THE CENTRE REPORTER
FRED. KURTZ,
CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS, OCT.
THE RACKET.
nd
Pe
hy
|
re
Largest Assortment.
L.owest Prices.
(;. R. SPIGELMYER,
SHEM SPIGELMYER,
Bellefonte,
J¥.
PERSONAL.
with
at Mercers-
a visit
Sartain,
left last week for
Wolf's sister, Mrs,
burg.
—Mr. and Mrs. Barber,
Illinois, are guests at the home of
George M. Boal.
—Miss Beckie Derstine,
been spending several weeks with her
brother, in Lewistown, returned home
last week.
Joliet,
of
who has
ssc fs tl
Death of Prof. Lieb,
Prof. David M. Liel
at the head of the public
Bellefonte since 1878
his position a short time ago on
of declining health, died
awred about
y, who has been
> gehools
count last |
Fribay morning ,
His death has cast a
fonte, where the deceased was held in|
the very highest esteem because of his
excellent christian character and gener-
al worth as a citizen.
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The Columbian Postage Stamps.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has |
signed a contract for the new of |
what will be known as the Columbian |
series of postage stamps. The stamps |
will be of the same height as the pres- |
ent issue, but will be twice the width,
and the illustrations will include vari-
ous scenes connected with Columbus’
The new |
January
ah
Tool
o belle
gloom over
jase
discovery.
ready about
voyage and
stamps will be
1st. i
off nf e—————
Millinery Display.
Miss M. Snyder, Bishop
Bellefonte, having returned from New |
York with a magnificent line of]
French pattern hats and bonnets, will
give a grand display of the goods com- |
mencing Thursday and Friday, Octo- |
ber 13th and 14th. All are cordially
invited to inspect the new goods.
FRERTAA
Not To Be a Hard Winter.
This will not be
says the sign-observing oldest inhabi-
tant, for the big brown caterpillars
are all brown, having upon them no
brown stripes, indicative of the amount |
of severe weather and the time when
we expect it.
street,
a severe winter,
ep EE
The Happy Boy.
Chestnuts are ripe and the street]
boy is happy. He will do five dollars |
worth of hard work and miles of walk-
ing to gather in five cents worth of
chestnuts a day. But it makes him
sleep well with a good appetite thrown
in when the day is over.
Behind the Times,
Down in some parts of Texas there
is a drought and low waters, and peo-
ple are praying for rain. Up here in
our fast town it is different, —when
there is a dry spell and low water
gome folks cuss the water company.
Texas is fifty years behind the times.
fof coc ———
$2.50 per Bushel.
Chestnuts are being purchased by
the merchants at $2.50 per bushel.
The erop is a big one and the price will
gradually fall below that in a week or
#0, ns they are harvested.
—————— A YP DA ————-
Receive Our Thanks,
Thanks to those of our friends who
have made remittances in response to
the RerorTER’S call. Go and do like
A COOL SUICIDE.
| AN EARLY MORNING SUICIDE AT
BELLEFONTE.
Hoover Deliberately Fires
Ball Into His Brain at the Bellefonte
Depot on Satarday Morning,
nw
Bellefonte was thrown into an ex-
{ citement on last Saturday morning by |
| the sensational manner i which a self |
murder was committed the
fonte passenger depot, by Y
ander Hoover. Hoover was a
aged about forty years, aud had been
working in a lumber yard near
| jured about the head and breast by |
having a pile of lumber fall upon him.
| He recovered from the effects of his in-
| juries, but the accident left his mind
in an affected state and to this cause
can be attributed his rash act.
Hoover had gone to the depot
purchased a ticket for Tyrone, intend-
ing to take the 5.85 train, and while |
waiting on the train he approached |
William Reasner, the night watch-
man, and requested of him a chew of
Reasner has but
| and he told Hoover to get the
from his coat pocket. In the pocket
was a 32 calibre self-acting revolver
| which Hoover pulled out and began
examining it,
and
| tobacco, one
tobacco
Reasner with questions concerning it,
when he placed the to his
right temple and pulled the trigger,
leaden
errand of death into his brain,
weapon
on
and
Death
i sending the messenger
| fell to the depot platform.
sued in about one minute after the
{ing of the ball. The suicide occurre
about 5.45, the arrival of
ell-
fi
i
od
before the
| train.
A crowd quickly gathered and an
| undertaker was summoned, who
body to the home of the
| with whom Hoover still resided.
David Hoover,
His body
| for burial and the funeral took place
{ on Monday afternoon.
the parents
! father, resides
Re yopsburg,
The suicide was sudden and deliber-
Hoover was in a good humor
before committing
was unmarried.
ate, a
minutes the
He
fow
deed.
i
A Bear Attacks a Man.
Daniel Weaver,
foot of the mountain in Lancaster val-
ley, Armagh township, came near
ing killed by
who lives at the
bree
infuriated she bear
Mr. Weaver's
making quite a noise
un
t Saturday evening.
in the
and
back of his stable sup
posing they were worrving cattle
he
matter not thinking to take
some
t large went out to see
arms along; he pushed through
fthe
it
Ones
The Ix
commenced clawing him,
her
imal ar al
having the
fortu-
abd
{| man almost at mercy,
up
tassel
He
their
}
and after a severe he suce
himself, arfully
from
and his dreadfu
It is hoped he may recover.
Free Pres
fp
in freeing was fit
wound, Arms ly
{ mangled.
The bear escaped
Hicks" Forecasts for October,
Autumn storms of rain, with possible
to the wrth, will
vail at the g of October. He
| hind the storms and up to about the
7th and Sth, it will be very cool with
frost to tho northward. Warmer at
dates with much tendency to
From 12th to 15th it will
west and no
o of
pre-
beginnin
more
beginning in the and
| traveling to the east,
lakes should be watchful of
A freezing blast
west
all
from north
The 19th
Je
these
and 20th are active storm days.
and
The 24th to
27th expect storms, and frost and freez-
ing up to about the 30th—a reaction-
the cold wave following.
ly
An Old Penny.
Ex-cheriff Spangler, a few days ago,
i the valley
| plain,
, with the figures 1794 quite |
It "is the old copper cent, with
on the other and the words
| States of America.’
| 100 years old in 180M, and certainly
a relic worth having.
is |
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Quarterly Conference,
the Methodist church in Centre Hall,
on Saturday and Sunday, October 14,
and 15th. Services on Baturday even-
ing at 7 o'clock and Sabbath morning
at 10.30
Lord's supper will be administered.
smal ————
in the Balance,
The twin babies of Mrs, Grundy,
who accidentaly kill her brunken hus.
band, near Osceola, recently, are both
dead and the mother's life is trembling
in the balance. The babies were born
only a day prior to the killing of Grun-
dy.
Attend to Tt. 43
Subscribers to whom we have sent
bills will oblige by making remittance
before the end of this month. Attend
to this.
~=When you make a purchase at
wise, |
nte,
CAUGHT BY THE TUMBLING SHAFT,
A Serious Accident to Willlam Kahn near
Linden Hall,
Last Tuesday morning an accident
{occurred at the farm of Mr. Henry
| Gingrie hh, about a mile from Linden
{ Hall, which may yet be attended with
| more serious consequences, Mr. Wm.
| Kuhn, of Boalsburg, was assisting in
| threshing at the barn of Mr, Gingrich,
{ chine by Mr.
| was driving and operating the power.
He standing the machine
{ when one of the horses became
{ and while the machine was in motion
a horse power.
i
was on
loose
| he endeavored to step down off it and |
Ata knuckle in the
| tumbling shaft the pin had been lost
which fastened the knuckle, and a
| spike was substituted, which when in
{ fusten the horse,
place
{the shaft. When Mr,
{ off the power the spike in the shaft
loons, drawers and part of his shirt |
| from him The shaft
was revolving rapidly and the spike
lacerated him in
about the private
in an instant.
horrible manne r
organs, He
mass of bruises about the lower por-
hody.
i
Was no
tion of the
were required to sew up the gash made
by the and Mr, Kuhn may
sustained internal injuries,
to his in
day.
spike,
He
joals-
have
was removed home
burg the same
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Reduced Hates to Chicago
For people desiring to attend
Chicago
Pennsyl
will sell
{ round-trip tickets at a rate of one and
one-third the
from Oele
al
the
Company
Columbian
| Oct
iE x position
ber 20th and 22nd,
{ vania Railroad
first-class
18th to 20th
good for return passage until October
For the
sheer
othe inclusive.
ed State traveling
train tickets
than twenty-five,
sold at a rate of one fare
! i trip from October 17th
{ 10th ine to be going
date and good for re
turn passage until October 25th.
militia in uniform,
ton continuous solid
bodies of not lows
tickets will be
tq
Wi
{for the n
(418511
lusive, good an ly |
on the of sale,
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Council Meeting.
The
1
inst
Council session
regular
Friday the council
All
iit {
Utes
evening in
FOOLS, membors
The mis
read a
if previd
ited. Several
mis meeting were
bills
nd adog
orde
goss was allowed a fee of five per cent.
rs drawn for same,
on money collected
granted. During the
ted by the
drawn for him
On
11
pi EEN
8 was ool
for
No
was
order was
: being five per cent. £78.
ther business of any importance
transacted and a motion was made
adjourn which was carried.
WA
Associate Judge Rhoads Paralyzed.
one of the
of Centre
enty-three years of age,
Daniel Rhoads, resent
I
Associate Judges County,
3
and se
urday, and is in a eritieal condition.
The Judge numerous friends will
be sorry to learn this news. He is a
gentleman universally respected, and
as an associate judge he was upright
and true to his important duties. We
always had in him a valued friend,
and hope he may recover,
He
- a
Disgraced Their Uniforms
arrest.
Hazleton for being drunk and
down decorations. When
police the following
articles were found in their possession:
One dozen table spoons, eight napkins,
seven beer and three whiskey glasses,
knives, forks, salt and pepper
two women's night gowns, a
| corsets, two pillow shams and
{ ous other small articles,
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Pushing a Wheelbarrow,
Two Shamokin firemen were
ed at
tearing
searched by the
dishes,
pair of
numer
i
| William Hooven, of Curwensville, is
| now pushing a wheelbarrow 6200 miles
| expecting to complete the undertaking
{in 365 days. Thus far he has averaged
27 miles a day. Mr. Hooven is a man
| aged about 36 years and has a family
| of seven children. He expects to make
| suffice ient money during his trip by
| corresponding for papers to support
| his family.
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Killed While Going to Mass,
Mrs. Maggie Satner, aged 84 years,
was killed by the ears at Clearfield last
Saturday while crossing the tracks on
her way to church. The old lady was
deaf and did not hear the approaching
train, under whieh she was crushed to
death.
Ap ———
Favorable Weather.
The weather in the last ten days has
been very favorable for husking corn.
Killed Three Rattlers,
Wes Whiteman on Monday last
killed three rattlesnakes on the moun
tain near this place. The largest had
eleven rattles,
a
wee'Phe finest line of shoes to be
found in the county can be seen at
Mingle's shoe store, Bellefonte, New
|
i AN AGED LADY.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Grossman Dies Near Tus-
seyville,
| Mrs. Elizabeth Grossman, widow of
the late George Grossman, deceased,
| died at her home last week near Tus-
|seyville, at the advanced age of 73
{ years. Mrs. Grossman had been ill for
| some time and for several days pre-
| vious, ber death was only a question of
time, when the vital spark should flee
from the body. Her husband, Mr.
George Grossman, preceded her about
| a year ago. His death was sudden and
{ unexpected while working on the road
near his home,
Mrs. Grossman was a member of the
Lutheran church. Her funeral took
| place on Monday, Rev Fischer officia-
| ting at the survices, Bhe was interr-
| ed in the cemetery ot Tamey ills,
|
|
tat 4
A Novel Plan for State College,
The Pennsylvania State College
decided upon a novel plan
i three of them
has |
or rather,
~for extending the
fulness of the college and aiding farm- |
One of the these is agricultural
| Chatanqua, which covers a course of
| home reading on agriculture, animal
| husbandry and horticulture, under the |
| direction of the col
i
Use -
Crs,
lege. The course is |
| free to all without regard to age or sex,
| the only expense about $20 to |
! cover the cost of the books. Another |
new feature is a special winter course |
of
being
two sub-
The
$
The third fee
of 12
the
{in dairying,
| courses of six weeks each.
{| free charged by the
| incidental eX Penses,
{a short winter course
upon
I'hese courses are
consisting
only
college is $5 |
is
weeks in
agriculture, same terms.
and
farmers,
he usefulness of the college,
| intended solely to benefit the
{the
| benefit
are
college receiving Ho
whatever from the arrang-
ments,
a
A Thing of the Past
What a pity that the old fashioned
apple-butter 1
out of fas!
woilings have nearly gone
wildirish-
and like
followed when the snitzing
among the things of the
and
r
Blumsock,
man, mock marriages,
| fun that
{ was done,
dizzy
on.
such
are
past, generations
grow up unde
Tobe at a 1 ap ple
| the hAebaat ¢ ambition of our
| girls at one day,
{ forward to with
coming
other inspirations.
butter boiling was
and
looked
for
voungsiers
boys
and the season
great longing its
the
de
thie
{ speedy that
ht $
morning.
coming,
i
bi gw
0
mig go home mit gals in the
What
»
Ow |
is world com-
hs
i ing to anyh
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Insurance Meeting.
The F Mutual Fire
Company met at Centre Hal
day for of 1
mem
Insurance
1 on Tues
All
were
armers’
transaction HISINOSS,
board of dire
other offic
present
Duck,
msburg:
Hall:
Fairbrook;
wires of tors
present, along with als
ithe
i other places Were,
Those
H. E
J. H. Musser, Aan
Fisher, 8. J. Pet
| G. Jaily, H. Campbe il,
| William MeF aon Boalsburg: Dan-
fel Brumgort, Samuel Gramley, Re-
| bersburg: Jacob Bottorf, Lemont: Sam-
{ uel Slack, Potters Mills.
company
heim;
i
erring, in
A —-—
Be a Man.
i Be a man-— stick to the truth,
your honest debts, stand by
right, don’t let mercenary
| lead you to wink at wrong for fear you
will loose a customer, If you are
a man of your word, or do not pay |
what you honestly
how often you are pointed out
pass along the street as being a charac- |
ter of that kind.
Ay
pay
is
what
motives
not
owe, just
as
you |
Whe Can Answer?
By what power does a dog, when he
wants to piteh into a fight with a fel- |
low canine raise the hair along his |
back? This is a question we put
the natural science scholar
dog do it by powers
to
—does the |
of rizability, feroe- |
ity, or has he a special pull-band un- |
der his hide along the back?
house debating clubs are at liberty
argue this 5 uastion.
School- |
to}
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Fell From a Seaffold,
On Wednesday of last week Samuel
Coble and a man by name of Strehle,
fell from a scaffold while laying brick
on the new Mechanical building at
State College. Coble had his leg brok-
en and Strehle was badly cut about
the head. The accident was caused by
scaffolding breaking and precipitating
the men to the ground, a distance of
forty feet.
Locomotives for the F'. R. R.
It is stated that about 250 locomo-
tives have been built during the year
1892 for the Pennsylvania rallroad east
of Pittsburg, and about 130 for the
lines west of Pittsburg.
Msi
To be Held in Bellefonte,
The Central Pennsylvania Synod, of
the Lutheran church, which was in
session at Reedsville some days ago,
will hold its next annual session in
Bellefonte, beginning the last Wednes-
day in September.
All the crops have now been harvests
ed, and there is no danger of anybody
starving next year.
COLUMBIAN DAY. |
CENTRE HALL SCHOOLS TO OB-|
SERVE THE DAY
Appropriate Exercises te be Held in Ob.
servance of Columbian Day by
the Publie Schools
Columbian Day, 21st inst, will be
appropriately observed by the schools
of Centre Hall, in a highly approved
exercise, which will be given in one of |
the churches of the town.
October 21st has been the day
apart as a day for national observance
and horor to the discoverer the |
American Continent, and that the
schools should assist in its proper
been recommended
officials,
will
wet
sul
LF
Ob
by
The
have
and an elabo-
prepared. The
the
tendance which is expected to be pres-
ent and an effort will be to
has
educational
of the
Bervance
the state
schools
will
program be
at-
made Bio
for the occasion.
The program will consist of declama-
and
No ad-
all are
highly entertaining.
will be charged and
Ws Af
FIRE IN PENN TOWNSHIP,
all its Contents
turned Saturday Afternoon
The la Noah
of
barn of on
premises
Mil
fire on last Saturday
the fire orig
rye
§ Stover,
1
the toll
destroyed by
How
-the
and
400)
suminer’s
south gale
theim, was
afternoon.
known
inated is not
good
were
all
Onis,
as New,
is
wheat,
is
burned
the
all bis imple
several
the
bushels
conten
of
hay and
CRives,
The
slover,
a
farm
son
eleven hogs,
colt and one or two horses,
Thomas
The
insurance,
Was occupied by
of Noah
$2000
about |
Pe icy |
lover. Oss
the
having expired about one year ago.
™
with no
Bo -
A Leader,
Fle
pop
vie
intr tric
ite first
Bitters has gained rapidly
=inee oduction,
ular
lead
g pure medicinal tonic & ana alters
per-
in
until now it is clear in
favor,
amon
tives miaining nothing which
ox
mits its use as a beverage or intoxicant
it is recognized as the best and
purest
h,
Head-
mn, and
aT
all
hii
medicine ailments of Stomad
Liver or Kidneys,
he,
P07
t will cure
Indigestion,
Malyria fre
Constipatic
ac
sin the system.
drive
1
tiie or
Price
J. D
faction guaranteed with each bo
the
only
Murray’
refunded.
=old by
money will be
, 3 '
AK per Ootlie,
a
A New Convent,
A new Roman C onvent isto
be erecte
olie«
« Cresson at tl cost or
i
00]
ft
The
be put or
oe
for girl
1 6 tract of land «
The main
front with
£200 000, ard will be 8.
and is to O11
building
brick
50x 100 |
taining 50 acres,
will be
walls
feet.
sandstone
The
in the
dimensions are
building will be three
reflectories,
with fine carved oak
The
two and a
handsome chapel
ceiling and rooms for the sisters,
1
i
capacity will be 150 pupils.
sooms will be fitted up for the
pancy of the Bishop when he makes a
visit. Two towers will cap either end |
of the main building.
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A Remedy for Diphtheria.
OCU |
The following remedy for diptheria |
the Seir ntific
known. “At
American |
the first
then
0 |
fill the room with fumes. The patient |
The fumes of the tar and turpentine |
matter in the throat and |
thus affords the relief that has baffled |
the skill of physicians,
enlists
Marriage Licenses Granted.
Following is a list of marriage
pes granted during the past week.
David R. Wilson and Emma T.|
Johnston, of Beech Creek.
James 8, Lambert and
Houser, of Bellefonte.
Edward E. Robinson; of Covington,
Kentucky, and Lettie Crow] of Coburn
Pa.
William E. Johnson of State College
and Mary C. Wilson, of Masseysburg,
Pa.
licen
Erby M.
A AAS I
A Word to Young People.
You must be willing to bear reverses,
You must expect disappointments.
You must be ready to meet ill luck and
to endure poverty if need be. Don’t
expect things to make themselves un-
less you help them. Whatever you
have must be worked for, and if it is
worth having it is richly worth work.
ing for.
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Sunday Schools Closed,
In some parts of Lancaster county
the Sunday schools have been closed
until after the chestnut season.
——The latest styles in clothing at
the Philad. Branch, Bellefonte.
Guaranteed Cure.
We authorize our advertised drug-
| gist to sell Dr, King's New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
upon this condition. Ifyou are afflict
ed with a Cough, Cold or any Lung,
Throat or Chest trouble; and will use
and experience no benefit, you
your
money refunded. We could not make
this offer did we not know that Dr.
King's New Discovery could be relied
on. It never disappoints. Trial bot-
ties free at J. D. Murray's Drug Store,
Large size 50¢ andg$l.00,
Wy
Important to Bapervisors.
Judge Woodward, of the Luzerne
Courts, recently gave an important de-
cision relating to a common abuse of
He decided that a
done on the roads by the Bupervisor’'s
minor children or for work of teams
owned by themselves,
The opinion filed by Judge Wood-
ward ‘idently been considered
and prepared with care, and as there is
no appeal to the Supreme Court in
his judgment will stand
unquestioned within the jurisdiction
of his court.
The decision is in complete harmony
has ey
| such cases,
laws which forbid public officials from
contracting with themselves profiting
their own delegated authority.
———
Full Announcement.
for
Ready made
yout}
clothing
, boys and children.
men,
Clothing skilful
tailors,
made to order by
Htorm coats in abundance.
hats and neckwear.
MoxTeoMERY & Co.
Bellefonte.
Sccesim————— A] A] ————
Th
Intest
for colds contracted
in the fall to hang on all winter. In
arrh or chronic bronchitis
to result. A fifty cent
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
will eure any cold. Can you afford to
risk so much for so small an amount?
This remedy is intended especially for
bad colds and croup and can always be
depended upon. For sale by J. D.
Murray Druggist.
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No paper in the state has shown
more devotion to the trae interests of
the farmer than the CENTRE REPOR-
TER. It has at all times sounded the
warning against frauds and swindlers,
advocated whatever
interests,
most
It is not unusual
such cases cat
are almost sure
and unceasingly
benefited the agricultural
which we deem one of the
portant in the country.
im-
et ——
Lewins counters are onded with
a new stock of clothing for fall and
The Philad. Branch always
lead for and low
winler.
in the
prices
new goods
Storm coats way down
Lewins, Bellefonte,
superior to any other.
in price
His stock is
Satisfaction is
GRAIN MARKET,
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY KURTI & SON
New wheat
i Wheat.
{| Rye
new
Bockw head
PRODUCE AT STORES,
Eggs
| Lard
Bides
Serges . .
Serges for the coming season are
strictly in it; we have same in differ-
ent weaves and weights,
nn
All the late styles in Dress
Goods at popular prices,
Three cents for a cake of regu- {
lar five-cent Toilet Boap. |
Have you seen our new pat- |
“terns in Satines?
Canton Flannels—best values
—at lowest prices.
Samples of foods sent for your ||
asking.
Rilkslenos—Laoces and Heavy
Curtins—and all the fixings, |
We are sole ts for
Jellefonte for the W. C, C,
Corsets—the finest in the
world for the price.
Have tried “German's |
Pride” Corsets at 500 ?
!
Hemp 1 Rope for Banners, |
Rugs, Tables, ete.
—
Lage stock” of Umbrellas—new
shapes in Handles.
a se (boxed) W Yoiting Paper is
Be tga 7
Pee el
Sum tole
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