Bellefonte Pa.. August 26, 1904.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
— James Caldwell is very sick at his
home on Beaver street. He is troubled
with jaundice.
— Mrs. Evelyn Rogers has been guite
ill at her home on north Allegheny street
for the past two weeks.
— The Geo. L. Potter Post, G. A. R.
of Milesburg, cleared $167 at a festival
they held Saturday afternoon and even-
ing.
——The Mackeyville Methodists held a
festival Saturday night to raise funds with
which to repaint their church and cleared
$40.
——Mose Montgomery went down to
Atlantic City on Friday to spend ten days
resting at the Shore, if yom can call
Atlantic City a resting place.
——Dr. Austin Thomas has located in
Centre Hall, for the practice of medicine
in that place and the country around.
He is highly spoken of as ‘a reliable and
experienced physician.
——During a severe wind storm that
passed over that place Monday afternoon
three monster trees in Mill Hall were
blown to the ground, breaking awnings and
glass in nearby buildings. ;
—Col. Wilbur F. Reeder was taken seri-
ously ill shortly after leaving the court
room yesterday at noon and his condition
was quite critical up to last evening. He
is threatened with an attack of pleurisy.
—There was a decided falling off in
the attendance at the Booneville camp
"meeting on Sunday, over previous years.
The falling off was probably due to the
fire a few weeks ago which destroyed the
tabernacle, preache:’s stand and a number
of the tents.
——We are pleased to note that the
illness of Dr. Kilpatrick, the dentiss, did
not develop into typhoid fever, as was at
first feared, and that the Doctor has now
sufficiently recovered to be arousd again,
though he still looks a little thin in the
face.
——The knitting mill is to be moved
from Millheim to Newport. Ever since it
was built in Millheim the mill bad a some-
what checkered career until about a year
ago when Mr. Hoke took charge of it, since
which time it has been ran with more or
less success.
——A letter from Miss Julia L. Reed,
who is located in Habana, Cuba, bears the
pleasant news that she is in’ good health
and meeting with success in her education-
al work there. Miss Reed was formerly
at t he head of the girls department of the
Academy.
——Work on the new wall along south
Water street progressed very rapidly dur-
ing the past week and it will not be many
more weeks until nos only the wall will be
completed but that thoroughfare will be
again open for general traffic and in a much
better condition than it ever before was.
——The Ladies Aid society of the M.
E. church held a very successful ice cream
festival in the lecture room last evening.
One of the features of the occasion
was an exhibition. of the relics and son-
venire brought from the Philippines by Mr.
Charles McClure, on bis return home a
couple weeks ago.
——Mr. James G. Gratmyer and Miss
Lillian A. Brown, both of Bellefonte, were
married on Saturday last at 8:30 o’clock in
the evening, at the parsonage of the First
United Brethren church, Altoona, the
officiating minister being the Rev. W. W,
Williamson. Mr. and Mrs. Grafmyer will
make their home in this place. :
——Mr. Homer Barnes, of the Racket
store news stand, is away this week asa
delegate to the central district firemen's
convention which is being held at Wind-
ber, Somerset county. Before returning
home Homer will take a pleasure trip to
Pittshurg and other towns in the western
part of the State.
——Rev. A. Z. Myers, who daring the
past six years has been pastorof the. First
Baptist church in Philipsburg, and who
is well known throughout the country
from his connection with the county Sun-
day-school association, has accepted a - call
to the pastorate of the Hazleton First
Baptist church and will preach his farewell
sermon in Philipshurg next Sunday.
——On Sanday Miss Fanny Knisely,
while out at the camp of her brother,
George H. Knisely and family, along
Spring creek, elipped on a rock and fell,
wish her entire weight on her left elbow,
receiving a very painfol injury. At this
writing it is not known just how bad the
injury is, as the swelling has not been re-
duced sufficiently to permit of a thorough
examination, but it is feared that one or
more bones are broken, in. which case the
arm will be a practically useless member
for six weeks or more. :
——Miss Mame Sourbeck, who for the
past few years has lived in New York,
gave a euchre last evening at the home of
her parents on East Bishop street. That
this was a more than usually interesting
card party goes withuout saying since i
was to announce her engagement and ap-
proaching marriage on Sept. 6th, to Mr.
Bellringer, a wholesale tobacco man of
New York. Itisa tribute so the charm
of our Bellefonte young women that ont
of all the attractive ones in New York—
and no other city produces so great a num-
ber— one of ours should be chosen.
Business MEN’s PioNic.—Not a more
delightful day for an out-door gathering
could have been bad than that of last
Thursday for the big business men’s picnic
of Centre and Clinton counties. Not only
was the weather perfect hus the railroad
facilities for handling the large crowd
could not have been better. It is estimated
that fully eight thousand people were pres-
ent during the day, and there was enough
of entertainments and amusement to satisfy
all. The number of tickets sold by the
Central railroad company was 5,299. The
number of people carried, 5,578. At the
Bellefonte station 2,166 tickets were sold
and 1,723 at Mill Hall. During the
day inspiring music was furnished by
the Coleville and Loganton bands.
In the afternoon and evening Christy
Smith’s orchestra, of this place, and
the Germania orchestra, of Lock Ha-
ven, furnished the music for the dancers
in the large pavilion. The chief features of
the day however were the inter-county
team shoot, the game of ball between the
Sunbury and Milton teams and the free
minstrel show.
The trap shooting contest for a double
barrelled shot gun, of the ‘‘Stevens’’ make,
was engaged in’ by members of the Lock
Haven Gun club and a picked team from
Centre county. The Centre county team
were H. C. Quigley, Bellefonte ; George
Uzzle, James Uzzle, David Chambers, C.
H. Watson, Snow Shoe, and William
Zimmerman, of near Zion. .The Look
Haven club were George Shade, Charles
Kidd, Charles Jobson, Thomas McClellan,
Harry Shroat and George Monaghan.
Philip 8. Kift, of Lock Haven, was referee.
The gun was won by Centre county by 14
points. The score foliows :
Watson...........i.... sehersinensstme retina ida nitrate asia rerese 20
Uzzle, Geo, 18
uigley 17
hampers, «16
Uzzle, Jas 14
Zimmerman. 13
Total 98
Shade... cr nee rireraviee ae isias 20
Kidda. aR GR 17
Jobson 15
McClellan 13
Shroat... X 11
Monaghan...........ciiiiboes vesnminrirsisen cesaaiaee 8
Total 84
Watson, Quigley and Zimmerman, of
the local team, then shot off for the in-
dividual ownership of the gan, which was
won by Zimmerman, the result being 7, 7
and 9 respectively, out of a possible ten.
The Lock Haven team then extended an
invitation to. the Centre county team to
shoot for another prize, the contest so take
place on the grounds of the club near Lock
Haven, at some convenient time in the
near future. The invitation was acoepted.
When it came to the game of ball in the
afternoon lovers of the national game could
put up no kick over the quality of the con-
test between the teams from Sunbury and
Milton. Summed up, it was simply clean
ball of a gilt-edge variety.
won. on a. three- bagger and a wild pitch.
Henry C. Quigley umpired the game and
the score by innings was as follows:
RHE ~’
"Sunbury 010000002001—L101
Milton” 000030000000—3 7 3
‘The free minstrel show in the afternoon
and evening was; perhaps one of the most
pleasing divertisements of the day. The
entertainment was given at the south side
of the old mill, where a temporary stage
bad heen erected with the mill for a baok-
ground.
In front were the lawn and open grove,
ascending slightly from the stage, giving
the thousands who congregated there a
good view to witness the performance and
bear the funny sayings of the amateur
actors of the two counties. The troupe
was made up of H. C. Quigley, of Belle-
fonte, as interlocutor ; Geo. R. Meek and
James Harris, of Bellefonte, and Ernest
Ryan, Frank Baker and Charles Strayer,
of Lock Haven, alternated as end men.
Hard ‘P. Harris, Will Tyson,Henty Brown,
of Bellefoute, and A. B. Salmon, David
Law and L. M. Hayes, of Look Haven, did
the solo parts. Prof.* J. H. Fish, of “the
Normal school, Lock Haven, gave an ex-
bibision with the Indian clubs. The
Germania orchestra fornished the musio. =
All in all the picnic was one of the os
successful ever held. "| 0
NE BrRcULOSIS IN ‘GERMANY, —A Ger-
on the part of one of two persons engaged
to be married thas the other is’ tuberonlons.
jnstifies the breaking of the engagement.
The above item is of interest as it indicates.
the alarming prevalence .of ‘tuberculous
and that the necessity for some safeguard
as protection against its spread i is being-ree-
ognized. Germany is a victim, pre-em-
inent of the disease as it is said in Ber-
lin, a eity of 2,500,000; every three ous of
four people are afflicted. This universal
taint fu a country which leads the world
in scientific discoveries and the application
of these to medicine should make us fully
cognizant of the vecessity of emcouraging
and inoreasing every measure toward the
treatment and cure of what may easily be-
come a national menace.
THE HAsTINGS’ VAULT—The Williams-
port ‘Mausoleum company vesently som-
pleted a very substantial «
Hastings’ lot, in the Unios
place. It is constructed of Barre
throughout. The interior of the vault is
about nine by eleven feet in size and is
fitted mp with four orypts for the reception
of the dead. In one of these the body of
the late ex-Governor D. H. Hastings has
been placed, it having been exhumed from
its. original resting place and transferred
to the vault. An immense stone, almost
a fost in thickness, covers the entire top of
the vault. A beautify] monument has
' also been ereoted ab the head of the vault.
Though Sun-
bury came. off victorious, it took twelve
innings to decide the contest which was’
mah court has decided that the discovery
——Mr. C. K. Sober, Lewisburg’s well-
known sportsman, has decided to go into
the sheep raising business. He has pur-
chased over five hundred head of sheep with
which to stock his farm in Irish valley.
ode
Lock Haven M. E. church, on the evening
of the 18th, inst., Warren V. Beck and
Miss Edna M. Hosterman, both of Wolf's
Store, Centre county, were united in mar-
riage by the pastor, Rev.J.L. Leilich, D D.
pir aa
——Farmers in the lower end of Bald-
Eagle valley, who have young cattle pas-
turing in the Scootac region, are being
warned that the animals are being slaught-
ered and sold for beef. Suspicion points
to several persons who have been traced
up pretty closely but as yet no arrests
have been made. :
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——Mr. and Mrs. Moses Klein, of 2451
North 19th street, Philadelphia, celebrat-
ed their golden wedding on the 17th of
August with a family reunion. All of
their eight children and thirteen grand-
children were present. Mr. and Mrs.
Klein will be remembered as having been
married here and having lived in Belle-
font some time prior to their removal to
Philadelphia. Mr. Klein -has attained
some fame throughou’ the State as a musi-
cian.
ill Dogeciaig of
——Ben Kettering, whose orchestra will
be here to play for the annual golden rod
dance on the evening of Sept. 9th, will be
remembered by many Bellefonters through
his connection with the earlier perform-
andes of the Bellefonfe amateur minstrels.
As a trap-drummer he has few, if any
equals anywhere, and having surrounded
himself with a quartet of artists on other
instruments it is likely that the young
people who bave secured him will have
some of the finest music they ever danced
to when Ben and his band does the play-
ing.
il ge tlild
——The Williams reunion at Martha,
scheduled for Saturday, promises to be the
largest gathering of that clan yet held.
every possible provision for the comfort
and pleasure of those who attend. In ad-
dition to the usual provisions it has heen
decided to have meals served on the
grounds. So those who wish can parchase
dinner and supper for the nominal sum of
25 cents. - Sandwiches, coffee, ete., can be
bought at usual prices. This table will be
in charge of a committee of the Baptist
repairs of their building.
meter Mp Gl earn
fonte have secured options on. the. jand
east of Pleasant Gap, now the property.of
the Noll brothers, on which the big
limestone ledge is ‘located and have inter-
ested a number of Pittshurg capitalists
with a view of purchasing the entire ledge
of rock and opening up one of the argest
lime and limestone plants in the State;
A number of . the Pittsburg people were
in Bellefonte. ‘several days ago and were
appeared very favorable to the project.
The stone in the Nittany ledge is. of the
best quality and, manufactured, would
make a superior quality of lime.
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——Last Friday George H. Knisely,
with his wife and children and Miss Pearl
Knisely and Miss Blanche Shaughensey,
packed up bag and baggage and went up
they pitched tents for a week’s camping
ut. - Hardly bad they got settled for
their outing when the heavy rain of last
tinuing through the night and part of Sat-
urday, so that the first forty-eight hours of
their abode in tents were most anything
else but pleasant. However, the weather
since has been delightful enough to make
up for; the anpleasantuess: in“the Begin,
ning. £1 a TC wv a FOL
the creamery and other older-established
small industries; as well ay the: new. can:
ning factory only recently put in opera-
tion, they are now agitating the bailding
of ‘a $50,000 brick ‘plant so employ one’
hundred persons. The proposition is to
mountains less than a mile south of the
town, where: investigation - has shown a
‘good ‘deposit, and to be conveved to the
works on a narrow guage. road. The entire
capital for the building of the plans is to
be farnished by the citizens of Howard,
and this 4s ‘what makes the project ‘seem
likely of ‘realization, as whatever the peos-
ple down: there undertake to do they do.
——Mackeyville, Clinton county, now
comes to the front with a young woman in
the person of Miss Pearl Henry, who is re-
ceiving considerable notoriety from baving
new power house at Sayre. Speaking of
the woman’s daring the Sayre Zimes
says: ‘‘Miss Henry is a niece of Dr. La-
Plant and has been spending the summer
at his honie'on Lehigh avenue, A% noon
time Saturday she visited the ‘shop’ plot
with the dootor’s son and while there cons:
ceived the idea of going to the top of the
second stack, all of which is finished ex-
cept the coping. She stepped on the ele-
vator and a moment later was at the top,
200 feet from the ground. After reaching
the top sae unfurled an American flag and
this she waved to those who were watch-
ing her from various points in the town.
The feat requires considerable nerve, and
few men not acoustomed to dizzy heighie
| would care $oastempt is.”
——At the Main street parsonage of the:
Arrangements are being made to have |
church, the proceeds to he devoted to the!
| the month of August at Cape May, will return
——The WATCHMAN has been informed
that several well-to-do gentlemen of Belle-:
taken ous so Jook over tke ground. They |
Spring oreek to the forked springs where’
Friday evening began to pour down, con-’
—Howard is certainly one of the boom-
ing towns in the county. Iu addition to
‘huild the. plant on the site of the old far-]
‘mace. The oldy is to. be taken from she |
HowArD CREAMERY BURNED.—Early
on Monday morning the Howard creamery
plant, owned and operated by David R.
Wilson, was totally destroyed by fire,
which is believed to be of incendiary ori-
gin. The fire started at 2.40 o’clock in
the morning, at a time when there had
been no fire in the building for more than
twenty-four hours, and in less than a half
hour the plant was reduced to a heap of
smouldering ashes. The loss is placed at
$1,500, on which there was no insurance.
This is the third time the Howard plant
has been destroyed hy fire, the last time
previous to this being last April. Mr.
Wilson, the owner, aanthorized the state-
ment that the creamery will be rebuilt at
once and be ready for operation in about
a month.
This time the building will be brick
and all the equipments of the most mod-
ern make.
—— Sr
" ——DMTrs. N. B. Spangler entertained a
party of ladies at her home on east High
street, Wednesday evening, in hcnor of
Mis. Melsheimer, of Hanover, Pa., who is
her guest.
ree QA eer
News Purely Pevsonal.
Mr. E. C. Cooke, of Jeanette, was an arrival in
town yesterday.
—MTrs. Robert Fay, of Altoona, spent Wedues-
day with her parents in this place.
—Mrs. Kathryn Dinges has just returned from
a visit of two months with Williamsport friends
--Mr. and Mrs, Harry C. Taylor left yesterday
afternoon on a ten day's jaunt to Philadelphia
and Atlantic City.
—Miss Margaret Sechler arrived home from
Baltimore Wednesday afternoon. She expects to
make a short visit with her parents in this place.
—Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Betz, of Canton, Ohio,
spent the fore part of the week with the latter's
brother, Mr. and Mrs. W. C: Cassidy on Bishop
street.
—Miss Jennie Fauble, of Harrisburg, was in
town for a few days visiting her parents during
the absence of Gov. Pennypacker at the St. Louis
Exposition.
—Miss Nan Schofield left Tuesday noon for
Milton and Lewisburg where she will visit friends
and dees not expect to be home until late in Sep-
tember.
—Mr. and Mrs. Jouss, of Harrisburg, were
guests of Mrs. Addie Aikens for a few days dur-
‘ing the fore part of the week. They departed
yesterday afternoon.
—Mr. Robert F. Hunter returned Saturday from
Granby, Mo., where he had been the past five
weeks overseeing the extensive operations of the
Penn’a Zine company.
—A pleasant call from B. H. Fike on Saturday
resulted in a nice round simolean more in the
WATCHMAN treasury and a nice year’s reading for
that gentleman.
—Rev. William Laurie, who has been spending
home next Monday and hold the regular weekly
prayer service on Wednesday night and preach
the following Sunday, morning and evening.
—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roller, of Crowley, La.;
Mr. and Mrs. William Graham, of Zimmerman,
Minn, and Rev. A. D. Wirt form quite a congeni-
al house party and family reunion that is visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip 'B.: Wirts, on
the old Felix Dale homestead at Houserville.
~ —Richard Lane is spending his summer vaca-
tion with his parents in this place. We announce |
them all as summer visitors but they are so loyal
to the attractions of their old home and have so
many friends here that it is perhaps more home
than Philadelphia, where. the family. have resided,
for a number of years,
—The Misses Georgie and Leah Daggett are
visiting their uncle, Mr. Daggett of the Bush
House. Miss Leah forthe past six months has
been having experiences in the Dakota’s and it
must be quite a marked change to be again back
in as conventional a place as is Bellefonte in
comparison with the life of the northwest.
~Joseph Mitchell, of Burnham, spent Sunday
with his parents, but returned home on the even-
ing train. Since Joe’s domestic felicity has been
completed by Miss Joe Junior’s advent, none o
the old time attractions are sufficient to induce
him to remain very many hours away from the
baby.
—John Lemon and ‘Uncle Bill"? Bllenberger,of
Marengo, Were stepping around ova on Wed-
nesday; jolls ing their figads for r and having
about as £00 a time as it is possi for two good
fellows to have when they are traveling together.
John has a little surprise up his sleeve that he
will spring on the public in due time.
—Mr. Victor Gray, the young Philipsburger
who once upon a time was a very important. fac-
| tor in the Republican’ politics of this. county, with
Mr. W. Hancock, the master printer of the
Ledger office, have been in town this week; the
former enjoying himself among: his friends and,
‘the latter doing duty a¢'a grand juror, = =
—Thos. Moore isin town visiting old. friends
and keeping in touch'with ‘Bellefonte affairs, of
‘course Tom doesn’t look as if he was wearing
himself away in Philadelphia, but we Just fancied
from the extra beam,.on his usually very.’ {Seon
| ing countenance, that the old town i
a very warm spot somewhere under his sis rib
on the left side.
white ner’ sister Miss Emma! Wagobr
making a visit with friends in Harrisburg, Mrs.
John Keichline spent last week with her Mather,
Mrs. Wagner, in Milesburg. Bellefonte has been
so devoid of excitement this season that Mrs.
Keichline would. likely. not be conscious of any
differetiee between this town and the quiet said
to usally prevail in our neighboring village.
» We areglad. to announce that Miss Carrie
ascended one of the high chimneys of the |
: And son 8’ recovering. from her regent ¢
of appendicitis. While this disease is nowadays
so widespread as not to be considered a_ fea
one, yet; sometimes the results © [are most:
| pectedly fatal and thus itis that a nCosmIrs.
covery, as in Miss Anderson’s case, without the
need of an operation isa matter for congratula-
tion.
—Mrs: Clevan. Dinges returned on Tuesday
from a two months visit in Williamsport. Some-
times a few years residence of married life does
not leave memories of pleasure sufficient to in-
duce the frequent and extended visits such as
Mrs: Dinges makes, but it would be more sur”
prising did she not care for Williamsport since
her home there was such a happy, attractive one,
| associated with so many delightful friends and
‘was the seene of her husband's snceesses unhap-
pily cut short, ‘while but beginning, by his un-
timely death.
—If Col. Chambers does not win his side in the
murder case it willbe poor consolation for hav-
ing given up the trip to the St. Louis Exposition
and it was more than an ordinary trip too, for it
meant the special train and accompaniments of
the Governor's staff and party. Ool. Chambers
would have been more than an ordinary mortal
could he have seen, without an evidence of re-
gret, the train with so many insignia of distinc.
tion and pleasure, passing through Tyrone on its
westward * way. That's a time when one’ has
<1 0: be m ighty sure of his'duty to not resist it:
—Capt. Harry Simler was one ot the Philips-
burgers who attended court this week.
—Miss Annie Peters, of Philadelphia, is visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. C. T. Hicklen, on east Logan
street.
—Mrs. Blackford and her daughter, Miss Grace,
with Miss Nellie Rowe are sojourning at the sea
shore.
—Mr. David J. Gates, one of the democratic
leaders in Halfmoon township, attended court
this week.
—After a very pleasant visit in Bellefonte Miss
Hazel B. Dennis departed last Friday for her
home in Baltimore.
—Mrs. Claude Jones and little son, of Tyrone,
came down Monday afternoon for a few day’s so-
journ in Bellefonte.
—Qur old friend Henry Woomer, of Olivia, was
in town during the fore part of the week ; having
had business at court.
—Miss Bescherer,the able superintendent of the
Bellefonte hospital, spent the past week visiting
home friends in New Jersey.
—Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Gearhari, of Bell-
wood, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. G's
mother, Mrs. Fox, on Bishop street.
—J. C. Meyer, Esq., wife and daughter, Miss
Edna, and Miss Louise Brachbill returned Satur-
day from a ten day’s trip to the St. Louis exposi-
tion.
—Mrs. Harry Dawson with her bright little
daughter are here from Philadelphia on a visit to
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Cherry, on
Thomas street.
—DMurs. Alice Robb and daughter, Miss Clara, re-
turned last Friday from a ten day’s trip to Chau-
tauqua, N.Y., where they visited Mrs. Robb's
daughter; Mrs. John A. Miller.
.—Harry- C.- Valentine, ‘who still retainsa very
good position with the Standard Scale and Sup-
ply company, at Beaver Falls, is now in Belle-
fonte on his annual summer vacation.
—Mr. and Mrs, Frank K. Lukenbach and child-
ren, of Tyrone, were guests over Sunday at the
home of Mr. Lukenbach’s parents, Mr. and Mrs,
A. Lukenbach, of Willowbank street.
—Mr. M. R. Beck came up from Lock Haven
on Friday fora visit with his family ere he de-
parts for Cmmberland, Md., where he has secur-
ed a good position with the Mac Arthur brothers.
—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rhoads and children, of
Tacony, arrived in Bellefonte Saturday afternoon
on their annual summer visit with Mr. Rhoads’
mother, Mrs. Maria D. Rhoads, on west Linn
street.
—Alfred Beezer who, notwithstanding being
busy at most anything he can find to do, has one
of the thriftiest looking homes about Roopsburg,
was in town on Saturday hustling around in his
usual energetic way.
—Miss Laura Rumberger, of Unionville, and
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Rumberger, of DuBois,
with their two children, were in town on Tuesday
spending the day at the home of Mr. John Rum-
berger, on Spring street.
~—Former county commissioner Geo. L. Good-
hart came over on Monday from his home at Cen-
tre Hill to confer with the Democrats assembled
here to talk over the fall campaign and visit his
daughter, Mrs. D. W. Guise.
—Mrs. J. ‘A. Melsheimer, of Hanover, Pa., is
spending a week in Rellefonte as the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Spangler. Mrs. Melsheimer
is a sister of Mr. Morris Trone, a one-time stu-
dent in the Orvis, Bower & Orvis law office.
' —Last Wednesday letter carrier Ellsworth E.
Ardery and daughter, Miss Lela, departed on a
ten day’s trip to St. Louis to view the wonders of
the Louisiana exposition. During his absence
his route is being covered by John F. Garthoff.
—Rey. F. 0. Johnson, of Worcester, Ohio, for-
" merly of Amdoms;, India, as another of the min-
isterial applicants for the associate pastorate of
‘the Bellefonte Presbyterian church, preached
two sermons in that church last Stinday which
seemed to please the congregation.
—Mr. P. E. Womelsdor, of Philipsburg, one ot
the'Republican candidates for legislative honors,
‘came over from Philipsburg last week to ‘attend
the Business Men's picnic and afterwards’ spent
Friday in Bellefonte extending the glad hat d ot
political fellowship most indiscriminately
—Among the Bellefonters who spent the past
week at the sea shore were Mr. and Mrs. ‘Nelson
E, Robb, John Bullock, Moses Montgomery, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward 8wiler, Mrs. Agnes Moore,
sel Montgomery, Miss Betty Heinle, Mrs. Oliver
Witmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. W, Witmer and dag
ter, and Mrs, W. H. Musser and daught
Ella.
—Last Thursday Mrs. Joseph Smith, of Lamb
street, and Mrs. Samuel Smith, of Howard street,
left Bellefonte for a fortnight’s visit to the r old
i. Bridseton; —_— Tuesday of this, week
[ca. i$ Bo! two children departed on
n 3 is
yw ae
turn home.
—Among the prominent Democratic workers
from over the county who were in town on Mon-
day to attend the meeting of the Democratic com-
mittee were John B. Long, Jesse Lukens, “Bd. C.
Jones and H. D. Rumberger, of Philipsburg.’ It
‘would be hard to find a quartet of more aggres-
sive and persistent Democrats than these gent le-
men make and they all seemed enthusiastic over
the prospects for the fall’s campaign. %
=J. H Griffin, the veteran merchant and
Democrat from Stormstown, was in Bellefonte
| during the fore part of the week attending to
come business affairs and getting a little line on
county politics. By the way, Mr. Griffin has two
sons who struck out for themselves some yea: rs
jes | ago and their honesty and strictiveness—if, there
is such a word—has brought ils reward, for today
they are among the leading clothiers of Tysons
le days a Ocean Beach ere n ye
i ‘with a fine business.
—Mr. and Mrs. Wilson I. Fleming started on
Tuesday afternoon, on what will doubtless: Tove
| the most delightful trip of their lives. The grand
conclave of Knights Templar of the United: States
will meet in San Francisco and as Grand ‘Com:
mander of the grand commsandery of Pennsyl-
‘v ania, Mr. Fleming will occupy the exalted _posis
tion as head of the great body of Knights of
Pennsylvania. While away they expect to make
io & tour of the coast and visit points en route,
The fact that we stated two months a;
|. Prof. Jas. P. Hughes would spend the st
| with his brother in Oastlewood, South
is so often laid to the credit of newspaper
m ation. Mr. Hughes had planned the
lightful trip already outlined in the WATCHMAN,
but before it could be carried into execution fire
destroyed the Academy, which entailed so 1 ‘much
unlooked for work and responsibility that’ ‘only
this week could he start on his western trip. We
hope the delay will have but added zest to his en
joyment of the many pleasures awaiting him in
the northwest country. Seldom can a fire be
con sidered a fortunate circumstance but it isapt
to provesoin this oase of the Academy, as plans
have been made to greatly improve and beautify
the old building. The coming year will be cele-
brated as the Academy centennial, and it ‘seems
very fitting that the hundredth anniversary
should see such a marked improvement as will
be when the plans for the remodeling are’ “com:
pleted. There will be no interruption tothe
usual school routine as arrangements have been
made to accommodate all the students and teach.
ers and the school work will begin and continue
uninterruptedly. The new catalogue shows &
‘strong corps of teachers anda course of study
that can scarcely be excelled, if equalled, in any Term.
‘preparatory school.
rh } same place, expecting to |
—Mrs. John M. Dale, with Jack and Virginia,
went up to Lemont on Tuesday to spend severa
weeks with Mrs. Mary Dale.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Riley, of Philadelphia,
who had been visiting Mrs. Riley's brother, Mr.
R. 8. Brouse, on Thomas street, departed on
Wednesday.
—John Q. Miles, former treasurer of the county
and one of the boss Democrats of Huston, was in
town on Monday lending his advice to the can-
didates and other workers assembled here.
—Of course it would seem a little unnatural for
court to open without “Bill” Smith, of Millheim,
being on hand and William was here on Monday
to see that everything got started off right and to
carry back what news he could pick up to his
friends in Millheim,
—A. W. Reese, of Port Matilda, spent several
days in town during the fore part of the week;
talking politics, of course, and helping along
with the work of the grand jury, of which he was
a member. When he struck for home, Wednes-
day atternoon, he looked so happy that we could
not help thinking that possibly he was glad to get
away from the crowds around the court house.
—Mrs, Mary Dolan, of Pleasant Gap, gave
evidence yesterday of her interest in the Warcn-
MAN by paying us notonly a visitbut a year’s
subscription in advance. She has not heen in
Bellefonte for some time as she has been busily
engaged in repairing and repainting her house.
It must be in the air of Pleasant Gap to i improve,
for everything in that little village isin such
good order and improvements are coustantly go-
ing on. Mrs. Dolan looks the ideal nurse for a
nervcus prostration patient and it was probably
her cheerful presence that brought Mrs.’ Holtz
through her récent serious illness.
Mr. George Keichline, of Pine Grove Mills, has
evidently had a prosperous summer or found the
decoys here not financial ones for, after two days
spent in town, heyet had a dollar for the con-
tinu ance of our good will during the coming year
He came down to attend the murder trial but the
court house was ‘too crowded and the seats too
hard toinduce his attendance and he hurried
bck to the coolness and comforts of home, Wise
man! A visitor to Pine Grove recently remark-
ed that no where else did people seem (o be so
comfortable and have so much leisure to enjoy
the comforts.
—When looking at Mrs, Edgar Swartz, of Punx-
8 utawney one might be tempted to believe that
time could stand still were it not for “those
t wins” now almost as large as their mother and
who, with her, are visiting Mrs. Anna Caswell of
Penn St. It may sound contradictory to add
that their presence makes one realize how time
flies for, anticipating much pleasure thereby, we
chronicle the coming of our summer visitors and
before there is time to realize anything, another
c oming and such is life. Instead of “Ships that
pass in the night” we are “Ships that pass in the
summer.
=-It is usually considered a misfortune to have
to go to a hospital but evidently not so to the
B urnside family. Some weeks ago Mr. William
Burnside entered our hospital for a much needed
rest, which unfortunately developed into a se-
vere case of pleurisy from which he sufficiently
recovered to be discharged this week. Last Sat-
urday Mr. Edgar, who has been fashionably em-
ploying his vacation in farming on their moun-
tain home, apparently longing for the attentions
and attractive surroundings of his brother, took
his horse, dog and himself to the hospital where
he ha s been ill eversince. This implicit confi-
dence of the Burnside family in the alleviating
power, both for man and beast, of the Bellefonte
hospital ought to go far towards persuading the
Governor of our worthiness for an increased and
onti nued appropriation.
—The habitue of the South Jersey coast does
not know- the attractions of the north coast else
there would be no Atlantic City, for once visit
Elberon, Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Spring Lake
and the other beautiful spots of North Jersey and
one will always care to return there rather than
go farther South. Cognizant of the pleasures;to
be found at Asbury Park, the following very con-
genial crowd started on Tuesday, August 23rd, for
their anuual excursion to the ocean: Misses
Anna and Nora Gray, Benore; Miss Anna M.
Hunter, Mrs. John Thompson, Mrs. George S.
Gray, Stormstown ; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Patter-
son, Mrs. Irving Foster, and Mr. and Mrs. D. G.
Meek, of State College. It might be added that
while this pilgrimage was given out as directed
towards Ocean Grove, we have substituted Asbury
Park, for since there is a new pier with orchestra
and very Atlantie-City-like doings, lately opened
at the latter place, it is sure to prove the attrac-
tion for those of our Centre county friends who
would have us believe them seeking the mild
a nd spiritual attractions of Ocean Grove,
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red.... IR eeiasn veers easats eid usterheny 96@97
—No. 2...
Corn —Yellow.....
—Mixed new.....
Oats.
Flour— Winter, Per Br'l..
« _Penna. Roller
¢¢ —Favorite Brands.
Rye Flour Per Brl....... reisinenns 4.10@4.25
Baled hay—Choice Timothy No. 1... 10, G11. 00
Mixed 2 we 9.50@18.50
Strew....ees essuesnue susinshenare es ensnnsauee we 8.50@15.50
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by by C. Y. WAGNER,
‘The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Red w
d wheat, ...... teakesss wrasse assasarasensaesssemsereninns © 1.00
New wheat 1.00
Rye, per bushel........... $eteranstisseaaetrant har eaes 60
Corn, sh , per b hel 50
Corn, ears, per bushel.......cccovcirvicinsnscnannsss 50
Oats old and new, per bushel.. 0
Barley, per bushel.....c.ccveeueee
Ground Plaster, per ton.. 8 B0to0 80
Buckwheat, per bushel
Cloverseed, per bushel.
Timothy seed per bush
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes p perbushel...........ccoceeismmessins on
Onions 75
Pees, per dozeM......ivesrvesasion sone 15
rd, per pound. 8
ni 10
: 10
Tall d.. a
ow. T poun
Barer pes pound 15
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