THE CENTRE REPORTER.
Freo, Kurtz, EDITOR ANDPUBLISHER.
CENTRE HAL IL. PA.. THURS. JAN. 11,
THE RACKET
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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 Ar.bs and as si-
lently steal away.”
Put The Kacket on
the list as the place
to make your pur-
chases and you will
not make a mistake.
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(+. R. SPIGELMYER,
SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr.
Jellefonte,
Pa
PERSONAL.
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~Robert Breen has flitted from |
Bellefonte to Spring Mills.
Mrs. C. M. Bower and son John
visited at D. J. Meyers’ on Saturday.
Miss Tacy Kreamer has been
visiting friends in Rebersburg the past |
week.
—Mr. Abuer Murray,
made a business trip to Centre Hall on
Wednesday.
~-Mr. W. A. Kerr,
made the REPORTER
Saturday morning.
of Bos dsburg,
Hill, |
call |
of Centre
hurried
a
ev. 8. H. Eisenberg filled the |
pulpit of the Reformed church at Will- |
iamsport last Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Yearick, of Aarons-
burg, is visiting at the home of her |
daughter, Mrs. Wm. Mingle.
—Mr. James C. Runkle, of Potters
Mills, favored the REPORTER oflice
with a call last Saturday.
~-Rev, Baskerville was down to
Virginia last week looking after his |
real estate in that Southern state.
—Mr. John Harter of Rebersburg,
assisted Wolf & Crawford in taking
inventory of their stock last week.
—Mrs. Charles Arney,
been suffering from a severe attack of |
grip the past two weeks, is still confin-
ed to bed.
——Mr. John Q. A. Kennedy, of
Johnstown, made a short visit in Cen-
tre Hall this week, and was the guest
of Mr. Mervin Arney’s family.
—F. M. Huyett was off’ last week
on a business trip through the south-
ern and western part of the state, in
the interest of his cornplanter.
—W. Fred Reynolds, of Bellefonte,
was in Centre Hall on Monday attend-
ing the meeting of the Farmers Mutu- |
al Fire Insurance Company, of which
he is a director.
has. W. Slack, of Potters Mills,
made us a call last week. Charley says
he intends to quit farming in the
spring, and accept a position at some
point on the railroad.
who has
— Deputy Sheriff Calvin Weaver,
made us a eall Saturday while in town
on legal dusiness. Mr. Weaver has re-
moved to Bellefonte and has domiciled
his family at Fort Condo.
coe Miss Mame Kreamer, of Rebers-
burg, is visiting her cousin, Miss Jen-
nie Kreamer., Miss Kreamer is an ae-
complished musician, both voeal and
instrumental, and is a lady of pleasing |
manners,
—eMr. John Bitner now wears an
expressive countenance, and when you |
address him as grand-pa his face breaks |
into smiles and it is all because his
daughter, Mrs. Eugene Shadle,
Williamsport, is the proud mother wd
a bouncing big son.
Messrs. H. C. Campbell, and J.
(i. Bailey, of Fairbank; Jacob Bottorf,
of Lemont; Frank McFarlane, of |
Boalsburg; Daniel Brungart, of Re-
bersburg, 8. J. Herring, of Penn Hall;
and Samuel Gramley, of Miles town-!
ship, and Moj. Fisher, directors of the
Insurance Company, took dinner at
Bartges’ hotel on Monday.
onesie A
i’ Rented the Hotel,
The Old Fort hotel, of which Mrs,
John Odenkirk will discontinue the
management in the spring has been
rented by Edward Ruhl, son of D, H.
Ruhl, of Spring Mills. He will take
possession about April 1st, and from
the experience he has had in that bus-
iness under his father, the REPORTER
predicts a well-managed house.
We still have a number of over
coats which we are selling at reduced
prices, but they will not last long at
our prices, first come first served. —C.
LAMP EXPLODED |
FLAGRATION.
Mrs L. B, Stover's Dwelling House
Totally Destroyed by Fire,
Early on Friday morning last the
store Hazel & Gramley,
known as the Shaffer stand, at Madi-
sonburg, was destroyed by fire along
of
owned and occupied by the widow
Luther B. Stover.
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follows: Karly on the morning of the
fire, one of the proprietors of the store
for
of
tered the store to get some goods
the funeral of Mrs. Rauchau. One
the party carried a coal oil lamp,
accidentally slipped and fell, causing
the lamp to explode, which immedi-
ately communicated to the wood work |
and the interior of the store w
in flames.
With such rapidity did the flames
spread that the persons who entered
the store became bewildered from the
smoke, and it was with difficulty
they wore enabled to find their way to
the door, in time to make an
THE DEPUTY SHERIFF,
in
| Power, Righty, and Privileges Vested
Him Under New Laws.
Mr. J. Calvin
deputy sheritf in
is the
county
rights
and privileges, possessed by the sheriff
Heretofore the deputies were
always sworn in by the prothonotary.
Under a law passed amt which was
Governor Beaver in May,
1887, the sherifI’ makes
ment in writing and the deputy is
and
the paper is placed on record.
Weaver
Centre in
Under |
written revocation entered
for record says the Daily News,
Heretofore there was certain business
be
by that functionary himself; such
the return of writs serving jury
notices, ete., Now, under the new law,
ns
the deputy to perform the same in the
{absence of the sheriff,
other inability to personally
To the deputy sheriffis also
a plea-
or because of any
perform
given the right to hang a man’
burned,
The store and the stock
goods were destroyed.
entire
The
two-story dwelling, occupied by Mrs,
Stover also took fire entirely |
contents,
and
of
A few household goods were
was
destroyed with some its
removed
before the flames spread to the dwel-
ling house,
The Latheran church,
took
but by the exertions
the chhreh was
for
On
insured
£1.000,
building
and the stock
Stover's dwelling
The store Wiis
for
hind an in-
furni-
she
12 and $270 on
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the
the
stained
done
the
The damage
breaking of glass
which will have
All this insuranc
Farmers’ Mutual
In addition to the
$1500 insurance
cash company.
The greater part of Mrs.
household goods was saved.
We learn later that Mr. Hazel
in the » back of the
room, stumbled
object, the lamp to explode
near oil is kept the
oil. Ellis
Shafer got into the store a few mom-
ents later and found Mr. Huzel
upon the floor insensible, and carried
when he
was placed in the
Centre Hall.
there was
goods ina
of
above
on the store
was
warehouse
where he
sausing
the
over some
where and
waste
lying
him out,
ness shortly afterwards.
Wy
The Stolen Turkeys Found,
Several weeks ago the
ted the stealing of 14 turkeys,
fat, ready for the market
tine,
back of Penn Hall. At
match held in the valley
a short time ago, Mr. Musser identi-
fled his turkeys by weight,
weighed them the day before the birds
plump,
a
were stolen,
What the upshot of this shooting
match will be,
or a big turkey
-if the
dinner, we have
learned-
a
TRIPLETS HORN,
A Hashand Presented With Two Sons and
wn Daughter,
I'he
Potter township under a
wr of the south precinet of
nt
AERO
rece law is
and births occurring in his dis-
trict, 3
in the
wt Friday an event serurred
f Mr. Frank
ed mill, a
Tusseyy
o T
short
which
family reaster,
dlis-
will
wrding
living near the
tance from ille,
¢ him a triple amount of rec
giv
if 1
stances
such in-
esent-
irths than is necessary in
, in that Mrs, Treaster pr
'
ple i
and a girl,
The th
ti girl di hour
je sO
The
ing well
mother son thie two sons
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Both Damped Out,
Monday
sel bse r ARF
fie} Dro, thione were
morning Captain
Boal a
way down to Centre Hall
id the
¥
ott of
y
buggy, a gentiem
short dist town,
ance
> ¥ 4s $unlt § tha ff $F avin
king bolt in the front
T
un
wheels ar
pp pe
hot
drop
As SOO
fa
Taggart
fe front
ting bottom out
from under them almost aus the
bottom dropp «1 out of biro anard’s
for (:
at the Repablie
oth were
and bro. Le
big boom
manger
week an state
summarily spilled
out, siard was REVI OTE ly
that hi
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walked into to
repair-
impressed as he was last week,
“wasn't io it,” and they
nnd
x $3 yp
gather
un
wn,
the
The Captain came out the
damaged buggy was
afiray
Boo ify
Hints for Saperstitions Women
Prospective brides may be interested
are thiriy-two days
ix fo
‘hey anuary 1, 2. 4,5, 7,
February 6, 7, 8; March 1, 6,
April 5, 11; May 5, 5, 7; 15;
, 19; August 11, 19; September 6, 7;
November 15, 16, De-
3, 16 and 17. To some women
all other
uniucky
are J
marry.
10. 15:
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June?, July
and
1
these and days are unlucky
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A Pointer for the
Council, ~~
esteemed
We
town council the propriety
would suggest to our
of taxing
invitations are sent out,
—
Officers Flected
online
company has
taken as much as $400 per year out of
The
but does not
council has
have a
as follows: President, James A. Keller, |
of Centre Hall; Vice President, [. 8.
Frain, of Marion twp.; Secretary,
Dale, Jr., Benner; Treasurer, W,
Kerr, of Centre Hill. The above gen-
nA AARON
Death at Reilefonte.
Mrs. J. H. died on Friday |
Allegheny |
Sands
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the boro funds to repair the road for |
toll pr traveling over it besides,
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Free Text Books a Sacoess
structions Houck regards the free text!
went into effect at an opportune
| time, as many parents could not have
aflorded to purchase books for their
children, The attendance throughout
[of over 73 years, She was a native of |
Germany, and for several years with
| her husband conducted a bakery at
| Bellefonte.
| daughter, Mrs, John Lane, of Belle
Little Tee Harvested,
The warm weather the past couple
| an ice crop for the next week or so at
least. Ice over five inches thick was
cut by Perry Breon, but with that the
business quit. Fears of an open win-
ter are beginning to worry many who
have empty ice houses,
Farm at Pablie Sale.
J. 8B. Houseman, administrator of
the estate of Daniel Horner, dec'd,
will offer the farm of said deceased at
public sale on the premises, (see bills)
on Saturday, January 20th. The farm
contains 139 acres and is in excellent
state of cultivation.
~Lewins, Bellefonte, has the most
experienced cutter in these parts and at
his establishment you can be suited in
a manner befitting a prince, and ata
r Long & Co.
v
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five per cent.
Oise
Supreme Court Case,
On Monday the Supreme Court at
Philadelphia issued their bulletin of
business for the coming sitting in Phil-
adelphia. Cases from Centre, Blair,
Clearfield and Huntingdon will be
heard during the week commencing
April 16th, Cases for trial must be fill
ed on the argument list not later than
March 27th.
A MMS i
Died at Lewistown,
Mrs. Jane Zeigler died at Lewistown
on December 27th, at the age of 72
years, She was a sister of Mr. John
Slack, of Tusseyville, and Mr. Samuel
Slack, of Potters Mills, and a scholar
under Timothy Ladd. Sheafterwards
taught school in this valley.
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Pablic Sales.
The public sale season is now ap-
proaching and dates for sales can be
secured ahead by having it put in the
RerorTER'S sale registry free of charge,
i], P. Long & Co., Spring Mills,
intend shipping a car load of dried
fruits about Jan, 25th. Bring all you
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MARRIAGE LICENSES,
Sine the Law Went
foto Effect,
It is more since
the marriage license law went into ef-
fect and during that time there had
been granted in this county a total of
2795 licenses up to January 1, 1594, an
average of something over three hun-
dred per year, says the Philipsburg
Journal. The law went into effect Oc-
tober 1, 1885, and the first license
granted was on the 9th of October.
From that time up to January 1, 1886,
just 54 had been issued. The number
now cight years or
1, 1886 . , ,
1887 . .
188K |
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1860)
1801
1862
u" “ 08... ...
: 1864 . .
granted . .
it will
gest number
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Total number
that
anted for any one
year 1803,
the smallest number was the first
the law in eflect,
From the above be
the lar
year was during the
BOC
wis 1886. During
11864
thus making
aor
of office, from Jan. 1, 1888 to Jan.
he granted 2,000 4 nses,
4198 souls either happy miserable,
As the fee for a license
out the filing of a
one consent is filed,
50 cents with-
consent; §l1
or $1.50 when
parties filed, it
easy to see that the money paid out for |
Just the pris married is
little sum. say that not
less than $1, thus been paid
is
when
the
is
consent of both
ilege to pet
g
It is safe
00 ha
this county
rhiat the reves
must be
to
ivi
over in alone,
this
entire
we from
source throughout the
Bont
The Stallion Stock Taken,
$2100, in
a Fre
taken |
The
per share,
stock,
for
all been
21 shares, at $100
nch stallion, has
farmers, The
of Isaac
How
Vy
in the care
the
£ pie
Hiowing
has been
ho had
ion durin
The f
French Stallion Co
Frain, Mari
£:in
Hion
sla
noble animal
Frain w
nic week
are
npany
3 tp. -
Potter.
ter.
1 :
sane RIIATOS,
(ieorge gerich,
sam’l Durst, Pot
Jacob 8h Potter,
Mr. Frantz, sitter
Mr. Sankey
hg
arer,
Pe
ir., Potter's bank.
"Bells
Hs,
Beaver,
Hast
0
on
pe
A Large Price Recelved
Executive {‘ominissioner Farquhar
whois in ( . has Shinpe sant] of the
ICSE
3 1 Yeesililie f * i
ia tale DNIAING and wire
Pattison
&
{the foll
‘Have
Buils
wing to
2
{savernor
sold Slate Hiding to net
HED,
Lod
ling » + largely preserve
papers.”
received
Illinois
New
lumbian m
an
brought but $450, eo S00 000
York brough
um will
jd
Casts
donat
and ar On
Pens
appraval
BO pt serve
pore wie syvivania
with your
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Judge Gordon Takes Hold,
Judge (
publican judge of Clear(i
his first
i= handlin
rordon, the ne
Ww iy elected ré-
county, is
holding term
court. He
reat deal of care
that he intends to Ix
inth
his predecessor,
The
{in the
{ has been fille
now of licens
g the cases with
1 it
nore
ag Hi is evident
INSETY =
licenses than
ative ¢ granting of
vacancy cals d by his election
Murray
Allison
law firm of & Gordon
I by A.
son in-law of ex-Benator Wallace,
Smith,
a
| New Bell
The Presbyterian
| this place has long
| means of summoning their members
| together for worship. | Thursday
i a 38-inch bell was received from a Cine
| cinnati bell foundry and the bell weigh-
| ing about 800 pounds was hung in the
The bell is of steel and has a
though not voluminous,
in
i
congregation
done without
sast
soft tone,
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Better With Age.
Brother Fred Kurtz's Centre Hall
REPORTER has entered its 67th year,
Although the Rerorren has been in
existence so many years we venture to
say that it looks better today ‘than it
did when it was started. The Reron-
TER is a good local paper and we hope
it may live to reach the century mark.
Tyrone Times, -
ait
Bargains in Sle ighs.
Just finished a lot of Bobsleds, two
seated Cutters, swell body aud Ports
land sleighs. Finish and material first
class, Prices to suit the times, Give
me a call, Wau. W. Boon,
dec28-3t Centre Hall
Two Deaths,
On December 26, 1888, in Menno
township, Mifflin county, Mra. Eliza-
beth Witman died aged 78 years. On
the day following her husband, Issac
Witmarn, passed away, aged 77 years,
Sold His Farm,
William K. Stover sold his farm in
Haines township a few days ago to
Moses Eby. Consideration unknown.
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A A Sis
Keep It in the house and it will save
you many an anxious moment during
the chinnges of season and weather; we
refer to Dir. Bull's Cough Syrup, the
have for sale during this time,
best remedy for cough and cold,
Baking
Powder
WANTS 820,000 DAMAGES,
A Pike Company Sued for Having an Im-~
perfect Rodway,
York
a lumber
Millhelm and
20,000 damages
nt on
Isnae Raven, of state, whose
’ y
vocation is that of inspector,
has sued the Coburn
an aceide
The
e, for
from
ia ye nr
trial at
29,
crushed leg,
pike
down for
of January
The particulars in the case, as rela-
While Mr.
driving ina
they
road oppo-
for a
Over 10, Case 3s
bellefont week
ure as follows :
Raven and a friend were
‘oburn to Mill he im,
the
, and
buggy
site in their en-
¥ the
Are
was up-
sticki
slone ing
Mr.
passing
Wins
Raven
lumber wa-
the road, and
shied one
He ha
under
gon, the wheels of which eru
of his legs below the knee, H
Woedwars
Our i
remained at
surgical care,
has
pike
pike
$10,000) ;
company
as this
half mil
es in
wotlld be a serious les
ing it in safe condition.
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iu Road Tax
B.(
Fighting
Known Fel
Aral
Vi
How
’ 1
aici
Ve iil
fare
legal tax
pairing u
and the oth
a —-
short Local Items
a fi y
will find no «
Any of m
Sertions wis
in rails or
porting befor
The roads
ted
condition
Vest,
baled hay thi
tions
, last weed
and rain
for tras
snow
Smith shipped a carload of
week, which more
fit
profit some ot
in
her farm pro-
lea ton
© 393
I § Cost
he
hay ; 1 freight
$2.50 per ton and
$15 per fon.
ee
Four Eclipsex this Year,
During the year 1804 there
four eclipses, two of the sun
An annual ec! Hips of the
April 5th, and total
eclipse September 25th, but will
be invisible in part of America.
A partial ing of the moon will oc-
cur March 21st, but will not be gener-
ally in the United St
Another partial eclipse of the
will take place on September 14th and
15th and will be visible in all parts of
America,
be
will
and two
of the moon.
sun will occur a
voth
any
visible ates,
moon
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An Attempt to Bara a Charch.
An outrageous attempt at incendia-
rism is reported from Locke's Mills, in
Mifflin, Co. where some fiend applied a
torch made of shavings and binder's
twine to the Presbyterian church, a
frame structure, destroying part of one
gide from foundation to roof before the
flames were extinguished.
hn, fh 1
Two of a Kind,
Last week the estimable wife of Mr,
Will Neff, living on a farm near Pine
Grove Mills, presented ber husband
with twins, and the mother and fami
ly are doing well. The RErorTER ex-
tends congratulations and wishes him
a two-fold prosperity in other affairs
in accord with his family.
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Services Continued,
Rev. Boal will continue his evening
services in the Presbyterian church
during all of next week. There will
be no services next Sabbath owing to
the absence of the pastor,
ia
Reduction Sale,
Until February ist "04, I will clear
out stock at big reduction. Must
make room for spring goods. Won
derful bargains.
Muvers Cas Bazaan,
Bellefonte.
Se
~=(ium boots and rubber shovs in
School Report,
Report of ine Centre Hill school, Pot-
ter township, for the third month end-
Number belong-
girls 19, total 40.
ing January arth,
ing month, 21,
Average attendance during month,
boys 19, girls 17; total 36. Per of
attendance during mouth, boys 93,
girls 91; total 92. Number of visitors 3.
The following pupils attended every
day: Joh jurkholder, Ammon
jurkholder, Harry Burkholder, Thom-
as Hosterman, Bruce Goodhart, Bruce
tipka, James Goodhart, Jennie
Annie eg Lizzie Alexander,
Lidie Smith, and Gertrude Burkhold-
er. R. 5. Kerg.
Teacher
boys
cent.
ben
ver, ver,
in
wanty, for
Friday, Jan.
of pupils enrolled:
total Average
laring the month; male 17,
Average during
13, female 8, to-
{ » Plum Grove school,
teport of the
Potter tow
the ti
5tl
nsliip, entre ¢
vird month ending
1, 1804. Nuamber
male 1 24,
attendanc
fe
term until date
I. Peree
month;
male 0, total
a male
tal 2
the
96.
t. of attendance during
06, female, total,
during
female 96,
lier, John
Maurice
wit Smith,
06,
Per cent. of attendance
term until date
total 97. Messrs
Foreman,
Harry
male, 97,
Wil
ssiarer,
liam Ke
ris
ve 1s a.
{ie0ry jaro.
on, Durst, Christ
’
o CTI
have
De-
the
ei 81
an
stam ps
the PostofMics
emains now for
up before they
ple do not
D ej
befor
i
i
artment
vou must use thes yOu ean
any otl
§ thie
SALE REGISTRY.
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I shoals and hogs, hares, and other
GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat
Rye
Lorn
(als new
Rariey
Buck whes
PRODUCE AT STORES,
Bulter
Hags ..
Lard
shou iden
Hum
fallow
lw ise
sides
Our efiorts this year will be
to show a larger and more var
ied ste ck 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
Han dkerchicfat 5c, and 3 doz.
lines of more expensive ones
in nearly all letters,
In 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 lotof Ladies’ Chev-
iotts at $3.50 each A great
bargain.
You must come to see us
and you will not wonder that
we are busy, when you see