ao Rev. Rearick, next Sabbath evening, will deliver a sermon on ‘Marriage Relations,” and asks those who wish to hear the dis- course to leave their false modesty at home as it is his purpose to speak as plainly as the Scriptures on the subject. Should Rev. Rearick not fill the pulpit himself, his place will be occupied by Rev. Gruver, of Lock Haven, but in that event another subject will receive attention. It is generally accepted that Mrs. Katie Durst, familiarly known as “Aunt Katie’’ to both young and old in and about town, is the generous person who will foot the bill for the repainting of the Lutheran church in this place. She is exceedingly modest and fre- quently, when performing an act of charity, makes the greatest efforts at secrecy. Her deeds are so commendable that, sometimes at least, they should be made public for the influence they might have on others. Miss Stapleton’s class in elecution is pro- gressing and is satisfactory to both instruct- or and students. The senior class consists of Misses Flora Love, Grace Smith, Mabel Keller, Grace Alexander, Ella Stover, Estie Ocker, Stella Krise, Mrs. S. W. Smith and Prof. E. J. Wolf; junior class, Emma Wolf, Pearl Runkle, Helen Hosterman, Grace Boob. The course of instruction will close with an entertainment in the auditorium in Grange park, Saturday evening, 10th inst. The program will have many novel features and promises to be full of interest. The au- dience will have an opportunity to hear something entirely unlike any previous en- tertainments given here. The home talent may bring surprises while the instructor is capable of doing her part to perfection. Cen- tre Hall’s most excellent orchestra will be present. Chas. Woodward visited Bellefonte last week. John Wagner transacted business in Belle- fonte last Thursday. Jas. T Heverly and. wife spent Wednes- day in Bellefonte. Miss Nellie Burns arrived home from Belle- fonte, on last Saturday. Mrs. Blanche Candy, of Blanchard, spent a few aays in Howard last week. Miss Clara Crisswell, of Lock Haven, visit- ed Miss Lavey Henderson, last week. Clarence Daley has returned home from Bucks county for a few weeks visit. Miss Roxie Van Arden and sister, of Wil- liamsport, are visiting Miss Flora Gruver Balser Weber painted his residence occu- pied by Wm. Smith, during the last week. Mr. and Mrs, Chas Long. of Lock Haven, visited H. T. Lucas and wife on Thurs- day. The M. E. church, will hold an outdoor festival, in the school house yard, on Satur- day July 17th. The lawn festival, held in Miss Martha Lucas’ yard, by the Christian church, was a grand success. Wm. P. Mitchell, manager of the Howard famous base ball club, spent last Thursday at Port Matilda. Misses Mollie and Mabel Yearick, of Walk- er, were the guests of Miss Maud Hopkins Wednesday. Messrs. H. B. Moore. A. B. Weberand Wm. Confer attended the Masonic picnic at Hecla last week. Miss Cora Ryman and Miss Floy Torrance, of Punxsutawney, visited Mrs. H. A. Moore over last Thursday night. Miss Laura Hensyl was a delegate to the Christian Endeavor business meeting held at Bellefonte, last Thursday. Chas. Cruse, of Bellefonte, spent one day of last week in our town. While here he supplied his customers with a line of his fine cigars. Festival :—Grove Bros., Post, No., 262, G. A. R., will hold a festival in the school house yard on Saturday, July 3rd. Ice cream, cake and the delicacies of the season will be served and everybody is cordially invited to attend. Pine Grove Mention. Owing to the resignation of township clerk Bailey the township books are in auditor D. L. Dennis’ hands. Our newly elected school officers are John Musser, president, C. B. Hess, secretary, Jacob Harpster, treasurer. The historian of the Pine Grove Academy very much underrated the old building as its dimensions are 30x50 feet. Miss Mollie Lutz, of Buffalo Run, visited friends here last week. She is one of the ladies who enjoy a good time, so does Ed. Our jolly miller Jake Wagner says pros- perity has struck his home. The new arrival is a girl, who is number 8 in the household. Hay making is well on the way and the crop is excellent. Grain will not be fit to cut before the 10th and some rust has been re- ported. George Smith, one of Harrishburg’s business men, is visiting his old home here for the benefit of his health which we hope will im- prove during his stay. Prof. G. W. Weaver, of Clearfield, while visiting his farm recently, fell through the barn into the lower floor but fortunately was more frightened than hurt. Merchants J. B. Krebs and Brother are displaying their line of goods through two new show windows, that add very materially to their fine rooms, on Main street. ; John C. Duff, of Pittsburg, accompanied by his wife and interesting little son, who isa veritable chip of the old block, are visiting old friends and making new ones here. Last Tuesday our water company purchased on a warrantee deed nine hundred acres of timber land on Tussey mountain. Eight hundred dollars was the purchase money. Miss Sue Campbell is having her brick mansion roofed with slate beside other im- provements made to beautify the old home in the Glades around which so many sacred memories cluster. Mitchell Garbrick and Samuel McWilliams are home from the State Normal to help in the hay fields or other farm work as soon as their eyes are better for they are both suf- fering with iritis. \ | Our townsman, W. D. Port, spent last week at his old home in Stone valley, where his half-brother is in a critical condition hav- ing had both legs mangled by a train. He was so seriously hurt that his death is daily expected. John Weaver, who has been attending school at Clearfield, isat home at his father’s, Prof. Weaver's, under the doctor’s care. We hope he will recover soon as he is anxious to get a school this fall. We are sorry to note the illness of Miss Maggie Bailey,daughter of Samuel H. Bailey. She has been ill for weeks and was reported better but her condition is so serious at this writing that there is little hope of her re- covery. The band picnic in our new park, last week, was well attended by our people who always delight in giving a warm welcome to strangers and all the assistance they may need in the way of entertainment. The bands kept the air filled with music and the light fantastic toe was tripped until late in the morning when those who had missed the last train were able to get home. A number of our people attended the J. O. U. A. M. services held at Scctia, last Sunday morning, where a large and appreciative as- semblage listened to Rev. R. W. Runyun, a young minister of more than usual ability, who is very popular asthe demand for his services show. Two weeks ago he preached to the Stormstown Odd Fellows ; last Sunday to the J. 0. U. A. M. and the P. O. S. of A. have engaged him to preach to them in four weeks. The church was tastefully decorat- ed and the services interspersed with good music with Mrs. F. H. Clemson as organist. At the conclusion of the services the cabinet officers of the Epworth League were installed by the pastor. Pres. A. Bennett; 1st vice Pres. Mrs. Susie Williams: 2nd, Mrs. L. Barr; 3rd, Kate Christ; 4th, Mrs. Baisor ; Sec. G. W. Murtoff; Treas. Calvin Murtoff. All Through Brush Valley. Miss Marion Emerick will spend her vaca- tion at Rebersburg. Forest Ocker, of Union county, was the guest of Charles Bierly over Sunday. Rev, Rearick, of Centre Hall, was again with us with his smiling face, last Friday evening, but very few knew it until he was gone. ‘‘Mach des ivver eb long. The following young people of Rebersburg spent a pleasant day at Penn cave last Wednesday : Misses Lula Erhard, Alma Gramley, Rilla Morris, Annie Nearhood, Vera Morris and Messrs. Ed Zeigler, Claud Haines, Orvis Frank, Elra Krape and Harry Corman. The Brungart boys and Mr. Morris, who are attending the College at Selinsgrove, have returned home to good old Brush- valley for the summer months. Some of them will expel some extra Greek and Lat- | in roots through the pores of their skin dur- ing harvesting and haying. Not only is nature in all her glory but many of our buildings are made to ap- pear beautiful by the hand of the skilled artizan. Thomas Royer, John Smull, C. C. Loose, the Baer sisters, W. J. Carlin, W. S. Miller, and others have had their houses and barns painted by Wilson Leitzell, of Kreamersville. Dr. Brubaker, of Miflinburg, and Miss Sta- pleton, the elocutionist, who is a sister to the presiding elder, Rev. Stapleton, of the Unit- ed Evangelical church, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Smull over Sunday. Miss Stapleton has a class in elocution at Centre Hall and is meeting with unexpected success. Murs. Charles Woodling, of Brooklyn, who comes from the home of Andrew Jackson of whom we heard so much during the last campaign, has again come to spend the sum- mer with Mrs. Harry Burd, near Rebersburg. Mrs. Woodling, who is highly educated, be- ing a college graduate, tells us that Jackson’s negro is still alive and is as young as ever, not even having a gray hair. Dr. Ed. Wolf, D. D., principal of the Get- tysburg Seminary, who is now the guest of his brother, John Wolf, near Rebersburg, preached in the Lutheran church last Sun- day afternoon and delivered a very good dis- course on our duties to ourselves, our neighbors and our God. He also gave a fine talk, in the evening, during the exer- cises of the woman’s missiouary society. We wish to present again the necessity for a fence at the high bank on the hill be- tween Centre Millsand Spring Bank. There isa place at which three teams have gone over the bank, which is not less than sixty feet high. So far no people or horses have been killed, but very nearly so. This fence must be made by the pike company but it seems they are very slow in taking the hint. Only a few weeks ago a two horse team, with a load of wood, went down there at a tumbling rate. THE WOMAN'S MISSIONARY EXERCISES. — Last Sunday evening in the Lutheran church at Rebersburg plainly showed that the Luth- erans are still the Lutherans in getting up public exercises and entertainments. The following was the program in general : Musical prelude by Miss Grace Miller, which was very fine. Opening prayer by Rev. Mumma ; a dialogue duett by Mary Myers and Lizzie Brindel; Recitation by Emma Mumma, which was clear, and im- pressive; solo, “Come Unto Me,” by Lizzie Haines ; quartette by four little girls and | singing by six boys both of which were good; | recitation by Lizzie Brindel ; singing by six little girls, each having a rattle, making an appeal for missionary money ; recitation by Mary Meyer ; singing and reciting by Sallie Meyer ; address by Dr. Ed. Wolf, of Gettys- burg Seminary. The address was very inter- esting and inspiring. Quartette by Alma Gramley, Lula Erkart, Claude Harris and Mr. Bierly ; solo by Grace Miller; by special request Prof. C. L. Gramley introduced Miss Stapleton, her recitation was highly appre- ciated by the audience. Address by Rev. Mumma ; chorus by the society and the benediction by Dr. Ed. Wolf. The organiste for the exercises were Misses Alma Gramley and Grace Miller, both of whom are superior organists. The audi- ence and the people in general at once noticed the great improvement made by our young people through the musical normal held here in spring by Prof. Newcomber. The ex- ercises in general were very fine, which speaks well for our enterprising Christian women, Nittany Valley Items. Mrs. Will Webner was taken ill very sud- denly but is improving at present. Dr. L. Yearick and wife, of Michigan, vis- ited his sister, Mrs. E. J. Peck recently. Ida McCaleb, of Birmingham seminary, is spending the vacation with her parents. Mrs. Thomas Shope, of Milesburg, visited her parents, Rob’t. Tate and wife, recently. Samuel Martin has been seriously ill, since April, but at present is improving and able to be around. Mrs. Harriet Miller Magee. of Washing- ton, D. C., visited Mrs. A. A. Pletcher last week. Rev. W. K. Diehl and wife have returned from Gettysburg, where they spent four weeks vacation visiting relatives and friends. The picnic trains are running over the pic- nic road, gathering up the quarters, also an additional quarter to look inside the board fence. The peach crop of Nittany valley promises to be the greatest ever known in the valley. It has been estimated at four thousand bush- els. Mrs. A. Pletcher attended the reunion, at Pine Grove. Her father, Jacob Zimmerman, was one of the trustees during Prof. Thomas’ occupancy of the Academy building. The Nittany Cornet band donned their suits of blue, and hied themselves off to Hublersburg last week. one evening, and favored the citizens of that place with some excellent music Misses Dora Shope and Maggie Tweed de- serve praise for the excellent manner in which they recited at Children’s day services. The entire exercise was a success and should be encouraged in future years. Elmer Emerick, cashier of the Susquehanna bank, at Williamsport, spent Sunday with his brother Joe. By energy and honest dealing he has gained the confidence of busi- ness men, and is an honor to his parents and relatives. James Lord, of Reynoldsville, visited his old homestead this week. He traversed the distance, 82 miles, on his wheel in one day’s trip. Mr. Lord is engaged in teaching and by diligent study has risen to a high stand- ing in educational ranks. Porter township directors, of the adjoining county of Clinton, do not propose to be dis- couraged during this slow siege of prosperity but have added an additional month to their schools, making seven month’s term. They have not lowered the salary of the ‘‘jolly old pedagogue,” or increased the taxes. The “Merrick tax bill” will increase the school appropriations in country districts. How many townships of Centre county will imitate their example ? We find a difference of opinion among road supervisors, some using crushers and good foundations, others preferring the cussed ma- chine called a ‘‘road scraper” to pile up mud so the roads are impassable during autumn and spring and cause man to regret that he was born without wings, which restricts him from flying over the mud. We suggest that all the supervisors, of the county take a day off, picnic at Hecla park, and discuss the Noah and Edward Yearicks are home from the lumber regions, the latter being sick. They gave an idea of the rapid devastation of the forests when they stated that some crews are cutting thirty-five thousand feet a ‘day. All are to average twenty-five thous- and. Some camps have four crews, which counts one hundred thousand per day, and | in forty days forty-four million feet. At this rapid stride our forests will soon be wiped from the face of the earth. “Dancing and Card Playing.” The readers of the DEMOCRATIC WATCH- MAN, in its last week’s issue, were given some comments under the above title, on a | sermon I preached in our parish, June 13th, The critic was either too dishonest or too in- different to report me correctly, hence this reply. His first criticism is that the text did not warrant the remarks. True, because he does notreport the text we used. We used Ex. 32:26 and he reports Ex. 32:19. If he was not interested enough in what he wrote to make sure that he was giving the proper text, can anything else be accepted he said : ‘No! emphatically, no.”” Here is the text: — “Who is on the Lord’s side? let him come unto me.”” Theme ;—The Two Sides. Does it warrant this theme? After stating the two sides I spoke of the readiness of the Levites to forsake the golden calf and take a firm stand on the Lord’s side. Also of the reluctance of the other tribes to do the same. So, we said, it is to- day. Some promptly heed the call and stand up for Christ and his church. Others also desire to be christians and go so far as to unite with the church and meet some of the requirements, but they will keep a grip on some idol. To illustrate this point I referred to moderate drinking,dancing and card play- ing. Did the theme warrant these illustra- tion ? The second criticism is based on some of the reasons I gave why card playing and dancing are not congenial to the Lord’s side. I said certain modes of dancing, such as the worthies of the scriptures practiced. and card- playing in itself considered, are as innocent as a game of ball or any other innocent game. Nothing specially could be said against these arts were it not for two things: First, the weakness of human nature and the lack of moral courage on the part of man to say no when the danger lineis reached. Second, the fact that these arts are to-day made the vehicles of fearful vice. Because so many young people start with the innocent feature but soon end in corruption and the gambling hall. “On a parallel with this thought” I said: The children of Israel were introduced to idolatry in Egypt; had they not had this idolatrous principle instilled in them in the land of bondage they would not have worshiped the golden calf at Sinai, and had they not horrowed the gold trinkets from their neighbors, their act of borrowing we can not stop to explain, the golden calf would not be a fact in history. We, in no sense, inti- mated that it was the presence of the gold trinkets that brought about the golden calf, but the idolatrous principle that was learned in Egypt. Both these garbled quotations were in connection with arguments intend- ing this point, that man, if possible, should avoid that which may prove an irresistable temptation to evil. road conditions of the county. J. M. REARICK. Katz & Co. Limited. DRY GOODS MILLINERY OUR THIRD Begins this morning, at which we cles varying in value from 10C. to 50 price of THE GLOBE 7 AND CLOTHING. ANNUAL' 9 CENT SALE will place on sale thousands of arti- cents, all to besold at the uniform NINE CENTS. This sale which always attracts big crowds to our counters will be of more than ordinary interest this year, as we have added many and new attractive features, which cannot fail to interest you. In connection with this sale our MILLINERY DEPARTMENT will offer increased attractions. It has been our custom to close out everything in this departmeni each season in order to open the succeed- ing season withan entirely new and fresh stock. To do this quickly and effectively it can only be accomplish- ed by cutting deep into prices. The cost of our goods is entirely lost sight of in this sale, aseverything must be closed out. We will sell choice of 400 Ladies’ and Misses Hats for 25 CENTS, former price 75c., $1 and $1.50 The choice of 700 bunches of flow- ers at 15 CENTS, Former price 25c, soc. and $1. oo Ladies’s Sailors at 9 cents. 4 9 No charge for Trimming Hats during this Sale. COME EARLY AND SECURE THE BEST PICKINGS. 40-15 KATZ & CO. 1.td. Fauble’s Montgomery & Co. New Advertisements. ONE GREAT BIG Clothing. This is an save Big Money. YOU SHOULD tion Means by seeing us. 42-10 SWEEPING PRICE. Reduction on all our Spring and Summer opportunity for you to NOT MISS IT. You can only appreciate what this Reduc- Costs nothing to see. FAUBLES’, Bellefonte. Pa. 820.00. remem re meen : WATCH FOR THE HOT WEATHER. The hot weather is here at last, and you must have thin clothing. If we may judge from past seasons it is likely to continue warm until late. We are selling off our goods now at reduced prices, so you may have the benefit. Our store is full of choice things in all lines, therefore you get the best selection. Suits in nobby Cheviots, Black and Blue Serge, Bicycle and Linen Crash. See our all wool suits for men and boys at $5.00. : | Hats of all kinds : DERBIES, SOFT and STRAW. BELTS, BELT-HOLDERS, DUCK | and CRASH TROUSERS, NEGLI. | GEE SHIRTS, GOLF HOSE and ! GARTERS. | In our Tailoring Department we ' Ask to see our special Made-to-Order Suits for have some rare bargains. —— On : | MONTGOMERY & CO. | Bellefonte, Pa. 42-10 i OST.—A lady’s black brocaded satin shoulder cape between Bellefonte and Centre Hall, on the 12th inst. The finder will Jase communicate with S. W. Smith, Centre all. ICYCLES AT CUT RATES.—Regular list prices almost cut in two. All $100 bicycles at $60 and $50 bicycles at $35. Single or double tube tires at $5 per set. Other cycle sundries at correspondingly low cut rates. Ex- amine stock and be convinced. JOHN 8S. WALKER, McCalmont & Co's Warerooms, Bellefonte, Pa. 42-18-2m * OTICE OF ASSIGNMENT.—Notice is hereby given that John A. Rupp of Col- lege township, county of Centre and State of Penn’a. has executed a deed of voluntary assign- ment of all his estate, real, personal and mixed to the undersigned for the benefit of the creditors of the said John A. Rupp. All persons indebted to the said John A. Rupp will make immediate pay- ment, and those having claims or demands will present the same without delay to : W. GALER MORRISON, Assignee, Bellefonte, Pa., June 29th 1897. 42-26-3t NNUAL MEETING.—Office of The A Valentine Iron Co., Bellefonte, Pa., the annual meeting of the stockholders of the above named corpora 1on will be held at the company’s general office at Bellefonte, Pa., on Tuesday, July 20th, 1897, at 11 o'clock, a. m., for the election of Board of Directors for the ensuing year and the transaction of other business. 42-20-2m ROBERT VALENTINE, UDITOR’S NOTICE.—In the Orphan’s court of Centre county, in the matter of the estate of Z. T. Williams, late of Walker town- ship, deceased. The undersigned, an auditor appointed by the said court to distribute the funds Sec. in the hands of Sarah Jane Williams, executrix of’ said decedent, as appears by her final account, to and among those legally entitled thereto, will sit. for the duties of his appointment on Tuesday the 29th day of June, 1897, at 10 o'clock a. m. at the- law offices of oriney & Walker, Bellefonte, Pa., when and where all parties interested are re- uired to present and prove their claims or be orever debarred from coming in upon the said fund. W. HARRISON WALKER, Auditor. 42-21-3t Jewelry. HARNESS BELTS. Fashion’s endorsement has made this the most pop- ular style of the year. We have them in all shades of leather from $1.00 UP ee [0] ee SHIRT WAIST SETS, (Cuff links and 4 Buttons) 50 CENTS. ren | (ee F. C. RICHARD’S SONS, High St. 41-15 BELLEFONTE, PA ~ SEEN, LoS Samp