THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRrzD., KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER CENTRE] HALL, PA., THURS, MAY 31. pe THE RACKET ie— No. 8 Crider’'s Exchange, Bellefonte. “We kinder think its comin’; 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 preparations for the advent of Spring, and we now extend a hearty invitation to all both great and small to visit vac S10 I b GAIN 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- ionable shades. The French Print- ed Flaunels in this department are of unusual beauty od U will find nothing like 'em in Centre Co. “The Racket’ leader among Kom and C. 'is today easily, the Bellefonte's stores. (i. R. SPIGELMYER, SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. Bellefonte, Pa. PERSONAL. — Mr. Samuel MeClintick, of Cen- tre Hill, gave the REPORTER a call on Friday. —Mr. and Mrs. of Linden Hall, were visitors Saturday. Elmer Campbell, in town —D. J. Meyer returned on Tuesday from a two weeks’ trip to Mary land and Virginia. of J. John, of D. M. Bower and son Jellefonte, were the guests Meyer, yesterday. nally. gave these headquarters a call, and an account of high waters over there. —Miss Mabel Boal left last week for a visit among her friends at Ty- rone, and will remain several weeks. — Harvey Miller, was in town on Monday, and eee MN] 188 Saturday where she weeks, me _Jacob Wagner, of Potter township's solid Democratic citizens, came to ( ial services. Tacy evening Kreamer departed for Lewisburg, One —{andidate for Congress, Wim. Heinle, of Bellefonte, was a prominent visitor in Centre Hall Wednesday af- ternoon, Mr. John Swarm, a prominent business man of Spring Mills, gave the in Centre Hall. —Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harper, Bellefonte, paid a short visit to our town Tuesday. Cal is taking a lively interest in politics. slight stroke of paralysis while at is able to be up again. He is of our most industrious citizens. one Were pleased to have a call from our excellent farmer friend, Jacob Shearer, the first time since his pro. longed sickness. Mr. Shearer, we are glad to note, is able to attend to his farm work again. ~The two sermons delivered in the Presbyterian church at this place, on last Su adap morning and evening, by Rev. Kraus, of Pottsville, Pa., were highly appreciated by the large aadi- ence in attendanee. Mr. Kraus is a pleasant speaker and his sermons were well rendered. Mr. C. D. Ruhkle, a former resi- dent of Centre Hall, but now located at Pittsburg, arrived Wednesday after- noon for a visit among friends and relatives. David is looking well, and his friends were glad to see him. He is in the employ of an improvement company and has a good berth, ~eProf. J. Clarke Kieffer having finished his term of teaching last Fri- day, departed for his home at Hagers- town, Maryland, on Monday morning. He was most successful in his work with the schools, and proved himself an able and efficient instructor. It is likely he will accept the position for the next térm and return in time for the opening in September. RL AIM APA IAAI Will Share the Profits, John M. Young, president of Will rt’s board of trade and mana ger of the nail mill in that city has an- nounced, the Bulletin says, to the 150 employes of that establishment that hereafter and until further notice his company will pay its employes the rate of wages now in force and will in DISCOVERY OF PENNS VALLEY, Capt, James Potter, the First White Man to Enter Within its Borders. Capt. James Potter, in the summer of 1764, was the first white man to en- ter Penns Valley, as per Linn’s notes, He was then an officer in the British Provincial army. Having obtained a leave of absence, he set off with one attendant in the summer of 1764. Pass- ing up the West Branch, he reached the mouth of Spring Creek, then took to the mountains, and having reached the top of Nittany mountain, Capt. Potter seeing the prairies and noble forest beneath him, cried to the at- tendant, “By heavens, Thompson, 1 discovered an empire I” Immediately descending into the plain they came to a spring, at what is now the Old Fort, one mile from Cen- tre Hall, Here, the notes say, the adventur- have nights, the flesh scraped from dried beaver skins was their only subsistence. He took his departure from here for Fort was This bit of history Is TER readers. Wty sin DIED AT REBERSBURG, Mr. Henry Strohecker Succumbs on Taes day. its esteemed citizens in the death of the towns’ most aged citizens, heart disease. He had been in poor health for several years, and about three weeks ago was taken seriously ill, and gradually grew worse until Tuesday when he succumbed to the inevitable, Mr. Strohecker was one Hes, and he was aged over eighty years, He was married and was the father of Samuel. He was an uncle Harry Kreamer, of Centre one son, of Mr. Hall. The funeral will take Thursday morning, from his late resi- dence at Rebersburg, where interment that place on cemetery at As fp psn Planting Potatoes, A large acreage of potatoes is being planted by Loganton, Sugar valley, farmers this spring. They have be- come tired of growing wheat at sixty cents a bushel and are turning their | attention to raising stock and growing | potatoes. Potatoes y jeld an of over one hundred bushels per acre, and as high as four hundred { from an acre have been raised in f Making the bushel low at twenty-five cents, be seen there is far more money | ing the tubeors than wheat, | our farmers, price per rals EA — Gets Into Trouble, from | this A | Spruce named brought huckster Creek, Rupp, was to i lodged in jail, the Monitor. He was arrested on | rant him with obtaining | goods from E. H. Crownover, of Sauls burg, by false pretense—giving a check {on the Penn's Valley Bank, | Hall, when there was no funds there to his credit to mest its payment. say = charging sain A o> Mrs, Tuesday morning, Mrs. William Gu- telious died at her residence in the Mrs. Eliz- abeth Gutelius was the daughter of Daniel and Catharine Kreamer, and was born in Penn township, Centre county, June 27, 1828, Bhe was the only daughter, there being seven sons, January 23rd, 1851, she was married to Wm. Gutelius, bY Rev. Aaron Wolfe. 2 Ee Lk Wm. Gatelins, Jersey Wont Work, No more yonng people will hie themselvgs to Camden and have the nuptial knot tied without a license. The state has has passed a law similar to the marriage license law of our state and now if you are desirous of getting married it will be necessary to stay right at home, or take in some other state without a marriage license law. & lilies Died at Hartleton, Mrs, Henry Witmer, of Hartleton, mother of Mrs. Ralph Spiglemyer, of Bellefonte, died at her home on Sun- day, 20th, about noon. She had a stroke of paralysis about two weeks be- fore her death. She was a good and true woman and leaves hosts of friends, etme in— A Taste of the Flood. Even the ReErorTER office had a taste of the effects of the flood. Some of the mail that come to us was wring- ing wet with flood water. What a narrow escape! . Frost, Frost set in on Monday night, which nipped some of the more tender plants, such as benns, tomatoes, ete; it was quite sharp in some localities. ~The popular Russet shoe will be in greater favor than ever this year, We have them in all styles, shapes, jand shades, at, prices to SorTeupond,~ , Bellefonte. LEG BROKEN. Mr David Krape, of Haines Towaship, Breaks a Leg. On Friday afternoon of last week, we are informed, Mr. David Krape, a well-known citizen of Haines town- ship, went to the mountain to chop some wood, without having informed hls fumily of his intentions. In fell- ing a tree it lodged against another one, and he climbed up with an axe to cut it loose, when the whole business went down and he was pinned down by the limbs, Cutting himself out, he found him- self with a leg broken below the knee, and unable to locomote. He lay there three hours, and his cries were at times heard by persons, but without suspicion of anything wrong, until him. BShe summohed aid and he was carried home, The leg was broken be- low the knee, , But for this circumstance Mr. Krape might have perished, as no one knew where he had gone to, and search for him might have been made in entire- ly different localities, Mr, Krape is the father of Mrs. Stump, just east of Centre Hall. tones JACOB HAZEL, Ed. MR that Estimable Gentleman Madisonburg. On Bunday, May 20th, Mr. Jacob Hazel, one of Madisonburg’s most es- | Death of nt teemed citizens and pioneers, departed | this life at the advanced age of 82} years, 1 month and 8 days. tire life in Miles township, and one of its most respected citizens. His wife | died over sixteen years ago. He was {a member of the Reformed church, and the father of six children, sons and three daughters, one died. His remains were sons having interred in the cemetery at Madisonburg., A A s————— Caught in the Act, About | nesday half-past one o'clock on Wed- moroning officers Marion township delivered a prisoner two to the sheriff, and on entering the pris- on discovered Thomas Judge Furst's paroled burglars from Philipsburg, in the act of { through the floor. Had he had hour more he would have made good his Just before locking up time on Tuesday night he had placed a dummy in his bed to deceive the de- | puty, and se- | ereted himself in the bathroom. He is now securely locked up and in irons, { Bellefonte Daily News. Cl Hand Badly Cat Myers, one or one escape, and was successful Monday forenoon as Luther Emer- outside of his blacksmith shop, { hold slipped, and he came down, strik- | ing his right hand into a window in nt. The ball of the hand was | teut away, a deep gash made into the | hand, and the middle finger almost { cut off, by the sharp and broken glass, | his desce some time, clinics The Most Formidable Aspirant. Next to Lewis E. Beitler, delphia, W. L. Malin, of Bellefonte, rant for private secretary to General nor in November. Mr. | perintendent of the Pennsylvania tele phone company’s lines in Centre coun- ty and has long been a close friend of General Hastings, i — Good News for Workmen. The workmen in the Juniata shops of the Pennsylvania railroad, Altoona, received good news on Saturday. Or- ders were given announcing that the shops will work six days of ten hours each a week. The shops had previous. ly been on three days of eight hours a week, ———— ——————— Agreeably Disappointed, Several of our patrons were agreea- bly disappointed last week, they tell us, in getting their REPORTER up to time, and with all the flood news at that. They thought the paper would not get out at all. The ReErorTER is the first paper they open, always. A os More Hain 16th Day, We have had some every day for sixteen days, up to to-day, Thursday, when it was showery all day. Every- body would be pleased now to have clear weather, and willing to second a motion to that effect. a — Granted a Pension, Gen. John P. Tayler, of MifMin county, ex-Department Commander of the Grand Army, was recently grant. ed a pension, A ON Mo NARI HS Death of Mrs, Jas. 8. Brisbin. The widow of Gen. Jas. 8. Brisbin died at Minneapolis, two weeks ago, and was buried in that city, Bargains in Clothing, New suits made to order, $156 to $18, All new spring goods, at Montgom ery’s, Bellefonte. —Lewins, Bellefonte, has the most experienced cutter in these parts and at his establishment you can be suited in TRAINS RUNNING. The Passenger Service About Up to the Standard The road bed of the railroad has been repaired and for the last week the trains and mails have been running with their customary regularity. Passenger trains run only to Lewls- burg as the three spans of the bridge across the river at Montandon have not yet been replaced. Passengers going east take the Reading road at Lewisburg, The mails are transferred by boat to Lewisburg and little delay is caused by this method of transportation, Freight trains are again running to Lewisburg from Bellefonte. At Lew- isburg they are transferred to Reading It will probably be some time before the bridge is erected, The Spring Mills bridge was repair- ed in a few days and trains now make the through run without transfer. Traffic is light and only one passen- ger coach and a mail and baggage is —————— —— — A Long Resident. Of our esteemed friend, James Me- | Clintick, of Centre Hill, whose death { we noted in our last issue, we obtain { Clintick. He was born in 1820, with- | in one mile of the place where he died. | He lived all his time in Potter town- { ship, with the exception of five years, one of these was spent in Mifflin coun- | ty and four in Huntingdon county, { again returning to his native county in 1852. He never missed a general election, and all his votes were true to i | his Democratic faith. i i Deaths Across the Mountain, A s—— Jacob Brickley, aged eighty-seven 3 years, , one of the most esteemed citi- | zens of Curtin township, died sudden- ly at his home in Romola Tuesday of | last week. He was in good health un- til after he ate his dinner when he be- came ill and by 4 p. m. was a corpse. : Mr. Reuben Butler, of Howard, who had been ill for some time past, died at his home at that place Friday even- ing last nine o'clock. He i aged about sixty-eight years. about was Tuesday, 22nd, about noon Mrs. John Dunkleberger, of Pleasant Gap, died after an illness of ten days. Bhe was a very pleasant lady and had quite a number of friends in the community in which she lived. scheduled last a No Game, A game of ball was Friday between our boys and the Aaronsburg team, but was canceled owing to the Aaronsburg team not having a ground. Millheim was also billed for a game yesterday sat that place, but also canceled. The are putting up practice but are somewhat inclined to be conceited over not having a which is not good, as it is likely was boys good game, ia little | game, | some team will come along and swipe { up the diamond with them. sisi ————— - Fire at Tyrone. | A supposed incendiary fire Monday i morning destroyed $25,000 worth of | property in Tyrone. The blaze started in a stable near the center of the town, and about seven stables, two tenant houses, Port's furniture store and | wareroom, a restaurant and another storeroom were destroyed, and a num- ber of residences more or less damaged. The losses are partly covered by insur ance, ERT The Strike Still On. The soft coal strike has already cost half a dozen lives, and the wounding of a number of others, in this state and in the west, within the past eight days. At present the situation is still unsettled. The strike in this state is not for higher wages, but in sympathy with the western strikers only. dismiilootl Democratic State Convention State Chairman Stranahan has is sued a formal call for the Democratic State Convention to be held at Harris burg on Wednesday, June 27. Under the new apportionment there will be 454 delegates in the convention. S— A Ap" Dunkard Convention, The Dunkards are holding a conven- tion this week at Meyersdale, Somer. set county. About 20,000 people are expected to gather in, and trains were bringing them in by hundreds end of Inst week already. — Big Beaves. Butcher Jokn Dauberman bought some fine beaves from Samuel Slack, this week, which means good meat for us, He has rented the pienie grounds from the grangers, to be used for pas- ture. Saw Mill Moved. Huyett’s saw mill was moved this week from Davis’ up near Linden Hall, to near the school house in the Seven mountains, Hargaine in Clothing, New suits made to order, $15 to $18. All new Spring goods, at Mont. gomery’s, Bellefonte, —$3000 stock of clothing, whoes and hats must be sold the next wy bs Rol Baking Powder MES. JOHN BITTNER, Dies Suddenly and Unexpectedly on Mon. day Morning. Mrs. Bitner, wife of John Bitner, Sr., died on Monday morning at the home of her son, John Bitner, Jr., near this place, aged seventy-four years. She leaves a husband in feeble health and several married children, Mrs. Bitner's death was unlooked for, and Dr. Jacobs being called, he found her dying on his arrival, and she expired in a short time. She was the mother of a large family, all the children being married; she was a member of the Lutheran chureh. The funeral takes place Friday fore- noon, interment being made in the cemetery at Tusseyville, VRE Local Notes, Farmers in Nittany valley complain of damage to growing crops by grass- hoppers. Will Kerr, of Centre Hill, tells us the flood gave the folks on the stream above him a grand chance to send off their stumps and rubbish to the dis- gust of folks down the stream. Bam. Slack sent oft two car loads of live stock this week. The washouts on some farms is quite serious, damaging the fields for the fu- ture besides ruining present crops. s————— Reporterisms, Bad men try to injure the character of good men. You can size a man up by the pany he Keeps, The man who continually jews you on prices, will be found a regular skin- ner in his own charges. com-~ The jealous man is devoid of merit, is mad at such as are better than himself, A constant gossiper is a disturber of society. hence he A man who does no good in a com- munity, will always be found an emp- ty wind bag and fault finder. . nid Where to Get a BICYCLE. W. L. Goodhart, prop’r of the Mill- heim Agricultural Impl. House, the agency for Wheels, high and low grade, both new and second hand, of any manufacture, from $16 up to $150, He has the sole control of Penns Val- ley for the Union Wheel, which is strictly high grade and first-class in every respect. Mr. Goodhart's relia bility is unquestioned. 10my4t AM Married has At the residence of Jacob Glasgow, in Potter township, by Rev. 8 H. Ei- senberg, Mr. Bert Barthurst and Sa- rah Glasgow. By the same, at the parsonage of the Reformed church, on May 28th, Mr. Ellis H. Hazel, of Madisonburg and Miss Mertic A. Beatty, of Spring Mills. re —————— Invitations Out. Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Grace Durst, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Durst, of Potters Mills, to Rev. Samuel H. Deit- zel, of Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland county, Pa., on Thursday, June 7th, at twelve o'clock noon. saints Death of Isane Gingher The death of Mr. Isaac Gingher oc- curred at his home in Milesburg on Saturday last, the cause of his death being heart trouble. Deceased was aged about seventy-five years and leaves a wife, seven sons and three daughters to mourn his death. ip — In Good Shape. The Reformed and Lutheran ceme- tery, of this place, has been put in ex- cellent repair; graves dressed up, flow- ers and evergreens planted, rabbish removed and a fixing up generally, Just as a sacred spot—the last resting place—should be. Died of Paralysis. John Fye, living about three miles from Potters Mills, died on Saturday last, of paralysis, aged about 55 years. He leaves a wife and four or five children to mourn their loss, Council Meeting. There will be a special meeting of the joint council of the Pennsvalley charge of the Lutheran church on the 15th of June. Object of the meeting to secure a pastor for the charge. nn AA SA A Bargains in Clothing. New suits made to order, $15 to $18, All new spring goods, at Montgom- ery’s, Bellefonte. AIA OA SRS. «Do you want a fine dress shoe at a low figure? Mingle, Bellefonte, has them. Latest styles and shapes. Old Timers Rewarded, The Pullman Palace Car company has done a handsome thing for the 650 conductors and porters who have worked for the company five years or more. The men are to have a badge of honorable service, consisting of an embroidered gold bar for conductors and silver fox porters, to be worn on the left sleeve of the uniform, and an- other bar for each additional five years of service. Fach conductor or porter who has served ten years or more will be presented with two uni- forms each year by the company. Fourteen conductors and twenty-one porters have been in the service fifteen years, conductors and fifteen porters twenty years, and one conduct- or twenty-five years, eleven ef CAN YOU AFFORD To buy your clothing before you are thoroughly posted on styles and prices. We invite the inspection of the most erit- ical. All our goods are the very latest production of the lead- ing manufacturers, and our prices the lowest. MoxtooMERY & Co. Clothing, Bellefonte, As A —————— Pa. Getting Low. Although the county has been flood- ed for two weeks, Bellefonte has been put on short rations, and res- idents have been ordered to use the walter ringly. This is not owing to a scarcity of water but of coal. The supply has been exhausted and a com- almost bination of wood, oil and coke is being used under the water boilers, The fu- but costs doub- is hard el answers the purpose, le what soft coal does and the tax payers. —_— APM a — on Sanitary Precautjons. The state board of health has direct- ed its inspectors to investigate the san- itary condition of the lately flooded sections and to advise the local anthor- ities respecting whatsoever action may be deemed necessany. Such a course of procedure, though only advisory, may have more useful results. Already at Williamsport the debris left by the flood is said to have given forth nox- and this should be a warn- ing to the authorities to clean up and disinfect. ious odors, Cink omnis ~ Everything in the shoe line be had at Mingles, Bellefonte. stock, ahd all panic prices, too, can Large —~1000 yards of carpet for sale; price from 19 ets. per yard to the best quali- C. P. Long. GRAIN MARKET, Wheat! Eye Corti... Onis new, BEIGE WEIL... cossir cinnnss srnssmssrmsiubitissinmmmmmsnsomses PRODUCE AT STORES, Buller. Khoulders Ham coon Tallow ...... Polatoes. wh Bids... Souvenirs with the finest make of Black Hose in the World. Saturday & Monday. June o & 11, DON'T FORGET THE DATES idee: Men's & & Childrens different qualities a number of prices. Commencement Furnishings, DRESSES, FANS, GLOVES, LACES, HOSIERY, RIB- BONS. HAND- KERCHIEFS, &c. Wiss dion.
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