VOL. LXXI1V. DROUGHT AND CROPS, Drought and Hot Weathor Will Crap inthe Wes orn States Tha middle wast corn balt for the temperatures—the highest on record in many placa, Tae corn crop hot weath showers to as greatly damaged. Tue thunder rain fall er brings | eal there is not sufficient do Corn and wheat in drought. In New York Monday Sep- | tember wheat which Saturday | i i at 73}, opened at 74} and by noon was | up to 76. Before the was | touched. Then a reaction Corn, although opening cents higher at 60! for Beptember, kept right on jumping throughout the | day until 62} rise for the day, against 3a3je net ad- closed close i 77} fol | to low ed. two! " i wus reached, or four-cent | vance for wheat, In wheat closed 3] ~~ Li Monday September cents over Saturday at | Chicago 72iu72}. Beptember corn advanced to H9le and closed 4c higher at 591a5010 Heptember oats went to 381¢, closing 3 | adie. higher at 381438}. “The West is literally burning up,” | said a Chicago business man who turned from a ten days’ trip through Jllinois, Missouri, Nebraska, | Kavsas and Colorado. i “There isa water famine in many of | the cities and the | It is one of the most severe | droughts known (n many these States, The corn is about knee! high and is dried up, little of it can be Farmers are cutting it for fod- cattle. Much night by re- | Iowa, towns, well as as country. 3 of | ever saved, i der for their horses and of the work is being done at the light of lanterps, it being too] warm for work in the day time.” i —— - : ! YA HOT DAY MONDA Many Parts | : The Hottest Day on Record in ofthe U_ 8 The hottest day on record in portions of the U Monday. These temperatures are ‘free | many nited States was air’’ temperatures, which means that the thermometer is placed at an yuob- structed within a shuttered case, with double roof, permitting the | I'he tempera | Cilies point, air to circulate freely. ture of the streets in tioned below would be in but high 1 the 1 Many cases | the enough. | i eopsiderably higher, ther- | mometer readings are Here the Y are : Bpriz & fle il £401 i Jegs | FEOM opie ee Memphis Norfolk New Orleags Atlantic Lisuark, N.D Palestine, Texws Tadisonpoiis Des Moives BL I/uls Pittsburg Louleville New York LE Dver flows ‘ape May Jupiter, Fla ‘ ‘ i i Allagta mane 201 i According to the Weather Bureau | erop bulletin the drought area is fex- | tending over a region from Ohio tofihe Rocky mountains. Io Missouri alone | the loss in crops is officially estimated | at $100,000 000. High temperatures ¢con- | tinue aud many deaths from sunstroke | are reported. Seerelary Wilson, of the Agricultural Department, now admits | that the corn crop has suffered great damage, but he hopes the other grain crops Lave not been seriously injured i ———— a —— James CO, Evans Eotertgine The pleasant, but usually quiet home of Mrs. James (J. Evans, of Spring Mills, has for the past ten days been enlivened by the presence of Hev. Dr. sud Mrs. LL. K. Evans aod their daughter Anus. Dr. Evansis in the thirtieth year of his pastorate’ of the Trinity Reformed church, Potistown, Pa. Lust Friday Mrs. D. H. Lenker aud Miss Mabel Crouse, of Asrons burg; Mrs. Susan Carl and Miss Bue Carl, of Chicago, and John Hoster- man, of Centre Hall, helped to make the homestead still more lively and pleasant, adding to the cheer of grand- na vans who, though in her eighty- fourth year, is yet well preserved and remarkably activo. —— Af ns SA Boy Dragged to Degih, Henry Tilberry, aged eleven years, of Maple Hill, Lyeoming county, met with a terrible death Monday. While riding on a hay rake descending a hill the horse attached to the machine ran away. The boy was throwa from his seal and his clothing eatabiing in the rake he was dragged over the roggh ground until nearly every bine in his body had been broken. ff gn pn $9,000 for Lock Hinven Hospital, The Lock Haven Hospital will get au appropriation of $9,000, $5,000 of which are upon conditions that the i | BOISTEROU{ TALKING. i Stopped, Under a new Iaw enacted, (as well the old one,) or shall willfully make any loud, or by any person or more passengers upon any railroad or trolley visitors at any private park or pienic for the amusement of the public in the commonwealth through ‘uch conduct the public peace is broken or disturbed or and appnoy gny one or who be public or grounds kept oar may the public auvoyed, he, she or they fore magistrate, justice of the peace, be be in county thereof shall imprisoned com the fur payment to and proper lays. Bo fe ————— "a bi ane, The Lutheran picaic mentioned iu Lis paper two weeks ago will Hall very R. R beautiful mile south of the Centre station. [his is a i 1 easy of access whether you come by rail or by private couvey auce HALL, A SAD ACCIDENT, Winnerd land Killed by the Cars at urd Naturday Night, A very sad accident oceurred at How- ard Saturday evening which resulted in the death of Winverd Bland, ths 17 year old son of William Bland Howard. The young man was stes) ing a ride on the night express which passes through that place at 5:30, 1, order to hide from the Lie swung himself down from the car steps How. 0 conductor when bis body struck a cattle guard throwing him under the ear He lived until 8 o'el wheels ock Sunday morn. ing when death flually came wo re ileve him of hissuflering, A feature of the ouly about a year ago his brother was sad case is that URSDAY, JULY 25, Place of Reunion Changed, The place of the Reformed reunion, which was announced in last week's issue as Grenoble’s grove, one mile west of Spring Mills, has been changed ty Allison's grove at the western end of Bpring Mills, The change was tuade for the convenience of many of the members of the different charges who have no means of COBVeVAnce ¢x- cept Lhe train, Now all members ean get there and can have no excuse for being absent. The prominent speaker for the occasion has not been decided issue, Beveral addresses will be deliv. ered, besides the principal address on prominent church by a neighboring pusior, Walf, D. D , of some movement, Rev, D. M pring Mills Killed in a similar while The unfortunate young man is survived by manner stealing a ride ou a freight train his father, mother and sister, The {iueral took piace Monday after. 2 w noon at 2 o'clock. luterment in Cur | tin's cemetery. — sos fp lp col dene LAW FOR PRODLERS Must the | They Secure a License From County Trensurer, An act relatiog to licensing hawkers | ] i i i aud peddlers in the townships of this commonwealth and | bus | boroughs Leen approved by Governor Stone. The | Heepse to any of all the Latherans in Peous or ui issues J. Brush Valleys to hear eal the church discussed Ly Bev. Harpster, D. D | ing Secretary of the Board of Tue arranged Foreigu Missions, aud others, follows 1s so £ by rail will pot miss any is cor-| part of it. Tue general publie iis picuic and every- | Please notige that no horses are to} growing i the] Fis is the owner's hmperative | All into the grove should provide ¢ tied to soy trees i grove, condition, Who expect to drive | them- | selves with a rope or strap lo sirelch | iro oye tree (o another to which the | HOTses Liny Ue Lid, oad A py Wheat Crop Ruined. A Lewistown the county where the license is grant | clothing, dry goods, notions, own manulacliure, Each person shall | tet dollars when the peddling is done i Juiy I heavy local rains Lave fallen in that viziuluy. ly s tolal loss, haviog rotted or sprout. gd io the field. Wh fg Mrs. Poorman Killed of township, Clintoa couuoly, Saturday eveaing was struck by a passenger train whieh crushed io her side. Bhe was walkiaog on the track and her at- tention was attracted to another train passed. The engineer Mra. Joseph Poorman, Castapea thal threw many of the passengers of! their seats. The unfortunate woman —— PIE Shipping Hackleberries, Huokleberries are largely shipped from Coburn, Spring Mills god pointy along the L. and T.R. R. The sup- ply is almost unlimited. C, W, Hoster- man, of Woodward, is buying the ber. ries in large quantities and ships them to his brother in Buflalo. 0. T. Cor- man, of pring Mills, has orders a head for bushels of berries, and en relieve all his customers. A city bill of fare without buckleberries tacked on to it would be spurned these days. Mf ————— ey Hees Attacked Horee, ~~ Bees viciously attacked a hors driven by Grocery Agent Hess and bitched in front of the general store of BR. M. Wolf at Woodward, C. C. Orndorf brought a lot of honey to Woodward to sell to his cistomers, and while he was engaged in other busi pess an lonnumeral number of bees gathered about the honey which was ln Mr. Qrodorfs buggy, and began helping themuselyes. When the owner arrived he loosened his horse snd drove off. This provoked the honey-gatherers and they at once set upon Mr, Hess's horse and greated quite a sensation, The grocery agent reriad to stra ~uet a piate of honey near hy-—-whie worked to perfection, untied his horse snd went after his busivess. [tis pre. sumed the Lees kuew Mr. Hess and took that method of driving him (0 city raises a like amount, Yuet em up.” or other vehicle is used The act does not apply to persons carriage to disabled soldiers or marines The pepalty for not procuring a license is, upon conviction of pot less than §3 or imprisonment iu mouths nor more than one yeur, al the - oo evi mn Director Mr. The stockholders of the Hunting- and Clearfield Telephone Citi officers: B Hic baie Phlladel Harrisburg: W, Allison ©O Little, E. I.. Orvis, Hynbury iL.» elected the following C. M. Gage; treasurer, secrelary, dq. WW. W. II. Berovard, F. Myers, Denlinger, Clearfield; Bedford: Ellis M. Clement, Oh pois 19 Alriea; direotors, H. Patton; A D Kerr, Goinpany begin ————— A AOA Linden Hall. Wm. Reed, of Bellefonte, wes in town Thursday last looking afier his| William Beek returved home an : fur | Tue Misses Wicland, of State Col! inst week. Mrs. Charles Steele, who was the guest of Henry Gingerich and family | retiirned Lone Tuesday. { Mrs, Curt Musser and children, of | Altoona, are the guests of Mrs. J, H. | Ross, i George Bearson has purchased a new threshing outfit and is now ready for) the threshing season, Mr. aud Mrs. Henry Houtz are en- | tertaining their son Harvey and fami. | ly, who are visiting at this place, Those present at the commuuion | services in the United Evangelipa] | church on Bunday werg treated to a fine discourse on the subject of Love, by Rev. Bair, of Howard, Josiab Ziegler and family, of Pleas. ant Gap, visited friends in this com- munity Friday. The dawn pour of rain at this place Inst Tuesday was very great, causing a flood which did considerable damage; stopping travel on Main strect for some time; tearing away bpardwalks and fences, ruining gardens, flooding cellars and also destroying many tons of bay throughout the section. A short distance above town the train was com pelled to come to a standstill, caused by wheat sheaves being wash. ed on the track. During the thynder shower pf Wed- pesday lightning struck the tenement house on the George Van Tries far, stunning some of the inmates, especi- ally Mrs. Hettie Long, an aged and feeble lady, The fire was sybdued without much damage belong doue. Miss Tamar Bhirk, returning from picking berries passed a walout tree Just as it was struck by lightning, and wos thrown to the groynd Ly tha glicek, but experienced nothing more than a severe shakiug up, Amorg the visitors in town Butiday were Mr. Kckivroth and George Van Tries, of Bellefor A Mousses Mal, “Hall, era. Remember the date, to be the A fut ¥ id wt 1; 1901, and be sure ire -— > -. Rebersburg Visliors Rebersburg has had a larg of } visitors ree Lily wr ¥ are bel: Mary Nicho aud fami $, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. t hood, Beli foute: Miss Rose 13. v1 Wili- Neswr- Mocris, BEVEL jast the Mis Y #4 ifs with her sister, Fhomas Shales in Dake it Morris had been one of in, inois, is also enst vi i Cent rs asd y ; : ys sticeersful schoo feactiers | her de parture jor the west: since me a graduate of Dako Lill 2 to her ege located B al ie i ed is i is wv AREer, is payin \ Auburn, E fear don from father, Over an Eobhank ment, but IE HAVE proven L Only re Liistillery shut Douwa I Ihy's distillery at Coburn will Fr Et Of Friday OI BC t It arin Hy the scarcity of rye Bppears t 3 * i farmers are ot f the » $ amou ut cenibly on aceount i pleasaniness | the from Lime of it resch » the field again. i - - - GENERAL LOCALS Fo » t ai Poin Prof. G Is visiting the fuflalo L& nd, of Si "oll Qe i ale v American Ex pos ion at While Penus Valley was having an | i» lin. ton county was sulterin it. abundance of rain, por it Of MLS ' . Bg for of | want Mrs. J. W. Conley, of near town was | y . i a csller Thursday evening, and did just what a great many others are do tug, renewed her subseription. Miss Emma Foster, of MiMlinburg arrived in Centre Hall Saturday morn. tog and is a guest at the home of Mrs Mary J, Odenkirk at the station. miate Superistendent of Publie In struction Bchacller has designated De cember 9th as the date for holding the next annual teachicrs’ institute of Cen- tre county. Airs. daaies Conley, of Salons, aged about fifty years, and daughter Judge Quay, died last week, Decensed was a cousin of J. W. Couley, of near of A. J. Gardner, of Howard, at the age of eighiy years, last week walked two miles into the mountains and pleked twenty quarts of huckleberrie and returhed for the noon meal, Becretary Long has fopbidden the use af Maglay's history of the battle of Sautingo io the United States Naval Academy because of the writer's eriti- cism ot Admiral Scliley, Landlord Harry T. Cole furnished dinuer for more than fifty people at the Lagan House, Loganton, the other Munday. Most of the guests were from Milton, Williamsport and Lock Haven, Prof. T. C. Houtz, of Selinsgrove, says the Sugar Valley Jourugl, who was here looking after business relative $a the estate of his brother, De. J. A. Hutz, went to Lemont early on Mon- day where he intends to remain ten days or more before resuming sohool work, weorge Washington Messerman of Reedsville, while unloading telephone poles along the Belleville pike recently was accidentally struck by a pale and thrown with great fore into a barbed wire fence. His right arm was severe ly Incerated, and he was greatly weak. ened by the loss of blood ere he could reach a physician. His wounds arg very painful, aid fears of blood poison. log are imminent, caused by coming in contact with the rusty bai ba, 1901. LOCAL ITEMS Mrs. J. T. Potter attended tle 0 neral of Mrs, James Conley, at Salona | last week, Mrs. Reifsnyder, mother W. W. Boob, returned to lier Millbeim Baturday. Mr. ani Mrs. E. L.. Auman. helm, were the guests of Mr. M. L. Emerick Sunday. While walking on the railros Castanea, Mrs, Joseph Poor | years old, was struck and kil Beach Creek passenger train © Miss Grace Chas 4 Hartleiog tLe and wer Baturday went to tirning Monday. That of the latt ooh 1% f renew his that Li wens sated * tL Lime ago he is eng Bg . whit is ther son A Dis + bakis g Dusincs 14 vel Seurs, Meyer, of 1927 iadelphia, who tog nnd Prof. Win. T -d 4 (SLE im eLa he Hard Hari = t : piano tuning and sel ton for Uhestnut Sireet, on Bellak's Mouday pianos . runing y Coburn sad will remain in y { Prof, Meyer is building Up a good trade in i organist This unt WW EEVEral Weeks, ed hi fitted in Philadelphia # line, aud is especially we for the work. He { the largest Methodist chur i8 alsn ine 0 bios, of Balurday evening several the of Rev. Mrs, Schuyler, “peul ihe eveniog pleasantly at thelr wmie, in honor of their datighter, Mits who returned from Mrs. J. T. Potter kindly furnished a (recser of ice cresm snd several of the other ladies cakes aud ali partook of, and enjoyed the re It was a surprise ty the family of Rev. Behayler, but they gr joyed it immensely, ss did sll who spre present. friends wud Eloise, lately Landedowne, Pa. if shiments Miss May tell Keller, an operator in the Commercial exchange in this place, this, Thursday, morning lefy for Reading where she will spend 8 week with her Mrs, John Ruth. Later sie will go to Philadel- phia to remain several days. Miss Keller bias been ia the Commercial ex. clinnge ever since its existence, and has proven herself one of the most prompt and obliging operators ou the lines, Miss Edith Lute will fill her position during her absence. Me. and Mrs. C. 8. Witwer, of J sliet, lil; stopped at Centre Hall hotel Thursday vight, and ealied ou Messrs J. 8B, Dauberiuan and J. A. Reesman. Mrs. Witwer is a daughter of Andrew Hhretler, decease 1, who with his father moved from the Henry Royer firm enst of Centre Hill when he was but eighteen years of age, about 1850 Mrs. Witwer had never before seen the hae of her father's youth, and viewed the surroundings with great ine terest, and discovered initials cut there by her father when a boy, A nume ber of views were taken by a photo. grapher whioh will adorn her Joliet Lie. Mr. Witwer Is a momber of the Joliet mapumcturing ¢ mpany, a concern of considerable imp ri tance in northern Lilinoks, graudmother, NO), 28, * | TOWN 44D COUNTY NEWS, "| HAPPENINGS 13 iis = LOCAL | PART NG Lr EREST Word i The Post- Hill, is daughter of $ enire has or who x Miss Grace M. Ale xander ting in Ty» rone for a week ery > " R and cf Centre Hill, yw, of bad smong yer his near this place, a i on the Repo “tl advanced a rier. { Jersey City, Centre Hall, es Miss Laura kle at the Centre Hall hotel. Lo { SAE is tLe gr Of J A168 Gregg accompanied by fis NaF ARTs ith of Miles- ii al the home T & iurch sireet. £ ts fa A” } i rash Ny aliey, while f mt : riviil ’ Al Boonville, ii vie knee by Biuised onions ; draw 1 to Al- returned of i ter « oie Tuesday been ng with H. Deit- ® has rats |r fh ide Ww , of Cavelown, Md. Ballie K {| Le Smelzier, of Chicago: Bid Iwo sons, i and Arthur, ting at of Howard; 2 i iL | Afr t Mars, J Hi ana son 3 rr >. 3 { of Bellefonte, hav {Smith Brothers, Spring Mills. Deel visi Howard Homa i i, of Altoona, was week, bulid- ge oH yl ainti § : rad $ 3 iMR i BREYER IRSL He or = Gays # Golog finishing snd stair and finds work every day at wagis, His appearance indicates that il 5 hich the tie in all of w He rivis ug, porter is pleased to note, The Howard Hustler Dr. O, W. Mc¢E st i 0 Vi that the remarks ire excavating i% ceilar for his irt The where he attended selicol. Ii dwelling bouse in known here, by most of the younger people, who will be glad doctor is Howard. to kuow that he is prospering. Edward Bellers, proprietor of the Centre Hall Implement Works, on me of his tours through Clearfield county, stopped at Dubois and had Barber Jerry Miller shave him. He reports the Millers getting along very well, and contented in their new home Mrs. Kaul, wife of Andrew Kaul, Jr, and Mrs, Frank Wilmarth, of St. Marys, are the guests of Hon. L. Rhone and wife, pear this place. Mr. Kaul is u son of Andrew Kaul, Sr. of the firm of Kaul & Hall, extensive operators in a number of lines of bus ness in that section of Penpsyivania. Mrs, Uriah Spangler, of Heston, Kansas, arrived in Centre Hall last Chursday afternoon to the great sur. prise of her brother, Dr. G. W. Hos terman, who koew mnothiog of her coming. The cause of her coming so unexpectedly is the illness of her mother, Mrs. Join K. Hosterman, of Wolf's Store. Mrs. Spangler went to Woll's Store Saturday . George P. Weaverling, the junior editor of the Everett Press, published in Everett, Bedford county, by Messrs, Smith and Weaverling, lust week was the guest of Dr. W., H. Schuyler in this place, Editor Weav erliug was one of Dr, sSchuyler’s parishioners when he was located in Bedford coun ty and an intimacy sprang up between them that time has not been able to lessen. The Press is the leading paper nu Everett, anti-Quay Republican in politics, and a real live, newsy news paper. Mr. Weaverling was accom- panied by his daughter, Miss Bessie, why will remain the guest of the | me suyer family for several waska, : Li
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