THE CENTRE REPORTER.
Frep. KURTZ, EDITOR ANDPUBLISHER.
CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS, Nov. 23
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(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.
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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
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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
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leover 8237.90 for services rendered.
He was compelled under the Brooks
will be a test case of great interest,
other such suits entered.
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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.
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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.
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An Unusaal Coincidence,
A dispatch to the Altoona Trilrens
Mr.
Hofler's sudden death here on
from Huntingdon says, George
Thurs-
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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, |
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coach.
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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
$
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!
% 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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 .....
PRODUCE AT STORES,
Boater... vues
Baer...
Lard wt —
Shoulders
Ham .....
Tallow
Carmans.
Garmans,
Garmans,
Garmans,
Garmans,
Hop Backing,
Hop Sacking,
Hop Sacking,
Hoo Backing,
Serge, Garmans.
Serge, Garmans.
Serge, Garmans.
Serge, Garmans.
Blue Cheviot, Garmans,
Blue Cheviot, Garmans,
Blue Cheviot, Garmans.
Blue Cheviot, Garmans,
Habit Cloth,
Habit Cloth,
Habit Cloth,
Habit Cloth,
Garmans.
Garmans,
Garmans,
Garmans.
Dress Trimmings, Garmans,
Dress Trimmings, Garmaos,
Dress Trimmings, Garmans,
Dress Trimmings, Garmans.
Satines, Garmans,
Hatines, Garmans,
Satines, Garmans,
Satines, Garmans,
Behool Supplies, Garmans,
Sehool Supplies, Garmans,
School Bupplies, Garmans,
School Supplies, Garmans,