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“Bellefonte Pa.. Sept. 8, 1905,
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
-—~R8chool days are here again.
——Lyon & Co. have an important ad.
in the WATCHMAN this week.
——This is the month in which Mr.
Oyster will make his appearance.
——No services will be held in the
Lutheran church next Sunday, morning or
evening.
——The opera season will open in Belle-
fonte tonight with John Griffith in “Rich-
ard the Third.”
——Most of the country schools through-
out the county were opened for the school
year on Monday.
—— W. H. Crissman is confined to his
home on Thomas street with a bad attack
of rheumatism.
——Prof. L. E. Reber and family, of
State College, are occupying the Mason’s
camp down Bald Eagle this week.
——The opening of George Kachik’s new
hotel at Clarence, on Monday, was quite an
epoch in the history of that town.
——1If you don’t know what to do with
yourself this evening take in ‘King
Richard the Third,” at Garman’s,
——John Andrew, the three-year-old
son of Mr. and Mis. Kline Woodring, is
quite seriously ill with inflammation of the
bowels.
——The bread from Doll’s bakery ought
to taste very much sweeter now, after heing
delivered in that handsomely painted de-
livery wagon.
—— Notwithstanding the big crop of
peaches in Centre county the Bellefonte
market is not overstocked, ‘and prices are
plenty high enough.
——Owing to delay in the arrival of
stock the Bellefonte shirt factory was closed
down Saturday and Monday, starting up
again full force Tuesday morning.
—— Sheriff H. 8. Taylor and Col. John
A. Daley were the speakers at the Lyons
family reunion in Schenck’s grove, near
Howard, Wednesday of last week.
——The Bellefonte Trust company has
inaugurated a new saving’s bank depart-
ment of a novel and attractive character.
See their ad. in today’s WATCHMAN.
—— Miss Gussie Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Smith, has been chosen as
organist in the Methodist church, playing
the instrument for the first time on Sun-
day. :
——At a cougregational meeting of the:
Lutheran church, Sunday morning, Rev.
W. M. Rearick, of West Milton, was
unanimously elected to the pastorate to
take effect as'soou as convenient.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Garman have
closed their hoarse in this place until the
first of November. In the meantime Mars
will tour the State with Noella, taking in
the races at the various connty fairs.
——A dozen young people of this place
enjoyed a straw ride down Bald Eagle to
the Mason’s camp, last Friday evening,
where they were very pleasantly enter-
tained at dinner by John Knisely and
family. :
——John Noll has practically completed
the walls for the remaining portion of the
new agricultural hbaoilding at the College
and already an army of brick-layers and
laborers are at work pushing the. erection
of the building as fast as possible.
——Sheriff Hugh S. Taylor has: closed a
deal whereby he purchased the Cowdrick
property on east Linn stieet; and Robert
F. Hunter ard Edward Richard are about
closing a deal for the purchaseof the vacant
lots on east Linn street between the Hunter
home and that of W. Harrison Walker,
where the tennis court is now located.
——Labor day, Monday, was not un-
iversally observed in Bellefonte. The
banks were closed, the postoffice observed
holiday hours and some of the business
places and stores were closed. The car-
penter’s union held a picnic at Hecla park
which was attended by about four hundred
people.
——Judge McClure, of Union county,
will be in Bellefonte next Wednesday to
hold argument court on cases in which
Judge Orvis had been interested as counsel
prior to his election. Judge Orvis also
made a rule, on Tuesday, for a special
week of court to begin the third Monday
in November at which cases will be heard
in which he was also interested as counsel.
——=State College will open-for the year
1905-6 next Thursday, September 14th,and
the indications are that the enrollment will
reach almost one thousand students, with
a freshman class of nearly three hundred
Quite a number of students are already
on hand, especially the men who are
candidates for foot ball honors, and these
have been in training since last Friday.
The opening game will be held at the Col-
lege September 16th. :
——L. C. Ballock has sold out his in-
terest in the Bullock Chairand Swing com-
pany to the rest of the stockholders and in
the future will devote his entire time to
his wagon and carriage works at Milesburg
and to pushing the sale of his patent table
and ironing board combined. Regarding
the latter he has had very good offers from
both New York and Pittsburg parties to go
there and establish a plant for the mann-
facture of the board on a large scale. As
yet he is undecided as to what he will do.
DEATH oF MRS. ErLizA UFFINGTON
NATT VALENTINE.—The death of Eliza
Uffington Natt, widow of the late Abram
8S. Valentine, marks the passing of another
of the early and historic families of our
town. A family that for years was largely
identified with the development of the iron
interests of Centre county and that took an
i-active part in every social movement. A$
one time Mr. Abram Valentine was one of
our most prominent citizens, his home one
fonte the reputation of a town of beautiful
homes, and although the family resided for
some years in Atlantic City, this town has
.| always claimed them as of her distinguish-
ed citizens.
Mrs. Valentine, not of us by birthrighs,
being a daughter of Thomas S. Nats, of
Philadelphia, bas yet spent most of her
life here, for she married Mr. Valentine in
this place in 1864. Her sisters are Mrs.
Robert Valentine and Mise Emily Natt, at
whose home shedied last Monday morning,
as the result of a gradual impairment of
p bysical faculties. She is survived hy
three sons, Charles, of Monessen, Pa. ;
A rthar, of Crafton, Pa., and Edward U.,
t be anther, now in Paris. ;
Private interment was made, on Wed-
nesday afternoon, from the residence of
Mi ss Natt, Rev. George I. Brown officiat-
ing. A woman of fineculture and nobility
of character, liberal, sympathetic, active in
every phase of church and chrissian life,
Mrs. Valentine made and held to the last
many friends. She was a devout member
of S¢. John’s Episcopal church, an enthu-
siastic worker in the W. C. T. U., greatly
interested in the Children’s Aid and one of
the indefatigable promoters of the News-
boy’s Home in Atantio City.
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WEAVER.—Michael P. Weaver died at
the home of his son at Axe Mann, at2
o'clock, Friday afternoon of last week,
of infirmities of old age. Deceased was
84 years old and was a native of this
county. For many years he followed the
occupation of a farmer in Spring township
and was one of the hest known and mos
highly respected citizens in the locality of
Axe Mann, where he lived. He always
was foremost in any progressive move of
benefit to the township in which he made
his home. He was a life-long member of
the Methodist church and for more than
forty years a class leader.
His wife died a number of years ago and
he is survived by one son, Thomas M.
Weaver, of Axe Mann. The funeral was
held on Monday raorning at 10 o’clock.
Rev. Jobn A. Wood Jr.,, conducted the
services assisted by Rev. A. M. Chilcote,
of Pleasant Gap. Interment was made in
the Union cemetery.
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SMITH.—Mrs. Mary Ann Smith died
very suddenly, early Monday morning, at
the home of her daoghter, Mrs. Newton
Jones, of Milesburg, at the advanced age of
79 years. Deceased was a resident of Miles-
burg moss all her life and was a well known
and highly respected woman. For many
y ears che was a member and worker in the
Methodist church. Surviving her are three
sons and two daughters. The funeral was
held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
The services were in charge of Rev. Carver
assisted by Rev. Lathrop. Interment in
Milesburg cemetery.
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BuMGARDNER—Mirs. David Bumgardner
died at her home in Blanchard, Friday
night last, of typhoid fever, after an illness
of less than three weeks. She was aged 65
years and is survived by her husband and
four children, namely: Mrs. Clarence
Bituner, Crissie, Edward and Joseph. Mrs.
Bumgardner’s death is an unusually sad
blow to her husband as he has been an in-
valid and hopeless eripple with rhenmatism
for the past three years. The funeral was
held on Sunday afternoon.
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BURGAN.—Mrs. May Belle Burgan died,
Monday of last week, in Somerset town-
ship, Washington county, where her hus-
band is engaged in farming. Deceased was
a daughter of the late Nelson P. Riddle, of
Howard, aud in addition to her hus-
band and to sons she is survived by two
sisters, Alice T. and Evelyn B. Riddle, of
Tyrone, and one brother, Sumner F. Rid-
dle, of Howard. The remains were brought
to Howard, Friday afternoon, for inter-
ment,
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lap died at her home in Tyrone, Monday
morning, of paralysis, aged 78 years.
Deceased was a native of Centre county and
was married to Archibald Dunlap in 1844.
Since 1863 the family have lived in and
near Tyrone. Six children survive, one of
the number being Samuel Dunlap, of this
county. The funeral was held on Wednes-
day afternoon, interment being made in
Tyrone.
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~ Lor JV. K1MPoRT DEAD. —Lot W. Kim-
port, one of the best known citizens of
Pe nnevalley, died at his home in Boals-
burg, at 11 o’clock Wednesday night, from
paral ysis, aged 68 years. The funeral will
be held tomorrow morning.
This announcement was received too late
to give deserved notice in this weeks paper;
bat a complete sketch of deceased’s life
will appear in next week’s WATCHMAN.
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~— Colonel George W. Patton, native of
‘Lewistown, and who is perhaps known to
many of cur readers who have passed mid-
‘dle age, died last Thureday in Charleston,
'W. Va., from severe burns received in a
gas explosion. He bad practised law in
West Virginia ever since the close of the
Civil war and had many honors, being a
member of the State Legislature, U.S.
of the handsome ones that bas given Belle- |
DuNrAP.—Mrs. Sarah Margaret Dun-
‘Marshal, U. 8. District Attorney, Grand
Past Master, Knights Templar of the State
of W. Va. He isa brother of Mrs. A. G.
Patterson and Miss Rie Patton, of Wash-
ington, D. C., and uncle of Congressman
George R. Patterson, of Schuylkill county.
re Gp Ql ree,
— Mr. Welch is this season a member
of John Griffith’s company and will be
seen here tonight in that notable produc-
tion, “King Richard the Third.”’
——With Frank C Dave Wireman took
the 2:18 class race at the Huntingdon fair,
on Wednesday, the fastest time being
2:18%. = Irvin Gray’s Sallie Derby finished
second in the zace.
——John Heverly, of Hays Run, is
perhaps the champion rattlesnake killer of
that section. "Since June 11th he has kill-
ed just twenty-two of the venomous rep-
tiles, some of them of extraordinary size.
He invariably secured the skin which he
sells as his profit on the killing. A hand-
somely spotted skin is now on exhibition
in the window of Knisely’s cigar store. It
ie off a four foot six inch rattler and has
ten rattles and a hutton.
DE
——~8everal weeks ago we noted the fact
that John Munson, a son of L. T. Munson,
of this place, had been employed as an
engineer on the new terminal station in
Washington, D. C., being engaged on the
terminal work for the P. R. R. Co. It is
interesting in this connection to discover
that the terminal building and its northern
approach are being constructed under the
supervision of an old Centre county boy,in
the person of W. F. Strouse, a son of the
late Joseph Strouse, of Ferguson township.
He was graduated from The Pennsylvania
State College in 1887 and is now assistant
engineer of the Washington Terminal Co.
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——The Centre Baptist association will
hold its 75th anniversary meeting with the
Milesburg Baptist church, beginning with
the meetings of the Womens’ societies on
Tuesday afternoon, October 3i1d, continuing
through Wednesday and Thursday, October
4th and 5th, and closing with the session
of the associational Baptist Young People’s
union on Thursday evening. This asso-
ciation is composed of twenty-nine Baptist
churches located in central Pennsylvania.
The program for this meeting is packed
fall of good things and assures a spiritual
uplifting to all who attend. Among the
speakers are representative men and women
of the denomination.
——The two local Sunday school assccia-
tions reported to the secretary of the coun-
ty association who are arranging for conven-
tions in Sept. are as follows : The district
composed of Ferguson township will hold
a convention at Pine Grove Mille, on Sep-
tember 14th. The superintendent . in
charge is Mr. W. E. McWilliams, of Penna
Furnace. The district composed of Phil-
ipsburg aud Rush township have arranged
for a convention on September 21st. Dis-
trict superintendent Wm. A. A. Streamer
is looking after the program and arrange-
ments. It is hoped that all Sunday school
workers and all interested in the workin
these districts will plan to attend anddo
all they can to make these conventions a
means of instruction and help to the work.
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——The Linn historical society held a
| very interesting meeting in the court house,
at 11 o’clock Monday morning. = The sec-
retary reported that up to that time seventy
people bad signed the list as charter mem-
hundred members in order to secure a
charter the number will likely soon be se-
the roll and desire to become a charter
member you should lose no time in doing
80, as the list will be closed just as soon as
the one hundred names are down. As
$2.50, or $10 for a life membership. Two
interesting papers were read at Monday’s
meeting, one by Mr. Fred Kurtz on the
er on its formative history.
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upon its second century of usefulness, next
Tuesday, under most auspicious circum-
stances with new buildings, beantified
grounds, a strong corps of teachers and the
largest attendance of students in its his-
tory. The new. enrollment will include
representatives of Canton, China, Lundy’s
Lane, Canada, Niagara Falls, Pittsburg,
Clarksburg, W. Va.; Steubenville, Ohio;
Sparrows Point, Md., Warren.. DuBois,
Puonxsutawney, Butler, Bedford, Clearfield,
Philipsburg, Mahaffey, Altoona, Tyrone,
Wilkinsburg, Mifflinburg, Northumber-
land, and MoAllisterville. The day depart-
ment also promises to be larger than usual.
The school schednles are arranged to ac-
commodate all students attending the
Academy from neighboring towns.
KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.——Reuben E.
Fink, a brakeman on the Pittsburg division
beneath the wreckage of several cars at
South Fork, last Saturday, and so badly
injured that he died the same day in the
Cambria hospital. Deceased was a son of
Mr. and Mrs. U. B. Fink, of Hannah Far-
nace, and was born twenty-nine years ago.
In October, 1902, he was married in this
place to Miss Margaret A. Kehoe, of Al-
toona, since which time he has made the
Mountain city his home.
Surviving him are his wife, his parents
and the following brothers and sisters:
John, of Clearfield county; Frederick, of
Osceola; David, Asbury, Hiram, Isaac and
Sylvester, of Hannah; Mrs. Catharine
Naylor, of Tyrone; Miss Jennie Fink, of
Tyrone; Mrs. Melvina Watkins, of Axe
Maon. The remains were brought to
Hannah on Tuesday morning, were inter-
ment was made.
bers. As it is only necessary to have one:
cured so that if yon bave not already signed
stated in last week’s paper the entrance
fee aud dues of a charter member are but
prominent men of Centre county and anoth-
— The Bellefonte Academy will enter |
Wheeling, W. Va.; Taylorstown, W. Va.;
of the Pennsylvania railroad, was caught.
EARLY SEPT. WEDDING.—I$ is said to
be a trait of Americans to think they lead
in everything and we, of Bellefonte, are
surely then true Americans for we boast of
many things, but of none are we prouder
than of our attractive and charming girls.
It is not surprising that the young men,
native and foreign, early appreciate this as
is evidenced in the many weddings of this
fall. Quiet but very ‘delightful was that
of Miss Mary Judge, oniy daughter of
Dominic Judge, on Wednesday afternoon,
to Mr. George Oscar Gray, of State College.
The ceremony was said by Father McArdle,
at the parish house at two o'clock,
after which an elaborate luncheon was
served at the home of the bride to the bri-
dal party and a few intimate friends,as no
formal invitations were issued.
Girlish and very fair looked the bride in
her gown of white lansdowne trimmed with
Irish point, her tulle veil caughs with a
sprig of myrtle. The maid of honor was
Miss May Haupt, of Altoona, who was
dressed in white silk mulle. The groom
was attended by Mr. Hugh Boyd, chemist
at the Nittany furnace. The bride travel-
ed in a blue broadcloth gown with three
quarter length coat and skirt.
These fortunate young people were the
recipients of many handsome presentsin
cut glass, silver aud linen. After a wed-
ding trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic
City, they will go to housekeeping in an
apartment already farnished in Crider’s
Exchange.
The groom, the eldest son of John Gray,
is a graduate of State, class of 1903, and
now associated with his father in the in-
surance business.
The bride, the only daughter of Dominic
Judge, freight agent of the Bellefonte Cen-
tral R. R., is one of our most attractive and
popular young girls.
This bappy courtship, begun amid the
very propitious environment of last Penn-
sylvania Day at State and culminating in
a very pretty wedding on one of Septem-
ber’s fairest days must surely bring only
smiles from the Fates!
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KERNS—STRINGFELLOW.—Jobn Milton
Kerns, of this place, and Miss Margaret A.
Stringfellow were married at the home of
the bride’s mother, Mrs. Mary Séring-
fellow, at 2 o’clock on Monday afternoon,
in the presence of a house full of friends of
the contracting parties. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Amos A. Parr, the
ring service being used. Following the
ceremony and congratulations refreshments
were served, after which Mr. and Mis.
Kerns came to Bellefonte on the evening
train and at once went to housekeeping in
rooms in the Larimer building on east High
stree,opposite the court house. The groom
is one of Bellefonte’s expert tonsorial artists
while the bride is a vivacious and charm-
ing young woman.
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QUIETLY WEDDED.—On Thursday, at
ten o’clock a. m., August 31st, Jacob S.
Williams and Miss Hannah Newman, both
of Port Matilda, were quietly married at
the parsonage of the Baptist church, Miles-
burg, by pastor A. C. Lathrop. They are
both well known and highly esteemed
young people and their many friends will
be glad to congratulate them upon their
return from a brief wedding trip to Al-
toona, South Fork and other places. May
they have many years of happy wedded
life.
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KAUFMAN--HERMAN.--Fred John Kauf-
man, of Pittsburg, and Miss Sara I. Her-
man, of Philipsburg, were married in the
parlor of the Fallon house, Lock Haven,
Monday afternoon, by Alderman J. C.
Smith, :
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——James Calderwood and Miss Annie
Hendershot came down from Pennsylvania
Furnace, on Wednesday, and at 11:30 a. m.
were married at the Methodist parsonage
by Rev. John A. Wood Jr.
VETERAN REUNION.—Everybody is in-
vited to attend the thirty-first annual
"basket picnic afd reunion of the {Centre
County Veteran club, at Hecla park, to-
morrow. Special trains will be run to
suit the convenience of the general public.
Addresses will be ‘made by leading
members of the club and others. This
reunion - of the old veterans of the
county has always proved one of the most’
interesting and sociable of any picnic held
during the season and - this year’s gather- |
ing promises to equal any held in past
years. 5 ;
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—— On Tuesday W. V. Larimer, of this
place; with his son, Lee Larimer, and a
gentleman friend and John Humes, of
Jersey Shore, started out on a regular
gypsy trip. They occupied some four or
five vehicles and took along tents and
provisions enough to last them for a two
weeks trip through Centre and Clearfield
counties. Of course the journey is ostensi-
bly one of pleasure and recreation bat we
imagine the gypsy idea will be carried out
even'to swapping horses and maybe telling
fortunes.
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——The will of the late Mrs. Rebecca
Spahr was probated a few days ago. Init
the testator divides all her personal prop-
erty among various relatives and makes a
few minor bequests after which the estate
is to be divided into twenty-two equal
shares which are left to as many beneficia:
ries. The estate is now estimated at from
thirty-five to forty thousand dollars. Ex-
sheriff Cyrus Brungaré profits to the ex-
tent of one full share.
——— Al eee.
——J. C. Meyer and John C. Rowe re-
cently purchased a tract of 1150 acres of
land in Clearfield county which is underlaid
with an unusually rich bed of fire clay.
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— -Frank M. Shugers is now working
for the Bellefonte Electric company.
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News Purely Personal.
—Mr. 8. M. Miller, of Philipsburg, made a
business trip to Bellefonte, on Monday.
—Dr. George B. Klump, of Williamsport, made
a professional visit to Bellefonte on Tuesday.
—Mrs. W. Fred Blair and little daughter are
guests at the F. P. Blair home on Spring street.
—Ed. Nearhood, head clerk in Yeager and
Davis’ shoe emporium, is off on a trip to New
York city.
—Miss Mary Bradley departed, on Monday, for
a visit with the family of George P. Bible, in
Philadelphia.
—Mrs, Alice Cowdrick with her three children
has moved to Niagara Falls where she will keep
a boarding house.
—Mrs. R. A. Beck and little daughter are
visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Eckman, in Philadelphia.
—Mrs, Nettie Hutchinson and two sons, of
Kane, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Margaret
Hutchinson, on east Howard street.
—Mr. Arthur 8. Valentine, of Crafton, spent
Saturday night in town, called here by the illness
of his mother, Mrs. Lillie Valentine.
—Emil Joseph is now in New York city ona
little trip of business and pleasure combined.
He is accompanied by his son Edmund.
—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Derstine, of Altoona,
with that new baby of theirs spent the past week
visiting their pareuts and families in this place.
—Col. W. R. Teller, otf Richmond, Va., and
Cuba, has been in Bellefonte the past ten days on
a visit to his daughter, Mrs, Florence F. Dale.
—Mrs. Mayes, who for three weeks has been a
guest of Miss Jane McCalmont, left for her home
in Carroll, Iowa, on Wednesday afternoon.
—Miss Jennie Crittenden came home from
Waterbury, Conn., yesterday, to spend ber two
weeks vacation with her father and friends in
this place.
—Clarence and Tom Hamilton, of New York,
are home to spend their annual vacation with
their father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Thad
Hamilton.
—Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Lukenbach, of Tyrone,
with their children, were in town on Saturday
afternoon and remained with friends here until
Sunday evening.
—Mr. and Mrs. George L. Goodhart, of Centre
Hill, drove over the mountain, on Tuesday, to
spend the day with their daughter, Mrs. D.
Wagner Geiss.
—After a very delightful summer spent in
Bellefonte at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip H.
Meyer, Miss Nellie Farris has returned to her
home in Pittsburg.
—Mr. Joseph Keenan, formerly of this place,
but now of New York city, is being royally en-
tertained by his cousin, Mrs. John Powers,
north Spring street.
—Miss Grace Hutton, one of the very efficient
nurses in the University hospital, Philadelphia,
spent the past forinight visiting friends in Belle-
fonte and up Bald Eagle.
—The Misses Marguerite, and Alice Gargon of
New York, who had been visiting Mrs. James
Noonan at the Brandt house, left for their home
in Gotham yesterday morning.
—John A. Wood, son of Rev. John A. Wood Jr.,
has returned home from Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,
where he graduated from the Eastman busi-
ness college, standing third in his class.
—Charles Valentine was a visitorin Bellefonte
the past week—the first time for a number of
y ears—called here by the death of his mother,
the late Mrs. Abram S. Valentine.
—Misses Margarie Lieb and Jennie Irvin, two
of the Pennsylvania telephone company’s efficient
operators, are now in New York on a visit with
the former’s sister, Mrs. Samuel H. Tay lor.
—Mrs. Henry Harris and Hard P. Harris, re
turned, Wednesday, from Canton, Ohio, where
they attended the funeral of Mrs. Harris’ sister,
Mrs. Underhill, who died a Week ago after a pro-
tracted illness.
—Dan Remer, formerly connected
Krumrine pharmacy in this place, was an arrival
in town on Wednesday evening and will tarry
among old friends here for a few days. He is on
his way from Ridgway to accept a position in
New York city.
—Morgan Reynolds, the man behind the gun
at the Bellefonte Electric Co's. plant, dropped in
yesterday morning and sent his label so far ahead
that unless he just drops in for a call ocea-
sionally he will be almost a stranger before he has
to pay again for his paper.
with the
— Ambrose J. Sherry, who for three years has
been a diligent student at St. Vincent's, Latrobe,
started on Tuesday morning for Belmont, North
Carolina, where he will spend the winter at St.
Mary’s collage. We hope this, his first visit in
the South, may bring him many delightful ex-
periences,
—Mr. E. G. Henderson was a very agreeable
caller at the Warcnmax office yesterday, leaving
enough of “the needful” with us to buy bread for
several days to come. Mr. Henderson has been
working at Windber, Somerset county, but has |
left there and does not know yet where he will
locate next.
—A letter from Mr. D. M. Kerlin, of Rudd’
Iowa, brings the pleasing intelligence that his
father, Wm. A. Kerlin, who will be well remem-
bered in this county, has reached his'83rd year
and is hale and hearly beyond the condition of
most men of such advanced years, though his
eyes have failed so much that it is almost im-
possible for him to distinguish objects.
—Mrs, Harriet Thomas Kurtz, who for two |’
months has been abroad with one of the Temple
tours and has had a most delightful and instruct-
ive summer of sight-seeing, returned on the
Vaderland which reached New York last Satur-
day,carrying 2,000 passengers. After a visit with
friends in New York and Philadelphia Mrs.
Kurtz will probably come to Bellefonte for the
winter. 4
—Burdine Butler, of Howard, was a rantanker®
ous caller at the Warcuman office, last Friday ,
coming in with his dander up over the item in
last week's issue headed, ‘‘Burdine Butler Loses
Bull,” demanding a correction of the item, ete.,
all because his friends were poking fun at him
for being thus easily taken in. Of course the
il em was correct in the main, only that it was
Burdine Butler, of Curtin township, instead of
Burdine, of Howard ; and we gladly make the ex-
planation to our readers, all of whom, however,
ought to know Burdine, of Howard, ‘better than
to think he'd give anything up so easily, even if
it was a bull. He’s too much of a fighter for his
rights for that, a qualification that is no disgrace
to any man and which has given him the prestige
he now enjoys. :
—John J, Wayne, of Osceola, dropped into
town on Wednesday night, after an absence of
three years. John has always been one of the
regular Democrats from over the mountain and
his absence from Democratic councils recently
has not been because of any indifference but be-
cause he has been mine boss for the Mohawk
Coal Co., and everyone knows that whether busi-
ness is good or dull the Boss has to be on duty.
He is interested in some property at Beaverdals
where the new P. R. R. round house is being
built and little did he think when he bought it
with his first savings that some day it would be
in the heart of a boom town, There is another
thing that we want our Temperance friends to
sit up and take notice of right here and it is that
John is a miner and a Democratic war horse, yet
he has never tasted a drop of intoxicating liquor
in his life and at present is president of the
Osceola C. T. A. U.
—Don Cook spent two re of this week fn
Bellefonte on abusiness trip.
—Miss Ella Twitmire returned from a ten days
trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic City last even-
ing.
—Miss Ella Rhone of Arizona, a daughter of
the late Dr. J. W. Rhone, is now in Bellefonte
visiting friends.
—Mrs. Lingle, nee Miss Mame McClain, of
Patton, with her little child, is visiting het old
home in this place.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Collins, of Philadelphia,
came up last Saturday to be guests of Miss Mame
Ceader for a week.
—Miss Louise Potter, a daughter of George L
Potter, of Baltimore, is visiting Miss Daisy Pot.
ter, of Linn street.
—Miss Emma Smith, of Philipsburg and Mr,
and Mrs. Murphy, of Altoona, were guests at the
Gray—Judge wedding on Wedn esday.
—George Sherman Frost, who has been visiting
friends in Bellefonte the past two weeks, return-
ed to his home in New York on Tuesday.
—While the mails fave been very light this
week nevertheless we wish to thank Andrew
Guiser, of Madisonburg; Mrs. V. R: Spyder, of
State College; W. A. Kerlin, of Rudd, Iowa; Earl
C. Way, of Altoona, and Mr. Geo. H. Htuchinson,
of Alexandria, for remittances.
—Last Saturday Jas. Pickel dropped in to leave
his annual contribution for the Warcumay, Jim
has come tobe regarded as one of our old reli-
ables and is about as prompt in seeing that his
paper is paid up as he is in getting cars from the
quarries of the American Lime and Stone Co. to
the kilns and crushers, for he has been one of
their most trusted engineers for years.
BELLEFONTE WOMEN ALWAYS FORE-
MOST EXPONENTS OF REFORM MoOVE-
MENTS. —Perbaps it is only a coincidence
that almost at the time the Ladies’ Home
Journal appears with an article by Mr.
Hopkinson Smith on “Let Us Go Back, ”’
the Centre County Historical Society shonld
bave at a Monday morning meeting only
two women. This means, of course, that
with the old-fashioned reverence for Mon-
day as wash day, tbe women were too en-
gaged with household cares to attend a
meeting even of so important a society as
this one that aims to be of so much henefig
and interest to the county. The men have
Do reason to criticise the apparent lack of
patriotism among our usually interested
and enthusiastic women for with so dis-
tinguished men as Mr. Smith and Mr,
Cleveland—and they but voice the senti-
ments cf the average man—advocating the
return of the old-fashioned type of woman
who knows no club duties, Bellefonte
should feel proud that, as ever, her women
are leaders in a new movement.
KING RICHARD TONIGHT.—John Griffith
will appear at Garman’s, this evening, in
Shakespeare’s tragedy, ‘King Richard the
Third.”” The management promise an ex-
cellent company, complete scenic and elec-
trical equipment and all else that is need-
ful to insure a performance that will de-
light the lovers of classic plays. Mr.
Griffith’s portrayals are strenuous and in-
tellectual. He has lungs, physique and
discretion and many oritics are very enthu-
siastic over him. He has been drawing big
audiences, interesting them very much and
compelling admiration by his vigorous and
sincere work. Go and see him in this, the
opening attraction.
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——Marshall Field, of Chicago, the rich-
est merchant in the world and one of the
richest men, whose fortune is estimated at
$200,000,000, was married in London, Sep-
tember 5th,t0 Mrs. Arthur Caton. Mr. Field
is seventy years of age and bas two chil-
dren by his first wile who died twelve
years ago. Mrs. Caton is a very charming
and wealthy young widow of Chicago.
Sale Register.
Moxpay, Spr. 18.—At the late residence of Mrs.
Mary Behers near Houserville. Household
furniture of all kinds, a sleigh, two buggies and
other articles. Saleat 2 p. m.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of
the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
evening.
Wheat—Red.. 82@s2l4
“No.2 78@78%5
Corn —Yellow.. €125@62
¢ Mixed new.. 58 2@59
ORLS......coreirstazeiaghosssuorness 29@2914
Flour— Winter, Per Br’l 3.10@3.25
““ —Favorite Brand
Rye Flour PerBr’l
Baled hay—Choice ih @15.50
" (13 “ M ixed “" T :
Stupw. LL 7.00@13.0
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected weekly by C. Y. WAGNER,
The following are the quotations up to six
o’clock, Thursday evening, when our paper goes
ress :
ew wheat 80
Rye, per bushel....... saese 60
Corn, shelled, per bush 55
Corn, ears, per bushel, 55
Oats old and new, per bushel... . 25
Barley, per bushel.................. es 745
Ground Plaster, per ton... 8 60 to 9 50
Buckwheat, per bushel.........ccc.ecconeuseonsans ons
Cloverseed, per bushel... $7 00 to $8°00
Timothy seed per bushel. $2.00 to $2.25
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes per bushel............eeeeeennsereenes s sseveres 40
Onions.
Eggs, per dozen.... 18
hy per pound.... 8
Country Shoulders. 8
Sides......... 8
rail ams... 12
allow, per pound.. 3
Butter, fer Be —. sessenes £0
The Democratic Watchman.
Published every Friday morning, in Bellefonte,
Pa., at $1.00 per annum ( if paid ctly in advance)
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paid before the expiration of the year; and no
paper will be discontinued until all arrearage is
d, except at the option of the publisher.
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