Hollidaysburg Hints A Record of Interesting Events at the County Capital Huckleberry pie is now ripe. Prof. Thomas Wilson, of Altoona, a first class pianist, was in town yesterday. Mr. Jerry Mahoney and his wife left last evening, we presume for their home in Philadelphia. Joe Carroll is the only man who brought the Stars and Stripes to the front on Tuesday evening. Harry Gardner has a large and beautiful collection of bugs and butterflies. Harry as a bugger is death to bugs. There are but precious few of our citizens who have a substantial hope that the new railroad will ever be built. The grasshoppers and potato bug crop this season has been a failure. Another reason why the English sparrow must go. Mr. Richard Roelofs, freight agent for the Pennsylvania railroad, has become a citizen of Hollidaysburg, having leased and moved his family into the Rhodes residence on Mulberry street. Dr. R. Fasolt, of Altoona, agent for the Krakauer Bros., fine pianos, tarried with us a few minutes while waiting for the train. The Professor knows what a good piano is, and would sell none but a first-class instrument. A "star-light" picnic will be held in "Squire Seibert's grove, at the upper end of Duncansville, on Saturday night. A cordial invitation is extended to all who believe with Ecclesiastics, the preacher, who says there is a time to mourn and a time to dance. We have been informed that a gentleman from New York named Hitchcock is or was in town looking for a suitable building to purchase for a first class hotel or summer boarding house. As the Seminary building is the only one that would fill the bill it is not likely he found what he wanted. A most remarkable and sudden change has come over the spirit of one of our most prominent fellow citizens. A man noted for his love for the pure and good and heretofore always ready, willing and waiting to "sit down" on anything bad or objectionable, has for several days stood up boldly for and positively refused to "sit down" on eight big boils, which are not only objectionable, but the worst torment of his life. The demonstration on Tuesday night did not amount to much as a ratification meeting, but the great crowd of people that thronged the sidewalks from the Diamond to the Gaysport bridge, listening to the music furnished by the Social band, demonstrated that had a speaker been secured it would have been a rattling good ratification meeting. It further demonstrated that a glorious victory awaits the Democrats this fall if they will only stick well to their standard bearers. The handwriting is on the wall. The people are sick and tired of the rules and ruin party, and if the Democrats are consistent, and show that they are, victory is sure to follow. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Local Laconics Mrs. W. E. McCarthy, of McVeytown, is visiting her Altoona friends this week. Camp No. 121, Sons of Veterans, will hold a campfire this evening. All are welcome. Miss Ida Kaylor, of Loretto, is visiting her friend, Miss Mary Kolley, on Eighth avenue. Mr. James McCann and wife, of Tyrone, were among the visitors to the city yesterday. Mr. H. Mayer, of this city, visited his brother-in-law, Mr. E. Goldenberg, in Johnstown yesterday. "Use lemons freely."-McVeytown Journal. All right, Cooney; send us a box-FREE, and freely we'll use them. The members of the German Lutheran Sunday school held an enjoyable basket picnic at Cresson yesterday. Happy the people who down in McVeytown abound, since eggs there are only fifteen and butter twelve cents a pound. The railroad institute was held in the Logan House yesterday. A large number of members from all over the road attended. The Pittsburgh division pay car arrived in the city yesterday, and the railroaders at this end of the division received their monthly pay. Mr. George McCahan, Chief Clerk of the Motor Power Department of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, is visiting his Blair county friends. Councilman Charles Fettlinger, foreman of the company's lumber yard, left for the West this morning on business connected with his department. Mr. Harvey Ale, who left this city some weeks ago, has located in Denver, Colorado, and will probably make his permanent residence there. William Smith, a young man aged 22 years, committed suicide in Clearfield on Monday by shooting himself through the head. He was demented. Godfrey Wold attended the Homewood races at Pittsburgh yesterday, returning home at midnight. Mr. Joseph Storcy and his son Tom will watch the races all week. At Plum Creek, Indiana county, by Rev. D. W. Griffith, July 8, 1884, David Williams, of Altoona and Miss Mary A. Black, of Eldorado, were united in the holy bonds of wedlock. Ed. Everett, who has been manager of the Clearfield Steam Heating Company for some time past, has gone to Hollidaysburg to make an estimate as to the cost of heating that town by steam. A picnic by the passenger trainmen of the Pennsylvania Railroad will be held at Valley Grove, Hulton station, Allegheny Valley Railroad, today. A delightful time is anticipated by the railroaders. A meeting of the officers and executive committee of the Juniata Valley Editorial Association will be held at the Tribune office in this city on Saturday next, at 10 o'clock, a.m. ------------------------------------ Funeral of Conductor Taylor The funeral of Isaiah Taylor, the freight conductor, who was killed at Huntingdon on Tuesday evening, took place yesterday afternoon and was very largely attended. The services were performed at the First Lutheran church by the Pastor, Rev. J. W. Firey, assisted by Rev. W. W. Criley and J. J. Kerr, and were very impressive. The deceased was long a consistent member of the church, and aided the Sunday school by teaching a class. For that reason the church was crowded and the words of the ministers sank deep into the hearts of all. The remains were interred in Fairview.