JLD SERIES LX - S UNEW SERIES XXI* =~ Sos FRED KURTZ - =~ Editor. VOLUME 61. The Centre Rerortie, with this issue, enters its 61 year ~having been founded od “la ini We can scan the past with pride. The Rerorrer has a record of usefulness be hind it; stamping its influence for good within our valley and county upon en- terprise, improvement aud the cause o education ss well as in the field of pore politics—leaving us the proud couscious- ness that our efforts in siriviog to accom- plish something for thegeneral good, have not been in vain, Iris anaddition al source of pleasure that in the record of the RerorTer there is nota single blemish, and that the closest scruotiog will fail to detect one dark spot, Always in its devotion Democracy —true consistent and unselfish to thesuccess of the amid defeat and success, and in the dark hours of the party most fervent in its de- votion. In exposing what was wrongin men and measures we obeyed a sacred duty —yegard for Right left us no other course. We know that in pursuing the above course we have incurred the bite terest hostility of men whose morals both private and political, are not, like Caesar's wife, above suspicion, and those who could not prostitute us have striven with ili success to injure and ruin us- All threats and efforts, io this direction, bave failed to make us swerve from the path of duty, and the EeroaTeEr will go on in the same path hereafter, and those who would block its way because of its fearless advocacy of whatis just and right, will find a slim harvest from their sowiog. The masses of the people are honest and will stand by an honest and fearless journal. This has been our ex perience for near 40 years. The Reporter will aim to preserve its good pame and to deserve the support of the reading public, regardless of the ill-will and threats of such as can see no good in an independent and fearless journal, because it does not serve their selfish purposes. A Happy New Year to all our readers The teachers’ institute, as usual, under Prof. Wolf, waa a decided success, and an interestice and profitable affair, for teachers and the public. Of the 246 teactiers at present employ ed in the county only thirieen have not enrolled, though some of these have been present at one or more sessions. Thein- structors and did excellent work, and 80 great was the popular interest that of ten a bail hour before the opening of the exercises the spacious room was filled. Tue state superintendent, Dr. E. E. Hig bee electrified the people by his appeals for a strooger interestio the common schools, such an interest as will bring them in educatiog power up to the best homes of the commaovity. Then tne practical talks of Superintendent RB. M. McNeal, of Danphin county, have press- ed home some thoughts bound to bring improvements, While with equal earn- vestoess Professor Dick, of the Central Normal, Professor Dietrick, Professor Bwigart, of Huntingdon, have given daily instructions in practical and pro- gressive methods inteaching the com- mon school branches. Professor Heston came down from the State College and gave two earnest talks on civics, and the “Duties of Citizenship.” Tuesday Henry Firth Wood showed his superior ability as an elveutionist in bis racy snd hom orous lecture, “The Growth of the Bald Spot.” On Wednesday Lee L. Grumbine Esq, of Lebanon, gave a very scholarly address on the “Provincialisms of the Duteh Districts of Pennsylvania.” The address was well received, and the "hou- #st Duten,” by whom Centre convty is largely populated, were much delighted with the readings from Dr. Harbacgh's poews in Pennsylvania Dutch. Op Thuarsday evening 8 T. Ford gave an ex. hibition of his abilities as a reader aod a reciter, the large and enthusiastic sod- fence speaks to bis praise. The teashers of Centre county are active and eagrr io advance sad io Sapt., D, M. Woll they have alexder who is in all respects scholarly, and in all things an earnest Christian wan. Quay says Cameron is cot a candida‘e £r President. Quay says many things APPOINTMENTS. Sheriff Cook has appointed W. F, Reeder as his attorney, This is a cred- itable appoinimeut, Mr, Reeder stands bigh at our bar The commissioners have selected Charles Hewes, for attorpey—Messrs, Decker and Fiedler voting for Hewes. The board will have a gnod acd safe ad viser, as Mr. Hewes is one of the rising young lawyers at our bar. On commissioners’ clerk there was a dead lock np to Monday night. Each of the commissioners voting for his own candidate, On Monday evening a com- promise was reached between Decker and Henderson, by which Henderson chose the clerk W. R, Mattern and Deck. er the attorney, Charles Hewes —and the county was safe John D. Decker, was lonored with the presidency of the board, which position he will fill with credit, and rap the gavel when Henderson and Fiedler make too much noise, A Happy New Year to the new hoard. ATLANTIC IN MIDWINTER. The hoarse roar of the surt dashing upon the smooth sand, the sighing of the wind as it eddies through tenantiess booths and pavilions, and the guick step of the pedestrian slong an almost dessr. ted plank-walk—these sre the sonnds that distingcish the Atlantic City of De cember from the great playground of July. The shrill music ol merry-go- rounds, the loud calls of hurried waiters as they rush tc and {ro bearing cooling veverages, the appeals of dealers in sea shells, the eries of children at play, and the surge of crowds——these are the sounds that are now remembered as but an echo of the past season, and they sre thought of only as what will be heard in the dog days of 1885, Those who have visited Atlantic City only in the summer have seen but half its beauties, They have seen swarms of people on the beach and in the streets the hotel parlors, billiard rooms and corridors crowded with cots, a stir and » hustle everywhere, and several thousand men and women bathing, moving, talk- ing all day, and hugging the delusion that they ave getting a well earned rest. All this is changed in December. There are few on the beach, and abundant room in the hotels for all who may come, and those who are able to take a few days from business and in the salt air at Atlantic City derive more benefit from a brief stay in the winter than in a fort night's sojourn in the hot days of som. mer, To call Atlantic City a summer resort does not cover the ground, Many of the hotels, and all of the best ones, are open the year round. This fashion was set ahout ten years ago by the proprietor of the Hotel Brighton, and has been kept hy him ever since and copied by most of his neighbors. The experiment has proved a perfect success, and to many people the charms of Atlantic City in the winter are more attractive than the allurements of sea bathing and music in the sammer, The hotel accommodations are excel. lent, At the Brighton, which is regard. ed as in many respects the best-appoin- ted house on the coast, there is every convenience for making life pleasant, knowa to the guild of hotel keepers, fhe proprietor was the pioneer in the wioter business, and he has led from the first. The house is comfortable, the apartments roomy, the attendants well trained, and the cuisine of the best, them very good, none of them poor, but the Brighton is generally considersd about the best, There are ample railroad facilities for reaching Atlantic City. Fast express traius with parlor cars attached are rua over the West Jersey and Camden and Atlantic railroads, covering the distance from the Delaware river to the ses in vinety minutes. The traveler enjoys a pleasant ride across the Jersey fieids and through the pine forests, unti! at Jest he alights in the long depot, to hear the roar of old ocean sounding ia Lis ears, and to draw into his longs the bracing salt atmosphere that has crossed a dozen currents pince it passed over the gulf stream, sixty five miles away. Arvaxrio Cor, N. J, Dec. 224, 1887 i ue. o KEEPING BCHOOL WITHOUT pu. PILLS, Wilkesbarre, Jaa. 3A peculiar state of affairs exists in the Est Haven School, Miss Caffray was appointed teacher in September. The people of the district objected (oa change, as the previous teacher was very popular, Since then they have refused to send their ahildren to school. For three months Miss Oat. fray has kept the schools open, bus had no pupils. Doriog the last month one boy, 4 years of age, bas attended, and that the boy The year 1888 opens for the ingly. A Republican congressman. A Republican court. A Republicon sheriff. A Republican treasurer, A Republican recorder. A Republican board of commissioners, sad picture? Let us wear crape one year only and then throw it off. Some Democrats, a year ago, out of dis appointment, very foolishly, raised the false cry of “ring” ty. This cry, last fall, was taken up by two was that by this cry of “ring” some Democrats got their necks wrung—hois- ted by their own petard. Let wisdom be learned from this, PIDITY CAUSES A BAD WRECK. Lexington, Ky, Jan. 1.~By a colision veaterday, Lee Witherow snd Lawrence Callan, baggagemasters; James Beverans, postal clerk; T. Candee, fiveman; W. B, Jissie Giecr, were killed. Mr. and Mre. Avery and J. PB. Gibson, will probabls die, Besides these eighteen others were more or lese injured, Condnctor Schrom internally, Pat Bavlor, engineer, suffering from contusion, badly hart, and J. © Church, badly scalded. None of the others are thought to be seriously hurt It is reported that a suknown pevenger was burned to death in the water close of one of the ears which was burned The collision was caused by Conduetor Hehiromn misreading his orders. He mis. hour to make that point, probably runs ning at that rate when the collision oc cured, THE COAL STRIKE BEGUN, MINEES GO OUT. Pottaville, Jan, 3.—~The gigantic strug. gle has begun. The Schuylkill region miners are out and will not return anti! their demands have been acceeded to. They number 30,000, and added to the 20,600 miners who are out in the Lehigh region present an army which they claim is invincible, Why they areout isa question upon which there seems to be some doubt. The lraders of the strikers on the Read ing Railroad claim that the miners have struck to sustain organized labor. On the other hand, the miners’ leaders sa y it is simply a question of wages. Ex-Gove nor Cartin, who has been spending the holidays in this city, is go ing back to his quiet Bellefonte home this morning oa the 11 o'clock train. The old war Governor is growing a mous. tache, which is as white as snow. It changes his features somewhat and he hearsagood story, A friend of his said last night: “When the governor storm.” The ex-Governor is one of the best story tellers that make the Hotel Lafayette their headquarters, and when- ever he settles down after a good dinner in an easy chair in the smoking room to ty gathered about him listening to bis ong public career. — Phils Temes, 1 From the numb or of caves that ares te- ported to have been discover ed of late in Kontaocky, itis evident that either the bottom has fallen nulof that Siete or alee the liar crop is larger than vsusl down there. The death of & womao in Reading, Pa., possescd of nearly a million, alone in her splended residence without ariend ie the world, is another instance that rich- #6 Go not always bring happiness, ail a ios We have CIOURT PROCLAMATION, WARES the Hon. A, 0, Court Pleas of the counties of Hon, Choster ALL MINERS ORDERED OUT (THEY WILL NOT SUBMIT TO THE 8 PER CENT, REDUCQGTION. | General Strike Imminent Throughout i ths Anthracite Reglon-Non-Unlon Men Guarded Jby the Police. {| Porrsvirie, Pa, Jan. 8.—Branches snd ‘main line continue working with daily ine creasing force, The strikers’ forces have only been sugmented by the non-appesre anos at work of several oreows yesterday at famagua. The rellroad is now rucning nearly full-handed, inconvenience and deo [lays only resulting from the green hands, The Executive Committees of the Knights ihave been In joint session ail day. Messen. igers and telegrams were numerous, send. {ing orders in all directions. Telegrans snd written communication wes eariy sent to | President Corbin, to which no replies have yet been received. Congressman Brumm {and ex-Deputy District Attorney Wilhelm, iparty, were closeted soverasl hours with { Loe, Benzman, snd labor officials, { They strongly connseiod against the strike Ii g i told the insslo other $ DL we they didn | work RB athering insti the a hours’ ROE ART ¢ 8 Palo al «forts have been maae by are pany over the holiday suspension te fill sill the colliery sidings wilh eniply cars, consequent Ww of the collisries can give the excuse o of cars for idleness 1o-cday, Everything is expectancy here tive information of Tuesday's d be learned Sammed up the sit Labor Teaders have ordered a full strike for to-day of all Behuylkiil miners except pump men and those engaged In dead work. The question will miners obey the leaders? Today wer this, At 10 o'clock last night, Chairman Les said that the strike was ou and not 8 Come s will te working today. “A few mdivaioale” said he, “have offered W | give us the advance, but they dare not ship | by the Reading or Lehigh roads. This only { leaves them the Pennsyivania, with which : however, scarcely any have connoo~ I leave st noon to-day for Scranton {to have a conference with Powderly { special arrangement. A mass mooling 1.500 miners st Mount Carmel docided not | to mine a pound of coal unless we get tho j advance, and further po shipoents in any | event on scab railroads. The raliroad and { mines’ interests are now as solid asa rook.” { Parnapsrenn, Pa, Jan. 8 ~The Heading lailroad officials bave good cause to give ithe new yoar 8 hearty welcome. It has | boen a Godeend to them, It has given | them a good chance to Banish up all the so cumulated work of thu ik and enabled i them to meet the coming week of trouble | with clear hands { At every station in this city yesterday morning, oxcepling Third snd Berks streets, the force of now men were st work cisanipe vp and doing such work as has been left undone during the week Reanrso, Pa, Jan 8 The Roading Rail road Company handled on its main line during Sunday and Sunday night, 8173 loaded and 5078 light coal cars, besides 1.248 loaded freight cars. Trains are all moving slowly. This virtually cleans out the coil regions of all loaded coal cars, and from now on the shipments will bo very light. President Anthony Lally ol. the Miners’ and Laborers’ Amalgamated As. sociation, says all minors will strike to- day. The feeling throughout Schuylkill county is decidedly gloomy, and coal is getting scarce everywhere. There is only about 5,000 tons in stock here. Reports rooeived froma Mahanoy City, Mahanoy Plane, Gordon and Shamokin yes- terday morning, says tng situation is une ; Strikers are gotting ugly of Gordon, Mahanoy Plane and Shamokin. The non-union Hands are being guarded by the company's police force. There has been considerable stone throwing in the vicinity of Locust SBumaais, but no one has been injured The strike is not over by any moans, and serious trouble is not unlilkaly before many days. The strikers pisces at Urésaona ware promplly filled, i i fg | tole delay weak Allo ts { lack Ko posi 28 can the 8, © Chl GI18~ alon i uy woe BE AS RG TOO MUCH DYNAMITE, fina k Fargiany Overdo the Thing and Lose $50,000, Crosse, Jue 8A daring attemnt to blow up and rob the Drovers’ National Bank at the stock vards was made carly on Bunday morning. The vaults contained at the time about $80,000, and only want of courage st the critical moment prevented the intending robbers from becoming po- sessed of the entire sum. Four men were engaged in the job and too much dynamite was used, and the knob of the safe door was blown to atoms and tne indicator brokes.. This checked the progress of tho cracksmen and after ory. tng to force back the bolts with a juoke screw sod also to batter in the door with fF They left their lanterns, candles, powder and a lot of dynamite behind them. Young Shreeve is Released. Caxpus, NJ. Jan. 8 <Bamurl Shreeve, 8 young lawyer, who for the past five months has voen in jail was released yes. Wed: Bhreove was arrested in August as a delinquent debtor, his uncle having him with appropriating to hs own on intrasiod to him for investment, confessed o, 1888, 9 LOCAL BQUIBS, Sleigh bells at Boozer's harness rooms from $1.25 up, — Fred Decker and Wm, Beck, of Harrie, favored our sanctum with a Cail, ~~ Rev. Lenhart, Lutheran pastor at Rebersburg, has moved iato the new parsonage. —~=-Cur old bachelors are afraid out at nights for fear that some one w steal them, ~—=Mr, Emanuel Smith, an aged eiti- zen of our town, is seriously ill and it is feared near his end, ——Miss Anna Dioges, of William- sport, spent several days of last week, at her home, in this place, ~= Musical conventions, public sales, and sleighing parties will be she chief at- tinctions from now on until spring. ~~} maid, itis 1888 and if you don’t make a leap, you will have {to sit four years longer in enssed singleness, ~==-I3yron Guris while handling ine at the Stone Mill dam this week, was un- fortunate in having a heavy piece fall land erush hie left foot, ~~ We publish the ronfession of Lute iafer—it is a horrible story of fiendish- If be tells a true story, Johnson is the actual murderer and Shafer an ac ecompiice, i N81 Des, ~—fteady employment during the Fall and winter on salary is offer 4d in snother colnwn by the VanDusens of Geneva. They are an old and reliable firm, janbiét wf Leap Year party from Centre Hall iz on the tapis. We always did ihink that Centre Hall girls bad more «and than the young men of the town Go it giris, you ge! a chance once every four years, ~—Several communications have {been crowded out this issue for want of space and on account of the late bour hey were handed in. Never wait nptil the eleventh hoor to have an article in- serted in a paper. — When you want a good winter suit made to order try Fleming, the tail- r, Beliafonite., Heavy winter overcoats {in the latest styles and ficished with jthe best trimmings are all the go, Let Fleming take your order. = — Where do you get your clothing and what must you pay for them? is a frequent question asked. Try Bellefonte, as he keeps up with the styles; can give youa ood fit and his prices always the most reasonable, ~~ Please call and examine our large stock of cloths and cassimeres suitable for any garment in men’s wesr—a full assortment of overcoats “rapy Mape.” fhe largest line of hate, caps and furs nishing goods in the county—all work cuntanteed to fit or no sale” Mosreomeny & Co. i Brockerhoff Bow & Homes Block, —-The shooting exhibition by C. K. Sober, is considered the finest display of marksmanship ever seen io this section, ind we doubt if any owe can equal him in fancy shooting, Mr, Sober promised to give another exhibition at this place in the near future, and we can add that » large aadience will be on hand to see nim bandie bis gun, —-We bear that hunters on the other side of the valley have taken ad- vanjage of the game laws and killed three deer out of season. It comes as a ramor and if there is any truth in the report we hope the offensiing parties will eceive the full penalty of the law. There are plenty of old hunters who will fur- aish the necessary wherewith to prose- snte such fellows, ~~Sam. Lewins, of the Philad Branch, is busy day and evening wait. og on customers. They are after cloth ‘ng, and know they will get jnst what they ask for and at the lowest figures. The tailoring establishment is in full blast employing a | force to keep up withthe orders. If be can’t suit you in ready made goods, his tailor is ready to fit you with a fist class stiit. Give this ostabishment acall if in need of any- thing in the line of clothing. i Tuasday of last week brakeg man Barnhart of the freight train hag a narrow escape from death at Mifflin. burg. Whilst on duty he fell under the train, which was in motion, when, by great presence of mind, he caught hold of the timbers, which saved him from being crushed to death, As it was, he was dragged some distance ere the train was stopped, sustaini BOmMe severe ‘raises. Same evening he was oavey- ed by train to his home in Sunbary, Having added to our stock of material we are ready to do poster work, at low rates; Sale bills, large § sheet $1.25; and } sheet, §1 £0, All poster work in same proportion. Envelopes at 81 75 per 1000 Bill heads and statements $1.75 per 1000, Cash to sccompany order, isi i sl CURE FOR RHEUMATISM. Dr. Ard, of Woodward, and other physicians io the eastern end of the vel wy, are caring rheumatism by the nse of oil of winter gress, which is edministes +d internatly, This is a recent discovery of Dr. Ard’s, as we are informed, and the dy has proven & certain cure in other physicians who Lave oil to rheamalic cn AT THE WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEVE. LAND RECEIVE. They Shake the Hands of Pive Thousand Poopls - The Diplomutic Corps in Brilliant Court Address. , Wasuiworon, Jan. 8--The capital had a happy Now Year's yesterday, The westher wis or ssedingly pleasant; the sun shone brightly all dey and thc sir was both mild snd exhilarating, The eustom of making calis may have died cut elsewhere but it retains Yere and was very generally observed The day opened socially with the Presidents recep. tion at the White Hones, and i is univer. sally conceded thet it wes une of the most brilliant and perfectly ordered over hold The guests were so divided that there was no crowding, snd the rooms were at all times comfortable. The reception rooms were decorated with Jowers and plants and lighted with sunshine and gas that made prisms of ovior of the glass pendants. The blue roow or reception chamber was most elsborsicly decorated with flowers) The new plush covers on the furniturs gave It & luxurious effect The masiais were banked with pots of primroiss, talips and poinsettia, while the fringes of long grass were set with grea! while camiliias, On sach mantel wears 181 gold vases of mized Blossoms. In the window recesses were tall ferns and peinsetia tress in full bloom, ms gentler divan had #8 bouquet of be. ponias, tulips and daisies Lo crown its cen. tor post. The chandeliors were festooned with garlands of smilax. The other rooms were set with green palms sr ferns in all available niches and corners and on some of the mantels wer: gold wickered pots of primroses. The decorsiions for the day were extremely simpls compared with the sdernments of sther years. The change wis 8 Dieasant one, as there is 50 much that is more interesting than Sowers to look st the Whites House, When the Marine Band struck up “Hail to the Chief’' the Presidential party en- tered. The President had Miss Bayard on his arm, Secretary Bayurd escorted Mrs, Cleveland, Becretary Fairehild accompanied Mrs. Whitney, Becretary Endicott Mrs. Fairchild, and Secretary Whitney and Postmaster Vilas and Private Becretary Lamont formed the rear guard. The gen- tiemen escorted the ladies to their places in line. The Presidont wore a Prince Albert coat, buttoned, a high cut wasicost and a black slo. There were but four ladies in line. Miss Bayard had the place of honor at Mrs) Cleveland's side; next to ber stood Mrs! Fairchild, and Mrs. Whitney stood at the end. Mrs. Cleveland wore a princess dress of olive green plush trained and cut pompa- dour st the neck. The skirt was gathered full at the waist snd the rich train of plush was without a single break On cither sido and to the front were up and down stripes of ecru. Etruscan silk lace was the only trimming upon the skirt. The same lace was used to edge the square neck, for epaulettes upon tbe shoulders and down the eibo sleeves and for ouffs turned back at the cibow and down the frontof the bodice on either side of the fastenings. : Her right band was bared, and on her farms were gold bracelets. In the lace on he side of her corsage was a ooil of gold wire. On her left band was a gray white love, and she heid a closed fan. In her r, which was in a clyt e knot, was ar- ranged a diamond necklace, caught with disrmmond stars. Her neck was without or- naments. Outling the waist was a white ellk cond, knoited in front, and falling al. most to her toes, ending in two Her slippers were bronze patent leather, embroidered with bronze beads. As soon aa the President's party took their places the diplomatic corps, in their resque and glittering uniforms, en. They were followed by the Justices of the Supremus Court, the Court of Sinan and the Judges of the District rt After tho judiciary had been received the Bevators and Representatives were pre sented Among the Senators present were Mogsrs. Sherman, Hawley, Ingalls, Cooler sil, Dolph, Stewart and Morr: degartments, The President received in the blue 6nd his guests pass ed on to the cast room, (and there met and mingled inthe soft, ecbanging lights of the sun and chandeliers, The spectacle was one cue of rare beauty, After the official people had departed the Associated Veterans of the War of 1819 snd the Mexican War, called sad after Juan there marched in 825 Grand Army 5.000. The reception there closed st e'clotk, and at the same hour the
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