AL Soh dee " a THE CENTRE "REPORTER. CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. Dec. 16, THE RACKET. No. 9-11 Crider's Exchange, Bellefonte. STICK A PIN HERE. If U Kom To Bellefonte to Buy Ur Holiday Goods, Don't forget to look through The Racket and China Annex, Before making Ur Purchases. We have an immense stock of goods suitable for Christmas gifts, and is within Bellefonte's Big Department Store | (:. R. BSPIGELMYER, SHEM SPIGELMYER, Jr. 365 kays of MERRIE X-MAS. Wolf & Crawford. Will Issue Clerical Orders The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa- ny announces that the issue of ¢ leriecal orders will be continued for 15898 on the same lines as in effect at present. of ticket agents, and same should reach the General Office by 20, #0 that orders may be mailed i to clergymen entitled to re. will December cember 3 ceive them. only on individual application of cler- Orders be ed by the Company and certified to by one of its agents. Bes fea —— Mild Winter Frediction. inhabitant” The goose bone, The “oldest mild winter. predicts a which which usually bury themselves away son of the year, were recently disport- ing themselves in the occasional sun- beams. C opi Working on Aged People The Meadvilie Tribune says: Three marriage licenses were issued at the clerk of court’s office in this city with- in a week in which the grooms were aged 77, 65, 55, respectively. and the brides 61, 63, 34. The combined ages of the grooms was 197 years, and of the three couples 355 years, an average of a little over 59 years ———— Recent Mifflin Co. Deaths, At Lewistown, killed by the cars, Charles Fisher, aged 27 years. In Lincoln county, Ks, Mrs. N. J Jamison, aged 86 years, At Atlanta, Ga., Hurd M. Myers, aged 40 years. In Lineoln county, Ks., Mary Belle Thompson, aged 77 years. cnt Married. By Rev. W. W. Rhoads, at Lemont, December 6th, 1807, W. 8B. Williams and Miss Mary P. Miller, both of Le- mont. —There is out one first-class cloth- ing house in Bellefonte, and that is the Philad, Braneh. Largest stock lowest prices, and everything first class, ——————— A —————— Largest line ot books and Bibles at Kurtz Bros, Belleonte, opposite Brockerhofl. won EML MOTZ'S SHOOTING MATCH, Mote's Balls. —Motz has Seen the World, Last week the Reporter briefly men- tioned the shooting aflray i South Carolina with another fellow in low, Motz is a son of Jacob Motz, of Woodward, east end of this valley, where in his early years he was a clerk in the store of his uncle, John Motz, and vas a young man of native bright- i ness, with an adventurous disposition, | During the California gold excitement Emanuel and a younger brother went |in the direction of the new Eldorado, | but for several years no word was re- the brothers, they | were counted as dead—killed and scalp- | ed by the Indians on the plains or in [the Rockies, where they had | known to roam. | | {ceived from and been full the na- valley and at home on Indian ponies and in which ga end of the of what like, from their had time Indian costume ve | tives of the east fi first rate {their traps were back and forth idea Hinjuns'' they went Woodward The staying of their red and were captivated with indian as { home. been much men, life where Aft months, bovs among the few whites were hom went seen. er remaining about y HEY Emanuel flelds of land w as, well, + again LO wild-life, the de . thers far away Iver and 81 everywhere in erts and Rockies; where then were no civilized habitations there ies, now are fine cit th se a | South Carolina gold mines, be Finally he was attract to mme in. terested and soon was superintendent { of gold mines belonging to milli Hearst of San Francisco. f the Hearst was sent to Ei 3 terest oO Motz ally came mine ng land, and in contac While ‘ plion t with many of in he Viet friends, as the Reg capitalists, in Lond: tended a rec of Queen in company with litor » requ 11144 S011 related to the e of yorter, Court etique ires all attending these receptions to wear. the lation tail dress oat. { 1.8 i i swallow him he could not be admitis had a dil on yw Lal A SWRI emma for frock ant Ina few trips, Emanuel was a The ttledd down nt | Opa i his two brothers IAS upon occasion who se ville | mines, » anid is the owner of three po his y ungest br tl I died y Ei fo but for the past has resided at Coburn. 1 { occasion was with him, an while as About 18 up i =r | of the years nanuel ag sational st Rep i out of anv i of Wood w ied ory yrter, about the treakiog oleano in the mountains east vhicn Jed i poses ard, was widely and actually scient SOE men hither for j of tion. The circumstances about Mr, Motz's | recent unpleasantness are about as fol lows : While | office, stranger entered and gra manded to put in writing as he would dictate, the demand by shoving a revolver to Motz's face » Mr. Motz was weeks sittin a few ALO, Meo ii quite and sign it, and accompanied iti Motz's past life didn't | require a second’s study as to what to do, { opened fire at once and his revolver veing handy he and buried three bullets in the anatomy of the intruder, A tussle fellow shot Motz in the leg shattering followed during whieh putation of the limb necessary. The gerously wounded, and in case recovery Motz intends to go for his man. gunning in the waste of the stamp mills, and that the man intended to foree him to sign papers which would show that separator. rr —————————— Farm House Burned. The dwelling of Andrew King, in! Lamar twp., Clinton county, burned last Thursday afternoon at o'clock. Some of the furniture was saved. It issupposed that the flames originated from a defective flue. ance, oti rl — Discovered a New Cave. A new cave has been discovered near Millheim, in this county. It is an im- mense cavern and was discovered by John Breon while digging a founda- tion for a cistern. ——————— i ——— ~The largest assortment of Fall clothing ever received in this county are on display at the Philad. Branch, Bellefonte, The price is as low as the stock large. Batisfaction always guar snieed on every sale. , Wenther Forecast, continent The the 20, cross by the the great central valleys eross the to 20. reach storm wave to | from December 16 istorm wave will coast about December west of Rockies country lof the 21st, 22nd to 26th. A warm wave will eross the Rockies country about the 20th, the close west of the eastern states the 24th, cool A | will cross the west of Rockies Wave country [ 25th, and eastern states 27th, The temperature of the week ending December 25 will average above mal in the northern, and below, southern states, Not far from December 19 rains may be expected in the northern states, fol- Dry in the southern nor- in the lowed by snows, states. - » Went Flying Through the Alr, John Barnes, 15 years of age, driver of his father's dairy wagon, had a mi- death last lellefonte, RCTONS raculous escape from on Thursday at While he the Bald FE: Lamb street the up from the round house to! The hor was knocked tly killed morning, driving Valley his outfit Snowshoe was gle Railroad on struck by was backing was train as it he depot. 30 feet and in- - the wagon was smashed larnes of bruises, to ol ces, and self he es though young s ” ~~ Ws thrown a distance 20 13887] feet aped with but a few LS Hefased War Time Currency. An odd cs decided the Blais county Thursday. John Valle y Tr ASE WHS $4 courts i the L road company to Bement sue an ail- recover £5000 dam- for being put off a trolley car mid- Hol Al- blizzard Janua- i to MIR CUrn Wes way between aysburg and yaa during the Inst had in ten cents fracti in the hink the money it, Judge Bell charged their opinion, the Bement offered pay 4 hii ney is ites, 1 ondactor war i ne Was Jon wd and Man Missing John Armour a small | has not been His road and beard cane was found nothing else of him riv nf y APTLY OF 00 since, ' a large p Are Greatly Agitated, I'he people of Mill Hall agitated over an article ti i 1643 are g Was urg ome to the Axe and Tool concetulrate tial in the 1 aly ft that the American mapany intend to ail their manufacturing plsnts pear Pitts. burg and abandagp their present f Ties, 4 ACL I'he company owns sixteen axe tories, among them being the facto- at Mill Hall. i - A Good Citizen Dies One of Isaac F lersv ill Sugar valley's best citizens, died at Lis home in Ty- Wednesday of last week. week with 74th year. children Schreckenga and Mary Saturday. rantz, 0 i it sq 8 RG DEE HL aboul a He wife and 1 lung i foi wv ever, was in his he following Stirs Mrs wl. A. Philip T. Isreal R. Funeral on last Vive. Puella 8. Frantz, Monday methodist WA ‘ollided on the Street, the Woo tele ough evening Rev. Faus, and James of the minister, niet Bellefonte phot wn, and it manager were driving thr dark and the they eollid- Woomer's bug while Rev, a bad bruise on the head from being thrown forward on the dash. re exchange Deing very street lamps not burning, with their buggies. or bad a wheel smashed =) i Faus go. A A iss i She Killed a Doe. | Snow Shoe, while out on the the brush a short distance ahead. she saw a young doe. She took aim {and killed the animal. iio ———— Houtzdale Family Wiped Oat. The family of Gus Linn, near Houta» dale, which not long ago comprised | the father, mother and five children, has within a few weeks past, been en- | tirely wiped out by diphtheria, the | mother and two children being buried | last week. | o——————— Hey, Rearick’s Appointments, Sunday Dec. 19, at Centre Hall, 10 a. m. ; at St. Johns church at 2 p. m. The Porker That Beata All, Christ. Houser, living within a few miles of bere, killed a hog this fall that dressed 640 pounds. Up at Klondike that would bring $640 in gold nuggets. Pocket Books, Cards, Cases, &c., at Kurtz Bro's, Bellefonte, opposite Brockerhofl, ~Gold and silver bracelets at— Bushmans, —— REV. DIt. ALLEMAN DEAD A Former Anrounshurg Lutheran Dies at York Dr. M. J. Alleman, the venern- well-known Lutheran Minister Hev, ble aud Matthew's Kvan- gelieal Lutheran Churely, of York, died at his residence on the evening of 9th, Dr. Alleman was born at Maystown, 1520. He early studied at Pennsylvania College at Get. tysburg, and he entered the Lutheran ministry in the fall of 1845. His first charge was that of three congregations at Danville, Bunbury and Northumberland, He afterward filled successively pastorates at Hanover, Littlestown, and Bpring Grove. Lewisburg, Middletown, Silver Run, Md,, He organized and Anronsburg, served for longer and shorter periods ity ; St. Marks, thews, St St. Luke's, St. . Peter's, and Grace at Roundtown. At the death he the pastor of thew's t hurch. Dr. Alleman was elec- ted president of the West Synod of the both in 1867 and Mut- Chur of lis AT. Mal h, time Wis St. Pennsylva- Lutheran Church 18585, and was sent as nia delegate to the General Synod several times. When the Aaronsburg and the eri cled, Rev. old Was Lutheran church ¢ tle present brick edifice torn Wn some years REO Alleman became its first pastor, -~ . Choked to Death on Peanuts A little Stine, at Bellefonte, Monday the WwW Was two-year-old son Was death i morning bial given by tubs “, peanuls The il peanu lodging in bron¢ little fello REV Er to eat, and was left alone for a time She heard « and I'wo peanu by his mother, id where he was him gasping for had lo Ired in tl siowly strangling to death eral hours physicians tried f “ 4 3 :.1 the foreign substance but eoul —— A Navel Wedding - A novel wedding occu he years old and weighs 280 re ‘ 111 Campbell last week, and tips They 1 Montgomery 'wo married summers » ni ft} 's sisters, and the old married to the mitigest sister. ye - iad &— Fall Tuesday ning Mrs, { Rev parsonage, in Rhoads, 1 lady was se. roke a bone in her ght arm below the elbow besides dis locating the wrist, She received sev eral other minor bruises —-— Will Have Another Peach Ore The ronsburg having - hard, oe iar hh orchard peacl turned ou £ +1 George Kister, one of th terested has purchased proved tract of land in south of Aaronsburg, Stover homestead, and urn it to a peach and ordered S000 peach trees for that purpose, it, the mountains the oid Daniel will t ine ranche, has Hope it will be a success, George a The Stone Crasher to Go The diffi ulty between the Poller su- Bruss, and the man ufacturers of the stone crusher still re the picnic by the Company back the crusher, Bruss could prove he agreed toa pur pervisor, Samuel maining on ground, hs taking sli pervisor 18 ginice chase in case the machine pleased the supervisors an d eitizens oy - Chance for a Soft Snap Soldier and blacksmith, Jerry Con- za, Pa., Reformatory, at a salary of Jerry left on Tuesday morning's west bound train to take in tion at Morganza before accepting. Death of Mrs, Samuel Mots, The wife of Samuel Motz, township, died on a Friday last, at her last Monday forenoon, H. A. ingle, of Aaronsburg, dec’d. Going to the Klondike. About February 10th a party of five men will leave Lock Haven for the Klondike gold fields. The leaders of the party will be the brothers John and Robert Myers, the former being a farmer and living a short distance east of Lock Haven, the latter a well known and popular resident of Flemington. AM Useful Presents. Wedding and Christmas presents in gold and silver at—Bushmans, Jewel- er, Presents for everyone, at Kurtz Bro's, Bellefonte, opposite Brockerhofl. —When you want a suit to fit, of good quality and at a low figure, there is but one store in Bellefonte that can touch all these points. Lewius, at the Philwd, Branch iv the place. § Fit for Cupid, therefore fit for r how i may be. Our shoes from der To Wear, and any no matte wy are fine superlatively, ever you Their Superio rity is their uni; g power to point COTE] the secret i pies b § our very trial of foot- uniiorm approval. 10 the ified Pp every eye, Lali ave money for every buyer. HINCLE 5 SHOE STORE, BELLEFONTE, 1 PROCLAMATION i std the original and SNANTA CLAUS, God-Father of all the little chaps anal loassics herelng mick PCC 1 ’ Y 1 Fricip ZoxNg, Nov, 97. 5 only lamuation: Mr Evwinx F. Allegheny st. as my weelal | agent in your ely, to sell all the Dolls, | Toys, Games, ete, which I have been gathering for you for the past twelve months, 1 have also ordered and com- matded Garman to make known to you that I will be with you early | Christians morning, dressed up in my | best and richest clothes, and will give to all good children those niles Christ. mas candies and presents which I have | #0 carefully put up, so you will surely {find me. I want you all to Le good. Remember, | am the original and | ly Banta Claus, 1 will come down the way from the North Pole in | special sleigh, drawn by my pet | deer. I huve appointed (FARMAN, of 32 Bouth IELLEFONTE, PA. Gh- i Bil my reig- Given on this Nov., in the my glorious Frigid Zone, BANTA CLAUS « his a 254 day of I867th year of reign in the Garman's Bors gents, Will ' YY lili see YOu | P.B slore WT HOT ally ft the for a few days, date not yet 0060006006000 00000000 X-mas At W. R, Brachbil 000000000330 000000000CCGIVVVOLED80000000000000G00SQ Presents... I's Furniture Store. one P00000C00P000000Y i ONLY 30° tO 10 BOC « or Mahogany, $2.50. LL, ne 1502 FONTE. BELL $000000060000000000CC OOS 8900000009000 00PROR20000000000000 ceoe A Letter from Santa Claus. North Pole, Dec. 1st, 1807. celes bee fore Chris the g {37308 made for d children. and those that I have I will fi workshop nol wet done, sfore, nish in You rr Plein have my re ady, BG that I can qo to work as soon az I come . also have letter bor made a 80 write fo me try to satisfy them. Yours Truly, SANTA CLAUS. A Very Handsomely Dressed Doll Which opens its eyes and goes to sleep, and a nice Sled, will be given to the little girl and boy who write the best letter to Santa Claus. Our Store is Given Over Now TO THE Display of Holiday Goods. § e ave the $ rahile presentation ral prose. THREE SPECIAL BARGAINS Wea are off rin make Ore Moon Or oul FLO 8 par The ¢ 100 Ladies’ Jacket # 4. % } * ‘his Jot « a now in or ier ONRIsts of all and lat » atest n first wool Kersevs, Beaver, Rough Goods, cut style, silk lined and made up i No coat in the lot was ever before sold under $8.00, and many of them as high as £15.00, They must all go as we need the Epaco. 50 Men's"Black, Blue and Brown { heavy all wool Beaver Overcoats at $4.98 | Notonein the Jot that is not { worth a $10 bill. | 50 Men's all wool Scotch Cheviot Suits at $4.98 | Our regular price on these has been $8.00, i wo —— : i { class manner. To those who wish to buy Dress | Goods we will say that we have made | some remarkable reductions in pri {and an examination of our prices will convince you of the fact, Our special ty has been to keep the best line of | Black Dress Goods. In this we are particularly well equipped this season, and we suggest to buyers of useful Holiday gifts to examine them, KATZ Bellefonte, ith & CO,
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