FRED, KURTZ, Eprror and Pror'r | CextRE Harn, Pa. Taurs, May 3, 1888 TERMS: One year, vance, Those 1erms, $1.50, when paid in ad in arrears subject to previous Advertisements 20 cents per line for 3 inser. tions, and 5 cents tor each subsequent insertion, LOCAL ITEMS. RHYMES FOR THE SEASON, “Blessings on thee little man, Barefoot boy, with fuce of tan. With thy merry whistled tunes, And thy turoed up pantaloons.” To these lines of Whittier the Rxror- rer would add With your slender fishing rod, Persecuting cLub and frog. On treacherous log for bait you fum- bie, And with a splash into tumble. Soaking wetand Like a spindle, Home to Ma you sneak and catch a spanking with ashingle, “Little man, Face of tan, Whistled tunes,” Wet pantaloons, Cruel suingle. the brooklet - ——The light shower, Monday night, | Was welcome. ——=Trees are beginning to leave, will keep shady about it. —— WW heat prospects are fair and prices are not likely to advance. ——Young trout one inch in lengt h, grow to four inches in a year. and | Mr. Whiteman has the framework up for his new house at the south end of town. ——Juniata county has only three Ii- censed houses—-just one to every six in our county. —Jas, Haoua, one of Gregg town- ship's oid time Democrats, gave the Res PORTER & call. Altoona took her census last week and the count shows a population for the eity of 29,540 ——(scar Emerick has about forty pu- pils sattendiog the spring session of school in this place. — Jonathan Harter and 8. D. Musser, of Millheim, talk of taking a trip west reaching into Kansas, ’ ——Mr. Ryder ig giving his house down town, acoat of paint, which will make it lo iandsome, ki ——Any snake story told at this sea- gon of the ye ar--in a l-- fish story, and all fish stories are |—s, for sun's rays be thrown ——Saturday wes quite a good day the shirtsleeve brigade-——-the caused a good many coals to aside. Prof. Krise is pearance O } ied ov I. paint, improving the ap- f his house in this place, occu- | A. Boozer, by a coat of — Aaronsburgers are in an occasion al ferment on the borough question, some are for and some against, and they it hot by times, have | —— Emma Ruth a little daughter of Rev. W. C. and M. A. M'Cool, at her home, in Wayne, Neb., on 24 of last month aged 11 months died Mr. Danberman has planted trees in front of his new residence and is rid- ding op geoerally and will make his! new home look neat as a pin, { —mtraw hats, linen dusters, organ grinders, new onions, gy peies, ice cream, lemonade, sda water, and the baref.ot- ed boy, all, are in season now, ~8. ID. Musser has sold his interest | in the Millheim hardware store to his partner, James Smith, who will continne | in the business at the old stand, ~The firea on the Nittany side of the | mountain, sfead to this side on Monday | and. ran down close to the farm improve. | ments along the foot of the mountain. i It seemed rather onreasonable i read in the morning papers falling in Minnesota Sunday while here | the thermometer was elevating its sil Very lining up into the Os, to | of snow | — Samuel Ripka had a suit in with his ‘ather’s estate on a claim for | wages for services rendered since he was | over age. He claims $15 per month for t eight months of the year, i Mr. and Mra Montilius, of Piper | City, 1il,, ar» masking a brief visitat Wm, | Wolf's, Mr. Montilins, many years ago, | | i conrt | clerked in Wolt's store, and will be re. membered by many of our readers. He | has made his pile in the west, Harry Hicks bas disposed of his | hardware store, at Bellefonte, to H. A M'Kee. Mr. Hicks is a live business man and & very pleasant gentleman, and we hope he will put his business qoali- fications to good use again right soon, ~ Thursday, Friday aod Saturday, | bro't in spring with a bounce. The sun was quite warm, and men went about in their shirt sleeves, All were glad to have warm weather. the air having been raw and frosty, altho the sky was clear. —weWe met Gen, Cameron the other | day. His great age is beginning to tell on him. He is frail and the hand of time seems to be on him. His gait does not show the spryness of a year ago, and | his face haa lost its cast of vigor and is | thin. Make it your aim to do all your ordinary business transactions on the | cash principle, It will save lawyers foes, | doctor bil 8, costs, constable’s and sher- | iff's visite, quarrels and often black eyes. You will sleep sweeter and get rich fas. ter. wee Mrs, Hannonh Kleckner, widow of | George Kleckner, died at the residence | of ber daughter. Mra, Jobh Mench, in Lewis township, Union eounty, Monday April 23, and was buried Thursday, April 26th, wo Khol's cemetery aged 75 years, SS months and 16days. Daniel Rishel, of Miles, is serious ly ill. He had been suffering from inflamation in the face, and while plows ing in the field, he sat down to rest upon the damp ground, which a vated his trouble and he is now suffering from in. flamation of the bowels and danger- , ously iii. ~e{laude Harpster, son of Jacob Harpster, of this place, received a severe “and painful soalp wonnd on Monday evening, by being accidentally struck on the back of the head, while Raia with some boys, with a piece of iron, which cut gnite deeply, and Teguired the pby- sician’s attention to the injury. IALS! 1898, i ——— THE TOWN LAID OUT IN 1708. When we urged the celebration of | Aaronsburg’s Centennial, in 1886, we al luded to the fact in the Reporter, that | would occur in | Some are of the opinion that | Millbeim’s Centennial occurs this year, | and we have been requested to cite some | authority to settle the matter, When we noticed a few weeks ago, that | it was claimed by some for 1888, we gavethe matter no thought for correction now, in answer to a request, we our authority, Maynard's His- tory of Centre county, contains the fol- lowing, which was our anthority in 1886 | for saying Millheim would be 100 years | old in 1808: quote MILLHEIM. The land on which Miltheim is situated was surveyed in pursnance of a warrant dated Nov. 24, 1772, granted to John Cush In allusion to the name of the warrantee the tract was called “Ready Money,” and David Shak- Gunkle, December 17904. In 1797 | Puilip Gapkle came into possession of it, and in the following year (1798) laid oot I'he village is located on Elk creck, a tributary of Penn's creek. The town was so named because of the laid ont, of two milla~*"Aeim"” being the German for “home,” the name, therefore, signifies 4 home or home of the nidls, Since the starting ofthe place its growth has been moderate, the citizes preferring to move slowly and surely rather than run the risk of oversreaching. During the first twenty years of its existence its population increased to something over | one hundred, as far as can be In 18 and Harter, natives or Lebanon couuty, located in ascertain - 1 i ad, Jacob John Millheim, the former to engage in blacks | in wagon mak- The place at that time contained The two alluded to were built of logs, ing. about a dozen houses mills and stood upon or near the sites of the two flour D. A. Musser, Esq; There was also a hotsl, said to have Me ing mills now owned by been the first frame building erected in ti was kept, at the time men- ti Brosins, The building is still standing, owned by Sam. 1e place. It oned, by 8 man named uel Behm and occupied by Henry Weiser lenjamin and Henry Lees had a store in A blackemith | shop stood on the ground now occupied | 3 as the shop of William Weiser, and a wagon shop stood where the plastered now stands, The dwellings at that time were: one on small, red building now owned by the the one now occupied by the post-office, and 4 heirs of the Daniel Reighard ate John Keane. A school house for German school stood | the house now owned by where Baook's store now stands, and one for English where the United Brethren church is situated, There being no chorch bailding their religious services were held 1a the school hoase, During the warof 1812a r organized at Millheim and went into the It was at Black Rock: but because of ifl iid @ company atationed not being property supplied with food and clothing, leave” returned home after an absence of a month or go of the the first ensign, and rifles was Joseph lientenant, Jacob Lutz, Thomas The captain Kleckner John Jchn Wiley, the Straw, Daniel Smith, Reighard At «bout the same time the rifle company left the place, Robert Aikens, Soave'y and Cronemiller enlisted in the Joseph were privates John Thomas navy and being with that gallant when he captared the British fleet, and officer | It is related ofa brother of Cronemiller, upon Cronemiller naively said: “We have not time to quarter you, bat we will halve (have) you.” - R'S MILLS CENTENNIAL. The first house at Potter's Milla was | Linn’s history says the carpenter work | was done by James Brishen, and his bill | for it was fifty three pounds. This was | a large log house, afterwards used as a | tavern. The grist mill and saw mill Houser, millwright, John Barber, car. W. J. Thompson, and others, are now of Potter's Mills this sammer, | That's right--the village has a revolu- tionary history, and a celebration could be made quite interesting, with some Indian incidents thrown in. ramet mas———— CENTENNIALS TO COME, Philipsbury's Centennial comes in | 1807. Tne first house was built by John Henav Simlar Heory and James Phils ips laid out the town, Centre county will celebrate its centen- nial in 1900, Bellefonte will have her centennial come in 1865, when the town was © me menced by James Harris and James Dunlap, who owned the site. Millheim was 'aid out in 1798 and will be 100 years old in 1808, ’ . o-— BPRING & SUMMER SEASON 1888. Full line of Cassimere--Sootch and Horsted Saitings ~CHEAPER THAN RBADY ADE, ' Moxraosery & Co, Tatnons, Beruasvowss, Pa. DEATH OF MRS, JENNIE RIDER. Within the last fow days the Angel of mother, It was unexpected, too. On Saturday midnight, when at her urgent he lay down to sleep. request, Waking up about his side. She had been subject for some time ease, and her physicians say her sudden Before her marriage she was widely known in and about Pive Grove as the Eckel, Though she has resided since her mar- time in Tyrone, her dence on Taesday, the 23d, It was large ly attended. Three ministers assisted ber of friends and neighb re gathered to pay their last tribute of respect to a de- parted friend, Mrs. Rider was a devout Christian; er. lo addition to a grief stricken hus to and caf scarcely two ber loss and the loving ears which only a years old tender mother been for many years an active and sistent member of the Pine Grove byterian church. She will therefore be missed, even outside of her own family con~ position will long remain an to all who knew her life. noble and - a DEATH OF MRS. HENRY GAST. Mary A., wife of the veteran retired merchant, Henry Gast, esq., after an ill- jay last, April 26, 1888 aged 77 years, months and 11 days. Spyker, late of Aaronsburg, dec’d, where she was born Feb, 17, 1511, Mr Spyker of this place is a brother of the deceased, On the 28th of Feb. 1832, she and Mr. Henry Gast were united in marriage by the Rev. Mr. Aubly, and shortly thereafter they lecated in Mufflinburg, wheres they bave since resided io happy union, until death bas broken the tie, a period about 56 years. The fruits of their marrriage were four daugtters and foar sons, Of these three loving mother, namely- Mr. J.D 8B. Gast, Dr. J. R. Gast—both of this place—and Mis. J. A. Montelius of Piper City, IIL A touching incident of the burial was the fact that the pall bearers comprised her two sons J. D sud Dr Gast, in-law J. A. Montelius and Harry Gast, at the services and burial we recall foll of Piper City, 1il., Mrs. Polly Wolf, aged of Mr. Henry Gast, husband of dec-ased; Mr. aod Mrs, Wm Wolf, aad Mr. C. Din- { Centre Hall. —Mifliaburg Tele- goes of A FINE BTOCK. Wolf & Son, of this place have been as ss bees the last couple days un- mocking their new goods heir stock 18 snplete in e ery particular and contaios many new designs and patterns that wil he worn this summer and are exceeding- ly pretty. In calicoes every ahade, pat tern and design are represented domestic and imported; heurietta cloth in all colors, seersuckers in entirely new styles for the summer a!'l kinds of dress goods, in new and at. tractive siyies which will be worn this year. Tennis stripes is something new and when made up is considered pretty. It would be impossible even to mention all the new dress goods their stock is large and contains thing in that line, A made to secure the are now open for inspection invi alion exiended tothe basy 3 special «fort wes latest styles which A special 18 indies Son's store Centre Hall - o-—— Harness oil st Boozer's rooms —c@ cream at Murray's every Bat. urday evening. a9 —Nunday the thermometer was in some localities, ——Corn in the ear chopped Ceutre Hall roller ani a! wee Don't fail to visit Pearlstine’s pew store when in Bellefonte ginning of the week, —The rain, of Monday night, been followed by quite cool weather, o_o cream at James Lohr's has ice evening. ai Wm, H. Stover, was quite ill last week, of neuralgia the stomach. Have you seen Wolf"s new goods? A fine line and cheaper than ever, is in wee Juite a great deal of baled hay has been shipped from this station for seyer- al weeks past, new goods. ~The Buffalo Run railroad is being new and rich ore fields, pected, and a good figure too, we Building lota for sale, } mile east wwwThe shirtsleeve brigade, Friday, wee Dr, 8. L. VaoValzah has moved from Watsontown to Hughesville. He lived at Boalsburg some years ago. wee A thunder pared over pors tions of the state Monday night, which, no doubt, put out the mountain fires. wee Spring and summer stock of ready made clotning is being unpacked at the Rochester clothing House, Bellefonte. «The citizens of Freeburg are mak- ing extensive pre tions for the unveil: ing of the Major Dill monument, May 1st. ~wfion, James 8. Brishin, U. 8. A, stationed in Montana, isin the county on & visit to his old stampiog grouaed wes Lyon & Co. have unpacked an im=, menses line of Bring and summer and quote prices on same in umn, CONTINENTAL MONEY. Seeing 8 notice in an exchange that some one held one of the old continens We nations: 2 notes, each $55 1 note, 2 notes, each $35, 1 note, 1 note, 2 notes, each $5,... 1 note, J notes, each $2, 1 note, of 33} cta, 1 note, of 50 cts, ...5$110 .40 Total.... These relics of the times that tried men’s souls, are well preserved, altho a little browned from age. and are printed years on the above money, would now make our pile amount to the hands me Uncle Samuel BADLY BURNED. On Saturday last Mrs. MeCully, an aged lady, living in this place, made a narrow escape from death by buorning She was watchinga fire of rabmsh, in her garden, when a spark caused to ignite on her back, and be- she was aware of ita considerable part of her dress was in flames, [no her fright she ran into the w Mr. Samuel Shutt, who was digging den for Mrs, McOunlly, saw the t and following her, brought her out and threw her on the fire, ”~ FAr- rouble, of The greater part of her sustained very severe burns, No doubt Mr, Shuit’s ef sm — MOUNTAIN FIRES. Bil ters, and a red glare is thrown against aimost obscared by day. In Haines township fires are widespread. tains are in flames over a wide Nittany mounta:n, on the north from Lemont to beyond Pleasant Gap on fire, and it will undoubtedly spread the extent side, LOCAL SQUIBS, Bald - —The grain fields in valley look fair of the « eclions wunty are fair, —8top in at Flemings, tailoring establishment, Bellefonte, and see the new styles n gents clothing for =n Wednesday afternoon Deininger killed a blacksnake | jonse, near the statio measured 4 feet 5 inches ~The band wa Ratarday evening and tendered some folks a sere It is improviog very rapidly t n which 8 out on ty gellefonte, received recently of marble i are offering A CAr i and ton and monuments at reduced Fleming the tailor, | mite, | pened up his new stock for suite spring and summer wear, New will be worn this yedr and he in stock, eeThe Middleburg Post man is tak ng commendable interest in having county streams stocked young trout, That's right is what Centre county creeks need, rates, belle f ns re wilh — Anronsburg, in ye olden time, wis nicknamed Jewstown, and its neighbor, of Madtown To the older readers of the wee The Bhaffer gallows is stil The concern belongs to Williame- port and wil hardly be needed in t son's case, as he is likely to be cleared who wish to secure novel and easy read the card of AC, Moore, in another Mr. Moore is well known Persons a of Altoona, vis ited his native place last week. Tie him, where practice, He leit tuesday for his home, a | -——M. Fauble, proprietor of “the cele brated Roches er Cothing Hoose, in Reynolds new building Bellefonte, was in the city this week and brings back the finest line of ready made clothivg and gents farnishing goods ever seen in Luis to agree with he en) wee Ming Eliza Bliss of Rehoboth, Conn. | invited an applicant for charity into her house the other day. While she was pre. paring food, the tramp sang “Nearer, My | God, to Ihée.” and atthe same time stole | the iady’s pocketbook and $25 from the | bureau drawer. | *_The News says a Bellefonte mer. | chant received what he thought was | golden butter !| He cat a roll of it and inside was a mass of tallow, The butter (7) is paid to have been made by a woman | living near Tusseyviile and is a libel on Centre county butter. ~The next time you visit Bellefonte stop in at John Meese's store on Alle: gheny street und see the new goods. Mr. Meese was in the eastern markets last week and returned with an exceptionally fine stock, embracing dress goods, dry goods, fancy goods, notions, novelties ete. wee, P. T. Musser, of Aaronsburg, and James Smith, 8f Millheim, bad a suit in court this week, relative to some disagreement about water routes on their respective farms, west of Millheim. Wa- ter pipes had been interfered with by stopoing ap pipes with rage, pulliog out 8, and tearing out pipe. weed Jomitre Hall has a far healthier at mosphere than Bellefonte, which is prov- en by the fact that Sidney Bairfoot is building right up here. Giad if our pure water and healthy atmosphere beat Los Angeles or any other health resort ten to one. People hardly ever get sick Centre Hall, ===]f you want a good article in the way of fine dress boots and shoes at the lowest prices, call at Granam’s shoe store Bellefonte. They have an elegant line of all kinds, prices to soit every body. The best gents $3 00 fine shoe in Bele. fonte, you will find at Graham's shoe store A better and flaer quality If desired Remember the place, corner store Brock — The grand jury in their report say: ter closets and vaults at the rear of the a4 they can under the cirenmstances be kept; they appear to be clean, but not nuisance aod should be removed, substituting in their closets more convenient to We find that the vau t in the register’'s and recorder’s office is becoming too small for books thie Ww ©“ the vault in the be made to the rear Court House, to extend back at thirty feet; thatthe grand jury room enlarged and a new traverse jury wituess room and gheriff’s office beadded to the rooms now in the building; also that water closets be placed in each jury room. least ~The sawmills are keeping up their voracious asever, and the stately pi and grand old oak are disappearing like the red man who once had bh nouder the branches Inn five vears from finm bering operations, our valley wil be gtrip ped of every valuable piece of timber in it. 18 > BPRING GOODS won'd respectful annonnee our many patrons in Centre co, that have received an i ine of spring the and oe Ve in LES mM Inen se summer goods, We market in time to select & fine stock for yoor ing vy large ne of suitings for our mercha Alto ew worn wore fi have opeved np the game We have an unosusl and complete | t department oth ret hor (4 Pe will be Ir sire, Hemember th f iit. You when there § made el a rice than ever pr il yr. you want a nr it 1rd ich an i» PHILA THE CHANGE, Twenty-five years ago it to deipt a paper three dave to reach thi ) w the New York and Phila iphis dailies reach us in the afternoon the k a Phila- " ie of get here Lhe same morn ing. Twenty vears age y scarce any daily had io this county, now they are received at every post office and our towns have newshoys sellin polit dailies just as they do | Railroads, telegrap AYE ehiire'y anni he last quarter of a century. A ——- NEW GOODS » the tro £ 8 me an 8 n $ 8 and tee i 3 ilies hiiiate selected no The most careful and] wel stock of all kinds of goods pouring re. Centre Ha t vey. for are For bargains there is the plac © 10 gn, all like to get the wo ev, and what they say we can always re- y upon rth af ir m . -. to he and West ints formed 1 — A DEW is t out of parts of Lewis townships, Uni most Hk inwashig Fa 1 0 u * N vot § ly be named N and bein nent position on peaked roof, it wil and be en on ament tot if town The pastor, Rev. the erection of thie edifice pervision and well may | proud of it. s— wee With the new Presbyterian cho 3 under: the rise and make a fine appear } } & BO De Kerr ce, is giving ie be rch, five handsome hurches, which j town of its can rival, These edifices are all good as new, and were all ereced with. in & compara‘ively few years The Lath Perhaps no vious ones being destroyed, would ac in Pill onr tarnpikes be vaa‘ed? Reformdas of M1 build Will Spring M ave a ba | vou ‘ake the Reporrex for the paign a* 10 « per Wi vo'e for Cleveland and your own fal Will yon plant tr wenefit of future generations? send oe local items inte rest 9 ihe im ia # k? Arn 8 mont from of weeThe mountaing in different dire was get! ng hszy with smoke, there i= a heavy penalty agsinst g mountains The first fires were obwerved in the Seven moontaio region, The lam ber and prop timber operstisog sre mas - ing timber disappear fast enough, aod those regular soring, sammer and fall fires are a wicked and useless waste of valuable timber, fei rn wwe ft i8 not such an easy thing for a stranger to get married 10 Lousiana, the first place, a license costs $2.60, and before the ceremony can be performed for the proper maintenance of his bride through married life. Imagine the di lemma of 8 man who arrives in the might knows nobody except his girl, and wants to get married at early candlelight and take the next train. He has got to go out among strangers, whp very probably have all been apprised beforehand of the vature of his mission and are more or less jealous of him, and make a $2,500 bond before the ceremony can proceed This is pretty hard, but everybody will agree that it is better than our Camden system as it is now being carried on WHY DO YOU PAY RENT? Wheo the money given the landlord will purchase a better house than the one in which you live. 8tould you die before the payments are complete, your heirs receive a deed at once. Why not secure a home or business property on this plan enjoy all your earnings, and be confident that your family will not be turned into the a reet should you die. For farther particulars apply or address Tux Homg Compaxy or N.Y. 33 and 35 Liverty Si, New York, or A. C Moors, General Agent, office over post office, Bellefunte. mid sass i I MBs B05 Now is the time to buv a cheap pistol or revolver as we are se ling off our stock to make room for new goods. A 22 cals ibre revolver for $1 25 and up, 32 calibre as low as $2 265, Busmax & Kneawun. em sm A I BE Ra VO ole ET The difficait a portion to that of a was per. formed at the Philadelphia Germantown operation of of the human transp of being JANN ~ eve a ravhit Hospital, The object of the operation 4 was to relieve the obser which was cansed which produced in time The eves had far by reason of the whitish « A sar I opaque face, patient was a servant gir whose become almost tot useless po a8 Vision was concer made both of the orbits opaqge was #0 nearly blind that ot siderable mize were |} yarely able at the small distance o 1 —— The Pittsburg P« mt gays the th Republi At Chil royal at the ? CHAaAC ampioned non-commitial un purposes hy Cooper AWAY gee to one side 3 th if ! an n ——» MARRIED, fA ye » PD SF ELMO HOTEL 3 Ne 317 & Niveref edu ; REPORTEI] Prices subject Wo § Wheat 3 Wheat Core whit shi i with Kye bought FLOUR AND FEED 3 Bran per tot Bra a per Fee Stove Hmall Stove Chestnut Pea , a i ; . y Woodland . Sa— § ix 8 A discount on all above prices will be mad for8POT Cash, KURTZ & SON When Baby was sick, we gave ber Osstoria, When she waa a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she become Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, abe gave them Castoria, CAUTION, The undersigned have purchased, at constable’s sale, all the personal propery of Howard Bmith, of pear Farmers Mills, to wit: Cow, oookstove, coul stove, sinks, 4 beds. flour chest, 0 chairs, clocks, chest carpedater too's and all hiv personal property and will leave the game in his possession. All persons are hereby cautioned against meddling with said property 10ap Bt Hanren & Keeansn, Centre Hall, © - “ - RE AUTION THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY having been purchased of Jacob Cath. ran IY the undersigned, at constable’s sale, will be left in his Powsescion at my pleasure, namely, 1 team of hows and cow, Al eons Are horehy cautioned against meddling the same In suy weaver, DALES apd Centre