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Befiefonte, Pa., April 10, 1908.
To Cossssroxpexts.—No communications pub
shed unless accompanied by the real name of
the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
———Milton Kerns, the barber, bas heen
confined to the house this week with a bad
attack of the grip.
~Miss. Myra Homes entertained with
flinob Tuesday night in houor of Mrs.
Alexander, of Centre Hall.
—Wait for ‘“Evenden’s’’ display of
Easter flowers next week at G. R. Spig-
elmeyer’'s store. [Elizabeth H. Longwell,
agent.
—— Yesterday's cold weather after Wed-
needay’s hard rain bronght outa number
of winter overcoats that had already been
laid on the shell.
~— Miss Suyder wishes to annonnoe to
ber patrous she will have on display April
17th a fine line of ladies hat models, dress
and tailored hats.
——These are the days when the
painters and paper hangers are having their
innings whiie the plumber bas been relega
sed to a rear scat.
——Mrs. Elmer Campbell, of Linden
Hall, who is in the George Washington,
hospital Washington, D. C., for treatment,
is improving rapidly.
——On account of the primary election
somorrow all bars in the county must be
olosed from one o'clock in the afternoon
until nine o'clock at night.
——Talk to Racer and the bahy is now
she slogan. It’s a nice big hoy and made
te arrival at the home of the theatorium
maguoate on Monday morning.
—— A meeting of the High school alumni
association was held last evening to make
arrangements for the annonal reception to
she graduating olass at commencement
¢ime.
~———Work train No.2 bas been put in
aommission on the Bald Eagle Valley rail-
road and it is also ramored thas the work
of double-tracking the road will soon be
begun.
———Miss Pearl Derstive resigned her
position as night operator in the Bell tele-
phone exchange last week and now pre-
sides behind the soda fountain in Zellers
drug store.
~The bans of Miss Mary Flack and
John O'Brien were announced in 8¢. John’s
Catholio oburch on Sauday for the fires
dime, the wedding to take place on Tuaes-
day, April 21st.
—— After tomorrow quite a number of
men in Centre county who are hopelal
candidates today will know just bow many
Eiare there are in the county when it is a
question of politics.
~The new Bickford Fire Brick com-
pany, which is composed of Bellefonte and
Look Haven capitalists, recently pus their
plant at Carwensville in operation and ex-
Pees to ran is to its fall capacity.
——Migs Mary Ray, danghterof Mr.
and Mrs. 8. D. Ray, was stricken with a
slight attack of appendicitis on Sunday but
by the prompt application of ice bags the
disease was scattered and she is now get-
sing along nicely.
—— A district quarterly meeting of the
Free Methodists will be held in she cours
Bouse this place from Wednesday, April
20th, to Sanday, May 3rd. Rev. J. P.
Broadhead and distriot elder Rev. J. J
Zahviser will he in charge.
—— Remember there will be a special
dain over the Bellefonte Central railroad
%o State College nexs Monday evening to
convey Bellefonters to that place who wish
to attend the play, ‘Just Out of College.”
Regular excursion rates will prevail.
——The Gearbarts are moving from
Bellwood to Newark, N. J., to which place
Howard has been travsferred by his com
pany. Mr. Gearhart will be remembered
as a former Adams express agent in this
place and his wife as Miss Mayme Fox.
——The ‘Just Out of College” ocom-
pany, which will be the attraction in she
aaditorinm at State College next Monday
evening, oarries thirty people. They are
playing in Pittsburg this week and the
press of that city speak very well of them.
~——A lodge of the Janior Order United
American Meohanios was instituted at Port
Matilda Inst Wednesday evening with
thirty-four charter members. William
Bbultz, of Philipsburg, was at the head of
he team from that borough which insti-
tuted the new lodge.
——The engagement of Miss Nettie
‘Cook, daughter of Mr. Charles F. Cook, of
Bellefonte, and Mr. Ben Carry, of Slippery
Kook, Pevnsylvania, has been announced,
the wedding to take place in the fall. Miss
Took is at present teaching in the Armitage
school near Philadelphia.
~——Tomorrow is the day for the open-
dog of E. R. Eyer’s big flower store in the
Bash Arcade under the name of The City
Florist. All kinds of plants and ont flow-
ers will be kept on band and for sale every
day. Don's fail to visit the store and you
will not be disappointed in the stook on
exhibition.
— Last week Mr. Grossman, who lived
io the old Friends meeting honse, purchas-
ed William Musser’s house on Reynolds
avenue aud moved there, Bond Fisher
moving into the house he vacated. David
Barlett and family moved into the house
vacated by David J. Kelly and family near
# be lime kilos.
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BELLEFONTE ALUMNI OF “OLD STATE"
BANQUET —About forty members of the
Bellefonte Alumni association of The Pern-
sylvania State College partook of a planked
shad dinner at the Coantry club last Fri-
day evening and thos celebrated their sec-
ond annual banquet since the organization
of the as«woiation. The oocacion proved so
delightful from start to finish shat it will
andoubiedly be made an annaal event in
the fature. The crowd lets Bellefonte in a
special train at 4.30 o'clock and reached
the club house in ample time for dinner,
which was served at 6.45. Deitrick’s
orchestra furnished the music. The only
guest of honor invited was Dr. Judson P
Welsh, vice president of the college, bus
the accident on she Lewisbarg and Ty-
rone railroad, at Gregg, that evening
delayed the train antil it was too late
for him to arrive in time for the dinner, so
that it was only the members of the associ-
ation and their wives who were present.
After the menn had Leen discussed to
the physical satisfaction of everybody and
only the plank and hones remained where
a ————————
the tempting shad had so conspicnonsly re-
posed, Col. E. R. Chambers was chosen
tonstmaster for the evening. Judge Ellis
L. Ocvie spoke briefly of she history of the i
college as he knew it and its bright promise |
for the fatare, after which General James |
A. Beaver was introduced. Now every- |
body who knows Gen. Beaver koows that i
The Peausylvania State College is as much |
to him a= a pet child and he took the time !
to tell all aboat it. Not alone of its strug-
gliog past when it was known
as the Farmer's High School, and of the
past decade in which it has sprang into
such prominence in the college world, but
gave very glowing prediotions of what it
was sure to hecome in the future ; espeo-
ially urging all old students of the institu-
tion to unite and stand together for the
furthering of the best interests of the ool-
lege. The party returned to Bellefonte on
the regular train about 10.30 o'clock at
night.
——— AA < sovei—
THAT HosPITAL BENEFIT. — Everything
bids fair to make the soag recital on Thars-
day evening, April 23rd, for the benefit of
the Bellefonte hospital, a decided success.
The program of songs whioh will be ren-
dered by Miss Bachavan, accompanied by
Miss Rebecca Lyon, promises a delightful
variety. Among other selections it oon.
taios Foote's *‘Irish Talk Song ;"’ Nevin’s
“The Woodpecker ;'’ the “Jewel Soog’
from Gounod's ‘‘Faust ;” “Night,” from
Ronald's “Summertime ;"’ Toar’s **Mother
o' Mine,” and Henschel’s ‘‘Spring.”’
Judigng from various oriticiems of her
found in the Public Ledger, the Atlantic
City Press, the Philadelphia Evening Item
and other papers we see that Miss Bu.
chavan ranks amoung the foremost in her
profession. In reference to Parker's set-
ting of a new sony the Public Ledger says :
It is a beautiful work of its kind. Its
success, however, was largely due to the
authoritative singing of Mies Buchanan,
who bas a rich, fall soprano voioe of beaa-
tifa! timhre and whose work made a die-
tiuot impression.
The Atlantio City Press says :
Miss Buchanan possesses a remarkably
rioh soprano voice. She is an artist and
understands the coloring and shading of
musio as thoroughly as does the skilled
painter the blending of the colors and tints
apon the canvas,
The Philadelphia Evening Item wakes
this reference :
“‘Mis« Buchanan achieved a remarkable
and brilliant snocess as Aida. She bas a
powerfal and well-trained voice and she
real temperament that makes the operatic
arting.”’
Besides her work as a singer in opera
Miss Buchanan bas she best position in
Philadelphia for a church singer, that of
soloist in the First Baptist church.
Her accompanist needs no introduotion
in Bellefonte. Miss Rebecca Lyon is as
much of an artist in her profession as Miss
Buchanan is in hers.
PPO cnn
A CHANCE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
Every idle man in Bellefonte oan now have
work if he wants it, as we are authorized
to announce that Dr. J. M. Brockerhofl has
decided to give work so all the unemployed
who want it and are willing to work. All
ench are requested to report at his farm,
the old Burnside farm about one and a half
miles east of Bellefonte, at the big red
barn, at 7 o'clock next Monday morning.
It masters not who the man is—what his
nationality or color—if he wants work he
oan have it. The wages paid will be 12}
cents an hour and every man will be paid
in cash each evening when the day's work
is done.
The work to be done of is such a
oharaoter that any man can dois. Dr.
Brookerhoff will tarnish all the tools and
equipment, so that no man need stay away
because he has no implements to work
with. Now don’t think this a hoax in any
way. It is a bonafide offer of work to all
who are unemployed and want work. Dr.
Brockerhoff has the work to do and is very
anxious to have it done. So thas his offer
is not a disinterested one entirely hat one
whioh he bopes will be mutually bene-
ficial.
Don’t forget that the time is 7 o'clock
Monday morning of next week, and if yon
want work thas is the time to report ; and
the place the big red barn on the old Cam-
eron Burnside farm east of Bellefonte.
Primary Erection 2 10 8 O'CLOCK.
There seems to be considerable misunder-
standing throughout the county as to the
hoars for holding the primary election to-
morrow. In view of this fact the county
ov.amissioners are authority for the state-
meus that the law provides that she polls
shall be open from 2 antil 8 o'clock and
that voting shall be by ballot as at any
regular election.
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too expensive to be continued any length of time and unl-ss
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Dropping a name before settlement is made means
arrearage charges and attorneys’ commission added to your
bill.
You don’t want this done.
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We don’t want to be com-
If you can’t send all that is due at once mail
what you can now and write us.
We will show you how the
balance can be arranged both satisfactory to yourself and to
this office.
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——@George T. Bush has been elected a
delegate to the national assembly, League
of American Wheelmen, which will be
held in Boston in Szptember.
BOO men.
——**The Arrival of Kitty” in Belle
fonte last vight created considerable ex-
citement among the young men of the
town, most of whom will be very sorry to
see her leave this morning.
>oe
——The Bellefonte Academy will close
for the Easter vacation of ten days at noon
today (Friday) when there will be a gen-
eral exodus of the sixéy or more boarding
students for their various homes.
>
——Both the treasarer’s sale of unseated
lands for taxes due and unpaid and the
mercantile appraisement appear in this
issue of the WAarcHMAN. If you are in-
terested in eitherjone or both of the above
you can find the former on page six and
the iatéer on page five,
TO.
——It is a duty every Democrat owes
his party to attend the primaries tomorrow
afternoon and vote for the man of your
choice for the various offices. If you don’s,
and the nominations don’t suit you when
made, don’s kiok, because it will then be
as much your fault as that of anybody else.
Srrr—— A ~———
——Last week the Brookerhoff honse
turned out a new baggage wagon that was
very conspicuous in its dress of red pains.
This week the bus was tarned out with
trimmiogs in red and Wednesday and yes-
terday red and white awnings were pat
up over the veranda aod writing room
window,
——George A. Beezer’s sale last Thurs.
day proved to be just what we predicted,
the biggest sale of ite kind in Centre coun-
ty, as was evidenced by the fact that the
total receipts were very olose to five thous.
and dollars. Some of the vehicles sold
quite reasonable while the horses brought
fair prices.
PPO mmm—
——— Bellefonte is to have another motion
piotare show. Two young men who have
recently opened a similar attraction in
Look Haven on Monday made the final ar-
rangements for opening in this.place. They
have not leased the opera house hut simply
taken it on trial for a month or two on the
percentage hasis. Their paraphernalia
has heen ordered but owing to various
ciroumstances they do not expeot to open
antil the last of the month.
——The Pennsylvania Match company
i» improving the grounds sarrounding their
big plant in this place. The high board
fence along the Lewisburg and Tyrone
railroad has been torn down and the space
| between that and the company’s buildings
has been filled in and nicely covered with
crashed limestone. This improvement will
be continued all around and between their
buildings until the entire grounds has been
filled above high water mark aod all top-
ped with a covering of orushed stone.
i — an ———
——Now that the weather has settled
and she roads are gesting in fair shape the
aantomobile fever is breaking oat and natur-
ally Will Keichline is longing for those
Ford demonstrating machines to arrive,
They were to have heen here two weeks
ago but at that time they were not ahle to
equip them with leather tops and as Will
wanted the machines complete he preferred
to wait a week or two longer. It is very
likely, however, that they will be here in
the near futnre.
———— As ea—
Nettie Shope, the fifteen-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Reynolds
Shope, of Thomas street, was quite badly
burned last Thursday night. She had
gone down into the cellar for something
and it being dark lit a match. Io throw.
ing it away the burning matoh stuck to the
skirt of her dress and in a minnte her
clothing was in flames. Her parents hear-
ing ber screams ran to her rescue and she
hands of both were quite badly barned be-
fore they succeeded in extingaishing the
flames. Though her burns are quite severe,
fortunately the girl was not fatally in.
jured.
WiLL MEET AT STATE COLLEGE.—The
annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Eda-
cational association will be held at State
College Tuesday, Wednesday and Thure-
day, July 7th, 8th and 9th, and as the
gathering always briogs together hundreds
of men prominent in educational work in
this and other States the people of the col-
lege arc already making preparations for
its entertainment. It is expected thas any-
where from five to eight hundred delegates
will be in attendance. A most exhaustive
program is now being prepared which will
include some very able men as speakers
aod lecturers,
Y. M. C. A. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.
—Sanday was a red letter day in the his.
tory of the Bellefonte Young Men’s Christ.
ian Association, as it was made the day for
the celebration of the thirty-eighth anni-
versary of its ivstitation.
ment arranged to make the celebration gen-
eral thronghoat the town and special serv.
ices were held in most of she churches. One
of the most interesting speakers in Belle.
fonte that day was J. K. Doan, of Coopers
town, N. Y., who spoke in the Preshyter-
ian church in the morning aud the Metho-
dist church in the evening.
Mr. Doan has the welfare of yonng men
very much at hears and talked with unn-
usual earnestness aud intensity of feeling,
holding the closest attention of bis andi-
ences. George Goodlander, of Tyrone, and
H. 8. Sheppard, of Renovo, were in Belle.
fonte and spoke in various churches both
morning and evening. In conmemoration
of the event Rev. John Hewitt also preach-
ed an appropriate sermon in the Episcopal
church in the evening.
The people of Bellefonte are as well ac
quainted with the history of she local
Y. M. C. A io the thirsy-eight years of its
existence as the writer, 80 that it is not
necessary so tell here of the struggles for
existence is has had at various periods in
its history. But now it is on a eounder
foundation, perbaps, than ever and from
the report of the board of directors, as
wade by secretary C. N. Meserve we give
the following faces :
Daring she past year 32,000 visits were
made to the rooms for all purposes, one of
the ohief attractions being the physical
department. The regular olasses in physical
culture have bad an aonual attendance of
3,760 young men. The bowling alleys,
tennis courts, baths, eto., have also been
attractive features. The association was
represented daring the winter by two
basket ball teams, which recently closed
a very successful season.
Under she head of educational work there
are olasses in mechanical drawing and eleo-
tricity. Five young men stadied the
former for twenty weeks while thirteen
young men are now studying the latter. It
is expected that a class in telegraphy will
be started in the near future. The read-
ing room is well supplied by the best of
periodicals and is well patronized.
Early in November the first monthly
men’s mass meeting was held in the court
house and the average attendance of mees-
ings bas been close to swo handred. The
bible classes have been the means of draw-
ing a number of young men to the rooms
ou Tuesday evenings.
Of the financial standing she report states
that the work actually undertaken in 1907
cost $3100. Of this amount $721.50 came
from membership and bath department
locker fees ; $53 50 was received in rent
from the stable,and the balance of $2325.00
was provided for in subscriptions. Of this
amonot $275 remains unpaid, althoagh the
pledges are doubtless good and collectible
and when paid will fally cover all of the
1907 accounts,
The buildings carry a mortgage of $6000,
and there is an additional note of $328,
which is the balance due for the work of
remodeling the office building this past
year. The annual rental of office bailding
is sufficient to carry the mortgage and note,
leaving ouly for future consideration the
current expense budget, which is as fol-
lows, and covers the year ending December
les, 1908:
Heat and light....... .......... enssnsnssrsnes ses $500 00
Baths, on Sand WALET. covrnsencerrermnnrannens 100 00
AO erent crise ws 80 00
Sab«eription to State and Internation-
Pp : 5 00
© heesarens
Repairs............ 100 0
er ligious work. 1
religious work......... .
he OHS HOF wwesssscr . 100 00
Salaries (including janitor work)........ 1900 00
Insurance....... oe srssnsensenmenssessnsansnnes es 80 O00
Of the above amount $300 will be met
by membership fees, leaving $2200 to be
secured in subsoriptions. At the present
moment the treasury is entirely depleted,
and not a dollar on band with which to
meet bills now coming due for this present
year. The association certainly needs the
help of every friend of young men, and
would ask not only for a renewal of regu-
lar pledges but that not less than five han-
dred dollars in cash be raised by April
15th in order to save the work from serious
embarrassment.
~——Howard Woodring, who daring the
winter spent several months in Bellefonte
as manager of the Western Union telegraph
office, died at his home in Church Hill,
Md., last Thursday. When in Bellefonte
be caught a bad cold and was compelled to
resign his position on account of not being
used to the cold weather. His death was
caused by tuberculosis.
The manage- |
News Parely Personal
—Col. and Mrs. J. L. Spangler left on Tuesday
on a trip to Philadelphia,
—Miss Florence Love is spending the week with
Mrs. Schuyler in Centre Hall.
—Miss Lulu McMalien, of Heckla, spent Sun-
day with friends in Bellefonte.
—C. U. Hoffer, of Philipsburg, circulated among
Bellefonte friends on Monday.
—Hon. A. A. Stevens, of Tyrone, was a business
visitor in Bellefonte on Tuesday.
~Alfred Thompson, of Snow Shoe, spent Tues.
day transacting business in Bellefonte.
—Mrs. Danijel Keller, of Philadelphia, is in
Bellefonte visiting her son Harry Keller.
~-Mrs. J. A. Aiken spent last week visiting the
family of Rev. C. T. Aiken in Selinsgrove.
—Miss Betty Brouse is home from a three
months stay in Philadelphia and New York.
—Dr. John Keicnline, of Petersburg, spent Sun-
day at the home of his parents in this place,
=Dr. J. W. Nefl, of Snow Shoe, transacted busi-
ness in Beilefoute on Saturday of last week.
—Miss Annie McCaffrey spent Sunday with her
brother, Mr. Pat McCaffrey, in Lock Haven,
—Jehn W. Conley, of Centre Hall, spent last
Friday in town with his son, J. William Conley.
~Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Tate, of Pine Grove Mills,
were in town on Wednesday making a few spring
purchases,
—M. W. Cowdrick, of Niagara Falls, has been
spending a short time with his many friends in
Bellefonte,
=Mrs. Emil Joseph made a four days’ trip to
New York city the past week, returning home
Wednesday evening.
=D. Al Irvin, who is now ia the real estate basi-
ness in Ebeunshurg, spent the latter part of last
week with friends in Bellefonte.
~Mrs. Lena Brown and family moved to New
York city last week; her datighter, Miss Mary,
leaving for that pisce on Monday.
—Mrs. M. E. Wian with her two children, Helen
and Lee, went to Tyrone Saturday expecting to
spend a month there with friends,
—Mrs. Caroline Crider and her_daughter Miss
Emma, are home from a months visit with Mrs,
Crider's sister, Mrs. Brandon, a. Honesdale.
—Lawreace McMullen, of Hecla, was in town
on Wednesday looking after some business for
his firm, McMullen Bros., lumber operators,
—Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Reesman, of, Centre
Hall, were visitors in towa on Tuesday and while
here made a short call ai the Warenmax office.
—Adam Bucher, of Altoona, spent an hour be-
tween trains here on Tuesday. He was on his
way home from a visit with friends in Ferguson
township.
—Miss Anna Keichline was home from Cornell
to spend Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Johiu M. Keichline, leaving again on Monday for
Ithaca, N. Y.
~Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Waddle came to
Bellefonte Saturday night and are now having
their rooms in the Bush House gotten ready for
them (0 occupy. ‘
=—Mr. and Mrs, Isaac B. Maitland, of Williams.
port, returaed in the beginning of the week trom
& two months trip through Mexico, California
and other western States.
—Frank B, Stover, of Altoona, who a number
of years ago conducted a meat market in the
building where the Centre Democrat is now locat-
ed, was a visitor in Bellefonte this week.
—Miss Oiie Gehret, who has been in Bellefonte
for the past three weeks, selling and packing her
furniture, left Monday tor Beaver Falls where she
will make her home with her sister, Mrs. Guy
Linn,
—John Dubbs dropped in on Wednesday with
a wad thai he had dug out of that famous “rain
bar'l" of his and he parted with it so pleasantly
that we surmise there is plenty more where that
came from.
—Aaron Lutz, who is now farming the Hoffer
farm on top of Nittany mountain, was in town on
Tuesday getting some supplies, He is very much
pleased with the place and seems wonderfully
contented with it,
~Dr. and Mrs, P. 8, Fisher left on Monday for
Monessen, Pa., to attend the funeral of their
brother-in-law, Dr. J. Wierbach, who was so
seriously burned last week that he died on
Thursday morning.
—Mrs. John F. Harrison of Jersey Shore was
with Mrs. C. K. Hicklen over Sunday. Mrs,
Harrison wax on her way home from a visit with
her daughter, Miss Laura, who has been teaching
in the schoois of Philipsourg.
~Dr. Delaun Stewart, Geo. A. Beszer and Hor-
ton S. Ray spent Tuesday and Wednesday in
Williamsport; and it will be violating no ecnfi-
dence to say that at least two of the three have
automobile bees buzzing in their bonnets,
—Capt. W. H. Fry, of Pine Grove Milly, was a
Bellefonte visitor on Monday and a caller at the
Warcumax office. In his profession as a veterina-
rian hard times do not seem to have struck him,
As he is just as busy as he was two years Ago,
—Mrs, John Mitchell, of Lemont, spent Wed-
nesday with her brother, J. Kyle McFarlane,
while Mra. McFarlane and William were for the
day in Lock Haven, attending the funeral of Mrs,
McFarlane brother, Mr. James Brown, who died
io Williamsport on Monday.
—George Berry, of Salona, was in town on Mon-
day and when we saw him our first thought was
astowhether he has decided to continue those
annual pilgrimages to Bellefonte that his good
old father-in-law, our friend the late William
Bickel, made so regularly the first of April for
80 NADY years.
~Squire H. Laird Cartin and John Curtin went
to Pittsburg last Friday evening and Thomas
Beaver on Saturday and on Saturday evening the
three of them attended a farewell bachelor's din
ner given in honor of J. Mac. Curtin at the rooms
of the Pittsburg Golt club. Of course iL was a
complete success, as bachelor dinners always
are,
—Miss Bickel,a daughter of Mrs, Mary L Bickel,
of Mill Hall, was a Bellefonte visitor Moaday and
while in town visited this office and made certain
that the Warcunax would be a regular visitor at
their home for another year to come. And if we
would say sil the nice things about her which she
said about the Warcumax it would make every
young man of her acquaintance turn green with
Jealousy—and there is ample reason for saying
them too.
~—Alf Rishel dropped in on Saturday to fix him-
self soild with the printer and Alf does well to
keep that way, because who can tell how soon he
might be turniag that tarm of his into a regular
summer resort. He sure has the only real big
lake in Centre county and they say it even gets
wild ducks on it, so what would be the matter
with his putting up bath houses, chate-the-chutes
ete., running a regular park, except that the
water might be gone when the other features are
ready,
—Mrs. T. 8. DeLong, of Romela,was in town for
A few hours Tuesday evening. She was here
doing a little shopping. Mrs, DeLong is a
remarkable woman. A little more than a year
ago she was left a widow with eleven ehildren
and very litile to support them with, One would
naturally suppose that her greatest lament would
be that she had more than she could take care of,
but during our conversation with her never an
inkling of such a thought was given. All she
seemed concerned about was that she might not
be able to educate them all to the highest ex.
tept.
~—Mrs. Martin Hogan, of Unionville, was among
the Saturday shoppers in town.
—Earl Houser, who has been visiting friends
in Spring Mills and Bellefonte, returned to his
home at DuBois Monday.
—Al Meyerley was down from Waddles yes-
terday looking fat and sleek as ever. Al doesn't
come to town often and where he does his friends
are always glad to see him.
—Elmer E. Yerger, who is with Charles A,
Sims & Co., of Philadelphia, and since November
has been located near Mt. Airy, arrived in Belle.
foute on Wednesday for a week's stay with his
family,
—=J. T. Merryman, that good old Democrat
from up at Hannah whose name is always men-
tioned when politics of the upper Bald Eagle is
the topic, was in town on Monday and stopped in
loug enough to say how-do-you-do.
—d. L. Tressler, of Linden Hall; Jim Sliker, of
Milesburg; William Showers, of Beliefonte; T. J.
Coufer, of Hoard; Charley Wetzel, of Bellefonte,
and County Commissioner Weaver were among
our Saturday afternoon callers which means that
all of those from a distance had business in
town, because we are scarcely conceited enough
to think that they just came to call on us,
~~Charley Lucas, of Curtin, was in for another
nice little call on Saturday and Charley's example
is something that should bring the blush of
shame to some people who profess to bas quite
the thing right here in Bellefonte. His father,
now deceased, owed quite a bill for this paper
and Charley could scarcely be held responsible
for it, but he came marching in here like an
henest millionaire and said he wanted (0 pay
every cent of it and he purposed doing it if it
takes years of his hard labor. And he is doing it
so rapidly that it will scarcely take months.
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THE BELLEFONTE ACADEMY MIN-
STRELS.—Ever since the fact was announo-
ed that the students of the Bellefonte Acad-
emy bad orgavized an amateur minssrel
aggregation and wonld give two perform -
ances in the opera house in this place on
Friday and Saturday evenings, May 1st
and 20d, considerable curiosity has been
manifested by the people of Bellefonte as
to the probable merit of the performance.
Ot course no person would think to place
them in the same olase of black-faced artists
as professionals, but those who have the
training of the boys in hand give assurance
tbat the entertaivment will be one the
people of Bellefonte will not wans so miss.
In addition so the singing, which of
course will be a feature, the dialogues and
specialties are said to be entirely new and
novel. While there will be many local
bits unusual care bas been taken to elim-
inate everything thas might in any way
be regarded as offensive or unpleasant to
any individual. Special care will be taken
to preserve the best of order, both in the
body of the honse and in she gallery, dur-
ing the entire performance, so that any
lady in Bellefonte need not fear to attend.
Tickets will be placed on sale and the chart
opened at Parrish’s drag store about April
21st, and is would be well to get your
t iokets early.
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Bic Boys Must Stay OFF oF PLay
GROUNDS. —Ever since the snow has dis-
appeared and she ground has become dry
the big lot at the stone school house bas
been a rendezvous every evening of a host
of big boys and young men who don’s go to
school but who congregate there so pass an
bour or two playing ball. This in itself is
bad enough as it prevents the small boys—
pupils in the school —from engaging in
thas delightful pastime, but thas is nos all.
The “big boys’ indulge in such a free nse
of profanity shat it is degrading to the
morals of the young boys who are there as
well as to every passerhy.
For the above reasons the school board
bas decided shat she boys and young men
of the town mast not asarp the rights of
the pupils in she schools and at a regular
meesiog of she board ou Taesday evening
they passed a resolution prohibiting any
bus pupils in the schools the right of she
grounds at any time. Notices to that el-
feot will be posted in conspicuons places
aod if they are disregarded the power of
the law will be invoked tn sustain the
legitimate pupils in their rights,
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——Do you shivk the kind of weather
we have bad this week denotes that spring
in here to stay ?
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by Sechler & Co.
Potatoes, new, per bushel..
Unions
sssssnianins sesnnene: 18
Bellefonte Grain Market,
Corrected weekly by C. Y. Waenss,
The follo are the quotations up to sia
o'clock, Th evening, when our paper soo
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Philadelphia Ravkets.
The iohowing are the closin, t
the Palins markets on Welnesday
evening,
Wheat—Red 95@05,
* —No.2 vats
Corn —Yellow -
—Mixed new....
Flour— Winter, Per Br 3 00
* —Penna. Roller .... 4.
* —Favorite Brands. 5. 75
eres rire: 6
ed hay—Choice Timot No. 1... 12.0019.00
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