FRED. KURTZ, Centre Harn, Pa, Marcu 30, 1887. PRING PRING GOOD GOOD G GOOD GOO) re? SPRING -:- GOODS. ~—0~ i i UO U 0 We wish to announce to our many customers in Penns Valley that we are daily receiving new The Spring Styles are gaods out and we are getting them early in the season. Come ¢ and see the New Styles. weeivee a large lot out We and examine 1d are sending them stonishing low figures. iil to come ds and prices. . H. BARTHOLOMEW Centre Hall, Ww LOCAL ITEMS. has moved bis coach his own premises lk to the station, and ir town against helping Mr. use at North- } Ouse re ady LPO arg rane 18) sui- Martha, on Saturday me to call y spring n of the dread ge that wi balf which wil ng alterations whieh Ww it Otted up as «oD iid nd have « furn Broa, oF MICK Beck at a Mr neral store vnpiete he got a Lilla" Fic given out by or the erect ion of houses pear the compan” tiacts for many more will afew weeks © irge of barger, the effi , Ave onrsanctum a wrger will be visible in » conoty daring the sam- {| fashioned Democrat, ners morning Pres made for washing at loor took fire from 8 some rubbish while had pipe the it £00 loge to the belore ierable beadw ay. it w.8 pa! of BODY COLES nre i ¢ ire 18 MISHUTrE 1 having f an exciting nsegnence o of sOme il each other and all cost and Siear is sold at 4 The by H. 1 lores them vg goods at ampe Own Olin opening of a store Barnes set the ball the spirit of the rivalry, Rev G. P. Sarvis is about to locate at the pew appointment at Pleasant Gap. The reverend gentleman has been locat- recently, in West Clearfield cirenst, and is oue of the most successful revival- in the Centrsl Penosyivania Con ference. We expect to hear good re ed, Ets Gap is complete. Rey. Sarvis formerly was | the Peonsvalley circuit, aud met with great success, asior of the number and kiod of its bosiness es. tablishments, would it not be a good move for our merchants aod other bosiness men of this place to organize a Board of Trade to protect and further the interests of the community? This suggestion may seem a little premature to some, bot we belivve it wonld be a benefit if undertak- en and controlled in & proper manner. Wake up, and keep abreastthe times, No use in Centre Hall being behind the limits in this respect. ~ Quite a ludicrous affair happened to a cow the other day in front of Booz er's mest market, An empty barrel standing on the ontside had a little chaff inthe bottom which the cow took to be Bobemian oats, and naturally poked her head in for an investment, not yet have ing legrned tbat it was a fraud, The barrel, of course, situck to the cow’s head, and had to be knocked off before she conld be disengaged, We affair was ac tually observed on the eoruer on the op. porite gide of the street aud so”. got into the paper. The cow may now have learned that Boheminn oats will fool both man and beast, SPOOK LITERATURE. FAKE YOUR BLEEPING POWDER NOW As the season for fish and snake stor. | ies in not quite ripe yet, we observe that | some of onr exchanges from adjoining | connties are regaling their readers with | local ghest stories. Now the Rerorrer, | true to Centre county interests, is not | willing that it shall be outstripped in this regard. We are rich, and ahead of | many, in lumber, coal, iron, glass, and | agricultural products, as we have often | shown with pride, in these columns, and now we want to show that we have =a good mine of ghost stories too, and will | give samples of how rich it would be if | properly worked. There are no gpooks frolicking around ust now, that we know of, But there “need to was” years ago. The reason | Centre county spooks have gone out of the business is the simple one that there is not superstition enough left for them to do their banking on. Spooks don’t go where people don't have faith in "em A spook will never be seen by a person who don’t believe in the thing gare. You never knew a man vet, | Baw a spook but what was a believer in | apooks—and you never heard of a spook appearing to a person who didn’t believe in it. Now we have settled this upon fundamental principles, But to show that Centre county i8 not behind in host stories, we chronicle as follows, go ng back thirty years or more: The most famons ghost of Pennsvalley had his nightly stalking ground on the pike a little east of Aaronshurg, between what was then known as Cobarn’s woods and the oak tree near that end of town This gentleman bad no head, was never seen by more than one person ina party, appeared ofien 10 passers along the pike u I Chinaman would say, and always up with the runaway, whether on or foot. His appearance wonld invaria bly be suddenly from the hollow cross ing the pike at Coburn’s woods, chasing his victims to the oak tree, a distance of a quarter of a mile, and suddenly was next thing one knew was Aaronsburg out of wind, hair standing end, He had seen the spook. This ghost was frequent in seeking mpany of persons who passed ‘ the business We had it devont Christians, word we wonld vihing, that they ised by this sp keep horse non est The a fellow in white as a 8 and speechless eet, on the along some the men not had there, and kept up twentv-live Years, from ns of the most ofthe town, WwW LOSS foubt upon al been met and of wk. tan persons rt! ite Were In oa the gh wt Com and woul His { remark, “Don’t he but headless spool 18" — f IIR VI ithe etim, if BAe, at low, ditto 0 vanish until the oak | prke was reached scores had me ! of a man, Tradition id davs of teamir ft tre ink that in the Ig Covered wagons, pul ed : wrees, were in vogue, a driver of such Avoring to be be inder the h passed over his neck Th lock bh the ww aforesaid wheels of the i 4% RoCouun ¢ DIUGCKY L(eainstier, th L the Bot eX pe 18 by parties who had Many of to every permit us to give all r ‘TICES, elated vO this SpOOK, ling aud of a ngster wins, npatare He 8poO IRB $ HL Tes Ded tal to now dead, related ages. that * BE, LIAS one « ym panion, both on horseback, this haonted part of the Hurse began | caper ati romet was {1 30 iy Dis { | as His comrade’s ho Ti r was clonds agrninning flash i the “i 11 f CAUSE OF » were other flas! re was the same form to | called the att the apparition, his horse remaived perfectly other horse kept on at a fearful rate } fi $ : ¥ ention of his companion te but he could see nothing ii K had worked himse oak ) a foam when the the men thereafter over the became ind as tree was reached, quieter and Always this horse was tsken ground in daytime he nervons and trembled with fear. Before the old hotel was remodelled at Aaronshurg, many will remember there were stories of stains in aroom. A mysterious murder was said to bave been committed in the chamber; on the board partition were red stains, and it was sald all attempts to erase them were | vain. They were shown the writer, | These were said to be bloodmarks of the | crime that was committed one night in the room, when a guest disappeared; the room was always reported havoted and that it could not be occupied on account | of the visits of a spook. Inthe old stone house in the same place, which at an | early day was kept asa tavern, and, while in the occupancy of the Penningtons, a | skeleton was said to have been unearthed | ou the premises—perhaps of some dead injun, Of conrse the premises were { hasnted and stories of the spook were | plenty. This fellow wonld amuse him- | self at night by pounding and keep one | of the doors unlocked to a certain room. The writer slept in the house, in various parts of it anc at various times, The i i i 1 : : : became speech loss, blood pounding we could distinctly hear, when | there was wind going. We alsosiept in the not-to-be locked room, and actually { saw this spook—in our dream—but wak- { ing up we could weither see nor hear of his expected majesty. For the simple reason, we guess, because he was diss gusred with our waat of faith, ‘ We will close here, and let you dream, ~guffice it to eay that the haunted places are no longer known to be haun- ted; the spirits evidently took Greely's advice in later years, and went west, cnn ppt CHARTER GRANTED. A charter was graated at the State De- partment, on Thursday, 24h, to the Bellefonte fornacw company, of Philadel phia; capital, $125,000, The directors are John Reilly nod James P. Scott, of Philadelohia; Phitip and Thomus Cole ling, of Ebensbarg, and J, King McLana- hav, of Hollidaysburg, ; I A BAM The boro’ schools close on Friday af+ ternoon for the winter session ; the teach: ers selected by the d rectors have rene dered satisfaction in every particular, Prof, Maoger expects to pay a visit of a week or more to his home in Ber ks co, before the openiog of the ToT, A BRUTE JAILED. James Brerman, of Powelton, was lodged in the county jail, on the 19th, on charge of cruelty to family, He goton a drunk, came home and drove his wife and children, except the youngest child, from the house, The next morning, still under the influence of liquor, he carried the infant, which was thinly clad, about town and asked a minister whom he met on the street to baptize the child. When the minister refused he took the infant to a spring and plunged it headforemost into the ice cold water, The babe was taken from him and preparations were made to ride the brutal father on a rail, which was prevented by an officer tak- ing charge of the man and lodging him in jail, — . -——— torical Review” came into our posses- sion recently and in it we find the fol lowing interesting sketch, the subject of | which is well known to most of our read- | ers: ! LEWIRTOW N, la wr Derstine, Photographer and Cravon Artist, Dorcas Street, below Odd | Fellows’ Hall.——Mr. Derstine has devo- | ted many years to the art of drawing and coloring, and is thoroughly skilled and experienced aa a photographic artist, He began business for himself in December, 1884, and from the inception of the enter prise to the present time nas enjoyed a very large and liberal patronuge. In- deed, the establishment has become the most popular one in Lewistown, and is noted thoughout this section of the Btate for wonderful art creations. The photograph department is equipped with cameras and other appliances of the lat | est improved construction, and several | skilled and experienced assistants are here employed. All the paraphernalia, including backgrounds, chairs, rustic sents, etc, are handsome and artistic, and { there 1s nothing whatever wanting to | make the establishment perfect and com plete in every particular. The studio is also provided with all facilities and con- | veniences, and is under the immediate control and superintendence of pro prietor. All kinds of pictures, from the smallest photographs to the largest sized crayon drawing, may here be obtained, | & perfect likeness is invariably guar- anteed. Groups, classes, and clubs as hildren are usually taken by the instantaneous process, and are 80 arranged and postured as to produce the most pleasing and patoral effects Many of the most cultivated families 1n Lewistown and vicinity are constant pa-~ | trons of this model establishment, which ly deserves the generous patronage sc- Mr. Derstine is a native of re unty. He is a youog man with Dany is th | i | the wi well as « subjects ¥ rded it. “it usefolness before him, and snd art cire honored, | respected, and esteemed for his many wortt Clad “OS 18 Ke. Boe a graduate of the » are pleased to : know skill He was one of the best es ee ” at Centre Hall,—-a great and a decent walk to 1 #poken of so h and that ha that he ighly we is deserving it all, from his 48 an artist Conn o young men of our town. Wanted hig revival meeling the station, is organizing i 4 g Tor gas snd oil » vicinity of Philipsburg, this county, When at Bellef don't fail to hompson's tailoring establishment nor to P. O furnishing 5 pose Of pre 0 ‘4 nie (renis in all the latest styles, ~The lock Haven Dm avs | that Charles Barner, the young man who | bad one of his legs mashed by thie cars | at Mili Hal and afterwards { had itamputated, died on Tuesday after noon, ! | | i real & ressolly, — It 12 romored that Mr. Howard, has disposed of his iron works to a svondieate for the sum of 0000, If trie we may look wr new developments in that part of the | county. i Mrs. Hall, of | Ratarday rea :h Lanth, of extensive ho iis De | § | § Honeadale, Pa. ed B wmisbarg, to visit | brother, Henry Keller, who is Ggnite | Mra. Hall us that when s | Honesdale, on Satarday, they oving the best of sleighing. on her ill, left en- informs © were Michael Hess, of Harris township, was 80 unfortanate as to lose a valoable vonog horse, Thestable doog being open the horse rushed ont, overturned aspriog wagon which fell oo his leg and broke it close to the knee. Mr, Hess was com- pelied to kill the horse, we V, Moyer and Adam Shaffer one day last week killed a large female bear in Sugar Valley narrows, and eaptared three cubs aboot eight weeks old, The mother bear weighed about three hun- dred pounds and was a fine specimen of her race, wee Mike Condo, of this place has been engaged by the creamery co, at Spring Mills, to collect cream in this section of the valley for their establishment. The cans are being distributed among farmers | for trial; they expect a large quantity of { the lacteal fluid from farmers about here, Every farmer should, at least, give the creamery a fair trial, and if it is a sucoess financially, should patronize it, we The News says Mr. Robert Valen- tine and family, of Bellefoute, expect to sail for Europe on the 7th of May, They will spend the entire summer and per- haps lnnger across the water—a tour which seems to include about as much pleasure and profit as any that can be imagined. ~There is but one person who gets a pension from this state as the widow of a Revolutionary soldier. Her name is Mrs. Betz and she resides in Harrisburg, Her husband was a drummer boy daring the Revolution, and be served 5 years Khe was married to the drummer when he was 556 years of ageand she but 16 ears, and she was his second wife. hirty-four vears afterwards he died. She is now 89 years of age. The wife of Frederick Merrill, the grave yard sexton, 1s slowly starving to death. A piece of chicken bone became imbedded ia her throat it eaonot be re- moved without cavsiog loss of speech. Bhe refased to bave the operation per- formed aod the wound has begun to Svater, and will cause her death, Sunbury wa. wel giving a list of the churches in this valley, in our last issue, the Centre Hill Presbyterian church at Contre Hill was not meniondd though it was inclod- ed in the count, Egg Hill Evang. obureh, however, was not in the count at all, be. cunwe it had escaped our memory, and a friend called gur attention to This makes 41 churches | ORGANIZE. Bince the little fire on Monday morn ing, which fortunately was discovered in time, to prevent a serions conflagration, some of the more thoughtful persons of the place have been considering the idea of organizing a fire company. We have plenty of young men in our town to carry out any such project and all that is want- ing is the proper encouragement from the conncil, When we ray “encouragement” we don’t mean the kind you get gratis, free for nothing but the necessary where. with to equip a fire company. We do not think such organization could be effected from voluntary contributions, for there are many anxioos to see something done in this direction but do not believe in a few bearing the burden and others re. ceive the benefit of the protection to property. The only way to accomplish this would be for the town council to ap- propriate a reasonable amount to equip a company with all necessary appliances for extinguishing fires. In this way every property holder would help bear the expenge in proportion to amount of property inthe boro. We believe if the young men of the town form the proper kind of an organization for this purpose and petition the council for a reasonable apprapristion that jthey will not turn a deaf ear to their prayers—certainly not, Ie start the balla rolling we would suggest that a meeting be called for all interestedto attend and discuss the matter, Wake up-—brace opp—fall inline and keep up with the times, SPRING MILLS. Prof P. J. Auman is to assist C, lory in the creamary, as it is but 8 mat- ter of time that it will take still more help, as they churn daily about 400 to O00 pounds. New routes are being start- ed and parties who delayed in, on the old routes, are all and selling their cream to the D. F Rankle is to become the counter Jumper at the Penn Cave this summer. to Mal- in startling ning io creamery. Robt, Bartges is coming home with his mother at Penn Cave, live Hannah Foster has again returned and taken possession of the Wilson ty. proper. Sadie Grove is going to Aaronsburg to start a millivery store, David Fiokle had an operation formed on Tuesday, by Dr. Glenn State College, and is getting along well, per- of very Prof, W. P. Hosterman will school April 11. Mra. Barcroft, ila guest of Mr. Ruok., Mr starting west next week. open bis of Ph is the intends lelphia, Rank Mary Dancan, formerly of this w of scho place, Asronsburg, i this su teaching iatliler place inien is mmer at the David MeCo i, of town on Tuesday. Hartleton, was Grege township does not agree the account of the number of in the RerorTen of last week. inwing: Union, Ref and Lath: Evang; Yearicks, Evang; Spring Presb ,a0d M. E: Peans Creek. Greengrove, Evang: Georgesvalley. and Hef; Synagog Evang. with churches, The lol. Swamp Mills, Lath. Lath Mountain, gue, Evaog - a» MILLHEIM. of Daniel f Snook's eiween there helow "wa 84 Creary, snd the The re ZR We still have some cases of measles at this writing. The youngest children. a son and daughter, of A. C, Musser, are in a critical condition from the effects of the disease, The knitting bhrooght to t glore and he br mhed machines that were wn and pot in operation in Flias Lose & Son's planing mill, by Mr. Crawford, are turning out stockings as fast as they are able to learn to handle the machines. Where is the spring poet ? Flitting time is aboat at hand; already some are seeking their new residences David Ulrich sold his personal proper ty at public sale on Saturday. Our town will soon be blooded chickens, noted for its Oar town wants more people to fill the empty houses, Will some one plain why our factories don’t make town boom 7 up ex- our Peter Rarick, of this place, moved on the farm of Rev. Sweagie in Sayder co last Tuesday. John Flapagan, of New York, is again for another car load of horses. He has shipped no less than about six car loads of horses, from Coburn this win- ter. § here >» LINDEN HALL. J. Irvin Ross and wile, of Pine Grove, repent a few days with their son, J, H. Ross, A. J. Long is the happiest man in this township, When he comes to town you can hardly get a chance to speak a word to him, he says he must horry home and purse the baby. Geo, Swab says it was not very nice of Alf Osman, the way he sneaked up to: wards Rock Hill with that chicken under his armone day last week. D. T. Wieland had quite a good sale on Shturday. Squire Potter closed a very sueccessfnl term of school at Rock Hill, on lest Fri- day. Dupe, sms A COBURN, H. and W. Whitmer have their new mill in running order and have shipped several car loads of oak lumber, and have orders ahead to keep them rune ning for some time. They have con. tracted the floating of their logs to Camp- bell and Witmyer. No douht they will have a time of it till they get those big oak butt logs to the mill, Miss Ellie Campbell and Dolph Porter of Nittany Valley, and Miss Cora Getug, of Spring Mills, were visiting at Andy Campbell's over Bunday. ies Raker bas been visiting at Daniel Eisenhuths, last week, Tom Reen has flitted to Fowler and John Weaver from Woodward, moved in the house be vacated, So we still have a shoemaker at Coburn. The Lutheran congregation of this place intend building a ebhurch here and have staked out the founda tion and commenced to hanl stone for the wall, Monday, Success to them, as we need another church here. 0. K. BAL. SI WA ng styles in summer nate en be Lr A eg BREVITIES., gave the Reporter a call gee true-blue Democrats, ~-Penn twp. has been road from Smithtown to north. The next ia in the church at Pennball, in May. An entertainment by the ladies’ He formed mite society will be held Aaronsbarg church eveniog of 9 April. Alwaye the ACARD TO THE PUBLIC, We have nowon hand our § spring and summer cassimeres for KDnown rule sal special Known i i rFIlAY & and F. P. Duck to Miles twp, of Haines is ill of lung fever, — Our friend, Mc'Clellan Rishel, a1, Will Bhirk meat market bi place, The young folks of town expect have a party at Odenkirk’s hotel Tharsday, 31, breaking 1 gron ling on his t property and his interest in the crop Is the farm near Centre Hill, to his n Mrs. John Ristel, aud bas moved his father at Centre Hall, A Mr. Fleming, of Y up horses in ih nere they slate i 1 and } ' Orig rk ing 18 soction ping to bis state w prices. A fearf lly frozen to 6 or 8 a White & ( near Renova, Pa, together with ons, $20, raw ' inches ia de week 8 planing burned stock Gamb Rand a large A) insur: 1m ber, ~ Our Spring Mills correspondent poris ten churches In Gregg eight as given Dy us Ic would is in the valley, mans Lyrus Brumgard tioned in our last issue are sorry thie WW Ores to learn has and 18 now q red il blood pois MIDE Das tronble, as we stated two weeks ag i from the cutting of ag spring our town Dear wilel able day ing it beid Io YATE an i ges are haviog argest « representing the Its a « ”y The i £ ie ther «¢l yestond, Have AU Lutherans staked i have commenced work wee Metra, Kenne iy home again aller a trip thro l1fferent looking after the machine, ee Mf AT biusterer the except characterized by ra i wi 4 gl ee AEA : maaay SQUaLIs, ee Powers 18 still boots and shoes of the : firm, Host fron He has th ower prices Lhan usually ee A Th Tuesday and can | one mile west of t the at cost Liew 810 Aaron wn. Oris McCormick living 'n f ff a for his mother pow will move in the course « this place, — Power's shoe store has been paint ed and repapered and is as clean bright as a new pn en the place of the damaged g every thing is in firsl-class them a call if 10 need of their line. sods trim. anything HALL MARKETS ¥ is the place to get job work done at the most reasonable prices can not bedenied, Sale bills were printed at this office from one~third to one-half lower rates done anywhere else in the county, prove, we quute 4 sheet ‘ sheet, $1.25, while other offices charge for the same work from $2 ww $5. Get our prices before ordering elsewhere, ——Union county hasiost two aged ladies of late. On last Thorsday morning, March 24. 1887. Mrs Catherine Detweller of Mil- fli burg died, aged 94 years and 15 deys. She was the oldest person in that section and probably in the county. -—— MARRIED. At Lemont, on Thursday evening, March 24, by Rev. Robert Hami'l, D. D. Mr. Charles E, Knarr to Miss Bella 1. Wiliams, March 23, 1887, by Rev. J. Kerr, Mr. ( Claudie V. March 20, at Centre Hall, by same, Mr J. R Bible, and Miss Jennie J. M Cor mick. On Sanday evening, March 27, at the residence of Jacob Soit, in Centre Hal, by Rev. W. E. Fischer, Jacob Baer, of Centre Hill, and Sarah C. Taylor, of Far. mer's Mills, Horner A. Henney and Miss DLED, On the 14th March, near Mazeppa, Carther'ne Crovse, aged 95 yrs, 5 mos, and 20 daye, BARGAINS FOR ALL. Frank's Great Novel'y Store bas re- sumed business at the South East corner ni of Allegheny and Bishop str eets, belle fonte., Bargaios for all, Sove Small Stove Chestnut Pea . Woodland . Sof a The above prices are for cash or grain only KURTZ & SON COURT PROCLAMATION, Watneas, the Hon. A. O. Furst, President of the Court of Common Meas of the mh Judicial Vistrict, consisting of the countion of Centre and Huntingdon. and the Hon, Chester Munson and be Hon. James BR. Smith, Associate Judges in Jontre county, having issoed thelr precept, boar ing date the “ib dey of February, 1887 10 me ai rocied, for holding a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery and Quarter Res ions of the Ponce in Bellefocte, for the county of Centre, aud to commence on the th Monday of April, being the Teh day of April 187 and to continue two weeks. Notes is hereby given to the Coron or, Justices of the Ponce, Aldermen snd Contes bles of sald county of Centre. that they be then and there in their proper persons, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of the 25h, with their records, in. quisitions, examinations, and their own remem. branoes, to 40 those things which to their office Spe it 30 be done, and those who wre bound Noaphizance to ecuie against the prisons ers thal are or shall Ro in the jail of Centre conn ty, be then and there to prosecute agnins them as shall be just. And notioe is further given that a special ses court for the trial of special causes sion of said will be held commencing Mobday, March 21st of which all persons (oterested are erely potifled, Given under my band, at Bellofonte, the 10th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1887, snd the a red and twelfth year of the Indep Vas NR wg foes
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