8 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., SEPTEMBER 24, 1903, E. P. Irvin L. C, Irvin THE RACKET Just in; a complete line of knit goods in handsome designs and colors. Ladies’ shawls, children’s leggings, A 180 the cele. hoods, toques, waists, bootees, sacks ete. brated Utopia Shetland floss, knitting worsted, Spanish yarn, yarns including Saxony, Scotch Germantown, All kind of Blankets cotton and wool. Haps from 75 cents to 27. You can do better at the Racket; they sell for cash. RACKET STORE CO. Correspondents’ Department Continued, f Ag Unionville. Sherman Parsons, wife and children, spent last week with his cousin Wm, B. Parsons, Geo. F. Rumberger, and ‘the only pebble on the beach,’’ their little daughter, are visiting friends here and Bellefonte wile Capt. S. H. William's corps of paint. i are beautifyiog Mrs, W. D. Smith's idence. e; Ie There has not been a single pauper In the Township Home more than two months, for ‘Squire Riley Pratt is visiting friends up in the Nutmeg state. tisie Bing has the fastest driving team bere, and will probably put them on the track Ex-treasuter Chas. Smith and n+ 38 here Tuesday. missing of value when they left. of more interesting items I to say that it isn’t true lack For L occasion take that: Bennie Frederics will be married on Thursday, 24th, by Rev. Sam Jones, Nor that Joe Barton went over to the mountain and shot three large Tuesday morning and got Alfred Heaton to help carry them home. Nor that Pat McDonnell gained 25 pounds while be was off on his vacation. Nor that ““Pete’’ Stere killed a rattle snake that measured eight feet from tip to tip and | had nineteen rattles John avd Clyde Cadwallader purchased the Edgar Thompson works at Braddock f 020. Nor that Albert Rumberger and Wm. er, Jr., of Patton, purchased whaling vessel off the foundland and will devote the balance of their lives catching whales. Nor that That in the Centre Democrat is waning that Francis Speer ha North American ar “That columns’ daily. Nos The Curtin monument erected in the diamond a cost of $25,000 Nor that steel Denling- a large of New- oast interest No the lish two that has at last been of Bellefonte at purchased 1 wl pu Coburn. I. W. Ker went to W. Va chashing tim? can be of the grain man's absence Mrs. J. D. Mark last week visiting 1 E.R Auman and spent Sunday at A Mis. T. W. Hoste? un an Bertha spent a few ¢ B. Shaffer's has beer ba : Katie Hall and Jesse Neuman, of lewisburg, are having a pleasant time at the home of Thomas Kahler, Wm. F. Stover, of Fiedler, spent Tues. day in town Wm. Wolf and lady friend, of Fiedler, took a drive throvygh our town om Sun day. T. H. Mgtz and wife, were in town on Tuesday. T. A. Meyer, wife and son John, spent Sunday at Frank Guiswite's at Fiedler, Frank Bartges is raising bis potatoes this week, that were not already raised by the black sun bonnet he saw roaming over his field. The Coburn band will furnish music for the Lewisburg fair next Tharsday, and many other people of this seclion intend to spend a day there, The Coburn band will also give an air concert at Millheim, Saturday, Sept. 26th, ator vw. teeter and WwW. L they Hosterman intend pur eriand, if a suitable tract secured A. B Me has charge house duriog Mr. Hoster- where and children spent uion county vy, of Millbeim, } wer's 1 daughter ast week at N re Hall Bertha time | of Woodward, Roskviw. The farmers are busy cutting off corn. The wheat fields are beginning to look Freee Geo. Fishburn and wife returned to their home in Freeport, 111, after spend: ing several weeks with the former's par- ents, Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Albright and sons Boyd and Sam’l, spent Sunday with Albright’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sampsel, of Pleasant Gap. acob Fishburn, wife and children left on Tuesday for Harrisburg to visit the former's sister, Jocob , wife and children spent Sunday at ry Fishburn’s. ohn Rishel and wife spent Sunday moon at H, K. Hoy's, Henry Moyer and wile of Boalsburg, spent Sanday at H. K. Hoy's. , Victor Brungart and Pearl and Fleck Rober. oo 8 Pest Hoy ane LS) Wm, | Burnside of Bellefonte, transacted busi. | There was nothing wild turkeys on | have | yr the sum of £100,- Linden Hall. One of the most enjoyable social events of the season took place on Saturday afternoon, 19th, at “Hide-away Farm,” pear Linden Hall, where a birthday sur- prise supper was given to Mrs. William 8S. Brooks by a number of her many friends and relatives, Early in the morning Mr. Brooks decoyed Mrs. Brooks away from home to spend the day, thus giving the daughters, Miss Daisy, and Mrs. Foster Jodon, of Pleas- ant Gap, and a few friends, a chance to prepare the delicious refreshments which were daintily served in the evening and more than enjoyed by all present. At about 4 o'clock, Mrs. Brooks, never hav. ing received an inkling of what was going on, was driven home by her husband and one can well imagine her surprise to find over fifty friends assembled in ber home. She was the recipient of many valuable gifts which will always serve as a reminder of a very happy evening. At a late hour, the merry crowd separated after wishiog Mrs. Brooks many happy returns of the day, and thanking their hostesses for a delightful time, Among the guests were the following : Joseph Brooks, Youngwood, Va ; Edward Jodon and wife, Foster Jodon, Jr., and wile, Reeder Jodon, Mrs Irvin Taylor and son Char ley, of Bellefonte; Abner Noll and wire, Mrs’ William Noll, Mrs, Henry Twitmyer, Jasper Brooks and wife. also their daughter, Helen, Dr. Bilger and wife, and James Brooks and wife, of Pleasant Gap ; Irvin Burris and wife Samuel Gingerich and wife, Henry Potter and Miss Mary Potter, Mrs. Ferguson Potter and Miss Phoebe Potter, Miss Libble, Davis and brother John, Mrs, John Felding, Frank Wieland and wife, Mrs Mrs. Jacob Zong, all of Linden Hall ; Richard Brooks and wife, Cloyd Brooks and wife, and John Breon and wife, of Centre Hall, Bliss Meyer spent a few days with his uncle Jacob Meyer. Joe Brooks returned to his work, after | spending last week at his home, Henry Homan and wife were pleasant | callers at the home of J. H. Ross. The U. Ev. will [Sunday afternoon | preach. H. 8. Fleck was a visitor at Brooks during picnic week Joe Campbell returned to his western | home after spending a few months with | his sister, Mrs. Mary Stamm | Miss Anua Corl, of Pleasant Gap, soent a few days with her gravdfather, Robert | Corl. John Tressier, Rev. Crumbling will Wm. High Valley. Rain on Thursday prevented our boys | going to the picnic—money sayed boys. J. T. Eisenhuth has returned from | West Virginia. F. 8S. Eisenbuth and Charlie Snyder, of Seauor spent a few days here. | No news from Rankietown ; that must | bave died the time that Georgetown | went up I believe the Travelers Gap scribe is | an honest man, as he dou’t keep a mean trick in the dark ; itis not said when a man is full of fun that he would store a { dead man in an orchard all night. Ira Soyder and wife were to Coburn Tuesday. Jess Sayder is asking damage of the scribe what other mens’ cattle do. | It seems that the scribe is the only one in High valley to attend church and keep the Saboath W. L. Hosterman left for West Vir. ginia on business Saturday. The Georgetown scribe is nursing a sore finger Eisenhuth coining George hop and Leorge The Democrat says there are plenty of meu that will spend their money for flowers and ifthey haven't a pint of whiskey in the house, but the scribe says there are plenty that will spend their money for whiskey if they haven't a pint f fl in the bouse is making things money. Good for : yar A rumor that Coburn will soon have a wed ding; how is that John ? Frost on Saturday morning crop will not be more than the corn half now, George Rider cut the wood on his land and not on Motz's Moshannon. Miss Mionie McGowan has again re tursed to Willlamsport where she 1s tak ing a course in the Commercial College. Albert Lucas is taking a cours Lock Haven Normal. in the Grover C. Duck has gone to Valpara 80, Ind, where he is taking a course in telegraphy in Dodge's Institution | Mrs. Alouza Grove is spending a few days in Philadelphia. Maude Rankin was ou the sick list, Mrs. Jas. Duck is visiting at the home of T. D. Weaver, E«q. Mrs. Frank Tubridy, of Sleepy Hol- low, spent a few days in Williamsport, The postoffice has been changed and will now be kept by T. D. Weaver, J. P. Miss Edith Lucas took a trip to How" ard last week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zimmerman took a trip abroad recently, Miles Crownover is reported to be on the sick list. Mra. Clarence Weaver, of Kylertown, visited at the home of Jerome Martin her father, Pine Creek Mills. Jacob Musser bought a fine horse from Emanuel Vonada. Meyer & Vonada’s sawmill is not ran. ning at present, Jonas Dinges, at Frogtown, Is cut. ting off corn, Emanuel Vonada says it is too early yet to sow. Henry lemyer and family, Sam’l Ard and family, of Coburn, spent Sun- day at James Musser’s, J. B. Risnsl and wife spent Sunday in Georgesvalley. Blanche and Olie Treaster spent Sun. day at Aaronsburg. Geo, Stover is working for Philip Myer, Fred Stover, the uptodate farmer, was running four teams, He Is done with his I'S Philip Stover Is improving slowly, Popularity is too often measured by the pop of a cork, George Miller and wife, James Ross and wile, i i | bold communion on Port Matilda. Ruth Willlams was given a birthday patty at her home in honor of her 14th irthday, at which 28 young people were present, James Stine is undergoing treatment in a Philadelphia hospital for eye dis. ease, Our winter term of school opened on Monday with the following teachers in charge; J. A. Willams, grammar; Emma Reese, primary; Earnest Spotts, Plank Road; Nora Horner, Laurel Run; barger, Sunny Side. will be a hard one with a panic to back it up. We hope it is a mistake, hirs. Sarah Rhodes and daughter, of Tyrone, are visiting her son here. Wm. aud Seth Reese, of Shady Dell, ties and coal bank ties. Sunday with his parents. The Shady Dell picnic was a success under the management of John Reese. Jack Frost visited this section, Mrs. Lathers and Mrs. Lam, of Phil. Cowher, Sober. John Zerby threshed four hundred and thirty-three bushels of oats off of four- teen acres, Sam’'l Ripka and wife spent Sunday at Al. Kerns, The farmers around here are not all done sowing yet, Joe Stevenson expects to | family to W. Va, this week. Wm. Swartz is Brushvalley. move his hauling bark from | Our schools opened on Sept. 7, with a { fair attendance, with N. H. Corman, | teacher. Mr. Delong and wife, of Mifflin county, spent some time in this vicinity. Colonel Decker, of Georgesvalley, and his best girl, of Sober, attended picuic. | Howard Eisenbuth erset county, came parents, Saul Lingle's. and wife, of Som. bome to visit her It seems as if everybody was commenc- |ing to cut corn fodder. Mrs. Sarah Breon was a caller { ber daughter, Mrs. U. G. Auman. | Miss Dora Gentzel and Lizzie Woll | were callers with Lottie Hackenburg, at | Millheim. Mrs. U.G Auman was Oscar Auman on Sunday. with the guest of | - Millheim. : | There were very few in attendance at the grange picnic from here. | Fred Forte, of Williamsport, is visit {ng his sister Mrs. Clara Clark. | J. H. Kerstetter was on the police force at the grange picuic. Maud Hoy, of Williamsport, is a guest of Margaret Weaver, J. W. Musser has gone to Harrisburg for treatment Frank Detweiler, of Abbey, O., who bas been away for 14 years, spent some time amoung friends here, | F.8. Ulrich, of Lock Haven, returned to this place on account of {ll health. J. H. Reifsnyder business trip to left Friday on a Buffalo and Rochester, The eclopment of E. E. Houtz and Marie Confer created quite an excite: ment after the farts became known ; this is the result of parents allowing their daughters to gad the streets at night when they are in their teens ; he left a wife and four small children ; the sheriff will sell his personal property on Friday. May Evaos, of Willlamsport, is visit ing ber cousin Jennie Reifsnyder. The seeding is progressing slowly. Pine Glenn. Miss Anne Beates went to Cataract on Saturday, where she will teach school during the coming winter Jacob Walker has been on the sick list during the past week Jas. Hipple, formerly of this place, but now of Baltimore, Md , and Alda Gilli. land, of Karthaus, Pa., were married at | the bride's home, Wednesday, Sept. 16 Bessie Askey went to Winburne on | Monday, to visit relatives, | Mrs. 8 C. Walker and Mrs. FP, Lewis have returned from a visit to Philipsburg. Beates, of Karthaus, spent Sunday with | their mother, Mrs. Ellen Beates, of this | place. Harry Hoover purchased a fine new organ last week. Mrs. Frank Wagner made a flyin trip to Philipsberg to visit her husband, who is employed at that place, Query :~Were you at the party om Tuesday night ? Mrs. W. P. Mecker and little daughter been of Williamsport, have recently visiting friends in this vicinity. VIN.-TE-NA for feeling, Exhansted Vitality, Debility and Diseases requiring a Tonic Strength: ening Medicine. It cures quickly by making Pure Red Blood and replenish. ing the Blood Supply. Benefit Guaran. teed or money refunded. All Srupgita. 99 . UL) 1s the Now and Better Breakfast ivod, wo different from all others thal it pleases everybody, Get a ro “eo to-day at your grocers. Tw _uwrsss Puna Foon Co, Ls Rox, XB Lizzie Reese, Shady Dell; Walter Harsh. It is predicted that the coming winter | Wingate. Claud Summers, who works below Bellefonte, was brought home with symp- toms of typhoid fever but is better now. Lewis Alker, also Willis Davidson, are on the sick list, Chester Hoover, of Altoona, spent Sun- day at the home of Ezra Fisher, George Reighard, of Altoona, spent Sunday at the home of Joseph Davidson, Fillmore. Frank Blair, of Wilkinsburg, is visit ing bis son John. Henry Huey and family visited in have taken a contract for making R. R. | El Cowher, of Sandy Ridge, spent | Mrs. Geo. Twitmyer, of Wilmington, | | Bald Eagle, on Sunday. There was quite a beavy frost on Sat- urday morning in this vicinity, J. E. Stine, who has spent the summer | report a very nice time. Del., visited her mother Mrs, | Reese, last week. | Some of our farmers are cutting their Elizabeth Glen Iron Furnace Burned. The buildings of the Glen Iron fur nace were destroyed by fire Sunday morning, 13 at an early hour, the origin of the fire being unknown. The build ings were of frame, and are a total loss with the exception of the casting house, which was saved. The loss is about $5,000 with no insurance. The furnace was idle for a great many years, until the rise in the price of iron several years ago induced the owners of the furnace to put it in blast over a year ago. The furnace is owned by a company of Phila- delphians. -- The Harvest Moon. One of the beauties of the skies in | September is the harvest moon, which is pow full, It is so called on account of the fact this is the harvest month | Eogland. And the moon rising at the i i | corn, while others are busy putting in | heir grain, ipsburg, visited at the home of Joseph | ADJOINING COUNTIES. T. B. Rosser, of Mill Hall, has been appointed railway postal clerk on the C.R. R.of Pa. He | week. went on duty last The Mifflin county fair will be held in lewistown from Oct. 13 to 16, and there is every indication of its being a success in every particular. Thomas W. Shipton died at his home at Swengle, Union county, aged nearly 55 years. His remains were intered in the Swengle cemetery, The ington is progressing rapidly. afternoon at 2 new church building at Flem. Sunday 10 o'clock the corner stone An esting program will be rendered M. C Jobson, the Mill Hall cabbage king, is beginning to receive some benefit from the liberal advertising he has had recently, Oo Tuesday he received an inquiry for quotations on ten car loads of cabbage. laying services will be held. inter. The Pennsylvania railroad is taking precautionary measures to prevent smallpox among its many employes. At the Union station, Pittssburg, the work of having the men vaccinated began last Wednesday and will all bave been rendered immune James Lewis, one of the robbers con- fined in the jail at Williamsport await. ing trial, and the member of the gang wounded by a ball from the Centre coun. ty posse, is supposed to have been at one time a resident of Union county, living near Miflinburg with his parents. His parents are both dead, but other rela. tives survive him. The name he bas given the authorities, Lewis, is generally supposed to be an alias. The Northumberland county quarter sessions of court will convene on Septem. ber 28th, and it will be the largest in the history of the county. About three hun. dred cases are down om the docket for trial, with two murders amoung them. The latter two of the lot are supplied by Mt. Carmel and Shamokin, which region also supplied a great bulk of the balance returned by fhe justices The steam saw and Henry Swartz, near Caldwell in Gallia gher township, Clinton county, was de stroyed by fire some time daring Thurs day night The loss 1s complete as the entire structure is in ashes. There was a planing mill attached and it, too, was destroyed, The fire is smpposed to have originated from the furnace. A storm approaching a hurricane ‘in Clearfield Priday night, Welch Bros. circus was showing there, and the big tent was lifted from its stakes | and almost collapsed. A panic ensued among the spectators and the show came to an end, The damage to the circus paraphernalia was great, and it was force swept | wi di ity that the show was loaded | Mrs. J. A. Heckendorn and Riythe | Yita Gillie yo on its cars for transportation, Several | | streets were badly flooded. Perry Bartley, of Hammersley Fork, Clinton county, was crushed [to death by a falling tree at a lamber job near Ole- au. The young man, who was not yet 20 years of age, went with his father to the lumber camp of Williams & Parshall, where they secured work. Young Bart: ley had cut but one log when suddenly a tree on the hillside above them gave way and fell, crushing the anfortunate young man to death. Mrs. Sarah Rishel, widow of ex. county commissioner John Rishel, drop: ped over dead at the home of her daugh- ter’ Mrs. Wm. Harris, In Lock Haven, Sunday afternoon, aged 88 years. De. ceased was a well known woman, especially id’ Nittany Valley, where at Clintondale she long resided with her husband until his death about eleven years ago. [Interment made in Cedar Hill cemetery. The Sugar Valley Journal says there are five octogenarians living in Loganton as follows: Levi Conser 86, Charles Parker 84, Mrs, Polly Parker 81, Daniel Karstetter 87 and General D. K. Heck. man 80. Those who have attained the three.score-and ten limit are Mrs, William Smith 77, Emanuel Huber 75, John Berry 79, Jacob Kister 73, Sarah i He is survived by six children, i continue until shingie mill of J Suyder, 72 Mary Franz yo. in the fields at night. The sun will | reach the quarter early in the morning of the 24th, ushering the autumnal sea- in | “The Johnstown Flood.” A perfect production, perfectly pre. sented, by a perfect company, with per- fect scenery and perfect effects, is perfect assurance of a perfect evening's enter. tainment. Edward Houghton’s new per- fect play, "The Johnstown Flood," will be perfectly presented here at the opera house on Saturday evening, Sept. 260% with the same perfect cast, perfect scene- ry, costumes and perfect electrical ef. fects. The management guaraniees a | perfect production im all that the word | implies. “The Johnstown Flood" is the most talked of thisseason, and no doubt a large audience will witness the presen. tation. Sale of seats now in Progress. Reduced Rates to Baltimore. For the benefit of those desiring to attend the annual session of the Sovereign Lodge of { 1.0.0.7. at Baltimore, Md, Beptember ZI to sametime for several evenings, prolongs the day so that workmen can see to work | %, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will #11 round trip tickets to Baltimore from all tations on its lines, in this section and inter- mediate stations on the Northern Central, on Beplember 19, 00, and 21. good for return pas. sage Beptember inclusive, at rate of single fare for the round trip, plus one dollar, a until >, WE'RE OUT FOR THE SCHOOL SHOE TRADE A. C. MINGLE. BELLEFONTE, PA. Millinery Opening TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, WEDNESDAY, “ 30. Choice Line of Hats.and Millinery Novelties, You are cordially invited to attend, Katz & Co., Bellefonte, Pa.
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