter house livery on the T. and C. railroad, in Philipsburg. ——John Gobrecht’s family have moved back to their old home at Hanover. soale works leaves, at least. ~—— James Bailey, the barber who was it is supposed he was uuconscious of his danger until he was struck by the caboose and rolled between the rails, where the train of six cars and the engine passed over him. There were several trainmen on top of the cars, but they could not see him and the accident was not discovered until the John | train had passed and a brakeman standiog expects to remain here to work ‘until the on the pilos discovered his body ring on the track. He was picked up and carried into the 80 badly burned Ly the explosion of a | freight station and the company physician gasoline stove in his shop some time ago, | ealled at once, but other than a few feeble is able to be at work again. attempts at breathing there was no sign of — Mr. and Mra. Dennis Luse, of Mill- | life after the accident. heim, celebrated their golden wedding | Col. Bayard was one of Bellefonte’s anniversary on Tuesday evening of last | oldest citizens and it is only the truth to week. All bus three of their children were | S3y that he was one of the town’s best present. known men, He came here with his par- Thomas H. Morey, the distinguish- ents early in the thirties and during his ed Clearfield lawyer, was operated on for more achive y ears wasp 10iminently identi- appendicitis last week. His case was’very | fied With the business and political ‘inter- critical, but he is reported to be improving gels of this community, For many yeas now. ~——The shoe coutest alone will be worth going to Hecla to see next Wednesday. It is the special conception of chairman Jacob Marks and by the time he gets}it pulled off there will be enough fun for several picnics. ——TLast Thursday evening little Miss he conducted the old foundry and machine shop that stood at the rear of the WATCH- MAN building and in the days when farm- ing implement supplies and machine cast- ings were not to be had at every store he made acquaintances with consumers throughout the county that ripened into firm friendships and made his old age one Helen Shaughenessy celebrated the eighth | of great pleasure, for few there were who anoiversary of her birth with a delightful | did not know him and had not enjoyed lawn party for thirty of her little friends. It was held at her home on Howard street. ——The Bellefonte Y. M. C. A. has moved into its own new home ong High street. The deed for the property has been some leisure moments with this genial gentleman. : He was a son of Dr. A. W. Bua aid was horn at Saltsburg, Indiana county, 76 years ago. Whena lad of six his parents secured and the Association’s daysifof rent | moved to this place, which was his resi- paying are over. Let us hope that all its days of financial tronbles are past. ——The plaster model that was submit- dence ever afterwards. His father, who died in 1860, had been a surgeon in the war of 1812 and at the time of his death ted by a Philadelphia scolptor in competi- | Was 8 pensioner of the federal government. tion for the Curtin monument and has oc- cupied a place in one of the post-office windows for several years, has been cleaned up and removed to Gregg post rooms. ——The Curtin memorial commission met in Harrisburg on Tharsday of last week and organized for another year hy electing Gov. Pennypacker, president, and Sen. A. E. Patton, secretary and treasurer. Progress was all that was reported at the meeting. ——On Monday morning, justas Mrs. Miles Mattern was stepping off the fplat- form of the cistern at her home in Patton township she was unfortunate enough to break her left ankle in two places. The accident was rather an unusual one in-as- much as she neither fell nor made a mis- hep, but simply turned her foot as she stepped out into the grass. ——Miss Gussie Smith, the eldest dnugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Smith, of north Spring street, became suddenly ill with appendicitis and her case became so acute that she was operated on on Wednesday evening. It was then found that there was diffused peritonitis. She rallied from the operation nicely and is resting fairly well now. It is sincerely hoped she will recover. =—1In answer to a petition presented by the lawyers practising at the Centre county bar Judge Love has just handed down a decree ordering the postponement of all cases schedunled to be tried at the second Colonel Bayard married Martha Johnson in 1858. She survives him with their ohil- dren : Mrs. George Bowen, of Canton, Ohio; Walter W., and John, of Los Angeles, Cal., James, Ursula, Carrie, Sara and Roger T., at home, and George D., at Arcadia, Pa. While Colonel Bayard’s life was distinot- ively that of a manufacturer and business man he found pleasant diversion in politics. He was an enthusiastic Republican and prominent in the party. councils in this county. His ambitions were not toward office holding himself, though several times he was honored with nominations and was elected poor director of Bellefonte. When he ran for treasarer of the county his pop- ularity was sufficient to reduce the normal Damocratic majority materially and his name was mentioned as a possibility for the poet-mastership of Bellefonte under Presi- dent McKinley, but he did not press his claims. The title of Colonel he won for dis- tinguished gallantry on the field during the Civil war. He first enlisted in the three months service as a private in Co. H. Bellefonte Fencibles, 20d P. V. As the expiration of his enlistment he recruited Co. H, 148th P. V. and was chosen as its first captain. Later. he won the rank of Major and was brevetted as Lt. Colonel at the close of the war. The engagements he participated in were ab Chancelorsville, Gettysburg, Coal Harbor, Ream’s Station, Wilderness, Spottslyvania, North Anna, week of the August term of court. As Petersburg, Bristoe Station, Poe River, many of the lawyers expect to be away Deep Bottom, and Boydtown Road. Col. and the weather is expeoted to be hot the Bayard was captured by the rebels near business of that week has been called off and the jurors notified not to appear. ~—The Rev. Daniel Greer was installed a8 pastor of the Centre Hall charge of the horrors. Lutheran church, last Thursday evening} the ceremony having been witnessed {by a large. audience. Rev. Ambrose Schmids, Petersburg and was confined in Libby and other southern Yeishae for months; his ¢ ex- bad charge of OS tuae services or morning of the 9th. It was a ni funeral, with the band, Gregg post a ary of Bellefonte, ordained then ew. pastor and | B, in uniform; ;' A great concourse of, hpeo- the installation was conducted by the | ple thronged the Presbyterian churo Revsi A. A. Black, of Boalsburg; Rev. | the services were Conducted by Dr. Lanrie, Wolf, of Walkersburg, Md.; and Rev. | for many years. who bad been the pastor of the deogaseq Dr. H. C. Holloway, ab Sobuyler, of the Centre Hall Presbyterian, Revs. Wood and Perks assisted jn the charoh. | services. "The honorary pall-bearers wer “=——The Logan picnic at Hecla park next James A. Beaver, Maj. Geo. A. 5 Wednesday is going to attract a great | Capt. Thos. Myton, Geo. M. Boal, D. W. crowd. the season and the Logaus are planning make it a memorable ode.’ They * are not. J. M. Thom advertising a whole lot of things they a It will be the, Aipst big picoig of | Woodring, Charles Smith, Past De jment { Cemmander Austin “Cartin, Dr. eodore | Christ, D. F. Fortney, W. H. Musser, Dr. , Capt. W. H. Fry, John m. P. Humes, W. W. Mont- 0 | P. Harris, not intend having, but insure yon a real | gomery, Frank P. Green, John Uzzle. old-fashioned. picnic time, With goad, olgs that will amuse, good ‘musi for dancing. and good eating. Are you ‘man K. Miller, Allen Smith, D going? » The active pall-bearers were General . L. Sanders, Thomas Donachy. GEORGE L. PorTER Drs UNEXPECTED- LY.—Few deaths that have occurred in this community for years have been more startling than was that of George Lattimer Potter, at his home on Linn street, shortly after noon on Wednesday. He was one of our prominent citizens, a man of excep- tional usefulness and so few knew that he was even indisposed that the announce- ment of his death seemed incredible. Though Mr. Potter had not been really well since an attack of grip some time ago he was still attending to business and about as usual until last Thursday, when he was greatly affected by the heat while attending the funeral of the late Col. Geo. Bayard. He was at his office Friday morn- ing, however, but at noon he became en- tirely over-come by the heat and was com- pelled to take his bed. His condition was not regarded as serious until late Tuesday night, when cerebral congestion occurred. It was decided at once to call Dr. Me- Cormick, of Williamsport, in consultation and while his own physician was making the arrangements and procuring a nurse the next morning there was a cerebral ruptiire, causing apoplexy, from which he suddenly expired. Deceased was the son of the late Capt. W. W. Potter and was born at Potter’s Bank, April 6th, 1847. After a common school education he attended State College, Lawrenceville, N. J. and Washington and Jefferson, later taking up the study of medicine, which he abandoned afterwards because of his health. For several years he worked in the accounting department of the Pennsylvania rail-road offices here under the direction of nis father who was the general agent of the company at this place. In 1874 he took up the work of underwriting fire insurance and has built up one of the strongest agencies in Central Pennsylvania... Mr. Potter was well known as an underwriter and adjuster and his services were frequently called upon in distant parts. As a citizen, we have none better. Loy- al and true to every interest of Bellefonte his time and energies were devoted to every public movement. Especially to those in distress was he attentive and help- ful and the deep sorrow of his family will be shared by many who will ever remem- ber him as a kindly, considerate, honorable gentleman. Mr. Potter was active in the political and social life of the community and was prominently identified with the best work of the Presbyterian church. On June 21st, 1876, he married Eliza- beth J., a daughter of W. C. Sanderson, of Eagle Mills, Clinton county, who survives him with their daughters, Marguerite and Sara Irvin, and his one brother, John I. Potter of this place. Funeral services will be held this after- noon at 2 o’clock at his late home on Linn street. Dr. Laurie, of the Presbyterian church, will officiate. rrr QA ret THE ‘BLACK BARN’’ BURNED.—On the afternoon of July Fourth she ‘black barn’! an old land-mark along the Lewistown pike, about three miles south of this place, was totally destroyed by fire. The barn was an immense structure and was formerly owned by Robert Valentine. Lately the farm came into the possession of the late Gov. Hastings who had started to fix it up for his own recreation just before his death. It was occupied by Elmer Swartz whose son Harry was celebrating the Fourth with fire crackers. One of them was exploded in an empty paint barrel ; causing it to ex- plode and throwing fire all about the farm yard. In ap instant the entire building was ablaze. There was little time to save anything and five horses, several colts and a calf were burned to death. Mr. Swartz succeeded in saving most of his imple- ments, but at an exposure to the flames that nearly cost him his life. As it was he was badly burned and will not recover for some time. Both the Hastings estate and Mr. Swartz had insurance and the barn will be rebuilt at once. The losses of all hiz horses and the in- juries he received himself made the matter of harvesting the crops that were about ripe in the fields, a very serious question. But there are good neighbors in that vicinity for they all turned in and ina couple of days had Mr. Swartz’s entire crops cut and housed away for him. Among those who came to his relief were Jerre Donovan, Nathan Dale, George Musser, D. M. Kline, Luther Dale and William Ross. ——A very interesting pool tournament is in progress at the Knisely Bros. rooms and as each series is played off the interest seems to be more quickened. The games were opened by Linn MeGinley and John P. Harris Jr. the former winning by one ball only after the latter had. ‘‘scratched”’ on the ball that would have made hima: winner. The second contest was between Robert Montgomery and Edmund Blanch- ard. They played 100 to 85 and Blanchard won, getting 85 while Montgomery bad only 98. In Wednesday night’s preliminaries R. 8. Brouse played Joseph Katz 100 to 70 and ran out by the time Joe got 49. *os — ——Midshipman Alfred Terry Brisbin, U.S. N. is on Admiral Cotten’s flagship, the Kearsarge, and writes from abroad that they have had a glorious time at the evolutions at Kiel, where they entertained the German Emperor and were entertained in return. They are now in English wa- ters, where the international fetes are be- John I. Curtin, H. H. Moatiomety, Her- ing continued. CGO, —— Word has been received from Mrs. Lewis Grauer, who is in Philadelphia, with her little son Edward having his throat treated for swollen glands, that the physician is most sanguine of his recovery and that the boy is doing very well. THE BELLEFONTE GLASS WORKS IN Ruixs.—Another of Bellefonte’s industries was wiped out on Sunday afternoon. So effectual was the destruction and heavy the loss that it is doubtful if ever there will be a glass factory in this place again. Shortly after 2 o’ciock on Sunday after- noon the mammoth furnace building of the Bellefonte Glass Co's plant was dis- covered to be on fire. It was a heavy tim- ber frame structure 201x105 feet and dry as tinder. By the time the firemen got to the scene the entire structure was a mass of flames and a fiercer fire has never before been seen in this section. Great colnmps of flames swirled with the air fifty feet above the building; the heat being so intense that it was absolutely impossible to get near enough to it play water, even if that would have been effective. - From the main building the pot room and engine house, 180x36, soon caught, then the two adjacent ware houses, 40x66 and 24x60 respectively, were next to take fire. It was a frightful blaze by this time and the heat alone ignited the bay shed in McCalmont & Co’s. yard, 100 feet away, so that more trouble appeared among tbat bunch of light frame buildings. “By hard work, however, the flames were stopped there and no other of McCalmont build- ings was damaged. The old Thomas farm house, nearby, was afire half a dozen times, but finally came out with only a bad scorching. The old steel works build- ing, to the west, owned by the Bellefonte Central R. R. and nsed as a car barn was last to go and might have been saved bad it been possible for the firemen to get in close enough to it. It was an immense frame structure, very combustible and to add to the flames there was a great quantity of oil stored in the building by John P. Harris Jr. He succeeded in getting most of the barrels rolled out, but the heat was so intense out side that they exploded and burned up there. Some idea of the intensity o the heat can be had when it is known that two lines of hose were burned off while the water was going through them and they were a considerable distance from the fire. At one time the firemen got in between two of the buildings and were so nearly over- come that they kad to be pulled out and their hose was saved only by the use of lines. In order to keep themselves cool they repeatedly jumped in front of a stream of water and in a few seconds would be dry as punk again. As to the origin of the fire it is suppos- ed to have been caused by the carelessness of some one who had been in the building. The factory had not been in blast since early in the spring, but there was a night watchman on duty. In the day time some of the officers were usually there attend- ing to business. In fact on Sunday morning president Knisely was there with several other gentlemen but everything was in good order when he left. It is said that a party of young men were seen leav- ing the building just before the fire broke out. The losses are really very bard to esti- mate. While none of the buildings were, of themselves, very valuable yet just at this time they represented far more to their owners than their equivalent in cash, be- cause they formed a very tangible nucleus about which it was hoped a prosperous business could be built up. The glass works people estimate their loss on hnild- ings and stock at $50,000, against which there is only $11,000 insurance. The esti- mate may seem high, but when all the con- ditions are carefully considered it does not appear 80. MecCalmont & Co’s loss was slight ; con- sisting principally of baled hay and straw. As luck would have it the hay shed was the only building in their yard that was not insured. The Bellefonte Centrai had a property loss that is hard to estimate. While the $1000 insurance they carried will put up a ear barn that will answer their purpose quite as well as the old steel works did, yet the value of the latter was way beyond the insurance on it. John P. Harris Jr. lost about $1,500 in oils. He has a partial insurance. HISTORICAL. The Bellefonte glass works were built originally in 1868 at a cost of $60,000. The property was never prosperous until a local company was organized and leased the fac- tory in 1881. This company included Hammon Sechler, John Ardell Jr. Harry Sayre, Emil Joseph, J. Kyle McFarlane, W. R. Teller, John Anderson, Nicholas Redding and L. T. Munson. Mr. Munson was manager and Mr. McFarlane secretary. In June 1886 this company hought the fac- tory and operated it until Sunday morn- ing, Oct. 10th, of that year, when it was totally destroyed by fire. At this time seven buildings burned up, fifty-two new pots, a full set of stones for a new furnace and a thousand boxes of glass. The loss was estimated at $50,000. The insurance was $20,000. The work of rebuilding was begun at once and the fires were relighted in Fehrnary of the following year. The factory was never very successful after- wards and finally fell into the hands of some glass workers living here who decided to try it on the co-operative plan. This scheme proved fairly successful and the men were just beginning to get firmly es- tablished when the coal strike of last win- ter so crippled them that they were forced to shut down. They had already matured plans for remodeling the furnace and get- ting the factory in blast early in the fall, Those interested in it are Oscar W. Hun- ter, George Rhoads, George Knisely, John Knisely, Jesse Cox, Samuel Smith, Allen Waite, John Waite, Philip Garbrick, Clay- ton Rote, Wm. Rider, Clay Rider, Isaac Smith, Joseph Smith, Lewis Borden, Chas. Guisewhite and Collins Pemberton. SP News Purely Personal. —Frank Curtin spent Sunday with friends in Tyrone. —Poor overseer Samuel Diehl 1s away on a bus- iness trip to Elk county. —Miss Bess Sharp, of east Lamb street, is visit ing friends in Spruce Creek and Altoona. —Mrs. J. E. Ward, Mrs, J. C. Meyer and Mrs. Wm. B. Rankin spent Monday at Snow Shoe. —Miss Grace Rudy, of Youngstown, Ohio, is a guest of Miss Jennie Pontius, of Curlin street. —Ellis L. Orvis Egq. and H. H. Harshberger Esq. were in Lock Haven on business on Tues- day. —Agent J. C. Rumberger, of the C. R R. of Pa. spent Sunday at the home of his parents at Unionville. —Rash Irwin, formerly with McCalmont & Co. in this place, has gone to Altoona, where he has secured a position. —Col. and Mrs. J. L. Spangler will leave for Bedford today. They expect to stay a week at the Springs hotel. —Mrs. John Nolan, with her little son Gerald, came down from Tyrone to spend Sunday at the home of her parents in this place. —Messrs H. A. Simpson and John J. Fegan, of Pittsburg, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rus- sel, at their home on Willowbank street. —Mrs. D. H. Hastings, with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hickok and their daughter Janie, went to Bed- ford on Wednesday to spend several weeks. —James McKee and his sister, Miss Mary, children of H. A. McKee, Esq., of Pittsburg, are here for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. Y, Stitzer. —Mrs. C. C. Shuey, with her daughters Sara, Annie and Rachel, and Mrs. J. C. Brackbill, with her son, are visiting relatives in Curwensville this week. —Miss Louise Calloway is home from a visit with friends in Philadelphia. She was accom- panied by Miss Florence Hayes, who will visit at the Bush home. —0. J. Stover, who has been employed in North Carolina for some time, is back at his home at Blanchard and was in Bellefonte to spend a few hours on the Fourth. —Mr. and Mrs. Hammon Sechler returned from Philadelphia on Wednesday. While away they spent a few days with their daughter Margaret in Baltimore. ' —Mrs. Alfred Engels Blackburn, with her little son Jackson Miller, came up from Philadelphia on Saturday and will stay most of the summer at the Spangler home on Allegheny street. —Miss Jennie Crittenden, of Waterbury,Conn., and her sister Miss Charlotte, of Washington, Conn., are here to spent part of the summer with their father, Rev. R. Crittenden. | —Jerome Zink and Charles Schrieb, the young gentle men from Allegheny, who had been visit- ing their uncle, George Grimm, on Thomas street, for a week, departed on Saturday. —Col. and Mrs. W. F. Reeder left on Monday afternoon for a five weeks tour of eastern Cana- dian and Adirondack resorts. They expect to stay a while at Saratoga on their way home. —Engineer Thomas Faxon, of the Bellefonte Electric Co., with his son Charles, left for Alliances Ohio, on Saturday morning. They will visit Mr] Faxon’s brother in that place for a week or more —Miss Amanda Barnhart, of Curtins Works, who had been visiting relatives in this place for some time, left for Jersey Shore on Saturday; ex- pecting to spend most of the summer in that place, —Mrs. William Smith and her sister Miss Helen Otto visited Mrs. A. 8. Garman in Tyrone for a few days last week. They were on their way to Johnstown where the Smiths expect to make their future home. —Gen. Jas. A. Beaver and Jno. M. Dale Esq. left on’ Monday for a stay of a month or more in California. They are going out via the Santa Fe and will return via the Union Pacific; stopping at Salt Lake City and Denver. —John Tonner, formerly a resident of this place but now located in Philadelphia, has been recreating for a week or more with friends here and at Millheim. He spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. A. M. Hoover, on Spring street. —Miss Carrie Harper, daughter of Mrs. William Harper, of Thomas street, has gone to Denver, Colorado, where she expects to spend the sum- mer, with the hope thatthe rare atmosphere of that beautilul western city will benefit her health. —Miss Jane McCalmont, of Thomas street, and" Mrs. George Williams, of north Spring street, have gotten home from their very delightful trip to Los Angeles, Cal., where they were in attend" ance at the general assembly of the Presbyterian church. —T. S. DeLong, ex school teacher and quon” dam politician in Centre county, but now deep in the lumber business in West Virginia, is visit- ing at his home at Romola for a few weeks and was in town on Saturday calling on the many friends he has in this place. —Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Irish, of Philipsburg, were guests, on Monday, at the home of Supt. F. H Thomas, of the B.C.R.R. Mr. Irish is one of Mr. Thomas’ earliest friends and fortune has fav" ored them both since the days they were trying to get along on small salaries up in Scranton. —On Monday Mrs. W. A. Lyon departed for New York where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. C. B. Williams, until to-morrow, when she will sail for England. She goes abroad to visit her broth- er who is a cashier of the Bank of England and with him she will visit her old family home at Bristol. —Among those from a distance who came to at- tend the funeral of Col. Geo. A. Bayard were Mrs _ George Bowen, Mrs. Robert A, Cassidy and Mrs. Wm. Fravel, of Canton, Ohio; Hon. and Mrs. Leonard Rhone, of Centre Hall; Charles Wilson, of Altoona; D. L. Saunders, of Renovo, and Geo. D. Bayard, of Arcadia. —Baggage master Emanuel Noll dropped in on Tuesday morning to send his paper along’ for another year and when we asked him if he had anything new we were surprised to hear him ae-| knowledge that he didn’t even have a good bee story to hand ont. He did say, however, that there are rumors of great changes in railroad cireles that will affect us. He did not give it on his own authority, but said that there its lots of talk to the effect that after the retirement of Supt. S. 8. Blair'in November, the Tyrone divis- jon will be done away with’; the Tyrone and’ Clearfield and Tyrone and Lewisburg branches will be put under Middle division management’ and the Bald Eagle yaliey will be handed over’ tothe P. & E. 3 —AT mong our Fourth of July week visitors were W. F.'Shutt, of Centre Hall. It was the same. Mr. Shutt who played such a prominent part in the recent thrilling arrest of the band of burglars: in the Seven mountains and when the wounded’ man was lying bleeding on the loft Shutt was the first to reach him. On Tuesday of last week S. F. Kline was’ up from Howard and paid the WATCHMAN a little call, then the next evening Harry McDowell dropped ‘in to help make Toaf- ing seem the easier. Alfred Corl, of State Col- lege, was in on ‘Monday too and part of ‘hid busi- ness was to'add his name to the WATCHMAN Tst. | Dr. Jas. Thompson, of Stormstown, came to the conclusion that he had gotten along long enough without “the best” and decided that he might as well spend the rest of his years in happiness with the Warcumax and Andrew Gregg, of Phil- ipsburg, was another gentleman who had enough left over from the Fourth to fix himself up with a good paper for a year and he added his name and §6"it’ went—new ones all through the holiday week, ~—Samuel Taylor, of Pittsburg, spent Sunday with his parents in this place. —Sheriffand Mrs. Hugh 8. Taylor spent Sun- day with friends in Snow Shoe. —Miss Edith Hofter, of Chambersburg, is a guest of Rev. and Mrs. Ambrose Schmidt, —Mrs. Geo. N. Fisher, of Sunbury, is visiting ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rine, in this place. —Mrs. W. Harrison Walker is spending the month of July at the home of her parents at Pleasantville. —Miss Mary Foster, of State College, is a guest at the home of her brother J. D. Hunter, on east High street. —Judge Cyrus Gordon, of Clearfield, spent sev- eral days last week looking over his mammoth farm at Hecla park. —Miss Kathryn Hutzel, of Philadelphia, is vis- iting at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Sprankle, in Coleville. —Mr, and Mrs. John Noll, of Warriors-marlk, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Noll’s parents on north Allegheny street. —Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Blair, of Willowbank street, are off on a visit with friends in Sunbury, Shamo- kin, Harrisburg and Atlantic City. —After a week’s visit at his home in this place Fred Montgomery returned to his work in Pitts- burg on Wednesday of last week. —Mrs. Harry Schreyer, of Chicago, 1ll., visited friends in this place last week on her way home from a stay with her sister in Philadelphia. —Misses Ellen Valentine and Adaline Harris are in Middletown, N. J, visiting the Hendrick- sons. Miss Bertha Laurie will join them there next week. —Mrs. Chas. Bender, with her daughter Mary, and Miss Mame Auxer, of Lancaster are visiting at the home of revenue collector G, W. Rees, on Reynolds Ave. —Mrs, Odillie Mott, of Bishop street, with her children Mary and Basil, have gone to spend most of the summer with friends in Lock Haven, Renovo, Williamsport and St. Mary's. —Mrs. Elizabeth Wike and her little grand” daughter Catharine Smith returned to their home in Columbia on Saturday morning after a short visit at the home of the former's sister, Mrs Amos Mullen, on Bishop street. ° —William Kerstetter, of Pleasant Gap, was in town on Saturday on his way from Wynburne to spend Sunday with his family. The Kerstetter boys have been at Wynburne for months on a big building contract and they have about twenty- five houses to finish yet. =Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Williams, of Chicago, are in town spending a few weeks of the summer amid the scenes and friendships of Mr. Williams’ boyhood. He was born and raised in Half-moon valley and is well acquainted with many of our older residents, all of whom are delighted to see him so well and prosperous. —Frank P. Bible Esq., once editor of the Demo- erat in this place and former Recorder of the county, has been in town for the past ten days visiting old friends. He is now located in Phila” delphia and since leaving Bellefonte has traveled all over the country, the stories of his journeys making very delightful themes tor conversation with his friends here. tr A en ACCIDENTALLY SHOT His BROTHER.— Ulysses Grant Miller, better known as Less Miller, who is. unmarried and lives with his mother on a small farm along the mountain side about two miles east of Salona, put a target on a post near the barn on Tuesday after dinner and stepped back a few yards to shoot mark. Just as he fired the first shot his brother Clyde stepped around the corner of the barn and the ball glanced from the side of the _ post and penetrated his brother's side jst be- low the ribs, inflicting an ugly wound. The young man fell and rose again and walked back into the barn. His brother quickly ran to him and learning the nature of the wound he as quickly as possible summoned physicians, who probed for the ball, but were unable to locate it, but think that it imbedded itself in the kid- ney. The unfortunate young man was taken to the honse and put to bed. Less says he thought he was the only occupant of the premises at the time of the shoot- ing, as his brother bad told him that he was going to the mountain to pick huckle- berries and he thought he bad gone. Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Whaat—Red ...........iesess rnssriicriivhiissson 80@8134 “ _No. 2. ey pd Corn —Yellow....... 56@55 ¢ Mixed new.. 51@5315 OBLS. 10000 ersrsvasassssasssesnse Hass Flotr— Wiuter, Per Br 1 2.90@3.10 ¢ —Penna. Roller... 3.40@3.60 *¢ Favorite Brand 4.66@4.75 Rye Flour Per Brl... 3.15 Baled hay—Choice oT 10.00@21.00 “ Mixed ~ * 1... 14.50@17.50 Straw...... estaiint thier sents tiers atedieddes 50(@ 20.00 Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected weekly by C. Y. WAGNER, The following are the quotations up to six o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes press: Red wheat, old. 70 New wheat.. 70 Rye, per bus, 56 Corn, shelled, per bushi 50 Corn, ears, per bushel... ; 50 Oats, old and new, per bushel... 1:85 Barley, rbushel...con.niivoins wiessi C80) Ground Plaster, pe ton.. 8 60 to 9 50 Buckwheat, per bushel we 40 Cloverseed, per bushel... ..87 20 to 88 10 Timothy seed per bushel $2.70 to $2.90 } em————, Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by by Sechler & Co. | Potatoes pe: bushel NeW..cun ig or: 7% ions =k cerita T ozen. sSnnsatans 18 Lard, ig ound 12 Country Shoulde 10 : ; ‘Sides. 10 A2 Tallow, per pound. 4 Butter, Por pound 15 The Democratic Watchman. Published every ‘Friday Jn Bellefonte, Pa., at $1.50 per ahahm diriily in advance) $2.00, when not paid i) pais $2.50 if not paid ‘before the s3piralion of Sh Bt end no paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is paid, except at the option of the publisher. Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un- TE Ee IL. d count is made rsons ‘advertis- ing by the quarter, half year, or ew, as follows : SPACE OCCUPIED J . |3m|em| ly ‘One Tcl i3 ines | this iyoes.. Tire $ 3 Bs 818 30 Two inches.... Festiva Three inches. ode 1 1 118 uarter Column (5 {niche alf Column (10 inches) oo Column (20 inches). Advertisements in special column 25 per cent. ‘additional. A oe Transient advs. per line, 3 insertions... +20 cts. Each additional insertion, per line. 5 cts. Local notices, per ine, reeusis Business notices, per line. Job Priniiog Ee he War kind and dispatch. : ATCHMAN office has been re- fitted with Fast Presses and New Type, and everything in the printing line can be executed in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates. Terms—Cash. All letters should be addressed to P. GRAY MEEK, Proprieté’
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