8 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT , BELLEFONTE, PA., MARCH 26, 1903. # THE RACKET 3 Combined Stores CHINA DEPT. » Dinner and toilet sets selling lively, reason’ why, we guess, just what is wanted at prices that please, Just in new night lamps. One of ‘en called “Mary’s Prayer” especi- ally nice for children, price only 26c¢., cerise, azure and rose beauties for 50¢, CANDY DEPT. Easter display, town, and lowest prices in choice | candies, warranted pure only 10 | cents per Ib. Fine chocolates, 20 | cts. per 1h. Sole agency for | Huyler's. KITCHEN and HARDWARE. Table and floor oil cloth and lin- | oleum, poultry netting, forks, | shovels and rakes, at less than regu lar prices. THE RACKET. finest line in | time is reported. | well, as the family are moving to Cas. | celebrating her birthday. Minnie Ammerman, of Pittsburg, is visiting her aunt Mrs. W. A, White. IKdward Smith a former resident of this place, but now of Pittsburg, spent a few days here. Mabel Pletcher departed on Thursday for Philadelphia. Edna Struvk, a student at Lloydsville, arrived home Saturday for a short visit, She will graduate in June, Mr. Grenninger and wife attended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Kleckner, on Wednesday at Lock Haven, Thessocial held by the ladies of the Ev, church Saturday was a success and a nice sum was realized. A genuine surprise was given Mrs. Brickley on Thursday by her many friends. A good supper and a pleasant It was given as a fare. tanea, Mrs Susan Ertle was given a surprise Friday evening by her fellow church workers gathering at her home to aid in | The supper | served was elegant and a general good | time followed. Ata late hour the guests departed wishing her more happy events, Maud Sechrist, of Lock Haven, is vis. | iting here, Pear] Wedding: ~The home of Mr, | and Mrs Rimert was the scene of gayety, { splendor on Saturday evening, it being { the night of those worthy couples, 30 | years of a happy and prosperous life. | The daughter, Maud, planned a surprise Correspondents’ Department Continued, from page 7. Unionville. | for them and had invited a number of her parents’ friends. She succeeded in | getting her parents away from the house and at 7:30 the guests began to arrive ; at 8:30 Mr. and Mrs. Rimert returned { only to find 30 of their intimate friends Don McEwen caught a sucker inches long. Harry Biddle caught a “ditto” inches in length, Ed. Musser, who has has become a fixture in the railroad office at Pitcairn, | spent Sunday with his best girl—his | mother, 15) | 13/4 Roy Miles, of same place, also spent Sunday with his best girl, but she wasn't his mother— was she Sallie ? Mrs. John Askin, of Penn Station, is spending a week Jor so with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Turner. The family, of Benjamin Bennett, who for over 3» years resided in the vicinity of this place, shook the dast off their feet and moved 10 Altoona Krider's sawmill located in the vicinity of Beaver, and operated by Warren | Lansberry, an expert sawyer, was com- | pletely destroved by fire on last Mon. | day night. James Resides, a representative citizen and expert farmer, will move from | Farrensville, on the Blair farm about the first of April. He likes the Centre Democrat and promptly ordered it sent ' to this office. Arthur Miller, of Bellefonte, is doing some work in the tinning line here, and | Burgess Paul Shipley suggested that a body guard be furnished him, as he is in | danger of being kidvapped by our fair | ladies. Mrs. I. G. Alexander gave a party on last Friday evening, in howor of her nephew, Rov Lambert, of Bell wood, who, with his mother, ts visiting the former Miss Sara Hubberd, the pretty and accomplished daughter of Prof. G. H Hubberd, came ap from jersey Shore on last Friduy avd, of course, was the guest of her father at the Stover hotel. She will enter the State Normal school soon and will remain until she graduates taffy Harry Calhoun, on last Saturday, was taken to the Philipsburg hospital for treatment. His ai!meunt is hydrociie James Stere, of Ehronfelt, spent Sun- day with his parents. “‘Jim" looks well. Thompson Bing, leading merchant of Reyuoldsvilie, spent Sunday with his | mother, Jasen Underwood and son, Harry, have the contract to stock Hoover & Gary's sawmill on Dix Run. Victor Wagner, teacher, of Pleasant View :chool, Union twp, met with a serious acc.dent which may cost him one of hise;es He: was catcher in a game of “scrub” base ball The batter just “tipped” the ball, the ball striking M. W.in the eye with such force as ‘0 break the giass in his spectacles or nose glass. He was badly cut about the eye but whether the sight is injured the writer has not learved Wm Keatley, who has been confined to his bome for the Jast two weeks with a severe cold, Elizabeth Brugger, who ho!ds a posi. tion at Harrisburg as stenographer in one of the departments of state, is home to recuperate ber health After April 1#t, th irm of T. BE. Greist, will be charged to T. BE and C. E. Griest. Mr. G iest bas taken his bastliog young clerk, his nephew, into partnership with him, Last Saturday the following students entered the class for examination for a common schoo! diploma: Nettie Cronis ter, J wkson Crooister and Rowena Hart sock, of Mattha; Geo W. B , Wm. Buck and Raymond VanValin of this place. The examining board consisted of P. J. McDonnell, school board, and Alice Buck and Mrs. Crum, teacher. Last Mogday morning Wm. Baader came into the store wearing a sad coun- tenance. When asked as to the cause of bis sadness, replied that some unprin. cipled biped had stolen three of his finest buff cochins. Later in the day they were discovered in "Squire Shipley’s coop, and now the joke is on the "squire. It seems that the said "Buffiies’’ made a friendly call on the squire’s ‘biddies’ and chatted and gossiped so much that they forgot to go home and were locked up for the night. a =a Loganton. Mrs. John H. Matter is confined to the house with an attack of «rip. Mr. Douty and wife of near Carroll are {ll with the same disease, Dr, Wycoff has decided to change his residence and place of business from here to Indiana county, Rev, Baumgardner is confined to the house by illness. Henry Mark, the Beech Creek school teacher is home sick with neuralgia. T. R. Harter has bought himself a new price $200, | prise. The usual It is it was a complete sur. pleasant greetings were exchanged, and at 10 o'clock they anxiously awaiting their coming, needless to say | were invited to the dining room where a | table was filled with tempting things, to which all did justice. Afterwards they | enjoyed a pleasant chat and through the | untiring efforts of Ada Shope secured for { them a handsome rocker, and Mr. wil son was chosen to make an appropriate address and present it. He accordingly | had all in the parlor and invited Mr. {and Mrs. Rimert in and seated her in it when presenting it. She was overcome by surprise. They were the recipients of | other beautiful gifts. Ata late hour they departed expressing their wishes for a | long life and hoping to be able to enjoy the golden wedding. A GUEST Houserville. Moving time has at length arrived with a great variety of weather, John W. Dale bas moved back to the old farm with his father, and John Meckley into | the house vacted by Mr. Dale; Wm. Sar- son from G. W. Scholl's house to G. 8 Keller's , formerly occupied by Samuel Hazel. A few of the farmers of this place took advantage of the fine weather last week and commenced their spring plow. ing; the rain on Mouday puta damper {om it. Wm. Shutt, a former resident of this place, is now engaged in sboemaking at | Oak Hall. Miss May Whitehead, pastor of the U, { B. church, is conducting a series of meet. ings at present; the attendance and in terest in the meetings are remarkable, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Scholl, accompani ed by their daughter, Mrs Geo. Tibbens, of Axemann, spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Carrie Dale, Prof. | RE, Wagner, of Bellefonte, spent several days with his parents I. G. Peters, of Oak Hall, transacted | business in town the other evening; call again Mr. Peters, we are always glad to see you Messrs John Buckwalter, of Lancas- ter, and B. F. Homan, representatives of the National Dairy Sapply Co., transact. ed busivess in torn on Saturday! Mr. Steinkechler. of Clearfield, was in this section, last week, looking for horses, The recent heavy rains caused the streams to overflow and in appearance may be described to that of the Sasque. hanna river, Hublersburg. Some of our farmers have commenced plowing, there are also some gardens | made. Johan and Harry Clevenstine have been housed up with sickness for the last { three weeks, hope they will soon be able | to be around again. Henry Hov, wife and son Dean, of Howard, were Sunday visitors in our town, Frank Carner bas improved his property by putlisg up a pew wood house. Rev. Price, of the U. Er. church, will preach his first for this conference year at this place on Sunday morning. A few of our farmers do not have any birelings for the summer, Mrs. Wm. Mayes, who had been housed up with sickness for the last two months, has improved enough to be around a little again. Mrs. Mary McCormick was seriously sick at the home of her mother, Mrs. Love, the latter part of last and begin. ning this week, but is better again, Jacob Weaver is putting up a new stable on his y north of town which bought recently from Mrs. Wil lougher, It is the opinion of nearly everybody that the grain fields in this vicinity never before looked so well at this time of the year as they do this spring. If the weather continues favorable the prospects for a big crop are very good. Zion. Last Sunday a crowd of young folks spent the evening with May Struble, all reporting a fine time, but John and Eibon, four turn downs and four knock downs, and Elbon escaped with one turn down, Steiner work up your late invention. Rev. Dye, of Strastown, Indiana, preached a very interesting sermon in the Lutheran church on Sunday morn. Our schools are coming toward a close, It is rumored Taylor bank will soon open up again, . Millheim. Jobn Limbert, of Newark, N, |., spent several days in this section ; he used to be proprietor of the Aaronsburg hotel years ago. John Reigard, of Mifflinburg, spent several days in town, John Rinestone, of Selinsgrove, was here looking after property. Mrs, Lizzie Flory, of Tusseyville, spent several days with her parents here, H. F. Confer moved back to Spring Mills last week, Harry Smith, of Lewistown, visited his parents here, Abe Kessler, was to the eastern cities for his spring goods. Ada Koch, of Fairbrook, visited at J. P. Condo’s last week. Mrs. Lottie Harter aud Mrs. A. Wal- ter are attending the M. BE. Conference, at Altoona this week. J. W. Reifsnyder and family are spending some time with his sister, Mrs, J. W. Tressler, at Oak Hall, Lottie Wilson, who has been attending the public schools here, left for her home at Hyner. Margaret Weaver returned from Belle- fonte Thursday. Dr. W. 8. Harter, of State College, will open a dental room on Penn street. Leonard Mesmer, of Penn Hall, was in town on hunt of a housekeeper, Cal. King and Will Ruhl, of Spring Mills, had business in town last week, J. W. Tressler, of Oak Hall, was in town Friday. He will move on the Ben- ner farm at the Old Fort, J. H. Maize sold one of his horses and bought’ another the same dav. Aaronsburg. Rev. Jacoly” Stover, of Saydertown, spent one day last week with his uncle Wm. Stover. Misses Sara, Mazie and Tammie Haffley went to Wolf's Store on Sunday afternoon to spend a day with their sis- ier Mrs, Weaver, of that place. Geo. EB home on N. 20d street baving been work- ing at Windber for the last few months. W. H. Philps and wife spent a few days last week seeing the sights at Oak Grove Miss Electa Stover has come home from State College where she had been for a month Mrs. toona to spend a few weeks husband Mrs. Lavina Lenker Sue, are visiting Wm. Brishio, Pa. Will Philips and sister Minnie, have gone to Akron, O., where they expect to spend the summer, Misses Tammie and Mazie Haffley went to Bloomsburg, Thursday to stay an indefinite time, Harry Mensch, student at Bellefonte, was home to attend his father’s sale. J. W. Forster, accompenied by his mother and sister, attended Presbyterian services at Spring Millson Sanday after. noon. On Friday evening the band serenaded Beulah Orwig bas gone to Al with ber and danghter Houser's at Stover has returned to his | | Frank Burd and bride, who were mar. | ried & few week's ago, but had not gone to housekeeping until last week; writer wishes them many happy years together Green Burr. E E. Morris and wife, of Loganton, were callers at 8. Shaffer's on Surday. Jennie Adams, of Livonia, spent Sun- day at the home of H. A. Meyer. Mrs. W. HH. Tyson was taken to Wil Hlamsport hospital for surgical treat ment Mrs. Noah Kahl week breaking two of her ribs. On the sick list are Mrs. Adam Kahl, W. H. Tyson's little girl, Mrs. Devine Jones, Martha Kahl, Mrs. John Zeller, Mrs. W. H. Strohecker and John Shade’s boy. Jobn A. Rowe, of Livonia, spent San. day at bome., Prof. J. C. Smith will teach a term of summer school at this place. David Hann is rusning a regular old fashioned sugar camp; he is makiog mo- Iasses and maple sugar. Parties wish. ing to have a supply must send in their orders early. For drinking there are no charges on sugar water. The Green Burr Water Co, No. 2 is putting in new pipes. Ira Rowe is being treated at the lock Haven hospital for a sore eye. Services at the St. Pan! church next Sunday a. m. by the newly appointed pastor, Rev. Wiltaner, Preparations are made for remodeling the Reformed church at this place, and while the interior is undergoing a change they will have (heir services in H. A. Lamey's hall. Adam Shroyer, bought Michael yo der's farm on the mountain and move in a few weeks. Romola. Roland Miller and Geo. Wensel are critically ill. Both have a very . ous form of rheumatism accompanied by 4 high fever, Miss Ida Guunsaullls, of Nittany, visit. ed friends in this place last week. A wedding has been announced in the upper part of our neighborhood. We may give names next week, Elliot Gardoer and sister, of Howard, called on friends in this place, on Suan. day afternoon, Henry Anderson's and wife's condi. tjons are still quite serious. The latter bas brain fever, and Mr. Anderson's case thought tobe bronchitis. Dr, McEntire is the attending physician, The vendue of Willlam Harvey, in our ion Re Ir Me oa in Bgis . very price-~the sale amounting to three thous. and, two utdred aud slaty dollars and fourty.three cents, Wensel, 1 the | | man, | Mrs. Neff, M1» | Bryan, Mrs | Bathurst, | Mrs Rebersburg. The wheat fields through here look beautiful and very promising Bruce Morris who teaches in Haines twp. spent Sunday at his home, Landlord, Shaffer moved inthe Near: hood house last week, Mr. Nearhood will move into the Kreamer property, Prof. H. W, Morris, of Pine Grove Mills, spent Sunday here. A sad accident occurred last Friday at the public school grounds. Harry Brun. gart and Tourston Deihl, while playing, Mr. Deibl tripped master Brungart, causing him to fall, breaking both bones in his left arm above the wrist. This ought to be a caution to all school child: ren not to be too inconsiderate of one another's strength, day for Philadelphia. This community was shocked Sun. day at the unexpected death of John Wolf, who died Saturday night at 10 o'clock, Mr. Wolf had just ended his family devotions, was sitting on a chair, and was in the act of applying some oint. ment to his limbs, for eczema from which he was afflicted, when he received a par. alytic stroke of the heart. He expired on the instant without a sign of a strug. gle. Funeral took piace on Wednesday. (The death of John Wolf, so sudden, is a shock to his friends all ty. He was a model citizen, esteemed by all who knew him. He served two terms as county commissioner, and was one of the reform members of that board, that introduced economy and honesty, aud led to the payment of the old coun- ty debt. —EA4.) Prof. BE. M. Brungart and wife, of Mifflinburg, were here to attend the fu. peral of Mr, Wolf, the lady's father. Mrs. John Reiisnyder, of Millheim, spent Sanday here, A. J. Ocker is working in the Walker lumber job, Levi Wolford, of Sugar valley, moved into the property formerly owned by Mrs. Duck. A class of eight were examined Satur. day for the common school diploma Profs. J. C. Morris, F. M. Emerick and M. C. Haines were the examiners. J. N. Moyer and Bellefonte last week. Roland. We had some past week daughter were to very fine weather the Mrs. Gingher has been on the sick | for some time, but is improving The band boys of this place will hold an entertaioment on Saturday evening, 285:b of March Mrs. Holowbaugh, of Unionville, visit. ed her sister, Mrs. Emily Barger, of this place William Kline, of Maryland, expectsto move bere on the 1st of April, to work in the forge We hear Petie is going to leave us this spring ; we are sorry to lose him ; bow about it Katy 7. Pear! looks very down hearted since Clare left; keep in good heart, he will soon be back again ist over the coun. | | well party, Mrs. Wolford and children left Tues: | move to Oak Grove this week (men and women braved the rain May and Clara made a flying trip to Milesburg, on Friday. Rev, Boggs preached his farewell ser. mon, on Sunday at this place Mrs. Emily Barger had a quilting, on Wednesday, present were, Mrs. Duke Mrs. Shuitz, Mrs. Mary Barger, Elizabeth Barger, Mis Jones Barger, Mrs. Emma Beila Bryon, Blanch Miller, Mamey Barger. Ed. Glenn, of Cleaifield, came home on Saturday evening Harry Shatz is laid up with a sore | band. Mrs. Mary Schrover, of this place, ex | pects to goto bousekeeping, 26th of this had a bad fall last | mouth, in Eagleville The man that took the dinner pail from the forge, says be's not the only one that takes things {rom the forge; keep your eye on towels and soap. Chester Neff expects to move April 1st, in the house belonging Ww Samuel Bar. ger. I think when people go to church for the good of the meeting, they ought not | to chew all the way bome, We hear of a weddin future; how about it Lidie W. R. Shaltz is the preacher for the Ev. church for this year. in the near ~Rularged portraits in all styles and grades. Mallory & Taylor, and floor, Crider's Exchange, Nittany. Have had very bad weather the past few days Mrs. R. H Krame:, of Bellefonte, was the guest of 8. Peck and family several days this week. Alf. Gates has leit our town om haunt of a job for the summer, N. A. Yearick has gone to Woolrich where he has secured a good position. J. W. Tolbert, of Windber is spending ten days with his parents at this place. Don't the ice cream sociable at the home of Mts. Fannie Hmerick's, on Saturday night for the benefit of the Ev. church, Grass and grain look fine through the Some of our farmers are busy plowing. Cleave Bierly, of Clintondale passed through our town on Sunday enroute to Howard, to see his better half, The stork visited the home of Charle Guunsallus and left a gir! baby, whic! was very welcome, a Messrs, Olle und Ketter, of CHfttou: ale, pasged rough our town on : day. The band has been rendering some ues selections since ther | teacher was re. Charley und George Gunsallus return: ed home from the woods to spend Sun. day with their families, Ed, Tate, of Tyrone, visited his mother, Mrs, Hettle Tate, of this piace, several days Jast week. ssh Viésito ] : : | | | Beech Creek. At the acnual election of officers of the Presbyterian Sunday school held Sanday George ID Hess was re elected superin- tendent and enters upon his 27th conse- cutive year in this office. Capt. James A. Quigiey was re-elected assistant superintendent having served in this capacity for many years. The other of. ficers are as follows : Secretary, Harry H. Fearon ; assistant secretary, Gay H. Thompson ; treasurer, | A, Quigley ; chorister, Flem. P. Trexler; organist, Miss Erie Farwell; cornetist, G. PF, Hess. Mrs. William H. Lamkin wastendered a surprise by a goodly number of her lady freinds who assembled for a fare- Mr. and Mrs. Lamkin will Mrs. Jane Linn was taken completely by surprise Saturday evening, when 60 and called at ber home for what proved to be a very pleasant evening caused a land slide along the railroad of N_—_— Beech Creek will have an up to-date town hall with stage and large seating capacity, spitable for a town of this size, It will be located in the centre of the town and be erected this summer, Beech Creek and Ba'd Eagle are bank full as a result of the heavy rains. Mrs. McKibbon and daughter, Miss Ftd, and son John are visiting friends at Hublersburg, residence at Altoona. The home of Charles Elsworth Bullock on Water street was taken possession of by more than a hundred of the lady and gentleman friends Wednesday evening, 18th, while be was ‘‘down town.” He was completely surprised. According to the Reading goosebone { prophet there were to have been 29 snow | storms this winter, but yp to date be is | the Pennsylvania Fire Brick company | on the mountain side above Mapes track was covered for some distance and about 100 feet moved out of position i | just 16 short; we had 13 snows by the Democrat's record, and little prospect for more. Both the ground hog and the : | goosebone are false prophets this winter The heavy rains of the past few days | goosehone are ‘alse p oph ; 4 4 a "Force," a ready-to serve, ready-to The | digest, delightful! food, brings the inde. pendent strength that comes of heatlh.”’ tf WE CANNOT FITTINGLY DESCRIBE OUR BEAUTIFUL SPRING SHOES Our Easter Mil- linery Opening on Tuesday, March 31, and Wednesday, April 1. All the newest Novelties in Milli- nery will be shown by us on these two days. tli THE GLOBE|~ KATZ & CO. prior to taking up their .
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