The Centre Democrat, CHAS. R. KURTZ ED. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: $1.50 per year, $1.00 " Regular Price If pald In ADVANCE CLUB RATES: Tue CENTRE DEMOCRAT One year | and the twice-a-week W ‘orld one 3s ar for $1.76 for $1.45 DEMOCRAT one year | Te CENTR! Weekly Times one years and Phila. The New Racket. NO. 9 AND 11, CRIDER Ex. BELLEFONTE, PA. One of the Best Dressmakers In Bellefonte says, *‘l used to think that — store had the best line of Black Dress Goods in town, but I am now New Racket has but the cheapest convinced that the not only the best, Black Dress Goods in this town,’ and If She Would Have Looked Further she would have found a very superior line of Dress Goods in Late Style Shades such as U can't find at every x roads store, and if he Would Have Looked Still Further She would have found in our Lining Depart ment such specialties as were not to be had heretofore, outside the larger cities advertise and good a¥ Don’t that flaring ments are al gnof a store, or that published prices lowest one item thaa It Is sold el often get imagine waysa si large are always the Racket buyers never pay more forany sewhere, and very 1al yG. BR, SPIGLEMYER, | SHEM SPIGLEMYER, t at half the us JR LOCAL DEPARTMENT. '] on your paper. ~loses ing season Dick ng friends at t Twenty wagons ket, best of the season. ~—A festival wil held at on the 1gth and 20th, the the Presbyterian church of tha —The Wagner nill, Cen- tral City, Boggs offcred either for sale or remt by J. M. Keichline, Esq on Tuesday aovsing, 1 be for benefit of place mill, at flouring twp w i —About twenty persons from Belle- fonte went to Williamsport on Monday evening to see the Destruction of Hercu oneum ~Cont. Adams keeping bachelors hall, New York City, and will be is as the family are visiting friends inl gone about amonth Coms. clerk Hunter was on the s last week 1 list several days of kept at minding that interesting Was and home. He made use of | i me boy. It is claimed that about one-half the typhoid fever: were more excitement t ~The CENTRE to bave a weekly every postoffice in us the happenings of your community At the comme olic school viz: Misses Mame cini, Eli Mullen —Richard’s jewelr at Coley There ess. reported Cascs some other ailmen han sickn AT would correspondent toa DEMOCR Centre county. Send t of the Cath- ies graduated Pa Mc- ncemen 1 i four young lac Hamil za Shaughensy ton, Lulu and Lulu y store has been thor- oughly remodeled by front and making it the street. The MI prov ement, out th Of change decided During August, Rev. Mr. Wright, rector of the Episcopal church, will take a three weeks’ vacation. His place will be supplied on Sunday by Rev. Mr Kline, of Allentown. ~The second brigade, of which com- pany B, of this place, forms a part, go into camp at Glencairn Station, on the Allegheny railroad, north of Pitts. burg, from August 3 to 10, inclusive, will —By this time nearly all the wheat etop in Centre county has been cut. The yield a good ome, somewhat above the average. The farmers had excellent weather for their harvest sea- son. — Miss Helen Overton has been secured by Prof. Hughes to take charge of one of the departments of the academy for the ensuing year. She taught nine years in the Wilkesbarre schools and several years in the Minneapolis schools Mr. and Mrs. A. 8 Garman, Garman house, with their son Ira, took in the centennial at Williamsport last week, While there Mr, Garman was in- terested in the success of the Hercula- neum and assisted at the gates, is ~Mtr. Philip Royer, of near Clinton- dale, well known all through Nittany Valley, and one of the most prosperou 8 farmers of that section, died last week after a lingering illness, The funeral occurred on Wednesday, July 3rd, and was largely attended. Bellefonte is fortunate, we have three splendid bands at present, the Bellefonte, and render high grade music. Several years ago a band was a curiosity on our streets, now we have evening serenades several nights each week. & PROP | of the | Undine and the Coleville. | All of them are in first class condition | A BIG KICK ON ASSESSMENTS. At- { | The Appeals Were | tended. | BOROUGHS Largely WERE ADVANCED. | Philipsburg and Bellefonte Complained the most Kick It cost Nothing to An Equitable Basis Desired. The Coms. of Centrc county, have | completed hearing appeals on the Tri ennial Assessment, Bellefonte there was a general kick on It as a account of assessments being raised. was the opinion of that body that, rule, property in the county was assess- ed proportionately higher than in these two boroughs. The result was they ad- vanced, many properties to what they consider an equal basis. That caused a general kick. Property owner; were on the rampage, rearing some the threatening and tearing, and cussed poor commissioners real violently, the missioners pat vengeance on The all ai heads of these officials. heard plaints and kept a record of com- coni- for iently same future consideration, It is a fact that no property owngr was ever known to complain of his valuation being tooow, and it is a dead-sure thing that every he better, one kicks when is ad vanced. They often know but kick for luck, to see if they cant the asses: ment reduced. It cost nothing to kick, you know they may occasio at Warriorsmark ildren’s Day 1 children's day serv. ce he oth. Board « was held at Warriorsmark on june The program was prepared by the of the M. E. church ngly pretty one. Th f Educati n . and was an exceed large church was filled to its utmost and the decorations were fi An orchestra consisting of six pieces, viz Fred Smith, clarine R ye , violin; Wm Bellefonte; John Mrs. C. 1 organist, 1, double bass; all Tyrone; and riorsmark, lded much Mu Strain, the and ; to making the a su h credit Hugh SS. pastor 1auncey York for mn thi OCCaAsin , of this place, father-in accompanied the Belle The Undine July 4th, The weath Was a success 10st favorable large ‘he program a good rtain er wasthen 1d it brought out a attendance every section. amusements was one nished much ent for the pic- nicers. Elegant meals were furnished it of not a sufficient tl uu On accon number entering, the band contest was dropped. The com leared a -hand- pany { which will b some sum of money, The ly acknowledge the e put to good use. members request us to donations of assistance of the young ladies in serving meals on the public our people, and the grounds. Furnaces Start On Monday moming the puddling far- naces connected with the Valentine Fur- nace company’s extensive plant at this place were put operation. These works were idle for the past few months during which time a number of improve- ments were made about the plant. The iron market is rapidly advancing and there is a strong demand for all kinds of iron which means employment for the iron workers and other laborers. in The Mandolin, Persons desiring to have instructions on the mandolin should eall upon Mr, Paul C. Gerhart, of Bellefonte. He is a thorough performer and is prepared to give instructions to a class, if a sufficient number can be secured, structions will also be given. Call or ad. dress at residence, north Spring street, Working the Ore Mines. McCoy & Linn, charcoal iron manu. | facturers, of Bellefonte, are now operat. ing the Lamborn ore banks, | in the state and the demand for it is in. | creasing, | Fall Term. The after-harvest term of Prof. D. M. | Wolf's select summer school at Penn | | to continue six weeks, gler will assist during the term. Property owners | At Philipsburg and | | me of and far. | Private in. | | continued dry spell that threatened to | Hall, Pa., will open Monday July 22nd Prof. W. F, Zei- | Williamsport's Celebration. fonte people went to Williamsport to at- tend the centennial anniversary of Ly- | coming county, of which so much had | been published and promised, Upon | | arrival in that city we crowd present, probably the largest gath- | | ering ever known there. The city was | decorated yet, in many instances, prominent business houses were entirely without decorations, or only an occasion- al flag or a piece of bunting hung out as For such an occasion the decorations were keeping. The | industrial parade Thursday was a surprise to everybody from Bellefonte. an excuse, not in on We expected much and were disappoint. ed. Their parade It con- tained a few good features and the was ‘‘bum.” bal- ance was filled in with old dray wagons, coal, ice, milk, delivery and other wag- many drawn by teams that needed grooming and harmess that should have been cleaned. There ons, were several ex- cellent displays, but as a whole the pa- rade, for a large city like Williamsport, was a fake. Bellefonte made a much finer display at its recent centennial an- piversary. The paradeson Tuesday and Wednesday were complete fizzles, The ness men also. of a busi- for the purpose of adverti relic exhibitit was more 's carnival, selling goods firms than and sing business exhibit of relics, and to 25 In this respect we think Belle- an which an admission of cents was charged onte again surpassed mother Lycoming. take persons Willia f In » ine thi els sr th In forming this conclusion w¢ the universal of all who mspon opinion Bellefo wen he mn! ven the fakirs on he 4 gtreets sold old badges to the peo- ed to bel them lisy fireworks the g of the 4th poor exhi- what Bellefonte Will ams port Our tripto tha ud of Belle itizens. M Harshberger, arriage Licenses Potter twp Linden Hall State College Pine Grove Mills > Altoon; berg Bellwood . Hazel, . Madisonburg William J. Patterson, Annie Fortney, , Wilson Parker, » H. Bilge M. Hershe pe loalsburg “" hilifebarg Georgie Rush twp Wharto Bellefonte Dora A A Harris twp Sprin gtwp Milesburg Snyder twp Boggs twp Potter twp ay where T Be inter inst body was taken to Zion, ment was made Monday. The about 38 years, deceased was a He his work and walking along the railroad As a train on the of was returning from young man passed by him he stepped Ig an from the ops track not noticit approachiog passenger oppost ite di train rection which struck him and caused almost instant death. The body was badly mutilated. 044 Fellows Picnic The next important gathering will be the picnic at Hecla Park, held under the auspices of the I. 0. O. F. of Hublers- burg, on Saturday July 20th. They are making special preparations for this oc- casion. There will be a complete pro- gram of amusements for the day. Sev- eral bands will beon the ground. Prom. inent speakers have been engaged to ad- dress the order on interesting topics. There will be ample preparations for | furnishing warm meals and refresh. ments. Corn Improving. Last week there were several heavy rains in the different sections of the county that has made its effect noticeable | by the fresh appearance of the corn | fields. Several weeks ago there was a kill or stunt the corn in its early growth, | but now the danger is over. Occasion ally a poor corn field is to be found, but | as a rule there is promise of a good crop. Other crops are promising a fair yield. located in | | the Buffalo Run Valley. The iron man. | ufactured by this firm is second to none | Bucktail Reunion, The Bucktail regiment will hold a re- union at Lock Haven Sept. 4 and 5. The | total enlistments and recruits in the reg. iment numbered 1,600, The surviving | comrades now only number 200, several of whom réside in this town and county, «(Clearance Sale, One Price—~Cash. uf wm Moxreomuny & Co. | found a large in the most conspicuous places} many | ‘A BATCH OF Quite a fair sized delegation of Belle- BREEZY LETTERS Gathered by a Corps of Alert Cor- | respondents | FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY What is Going on Outside of Bellefonte—Hap- penings in other Communities Favorable Crop Reports—Other Interesting Items, Pine Grove Notes, The hay crop is housed and is report. ed a very short yield. Most farmers are well on their Re- with grain cutting, whilesome are done. ports are that while the wheat is not so long in the stalkjthe heads are well filled, while others claim that which is on low ground has been damaged considerably by the Appearances are that the better than The helped it wonderfully frosts oals crop for some have looking will be much was time expected. late rains Corn is well and growing rapidly. From the number of lime-pits that can be seen smoking in our valley it seems that farmers have awakened to the fact a better fertil than that numerous that lime is izer the out the county. sold by agents through- The familiar form of Edward Iivingston, 1s again § streets after a prolonged visi his brothers (Mr, toona Howard Living: in He mountain mountain seems in the well that he | years to come 1 Joshua Luc i as, who (has been for a number of years is at presen ing his father, th cuerable G Lucas The off very n 1 1 our PasscQ t immortal tion of Indeper Our friend El i ner Reed, 11 A bad 100KIng ye, causc t with a fire some one ou the evenin Miss Edith Shiffer, resent visiting at the | pr siting ¢ Woods on Main street Joalsburg Mr. William Patterson and Miss An- pie Fortney, both of Boalsburg, were married on the 26th of June by Rev. A, A. Black, at the home of the bride, We ng Segner, wish them a |} and prosperous life Mr. 1 Miss Nellie harles of Shingletown, C Hess, of this place, were month 1 an the P and of this Jesher We iness and prosperi | married on by Rev, 11 tae parsonage wish them many years of happ The nei Union Y 8. C. K., the third on last Sunday the society evening meeting was largely attended people of the neighboghood and A Centre Mrs Kuhn hack load Hall society, among whom Kline, Miss Mingle, Miss and Miss Kreamer; Messrs Clem Dinninger, Meyers and quite a The which boring societies large came from the were Emma John iber unknown to high Ella Hunter, Woods fi vat ursi umn the writer music was of a Misses and Annie The Davis, of the grade Mary Kreamer in were address prominent features made » Presbyter church, of Centre Hall by Rev ian the of societies; he gave an He spoke of different kinds excellent talk, Thesecond address was given by Rev. W. W. he gave an excellent Hess, of this place talk what in. dividual members can do in the society. Prof. Rothrock g workings of the different conventions of Y.P.8. C. E. Alltogether they had a very enjoyable evening Mrs and son, of Re- novo, are visiting at the home of her hus. band's father, Rev, C. P. Lesher. The 4th passed off very quietly here Those who were not visiting or picnicing on zgave a short talk on the Edward Lesher were making hay or harvesting. BR, £3 CS. Milesburg Items Mrs. J. G. McKinley died at her home on Monday morning, July 1st, at 5.45 a. { m. Services were held in the Evangel- | ical church at this place. Interment was made at the Advent Cemetery, March Creek; age 56 years While driving home from the funeral of Mrs. McKinley, Mr. and Mrs, William | Bloom was thrown out of the buggy and | seriously injured. They are recovering | the best that could be expected We are having lots of improvements | on our roads at present, at In a few years | we will have as fine roads as there are | in the country. The I. 0.0. F,, of this place, are | erecting a fine building and after it is finished it will be one of the finest struct. ures in our town, Mr. L. C. Bullock, | carriage builder, | busy right along. skilled workman and the cheapest in | the county. Quite a number of our citizens attend. | ed the Undine Fire Company's pienic, | { at Hecla Park, last week, and all ap. | appears to be kept | the enterprising | He is one of the most | peared to enjoy themselves quite well, Mr. Thomas Church, of Washington, D.C., is here visiting his son, Dr. C. B Church, and appears to be enjoying him self. Our jovial landlord, Mr. A. Kohlbeck- er, appears to be very much interested in harvesting at present, The hoard of school directors met on Tuesday evening, July 2d, for the pur- pose of electing teachers and transacting other important business pertaining to The appointed. A. Huncher, of Lan- Miss Annie Es sington, aud third school Miss Elizabeth Stroupe. the welfare of our sceools. follow ing teachers were H school, Gram mar school, Mr. caster; second Madisonburg Items, of daily, Huckleberries yo to the are ripe and scores people Nittany mountain where The SPRITE NOLL IS fruit is plenty. glorious 4th is past and Edwin -arned a won from ex- perience, whi Experience i8 ¢ er The hay is The crop, about average, will, with a little ufficient Mill ng a smile cconomy, to ly all the people John E. was scen last week weari about six inches long. The bouncing cause of it 4 boy 4 Y, his home The ales y school * and town been nn a fresh coat o nroved its anes Pro il appa If the porch in t was torn away and * it wou we nproving and nove about age ville, is at present stay: ihe his broth. place, helpi him perpetual motion,” er, Tobias, with his the this ng ful is macnine they have put It up will repay any one’s trouble to stop at the old mill of town and see the discover that it i his enemy that jury Mr. Walter and Miss Alice and Mrs. Ira G mited in Bel Hazel, daughter of Hazel, of this holy mats wood, Mir place Eisenberg, of were mon Thursday evening, June 27, at the Lut ern parsonage, in Reberponrg, The will at once move Mumma. newly wedded couple to Bellwood where the groom is a barber The following are the officers of K RB. No. 360, Mad G of Madi the ecusuing term: Past Chief, John E Chief, R. Miller; Vounda; High Priest, erable Hermit, Jeremiah Ertel, Master of Records, A.J. Hazel; Clerk of Ex. Geo. N. Wolfe; Keeper of Ex- chequer, Israel Spayde; Sir Herald, B. Hazel, Worthy Bard, Jacob B Worthy Chamberlain, J. N. Roy A. Ocker: Repre sentative to the Grand Castle, A. Ocker ison Castle, six months’ Miller; Noble Vice Chief, A. H. Bierley, Ven- sonburg, for Lre0 Jos chequer, Jacob | Hazel; er; First Guardsman, [Additional communications from Co. burn, Zion, hing Mills, Snow Shoe and Linden Hall will be found on in- side page.) for 8 The You can get it at New Racket. Festival, A festival will be held at the Summit Hill church, Marsh Creek, on Saturday afternoon and evening July 20th. Band will be present to furnish music. All are cordially invited. Beliefonte Grain Market Corrected weekly by Geo, W. Jackson £00: Red wheat, ipetbushel...... “ Rye, per bushel ——————— Corn, ears per bushel, new. | Corn, shelled per bushel... | Osts—new per bushel on | Barley, per DuShel vw coins see | Buckwheat, perbushel........ Ground plaster. perton PROVISIONS, GROCERIES &O. | weekly by Bauer & Co.) | Apples dried, perpound.. Cherriesdried per pound.» seeded . Beans per quart, | Onions, per bushel, Butter, per pound ou Tallow, per pound... | Country Shoulders Sides. Hams | Hames sugar cured BreakfastBacon.. | Laue per pound gg per dozen ’ 3: Atoesper bushel now. - DriedS weet 00rn po TP oOun Ames se sess eens Wonder. | (as corrected | sessssssssasessssesssessasasssssssassesesaesess A Chance For you te cannot aff To make it started what money that you ra his plain for you we have 11 We call a Remanent Sale! SPRING’ S STOC K THIS FAUBLES, Clothiers & Furnishers, ; Pa { 4 1 { nts True, Every Word of It died a SCws- is what Peter Cooper, who A newspaper Id advertise ’ : | _— card stating a name and the business he 15 In. pays to advertise, but vot oaly i people at a distance know that the town in which you reside is a prosperous cou- munity of busisess mes Asibe.sced is seed Never to sown so the recompenses down the while you expect 00 FMWNYD ¥ HIL0OMd IML *ATHYIA SINYD NOITTIW ALMO4 ANID Garmans. Copco soap, mace by the Fair. banks Gold Dust people; its a toilet soap, almost as large as a cake of washing soap, and at the remarkably low price of sc s0000000™ Have you heard of the full pound bar of Oline at 4c. Call and examine it. One trial will convince you that it is the best soap on the market for the price. LLL LL LL Our low priced lawns, 1,200 yards more received lately. You can only tell they are low priced by the mark, not by examina. tion, They look as well made up as goods that cost double. 00000000 A big crate of Bamboo book shelves; shelves of oak wilh brass trimmings, LALLA LLL Plain Red Duck--Red Duck with a small dot and all tie lead- ing shades in that fabric, GARMAN'S STORE. SSS000000000000000 DD a Dh
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