THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. JULY 21, 1904, Paox 5. 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. James Shook preached at Jackson: ville, Sunday. —Mrs., Wm. Sayers, of Howard, gave our sanctum a call, — Miss Louisa Armor left on Friday to visit relatives in Ohio. —Chas. McCafferty, of Philadelphia, is visiting friends in town. —Wm. Long and wife, of Howard, gave our sanctum a pleasant call. —Charles Rine is confined to his home on Thomas street with pleuarisy. —Mrs, Hannah Ayers is spending the summer at the home of Dr. Laurie, —Mrs. George Grim is on a month's visit to friends in Rochester and Pitts. burg. —Mr. and Mrs. James Noounen and children are visiting friends in Tioga county. ~James McKee and Harrison Whip- po, of Wilkinsburg, are visiting Belle fonte friends. —Miss Stella Snyder left for Shoe where she will spend the summer for the benefit of her health. Miss Lillian Hindman, of Sisterville, West Virginia, is visiting Mr. and Ms. L. B. Hindman ou Curtin street. —Mr. and Mrs. William Keller and little son, of Lancaster, Pa., are guests at the home of Harry Keller, Esq. —The Roosevelt Club of the West ward are preparing to hold a monster Snow festival on Saturday eveniog, July 30. ~—William P. Smith and family, of this place, have located in Jersey shore where they have opened a gallery. Mrs. W. LL Daggett and their dren, Boynton, Randolph and Frederick went to Tioga county to remain for the summer, fine photograph ~—Haymaking and barvesting are in full operation this week. Some wheat was cut last week in different parts of the county, Miss Marie Walsh, who has been taking music lessons from Miss Mar. garet Leave, Philipsburg, arrived home a’ Bellefonte. ~Mrs. Willian Thomas aud little daughter, and Miss Nellie Call, of Jersey City, N. ]., are guests at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Isaac Thomas. ~Miss Annie Fox is taking in the sights at the World's Fair and from there will continue her journey to Newton, Ks., aud other points of the west, ~—E T. Letzinger, a printer who at dif. ferent times worked in Bellefonte offices, died in the Williamsport hospital last Friday. He fell from a trestle and in- jured his back, one night avd died from the injuries. — Before leaving for Dryden, Cal., E. A. Humpton, of Snow Shoe, paid us a call to say good by. He expects to en- gage in the lumber businesss iu state where there are some fine forests Mr. Humpton leaves many friends in Centre county who are sorry his departure. ~R. B. Freeman, W. H. Scallin, H. B. Calderwood, W. L. Hicks, Ewq., G. J. Gibbs and Samuel Graham and their families, Mrs. J. S. Brooks, Misses Helen Brooks and Madge Sholly, of Tyrone; C H. Rowland and family, of Philipsburg; Mrs. W. M. Lincoln, of Trinidad, Col., and Miss Edna Shultz, of Salt City, Utah, comprised the party which left Tyrone last Thursday for Hecla Park, Centre county, where they will spend this week. that to hear of Lake ~There is some rivairy among of ficials as to where the will of the late E J. Pruner shall be filed. Ia Blair coun- ty they insist that is the proper place. In Centre county there is a disposition among heirs to have the will put on re- cord here; at the last session of Tyrone's boro council a resolution was adopted opposing the recording of the will in Centre county as Mr. Pruner was a citi- zen of that town. Thus far nothing de- finite has been done, ~The other day a retired farmer came to our office and narrated how a certain Bellefonte man came to bim recently and explained how he was in pressing need for a few days, and asked to ex. change checks, as he would have funds in three days. The farmer generously favored him, and to this day there has been no money in bank to meet the check and no hopes either of getting it. The farmer also finds that there are scores of similar dupes like himself, worked by this skalawag, who is a, pro- fessing christian (7) and prominent church-worker, Our advice was solicit. ed and we urged him to kick “skillets of blue mud’’ out of the dirty stinker the first time he crossed his path. This notorious rascal and beat has been im- posing on the good people of Bellefonte entirely too long, and we doubt If a jary would convict anyone for giving him this form of treatment, chil. | Trout fishing season closes with the { end of this month, ~The Bellefonte Methodist Sabbath school hold their picnic at Hecla Park today. ~The bricklayers will be able to com- mence work on the Y. M. C. A, gymna- sinm walls this week. -Dr, and Mrs, Geo. F, Harris, Miss Caroline Valentine and Miss Adaline Harris are sojourning at Cape May. ~Several communications arrived by mail too late for our issue last week, That will explain why they did not ap- pear, ~—Company B will leave here Friday morning to participate in the encamp- ment of the N. G. of Pa., at Gettysburg next week, ~As a rule life insurance agents are after the people, in some instances the reverse is the case—the community is after the agent, —Irvin Werts, of Houserville, accom+ panied by his father, while on their way to Dungarvin, Pa., near Warriorsmark, paid our office a pleasant call on Tues- day. — Walter Clark, who for the last year has been foreman in the office of the Beiiefonte Republican, has accepted a position on the DuBois Journal and has moved there, ~-Miss Katherine Musser, a graduate of the Bellefonte High school, has ac: cepted the position of stenographer for Noah H. Swayne, the new manager of the Nittany furnace. —A thermometer hanging in the shade by our office, on Monday after- noon pushed the mercury up to g7 de- grees and yet we managed to keep cool. It was the warmest day of the year. A Philipsburg on September sth, which is Day, and continue three days sixteen bands will compete for one of which is the Coleville band of this place. — Miss S nurse of band tournament will be held at Labor About prizes Elizabeth Gettig, a profes Braddock, vacation with Centre county rela- sional Pa., spent a | weeks’ tives, and before returning visited her { brother, 8. D. Gettig, E<q , and paid our { office a pleasant visit. —The | hold their festival on Saturday evening, {July 30th, on Thomas street. This is the club that does not allow Wash Reese, or any other rooster, to boss over it. It will be in order for Reese to get up a picnic for his outfit. lellefonte Roosevelt club will ~—There is no occasion for men to be idle as present when farmers are in need of extra help during haymaking and barvesting. Every day farmers are in town looking for help, and it bas had no visible effect in dimmishing the quota of loafers on the court house steps. ~ A party of Bellefonte youngsters are {camping along Spring creek this week {having a good time, Their camp was {invaded on Mon.av night by a grown bair and its cud, which caused little con. i fusion. By the latter we refer to father John Bair, the sou'lr ward mail carrier, who went up to see his son—that was all, and naturally noone would become un. duly alarmed by his presence. — Burgess Harrison Walker has signed the new Hater Ordinance, passed by council It is one of the most elaborate productions ever enacted by our council and will require a scholar and expert to read and comprehend. We hope it is alright, only we think there is a useless amount of verbage in it—it is longer than the Constitution the United States, and more exacting than the De- of claration of Independence, but if it will improve the water service, stop leaks and grafting we say good. ~ At council meeting Monday evening very little important business came up. The Logan Fire Company asked permis. sion to hold a street carnival sometime during August; referred to street com. It was decided to continue the | stone wall on South Water street, by | which the grade will have some changes and curves eliminated. The boro will have the work, done with John Noll to superintend the masonery. The mill. age for street purposes was fixed at § mills, J]. Kennedy Johnson was ap- pointed to collect water tax. | mittee, Struck by an Engine. Tuesday afternoon on the Nittany Val. ley siding leading to the Nittany Far. nace, engine No. 1 from the Central Railroad of Pesnsylvania in charge of Engineer Wm, T. Royer was going down to the Nittany furnace and when near the school house at the forge, two little boys were playing. They did not hear the approaching engine until it was almost upon them. Oae of them succeeded in getting off the track, but the other McKinley Heaton, the five year old son of Emory Heston, was struck and knocked from the track in- flicting serious and probably fatal in. juries. He has a fracture al the base of the skull, {2 considerably bruised about the body and is probably injured inter. nally. His chances of recovery are doubtful, Will Picnic at Hecla. The Sunday school of Si Lukes Re. formed church Lock Haven together with the Reformed Sunday schools of Bellefonte and Nittany valley will plc* nic at Hecla park on Wednesday, Aug. ard, It is expected that the attendance &t this anion plenic will be large. 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 Neighbors Joel H. Herb, of Wolf's Store, cele- brated his 87th birthday on the 20d inst. Th& Milesburg fire company’s big | time will be next Saturday night, the 23rd, dont forget that, County superintendent C. I, Gramley will hold the county institute during the month of November, this year. Rev. J. A. Bright, of Kansas, who at- tended his mother’s funeral at Aarons burg, is visiting friends in the county. The State College rural mail carriers received notice from Washington, that their wages had been increased from $600 to $666 a year. Ira R. Stover, of Centre Hall, and Lottie G. Zeigier, of Howard, were united ino marriage, July 19. at Hublers. burg, by Rev. H. I. Crow. A convention of the Luther Leagues in | this district will be held in the Lutheran church at Centre Hall, begioning Mon. day evening, July 25th and lasting until Tuesday evening, the 26th. The Epworth League of Fillmore will hold an ice cream and cake social in the M. E. church yard, at that place, on Saturday evening, July 23. All are in vited to come and have a good time. Former Centre countians, now resid. ing in DuBois or anywhere in the section of Clearfield are organizing themselves into a club the purpose of which for county, 18 occasional meetings and picnics. It fishing is reported a hall dozen persons, illegally with nets, were arrested near Coburn last week, by state warden Crisswell and two other wardens, and given a hearing before Esq Cal. Weaver and fined. John Erb bas exchanged his Eagle hotel in Philipsburg for the Railroad res- taurant conducted by Frank Test; W. Holt being the owner of the latter property. Mr. Test will move into the hotel and run it in the future, Paul, a three-year-old som of George Erhart,on the J. T. Potter farm, aboye Centre Hall, was badly gored by a cow in the barn yard a few days ago. The cow’s horns caught bim in the face near the mouth causing an ugly gash which required several stitches to fix it up. Prof. John A. Hunter, an instructor in the engineering department at Pennsyl. vania State College, has accep®d a pro fessorship in the University of Colorado, at Bowlder, Colorado, and will go west for the opening of the fall tern. He is a son of Cap't. |. A. Hunter, of Storms. town. Harry Nearhoof, aged about 23 years, whose parents reside at Stormstown, on Wednesday 13, about noon while helping haul hay on the farm of his grandfather, Exopher Houck, at Centre Line, fell from a of hay to the floor of the barn, alighting on his head, one side of which was badly crushed. The burt is a very seyere one, and may prove fatal, t is the same old story: Thursday, on the way to the mountain for huckle- berries, not far from Philipsburg a lad named Joseph Williamson, accompanied by other members of the family, met George Laws, a young lad from Pitts. burg on a visit, He joined them, and while showing a revolver he had with load him, the weapon was accidentally dis. charged, the bullet hitting young Wil. liams in the head The ball did not produce a serious wound. Prof. L.. O. Packer, of Turtle Creek, Pa., is spending a brief vacation at his former home, near Romola. We are glad to hear of his success, as we clip the following from the Tribune, published at Tartle Creek, Pa: "Prof. L. O. Packer president school was elected assistant principal, Prof. Packer is regarded as one of the brightest and most efficient instructors in this part of the state. He is said to haye few equals in mathematics, which will be one of the branches under his charge. Killed at Mackeyville, Robert ¢, BEidred, of near Mackey- ville, was accidentally throws from a load of grain last Saturday evening ; the front wheel passed over his head and left arm crushing both badly and killing the un. fortunate man instantly, He is survived by two sons, George B., of Altoona, and Leroy C., who is married and occupies the homestead farm and with whom Mr, Eldred has been living, his wife having died a couple of years ago in Altoona, Ox another page of this issue will be found a three-columu biography of the Democratic nominee for Vice President, Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia. The article is timely, as it contains al! the im- portant events iu the career of a man who has been a success in busivess and attaived prominence in public life, He is a man who commands ibe highest re- spect and brings strength to the ticket, The article is worth your attention, of | within a very few months, D. | of the, Westinghouse night | ADJOINING COUNTIES Methodist Day at Lakemont Park, near Altoona, will be August 4th. cided to shorten the regular nine months term of school to eight months this year { indebtedness of the district. The tax { levy is ten mills, {| Two cases of lock jaw have been suc: | cessfully treated at the Altoona hospital The last one { was taken to the institution about two weeks ago with his jaws as rigid as they | could be made by death, but they are | now working all right. The Monitor, Huntingdon the only | democratic paper in that county, which | | suspended publication five months ago, | will appear again Thursday, July 21st, { Mr. J. C. Dimm, late editor of the Doyles. | town Dally Democrat, having purchased the plant, will endeavor to make a suc- cess of it, The property of the Philipsburg Elec: tric Ligh! Company was purchased on | Saturday by the stockholders of the | electric trolley road at that place, who {expect to combine it with their power { plant and will enlarge their facilities ts | i i i | { i i { | furnish light for adjoining towns of Hawk | Run, Winburn, Allport, Morrisdale, and other points along their lines. | Between Petersbarg avd Barree, an axle of a car about the middle of a con! train broke, wrecking and throwing the car with three others over an enbank- { ment, then the gap in the train closed | and the automatic couplers promptly acting the train went on its way, the crew knowing nothing of the accident anti]! half ap bour later, when the train was again wrecked, three cars being smashed Ww. getting of Wil. the train at Ex Postmaster C, Scott, liamsport, was on Tyrone last Thursday when be reached the platform and started for the coach slammed shut catch left the door of the car ing one of the fivgers of his band cutting the though it had The trainmen and same off as clear as done by a knife’ been icked up the piece of finger as it fell to the floor. Dr sioner, Warren, the pure food commis bas given notice that no more violators of the pure food laws will be per- mitted to settle by the payment of a fine. This policy has been taken in conse: quence of the bad faith with which cer- tain parties have acted. After having | 8 cured their release by paying a fine, they continue to violate the laws the same as before, evidently supposing that | they would not be molested again for at | least some time. The canker worm bas been making de | predations on the oak, chestout asd | maple trees ou Bald Eagle Mountain, | | Huntingdon county, and the leaves on the trees on three square miles of the mountain have been practically destroy. ed. State Economic Zoologist Surface returned from the mountain where he went to investigate the ravages of the worm and take steps to prevent the spread of the pest to the State reserve on Tussey mountain. He says the worms have gone into the ground and will ap. pear next year as winged insects. The department of Zoology will endeavor to kill the pest in the groand so as to pre vent its appearance neXt year. Tur republican party bas revised the tariff ten times since the war, and every: time the duty ‘was raised. That is why they call themselves the “Friends of the | Tariff.” Owing to the tariff on paper and pulp, and all the mills being in the trust, we now must pay at to wood least $500 more per year for paper print the Centre Democrat than former. the same have to kick. What happens to us, is the experience along all other indus ly. Republican papers have experience, but they don’t the courage trial lines. Why people how! for “‘tarifi”’ when they know that it is the means of robbing them, is past our comprehension, Nevertheless, it is a fact. A ——— DURING the past week an important | conference of promisent democrats was held at the home of Judge Parker. Many influential leaders, who in recent vears held themselves aloof from the party organization, were in attendance ready to do anything possible for the success of the ticket, and as a result Democratic hopes are flattering. The candidacy of Judge Parker seems to have won the support of the comserva- tive business men, who do not aprove of “Rough Rider’ tactics in the White House. Teddy is doomed. A Severe Will. Millionaire Samuel P. McCalmont, of Franklin, Pa., who died last week, cut off in his will all those members of his family who indulge in the use of tobacco in any form or quantity. The entire estate is placed in the hands of executors who are to divide the proceeds annually among only those of the children who are total abstainers from the use of to- bacco and drink, A HINT TO GROSVENOR, Agricultural reports indicate that the grape crop this year will be the largest in the country’s history. Now, step up General Grosvenor, and claim credit for placing appendicitis within the reach of the humblest citizen. Washington Post, The Lock Haven school board has de. | in order to cut down the $60,000 bonded | | er, June 8 Lehigh Valley Coal Co. to Andy Kolar, Dee. 1, | | LEGAL INTELLIGENCE | —— LICENSES, Bellefonte MARRIAGE | { Charles J. Witmer Nannie Poorman } Roland B Shaffer | t Nannie Johnson Wm, F. Kerstetter . Gertie M. Lingle : . | § Ira R. Stover Lottie G. Zeigler . Centre Hall Clarence FE. Poorman Romola Anna A. Beigtol Claud Poorman Runville Elizabeth M. Walker - oH REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. John W., Mitterling, et 16M ix to Isaiah K. Flish- 2 tracts In Potter twp, § 54 88, 190%; lot in Snow Shoe twp. D.B. MeMitt, et ux, et alto John H. White May 7, 19041 5 tracts in Spring twp. $0000, Wm. 0. Robinson, et ux to Wilbur G. Hoover May 23, 1904 and Jot $3200, John VanPelt, #t al to May 23, 1004: $2800, Wm. H May 6, 104 Adeline Graham, et Hille, Nov. If 0. L. Schoonover 15, 194 $200 house Wilbur land, In Hoover, lipsburg 8 plece of Phi Miller, gdn land In Spring twp bar to Mrs Pleasant Gap. to Lawrence $0, to D. 8, McMitt, et & #500, Sadie C. Apri 1902 ; lots Nagent 2 lots in Kush twp MEMORIAL SERVICES. the Post Oa Sunday afternoon Memorial Service of Gregg was held in their rooms at this place, which were appropriately draped with and flowers. Post Commander Emanue! Noll conducted the exercises according to the memorial al of the order, in following de. which the record ceased comrades John L July 12th, 1864, as in the 1st battery with the 100 day men, 12th, 1864 Kurtz, of Bellefonte, colisted a private and served mustered out and was Nov, died last January. Lott Struble, of Zion, enlis H, of the 15 and he served his 20th, 1862, His record is spotiess in Co th cavalry . cnr he was mustered 1th valanliy unt y NE i intry ed December ard, of Belle in Co. H, and Pa n a long and hard Geo A Bn ay tivate Colone was in Southern prison fervice,.aboul a year and siered out Jume 1st, 186: mu July 7th, 1903 Addresses James A Col. Austin Curtin ivered Gen John were C¢ by Beaver, Rev Wood and Barn Burned. Saturday evening, while the teams were in the field loading bay, flames were seen to break out of the barn on | | MONEY TO LOAN on the M. L. Rishel farm, at Farmers Mills 80 rapid was the spread that only a few | —— _. | MONEY TO LOAN On approved real estate | implements were saved and seven hogs | perished. The origin of the dre is un- | known. on the building in the Grange Company, and bis son Wm. who occupied the farm had $1500 on the contents, in the Anville Company, of Lancaster, - Brakemen Laid Off. The middle man, or jack-man as he is known by the raiiroaders, will be taken off of every freight crew, both on the Harrisburg and Altoona sides the Middle division of the Pennsylvania Rail- road. extra list. This unexpected slash was re Altoona Mon- effect immediately of 1017 men will be put back on the ceived from the officials in dav aud will go into This change lcaves but two brakemen to a train and as they are compelled 1 help the firemen for a specified distance it will put more work upon them, - Pay Day at Altoona Friday was pay day in the machine sbops at Altoona. The pay for the three shops this wonth amounts to $3188 700. This ameunt shows a decrease of $£114.- compared with the pay for the mouth of The attributed to be May, which amounted to §502,700 wholesale suspension is cause of the small pay roll, and the pay for June is estimated to be the smallest this year. ——— More Men Laid Off | The reduction of train crews on the | Beech Creek district still continues. Yes. | terday morning three crews were laid off | and 20 extra brakeman were given va. | Twenty firemen have alao been given leaves of absence.—Jersey Shore | | cations Herard More Men Laid Off. The reduction of train crews on the Beech Creek district still continues. Thursday morning three crews were laid off and twenty extra brakemen were given vacations. Twenty firemen have also been given leaves of absence. ~Rev. Wagner will preach in the Zion Lutheran church at 10 o'clock Sunday forenoon. FAIREST KIND OF OFFER. If Mi-o-na Dees Not Cure Dyspepria, Get Your Money Back at 8S. Krumrine Yeu run no risk whatever in purchas ing Ml-o'na, Nature's cure for dyspep. sin, CUARANTEE Sidney Krumrine hereby agrees to refund the money paid for Mio-na on return of the em o boxes, If the purehaser tells hum that t has falled to cure dyspepsia or stom ach troubles, This guarantee eovers two 500 boxes or a4 month's treatment, nn Take Miova for a month (a soc box contains two week's treatment) and if it dues nol help you, brieg back the empty boxes to 8. Krumrine and he will re. turn your money in accordance with the guarantee {to have some fun, | quantity of paper and dry grass isto a { cigar box and applying a match to the | inflammable stuff, shoved it under the Coburn | Milibetmn | tunately one of the family living ¢ h i ! iy =: Ol lhe family Lvl Di Carroll | E Coburn | \ | the time, and overbeardithe boys’ con- Howard | | of the stable was already burniag, and Walker | 25 Mr. Rishel had §750 insurance | Two young Plemiogton boys, in order Monday placed a For the premises happened to be in the barn at floor of the barn and ran away, versation, When he got out, the floor In the some he quickly put out the flames stable at the chickens, a ter's coal supply and some wood lime was a cow, quantity of bay, next win. Al. though the boys are known, no arrests will be made - u———— A La Carte Dining Car Service. To stil] further accommodate | Pennsylvania allroad in Phillpsburg { lished the a ACA Le L) J Rip vice for breakfast and fis most popular trains A Ja carte breakfast is Express leaving Phils dally for Washington, and and Cinclunati Express 8.25 p.m. dally for itis A la carte luncheon ing Philadeiphia for week days, weekdays $ Philadelphia at } jeaving Pittsburg annual | } flags | Allow a cong reach of med WeAr away,’ them away successiul 4 which is sol yhey would ! fect alter taki # { Trial size YREE PENNY A WORD ADV, Advertisement sulmeribers fe Rate 1 cents each issue FOR SALE 1% inch Turk water moter In- quire at this office, approved security. J A.B. Miller, Atty. Bellefonte, Pa. tl [34 MONEY TO LOAN —On approved real estate, Apply to W. 6. Runkle, Esq. Bellefonte, Pa security. NB Spangler, ilefonte MONEY To LOAN: —apply to or address FORTXRY & WaLken, attorneys, Bellefonte, Fa Hu | COW FOR SA LF FORSALE FOR SALY rent 4 Rood stor ad anytime ii fa rch farming stand, whic RevYOeral yea w on or address 5 United Telephone x3 MARKET QUOTATIONS. Bellefonte— Produce, The following prices prevailed Thurs. day morning : The following prices are pald by SRCHLER & Qo. for produce: Ly per dagen, , por fn A Tallow, per pound ———" “ee Butter, per pound... coees wor wa — Bellefonte— Grain, The following prices are paid by ©. Y, Wao NER for grain: Wheat, old re ——— PHI sss busmasmsursssiissrmmnssnsss Corn DOW... Coburn Ma rikets. PRODUCE, ORAIN, - . 100 per ib Wheat... §1 per ka 17¢ "dor Corn ..owe 0g = * * Ih ORES enn 0 “ID RY® cei B50 0 1b BARLEY... “" Lock Haven Card Market. Prices at the carb market Lock Haven, yesterday moreing : Butter, per 1b 1210 16¢ Jlegps, per dozen 22 t0' 24¢. potatoes, per be $1.20, t0 $1 60 dressed chickens, 58 to goc; bovey per Ib, #o¢; lard per 1b 12¢; thabath per Rich 3 to 5c; asparagus per pound bunch roc; grees onions per bunch 2 to 3c; cabbage plants per doz 5¢; cherries per gt. 10to 3c; green currants on stems per qt. So; green peas in pods per pk 4oc; peas lled per qt. 15¢;
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