THE CENTRE REPORTER, HE amm—— FRED. KURTZ, Eprror and Pror'r Castes Haws, Pa. Tuuns, Fro. 2, 1888. TERMS: One year, $1.60, when paid in ad vance. Those in arrears subject to previous werms. Advertisements 20 conts per line for 3 inser tions, and 5 cents for each subsequent insertion, LOCAL ITEMS. The board walk to the station, Job of “citizen’s organization,” Under big snow drift, That before May won't be lift. It's queer to say it, . The'll want the boro to pay it. Wiil the boro’ sa Nary a cont we wil Nay. nary a cent, With all their goose wisdom, It wasn't put where it should have went. nay, pay ? a a fr A i T —— D C, Keller shipped another car load of stock this week. Pomona grange met here on Tnes- day, with a large attendance, — Fred Decker, of College, gave us a shake of his hand, Monday. ~Thursday is groundhog day. You can’t see it with a smoked glass. —=Jim Coldren is the boss wag of the season—he had = fellow look at the eclipse of the moon with a smoked glass. —Prof, Lowel Meyer will delight the Snyder county people this week as he is billed for a concert at Middleburg. — Little Johnny Miller who fell from a mow some time ago and sustained a fracture of the skull 1s able to be about again. ~The argument for a new trial for Johnson, the convicted murderer of the Culveys, has been postponed until the 13th of February. ~—Traing on our railroad, last week, were required to have two engines to overcome the snow drifts, and then found it difficult to get through. ~—-Bushman & Kreamer received another lot of new sewing machines this week. They keep a complete line of the best machives and at the lowest cash price. ——The pike from here to Spring Mills is filled with snow drifts at & num ber of places and has been abandoned: driving through fields being more con- venient, vacated by Mr, Bibby, remains closed and has not yet been rented by any one. Mr. Levi Houston, of Montgomery sta- tion, isthe owner. ——Odenkirk’s hotel had a large run pearly every night of the week, most from Bellefonte and some all the way from. Lewistown, ~~ Miss Carrie Harper, a8 bright and interesting young lady, of Bellefonte, who has been visiting friends at this | place the last week, returned home on Monday evening. ~——It is fortunate that the grain fields | are well covered with snow, if bare the | the flere storms and icy blasts of last week and week belore would undoubted- ly have done much injary to the wheat i crop. ~—Mr. W, F. Campbell and Will Lee, | of this plac+, on Thursdry night last, had | a rough time of it coming from Miilbeim, | having to face the storm, They upset | half dozen times and were nigh over | come by the cold. i ~—From one of our exchanges we | ‘earn that some persons have ap idea that coal! deposits exist in the vicinity of : Miiibeim and expect to sink a shaft one | of these days to see what can be found below the surface. Coal oil, gas and immense beds of bituminous jcoal may be there, but the only way to settle that is to dig. ———We are inclined to think Centre county hunters have not played quite as sharp as related in this paragraph: In New Jersey the law is that for kill- ing deer out of season the sportsman is fined $50, which goes to the informer. The law is evaded, however, in the fol- lowing manner: Two hunters go out together, they kill an equal number of deer and then one informs on the other By both doing this each one receives the other’s fine and they lose nothing, ~The theremometer down to zero with wind flowing like 8 young cyclone on last Thursday evening kept a number of our young folks in doors, yet a large party gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs Beouer, near the old Fort, where they had bee: invited to spend the eve- ning Upon arriving they found the ele gant home lighted up and fires glowing to cheer and entertain the guests, The Spring Mills orchestra managed to pull throngh the swow and was on hand to enliven the occasion. Parlor games, danc. ing and other amusements were the means of spending a pleasant evening and was enjoyed by all present. ~ ~At the Altoona District Conference of the M. E. church, Presiding Elder Leidy’s report stated that during the year new churches had been built at eight different points whithin the dis hy 8mong them Spriog Mills and State , Tweive chore in the dis triet had been remodeled or improved, Milesburg, Philipsburg and Boalsburg churches are among these, The reports given by thesevera! pastors show a steady alvance in missionary spirit and contri- butions which Bishop Andrews eonsids ers very gratifying. It was decided that the next district conference should be held in Philipsbarg, Dr. Evans, on behalf of the Methodists of that town, haviog extended a cordial invitation which was a8 cordially accepted. «A jolly erowd of young folks of Bellefonte took possession of Meyer's ho- tel on lust Friday evening found it rather nn weather to be sleigh ing as the cold bl ste of the “blizzard” « were felt in every nook and corner, but such things never interapta sleighing y. They found a royal repast await. them to whisk dis was gi- OUR BLIZZARD, he blizzard that visited all over, did not miss Centre county. It howled for eight days, without interruption, until last Saturday night, when it . It was an unusual storm, and carried with it icy coldness tbat penetrated everything, We never bad such a storm before. The trains, freight and passen- ger, on our railroad, found hard work to get through, For one or two days there were no freights, and the passenger trains on Friday, coming from Lewis- burg, were eight hours late. The byroads were Padly drifted every- where, and it was difficult for sleds to get through. There were several cases of persons well nigh being overcome by the cold. A man coming up the pike in a sled held up at the Fort and was too stiff with cold to go in without assistance. We beard a similar case of a boy almost frozen while driving on a sl Ex representative Rhone, we are told, while within a 100 rods of his home, near Earlystown, got stuck in a snow bank while the storm was ranning fiercest, and was not able to extricate himself with histeaw, as the cold had almost rendered him helpless; fortunately farmer Campbell, living near observed his struggles and came to his rescue, LITTLE BLIZZARD, The roads in all quarters are blocked with snow drifts, Oar blizzard quit howling Satorday night, and took a rest Sunday and Mon- day. Must have been awful tired. Some fellow is actually said to have looked at Saturday night's eclipse of the moon with smoked g and then re. ported “coaldn’t see nothin.” Our valley has been howling with mu sical conventions since Christmas, almost every nook and corner haviog such a treat, A doupt our offer for two papers, if yon want cheap reading—the Times, Press or World along with the RerorTes— the lowest clubbing rates in the state. A HUNTINGDON COUNTY MAN HORRIBLY MALTREATED, Huntingdon, Pa., Jao, 26.—A dastardly outrage was perpetrated in Anderson township this morning, which will pro~ bably resait in the death of the victim, Henry Merritts, an oid woodsman. About 1 o'clock three masked men eutered the humble hat of Merritts and demanded to be shown where his wealth was concealed, For several years Merritts has been engaged in the lumbering busi- ness and had sccumulated about $4,000, which was secreted in the basement of his dwelling. His assailants bound and gagged him, and failing in their efforts to extort a confession by these means, they held his bare feet to a fire and otherwise maltreated him in a most shocking man ner. Finally becoming unconscious, his assailants left him and searched the hut for his hidden wealth, Beneath the flooring they found over $1,500 hidden in a flour sack. Bot this was ail they se cured, as the other mousey belonging to him was hidden & short distance from the house. Merritts was found this morning still bound and gageed, and ow- ing to bis advanced years, it is thought the mal-trestment he received wiil re- suit in his death. A A isi BANQUETING RAILROAD CON. TRACTORS, Bellefonte, Pa, Jan. 26 —To-night the citizens of Bellefonte tendered to Messrs, Collins, John Reilly and James Scott, of Philadelphia, and J. King McLanahan, of Hollidaysburg, and others associated Bellefonte and Beffalo Run railroad, which opens up one of the most prolific iron ore fields of Pennsylvania, and who to-day started the fires in the great far- nace of the Bellefonte faroace company, a testimonial basquet at the Bosh Hoase. Beaver and Ex-Gov., Curtin pre- sided at either end of the festive board. Beaver and responded to by John G. Love. Governor Curtio gave an eloquent and entertaining description of the first fornaces, and other prominent gen- tiemen spoke on the industries and re- sources of Bellefonte and Centre county. an I. iin ans INSTALLATION, Spring Mills, installed the following of ficers for the next six months: Past Chief, D. Burrell; Noble Chief, Dr. G. L. Lee; Vice Thief, J I. Condo; High Priest, J. E. Reber; Venerable Hermit, W. A. McClellan; 8, Herald, W. A. Ken- nelly; Master of Records, J, A. Greno- ble; Clerk of Exchequer, J. M. Miller; Keeper of Exchequer, Dr, Allison; Wor- thy Bard, E. Houseman; Chamberlain, J. W. Lee; Easign, N. 8, Weaver: Es- ite, W. Alexander; Goardiaa, H. 0. ck; 20d Gasrdian, J. J. Taylor, The order is in a prosperous condition numbering about S0 members, TIME CHANGED. Rev. Yearick desires us to announce a change of time for the musical conven- tion to be held for the benefit of the Aaronsburg Ref. charch, from 14 to the 21 Feb. A general invitation is extend- ed to all singers to attend. Convention to open evening of 21. NO CONVENTION. The musical convention, which was to have been held at Aaronsburg, we are aathorized to say, has been dropped. As A MAKING TRON. The first cast of iron at the new furn. aoe of the Collins Brothers was made Wednesday morning at 9 20 o'olock. The result is highly satisfactory to all con- cerned, the iron being of splendid qoai- ty. Everything at the farnaoe is moving on most auspiciously. The Messrs. Col line and all connected with the establish. ment wera more than Dr ts I AIA A i: THEY MUST PAY FREIGHT, An order has bee ed by the Penn. lvania Railroad "jun y Joss than 10 ponds min cles, we an conte; articles weighiae between 10 25 pounds will Jost 10 those weighi ween the charge SPRING MILLS, The latest—A wedding in the air, A new paper is about to be printed by A. L. Auman, located on the hill and will be called “Agents Advocate.” Mr. D. Eisenhart, father of our cream. ery man, and Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Eisen- hart's mother, are visiting at this place. The sleighing party to Millheim was a success, both in number and enjoyment, Work has commenced on the new Re- formed church in the ray of cutting the timber which will be faken from the Grove tract on Nittany mountain. Playing cards on Sunday has become a Sunday's practice by soma of onr young men; better stop that kiod of business, Rev. Fischer has olosed the meeting at the Union church and will commence at George's valley church on Thursday evening. 2 John Houtz and family, of Bycamore, iL, formerly of Brushvalley, are visiting friends in this gection, James Evavs aod family are making arrangements to celebrate their golden wedding on Monday next. Dr, Allison, please do not disturb the blacksmith so early in the morning-belis The carpenters are busy arranging the seats in the new church which they ex- pect to dedicate Feb, 19, Lock boxes have been placed in the P. O. by our enterprising P. M, Wm, Pealer. The Evangelical meeting is stillin pro- gress doing a good work, Chas. Woodling has been successful in securing the mail route, ciabatta NINETY VIOTIMS AT LEAST, Victoria, B. C, Jan, 26.—It is now thought that the victims of the Welling- ton mine explosion, which took place two days ago, will number at least ninety. sh std rammereonousn New dress goods ~Garmana, New Calicoes and Century cloth,~Gar- Mans, wee With all the excellent sleighing we had this winter, there does not ap- pear to bave been mae « fun about it yet ~-we have not learved of a single upset or spillout, ~Philip Durst on last Satorduy morning found one of his most valuable cows dead in the stable, The cow seems ed to be all right in the evening and had eaten all her food during the night. — Where do you get your clothing and what must you pay for them? is a very frequent question asked. Try Flemiog, the tailor, Bellefonte, as he keeps up with the styles; can give you a wood fit and his prices always the most reasonable, —-—There is no sceounting for the pranks of the weather. From a cold howl- ing bLiast all last week, that drove the chills through thick walls, it suddenly veers around on Monday toealm and moderate, with a slight drizzle of rain in the atmosphere. The Clearfield gas well is now down 2,500 feet and light veins of gas and one of oil have been passed, It will be drilled to the depth of 2,900 feet in the hope of finding something better, and then torpedoed at the point where gas and cil were struck. —Mrs. Jane Van Tries, diedton 25. at | Warrior's Mark, aged 88 years. Her fath- | er, Andrew Robinson, was one of the | first settlers of Huntingdon county, “av. | ing located on the Little Jnuiata the Revolutionary War, Mrs. Van Tries i | thirty-eight years. { ~——One curious thing is related of the i blizzard in Texas. While the storm was raging nine men dug their way ont of prison to freedom, bot when they en- countered the blizzard one of the prison { ors voluotarily retaroed to the jail, pre- | ferring imprisonment with safely to lib erty with death before him. James Johnson, of Atlanta, recent- ly sued Bradstreet's Mercantile Agency | for defamation of character in publish- | ing him to the trade. He lost his case | in the lower court, but on appeal to the | Supreme Court he obtained a decisio a to the effect that Bradstreet’s business is not a privileged ope. Under this ruling a jory gave him a verdict against Brad street & Co, for $5000, Onur neighbor, Wm, Bible, down | the road, a few days ago. purchased some | fine bronze turkeys for breeding parpo- {ses. These were put above his pig-pen, where he thought no ~ne knew of them, and for safety against the noctornal snesk thief. Bot next morning the turkeys were non est, some prowling thief hav: ing discovered the turkeys, sprropriated them for other uses Our aged and es. teemed friend, Bible, has been greatly annoyed by thieves, ~—During one of last week's cold nights, a dog, accompanied by a man, id a visit to one of acob Rankle, across the valley, and next day Mr. Runkle found some flour, a lot of beef and mince pies missing. It Seems the man got away and onkindly left the dog behind, which had 10 gnaw ita egress through the windows, Man and dog tracks were seen on the snow next morning, but were not followed up. ~8am. Lewins, of the Philad, Branch, is busy day aod evening wait- ng on customers, They are after clothe ing, and know they will get just what they ask for and at the lowest figores. _ The tailoring establishment is in full blast employing a | force to keep up with the orders. if be can’t seityou in ready made goods, his tailor is Jendl i fit yon with a first class suit. Give this estabiishment a call if in need of sny- thing in the line of clothing. Ning ok neve pal thin never Oentre county, bat they have one in Ohio, Mrs. Clarissa Jackson, a buxom colored woman living in Delaware town. ship, Hancock connty, has just become mother at the age of ackeson was w old and wh birth to a A DOG SAVES HIS MASTER FROM BEING FROZEN TO DEATH, Geaigs Heeg, a wilkman living at Esst Williamsburg, Long Island, inmate of Bi. Catharine's Hospital, Brooklyn, waiting to have one of his arms and a leg amputated io order to save his life, During the intensely cold weather last Tuesday pight he started to walk from Williamsburg to his home, about three miles. When about a mile from home, and while crossing an open fleld, he was seized with an epileptic fit and fell on the ice. He became unconscions and would have frozen to death but for the timely assistance rendered by his faithfui dog, The animal found him prostrate on the ice and attempted to recusitate his mas- ter by licking his face and hands, rub- bing himself agniost his master's body and howiing ally No one seemed to bear or heed the dog; floally, Mr. Heeg recovered sufficiently to sit up, but could not regain his feet, as one leg and arm had become uoseless. He managed to reach his hat and held it out in front of the excited dog. The intelligent creature understood the motive, and seizing the hat, in his mouth, siarted st full 8 for Mr. Hees residence, Reaching the front door he began bark ing so violently that he aroused one of the workmen employed on the place, and succeeded in making him understand that assistance was needed, The man procured help and followed the dog over the ice for a mile, about three o'clock in the morning, to where Heeg was lyiog badly frozen and unable to move, A ps LINDEN HALL, Mr. D, Hess attended court this week. Prof P. H. Meyer is off to Baileyville, holding a musical convention. The protracted meeting closed last week, Therc is an opening for a good black. smith at Linden Hall. Elmer Campbell will boild a new house near his father’s, which will be built this spring Earlystown loses a good citizen avd we gsic coe. We had quite a lively run off on Tues- day. Thomas Sankey wus to the mill, and left his team in the millshed untied, and as the freight train approached the horses took fright and started for home, leaving the sled near 'Squire Potter's barn, with which they came in contact in making the turn. The horses were found near Henry Potter's tied to the fence. Duos, ————— LOCAL BRIEFS, Country produce wanted at Gormana, Eggs and butter wanted al Garmanas, New scrim for Curtains. ~—Garmans, Thousands of yards of new embroideries, Garmana, bells at lowest prices, Weather this week hss been A HOEKSE THIEF DELIVERED UP BY THE ANIMAL HE HAD STOLEN! Middletown, K. Y., January 28. —Near Pine Isiand, in this county, and also near the New Jersey live, lives BR. H, Carr, a well known farmer. A day or two Mr, Carr hitched hisbest horse to a sleigh and drove to Goshen, where be tied the horse under the Hoffman House shed. It was long after dark be fore he finished bis business and got ready to start home, When he returned to the shed his horse and sleigh were gone. After an anxious search around town, without getting any trace of the missing horse, Mr Carr gave up the pur- suit for the night. The thief was a young farm hand, a stranger in this sec- tion, who gives hisname as William Berry. When he etarted off with the horse he took the direct road to the New Jersey line. He was not aware that the road he took was that by which Mr, Carr bad come to town, and that it led direct. ly to the farmer's house, It wasa bitter cold night, the road was badly drifted with suow, and the thief made slow pro- gress in his flight. In the strugg es through the snow drifts, the sleigh was upset and badly broken. By the time Mr, Carr's place was reached, nioe miles froma Goshen, it was near day light, aud the thief was perishing from the could. When the tried horse came to the fa~ tmiliar lave, by which he was wont to go to his comfortable stable, he torned from the highway in that direction, The thief THEY APPEALED IN VAIN, Pottaville, Pa., Jan. 31.—~When the men employed at the Glendower colliery, near Minersville, came out from work last night they were met at the mouth of the slope by a large crowd of men and women from the adjacent Heckschers ville valley, who besooght them to stand by their striking brethren, and offered if they did so to “share théir last ernst with them,” As an earnest of good will the women offered them substantial . contributions which they brought them, consisting of bread, meat and potatoes Little or no attention was paid fo the novel offer, miriam The sopreme court of New York City, has decided that a wife bas 8 value as. certainable in damages when her bus. | band is unjustly deprived of her services snd society, whether the deprivatioh is caused by enticing her away from him sitogether or inflicting upon her through negligence, puch injuries as impair her usefulness as a helpmate and compan. { ion. Rhode Island was shaken by an earth. quake on Monday morning. m—— check the animal's deviation from the main read, but the fellow wus thorough- i ly chilled and exhbaosted, and in this dragged him straight up to Mr. door tug for the mastery between nized the horse and sleigh, and formed the conclusion that stolen, The thief was now so com; lere- ly benumbed and subdued by the ment, but only begged for warmth aud shelter. He wes taken back to Goshen a few hours later and lodged i + the conn- ty jait to await trial for the ofirnse. mm —— i ———— ~~ Darstine, Lewistown’s photograph er, whose work is not surpassed by any in the the state, offers special chance for cheap and fins work, Please call aud examine our large stock of cloths and cassimeres suitable i for any garment io men's wear—a full The largest line of hats, caps and far nishing goods in the county —all work guaranteed to fit or no sale” Moxreomeny & Co. Brockerhoff Row & Homes Block. pair up. Garmans., —~gtirs are ail new, —~ Garmane, ttle mam— milder, with a clouded sky, ~The musical convention for As ronsburg, bas been recailed, = Tax collector Jas. Ooldren is stir ring up the delingents about town. ~Mr, Bible bas found his turkeys, they had been sold at the Fort hotel. ~B protracted meeting is in progress ~f Creamery company has been or- ganized st Miilball, with A. C. Mana as president. Mr. John Foreman, who missed in a strange place ed at the Ruronrer office for less money than sisewhere. w= Miss Annie Kellar expects to leave for Lewistown this morning where she will remain a short time vis ting friends, Tusseyville on Monday Feb, 13 The clase will be under direction of Prof, Lowel M Meyer. = David Whitmer, the last surviving witness to the antenticity of the Book tie had been lingering for several weeks ~The pike between Centre Hall and the station, isin bad condition from suowdrifia. Safety dema: ds some shou'd work, which may not cost as much asa a bill of damages, ~The Methodist congregation of Bpring Mills expect to dedicate (heirnew church oo Sunday Feb, 19. They have erected a fine building and is a hand- some addition 10 the place. Mrs. Wert, wife of Jesse Wert, of Asnronsbarg, of whose i lness we made mention in las: week's issue, died on Friday, and was buried on Sanday She was a daoghter of Fred Weaver, dec'd. ~The Williamsport Breakfast Table will send their paper free one year to © counle that gets married on the 29 of Bn, All that is Hicosmary is to send your a-ldress and proof of the mar riage on that date, weeWhen you want a good winter suit made to order ry Fleming, the tail or, Beliefonte. Heavy winter overcoats io thelatest styles aod floished with the best trimmings ave all the go, Let Fleming take your order, We had the Saute of shaking bands with our friend, Haney Shaffer, of Reading, Pa.,, formerly of Millbeim, Hen says he likes his new location, and bas a splevdid hotel stand, and pow don’t need to worry about license, ~=While there is good sleigh ing, the | people of this section should avail th selves of the opportanity to have photo's of Derstine, Lewistown's photo. who will give special rates to them. Farther information of J. W, Wolf, of this place, “The Campaign of Potiphar McLeray,” { & humerous story by Richard M. 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