Beworrat ladon,
Bellgfonte, Pa., Oct. 7, 1904.
CorrEsPONDENTS.—No communications pub
lished unless accompanied by the real name of
he writer.
A SETS ESE.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
,——The first meeting for this fall, of the
Bellefonte Chapter D. A. R. will be at
Mrs. Beaver’s, Friday evening.
——Miss Brockerhoff entertained Wed-
nesday night with a bridge party in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. S. Cameron Burnside.
——Mrs. Spangler gave a dinner at
which ten covers were laid, on Tuesday
night, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Burnside.
——Joseph Bros. & Co’s. grand mil-
linery opening will be made on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, of next week.
All are invited.
——George Jackson, the colored boy
who resisted punishment by Mr. Yearick
one day last week, has been expelled from
school for incorrigibility and general mis-
behavior.
——John J. Bower, Esq., is very sick at
his home on Linn street with pneumonia.
Aft the present writing his condition is such
as to give his physician and friends good
hopes for a speedy recovery.
——1It took just ninety minutes for
auctioneer W. F. Smith to sell the 52
colts at the Gentzel & Beezer sale at the
Hagg house stables on Wednesday. The
average price received was $27.16.
——1In our mail this week was a very
nice little letter from W. H. Clark, at Mill
Hall. It didn’t contain much in words,
but in money—Well, you know, ‘‘money
talks’ and talks lots at times like this.
——The water in many of the streams of
Centre county is lower now than it has
been for some time, a number of farmers
being compelled to haul water from Beile-
fonte for domestic purposes, as well as for
their stock.
——Rev. O. R. Miller, of Washington,
secretary of the Reform Bureau, preached
three able and interesting sermons in Belle-
fonte last Sunday—in the Presbyterian
church in the morning, Petriken hall in
the afternoon and in the M. E. chuich in
the evening.
——Mrs. Nolan, widow of the late Jerry
Nolan, with her family, moved lass Friday
from her former residence on Willowbank
street to the rooms over Meese’s store, for-
merly occupied by the Misses Snook.
Harvey Shaffer has bought the Nolan home
and will move into it soon.
——A large force of men have heen at
work the past week putting up new cables
on lines for the Pennsylvania telephone
company, a change rendered necessary by
the improvements on Water street. When
the new system is fully installed it will
' greatly add to the already efficient service
of the Pennsylvania company.
——A¢t State College on Saturday the
State football team defeated the Allegheny
college eleven by the score of 50 to 0.
Though rather husky-looking fellows the
Meadville boys were very easy for State's
gridiron warriors. To-day the State team
departed for New Haven, Conn., where
they will play Yale to-morrow.
——John S. Auman, who five years ago
purchased the Centre Hall flouring mills
and operated them moss successfully until
recently when sold ous to the Weber
brothers, of Boalshurg and Oak Hall, bas
leased a large water-power flour and feed
mill at Beaver Springs, Snyder county,
where he will move with his family on or
about October 11th.
——Last Friday Leo Russell, the eight-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beezer,
while playing football with other hoys at
the Catholic school was thrown to the
ground and bad his right leg broken just
above the ankle. The fracture was a ciean
one and since the bone was set and the first
pain has passed away the boy is getting
along nicely.
——The Panther hunting club held an-
other meeting Monday evening and, al-
though the exact location has not yet been
selected for this fall's outing, it will like-
ly be somewhere in the Seven mountains
instead of on the Alleghenies, as the boys
all want to go where they can shoot some
small game, as well as deer, bear and buffa-
lo.
——Miss Marie White, who for several
years has been stenographer for the late
W. F. Reeder, has transferred her base of
operations to Republican headquarters. It
must be flattering to her as a woman to
know herself and machine in demand in
this doughsy campaign of the colonel’s and
judge’s. If she and it would only talk
what wonld happen, IT wonder (?)
———The Huntingdon & Clearfield Tele-
phone Co., on Saturday, completed their
line to Gillintown, where connection was
made with the United Telephone Co. This
will give the patrons of the former com-
pany: connection, over two pair of wires,
with Bellefonte, Lock Haven, Williamspors
Tyroue, Altoona and intervening points, a
service that will be very greatly appre-
ciated.
-— The famous ‘‘Brack’’ Powell is again
in the toils of the law. He quietly drop-
ped into Bellefonte Monday evening, not
aware that the officers here were on the
lookout for him until he was pulled in
early Tuesday morning, put in jail, where
he was kept until the 1:25 p. m. train
when he was taken to Williamsport by
county detective J. W. Rightnour, where
he was wanted on the charge of having
stolen a valuable pointer dog.
THE GREAT CENTRE COUNTY FAIR.
—True to our prediction all that was
needed was fine weather to make the great
Centre county fair the success that was
promised. We had it Wednesday and
Thursday and both days were record-
breakers in points of attendance. Every
feature advertised was exhibited together
with many unexpected and very attractive
others. The grounds are in fine condition
and, barring the cold of yesterday, there
was everything to conduce to amuse-
ment and interest. The order was
splendid and such displays as
are shown in the poultry house and the
main expo building are alone worth a trip
to the grounds to see.
Next week we will publish a list of the
exhibite, with the premium winners.
2:17 TROT AND PACE.
It was easy for Sallie Derby to win the
2:17 on Wednesday afternoon, but in the
second heat Ada D: forced Grav to drive
her out of her class and clip of a second
off her mark of 2:18}. In the third heat
Johnson pushed her up to a very fast clip
and would likely have sent her down a few
seconds more had Ada not broken to a
stand still on the back stretch on the second
lap. The heats were as follows :
Sallie Derby, Gray, Stormstown............... 111
Ada D. Johnson, Charlton....... cceesieueuans 3:22
Glencoe, F. Gutierrez, Huntingdon...2 3 Dist
Time, 2.19, 2.174, 2. 21
2:25 TROT AND PACE.
There were five starters in this event
and while Dutch took first money without
‘much trouble there were several exciting
drives for places. Ben H, driven by Dr.
Jones, of Bellefonte, seemed to have more
speed than he showed in the first and
second. This was demonstrated in the
third, when another driver was put up and
the roan was pushing Dutch bard until be
went off his feet too late to recover his po-
sition which seemed certain to land him a
winner of the heat. The heats were won
as follows :
Dutch, Davis Wise, Minersville.............. 111
Ben H., Dr. Jones, Bellefonte ................. 282
John D., Arthur Harmon, Lock Haven....3 2 3
Vernes Hal, W. V, Larimer, Bellefonte...5 4 4
Lillie Rieke], McNitt, Reedsville............ 455
Time, 2.27; 2.28; 2.2614
It was nearly fiveo’clock before any of
the crowd began to leave the grounds. All
the special features being over the crowd
showed an inclination to remain and dally
with fortune on the paddle wheels, but a
heavy shower sent everyone scurrying for
cover and as the rain settled down for
regular business on the old Centre county
fair plan the day ended in gloom for its
projectors.
THURSDAY ALL RIGHT.
The rain that began falling Wednesday
evening continued until 11 o'clock that
night and depression was everywhere ap-
parent. The horsemen avout the hotels
looked distressed and everyone felt badly
because it appeared to be fated that the
fair was never to have good weather. But
yesterday morning dawned clear and cool.
The resnlt was another record breaking
crowd. The Lewisburg, Bellefonte Cen-
tral, C. R. R. of Pa., Bald Eagle valley and
Snow Shoe trains were all crowded when
they arrived. More wagons and carriages
were seen on the streets in the morning
than have been here for years. It was
scarcely eight o’clock, however, before the
bright sunshine was eclipsed by threaten-
ing looking clouds again and woe fell upon
us ohce more. It wasa day of changes, for
at noon the last of them had disappeared
and it was realized that the weather man
for once had decided to give the fair people
what they bave been longing for.
The crowd yesterday afternoon was esti-
mated at about 9000. Everyone had a
good time, no accidents of any sort hap"
pened to mar the pleasure of an individual
and all departed feeling that they had been
well entertained, nicely treated and been
given everything in the way of amusement
that had been promised them.
2:35 TROT AND PACE.
The first race of the afternoon brought
out only four starters and as Bessie M. got
the flag in the first heat it simmered down
to a fight for second place hetween Oakline
and Ebbony Belle. Kansas Chief bad an
easy thing of getting first money and
Larimer did not drive him anywhere near
his speed because he had no mark and there
was no use in getting anything lower on
him than he had to take.
Kansas Chief, M. B. Garman, Bellefonte..1 1 1
Ebony Bell, E. Minnich, Minersville....... 232
Oakline. Bolapue, Howard.............. se
Bessie M., Ball, Lock Haven...........csenee
Time 2:3434; 2:36; 2:3434
2:20 TROT AND PACE.
This proved to be the fine race of the
afternoon. There were six starters and a
grand fight for second money, though if
did seem that Roan View wasn’t driven
up fo his speed. M. Fauble’s horse Charm
was the only local starter and his poor
showing seemed to be due to bad handling
fon the part of his driver. The race was
zon as follows :
Frank C., D. L. Wireman, Philipsburg...1 11
Roan View, J. M. Notley, Hastings......... 522
Clark, Jas. Mahaffey, Mahaffey...............
Carrie 8. F. Gutierrez, Huntingdon
Joe Wilkes, Irvin Gray, Stormstown........
Charm, M. Fauble, Bellefonte.............c6’
Time 2.2214; 2:26, 2:22}4.
L The racing events concluded the day’s
program and it was decidedly a glorious
success. There were more people on the
grounds than ever before and barring the
accidental running over of two little boys
who happened to be on the track during a
warm up there was not an accident.
Neither one of them was hurt at all.
Today all of the features will be carried
out, together with the great free for all
race.
~——In the opening game of football last
Saturday the Bellefonte Academy was de-
feated by the Williamsport High School
boys by the score of 17 $0 0.
——The engagement of station agent R.
E. Catherman and Miss Catharine Shires,
of Spring Mills, bas been announced.
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——'Squire J. P. Gephart, who has been
an invalid the past several years, bad an-
other stroke of paralysis several days ago.
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——Milton Kerns embarked in the
barbering business for himself on Monday,
in the room formerly occupied by Mesh
Graham.
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——The Ladies Aid society of the M. E.
church are planning to hold a fair in the
lecture room of the church three days dur-
ing the month of December.
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~—— Mr. Richard W. Davis, of Lancas-
ter, and Miss Harriet Emerick, of Mill-
heim, were married at the home of the
bride’s parents on Monday, Sept. 26th, by
the Rev. 1. N. Blair.
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——The Howard Hustler is authority for
the statement that a new hotel is to be
built in Howard which will be heated with
steam, lighted with acetelyn gas and be an
up-to-date hostelry.
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——Frederick C. Mattern, an electrician
in the employment of the Philipsburg Elec-
tric Light company, and Miss Jennie Bow-
an of the same place, were married in Ty-
rone, Wednesday, of 1ast week.
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——On Saturday, Oct. 15th, Mrs. J. D.
McDonough will offer at public sale, at her
home opposite the Big Spring, some house-
hold goods and other articles that might be
of use to someone. She would also like to
rent to some one.
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——Mr. Samuel Durst bas purchased
from George M. Boal, agent, the Mrs. Mary
P. Wilson farm near Centre Hall. The
price paid was forty-seven dollars per acre,
the farm containing one hundred and
thirty five acres.
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——Last Saturday the people of upper
Marion township broke ground for a new
union church to be built on the Jackson-
fonte. Daring the afternoon and evening
the ladies of the neighborhood sold ‘ice
oream, cake, etc.
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——Isaac R. Walton, the widely-known
jeweler of Tyrone, died on Monday night
age of 76 years. He started in the jewelry
business in 1859 and actively conducted the
same until his death. He was also vice
president of the First National bank of Ty-
Tone.
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—— John W. Long and daughter
Keturah, of Zion, are now in Winnosoon,
Neb., where, on September 21st, they at-
tended the fiftieth wedding anniversary of
Mr. Long’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Long, who left Centre county for the West
in 1883. Eleven children and sixteen
grand children were present.
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——Rev. Andrew 8. Carver, late of Glen
Rose, Texas, has accepted a call to the pas-
torate of the Milesbmg and Unionville
Presbyterian churches and moved to the
former place last week. He is a youn
man of unusual energy and our neighbor-
ing churches are to be congratulated on se-
curing a pastor of such promise and elo-
quence.
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——Notwithstanding the fact that there
are now more boarding students at the
Bellefonte Academy than in any previous
year additional students keep coming in,
Daring the week two boys arrived, one
from Maryland and one from Kansae, a fact
in itself that shows the wide spread reputa-
tion of the good advantages of the Belle.
fonte institution of learning.
——Mis. Robert F. Hunter underwent a
painful operation in the Habnemann hos-
pital, Friday of last week., The operation,
which was performed by Dr. Carl Viscber,
was an entire success and we are ‘glad to
say that Mrs. Hunter is now on the road to
a rapid recovery and, it is to be hoped, bet-
ter health than she has enjoyed for several
years pass.
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——Charles J. Taylor, superintendent of
plumbing in the Huntingdon reformatory,
who was brutally assaulted Jast week by
one of the prisoners, is getting along splend-
idly. He received two outs on the head
thas required nine stitches each to sew up,
and two outs that required four stitohes.
Notwithstanding the hammering he got he
was able to fire three shots at bis assailant
as he rap, the first going through the pris-
oner’s hat, the second missing and the
third striking him in the thigh and bring:
ing him to earth.
——Mr. Clarence Sthepek, of Philadel-
phia, who generally spends a couple of
months during the summer at the home of
J. I. DeLong, Blanchard, visiting his
friend, Chauncey DeLong, has purchased
from Casper Peters the old James David
place on the top of the Allegheny moun-
tains, north of Blanchard. The pric paid
was $800. Mr. Schenck, who has a fine
position in the Steinway Piano company’s
Philadelphia offices, intends building a
stone house and all necessary outbuildings
on his Allegheny mountain farm and will
spend his summers there raising stock.
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——The county commissioners a
their annnal convention at Scranton last
week put themselves on record in favor of
two important reforms. They advocate the
abolition of the office of county coroner.
Inasmuch as inquests can be held by jus-
-
about the county receiving mileage and
additional pay to perform work that can be
done just as well, or better, at a very
much less cost. There was also a strong
sentiment in favor of abolishing the
spriog election and selecting the municipal
aod township officers at the general elec-
tion in the fall.
ville road about four miles east of Belle-
of paralysis of the bowels at the advanced.
tices there ia no need ‘of an officer to travel |
RECORD BREAKING RUNS AT THE NIT-
TANY FURNACE.—Aside from the selfish
business interest we all take in the resump-
tion at the Nittany furnace there is another
feature of its new ran that is attracting the
attention of those acquainted with the pos-
sibilities of blast furnaces. We refer to the
immensity of its daily output.
The furnace produced, in. September,
3,378 tons of pig iron, which is 197 tons
more than was ever produced in one month
since the furnace was built.
The best daily average output for one
month, heretofore, was 102 6-10 tons. The
daily average during September was 112
6-10 tons, or ten tons more than ever be-
fore.
The best previous output for a single
day’s run was 116 tons. This was sur-
passed ten times during September, by the
following records: Sept. 6th, 117 tons;
Sept. 13th, 120 tons; Sept. 17th, 121 tons;
Sept. 19th, 120 tons; Sept. 21st, 123 tous;
Sept. 23rd, 122 tons; Sept. 24th, 119 tons;
Sept. 25th, 126 tons; Sept. 26th, 120 tons;
Sept. 30th, 121 tons.
While iron making is their business and
part of their business is to ges all the good
iron possible out of a furnace every twen-
ty-four hours we cannot refrain from ex-
pression of our opinion that president Noah
H. Swayne II and master furnaceman
George Grimm, with all hands, are demon-
strating by this record-breaking run, that
they must have an exceptional knowledge
of the business.
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A BAD ACCIDENT.—A very bad acci-
dent occurred on High street between the
WATCHMAN office and the Bush house
Monday morning by which Linn McGin-
ley, Jr., the seven-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Linon MoGinley, of Thomas street,
sustained serious injury, and it was a
miracle be was not killed outright. Sny-
der Tate was driving down the street with
his ice wagon. On the High street bridge
Linn McGinley, just on his way home from
school, jumped on the rear end of the wag-
on and in some way missed his hold. He
fell between one of the rear wheels and the
bed of the wagon and in that position was
carried several rods before the driver heard
his screams and stopped the horses. Men
ran to the boy’s assistance, but he was so
tightly wedged hetween the wheel and the
wagon bed that the wheel had to be loosen-
ed and partially taken off before the boy
could be extricated from his dangerous po-
sition. He wae at once carried to the home
of his parents and physicians summoned.
An examination revealed a compound frac-
ture of the right leg bone near the thigh,
and miraculous as it may seem, with the
exception of a few slight cuts and bruises,
no other injury was found. The limb was
set and the boy fixed up in good shape and
he is getting along as well as can possibly
be expected.
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WiLLiAM D. ZERBY ADMITTED TO THE
BAR.—William D. Zerby, who was ad-
misted to the bar on the 15th inst., is the
first and only, Centre county attorney ad-
| mitted under the new and rigid rules of the
| Supreme court of Pennsylvania. In order |
to be admitted under these rules, Mr.
Zerby was compelled to study and pass an
examination on the subjects ordinarily
comprised in the law course and in addi-
tion thereto the work of about two years
in actual practice.
Mr. Zerby was born in Penn township,
Centre county, Pennsylvania, on the 24th
day of Sept. 1876, and is therefore 28 yeas
old. He received his early education in
the public schools of Penn township and
prepared for college at Spring Mills Acad-
emy under Dr. Wolf. He graduated in
the classical course at Bucknell university,
in the class of 1902. During his Senior
year in Bucknell, he elected the law course,
-which comprises about one years work at
law sobool and also a civil engineering and
surveying course. During the summer of
1902, after graduation, he was engaged in
engineering work by a Pittsburg firm in
West Virginia, being almost entirely em-
ployed in field work.
Mr. Zerby is of German descent and
speaks that language fluently. He is
steady-going, industrious and logical.
We join his many friends in wishing
him the successful career his untiring ef-
forts deserve.
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THE KARTHAUS FIRE BRICK CoMm-
PANY.—Work on the foundation walls of
the new fire brick plant of she Karthaus
Fire Brick Co. at Karthaus, is progress.
ing and it is proposed to push the erection
of the buildings as rapidly as possible. The
company owns several hundred aores of
fire clay and coal lands and is leasing
more clay land so as to be amply supplied
with all the raw material needed for an
extensive business. The company wisely
look to the future and the projectors
feel confident that they have an excellent
quality of olay and coal. Having the fuel
within easy reach on its own land will be a
big saving and as the clay is only a short
distance from where the plant is to be
erected the expenses of conveying the raw
material will be comparatively small.
We understand that there is still some
stock to be disposed of out of the $150,000
capital stock of the company.
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ARGUMENT IN THE GREEN AND DIL-
LEN CASE PosTPONED.—The regular term
of October argument court began Tuesday
morning. The case of Ira Green and Wil-
liam Dillen, convicted in August for the
killing of Jerry Condo, was called up for
ument on their application for a new
rial. Counsel for the prizoner: petitioned
the court for a further continuance, plead-
ing that they had not had sufficient time so
secure all the testimony they needed and
to properly prepare their briefs. The court
granted an extension of time until October
fokn, but Yory emphatically stated thas the
case had to be argued then whether coun-
sel were ready or not.
| in the wake of that sixty dollar dog.
News Purely Personal.
—Miss Myra Humes departed on Wednesday
for Lewisburg; called there by the serious ill-
ness of her cousin.
—After a week’s sojourn among friends in Mift-
lin county, Dr. Thomas C. VanTries returned to
his home in this place last Saturday.
—Rev. William Laurie, D. D., L. L. D., attended
the fall meeting of the Huntingdon Presbytery
which was held in Curwe nsville the early part of
this week.
—Mrs. J. W. Coolidge and daughter Grace, of
Scranton, re visiting Mrs. 8S. D. Ray, of Howard
street, and Mrs. L. A. Schaeffer, of east Curtin
street.
—Ex-sheriff W. M. Cronister couldn’t resist the
temptation to visit the Centre county fair as he
was here on Thursday to help swell the big
crowd.
—Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lukens, of Philipsburg,
were in town for the fair on Wednesday and re-
mained here over night to make some calls on a
few friends.
—Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Harris left for Atlantic
City on Wednesday, expecting to remain at that
resort for several weeks for the benefit of Mrs.
Harris’ health.
—Mrs. McManaway, of Wolf's Store, spent a few
days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hazel.
They, of course, entertained her with the great
doings at the Fair.
—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jennings departed for
Mannington, W. Va., on Tuesday. They will
spend the winter there where Tom is interested
in the glass factory.
—Mrs. Stuart Flack, her son Roy and Miss
Roxy McCullough returned home on Sunday
evening from a ten day’s visit, in Niagara Falls,
with Mrs. Flack’s brothers.
—Mrs. Margaret Markle returned to her Pitts-
purg home this week after a pleasant visit with
her sisters, Mrs. Johnson, of State College, and
Mrs. Keller, of Centre Hall.
—John Dubbs, route agent of the middle divi-
sion of the Adams Express company, and who is
located at Huntingdon, transacted business in
Bellefonte during the fore part of the week.
—Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rees returned
from a ten days sojourn with friends in Phila-
delphia and Lancaster and on Monday Mr. Rees
made a business trip to Renovo, returning Tues-
day morning.
~Mr. and Mes. Asher Adams, of Sunbury, who
were residents of Bellefonte until Asher’s duties
as a locomotive fireman called him out onto the
main line, have beén in town for a few days vis-
iting Mrs. Adams’ relatives, the Shefflers.
—Thomas J. Sexton, Esq., who is now located
in Ridgway, where he is meeting with deserved
success in the practice of his profession, is a
Bellefonte visitor this week; called here because
of business with the October term of argument |
court.
—Mr. George W. Loner, one of Stormstown’s
representative citizens and who for many years
has been one of the justices of the peace in Half
Moon township, was a Bellefonte visitor on Tues-
day and it is a safe wager that his trip was one of
business only.
—County commissioners A. V. Miller, John G.
Bailey and Phil. H. Meyer with clerk Ambrose
Sloteman and recorder’s clerk, James Corl,attend-
ed the State convention of County Commission-
ers at Scranton last week, returning home on Sat-
urday. :
—Messrs George T. Bush, Thomas Hazel, J. 8S.
MecCargar and A. C. Mingle, of Bellefonte, and
M. A. McDowell, Dr. John Robinson and Prof.
George C. Butz, of State College, attended a regu-
lar meeting of the Mystic Shriners in Altoona
Monday night.
—Mr. T. Wilson Way, an old Centre countian,
but now located in West Chestér where he has a
good position with the Sharpless cream separaior
company, was in Bellefonte this week attending
the Centre county fair, exhibiting the National
separator manufagiured by the Sharpless gom-
pany. Lf . '
~Fair time brings many of the old friends
back and none are more welcome and none enjoy
it more than Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Burnside and
Rachel, who are here from Philadelphia for the
week—not so much because of what there is to
see, bnt you know old Bellefonters always have so
many interesting little things to talk about when
they get back ‘*home.”
—Mrs. Frank P. Blair departed last Saturday
for a visit at the home of her son, Mr. Fred Blair,
in Crafton, a suburb of Pittsburg. Mrs. Blair's
visit will come in very timely just now as eom-
pany for her daughter-in-law, as Mr. Blair depart-
ed last week for Sydney, Nova Scotia, where he
will be engaged for some time installing machin-
ery for a very extensive plant at a new coal oper-
ation.
—Ex-county treasurer, John Q. Miles, came
down from his Huston township home Wednes-
day morning to attend the Centre county fair.
There is no gathering, however little or big that
would be quite complete without the presence of
Mr. Miles and we know very well from his self-
satisfied countenance that he considered this
week’s fair a big one—something like we used to
have in the days of the old Centre county fair.
—Miss Joanna Reagan, formerly of Snow Shoe,
who was graduated from: the training school for
purses in Buffalo, N. Y., about a year ago, and
since that time has been doing general work, was
in Bellefonte on Friday calling on friends. It
was her intention to make a visit of a few days
here and at Snow Shoe, but a telegram called her
to Allegheny where a position was offered her in
the Allegheny general hospital.
—Mrs. J. W. Kilpatrick, wife of the dentist, de-
parted last week for a six week’s visit with
friends in Philadelphia, and now the doctor is
“grass-widowering”’ it by sleeping at home and
eating at the Brockerhoff house. Come to think
ofit, Mrs. K's visit at this time looks like a pre-
meditated scheme of the doctor's to get her out
of the way during hunting season so that he will
have ample freedom to follow, with Dr. Sebrine,
—Samuel D. Hart, of Harrisburg, surpr
many friends here by his sudden arrivali
fonte Friday. morning for a few day’s visit with
street: Samuel is one ofthe many Bellefonte
boys who, leaving home, are fast forging to the
front, as he now fills a very responsible position
with the Pennsylvania Steel company; at Steel-
ton, and it was because he did not wish to trust
to three days and returned to work on Monday.
—On her return from St. Louis last week,
Mademoiselle Lolito Abreu with her two broth-
ers were guests, for a few days, of Mr. and Mrs.
Terry Boal, of Boalsburg. From here she went
to New York and will return to Cuba with her
mother for the winter where they have built,
near Havana, a magnificent new home on the site
of the old one burned two years ago. That Made-
moiselle Abreu found everything and everybody
so charming in Cenire county is doubtless due to
the fact that she herself is so altogether charm-
ing.
—Ensign Butler, better known to Bellefonte
people as Miss McEntire, of the Salvation Army,
‘and who was in Bellefonte the past couple of weeks
as the guest of Miss Belle Hoover, departed,
Tuesday afternoon, for Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. But-
ler is one of the brightest, as well as most charm-
ing women that has ever been connected with
the Bellefonte department of the Army and in
her field of labor she has been very successful.
We understand that Mr. and Mrs. Butler will
shortly go to Cleveland, Ohio, where they will
take charge of the Salvation Army apariment
hotel in that place.
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hart, on Bishop |
his work to assistants that he curtailed. his visit )
—G. E, Corl, of State College, was among the
fair crowd in town on Wednesday.
—Miss Marg Cass, of Tyrone, with Mr. and
Mrs. T. K. Morris spent two days at the fair.
—Miss. Mary Crider returned to Miss Shipleys
College preparatory school on Tuesday morning.
—Miss Longsdorf, of Williamsport, who nursed
Mr. Reeder in his last illness, is now here nurs-
ing John Bower.
—Quite a short though pleasant little call was
that of Mrs. Odillie Mott at the WarcamMAx office
on Wednesday morning.
—Mr. T. M. Gramley, of Spring Mills, was one
of the many Penns vallians who attended the fair
on Thursday.
—Wayne Thompson, class of 04, P. 8. C., is
home from St. Louis and will leave Monday for
Bloomfield, N. J., to accept a position.
—Ex-sheriff Cyrus Brungart, one of the jolliest
and happiest of the whole crowd, spent most of
the week in Bellefonte attending the fair.
—Mr. and Mrs, J. G. Carson, of Buffalo Run,
were in town yesterday enjoying the sights at
the fair and trying to keep warm with the thous-
ands of others who were here.
—Mr. Hud Crissman is over from his DuBois
home this week visiting his brother Mr. Homer
Orissman and renewing old acquaintances gener-
ally while attending the county fair.
—H. M. Stover, of Bellwood, joined the ranks
of our letter writing friends yesterday and sent
us the bluest little letter you ever did see. The
blue was caused by a postal order on iis inside.
—Dr Hoy came from Altoona yesterday osten-
.sibly to transact business but so well and happy
does he look {that one might easily imagine
him one of the successful betters at the fair.
—Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson were guests
of Mrs. Bush this week. Came, as all loyal Centre
countians should, to encourage the fair promot-
ers and get all the fan possible out of everything.
—Mr. Henry W. McCracken, one of Ferguson
township’s leading farmers, is in Bellefonte this
week a guest of Dr. Thomas C., and Mrs. Van
Tries. Of course Mr. McCracken was a regular
visitor at the big fair.
—A fair wouldbe incomplete without our old
friend Henry G. Daughenbach, of Clearfield, in
attendance and just when we were beginning to
miss him in he popped yesterday morning, but
with such a bad cold that he says there is very
little fun in it for him.
—Wisely enough J. D. Neese, and a few friends
from Spring Mills, took advantage of the first
pretty day to come to the fair and were here
bright and early Wednesday morning. Mr.
Neese knows what a great rain maker oar fair is
and he didn’t propose taking any chances on be-
ing kept at home Thursday or Friday, so when
the first day dawned clear he hustled right off.
—Mr. Bond Valentine is spending his vacation
with his relatives in Bellefonte, It is many months
since he was here from Philadelphia and
most fortunate is it that he happened here for fair
week as Nature has seen fit to smile and every-
thing is accordingly pleasant. If being’a victim
of typhoid fever many weeks left everyone as
healthy looking as it has Mr. Valentine,one need
never dread drinking the celebrated microby
Philadelphia water.
A BELLEFONTE Boy WoN. — Wednes-
day of last week the Peabody Institute, at
Baltimore, Md., held its first pipe organ
contest for a three years’ free scholarship
course in instrumental music. There were
ten contestants entered and among them
was Fred D. Weaver, the seventeen-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Weaver, of
$his place, who, we are glad to say, easily
won the contest. The contestants were
first heard in a performance on the piano
and on this instrument Weaver excelled
all the others in every point with the sin-’
gle exception of technique. Three of the
best were then selected and taken to a new
pipe organ that had just been installed in
the institute and on this instrament Weav-
er's performance far excelled that of the
other two in every point, so. that the
judges’ decision was unanimous for him.
He at once entered upon the free course in
the institute so creditably won. In speak-
ing of the contest Thursday’s Baliimore
papers spoke very flatteringly of Weaver's
performance. We congratulate the young
man on his good fortune and success.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are re the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat=—Red.........c..ccoisiiicnciinasiinm 1.12%4@1.13
#mNO: 2 sine esd 08@1. 09
Corn a peeskesns 62@63
Ou —Mixed new... 59@591
BER. ...0s cassasseeneris senass ones
Flour— Winter, Per Bril, 3.60@3.85
s. —~Penna. Roller wo 4.90@5.10
‘ —Favorite Bands. 6. 6.65
4.20@4.30
Baled or eran Timothy No. 1... 11.00@15.00
id ized © 1... 11 00@13.00
BUre Wo. coiirenivanonsey ¥ snsranykiiensncannisresi vie 8.50@18.50
Rellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by C. Y. WAGNER,
The following are the quotations up to six
o'clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
Press
d wheat, 1.00
New wheat... 1.00
Rye, per bushel...... 60
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 50
Corn, ears, per bushel.. 50
Oats old and new, per bushel. 30
Barley, per bushel........ 50
Ground Plaster, per ton to 9 50
‘Buckwheat, per bushel. tines 40
‘Cloverseed, per bushel. ..§7 00 to $8 C0
Timothy seed per bushel....ccs....ceens $2.00 to $2.25
Potatoes per bushel... 40
Onions, 85
Eggs, Jor dosed aevie 20
Fy should isis 8
Country S houlders. b
ge 12
Tallow, per pound.. 4
Butter, per pound.
The Democratic Watchman.
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pal, except at the option of the publisher.
Papers will not be sent out of Centre county un-
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