THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRED. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. FEB. 28, ~ THE RACKET No. 9 Orider's Exchange, Bellefonte. It Pays to Buy in Bellefonte, . We Open This Week New Spring importationsof Kaika, Taffeta, and Gaufre Silks, in exclu- sive patterns, suitable for Waists and iin It Pays to Buy at The Racket, . , We Open This Week A line of Black Dress Goods, that for beauty, quality and price stand unequaled. If U need a good black dress, it will both please and pay U to Kom and C. It Pays to Buy in Bellefonte, . , We Open This Week A large assortment of fine Dress Linings, and we have the opmion of three of our best Dressmakers that no such “dress fixins'’ were ev- er offered tothe trade in Bellefonte. walt Pays To Buy At The Racket... G. R. SPIGELMYER, SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. ; 0h! Isn't That Just Lovely!" Is one of the many expressions of de- light upon our new .: Dress Fabrics, Silk Taffetas, and Venitian Crepes. The Cloths at Henrietta <9 or o are making a stir. The 50, 75, and $1 grades are superb for the price. Sorry some had to walk out before be- ing waited upon. Have more help now. : ' . W.T. MEYER, Bush Arcade. Bellefonte, Two doors from postoflice Special. It is seldom that the trade that seeks Co. are advertising in another column on this page. It will pay you to look it up. ———————— PERSONAL. —Mr. A. H. Weaver, of Farmers Mills, was in town yesteaday. —William Mitterling, Potter township farmer, gave PORTER a call on Saturday. a § that jolly the and Mrs. James P, a pleasant call the other day. Mr. and Mrs, er's Mills, were guests of the editor's family during the installation. — Rev. Dr. Earnest and Rev. Lesh- AN AGED LADY, Mrs, Peter Hoffer Succumbs to an Attack of Pneumonin, Mrs. Lydia Hoffer, wife of Peter Hoffer, died at her home in this place, on last Tuesday morning about three o'clock, after an illness of some three weeks from trouble, altho she had not been in the best of health for a number of years. The deceased was a daughter of Chr. Keller and was born in Potter town- ship, residing here all her lifetime, bringing her age close on to 75 years. She was a lifelong member of the Re- formed church and her life was that of a sincere Christian and vtmost de- votion to her family as wife and mother. Of her children two daugh- ters are living, Mollie and Mrs, Jésiah Dale ; three sons and one daughter are across life's sea to await her coming. She has two brothers and two sisters yet living, namly, John H. Keller and theaged widow Boozer of this place, Christian Keller of La Jose, Pa., and Mrs. Watson Pennington of Illinois. The funeral will take place on Fri- day morning ; burial in the cemetery in this place. fe Death of a Famous Railroad Contractor, Philip Cullins, known by politicians throughout the state as ‘Phil’ Col- | lins, died at his home in Ebensburg, up in the mountains, Saturday night, aged 74 years. He was noted as a rail- road contractor, having been associat- ed with his brother Thomas Collins, | of Bellefonte, who was a i | candidate for congressman-at large last | year, in the construction of railroads | for the Pennsylvania and other com- { panies. The celebrated Sand Patch { tunnel, near Cumberland, was one of { dertakings, many prominent contract- { build it. {are familiarly known, lost their great { fortunes in the Brazilian government | terly collapsed as a result of the the rec gov | ernment’s failure to raise | They not much of their lost | Phil dying in very | cumstances and Tom garded as one of the i in Centre county. i were in long ground, comfortable however, Cir- now being re- wealthiest — not ——— The People Alarmed, of the {alarmed the people | west branch about Milton by | washing out the piling between the the i iron bridges and also the road between | first and second sections of 11 iit is being made of sand and a | constructed stone rip-rap. | the river is feet thick over two ’ = great damage and cause a bi {to Union and Northumberland ¢ | ties, Wine a a i Not in Good Luck Quite | Everybody was pleased to read the {story of Gen. Beaver's good luck, go- i ing the rounds of the papers last week, {and will be sorry to learn the st | not correct. ory is The General himself ¢ tradicts it in every particular, and he O11. { would be only too glad if it were half | true, and so would everybody feel, as { he has had the sympathy of all in his | financial difficulties, fault of his. brot on thro no WM Splintered the Rone, Lo res Love, On last Monday while John {eldest son of Mrs | Tussey ville, of Maggie was coasting home his sled run into the fence before | he was able to stop it, and his leg was { badly hurt. It first thought | the bone was broken but when exam- lined by Dr. Megeehon it was found the bone the was at was splintered below installation. —Mr. James CC. Armbruster, near Linden Hall, gave this office a call. day for his sale. —Witmer and James Smith re- turned to Williamsport on Monday, after a ten days sojourn at home, ow- ing to the serious illness of their mother, Mifflin county, who had been visiting with the family of Mr. William Mi- chael several days returned to her home last week. we Mr. James H. Lohr, in the ser- vice of the P. R. R., auditor's depart- ment at Philipsburg, and son, arrived last Friday on a several days’ visit to his parents in this place, wee Mrs. Fred Bottorf, of Ferguson twp., is still in feeble health, and Mr, Bottorf, for the benefit of her health, will quit farming in the spring and move to Pinegrove Mills. — Our esteemed friend, J. B. Ream of Penn Cave, gave us a call, and put his label out to '96-—come and do like- house for some time. le mm— A New Agricultaral Bailding. The trustees of the Pennsylvania | Btate College through their exscutive | board Wednesday accepted plans for the proposed agricultural building. | It is a commodious structure of three i stories with a wing which will accom- i modate the dairy school. At present | the forty-eight students in these cours- es use the experiment station building for recitation rooms and laboratories, | cn ft — pd Where Are the Sparrows ? Flocks of sparrows always remained with us over winter, but we have no- ticed none around for weeks. What has become of them ? have they been frozen, starved, or did they migrate to a warmer clime? If they do not show up next summer we must conclude that the severe winter done "em up. Not from Aasronsburg, We were informed that the Dr. Sto ver who was frozen to death in Iowa during the blizzard belonged to the Aaronsburg Stover family and so prin- ted it. A son of Isaac Stover informed not yet in a lovely condition from the snowdrifts, wee Miss Bessie Wallington was call ed to her home in Philadelphia, last week, on account of her father lying at the point of death in a hospital in that city from diabetes, Bessie is the pretty and bright little girl who was sent by the Country Week Association to 8, W. Bmith ten months ago and has since been a member of his family. a man did not belong to their family, nor did he know to what family of Stovers he belonged. lp pty —Lewins, Bellefonte, has the finest selection of Winter Suits in this part of the state. They go at prices that are a sacrifice. All styles and grades and at such figures that defy competi. tion, and that is the why of his im- mense trade in clothing. JOHN SUNDAY, | A Former Centre Countinn Dies In Berrien County, Mich, The sad intelligence was received by | friends in Centre county, of the death | John,” in Berrien county, Michigan, | He was born in Potter township, near | where he spent his youthful days, and in 1841 he married Miss Barah Brin-| inger, a Union county lady; to them | three sons and two daughters were born, From 1863 to 1869 he was engaged in | farming in Ferguson township. In the spring of 1869 he with his family moved west locating in Berrien coun- | ty, Michigan, where came a prominent citizen; and gained the love and esteem of all his neigh- bors, who with his wife and one son, | Emanuel, and two daughters, Mrs. Gates and Mrs. J. Gephart, mourn the death of the head-light of another fam- ily. His church and county will miss his benevolence and council. His son Emanuel of Ferguson township, at-| tended the funeral at Berrien Springs, Michigan, Jan. 31st. nolan he soon be-| Installation Services Last Sabbath morning was the occa- sion of the installation of Rev. Rearick as pastor of the Centre Hall Lutheran charge, the charge were represented by mem- bers of their respective councils and Rev. Dr. Mifflin- burg, delivered the charge to the pas- Rev. GG. by an able to the itive audi- of others, Earnest, tor in a masterly sermon, and W. Lesher, of Boalsburg, discourse, delivered the A ence was present and every seat in the church was filled. The the pulpit decorated ladies with floral plants, much praise for the excellent charge people, large and atte: front of was by the The choir obtained music joined in the singing of the usual hymns with a i to will that lent volume the laken altogether, the exercises were nusic, juite interesting, and at the close the congregation showered personal con- Al The Sick Mrs. Peter Hoffer has been quite il] Ones. Miss Lydia Smith is low with con- the home of her brother Mil 1 His, Mrs. Isaac Bmith, ited signs Mrs. Wm. Wolf last week, has been of Mrs. Isaac Smit Druggist Mut 3 days bat is al a again. Merchant Simon Harper has beer pulled down 1} id We Dauberman is able WA sever are giad to to or ® been seriously weeks, Wf Found His Lifeless Body, The about forty-two lifeless body of Jacob Fair, aged years, was found on Friday morning last on the top of Tus- the road Huntingdon coun. It death. The sey mountain, on leading from Cove station, ty, to Mo ed that he was frozen rri iri son's Cove, is suppos- to Entriken, He but was separated a few years ago from deceased resided at where bie has a property. was his wife, who with one child has been living in Huntingdon, keeping a i cl o— Hastings Truss Company Assigns The Hastings Truss company, of January 27, 1800, with Maj. H. Hastings, brother of the as president, on Saturday made an as- The his Was William Governor signment to Gen. Louis Wagner. Governor is said to have sold interest in the company, which capitalized at $25,000, The other offi- cers were W. F. Reeder, of Bellefonte, secretary, and Maj. Hastings, Mr, Reeder and J. L. Spangler, of Belle- fonte, directors. out ets The Number Thirteen A Bellefonte girl is thirteen years old, She was born on the 13th day of March. There are thirteen letters in her name, and she was recently con- fined to her bed thirteen days. The attending physician called on her thirteen times, and he reports that she had thirteen chills; the doctor's bill was $13. ————————— Successful Convention, Aaronsburg had a big musical con- vention last week, conducted by P. H. Meyer. The class numbered about one hundred and twenty-five, and the two concerts were given. The conven. tion netted a nice little sum of mon- ey. a nA LM License Day. On Tuesday next, March 5th, will be license day in the Centre county court before Judge Love. His position on the liquor question has not been ascer- tained as yet, and the applicants are awaiting his decision, We shall dispose of our immense stock of Winter Goods, regardless of their retail value to make room for our Spring stock, and for thirty days only will the bargains last.—Lyon & Co, ¥ - VETERANS AT WILLIAMSPORT. General John ¥, Taylor Elected to Succeed i Ex-Governor Cartin, ! About 2,000 delegates to the twenty-! ninth annual Winter encampment of | on Tuesday. The ladies’ relief corps held an informal reception at the Park hotel during the day. They held a meeting snd elected directors of the | Brookville memorial home. Perhaps the inost important event | of the evening was the meeting of the | Pennsylvania | | at | which officers were elected as follows: President, General John P. Taylor, of | Lewistown, who succeeds the late ex-| Governor Andrew GG, Curtin: first vice president, J. ¥. Morrison, of Philadel- phia; secretary, James McCormick, of Philadelphia, re-elected. The reserve association contest for department com- | mander is lively but evidentlo one sid- ed, H. H. Cummings, of Tideout, seem- ingly being in the lead, little interest manifested in the other officers. There is very Wo ip ctlp Big 30-Day Ofer Monday, March 1st, we an extraordinary of Dry Goods which will last will begin seasonable thirty sale for days, that will surpass anything of the kind heretofore attempted in this val- ley. Prices Goods will be cut of Dress wo, and many of on various lines int them still further reduced; and in sta- ple stock such as Ginghams, Prints and Muslins prices will surprise you. (iive us your patronage and you will be to your ne regular patrons. be convinced that it will interest to becot For Produce, able item you may 1¢ pour Poultry ot have, we Ways give you highest prices 117 ill fv return will give gi Oil. gx lowest pr an you as thi (ive us a trial and be Very Respectfully WoLs mo —— — Don't Hesltate to Tell. f viet y fo Change Por ris EHOsYE Will fail 1nd and with t iw in the 1 day will practicall one. Death of Widow Sto Thelaged widow of Jos | Zion, died at the flaw, H. A. last Friday . Home Kaul man ——y BAVINDG n the morning of the ~ $ 3 ff fom an atiacg of 3 ap pl ‘X5¥ Mond AV her remains morning 3 shurch, senberg, of the Reformed « Con. Her age ~N clerk for Centre county, has for the last two auditors the promise of an oyster supper if they found an error in his accounts. He escaped the treat both Last year the accounts footed up to a cop- per. of two cents in the accounts, footed up to over $60,000, but the defi- cit was due to a clerical error belong- ing to some one and caped the forfeit. - b Wo All Had "Em. We are informed by Mike Kerstel- ter that in and around Pleasant Gap there was not a family that did not have a visitation of measles in the past few weeks. You bet, for measles aren't stuck up and keep any and all kinds of company. MiMiin County Deaths At Lilleyville Feb'y 16, Mrs. Gift, aged 72 years, Near Maitland Feb, 19, Henry Stine aged 68 years. ‘eb 16, Busan, widow of Thompson Shimp, aged 69 years, mm —— i ———— Nies Quarters, We were shown thro the suit of rooms now occupied by the law firm of Beaver & Dale, in the new temple court building, This firm now has the handsomest law office in the central part of the date. NB OMIA ISN: ~ Lyon & Co. offer you the greatest { ducting the funeral services, was 71 years, 7 B. F. Hunter, commissioners’ Bo A Correct Bob. years given the county years, else Bobby es. Levi SUN AND BAROMETER, Foster's Theory us to the Influence of the | Vermeer over the Latter, : My last bulletin gave forecasts of the | storm wave to cross the continent | 23rd to 27th, and the next will | cross the western mountain country ‘alleys March 2 and 4, and the eastern states about the 5th. This disturbance will be a continu- | ance of the severe storms of February, and precipitation will be about an av- | the western | Warm wave will cross nt as #8 about March 4. Cool wave will eross the western mou n- central valleys about the 5th and the eastern states about the 7th. Indications are that the ture of March will average below of the tempera- the normal east Alleghenies of mond; below in the Ohio valley and normal south upper and lower Jakes; below in the Missouri and upper ted ry; : above in the lower Mississippi val- valleys; below in the river f+ 11 Flies; { 1 i gu below of the north he the ey, and east AwWeroge the arid districts easi below average in t \ slope and above on south Pacific RiOone ape, Mareh rainfall wiil be well distribu- ted and about norma: throughout the y, except a probable eX 0eRS the middle Atlantic coast. A Atl ete Marriage Licenses. The foll granted during the past week : Win. B. Christ and Maggie gi , Clinton Co, owing marriage licenses were asey and Katie Sheffier, Annie om, AAP — WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO, I want my lady friends to know of the new field now open for them. In the past six months we have made a profit of $906.02 after paying all ex- penses, All our sales have been made at home, not having canvassed any. My official duties calling me away above results, The business is rapidly increasing, and will continue to grow Washer, Not a day passes but what Dish Washers, It's You can wash and dry the dish- For full Climax Mfg. Get a sample particulars, address the Ohio. washer and you can’t help but make They only cost You may just as well be making $5 a day as to bo,, Columbus, $5. be doing nothing. A tf —————— What They Say. farmers now that the greater the snow of a winter the larger ness of the coming If this true, ought have Bome say ive is 4 to g summer. spring and summer, central Pennsylvania rh mmense crops the comin A * — Why not go to get yourself well Lyon & Co. and | supplied with good, The reductions made { are wonderful. Look up the large re- ductions in another column, on page | five, SALE REGISTER, nb Colherman, one east of Penn Carve, shoals, boggy, i ot f ard Lewis, of » Pick ip, of Philipsburg. Luse and Senie M. B A Middle Fenltentary, roduced in the legisia- of : t ts, cattle, forks BEC 61 ULE 0 Cin puirchase of Lhe Bp Found Out, v Broo Ee Magnus 8, of Henry Was the barrel, blow il never sre was enough to him the ight he struck the rear of h side- ¥ : hi 8 { is store oul on walk. In his acrial fl Dr. Chagnon, who was passing, and | knocked him unconscious. The whole front of the store was blown out by the explosion, ” Every house in this town is engaged for the be rented if we had them. pon A Good Sign and more could This good sign and should encourage the erection of more houses. Always try to coming spring, is a boom your own town and back up all {who exhibit a spirit of improvement, and root out the croakers and mischief | breeders, -~ - onli om—— At the Reception, Mrs. Beaver, wife of the ex-govern- or, is a guest at the executive mansion at Harrisburg, with Mrs. Quay, wife of the junior United States senator. | Mrs. Beaver was in the receiving line { with Governor and Mrs. Hastings on Monday evening at the executive man- | sion to celebrate the 46th birthday of | Gov, Hastings, A Dreadfal Aecident, James C. Haven, engineer at the plaining mill at Lewisburg, was caught {by a belt on Monday, and whisled about the shafting. His left arm was {torn from the sholdder and both legs were broken. He died two hours later. | Haven's coat sleeve caught in the belt { while he was oiling the machinery. Odd Followship, Next Sunday evening Rev. Illing- worth will deliver a sermon on “Odd Fellowship’ before the 1. 0. O. F. in the Methodist church at this place. Everybody is invited to attend these services. criti —— «We are selling overcoats fit for a King at prices that cause our competi- tors excruciating pain. Get one while they last.—Lewins, Bellefonte. « Ladies’ coats sold at cost at C, P, i i bargains. See the great reductions Bellefonte. made this week. Long's, Spring Mills. i “Don’t Tobaeco Spit or Smoke Your Life i i The trathial of 8 book about , guaranteed toba { aud ont Use Vinnie Iwrves vil mikes weak mon gain Positive cure or the on THOT hed, Book st druggists | The Sterl Remedy Co. New York mailed free. Address ‘hicago, 45 Rapdoiph GRAIN MARKET. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY B. D. BRISBIN, {| Wheat { Rye oon ns { Corp | Oats 2 Barley ....onicsimmmisnsiies | Buckwheat... ou. PRODUCE AT STORES, Butter... Hage... Lard - shoulders ! Ham a... Tallow ..... Potatoes Sides... NO BAITS OR :-: MOTH EATEN GOODS. HOLIDAY TRADE LARGEST IN OUR EXPERIENCE. ’ better goods for the same money than anywhere else. The why of the above is Crash, por Ya ...ooniiien Batter Milk Sosp omen. Stamped Table Coven Pillow Shams... cocoons Hap Cotton... BE BUA sions: cosmos large Lamp complete... ios All Wool Red Cashmere... Fine Glughams........couuime. Cartsin Pole complete Men's Seamless Hose... i Regular Se Crash vow i Appleton. “A ° Muslin. ! Genuine Hair Cloth pes SYR - 70 «100 . 15¢ Go Eassztis ES { Beat those prices if you can and watch for brands. If in Butter Milk see that youn get the genuine as we offer, If in a needle see that you get a SMITH RED PAPER. In a spool of cotton don’t take an inferior quality, Coats and Clark, the two standards. Merchants shove others on you for the sake of excess profit. GARMANS.
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