CORRESPONDENTS DEPARTMENT. (Continued from local page.) FROM SNOW SHOE. By — Mega! Hunting—Pockets Picked at the Pic- Personals. nic ILLRcAL Hunting: —Some of our sports have been hunting pheasants for a month, It will be surprising how many pheasants these sports will kill the first week of the season. I wonder if there is a law_in this country for hunt- ing out of season. Miss Wells, of Curwensville, is ing her sister, Mrs. O, J. Harm, of this place. Mrs. Wm, Harding, Parsons, visiting her sister, Mrs. Jenkin David, of this place. A SURPRISE: — William S. Burns, re. cently ofthis place, but now of Houtz- dale, surprised the boys on Friday night by arring with one of Houtzdale’s young ladies whom he has taken for a partner through life. We wish hima long and happy life. Trost SPorTS:—Some of the sports who loaf in the park had better make less noise or some of them will get hurt, A party is watching them. Miss Annje Walker returned to Jersey Shore on last Tuesday. J. Frank Holter, of Howard, spent a few days with his cousin, Alfred Thomp- son, this week. Joseph Sickel, of Bristol, Pa., is spend- ing a few days with his son William, of this place. Robert C. Gilland, formerly merchant im this place, has accepted a position as traveling salesman for the Sterling Cigar €o., of Chicago We wish him much success. Chas. Shope seems to have his affec- tion toward the Washington House. Geo. Fravel came home Saturday evening from Clearfield, where he has been working for the past season. Patrick Gorman, one of our old resi- dents, took up his abode in Williams- last week. Much to our surprise was back in three days and says he would not live there ifhe were paid a dollar a day cash. W. D. O'Brian was on the sick eouple days last week. QO. W. Hunter, of Bellefoute, makes quite a few trips out here of late—what is the attraction, can you explain Min- mie ? The bicyc contest between John Kelly and Morris Gleason, for the bene- St of the Catholic church, came oft on Satarday last and resulted in the former winning, having £35 and the latter §as. John I. Yarnell, of Bellefonte, is visit- his parents at this place. Harry Gunsallus, of this place, took a short trip to Curwensville last week to attend to Abe Robinson's clothing store while he was in the city. PockeT PickeEn:—Frank Watson re- turned home on Saturday night from the Granger Picnic with about forty dollars less than he had when he started and a greal deal more experience. Dancing ’t pay, does it Clara? A Goon JoxE:—A good joke is told on one of our merchants while stopping at the Bingham House, in Philadelphia. It appears he was purchasing ribbon dur- ing the day. That night while in bed he began dreaming about it and tore the sheets into ribbons and had them ready to ship to Snow Shoe when he re- covered. arse he did not a thing but pay for ie next moruing; bui the ri rive. John Reveridge, formerly of this place but now of Dagus Mines, spent Sunday here with friends. Lawrence Redding, Redding House, an principal of the place, went out hn g last day and ordered a two horse wagon to meet them, The wagon was there but no game. What became of it gents, is it still in the woods? visit of is list a le Of Cx do tl yoous | : \0 proprietor of Thompson, of thi on STATE COLLEGE NOTES Prof. no. charge of the cial science. Wer. ArTeEsoeEp.—The sociable of the Christian Endeavor held at the resi. denee of Prof. Geo. C. Butz, was well at- tended, and all enjoyed themselves very much. REwW ROAD: —The new road from the College to the lower gate, which is being graded, will be a great improvement up- om the old one, Fixe SuArg:—Lieut. McCaskey has the battallion in fine shape for so carly im the term. PoriticAr, HARANGUR:—The temper. ance lecture in the College chapel, by Yoluey Cushing of Maine, was only poorly attended. It is said that it was more of a political harangue than a lec- tare on temperance Many of our Grange Picuic. and got wet, Tag Storm: —The big storm which camsed so much damage at Centre Hall, blew down a few trees and fences, and flooded some roads a few hours about here, Our good friend, Boyd A. Musser, tar. ried with us over Sunday and went down to hear the orators of the Grange. Mr. Enos H. Hess, of the expert, section’ and Mr J. P. Pillsbury of the batanical dept, had charge of the Penna, State College Agricultural Experiment Station cxhibit Grange Park, last week. Gregory has of political taken M de and so- pt. people attended the They had a fine time { ior at Prof. M. C., I'hlsengisbusy shipping a fine collection, pertaining to the dept, of mines and mining, to the Atlanta Expo- sition, Zz. X.Y. - PENN HALL. A storm of Sepuinostial fury reached this place last Thursday afternoon, Marri: Mr. Howard Weaver, of Georgesvalley, and Miss Katie E. Ream were united in the bouds of matrimony ak the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P, Ream, at this , on Friday evening, by Rev. J, H, of Middleburg, Pa. Geo. W. Sheesly made a business trip fo Howard, on Mouday, Rev. J. H. Hertz and wife, of Middle. Bury, Pa, spent last week here visiting the | superintend | statist | Satur. friends in this vicinity, Rev. Hertz was a former pastor here and his many friends were glad to once more grasp fraternal hand of the Reverend. Ye calethumpians were too slow last Friday nigit. Miss Ida Decker, of Altoona, guest of Adam Ertle on Tuesday. “ i . COBURN NEWS, Was a Fire: ~The house of Lewis Snavley, about one mile east of Coburn, was de. stroyed by fire Monday afternoon, Mr, Suavley is a poor man and his loss on house and furniture is from eight hun. dred to one thousand dollars, and noin- surance. Mrs. J. P. Condo, and daughter, from Moccasin, Ill, was the guest of Robt. Vonada on Sunday. Adam Ulrich and wife, of Altoona, were visiting friends the last few days at Coburn, Mr, Ulrich is an employe of the P. R. R, and will leave for Altoona Friday evening. Jessey long, W. H, long and C, H, Long, of Penns Cave, were guests at the Coburn House Sunday. Boys come again, Guy Yonada, of Woodward, spent Sun. day with his father. sOn Old Sol had a warm side for mother earth on Saturday and Sunday Close of Conlerence. The fifty-seventh session of the Alle- gheny conference of the United Brethern church came to a conclusion Sunday afternoon, The annual conference ser- mon was preached by Bishop J. S. Mills, D. D. 7 ue report of the stationing commit. tee, composed of the bishop and presid- ing elders R. 8S. Woodward, T. P. Orner and L. W. Stahl, Altoona District—R. 8. Woodward, P. E.; Al- toona, First church, A. L. Funk; Second church, 8. S. Haugh; Bellefonte, C. C. Miller: Bellwood, Allen Phen; East Salem, J. 8. Philips; Freedom, followed East George Noden; Huntingdon, B. J. Hum- | i pi yCOTHC NOGen | Hy ga ’ J | weeks, worth $15, will met: Houstontown, W. A. Jackson; Liver- pool, W. H. Blackburn; Mt. Union, E G. Spessord; Millheim, 3. F. Tallbelm; New Paris, W. P. Dillon; Orbisonia, B. F. Noon; Philipsburg, D. Sherer; Port Matilda, A. W. Maxwell; Stormstown, F. Ott; South Williamsport, W. ramer; Shadecay, A. C. Ford; Three yrings, G. A. Sparks; Tyrone, J. Med- sgar; Wallace Run, J. F. Kel a Who is Ahead. In the international athletic games at Manhattin Field last Saturday, Amen. ly. cans won every one of the eleven events, English secure while the 1 1d's records were in only five. Four wor beaten and oue other equalled. jon boats to crowd any- There were no excur 1 second place | 2 . | body and there was nothing else that | gave rise even toa protest, With last | week's cricket victory at Philadelphia, | record which this is show that in athletics a our young are without superiors and very nearly without rivals. We recently defeated the Eaglish at yachting, and an American lad carried off the International chess prize. r them at every that is every once in a while their busted aristocr L acy ca and carry away som who has a big bank accoun Centre County School Statistics g to the report of A corain ent, Centre county's school Hows Number of taxables, amount $61,545, number of schools, 2 state appropriation, number of wet cent of attendance, .83 5.4; the i wages paid age from $24 per to $1314 as the high est. In seventeen | districts the state appropriation exceeds | of the most of these districts have the minimum amount taxes raised, length of term and pay the lowest wages. Of the 275 teachers employed, 197 hold professional certificates; 28 have profes- sional; 31 and 17 have state normal diplomas In Feeble Condition venerable Alexander Kerr, The Potter, who will be gt years of October, is feeble both in body and mind, | He is aboutthe only township's old land marks. one of entire usefulness; not a blemish marks his brow, With what the such a father keep his memory green. pride can Vicvele Statistics the county | of school tax, | $48,991; pu- aver mouth, as the lowest, | and the | hold permanent certificates | of i age in | living of Potter | His life was | his citizenship | faultless, and for honesty and integrity | What a | satisfaction to have lived so noble a life. | children of | would seem to | nen | | vote must be plainly written on th { lines indicated | We | nt exces point except | propos of bicycling the following in- | teresting statistics show the remarkable | wheeling: Ten years ago there growth of were only six bicycle manufactories in the country, pow thereare 139. The | coupons must be sent in SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN AWAY Winter Term in the Lock Haven State Normal, TUITION AND BOARD FREE. An opportunity for Some Deserving young Valuable Prize~The Centre Democrat's offer to be Awarded by Person to Obtain a Its Readers— Read the Conditions, This week the able to make an announcement that will CENTRE DEMOCRAT 1 surely be appreciated, Knowing of the hardships and struggles many young men and women must face in order to acquire an education in the primary branches, and who must be satisfied with the clementary training in the public schools, because they have not the neces- sary means to pursue their studies in it 18 such deserving person higher institutions, our intention to assist some in Centre county, by furnishing a Haven Winter scholarship to the lock the tate Normal, for termi, This heat, conning will include tuition, light, boarding, washing for a one of Bellefonte's well-known young at- torneys, and Robt. ¥. Hunter, clerk in the will select a third man, county commissioners office, who They will count the [8 the number of ballots cast, certify to same for publication in each weekly At the end of the year they will present the persons receiving the highest issne, and next highest number of votes with at this office will entitle them respectively a certificate, which when presented to the scholarship and tuition prizes, de. scribed. There are many persons in this county who know anything about the at Lock 4 y | 6 ARCH, i oraer Lo appre State Haven and its su Normal perior advan ciate the value of this to In offer drop a card James Eldon, Principal State Nor. Haven, Pa. rladly handsome ill mal, Lock who will mail you a ustr logue of that institution, Per should preserve giv WO interested this issue detail ing mnformation, quent issues we may only | ) J | newspaper coupon free | [| room-rent, | term of 12 weeks beginning January 6th, 1896, and includes all regular privileges afforded by this institution. This scholarship is worth $51.00 in cash to any pupil. It will give him a term in one of the finest, best equipped normal schools in this State. It has a faculty of der principal, who has able instructors, all un » direction of Dr. James Eldon, built up for this school a reputation that placed it In Lou in the very frout rank to another, tuition addition the above for the 12 we have winter term in the same school, for also be given some deserving person HOW AWARDED. The first intention was to give it to some school teacher in the county, but then it was suggested that there are per- sons not so engaged and have the time to spare during the long winter season, For that reason it will not be limited to any class, trade, color, profession or sex —it is free-for-all The CexTRE DEMOCRAT, as stated be- fore, furnishes the scholarship, and will ask the readers and patrons of the paper e first tl ud shall } WIC SCOOUA SOAR De to say who is wort liberal fer and whom Oo t given. The method of determing is simple. Each week, from now nati E * the end of the year a blank, coupon wil! 3 5 we published, in every copy of the Ci» which will entitle the 1" DEMOCRAT oider to one : : the bie Laat Lad 1 paper, ana fice address of the person for whom © bhiank 1 These coupons be to can her sent or mailed the CENTRE DEMOCRAT office where they will be a8 age also places in a ballot box, locked NEWSPAPER ¢ 0000600000000 00COOOPRRO office - Loek Haven Scholarship Coupon, ¢ » 4 this coupon will 1 date oe or mail to the Cenree Devoora > & i118 ond brin th : The Centre Nemocrat, these 10 days that before It will be well to note i from the date they bear; after that time total number of new wheels turned out | will exceed 459,000. are over 60,000 riders in New York City, this year There | “PREMIUM COUPON and upwards of 2,000,000 in the United States Played With a Snake A peculiar tale comes from Cammal village, up in the Pine Creek country, Monroe Merringer found a three-year child sitting by a spring playing with a big rattlesnake. The reptile allowed itself to be pushed about with a chip in the hands of the baby. Merringer killed the snake, which was five feet long. Through White Deer Valley. The Montgomery Mirror dys that the construction of an electric ra’iway through White Deer Valley is bevag agi- tated. The farmers in that region are becoming interested in the enterprise. | they will not be connted PREMIUM QOUTONS. In addition to the newspaper coupon, a " will be issued upon the following conditions : Any person sending in a new yearly subscription, or the subscriber, will be en titled toa premium coupon equal to 15 VOTES. Any regular subscriber paying sub. scription in advance 1 year will be en- titled toa premium coupon for 12 VOTES or 1 vote for every month paid in advance. These premium coupons will be issued to any person entitled to the same, only upon request, and for whom they may want them cast, and must bear the sig. nature of the editor of this paper, AUDITING COMMITTRR. On Wednesday evening of cach eck tials box will be opened by an auditing committee consisting of Wm. G. Rdukle, 10 | Young People's | | Nore editions of the CENTRE DEMOCRAT voling purpose oupons be sold 1 was done in other in bulk to anyone, as similar voting contests in this county World Wide Endeavor sad madae Ben Franklin once Tie teach us the nt language, books teach therefore, no man is truly ess he is a reader of books There is vast stuff being the ent time * 10 PICK up a new of value, interest, wholesome, Such a book is "World and best work school nt, amount woured into the mark tl a relief book iat it is " : pieast true. deavor,’ the latest wri proposi- ten by that well-known person who has been called “Father Yandeavor’ ( It is not a dry statement of f story of the birth, life and Society deavor, which wa years ago by $ faithful Christian bership of this numbers over two and o Fach event from the movement is taken a master reader entranced along the path carefully each ev lands, including the convealious ict rogress of Christian A eq ' ' of Or} caruest, day lhe mems ization = Lr. 1 LB up and described language, yuag as who holds his of wends story, fq in this and f ti al convention H July, 1895, | On where ] i delegates were assemble every state in the | foreign countries It 1s a volume readers who are nu 'mion, and {1 th 1deavor Society wi r it contains f aro ALAS of the rE work ever before pear in print to literatare ap valuable addition you it with equal cag We are @ Peri bin style, ana The bindings are sumptuous, its six hundred and the many The Llisl igh y ume Cl and ACCurale in super ecution. magnificent in text, full Mis A in the sir tL from frend hunt He § ou a train on the of who was his wife yund th d to us The SIIASO bogus husband taliated by g the on the nose, and in return got st ith the shoul with the dentist Ae T The husband train, and left went home on tl} iis faithless wife in town @ The other fellow skipped ee eak, Nervous | Could Not Sleep. Prof, L. D. Edwards, of Preston, Idaho, says: “I was all run down, weak, nervous and irritable through overwork. tigue, mental depression, ete. 1 be- came 80 weak and nervous that I could not sleep, I would arise tired, discouraged and blue. 1 began taking Dr. Miles’ Nervine and now everything is changed. 1 sleep soundly, 1 feel bright, active and ambitious. I ean do more in one day now than I used todo in a week. For this great good 1 give Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine the sole credit. It Cures.” Dr. Miles® Nervino is sold on a positive narantoe that the first bottle will nefit, Hdruggists soll it at #1, 6 bottles for 8, or ft will be sent prepaid, on receipt of price by the Dr. Miles Modieal Co, Elkhart, Ind. Ca———— { | illustrations | Page have | I suffered from brain fa- | OPENING OF : * trade. An extra it Las We have the wool, extra wearing, as greatest at o.0u n viots, Cassimere, ete., as good as you will buy anywhere for $5. Mens fur hate, o regular &1 40 Wr Fite tiff hats worth 1.25 = hove wool hats ine ol DOVE SUE bla ny is it brown Che fir & for Ox - § $ { x* | I 3 i ; § Cias ur DERRY CGOODS Shaker flannels he uj dress goods 37 inche ress cloth from 18¢ u d p. inall colors 40 inches wide 34c. serges 46 inches wide in all colors 37¢ up. muslin 1 yd wide from 3 1-2¢ up. The { 1.2 and 5c. Good quality dark be. Bleached muslin from 4 1-2 up. | “ The greatest stock in this part of the state. Ladies kid shoes at 99e¢. leather Ladies genuine Don- tip, opera toe, com mon , razor toe 1.25 per pair, every pair warranted. A ladies very fine quality Dongola Kia. all the latest shapes, every pair warranted, at 1.39. rola kid SHOOK, pate ut sense tox Ladies very fine Dongola kid, McKay sewed, in all the different styles, at 1.90; every pair wWar- ranted A still finer grade Dongola kid, all the latest ¢h Apes, Goody ar welt, as fine ag hand made, every pair warranted. ns he Avy boots 1.45, 1.90 4 and up, all warranted. £1 up to 1.48, tion we will make it We have the largest of Mens dress A mans working If they don't give satisfac right. C. “ yl shoe at stock of all the above goods; our prices will compete with New York and Philadelphia prices. We Pave ovened a mail order department; if you can not come and see us, write for prices and samples. Bellefonte,
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