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THE CENTRE REPORTER
FRED.KURTZ, Eprror and Pror’r
~TERMS;—One year, $1.50, when paid in ad
nce. Those in arrears subject to previous
rms, $2 per year, i
Advertisements 20 cents per line for 8 inser |
ns,and 5 cents for each subsequent insertion.
Centre Harv, Pa., Taors, Jax, 30,
There 1s no Store!
In Bellefonte just like |
“THE RACKET.”
Goods different. Styles
differet. Way of doing busi-
ness different.
It has been a lively business
from the start.
My old customers and kind
friends at Weodward and
Spring Mills can probably tell
you the reason
~X"EIY ?
G. R. SPIGELMEYER.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Dr, G.W. Hosterman is attending
court this week as a grand juror.
——There is still a big crop of grip
this county for the doctors. 'Tis an
wind, ete,
Hud Love, formerly of our town,
is erecting a new dwelling house for
himself at State College.
— Rev, Vought is having a protract-
ed meeting in the Evangelical church.
May be bring many to conversion.
his
in
the spring and will occupy the house be-
—Prof. Rothrock will remove
family from Boalsburg to this place
longing to Mr. Kerlin,
— The next census will show
population of 46, for
and thereafter we will be
get
up a
Centre connty,
big enough to
along without associate judges.
(HK)
— Dr, Gast, of Mifflinburg, the eye
and ear specialist, was here this week.
Io the treatment of diseases coming un-
der this head, he is
SUCCESS.
having
Williams
to
~The management of the
Grove picnic are endeavoring have
Centre county's marksman C. K. Sober,
give daily exhibitions of his skill next
season.
=D. J. Meyer left
morning for Pardoe, Mercer county,
brother, Dr. George, in that pl
hia
ace, being
pneumonia, superins
of grip.
seriously iil with
duced by an atiack
~The faneral of Calvin Meyer, of
whose untimely death we made mention
in our last issae, took place Friday
last at Boalsharg. and the
largest held in that vicinity many
years,
a
on
was one of
for
A new toll gate has
on the pike between Penn Hall and
Spring Mills. It will sound queer to the
folks of Penn Hall to hear some cne call,
“Toll” as they go to and from the railroad
station.
ee M 18,
been erected
Musser, widow of Daniel
last, after a lingering illness, of dropay.
She was the mother of Mrs, Dr, Jacobs,
of this place. Her funeral on Sanday
was very largely attended.
~ Winter paid as a visit
but remained only about four days—
from Tuesday until Sainrday, when
took ile departure, rain and mad again
taking a front seat. Well, if it means to
rain, let it rain, is about all we have to
say.
~We are told that the house of Mr.
Bartholomew, at the station recently
built and occopied by Wm, Kurtz, has
been swapped for by Rev. Clel. Rishel,
for 60 acres land belonging to the John
Righel farm beyond Centre Hill. Rev,
Rishel, we are informed will move to our
town in the spring,
wf rumor having been widely circu.
lated that Professor E. J. Wolf is about
to resign his chair in the Theological
seminary at Gettysburg, the professor
authorizes the statement that the rumor
is without a shadow of truth, No one
conld have been more surprised by it
than the doctor himself.
wee Our young friend and former
neighbor, James Smith, of Williamsport,
on Monday night called up our sar ctam
to treat us to some music by telephone,
but the wires refused to do their daty
and we eonld not 1 ave the benefit of the
swent straing from his orchestra. Thanks
all the same, James, for the intended
treat,
~'T00 great care cannot be exercised
in the water we drink, Hon. R. M.
Speer, of Huntingdon, had been in the
habit of drinking and freely washing in
rain water until his whole system be-
came parmested with lead poisoning,
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A, Spring Mills;
ted: G, Porch where the dead man was
James Auman’s house,
JANUARY COURT.
ANDREWS ON ‘TRIAL FOR |
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The Kession Ureating Unusual
Interest. Large Urowds
Attending.
Monday morning court was called to
Furst agd Associate
where the murder wes commits
H, Benj, Wingard's house; I,
Distance be.
found;
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PENNSVALLEY THE SCENE
OF A MEINOUS CRIME,
Andrew Weaver Stabbed in
the Heart, He Dies
Instantly.
Centre county, of late, seems to be
abead, for murders.
The scene of the latest tragedy is los
cated in the gap leading from Greens |
brier to Poe Valley, about one mile from |
the L.& T. railroad, and five miles south
east of Spring Mills.
Here modest mountain home
in a
Weaver, aged about 65
years, who has been about ten or twelve
With
cohabited, Susan Auman, aged about
yvearsa widower, him lived, or
56 years, widow of David Auman, nee
Susan Fryer, and her son, Jonathan Aus
man,
About
dwelling of Andrew Weaver, Jr., whose
thirty yards distant is the
wife is Fietta Auman, davghter of Susan,
aforesaid,
It appears that in the household of
the elder, Weaver there were freqnent
quarrels between him and the other par
ties named above, The social status of |
these people, it seems was something
like a half civilized one.
On the morning of Taesday, the 28th,
it appears a quarrel had taken place, bes
tween the old lady and her daughter,
Mrs, Weaver, Jr.. and the old gentleman
which resulted io the eider Weaver re-
ceiving a stab in the heart, which cans.
ed Lis death, Young Andy Weaver was
away from home, at work, when the fuss
took place.
The first news of what had happened,
was given by the two women named,
who went to neighbors, Ben, Wingards,
Mr. Shaffer, and James Auman, telling
them to come to their house, that Andy
Weaver was stabbed and would bleed to
death, ?
The parties, Mr. Hoover and others,
who came to the house first, found the
old man Weaver lying oatside of the
porch, on his face, dead, On being turn-
| ed a large pool of blood was found uader
{ him, and forther examination showed
| that he had been stabbed below the left
| arm pit, through a heavy army overcoat,
through his under coat, vest and shirt,
the instrament penetrating the heart,
| leaving a gash about an inch in length,
Upon further examination the men
fouud a pocket knife between his shirt
| and vest, near the wound, the little blade
i fo the knife being open. The bandle
of the knife was stained with blood.
This was between nine and ten o'clock
| in the forenoon.
P Information was made before Esq.
Garthofl at Coburn, and Mrs, Auman,
her danghter Fietta Weaver, and Jonas
than Auman, were arrested and bad
8 hearing before Esq. Garthoff,
The testimony of the women before
the squire was somewhat conflicting
The women desired to convey the im
pression the old man did the stabbing
himself or by accident, in falling upon
the knife.
The old woman says the old gentle
man went over to Fietta’s that morning
and accused her of stealing some of his
things, and insisted that the stolen artie-
les should be returned to him, that he
then went off a little distance, returned,
and threw stones at the house. Eeq.
Garthoff telis us stones were peen lying
about the house, but no marks that
would show that the hovse had beea
stoned,
The young woman, Fietta, says that In
her effort to get through the door into
the house, which her father-in-law en
deavored to prevent, her arm became
fast in the door, but succeeding in gala.
ing entrance, she went to the window
and looking out, saw the old gentleman
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See that you have nothing but the purest
WAR? fo wie Abts FOUR HUNKS,
“ake od 10d 16 hiv bene ANY
open the door and when she got to the
house she saw throngh the window that
his knife from his pocket.
woman says she stood and saw through
the window what was going on, it was
pot possible to ses into the house at all,
Weaver was not in the house at all, dor
ing the time the trouble occurred,
After the hearing before Esq. Gartpoff
the prisoners, Susan Auman, Fietta
Weaver and Jonathan Aoman were pat
aboard the evening train at Coburn, and
taken to prison at Bellefonte, to await
their trina! at April term of court,
The jury upon the remains of the dead
man were, D. E, Gentzel, Elias Hoover,
JIC, Stover, William Harter, William
Hoy and Benjamin Wingard Their
verdict was that Andrew Weaver came
to his death from a stab
Weaver.
At all stations, between Coburn and
Bellefonte, there were large crowds anx-~
ious to get a glimpse of the prisoners,
and at the Bellefonte station there was a
great throng for the same purpose.
Ths reputation of the old woman
it appears is clouded
duly chronicled in foture issues of the
ReroRTER.
Hopkins, the condemned man,
hang on the 20th of next month, when
the party were entered in prison, called
to see them; the old woman
crying; Hopkins eyed her for a moment
and said, “Old woman, what is the use
old man. while I killed two women and
pever shed a tear,
GPM
71 Death of John Qeldren.
mable citizens of Gregg township, died
buried at the Cross church, in
from a dropeical affection, but had re-
his duties for the past three months.
and death has at length reached him.
He was a gentleman of the kindest
disposition, and who would mot know-
ingly do a wrong act. He led a blames
less life, and was a devoted member of
the Lutheran church, His funeral was
largely attended—Rev. Fischer officia~
ting.
Man Shot at Smowsh
Several men were shooting at mark
near Snowshoe on last Thuorsday after
noon, when Mike Bordoner, one of the
party called ont to a man named Sta.
chick who was replacing the target,
“what a fine shot.” “Shoot away” re-
plied Stachick. Taking him at bis word
Borduner fired, kil'ing SBtachick instant
ly.
ili ct ———
Sudden Death,
Mra, Hessel, aged about 60 years, died
suddenly at Potters Mills, on Friday af-
ternoon, 24th, She was apparently well
and had partaken of a hearty dinner.
Soon after she complained of feeling un-
well, and at 2 o'clock she was a corpse,
MS
we Ask your storekeeper for Calla
Lily flour, and get a No, 1 article,
ww Lowine is putting out new suits
like hot cakes, Everybody wants them
because they are so cheap and weil made
out of the best goods. He takes your
measure and will make a suit to order if
desired,
wwe fsowine now hss his counters
stocked with the best lot of ready-made
clothing yet brought to Centre county
and st the most astonishing low prices.
Lewins always leads—~he never follows,
You never heard a customer complain of
i
The business consisted in granting
| petitions, etc. The license issued to 1
hotel was
A petition for a new road and the vas
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| was granted.
{ The Grand Jury was called and all re-
| sponded but two. Isasc Frain, an intels
| ligent farmer and prominent Granger,
| was appointed as foreman.
| Inthecasaof W, H, Young, the man
! who stole the two $10 bills from a Hunp~
| garan in Lyon's store last week, Young
| plead guilty of the charge, He said he
| bac a wife and family end worked at
He further said h
He was held
| over for sentence on Tuésday morning.
| The case in which a number of young
| men disturbed a religious meeting at
| Coburn was postponed until Wednesday
| as important witnesses had not arrived,
{ The grand jory having found a true
{ bill against the puddlers, Michael
| necy, James Convoy, John Jamison and
Hugh McGrath, charged with riot and
resisting a police officer, Joshua Foulk
was then taken ap, and the d
them guilty
a
Fens
jury foun
The Com. ve, John Thompson, charge
ed with assaulting policman, et
the man who was shot, was tried next,
The jury on the Commonweallh ¥
{ Wm. Beck, Milesburg,
| case, came in with a ver
manner and { ne
for:
THE ANDREWS TRIAL
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Ass, and Bat,
dict of
licted
xr
guilt
ina
At 0.10 Wadnesday morning
of Alfred Andrews,
murder of (
charged
lara Price, was ca
Andrews was brought
arefo
was well composed and
over the audience as if t
He w
ndicta
by the
I wl if L
of some friend. as reqt
stand up and the
was read to him
He was asked whether
goilty,” and replied
wanted to be tried
country.”
Col. J. Li, Spangler and E
Frq., appeared for the
{ Hon. J. H, Orvis
| torney Meyer.
Assisted
DRAWIN
followed next’ The
P W Barnhart,
Challenged by defense
4
nrors
farmer,
David Beechdol, farmer,
Not challenged
Wm M Adams,
| lenged by defense,
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| J D Ritter, Philipsburg.
Miles
| ep.
| Henry Hale, Huston twp.
| longed.
Wm Dawson, Bellefonte t
| #Reuben Colyer, Polter twp.
lenged.,
George Martz, College, Not chall
| ed
-
Robert McKnight, Bellefonte. Chal
| lenged by commonwealth,
| Wm Resides, Union twp.
ed by defense,
Edward Stump, Potter twp.
lengd.
G WiHoover,
ed.
Robert
| aside,
G 8 Stover, Haines twp.
| by defense.
| George Flick, Huston twp.
lenged.
Peter Robb, Jr., Cartin twp.
lenged by defense,
H 8 Comer, Milesburg.
by defense,
H K Miller, Bpring twp.
Emanvel Musser, College twp.
ycha'le ged.
H R Curtin, Curtin twp., challenged
by deferdant,
A J Stover, Harris twp., chal, by
fendant,
Chas Neff, Boggs twp., challenged by
defendant:
Ruben Luces, Howard boro., not chal
Wm Lytle, Half Moon twp, not chal.
Chaliengs
*hilibeburg,
wu
Cooper, Bnow
Challenged
Not chals
Chals
Challenged
Stood aside,
Not
be.
challenged by defendent.
challenged.
Jacob Frantz, Worth township, not
challenged.
Wm Peters, Milesburg. stood aside.
Wm Myer, Miles township, challeng-
ed by defendent.
G D Armbruster,
challenged.
@ Cyrus Durst, Haines township, not
challenged. :
Ed Woods, Bellefonte, challenged.
John G Baily, Forguson township
gv Reuben Colyer, was challenged on the,
part of Commonwealth,
W H Noll, Spring twp, Not challeng«
ed,
The jory was now complete and Tips
staves Beckwith and Morrison were put
in charee of the men,
The jury was sworn as follows:
David Beightol, farmer, Liberty twp.
Cyrus Durst, farmer, Harrie top,
Reuben Lucas, labarer, Howard boro,
Emanue! Masser, farmer, College twp.
Vo waa
Gregg townshi p,
Gieo, Flick, farmer, Huston twp,
J. D. Ritter, Carpenter, Philipsburg,
Edward Stump, farmer, Potter twp.
Geo. Martz, gentleman, College twp.
tienry Dale, laborer, Huston twp,
Jacob Frantz, farmer, Worth twp,
The court then instructed the jury in
the duties which they will be called up -
on to perform and warned them to have
no communication with outside parties
daring the progress of the trial,
Wednesday afternoon the hearing of
witnesses began, The court room crowd
ed almost to suffocation.
Judge Furst discharged all jurors ex.
cept those on the Andrews case,
The crowd is immense to listen to the
Andrews murder trial. The court house
is packed Lo its ntmost,
,
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, abe cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoris,
When ahead Children, she gave them Contoria,
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— In spite of all competition Lewin
continues to take the lead in ready made
Ted loys py
ORIN E, OW prices
He gets ahead of all, sells more
and suits
as
goods
¢ 3 ¢ is
all, and fits
pleases
ay
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Thirtysecond Annus] Matement of the (ransac.
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nem hers
past
Bills
pre
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for lnsurance the
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Tax No, 17, less per cent,
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New Goods !
eall at oor
They were sclocted
Tricots, Fall Prints, and All
are selling rapidly.
other goods,
| and will gnask for themselves.
Our stock of ve.
Comeand see the new goods at
pieces, $27.
pieces, £38,
all prices,
sold.
In all its branches. Havin
Solid Oak Suits, 8
: Solid Cherry, 8
Chairs and Bedsteads,
I cannot be under.