ENTRE REPORTER. THE C CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. Oct. 14, THE RACKET. We can truthfully say that our stock has never been so complete | as it is now. It's early for Fall and Winter goods. but heavy pur- chases last Sumner previous to] change of tariff when prices were] the lowest on record, accounts for it and assured U low prices for the] season, Utopia, Imported Germantown, and Saxony Yarns, all colors, at last | year's prices, (worth 15 to 20¢ per | Ib. more now.) ! Blankets, All wool, part wool, and Alabama | wool (that’s cotton U kno), 25 per cent. less than last year’s prices, thanks to a lucky purchase. I Underwear, For men, women, children, one ton, R. R. manifest weight, justin. Be for the money we've ever seen and U kno we have seen a few. st 55 Boys' Suits, { to 14 vears, prices Use, Can't be matched this city for the money. Nuf Ced. Kom & C. 81.2 R1.69, K1.958, G. R. SPIGELMYER, BHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. Bellefonte, Pa. 150 STYLES OF LADIES’, MISSES AND CHILDREN'S CLOAKS. e celebrated Morris, Bei New York, make, are on sale by Wolf & Crawford, Centre Hall. samples of cloth of which they made. POTTER'S FORT, Bellefonte Chapter, Pay this Historie Spot a Visit Banquet at the Fort, | | | resentation of Bellefonte { Daughters of the American Revolu- [ tion, took a drive to this valley in a | large and cozy tally-ho, to visit Centre [ county's only spot of historic interest, | the southern limits of Centre Hall, to which the early settlers fled for safety when the Indians made incur- sions for purposes of massacre and ra- pine, The following ladies, representing the Bellefonte Chapter, graced the vis- iting party : Mrs. A. O. Furst, President, George 1. Potter. Isaac Mitchell, MM. W. Jackson, F. W. Kreider. Miss Mary Thomas. Mrs. Josephs L.. Montgomery. ! Frank McCoy. KE. L. Orvis, Secretary. Miss Jennie Shugert, Historian, “ May Kreider. ‘* Annie McCoy. i“ i“ ‘“ nied the ladies : John I. Potter, Geo. L. Potter, Ellis L. Orvis and Joseph L. Montgomery. Arriving in town the editor of the Reporter was kindly invited to accom- pany the party on its patriotic mission where Potter's the from and point out the spot Fort the enclosed way that the Fort to the spring and of Fort the red man as he and led protected against the hid behind had stood, spring passage the aim of trees, watching for victims. It is a singular neglect that there is beyond the mere mention of the name, All that we know of Potter's Fort is by tradition, and the Bellefonte Chap- ter D. A. R.,, we are pleased to want and give Centre county's only historic spot a lasting record. What constituted Potter's Fort, was i a large house, surrounded by a solid palisade of logs, covering a large space of ground sufficient to shelter the few danger, Having viewed the premises the D. A. R. proceeded to the Old Fort hotel close by, where a sumptuous banquet awaited the party, and was partaken of with a relish interrupted by pleas. ant th y pl conversation to prolong e ele. 1 i Just as all were William Alli arrived to find their gantly prepared feast. seated, Mr, and Mrs, invited sO. pariy, plates awaiting their comin in the p The grave of and J , 2 the banquet. easures of the Iaodian and foucht slashing man, who fot ng each otl around a tree until edie der it, was visite » ladies. grave is about three quarters of a mile from the Fort. The ladies held a preliminary meet the under beautiful moonlizht, and concluded to ind from Gen, the farm on which the Fort stood. ence ing on hotel pavement, present owner of Yoide it, and beaulify it with trees, planis, and erect a monument of nacdive stone, with appropriate iascriptions. And the Dauzhters of the American Bevolution, Bellefonte Chapter, will A Very Large Crop, The farmers of this valley have been | blessed with large crops of wheat, and | better still a good price was paid for the grain, but along with this, they | have had a larger crop of cloverseed | than was ever before harvested in this | section. Those who have threshed | from twenty to fifty bushels are plen-| ty, while some have bagged grain up | to two hundred bushels. With the] big crop, which is unusual, all hope that the price will not drop in conse- quence, ——— Right-of- way Law, The ditching for a new water plant | has led a number of citizens to inquire of us as to the law on right of way, or damages for crossing lands, The constitution [Art. XVI, see. 8], “Municipal and other corporations and individuals invested with the privilege of taking private property for public use shall make just compen- sation for property taken, injured or destroyed by the construction of such works, highways or improvements, which compensation shall be paid or secared before such taking, ivjury or destruction.” ei a— Recent Mifflin Co, Deaths, In Newton Hamilton, Prentice R. Beck, aged 24 years, In Lewistown, Ada Elliot, aged 20 years, At Burnham, Elias McCalips, aged 56 years, In Wayne twp., a child of Thomas Bunderland, aged 2 years. : Death at Hecla. Mrs. Nancy A. Guipe, an aged wid- ow lady, died at the home of Mr, J. J. Johnsonbaugh, Monday morning at 3 o'elock. She was born April 4th 1804 and was 93 years and six months old. ~—There is put one first-class cloth ing house in Bellefonte, and that is the Philad. Branch. Largest stock, lowest price, and everything first- . ———— I A SA A Wp Bought High Priced Charts A schoo the State Harrisburg I superintendents dispatch of have reported that a number of school says the boards have been swindled by the reck- less purchase of charts and other school apparatus, although the chart agent has not found so many victims this year as formerly. f counties in inform The superintendents the western end of the State Saperintendent very little cause for complaint boards have invested in high priced erate im sssmiins Tried to Break Jail, A bold but unsuccessful attempt was made to break out of the Bellefonte jail on Bunday morning by Edward Woodring, a prisoner awaiting trial on the charge of stealing caitle and a bicycle. He worked his way into what is called the dark dungeon, and, with a piece of pipe, made a large bole in the wall, and nearly gained his free- in the act. He was quickly overpow- ered and locked in another cell, nr Opens Tomorrow, opens tomorrow, 156th, and the boys will not be restrained by the fear of few weeks, of squiriels in our valley. The woods ned, I ———— AA A ARs ~The new Fall styles of dress suits have been received at the Philad, Branch, Bellefonte, and a more com- plete stock you will not find. If you need a new dress suit, hat or any fur nishing goods, see their stock. Many sales and small profits is the way the firm has built up their large patronage. School Board Session, Monday evening in Reesman’'s shop. | needed for the fourth school, but when | awarded the firm they refused to fill | same at the price, $82.45. The were reconsidered at the and that of John Krumbine was ac- | the desks from room No. 2 to room No. | 2 The board ordered upstairs. an | and $300 on the furniture in the Sun | the right to make all necessary chang- For teacher of the fourth school, | ON, i ty could not be had and the board ad- A bill of | 45 cents for blacksmithing was order- WN“ Aaron Thomas has a rat trap that, | while effective in results, is not to popular | gentler sex in its Journed until next meeting. ed paid George Rowe. -—— - Might Get it Patented, prove the operation, among mode of stable and disturbed a nest of the ro. for largest aents. There was a scampering of the made a dive for Aaron's feet other holes, and one and up the pants’ leg it went. let out a shriek and faint Aaron did not dead awsy as would have happened had this little woman. He rat reached that part of his anatomy that supports incident happened to a calmly waited until the him when sitting on a chair, when he grasped it and squeezed the life out of it before it could crawl higher, nl h 4 Then he gave himself a shake and out rolled the dead rat. - . oo. Barn Burned in frush Valley Ph occupied by the widow 1 hurs 1 all this year's har- The large barn on the farm of Hubler, dec'd, was destroyed by 1 bos ut PAs fire, on day afternoon, with vest and implements contained in the barn 4 Ihe barn was about one mile wes Rebersburg. It is of spontaneous thought the fire was the ombustion, caused a crop of damp oats stored in tl Insu the Centre Hall 1100 on the bas 16 ralice in contents, More def] barn belong and the OW. a Died on Monday Moraiog Mrs. From, » died I'he Ja v i! ¢ curred last death of bo From, wi ix home ol end of town, at Se ted ir several years, and the im had | qnen Years, ¢ condition f = eral breaking down of her health. wy = . leaves a daughter and five sons, J. B. Bolt, formerly of this place: Wm From, John From. Jacob Fi Jone. Fro Wilse i take pl HI, athan and From. in 1 il ace today. ment being made } in the this place, - . May Frove Fatal. The young man Nevel, who some PETER MENDIS DISCHARGED, The Evidence Produced Was of 8 Weak Character, Peter Mendis, the Italian rag pick- er, charged with the poisoning of | James Maris his partner, on January [ 7th, 1896, was given a hearing before Judge Love Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, The prosecution was conduct- ed by District Attorney Singer, while H. 8B. Taylor and Kennedy Johnson looked after the defense, but their failed utterly to connect Mendis with Joshua Folk testified to | the death and burial of Maria. Hard John Howley | testified to the exhuming of the body the Catholic on the 21st of September and declared it the body of Maria Coroner M. J. Locke testified Lo od Bix with ess es were examined evidence | the crime, { P. Harris and sexton | of the man in cemetery i [ducting the post-mortem at the request “ist of witne Muris there of the district attorney on the Called ou the to identify the body as that Said he found the grave dry Meptem bs r, of ing very little, if any moisture, lungs were decomposed as wa heart, The intestines and stomach wer good condition. Portions of the ach and intestines were removed { sent to Philadelphia for analysis, had months, body been buried twen On cross-esamination said the intestines and stomach ly perish first and therefore het 3 i their exo { dent state of was something unusual, Mrs. Anna Spearly le ath of Maria, help tend his dose of Also Maria said to her him one white } 81 , { 2 bottle, HW Mendis Five d rig r more of that » M L no prescription mie Parri either Farmers Jostiiales Han t i of another, claimed accidentally. is He ago a critical condition. was College an xX ray examination was had and the ball a short time where plainly located, but no eflort was made Nevel ent a Potter township charge and a married man. to have it removed. is at pre. OF Course A name and business on a fence of i; can he run a stereotyped ad in a paper business man cannot daub his without getting some good out neither for a solid year without some returns: even if be does not think he sees any What, then, must be the results from a real live advertisement ? benefit, it comes, nevertheless Set Broke His Leg. John Stump, a son of Al Stump of Earlystown, buggy, at Pleasant Gap on last Satur- day afternoon, broke his leg. The leg had been broken once before and the bone was fractured where the former | break had been and had healed. ib —— Religioas Services, Rev, David Heppler, of Lemont, | will preach in the Presbyterian church at Centre Hill, Sabbath, October 17t h, at 10:30 a. m., and at Centre Hall, 2:30 p.m, s——— — —— Chareh Dedication, The new Ebenezer United Evangel- ical church at Wolf's Store, will be | dedicated Sunday, Oct. 17, 1897, at 10 o'clock, a. m. Rev. 8. G. Weist, of Harrisburg, will officiate, am CN ~A good, neat fitting suit is always | desired and every young man is ad- | mired who wears clothing up-to-date | in cut and goods. Lewins, Bellefonte, has one of the largest lines in the coun. | y, and a suit from his store is always bound to please. A large stock from which to select and then the price be- ing always lower than any competitor is what is giving the Philad, Branch the large trade it enjoys, * % I begin meeting at Chambers! the representation will i to the natural growtl there a number field for moderat of synod, among whom are Dr. George and Dr. William Laurie, of Belleionte. Several of the Aiready candidates in the { Chalfan, of Pittsburg, eastern Presbyteries have candidates The Pennsylvania synod is the wly embracing all this Stale, West i Mexico West It has within its bound est religious incorporated be in the world, | Virginia, part o and | Africa. | ministers, 1,185 churches, 4,621 elders. { 201,447 members and a Sabbath school | membership of 205,954. During there was raised within its bounds §3.- 320,16 sum $211,508 was for i856 9 - of which | home missions : | school work, and $2,311,003 for church { and pastoral support. This sum is $108, #74 in excess of that raised the previ Ous year, a Will Hold Services, Rev. T. P. 8. Wilson and some oth- er Christian workers, port, will hold services at Zion gelical church, on the evenings of the 20th, 2ist, and 22nd, inst, ye ———————— — A Judge Wins a Damage Suit, Associate Judge Crouse, of Snyder nia Railroad Company for injuries he ditch on a dark night in 1892 while crossing defendant’s tracks, -Lewins, Bellefonte, is making the greatest cut sale of all lines of summer clothing in the country, and every ar- ticle offered is a genuine bargain, The prices have been cut in half and the goods are going rapidly. His count. ers must be cleared for new stock and price cuts little figure when a clear ance sale is on, { /. di yn ra FIT FOR CUPID To wear, and therefore fit for any one, no matter how particular fastidious they may be. Our shoes . Y(t au . are fine superiatively ever point vd t Yer, L, PA. cs LEFONTE, DRESS COODS. large as now, ance in new ased tariff- lower than DAICE Were never so adv imnere in spite of general material and the 1: « : lor OOO are SCCININELY ever, thie Hest We are selling th products the Lancaster Mills in Ginghams t . nece cost that and it oC i Every | more to land, Rrre a : and Night Shirts varieties, CARMAN'S STORE. vito JERE Suit, 8 Pieces Furniture $18.75 LLEFONTE CO0POO0PIPOOPE000000000000000000000000000000000000¢ My \/ ™ LL Dry G J Beauve y Capes. Plush ( Siik-1i1nd api 5 iii] A att rh one row oi Astrachans. 24 inch silk-lined and padded as trachan cape, nevor sold under £10.00, our price $6.98, Beaver Cape, trimmed with far, se. Beaver Cape, trimmed with 244 thaT, Couble Beaver Cape, 30 in, long, Coats. Made from Storm Serge Cater pillar Cloth, or Tight Curl Boucle price, 85.98, All Wool Kersey Coats. Newest Styles, strapped seams, Imitation Be aver Coats hY v v 1 ¢ rill. G4 Cove ~1 Brown and Tan Irish Friese 11 ii { oil's eaviiy Ni rE i : % wrt, Beaver ( ols. In blacl ang Sv3 1714 beni} odie, rimmed with orad a ema unttons K5 00H Children’s ( All ] Y loaks. ws, in Scoteh Plaid Coats ities, at I" hese goods 47¢ hot he common Ned washed goods, but are mt the woven cloth. Y » * y Child's Coals. Extra heavy woven cloth, front and back, trimmed wit buttons, £3.25. empire h pearl Misses’ Coals By a luck: purchase of over 200 Misses’ Cloaks, we are enabled to offer you one of the biggest bar gains ever offered in Centre coun- ty. They were all purchased at 8c. on the dollar, and we propose giving our customers the benefit of this transaciion. If you need a Coat for any one in your family at about one<hal{ the price asked at other stores, come and see us. A visit to our store will convince you that The Globe is the place to buy half silk lined, £5.00. your cloaks, KATZ Bellefonte, & CO, Pa.
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