HX THE CENTRE REPORTER, | FRED. KURTZ, Ebprror and Pror'x | i Dec, 8 es 1 , 1887, Cente Hari, Pa, Tuurs, nim THE CULVEY MURDER TRIAL. LUTHER SHAFFER TRIED FIRST, IMMENSE CROWD PRESENT. Lock Haven, December 5,—~The trial and murder Yas and James Kline for the Nora Esse HOLIDAY ) Bev MFUL WEDDING { BIRTHDAY ) of court, Judge Mayer nresiding. Every the opening of the Court, and by two d i ne # i i i i OO0ODBS QO0ODS OLIDAY Before purchasing. ‘lush Needle setts from $1 50 to $8.25 persons in the rear of the being compelled to stand, There breathless interest manifested and every craned forward in order to room Just before theopening of the court the lawyers in the case, with their books ¥ | ple, esq, for the Commonwealth, T. T. to $5.00, Manicure sets, Odor Cases, Gentlemen's Trav- eling Cases, Whisk Holders, Card Cases, Pocket Books, Lap Tablets, Smoker's sets, Choice Extracts, etc.,, etc. Colognes, Brushes, etc, > Don’t fail to call whether you wish to purchase or not. GREEN'S PHARMACY, Bush House Block, Jellefonte, LOCAL ITEMS. —David Keller, of Boalsburg, killed a 600 pound porker. Charley Arney pheasants this season. ——We had a good rain on Sunday night, and are in need of more. D. J. Meyer is having some provements made about his this week, — Rov, Steck’s lecture on last Saturday night, we are glad to hear was well attended. - Wm. day goods will be a fine one. unpacking them this week. — Wit McOormiek is holding forth at oy this k. Yanking out some im- M week new furniture, we suppose, ——Fancy articles, work-boxes, per- fumery, ete, can be had at Zeller’'s drug store, Bellefonte, at low figures. ——Sunday Schools, Societies, Bands, ete, can get candy for festivals at redo- ced rates at Jacob's bakery, Bellefonte. ~——A Fine line of family bibles can be seen at Bartholomew's store—old and over a thousand illustrations all in work. ~— Now is the time to leave your order | with Fleming, the tailor, Bellefonte for a fine suit of clothes. He bas an unusualy large stock of fall and winter suitings on hand. —Mr. Joe Durst, of Mifflinburg, a former citizen of this place spent a week with relatives and acquaintances in this place. He is a son of Geo, Durst, dec’d, nd the eldest child of the family, A horse hitched in a spring wag- on and tied near the station on last Fri- day was frigtened by a freigt train and made some pieces. The animal belonged to Alf. Hosterman of Tusseyville, ~——A party of six of the Long's from the Cave started early on Monday morn- ing for the Seven mountains for a deer hant. They will make long chases, ac- long shots and make short work of the deer. ~— Reesman, the stove man, hasbeen putting out a large number of square yarior heaters this fall. As fast as they go, new ones arrive. See his stock before baying. Rosemont, Princess and Beaver take the lead, one cept ——Bushman & Kreamer carry the best lot of sewing machines in stock to found in this section of the state, “Davis” and “New Home” are the they be The nes the best in the market. —Nelinsgrove will hold its seventh annual Masical Convention commencing Monday, December 26th. The parties in charge of the affair are putting forth every effort to make it the best musical ,onvention since the great jubilee, —(n last Monday evening Mesars D. J. Meyer, E. M. Huyette, Dave Rankle and all of this place, left for Lock Haven to attend the trial of Luther Shaefer, charged with the murder of the Calvey’s. The trial was opened the beginning of the week, At Middleburg, Snyder county, a | few weeks ago in one of the churches a | contention arose in regard to the choir, and some wretch who thought he would settle the choir business, stole in the church at night, and with a hatchet cut the organ into kindling wood, —MoFarla ces, of Bellefonte, are fast closing out their stock of stoves, of all kinds, at very low prices to save mov. ing them to their new room. There are still some bargains to be had, especially | in both single and double heaters. Small square double heaters still on hand, very low. Aleo about haifa ton of Link wire left at 4} cents per 1b. We are sorry to learn of the death of Rose Pearle, a daughter Mr, Fiedler | of the Keystone (Gazette, and that two oth er children of his are down with the same dread disease. We since learn that | Mr. Fiedler, who had been waiting upon | the little sufferes as an affectionate pa- | rent, has now also an attack of the same disease, diphtheria. The afflicted fami- | ly have our deepest sympathy. i ~The Centre Hall band is treating | the residents of the town to sereaades, | They have not forgotten the good | people in the country either and on | nadine everybody along the route, The | reanc i of all this ie that they have their | new horns and in order to get rid of an | excess of exaberance they tapped te safely valve and are lot ug it blow off through the bran new instruments, and | no damage is done, ~=A two year old Hambletonian | colt, belonging to John Conley, whose | farm adjoins this place, broke its neck | last Friday in a siogular manner. The | colt, evidently, was about to take its first | lessons in jumping, without a proper | conception as to heights, and tried to | clear a fence of medium height. The | spring was made, the front feet got mixed | with the top mile ofthe fence, and its coltship landed k on its head on t'other side, breaking its neck, It never kicked again, . {| Luther Shaffer, and W. H. Clough and { John B. Meyers, Esq's, for John | Johnson and James and Essec Kline, { Immediately after court was called W. | H. Clough, attorney for the defense, | read a petition asking for a separatetrial | for each ofthe accused. The petition | was granted and the District Attorney | elected Shaffer as the first to be put on i trial, The getting of a jury was next in | order and before adjournment all the { jurors had been secured. The city is full of strangers ing considerable attention. After the preliminaries incident | the opening had been concluded Ww. to the {in the following order: Shaffer and | and James Kline handeofled together { and Johnson and Essec Kline together, All wore an anxions and somewhat { troubled look. Not having been allowed | to shave since his arrest Lather Shaffer { wears a full beard. i TUESDAY Sheriff May brought | Shaffer into the court room this morn- | ing he was gnite a different looking man from yesterday, ashe had been to the { barber shop and had his heavy beard i shaven off and his hair cut, leaving {a fine moustache with a rather looking countenance, and he smiled as all eyes looked upon him in surprise at the transformation, THE CASE MORNING When nim OPENED District Attorney Brown opened the | case for the Commonwealth by stating to { the jury the nature of the case, { how the victims had been found, and | giving a full history of the murder { While Mr. Brown was speaking to the | jury a scene of a somewhat dramatic na | ture was cansed by the entrance into the | court room of Mrs. and John Culvey, with | the two children of Isaiab and Nora Cul- | vey, the murdered people. The poor little one that was left in the house alone to starve when its parents were killed and the other child, a little boy, who was at the home of John Culvey. When Mr. Culvey entered and took her seat The Culvey father first witness examined was John of Isaiah Culvey others whose testimony merely corober- ates the facts of the finding the murder ed couple as published, The circumstantial evidence Shaffer is strong. It has been by eye witnesses, that he was within a stone’s throw of Calveys, oa the morning of the murder hen is the fer's person. * - - BLED TO DEATH. Ong last Thursday of Poe valley, while out tain chopping wood, cut a dangerous gash in one of his feet. He was and walked quite a distance to his home, which he reached in an almost exhans ted condition from the loss of blood By he time the physician, Dr. Emerick, on he moans ing bad pearly ended his life, Mr. Lingle died at midnight day. The accident happened the ! morning, and he was about miles from home. The cut was on the inner side of the foot across the instep, ing the main artery, bome mile he was met by two men, who took him home, but he was unconscious be- fore getting there. The stream of blood could be traced from his home to the top of same in id He started for curred. Mr. Lingle, some vears ago, had misfortune to cut off the lower part the same foot, by aslip of the axe, and the severed parts were healed together again, the f sail s— AN EXCITING RACE. A valuable horse belonging to Rev. a passenger train near Coburn one day Inst week, As we are told, the animal was tied toatree in a strip of woods near the track, and when the morning train came thandering along, the animal broke loose and started down the track, ahead of the engine, at a break neck speed, It was a dead heat for over a half a mile, the snorts and toots of the iron horse ouly spurred the excited animal on, thus it went for over a half of a mile—it Was 8 genuine race, he engine kept ly struck the unfortunate beast and drew it under the ponderous wheels, Later in scene of the accident still alive, bat he will never race again, his four legs were taken off below the knee. - o-oo. DOXOLOGY BUNG IN CON- GRESS BY A CRANK. When the clock struck 12 the Clerk of the forty-ninth Congress oalled the House to order. During the momenta- ry hosh 8 crank up in one of the galler- THE " This meeting ought to be commenced with prayer and praise. Let us sing the Doxo S With that he commenced to Sag 0 a cracked and wavering tone with bis hands stretched as if Le was leading a prayer meeting. There was an hustled out and locked up in a police stax tion. He gave the name of Patrick Da- gan. He belongs to the Salvation Ar my and wanted to touch the souls of the Congrescmen through their ears, a] —_—— ~==Don't fail 10 visit Fauble's cloth- ing store, ut Bellefonte, where you will find an immense stock of fine ready made clothing. An endless variely of weot's farnishiog goods, underwear, hats, shirts, ste, all at rock bottom figures, COURT NOTES, J. Miles Green, of Milesburg, was fore man of the grand jury. . The Beezer case ended with not gnilty by him for a butcher shop, Costs on county, The case against Irvin Grav, of Half moon, charge stealing three bags of oats, occupied two days, and resulted in his I, T. Barker, of Coburn, assault on Mr, Klinefelter, plead guilty and fined 5. Joseph Kleckner, of Coburn, plead guilty selling liquor without license, Robert P. Barnes for selling cider on Sunday. Plead guilty. Bentenced to pay a fine of $25, pay costs, and undergo imprisonment in county jail for a period of fifteen days. Case of P. G. Meek against Wm, Emery for riot and breaking windows of Watchman office, and in which Mr. Meek brought suit for damages. The jury, after quite along time spent, decided that the exact amount which Mr, Meek is entitled to is 8 820.20 SECOND WEEK tO Court, 2nd week, met on Monday, Judge Furst presiding, associates Munson and Rhoads occupying their seats, Toesday was taken up by the Witmer right-of-way roa 1 The against boro’ ing their road | taken up. Judge Simont« i evening and will try an important ejectment « In the case of Chas, Witmer, against Baffalo run railroad « | claiming $2000, the jury igh verdict for $440 The boro’ 0 { Green; boro’ case, against Buffalo rail nnpany. of the Mil with a board case ompany ir oceup turnpike fi y WAaIK, was Of sourg, yn arrived on eeapy ti lamages Mnpany, . f Mr road rec Milest made boar front of his premises, ¢ he alleged that the building ranged with hig fence turnpike, and th 16 ild not forced to bull i nor Bal boro’ ued \ De bie 106d the bios i road dict rendered | Wednesd: Was jf continue a case taken Week, Case Of of the In the | violation | withheld sentenc leave the aunty. - a CHURCH NE The new Luth is under roof, church The new M. E Mills is receiving the finishing wy. Deitzler, of Aaronsburg, a i dedi ure, Snvder day ated a new Lotheran « MC Rev, 8. GG. Shann church at Sun of the largest fices in that town ob 2: oben it fortane 0 r $23.000 The brick is no new Preshyteris , and the work rs Byte no one Ing erected f AY the i town | go ahead, . AN OLD COIN IN B STOMACH. stot ue Faed { iarters, the Fre: winter ing on poleon IIL, i swallowed twenty i y i YEAr and bel Oysters iE RD i retall during ~~ alla Lilly flour { ler's gro tre Halli. eB. F, Meyers is again at th of the Harrisbarg Pairiof ~long's store, Spriog Mills, sells the celebrated Calla Lily roller flour, —]n the Lehigh Valley twalve of the fifty-two irom furnaces are out of blast Elegant blael ks What ild be hand SOMET Jor a pre { than thal 7 {ra r sale at Spang ery, Cet o head The 8 Gap railroad is ranniog through trains to P from Altoona, DOW inxsutawney { ~Read ad. of sale of real property of Wm. M'Connick, dec’d, by M. | M'Coy, adm'r. i John ——e{3reen’s Pharmacyhas an unusnally large stock of plush goods and toilet { asses this season, m—Try Fleming, the tailor, Belle. | fonte; he has a fine line of goods instock i 3 : | and keeps up with the styles, i T™ h CL }3 | == The storm, last week. blew down | a new bailding at State College, intend- | eq jor a store by Rubert Foster, ~eKerlin's store at the old | Mill wiil bave a fine display of holiday | goods, also a fret lot of confectionery, Those beautifal illustrated Stone poellis ents, | that excellent weekiy, the Pittsburg | Post, can have them free by writing to the office of publication. wee ilov, W. H. Diven, who lives on a farina near Saloons, slaughtered a hog | which is the heaviest reported tuis sea- sou; it weighed 491 pounds. w~B fine line of boys’ flannel and | percal waists, best make and quality, at | the Rochester Clothing House, on Bishop | street, M. Fauble, proprietor, wee A HOTHO dealer from from our station last purchased in the valley. There is other meat that is dear | meat besides deer mear, and yet you [don’t always get deer meat when yon | meet a dear yet all deer meat you meet is dear meat, ~The Centre conuty Pomona grange H., of our in largely attended. The P of cofinty, hold their owa better thao some other sections, =A wnow-bound passenger near Iroquois, Dak., was ran into by ano. fore and the engine«r and fireman were urt, but not seriously, wee Pigg {8 8 Probate Judge in Obijo. Hoge is a member of Cougress Bacon iw a enstom-house officer at Toledo. When pork is thos in demand no wons der swice meat has riz, x here to Buy Your COUPLE OF WILLIAMSPORT HUN TERS IN ( MRTON COUNTY =m H Ol.1 DAY GOODS. ATTACKED BY A LARGE BLACK BEAR the boen the Messrs, Jordan and McNaughton, two Williamsporters who have hunting Bandy Ran Camp, wilds of Clinton county, bas to their homes, bringing with then bear, a wild cat and a deer, the noise of breaking twigs, such animal neighborhe firs! When buving presents, always select somet hing Handsome, Eleeant and Durable, fit 11 he nreciatod BPof ft g, see our stock of lewelry ' : - . . might make, was heard Gents WW ated of h ( yold and vv ALC CRIN Dp, at rought the hand, ready for ay |i for nigl z ” € on Bracelet sound had feet, rifles in I'hey had had the rifles been cocked . clearing which the fi A Silwrer-orarxrc bounded a large black bear doth rifles We have a fine line of Silverwa were point blank, but the balls kill, and the rolling ocked First man, Rings, | guarantee every article, os -. =Slilver~warel been received, suital for not jong t WAaRIL, in res next moment over ¢ in ade the bear over on . SHMAN & KRE/ Pe v — p- - i mE 1 SIDE-TRACKED | HOLOMEW'’S STORE, Ce : Hall Station. - PP NS PP NP Nts NS PtP PNP while aronnd, Airal his companion, was a critical time - A : A r tyvinig | ww i} \ A CLALS and tryiag, ir i, must bave | th iN IL AAA or hd EIN WD situation to McNaaghton as b nped i A 15 °1 about with i rifle u AR i and el ¢ a loaded mpanion, who Appearance wr the Ho LOW 3 2 LE } } I ii 1 ad . . { 4 # 4 Suddenly J DEAr Was moment inte (2IOVes, and hina Ware. "YY om of pn df gn Tr ah on wos. wh - — ROCIETIES, BANIS, Ete, 150 Sanday his year . Bellefonte hill.” 186 and the row Lo ¢ Stone business in Pennsvalley none is betler known |. Time and Fire have leveled the vot as a point of business, it to-day surpasees work H. Kreamer is happy. were several of heim on Saturday Ihe Ommence Its a girl. There Ay SRR ciure our cilizens 1.4 a evening 10 the ie audience was pot as large as shold ’ have been. It was for a good : hi ho . . . PY . 4 he" y . PP w ea i \ 1 ure 0 shonid have we [alr inized I | HF { NEW {O) STi INE {OO} MILL (O) STORE. am very sorry to hear of Georg a misfortune in reiting hart whi Is we are running oul immense quantilios It was his that he made of goods to our costomers, and supply ourselves with new stock Cara it trip ti SoI0IDIS after his finger healed from ti mn of beautiful articles suitable ir cident, Tuis evening the trai =I Tt | ly —— We have marked them away down. We will have hours la'e because the freight sve Lore. Ctmiatis . ha €¢ here, COnmBLing of a cnliects : hp} . a nuts, fraite, etc. Come and see wy i Allpe and been in fall blast again and first as the seasons demand. On wreck down the road tithes for j wees Ploase call and examine our a fresh Bl kK of coiife tiopery, stock of cloths and cassimeres suitable our goods. for any garment in men's wear—a fal assortment of overcoats “nRrapy Mapg.” Ihe largest line of hats, caps and fu nishing goods in the county-—all guaranteed to fit or no sale” resents, l ‘ large KERLIN'S STORE, Stone Miil Pa. Lisi HOLIDAY GREETING. . Brockerhoff Row & Homes Block. —Syecial IFIard Times Offer 1— MARRIED | While you are looking around for something nice in the way On th 1 £ Otol . on Rev. M. I of a present, think whether an organ would not suit. o the 2ith o ober, by Rev. M. lL. - £ Deitzler E. Luther Musser, of Haines SEL.E pi ELE PRICES - township and Mary J Rider, of Coburn, A FINE COTTAGE ORGAN On the 27alt, by Rev. M. L. Deitzler, | A VERY Charles H. Small, of Centre Mills and | Eliie E. Miller, of Madisonburg. On - Mr. Elias Zerby and Anna Moyer, both of Penn twp. pi p— FOR 840 — FINE PARLOR ORGAN FOR $50, . . THE FINEST ORGAN MADE POR 200 ORGANS AR LOW ABBE, “8 "= CO ene Ba LL Miss | If we cannot prove that these Organs are sold by other Dealers for THREE : TIMES the Price we ask, we WILL PRESENT YOU WITH ONE for your | trouble in coming to see us, Write for Prices, it will Pay yoo. Ba MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS of all kinds, for sale as Cheap as anywhere "WW. A. Bro<xrn, SPRING MILLS, PENNA —=ZELLER'S DRUG HOUSE,~ BELLEFONTE, Pa. 0 This year we will open up the finest line of Holiday Goods ever seen in Centre County. Perfumery, Toilet Cases, Work Boxes, ne, | Manicure Setts, Novelties, “ancy Goods, etc, | These goods have beer selec ted with great care and take pride in showing them If you want to buy a fioe Xmas present Zellers is the Flace, Prices ord all goods lower than ever before. GRAIN, REPORT AD WEEKLY BY KURTZ & BON, Prices subject to fluctuations of market, Wheat, red wosll BO QBDR eins cs sivame Wheat, white aL Tea Corn, shelled 4 Barley No. 1 Barley No. 2, mixed with oats, bought at welght and price Wheat mixed with Rye bought at rye weigh and price, ORs FIOUR AND FEED, Fancy Pat. Flour, 1 45 Bran per ton . Best Roller Flour..8 1 85 Bran, retail, owt, { 3 Beat Roli'r Flour 1 2% Chop per ton | Middlings per wn. 19 00 = retall por owt COAL MARKET, AE ERE RIE a EE re Plush Goods, | Broken 8 HEE Col —————————— l IYHE ociucansmucsancemspasiuivsnssiation x | Ball BIOYE........cooommirnsiims see ¥ | UBeMBUL coiniiirmmirmmmmmismi ameniivein 5d Woodland BOM. ion brennan ss seis Ha A discount on all above prices will be made for POT Cash, KURTZ & BOR v FERRERS SN bev Eo - sO Z A a————————— FON ERER ERE BSI E EEE BR 4 oe
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