VOL. LXVIII.
GRANGERS WEEK
THEIR ANNUAL WEEKS' OUTING
NOW ON
Bad Weather Interferes With the Attend.
ance —Few Exhibits and Many Fak irs,
Shows and Museums, Crowds
Very Small,
The 24th annual picnic and exhibi-
tion of the Patrons of Husbandry of
their Park in this place. The pienic
proper did not open until Monday, but
days the grounds
were thickly populated with campers
who wanted to take advantage of the
outing offered, the
grounds,
The grounds present a pretty ap-
pearance, dotted everywhere with the
several previous
and moved on
puty Isaac Frain, was in that gentle
man’s usual fluent, common sense
style, broad in thought, no narrow
in his utterances, senti-
ment flowing out to all mankind, ap-
propriate recognition of the wise plans
of our heavenly Father, and paying a
high tribute to the importance of the
agricultural pursuit as the foundation
upon which all else rests, Mr. Frain
is always listened to with pleasure by
selfishness
an audience because sincerity charae-
terises his sentences, and he speaks
right to the point and does not weary
His talks are entirely or-
iginal and of the impromptu order.
Farmers of his ability should be ad-
vanced in the grange,
Col. Weaver's address was well spo-
ken of by all. The Colonel's ideas are
of the practical sort and go right home
He
is sincere and unselfish, and means all
He devoted himself to
to the hearts of the farming class.
he says, has
snow white N. GG. P. tents, while the
immense show tents, and
stands, draped and
with bunting and flags,
and holiday appearance,
About two hundred and fifty tents
have been put into service this year, |
which is considerable less than erected
years before. These are nearly all oc- |
cupied. From Saturday to Wednes
day wagons were constantly passing |
through town loaded down with camp |
equipage, while perched on top of the
utensils could be seen the
the county’s noted maidens
youths, all expectant of a holiday week |
museums
gaily decorated
give a
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fairest of
and |
of flirtation, and tasting of the tooth- |
some morsels that the many shops in- |
vitingly display. There is the peanut |
man, the popcorn vender, the pink |
lemonade booth, where a s ry slice |
of lemon swims around in a
ter, the candy
shops, the several museums, the Welsh
site
ta
i
ab of wa-
merry-go-round, the
Bros. show, and Parks show
vieing with the of
the sheckles from the pockets of the]
pockets of the sophisti
sophisticated.
too,
all
her in gathering the
ated
The Park is a city in|
itself, and you can purchase
iything
SiX-
al
from a pair of shoe strings to a
horse farm right on the grounds.
Since the opening Monday evening,
held daily in t
This building is well |
exercises have been he
auditorium.
adapted for the displays of
and will hold about six
ple. Here the patrons are supposed]
enlightened upon subjects whic
for their betterment,
harangue and belabor all
men and officials, and
hundred peo-|
h
and o
when it
wanders out
it
samuel O' Posen,
over, the audience
dering “what
thinking with i
have troubles of my own, don't men-|
tion yours.” |
is all about.”
All phases and conditions of life are |
represented. With a little
can find the bond-holder
his wealth with six
both his elbows may be found the man |
search you |
who counts |
figures, while at|
who hustles from five in the morning |
until nine at night trying to keep his |
head above the financial flood.
The picnic, like the sea, is a
leveler, and no respector of society or
wealth.
The order on the grounds so far has
has been excellent, and the half-dozen
policemen under charge of Col. Mul-|
len, as chief, have little to do beyond
making their usual round.
On Sunday religious services were
held on the ground ; preaching by Rev. |
Illingsworth in the forenoon ; by Rev.
Eisenberg in the afternoon, and by
Rev. Goodling in the evening. The
services met with a full attendance, al-
tho a larger crowd
great
was outside and
cared nothing for the services or Sab- |
bath, but engaged in strolling around
and making it an occasion for that for
which the Sabbath not intended.
The committee should endeavor to sup-
press this as much as possible, It is
the earnest hope of the better part of
public that the sermons on the Sab-
bath may be of such a nature as to
check much of the wickedness prac-
ticed during the week and every good
granger will say “amen’’ to it.
There was quite a large attendance
on Sunday in buggies, carriages and
spring wagons, and the cycle riders
were there by scores. An unpleasant
feature was the clouds of dust on the
roads and pie-nie ground, which only
a shower of rain will prevent from be-
ing far worse during the week,
Monday was quiet and few exhibits
on the ground, and nothing of note
took place,
Monday afternoon rain set in, which
all were praying for, that the dust may
be paralysed, and the waters increased.
Tuesday morning the sky indicated
rain hence there was not the usual
large rush of visitors. The early train
brot 75, the 8:9 train had 60 and the
11 special had 80 passengers. These
with what were already on the ground
may have numbered near 2000 Tuesday
forenoon, Excellent order prevailed,
Up to Tuesday forenoon the exhibits
were comparatively few in number
and none of special note, being the
machines common to the farm.
is
the great cause of agriculture for the
in the back ground.
The addresses of Messrs. Frain and
Weaver, at the opening, were quite in-
t with the
teresting and dealt progress
by the grange in this and other
made
counties in the state
during the past
The speakers also endeavored
these annual gatherings,
The first g to arrive
on Saturday morning with their fami-
rangers of note
lies and give the ‘‘Reporter’” a friendly
nod in
friends of
Worthy
the
passing, were those sincere
the
interests of agriculture,
Master
brainiest
Isaac Frain, one of
of farmers, and county
F. Weaver, who
ways has something sensible to say.
with
=Ome
lecturer Col. Jas, ale
soon followed a wagon
with
camp
of the
Wspaper to dot
all the girls to
whom they may be permitted to tip
fixings, mixed up
ne scribes
about pretty
their ink-stained hats, a chance they
the
often get. They also
don’t gave
Reporter’ a passing salute,
This year's tents on the park are
and present a neat and
clean appearance,
posters, printed abroad, |
by product, is the verdict
= any of which could
have turned out a highly creditable
job in adi
ition to the free advertising
in-
wked for, but ‘protection to home
E:T g 1 4
hing to talk of and not
Lice,
The flying jenny and fakir and pea-
ntorian speech and Syren song to
ckles from the pockets of
ts, were present in happy
Mr, John Dauberman. as superintent
dent the
reddit for the
of grounds, deserves
great
in
de-
admimble manner
which he has given care to that
partment by introducing
system and
avoiding clashing and confusion.
i
department under the
committeeman Gingerich,
I'he livestock
of
ve
iw
in efficient hands,
I'l the main
sle, closed for several years, has been
i¢ natural entrance to
that was a blunder.
Wednesday morning opened with a
A pen of very fine Alderneys, from
Shook’s Woodlawn stock farm, were
quite an attraction.
General stores on the ground were
run by Harper & Kramer, and Wolf &
Long, of Spring Mills. Huyett & Ra-
rick had a good display or wagons and
implements. MeCalmonts had a dis.
play of agricultural goods. Peter Hof-
fer had an exhibit of farm implements.
Joozer Bros. had a display of harness,
State College had a fine display of
rare plants and flowers,
Wednesday's attendance
on account of the rain.
The exhibits being so few this time
is said to be owing to the high char-
ges which keep them away ; if this is
the trouble the committee should give
it attention, so the pic-nic may grow
instead of diminishing.
Commendable order has prevailed
on the ground up to this time.
The lectures and addresses in the au-
ditorium were all upon interesting top-
ics and well received by the audience
upon each occasion.
The stereoptican exhibit in the For-
estry lecture engaged the clocest atten-
tion of the farmers and was a popular
hit.
If the weather is propitious to-day
and to-morrow, the trains will bring
great throngs of people,
Thursday the attendance was large,
people came streaming in by rail and
private conveyances and as we go to
press indications are there may be 7 to
9000 people on the ground this after
noon.
A , Square meal was furnished
for 25 cents at Jas. A. Keller's board-
ing tent, and you i the full worth of
your money and stomach,
was slim
The opening address by County De-
’
There were upwards orf 1200 on the
ground on Sunday.
MILES TOWNSHIP
HISTORY.
of Early Surveys, Organization, Trials and
Hardships of the 'Ploneers, —A
Noted Indian Path.
(Concluded.)
endured many hardships, and had
existence, Their occupation was far-
ming principally, or rather getting
ready for farming. It was a tremen-
clear land, all of which
them simultaneously,
roads and
crowded upon
dy and soul together; yet, in spite of
than one occasion potatoes which had
been planted were dug up again, pared
used for food.
of the commodity, and that portion
which the people did not drink them-
selves was taken to market: in
there were eight distilleries in the val-
ley. Besides grain, of
apples and peaches were hauled to the
wagon-loads
distilleries to be made into
Produce was hauled to Philadelphia
liquor.
Some of
a round trip.
was taken to Reading, Pottsville,
later Taking one
their heavy four and six teams
over the roads of that 1
a mere pastime, and those hardy team-
sters could many a tale unfold
pleasant mishaps and narrow escapes,
night the
mountains, how they drove down icy
to Lewisburg. of
horse
period was ne
of
how overtook them in
mountains at full gallop, how they
fast in the mud, or,
it.
worse, upset into
In those days people «did not travel
3 i
riages
in buggies and splendid cairiages, and
of that sort.
last
coat or
It
rich unless he possessed a long-barrel-
The
wamus of home-made cloth.
a year, men wore a
used to be said that no man was
ed shot-gun, a Brungart plow, and a
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red wamus. Clothing was neraly al
in
of
heard
every house the humming sound
home-made, and there was
the spinning-wheel and the incessant
stroke of the loom.
ered the floor: children
NO Carpets Ov.
when
Sunday had come by the appearance
knew
of coffee on the table, for it was served
on this one day of the week.
people were strictly honest ;
man’s verbal promise then was of more
at
Those
value than a man’s note with bail
present,
Women used to work in the fields
during harvest taking a hand at reap-
ing with the sickle. Whiskey was
considered indispensable in the har-
vest-field, and, indeed, it was esteemed
almost one of the necessaries of life.
Whiskey was pure then and less inju-
rious than the adulterated stuff of to-
day.
To Jonathan Spangler and Francis
Gramly, jr., must be ascribed the hon-
or of having been the first farmers in
the valley to abolish the custom of
giving whiskey to harvest hands, This
occurred in 1834. They were bitterly
opposed in the course they attempted
to pursue. Their hands were persusa-
ded to leave them ; other farmers en-
deavored to discourage them by assert-
ing that no harvest could be cut with-
out whiskey ; yet their harvests were
secured, as on former occasions,
A mild belief in witcheraft was a
form of superstition which clung to
not a few of the old settlers. If a cow
or a horse took sick, if the horses’
manes got tangled, if the hens refused
to lay, in short, if any calamity befell
either the family or the stock of the
farm, it was at once ascribed to the
spells or enchantments of some spite-
ful witch. The proper thing to be
done then was to send for some expert
witch-doctor, who instituted a series
of counter<charms. If the doctor
failed to effect a cure he usually sue-
ceeded in discovering the witch, and
she most generally happened to be
some poor old woman whose beauty
had long since faded. The witch-doo-
tor claimed to be able to shoot a witch
no matter how far off, by merely draw-
ing her picture on some object and
shooting at it. A witch-doctor could
“hex’ a loaded gun so that the ball
would have no effect when the gun
was discharged. Some men even pos
sessed the power to transform them-
selves into deer, and would tantalizing-
ly caper in perfect safety around a
hunter, who could not hit them unless
his gun happened to be loaded with a
silver bullet.
~(iet ready for the Granger Pienie.
We have elegant suits from $5 to $8,
Lyon & Co., Bellefonte.
! COUNTY NEWS,
Clipped, Gathered and Boiled Down,
A notable Bellefonte event on Wed-
i
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wed-
(ding, the bride being Miss Rebie,
and Charles Cruse, in the Episcopal
{ church.
1 9, aged 85 years,
Dr. R. L. Dart, of Bellefonte, in the
Hahneman hospital in Philadelphia,
for treatment for an affection of the
bowels, died on Monday, 9.
Haines & Hosterman are
ward.
Luther
of potatoes from a quarter lot at Wood-
i
ward.
Kreamer raised 80 bushels
Maj. J. B. Fisher and wife are oft on
J. D. Long, a Spring Mills veteran
{ attended the grand
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i Louisville, Ky.
Win. Pealer, Howard Rossman, Wm.
the Demo-
cratic state convention last week.
of Millheim’s
{and John Smith attended
(ieorge Ulrich, one
i v 4 +
union at Louisville,
tive bu-
i siness man has put up a large br
| kiln.
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C. P. Long, Spring Mills ac
P13
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Cringerich’s Oak Hall
sold
| Rupp, an experienced miller.
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Jol
flouring
i has been to ex-recorder
in
Emanuel Wetzel, of Haines, raised
hels wheat per acre. Old Haines
rd bus
fy
farming sections
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{ in this county.
Attorney C. H. Murray is on
the
one,
rogram for an address at
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which will be a creditable
has the needed ability,
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! Some Very Good Advices
| If you have made up your mind to
live in a town then stand up for it; say
all about it,
Can
ood then
in regard to its merits
ou
the good things §
or
g silence
|
| and if you know no
{ is golden;
what you can to help al
who is engaged in a legitimate
and still
home men to kes p a stock to
nice you want ex pect
thie
The
will
suit
whim of one or two customers.
success of your fellow townsmen
De your success. No man liveth
himself, no man dieth to himself, and
wendent of
Take
hink that the big
up all the space.
no man does business
indej
his fellow business
man.
home paper; don't t
city dailies fill
are a greal many little crevices of good
chiss Tr
, social sunshine, personal men-
tion, in a home paper that the big dai-
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not print.
The main
his
{ lies do not care for and do
Don’t abuse your neighbor.
by
il
difference in the number of faults
and yours is that you see through a
magnifying glass as a critic. That il)
omened bird the croaker, can do a
town more harm in a minute than two
good citizens can repair in a month.
Wp -
Soarcity of Water at Hazleton
The scarcity of water continues in
region of Hazleton. The climax came
on Monday, when the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company notified the city autho-
rities that they could no longer use
the mine water for street sprinkling
purposes. This is the first time in the
history of the anthracite mining re-
gion that mine water was found to be
valuable,
The city as a consequence is without
street sprinkling service. The local
water companies are so hard pressed
they cannot meet half the demands
upon them and mains are entirely shut
off at night. In the mining districts
the people are obliged to carry their
supply in buckets for several miles.
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A Book for Young Men,
Edward Bok, the editor of the La-
dies’ Home Journal, has written a
book for young men called “‘Success-
ward: A Young Man's Book for Young
Men,” which the Revells will publish
in a fortnight. The book aims to cov-
er all the important phases of a young
man’s life; his business life, social life,
his amusements, religious life, dress,
his attitude toward women and the
question of his marriage. This is Mr,
Bok's first book.
Mifflin County Deaths.
At Lewistown, Sep. 7, Samuel Roth-
rock, aged 46 years,
In Lewistown, Sept. 10, Arabella,
wife of Geo. D. Eyster, aged 70 years,
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Big Attendance,
Strate College opened last week
with the largest attendance fin its his
tory. The freshman class numbered
140,
~(learance Sale,
One Price.
Cash,
MoxraoMery & Co,
360 pair Men's All Wool
Pants, wotth 3.00 and 4.00,
Our price, 1.50, Lyon & Co,
CAPITOL NEWS
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MAND FOR GOLD WILL STOP.
The
tion of Pres, Cleveland to Recognize the
teporis not Correct as to the Inten-
Cuban Revolutionists as Belligerents,
Secretary Carlisle may be worried
j over the apparent raid on the gold in
| the treasury, which has been made a
which are to risk
bringing on another financial panic in
perfectly willing
the Democratic party, but if he
gives not the slightest indication of it
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to those who are constantly in contact
| with him. That the withdrawal from
200,000 in
week
gold
| shipment abroad last with one
exception the largest amount of gold
ever taken out in a single week
| disagreeable surprise is true; also, that
to satisfactorily
Secretary
explain
done, Carlisle
for pub-
lication, simply because there is noth-
ing to be said at this time,
1im to say something
be whether the
demands of last
week are to be kept up, or whether it
when it shall Bee
Enormous for gold
and spasmodic complicaton of our bus-
It
stated, however, that the rumors of
iness relations with Europe, can
be
without foundation.
i of
he first issue
refused his
the
inless there shall arise
f « ¢
100 agree (ot
bonds until Cong
resKE
for
ap-
peal for assistance treasury,
some ex-
ary condition placing the cred-
government in immediate
he will not agree to another is-
of bonds until the Fity-fourth Con-
gress, which will meet
in a few weeks,
to legis for the
While, of course
late
v1 $41
sufli-
0 a
that the demand for gold will be
cient to reduce the reserve fund
assembling of Congress.
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meénator Gray, of Delaware, now in
in from the
the returns begin to come
gold will st ‘ongressional
bu fore
“I do
view the situation as a
did be-
inaugu-
corrected
iegisiation Necessary
wr 1
is any relief.
permanent
not.” he says, "
partisan, but think now as |
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fore this administration was
government from
and the refor-
policy established
b
the banking business,
y the divoree of the
Te
mation of the by
the law of 1878, by which the govern-
gold from which everybody was invit-
had
notes to he Ip himself,
ed who greenbacks or treasury
The Sherman
redemption act was no redemption at
While it provided for the redemp-
it compelled
their reissue, thus putting on operation
all.
tion of the greenbacks,
the endless chain, as it has been called.
Until this is suppressed there can be
no permanent relief. It has been
parent for years, but unwise
tion was leading up to it, and it has
got to be wiped out from the statute
book to put the treasury on a sound
Asked whether he thought
the coming congress would give the
relief desired, Senator Gray replied:
“It would be a crime to question the
integrity of the Republic.” .
Diligent inquiry has failed to find a
single official who believed there was
anything in the numerous rumors
which have been floating around
Washington for several days concern-
ing the intention of President Cleve-
land to recognize the Cuban revolu-
tionists as belligerents,. On the con-
trary, the impression prevails among
officials that the revolutionists are in
no condition to ask for such recogni-
tion, although their guerrilla style of
warfare is making Spain spend a great
deal more money than she can afford.
The Spanish minister, who returned
te Washington to turn over the draft
for the Mora claim, smiled incredu-
lously when asked if he believed the
rumor of early recognition for the Cu
bans, and said the revolt would soon
be put down. A member of the ad-
ministration, who knows Spaniards
and Cubans thoroughly says he has an
idea that if Spain cannot put down
the revolt before cold weather she will
compromise by making Cuba an inde-
pendent colony, with about the same
relations to the mother country that
Canada has with England. He thinks
that would be about the best way to
end the business, too, as he doesn’t be-
lieve Cubans are either fitted for self-
government or for annexation to the
United States at this time, although
they may in time become so. Senator
Call, of Florida, does not agree with
this view of the matter; but is here
openly advocating the complete inde-
pendence of Cuba, and recognition of
ap-
legisla-~
basis,’’
the revolutionists by this government
NO. 37
as the first step towards securing that
independence, He thinks a great ma-
Jority of our people favor this recogni-
tion, and that it should be at
onee,
given
stmesm———————
HASTINGS PURPOSE,
Daniel Has a Presidential Bee Buzzing In
His Hat.
visit to New
the combine
by Benator Quay for state chairman is
fraught with much political signfi-
cance, if the gossip in official and po-
litical circles on Capitol hill is reliable,
Governor Hastings’
York since the defeat of
Despite the repeated assertions that
the governor has accepted with good
grace the victory of Senator Quay and
has laid aside all intentions to contin-
| Ue an
y warfare against him the gossip
| is that the executive is making strong
efforts to get himself in line with lead-
ing politicians within and outside of
he
| may have a vantage ground to stand
in the way of the presidential light-
ning that will flash at the next
tional Republican convention.
this state for a position in which
na~
The governor is said to be extreme-
ly eager to get at least a complimenta-
ry vote at the convention, and he has
One is to effect
if possible, a combination with the an-
ti-Platt people in New York, Chris.
Magee and Dave Martin in Pennsylva-
{ two schemes in view.
nia, and any other anti-Quay and an-
ti-Platt influence he in
other states by which his name may
be The
right
di-
Pennsylvania delegation,
may secure
placed before the convention.
other scheme is to get on the
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the
which he will undoubtedly control,
accord him a complimentary vote.
rect
to
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Marriage Licenses,
The following marriage licenses have
been granted the past week:
H. A. McKinney and Mary Miles,
of Port Matilda.
Egnoc Milota and Clara Jurriski. of
(Gordon Heights,
James Currie and Davi-
county.
Bertha M.
son of Cooper twp., ll
David B.
Btecle
Harry V. Gentzell and Sarah E.
Barger, ef Spring Mills.
Elijah Kellerman,
Sallie Potter, of State College.
Juggy and
Wm. gy & Alice Hepler,
Morris twp., Clearfield county.
of Benore and
of
Lyman Bickel and Hannah Pierce,
of Walker twp.
A Household Treasure.
D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, N. Y.,
says that he always keeps Dr. King’s
New Discovery in the house and his
family has always found the very best
would
G. A.
Catskill, N. Y.,
{ says that Dr. King’s New Discovery is
he
not be without it if procurable.
| Dykeman Druggist,
results follow its use: that
that he has used it in his family for
eight years, and it has never failed to
do all that is claimed for it. Why not
{ry a remedy so long tried and tested.
Trial bottles free at J. D. Murray's
Drug Btore. Regular size 50c. and
$1.00.
undoubtedly the best cough remedy;
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Interesting Bits,
The pic-nic is under full headway.
Next thing on board will be chest-
nuts and the’'ll be plenty, to the joy of
the little boy.
Chestnuts and eels are not
of west of the Alleghenys.
The great September heat broke on
Friday last, by a cooler wave setting
in, which was agreeable to all.
The finest wedding invitations are
printed in the “Reporter” office. Come
and see,
Some of the wheat sown is up, while
some of the seeding is yet to be done.
A SA AAI,
A Snyder County Brag,
Webster Hartle, near Middleburg,
raised 102 bushels of clover seed from
29 acres, which sold for over $500. Lit-
tle Schneider is not the worst of patch-
es by a long shot.
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Second Crop Hay.
Some of our farmers, whose hay crop
was short in June last, are now mak-
ing their second crop and find it better
and larger than the first.
A A A:
Cape Lost,
A light-tan cape was lost between
Madisonburg and Centre Hall. The
finder will be suitably rewarded by
leaving it with Miss Della Bartges,
Centre Hall,
THE RAINFALL
Wednesday morning, 5 to 7.30, there
was 5-10 inch of rain, accompanied by
thunder and lightning.
Haier for Sala.
A Baby Cream Separator, of the De-
loval Pattern, will be sold cheap. Ad-
dress, W. H. Hoy
198dt t Gap, Pa.
He's Right, Too.
An enthusiastic farmer is of the
opinion the big Centre Hall pio-nic is
the next thing to the Chicago world’s
natives
fair about which he had read so much.