VOL. LXXV. CONGRESS GAVE S500,108,837, Total Apprepriatiovs of the Session Just Ended, Just before the UU, ed Senator Allison, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations for the session by bills as follows: Agriculture, $5 20800; army, $91, 550,130; diplomatic and consular, $1,- 957, 526; fortifications, $1,208 955; Indian, $0,145,902; legislative, ete., ¥25 398,381; Militaty Academy, $2627324; pavy, $78,678,903; pension, $139 842 230; post oflice, $138,416 .598; river and harbor, $26,720 412 (exclusive of contracts au- thorized); sundry civil, $60,125,359; de- ficiencies, $28,039,011; miscellaneous, $2,600,000; Isthmian Canal, $50,130,000; aunual Grand permancot $123,021,220, 837. The total last emo Ae LOCALS. $500,193 - total, ' $730,338,575 year was Read Dradford’s phosphate adver tisement in another column, The M. E. festival ou the evening of the 4th was well patronized, and netted the congregation about $35 00. 5 i county, with a salary of $4500 pur month for eight months, Christ Durst, who is the right hand ant on one of the best Union county farins, was home over Sunday. During the Independence Day cele- bration at Selinsgrove, Murray Heider, mature explosion of a small eannon, which disfigured his face sod ruined ope of his eyes. The Christain Endeavor of the formed church will celebrate its anni- versary Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock An i young i by holding a special service. vi- tation is extended to all the people's sceieties to be present. Too many dogs in town. What they kept for? nuisances not well be done away wilh, but the] dog nuisance could es-ily be discarded. | A dog kept in the back yard snd his | mouth tied sbut is the only dog that | has a right to live. | Rev. H. W. Goss, D. D, of Shamo- | kin, a former Loek Haven minister of | the Evangelical chureh, charged with a criminal set by a Sugar Valley young | lady, was acquitted of the charge by ! Rev. Goss withdrew from Some can! the court, the Evangelical church. Miss Mabel Olivia Zorbe, daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Horace Zerbe, former ly of this place, hes become a reader of | the Reporter. The Z- ries live in Sait Lake City, Utah, where the head of) the family engaged in mining, | which is proving profitable in | | From the appearance of some shade | trees, some reckless persons wielded the axe in the trimmiog. How one eon sit under aa ghused tree with- | out correcting its ills is a mystery. Al pbuman limb hackled off would never | fieal up but decay. The same is true of the limb of 8 tree. Although Bunday was a rainy day tliere was considerable pleasure driviog done. The poor livery horse is fre- quently shamefally abused by the =illy and heartless who think their actions smart, The ascent and descent of the mountain is ususlly made at a rapid gait, and it is not infrequent that the noble animal is lashed by the iphu- maa wretches who are somelimes drunk aud sometimes sober, but usual ly come froma Bellefonte. Among the many young men who called at the Reporter office during va- cation week were Messrs. B. H. and Fravk Goodhart, sons of Wm. Good- hart, of near Spring Mills, The for- wer young mau is located at Cresson, division : any | i i ' and is a fireman on the C. U, of the Pennsylvania railroad, and is giving bis employers satisfactory ser- vice. The younger Uvodhart is ai home on the farm, doing good servies for his father. Mr. Goodhart, Sr. has a perfeet right to feel just a bit proud of these young men starting out in life. Dan Bmith, Jr, of Reedsville, was the guest of Johu 8. Hosterman for weveral days Inst week. Dan is an em- ploye of the Smith printing company ut Reedsvitle, belong one of the clerks fn the Lusiness offices. Je attended school in this place one session, and while here won friends who are al ways glad to see him return, Dan ex- plains away the mysfery of the large pumber of Bmiths in & very satisfacto- ry way, and no doubt he is eorvegt in his solution of the problem. It is this: Inthe beginning all families as- sumed the name Bagith, but as its va. rious tnembers commitied deeds not ereditable to the family, they were driven to change their names. Those who hold the popular family name to- day are beginning to (sl very proud over the fact that their ancestors have wot dishonored the Smith tribe during the many centuries of trials, —————— CY A———— Dorothy Dodd. PINEY OILCOMPANY DISBANDS, The Company Disbuarses [ts Funds ~Share. holders Recelve About 8 Per Cent, { | The Piney Coal and Oil Company | held its final meeting in Centre Hall { Friday, 27th ult., at which time so far ! as practicable, the funds of the com pa- | ny on account of the sale of its proper- | ty, were disbursed. The company was formed in 1865, (and chartered in 1877. The original incorporators were ten in number, nine | of whose names are here given : Peter | Hoffer, D. C. Keller, Andrew (iregg, i George Durst, Lafayette Neff, Lewis | Hess, Centre Hall; Gibson Larimer, { Hon, C. T. Alexander, Bellefoute; Da- i vid Gilliland, Linden Hall, The capital invested was $15,000,00, divided in fifty shares of $200.00 each. | The property consisted of a tract of { land in Clarion county, containing one i hundred and six acres. No attempt wus ever made to develop the proper- | ty, and for some time past the land | was leased for the taxes, | N. B. Spangler, the roeoe ! { Pluey Coal wud Ua. eq , secretary of corporation, sold the vinpany’s proper | ty according to a resolution passed at 31.500 00, shareholders received about eight per i cent, of the original money Invested. | The officers aud directors of the com- | pany were H. Y, Stitzer, president; N | B. Spaugler, E«q , secretary; directors { —B. D. Brishin, Centre Hall; 8S. M. Swartz, Tusseyville: Rev, 8B. (3, Shaan- von, Pitman Grove, N. J. A A —— LOCALS, Mrs. Aiken, of Bellefonte, was the t | BUHL Mrs. Mary Dinges, of Williamsport, is visiting her son Harry Dioges, in | this place. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Weber, of Boals. | Mrs. W, A. Bandoe. Potter township has two schools not They are the Rock Grove (| Slack's Celery plants, large enough to tran fered for sale by Mrs. M. B., Richards. Samuel F, Snyder is busily engaged at the carpenter work in Pittsburg, and 4 o wok agents have been Centre Hall pext he saliool invited to come to lows, and represent good firms, aod are very willing to excharge books for Cash. Frank Heckman, sc n of Wm. Heck- absent from Centre Hall for about five years—-ilwo years in Sayder county and three years in El'zabeth, Illivols. - At the latter piace he isat present clerk in a temperance hotel. D. K. Keller Monday sold his last bunch of fat steers. The combined weight of the four animals was 3582 pounds. The Kellers believe in fatten- ing them steadily increasing in weight from the lime they are calves, Prof. A, Miles Aroey, one of the in- structors in the Electrigal department at State College, will spend his vaca- tion io Pittsburg with the Westing- house people. Since the close of the { college year he has been at home with bis parents in this place, Mrs. (George W. Bushman and son, Rose, Thursday of this week will go to Gettysburg, where they will spend a month with grandfather Bushman, Mr. Bushmsn in the mean time will remain st home and attend to the jew- elry and bicyole business. A. A Miller and Mrs. J. T. Stuart, of Btate (College, chaperoned a little party of young ladies to Penng Cave on Monday. The ladies were Misses Lyd. is Biker aod Anna Graybill, of Williamsport, Eva Miller aud Marga- ret Siuart, of Sigte Collgge. John Boozer and family, of Osceola, were in town Friday snd Saturday on account of the death of Mr. Bozer's mother. Both Mr. and Mrs, Boozer were "brought up” in Centre Hall, and cousjyenily feel much at home when io this place, Mr, Booger Ip en- gaged in the undertaking business, Aaron Thomas is proud of the fact that be has a fine lot of Romanite ap- ples of last yeat's crop to munch. The fruit is 10 a perfept state of preserva- tion and possesses [1s natural Havpg, The apples referred to were buried last fall and when taken from their winter quarters this spring they were carefu’s ly packed iu apple lpayes gathered for that purpose, Milton Snyder and George Conde are home from Jeannette, to which plage they went last spring to engage in carpentering snd bytsheriog, rp spectively. Mr, Boyder is much pleas. ed with the place snd will return with- ina short time, Mr. Condo has not decided whether be will part with his family or not for the activities pf the Westmoreland county town. State's Library Assured, Dr, George W, Atherton, president in receipt of a communication from Andrew Carnegieapproving the action of the trustees at the commencement in plan adopted for the recent referencs the of {o acceptance board to proceed with the erection of the building. Plans for the library phia architect, Wo pine Cashed Forged Checks James McClure, John Olewine and Hon. James Schofield, of Bellefonte, were fleeced to the extent name as George Heller. Iu each to have the signature of Conymissioner Abram Miller, The difference his escape before the fraud tected. was de- to be called for “later in the day.” p——— —— Haymakiog Interrupted Haymakiog has been seriously and frequently interrupted by showers during the opening of that farm work. It has been impossible up hay without getting wet, and much of the product has been raiued out. Farm work has heaped up on the farmers —haylog is less than half com- toes waited their turn to be floished, but io many iustauces have developed jtos point where cultivation would ve vow be damaging. ——— —————— Clon field Republican Ticket The Clearfield Republican the following Arnold ; assembly, Harry county | convention nominated | ticket ; Congress, W. ( ate, A. E. Patton: Boultou and F. RK. treasur- W.C. commissioners, C, A | Rowles and 8. R. Hamilton ; auditors, iJ. H. Moore and I. W. Edwards. B | F. Chase was rewlected county chair- The men, set ' Hehofield { er, Cioss ; | man, Quay Treasurer who led the Quayites, lost eve rything. A # ped ically Senators Quay sad Penrose ed, but at the last { drawn, because of manifest nominations Niate were anti Harris, resolution endorsing fram. } a was mintule was wit opposition |on the part of the warm i Johu P. E'kin, -~ a I have been employed by J. CC. Alli son & Co., sioee April 14th, at White, South Dakota, and have a8 good posi. tion, says G, Bruce Goodhart, fu g let. ter to the Reporter dated June and adds further: Jack Frost paid his last respects to this vicinity on the night of the 20th friends RE Letter from Dakotas crisp. In different localities wheat was damaged considerably, truck also suifured severely. late fall will be necessary to good crop. cool summer thus far. The laying aside of winter under garments has not been thought of yet. Lumber is very zoarce and oconse- qently very dear. And yet towns are very rapidly built up lo this section, The Farmers’ State Bank of White was organized last summer, and the (jarden A very receive deposity by July 1. ,, te tt, at Boalsburg. 4 The school board met Saturday and elected Prof. Gramley, of Spring Mille, pringipal of the High Schoal, success. ar to Prof, Bryson, who resigned and accepted a position in the schools a Flpmington, Mr. snl Mrs, David Keller attend the funeral of Mrs. Boozer at Hall Baturday. Dick Kramer and family, of Altoo. ua, abe vigiling at the howe of Mr, Condo, John Kimport, an employe of the Juniata shops, is visiting his parents, Mrs. Andy Lytle sn | daughter Bess were in town Sunday. Alvin Meyers left for Altocpa o Monday. Mrs. Belle Stuart and daughter Kathryn, of South Forks, are visiting among friends in this place, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Gettig, of Al- topos, are spending their vacation at Locust Groye farm. Benator Cyrus Woods, of Greens burg, visited his old home last week. Rev. Kngppeuberger, of Allentown, will preach in the Lutheran chyreh Sunday, 14th, Hofer Dale passed through town Sunday on his way to Paradise, Will be in Town Friday, Fhotographes Hmith will be in Cen. tre Hall Friday. Come to his studio if you want first-class work at a rea sonable figure. TT rt yy Rorathy Dodd. ed Centre 10) | LOCALS, Hasn't it been rainy weather? A violent rain storm in the vicinity | of Axe Maun and Bellefonte did { siderable damage. CHli- W. 8B. Miller was re-appointed post. | master at Rebersburg, having served a | full term of four years, Mrs. daughter, | Miss Estie, of Lewisburg, are Fisting Greorge Ocker and | friends in Rebersburg, | The Misses Geary | Millbeim, spent the 4th | Frank Geary in this place, 3 i and a with Barbe: {ing April, May and | sutleriog from drought. Mrs. Mary J. Olenkir} " ithe Olenkirk June: ’ i Crops are advertises a J { | hotel stand for sale. Beeadv. elsewhere. farm and the Old Of ‘ iN Thursday corn sold at ninety That | price paid since 1502, Cel highest wed {in Chicago. was the when it toucl 1 $1.00, Miss Mabel Zzigler, one of the | phone operators in the Millheim ex- T Line ut Lad change of the U and TT, Co. town for | week. s Was in a short Friday of last Mr. and Mrs. W. Gross Mingle were in tow i i n over Sunday, hav returned ng recently from their wedding tour to Philadelphia, Washington aud other | points, Baggagemaster John Fisher, Cook's | train, returned to duty after taking Fisher a vacation, iv a first-class rail- rosd man, and has the quaiificaticns for a much better position. The various committees of the Spring { Mills Penn Hall Academy reunion met at Spring Mills Mooday completed arrangement rednion August 7th, in Allison ! Ala meeling of the Belle | board Monday evening, | D. Meyer was re-elected pris the High = W.F.Kh thool: ‘ ' nesistant ; and Miss Ella Lavy, sed “ik assistant, . Cieorge Meese, a Fourth of Ju 8 credit © pi y iarge f bro igh ive all enjoyed thems hildren’s D iy €xXercises al Hill Su: On Hug werea grand su performing paris fis i Rag AFis IOV er is deservy r of pre account of her nt. Misses Carrie Y I, two of }. of a Lal: popu indies, have been visiting at the ungan ¥ Le wisburg's lar i young Lom Fhey left Mills, { of John Luse for some days | Wednesda i they § J for Spring w hie will visit lwfore Lewisburg. Samuer V. Hoslerman, 0 i Eq., ai Mull, both of Lan. { 5 | his fiance, Laue y F the £4. { caster, arrived at the Lo ne of Dr. and Mrs, this place, Hoste lebersburg to spend the day, of Richard mer’s pareats, WwW | Hosterman, in i Wedues lay the 1 drove to Han obn Brooks, brother Brooks, on the G. M. Boal fain, nas field. | hours. : Dr. Park was summoned, and i by thie boy was brought to a conscious state, and has now fully recovered, applying the usual remedies { i @i to learn that John H. Miller, veteran of Lhe sixties, is comfortably quartered at the Pennsylvania Sol diers’ Home, at Erie. Soldier Miller was a resident of this town for many years, aud took-considerable pride io showing the editor and others from Penns Valley through the splendidly a short time was a railroad mail agent, has been transferred to the sscoud di- vision of the RR. M. 8, allicas, New York Uity, where he holds a position a4 a stenographer. This position is not permanent, bat he hopes soon to be permanently loeatd inthe New York oflice. Mr. Ripk is well suited for the position which he fills, and the | Reporter is g a 11g say (ht Lt has se gured proitable employment, Joseph L. Watson, of Joliet, Til, for the past few weeks has been circulat- ing among old friends in Dlair, Cen. tre and Mifllin counties. Watson, during the early sigtieg and before, wag a prominent family nawe io this locality. Robert Watson, the head of the family, owned the Gregg farms prior to the war, aul was succeeded ue owner by Cal. Gregg, who developed the are iy them. “Joe! Watson, as be is called by his gray-haired snd gray-bearded cronies, enlisted in the war at its outbreak and after sarving three years weit to Joliet. Ta that place he held a position in the state frison for twenty-seven re, and ter entered the services of the Banta Fe railroad, which corporaian em- ploy hum gt present. Dorothy Dodd. Mra, Cathmine Boozer duy of lust wee le after eral weel FO a complica enses incident to old {took pi Hull Baturday fore 1040, Interment ( Bnpe, fara Ey Ce in thie £11 fi! { ns Her age oF eighty are, six months § jrersol t i i duni molh of her deseer f f ent member € and when physically able a { regular services of that Mrs. Doozer belonged to largest and best known Pi i a8 granddaughter I Was orn y Pot iy fer I 8 ia it , Irom 0D 1'a bin Co. ¢ huown as was discharged at ember 1577. Christian eased, purchased iiers the Pe iid ras 0d inner A, ¥ i iiiam Juices Treshe Henry, David | ainuel M1 ier ; he A Janes 4 of Lh assed, they took up housekeeping or 3 al fara as the su wo he father 0% MRE WwW ROY died at { Mrs. | Lona, Illinois, a few days ago, jan illness of her aul the home (izorge | IHinoils, © Junker, alter i | daughter, some months, a: 53 years, 5 months and 24 days. Mrs. Royer was a daughier of Mr, {and Mrs. Lot Evans and was born {January 1, 1510, pear Potter's Mills, | this county, where she grew Lo | anbeod. In 15873 she was united ! marrisge with Mr. Royer, and i {they aod Mrs. Royer's parents went { west, locating near Mc onnell, The deceased is survived by her hus. band ani four ohildren. Mrs. George Bunker, of Lena; Mrs, Lied, of Cedar- ville; snl twin S555, Charles and t Jolin, also Ly her aged father and brother Thomas, of Orangeville: and her brother Lot, of Cedarville. Mra. Royer was a member of the M. E. church at McConnel, was of a kind ly dispasition and geuerous motives and lsaves many frivinds why will mourn her demise, wWoln- in wih in JOHN MEYER. John Meyer, one of the eldest resi. dents of Penns Valley, died at his home east of Penn Hall, July 1, 1002 He was nearly 88 years of age, having been born pear Campbellstown, Leba- non county, September 14, 1814. He was the youngest of eight children and with his parents emigrated to Cens tre eounty in March, 1828, Beveral of Lis father's brothers had siready et. tled in this county. Aasrousburg, Spring Bank and Boalsburg became their homes, The family is now scat. tered over Penns and Brush Valleys. The death of Mr, Meyer removes the last of the Meyers who came here dur. {og the first few decades of the last century. John Meyer was martied in Jus, Continued on (1th | age. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. The in #ub- oid | Jus porter’s new Lin gain BOTIDers is muany en its loss of th. { ovens during the past mon 101 John ar f. aud Oregon, for a short Pre Hamliiton, wife 1 ohtor 4 fLaaugnier iil Portland, fi ' will remal y | 4 PIII } 3 ¥ fv: 8 IVOBBILRI DAR Leen appolni- gx at Cli £14 ’ ’ 1 % 41 lHntopdale, ns suc. da, husba: Justus Roes- ' GOeCe dae a. 8 Auna Shoop, daughter of Bam- of Baker Will- Alloona, where she is i Eisler SHoop A nt trinmed uy vi } : i 5 HNL shade trees have been since the last f i A issue of the Heporter, he council's requests suouid be heeded in this and all other matiers, an opinion refusing YY. Mu- against Filmer Of of the Iron City ompany f Dr. Smith, on a visil Father ily, and his we Lo have Callaway, daughter { Belle Fhompson, Lemont, the pal is formed progressing 10st resdy 5 auch 1 F Bppearanoc Bedford, I PArtyY com- was a iia last incipal of VER Home + attor- rivinalic wiginally from oroughly sc- f nevery well * 1 sone " ii improve ' *oulli- vau Uniy, and Lis brother, Me ant F.E W ieland, of Linden Hall spent bh i bh miu 2 half hour in the portet’s quniters ght edd wri that wring reporied as very good and the profits yield tee yond a living BO, i {lo the del hY | the in the merecant writer. r. Wicland i= eng N fie business i mont, and in connection with "i ii business is operating Inrge a and chop mill. Business is Friday morning about two o'clock a two story frame house located in Bogs s township, about two miles from Mili burg, caught fire and was burned to the ground, says the Daily News. The house was owned by Thomas Quick, Ir., but wes unoccupied, the owner having moved to Johnstown, Pa., recently. The origin of the fire is un- known, The loss about ¢1,000, which is covered by insurance, ia Rev. John Keller a few days ago re turned to his southern home at Mt, Pleasant, Cabarrus eounty, N. where he is serving a Reformed charge, and as was stated in these columns oe fore, is interested in a female college st that poiut. Rev, Keller last week fii ed the pulpit in the Reformed Mission church, in Lewistown, to which place he and his father, James A. Keller, drove the day previous, The Children’s Day service in the Evengelical church Bundwy evening was really firstolass, The children ete tered into the r parts most heartily. The music, conducted by J. Fravk Smith, was splendidly rendered The whole program was enjoyed Ly every spectator, A duet by Misses Sylva Krumbive, soprano, and Lula Shultz, alto, was a vumber the equal of which is seldom given on such occasions, The former drified from her natural sopra. 0o Lo a tenor in a manner suggestive of a musical freak, while the latter gave forth a pure aito and contralto juter- changeably. The children are aged about thirteen years. Dorothy Dodd,
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