THE CENTRE REPORTER. Freo. Kurtz, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER CENTRE HALL, PA. THURS. June 21. THE RACKET No. 9 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.” 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 ELLEFONTE'S o10 RE | Rony 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- ionable shades. The French Print- ed Flaunels 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. G. R. SPIGELMYER, SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. Bellefonte, Pa. PERSONAL. burg, was in Centre Hall on Wednes- day. Mrs. George Hoffer, of Osceola, is visiting at Mr. J. D. Murray's, in this place. ry, of Milroy, were in town the begin- ning of the week. —D. E. Bible, of Pottsville, gave us a call. business being fair, —Mr. J. C. Boyd, of Butler, Pa. was the guest of Mrs. Martha Oden- kirk last Thursday. ~Miss Bertha Rossman, of Tussey- ville, was a caller at the fice on Friday last. y Kreamer returned home last Thursday after several weeks' visit with friends in Lewisburg. Trey Mr, Jared Kreamer, of Boals- burg, circulated among friends in Cen- tre Hall a day or so last week. — Miller Goodhart could not stand him, wheel, the pressure bearing upon has bought a new pneumatic ville’s prominent citizens and Demo- erats, circulated among friends in Cen- tre Hall on Tuesday. —eMr. and Mrs, Abe Lukenbach, Centre Hall and Brush Valley, several days of this and last week. Rev. Eisenberg and C. F. Dein- inger represented the Centre Hall Re- publicans at Bellefonte on Tuesday, the latter as a delegate. we Mr, and Mrs. Morris Furey, of near Bellefonle, spent .Baturday and Sunday with Joshua T. Potter and family; they had a pleasant time. —Constable Reuben Kline, of Cregg township, was in Centre Hall on Wednesday serving some interest. ing documents on some of our young men. Win. L. Kurtz, son of the editor of the REPORTER, and Gen. Coffroth, were elected delegates to the State convention by the Democracy of Som- erset county. —eMr. John McCoy, of San Fran- cisco, California, arrived here last week, on a visit to his father, John McCoy, at Potters Mills. Mr. McCoy has been in California a number of years, weThe Misses Durst formerly of this section but now residing in west- ern Pennsylvania are renewing ac- quaintances in this locality. They have lately returned from an exten- sive trip through Kansas, the norih- west and the Pacific coast. wwuMrs, Elizabeth Miller, mother of A. J. Reesman, who has been visiting in this vicinity among friends since Inst August, will depart this evening for her home in Plainfield, Illinois, She will be accompanied by Mrs. And. Reesman and Clay, who goon a visit of a month or more among friends in the west, wwe Maj, Fisher, of Gregg, Col, Fred Reynolds, of Bellefonte, J. G. Bailey and H. C. Campbell, of Ferguson, Mr. Aaronsburg, H. G. Duck, of Millheim, and Daniel Brungard and Samuel Gramley, of Miles, were in town Mon- day, in attendance upon the fire insur- ance meeting. All these gentlemen speak of a tremendous rain in their re spective sections Monday afternoon, and some damage done to flelds. BOILER EXPLODES NELSON BILGER HORRIBLY MAN: GLED. A Terrible Catastrophe at Bilger's Sawmill in MoRride's Gap.—One Instantly Kill. od and Another Severely Scalded, On Monday morning at about half- past ten o'clock, the boiler burst at Bilger's saw mill, in McBrides’ Gap, about two miles west of Pleasant Gap, at which Nelson Bilger, son of Jona- than Bilger, one of the owners of the | mill property was instantly killed, and Bert Bilger, son of John Bilger was terribly scalded. The mill was operated by Bilger Bros., of Pleasant Gap, and located in McBride's Gap, about one half mile { from the foot of the mountain, On | the morning of the catastrophe the { mill was started up and was running | for several hours. The mill hands, five in number, were cutting shingles, and about ten { o'clock, the mill was compelled to shut | down, owing to the steam going down {in the boiler. | Nelson Bilger was the engineer, and | in about fifteen minutes after the mill { was stopped, had steam up, and ready { for running again. He was engaged { at work at the side of the boiler, when Lit suddenly exploded. The boiler parted in the middle, the i { | | feet, the rear end went out through i the mill and landed about 200 | back, carrying destruction | with relentless terror. knocked | the side of the mill and driven feet before it Nelson was out through nto a | distance { of twenty feet, and buried beneath the | debris hurled from the wrecked mill. { Plates from the middle of the boiler | are supposed to have struck him, as | he was out of the path of the | front and back ends. | Nothing but shattered remains al- { most beyond recognition were left to tell the story of his horrible and un- timely death. His neck and | were broken, face contused, while one i mud hole up to the waist, a flying back { leg bore four distinet fractures and the | other Un- scalded. was completely crushed. { like his co-worker he was not Bert Bilger, an employe of the mill | was rendered senseless by the explo | sion, and was terribly scalded on the { left side of his head and down to hips. Other employes about the mill had | hair-breadth from injury. | Only a few minutes before the explo i sion they were at the side of the boiler The mill is the ESCAPES | packing shingles, almost i" complete wreck. i Bilger's remains were taken to the | home of his parents at Pleasant Gap He was a young man iabout twenty-two years, aged only unmarried, and was the support of his aged pa- His funeral took place on Wed- nesday, interment being made in the cemetery at that place, rents, jert Bilger, though severely injur- ed, will recover from his sealds, The boiler was an ol and had { been purchased second hand by Bilger The immediate of i bursting cannot be explained beyond { the fact that it was simply incapable by reason of its weakened construetion 1 one, ros, Cane ts of big pressure, Large sections of the boiler enrried in different directions over the pines standing close by the mill, sixty feet high, as shown by broken landing 200 feet away. One large section landed on a rock, and bounded away fifty feet. The founda- tion was completely blown away. A large fron wheel that lay under the boiler was thrown over 100 feet from where it lay. Were tops, nia A Correction. Mr. John Black, of Potters Mills, de- sires to correct some reports circulated by persons with no friendly relative to the assignment made by him. His financial difficulties were principally caused by the burning of His liabilities are not what some port them to be, and if his farm can be sold at its actual value, there will be enough to pay all, and be some left. - ERA ug a a Leg Seriously Hart, Harry, a little son of Joshua Potter, two miles west of Centre Hall, had one of his legs severely hurt on Mon- day; while riding a horse, from some cause the animal shied, and ran up against a fence, pinning Harry's leg between the horse and fence, causing very severe bruises on his leg. An Equine Wonder, Wanatoga, Will Mitterling’s Ham. bletonian horse has a half brother at Fort Wayne, Indiana, going quarters in 31 seconds—a 2.04 clip—that of Nan- cy Hanks. Horsemen are greatly elat- ed, so may Mr. M. be over such phe- nomenal speed and boom. Close on Fourth, The business places of this town have concluded to close on the Fourth, and have the day to celebrate, Bargains in Clothing, New suits made to order, $15 to $18. All new spring goods, at Montgom- ery's, Bellefonte, p A AY AS an fag dress shoe at a | re? Mingle, Bellefonte, has ema NEW REFORMED CHURCH, A Site Purchased by the Ladle's Ald Socle- ty for the Erection of a Church. The Ladie’s Ald society of the Cen- tre Hall Reformed church, purchased two lots at the lower end of town, for the erection of a new church that is in contemplation in the near future, The lots comprise half an acre of the Wolf woods, and front on the main street. Consideration pald is $500 the funds being part of the accumula- tion of the aid society in the past few years, The present Reformed church, at the west end of Church street, is in fair | condition. The organization dates back to December 21, 1853, under Rev. { P. 8. Fisher, with the following mem- | bers: Christian Hofler, George Hof- | | fer, Peter Hoffer, William Keller, | John H. Keller, Daniel Faber, Jacob | | Bitner, John Faber, David Keller, Le- | ah Keller, Magdaline Hoffer, Mary A. | | Hoffer, Lydia Hoffer, Mary A. Keller, | | Elizabeth Witmer, Mary Faber, Eliza- | | beth Alexander, Annie Witmer and | | Margaret Witmer. The church dedicated Christmas 1853, Rev. | Schueck, D. D., delivered the sermon. | | The cost of the church was $2350, Was | 3. BS. members the following are still living: Peter Hoffer, John H. Keller, Mary A. Hoffer, Ly- dia Holler, Annie Witmer and Mar- Witmer-all living Centre Of the above nineteen garet at Hall, I'he of the new fully mined upon, but through the untiring ime for the erection church has not yet been deter- | labors of the ladies of the aid society, a very good location has been secured, still te treasury of aud paid for, with # handsome | surpius to tl the society. this what | The ladies who were active in work deserve great credit for they have accomplished, Fhe congregation began with nine teen members forty-one years ago, now it has over a hundred of a member sip. Wy An Enjoyable Trip. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Hayes and fami- | ly, of Dewart, Northumberland coun- ty, Pa., P. pleasant drive via Sugar Valley nar- the tebersbu Hall, the trip, a distance of sixty miles, arrived at the home of Joshua Potter Thursday evening last, after a rows to thenoe Loganton, over mountain to Tylersville, rer TK, Madisonburg and Centre mak- | ing in less than ten hours—driving a team of handsome Hambletonians in a fine | Mr. Hayes is one of Nor- thumberiand countys’ progressive far- Mrs, Hayes is a sister of Mrs, Potter; they left on Saturday morning for Lock Haven, Jersey S Willlamsport and Montgomery where they have friends, Carriage. ers, home via hore, Newberry, reaching home the last of the week. Ws if A Hemarkable Catch ine Doe. of from Sinking creek, that has yet been afternoon last week titer fish made one of the largest hauls made from that stream at one time. He made a cast while leisurely fishing along, and got a bite. He to could to bank, and he had fifteen fish and an in the They fish were on a string and started pull out, but all he do was drag his cateh toward the eel cateh. had been lost by his neighbor, George Clements, who had lost the bunch and fortunately floated down to titer, streain Wy Death of an Old Citizen, Mr. John Homan died Aarons | burg last Friday, aged about eighty | years. Mr. Homan was an old citizen | | of Haines township, and a farmer by | occupation. He was a widower, hav- ing been twice married. He was a member of the Lutheran church. Mr, | Homans first wife was a daughter of | Mathias Beuch, and his second wife | was Busan, daughter of Joseph Condo, tdee’d, of Aaronsburg. Wy aul Short tems of Interest, 3 Thunder gusts last Sunday; in fact | we have a thunder gust nearly every day. ! Read the article in another column, | “Old Landmarks,” you will find it in- | | teresting. We may give further in- i | stallments hereafter, | The Reformed people of this place I might this year celebrate the 41st anni- | versary of the organization and erec- | tion of their church. This would be fitting in the old edifice, cau ci— Our State Papers. There are issued in this state 183 | daily papers, 3 tri-weeklies, 21 semi. | weeklies, 9256 weeklies, 8 bl-weeklies, 23 semi-monthlies, 8 bl-monthlies and 21 quarteriies, a total of 1408 publica- tions. New York and Illinois exceeds this total. Costs In Advance, Judge Bell, of Blair county, says that a witness in any common law proceeding has a right to demand his costs in advance when subpoenaed to appear at couit, as he would be justi- fled in remaining away should his costs not be paid. —— Will Celebrate, Mill Hall will celebrate the Fourth in grand old style. There will be speechmaking and a parade. Bargaine in Clothing, New suits made to order, $16 to A HORSE STOLEN THE THIEF CAPTURED AND IS NOW LODGED IN JAIL. A Thief Steals a Horse at Unionville, is Taken up and now Awaits Trial Be- fore the Court, Last Bunday night a horse was stol- en from the stable of J. F. Holt, at Unionville, by & man giving his name as George Rowan, who took the horse to Lock Haven, where he sold it, and was captured shortly after, and lodged in the jail at Bellefonte to await trial at the next term of court. When the robbery was discovered Monday morning dispatches were sent over the surrounding country to be on the lookout for the horse, and it was but a short time until word was re ceived from Hublersburg stating that a horse answering the description had passed through that town, with a ri- der. This led to the surmise that the thief which proved correct, Holt went to Haven and discovered the horse livery stable, chased it from the thief check for which he had cashed at a in a for the shoe Forepaugh was in Lock Haven that day, and the thief was found show and was arrested by a policeman. $25. was given a store, at Tuesday morning he was brought to Bellefonte and given a hearing before to jail. At the hearing the man claimed had bought the horse for $15, and had spent the $25 at the show balls at bables and treating the ete. boys, He is aged twenty-five years, and does not 21. A a] Marriage Licenses. The following marriage have been granted the past week: Mr. Martin M. Keller, of twp., and Miss Nora M. Spring twp. C. Schofield, both of Bellefonte. Mr. W. W. W. Krisher, of Cherry Ruan, Union Co., Pa., and Miss BR. A. Mr. Thomas Crowley, of Philadel- phia, and Miss Laura K. Wright, of Milesburg. tev, Geo. E. Limbert, of Grove City, Mercer Co., and Miss Flora Moyer, of Centre Mills, Centre Co. Dr. A. W. Hafer, of Bellefonte, and Miss Laura Hess, of Harris twp. and Miss Myrtle E. Robinson, of Hus- tou twp. EE a The Heaviest Hain Yet. Monday afternoon, between four and the streams The rain and the low places were soon under water and gut ters and gullies bank full, There wa terrific lightning and thunder during the entire shower, der shower of season, came down in of great damage fields and by washouts, the re-planting from the doubt has fo crops flood a few weeks ago, no plant Tuesday noon there was also a light thunder shower. A A sn A Bonambalist's Jump, The Lock Haven Democrat few nights ago Frank Day, a fireman on the P. and E. railroad, jumped out the window of his bedroom, Grove and Clinton streets, while asleep, and Says a Strange to say Lie was not awakened by his adventure. Friends in HoOCe- the of his sonambulistic state. He was not in- jured any. Wy . Flood Relic Unearthed. While digging a trench through a cellar that had been excavated and then filled up by the flood of 1858, at Johnstown, workmen last week un- earthed a parlor car that was lost from the ill-fated day express at Conemaugh that day. It is believed further search will unearth bodies of persons lost on that train, A John B Leathers, John B. Leathers, known here and over the county, died at Mount Eagle, on Thursday, of last week. A stroke of paralysis some four weeks previous, left him unconscious up to his death. He was a manufacturer of crocks, and was 61 years of age. Sale Postponed. Owing to a delay in shipment my ear load of Buggies, Road wagons, ete., will not arrive at Centre Hall in time to hold the sale on the 23rd, and it is therefore postponed till Thursday, the 28th, at 12.80 p. m. F. 0. HOSTERMAN. Baking Powder . NEFF-ZEIGLER United in Marriage was the scene of pleasure and delight, being the day on which her daughter Mary was to be wedded to Prof. C. R. Nett, Early in the | guests began to assemble | with them many pretty, useful and costly gifts for the bride. They all | seemed to have on their wedding gar- ments ready to meet the and morning the invited and bring bride ETOoon. this beautiful home | were all decorated with evergreen and The rooms in | flowers, which gave the rooms and spacious parlor a fine appearance all of | which foretold that something | than usual was soon to transpire, the watched hands of the time honored clock | lously waiting for it to register the ap- pointed time for the | precisely 11.30 Rev. George more Fach of the guests wedding. | was the signal that the bride groom would soon appear. closely followed by thie bride {lor. Rev, Limbert read the marriage ceremony in a very distinet and im- them man and wife, Congratulations followed, after which the guests were At three o'clock the wedding party were driven away in a carriage amid a to the ele. home of Mr. Nefl, near Centre before them and have t of ev ery one. - » Just Short Baough need to wish for it. MeGeehon not Young caught a two- | pound cat-fish at the Stone mill dam a few days ago. Apple trees that did not year, are full of fruit this summer, bear last | yer's new building at the station is i Anished. The main building the i ground has been painted and adds to | the good looks of the premises, On picnic Crops in the county generally look promising. Capt. Bill Runkle has moved back to Centre Hill on a farm. Fisherman Spicher, of Rarlystown, had a tussle with a four-pound Stone mill dam eel one day last week, that made the water splash and the mud fly; but the eel was landed. hot homas Decker Dead, Thomas Decker, formerly of Georges valley, and a brother of Michael Deck- er, of near Centre Hall, sand Green Decker, of near Spring Mills, died at his home in Lock Haven, last week, of dropsy of which he had been ailing for some time, and was buried in the Lock Haven cemetery last Sunday. Mr. Decker moved from this vicini- ty to Lock Haven some fifteen years ago. He was a millwright by trade, and aged about 58 years, James Carpenter Hanged, On Thursday James Carpenter was executed at Mifflintown for the mur der of his father last December at Port Royal. The murderer's mother is serv- ing a term of two years in the western penitentiary as an accessory to the crime. omic s I M5 AAP Indifferent, The northern precinct of Potter didn’t seem to take much interest in the judgeship fight. There were four votes for Furst and four for Love, In our boro there were sixteen for Furst, and three for Love. Lost a Cow. George 8. Weaver, living about two miles east of the Fort, while driving his stock home on Thursday, one of his cows, a valuable one, slipped and broke a leg; it was found necessary to kill her. Sorry for you, George. ’ The Yourth, Millbeim and Millhall will celebrate the Fourth in riproarious style, and make the eagle seream. Centre Hall had a big jubilee last year, and will give others a chance this year. sn ARO MP OU SRO, Bargains in Clothing. New suits made to order, $15 to $18. All new spring goods, at Montg Loenl Squibs, The juveniles of our town fish their { share of catties out of the broken Stone | Mill dam. Mrs. E. M. Huyett’s large mock or- | ange-bush, full of flowers, at the front | gate, is one of the prettiest floral sights in town. town of { them had a good spell and some not : I Pedagogues in plenty were in | Monday, to be examined. Bome | 80 good, % that to Sunday from Bellefonte, much : The hundred bieyeler were { spin into this place lust | Johnstown, Altoona didn't appear, | thunder in the and There was sky. {00 A new walk has been laid around on A over | both sides of the Lutheran chureh. | man won't stumble now, exeept his own feet, Pretty nearly every Republican favored the return Judge Furst to the bench, in the borough, of One of our boys is reported as catch- Mill dam over two ing a cat fish at the Btone week that | pounds, | last weighed fp Want Heavy Damages. The National tube works at McK ees- port have brought suit Alle 30,000 for damages rike. Of this sum L against gheny county for § ’ t % done through the + cooled and the lining of which has been destroyed. I'he balance is for | frou which have oss of business and aon-fulfiliment of contracts. Wy AN YOU AF¥YORD To buy your clothing before you are thoroughly posted on We the inspection of the most crit- ical. Allour goods are the very t styles and prices. invite latest production of the lead- ing manufacturers, and our prices the lowest, MoxtTaomery & Co. tellefonte, Pa. AA Clothing, Stil Marching Fools are still marching; early last marched into Cumberland City | been for several days. They are now { encamped in the fair grounds, twoand | one-half miles outside of that city. It is said they will stay there until they get reinforcements, when they will re- organize and march to Washington. — Everything in the shoe line can be had at Mingles, Bellefonte. Large stock, ahd all panic prices, too. GRAIN MARKET. Wheat. Rye Cory Onis Dew Barley - Boackwhosg PRODUCE AT STORES. — _. x Sv Shoulders Ham Tallow Potatoes, Bides - a a ES Your Husband’s Dollar.” An increase in the purchasing power of your husband's dollar is worthy of consideration, weniSA'L IL? It's worth while readin to sy when by so your husband's dollar, ensisn’t it? what we have you save Commencement Furnishings, DRESSES, FANS, GLOVES, LACES, HOSIERY, RIB- BONS. HAND- KERCHIEFS, &c. ch the Wi bars little bonnets furnish. ed by GARMAN'S, N IMMENSE LINE Apt chidren's Hats . ARMAN'S G
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