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THE CENTRE REPORTER.
OENTRE HALL, PA., THURS, April 27
THE RACKET.
79-11 Crider's Exchange, Bellefonte.
A Modern Department Stere,
10,000 SQUARE FEET.
The following first-class lines are
obtainable in Centre county only at
The Racket,
Butterick’s Patterns and Publi-
cations,
“Gold Medal”
Goods..
“Botany Mills”
Dress Goods.
Vantine Silks, evclusive patterns
“Centemerie” Kid Gloves.
Her Majesty Corsets.
Cordette—(Inter/ining.)
“Empress” Teas and Coffees.
~ National Standard 10c Sheet Mu-
sic.
The list is not nearly complete,
but enough to show U that The
Racket is a unique store in this
county and Yo of Ur patronage.
Black Dress
Novelties in
No matter where U go. whether
in city or town, U, will find the
above lives only in the leading
stores, and this fact should prove to
U that The Racket is Bellefonte's
leading store. Kom and C.
G. R. Spigelmyer.
We see some of our indus-
trions folks making garden;
true the season is at hand, and
we have a full line of tools
suitable for doing such work.
Shovels, Rakes,
Hoes, etc., etc.
We also handle
Poultry Wire
In the different widths. In
fact our stock of Hardware in
general is more complete than
ever.
We will also be glad togive
information or get prices on
any article pertaining to this
line not usually kept in the
general trade.
Wolf &
Crawford.
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Weather Outlook.
My last bulletin gave forecasts of the
storm wave to cross the continent
Er nn A UE SAE Ws ON A TOR
PREACHER TAKES HIS LIFE.
Rev. W, OC. MoUCool an Native of this Valley
Commits Sulcide,
Rev, William McCool, pastor of the
Lutheran church at West Point, Ne-
braska, committed suicide last Thurs.
day morning by shooting himself with
a shot gun, at that place.
Rev. McCool was a native of Gregg
township, this county, and was a sen
of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob MeCool, of
Spring Mills, and is well known to
many in this valley and throughout
this part of the state.
He was a minister of recognized abil-
ity and stood well in hischarge. About
four years ago his wife died, leaving
four children. Since then he had
shown signs of despondency and mel-
ancholia. Last Thursday morning
Rev. McCool left his home at West
Point, at about nine o'clock, and was
seen by several persons proceeding in
the direction of the brick yards, where
his remains were afterwards found.
He had made an appointment with a
Lutheran minister of Omaha, Rav.
Luther Kuhns, for that day, and was
to meet him at noon when the train
arrived. As Mr. McCool failed to keep
his appointment the gentleman went
to the Lutheran parsonage. He had
not been seen for several hours and as
he had been suffering from melanchol-
ia for some time it was feared that he
might have sought refuge in death.
he was followed to within a short dis-
tance of the brick yards. Here in a
barn was found his lifeless body,
He had placed the muzzle of the gun
in his mouth and pushed off the trig-
ger with his foot. The charge was
great enough to blow his head from
his shoulders, his features being en-
tirely unrecognizable, The weapon
used was a shot gun, which he had
borrowed from a neighbor whom he
told that he was going hunting. The
discovery of his body was not made
until some hours after the suicide had
been committed.
He was aged about fifty-three years,
and leaves a family of four children.
He was married toa Miss Fisher, of
Selinsgrove, and about fifteen years
ago was pastor of the Lutheran charge
at New Berlin, Union county. His re-
mains were interred by the side of his
wife in the cemetery at Ponca, Neb.
Rev. McCool had many friends in
Penns valley where he was born and
raised who will be greatly shocked to
to learn of his untimely end.
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Story of April and Eoaoch Mahew
During the first week of April some
Kylertown people cut ice eight inches
thick from ponds and filled their ice
houses. On April 8th, we are inform-
ed by a citizen of Goshen township,
that it was difficult to drive a wagon
on the north side of Lick Ruan hill,
owing to the ice. This brings up the
story of 1837, when Enoch Mahew,
then residing at Shawsvillg, drove a
cow across the river on the ice on the
13th day of April, which event is year-
ly revived by the old settlers. Coming
back within the recollection of the ed-
itor of this paper, we recall thaton the
10th and 11th of April, 1884, ten inch-
es of snow fell. In 1874, on April 12th,
the mercury sank to 18 degrees, and on
the 30th of April, 1888, the thermome-
ter reached the highest temperature,
viz: 90 degrees. The warmest April
DEATH OF AN AGED 1 LADY,
Mrs, Katharine Miller Dios in Her B8th
Yenr.
The death of Mra. Katharine Miller
occurred last Friday morning at about
five o'clock, at the home of her son
Jerry Miller, on Church street, at the
greatly advanced age of nearly 58 years.
Mrs. Miller was the widow of John
M. Miller, deceased, who died over
twenty years ago, and has since made
her home with her son. Bhe was born
in Dauphin county, and on August
next would have passed her 88th year,
She bore her great age easily, aiways
enjoying good health, except for slight
indispositions at times. About ten
days before her death, she was attack-
ed with bilious fever. Pleurisy and
other complications set in and death
soon resulted,
She was the mother of seven child-
ren, two of them Mrs. Jacob Ripka, of
Centre Hall, and Augustus, who died
some months ago at Mill Hall, preced-
ed her in death. The stirviving ones
are, Jonathan E., of Bellefonte;
John, Erie, Pa.; Mrs. P. C. Leitzell,
and Mrs. Aaron Erhard, both of Gi-
rard, Kansas, and Jerry, Centre Hall.
The funeral took place on Monday
forenoon. Interment was made in the
Centre Hall cemetery. Rev. Rearick,
pastor of the Lutheran church, of
which the deceased was a life-long and
services,
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SUICIDE RATHER THAN TRIAL.
Farmer Attempts His Life Rather than De-
fend a Charge of Arson.
Reuben Frantz, a young farmer of
Port Matilda, this county, shot him-
self through the head Tuesday moro-
ing, rather than appear in court to
stand trial tor the crime of arson,
During the past year Centre county
farmers have been in constant fear be-
cause of frequent barn burnings, some
of which were undoubtedly the work
of incendiaries,
On April 4, Christian Sharer, of
Worth township, lost several thousand
dollars by the total destruction of his
barn and burning of farm implements
and live stock. The fire was surely in-
cendiary, and in a few hours Bharer
had collected what he deemed indis-
putable evidence as to the guilty par-
ties, On warrants sworn out by him,
Reuben and John Frantz, two neigh-
boring farmers, were arrested and held
under $1,000 bond for trial this week.
Monday the men were in Bellefonte,
but the case not being called in the
evening Reuben went home, ostensi-
bly to summon additional witnesses,
Tuesday morning when the father,
Samuel Frantz, and saoother brother
left home for the train to go to Belle-
fonte. Reuben remained behind until
the former were out of sight, then de-
liberately drew a revolver and shot
himself. The ball entered his head be-
tween the temple and Jeft ear and
while the wound is very dangerous
trated.
Support Home Paper,
The tendency of outside competition
from the cities is to discourage the lo-
cal newspaper and make harder the
conditions of its existence. This ought
not so to be. There is%nothing that
DIED AT CENTRE HILL.
Postmaster Michael Strohm Answers the
Last Onil,
Potter township lost one of its prom-
inent and esteemed citizens early mon-
day morning in the death of Mr. Mi-
chael Btrohm, at Centre Hill after an
illness dating back several months,
from a general breaking down of health
incident to old age.
sociated.
aniversary.
W. Bayard, of Philadelphia.
town.
fe fa ——
Dead Lamber Camps.
You will need
pretty soon
Boys’ Harvest Straw Hats, 5 to 17c.
Scrub Brushes, 5 to 10c.
Corn Brooms, 12 to 24c¢.
12 inch Stove Brushes, 10c,
Hammer, Sec.
| 22 inch Galvanized Tubs, 9c.
3 1.3 feet Drying | Surface Fold-
ing Clothes Horses, 4Sc.
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S. M. SWARTZ,
The lumber camps in the mountain
regions south of this valley are gradu-
ally being abandoned with the ex-
haustion of the lumber. John Dun-
can’s camp, one mile south of Paddy
and half dozen houses, is quiet and
mills and houses torn down and re
moved and the rails on several miles
of tramroad taken up. This camp had
been in operation over ten years.
Another large camp, in the moun-
tains 2 miles below Garrity’s quit oper-
ations two years ago and the machin-
ery hasbeen removed. The tramroad
leading to this mill was 15 miles in
length and the rails have been taken
up. Ita outlet was at Paddy moun-
tain.
With a dozen other lumber opera-
tions in the mountains of the Penns
creek watershed, the same story may
be told. The mountains bordering
this valley on the south are about de-
puded of the maguoificent timber with
which nature had garbed them.
Judge Mitchell, of Tioga cou
You want to see the fine line of
a sidewalk, and no borough can by or-
dinance give him that right, or make
his riding upon the sidewalk legal. A
bicycle is a vehicle, and as such, has
no more right to run on the sidewalks
than has a cart or wagon drawn by
horses. If a bicyclist rides upon the
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ite Ware.
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Carpets woven in one
piece—newest designs—called
Pro Brussel.
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Druggetts and Art Squares,
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On an average new goods
every day. Don’t come here
for old stock. New and mod-
ern goods at much less than
old stock.
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Garman’s Store.
Bellefonte, Pa.
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BORAXINE
A substitate for soap, for all
washing and cleansing purpos-
Ce,
ONE-THIRD THE
Dip the garment in hot water,
lay it on the wash-board and with
thumb and finger, sprinkle a little
Boraxine over garment, roll it up
snd lay in tub and soak 30 minutes.
dub lightly on wash-board and
dirt will fall out at once; if water
gets too dirty take clean. Rinse to
get suds out. Blue with a little
Boraxine in the water and your
wash is done.
A blessing to every housekeeper
using it. 10c. a lb. package.
G. H. LONG,
Spring Mills, -
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Before you send your mon-
ey out of the county to some
mail order house, or buy a bill
from 22 to 25, and the next will reach | recorded was in 1871, when the ther- | ¢an take the place of the local newspa-
the Pacific coast about 27, cross the | mometer averaged 57 degrees, and the per as an active agent in promoting |. 14 J sidentally ran over iid o Stas
west of Rockies Gountey by close of 28, | coldest was that of 1874, when the | the welfare of a community —certainly | toon nd wih him, lie * chil d 5 AD Hg: a :
great central valleys 20 to May 1, east- | mean temperature was 43 degrees. — | Dot the cheap city weekly, whose In-} yj of manslaughter, no matter if on Wi pve tot:
ern states May 2. Clearfield Raftsman’s Journal. terests are elsewhere and which must |, oo Haing with the greatest pre-|or _~ a ye Hh Undlud-
Warm wave will cross the west of necessarily be unfamiliar with loeal caution and care, for the o that | Shon of ung Seats sg Hoe
Rockies country about 27, great cen- Husband and Wife in One Grave. opinion and local needs. The church- ng consumption, ) i. y
his being upon the sidewalk was in | have ever used Otto's Cure. This fa-
tral valleys 29, eastern states May 1.| The unusual occurence of s husband | @ charitable organizations and local |; ie 1jenl and would make accident workiigd onlin Ne dy Davi
sidewalk he is there illegally, snd if he | #50 Spring Mills.
a
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of goods trom 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
jes country about 30, great central val-
loys May 2, eastern states May 4.
Temperature of the week ending 8
a. m. May 8 will average below and
rainfall above normal east, and the re-
verse of these west of the Rockies.
The first storm wave of that month
will reach the Pacific coast about May
3, cross the west of Rockies country by
close of 4, great central valleys 5 to 7,
eastern states 8,
one grave occurred at Bellefonte on
Sunday last. Friday Mrs. Margaret
Lyon, widow of John Lyon, died there
after a brief illness from paralysis. Her
husband, John Lyon, died in Pitts
burg about two months ago and his
remains, which bad been interred in
Pittsburg, were exhumed and brought
to Bellefonte on Saturday, and on SBun-
day afternoon the bodies of husband
and wife were buried in the Lyon fam-
enterprises are encouraged by the local
paper, largely without money price,
What foreign publications can or
would do this? Buch service Is worth
much in a community. The good
town and county paper is worthy of a
large and loyal constituency, aside
from the fact that such papers expend
their money for labor, rent, ete. in the
home market.
IM IP SAAS.
Seven Months School Term,
of this kind serious in its results to the
bicyclist; whereas, if he were legally
upon the highway, possibly no blame
referred to.
H. Long, Spring Milla.
Sagar Valiey Notes,
D. M. Morris, and wife of W. E. Con-
% sell you the same as cheap or
cheaper for spot cash than ¥
& they will, and at the same &
time you will be sure of get.
g ting nothing but reliable
goods.
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H. F. Rossman,
Stilelds in the Quay trial that he had, | died on 24, aged 72 years. 2,
Warm wave will cross the west of | {lv lot in Union Cemetery. Mrs. Ly-| The bill providing the minimum ’ 3
Rockies country about May 3, great id was a blece of tows y school term to be seven months will | Ib conjunction with Quay, been a bor- A. new bank barn being erected on | ff
central valleys 5, eastern states 7. Cool | the United States Cirenit Court, and | hot affect the present school term, but rower from the People’s Bank, in Feb- | the former George Snook farm.—Clin- 0
wave will cross the west of Rockies
SPRING MILLS.
country about 6, great central valleys
8, eastern states 10.
an fi 1 A ROASTS
Reduced Rates to Lancaster vis P. BR. R.
On account of the parade of the
Knights of the Golden Eagle at Lan-
caster, Pa, May 9, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has arranged to sell
excursion tickets, from all stations on
its line in the state of Pennsylvania,
to Lancaster and return, at rate of sin-
gle fare for the round trip, minimum
‘rate twenty-five vents,
Tickets will be sold on May 8 and 9,
good to return until May 10, incisive,
but will not be valid for
the Pennsylvania Limited, prot
Recent Union Oo. Deaths,
Monjandon, Edward Hummel, age
77 years. :
Louisburg, 8, B. Hurl el
before her marriage was Miss Murga-
ret McKnight, a Pittsburg belle.
Incendiary Brangard Attempts Sulelde,
(George Brungard, the farmer near
Mackeyville, who confessed to having
burned the barn on the farm of Miss
Puella Dornblazer, Friday attempted
suicide by butting his head against a
wall. Doctor Holloway, of Salona,
was summoned to attend him. The
doctor found that 4 number of quite
serious injuries had ‘been inflicted.
Brungard’s attempt at self-destruction,
says the Wm'sport Sun, was due to re-
morse over the unfortunate condition
of affairs in which he finds himself.
He is under $1500 bail for trial at next
On assount of the unveiling of the
Harrisburg, |
the school year ending the first Mon-
day in June, 1899. It provides, how-
ever, that the annual term may re
main as at present in districts where
the maximum amount of tax allowed
by law to be levied for school purpos-
es, logether with the state appropria-
tion to which such districts are entl-
tled, shall be found insufficient to
keep the schools open a greater length
of time than six months.
More Loaters than are Needed.
Young man, follow not in the foot-
steps of the loafer, and. make an exam-
ple of him who was born tired, for ver-
ily, their business is overstocked, and
the seats in the corners are all taken,
and the whittlicg places all occupied,
it is better to saw wood at two bits a
ond Shas 40 white fo.» oulug mate
ically denied the charge, and tele
graphed District Attorney Rothermel
that he was ready and willing to go to
Philadelphia and so testify. Govern
or Hastings said : *'I don’t want my
name mixwd up in such dirty business
in such a gratuitous and malicious
manner.’ %
Valuable Cows Killed.
Rev. 8. Creighton, of near Mackey-
ville, having received offers to sell
some of his high bred cattle, called on
the state veterinarian to make a thor-
ough examination before he would
permit them to be sold. The veterina-