+ FRED. KURTZ, Eprror and Pror'r ~TERMS:—One year, $1.50, when paid in ad nee. Those in arrears subject to previous rms. $2 per year, Advertisements 20 cents per line for 8 inser ns.and 5 cents for each subsequent insertion, 25 tty Centre Harn, Pa, Truss, Jury «THE RACKET.” Chas. 1B. Rouss, Wholesale Dry Goods, New York Qity. July 1, 'S9, To the Public: We desire to say that G. R. Spigh! meyer has the exclusive sale of our goods in his town; his re: ident buyer has his headquarters with us, and 18 given first choice of every bargain we receive. Our arrangement with this firm is that he obligates himself to sell “at one, small, uniform profit on all goods we sell him—no* baits,” no miss representation, no overcharging, anc no erediling to anybody. C. B. ROUSS. (Signed) The above explains itself. I am in position to serve my friends in Penns and Brush better than ever. When in Bellefonte call to see me. G. BR. SPIGELMEYER. Vallies, LOCAL ITEMS. hias enclosed - =-Postmaster Brisbin the office with a lattice. —Ram Foust was in tovn on day with springwagons from $5 up —T. Milton Osman, a stadent at Cornell University, is home on bis sum- mer vacation. — Farmers'this week will Mons finish np in making hay. —The U. 8. mail carrier from Pot- by fire crackers. Not a bit, ——Miss Bessie Hoy departed for her home in Cleveland, Ohio, after a few weeks’ visit to relatives in this section. ~——Chas. A. Everett, of Lemont, had a plum drop in his basket last week— Wanamaker appointed him postmas- ter. ——Tawn tennis has taken a drop and the boys have not nsed the court for sev- eral months and it is covered with grass and weeds, ——]s Walter Bavard a citizen of this valley or does he belong to Bellefonte ? Can some of our Bellefonte crack this nut 7 by the recent flood, He 000. ~The burned site store is spoken of by members of the Reformed church as a choice location for the new church in contemplation at Spring Mills. ——Jewighnrg, Milton and Buffalo Valley will join in bolding a camp meet~ wants of Grennbla's to commence Thursday, Aug. lst, ani to continne one week. —Huckleberries ara reported to selling for three cents per guart at bersburg and 4 cents at These berries are said to be unusually plenty in the mountaing down there ~The Bellefonte papers geared over the red along. the woods and have superstiti notions that it's a sign of war, when its only a sign that the locusts have been firing ‘'n the trees. ~Jke Harpster and James Gregy, members of Co. B, 5th Regiment depart- ed ast Friday to encamp at Bedford Springs. The boys will return this week with enough military spirit to instil the gurrounding section. —Two valuable horses belonging to M. D. Barndollar, of Everett, were stol- en tecently from their stable. Pursuit was 80 prompt and earnest that the thief was obliged to abandon the ani mals about a mile from town. ~The fire at Spring Mills, on the hill, was a clean burn up, of building, store, store goods and furniture, save gome of the latter which was gotten out, The safe was opened snd the contents were found badly scorched, but not ruined. —Colonel Keller, of Bellefonte, has been appointed to take charge of the transportation of veterans to Gettysburg daring the mooument dedicatory cere monies in September. He will begin his duties at the adjutant general's departs ment next Monday, Mrs, Wolf, mother of ex-commiss missioner Wolf, of Miles township, savs that she remembers of there being a flood on Elk creek about 80 years ago, when the;water was as high as in the flood of several weeks ago, having flood- ed their premises to the same exv tent. wee Hore is something for our farmers to try on their potato bugs this season. It is said to work like a charm: “Pat several small heaps of potato parings at various points through the patch and gprinkle thoroughly with Paris green, he bugs are said to assemble around these heaps in great numbers, where they are soon laid out dead” This is simple, and is said to be an effectual means of ge'ting rid of the pests. Rev, D. J. Mitterling orated at Lagrange, Ind., on Independence Day. The Lagrange Register, speaking of the oration, says: * * This was followed by an A by the Rev. D. J. Mitter- ling of the Lutheran church. While it is well known that Mr. Mitterling is a pulpit orator, we were surprised at is success on the rostram, and his abili- Nw handle, in 8 most complete and le manner, the great national ques. tions involving the civil aflaims of a great and free people. He made a great success in both tis fine eloquence and the delightful originality with which he #0 ably treated a very common subject. Those who went to Rome City to bear Griffith aud Albertson, heard no better orations nor grander eloquence, be Re Madisonbarg. are badly edges 38 coms. ws pom sn a Big Blaze at Spring Mil Is. THE GRENOBLE STORE IN ASHES FIRE STARTS THREE TIMES WITHIN FIFTEEN HOURS, On last Friday morning between 3 and 4 o'clock, the family of 1.:J. Grenoble, at Spring Mille, was awakened by a suffo- cating smoke in the house. An alarm the wareroom at the west side of the store. The siding was torn open and flames at once flashed up. Aftera cops jous application of water the fire was put out, so supposed, but a watch was kept until daylight. The fire originated in game unknown rags. In the morning about 8 however, the fire again broke out, in some part of the warehouse, in which were two oil tanks and a pile of rags. Rumor has it that the fire was in the rags. The fire was again put out and persons say effectually. The store then locked up and no one permitted to enter, and to remain closed until ‘inenr ance appraisers could be callad. No goods were removed, About 4 o'clock in the afterpoon fire | was again discovered and this time it | made its appearance in 80 big a blaze | that any effort to put it out would have | been useless as the water was not | venient enough for the purpose, | store remained locked and no goods could be saved in consequence, and the | building, with dwelling combined ocen- | pied by 1.J. Grenoble, with all contents, except a piano and few other was destroyed. for store and residence, and owned by { Maj. WwW. F. Reynol ig, of Bellefonte, | was also ocoupied in the west end | the Reformed Sunday School | they held services. An organ was ! that was saved from their room. The | store & ods belonged to the Grenoble | Store Company, which meant Mra, | Grenoble, John Rossman, Adam ges and Henry Krumrine, i. ble was manager of the concern. by Greno- | the Centre Hall company | and $3.200 in outside companies in adds | tion. The store company had | surance in Hall ¢ on the Centre fire, on 16¢h, as we are informed, Ti | makes a total of $8,000 on goods. Mrs. Grenoble has $6735 | the Centre Hall company {| The tot insuran { building is, therefore, §l i * i - K. of G. E. ir nsurancs on on oD il o goods i i i The {i | tre Castle, No. 169, of Spring | the ensning six months’ i Chief. J. F. Hagan: Noble | Taylor; Vice Chief, W. R. | High Priest, P. Ream; i 1 1008 0 Mills term: lowing are the o for LEN { Hermit, H.O. Duck; Master of | John A. Grenoble; Clerk of Exchequer, Dr. G. R. Lee: Keeper of Exchequer, Dr 1 J. R. G. Allison; | Worthy Bard, D. L. Bariges; | Chamberlain, David Darrell; Ensign, J. ! Ce nd | Guardsman, Thomas Kennelley; S:eond | Guardsman, H. E. Wirt; Trustees, J. 1. { Condo | paid for relies, $17. on hand and invested, $474 74 - To Be Merged. The Lock Haven Express of the 12th, | says: "A special meeting of the stocks | holders of the Bald Eagle Valley Rails on ny fice, South Fourth street, Philadel- phia on Thursday, Jaly 25th, at 11 o'clock. The meeting is called for the purpose of adopting or the Bellefonte, Nittany ard | Railroad Company with acd into Bald Eagle Valley Railroad Company. The note of the meeting is given Albert Hewson, Secretary of the pany. com - oo Facts for all. In epite of all competition the Philad | Branch clothing store, remas ters for actoal bargains in clothing, for men and boys. Lewins in- troduced cheap clothing in Centre county, and has kept it at that all the time; he kept honest goods, no trash, and, asa role, always sold from 25 to 30 per cent, below any other clothing estore in this part of the state. Bear these facts in mind —you have never had a truer friend than the Philad, Branch. . —— Game of Ball. Next Saturday afternoon the Reberss burg base ball club will cross bats with our boys in this place. Rebersburg has a very good team, and our boya-~well, we'll say it later, will be an interesting one, and well cons tested. - Mrs. Rapp, of Haines township, widow of Samuel Rupp, died last week. —~There is no better extract of Va nilla than Murray's. Rumor bas it that I. has some notion of making his future home. Murray's Extract of Vanilla is far cheaper and preeminently superior to any other make. we. Ez-Sherill Musser and Capt. John Miller, two of Millueim’s aged citizens are in very feeble health. —efimon Loeb's new clothing store, opposite the Conrad house, is the place for bargains in men and boys’ suits, "Squire Rishel, adm’r of Jacob Shaffer, dec’d, will sell the real estate of dec’d. at public sale on Haturday, Aug, A. we Fauble’s line for eady made clo b ing is completa in every par. icular, and cannot he beat by any dealer in the uty. J. Grenoble Johnstown 1ill, accompanied by A, 8B, Kerlin, eall- ed at the office and renewed his sab: «Tn spite of all competition Lewins eontinues to take the lead in ready made clothing, low prices as well as quality of goods. He getsnhead of ail, sells more thse all, pleases all, and fits and suits a — wfporetary Thomas, manager of the Williamegrove picnic has forwarded ns his circulars for his big inter-state show, opening Monday, Aagust 26, and closing on 31st. Col. Thomas promises big things for his this year's picnic, nes All the Now Woolens for the com- ing season now belog received, Liberal discount for rly orders duriug the dull season. Our Fall stock will be the fins est ever shown, [Prices and o good fit guaranteed, Moxraomeny & Co, Tailors, Bellefonte. Ss ———— Baby Oarriagys Free on PP. R, netroction 8 to all baggage | agents and bagaage m wters on the sys. | tem east of Pit'sburg and Erie to re | coive and carry free of cost in | by their owners. This is a concession in favor of the company to make the road attractive to | everybody. i - Must Pay Bills. | this order: “All bosses must be present | when their employes are paid, to ident- {fy them, | hoard, washing or groceries will | of the Superintendent, No | will be paid under any | Any employe who neglects to pay his | board, clothing and living expenses will | be diseharged. No employe will be per | mitted to ride over the road | proper permigsion, Saspension will fols low a violation of the 'atter law.” i liquor a Niftings. —The Evangelical congregation | ges the organist, —Which of our farmers can show the | largest yield of wheat on any one acre ? Don’t forget to mow your | thistles—it is important to | them now. attend | ~Philip Maver, of near Coburn, | in town the other day. He is proud | good work. . Local Briefs. | retail, at Murray's. | was in our town this week, —Samuel J. Herring, assignee, ad- public sale in another col, were swept away, 100 barns and 52 bridg | es, daring the great flood. Miss Chestie Tibbens, of Farmers Miils, after quite a protracted absence trom home returned on Saturday. Israel Condo, Boalsburg's biggest man, was in town on Tuesday accompans ied by Mr, Kreamer of Oak Hall —~Wm. Harper, oneof Bellefonte's retired merchants and staunch democrats is visiting his mother and also gave these | sacred headquarters a call, Simon Loeb's new clothing and | gents furnishing store, opposite the Con { rad house, is the busy place now. Dar- | gains is what draws the people. at § 1 1 hold a picnic and festival io a grove at il 1 4 Hall and Lemont bands will be present. a fonrshorse team hauled 1080 sheaves of wheat into the bara on one load can beat that? He says it was a big | tug. { —~Oar Sugarvalley friends still hope to havea railroad built through that country. It will be a sweet thing when | they get it, Hope they will not be di i appointed. Miss Gertie Bpigelmeyer, of Belie- fonte, has been visiting friends the | week at Spring Millsand this place, and | departed on Wednesday morniog for | home. Be w The barn of Mike Everett, near Coburn, which was carried about § of a mile and lodged square across the turn. | pike, was taken apart and has been put up again on its old site, —Rev, E. F, Hoshour, pastor of | the Lutheran church at Bellefonte, was | married to Miss Ella M. Sheely, daugh-~ | ter of Coun'y Gettysburg, the other day. Lewinas beats the state for large assortment of men and boy's ciothiog— | and he beats the world and all clothing {stores in it for low prices. There's | where you save from $3 to $8 on a suit of | clothes. ree T 18 | School { Spring Mills will hoid a fe tival on next | Saturday evening in the grove adjoining the Presbyterian Church at that place. | Refieshments of all kinds will be served. Union Sunday of — Recently while George Patterson, | of Spruce Hill township, Juniata coun. i ty, was engaged in entting wheat on his | farm, the horses ran away, and one of | the horses falling in front of the knives | of the reaper, had its throat cut. | ——One of the oldest and most relia~ | ble of the large business houses employs | ing agents wants a number of men at | once, on salary. See their advertisement elsewhere in this issue headed “A chance to make monay.” : This county elects a prothonotary, district attorney, and associate judge, next November, and three county coms missioners in case the present board re- { signs. It is said the citizens of Fergu- i gon township will send in a petition ask- ing them to resign. Fora flue stock of ready made clothing, for the largest assortment of ready made clothing, for the latest styles in men's and boys clothing, for the best bargains in suits, always go to Faables, the Rochester Olothing House, opposite the Brockerhofl, Bellefonte. — A lot of Gypsies are encamped about a mile below town, and have a finely finished and fornished wagon or car with them. These wagons were quite numerous with the bands that passed through this section twelve or fifteen years age, but of late years they have been seldom seen. we W hat the Philad. Branch does not have in the line of ready«made clothing, i not worth having. The spring stoc now on the counters immeuse and wwne'Pravel to the cave on Bunday is quite brisk this summer, moreso than it should be, The picoics at that place from Bellefonte and other towns seem to have lost interest and are not as fre. quent as formerly during the week on s, but Sunday's attendance is quite air, we Robert McFarlane’s hardware store in Bellefonte in headquarters for the celebrated Link Fence Wire. Have ing bought a ear load before the recent advance in price, he is able to sell at very low rates. The link wire has stood the test of several years in our county and has proven first class in all respecte, It is no to handie and put up and weighs a little less to the rod than any other, Write for prices. ¥ The Centre Hall mill is now ready to | take in custom work and exchange flour | and bran grists, and will constantly keep { on hand Cream and Calla Lily flour for { sale at wholesale and retail. | For chopping the mill will be ready { about July 24. Corn chopped in the ear factured. Arrangements have been made | for grinding rye flour | and other fine grades of corn meal, Wheat and all kinds of grain wanted Coal, hard, soft and Woodland, will be constantly on hand. TERMS CASH, The business of the mill will upon the cash principle, recent heavy loss by fire obliges { and to drop the credit system in order to keep the mill in successful | we trust will sustain usin it, ———————————— WHAT YOU WILL FIND A-T T-H-B———— | ness principle. 3. Because we are re- | hand. | tomers at the | Ones. old stand and Kurrz & Box, PILES! PILE he only sure cure for Blind, Bleeding or Itching Piles ever discovered. It never | standing. i Judge Coons, Maysville, Ky., says | enred me after years of suffering.’ William's Indian Pile Ointment gives | immediate and permanent relief” We have hundreds of such testimoni | a by druggists at 50¢c & §1 per box. apZlly i - — (ne day recently the merchants of Pleasant | of bananas, and | threw the grass in which they packed ip a back alley. were Four cows, the way and all eat of the grass. The next day two of the cows died and the follow ing day the other two. An examination disclosed the fact that the grass had bard. ened in the stomach and the indigestion caused death, The query now is, was it { skin? e—— ne VINTAGE OF GRAPES FOR 1DR, he Port Grape wine of New | the best medical wins in the | and it is said that the vintage of i 1 | Jersey is market Alfred | peer far excels any other produced. It i is heavy in body, rich in flavor, and well | adapted for sickly persons and for gener- | al family nse. It makes new hlood | gives color to the pale and sickly. Leads | ing physicians prescribe th in | their practice, and use it at own |b yes, Drogeists sell it | - nl > Married. At Farmers Mills, June 20, hy M. L. | Rishel, J. P., John E. Loyd and Clara A, { Bartley, both of Spring Mills. wine their wu EC — es —— Died. On the Gth, in West Baffalo, John Thornton, aged 75 years, 2 months and { 14 days. | Op 11th, in Limestone township, Un- | jon county, Daniel Dreese, aged 24 years, { 4 months and 13 days In Kratzerville, Pa, July 14, Samuel {| Yearick, brother of Emanuel and Susan | Yearick, of Mifllinkurg, aged about 65 | years, In Middibaurg, on Jane 30, Harriet, | wite of Frederick Walter, aged 66 years, 7 months and 20 days. Near Penn Hall July 20, Mm. Hennick, aged 32 yrs. 2 months and three days. -—— - STAR SPRING WATER. bottles and by the giass by all -—— Murray's Vanilla—best-—cheap est try it. wee The new charch at Lemont, a frame building ia nearing completion. —There will be preaching at Georges Valley 10 a. m. next Sunday and Union church at 2 p. m. druggists. W. E. Fiscagz. The Millheim relief committee has in its bands an unexpended balance of some 8320 which is held over untilit can be known where it will do most good. i One of the citizens suggests that the money be appropriated to turning the waters of Elk creek back into the origi- nal channel in order to avoid another | flooding of the town in case of high wa~ ter, which latter is likely to bappen any time, weeC0l, R, H. Thomas, of Mechanics burg, spent half an hour in our sanctum, Tuesday, The colonel is well known as the manager of the Williamagrove exhis bitions and picnics, as well as the edi- torial excursions—al| of which are a suc- cess under his efficient manipulations. The colonel is a big hearted ger in sympathy with agriculture, and the main slay of the grange in our state. He has a warm side for Centre county's big pic es, and will give ours a lift in Beptem- Te wmJacob Kepler well known in this valley and county, now publishes a newspaper up in Tionesta in Elk county and owns two farms np in his native township of Fergneon, in this county. Jacob's tenants, it ap , purchased some goods from a Bellefonte hardware store, which were charged to Mr Kepler, and of which purchases he alleges to be ignorant. The merchants at Bellefonte, arris & Co., learning that Mr. Kepler was down from Elk county and assistiog in gathering the harvest, they proceed. od to send Mr. Potter up to collect the bills for the ods taken upon Mr, Kep« ler's farms, It ap Jacob kicked and disclaimed his obiigation to pay. Words ensued followed by rough handling of Mr. Potter at the hands of Mr, Kepler. Mr, Potter had K and Sound over to court for . House. CT TATOI I TILE | M. FAUBLE Proprietor. REYNOLD'S NEW BANK BUILDING, BELLEFONTE A SSIGNEI'S SALE OF VALUABLE PROP ACRES of 1and, more of Jess, on farm lying north ERTY. tof Penn Hall, Terms on same, cash or its equiva { firmation of sal The undersigned appointed Assignee of Daniel | Joni on confirmation of jnfe ni SAMUEL J, HE NG Bariges, of Gregg township, Centre county, will) A is offer at public sale, on ss scot | ess NO MAN NEED BE IDLE. o MONDAY, AUGUST 19,1880, canny At the Spsing Mills hotel, at 10a. 1. the follows} The subscription books published by ing described real estate, or tracts of land, viz: |Fanlkner & Allan, of Philadelphia, have One thereof on Eh by land ] proved exceptionally popular aud profit. , hex 10 y land ofighle for agents. An announcement b Jacob Neese, on the east by land of George Kmjpe, : A . y on the south by land of 8. M. Long et al, and "on | them of a new work, invariably bringe a the west by Jands of 8. M. Long et al, containing (great number of applications for terri 150 ACRES, more or less. tory from agents who are eager {ir op- TRACT NO. 2. ortatitis to make “big money." Frank One other thereof, hounded on the north by|Leslie's Illustrat lew lands of Reynolds and McNitt; on the east by . 3 Newspaper: lands of Reynolds, Ross, et al; on the south by lands of Daniel Krape, et al; and on the west by lands of James HH. Runkle, containing 10 ACRES, be the same more or less, TRACT NO, 8. Also the undivided one-half of tract of land bounded on the north by the street in the vil of Spring Mills; on the east by an alley: on land of Pe ine JRE, bo the gn. JUST OUT. “Robin's Farewell,” Caprice for Piano by Fischer. Brilliant, not difficult, and eaty to commit to memory. A capital plete for young p ve pianiste; niled on receipt of cents in 2-01, stamps, by any music dealer, or er, the publicher, Toledo, 0. i —_ ——-——, Also the undivided onehalf of tract bounded| Maosical College ~The 36th session of Crawford, Dale! six weeks, opens Monday evening, July OF ats of’ Ja:| 20 for the teaching of young ladies in on the west vocal and instramental music, Address, : hv F.C. Moysn, Director, Freeburgh, Pa, south by an alley; and on the west b ter D. Auman, containing 4 of an AL Same more or loss, TRACT NO. 4 When she was a Child, she cried for Cnatorin, When she became Miss, she clung to Castaria,
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