THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., JANUARY 1 1903. THE RACKET G. R. SPIGELMYER. E. P. IRVIN To our enstomers, one. and all, we are thankful for your patronage | during the past year, and promising you that The Racket will be a bet- ter store in 1903 than it was at any time since the business was started, we ask your continued favors and wish you all a Happy and Prosper- ous New Year The weather is cold now and the U. 8. weather prophet says blizzards are lurking roand the corners of this big country and are liable to drop in on us at any time. We have a Fine lot of Blankets and Haps on hand and U kno they are cheap- er than coal. THE RACKET. Correspondents’ Department Continued from page 7, Martha. G. W. Gill, who was laid up for some time with a sore hand, is able to be at work again. Wm. Mayhew, who has been on the sick list for some time, 1s able to be about again, Miss Sarah Richards fell upon the ice receiving serious injuries, Joseph Williams is now very busy hauling stone from Half Moon valley and getting ready to burn a large lime kiln in the spring. Joe is a hustier and an up-to-date farmer. Mrs. Sarah McKelvy was called to Altoona last week to attend the faneral of her sister, Mrs. James McClain. Mrs. Hannah Gingery is quite il tuberculosis. John D. Wagner is now in a critical condition. While his many friends hope for his recovery yet there is very little encouragement to do so. | with Newton Weaver and family, of Altoona, are spending a few days with Mrs. Weaver's parents, Mr. Ky'er has again resumed his duties in the P. R. R. station, and is as ‘merry as a lark’ since his visit to his parents and somebody's sister Curtis Robinson, while coasting ran into a barbed wire fence, but fortunately he received only a few slight scratches. | Williams, of Carlisle Col. | lege, is visiting his parents of this place. | Rev. E. L Old “"Savta" has paid us his visit and has gove again, R 5 with } rdry and wife spent Ardry iu Bellefonte ¥via C AL A Willes and tt nded the Christm Port Matilda Mrs. Sarah Melcher, of Ramey ; 18 visit. ing her parents at this place. onisier at lainment Rev. Faus, of Snow Shoe, exchanged puipits with Rev. Royer, of Port Matilda charge, and delivered a very excellent discourse in the M. E. church, Sanday | afternoon, Bethel and Lydia Eberts are spending a few days with relatives in Tyrone Lizzie Shawver and Lillian Williams are spending their vacation with friends in Bellefonte, G G. Fink is being favored by a visit from his mother and sister Ella Paul Turver, of Port Matilda, is visit. | ing bis grandparents this week, Mattie Williams and June Robison spent a few days very pleasantly with friends in Howard William Richards and family are visit- ing their friends at Martha Budd Richards and wife were the guests of D I Richards and family. ~ Ellis Ardry is speading a few days in Bellefonte Oar pedagogues are all attending in stitute this week Rock View. Wish you all a happy New year. Had a white Christmas and the old saying is, "if there is a white Christmas there will be a green Easter,” Rock View Sonday school treated their school on Sunday. All seemed to be well pleased with their treat and they expect to keep their Sunday school all winter, Miss Rosa Washburn was visiting a few days with Mrs. Ezra Smith, Miss Emma Swartz, from Clintondale, is visiting with her brother, Harvey. Quite a crowd spent a very pleasant evening at the home of |. FP. Hoy's. Herbert Swartz gave quite a surprise to his parents, brothers, sisters and his many friends upon returning home un- expectedly from his western trip ; he was part of the time in the state of Illinois and part of time in the state of Iowa ; he was away four years, Oh, but tke people are glad that the time is here when we can get the Centre Democrat, for we missed the county news very much, Houserville. Farewell 1go2. Welcome 1903. Among those who spent their Christ. mas holiday with us we pote, E. J. Sholl and wife, Poof. Geo. Bible, J. E. Wagner and Wm. Fry, Jr. Samuel Houser spent several weeks with friends in this vicinity, Mr. Hous. er is a native of Centre county, but bas been located in Ohio for about forty YEArs, The funeral of the late Frederick Christmas | at | Coburn. Our new blacksmith, William i YVouada, moved iato Philip Meyer's | house and will now be found at his shop | regularly. On Christmas Miss Jennie Kerstetter, { of Drum Station, was married to George ; Sechrist of Northumberland. The drum corps of that town gave them a serenad- ing on Christmas evening welical church will commence on Sun. { day evening, Jan. 4 Mrs. Andrew Vonada is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Stover, in Sunbury, Randall and Stuart Harter, students in Keller's business college at Lewis. Northumberland county and spent Christmas very pleasantly in our town Kreider Stover and wife, of Collins, W. Va,, came here one day last week and are spending a few weeks among relatives and friends. Michael Fiedler and wife, of Millheim, spent Sunday at the home of A. M Harter. suddenly changed to sorrow on account of the unexpected death of their four months’ old daughter, Helen. In the morning Mr. and Mrs. Miller and Helen in the evening. The child was healthy and seemed all right during the day and when they came home and took the wraps off the child, lo, it was dead. The cause of death is unknown, serviecs were conducted by Rev. Wetzel, of Rebersburg, in Aaronsburg, where interment was made on Monday. The entertainment given by the formed Sunday school last Wednesday ev. ening was a successful affair. The church was crowded and many could not gain admittance. The Cantata, Santa Clans Frost —Orvis by the following cast : T. A. Hosterman ; Jack Meyer ; Kaler ; Amy-—Miss Ethel-—Miss Bertha Hosterman ; Silas Stout—Rollo Shaffer; Sammy Warren Korman; Alfred Tennyson Lovgfellow Jones—Zwingly Weaver; Faries—Misses Lottie Kerstetter, Lizzie Vonada, Nora Kaler, Sallie Keen and Minnie Ream; Elves—Martin Stover, Calvin Bartges, Ralph Kerstetter, Daniel Bartges and Maurice Krader, CONURN NO. 2 Loyd Luse and family, of Smithtown, Sundaved with Johnny Weaver's, Howard Stover and wife was to Mill. | beim, on Sunday Clayton Corman is and relatives here visiting his friends Henry Beekey and family, of | burg, are visiting with Mrs Everett Krider and ginia, are spending their friends. Elmer Styers and lady friend, Miss { Ida King, of Union county, spent Sunday at the home of Michael Everts Charles Kayler and wife. of Fisher's Ferry, are visiting with his parents, Thomas Kasyl:t's Mifflia. Samuel of W. holidays Mover wife, with Nittany. We are having a variety weather at | present, snow, sleet and rain all in one day. Xmas passed off very nicely at this | place Chatley Guosaulus spent Xmas with | his family at this place. Mrs. D. O. Dorman and her two little girls spent their Xmas at Mill Hall and | Mackeyville T. W. Tolbert, of Windber, spent ten days very pleasantly with his parents. were the guests of F. 8. Yearick's over Sanday. met with qaite a serious accident about ten days ago; while handling a loaded revolver it discharged, the load going through the thick part of his left hand; and be is getting along alright. Ernest McKiben and family, of Mill Hall, speat Xmas with 8. M. McCaleb. Orpha and Alma Pletcher and Mr. Robb, took in the entertainment at this place on Friday evening. Bessie Webner, of Pittsburg, is spend- ing the holidays with her parents at this place. Mrs. Mary Dorman and daughter Marie, of Jersey Shore, are visiting friends of this place. Lawrence Ohl and W. Webner went up the river again after spending Xmas with their parents at this place. P George Gunsaulus and wife spent their Xmas at Beech Creek at the latter's home W. Gates and family spent their Xmas in Johostown with Mrs. Gates’ parents; they returved home on Monday. W. Mauk and wife were to Rote on Sunday, the guests of W. Mauok's par. ents. We wish everybody a happy and pros- perous New Year. School children are having a vacation this week while the teachers are attend lug institute. James Guosanlus are visitiog friends at different points up the river, A Droggist’s Advice, Mr. C. L. Thompson, a droggist of Danville, Ind., gives the following whole. some advice to his customers : Houser, which was held last Friday, was | eq largely attended. Mr. Houser, died ly of heart fallure at the age of 78 years, Mis. Geo, Scholl daughter, Mrs. t Christmas with arrie Dale, It is useless to go to a foundry for things that are lost, croup, and if taken in tine and accord: ng bs dinections, it is a most nehiunt remedy whoopin cough throat and | is a J | The protracted meetings of the Evan. | burg, spent Christmas with their parents. | Mr. and Mrs, Beekey and daughter | Sarah, of Mifflinburg ; F. P. Yonada, of | Penn Cave ; Charles Kaler and wife, of | Boyd | Yonada, wife and child, of Reading, all | At the home Harry Miller, of Pine | Creek Mills, the joys of Christmas were went to visit Mrs. Miller's parents near | Millheim, and spent the greater part of | the day there and returned home early | Funeral | Re- | “The Od | Fashioned Santa Claus’ was represented | Annabelle—Miss Katharine | Elsie Kerstetter ; | Slim — | Yir- | Joo, Rockey and wife, of Yarnell, | Earl, the 8 year old son of BE. |. Peck, | there were no booes broken however, | © Miilheim. The Christmas entertainments given | by the Lutheran and Reformed Sunday schools respectively last Tuesday and | Wednesday evenings, were very good, | and the churches were crowded both evenings with attentive and appreciative | audiences. Maud Bailey, of State College, is the | guest of Jess Harter, T. R. Buck, of Harrisburg? was a visit. or in town during the holidays. J. C. Keen and family left for Altoona, Thursday morning, where they will make their home, Harry Miller and wife are mourning | the death of their infant which occurred Christmas Day. They spent day with | Mrs. siller’s parents,; Jacob Stover’s, neartown, and when they reached home, the way home, evidently had smothered to death as it had not been sick. Clayton Presser and Peter Breon spent a week at Williamsport, | Thurman and Anna Tressler, of Lin: den Hall, are visiting their grandparents, /, H. Reifsnyder’s, Ammon Breon, of Altoona, is spend- ing sometime under the parental roof. Ed. Brown and wife, of Lemont, ar- rived in town Christmas and are spend. ing their honeymoon with his parents. J. 1. Gentzel, of Sober, one of Penn township's energetic farmers transacted business on Saturday. Harter Bros., of Coburn, purchased a | they found the child had died on tract of timberland in Miles twp,, from | J. H. Reifsuyder. A. Y. Burrell, of Gregg twp, was in | town last week. heavy weights, of the Meyer & Co. lumbermen, transacted business in town Monday, The B. E. N. B. and P. Valley turn. | pike road Co. got a lot of sewer pipes to {put in the road instead | bridges. W. F. Smith and wife spent Sunday at Bellefonte. Mary Noll is visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Sheffer, at Dewart, Lewis Detwiler, son of Henry Detwiler, { of Kreamerville, returned to this place | after an absence of 28 years. His home | is now in the state of Washington, The writer wishes all the readers a | Happy New Year. Howard. i All Sabbath schools of this place gave treats to their scholars A box social was held at the home of Wm. Wilson on Saturday evening by the ladies of the Christian Chapel, and a nice sum netted for the church Rev. I. N. Bair was presented with a beautiful rocking chair by the Union Bible | Class of this place. Balser Weber, who is attending Mer. cersburg Academy, spent his vacation at the home of his father, A. Weber. Also, Messrs. Geo. Pletcher, Sherman Holter, Jesse Leathers, Clare Tipton and Miss Susan Pletcher, who are attending school in Williamsport, came home the holidays. for W. C. Hensvl, who is attending Jefler. son Medical College, spent his holiday vacation at the home of bis mother, Mrs S. E. Hensyl Claude Moore is suffering with a severe attack of rbeamatism The remains of the late John Strick. land of Blaine City were brought to this place on last Wednesday for interment. Near half a bundred chickens s'olen during last week Chas. Woodward, who is attending Dickinson Seminary is home Miss Anna Muffly who is attending school at Lock Haven Normal, is home Boalsburg. John Stuart and wife of State College, were recent visitors in town, The instaliation of Rev. Stonecypher of the Lutheran church, will take place Sunday. Miss Margaret Knox, of Cherokee, Iowa, spent the holidays with relatives ! fo this place. Mrs. Emma Stuart aod family are moving to Pittsburg. Oliver Gibbony, of Saulsburg, will take charge of the hotel and store formerly owned by |. T.Stuart. were j of Millersville State Normal is spending her vacation here wi'h her parents, byterian church will bold a social on ew Year's evening at the home of Mrs. Woods. All are invited. John Fortuey and wife spent several days at Hublersburg, Sallie McClennehan, of Centre Hall, is visiting Mrs. Fisher, Port Matilda. On December 24, 1902, Rev. W. R. Dillen, pastor of the U. B., church at Port Matilda, was called to Bellefonte to perform a marriage ceremony in the parior of the Brockerboff House, the deeply interested parties were Elmer Sholl, of Houserville and Minpie M. Lutz, of Buffalo run. Christmas was properly observed in Port Matilda with the usual full supply of roast turkey on hand; both old and | young bad a rare opportunity also to lay 10 a full supply of necessaries as well | a8 luxuries from an uouseal large stock | in display. Gardner, the 7 year old son of Mr. and Mrs, Wesley Wilson, is at present Gaite low with typhoid fever, to Centre Hall, 4 Had a quiet but pleasant Christmas, which would have been enlivened by good sleigh ng. The different churches held appropri rendering their program very creditably, Mrs. Ross has sold her fields on the east side of town, some 14 acres, to Henry and Benj. Emerick, at per acre, Clay Ressman has a situation in a grocery store in Pittsburg. The genéral health of this vicinity is All our teachers are attending in- titute, You can’t always tell from a girl's Cyrus Meyer, of Coburn, one of the Margaretta Goheen who is a stodent | The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Pres- | ate entertainments, the Sabbath schools | Auna Holter, of Howard, was a recent guest at the home of grandmother Mrs, Kaup. Mary Dale returned home on Wednes- day after a two month's stay at Harvey Searson’s, at New Haven, Among the visitors in town during the holidays were James Kline, of Carlisle, Wm. Fry, Jr, of Pittsburg, and Maurice | Klinger, of Lock Haven, | Wm. Stamm and daughter Anetta, of | Pleasant Gap, and Bliss Meyer, of Bowl: [ing Green, Va., were guests at Sunny Hillside last week. | Mrs. Sarah Etters, of lemont, was a i caller in town on Friday. Anna Dale spent Tuesday at State College. Mr. Kuopf and wife went to Snow Shoe to visit their daughter, Mrs. Jas Irvin. George Kaup, wife and daughter Virgie, of Bellefonte, and Blanche Kaup, of Axe. mann, were visitors at Mrs. Wm. Kaup's last week. {| Mary Etters is able to be about again | after a serious illness Anna Steele, of Bellefonte, was a | pleasant guest at the home of Geo. Loue- | barger last week. | Harry Lonebarger, E. K. and G, W, | R. Williams are attending Teacher's In. stitute this week. | John Peters returned last week from a { visit to his sister at Centre Line. Bess Weber and brother | visiting at home. Highvalley. Samuel are A Happy New Year for all. | The butchering closed on last Wednes. day im the valley. | Snow and good loggivg: the only of wooden | trouble now is no timber; otherwise no ills to mention. Harvey Horner, who was working in { Somerset, came bome., He says busi {ness is brisk; dont know whether he will {| go back or not, but as likely as not he | may. i | The Moyer & Vonada lumber job did Dot start up as was expected; Samuel {Alter was in the woods with his team hunting timber; he claimed the hunters have chased all out with bird dogs. While building a road in a ravine the writer found a tomabawk under a rock; the head is battered up by pounding on 10CkS, On Sunday the scribe was surprised when he answered the ring at the door to see Mr. Roland Saffer and brother, and two young gentlemen from Union county { Christmas was spent the old fashion able way in Highvalley Each one stay- ed under his own roof and took up with ! what be had. Runville. A very pretty wedding occurred at the bome of Edwara Poorman's, Runville, at high noon, Dec 1902 The con tracting parties being Arthur A. Bedient, of Corning, New York, and Bessie Poor man, of Ruaville,. The wedding march was played by Katherine DuBree, of | Philipsburg. The bride was given away by ber father, bridesmaids were Flora B. Poorman and Mabel Poorman, sisters of the bride, the groom's bet men were Conrad Bedient, brother of the groom and George Vargason. The ceremony was performed Ly Rev. G. A. Sparks The bride was the recipient of many useful presents. They departed on Dec 27, for their home in Comming, N. Y., where they will reside Beech Creek. There is no improvement in the condi. {tion of Samuel H. Glossner, of Eagle- ville | Henry Mark and family will move to lLoganion where they formerly resided 2g “5 FIRE AT SPRING MILLS. | Monday, 21st at midaight, a very dis. | astrous fire occurred at Spring Mills | which entailed a property loss of some | $7000. The fire started in the rear of the | bicycle shop of W. L. Musser, located in | a two-story frame building leased by | Fravk Rearick from Wm. Allison. The fire spread to the second story destroying | the printing office of Frank Rearick and | the entire building. Adjoining this was | | a large store building owned by Wm. | Pealer and occupied by the large general | istoreof H. F Rossman. This store and | building was destroyed with all its con- | $2000, with $1000 tents. Wm. Pealer’s loss on building is about Ww. insurance, A | Musser's loss is over $500 with $325 in- Mr. Grenoble and wife, of Pine Hall, | furance in | Rossman's loss on ILebanon valley Co, J. PB. stock is not less than $6000, with $3500 iusurance, with W. B. | Rankin's agency. |. F. Rearick’s loss on | Mr. Mark bas recovered from a violent attack of typhoid fever, Mrs. Philip Heimer, of the township is on the sick list. | | Harvey the 11-year old son of Joha W. | Waite is {il with appendicitis. | Mrs HH Mothersbaugh who has [been ill for several days is able to be | about Again, Chat Linn, of the township, is comval. escent from a severe attack of typhoid | fever, —- | Predicts a Hard Winter. last May, Elias Hartz, colored alike, and be says each verifies middie of December. the old-fasioned kind," spring are predicted. From Missouri. A. R. Alexander formerly of Penn township, now farming at Buffalo, Mo., writes: "We are baving fine weather, but a little cold. It was 4 below zero, Using the bones of two geese, hatched | the Reading ' goose-bone weather prophet makes his | weather prediction. The bones are | the other, showing that this winter will be | unusually severe, beginning before the | “It will be one of be declares ; | “cold, stormy and with little variation in | temperatare.”” Much sow and a late | the coldest we have had this winter, but | it is moderating. We have no snow, | |Our wheat fields are looking very well Health in general in our country is good, | | Times good and land advancing in price. {land is 100 per cent higher than it was | three years ago. Wish you a Happy {New Year, cuts —— : How's This? We offer One Hendred Dollars Reward for rh that cannot be oured by ™ [i a fant ua sighs how deeply she is in love, ! i job printing office and building is $1000, and no insurance. Mr. Allison's was only light and no insurance The supposition is that the fire was the work of an incendiary, as there was no stove nor fire in the bicycle shop of Mr, Musser, where the fire originated loss Krape's shoe store building on the op- posite the scorched by the heat the prevented from ings, burn side of street was badly gr KE the Only by the great est efforts of citizens was fire spreading to other build. several which of bad started to The wind was 1 a direction to favor the safety of nearby buildings. All the insurance was in outside com. panies » Will Sail for Europe Joel Ettinger, wife and child, of Mil. ton, will sail for Europe on Saturday. Ettinger is a well-known band instructor, and Mrs. Eitinger is a celebrated singer of charming voice, and has appeared in public in some of the eastern towns as a soloist Both intend to take a course of instruction in Germany musical institu. tious to reach a higher standard, and for this purpose will remain in Germany six months, and then return to this country and engage Mr Ettinger, years ago, was an Aaronshurg boy, a son of William Ettin in music teaching ger, and is a cousin of the proprietor of the Democrat He was the inventor of a useful mechan cal device, known as a “matcher.” and #0!d his patent to a large mauvufact establishment at Milton for $10,000 uring A New Bridge at Lewisburg The state oertheS ou will build the new bridge juehin aat Leni burg which was authorized by the legislature of : The bridge will be about y feet long M . ’ : ang will De constructed ) steel with stone abutments Hair Falls “1 tried Ayer's Hair Vigor to stop my hair from falling. One- half a bottle cured me.” J. C. Baxter, Braidwood, 111. Ayer’s Hair Vigor is certainly the most eco- nomical preparation of its kind on the market. A little of it goes a long way. It doesn’t take much of it to stop falling of the hair, make the hair grow, and restore color to gray hair. $1.00 5 bottle. All druggists If yo ond us one 11 & hottie of your nearest Married Dec. 24, 1902, at Howard by Rev, | N. Bair, James McCloskey, of Rowmola, and Faunie Thompson, of Howard 24, 1902, at Howard, by Rev. | air, Joseph Herr, of Beech Creek and Essie 8. Schenck, of Pairview, Dec. 25, 1902, at Howard, by Rev. | Bair, James IL. Watkms and Ella Miller, both of Marsh Creek. Dec. 25, 1992, at the Ev. parsonage by Rev. 1. N. Bair, H. Clayton Poorman, of Romola, and Mabel Beightol, of Jack: sonville, 1 Dec. 25, 1992, at Bellefonte by Rev. | Bair, Charles C. Workman, of Hecla, and Martha Thomas, of ‘Bellefonte. At the home of the bride's parents, Suow Shoe, Pa, on Dec 24, 1902, by Rev. F. 8. Faus, Thomas P. Bitner, of Winburn, Pa., to Miss Edith Gunsallus, of Saow Shoe, Pa At the home of D. H. Merideth, of Snow Shoe, Pa m Dec. 25, 1902, by Rev. F. 8S. Faus, Barton Lorrah, to Miss Laura E. Hampton, both of Suow Shoe, Pa Thomas A. Stevenson and Miss Minnie Beck, of Nittany valley, were married at the Presbyterian parsonage, Mill Ha Dec ar he » hy ns -N - - W. C.T. U. Star Course The following is the comprising 1h JRPTIsIng ist of entertain Course, 10 be under the direc. se Star given in Petriken Hall, ithe W.C. T Chicago Glee Club Paty .C it Novelty Co tion U. this season ..Jan. 20 wolo Co 24 «Feb Mar $1.25; single admis reserved seats 15 cents moen L iS, Many a man who dresses well is aot a credit to his tailor | Everything in w nter goods 1 Children's Coats sacrified wit i them In ra t. evervthin figure that you fort to cl IK In our Lo buys a Ladies’ Pash C $7 50. C0000 00000000000000000000000000000080000 $3.98 $5.50 $4.25 $6.00 price $12.00. regular price $7.00, you would want to see, A CLEANING UP SALE ! 2: and Comforts are now being sold at less than it annot help but buy MIL OUr ine of heavy « THE PRICE TICKET MUST DO IT. buys a Ladies” Plash Cape handsomely trimmed, regular 200009080000 90000000000009000000000090099 Jobe must now hout regard 1 . 3 i : Po Store § red su We are a Siro iress good is, OC i making ape never before sold for less than buys a Ladies’ Cloth Cape guaranteed all wool, extra long, buys a Ladies’ Cloth Cape braided, and as pretty a cape as PRICES ON LADIES’ MONTE CARLO COATS CUT IN HALF, $7 25 buys a Child's Coat, regul $3.50 buys a Child's Coat never ar price £2.75. before sold under $5 75. LADIES’ SUITS AND SKIRTS All of our Ladies’ Saits and Skirts w ill be sacrificed in the same pro. partion as our Coats, buys a Ladies’ all wool § $3.7 $1.9 at §3 75. YOUR CHOICE OF kirt, never sold before under §6.50 buvs a Lvlies’ Skirt, a skirt we all considered a bargain ALL OUR $12.00, $15.00 AND $17 50 SUITS AT § 75. AT 9% A YARD All wool, Extra heavy s4 inch skirting, regular price $1.50. AT 6% A YARD All wool 84 inch skirting, regular price §1.00. AT 49c A YARD All wool 54 inch suiting, regular price ysc. These are only a few of our We are deter mined to close out all winter goods before we take our annual inventory. THE GLOB Katz & Company, Ltd.,
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