8 —————————— THE RACKET . SPIGELMYER. E P. IRVIN, SHOE DEPARTMENT. If you have bought out of date, unsatis- factory, bad fitting shoes at any old price, or if U have bought up-to-date Shoes at shoe store prices, why not try The Racket Shoe Dep't 7 Asa rule U can save 25 per cent, on Men's, Women’s and Children’s Bhoes. Next time U need footwear, come and see wnat we can do for U. SLOT SEAMS and PINC PONC EFFECTS. The latest and prettiest fashions are al- ways immediately interpreted into But. terick Patterns. Our September supply now ready G. R. SPIGELMYER. Correspondents’ Department (Continued from page 7) Rebersburg. Farmers appreciate a fair day once in a while, just now. As the correspondent from our sister town desires us to suggest a name for | Mr. Wance's baby, we will comply with his wishes. Louisa priate. Herbert Brungart and wife, from Fit sburg, are pleasant gue:ts amo ig friends of this place. Wance would be very appro The Lutheran Sunday school of this | place, expects having a picnic on Satur. i { of the modern conveniences, and besides { will be ove of the finest in town day, August 23rd. Mrs. Bordner was moved from Mr Jno. Auman’s residence to Brook Gap, | the home of her sister, Mrs. Winter. L. A. Miller, from Smallton,is engaged in painting at T. Auman’s home Jerry Brungart, from east Brush val ley, who owns a fiue home in this burg, improved the same by a coat of paint. Mr. Brown and wife, formerly Miss Adah Kreamer, passed this village on Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. Wm. Musser and children from Millbheim. Rev, Harmon and family have re- turned from their vacation. Harry Weber and wife and two other friends of theirs, were visiting friends of | this place during Sunday. The farmers are all anxious to cut the oats the old fashioned way, viz, with the cradle. Rev. Rubn, who has been in the can. wife, Among the most conspicuous persons who took in the Dr. Wolf reunion at Spring Mills, were: Prof E. M Brungart and wife, J. N. Meyer, Supt. C. L Gramley, H. H. Miller, James Corman | and many others pleasant time. Mrs. C. H. Smull is on the sick list. Howard Krape is baving his home im proved by a new porch R. D. Bierly, our master mechanic, is doing the job. All report having a at Pittsburg, is home for good. position in Tallabasse, Fla., is spending his vacation with his mother, By all reports potatoes will be plenty Many of our people took in the show | at Lock Haven last week REBERSBURG NO 2. Last week Lester Douty, of near Cen. tre Hall, moved in our burg Miss Lulu Erhard, of Lock Haven, is visiting her mother, Mrs Cyrus Erhard Edward Nearhood and wife, of Belle foute, are visiting their parests at our burg Miss Maud Ocker, who had been in Bellefonte for some time visiting her sister and brother, came home on Mon day. Rev, Solly, of Richmond, Va.. who is visiting his father-in-law, Jered Kreamer, we understand will preach on Sunday evening io the Lutheran church. Jolly Joe Winters, of New Berlin, was among our merchants on Monday. Oar burg has now a good water sap. ply no one, we believe, complains of not | : having enough water, Oak Hall George Kline and sister, Miss Annie, Miss Ella Dale and E. K. Smith, attend. ed Dr, Wolf's Reunion at Spring Mills on Thursday, day at E. B. Peter's. Mrs. Jas, Kustenborder and little son, H ; i ; arry, were both quite ill last week, but | maintaining the boarding yah | the Sugar valley camp meeting, is build. Miss Donna Gramly returned to her | lug a new boarding house, larger and both are improving slowly, home in Altoona, last week after spend. ing several months with her sister, Mrs. Ross Lowder, A number of strangers from a distance were in town ast week attending the funeral of George Kline, Mrs. Harriet P. Korman a resident of Clinton county is visiting ber many friends about town Miss Nellie Holter, Edith Korman, Mand Stone, Elsie Peters and Martha Bilnger and Clifford Close, Elmer Low- der and Lather G, Peters were to Pleas. jut Gap to the festival on Saturday even. ng. Arthur Kline visited friends at Axe. mann, recently, Mrs. David Houser, of Howerville, was a visitor in town, on Sunday, Mrs. Julia Shuey and Mrs. Sarah Kt. ters, of Lemont, were in town on Tues. day afternoon | the ground is rather wet; we had a heavy | rain on Sunday evening. We think that D. Blanche | | dap afternoon with their friends, Misses | Lucina Swartz and Margaret Keen, They report having a nice time. { will teach the Quay primary and a Mr. | father, George Tibbing, ic the U. 8. mail Daniel Jones, of Rock Springs, Sus. | Nittany. | Miss Annie Minick Sundayed at home and took in the festival on Saturday | evening. i We noticed Miss Pear! Henny, of Mackeyville, on our streets with her cousin Miss Tillie McCaleb, one evening last week, Miss Mittie Winkleman was to How. | ard on Monday to attend the funeral of | Mrs. A. Shank. THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., AUGUST 14, 1902. VARIETY OF LOCAL NEWS Gathered from Centre and Ad- joining Counties, | tory in the Meyerstown academy, where SHORT AND TO THE POINT. | son Snyder, formerly of Eagleville, now | residing at State College, and Miss Re- becca Robbins, daughter of Mrs. Ellen | Robbins, will be married at the home of | the bride's mother in Coatsville, Tues. | day, August 1g, at 10 a. m. Miss Rob. bins held the position of instructor in his- Mr. Snyder was professor of mathematics | during the past year. { We are glad to state that Mrs. Joe | Events that Have Transpired Recent-| The Sunday school under the auspices McCaleb is some better at this writing; | she has been suffering with rheumatism | since early iu the spring. | There is some rumor that our postmis. | tress is going to move to Altoona, so that | will mean a new postmaster, Some of those from a distance attend. | ing the festival on Saturday eve, were Charley Yearick and wife, of Walker; Geo. McCauley and wife, Harry Stover and wife, of Hublersburg; Charley Krape | and wife, of Lamar, aud a host of young folks too numerous to mention. H. F. Rogers was to Bellefonte, on | Saturday on business, The thrasher whistle was through the valley the past week. Those that failed to be at church on Sunday morning missed a good sermon. | The festival on Saturday evening was a success in every way; the ladies wish to thank the people for their kindness | shown. If you want to buy any cheap ice, the writer can tell you where you can get it for twenty five cents a cake. | The farmers are busy plowing although heard Centre Hall. 1" Wilbur Henney is ill with typhoid fever in Pittsburg. His mother Mrs. Lucy Henney, left at once to render as. | sistance, Oats harvest is what the farmers are at | D. J. Meyer is going to Kentucky soon for a car load of colts. He will make a good selection. A race track is in course of con struction on Grange Park. That will be one of the new features this season, George Benner's new 2.story store | building, at the station, is pearing com. pletion, Apples will be a good crop in this sec. tion, Dr. Lee's new house will have many Mr. Metcalfe and wife, of Harrisburg, are stopping at the Old Fort. Mrs. Wm. Shoop, of Scranton is visit ing friends in town, Mrs. |. T. Lee arrived Saturday after spending two months with friends in Altoona and Pittsburg. The Reformed festival on Saturday | evening. Rockview. Sunday was a rainy day, in the even. | ing we had a very heavy rain storm. The young people say there was a large crowd at the Pleasant Gap festival on Saturday evening, but who may won- der, for there were only twelve young people left at the home of W, H. Swartz, That's what made such a large crowd. : | “Oh, well, only young once." vasing business, since his vacation, has | returned (0 this place, the home of his | Miss Irene Walters, from Houserville, spent Sunday with ber friend Miss Proud. ence Swartz, Miss Julia Watson, from Snow Shoe, is spending a few weeks with her grand | parents, Ezra Smith's. Misses Mary Garman and Gertrude Klinger, from Spring Creek, spent Sun Maurice Shutt accompanied by the | Misses Prudence Swartz and Irene Wal: { ters, took in the bush meeting at Hunter's : | Park on Sunday. Chas. Weber, who had been working | : Mrs. W. H. Swartz and Mrs. William | | Miller, f E Jol Prof. H. B. Bietly, who holds a high | Miller, from Axemana, took in the Wolf reunion a! Spring Mills on Thursday Romola. Owing to the success of the Bush meet. | | fog of last week, it will be continued over next Sunday. The collection on last Sunday afternoon amounted to $22. 43 Mrs. Percy White and daughter, Oli vene, are circulating among friends and relatives in this neighborhood. Miss Theressa Rachau, of Spring Mills, last winter's teacher of the Knoll's school, visited friends in this place last week Mis D. Lord, accompanied by her | grand daughter, Miss Chapin, of Wash. | tnglon, D. C,, are guests at the home of | J. A Daley. Mrs. Lord is an employee | of the governmen' printing office, and | | this 18 her second visit to this place. Teachers for two of our schools have | been appointed, Miss Blenche Wensel Grove, of Spring Mills, was granted the Knoli's school, Loganton, Rev. J. P. Jurres, of near Selinsgrove, is visiting old acquaintances through this valley and Nittany valley for several weeks Joseph Tibbens has bought out his route line on the Lock Haven route, and took possession of the same. G.B. M. Brungard to whom has been assigned the contract for keeping and more complete than the former one. He has already moved to the camp and is busy with a force of men on the pew building The school board at a regular meeting held last evening passed a resolution that all ball playing in the school yard must be stopped and broken down fences must be repaired, also a new out-building is 10 be erected, Mt. Pleasant. Maud Laird, of Blandburg, is visitin at the home of Mrs. 1 McMonigal, ’ Chas, Naylor, of Tyroue, was a pleas: ant caller at John vely's Sunday last, Mrs. Mary Nearhoof several days with her daughters in rho last Mrs. Sarah Garber is visiting friends at Osceola and Stumptown. ’ Don't forget the picnic on Saturday 16. ' | be present; all are invited { bills | by lightning last Friday. | ned him and splinters flew so thick and | fast that he was badly cut and bruised ly and Worthy of Mention—Items of Interest for All—Doing of Neigh bors, OVER THE COUNTY. The Milesburg Methodists will picnic | at Hecla Park, today. William H. Stover, an old, lifelong resident of Aaronsburg, is quite i11, J. C. Durham, of Watsontown, a { graduate of Bucknell, has been selected {as principal of the Pine Grove Mills High school. The Free Methodist grove meeting, at {| Hunters Park during the past week, has been largely attended. The best of order has prevailed on the ground. Wesley Meyers has severed his con | nection with the Millheim meat market and left for his bome at Boalsburg, Frank Colyer has taken his place. Hayes Pletcher, of Eagleville, an em- | ploye on the Penn'a Fire Brick Co's. rail. | road bad the toes of one foot crushed a | few days ago by the wheels of a car. Jeffry Hayes, of Philipsburg, left on Tuesday for his old home in Merry England, to spend a short time with his friends whom he left many years ago. D. A. Slagle, of Spring Mills, the boss plasterer, bas just finished a large eon. tract at Lewisburg and is now going to Milton where he has a job that will keep him busy for many weeks. The Lutheran Sunday schoo! of Boals burg will bold a picnic and festival in Frank McFarlane's grove, Saturday, August 16. Speakers are expected to to attend. The personal property of the late John S. Hoy, dec'd, will be offered at public sale, at his late residence, one mile west of Jacksonville, Saturday, August 16h, at one o'clock. For list of items see 1 Wallace White's hydraulic cider press, | at Axeman, is in operation during the season. The outfit is complete and all | farmers in that section can have their | cider made on short notice by calling | upon him. Gabel, the unfortunate young man who | was burned at Howard last week, bad the | leg, through which the red hot bar of iron | plunged, smputated at the knee, Satur. ' day afternoon. It is believed his bands can be saved. Thomas Walker, Jr., of Yarnell, was working near a tree when it was struck The bolt stun. by some of them. The breaking of an axle of a freight ¢ar caused a wreck on the Bald Eagle | valley railroad Friday evening, at the | rolling mill east of Howard, and blocked the tracks for some time. Nome of the trainmen were injured, Sidney Miller, of Pleasant Gap, met with quite a serious accident Monday morning. He was alighting from a buggy when the borse suddenly started | and Miller was thrown to the ground | striking on his bead and inflicting a se. vere scalp wound. The Huoutingdon, Centre and Clear. field Telephone Co., chartered a couple of years ago, and in operation in part of | the district, will arrange immediately to put up the poles and wires and connect with Philipsburg, and where an | exchange will be established, M. J]. Walker met with quite a serious | accident on Thursday afternoon while at { work at the Jenkins Iron & Too! Co's works at Howard. He was straighten. ing a heavy wagon tire for the shears when in some manner he had the first finger of the right hand badly smashed, Postmaster Andrew iger has recent. | 4 | ly received official notice from the Post Office Department in Washington to the | effsct that the much talked of free de. | livery will be established in Philipsburg on December 1st. There will be three carriers, one substitute and twenty-two | street letter boxes. There will be a Bush meeting in the | grove near the Chestnut Grove school | house, Union township, about 1% mile | from Runville, beginning Aug. 14 at 7:30 | P. m,, to continue till Wednesday night, | Ang. 20. Services each evening begin: | ning at 7:30 p. m., and services over | Sabbath Aug. 17. All are welcome. A letter from 8 8. Blair, superintend. | ent of the Bald Eagle raliroad, says that all passenger trains on Saturday, August 16th, except No. 52. noon train east, will stop at the picnic grove of John Q. Miles, east of Martha. This 1s for the accom modation of all those who desire to at. tend the Williams Reunion at that place on that day. During the storm that passed down Nittany valley last Friday lightning played « very strange freak at the home Benjamin Fisher. It struck the house, the current following the rods to the ground, but then it fiew into the cellar and struck lard can, which was melt. ed flat, with all its contents. The ocen- pants of the house were not hart at all, | the shot taking effect mear the heart, George Brady Suyder, son of Thomp- _ of the Ladies’ Aid society of the M, E. church of Hannah, Centre county, will hold a basket picnic and festival in the grove near the school house on Saturday the 234 day of August, 1902. During the picvic there will be sold at auction unique quilt and crazy cushion to the high. est bidder, The quilt was pieced by the ladies and each piece has a person's name worked in the patch. There are | over 400 names ou the quilt, Last week some evil disposed person, or persons, damaged property of Daniel Paul, a farmer of the east end of Nittany | Valley, to a considerable extent. About two acres of green oats were cut down with a scythe in the centre of a large field, and a vacant house on the farm was entered and ninety panes of glass in the windows were broken, The window sash were broken, paper torn from the walls and a door was broken from its hinges. Mr. Paul has no clue to the per- petrators of the mischief George Kister, the largest peach grow- er in Penns valley, informs us that he will bave a very small crop of peaches this season, owing to the freeze last win- ter. We are also informed that in the large peach orchard put out several years ago by D. J. Meyer, near Linden Hall, about one half the trees are about dead and the balance show up unhealthy. From other peach orchards in the county we also have unfavorable reports, some as to poor crop this year, others that the trees show signs of disease. Col. Coburn can take pride in the fact that bis farm in Gregg township has been occupied for by the Bitner faction of tenant and landlord. This speaks well and is an educational point 45 years, uninterruptedly, family to the utmost satis er for owners of farms and tenants, what it amounts to to do what is right, mutual. same people. the test of a Shoe store. have thousands of such adver- FOR EVERY FOOT there is the right Shoe. We make a point of Your Shoe fitting people rightly. Any one can sell Shoes—once. We sell Shoes over and over to the Steady trade is We tisements walking around the town—they walk a good deal, the Shoes feel so easy and look so well, our customers have no trouble in walking. Our styles are very attrac- tive—and so are our prices. A. C. MINGLE, Shoer. 29th Encampment and Exhibiton OF THE =e Patrons of Husbandry of Central Penn's GRANGE PARK, bv. with many of the farms wader the | CENTRE HALL, SEPT. 13 to 19 teoant system there is an absence of that interest by the parties in interest which | proves unprofitable and often aunoying. | Any farm that bas a changing of tenant | Twenty-eight acres are devoted th camping and exhibition purposes continually, from whatever fault or neg- | commodations for all desiring to esmp. | also farm implements, froits, cereals, and | Pennsylvania State College will make a State Experiment Station lect, must suffer, and the owner as well as shifting tenant suffer. Herein may | be found the cause for many dilapidated | Inclusive Encampment opens Sept. 13 Exhibition opens Monday, Sept. 15, The largest and best fair in Central Pennsylvania by farmers and for farmers. farms in this county and elsewhere. | Geo. Dale. Why not bave these two interests come 0 a closer understanding and reach that which will be to their mutual benefit ? IN ADJOINING COUNTIES William Stark died near Loganton on | 5, of Bright's disease, aged 51 years. His wife and several children survive. G. B. M. Brungard is erecting a large boarding house at the camp ground pear Booneville. The Campmeeting opens on August 19 Valentine Schied died in the lock Haven bospital Thursday, from the effects of the injury in his stomach, which was caused by the prong of hay fork | penetrating that organ i George M. Bilger, Esq, has severed his connection with the Clearfield Repub. lican, and that paper will continue under | the editorial and business management of john F. Short. We wish both gentle- men success, | Mre. Susan Anspach, the widow of Rev. J. G. Anspach who died some years ago, died at ber home at Mifflin. burg last Sunday the 3rd, at the age of St years, 6 mouths and 4 days.y Her maiden name was Schoch The chapel for the United Brethren congregation at Valley View is now com. pleted and on Sunday, August 24, it will be dedicated. Amoug the ministers to be present on that occasion are Presiding Elder Resler, of Tyrone; Rev, Sparks, of | Runville, and Rev. Dillon, of Port Ma- | tilda. A Clinton county woman who seems to | have found out that marriage is a failure bas had the following pathetic verse carved upon the tombstone of the fifth and last husband: ‘Five husbands have I buried with many a sigh and prayer ; there'll be trouble up in heaven if we know each other there.” Walter Shirley 16 years old, was ac- cidentally shot and killed at the Hunt. ingdon fair grounds Wednesday evening of last week. He, in company with an. other young mam by the name Vance Sagder, were shooting at a mark with a Jar-calibre revolver. Suyder was in the act of handing Shirley the revolver when in some mysterious manner it went off, The boy ran several yards before he fell, Young Snyder is almost heart.broken over the accident Good Will hose company, of Lock Haven has begun preparations for the Ox roast Yo take place at Agar's park on labor day. A steel oven five foot long, five foot high and hree foot wide has been constructed for ruasting the ox in the park. The roasting will begin on Saturday evening and will be completed 0 the for serving on Monday Septem. ber 1st, labor day; there will be amuse. ments of all kinds and music for danclug will be furnished by the Germania orchestra. On Sunday afternoon there will be a sacred concert given by the Mill Hall band. J. 8 Danberman. Geo. Gingerich, ©. L. Goodhart. Ample tent ac- A large display of farm stock and poultry, every production of farm and garden. The large display of the work of the College and ADMISSION FREE LEONARD RHONE, CHAIRMAN. a, IAAT NANA We fre Too Busy this week remodel- | ing our store to write much of {{ an advertisement, but we just § want to say to you that we are determined to move as few goods as possible back in the new shelves. next two weeks we will make | it an inducement for you to buy if you will give us a call. We have cut the prices in all department. Everything sell- ing at a sacrifice. dl ah i a a a A a ae NA AN ANNA AGA AN ] i During the ! a a dS a a a a a a WANA NAA PRN PNT PSP a SN AN AN A AN AA A A Just received a new line of the famous “PECO"” UNDERSKIRTS ; also part of our fall line of LADIES’ SUITS. 1 Globe... Kaiz & Go 4 «
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