THE CENTRE REPORTER.
CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS, June 15
THE RACKET.
7-9-11 COrider's Exchange, Bellefonte.
Bellefonte’s Biggest Store,
Bellefonte’s Busiest Store.
Bellefonte’s Best Store,
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365 Days Ahead of Any
Store in Centre County.
Last Saturday evening an intelli-
gent citizen of Bellefonte called me
aside and asked me “why I didn’t
publish a price list, and spread it
broadcast over the county.” He
insisted that if the people actually
knew how much lower my prices
were than any store in Bellefonte,
I would be forced to double the
number of clerks to wait the
crowds.
on
I know his idea is a good one,
and until 1 can get out that price
list, would ask U to Kom and C
how it is Urself.
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G. R. Spigelmyer.
We have just received a
Fine Assortment of
Ladies’ Shirt Waists
In Pique, White and Col-
ors, plain or trimmed.
White Organdies, and some
neat and pretty styles in
Gingham and Batiste.
We also have a selection of
ready-made Dress Skirts, in
Pique and Linen, and sell
them at such low prices that
you cannot afford to make
them.
For Gentlemen, ye have
have the finest and best qual-
ity
Negligee Shirt
You will find anywhere.
Come and see them,
Wolf &
Crawford.
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Foster's Weather Forecast,
My last bulletin gave forecasts of the
storm wave to cross the continent from
8 to 12 and 13 to 17.
The next disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast about 18, cross the west
of Rockies country by close of 19, great
central valleys 20 to 22, eastern states
23
Warm wave will cross the west of
Rockies country about 18, great cen-
tral valleys 20, eastern states 22. Cool
wave will cross the west of Rockies
country about 21, great central valleys
23, eastern states 25.
Temperature and rainfall of the
week ending 8 5. m. June 26, will av-
erage about normal.
That this would be a year of destruct
ive hailstorms was a feature of previ-
ous bulleting, and now that the torna-
do forecasts have been sustained, sec-
tions of the country subject to hail will
be anxious as to whether their crops
are to be destroyed. Thunder storms,
electric storms, hail storms and torna-
does are results from the same cause,
and this year will be full of these
weather events, :
Telephonic ~Bell and Commercial,
The Bell Company, we are informed,
wil take off the tolls on its line to Mill-
heim and Aaronsburg, making no
charges for talking to any part of the
The Commercial Company has been
stretching its wires to Spring Mills,
and before completing that point, will
extend their line to Millheim and get
it ready for business,
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Recent Mifflin County Deaths.
McVeytown, Benjamin F. Brown,
age 74 years,
Belleville, wife of John K. Byler, in
her 30th year.
Matawana, wife of Rufus Esh, in her
39 year. .
Belleviile, Jonathan Flank, age 85y,
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ELECTED TEACHERS,
The School Board Names the Instructors
and Transacts Business.
The school board met on Monday
evening in W. O. Rearick’s office and
transacted important business. The
board elected teachersand from a num-
ber of applicants for each school select-
ed those who filled the positions last
year, Prof. Wagenseller, principal, D.
Wagner Geiss, Frank Foreman and
Miss’ Anna” Bartholomew. The mill
| age for taxation was placed at 8, being
an advance over that of last years.
This was deemed expedient from the
fact that the state appropriation will
be reduced about $160, and the board
must be prepared to meet this loss.
The meeting was without special inci-
dent and instead of having lots of troub-
le on hand, the directors were harmo-
nious. The new members are H. G,
Strohmeier, W. O. Rearick, who suoc-
ceeds himself, and Jerry Miller. The
salaries were placed at $60 per month
for Prof. Wagenseller; $32 for D. W,
Geissand F. A. Foreman, and Miss
Anna Bartholomew, $30.
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An Old Company Coming to Life,
In 1865, when the oil craze was at its
height in this state, a period when
men made a fortune ina day by a
strike of the gusher and many more
lost heavily by investing in wild cat
schemes, the craze for speculation
struck this county, and a company
was formed to enter the oil flelds and
get a share of the golden stream that
was then flowing out. Money was
more plentiful then and it was an easy
matter to organize a company to io-
vest in land in the oil territory, and
develop it. Men in and around Cen-
tre Hall, Potters Mills and Pleasant
Gap, took a hold on the enterprise and
organized the Piney Coal and Oil Com-
pany, with a capital stock of $15,000,
par value of a share was §300. A farm
with 106 acres was bought in the oll
belt in Venango county. Several holes
were punched in the ground, but the
large dividends which were expected
to flow from mother earth and line the
pockets of the stockholders, did pot
materialize. The company had assess-
ments instead, to meet the expenses.
The land was rented to a man on con-
dition that be pay all taxes, and for
years the company has been inactive.
The last meeting of the directors was
held in 1888, Recent developments
near the company’s land has infused
life in the company, and gas and oil
have been found in paying quantities
close at hand. The company will hold
a meeting at Raokle’s hotel on June
80th to consider making developments.
There is a promising outlook. Among
the stock holders now residing around
here are B. D. Brisbin, D. C. Keller,
and the Geo. Durst heirs. The late
Peter Hofler was president of the con-
cern,
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Throwing a Stone Into Centre.
Governor Stone cut off $2,000 from
the appropriation to the Miners’ Hos
pital at Philipsburg, but, while the in-
jured miners suffer the Governor has
kept up the average for Centre county
by giving E. BR. Chambers, Esq., a po-
sition with $1500 and $900 for expenses,
While the only thing he has done to
earn this compensation, so far as the
public knows, is to spend his time
electioneering for Quay delegates in
county, we should think he would
make great headway among the mi-
ners in the Philipsburg region. What
is Chambers doing in return for his
salary anyhow ?
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Teachers Examinations,
Co Supt. C. L. Gramley held the
annual teachers’ examinations for the
school districts of Gregg, Potter, and
Harris townships and Centre Hall in
the public school building here yester-
day. He had a class of about twenty.
The examination began about nine
o'clock and continued until nearly six
in the evening, with a short recess at
noon. Prof. Gramley has raised the
standard of schools and it is by no
means an easy affair to secure a teach-
er's certificate.
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The Fourth,
The sons of veterans are hustling
along their 4th of July celebration,
and will do all within their power to
make the day a howling success for
the town. A big parade, in which
will probably be found in line Co. B
and Co. M, N. G. P.,, of Bellefonte,
will be one of the prominent features
of the day. Grange Park will be the
ground where the affair will be held.
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Sheep Killed,
' During a heavy thunder storm last
week a flock of nine sheep were killed
for Mr. Bamue: Slack, on his farm
near Potters Mills. The sheep were
under a tree which was struck by
lightning. They were found lying in
all shapes, some on their backs, and
others with feet spread out beneath
them,
RS SAI Ho AROMA
& Came thon & Wire.
ast week during a heavy thunder
storm lightning struck the telephone
wire and followed into the house of
William Rockey, near Tusseyville,
ery of the flames avoided a serious con-
The Benr Meadows Cattle Trouble,
Mr. Mulbarger, of near Colyer, gave
us a call. He had the herding of 130
of the 300 cattle in the Bear meadows.
Out of his lot nine head died from the
trouble among the stock ; of the bal-
ance of his lot all but eight head have
been driven home to the owners. The
eight are to be searched for to-day, and
some may be tound dead. The balance
of the 800, some 160 head, were in care
of H. Reitz, but all were looked after
by Mr. Mulbarger. The number of
dead cattle, thus far, as reported to
us is over 40; all the carcasses were
burned.
The herders are paid a dollar per
head for taking care of such cattle
from spring until fall,
We have not learned of the trouble
spreading among other cattle since last
week,
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Only the Semblance of a Man.
The Houtzdale Journal tells the fol-
lowing: ‘A good looking well dressed
young man from the neighbornood of
Coal Run went into one of our stores
recently in an intoxicated condition
and purchased crackers, soda water
and other nicknacks, and proceeded to
fill himself to the neck. In his coat
pocket he had a pint bottle half filled
with whiskey. After eating his lunch
he procured a five dollar bill to pay
for it, saying that he felt better now,
that he had come from Clearfield,
where he had just taken his aged
mother to the poor house and that a
great load was now oft his mind. Such
inhuman wretches should be stricken
from the face of the earth, and the
sooner the better. A man whose con-
dition would permit him, if he would,
to care for the woman who bore him
and then neglect her and force her to
go to the poor house, is in a great de-
gree lower than the lowest four-legged
brute.”
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Marriage Licenses,
The following marriage licenses
were issued during the past week:
Chas. 8. Klinger, Oak Hall, and Vi-
ola P. Hunter, Stormstown.
T. 8, Moran and Catharine Tyson,
both of Philipsburg.
Chas. W. Vander and Olive Finsch,
both of Unionville.
W. H. Rumberger, Dubois, and BSu-
sana Dale, Erie, Pa.
Milo 8B. Leitch, Old Forge,
and Eliza J. Pletcher, Howard.
John H. Close, Osk Hall, and Jen-
nie Meyers, Boalsborg.
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They are Dropping Fast,
Reports as read in the G. A. R. en-
campment at Wilkesbarre Wednesday
give the idformation t nine years
ago the order nw 409.489, the
high water mark ast September
the order had fallen to 306,801. The
death rate in 15808 was 2.41 per centl
Nine years ago there were 44,613 com-
rades in good standing in Pennsylva-
nia, and this number has decreased
about 15,000 since then.
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For Tight Shoes.
N. Y.,
As the weather becomes warmer, the
shoes seem to grow tighter, but here is
a simple method of obtaining relief.
Where the pressure of the shoe seems
greatest apply a cloth wrung out of
boiling water to it when on the fool.
This causes the shoe to stretch and
mould itself to the shape of the foot,
and after one or two applications there
will be no further trouble from that
shoe,
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Did Not Pass,
Recently a verdant young fellow,
living in Boggs township, applied to
the Register for a marriage license.
The prospective bride being under age,
he was asked if he had a certificate of
consent from her parents, whereupon
he produced a piece of paper about two
inches square upon which was written
“both agreed,” and signed by the pa-
rents. This, of course, is a model of
brevity but it did not pass with the
Register.
A AY SISA,
Three Eclipses of the San
There will be three eclipses of the
sun this year and two of the moon.
There were partial eclipses of the sun
January 11 and June 8, and the annu-
lar eclipse of the sun will take place
December 2, There will be a total
eclipse of the moon June 22 and a par-
tial eclipse of the moon December 16.
The only eclipse which can be observ-
ed here is the last mentioned.
: Left 24 Children,
Joel Palmer, a veteran of the Civil
War, was buried on Bunday. He was
84 years of age, had been married two
times and was the father of 24 child-
ren, all of whom are living and were
present at the funeral at Asbury Park.
The oldest child ie 60 years of age
the youngest 6 months.
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Their Silk Mill Assured,
Renova citizens have raised $18,000
for a new silk mill and instructions
have been given to close the deal. The
building will be brick, four stories
The mill will be located on nine lots
on the east side of Fourteenth street.
NOW ON A PLAN.
The Council Repairing the Reservoir, —
Water Getting Low,
The boro council again started work
on their reservoir last Thursday, hav-
ing secured a plan to make repairs
which is claimed will be satisfactory.
A Mr. McEruey, from Lock Haven, is
here and under his supervision a wall
of clay is being built on the west and
south ends oi the reservoir. The wall
is to be about three feet thick and will
not be faced with stone, and the basin
will be what can be termed a mud
hole. From the present condition
many wonder at the need of repairs
for the reservoir will be almost need-
lese. The springs have fallen off to
the extent that the pipes are no long-
er filled and all comes down to town.
The town has experienced low water
in some parts this week. During
some hours in the day families living |
on the higher parts have been with- |
out water,
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Decision on Side Path Law,
A legal point in connection with the
gidepath law has been raised up io
Bradford county. Application was |
made to the court for a mandamus to
compel the county commissioners to
levy the tax on bicycles at once, and
Judge Dunham granted a rule on the
commissioners to show cause why
they should not do so. The position |
taken by the commissioners is that}
under the law the sidepath commis- |
sioners cannot enter upon their duties
until the first of January after their
appointment (which will be next Jan-
uary) and that they, the county com-
missioners, cannot levy the tax until
the recommendation from the side-
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A Few
Hot Weather
Suggestions.
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Silks for Waists, 85 to 95¢ a yd,
Ladies’ Vests, 5 to 24c.
Men's Shirts or Drawers, 24 to 45¢,
Ladies’ Bilk Mitts, 10 to 34c.
You cannot find a better Ladies’ Kid
(ilove at the price, than ours for $l
Fans at any price to suit you.
We have in stock the Batin and Gro.
Grain and Cord Edge Ribbons,
Our price on Cord Edge, all sili, is
7-8 in. 6¢., and 3 1-4 in. 20c. per
yard, All widths between these
two, aud staple colors in stock.
Flies are coming. Be prepared to
keep them out of your houses with
our Fly Wire at 25 in. at lle, 30
in. 12¢., 32 in. 18¢. per yard. Win-
dow Bereens, 10 to 19e,
Large Lemons, 15¢. per doz.
Now isthe time to make ice cream
and flavor it with our Orange,
Lemon, or Vanilla Extracts. We
Do you know that you
are paying too much
for your Groceries ?
path commissioners
to them, and such recommendation,
the dutles of their office. In some
already been levied and the new law
put in full operation, but
too fast, for the Bradford county com-
missioners seem (to have the law on
their side, although if the wheelmen
ought to complain.
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Farmers Institutes,
The county board of Farmers’ Inosti-
tute managers will meet at the County
Commissioners’ office, on Saturday,
June 17, at ten o'clock to arrange for
the places where Institutes are to be
held this season. All of our people
who desire institutes ought to attend
this meeting and present their claims.
This board is composed of the local
members of the State Board of Agri-
culture, and one representative from
each County Agricultural Society, the
Pomona Grange and County Alliance,
If you find that you cannot attend
this meeting, address a letter with
your request to John A. Woodward,
Howard, chairman of board of insti-
tute managers,
A suitable hall for the meeting ought
to be provided, free of charge, by the
locality wishing the institute.
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Aged Ladies Quite IIL
Mrs. George Swab, of Linden Hall,
is suffering from inflamatory rheuma-
tism.
The widow of Emanuel Smith, now
in her 83 year, is ill and old age press
jug heavily upon her.
Mrs. Jacob Neese, of Farmers Mills,
had an attack of paralysis, which af-
fected her one side and rendered her
speechless. She is in her 75th year.
The widow Hagen, of Farmers Mills,
now in her 78th year, is "ailing but not
bed fast.
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Decision tnan Important Case
Hon. C. A. Mayer has handed dow
came from Penn township, Lycominj
county. The effect of the decision
ousts five school directors of that town-
ship for not fulfilling their duties as
school directors, and appointing five
others to fill the vacancies. These
charges are brought by residents of the
township, who were anxious to have a
school house in a certain part of th
township the petition for which was
turned down by the directors.
Must Tell Their Ages.
Females will be obliged to confess
during the taking of the coming
that women who refuse to tell their
age or indulge in any inaccurate state-
ments thereof shall, on conviction, be
fined $100, as shall all other persons re-
fusing to reply to questions or making
falee statements. The census taker
ought to be sworn to secrecy.
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Liable to » Fine,
It may not be generally known that
persons, who from carelessness or any
other cause, take mail from the post-
office that belongs to another and fails
to return the same, are liable to a fine
of $500 or one year's imprisonment.
This applies to newspapers thus taken
from a postoffice as well as other mail
matter,
Backnell Commencement
university will take
Unless you deal with us. For
| comparison we quote :
Fine Lima Beans, fe. 1b.
Boup Beans, 3c. 1b.
Nice Rice, (not the regular
j grain goods), 5e. 1b.
Finer Rice, 8c. 1b., 2 1b, for 15¢.
Very fine Evaporated Peaches, lic.
i per. ib.
{ Extra Cured California
| Prunes, Se. 1b, 3 ibs, for 25¢.
Very Large Prunes, 9¢, 1b. 3 lbs, for
broken
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Bilver
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| Best Rolled Oats, 8 bs. 25¢.
| Barley, ec. Ib.
Canned Corn, 7, 8 and Se,
Canned Tomatoes, 7, 9, and 10c,
S. M. SWART
TUSSEYVILLE,
We Still
Sell
Chamber
Suits.....
At the Same
Old Prices.
The raise in prices
has notaffected us
a.
You want to see the fine line of
Couches and Rockers
we carry in stock.
JOHN SMITH & BRO,
Spring Mill
oney and lune Bonds Notioe is here.
by {ven that ihe sonool district of the
of Centre Hall, by the proper officers, will e
an application to the Court of Common Pleas of
Centre County, on Monday the 3rd day of July A.
D 1809 ai 10 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of ob-
taining authority from the said
provisions of the Act of 2ist of April 1871, to
raise money g jmued b wid
school district to purchase
sehool purposes, and to pay indebtedness inourr-
ed for improvement of
te said district.
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W. 0 REARICK, Pres.
J.T. LEk, Bec’y.
Here you are
For
Best grade Lancaster Ging:
wm, be yd.
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Organdies, a beantiful qual-
ity at Se.
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A White Organdy, 42 in,
wide at 15¢., equal to a regu-
lar 20¢. quality.
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Fine Fans suitable for grad-
aating presents.
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Piques, six styles in the real
goods, many patterns in the
cheap grades.
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Cheviots, Clothes and Serg-
es for the stylish Tailor Made
Suits.
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Mattings, Druggists and
ready made Carpets.
Garman's Store.
Bellefonte,
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And as we go to arrange
the goods to suit our new
room, we find
too much
goods for even our en-
larged shelf and counter
pace.
Spray still leads.
GC. H. LONG,
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We have just received a lot of :
SPRING AND SUM |
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Prices 'Way Down.
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SPRING MILLS.
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