THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRED. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. OCT. 4. THE RACKET Bellefonte. No. 9 Crider's Exchange, Leader in Dry Goods. Leader in Notions, Leader in Novelties. Leader in Shoes. Leader in Everything. Our Specialties..... Botany Dress Goods Department. Vantine Department. Oak Cemical Department, BARN BURNED, Wm W, Spangler's Large Barn and Con- tents Barned on Monday Night, On Monday night, between ten and eleven o'clock a great light was seen south of here by citizens of our town. Next morning it was ascertained the illumination was caused by the burn- ing of the large barn on the farm of our friend W. W. Spangler, near Pot- ters Mills. The fire seemed to have started in the back part of the barn, inone of the upper lofts as the roof was on fire be. fore the lower parts were reached by the flames, The live stock was all saved except a few chickens and a pig; also a bind- er, a drill and a wagon. All the other contents of the barn, grain, hay, straw, feed, and such implements as remained therein, except those afore mentioned, were devoured by the flames, The barn was quite a large one and it was in good condition, We judge the loss may sum up $2500, on which, we are informed, there is only a light insurance in the grange company. The insurance had run out on Wed- Department. “New Idea” Pattern Department. Housekeeper's Department. Whiting Stationary Department. Hall's Legal Blank Pr Rogers’ Silverware Department. Department. They say, “The Racket” is up to date. What do U sav? G. R. BPIGELMYER, SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. Special. It is seldom that the trade that seeks Jellefonte markets has the abvantage Co. are advertising in another column on this page. It will pay you to look it up. ——————— vo PERSONAL. ——Uriah Reifsnyder, of Millheim is seriously ill of lung fever. —— Assistant P. M. Ed. Craw ford, of Colyer, circulated in town on Wednes- day. * —Mr. Jacob Wagner, of Tussey- ville, made this office a call on Tues. day morning. —— Miss Ula Baskerville has gone to Chambersburg to complete her course at Wilson college. —Mrs. M. Willow and Mrs. Aman- da Spangler have gone on a visit to Glenn Rock, Pa. Mrs. J. O. Deininger has gone on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Weleh, in Philadelphia. —{30v. Beaver, of Bellefonte, was in Centre Hall on Tuesday morning, having driven over. ~——Miss Maud Neff returned to her home at Big Run, Pa. after a visit to old friends here. Mrs. Mary Gardhart is visiting among friends and relatives at Hub- lersburg this week. —— Isaac Btrunk and wife, of Strunk- ton, visited their daughter, Mrs. Geo. Clements, yesterday, ~Gov. Cuitin has not gained in health sufficiently jto go away from his home at Bellefonte, ~Maj. J. B. Fisher, of Penn Hall, attended the insurance meeting on Tuesday, being a director. ~—Mrs. C. B. Boob was down the valley several days this week, her fath- er at Millheim being quite ill, ~ Miss Mary Wilson, of Bellefonte, has been an attendant at the bedside of Mrs. Ollie Mayes, who has shown some improvement, ~—Rev. C. W. Rishell was in the vicinity last week on a visit among friends. He is filling the M. E. pulpit at Mahaffey, Pa. «Mrs. Arthur Kerlin was so se. riously ill a few days ago that her life was despaired of, but has shown much improvement since, — Ex-merchant Vonada, of C(Co- burn, who left that place some three years ago and became an employe in the Altoona shops, has moved back to this section again, and may piteh his tent at Centre Hall. ~John F. Btover, of Berrysburg, Dauphin county, gave us a eall. John was formerly of this place, a son of William Stover, deceased, and left here more than a dozen years ago, and finds many improvements here in that time. ~The many friends of Mr. Joseph McClellan, of near Tusseyville, will regret to learn of that serious ailment . which afflicts him. He is suffering from a cancerous growthon the right #ide of his face, which has swollen to such an extent that it threatens to al- most entirely leave him without ans of taking nourishment. Every. nesday of last week, but fortunately { Mr. Spangler had it renewed | day. It is supposed that the fire was caus- | ed by an incendiary or by a tramp or tramps lodging in the barn. We learn since that the fire origi- same i barn, on the outside, where it was first noticed by Mrs. George Harter, from VE WAY. A Lumber Train and Dinkey Wrecked, — Engineer Scalded. Friday a week ago as the dinkey was coming out from the Bear Mead- ows, with a train of lumber, one of the bridges gave way, and the dinkey went down. Engineer Stevenson was in the eab, and the steam deluged him, he had to make his way through the escaping steam to the top of the cab, to escape being scalded to death, and at once plunged into thestream of water close by, expecting to find re- lief from the pains. He was taken out of the water and taken to the residence of Frank McFarlane, and a physician summoned as soon as possible. He was found badly scalded about the side, across the back and over the shoulder and arm, Mr. McFarlane in- sisted upon his remaining at his house until fit to be taken home, which was on the third day after the accident happened, when he desired to go to his family and was taken to his home in the Meadows. The skin has pealed from the scalded parts, and his suffer- ings were great. Whether he willsur- vive remains to be seen. ye € i Centre County's Wealth, Robert Hunter, county commission- er's clerk, kindly furnishes the assess- ments of Centre county for the year 1864, from which is gleaned the follow- ing: Value of “seated” real estate, subject to tax, $10,801,556; value of real estate exempt from tax, $10,283,040; with all unseated lands excluded. i 4 i i | | | i | nated at the north-west corner of the | | { her bed chamber, as a small light, i i { that the barn was set on fire, | The barn and contents were insured | in the grange company for $800, while | the loss may reach, | near $2500. as above stated - » ~~. Ouly Three on Deck. Of all the citizens whe voted | Bellefonte in 1835, only three are a yet years life; : .. . § living, and now venerable in and crowned with an honorable { Oak Hall; Hon. 8. T., C. Humes, President Shugart, and E. First National | from 80 to 84. | cupy a conspicuous seat at Bellefonte's Centennial next summer, if they are spared so long, which we fondly hope. They might give some interesting rem- | iniscences, suited to the festive ocea- | sion, A ! Mrs. Sarah Garbrick. | Mrs. Barah Garbrick died in Marion { township on Friday, Sept. 2ist, aged about seventy-three years, daughter of Jacob born in Haines May 4th, 1821. She was married to Jacob Gar- brick twenty-nine years ago. She a consistent christian, a faithful She was and was a Harter township, wife and a very aflectionate mother, enjoy- jing the respect of all who knew her. The funeral was held on Sunday and was largely attended Rev. J. GG. Me. iSwingel conducted the services. teriment was made at Jacksonville. i 4 | Centre Hall's street lamps are placed | on the inside of the pavement, and the | REPORTER proclaims that it is a mis- | take sure. And surely the ReErorTER | is correct.— Tyrone Daily Herald. We always supposed the Chinese were the only people who do things by econ- traries, but we find a few elsewhere, in the matter of walks, bridges, gutters and street lamps. In- ——— So Does Everybody Else, itemise Big Potatoes, Yony Deininger sent a sample lot of potatoes to this office, from a erop which was planted June 16—each one of these will weigh over half a pound, and are a fair sample of his crop. This is pretty well for late planting, and beats most others of this year's pota- toes, AIA rts Deer Season Open, The season for killing deer opened on Monday, and hunters did not for- get to go to the mountains, Several parties went out, among others John Horner and friends, and these came through here in the evening with a doe in their wagon which Mr, Horner had the good luck to kill. on ———— Business on the First Floor. Clyde Smith, Tom Bartges and Earl Meyer, of this place, are running a peanut stand at the Milton fair this week: We hope the “firm” will come out Millionaires. If peanuts and sich go up in price now, you will know what caused it. Ao I HM MY AAACN Armor Will Case. The Bupreme Court in the Armor will case, reversed all judgments and confirmed the verdict of the Jury. { The number of horses, geldings and | mules, over four years old number 890, the assessed value of which is $305, - 687; number of neat cattle over four years of age is, 7,846, their assessed val- ue being $109,184: value of salaries and { emoluments of office, $471,465: total | amount of property subject to county { and local taxes, $11,687,802: amount of { money at interest, subject to state tax 2,564 658, ow o, : | i i | 7 | The regular quarterly meeting was held at the Centre Hall hotel on Tues- day. Horace H. Herring was elected | E — F. Mut. ¥ Ins Co, a director to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, 8. G. Herring: H. E. Duck, of Millheim, was elected vice-president for the vacancy caused by the death of 8. G. Herring, who held the position for over a years, The number of applications for in- ] # 4 dozen THAT COUNTY FAIR, Past Experience, Bellefonters are active in the matter of reviving the county fair. The re ng the aid of the farmers and others It must be admitted that There is enough of material in the big fair, must not be But to be a success it i When the old plaint on this score. The swallow tail element was too prominent and farmers were often snubbed by “little” fellows in the “big” places, who swal- lowed a nice proportion of the income besides in per diems and perquisites to the disgust of the very important class from the country districts, upon whom the actual success of the fair depended. In this respect the new fair will need be conducted upon a different policy, else it may be stranded as was the old institution. Gio on with the fair movement. Prof- it by the mistakes of the conduct it upon a plan that will gain it the respect and support of the peo- ple of the country districts, and there is no reason why it should turn failure, A fair to be popular, must be of the people, by the people and for the peo- ple, and should be so located as to be conveniently reached as possible from the different railroads for excursionists with their baskets, and for exhibitors with their goods. past, and out a Wo py Origin of a Town's Name, The of Howard, county, was incorporated in 1864, Hornet says: “Before the incorporated it was called Striptown, borough Centre The town was the name originated from the act of a i had stolen her clothes, dressed herself in M. E. church now stands, took the street nearly in a nude condition.” A —- Hotel Sold. The Central Hotel at was sold on Monday by Mrs. Hattie Smith to Wm. A. Bmith, the present manager for $6,000, This hotel Middleburg stand surance was unusually large, showing | the increased confidence of the people | The of in| the in the company. stuiranees taken £114,354. amount at meeting was - | Lived in this Valley, Tos Collins, when a mere boy, lived | in Penns Valley. His father had the | | contract for building that part of the | Spring Mills and | | the Old Fort, and lived on what was | | known as the Philips farm, about one | { mile west of Spring Mills. The boy | { has grown up to be a respected and | {turnpike between | useful man, one who has done a great | deal to benefit the working class, who have received thousands of dollars in wages from him. Tom Collins is now a candidate for congressman-at-large; laboringmen you owe it to the man to vote for him. pein comedies Cracked the Safe. Last Thursday night burglars forced | an entrance to Lucas Bros. store at Howard and blew open the safe with dynamite. They secured only a small | amount of money. Webs of cotton were wrapped around the safe to dead- | en the noise of the explosion. Few articles of value were taken. The safe was completely wrecked, This same store has been burglarized before six or seven times. Three of] the former burglars having served terms in the western penitentiary. Aco NewConl Yard Open, Brisbin’s new coal yard on north side of the railroad, Centre Hall, is now open for business. All coal kept in rain-proof sheds, and convenient for loading. Every variety of coal constantly on hand, woodland, soft coal, pea coal, nut, stove and lump conl-—by car loads or in small quanti- ties. Mr. Brisbin by fair dealing asks, and will strive to merit a share of pub- lic patronage, sepli-4t A A CTA The Oldest Scholar, The REPORTER can boast for Centre Hal! that it has the oldest scholar at- tending common school, of any dis trict in the state, in the person of Mr, George Krumbine, aged twenty-nine years, who is a regular scholar in the second grade school, George is deter- mined to “take lessons’ and make up for lost time, and he will try to get there, and turn out a professor yet, who knows, This sets aside the will, a matter which bad a long tussle in the Centre county court. The Crop Small, Farmers are nearly through topping corn, and are busy raising potatoes which do not roll oat in big piles, nor are they elephantine in size, A A ARAB. ~Lewins, Bellefonte, has the mos experienced cutter in these parts and at Graln House Going Up, Colyer having erected a big dwelling and large stable, and extensive coal sheds atthe station, has now begun work on a grain house. The founda- tion is finished and the frame work will be commenced in a few days. B. D. Brisbin will take charge of that) too, AAAS. Price, quality and style are promi- | J e hopes he will find speedy relief his establishment you can be suited in a manne go nd at of has been controlled in the name Smith for a half century. The father of T. J. Smith, Esq., controlled the ho- The new proprietor will MES. JONATHAN WEAVER, Died on Thursday Morning at the Home of Her Son-in-Law. Mrs, Jonathan Weaver died at the home of her son-in-law, George F. Emerick, three miles cust of this place, on Thursday morning, Sept. 27th, of ulceration of the stomach. Her age was 67 years, 11 months and 23 days. Mrs. Weaver was a daughter of Ja- cob Homan and born in Potter town- ship, Oct, 4th, 1826. She was the mother of eight children, two sons and six daughters, all living and mar- ried, She was a fervent of the Lutheran church, as her children. Her remains were buried at the ion church, a large concourse of friends and relatives being Baskerville officiated i member are all Un- | { present. Rev. | at the Her husband, Jonathan Weaver, died | services, | eleven years ago. i i a i | i Before receiving our Autumn stock, | A Card, tions in favor of our customers that spent in coming to see us, Certain lines of Dress Goods and shoes will receive particular attention their value will surprise you, Our other Departments comment, to those of our need visitors. In most are regular the nothing but carry complete line, and PURE articles have any shelf room in our es Our prices in for ti Ask goods speak for UU regnlar customers for their opinion, or yoo tablishment. these ICHsei ve better still, come and get el your own We ask opinion of our deal desire to merit vour good will Your obedient servants, WoLs lp agement, The Season's Goods, for fii i! s Ha law i +5 3 ’ i irgest in our ong experience, Our ou this season's of Clothing is, elc., has been Our prices are much lower t Fieri 11 ty ford previous Our styles Year # x 3 . 4 orighlest, newest and neatest Our store room is brighter and bet- ter lighted than before the fire. in and see CW nipgs in Made Clothing Hats nd i men's Furnishing Goods and at i i (rentie. new prices, Moxraomenry & Co., Tailors and Clothiers, Crider’s Exchange, Bellefonte, - - - , h of 's wort } of exchange at assume full control April 1, 1805, ER A Notary Public Sulcides, James Haus, notary public of Mif- flinburg, Union county, went to his office Monday and committed suicide by severing the arteries of his wrist with a razor. Despondency is assign- ed as the cause of the rash act. He leaves a wife and two children. Ha tem roe Times will not seem hard to those who buy from C. P. Long; to prove this he showed prices and merchan- dise at picnic. Expenses paid by deal- ing at C, P. Longs, Spring Mills. GRAIN MARKET, WHORL... .......coissimmmsisinmns Hye Corn 1 ORAS IRUB BIOW ..ooovinnsissninsssrssnrsee Barley ....ce Buckwheat... PRODUCE AT STORES, Fan Lard shoulders Hum Tallow { Rides ‘Did We ‘Hit the Mark? A Few Minutes will Tell | n investiagtion will | A convince you that we have hit the , the mark for your in | terest. 5 - - » .......Rare Specials These goods are phe- nomenal at the prices. Be Batiste ar B Hefont man’s Store. £2. Pa. {msm mmnsisen { § wants bat tle Bie Il Woman war 1 of re bel i* 8 heap tthe wanes CRI i w iy « i* Eight Seven 0 « Bl that were = o Six Dollar Sui i i“ “ 5.00 Five 4.50 Four i“ a ot 5 Black Cheviot that were 8. r 8.5 12.00 i ts, now at 4 Suits } } NOW 00: css } - i“ & “ 00 $10 Suits 3 7 O 5 " “ 3.00 2.00 1.756 1.50 “ “ “ now at $6.00 4. 3. -~ Ie C Reductions i“ “ Jutton Shoes, “ Fine Dongola 1 ‘“ a i“ “ in « now 82.50 €“ 9 30 1.50 1.26 1.00 “ “ - “ we a“ “ “ . Four “ Three “ id, Working Shoe, “ “ “ - - - “ “ “ - - - - - - - - - - = - - - 1.00 1.25 1.50 - - - - a - . now £4.00 “. 3.00 2.50 “ * Penna.
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