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Democratic tcp
Bellefonte, Pa., May 13 1904.
CorrespoNDENTS.—No communications pub
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
RS A AGERE.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——New steel cages are being put in the
lock-up in Philipsburg.
—A. A. Dale will deliver the Decora-
tion day address at Centre Hall.
——Marriage license has been issued
to John Confer and Sara Flack, both of
this place.
——Among our profitable correspondents
this week have been Wm. Hess, of Phil-
ipsburg, and J. N. Hall, of Howard.
——Mason John Noll is making the
foundation for a new home which James
Uzzle is to build in Snow Shoe.
——Reports from Mr. John Meese, who
is in Atlantic City for his health, are to
the effect that he is getting much better.
-—>Sunday morning the Rev. Dr. H. C.
Holloway, of the Lutheran church, will
preach a sermon for the Knights of the
Golden Eagle.
——Chas. Watson has purchased J. P.
Irwin’s interest in the business formerly
carried on in Snow Shoe under the firm
name of Thompson & Irwin.
—— Mr. Robert Tipple Garman, young:
est sou of Daniel Garman, of this place, is
to be married to Miss Virginia Miles Bouse,
in Tyrone, on May 18th.
——Mrs. Edward Richard entertained
on Monday afternoon for her sister-in-law,
Mrs. James Aull, of Germantown. Sixty
invitations were issued.
——Joe Gingher, who has been laid up
for several weeks because of hemorrhages
or the nose is recovering. He is able to
walk about a listle now.
——Mis. J. W. Gephart and Miss Caro-
line Orvis entertained the Bellefonte chap-
ter, D. A. R. at a planked shad dinuer af
the Country club Wednesday evening.
——Miss Mary Bradley hes abandoned
the idea of having a dance in the armory
at the conclusion of the concert by her
choral class on the evening of May 23rd.
——The crowd in attendance at the
Pawnee Bill show was not as large as
would have been the case had not the
farmers been so busy with their corn and
oats.
——The Harris B. Heylmun prize of $10
in gold to the member of the C class of the
High school excelling in oratory was won
by Chas. Barnes. Paul Wetzel was award-
ed second honors.
——Miss Florence Lowry of the Belle-
fonte High school has been awarded the J.
C. Meyer prize for the best biographical
essay. Misses Lela Ardery and Helen
Ceader divided second honors.
——Gen. Jas. A. Beaver will deliver the
Memorial day address in Bellefonte. Nota-
ble as it may seem this will be the first
time Gen. Beaver has ever addressed his
home Post on such an occasion.
——Lawrence Hoover, formerly mes-
senger for the Adam’s express company in
this place, was called to Huntingdon last
week and given a better position. Jesse
Barnes is driving the wagon here now.
—Col. E. R. Chambers has been re-
appointed as a traveling auditor of the
Auditor General’s department, under the
new Auditor General William Snyder, who
succeeded the Hon. E. B. Hardenberg last
week.
——Col. E. J. Pruner became suddenly
illat Tyrone on Wednesday, in fact he
was 30 ill that both Dr. and Mrs. R. G. H.
Hayes went up on an afternoon train. He
was still in an unconscious condition yes-
terday.
——There was frost in some parts of the
county Wednesday night. It was severe
enough in some localities to freeze the
clover leaves stiff, but it is thought that
the fruit was not damaged owing to the
dry atmosphere.
——Mrs. Rowe, wife of Recorder J. C.
Rowe, is quite ill at her home on Curtin
street. She is suffering with appendicitis,
bus it is hoped that a cure can be effected
in her case without an operation. She was
better yesterday.
——The basket ball contest which H.
Otto, the Diamond tobacconist had been
conducting to determine which of the two
local basket ball teams is the most popular,
has closed with the vote as follows: Acade-
my 8063, Bellefonte Athletic club 7633.
The Academy hoys won a set of fine jersies.
——The annual flag scrap between the
Freshman and Sophomore classes of The
Penusylvania State College took place
yesterday morning about 3 o'clock. The
Freshmen hoisted a $25 pennant right
on the ‘athletic field and the Sopbs
couldn’t get it down.
——Next week the West Branch Medical
association will meet here and among the
distinguished visitors will be Dr. Lawrence
W. Flick, of Philadelphia, the eminent
specialist in tuberculosis whose sanitarinm
at White Haven has brought results that
have arrested the attention of the entire
world.
——One of the finest ball games seen in
this place in many years was played by
the Look Haven Normal and Bellefonte
Athletic clubs on the glass works meadow,
on Saturday afternoon. After twelve in-
nings of the most exciting playing the
visitors pulled out victors by the score of
9 to 8. It was anybody’s game for every-
one of the twelve innings and both sides
played as if determined to have it.
WILLIAM C. BELL.—An attack of rheu-
matism, that developed about six weeks
ago, brought on other complications that
resulted in the death of William Bell, a
respected and useful citizen of Pleasant
Gap, at his home at that place, on Friday
evening.
Deceased was born at Greenwood Faur-
nace, Huntingdon county, in 1841. For
nineteen years he had been a resident of
Pleasant Gap where he purchased the
Gibson Larimer property and resided until
ill health forced his retirement. Before
coming to this county he was married to
Miss Nancy Cole, who survives him with
their children Ida, Mame and Roy, of
Pleasant Gap, and Mrs. Samuel Brooks, of
this place.
Mr. Bell was a carpenter and pattern
maker by trade; having been employed at
various times at the Bellefonte Farnace
Co., the Lingle foundry and at the Tyrone
iron works. In fact it was while working
at the latter place that he became ill.
He was a member of Bellefonte castle
K. G. E,, of Centre lodge, I. O. O. F. and
an earnest member of the Methodist church
at Pleasant Gap. Mr. Bell was a pleasant,
whole-souled gentleman than whom no
more desirable acquaintance or neighbor
could be found.
Funeral services were held in the
Lutheran church at the Gap on Monday
morning and interment was made in the
Union cemetery there. Bellefonte castle
K. G. E. and the local lodge of Odd Fel-
lows were both represented at the funeral,
the former order having had charge of the
services at the grave.
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JoHN W. TONNER. — John Wesley
Tonner died at his home in Philadelphia
on Friday afternoon from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis which he had suffered
while asleep in bed the night previous.
There was nothing about his condition to
indicate such a sudden demise and the
news was a great shock to the many friends
in his former home in this place.
He was a son of Thomas R. Tonner and
Jennie E. Adams and was born in Canton,
Ohio, in July, 1853; making him nearly 51
years old. His father was a member of
the firm of the Aultmau-Tonner Co., manu-
facturers and was quite a prominent figure
in the business circles of his native city.
When a mere hoy John came to make his
home in Milesbarg and lived successively
there and at Howard and at Liggett’s Mill
near Eagleville. It was while there that
he learzed the miller’s trade. His last
business venture was in Kansas City, Mo.,
where he was interested in a basket fac-
tory.
During his residence in Bellefonte he
was weigh-master for the Centre Iron Co.,
and when that corporation went out of
business he removed to Philadelphia where
be had resided for the past seven years.
He married Miss Alice Musser, of Mill-
beim, who survives him with their one son
William. His only sister, Mrs. A. M.
Hoover, of this place, also survives him.
Funeral services were held at their
home, 4711 Springfield Ave., on Sun-
day evening, and the body was brought to
Millbheim for interment on Monday morn-
ing.
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SAMUEL SHUTT.--A¢ the ripe old age of
76 years, 2 months and 15 days Samuel
Shutt passed away at his home at Centre
Hall, on Sunday, May 1st. His death was
caused by a complication of troubles inci-
dent to old age.
Deceased was born in Brush valley and
his name is cotemperaneous with its early
day development. He was married to Miss
Sallie Wagner who died some years ago
leaving him with the following children:
W. Frank Shutt, of Centre Hall; Mrs.
Jerry C. Brown, of Potters Mills; Mrs.
John Dunlap, of Bellefonte, and Samuel
W. Shutt, of Lock Haven.
Interment was made at Tusseyville. The
Rev. Daniel Gress officiated.
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MRS. NEWTON DORMAN.—Mrs. Newton
Dorman died at the parental home at Nit-
tany, on Friday night, after an illness of
several months, of consumption.
She had lived with her husband who is
an inspector of engines in the New York
Central shops at Jersey Shore, until short-
ly before Christmas, when she went to her
parent’s home on a visit. She became ill
while there and was never able to return
to Jersey Shore.
Deceased was 28 years old and is sar--
vived by her husband and one daughter.
Interment was made Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock.
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Miss GERTRUDE WINEGARDNER.—The
death of Miss Gertrude Winegardner oc-
curred at the home of F. O. Hosterman, in
Millbheim, on Sunday morning. She wae
18 years old and had been ill with typhoid
fever. Her condition was most hopeful
until typhoid pneumonia developed and
caused her death.
She was a sister of Mrs. Hosterman, who
is just recovering from an attack of typhoid
herself.
The remains were taken to the young
lady’s former home at Salem, Juniata
county, for interment.
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MRs. ALFRED POORMAN.—The death of
this good woman occurred at her home
near Snow Shoe Intersection on Thursday,
May 5th.
She was 48 years, 1 month and 7 days
old and is survived by her husband and
two daughters, Mrs. Ada McCloskey and
Emma, who resides at home.
Interment was made at the Messiah
church after services bad been conducted
by the Rev. Zeigler.
Mgs. CANDACE VONADA.—A¢ the age of
29 years, 5 months and 22 days, Candace,
wife of Clyde Vonada, passed away at their
home near Madisonburg, on Friday even-
ing.
Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. |
Emanuel Neese, of near Penn Hall. She
was a most admirable young woman, whose
death leaves a grief stricken husband and
three children, the youngest of whom is
only five weeks old, without the care of a
tender and loving mother.
Funeral services were conducted by the
Rev. Sheeder, on Monday, and interment
was made in the Heckman cemetery.
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BURNED T0 DEATH.—Nellie W. Wilson,
aged two years, daughter of Newton I.,
and Carrie Wilson, of Loveville,accidental-
ly set fire to her clothing while playing
with matches on Sunday morning and be-
fore the flames could be stopped they had
‘burned her so seriously that she died at
noon on Monday.
Interment was made Wednesday after-
noon at 3 o'clock. I 0
-——Jacob Fisher, aged about 76 years,
died at the home of Jacob Reed, in Aarons-
burg, on Tuesday night. Deceased was
a veteran of the Civil war ; having served
as a member of Co. D. 148th, Pa. Vols.
Funeral services were held at Aaronsburg
yesterday afternoon.
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——Mrs. William Shultz died at her
home at Chester Hill, near Philipsburg, on
Tuesday, after an illness of a couple of
weeks of pneumonia. Deceased was only
20 years old and is survived by her hus-
band and two children. Interment will be
made this afternoon.
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——Leonard Kyler, a well-known resi-
dent of Kylertown, Clearfield county, died
at his bome in that place on Tuesday night,
May 3rd, at the age of 68 years. He was
a noted lumber operator and a man of con-
siderable means. Interment was made on
Friday.
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——Frank, aged 6 years, 3 months and
27 days, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Knarr, of Millheim, died there on Tuesday
morning from the effects of scarlet fever.
Interment was made in the Union cemetery
that evening. ’
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——Ray, the 13 year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hassinger, of Mill-
heim, died at their Lome in that place, on
Tuesday morning, of scarlet fever. Inter-
ment was made in Fairview cemetery that
afternoon.
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—— Charles H. Shrimer, of Mifflinburg,
whose widow and one child reside in Penn
township, this county, died in the eastern
penitentiary on the 26th ult. He was a
deaf mute.
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——The Philipsburg Volunteer band is
to make its appearance in new uniforms on
Decoration day.
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——DReuben Tressler, of Pine Grove
Mills, was admitted to the hospital yester-
day to undergo an operation for uraemia.
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——Main’s circus will be here next week
in all its colossal grandeur, and fresh and
bright as shows always are early in the
season.
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——A partridge flew into J. H. Mun-
son’s store room in Philipsburg on Friday.
Mr. Munson kept it captive until the next
day, when it was liberated.
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—— Deering binder twine and harvester
repairs at the Potter-Hoy Hardware Co.
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——G. W. Rees, who suffered a very
acute attack of appendicitis a few days
ago, is getting so much better that it is
thought an operation will not be necessary.
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——Deering binder twine and harvester
repairs at the Potter-Hoy Hardware Co.
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—DR. B. Boob, an Aaronsburg peach
grower, is of the opinion that he will have
a fair crop. His orchard was protected hy
a strip of woods to the windward and is
pink with blossoms now.
——The stockholders of the Penns-valley
Oil and Manufacturing Co., met last week
at Centre Hall, and elected the following
officers : President,S. 8. McKenzie, Smeth-
port; secretary, B. S. Starsky, Hazlehuist;
treasurer, J. N. Van Gordon, Bolivar, N.
Y. A contract was given to a well driller
to bore two wells 2000 feet deep in the
vicinity of Centre Hall, the definite
places to be selected and to begin at once.
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LUTHERAN SyNon.—The Central Penn-
sylvania Lutheran Synod wili meet on
Monday, May 23rd, in Emanuel’s Evan-
gelical Lutheran church at Tusseyville and
continue in session untii Wednesday.
The Synod will he in charge of the pas-
tor, Rev. J. M. Rearick. Dr. D. E. Rup-
ley, of Lock Haven, will take up the dis-
cussion of ‘True Faith—its Cause, Na-
ture and Properties,’’ Rev. B. R. M. Shee-
der will deliver the sermon and Rev. J. A.
Flickinger will deliver a sermon on
‘‘Christian Fellowship.”
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Two BURGLARIES MONDAY NIGHT.—
By forcing open a wooden shutter at the
rear of the room, then forcing the window
up some one gained an entrance to Lyon
& Co’s store, on Allegheny street, on Mon-
day night, and stole about $5 in cash from
the money drawer.
The thief was evidently after money only
as nothing else in the store was disturbed
and some postage stamps were left un-
touched.
The same night the Pennsylvania pas-
senger station was entered, but nothing was
secured.
COMMENCEMENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
—The twenty-first annual commencement
exercises of the Bellefonte High school will
be held in Petriken hall on Thursday. May
19th.
The commencement week really begins
on Sunday morning next when the bacoa-
laureate sermon will be delivered before
the class of 1904 by the Rev. Ambrose
Schmidt in the Reformed church.
On Monday evening the regular Junior
oratorical contest will be held. The pro-
gram published for that event will be as
follows:
Pyramids not all Egyptian
..Chapman E. Underwood
The Young Engineer... Myrtle E. Barnhart
The Old Musician ...M. Louisa Brachbill
The Rosierucian............................. Goldie D. Cain
The Scholar in Public Life
Ssrasatriansasesanesesisiiaisusnares James R. Harshbarger
Ray’s Ride............ ...Mable E. Wagner
Riot and Revolution.........ccecrurevnnnens Wm. B. Kuhn
| Malbran and the Young Musician
Att ansteesntre- srrisuansitnntorintriotiey rea Edna E. Meyer
Our English Language.... ..Arthur C. Thomas
Hagar in the Wilderness............. Mary A. Garthoff
Tuesday evening there will he a break in
the exercises as nothing has been planned
for that date, but on Wednesday evening
the reception to the graduating class by the
alamni association, will be held in the
armory. It will be carried out on about
the same scale as heretofore. Four or five
hundred persons are expected to attend.
Smith’s orchestra will furnish the music
for dancing and admission will be by cards
only.
GRADUATION DAY.
Thursday will be commencement day.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock the class will
have its program as follows:
Music.
Invocation.
Salutatory and Oration—A Remarkable Series.
SE viesaats sd Seared stsees sa snvantunessinie A. Trood Bidwell.
Essay—An Element of Our National Character.
teats esressrsnennseansusanassarises sens Flcrence A. Tanner.
Essay—Two Pictures. Jessie D. Etter.
Class HISIOTY.........os0irmessesrinres Walter B. Rankin.
Music.
Essay—The Hero of Quebec......Edith N. Graham.
Oration—Our Territorial Development.
essessesssrrva rans. salt edti ium stessiontess Arthur J. Brown.
Class Prophecy..................... H. Elizabeth Brouse.
Music.
Oration—The Post Office an Aid to Commerce.
£3 untatinstiesssirerss snsathaninagsriuscicins G. Harry Wion.
Eulogy—Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Saxniintbudroiviernsrisntuarisastaitiorsie Florence E. Lowry.
Essay—Women of the:White House and Valedic-
BOTY ourrriiseiviassiednaiririinnsissi teins Alpha G. Hafer.
Essay—Heroism in Well Doing.....Lela E. Ardery.
Essay—National Flowers. .............. Elsie M. Bible.
Essay—Brook Farm............. ....Helen G. Ceader
Oration—Commereial Crisis....W. Jesse Derstine.
Essay—Ideal Womanhood............ Laura C. Faxon.
Essay—The Eldorado of the West
osvsBtssoneloes fu vetinesssserrirasas sresns ati Mable Garbrick.
Essay—Climatic Environment.
Sslriasesusnensineiberruitassaressinsrives A. Augusta Smith,
Oration=—Japan........c.cccisenion John A. Woed Jr.
In the evening Prof. Benjamin Gill, of
The Pennsylvania State College, will de-
liver the address to the graduating class
and the diplomas and prizes will be award-
ed by A. C. Mingle, president of the school
board.
The motto of the class of 1904 is non
videri, sed esse. The colors are burnt orange
and purple. The officers are G. Harry
Wion, president; Helen G. Ceader, vice
president; Laura C. Faxon, secretary; A.
Trood Bidwell, treasurer.
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A SHOCKING DISCOVERY ALONG BUF-
FALO RUN.—A very shocking discovery
and what might reveal a case of infanticide,
was made along Buffalo run, in the vicini-
ty of Hasting’s station, on Sunday morn-
ing, when John Lannen discovered the
body of a child lodged against a rock in
the water.
He was walking along the banks of the
stream when his attention was suddenly
arrested by the little object. Upon deter-
mining exactly what it was he notified
district attorney N. B. Spangler who in
turn notified coroner Huff and the county
detective. The officials did not reach the
stream until the middle of the afternoon
and meanwhile hundreds of curious per-
sons had assembled to see the little child
out in the water.
Immediately upon the coroner’s arrival
the following jury was empaneled : John
Lannen, Harry Young, Lowery Justice,
Edward Gill, David Hampton and Pierce
Corman. They found that it was a female
child, fully developed and about 19 inches
long. It was evident that it had been in
the water only a short time and had been
alive when placed there. This latter be-
lief was based on the fact that its lungs
floated when placed in water.
While absolutely nothing is known as to
who is the guilty parent it is supposed that
the child was the offspring of one of the
foreign women living in that section. It
was turned over to Wm. Witmer Jr., over-
seer for Benner township, for burial.
Detective Rightnour is at work on the
case now.
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WORK ON THE GYM BEGUN.—On Tnes-
day afternoon the contract for the new
Y. M. C. A. gymnasium was finally award-
ed to Samuel Gault and on Wednesday
morning a force of men went to work on
the property preparatory to beginning the
work of erection.
The old rear portion of the present build-
ing is to be torn away to make room for a
new addition 40x75 feet. In the basement
will be two bowling alleys, toilets, dressing
rooms, shuffle hoard rooms and five shower
and one needle bath. On the first floor
will be the gymnasium 40x65, with physical
direotor’s office, toilet and game rooms.
Up stairs will be a visitor's gallery and
rooms for boys.
It is the intention to remodel the main
building just as soon as it can be done, but
that work will scarcely be undertaken
until the gymnasium is completed.
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——The John Robison shows will ex-
hibit in Tyrone on Monday, May 23rd.
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——Deering binder twine and harvester
repairs at the Potter-Hoy Hardware Co.
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——1In stepping out of his buggy recent-
ly Al Robinson, of Snow Shoe, alighted on
a stone that turned causing him to break
his left leg above the ankle.
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——The board of review of the National
Trotting Association has refused to re-
consider its expulsion of G. M. B. Welliver,
the Lock Haven owner and driver.
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Two IMPORTANT OPERATIONS.—Two
important operations were performed at
the Bellefonte hospital yesterday morning
by Dr. Carl Vischer, of Philadelphia, as-
sisted by Dr. M. J. Locke, of this place,
and Dr. W. 8. Glenn, of State College.
The first was for the correction of clab-
feet on Frederick Hemmis, a little baby
that was brought to the institution from
Karthaus, Clearfield county.
The otber was for appendicitis and Miss
Eva Davis, of Julian, was the patient.
Both operations are reported as having
been very successful and last evening the
patients were resting as well as could be
expected.
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News Purely Pevsonal.
—W. L. Malin spent Sunday at his home in this
place.
—D. W, Holt, of Philipsburg, was a business
visitor in town yesterday.
—Mrs. Katharine Burnett is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Breese, in Downingtown.
—Dr. C. 8. Musser, of Aaronsburg, was among
the crowds in town on Tuesday for the wild-west
show.
—Mrs. W. Fred Reynolds and Miss Louisa
Valentine went down to Philadelphia on Tuesday
to be gone until today.
—Mr. and Mrs. John Irwin, of Altoona, were
over Sunday guests at the home of Robert Irwin,
on Spring street.
—Misses Josephine and Rene Uzzle, of Snow
Shoe, spent Friday night in town; having come
in to attend the minstrels.
—Mrs. George Bowen, of Canton, Ohio, arrived
here Saturday afternoon for a visit with her
mother, Mrs. Martha Bayard.
—Mr. and Mrs. Luther Smith went to Alioona
on Sunday afternoon; expecting to make their
future home in that place.
—While working in Bellwood Louis Hill had
one of his feet badly crushed. Mrs. Hill went
up to be with him on Saturday.
—Mrs. Francis Foster and her daughter, Miss
Maize, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R.
Hayes, on north Allegheny street.
—Charles Hunter, who has been employed at
Braddock for some time, is home visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hunter.
—Carpenter D. W. Jones left for Baltimore on
Wednesday, expecting to spend the summer
working on the erection of a mill there,
—Mr. and Mrs. James Aull, with their chil-
dren, are here from Germantown to spend a few
weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rich-
ard, on east Linn street.
—Geo. Bayard, of Glen Campbell, was in town
the latter part of last week; called here by the
serious illness of his mother, who we are hap-
py to say is very much improved.
—Frank Curtin, of the accounting department
of the Potter-Hoy Hardware Co., left for Atlantic
City on Saturday morning; expecting to spend
several weeks there for his health.
—A most pleasant caller at the Warcuman office
on Saturday last was Mrs. A. Sternberg, of Phila-
delphia, who has been visiting her many friends
in Bellefonte for the past two weeks.
—J. Fall Stover and C. M. Snyder, American
Co. Masons, left for Pemberton on Sunday after-
noon, to look after some company work there
that will keep them away quite awhile.
—William Kipe, of Philadelphia, who had been
here a few days visiting his sister, Mrs. M. J.
Locke, returned home on Saturday. Mrs. Locke
and the children accompanied him for a stay of a
few days in the city.
—Isaac Harpster and his son were down from
Gatesburg on Friday taking a look around the
town. Isaac is employed ac Scotia and in order
that he might get his WATcEMAN earlier had his
mail changed to that address.
—D. L. Kerr, of Potter township, was in town
on Tuesday. Of course he didn’t come over to
see the show, but thinking there would be con-
siderable stir in town that day he just dropped in
to see what was going on.
—Miss Grace McBride has accepted a position
in the millinery department of the Joseph Bros.
& Co. stores in this place; consequently she has
returned from York, where she had been living
with her sister, Mrs. Boyd Musser.
—Lieut. S. D. Gettig departed for {Philadelphia
on Monday afternoon to attend the grand {castle
K. G. E. in session in that city. Mr. Thomas
Hazel had been the delegate of the Bellefonte
castle, but Mr. Shuey’s absence in California
made it impossible for him to attend.
—Mrs. Anna T. Glenn, of Altoona, with her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Boyd Glenn, arrived in
town last evening from a business trip they had
just completed over into Penns-valley. They
tarried over night here with Col. and Mrs. D. F.
Fortney and will return to Altoona today.
—Dietrick Lamade, one of the owners and pub-
lishers of Pennsylvania Grit and president of the
Pennsylvania State Editorial association, was in
town yesterday on his way to visit his son who is
a student at State College. He was accompanied
by Mr. Pfoust, another of the men who has help-
ed make Grit famous.
—Mr. M. Dempsey, of Osceola, evidently don’t
propose to take any chances on getting his
WATcHMAN at advanced rates. In place of wait-
ing until he gets to Bellefonte to pay for it,
“Uncle Sam’s” mail was utilized for this purpose
last week and his tab will have different figures
upon it from this time on.
—The Rev. Ambrose Schmidt and Mr. Jared
Harper attended the funeral of the Rev. Dr. E.
V. Gerhart, once president of the F. and M. The-
ological seminary, at Lancaster, during the fore
part of the week. Dr. Gerhart was the father of
Dr. R. L. Gerhart, formerly pastor of the Reform-
ed church in this place.
—Frank D. Houck, of Philadelphia, spent Sun-
day with friends in Bellefonte. It was his first
visit here since his father was pastor of the Belle-
fonte Methodist church fourteen years ago and
of a necessity he found things changed and was
changed himself. He is now general traffic man-
ager and acting general superintendent of the
United Telephone and Telegraph Co.
—Wm. H. Galway, of Radford, Va., arrived in
town on Saturday for a visit of a few days with
Mrs. Galway and the children, who have spent
most of the winter here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs, H. P. Harris, on Howard street, Mr.
Galway was formerly connected with the Centre
Iron Co. in this place, but since taking up his
abode in the South rarely gets back to see his old
friends here.
—Harry Taylor, of Fillmore, found time to run
down to town on Saturday and advance the figures
on the Warcuma~ addressed to his father, Daniel
Taylor, to April ’95. Mr. Taylor tells us that the
crops along Buffalo Run are improving in appear-
ance daily and that what threatens to be a very
short wheat crop now promises a fine harvest.
Most wheat fields are spotted from winter kill,
but the general out-look is vastly improved over
what it was a few weeks ago.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK IN CENTRE
CouNTY.—Within the past week there has
been quite a quickening of interes$ in Sun-
day school work in Centre county.
It begun with the annual county conven-
tion at Boalsburg on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week. Like all of the
undertakings of the people of that com-
munity it was carried through with a euc-
cess and enthusiasm that would put to
shame the indifference of much larger
places to such work.
In addition to a very helpfal program
by the prominent Sunday school workers
of Centre connty,as published in this paper
recently, Hugh Cork, of Philadelpbia, sec-
retary for the state association and Miss
Lawrence, of Johnsonburg, one of the pri-
mary workers of the State association, were
present to lend their efforts in the direction
of making Sunday schools more attractive,
both for teacher and pupil.
There were 108 delegates in attendance
and the meetings averaged 150 persons at
the day sessions and 425 at night.
The following officers were elected :
President, Rev. J. M. Rearick, of Centre
Hall; vice-president, Rev. H. I. Crow, of
Hublersburg; secretary, E. K. Smith, of
Oak Hall Station; treasurer, A. Luken-
bach, of Bellefonte; primary superinten-
dent, Miss Elizabeth Thompson, of Le-
mont; home department, Rev. Artman, of
Howard; normal superintendent, Rev. A.
C. Lathiope, of Milesburg.
It was decided to hold the convention in
Millheim next year.
The institute for primary teachers that
was held in Petriken hall in this place, on
Monday afternoon and evening, under
the direction of Mrs. M. G. Kennedy, of
Philadelphia, president of the state pri-
mary council, was attended by a very
representative gathering of workers from
the various Sunday schools in Bellefonte
and vicinity. Mis. Kennedy’s talks were
uecessarily to primary workers and many
useful things were leaned from the vast
store house of best methods for attracting
little ones Christward that she seems to
possess.
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FIFTY YEARS MARRIED. — On Wed-
nesday of last week about one hundred
relatives and friends gathered at the home
of Samuel B. Leathers, at Mt. Eagle, to
join with the venerable Mr. and Mrs.
Leathers in celebrating the fiftieth anni-
versary of their marriage.
Of their ten living children all were pres-
ent but Mrs. T. B. Buddinger, of Snow
Shoe, who is at present in California, and
Mrs. George Witherite, who was unable to
be their on account of sickness. One of
there children died in infancy and a son,
John F., passed away about three years
ago. There were sixty grandchildren and
one great-grand child there; making it an
occasion memorable for the assemblage of
four generations.
Of course, as at all such affairs, the din-
ner ‘was the notable feature of entertain-
ment aud this particular one was especial-
ly so. After it was served addresses were
made by the Rev. Aller, of the Methodist
church; Rev. E. I. Confer, of Millmont,
Pa.; J. R. Pheasant, Dr. E. S. Dorworth,
avd W. T. Leathers. The reply was made
by Mr. Leathers, himself. He was so
touched by the memories of the day and
the presence of so many kind friends as to
be scarcely able to express the sentiments
he felt so much.
Withal it was an occasion long to he
remembered and the Curtin band added to
its joyousness by a delightful serenade in
the evening.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat=eRad, .....cciviniiliieiniininns 1.0524@1.06
“ —No. % - 9934@1.0414
Corn —Yellow...... 61@ 63
‘ —Mixed new... « 505@b54Y5
Oata........... arassniriateasii . 47T@458
Flour— Wiuter, Per 3.25@3.40
‘ —Penna. Roller. 4.40@4.70
‘¢ —Favorite Brands
Rye Flour Per Br'l......
Baled hay—Choice Timothy
t 8 " Mixed ¢ 1... 12.60@15.50
BUT AW sce ineteirirrrsins siniassinescsssnrmssssesssrs 10.00@26.00
Rellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by C. Y. Waaxeg,
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress :
WHORL, oi iiss irriaiivaisieisinsasvsinisnissrasss 92
BY, 18 DUSNOL..cociicriioriinsinissinsrannisnsiirsnns 60
Corn, shelled, per bushel.. 50
Corn, ears, per bushel..... 50
Oats, old and new, per bus| 45
Barley. pe bushel..... 50
Ground laster, per to: to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel. ars od 40
Cloverseed, per bushel..... ...87 00 to 88 (0
Timothy seed per bushel..... $2.00 to $2.25
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel...... Useskistenasitversnsrre sasnsiees 1.40
Onions.
FOZES, POP QOZBI 1 iorrreissssissssisesmissnsssnmsisnines 15
Lan per pound..... res 10
Country Shoulders.. 10
Sides... 10
ali Hams.. 12
ow, per po
Butter! per pound 22
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