~ THE CENTRE REPORTER. | FRED. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. | CENTRE HALL, PA. THURS. Fes. 16. THE RACKET I take my pen in hand to let U of Ribbon (to be exact 2801 vards.) Stop short, now, and think what a big | lot of ribbon that is; and when we tell U that U can buy it for less than are YYs, U will to last Year, again, and if U enough Nuf| ribbon i ced. 6000 YARDS. Won't cover the spring 'o’93 hams, Pereals, Prints and Dress (toods and trimmings that are already here and open for your inspection Racket Prices, Laces, the Embroidery and that knock 2838 yards of just in, at persimmons, Kom and C the Racket now. G. R. SPIGELMYER, SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. Bellefonte, prices Pa. PERSONAL. —Mrs. Della Brumgard, of Haven, is visiting at the home of Harry Kreamer. —Mrs. D. J. Meyer Mame spent several days this with friends in Rebersburg, Mr. and daughter —Merchant Simon Harper has be- come well enough to go to the store again. ——Mr. Harry Kreamer in Rebersburg with his parents, spent Sun- day Ja- the and son among —Mr. Joseph Bituoer cob, of Penn Hall, were callers at this office last week. a — Will Gfrerer and Will McClena- han returned home Saturday weeks’ stay in Altoona. Mr. Cleve Dinges, Williams- port, spent several days in Centre Hal! last week. ee M i858 burg M. . —(ur esteemed friend, Neese, of Farmers Mill pleasant call. John R. gentleman of Tusseyville, was in town after a Boals- Mrs. Of Flora , was a guest at the Murray, home of loss last week. Jacob a gave us s 5 1 Lee, i jolly wholesouled yesterday on business, — -Mr. F. P. Duck, was a caller at the REPORTER last week and put his label on to "94. ~—=Mr. Ed. Badger and John Ru- dy, of Mifflinburg, were in Centre Hall last week trimming buggy Tops for W. W. Boob. Mrs. Michael Amanda Spangler left on Tuesday morning for Glen Rock, for a visit with Mrs. Willows’ daughter, Mrs, Rev. Curren. —]vy Bartges, of Penn Hall, a caller at this office on Baturday. Mr. Bartges will make sale this spring on account of the death of his wife sev- eral months age. Frank Ross, who bas been tak- ing a creamery course at State College, spent several days at his home last week. We understand Frank expects to take charge of the creamery at the College in a short time, —Mrs. Philip Mersinger of Joliet, IL, gave the REPORTER sanctum call last week. Mrs. Mersinger is in visiting her mother at Potters Mills, Mrs. William McCormick, who is se- riously ill. Mrs. Mersinger speaks of the thermometer being 30 degrees be- low zero out in Joliet lately, They are flourishing out there, which we are pleased to learn. of Madisonburg, office, Willow and Mrs. was a two daughters, of Bellefonte, and Mr. and Mrs, 1. O. Hoffer, of Philadelphia, of whose marriage we made mention in last weeks’ issue, spent Tuesday | afternoon in Céntre Hall, Mr, Hoffer | has many warm friends in this place, | who were pleased with the gpportu-| nity of extending the hand of con- gratulation to the happy pair. May | their life be a prosperous one. ww Mr. Frank Wieland, of Linden | Hall, gave the REPORTER a eall on Baturday, accompanied by his brother | Bimon, when a babe, pleased his aunt, | Mrs. Heilman, who was childless, to such an extent, that she adopted him, | and he has en in the Hellman fami- | ly ever since, coming home occasion- “ally to pay his real parents a a visit, | Simon has nine brothers and four sis- ters, —Jonathan Gramley, the man who walked to the state of Illinois from this valley in the summer of 1649, when he was only nineteen years old; saw Chicago when it consisted of only three houses, and who from being killed by the Indians on shore of Lake Michigan, was a at this office on Monday. Mr. wiley is sixty-three years old e has seon much of © WATER ELECTION! BRIEF FACTS ABOUT AN EXCEL LENT ENTERPRISE. | The Parchase of Water Works to be Voted | i ont at the Coming Local Election, the boro is to be voted on at the com- ing local election, and will be vigor- any contest so far as we can learn, on | the other, The company has founded such an admirable system of water works as to excite admiration pride at | home, as well as jealousy, { pany’s system has furnished absolute abroad, The com- and cheaper than in our sis- ter towns, Bellefonte, Philipsburg, Lewisburg, Milton, Lewistown, York, {or nine-tenths of the | slate, The York water works has earned {18 to 25 per in dividends; the | Philipsburg water works earned 2 per and some other plac ranging from 15 to cent; our home company has earned from 6 to 9 per cent its actual | which some who have risked no mon- {ey in the works, think is too high. The earnings of any well conduc i erage, towns in cent has oent, sg 30 per on investment, ted business are far above this—merchants have 30 to 40, manufacturers as much money in per cent, 26 to as 500 per cent, your | on time they allow you 3 | get for it 9 to 12 which is { cent more than they on. How is that compared with only iGo? and give you The home company in the few cases i of complaints brought before its board, has always reached a satisfactory un- that the c pany had been misrepresented, few instances in the past twenty years, ty aggrieved admitting I~ where parties were influenced by evil they themselves duped and in costs as a disposed ones to go to law, found re- ward for listening to bad advice. The company put fire plugs on every hile in all. other town from £15 to $30 per plug must Ix borough to the for such plugs. Also pla: street square, free, w the annually by companies, ¢ ed free | on the iydrants s, under the unfriendly { Jealous, plugs and hydrants were ne ly all maliciously standing thes teachings of ar- destroved, notwith- fig id ¢ conveniences for w prevented a number of fires that won have proven disastrous, The property of the borough bonded, present move is to have at fax and for th per cent interest, collect only enough to pay the interest time being get a reduced water rent We If the but when the principal is due, the rub. owner of be su pose then will come the they managed boro bes nes works, we trust will nomically as heretofore. Some seem to fear a jol y will be sought like in the pike matter and unnecesss- themselves authorities, to blame choosing boro have cipal founder of the present and points to our water works with pride; the managers have dealt did their duty, and this will be the same as long as the works remain der their control. The number of stockholders is abont thirty-five. Under the first, or old log system, the works broke down, and stock was and town was in a straight for water. one offered to invest a dollar, about worthless, lepent TER, by citizens of the town, induced him to yield to their requests to take the works in hand and reconstruct them. Nota dollar could any ope be induced to risk. Finally the Reror- TER took the risk, in the face of warn- ings from parties who had experience {in water, that we would loose. We { invested-—and a fine system was the result, water always abundant, abso. | lutely pure, a natural pressure that | will throw it upon a three story house, | and, without issuing or claiming any | preferred stock, all the old, dead stock of our citizens was taken in on equal footing with Mr. Kurtz's, and in a few years the works proved a wise and ad- mirable improvement, and then came the jealousy of those who wouldn't | Fisk a cent, But thus it is, We give this little history for the { benefit of those not conversant with | the facts, and whether the works go to the borough or remain as now, we | shall always point to them with pride, | and thank the managers for their fair- (ness and the unselfish interest they lent to give our town something that | In the envy of all other towns, | It was our fixed purpose to make the | town a donation of ] interest in the works, ultimately, — but a damag- ing conflagration a few years ago ve- toes that pleasure, MA SA, ~='This cold weather makes heavy clothing a necessity for comfort, and the question arises where can it be pro- cured at a low figure and at the same time receive goods that are not shod- dy. Lewins, at the Philad. Branch, Bellefonre, keeps just such a line, and when a 4 Phase is made of him satis i : i i DIED IN ILLINOIS, | William Franklin Swartz a¥F ‘omer Contre County Boy Dies of Bright s Disease, William Franklin Swartz, niost prominent young farme rs of Ste- phenson county, 11k, died last Tuesday, one of the direction 872, 1. under the . R. Beroggs Lodge, No. Il. was in Millheim, Centre county, Pa., November 20, 1858, and was therefore 2 months and 26 days old at t his death spring of 1879; was united in Miss Annie Belle Phibby on the 1881, and this union was who, with his loving wife are left to monrn their loss, 0. O, F., of Orangeville, Mr. Bwartz born on a4 years, he He came to 1llinois in the time of The deceased was a member of three diflerent the standing in each of them. In polities he ber of the Wis lodges and in highest was a true Demoerat: Farmers’ Alliance, fusionist. In business he s honorable and strictly of the d and pleasant one and his deat } 110 Ho very The happy home life ceased wa i h ld iil deep NI Tussey- lefonts house Mr. Dr, and Henry Swartz, of row. amuel Swartz, of ville, Cieorge Swartz, of Bel Mil theim, were deci nse], A CENTRE Cot the NTIAN. Printers’ Pecullarities A printer may buoins and neve have Sap her wife nor oy ts alo make net run, but he He mu el Hen oe foxy 10% Thou he ean set iy and gh others cannot standing, time: s ay u the same have no dwe Ning s TARY make away pl, yet never A hu SIT man being, | time; may 1 AIOOW § He 13...3 compelled t may iste d, yet be from may } he for - > - A Good Example, chopped Flow ks, Lye £31 nd found in it a dozer ure tishieis wed up f animals, + winter, it They Oe men and never fail to las 43 1: % § a «tore in the hollow of a tree. Ww nu seth to know too ho - > -. Not Too Sagan. purchased of Potter BOTY i The stone crusher ROTI VISOR ood die time ago by the super in roads of the thie and the repairing of the put southern precinet, and wick this rusher was removed to this side supervisor Bruss will at once begin to of what {oo bile “sings give this section a specimen It have is not. a bit and he will heaped upon him by those SOOT, many who have much hauling to do. i Debt of Other Counties. The bonded indebtedness of Mifflin county is $95,500, while that of Snyder county is $122,300, and that of Hunt- ingdon is up to the tune $131,400, Centre county rears her head above those of her sisters in that is free of debt with a thousand or two in her pocket for spending money. In spite of all our wants we have much to be thankful for, of WAY she esi Snowed Chall ious phenomena, in connection with same. But | the chaff that fell with the Where it came from, is a query, our citizens who noticed it. It was an | interesting topie for discussion, and | several theories were advanced, but it is one of those mysteries of nature, ed. em MA SAAS Had His Poot Burned. Henry Miller, formerly a moulder in the foundry in this place, came to his home in Millheim from Williams- port, the other day to nurse a foot burned by molten metal, EI EL TARE Suffering from Rheumatism, We are sorry to learn that Mrs, Al fred Hosterman, of Centre Hill, is laid up with a painful attack of Inflamma- tory rheumatism. EBA I A A Seriously 11, Mrs, Jonas Condo, of Penn Hall, is quite ill, having been thus for some weeks, from lung trouble we are in. formed, Sesh ois weeel(30 10 the Philad, Branch, and you will receive clothing that are une- po, Satisfuo- TAKEXNOTICE LADIES Who Belong tothe World's Fale ( ommittes In Centre County, article was received | for publication by Mrs. W. F. {of Bellefonte, who is a member of the Ladie’s World's Fair Committee from Centre county: Mrs. J. Barry Colahan, The following Heeder, county, has just given out for publica- the Board of tion brief rules of the about following music during the Lady Managers Woman's Building Expositioy: A { Committee iin the called an on Music, shall be appoin- ted in each State and Territory, which shall consist : committee, Advisory of the resident musicians sections of the Rate vocal and in different i that ment BO candidates for instru- al examination may ed to traverse great distances, It will be the duty of the ittee on Music t applicants are {EF and whether their performe- HHces sufliciently not be oblig- Advisor Vv A Comm o decide whether artiste, am sionals, are good to receive a i letter fhe tal in Chicago by thie The thy of dist ol recommendation to either of expert J uries (vocal and be appointed of Musi which will hereafts r Bureau artists who are consider. " waor- inction by the expert juries prin te il il i fit in¢ hicago receive tthe i W oman’s bull Columbian dir Na fiir MBE, Urn Exposition, NO money has beet wrid’s Colum Reduced I ates to the I company, wi £3 + . ot iH years, | 3 i i hors sanded dis! week, the funds on hands permit Orde 15% thieves, dividend ot £4 to each member, ! 4 ¥ 63 f4iieust % lected from noen-ailenaanc miermbers! ollection only from paid for ained no and the dollar Aceording or two n Edt Hp F 10 OUr red one the out Wes Wen gtoien which were It “twenty-five membership, of its atpst in the past years horses stolen, a Apportionment in th Mr. Me introduced » fine the congressional districts of Penne sylvania, The bill was presented with the ap prog al of the Democratic Sena- tors. It gives Philadelphia six districts, all of which are Republican. The bill Republicaus eighteen districts and the Democrats twelve, [with five districts doubtful, We do not have any hope that the Republi- | cans will agree to any apportionment that is fair to the Democrats, ¢ Nenate on Friday would give the ; oid) encase An Interesting Meoting. The exercises in the Lutheran church {on Sunday evening, rendered by the Ladies of the Home and Foreign Mis | slonary Society were quite interesting being composed of recitations, address. | os w, selections aud music. Their re- | port shows that the ladies have been zealous in the cause and have been do- ing a good work. : so AA sina Declared Insolvent. The Union County Mutual Live Stock Insurance company, of Mifflin. burg, has been declared insolvent by the court at Harrisburg and dissolved, John A. Beard was appointed receiver, . py Will Be There. Among the exhibits in the Pennsyi- vania department at the World's Fair will be wheat from Howard Durst, oats from 8. W. Bmith and ear corn from H. Fetterolf, all practical farmers of this vicinity. ic we For warm, comfortable and ser- viceable clothing, and at the sam time secure them at a low figure, go to nia the wintry Fhilad. Beate Bellefonte, and you will get just the HERE AND THERE ABOUT COUNTRY. The Recont Thaw and Rails Putsthe Creeks on a Bender, Grand Masicenl Convention, Sinking Creek is On a reg- keep it foe rampant, banks can’t with its way, to the channel and it its track. and everything else right ular spree, in It quarrels logs, and It but in wildly # at underground has a gre 1 it is “full roars along £4. in both stories, and goes r and tearing into Penns creek, bender, and the two are rioting on to Coburn, by Elk heading for SMelins 1 i8 also on a joined there batter, pitch into big and Pine, both on a all grove, {o also on they und tearing, to souchanna, ia on and on all go enter sa grand waltz with the roaring billows of the great Atlantic. Grand Musical Musical myention, tion will Conven ¥ in church, Monday eT wing Ath, and 3 3 teed 3 Hw, CIOS On Friday ¥ Prophet Hick's Predictions and ie ith rain a i A cold I follow, lasting to about 11th 18th. Aft colder up Ww and storms about these * i # i dates, toabout 17th Storms of rain, thunder, ( snow from 16th to 16th. A severe behind these storms. cold wave will Reaction- Il touch | Come {ary temperature and storms wi th, followed 1e last day rising | 23rd and 2 by month, temperature of the at which tims storms= be in order. WY Contracted for Danger The case of Jennie M. Waltz against the Beech Creek railroad, tried in the last court at Bellefonte, resulted in a verdict for the defendant. The hus. a bridge crossing 000 was claimed. When accepted the position as watchman he emoluments connected with it. Martha Washington Tes. Tea Ly the Ladies of the Re-| formed church, Washington's birthday, February 22, in the rooms over Harper & Kreamers store. The “"Marthas” will do all in their power to make the evening a pleasant one to all who attend. Tea will be served from five until eight o'clock. Ssh sis A oY A Useful Article, A useful little article that every housewife will want is the Augite stove mat. Food of any kind when cooked on this mat does not require stirring and will not scoreh or burn, In bak- ing it prevents bread, cakes, &e,, from burning on the bottom, I. A. Sweet. wood sells the mat. Hamp Latest Novelties, Latest novelties in spring Shoghing for raen, boys, and 3 children. we Public Bales. B. F. Arney, Potter, March 15. Daniel Runkle, dee 'd, Gregg, Febru- b, #s Keller, Potter, Mareh 17. Wm. Goodhart, Ciregg, Mareh 158, Wim. Bholl, of Centre Hall, op “Sy ennt M. RE March 21, I. A. Bweetwood, 2) miles west Spring Mills, March 3. E. M. Huyett, 13, farm stock, Hettinger, Farmers Mills, of or » Spring Mill, March, ele, Adam Krumrines Maren 27, farm stock. John Odenkirk, stock, March 25. Ivy Bartges, Gregg township, farm k, March 13. D. ¥. Weiland, of Linden Hall, will make public sale of his farm stock s March 31. a sale, Tusseyville, ete, Old Fort, farm ele, , WwW. sLoc and implements Marriage Licenses Granted, The following is the list of marriage licenses granted during the past week : | DT ward Nolan, wllefonte, Blanche E ~ Bpring twp. J. W. Bhirk, Mrs, Mollie Fetzer, . . § sarbrick, Uniontwp. loge twp. wann, - - Milesburg. y Ertle, H » Fleck, - - . 0 rt Ever, ry Hender Union. Joges. Ferguson, Penna Fur. Clinton Co. Farmers Mills er, ar shot, - » nnington, Coburn. Woodward. Connelsville. spring twp. Hosterman P ri ri, Annie J. W. Fima ‘opamick, Dunwiddie, - - Phllipsburg. Boiwright, - Clearfield co. a -> - How various methods emploved * Mingle Succeeds, it # INifeRs, in In method. HOO lied on but one small FO or ~~ goods at good shoes he 8. selling at 114 uld never : smail estab- Hi sell a customer But by goods he could liable if 80 firmly ion ha that failed to least, boots, than ng to the best peo- Everything is al When Mingle's good goods ever as It x d be. miss s* don’t ellefonte. ln For Hent Hing house and lot Hall given uy to F. Kurte, A Air Centre at tf sion Masical College. The rin ope May Vocal cond Instrum Ist, Music, sp ine t« catalogu Mover, Freeburg, Hexny B. Bp Escaped from Sickness, ntre Hall has escaped entirely from cases of sickness this winter so far. Healthy town—pure air and wa- ter save doctor bills, ly na Dairy-men and stock raisers all buy Bull's-Head Horse and Cattle Powder. For distemper, hidebound, and loss of appetite, it is without a peer in the market. Price 25 cents per package. GRAIN MARKE oT. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY KURTZ & SOX Whest wean BIO coir sini ini orn . Onis now Barley {| Buckwheat 0 2 su PEODUCE AT STORES, Buller Rags lard Sn shoulders Ham i Rides. LADIES’, MISSES"... ++AND CHILDREN’ 'S COATS " i at great reductions, Muffs, Clouds, Boas, Leg- gins and seasonable goods, in great aay FUR RUGS, TABLE COVERS. Lace and Heavy Cuttiiins and the little sash draperies. Try Hayne $ wood gloss and save money.