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THE CENTRE REPORTER.
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CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. March 29
Shoe News
For Spring.
make
The new shoes the
shoe news. Case upon case of
Spring time footwear has been
tumbled into the store within
the last few weeks.
We've have opening the
boxes and arranging the stock
just as rapidly as we could. We
cannot say we are ent irely ready
the new
there
to have you view
Spring for
many sorts yet to come.
But we can satisfy almost
anyone with shoes of new
Spring design-—shoes that we
lines, are
promise to be strictly up to the
hour in style, shoes that we
guarantee to be faultless in fit
and finish, shoes that cannot
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A HOTEL BEAT.
erymen,
A man giving his name as Miller
and coming from Harrisburg, has been |
through this part of the state under
pretense of being an extensive
in horses,
He has worked our county and has |
gone to other parts to try his slick
game,
Miller came to Bellefonte, He want-
ed horses, and put up at Newcomer's
hotel. In that town
buy about fifteen or twenty floe ani-
mals, and bad arranged for a day
when they were to be delivered to him
at Bellefonte.
brought long distances
but there awaited no
them.
parts with no little unpaid hotel bill,
aud a big charge up agaiust him
several livery stables. He appeared in
Centre Hall on Monday
ouly for a short time. He
to the town,
claimant for
was at his
farmers to
team and driver
in Lock Haven.
description of the man,
to several
He had a
country
horses,
From the
be matched at our prices.
If you want a pair of shoes
don’t wait for the
complete lines. Plenty
styles here that you'll like.
right now,
of
Mingle’s Shoe Store.
Bellefonte, Pa. |
Foster's Weather Forecast.
My last bulletin gave forecasts of the
storm wave to cross the continent
will reach the Pacific coast about 4,
cross the west of Rockies country by
close of 5, great central valleys 6 to 8,
eastern states 9.
Warm wave will cross the west
valleys 6, eastern states 8,
Cool wave will cross the ‘west of
Rockies country about 7, great central
valleys 9, eastern states 11.
above in
Pacific
in the great central valleys,
eastern states and below
slope.
About the date of this bulletin tem-
perature will be marching toward cold-
er and rainfall will be increasing east
of the Rockies; west the reverse may
be expected.
First week in April will
vere storms with great
on
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of
bring
extremes
extents of country, drouths in other
small loealities. Conditions will
favorable to tornadoes, but very
ferous storms are not expected.
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Of Interest to Agents,
Judge Biddle, of Carlisle, has hand-
1 down an opinion of interest
gents who sell by sample throughout
ate.
plu tea by sample in
which violated an ordinance.
fused to pay a license. The borough
sued him. The defendant claimed the
municipal legislation an unlawful at-
tempt to regulate trade by creating a
vored local class Judge Biddle sus-
to
erimination of this kind,
tion and its manifest effect is not to
prohibit an injurious business, but to
suppress lawful competition,
Will Frame New Tax Bill,
At a meeting of the Executive Com-
mittee of
Grange held in Harrisburg last Tues
day, Hon. Leonard Rhone, of Centre
Hall, and Hon. William E.
vatawissa, last years’ Democratic can-
lidate for State Treasurer, were ap-
pointed a committee to collect data for
a tax bill to be presented to the next
Legislature. Resolutions were also
adopted by the Executive Committee
opposing any legislation which will in-
crease the taxation on farms,
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About to Move Away.
Rev. Christine and family will move
0 his farm in Northumberland ecoun-
¥, the management of which will af-
ford him pleasure, since, like Rev. Dr.
Colfelt, bro. Christine is neither afraid
nor ashamed of the plow, We are sor-
to see him and his esteemed family
save this place, having always found
hem pleasant, kind and sociable, Our
dest wishes go with Mr, Christine
dl family.
Not Eoconraged,
ir. Weaver, of Boalsburg, intimated
met with little encouragement in
his efforts to establish a manufactory
p for some of the three or four use
al and inexpensive household articles
his invention, as he was led to be-
leve there were parties here to aid as
| well as welcome such enterprises. Per-
haps he failed to strike our public spir-
ited capitalits. Borry, indeed.
Another Lumber Operation,
A new lumber operation is to open
n the near future, close to Centre Hall
nder the management of the Linden
Hall Lumber Company which has
d 600 acres of the mountain
ot belonging to the Huston farm,
e mile east of this place. We un-
nd a mill will be put upon the
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Bellefonte
They fol-
was traced to
Millheim. He
when it
in
was here,
and he
at
{ the Musser house
trip.
parently to secure good boarding and
ey.
justice dealt
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Fire at Rock Springs.
Saturday morning about one o'clock
the large stone and frame house on
ed by John Hobson and occupied by
Claude B. Hess near Rock Springs,
this county, was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire. Only the outside
walls remain standing. Mr. Hess and
ed from their slumbers by the smell of
smoke and the crackling of the flumes
and barely had time escape with
their lives. They were taken out of
the second story windows with only
All
burned,
to
the build-
The
ing was insured. total loss on
will exceed $2,000.
pn Mp
Had His Arm Broken
Roy, the
who
Last Friday
last
valley to
moved from Nittany
by which he was seriously
The little fellow was assisting
ther in putting the
the barn floor, when
implements into
the large barn
(some manner thrown from its
sent for who set
is get-
Dr. Lee was at once
boy
ting along nicely.
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Furnace llenefit Association
The 200 employes of the Bellefonte
Furnace Company put into operation
a sick and injured benefit association,
the movement is to create a fund for
the relief of sick and injured employes
of the company, and to this end em-
ployes agree to pay into the same the
sum of fifty cents per month, the com-
pany itself to be the depository of the
fund, to make all disbursements ete.
The stipulated weekly benefit is
from $5 to $6 a week. The scheme has
the approval and hearty co-operation
of the company.
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A Pimple Causes Trouble,
Anthony Garver, the efficient engi-
neer in Colyer’s stave factory, has been
laid off for the last two weeks with an
attack of blood poisoning. Anthony
had a little pimple on the end of his
nose. He opened it with a needle
Instead of healing up at once, his pro-
boscis began to swell until it assumed
an enormous size. The needle caused
blood poisoning, and erysipelas sci in,
covering his entire face and head. By
careful treatment “Tony is able to be
about again, and expects to go to work
in a few days. /
Tramps Mast Work,
The Bellefonte town couneil the oth-
er night, on recommendation of Bur-
gess Blanchard, decided to enforce the
ball and chain ordinance and compel
all tramps caught in the borough lim-
its to work on the streets. The police
and street commissioner will enfore
the ordinance, The town has been
overrun with tramps all winter,
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Goes to Paris
Governor Stone has appointed Colo-
nel Fred Reynolds, of Bellefonte, one
of the Pennsylvania Commissioners to
the Paris Exposition. And the Colo.
nel informs us be Intends golog.
AAO oo 5 5 ES rms
The eight car loads of fine horses |
| sold at Centre Hall and Millheim in-+
side a few weeks remind us of the days |
| away back when Penns valley farm
| horses were noted over the state—large, |
| noble, sleek animals, round and fat as I
| eels. |
In Haines township, farmer John |
| Wolt was noted for his fine horses, al-
| ways having a team of four. George |
Weaver, farther down, always had a |
Eby, Hostermans, and others,
In Penn township Jacob Keen al-
ways had a princely turn out of four
Mr.
Keen would halt on the road and with
brush and cloth bring off every speck,
| as if in triumph, a sight of wonder,
| as also the Gepharts,
On the Lingle farms near Centre Hall
| were always fine and noble looking
i horses,
Near Rebersburg ex-commissioner
| John Wolf always had fine and
| looking horses, of his own raising and
ht and sold ;
when after a fine large horse,
{ such as he boug
ers, nev
| Wolf's. In the same township, Miles,
| the Brungards, Walkers, Gramleys,
Kramers, Shafers, Kormans, and other
well-to-do farmers, kept pone but the
choicest four and six horse teams upon
their farms.
In Gregg township
| Gentzels,
the
Heckmans,
ke Pp wan
Mussers,
| Neeses, with other farmers,
line with large, flue horses,
Farms being made smaller within
the past twenly years, and the advent
of the railroad through the valley,
causing far less teaming, have tend-
once the pride of the large old farmers,
i
{ on this side the county.
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# A Lock Haven Sensation. ~
A few days ago social and business
circles were startled by a report of the
sensational disappearance of Frank D.
Smith, manager of the Jacob Smith &
Son's large wholesale and retail gro-
| cery. lo a letter received by the senior
Smith from his son—who at the time
of its writing was in New York city —
Frank said he was about to deport for
Europe to seek his fortune. Next
moroiog on the first train Jacob
Smith and his brother, Bartley, start-
ed for New York in the hope that
Frank may yet be intercepted before
settiog sail. Messages were also dis
patched to the authorities of the me-
tropolis and the ship companies ask-
{ ing that His father is
| of the opinion that a woman would ac-
him, for it is known that
{ though Frank has a most
| wife and four handsome chil
| Lock Haven,
eas!
he be detained.
| ompauy
estimable
dren in
he has been much
| New Jersey town,
| in Lock Haven several times,
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Bellefonte Attorneys’ Fee 11.
A Bellefonte dispatch says the attor-
| neys of the county have gotten out a
| less consternation among some of the
{ members of the bar. The bill provides
{a minimum rate for all professional
{ bly increased
| charged.
over ra‘es
drawing up legal papers are
doubled. The bill is considered a good
one for practitioners of long experi-
hard It will also
on a beginner.
the Peace, who will undoubtedly now
be given legal papers to get out be.
cause their fees are lower. In the bill
is a disbarment clause attached for vio-
lation, which is meant to catch those
lawyers who have made ita practice
of underbidding.
st soe
Attacked by a Ball,
Lewistown Free Press: Sunday of
Inst week, James K. Muthersbough,
residing on the ridge west of town,
was out in his barnyard about noou
when a bull approached him, sudden-
ly it rushed at him catehing and toss-
ing him over its head when it turned
and stamped upon his breast. Mr. M.
caught the enraged animal by the nose
when it dragged him along the barn
yard until it came to an open door.
Mr. M. loosed his hold on the animal
and regainiog his feet, ran inside the
barn shutting the door. The bull tried
to jump after him but was not fast
enough. It was a close call for Mr.
Muthersbough, who was considerably
bruised and cut on the head,
SM UY ABT
Republican Primaries,
Republican chairman Wilbur F. Ree-
der’ has issued his call for the holding
of the Republican primaries April 7,
and the county convention Tuesday,
April 10, for the election of two dele
gates to the State Convention and the
selection of three conferrees to chose
delegates to the Republican National
Convention,
Won't Have Hummels Body.
It having become known that a lot
had been purchased in the Mootours-
ville cemetery for Hummel’s body, the
citizens of that place held an indigoa-
tion meeting. They protest against
the murderer's body being buried in
the graveyard, and state that they will
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CENTRE HALL THE TERMINUS, |
The Lumber Railroad from the Large Tract |
in the Beven Mountulos,
We made mention in last week's Re- |
porter of a new lumber firm opening a |
| large lumber operation in the ‘Kettle’ |
Mr. Bo-
ber, jr., who tarried in our sanctum a |
few hours, confirmed the Reporter's |
statement, only that as to the price
paid Beecher & Sober being $45,000 in-
of Bt. Claire,
stead of Witmer & Co, The
tract embraces 4100 acres. i
We learn from one of the parties in- |
terested that the number
Pa., in-
lumber
of acres
acres belonged to Mr, Beecher, which |
the balance,
which sold for £35,000,
Operations on the tract
very soon,
will begin
To get the lumber to the
market it will be necessary to build
railroad from the mountains to
side of the valley, and the road
its terminus at Centre
Hall.
| route.
Mr. Huyett, lumberman of this
place, who is posted on lumber inter-
tests in this county, tells us that the
above tract is the last of the large tim-
ber tracts in our county, from which it
may be inferred that lumbering on
the verge ol winding up in this couun-
ty, once so rich in that respect. 7
as the Ev.
is sure to grow to an attend.
ance of 300 to 500 students and 12 to 18
professors with families, within a few
What local market all
kinds of produce, work for mechanics,
on perl half
with other advantages
is
A
Pash for the College.
An institution such Un.
college
Fears, a for
ps a dozen buildings,
and benefits, is
a matter worth considering by the peo-
ple of our town as well as of the valley.
A push is needed,
The Reporter made a strong and
ceaseless battle, contributing
to get a railroad to Centre
Hall and through the valley, and
ceeded with the aid of the public
ited citizens,
besides
liberally,
Bi
wpir-
Now see what great ben-
efits Centre Hall has reaped from this
and the hundreds of thousands of dol-
lars it has brought into this side of our
thanks or
the satlsfac-
county. There may be no
it, but
that lasting good was
It
was a success in spite of bitter opposi-
gratitude for us in
tion of knowing
accomplished, is the best receipt
tion in our town and a little here and
i there,
Get the College here and in ten years
Centre Hall will have increased 100 per
Cent
a good thingsure. Profession of
| public spirit never accomplishes any
thing but solid action does,
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Will It Work this Way.
The new mercantile tax law is going
| to add to the revenues of the state, as
the
Department. Un-
der the old law there about 61,
000 dealers who paid the tax, but
der recent law 150,000
shown by the return received at
Auditor General's
Were
about
the Treasury
Formerly the income from this source
| was about $00 000
dealers
help to swell recei pis,
a year. The new
law will bring iu about £1,200.000. One
dealer who last year paid $70 mercan-
tile tax will this year pay $750. Anoth-
er paid $1,000 last year; this year he
| will pay $20,000,
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Chanee for Most Desirable
Properties,
that the Daniel
the Executor, J. B. Fleisher,
town, in all respects,
dition, choice
fruit, water,
No safer investment.
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Bought a New Eagine, !
George Emerick received a brand
new traction engine last Thursday by
freight. George is the owner of a com-
plete threshing outfit and the old en-
gine has almost ended its days of use
fulness, George purchased a larger and
later improved machine. It was a
proud moment for his engineer John
Taylor, when the new machine was
taken through the town.
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Another Stingy Man Heard From,
Corry has the stingiest man on earth
beyond doubt. Atany rate we offer
twenty-three cents reward for his su.
perior in close fistedness. He got mar-
ried to a home girl to save expenses;
they walked around the block for a
bridal tour; he bought her a nickel's
worth of stick candy for a wedding
present, and then suggested that they
save their eandy for the children,
——— AM is
Congregational Meeting,
A congregational meeting will be
held in the Presbyterian chureh, Cen-
tre Hall, on Saturday, April 7th, 2 p.
m., to take action in regard to calling
a Pastor, and to elect Trustees for the
coming year. ~~ By order of Session.
Recent Denths.
Bamuel Harpster, of Gatesburg, died
Thursday morning, 15th, on his 7ist
birthday, He was a most estimabie
situation, buildings,
resort to the force of arms, if necessary,
sbi,
For flow jos work, try tow Reporter.
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I fully explained
benefit of those who
I am entitled to some of your trade.
that in the last issue of this paper. For the
did not read it, I again say-
(Goods Sold on Their Own Merits,
No Misrepresentation of Goods Allowed,
Your Money Back for the Asking.
I fully realize that I cannot expect all your trade,
a trial will prove financially beneficial to you.
but I am
sure
To all persons, I would be very much pleased to have you
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call and see me in my new location, and I will to
you that I DO WHAT I ADVERTISE.
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Brachbill’s Annual
Reduction Sale
Furniture
Now Going On.
Which includes some of the choicest goods in the
market that came too late for the Holiday trade.
Although prices have advanced, does not say
that you must pay higher prices for your furniture,
as we are now selling what goods we bought
carly in the season, before prices advanced. We
offer every year during the months of January and
Febroary great inducements to buyers in Fumi.
ture.
Don’t wait for lower prices, but come and see
what we can do for you.
W. R. Brachbill,
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