Bellefonte, Pa., April 22, 1910.
To CORRESPONDENTS.—No communications
published unless accompanied by the real name
of the writer.
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Bemorraic Ha |
| Nothing of special importance was re- |
was present at the regular meeting of
borough council on Monday evening. '
ported by any of the regular standing
committees.
Under the head of old business it was |
i
‘ment for the building of the state road |
| reported that the duplicate signed agree- |
he
~The congregation of the A. M. E,,
church will hold a chicken and waffle sup-
in the vacant store room in the
Arcade this (Friday) evening and
will serve meals from twelve
Brouse Bounp Over To COURT POR BasesaLL News.—All hope for organ- |
SELLING OLEO.—The preliminary hearing ized baseball in Bellefonte is not yet
of R. S. Brouse, the grocer, on the charge dead; in fact there is every indication
of selling oleomargarine colored like but- now that there will be a Central Pennsyl- |
ter took place before justice of the peace ' vania league this year, to be made up of
W. H. Musser on Monday afternoon and four teams anyway, and perhaps six. The
inasmuch as the question is one involv- four will very likely be Renovo, Lock Ha- |
ing a legal technicality he was bound ven, Bellefonte and Tyrone, as arrange-
over for trial at the next term of court, ments are now under way for bringing
BULLOCK—KITCHEN.—A quiet though
pretty wedding took place at the home of
Uriah Kitchen, near Beech Creek, last
Wednesday evening, when his daughter,
Miss Sarah Kitchen, was united in mar-
riage to Charles Ellsworth Bullock, of
that town. Rev. Rollin S. Taylor, of the
Methodist church, performed the cere-
mony in the presence of only a few in-
| through Bellefonte had been received
| from the office of the state highway com-
——Frank Warfield is making exten. ' missioner and the same was ordered in-
sive repairs to his residence on Curtin A corporated in the minutes.
street. { Under the head of new business the
——Charles Shaffer, of Zion, has ac-| Water committee recommended that
cepted a position as clerk in Olewine’s | the rate of water assessment for the en-
hardware store. suing year be the same as last year for
— Harry Diehl yesterday forenoon Doth domestic and industrial purposes,
caught a nineteen inch rainbow trout at the latter to be five cents a thousand gal-
the falls above this office. lors for the first million Sulions wi 2v
—John P. Lyon last week sold a new | three cents per thousand for all tion
: . .residen users f
Chalmers 30 automoble to Robert H. hp dice SO seen! cents. pg
Sommerville, of Winburne.
objected to the low rate for industrial
——Mrs. A. S. Boalich, of Osceola purposes, but council voted to accept the
Mills, a sister of Mrs. John Klinger, of recommendation of the committee.
this place, died on Tuesday. | The Water committee also offered a
——A fine new baby made it's arrival resolution that the sum of $200 be ac-
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert | cepted in settlement and full payment
Baney, at Axe Mann, during the past for water service from the Bellefonte
week. | Steam Heating company for the six
——Col. W. Fred Reynolds expects to months ending April 1st, 1910. The bill
bring his new Chadwick roadster home | for same was $200 but it was claimed to
today or tomorrow, driving it through ' be excessive and inasmuch as the meter
from Philadelphia. | has had spells of getting out of order, and
——Among the list of nurses registered | Possibly was during this period, it
in the State last week were Miss Laura | was deemed best to settle the account on
S. Beltz, of Bellefonte, and Miss Minnie | the $200 basis. Dr. Kirk objected, but
M. Botterhorn, of State College. council voted to sustain the recommenda-
——Mrs. Mollie Valentine expects her | : 2
new Ford automobile next week and| At the last meeting of council it was
Hon. A. G. Morris’ new seven passneger | Ordered that water meters be removed
Mitchell will be here about May first. from Peivans dugses py that all such i
: ; | taxed according to the regular rate for
—District attorney W. G. Runkle en- | 4 0 tic use. At the time Dr. Kirk ob-
tertained a party of ten ladies and €en- | jo ted because he claimed that it was
tlemen at his “country home” ‘on the old | 13 ri; jarly aimed at him, he, Dr. Locke
Curtin farm east of Bellefonte over Sun- | and G. Edward Haupt being reported as
day. | the only persons on meters. The meters
~The many Bellefonte friends of | were ordered out, however, and at Mon-
Mrs. William E. Tyson, of Tyrone, will | day night's meeting it was reported that
regret to learn that she is so ill that she | they had been removed from the houses
has been taken to a hospital near Phila- of Dr. Kirk and Mr. Haupt. Dr. Kirk nat-
delphia for treatment. | urally wanted to know why the third one
—— Another little son arrived at the | Mentioned had not been removed and was
home of Mr. and Mrs. William Katz, on | informed thai wie uot industrial
east High street, on Saturday morning, | PUTPOeS: to uncovering
. | of the fact that a number of stores, of-
making two sons and one daughter in | .
their happy little household. | fices, etc., have meters on for operating
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
| fans in summer time, but even at that
——0On Wednesday John Fisher, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher, landed the
biggest trout that has been caught here-
abouts this season. It was ox the Cali-
fornia species and measured 21 1-2 inch-
es.
——Harry Baum has resigned his posi-
tion as clerk in the store of his brother,
Sim the clothier, and is arranging to go
on the road selling calendars and adver-
tising novelties for a Princeton, Ind.
house.
——Frederick Schad, son of Dr. Edith
Schad, is justly proud of his ability as a
disciple of Izaak Walton. On Saturday
he caught a twelve inch trout and on
Monday he landed one which measured
over eight inches.
——The Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. M.
C. A. have undertaken the work of making
some extensive repairs and changes in
the Y. M. C. A. building which, when
completed, will make it a much more at-
tractive place for young men.
——Col. John A. Daley was sixty-eight
years old this week but as he was born
at midnight of April 19th and 20th he
did not know which day to celebrate, but
his friends remembered him with ashow-
er of almost two hundred post cards.
——On Sunday Dr. J. Allison Platts
| their water tax is considerably lower than
| it would be at the domestic rate. The
| Water committee was instructed to in-
| vestigate and treat everybody alike.
: On the recommendation of the Finance
| committee a note was ordered drawn in
~ favor of the borough treasurer for $4,000
to renew one falling due on April 19th.
A written report of James H. Corl and
J. A. Atlee, auditors of the Pruner or-
phanage accounts, was read by clerk W.
, T. Kelly, approved and accepted. It
i showed the balance on hand April 1st,
| 1909,to have been $2,588.12; receipts dur-
ing the year, $5,580.12, a total of $8,168.
124. The expenditures were $4,944.53.
‘The sum of $2,500.00 was loaned on
mortgages, leaving a balance in the hands
of the treasurer of $723.71.
The ordinance providing for the putting
| down of sewers from the south side of
the Diamond to Bishop street and the
north side of the Diamond to the alley at
Parrish’s drugstore was then read for the
second time and final passage, but as
council was not informed as to the size
of sewer pipe it would require the matter
was referred to the Street committee for
investigation and report at next meeting.
| The state road ordinance was then
| taken up and in accordance with the de-
‘ mand of Dr. Kirk it was read and voted
was in Snow Shoe where he preached the | UPON section by section. Every section
baccalaureate sermon to the graduating Was endorsed by council, the doctor not
class of the Show Shoe High school. His | YOting at all until it came to pass the in-
pulpit in the Presbyterian church was | Strument as a whole when he voted no,
filled by Prof. D. A. Crocket, of State | all the others voting in favor of it. Dr.
College.
—We are glad to note the fact that
Maslin Frysinger Wilcox, son of Rev.
and Mrs. Thomas S. Wilcox, has so far
recovered from his recent serious illness
that he was taken home from the hos. |
pital on Monday and yesterday was able |
to go for a short drive with Dr. Feidt.
—The first quarterly Coolion.
services of the Methodist Episcopal church
will be held next Sunday, April 24th, at’
10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p.m. In connection |
with the evening service the pastor will |
preach a short sermon appropriate to the |
occasion. Sunday school at 2.30 o'clock.
——Monday forenoon Mrs. Walter
Fulton gave birth to a nine pound baby
boy, in the Bellefonte hospital. Mrs.
Fulton is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
‘William Daley, of east Lamb street, and as
this is the first time they have ever been
grandparents they are naturally quite set-
up over the matter.
——Between four and five o'clock yes-
terday afternoon Mrs. Charles Rine, of east
Howard street shot herself and last even-
ing her condition was regarded as ex-
tremely critical. She fired four shots at
herself, only one of which took effect and
it penetrated the left side of the abdomen,
below the heart. The reaon is not known,
~—QOne of the handsomest store fronts
in Bellefonte or any surrounding town
was put in Montgomery & Co's clothing
store in Crider's Exchange, the past
week. It is of hard wood and heavy
plate glass with thirty-two reflector lights
in the ceiling, marble base trimmings and
tile floor entrance. It was put in by
Basch & Co., of Philadelphia, at a cost of
| Kirk's objection was the cost the road
will be to the borough.
It was reported that the bills of $185.66
and $6.09 for repairing the old water
works after the fire had been paid by the
| insurance companies, after which bills to
the amount of $141.81 were approved and
ordered paid and council adjourned.
New CoMPANY FORMED.—A new cor-
poration to be known as the General Re-
fractories company was organized last
week and this week took over the Sandy
Ridge fire brick works, which for some
time past has been successfully operated
by D.Ross Wynn and J. H. France, of
Philipsburg. The main offices of the com-
pany will bein New York city and the
officers are: President, D. Ross Wynn,
Philipsburg; general manager, James H.
treasurer,
W. L Shaffer, Chester, Pa. The object of
the new corporation is to make mag-
nasite and silica brick, which will neces-
sitate the making of some important
changes to the plant—the building of new
kilns, installing of new machinery, etc.
ime will be imported from Hungary.
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SHOOTING GALLERY CHANGED HANDS. —
On Friday of last week T. Clayton Brown
sold his shooting gallery, cigar and candy
store and ice cream cone saloon to Harry
Alters, the latter taking possession on
Monday morning. Mr. Brown disposed
of the business in order to give his entire
attention to the management of the Scen-
ic. Then in addition, his health has not
been the best the past year and he did
not want to run the risk of endangering
it further by the close confinement en:
tailed in conducting the business.
go over the Seven mountains to Lewis-
town to attend the public meeting to be
held in the interest of improving and pro-
viding for the maintenance of the road
through the Lewistown Narrows. And
while the Bellefonte autoists are there
they expect to bring to the attention of
the Mifflin county authorities the condi-
tion of their side of the Seven mountains,
which is much worse than the Centre
county side.
—Some of these days when they see
the cars running some of the skeptic peo-
ple in Bellefonte will awaken to the fact
that it was no joke when the Centre
County Traction company said they
would put down a trolley line between
State College and Milesburg. And that
is what will happen as the promoters feel
very confident that they have arrange-
ments about completed which not only
assures the building of the road but
| proposition.
| ——If you have that tired feeling and
are kind of worried and out of sorts in
the evening don’t hunt up a doctor but
go to the Scenic. The moving pictures
{will not only make you forget all
| your troubles and aches but will give you
such an interest in life that you will want
to live to go back the next evening. They
are all new pictures, the very best that
can be obtained and the kind you can
take your mother, sister, daughter or
sweetheart to see. Three thousand feet
of film every evening and the price of
admission is only five cents or a lady and
gentleman for ten cents. Remember
“Rosey in Africa” will be here May 14th.
BS — —
——Bellefonters will have another op-
portunity of witnessing a good game of
ball tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon
when the Bellefonte Academy will play a
picked team from State College. The
visiting team will be composed of the
best players at the college outside of the
‘Varsity nine and naturally will bea
strong aggregation, so that the contest
promises to be one of unusual interest.
Game will be called at three o'clock and
the people of the town are urged to at-
tend. It is an obligation you owe the
Academy to support its team, and in ad-
dition you are assured of seeing a good
game of ball. Wake up, and take an in-
terest in the game.
GRP = commen
HiGH ScHooL COMMENCEMENT.— The
annua! commencement exercises of the
Bellégonte High school will be held this
year May 29th to June 2nd, inclusive. The
baccalaureate sermon will be preached by
Rer. Thomas S. Wilcox, in the Methodist
church, on Sunday evening, May 29th.
On Monday evening, May 30th, the Junior
oratorical contest will be held in the hall
in the new High school building. The
regular alumni reception to the grad-
uating class will be given in the armory
on Tuesday evening, May 31st, and the
commencement exercises proper will be
held in the new High school building on
Thursday afternoon and evening, June
2nd. The class orations will be in the after-
noon and in the evening the commence-
ment address will be delivered by Rev.
Dr. Madison C. Peters, of Brooklyn. The
graduating class this year is composed of
twenty-two students, and after consid-
erable controversy they have decided to
wear caps and gowns.
STATE COLLEGE BUILDING BooM.—Dur-
ing the summer of 1908 thirty-two new
houses were built in the borough of State
College. Last summer the number was
forty-seven and so far this year arrange-
nents have been made and many of the
contracts let for the erection of forty-two
more. In addition contracts have been
made for putting down in front of old
properties of upwards of ten thousand
dollars worth of concrete pavements. It
may doubtless be a matter of wonder-
ment to many why this building boom is
so extensive and without any apparent
let-up. Some of it is naturally to meet
the demands of the increased student
body for rooms and boarding; but in ad-
dition many families, who have children
to educate and can afford to do so, have
the State and taken up their residence
there. And this demand for houses is
increasing right along.
ACCIDENT ON RAILROAD.—Last Satur-
day morning Charles Poorman, a brake-
man on the Bellefonte Central railroad,
fell from his train at the Scales, was run
over and had both legs so badly crushed
that they had to be amputated. He was
standing on top of 2a box car while the
train was backing up for the purpose of
weighing a carload of stone when he evi-
dently became dizzy and pitched head
first down between the cars. He struck
the bumpers and while his body was
thrown to one side his legs fell across the
track and one car passed over them. The
accident was witnessed by another em-
ployee and the train stopped and Poor-
man rescued, after which he was hurried
to the hospital where his left leg was am-
putated above the knee and the right one
below the knee. He is now getting along
all right, with chances favorable for his
recovery. Poorman was the only sup-
port of his widowed mother and his acci-
dent and crippling for life is a very unfor-
tunate affair.
which they believe will make it a paying |
moved to the College from other parts of |
dred and fifty dollars.
lege, a state chemist in the pure food de-
plaint had been made to him that Mr. |
Brouse was selling oleo colored like but- |
ter and in pursuance of such complaint
he came to Bellefonte on March 29th and |
going to Brouse's store asked the clerk
for two pounds of butter. He was in- |
Jormad that they had viobutter and point |
ing to a box in the window asked what it |
contained. The answer was oleomarga-
rine and he bought two pounds of it. He
labled and stamped it in the presence of |
the clerk, took it to the hotel and put it |
in a cigar box which was placed under’
| seal and the same morning sent it to Dr.
| Frear, at State College, for analysis.
| Dr. Frear testified to having received
| the oleomargarine and exhibited the wrap-
per it was received in as well as a sample
of the stuff. His direct examination was |
brief but upon cross-examination he
explained at great length the vari-
ous tests made in his analysis of
the product. Four tests were made to
prove that it was oleomargarine, a fact
that was not in controversy, and three
tests to discover, if possible, if it were
artificially colored. The first test was a
search for any vegetable coloring matter
and the doctorstated positively that none
was found. The second was for the
present of mineral coloring matter, such
as coal tar dye, etc., and none of this
was found. The third and last test was
for the presence of cottonseed oil, and
while Dr. Frear would not be qualified
that such oil had been used he stated
that he found in this test, after the oleo
had been subjected to a prolonged mol-
ten process, a discoloration such as is
characterized in the color of the average
cottonseed oil for table use; and it was
his belief that it was the result of the
use of a small per cent. of the oil. The
doctor, however, stated that there was
an oleo oil, made from the loin or kidney
tallow of Channel Island cattle which
was almost blood red and which used in
the manufacture of oleo will impart a
deep yellow color.
Mr. Blanchard asked Dr. Frear wheth-
er in his judgment the sample of oleo
would come under the ban of the Federal
pure food law and he stated very unre-
servedly that it would not. The whole
case, therefore, hitches on the clause in
the oleomargarine law “made or colored
50 as to resemble or be in imitation of yel-
low butter.”
It was at the conclusion of Dr. Frear’s
testimony that Mr. Blanchard remarked
to justice Musser that they were willing
to have the matter heard before the court
and gave bond for appearance when the
case is called. It was not divulged dur-
ing the hearing who made the complaint
upon which Mr. Banzhoff stated this
action was taken by him.
OPENING OF TROUT FISHING SEASON.—
Not in years has the weather been so au-
spicious and the condition of the streams
so favorable for the opening of the trout
fishing season as they were last Friday
morning and the result was a general ex-
odus of every man who owned a rod and
line to the nearby and more distant
streams. While the aggregate catch was
not a record-breaker it was good enough
to encourage fishermen and justify the
belief for a fairly good season of sport.
One noticeable thing, however, was that
while in numbers the catch was a good
one, there were very few large ones land-
ed. The biggest trout caught during the
day, so far as the writer is informed, was
landed by T. Clayton Brown out of Spring
creek, not two hundred feet from the
WATCHMAN office. It measured fourteen
inches and was the biggest one of five
making up his day’s catch. A number of
twelve inch trout were caught but the
majority of them were from seven to
, nine and ten inches in length.
The record catch for the day was made
by William Walker. The only fisherman
on upper Spring creek he had the luck to
‘land 37 trout and supplemented this
! catch with 15 on Saturday. W. L. Malin
iwas on Logan branch and came home
{with 27; J. R. Basch, of Philadelphia,
the man who put the show window in
Montgomery & Co's store, fished from
Bellefonte to Axe Mann and caught 19.
Down on Fishing creek D. Benton Tate
caught 21, George Knisely 18, George R.
| Meek 16, Henry C. Quigley 16, John
| Nighthart 8. George Beezer, Robert Fos-
ter and Frank Clemson spent a half day
yet
op in regard to the situation.
The prospects in Bellefonte are very
support. As a starter the association has
secured the State College orchestra for a
concert in the opera house on Friday
evening of next week, April 29th, and if
you are at all interested in baseball and the
movement for a team this summer you
can help it along by attending. And
aside from this feature you can take our
word for it that you will hear a concert
of very high musical standard. The or-
chestra is composed of thirty-four stu-
Zants and they have been drilled by an
' experienced leader so that they are ex-
ceptionally good. Friday evening of next
week is the time they will be here and
you don’t want to miss them.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Miss Adaline Holmes, of Wilkinsburg, is a
guest of Mrs. James Harris.
—Miss Blanche McGarvey was an over Sunday
visitor with friends in Snow Shoe.
—Mrs. William Seel, of Harrisburg, is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Fauble.
—Miss Eleanore Franciscus, ol Tyrone, hasbeen
for a wee the guest of Mrs. Hugh N. Crider.
—Miss Lulu McMullen, of] Hecla. spent several
days in Bellefonte the forepart of the week.
—Ex-Judge John G. Love attended the sessions
of the Supreme court in Philadelphia this week.
—C. M. Muffly, one of Howard's well known
citizens, transacted business in Bellefonte yester-
day
Ida Klinger went to Osceola Mills on Wed-
nesday to attend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs.
A. S. Boalich.
—Mr. Thomas Quick, of Stormstown, spent
Friday in Bellefonte and while here stepped into
the WATCHMAN office.
—Miss Caroline McClaskev, of Potters Mills, is
spending the week with Mrs. Margaret Hutchin-
son, of Howard street.
—Landlord and Mrs. Warren Woods, of
Spring Mills, drove over to Bellefonte yesterday
and did some shopping.
~Mrs. John P. Harris and Mrs. Frank Warfield
and daughter Mary went to Williamsport on Tues;
day for a several days visit.
—Mrs. John W. Stuart, of State College, spent
Friday in Bellefunte as the guest of Mrs. James
Harris and Mrs. Sarah Brown.
—Miss Linnie Benner is expected home this
week from an extended visit with friends in
Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
—Mrs. Frank McCumpsey, of Renovo, arrived
in Bellefonte yesterday and will be for two weeks
with her sister, Mrs, W. I. Fleming.
~Miss Helen Bickford, of Lock Haven, butiwho
has just returned from a five months stay in Pueblo.
Col., is a guest of Mrs. James Clark.
—Miss Stella Daley went to Tyrone last Friday
where she was the guest of Miss Sprankle, dis-
pensary nurse for this district, until Monday.
~Miss Grace Smith, of Centre Hall, was in
Bellefonte a few hours yesterday on her way to
Williamsport, where she expects to be two weeks
or longer.
—Mrs. Jonas Stine has returned to her home'on
Buffalo Run after spending a few days with her
mother, Mrs. Katherine Hoffman. of Philipsburg,
who is quite ill.
~—Miss Helen Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Moore, of Philadelphia, arrived in Belle-
fonte last Saturday evening for a visit with her
many friends here.
—Mrs. Joseph Ceader left on Saturday for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Gilmore of Philadelphia,
expecting to spend a short time in Atlantic City
before returning to Bellefonte.
—Miss Lois V. Calderwood, superintendent of
the Bellefonte hospital, is attending the annual
meeting of the State Graduate Nurses’ associa-
tion in Harrisburg this week.
—After being south for the winter and two
weeks at Atlantic City Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R-
Hayes have returned to Bellefonte and opened up
their home on north Allegheny street for the
summer.
~One of the WATCHMAN'S pleasant callers on
Wednesday was J. C. Condo, the enterprising
carriage builder of Penn Hall. He stated that
early that morning it snowed so hard down Penns-
valley as to cover the ground.
~—Mrs. Joseph Lutz and Miss Annie Lohr, of
Centre Hall, with Miss Lilly Smith, of this place,
were down at Farrandsville over Sunday and re-
turning spent Monday with their sister, Mrs Peter
Smith, on Bishop street, going home on Tuesday.
—H. F. Keen, of Pleasant Gap, took advantage
of the wet weather yesterday to come to Bellefonte
and look after a little business demanding his per.
sonal attention. He also took time to call at this
office, a visit he gave us cause to appreciate in
more than a social way.
—Mrs. William Reasner returned on Tuesday
from Clearfield where she had been on a sad
mission of attending the funeral of her son:
Samuel Hartman, who died in the Clearfield hos
pital last week after undergoing an operation,
and was buried on Sunday.
—Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Strawn and daughter Ellen
returned on Wednesday from a ten day's trip
through the western part of the State. The former
the same afternoon reopened his brokers office in
Temple Court as correspondent for the Union
Securities company. of Pittsburgh,
—Mr. and Mrs. Roland Mallory came down
from Altoona last Thursday in order to allow the
former to do a little trout fishing Friday and Sat-
urday. He succeeded in catching nine which he
took along home with him. While here they
were guests of Mr. George Mallory and Mrs.
Charles Heverly. :
—Edward C. McEntire, of Williamsport, a
brother of Dr. O. W. McEntire, of Howard, was
a Bellefonte visitor over last Thursday night.
Although he is an old Centre countian and does
not live further away than the Lumber city this
was his first visit here in several months; in fact,his
friends here had almost forgotten what he looked
like.
=Dr. Samuel H. Gilliland, state veterinarian,
with Mrs. Gilliland, spent several days last week
atthe home of the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James C. Gilliland, at Oak Hall, having come
up from their home in Marietta in the doctor's
Premier car. They came down to Bellefonte on
Friday and were pleasant callers at the Waren
MAN office.
bond being given in the sum of two hun. ' the latter team into the league. This | timate friends. The bridegroom is pretty
. would make a good circuit and assure ex- | well known in Bellefonte through his
At the hearing were H. L. Banzhoff, of | cellent sport. Another meeting will be | baseball playing. For the present the
Altoona, pure food inspector for this dis- | called for some time next week at which = young couple will reside at the Kitchen
trict, and Dr. William Frear, of State Col- it is hoped something definite may devel- | home.
MEEK—VALENTINE.—On the morning
by ex-Judge John G. Love while Mr. good so far as supporting a team is con- Of the20th inst, in St. John's Episcopal
Brouse had as his attorney John Blanch- | cerned. All the fans are interested and | church, by the Rev. John Hewitt, George
ard Esq. Mr. Banzhoff stated that com- | willing to back the sport with financia! | R. Meek and Miss Eller Downing Valen-
' tine, both of Bellefonte.
| PROHIBITIONISTS NAME CANDIDATES. —
| The Prohibitionists of the Twenty-first
congressional district met last Monday
afternoon at State College, and suggested
the names of Prof. Geo. T. Underwood,
of DuBois, and Geo. N. Thompson, of Mt.
Jewett, as candidates to go before the
primaries for the nomination for Con-
gress. The suggestion was made to put
the name of C. E. Patton, of Curwens-
ville, who is seeking the Republican nom-
ination, also on the ticket, but the propo-
| sition was turned down by an unanimous
vote,
The Clearfield-Centre senatorial dis-
trict conference was held at the same
time and place and resulted in the nam-
ing of W. C. Watt, of Kermoor, Clearfield
county, as the nominee of the * " for
State Senator, and at the Centre county
conference, James Haworth, of Philips-
| burg, was named as State representative
! in the Legislature.
The resolutions adopted were of the
tabasco sauce variety against the local
optionists.
No CoLoNEL ELECTED FOR TWELFTH
REGIMENT.—On Monday evening the line
officers of the various companies in the
Twelfth regiment met at Sunbury for the
purpose of electing a successor to Col. C.
M. Clement, promoted to the rank of
candidates, namely: Major King, of
Williamsport; Major Follmer, of Sun-
bury, and Col. H. S. Taylor, of this place.
Twenty-six ballots were taken and the
convention of officers adjourned without
making a selection. From the beginning
to the last ballot the vote stood 14 for
King, 16 for Follmer and 6 for Taylor.
No date has been set for another meet-
ing of officers but it will probably be
within two weeks.
Two PLANTS MERGED.—On Monday
the Bellefonte Lime company started up
their operations at Salona with almost a
full force of men. This company recent-
ly acquired the property of the Nittany
Lime company, organized several years
ago by Hon. W. C. Lingle and last week
the two were merged under the name of
the Bellefonte Lime company and a char-
ter secured. The capitalization of the
company has been increased to one hun-
dred thousand dollars. Itis the intention of
the company to operate both plants and
when they do so will employ one hundred
and fifty men or over.
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! ———Edward Gross has bought out the
i dairy business of Harry Rerick in the
room on Spring street next door to
Schofield’s saddlery and on May first will
resign his job in Beezer's meat market
to take charge of same. Ed is a hustler
and while we would not infer that he
will take the cream out of the milk we
feel certain that he will get all the cream
out of the business there is in it.
—A m of the Alumni associa-
tion of the Bellefonte High school will be
a ot oy, oy
a :
aay JouN J. BOWER, Pres.
——An advertisement in the WATCH-
MAN always pays.
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer.
The prices quoted are those paid for produce.
Potatoes
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by the quarter,