AE i hc Al Sod nn BN nh URNTRE HALL, PA, THURS. Aug 31 EASONABLE GOODS alwavs up to date; year ahead of all other stores. -» Poich Seats. Hammocks. Toy Picks and Shovel. To Rakes and Shovel. Croquet Sets. Druggets. Matting Rugs. Kies, False Faces. Toy Pistols. Cannons. Roller Skates. Tops. Bustles. Face Masques. Pocket Stoves. Picnie Plates. Mosquito Net. Palm Fans. Children’s Swings. Doll Carriages. Toy Dump Carts. Iron Wagons. Garman's Store. e Bellefonte, - - Clearing Sale of Shoes.... From Sept. 1 to 15, we will give a discount of 12} per cent. from our already remarkable low prices on all Shoes purchased, in order to make room for Fall stock. * Call early while stock is yet full. Re- member, All New Goods. No Shelf-Worn or Out of Style, Men's Russet Oxfords, formerly £1.50, will go at $1.20, an excellent bieyele shoe. A few pairs Men’s Box Calf and Best Kangaroo 3 Shoes at still greater reductions Several pairs of “Our Leader” at £1.48 can be had at $1.15. It will pay you big interest to buy Shoes during these 15 days. Equal reductions in Ladies’ and Misses’ Shoes. Call and inspect. F. A. GARSON, POTTERS S Ms PA. Notice. Our store will be clos- ed all day Thursday, Aug- ust 31, on account of the Business Men's Picnic of Centre and Clinton coun- ties, to be held at Heecla Park. Wolf & Crawford. ¥ Clinton Co, News. ia J. F. Duncan & Co., of Lewisburg, having a lumber operation in the nar- rows east of Carroll, have built a rail- road from Watsontown to half way in the narrows, and will extend it to Lo- ganton. This, with the Kelp railroad, will give Loganton two roads. Bush meeting, by the United Evan. church of Loganton, in J. H. Long's woods, beginning Sept. 1, and contin. ue over Sunday, The whereabouts of John Roan, who disappeared from his home, April 6, is still a mystery. The late heavy rain caused a flood in Bald Eagle creek, and started a run of the eels, In one fish basket near Will iamsport 500 eels were caught. Catherine, wife of H. R. Wolf, died at Green Burr, of consumption, aged 21 years.—Cl. Republican. Tuy the apores Lr all ob printing COURT PROCEEDINGS The Disposition of Cases up for Trial Since Monday. August sessions of Centre County Quarter Sessions of the Peace econven- ed on Monday morning, at 9 o'clock, with Hon. John G. Love, President | Judge, on the bench, and all the court | officers in their respective places. Edmund Blanchard, brother of Jno. Blanchard, ¥aq., of the local bar, was admitted to practice law in the several courts of Centre county. The list of grand jurors was then called and twenty answered to their names, out of the twenty-four drawn. John C. Henderson, ex-county com- missioner and farmer, of Huston town- ship, was chosen foreman, aod re- ceived the charge of the court relative to their duties as grand jurors, The arson cases from Taylor town- ship were continued to November ses- sions, as one of the defendants has not fally recovered from his wounds, The constables of the several bor- | oughs and townships of the county | en made their quarterly returns. Court handed down aa opinion the case of Goodman vs. Condo, et. al, burning of the Ettlinger house at] Woodward, resolving the questions of | law reserved in favor of the plaiotiil | and sustaining the verdict io favor of | the plaintiff. The decree makes ex-| Sherift Condo liable for the damages, $500, and cosls, together about $1,000, The first case called was, George Baker and Lizzie F. Wieland, : tors of Joseph Baker, deceased, mort- | gagees ve. Wm. McBath, admiaoistra- | tor of ete., of Laucella McBath, decd, | co-mortgagor with her husband, Wm. | McBath, since deceased. Verdict in favor of the plaindifls for $970.00. i Mike Trubitza and Johan Katehiek | were nawuralized. They are from Boow Shoe township. Several others were | rejected for the reason that they were not sufficiently acquainted with our] form of government, and could not pass the test laid down by the court, Com. vs. Willis Witherite, indicted | for betrayal; prosecutrix May Estright. | This case is from Boggs township and | the defendant plead guilty and the usual sentence was imposed by the court. M. Shires vs. E. H. Auman and Em- ma L. Auman. This case is an appeal from the judgment of a justice of the | peace by Emma L. Auman, and the | name of E M. Auman was stricken | from the record, and grows out of an | insurance transaction, E. H. Auman | taking out a policy of life insurance in | favor of his wife in the Mutual Bene- | fit Life Insurance company, New. | ark, N. J.. and giving his note to the | plainuiff for the first premium. Ver | dict in favor of the defendant, Emma IL. Auman. Com. vs. John Bhuey, indicted first | count, indecent assanli; second count, assault with iotent to commit a rape; prosecutor George Pauylk. This de fendant was prosecuted for attempting | a rape on Dora Pauylk, a nine-year-old | daughter of the prosecutor, at a picnie | at Clarence, between nine and ten | o'clock in the evening of the first day $ i on K. | execu- of The defendant could not | be sufficiently identified by the prose cution, and at the close of the testimo- ny did not warrant a conviction, and | submitted the case to the jury on the question of costs. All the pariies con- cerned being foreigners, David Cham- | bers, of Clarence, was sworn in as in- terpretor. Verdict not guilty, but the defendant to pay all the costs, Com. vs. Harry E. Korman, indict ed for larceny, prosecutor George T. Bush. This defendant lives in Ben- ner twp., and on the 22d of June took the bicyele of the prosecutor in Belle fonte and rode home on it and after- wards traded it off. Defendant plead of one dollar, costs of prosecution and to go to the Reformatory at Hunting- don, Com. vs. Hiram D. Blowers, indict ed for betrayal; prosecutrix Catharine Cunningham. Defendant plead guilty and the usual sentence. Wm. 8. Brooks va. Overseer of Poor of Spring twp. This case is an appeal from the auditor's settlement of the ac- count of the plaintiff, who had been an Overseer of the Poor of Spring twp. in 1808, as made on the 13th day of March 15899, when the auditors disal- lowed a claim for costa amounting to $16.56 in a case wherein Mary Rider had sued the poor district for nursing a pauper and obtained judgment for $10. The defendants alleging that the case could have been settled for $8, be- fore suit had been brought and that Brooks had been advised by the town- ship's attorney to settle the claim, but would not do it. The auditors allow- ed the amount of the judgment, but refused to give Mr. Brooks credit for the costs incurred, whereupon Mr. Brooks appealed from the settlement by the auditor. Verdiet in favor of the defendant district. Com. vs, James Martin, indicted for betrayal; prosecutrix Mertie Ammer- man; verdict guilty, Com. vs. D. H. Bean, indicted for false pretense, prosecutor Samuel H, Deihl, The Commonwealth alleged that the defendant came to the car- riage shop of the prosecutor in Belle fonte on the 18th day of Beptember, 1897 and bought a buggy for $38.00, on four month's time, representing that he was the owner of the farm on which he lived in Taylor township, and ask- ed the prosecutor to dsliver the buggy the defendant receiving the buggy there and handing the prosecutor his note therefore, while in fact he did not own the farm at that time on which he lived, azd sold the buggy on the 28th of September and on the first of October moved his family to Pittsburg, The defendant admits this, but alleges that he said to the prosecutor that he was a free holder, and further that he was the owner of real estate in the City of Pittsburg and at Latrobe at the time, producing deeds therefor. Ver. dict not guilty, but the defendant to pay costs of prosecution, Com. vs. Bamuel Styers, indicted for indecent assault, prosecutrix Gertrude Eisenhuth. This case is from Coburn and the prosecutrix alleges that on the 19th day of June last while she was in the defendant's place of business en- joying a plate of ice cream, the defend- ant made an indecent assault upon her. - remendous Downpour of Kaln, mt———————— A ————— Late on last Baturday afternoon a i rain accompanied by some hail. The | flood-gates of the heavens above us | opened about 6 and continued open to | 6:35 p. m., causing a precipitation of 1.84 inches of rain in 55 minutes. A | rainfall like this to have continued for have caused a streams, there was on Sun- was another .14 Sunday night .7 A total of 2.76 inches. Friday evening previous there was 23 inch. Baturday evening's thunder storm was widespread. Rain came down io the vicinity of Farmers Mills, and considerable damage result- During the night 6 inch ; day morning there inch, and during a At Pinegrove the rain was heavy, and fields destroyed by washouts, st ama——— ofa ——— Dauager from Brosh Fire, On Friday afternoon Joshua Potter, | farmer near this place, had a not too A breeze started up just theo sparks into a timothy In less than Potlter was confronted He bad to git-up-and-git without waiting on the order of his gitting, and fight fire in the stubbles. Help came, but the fire was stopped on reaching a plowed fleld. The Pinestump scliool house was in immivent danger at one Mr. by a first cousin to a prairie fire, esult : Ten acres of stubble field Potier's fence, and forly rods of fence There was as miss io schedule about rain sel in a few minutes too or Joshua set the brush on fire ahead of time. ———————— A Water Shoriage Over Since the heavy rains during the and the scarcity is over for the present at least. The heavy raius, however, reservoir and the plant from Saturday until Toaesday presented each patron with a sand lot. The walter was ver muddy during these days, and there was considerable complaint in conse quence. To prevent this difficulty in the future, the council has a number of men at work covering the west and south clay sides of the reservoir with a stone facing. The rains washed down the clay bank and by this means they hope to prevent a repetition of the re s——— cent experience, Lawn Sociable, The K. L. C, E. Bociety of the Beth- any United Evaagelical church at Tussey ville, will hold a lawn social on the lawn adjoining the chureh, on Sat- urday. evening September 2nd. Ice cream, cake, lemonade, candies, bana- pas, ete, will be served, and among the many entertainments of the even- ing will be a Guess Cake, Great inter- est is taken to make the evening an enjoyable one to all. Weextend a cor- dial invitation to all to come and spend the evening pleasantly and so- cially; come and see what we have in store for you. A Big Tomato, Mrs. Keller, the estimable wife of ex- Co. Treasurer DD. C. Keller, recently sent a monster in the tomato line to this office which so far as present rec- ords heard from, exceed the largest of them all. It was almost sixteen inch- es in circumference and weighed over two pounds. Several large tomatoes are reported in different parts of the county, but not one of them can come up to the one Mrs, Keller raised. ———— So ———— Lawn Social, The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold a lawn social at the parson age on Saturday evening next, Sep- tember 8nd. Ice cream, cake and eof fee will be served; proceeds for the ben- efit of the church. A cordial lnvita- tion Is extended to all, mA SA, The Reaper's Calls. Recent deaths : Thomas Akiey died at his home near vived by wife, son and GAME LAWS, Dates Between Which Game May be Legal. Iy Killed in this State. For the benefit of sportsmen and oth- ers interested, we publish the time in which game may be legally killed in this state. The hunting season is close at hand and this digest should be cut out and carefully consulted, Quail and partridge, October 15 December 15. Pheasants, Ruft grouse and prairie chicken, Oct. 15 to Dec. 15 Wild turkey, Oct. 15 to Dec. 15. Woodcock, month of July and Oct, 15 to Dee. 15. Rail and Reed bird, Sept. 1 to Nov, 30, Plover, July 15 to Jan. 1. Geese and duck, Sept. 1 to May 1. Elk and deer, Nov. 1 to Nov. 80. Squirrel, Oct. 15 to Dec. 15. Hare and Rabbit, Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, grouse, two wild turkeys, ten wood- cock or fifteen quail must be killed by than two deer in any one year. Market bunting, buying, selling and the shipment of game birds and mam- mals are prohibited. The killing ited. Sunday guaning is prohibited. or geese only. All game must be shot with a gun. pond is §100 for each offense and prisonment of one day for each doilar of penalty imposed. prohibited. Eopglish and Mongolian are protected for five years from June 4, 1807, Killing, wounding or taking any game birds or animals with trap, net, snare, bird-lime, or drugs prohibited. Foglish sparrow, Kingfisher, boroed owl, barred owl, green heron and night heron are not protected, Fifteen days’ time is allowed after poison hawk, It is always unlawlal to take or at- use of guns held at arms’ £50, length. Fine fine §20. A ss Fearfully sad Wonderfully Made. the Wellsboro Advocate: As the and Harry Holford Lhe bananas, one-half of a watermelon, with one-hall dozen cathartic pills, ing it a hearty di A New Physician. Dr. John IL dwelling and practice of Dr. J. F. tinue practice owing to ill health. ical College, three tH os- the attend. remove (o and for the past years has been in the Polyclioie pital, Philadeiphia, one of ing physicians. He will Centre Hall week and open bis practice, David Shilling, residiog near Belle- fonte, died last Sunday evening, due to illness incidental to old age, at the age of about 75 years. He leaves a wife and five children to survive him. The deceased was a veteran of the eivil war, a member of Centre county's fa- mous 148th P. V. I. His remains were interred in the Bellefonte ceme- tery on Tuesday. A > Jewish Holidays Preparations are being made by the Hebrews to celebrate their coming holidays. The first event will be New Year and will be commemoraled on September 5th and 6th. According to the Jewish calendar this will be the year of 5660. The Day of Atonement will occur in September 14th, Died at Milesburg. Michael Lebkicher died at his home near Milesburg last Saturday morning from a complication of diseases, at the age of 67 years. He was a member of Co. H, 148th Regiment, P. V. 1., and leaves a wife and one son to survive him, Bain Barned. The Lewistown Bentinel says the barn of Robert Sigler in Dry Valley was struck by lightning on last Friday evening and destroyed by the fire that followed. There was a heavy loss in crops and implements, and also a mule and two or three calves, Wil go to Loganton, A Lewisburg exchange says that the Kulp brothers have fully decided to extend the Buffalo Valley railroad in- to Loganton, The men are now at work on the extension and are work- ing towards that borough. Growing Shorter, The Gay6 are growing shames uw | he i onr store, The buyer Departments in the east and the goods up-to-date, verts, Dress (Goods. Our All are Cotton dD to 29ec. prices on the per yard. Novelties, 35 to 48¢c. per yard. All Wool Goods, starting with the 36 in. Backing at 29c¢. pr yard, and the other goods as high as #1 Come and See These Goods. Co- Trimmings. We not only have the Goods but Silks at 35 to 9%c. yard, and Braids st %e. to Te. yard, to trim the dresses, Linings, etc. The Near Silk at 20c. per yard, and the other necessary linings to line the dresses, and Clark’s 0. N. T. at 4c. per poo’ to sew the goods. Dress Pt wr per and Winter Goods in Must be Sold... "To make room for Fall trade. Easy Payments. | JOHN SMITH & BRO, 9-30 Spring Mills. Dr. Fernald Resigos. Dr. Fernald, of State College, has re- signed his position as State Economic that state, Dr. Fernald isa native of Massachusetts and will also hold a pro- worship in the Amherst College of yis native state. His position in Peon- sylvania will be filled by B. F. Me- Cartuey, of Jefferson county. The salary in this state is $2,500 a year. S—————— The Rev. W. B. Costley, of Stock- bridge, Ga, while attending to his pastoral duties at Ellenwood, that state, was attacked by cholera morbus. He says: “By chance I happened to get hold of a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and I think it was the means of sav- ing my life. It relieved me at once.” For sale by J. H. Ross, Linden Hall; 8. M. Swartz, Tusseyville; F. A. Car- son, Potters Mills; H. F. Rossman, Spring Mills. Aratatete Re ea oe 8 8 we PA. PRRER IR NRNNENERR IRAE IEEs To All Our Friends and Customers. ata s TC — COOKE CX a $e SEEEIEIRE RNR, - ae We sala LE We will receive by Fri. day a new lot of Fancy Percales, Prints, Ging- Shirtings, same price as before. lot of Dress . Fancy Caps and Hats for all. The new styles of Shoes to fit all feet. 17668 SE » hams and at eee es w RX a TOI036808 8 " ..Also a new eg ee 8 (z00ds SI8II0T8T8 a LAD $888 i » » A You will be pleas- ed when on », - so oe you see them. ww js FY Every corner of the store » = A 0 has somet » n ing new, aw Lx wan AL Wes 2 Ee i ., A H. F. Rossman, oR Ww ha #8 » ol # » », we! 6 SPRING MILLS. —— - Bo bale ae | EF a NIA IIRr Long, Winter Plastering Hair, 25 cents per bushel. Coal of All Sizes, Screened free of Charge. Guar- anteed clean fire and almost dust- less fuel. The acknowledged best Spring Wheat Flour is THE “SPRAY.” For sale at our warehouse. Corn. Oats, Middlings and Bran at retail. GC. H: LONG, Pa. COM ING! Lb BELLEFONTE,
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