THE CENTRE REPORTER.
FRED. Kunz, EDITOR ANDPUBL 1gHER,
Tavss, DEC. 2
CENTRE ALL PA
THE RACKET
No. 9 Crider's Exchange, Bellefonte.
If there is another
store in Centre coun-
ty that can show a
larger variety and can
offer so many induce-
ments for
Holiday Shoppers
as The Racket, we’ll
“fold our tents like
the Arabs and as si-
lently steal away.”
Put The Racket on
the list as the place
to make your pur-
chases and you will
not make a mistake
O00
GG. R. BPIGELMYER,
SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr.
Bellefonte, Pa
PERSONAL.
Dr. Christ, of Lemont,
Centre Hall on Saturday.
Samuel Stover was down to Mif-|
flinburg on Tuesday.
was in
Miss Myra Carson, of Bellefonte,
is visiting friends in town.
Mr. W. A. Boal went to Tyrone
Monday evening on a visit of several
days.
—Miss Lydia Spangler, of Tnssey-
ville, spent Sunday with friends in
town.
—(ounty Superintendent Gram-
ley made the Centre Hall schools an
official visit last week.
—Rev. H. C. Baskerville filled the
pulpit in the Presbyterian church at
Bellefonte last Sunday morning.
—Mr. Jacob Bottorf, a representa-
tive citizen of Lemont, was a promi-
nent visitor in town on Tuesday.
—Mrs. W. F. Bradford left for
Williamsport on Tuesday, where she
will visit her friend, Mrs. Eugene Sha-
dle.
Mr. Geo. P. Rearick, of Spring
Mills, gave us a call yesterday after-
noon, while on a business trip to Cen-
tre Hall
—Mrs. Flora Bairfoot departed
Tuesday morning for Philadelphia
where she will spend several weeks
visiting friends.
Mrs. Samuel Rowe and children
are spending several days with Mrs.
Rowes parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Stamp, at Tusseyville.
Mr. Frank McFarlane, of Oak
Hall, was in town Tuesday attending
a meeting of the Insurance company
of which he is a director.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Camp and
son Harry, now located at Milroy,
were in Centre Hall the early part of
the week Sune friends.
——A. N. Bitner, the obliging agent
at Paddy at, gave us a call,
and had his label put out to "4. He
says lumber operations are a little qui-
et just now,
—We are glad to state our friend,
James M. Goodhart, Esq., is improv-
ing and expects to be out in a few
days. His many friends will welcome
his appearance upon our streets again,
— Lewistown Free Press.
Mr. Howard Goodling and wife,
of New Berlin, are visiting Mr. Good-
ling's parents at this place. Howard
will not return to College at New Ber-
lin, but expects to enter some business
college in the near future,
Mr. Peter Bmith, of Centre Hill,
ade the REPORTER a call on Mon-
day, while in town transacting busi-
ness. Mr. Smith is one of Potter
townships’ best citizens and a more
agreeable gentleman is seldom met
with.
—Jony From of Nittany valley,
called in jolly as ever. Jony is a
wholesouled fellow, and knowing that
a gobbler was needed about this shan.
ty, he made up his mind that one
would have to come—yen, five of ‘em.
Jone always comes up to the mark,
knows what's fun.
“wee!The Centre Hall teachers, Miss
Maggie Hannah, Wagner Geiss and
Prof Kieffer, are attending Teachers
Institute at Bellefonte this week. At
the close of Institute Prof. Kieffer will
go to his home in Hagerstown, Md,
spend the holidays with his parents,
wee Dr, MeCluney Radcliffe, of Pe
adelphia, formerly of this county, has
been appointed occulist for the Chari
ty hospital at Philadelphia, and also
special pension examiner of the eye
and ear for the same city. We con-
gratulate the doctor on these recogni-
tions of his attainments in the line of
COURT PROCEEDINGS,
The Third Week Of Court Closing On
Friday.
The case of Lyman Korman vs. A.
|G, Morris was submitted to the jury
at! 8p. m. Verdict for defendant.
{| Adam Grenoble vs. Bellefonte Cen-
{tral R. R. Co., plea trespass, C. M.
Bower & Ellis I. Orvis for plaintifl,
and John Blanchard, James A Beaver
and John M. Dale for defendant.
This action is brought to recover dam-
ages for land taken by the defendants
for the purpose of putting in the “Y"
west of State College, and laying track
to State College. At this point all ju-
rors not empannelled were discharged.
This case was submitted to the jury
Friday, at 4.15 p. m. Verdict in favor
of the plaintiff Saturday morning for
$9.75.
Bird Coal and Iron Co. vs. E.
Humes, plea assumpsit, continued.
Mary M. Fravel vs, Sarah H.
man executrix of Adam Crissman
ceased, plea assumpsit, continued.
Carrie Wilson vs.
plea, assumpsit, continued.
C.
Bellefonte Central R. R.
trespass, continued.
Bald Eagle Valley and Nittany Val-
ley Turn-pike and R. R. Co. vs. Cen-
tre county, plea trespass, continued.
The Bellefonte and Philipsburg
Turnpike Road Co. vs. Centre county,
plea, trespass. Plaintiffs withdrew
their appeal.
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Co., plea
Will Appeal to Supreme Court.
The Central railroad of Pennsylva-
nia, in ranning its lines, ran through
failing
to reach an amicable agreement as to
damages, the Centre county court ap-
pointed viewers to assess the damages.
The viewers gave Mr. Jackson $4,000,
Mr. Jackson appealed from the view-
claiming $5,000 or $6,000,
i The case was tried last week, but the
jury returned a verdict in favor of the
defendant, which cuts the plaintiff off
without damages. This result
somewhat of a surprise when
award of the viewers is considered.
is said Mr. Jackson will
Rupreme court.
was
the
It
appeal to the
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14 Turkeys Get Off Without
One night last week 14 turkeys be-
longing to farmer Musser, back of Ps
Hall, were stolen. The depredation
was discovered soon enough to go in
pursuit of the whose tracks
led into Logan's Gap, where one of the
Flying
nn
thieves,
turkeys got away and was captured by
the pursuing party ;
ing the noise of the approaching pur-
suers abandoned the escaped bird and
fled across into Nittany valley
lucky number of 13" birds.
aimed csmem—
Must File Newspapers,
The last Legislature decided that
able as mediums of information;
cial, legal, political, and enacted a law,
approved April 18, 1808, directing
County
for three weekly papers, have them |
bound in separate volumes and keep |
them in their offices as hooks of refer-
ence for the use of the public.
Commissioner is to select one of the
three weeklies,
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Clearfield Licenses,
The applications for license to sell
liquor in Clearfield have beeu filed and
they foot up 137 hotels; restaurants, 30;
distilleries, 1; wholesale, 17; and brew-
eries, 5; making a total of 190 appli-
cations. Centre countys’ list compris-
es hardly 85, and can’t compete with
Clearfield, which has a licensed house
seemingly from the number, at every
Two Young Men Drowned.
On last Thursday while a number of
young men were playing foot ball on
the ice on the Susquehanna river, near
Selins Grove, the ice broke and one of
the party went through into the wa-
ter. Asa Keefer attempted to rescue
his companion and both were drown-
ed. Keefer was a well-known foot ball
player of that neighborhood.
Paralyt lo Stroke,
On Monday afternoon Dr. Jacobs
was found in his office in an uncon-
scious state, lying across a chair over
which he had lallen from a stroke of
paralysis, We hope the Dr. will ex-
perience no serious results and will
soon be able to attend his p
again,
Masonic Banguet,
The order of Masons held their
annual banquet at Bartges’ hotel on
Monday evening, after the session of
lodge. The banquet was attended by
a large number of the order and land-
lord Bartges had a feast prepared for
them.
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Bargains in Sleighs.
Just finished a lot of Bob-sleds, two-
seated Cutters, swell body and Port-
land sleighs. Finish and first
class. Prices to suit the Give
me a call. Wa. W. Boon,
dec28-8t Centre Hall
Joss A
ap ofa out aot cut in two.
Fries on | raising, mixed ja
i rH Te NFO
TRAIN WRECKED,
Passenger Train Derailed on the
Bellefonte Road,
The opening of the new railroad to
Now
| received a quietus to a certain extent
by the first passenger train being
wrecked which went over the road
from Bellefonte to Mill Hall, The
train had run on a siding near Mack-
eyville, when the locomotive left the
rails and went down over a ten foot
embankment, and landed on its side.
The passenger cars remained on the
track and did not follow the engine.
The engineer had a narrow escape as
he went dowu with his machine, and
crawled out of his broken cab. A
wreck train was sent from Williams-
port and the locomotive got back
again on the rails. The cab and oth-
er parts were a complete ruin.
ee ator
Meeting of Hantingdon Presbytery,
The Presbytery of Huntingdon met
| in accordance with the call of the mod-
erator in the First Presbyterian church
af-
{of Tyrone at two o'clock Tuesday
ternoon and was opened
{ prayer by the moderator, Rev.
| W. Bain. In the absence
| cording clerk, Rev. J. E.
| elected clerk pro tem.
{| The roll was made out by
of the
Irvine was
the
| be present; Ministers, J. W.
| H. Mathers, D. D., H. G.
| H. Barren, D. D., William
| Geo, B. Trout, J. E.
| Baskerville and W. 8.
| W. J. Caldwell.
Rev. W. A. Jackson was at his own
dismissed to the Allegheny
conference of the United Brethren in
Christ, the stated clerk the
Presbytery was directed to grant him
a letter of dismissal to that body.
Rev. F. T. Wheeler made request
that the pastoral relations existing be-
of Ir-
that
fromthe church
Carlisle. His re-
granted.
Bain,
Furbay, D.
Prideaux,
Irvine, H. C.
Young. Elder
Ii quest
¢
and Of
tween himself and the churches
vona snd Coalport be dissolved
he might accept a call
of the Presbytery of
quest was reluctantly
Sa
Killed Two Deer.
The
which went to
returned
from the
Pleasant Gap hunting party,
the 7 Mts. on Monday
the following Saturday,
and
manuer in which they shook
t at the Reporter office in pas-
luded the party had
»%% altho the weather was un-
atl
* ,
deer foe
Sing we cond et
with stueccs
favorable for hunting
the hotel for dinner,
had two deer
Stopping
found they
thot by landlord
Bartges of this place and the other by
The party was o
posed of Michael Kerstetter, Wm. Ker-
stetter, G. W. Stine, W., G, Rossman,
Mr. Bilger and D. L, Bartges.
we
{33
(i. W. Rossman. M1.
¥.
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More Big Hogs.
Ex-commissioner, uncle John Deck-
| er, of near Potters bank, informs us he
| killed two hogs last week, one weigh-
| ing 557 the other 538, total 1085 when
| dressed. That's pretty good, and John
is looking forward to being the
i sheriff, with such a fat record as the
| above fo start out with.
Another : Christ Houser is reported |
to have a hog, which will weigh when
This might
| induce Decker to appoint Houser his
| deputy sheriff.
dressed, over 600 pounds,
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i Will Visit Centre Hall,
Dr. M. Salm, the eye snd ear spe-
cialist, will make periodical visits to
Centre Hall in the future,
seen by referring to his advertisement
in another column of the REPORTER. |
The Dr. has treated many difficult
cases in this county, and has met with
success throughout. His first visit to
Centre Halli will be on Friday, Dec. |
20th next, when he will be at the hotel |
where hie can be consulted.
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Christmas Exercises,
The Reformed Sunday school have!
prepared an elaborate Christmas en- |
tertainment which will be rendered |
next Sabbath evening, Christmas eve.
tions, songs, ete., by the school, and
days.
st a——— i ————
All Joined the Association,
All the merchants and other leading
business men in: this valley, we are in-
formed, have become members of the
Business Men's Protective Association,
by which all are bound to sell no goods
on credit to any one who has an un-
paid debt with another,
CAI CM AP AAAS
Will Discontinue.
The Old Fort hotel, which for the
present, since the death of J. H. Oden.
kirk, has been under the management
of Mrs. Odenkirk and Frank Bradford
will be continued by them until April
1st, when they will discontinue and
that famous hostelry will be for rent.
AI fs AP TAA
Men Wanted,
The Harrisburg Telegraph is author
ity for the statement that one hun-
dred men can find work at once at
$1.00 per day of eight working hours
on the tunnel of the Path Valley line,
four miles beyond New Germantown,
Suits neat in
Sutin wvery Specs Sans
| elegantly
REFUSED TO WAIT,
A Bayder County Judge Establishes a Pre-
vedent,
The members of the Bnyder county
bar have an eye to business but Judge
McClure, at the present term of court,
caught on to the racket and uncere-
moniously blocked the little game,
says the Selinsgrove Times, The trial
list was called over on Monday and
quite a number of cases were reported
for trial but all were set for Thursday.
In the mean time the court proceeded
with the routinelof business, the attor-
neys lounging about like laborers rest-
ing on their shovel handles at the ex-
pense of others, until Tuesday noon,
when, there being no further business
before the court and none ready before
Thursday, Judge McClure very wisely
suggested to the bar that he did not
propose to hold court at the expense of
the taxpayers, to accommodate
whim of the lawyers and since there
was no further business before the
court he would adjourn for the term,
and advised the lawyers that they
| have their cases ready by the opening |
of the February term, when he would |
proceed and hear them. This isa move |
in the right direction and every tax-|
| payer will congratulate the
{ his action.
117
The Altoona
morning says:
fs Ace
Years Old
Tribune of Baturday
Yesterday morning at
the residence of her son, James Liles,
Ninth avenue, between
and Twenty-seventh streets,
old age.
her death
The
deceased was born in Virginia in 17
resulting from extreme
76
and was therefore 117
her death.
mother of eight children,
two daughters. Of these but four are
now living Liles, of Bedford;
James Liles, of this city; Beckie Rose,
of Youngstown, Ohio, and Jessie John-
son, of this city. "here are also thirty -
*hildren
nd-children.
years of age
the
six sons and
the time of She was
wh FOOTE
seven grands and twenty-one
great gra
- ge
Holiday Excursion Tickets
f the reased trav-
niways
Railroad
For the benefit o
thi holiday
Pe
will this year sell
ine
el which ORSON
brings, the mnsyivania
Company excursion
tickets between the various stations on
reduced rate
ticks
mis except to and
i the Downinglown and
the United
ewlJersey Division, The
December 22d to 25th
January Ist,
return until
inclusive,
its system at the of two
cents per mile, uch will be
sold between
in
1 static
from stati
Lancaster Branch and
ond of N
dates of sale ar
and December
1804,
{ January 3d,
Railr
2th to
valid
1804,
Wi
inclusive, for
They Want a Christmas Gift,
| Some of our town boys having found |
| their coasting into town spoiled by the |
| councilmanic stones on the pike,
picked some of them of
should ask the generous hearted
{dads to give them a Christmas gift,
That would be right, only the
danger would be the gifts would be
charged up to the boro like some of the |
repairs on eouncilmanic board walks,
and we know the boys would
honorable to accept a gift having so
bad a smell about it.
boys,
bw {O00
Wo
Week of Prayer,
Rev. James W. Bogl will held reli-|
gious services in the Presbyterian
church at Centre Hall, on next Bun-
day morning at 10.30 o'clock; at
| Spring Mills in the afternoon at 2.30
(o'clock. Beginning on Monday even-
ing, January 1st, evening services will
| be held in the church at Centre Hall
during the entire week, which will be
| conducted by Rev. Boal.
ns A M5
Sale of Real Estate,
| Mr. B. F. Breon will offer at publie
| sale on Saturday, December 30th, his
{fine farm in Gregg township, about
| three miles south of Spring Mills, con-
| taining about 175 acres, one- half of
| which is well timbered, and the bal-
ance is in good state of caltivation.
| Mr. Breon intends removing to the
west again and will dispose of his
property at a bargain.
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Centenarians,
Charles Brough, of Allport, has a
Jetter from his mother in England this
month saying she had celebrated her
100th birthday on the 7th of November.
His father will be 102 on the last of
December. Mr. Brough is very proud
of his family record and hopes it will
continue down through the present
generation. Clearfield Pablic Spirit.
wm ——
Getting Ready,
Carriage maker Boob is getting his
stock of sleighs in shape for the com-
ing season, and his shops opposite the
RerorTeER office are all bustle and
activity. He looks for a long season
of sleighing and we hope he will find
it thus.
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Two Weeks Vacation,
The Centre Hall schools will have a
two weeks vacation, The first term of
school closed last Friday and will not
open until Tueesday, January 2nd,
when the winter term opens and will
run until the week of easter,
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=A youd putt bf show wil make an
excellent and Christmas
Real
Powder
WELL KNOWN.
Death of Jacob Hickernell
on the 10th.
On Bunday, 10th, Mr. Jacob Hick-
{ernell died at the home of his son
| John, at Hartleton, at the age of over
ninety vears. He was well known to
residents of this valley. The Mifflin-
burg Telegraph says: For many years
deceased was a resident of Mifflinburg,
where, in his younger days, he was
| largely engaged in the produce busi-
| ness. He was a pensioner of the late
! war, being a beneficiary of the govern-
ment by reason of the death of his son
Robert who was killed in the service.
| His son John also did valient service
{in the Union Army. In anticipation
| of his own death, about three years
| ago the old gentleman purchased his
{coffin of Messrs, Katherman & Hart-
man, this place, as well as his tomb-
| stone of Mr. R. H. Lance, with whom
| he left his Bible to record his correct
He was a member of the M. E.
church.
at Hartleton
age,
Be catia
Union Connty Deaths,
At Winfield, on the 8th of Dec., Bi-
mon Snyder,
In Hartle
Robert V. Glover,
In Limestone township, On the 11th
of Dec., Mrs. Catharine Bingaman,
relict of Peter Bingaman, dec'd,
aged about 77 years.
ston, the 8th of
aged 72 vears.
on Dec.
aged
71 years,
in Hartleton, o1
eob Hickernell,
In Lewisburg, on the
10th of
aged 90 years,
12th
the Dee.
tn
of
Ix 24
Josiah Girton,
In Buffalo to
Dec., Mrs. Haunah,
}iddle, aged about 51 years,
In New Berlin, on the 11th of
Mrs,
{3riows
aged 74 years,
the 6th
of Simpson
of
whnship, on
wife
Dec
Elizabeth (sross, relict of Philip
, dec’d., aged 90 years.
| in Xi btirg, on the 11th
Mrs. Eliz h Hitter, relict of Jere-
miah Ritter * do , aged 72 years,
In East ey township,
6th of Dec., Mrs
ua Herbst, dec'd,
In Miflinburg, on the 11th of Dec.
| Mrs. Barbara, relict of Daniel Hor
| lacher, dee'd, aged 92 ¥
i
of
Dec,
the
of Josh-
9 Years,
on
Leah, relict
ne qd
“OR TR,
At Vicksburg, on the 10th of Dec.
| Mre. Henrietta, relict of Daniel Mil
! Je r, dec'd, aged 78 VOAars,
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Strack Water,
I Alfred Krape, ten days’
| drilling thro very hard limestone rock,
| struck water at a depth of 71 feet,
{ fore the of last week, on the
| premises where he lives, a short dis
| tance east of town, on the road leading
Ito Kellers. At a distance of some 45
| feet hard water was struck but not of
{such quantity as was desirable, and
| drilling was resumed and at a depth
{of 71 feet a copious stream of soft wa.
{ter was struck which rose 35 feet in
| the well. The property is owned by
( jeorge Durst,
i
5
:
i
! after some
be-
close
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No Paper Next Week,
According to®ustom, next week be-
ing holiday week, there will be no pa-
per issued from this office, asking the
kind indulgence of our readers, whom
we have faithfully striven to serve in
the past year, and from the numerous
testimonials received from them in the
past year, we are pleased to find that
we succeded in pleasing them. We
wish one and all, friends and foes, a
“Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year.”
BL —— A o—
Contre Co. Should Beat It
A Tioga county farmer dug over 5X0
bushels of potatoes from two and one
fourth acres
Now can’t some our of skilled Dem-
ocratic and Republican Centre county
farmers send in a better record than
the above to the Reporter office and
knock the brag out of the heathen in
the wilds of Tioga ?
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More Big Porkers,
From Spring Mills come the returns
of two hogs killed by our old friend,
Jacob M'Cool, one weighing a trifle
over 400 and the other 600 pounds
dressed. Do hots awer fotty warsht
gewe, gelt Jeck ?
Two Stores Burned.
The two principal stores at Madera,
Clearfield county, owned by Joseph
and A. R. Shoff, together with a
dwelling house and small restaurant,
burped to the ground Saturday morn-
ing. Loss $10,000
Flank Down Part
The fact that a subscriber who is in
arrears cannot pay all he owes at once
need not keep him from paying jus,
of it.
—Rvery article | ut Min.
Too Small for Hends,
The remains of Dr. Henry Orlady, of
whose death in Wisconsin, we
made mention last week, were taken
to Petersburg, Pa., for burial.
The proposed stoek company for the
purchase of a French stallion, to cost
$2100, has not yet come to a hélid, as
only about fifteen shares, at $100 per
share, have been sold.
The weather the past foo days has
been cold and blustery with indica-
tions for snow, ;
The teachers’ institute at Bellefonte
is passing off successfully with a full
Dr. Bright, of Rebersburg, is serious-
ly ill of a fewer.
Landlord Bartges has the thanks of
the Reporter for a savory piece of veni-
son from the deer killed by him in the
7 Mts. last week. For this remem-
brance of the newspaper erowd, who
can’t kill a deer unless some one holds
it down, Bartges has our thanks and
wish that be may have luck in killing
many more deer,
The Centre Hall
has not yet engaged a
understand
Lutheran charge
minister. We
will be ex-
of Altoo-
w hich
21 ap-
an invitation
tended next to Rev. Collins,
to preach a trial sermon,
will be the third ministe
plicants for the vacant
The Aaronsburg Reformed charge
still without a minister.
Mra. Michael Wille
» of her recove
ough Weds
iritsel
1d gr
na,
r out of
charge,
is
w's ilines
ry.
wesday mont
eately elbe iin The coldest spell
al ound frozen hard.
ES
See the World's Falr for Fifteen Cents,
Upon receipt of your address and
will
‘ortfo-
Ex posi-
fly cents, but
fifteen cents in postage stamps, we
mail you prepaid ou
lio of the World's Coluz
tic the regular pr
as we want you to have one, we make
the price nominal. You will find ita
work of art and a thing to be prized.
IL contains full page views of the great
i, 10e is 3
buildings, with descriptions, of same,
hest style of art.
after you get it,
and is executed in hig
If not satisfied with it,
we will refund the stamps and d let
keep the book.
H. E
you
Address
Breknex & Co. Chicago,
Ii.
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Bear Meat Cheap
ear meat is said to be
five cents a pound in the
Clinton county. One hunter is report-
ed having shot thirty-three bears
around Cross Ford this season.
selling for
upper end of
e————
—Cold wintry weather demands
good stout foot wear, and just such
can be found in all styles and prices at
Mingle's shoe store, Bellefonte.
Ap
~Raisin, 5 cents; table oil “clot. 20
cents; cambrics, 33 cents; mustache
cup and saucer, 15 and 20 cents; china
ware in abundance.—G. H. Long,
Brick store,
GRAIN an ARK ES T.
Rye...
Corns on
OUnts Dew.
Barley ay
BRIER BEI cvs issn ssrmmmsr ss smmmssnanissics smn
Our efforts this year will be
to show a larger and more var
ied stock suitable for the sea-
son and at much lower prices
than goods of like character can
be bought elsewhere.
In Handkerchiefs from the
one for the baby in silk to the
one for the man, have been se-
lected with great care. A La-
dies’ or Children’s Initial
Handkerchiefat Sc, and 3 doz
lines of more expensive ones
in nearly all letters,
Mh Aprons we have about 8
styles at 25¢. each that are cer
tainly beautitul. Some few at
a lower price and others a little
higher in embroideried goods.
Coats--a Jorolladies Chev-
iotts at $3.50 t
bargain. Sa
You must come to see us