THE RACKET.
tume Yet!
buyer who was not yosted.
stand very close to de importer
and manufacturer, and offer |
terns and styles not to be
elsewhere in Centre co.
store can’t get first choice.
get it. Its a point worth
hering when U start out
for
new dress. 8
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DEATH OF DR. VAN VALZAH,
The Prominent Spring Mills Physician Suc
cumbs Sanday Morning,
The death of Dr. ¥. H. Van Valzah,
the prominent physician at Bpring
Mills, occurred last Sunday morning
at about half-past five o'clock, after an
illness of several weeks, from pnoumo-
nia ard an affection of the stomach
and intestines.
prominent physicians in this county,
sion suffers a great loss,
son of Dr. Robert F.
practiced his profession
Mills, The father died
Mills in 1874.
The gon Frank H.
heim, February 18, 1847,
childhood the parents
and in
there, his first teacher being Dr. D.
M. Wolf, of Spring Mills. When
WILL MAKE THE REPAY
The Contractors Will Make Good the Boro
Héservotr,
H. P. and Robert Malone, the con-|
tractors who congiructed the boro wa- |
ter plant, have returned to Centre|
Hall, and will make the needed re-|
pairs to the reservoir which members |
of the council say is not satisfactory |
and will not be accepted until wh at |
they say is the contract, is fulfilled,
The council for over three weeks |
have been supplying the town with |
How an Editor Feels When He Communes
With the Muse,
I would flee from the city’s rule and
law—from its fashions and forms cut
loose —and go where the strawberry
grows on its straw and the gooseberry
grows on its goose; where the catnip
tree is climbed by the cat as she clutch-
es for her prey—the guileless and un-
suspecting rat on the rattan bush at
play; I will eatch with ease the saffron
cow and cowlet in their glee, as they
leap in joy from bough to bough on|water from the reservoir. The
the top of a cowslip tree; and list | rains raised the springs and the water |
while the partridge drums his drum | famine is over. Beveral feet aceumus- |
and the woodchuck chucks his wood, | lated in the reservoir, and the reser-|
and the dog devours his dogwood plum
in the primitive solitude.
O, let me drink from the moss grown
pump, that was hewn from the pump-
kin tree! Eat mush and milk from a
rural stump, from folly and fashion
free—new gathered mush from the
mushroom vine, and milk from the
the front of it, causing a cave-in, This |
one leak appears to be the only one in
the ieservoir. ‘I'he contractors say it
is easily repaired and have not been |
worried in the least by the leak. The |
reservoir is built to hold about twelve
has not
THE Star St Store. }
6. 0. BEANER,
HEAVY, HEAVY, WHAT HANGS
OVER?
WHO'S GOT THE PLUM?
Here are plums for you.
PAThuG kiles nud Lion Coffee
| Fancy Ra sins.
| Head Light oll. w-
Fancy Table Linen. on
Cobbleis Outfit
Good Bheeting...
Good Ticking...
| Lara C2 each 280
There are others, more than w
can tell you,
on hand,
eg
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¢ ¢ Opening
°% Holiday
Goods...
Saturday, Dec. 3d,
TO
Saturday, Dec. 24th.
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Yon will be agreeably sur.
prised at both assortment
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was thirteen years old the family mov- Goods always
ed to Spring Mills, and as the schools
there did not offer an advanced course
he was later sent to Tuscarora Acade-
my, in Juniata county. Whileattend-
ing this Academy he enlisted on July
6, 1864, at a call for one-hundred-day
men, in Co. H, 195th Penn, V. 1, acd
served about four months, doing guard
dutyonthe B. & O. R. R.,, west of
Harper's Ferry, the greater part of the
time being in Martinsburg, W. Va.
In 1865 he entered Dickinson Semina
ry, at Williamsport. In the spring of
the following year he began the study
of medicine under his father. In 1870,
he graduated from Jefterson Medical
Philadelphia, and a few
months later began practicing at Lo-
ganton. Eighteen months later he lo-
cated at Potters Mills, and remained at
this point until 1874, when he remov-
ed to Spring Mills to take charge of
the practice left vacant by the death of
his father. Since then he
Spring Mills his permanent residence,
feet of water, but s= yet there
been more than four or five feet | Oranges
No settlement has yet been asked Ts a
with the council and all the stories | C
going concerning withholding pay ap- | Syrup, Columbia Flour,
pear to be pure rot. When the ir | Ete, Ete.
minds the job is satisfactory, the con-|
THE STAR.
tractors will present their true bill to]
| Telephone connection.
the council and payment will be forth-
coming. No correct estimate can yet |
ams JF CY inns
be made of the cose of the plant. But |
X=Mas Presents
with the expenses in connection with |
its construction the cost will
Commencing Dec.
we will sell this
The “Gold Medal” line of Black
Dress goods, every yard guarante sed
perfect and true to price. Botany
Mills specialties in desirable
shades and weaves, stamp our Dress
(Goods Department as first-c lass.
milkweed sweet—with pineapple from and prices.
the pine. And then to the white-
washed dairy I'll turn, where the dai-
ry maid hastening hies, her ruddy and
golden red butter to churn from the
milk of her butterflies; and I'll rise at
morn with the earliest bird, to the fra-
grant farmyard pass, and watch while
the farmer turns the herd of grasshop-
pers out to grass,
in it. |
| Bananas, Lemons, Cran- - a
1 i ach
rries, Castle Rock Cheese, :
ail
( ve oto re, -
. Garman'’s Store,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
to
The Dress Lining Departinent is
one of the best in the store, and if
U buy Ur own linings, we can help
U get just what is “required and
save money for U too.
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Hunting Notes be
be- |
The Bradford hunting partly came
home on Friday. They bad a fix
time, although they got no deer, us the
animals know it is best not to be near
when the Bradiords about, aud
the whole town was
knocked out of venison. While in
camp, ardst Tom Bartges, with his
camera, happened in, and the nimrods
with their guns ranged in front
| of tents, and a good picture was taken,
to make
be
00
tween $6.000 and $10,000, It may
wore, with likelihood of being less,
Butterick Patterns, Delineator,
ete., for November now ready. Too
much to talk about. Kom and C.
G. R. Spigelmyer.
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Last of the Clearfield Forests
John N. Ake and John H.
executors of the A, W.
a short time ago closed the
the timber adjoining the Susquehanna
River in Clearfield county, to the Bow-
| man Foresman Company, of Williame-
sive | POT for $105,000, The timber belong.
=" Ling to the estate in Indiana
: send i bria countie not
occupyivg the family homestead, One pleasant feat- | : > .
In 1880 he married Miss Jane | ure was a visit from a half dozen
Valzah, of Buflulo Cross Roads, Union |
county. Three children were born, |
| Robert, Sarah and James W.,
with the mother survive bim.
The Dr. was a member of the =Sam- |
uel Shannon Post, G. A. R., of Centre |
Hall, and an adherent of the Republi-
can party principles. He was a prom-
inent and active member of the
Medical Societies.
The funeral took place
morning from his late at
Spring Mills, and was largely attend-
ed. Interment was made in the fami- |
ly plot in the Spring Mills cemetery.
He was aged 51 years, § months and 8
days.
College are
Patchen
in consequence
Patchen estate,
sale of all
ist.
.
New Goods
Arriving Daily
were
has made | enough bears and deer
| them a wide berth under such a formi-
Fine High-Arm
Polished Rocker,
Oak or Mahogany,
Saddle or Cobbler Seat,
$2.99
Regular Price, $4.00. Also
Large Rodded Arm Rocker, $1.50
play of M« Desks.” ets
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W. R. BRACHBILL,
Bellefonte, Pa.
GLOBE.
seebeened
and Cam-
3 t * i is 1 ude i “
Our bayer has just returned dable appearance i included in thi
v They also sold all the logs in the
Van " » :
1
: sale,
ladies |
He
i river to Elias Deemer, of Williamsport,
them-
| for $10,000,
Messrs, Ake and Patchen purchased
from the all the
Sid | belonging to the estate in
welcome lady visitors in camp, the ar- gig { C N
: | ware River, a amaen, .
tist again took a shot at the whole bus- | : le
. 1000, and be the
hunters and lady mak-1" i
: : ¥ mill at place to manufacture it.
ing an interesting picture of the eamp. TH
"we . - ee
The Stetler hunting parly, irom - .
we . a. stands on 1700 acres of
Middieburg, were also in our Neven
from Eastern cities where
from this viciniey who treated
larver selves to a sight of the boys in eamp, |
“whip the bear” if]
With there
purchased a finer and
who VO
| and, possibly,
| heirs
{ bruin ventured too near,
*t
it
ever sjunre timber
the Dela-
J., for §26
big Patchen
assortment of goods than
before carried by us. Our line
have leased
i8 complete. friends,
all
shades and finest quality.
of Dress Goods iness,
that
latest
Also
ntioned ab
land
township, Clearfield county,
removed within five
You will find the State | timber sold, me we,
in Burn-
and
VOATrs,
side
must
This is the
io that county,
the Clearfield
market,
Wednesday | mountain territory last week, and shot :
+ - ¢ ‘a linane . : : . we
a large stock of ( alicoes and residence | four deer, as we are informed. %
jeft
last large timber tract t
and when it is cut all
pine will have gone lo
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Ginthams. Our Queensware
Working Faoely
ir
DALrs
Department has been replen The heating and ventilating appara- ree dis ria . Ladies for
tus placed in the school building on
| trial this fall, proven
and the board will keep it.
temperature secured
hours, the
has been a decided Improvement over
| exposing the scholars to dmfla from
| hoisted windows to allow a change of
The schools are un-
Wagenseller.
and all the
of their
— as Presents.
A a bs
ished. and the housewife will ——
has a
A uniform
throughout
veulilation
sUCOPss
’ Save The Birds
It is not to be wondered at that ruin-
ous Insects are multiplying so rapidly,
——ca—— ——
Fell into a Kettle of Hot Lard.
On Tuesday of last week, while
George Armbruster, at Farmers Mills,
was butchering, little four-year-old
son of Ham. Shreckengast, while play-
ing, fell backward into a kettle of hot
lard. The little fellow had
landed in the scalding fluid until John
Rishell jumped for him and pulled
him out. He was badly scalded from | respective teachers.
the shoulders to the feet. Prompt rem- |
edies were applied at once, and the jit- |
tle fellow will recover.
find evervthing here conven-
J : is
that line. "Phone 1203.
THE
ient and useful in school while - - - -
and that trees, flowers, plants and veg-
C
11 etation, are being destroyed in a man-
ner that awakening attention
over the country. It claimed tha
within the past fifteen years there has
all and see our goods.
Wolf &
Crawford.
Elevators Won't Rua.
a :
is all
is t
air.
der the charge of Prof.
progressing
scarcely
in
been a decrease of fully 4
the number of our birds
is appalling when consider
great benefits they are in
the increase of injurious and
| worms, and stringent measures should
be adopted to prevent the wanton de
struction of these feathered fricuds.
6 per cent.
this
the
The attendance is good
i : Surely
| scholars are speaking highly
we
preventing
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insecis
Two Harses Polsoned
a rome
Dry Goods Millinery Carpets
Last Thursday night week
| miserable wretch poisoned two valua-
Herole Measures, | ble horses in the stable of Mr. Shuey,
One night last week David Rearick, | gt Fairbrook. Shuey heard a noise in
at Farmers Mills, heard a commotion | pig stable the night before, but did not
among his sheep in the field. He found | j,vestigate. The next morning when | Capt. G. M. Boal, the new 1y appoint.
several dogs chasing them. He succeed- | ho went to the stable to feed he found fed postmaster for Centre Hall, sent in |
ed in capturing one of the canines and | 416 horse dead and the other dying. his bond last Saturday and now awaits
dragged it to his wood house where he | 14 the troughs was Paris green which jthe arrival of his Somusiion to ake
found the nearest axe. Mr. Rearick | some wretch through motives of re- charge of the office. Capt. Boal wil
did not await the usual for | venge, had placed among the feed. remove to Centre Hall with his ep
ssi fp A —>—
The law creating the capitol com-
mission required the legislative build-
ing authorized to be constructed, to be
ready for furnishing on the 15th inst.,
but owing to judicial and other delays
this requirement has been impossible
of fulfillment, and the chances are that
the halls of the senate and house and
other rooms necessary for the transac-
tion of legislative business will not be
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Filled His Bond,
We dont know what the signal service flag says, but we do know
‘3
} recent cold shap mean
Course
Underwear Weather For Us.
as soon as he Jan
ready to receive furniture before the
middle of December. No rooms not
absolutely needed will be furnished.
The desks and chairs purchased after
the destruction of the old capitol and
permanent fixtures, The heat, light
and sewerage apparatus will be tempo-
rary. None of the four elevators to be
placed in the building will be erected
under the present contract, and the
legislature will be obliged to enter
their respective halls by means of a
temporary winding stairway. The
floor space of the capitol, without
counting the two wings to be added to
complete the structure, is five times
greater than that of the destroyed
building.
BA oS —
Alleged Murderer Sarrenders,
Michael, alias “'Peggy'’ Hart, an al-
leged murderer, for whom the Clear-
field county authorities have been look-
ing two and a half years and for whose
capture a large reward was offered,
walked into the district attorneys of-
fice at Clearfield on Monday morning
aud surrendered. He was locked up in
prison to await trial. Hart is under
indictment for the murder of Victor
Corretti, a prosperous quarryman of
DuBois, on the 25th of April, 1896.
AA id
Putting Up the Poles,
The poles for the Central Commer-
cial telephone company have been put
up as far as Rosecrans from Loganton.
The gang of men at Lock Haven end
are putting up poles beyond the bor-
ough limits of Mill Hall now.
I————— A
bborn or tickli
in the
Minute
armless neefloet,
reliable and just
kawts at one; for sale
*
roic
nine to dog heaven.
sis fps tl
Well Patronized,
The chicken and waflle meals served |
{ by tho lac
building fund for the new hall,
well patronized last Thursday.
meals were served in the nearly com-
cellent cooks at a lively pace.
dies realized a neat sum through their |
enterprise. —
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Marriage Licenses,
The following marriage licenses |
were insu during the past week:
Harry W. Flack, of Spring twp. and
Annie Aw Bellefonte.
Bellefonte.
Mich O'Neil, Roland, and Estella
McCartey, Romola.
Clement D. Bunday, and Mary E.
Kuhn, Potter twp.
Simon W. Dugan, Bellefonte, and
Bertha Fye, Linden Hall.
Wm. W, Irwin and Effie R. Powley,
Pa. Furnace.
Frank W. Cole and N,
Spring twp.
B. Gentzle,
ni i
Married at Bethlehem,
Today, Thursday, at noon, Fred
Kurtz, Jr., assistant editor of the Cex.
ThE REPORTER, was united in mar-
riage to Miss Emilie I}. Swartz, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Louisa Swartz, of Bethle-
hem, Pa. The ceremony was perforim-
ed at the home of the bride, and wus
witnessed only by the immediate rela-
tives of the contracting parties.
Truth wears well, P
Jearned that De Witt’'s Li
reliable little pi
els, curing
le have
Early
lis for regi atten
don’t gripe;
sss AO
Various Drawers,
| An exchange says it takes a rich
| man to draw a check, a pretly girl to
| draw attention, a horse to draw a cart,
| a porous plaster to draw the skin, a to-
per to draw & cork, a free lunch
draw a crowd and an advertisement in
your home paper to draw trade.
i
det cms—
Died in Tyrone
Ira D., son of Al. Garmau, formerly
| of Bellefonte, but now located in Ty-
rone, died at the home of his parents
the brain, after an illness of two years,
| being confined to his bed for the past
| two months. He was aged over sixteen
Found in the Woods,
The body of J. Boyle, of Hillsgrove,
Lycoming county, was found in the
woods on Friday by hunters, He had
shot himself after havicg quarreled
with his sweetheart.
ss Mp
Large Saw Mill Barned,
The large saw mill owned by B.
»
ave
ton, Clinton county, was destroyed by
secure a dwelling. |
He will not remove the office from its
present location. Capt. Boal's daugh-
ter Miss Blanche, will be appointed Ladies’ Union Suits.
assistant postmistress. i
In all sizes,
Men's Underwear.
Heavy Random Gray Mixed
Underwear, all sizes, we can fit the
largest as wall as the smallest man,
a regular 50c. quality you ean buy
them just now for 25¢.
Men's Fleece Lined Goods.
Men's underwear, fleece lined, we
can give you this in the delicate
tinted goods or the plain cream
color, just as may suit your fancy,
| the heaviest goods made for - 50c.
‘Children’s Underwear.
In grey flecced, also in mixed
goods, others all run in di flerent
prices according to size, but the
cheapest among them are Pe.
button
down the front, sold at T5e¢. in other
We offer them now for the
i
.
— fleece
lined,
Season Closed,
Phe legal season for deer closed yes- | 0.
terday, Nov. 30th, thé state law allow-| ~~ |
ing but thirty daysto kill the fleet. | DEX! coming ten (
footed game, The number killed in | : :
our mountains each year grows less, Ladies Fleece Lined
and a hunting party now-a-days is | Vests and Pant.
highly elated if they catch sight of a |
Heavy fleece lined underwear for
tail. The rabbit season and other |
small game closes Dec. 15th. ladies. Some of them are but Misses
ay sizes, but they are vests and pants
that yon never in your life, bought
from anybody less than 25cts, we
are now offering the same quality to
you fer 17c.
ays, per suit 49¢,
Ask for a Pardon,
Legal steps are being taken to pre-
sent strong evidence at the next ses.
sion of the State Pardon” board for the
pardoning of James Cornelley, of
Bellefonte, who is confined in the
Western Penitentiary for a five years’
term, convicted of firing buildings in
Bellefonte,
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Putting up a Shed.
E. M. Huyett is putting up a large
shed a short disfapee below the rail-
Ladies’ Coats and Capes....
road station, in which to store stave
heads ready for shipment. They are
We can safely say without exaggeration thut our sales in this de.
partment have surpassed all previous years, our stock was extraordinary
fire Friday night. Nearly all the lum-
ber was also burned.
made at the mill on his large lumber
tract in the Seven mountains.
Married.
On Nov. 27th, 1808, at the residence
of J. 8. Housman, near Colyer, Pa.
Simon W. Dugan and Bertha Fye, of
Bellefonte, were united in marriage by
J. 8, Housman.
David Stoart,
The venerable David Stewart,
Boalsburg, died on Tuesday, in the
86 year of his age. He was a good cit.
izen and greatly respected.
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Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and
Diarrhoea Remedy can always be de-
pended upon and is pleasant and safe
to take. Sold by J. H. Ross, Linden
Hall; 8. M. Swartz, Tusseyville; F. A.
Carson, Potters Mills; H. F. Rossman, |
Spring Mills.
De Witt's Witch. Hazel Balve hag
the jargeat mie of any Salve in the
world, This fact and its merit has led
dishonest people to attempt to coun-
Sorfels it Sok out for the man ual
decei when 3
for De Witt's Witch Hage the
Sure; for. sale by &
EE a SIO
KAT Z &
Bellefonte,
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& CO.,
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