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THE CENTRE REPORTER.
FRED. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
CENTRE HALL, PA,, THURS. MAY 24,
THE RACKET
Bellefonte,
No. 9 Orider's Exchange,
“We kinder think its eomin’;
There's a softness in the breeze;
An’ the green is almost peepin’
From the winter weathered trees.”
uring the past three months we
D have been making pre arations
for the advent o pring, and
we now extend a hearty invitation to
all both great and small to visit
LEFONTE'S STORE
ARGAIN
The Botany Dress Goods
Department.—Ladies of taste are
delighted with the new idea. Ask
to C Diamond Crepe, the latest all
wool novelty in Black and all fash-
jonable shades. The French Print-
ed Flannels in this department are
of unusual beauty and U will find
nothing like em in Centre Co.
“The Racket is today easily, the
leader among Bellefonte's stores.
Kom and C.
SPIGELMYER,
SPIGELMYER, Jr.
Bellefonte, Pa.
+ R.
SHEM
PERSONAL.
——Mrs. John Sankey, west of town,
has been seriously ill for a week or
more past.
— Commissioner Goodhart and
Deputy Sheriff Weaver were the coun-
ty officials in town this week.
——Ex-Commissioner John Decker,
of Potters Mills, gave the REPORTER
a call on Wednesday.
——Clem Deininger left on Tuesday
via Bellefonte for Harrisburg to help
nominate Gen. Hastings.
——Mrs. Dr. Fisher and son Will, of
Boalsburg, were visitors at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Dr. Jacobs, this
week.
— Misses Lettie
Alexander spent
week visiting with friends at
Springs.
—Mr. William Kerr, of Centre
Hill was a caller at the REPORTER of-
fice; he reports waters higher over that
way. than during the flood of "89.
«Joseph Gilliland came up from
New Bloomfield on Saturday to attend
the funeral of Mr. James MeClintic, at
Centre Hill. He returned home again
on Tuesday.
——Speer Burrell, of Penn Hall,
gave us a pleasant call. He reports
the rain damages in that section, to
growing crops, as serious on some
farms.
—Rev. Eisenberg and H. W.
Kreamer came over from Zion Sun-
day where they were attending Re
formed Classis. They drove, but it
was around by Lemont.
—Mr. A. C. Ripka, of Centre Hill,
gave the REPORTER a call last Satur-
day afternoon, while in town on a bus-
iness trip. Mr. Ripka is a practical
farmer and a firm believer and uphold-
er of our educational system.
Mr. Joshua Potter, west of town,
informs us he has suffered considera
ble damage to his farm by the heavy
rains. Several acres of land were com-
pletely ruined by being washed, and
other farmers suffer damage more or
less in his locality.
Mrs. B, W. Barr, of Tyrone, re
turned home last Friday evening.
Mrs. Barr had been attending her
mother, Mrs. Stiver, near Potters
Mills, who had been ill for some
months, but is now on a fair way to
recovery.
we Mr. Eugene Shadle, of Williams-
port, came up Saturday to join his
wife, who is visiting her parent's west
of town. He was flood-bound and was
compelled to remain here several days
which was not according to his sched-
ule, but that was better than living in
a top floor in Williamsport.
wel), J. Meyer has been circulating
the last week in Virginia, and will re-
main for several days yet. He was
visiting at the home of Mr. Henry
Meyer, who left Centre Hall last
spring and located at Bowling Green,
Va.
Andy Reesman went down to
Harrisburg Tuesday to take in the Re-
publican convention. Andy will help
nominate Hastings, A little thing
like a flood was no obstacle in bis path
to prevent him from taking in the Re-
publican convention.
weir. Atherton, president of the
State College, was a passenger for the
east on Tuesday afternoon. He went
as far as the bridge east of Centre Hall,
Ross and Annie
several days last
Rock
KILLED BY LIGHTNING,
Daniel Fahringer Instantly Killed-—Jacob
Leo Severely Stunned.
During the severe thunder gust on
last Saturday afternoon, the house oc-
cupled by Daniel Ferringer, near the
mountain, beyond Tussyville, was
struck by lightning, the bolt struck
the comb of the roof at one corner,
tearing off some boards, and entered
the room on the first floor. Mr. Fah-
ringer sat under an open door, and was
struck by the electricity and instantly
killed, He was a brother-in-law of
John Bitner near our town, and aged
about 40 years ; he was a poor, but in-
dustrious man, making his living by
day's labor. What adds to the sud-
ness of his sudden taking off in the
prime of life, he leaves a widow and
5 little children who have lost the one
that provided for them.
Mr. Fahringer, a few years ago, was
unfortunate in having a leg crushed
by a log whilst at workifor Mr. Colyer
on a lumber job, in consequence of
which he was slightly lame.
Close to Mr. Fahringer at the time
sat Jacob Lee, a young man, who was
thrown from his chair by the bolt and
quite seriously stunned, causing him
to remain in an alarming condition
for some time thereafter.
The bolt struck Mr. Fahringer on
the right shoulder, and passed down
his body and leg. His arm and leg
were much discolored, and showed the
course of the bolt over his person.
A ten-year-old daughter who was
standing near her father, was thrown
under a stove several feet distant by
the bolt of lightning. She was ren-
dered unconscious and remained so for
some time. She has now fully recov-
ered. The bolt tore off a shoe of the
girl.
The funeral of Mr. Fahringer took
place on Tuesday morning from his
late residence. Interment was made
in the cemetery at Tusseyville,
snr arsmseeii ite af ————
Rain Lakes,
In the vicinity of our railroad sta-
ing large depressions of the surface.
These have been turned into little
lakes the size of mill ponds, the water
having been forced to the surface thro
the sink holes from the underground
passages which could not carry off all
the water underground, from the tre-
mendous rains. That these little lakes
appeared thus for the first time proves
that we never before had such a down
pour which caused floods on the sur-
face as well as underneath. The wa-
ter of these ponds keeps pace with the
surface streams in subsiding.
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Fell on a Cireular Saw
A boy named Hoover, aged six years,
son of the man of that name who
started last year to wheel a wheelbar-
row to the world’s fair, fell on a circu-
lar saw in a Curwensville saw mill on
Wednesday. One of the lads legs was
cut off below the knee and he died soon
after his injuries. The boy's father
has not been heard from by his family
since he started for the World's fair.
The unfortunate little fellow had ae-
companied a playmate to the mill, to
carry a dinner pail.
omens mii ai sian
To Encamp at Gettysburg,
The entire National Guard of Penn-
sylvania will encamp at Gettysburg
from August 11th to the 18th, an order
commanding the division to prepare
for field service was prepared at the
Adjutant General's Department Thurs
day afternoon last. [It is expected that
several United States Army organiza
tions will go into camp with the guard.
No enlistments will be allowed: a
month before the encampment,
More Boardwalk Trouble,
The little boro of Chester Hill, near
Philipsburg, has a damage suit on
hand for $5,000 damages, on account
of injuries sustained on a defective
board walk.
Like trouble menaces our boro nearly
all the time from the indifference of
our officials ; the most dangerous of all
our walks is the one between Kerlin's
and Will Runkle’s,
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Put Out the Fires,
Last Saturday's heavy rains had the
effect of extinguishing the widespread
mountain fires in this county and oth-
er sections of the state, in addition to
the vast good done to the growing
crops. Two good offices that all feel
thankful tor.
The Bain Interfered,
SraTe College was to have a big day
last Saturday, the holding of inter-col-
legiate games, But there was such a
big wet set in to interfere.
LLL AM Arb.
To Meet in Huntingdon,
The Pennsylvania State Babbath-
Behool Association will meet in Hun
tingdon on Tuesday, Wednsday and
Thursday, October 9, 10 and 11.
A Story About Sheep.
Dogs, a few days ago, made several
raids upon a flock of sheep, upon the
lands of Isaac Haupt, in Benner twp.,
killing a dozen of them. .
Bargains in Clothing, :
New suits made to order, $15 to $18.
All new spring goods, at Montgom
A Spouting Well,
On the old Woods property, about
three miles down the railroad from
this place, quite an interesting pheno-
menon was caused by the late rains,
in the shape of a veritable geyser.
Travelers over the road have noticed
the buildings down in the gully per-
haps 80 feet below the track and quite
close to the fill. Here there is an old-
style well about six feet in diameter
and 54 feet in depth. As the earth’s
internal reservoirs became full and
surcharged with water from the late
tremendous, rains this well became a
spouting geyser from the pressure
of the source that feeds the well, and
from Saturday night to Monday a
stream 0 feet in diameter was thrown
up to a height of four feet and into
Sinking creek, 8 or 10 rods distant,
went this tremendous volume of wa-
ter. The flow indicated two sources
of supply there was clear and muddy
water, side by side. A few rods away
were twin geysers each with a flow of
some 8 inches and to the height of a
few feet. On Tuesday evening, when
in company with Dr, Atherton, we
took a view of this interesting pheno-
menon the well was still pouring up
its stream to a height of sofhe two feet
and the babies were doing their part
to keep up the show.
Imagine the head and immense cav-
erns right under us to keep up such a
flow !
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MeClintick,
On Baturday last, an old and respec-
ted resident of Potter twp., Mr. James
MeClintick, died at his home near
Centre Hill, after an illness of several
months, He was s native of Potter
township, and always resided in it,
being attached to his home and occu-
pation, be seldom went abroad,
Mr. McClintick was a man of more
than average intelligence, and fond of
reading. He was an ardent and con-
sistent Methodist ; in politics he was a
staunch Democrat. His wife died
about ten years ago. Several children
have died, those surviving are two
sons, Bamuel and Richard, and Lizzie,
a daoghter. His age was about 75 yrs.
The funeral took place on Tuesday
from his late residence, Rev. Illings-
worth officiating. Interment was
made in the cemetery st Sprucetown.
James
on pt
Treasurers of School Boards,
Some time ago an article was pub-
lished in many of the papers of the
state, saying that school boards were
compelled to elect a treasurer outside
of the board. By referring to the
school laws it will be seen that the
board still “organize by choosing =
president and secretary, who shall be
members of the board, and a treasurer,
who may be a member of the board, or
otherwise, at the discretion of the di-
rectors.” It will be seen from this
that school boards can elect one of
their own number or any other person
and that it is not obligatory upon
them to elect a treasurer outside of the
board.
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A Widow Awarded $200,
At Williamsport on Saturday the
case of Mrs, Clara Smith against An-
drew A. Doney, a saloonkeeper, for
$5,000 damages for the death of her
husband while intoxicated, resulted in
a verdict for the plaintiff for $200.
The husband of the plaintiff was a
man of known intemperate habits and
a year ago he entered Doney's saloon,
where he drank freely. During the
day he was found dead ina chair in a
room back of the barroom. The case
may be appealed to the Bupreme Court.
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How He Rans for Offlce
It is real funny to note the manner
in which a man prepares to run for of-
fice. First he is understood to be
thinking of it, then he makes up his
mind he can’t spare the time, and then
he thinks the office needs him badly,
and finally he yields to the earnest so-
licitation of his friends and Jumps in
with both feet. He intended to run
all the time,
Amos
Will Meet in Dedford,
The Ladies’ Foreign Missionary So-
ciety of the Presbytery of Huntingdon
will meet in the Presbyterian church
in Bedford on the 7th and Sth of June.
A delegation of about one hundred la-
dies is expected to be present from the
different churches of the Presbytery.
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Coal Getting Scarcer,
Coan has become so scarce on the
Pennsylvania railroad, on account of
the soft coal strike, that the motive
power department is bard put. In
Erie the switch engines are using
wood, and contracts are being made
for large quantities along the Phil. and
Erie branch.
Poles Shattered,
During Friday's heavy storm light-
ning struck the telephone poles in the
alley in town lojuring them badly.
Several instruments were burned out.
BL MI A I AS.
Bargains in Clothing,
New suits made to order, $15 to $18.
All new spring goods, at Montgom-
ery’s, Bellefonte.
suit
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Program for the Commencement Week ut
State College.
The interesting Commencement pro-
gramme of the Pennsylvania Btate
College, June 10th to 18th Is as follows:
BuNpAY, JUNE 10.
10.30 a. m.—Baccalaureate Bermon,
by the Rev. George T. Purves, D. D,,
of Princeton Theological Beminary.
Moxpay, June 11.
2 p. m.~Annual Inter-Class Athlet-
ic contest,
8 p. m.—Junior Oratorical Contest.
TUESDAY, JUNE 12,
8.80 a. m.~—~Annual meeting of the
Alumni Association.
9.45 a. m.—Artillery Salute.
10 a. m.—Annual meeting of the
Board of Trustees,
12 m.—~Alumni dinner (in the Arm-
ory.)
2 p. m.—Meeting (in room No. 121)
of Delegates and Alumni to elect Trus-
tees,
8 p. m.—Exhibition Drill of Blate
College Cadets,
8 p. m.—Annual address before the
Alumni by the Hon. Marriott Brosius,
Lancaster, Pa., Representative in Con-
gress,
9-11 p. m.—Recepticn in the Armo-
ry, by the Faculty.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18,
10 a. m.—Graduation Exercises of
the class of '94.
Commencement Address, by Will-
iam Pepper, M. D., L. L. D., Provost
of the University of Pennsylvania.
An examination of candidates for
admission will be held at the College,
Thursday, June 14 at 9 o'clock, a. m.
A second examination will be held
Tuesday, Sept. 11, beginning at the
same hour,
Local examinations will also be held
about Aug. 25th, at Philadelphia, Pitts
burg, Harrisburg, Williamsport, Read-
ing and Scranton, Times and places
will be announced in the local papers
two weeks in advance.
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Church Notice.
Conference having appointed a com-
mittee of neighboring Lutheran min-
isters to hold spring Communion ser-
vices in the different churches in the
Centre Hall charge, there will be ser
vices as follows: Preparatory service
at Centre Hall, Saturday afternoon,
June 2nd; Communion services, Bab-
bath morning, June 8id. Preparatory
service at Tusseyville Saturday fore
noon June 2nd; Communion services
at same place Babbath afternoon June
rd. All the above services to be con-
ducted by Rev. J. M. Rearick, of Re-
bersburg.
Arrangements for the other church-
es in the charge are being made by the
different congregations, and due notice
of the time will be given.
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Tike a Haw Kg.
A raw egg is an excellent tonic with
which to begin these warm spring days.
It is strengthening and tends to pre-
vent that tired feeling which is so pre
valent at this season of the year. If
prepared in the following way it is
really a delicious drink. Put the yoke
of an egg into a dish with a teaspoon-
ful orange or lemon juice, and beat
lightly together with a fork. Put the
whites on a plate and add a pinch of
salt: then, with a broad bladed knife,
beat it to a stiff froth. Now, as lightly
transfer to a clean tumbler, which it
will nearly fill if properly nade. It
must not stand in a warm place, as it
becomes liquid and loses its snowy
look. Any fruit juice may be used in-
stead of orange or lemon.
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Schools Closing,
The primary school in charge of
Miss Maggie Hannah closed on Tues
day, having finished her eight months’
term. The school in charge of Prof.
Kieffer will close on Friday noon,
while the intermediate, taught by
Wagner Geiss, will close a week later.
While here we may as well make
the statement that there is a probabil-
ity of having an entire new board of
instructors for the next term, for rea
sons we cannot just here state.
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Where Three Counties Join,
On the top of the mountain where
Franklin, Fulton and Huntingdon
counties meet is a stump which marks
the division. By walking around the
stump and making a circle about a
yard in diameter a person can in a seo-
ond or two walk over ground that be-
longs to three counties. Before the
stump crumbles there might be a small
stone shaft erected and the spot thus
perpetuated.
& 10 Our Penns vatiey Patron.
Having secured the services of Mr,
B. F. Armstrong, of Carlisle, Pa., Wil-
low’s Bakery, Centre Hall, is better
prepared than ever to serve their regu-
lar patrons and all others who like
good fresh bread, rolls, biscuits, ete.
Mr. Armstrong comes well recom
mended as A No. 1 baker, and the
bread he is now baking proves it. The
best bread sold in the valley. If you
doubt it try it, 8. T. Losavan,
Real
Baking
Powder
DECORATION DAY.
to be Observed on Memorial
Day.
Memorial Day will be fittingly ob-
served here this year. The usual cere-
monies will be gone through with.
C. M. Bower, Esq., of Bellefonte, will
deliver the address of the day, and will
be followed by Mrs. Martha Thomas
who will read an original poem of ap-
propriate theme.
The procession which will include
the 1. O. O. F., children of the differ-
ent Bunday schools and headed by the
G. A. R., will form as customary in
Witmer’s grove, and proceed to the
cemetery, headed by Maj. Bhreffler
with a fine drum corps. It is respect-
fully requested that the ladies and
children of the town and country fur-
nish flowers and garlands to be strewn
on the graves of the fallen dead, and
bring them to the Post room on the
morning of the 50th.
The line of march will pass up Penn-
sylvania avenue, thence up Church
street, and will move at half-past five
o'clock.
Program
A fo ————
Running a Farm by Steam Power.
The farm upon which John E, Car-
many, of Middletown, was born and
raised is situated in South Annville
township, about midway between
Campbellstown and Annville, says the
Middleburg Press. This farm is at
present in charge of Mr. Simon Croll,
who is making quite an experiment in
the matter of farming. Heat first had
six fine large mules with which to do
his work, then he sold all the mules
and got six heavy horses. Now he
has sold all his horses excepting one
driving horse and has purchased a
twelve-horse power traction engine
and with it intends to do all the work
on the farm. He bought four gang
plows, which he atiaches to the en-
gine and then turns four furrows at
one time. He took a load of about 200
bushels of wheat to mill the other day,
drawing it nicely with the engine.
He claims he can haul nine (ons with
the engine, and expects to run the
farm entirely by steam, running the
reapers and mowers and hauling the
grain and hay into the barn all with
the same engine. Who of our Centre
county farmers will make a similar ex-
periment ?
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Flood Notes.
This week was mostly dreary and
everybody wishing for a clear-up and
sunshine,
About 15 inches of rain fell in this
section from Friday afternoon to Mon-
day morning. This is an enormous
quantity of water when baving such
a depth all over our state, and is there
a wonder damaging floods have resul-
ted?
We have no local news of any ac-
count, as there has been too much wa-
ter, water, water.
Did too much wishing for rain bring
too much water ?
One of the things to be thankful for
amid this week’s disastrous floods, is
that scarce any lives were lost.
Tue REPORTER was able to get at
least one morning daily eachjday this
week, which kept us fully posted with
flood news. We print in this issue a
full report of the substance of the
flood’s ravages.
Don’t Like the Word Obey.
An exchange says: There is consid-
erable opposition to the use of the
word “obey” as applied to the wife in
the marriage contract. Of course, it is
a dead letter, for in most cases it is the
poor, unfortunate husband who must
yield the obedience even though the
wife does make the promise. It issug-
gested that a law be enacted eliminat-
ing that word from the contract. In
many cases the ministers, by consent
of the parties, strike it out at the time
of the marriage. That ls a good sug-
gestion. We'll go home tonight and
strike it out of ours. It is only an old
setch at any rate, and intended to mis-
lead the public as to who runs the ma-
chine.
Work for Each Other,
Don'tbea pig. Remember that this
world was not made exclusively for
any one individual. It might be true
that every man has a right to conduct
his own business in his own way, 0
the land. Nevertheless it makes a
difference in results whether he
efit others along with himself, or
whether he runs it with the selfish
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Care for Small Pox’
The following receipt for small pox
may prove of service.
One ounce of cream of tartar dissolv-
ed in a pint of boiling water, to be
drank, when cold, at short intervals.
It can be taken at any time, and is a
preventive as well as a curative. It Is
known to have cured a hundred thous-
and cases without failure. It
never leaves a mark, never causes
blindness, and always prevents tedious
lingering. It is so effectual that, if
properly used, it would dispense with
the unnatural law of vaccination and
the costly stuff of vaccinators; for small
pox never appears without a need, and
then ought to be purifying and health-
ful to the system; and when capable
of being so quickly removed, need
never be feared above a cold or an over-
flow of bile.
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CAN YOU AFFORD
To buy your clothing before
you are thoroughly posted on
styles and prices, We invite
the inspection of the most crit
ical. All our goods are the very
latest production of the lead-
ing manufacturers, and our
prices the lowest.
MoxreoMeERY & Co.
Clothing, Bellefonte, Pa.
a ee Uo.
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses
have been granted the past week:
George J. Hosband and Lida Adams,
both: of Union twp.
John C. Crader and Emma E, Bnave-
ly, both of Gregg twp.
John R. Williams and Annie Pa-
tience Stuart, both of Huston town-
ship.
Edward V. Hoover, of Philipsburg,
and Amanda May Walker, of Orbiso-
nia, Huntingnon Ce.
Pennsylvania Mostly,
The flood was mostly confined to
our own state; the west and south did
not have the tremendous rains that
visited Pennsylvania. In North Car-
olina and Tennessee, however, there
Was gEnow,
piel emam——
Do you want a fine dress shoeat a
low figure? Mingle, Bellefonte, has
them. Latest styles and shapes.
$3000 stock of clothing, shoes and
hats must be sold the next twenty
days at greatly reduced rates. Come
see the bargains. C. P. Long.
~1000 yards of carpet for sale; price
from 19 cts. per yard to the best quali-
ty.—C. P. Long.
GRAIN MARKET,
Wheat...
Rye ......
Corn
Onis Tew... RA
Buckwhesi....oon
PRODUCE AT STORES,
Will get you any information
or samples of whatever can be
sent from Garman’s Store.
ce Curtin firm closed
A
out thelr entire Hine 10 us at one-half price-—yon
get them at same rate.
One lot 30 inch Batistes
at Soents-—a dozen different stylos—<not one worth
loss than 12%e per yard,
Those Chemisettes Jit Rolling Lay
$19.50 5, Demorest
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