- ~~) Bellefonte, Pa., August 28, 1908. To Cosassronpests.—NO communications pub s hed unless secompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ~—— Are you going to the Williame fam- ily rennion at Port Matilda tomorrow? It will be a hig gathering, beyond all doubs. —Mrs William H. Miller, of east Lamb strees, was taken so the Bellefonte hospital for treasment on Friday of last week. ~——Mrs. Wade Cruse was gaite ill at ber bome on Curtin street in the early part of the week but is some improved as this writing. ~The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Taylor fell into a tub of hot water on Monday morning and was pretty badly soalded. ——W. A. Moore, superintendent of the Nittany Iron company, has been appointed receiver for the Dancanuvon Iron company, at Dancannon, Pa. ~— Louis Doll was sixty-two years old on Tuesday and that evening about forty of his friends tendered him a chicken din- ner at the Haag bonse. —— Rev. Wm. P. VanTries, son of Dr. Thos. C. VanTries, has accepted a call to the Trinity Presbyterian charch of Berwyn, Chester county, eighteen miles west of Philadelphia. —Roy Fleck, who for some time has heen olerking in Fauble's store, has resigned his position and will go on the road as travel- ing salesman for a olothing bouse. Will Straub will take his place at Faubles. —— Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss May Herrman, dangbter of Mr. and Mrs Gerson Herrman, of Philipsburg, to Mr. Albert Simon, a member of a large wholesale hat firm in | New Orleans. —=Col. J. I.. Spangler, as president of the Bellefonte Trust company, is scheduled to preside at the big baugonet which will be held daring the annual meeting of the Penusylvavia Bankers’ association which will be held at Bedford Springs September | Sth avd 9th. Israel Banm went to Philadelphia last week where he purchased two fanoy | driving borses—one a black and the other | a dark bay. Tobey arrived here on Mon dey and ence then Iz has been showing them off to his borsemen fiiends. Both are well gaited and quite speedy. i i i ——On Movday a force of workmen began the repairs to he made on St. John’s Episcopal church and work on she same will be pushed along rapidly so as to have the edifice in shape for holding rervices hy the expiration of the summer vacation of the pastor, Rev. John Hewitt. —— Monday morning Mary and Robert Logau, the two little children of Mr. and Ms. R. A. Beck, were playing iu Mr. Beck's barber shop when Mary upset the gas stove on which was a small boiler of hot water. The water wae spilled over the baby boy, scalding bim quite badly. ~—Samuel Rumberger was on Tuesday appointed agent for the American Express company in this place to succeed William H. Miller, resigued. His appointment also entails apon him the work of express messenger on the Central Railroad of Penn. sylvania besween Bellefonte and Mill Hall. —— The Graogers of Huntingdon county will bold their annual picnic at Warriors- mark tomorrow, August 20th. In addition 0 the usual festivities of the ordinary pic: nio there will he horse races, foot races, base ball, eto. Gov. Stuart has beeo in- vited to attend and make an address. Everybody is invited. ——— Daring the thunder storm of last Friday night lightniug strack a big oak tree close to the dancing pavilion at Hecla park aud vot only literally shattered it to splinters but tore up the roots for a dis- tance of from fifteen to twenty feet from the trank of the tree, giving it the appear- ance of having been blown up with dyoa- mite. ——Capt. A. C. Miogle and family went over to Centre Hall last Thursday and while their antomobile was standing in the street Philip, she little son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Gross Mingle, was baving a good time elimbivg iv and out of the machine. Bat in some way he made a misstep and fell, breaking bis arm. While the fracture is a painfol one it is not unusually serious. ——Iu order to contribute to the build- ing fund of the Lock Haven hospital Mrs, Laura Bechdel and Mrs, Margaret Bzohdel, of Blaochard, were the leading spirits in a festival held io that place Saturday even- ing which netted just $50.25, that amount baving heen sent to the Lock Haven au- thorities to be applied to the fuad for the erection of a new hospital building to take the place of the one destroyed by fire about a month ago. ~—— Bass fishing down Bald Eagle must be exceptionally good this year. In the four days last week that Charles Heisler and John Koisely were encamped near Eagleville the former caught just forty fine bass, an average of ten aday, or the limit allowed by law. Oa Saturday two of the orowd caught twenty fish, twelve of them weighing just twenty pounde. In fact, Mr, Heisler said that towards evening Satur. day they were jumping so rapidly that they were compelled to drive them away to keep from oatoching more than their limit. ProMises Bic THINGS. — Five weeks ago the WaTcHMAN published an article relative to G. W. Hooden, of New Bethle- bem, being in Bellefonte in the interest of the Melntosh cement brick-making ma- chines. At the time the gentleman in- spired considerable enthusiasm among a nawber of Bellefonters by telling them of the fortune lying practically at their door- step, in the mauvafacture of cement brick from the mountains of slag piled up at the two furnaces near town. Though his story was discounted to a certain extent, because it was realized shat his main purpose here was to dispose of his brick making ma- chines, it was still glowing enough to in- terest a number of Bellefonters who bave been quietly carrying on investigations in their own beball. They have had made a small quantity of cement bricks from she farnace =lag and are now at work putting them through all Decessary teste to prove their efficiency. Several of the bricks were taken to the Bellefonte furnace last Friday to be tested as to their capacity to withstand heat. They were put in a white hot furnace and left there for seventy-two hours and when taken out on Monday were apparently as soand and perfect as when pat in the heat. They bave also been tested chemically and have withstood the hardest test. So far, it cau be said, the parties interested feel very mueh encouraged aud if all sheir investiga: tions prove as favorable as the brick tests there is every likelihood thas a plant for the mavafacture of cement bricks will be built in Bellefonte before very long. Cement hricks are practically a new commodity in the market but where they bave heen tried are preferred over the ordi- nary building brick or even pressed brick. Toey are used for building and paving par- poses and io either way, it is claimed, will far outlast the oidinary brick. And when it is considered that they can be manufac. tured at even a less cost than the ordinary building brick there is no doubt about a market being found for them. Within a radius of one hundred miles of Bellefonte over one hundred million brick are used every year for varions purposes and those who ase them will nasorally select the best brick they can get for the money, so that | there ix no doubt bat that a cement brick plavt in Bellefonte conld easily dispose of its entire output. Sach is the condition of affairs at the present, aud the wain question tu answer, | as it now appears, is, will the men who are behind she project be able to get the financial backing to push it to a successful fruition ? There is slag enough piled up | at the two farvaces near Bellefonte to keep a big plant rauoing for years and taro ont millives upon millions of brick so that, if the brick prove all it 18 believed they will, tLere is no doubt bat that there is a small fortune iv it for the man or company who will take hold of the matter. —— A ——— HEROIC Acer PERFORMED AT RIGHT "Time. —On Thursday of last week a small party of people from Williamsport and Lock Haven were picnicking at Heola park. Daring the afternoon several of the party, among whom was Rand McManus, the little son of Mr. and Mra. MoManus, of Williamsport, decided to make a trip up the gap to inspect the trout stream. They had not gone far when the MoMaous boy gave one soream then began to ory. Hurry- ing to bim the men in the party discovered a hig rattlesnake which was promptly killed. Though badly frightened the boy managed to tell that he had been bitten by the snake and this so frightened his mother that she fainted and the other members of the party were almost panic-stricken. Fortunately an aatomobile party came along at the time and hearing the fuss stopped to inquire what was wrong. On learning that the little boy had been bit- ten by a rattlesnake one of the young ladies in the amo party took matters in her own hands. Taking the boy on her knee she detracted his attention from the injury by telling him barmless stories, but in the meantime she was busy as a professional. With deft fingers she removed his shoe and stocking when the bite was plainly dis cernible just about the shoe top. Bhe then wound her havdkerchief tightly around the little leg above the bite and with a penknife borrowed from one of the men, which she sharpened on a stone and steril- ized in the fire of burning matches, she ont cut the wound made by the bite and enough of the surrounding flesh to remove the poison. Then bandaging the wound as well as possible with the materials at hand tarned the child over to one of the men with the injuuoction to ges him toa doctor as soon as possible, which was done accordingly. Bat so skillful bad been the operation of the young woman shat the doctor declared there was little more Le sonld do than dress the wound ; and that the young woman's prompt and heroic action had undoubtedly saved the ohild’s life, as he ha: since experienced no ill effete. Having performed ber duty as amateur surgeon the young lady who had thus taken masters in ber own hands elipped away very qaietly and before the mother, Mrs. MoManus, bad an opportunity to thank her or even fiod out her name. But inquiry since has developed the fact that the young lady was none other thao Miss Isabella Huston, daughter of Dr. and Mrs, J.H.Huston, of Clintondale,and this fact no doubt accounts for not cnly her knowledge but rare presence of mind in a time like the above. And while she Las not yet had au opportunity of personally thanking Miss Huston, in a letter to the WATCHMAN Mrs. McManus expresses hersell as being under life-long obligations to her, I — A ss ——— ~—George A. Beezer and family are .- spending this week at the Country club. ~The county commissioners are now advertisiog for bids for the laying of a new concrete pavement in front of the court honse yard, and shere is every probability that the same will be pus down before cold weather sets in. _-_—_a,yup oL7prr6ph2rmnmsisrpyypt ~——Mrs. Thomas King Morrie, who underwent an operation for appendicitis, in she Bellefonte hospisal Tuesday moin- ing, is getting along very nicely and every indication is for ber speedy recovery. Others who were operated upon this week were Mrs. Delphi Stover and Mrs. George Hazel, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Roxanna Keys, Milesharg, and Mrs. Katbarine}jMothers- baagh, of Boalsharg. ~The families of Frank P. Blair and Dr. E. J. Ward are occupying the Masons camp near Cartin this week. With them is Dr. H. A. Blair, of Curweusville, who is suffering with a general breaking down in health and is home hoping to recuperate, though bis condition is bad enough to caose his parents avd friends considerable worry. Miss Etta Wright and Miss Ellen Bible, of Philadelphia, are also guests of the Blairs and enjoying the delights of rus- ticating along the Bald Ergle. i ————— i enm— A Horerur Report. —The depositorian of she Centre county bible society reports an extended continuous circulation of the soriptures. He spent one day last week in Jalian, Bellview and Martha where mem- bers of the bible schools purchased all of the bibles and testaments he had with him and gave orders for more. He says that a demand for she bible in any place is always a hopeful sign, being proof of a good work in progress. With a faith. fal use of the ‘‘sword of the spiris, which is the work of God,” there is never a failure of she Divine blessing. ow ——Q0u Thursday evening of last week Hariy Shivery was passing shrough Belle- foute with his traction engine and thresher outfit. In going up the hill on south Spring street the eogine stalled in the crushed limestone which bad recently been hauled there to repair the strees. The engineer | then undertook to turn around and Wake | another street when the engine skidded aud dropped into the gutter, breaking the | king bolt as well as the feed pipe from the | tank to the boiler. The latter being brok- en off between she pomp and the boiler al- | lowed the steam to escape and the noise it District FIREMEX'S CONVENTIONS. — Thirty-four companies were represented at the sixteenth anvoal convention of the Central Pennsylvania District Volunteer Firemen’s association convention when it convened in Philipsburg last Thursday. Two new companies, the Rodgers Fire company No. 2, of Juniata, aud the Fourth Ward Hose company, of DaBois, were ad- mitted, making a total of thirty-seven companies in the association. Considerable routine business was transacted alter which Jersey Shore was selected as the place for holding next year’s convention and the following officers were elected for the evsuing year : President, James Blackwell, Jersey Shore ; first vice president, C. A. Hoover, Bellwood ; second vice president, Harry Tantlinger, DaBois ; secretary, W. C. Lavgsford, Houtzdale ; treasurer, Frank W. Grebe, Philipsburg. The same evening the visiting firemen were tendered a ban: quet for which one haudred and fifty cov- ers were laid. Amoug those present and who made addresses was W. Harrison Walker Esq., Democratic candidate for Congress in this distrios. The firemen’s parade took place on Fri- day morning and over filteen hundred firemen participated. The same afternoon the varioos firemen’s contests were held at Athletic park, the prize winners being as follows : Hose race. —First prize, $85, John E. DuBois company, of DaBois ; second prize, $40, Chester Hill Fire company. Hub and bub race.—Firat prize, $50, Punxsutawney fire department ; second prize, $25, tie hetween she Chester Hill and John E. DaBois fire companies. Hook and ladder race.—First prize, $35, John E DuBois company ; second prize, $20, Pauxsatawney fire department. Ove bandred yard dash—First prize, §5, J. Goheen ; second prize, $3, R. Clark ; third prize, $2, tie between Tod Johuston and G. Smith. Prize drill —Priz», $50, Rescoe Hook and Ladder company, of Carwensville. Largest company in line—Prize, $25, Independent Hose company, of Jersey Bhore. Best equipped company—Prize, $25, Logan Fire company No 1, of Bellefonte. Best band in parade—Prize, $25, Inde- pendent Hose company band, of Jersey Shore. Darktown exhibit—Prizs, $10, Dark- made drew quite a orowd. Fortunately no- | town fire company, of Point Lookout. body was injared in any way. The brok- i en engine could not be moved antil the re. | pairs were made Saturday afternoon. >. ——Qon Friday of last week Messrs, Bowes & Thompson, of State College, re- ceived through C. E. Keefer, of she Tyrone Motor Car company, a uew twelve passen- ger motor car mauvofactarel by the Rapid Motor Vehicle company, of Pontiac, Mich. The car bas a twenty-six horsepower motor and a maximum speed of about twenty- two miles an boar. It will be used for livery and excursion purposes, though the proprietors are seriously considering the establishment of a motor bus live between State College and Bellefonte. Though they bave not yet decided on anything definite, they are figuring on a round trip every two hours besween the two towns, the fare to be one dollar for the ronod trip. If they start it and the outlook is for a paying business they will buy another car and run every hoor. ——On Sanday Mr. and Mrs. James Study and son Edwin, of Tyrone, drove to Stormstown to visit Mrs. Stady’s father, "Squire J. H. Lever, and when ready to re- turn home they were on their way across the Bald Eagle ridge to take the train at Port Matilda and go up Bald Eagle valley, aud while driviog down the mountain side their carriage was run into by a team driv- en by a Mrs. Halliger, and which had be- come frightened at something and ran away. The Study carriage was completely wrecked and the occupants thrown to the ground. Mr. and Mrs. Study and Mr. Lever, who was with them, were all pretty badly cat and bruised, and soffered con- siderable from shook. Edwin Study, who was just recovering from a broken leg, was perhaps the worst injured of all. He sus- tained a very bad cut on the weak leg with anumber of outs and bruises, while his head and face were also badly out aod bruised. The four people were taken back to the Lever home at Stormstown where they had their injories patched up so the Stodys were able to go home Monday evening. ne fp ——— PooRMAN FAMILY REUNION.—About five hundred members of the well known Poorman family held their third annual reunion in Kohlbeoker's grove in Boggs township last Satarday, and it proved one of the most pleasant gatherings ever held, Representatives of the family were present from Centre, Clinton and Lycoming coun- ties, and several from the new State of Ok- lahoma. As the business meeting all the old officers were re-elected and everybody was enthusiastic in deciding to make the annual reanion a permanent affiair. Very entertaining addresses were made by T. P. Meyer, of Look Haven, and J. C. Harper, of Bellefoute. Oue of the prominent fea- tures of the gathering was the dinner, and it was so elaborate that a few hungry Bellefonters who happened to be guests there that day could hardly realize shat all the good things spread before them were put there just to eat. Various sports help- ed to while away the time in the afternoon for the young people while those a little more advanced in years swapped stories and recounted reminiscences of days gone by when the elder Poormar was among the pioneer settlers in Bald Eagle valley. All fn all it was a woet delightful day's outing. ———— i A ————— BELLEFONTE AcapEMY WILL OPEN | SkPT. 9TH. —The Bellefonte Academy will | enter upon its one hundred avd fourth | scholastic year when it opeos for the Fall | verm on Weduesday, September 9th, and never in ite history have the prospects been 80 auspicious for a large attendance and successful term. The pew athletic field and the engaging of an experienced coach for al) athietic teams arg proving effective drawing cards. : ‘The strong corps of teachers of last year will be angmented this year by the acqui- sition of Charles E. Hall, A. B.,, who will be head coach in athletics and an instruct- or in mathematios and Latin ; and Mrs. Arthur H. Sloop, who will assist in the primary work. Both the above have been | quite successful in their respective lines i | and will be valuable additions to the Acad omy faculty. The full corps of teachers | and their departments will be as follows : Rev. James P. Hughes, A. M., principal emeri- | tus ; mathematics, | James R. Hughes, A. M., principal ; Latin and , oratory. | Miss Helen E. Overton, preceptress; primary branches, Franklin T. Cole, B. 8,, mathematics, Arthur B. Sloop, A. B., mathematics and sci- ences, Sherwood E. Hall, A. B., Latin, history and civ- ies. Adolph B. Benson, B. 8., French, German ‘and Spanish, George H. Whiteford, B. S., book-keeping, physical geography and mathematics, Miss Isabella 8. Hill, Ph. D,, English, rhetoric and literature. Mrs. Arthur B, Sloop, primary and intermedis ate branches, Miss Jennie Harper, primary branches. Rev. J. Allison Platts, Ph. D., bible lecturer. Charles E. Hall, A. B,, director of athletics and assistant in Latino and mathematics, — A ————— Nor EFFECTED. — While ‘business iv all lines seems to be more or less depressed and as & vatuoral consequence it might have been expected thas there would be a cur- tailment in expense accounts wherever pos- sible we were very much surprised to learn, on Monday, that the opening of the Belle- fonte Academy in two weeks will be witha larger student roll than ever before. It is more han gratifying to note this condition. And to meet it Mr. Hoghes announces a corps of instruotors the lkke of which no emall school in the country would think of having. Is is all in line with the character and progressive spirit of this century old insti- tution. The work it does justifies the po- sition of eminence it bolds among prepara- tory schools and the policy it pursaes leaves no doubt that its future will more than fulfill the hopes of its founders. SoLpIER'S REUNION T0 BE HELD HERE —Comrade R. 8. Westbrook, of Altoona, was in Bellefonte Monday making arrange- ments for the holding of the annual re- anion of the Forty-ninth Pennsylvania Regimental association in this place on Thursday and Friday, Ootober 220d and 23rd. This is always one of the largest reanions of old soldiers held in shis part of the State and the indications are that this year's gathering will be as well at- tended as any in recent years. Bellefonte, at least, will do her part toward showing the old soldiers a good time. ———— A ——— —George L. Kuoisely took his little son Robert down to Philadelphia yesterday morning for the purpose of consulting an occulist fa regard to his eyes. News Puarely Personal —Dr. John Robinson, of State College, was in towi. on business on]Monday. ~Miss Nellie Flack is in Philadelphia visiting her cousin, Mrs, Oscar Hazel. —Lillian Shirk spent severa! days the past week visiting friends in Unionville. ~Mrs, 8. H. Benpison, of Howard, was in Bellefonte Saturday on a shopping expedition. ~Miss Lulu McMullen, of Hecia park, was in Bellefonte on a shopplog expedition last Sat- urday. —~Miss Verna Geiss, of Centre Hall, was a gaest this week at the D. Wagner Geiss home in this p ace. ~Miss Rove Dusling returned last Friday from & ten days vacation which she spent with friends at Loysville ~ Miss Blanche Jacobs, of Moundsrille, W. Va., is home on her vacation visiting her mother, on east Lamb street. ~Mrs. W, Frank Bradford and Miss Grace Smith, of Centre Hall, visited friends in Belle fonte over Sunday. —Mrs. Satterfield the past week has been enter, taining Mrs, Agnes Mocre and the Misses Speer. ing, of Philadelphia. — Mr. and Mrs William Mertz, of Tusseyville, spent Sunday in Bellefonte ns the guests of Mr. and Mrs, James Carson. ~Miss Agnes Johnson, of Jersey Shore, was a visitor this week st the home of Mrs, Alice M- Parker, on Bishop street, ~After a very pleasant visit with friends in this neighborhood Roland Meyers returned to his home in Erie last Friday. — Miss Harriet Foster, of this piace, and Mrs, Samuel Foster, of Altoona, left yesterday for a ten day's trip to Atlantic Chry. ~ Miss Lucy Keller, of Philadelphia, arrived in Bellefonte last week for a visit with her brother, Harry Keller Esq., and family. ~—Mrs. Alice Cowdrick and son, Maitland, of Niagara Falls, arrived in Bellefonte on Sunday for an extended visit with friends, Mrs. John Sourbeck, Mrs. Martin Cooney and Miss Julis MeDermott attended the Catholic pienic in Snow Shoe last Thursday. ~Miss Anna McCaflery went to Lock Haven on Monday for a few day's visit with that well known brother of hers, Mr, Pat McCafirey, —C, P. Hewes Esq. of Erie, was a Bellefonte visitor this week, called here by the death of his aunt, Miss Jane B. Pearce, of Potters Mills. —Mrs, Lena Brown and son Antho.y, of New York city, are back in Bellefonte visiting friends; «nd may decide to remain here permanently. Mrs. Frank Barnes, of Washington, D. C,, formerly Miss Nellie Boal, of this place, arrived in Bellefonte Monday sod is a guest of Mise Myra Humes, ~~Harry Fitzgerald, of Columbus, Ohio, spent a day or two this week with his parents in thig | piace while returning from a business trio to eastern citfes, —Maurice A. Jackson returned on Monday from o two week's vacation which he spent with his sister, Mrs, George T. Brew and family, at Roneaverte, W, Va, ~Mr. and Mrs. John 8S, Walker with their son Robert, Miss Jane MecCalmont and Miss Anna Shortlidge left on Tuesday in their Franklin automobile for a trip to Clarion, Pa. —Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Sample, of Philadeipnia, are making their annual summer visit with Mrs, Sample's sisters, Mrs. G, Fred Musser in this piace, and Mrs. Phil D. Foster st State College, —Alrs, James Burns, of Snow Shoe, and Mrs. Andrew Harris, of Lock Haven, with their little neice, Bettie Sweeney, were guests last week at the McDermott home on east Bishop street, \ Ls —Miss Elsie Viehdorfer, who now holds a good position as stenographer in a large coal office at Irwin, is in Bellefonte for a two week's vacation whieh she is speadiag at the home of her sister Mrs. J. A. B. Miller. — Mrs. James Noonan and twe daughters, Margaret and Geraldine, of this piace, and her two neices, Misses Ruth and Louise Seymour, of New York city, left last Friday for w visit with friends in Corning, N.Y. —Mrs. Luther 8. Roberts and daughter, Miss | Bessie, of Pasadena, Cal, arrived in Bellefonte on Monday for qnite an extended visit and are | stopping at the residence of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Gilmore, on east Linn street. ~Mr. W. M. Holmes and his daughter, Mis Adaline, who were here fur the funeral of the late James Harris, left for Lock Haven on Tuesday morning. They visited there for a day before returniog home to Wilkins