FRED.KURTZ, Eprror and Pror’s “ance. Those in arrears subject to erms, previous Advertisements 20 conts per line for 8 inser ons.and 5 cents for each subsequent insertion. LOCAL ITEMS. e—— failure. Lutheran church, next Sabbath evening. James Solt returned to Dickinson morning. ——There seems tobe a great deal sickness through this section as physicians are on thego all the Lime. —Rev. C.W,. Rishell and wife of Madera, Ciearfield co, spent several days of this week with his mother in this place, While too much freeze endangers of our hurt the ice-cream crop, for net sums mer. —Linden Hall's musical convention, last week, was a success, under P, Meyer, with Sadie Bitner as organist. The pro- ceeds were $107.50. ~The parties to whom we have re- cently sent bills, we trust will have the kindness to send the needful at Thanks to the few who have. —-—8. W. Smith an employe on the Lewistown Sentinel, has returned to oar town to stay £ once, and thinks of running a farm in the spring, —Merchant Thompeon, bank, agrees with the Kero; tick system is the bane of all and a carse to seller and purchaser. — Greenbriar church, north of | Hall, is billed for a musical conventi with J. 8, Meyer, of Penn Hall, a: ager and Lowell Meyer as assista The Democrat Hicks ard family have made Phil phia their home, where Mr. Hicks good position in a large hardware estab lishment, ——]n forming new resolutions for the year, parents would be wise to include this: lesolve that your boys must smoking the vile cigarette and the streets after dark. - There will bean nnusaal amount of tugging and flitting around the coming spring in our valley. Every fellow may find it necessary to have his hat labelled to know where he belongs -———An earthen jar, containing Spanish coins to the value of $500, has been foand in the hollow of a tree at Hanna, Ind. Moral: Seek your fortune in hollow trees ~Pennsvalley has lotsa of ‘em, hollow trees, —=—More extraordinary egg eating is reported this time from Crawfordsville, Ind., where Case Arnold devoured sixty two raw eggs and then adjourned to a restaurant and ate a hearty meal. What a cackling he could set up—egesactly. ~The combined wealth of the Vans derbilt family is said to foot up $284. 000,000. On that they should be able to have two kinds of pie break- fast without even touching on "the prin- cipal. There are many readers of the ReporTER who may have a happier life than the Vanderbiits. Yow y €in a, nlre £AVS8 anit 3 Keep olf or -=(ur exchanges chronicle new schemes to cheat unsuspecting farmers When one swindle plays ont by being exposed thro the press, a new plan is hatched. The Rerorrer tries to keep farmers posted on these swindling games and warns them against such. aitho the rascals may get mad. Farmers be on your guard, with heavy taxation and small incomes, the swindler iscontinnal- left. —==Indiana county has a fiend ia hu- man shape who delights in mutilating horses. He recently visited the barn of M. B. Wyncoop, in Fast Mahoning, and cut the tongue out of a fine stallion. This is about his fortieth victim. The scoundrel needs Jodge Lynch's service badly. The fellow should be whipped every hour of the day for the rest of his life and be fed on toads and snakes, Farmers shonld keep watchful, scoundrels are still after them, Ifit is not grain it is implements or something else. Just now produce sharpers are get. ting in their work. A newly printed circular is being sent to farmers offering a price for pouitry about double the price thet the honest desler can afford to pay. The farmer jomps at the offer as a role in a day or two, but he never hears from name. Philadelphia Record, too mach for making noise when out the strings after dark, It is the most danger ous hour for their morals and spoiling them generally, to be out in all kinds of mischief under the cover of darkness, Parents would do wisely by keeping their boys at hows afier dark—they will thank them for it in after life. Several of our citizens bave complained parents will not interfere, the town coun: eil might pass an ordinance that aii dis- orderly boys caught on the street at night shall be taken to the lock-up, ~=Rev. Fischer and Dr. Emerick - eame near having a serious accident, last Thunduy afternoon. In driving towards town with horse and buggy, as the reached Lee's, near the station, severa dogs ran out at the horse, causing him to start on a run. He was turned to the railing in front of Bartholomew's store Xhere both front wheels ge ous, ; . at once sprang on d tool hold - jhe horse 4 haa to prevent hm ng away again, and summoning 11 his strength for this taiped MUSICAL CONVENTIONS. The musical conventions are in full blast now in various sections of the county, and some six or eight are on the Apropos to this subject welmight say that the first musiesl convention held in county, came off in Centre Hall It was It was the first conven ion of the kind as near. This convention was a saccess and The next convention, in the Luth. church, at Aaronsburg, and the lovers of music G. Meyer, W. C. Dancan, J. P. and others, who also secured the services of Prof. Carter, | J. there, grand snccees and largely attended by | After that these pleasant gatherings mere pumerous, with J. G. Meyer as musical conductor, and from winter following, until they became quite common, and now we find them billed every winter in near a dozen localities, | Every instructor in vocal music coming | in for bis share of conventions with his | clusses in vocal music and local talent is mostly reli d upon to make them a suc- CPesE, 2 ’ Subsequently a number of conventions | were heid at Ceutre Hall by Prof. Perk- | ing, of Boston, Prof. Carns, of Lock | Haven, also held eonventions for a num- ber of years in different sections of our county, Later on these musical i gatherings were mostly conducted by Mey- | er, Lowell Meyer, and J. 8. Meyer. a —— HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, OF PENNSYLVANIA. thirtieth annual meeting will be | id in Montgomery hall at Lewistown, a., Jan. 16th and 17th, 1888, commenc- at 1 o'clock, p. m. Wednesday. All | ns interested in Hortienlture aod | ject of the society are cordially in i to weet, and take part in the ise Matters of interest and profit be considered and want your | 1 experiences, n tickets good from Tuesday fuy, inclosive will be issued the Pennsylvania, and Phils. & Read- I lickets can be secured ation of card orders hh will be far ed by the Secretary, | to members, delegates, and others de | siring to attend. In sending for “orders” close stamp and state by what opose to come, be provided for the display wers, vegelables &¢. Cone snd specimens are solicited These ure attractive feat- e meetings. Bring new varie especially, and those for which a ; Specimens from a diss | 1008, aas, Mn preset fa 0 i. 8 of tt sired eceive attention, and can he 3 or express to W, M. Vanoe- baker, Chairman, Com. of arrasgements, Lewistown, Pa. : THE COUNTERFEITER TURNS STATE'S EVIDENCE AND GIVES DAMAGING TESTIMONY, The beginning of the end of the best organized gang of counterfeiters that ever invaded Central Pennsylvania, tranapire ed sfore Upited States Commissioner Ambrose this afternoon, in the hearings f Bolomon Strong, of Centre county, and McCartaey, alias Thompson, of | } unty, on the charge of mak ing and passing counterfeit coin. They were held without bail for trial at the district conrt, which meets at Scranton | on March 4. John Bowser, Frank MeConnell and John Pipes, leaders of the Blair county | gang, were held in $1,500 each for trial on the same charge, Detective McSweeney, | worked ap the cases, The testimony is of the strongest, as Pipes toroed States evidence and peached on | the whole gang, whose existence dates back five years, ¥ 14 iam Yess vf i & ERT « of Pittsburgh Ot Wn THE WEATHER. Beginning of last week were some cold and windy daya. The last day of the old year went out damp and gloomy, New Year's day was cold and windy, changing to more moderate and clearer | sky in the alternocon® Jan. 2, was bright | and quite May-like; 3,4, 5and 6 were | cloudy and wet, especially 5 and 6, N+ | snows thus far, except two of an inch each, and one of near 3 inches several weeks ago, ii ales esa—a— CIRCULATING LIBRARY. The effort mada last week to establis a circulating library in this place, has proven a snccess. Sufficient stock was | in a few days to purchase a | will be ordered on as soon as a con- | venient place is obtained for them and | regulations adopted for government of | The selection of books will, | ied tastes of readers, : ime essai FALL AND WINTER. Get a new suit and overcoat from Montgomery & Cy, Tailors, Bellefonte, They are so much cheaper than read made clothing. They have also a fall stock of Hats, Caps, Umbrellas, and Gen Moxraosmery & Co,, Tailors, Bellefonte, ssn fos Ao ADDITIONAL LOCALS. wees Al} the popular novels at Marray’ ~ ~—Soe Faoble's stock before purchas- ing. we Andy Dars! will not return west until about spring. we Fall and winter stock of clothing at the Philad. Branch. ~eweRoads have been very bad again for the past ten days. we Roohester Clothing House, Belle fonte, for fine clothing. gave us a call, wwe lf you wish to be well dressedin Intest yin go to Fleming, Bellefonte. ~ we Weather was mild snough at times fobs week to coax some farmers to plow enn FL has a complete line of winter i which he offers very cheap and at a bargai n. dross suit give Flom we [f you wish a Th your order and you will regret it, j - PRICES OF MEAT. It is notable that while there has been a decline 1n the price of every commod- ity, especially in food products, meats are the only exception—they have kept up, in fact are above ante bellum quota- tions, Beel is selling higher now, live weight and in the butchers’ stalls, tnan at any time heretofore, with the exception, per- haps, during the civil war. Beef could at one time be bought at from 4 to 5 cts. per 1b, dressed, by the side, and was sold retail by the butchers at 7 to 10 per 1b. Beef, by the side, has for the last few years been bringing from 6 to 8 cents per pound dressed, and retails at from 10 to 18 in the hutcher shops. These prices are likely to remain, from all in~ dications. If it was profitable at one time to raise beef cattle for the market at 4 to 6 cts. dressed, all olse being lower in price, now, it musth more profitable with market prices so much higher for meat. The same we may remark as to the price of pork—it has kept up firmly and ed article, where once it was $4 to $5 per 100. In this regard the farmer ducts the prices of which have declined to a figure that bardly leaves him any remuneration, while in the pork he selis, tho itis not his big item, he finds prices firm right along We think that the prices of meat will population and the great cattle raising beits of the south and west being grada- - o-oo. AARONBBURG, Mrs, Sarah Shafer bad an arm broken by a fall. Bhe suffered much pain in the arm and thought it rheumatism, but the doctor examined it and found one of the hones broken, Rev. Dietzler and family have return- ed from Harrisburg, where they had been attending the faneral of Mrs, Rea- bold, the mother of Mrs, Dietzler, John Shunk, who had been a pauper on Haines township for some years, was buried on the 7th, aged 79 years. He leaves two wives, one more than the law allows, Jackson Sylvis is an applicant for the postoflice and is circulating a petition through the neighborhood. Adam Winkleblech, the oldest citizen of Haines township, is quite ill, and his physician visits him twice a day. BIG SUIT A case of wholesale suing will be had before Esq. Reifenyder, of Millheim, on Monday next, we understand. The Dau- phin Co. Lor«e insuranes company, has sued some 40 policy bolders, from Céntre Hall and other parts of the va'ley, for nonspayment of assessments. The pol. icy holders, we are informed, give as reasons, 1st. that the Company is not paying its losses to parties whose horses died, and, 2nd allege that agents told them th re would be no assessments, yet the policy afterwards contained an assess ment clause, No doubt there will be a gay old time, and Millheim will be as fuli of horse in- surance law as a dog is of fleas A — BIG OFFER. We make the following liberal offer, The Michael Musser farm was not sold the highest bid being only $47 per acre, which was bid by Wi. W, Bower: Jobin Dunkle was married last week to Miss Mary Oyster, of Penn twp, Wm, Bard is now a pensioner, and his i first voucher is for $1300, Mrs. Joseph Jordon died oo aged B3 years. Bhe bad been a { from cancer of the face for more than { year, the a Jesse Wert who hid been visiting { among his frieuds in Dauphin eounty, has returaed and report says Jesse has | made a mesh, { Mrs. Rodgers has again retorped to | Bellefonte, and her sister, Mrs, Coburn, { has gone to Akron, Ohio, to visit niece, Mrs, Harvey Musser, William Boob is builc | at Coburn, and expects to go there in the { spring and engage in buggy smithing. - MURDERER. commissioners have refused to Mitchell, of Frugality, to the reward offered a few weeks ago for the apprehension of the Cassidy marderer, for the reason that a per diem contract had been made Captain Clark, of Phillipsburg, to secure the arrest of Borooovosky, which The - — LOCAL BRIEFS, ~ Plenty of muddy roads. en Rochester fonte, for fine clothing. —=Town unusually quiet this week, photo. car. —~Mra. Geo. Riber, of Tasseyville, is on the sick list, See Fauble's stock before purchas- ing. — Last Wednesday was another um- brella day —it rained, For cheap clothing go to Rochester clothing house. Bellefonte, ~—-Dennis Luse has started up the old Foot founadry at Millheim. ~{30 to Fauble's clothing house for a fine suit of clothiog and save money, - Roads were very bad and this, from the late rains, —Wm. J. Thompson intends to add keg head machinery to bis saw miil. —Money can be saved by purchasing your boots and shoes at Mingle's shoe store Bellefonte, Prices very low. the suit, go to Fleming, the tailor, Bailes fonte, «w=Mr and Mrs. Dan'l Darst who were seriously ill of erysipelas, are well on to recovery again, to Fleming, the fashionable tailor, Belle- fonte, started in this place, will be Murray's drug store, ~m Ready -made clothing of every de. scription and quality at the Brauch, Bellefonte, ee Dr, Jacobs walks around as though placed in back rheumatism, —w Floming, the Bellefonte, makes the cheapest and best fittiog suits in the county. ~We do not desire to have boys loa in the Reronrren office, Please mind thisl boys, —e Fleming, for cheap and well made suits, YOu can save a days wages every A. C. Mingle's store, Bellefonte, Mr. Jacob Wagner, of Potier, gave health good over there, ~ep fall line of the latest popular novels on sale at Marray’s drug store— seat to any address for 20 cta, are at present visiting Mrs, Wakefield mother, Mra Rishell, in this place, wFauble keeps the finest stock of ready made clothing in the county and Powers’ immense stock of boots and shoes and low prices is what makes hings lively at their store at Belle ont eH, K. Harshbarger, of Bpriog Mills, gave ns a call—he expecta to get into the Bear meadow Inmber job ia the spriog. wwe dollar saved is a dollar earned, which canbe done by haying clothes from the Rochester Clothing House, Belle- fonte, 8. R. Miller, the phojographer, dew sires to state that he will take country roduce in exchange for work done by im, at market prices. The Centre Hall Republican who was an applicant for a position in the lower house at , came out wrong side up, wel owing employes none but the best workmen in his tailoring establish ment at Bellefonte, and has the finest cutter in the state in his employ, ~Dont fail to visit Millers photo- graph car in this place, and see the work by him, w is an floe and well exocated as done by any artist. wn Railroad 4 agent Arb, better than port, will move from one of Deininger’s h tion, wn AC. Mi bas an ex fine line Jingle and cos which on. His line COBURN. The railroad company put up their new signal at the siation last week, and is a daisy, and is a big improvement over the old one, one that Agent Kreamer can feel proud of, It is ramored that Coburn had a quiet | wedding last Saturday evening, Esq Gartholt officiating. On last Thursday night burglars broke in A. J. Campbell's, agent, grain house, and stole abont two barrels of roller flour and seven or nine hams, On Sa nrday he got ont a search warrant ® ith copaial (George Mench out on a search for the flour and and started hams, 3 ies | ing several houses without 8 finding the | AriCies or thieves, It's a pity that they didn’t find them, for there has been too | much stealing goiog on this while pase, | and it's time that the parties are hauled | up for it, and no boubt they will be soon- er or later, There will be a singing convention held here in the Evangelical church, by Prof J. G. Meyer, of Aaronsburg, assist- ed by hisson, Prof, W. T. Meyer, of Shamokin, as organist. Proceeds, one balf to pay for the bell on Evangelical church, the other half for bevefit of new Reformed church. A good time and big turnout is expected, especially if should have sleighing at the time. Mr. Boob, of Aaronsburg, is building a | coach makers shop, He bas leased the ground of M. J. Decker, opposite the ho- tel. They raised it on Tuesday, and in tend haviog it ready to occupy ina few days. Hope it will be a success for ! him, Felix Breninghouse has’ < § $4 ingle’s stock, Bellefonte HIDES WANTED hair, lace, kip, upper, a general stock of tanned on shares, guaranteed Q Call or address, 4.58, Rowe, Hides i | ways plenty of work On New Year's night a party from this place and a few from Millbeim had a | turkey and oyster supper at the Seashore { in Millhelm, and report having a good | time, only they hadn't the coon slong. R. V. Shaffer has coocloded to stay and has rented the hotel stand for an- other year and will | for same, OK. - - PENN TOWNSHIP. Mr. Jacob Sankey removed two of his | departed ones from the old cemetery and buried them along side of his wife ia i Fairview cemetery, C. A. Masser, one of our marble men, | gut up & neat iron fence around Daniel Musser’s lot, in the old cemetery, Henry Keen and wife, and John Keen and wife were to Union co, last week | at Mr, Haffer's residence. { Mrs C.F, Deininger, of York, had { public sale in Millheima last Saturday. | Deiningers had contemplated moving to | Millbeim in the spring, but Mr. Deining- { York. . THE BUSIEST tore ! TOWN New go plenishing stock, Fall here and in Underwear, have the nicest —R A G ‘suredieq 10) § Larrea aya wr aoepd 3saq ay 1a coming. Ladies’ Robes, We Blankets, received Fall line of as. Juick Sales and Small Profits. Hw ( i duce at i : Milineim. It is a big improvement over the old one, being higher and wider, There seems to be a new hog disease in this section, W. F, Smith losta dozen or so, James Duck and son purchased a steam saw ill and are getting ready to do some sawing. i and tirthday parties the past week, The principal one 100k place in Smithville, in onor of Lizzie Barley’s birthday. She received numerous presents from the 28 guests, We are sorry to state that Editor Dein- inger is very low at present; he is unable to attend to his work, R, A. Bamiiler being in charge, The teachers and scholars of the Lib. erty school gave an exhibition last Sat urday, which was very good. Next Satarday the personal property of Daniel Ulrich will be sold at publte sale, MADISONBURG. Elleroy 8haffer,of Illinois, and a Mr. Yea of Nittany Nalley, were the geste David Bartges a few days last w » Mra. Peter Yearick has been oa the sick list but is reported some better, The i Mrs. Limbert of town is also a8 belog very feeble, Miss Ida Reber has been visiti IE Vy Lew Wolf was home week and paid a visis to a Siro aday The new walk is quite an ent io lower end Sabimprorement ¥ appreciate in worth. sg Centre Hall Station. | MccvrMIcR BBOS, E XN E N T R TRE | E * Side Boards Bedsteads, the greatest care and Waol are rapidly. Woolen AL 1, Aj cormick BROS A AL LL | Pi: of new our ear v customers, and Haps, Quilte, and many we are ver, Our stock Gum Coats, is bargains offering in’ sab