THE CENTRE REPORTER. MAN AND DEER IN A DEADLOCK.
A Pecullar Predieament, and the Unlooked
for Finale,
A few days ago Mr. John Wert was
in the woods in the east end of Miles
township, when he beard the approach
of dogs after a deer. BStationing him-
self behind a stout sapling he soon ob-
served the deer and dogs coming along
the deer considerably run down, and
that it was coming quite close to him
and the sapling. It was a buck, and
as he passed the tree Wert reached out
caught it by the horns, and with the
other arm around the sapling he took
hold of the other horn,
deer against the tree,
FRED. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
CENTRE HALL. PA., THURS, DEC, 6
SANTA CLAUS’
CARNIVAL
wee AT TH En
_ THE RACKET
9 Orider's Exchange, Bellefonte.
The entire working force of the
big store has been pressed into the
service of American children’s
PATRON SAINT.
“The Racket” has been char-
tered as his special workshop
and headquarters in Bellefonte
and if there is another place in
Centre County that shows as
great a variety of articles suit-
able for presents, we havn't
Then came the
go for Wert and make it hot for him,
ever. Here was the dilemma. Fortu-
nately Nathaniel Hawk came that]
way, and seeing the box the man and |
ceeded to cut the deer’'s throat, but a
hind leg of the animal soon came |
along and sent the knife a kitting out
heard of it yet. neither has of Hawk's hand. A barlow was then
brought into requisition and with this |
they mavaged to saw ofl’ the buck’s|
THE OLDEST INHABITANT !| cues
Don’t wait until the last week. We
are very busy now. What will it
be in the
SWEET BYE-AND-BYE |
Its sweet buy and buy now.
DOUC?
G. R. SPIGELMYER,
SHEM SPIGELMYER,JT.
Bellefonte, Pa. |
iit all. Neither of the men had a gun |
i and had not been out hunting.
i (i A
That New Fair.
Bellefonte papers assert that the
| still living, and that up to date ten
| thousand dollars have been subscribed.
i sand to make the project a success on
the scale contemplated. We suppose
Special.
It is seldom that the trade that seeks’! the grangers have invested some ei; ght |
| thousand dollars in
Bellefonte markets has the abvantage | ad
anc
| pie-nic ground,
of such a mark down sale as Lyon &| i groun
as
Co. are advertising in another columu |
on this page. It will pay you to look
it up.
eclipse any other fair ground in the
i may not be under the mark to carry
| out the idea and make it a drawing in-
PERSONAL. i stitution.
a —
Aged 98 and Near her End.
——John T. Lee went down to Jer-|
sey Shore on a business trip last Tues-| .
day ' side our county,
{er of Fergus Potter, Esq., of Harris tp
8 r 3,
—Dr. 0. W. Pellman, | On Saturday of this week mother Pot-
burg, spent last Thursday ter will round her 96 year, a remarka-
Centre Hall.
ble age and one which few attain. A
——Miss Grace Smith left last week | few days ago this venerable
on a several weeks’ visit to friends in | was affected by paralysis aud she has
Williamsport.
——Miss Anna Mingle left Friday | life was one of usefulness.
morning for a visit of several days! Sinee the above was in type, the old
with friends in Miflinburg. | lady died ;
— Miss Ella W. Barr, who has | Monday night.
been located at Greysville, Pa., for | forenoon,
some time past has again taken up her Branch cemetery.
residence at Tusseyville.
The oldest person perhaps, on this
of Mifflin-
night in
been hopelessly low since.
Funeral on Thursday
to-day.) Burial at the
serif i a m—
. i Quarterly Meeting.
—Qur ever pleasant friend, Geo,
W. Spangler, of Tusseyville, gave us
a call and reports health good over in |
that section ; he publishes letters of ad- |
ministration on the estate of Polly | . A ’
* lon Saturday at 7 p. m. and Commun-
Mulbarger. . .
ge 0 . { ion Sunday at 10 a. m.; at Centre Hall,
~——Miss Sarah Arnold, one of Cen-| (\ymmunion Sunday at 7 p. m..
tre Hill's pleasant ladies, gave our
“United Evangelical Church” will be |
held for the Ce sntre Hall charge at Zi-
on Saturday, 2 p. m.; preaching at Zi-
FOSTER'S PREDIUTIONS.
The Kind of Weather We are to Have
Through Christmas Mouth,
My last bulletin gave forecasts of the
storm waves to cross the continent
from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 and Dec. 4t0 8
The next on its journey around the
earth will reach the Pacific coast, near
Seattle, about the 9th, cross the west
ern mountains by the close of the 10th,
the great central valleys the 11th to
14th.
This will probably be a dry storm,
its path by way of the upper lakes,
north of the lower lakes, through No-
{ va Scotia and south of Newfoundland.
{and light rains south of it, accompa-
HASTINGS A BUSY MAN,
The Office Hunters Give Him Little Tiwe
for a Hest,
Since Gen, Hastings returned home
last Tuesday he has been kept as busy
receiving and answering office seekers
as he was the first week after the elec-
tion. There has been one continual
stream of people coming and going
from all parts of the state during the
days, and Saturday the
crowd was so great and started so ear-
ly in the morning that Hastings had
no time to breakfast until 12 o'clock.
He on Monday appointed James M.
Auter as messenger, and other appoint-
ments will likely be made this week.
Mr, Beitler, his private secretary, who
{ United States, followed by a moderate |
| cool wave.
The warm wave will cross the west- |
{ central valleys about the 11th and the
i eastern states about the 18th. The]
|e wl wave will cross the
| mountains about the 12th, the great
| central valleys about the 14th, and the
| eastern states about the 16th.
i
i
! for the month following.
{ents promptly answered if stamps are
| remitted.
December 1864,
{ rainfall in the eastern
states will be]
| for many years past. This does not |
rage to the states lying east of the Al-
i legheny mountains. The
I give forecasts of rainfall and temper-
ature.
States are promised a warm December;
| the balance of the country an average
temperature. Rainfall will generally
| be about or a little below the normal
ly
,
| Taking it Torn-about,
| n the Zion Evangelical
| near Tussey ville, to which the follow-
{ ers of Bishop Dubs still hold the keys,
preaching has recently been held turn-
[ted. The Dubs people cheerfully per-
| that pulpit.
the admonition of St. Paul,
{ ren dwell together in peace.”
| tle courtesies ali around the
{ nious might be brought to sweet har-
| mony again, and the alleged rejected
| compromise, if again
| result like the meeting of the
| tranged patriarchs, in a joyous
| brace.
once
A MS ——
i —
Helser and Grambine Caught.
i
| ship robbery gang are caught.
| boldness led them into a trap. U. G.
{Shamokin Dam and last spring was
had been in Philadelphia, returned
| wife. Between the office seekers and
| disposing of a heavy correspondence
Hastings and Mr. Beitler
wf fo
Aung Big Hogs,
| Big jporkers seem to be plenty all
| over. There can’t be a big calamity
down town, on Wednes-
Wm. SBholl,
average 456 each ;
Rearick, of Farmer's Mills,
killed a porker that was
Wm. F.
{ writes us he
tered 28 of November, making it 255
dressed. We make room up head for
| friend Rearick for beating on short.
| time fat hogs.
James A. Keller killed a whoppen
| porker on Tuesday, which dressed 400
| pounds.
B. F. Yearick, near this place, kil
a hog which dressed about 450.
led
28 in-
ches of sausage at one If the
| sausage was the thickness of a lead-
| pencil we believe it, bat if like a lady's
A fellow reports having eaten
sitting.
| baloon sleeve, guess its a lie.
Joseph Miller, of Rebersburg, killed
a hog that dreseed 530. Snyder Miller
Gen, Wolf 111 in Florida,
Gen, Jonathan Wolf, once a promi-
nent character in Brush valley, is se-
riously ill at his present home in Flo-
rida, as we regret to learn,
Gen, Wolf left Miles township, his
native place, some ten years ago, and
went to Louisiana, where he took to
raising cotton, but it did not seem to
turn out very rosy for him and he shif-
ted over to Florida where he is suffer-
ing from pneumonia. Little has been
heard of the General since he left his |
home in the eastern end of Brush val-
ley as he communicates only occasion- |
ally with one or two of his old ac-
quaintances.
The title of general he acquired from
his having been elected brigadier gen-
eral of brigade consisting of the volun-
teer companies of Centre county in the
Sr mash RRP OA AN int
—500 pair Bed Blankets 96 cts., now
58 ets. per pair.—C. P. Long, Spring
Mills.
—Ladies’ Button Bhoes, was $1.45,
now 98cts,
—A dollar's worth of goods for your
dollar is the medium of exchange 8
Lewins, Bellefonte.
—Rubseribe for the REPORTER, $1.50
AAA A
GRAIN MARKET.
Buc kw hens Sa
PRODUCE AT STORES,
Haws
Lard a
BROIARTE .overniisissnsissssrbsnmsrere
HAI .ooneneerss
Tallow
irl mies...
good old “battalion days’ when gin-
ger cakes were trump and washed |
down by small beer. Gen. Wolfs pre- |
decessor was Gen. George Buchanan,
of Spring Mills, dec’d. Wolf was the
last brigadier general of the home vol- |
unteer brigade, as the civil war blotted |
out most of those old volunteer organ-
zations, and which were the pride of
Penns valley, with its uniformed
fantry and fine cavalry
Gen. Wolf was elected about the same
time that Maj. J. B.
ted brigade inspector.
Gen. Wolf at one time was possessed
of a fortune, but it was scattered
wild ways and by
without doing any good, He
nial and tond of a good time.
Nearly all the REPORTER
have a recollection of Gen. Wolf.
was ge-
cil
Bargains st Lowest Cash Prices
Felt sailors at
black, and navy blue;
in price. Imported
yarns, all colors, at 10 cts. per
Germantown wool, lee wool,
floss, Shetland floss and Zephyrs,
prices to close them
Crochet silks all colors at
ball. A nice line of stamped linens at
very low prices, such as bureau scarfs,
60 brown,
re-
els,
in
all felt hats
duced Saxony
at
very low out.
85 cls.
stand covers, tidies, pillow shams, elec,
balls
silk floss on skeins
Fancy and ornaments,
cushion cord,
plush
and
of same place killed three that had a
Hiram Durst killed a hog that went
410 dressed.
J. W. Stover, at Millheim,
two hogs that averaged 470 apiece.
. sss
Real Estate for Sale
A 165 acre farm on turnpike west of
Millheim one mile, and 100 acres
| Millheim boro, are offered for sale, by
A. J. Gephart. Here is an opportuni
ty to invest in first class real estate.
See adv. in another colum.
all
rine
cotton
gs, LU
balls, wash silks, crochet
| colors, and many other thi
ow will suit
fully,
B.
{ and see and the
you. Yours Respect
decti-41 Megs C.
EE
prices
On
Spices at pleasing prices.—Isaac
| Bmith & Sons.
Ladies’ and Childrens’
{ es $3.20 up to $9.50; the
oats, pric-
finest line in
Come before
at’,
wg buy-
Spring
Penns valley.
| ing elsewhere P. Long,
| Mills.
widen
The
‘White
Fair
CHRISTMAS
OPENING....
| Bzinni ng
| Saturday,
Remarkable
Exhibition of
Seasonable
Goods. . . .
alance of Ladies’
Coats at Great
Sacrifice.
hoicest Line of
Curtains -Both
Heavy and Lace.
Host of Orna.
mental and
Useful Articles.
amps, and Silk
i. Shades-- Paper
for Fine Pape:
Shades. :
riting Paper,
Tablets, Pen-
cils, Etc, at
Ext. c.aely Low Pri-
ces,
The
White
Fair
Watch For It!
Wait For It!
Come To It!
GARTIANS.
Bellefonte.
| Gobble, President of Central Pennsyl-| gnxious to become a correspondent of |
sanctum a call, and, like hundreds of |
cash for another year.
zens, spent a day visiting relatives in|
shake. They report the general health |
good in Miles township and sausages |
big and plenty.
we Prof. O. L. Gramley, Co. Supt.,
called at the REPORTER office on Wed- |
nesday.
ing the schools.
arranging details for the coming teach-
ers’ institute, which will be held at|
Bellefonte, beginning on the 19th. He |
has secured a good corps of instructors |
and lecturers.
Death of Mrs, Geo. Shafer.
Mrs. Shafer, wife of the venerable
George Shafer, of Madisonburg, died
at her home on Baturday last, after an
illness of several weeks,
She was married twice, her first hus- |
band was William Bear, a well-to-do |
merchait of Madisonburg, who died
some 35 years ago. She was an esti
mable lady aud a member of the Ref,
church ; her age was about 80 years.
Has Never Seen the Cars.
James Ewing, of Clinton township,
Butler county, Is ninety-nine years
and eleven months old, and has never
yet seen the cars, although he has re-
for the last fifteen years. He is tall
to the U. P. church, a distance of two
miles from his home.
nn AM A135.
Cane Against Judge Faulkner Dropped,
The charge of embezzlement, for
which Associate Judge Collins Faulk-
ner was to have been tried at this term
of court, has been withdrawn, Judge
Faulkner having settled up in full,
The charge was a failure to turn over
taxes collected by Judge Faulkner in
1802 for the borough of Philipsburg.
aine groteries-—and ty are sold
4 at prices pleasing to the customer.—
Isaac Smith & Bons.
~A good warm overcoat is necessary
| vania College will fill the pulpit at
each of these services,
C. H. GoopLixG,
—— fi —
Worms ns Weather Signs,
Pastor.
Another weather prophet comes to]
the front by stating that the surest]
ign to determine the character of the
| coming winter can be found in the
| yards,
| two or three feet in the soil the winter
{ will be severe.
A, _..L,.
Killed a Three Pronged Buck.
On last Thursday the Potters Mills
| hunting party shot a three pronged
| buck which dressed 118 pounds. The
| fl. e footed was brought down by the
Faruer, this being the
second one shot by Mr. Farner this
fall.
sms AA SEN
Holding Services.
Rev, Illingsworth of the Methodist
| church, is holding services at this
| place during the week. Rev. Illings
worth is an able minister and we trust
his efforts will be crowned with suc
cess,
After Deer.
On Monday morning the Bradford
hunting parly, numbering eleven,
went into the mountains in Stone val
ley, Huntingdon county for deer.
They will remain a week chasing the
/ Not Command Big Prices.
Turkeys have been plenty this year
but not to be a drug in the market as
was the case lust year. They are sel
ling at from 8 to 9 cents per lb. live
weight,
Not a Big Success,
Taken altogether, deer hunting did
not pan out well this fall. In fact we
know of no sesson that has rewarded
hunters so poorly.
~We have an unexcelled line of
Canned goods, Nuts, Raisins, Peach-
-, Prunes, Apricots, etc. Isaac Bmith
~Lewins, Bellefonte, has the most
experienced cutter in these parts and at
Jo dutabl beet 0 Saif be a suited in
boarding with
at Lewisburg.
ed.
Post Sept. 20th. Middleburg - Post.
A
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage
have been granted the past week:
Almira McCloskey, of Romola.
Harvey H. Tressler, of College twp.,
ship.
Wm. C. Kelly and Mollie Saylor, of |
Spring twp.
Harris twp.
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firief Local Items,
had fine weather this week, but cold.
Extra copies of the REPORTER can
always be had at the office—price 3 cts.
per copy.
There is still a little diptheria ling-
ering at Pleasant Gap, but the worst
is over.
A A OD ARPA
After a Flock of Wild Tarkeys,
Some of our shootista have been af-
ter the flock of wild turkeys prowling
around in the woods near here, but na-
ry a gobuler has yet been brought to
town,
The Fifth Snow.
Friday morning showed up the fifth
now about 1} inches in depth, making
four inches of snow thus far. A light
drizzle of rain followed, with rain on
Saturday :
To be Rebuilt.
The Millhall brick works, recently
destroyed by fire, are about to be re-
built.
~Fiber and wooden pails at-Isaac
Smith & Bons,
~Price, quality and style are promi-
nent factors when you Nl buying
Siurhibg. Purchasers will
to their o
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SUSI OG MOou---00'I$ YOM ‘sjued aauy| 100M [IY shog
-= The Low Tariff Prices ==
Still Prevail.
a ———
Ten Dollar Suits,
Eight *
Seven
now at 6.50 Six Dollar Suits, now at
5.00 Five *“ ’ “"
3.50 Four *“ “ “
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Black Cheviot Sue)
that were 8.90..... | ©
7.50 Same that were 008
Black Cheviot Suits)
that were 12.00.
Same that were 10.00 *
BOYS’ SUITS AWAY BELOW PAR.
6
»AOW O.0¢
$10 Suits - now at $6.00 . “ .
8 1 i 5.00
4.50)
4.25
i“ ~ =
3.20
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Extraordinary Reductions in
Ladies’ and Children’s Shoes !
now, 2.50
2.30
1.50
$3.50 Ladies’ Hand-made Fine Dongola Button Shoes,
3.00 “
9.00
1.756 1.25
1.50 1.00
{3 The above are all first-class goods, best stock and fine work-
manship, and excellent wearing qualities.
Men's Good, Solid, Working Shoe,
a
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Fine Dongola Button Sho,
w“ i“ -
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1.00
1.25
1.50
i“ “ “
.
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Douglas Shoes Reduced as Follows :
Five Dollar Shoes, : . . . . now $4.00
Four “ - . ‘a $e 3.50
Three “ 7
Same extraordinary reductions i in Boy# Shoes of same CRI
LYON & co,
Bel efonte,
“ - - . “
Penna.
Strictly All-Wool Heavy Knee Pan for Boys
4 to 14 Years. at 50
Boys’ Heavy Knee Pants, worth 40 cents, now 25 cents.