THE CENTRE REPORTER.
Freep. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
35)
CENTRE HALL, PA. THURS. DEC, 22,
RACKET STORE NEWS,
When U Visit Bellefonte
One of the places U
should go to C
THE RACKET
It is always an interesting store, and
the
town or county of day and night.
differs as much from any in
In a word it is a modern store—busi-
ness is done on the American plan—
one price and that the lowest. The
The
including the basement and balcony
1%
is
assortment immense,
and is
as
addition, is 195 feet long,
full of goods as a little red wagon.
KOM TQ C US.
(i. R. BPIGELMYER,
SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr.
|
FIREAT MILESBURG,
INSTITUTE WEEK
INSTRUCTORS SECURED FOR THE
INSTITUTE.
| Carriage Works Destroyed hy Vive Sunday
i Morning.
On Sunday morning the town of]
A FIRE BUG CAUGHT
A Young Man Arrested at Bellefonte for
setting Fire to Buildings.
Bellefonte has had numerous ineen-
diary fires in the last al
sever
tertniners of Exceptional Merit,
Program for Week,
Insti- |
The Centre county Teacher's
| tute will convene in the court house, |
lin Bellefonte, on Monday morning |
i
next, December 26th, and continue in|
i
| session five days, closing on Friday af-
| ternoon, 30th.
| County Superintendant Gramley |
| has secured a list of able instructors
for the week. On the list of instruc-
| tors are Prof. James M. Coughlin, |
| Supt. of public schools of Wilkesbarre; |
| Maj. James M. Lee, supt. of public |
schools of Huntingdon, W. Va.; Prof. |
{ A. D. Meloy, of the State Normal at |
Lock Haven: Prof. J. G. Anderson, of |
Philipsburg; and A. !
Judson Smith, |
| of New Millport, Pa., musical director.
During the week addresses will be
| delivered by Gen. James 4. Beaver,
| Gen. D. H. Hastings, Hon. John HH.
Orvis, Pres, G. W. Atherton of State
College, Rev. W. E. Fischer, of Centre
{ Hall, D. ¥. Fortney, Bellefonte, and
others.
Enrollment begins promptly at
A
3
of
9
o'clock, Monday morning. fee
PERSONAL.
W. (. Dueck, of Penn, has moved
to Janesville, Wisconsin,
—Mr. J. P
Mills, is a frequent
Hall.
Mr.
of Fariners
Centre
{irove,
visitor in
Tus
call
John Mersinger, of
the REPORTER
ey.
ville, gave a On
Tuesday.’s
al
Wolf, student the
eminary, at Gettysburg,
— Robert a
Theological 5
home on his holiday vacation.
is
~ Miss Jane Slabig, who has been
tocated at Lewistown for near a year,
has removed to her home at Potters
Mills.
—~Will Wagner, who ishow locat-
Bellwood; Pa., in the mercantile
Wis the
Krumrine wedding last night.
~Mrs. Fiora 1
yesterday morning for Philadelpiia,
where she will remain until after the
will
ed af
business, a guest at Swartz.
’
airioot
departed
holidays. “mith accompanied
her.
Miller, tanner, formerly
this of Williamsport,
was around the other day, shaking
He looks tip-
John
town, now
hands with old friends.
top.
~('al. Gfrerer, who has been work-
ing near Bellefonte, will spend several
Cal, tells
being married soon, and we hope
us he in-
weeks at home,
tends
such is true,
Superintendent Gram-
Friday last,
—{ounty
ley,
and also the RerorreEr office, Know-
visited our schools
t fo be an old standby of the cause
The P
ools zealous attention.
wtion. rofessor is giving
¢
i
Mr. Henry Shadow, o
Saturday,
Tussey-
while in town on
dropped in at the REPORTER office,
and his He
says he cannot do without the Reron-
ville,
renewed subscription.
vei, and says his paper is frequently
loaned out, and he is glad to do so.
Mr. Michael! Kerstetter, of Pleas
ant Gap, was a caller at the REPORTER
office on Saturday. Mr. Kerstetter is
a gentleman of intelligent views
well versed in the events of the day,
And his belief in the Democratic party
is unfultering. His call while pleas
ant was brief,
and
Misses Mary and Nellie Meek
daughters of Hon. P. Gray Meek of
the Bellefonte Walchman, spent a
short time in Centre Hall on Monday
afternoon while taking a drive through
our valley. The young Iadies are
bright and accomplished and deserv-
edly popular.
*
We have received a copy of the
State Tribune, of El Reno, Canadian
county, Oklahoma Territory, and at
its mast head find the familiar name
of Frank Mey er, as editor. Frank is
a graduate of the RerorTER office and
ason of William Meyer, of Centre
Hall. The paper is a ereditable sheet
and seemingly is well patronized.
es es pen
No Paper Next Week.
No paper will be issued from this
office next week, according to a time
honored custom, and it will enable the
force to take a rest. The'next issue of
the Rurorrenr will be Issued January
Sh, 1804. Remember this, and don't
sppointed if you go to the post-
i your REPORTER does not
Society of Chris-
very Sabbath
attended late
{ our town.
ith evening
1,” and the
! endeavor
teresting.
address
Thursday, Dec. 20th, will be Dirce-
tors’ Day, prominent
speakers have been secured to address
and several
the directors on their various duties of
office,
The evening entertainments for
week promise to be of the best.
Monday evening James M. Coughlin
“SC haracter
Building.” Maj.
Lee, will lecture on “Black the Heels
of Your Boots.” Wednesday evening,
the Schumann concert company will
the
(On
will deliver his lecture on
Tuesday evening
give a concert. Thursday evening, J.
i. Clark, lectures on “Hitz and Miss-
es.” 95 cents admission will be charg-
ed, Wednesday
when 50 cents will be charged.
except on evening,
~~ i
The New Schedule.
The new train schedule which went
into effect on Monday morning, meets
The morning
mueil from the east arrives twenty min-
with public approval.
utes earlier, and the evening passen-
The after-
Jellefonte
ger at 4.01 instead of 4.25
fifteen
ihe
Montandon
noon meil leaves
mld Inter than before. time
of the rian between and
train raised. This is good
news to the traveling public, but ther
speed of
js still room for a slice to be cut off the
time between the two points,
Wc lp -,
Mach Small Change.
It is noted in commercial circles, os
pecially in toy and fancy goods mer-
chandising, that small change, /
:
en cent pieces, are increasing is
lation, the result of breaking small sav-
ings banks, tin boxes, miniature bar-
rels, ete., into which deposits wert
made during the past eleven months
As we approach the holidays,
breaking of such depositories will in-
the
crease this small eoin eirculation until
it becomes a glut in the markets, and
an overflow in the coffers of all merch-
ants, ’
Wo fp
One on Centre County
A verdant young preacher over in
Centre county begins his remarks on
every occasion, “It affords me pleas
ure to announce,”’ and added this the
other night: “It affords me pleasure |
to announce that brother Saively, of
snow Shoe, has died according to ar-
rangements, and the funeral will take
place on Tuesday next.” And a broad
stile spread itself over the congregn-
tion.
It Helps Make the Man,
A good, nice fitting suit of clothes
puts a man on good terms with him-
self and the world, A man is at his
dressed, and whether engaged in busi-
ness or pleasure, he is pretty sure of
| being well received wherever he goes,
If you want the acme of comfort, fit
style and quality at the lowest figures |
give Lewins, at
Branch, Bellefonte, a call.
: easels
{ Died in Williamsport
| Mrs. Mary A. Bierly, a resident of |
| Rebersburg, died in Williamsport on
| Wednesday morning, Dec. 7th at Wil- |
| inmsport, after an illness of several |
| weeks, aged seventy-four years. The |
ha
the destruction of mueh valuable prop-| quent that the Council offered res
erty. About one o'clock in the morn-| ward of £300 for the arrest and convie
i
Last Friday
11 ‘clock
over
10
Hives
assistance | Co.'s store on Allegheny
Bul-{ evening between
1
H
from the carriage works of L. C, and
lock, and the alarm was given and the | Mrs, Pear
before
who
town aroused, buf
came the flames had gained such head- | alarmed by the smell of sntoke and g
way that it was impessible to save the ine to the rear window she say
building. Adjoining property was in| crouching against the wall near a fi
danger of being destroyed, and the!
Bellefonte
§oman
irs ci .
which was farting in
13:
wr | Bauer's st mie d and
citizens telephoned fo
The steam
the
We, Ie
fire company | he
ny
assistance. him what he was doing and
was sent down and
an-
were
i
flames
from
wered her by saying, FAW
Mrs. Pearl then rushed
et and called an officer
pany with Nicholas
went
1 me, woman,’
1
i
1
i ot
carriage works were completely «
stroyed. The fire
work of an incendiary, and it origina- | and son, .
ted
in the paint room,
it into the
Ww
W
was evidently the
ho, in com
7
sted the
Furst Crider, a young man aged
par- | 23,
1 on the second floor of the building | re man, who prove
+
\
Several buggies |
other
the
the building and stock will
£4,000, on which there is an
and carriages belonging to a student at the Bellet
On
ties were destroyed, and loss on | my, connected with
he about in Bellefont
His home is |
What his motive was
§
families
insura olf,
of about $256),
La
I
ire
Unique itertalunment
itu
CUTIOR {OT
The display of Japanese
Harper & Kreamer’
evening, was a unig
entertainment, The
f Miss Irvine,
al rday | y fest is
Starand som for coming
% hall on
and interesting | jow
the
Mrs,
Ire
tiniie
Lie,
are
property 0 sister of
Rev. Eiser
vine has been
Miss Irvine has |
five years’
th what 113
1herg Lil WHO vi {58
for
SOIT
returned from ¢
3 g Ferrel
Reformed church,
idols,
embroidery, and many other
tio whieh
On, wield
COMPOS «d the 01 le
\ ) . ar ay
al Dumnired dollars
Miss
Hea many
tiv ' > yg stir
ing the evening
herself in Japanese ec
the audience an
customs and
ladies,
Reform
spices +}
realize 4
griwea Li :
fFowss Lowarag
’
:
pre werritn
parts of th
not delay the
two before
contributions
brance to assure
be sent at least a
i
that period all express lines are
»
wr 25, t
1s within two or three days of
overs
loaded with shipments
oe .
A Railroad Ofee Cracked.”
Saturday morning at 3 o'clock mask-
in th
1
ed burglars blew open the safi
office the and
ailroad, at NO
pass between 8 P. M. and 5 A.
I'l
man frustrated the robbers, bul none
of Lewisburg rone ; An Appr inte Christi mas Present.
The Reports
he ReErorten
bait nce . :
Lewishuire. to vour friend
11
3
wale
and
he ai
i ni
ke
YOu wi ekly ¢
¢ a Christmas wi pre
Your
he
Send vour
sr | ( gl yperator ‘ Sebo
there is no night operator. i | ciated all th and ma
?
i=
frie nd think well o
lifts it fr
were caught. Detectives say the work | fy
expert
om the post sffioe,
was done by
cracksmen.
ie is {ee
gil, IT gives
| months, ag a Christmas
{him all the counly news, and saves
lp
Door Season Over.
The season for the legal killing of | letter.
deer closed on the 15th inst, and the |
hunters can now lay away their trusty
guns and dream of the chances they
have missed and what they will bring
down next season. It was a profitable
Ws fp
Anronsharg Favored.
Anronsburg, besides the distinetion
of having two brass bands, has two
En
served from one toll-house,
a sort of right angle,—one angle catch-
es the travel to Millheim, the other
the travel that leaves the pike at the
same place and takes the back road to
Coburn.
well. Deer were plenty, but somehow
the boys could not get at them.
fm
Will Not Have It for Christmas,
Millheim will not have the much
needed new railroad for a Christmas
gift, but ground may be broken when Suceessful Hanters,
| deceased was born in Lycoming coun- | the shell of the next easter egg is brok-
ty and was the mother of Hon. Willis | en, if they pitch in like sixty. Cen-
R. Bierly, now of Dakota. {tre Hall went through a lively expe
I taste ——————— rience of railroad building—it was a
Damages for Injuries, tough pull—but we got thers,
For injuries to his spine received in
the collision between the Snow Mhoe
and Bald Eagle Valley passenger
trains, on October 17, 1801 0, P, Krea®
mer, of Milesburg, has just settled a
suit for $25,000 damages by takivg $4,
#00 and agreeing to pay his share of
the costa,
Ee
A Tyrone Clergyman Calied to New York,
Bev. J. BR. Davies, who has been pas-
tof of the First Presbyterian church,
Tyrone, the past four years, has re-
ceived & eall from the trustees of the
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian church,
New York, to succeed the late Dr.
Howard Crosby.
AA is
Will Be on Time
The comet missed us, but Christmas
will be hiere on time—and we hope it
will be a merry one to sil the Reron-
TERS patrons and the rest of nan.
Christmas Service,
The Reformed Bunday BSehool of
Aaronsburg, will have a Christmas
service on Monday evening, Dec, 26.
SA A A SA SA
wwe The sugar st 4) cents, raisins at
8 cents, and our ajax syrup at 50 cents | kind, ; o
defles competition. Try them.—G. O. is A fs Wi
Benner, we'T'he shoes sold by A. C. Ming
The Lock Haven Expres said that
John C. Merrill returned home last
Saturday from hiz annual hunt with
the Turtle Lake club in the wilds of
Michigan, The party Killed forty-
three deer, a wolf, a panther and nu-
merous game birds. Mr, Merrill shot
four deer one of the number being
a white one,
et iain
The Baumer Not Correct,
The statement in our last jssue of
the probability of Cyrus Goss becom-
ing landlord at the Brockerhofl hous
Bellefonte, is not correct as hie inform.
ed us upon inquiry. He had ne such
intention, and does not think of going
into the hotel business just at prosent.
-“ i .
: For Rout,
A twostory dwelling house and lot,
with stuble, ete, at Centre Hall sta
on
HERE AND THERE
COUNTRY.
Centre County Auditors Reqguesied to Meet |
December 28th, ut Bellefonte, «
Other Ylappenings,
is
r to the auditors in
The county commissioners have
* Jette
sued a elreula
the county, calling
them to send at |} i
leas from
wllefonte
one
On
arbitration
The
pose of this meeting will be to give
full
and positive instructions in regard to
held in the
fen
ss 311 §
viii DO
half-part o'clock.
I
put
tha
Lilie
township and boro auditors
the holding of the spring elections on
February 21st. The printing of these
ballots for the districts will be quite a
I will keep the presses moving
The
¥.
T
vork.
1.
attorney,
Fortney,
sioners’ he expen-
or
§ wry 2 § pr
rred in coming to Bellefonte,
the tha
Li
to
circular from
the auditors are
respective districts,
s important that every district in
wunty be represented.
ee » —
A Farmer Regulated by the Moon,
a farmer in Lehigh
There is
WHOS
county
is entire
tx
planted
work ly mapped out
with reference to the moon. Fence
when the oon
from
his
are
Th
wh
Wi
#0 they kept
’
rs
FOS Of
I sight,
10 preven
t of the i
Hi
5 when the
invat ably
5 hie that would
inims
hrivel up in the pan. quantity
moon
judged
“ap
that
oon
down
» erescent lies
prey
+3111
Will
$ t
rejurn
irad-
Wilds
i .
over
at Sone Ureek
s
taking
drow
officer
The policeman
i
in
i al and then
ape
r and in ith
s his on
was
wl and landed the other pris.
pit:
roners safely in the jug.
Another Wedd
Weddings have been unusually nu-
merous in this section of late, and this
we chronicle another for which
cards have been Mr. David
W. Bradford and Miss Carrie May
Lawvers will be married at the home
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John KR. Lawyers, on Thursday even-
week
jssuedd.
of the bride's
ing. December 20th, at seven o'clock
in the evening. The wedding will be
a brilliant affair and about seventy-
five invitations have been issued.
Ws fp —-
Death of Dr. Jerry Hoy,
Dr. Jeremiah Hoy, a native of this
Leounty, and at one time well knosn
| in this valley, died suddenly at his
| home in Ohio, a few days ago.
[ate a hearty supper, and took a heme
| orrhage soon after, and C.pired. He
{was a brother of Hon. Adam Hoy,
dec'd., and was familiarly known as
Jerry Hoy, by all of us.
lh tec
it Is Time to Put in its Appearance
If we are to have sleighing next Sun-
day, Christmas, it is time the “beauti-
ful snow” puts in ag. appearance.
Christmas without good sleighing is
merry bell s and quickly gliding sleighs
with their cozy wraps and smiling oc
cupants go far to make Christmas look
like Christmas,
vimom—————
_ Death of an Aged Lady.
Mrs. Henry Moyer, of Miles town-
ship, died a few days ago, aged ninety-
three years, having been the oldest
pis) in Brush valley. Her funeral
tou. place on Tuesday last. We have
po farther particulars.
BE
The Season Over,
Deer hunting season is over but you
ean get a marriage license any time,
~The holidays are a season of hap.
pincss and good cheer, and a recipient
of a pair of Mingle'’s fine shoes
~—Pork and beef wanted by C. P. No
Long.
tion is for rent. Possession given at
Take the Smell Our of Onions,
If you can eat onions why don't you
easily be done, Before they are esok-
remove the
This
erento hatfscbsnsssns in
A Neat Triek.
for the penefit of our merchants
who do not advertise, we give them
the following pointer from a Clearfield
| exchange: A man entered one of the
| grocery stores in the town and ordered
i a good outfit of provisions, one of the
vy of Labaeco
hat he
(quarries,
items being a goodly suppl
| The fellow
{working in
represented
the
store having some trade with the quar-
rymen, the story doubted.
the
man left he casually remarked that he
had some other business
and would cone for the
wale
the stone
Was
not
{The goods were put up. Before
to attend to
goods in Kn
hour or 80, bit as he 1 some
baceo he would take that package,
He
but
eral pounds, along,
£
it an
took
himself out of sight, not out
1 he
turned
mind of the balance
of the
storekeeper,
the
well
roi
It
were re io
shelves, wis a neat trick
played.
fp ol
HBedoced Stock
Being desirous of reducing n
1st of Fi
2th
about one-half before the brusa-
63. 1 will after the
1
i
ry, :
cash or its equivalent, sell at reduced
prices. Any one needing anything in
my line will do well to call and see my
stock before purchasing elsewhere,
J. R. BiBLE,
Potters Mills,
se if ol
overs All
The great Columbus Blizzard Storm
font. & 143.005
iprocity Overcoat, $10.»
fective Tariff Suit §10.-
we great Free Trade Sait, $10.00,
it
iil
{
hildren's = « and overcoats in
variety.
MoxrgoMERY & Co.
Be
endles
liefonte
i
i
a candy for
C. P. Long.
{o
3 pounds good 1mixe
t
t Bargain store.
— NN Otice
TENS a
family
e coming
December 23 and 24 gets
LP.
mrgain store
a pound package if
Long.
candy.~
The only in town when
icl
you can ged ester rubber
Ti
an’
goods is with us. wey are the best,
The spading boot « t be beat.
a pair (i. 0. Beaner.
stock of
(
Complets
Goods and Notions,
1 Blankets §
C. P. Long.
Wanted. A
beef on subscription at
3
MA 1
or
ward.
§
¥ of
quarier Oo
§
i
his office.
Bed blankets, $1 per pair and up-
C. P. Long.
ee Roceived 8 new
C. P. Long.
wards,
lot of ladies’
conis,
GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY KURTZ & SON
Wheat
Rye
Corn
Onis now
Barley
Buck when
PRODUCE AT STORES,
A
Butter...
Fees...
fard..
| Sho lders
| Ham .
Tallow
Potalnes
Hides
HURRAH FOR SANTA CLAUS!
0
hristmas Opening, —
Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday, Dec 10, 1
and 13.
ssid] mnie
NO ATTEMPT
To give you an idea of
our lines we could not
think it--too many and
much of a variety.
session
FOR THE PRESENT,
We are busier than ever
for this time of the year,
Our oat and Dress Goods
sales surpass any previous
efforts. Dress Goods at
10¢, 124, 14. 25, and so
on, are decided bargains.
nti iiss
BARGAIN COUNTER
Piles of new things froma
penny to 25c, Bvery ar.
ticle a bargain not to be
had as low anywhere, We
ents in Belle
5
-s
Demorest