—————————————— 1 1 A MMF ENNSYLVANIAR.R. ® | Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Divisio 8 and Northern Central Rallway, me —————————————— 2 oH i A THE CENTRE REPORTER statements, andy ‘thelr accounts are to | be open to the public. Bribery is defined : The offer, posi- | tive or indefinite, of money, of public — - { office, of nomination, of political sup- TERMS. One year, $1.50, when paid in advance. | | port, or the loan of money or anything i rouble: } . fived to bis y 8 0 V 4. esd ve "OL 3 3 Co e( 0 iS | Those in arrears subject to previous terms, §2.00 else, or the giving of any agreement, iver troub 1@ 18 pfin per year | either before or after election, and | | room and at times suffers a great deal | en ain. Mr. Ye 8 no longer a | : | either for voting or refraining to vote, of pain W Yonric k , oe long a] y ENTS, 20 A I { threo | OUD man ALE In nis oll year. a BE Pi x SN ug ae what | is bribery, and is the same whether the | ; I ; k Jor tan, know a Ay nearly nsertions, and 5 (en. per ine "1 TRLK JOraE LHOW e¢ & insert Giher rates made made known | advances are made by a candidate | Tas : . quent insertion. Uihe | | everybody in Penns valley, died last on application. | himself or his friends, or to a candi- ii t tol friends, Dur- | » dire is frie 1 J 14 | date direct of to ing the butche ring season Frank al- THURS. Jan. 14] - or iTE EM F OR TAXPAYERS, | ways made it a point to be on hand to t i i y i : | shape a big dinner and supper; ex pos- AARONSBURG, | GRAIN MARKET, ! Pi Corrected weekly by RK. E. Bartholomew, Frank Jordon, a Pauper, Dies of Pneumo- | Wheat nin Last Saturday, DELICIOUS DESSERTS can be made from - ’ ‘ TO)! IF ol i NONE Bi ae Ally LEAVE NONTASDON. 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(Daily except ¥ SUCH | For Bunbury Wilkes barre Hazleton, Po ea, z PRODUCE AT STORES, { Harrisburg and intermediate stations. arr Mince Meat, iat Phi —— im Plum Pudding, Mince Pie, G3 Fruit Cake. 00 on Every pa FRED KURTZ, Editor | Thomas Yearick has been quite ill | Time Table no weet 60. 1806 | for some time, with some kidney and | BUCK WDORE errs nosy indeliphin at 40 , Baltimore, 8.10 $ BHLBRE. .. coonep coservssnnssnsmsss sonssosnssnsns 16 | DecUDg Kags rebar agai sore ' puinis Throw Lard, . se santin ) | delphia and Ballin Shoulders . oo... tiasssnshiois ‘ ’ pha Ham ve whens careran este 0] 18p Tallow hsasisssnsn ¢ | For Sunbury VORIBE ...oorsns ssn issonsansunpsss sen ssnms 16 | Hons, Ryle HEAL “ides he ta 6 York. 9.22p.m., {| lon stip m Par y phis, and pas enger coach i aitimore knge MERRELI-SOULE CO., | Saturday evening, of pneumonia, Syvacase N.Y Wc pny nn - CENTRE HALL, PA IT looks shutting down banks and factories in- | stead of starting "em up. Bf pos The National Guard of this will not go to the inauguration—Gov. Hastings No, unless they their own way. the treasury the last legislature squan- | dered it all on new offices and increase | of salaries, state SAVE, a” ey Spain is preparing to ask the good offices of the United States in ment of her Cuban difficulty. means that Spain will soon be at the feet of the U She is at the end of her financial string and the nited States, free. Be A nmten Gratitude is not dead with all—it Jellefonte the other day their gratitude to a retiring official, ‘Yyalue received” organs at papers. That the Democratic party. he expense of 's what's tearing cs fsa ne w— unable to get statesmen for 1et about half a dozen Let and we will introduce affable Jack Dale; the portly the tall Col. Reeder ; dij Hewes, and other brainy Repub woul of his eabi : ing refused. him come county him Id look well in the cabinet. ee pt SINCE so many American and counts, which turned out back jet the balance of erving, men and they wont find more those poor American whether young ness than fiddlesticks. ilar want and destitution r this wn known for Years, THERE is more among the poor of Ff Pittsburg ter than has bx a0- cording t gers The served r organi orgat zation mana- snap has the calls fo mn the various « itable izations creased. The to be oo organ are greatly in. year of 1 ympared with it. anie a $ panic Bio 18 DOA THs Guard of to Wasn auguration The a few d taken the in- President McKinley mneement by Adjutant Ntewart, He has been ea the sentiment of the of the Guard before gion. Some of of the the trip, OUR On official was made AVS ago Cieneral fo pel officers reful men and reach NE a Co the officers and a few nen are personally opposed to having } 3 nDaving been there on previ- y I msions of this kind, a ma jority are anxious to on Wc fp ny Al Schuylkill ¢ the old game Harrisburg. A t wanty legislator troduced a bill to ereate er of Mi Deputy four clerks, the duty of Ia ws has in- a Commission- with a salary of ines, 25000 - a Commissioner, at £2500, and at £1500 each, It is to be that mining Should this! I be order introduce a and Ledger, and this force to see the relating to mines and eo pa obeyed. bill become a law, it for in somebody to similar one relating to iron steel works 1 3 remarks open the the this will way enforce the laws relating partment of industry, from dig. | ging to department stores, There are plenty of laws to regulate the mining industry clam duty it is to enforce them, and the re- disaster gestions for improving the service. The pending bill looks very mueh I} a proposition to make snug berths for | & few more politicians, it ein “CORRUPT PRACTICE BILL This bill will be brot before the pres- ent legislature and it should become a law wo that political would receive a check. This bill defines lawful election ex- penses and defines bribery, whieh is made a felony on the part of the bribe giver. The receipt of bribes is made a misdemeanor. Treating is forbidden. Intimidation, interference, persona- tion and repeating have their respec- tive penalties fixed, Candidates’ expenses are restricted, and candidates must file statements at the end of the campaign, If elected a public officer may not draw salary un- til this statement is filed. Candidates failing to file their expense statement may be fined. A person guilty of eor- rapt or illegal practice may be exclud- ed from office by suit of candidate baviog the next highest number of The saving in many quarters by hon- | est boards of County Commissioners | has repeatedly received our commen | dation in the past because they de- igerved it and was one of the good { things to bring our county out of the { ruts of debt. The REPORTER did some good | this direction by saving thousands of { dollars for the taxpayers in reasonable charges for job printing, the rec- ords in the court-house will prove. We give the more important items and ap- in as proximate saving for the county in the past fifteen years, by the REPORTER'S contracts, viz: 1, On Election and other for per the the blanks paid brot to office, was REPORTER SAVINE Commissioners’ year, $6 iW, the price taxpayers of $3,750 in 15 years down to $£350-a ' 92 On Annual Financial Statement, per the Reporter brot the $12 per 1000 years. On official ballots, the a savin was paid $35 1000, for 12,000, price down a saving of $5,850 in 15 charged down KEHH)Y - Wy w $ the Reporter brot an average of $250 price to gind ye to the taxpayers of $3,250. Total saved thro the Reporter in 15 years, in the three TWELVE THOIl EIGHT HUNDRED AND FI} DOLLARS, fe 3 i the In the f saving of nearly 1 taxpayers, Hems, I'} usand dolls : 1 iture this will be 21K insugurat Reporter No honest tax-payer will tirely by the Centre this paper its splendid reco {| work of lessening his taxes - oo and Feathered =a Wm. L feather Tarred For furnishing tar wise assaulti Abr. living a coat of and him, B Wangtek miles fron ng Jarnhart, Horn, must raveal Severn face a Grand Jury. gwore out the warrant and that the men caught f James Barnhart down to the cellar, lathe 1 hes off and hot tar. He was next ers and then cold him with a shower He finall weal . LINDEN HALL [tems of Interest John Fra: his parents he Rev, C, pastoral call Qirite a nn siricken v The ole wife Wiit grip. Harry ) to Cobu np. red L were visiting Sunday. The young child of A. | | ly recovering from a se i eatarrh fever. Willis Zeigler is confined house with a bad cold which tled in his bowels, John Frazier visiting vere the has set- to and daughter among friends in and around Pleasant Gap, Wn. {traction in Fielding had a very the Mills on Saturday evening: strong at- direction of BHpring days very dull in that part of the state, Miss Blanche Bwab, who for the past rone, came home quite unexpectedly | last Friday; her many friends are glad | to see her back, ven, was a pleasant and welcome calls er at the home of her uncles and ins a few days last week. in the large and spacious room in the big brick house belonging to R. G. Me- | Clellan; it is hoped that many souls | of prayer. : HSH — —Lewins, Bellefonte, can give you an up-to-date equipment of clothing for less money than any other store in ure brought on the malady that ended His was about forty years, and since he became his career, age A pauper with George Ho- died, who had been where he John Gettig, without work since last October received a dis- patch Inst week to come to Erie and and he went at this time he was work in a bicycle factory at once: last winter ern Texas on the gulf, It is reported that there is a family condition, and left Having only ship who are in a destitute the them moved there husband having gone some time ago, in the spring they have not gaint d ia residence. Charles H. din, tover, who lives at Mif- and is in e bakery business, has for time back to his native been in ill he Ars some and came town tolspend a few weeks and try and recruit his health. WW. R for the positi the Woo Houser, who is an applicant . 8, store-keeper at distillery, is through the ired quite a mm of 1 lward circulat- fi petition township ing and has sed number of ver moved | Jlefonte; 1 ver's house i Decker, is vacated Ly A WOODWARD A Party of Our Young People atiended the Meeting at Harper Reifsnyder had Miliheim on Saturday. Madisouburg business at Quite a good quality of ice is being 1 this week. Robert Miller is seriously ill with no ws of his recovery. John gar valley the Misa Mattie is here on Brungard had business in Bu- last few days, Centre Mills Mrs. Breon, of a visit to her sister, and McEn- T John aid a wialt v ISIS 11 i - UEsGAaY. this piace Hoster- $ 1 Snug ng p le of Misses Ada “irna Hostermao, Hettie lorence Wolfe, Katie Maude Wilil- John Fultz, Jol ada, Harry oe | f rnaor; Runk! lis erly on Saturday were NS] gregation; they z and s en ney entertained Shortess, of report a joyable a BRUSH VALLEY wr Weaver, of Kreamervilie, sed Miss Edith Mumma Married, ve Moyer, of Cet Mills, is a felon and itre ie of our people are busy i ice houses, Rev, Stover's meeting at Rebersburg easful, Mrs, Yoder, { £3 nda in otir valley GH 11 OUT Valley i been sued Loganton, visited last week. of Union Steininger, county ir valley last Saturday. Harvey CO » to get around ag Nevin Doterer, Ex-Squire orman, of Re- beraburg is abl min. of Clintondale visit. ed his old friends at Mrs. Hannah K was a pleasant visitor among her many Miss Lydia Gutelius, of Mifflinburg, spent a few days with Miss Winifred Wolf, near Rebersburg. Miss Hautz, of Columbia, is spend- ing a few weeks with the family of Joseph K. Moyer at Centre Mills, The principal of the Madisouburg grammar school was among his Re bersburg friends Saturday. John Ocker, of near Rebersburg, will move to Union county some time will some of our The presidents of the Brush valley to be in a state of | somnambulism; they should wake up A wedding again by Rev, Mama, of Saturday evening. Luther Miller, of Kreamerville, and i { : sn ——— IAP ——— —— Weekly Wenther Report, Temperature : Highest Lowest, clear, clear, clear. cloudy. cloudy. 3 6 cloudy. Ua Sight ur 41 lay nel Vf solu, i x ourse lve & when Marking our goods Or what makes ours an ever-expanding business, it's tells the story through the purse in many homes, only to be others by appreciative savers, Oar Winter Stock Clothing and Ls r have been ma Boots : rk ed wan Y Ou may BOING, Mittens profusi see them, Od ¢ ublic Ledger. PHILADELPHIA Special Offer to Ledger Readers. The PUBLIC I.E § HR has 1 prepare a . (pat Township {ai 5 0 of Pet \ i lete given free t Off i, AND times out of The New to the ten : the choice of machine to each. 7 York Journal recently offered te n bicycles in a guessing contest, leaving All of id chose STANDARD OF THE WORLD. « Nine immediately, and one after he had look And The Journal bought Ten Columbias, for them, too. On even terms a Columbia w ll IO Beautiful Art Catalogue of Col Columbia agent; POPE MFG. CO. Hartford, Conn. Branch Stores and Agencies in almost every city and town if Columbian properly represented in your vicinity, let u Hon. W. J. Bryan’s Book ALL who are interested in furthering the sale of Hon. W. J. Bryan's new book should correspond im- mediately with the publishers. The work will contain An account of his campaign tour . His biography, written by his wife . . fis most important speeches . . .. The results of the campaign of 1896. A review of the political situation D AGENTS WANTED €¢ Mr. Bryan has announced his intention of devoting one-half of all royalties to the cause of bimetallism. There are already indications of an eacr mous sale. Address times out of by mail from us for two J-cent stamps. Tv pin 12 ONE BAILROAI unday NT J. BR. WOOD sger. Gon'l Pw'ger Agt "imal TW eek myn wh Oa m. Sanday ¥ p.m Philadelphia 8) pg Cars ailsarho bound train from W armsport at ii West-bound from Philadelpbiaat 11 30 p m J. W. GEPHART, reneral Buperintendent EVORTE CENTRAL RAILROAD To take effect May B, 1% EARTWARD 129 S1Ad10NN 2 Bellefonte ke ah et DBM oo wHillmore......... Brimiy Waddle Seer in Crossing. i «RF - I 4 iv mn 20h 03 Birubie.,. {7 Wi] 2h o% . lon... ... i =] Fate Coltege., sult ms jt ‘Moming trains from Montandon, Williamepant Ls wk Haven end Tyrone onpect with iris No. 7 for Bute Oollge. A fern trains from Mon tapdon, Lewisburg sid Trrone connect with Tiwi No. 11 for Siate Onliege. Trains from “tae Uolivge connect with Peope. BB. trains at Bello foute, {Daily except Bunday. wo si gH | Dettingen w {guy F, H. THOMAS, Supt. EEIRABLE PROPERTY AT PUBLIC SALE. a 1 EEE ines; Thole ult, sod fresh rg § the door; in the borough of —— eS ACHES DT farm land in» high state of enltivation, » small southeast end «nd of the SR