THE CENTRE REPORTER. Frep. KURTZ, EDITOR ANDPUBLISHER. CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS, Nov. 23 THE RACKET No. 9 Crider’s Exchange, Bellefonte 0—0 Wisdom is an open book to those who will profit by past experienee. An entire new Just In line of Ladies’ Coats and Wraps Lastest ideas from the best New York manufacturer, Exclusive Styles =: Lowest Prices. } SIDE BAND SUITINGS The latest novelty for Ladies’ Suits. Stylish. No where else in town. © meen Racket — Hon Sacking at Prices. i / Silks! - Silks! KOM AND C. 00 Silks ! (i. R. SPIGELMEYER, SHEM SPIGELMEYER, Jr. Bellefonte, Pa PERSONAL. —— Rev. W. E. Fischer, of Shamo- kin, arrived in Centre Hall Tuesday morning. ers Mills, was a prominent visitor in town on Saturday. Pleasant Gap to Spring Mills. He formerly lived in Centre Hall ——Mrs. J. D. Murray went to Hunt- ingdon to attend the funeral of her brother the late George Hofler. — Farmer John Shafer, of Madisonburg, was a pleasant and is an old and esteemed friend. Mr. J. P. Heckman, one of Far- vored our sanctum with a call week. day circulating his friends. — William among H. Stiver, most esteemed citizens, favors us with an occasional call Mrs. Shelley, of Landisville, Pa. ily of D. J. Meyer, and other friends in this and Brush valley. Mr. William Kerr, Hill, one of Potter townships’ most er at the REPORTER office last Friday. se —Joel Dubbs, of Sharen, Pa., a na- tive of this place, is here on a visit; it is thirteen years since he was here last and he observes many changes here in that period. — Dan Reynolds was home over Sunday. He is holding a job in the axe factory at Reedsville, and is agent for Mifflin county for the fanning mill and grain separator, Messrs. R. D. Musser and Titus Gramley, two of Bpring Mills fore- most citizens, were in town Saturday afternoon and were around shaking hands with their many friends. Mr. William Rachau, who re- moved from Brush Valley some years ago to Abilene Kansas, will com east agnin and take up his residence at his former home at Madisonburg. we Mr. Henry Rossman, of Tus seyville, was in Centre Hall Tuesday, and before leaving paid a visit to the Rerorter office. Mr. Rossman re- ports everything © ‘yorable in his part of the valley. we Ward C. Weiser, of Millheim, Centre county, who is suffering with a nervous trouble, has made applica tion for admission to the hospital at Altoona and treatment, and will Jike- ly be taken in this week. we Mr, George Meiss, one of Tussey- ville’s busy men, gave us a call, and put his label out to "95. He informs us of the illness of his father, Jacob Meise, who has not been able to leave the house for over a month, and in consequence missed the first election since he became of age. we Mr. Joseph Gilliland, of New Bloomfield, is on a visit to friends in the community. He called at the Re- rorrer office on Tuesday, and the climate of Perry county seems to have changed him little. He is looking ‘well and his friends will be pleased to see him again. The milling business at New Bloomfield is occupying his time at present. Snow Nd, 3. Tuesday afternoon the Srd snow for this season, set in, and by bedtime it was 8 inches in depth. This makes a total of 4} inches of snow up to date. Next day was bright and milder but slush was under foot, . GEORGE HOFFER. Death Of A Former Citizen And Native or | This Place, | Mr. George Hoffer died at Hunting- don, on Wednesday of last week, after a short illness. Mr. Hoffer was well-known in this] section, having been born in Potter | township, and resided here until his | removal to Huntingdon, some ten yearsago. He was engaged in farm- fg, his place adjoining this town. | He was a brother of John and Peter Hoffer and of Mrs, J. D. Murray. He was a much respected citizen, and hailed from one of the oldest and most influential families in our valley. He was of a kind disposition and al- ways ready to do an act of kindness. During his residence at Huntingdon he kept a temperance hotel and was highly esteemed in that community. | He was a devoted member of the Re-| formed church. He leaves a widow and nine chil- dren, as follows: Mrs. A, C. Mingle, | of Bellefonte: John, a farmer in Wy-| oming: Christian, a dairyman, in Al- toona; Philip, a saddler in Georgia; Olie, a merchant tailor in Philadel | phia, William, associate editor of the nie and Ella, at home. A Mr. Hoflers age { The funeral took place on { afternoon. | ago. ty SUDDEN DEATH, mable Lady. The home of Mr. John Shires at 'ot- ters Mills, was the scene of a sad and { sudden death last Thursday, in which | Mrs. Agnes Shirk, a daughter of Mr. | Shires, was suddenly stricken down | with a stroke of apoplexy and death | resulted a short time after. Mrs. Shirk was a lady aged about {| fifty-four years and had been taking { care of her father’s household for sev- {eral years, making her with She was a worthy lady and was | the wife of Joseph Bhirk. She was | the mother of six daughters, all of { whom survive her, three being mar- | ried. The funeral home { him. which place on attend- | Sunday forenoon, was largely ed, interment being made in the cem- | etery at Sprucetown, Rev. Minnich of the Methodist church: officiating. So The Coming Winter, A weather bo i sued his proclamation in regare prognosticator has ¢ ' i ito the i coming winter, which he says will be cold moles a terror with deep snows and | weather. | are burrowing deeper this year than The * than snow He says the meadow { for the last thirty years melt’ whiter much the thicker tof the hogs is ! which i The hair | longer common, and ice. fetlocks COMMmon. up corn means on horses’ is and than bigger husks { The squirrels are laying | stores of food than usual; ion skins. | hickory saplings which is a sure sign. says the same thing, and the pin featn- {ers on chickens are more { than for many years. and spruce trees, The HOO bone rs Ms A Test Case, A Lancaster county constable 3 leover 8237.90 for services rendered. He was compelled under the Brooks will be a test case of great interest, other such suits entered. . ems His First Car Ride, Jacob F. Kern, son Harry and Hen- ry Hasel, ali of Madisonburg, were in Bellefonte Wednesday, says the Ga- zetle. They came by railroad from Coburn. Mr, Hasel is exactly seventy - five years old and this was his first car ride. He says he greatly enjoyed the trip. His health is exceptionably good for a man of his age, and many a pair of boots and shoes has he made and mended in his lifetime. tistics Another Jail Bird Captared. Last Thursday afternoon Andy Tims one of the prisoners who recently es caped from the jail, was brought to Bellefonte, and put back behind the bars again, He was captured some- where in Clearfield county and a re- ward of $25 was offered for his return, by the commissioners. Rp Postmasters Appointed, The postoffice department has made the following appointments of post- masters in Centre County: Lemont, J. J. Williams; Linden Hall, Mrs. T. F. Keller. The Linden Hall office was vacant owing to the death of Will Keller, and his wife hins been appoint- ed. Meeting of Grand Lodge, Altoona is now making preparations for the meeting of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows which meets in that city in May next. It is expected that 1,200 representatives will be in attendance. wns Piles of fall and winter goods at Lewins, Bellefonte, All latest styles and lowest prices to be had anywhere. Go and see before all gone. SERIOUS INJURIES. Jacob Ripka Falls From A Roof And Lands On His Head, Tuesday morning Jacob Ripka, the a short distance east of Centre Hall, when by an misstep or accident, he fell from the roof to the ground. He landed upon his head on the frozen ground, causing a ragged and ugly wound, tearing the sealp from the skull bone to the extent of four or five inches—the scalp hanging down over the eyes. In some places the perios- teum is detached from the skull bone, making a very painful wound. He was taken into Mr. Stump's home and wound and put in a number of stitch- ip tl STILL FOR CENTRE boring Couaoty, The two Centre county farmer boys, David L, Krebs and Cyrus Gordon, seem to have leased the judicial bench of Clearfield county for twenty says the Clearfield Republican, and leaves the field, as farmers say, on the first of January next, when the latter will take bench for ten years more, like discrimination Clearfield wing of the legal profession, but then when we come to reflect over seat This against his on a the historical facts in the case, county is the mother of most people residing on both sides of the Moshan- creek. “Mother Centre’ have often written it in the past ty-three years) is prolific in furnishing her neighbor with judges, and if as well as his predecessors the public will not complain very much. — — An Unusaal Coincidence, A dispatch to the Altoona Trilrens Mr. Hofler's sudden death here on from Huntingdon says, George Thurs- i i CO~- day marks a peculiar and unusua incidence. Until recently he conduct- ed the street, house, (tirard fter on Allegheny him Domey Silknitter had charge of the same place, and y time was hou Recently d and his friend him to FTAVY H companions, In George Conrad at the same se, Aan Mr. Conrad tin old Wis : t i proprictor of the Jackson adjoining structure. Silknitter dis fi » tit offer § ned his death sudden and came with but a moment’ The all of 70 vears of age. each Jr me warning. I Were upwarag Wp —- Deaths in Miles Twp. $1 10s Martin we made Brungart, of whos mention in our last issue, has gone to his long home, aged 78 years He belonged to one of the pioneer fa. snanection milies of Brushvalley ; the © is a large onegand the name of Brun- gart has always stood for honesty and integrity. Another death, last week, was that of a young man, son of merchant Em- erick, at Wolf's Store. He was fessor of penmansnip and highly es |) pro- Wp —-— A School Census, Prof. Schaeffer, report, will recommend a school cen- sus as a means of securing a better at- tendance in the various distficts age who do not attend school Territories school census system to post as to the most feasible plan. will lay down a plan for the taking of in operation. . i caii—— He Only Changed The Address, A man dropped into a newspaper of- fice in this state one day recently, and informed the bookkeeper to stop the paper which was being sent to a man, who, he said, was dead. The book- keeper looked up the name and find- rears three years, changed the postof- fice on the mailing list to H——1, and sent the paper right along. A ————— A] - Will Get a Gold Wateh. A committee of the Grand Army of the Republic will visit General John P. Taylor at Reedsville on Thursday and present him with a gold watch, as a testimonial of the Grand Army of the Republic of Pennsylvania to a re- tiring commander. i AMA te Winter Here. Winter seems to haveset in, judging by the cold atmosphere last week and this week ; the thermometer stood be. low freezing each day, the ground be- ing frozen to a depth of one and two inches. We never had a pleasanter fall, but it seems to have ended. AE AMEE iid] Looks Mach Better. The appearance of Bartges’ hotel since it has been repainted has been greatly improved, and is presentable, we Low ings, Bellefonte, take the lead in suits for men and boys. Nounias quite so stylish or better made. and be convineed, ; A ROBBERS CAYE, Sixty-Two Thousand Dollars Reported Hid In a Cave, is and Connelly concealed their mon- ey had been discovered in a caveat the head of SBix-mile run, but that the air in the cave was so foul that it prevent- ed search, Lewis and Connelly were famous, or | infamous, highwaymen who ravaged | this country from Lewistown to Clar- | ion in the early part of the century and were supposed to have enormous wealth concealed somewhere. One of | the robbers was shot and killed at Sin- | namahoning while holding up a stage | The other died in prison at| Lock Haven. Ever since they were | wiped out people have hunted diligent- ly all over the Alleghenies for the place where they hid their ill-gotten gains, The last story is that before Lewis died he revealed to a friend the hiding | place, which he designated as being in | of Bix-mile run. to find the place, | 3 coach. i | | i i ! head His friend searched revealed the secret it un- Wis the who, which lately at Lock Haven, She told Lock Haven man, being un- with the locality they could not find it, and had to tell the got | About twenty fellows, so we are told, went out on Monday and located It the Wolf Rocks. The cave is well known to but has never been explore d fully On foul § hunters, account of air. you believe Baki Powder IT WENT OFF. A Tyrone Revolver “goes off" and Sends a Ball into 8 Boy's Head, On last Bunday night between 8 and 9 o'clock, while Mrs, George Dean was at church, Eddie, a young son about 9 years of age, found a revolver in one of the bureau drawers up stairs and point- ing it playfully at Charles, an elder and the went crashing through trigger. The ball the young short distance man’s above ly to the floor. These two were the frightened to do any- other inmates of the household hastily took Kind neighbors were soon at to the room where the accident place, cians were sent for who upon exami- nation the wound prove fatal. believed would mmr fl Mp Sule of Con! Lands Philadelphia capitalists own the bulk of the coal lands in Centre and adjoin- ing counties, and are having their eyes Bome of these ea set for more, that Lewis’ and Connelly’s {treasure is # gloomy depth find it. buried in it & vou better go and help Philips burg Lodge La inti wis and Connelly commitied de ms in Centre « and red minty, older readers of the REront miliar with some of their doing - About Turkeys . Wild and Tame, Friday of a 16 pound 5 mountain, bh bird 3 ws Lhe valley Hi flight BOTY high in the air § from Egg his side, stened home for his gun as $ » ! % yield : 3 inte enough to i piel it ¥ Logan's Gap, about a party a 0 a At 5 1 tl 4 ¥ nme turkeys an f with our farmers FOIE Thanksgiving being close at hand, we trust all our readers will be to dinner, and if some one able have a good, pays up rears on the Reporter we will try and co es A A Fatal Aceldent fatal Another terrible and accident night. Mrs. George BS. Lenhart, wife of the well. known editor Mrs. Lenhart was sitting at a table beside a lamp, and on arising her sleeve caught An explosion followed, and in an instant the lady was in flames. She still alive, but cannot survive. ix A MA Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses Calvin Lose ann Renah Johnson, of Spring township. John F. Thompson, of Bellefonte, and Hannah E. Woomer, of Clinton township. John D. Shuey, of Buffalo Run, and Amelia Baker, of Benore, Geo. F. Thomas, of Pittsburg, and Marie L. Comerford, of Howard. mere An Effective Result Harvey Wilson, a young farmer in Huntingdon county, had a fine flock of sheep which was attacked by a drove of hounds one day recently, and Mr, Wilson, hearing of the raid on his flock, seized his rifle and marched to conflict, and when the war ended the killed were three sheep by the hounds and seven dogs by the rifle of Mr. Wil- a —— i ——— World's Fair Bosiness, The Pennsylvania rallroad carried to the World's Fair from May 1, to the close, 1,766,000 passengers, while the Baltimore and. Ohio earried 581,000, The Reading's figures have not yet been given out. i MSI 5 Captured At Kane. Charles Johnson, one of the men who recently escaped from the Centre county jail was captured at Kane, Pa., by Sheriff Ishler, who was notified that Johnson was at that place. ne Wanted 2000 pounds poultry at & Co. Pay highest mare Ket price for sume. {all the actual of mining purposes, if not {ownership of the territory, { than 10,060 acres of land, 1 Ho well inform th { cipally in the itzdale region. { as $804 ¢ 4 ivesling, ina n $ $i 4 t here is fOown town ; doubt they hundreds of + third as BOTOS with your capital Warning To Farmers. this ired samples of grain { any farmer | roe World's Fair agrict in section has {hi fora ath irom building, he i £3 8 ‘5 : i will do well to burn With. 3 i } 3 13 t {ix slated that the Gis ins been i 3 | made that i le exhibit pest the wi has been {attacked by the weevil, a w hyo ! : i kernel of the grain, and has done enor- i ) ¢ { mous damage to the crops in Southern India, brought whence, to the Russia and in loss, iL was Fair, It is stated that ples of grain have from the building, there is presumably scarcely thousands of sam- been carried agricultural Away and a corner of the United States where the pest has not been carried. —— ss s—— Removed To Milroy, WwW. R Friday The Tyrone Herald says Camp snd family removed from Tyrone to Milroy where they will make their future home. Mr. Camp has been edgaged in the under- taking busines in Tyrone for the past two years, He goes to Milroy now to engage in the same business as success- or to his father. He disposed of his business in Tyrone to Burley & Gra ham. tat ——— Burned To Death. The four-year old daughter of Alfred Stewart, colored, of Bellefonte, was so badly burned Friday morning that death ensued a few hours later. While the mother was absent in another part of the house the little girl went to the stove and began playing with the fire. Her clothing caught fire and on ber mother's return she was a mass of flames. milla Union County Deaths, In Hartleton, on the 13th of of Nov. Helen C., wife of Robert V. Glover, Esq., in her 67th year, In Lewisburg, on the 8rd of Novem- ber, David Ginter, aged nearly 85 years, In White Deer township, on the 29, October, Samuel Koch, aged 61 years, A ST AI A Stove Company. Among the new industries which are down for Bellefonte is a company with a capital of $10,000 to manufac. ture stoves. The company is being or- ganized and a considerable portion of the stock has already been taken, es New Landlord, The Mountain House, at Snowshoe, has changed hands, Mrs. Nolan retir- ing and Mr. E. J. Swavely becoming the proprietor. Dropped Dead, Josiah Clark, figed 65 years, of Flem- ington, Clinton county, dropped dead in his garden, about noon ny, while engaged in cutting down a tree. — REPORTER Only $1.50 per year Short but Interesting Notes The death *of Judge Orvis confines the well-known law firm of Orvis, Bo- wer & Orvis, to the junior partners, C M. original firm pane, the present firm Bower and FE. 1. Orvis, under the having managed all the home praec- tice of the office, The that J. C, Meyer, esq., had become a member of the firm proved unfounded. Centre Hall has no pauper and needs Ho poor tax, Fortunate town. Millheim has post-office ramor not yet got out of its squabble, and gels along with the old post master in possession yet, who don’t fret a bit over it. There is not likely to be any change in the Old Fort hotel since the death of Mr. Odenkirk, as the family will continue to occupy it with Fr. Brad- ford as principal, We are in hopes that none of our pa- trons will fail to square up arrears on subscription before the close of "83. cs lf Specimen Cases, Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, troubled with Neuralgia Ss. H. was and was disor. affected to an alarming degree, appetite fell away, dered, his Liver was terribly and he was reduced in flesh Three b | tric Bitters cured him. Fdward Shepherd, rength. itles of Elee- Harrisburg, 111. had a running sore on his leg of eight vears' standing. Used three bottles of | Electric Bitters and seven boxes of n's Arnica Salve, and his leg is John Speaker, Ca- Fever was iarge ROTOR Hors said he witle Elec one box Bucklen’ incura- One i jitters and ea Balve cured { him entirely. D. Murray, i Druggist Ap ——— Clothing for Everybody, everybody —Mens, Youths, the Ion | smallest hide ! he largest m Prices from the an. 1 FAs from the lit Fattest { man. Hesn We pie i i ren are in the pe MaxrToonmeny & Co, Belle fonts . Pa. At Nofios Have you followed the wid 10 the new store hill. — C. P. Long & Co., Spring Mills, Pa. Cr on the 35,000 pounds of salt received { will sell cheap for cash November 24, 195 and 27.—C. P. Long & Co., Spring Mills. Have you P. Co's £1.37 Boys Suits and Be Long & over- seen OC Ie coats for $1,627 GRAIN MARKET. A heBL....coviccesnmsimsiinss Rye — Corn BA ORs DOW..oovnn { Barley we we Backwhesi ..... 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