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THE CENTRE REPORTER,
FRED. KURTZ,
Eprror and Pror'z
when paid In ad
TERMS: —One year, $1.50,
Those in arrears subjeet to previous |
“Rance.
erms.
Advertisements 20 cents per line for 8 inser
ons, and b cents for each subsequent insertion.
Cente Harn, Pa., Tu urs, Nov, 1, 1888, |
TO THE PEOPLE o PF CENTRE COUN-
The Gazette of last week contains an
article in which there isso much mie-
representation and untruth that I deem
it necessary for the information of the
All that I shall say on this matter was
within easy reach of the editor of the
Gazette and bad he desired he could
have more easily given you the exact
truth than to mistake the facts.
By au act of assemb y approved the
LOCAL ITEMS.
parts of laws thea in force in the
Commonwealth under and by virtue of
~The men who catch the trade al-|
ways advertise.
—For seven weeks rain
the reigning sign.
—The new Reformed church at]
Millheim is nearing completion,
—Fggs are up to 24 cents and the
hens refuse to lay at that price. *
— Mr. J. R. Bible, of Potters Mills,
stopped in to see us one day this week.
——Rev. Fischer ventured out last]
Monday for the first time since the acci- |
dent.
—Dr. Chas. Gatelius, of Mifflinburg,
while in town this week favored us with |
a short call.
~The train on Tuesday killed sever- |
al sheep belonging to Mr, Bartholmew
and Wil Lee.
—J, OC. Motz, of Woodward,
been an invalid all summer, and is
yet able to leave his home.
— Farmers have now began taking |
corn by the ears, and we trust can keep |
on without needing umbrellas,
—Jim Smetzier moved last week
from the township into the boro last
Satarday, and will lose his vota, a demo-
cratic loss,
—]n seven weeks we did not have
two coosecutive days withou! rain, and
in no week more than one entirely clear
day in that time.
—=Now Democrats of old Centre,
next Tuesday !
line, and the day is ours, and for cheaper
food, clothing, and machinery.
—Monday tried hard to ship thro
without rain—but there was a
sprinkle, Taesday renewed the attempt
and really made the riffle and umbrellas
were not needed.
—The roads wili need looking
when the weather becomes
Through our town at various
there are water ponds
wiped out by filling
—-Sarvices in the
next Sabbath eve
ervise, given by
gation, has been fixedon.
expects to bas present.
has been |
has
not
for
one fire along the entire
shiort
after
settied.
Places,
hat . £351 }
that should be
Lutheran chureh
ing A religions ex-
members of the congre
Rev. Fischer
~——]n Westchester county, Ne
a young lady and her bean have
the rival White House aspirant
loser of the bet is to atten {
ing the clothes of the opposit
The andience room of :
charch at Pleasant Gap will be reopened
to the public on Sanday, Nov 11, at 2
p.m. Dr. Moaroe, of Bellefonte
preach the sermon, subject
of friends in heaven.
Landlord Bibby, of
piloted a party into the Paddy m
wooda to look at some lands, on Mon
taking their gunos with them. They
were fortanate enoungh to killa fat 200
pound bear and a deer,
——C0a, Commissioner De
gona, of Potters M
oa Monday in the Seen m!
across a large bear with two half
cubs. They killed the bear which
weighed about 250 poua f2. bei Ig very
lean, bat the cubs escaped.
B_wgre ot
— Sacred concerts, free for nothing,
every day on second floor of the Bank
building. The combination is one pos.
sessing rare talent and has refused num-
erous offers of late to travel, bat positive.
ly refused; glad they will rewmaia with
us. A collection will soon be in order
last week a Damocrat and Repub
one voting for the defeated
would have to whee! the other to the
station on a wheel barrow. Will give
the names and time of trip in our next
issue, All will be invited to tura out
and see the fan,
— A very sud occurence in Mill Hall
Wednesday evening caused geueral sor-
row in that place, Miss Grace Stover,
the fifteen year old daonghter of John H.
Stover, was taking part in 8 temperance
meeting by reciting a temperance selec
tion when she forward from the
platform dead, of heart disease,
—efiyory precinct committeeand
and Democrat should get down to busi
ness from this to the end of the election, |
Get to work and see every Democrat and
independent voter in your district and
have him turn out on election day. Per.
sonal work of thi kind is what we must
have and are going to have,
—— An exchange says there isan old |
superstition among farmers that the date
of the month added to the nnmber of |
the month in the year when the first
snow falls will be the number of suow
storms for the winter. 1f this be true,
then we sha | bave thirty eight snows |
this winter, the first saow having fallen
on the 20th day of the ninth mouth,
WW, 8. Allen, of Williamsport, waa
killed while hunting. Mr. Allen was
shot in the back by his friends who were |
hunting with him. It appears that a
deer had been wounded by the party |
and Mr. Allen went into the bashes to |
rout it out while there the deer jumped |
candidate
fell
up and both men fired, one firing four |
shota and the other one, It was at this
time that Mr. Allen was killed, The in- |
quest places no blame on any one.
we A Philadelphia detective was em |
ployed recently by 8. F. Hoffa, of Milton |
who was shot at by a party in ambush
three weeks ago io the White Deer Val. |
ley. On Friday last Elias Persun, of |
ashington township, Lycoming coun-
ty, was taken before Justice Neihart at |
BAS ot who committed him to the |
Lycoming county jail in default of $2,000 |
bail on a charge of “assanit and attempt |
to kill with a double barrel gun.” The
isoner will be 71 years next Febraary,
H firmly denies his guile ~Lewisburyg
ews
wweeThe Democratic meeting in Founs |
dry Hall, on last Friday evening was
well attended, considering the condition
of the weather, which wes very unpro
tions, The meeting was addressed b
esars, Williams, co, chairman, aod J,
L. 8 , of Bellefonte, The first
: r, Mr. Williawos, made a number
short taik, Wi
and assessed upon horses, mares, geld
ings, mules and cattle shall be and they
repealed so far as they give
authority to impose State taxes on the
into effect nntil after the next meeting
of the board of Revenue Commissioners
act go into effect so as to relieve the pro
state having veen made before the act
was approved.
The Commissioners of the several
counties are required by law to make a
sioners of all ta<able property, setting
is taxable for
taxable for County purposes, The Coun-
tv Commissioners in 1875 made return
Tuis was $2,-
524 40 in excess of what the county as-
sessment showed on its face to be the
correct amount of State tax, and the mis.
1875 assessed the county a
IR75, 1876 and 1877
‘his ov-rehiarge the County not
$3) in each vear
Hat also $333.42 in each year as
rease by the Revenue Board
only
from this, there is to be deduot-
apt which is allowed the
treasurer as his
i
s three years $8,000 83
DRI. ..orres session . ENA
us be seen that all this ocours
1876 and 1877 long before Mr.
Mr. Wolf became County
oners and also long before |
Attorney of the County. As
mistake was made
of Revenue Commins
charging the County with
more taxes than they should have been
with
reed with
t the
the State Board
ioners In
arged
almost every County in the
emocraticand Repu Jdicans alike,
alter I
the Commissioners I discovered that the
State had taken from the County $8 .000
23. 1 also discovered that after the
State Board of Revenue
had ailowed a number of the
credit for the full amount
taken from them, they had passed a re-
so ution refusing to corsider any further
applications praying that eredit might ve
allowed the Counfies for money over-
paid.
I had shown to the Commissioners the
amount the State
County and wanted them to bear the ex-
pense and let medo what I could to ob-
tain proper credit for] the County. The
State would not repay the money it had
illegally received to any County, but it
would allow a credit to the County in
the accounts between
the date.
Commissioners refused to
any chances, but offered a contingent fee
tome any whom might be associated
with me. We were to bare our own ex
penses, pay all cost, if any, as well as ail
assistant counsel, if any had to be hired,
and they pay us thirty per ceatl. on the
amoaant the Coouty obtained credit for
ia the accounts between it and the Com-
monwealth.
Under this
wor: and after two years of work, a
number of trips to Harri borg, and an
outlay to us of between $800 and $900 we
obtained a credit in favor of the County
I repeat tuat neither Mr. Griest, Mr,
Wolf nor myself were responsible for the
Counties
i
LA0
unlawfully to the State, as it was done
long before either of us had anything to
ink aav
board of Coanty Commissioners or their
Attorney was responsible for it, the mis
Commissioners, It ia trae 1
when I made for the County any collecs
many of them, for the Court, like all
other Attorneys, Democrats and Repab
ces were worth or [the regalar commis
sions on the collection .
The whole matter was submitted to
winter and passed upon by them as just,
and the statement shows that they coant:
od, as liability of the County, the balance
contract we were to do a certain thing
pay us a certain amount, we did our
es and the County has done for us simp -
ly what it had agreed to de.
At thie time we received the last por
tion of our fees Centre county was the
only souoaty that had, after the reconsid-
el by the Revenue Board in December
1886, received credit for the amount
overpaid in 1875, 1876 and 1877.
By tue County receiving a credit of
8009 83 on the books of the Btate tress
urer when she did, the County Com mis-
sioners were enabled to retuce the Coun
ty r tes for 1887 and 1888 to twoand a
naif tills, sod by this means the whole
receive credit for money unlaw-
om them many years bee
THURSDAY EVENINGS’ NUPTIALS.
A large number of relatives and friends
assembled at the residence of Mrs, M. A.
Ross, this place, on last Thursday evens
ing, to wituess the ceremonies whioh
| united Miss Sadie Ross and George
| Bushman in bonds of holy wedlock.
| The young folks of this vicinity were
| present and many from a distance were
| noticed in the happy throng. At about
[6 P.M, Misa nr Keller gave the sig-
| pal in bringing from the organ the notes
| of an inspiring wedding march. Rev. H.
| Kerr, the Pr sbyterian minister, station-
| ed bimself at the head of the room snd
| awaited the arrival of the bridal party,
| which soon appeared, Miss Badie was
handsomely attired and never looked
prettier than upon this festive occasion;
while the groom, an ideal young man,
| bore himself with the dignity becoming
| the occasion. The wedding service was
| pronounced calmly and clearly by the
| minister,
| Atthe conclusion many and varied
| congratulations were extended the newly
| married couple. Toothsome refregh-
me & ts were then served and the evening
was spent in various amnsements. A
large number of bandsome presents were
received, some of which were rather
suggestive. Mr, and Mrs, Bushman left
on Friday morning for a two weeks trip
to Gettysburg and other points.
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SPRING MILLS,
Mrs. Ed. Kromrine, of Lewisburg, is
visiting friends and relatives.
Mr, Bedford, Prohibition candidate
for assembly, stopped over night last
week with landlord Ruhl,
Miss Emma Smith, of Potters Mills,
| visited Ida Grenoble last week,
| Mrs. Krape removed from
lege to her house on the hill.
{ A man from the wouth end of town
came to the postoffice one day last week,
| and asked the postmaster what the news
| were in this end of town, to which
postmaster replied, “O, the editor is st
| home.”
| well attended last Thursday evening Ad-
| dresses were made by Kerr and Spang-
i ler.
! hopper in Long's store,
WEDDING AND RECEPTION,
This week we announce another weds
ding to take place, in which one of Cen-
tre Hal's prominent young ladies isa
contracting party, Invitations to attend
and George P. Wakefield, of Huntingdon
Co., on Tuesday Nov. 13, at the residence
of her mother, Mrs, John Rishell, have
been issued. At the same time a recep
tion will be extended to Rev. CW,
a brother of Miss Maggie,
i -
THE SCHOOLS.
The schools of our county have ail
opened, and the young idea is learning
how to shoot.
| commenced his visitations, The peda.
{ gogue should not know in what hour of
the night the bridegroom cometh, so he
| the coming. Centres sounty’s common
schools rank among the best of the ays-
tem in our state.
FALL AND WINTER.
Get a new suit
| Montgomery & Ca, Tailors,
They are so much cheaper than
made clothing. They bave also a fall
stock of Hate, Caps, Umbrellas, aod Gen-
| tlemen's Furnishings.
MoxraoMuny & Co., Tailors,
Bellefonte.
and
Be lefonte,
-
Weather fine, at last.
— Wedding presents, —Garmans,
wwe Farmers find one-third of
their coru soft,
over
Dress goods, all the new styles, — Gar
mans,
Mud, mud, mud, everywhere, in
high places and low.
si - Fall and winter stock of clothing
at the Philad. Brauch.
finished at the station.
we Buiter and eggs in exchange for
| goods at cash prices ~—{(Farmans,
| for prop timber on the stump. 4
{| ~—Fall and winter stock of clothing
| at the Phiad, B ranch.
{ =~=Yon wculd be surprised at
| prices at wnich Faable sells clothing.
| == Parchased friends can never be
| relied upon as true aud steadfast frien ds.
| —=—Ladies’ dress goods in all styles
{for fall and winter at Meese's store,
Beliefonte,
—Yote for Holt and McCormick
next Tuesday, two hooest, hardworking
men.
~-Bugey whips, borse blankets aod
oy at Boozer's harness rooms, Centre
all,
~Join Harkness, formerly of this
place, writes from Orafine, Neb, and
says he wants the Reroares seat him.
= Rochester Clothiu House in
Reyuooid’s building, Bellefonte, for cheap
ciotoing and gents faruisning
wee Rov. Fischer will not be able to
fill his appointments pext Savbauh but
expects to be abe to hold services in
two weeks or will have a supply instead.
wet is said that J. A. Reeaman has
the largest and finest assortment of
square parlor heaters to be found suy-
wher - in this county. Chey are the cele:
brated HKosemout, Happy Greeting,
Beaver and others,
wee Piarncday last, 26th, was the first
bright day in six weeks, In the after
noon the sun shone warm as in summer,
bat alas! during the night came a change,
and Friday, Natarday and Bunday, tuere
as the same oid chestout--rain, rain,
the
«The Philad, Branch has opened up
its fall stock of clothiog. An immouse
stock of fall and winter overcoats can be
be found there for your inspection, Thay
bave overcoms in all styles, price
quality. Remember the Philad. Branch
when ia need of clothing.
wwe Mrs, Mariah Mafit, of Gatesburg’
this county, has been coofined to her
bed for the past sixteen years with spin:
al disease, She hus sudden'y recovered
aud has dischinrged her doctor and bir
ed girl, and is pow able to do her own
work,
ws Roamnn’s exhibition of fine
lor Janters is worth seeing,
ua it Ad Ben
OBITUARY.
Sidney Bairfoot departed this life, |
peacefully, on last Friday morning, at |
yi home in this place. He was a much |
respected young man, who speut the |
greater portion of his life in this town |
and vicinity, haviog, from bis boyhood,
had his home with D, C, Keller, with |
whom he engaged in the live stock busi. |
ness, Aboot two years ago he was mare |
ried to Flora, only childof Dr. P.D, |
Neff, and the couple soon after moved to |
Bellefonte, where Mr, Bairfoot carried |
oon aibookstore, His heaith beginniogjo |
fail, they removed to their home, in this |
place, where for atime he seemed to |
mend in health, but it was only a delo-
sion, consumption held its grip and took
He was able to be about
even on the day of his death, and the
messenger called bim away while resting
upon a sofa, at pight. His funeral took |
place on Monday, Rev. Earnest, Luther- |
an minister of Mflinburg, conducting |
the services, His age was 02 years, 3 |
months and 16 days, He leaves a widow
to mourn his loss,
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THANKS.
The friends sod neighbors will please
accept my sincere and heartfelt thanks |
for their great kindness and sympathy to
me, in my sorrow and bereavement. May
the Father of the widow and orphans |
bless them for all they did.
Frora O. Bawroor,
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
~—— Always sdvertise in the RerorTun, |
Notice the change in Harper &
| Kreamer's ad. this week.
wee FANCY trimming, braids, and gumps,
gold and silver braid, —Garmans,
ee Rnd Pearisten’s
Juent in another column.
new advertise
| ee New shades in
| green and black, all weaves, — Garmans,
| ~The ad of Achenback’s bakery,
at Bellefonte, appears in another colum
A large assortment of horse
blues, lerra oofla,
i tre Hall.
Pricatley's silk warp henrietla, noth
| ing to equal i, is our leader in dress goods,
| —Grarmans.
| ~—James Musser and wife, of Hartle-
{ ton, Pa. registered at the hotel, on Mon-
| day.
'S STORE
BELLEFONTE,
You are cordially invited to
to inspect PeArLsTEIN'S fine Fall
Stock.
The largest and new-
:st line of
Fashionable Dress Goods
in the town. The only exclu-
sive Dry Goods store in town.
a
Nothing but Dry Goods, No-
tions, Dress Trimmings, and
Furnishing Goods.
O
All goods marked in plain
figures, and sold at one price.
1
| fall and winter wear at Faable's, Belle
{ fonte,
} . .
i =—The hunt after deer has begun but
| not much venison yet. Election next
| Tuesday.
$
{
1
{ lar makes and desigos, at Marray's Drug
| Bore,
We @rect
readers to the ad of
| at Lue station,
i
the attention of «
3} ir
Jartholomew's store
sok
| Ladies’ coats, an
| at Lower pices than ever, al
| store, Bellefonte.
immense 8
€
{|
Mees
cee Y 00 AD get a suit made to order
{ by Fleming the tailor, Bal.efonte, at as.
{ tonishing low prices.
| ——@G. BR. Eicenbart, Spring Mills’
creamery man, was in town Monday on
{8 business rip.
-Geot farnishing goods at redoced
rates at Fauble’'s Rochester Cl
House, Bellefonte.
Hore blankets from 85
up sccordimg to quality,
ness rooms, Centre Hall,
- Bug. Rishe
vertises sale of Ja
property for Nov™17.
thine
thing
cents on
at Booger's har
, of Farmers Mi
ob Staffer pe
rsonas
—Beop in style by getting yoor
| clothes from Fleming, the e
tailor, Beliefonte,
:
fagliiona’
—Nertices in the Lutheran church,
{ of this place, next Sabbath evening, at
! the regular hour,
glyles
lor
Ladies’ dresa goods in all
{ for fall apd winter, at Meese's
Bellefonte
weeTHi¢ Becker Washing Machine is
say 80 from a trial of it
we M12 Aaron Durst, formerly of this
| place, nos in Kansas, is visiting friends
| and relatives io this section
| =A Bf of checks and sripes in dress
| goods, mataly gray and black, at 18, 22, and
{ 28¢, worth double.— Garmana,
!
i
| Yok can save a days wages every
| time, by buying your boots and shoes at
1A. O Mingle'sgstore, Bellefonte,
weet I said that a new baking pow-
der has been called “Olid Hatch”
cau®e it makes the flour rise so easily.
~The reputation of the Philadel
phia Brassh for cheap clothiog is an es.
tablished fact and cant
| any one ia the county.
—e{308, Curtin left on Monday for
New York state and will take an
part in the campaign vail the election,
Powers’ immense stock
hings lively at their store at Belle
onte,
the plastering of the
job next week,
Bellefonte
Tha W, C
Centre Hall, All members will
attend. Macoie Troursox, Pres't
wmJames Lingle is baving 100 rods of
galvanized iron pipe put down to re-
ince old wooden pipe in the water route
trom the fot of the mountain to the
rm.
weeeThed Bear Meadows lumber opera:
tion has cr ated a good local market for
rodooe af Boalsbarg, and every house
pn that town is now occupied--a boom
on a smallscale,
eA Aaronsburg hunting party io
the Paddy mountain region, this week,
saw sever fine deer, but got no venison,
kdmonds, Meyer, Weaver and others
were in the party,
wes Don't fail to visit Meese's store,
on Alleghiny strost, when shopping in
Belefonte ey have a fle line of
and sell at rock bottom rates. Pros
noe taken in exchange.
we We add ovr jestimony to the use
fulness of the New Becker Washing Ma.
chine, of which J. A. Dankle is the
agent, along with others who have giv:
enit a trial, It beats any machiae
out,
wee At Mingle's shoo store, Bellefonte
Jou whi find anything in boots and
PERLSTEIN'S STORE.
Bf B—
BEILILEFCOINITE, PA.
Jartholomew’s - Store !
we] Bove
THE BUSIEST PLACE IN TOWN
lL
end are
busy re
New g ode come every dav
gone the next, an. keeps us
plenighing stock. Our line of
Fall and Wiater Goods.
is here end more coming Ladies’
Dress Go ds, Dry Goods, Ladies’ Coats,
full line of Men's, Ladies’ and Children’s
Underwear, Woolen Blankets, Robes,
Clothing, Overcoats, just received. We
have the nicest
—R AG CARPET, -
ever brovght to the town. Full line of
Lumbermen’s Boots and Shoes; best as-
sortment of Cook Sioved, with reversible
croes-piece on the top.
9
aoepd 1594
Our Morro:
Quick Sales and Small Profits.
Lares ayy ul
Highest market prices paid for all kinds of country pro-
' duce at
Bartholomew's Store.
Centre Hall Station.
Nj cconanich BBOS, Nf CoB ICK BROS
he
FRIREI HALL PA
—DEALERS IN ALL KINDS
-- FURNITURE -:-
Bed Room Suits, Parlor Suits,
Side Boards, Lounges, Tables, :
Bedsteads, Wood and Cane-Seat Chairs
Trndertaking a Specialty.
Bargains | i+ New Goods !
We are now prepared to have the public oll at our
store and inspect our new line of goods. ey Wers se!
with the greatest care and embrace an endless variety of new
designs and patterns worn during the Fall and Winter seasons,
Our line of Fancy Pleads, Tricots, Fall Prints, and All
Woo! Suiting, are fine, and will our ear y customers, and
ara 4 selling rapidly, Woolen Blankets, Haps, Quilts, and many
oiber goods,
SPECIAL BARGAINS !--..0.---SPECIAL BARGAINS!
+o . Come and see the | bargains we are offering in
Cash ee oan Soar, ail o_o!
PRES,