VOL. LXXI. STATE GRANGE OFFICERS. The Passing of 1808, i Ere another issue of | greets our many readers, 15808 will ELECTED W. F. Hill, Leonard Rhone Retires After Serving of CUrawiord, Elghteen Yeurs in the Office The etection of officers of the State Grange was held on 15. The voting is done without any nominations being made, and there were about votes cast and it was necessary for as much time. On the first ballot ficers were elected: Worthy grand master, W. F. Hill, Crawford county ; overseer, E. J. Tuttle, Tioga ; H. M. Gooderham, Cambria; er, 8. E. Nevins, Chester ; flora, ence Rhone, Centre. The election was held at the annual meeting at Williamsport week. Mr. Hill, the newly-elected worthy Master succeeds Leonard Rhone, who now becomes a Past Master, office in the state Grange vacant since death of Col. Piolett., Mr. Rhone served as Master of the State for eighteen consecutive years, and present holds no oflice in the the following of- steward, treasur- Flor- last an the Grange state bership on the executive committee. ren erie Marriage Licenses, The following marriage licenses were issued during the past week: John H. Musser, Pennsylvania Fur- nace, and Mamie A. Campbell, Faii- brook. Blair Mingle, ingdon county, and I tany. Chas. E. Heaton and Mollie man, of Boggs twp. Wm. B. Southard Oswalt, Philipsburg. Harry J. Hoy, Marion t na M. Fae? Boggs twp. . Houser and Lyda Shefller, i ohas. H. Hunt- Nit- Birmingham, la McCaleb, E. Poor- 1 and Amanda M. id An- Chas. A We py Safe Cracking nt Lewisburg On morning of 19, burglars wrecked the safe in the Penn’a Railroad station with nitro glycerine. The outer plates of the door were blown off, but the in- ner plates remained intact, and the safe so tightly that pert has been summoned to closed an ex- open it building. The burglars got no booty. rn A oat Purchased aj¥Farm, Harrison Kline, county has purchased the Hoy farm Bellefonte, owned by Dr. H. K. Hoy, of Altoona. It contains over: and is one of the best farms over there. The consideration is £5,000. and family will move to the property in the spring and make it their perma- nent home treasurer, east of SR) acres i—————— An Aged Lady Hurt, At Bellefonte Sunday morning Mrs. Catharine Haley, while going down | stairs from her bedroom, tripped and | "fell down backwards, As alone she was not found for about hour afterwards. She was completely paralyzed from the effects of the fall, aud ber death occurred morning. she lives an on Tuesday ei — Be Careful, Wilbur Gunther, of Philipsburg, re- cently took a headache tablet to lieve an attack of headache, It affect- | it has not year, all in the even tenor of Our crops were a good average ; laborer had there county employ ; any hearth ; aud outlawry the general health was ; business was a little dull, but all got along While it was not prosperity, was absent ; comfortably, a year of high all may well be satisfied il the wolf step. There was nothing, at sion to be dissatisfied. at although The country large moved along not with safely strides. Internal peace and sectio goodwill exist in these United States, foreboding that sectional strife be far, far off, the lap of the may perbaps not at all in future. ¢ had the war with Spain, result- in a remarkable thi country, ing triumph for H on land and nited States in victories the 1 the front ranks of the powers of the eartl A proud and haughty place in nation in Eu- humiliated and of and na has been ted to the the valor America. In this respeet, eventful lower rung powers, by of the army vy 1808S was most year [i believe, that the our war with Bpain will bave such effect upon the the « CNERLe wr i our and, we firmly result an Of nations a r that wars may be lin the ( nations Do more and ‘zar's plea for peace amon appt quickening he —— receive from the powers of t earth. Hie Got Another Job Pike county, state rather behind the partic there are times in not a wmilars. In one township in Pike not as many and up two office are officers, have to d« ficers hold nent ily a8 sCarce consequently ible and some of the Children . as voters, and in a cer- tain s need of sel township there i but one iol, and this was taught by a young man for the meagre sum of per month The attainmen Oo rresponded with for £15.00 teacher's the pay, and $18.00 the patrons should not have But school lite when the question TAY acumen, arose in as to which was the greater, three square feet or three feet square, and the poor- HIS MIND A BLANK Accident to chant Result of an a Lewisburg Mer who is a manager ef a Lewisburg, John Krisher, nt on the new Mr. Krish- and Gilbert the Buflulo land Lewisburg railroad, had started fon a bunting trip. The first pitched Dy the party ved to be un- the decided nearby jured several weeks ago that place, gentleman of er, another cap pro hunters of a satisfactory, and along the track A handear spinning over in somewhat steep incli due on the Al the was a sharp turn, and, railroad cured, they at n Was dd Were soo! He rus lively rate going down =a « men tried in vain to re ! by putting which oot of the with fused to work great momentum, unable the patis were thrown agai Mr. Ki and was pie had recov he anything prior t led to to stay on track ment. isher Ke er he found that was deci There is pressing on Philads iphia, whet performed last week. Weather Outlook My last bulls storm wave i on the 22 on the 25tl Warm wave Rockies country about central valleys o slates on 24th. + the cross the about the 23 eastern states 2711 Temperature of th fn. the January 2 northern, and about normal in the west jes sintes, ation fi Precipit week will ed the position that three was the larger, with the mained firm, the parents took sides I'he teacher dido’t get children. it he Year. ro his school another - » — Total Eclipse of the Moon =i the moon will be and the phenomen: be generally visible aud and On December in wn will north Asia shadow in engulfed on that date has a diameter that more than a third larger that of moon itself. From the time the moon enters the until it total eclipse, throughout America, The south Africa. Europe, deep is than thi shadow Clerges more than six hours will have elapsed, while the total eclipse, will last fully Ao Grip Contagious. The New York board of health iand ean be communicated | as sc arlet fever, a readily In view of this it will survived, the use of patent medicines, ciliata At Institute, Centre Hall is well represented at | the teachers institute this week at Bellefonte, Those in attendance are, Prof, Wagenseller, D. W. Geiss, Frank A. Foreman, and Miss Anna Barthol- omew, boro teachiers; Miss Helen Bar- tholomew, Thomas Moore, Walter Kerlin, and R. D. Foreman. inicio Central Hsillroad Extension, It is reliably told that the Bellefonte & Clearfield railroad, surveyed a couple of years back, which is to provide a short line between the county seats of Centre and Clearfield counties, will be built before long. —— No Paper Next Week, All hands oun the Reporter wanting to enjoy Christmas week with the rest of mankind, there will be no paper is sued from this office. While we ask the kind indulgence of our readers, we wish all “A merry Christmas and a happy New Year.” A AI MAIS For or ken surfaces, sores, insect Dites burns, skin diseases and especial piles there is one reliable remedy, Witts Witch Hazel Balve. When you call for De Witt’s don't ae counterfeits or frauds. You will not be dis) vid with De Witt's Witeh Size Salve; for sale by Smith & Crwa: : A The Latest swindle The latest swindle going the rounds | is a a fellow with supply of lima beans | saturated with oil of cinnamon, which he sells at ten cents each, with the #to- ry that his brother brought a quantity from Manila and that they are a sure protection against moths, —— a o——— Save Your Almanacs Have your 1598 calendars. They will answer for years 1910, 1021, 1027, 1988 1949, 1955, and 1966, as the days of the week will fall on the same days of the month and the holidays will fall on the same days as this year. AA AS In Uniform, The P. 0. 8. A. Camp in this place is receiving uniforms for its members, The boys are meeting regularly, and one of these days will give an exhibi- tion drill for the public, ———— AI Ms Died ut Bellefonte, Samuel Markle, a young man of ex- cellent qualities died at Dellefonte Inst week and his remains were interred in the cemetery at Hublersburg Tuesday morning. —_— fo One Minute Cough Cure surprises people by its quick cures and children may take it in large quantities without the Jost danger. Ta ie won for ftself © best reputation used today for colds, erou op king in the by : + i benefit to winter wheat ley, but the warm wavs with ils and thaws from abot Dec HET | he mward, will as damag- ing cial Sometimes a long d by March fs t snow biankets were benefi- midwinter warm Hd Febru- the wave is follows a very « Ww hiat these bu ary and coming ber Hetinsg will | SOON announce. - > - Handy for the Household To d chairs, turn up the chair bottom, clean an tighten cane seat! and with hot water and a sponge wash the cane work so that it hi a may be thoroug Should it be Let it dry in it will be as tight and new. dirty use the air firm as when and | Wo Case Continaed The Slate Board of Pardon at the week continued | | the application until the Javuary ses- | sion, of James ( ‘ornelly, of Bellefonte, sentence in the penitentiary on the charge of arson, Sts As AA ———— Shortest Day. at ray, Wednesday, the day of t. Thomas, apostle and martyr, was ~ shortest day of the year, its length | being nine hours and nineteen min- utes. The days will now begin to grow longer and the nights shorter until June, indicat emesis Safferer from Hiceooughs, Mrs. Hain, of near Montgomery, hiccoughed incessantly for nine months, She was taken to Williams port hospital last week. Although very near death's door, it is believed her life can be saved. AMA A Sure it is Conl, On the farm of Samuel Burrell, two miles east of Pennhall, there sre en- couraging signs for finding coal, and to an extent to warrant sinking a shaft to reach the possible black he monds, Chamberlain's Colle, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy can always be de- pended upon and is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by J. H. Ross, Linden Hall; 8B. M. Swarts, ai F. A. WASHINGTON LETTER. | BRYAN STILL RECOGNIZED AS THE LEADER. The Democrats Will not Oppose the Ratifl cation of Treaty. What the Demo- crats will Favor and Oppose Wasi tion given Col, Dee, Bryan GTON, 19. The rece p- by Democratic Senators and Repre sentatives shows is still parLy very plainly that he ized the t of Col. Bryan's visit to e Lhnt ceeptions possible ex recog by them a leader. One probable resid Washington will | with one or Democratic ors will offer no opposition tification of the *, they tier over, treaty of havi aft- agreed with (question of expan 10 Ww the treat be affected by irvan as not » Will hol n rican Bank. was won with Lie of absenee y assistance of the voles some western Republicans anid th wi ©, if of 5 The Representative Ding an flo en a vole was tak- vote was 1458 to 103, ley, uld not chagrin at the defeat of the Republi- his The bank is Commitiee | conceal the wate bill incorporating in the House lanking and Currency, and reported to the House, the may have to be made over again, of Va., Ww lead rr, © bill. this + hands of the a1 it is when fight Representative Rixey, fully government ought to help] care of the Confederate dead, and w advocating its helping | to take care of needy living Confeder- | ate soldiers. He has introduced a bill | providing that all maimed, crippled | and needy soldiers and sailors, who served in the Civil War, shall be ad-| mitted upon the same terms to all Sol. dier's Homes and other institutions wholly maintained by the U. 8. gov- ernment. The Senate Committee on Privileges | and Elections has referred the charge of bribery made against Senator Han- | na, by the Ohio Senate, to a sub-com- | mittee, composed of Senators Hoar, Spooner and Turley, for investigation and report. There will be a white. wash report from the majority of this sub-committee, and that will end, the matter, so far as this committee is con | cerned. A joint resolution for the usual two weeks Christmas recess of Congress has been reported from the House Ways and Means Committee, and it will be promptly adopted. Congress very seldom turns down an opportuni- ty for a holiday, The war investigation commission will take a Christmas holiday, al- though for anything it ia aceomplish- ing, it might just as wll take a per manent holiday. The next prominent witness it will hear will be Gen. Shaft er. The Commission has been having a little trouble of its own. Half of its foree of stenographiers went on a strike because they sald they were tired of | going on among the an extra session of the in the and it is growing more bitter Mr, McKinley and the lean leaders in both next spring, all the depub Senate and House agreed at the beginning of the session that an extra session should be but the wislation as soon as both working on Senators avoid- ed, if possiple; who want the RHe- branches of men financial Is publicans control Congress, Reg extra session necessary, Mr. McKinley, pressure, to call one, are and resentatives, in order to make an if t hey Cannot of his mind and agres compel by all sorts fo change Democrats are not taki this ng wrangle, althougi that tion, al ai 2 Xtra any in part most of them believe wepublican financial legisla would Ix gion, nefit Democrats party. > TERRIBLY da, ¥ Atlor ney . — ARRAIGNMENT, Pistriet to Messrs Graham's Hay { thi HlsEw wood's ommonweaith The EL lost notl erie a ting by d of he has met and apparen charges of crime, . plicit ineligible for ek Ns onni i Siates senate. him without « ving at crediting himself and dishe noring his fale, - -> — Christmas Don'ts gift Don’t gives Don't ents, Don’t gi grudgingly, Don't return, Don’t figure As AD investment. go in de for Christ ve a Christmas Bg out what your friends Dan’t overlook a real friend Don’t deposit a gift in the Bank Gratitude and expect 20 per cent. terest on it all the year round. in- Dividends Out of Life, 24 busivess and boast of it may The fools who give the from his mind and enjoy his books, his friends, his club, the theater, the opera, the dinner or the dance, but the cheerful man gets dividends out of life blind cme Trains Late, The trains from the east have been late the last two weeks, at times sever- al hours behind the schedule. Freight wrecks on the main line, and other causes, have prevented the trains com. lng in on time. iy Presbyterian Services, Preaching next Sabbath morning in the Presbyterian church at Centre Hall, at 10.30 o'clock, and in the even- ing at Centre Hill, at 7.00 o'clock. -_ An Important Question. If your friends or neighbors are suf fering from coughs, colds, sore throat, or any throat or lung disease {inelud- ing consumption,) ask them if they have ever used Otto's Cure. This mous German remedy is having a large sale here and is performing some wonderful cures of throat and lung diseases, No matter what other med: icines have failed to do, try Ono's Cure. Large sizes 25¢. and Be. Sold Ep ai i NO. 50 LOCAL ITEMS, Callings of More than Ordinary Iiaterest from Everywhere. Christioas, Light on thy hills, Jerusalem ! The Bavior now is born : More bright on Bethlehem’s plains Breaks the first Christmas morn ; And brighter on Moriah’s brow, Crowned with her temple spires, Which first proclaimed the newborn light, Clothed with ils orient fires. Joyous This day, mute, And ( ‘hris tian hear be cold ? : O eateh the anthem that from Heaven (Ver Judie mountains rolled ! When gladly #t from seraph harps ! oh y solemn lay, wl : On e arth | Omes i« shall Christian bee tongues * PEACE , H. Sears little ‘1 Lhe lad ond iB each one, was | precious son. Hing, Il mankind. as the Father gave, Hon the world tL of pric it and small of to within sight leaf, I'. McKinney, Rion i810, new of Potters Mills $10. Uatesburg, gels ude to through ge nsion was Romo- aristmas ; all 0 make stock bristmas tase loo man ol “A ¥ shares { the saying white pointmer entre Hall, m Sun- ip.m Tusseyville, $ Is, o ndre a por Ww Stiffler, of drew 11 pounds, dressed. Zim- ker that x i udy v. C. H. ion as pastor of St. Johns Eng. L will ta orig t hy J Crruver has tendered his Aitheran church, of Lock Haven, } esi ke effect in gunation several fasmilies g to move from the hinking they ean 1ore satisfactory abodes, talk of in- com- secure and with less mili iii town spring, t CRerings. Well, uj » 10 this time we had in Centre Hall in one stretch. 20 days and vieini- Other sections in little or but come : Ot of the county, had all this time. Sorry ; over the snow to the fill of your enjoy- ent, charge It is stated that 25 to free of 50 new houses erected at Millhall next sum- mer, and work on a dozems or more will opm Millhall does not seem to be Us, aim to destroy investments of its eiti- Such towns prosper. The University Inn at State College, jenced hotelist, P. 8. Burrell, is first Persons desiring to spend a week or more In a pleasant place and with the interesting attractions that the now celebrated institution, State College, home with moderate charges. See card. One would think that from the num- ber of cows shipped from this county each week that the supply must be nigh exhausted. Not so however: there are six or eight creameries in the county and the milk supply does not fall off with them. This goes to show that the number of cows raised in the county keeps pace with the number bought up and shipped by about a dozen dealers all the year round in our county, Recent Union county deaths: At Liundale, William Johnson, aged 98 years and 29 days. At Weikert, the wife of Jucob Barnet. In Lewisburg, Wm. A. Boyer, in his 20th year. In MiMinburg, the widow of O. P, Schnure, aged 4 years, Near Lewis. burg, the wife of Chas. Gellinger, aged 53 years, How much for good and how much for spite (did you do in 1508? Weigh each in the scales of your conscience, Did your honest or dishonest desires get the better of you in dealing with your fellow men in 1808? Did you seek to injure any one oy Jaiousy and false nccusations inisier i au ly any
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