THE CENTRE REPORTER.
CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. Aug 10
EASONABLE GOODS
alweys up to date; year
ahead of all other stores.
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Porch Seats.
Haminocks.
Toy Picks and Shovel.
Hoe, Rakes and Shovel.
Croquet Sets
Druggets.
Matting Rugs.
Kites,
False Faces.
Toy Pistols.
Cannons,
toller Skates.
Tops.
Bustles.
Face Masqu 2s.
Pocket So €"
Pienie Placa.
Mosqui o Net.
Palm Fane,
Children’s Swings.
Doll Cairiages.
Toy Damp Carts.
Iron Wagons.
Garman's Store.
Bellefonte, - - Pa.
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Look
and Profit
By the following
reduced prices...
One lot Prints at Se.
One lot Lawns, Perecales, ete., at 6c.
Lot of Lace at le. the yard.
Walk-
One lot Ladies’ and Misses’
ing Shoes, T5e. per pair.
One lot of Men's and Boys’ Straw
Hats at three-fourths the regular
price.
These Are All Big Values!
And we kindly invite you to, call
and inspect them.
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Wolf &
Crawford.
Reduced Rates to Mt, Gretaa.
On account of the Farmers’ Exposi-
tion, to be held at Mt. Gretna, Pa.
August 14 to 19, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell round-trip
tickets to Mt, Gretna and return, at
rate of one fare for the round trip, from
principal stations between East Liber-
ty and Bryn Mawr; on the Northern
Central Railway north of and inelud-
ing Lutherville, and on the Philadel
phia and Erie Railroad Division east
of and including Waterford. Tickets
will be sold August 12 to 19, good to re-
turu until August 21, inclusive,
For information in regard to train
service and specific rates application
should be made to ticket agents,
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Her Neck Broken.
Mrs. Clinton W. Rider, of near Ma-
rengo, Centre county, was in Tyrone,
says the Altoona Tribune, with a two-
hores team and a boy, Arthur Elled-
berger, driving. On the way home
they stopped at the watering trough at
Grant's farm, some four milés ffom
Tyrone, to water the horses. To ena-
ble one of the horses to drink the boy
had taken the bit out of its mouth,
and the horses started before it could
be replaced, and in pulling on the
lines to check the horses they ran on
an embankment, upsetting the wagon.
Mrs. Rider was thrown out and struck
on her head, breaking her neck, kill-
ing her instantly. She was aged about
85 years and was a dsughter of Zacha-
riah Lower, of Warrlorsmatk.
Interpreted the Dream.
A Bpring Grove drinking man, one
morning last week, told his family of
a wonderful dream he had the previ-
ous night, in which he saw three cats,
one fat, one lean and the other blind,
and he wondered what it meant. “I
know,” promptly responded his little
son, “the man who sells you the whis-
key is the fat cat, mother is the lean
cat and yaoi are the blind cat.”
No Bikes on Sidewalks,
7 Orders were issued by Burgess Sam-
uel Bhoop that all bicycles must keep
off the sidewalks in town. For years
through the town in bad weather, but
the abuse of the privilege by some, has
‘been the cause of coraplaint, and the
DEATH OF MR, SIMON HARPER,
His Demise Occurs on Monday Noon from
Consumption,
Death’s hand touched another of
Centre Hall's citizens on Monday
noon, shortly after twelve o'clock,
when Mr. Simon Harper succumbed
to the ravages of that dread disease
consumption, after an illness covering
a lengthy period of time,
His death was anticipated and was
no surprise to the sorrowing friends,
For several years Mr. Harper had been
ailing from some complaint or other,
but until a year ago, there were no
symptoms of a threatening nature. At
that time he became affected with
lung trouble, and all sources of the
medical science were called upon to
afford him relief, Under treatment he
became apparently sounder at times,
but again would suffer a relapse. Dur-
ing the last few months he bore up
strongly, and was out and around, be-
ing down town mingling with friends.
That he was fast failing became more
when he was compelled to take his
bed. During the last days of his ill
ness he apparently suffered little; his
mind was clear at times, only ocea-
sionally falling off into a comatose
state.
ings should be over. His age was 57
years and 6 days.
Mr. Harper comes of an old family,
and was born July 31, 1842, at Spring
Bank, in Miles township, and was the
youngest member of a family of nine
children. He remained in Brush
ley with his widowed mother,
ing on a farm and clerking, until the
civil war broke out, when he enlisted
inCo. A, 148th Reg., P. V.B. He
served in this Centre counly regiment
until compelled by sickness to retire
into the veteran reserve corps
close of the war he was a member
Co. E, 8rd Veteran Reserve Corps,
was sent to Augusta, Maine, at the
close of the war to muster out the
Maine troops, where he himself was
mustered out and returned tc Rebers-
burg.
In 1866,
of
He
with his mother he moved
tile business with his brothers
iam and Jonathan. For
years he was identified with the firm.
Being in frail health he retired from
the firm and in 1880 removed to Cen-
tre Hall.
For several years he led a retired life
here until 1884, when the general store |
he was an active
years until about three years ago when |
ill health agsin compelled him to re-
tire. He disposed of his interests
the now firm of Kieamer & Son,
retired from active life.
business In|
and president of the institution, suc
ceeding the late Wm. Wolf. He
Mr. Harper was married jn 1879
Miss Maggie E.
fonte. One son, Harry, was born
them, who with the mother and wid- |
ow survive him.
of the Reformed church, and
erection of the handsome edifice of]
that congregation. He was the heav-
iest contributor and also assisted by |
manual labor in its erection.
ally he was a Democrat, and served
one term as Chief Burges« of the town
By perseverence he amassed consider-
able wealth and was always considered
one of the wealthiest men in our town,
The brothers and sisters to survive
him, are, Mra. George Weaver, Rebers-
burg; Mrs. Isabella Royer, Nittany
valley; William and Jared, Bellefonte,
The funeral will take place this Thurs
day morning from his residence on
Church street. The services will be
held at ten o'clock. Interment will
be made in the Centre Hall cemetery.
Ee I, et
Angast Court Trial List,
Commencing August 28, for only one
week :
M. Shires vs.
Auman.
Wm. 8. Brooks vs. Overseers of poor
of Spring twp.
John Bilger vs. Overseers Spring tp.
I. T. Lucas va. Josephine Davis,
Catharine Brew vs. Catherine Brew
adm’r.
A. G. Lieb use va, H. R. Curtin, exr.
G. R. Boak, ex. v&. Wm. E. M¢Bath
adm’r.
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Died at Millheim
Fredrick, the 15-year old son of Phil-
ip Leitzel, of Millheim, died of diph-
theria last Thursday morning, after an
illness of several days. The young
man with several associates rode to the
cave, a distance of about eight miles,
and went underground to explore the
caverns, Being in a heated state from
his ride on his wheel, he at once be
came ill and developed diphtheria,
E. H. and Emma L.
Is Punishable,
Boys, large and small, and even men
who are in the habit of applying offen
sive nicknames to persons whom they
by some overdrawn imagination think
unworthy of res treatment,
should know that such offense is pun-
ishable by law.
The NEW TELEPHONE RENT.
AL RATES are made to fit the re’
The Water Shortage,
The water supply from the new bor-
ough plant continues sadly insufficient
as in the past weeks, while the upper
end of town scarce has any, and the
rest only part of each day.
Thursday and Friday failed in main
part of town early in the afternoon.
Saturday, after 10 a. m., failed and ma-
ny no water. Sunday morning and
evening, report water only 1 hour each
period, water being stored for Mon-
day, washday. After Monday supply
short same as last week,
A discreditable incident happened at
ex-sheriff Spangler’s residence on Bat-
urday ; ne has a small porch perhaps
12x4. To scrub this a hose was used
attached to a pave wash in front of
his residence, and used on porch two
minutes, Because the waler was not
carried in buckets, which would have
caused a greater waste, work was be-
gun to cut off the Bpangler hydrant,
“unless a dollar fine was paid I" Mrs,
Spangler, to avoid a wrong being per-
petrated against their premises, went
to a boro council, without the knowl-
ege of her husband, and tendered the
dollar, and to the shame of (he town
be it said, the dollar was accepted !!
This act on the pait of the boro’ was
not only a gross oulrage, but illegel,
{and a sandiple of many acts of spite
against citizens by our officials.
Last week twe of the Philadelphia
dailies alluded to the reproach that our
officials have brought upon our town.
We are informed that some fiflesn
days ago a news reporier for sonte cily
daily, louring across the state on a bike
{ passed through here and heaviog of
that abomination called ‘“‘reservoir,”
hunwed it up and with his kodak look
several pictures of it for the daily he
was traveling for and tell of the crim-
inal stupidily with which thiogs are
i done up here.
Under the old plant, which still has
an abundant supply of water, not one
citizen's hydrant was turned off in 40
years on complaint made of wasiage,
Only in perhaps (wo instances were
hydrants shat off, aud these were ca-
ses where parties refused to pay sever.
al taxes due.
Centre Hall is now going through
the sad and expensive experience of
{ not letting well
and
listening to the bad advice of the mis-
chief maker. Every promise made in
this matter, from start to finish, has
turned out a deceplion.
| lead the journals from a thousand
| towns, and not one eomplaint of water
{ famine, except by our town, and here
it is purely the work of spite.
NStrangers coming to town and view-
| ing the real situation,
| over the water folly.
We learn that a line of seantliog
| pipe, of a mile’s length, will be laid to
| Bible's spriog by which a small supply
| of water can be reached.
Monday there was water
enough alone,
become smazed
until four
Tuesday the supply gave out
{ about three, and yesierday many fam-
o'clock.
{ ilies were without water by noon.
Families not having enough water
now come down to drinking tea and
{ coffee—ao there's a bright side for all
i | the thirst,
Representatives of all the Sunday
Union Sanday School Pieale.
Schools in the town held a meeting
| on Tuesday evening, to take steps for
{ holding a Union Sunday School pienie.
| The date decided upon was for next
Thursbay, August 17th, and it will be
held in the woods at the lower end of
town recently purchased by the school
directors. Th ¢ grove covering about an
acre, is a desir able location, but is in
need of cleaning up of rubbish lying
around. To-morrow, Friday evening,
the citizens are requested to turn out
in force and assist in getting ition
shape. A couple of hours’ work will
make a great improvement. Frank A,
Foreman has been appointed to bos
the job and direct what work is neces
sary. Benches and swings will be erect-
ed for the picnic on Thursday next.
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Lutheran Church Reunion.
A reunion of Lutheran churches of
Central Pennsylvania took place at Is
land Park on Thursday last. Fully
S000 persons were on the grounds,
Rev. Rearick and a large number of
Lutherans of this vicinity and valley
were among those enjoying the Reun-
ion, returning at 8 p. m. by special
train,
Professor Jacob Fry, of Mt, Airy,
Philadelphia, spoke on the mission of
the Lutheran Church in America.
Professor 5. J. Wolf and Reva. J. M.
Reimensnyder, J. F. Wampole, J. Yul.
zy, P. Allapeter and J. H. Barb also
m ade addresses,
Missionary Lectare,
The missionary lecture to be given
in the Presbyterian church, at this
place, this, Thursday evening, should
be well patronized, as it promises to be
of a most interesting and instructive
parare. The lecturer, Miss Cunning
ham, lately retarned from China, isa
pleasant speaker, and will dilightfully
entertain her audience. Bhe will be
attired in the Chinese costume. Ad-
mission, adults 10 cents, children 5
cents, .
Local Bits,
Bigns for rain today—we need it.
Telephone poles Se iow up an for aa
Woodward,
Soldier's basket pienie at Kreamer-
ville, Sularday.
“John Breon “and RB. Boob have
A SS A ARS eA
GREAT RED MILL FISHING BEE.
700 People Mush, Mud and Moss— Dash,
Slash and Splash Sucker, Eel
and Baspper,
George Harter and son Jacob, the
expert millers anc proprietors of that
old landmark, the wellknown Red-
mill, which for over three quarters of |
a century has been, and is yet, furnish. |
ing flour for the best made bread, found
it necessary to let off the dam to make
some repairs, and Saturday morning
last was fixed on for opening the gates
to drain the dam.
Promptly at 8 a. m. the gates were |
raised and there was a great rush of |
waters, The breast and upper sides of |
males, i
Nearly every man was armed with |
a stout stick reminding us of the good |
old days of a militia battalion drill |
when sticks and corn stalks went up |
at the command of “shoulder arms.” |
Then were scores with scoop pets as a |
Yeity of refuge’ for frightened fish and |
eels. Then there were men and boys
armed with savage looking hickory
tongues the jaws of which were lined |
with steel nails for teeth, to cate and |
hold the slippery eel,
In half an hour the water had fallen |
low enough for the enemy to enter the |
dam, and in fifteen minutes some 300 |
fishermen stood far over knee deep in |
mud and moss, and stirred up the wa-
ter animals. As a catly or an eel stuck |
up his head to see what was wrong, |
went the mud over every fisherman
within a rod ; the crowd on the banks
took frequent and hearty laughs over
the exhibition while the fellows in the
puddle wiped mud from eyes, face and |
snoots. Golly, but it was fun, (not for |
the fish), Kept up nearly all day.
The first ¢ apture made was by a boy
named Geary, 400 yards
from the dam ; he stirred an immense
snapper from under the
shell big enough for a chair seat for
fishermen Glace or Wilt Farner,
the fattest woman in the crowd,
Cieary took tail hold of the tartle,
and now came the crisis—the eritier
a match for the
struggled in vain to drag
to shore,
was cheered by the crowd,
living some
Moss,
seemed chap, who
the snapper
but it was no go altho’ the boy
While the
lad stuck to his tail hold another tail
with
thick as a man’s arm a pair of
several Limes came
proximity to the boy's leg ;
ments, so
great neck,
ing theanimal to shore amid the cheers |
of the erowd in the mud the
hanks.
There were quite a number of turtles |
caught, quite large. A large |
number of eels were taken by nets aod |
many by being pounded in the mud |
or moss by clubs, some eels weighing
four pounds, Many catfish were tak-
but few were large opes,
suckes were caught,
Glaszow caught the
inchers, of which Glasgow had the
kKindoess to let afew on ve edi
tor's string to set it off handsomely,
and, of course, we tender George a doz-
en thanks as we Lip our hat,
A young man named Treaster crea.
ted a sensation by capluring a four |
pound German carp. Filly cents took |
this fish ioto Smith Dro's tub,
Aopdrew Stifller, capiured a snapper,
late ia the afternoon, in the stream be- |
low the dam, weighing 22} pounds.
The parties who made the biggest
haul, fishing forenoon and afternoon,
were the Smith brothers, well known
furniture dealers of Spring Mills, who
bagged enough eels, caities, suckers
and snappers, to fill a large tub. Al
ways ahead,
Next for good luek came in our
farmer friend Glace, from above this
place, who bagged over a bushel,
Every locality between Pleasant
Gap and Spring Mills, was represent-
i, grabbing the turtle by
the two suceeded
and on
some
en, Some
and of these Geo,
inrgest, 16 to 18
slide
Lost a Bit
Lycurgus Lingle at Earleystown,
showed signs of failing, and the ser-
vices of Al. Krape were called upon to
bore a deeper hole. At the bottom of
the well was a sarge cavity and in
working through it, the bit on the tool
came loose and came off, falling in-
to a hole somewhere on the side. It
was an old one and Al says the loss is
light. The well is over one hundred
feet deep and has never been satisfac
tory, and another one will be dug.
Then do Your Cussing.
If you feel like cussing the paper
and editor, remember that he can't
run it and make it better without fi-
nancial support, and that he will ap-
preciate it more and will do you as lit-
tle harm If you go over and pay up
your subscription if you are a delin-
quent subscriber, or, if not, pay a sub
scription for your friend.
Relieved of Throat Trouble,
Rev. J. M. Runkle, pastor of the
Hublersbusy Reforged Shure dus re
turned from Philadelphia to his home.
His throat is improved but it Is not
the Reverend
well enough to p
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Here is
Something
For You Coming
Right in Season
AT PRICES THAT WON'T BE BEAT BY
ANY ONE AND EQUALED BY FEW.
Very Best Factory Made Tin F ruit Cans. -
Wax Strings, . - . 3
40e. doz.
e, doz. or 20¢, per 100
Come on purpose, or when you come aek to sec our
10¢.
stone China at plain ware prices.
assortment of Silverware, and our Decorated Iron-
3 to 25¢.
10e¢.
All size Flower Pots, Plain or Painted.
Jardinieres, -
S. M. SWARTZ,
TUSSEYVILLE,
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Long, Winter Plastering Hair,
WEIGHT : :
Hal § born
pound Owner shall prove property. pay all
costs and remove same, otherwise jt will be dis
posed of socording to law JOH « GEARY.
High Constable
25 cents per bushel.
Presbyterian Servieos,
There will be services in the Presby-
terian church, Centre Hall, SBunday
levening, Aug. 13th, at 7.30 o'clock,
{and at Spring Millsat 230p. m. Rev.
| James W. Boal, D. D., of Port Carbon,
| will fill the pulpit in the Presbyterian
for the Sanday
Coal of All Sizes,
Screened free of Charge. Guar
anteed clean fire and almost dust-
less fuel,
The acknowledged best Spring
Wheat Flour is
evening servios,
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Married Last Week
Isaac Strunk, of Spring Mills, and
Wilson, of Jackson
township, Huntingdon county, were
united in wedlock on Tuesday, Aug.
2nd, by Rev. M. L. Smith. The hap-
py couple left the same evening for
McAlevy's Fort, where a rousing re-
ception was given them.
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Anthrax Feared.
State Veterinarian Pearson states
that an epidemic of anthrax in Bed-
ford county is feared. Bix horses have
died from the disease and two more
are affected. The disease originally
came from China with alot of hides
for a tannery in the county,
EVERYTHING IN SEASON.
Here you are
o-Carts
For
THE "SPRAY.
For sale at our warehouse.
Corn. Oats, Middlings and Bran
at retail.
G. H. LONG,
Spring Mills, -
Also we have
Baby Carriages
$4.75 and Upwards.
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