8 pr THE RACKET 6. R SPIGELMYER. The Mail Order Business of the store is increasing rapidly — people in position to know say it is at least three times as much as any store in town-—the reason we pre same for it is Prompt Service, Fair Dealing, Honest endeavor to BE. PF. IRVIN, For Boys and Girls—sizes, 4 to 15 years—carries all weight of clothing from shoulder. Prices 15 and 25c. The “M” has many points of su periority over any heretofore offered HAP COTTON. We hit on a special good thing in Cotton, at 8 and 10 _cents the full pound : found in Centre county. Correspondents’ Department Continued from page 7) Milesburg. and family, of New the former's parents. of Philipsburg, father Sam’| Wm. A. Swires York, are visiting E. E. and family, after a brief visit with her Orris, returned home Miss Aunie Austin, of Tyrone, is guest of Miss Orphelia Haupt. Mrs. Elizabeth White, of Philipsburg is visiting Mrs. Ross Wallace Isaac Smith and wife, of Punxsutaw. ney, returned after a pleasant visit with his mother. Mrs. Thos Davis a Shope is the champion mato raiser this year. She one measuring 17 in, in and weighing 2 poands. Mrs. Jas. Heverly and son, of Jackson. ville, are visiting Wilson Heaton’s. Mrs. V. § Port Matilda Harshberger, The Ev. ival on Saturday night was a success. They took in $61; the quilt netted $14 75. Augustus Emme! held the lucky number—14 Ed. Nrvbart, who 1s employed at the Cambria Iron Works at Johvstown, ar. rived last Friday and 1s quite ill at bis parent's home Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Nyhart. Prof. Roy Mattern and brother Walter, of New York, are visiting F. M. Mattern and wife. Mrs. Mary Hall, of Driftwood, is a guest of Mrs. |. F. Weaver and family. Lo banded us circumicerence Harshberger and son, of spent Sunday with Z. T S festival Rockview. Sunday was a lovely day for people to attend bushmeeting and campmeetiog The farmers are busy § some are ready for seeding Miss Carolyn Hoy returned home last week from Atlantic City, Quite a number of our people were to Hecla Park on Thursday; they must have had a big time down there, for some didn’t get home till two o'clock Harvey Swartz and wife attended bushmeeting at Egg Hill. Martin Fleck, of Julian, visited at the home of J. F. Hoy the past week. There were some young folks at one of the homes in our neighborhood on San- day, and I guess we can call it a fare well meeting; bat now Mary, next time don’t cry till the parties that are going to leave for Pittsburg are«on the train, for then you can be sure they have gone A.B. 8. Fleck, of Co. C, 15th U. 8 Inft., just returned from the Philippine Islands, after an absence of more thao three years lowing and There was quite a poor attendance in the Rock: Sunday school. They must have heen away visiting, ew Bellefonte must have some wicked peo ple that don’t respect God and the church more than to come down low as to rob the church like some parties did the 16th of this month, stealing a freeze: of ice cream at the Evangelical church festival which was held in the W. C. T U. room 80 Aaronsburg. Allison Bower and family, spent a few days with hss sister at Loganton Mrs. Maggie Stephenson and baby. of Lock Haven, were the guests of Mrs M. J. Deshler a few days this week Paul Murray, of Centre Hall, was seen | with his grandma Harter at the resi dence of Louis Mensch, on Sunday after. | noon. Merchant James Lenker and daughter, Sara, of Lemont, spent last Thursday with Mr. Lenker's mother, I Rev. F. W. Brown and Emanuel Cron miller made a business trip to Lock Haven, on Saturday, Miss Elizabeth Foster, of Carligle, is the guest of Mrs. F. |. Poller. Miss Minnle Philips and Sallie Bower sox spent a few days in Sugar valley Clymer Stover, of Oak Grove, spent Sunday with his family in the burg, Clarence Musser and Danny Breon have greatly improved the looks of the Lutheran parsonage by repaioting the same. Mr. Ketoer and wife returned to thelr bome in Yeagertown, afler spending a few days with Herbert Condoe’s. Centre Hall Saturday next, 30, a festival will be held on the lawn of the Lutheran church, Proceeds to build a walk in front of the church, Judge George B. Orlady, of Hunting. don, last week was mm town visiting J. Shannon and Capt. George M. Boal. An old maid's reason for remaining single is invariably that she knows too much about men, it is the best value to be Unionville. Anthony Wise, a young man whose | farm adjoins A. H. Hoover's near Fill. | more, was in town on Saturday. | Aaron Fahr, of Juliay, says it requires 365 bushels of potatoes to supply his family one year. Our young gallants had to “go way back ete.’’ one day last week when two others of Osceola and two of Milesburg made their advent in our town. John McDonnell left on Tuesday morn. ing for Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Elsie Bing, of Pittsburg, with his wife and children, are visiting at the home of his mother, at this place. A very quiet but pretty wedding took place at the bome of T. E. Griest on Tuesday evening. The contracting par- ties were James Stere and Effie Delp The ceremony was performed by the | Rev. Mr. Mark, pastor of the Presbyter. | ian church, after the ceremony, and | the two were pronounced man and wife, they all repaired to the residence of the | grooms parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Stere, | where a magnificent supper had been | prepared and from 7 o'clock to 10 o'clock ‘all went merry as a marriage fete.” At 10 o,clock the happy couple were es. corted to the ‘cage’ which the thriftly groom had previously prepared for the newly captured bird, after which the cali. | thumpians got in their work. They will hereafter be “at home’ in the Leather's building on Railroad street. G. W. Dickey, a prominent merchant of Houtzdale, was in town on Tuesday to attend the funeral of Charles Pratt, A little daughter came to gladden the hearts of George W. Stere and, wife, a few days ago. E. J. Williams and wife, formerly of | this place, but now of Hastings, after six years of married life, are rejoicing over the arrival of their first born, a intie girl, attend a Sunday the goth Say, Charley, did you ever surprise party ? Listen! On last Mrs. Carrie Rowan came lo wilestone in her journey of life. (Unmar- ried ladies seldom get so old.) On Sat. urday prior, her many friends and neigh- bors conspired to surprise her. Was she surprised? Well you bet! This is how they managed it: her sister-in-law, Mrs Owen Underwood, invited her to come up. said she would have some fine ice cream in the afternoon-—she went and she got the ice cream too. Then the conspirators got in their work long tables were improvised on the lawn in front of the house, aud, of course load. ed with the usual good things taken from the scores of baskets that were brought there. About 5 o'clock Maggie, sent little Ruth Parsons to tell her mother to come home, they strangers. Mrs. Underwood said she would go along, she wanted to see some parties in town, “lets go down the rail road’ she said; this was cute of her as she could pot see what was going on at her home until she got almost there When they came to the station she saw HE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. AUGUST 28, Loganton. Reports from farmers who have taken | up their potatoes say that rot has taken hold of them and in many places one third of the crop is lost. Frank Beck who had his left arm taken off some time ago is still living, but very critical condition, _ Mr, and Mrs. Amelia Reynolds, of To- peka, Kan,, and Mrs. Sallie Bell, of Saint Joseph, Mo., are now visiting their father, Levi Conser and brother C. W. Conger, A family reunion of Levi Con: ser will be held at the home of C. W. Couser on the 7th of September, it being the anniversary of Mrs. Reynold’s birth. Harvey Smith and wife, of Johnson- burg, are visiting Mr. Smith's mother | and brother Howard for a few days. A. J. Mark and his crew of men are, | busy threshing grain for the farmers in | Green twp. Last week he shelled out more than 2300 bushels of wheat and barley. laney Bros. are making a_big Negord | bill and valley to a bad spring. full days they threshed nearly 5000 bu. | threshing grain for the farmers, of wheat, Messrs. Harry Boob and George Mark slaughtered a 1540 pound beef, bought the animal of farmer J. Franken- berger, Radishes grow to large proportions in Mrs E. Schwenk'’s garden. One weigh ed 74 1bs and measured 15x24 in. West Brushvalley. Quite a number of people from this section were to Booneville camp meeting last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs visiting their Harvey daughter, Hough were Mrs. Arthur | Grove, near Ceatre Hall last Sunday. bright | | busily engaged in threshing Harvey Wert and James Duck are They re- | cently purchased a new threshing outfit, and cao satisfy their customers to the | utmost, Three | ber daughter, | bad | The honeymoon and his better half of Penn Cave, were seen going to Sugar Valley Camp” with a fine mated team hitched in a brand new top buggy. Last Sunday afternoon two of our young sports they are E. G. G.,, D.C. D.,were to Peon Cave and Parmers Mills on their bikes. Married. Miller and Jennie R. Noll, of Pleasant Gap, were united in matri Rev. Salter, of Pleasant Gap, at the home of the bride, Tuesday, Aug 19th, George P mony by Daniel, son of Isaac Beck of Center Line, and Miss Sarah daughter of Joseph Heberling, of Penn’a Furnace, were | married at the bome of the bride Wed. a great crowd of people hurrying to and | from. “Oh Mollie!" she said “just look up there, I'm afraid something has hap- pened Andy.” and the true state of affairs dawned on Then she saw the tables, | her, when a roar of laughter arose from | the happy crowd and she was greeted with hearty band shakes and best wishes | from all present—118 persons were pre. sent. It was a most and hope she may live to enjoy the re. turn of many more birthdays. Millheim. Paul Murray and F. P. Geary, of Cen- tre Hall, spent Sunday here. Mrs. S. Royer and children returned from" Spring Mills. Mrs. Annie Casswel!l and daughter, of Bellefonte, are visiting here. H. E. Noll, of Lewisburg, spent Mon. day with his parents. W. R. Weiser and Willie and Edna Keen left Friday for Altoona. M. C. Gepbart and Mrs. Miller, of Bellefonte, spent Sunday with Mrs, K Gephart Mrs. H.C. Brown left for her home at Keokuk, la., Wednesday. Mrs. Chas. Shoemaker, of Yonkers, N , is visiting her mother here, Chas. Ross and wife, of Altoona, after a short visit here returned home Satur. day. Calvin Weidensau! and family of Laur. citon, visited here v Prof. C. R. Neff moved here and will take charge of our schools as principal Jacob Gilbert, wife and son, of Ross. ville, and Lulu Smith, of Middleburg, spent Sunday at W. F, Smith's. Mrs. Christ Robb and Mrs. Sophia Linn, of Blanchard, visited here Sunday Mrs. Sam'l Frank, Jr., the Misses Krieder, of Harrisburg, Sam'l Frank, Sr., and Mrs. Jas. Frank, of Rebersburg, spent Tuesday in town, Henry Campbell and family, of Sha. mokin, visited bere this week. Wm. Huey and family, of Vintondale, are visiting his parents, Axe Mann. Miss Blanche Kaup has been on the | sick list for several days. Our town was well represented at the Business Men's picnic last Thursday. Mrs. Jack Heverly and little danghter Martha, are visiting at the home of Steele Heverly. Franklin P. Hatter, of Renovo, is visiting among relatives, prior to his Je. parture for his new home at Racine, Wis Miss Agnes Shaughenessy, of Belle. fonte, is at present the guest of her friend, Miss Margaret Scanlon, Joseph Love, of Altoona, is visiting in our town, On Saturday evening, joth of August, | there will be a festival at Axe Mann, for {the benefit of the Axe Mana schools, Elegant refreshments will be served, consisting of ice cream, cake, candies aud all the delicacies of the season, | Come and bring your friends with you, | On Monday evening the members of the Salvation Army held a meeting in {the Axe Mann Union church, which was | well tirade, afd very much appreciat. | ed by all, : vs Train Service Resumed. The Philadelphia and Readin road have restored ar nl illia adelphia which was taken beginning of the anthiacite coal ni rail. the and at the strike, enjoyable affair | nesday, the 20th, at moon. About fifty guests were present. Edgar Morrison and Mabel! Kanes, both of Blanchard, were married Wed- nesday 20th, at the Baptist parsonage in that place by Rev. G. Stanley West. Only the immediate relatives of the bride and groom were present to witness the ceremony. Miss Ruth Fowler was bridesmaid and Porter Kunes was best man, Wednesday afternoon, August 20, the bome of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Sayder, of Retort, assumed a festive appearance | guests in holiday attire to celebrate the | home of the bride. marriage of their daughter, Miss Hattie to William M. Faust, also of Retort. At five o'clock the bridal party entered the parior and stood beneath asm arch of ferns and cut flowers while the justice of the peace, J. W. Collins, pronounced the words which made them man and wife. The bride was attended by Miss Emma Flick, of Retort as bridesmaid, while Frank Faust acted as best man. Mr. and Mys. Faust will isake their future home just across the street from the The bride is well and favorably known in the vicinity. The groom is an industrious young man in the employ of Isaac Reese & Sou's Brick Works. Everlastingly at It If you toot your little tooter and then lay aside your horn, there's not a soul in ten short days will know that you were born. The man who gathers pumpkins is the man who plows all day, and the man who keeps it humping is the one who makes it pay. The man who ad vertises with a short, a sudden jerk, is | the man who blames the editor because it didn’t work. The man who gets the business takes a long and steady pull | and keeps the local papers from year to year quite full. He plans his advertising | in a careful, thoughtful way, and keeps | forever at it until he makes it pay. He has faith in all the future, can withstand | a sudden shock, and like the man of Scripture, has his business on a rock. - W. CT. U. Star Course. OUR HISTORICAL REVIEW, (Continued from page L) pleces of bone fitting one on the other, | in-form of a large shoemaker's pincers, | with which it crushes the mussels, its proper food, The meat is better than rock fish, and it is without fins, We also took an unknown species of tortoise, as large as a goose, with a long neck, pointed head and eyes like a dove, The shell is hard only along the back and below in the middle, otherwise all around soft and liver-colored, At the creek here, we also noticed good stone coals. July 27.—~We proceeded over a long mountain to Tschachkat, four miles to where the path from Ligonier passes north, then four miles over a mountain 10 a creek coming from the south-west, and then one mile to a small run. miles over Here we were met by the Indians from Kas July 28 —Advanced eight | kaskia enroute for Shemung. They | the way, as we desired today to strike | the Obio (i.e. July 29. —~With sunrise were again on Allegheny], and in the | evening we arrived there without mishap Arrangements have been made for a series of magnificent entertainments to be given in Petrikin Hall during the coming season as follows ; Nov, 21-~Maro, that prince of magi clans, Dec. 4~Rev. Frank Dixon, of Hart. ford, Dec. 19 Brockway Jubilee Singers, Jan. 20Chicago Glee Club, Feb. 24 -Patricolo Grand Concert. March 3—Couit Novelty Company. The town will be canvassed for the | f i elon every day, you're Hi or will be sale of course tickets, Excursion to Williamsport. | eae, ean On Monday, September 1st, the Cen. | tral R. R. of Pa. will ran a special ex: | cursion train to Williamsport and re. turn, leaving Bellefoute at 7.00 a. m. and returning Maving Williamsport at 7 , Mm, account the Reunion of t nights of the Golden Eagle, bs For three days the weather had been ex cessively warm, ana we traveled over plains and highlands where the winds and fires had the confusedly together, so that our progress The land arable and much of it good, wrecked all timber was difficult thing. is mostly The bean- grass in many places, reached up to my horse back, and stood as thick as though We miles above Kittaning, not it had been sowed. far Kawuntscebanoink, down a very pre cipitous mountain, (so much . | were compelled to take off our shoes to | effect the descent), to the Ohio, bere is vot quite so broad as the Dela- ware at Easton, and scarce reached to our borses bellies, as we forded it. July 30.~-Some of the men make bark canoes, in order to proceed by water with heavy baggage, and with | Patrons of Husbandry of Central Penn's There was an look To rear, the aged and the sick, and also to out supplies in and about Pittsburgh. in the those who had fallen back we despatched horses came to eight | above | $0 that we | The Best Two Dollar Shoes Just because we say so much about our high priced shoes, don't, for a moment, lose sight of the fact that we have also the best $2.00 Shoes for both Men and Women. Our $2.00 Shoes are stylish enough to please the most critical eye, and sturdy enough to stand the test of wear. All Shapes. All Widths, We can, and will, save you half a-dollar, at least, on Men's and Good Leathers. All Sizes Women's $2.00 Shoes. Drop in, and let us surprise you with the styles and sterling values we offer at this price. Agent for W, L.. DOUGLAS SHOES for Men, and QUEEN QUALITY SHOES for Women. Best world in the A. C. MINGLE, Brockerhoff House Blk. BELLEFONTE. which | 29th Encampment and Exhibition abundance of mussels here, of which the | As was worn down, I determined Indians ate plegtitally feet and 0 go on in advance, July Peter and Jacob. (Up to this time, Roth and I, as well as others, had traveled on foot The path led about three miles began to | 2 | I had sore | OF THE ~~ GRANGE PARK, CENTRE HALL, SEPT. 13 to 19 j1.~1 set out on horseback with | down on the north bank of the river, | then over a high wountain, and about cight miles from the Ohio, there were ex State Experiment Station tensive plains, then succeeded good land | " | Gen. The Hav with rich vegetation and flowers. country reminded me of Carolina J. 8 1 GL. Geoodhart, ing ridden twenty. five miles, we lodged | for the night with two Indians who were out hunting. One of them fine fawn. In camped were several salt springs. August 1. ~ John Heckewelder met us with some Indians and two horses. The Indians turned back with us, and Hecke. welder went meet Rath and his briskly the whole forty miles, and late at Langundontenink (Friedenstadt) * *Roth's division arrived at gu day, accomplishing the town Au LE ney was nol anspicious, as broke out The epidemic proved gave me a | the creek on which we | Twenty-eight acres are devoted to camping and exhibition purposes commaodations for all desiring to camp alno Inclusive. Encampment opens Sept. 13. Exhibition opens Monday, Sept. 15 The largest and best fair in Central Pennsylvania, by farmers and for farmers. farm impiementa, fruits, cereals, and every production of farm and garden Ample tent ac- A large display of farm stock and poultry, The Pennsylvania State College will make a large display of the work of the College and Geo. ADMISSION FREE Dauberman. LEONARD RHONE, CHAIRMAN. THE GLOBE ou with some supplies to | division. We rode | night entered The beginning of this memorable jour- | the measles | a hindrance to our progress, as it attacked | both adults and children. The former had to lay by at least two or three days, after being taken ill, and the children had to be carried. Matters, went so well with the sick as to be cause however, of surprise; all that they required was a | the which proved efficacious in bringing out the erruption. The milk out cows went far towards our daily sup- drink made of large sarsaparilia, Scarce a day passed but what we True, we heard comiplaints that there was no port could distribute rations of meat. flour, nor corn, nor beans, but never did a sou! go to bed hungry. Nome receiv. ed injury to his person, although dangers were withou! number; especially on the the West Branch, where there were rat I know that up- wards of fifty were killed. That peace and unity should have prevailed was a matter of gratitude, It is true, at times, that there were indications of the old feeling of opposition inborn in the Mobi. cans towards the Delawares, yet no con- tention came to our notice. ETTwRIN. tienakes in abundance. ——— It is better to do nothing than to do nothing well, When money is tight it shouldn't be spent for ram. BEST FOR THE BOWELS Fou haven't a regular, healthy movement of the bowels open, and be well. Fores, In the » lent ph of pill polson, is dangurous he pooh t, mont perfect way of keept the bowels sear and clean is to take nn. supplied by | | rhe atid DRY GOODS, MILLINERY & CARPETS. Special Sale of Embroideries ! Cambric and Swiss Embroidery, 2's to 8 ‘inches wide ; regular price 8c. a yard, for 3.6 Embroidery, from 8 to 5 inches wide, worth * 12¢. to 15c¢. a yard, for Be. Embroidery, 8 inches wide, suitable 18c. KATZ & 00....Bslleonts YIN Bell and Commercial Telephones. , for flounces on underskirts ; worth 35c¢. to 50¢. a yard, for GOODS DISPLAYED IN SOUTH WINDOW. »
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