i THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRED. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. | 1 CENTRE Hav, Pa, THURS, JAN. 21. REAPER DEATH. NOTABLE DEATHS THE WEEK. PAST RACKET STORE NEWS, Mur. Kvnrz, Dear Nive / “Re porter” Hecrse tell the that during January readers of the they will find special batrgedins in every Racket,” When we sey hctrgains, wwe eon the dear ent wadlern Lind, not the cut-cindd-cvied Lined weseeerlly oollexd berrspetinia, will departinent of “The A rew setmple prices suflicve tao show whet we Han! MM nx uli Ps, ceed Wool Plaids, werd wicks . per yard, worth casily double, Nilk Cents 25 oendz en peiv, erbocker Dress Goods, 8 cents per yard, uscd price, 12 Bemnants in Dress floods, Calivones, Nuh (ed. arin Vuslins, cif split price 8. lt “The Bereket” has dowulileed its If in «t year, tied mee yorerse why cael why you will fined it crowded when tithe ry glares etre mpty. 1 ap ethidly Yours, (i. R. SPIGELMYER, NHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. Bellefonte, Pa, Tan PERSONAL —Simon Harper was down a « oup- le days with the Harry Camp was to Philipsburg or E rip. a day or two of last week. Jacob Homan, of Farmers Mills, was quite ill from grip, last week. Charles Kurtz, of the Bellefonte Democrat, spent Sunday at his home. The Misses Thomas, of Rebers- burg, visited friends in town last week. U. D. sanctum and smilingly Osman into our 3.4 y fis u called } i acl hed 3. put forward to “ Miss Alice Kline, of f elle fonte, is visiting at the residence of Mr. and Mrs, J. OC. Boal. Miss Edith Wolf, a bright voung lady of Rebersburg, visited her aunt, Mrs. D. J. Meyer, Friday of last week. Henry Stoner, near a practical far- mer of near Tussevville, ealled in and had his Rerorter label A. 8. Schroyver, cle office, Saturday evening and remained several go out to Isg, K Williamsport, arrived in toy { Tr freight in v1 days, Lew uncle, Hall, istown, Mr. Inst Miss Rallie Kline, of Pa., James week, Mr. J. A. Harper, of Bellefonte. was a visitor in Centre Hall Wed- the his brother wis the guest of her A. Keller, of Centre on nesday at residence of Simon. ~{ harley Mever has resigned his position in MeFarlane's hardware store Bellefonte, and for the present isat his home in Centre Hall. —Curt. Lingle, of Milesburg, spent it Sunday in town. He makes freques view which we dare not just here state, D. R. Foreman, elerk in the thonotary’s office, re Bellefonte, visited his parents below town over Sunday, and took in the concert on Saturday evening. Mrs, Bruce 8S, arrived here kee, ago for a Towa, “Ve ral day = visit among relatives a ’ x was asceompanied by two of the ehil- dren, L Mr. and Mrs D. Mrs, Crearge Runkle, of Knoxy ille, and near Centre Hall, spent several days last week with Mrs. Jane Los Church street. Howard Meyers, of Centre Hill, has gone to Limestoneville, Montour ©, On county, where he has securod cuploy- ment. His family will follow him in a week or so, Mr. Harry some and conductor on the passenger, is off duty the last week owing to sickness superinduced by a heavy cold, —eRev., NR. C. Stover, a native of Penns Valley, visited among friends in the vicinity this week. Rev. Stover is pastor of the Reformed charge at (ess na, Bedford county, Pa., and is very much pleased with the place, —Mr. T. H. Harter and wife, of accommodating on Sunday Evening While Sitting at the Supper Table, Mr. John Emerick, of this place, died on Monday night, last. He had an attack of paralysis, on Sunday even- the He was in the net of reach- ing previous while sitting at sup per table, ing for something on the table, when he tHn- him and dropped from his chair, and w the stroke came upon § i ix his he conscious from that moment until end. affected, was helplessly prostrated. His sight was and was an old citizen of this engaged in farming about three miles vicinity, and for many vears east of this place, when age obliged him to quit, and he purchased a prop- erty in our town where he spent the rest un good He lily eral giver to charitable purposes and a Asn as a Chris Mr. Emerick was the was a Rind and useful neighbor: of his days, man in every sense of word. i ready assistant to the poor, citi- zen he was ever useful, and tian he came up to the re JURY ments of { the Word as near as man cotitld, A devot- ed and consistent member of the Luth- eran church, his influence was of value the for good and for the apbuilding of He for many VEurs of the cone | it and removed to Centr nion « huareh, tCONsIstent Al his doings were nt | Christian Mr. ber 16th, 1516, 's life, . “lt 1 5 i rf ¥ Emerick was Orn on Septem and consequently was He leony EN) children children a VERS, od over seve nty-five a bereaved wife and eight to survive him. Fhe F. i Centre Hall, 8. K Emerick, living on the farnn Fieri kK, ' : Bs Ness al =eotin Fa i mercantih F. Em amd Dr. OC, E. H. DD. port, 111; McConnell The fu Thursday morning dene VICK, { rmmers Emerick, of ( and Oscar D. Emerick, ad Mrs. John H. {rom ‘ Interment will he Hall of the Centr Cemet Fischer, Lat | conduet the services - > - GENERAL DRISBIN DEAD, $ sd " P Morning. Expires In the Lafayette Hospi an hi delphia Last Tharedasy I merly of Bel By ai James NS ixbin, of Mich, Parte RAN Thad sist ] HOT ¢ ¥ : NM fon it mt Thurs ning at tte hospital, Philadelphi fave i ‘ : cial i as fhe 1, dec’d where James was born He was married ter of David M. Wagner, AN Sie resis is) . froubie, “ri Of bit I {and Margaret | burg, » 1837. to Jane, daugh- #11 3 "iil dang hits w hie Mrs ONE Dim two =, Hying, and one se hut Bris. are My, bin and the dead Enl #1 5 SEI Are of cavalry i 1841, natural soldiery won him rapid proino- hie : 44 “i font rire ie td sting as Henan in in the army in his bravery and tion hen was musters«d out nt olunteer service in 18685 brigadier general. He was very fond of the almost immediately enlisted regular service where in a vear he was made major of cavalry, and finally was colonel of the U the and was app nted by General Sheri- ised o wis sent West cavalry and in Indian service dan to the command of all the cavalry the Southwest, in His career is all the more remarkable fies His education was only common sehiool bBecntis was entirely self-made. and at the Asronsburg Academy, and he of school. He was a natural soldier, fine never saw the inside a military looking, gallant, and quick witted, and { ambitious. For several he has | been in command at Fort Custer, Mon- Although | was limited he was a great reader and | well informed. years | tana. his early education He was a voluminous {and intelligent writer, and has contrib [uted many excellent well written arti- i cles to prominent newspapers and pe | riodicals, A story of his ealled * Bel- den, The White Chief,” which was published in book form, had a large sale. He secumulated and left a large fortune, His parents are dead but he has CANES POSTPONED, Cases Held Over, Which Would have At tracted Widespread attention, The Centre Democrat says there were four eases placed on the trial list for the second term of January court that would have attracted more than ordi- nary interest: Those of Robert, Abra- ham X., George, and Jacob D. Valen- | tine, all of Bellefonte, against James Milliken, to recover heavy damages claimed to have arisen from an article which appeared in the Philadelphia Times over a year ago and published also in this paper. It is alleged that James Milliken was the author of the that the Centre Iron Company to suspend. The Val- entines retained Orvis, Bower & Orvis and Beaver, Gephart & Dale as coun- while Mr. Milliken enlisted the services of John (i. Love, Isq., and the famous Daniel Dougherty, Esq., of New York City, known as the “Silver to of his The prominence of the liti- same and it caused see], Tongued Orator, take care interests, gants as well as the distinguished bar- risters, as counsel, would have aroused and would have fur- much interest nished a treat for the spectators-—hbut the case has heen postponed again, ow- Milliken and previous engagements of Mr. Dough- We would like tried, as it would give the public a free to aut ing to the illness of Mr. erty, tO see these cases entertainment hear else! Dougherty “OTHE OT 5 UX Pets, a - POSSIBLE MURDER. A Clinton County Woman Pound Desd In Bed With her Throat Cut, vening's Lock Haven “J. Wentzel te legraph- WwW, $ i saturday 1 1) oil Brungard Moral strict it SVS: t Aunron to Crawford township to hold an inquest the dead body Mrs, Me By telephone was then learned that she had been dead throat Attorney thi = morning Cone O § ol i Ohne Keague, it found in bed this morning with her cut and a razor lving beside her in the It was added that lid ai bund i Liew 101 it wr the Miser of hh was ir su eide anmissioner Brosius, who left here hix home in Crawford tow nship on the 11 o'clock train this forenoon. Hie ti some folks from the vieinity of je dead woman's home, by w hom hue Was informed that there was strong evi Yet the : We of murder and he the reupon tele. + i hat he The {3 graphed to the district attorney had better come down at Oro, he telegram was duly Mir that Ix shied Brungard made would t “ey =hore =Saturdas oi which point he would tl po Li 1 oetie of the wei] b murder, 31 A New Grange Organized \ ’ the M ducted In meeting of farmers was held in im town hall Mr. fie ‘ A under Frain, ity I san ¥ the auspices of the cou grange. Fhrough the efforts of Mr. Frain fn ] i was organized at following officers Master, Ker Kerstetter: with the the Alexander: rom Charter th HI wees, erseer, Jacob J. W§ KRrumrine: stetter; Lecturer, Fins J. A. ric stewart, Assistant ~ewart, A. W, 17] on # A reon, | Hosterman: Chaplain, reasurer, Andrew Har I. lL. Zerby: Gate Keep- Datweiler; Ce Miss Ada ‘omona, Mrs. Elizabeth Z« rby; Ale I.. As Mrs. Annie Kersteter, Too ¥ N i He's Too Fresh, I'h by the council is entirely too fresh in the stp Fa 3 ATS or i) B F "Ov lora, Mra. Rarah xander: sistant Stewart, ”, x { prod ios Han appointed posed performance of lis duties, and he should be called down | perch, Ther i of i own for active duty from his “ ¥ need a police it is all Unnecessary ex pense upon our tax $ man int and payers, The small boys need not be stopped in their play upon the streets the citizens from then. and need no protection The only time needed was about one week ago when he was eight or ten bums went through town early in the evening and raised {pun- der but like all traditional police he could not then be found. - oo - New Crew, morning passenger train has a new erew aboard, who have been in charge the last few days. The old crew, Conductor Reamer, Baggage Master Gibson, and Engineer Bamuel Cherry are laid up with an attack of the grip. It is said there are hardly The early Corn A, Luse Dend Cora, a seventeen-year-old daughter | the home of her parents, in Brush val- ley, a short distance from the eave, on Saturday. She was taken sick with | that dread disease diphtheria, and her | condition grew worse until Saturday | The funeral was held on Tuesday fol- | lowing, Rev. Fischer, of the Lutheran church officiating. The subject of this notice was the | second daughter of William and Ro- | setta Luse, of near the eave, and had very fair prospects of a long and hap- py life, being a healthy, pleasant, kind and intelligent lady of nearly seven- | On the 6th inst, gan ailing in her throat, however, she | wus kindly cared for, and nothing se-| teen years, she Ix fair hopes of her speedy recovery, but | finally it became apparent that diph- theria would soon end her life; but she was aware of this fact, and was sweet Hready and willing to go home,’ Being of such a pleasing disposition, she was greatly beloved by all who knew her, and her death has caused a gloom of sadness in this vicinity, for she will be greatly missed in the fami- ly, school, and church, and there is much sympathy expressed for her pa- rents and two sisters who survive her. =he quietly breathed her last at 8 pr. mi. on the 16th inst, aged sixteen VOurs, eleven months and eleven days, and was interred at the Union cemetery on the 18th. Her Bev. W. E. Fischer officiated, A Friexn. pastor - - -e More Snow. brn the has has and The weather of the week very changeable and varied, weather prophet of any renown had his predictions verified, no matter what he sald we were to The fall of h turned A cold wave then swe pt over te : have, of week opened with a hie “How about two inches w then {io rain. us making an excellent bottom for good sled 1g. and this was allowed ghi by a snow fa ing the best sleighing we have vet had year far this the wenther has been very mild, but this =o winter not half over, and there may be some fun in store for us before spring. - » - Fattening Cattle, } T turned their attention we farmers of Berks county have o fattening cat- 3 i tie for market, this being a new depart- ure in their mode of farming. Over thousand “ters being i animals four are now Mie The three cents a pound, and when stall-fed, na short time will Ix sid, were bought at are expected 1 hie ¥, 10 average five cents sold. about fed in his stables during the $400 to his bank ae ¥ by the first of March profit on each head will Ix th that & farmer who has I way twenty head of att winter ean add count, «a a - Clearfield Licenses The Clearfield liquor | were Oise granted about two weeks ago and they form a striking contrast when eom- $ pared with Centre county in the num- ber of licensed places, 156 appli ations were filed to sell liquor and of these S8 were granted, refused, and 58 held over for Centre county seven consideration py further has only licensed places and the comparison goes a great differ make-up of the twe way towards designating the ence in moml countios, - > - Cut Down Prices, Lewins, at the Philadelphia Branch, Bellefonte, has made a big reddetion in all An overcoat or warm suit of clothes ean nt make the of prices on winter goods, now be secured owt, must 1 proposes to make them The goods he price well profit. No w sold to room and low regardless any bargain. Take advantage of this cut done Ny, WA He May Visit This Section, gullibles on a World's Fair Detective Agency scheme, $2 the victim is given a brass shield, on receipt of his credentials in red mo- | managers in Chicago. The victims! are promised transportation to Chiea- | #0, hotel and street car expenses, and | THE CONVENTION. Bucevssfally Week of Song. The Musical Convention held last week in the Reformed church, Centre Hall, under the auspices of the | Ald Boclety of that congregation adies | , Was | fied with the result. | The week opened very unpropitious- ly. It rained continually from the opening night until Wednesday, and for a few days few singers from a dis- tance were in attendance, but each day several new members were added to the nt the it numbered or ninety, The would have been larger, for many who had signified their intention of par- ticipating were compelled to remain | class and close shout eighty Class by the grip. Professor Crawford, him- | self, labored under great difficulties in | performing his instructor, suffering from quinsy and was barely uble in the early part to take his place as director, but recovered sufficiently duties as i in a few days to materially assist, The Friday evening as first convention was not closed on inteneded and was continued until Raturday night. Two concerts were rendered on Friday and Naturday evenings respectively, The day were fils and were largely attended, the well patronized. The Ald about one hundred dollars through the sessions of convention Ladies cleared ET i ty Convention and feel flattered consider ing the difficulties under which they labored. Five ry body Wiis pleased with had the concerts given and all fa good time, Prof, Crawford his ability again demonstrated to successfully conduct a musical convention and covered him- self with laurels which he well de- NOTVES, - * - Original if not Elegant, The Clearfield Chest Hepublican n NHVN township, Clearfield county, of authority following unique form marriage Ceremony: 3y the vested Chest and county of Clearfield; by the h i millions of logs that have floated down the creek; by the thousands of Italians railroad checker. the fifty eratic Kickers who swear they will nev- who are making a board of our wail by Demo. er vote the ticket again: by the monot- the back tramp at onous squall of the eats the midnight of the numerous citizens who On vard fence; by tramp, week and who by quarrel; have chicken twice a never owned one our friendly neighbors who never by the hest waters of the ( creck, the Busque hanna river, the earth and sea and all that in them is, | pronounce you man and wife, and may the Lord have mer ey on your souls." Wp» A Rallroad Changes it« Name, Bellefonte, Buffalo Run Eagle allroad The Bald hands and and has changed The ellefonte Central ober also its name, new The Frazer, name is the of A. rintend- Mr. Wolbert, of Philads iphia, and treasurer. officers now Philadelphia, president; Shoemaker, of Bellefonte, sup ent, are: Thomas and § i The road runs country, It built to bring out iron ore, with which seoTeianrs a rich agricultural near State College. through starting Wis the country is rich, - -. - Union Connty Deaths, In Philedelphia, on the 11th of J Ntiteer, formerly an- vary, James of Miffinburg, aged 70 years, On the 4th inst, in White Deer Val- ley, Catharine, relict of Daniel Reaser, aged 77 years 9 months and 3 days. On the 6th inst, at White Deer Mills, David, son of John Campbell, aged 21 Years, 1 month and 12 days, On the 7th inst, in White Deer township, Jacob Noll, aged 61 years, 10 months and 27 days, A Death in Millheim Henry Fiedler, father of ex-county Commissioner M. 8. Fiedler, died at evening, at an advanced age. He had but not of a serious nature until a short time before his death. The in- terment took place on Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. i The lee Crop, The Fence Law, A few weeks since we published a to the fence and stray laws, We took it then as a carefully prepared opinion, and good sound law: but since then Judge Rockefeller's points have been disputed and he has been led to make in, The following Is his last opinion on the subject in the case Mertz vs, Crowser; “The principal and only question necessary for the determination of this and which was fully discussed and decided at the time of the trial related to the duty of the owner of ini- proved land, taking up cattle straying thereon, to give notice to the owner of such cattle, so that such owner might tender amends, That the case was a 51 correctly decided no doubt, but another question was discussed by me Iw in a former opinion, on this motion for a new trial, and that was, as to wheth- erin Northumberland county, fences are required at all, and, if so, whether they are to be made according to the sixth section of the Act of 10th of May, 1729. 1 then held that the same Act of 1729 had never been repealed. My attention had not at that been called to the Act of 18K7, tainly does not repeal that Aet. time which cer- All laws requiring the owners of im- proved lands, in this and other coun- ties of the State, fences thereon, certainly seem to be repealed by the Acts of 1887 and 1888, and per- sons who safier their horses dnd cattle i ages occasioned by reason of thelr tress lands. By the to construct Oo roam at large are liable for all dam- passing such Court. upon Wa. M. ROCKEFELLER, P. J. WA — Guaranteed Cure for La Grippe. drug- Iris advertised King's New covery for consumption, " We authorize our to sell you Dr. wrist coughs and | colds, upon this condition, If are fy Hii you licted with la grippe, and will use 10 and this remedy according directions, trial, , You may return i 2 vi experience the bottle refunded. We s fair it it no bene : and have your money ful success of Dr. King’s New Discov ery during last season's epidemic Have heard of no it Try it. Trial bottles free at J. D. Murray's drug store SOc and £1. case in which failed Large size, - . A Full Equipment. The REPorTER office received a full and fine equipment of job type of the Intest styles and designs, for the execu- tion of all kinds of job work. All old thrown out and their places supplied with new, and we now I modernly office, Work will be executed with neatness and dispatch. We ea in stock a fine line of wedding invitations, wed- tvpe has been ¢ ImYe a equipped » i ry ding envelopes, cards, letter and note heads, ete, ete, and guarantee our work to strictly first class, —if in need of anything enumerated give usa be call, and we will gladly quote prices. By Good Looks Good Looks are more than skin des p healthy condition of all the vital organs. If the liver be inactive, you have a look, if your stomach be disordered you have depending upon a bilious a dyspeptic look and if your kidneys be affected you have a pinched look. Secure good health and you will have good looks, Electric Bitters the great alterative and Tonie acts directly Cures pimples, blotches, boils and gives a good com- plexion. Sold at J. D. Murray's drug store, 50c per bottle, is on these vital organs. a. - Dictrict Conference, The meetings of the District Confer- ence, of the Altoona district of the Methodist church, will be held in How. ard, Tuesday, February 16th, in the evening, and Wednesday, 17th, until {4 p. m. Very many interesting ques- tions will be discussed by the body and the attendance of ministers and laymen of the district will be very large. The committee in charge are W. A. Houek, Rev. G. W. Bouse, ; Sls pr ~ Large stock of clothing for men, boys and children.—C, P. Long, Spring Mills, —Have you seen the new stock of Mrs. John | overcoats just received at the Philad. Charleston, enough well men to keep the trains moving on the Philadelphia and Erie division, all suffering from the grip. three sisters living, viz: Morgan, a resident of Va, Mr. W. W. Brown, formerly of iellefonte, now living in Kansas, and Middleburg, were the guests of the editor's family Friday uight, Tom is a graduste of the RErorTER office and at present edits the Middleburg Post, | a salary of 865 per month during the '® Owing to the mild weather we have Branch * fair. It is a very taking swindle. | had some fears are entertained for the | A 2 ooking shes X auali failure of the ice crop. None has been | —4 heat AE shoe, Son qua harvested in this vicinity as it has been | 1Y and low in price, is the kind of- ‘ vi Bi - The Bras Buttons Frightened Them. —- the foremost Republican organ of Sny- der county, ee ft1 & letter to this office, Mr. J. Mrs, Sarah Hasson, of Boalsburg. member Jim Brisbin, While In our B. Bolt, a former citizen of Centre Hall informs us he has removed from North- brook, Chester county, Pa., back to Frederick, Maryland, and is engaged in the meat market busines in connee- tion with his son James, wee Miss Mame Kreamer, of Rebers- burg, attended the convention several days last week and materially assisted in making it a success, Miss Krenmer is an accomplished musician and ren- dered a number of solos during the messions, rip is still raging in all parts of the county with unabated vigor. In some sections of our valley there are cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria, fa tal in some instances. The weather last week was unpleasant, wet, and county he spert many hours in the al contributor, oo. Death st Woodward, Mrs. A. L. Treaster died at 'Wood- ward on Wednesday of last week, after a weeks’ illness, superinduced by an attack of grip. her bereavement, an estimable Indy and was highly re- spected in her community, ila teciaelian Hi In Fravee, A cablegram was received by rela tives of Dr. E. W. Hale, of Bellefonte, stating that that gentleman was seri- | ously ill in Southern France where he chilly, and favorable for breeding grip and colds, had gone hoping to greatly benefit his health thereby * Ol Pipe Blown vp. On Saturday night unknown parties | dynamited the pipes of the Standard | {oil company near Woolrich, Clinton | county. The company's telegraph { line was also cut by the vandals, Four | feet of the pipe was blown out, and the { linemen are thoroughly satisfied that [dynamite was used. Over 1,000 bar (rels of oil were lost by the breakage before it was repaired. i ia ai Relighous Services, Preaching at Georges Valley Luth- ; i and at Farmers Mills at 230 p. m. W. E. Fiscugn, a ~