WG THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED.KURTZ, En Eprror and Pror'n “TERMS)-One yoar, 51.50, 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, Cexrne Hav, Pa., Tuurs, Sgr, 20, a ————————— A —— ew WE MADE A Lucky Hit! ON ABOUT 1000 PAIR OF SHOES Men's Women’s and Children’s— War- ranted Best Makes. teens lf A rs “We Caught ‘Em on the Fly” ~it's the way of the “Racket,” you know,- | o—b0 CENTS BUYS 81.00 WORTH—o of as (Good Stock they put in Shoes. If | you will look in on us we know yov will be surprised, and {ax No Charge For Looking, “THE RACKET.” No. 4 Crider's Exchange, Bellefonte, LOCAL ITEMS. ——The picaoic is over ——A. A. Kerlin is a delegate the | Luth. synod. —~— Cool weather threats to rain. to this wensk, with — All enjoyed the picnio and all are | glad its over. —— Mies Elsie Barr, of Tyrone, is vis- | iting at the residence of J. C Boal. —— Miss Lottie Spigelmeyer, of Belle | fonts, is visiting friends and took in the | picnic. — J. W. Krumrine, one of Ferguson towaship’s staunch Democrats, gave us a i call daring the picnie. -—— Arb Katberman, station agent, | and five hands, were the hardest worked | mea during the week. ~The doctors will have plenty of | work occasioned by the inelemency of the weather daring the picnic. | ——B8hook and Ocker have their cider | press running at the station, and a sam | ple of their juice speaks well for it. — Miss Sheets, one of the handsom- | e8t ladies of Snowshoe, took in the en- | e picnio, and was pleased with {t ~—Col. Taylor, of Mifflin connty, | managed to find the Rerorrer during the picnic and favor us with a friendly | chat, —T, H. Harter and lady, of the! Middleburg Post, took in last week's | picaie, and found a week of pleasure and | enjoyment. | ~— Misses Royer and Dornblaser, of} Salona, and Mrs. McClintick, of Howard, were the guests of Miss Kate H arpster daring the picnic. — Mr, Stoughton, formerly passenger | conductor on this road, was train de- | spatcher at this place, and he handled the crowds and trains quite well. -According to the Jewish calendar | this is the year 5650, the 26th and 27th of this month are Tiahrea Roosh Hass | hanah and the 29th the feast of Guedal- yah. ! «The Mifflinburg band was present | at the picnic and “took the rag off the bush” for charming music. It is bard to beat, was the verdict of all who hear them. —Senres of strangers last week, ex-~ ressed their astonishment that Centre | all bad such an sdmirable system of water works and absolutely pure wa~ i i i | wera, Dr, Dam, of Mackeyville, Clinton county, died of typhoid fever on rday morning. She was a sister of Miss Puella Dornblazer, who is convas lescing from the fever. wee Now Sallie, welle mir uns emol got wasser melone esse, whilae picaic is, ~gaid a fellow from the east section to his ducky, and two rounds of ten cent slices filled "em up “sot.” ~The main coal yard of Kuriz & Bon is now close to the apper side of the mill and convenient to a new wagon scale in front of the mill, The bins at the oid siding are only used for storing Oger 1000 tickets were sold, Thursday morning st Coburn and Spring Mills stations for the pienic. Over four- teen cars were behind the engine of that train and it came into Centre Hall full from rear platform to cowcatcher, wee Bellefonte’s new shoe store, J. 8, illam, proprietor, in Crider's exchange, is first class in its assortment of boots and shoes, and beyond competition for low prices. Give Gillam a call, and yon will find him a pleasant and accommo dating gentleman. —B. M. Greninger, Jas, Dnck, H., P Waite, of Renova; Jas. Herring, of Als toons; Mrs, Smith and son James and Witmer, of Williameport; Hon, 8. Gilli. land, Esq. Rishell, Lot Kimport, and a host of others attending the pinic, gave the Rerorree a friendly handshake, wweeThe Reformed congregations of this eharge have extended a call to the Rev. D. A. Soudors to become their pas tor. The gentleman preached a trial sermon several weeks in this place sud favorably im them, and they gave him oa unanimous call. We have not heard if the gentleman accepted or =The Night Owls, a musical organis gation of Mifflinburg, favored the Re. ponrER with a serenade on Thurada evening, both vocal and instrumental, We “took them in” after a few preity Bitcss wéto performed in front of oor joor, and tried to make them feel glad they came. Indoors they gave us a short goncert—with an interval for » ments, Wish they could surprise us RI 10 cots ih He HEN SHENSON The Picnic A LARGE CROWD.--A CHILD BORN.-THE FAKIRS PICKIC ~BATAN REBUKING SIN, THE BHOOTING, ETC, The Rerorrss, last week, was issued one day ahead and gave the picnic acs count up to Wednesday noon, mosphere, yet there was a large attend- ance, The crowd we estimate as fully up to 10,000. By rail came 40 oars, jam full, say 75 to each car, would be 3,000, Then there were perhaps 1,000 private conveyances, which, averaged at four for each, would make 4,000, leaving a margin of 3,000 made up from the vicini- ity and those remaining over for the week, Isaac Frain, County Deputy, made the opening address of Welcome, He congratulated the grange upon the great success of their exhibition and the pro- ress made by the order. y bid welcome to all not grangers, the gathering and hoped they would have a nice time slong with the patrons. The grange was only actuated by mos tives of good to all, and that it was not anys of the farmer, Deputy Frain's remarks were well ceived, as his strong voice enabled al! to sidered his remark that the grange was selfish purposes, of which there seemed danger from certain quarters, but the selfieh motives were soon observed by the patrons and siders, Mortimer Whitehead, of New ggricultural friends: trimioers fis heed. ed; he alluded also to the wrongs suffer. ed by the farmer under iff evactments, and that the farmer the power to right lis wrongs with ballot, Hon. the Gerard Brown, farmer senator and id be the 10 slate graoge on gsceount of | id master i8 real SENSE, WA His address was not an of ti ¥ - these parts, but full of life and members of the Governor Beaver arrived on and delivered an address upon ¢ re in OD Cs interests, which be always felt a deep ernor being heard but by His remarks were timely a few only aud The feats of shooting by the champion K. Sober, in an sdjoining ne of the interesting afternoon. Th lovked on in astonishment at the skill displayed in breaking blue rock, in every manner, field was JUSaAnas Mr. Sober can't be beat, was the of all. Launch, ice cream and peanut ness, The swindlers, practicing their games, gt 5: Of greenies from whom they scooped In their V's X% sud XX's, The most stationed on an open lot above Bartholomew's store, and fleeced all who bit, and many, at a lively rate. After He Hec- swindling operations and threatened with arrest and right there an amusing incident took place, Satan rebuking sin, The story is related to us as follows: fellow came up to the swindler with a pompous air of self-importance, acd des manded he should quit bis swindling whispered something in the gamblers any d-— man to come here and I am If the = = comes back again I'll smash bis big hat and put a big pose on him.” These gamblers should have been ordered away the first day. The merry-go-round was well patron- ized. The large Keller boarding did a thriving business and faraished oslient meals. The wife of the owner of the museum gave birth toa child in the museum tent child re still here and doicg well, Friday afternoon's rain broke up the picnic, which was announced to contin. ue over Sunday, and on Saturday all be. n to pull out, Excellent music was farnished!by the Tusseyville band The exhibitors were: I. 8. Frain, Jacksonville, Eaglish thor- oughbred Suffolk Punch, 2} years old stallion: Messenger mare, 6 year old; French draught horse; thoroughbred bisck Percheron stallion, and two 6 year old gray Percheron coach mares. Alex McCoy, Potters Mills, Kentucky driving mare, coit Woodlawn, jr, and thoroughbred Norman stallion, Jersey and Durham calves, Susser & Reeser, of Fillmore, horses, inclading Fannie, § breed Percherou, weight 1400, J year old; Fancy, § sbreed Percheron, 3 year old, weight 1500; Myre tie, § breed Percheron, weight 1300, two year old; Maude R., 4 Percheron, ‘and } Clydesdale, weight 1300, two year old, These gentlemen had nine head of hors- es to exhibit, but were prevented for want of exhibit room. G. W. Masser, Grayesville, Hunting don co, exhibited a Poland China sow, 2 years old, weighing about 600 pounds, with a litter of six pigs, and five thors oughbred Jersey calves. b. Garman & Bon, Bellefonte, fancy goods, noti fine display. Jas. Bchoffield, Bellefonte, barness and saddlery. 8. A. MeQuistion, Bellefonte, buggies, wagons and aleighs. Brubaker & Polk, Millersburg, taps, dies an screw plates. L. B. Taylor, MifHinburg, buggies, wag. ona, ete, J. H. Musser, Aaronsburg, mowers, reapers, binders and hay rakes, J. 8. Waite, Bellefonte, agricultural implements, Peter Hoffer, Centre Hall, binder and mower. F. M. Barkholder, Centre Hill, grain drill, binder and o todder, H. A. Taylor, Mifllinburg, wagons and ev, eh J. Mitchell, Lemont, creamery, churn, butter worker aud other dairy implements, ael Hoover, Unlouville, agricultural implements and farm bells, T. 8, Vought, Centre Hall, the Perfect washing machioe. D. 8. Meyer & Oo., Harrisburg, Tri« per Sproul, of Muncy. French burr feed mill and crusher, McCalmont & Co, Bellefonte, agrienls tural implements, M. C. Gephart, Millheim, sewing chines, pianos and organs. Thornton & Barnes, Philadelphia, gros cories, J. B. Shannon & Sons, | hardware, | Garrittee, Maston & Allen, Philadel. phia, clothing. A. C. Drake, Bellefonte, sewing ma chines. Shoop & Booser, Centre Hall, wagons and agriculiural implements, ma- Philadelphia, . ——— local Briefs. Chestnuts are ripe, —~Murray’s Vanilla—best--cheapest try it. ov, W, E. Fischer has left to at- tend sy nod. ~= Daniel Gentzel, of Gregg. sold a | fine span of grays at $4256, ~The burnt store building on th Durst property will not be reserected. — Woodland and all kinds of soft and hard coal at the Centre Hall mills. For sale ~A good store stand, ad- | dress, Jacob Btrohm, Tusseyviile, Pa. Monday morning had a sharp | frost in our county and adjoining coun | ties, ~==The population of Centre Hall has dropped off about 10,000 since last Thurs | day. ee flead the “Special” notice in this iene if you want a farm journal free | | year, ~ Murray's Extract cheaper aud preeminently superior to any other make, ville, is teaching school at Hannah, this i county, There was some petty theiviog on the picnic ground and in the neighbor- | hood, last week A stray dog is all that » i from the picnic. He'd better git remember poor Fritz. —Simon Loeb's new clothing store, opposite the Conrad house, is the place { for bargains in men and boys’ sulla, of Miriam, a little danghter of n Pelt died 4 by | oi about 1 ve Harvey | BOC Annis Ve of « hieria, a hp * Y : , lip ar aud 3 m. ir. Basing, from Il low Mr. Der ing relatives here, ~The freight train wes evening was wrecked i The wreck train fiom and « His f of i ie ¥ of this place, is visi $ Lear Sunbury feared up the scene, | ~~, P. Long, the popular | tL Spr i merchant ng Mills, has gone to the city for a new stock of goods, and when it arrives i he will astonish the natives for bargains a Monday next, is the last tthe 5 per cent. reduction. and wishing to take advantage of this find colleclor, Charles Arney, at | home in this place, to receive all taxe Ay Or those his L T % Lie In spite of all competition Lewins continues to take the lead in ready made | clothing, low prices as well as quality of goods. He getanhead of all, sells more { than all, pleases all, and fita and eunits + all To pot out 102 acres of grain, i plow 75 acres of ground with two teams, | all since July, is a big piece of work for a | farmer, and ifanyone can do better, let him call and see Frank Bowersox, at tock Spriogs, the joliiest graoger in ten | counites. Lewing beats the state for large assortment of men and boy's clothing— and he beals the world and all clothing stores in if for Jow prices. There's | where you save from §3 {o $8 on a suit of | clothes, ~ Miss Mollie Boyder has gone to New York and Philadelphia, and will { buy the largest and finest line of milli nery ever brought to Bellefonte or conn ty. With it she brings one of the finest trimmers. Would ask citizens of Delle fonte and vicinity to calland see goods, Opening, Wednesday, October g wee B11 that desirs bargains in boots or shoea, go to Mingle's shoe store in the Brockerhoff house block, which is the place to get anything in that live at low est prices and every article warranted, or money refanded, if not found as rep- esented. Mingle keeps none but first lags goods, ¥ There was only one exhibit of or { gans and pianos on the pienic ground, | that of M. C. Gepbart, of Millheim, but {it combined the qualities of three or { fous. He represents the Mason & Ham. i lin, Cottage, Estey & Smith American | organs and pianos, and the White Sew. {ing machine. It was an elegant dis | play, | eo Robert McFarlane's hardware store in Bellefonte ig headquarters for the celebrated Link Fence Wire. Hav ing bought a car 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 80 enay to handle and pat up and weighs a little less to the rod than any other. Write for prices, There will be services in the Lutheran church at Tusseyville, next Sanday, at 10 a. m., conducted by Rev, L. L. Uhl, missionary to India, aad at Centre Hall, at 2 B: m., by the same, Rev. Mr. Uhl hos un in the foreign field for many years and returned to America two yaare ago to parsue a speo« ial course of study at the John Hopkins University of Baitimore to facilitate his work in India. Information both inter. esting and iostractive may be expected in attending these services, W. E. Frsongn, wweThe faneral of Mrs. Catherine Gensel, mother of George Gensel, of Georges Valley, last Bunday, was ose of the iargest witnessed in that section of the county for mauy years. In her early years ashe was confirmed in the Reform. ed church, in Bucks county. Recent! she connected herself with the Eviogel. eal church in Georges Valley, of which she wes a faithful and consistent mem- ber. Revs. Blambaugh and Fischer cons ducted the faneral services in the Lath. oran chureh in Georges Valley, wees Dr, Hiram Smith, of Adamsburg' was found dead in hisbed on Monday morning at about 5 o'clock. He had been complaining during the night but appeared to be all right when he awoke the next mora ing. Shortly before 6 o'clock, he told his wife to p breakfast, and call his hired boy to the horse as he wished to go away that horping. Mra, Smith had scarcely left the w allor on his face, of which she told bim t be said he all right, A fow clad in death's cold mantle, ' i CR AS OR AN ANID I A Desparaie Man's Orime HE BHOOTR AND KILLS HIS WIVE AND MOTHER-IN-LAW AND ATTEMPTS BUICILDE, Puiivasura, See, 32. W. 8, Hopkins, aged 25, shot and ioe | stantly killed his wife Maggie and his | | i PILES! PILES! PILES! Dr, William's Indian Pile Ointment is It never Judge Coons, Maysville, Ky., says: “Dr, William's Indian Pile Ointment tried to kill himself but failed. Hopkins has engaged in numerous quarrels with | his wife during the past two os three | months, A week ago he assaulted his! wife and left home, returning on Batu | day. They had another quarrel! on Sun. | day morning, in the course of which | Hopkins pulled a revolver from his | pocket and shot his wife dead. This oe- | Judge Coflinbury, Cleveland, O,, says: “I have found by experience that Dr, Pile Ointment gives We have hundreds of such testimoni aplly RR. Ml A ——————— STAR SPRING WATER. Philipsburg, and the frenzied man after kins then left the house a d fled to a neighboring livery stable, where he at- { tempted to kill himself, firiog two shots | at his head with a revolver, one of which broke his skull, shortly after toe shootiog aud opon { person was found the following ietter, Saratoga Star Spring Water for gale in | bottles and by the glass by ail druggists i - For Sale. Two fine coal stoves, a Morning Light, | spuare, and a Morning Light, round, in | use only a few monthe, at a bargain, | Buited alike for parlor or sitticg room. | Can be sean at Reesman’s shops, Centre Hall. i { - for the commission of the deed. “Hovrzpare, Pa, Sept. 21.1 written many sia'ements on what | going to do. an Most of the people in Phil. me out of the way so Edward | and Dear Eddie Goldricks, the { agent, can have their owa way. | have used my wife, Maggie, as theirs, | love her to idolatry and these men pever have her sgain., I will die firs. | want this directly anderstood, | my body sent to Bert Hopkins, 27 Stone | slreet, Kochester, N.Y I hope we { both reach heaven. Good by all in Osceola now, on my way. Whoever comes in my way when I moet Maggie | and interferes, will go down with { Tosnight is my time if everything is right. Mind my words, I want my body {sent home justas l fal. Il hate to do w critae like this, but they have hoanded we around till 1 am stirred to it” Hopkios, who murdered his wife | and mother<in-law, and then shot himself Lin the heed, has not v t been taken to | jail, { not express an opinion as to | result of his injuries. His | paralyzed, caused by clot of brain. The man Hughes They can eft side blood has shown sh vii - PEN - -— Fire -Slore Burned. J oda a, a [4x ERRIFIC EXPLOSION~ATTEMPTS r At 5 on last Saturday terrific explosion aroused the greater portion of our people, and with it the i store of Dale & Co. opposite Meyer's ho tel, was on fire all over, ia an instant | The first explosion shook the town, and { was followed a few seconds later by an- | other of less violence, and five minnies | Inter there were (wo or three other re- The § ports like gun shots, sent all the glass in the windows shat | tered into the street, A crowd soon i gathered, and in less than 25 minutes all the & yoda in TO RO 1.1 Lh J Elizabeth Durst were carried out. In the meantime a bucket hrigade was speedily formed from the plog in front of the hotel into the Durst Lousa, and all efforts made to mve it asthe store was deomed. With strenuous exertions, and against all expectations (he hodse was BAS od. canisters containing powder, io store. How the fire originated is not known. Mr. Dale had a little fire in the stove that evening and left the sore Mt # thinking all was right, He says there On the insurance. by a Bellefonte agency. building there was no spring, and only timely help saved it sentations of the water company. borongh anthorities should } plugs restored. lars attempted to break of Jas, Smeizier and into the houses | were forced to beat a reireat. Wi GRAPE OURE ESTABLI i | reputation all over this counjry and Earope, for their age and excellent prop- ertion in case of sickness and are so about to build a large Hotel or Care Establishment on one his vinevard. The Hoose oi a3 onrner will aceom- are to have the privilege of roaming among the vines in the morning to pluck the ripe grapes and breakfast on them while the cool dew is yet on, vz iid bool Arm Broken. : George, a son of Michael Conda, of this place, bad his left arm broken, above the elbow, on Thursday afternoon, last, while turning the merry-go-round, on the pice nic ground. He had hold of the erank which turns the machine and a nail which protruded from one of the cog wheels caught his coat and wound it up, and he was swung around several times before the motion could be arrested. His arma was drawn between the cogs and crushed near the elbow and the flesh on the upper portion of his arm up to the shoulder, was badly cut and bruised, He was at once taken to the home of Dr, Emerick where the broken arm was at- tended to. Facts for all. In spite of all competition the Philad Branch clothing store, remaios headquar ters for actoal i in ready made clothing, for men and boys. Lewins ine troduced cheap clothing in Centie county, and has kept it at that all the time; he kept honest goods, no trash, and, as a rule, always sold from 25 to 30 pe? cent. below any other clothing store in this part of the state. re BS HP A I Tax Notice. The duplicate for Potter Township has Been defivarsd to ine, 1 wil be at the aowin laces on 4 Toile, Friday, 20 and 27. Quutré Han, Saturday. 2. omew’s, . Potters or Sept. 28. Centre Hill, 30. Between the hours of 2 and 6 o'clock, p. m. R. B, Tagasren, Collector, When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoris, When she was 8 Child, she cried for Castoris, When she became Miss, she clung to Castors, When she*ad Children, she gave them Castoris i 1 find Ideal Tooth Powder is without exception the best I have ever used. | With its aid I keep my teeth very clean and white, which I was unable to do with any other powder I have ever tried before. So says Ferdinand E. Chartard, Baltimore, Md By the way, will you buy and use Ides) Tooth Powder ? We can thoroughly rec- ommend it. R. E. Nichols, Dentist, Sa- | lina, Kansas, says, Ideal Tooth Powder is in my estimation, just what its name indicates. An engravibg 20x24 is given with each two bottles. Price Z0 cents per bottle. » - Either of the following engravings, | “Evangeline,” * Bayard,” *‘ Monarch of the Glen’ or “ The First Step,” without advertising on them, size 20 x 24 inches, iven with one 50 cent or two 25 cent ttles of Ideal Tooth Powder. These are not cheap lithographs, but works of { art. A. D. Bowman, Dentist, Nicholia, Idaho, says, I am using your Ideal Tooth Powder, and find it superior to all others. > The engraving “ Evangeline’ arrived safely on the 24th of December, making | it seem like a Christmas gift. Trusting that Ideal Tooth Powder may flourish, I remain, yours respectfully, Elpis Ea pest, Denver, Col. One of these engrav- ings without advertising on it worth $1 retail is given with each two 25 cent bot | ties of Ideal Tooth Powder. : t { Excursion Tickets te the State Fair and County Fair at York. The Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society having joined forces with the York county Agricultural Society, the united bodies will hold a joint exhibition at York, beginning September 30th and continuing until October 5th, The York fair by itself is one of our best exhibi- tions, and reinforced by that of the state, it will undoubtedly be an extensive and interesting exposition of the products of Pennsylvania, For the benefit of visitors the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company will sell ex- curgion tickets to York, from principal stations within the state. September 25th to October Hib, valid for return until October 7th, at reduced rate oe —— Dedication, The new Evange ical church st Spring Mills will be dedicated on Sabbath, next. The dedication sermon in the morning will be preached by Rev. Weist, of Har- rishurg. Prof. Gobble, of New Berlin, will preach on Bunday evening. Ser vices on Baturday evening also. - - THE PITTSBURG EXPOSITION, We wish 0 call allention :, Where one cay to thal great enter for so litle i to take advantage wd see the great ¢ Lhe sister Cities GO ¥ ‘ we eral Plroet wi and in thas coun & giance oh & LOTes CRD 1 FOUTrSe it peLrons ¥ thst house ¥ i ge 0 It is with pleasure that patrons that we have mac will all arrearages on subscrij vance from date and send we announce to our many le arrangements with that and read by near- REE, to the address of tion and one year in ad- us a new name and cash y i This is a grand opportu farm journal free. The ° large 16-page journal, The regular subscriptio Farmer” is $1.50 per year. ideas can be obtained tha subscription household, sample copy. ou G nity to obtain a first-class ‘American Farmer” is a of national circulation, n price of the “American From any one number t will be worth thrice the
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