THE CENTRE REPORTER. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. May 16. FRED. KURTZ, THE NEW RACKET No. 9-11 Crider's Exchange, Bellefonte. E asily the largest and best store in town, and the only MODERN DEPARTMENT STORE IN GENTRE COUNTY. EST IN DRESS 6000 —The fa- mous “Botany “abrics and “(rold Medal” Black Dress Goods set the pace for this Department, and U will find them nowhere else in Bellefonte. EST IN LININGS. —Our New York H pe nt says, “We will he £ make the Racket Lining Depart- “y D ment A 1.7 EST IN SILKS. —Exclusive styles, direct fromm manufacturer. EST IN HOSIERY, —Hermsdrof Dye only in fine Nos, EST IN EVERYTHING that makes a store mmteresting. KOM AND C. G. R. SPIGELMYER, SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. Bellefonte, Pa. 100 YEARS AGO! You could Belle- fonte what you can at the pres- time. One example: LADIES’ RIBBED VESTS. ...... Can be had at 6, 8, 10, 12 1- 15, 20, and up to 45¢, large as- sortment of styles and qualities. CHILDRENS VESTS AND PANTLETS, From 10 cents up. This warm is the time for FAST BLACK HOSE. —— not get in ent &) S Lr made—Y. F. and dorf, positively fast colors, and extra good wearing qualities, 10¢ up to 50 cents. LACE CURTAINS, From half a dollar up. W.T. MEYER, Bush Arcade Bellefonte, Two doors from postoffice Special. Bellefonte markets has the advantage of such a mark down sale as Lyon & on this page. it up. It will pay you to look ———————————— PERSONAL. of —Mrs. Reifsnyder, is visiting her daughter, Boob. Mr. George Millheim, Mme. C. B. Ishler, of Tussey- ville, was a caller at this office yester- day. —Ira C. Mitchell, Esq., and T. P, Rynder whiled away an hour in our sanctum a few days ago, ~—Mr. Felix Lee, of near Centre Hill, is dangerously ill, suffering from an attack of typhoid fever. ~— Mrs. Homer Barr, of Boalsburg, was the guest of her sister, Mrs, Jerry Miller several days last week. —Mr. Jacob Wagner, one of Potter township's most useful citizens, was in town on Saturday on business, —Rev. 0'Boyl, of SBhenandoa, ar- rived Tuesday and will spend several days with friends in this place, ~—And. J. Btiffler, of Centre Hill, gave us a call ; he says the late eold snap did not do much harm out there. ~Dave Boozer is again able to be out after having been confined to the house for a week with severe pain in his head. ~That genial and good-looking Democrat, W. M. Cronister, of Port Matilda, favored our sanctum with an hour's call, ~—(1. Howard Rishell, formerly of this place, has left Pittsburg, and ta- ken charge of the Am. Wringer ( office in Rochester, N, Y, ~—=Mrs. R. B. Spangler, of Hastings, § Pa. arrived last week and will spend some time at the home of her father. in-law, Mr. John Spangler. ' 0's ~(ur useful townsman, Samuel Rowe, has gone to Chicago, where he has an offer at good wages in 8 manu- factory of stone-crushers, A SNAKE STORY. Several Encounters with Reptiles, one of Them at Anronsburg years ago. In the absence of a Centre county snake story we will open the season by relating one from another quarter, Two blacksnakes, each nine feet long, were killed last week on Abra- ham De Turk’s farm at Straasstown, after a hard battle. Mr. De Turk and his hired man, Wm. Clauser, were working in a field when the former saw a huge reptile. He attempted to kill it, but the great snake ran towards him and tried to coil around his legs. He called Clauser and they finally slaughtered their foe. In a few min- utes the mate of the dead snake, which was equally large, was encountered. It also showed fight, but was killed with clubs. Still, not having a fresh home snake story, we may as well freshen up an old one which made the hair of some of the good people of Aaronsburg and vicinity stand on end, back 35 years ago which was long before college stu- dents parted their hair in the middle. This snake had its habitue in the mountains directly north of Aarons- burg, and represented as being 35 feet long and as thick as a stove pipe. Bev- eral persons declared they saw it mo- ving along and that it left a trail as if Others John a log had been dragged along. taverred they had seen the trail. | | {the ones claiming to have seen this | monster, One man said while he was rest, as he supposed on a log, when to his consternation the *‘log'’ began to move, and he made a straight coat-tail for the valley had he sat sNo0zZe. it. found Bc fe ———— Instantly Killed. Frank Nicely, aged about pot shortly before noon Friday. was riding on a west-bound {train and when near the place i tioned his hat blew off. He the of boarding the train again, he was run down by limited going east. ly cut about the head and one le mangled. Death relieved him suffering within a few minutes, purp« Ne or 2 Was An Supposed to Have been Frozen, An inquest was held on Saturday at remains of aman who was supposed t« frozen to death in the woods The have been i near there during last winter. | with apple and pumpkin seeds and shelled corn. {tic who had escaped from an { { asylum. | | | byterian church at Centre Hill next Wi pt Services on Sabbath | Sabbath morning at 10.30 o'clock a at this place in o'clock. sermon to his audience in 3 1) the evening at ! Mr. Davis preached an this place last Sabbath afternoon; he has not yet his discourse, nesters Decoration Day, Decoration Day services will be held at this place at 5.30 o'clock in the evening. The Post make an urgent request of all persons having flowers to bring them to the Post room during the forenoon of same day, as there is occasion, All the Sabbath schools of part in the services. i — A Noble Man Dead In the death of Eckley B. Coxe, at his home in Drifton, on Monday, Pennsylvania looses one of its best and noblest citizens. His illness began with rheumatism and developed into pneumonia. He was a large coal op- erator and always esteemed by the many men in his employ. Mr. Coxe yas an ardent Democrat, and at one time a state Senator. His life was un- sullied. lil — How to Get a Polish, Some one who has tried it says that if a tablespoonful of kerosene is put in- to four quarts of tepid water, and this Is used in washing windows and mir- rors, instead of pure water, there will remain upon the cleaned surface a pol- ish no amount of mere friction can give. a ———— a ——Rev, J. A. Bright, formerly of Aaronsburg, now of Topeka, Kansas, will start for his old home May 20th on a visit to his father, ~Our friend C. K. Bober, of Lew isburg, accompanied by his son, spent a short time with us the other day. Mr, Sober is the noted fancy shootist. ~Mr. John Krumbine arrived home Saturday from Pittsburg, at which place be has been working for several months past, having been sum- moned home on account of the serious illness of his little son, who has been suffering from scarlet fever for several weeks, An Extra Wire, The telephone company have men at work this week putting up an ex- tra wire on the line from Bellefonte across to Lewistown. A —— ~~Hubscribefor the RerorTRE, $1.50 ~A new spring suit from Lewins, Bellefonte, is the proper thing now in clothing, Figured China Silks, 20c, a yard. Striped Wash Silks, 30¢, a yard. Lyon & Co, TRIED TO ROB HIM, Dr. McEntire Had an Experience on Moo- day Evening, Dentist McEntire, of Bellefonte, for- merly of this town, had an experience in Philadelphia the other day. The Times says: “Dr. McEntire, of Belle- fonte, who is a guest at the 8t. Elmo Hotel, had an exciting experience on one of the Gloucester ferry boats about 8.30 o'clock Monday evening. The boat was just leaving the wharf at Gloucester when the doctor was at- tacked in the passageway by a strange man, who attempted to extract his watch from his pocket. Although the doctor is in delicate health, he made a stubborn resistance, and the would-be thief was foiled in his purpose. The chain was broken, but the watch was saved by its own- er. A search of the passengers was made, but Dr. McEntire was unable to identify his assailant.” It must be a stout thief who can get away with our dental friend, and this case it was not a success, pleased to say. we are th Marriage Licenses, granted during the past week : Geo. H. Weight, of Benner twp. and Cora Brumgart, of Salona, Clinton county, Herbert I. Ailman and {| Houser, of Houserville. James A. Hatch and Mary L. Bureh- field, of Philipsburg. Nannie M. | Sandy Ridge. Isaac F. Heaton and May C. of Boggs township, W. D. Barr, of Patton twp., Maggie Moore of Buffalo Run. Croft, Milesburg. | Sandy Ridge. Oliver C. Campbell, of Bellefonte, and Anna M. Tate, of Pleasant Gap. Kerstetter, of Penn twp. ———— Made Its First Appearance, y “The Lewisburg Journal,’ proved in every department and up to 1 | isburg and Union county as well as to i It | from the 4-page to the i the new proprietor. 8-page form | and standard width of colums | entire county. “Jour- will remain Democratic promises to treat the pposi y . : with fairness and discard slangwhang- 5 In politics the nal’ 40 1 ing and low abuse—in short it will bar a weekly fit to go into any family, and will be deserving the support of citizen of Union county. EE — | Shad Plenty. | A break in dam | caused many shad to get up the Sus- With the Columbia hins | quehanna. new river dams ions of i mill th “ii + North and West and ata, become as plenty as | the Columbia dam is doing the work | in schools, They are being caught in | Goldsboro and other points along the | river and preparations are being made | for the construction of batteries and {the use of seines. Many shad | lately been caught in the Juniata, pm — Foster's Predictions My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm waves to cross the | from 15th to 19th and the next will Pacific coast about 20th, | reach the { close of 21, great central valleys 22d to 24th and the eastern states 25th. This but will generally bring disappoitment and will make the drought more se- | vere, except in a few localities, Warm wave will cross the west of Rockies country about 20th, the great central valleys 22d and eastern states 24th. Cool wave will cross west of Rockies country about 23d, great central val. leys about 25th and eastern states 27th. sanitised simisd—— Looeal Items of Interest, The weather last week was favorable for cornplanting and many of our far- mers are done by having made good use of it, The showers last week served well to keep vegetation fresh. We are sending notices to those in arrears on the “Reporter,” hoping the required attention will be given with- out delay. Mrs. Rev. Goodling’s flower beds on the Evgan. parsonage grounds will be among the finest in town for taste and variety. A Cold Snap, Saturday’s thunder gust brot hail to some localities, making Sanday cool enough to require fires indoors, and Monday morning showed there was a freeze during the night, and we hear of ice having formed. Having been windy and somewhat cloudy all night buds and plants did not suffer much damage in Centre county, unless in a few localities where frosts may have appeared. ' COMMITTED TO JAIL, HYPNOTISM IN KANSAS, Your Shoe Bill of your A Yotter by an Minister Who was a Former Resident of This Viace, Hon, Fred, Kurtz, Editor: A few weeks back I noticed in the LEPORTER an account of a certain ju- dicial decision in Kansas, in the form- ing of which decision an alleged hyp- notie influence was supposed to have played some part. I feel called upon in this instance to defend the fair fame of the state of my adoption and of which I am now a citizen, for evident- ly at the time oi the insertion the facts of the case was unknown to yourself. Briefly stated the facts are these: It was desirable to a man named Gray to have Thomas Patton put out of the way. Gray approached a third party, McDonald, whom he persuaded that Patton was lying in wait for MecDon- ald and would kill him on sight Gray advised McDonald to forestall Patton on the first opportunity. Gray Holdeman Confessed to Having Committed the Deed, On Baturday Abram Holdeman, to whom suspicion strongly pointed as { being the person who did the mali- | cious work at Squire Houseman’s, of which we made mention appeared before Bquire Reesman for a hearing. Holdeman at once confessed to having done the deed and claimed he was justifiable in doing it, owing to the bad treatment he had received from persons in that vicinity. Is a big item expense. You can Reduce It By trading last week, with From baby to grandpa us. can find suitable Footwear Here. We all gizes, all styles, all prices A Not being able to secure bail he was placed in the of Swabb, who took to hands Constable him Bellefonte where he was lodged in jail to await a trial at the next term of court. Mr. Holdeman has a wife and five children who are dependent upon him for support. have _ all people. ve ry —— Special Thing The Fruit Crop Prospect The fruit trees all over this county | then placed McDonald in ambush and are heavily laden with blossoms, and | arranged that Patton no frost has yet done any damage, | that way, with the result that the lat- which leaves hope for a full apple crop. | ter was shot, There are some close observers, how- | Joth Gray and McDonald that | rested. Is our ladies’ Dutton should pass and Lace. were ar- Giray was tried first as an ac- Mingle’s Shoe Store. BELLEFONTE. ever, who inform the “Reporter” not He was convicted when the apple blossoms are white, as | cessory before the act, and as a | they are this spring, that such means | hypnotizer. as ace | few apples. On the other hand when | cessory, as I am sure he would have i | the, blossoms! have a redish tint, then | been in Pennsylvania. The case went ‘ 4 ’ | a full apple crop may be expected—a | to the Bupreme Court and was sustain- | white blossom is not fruitfal but a red- | ed, as again I am sure would have been | ish one is. Now would be the time | to make observation of the truthful- | ness of this; note whether the apple blossoms are a pure white or tinted sults. If the white blossoms bring ap- ples then this theory is knocked out. Cherries, we are told, were killed in the bud previous to the late cold snap. ! Ws lp — — i Local Sparkletts, On Tuesday afternoon there was brief fall of snow hereabouts. M'Farlane, of Harris, i Sunday night's cold gave the potatoes | | | Frank a severe scorching up that way. We enjoyed a dish of lettuce trom large head sent up from Charlston by | Mrs. Wit M’Cormick. ¢ Wheat still shows ol sironger. signs 13 gett Judging from the manner in which the ladies Centre Hall » | tier flower beds than eve Ig in ret tie rétting i their work, ii il r. - » Mr. Mitchell's Lecture Mr. Mitchell's last lecture ered on Sunday evening Je was deli : in in Sieh aa ‘3% gelical church before a full , and exhaustively i cal proof and scientific reasoni was Tes i bib- ng that y well fortif with Swen li | none could fail to understand thi important | felt ii ! We do not think tl | lawyer in the Uni and powerful oy edified ut ¢ p iat there $ ther ould and ' pth equal to Mr, Mitchell, in the three lec. ted States wh “Man with a power and de the same sublect, i handle th his Ix stiny,” we 1 hi tures delivered to large audience 1 | the Reformed, Lutheran and Evangel- town. ical churches in this ——— Tashill Passes the Hoase, tax conference passed finally Tuesday | morning in the house. The vote | 147 to 14. The passage of the bill is a personal triumph for Chairman Riter, of the Its pas- | sage by the senate is considered doubt- | ful. i i i i i ways and means committee, - Vetoed. Gov, Hastings vetoed the bill per- | oMoces. The governor says he is con- strained to it sound public policy to permit chief believe especially one to which the councils have power to appoint. ersten fies m— No More Pay for Scealps. Commissioners’ attorney, D. F. Fort- dered an opinion, declaring the act al- lowing a bounty on scalps unconsti- tutional. Accordingly the commis- sioners of Centre county will pay no more premiums upon scalps. School Entertainment, Tomorrow evening is the date for the school exhibition to be given by Prof. E. J. Wolfs school, in the audi- torium on Grange Park. This enter tainment promises to be a rare treat as they have taken great pains in the preparation for it, ——————————— Reformed Classis. The West Busquehanna Classis met in St. John’s Reformed Church, Miff- linburg, on Wednesday. The retiring President of the classis is Rev, Eisen berg, of this place. A —————— ~Wanted—Potatoes, Bmoke meats, and all kinds of country produce; will pay highest market prices —C. P. Long, Bpring Mills, ~Read Lyon & Co's great spring opening on page five of the REPORTER. They offer some extraordinary bare gains in all departments of their store, Their stock is larger than any in this part of the state, and a dollar invested there brings returns, MONEY ROOM... ... MONEY ROOM a The Dollar of Our Fore-Fathers Has become the Dime of Today. Tp tone state, the result in the Keys McDonald was then tried by anoth- {er jury, and raised the plea of self-de- He This case of course did not go to the Bupreme His It sometimes happens that fense, was acquitted. Court’for judgment. settled it. justice is defeated even among the thir- teen original acquittal { i we Know that juries are frequently fearfully and { wonderfully constituted. But hypno- | tism was not the plea upon which Me- | | Donald was acquitted, but self-defense | he | which Gray was convicted, colonies, and 4] We have many wonderful bar- : 1 ple a §2 Cravenette Ei OF , now £1.25. XA Five yds. | was, neither was it t charge upon Grandest Perfectly 3 a Aress. but acces. At least not 3 : i i maae. sory and instigation was. MY | 4 3 Watornrox vel in our commonwealth Valter pr of. hypno- | ti wea 1 f | Ooms} tism regarded a valid defense nor even : 52 in. Dress Cloth for Capes Dresses. Was a palliation for erime. and Very Truly Yours, R. B. a LL FOR at i ' pvp BEASON 8 §2C i VY GE, Lik Wai JF. plenty BAINFA MAY, yds. for a i i ts f v 1 : registered by the Fu porter’s guage. Alw aye holds its Wednesday night, Sth, Thursday afternoon, 9, Nat. afternoon and night, Tuesday morning, 1 a 1-8 inch. | 1-8 inch. inch. 1-8 inch. 1, § i -You can save £5 on every £10 pur- | We have | spring chase you make at our store SLO k CX 001 : received a big of goods, | GARMANS. | BELLEFONTE, and they Bellef are tionally cheap Lewins, f« PA. —_THEGCLOBE.— DRY GOODS and MILLINERY. It May Need A WHOLE PACE igh { Tle gee d ALAY Sikad 11 Email it Us to the money ill § gpace } you lass Dry (zo0ds’ 4 . ii : or ess SH Or. The Store Keeps Growing In sia The le come hes and our printed announcements it is, and we alwavs trv to make i143 2 24a rier tmiid } and iis contents. the ¢ nee of every one who has occasion to visit it. x nr) mas xn} * 10 100K and to bus g | are devot it as fre gh, pe s y . + } TRAE ed 1 ng the news just as bri Tie 19: é ri 3 #5 « and mmterecsting as the Remember we sav, i this low | stock. and stick to it, “Lowest Prices in Town,” and ] alone on one article, but it runs through theentire Our banner is out to the breezes, + WiCe 18 not § i i “e : : * »” | Quality for Quality--Price for price. | We will do better than any other firm in the city, besides showing the largest stock of high class goods to select from. We Sapeured the trade on TABLE LINEN last week. They are not all sold yet. We will sell what we have left of them, and there is still a good assortment, at the same price, which means fully a saving of 33 per cent. sorry because they do not have a BLACK CREPON DRESS. We have ten pieces of these goods which we are closing out at about one-half their real value. Don't fail to see them. OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT IS BOOMING. with the largest kind of a i“ =3 1" We desire to apulogize to the very many whom we were compelled to disappoint last Saturday, but the crowd came too strong and al- though we had nine people at work in our work room, several or- ders were not filled until Monday morning. We have en additional help this week, and there will be no more disappoint- ments. New shapes received every day by express. Were are doing more business in our “Millinery Department” than all the other millinery stores in town combined. The :-: Finest :-: Work.,.......... Artistic trimming, and lowest prices make a combination that proves irresistable. Business Building Prices at the Globe. KATZ & CO, Bellefonte,
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