THE CEN CORRESPONDENTS DEPARTMENT | Happenings About Centre County Briefly Told by A CORPS OF ABLE WRITERS | Our Alert Correspondents Note Many important Events in Different Lo- calities—What is Transpiring-—Is Your Section Represented ? High Valley. i Our valley was shocked when the sad | news reached us that our esteemed post. | master, N. D. Hosterman, died. Mr, Hosterman was clerk in the Coburn post | office a number of years and by his hon- | esty and accommodating manner gained | a host of friends. | A rumor that a baboon dance will | take place at east end of the valley in the near future, and all the monkeys will have an invitation ; no doubt, but what | the Pine Creek scribe will have an in- vitation. The mountains south and east of High valley are on fire ; who set them on fire no one knows but the one that did the | deed; if the fires are not kept out of our | forests in course of a few years the young timber will be burned the next | generation will have no trouble with timber, James Eisenhuth and his lady are in the valley looking for a place to move to, as they claim there is no place like a -Jess says since he lives in High valley he never suffers pain. Always had what his heart wanted—fresh pork by the lamp. It is not said if High valley elects their liar the fourth term that the schoo! di rectors must do the same; O no, as High valley is a district by itself, it has no voice outside of its limit. Wm. Shesley secured his patent and is now ready to turn on the lounge. The Ingleby scribe, now at east end of High valley, paid a visit to west end and wanted to sell buckthorn seed ; he claim ed he has the genuine seed. A rumor that Frank Allen lost three cows this spring; if the rumor is correct that the cause was, no feed, I think every one guilly of such cruelty is no chris tian and should not be allowed to sit in church. The Rankletown ladies had Jubilee last week in Millheim, their at- torney did not appear. A meat market in High valley. Snyder is doing the butchering and J. A Stover is supplying him with bogs; they have already killed one but Jess said it is yet too early for pork. But what he can’t sell he can use himself, If the logleby item is correct that a calf was born with a shumac and elm horns and a spruce tail no doubt the next will have peach horns and a grape tail. The real estate agent called to see the scribe on Friday and bad quite a chat again, fy Beech Creek. Wilson W. Forcey has been on the sick list for » week. Harry E. Nixon is moving his saw mill from Marsh creek to a small tract of tim. ber purchased by him in the rear of the John T. Fearon farm. The mountains north and west of this place have been ablaze all week. A great fire is burning between Marsh creek and Beech Creek. Extensive fires are raging in the 'Scootac regions, which are said to have rum over a por. tion of the state land. J aeph Pletcher, of Eagleville, resum. instruction of his music class in the Methodist church. Frank Gunsallus lost a driving horse by death from colic. Boyd Wilson has been here this week dismantling the machinery in the skim. ming station owned and operated by the | Bellefonte creamery company. gine and boiler and other fittings were taken to Howard. The station here | Was not a paying venture and the local | farmers did not patronize it as had been expected. It has not been in operation for nine months, Madisonburg. An infant son of Kline A. Miller, died at Madisonburg, on last Saturday night, | Age about four months. Burial in the Reformed cemetery on Tuesday. On last Wednesday night, a son of John Shultz, over a mile east of Madison. Tg, met with an unfortunate and pecu. ar accident. The young man, aged | t twenty years, had entered his | father’s stable, found one of the horses lying down in the stall, and made an ef. | to get it tostand up. In the struggle horse made to rise he kicked youn Itz on the leg close to the knee, whic ouly a bruise, when a second blow from the horse's foot struck on the same part of the limb, breaking both bones of the leg, which was a painful as well as dangerous injury. T young man has improved sincefand is in a hope. ful mood of recovery, Wheat fields about this part of Miles | are, some good, some not so promising, Aaronsburg. Wim. Stover is able to be out, again. Miss Pollie Stover, while working in the fell and broke one of her ribs, 4 improving, Prof. Yearick opened school Monday with 16 names enrolled and prospects of more. C. H. Breon, of Millheim, invoiced the stock of bicycle sundries of C. H. on Saturday. Hosterman & Stoy. also invoiced his stock of ammunition, 2 Stover intends leaving for Oak The en. | fown Clerk Cured of Billous Colic. . James McMahon, town clerk of bia, N. Y., was the Fairbrook. . High winds was all the go. John Mriebelbis attended church at Pine Hall on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Frank Bowersox attended to business | at the county seat, last Wednesday, A. S. Walker attended court the be- ginning of the week, Roy | Whippo and Rye were the guests of J: | { M, Campbell, on Sunday. John J. Arney was looking up his good | democrat friends, on Thursday, J. H. Musser and family accompanied | by Miss Schuyler were visiting Milo Campbell on Sunday, F. A. Foreman was a cailer at this | { place last week. Mr. Cower moved from Graysville to | G. B. Campbell's house, last week, Dr. Yantries spent Sunday with Henr McCracken. made a fine address, Blair Ritner was back to Fairbrook on { | Saturday again, looking after butter and | eggs. Wish you success Blair. Miss Bell Confer was a pleasant caller | | at Amos Koch's, on Sunday. The wind storm that passed through bere on Saturday evening did consider- | able damage. Adam Hartswick was in Bellefonte on | Monday looking up business, spent Sunday with | Jacob McClellan {| Frank Thomas. Wilbur Coddle visited his mother , Sunday. on Yarnell. and friend, of former's mother, Miss Elsie Poorman Clearfield, visited the Mrs, Lizzie Poormen. Miss Anna Vintze! Sundayed with her aunt, Mrs. J. Packer. C. A. Walker spent Sunday with his sister Mrs, Harry Miller. Miss Maude Poorman, of Holts Hollow, visited her cousin Nora Poorman, of this place. . Miss Gertrude Confer the winter in Bellefonte home, after has spending returned R. S. Confer and family, of Milesburg, visited J. A. Confer’s last week our Heaton is at present We are sor Miss Delphia Yamell n R. V. Butler spent Sunday at home J]. Edw. Confer was seen in our vicini. ty Sunday, he had been working at Pine Glen. Miss Clara Heaton a visit at Svow Shoe, L. M. Butler left he is engaged in John's lumber job. Mrs. Rachel Butler, who has been suf fering from a severe sore throat the past week is recovering has returned from for Pine Glen where counting at lumber Maude Musser, of State College, spent Sunday at this place. Forest fires have been raging terribly ou the mountains around here. Hope for rain soon. Fillmore, The past week we had the windiest weather we have bad for a long time; it bas been very hard with buildings and fences, sweeping them before it. Our sick list at present is C. C. Kelley, Boyd Tressler and Mrs. Elmer Rumbar. ger, all been very low for some time, but we hope for their speedy recovery The news in our town is not as plenty as the wind of late, John W. says he is marred and J. H G. says not that he knows of, and he ought to know, There is a certain youg man in our midst that is 50 bashful that when the young ladies come to their house he will not go to the house to eat and when they go out in the yard he Koes up in the | barn and looks through the cracks Grain is looking much better than was | expected, and the grass is coming on | nicely with good prospect for a crop of fruit this season. Albert Spade planted a peach orchard | consisting of 500 trees. The Stave mills at Hecla were all shut | down on Saturday on account of the pic. nic at Jetsey Shore; they bad a jolly | time, Mr. Yocum while chopping wood in | Rag valley, found a curious looking grub- bing hoe; he thinks the Indians used it for digging gold. They organized a singing school on Sunday at Hecla, Miss Viola Fulton iu. structor, Everybody turned out. There will be two more stores at Min- goville, Sugar Valley. A serious accident occured on the farm. stead of Emanuel Wirth last Sanday in which Henry Miller was injured pain. fully. He and William Rhine were wrestling in the barn yard, In the sec. ond round young Rhine fell heavily upon the Miller boy breakihg his right arm at the elbow, J. F. Kemmerer sold his timber land and saw mill and outfit to T. R. Harter last Thursday and retired from the Jum. ber business. Hereafter he will devote all his sndation fo Satuing and fruit growing. rvey rack took posses slonof fe mill on Tuesday for Mr. Hart. er. He has contracted to run it by the thousand. Al Taking Desperate Chances. It is true that many contract slight colds and recover from them without taking any precaution or treatment, and a know of this fact leads Patton faccompanied by Misses | Coburn. Miss Caroline Yearick, of Miflmburg, came up on Tuesday to attend N., D. Hosterman's funeral Wednesday, and | visit her many friends in this community. She returned home Saturday afternoon. Mountain fires were burning fiercely | south of here last week. Peter Kessler, of Rebersburg, spent | Sunday in our town. Charles Stonebraker quit the milling { business and went to Veagertown, on | Monday morning. Ammon Braucht, of McElhattan, is at | present visiting his parents and friends | in this place. | Chas. F. Kerstetter, who is employed | { by the P, R. R. Co,, at Milton, was at home over Sunday. Miss Lizzie Kerstetter came home | from Bellefonte one day last week and is . Y | now staying with her sister at Wood- He did not forget to visit | the Sunday school, at this place, and he ward, | Walter Olmstead, of Williamsport, spent a tew days here this week, A new boy baby arrived at the home of Elmer Kooney, last Wednesday. T. B. Everett, Henry Kaler and Mal- colm Campbell made a trip on their bicycles on Sunday to see what remains of Clintondale. J. E.Harter, T. W. Hosterman and T. | A. Hosterman made a business trip to the county seat, Tuesday. Sober. The sale by the Widow Zerby was well attended, ordinary prices were bid, Miss Alice Ebert, who had been up from Lewisburg visiting her parents, re- turned again on Saturday Miss Katie Breon, who is working for John Hosterman, spent Sunday at home. Miss Dora Gentzel and her friend liz zie Wolf, both of were visiting at Harry Gentzel's, in Georges val Sunday, they also attended chur evening Sober, ey, on in the Mrs, Andrew Zerby has very sore eyes. Mrs. J. H. Runkel, of this place, was visiting her mother, at Spring Mills, who is ill with poeumonia ned bome on Satur expects to stay a couple of Jacob Breon retur day and weeks. B.B Coburn girl; he met wi up as far as sieep in a when he awoke in that the rats ha¢ and left him Mrs. U Auman were visiting Mrs was down at 10 go to see his h an accident and Sober the he chan be be was glad the morning sand saw bat away , from Spring Mills, thinking best came re ed {to bar iA Art Sai G and grandmother Ben Breon on Sunday The young folks started up a singing ass at Paradise, which was well attend. ed on Sunday evening: the strangers present were Prof. Meyers, Bruce and Irvin Bartges, Col. Decker. Port Matilda. The topic most discussed at present in var vicinity, is fire, Several farmers in our neighborhood bave finished sowing oats. J. Ml. Williams will, with his wife. soon occupy their new dwelling bouse, which 18 nearly completed Veine Richards, constable at Sandy Ridge, and his friend Frank Cruell, tar. ried over night while enroute for Belle. fonts ou official business: est capacity. Mrs. Margaret Sharer visited her son, | A. L. Sharer, at San ly Ridge two days | this week Samuel Frantz is erecting a new farm house, his sons are doing the carpenter | work. J. W. Wilson is busy hauling paper wood to Port Matilda siding for ship. ment Mrs. Jonathan Laird is Cangerously il] at her home near Black Oak with cancer G. M. Marks has removed his Sanc. tam from Flat Rock to the homestead of the late Jerre Sharer. William Newman, of near Port Mati]. da, 1s dangerously {ll with heart trouble. Hannah. Garden making is all the go lately. Forest fires have created quite an ex. citment during the past few days. It has been with difficulty that several buildings have been saved from the | lames; quite a lot of damage has been done to fences, timber, ete. Some of our citizens are preparing for electrical storms, by having lightning | rods placed on their buildings. Wonder where the Mt. Pleasant scribe | has gove ’ Professor Warendorfl, of Bellefonte, | was repairing and taning organs in this v cinity last week, | Mrs. Gertrude Beckwith has been ill | during the past week. Dr, Musser, of | Tyrone has been in attendance. | Miss Blanche Nearboof is having a | severe attack of gripp. | Mrs. Nancy Fink moved into A. 8. | Price's house at Hannah, this week. Milesburg. Our school term is now numbered with the past. Closed doors until next Sep- tember, Mrs. Frank Wagner and children are visiting her brother Richard Adams of Philipsburg. A suprise party on Friday night given in honor of Lee Adams by 15 of his young friends at his home on Pike street; every one present was happy, Good for Rheumatism, Was TRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. MAY 1, 1902, Spring Mills, The remarkably high winds that we had down this valley on Saturday and Sunday last, did considerable damage to fences, outhouses and sheds. Edwin Ruhl, the village landlord, is still confined to his bed. His illness is lung trouble, Major Huss moved into his remodeled resiaence near the station on Tuesday last. The Major has now a cosey ana comfortable home, M. N. Miller, of Centre Hall, was here on Sunday last. He and the family were the guests of his brother H, B, Miller, Matrimonial expedition, we all know, whether through advertisements or other- wise, are not always successful and rosey, but in the contrary are frequently brought to a very abrupt and uncere- monious termination. This stubborn fact was very nearly exemplified in our village during the latter part of last week. Much to the amusement of the ‘‘lookers on here in Vienna.” On Thurs. day morning of last week our villagers { were somewhat nonplussed by the ar- | rival of an exceedingly odd looking genius whose baggage consisted of only a small hand satchel and a newspaper, He was well dressed, face decidedly western though rather sinister, but his | limbs seemed all at odds, and in walking { It was simply in a shambling zigzag gait. { On arriving at the hotel he inquired for the residence of a well known family, and in reporting there discovered that they were absent and would not return til later in the day, of course the gentle. mau returned to the hotel, and amused himself as best he could "til in the after. noon. After dinner he called again at the residence, the parties in the mean. time having returned, and inquired for a | certain young lady admitted, soon made her appearance, when stranger immediately arose and otro ed himself by stating that he was the gentieman she had | corresponding with, with a matrimony, that he was present for that pose and desired the ceremony to be per formed as expeditiously as possible as his time was limited. This little ad { dress astound=2 (L_ young lady prodigi- her eyes opened the dimension of dinner plates, she denied has K written a to him, knew noth ng and that he was mistaken in He simply Was Do mistake a on her ful surd request duc wen veiw to and now { ously, Ri line about him the person replie ng her p she laug ber wrath perempt which y with, buat iusis of the house invitation refo omg £ agreed upon The versy becoming quite animated refusal to leave together with yebemence, the voung lady was some what apprebensive of violence, so she called 1n a neighbor to enforce her com mands and oblige him to vacate the premises The stranger seeing her athletic reinforcement, concluded that discretion was the better pant of valor and withdrew after delivering a dozen marridg ; 10- and his ¥ i positive 38 or two of very strong expletives, condem. | niog all women kind to everlasting per- dition. ed that the young lady had correspond: ed with him for several months, and that be was here by her request and invita tion, all of which the young lady em phatically denies. On Friday morning the stranger left a sadder if not a wiser { man, while now the quidoun is bere are all at sea. they report | times good at both Sandy Ridge and Re. | tort brick (works, both running at fall. | Lemont. George Myers (squire) and Miss Sarah Behres visited the latter's sister, Mrs. | Jno. Hartsock, of Paradise. Monday to secure work Miss Calaway, of Bellefonte, spent Sunday at John I. Thompson's. Mrs. |. Y. Dale and daughter Edith and Johu Mitchell transacted business in | Bellefonte last week. Miss Roxie Lucas gave a party last Thursday evening which was well at tended. Miss Frances Woodring left for | Stormstown where she expects to spend | the summer. The United telephone and telegraph | company is improving their line by put- | ting new wires on from State College to | Lemont. A very Interesting dog fight took place in our town the other day. of course it took place up on Railroad street Miss Mary Christ, of State College, Was seen on our streets last Friday even. ing. Mrs. John Moore and grandson Charles of Altoona, returned home after a win. ter's visit io Altoona. On last Friday evening the “Friday Night club” gave a banquet at John I. Thompson's and the Lemont boys said the cake was good and the banquet was well attended. Mrs, John Glenn spent Friday in State College. Miss Minnie Collins left for Philadel. phia where she expects to become a trained nurse, The people who left for Bellefonte on Monday to attend jury were Christ Evey, Hamill Holmes and Thos. Puskbarn, West Brush Valley. Elmer Swartz moved from Clintondale into town last week, George Showers, of Spring Bank, was Kicked on the ef by 4 horse one day last week laying him up for a few days. The sale of 8. B. Shafer which was held in town last Saturday was well at- tended. N. A. Duck, of Clintondale, spent Sun. day under the parental roof. Our farmers are all done sowing oats and are getting ready to plant their corn, Rites mort Cath is sc ; and of course was | The young lady in question, | the ! ; ever | On reaching the hotel he report | | attempt William Willlams went to Oak Grove | Colyer. Luther Smith, from Johustown, and Dr. Alexander, from Potters Mills, visit- ed at J. H, Moyer's on Saturday. Harry Bible, only son of Jonas Bible, of Sprucetown, and lady friend, Miss Effie Ishler, handsome and accomplished daughter of George Ishler, of Tusseyville, spent Saturday evening very pleasantly at the home of Squire J. 8 Housman’s, being entertatned by their friend Miss Blanche, Wm. Colyer, from Centre Hall, made a business trip through here on Satur- day. Mrs. Wm. Colyer visited her invalid mother, Mrs, Moore one day last week, Peter Stiffler, from Yeargertown, ar. rived here on Saturday to look after the needs and necessaries of his mother, Mrs. Moore, who is stil] improving, yet in a very feeble condition. Wm. C. Parner is attending court, this week serving as a “juryman” and next week as a trustee for the Evangelical church and parsonage at Cesniie Hall, a case which had been postponed last court, Misses Mary Mover and Nannie Meiss, two of our bright young ladies spent Sunday at the home of their lady friend Miss Ada Smith, daughter of John T. Smith at this place. MARRIED : —~Wednesday evening 231d, at Bellefonte, Gilbert H. Deitzel, of this place, and Miss Sarah EB. W olf, formerly frum State, but of late from Bellefonte the young couple have the best wishes of their many friends. Last Thursday Josiah Taylor while at work shearing sheep at Mr. Yarnell's | near Boalsburg, was stiicken with para. ysis ; he was immediately his son Wm, and hopeless ( brought home to at this plac un a helpless | ondition, Lo Emmet Jordan and family, and Miss Maggie Young, made g trip WwW ed to Bellefonte esday of last week ctice is well attended pra by both fe male and female allractions seem to be more than music, only. par. Miss Rose Kreitzer May's p Moore; M 88 Rose is o a stor: tion r the si has taken her sf Mrs g and guaiine ad in ter Ace in aking care pp and is we ack eyes at 1 threats to great ex ] on place Saturday | { afternoon, evening preaching, Sunday a. m munion, afternoons German evening | TEguiar services in the Zion Ev. church Mt. Eagle. Miss Maud Rynard, of Howard. is | Biving the juvineles an eight-week sterm | of school in our village. Success to the : Mrs. J. R. Pheasant is confined to her | bed with pleurisy and jaundice. | Martin Gates is very poorly at this | | wriling | Wm, Brown has resigned in the handle | | factory. Andrew Glenn has taken his ! place | The wheat crops look very discourag- | {Ing for the farmers, but the prospect { for all kinds of fruit are promising. Mrs. Nancy Leatbers has returned | | from Philadelphia where she had been | visiting. Some of our ex-school directors have | expressed themselves on the situation | regarding the County Superintendent, | Stating they would like to help some of the candidates to keep their former | promise. I guess they must have taken | Prof. Pes’ view regarding the early | history of U. 8., that short terms and [quick results would be better for the | government tham for ope president to | Continue long in office | Samuel Veager lost a valuable cow | last week. Miss Ella Garthoff is attending the summer Normal for teachers at Eagle ville, Rufus Bierly is the proud father of a young son. Jacob Vearick, who was stricken with paralysis last fall, is able to be out again, but is still deprived of the power of his speech, Rev. Crumbling, presiding elder of the United Evangelical church, will preach in the Evangelical church at Jack. sonville on Friday evening, May 2; all are invited to attend. We wish to correct the mistake in our last writing about J. W, Shamp moving to Hecla ; he moved to Jacksonville in the part of Mrs. Sayers’ house vacated by Geo. Graden. Mr. Chas. Clark and wife, visited at Chas. Ghast's, Mr. Long, of Salona, was in town last week to see about prsting A Cream seper. ator in town which would be something very convenient for the farmers in oar valley. Mrs. Harry Strunk is this writing. Mrs, Resa Heverley is ating ber sis. ter, Mrs. Lewis Strunk, of Pa . ————————————— Tylersville. Miss Regina Miller, who was working at Lock Haven, is at present visiting at the bome of her parents, Jesse Miller. Frank Weaver, who was working in the Little Sugar valley, came homes an account of having a bile on his hip, of Pitcairn, able to be up at Clintondale on Sun. ¥ 10 see what the fire had dest ed, A good many of our folks attended the entertainment at Booneville on last Fri. day. All report having a fine time. EL you had better be on a look out as Carlo might get of your pants. | and o Jorn A ————— Mingoville. Dandeline, salt water potatoes, and side meat are the bill of fare, at present, Harry Brower left for Philadelphia , he expects to embark on the schoolship Saratoga. He will be greatly missed es. pecially by Mattie, Harvey Workman, of Bellefonte, visit. ed his parents at this place, on Sunday. Miss Lizzie John, of Nanticoke, has re. turned to the club house. C. C. Workman has added a few dry goods to his grocery store, E. Vangorder had his hand badly cut while working at Dreece’s stave miil. Dr. Fisher, of Zion had to be called on to dress the cut, d Samuel! Sproul transacted business at the county seat, on Friday. Mary Workman has been on the sick list, Shuman Zimmerman who has been {lI with pneumonia, 14 convalescing. Some of our people attended the Odd Fellows’ anniversary at Jersey Shore, on Saturday. McNitt Bros. moved their business of. fice from Potters Mills to this place, last week, J. E. Aliers, ticket agent, was to Sa. lona, on Saturday, Auvother store will lage, this week ly occupied by Miss Viola } the home of We notice roof put on his hoose Lloyd Wh wilh his parent open up in our the storeroom for as Fulton, ’ " noutced for | and 17th one day earlier tu the 15th and The fe him a 3 it blood ¢ to every part of the body. You are invigorated, refreshed. You feel anxious to be active. Youbecomestrong, steady courageous. That's what Ayer's Sarsaparilla will do for you. $1.00 8 bottle Pure and carries nc sr lif Lb sil y. 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