3 HAPPENINGS IN BELLEFONTE. Local Events Briefly Told in a Few Lines. PERSONALS, SOCIAL EVENTS What has Transpired Durning the Past Week of What the saw worthy of mention—A Movements our People Local Scribe week's local news in a few words .ouis Wetzel is confined to the house we LK Ww ith a severe Coil -Hi. Henry's n ght, at the opera house on Friday nstrels Dr. Lock and family are spending a vacation at Atlantic city M1: Mrs r a few days at Ocean Grove. 1 and J. Harris are spend. of the opera house with Hi. ‘riday night Rev. Illingsworth delivered two able sermons in the Reformed church, Sunday Mr. and Mr tre Hall, paid our ~¥ “ H.Z office a pleasant visit S, eigler, of Cen- Saturday Fire afternoon on Company's picnic, on anda Logan Saturday evening, at an boys wil nic on t, that day Landlord Keller } ing Benjamen Fleming Bryn Mawr, Pa where they lege and little borough Mr vacates Reeves will take the house | on Thomas street. - Miss Powell, 6f New Yory, has rent. ed the Episcopal rectory and will go to housekeeping with her three the Misses White, who are here Acad. nieces, for their health and to attend the emy. --Joseph Runkle, of Bellefonte, has as- sociated with him J. C, Kennedy in the plumbing business and from this on they will do all kinds of plumbing in the very best style and with quickness and dis- patch. ~R. F. Hunter and family left on Saturday for Houtzdale. They expect to be gone several weeks, Mr, will devote part of his time to looking after insurance in that section of Clear- field county The geries will Thursday evening, the swellest yet given. pel's full orchestra will be present and the attendance from adjoining towns will be large last assembly of the summer be held in the Armory, this and it will be cone of --Hammond Sechler, Hugh 8. Taylor, P, Gray Meek, Boyd A. Musser, John P, Sudo, Wm. F. Smith, N, B. Spangler, Sheriff Cronister and James A. Schofield attended the Democratic State Conven- tion, at Reading, on Tuesday. Centre county was ably represented, ~"There is much speculation and com- ment in the community over the Cornel. ly trial. Few republicans think he is in- nocent and most democrats consider him innocent. Itis strange how sentiment runs in such matters. Jim's politics is what offends some people most, | The Dr. seems to be | cairn, Hunter Lettan & Chap- | | -J, C. Meyer, Esq., and family ar | spending this week with his Aaronsburg, The popular comedian, Dan Allneon, | | is making a great hit singing “Hot Stuff’ with Hi Heury's minstrel. On Tuesday the Lawyers and Busi, ness Men had base ball at Hecla Park. an interesting game of The | were beaten by a score of 19 to 14 Miss of Newton, Kan., is visiting at the home of Mr. Joseph Ceaders. Mrs. C of Philadelphia, is al visiting at this Gertrude Stemkirchner, Bamford, S0 liome £500, $1000 and £1500 to loan on first mortgage, also valuable Bellefoute prop- erty to exchange for a farm, easy dis- tance from town A. M. Hoover. fonte, Pa Dr. James K. Hosterman, of City, Pa., fathers and friends in at his Township. is at present visiting Potter doing we!l in his profession D. M. Tale, of Lemont, passed | through Bellefonte Wednesday evening on | | on his way to Howard, where he will attend the Christian Endeavor conven. tion which is in session at that place Mr. and Mrs. C. Pa., spent a couple of hours wit Gettig, Mr is a Centre county boy and is now at Pit. C. Gettig, t i H S. D. Esq., on Monday. Gettig igh School exqul m was dressed in for the OT LOE 4 ‘ HCH was much appreciatl- ewing the sights started ug The bri ece of 1. J Ker th "i ol tual reti On the day a new firm was ed con- rgani ing of Gov. I. H. Hastings, Geo. W, 1st Jackson the cashier, of the former firm, and Hon. Henry Cochrane and Attorney Henry C. McCormick, prominent capitalists of Williamsport, under the name of ‘Jackson, Hastings & Company.” The new partnership is an exceedingly strong one, all that any depositor could desire and will as former. | General two | ly be under the “able and careful direc. i tion of Mr.Geo. W. Jackson, the cashier, with Isaac Mitchell as assistant cashier ; | | Geo. D. Jackson, Jr. teller; W. Fred Jackson, paying teller ; and Maurice A. Jackson, clerk. Il of the above were connected with this institution for some years past, Worth Hearing The beautiful, free classic concert that will be given by Hi. Henry's superb Min- | strel Band, in front of the Opera House. on Friday evening Sept. 1rd. Hi. Hen. | ry’s Band is so far superior to any other traveling band that comparisons are odi- ous. Not all the other Minstrel Attrac. tions combined expend so much as this euterprising manager for the free edifi. cation of the public. Don't miss this grand concert and let it remind you of the up-to-date performance to take place | immediately after by Hi. Henry's fifty | | Minstrel Celebrities and all for the very | low, admissions 15, 25, 38, 50 cents Timothy Seed for Sale. A good quality of timothy seed is now for sale on the farm of the late Jacob D, Valentine, near Bellefonte, now occupied by Daniel Markle, or at residence in Bellefonte, corner of High and Spring Streets. EL ~Arthut Deming, the emperor of all comedians, is with Hi Heary's minstrel. Lawyers | Rell. | Ford | ¢ IN THE COURT HOUSE father ac | Intelligence Gathered from Various Offices Legal MARRIAGE LICENSES Philipsburg } Alfred Lonsberry, | t Maitie J. Baker, Charles E. Grubb, Milesburg | { I lellefonte Walker : Boggs liza G, Chandler, William C Elizabeth J Wilbur B. Mattern, Ella Way, illlams Un 7. Eckenroth, Love, Russell, Altoona Stormstown ionville George Weber, Punxsutawney Bertha Aswalt, Clarence James Male Mary Bookamire, Clearfield Co Burrel Wert, Andrew Jennie M Frank Charles Margaret Bloom LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION To Jacob Loss upon the estate of Susan Loss, dec'd, late of Walker Twp, REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Wm. boro School Foster et ux, to State District He uly ATIC, JULY 18q7; for lot of ground boro. Consideration $1210 Jane C. Williams to Jesse H dated Aug. 24th yr: for | s 1 in Liberty Twp. Counsiderati Caroline Garthoff to ( MISSIONARY MEETING ited to attend Grangers Picnic ar Centre Hall The 24th Annual Picnic and Exhibi tion of the Patrons of Husbandry, wil Park, Centre Hall Pa... 18th sylvania Railroad Company will at Grange September 11th to 187. The Penn sell ex. cursion tickets frum Renovo, Catawissa, Mt Carmel, Lykens, Harrisburg, Belle- fonte and intermediate stations to Cen. re Hall and return, September 11th to 15th, good for return passage until Sep. tember 15th 187 inclusive at single fare for the round trip, no rate less than 2% cents. Special trains will be run from Ilewisburg to Centre Hall and return and from Bellefonte to Centre Hall Veteran Club Plenic The annual Reunion of the Centre county Veteran Soldiers Association, will | be held at Hecla Park, Saturday Septem. ber 11, 18¢7. In order to accommodate | the Veterans and their friends desiring to attend, the Pennsylvania Railroad com- pany has arranged for the sale of excur- { sion tickets from Rising Springs and in. termediate stations to Bellefonte and re. turn, at single fare for the round trip, | tickets limited to day of issue, and special return train will be run to Rising | Springs on that date, leaving Bellefonte | at 7 v. m. stopping at intermediate sta- tions | : i A Great Surprise Is In Store, For those who will go to-day and get a package of GrRAIN-O, It takes the place of coffee at about i the cost. It is a food drink, full of health, and can be given to the children as well as the adult with great benefit. It is made of pure graing and looks and tastes like the fin. est grades of Mocha or Java coffee. It satisfies everyone. A cup of Grain.O is better for the system than a tonic, be- cause its benefit is ent. What coffee breaks down GrainO builds up. Ask your grocer for Grain-0, 15¢. and asc. The CENTRE DEMOCRAT and the Cin cinnati Mmgwire for £1.50 a year. | Jas. CORNELLY FOUND GUILTY, | Continued from ist page and the next day. George Cunningham {testified to being in the : Logan Hose house the night of the fire at the Electric Light station and that it was but a very short time from the time of the blowing of the whistle until the lights went out and that he got the cart out aud he with others ran down to the corner of Lamb and Spring streets, thinking that there was a plug there and there were two men standing there, and one of them told us to go on down to the Central railroad station, and that he thought the man that spoke was Cornelly by his Wil. Ham Dailey, watchman at the Central { station, testified that Cornelly came to him for the hose, not a minute from the blowing of the whistle, Pat Toner i the house that Cornelly He testified that upon hearing the alarm hie to window and that Corpelly came to his window about the same time, and upon seeing the light told him that that it was at RK. B. Taylor where. upon he put on his the fire and Cowher : aid Cornelly speaking to him at the window until after the fire. Auth Tone: living in the McKnight house saw Cornelly on the sidewalk in front of the Humes house and Cornelly asked him to help him Mrs. Nolau out, who was living Humes house Charles R, Kurt» Democrat testified to Ig an int with Mr. Faxon, the morning after the fire he told hum that it was about | valice lives in same lived in 3 of fire the ran he believed otfige, and ran down COR. boots past to the office passed not see after el HY also 74 th in the erview ant rie 1¢ he first + blew the whistle tha aa ed t Gillespie T forked Light * time he i d that had on that he % hestier swear as to his condi At gf evid and court ad when Ex Judge Furst summed ase for the cCefendant in an hour an minutes, M1 Lo we The indictment for burning the Elec ric Light station contained four counts first attempting to burn the Electric Light plant; second, setting fire with intent etc. ; third, burning Electric Light plant; and fourth, aiding, counselling, abetting, et¢. The indictment in reference to the Armory contains three counts: first, at. tempt to burn the Armory, second, setting fire with intent etc. ; third, aid. | ing, counselling, abetting, etc., to burn | The jury returned at two o'clock with | a verdict of not guilty on either count in | the indictment for burning the Electric | Light plant, and guilty in attempting to | burn the Armory Counsel! for defendant moved for a re. | trial, reasons to be filed within ten days OTHER COURT PROCEEDINGS. | Com. vs. Allan Wagner, indicted for | betrayal, prosecutrix Clara Shawley | This is the same case that the recogniz. | ance was forfeited on Monday afternoon, | the defendant not appearing when called | The defendant plead guilty and received | the usual sentence in such cases Com. vs, George B. Simler, Jr., indict. {ed for larceny by ballee, prosecutrix Mrs. R. B. Weld, The prosecutrix mov. | ed from Philipsburg to Allegheny City | sometime in April 18¢6 and employed | the defendant to haul her goods to the | railroad station for shipment, who ke | one of her rocking chairs on account of a | bill which the family owed him, and | which the prosecutrix had agreed to pay, Verdict not guilty, and divided the | costs equally. Com. vs. Jacob Frantz, charge : surety of the perce, prosecutrix Mary Frantz, The prosecutrix and the defendant are husband and wife, but have been separ. ated for something over a year, and the rosccutrix alleges that the defendant threatened to put hismark u and she is afraid of him. rn one half of the record costs 'an id their own witnesses. my All the jurors were discharged and THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, court adjourned until Saturday morning, at nine o'clock. Considerable time taken up Saturday morning in hearing petitions and motions, and several auditors were | appointed to distribute the funds in de of I estates William Harkins, who plead guilty to larceny on Tuesday, was sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar, costs of prosecu- tion and undergo imprisonment in the county jail for three months Com, vs, John Lobaugh, a boy about ten years old, charge surety of the peace, prosecutor Samuel Snyder, This case is from Centre Hall, and at the close of the commonwealths, ey ¢ the court discharged the defendent ordered that the prose prosecution, own was ides itor pay the and each party witnesses Court adjourned at day morning nest Other criminal cases r sessions were as follows Com. vs. Lemuel Poorman, charge trayai,prosecutrix Etta Shook. Settled Com. vs. George F. Searson, charge betrayal, prosecutrix Alice Flory led Set Com. vs wirayal, 1 Jerry R ! prosecutri Settle Writs Wi YORE prosec Com trayal Settled Hensyl Heaton prosecutrix Clara Com, trayal, bill Com, nishing Ji ¥S8 . Taylor, charge and attem Agues 5 The Grand wealth Lounty, dictment and h found twenty bills and have red three arther report that we one trae inspected the ja and grounds and find t housekeeping part i conditios, but as t condition of the jail unhealthy condition, and recom repairing of the water closets. We would recommend the following papering : the hallway, hall and kitchen, also the sheriff's office ; also new furniture for the same. We would also recommend that new locks for the prison doors or cells be procured and slasced upon the doors, soon, also that at least three steel cells be placed in the jail. The cistern at the jail is in a very poor condition and would | recommend its repair Also, would recommend that the water | closet that stands at one side of the jail a good we § [near the jail yard, be removed and | placed immediately behind the jail, suffi | cient distance from the jail wall to make | it more secure from use asa means of | prisoners escaping by this way. {| Wealso find the roof of the barn in { very bad condition and recommend its repairing, along with a light for the barn. | We would especially call attention to the | ladies department, as not being a fit | place for occupancy, for either sex, and | would recommend its immediate remod. | eling, and further the jury has examined | and inspected the court rooms, offices | and grounds and have found that they | have been kept in excellent condition, | but find that the Court House and jury rooms need repairing and would recom. mend the repairing of the same, We desire to return thanks to the Curt and District Attorney for uniform cour. tesy and assistance daring our delibera. tions, J. M. PARKER, August 26, 1897. Foreman. No Match Race. The report that Lester Shaffer, of Bellefonte and Bud Moore, of Williams. Pott had arranged for a race, for £35, is noorrect, Gives a specialised Bread. winning Bduca tom. FOR CIRCULARS APY vo P. DUFF & SONS, 244 Fifth Avenue, PITTSBURG, PA. on | GRANGERS' EXHIBITION The En Fair of our county Grange will be and held 24th anunal ampment at Grange Park, Centre Hall, Septe 13th to 18th inclusive will open Saturday, You ar 1 ! YOU are coradialls 15G7 . part and assist : a grand st the farmer 3) in making | ‘ £8) %, cattle, sheep, swine an both Dro Ha PITos HOOD'S PILLS cure Liver lis, Bil lousness, Indigestion, Meadache. Easy to take, easy to operate. 25c. shel lod Sweet Cort per poun it (GRAIX corrected weekly by Geo. W. Jackson & Co Red wheat, new per bushel Kye per bushe Corn, ears per bushel Corn, shelled per bushel Oats— new per bushel Barley, per bushel Buckwheat, per bushel Groundplaster, per ton indicating supreme excellence to footwear, has been awarded us by the grand jury of shoe buyers. The mercury is not more sensitive in changes of temperature than the feet are to their surroundings. It hurts them to have more room than they require or to be pinched into a smaller space than they should occupy. Exact fits in soft, easy, yielding shoes are absolutely essen tial to comfort. Our footwear com- bines all the fine points at prices as pleasant as sunshine after a storm. Mingle's Shoe Store, Bellefonte, Pa.
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