/ THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., JUNE 11, 1903. 7 CORRESPONDENTS’ DEPARTMENT Happenings of a Week Over Cen- tre County THE PEOPLE'S POPULAR PAGE What Has Transpired in the Various Localities——Compiled by a Corps of Alert and Able Writers—Is Your Section Represented ? Ferguson and Pine Grove. J. B. Heberling was in Pittsburg last week attending the undertakers conven. tion. On the sick list we note : Jacob McClel- lan, with stomach trouble and rheuma. tism. Davy Barr has recovered and is able to be about, James Gummo while chopping pulp wood in the barrens is housed up by a cut in his knee with the axe. Russel Ishler is suffering with croup. Alex D. Tanvyer is in a Pitts. burg hospital down with smallpox. Sumner Miller returned home after serving his term of enlistment in the sth U.S. Troop. He was discharged in San Francisco and came directly home to Rock Springs where he is assisting his father, on the old home farm. He saw service in far away Manila some So miles porth of Luzon island where the troop spent most of the time. Itwasa kind of Sunday soldiering the only thing to be dreaded being the fever. Daring his time in service he was never sick a day. As Mrs. Blair Gates and children were returning from Boalsburg, where they had been visiting, their borse was taken suddenly sick, aud they succeeded in getting only as far as Wm. Fry's. Mrs, Gates telephoned her husband who hired a horse and buggy and brought them home Sunday night. Mingoville. Grandmother Neff had six very lively | visitors last Sunday. The flowers on the Park are very at. tractive this season —come and see them. Miss Mattie Peters returned home last Saturday from an extended visit with friends near Clearfield. W. C. Dietz and family accompanied by Miss Adele Gerberich, were welcome callers at Lewis Deitrich’s on Sunday. ¢ iss Hellen Longwell was a pleasant caller among friends at this place. Miss Myra Peters has been nursing a very painful arm the last week. John Workman and wife are visiting | friends at DuBois. Samuel Hines has his new baru about finished. Miss Sirvie Hines came home from Williamsport with a broken arm. Calvin Guiser has gone to Bellefonte to work for the Bellefonte Central R. | R. Co. j A very able sermon was preached by presiding elder at this place on last Sun- day at the regular hour 2:30 p. m. Don't forget the festival at this piace on the park in afternoon and evening, May 20th—all are invited. Milesburg. Merrit Adams, of Watsontown, after a brief visit to hus sisters, returned home, and is now building a large store room | and dwelling for himselt and bird. He expects to take in October next one who believes in the cage first and the bird will follow. Nellie Heck, of Lock Haven, Sundayed with Jennie and Annie Adams. Mrs. B. F, Kyler, of Saxon, also Mrs, Lizzie Shirey, of Jersey Shore, are visit. ing Mrs. Lucy Johnson. W. J. Potter and wife, of Philadelphia, arrived home to remain with his parents during the summer season. Blaine Loveland and wife, of Jersey Shore, are visiting Dr. S. M. Huff, Frank Baird and family, of Philips. burg, are guests of their parents, The new iron railroad bridge, one | gpan, was adjusted to its bed across Bald Eagle creek on Sunday morning ; many spectators were present to see the work done. Mrs. Margaret Fulton returned from Tyrone. Mrs. Solomon Shay and children re- turned from a week's visit to Romola. Plum Grove. Mrs. Eliza Stump and daughter Annie spent Sunday at Victor Auman'’s, Sunday school was a failure on ac. count of the rain. Miss Elsie Stover is visiting at the home of her sister Mrs. John Durst. Mrs. John Emerick, of Karthaus, is visiting Mrs. Eliza Stump. James Keller made a business trip to Bellefonte on Saturday. A son of Solomon Lingle 1s suffering with inflammatory rheumatism, Mrs. David Keller and two sons spent a couple days at Spring Mills with ber mother and sister, Wm. Kern is spending a few days in Bellefonte. N. B. Shaffer purchased a new organ from Cal. Zeigler. Wm. Auman, formerly of Spring Mills, spent Friday with his nephew Philip Auman. Potter Twp. Miss Lyde Smith, of Centre Hill, last High Valley. Rain on Saturday night ; good for the High valley corn and will help Sam Alter’s corn on P, 8. Stover’s farm, The Eisenhuth boys left on Tuesday evening for Pocahantus, West Virginia, There was more swearing at the Co- burn festival on Saturday evening than praying. Fred Stover was not seen at the festi- val; I think he was so tired and worked too late to go ; Philip was on hand talk- ing corn. Potato bugs left the valley to make headquarters at John Weaver's patch, east of Shrub hill; they drill there to cross Pine creek, George Eisenhuth, the Rankeltown gentleman, is talking of going to Seanor, Somerset county, in the near future, to boss a job. Andy Vonada said he sees ahead that the summer crop will be a failure ; so he will devote all his spare time in raising cabbage. Jess Snyder said if only medicine would sell like pitch tar, it would not take long to sell enough to build a corn crib, 40 by 21, with slate roof, Andy Vonada is not the only one that sees ahead-—the scribe sees ahead too, that all crops will be a failure in High valley ; the only thing it now depends on is buckwheat, and if that fails, the striker must look for another destination and seek a living elsewhere as the val. ley will be a desert, The bear dance at Coburn was grand Saturday noon ; it would have been bet- ter yet but the Georgetown scribe failed to be on hand and the High valley scribe did not know enough to call ofl, Coming from Millheim whe came after me, was C, AM. Styer in a buggy with his esteemed wife and baby, on their way to High valley, to take a look at the old homestead where he was raised, but lives now in Mackeyville. Coming to Coburn on last Friday who I met was Levi Spigelmyer with a basket of eggs ; first word was, *‘stop and listen,” your words come true ; since I read the Centre Democrat, eggs are coming right to my basket, while walking the street. Ou Saturday evening as I weat to Co- | burn to the festival, who I met was the | High constable of Millheim; so we agreed {to take a glass of beer together; as we {could sniff a voice sound behind us watching; this fellow I judge, was Thos. | Motz ; now Tom, for good gracious sake, don’t hurt our character, it is bad { enough. Traveler's Gap. We stated last week that we would | locate this place later on, so we will ; {It is bounded on the north, by Penn's | creek, on the east, by Sober, on the | south by Mike's peak, on the west, by | Georges valley ; this town is well located | and nicely built up, it has four streets. Why is it that we, as Democrats, of our east end, did not try to elect a man for | supervisor a few years before, as we | have one now, John Hosterman ; I guess | because we had none. {| Who was that, that complained last | week that he would have to use his | butcher knife to cut his grass’? he can { pull it out now, since we had such good | rains. Last Saturday, the people of this sec { tion had a meeting to clean up the old | grave yard in the mountain, and next | Saturday they will have another meet. ing to white-wash the fence; everybody invited to come and help. Hello, you High valley scribe, you stated last week about standing s ft 11 in | in your stockings ; it wonders me, how { tall it would make you if you were only | standing in your stocking the same dis- tance as any other little man. A number of our people attended the festival at Coburn last Saturday. The marriage of Daniel Heckman and | Susan Emerick was not very surprising to the neighborhood, as we all expected | that and we wish them a happy life. | Penn Cave. Kind nature has of late visited this part of the country with rain. Rev, Schultz and family were the guests of Henry Zeigler's last Saturday. June 20 will be made memorable by a | festival to be held at Murray's school | house. Proceeds for the benefit of the | Murray's Union Sunday school. Last Sunday moming the scribe had | the pleasure of seeing a young gentle. | man of Tusseyville, or at least some | where in that vicinity, enroute for his | bome after spending the preceding night | with his lady friend of Madisonburg. | Quite a few attended * the festival at | Hoy's school house last Saturday night. | Dan’l Ream, Con’d Decker and their | lady friends B. L. and G. L. were out driving on Sunday. " ——— Centre Hall. Mary, daughter of J. QO. A. Kennedy, is at Johnstown where she will remain among friends for several weeks. Thomas IL. Moore and wife are rejoic- ing over the arrival of a boy baby. Mr. and Mrs, John Spangler, after a two weeks to sous at lefonte and Hastings, have returned home and en- joyed r visit very much, Never were rain showers more wel- come than those of Sunday morning and evening. W : aa Gregg Twp. Frank Rider, of Curwensville, is visit. ing his aunt and uncle James Mackey and wife, At a birthday party at James Mackey in honor of H. KE. Breon's birthday there were 34 guests present, —————— Deafness Cannot be Cured. reach heats is 1 Joes! Rlieations, aad pn ri EE PICTORIAL PUZZLE. “. FIND MESSENGER ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PuzzLR PICT POY AND TWO HATS. IRE (Turn left side of picture down. First face is at extreme left of picture, opposite woman's waist, outlined by pat- tern in pogliere. Second thus held, tiere, and a third, that of a man, on top. Invert picture. | friends in Lock Haven, Miss Orpha Pletcher, spent Sunday in town, Mrs. Thomas Shope, of Milesburg, is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs, Tate. Miss Margaret Wian, of Centre Hall, is spending several weeks at the home of John Holmes, Miss Grace Overdorf and Ed. Swartz, of Jersey Shore, attended the festival Saturday. Miss Mable Singer is employed as seamstress at the home of the Misses Winkleman, and by all accounts, we think it's a wedding. A crowd of young folks spent Decora- tion Day at Penn Cave. Miss Lottie Robb, of Bellefonte, one of the recent graduates of the Bellefonte high school, is spending a well earned vacation with friends in this place. The masquerading done by some of our young ladies, cannot be excelied by any in the valley. Oae of our young men whose front name we will give as Jib, had quite an exciting race with a white horse Sunday evening ; but Jib came out abead and carried off the prize ; for further infor- mation inquire at hotel. Mrs. Newton Dorman, of Jersey Shore, is spending several weeks at the home of her sisters, the Misses Winkleman, Two young (7?) society ladies of this place were very much taken with two | sports from Salona, whose sumames might be Max and Ed.; for further in. formation inquire at headquarters. of Howard, A large crowd attended the festival given by the Nittany band; it being quite a success socially and financially, petting the boys about $75. Billie Kessinger, the subject of this sketch, besides being noted as the best story teller of Nittany Valley, also den. tist, tomsorial artist, postmaster, has added another thorn’ to his crown by adding veterinary surgeon to the list; any | person needing his services can reach | him by the wireless system (take walkers hack) any time through the day or night, as Billie always sleeps with one eye open, and one ear outside of the house, Miss Katherine Bierly, of Jersey Shore, spent Sunday with the Misses | Winkleman. | Hoy School District. J. A. Ertel bought a Spring Mills. Prof. H. 1. Brian, of Spring Mills, took in the festival here Saturday evening. Prof. G. E. Wise and wife, of Rebers- | burg, spent Saturday here. Arthar Grove and wife, of Centre Hall, | spent Sunday at the' home of Harvey | Haugh, Quite an amount of gas fumes were | discharged from those wee little sports | at the festival last Saturday, which as. cended a few degrees and then evapor- ated. M. G. and C. D, declare they saw a ghost while returning home from the festival last Saturday. We beg pardon for saying it, for it was only to their sup- position. Ghosts do not frequent H. S. D. Mrs, Geo. Grenoble visited her daugh- ter, at Loganton recently. The festival held here was largely at- tended. The Penn Hall band filled the alr with good music. They received great credit for their musical skill. Smullton. Sparks Wert spent Saturday afternoon with with his cousin Harry Brungart. Wm. Smith and wife, of Penn Hall, exe the rues of John Styers on San- new horse in | W. J. Hackenburg and wife spent'Sun. day at Oak Grove with the former's WL Brumgart Sundayed at Hublers- ™". Mrs, Elmer Confer, of Sober, is visit her parents, Sam’l Waite, of Pleasant with his parents Mr. and alte who are in poor health, Sun. } | low evidently better than a brute. | daughter, a bright eyed girl of twelve or face is in lower left hand corner when Third face is between woman's outstretched hand and border of por- Three faces are outlined by shadow of woman's head, one on either side, | organized for the next year, by electing the following officers: H. H. Racham, president ; H. 8. Braucht secretary and F. P. Hosterman treasurer, The exam. ination for teachers resulted in the suc. cess of Lutitia Goodhart, TheresaRachau, Clara Condo, Tibbens Zubler and G. F. Weaver, On Saturday last an accident occurred here which might have been a very seri. ous one, A foot bridge, or rather a plank is thrown over Penn creek at the upper end of the village, simply as a short road home for Krider Frank, who resides close by, which be placed there for his own convenience. On Saturday last, Annie, ten years of age, with Harry and Mary both four years old, children of Mrs, Margaret Ruhl, attempted to cross the creek on this plank, but fell in- to the water and would have drowned, bad not their screams attracted the at. tention of Mrs. Krider Frank, who im- mediately ran to the bank of the creek | and jumped into the water waist deep and rescued them. Harry was almost suffocated, but finally all recoyered. It was a very narrow escape, and only Mrs. Frank's prompt action averted a sad and distressing accident. Mr. and Mrs. Dietz and son Leonard, of Mt. Eagle, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Corman last week, They came here for their daughter Maude, who has been attending school, and daring the session made ber home with | Mr. Corman. This community is very much incensed and indiguant at an outrage committed here a week or ten days since, by a fel- His fourteen years of age, visited a neighbor | one evening, and it seems remained a | trifle longer than her father designated. Accordingly be bravely armed himse!f with a buggy whip, called on his neigh bor, and brutally lashed his daughter from the company, and notwithstanding her outcries and pleadings continued his | brutality until they reached home. There was some considerable talk of baving him arrested, and its very certain that | if an agent for the prevention of cruelty to children 1esided bere, his arrest | would not be simply talked about, but | be would now be In the clutches of the | law, to answer for this dastardly and cowardly outrage School closed on Friday. “Waddle. Hurrah for the refreshing showers, | which are trump at present Mra. Robert Duey, of Philipsburg, was | & visitor at Jerry Kelley's recently. Miss Mary Meek has returned home from a lovg visit in Ricksyille, O. Harry Garbrick, one of Bellefonte's young men, was a recent caller at this piace. Mrs. G. F. Stevenson paid a brief visit to her sister Mrs. Viola Gault, in Pitts. burg. Mrs. James Waddie spent Sunday at State College. Benj. Parsons, of Benore, was a caller at the home of his aged mother, on Sun. day. Miss Mamie Hogue and sister of Ohlo are visiting friends at this place. The Children’s day services, held on Sunday, proved a success, ~ Sober. The rain which fell du was just in time to help some along. W. D. Zetby, of Bellefonte, visited his father A. P. Zetby over Sunday. Mrs. Mary Vonada and Mrs, David Mingle, Mrs. T. E. Vonada and two lit. tle girls, of Woodward, were welcome visi at Wm. Yonada's. Daniel Kreamer, of Bellefonte, is vis. iting his sister Mrs. E, H. Grove a few Sunday the 2 Fiedler. rain, with G, W. Wolf's. Wm, Burd had a lightning experience one day last week while bringing a load of bark from the mountain on a truck it became unmanageable while going down a steep grade and another truck just being ahead the brakeman on it took a leap just in time to save his life, but Wm. got his truck stopped below the steep hill; but the other one went to the end of the track and unloaded his bark in a gpecond, ‘While hauling bark Franklin Corman ackidentally got his foot under the wagon wheel and smashed his toe, Paul \Winkleblech who had a slight at- tack of grip is able to be out and around. Miss Mabelle Boob spent a few days with her sister Minnie who is working for Michael Hess. W. J]. Smith gpd Chas. Zimmerman came home on Friday evening from State College where they had been work. ing. Julia Kreamer and Amanda Weaver, of Aaronsburg, spent a day last week with Mrs. C. H. Wolf, Mrs. A. A. Stoyer and her father Wm, Stover, spent a few days visiting rela- tives near Mackeyville, Chas. Haines and W. K. Haines and family, paid a visit to their parents above Millheim last Sunday. Mrs. Lizzie Arney acd daughter re. turned from Williamsport where they had employment several months, Chas. Haines after spending a week at home, will return to Burnham where be has been employed since last spring. Diep :—Harold son of Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Stover, died June 1st aged 4 vears. Interment at St. Paul, The child was warming himself beside the stove also his brother, age 6, when the boiling ket- tie was accidentally pushed off the stove and both children were badly scalded. The other child will recover, Our sick are widow Corman and Mrs. Mike Bower. Neute Hess is papa again—a little girl arrived last week. On Friday might about 10:30 o'clock fire broke out at the home of Cyrus Bower, and in a very short time the house, shop, summer house, woodshed, bake bouse and ice house, were burnt to the ground. Some household goods were saved, and two of the out buildings roll- ed away. The farm is owned by F. P. Bower who has $1000 insurance on build- ing in the Annville Co.; Cyrus Bower no insurance on goods, loss is considerable; they had only moved into the summer bouse on Friday and fire started there, presumably from a spark. Romola. A couple of our young men attended the children services at Howard on Sun. day evening. We will just say that these same boys go to Howard on Sun- day evenings when It isu’t Children’s day. Now we don’t mean Frank Daley and Geo. Wensel. Miss Cora David, of Howard, her father’s home on Sunday. Mrs. Sara Simcox, of Eagleville, form- erly of this place, circulated among friends here last week. Mrs. Alex Strawcutter, of week Louisa Mann's case is yet quite serious. If every community gives Mr. Burg- tresser their patronage as we do, the young photographer is surely making a success of his business. Nora Fye is spending a few weeks with her sister at Pine Glen. The smallpox cases, which are re- ported to be in various camps where some of our men are employed, are causing a great deal of excitement. Aaronsburg. Chas. Grenoble, sister Maggie and Miss Zubler, of Spring Mills, were seen at J. C. Stover’s on Sunday. Chas. Stover, of Altoona, made a busi. ness trip to the burg one day last week. Misses Tammie and Mazie Haflley bave returned from a few mouth’s stay at Bloomsburg. Mrs. Sadie Wolf and Mrs, Bitner, of Spring Mills, were friends in town on Sunday. Miss Margaret Mayes has employed Miss Carrie Weaver as an apprentice girl in ber sewing room. Sara Kline and Julia Bower spenta few days with relatives at Loganton. Miss Jennie Rupp has gone to visit her brother John at State College. Rev. Lauffer, the new Reformed minis. ter, will preach in the Reformed church on Sunday evening. Miss Catherine Frank has still a few more summer bats which she will sell out at cost. Philip Irey, of Warren, is the guest of his uncle Dr, C. 8. Masser, ANY CHURCH or parsonage or institu. tion supported by voluntary constribu. tion will be given a liberal quantity of the Longman & Martinez Pure Pants whenever they paint. Nore :~Have done 80 for twenty.seven years, Sales : Tens of millions of gallons, Pamted nearly two million houses under SuAsantes to repaint if not satisfactory. paint wears for periods up to . een Jenn. Linseed oll must be to pain Maggie visiting Actual cost then about $1.25 a gallon, Samples free. Sold by our ts, G. R, Spiyeimyer, Bellefonte; J. w Glasgow, rm. Penn Hall, The rain which was needed so badly, has come at last, Quite a number of attended the festival held at Brush on Saturday evening Prof, w. P. Hosterman is attending, the “Jubllee” at Lancaster this week. A children's service will be held in (he Preformed church on The farmers are very thankful for the C. H, Wolf and wife spent Sunday visited 1 Becch | Creek, is the guest of Jennie Lucas this | The various perSons who have report. | ed sick are improving; however, Mrs. | IF-YOU HAVE PAIN N YOUR BACK Do Not Be Deceived. You have Kidney Trouble, and You Do Not Need a Physician to Tell You So. BT —— Pain in the back is an almost infallible sign of kidney ey disease; a surer sign is the condition of your urine. If you have & pain in the back, then look to the cone dition of your urine. It is easily done, Take a glass or tumbler and fill ft with urine; after it has stood 24 hours, if i§ has a sediment, if it is milky or cloudy, if itis pale or discolored, stringy or LOOPY, your kidneys and bladder are in a dane gerous condition and peed immediate ate teation, or the consequences may prove fatal. Dr. David Kennedy's Faverite Remedy is the one medicine that really cures all diseases of the kidneys, liver, bladder snd blood, rheumatism, dyspeps sia and chronic constipation, and it will take you but a short trial to convinces yourself of its wonderful curative power, G. F. Sammer of No, 400 Tioga street, Syracuse, N. Y., in a recent letter saym: “1 was afflicted for years with severe pains in my back and kid. neys. 1 tried many doctors and ' many medicines, but got no relief, I bought a bottle of Dr. David Ken. nedy’s Favorite Remedy and it has entirely cured me." It ia for sale by all druggists in the Now 80 Oont Size nulthe “ i $1.00 size bottles—Iless than a cent yy Sample botthe—enongh for trial, free by mafl Dr. David Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, MN. ¥. A Dr, 4 Ch r why upedye erry Miss Lottie Robb was visiting friends at this place forepart of last week. | Miss Hannah Beck a { this place recently. | Mrs F. E. Bmrick and Mrs. Tolbert | were to Hublersburg om Saturday to ats tend quarterly meeting. was visitor at { Charles Beck went to Bellefonte Sat- {urday to spend several days with his { daughter, Miss Hannah, Mrs. Chas. McClintic left on Saturday morning with her children for Massilon, | Ohio, where Mr. Mc. is working; they will make that their home, Miss Minnie Colby, of was the guest man, Sunday. Mrs. N. E. Dorman and daughter Marie, Miss Ida Bierly and Miss Grace Overdorf and her friend, all of Jersey Shore, were the guests of the Winkle. man sisters last Sanday. The band festival was a success; the crowd was very large and the boys took |in a nice sum of money. 1 Lock Haven, of her aunt, R. A. Ross- Loop. The rain it seems to brighten up not | only the crops but also the farmers, Mr. Ferrie, from York, is visiting at | Wm. Lee's his brother-in. law at Colyer. Geo. Stover, from Madisonburg, was seen on our streets over Sunday. Geo. Lee is talking of going into the | pigeon business. A. J]. Weaver writes home be is begin- ing to like his place. Jack, give us a piece from old Virginia. For a nice, pleasant hour, go to Frank Brown's, they are accommodating and not lazy in giving you all the music their talk-o-phone can turn out. Fred Brown is now able to hobble areund in the house agaiu. West Brush Valley. 8. C. Beck, of Tyrone, spent Sanday at home. Messrs. Kermie Decker, of Georges valley, and Daniel Ream, of Penn Cave, spent Sunday at the Limbert home. Willis Bierly, of Sugar valley, dayed bere. R. E. Wert, of Georges valley, was a guest of C. Beck, Sunday. 0, boys and giris, did you ever see frogs with the mumps? 1 did, here, on Saturday evening while returniog home from the festival at Hoy's school house. The Union Sunday school is talking about having a festival June 20th. ‘Mt. Union. I believe the Hov's School District scribe is dead, or where is he? Mt Union is ahead of all. H. I. Bryan, from Spring Mills, was visiting friends in this section on Sun. day. Robert Hough, of Pennsvalley, Sune dayed with his parents. D.C. Duck was the guest of C. E. Duck on Sunday afternoon. There will be a festival held at the Murray school or the 20 of June. "Shiloh. The corn is not done growing. One of D. A. Grove's mules has a yery high spirit since be run off. Ask Carl how be likes to drive scary Sun t, (done in two minutes). | horses A couple of our boys were sleeping in a bam and finding it inhabited by rats soon crawled out. A little more rain will help the com,
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