a WHE. KURTZ... cco Associate Bilton A Ce Pata nire Hall, Pa, Mar. 9, 1882, » SPRING MILLS —— pr --THE HUM OF BUS AT Witmer, & Co's CENTRAL SUPPLY DEPOT is distinctly heard by Telephone at and the hum of the Customers and the click of the Telegraph at the “FAIR” as clearly heard at the SUPPLY DEPOT, Can such things be ?— and overcome us like a Summer Cloud without our special wonder? LOCAL ITEMS, J. Hoss has been appointed post master at Pine Grove Mills. The Farmer's Firs Insurances com- pany met at Centre Hall on Toesday last, Wm. Sandoe, the boss tailor, has put ont some of the beat fits ever seen in this part of the county. wee If vou wish an elegant article of canned poods—No, 1—¢o to Sechler's grocery, and you won't be deceived ta —tnheeribers changing their post- office nddress this spring, will inform us, givine the old as well as the new ad. dress, tf. = w~Miss Tanra Keller, of Lock Ha ven, will give an entertainment in Homes ball, Bellefonte, on Thuraday evening. 8. ni as TV adies dress goods, late styles ol! under vrice, at the Pennsvalley bargain store in the hotel stand, A full line of everr thing, -~Last week George Hazael perform. ed the marvelous feat of traveling 600 miles in six days, in a go-as you-please race 1n New York City. ——The fine, mild, spring-like weathe er of last week, has gone, and changed to cold. Monday was rainy; Tuesday cold and windy ; Wednesday clear. -Ganoe, the bogus fox scalp Justice of Taylor twp., was taken back to prison again on Tuesday, at the request of his bondsmen, who feared he might take French leave. ~The Uriah Slack farm was sold to J. A. and Samuel Slack. Mr. J. A. Slack takes the improved part, 75 acres clear, and 20 of timber, at $4,458, The balance to Sami Slack, —The nicest lot of samples ever brought to town, for spring and summer suits, can be seen with Sandoe, the tailor, He can make the nicest fitting suit you ever bad, ——There is a man in Altoona who pever eat a pound of meat in his life, says an exchange. The RerorTer woul like to know whether he did'nt meet a girl several times? —-]1t looks to us as tho’ & good many of our exchanges were verdant enough yertising, for a little brass wire, ye clipt a bookholder. We did'nt. ——1t cost Huntingdon county seven- teen hundred and thirty-five dollarsand ten cents to kill foxes, owls, bawks, skunks and wildeats last year; and ye: Squire Ganoe don't live in Huntingdon 0 ——Dinges, of the only bargain store, still has goods at cost, and below cost— goods that are without fault. This chance will not be open long. So pass up to the counter, if you would save money. ——Pure spices are hard to get these days, adulteration beiug practiced by many dealers. Sechler's keep the pure article always, you can rely on this, Secbler's warrant all their groceries to be fresh and pure. ~The new improved Singer Sewing Machine goes ahead of all others by 100 per cent. D M. Cowher is the agent, wait until he comes around, and it won't take long to satisfy yourseives that the Biuger is by fap-the easiest and best ma- chive. i w—Pewins still keeps on selling clothing at cost, to rid ont his stock. Pile in for a suit, men and boys, he has em ye!, but they are going off faster then a horse ean trot, One does not need muneh money wien buying clothiog at the Puilad. Branch, 3 Singers will be interested in the “Howard Method,” advertised in this paper. Many of the leading vocalists have been taught by Mr. Howard, who ba» been established in New York for wany yesrs, and always meeting with grea! success. Read the ad vertisement, — Butter, eggs, hams, sides, should- ers, potatoes, dried frait, all kionds of country produce, wanted at Sechler’s grocery, for which they allow the bigest price iu groceries at Cash prices, Far- mers, take your produce to Sechler's if you want the best prices for them, — Arbitrators at Lewisburg have de- cided that a lawyer cannot recover fees from a married woman on the ground that she cannot make a contract without the con®ent of her husband. About $1500 18 claimed. Husbands might take notice of this and hereafter let the better balf do the business. ——Whitman, of the Lewisburg Jour- nal had a big cake voted him ata church festival in that town, the other contes tant being Bro. Cornelius, of the Chroni- cle, We trust the Journal man gave him of the Chronicle a slice cf it, “to keep peace in the family,” because Cornelius is a good fellow too, and deserves a cake ——The Lock Haven Erpress says: “The woman from Blachard, Centre Co, Ps, who bad the one hundred and twelve pound tumor, taken from her side at the University Hospital, Phila delphia, a few weeks ago, has so far re- covered; we are informed, that she will be removed to her home during the pres- ent week.” ——Mr. George Durst died in this place on Wednesday morning. Mr. Durst was one of our oldest citizens and bad lived in Potter township from his boyhood. Hisfamily belongto the early settlers ; be was widely known. A cold which he took a few weeks ago laid him np with pneumonia, which caused his death. He wasin his £2 year, ——Brachbill wishes it to be under- stcod that he will not allow any one in the state to undersell him in furniture, and that he keeps a stock which none can compete with. His goods are firsts class, and 25 per cent. can be saved by purchasing of him. If yon want any thing fine and nice in the furniture line, always go to Brachbill’s, Bellefonte. —— DEATH OF THOMAS BOLLINGER.— Mr. Thomas Bollinger, a very respected citizen, died at his residence in Philips. burg, on Monday morning, Feb, 27th. He was born in Aaronsburg, Centre county, Penn’a, April 10, 1823. In 1850, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Bens der, who with four sons and three daughters survive him, ~Philipsburg Journal. The Pine Creek railroad, which is {op be a continuation of the Reading and Catawissa, is to be pnshed forward to completion the coming season. The Bufiaslo Express states that the Fail Brook Coal Co., has ordered 30 new en- gines to operate the new road to be built from Stokesdale to Williarasport. It is paid that the road is to be built by Mr. Vanderbilt avd operated by the Fall Brook coal company, and that it is to be completed by pext November, It is re- ported that all the westward bound pas- genger trains of the Reading railroad will pass through Corniog, irom Corning by the Syracuse, Geneva aud Corning road to Lyons, thence west by the New York Central, thus opeoing another through line from the east to the west, — Warner's Safe Kiduey Cure, which ney diseases, such as Bright's ht an t “a ges, ior sule a1 gtors hi i.e Centre ¥ n Tuesday evening, 7, the Y. M, C. A., of this place, held their 3rd ani vareary in the Methodist church, There was a large audience present and the services throughout were very interest ing. The meeiing was lod by the Presi dent of the Association, Mr. Samuel Krumbine. Bhort address was deliver od by Rev. Fischer, and the Secretury’s report was read by C. Dinges Select reading by Mr J. Fleming, Mr, Miller, (General Secretary of the Bellefonte as: soriation, was present, and made an arnest appeal to all young men to cons nect themselves with this good work. A little boy wanted a drum. His mother, wishing to give him an impres. sive lesson, suggested that if he should pray for it he might receive one. So at ght, when ready for bed, he knelt down and prayed : “Now i lay me down to sleep, {1 want a dram) I pray the Lord my soul to keep, {I want a drum) If I should die before 1 wake, (I want a drum) I pray the Lord my soul to take, {I want a drem.)"” His futher, who bad been let into the wocret, had meanwhile quietly placed a fram on the bed. As the youngster rose, and his eves fell on the drum, he axclaimed in an emphatic manner, that anished all serious thonghts from the ninds of his listeners : “Where the devil hid that drom come from 7" The antics ipated benefits from that lesson may wobably be considered lost.— Ex, —— —— Dinges expecta to oceupy hisstore vill make things look better than before he fire. lothes for this summer, stop in and see Sandoe's samples. Good fit guaranteed. Among the pleasant faces that}; Barger and Miss Kate Harpstec, two of Centre Hall's fair ones, . i For Rirg—A Howe Sewing Ma chine, warranted in good order, at this office. Has drop~leaf and four drawers, tf il enon LHEIM LADY HAS SAY. i WHAT A MIL TO For the RerorTER. What are we coming to, or of the Millheim Joum oe edi i says, “Mill. fy eim boasts of a Billiard saloon.” Does t also boast of the disgraceful fight, | which occurred a few days ago, when one | ¢ of the most prominent citizens knocked to the floor? the purity of the language, and morals of | o t found there? if, as th + ’ I i followers of the blessed Savior, and are |, prominent members of christian ehurch- |, ex, are to he found there? Whatare we says, “There is no harm in 1? N there is no harm in it, and is a proper place for our fathers and hushands, we, as their danghters and wives, may well imitate their example and spend an evening there too. L. errs tf BELLEFONTE'S I TION—AN HEIRESS DETERM. INEDTO MARRY A PEN I~ LESS YOUNG MAN AND TAKE HER FORTUNE ALONG. On September 8, 1871, Mr. M. Thomp- | d y to his daughter, Clara V, Milli propert Valentine were appointed executors ofp lady. ken, was so informed. The latter gen- e would accept no compensation for his |? services as trustee. On the 23d of April, 1881, a deed of trust from Clara V, Milli- en was made to James Milliken by ° een highly educated, and last year, in|! Eurgpe to receive the finishing touches, | * ment to Mr. Courtland D. Evans, of Piainfield, N J, was announced. Aboot this time the father of the young man, who by the way had not reached his ma. jority, learned of the deed of trust and immediately se about to have the same A bill in equity was entered ~ b mon Pleas of Centre county, to have thea ppoiuted. Able counsel were engaged QO in this city last week, but was adjourned to Beliefonte, The case came up on Monday before Judges Mayerand Orvis, and the closing argnment was made on | § Tuesday morning by Gen. James Beaver, | ,, on the part of the defendant, James Mil-| 4 liken, and by Edmund Blanchard, Esq..| « for the plaintiff, Clara V. Milliken. The |e papers are now in the handsof the Court, jt and the probabilities are that the case» will go to the Supreme Cour, e The young lady is highly accomplis ed, and comes from one of the best and oldest families in Centre county. Mr. James Milliken is well known through- w tegrity, culture and great wealth, The|, young man in the case is a commercial |i t present fortune, or expectancy, unless it e what he expects through his wife, as the valoe of her estate is about $100,000 Taken all together, it may very properly be termed “a celebrated case.” mmaosssstna sat ss AIA AA r March 16 is Andrew Jackson's births | ¢ day. Conkling has not yet said ‘yes’ or "no" as to judgeship. And now they have a story] from Utah that Brigham Young is still alive, and will appear one of these days as reser. rected. The Lock Haven Express states that the strike of the axe makers at Mill Hall, Centre county, bas been adjusted by a majority of the men withdrawing from the Knights of Labor and resuming work. A sad picture was presented one day lust week on the road west of Indianapo-~ li. A wagon on its way to the insane asy- jum contained & woman of unsound mind In her arms, pressed to her bosom, was the lifeless body of an infant, Three oth er little ones, whose destiny was the poer house, were crouched in the wagon shiv ering and cold. By the woman's side sat the husband, with his head bowed in sors row. A pair of handcuffs were locked around his wrists. The family of six wss to be rudely separated, perhaps forever Their destinations were the asylum, the poorhouse. the jail and the grave. The mother, it is understood, would not con- gent to her removal unless she could take her dead child along. The father's crime was stealing food for his wife and little ones, t ——————_ A fe A w——. FIRE AT VICKSBURG Lewisburg, March 6.—The Great West- ern Hotel, situated at the small town of Vicksburg, in this county, about four miles west of this place, was entirely de- stroyed by fire last night. It is impossi- ble to tell the cause of the fire, or whether it was insured. The building was lea-ed by the widow of the'late Benjamin Hauck, of this place. THE LARGEST LAND OWNERS. Chicago, February 14 —The very large tract of innd set aside by the Sate of Tex us to pay for the erection of a new Stale House has been wrangferred by the Bate during the past two duys te Abner Taylor, OU B Farwell und John V. Farwell, of Chicago, und A. C. Babcock, of Canton, Ii .owho will furnish the necessary funds for erecting the building. This domuin i» larger town the Sgute of Connecticut and four times larger than fhode Islnod, It is the northwest corner of the State snd Lhe survey extends south a distance of 197 miles, with an average widih of 27 ipiiés Two railways are - already projacied through this section of the State. The transier of thie land is probably the largest snie ever made to private indiviiaals, and tbe purchasers are the largest land owners in the world. HORRIBLE CRIMN. Richmond, Ind, Feb 28 On opening TERRIBLE SUFFERING ALONG] THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI Large Section of Conntry Vater. Memphis. March 2 --Private foom Riverton, Miss, 160 miles memphis and 176 miles above Viesburg, says the lovee broke Monday night and tha loss of property is fearful. Many peo. ple were drowned, Among the number was Ban Heyne, shipping clerk of Frank & Remnich, He tried to go to the assis tance of Mrs, Bradshaw and was drawn into the channel of the break drowned. The stock is all drowned passing nearly through the boards there are no provisions for the poor peo. { A senrol was but the par atrators have ne covered The sel low, swampy pleca of the waters of the Bt, Law of the Mississippi, one passing off throug! thaWabash and the other through $ Mary Rive I'he county mparative iy undevalope {. A few mies to Lhe oasl in Paulding county, Uta, Lhore ly a break in the fore an strong'y Grganine muke their head Under ated one mile north of Salem, Adaun [aounty, this State, this morniog son lahildren discovered the teacher, Mia Eo ma Numbers, lying on the Hoor with one arm out off, har tongue torn oul and her neck pinned to the flooring with a dirk knife A subsequent examination showed thatehe had heen brutally assauit ed after a desperate struggle, and that she had thon been stabbed to denth with the knife Batore leaving her assaiinnis (as il is believed that one man did nol eommiyy the deed wlone) had cul her tongue oul & muke sure that she would not and divulge thelr names, Alor tha last bio the knife was left in her the ie i letters below ti u LUIRIRR 8 1) 8 and le NacK, and or al ple to subsist on, The break above Duncan's, rene for the steamer Plowboy to come and take the women and children to Mamphis Thay are suffering greatly, having lost everything they possessed, and the elo ing they have on thair bodies is all they saved. li Is impossible iba the fearful havoc of d Besides the broak at River Wright's Numbers left her b build the ire belo and when she opene confronted by the men wi cecurred about 100 yards Wao have sent to Ter foe ence from those ia { is Cx 3 the IS SOROS aid and fiorse th 1 i Ww I aesgt the jue aatrqotion WALOTS any confederates stpne of thei are Lhe have made lon there are two more, ona al one mile below, and another at Judge Miles' place, two miles above Riverton Mules, horses, cows, goats and houses| They did thelr we 3 ve hefire the fl Ade ¢ sa the!K ne Hud \ Add to th itt ad thal lends t Fou, Miss Numbers WHS faint idea the of lid and the daughter « y oh au 1% Yellin? 1a the Dunean House there mustjmercha Decatur, whore iQ unite nd \ flmsl spring Mi Wa qui ‘ pass by continually a f of condition bave A 8 of Fa ¢ ia i fmuch attention from \ \ Ih vive place, wi It is pitiful to see them, ball naked, fro) Per DAL ping ; » Every house in River | : 4 F&C specied THREE INDIANS SENT 10 HAPPY HUNTING GROUND - eithe mied wash ng away of blocks that they will ba un jecline a Francise m I I'he lovee in front of the Duncan Hous s weak, and there is danger of ils break ng The storehouse of Matt Miller, to [one today. i wi langhing and B10 ‘hey gatd they wert lost. | I " o” % ’ hw I BOM i i i sit 3 i TOWNS UNDER WATER : Cairo, March 2. * {hands with all or The figures do notinpuyer by the ( 1 g. I'he men died je, Arrangeine othing ocenrred to & 3 8 n the levees near Belmont, Mo, aud be |, ween Belmont aud Osceola, Ark. Ali hrough this vast area of country the wa-| ers are pouring in mighty volumes into he head waters of the St. Francis river, *> A GREAT BUT Lior ¢ fer writes is concede This!est, and greatest commercia “> A 100 i i he th ad to be the r than was ever befure known. worid, 1118 and uninvitin tome the n Just 4 below MO RL i) serves of ¢ th ia of | 1, ’ foes iver 18 a foot higher than it was at Rome Vario reat flood of 1862, and is still rising atliome twelve conti At Arkan-{and it is be iif its pa nies Were pl sad 8 uld str toh a GI waler sump averages oJ (EX he the us directie Ms miies © ave Dear sho ig Ark., is under} w: dislahee + { The \ snd WRECK AND RUIN I