5 por! pt = y & mi 4 ; ADDITIONAL LOCAL. me ~Tiug Mrruopsrs JURILATE —San- ‘dy was a momorial day for the Meth dists of Bellefonte, On the 10th. day of July, 1787 the first Methodist sermon Wat presched at Roland, Centre county, at the residence of Phitip Antes, Last Sunday being the 100th anniversray of thet event, it was appropristely celebrated in the Methodist church here The decorstions were tasty and handsome, the interior presenting in sppearance R perfect bower of flowers and overgreoni Not being able to be present si the meeting we, by consent of Mr, Baily, of the News, take extracts of his excellent report. Want of space prevents us from making a more axtended notice At 10 o'clock the commodious auditor. fum was thronged beyond its seating on- Tuesday pacity and, doubtless, many hesitated to enter becsuss the church was already full to the doors. A vision of loveliness in green, and floral decorations, about the pulpit, deiighted the w-thetic | returning, but as ioe fm companied by his pret Personal, ans —— The Lock Haven Democrat says i Miss Kittie Bowers, of Bellefonte, is visiting Mise Agar, daughter of Mr. Juck Agar, who is reistive. - Miss B. Ballefonte 's most charming young lndis, Deputy Recorder Will Parlstein witness - od tho fourth in many places this year, Depariing’on Saturday evening he brought up at Bunbury. Monday morning found him at Milton, and in the aliernoon the Williamsport girls were endeavoring to enpture him, but they were compelled to give way for the fair dameels of Lock Haven, whither he went in the evening. Billy wanted to stop oft at Watsontown, Jersey Shore, Wayne and Howard before : : WHS precious, he { himself In the oN we have He and ¢untenie 0 returned to Bellefonte having mentioned, rep wid a8 # ‘glorious’ ume, Samuel Decker, Esq., one of the sub- | stantial citizens of Walker township, was nresnged | noticed on our streets Saturday. He was Ly niece, Miss Lda tasté of all who were present, teaching | sputter. By the way, the squire would lesions of life and immortality. i very acceptably fill an associate 3 i ) J ud ges A Jhoir, composed of perhaps twenty | pair. persons, led by Mr. 85 A, Stover, rendered the music, the voluntary, tha church | Mr. H D. Vanpelt of Centre Hall, has to Slaterville, N. Y., where he will is ac is one of | gone ir rallying song, ‘Away, away,’ sic. Open- | remain He ing the service. Then five or six Weeks wae sung by Be | companied by his fsmily, Sinterville is entire congregaticn the “Centenary | the birth place of Mr. Vanpelt, and his Hymn" of five stanzhs, which was print | parents still reside there. It is in & besuti- od in fol! on the fourth page of the pro- i ful country, and we are sure the visit will gramme, beginning with, “Thou God of be pleasant. Mr Providence and grace.” - Milesburg, and Rev. M. P. Crosthwaile, | Saripture | of Salladaysburg, read two Bouse, of | Prof. Geo. P. Bible attended the State Teachar's meeting al Clearfield lust week, Messrs W. Fred lessons —the first from the 60th chapter of | Hueris of this place stiended a pariy in Issish and the second from the 12th chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews, beginning at the 18th verse. This was followed by the offering, and the singing of hymn No. 945, “Come, fet us use the grace divine" The sermon was delivered by the Rev. Bishop B. G. Andrews, D. D, of Washington City, D. C., snd may be en- titled Christian progress during the century. His text was from the Gospel sccording to Matthew, 13th chapter snd 31st and 32 verses. It was a magnificent production, deliver- od without nites, snd contsined many interesting features. growth of the church, stating that the beginning of Methodism was humbie, but that now there were over 4,000,000 com- municants in the church, and 25,000 ministers. The morning service ended with the doxology snd the benediction. In the afternoon the churcn Was again glled. The voluntary was “In God's temple now we meet.” After singing «All hail the power of Jesus’ name," Rev W. F. D. Noble, of Stormstown, offered an invoestion. “Far snd near the flelds are teeming” was not only the theme of the next selection of music, Rev. Ge'rge Laidy, the presiding elder, also adopted it for the text of his address, considering it an approprisie theme to elaborate upon at this time of year. Very heartily the fresh young voices of the childred sang praises in that besuti- ful hyma, “Bringing in the Sheaves.’ Among the five-minute speakers the venerable Rev. Daniel Hartman, of Mill Hall, suggested numerous beautiful senti- ments in relation to flowers that bloomed around them, fit emblems of the Paradise of God. He gave them the text, “Love Jesus Now.” The speaker was referred to as one of the corner stone Iayers, he have ing joined a Sunday shool 62 years ago, out of which have gone fifteen ministers of the Gospel. J. B. G. Kinslos,of Lock Haven, spoke, somewhat humorously, of his experience in & Sunday-school in Lewistown, as early as 1827. The singing of hymn No. 233, “Strike, 0 Strike for Victory,” was followed by sn Reeder, Esq. He ex: word resent. The oa was followed by » fveminute speech by Bishop Andrews. Dr. Monroe closed the afternoon speech- Sanda evening brought sn sudience more tightly packed than either of the preceding ing officer, vernor Beaver, od the services offerstory was followed with the sin of hymn No. 442. The hour, that broad and at- form of uth . Salerro fioly Catholie church & n which be believes begins here, of He made use of this introductory to present Hon. Jno. Blair Linn, who, be wid, ae ail Governor Beaver, annou fn the comunion which the t service was an example. nothing that is accepted He spoke of the | Lock Haven Thursday evening, given by Miss Gertrude Kestler in honor of Miss Var Gaasbeek, of Albany, N. Y. Up- wards of seventy-five couples were present. Mr. Morris Swartz, who has been at- tending Dickinson College, st William sport, will spend his vacation in Belle- fonte Miss L. E. Lanning who was elected a teacher in the public school here, was ast | week elected assistant principsl of the | sehools at Tyrone, which position she has The Bellefonte Sehool Board will fill her place in due time. William Tanner sccompanied by his wife and sister, sll of Renovo, snd Miss Johnson of Mt. Eagle, were in Bellefonte on the Fourth, Mrs. Tanner isa daughter of Geo. D. Johnson of the latter place. Mack Muthersbaugh of Renovo, was in Bellefonte on the Fourth snd took in the picnie, Mrs. Emanuel Klepper, of Clearfield, accompanied by her three interesting little children, spent the fourth in Bellefonte, the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs Simeon Haupt. The lady returned to her home on Tuesday, minus one of the child- ren, little Russie perferring to spend the summer with grandma. Mr. Byard Hicks, of the firm of Hicks and Bro., will in about two weeks remove with his family to Los Angeles, Califoruis, where he will engage in business. We regret very much to lose Mr. Hicks and his estimable family, but since be has decided to go, we trust be may meat with andounded success in his new home, The people of that country will find him very much of s gentleman, and an excellent business moan. Mr. Oscar Wetzel has sold bis interest in the book store to bis partner Mr. Sidoey Bairfoot. Mr. Wetzel will seek s bome in the west, snd will probably locate in Dakota county, Illinois. Oscar siresdy has three brothers in that section of country who are meeting with success, and we trust the same lot may befall him. Mr. BE. J. Swavely spent Fourth of July week at Milton, the guest of his sister. We received a pleasant call from J. H. Beck, Esq , of Nittany, on Seturday. Mr, Beck is always a welcome caller at our office. Mr. John Bair accompanied by his wife and child, arrived in Bellefonte Wednes- diy of last week. Mr. Bair left Bellefonte some time ago 10 sceept & position in the Nail Works at Danville, but being loth to relinguish his hold on this lovely town, bas resigned thers. We are glad to state be will accept a situation in the Bellefonte Nail Works, and again make this bis pisce of fesidence. ~~ + 0 Mr. D. 8, Erb, one prominent merchants, Wednesday. of Pine Grove's was in town on Meat Market, was in Pittaburg last week, purchasing estile. ~ Phil. shipped to Belle- fonte s esr load of as nice beeves as were daynolds and Scott | —At 2:30 o'clock on Wednesday, June 20th, the delegates and alomnni of the State College met in the chapel to elect trustees, Mr. John M. Stehman, af Rogeiviown, Lancaster county, was elected chairman, and Cyrus Gordon, E«q , of Clearfield, and Clement Dale, Esq. of Bellefonte, were chosen secre- taries, The list of delegates was read, the fol- lowing being present : Centre county—Capt. John A, Hun. ter, Stormstown ; William Foster, State College ; Clement Dale, sq , Bellefonte, Clearfield county —Cyrus Gordon, of Clearfield, Clinton A. Herr, of Cedar Springs; H. W. Drown, Cedar Springs ; Dr. J. M. Dunno, Mackeyviile, Harris. ’ county —Joel Dauphin ~ Francis Jordon, burg. Indiana county =M. B. Kline, lodisus; J. MeFariand, Indiana ; William Fair, Penn Run. Launeaster county John M, Stehman, Rogerstown, Dag- Henry G. Fesler, Reading, Berks county-~Jacob G, Zerr, gers Mills ; Northumberland —~ William Waldron | and William Follmer, Union county —~ Andrew Rule, Buffalo | | X Roads. The to serve three years are Judge John H. Orvis and | Hon. John A. Woodward, of Centre | loounty: 8. RK. Downing, of Chester | county, sod Hon. Amos N. Mylin, of Mr. Charles Roberts {was elected a trustee for one year, to | trustees chosen Lancaster county. substitute Governor Beaver, who re- signed, he being a trustee, ex-officio * ~The Cen tre Halli Reporter bas this interesting bit of news, We quite agree with Bro Kurlz regarding the purchase of the engine: *“J.6G. Kurtz, of Milton, who is spending a week with friends in | this county, had the first steam engine | that was put in use in Bellefonte. The engine was used to run the presses of the Central Press, of which Mr. Kurtz was the publisher; it was a four-horse | engine and made by Mr. Landis, ma- | chinist and citizen of Bellefonte. This | | was about 26 years ago, aod is the first | engine put up by Mr. Landis, who after. wards built four other engines. This engine is pow at Aaronsburg, in Mr. | Lenker's furniture establishment, still doing good work. We think the boro’ of Bellefonte should buy this engine snd preserve it as a relick the first one made and used in that town, as such it would be an interesting piece to preserve and show to visitor,” ~Saturday the proprietors of the leading hotels in Hantingdon, includ- ing the Leister House Hotel Brunswick Fraoklin House, Washington Hotel and Morbus House, whose applicstions for license to sell liquor were last April, and whose appeal to the Supreme court has been held over uatil September, decided to close their hotels sgainst all transient and regular board: ers indefinitely, to take effect on the 18th instant. Each landlord qualified himself under oath to live ap to the agreement, which shall not be changed unless by the unanimous coasent of the parties interested. The regular board- ers at all the hotels, who have been potified to leave st once, are greatly distressed by reason of their ioability to find suitable lodging places elsewhere Many of them are being taken care of by personal friends. The landlords justify their sction by declaring that without license they cannot =fford to keep their houses open. It is fesred that the success of the proposed ocele- bration of the county's centennial an- niversary, 10 be held in Septemaer will be seriously interferred with in conse- quence of the hotels being closed to the publie.— Ez, Following is the net passed by the legislature relative to school terms in Pennsylvania, fixing the minimum st six months, Sxcriox 1. Be if enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com- monwealth of Fenmsyleania wm General Assembly met, and it ss hereby enacted d the authority of the same, That the mini. mun school term shall be six months, and after the close of the school year endl on the first Monday in June, one ht hundred sod eighty.seven, school directors and controllers shall keep the schools of their respective districts in at least six months each year : : of the annual | socompanied with the cash Forth of July Casunliies, The handsome residence owned sand one of which was occupied by Dr, Mader, snd the other end by Register and Recorder Jus, Smith, of Lock Hsven, was totally destroned by fire on the 4th, Williamsport had two fires, a stenmer upset, snd a litle girl lost an eve, on the glorious Fourth, A boy named Kolly had one of his fingers worn off on the 4th, by having it caught in an iron ring on a post used to tie horses to. It appenrs that in front of Patterson's store is a post, the ring on which fits tight over the top, and the boy got his finger fast in it. a firecracker in In trying to get the street befors some body else he gave a jump, forgetting all about his ficger being fast in the ring, snd the weight of his body pulled the finger off. Ho is said not to have been aware st first of the fuct that his finger was off, He went to Dr. Armstrong for surgical sssis- tance, —L. H. Democrat Nine fires occurred st Alloons on the dih, only two of which were serious. Toe Fourth ino 1800 One brolling day In hot July John Adams said, long years gone by “This day, that makes « © froe i Will be the people's jul pie “With With be games, guns, seor ts sad she Slsplayed ta & f He, pomp, boufires an | parade "a “er all this land, from shore to shore, From this time forth fareverinore.” The years passed on, and by snd by, Men's boarts grow cold in bot July ; And one New Eugland mayor sid, we 3 Of rockets 1 am sore afraid "And whose sends one up ablaze IH send im up for twenty days.” Then said the Mayor (Vliny McQuade, “Thayre uz 80 nade fur no petade.” And Mayor Hans You Bchwartzenmeyer Proclaimed, “11 haf oe 60 bonller” Bald Meyor Baptiste Raphael, “No makea-ring-s data-bell, “By gar,” said Mayor Jean Crapaud, “Lis July genes vill bas to go. A od Mayor Koaed30hristoflarreonn Coded,“ Dleoth 1 Rim who fires » glenn At last suid Mayor Wun Long See, “Too mech boopds bobberee And wo the Yankee holiday Io 1900 passed away ~Paardette ANNOUNCEMENTS, The following will be. the charges mevste this column of ansouBos- All samounceteents must be Eherifl, 8 Treasure $5: Register, 85: Recorder, #4 Commissioners, 84. AN candidates must pledge themesives 0 abide the deeseion of the Democratic County Convention BHERIYY. We are authorized to announce the nase WM. A ISHLER, of Benner townslip, s+ a condidete for Sherif, suldect to the decison of the Demoaratic County Convention We are authorized to announce the name of JORIAN J. BOY, of Marion township, s+ a ssudidate for Sheriff suldoct to the decision of the Democratic County Convention. We are authorized to sanouncs the dame of OBCAR HOLY, as 8 candidate for Sherif, saiject fo the decision of the Demnoerstic County Convention. We are anthoriced 0 announce the name of JOUR Q MILES, of Haston township, se » condidate for Sher fl, subject to the decision of the Democratic Opunty Convesiion, We are authorized to announcer the same of JOHN NOLL. of Bellefonte, as & candidate for Sheriff, sub. Jeet tothe decision of the Democralic County One vention. We are suthorissd to announos the name of ORIN VAIL, of Rosh townehip, a a candidate for Sheriff, subject 16 the deowsioy of the Democostis Usunty Cos We ure sutborived 1» sosounos the fame of J. 1. KEFV, of Boggs towne ae a candidate for Bheri¥f, subject wo the decision of the DemosraticConaty Obu- routs TREASURER Woare authorized to angounes the name JOSHUA T, POTTER, of Potter township, a» a candidate for County Tressarer, sulject to the decision of the Domo reise Ooanty Convention, Wo ure anthorioed to snnounee the name of GED, W. APANGLER 0 Potier towaship, ss & onndidade for Treasurer, abject to the decision of the Deseo cratic County Convention We are suthorized 0 snpeunse the name of JOSRPH ¥NITH, of Gregg towmbip, as a candidate for Treasnrer, sulgect to the decision of the Demo cratic County Cowven tion, We are authorized to announce the mame of JAS, KIMPORY, of flurries towmbap, wa candidate for Troastirer, salgoct ‘© the decision of the Democratic County Convention, Wo are authorized {1 annoaance the name of JAODE BISESHUTH, of Millhoim. as 8 candidate for Tress wre, wibjeet te the leivion of the Demosratio Coun- ty Convention, Weare authoriesd to aanouncs the name of J. F KREBS of Ferguws township, a» candidate for Trosencer, suliect to the dectuion of the Ih the County Convention, We are authorised 15 announce the nese of 8, F, KLINE, of Howard Borough, se a onndidate for Treas urer, selject to the dection of the Democratic Coun ty Convemtion COUNTY COMMASSIO NER. We are authorized 10 a sponses the name of A. J, GRIST, of Unionvible, se a eondidate for Commie sioner, sulject 10 the decision of the Democratic County Oon vention. Commissioner, subject to the cratic County Convaation. PEIDLER, cratic Gonmty We are authorised 10 snnoonce the name of HL HARVEY, of Boggs township, as & candidate for Com. mibeioner walect to poe wd of the Democratic County Convention. We are authoriesd 16 sanounce the name of JOHN a a candidate for SPRING 4 C , hildren for Infants and { castarisls so wall adapted to shildren that recomend it as superior Ww any prescription known to me." H. A Ancuen, SLD, 111 Bo, Oxtord Bt, Brooklyn, N, Y. enres Colle, Constipation, Bour Blomach, Dinrrhoes, Ersetatiom, Kills Worms, gives seep, sod prowctes db vation, Ww $ injurious medication, Tus Cuwravn Coxraxy, 162 Fulton Bleest, X.Y. W. I. FLEMING, The Fashionable + MERCHANT TAILOR <~ Haviog retired from the firm of W. I. Fleming & Co, bas of ened his establishment in OO RIDAEER'S BLOCK O in the room formerly occupied by Dale Bros, next door to the Fist National Bank, where his old customers will find the FINEST GOODS LOWEST PRICES, Special attention given to 2~CUTTING AND FITTING.:v A: Choice Stock Of —AT TEE — GOODS Call and examine for yourself, Work Guaranteed. Spring, gentle spring, is bere and every man aad boy in town is thisking of a new suit, now in. ll pantlonns fod held I am crowded with work, but I put ona new hand whenever one needed, The business boom has struck #s and we see ready for it. You ceed not be alarmed about a great press of work as I will get out your order ut the time promised. W. I. FLEMING, Crider’s Bloek, DIAMOND 156m. §,U. THOMPSON & (5., Merchant Tailors, and dealers in Gents Furnishing Goods, are now offering the greatest bas- gaivs in their line ever offered in Bellefonte. All the latest styles in peek wear, under wear, handkerchiefs, gloves, hosiery and rovelties. We are determined not only to keep Up With The Times | but to be ia sdvance. Old fogyism has been basish= : is H Hi ; | g a £ tin
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