REPORTER. tos ar i OENTRE THE FTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1802, : Eve rybody’ S e Shoes : Are Flere to. ewe ltet0INeeO0s000008e BOS Every kind of Boot and Shoe for everybody—men, women, children and the babies, and for every dress and pastime use. Whether you walk or ride play golf or ball, whether you fish or bunt, dance or go a-bicyeling, or whether you like to be dressed we have Bhoes and for all evers business, every sport and up and keep so, for all uses these purposes. Our Boots and are the very best, and our prices the very these Shoes least, Agent for W. and $350 Shoe Queen Quality the Shoe for Women. If you want correct Footwear, eadquarters for it, Shoe Store, L. Douglas’ $3.00 for Men, and famous $3.00 come to h Mingle’s BELLEFONTE, PA. ©900060000000000000080000 s000CRGO00000B0CTICLTOIGTOBOUOCOG00ROBVOOOEPAPOGE C8660 °0000050000000€6000000000060226008000 CHURCH APPOINTMENTS. Evangelical. Lemont y: Linden Hall, Ap rn {AN GREETIN to its patrons porter extenas and Happy istas + class of read- hi can scarcely be paralleled by any other j wurnal kind. The] posed entirely of deporter readers are com- paying subscribe re, and when a man or woman pays for sure to lift it it his or her paper they are from the office and read It is be- e¢ause the paper has that class of read- ers that the advertising rate has been maude higher; it attributes to its high class of paid-up readers its ability to do business when the business depends entirely upor the support of its pa- trons and not upon outside support; it also aitril fluence to the class ites its i of readers the because hie people pay subscription are the people in 18 Oe Tr ache paper reaches, who promptly their a Ccom- felt, a larger sub- munity influence is most The Reporte scription list Wihinse r has today than it had a year ago and a year ago this paper bad more readers who paid their subseription than at any ti in its his Le rie previous including readers of all classes, Again : A Ais ry Happy New Year. —- Ally - - No Paper Next Week There will be no paper this office next in with a time-h fice, time to receive job work. ry, Christinas and from ordance The of- will be open most of the subscriptions and do issued week, #/o onored custom. however, instaliation of OfMicers. Wilson i (Giraud Master, Fleming, District Deputy Tuesday evening will Yieers of Lodge No. 537, nd Accepted Masons, The or- at the Centre Hall ho- the ceremonies, install the of Free 5% dor will banquet tel after ow marriage of Miss Bertha Ross man and John B. Wirt, both of near Tasseyville, will take place the day before Christmas. The young couple are popular io their set. The Repor- ter extends congratulations in ad- vance, —————— Acs ns Wedding At Tusseyville, Als Show Tonight, The entertainment advertised in the Grange Arcadia tonight (Thursday,) promises to be well worth the admis- sy foo of ten and fifteen cents, The are versatile commedians: and will n Ory ers a | around good entertainers, be able to please, pinnate Christman Pietures, It ia time you were ordering them, and Bmith's is the place to get them Rigur. We ean show you the latest styles and the finest finish. The prices are also right, Centre Hall gallery open every Friday until after the hols fdays. W. W. SsmrTH, State Obllege. ass A —————— Experiment in Feeding Cattle, An experiment is being conducted at the Btate College stock-farm to de termine wheth «x fattening cattle do better under shelter or in the open alr, Two bunches of steers are being fed ra. tions rqual in quantity snd kind. One bunah is protected from the weather only by wind-breaks on the northern and western sides of the yard, The other bunch is in the stable with the temperature kept at 68° F, Experie ments along this line at other places tend to show that the unprotected steers do better than the sheltered ones. Soclal at Boalsbarg, The ladies of the Presbyterian | church of Boalsburg will hold a social | at the home of Mrs, Willimin Goheen, on New Year'sevening dilly invited to attend, seem mis Christmns nt Melsw's, George Meisg, at Colyer, announces that they will celebrate Christmas in the “same old way.” Candies from six cents a pound up; bananas, oranges, lemons, oysters; also a fine assortment of china and glassware, e————— Christmnas Entertainments. Lutheran church Saturday evening next, A service mainly by the chii- dren. Evangelical church Sunday evening. General Christmas pro- grams. Reformed church offering for the orphans of their church, si ff A —— Boar Attacks Horse, A vicious boar, belonging to James Grove, attacked one of Gardner Grove's horses last week, and severely lacerat- ed the flesh above the stifle joint, The ghastly wounds were stitched by vet. erinary surgeon Riter, and as a precau- tionary measure, the boar was caught and the tusks removed. ee cot Spreinl Sales. John Smith & Bro. will give great reductions from now until after the rockers, Don't miss these never bargains. Intest patterns, We lead, others follow. — tt en Directors’ Association, The Centre County School Direct- ora’ Association will hold its meeting in Petrikin Hall, Tuesday, January 1, at 10:00 a. m, ‘he subjects for discussion are “Rural Bchoeols,” * Con- are Encountered in 1 saps Christmas Sale, The of the Presbyterian church will hold their annual Christ- mas sale in their Sabbath school room, Friday afternoon and evening and Sat- urday afternoon, December 19th and 20th. work, games and toys for the children, passe-partout pictures and a variety of useful articles will be sold at reasonable prices. All are ine vited to call and examine the stock No trouble to show goods. ladies Fancy A ———— A ot — License for Barbers, The next legislature will be asked to pass a law compelling all barbers with- in the state to be licensed, passing be- fore a state examining board and pay- ing a fee before receiving the diploma to practice. According to the propos- ed act every person now engaged as a barber must, within thirty days sfter make affidavit to his qualifications, and, if these are satis- factory, a certificate will him the bill's passage, be issued to Beginners must pass an exam- ination and pay a fee of §5, A sini Iostitute fustructors. County Superintendent C, L. Gram- ley has completed his programme for the annual Centre county teachers’ in- stitute, to be held beginning December 28. The instructors will be Dr. Wm. M. Parsons, president of the State Normal School at Terre Haute, Ind.; Professor Lincoln Hulley, of Bucknell University, Lewisburg; Professor H. A. Burface, professor of zoology at the Siate llege, and Miss Elizabeth Lioyde, of Philadelphia. The musical director will be Professor P. H. Meyer, of Boalsburg, and the pianist Miss Bessie Dorworth, of Bellefonte. An attractive entertainment course has been arranged. Coming Home for Christmas, Among those who will spend Chr mas at their homes in Centre Hall are Miss Eloise Bchuyler, who is teaching at Sea Cliff, Long Island: Miss Kath- ryn Kerr, au instructor at Hanover, Pa.; Miles Arney, an instructor in the electrical engineering department, Pennsylvania State College. Students who will spend a part or the whole of the Christmas vaeation in Centre Hall, are Miss Helen Hoster- man, Allentown College for Women; Hofler Dale, Paul Murray, Claude Stahl, Pennsylvania State College; John BB. Hosterman, Franklin and Marshall, Lancaster; Miss Edith Boo- zer, Mt. Airy School, Philadelphia; Ralph C. Boozer, Williamson School ® Mesbanieal Arts, Philadelphia) } Exchanged Pulpits Rev, W. P Bhriner, D. D., of Belle- fonte, filled the appointment of Rev. Haven in the Methodist churches at sSprucetown and Centre Hall Sunday morning and evening, respectively. The sermons were listened to by per- sons of various church affiliations. Rev. Theodore W. Haven, of Bpring Mills, pastor of the Penns Valley eir- cuit, preached in the Methodist Epis enpal church Bellefonte Sunday both morning and evening. The Reverend gentleman is a son of Bishop Haven and his two sermons delivered Bunjday were full of beautiful and appropriate thoughts, says the Daily News. Espe- cially profitable was his sermon in the evening, his theme being “Character Building,” in which the value ofa good character was set above every- thing else to be sought for, its BORN lo RAIA Prospecting for Coal, Henry Reitz, of near Boalsburg, is | sinking a shaft with pick and shovel, i i i i i i , i 1 mountain with the hope of discover- ing coal, or anything that will burn, Mr. Reitz has long been of the opin- ion that there is coal on his land, and it is his purpose to make a thorough investigation, i Marriage Licenses, John H. Miller, Bellefonte. Blanche Gettig, Roland, Charles Coplin, Philipsburg. Rebecca M. Bowman, Cambria. John H. Bailey, Fair Brook. Inez M. Krebs, Pine Grove Mills, Charles C. Workman, Mingoville. Martha E. Thomas, Bellefonte. James O. Lodgwell, Philadelphia. Margaret B. Miller, Lemont. i ———— Jereminh Stover Dead Jeremiah Stover died at his home at Farmers Mills Sunday morning at the age of fifty-six years, ten months and nine days. Death was due to paraly- sis. Interment took place Wednes- day, Rev. J. M. Rearick and Rev. Kuntz officiating. Deceased leaves a widow, one son, Clayton, his aged mother and the following brothers and sisters: A. H. Btover, Unionville; Ad- am Btover, Illinois; Cornelius Btover, Rebersburg; Rev. 8. C. Btover, Clear- field county; Mrs. Elmira Hickons, Mrs. Lizzie E. Rute, Union A A ————— LOCALS Some petty thieving bas been done J. M. Ream, of Farmers Mills, was who called at | the Reporter office this week. Frank D. Lee, farmers one of the prosperous of near Bellefonte, Penns Valley young D were Messrs. Arney farme, giving J. Meyer and John J. the first to their foreign capitalists the privilege of boring for oil or gas, 0. T. Corman, Spring Mills, has a fine selection of Christmas goods he is offering his customers. He the marker for all kinds of and poultry. lease is also in produce, Heury D. Farner, of Hazlehurst, Me- Kean county, the other day shipped a wild cat to Landlord Runkle, will have the animal mounted. a fine specimen, At the house of Jacob 8B the home of the bride, well, Philadelphia, and rette B. Miller, Lemont, by Rev. A. A. Black, The marriage of John son of Commissioner-elect Bailey, of Pine Milla, and Miss Inez Krebs, of the same place, will take piace this (Thursday) who it is Herman, James D. Loug- Miss Margs- were married Dee. 18 H. Baliey, John OG Grove Doorn. There will be a meeting of the pas tors of the town Manse next Mouday to ar- range for the observance of the week of prayer, which begins Sunday, Jav- uary 4, 1903 at the Presbyterian al 2 p.m, hold a following the week of prayer, unless it should be de- cided to continue the beyond the week, in services will be postpobed to a later date. Rev. Walter F. Carson, of Miles- burg, will assist the pastor. Rev. W. M. Bhultz, of Albright, West Virginia, is the guest of his fath- er, Rev, J. F. Shuitz, in this place. The junior minister isserving a Meth- odist Episccpal charge. ‘This is his first visit to Centre Hall and he is rather favorably impressed with the country. He will remain until the _ The Presbyterians week of special service expect to Union services which case the ver and Dr. James W, McViear is an- nounced to take place on the 24th io- stant at the home of the bride's father, Adam Q. Stover, Burlington, Michi- gan, Miss Stover spent some time in the east several years ago, Her father grew to manhood at Woodward, and her mother, nee Amanda Smith, was a sister of the editor. The Reporter wishes the young couple abundant SUCCESS. » law & Erlanger's massive and maguificent production of the famous Drury Lane =pectacle, “The Bleeping Beauty and the Beast,” is now in its fourth week of proaperity at the Chestnut Street Opera House, Phila. delphia. No better illustration of the present day invention of trick stage mechanism can be offered than the work of the Grigolatis Troupe of Aeri- alists in this glittering ballet spectacle. They actually dance in mid-air in the gorgeous ballot that confuses the eye and intoxicates the senses in “The Bleeping Beauty and the Beast,” the first réal Drury Lane spectacle that has ever been presented in this coun: try, thanks to Klaw and Erlanger, The stage is a panorama of moving colors; bundreds of*dancers, phalanx upon phalanx, troop down the broad stairway at the back of Prince Charm- ing’s palace and melt into the brilliant picture that spreads out behind the footlights. It is the Ballet of the Sea: sons. Out of the woodland scene, soft with the delicate tinta of growing ver. dure, come a host of children Jpleat of spring. Close behind press increasing numbers in the v deep- er lines of the summer. mann SSR 5 LOCALS, On the hog : the butchers. Blippery underfoot Wednesday. Nicholas Bauer, aged seventy-seven years, died in Bellefonte Tuesday evening, Mrs. Harry Rice, aged thirty years, hospital Wednesday morning. The Grammar school was illness of her father, Mr. near Bpring Mills. B. Duck, Mrs. James A. McClain, of Spangler, | Interment was made in Altoona. and Mrs, McClain were residents Bellefonte for a number of years, Send the Reporter to your friends. one dollar. deed. of typhoid fever iu Bellefonte found to be in the milk sold by a loc al | dairyman, milk reached the walter, and, of course, through impure ease has been checked, and cases are improving. In snother column mention Is made of the fact that W. B. Miugle, Esq one of the progressive citizens of this place, is securing The fact vil and Mingle leases for minerals. that Mr. guarantee to the average Penns Valley land-ow ner that a thorough test of the underlying strata will be made. — Woodward. Miss Elizabeth Lose 1s ding a few days with Mrs. L. L.. Weaver. Mrs. Frank Motz returved flinburg Friday, on account of the ness of her mother, Mra. Brubaker. The Evangelical Sunday school will have an entertainment Christmas eve, Dec. 24th. Wm. Walker who had is sgain able to be about. A. Reinhart, from the west, ing his fai ber, Henry Reinhart, F. P. Guisewite and family, ler, visited at the home of Wm. Glantz on Sunday. spe Mif- to been quite iil, is Visit week. os A tl ae ion county last 4 | Fearfal of Being Baried Ally at Williamsport, was entombed SBatur- day in a vault of his own Fearful of being buried alive, he a sepulchre of cast bers to admit life. cannot be opened but they may from within iron, with Fhe doors of the from the be readily The vault thoroughly tested. outside, unfastened has been Ss A Attention Smokers To introduce the El Decano’’ a gen- uine Key West Cigar, I will send to any address prepaid, on receipt of $2.00 a box of fifty cigars. This cigar is a high grade piece of goods, and this of- fer is for a limited time only. “Havana Surprise’’ will be sent for $1.50 per hundred, This cigar Is made from the clippiogs of high grade goods and will give entire satisfaction. Re- mit to WiLL R. Bass, 872 Broad St, Newark, N. J. p——— Sale Register, Tuesday —March 17-Samuel Durst, Centre Hall south of Monday, March 23