VOL. LXXV.
CROP CONDITIONS,
Crop and Fruit Avernges in Penns Valley—
Conditions Vary,
From inquiry and observation the
crop conditions of Penns Valley may
be safely represented by the following
figures :
Wheat, which
very poor stand,
others very good,
eighty per cent,
The prospects for acorn crop of
ninety per cent. is very good ; the
present condition is about seventy-five.
This reduction of per centage is because
of the unevenness of the plants. There
isevery reason to believe, however,
in some cases wasa
much of it good and
may be averaged
that the backward plants are not too
small to mature good, solid corn, !
Oats may safely be placed at one
hundred per cent. The crop is nearly
ready for harvesting. Bix weeks ago
this crop did not make a showing of
over twenty-five per cent.
Barley, which ordinarily is an
certain crop, is fully up to seventy-five
There are some half crops, |
un- i
per cent,
what
heretofore were considered the ideal. |
Like the oats, this crop prior to the
latter part of June, was considered a |
failure,
Apples vary from a half toa
erop, averaging fully seventy-tive per
Orchards in full vigor are load. |
the declining orchards
and not a” few fields far above |
i
{
i
full |
cent.
ed with fruit;
and where no care
trees, fifty per cent. will represent the |
has been given |
crop.
A low percentage will represent the
peach crop in Peovs Valley. The
growing of this crop in this valley is
comparatively new, and the success |
varies according to the adaptability of |
the soil, location and care, A few or-|
chards will yield this year a hall crop,
some a quarter, and many nothing.
ti lineata
LOCALS,
Holter has been made |
% (lo, at Howard.
of Linden Hall,
fever.
Daniel W.
agent of the P. R.
Newton Yarnell,
Jost a valuable mare from lung
I. J. Zubler, of Rpriog Mills, |
one of the farmers in ion who
tas nothing to complain of from a fi-}
was in town on
the Re
near
his sec!
nancial poiot of view,
business, avd called to
porter.
J. 8. Brooks, of Curtin's, Works, has |
just received a draft for $1,200 from the |
Brotherhood of Trainmen forthe loss
of his leg. He met with the ace ident |
while braking oa the Beech Creek |
road at Loch Lomond junction last |
April
Messrs. F. B. Eckenroth and RB. B
Woomer, of Bellefonte, undertook and
successfully completed the hazardous |
work of painting the ball on the top of |
the Baptist steeple at Lewisburg |
The height elimbed was cne-bundred |
and seventy-five feet.
Thedwelling house of County Bu {B
perintendent of Schools of Clinton |
county Ira N. McCloskey, of Lock Ha- |
ven, was struck by lightning the other
night, konoekiog off the phimuey and
doing light damage io variois paris of
the interior of the dwelling.
WwW. M. Houser aud wife, of Pleasant
Gap, were callers at this office last
week. Mr. Houser is one of the most
progressive farmers io his section, and
drives through the country a turnout
that is indicative of prosperity, and
proves that farming is not a money-
losing business with him.
Mr. and Mee. Benjamin Stover, Mr.
and Mrs, James Btover aud Miss [da
Stover, of Potters Mills ; Miss Bessie
Searson and Mrs, James Bwabb, of
Linden Hall, and Mr. and Mrs. Will
SBhutt, of Axe Mano, were the guests
of Mr. aud Mrs, L. D. Burris, near
Centre Hall, on Bagnday.
Maleolm Fleming is basa from Balti-
more tospend a week or so with his
brother Earl and father Julian A.
Fleming, Mr. Fleming has been in
Baltimore (or several years, and is em-
ployed ina large talloying establish.
ment. He is contented with his posi.
tion and finds that it yields him more
than a living.
Clyde Wieland, of Linden Hall, and
bis dittle nephew Joba Wieland, Jr.,
of Boalsburg, were in town last week
and spent a short time in the Reporter
offies. Mr. Wieland is conducting the
old Wieland farm at Linden Hall for
his mother, Mrs. Cstharine Wieland,
and is proviog the old saying that the
younger generation is wiser thay the
old, by growing better crops than ever
on his farm.
Jerry Alters, who has been agent of
the C. R. R. of Pa, at Hecla Park al-
mostsinee the opening of the road,
hiss been transferred to this place
where he takes the place of CC, B., Me-
Jain, who resigned some time ago
The promotion Is a desgrved one and
Jerry will prove quite ps popular in
the Bellefonte station as he was when
fa charge of the important one at Hee-
Ia park, Bo says the Watchman.)
Mr. Alters is a won of Joseph MM.
Alters, of this place,
sce
THE SCHWAB CHAPEL,
Plans Completed for this Beautiful New
Building at State College,
The chapel which Mr. and Mrs.
Charles M. Bchwab, of Pittsburg, pre-
sented to The Pennsylvania State Col-
lege during the commencement exer-
cises at that institution in June, will
cost in the neighborhood of $120,000.
When the gift was made it was under-
stood that it would cost $65,000, but
after consideration prompted the gen-
erous donors to insist that the build-
ing be erected to suit every need with-
out regard to expense,
Out of deference to their wishes
plans have been adopted that will give
the College a magnificent building.
Mr. George Parsons, the landscape ar-
Park, New York,
one of the most eminent men in his
profession, was called upon and after a
careful study of all the environments
has recommended that the chapel be
located immediately in front of the bo-
from the rear of the main building to
id armory.
ft. fronting to the
The foundations and entrance
The
Ota iid
It is Lu Le
south.
with terra-cotta trimmings and copper
The building is plain in archi.
tecture, on Grecian lines and from the
exterior will have the appearance of
story high. The en-
through three grilled
one
A
impress
Its floor
of mosaic with either tile or
wainscoting, From the
vestibule a marble stairway will lead to
foyer from
rance will be made.
very imposing vestibule will
will be
above,
The
t will have a seating oa-
HALL, PA.
/y WANT ITEMULLTON, WN
Two Huandred Petitioners
Fost Office Name Rempino Unchanged,
ed by Wesley J.
master ; Newton Brungart and Percy
Winters, was sent the Reporter for
publication, and the same is given
space ungrudgingly. The Reporter
knows nothing of the disturbance rela-
tive to the naming, or rather changing
the name of the post office at Smull-
ton, but it has special regard for men
who come out and say just what they
think, as do the gentlemen referred to
above,
“In reply to the Gazette's announoce-
ment in its last week's issue which
has brought many inquiries that the
name of our Post Office has
changed from Smuliton to Brook Gap,
we desire to say that through jealousy
and prejudice an attempt been
made to that effect. The facts
these, last January H. Bmull se-
cured for our town an oflice, a matter
that has been tried for years by difler-
ent parties without Mr.
Smull in his attempt won the fight
and the office was deservingly named
for him to the satisfaction of all our
citizens save one who is an enemy and
who recently circulated a petition for |
this change through the influence and |
been
has
(ico,
BUCCEesS,
assistance of one or two prejudiced Re-
bersburg
sons have been opposing our office ever
The
of
since its establishment,
in general knew nothing
tion, which
names, comprising
signers who are not patrons of
fice and who have selfish
trying to injure our office
consisted
almost entirely
our of
reasons in
The
were
few
led |
titloned
their
tition and join in asking
to the Department to
ames withdrawn from said pe-
for the reten-
1500 snd there will be
sides, The
depth and
galleries on three
lLiave
stage
both
The buildiog is to be thoroughly fire
has been carcfully looked sfter. The
There will be a few straight lines
the object in securing
rounded gorpers and a closed circular
| ceiling hele to geoure the Lest acoust:
ies possible.
A m—
A Correction,
Through false reports a misuncder-
| stan ding has been spread over the coun-
the boarding house at
which ghaould
try conggruing
| be corrected,
The privilege of furnishing meals
and refreshments has been secured
from the different committees on the
[Dr Wolf reunion, by the Penn Hall
arid. This band has just purchased a
| set of new instiumsniy ang arg taging
advautage of this occasion to raise
{ funds to pay for them, snd are to far-
nish music for the reunion in return
for the committees’ kindness, Meals
will be furnished at 25 cents,
Ropeiw Buin,
Chairman of Com. on Arrangements,
A ————
Kelth's,
The plienomenal summer business,
which has been majntained at Keith's
thus far, is likely te eoniinue for an-
other week, for the fifteen acts an-
nounced for the current week promise
even more in quantity aod quality
than marked last week's highly enjoy-
sble performances. Comedy is again
three-fourths of the progrsm, sod there
are no less than seven gets that are en-
titled to A] rating in their class.
etme
Potters Mills.
On account of the wet weather the
farmers are gnable to get much sccom-
plished; there was quite a good bjt of
hay spoiled through this section,
Misses Jennie Bweetwood and Mar-
garet Wolf, two young ladies of Bpruce-
town, petyrogd home Sguday, after a
visit of several weeks with friends jn
Milroy.
Bing Stover and Charley Romick,
of Milroy, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mpa. Htovyer.
The sale of Samuel Strong was well
attended and every thing brought fair
prices,
Thomas Keen moved his saw mill
into the Seven Mountains and while
crossing the bridge in the gap it broke
down and the boller Is still lying in
the creek.
Tibbin Zubler and his sister Ida
spent Sunday with their friend, Miss
Mabel Smith,
Merchant Frank Carson and Am-
mon Bybb made a business trip to
Lewistown Monday.
Lowell Alexander is spending a few
weeks with his uncles, Bmith Broth
ers, atl Bpring Mills,
Mr. MoCoy, Miss Anna MeClena-
han and Miss Alice Decker spent sev.
eral days at Jersey Shore,
Misses Kate and Rena Bhires, of
Dorothy Dodd.
Bpring Mills, were in town Sunday.
ame our office
dignant and ex- |
the matter and had they
i been aware of the movement the
ter would have been
As politics take strange turns we await
developments, Iu the interim we
wish to say for Mr. Bmull that he has
resented at once.
done a lasting favor for our town and |
one that will always be appreciated,
and that he has the Jayaits
and sgpport of all aur reputable ol
ena. The design of the parties bac ck |
of the movement is to ivjure our office
and hurt Mr. Smull. It is being vio-
lently resented, however, as a petition
of names jpcluding every patron of |
this office, with the exception of three |
forth. The commu-
nity of Miles towoship,
injustice and motive of the movement,
bave voluntarily taken the matter up |
snd furnished a strong petition, mak-
ing a total of over two hundred voters
good will,
that justice will be done us.’
—————
LOCALS,
There are walks that need repairing. |
Miss Edith Lutz went to Bellefonte |
Baturday for a week's visit with rela.
tives
Rev. C. F. Wiest, of Milroy, has re
ceived a call to become pastor of St.
James Lutheran chureh, of York, Pa.
Miss Romie Van Pelt and Mra L.
W. Gibson were the guests of Ea-Sher-
itr and Mra. John Spanglei Monday.
Miss Verna Geiss Thursday return-
ed from Bellefonte, haviag been the
guest of her brother, D. Wagner Geiss,
A. J. Reesmap, assisted by Jacob
From, last week, spouted the new
dwelling house of John Jacobs, at
Boalsburg.
Merchant Eimer Rose and James I.
Lytle, of Lemont, were in town Satur-
day to close the sale of the Mrs. Mar-
tha Orlady farm.
Miss Cora Love, of Tysseyville, left
lagt Saturday for Mifflinburg, where
she will remain two weeks visiting
with friends.
W. B. Mingle, Esq, of this place,
apd Francis M. Crawford of Hellefoute,
Sundsy sttgnded the funeral of Mer.
chant BR. M. Wolf, who was a cousin
of the former,
George O. Benner has a force of la-
borers and stone masons at work an
the foundation of his proposed new
store room. The room will be quite
large aod promivently located.
The Philadelphia Press, without
comment, says : Mr, Creasy issued a
formal statement in which he says
that he hears nothing but the most
encouraging reports from every coun-
ty in the state.
Mrs. David Landis and little daugh-
ter and Miss Jennie Thomas, of Mil
lersyille, Pa., are expected Saturday of
this week, and will be entertained at
the home of Mr, and Mrs. J. D, Mur.
ray, in this place,
Mrs. James Spicher, of Patton, Pa.,
daughterdoslaw of Jahn HSpicher, ae
companied by ber two children, is vie
iting Mr. Spicher in this place. For
the last ten years Mr, Spicher has been
engaged in railroading at Patton,
JULY 3
DEATHS,
R. MM, WOLF
The death of R. M. Wolf, of Wood-
ward, took place Thursday morning of
last week. Mr. Wolf bad been ill
with dropsy for a period of six months,
The fuveral took place Sunday fore-
noon, Rev. O. 1. Buck, of the Evan-
gelical church, officiating, he being
the pastor of the church to which the
deceased belonged, Rev, J. D. Rhor-
tiss assisted in the burial services,
The deceased on March 28, 1872, was
married to Miss Husan Miller, who
survives bim, as do also three Sangh
ters, namely, Mertie, wife of Carl
Motz, Florence, wife of Harris Stover,
of Woodward, and Miss Mabelle,
i home,
Mr. Wolf was engaged in
cantile business, for
Years lived at Woodward,
garded one of the most
trusted citizens of the village.
{ to becoming a resident of Woodward,
he lived at Wolf's Store,
The
years,
fl
the mer-
and
and was re.
honored and
i
deceased
one month and
was aged fifty-two
niveteen
GEORGE HOUSEL
George Housel, an old
died at the
Housel,
| nesday of last week,
citizen of
of his
Wed-
azed about seven-
i
lellefonte,
Uriah
home
{ son, Bellefonte,
{ty-five years. In the morning he was
sitting in his chair eold in death, hav- |
jing no doubt taken sick during
night and gotten up from his bed,
NANCY PEARCE.
Miss Nancy Pearce
lof her
| Potters
took
| Tuesday forenoon,
| :
i died at the home
Miss Jane
Mills, B
place at
sister, Pearce, at
inday, Interment
Bprucetown cemetery,
services being held
kK. The |
i Rev
church,
the
at her home at ten o,clox
rites were condud
of the Methodist
which christian organization
je
Le tir by
ceased belonged,
Miss Pearce the oldest resident
i
of Pq Mills, and during
titne was held in the bh
Ww
A
$4
itlers f
her life-
ighest esteem,
daughter of Rev, Marma-
Pearce, one of the first ministers |
Methodist church | Centra
county, snd who spent life
i within the county limits,
vived by her sister, Jane;
{ brother Rev. John J. Pearce,
| Central Pennsylvania Conference M. |
E. Church, snd wasan aunt Mrs,
Hutchison, of Bellefoute,
| Mrs. Hughes McCormick,
State College, and Charles
Hughes, Esq. of Erle
ai fi
of the n
his entire
She is sur-
and her |
of
f
Rate of
Pearce
i
Deaths in Nearby Counties
Nyhart, aged vivetly
| years, al Cowan. Beven children sur-
vive him, the eldest of whom Is Simon
| Nyhart, of Milesburg.
Union—Jacob
Benjymin Winegardaer, of Lion. |
town, aged eighty-six years,
| Clinton—Mrs. Margaret Eldred,
| widow of George J. Eldred, died in
| her seventy-nineth year. Mrs, Eldred
| had been in ill health sinée she was |
| stricken with paralysis last December. |
William Guuosallus, of Mackeyville,
{aged forty years,
Frederick Shaffer Johnson after an
| lines of but two days, died in Lock |
| Haven Hatusday night. He was iden- |
tiled with many business enterprises,
and was also president of the First Na-
tional bank, Lock Haven, and the.
Johusonburg Nationa! bank. His age
was seventy-six years, which was
spent almost entirely in Lock Haven,
he having gone there when but ga
young man and without means,
!
Moses Chamberlain, a retired lum.
ber merchant, died suddenly Tuesday,
at his home in Milton, in his ninetieth
year. He was a son of Colonel Will
iam Chamberlain, of Revolutionary
times, apd was the last surviving
member of a family of twenty-three
children. A daughter, Mrs. Furst,
wife of ex-Judge A. O. Furst, of Belle.
fonte, and three sons, James I. Cham-
berlain, William B. Chamberlain, who
is a well known salesman in this local
ity, and Frank Chamberlain, survive,
-——y
LOCALS, >
Miss Grace James accompanied John
4 A. Kennedy from Johnstown to
his home west of this place, Miss
James is an intimate friend of Mr,
Kennedy's daughters, Misses Claire
and Mary.
A severe storm passed aver Clinton
county Bunday evening and did con.
siderable damage to corn ani tobacco,
The storm was accompanied by an
electrical display, bail and a heavy
rain. At Jersey Bhore Junction the
barn of Harry Bardo was struck by
lightning and totally destroyed by
fire,
New advertisements this week are
W. W. Bmith, photographer; Mont.
gomery & Co,, clothiers, and H., F.
Rossman, general merchant. Each
are advertising a special line, and
every reader should see what they
have to say ta the public through the
NO. 30.
CURRENT COMMENT
Brief Discussion of Political and Other
Matters of Public Interest,
“The coal strike will prove to the
people of Philadelphia and Peunsyl-
vania that anthracite coal is
cessily,
not a ne-
It i5 inerely a luxury that we
without.” These are the
words of a large coal dealer in Phila-
delphia.
can do
#
The Philadelphia Re
BAYER:
scord of Monday
’ y .
I'he grangers of the State have
Quay’s Bate Anti-
nearly,
Machine
if
4
no
meetings the
dit to them-
i selves for the nomination of Pat t
the
have
quite all,
{ furmers
Grange
taken cre
vole in the Erie convention was large.
ly due to the sentiment
as a result of the canv
made by
{ Committee of the (ir ns
| the Republican
Works d
ass of the Grange
i © or ad x
JU FRAN
| branches the
’
Slate
| That canvass showed tha
ocratic farmers about
{sired the nominat
ernor,
on ol
{Gov while nearly s
the Republica:
wanted Louis A, Walres
by the Republican Conv
¢
03
centage
homig
ention.
July meeting indicates that
ical elements of ¢
way of thinking
itfe, befriended ths
1 on
Watres was not nominated t
| #On Das a stronger hol
ean Grangers turn to Pattis
r Lhe correspond
Benriy quite
instances much
al they have b
jiger Lie susner
heavier laid upon the pub-
Ith pp i
t industries and mad
d d 1¥
i more intol
the
the tax
as already sis many im-
others Lit
s BO each
itn positic
operalors, or
for
corporatl
pet
The
If tt
“ 1
EPERK them,
to
£1
mit coal,
je
wis them nothing
ey are
y present profi
wihials
ii are
i the
good with inter.
Win or
wilh
ing no y
ing little, and ver they lose
consumers
Vhatever
Wi i maa Re
the y
est, ini
ime
controversy the miners,
the public must pay.
Senator Bailey, of Texas instead of |
Beach,
| wrote a letter from the South,
| forth his views on certain points, with |
| his usual directness, Oue
selling
extract is
Without yielding any of my con-|
vielions upon disputed questions, I am |
ready to welcome every Democrat!
service, and 1}
that they will]
majority, and
support the nominees of our next na-
tional convention. All Democrats
agree with each other upon the main
and permanent principles of our Gov-
ernment, and they ought to be willing
to submit their differences over issues,
however important, to the sssembled
wisdom of our party, and abide by the
decision when fuirly reached. Upon
no ether basis can any organisation
be maintained, and there is no organi-
zation to which this test can be so
easily applied as the Democratic party.
nr
The United Btates was not asked di-
rectly to take part in international
regulations proposed in a general way
by Russia to meet the growth of trust
power in comme and industry, but
it has been announced by the premier
in the British parliament that the gov-
ernment was considering the Russian
proposal for an international trust
power. The Russian idea was based
on the possibilities of international
agreement disclosed by The Hague con.
feremce, and the later conference on
the abolition of government bounties
to sugar growers, which has become a
leading question on the continent and
in the British West Indian colonies
devoted to sugar production. If Has-
sia and other Earopean nations com-
menoce to show a pernicious activity in
curbing the trust power, the United
States will be forced to take part by
the power of public opinion at home,
The idea at the basis of the Russian
movement is that the Morgans, the
Rockefellers and the Sohiwabs, of
which other nations have a slight rep-
resentation, are not the great benefac-
tors, but stand for a dangerous power
ww
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
Miss Emilie Alexander,
is expected home the
this week.
of Tyrone,
latter part of
Have you done all
Centre Hall a place to visit with pleass
to in with comfort and to
leave with regret ?
Miss Edith
of
you can to make
7
ure, Hive
and
Lille,
were
Bankey
Potters A
Bayard , Of Bellef
the Misses Rhone
Lyman Bmith
and «
Marcellus
and Bert
guests of
sankey,
mle,
Bunday,
had the contract for
id the mechanical wo roof-
ig the Balem Reformed church below
| Penn Hall, ithe of
R
rk of
a
bert Bartge
dwelling house
, at Penn Hall,
Hoy Philadel
ted in Centre Hall by
Ir.and Mrs. W. B. Min-
week, remain for
come up later,
$
Emery of
phia, is expec
gle this she will
& month. Mr. Hoy will
Ex-Sheriff Chronister,
.
to be curbed by international agree.
ment.
of Port Ma-
t Ida, has pure hased the Owens hard-
Philipsbt
taken «
,
ire.
An inven-
Lory is being
1g f the stock prepar-
0 the new owner taking charge.
nT: 1 y
Mingle and J. Will
rominent in 8
Bellefonte, igh
f Just
2
botl
busines
: ryan 3
irove thr
week glop-
the Reporter
wt
“ai
7 proud
barley
HH
over the
that are
has the six-
y intro-
merican
Pittst
BR {rac Gi
I It
several pl ants will re
fo r
Lori i 18 of or
. . ase
® res I thie rs 8) (¥ 3
: CRLlOeq Lhe mapagems nt of the
main under the
Ter «
week ab
po
Mussina,
and set
ti
Lhe store
last
it
le
ephone
of
nty,
royed
id dwellivg
Lewi
James
to hi
een
Siow n,
A. Me-
use his
t1
1a
uncise
" Mills,
TT bY | A { "13 { 3
| ' . 238 ic o
telennh er basis
Wee pao “it
Clintic
cr fs in the
u
Beil
or more
m
au
aud U.
¢
eg 0.
eR, is ex pect.
«, her former
a general
#t within
a week or so
the ls
ed to come to Sprit
Mr.
ant
4 er |
ih ine bho is
| merch y Will ome en
rt ieee, to remain
$
A dozen well devel
and
ped
oue
peaches on
atwi
{ length,
wr
3
ig seven half inches in
to this office by
iree on the lot of
Bairfoot
is the
wWele ot
ught
|
Ninith, fr
Flora 0.
variety
Ol: a
in this piace.
Early Crawford,
and has been bearing every season {
Wor
fifteen years,
£
i
NE.
airn,
cation
The wi
and Mrs. C. C. Gettig, of I.t-
are spending their summer va-
with Mr. Gettig’s mother, at
Linden Hall, Saturday Mer. Gettig
found business in Centre Hall, and
called at the Reporter office. Mr.
Getlig has been employed by the
Pennsylvania railroad company in its
shops at Piteairn for some time, and is
operating a large bolt machine, which
work he finds both agreeable and prof-
itabile,
The August MeClure's might almost
be advertised as “the book of the
month.” Though it is a typical mid-
summer fiction nuwber—a tip-top one,
too—it manages to find place for a
number of striking articles that wall
perhaps be even more eagerly read
than the stories. Professor Angelo
Heilprin, who, it will be remembered,
was the first man to get to the top of
Mount Pelee afler the eruption, tells
the detailed stofy of his explorations.
J. Frank Meyer and John D. Meyer,
Monday went to Alexandria, Hunt
ingdon county, where they will re
main during this week. Both these
young men taught the High School at
Alexandria, and with success, and in
both cases the work there proved a
stepping stone to a better position,
The former became principal of the
Ardmore High School, near Philadel-
phis, and in September will be an in.
struetor iu physics in the University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
ing been elected to the faculty of
institution « short time ago. The ate
ter's sucoess as principal of the Belle-
fonte High School is well known to
the Reporter readers. :