THE CENTRE REPORTER.
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CENTRE HALL, PA, THURS. SEPS. ==
THE RACKET.
THE FIRST SPRINKLING
Of Fall Goods has put in an ap-
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THE LAST DAYS, |
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THE TWO BIG DAYS OF THE PIC
NIC.
and |
Large Crowds Present. Friday |
Yeteran's Day.
The REPORTER went to press last
Thursday morning and in consequence
was unable to chronicle the events of
storm of
DRESS GOODS AND TRIMMINGS |
Special attention is called to the
genuine Broadhead Worsteds and all-
wool Serges, for which we have exclu- |
give sale,
LADIES' COATS AND WRAPS—
Representing the famous houses of
Rothchild and Julius Stein. We sell
these goods like everything else in the!
store at one price and that the lowest."
MEN'S, LADIES’, AND CHILDREN'S SHOES™
Immense stock. Prices often half of
regular, In ladies’ fine shoes, repre-
senting exclusively in Bellefonte the
Curtis and Wheeler specialties.
Too Much to Talk Aboud,
KOM AND C.
(i. R. SPIGELMYER,
SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr.
Bellefonte, Pa.
PERSONAL.
—Mr. Will Barr, of Tyrone, spent
several days with friends in town.
——Dr. Radelif, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of his uncle, Mr. Shannon
Boal.
George Garver and wife, of Phil-
adelphia, are guests at the home of
Mrs. Dinges.
— General D. H. Hastings mingled
with the grang ors, and old vets on Fri-
day at the park.
Andrew Harter, of Penn |
townships most respected farmers,
gave our sanctum a call.
——Editor T. H., Harter and
of the Middleburg Post, took in
picnic several days last week.
Mrs. Della Brumgord, of Lock
Haven, spent several days with the
family of Mr. Harry Kreamer.
——Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Brisbin
parted on Saturday to attend the i.
A. R. encampment at Washington.
——Miss Ula Baskerville departed
on Tuesday morning for Chambers
burg, where she is attending college.
one
wife,
the
de-
—Mr. Hudson Love and wife and
son, of Pittsburg, spent several days
last week with Mrs. Jane Love, on
Church street.
——Rev. Robert O'Boyl two
children, of Shenendoa, arrived last
week and will spend several days with
friends in Centre Hall.
William Harpster, of Freeport,
I11., is home on a visit to his mother.
Will looks fine and we are pleased to
learn he is flovrishing out there.
and
—Al. Wieland, of Indiana, Pa., is
visiting at the home of his father at
Linden Hall, and manages to find
time to spend with his friends at Cen-
tre Hall.
Miss Grace Jordon, daughter of
Mr. William Jordon, formerly of Tus-
sey ville, but now of Ohio, is visiting
her grandfather Mr. Daniel Fleisher,
at this place.
—Mr. A. J. Bloom, of Lock Ha-
ven, was a caller at the REPORTER
sanctum last week, and with him was
Miss Nellie Troxell, one of Lock Ha-
ven's handsomest young ladies.
Mrs. Kate Summerson and two
children, of Hammersleys Fork, Pa.
and Mrs. George Walters and three
children, of Leidy, Pa. are visiting at
the home of Mr, Henry Boozer,
—James Conley, who left this place |
for the west over a year ago, arrived |
home last week for a visit. Jim is
employed as a passenger brakeman on |
a railroad running into Chicago, and |
has a lucrative job.
~The following clipped from the |
Lewisburg Saturday News is of much |
interest to our readers, as both parties |
are well known in Centre Hall: The |
engagement of Miss Margaret Gast,
daughter of Mr. J. D. 8B. Gast, a
wealthy merchant of Mifflinburg; to |
Mr. Robert Snodgrass, a young man
prominent in the financial and social |
affairs of the same place, is announced.
—l*hris Murray departed Monday |
morning for Princeton, N, J. College,
where he will enter the senior class at
that institution and graduate in Juife
next. Chris during the past season at
times has done work on the Repor-
TER and contributed to its columns
many able articles. His journalistic
ability has been recognized to the ex-
tent that he has been appointed col-
lege correspondent of the New York
Sun, a responsible position.
owe Professor Chriswell, the newly
elected principal of our public schools,
arrived in Centre Hall last week to as-
sume the position to which he was
elected. Professor Chriswell is a resi-
dent of Carleton, N. Y., and in tak-
ing charge of the boroigh schools,
comes highly recommended for the
position. He is a very agreeable gen-
tleman and will doubtless be success
ful in his position.
and exhibition held last week in
Grange Park.
The
were unfavorable and the attendance
up to Thursday morning was far be-
low that of former years, owing partly
previous days of the picnic
from attending. The weather on
Tuesday and Wednesday
thing but
quence comparatively
Wis any-
agreeable, and in conse-
small crowds
were in attendance. The grangers felt
for
Everyone however, look-
men, who had paid high rates
privileges.
ed forward to Thursday for favorable
The day
is always counted the largest of the
weather and large crowds,
week and the fakirs expected thereby
to erawl from the hole in whieh they
had placed themselves,
The day opened gloomily and cloudy
but early in the morning people began
coming by private vehicles of which
constant st
thie
heavily loaded, bringing
there was a ream
passing
through town, and trains wen
several thou-
An estimate
weld
sand people to the park.
of the erowd
twelve thousand.
was plac at about
Exercises were held in the large tent
addresses delivered
by prominents, who responded to the
and several were
cause of right of which there were two
sides,
The usual number of fakirs in
were
attendance and kept the park grounds
their «
resounding with the cries of
cellent wares, and did a
ir
¥ a
business
air
There were a number of skin gi
RIIAES
set up on the ground and outside and
business in
the gamblers did a big
qnts to the of
A id st
ing up about five o'clock In
fleecing the innoc tune
from #1 to $100, wi orm com
§
fie
noon frightened a great
there was a scramble for
vehicles, but it soon bl
crowd had dwindled
small one.
Friday
weather
Vet
fair
was
Was
The
and every train brought in
8.1
ile
chilly.
The day was the ocean of
“ion
nual reunion of the Cen nty
ire coun
eran club. The crowd on Friday nun
bered possibly about six thousand an
was way below what had been exp
ed. delivered
auditorium ex-Glovernor Beaver
Add ress o Were
by
and others and the audience
. i b
as the tent would permit
large
hie
ternoon when a threatened rain storm
wenther continued fair until in t
came up and the crowd began to
out and depart for their homes,
caring to stand the threatened dow
pour which seemed imminent, but for
tunately passed by.
:
In the evening very few
the
ground,
4 op
cept remained on the
tenters,
f ma-
There were very few exhibits o
chinery on the ground, and had it not
been for the display made by Huyett,
Meyer & Boozer, of Centre Hall, and
MeCalmont & Co., of Bellefonte,
wotild have been comparatively noth-
it
ing. The display each year is dimin-
ishing, which we understand
IS CAs
ed by the excessive rates charged by
the managers,
The railroad service under the
direct supervision of Superintendent
Westfall, who had the running of
trains under his personal direction.
The dispatchers’ office at the park this
year was enlarged and the
was
railroad
wire fence. Access |
could only be had to the trains by
ly handled than in former years.
Superintendent Westfall remained on |
ness of the ground by a pyrotechnic
There was much dissatisfaction ex-
heard on every hand of this being the |
last one to be attended. It is true
The managers made a pre-|
Several small build-
ings were erected in which benches
were placed, but they were a miserable
provision for the weary. The grounds
at their best are devoid of attractive-
ness and of amusement there is none
for the vigitors beyond staring at each
other, but one soon tires of even that,
The biggest attraction seems to be the
large crowd. The crowd this year,
taking it as a whole, was far below
that of last year, this can be attribu-
ted partly to the bad weather, but
next year if no effort is made by the
managers towards attractions and
amusements, the crowd will be small
er, bad weather or not,
The closing of the entrance in the
middle of the ground was also a cause
for complaint from the citizens of the
town. The entypance had been in use |
at all former plenies and was the one |
but the managers |
seemingly did not look at it in that |
way, and the citizens and others were i
compelled to find their way
most desirable,
through |
an alley, down a dusty street before |
loss to the borough in revenue from li-|
censes to fakirs, who set up outside the |
feel able pay
high privileges within. The entran-
inconvenient and of the]
the desirable |
should be opened, The grangers claim
that the entrance it has
the effect of dividing the crowd more
evenly over the ground and that it will
the main avenue, |
This to a certain extent is true, but if
the pienic managers w ish to conduct a
successful pienie in the future it is to |
to
COR Are out
gntes
way, and most
by closing
not congregate at
the public wants they must cater, not
to the impressions of their own minds, |
A of the
right views, but it seems to
portion management has
be troub- |
led with top-heavy.
thi
of prominent men to be present, such
Another mistake is advertising
as President Harrison, Hays, Pattison
and others, when it is known they will
not be present, Always stick to the
don’t fool
The ground was under police super-
truth, and
people,
vision and the order was good through-
the week,
hi the order was the
LiGrous
rovears and no arrests wer
Hid not pan out as well
for the eating
venders, lodging
in former vears
and flying jenny
The
Haan in
did a fa
sind 3
siness, bow
turnout
1g aa fornier
sheckels raked
ing correspondingly bewn
Yeurs
accounts for the in be
andlord dartges sold
4 \
s of beer less lash week
1 .
He Week ast year,
3 1
WORE
wind
EEE
10 sold the
picnic gre
of the
Wis
fv ig
preparations were
the
£m
CAIMDETS
~atur
» commenc-
“Were
there
Early in
Wis a
dew.
here was a slight apprehen-
ie supply would
the
and both reservoirs were placed in ser
fill while
the
however raised
demand owing to
drought,
3a
fn
other was attached to
being wed to
the mains,
all
doubts and the supply greatly exeeed-
ed the
The rain storms
demand.
The officers elected for the
club
President,
ensuing
of Centre
General Jas,
John CC. Miller;
treasurer, ex-Department Commander,
Austin Curtin,
ear for the Veterans’
: secretary,
Addresses were deliv.
of
Canton,
Ohio; Captain Rhinehart, of Kansas;
Professor Hamilton, of the State Col-
lege, and others,
ered by Colonel Cassidy,
——
A Michigander Surprises the Loopers.
Mr. Jacob Gephart left the vicinity
of Tusseyville some twenty-four years
ago for Michigan, and returned to his |
Being of a jolly
turn, he played a good many pleasant |
surprises upon some of his old acquain- |
tances, the Runkles, Billy Boal and
qnly a few days ago.
was, Mr. Gephart flourished in the
to
He finds many
quarter of a century. He gave the
ty-four years,
ms pm
A Lodging House,
Farmer Joel Kerstetter, on Thurs |
day night of last week, on going to his
barn about midnight, found some six-
ty men in it as lodgers, on his straw
and hay mow, and barn floor; some
were smoking, The condition of his
rye straw and the inside of the barn
in general, was not at all pleasing to
Mr. Kerstetter, and next year he may
have his barn doors fastened on the
inside, so the rable from the anjoining
pienie ground, will find it bothersome
to gain admittance,
us MM ARO,
Tendered a Serenade.
The Rote, Pa, Farmers’ Cornet
Band favored the Rerorrer with a
serenade unfortunately we were ab-
gent and missed a good treat. The
band has our thanks all the same, for
it is good on a blow,
OPENING OF SCHOOLS,
The Pablie Schools Begin an Eight
Term,
Month
The public schools opened on Mon-
day morning, 19th inst.,, with a
good attendance,
Carleton, N. Y,,
very
Prof, Chriswell, of
the newly-elected
p
Miss Maggie Hane
charge of the primary
under her
instructor
pupils charge. Wagner
Gielss is in the 2nd grade
and has about forty scholars on the
roll.
in the three schools with more yet
follow.
The time
The attendance is large already
Lo
is not far distant when
the increase
of scholars, and give them a graded
in order to accommodate
of instruction.
The present
building was erected for such and the
fourth room is occupled by
der.
a secret ore
oe
The World's Fair nt Milton.
This year the great Milton Fair will
Hevised
thi
farmer and stockmen. Increased purses
eclipse all former meetings.
and enlarged premiums interests
for speed insure many of the best trott-
ing horses on the turf, and the
high
and running races by a stable of
exhibition of jumping,
adian horses owned by { al. (leo,
per, the
first prix
SUOW
Pep-
horseman, took
the Horse
at Madison Square Garden, New
noted who
ut American
Waris 1 » §
pf OK, inst year, are some of the feat
ures. Delightful band concerts, bicyel
Excursions on all railroad
and
a
3),
Our Callers,
The Rerorrter had an unusual rush
[callers during last week, all of v
REPORTER a-running
other week
A y
Orin a paper ike
the
Lil
rar
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Recovering From the
it will
friends of
Wound.
tu
Wn flown
i his neck, wi
, i= still discharging, |
ex pernenoes
the
is on
Way
A -—
Hed of Diphtheria.
M fas
Keller, daughter of Cojonel
ler, of Bellefonte, died at the
a friend in Pa.
had visiting, of
type of diphtheria
Bellefonte for
Last Sunday morning, Martha
¢
nome ol
Danville whom she
been i“
Miss
Danville
Keller
soit
taken ill soon after arriving at her des-
the
Keller was
She was interred
Miss
young
tination. SANT
day at Danville, a
most attractive lady and was
aged about twenty-one years,
Ay
A Five Legged Pig.
Comrade Thomas Lyons living about
a mile west of Centre Hall, has a curi-
oxity in the shape of a pig with five
legs. The pig is not inconvenienced
with this extra appendage and is as
lively as any in the lot. The fifth
of the front
shorter, but is
similar in all other respects to a pig's
foot, having hoof, joints and all. The
leg
one
excited no little curiosity in the viein-
ity.
The borough expenses during the
grangers' picnic for police services
were way below that of last year,
while the money received by the bur
Wop
Borough Expenses
The burgess handed
pense of about §30 for the week.
borough is ahead by about $50,
ai———
A New Oil Engine.
Engine No, 1501, a “Hoag'’' pattern
freight engine, fed by oil, passed
through Tyrone a few day ago, attach~
ed to a heavy freight train. The trip
from Altoon to Harrisburg consumed
only two barrels of oil, and the engine
did its work well. The novel engine
has an oil tank in the rear of the regu-
lar tender,
———————
wee At Mingle's shoe store, Belle
fonte, all the latest styles in fool wear
The
than elsewhere,
ON SN
NG NEWS|
A BUNGLING REPORTER OF CEN
TRE COUNTY EVENTS.
Mislend- i
ing Dispatches at times Cause no
little Annoyance,
Home one who prepares telegraphic |
dispatches of Centre county happen- |
ings for the Philadelphia papers, ei-
ther does not seem to understand his |
business, or has a bungling manner of
reporting news from our county which
is greatly misleading, as he puts it
nearly all as happening at Bellefonte,
two or three years,
When any thing takes place at State |
College, the reader is left under the
located
twelve |
impression that the College is
at Bellefonte, when it is tea or
miles distant.
When the
place a telegraphic report
granger's picnic takes
dated at
though
annual plenie was being held at Be
fonte, that
wenty
This
invariably this “reporter's”
i=
Bellefonte and reads as
the
le
instead of stating it is
Hall, distant t
al
by
almost
of
Centre miles
rail from Bellefonte, is
manner
putting it. Take last Baturday's Phil-
adelphia Pri KN,
ports the
and this bungler re-
Of
held
te instead of Centre Hall
Two vears ago this “reporter's”
Veterans' assembly
day before, as having been
Fi Hefon
tele.
i aill
the dailies
grams to in placing the
¢
1"
§ i
fonte, instead
Hall, misled a
ern oo
: 1
grange picnic a bedi
ty 1 % 1h
Centre gentieman
from an west ity to purchasing
3
ell hin Jf and
nicl thie
there, as he suppose
mislead boarding
4 iv
O53
dispatche
the cars he reached Bellefonte, go
registered at a nots I, got and
a room,
ng fixed, fown
lerk he thought | W id
Loi 8
SIAIrs,
fn
«d about
formed that
| +s § y
i #0753 LR3AR7, i243 8 | i
Hall
was
twen-
Hefonte,
such misleading
than
had
t something else,
WOrse no
News, and ihe “reporier’’ better
try his hand a
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Damages for a Shook,
On October 21st, 18868. Mrs. Sallie
of
during
now
siistained a shook,
of
Coalport, on the
or
g train at
Jell’s Gap railroad,
which resulted in spinal disease, from
which she has never recovered. go
brought
against the railroad in the Clearfield
common pleas court and the case tried
last week before Judge Krebs, The
case was fought hard for two days and
the jury brought in a verdict for $6,085
damages,
a pass Tiger
An action for damages was
a
Some Calendar Oddities,
The days of the month and week are
always the same in March and No-
vember, in April and July, and in
September and December; that is, |
if March “comes in” on a Monday,
November will be likewise, the same
rule applying to the other months
named above. In leap year January is}
with April and July, in other months |
it is with October. February in leap |
year is with August, in other years!
with March and November. The last
day of February and the 4th day of
July always oceur on same day of the
week: the same is true of May Day and
Christmas.
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Missionary Convention.
The thirteenth annual convention
of the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the Central
Pennsylvania Synod, was held this
week in Rebersburg, beginning on
Tuesday, and closing on Thursday.
The sessions of the convention were
well attended throughout, with a
large number of delegates,
we Lowing' stock of spring and
summer clothing is unequaled in the
county. Hehas a stock than
ever to select from and of latest styles
and cuts The prices never were as
The Beauties of Autumn,
Fall and frosts are at the door. Boon
the foliage of the mountain sides will
change into variegated colors, present-
ture's immense flower garden, which
imitate. Many a city denizen
could be free himself from brick walls
and wake in the fall beauties of our for-
the fo-
linge puts on its garb of every shade of
color—a panorama free to the eye of
millionaire and
life has
Verily, country
cannot compare with in its flummery
and gewgaws and frivolities,
A Centre county mountain and for-
gi
est, in the fall of the year, is a charm-
ing sight.
iiss
Married,
On Thursday, September 15th, at
(en Hall, by Rev. W. E. Fischer,
Newton Weaver, of Willlamsport, and
Louisa Harter, of Rebersburg.
September 20th, at Centre
Rev,
of Georges Valley, and Sarah
terling. of near Tussevville,
On the 14th inst., by Rev. Dr. Rob-
amill, Mr. Henry H. Houser, of
lachael E. Mil-
Hall, by
W. E. Fischer, James D. Gentzel
L. Mit
ler, of Oak Hall.
WA —
saw the 100,
Saturday Nancy Bargar, of Roland,
celebrated her 100th
Mrs. Barger can remember
tie county,
birthday.
‘ashington’s death and has a good
recollection of every
1501
rst executions in
“Negro Dan’
“Mouls,”! Notwithstandi her hav-
ing reached the centenarian mark
presidential con-
at
county,
toad 1
sie Coa
was present
the fi Centre
those of and the famous
14
she
fifty,
ng her farm and doling the most
Her youngest
18 us as most women at
pry
mans
of her own housework.
hild is 58 vea ag
child is 58 years of age.
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The Youngest Operator.
, son of Captain John D. MeClin-
{ ]
this city,
0 is
pre ably the
est telegraph operator with any
of efficiency in this section, if
the ec The lad is only
he or
transmit any message Dogon
untry
can receive
i years old vel
that comes
fiim, and with such speed and in-
rence ax is often found lacking in
ler ones in both and experi-
Years
ence, who hold responsible positions,
Master MeClintock
an expert
destined to be
Lock Haven
in
ir: tool
i 10
Demos
egraphy.
if.
Wp —
Notice,
how to fit
kind
f runture. and have 1 v | y iv
of a ruplure, and have a go SUppiy
of Im
now feel able to accommodate any per-
I have had instructions
or adjust a truss for almost any
proved Trusses on hand and I
need of such treatment.
J. D. MURRAY.
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Pik 2353
A guarantee goes with all goods
purchased at Mingle's shoe store, Belle-
fonte, and when a purchase is made it
can be depended upon as reliable.
Subscribe for the KEPORTER.
the
Joom-de-ay. Sabseribe for
RerorTER for the campaign.
GRAIN MARKET.
TED WEEKLY BY KURTZ & SON
New whest..
Whest.
Rye
Lorn
CORREC
(mts
Rariew
Buck whead
Dew
PRODUCE AT STORES,
Butler
Fagus
lard .
Shoulders ..
Ham
Tallow
ote Lows
Bide
are
All the late styles in Dress
Goods at popular prices,
Three cents for a cake of regu-
lar five-cent Toilet Soap.
pat-
terns in Satines? i
Canton Flannels—best values
—at lowest prices,
Samples of goods sent for your
asking.
Kilkalenes— Laces and Heavy
Curtins—and all the fixings,
pm. We are sole nts for
Bellefonte for the W. C. C.
Corsets-—the finest in the
world for the price. !
Have you tried “Garman’s
Pride” Corsets at Hoe ?
Hemp Rope for Banners,
Rugs, Tables, ete,
——
Large stock of Umbrellas—new
shapes in Handles,
Our 150 (boxed) Writing Paper is
the equal of that of many places that
ask th a box.
Bicyoles sold on the
plan. None but h
Two pairs of fine
ored hose for 250-+or 18¢ per pair.
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rade