Le at THE © ENTRE REPORTER. CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. Mar. 2 THE RACKET. 7-89-11 Crider's Exchange, Bellefonte. RACKET STORE NEWS Duncan Department Store, West Fourth street, Williamsport. Snr. The addition of Room No. (2000 square feet floor space) to this store and the big and famous Dun- can Department Store at Williams- port, makes another long step for- ward in the progress of The Rack- et—and every step taken in the way of improvement has been ap- preciated by my customers, and a benefit to them as well as the busi- ness, 1, JUST IN Entire new line of Silks. Taffe- tas, in plain, plaids and stripes, beautiful effects, exelusive designs. China and Wash Silks, plaids and checks. Liberty Satin, the new Taffetines and Linings. WASH GOODS. F. D. Welts, Toile Du Nord and Everett Ginghams. Delineator, sheets and patterns for March, early Spring ideas. 200000000000 0000000060000, Only Ago y two days opened a Job Shee Sale, we Choice for One Dollar There were so many takers that the table already shows the effect of the bargains. Don’t delay if you care to buy for One Dollar what usually costs you Two. Another counter gives you a choice of Men’s Shirts at half price. These two offers are worth As complete, your prompt attention. is usual our stock and prices always right. Wolf & Crawford. FLORIDA. Last Tour of the Season via Pennsylvania Railroad. The last of the present series of pop- ular Pennsylvania Railroad personally- conducted tours to Jacksonville will leave New York and Philadelphia by special train of Pullman Palace cars on Tuesday, March-7. Roundtrip tickets, valid to return on regular trains until May 31, 1809, and including railway transportation in each direction, and Pullman accom- modations (one berth,) and meals on special train going, will be sold at the Jollowing rates: New York, $50.00; Philadelphia, $45.00; Canandaigua, $52.85; Erie, $54.85; Wilkesbarre, $50. 85; Pittsburg, $53.00; and at propor- tionate rates from other points. For tickets, itineraries, and full in- formation apply to ticket agents; Tour- ist Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York: Thomas Purdy, Passenger Agent Long Branch District, 789 Broad Street, Newark, N. J.; Thos. E. Watt, Passen- ger Agent Western District, Pittsburg, Pa.; or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assist- ant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. Remembered the Text, One of Johnsonburg’s bright young American boys, aged five years, ncoord- ing to the Breeze, accompanied his and upon his return his mother ask if he could repeat the minister's text. “Course I can,” replied the little fel low. He got up and rubbed his hands together and said: “Many are cold, but few are frozen.’ The Money Dissppesred, In his last will and testament George Washington bequeathed $25,0000 ‘‘to- ward the endowment of a national university under the auspices of the general government,” but in some manner or another that has not been disappeared. If it had been invested i no DEATH FROM CONSUMPTION, Mrs Charlotte Smith Succumbs on Tuesday Afternoon, 5 The death of Mrs. Charlotte Smith occurred on Tuesday afternoon at about two o'clock, at the home of her son, Edward Crawford, at the station, after a long illness from consumption. Mrs. Bmith was the widow of the late Jacob Smith, who died about two years ago near Tusseyville. After the death of her husband she made her home with her two sons. Her illness began about two years ago, being at. tacked by an affection of the lungs which developed into consumption. Bhe was the mother of three sons, Ed- ward Crawford, Frank and Calvin Smith, the latter having died several years ago. The surviving sons are in the mercantile business in Centre Hall, the firm of Smith & Crawford, at the railroad station. years. The funeral will take place on Friday morning, services being held at the house at 9 o'clock. Interment will be made in the family plot in the Zion church cemetery at Tusseyville, Mrs. Smith was a steadfast member of the United Evangelical church, and died in its faith. Her pastor, Rev. W. W. Rhoads, will conduct the services, ———————— The Constable Fee Bill Signed. Governor Stone, on Friday last sign- ed the Constable Fee Bill, in order that those Constables elected in the the benefit of its provisions. The new lar, for miles traveled in the discharge of their duties allows them $1.50 and the Quarter Sessions and in the one. It also allows them $3 for their at- tendance at elections and renumeration tation of prisoners to the office of the there can be but one construction plac- ed upon it, thus removing much of the past trouble concerning the fees of these officers, m——————— ——— A —————— The Sheriff too Mach for Him. Mich., who left Williamsport recently having in custody White, the grave robber, mentioned in last week's Re- porter, as the insurance company de- frauder, had a rough time before he succeeded in getting home with his prisoner. At St. Thomas, to eat. White realized that he was on British soil and tried to give the sher- iff the slip. There was a flerce en- White was White made prisoner, during which nearly broken in two. no further trouble, — ir —— Given New Instruments, The Bell Telephone Company are meeting every poiut in their fight with their rivals, th® Commercial Company, with the improved long distance ma- chine. The rate has been reduced to $2.00 per month, meeting that of their rivals. Most of the patrons of the Bell company have contracted for another year, and many places will have the service of both companies. An all night service will soon be established with the old company at this exchange, celia ~ A Grandmother at 27, For some time an item has been going the rounds of the secular news papers that" Mrs. James Burke, of Knox county, Indiana, less than thir- ty-three years old, was the youngest grandmother in the United States. This honor is now disputed by Mm. Kate Texter, of Mill Creek township, Lebanon county, in this state, who Is a grandmother at 27, ”~ i ———————— Horses Sold, Uplinger & Meyer, who had the big horse sale at Centre Hall a few days ago, have disposed of all the horses un- sold at private sale, at good round prices. They are pleased with the Centre county market, and expect to return again with another car of Illi nois horses in several weeks, hoping, however that there shall be no blizzard to interfere with and detain them as did the last one, Died in lowa. James Speer Potter, a native of Cen- tre county, died last week at his home at Deep River, Iowa. His remains were brought to Bellefonte and inter red in the cemetery there on Monday rooon. The deceased was a cousin of Joshua and Henry Potter of near Centre Hall. a A SA A ANA Sensonable Advice To those afflicted withfrosted feet the following is recommended as a sure cure: Bathe the feet in strong alum water as strong as it can be borne, In most cases one application is sufficient. Dec. 22, by Rev. W. Rhoads, C. Gill, of Pleasant Gap, and Julia ©. Womer, of State College, ol ry, of a: More Concerning Hurnside’'s !Death.—A Prospective Duel the Cause. Thomas Burnside, who was bern in Bellefonte November 16, 1852, and of whose sudden death in Paris we made mention in last week’s Reporter, we learn his death was caused by wor- riment over a prospective duel with a Paris correspondent. Young Burnside was edueated in Concord, N. H., and in 1857 went to Chicago and engaged in newspaper ‘work. Later he was sent to Ireland as a special correspondent. | He married a Miss Elizabeth Mul- | holland, an English actress, but the | two did not live happily togetiaer and | subsequently separated. He became | prominent in club circles and for se ver- | al years was a governor in the Savage | club. Later he was sent to Paris by | i Some time ago Burnside had a quar- | rel with Rowland Strong, the Paris | correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette, | William Waldorf Astor's London pa- | per. The quarrel is said to have been i | due to au affair in which Lord Alfred | Douglas was implicated. Strong deem- ing himself insulted, challenged Burn- | | side to a duel. The challenge was | | promptly accepted. The weapons had | | not yet been decided upon, but it is be- | | lieved that the excitement over the | | impending duel hastened Burnside’s | | death, which is attributed to brain | congestion and heart trouble, | Strong was a conspicuous figure in It was he who | | abetted the fight of Major Esterhazy | i | the Dreyfus aflair, | | to London and there arranged for the | | publication of the startling confessions { of the major. These, however, never made, owing to a bitter quarrel | i were | i between the two men. A brother of the deceased, Simon | | Cameron Burnside, is auditor in the controller's office, Philadelphia. lle Train Drops 20 Feet {ail- tol A train on the Buffalo Valley { road, running from Lewisburg | Kulp’s lumber camp, while crossing | | Buffalo creek, above Lewisburg, on | { Thursday morning, 23 ult, crashed | | down 20 feet into the water and ice. | | The trestling had become weakened i by the moving ice in the stream, and | the bridge gave way under the weight | | of the engine. The engineer Jumped | and was unhurt, but the fireman and | two workmen went down with the en-| | gine. They are all badly injured, but | it is thought none fatally. The en-| | gine was overturned and badly used | up. The crew consisted of F. FF. Hare, | | engineer ; Clyde Kreisher, fireman ;| t John Heintzleman, Jerry Corman, | | Ab. Frederick, Harry Ickes, Robert | | Rasburn and Wm. Rearick, brakemen, ] A ins Will Soon Start the Work : |” Hon. John T. McCormick, manager | | day looking over the fleld for the ex- | | tension of the lines throu { installing the system at Bellefonte, where they will have over one hun- dred patrons. When Bellefonte is fit ted up, which will be soon, work will at once be started on the Centre Hall exchange. With favorable spring weather the plant will be quickly io- ama of sane stalled. Lf Bitten by’ a Mad Dog On Monday while Bamuel Coble and bis 12 or 15 year old son, of near Le- mont, were sawing a log, a strange black dog came along and bit the boy in the leg above the ankle. The dog then went on and bit a dog of Samuel Campbell, where the mad canine was shot by a son of Mr. Campbell. The dog's actions indicated that he had ra- bies, Two physicians were called to the Coble home, and cauterized the boy's wooud and advised that he be sent to Philadelphia at once, for treatment, which advice was followed. —— Death Near Tosseyville. Mrs. Feese, formerly of Hartly twp., Union county, died on Sunday morn- ing of pneumonia, at the home of Ed- ward Kline, beyond Tusseyville, for whom she acted as housekeeper, aged 53 years. Her husband died about 14 years ago, leaving his widow and nine chil- dren. Her remains were taken {(o Glen Iron for burial in the Dunker cemetery. Ss —-— A The Vanity of Man, A man cannot show his vanity ina tight skirt that forces him to walk sideways down the staircase; but let the match be between the respective vanities of largest beard and tightest skirt, and here, too, the battle would be to the strong. Fg Death Near Potters Mila, A son of Wm. Workinger, died on Saturday, at the home of Wm. W. Bpangler, near Potters Mills, His death resulted from a bealing in his lungs. The young man was years of age. Mr. 8, A. Ha editor of the Mi. cnopy (Fila) H with his wife and PY fdr terribl La Grippe. One fiom ly" this A BRILLIANT WEDDING, - Rev. Dubs, of Dorsey, Md, Weds Miss Lda ! LADIES WANTED Ids M, Floray, of Tusseyville. | i To buy our Plain and Decorated A very pretty and brilliant wedding | took place last Thursday noon at the !, ‘ . "es ‘ home of the bride's parents, Mr. and ! Lea and Dinner Sete, Toilet Sets, Mrs. Samuel Flory, near Tusseyville,at | Imported China, Glassware, ete, PULLRLBORBOOLOB0RLROLNGS Bee the New Mottled Gran- ite Ware. - which their daughter, Miss Ida May, | wis united in marriage to Rev. N.J. | Dubs, of Dorsey, Md. The ceremony | was witnessed by a large number of in- | vited guests. Promptly at noon the | strains of Mendelssohn wedding march | was struck up by Miss Ida Rhoads of | Centre Hall, and the Wedding party | proceeded to the marriage alter, escort- ed Mr. Frank Flory, brother of the | bride. The ceremony was performed | by Rev. Wm. M.8Btamford, D.D., Bish-! op of the United Evangelical Church. | After showering congratulations and well wishes for future prosperity upon the newly wedded couple, the guests | sat down to a feast of good things pre- pared for such an occasion. The bride received a number of pre =| sents, which were handsome and ser- | viceable. After attending conference | Rev. Dubs and wife will reside in the field of labor. He is one of the lead- | ing ministers in the United Evangeli- eal Church and is stationed in Dorsey, Md. —— i ——— What Is the Dollar? An excange asks: What is a dollar anyhow? The question is easily an- swered. A dollar is what some men | promise to pay to their family paper. It is something that a NeWspaper man enjoys more in anticipating that in reality. It is what the wife frequently It is It is mighty and searce. No man ever and a delusion and every one of us is icin Can Thaw Frozen Pipes Prof. Wood, instructor in physics in the University of Wisconsin, has orig- nated the idea of thawing out frozen | water pipes with electricity. He takes | electric current used for street the frozen pipe inside the cellar of one pipe in the adjoining or any other bouse, thus completing the circuit. A fifty volts is then | ing the ice within. The discovery will obviate the necessity for excavating, which has always heretofore been the expensixe feature. ; il Bellefonte Postmastership Settled, W. W. Montgomery is now safe in his appointment as post-master st | Bellefonte after a yesr's wrangle. Ar! al, the President favoring Montgom- ery. The outgoing post-master, David F. Fortney, Esq., leaves the office as one of its most popular and efficient in- | cumbents. Mr. Fortney proves a full | team in the right wherever he takes | hold. Recent Union County Deaths. i Jackson tp., wife of 8. 1. Yoder, iu | her 23 year. : West Buffalo, John Culp, age 93 y. Glen Iron, wife of H. Bingaman, Sy | Mifflinburg, widow of Leander Wil- | liams, aged 66 years. | Kelly tp., wife of J. J. Brown, 77 y. East Buffalo, Henry Brawn, in his | 70th year, Lewisburg, wife of W. 8, Woomer, | age 42 years, Centreville, Mary J. Sampsel, in her | 50th year. i New Berlin, John Burkholder, aged 85 years. AL rt SS Deeds Mast be Recorded, It does not appear to be generally known that a law was enacted by the Pennsylvania legislature a year or two ago by which the holder of an unre corded deed is liable to lose it for want of record. The law requires that all deeds and conveyances must be ac kunowledged and recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds within ninety days after execution of said deed, and that every deed that is fot proved and recorded may be adjudged fraudulent and void, A —— A ——-—- A Death of Mrs, Peter Neeneo. Sarah, wife of Peter Neese, of Geor- ges valley, died Feb, 25, 1800, aged 68 years and 3 months. She was born in Howard twp., this county, and was a devoted member of the Methodist church. She was the mother of ten children, three sons and seven daugh- ters ; of these two sons and one daugh- ter died in infancy. Ioterrment in Georges valley cemetery last Tuesday. Tn Session, The United Evangelical Conference met in Lewisburg yesterday and will not adjourn before Wednesday, uct. AAAI SNA, a Careful cow parison with the quota- tions of others will show that our prices are the lowest, Carpets woven iu one piece—newest designs—called b6 piece Pretty Bhaps Pure White Tea Set, 22.75 Pro Brussel. 106 piece Pretty Bhape Pure White Combination Dinver and Tea Set, $6.95, ; 300 piece Pretty Shape Decorated Dinner Set, » 5 45, 6 piece Pretty Shape Stippled Gold Edge Ten Bet, 80.45. Druggetts and Art Squares. We offer you a gpecialty in Gold Edge, Hand Painted, Pretty Shape, Open-stock, Porcelain Ware. Open stock means you can buy any amount or piece you want. There- - On an average new goods every day. Don’t come here 20000000000000000002000000000000000060000 for old stock. New and mod. to ‘the ern goods at much less than To give yon an from the smallest largest old stock. idea of the pieces in a set which we can make up for you and the - Garman’s Store. 3 price of it we will itemize a set. 12 Ind. Butter Plates. 12 Frult Batucers 12 Handled Cups and Baveers., 1 Pickle Dish 14 pint Bowl. 1 Handed Bauce 11040. Cake Plate, Ha 4 1 Cream Jug 8 Vegelable Dishes, 7,8 i i 127 inch Plates. 12% inch Plates 69 inch Deep Plates 1 Covered Butter Dish, 4 ples 1 Covered Bugar Bowl, 2 pieces Bellefonte. Pa. Q0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000035000 711% in Meat Plate and 9 in, i535 In. Meat Plate 110in. Covered Vegeta 6 pivot Jug or Walter ble Dish, 2 pleces, Pitcher 1 Tea Pot, 2 pieces, (30 to the “other fellows” and you will pay at least $10 for a 98. like the price only £8.50, piece set above. Our ’ ' Remember we can drop y o.3 : add pieces to the above set, 10 plece Decorated Toilet Be price, $2.15 10 ploce Decorated Toilet Sets price, $3.35 place Pure White Toilet Bets, worth $1.5 we, $1 2 is, worlh $2.4 woth $83.75. f pris We have carefully compared | prices and through it ‘we have . 1 A poultry regulartor, guaranteed producer disease. Never fails to { : hat we Tt £1 Ea vga pgs | found that we buy our Quee nsw are | ooo and cures he houses! p known in that line. from one of t cheapest i urelv vegetable. The sane ad i results. 26 oz. for 25¢. {give Poo vantages are offered to vou, by S. M. SWARTZ, | y TUSSEYVILLE, PA.i Pratt's Animal Regulator » 3 For Horses, catt le, sheep and hogs, used in large quantities at this ses- WE CARRY The Largest Stock of Furniture In Penns Valley to select from ..AT LESS MONEY... Than can be bought elsewhere. son of the year. Satisfaction guar- anteed, A full stock of coal on hand. G. H. LONG, Spring Mills, - - Pa. OO 0 2 es pts Sata “ 4 LBS B RE ERE To Our Friends and Pa- trons. ut a LK Aw. 2.2 AG wae 7 wo aw 5 8 Wo cp eTeTeT TeeTe a OE ATR APTA RT we Ne *, = o - Before you send your mon- Woe ey out of the county to some mail order house, or buy a bill " LIX Blin 3 oli EW — wa of goods from some traveling groceryman or dry goods ped- dler that claims to be selling goods at retail at wholesale prices, come in and see us and bring a list of the goods you want, and see if we cannot sell you the same as eheap or cheaper for spot cash than they will, and at the same time you will be sure of get. ting nothing but reliable goods, wR a, w 3) 2K We pay the toll or car fare for ev- WITTE ery Suit sold. JOHN SMITH & BRO Spring Mills. - * Re Recent Miia County Deat hs. Derry tp., Geo. Fralick, age 85 years. Lewistown, Dan. Wertz, aged 41 y. Assam a <a * These are dangerous times for the health. Croup, colds and throat troub- les lead rapidly to Consumption. A bottle of One Minute Cough Care used at the right time will preserve life, health and a large amount of money. Pleasant to take; children like it: for sale by Bmith & Crawford. $$$ SAVED ! 0 nn aE J H. F. Rossman, SPRING MILLS. Lo) 9 a mr c- » Le ae ar wfT IS NO HUMHUG !..... 10 Per Cent. Discount «..on all Furniture oN AN SONNE
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