men i mb RA ir SARE HL THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRED. KURTZ, EDITOR ANDPUBLISHER. 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. OC (3. R. SPIGELMYER, SHEM SPIGELMYER, JT. lellefonte, Pa PERSONAL. CRUEL FIENDS INHUMAN TREATMENT OF A 10 YEAR OLD CHILD. Milton Harmon and Wife Arrested Torturing Their Son. Horribly Mu- tiated Starved and Whipped for That the borders of Centre county should furnish material for an unnat- ural and fiendish tale, equaled only in the days of the Spanish inquisition, seems unparalleled, and without his- tory, yet such is too plain a fact. Imagination can searcely conceive the torture and horrible treatment of which revelations were made by the authorities when investigation was in- stituted. About two weeks ago an article was published in the Centre Democrat call- fiends can scarcely be equaled. Harmon lives a short distance of the store at Axemann, and back is a The treatment of neighbors for months, until a few days but the istown. No search was instituted and S—— ——James Potter, of Bellefonte, was | in town Wednesday. ——Simon Harper is attending court at Bellefonte this week as juror. W. B. Mingle is attending court this week at Bellefonte, as juror. Amos Koch, Linden Hall, inftry- | ingjto pound a stone, mashed a finger. Rev. James Boal was in Potts- ville over Sunday and filled a pulpit at that place. ——Mrs. Flora Bairfoot returned home from Philadelphia Tuesday after | a visit of several weeks in the city. ——D. M. Reynolds don’t wear a pile of dry goods around his hand anymore; | that torturing six week's felon has healed. Mrs. Mary E. Burkholder, of Centre Hill, gave our sanctum a call, and gave usa lift by extending her newspaper label. Messrs. Bower and Shook, over- seers of Penn township, were in Cen- tre Hall Tuesday on business pertain- ing to their office. John D. Decker, of near Potters Mills, who killed the biggest hogs in Centre county, a short time ago, gave our office a call. ——Andy Reesman was down to Montandon over Sunday, with his| daughter, Mrs. McCormick, who is se- riously ill of pneumonia. Miss Agnes Murray left this] morning for Millersville, Pa., where | she will visit her sister, Mrs. Prof. H. | F. Bitner. She will remain several | weeks. ——Jacob Emerick, esq., one of Penn | township's most useful citizens, gave | our sanctum a call, and now makes his | label to wave for '95. He reports the | general health fair down that way. | Lot Kimport and son Samuel, of | Boalsburg, gave our sanctum a brief | call on Saturday. He reports nothing | new up that way, and himself is the | picture of health. He gave our ex-| chequer a lift. we Alfred Hosterman, of Centre Hill, gave us a brief call. He informs | us that Mrs. Hosterman has been quite | ill for several months, from an attack of the grip which brought on heart | trouble; her many relatives and friends will regret to lear this. —Wiliiam H. Tobias, a former Cen- tre Hall boy, but now located at Salt Lake City, Utah, arrived last week in the valley on a visit to relatives, and spent Wednesday in Centre Hall look- ing up friends of his boyhood days. Will is a son of Abram Tobias, who resided here and moved to Michigan about twelve years ago. He is in the wholesale and retail confectionery bus- iness, and is doing well. He will re- main some time before returning to the west, tps nA MA A Funeral of Mrs. Gregg. The funeral of Mrs. Andrew Gregg, who died last Wednesday, took place from her late home west of Centre Hall, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and was largely attended. The pall ere Austin Curtin, W. H, Everhart, J. J. Shaffer, H. C. Reed, A. 8. Grow and Hugh Worrick. Bhe was buried at Centre Hall cemetery. Four Score Years Old, Mrs. Baiser, of Half Moon township, and aged about eighty years, died Thursday morning of lust week. She was a member of the Lutheran church and for many years a good Christian . s P. M. Appointed. D. W. Miller has received the ap- ntment as post master at The house was locked, pelled him to open the door. The family consisted of five children ing ona bed with his hands tied which causes the heart to pale. The boy presented a horrible condition, and was covered with a horse blanket. out of reach of the boy. He was bruises, cuts and burns covered his body, where the pa- rents had wreaked their vengeance up- on him. hands of the father. The arms chest were a mass of bruises and er knife. Across the abdomen was deep burn, inflicted with a red-hot poker; one ear was cut off with a corn cutter. head. He was covered with filth and vermin and his form emaciated. The entire family were taken to house. The little fellow is bright and intelligent, and said that all the wounds were inflicted by his father and mother, who beat him and gave him little to eat. A week or so ago the boy was taken by his mother and brutally whipped. His hands were then tied behind his back and he was under the cellar stairs in- to a box, with the parting injunction from her—'“There, get into your coffin and die! Damn you! The boy is an illegitimate offspring of Mrs. Harmon. They worked a few years ago in the Bear Meadows lumber wards moved to their present location. The little fellow had been deprived of food for so long that in his hunger he chewed the ends of his fingers, and they were torn and mutilated back to the second joint. His leg was broken several years ago, but the parents nev- er had the fracture reduced, and he has a deformed limb in consequence, The hovel of Harmon's was a most revolting sight when the officers en- tered it. Vermine and filth were everywhere, heaped high in corners was garbage and dirt. The three chil- dren were covered with rags and ver- mine, and the sight was anything but inviting. Places of Meeting. Special Centre county Pomona Grange meetings will be held as fol- lows: In Providence Grange hall, in Millheim, on Tuesday, Jan. 30th, at 10 a. m. and 1.30 p. m, In Leonard Grange hall, at Rock Springs, on Thursday, February 1st, at 10 a. m. and 1.30 p. m. In Walker Grange hall, in Hublers- burg, on Tuesday, February 6th, at 10 a.m, and 1.30 p. m. at same time the new Grange hall of Walker Grange will be dedicated. All Fourth degree members are invited to attend said meetings. The subordinate Grange degree will be exemplified; also the Fifth degree will be conferfed in regu- lar form. I. B. FRAIN, Master. Clearfield Licenses. . Up to this writing there have been 104 licenses granted by Judge Gordon JONN ©. MOTZ. Woodward's Well-known Dies on 18, { John C, Motz, of Woodward, for 40 {years a leading business man of the Business Man, co smn ny {Thursday morning. i | his having been concerned in a num- { ber of business pursuits, and a man | of considerable wealth. He was en- | gaged in the mercantile, milling and | lumber business at Woodward, | interested in the bank and a grist mill | at Millheim, and held a controlling | interest in the Old Fort and | burg turnpike. i His health for many years had not {having wracked every joint and {| was unimpaired to the last. He was a son of John Motz who at {an early day settled at Woodward. vor of the parental family ; his sisters were Mrs, Sarah Neff, of Centre Hall ; | Mrs. Lydia Gutelius, of Mifllinburg ; Mrs, Kate Weaver, of Philad., and delphia; he had two brothers who died in their infancy. He was an cle of Mrs. Flora of | place. land 27 days. Bairfoot, this He was buried in ing one of the largest yet held there, Evangelical church; Rev's { der and Zenner conducted the servi- { COR, t J. Fisher and Frank, survive him. A fy Christian Endeaverors, At a meeting of the execative com- mitee of the Pennsylvania Christian i sylvania state headquarters fo be in ! Cleveland next July at the | ternational convention to held hold a at Mt. It was also decided to { Christian house, Endeavor outing the dates being fixed as July 24, 25 and i =. | sessions of the Pennsylvania Chatau- | the state executive it gathering { three days in the woods of Christian committee, expected to be a great for state. The state ennvention will be { held at York October 10, 11 and 12. : mes ——— Marriage Licenses. The following marriage have been granted the past week: Walter F. Rice and Mary A. Fetters, of Spring township. | William I. Walker, of Boggs town- { ship, and Sarah Mahue, | township. William E. Shaffer Hazle, of Madisonburg. Andrew P. Colson and Halda John- son, of South Park. } Mike Lipton, of Morrisdale | Annie Kuzaskey, of Philipsburg. J. Clark Mattern, «nd Jennie Gray, of Patton township. Fritz Thiele and Bertha Half Moon. H. B. Waite, and Anna M. Half Moon. J. 8. Walker and M. E. of Bellefonte. cmsis————_—— ff ——— and and Shortlidge, First-Class Coaches, The new passenger coaches on the Nittany Valley railroad were made to order for the Santa Fe road and are first-class in every particular. They are four feet longer than the Pennsyl- vania standard coaches and are fitted with double section reversible seats, so that two persons in one seat can sit in reverse position. Colored porters in uniform will take care of each car and also act as brakemen. The officials of the Central Pennsylvania railroad, better known as the Nittany Valley, propose to furnish the patrons of their road with first-class passenger service, me ——— Our Stout Boy, Tyrone has a young man named Scott Watson, aged 16 years and 8 months, who taps the scales at 274 pounds. His height is 5 feet 2 inches, his neck girths 19} inches, his breast measures 52 inches and his waist 5 feet. He doesn’t often go very far from home, but he can be seen nearly every day on West Sixteenth street.— Tyrone Times. smi fits Brief Loeal Items, Rev. Will Wagner, of this place, last week assisted Rev. Noll, of Bellefonte, in holding a series of meetings in his church. Eggs, in these parts, have dropped down to 12 cents per dozen ; reason, hens are beginning to lay them down faster, Rev. Boal will administer the Lord's supper in the Presbyterian church, this place, next Sabbath forenoon, and have services every evening this week. nA po b—— Killed by a Wheel Bursting, William Kahle left Lewisburg Mon- day morning to gum a saw on the Lawson farm two miles west of town. He had hardly begun when the eme- ry wheel burst, A i i i i { COURT MELANGE MONDAY. of snd the Result of Trial-Good Attendances Throughout, Wednesday afternoon the case of Jo- tinued all afternoon. On Thursday and they retired for deliberation at 9.30. Verdict in favor of plaintiff’ for $334.00, Carrie V. Wilson vs. Harry M'Auly. for plff., and Bower and Orvis for dft. ged to hove been entered into on New in April, 1801 ; this case had created a well filled with anxious spectators ; the jury retired on Thurs- was favor $25. Bird Coal and Iron Comp. vs KE. C, Humes; plea, assumpsit; Love and Judge Bucher for pitfl’, and Orvis for dft.; this action was brought to recover certain royalties on coal ; Thursday forenoon before Hon. John B. M’'Pherson of Harrisburg. On Thursday evening the Thomas Munson Glass Co, va, M'Calmont & verdiet for defendants, W. F. Peters va. Willis Weaver ahd £3. Bullock ; plea, replevin ; Bower Lo recover a gy ; verdict in favor of plaintiff for $50. Other ; 1 wr + a i (at cases for Special WoeR and not Sleesl Y VE. J. R. Wolf, plea assumpsit, continued. Sarah M. Richards vs. John B. Mat- sens, J. (i. and David Mattern Bros, plea assumpsi Baking Powder HE DIDN'T TAKE APAFVER. {But He Probably Will When is Note Tarns Up, In this country, under our generous | able excuse for any one not being able | to read, and at the very moderate price | for the yearly subscription, a newspa- | per can now be had in any family. | Where it is otherwise it is willful ig- | norance, and very often proves very expensive, The latest illustration of the kind the case of ex-County is Commissioner Daniel Bieber, of Monroe township, Snyder county, who did not deem it worth his while to county paper, or any other, stibscribe whereby to keep himself informed as to the cur rent events of 80, he today would not be suspense, says the Selinsgrove Mr. relied on his own opinion in preference the day. living in Times, $ieber is a man who has always to accepting any outside suggestions and now he is in a hole, Recently the rod man put in anappearance at ohit ghtning Bie the of and immortal li ber's home and after explaining beauty and utility of a copper rod he informing Bieber that he was on account of new style introgucing, Whas | of 5 selecied his prominence in neighborhood, as the the new made 10 al) } £ i & aiong thie sale of generous offer was his entire barn for two dollars and twenty- five cents; but that this being a special | offer for a special introduction purpose i tear : 3 Yi 8.0F Peogst $1 there must be an agreement to bind the plaintifl for $083,189, payable as f 1864; 835 in six months and the balance in Hin lows: 3134 vear, judgment to bear interest and in of any of said payments for wle ald Es Valley (ene and Nittany tre county, continued. Court opened on Monday morning t Peace for January, 1564 diley, and Faulkner WEY, } with Judges Furst, on bench. ‘he names of the grand jurors were Dr. John F. Harter of Millheim, was chosen fi fr The names of Wweman, traverse jurors absentees noted and hen called and he Sheriff directed to have absent ju- A number of petitions were present- f the of § § i } Afternoon session, Sundry persons Robert Watkins, Prosecutor W. A. and charge Ish wen Com. vi Com. vs. John A. SBayder, charged of the chicken coop Lather Musser, near Penn Hall, on the night of Dec. 11. Snyder shipped ten turkeys by ex- press from Coburn, and it was suppos- that these were the ones stolen from Musser, Jesse Snyder, father of accused, testified that he sold defend- ant the turkeys, and defendant was discharged. el A LEWISBURG HALFPENNY, He Elopes with Another Man's ~A Big Sensation, On night of Jan. 18, Mark Haifpen- ny, a man of high social relations and interested in the woolen mills there and having a wife and family, eloped with Mrs. Alvin Angstadt, the wife of a prominent tobacconist. The couple met at Watsontown and after taking supper at Cooner's hotel bought tick- ets and had their baggage checked for Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Angstadt took his wife's trunk to the depot and bade her good-bye, believing that she intended visiting relatives at Bealesburg. Halfpenny had often visited Angstadt’s house and with the latter's wife the three passed the evenings playing cards. Angstadt never having the slightest suspicion that his wife was playing him false, Angstadt is now almost distracted with grief and has telegraphed the chief of police of Cleveland to arrest the couple when they call for their baggage. ————————— Communion Services, Communion services will be held in the Presbyterian church at this place, by Rev. Boal, on next Sabbath morn- ing at 10.30 o'clock. Preparatory ser- vice on Baturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, Wile. Japanese Ten The young people of the Presbyterian shureh will sive 3 Japanese tea in the prominent man in his section Bieber the beautiful agent's very liberal offer, ac- cepted the terms and signed con- tract, promising himself the Fappearance his barn would make deck- I'he agent left with the contract in his pos- the ymiised conduc ed in bright new copper rods, session, and Bieber has waited for agent to appear with pre tors, bt alas, he came not, and now it, some persons who read the papers have { told Bieber not to lay awake nights waiting for the rods, but to replenish his pocket book to meet payment of a | note that will soon put in an appea i . . a {ance for perhaps $225 instead of ! Py iy % ) agrecment the {the amount named in the executed by him for the rods. So world moves on. -~ i It Should be in Every House, J. B. Wilson, 371 Clay St burg, Pa, s ays he will not be without Dr. King's New Discovery for Con- sumption, Coughs and Colds, that it cured his wife who was threatened with Pneumonia after an attack “La Grippe,”” when various other rem- ’ Sharps Tis~ edies and several physicians had done her no good. obert Barber, of Cooks- port, Pa., elaims Dr. King's New Dis- covery has done him more good than anything he ever used for Lung Troub- le. Nothing like it. Try it. Free Trial Bottles at J. D. Murray's Drug Store. Large bottles, 50c, and $1.00. A Perry Breon, miles east of here, is very ill of inflamation of the bowels. a Te The Sick Ones, oo - Mrs. Lafayette Nefl is quite low and little hope of her recovery. D. H. Lenker, of Aaronsburg, has a severe attack of grip. Mrs. Wm. Harter, of Aaronsburg, whose condition has been quite seri- ous the past three weeks, has slightly improved. Mrs. Wes, Whiteman, of our town, still continues to be an invalid. Mrs. D. B. Brisbin was taken by a sudden attack of illness, Tuesday eve. i A A MS B00 Awnrded a Verdict of $12,842, Philip Collins, of Ebensburg, was on Wednesday last awarded a verdict of $12,542 in a case against the Bellefonte Central railroad company for rolling stock in use on that road and which was conveyed to the company when it purchased the road at sheriff®s sale three years ago. Mr, Collins proved that the stock did not belong to the old company, but to himself individu- ally. Union County Deaths. In Jackson township, Union coun- ty, on the 3d of January, Mr. Daniel Hummel, aged 70 years. In East Buffalo township, on the 12th of Jan., Mrs. Sadie Ewig, aged 75 Years, In Lewisburg, on the 4th of Jan, Wm. Gibson, aged 58 years, In Lewisburg, on the 15th of Jan., David M. Kohler, aged 60 years. nb fs ff SS no. snoed cutter in these parts and at WORLD'S FAIR AWARDS, Editor Centre Reporter : Dear Sir : It may interest your rea- ders to know that at the World's Co- lumbian Exposition one hundred and | fifteen awards were made to Pennsyl- vania farmers for the excellence of their exhibit of grains and seed. Of these, six awards were made to Centre county farmers, as follows : 8. H. Bennison, Abdera, for wheat and corn, P. F. Bottorf, corn, Pinegrove Mills, for Isaac 8B. Frain, Abdera, for wheat. Dr. H. K. Hey, Bellefonte, for wheat. David Rothrock, Dellef: do The Penn’a State College, for wheat, { corn and onts, The State C given an award for butter, and will receive one mite, ollege was also medals issued The others handsome diplo- of the magnificent un- | der act of congress. will 3 * { each receive a very ma. Both medals and diplomas are now making under the supervision of the Becretary =f the Treasury, and will be of a very high degree of artistic ex- cellence. They will probably be ready for distribution by July. JOHN A. WOODWARD, Deputy Ex. Howard, Pa., Jan. 24, 1804, —— ns Followed His Wife, Two miles from the village of New { there Somerset county, | alone for many vear and his w ights Ji wor calles is died } 4.4 ¥ i 10 ofler dan and when a consolation to “if a day or two | Monday srdan was laid to rest, that afternoon her his last. neight the husband he calmly remarked: only she had waited would have gone with her” morning Mrs, J and at two o'clock husband breathed > -»—- Wear boots and shoes suitable to At , Bellefonte, you will find them in men's and boys and reasonable the season. Mingle's rubber boots, and t.4 . kip boots, men's The most prices in variety. C. P. Loug & Co. intend shipping car fruits about Jan. 25th. Spring Mills, of dried all you load Bring ave for sale during this time. be} SALE REGISTRY. February 1. Wa P ish west of Spring Mills, 3 Bead soung cattle hold fumiture, etc bh f. M. Hayeit, 2 miles south of Lio 13. 12 head horses and mules, 40 head horn cattle, which consists of Aldernys, Jer sys, Durham stock and 12 yearling Balls which sre thoroughbred short-hors stock, 40 head of sheep, | aud 2 year old ewes, 8 com- plete and pew line of farm implements, 20 head shoats and hogs, harness, and other ar ticles implements, | Sale al 1 o'clock. March 30 -W_ A Kerrand Mn. M. J execution of Johan Odenkirk Old Fort, horses, oows, ele, goods, at one o'clock, Wa oor Odenkirk decd, st the and \house hold Goheen) auction GRAIN MARKET. Whesat........ccoivnum Rye Corn... w— Oats Dew... Bariev .- ha Buckwhbeni..cowm..- PRODUCE AT STORES, Farge... lard........ shoulders Ham Tallow Pod atoes, BIAMR......cnvsnnsrinsiinnnissnas Hard Times Purse Little Money Counts Big At Garman’s Store. 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