THE CENTRE "REPORTER. | FRED. KURTZ, EDITCR AND PUBLISHER. CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS, JAN, 28. | i RACKET STORE NEWS. Mi. Kurrz, Dear Nir: the Please tell the that during yoecders of “ Reporter’ January i“ Th ‘ we say bargains, Racket.” ’" the clear oud i ied Lind seemnple whet department of we me modern kind, not the cut-<cond-dr usually colle ol bargains, A few prices will suplice to show 1 mean. Men's Bulls IR, and Wool Plaids, per yard, worth easily double. 85 cents a pair, Nitk conta Knick- yard, | Dress &, at split price S, yard wide + erbocker Dress Goods, 123. Re Hr Musli N eenin per usual price, tints in Goods, Calicoes, Nuff Ced, Come and Racket” has doubled itse ir and why you will find it crowded when other i “The year, see yourself why in «a stores are « mpty. Respectfully Yours, Gi. R. SPIGELMYER, SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. Bellefonte, Pa., Jan, 5, 1802 Rev, Samuel Yearick samuel Yearick, of Year ick’s chureh, in the township, died on Friday, of last week. Rev: Yearick was the Evangelical was aged over seventy years, Rev. near west end of a local preacher of] denomination, and Wo My Be Among the First to Res pond. The State pect to be called into service in case of a war with Chili. the commander-in-chief, Guard is ready at any time among the first and the spond to the President's call. Pennsylvania Guard ex- Cieneral Snowde SH and will be finest ly Oar Columns Open, REPORTER of The columns of the open to all for the discussion any question of public interest. f the au but on the part of the be accompanied by the name « thor, not for publication dence of good faith writer. as ev - Al cots State College Changes. Prof. T. F. Hunt of the culture, Rad has resigned, and Prof. the University of fill his place. A in engineering is to be established college the near future. president to succeed Prof. Jas. has not yet been selected, chair State H.J Missouri selected Cour se at A in yy PERSONAL. — Mrs, i visiting vicinity. Samuel Barr, of Tyrone, friends in Centre Hall home last week from 3 ansence Mrs, Foss Milton about «ix wi W.. 1 visited her after of eks. Mingh parents 3» ». amd son (: iu burg several days of this week. — Farmer Daniel Horner, seyville, gave the REPORTER he just got over a siege of the grip. Mrs. Micl Of a wel to her bed f the an attack o ~Miss Jennie Boal spent days in Liaden Hall this week, the guest of Mr. Shannon Boal's family. Mr. John H. Huff, of Glen Iron, visited his daughter, Mrs. Crawford, on Church street, this week. —{levan Dinges is home for a few days this week. Clevan just returned from a trip east on insurance business, ~Mr. J. Linn Harris, assistant mapor of Bellefonte, spent the greater part of Wednesday in Centre Hall on professional business, ith grip. Frank Crawford was in Lewis burg on Monday on business pertain- ing to the estate of the late J. C. Raud- enbush, of Laurelton. —Mr. B. F. Yearick, of Spring township, accompanied by a friend, gave our sanctum a call and had his subscription dated ahead. Sickness throughout the valley and county is still unabated--grip has the run, pneumonia in some cases, with scarlet fever and diphtheria do- ing sad work in some families. Will Wagner, merchant, of Stone Mill, called in our sanctum. Will intends making sale of his person- of property snd quit business in the spring. He advertises some live stock at public sale, in the REronTen, wee It 18 reported in our exchanges that Colonel J. L. Spangler, who has removed his residence from Bellefonte to Hasting, Cambria county, where he is superintendent of the operations at that place, is lying dangerously ill w—eMr. F. Bowersox, of Rock Bprings, gave us a call last week and spent a short time in our sanctum. Mr. Bowersox is a reader of the Re rorTER and as he informs us he not only admires it for its news but for its unfailing and staunch Democracy, and as the best paper published in the coun- ty. A man of his intelligence always has that to say. Mr. Bowersox Is sue pervisor of Ferguson township and is JANUARY COURT. JUSTICE METED OUT AT THE COUNTY SEAT. I Snnuary Term of Court Convenes on Man- duy. The list of Cases not Large. Interesting Proceedings. after court ealled for constables throughout mt Dale, Esq., al petitions be fore the then asking that a guardian the bench. Moon led Judge Furst the the county, was cal report of Clem then prose nted sever wurt. WW. F. the court be appointed for the children of Sarah Roeder appeared John Marks was appointed. another guardian to Wil- WARS then Of Reeder sey. deceased, Mr. 1). S. Keller, minnte liam Cone, appointed. un fow < of the court's pr % NA O enpled senting | list 0 cause in petitions. the « to which would ¢ The His Potter © yard strike ome week Markle. John wed vs, granted, (. Quigley th Judge Decker KF. 1 Furst overuled the the * Phi ilipsin irs Ww trial in Case Wik Karsher, i Frank beer eiendm D. 1 read a petition si among his against our laws. r, Fis , ther ed by some « {th 4 'itizens of king for nsion J. Me ithe commonwealt leave the ca ithe Court. 1x i SCC. Ver, }., Fepre h was disposed 4 to the good judgment Mr. th SOS Karcher w » court and Judy od legal to the great erime i He state law ii i gave him 4 navies 1 whiel 2 : . stood indiete t i he f would suspend as dollar ed the cost he He, hh Weve, Ww tence. The grand jury W L.. ! reg X hy M Was ma le Prothonatory Gramley, of townsh In the case of iward Crane diand s both place WW, } had bu foreman. | 0 ¥ against ver, Ksq., apj tated Ci and aiid WET dea yt Dale Is be M. Faq., al ~. , Fortney, it, Jac son, an Englishman, 3 3 pres it HINA i the court for naturalization not know tution, when he did iT United States. H bat the Judge he would wonld re of Hr anvthing about or what was required a $0 i Was i, th naturaliz the HAVIN pers, il xjuire ni to red Pe d States: in Ons NE Ses Wore from auily count of illness in their Mo i ie il fami ul they wer defendents pleading ndictments and the court imposed the Case “1 of = tt He The next hat overseer of the po Hastings & Res id John (3. ao ¢ tated follo Onthe ly Mr. Pringle was the of Cowher died in Taylor township. furnished a coffin, ial robe. tried wa 1 gle ve, wior township. dntiff an The § or 2a. Mr. for pi i avy i: + . : i fendant. “* is = ' I 0x 1861, a man i (Ger - uy at aih8 Y Tye . i tified harles that IW name The witness stated that ning sore and when dead the remains were so offensive that it was with great difficulty that the body was laid Mr Cowher resident of township, and being poor Mr. presented the bill for the out, Was 8 Taylor Pringle funeral eX township. it and The that He refused to pay the suit was brougnt to court. defense tried to establish the fact ship, and the funeral expenses should | be paid out of that. that Cowher owed him a store bill things free gratis. Mr. Cowher was not a publie charge, hut the people of that vicinity helped him. Mrs. Mary Cowher sworn. She is the widow the late Charles Cowher. She mother of seven children, house and ten acres of land in Taylor township. She is poor, but tell overseers until she had to, still very poor. This case took up all of the afternoon | and the court Judge delivered his charge to the jury. This case came to an unceremonious She is | ing when Love attorney fendents arose and stated that on Mon- day evening he saw the plaintiff, Mr. Pringle, going around Bellefonte in company with John Eves, of Half Moon who was a juror on the case; that tney went #0 the opera house together, and after the opera they slept in the same room at the hotel. This was a direet violation of the law, and against the direction of the court. The case was withdrawn as directed by the court. Next ease up was commonwealth va, Andrew Osiclin, a Hungarian, at whose one of its most respected citizens, twas charged with violating tne law by { furnishing liquor to various persons on | i | to persons while visibly under the in- | fluence of liquor. I The evidence taken as a whole was | conclusive that the defendant furnish- | ed the whiskey and was the cause of i the trouble. The court instructed the jury as to {the law in the case and of course left the facts for them to decide from the | evidence, The jury was out but a short time, verdict guilty and returned a of as | charged. Roy cutting Commonwealth vs, Harvey EK. er, charged with maliciously {down and haulinT trees from a school yard in Potter township. were heard jury. They guilty as in manner Several witnesses the court charged the turned a verdiet of indicted, Inthe Wn PI Case Commonwealth vs, charged with receiv- instructed of not ase of Dinsmore, stolen goods, the return court the jury to a verdict guilty. The next ¢ wealth ( with infanticide. was Wilson, Carrie Wilson delivered of child, living with her sister, Mrs, Kreamer, at Coburn, it supposed the child had been dealt with by the mother. Its heap in held. The commonwealth was verdict f was returned by the jury on L422 up arrie NM On. VK, defendant, was a while roe and Was body was found in rubbish iil dl « of the i evi- vard n inquest tence not conclusive and a ‘ {day morning. Alf — JEREMIAH DUB BS nD cath of un former Residentof this Valiey near Philipsburg On Saturday Jores morning about Dubbs, } *hilipsburg, died He had bee for s grip hw OTe niah of SH ia n ill ine time ppe. from the , and a fe pile and being v days previous to his deat walking around in fell break- weak tand in his bed room, rib and turing £45) i about seventy-three his room very against a ing one frac another He was age 2 years and lived with his son Thomas Dubbs, at Cold Stream, sided for s« r. Dubbs was wi with whom he wernl years, i d a short distance Hall for a long His remains were tre Hall on the 247 ¢ burg known in this vicinity, having live west of Centre time. brought to Cen- on and Fuesday inte «1 in His wife nN Vears rnoon the cemetery at this place has hwwny dead about and the Thomas § $i nine te children who “ir. vive and James, living at are Cold Stream; 3s itle: John, of Bel old amd a daug fonts , who lives on the homestead in Pe resides in nn's Valley, hter Altoona a - Has Rept Seventy-two Hanes, Hotliman, i n, a t th if Professor J ile if thi int ire Tues aged olghtex hom SU i it « rid ad on her usual good health Hipsbya re, she has not awakened. She has i entv-two hours, and all physicians her st in vain. The is a peculiar one and the outeome of Miss Hoffman's long sleep is await- ed with ar fO arous CRs ixiet YY. The Rerorter was informed that boy dy, the head close to the sic and the supposition caused thereby, which would account for the condition of the girl. ly —. a threw a snow ball at the young la- which struck her the back of the ears on ie is A Hrote of a Teacher, The Lewishirg Journal says we are lic school at Linnville, a few whipped two small boys so severely to go to their beds for several days. en us is correct, and remain there If the statement give that teacher is not those children would have a good case at court. a mt Cut Down Prices, | Lewins, at the Philadelphia Branch | Bellefonte, has made a big reduction in prices on all winter goods, overcoat or warm suit of clothes at cost. The goods | make room | now be secured {must be sold to them regardless of any profit. No | shoddy and every article purchased a bargain, Take advantage of this cut in price and you will not regret having | done so, | i AA ass The Woman far Superior, A story Is going the rounds of the [press that woman's knees are not | adapted for many things that men’s are. The idea given out is that the feminine knoe is not strong. That's all in your eye, declares the Bradford Fra. You wateh a man and woman stand up before a parson, and while the man's knees wabble like the cccen- trie rod of a steam engine, the woman's will be as steady as the pillars of Her- cules, Cok a AA ctiyatem, Ornges and Lemons... G. 0. Benner, ANOTHER TRAMROAD ACCIDENT, William Pardee, were being taken y| 3090 the trammroad to Pardee, the | | crew lost control of the train, owing fo | | the slippery condition of the rails, and | {all the men jumped except Olley | Specht, engineer, (son of Jacob Specht) | and fireman Will Jordan. The train had gained a tremendous speed Jordan and Specht jumped off. dan, it is supposed, jumped on wrong side and rebounded of the trucks, (round into a pulp. with a broken nose, | feet, i Mr. when | | Jor- | i | | he was wheels where The attending physician thinks Specht will recover. He brought in on a mule and Jordan was in on dinkey. Mr. Bpecht had just jumped in time, {taken another track and landed on the rocks some forty feet down the mountain, en- tire wreek. Mr. Jordan lived Par- dee, He leaves wife and several children, an HA i Wo py THE CRAWFORD TOWNSHIY AFFAIR. Particulars of the Salcide of Mra. MeKeague, William The following in reference to the supposed murder committed in that county Mrs, William McKeague, Crawford township, lived a with two sons and two daughters, Lock Haven Democrat gives the re- ’ rently: ol on | Thursday night her married daughter, Mrs, morning arose, | bed. After she | Keague arose, back to the leaving her left the room Mrs, Me- bed eut her throat, The age and sick but previous, i couch beside her. deceased { fifty-five years of i Khe Was a widow, had and around the been was up day It is sup- posed that her illness had in a meas- her mind. Huston of the Peace, held an jury of twelve verdict ure weakened Weldler, Justice inquest, with who rendered a with the cire At first it was thought might | District go to the i men, in accordance imstances above the af- murder and Attorney Brungard started to to do but was met that fair have been a ROBIE, whatever parties the LHOCOSSATryY, by Fase { tween Jersey Bhore and home of { the unfortunate him that there could h ¢ for murder case of suicide, woman, who assured Ave heen no mo and it simply The in the man’s neck was about two inches long was i cut Wi and her windpipe was not altogether It ther she must have lived for some time he terrible sN red. that after « deed, C Brosius came hers Monday from Crawford township and there doubt ' 4 { suicide. Wis fore wU PPOs | ommitiing $ i ommissioner r | he says is no whatever This has mind of the ! hension that murderous work that it was a case o | relieved the public appre had been done by other parties, The funeral of Mrs place Monday ”~ Margaret Bradiey Dead Another death grip re<d within our limits this week in that lof Miss Margaret Bradley, She had been taken ill several weeks ago while living with Mrs. McCully, an aged la- dy in Centre Hall, and her condi- | tion grew worse it was deemed advisa- ble to remove her and she of James Stahl, where died on morning. She was aged about ty years and was a regular attendant at the Methodist church. MeRKeague took morning -—y - from aocur as to the home town, she Monday BOVE. day morning, Revs, Fischer and Shoe- maker officiating in the services. In- terment was made in the cemetery at this place. so Aye Monday Rules in 18502, rule as the day of holidays, | observed this vear will fall on a Mon- | | day. First comes Washington's dirth- | | day, Monday, February 22; then fol-| {lows Memorial day, Monday, May | | 80th: the Fourth of July also comes on | la Monday; so does Labor day, Sept. | | 4th. Christmas comes on Sunday and | | according to the regulation of things, | | Monday will be observed as the legal | holiday for Christmas. Thanksgiving day is the only holiday that does not fall on Monday. Here is something for the superstitious to talk about, ls A AY IY The Rond Question, Hecretary Edge, of the department of agriculture, finds that the farmers of the state are awakening to the need for better roads, and the methods and construction and means of paying for the work will be discussed at every farmers’ meeting held this year. The equalization of taxation will also be a much discussed question. The number of institutes held this year will largely exceed that of any former year, every county in the state, with the exception of Philadelphia, being scheduled for one or more institutes, Sins AY IY Appointed to fill the Vacancy, It is rumored that Roland Curtin, son of General John I. Curtin, of Belle fonte, has received the appointment to the Naval Academy, at Annapolis, NORE AFFLICTION, In About One Week. The family of William Luse, living Brushvalley road, near the been fearfully visited by In last week's issue of the cave, has | diphtheria. | his seventeen- year-old daughter, from this terrible disease. duty to announce two more a daughter, aged about thir. teen years, and the father, both died the daughter on and the father on deaths same day, Tuesday morning, pen is too feeble to deseribe, and which of the once happy household can feel but not tell. Two only the survivors will from syim- week's this but {over a run out far and near, time. Sympathy afflicted family no amount of the anguish and | the void created by the ravages of the to | pathy ean cure | grim monster in this brief space of time. The mother and the oldest daughter, | aged eighteen years, also a little boy with the family, | have an attack of the disease, with lit- tle hopes for the recovery of the only remaining The shows evidence of improvement, { who has his home daughter. A more sad calamity be- fall a family; may He things wisely comfort and be their protector. BOATrese rules survivors can who the a - 40 Degrees below Zero, At Du Bois, Clearfield county, the | mercury dropped to 40 degrees below zero on last Wednesday They call that eold weather out there, morning. ed with what it was at Centre | the same time, and Monday and Tuesday of last week. | ter in the REPORTER office only ters fifty below zero and the cold that the mereury frozen solid before wanted On be- came so intense the tube way down to not Ws it w here and could register fast enough. Wen one from our frozen ink in the When the the inrushing air that we had i fall of over two feet to 10 Keep On top. were compelled use snow al devil endeavored to shoot a cat while work, back the sanctum one afternoon and hie attempted to load his gun he had He overwhelmed with this discovery feovered Iu no shot. w the missing of a good chance at that he wl | tears, As Lilese to the thes small pet and ground frozen i " les wer glancing | almost leaped for joy at his discovery He them down gathered up a handful and put top the gun barrel on i the powder and let go at the cat. cat was transfixed with an icicle, Fquite dead. The heat of had melted the tear<drops | were as suddenly frozen into an to the Such was the theory unaccount happening. and the y when exposed intense cold able ——— — The Best injthe State, Centre Hall have the coasting this side of Lapland. finest They boys ny mountain, and mount and come down into the heart of town ‘ter down, and nothing { world than to get down when the road ing down is a sight to see. But then it is a mile and a quarter up, | foot that and drag their sleds—we just fun as the “down | else the youngsters and their gals would | stay down and not go up. MA Ap To Open the Old Portage Road. | are making preparations to reopen the | | Portage railroad above Altoona, which | {was abandoned several years ago. | Cresson to Petersburg, Huntingdon | | county, and will shorten the distance | | fifteen miles between Philadelphiaand | Pittsburg. This route is in the line of the Pennsy’s policy in providing rapid transit to the World's Fair at Chicago, and the present heavy traffic on the main line, through Altoona, renders the need for this new moun tain road imperative.—Altoona Times, ce ——————— - A Dangerous Occupation, Men who go down into the mines to dig coal take their lives into their own hands. Coal mining is the most dangerous occupation engaged in by man, but it is asserted that the care lessness or recklessness of the coal dig- ger is the cause of two-thirds of the disasters in the mines. A IM I RN The Constables Duty. Constables are required to post ten notices in each election district, at least ten days before the February election, and in every such advertisement they are to enumerate the officers to be elect. ed as well as to designate the time and place of holding the election. Md. Helis to fill the vacancy left at that institution by A. J. Cruse, Jr., of Bellefonte, ' ea A Bargains on Overconts,—C. P. Too o Cheap to be , Good, Chambersburg Valley The Spirit She had read an ad- Such an opportunity to partially furnish a room was not to be lost and she forwarded After waltiug what she considered a sufficient time «he directed her son to “hiteh up’ the large one-horse wagon The wagon was backed platform in order to save the furniture any jostling and to Inquire after the furniture. The agent inform- ed her that a box had come for her that morning and directed the freight handler to deliver into her hands, He | did so and then the learned how shallow are some of the promises woman of far-away business men, | The box was merely a cigar box but it contained the furniture consisting of two small wire chairs and one wire so- fa. She was indignant at the eruel de- ception, but was more thoroughly aroused when told that she owed the { railroad company twenty-five cents for | freight, She paid the charge after | long argument, and went home fully a determined never more to buy except “on sight.” ly | How Justice is Administered in Ohio. | The man takes a newspaper | from the postoffice with no intention | of ever paving his subscription would { be highly indignant and grossly insul- {ted if he were called a thief. Yeta | court in Ohio (where they have the | same newspaper laws as in Pennsyl- | vania) recently convicted forty men of that calibre and allowed the publisher who brought the suits judgment to the of the bill in every e The erime charged against them was larceny. A few cases like this may boom the collection business and who | full extent ase, more cause legions of poor editors to rise to sudden affluence, prosperity -Holmanville (Pa) i sf on i Frighifaily Torn by a Hook. Mra. of Coal Run wanted to go to Shamokin to do some and hap- | piness, Monitor. Mannah Kashner, | shopping and she accepted an invita- tion from a neighboring butcher to ride {to town in On the the horses ran off and the woman pitched from one side of the wagon to the other, and fearfully lacerated by the that stud both sides of the Her flesh was torn off in { strips and one of her eyes was gouged | out. is in very condi- | tie his wagon. way Was hooks top. Shi a critical HA. fc —_— Groceries Should Be Covered Up. All arid other household supplies should be put away in their own and not left Keep tapioca. ose covered glass jars, tea and tin canisters, meal and flour in covered wooden buckets. gre WT IOR proper receptacles, standing rice, around in paper bags, oatmeal, craked wheat, ete, in el coffee in WA Cold, I'he weather from Monday Wednesday cold. winds t to extremely , and high nigh evening The skies were bright prevailed. Was tlt imate BE Large stock of clot hing for men, boys and children.—C. P. Long, Spring Mills, —Have you seen the new stock of overcoats just received at the Philad. Branch ? we Mingle's shoe store receives new stock every day. Prices are always fair and reasonable, —A neat looking shoe, good quali ty and low in price, is the Kind of goods purchased at Powers’ Bhoe store, Bellefonte. A trial will convince you of this, If in need of anything in the boot or shoe line don't forget that | Mingle, Bellefonte, has the finest line | in the state from which to select. He good returns for your money. A. —— Bucklen's Arnlea Salve The Best Salve in the world for Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, { Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, | Chilblains, Corns, and all 8kin Erap- | tions, positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give per- | fect satisfaction, or money refunded. | Price 25 cents per box. For sale by J. D. Murray, Draggist. A 5 ti Entitled to Confidence. Mr J.D. Marrar, Druggist should have the oon fidence of this commanity, his calling & one ofr «pr wibility; very often precios lives are entrusted to his care; taking the agency for sell. fg the celebrated Red Flag Oil should be a guar untee, i will do all that is claimed for it, and no remedy excels it for the quick cure of Rbeuma- tian, Neuralgia, Sprains and sil bodiy pain. Price 2 cove i § i Grain Market. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY KURTZ & BON, Wheat Rye init ehe tro nt Bockwheas
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