i day morning at eleven o'clock by Rev. A. C. Boyd, of Virginia. «+ Everybody wel- come. ——Early cherries are now ripe and in the market. The crop is a big one in Centre county and lovers of this luscious fruit ought to be able to get an abundant supply. —We were misinformed last week and naturally incorrect in stating that === | and it was rather a perfunctory session, r—— ——The congregation of the A. M. E. FOR A BASEBALL LEAGUE~—A meeting church will hold a bazaar in the armory Was held in the hall of the on Wednesday and Thursday, June 15th ing on Wednesday evening to decide ‘and 16th. They will have for sale such finally whether Bellefonte would articles as aprons, caps and fancy articles. the Central Pennsylvania league this There will be luncheon at noontime and and although the crowd present a chicken and waffle supper served in the large they were filled with baseball en- evening. Ice cream and cake will also be thusiasm and decided that Bellefonte on sale. There will be music during the Would play league ball. J. C. Meyer, day and evening. The public is cordially President of the baseball association, pre- invited to attend. sided and Henry C. Quigley was elected WitH THE BOROUGH DADS. —Eight mem- bers of borough council were present at the regular meeting on Monday evening, at that, as the business was principally routine and of no very important charac- ter. The various committees had noth- ing of special moment to report. Under the head of old business the question of an increase in the salary of the street commissioner was taken up. At the last meeting of council the Street committee recommended the increase and council voted an increase of from $1.50 to $2.00 per day for actual days at work. At the last meeting of council a bill of A. Allison for supplies for the water works was held over because the chair- man of the committee declared that an item of a little over nine dollars had not been ordered by him and he refused to o. k. it. At the time it appeared to be more i furnace broke down on Saturday and J. Wallace Lytle, machinist at the Scotia mines, was here on Monday and Tues- day putting it in shape again. He had it in good running order and before leaving for home made a pleasant call at this be a good time. These preliminaries being decided J. M. Cunningham, J. Linn Harris and Henry C. Quigley were appointed a committee his business thoroughly. purpose of effecting a league organiza- Ceader furnished the refreshments for the High school reception, as the same were furnished by Summers. —Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Osman, of Beaver Row, have reason to feel quite proud over that young son who arrived in their household on Tuesday morning, as it weighed nine and a half pounds. ~——On Thursday of last week Earle Freeman (colored) was arrested here for the theft of a violin in Williamsport. He was taken to the latter city on Friday and is now in the Lycoming county jail await. ing trial, ~——Children’s Day services will be held in St. John's Reformed church Sunday morning at 10.30. The school will meet at 10 o'clock and at 10.30 proceed to the church. Infant baptism will be adminis- tered at this service. ——The ladies of the United Brethren church will hold a festival on the lawn near Gamble, Gheen & Co's mill on Sat- urday evening, June 11th. Ice cream and cake will be served. The public is cordially invited to attend. ——Not so much asa matter of news— because everybody knows it—but merely to get the matter on record, the weather the past week has been cold, rainy and changeable, just as it has been all spring, and if it don’t soon get warm we will have a short summer for sure. ——On Monday evening the school directors of Bellefonte held a meeting in the office of Fortney & Fortney and or ganized the board for the ensuing year by electing the followingjofficers : Presi- dent, M. J. Locke; secretary, W. Homer Crissman; treasurer, D. F. Fortney. —It is rumored that a new daily of a personal matter between two mem- i bers of the committee than an unjust ac- count and when the matter was brought before c.uncil for its action on Monday evening the bill was ordered paid. Th bill of W, A. Ishler, water rent and tax collector, for postal cards and send- ing out notices for the water appeal was rejected because he had incorporated an item of ten dollars as payment for the trouble of sending them out. Heretofore no charge had been made for this work, as it has always been considered a regu- lar duty of the collector and one which tt em he is paid for in his regular commission, ~The Scenic is not in the “none bet- In the matter of placing the watering ter ? class of moving picture shows, as it trough which General Beaver offered to stands supreme and is easily far ahead of gratuitously erect on Bishop street the anything in the State. This is universal- Street and Water committees report. !¥ admitted by all who have ever been ed that in their opinion the proper place there. And right here it can be mention- to locate the same would be just above | ed thatif you go to the Scenic once you . the brick school house where the old | will want to go regularly. The pictures pike connects with Bishop street; as the ar€ always good, the house is pleasant, water pipe out to Wilson street wus only well ventilated and healthful and the three-quarter inch and the pressure at! crowd always large and congenial. i that place was too light. Dr. Kirk ob. | Some good feature films will be shown in | jected to placing the watering trough on the near future for which no extra the hill on account of the ice which he charge will be made. One price of ad- claimed would form in the winter and Mission all the time, five cents. make it not only a nuisance but danger- | ous. The matter was continued in the hands of the two committees for consul- tation with Thomas Beaver, who has been left in charge by his father, and report at next meeting. Under the head of new business a let- ter from attorney W. G. Runkle was ——The Bellefonte Academy baseball tion and arranging a schedule for the sea- team closed the season last Saturday with 0m, which is to be planned to extend a twelve inning 1 to 1game with fhe Lock ©Ver a period of ten weeks and provide in one. They scored a total of eighty-two the meeting held in Bellefonte. runs to forty-five made against them. In In the matter of a home team Mr. Har- and in only one game did they fail to Cure five of the Bellefonte Academy play- score. This is a record hardly equalled rs, Cheers, Symes, Beattie, Dillon and by any other preparatory school in the Condo, and that with these as a nucleus country. for a team there would be no difficulty in filling it up, as he had lots of applica- tions from players who wanted to come to Bellefonte. He further stated that it to engage professional players at high salaries, but that they intended to keep the salary limit for the team within $600 or $650 per month, The question of financing the team be- . ing brought up the subscription paper of | Joseph L. Montgomery was presented on twenty dollar subscriptions and various members present gave it as their opinion that a preliminary fund of one thousand dollars could be secured. Accordingly J. ——]John L. Nighthart spent last week ' Montgomery was appointed chairman (in Lewistown with his brother William ©f the Finance committee with power to and family and was out on several fishing fill the committee with men of his own trips. If you don't think he enjoyed him. Selection and instructed to get busy or, | self just get him to teil you about his trip | Father, get the money. seining carp and how delectable a bite The question of the salary to be payed | these fish are when properly prepared the Bellefonte Academy players was 3 : and baked. It is the general opinion brought up and it was decided to offer read asking settlement in a case of dam- | among fishermen that carp is a very un- them $12.50 per week and board. Last ages claimed by Christ Beezer for mjury | savory fish but Mr. Nighthart is authority ! summer the Bellefonte team had the use toone of his horses on what he claimed |; statement that if they are pre- | Of Hughes field all season without paying to be a defective crossing between the pared in the right way they are a more | a cent therefore and as the Academy peo- paper will make its appearance in Belle- | fonte in the near future to be called the | Bellefonte Daily Times. Evidently there | are still some people around who have | faith that a daily paper in this town will pay, probably because they have not yet | tried it. ——Tuesday, June 14th, will be Flag ! day and in celebration thereof Old Glory | shouid be flung to the breeze frcm every | public building and private residence in Bellefonte. In so doing you wiil not only revere the flag of your country yourself but will set an example cf patriotism for the younger generations to follow. —The State College commencement | will be the leading affair in Centre csun- ty next week, beginning with the big! State—Buckneli game tomorrow and clos- | Ing with the graduating exercises of the | class next Wednesday. The class this! year will be the largest ever sent out from the college, numbering over one hundred and sixty. ——The pastor, Rev. E. Harvey Swank will preach in the United!Brethren church at Houserville next Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock and at Valley View in the evening at 7.30 o'clock. A festival will be held on the United Brethren church grounds at Paradise tomorrow evening. June 11th, for the benefit of the church. All are invited. ——On Saturday Col. W. Fred Rey- molds sold his this year’s peach crop to the Lauderbach Barber company, the fruit to be delivered in Beliefonte. ‘Though it is yet too early to estimate his