“ 2 ‘ % ® he Centre Democrat. Circulation, Over GOLDEN EAGLES SOARED HIGH Were in Bellefonte, on Monday, Labor Day. BABOR UNIONS WERE IN LINE Make Their First Public Demonstra- tion—List of Prizes Awarded Knights—Fine Day and Excellent Parade—Formation of Line, The rustling of Eagles’ wings made a decided stir in Bellefonte on Monday. It was the annual gathering of Castles comprising the Susquehanna District, and that covers a large area. They selected a national holiday for the event, Labor Day, which occasion heretofore has practically passed unnoticed in Bellefonte, save the closing of the banks and postoffice. This time our local labor unions, which were organized in the past year, joined with the Knights of the Golden Eagle to make a public demon- stration. As a result all stores and business houses, mills, etc., were closed aud all joined in the celebration. Early in the morning the stars and stripes were everywhere unfurled, na- tional emblems and rich bunting were used to decorate many prominent build. ings. Bands began to enliven the fore- noon; by private conveyance and trains uniformed Knights in their rich trim. mings, accompanied by friends and visit. ors, began to fill the streets, Marching bauds and Castles moved along the main thoroughfares often eliciting hearty ap- plause. After the noon hour there was decided stir as the various delegations moved to their positions. schedule time, at 2 pm., over the main thoroughfares of our town. The following is the complete LINE UP OF PARADE : Chief Marshall, H. 8. Taylor. Chief of Stafl, 8. D. Gettig. Aides: J. M. Kelchline, J. A. Williams, Port | glass factory at this place, over the ruins | Mattida; 8. H, Corl, L. BR. Poorman. Logan Steam Fire Engine Company. Coleville Band. First Division: Chief, T. 8. Hazel; J. H, Woomer, Millhelm; Bellefonte. Williamsport Commandery Grand Castie and Association OMecers in Carriages. Second Division :—Chief, John Smith, Spring Mills. Aldes:—J. W. Weldenssul, Mill. heim; L. H. Gettig, Bellefonte. Coburn Band Spring Mills Castle Millheim Castle, Representatives of Mifiinburg, Lewisburg and Galeton Castles, Third Division : Chief, W. H. Shultz, Milesburg; Lamar, Aldes— x W H. Noll. Aides Lewis Strunk, Milesburg Band. Milesburg Castle, Port Matilda Castle. Lamar Castle, Fourth Division : Chief. M. R D. W. Keller, State College Band. Bellefonte Castle, Representatives of Willlamsport and Jersey Bhore Castles, Bellefonte Castle's Team in a float drawn by four horses, Fifth Division :~Chief J. H. Houser. Aldes- E. J. Bekenroth, Ed. Nearhood and Harry W. Johnson. Painters’ Union Clerks’ Union. Carpenters’ Union The association officers were: W. P. Kuhn-president, J. K. Johuston—secre- tary, Bellefonte ; L. K. Sweltzer—treas- urer, Willlamsport.. Next year's meet. ing will be at Lewisburg, and the follow. ing officers were elected : J. T. Miller— president, W. W. Musser—secretary, Lewisburg ; I. D, Gresh—treasurer, Mil. ton. Johnson. Ald PRIZES AWARDED : The prize for the best drilled com- mandery went to Willlamsport by de- fault, as Galeton Commandery would not £0 into the contest, The prize to the Castle making the best appearance in line was taken by Millheim Castle. The prize to the Castle having the best percentage of men in line based on their annual report was taken by Spring Mills Castle. The prize to the Castle coming the greatest distance went to Galeton, The appearance of the local labor unions of Bellefonte in line of parade added much to its interest and variety, This was the first time these organiza. tions turned out in parade and they elicited much applause, as they passed along the streets, The public meeting appointed for the The parade moved on | L. H. Wian, | and wonderful growth, concluding with a hearty welcome to all the visiting Knights extending to them the freedom of the town, The next speaker was Prof. J. D. Gresh, of Milton, Pa., Treasurer elect of the district. He spoke in a happy vein of the mission of the Eagles and intima- ted that it was more desirable to be an much laughter, He is a jolly good fel- low and one who has a well regulated liver, as he smiles continually. a citizen and representative of the press; he assured the Knights that they truly | respective communities and expressed | the pleasure it afforded us to have such | | | an honorable body of men among us. | will be omitted. is one of the most ardent Eagles in Bellefonte, responded in a clean cut talk on the aims and work of this growing order. Histhought was appropriate and | { nicely worded, attracting the closest at- | tention by the visiting Kaoights and others present, and especially his bril- | | liant allusion at the close—the social ad- | vantages of the order. The session was then declared adjourned. To the Co- burn Band, the audience was indebted | for some exceedingly choice selections; they certainly never played better and mighty few are as good. This concluded | the formal part of the public exercises. The remainder of the day was spent by | the Knights in seeing the town. Others | escorted bands over the streets serenad- ing friends and having a good time. } i i held and the Past Chiefs degree was con- ferred on all entitled to receive the same. For a Glass Factory. With a view of establishing a new of the one destroyed over a month ago, [a meeting of business men was held in {the office of W. F. Reeder, Esq. on Wednesday afternoon to take action. Eagle than a buzzard, which provoked | Geo. R. Meek was next summoned, as | were a splendid body of men, elegant in | appearance, of high standing io their | The writer was next summoned and | | responded, and just what was done or | said, he can not recall, and therefore | { Secretary J. Kennedy Johnson, who | In the evening a special session was | | held in the lodge rooms, Eagle Block, | where a session of the Grand Castle was | GRANGE PARK NEXT WEEK Programme of Exhibition at Cen- tre Hall. COMMENCES ON SATURDAY | A Larger List of Exhibits Promised— Some of the Prominent Speakers who will Appear in the Auditori- um —Evening Entertainments. The Encampment and Exhibition at Grange Park, will be held at Centre Hall, September 12 to 18, | College and State Agricultural Experi ment Station will make a large display | occupying an entire building. The Grange, and farmers generally will have the largest display of fruits, vege. |offered. The poultry exhibit will be in. teresting. The exhibit of sheep and | swine will exceed that of former years; The State | i | i i | BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1903. CENTRE COUNTY FAIR. | The time for the Centre County Fair Is approaching. It will be held on the Fair grounds, at Bellefonte, Pa., October 6,7, 8and 9g. The association has been doing every thing in its power to add to | the attractiveness of this occasion. The untiring efforts of John I. Olewine have done much to improve the grounds in | every way. The danger from high water has been permanently overcome | by a long stone wall running along the course of Spring Creek, from the upper end of the grounds clear below the grand stand, and notwithstanding the exces- sive rain fall of this year, it received no damage during the year from high water and it is believed that danger from that source has been removed. The large riumber of young trees planted by Mr. Olewine are flourishing nicely, grass | seed has been sown to make turf un the, tables and agricultural products ever | portions of the ground previously affect. i ed by the rains, and no expense or labor | bas been spared to maintain the grounds the exhibit of cattle is equally encourag- | ing. All other buildings are engaged for implements, buggies, cream separa. tors, harrows, plows, cultivators, etc. Among the speakers, will be Hon. Mortimer Whitehead, of New Jersey ; Hon. N. C. Critchfield, secretary of agri- culture: Dr. B. H. Warren, secretary and food commissioner; Hou. W. T. Creasy, of Columbia county ; Prof. Sar. face, economic zoologist; Miss Emma Brewer, of Chester county, and officers | of the state grange. sermon will be preached by Dr. W., H. Schuyler, of the Presbyterian church, | Centre Hall. The voung people will conduct all the evening entertainments, Hall and vicinity has been engaged, for exhibition purposes, including space | On Sunday the 13th, the anniversary | as some of the ablest talent of Centre | and the buildings in excellent condition. Every effort is belng made to secare varied and excellent exhibits. teemen Commit. are being appoioted in every | township to arouse interest in this, Many additions and varieties have been added to the Premium List. The ladies of the old and young and the | will find the departments for county both children needle work aud other lines of house. bold exhibits most attractive. If only the people of the county take the indi th vidual interest at they should in mak. ing exhibits, a rousing fair week is as sured for Centre county, Arrangements are being made for a magnificent poultry exhibit, even ex. ceeding the wonderful exhibit made at the first fair in 1900. There will be a | splendid chance for premiums on fair competition in this and all other depart | ments, | these entertainments will be different | every night; 5s and 10 cents admission | will be charged. regular and special | trains will transport the people to and | from the park daily. The following progamme is announc. ed for exercises in the Auditoriam : | Toesday, 1:30 p. m., opening exer. cises of the exhibition by the officers of | the Couuty Grange, | of ‘ness after a rainfall, The management are already assured most excellent racing. The track | which has now become thoroughly es tablished, has been so improved from time to time that it has perfect alignment | and now has such ao excellent top dress. | ing that it dries off with marvelous quick- This improved condition has become so far famed | aviong horsemen that they are arrang- | were OUR HISTORICAL REVIEW Important Events in Centre Coun- ty from 1815 to 1516. INTERESTING LOT OF List of Tavernkeepers in 18516—The Arrival of the Valentine Brothers | as lronworkers—Bellefonte Acad- | emy Reopened. Notes from the year 1815 and 1816 give the following facts: 18th, Boggs February Moses Curtin and partnership, Roland dissolved Roland Curtin becoming sole owner of | Eagle Forge, The annals of this year chronicle the arrival of the Valentine brothers and William A. Thomas, as tenants of the iron.-works of Johu deceased, They operated under a lease from Hon. Charles Huston and John G. administrators, I 161 aniog Lowrey, 1st of October, 1512, when the forge and furnace tract, until the together with the Gateshurg ore 4 banks, as they were called, were purchased by Samuel! Valen Jacob Valentine, George Valentine, Robert Valentine, and William A. Thompson, for fourteen thousand dollars, Court Dun) the sum of at Orphans’ sale, of the real estate Pp: the Washington of John latter's half.interest in the Works i after his death to Alexander was sold shortly Irvine, of Baltimore, At ont for five thousand dollars. January sessions a road was laid Milesburg, be. tween John Shirks and Joseph Green and Goodfellow’s, Curtin the old yn near Antes’ mill to opposite Milesburg bridee, 80 called. The tavern-keepers licensed in at Bellefonte, E. Zimmerman, from commencing running to at 1 road fr Forge, and 1816 John Raskin, Joseph Butler, and Evan Miles; Ferguson, John Robinson and | Jobu Wagoner; for Potter, James Watson, Jr. Thomas Hemphill; William Keatley, John Ker, and for Patton, Daniel O'Brian asd Thomas McPherson; for Milesburg, Hasuah Green and John Lucas; for Philipsburg, Jacob Test; for Aarounsburg, William T. Brown and ITEMS | {img from all directions to enter the races, | | Christian Meese; for Millheim, Chris. Charles McCurdy, cashier of the First | Wednesday, 10 a. m., address by S. 8. Natioual bask, was made chairman of | Blyholder, of Armstrong county. Reci- | and there will be a hot time on the Cen. | tian Goldman and Jacob Swentzel: for the meeting and BEdward Hoy, secretary After that the matter was discussed at | some length. The idea is to build a tank factory at a cost of $62,000. The owners | of the former factory agree to turn in the site and other material for this purpose, to the amount of $12,000, and the balance | is to be subscribed. According to corre- spondence offered, the machine blown glass is not a success and the tank sys- | tem 18 the most profitable maaner of op- [eraling. A tank would give employ- | ment to a great many more skilled work. | | men than the former factory. Coal at [this place would cost some more than | fuel for factories in other parts of the | state, but then we would have the ad. | vantage in cheaper sand and limestone. | It was claimed that an investment in this cent, per annum mittee was appointed to solicit subscrip- [tions among our people and report at | the same place on Wednesday afternoon | next: W.F. Montgomery, Chas. Shuey and Edward Hoy. KILLED A DEER. During the past week Game Warden Joseph Rightnour brought a young lad, {by the name of Herrick Thomas, of | i ou the charge of having shot a deer near that place on the 21st of July, last, and that the animal ran away and died, as the fine shot used made a large wound. The boy is only a little over 12 years old and admitted having committed the act, but on account of his age was discharged by the justice. Otherwise he would have been soaked for a stiff fine and impris. onment. There are some grown up men in this county who are in the habit of killing deer at licks, and any way they can get them, out of season, who shoud be followed up as sharply as this little boy was brought to time. We make these remarks so that the Game Warden way not think that there is little work to be done. We know that in the past deer were killed ln our mountains by hunters, out of season, and by parties who are not particularly quiet about it, { plant would not return less than 6 per The following com. | | Shingletown, before [Jastice Keichline, | | tations and songs by young people of the County Grange. 2 p. m., addresses | by Prof. H. A. Surface, State economic zoologist, and J. T. Allman, secretary of State Grange. Thursday, 10 a. m., addresses by Hon. | W. F. Creasy, of Catawissa, and Dr. B. | H. Warren, dairy and food commission. jer, 1:30 p. m., addresses by Hon. Mor. timer Whitehead, of New Jersey ; Hon. | N. B. Critchtield, secretary of agricul- | ture, and Miss Emma Brewer, of Dela- ware county, Friday, 10a. m , addresses by Morti- mer Whitehead and Miss Emma Brewer, | 1:30 p. m., addresses by 8. 8. Blyholder, Col. J. F. Weaver and other visiting friends. Young people of the Grange | will intersperse the exercises with music. The public meetings will be in charge of Master of County Grange Geo, Dale and lecturer Jas. F. Weaver | Moore will manage the evening enter. | tainments, while Mrs. Rose De Woody | will have the various plays under her | care, and Mrs. Helen Grenoble the marches. Distributing post office, telegraph and [telephone offices at headquarters. All | tre county race track that week. Special | | i stand will be of the highest order. match racing is being arranged and competition between horses driven by their owners will also be a feature The free attractions before the grand The management has engaged, at large ex. pense, the services of prominent per. formers in most novel and startling acts. Among other things each day the spec- tators will see the thrilling free exhibi. tion known as a “‘high dive’ from the top of a perpendicular ladder at least 75 feet high into a tank containing five feet | of water, and instead of diving forward, | | head foremost, the diver will start from | | description will Thos. L. | : his high perch with a back somersault in the air, t is proposed also to have a band tour. | nament in competition between our Cen. tre county bands. Amusements ofjevery | be found upon the! ground. No one can aflord to miss the great Centre county fair, For Premium Lists or speed pro grammes, address i D. G. STEWART, Secretary. | Bellefonte, Pa. i | - ] What Does It Mean ? | mall addressed to Grange Park will be | Last Saturday evening a stranger | | delivered within an hour after arrival of malls. Special trains Wednesday and Thurs. day for Bellefoute and Coburn, McCormick Goes to Williamsport. Frank McCormick, manager of the Altoona and will leave for that place this Monday. Frank is loath to leave Lock Haven and the people are sorry to see him go for he has proven himself to be a gentleman of quiet demeanor, always applying himself to his business in a manner to win friends and not give offence. RB. F. Saylor, superintendent of construction now located at Williams port, will succeed Mr. McCormick at this place.~L. H. Democrat, Veteran Picnic. The Centre County Veterans will hold their annual picnic in the grove near the foute at 6:30, 7:30, 10:30, a. m., and 108, 4:15 p. m.; leave Pine Grove Mills for driving two bay horses in a buggy came | to town and put his team in the care of | Boney Gardaer, liveryman, requesting | that he give the horses a good supper, | He then left, with the statement that be would be back later on to Jet him (Mr, Gardner) know whether he would re- main in town all night. From that time to the present Mr. Gardner has seen nor beard nothing of the man. The matter has naturally suggested many important questions? Who was the man? Where did he come from? ‘What has become of him? Was he foully dealt with? Or does the team belong to some one else ? Is it stolen property ? Mr, Gardner will be thankful for any information that will throw light on the matter. Philips. burg Journal, Later it turns out the team of horses belonged to A. M. Masters, a Johnstown liveryman, who after settling ail expense in connection with their keeping, drove them back to his home. The team had been hired by the invidual in question, | out by | mile, passing through Samuel Half-moon, David Nicholson; for How. ard, William Gardner and Thomas B. McClure; for Walker, John Spyder and William Smyth; for Rebersburg, Zacha- riah Lesh; Ferguson, Johan Campbell, Hugh McPherson; Potter, Samuel Davis: Ferguson, Frederick Dale; Haines, Abrabam High; Perguson, William Price; Boggs, Michael Poorman; Haives, Israel Pennington; Rush, Charles Semler: Rush, Thomas Craddock; Ferguson, Cor. nelius Dale; Bellefonte, Hamilton Humes: Potter, David Overmyer; Half-Moon, Abraham Elder; Haines, Mary Motz In August the road from Pennsylvania Furnace to John Thompson's was laid way of John Bailey's mill, one Bryson, Robert Garner, and Philip Beal & Co., six hundred and sixty perches, to Mrs. Weeks’; thence three hundred and fifty perches to Joseph McPherson; thence four miles and ten perches tothe meeting- house road; thence three hundred and thirty perches to the old iocad to the house of John Thompson, Esq September 21st, the Bellefonte Acad emy was reopened, Mr. Chamberlin, a graduate of Dartmouth, taking charge of it. John G. Lowrey, presideat of the board of trustees. lower Bald Eagle of 1810, or Bald Eagle, as it was called, after the name of Upper Bald Eagle was changed to that of Spring, was Aug. 27, 1817, divid. ed, and that part of it between Muncy and Nittany Mountains erected into a township called Lamar” Its boundary commenced at a chestnut at the then corner of Howard and Walk: er townships; thence down the opening between the two ridges of Bald Eagle (Muncy) Mountain north about sixty de- grees east about twelve miles to the line of Lycoming county; thence algng the line (then) of Lycoming and Centre counties to the northeast corser of Miles township and about six and a half miles; thence south sixty degrees west along the line of Miles township about four. Walker township to the place of begin. ning. William McEwen, Moses Boggs, and John Mitchell were the commission. VOL. 25. XO. 36. FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright Sparkling Paragraphs—Select- ed and Original. THE GRUMBLER The grumbler growls at Natur &'s plan: He's sorry that he's human He doesn't want to be a man, Nor yet to be a woman, He'd hate to be a beast or such As share the fishe's jot In fact, 'twould not annoy him much If he were not He takes you by the buttonhole And grumbles In ygur ear, He tells you that his very soul Is shy He wishes he were ip and sore. veled lead and gone, But whew To hint the fhe were not ! you'd make him hot world would still Jog on Monkey business—the organ grinder, A bargain sail has no place on a yacht. Even the dead beat may be very much alive, for fun in the world everybody to have some, There's enough When a girl doesn’t flirt is is generally acking. The ball player who goes on bats isn’t becouse the opportunity is most batting winter ticipate "grate bar. the one who does the The people who their pat coal in August—an gains. “It is easier to teach a parrot to talk,” “than to teach a woman to hold her tongue, The have nothing to say is that it takes them so trouble with people who long to say it Mary had a little lamb it followed her to church, and stood around the door, like an owl upon his perch. Why don't lamb come in? the watchful people cried. Why Mary told the silly thing to watch for her outside. So you, each gentle maiden, may one and all still find, some sheephead waiting near the door if you admire that kind. the little ————————— Adam Was Lucky. Some people wpever knew when they were well off There was Adam, he was a lucky man but never knew it, He did not have to crease his trousers. There was no one to ask him “is it bot enough for you.” He dido’t bave to push a lawn mower when it was ninety in the shade. He had no relations to visit him in the summer, His wife never attended bargain sales. She never raised Cain when he came bome late at night, but always left him in herself when she was Able. He was perfectly contented with his job until the walking delegate came along and told him, and that he better help himself to an apple, which he did, | and be discovered that while one swallow did not make a summer, one apple made a fall. Clever Ideas. A feller aint never a liar in this world unless bes smaller than you. If he's bigger he's just mistaken The feller that swears and pays his debts will probably get to Heaven quick- er than them that don’t do either. The hen that gits off the nest and gads around never gets no chickens hatched. Some folks that falls asleep in the Lord will probably be woke up by the beat, Every dog has his day but they aint always dog days. Smart alecks what write books on how to get rich usually have to beg their to. bacco, and them that has discovered the elixir of life are dead. Vacations are good things. make a feller appreciate home. Lots of men spend their money for flour when they haven't got a pint of whiskey in the house, They What Becomes of the Toothpicks. The Toothpick Trust is the newest and not least mysterious of trusts, Six tooth. pick plants have just been consolidated. The combined daily product is 100,000, 000 toothpicks a day—say a toothpick and three seventh a day for every man, woman, child, babe in arms and Indian, taxed or not taxed, in this country, Mil lions of people scern toothpicks. All properly regulated souls shudder at the sight of a toothpick in use and action in public place. Who needs the toothpicks? What becomes of this crop of 100,000,000 a day. Spread Smallpox. In Williamsport court Tuesday Dr. William L. Peet was arraigned on a charge of attempting to disseminate smallpox in the village of Proctor, It ls alleged that Peet urged people to call at # house that was under quarantine, and that he threw stones at a lantern kept in front of the house as & warning at night.
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