THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. JULY 30, 1903. BELLEFONTE AND VICINITY The Local Happenings Condensed in Short Paragraphs EVENTS WORTHY OF MENTION What Has Transpired at the County Seat—Movements of our People— Personal and Social Events—Lo- cal Items Always Desired. —For a , good milling property, read ad. of J. S. Auman. —The Bellefonte Reformed congrega- tion have concluded to close a contract for a £1500 organ. —All of us in Centre county are on gleeful tiptoe over the establishment of a fish hatchery here. —Miss Edna Bierly, lady of Howard, visited her friends in this place, recently. —General John I, Curtin, and Colonel Amos Mullen, were to Williamsport to attend a reunion of their regiment. —Samnel Hess and cousin George, of Altoona, visited with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hess at Bellefonte, — There has been no move yet to build a large hotel at State College to take the place of the University lon, destroyed by a pleasant young many fire this summer. — The Bel sckool and congregation will nic at Hecla Park, on Wednesday, All invited. lefonte Lutheran Sabbath hold a pic- Au gust 12. of the school and congregation of Reformed church, of this held at Hecla Park, Friday, ”t FAS The annual oien i pial on - A surprise party was give residence of Edward Nolan ¢ Thursday night of Mrs. Nolan. guests present, Hunter Mo., in honor of the birthday There were about thirty eft last Thursday for Jopli where he superintends zink Bellefonte, and stockholders 1 which thus far has tu wned by roe stment. Ev. church and South Sunday school, will hold a festival at Hecla Park, The Zi will be present and ice cream and other August 1f refreshments will be served. George Garbrick, across the about and enlarged porch to will add t erecting a new his pleasant residence, whick to its out-door coziness these warm summer days when a shadebath is so genial. The M.E. S fonte will have Hecle Park, on Friday, August 1 the same day the M. E. of Lock Haven will hold the same place. abbath school of Belle its annual picnic at Sabbath school their picnic at —When the burglars taken from here | | the reached their destination, Will the big fellow ed-—was able to point out to the escourt, the courthouse, jail, ete, He had been there before. See? iamsport, the one that was wound. —~Miss Maude Miller 1s in charge of Geo. L. Potter's insurance office, until arrangements are made requiring a change, Several years experience with the work of the office has made her familiar with its details. —Prof. Twitmire, a native of Zion, was an arrival here last week ; he is well known to many in these parts. He re. sides in Seattle, where he has charge of the schools of that booming north western city, with its 110,000 population. Special services will be held Reformed church at week as follows : Thursday and evening at 7:30 p. m., noon at 3 o'clock. On Sunday next the Holy Communion will be celebrated at | | place, | the j t | band, which at the time 10:30 a. m. There will be no services in St. John's Reformed charch, Bellefonte, pext Sunday, except Sunday school GI a.m. rounds, visiting the towns for the pur. pose of finding whether the law direct. ing the erection of fire escapes on build. ings of three stories and over, has been complied with. He was in Bellefonte, a few days ago, we are informed, and directed the placing of escapes on such buildings that are without them. Rey- nolds’ mill, and perhaps one or two other buildings, have fire escapes. Frank Bible, during his stay here, will busy himself in gathering data for a history of the Bible family, Something no family should neglect-—yet so easily kept if facts are recorded from year to year. Some families find it almost im- possible to trace to their grandfather or great grandfathers, knowing little or wvothing of their ancestors—then comes the agony when some sharper comes around announcing, ‘there is a legacy in the bank of Eangland,” and you fee him to look up where you came from. The Historical Review, printed in the Centre Democrat, from time to time, has already afforded many a clue, as to their ancestors, in the lists of names of early settlers we printed. Many of the Democrat readers wisely clipped these lists and pasted them in a scrap book valuable for reference. We could give the name of one reader of our Historical Review who thereby got trace of some and became valuable vacant lands owner of same, home 2 p. m, | be held Oct | tention of the association to make itthe b | hucksters are August | 1 *» {town Union | | tearing ] m band | bul way, is | | wheat Next post office, will ex + being * ad ] Brockerhoff, i { up for the occupancy of in the | Zion during this | Friday | Saturday after | is badly swol The fire escape inspector is going his | of the wrist is badly swol | fers a pain in ~~Apples are offered on wagons at 15 | to 20 cents per peck — John Knisley is improving from his illness, we are pleased to learn, Mr, and Mrs. Frank Frain expect to go to housekeeping shortly on North Spring street, -Potatoes are coming down-—Satur- day curb market they were offered at 20 cents per peck, The timothy, now being out, for hay in this county, is a large crop and the quality never was better, — Callers in our sanctum : Robert Ho- man, of Zion; James Coakley, of Var. nell ; Chas. Shrefiler, State College. - Tomorrow, July 31, closes the trout season, The “speckled beauties’ will now be safe to come out ou land to eat grass, ~The days are all taken up for vari- ous picnics at Hecla Park, some two weeks abead—mostly Sunday school outings. ~Pleasant callers in our sanctum were; W. H. Long, of Howard; Mrs. R. IL. Snyder, of Niagara Falls, and Mrs, W, I.. Cook, of Howard. The base ball game at the Logan picnic at Hecla Park between Bellefonte and State College was close and exciting. Bellefonte won by score 6 to 4. Mrs. D. H, Hastings and daughter, Mrs. Hickok with little baby arrived Tuesday, after a two weeks’ stay at Bedford Springs. ~The coming Centre county fair, to 3 J 6 to g, is engaging the at- in an endeavor est fair yet held here our mount £ hu the In some of ain sect buyin kleberries ruts per quart, from pickers ¥ Jistricts where these berrie sry dashing rain that strike washes down from jail hill How s washed « $ of earth long will it be ounties in other parts of the s some serious conflag: hanics at out the of lin 8 on Allegheny street, lately oc- ythe Y. M. C. A, g of the Shreffler, Dr. Locke has meq work the interne mierion same, tenant Decker farm near State C the zen Democrat 1500 d sheaves) from 42 who goes ahead of ths -The equipments for the Bellefonte soon be on, when we may pect as handsome and convenient post office as any town in the state. Dr manager of the estate own ing the building intends it shail be up to | the times. An improvement well under way is remodeling of the old Methodist | church, with a brick casing, to be fitted three be an ormament to jail LwWOo or families. It will hill, where the unsightly church was a disfigure. Clark and Alice Davis, two young ladies of Williamsport, were visitors with Mr Misses Edna Miss Clark was a former Coleville school, and has been engaged to teach one of the Williamsport schools | from the Royal for the next term Lol, E. J]. Pruner purchased the “Black barn’’ farm, recently the proper- ty of the late Gov, Hastings, who chased it from Robert Valentine for fq Col. paid $6500 for it, but be alled that the was burned on July 4th decreasing the value pur 000. Praner it will reca barn of the property While at a short time ago, work in the furniture shop this accidental blow on John lose, of received an yint of the first Goger of his right seemed to be | harmless; now his entire hand to back len and he suf the shoulder. —Centre county pig raisers may feel refreshed over the following item-—it isa grunter : At a two days’ sale of Poland China hogs at Macy, Indiana, the other day, ¢6 bead brought over $60,000. One hog, “'1del Sunrise,” bronght about $17, 957. The sum of $5,300 was paid by the Wilkinson Brothers, of Cynthiana, for a half interest in ‘‘Majestic Perfection.” ~The report that scarcity of hands mn Kansas was leaving the wheat crop un- harvested and spoiling in the fields, and that farmers were offering $3.50 per day for harvest hands, proves to have been a hoax, and many who drifted to Kansas from the east to get the big wages now find themselves out 0 the amount of their expenses for trip-—some were students. Whether any Centre county lads were hoaxed we did not learn. Guess hardly, ~The following patien.s were admit. ted to the hospital during the past week, John Shope, of Milesburg; Mrs. Augus. tine Laugber, of Scotia; Mrs, Lizzie Burkholder, of Centre Hill and Wm, Lyman, of Bellefonte, Morris Furey, of Bellefonte; Mrs, Margaret Ameig, of loveville, and Mrs. Frank Hunsinger, Buffalo Run, have been discharged as cured. Cordelia Sager, the young girl who was injured on the Central rallroad, underwent an operation for skin grafting Monday which proved quite successful, stone in order to a | | and other | West and Mrs. Reamer, teacher of the | | Monday received a ~—Miss Mildred Smith is visiting Mrs, Charles Trout at Tyrone, Merchant Sol, Peck, of Nittany, trans- acted business in town yesterday. —A heavy thunder gust set in yester- day noon with most rain outside of town, —Miss Overton of the Academy is spending her vacation in New York City. Mrs. Jas. H. Mitchell is visiting at the home of John Mitchell at Pine Grove ~John 8. Auman advertises his grain house and coal yard, at Centre Hall, for rent. been sun have cool. this week-—afteruoons’ ~ Nights and mornings quite warm. Rev. McArdle, pastor of St. John's Catholic church, departed for a week's sojourn at Atlantic City, ~The Christian Scientists, of Lock Haven, Bellefonte and Howard on Tues- day picniced at Hecla park, — Recorder J. C. Rowe will move from Philipsburg to Bellefonte as soon as he can rent a suitable house here, _—Col. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Reeder re- turned home Monday morning from an extended trip through Canada. —R. A. Beck, the tonsorial artist, re. turned from visiting friends in Philadel. phia. He can tell all about it "—The wheat harvest in has ended ; this county the crop is an average one, and quality Feported by farmers as good. Mrs. A. and Harry . Weaver and sons Wallace . of Colyer, acall, Mr. We Edray, W. Va. ~Mr. and Mrs two children, gave our sanctum eaver is now on a job at John D of Grampian, iday of Mr Haines and Pa., the guests over Sur Haines Wm. N. Haines The United Bret cieam anc brother hren will ~To- morrow you can make speckled TOIR little one ones get y purchase a $200 pipe organ, Ms Camnegie agreed to furnish the other | $1 J and Mrs home on Chas. Tuesd lay noon Omaha, Ye Mensch arrived from stone Park the their trip to low places of interest io far Timothy Hecla Park Any d g atefully received Charles Brachbill, 8 son of W. KR training adeiphia and Brachhill ined the crew of ship "‘Saratoga” at Ph the in European waters will sail om isth of August for a cruise sold his Bishop street to Prof Charles Harrison has well Knowo John F once, bakery on Harrison who took possession at The the State Coliege locate there, The wid has purchased bakery asd former will yw of Geo, IL. Potter on check $1,000 fe insurance, be about $10. life insurance Arcanum for We are informed the total 1 in various companies, will 000 Some weeks ago nouncement of the organization of a new religious sect in the Loop, south We have has it precinct of Potter not heard of matter since collapsed, or has it ou account of the gravity of the subject ? A wall is now in the Water street course of erection along banks of Sp short distance be low the Potter. Hoy store to near the Cen. tral P/R. R. The protect the road against the ravages of the washouts in times of high water having caused the boro consider. able expense for Stones for , from a wall is intended to floods ; repairs in past years, a heavy wall are convenient in the stream as well as along the street on either side, A correspondent of the Scientific American says: Let anyone who has a case of lockiaw take a quantity of tur. pentine, warm it, and pour it on the wound, no matter where it is and relief will follow in less than a minute. Noth. ing better can be applied to a severe cut or bruise than cold turpentine. It will give certain relief almost instantly. Tar. pertine is also a sovereign remedy for croup. Saturate and place the flannel on the throat and chest, and in each case three or four drops may be taken inward ly on a lump of sugar, We do hope that the readers of this paper will kindly remember that abso lutely we will not publish ‘‘Resolutions, of respect’ in these columns, It is an ob solete custom that 1s avoided by all modern publishers who place any value on their space or eneeavor to fill their paper with interesting mews. Don't send it to us, neither obituary poetry, which 1s another abomnation, We owe it to our readers to furnish them with news, and propose to do so, We make this mention because several such com. munications went to the waste basket this week, | says Centre county cant raise creps | Ce ntre county reunion committee he i » | meeting at Beil | | ing were Thomas Hasel, | dan, | dan had been up 0 the depot, | eral stairs in the hote | fast, we printed an an- | ing around to go down stairs dropped : the | | sylvania Furnace. will been postponed for mature deliberation ring Creek on | | ter will be provided and refreshments VARIETY OF , LOCAL NEWS Gathered From Centre and Ad- joining Counties SHORT AND TO THE POINT Recent- Items Doings of Events That Have Transpired ly and Worthy of Mention of Interest for All Neighbors. A little son of Wm. Fetterolf, of Cen tre Hall, jumped from a hay wagon and broke his leg. Ray Morgid who has been the efficient and courteous clerk in the State College postoffice for ten years, terminated his connection with that office last Saturday and will seck other employment, At a meeting of Howard school direct: tors the following teachers were elected : Primary, Miss Sarah Bechdel; Intermed!. ate Miss Almede Holter; Joseph Weirick ; High, S. of Lemont, Grammar, W. Wasson, Charley McClelland tells us that he bas just harvested the biggest crop of rye for C. C. Hess that he ever saw, were 212 dozen sheaves to the acre. Who There says the Philpst The arg Journal, Altoona Tribune says that the ex. ida wood on Saturday even- for the purpose of making further arrangements toward holding their third | reunion, which is to be held on turday, Aug. 22, at Glasgow's Roy Hasel, a ten year old a farmer near Zi the yurth of July, and | He has hand with a t the | ted to recover. ected the fol burg High schoo - Grammar, H. M. Host, Miss Gertrude whe Miss De (0 Gramley Primary, Walnnt bri Shingle tock HU Grove, wn, nol yet supg The Miles tivai Satu The ban Jelightfu lance arsed « music swing was chanced off, the Tug being { omy ARDY Ciear yt Miles ya at Be he'd : or | . held by George Der ed $167. 76 urg were solid from the P. R lickels cfonte wioffice department bas BR mal bear information hereafter rara carriers act as agents for any Hmm the country storekeepers all rest f complaints over who make the complaint partment stores The supply the city stores are raining bas with names of ness department refused to people along the mail routes The people says the Journal, when the news spread that Robert Jor botel, had Mr. Jor. as usual, ‘of Philipsburg, were shocked Friday evening porter at the Continental dropped dead while on duty, and had returned to the hotel with sev. trunks, which he was taking up l, after be had one trunk up he tried the door and found it to be and remarked to a man by his side, “Just as I thought it was locked,” turn dead in the hall W.C.No.so6, P. O. S. A, of Penn hold their annua the Avg never falling a picnic at Baileyville driviog park ust § This and is always Saturday, picnic is | attend Amusements of diversified charac we! ed will abound. A festival with cake walk The Penn will will be held in the evening sylvania for Bailey driving park is one half mile cast of Pennsylyania Furnace station. Furnace band furnish music the gala occasion. ville John Fisher, an Adams Express mes. senger on a Lewisburg train, had a thrilling adventure in his car Friday morning A tooo pound bull, inclosed in a strong crate, was loaded on his car at Rising Springs, for Canton, Pa. The noise and motion of the train made the bull frantic, and he finally became vio lent, burst the crate and wildly tore around the car, upsetting everything in his way and giving Fisher a chase for his life. At Coburs, the first station, the car was pulled up to a cattle schute, the door opened, and the bull ran out, The Tyrone Herald says of our burg. lars: Captain A. R. Bary, of Tyrone, head of the Pennsylvania Railroad po. lice force, identified two of the robbers as culprits with whom he had experi. ence. Showalter, the one who was shot by the Centre county deputies, is the same James Lewis whom Captain Barr arrested at Lewistown six years ago for the robbery of the Barnesboro postoffice. He served a penitentiary sentence of five years for the crime, Ryan, then giving his name as Charles Daley, was also arrested by Captain Barr for robbing the freight station and KE. M. Swoope's store at Petersburg in January, 1900. He was in the peniten tary two years for that escapade. enjoying a through several ed at evening they pulled up stakes and ed for Bell the | Frank Bridgeland, of and Miss Bertha Barnhart, of Oak Hall, were married in Williamsport, July 18th. | | § James B, Mathews Dr. Meek, accompane# by his brother | Ben. of State Coliege, sional office caller at the home of O, M, Highland street, opened a profes: Thornton Dunkle, of Philipsburg, while at work in the public schoo! build. | met with accident his places by falling from a step ladder. ing, Saturday, which broke one of an arms in two On Wednesday, 22nd, while painting the United Fvangelical church at How- ard, Mr. Lot Neff just stepped feet above the ground, when it gave way. ceived a very badly sprained ankle and was otherwise bruised. Jno. C. Morris, of Rebersburg, has just returned from Johnstown looking up a suitable field for life insurance and from his talk we infer that he will in the pear future locate there as assis. tant Dist:ict Manager of the North Wes- tern friend, W. W. Swingle. business Mutual Life with his intimate J. E. Gutelius and Charles Boger, two well-known citizens of Miffinburg, are trip pleasant overland counties traveling in " These gentlemen arriv. Toward start. “gypsy style, lock Haven Saturday, efonte. From there they will go through Centre county, and thence to their homes at Mifflinburg Send us the news and print Miss Mami f for Rochester, we are glad to re. same, e Grimm Wednesday Pa spend the summer. Tuesday evening 2 by Mr. and Mrs. Sioten in Mis ine Hutz i i ver Hulze Arly was given honor of Kather yrother siphia, place fleen guests wer the evening amusement LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS KY number | « The ate of Haines } First 1 La Lal Ho of ceased First and final dian of Nancy ¥ fol James PP. Nell A First and in account of Clement administrator DD. B. N of Edward L. Pe late of Bellefonte borough, deceased 19. First and final account of Clement Dale, administrator of ete. of Dr. James M. Thomp son, late of Harris township, Centre county doceased mm, Second and partial account of William Tressler, executor of ete. of Thomas Meyer, Inte of Burnside township, deceas. d 21. First and final scoount of William B Mingle, executor of Susannah MeCulley, late of Centre Hall borough, deceased 22. Second final acoount of Joseph hower, surviving executor of Viehdorter, ceased 25. First final account of Laura KE Sayder, account { Kline Nell en Nell, deceased, ming guar chi of Walker township, Kisen John Barnhart inte of Burnside township, de administratrix of ote. of W, H. Snyder, late of | yuu for grain | Wheat, OM cmon Liberty township, deceased 24. Account of George A, Kins administra tor of ete of the estate of Mary Rrape, late of Gregg township, deceased, 2. The sixth final account of James I. Oo. | burn, survivin testament of ip, executor of the last will and homas Huston, Walker town. The second and last account of K H Wiliams guardian of Hattie Ann. Wilmina, Martha K. and Aaron Donley, minor ohiidren of John Donley, late of Huston township Or lands Williams, Administrator of Kn Wil Iams, 27. First and final account of WH. H. Harsh. berger, piuiinistrator of she, of estate of Wi ham Straub, ate of Bellefonte borough, de. ceased, 2, First and ial account of Henry J of Jacob Garbrick, Nr. ate township, Centre county, deceased, 20. The account of Charlotte H, Harter, ad ministratrix of all and » 43 ngular 1} the goods and chatties which were of n Harter, late of Aline Centre county, RR TEN habia So o AG. ARCH, KY ee aly hh: ves. of Marion Williamsport, | in Centre Oak and was a | Bowersox on | from the | ladder to the scaffold, which was twenty | | March 26 He fell, alighting on the steps, and re- | July 4,’ | March 30, | March 27, part Sarbelon and George Garbriok, exorutors of | “oF LEGAL gp PLLIGESCE. MARRIAGE LICENSE Jellefonte { Mary FE Slewart . . “" REAL Flora Roach to Alice Mains, 1903; lot iv Rush twp. fio, Geo, G ESTATE TRANSFERS March g ux to Chas, G. in Philipsburg. ker, et 190%; iol Par Avery, July 22 $650. Chas. KE. McG Bagi, July 14, 190 burg. fiso Mary 8S. Zeigle July 14 rank HPS UsOn Jeon, | $122 Albert Hoy, et ux to April 1, 1993; tract Jacob Everts’ exrs’ 1887; in Coburn, Katie Smith, et al 1; Haines twp, $300. enrietlia Bower, bar. to John 4 H tla B et t to Jobn D Hess, June 27, ‘03; Haines twp, $280. Geo. Bright'sexrs to Ida M. Stover, 1901; two tracts in Haines twp, Javid Reed, in Ferguson, $85 to I.. P. Korman, $200, to John D. Hess, | $807.65. Cas et ux to Ida M. St tract in Haines Bower, 1901 $1600. lewis E. Boob et uxto Ida M March 28, 1901; lot in Haines twp Joseph Smith fo 1901; tract Stover, $500. in Gregg tw) - —The Epworth Le: | hold ¢ the Baptist August 11 F FORM PENNY A WORD AD} MARKET QUOTATIONS, Belletonte— Produce The following prices prevailed Thurs day moming Ihe following prices are pald by SECHLER & Oo. for produce Kgs, per dozen Lard, per pound Tallow, per pound Butter, per pound Side, per pound... Shoulder. per pound... Potatoes, pet |S Bellefonte Grain. The following prices are paid by ©. ¥, Was on m——— Wheat, new... Corn shelled Oora new IRR II SI a — ———— oe Markets. PRODUCE GRAIN, Butter... —— ik per Ib Wheat... 00 wessssssne JE 02 OOD oovnee on B80 Te SLT —— i Barley... &e py sag Lock Horta Curd Market. Pricesat the carb market Lock Haven, yesterday morning : Batter, 16 to 18¢, 1b; 18¢; potatoes per pk. 15 pet pair $0 to yoo; on r bunch sc; bunch se;
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