Bellefonte, Pa. May 4, 1906.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
—— Qutober 20d —5th are the dates se-
lected for the Centre county fair next fall.
——A new steel ceiling bas been put in
Qreen’sdrug store, in the Bush bouse
block.
—— Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gray are happy
over the arrival of a big haby hoy on Son-
day morning.
——A reception was tendered Rev. J.
A. Platts and family in the chapel en Wed.
neslay evening.
—— Norman Myers last Thursday
moved from Lamb street to a house in the
Beaver--Hoy row,
—The forty hours devotion service
will begin in St. John’s Catholic charch
ou Sunday, May 6th.
—— [If you want toseea goed gawe of
ball go to State College this afternoon and
see the State—Dickinson game.
—G. W. Hall & Co., of this place, have
opened a branch phouograph store in Ty-
sone and placed Fred Chambers in charge.
——Mrs. Hannah Stouffer has been
eritically ill for the past ten day= at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ambrose
Schmids.
——The Haupt brothers began work yes-
serday morning on the putting down of a
patent pavement in front of the Harris
block on High street.
——J. H. Lingle has taken the old Can.
ningbam foundry building and bas pus it
in shape to use in connection with his
main foundry building.
—— Miss M. Snyder will have a Tailor
Hat opening on Saturday, March 5th. She
bas secured Miss MoDermots, of Fifth
Avenue, N. Y., to assist her
——James Seibert has resigned his posi-
sion in Lingle’s foundry and is consider-
ing the acceptance of several very good
offers that have been made him.
~The Bellefonte Academy base ball
Stearn went to State College on Saturday
and played the Reserves that afternoon,
the latter winning by the score of 11 to
6.
——QOn Monday Jobn Sourbeck Jr.,
moved from south Water street into the
apartments in the Speer property on High
street, over Jacob Grosy' tailoring estab.
lishment.
——There was a large attendance of Odd
Fellows and Rebekah at the anniversary
services in the Lutheran church on Sunday
to hear the annoal sermon preached hy
Rev. W. M. Rearick.
—+— When yon hear a business man talk-
ing about his ‘‘interests in the town” look
in the howe paper for his advertisement.
It you don’t find it you are excusable for |
mot ‘taking much stock” in his talk.
~The Central Railroad of Pennsylva-
®ia company has leased an engine from the
N. Y.C. company to enable them to ac-
sommodate the increased freight traffic over
their line hetween Bellefonte and Mill
Hall.
——We are pleased to state that Wilbar
T. Twitmire bas so far recovered from bis
secent illness as to be moved from the
Despital to his home on Water street, and
was out on the streets for the first tive on
Wednesday.
——The Holy Communion services in
Zion Reformed charch will be postponed
wotil Sunday afternoon, May 13th, at 2.30.
The nsual services will be held in St.
John's Reformed church, Bellefonte, nexs
Bunday morning and evening.
—— After spending a couple months in
Florida Miss Elizabeth Brugger returned
to her home in Unionville last Saturday
and tomorrow will leave for Harrisburg to
Begin her duties next Monday as sten-
ographer in the State Treasurer's office.
—— While doing some athletic stunts
the other day Ashbridge Thomas, the young
son of Mr. and Mis. Clifford Thomas, a
stadent at the Bellefoute Academy, fell
and broke his wrist. He was taken home,
$he fracture reduced and now he is getting
along all righs.
——Rev. J. A. Platts and family arrived
i» Bellefonte this week and their house-
Dold goods having arrived last week, they
ave now fixing op in the Presbyterian par-
sonage and on Sanday the reverend gentle-
man will begin bis pastorate proper by
preaching in the Presbyterian church.
——Monday evening Mrs. Thomas A.
Bhoemaker gave a dinner at the Country
elub in honor of Miss Blanche Cook and
Bliss Jane Farst avd Tuesday evening
Mrs. Cook gave a pre-nuptial dinner for
Der daughter at their home on west Linn
street at which eighteen covers were laid.
——Dr. F. K. White, county treasurer,
spent several days last week angling for
speckled beauties in L)igan’s branch and
Spring creek and though his luck was
about as bad as it could be he was not dis-
souraged for be is at it again this week,
snd we trust he will get at least a fair
share. .
——Dr. Carl 8. Viscber, of Philadelphia,
was brought to this place, Tuesday morn-
img, by Dr. M. J. Locke and taken to the
latter's home on Allegheny street. The
Journey tired him considerably and he has
Been quite weak since, but his friends hope
Bat be will soon rally under the change
allocation.
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—Five weeks from today will be the date
for the dedication of the soldiers’ monu-
ment and Cartin memorial in this place
and the time is none too long in which to
get everything in readiness for that auspi-
cious event. The preliminary meeting held
last week and the appointment of commit-
tees started the ball rolling so far as the
monument committee is concerned. And
there ie bardly any doubt but that the
several committees will discharge their
daties faithfully and bave every arrange-
ment made when the big day arrives.
Bat there are the surrcundings to be
fixed up and the county and the borough
should do the work as soon as
possible. True, the county is now hav-
ing the court house repainted aud have
also let the contract for the paving in and
around the monument and in front of the
court house yard. We are informed that
the commissioners now contemplate the
removal of only four of the trees io the
court house yard, the three in close prox.
imity to the monument and one opposite
the Garman house that is about dead.
This will leave twelve trees standing and
will keep that little park the spot of beauty
it has always been.
The commissioners also have in view the
moving of the two fountains in the court
house yard back some fifteen or twenty
feet nearer the court house, providing the
borough will not charge water tax for
them, If they persist in doing so, how-
eve, the fountains will likely be perma-
nently removed, a fact which should be rem-
onstrated against by every tax-payer in
Bellefonte, as we certainly bave enough
water and to spare to feed the fountains
1n the court house yard free of cost.
The borough council also bave in con-
templation the repaving of the Diamond,
either with patent paving or with brick,
and are now getting bids on what the work
will cost. We are also informed that they
coutemplate moving the public fountain
from in front of the monument to the
corner of the court house yard next
the Jackson, Hastings & Co. bank.
While there is no question but that
the fountain should be moved it is
open to argument if the above location is
a good one. Why not move it down in
the triangle below the Diamond, and close
to the crossing from the First National
bank to the Brockerhoff house? That, it
would seem, would be a more suitable
place and one more easy of access by both
man and beast, especially the latter. And
while about it why not get a more up-to-
date fountain. With the Curtin statue in
front of the soldiers’ monument the avgel
on the fountain is superfluous. The cost
would not be very great and, as a business
man eaid to the writer the other day, it
would be little trouble to get a number of
men in the town to contribute something
towards the purchasing of a larger and
more suitable fountain to be located in the
triangle below the Diamond.
Ol course the above are only suggestions
but they are good ones avd are given, not
as those of the editor, but as coming from
a prominent business man and citizen who
has the appearance and beauty of the town
at heart aud who is never behind in any-
thing he can do to help aloug any improve
ment.
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A Bap Mix-Up.—Last Saturday night
three young white men and three colored
men bowled up on ‘‘red-eye’’ or ‘‘white
lime” aud along about midnight went to
the country home of one of the dusky gents
ou Jail Hill and engaged in a friendly (2)
game of poker. Io order to keep their
whistles wet they bad laid in a supply of
beer. Along abont two o'clock a. mn. Sun-
day a good sized jackpot was bloomin’ on
the table. Itis needless to say that the
pot was greatly coveted by one of the gen-
tlemen of color and he decided he'd bave
it. He grabbed the money and at the
same time blew out the lamp. Bat be had
vot counted on the varions uses of a beer
bottle, even when emptied of the spark-
ling fluid. For hardly had the light been
extinguished when the man received a
blow on the head with an empty bottle
that gave him a cas on the scalp some six
inches long and placed him hors-de-combat.
Ast this juncture one of the other color-
ed men went to his brother's rescue but
he, too, was knooked down and then the
four men proveeded to do them up to the
queen's taste with the result that it took
two dootiis about half an hour to sew the
two men up and since that time Frank
Miller's condition has been such that it is
a question if he will recover, while his
brother Linc went around with his head
swathed in bandages.
On Wednesday warrants were sworn ont
for Arthur Thomas, son of Mr. aod JMrs.
Isaac Thomas, and John Vallance, the two
young men charged with doing the hitting,
and their arrest was made yesterday morn-
ing, though they have not yet been given
a hearicg.
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Musical CoXCERT.—The sacred mausio-
al concert given in the Baptist chapel,
Marsh Creek, last Saturday evening, was a
splendid success. Joseph Pletcher, the
musical director, deserves great commen-
dation for the able leadership and instruo-
tion. Special mention should be made of
Miss Gertrude Confer, who presided so
ably at the organ ; aleo of the singing of
Miss Fannie Confer, the leading soprano,
and Miss Mary Croft, the expressive alto
singer. In addition to the able local talent
the thanks of all are due to the following
for the excellent assistance given : Messrs,
F. L. Wetzler, W. B. Thomas, and D. E.
Woodring, of Milesburg ; Mr. Pletcher, of
Howard, and Mr. Kanes, of Blanchard.
The concert was a delight and inspiration
to all who beard it.
No Tie Must Bg Lost IN FIXING UP. |
——Cherry trees are now in blossom.
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~The Street committee put a force of
men to work yesterday morning scraping
the mud off High street.
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—— Daniel Eberhart has so far recovered
form the injuries he recrived in the fall of
a boardpile while at wuik in the lamber
yard of the Phoenix planing mill that he
was able to come down town the other
day, though still quite lame.
—— Don’t forget the base ball game on
the glass works meadow grounds tomorrow
afterzoon between the Bellefonte Academy
and Williamsport Dickinson Seminary
teams. They will give you a game well
worth the price of twenty-five centsad-
mission.
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——Joseph L. Montgomery bas men at
work digging down the grade for the pave-
ment on Lawb stieet along his recently
purchased property, that just vacated hy
W. A. Lyon and family. It is the inten-
tion to lower the grade at least two feet,
to the level of the street.
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—— Everything is booming these days
out at the Whiterock quarries. Six kilns
are now in operation and a very good
quality of lime is being burned. So far
there has been no trouble finding an out-
put for the product of the plant as the lime
is being shipped as fast as burne!.
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——Though the coal strike seems no
nearer a settlement now than ever the rail-
roads fbave had piled up thousands of hush"
els for just this emergency and for months
to come there is hardly any danger of a coal
famive. In fact, there should he no necessity
for the closing down of any public works.
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—— With Monday’s issue the Pittsburg
Times ceased to exist as a separate news-
paper but was consolidated with the
Gazette and the two are now being issued
as one newspaper with the heading of
Gazette—Times. The managements of the
two papers gave no public reason for the
consolidation.
~——When Harry Emery, of the Emery
grocery store, Philipsburg, opened his
store on Saturday morning he found that
robbers had been around during the night
and gone through the cash register. They
got away with two dollars in small change
and two dollars in pennies as well as some
tobacco, cigars and a few other small arti-
oles.
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--—The Irvindale, is the name of the
cottage at Atlantic City now occupied and
conducted by Mrs. L. C. Irvin, formerly of
this place. It is located on Soush Carolina
avenue between Pacific and the beach,
and isa very pleasant place. Of course
Centre county people in general and Belle-
fonters in particular will undoabtedly be
given a warm welcome at The Irvindale
whenever they visit Atlantio City.
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——A very interesting game of base ball
is promised for tomorrow afternoon on the
glass works meadow grounds when the
Bellefonte Academy will play the Dick-
inson Seminary, of Williamsport, nine.
The Beminary team is reported a good one
bat as the Academy bas alieady one Wil-
liamsport scalp dangling at its belt it hopes
to bang avotber there tomorrow. Go and
see the game and pay your admission of 25
cents,
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——A rather wvice-looking advertising
sign board has been placed on the wall in
tire corridor of the court house which con-
tains the advertising cards of a number of
business firms around town. While it is
all right to bave an attorney’s directory
displayed in the court house corridor it
hardly seems in keeping with the proper
order of things to make a bill board out of
the walls in the corridor of the temple of
justice to advertise the business of firms
aud private individuals.
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———Charles E. Hess, who for some time
past has been in charge of the Prudential
insurance company’s office in this place,
has been transferred to the office in Wil-
liamsport and the Bellefonte office closed.
With bis family Mr. Hess left on Friday
for Williamsport where they will make
their future home. The local business of
the company will be looked after by John
8. Woomer, of east Bishop street, who has
beec an agent for the company in this
place for some months past.
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~The bardest fought game of College
base ball played this year was that between
State College and Cornell, at Ithaca, last
Saturday. After playing the Springfield
professionals at Sunbury on Friday and
winning by the score of 11to 2 State
traveled most of the night and for fifteen
innings, Saturday afternoon neither State
nor Cornell scored. In the sixteenth
Mocllveen scored a run for State and in Cor-
nell’s balf the Ithacans scored two runs
through an error in judgment on the park
of a State player.
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——A freight train on the Bald Eagle
Valley railroad, about 8 o'clock Tuesday
night, unexpectedly passed from the main
track to a siding, a short distance south of
Lock Haven, and the locomotive plunged
into a line of cars standing on the side
track, cansing a destructive wreok. The
first box-car hit was tossed quite atop the
locomotive and its demolishment was fair-
ly complete. After the wreck it was found
that some miscreant had thrown the switch,
locked it and extinguished the light, with
the deliberate purpose of ranning the train
upon the siding and causing the wreck.
The trap was probably fixed for the north-
bound passenger train and if is bad enter-
ed it at usual speed the result might bave
been much worse than with the freight
wreck in which no one was hart.
GiBsoN—Co0K.—The west Linu street
home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Cook was
the scene of a very pretty wedding on Wed-
nesday when their danghter, Miss Blanche
Cook, became the bride of John Hinman
Gibson, of Lansdowne, near Philadelphia.
The parlors of the Cook residence had
been very prettily decorated for the occa-
sion with potted plants and flowers, and
about fifty guests, the most intimate
friends of the bride, were present to wit-
nese this most auspicous event in her life,
The ceremony took place at 11 o'clock, and
was performed by Rev. George Israel
Browne, of Harrisburg, the ring being
used and the bride given away by her
father.
Miss Margaret Cook, a sister of the
bride, was maid-of-honor and the brides.
maids Miss Harriet Gibson, of Lansdowne,
a sister of the bridegroom; Miss Christine
Blanchard, of Chicago; Miss Jennie Breese,
of Downingtown, and Miss Jennie S. Farst,
of Bellefonte. Mr. Howard Wilson, of
Lansdowne, was best wan,
Immediately following the ceremony and
happy congratulations showered ou the
newly married couple a very delicious wed-
ding breakfast was served and at 1:25 Mr.
and Mes. Gibson left on their honeymoon
trip at the expiration of which they will
take up their residence in Lavsdowne. The
only guests present from a distance were
the bridegroom's mother and sister and
Miss Mateer, of Camden.
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ARMSTRONG—REEDY.—Quite a gather-
ing was present in St. John’s Episcopal
church, Tuesday evening, to witness the
marriage of John Armstrong, son of Mr.
and Mrs, Robert Armstrong, of east How-
ard street, and Miss Mary Reedy,also of this
place. The ceremony took place at 6:30
o'clock and was performed by Rev. George
Israel Browne, of Harrisburg. The attend-
ants were Miss Cora Scholl as bridesmaid
and Fearon Reedy, of Lewistown, as best
man, while Mr. C. F. Montgomery and
John M. Bullock stood eponsers for the
bride and groom. Immediately following
the ceremony the bridal party were driven
to the home of the bridegroom’s father
where a delicious wedding supper was
served and at 8:16 Mr. and Mrs. Arm-
strong left on a brief honeymoon trip.
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RUMBERGER — GROVE.—The home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Grove, of Philipsburg,
was the scene of quite a nicely appointed
wedding, Wednesday evening of last week,
when their daughter, Miss Lelab Grove,
was united in marriage to Gus. Ramber-
ger, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. D. S.
Rumberger. The ceremony was perform-
ed by Rev. R. P. Miller in the presence of
only a small party of friends. Miss Ethel
Grove acted as bridesmaid and Dr. Geo.
W. Rumberger, of Huntingdon, best man.
Following the ceremony a wedding dinner
was served after which Mr. and Mrs. Ram-
berger left on the evening train for a brief
sojourn in Washington, D. C., before lo-
cating in Baltimore, their future home,
where the groom holds a good position asa
civil engiveer.
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ARDELL—SANDERSON.—A quiet wed-
ding was celebrated at the Methodist par-
sonage on east Linn street, at 1.30 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, when Gordon W.
Ardell, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Ardell,
of Julian, and Miss Susan M. Sanderson,
of Huston township, were united in mar-
riage by the pastor, Rev. James B. Stein.
Both the bride and bridegroom are popu-
lar young people. For some time past
they have been in Philadelphia but upon
their return from a brief honeymoon trip
will take up their residence in Julian.
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YEARICK—WOoOMER., — Wednesday of
last week Harry J. Yearick and Miss
Maude Woomer, both of this place, went
to Altoona where they were married at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. J. D. Hicks.
The groom is a machinist by trade and an
industrions young mau. The bride is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jobn 8.
Woomer, of east Bishop street, and for
some time past was one of the operators
in the Commercial telephone exchange, in
this place.
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Hess —BroweRrs.—Homer Hess, son of
Charles C. Hess, of Philipsburg, and Miss
Jessie V. Blowers, of Rash township, were
married at the parsonage of the Methodist
church, Philipsburg, at 9 o'clock Tuesday
morning, by Rev. 8. D. Wilson. They
left on the morning train for Columbia and
other eastern points and on their return
will go to housekeeping on south Centre
street, Philipsburg.
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NELSON—GO0SNELL.—Charles C. Nelson,
of Philipsburg, and Mrs. Ella D. Gosnell,
of Wrightsville, were married in the latter
placeat 1 o'clock Taesday afternoon. Mr.
and Mm. Nelson are now enjoying
a trip through eastern cities on their
return from which they will take up their
residence in Philipsburg where the bride-
groom is manager of the Oregon Mercantile
company’s store.
STULL--HOFFMAN.—Frank A. Stull, of
Blanchard, and Miss Grace E. Hoffman
were married at the home of the bride's
mother, Mrs. Julia Hoffman, near Beech
Creek, Wednesday evening of last week.
The ceremony was performed hy Rev. E.
Aller, of the M. E. church, in the presence
of the families and the friends of the con-
tracting parties.
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~The Centre county automobile club
held its annual meeting last Tharsday
evening, re-elected the old officers for the
ensuing year and took in three new mem-
bers, making the total membership eleven.
They also decided to make application for
admission into the State Federation of
Automobilists.
AN IMPORTANT BUSINESS CHANGE. —
J. Haris Hoy has leased the Belle-
fonte and Hublershurg plants of the How-
ard Creamery company and bought their
store on High street in this place. The
deal has been on for some time and was
closed on Monday, Mr. Hoy taking charge
on Tuesday and W. Gross Mingle, who bas
been in charge here for years, retiring.
Mr. Hoy will operate the two plants in
counection with the Rock Farms creamery,
bat churning all the famous Ilock
farms butter as the Bellefonte plant,
and will conduct the store in this place as |
it bas been in the past, for a time |
at least. It is not his intention to move
to Bellefonte at present; he will continue
to reside where he is and will conduct the
business from there.
W. Gross Mingle, the retiring owner,
intends moving to Centre Hall and will
give his entire tiwe to the management of
the ereameries at that place aud at Cobar.
While from a business standpoint the
change may be a very good one, all who
know him will learn with regret of Mr.
Mingle's departure from Bellefonte, as in
both a business and social way he has been
one of the most congenial and conpanion-
able of men.
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~——Miss Jenkins, one of the nurses at
the Bellefonte hospital, underwent a slight
operation Taesday of last week from which
she hax almost entirely recovered.
News Purely Personal.
—Miss Julia Bidwell, of Pittsburg, visited her
parents in this place over Sunday.
—F. W, Crider returned on Monday evening
from a business trip to Philadelphia.
—Mrs. Thomas A. Shoemaker has returned
from a three week's sojourn at Atlantic City.
—Charles E. Aull, who had been in Bellefonte
for a ten days visit, returned to Pittsburg, Mon-
day.
—Mrs. Theodore Cherry with her little son
Melvin left, last Saturday, for a trip to Philadel.
phia.
—Miss Christine Blanchard, of Chicago, is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs, Eliza Blanchard, of Linn
street,
~Miss Rebecea Rhoads returned on Monday
from avery pleasant visit with friends in Phila.
delphia.
~Capt. W. A.Simpson, of Lock Haven, whole-
souled and genial as ever, spent Monday night in
Bellefonte,
~Mrs. J. A. Mull, of Philipsburg, wasa guest
several days this week at the Wilkinson home on
Allegheny street.
~Miss Jennie Breese, who was here to attend
the Gibson—Cook wedding, left for her home in
Downinglown yesterday,
—Col. James P., Coburn, William P. Humes and
Wailsce W. Gephart made a business trip to
Somerset the beginning of this week.
~Mr, and Mrs. 8. C. Herr with their little son
Fred and Ira Krape, of Salona, spent Sunday as
the guests of Mr. and Mrs, Wade Cruse,
—Dr. Eloise Meek, of Johnstown, stopped in
Bellefonte a day, the beginning of the week, on
her way home from a business trip to Williams-
port.
~James 8, Furst has returned from his trip to
Florida and although he did met catch any of
those big Tarpons he reports having had a de-
lightful time,
—dJohn A. Rupp, of Oak Hall, attended court in
Bellefonte this week and greeted the many
friends he made here while serving as register
of the county.
~Mr. and Mrs. John Walker and Miss Short,
lidge went to Philadelphia Saturday, for a few
days in the city and a short time with friends in
Chester county.
—Mrs. G. Murray Andrews, who for several
weeks after her return from Europe was quite sick
in Philadelphia, has recovered and is now at her
home in this place,
—Mrs. H. A. McKee, who has been at the H
Y. Stitzer home in this place the past eight weeks
for the benefit of her health, left for her home in
Wilkinsburg last Friday.
—Alexander McCoy, of Potters Mills, foreman
of last week's grand jury, came to Bellefonte on
Monday to make the jury's return in due and
proper form to the court.
—Mr. Sterling Smith, of Washington, D. C.,
who has been in Bellefonte the past three weeks
or more visiting his sister,Mrs. Maria D. Rhoads»
left for home on Tuesday.
~Mrs, Joseph Lose and little son Joseph, of
Altoona, are visiting at the home of Mr, and Mrs
George Lose, in this place and on Saturday Joe
came down and spent Sunday. :
—Mrs, H. W. Tate returned from a month's
visit with her friends in Philadelphia last Thurs®
day and the doctor returned on Sa‘urday from a
business trip to Elkins, W. Va.
—Miss Bertha Mewshaw, who was in an Epis-
copal school at Jonestown, N. Y., hes completed
her course and was brought to her home in this
place last week by her sister, Miss Pearl Mew-
shaw,
— William F. Smith, of Millheim, ex-prothono-
tary, served the county as a juror at court here
this week, and of course proved the same genial
fellow he was when he held office in the court
house,
—Miss Mary Miles Blanchard left Monday for
Bryn Mawr, to be present at the College May
Day festival. Miss Blanchard expects to spend
the coming two weeks in Philadelphia and Har-
risburg.
~—Rev. George Israel Browne, of Harrisburg,
came to Bellefonte on Monday for the special
purpose of officiating at several weddings which
took place that evening and on Tuesday; put-
ting in the intervening time in greeting his
many friends and acquaintances here.
—Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Seibert left yesterday for
Philadelphia for an indefinite stay, the doctor
going down to do some hospital work while Mrs,
Seibert was glad to get away from the manage-
ment of their household for a’ few week's en.
Jjoyment of the sights of the Quaker city.
—Among the pleasant callers at the Warcumax
office, on Wednesday, was Miss Louise Gessner,
of t his place. Ordinarily sheis kept so busy at
her trade as a seamstress that she has little time
for making calls but even at that she never fails
to come in at least once a year to see the editor
—on business, of course.
~John Van Pelt, of Spangler, spent Sunday
wit h friends in this place going over to Centre
Hall on the early train Monday morning to see
his grandfather, ex-sheriff John Spangler, who
bas been quite ill of late, returning on the &
o'clock train in time to leave on the 1 o'clock
train for Cambria county.
— Dorsey D. Calhoun, one of Union township's
prosperous furmers, dropped into the Warcmmax
office on Tuesday and surprised us by enrolling
his name as a cash-in-advance subscriber, And
we should not have been surp , either, for a
man as up-to-date in everylhin@ else as Mr,
Calhoun is most certainly would want to read the
most up-to-date county paper.
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT. —Lewis Mil-
fer, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Miller, of
Spring township, while at his work asa
conductor on the Nittany Valley railroad,
Wednesday morning, met with an accident
which resulted in hix life being crushed
ont in almost the twinkling of an eye,
The accident happened about 7.45
o'clock. The crew bad run the locomotive
onto the siding ahove Nittavy furnace for
the purpose of taking out a car. Eovgineer
Edward Saxon was at the throttle. Miller
got off to couple the car and as it was
tyuipped with the old fashioned link and
iin coupling he was compelled to step on
the track to make the coupling. This
be did in perfect safety but when he went
to etep back his foot slipped and was
caught between the guard rail and the
main track. Engineer Saxon, wholly un-
aware of the terrible predicament of his
conductor threw the lever forward in his
engine und polled open the throttle
before be heard the ory of warning.
The car caught Miller on the left
foot. threw him to the track and cne
truck passed over him from foot to shoul:
der, frightfully grinding to pieces his left
leg and side and crushing the life out of
him.
Almost on the instant of starting his
locomotive the engineer heard Miller's
Tast despairing ery and thrast in the throt-
tle and threw on the brakes but not in
time to do any good. The one truck had
passed completely over the man and when
the car cate toa standstill the other truck
was resting on Miller's breast, so that it
was necessary to pull the car off of him.
Though one or two gasps were observed by
those who got to the unfortunate man’s
side first, they were probably caused by
contraction of the muscles after the relegse
of the body from under the car, as death
was undoubtedly instantaneous.
Undertaker F. E. Nagivey was sent for
and brought the remains to his establish-
ment on Allegheny street, where they
were prepared for burial. This is the
second of the Miller boys to be killed on
the Nittany road, a younger brother hav-
‘fing been killed down near the Galesburg
bank several years ago.
Deceased was aged about thirty-seven
years and is survived by his second wile,
who prior to her marriage was a Miss
Spotts, and six children, as follows : Lewis
and Daisy, to his first wife and Leroy,
Jeannette, Della and Edward to bis second
wife. He also leaves his parents and the
following brothers and sisters: James Jr,
Charles, John, Caleb, Russell, Mrs. Merrill
Shearer aud Misses Maude and Grace at
home.
The foneral will be held from bis late
home this afternoon at 20'clock, interment
to he made in the Sunnyside cemetery.
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“THE THESPIANS.’—The Thespians of
State College played ‘‘Facing the Music”
to a very fair house at Garman’s, last Fri-
day evening, and were considered quite
entertaining by all who heard thems. The
nioe young men who composed the cast of
characters were J. C. B. Rhoads, Philip
Payne Partiidge, Emory Luther Diehl,
George McGee, Ellsworth C. Dankle,
Coruvell H. Cordie, Jobn Stuart Romig,
Arthur M. Clay and Walter A. Newton.
The music of the State College orchestra
was also a very pleasant feature of the en-
tertainment. The gross receipts for the
night were $164, about one hupdred dol-
lars of which amount was the D. A. R.’s
portion for the Bellefonte hospital.
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For RENT.—The Dental offices now oc-
capied by Dr. Ward, in the stone building,
corner of High and Allegheny streets, also
one store room in the Exchange building.
Apply to F. W. Crider.
Announcements.
We are authorized to announce Joux Now, of
Bellefonte borough, as a candidate for the Legis-
lature subject to the decision of the Democratic
county convention,
JURY COMMISSIONER.
We are authorized to announce D. W. Me-
Croskey, of Boggs township, as a candidate for
Jury Commissioner subject to the decision of the
Democratic county convention. S1-18-te*
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