THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., SEPTEMBER 3, 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. ~August wasn't an , “angust” at all. —Miss Rose Hoover, of Olivia, was a pleasant caller. —All “Union” stores in Bellefonte will be closed on Labor Day. The preachers are getting back and told nick’’ will have no rest. —Wallaces show will be here next Tuesday—everybody is coming to town for it. —Mr, and Mrs, Frank Lukenbach and children, of Tyrone, spent Sunday in town. —The potato rot still abides in many localities, according to reports from farmers, —The shipment of huckleberr ies from this county never was greater than the month present season. Miss Elizabeth Gephart entertained a number of friends Thursday evening at the Country Club at Hecla. ~Ex-sheriff Cyrus Brungart returned home Friday evening from a business trip to West Virginia and Maryland, —Miss Elizabeth North, of Washing. ton, D. C., is a guest at the home of Mr, and Mrs, F. W. Crider on Linn street, —Miss Margaret Pomroy, of Harris. burg, is a guest at the home of Mr, and Mrs. George Williams on Spring street. —Gen. James A. Beaver, and John M. Dale arrived home Saturday afternoon from a business trip to the Pacific coast. —David Fink, of Hannah, was in town on Monday, and showed us some fine samples of rattles taken from snakes this year. —Harry Mensch, of Aaronsburg, has accepted a position as night operator in the United Telephone Exchange, this place. —Spring and Bald Eagle creeks had a two feet rise by last week's rain, and carried much Centre county real estate to the sea. ~The rains, end of last week, were regular soakers, raising the streams with muddy water, and, perbaps, helping on the potato rot. ~Yinton Beckwith, of Hannah, was a | a pleasant caller at this office, Friday. Rural delivery has changed his P. O. address to Port Matilda. —Andrew B. Young, foreman with the Bituminous Record, Philipsburg, spent several days in town this week preparing to move to Philipsburg —Prof. John Harrison does not expect to move his family to Jersey Shore, where be has accepted a good position as in. structor in the public schools. —Robt. F. Hunter arrived home last Thursday in time for his brother's funer. al. He spent over a month in the zinc operations about Joplin, Mo. —M1s. Robert Gilmour and daughter, Madge, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Har. vey Lingle, of Patton, have been visiting Bellefonte friends the past week. — Much oats yet on the shock in the fields, will spoil from too much rain, Some farmers bad their crop all in the barns, and escaped last week's rains, ~Dr. David Mingle, of Iowa, a native of Aaronsburg, was an arrival on Satur. day, visiting his brother Albert Mingle, of this place, and other friends im this county. —Landlord Ray, of the Brockerhoff House, has mechanics at work refinish. ing and refurnishing the hotel dining room and it promises to be a thing of beauty. ~Col, W. Fred Reynolds returned home Friday afternoon from Mt. Gretua, where he attended the meeting of the ordinance board of the National Guard of which he is a member, ~ John Van Pelt left on Monday for Hastings, Pa., where he has accepted a position in the large coal mining opera tions conducted by his uncle, Col. J. L. Spangler. The boys at the Brockerhoff House gaye him a farewell, ~Charles Smith sold his insurance agency to Wm. Burnside who will give the office his personal supervision, Mr. Burnside formerly was associated with the Standard Scale company, in fact was one of the principal founders of the industry. «Michael Beezer, of the firm of Beezer Bros., architects of Pittsburg, was here last week and on last Thursday started on a journey to Germany. He took his mother, Mrs, Katharine Beezer, of Ben. per township along, who will visit her aged mother at Antwerp, «The peach crop in our county is near a total failure. Reports from other coun. ties are about the same. A peach orch. ard near Marietta, containing 1000 trees, will yield this season just about one bushel of fruit, not a peach to a tree, the scale being responsible for this state of affairs, ~— August had only six clear days. —Coming soon, the great American Kinetograph Co. —Paul Fortney was chosen principal of the public schools at Snow Shoe. —Qur Semi-annual half price sale is still on. Montgomery & Co. ~ Arthur Valentine, of Crafton, Pa,, is visiting at the home of Miss Emily Natt, — Wm. H. Harter writes the Democrat the peach crop is a failure down about Hazleton, — Mrs. Aunie Newell, of McKeesport, is visiting at the home of Mr, and Mrs, G. W. Reese, Miss Gertie Kramer, accompanied her sister, Mrs. Wm. Rishel to Braddock, oun Saturday. —Miss Lillian Crittenden has accepted a position as instructorr in a Kinder. garten school, at Pittsburg. — Lieutenant Frank E. Schell, of Lock Haven, was a guest Saturday of Roger T. Bayard on Spring street, —The Odd Fellows had a wet day for their pichic at Hunter's Park last Thurs- day. About 500 were present, —Remember the big show will be in Bellefonte next Tuesday. Wallaces show is one of the best traveling. —Raundolph Breeze, of Terre Haute, Indiana, employed in the railroad shops there, is visiting his old home In this place. — Miss Bessie Craighead, of Philadel: phia, one of the teachers at the Belle- fonte High school, arrived in town, on Saturday. Miss Julia Bidwell, for several years past a compositor in the Gazette office, has accepted a similar position in a Pitts. burg office. —Rusign Urban, who has bsen in charge of the Salvation Army here for the past six or eight mouths, left Monday for her home in Niles, Ohio. —Rev, Robt. Erskine Wright, former. ly Rector of St. John's P. E. church, Bellefonte, was married Aug. 27th to | Miss Keebourne, of Keokuk, Iowa. ~George Rider left Monday afternoon | for Indiana, Pa., where he has a large | masonry coutract., He took with him John Switzer and Abner Rider, of Cole- | . | —Prof G. H. Hubbard has resigned | his position as an instructor in the Hun. tingdon Reformatory to assume the re- | sponsibility of principal of the public schools at Flemington. vil --The Pittsburg papers last week | pronounced Wallace's show as first class, | cannot say much for it What | pleases Pittsburg certainly will be good | enough for our people. Next Tuesday | 11 the day —THe county convention of W.C.T. | U.. will meet Thursday and Priday, Sept. 10 and 11th in Petrikin Hall. All | are cordially invited; Miss Belle] Kearney, of Miss, will address a public meeting, Thursday evening at 8 pm. too — Joshua T. Potter, of Clairton, Alle. gheny county, favored us with a call. | He is in to see to his farm near Centre Hall, on which he lived, until last spring | when he moved to Clairton, where his son W. Harry Potter has been holding a nice position for several years. ~The terra cotta drain pipes at the court house have been causing much trouble of late Upon digging down it was found that they were completly clogged with a mass of fine roots like neiwork. Wherever a root penetrated a point it spread out at once obstructing the passage. ~On Monday express agent Howard F. Gearhart, of this place, was trans. | ferred to a position as express messenger | on the Bellwood Gap division, with bead. | quarters at Bellwood. Harry Taylor, of Bellwood, has taken charge of the Belle foute office. Harry is a Bellefonte hoy and is glad to get back to Bellefonte once more, ~The new pipe organ for the Belle. fonte Reformed church was shipped last week from Detroit and is sald to be of fine make. Its cost is 1500. Some al. terations of the church will be necessary to gain space for the organ, and itis proposed to remove one of the arches to right of the pulpit and by removing a part of the wall a recess can be built for the instrument and choir. The estima. ted cost of this change Is $100. «Dr. Fisher, of Zion, had a painful mishap on Saturday afternoon. While driving towards Bellefonte, coming down the roed on south side of Reynolds mill, his horse stumbled and fell. The Doc tor jumped from the buggy, and in his efforts to free the horse from the harness, the animal kicked him upon one of his legs, causing several paloful bruises. The horse broke the shafts in falling. The Doctor was able to be out again on Tuesday and attend to his practice, «The fresh streams in the section of Bellefonte are well adapted to the rals- ug of water cress, and quite a profitable jndustry might be crested in that salad if the opportunities presented by nature were utilized. Here Is a pointer that leads the Centre Democrat to the sugges. tion: “A great crop of waler cress on ex Senator J. Donald Cameron's Done- gal estate, near Marietta, ls now being for the New York market.” See [how the watercress swamps along the streams all over Centre county could | —next Monday and Tuesday. | large crowd. | taining, | mous. | or two exceptions will | old places in the cast. | the Watchman office. be farmed for revenue cheaply, now so little thought of. ~-Fall is on—summer failed to make connection, —Rev,. Horner, of Colyer, favored our sanctum with a call. ~J. Newton Gordon, of Pittsburg, is visiting Bellefonte friends this week, ~Our Semi-annual half price sale is still on, . Montgomery & Co. ~Mrs. Alkens has just returned from the eastern cities, to lay in stock of fall goods, Mr. and Mrs, James R. Hughes re turned home Saturday from their sum. mer vacation. -=The Centre Democrat has a weekly edition of almost 4000,~good thing for intelligent advertisers, ~~The Knights of the Golden Eagle will swarm into Bellefonte on Monday. A big crowd is expected. ~Sheriff Taylor and ex-sheriff Brun- gart were at the Democratic State Con. vention, in Harrisburg, yesterday, —Mrs. Mary Rapp, of Coalport, gave our sanctum a call, accompanied by James Culver and wife, of Suow Shoe. ~Potatoes are offered now at so cts, per bu.,, and apples at 40 cents, from wagons. Good solid cabbage, 5 cts. per head. —The Bellefonte steam heat and gas plant have been sold to a company head- ed by Hugh Taylor, as manager, They promise improved service at a reduced price. That certainly will be apprecia- ted. ~The Hartley medicine free concert company in three weeks, sold about 1800 bottles of medicine and a quantity of soap. Large crowds attended the con. cert and sale, opposite the house, each evening. Garman ~Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Jean McKee, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. H. A. McKee, of Wilkens- burg, formerly of Bellefonte, and Harry Edmund Beck, on Wednesday, Septem. ber 2nd, at 12 o'clock m. — Bellefonte will have two lively days Monday the Knights of Golden Eagle of Central | Penn'a will flock hither in full regalia, { for parade and business. Tuesday wil have the big Wallace show, ~The yacht race on Wednesday was another fluke, they were short of wind to get over the course in the time limit. | An effort will be made every day until | the Reliance | or the Shamrock wins three out of the five races. Reliance bas two already and Shamrock 1s not considered lin it. ~ Arthur Kimport, now farmer in Har | ris township, formerly clerk in the Pro- | thonotdry's ofhice, put on his good duds {and came to Bellefonte on a visit, He | has recovered from his severe siege of | | typhoid fever and bas a fresh color in the face. Country air seems to agrees with {| him. ~ Wednesday evening Wesley Spang. ler the famous entertainer, gave a pub. lic exhibition on the diamond and drew a His singing was eater his ventriloquism was In slight of band he is fa- The crowd certainly enjoved the while marvelous. entertainment and the Prof. got a good | contribution. ~Company B is arranging to produce the famous war drama “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” in the opera bouse the latter part of October. The proceeds be for the benefit of the Bel Hospital and Company B. |}! part in the former will who took production with one be seen ~Monday afternoon a woman gered and fell the pavement stag- near Editor Meek and indly rushed to the rescue and rendered what assistance they could until they discovered that she was only on others k | filled with too much rum and they scat tered in every direction. The woman managed to geton a train for a nearby town, where she resides. Our friend Meek always was recognized as a “lady's man'’ and this case simply was an evi. dence of his gallantry, Last evening Arthur Fortney and Miss Annie Markle, both of Pine Grove Mills, were married at the Garman House, by Rev. C. T. Alkens. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mar. kie of that place. This was the first event of the kind for the new parlors of the hotel, as well as for the couple, many friends called upon them after the cere. mony to extend covgratulations. They have gone east on a wedding trip, and will reside at Pine Grove Mills, ~~An effort is being made to organize a first class lecture course in Bellefonte for the winter season. They can be either on topics relating to Iterature, art, or history, by some noted lecturer and would be far above the average in inter. est and instruction for those who appre. ciate such lines of study. The price for the course is §2 and a canvass will be made to see whether our people want it, Pownrns the republican secretary of state under Governor Taylor, of Ken tucky, has been found guilty of partici pation in the foul murder of Governor Goebel, democrat, and sentencen to be hung. Powers had three trials and was found guilty at eace one, Governor Taylor, also accused in the murder of Goebel, fled to Indiana, and is still there, the republican governor of that state re. fusing to surrender him, as the constitu. tion demands. lefonte ”, | in their VARIETY OF LOCAL NEWS Gathered From Centre and Ad- joining Counties SHORT AND TO THE POINT Events That Have Transpired Recent ly and Worthy of Mention—Items of Interest for All—Doings of Neighbors. Mrs, O. F, Shaw is ill with typheid fever at her home at State College. John Snavely has sold his tinning busi. ness at Spring Mills to N. T. Duck. Rev. Walter F. Carson, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Milesburg, has returned from his summer vaca- tion. Miss Mary C. Fisher, who has made her home with Iry Bartges, in Gregg twp., has gone to Kansas, where she will visit friends. Rev. R. M. Illingsworth and his fam. family took their departure for Tionesta, where a splendid new house, fur. nished, awaited them, well Miss Millie Boozer, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Boozer, of Osceola, formerly of Centre Hall, died on Mon- day 25th, after a lingering illness. C. S. Fortney, wife and daughter Ma. tilda, of Tusseyville, were guests at the home of Mrs. Jane Fortney, in Tyrone, while on their way home from Altoona. E. Waite, of Walker, recently raised a hill of potatoes that had 27 tubers, and the pile just filled a gallon crock. This would mean eight hills to the bushel, “r “ve Miss Mary Ewing, of State College, is visiting her sister, Mrs. O. M. Bower sox, at Centre Oak, for a week, on re. turn from a visit hanna county. to friends in Susque- A four-horse team belonging to Je rome Moyer, of near Rebersburg, ran away on returning to the barn for a load of manure. Before the horses were got- ten under control, ome of the animals was killed. The Rev. J. O. Biggs, A. M., of Sones. town, Pa. will preach in Rebersburg pext Sunday Sept. 6, at 10 a. m., and the pastor, Rev. 8S. Smith will preach at the Yearick church at Madisonburg, both morning and evening. The big picnic at Snow Shoe on Labor | Day, promises to be well attended. The | Snow Shoe ball team will have a fine | game. Then there will be a good orches. {tra on band and other amusements. Good meals and refreshments of all 1 be served by the ladies. | kinds wil September 1st the new Rural Delivery | Route from Port Matilda went into effect. | John Crain is the carrier and his route | starts from Port Matilda to the following | points Flat Rock, Christ Shearers, | Reese's Hollow, Summit, Fowler, Hen- | derson’s school house, Vint Beckwith's |to Hannah and then back to Port Ma tilda. COUNTIES. ADJOINING - Mrs. Jerry Ewing, of Neff"s Mills, has | been taken to the hospital at Warren for | treatment, | The Clinton county teachers’ institute 1 be held in the court house in Lock [etl? de the week beginning December 21. Josiah Moore, who spent nearly all his life in the Bald Eagle valley near Vail, died at bis home on 26. He had been ill two years and eight months and | suffered from locomotor ataxia. He was aged 70 years, A verdict for $4500 damages for per: sonal injuries was rendered by a jury at Lewistown in favor of Henry WW. Miller, against the Lewistown Light, Heat and Power Company. Miller ran against a low wire, fell and is paralyzed as a re- result of his injuries, Ex-sheriff Daniel Bolender died at his home in Middieburg last week. He served four terms as sheriff of his coun- ty. No other sheriff has served more than one term. He was first elected in 1866, serving his three years and retiring for three years alternately, until be had served four terms. Evil company tempts the young man, frequently to his undoing, while the companionship of the good has distinctly elevating influences. Environment is usually more powerful than heredity, Those with whom one associates from day to day for a long time make him like unto themselves. Mrs. Mary E. Adams, of Harrisburg, who sued Simon Hallam, of Lewistown, for breach of promise In not carrying out his contract to marry her as claim. ed, was awarded one dollar last week, She claimed $20,000 damages. A dollar isn't a very big price to pay for the bruls- ing of a widow's heart, Weather Report, Weekly report Bellefonte ii JE ei, AUR. 7, CloUdY crs «orm snnnnnnns §8 », | RRR—— “- FNL | RORRR—— ry L117 | — —— Ld BEE pe ee ” Sept. i JR Hho seivamonn TT OHOAL cas 44 4 + spserssercsssonnn - SREY IE LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. MARRIAGE LICENSES, Edward N. Neyhart Milesburg | Cora Singleton - Oil City Jasper N. Holt . Fleming Beula M, Stere - . . H Zenas Hoover Almeda Hoover Simon Shilling Blanch Hampton Ike G. Nelson - Margaret G, Combe J. Cloyd Brooks Annie G, Brown - Calvin G, Spitter Nora Kennedy John W, Summers Lizzie Murray J. Arthur Fortney Anna M. Markle REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS, H., 8. Taylor, trustee, to P. D, Aug. 29, 1903; Boggs twp. fi12, Andrew S. Musser to Luther E. Stov. er, Aug. 17, 1903; Haines twp. $1029 64. W. Berry Ray et ux to’ Edward L. Graham, Aug. 19, 1903; College twp. $270. James Flick to Sallie Gunsallus, 23, 1903; Union twp. $30. James Flick to George Flic 1903; Union twp, $10. R. H. Reed admr. to J. Craig Hunter, Aug. 29, 1903; Benner twp. $500. Sam’] McWill jams Exr., to Wm. T. Stevenson, Jan. 27, 1900; tract in Fergu- son twp, S900. M. IL. Snyder et baron to A. N. Finkle, Aug. 20, 1903; tract in Gregg twp. $200 Philipsburg Coal & Land Co., to]. J. Cofiey et al, June 8, 1903; tract in Rush twp. $303.42. Frank Irwin et alto Thomas J. July 15, 1903; Rush twp. $500. Peter Hoffer et ux to Frederick Kuriz May 1, 156g; Centre Hall. $2500 Albert Emerick, et ux to M. 8. Mc. Dowell, Aug. 31, 'o3 in State College. $4000. Wm. P. Humes, Emerick, Aug. 31, $6 20. Fergus Potter to Jane R. Potter, et al, March 15, 187, in Harris twp, $s. R. H. Potter to Jane R. Potter, et al, March 2, 1899, in Harris twp. $s. W. B. Rankin, et al to M. I. Garduer, Aug. 28, '03, in Bellefonte Boro. $1800 Wm. E. Irwin, adm,, to John Irwin, Jr., Jan. 1, 1859, in Bellefonte. $900. ————————— THE TRGUBLESOME MISSIONARIES Julian | Tleming Bellefonte Alport Philipsburg Centre Hall Sandy Ridge Woodward Wingate Bellefonte « Pine Grove Mills { { { {3 {1 Foster, May k, May 23, Tee, al to Albert State College. et ‘03, in Alarmed at the critical condition of American-Turkish relations, Chekib Bey, Turkey's envoy to the United States, will call Secretary Hay's attention to the delicate situation in Turkey, hoping that the State Department may do something to relieve the embarrassment of the Porte. Chekib Bey is emphatic in de- claring that the Sultan is being misrep. resented and that be has done all in his power to prevent against foreigners in Turkey. Among the many causes that lead to troubles, the Turkish envoy at Washington makes the follow: ing statement “No, there is the other troublesome question of missionaries. Do not under. stand me as criticising the missionary for | must again remind you we area tolerant people. We have allowed the missionaries great liberties, and with what result? | read in the American papers frequently of what some return- ed missionary from Turkey bas to say about wiping my country off the map of Europe. I am advised that certain mis. sionaries when they goto Turkey are continually arousing the Armenians against the Moslems. They even talk 10 the Armenians about exterminating us. Is not that inciting the Armenian sub- jects to rebellion ? "Suppose | should establish in Wash ington a school for negroes and my teachers should tell the negroes attend. ing that schoo! that they ought not to submit to lynching and should rebel? you think I would remain in this country long or that my school would flourish ? This is a side of the question that is not often heard. “But we have violence Do the missionaries, and my Government earnestly strives to pro- tect them. [It is merely justice, however, that when the missionary comes to Tur. key he should confine himself to the re- ligious and intellectual training of his pupils, and not endeavor to make them dissatisfied with their present form of government. I am sare you cannot ex. pect us to encourage the undermining of our Government. A Russi Train. A terrible wreck occurred late Mon: day afternoon on the Lewisburg & Baf. fola Valley railroad, better known as the Kulp narrow guage. An engine and | four cars got beyond control on the wet | rails while descending a steep mountain | rade and crashed down a so-foot em bankment. The four men who computed | the crew jumped for their lives. All were bruised, but by a miraculous good | fortune not one lost his life. The train is a complete wreck. ~Consult us when in need of job printing. QRPRANY COURT BALK: SATURDAY, SEFTEMBER ¥, 1008 a Ako Va 8A Bhid, Ih vast NANCY. » ERT EE LY aie following core, Bile ri FRAME DWELLING HOUSE EK SEER { his pipe on his aubum | shone over his face so fair, but his knees | whiskers grew Not a Joke. A western editor writes as follows The editor sat in his easy chair, lighting hair. A halo his And he sang a song both sad and sweet, while the flies died all around his feet, for he had no grub in his shop to eat, and the | ground was with sleet. Now what in the was the cuss to do? He had eaten the paste and swallowed | the glue; he hadn't a drink and he hadn't a chew, and while he stared his and the band played on, were out and feet were hare, covered world It Tangles His Tongue. Mark Twain tells of a man who when he came home drunk explained to his wife that his condition was dae Wo the fact that he had mixed his drinks, “John,” his wife “when you have drunk all the whisky you want you ought to ask for ia.”? "Yes," advised, sarsaparil | retorted her husband, “but when I have drunk all the whiskey I want I can’t Fog e—— Reduced Rates te say sarsaparill Bellefonte WM. B U RNSIDE, FIRE NSUR ANCE, BELLEFONTE, PA PENNY Wonrp ADV FOR SALE A Mi A.B INES M 10 14 MONEY TO LOAN security. N. B.Sps FOR SALE Mare FOR SALI} homestead 140 acres, with COPENAT nappy Mills WANTED Elects WANTED each state to tri for eleven years and with a large « pon merchants and agent wofitable ne. Perma Neekly cash salary of #15 as d al penses and hotel bills adva week Experie e not essential erence and enclose THE NATIONAL, x2 esstul or or pRAROME nt, | traveling ex- nesd In cash sach Mention ref self addressed envelope M Dearborn St. Chicago MARKET QUOTATIONS. Bellefonte— Produce. The following prices prevailed Thurs. day moming : The following prices are paid by SECHLER & Qo. for produce Eggs. per dozen Lard, per pound . 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