THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRED. KURTZ, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS, July 25. THE NEW RACKET No. 9-11 Crider's Exchange, Bellefonte. Ninth Semi-Annual Clearance Sale, July 12 to 3l Inclusive. NEW BARGAINS WILL GREET YOU EVERY DAY. You GetlIt For 8 at The Racket took the town by storm last week. The people caught on qnick, a broad smile stole across their countenances, and the crowds that came to the store from ear- ly morn till 10 o'clock last Satur day evening, showed the hearty appreciation of the fact that twelve 8's and 4e. change is bet- ter than eleven 9's and le. change for a dollar. FOR THIS WEEK All items in last weeks’ Special Bulletin [with two exceptions] and 1 Bushel Ladies’ belts, your choice Se., and 1 Bushel Ladies’ belts, your choice 15c. Genu- KILLED BY LIGHTNING, John B. Shafer, of Madisonburg, Instantly Killed by a Bolt from the Clouds, During the heavy thunder shower on last Bunday evening, one of the old and highly esteemed residenters of Ma- disonburg, Mr. John B. Shafer, was instantly killed by lightning while under a tree where he sought shelter against the rain, Mr. Shafer for some months was in bad health, and unable to work be- yond driving his cows to and from pasture in his fields near the village, On Sunday morning he felt too indis- posed and another person took out the cows. Feeling better in the evening Mr. Shafer went after the cows, and being overtaken by the rain he took shelter under an apple tree in the fleld, leaning against the trunk, when a bolt descended from the clouds, struck the apple tree, killing Mr. Shafer instant- ly. Mr, Simon Hazel from his home looking towards the field at the time, saw the bolt descend and strike the tree under which his unfortunate neighbor stood, altho he did him at the time, yet suspected the he must be under it. Mr. Shafer not ma- king his appearance in due time, Mr. | Hazel went to the tree and found his worst fears realized in seeing his friend not see ine gold rings, same as sold with a flourish at 25¢. U get em here for 15c.; they stand acid. One bushel Ladies’ white waists. your oil ean, tested and warranted, T5¢ Dareains in An extra good work shirt 25¢— Unlaundried white shirt 39¢ Too much to talk abont. Kom & CO. (i. R. SPIGELMYER, SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. TURNING SALE | Beats ‘em All ! What is It ? One (3 $2,000 worth of goods must turned into money by Sept. 1st, to buy fall goods. no big be We have bank account salted down, the goods must pay for themselves. Don’ bother about the whys and where fores, be satisfied that you have such an opportunity, and don’t be fool enough to miss the greatest of all s it is over for not having been there Note the following: Lawns, that were 5¢ now 3¢ Light Prints that were 6c now 4¢ Dimities that were 12'4c now S¢ Dimities that were 9% now 6c Ladies’ Shirt Waists that were $1 00 now 25¢ Ladies’ Shirt Waists that were $1.25 now Ladies' Kid Gloves that were ¢ now 25¢ Ladies’ S{lk Gloves that were Me now 25¢ Ladies’ Ribbed Vests that were 50¢ now 25¢ Ladies’ Ribbed Vests that were 15¢ now 100 Men's Goods, Negligee Shirts, Overalis, Gauze Underwear, odds and ends in Ribbons, Embroid- eries half price, Linen Stand Covers, stamped Jewelry, ete., and hundreds of other articles that space forbids mentioning. You must come Begius now and continues until Bept. Ist, WwW. T. MEYER, Bush Arcade Bellefonte, Two doors from postoffice Unconstitutional, ast week Judge Gordon decided that the law compelling the county to pay the cost of keeping paupers with- out fixed residences in the various dis- tricts was unconstitutional. So here- have to take care of all of these poor who may fall on their hands. Hereto- fore the county has been obliged to pay hundreds of dollars to the various poor districts for the maintenance of the itinerant poor.—Clearfield Spirit. —— a ———— Many Houses Entered, Last Bunday night Bellefonte had residence of the burg were entered by some one in search of plunder, Noth- ing of any value was taken by the thieves. The same night the store of W. B. Miles, at Milesburg, was broken into, but only a small amount of change was missing. There is no clue to the thieves, Death of Mother Shuey, Mrs. Shuey died at Houserville, Ju- ly 6. The cause of her death was drop- sy. Her age was 73 years and 5 days. She leaves a husband and nine chil- dren, all being married except three, Interment took place at Shilo cemete- ry, Rev. Lesher officiating. AP ———— Union County Deaths, At Pardee, 7 July, Isaac Mull, aged 80 years, 5 months. In Union twp., 28 June, Wm. Hin- kel, aged 77 years, 9 months, 11 days. On 3 July in Snyder county, Mrs. Sara Ann Middleswarth, aged 71 years and some months, AP —————— Sea Shore Excursion, The Pennsylvania R. R. Co. has ar- ranged for a special excursion to the Bea Shore, August 1st, taking in all the popular resorts on the South At- lantic const. See notice in this issue. The trip will, no doubt, be an enjoya- ble one and the rate is unusually low, Clay Wosterd Suits, worth 12,00 and 15.00, our price, 7.00 | dead under the apple tree. A strip of | bark was torn from the stem of the | tree down to where the unfortunate | man’s back was against it, then went | down his back, leaving a large blue mark in its course. The force of the bolt threw his body a little distance | from the tree. Mr. Shafer many years ago was a merchant in the above place, and la- ter took to farming. He was a good citizen ; kind and position, and an ardent member of the Lutheran church. He has been a con- stant reader of the ‘Reporter’ for er thirty years and we regret to lose so valued a friend. His age was upwards of 70 years. Funeral on Wednesday, 24. He leaves a wife but no children. genial in his dis- Ove a ff caf er —— Bicycles Will be Cheaper. An exchange says the time is com- | ing—and not far distant, rumor | goes -when the bicycle that now costs F100 can be bought next summer for 50 or $60. A report has been in circu- that the on BO ation for some time to the effect | a syndicate is formed for purpose of putting on the market or before April 1, 1896, 400,000 bicycles, and being which are to be made at $18 each This bicycle is to | | be as good, for all ordinary purposes, { as the $100 wheel of today, it | supposed it will lead in the cutting of i sold as low as $30, and iu | prices, A Cyclone, x - a HE WORKED THE BANK. A Forged Check Cashed for $197 but the Man is Cnught, On Tuesday morning a man aged about 28 years, fairly well dressed, with mustache, entered the Penns Valley bank, and presented a check on the First National of Bellefonte, and signed by Enoch Hugg, who is a deal- er in general merchandise at Miles- burg. The check was made payable to —-— Carpenter, When Carpenter presented check he also handed over a letter, gigned, Enoch Hugg, and writ ten on the firm's printed stationery. The letter was addressed to the cash- ier, Wm. B. Mingle, requesting him to cash the check for Carpenter; that it had been drawn onjMonday evening and Carpenter coming to Centre Hall early Tuesday morning, could not get it cashed at the Bellefonte bank. Car- penter also stated that he had come to Centre Hall to buy some cattle that had been shipped here. Cashier Mingle called up the Belle- fonte National, and was informed that Mr. Hugg had an account there, which more than covered the amount of the check. Then he handed to Carpenter the $197. Before presenting the check Carpen- tet ordered a rig from Boozer's livery, to go Bellefonte, and here where he mixed up his scheme which had so far worked successfully, In the bank he said he wanted to drive out about three miles to look cattle, ting out the rig, and the the over to is at some There was some delay in get- bank heard of him going in another direction, and became suspicious. The First Nation- al was again called up, and the num- ber of the check did correspond with others given bx Mr. Hugg. He was notified of the and pronounced letter gery. When Carpenter left the bank he went to the hotel and spent about fifty cents for whiskey and cigars. started down town and got only not transaction, and check a for- about three squares away from the bank be. fore Cashier Mingle came up with him and he was placed under fake arrest by Frank Crawford, and was shell out the £197 within a few He was then let cents, £2 go, and S00Nn got out of town. — { Oo. y of Bellefonte, must for a large stock of spring make goods, they at this county. Bee their advertisement in another column on page five, Bubseribe for the REPORTER. / ¢ One of the farms of Harry Hoover, | in Union township, two miles west of | | Unionville, was visited by a tornado | | on Wednesday evening of last week, { It blew down and upset trees, blew the | roof off of the large barn carrying it | 100 yards, moving the barn twelve in-| A the roof eighteen feet sqgare was car { ried the distance of 500 neighbor's corn field. | ches off the foundation. section o yards into a] The storm last- ed only ten minutes taking with it al- most everything in its path. s———————— A Salelde’s Will Sanford Mothersbaugh, an aged re i committed suicide on Thursday | shooting himself in the head with S2-caliber revolver. Poor health {given as the reason. He was worth | about $8,000. He gave the Methodist church at Huntingdon $300 and also gave one of his houses in that town to the “party who might be living in it at the time of his death.” There Just happens to be a poor widow living in his house at this time. EE — a a was Seriously Ii, Miss Ella, daughter of Alfred and Susan Hosterman, of near Centre Hill, we regret to learn, is seriously ill. Mrs. Fred. Kurtz, of this place, has been quite ill the past week, and is improving somewhat, Mrs. Wm. Lohr, of this place, who bas been an invalid for a number of years, had a serious turn for the worse a few days ago. ————— so Big Enough for Bed-spreads, Mrs. Bartges called our attention to some tropical plants which are thri- ving in the hotel yard with leaves that will soon be large enough for bed- quilts, and go by the common name of Elephant Ear ; we do not have the botanical term. The plants are pretty and thrifty. fp At A Bellefonte Man Killed. On Baturday morning, 13, a telegram announced that Joseph Schulte, of Bellefonte, had been killed in an acci- dent in the gas regions of Greene coun- ty, Pa, where he was employed by the Carnegie company in drilling gas wells and at which he was very successful, no A ~(learance Sale, One Price. Cash, MoxTaoMERY & Co,, Merchant Tallors, Bellefonte. Wanted, at Lyon & Co's store, Bellefonte, Bt i SMALL WARES 3CTS. WILL BUY. 10 Palm Leat Fans 16 Papers Good Pins, 4 Papers Safety Pins 5 boxes Mourning Pins. 48 Envelopes, 3 bottles Machine Ol. 3 hotties Black Ink 2 bottles Mucilage 2 packages Tollet Paper 2 Jars all silk Baby Ribbon ¢ 3 Tape Measures, 2 Oil Cloth Mats, $ 3 dozen Agate Buttons, 6 dozen Dress Buttons / 12 Lead Pencils # good Writing Tablets, / 1 big box Crayon. Zeaken Buttermilk Soap 4 8 cakes Glycerine Soap, / b Coffee Strainers. 5 Beit Pins, 2 Machine Ollers, ¢ 1 Wire Hair Brush, 2 Combs, 2 strings Beads, 1 bottle Perfumery. 1 box Writing Paper. 2 sets Dress Stays. 5 Thimbles, 48 Pants Buckles, 2 Biackboard Brushes, 2 Hair Curlers. 1 Head Rest. 2 pavers Neodles 2 Chinese Ironing Wax. 2 dosen Kid Curlers, 1 large Padlock, 2 Pocket Books. boards Hooks and Fees, And a host tion. PARASOLS. We have about 40 of these left, Take the rest of them prices, 8 cents. Worth from $1.75 to $2.00, and 8.00. Lyon & Co. 50,000 lbs. of Wool ASBHOCKING ACUIDENT, Elmer Barger Run Over by a West-HBound Freight Train, About 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon, 19th, Elmer Barger, twenty-three year old son of James Barger, of Cur- tin's works, was run over by a west- bound freight train and fatally injur- ed. He was sitting on the middle of the track, just a short distance above the station when the train approached i and when he did not move in response to the repeated whistling of the loco- motive, an attempt was made to stop the train, but it was too late. The en- gine and seven cars passed over him, tearing and mangling his body in a terrible manner. The train stopped immediately and the young man was taken out from under the and carried to his home by the trainmen Cars and some others who were about the station when the The physicians occurred, it accident summoned found necessary to amputate the left leg and left arm. He was badly cut about the head and had a number of ribs broken. The unfortunate young man died on Friday morning at half-past ten o'clock, while the doctors were dress- ing his limb. It was then discovered, upon a more complete examination, that most all the ribs on both lung had been penetrated by a broken bone, as there was considerable heme rhage. —— About two Centre Co. Boys, id., “la Prof. Cy- Swartz, The Pearls" Orangeville, 1s il wt week, and Hon, two of our prominent Co., Pa, of BAYS rus Girove Andrew YOULY Neen, ar in Centre friends, Rumor has it that they will bot} turn in “double harness’ Re ntlemen with an indig by all the Young nity armed witl broom-sticks, oe The First to Thresh his Wheat The first farmer in this valley his wheat crop threshed, we 3 TR ‘ : fa « Afi 3 : i saying, is farmer Michael der of near Centre Hill. M | that job two weeks ago i good, practical farmer al | raises good « rops, Read Lyon i Opening on page i They offer gains in all depart {| Their stock i part of there brings { { sylvania Eallroad, Bouthern New Jersey in seaside excellence, City's high standard, The Pennsylvania Railroad days, August 1 and 15, from Lewistown Branch; stations on the North and West and Tyrone Division and Bald Valley Railroad: Shamokin and Summit Branch Railroad. Tickets will Le sold from going to Philadelphia only leaving Centre Hall at on I. ret 7.00 a, and will be good for 5.01 p. m., passage within ten days. may use any train lowing day. a Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses Alford Catherman, of Union and Mary A. Potter ship. EE. W. Boob Haines township. EE. Mery Boalsburg 1 ¢ Black, of u R. E. and in Kuhn and Sadie “WW days was oreoation OHgregalion + heard JRA 1 better as : 2 8 . « : FOR THE LADIES 907s. WILL BUY 2mmir Binck Rose I pair Seamioss Hos 2 I. 8 Handkerchiefs 2 Embroideried NMandkoreh lef i 1allsik Windsor Nex k Tie. 1 box Tooth Powder, 2 Corset Bleeds 2 sete Ride Combe 2Ganze Vews i fancy Belt Back le 1 Waist Set { 1 Fioger Ring i 1 pair Gloves, FOR THE MEN 301s. WILL BUY 3 Tie Holders 2 Handkerchiefs 1 all silk Neck Tie 1 pair Cuff Holders Finger Ring 1 pair Buspenders » otwithstanding the enor- mous advance in hides, and } in leather and shoes, we are consequent rise e- selling all our goods at : , old prices, ance, and filled 4 are room and 3 rs ar, whieh o¢4 bought ir | HOW ic than 20 per cent, ains Mingle’s urn lof ant areionie, fol CARMANS, Bellefonte, 2 matchless For the Children 9 Cents Will Bu 2 pair Hose 1 Nursing Botti 1 Lace Hat 2 Back Combs What 9 Cents Will Buy in Domes- tics. Bleached Muslin, 1 yd. wide 2 yds Unbleached Muslin.) yd. wide 2 yas. Outing Cloth 1 vd. all linen Toweling 1 yd. Bilkaline 234 yds. Drapery, 1 yd. Pants Goods < 3ds. Apron Ginghasw, cents, 00 cents, Limited. 2 yds. Indias Linen 2 yds Shirting, 1 yd. Denim 4 Linen Napkins All Linen Towels 2% vos. Dress Ginghams 1 yd. Stoel River Porcsle 4 ys. Tea Toweling Linings, 9 Cents a Yard. A full line of Selicias, Taffeta Lining. A good quality Duck. Grass Cloth, you know its real value MILLINERY. Our sale of any of our untrim- (med Hats in our store, except Leg. | horns for 39 cents, was an immense | snccess. There are still a number left: All trimmed Hats you get at one. fourth their real value. C00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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