THE CENTRE REPORTER. Perhaps you are one of the very large number who bought shoes at this store in the last few months. If you are, the question applies to you. We are interested in every pair in service. of our shoes that are Our interest never ceases while the shoes “live.” We want to know just how the If that we handle isn’t up to the mark, it anyone could be-—and if you don’ t| shoes we sell wear. any make as we are just as eager to know tell us how the shoes wear, we can| never know whether our shoemak- ers are living up to their contracts or not. Mingle’s Shoe Store. Bellefonte, Pa. 29%9%% 999922922920 1000 29 999 HYD ND N Finds us at our same business —saving customers many dollars on Mackintoshes, Overcoats| and Men’s Suits. &< $3 3 £2.00 to £20.00 Men's Suits, Men's Mackintoshes, $1.48 to 10.00 | Men's Overcoats, £1.98 to 15.00 Children’s Cape Over- coats, - - $1.48 to 5.00 [f you are looking for a place to be neatly and co mfortably fitted in Underwear, Hose, Boots and Shoes, | especially in Snag Proof Rubbers, | you cannot do better than by call-| ing at the Potters Mills Bargain, Store. A Happy and Prosperous New Year to all! F. A. CARSON POTTERS MILLS. Trout Eggs for the Fablic Schools The Pennsylvania fish commission has prepared a series of trout eggs in various stages of development for dis- tribution among the publie schoecls of he state. The object in preparing this series is primarily to give assist- ance to teachers in nature study and object lesson teaching among the pu- pils and secondarily to advance the in- terests of fish culture and protection. The embryos in the eggs prepared are plainly visible to the naked eye and will be sent free, except express charg- e4 to the cities. Small cities and towns may be supplied through the state su- perintendent of education at Harrls- burg. The commission also announces that a syllabus for the guidavce of teachers will be furnished by the as sistant secretary before the beginning of autumn season. All applications must be made immediately to insure their being filled. ssn fp Pruning In Winter, Some successful fruit growers hold that fruit trees should not be pruned in winter, while others pay little atten- tion to season and “prune when the knife is sharp.” About one point, however, there can be no doubt, and this is that it is not advisable to prune when the wood is frozen. Other con- ditions being equal, winter pruning is practiced by many for the reason that more time and care can be given to the work in winter than is practicable in the hurry of the spring work. Grapes can be pruned any time during winter. If the wood is wanted for propagation, it should be cut just before the severe frosts arrive. Famous Soldier Dead, General E. C. Williams, of Chap- man, Snyder county, died last Friday. He was in the Mexican war, and first to raise the American flag over the city of Mexico, He was the first man muatered into the service when the civil war broke out. Clinton County, Miss Alice Frantz died Monday, at her home near Logan Mills, aged 44 years, J. M. Bricker, of Salona, lost a valu- able horse on Tuesday ; it dropped dead while at work in the woods. ——— SUFFOCATED IN A WHEAT BIN, A Little Son of Harry Long Meets a Peculiar Death at Spring Mills on Saturday, A peculiar and fatal accident occur- red at Spring Mills last Saturday, In which Clarence, the nine-year-old son merchant Harry Long, was suffocated by being drawn under several hun- dred bushels of wheat while the' coa- tents of the bin was being drawn off in loading a car, The sad accident occurred at Mr, Long's grain house a short distance below the station, A car was standing on the track along side the grain house, and was to be loaded with wheat. Clarence was playing about the grain house with Harry, the ten- year-old son of railroad section fore- man J, P. Osman. The little boys were amusing themselves by jumping into the wheat bin the contents of which were being drawn off into the car on the track outside. The bin con- tained over six hundred bushels of wheat, and Ellery Krape, an employe of Mr. Long, was loading car. While the wheat was passing out of the bin into the car, the grain forms a current and it is supposed little Clarence in his | play, was caught in this current and { held as in a quicksand, his struggles to extricale himself only tended to draw him farther down within its deadly clutches, and he was soon covered with the moving grain. His play- mate Harry Osman, endeavored to rescue Clarence, and was himself drawn into the current. His cries at- tracted the attention of Ellery Krape, who was in the car shaping the wheat. Krape immediately closed off the sup- ply of moving grain and called to Mr. that two boys werein the bin, Osman ran at house, once They found Harry almost After considera- so tightly was he wedged and held by the wheat that it required the efforts of two men to extricate him. The Aged Twin Sister Succumbs st the Home of Her Son Friday, The death of Mrs Sarah Rhone, aged widow of Jacob Rhone, last Friday during the night, home of her son, Hon, Leonard Rhone, on the family homestead, about two miles west of Centre Hall, from an illness due to the infirmities of old age, covering a period of several weeks. the occurred at the MRS ARANEHOME °K Mrs. Rho) ne was born Jan. 28, 1811, 26 days. Bhe was a daughter of Leon- ard Kerstetter, and was a twin sister, With her twin sister, Mrs. Lydia Young, now residing with her only | daughter, Mrs. Adam Weaver, of | Woodward, were probably two of the sylvania, being so fur as known, the oldest living twin sisters in the State, | having celebrated their 89th birthday | only a few weeks ago. Both always enjoyed good health, were spry and lively, until recently when Mrs. Rhone’s health began to fail, organic trouble, but a general breaking down of the system, and the end came quick- i i he had been drawn to the bottom begun at once, i lifted out of the bin. Dr. i tie fellow, but his efforts were futile. and was largely attended, was made in the Spring Mills ceme- | | tery, Rev, Kerschper and Dr. D. M. | ular and bright little boy and Mr. and Mrs. Long bave the deepest sympathy in their sad bereavement, pf School Exercises, Thursday, Feb. 22, 1900, was & red letter day in the history of the public schoajs of Centre Hall. In accordance with the decision of the Teachers’ and Directors’ Associations, the pupils of our schools joined with the hundreds of children in the county in celebrat- ing the day. Exercises in commemo- ration of the noble deeds of the “Fath- er of his country,” the ‘‘SBavior of his country,” and the gallant men who went from Centre county in response to the call for defenders of the Union, were held in each room. Programs consisting of recitations, essays, acros- tics, interspersed with patriotic songs, were presented in a very interesting and attractive manner. All the pupils acquitted themselves in a highly cred- itable manner, showing that the pu- pils of the schools have great talent in the direction of public speaking, and that the teachers are doing earnest work in developing this talent. In these programs it was not forgotten that the War Governor of this state was from this county, and he too had his share of attention of the speakers. Very thoroughly did the friends who braved the inclement weather, enjoy the eflorts of the children to please, The school children and their friends were given an opportunity to show their patriotism in a practical way by contributing to the fund belong raised in the county for the erection of the monument to Centre county's dead he- roes. These contributions amounted to $10.50. S——— oo —————— A Fine Lot of Horses. Nexi Saturday afternoon, C, G, My- ers, of Colvin Park, Ill, will offer for sale at the Centre Hall _hotel, a car load of Illinois horses. This will be Mr. Myers’ second sale of horses in this place. About one year ago he dis- posed of a lot, all of which gave entire satisfaction to the purchasers, His car load arrived here on Tuesday, and Judging from the remarks of horsemen who claim to know, a finer lot of horses never came into this valley, There are mated teams, draft teams, drivers and family horses in the lot—twenty in all, and everyone a beauty. They are now at the hotel stables, A AY SATAN. Grangers Want Free Rural Delivery, At a meeting of the Centre County Pomona Grange a resolution was pass- ed and a memorial sent to the Postof- fice Department asking for the estab lishment of free rural mail delivery routes in Centre county. The G also petitioned the Agricultural De partment in effect that all office hold- ers in that department should be chos- en from the agricultural class, . i i | : i sisters were married Sarah to Jacob Rhone, a sturdy young farmer, and in 1846 he purchased the Rhone homestead and resided there. In 18563, he died, leaving a family of eight small children to the care of his wife. irs. Rhone successfully took up the management of the estate, until in 1869, when it was purchased by the present occupant, Hon. Rhone. This farm has been in posses sion of the Rhone family since 1704 Mrs. Rhone was a member of a fami- ly of eleven children, all of whom are now dead except ber twin sister, | two brothers, Daniel and Kerstetter, She was the nine children: Dr.John W., died at Bellefonte, 1804: Hon. Leonard Rhone, on the homestead; Mrs. William J. Dale, at Pleasant Gap: Mrs. John Hess, at Pine Grove Mills; Mrs. Henry P. Bankey, at Potters Mills; Mrs. Lew- is F. Mason, of Grinnell, Iowa; Lydia A. who died in infancy; Mrs. John W. Hixon, of Newton, Iowa: and Frank- lin who died at the age of 19, The funeral took place on Tuesday morning from the family homestead, and was very largely attended. The services were conducted by Rev, J. M. Rearick, of Centre Hall, aud Rev, Lesher, of Boalsburg. Since early years Mrs, Rhone was a consistent and faithful member of the Lutheran church, retaining membership with the congregation at Tusseyville. Her remains were interred in the family plot in the Tusseyville cemetery. ———L A To Meet in Bellefonte, The twenty-fith annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary So- ciety of Huntingdon Presbytery will be held in Bellefonte March 7th and 8th, opening at 215 Wednesday after noon, March 7. Rev. Arthur H. Ew- ing, of India, and Mra. J. L. Potter, of Persia, will address the meetings. Wednesday afternoon from § p.m. will be devoted to the work of the C. E. and the Junior C, E. societies and bands, Thursday afternoon will be given to the twenty-fifth anniversary exercises. The missionary society of Centre Hall will be represented at the meeting by Mrs, John Dauberman and Mra. Mary Odenkirk, and the C. E. soclety by Mrs, Thomas Wilson and Miss Breeze Benner, As MI AP SAA, Girl Salcides ln Hantingdon Coanty, When Miss Ellen Eisenberg, the 19 year old daughter of Theodore Isen- berg, a well known farmer of Hender- son township, retired Friday night she told the family not to be alarmed if they heard strange nolses poming from her room. When she was oalled Sat. ucday morning she did not answer and investigation discovered her dead In bed with two vials by her side, indi cating she had taken her life with car- bolic acid and morphine. She left a letter charging a young man with slanderiog her fair name and that of her mother. Must Pay Tax. A dispateh from Chambersburg says: A ruling on the liability of soldiers holding license to peddle, hawk or vend goods in the commonwealth to the provisions of the mercantile tax law of May, 1500, has just been recelve ed here by attorneys who raised the point before the auditor general's de partment. The ruling is that where These twin ’ ing a court license to peddle in the commonwealth, has an established A SUDDEN i DEATH. Mr. Wm, Rishel, of Tasseyville is Saddealy Cnilled Home. Mr. William Rishel, one of the most highly esteemed and respected citizens of our valley, died very suddenly at his home at Tusseyville, yesterday mornp- ing, at the age of 79 years, 7 months and 3 days. Mr. Rishel’s death was very sudden and unexpected and wus without any premonition to his family, He had been troubled for some time with an affection of the throat, and during the past winter whenever he would become aflected by the cold, he was sure to be seized with a choking sensationlin the throat, which for the time gave him great trouble, Yet at no time was his ailment considered serious, His health otherwise was always very good. Yes- terday morning Mr. Rishel was up and around feeling as well as usual. The water trough near the house was fro- zen over, and Mr, Rishel went out to break the frozen surface. He had fin. ished his work and came back into the house, going into the sitting room. Mrs. Rishel noticed that he had a slight shortness of breath, but expect- She left him in the room, going out to sttend to scme | household duties, leaving her husband i standing by the stove. In a very few minutes she returned to the room and { found her husband lying on the floor back of the stove. His hand was | against the hot stove and was badly burned and blistered. When Mrs. | Rishel reached her husband’s body life | bad slready become extioet. Death { apparently was very sudden The deceased was one of Potter towne {ship's most well-to-do farmers. He was born in Georges valley, and in 1820 was united in marriage to Miss { Margaret Heltmnan, of Clinton county, One child was born to them, now the wife of Mr, Bamuel Bwartz, of Tussey- ville, He was a fermer by occupation, industrious and careful in his vocation and was the owner of several fine farms in that locality. Mr. Rishel was a staunch Democrat. He was a promivent and leading mem- ber of the United Evangelical church, aud was a most liberal contributor in the erection of the new church at Tus- sey ville, The funeral will take place ou Batur- { day morning, from the residence of | the decepsed. Iuterment will be made | in the Uuvited Evangelical cemetery at | Tusseyville. Rev's Rhoads and Sto | ver will officiate at the services. i ¢ { viously done, pc— ith Death of an Esteemed Lady. | Mrs. Rebecca A. Finkle, an estima- | ble and highly respected lady, died at | her home in Georges valley, last SBun- { day morning from the effects of a | stroke of paralysis she received that | morning. Mrs, Finkle had not been i enjoying the best of health for some time, but her ailment was not of such a nature as to incapacitate her, and she was able to be up and around. Her death was sudden and unexpected to her many friends. Bhe was the wid- ow of David Finkle, who died several years ago, and was a very popular and highly esteemed lady. She was a life long and consistent member of the Lutheran church, and always led a life of true Christian piety. She was the mother of seven children, three of whom survive her. They are, Calvin J. Finkle, Adam A., and Robert, all residing in Georges valley. Her age was 64 years, 1 month and 29 days, The fuveral took place Wednesday moroing, Rev. Rearick officiating in the services. Interment was made in the Georges valley Stubery: V/4 Surprised the Doster, Dr G. W. Hosterman, our popular dentist, was treated to a pleasant and agreeable surprise last Thursday even- ing, on the 45th anniversary of his birth. To surprise the Dr. he was en- ticed across the street on a friendly vie it to a neighbor. While he was absent about twenty-five friends arrived at the home and the Dr, was summoned on the speedy call that he was needed, Awaiting him was the supposed vic tim Rev. Rhoads, and the Dr. was ea ger to relieve his suftering victim, He entered the dental office when he was surprised to flod a large waiting list, He was quickly made aware of the in- tent of the many guests and heart ily entered into the spirit of the occasion. Refreshments were served and the evening most pleasantly spent, the Dr. acknowledging that he “was too old to be fooled by his wife." mmo Weather Interfered, The heavy rain last Thursday ee- riously interfered with the horse sale at the hotel, and only five head were sold and the sale stopped. The bal ance were disposed of at private sale. Today, J. B. Gentzel is oflering a car load at public sale. The stock arrived yesterday from Chicago, and they are dandies. At the sale last Thursday, a team was sold at $208, which proves that horses are not a drug on the mark- et, but in demand. Ro fA SS, Fell in Love With Stapmother, Samuel Tressler, aged sixty-six, a wealthy farmer residing near Ursina, Somerset county, is joking for his — NO MORE HAZING, Rumpus st State College. —~Two Students ' Expelled, For about a month past the Boph- mores at State College have been caus- ing the Freshmen who wore mustach- es no end of trouble, They “visited” their mustaches or compelled the Freshmen themselves to eut them. On Friday evening, the 9, about 2 Bophomores held up the only remain ing Freshmen who wore a mustache, and cut it as best they could in the dark. They only succeeded, however, half off, so the young man trimmed the other side even and continued to wear what was left, the offending Freshman in the main building ae he was coming from class tache. The Freshman then reported ed an Investigation, with the result that on Tuesday morning Messrs. Lo- renza and Miles, two Bophomores, were expelled from college and several other members of the class were placed on probation, The Bophomores held a class meet- ing at noon Tuesday snd decided to request the president to reinstate Lo- Wy ese. IB PIE ve Just Received a A Full Stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Queensware, Trunks, etc. Our stock was never so complete and was bought early in or. der to take advan- tage of the constant. ly advancing prices. -~ Come and see, and . you will find that we sell at same prices as before, H. .Rossman, SPRING MILLS. strike. They have as yet received no reply. The excitement was high in the college, for the faculty is determ- ined to suppress hazing, no matter what the cost may be. . Readable Clipplags. It is known that French officers now serving with the Transvaal foross were paid bonuses of $500 at starting, and apother $600 upon their arrival io the Transvaal, and receive from $300 to $600 per month during the campaign. The chief French officer gets $600, At a dinner at Rottingdean lately a Royal Academician stated to the com- pany the curious fact that sugar and sumac are the only two words in Eng- lish where su Is pronounced as shu, There was much interest shown in the discovery, when Rudyard Kipling was beard from the other end of the table, ‘Bat, are you sure ?"’ ——— A It is very hard to stand idly by and se our dear ones suffer while awaiting the arrival of the doctor. An Albany (N.Y.) dairyman called at a drug store there for a doctor to come and see his child, then very sick with croup. Not finding the doctor in, he left word for him to come at once on his return, He also bought a bottle of Chamber- lasin's Cough Remedy, which he hoped would give some relief until the doo- tor should arrive. Ina few hours he returned, saying the doctor need not come, as the child was much better, The druggist, Mr. Otto Bcholz, says the family has since recommended Chamberiain’s Cough Remedy to their neighbors and friends until he has a constant demand for it from that part of the country. For sale by J. H. Ross Linden Hall; 8, M. Swartz, Tussey- ville; F. A. Carson, Potters Mills; H F. Rossman, Spring Mills; J. F. Bmith, Centre Hall. $ Penns Valley Shoe Store, § Leggins and Overgaiters in all sizes for ladies and gentle- men. Felts for boys, youths, men, and ladies. Gum Boots for children, youths, boys, men and ladies. Come and get prices and you will be convinced to buy. C. A. KRAPE, SPRING MILLS, 29 VV VV B BVDV OR This week we can give you The Benefit of a Good Buy in an Original Crate of Queensware. Cups and Saucers at 25¢. a set. Ewer and Basin, Nappies, Bowls, Meat Dishes, Pitchers, Chambers, ete., At Very Low Prices. Look into this at once. All kinds of Coal on fale. Wheat, 67c. Bran and Mid- dlings, 1.00 per cwt. Cheaper by the ton, I ———— G. H. LONG, Spring Mills, Pa. ——————————————— a —————— Our Saracen Dress Shoe For women is the best in the country for the money —§3.00, They are neat fitters. Our Walkover Men's Dress and Work Shoe For $3.50, all styles and all leathers are the most serviceable ever made. Our sales are doubling on them every season. Don’t forget we sell Working Shoes and Combinations. They are fine for winter working outside. Powers Shoe Co. Bush Arcade. Bellefonte. Now Going On. what we can do for you,