a THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRED. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS, July 12. THE RACKET Bellefonte, No. 9 Crider’s Evchange, Leader in Dry Goods. Leader in Notions. Leader in Novelties. Leader in Shoes. Le ader in Everything. Our Specialties..... Botany Dress Goods Department. Vantine Department. Oak Cemical Department. Butterick Pattern and Publication Department. “New Idea” Pattern Department. Housekeeper's Department. Whiting Stationary Department. Hall's Legal Blank Department. Rogers’ Silverware Department. They say, “The Racket” is date. What do U up to say! G. R. BPIGELMYER, SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. Bellefonte, Pa. PERSONAL. —Samuel Shoop spent several days of last week at Seranton. of Williams- in —Simon P. Dinges, port, is visiting his brother Harry this place. ~——Mrs. James Herring, and daugh- ter, of Altoona, are visiting relatives in Centre Hall ~—Mr. M. C, Orlady and Duran, Wisconsin, are visiting at home of J. C. Boal. —Mrs. Dr. George Arney and Mrs, Miles, both of Altoona, are the guests of the family of B. H. Arney. ——Miss Elizabeth Hoy, one of New Berlin's charming young ladies, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Annie Min- gle. — Miss Emma Kuhn, who sided in Bellefonte of late, will her home with her sister, Mrs. S. Smith. ~—Mrs. Flora Bairfoot departed on Tuesday morning for a several weeks’ visit among relatives in and near Phil- adelphia. of the son, has re- make Ww. ~—James Smith came up from Wil- liamsport on Saturday evening to spend several days with his parents in this place. —Miss Marion Fischer, of Shamo- kin, Pa., spent last Tuesday in Centre Hall among friends while en route to Berlin, Pa. —John Meyer is home from Lan- caster, where he is a student at Frank- lin & Marshall. Helis now a Soph- more, ~Miss Sue Neff arrived on Tues day on a visit to friends in this section. She has been a resident of Freeport, IlL, for some time past, ~Miss Helen Bartholomew is home on her summer vacation from the Millersville State Normal School, where she is taking a course. ~—=Will MeCormick, of Tyrone, passed through here Tuesday by bicy- cle, while on his way to Spring Mills, for a visit to his brother Orris, ~We ars sorry to record the seri- ous illness of "Squire Samuel J. Her- ring, of Gregg township. Owing to his advanced age his friends are fear- ful for the result. Robert and Edward Wolf, hav- ing graduated from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, are home on a visit to their mother, Mrs, U. D. Osman. ~(jeneral Nelson Miles, who is in charge of the United Btates regular troops at Chicago, is a native of Centre county, and a relative of Mrs. W. F. Malin, of Bellefonte. ~Dr. MeGeehon could not stand the pressure either and has bought a bicycle. You will find him every © evening on a back street trying to keep on top of the machine, ~—~Howard Spangler and family visited his parents last week in this place. Howard is foreman on the Hyndman, Pa., Bulletin, He is an old employe of the REPORTER, having helddowna case way back in the "60s. ~Prof. H. ¥. Bitner, a member of the faculty of the Millersville State Normal, with his son, is on a visit to his father-in-law, J. D. Murray, dur- ing his vacation. He is professor of Botany, and spends a great portion of his time gathering rare botanical spec- imens, with whish | this valley SAVED THEIR BACON How the Local Ball Tossers Entertained the Visitors from Lemont, Last Saturday a batch of young Apollos of an assorted variety from the end of the mountain, now dignified as Lemont, chartered a caboose aud steer- ed toward this place with the multi- plex purpose of getting a square meal, obtaining a whiff’ of fresh air, and learning the game of base ball. Our boys were generous and acted in the capacity of prize tutors with no hope of reward but vain ephemeral glory and the winning of the ball which was already theirs, It turned out before long, however, (as it frequently does) that it was a trifle difficult for the cas- ual spectator to distinguish which side was doing the teaching and which the learning, for the Lemonters were 80 precocious and apt that it looked for a while like a dead heat. But that was all illusory and transi- tory. Lemont couldn’t hit the sphere as it floated menacingly across the plate, while the holes they cut in the inof- fensive air might easily have been mis- taken for the work of an embryonic cy- clone, . Howsomever they created just enough trouble for our boys to make it interesting and compelled them to use their heads and hands instead of their mouths in order to win the game. The visitors put up a clean game and but for their deplorable weakness be- hind the bat, probably would have been able to go home in daylight, and not in an ambulance under the cover of darkness, As for us, we are corkers. "Tis true, the air got pretty full of balls several times, and we were unnecessarily back- Lemont’s outfield- ers with any extra amount of work, yet Centre Hall was true to its fair name, dealt strong cards at the proper time and raked in the pot. In the first inning when things wore such a roseate hue to our eyes, it look- ed like a battle of giants against pig- mies. In consequence our boys grew a bit reckless, but when a stream of adversity struck them, and they found themselves playing second fiddle, they buckled down to work, and by stick- ing everlastingly at it, won—just what they started in to do. For Lemont the Dale brothers, pitcher Robinson, and Midget Curtin on third, gave the best reasons for ing where they were, while "Skip" Smith and Sum Hosterman, Centre Hall's battery, played a good game for the home team (to say nothing of what the others might have if they had had the chance A program of the services as conduet- ed follows: be- done CENTRE HALL oro. DAVE . 2 « Py 30, rf chais o mnt» 0 £0. Lhe! TydLA 0 Totals... i LEMONT, BR Boon Murray Hi ster: ma, o.¥ Man z, if, of Holley, 3b, 1 Betiner, ss... Emith, p, rf.) Robinson, p..... Pale F, 1b... 0 Cartio, 3b..... ee i Duie, D., =... ! Buters, of...covicinnns . 2 Gregg. ri... } Tate co, I... ‘ i Armstrong, 26. . 1 Spicher, e, I... a— i > Totals... KH *Gregg hit by batted ball, i0ne out when winning run was made Centre Hall............ 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1-11 1AmOtt .vviicrnirssns 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-10 Base ou balls—Bariges, Gregg, Robinson. Sto! en bases entre Hall, 9 Lemont, 3 Struck out - Robinson, 10; Smith, 13 Three base hite—Tate, Durtin Two base hits—Etters, Benner, F. Dale Murray. Drooped third strike, Tete, 4. Hoster- man, I. Wid pliches—Robinson, 2 ———— SS — ——— Death of Mand MeCoy. Maud, a daughter of Thomas Me- Coy, aged 16 years, died at her home near Bellefonte, on the 8rd, from the effects of grip. The remains were brought through Centre Hall, on Fri- day, for burial in the Sprucetown cem- etery. Mr. McCoy formerly resided near Centre Hill. The deceased was a grand-daughter of ex-Sheriff Thomas McCoy. lie fimo Injured in a Race, During the progress of a bicycle race at Hunter's Park, above Bellefonte, on the Fourth, John Sebring, one of the contestants, got too close to the edge of the track when his machine struck a stone, breaking the front wheel. He was pretty badly hurt, but no bones were broken. ———————— SS ———— Nabbed in Somerset, Rudolph Watkins, who was wanted in this county to serve an unexpired term in jail for adultery and larceny, was picked up in Btoneyereek town. ship, Somerset county, the other day, and forwarded to Bellefonte, He is described as a “wiley old scalla- wag." A So Strack and were Fired. The workmen who ware paid $1.25 a day to work on the paving of Philips burg's streets, struck for an advance to $1.50. They were paid oft and other men hired, «Whether you want a suit made of order or one ready-made, you will find Lewins $3 to 85 cheaper than elsewhere. Has new spring styles just Largest assortment in Central from whish to suleet, SAMUEL CHERRY, Deoath of the Well-Known Hallroad Engl neer, On Sunday morning July 1st, the death of Samuel Cherry occurred at his home in Bellefonte, of dropsy of the heart, at the age of near 58 years. He had been ill for about two weeks, but was greatly improved in health, so much that he was able to be around and in a few days expected to resume his accustomed place in the cab. Sun- day morning his wife was awakened by a ery from him in his endeavors to raise a window to get air, and he then fell back in a chair. In a few minutes he was a corpse, For the past thirty-eight years Mr, Cherry had been an engineer in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad, and for about fourteen years was in the cab on the L. & T. R. R., in charge of the throttle of the early morning passenger train, Mr. U, Harry Ream- er, conductor, Engineer Cherry was a large and heavy man, and his health was of the best, in all his life scarcely having one day that he was sick. He was well known on his run from Bellefonte to Mountandon, and had always a friend- ly wave of hand greeting for his friends along the route. He leaves a wife, two sons and a daughter. The funeral took place on last Thurs. day morning, interment being made in the Bellefonte cemetery. His son, Theodore Cherry, who is engineer the local freight, will probably be appointed to the vacancy occasioned by the death of his father. on te ——— A Bon the Blade It is said there is a capital B on ev- ery blade this year. Several blades have been shown us and the B was there. Now what does it mean? was asked. Don’t know, was the re- Who does? Our cats man then said that oats blades bore the B before and during the late war, and he thought it meant blood. It might as well mean beer, bread, Boston baked but we think bun- combe would suit better. At all events the blades we Comunercial, oats sponse, beans, or biscuits, the B was on Meyersdale saw, lp Deaths, On the 2rd inst., at his home near Woodward, Charlie Warner, aged 73 10 months and 21 days. De ceased was found dead in bed. He was a native of Germany and is sup- living in the The remains were buried Rev. A. G, years, posed to have an sister | fatherland. in the Bt. Paul's cemetery, Wolf officiating. On the 20th inst. at the home of her son in George's Valley, Mrs. Anna Vo- unda, aged 78 years, 8 months and 18 days. Iuterment at church of Holy On the Zist ult, at Penn Hall, Charles Hennig, aged 73 years and 2 days. Interment in Heckman's grave yard. AS House Ransacked. Some days ago while the family of Alfred Krape were absent during the afternoon, some person forced an en- trance to the house through a rear shutter, and systematically ransacked every corner. Bureaus and clothing were disturbed. It was evident that the thief was only after money, and he found a small amount in Mr. Krape's clothing, which was taken. Suspicion rests upon a party seen about the property. mi———— Quite Cool, Saturday evening set in quite cold for July 7, and continued all night, with cold Sunday and up to Monday morning. Overcoats and fires were hunted up and they felt mighty come fortable. [Chere must have been a big hail storm somewhere in these parts to account for it. E—— EN. a A Peculiar Afiction. Lowell Meyer was around here about ten days ago, and showed us a very sore wrist, which the doctors did not claim to be able to explain. He has since gone to Williamsport for treatment in the hospital. To us it appears like a serious case, dhs AA — Big Yield of Hay. Ed. Allison, at Potters Mills, took twenty-seven tons of hay off’ of a nine acre fleld. That's one hundred per cent. better than wheat. Guess none of the REPORTER readers can beat that. Hay Plenty. The hay crop in the valley is now harvested, and the yield is a good one both as to quantity and quality. The weather could not have been more fa- vorable for making hay. The price of good hay is about $8 per ton, Through Making Hay. Our farmers are through with hay, which managed to turn out a crop and good, and are now in the midst of the wheat harvest, which will be a good one as to quantity and quality. : Bring "Em In, Subscribers in the mountain dis- SCATTERED ON THE 4TH, And all Report Having Spent the Day in » Pleasant Way, The Centre Hall 4th of July celebra- tionists scattered their objective points considerably, and were governed by tastes and inclinations, patriotic and social. One contingent drank their lemon- ade and ate their good things at the cave, and endeavored to get a bite from the speckled beauties. Another contingent made up of the “sweet sixteeners’’ and their gallants, marched to the top of Nittany moun- tain, to the number of about thirty, where they could look down upon our lovely village and also take in the grandest valley scenery in the state along with their dainties prepared by fair hands and sing Hail Columbia, and Yankee Doodle, and dance around the stars and stripes, One set hied themselves to the Stone mill, to have a whack at catfish, eels and snappers, and empty their baskets of chicken, ham, cakes, and sich, be- tween bites of the finny tribe. Still another lot went to Millheim, to take in the big time to be had there. And another contingent made Zerby station their destiny, with rods and lines, and baskets of goodies to fall back upon, if the suckers, catties and eels were too patriotic to be lured to the hook. Then another lot just remained at home, to drink their water and eat their bread, and set off an occasional fire cracker to break the monotony and scare off the enemy. And all enjoyed themselves hugely we trust. e——————— New System Money Order. After July 1, under the new system of money orders any amount from one cent to $100 may be sent. Orders not exceeding $2.50 will cost three cents; those between $2.50 and $ will cost five cents; $10, eight cents; $20, ten cents; and so on up to amounts be- tween $75 and $100, which require a fee of thirty cents, Ifa drawee wish- es to change an order, or cash it him- self instead of sending it to the person in whose favor it was drawn, he can get the money back, but not the fee that was paid, unless it is proven that the postmaster made out the order im- properly. If a money order is lost it will be repaid by the postoffice de- partment through a warrant certify- ing that the money has not been paid at the office from which it was issued or by the office upon which it was drawn. Offices now designated as pos- tal note offices will under the new act become “limited money order offices’’ that is, offices authorized to issue mon- ey orders for sums not exceeding $5, but not to pay any money orders what- ever, Result of Intermarriage. The Johnstown Herald says as the direct result of the marriage of first cousins, three of the children of Mr. and Mrs, James A. Randolph, of that place, have been sent to the homes for feeble minded children; another will be committed to a similar institu. tion within a few days; three have died from congenital effects, and the remaining members of the family are imbeciles, Alp ——— A Big Pasturage A Union county syndicate leased 1,000 acres of timberland in the Eastern part of Centre county. Part of it they enclosed with a substantial barbed wire fence. They have over two thou- sand head of sheep in their flock. If the investment proves a paying one they intend to swell the number to 10,- 000 in the near future. A of A A ———— Death at State College, David Osman, a resident of State College, died on Monday, July 2nd, of diseases incident to his age, which was near 79 years. He leaves four sons and one daughter to survive him. The funeral took place on Wednesday morning. A A Shot It, A four-year-old horse belonging to Boozer’s livery, had to be shot on SBun- day, on account of a severe attack of staggers supposed to have been brought on by having been over driven. The animal seemed to suffer greatly. A Good Drawer. It takes a rich man to draw a check, un pretty girl to draw attention, a horse to drawa cart, a porous plaster to draw the skin, a toper to draw a cork, a free lunch to draw a crowd, and ad- vertisements in a newspaper to draw a trade. ¥rom Snyder Connty, Snyder county’s military roll has de- cremsed, In the year 1898 it was 2,470. This year it is 2,458, a decrease of sev enteen, There is a man in Bayder county never in a church till Sunday, June 28. Cherry Cree Accident, town, this county, weighing about 200 pounds, fell from a cherry tree on her Road, 4 few days wigs, 4nd Waa sectous: Baking Powder July Notes, Farmers are in the midst of harvest. The wheat is of a good quality and a fair crop. The Millheim Fourth of July cele- bration was not as largely attended as expected—farmers had to stick to their hay fields. Many oats fields show effects of a blight that has affected perhaps a third or fourth of the stalks. Three or four picnics, from different parts, were on the top of the mountain above town on the Fourth-—and there was room for all. We are sending notices to subserib- ers in arrears on subscription, which we trust will be given desired atten- tion by remittance, —————- How he Works out his Tax. A gentleman who has given consid- erable thought and attention totheav- erage worker-out of taxes on the pub- lic roads, gives the following recipe for a person who wants to follow the business: ‘“The road hand arrives at the appointed place, where the road work is to begin, at any time from 8to 10 o'clock in the morning. He is equipped with an apology for a weed- ing hoe perhaps, which he uses vigor- ously for a few minutes, pulling loose earth out of the ditches and placing it upon the road, to be speedily carried back by the next rain. He then rests two or three times as long as he has worked, discussing public and other questions, takes two hours at noon and goes home early in the afternoon, having done about three hours work during the day.” aa——— Watch for Him, The news comes from Perry that an alleged agent for a Michigan plow eompany is traveling over the country selling sulky plows to farmers at double prices and taking notes for the same on the understanding that one-half the amount be boarded out at the rate of one dollar a day. If the farmer wishes to pay in ten days he is to have eight per cent. discount. The agent also offers to credit on the note one dollar and a half for every custom- er to whom the farmer may introduce him. When he gets the the agent disappears and the note turns up in the hands of third parties, who demand full settlement. ——————— Stricken With Paralysis Monday morning between ten and twelve o'clock Mrs. John Arney was stricken by what seems a paralytic stroke. There were no premonitory symptoms and she was about her usu- al household duties when she was sud- denly rendered helpless, requiring im- mediate help from those around her. A physician was summoned at once who pronounced it partial paralysis. She is now somewhat improved in her condition and there is much hope for her complete recovery. ————— Seriously Injured, On Wednesday morning of last week Miss Elizabeth Miller, residing about one mile south of Tusseyville, was picking cherries, and either by misstep or the breaking of a limb of the tree, fell a distance of about ten feet to the ground alighting on her head. Her scalp was cut from the side of the head down over the forehead, hanging down over the eye. Her nose was broken and she was otherwise severely bruised. Dr. McGeehon put seven- teen stitches in the scalp in sewing it together. Her injurias were severe, but she is gradually improving. county note Brief Local Items. We are having a dry spell—a little rain would prove good. Colyer has staked off ground for a barn, in the rear of his new house at the station. Next will be coal sheds and perhaps a grain house. The health of our valley in general is good. The last echo of the Fourth of July cracker has died off. —————— Fell from a Hay Wagon, Last Monday Mr. B. Frank Bare, of Tusseyville, while unloading hay from the wagon at the barn with a patent fork, in some manner slipped from the wagon and fell to the floor and was se- verely injured and bruised, necessita- ting him to be confined to his bed. Fortunately no bones were broken. He Uses ALL A naturalist says that a mosyuito has twenty-two teeth in the end of his bill, eleven above and eleven below. And these warm evenings he always uses his full set. low gums} has The Only Sure Way. According to an exchange a story is going around this summer that sweet peas hung up in a room will kill all the flies in it. Last season it was com- mon newspaper talk that a wisp of red clover in the house would invite the flies to kingdom come. Two or three years ago pumpkin blossoms were her- alded to the four winds as a prevent- ive of flies. Fly paper has been a standby as long as any of us ean re- member. But they all fail. The Bradford Era man thinks the only re- liable way to get rid of flies is to pelt the offender over the head with a ham- mer and stay with it until it is dead. . lp Left to the Weather An exchange hits the nail the head in the following: We werea lit- tle surprised a few days ago to find $50 in the road besides a hedge at the corn- er of a prominent farmer’s home and more so to find that it had lain there several months unmolested, and be- ginning to look the worse for expos- ure. The money was in shape of a mowing machine that will have to be replaced with a new before many years unless cared better than that. on one for et — Close Saturday for closes on Sunday next, the next couple days the be coaxed and tempted with a hook to their bed. will close the season, Sunday ing is illegal. The a fair one, but the gradually fished out. hres CAN YOU AFFORD To buy clothing before you are thoroughly posted on styles and prices. We invite the inspection of the most crit- ical. Allour goods are the very latest produc tio ing manufacturers, prices the lowest. MoxroomeERryY & Co. Clothing, Bellefonte, ni ——— Four Fires The legal season trout fishing 15th, and for beauties will little Baturday fish- season's catch was leave as streams are being your lead- our the and i of Pa. fires on the by the lively Lewistown had four Fourth, and all caused firecracker. a Bargains in Clothing. £15 to $18. Montgom- New suits made to order, All new spring goods, at ery’s, Bellefonte. ti sm—— Bverything in the shoe line can be had at Mingles, Bellefonte. Large stock, ahd all panic prices, too. GRAIN MAERKET. BRB IBIE...ovomu ssn sitinmsssnsminmmoresmmmesmmmmcs PRODUCE AT STORES, Your Husband’s Dollar.” An increase in the purchasing power “ your husband's dollar is worthy of consideration, uit’ it? It’s worth while ras to Jo 2a when Pd ushand’'s dol what we have You save veensisn’t it? Commencement Furnishings, DRESSES, FANS, GLOVES, LACES, HOSIERY, RIB- BONS. HAND- KERCHIEFS, &c.
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