DD BVO WWW 50ts, a Month _» ¢ The Centre Democrat will ¢ be sent toany new address in Centre county, during the ] campaign, for Sets a month ¢ Nosubseription taken for leas é A ¢ J than 3 or more than 6 months > D VRID ODDP at these terns, uvmyoe pp CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop. COL. REYNOLDS BIG FARM. How His Large Acreage is Suc- cessfully Tilled. A LARGE AMOUNT INVESTED. improved Machinery Used—Farming Reduced to a Science—Men Employed—The Tele- phone Used—Overseers and Assistants, Of laterest to Our Farmers. Du of Dauphin county, was regarded as the bonanza farmer of Pennsylvania. But and success as a farmer not equal that of Col. W. Fred Rey- his experience Bellefoute. Mr. Reynolds is he owner of nineteen lar farms Ce f one oe BS n o tre county, eighteen of them being in towns 1ing, having a ud an assessed midst of his yr the § grain crops for mill § production of rly > rly 20,000 * 1,000 tous of it colonel, and h tone. He was marri . rirhter of dAUginer o yCars Hoy; and 1 rioat somest agotoa wow resides in hous he is sonally brownstone Iss a } All & DU SINCSS way the extreme, et gentlemanly of rare Death at Milesgury Mrs. Sarah Ryman, wife of Henry Ry- man, died at the family Milesdurg on Sunday morning in her 79th residence at Death was caused by a complica The deceased was one of the oldest residents of Milesburg, having passed all her mar- ried life of fifty years in that place. An aged husband and a daughter Jane at year, tion of diseases incident to old age. home, and ason James living in Montana, are left to mourn the loss of a devoted wife and a kind and loving mother. The | funeral was held on Wednesday after. noon at 2 o'clock. - a Worm Blighting Apple Trees, A new pest in the shape of an apple tree destroyer is now worrying the fruit growers. The troublesome thing is a small white worin which ensconces itself in the end ofthe limb of the trees and bores away until it causes the blight of the leaves. It was never noticed before until this spring, but it is attracting at. tention, not only in this county but else. where, To such a serious extent is it making its ravages felt that the experi. mental stations have heard of the worm and will look after them, ing his life Colonel James Young, | in | WHAT IT COSTS. To Construct a Railroad Like the Peunsyl- vania, There are very few people who have any idea of the enormous cost of building and maintaining a railroad. the single item of steel alone and the cost of Take appears when It has 1 s1 } ail R laying the rails immense been said that had uilt with it is computed. the Pennsylvania syste: to l steel the cost 1 for some entire +} would cause be y re new bankrupt the com. pany which is the richest railway corpor- A little figm how what it would cost | ation on earth. ing in this g direction would s to relay the lines of that great system There are 5,280 feet to lay ¢ with new steel. the mile and to | track ne mile of single with rails 80 pounds to the yard would require 800 pounds for ome side alone, or 1 ons and 1,600 pounds for the single 8o pounds to the for a mile of single scling ior cost would be Town sncil The session on Monday evenigg devoted to regulation was business, there be- very little of importance. The grading of Reynolds’ Avenue was reported as finished, Allegheny and Howard was laid. Water pipes on Reynelds Avenue are not yet finished, J The lock up has been renovated and | whitewashed, Complaint regard to bicyclers using o ing was the sidewalks and reckless siding on our streets. A crossing from the Reynolds to the | Garman residence, on High street, was asked. Also from Parish's drug store [to Achenbach, Composite crossings will be built at both places. ———— An Inspection, | Ini some towns in this state where they | have volunteer firemen, its an annual | event to have a public inspection of the [fire corspanies asd a drill. This is a | good idea. It would be a splendid | scheme for our two fire companies to turn out in full force and have the Chief Fire Marshall review the same. Make the event of some importance, a public gathering, Let us have an annual fire if BELLEFONTE, PA. T THE ST. LOUIS {yf By wi An Idea of the Immense Amount Expended. WILL COST ABOUT K {The Number of Visit Will Spend residents an Expensive $4,000,000, The Expenses Incurr ors Nomi Pastis nating I ne—Other Information sant Gap. At a point above the old Mr, vt) axe HY, near sae Wilken tiatrine . polisiing fact turn, gon was riding on the foot | path, when his foot slipped on the pedal. and crossing on | This caused his wheel to lurch to the side and the next instant he went down head foremost over a six foot bank and struck on a rock with his face. When his companions reached him he was unconscious and breathing heavily. His forehead and face contained several deep gashes from which blood flowed | x | quite freely, made in | : | | inspection, He was taken home in Charles Cooke's buggy and the prompt attention, jured and some ofthe bones may be fractured. Mr, Wilkenson a heavy man and received a hard fall. We are very sorry to hear of his misfortune. physicians him He gave is severely in- is A — Ap ———— Another Telephone Company, At Bellefonte Monday an application was made in court for the incorporation of a telephone company in Philipsburg, to extend in Clearfield, Qambria, Centre and Jefferson counties, connecting Philips. burg, Clearfield, Houtzdale, Curwensville, DuBois and Punxsutawney., It wil parallel the Central Pennsylvania Tele, phone and Telegraph company and will be called the Philipsburg Telephone and Telegraph company. INVENTION. | Asiati ire Bi m—————— HURSDAY, JUNE 18, 18¢6. HEALED FOR SERVICE Restored to Her nary to Central America of Dav il Il the comforts of h expects to begin six weeks He will and then go to China, thence to the other 1 his journey in make a tour of the United States, countries He ¢ x pects to reach the from there return home, Paris in time for exposition of 1900, and PA Quite Startling At last the of Weaver's work reached Col. effect Evangelist Dunham for in this last is- sue of any persons wish us to heap personal abuse upon any candidate during the {| campaign they will be barking up the | wrong tree.” Angelic hosts must be | hovering about the Hornet's sanctum of late, _ _ a i Potatoes Plenty Everywhere. The Harrisburg Call. says: “Those farmers who held their potato crops for better prices during the winter have learned to their sorrow that their anti. cipations have not been verified. there are many thousand of bushels in the countries adjacent to Harrisburg that can be had for the taking, as the city market prices are so low that it would not pay owners to send them to market, Health reptile. in Bellefonte must have | the Hornet he annouces that ‘if | CARNEGIE SEES DISASTER. a Gloomy Picture of the He Dra wa Country. ASSAILING GOLD STANDARD. 0 rar the Un the lot saw four foot blacksnake id running down 10g had a The flesh of the pig, but his in his mouth, his ito the snake darting fangs I porcine majesty on to the The held bravely man ran back to the house | and soon returned and was surprised to see that the hog had eaten the suake whole. Next morning the pig was as lively as ever and seemed none the worse for his strange meal. ——— Band Festival The Pleasant Gap Band will hold a festival at that place, Saturday evening, | June 20. All the delicacies of the sea. son will be served in frst class style, The Zion band will furnish the music and other attractions are booked to en- liven the occasion. All are invited to come and enjoy them. selves. State Shad Hatchery Closed. The State Shad Hatchery, located at Bristol, closed last Saturday for the sea. son. Iu the last two weeks the hatchery wag run to its utmost capacity. About five million shad were shipped during the stason. a ¢ ’ 81.0 Ta Sa Sa NN LS Sa DEFECTS OF THE COMP1L IIT i rite { HELGE ( what brand of whiskey he drfaks surely is nome of that kind of whiskey in Centre county Turnpikes Condemned The court have urnpike viewers appotuted by the returned their In | the matter of the turnpike running from the Centre Hall Borough line on the north to within a half mile of Old Fort, the viewers named $530. In the matter of | the pike between Bellefonte and Miles. burg $2,000 was the value decided upon. - Look out For the Boys, decision. Giant firecrackers this year are 14 | inches long and contain powder enough | to break a plate glass window when ex- | ploded on the curb, Small boys will not only have to look out for their Sagers on | the Fourth, but parents will have to look | out for their boys. - Normal Commencement. The Lock Haven state normal tom mencement exercises will begin on the evening of the 38th and conclude July 1. We have received an invitation from the board of trustees and faculty to be pres- ent upon that occasion. ’ a i LIT LOOK AT THE LABEL! € \a
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