THE CENTRE REPORTER. | EDITOR ANDPY BLIgHER, FRED. Kunz, Caves HALL, Pa. THURS. BEPT. a ‘ THE RACKET No. 9 Crider's Exchange, Bellefonte, AS OTHERS SEE US. “1 tiavel all over the U. 8., and you can say for me and I mean it too, CO 1 never saw so many goeds packed ina room of this size anywhere.” THIS IMMENSE STOCK Bought for Cash and sold for Cash on- ly is at your service. Eight well-irsined exper fenced clerks to wait ou you regularly, and from twelve to fourteen on Saturdays, and always busy, gives you an idea of the amount of goods | that pass over our counters daily, You gel no such value for your money anywhere in the | county and you can easily pay your car fare and | other expenses in making a trip to the County | Seat, out of thesavings, in making your necessary purchases, Retailing Goods at . Wholesale Prices, Is the Racket idea in a nutshell. - . . 0» That it is done here every day, is be-| yond dispute. How it is done and with what success, we'll tell U Later On! G. R. SPIGELMEYER, SHEM SPIGELMEYER, Jr. Bellefonte, Pa PERSONAL. Orris McCormick, of Millheim, was in town on business Saturday. Mrs. Elmira Ishler, of Tussey- Friday. Mr. Cleven Dinges, agent, of Williamsport, was Tuesday. in Potter township. — Mr. and Mrs. James Keller, liams Grove last week. Miss several days last week with Mott, at Roopsburg. —James A. Sweetwood, even up with the times. eral days last week with her friend Miss Mabel Zeigler, at Millheim. Mrs. Wm. Jacobs, of Boalsburg, spent several days last week at this place with her son, Dr. W. A. Jacobs. | —John D. Meyer departed Wed-| nesday morning for Lancaster, Pa., Marshall Coilege. —— Misses Jennie Wagner and Liz- zie Holder, two of Howards’ young la- dies were guests at the home of Mr. J. Rowe last week. —Mr. William Barnes, a skilled | employe of the Bellefonte Democrat, | has been assisting this week in getting | out the REPORTER. — Fred. Kurtz, Jr., left this morn-| ing for Chicago and will spend the! next ten days taking in the sights at the World's Fair. — Mr, John ¥F. Breon, Gregg townships practical farmers, gave our sanctum a call, and had his] label advanced. Mrs. Esther Gordon, who has | been spending several weeks with the family of D. B. Brisbin, returned to her home in Bellefonte last week. —Mr. J. H. Ishler, of Tusseyville, | gave us a call. Mr. Ishler has engag- | ed in the sale of musical instruments, | and is also conductor of vocal and in- | strumental music, Mays at this place. Mr. John Mullen, the enterpris- ing shoe merchant of Renova, Pa. spent several days with friends in Centre Hall. John was a former resi- dent of this place, and is always wel- comed by his many friends, —Rev. E. J. Wolf, D. D,, of the Theological Beminary at Gettysburg, is spending several days with his broth er, William Wolf, having come to at- tend the dedication of the Lutheran church at Bellefonte on lsst Sabbath. ws Mr. aud Mra. W. W. Bayard, of Washington, D. C., arrived on Mon- day, after a two weeks’ stay at the World's Fair, and will spend some time with Mrs. Bayards’ parents, Mr, and Mrs, Michael SBtrohm, at Centre HilL weMr. and Mrs. A. J. Reesman, accompanied by Mr. Recsmans’ moth er and brother, of Plainfield, IIL, left on Saturday by carriage for Millheim, where they remained over Sanday. They will visit iriends in Sugar Val ley and Nittany before returning home. " ¢ weProf. C. R. Neff, the principal of the borough schools, was busy the first few days of this week examining scholars and assigning them to the proper departments. The schools are unusually full and the teachers have a hard winter's work before them. But their efficient and telling work of last FOUND GUILTY MRS. WINKLEMAN, Judge Furst Sentences Him to Five Yonrs Imprisonment, a Floe of $300 and Cost of Prosecution, John A. Whan, on Friday last of causing the death who was convicted | of | tenced by Judge Furst to pay a fine of | $300, the costs of the prosecution and | to undergo five years’ imprisonment | in the Western penitentiary in solita- | ry confinement. Before sentence was {that he had practiced his { profession for some time, even while { engaged in church work and a leader {in the Young Men's Christian Associ- | ation. He was taken to the peniten-| tiary the same day. j court, as per the Gazelle said: { bottom of my heart I claim I am not | guilty of the charge brought me. {above us now, I could'nt say { than that I am not guilty. | arrangement had been made for me to | meet any one at the Winkleman more with Winkleman. { that which I had made | Maggie, a sister to Mrs. which were | produced in court during the said trial, | he said that it was his custom to take | those along; and especially on this trip {as he had them with him for another case which he | meet or handle on the same trip. Then Mr. Whan went on state (and that is where it was he made mistake before the court | the first instance in his { made a miss or mistake, not have done so in this instance cept through the fact that he was'nt {allowed supreme control of the and if such had been accorded him the refiilts would not be what they lay. primarily expected to to his that this was life where he and he would ex- CHE, are Lo 1 have said. All i ments are such that I eannot, or would i not misconstrue under circume- I have done or ADY stances, Judge Furst, in his sentence, ng other remarks said: The in | this case is quite fully substantiated by i the verdict of the jury in There has been some charges | before this court that this was clearly [a Clinton county While the under the Ailing £ evidence sitting | case, CAs, principal evidence may, | said county, yet the deed for which you are charged committed {Centre county aud if the { county courts are similar to thos | Centre, they will bring your accom- | plice, Miss Maggie Mauck, to | as an accomplice in this case. Was in f Of iment to all people concerned, court could not construe the case jerwise. The human mind revolts | such a case, and if the matter { brought before an English court { would be death. There no { for you to come here now: you | figured in the Y. M. ( Haven and made them believe that | you were with the best elements of the | public and at the same time | matters were carried on; you have tak- ti iis nt it is have {ly the law in your own hand. The sentence of the court therefore | is that You pay a fine of $300, of | | prosecution, and undergo ment in the Western penitentiary, at | | Pittsburg, in solitary confinement for | a period of five years. Oost mn A MY Teachers Institutes, The teachers’ institute for Blair county, will meet at Hollidyasburg on Nov. 20; Bedford, at Bedford on Dee. { 18; Cambria, at Ebensburg on Nov. 27; Centre, M .Bellefonte on December 18; | Clinton, at Lock Haven on Dec. 18; Fulton, at Mag ‘onpelisburg on Dec. 18; Huntingdon, at Huntingdon on Nov. 13; Indiana, at Indiana on Dec. Juniata, at Mifflintown on Nov. 27; Lycoming, at Muncy on Dec, 18; Mif- flin, at Lewistown on Nov, 27; Perry, at New Bloomfield on Dee. 4; Somer set at Somerset on Dee, 18; Westmore- land, at Greensburg on Dec. 18. ln sb AA > Fire in a Mine, On Last Thursday morning fire was discovered in mine No. 6 of the Ber. wind White Coal company at Horatio, near Punxsutawney, and how it took fire is not known. At the time of the fire twenty-two men were at work in the mine and nineteen of them escap- ed. Moses Hughes, aged 45, and two sons, Aaron and John, are still in the mine. It is thought the mine must be flooded before the flames ean be extinguished and doubtless the three unfortunate men will never be taken out alive. oe. “ry The New Railrond. The Philipsburg and Altoona rail road is almost completed from R to Philipsburg, which is as far as it will be built this year. The connection with the Beech Creek road will be made in a few days and two locomo- tives are ready now and waiting to be shipped. We do not know whether [an NARROWLY ESCAVED, An Attempt Made to Barn the Preshyte- rinn Church at Bellefonte, | day morning to burn the Presbyterian { church at Bellefonte, and had not the | flames been discovered early in { man who has charge of the church, | the beautiful edifice would have burn- led to the ground. Early in the morning Mrs. Cleaver { went to sweep the church for Sunday | services, and when she opened the { door was surprised to find the build- ting filled with smoke. Bhe Immedi- | at tely gave the alarm and an examina- | tion of the building was made, when i the rear of the church was ablaze a large sill was already burned. { fire was extinguished. The fire had been started by plac ing | | a peach basket of inflammable matter | {on top of | doorway the been at a gan, and also of saving Ww hiel h has quite recently {ed by that congreg church, repalir- ration COSt | $15,000, or —— A Rallroad Day at the Falr Friday, September 15, has been set {apart as railroad day at the World's Fair, and a committee of leading i rond men Is working hard to make the remembered. | date selected is the sixty-third anniver- occasion one to be road be railway the first day is to io Manchester road, constructed. The { one of special interest of the railway service, in the forenoon in hall, such prominent men as Chauncey M. Depew, George B. Roberts, « Meyer, E. T. Jeeflry and W, Ven Horn having invited speak. The has circular requesting the co-operation of all railway officials, and | as many employes as can be | allowed to visit the Fair on | be made tol a been committee issued asking that day - ma — Miilhelm to Have Electric Fight Our wide-awnke neighbors down in Mill provement; an Altoona party to light the electricity, The plant will be in the building that was to be occupied | i There ts, the cost of which weim have at last secured one in- sv the Knitting factory. 36 street ligh willl be $260 per year, of lighting | about $150 per year, churches and hote tse the electrie light. Private 1 an parties, | stores. will also! { be in operation in about six weeks. Now if, while they are at it, will only add an electric railroad Coburn, then Millheim would surely be happy ss i It Costa Nothing. It costs nothing to be kind. It costs nothing to speak kindly of { another instead of saying bad things in your appearance. tone can but won't out of jealousy. | It costs nothing i spectful in your bearing upon all | casions. Oe { affairs and let others alone. | It costs nothing to tell the truth. It costes nothing to be honest. { In short, it costs nothing to Lman or a lady, upon all ogeasions, om Spin, Farmers’ Institutes, THe state board ef agriculture has | received applications frgm 107 local or [terme re’ institutes. T is considera- | bly in excess of the number held last { year and there are a number of coun- { ties vet to hear from. It is estimated i that not less than 200 applications will {| be on file by October 1st, | is closed, dates assigned and all ar- | rangements made for the holding of ! institutes, To be Held at Williamsport. The second annual convention of the Epworth League of Central Pennsyl- vania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held in Wil liamsport, Pa., Oct. 17, 18 and 19, 1808, This convention will be the largest gathering of Methodist young peonle that ever assembled in Pennsylvania, It will bring together the best heart and the best brain of thie young peo- ple of the great Methodist church. ATR To Save the Trees, A peach grower, whose trees were attacked by the “yellows,” and who had lost quite a number by the disease states that he cured the trees by the use of seraps of iron placed In the soil around them, his theory being that the trees were deficient in fron. After practicing the iron treatment he states that the trees grew vigorously and bore fruit for years, Zz Seriously 111, Will Bhoop, son of Mr. Samuel Shoop, who removed from this place to Williamsport several months ago, Is lying dangerously ill at that place, suffering from inflamation of the bow- els and an abscess. He was taken to She Soupltl wevirs days age fo lave med, which it a be o SHUT DOWN, The Valeatine Furnace Closes Down for | an Indefinite Period, One of Bellefonte's industries which are employed about five ho dred men, closed down last W ednes- | day for an indefinite period. A week or 80 ago the mines, operated by the | Valentine Furnace were closed | down owing to the dullness of trade | and no market for the product of the furnace. The manufactured iron on| hand was large and it was the intention of the company to operate the furnace | until the stock on hand was used up | when the furnace also would close | down, which occurred last Wednesday | night. About five hundred men ployed in the various departments | ’ ‘ Co., em- | about | of opera- | Needed repairs will be made supply iron on hand has been reduced, tions will be resumed. Bey - Solving the Traanp Problem, has been! city the tramp who who her solution of first her A Kansas woman elected police justice of has The fore tramp Wis for Was fen slone- | brought Ix judgment day for the should be if he | survived the question approaching whether the i hard labor on with the order that he worked The but now the and starved shirked. ordeal, prisoner first a a Kansas town is police justice is | : : § : i : Willy oy Fell from His Engine, Bald Es stopped of train, On last Frid valley freight ay while gle train William Haven, engineer on the walking i § Ww ai a Milesburg, Blair, Lock | while | about in the cab, tripped over | it ( red inten put him stretcher and took him yellef Dr. No the track. Yw He trainmen su {Te sely his fell to mite FT iF rex Harris, attended him. broken nor any were tad il i inter igh his back was ba iy iy on Thursday of He age and He speaks of t in the old country n | failure of croj A about £50 and pork is wie per From i judge that butter and milk are ommon thing on the lust week, is 8 young man an | olsterer trade, + & r 1&1 DULL Oo a 54 asl § COW sells thier th ia pound. prices not the iy finds Th J od Lh tables of F Germans and that their meal scare 11 meais at all, in ES —— Served in the John Williams, Army. a former citizen of , Bt a campfire of the Old Bucktail regiment held at stated that but now a resident thirteen brothers served the that in all ten velerans were still alive. Suckiail small | the were in His family a A A Big Peach Year cations of being the year ever known in this country. Fig. ures of the traffic over the lines of the Pennsylvania railroad system, center- ing from the Delaware peach districts, show that the output will be enor- mous. During four days of last week they transported nearly 1,150 car loads, w hich average 5560 baskets to a car, total of 932,500 baskets. A —- Centre Baptists Meet, greatest fa The association of Baptists, compris ing the churches of Mifflin, Centre, Blair and Huntingdon counties, vened in its sixty-third anniversary in the Logan Valley Baptist church at Bellwood, last week. Nearly all of the twenty-eight churches in the dis- trict were represented. The total membership of that _— is about 2,400, so Sq A ara Grind thelr Own Wheat, A number of Pennsylvania farmers who went to the World's Fair found improved milling machinery there that will enable them to grind their own wheat in the old fashioned water mills and make flour equal to the best made in Minneapolis. They at once purchased this machinery, put it in an old abandoned mill, and are now sur. prising Western Pennsylvania with what is called the revival of a lost art. A of In Good Wealth, Cleveland has returned to Washing- ton again with his family, a perfec tly well man. All the fuss made about his being a sick man, came from his having the toothache and the pulling of two teeth in consequence. From this a news gatherer manufactured an alarming story of cancer in the jaw bone and adl such stuff, Dag Days Over, Rol Baking Powder { COURT PROCEEDINGS, i Trial the Past | Week Wednesday ( : afternoon |! Rob- Court called at 1.50 o'clock, case of 1. VE, ed of; charged with keeping a house of Pros. J. J. ind guilty; sen- wecution Smith; defendant for ', cost of p and one year in county 4 S41, Com, ve, Geo, Catheart, charge sure- | ty of the pesce; dismissed and Ja Chse mes Pa el +; defendant being charged the ea tried Tes Defenda ng arraigned in court pleads | not guilty; g the ge test ny of the wd journed in the prosecutor, Com. v Fred, Behiele with burg rks to Costs, pay VE, Bamu Bennett, pros. | IAry; in Over Nfs was and miner nt Open imo- until after hear: Com. court evening. art called at 7.1 It r found su fi- being not harry: of ttorney aske rned un § i { i i 3 , court § ris 3 of Gis for plain iiorney com. Bennett | in Amel sndant pi up was that Wahn, nitted an aby nkleman, at Nitt { On i ANY pi y H. Keller, Clinton ox ice of Lock Haven, Th deal 1 (] union ana aunty Detect ve of minty, and chief« is case } ail SARA § great ft Centr the filled by the curious tracted a interest ughou hous After Orvi 1 4G it took Gl % v8 ties, and court was wel jury is opene wi the the i i } rthe Com. i | Friday morning hear all the com | monwealth's testimony and then it i E. i. Chambers open- the defence, Fm or heard E. R. Roe der argued in a very | Ex-Judge | for the | i cnswe fo S30 on | pee rested iis case, od the case for all their wi Chambers and for the fluent manner Orvis then took commonwealth plainly and charged the ity {HOSsOR Was WwW. F defendant the case able and J. H. the case then up the and ably. Cas argued Judge Furst! jury in a plain and | and the jury retired | 5,10. About 7.80 that evening the foreman of the jury announced that they had agreed upon verdict, “guilty in manner and form as indicted. Court then adjourned until 9 o'clock Monday morning. The first case called was that J. Henry Keller, Leech and George M. Boal, James Leech, deed. Sei. Fa Sur judgment verdiet, plaintifl, of A. John adm'r of for Real debt, $2080.10 and si- Josiah Nefl'and Kate M. Shoop now for use of H. F. Bitner va. Robert '- Boyle Adm’'r of Flora O'Boyle dec’d and Robert O'Boyle her husband. Verdict for plaintiff for $262,560. D. W. Herring vs. A. M. Hoover and Ada T. Hoover, his wife, and Re- boecea Musser. Verdiet for defendant. Court adjourned at 10.50 a. m. till 2 p. m. Court called at 2 p. m. The first case called was Ho #1 . Butts executor of Ruth B. Armor dec'd, va. Monroe Armor, Anistasia Armor, Amanda Miller, Estella Armor and Benner Ar mor guardians adlitem of George Ar- mor, Grace Armor, and Louisa Armor, minor children of Mary Armor, dec'd. Feigned Issue. Court adjourned ats o'clock. Tuesday moring court called at 8.45 The Armor will case continued all day. The contestants closed their tes timony at 4 p. m. and the case for the executor opened. Adjourned at 5.30. Wednesday morning court called at 845, The Armor will esse continoed. Adjourned at 12 o'clock. A AN Last week ended the dog days. The season has been one of great drouth, Le and much Stung by & Yollow Jacket, iL iow ecket sing Joby Horner 3 A Friend Worth Having, The Pittsburg Zimes long ago estaB- a reputation for enterprise which placed it in the front rank Its latest move has been to secure a | special train service which enables the t Zimes to reach all parts of central The publishers | daily all the news of this section. { addition Hon, Henry Hall, who Is & the Times editorial staff, furnish a series of articles on the institutions, the progress and the ce- of those counties, which every body. Cen- tral Pennsylvania has been neglected news papers of Philadelphia In wil note that the Pittsburg TVmes propos- get into touch with The Times is by agents for six cents a week, gives all the news of the Ww liberally us, delivered ld, and be should sup- ported Mo —— Studying for the Ministry. M. RB. Derstine, intendent of the several who has been Methodist Years, super- Sunday Sunday rning presided for the last time pre- to his departure for entering a course of studies for the ministry at in consequence of school passed appropriate ns of regret his separation ~-Lewistown Free last i iege, wh 1 resol nt them, ete. oop sooty Death of Michael Zeigler Michael Zeigler, Millheim, died in morning, and 28 days. an old residenter of Sun- aged 76 years, 4 months Mr. Zeigler had several that on al Hace Pie the past eigh- een months, and his death was not un- looked for from the His wife ago. Mr. trade and gen- known in the lower end of the He has seven children living, three sons and four daughters. effects. years anLey. cp — Reed Wheat for Sale. Rudy wheat, for sale by Burkholder, Centre Hall, st bushel. 7 bushels were sown The chal new r pe threshing 8 bushels Order soon. 9.14 Wp Great Cash Sale. Cash Sale of Riff Hats light brown, tans and blacks— for men and boys. $1.50 Hats, $2.00 Hats, now $1.50 $2.50 and $3.00 Hats, now $2.00 MoxtTeoMuERY & Co. Bellefonte. o the 100 sheaves, (reat now $1.00 GEAIN MARKET, Whosat Hye . ni KIONRD os cnsonsnnsnasssnnsns Linis new Harley bay HO IRRINE BURMA vs snsuss sami. wssnsisascsssmsmsanasammns PFRODUCE AT STORES, BUMAr ne escsin Yaus Lard Shoulders A New Line of choice Patterns, of Irish Lawns, Challis, Ging- hams, etc. Straw seats, ham- mocks. Fora dozen of Palm Fans, Os) for a pair of very neat Lace Curtains, Ot) For a nice brass trim- 10C. walnut Curtain Pole. Deni) for a fair Gingham for Aprons, Onl) lar 10c. bottle ora a SC. of uct age. Ore) for a I of Coat’s 4 /+ Cotton, the best in the 10C. 50C.
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