VOL. LXXII._
THANKSGIVING SERMON.
RER. G. W. KERSHNER OF THE RE-
FORNED CHURCH
Delivered the Union Thanksgiving Sermon
in the M. E Church,
Psalm 02:1: —*It is a good thing to
give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing
praises unto thy name, O most High."
Rev. Kershner, after announcing his
text, said:
* The statement of an universal truth,
It is always a good thing to give
thanks unto the Lord and to sing
praises unto the name of the most
High. The highest exercise to which
we can put our religious faculties, after
all, is praise not petition. The heaven
for which we are striving will be fully
attained when we have nothing more
to ask for, when confession and peti-
tion, toil and sacrifice, longing and as-
piration shall give place to the endless
hymw of praise which the redeemed
sing around the throne of God.
For another reason it is good always
to give thanks untothe Lord. We are
80 apt to think that the reasons for
thanksgiving are largely dependent on
external circumstances. If our eir-
cumstances are favorable, we feel grate-
ful and we are willing to give thanks
and sing praise; if otherwise, we would
rather grumble and find fault. That
is, we have somehow formed the no-
tion that when circumstances are
vorable we ought to give thanks,
when they are contrariwise need
not. And it may be that we have
come to this service today with a feel-
ng somewhat akin to this.
that back of our avowed intention to
give thanks, underneath the prayer
and the hymn, there hides away
question, what have I to be thankful
ful for? And then naturally, follow-
ing in the train of that question, is a
whole series of unwelcome and disqui-
eting reflections: Crops are short,
prices low, stock has died, business
dull, winter at the door, ete, and there
you are counting up your misfortunes
and forgetting your mercies, Well, if
you will persist in looking only at the
dark side, let me give you a piece of
advice. When the Revolutionary war
was over, and our National independ-
ence had been secured, there was great
rejoicing in the colonies, and a day of
Thanksgiving was proclaimed, George
III not willing to be outdone in piety
by his quondam subjects,
claimed a day of thanksgiviog. A
worthy divine, who shared the sover
eign's intimacy, ventured to ask him,
“Sire, for what are we to give thanks 7?”
The King seemed non-plussed at first
but finally exclaimed, “Thank God it
is no worse.” Bo if, after carefully
enumerating your misfortunes and
tabulating your losses, you ask “what
am I to give thanks for?” [I answer,
“Thank God it is no worse.” Bat afl-
er all there is a better way, There isa
divine philosophy, a whole Gospel, in
such simple, familiar, threadbare, com-
mounplaces as these: Look on the
bright side of thiogs; count up your
mercies and forget your misfortunes;
thank God for what you have got and
quit wishing for what you do not and
cannot have. It is possible to find in
all lives and in all circumstances of life
abundant reasons for thanksgiving.
Ho today let us look at the bright side
of our individual and national life; let
us look from the shortened crop to the
grand aggregate; from the shrinkage
in value to the expansion of our wealth
and the development of our resources;
from the few dark spots upon the sur-
face of our sun of prosperity to its evi-
dent and unquestioned brightness, I
wish I bad time this morning to note
the signs of our national prosperity, to
count the mile stones of our national
progress and add up the sum total of
our national blessings. But pardon
me if on this occasion [ wander out of
the beaten path of Thanksgiving dis
courses to point out some of the simple
but needful lessons that underly all in-
dividual and national prosperity. Na-
tional life is only the complex sum of
individual lives and the ultimate ee:
ments of natioaal greatness are after
ail the simple virtues of daily life em-
bodied and expressed in your life and
mine, —in the life of every individual
citizen.
Among the needful lessons of our
day sre Ist, a plainer, more frugal liv.
fng—as a corrective of the wasteful ex-
travagance of private and public life.
For good times jor bad times, for all
times, this is the lesson. Good times
foster extravagance that leads
foevitably to hard times. We all
know it to be so, and yet, as individu.
als aud a nation, we take to the prac-
tice of economy with poor grace. The
American people scorn to live in sight
of a rainy day. When times are
we live to the of our income, then,
when the bad times come we suffer
and grimble, and Had fault with every
aid Sov wiv Tak of thr Ws
Fhut’s gu n ying to Da
Tie apis ma in aritho y A
ngs six pence,
fa-
but
we
It may be
the
i. fF
also pro-
CEN
| shillings six pence, outgo seventeen
| shillings six pence, result,—happinese.
We talk sometimes as if good times
and bad times followed each
other according to some necessary and
invariable law of average. But there
is no such law, There is no necessity
for even occasional hard times. When
the masses of the American people
shall cease to dress beyond their means
and live beyond their income; when
men and women shall stop buying
what they cannot pay for and spend-
ing what they bave not earned; when
we, as a people, are willing to live fru-
gally, add spend moderately and deal
honestly with others and po less hon-
estly with ourselves, we shall have per-
manent prosperity as our just and mer-
ited reward.
2ndly—Anunother lesson of the hour
emphasized, illustrated and demon-
strated in a thousand ways, in charac-
acters of Jurid light, is the lesson of
temperance. No nation that legalizes,
maintaius and defends a system that
makes 100,000 drunkards annually,
that wastes every year §1,000,000,000
directly, and $1,000 000,000 more indi-
rectly, for intoxicants, can look nor
ought to lank manent prosperi-
ty. largest ele.
ment of our population, the laboring |
class, and what hinders the
ment of their condition
9
anything else ?
Taleo §
lake van CUsy wi
more
wages for liquor? Dr. Talmage says,
“Give me all the money spent for |
liquor by the laboring classes, during
the last thirty years, and I will buy |
for every one of them a house and lot.
I will furnish the house comfortably |
cy besides that will keep his wife and |
children suflering and
when he is gone.” Leaving the
above
al aspect of untouched,
what stimulation io trade, what revi-
val of business would result if the two |
billion dollars that are annually spent
for liquor should be turned into the
the question
Srdly—Let us learn
simaple contentment,
the lesson of
Discontent
one of our nations! characteristics, and |
it is at the bottom of a great many of |
our social, political,
disturbances,
commercial,
even religious
ing does this chronic dissatisfaction |
w
The eflect
discontent in business,
of our restiess
in social life
and in religious life was pointed out,
And lastly le f
t us learn the lesson of
vital godliness as the strongest, surest
safeguard and of
prosperity.
& GEISS GOUDHART, AN |
assurance
Near Centre Hil
The spacious farmhouse of Mr. G. L.
Goodhart, near Centre Hill,
scene Wednesday evening, Nov. 25th,
of a very pretty home wedding, The
contracting parties were DD. Wagner
Geiss, son of D. K. of Centre |
Hall, and Miss Ada, daughter of Mr. |
Goodbart. The
formed by Rov. . H. Betuyler, pas-
tor of the a ( reek Presbyterian |
Church, of which the bride is a mem-
ber. The happy couple are well-known |
and highly respected in this commu-
nity. After a brief honey-moon trip
the couple will go to housekeeping in
Bellefonte, where Mr. Geiss is em-
ployed in the office of Edward R.
Rhoads, shippiog and commission
merchant, The Reporter wishes them
a happy and successful life.
The house was tastefully decorated
with chrysanthemums aod potted
plants. Miss Goodhart carried a bou-
quet of beautiful estrich plume chrys-
anthemums, sent by a Wisconsin
friend.
Crelss,
———— A
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.
Mary Nevel's heirs to Jacob Nevel,
dated April 1, 1880, 17 acres and 57
perches in Potter township; considera-
tion, $150.00.
Jacob Everet, et ux., to Jacob Ker-
stetter, dated March 9, 1800, 11 acres
and 4 perches in Penn township; con
sideration $716.62,
Sarah J. Eisenhuth, et al., to Mar-
tha A, Kerstetter, dated May 9, 1900
for 10 acres and 122 perches in Penn
township; consideration $40.00,
H. E. Smith, et ux., to Thomas E.
Vonada, dated May 12, 1900 for 14
acres and 113 perches in Haines town-
ship; consideration $275.00.
Marriage Licenses.
Jeremiah Hoavely and Sarah CO,
Heckman, Spring Mills,
Mannasses Stover and Maggie E.
Wohlfort, Livonia,
Aaron Grieb Snook, Mary Bevilla
Sholl, Millheim,
Henry R. Newman and Lena
Decker, Port Matilda,
Orlande Walk and Sallie Fink, Tay-
lor township. ’
W. D. Walker and Rachael Woom-
er, Yaroell.
Geo, H. Vaugh and Auna Frank,
HALL, PA., TH
Cause for
Thanksgiving.
Because it has had a eontinuou
abundant supply of water, not only
chanical purposes as well.
the borough officials with regard t
i
all times and for all purposes.
all sorts of notices were posted.
| thirsty shudder when unconsciously
{ glass of water and spit on the g
Broavse several disastrous
of water and the practically unlis
as \ \
Dinos si the public 8ChOOis are
|
gorre st good to the greatest nun
Ki
ate educational matters
.s x as
“horse sense su Dati
rear and
years are now permitted to
| readin’, 'ritin’ 'rithmetie,
and
the
is growing
SRECAUSE 3 borough 18
DOY pulation : busin
of Yabor are
muitipiving,
Becavse epidemics
v
counties,
ad joinin
THE CENTRE REPORTER (
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\ November Court.
November term of court convened al
Bellefonte Hon.
{ John G. early
morning,
Love presiding. The
part of the morning session was
i pled by presenting pet
iseveral members of the bar,
H. H. Osman, Esq., of Worth
ship, was appointed foreman of
grand jury by the Court.
constables of Lhe boroughs
Monday
OU
itions by ti
town
ths
The several
i
uras
©
ai fowh-
ships made their quarterly ret
i required by an act of assembly
Verdicts were
a]
rendered the fol.
il cases:
On
ing civ
Agues Porter va. Wm,
: verdict
B. Mingie,
Adm'r of ete for plaintifl for
“i.
RAC
{ of ele;
$500.58,
Frain va, C. M. Bower, Adm’r
verdict in favor of plaintiff for
dter, Ex'r
verdict for plaintiff for $460.00,
The following civil cases
Yes 8 by agreement of parties:
. B. Musser F. W. Confer.
Hts MeKinley obert MeC
mont, et. al. Blank & Gottshall ve,
| Hosterman.
Rebecea Sparr ve. John
i of ete,
|
f-
.
were se
vs,
VE, aie
T.
The greater part of the aftercoon ses-
| sion was occupied by the trial of the
| case of Com. va. Daniel Robb:
obstructing a public highway;
cutor David Robb. The question at
jsstuie was of a trivial nature, but ow-
ing to ill feelings it has developed into
a neighborhood fight. Cases of this
kind are rather an expensive lukury to
the tax payers of Centre county, and
there should be some manner of pre-
venting the venting of personal spite
at the expense of the people. Col
Reeder made the argument for the de-
fendant, while Clement Dale, Eaq.,
closed for the Com. Verdict not guil-
ty; defendant to pay two-thirds of the
costs and prosecutor one-third,
Com. va. W. M. Johnstonbaugh,
charge, larceny. Defendant plead
guilty; sentence, two years and three
months in the Western penitentiary.
The defendant in this case was one of
the persons who broke into Krumrine's
store at State College early last fall,
and is an old offender.
Com. vs. James Murray; proseci-
trix Lizzie Murray; charge incest, felo
pious assault, adultery. Verdict, not
guilty,
Com, va. James Murray, proseculrix
Lizzie Murray; charge, assault and
battery, aggravated assault and bat.
tery. Defendant plead guilty to first
count, nol, pros, to second count. Ben-
tence, $10.00 five and thirty days in
Jail.
Com. vs. James Quiggle and Squire;
charge cutting thmber trees; prosecu-
tor, Lehigh Valley Coal Company.
The district attorney was assisted in
the prosecution by Orvis, Bower & Or-
vis while the defendants were repre
charge
prose.
Gray, sq. The entire afternoon was
occupied by the evidence in this case,
with the exception of a few short ar
guments on questions of law. After
of the evidence
URSDAY,
HALL GIVES THANKS
s supply of pure, fresh water during
through.
The borough has had an
for domestic purposes, but for me-
ictions were imposed at any time by
~it was for
during ordinary dry
the use of water use at
SABONE,
which almost made the
arched lips were cooled with a
tofore,
published,
tho 1
he j
i before quenching the thirst.
es were
averted by the splendid
he borough, and the high pressure
] & 4
conducted in a way that gives the
That eurriculum, upon which all
1 to rest, was relegated to the
twelve and thirteen
branches—grammar,
The
day laborer’s days
or in every Benge.
r homes in Centre and
THANKS
yf t
aimost
every old read-
cen added to its subscription
have dealt
July
Penn's Valley and
Fors
Tale
honor.
1001
Centre
extent,
advance to 5
as a valoable advertising
of
cognized as the friend
s men and individuals,
iit Tw fore
J).
arg
Huot
anda
Ce
} 13 the jury was
for
Orvis, Ea.
LT
made,
the defendant
for the Com.
Veihdorfer, charge,
ttle; prosecutor Geo, Katlch-
¢ were several boys in and
Snow who made a prac.
and selling cattle which
stured in the woods, At
1899, three of these
wiys were convicted and sentenced on
but the defendant
orfer left the country be |
arrests were made. Some |
this summer the defend- |
ant returned home when he was ar-
rested, and is now brought for trial.
Bills were ignored in the following
D. (G. Barr, charge
ation; prosecutor H. 8B. Springer,
Com. ve. Chester A.
assault and battery;
prosecutor Mary Stalker to pay the |
va. Geo. W. Raroper, |
prosecutor Samuel
unty to pay costs,
James Williams, charge,
larceny from the person; prosecutrix
Elizabeth Bartley, county to pay costs.
Com. va. Martin Hoyses, charge as-
sault and battery; prosecutor Wm. T.
Powell to pay costs,
A Furst
i
ve
E
Hi ar
RIERIINE |
CK.
~hoe,
f Killing
» Deng pa
. vember session,
i
this same chinrge,
€ hai
ar Veil
igre any
time during
Lom. vs,
Cases
forni
to pay the © win,
NBtaiker, charge
Costs, Lom.
charge larceny;
Bruss: co
Lom va,
1900.
DEATHS THROUGHOUT CENTRE,
Brief Sketches of Departed Friends,
They Were and When They Died,
ABRAM SNYDER,
Abram Boyder, of Northwood, for-
merly a resident of Bellefonte, died at
his home Thursday of last week, at the
advanced age of ninety years and three
months,
Who
JEREMIAH HOY,
Miles township lost one of its most
respected citizens in the death of Jere
mish Hoy, which occurred recently
The interment was made at Yearick’s
church. The deceased was aged over
seventy-one years, A few years ago be
was stricken with paralysis which
greatly hastened his death. Mrs, FEd-
ward Dunkle, of Gregg township,
daughter, and two sons, Jeremiah, in
the west, and William, living in Mill-
heim, survive the deceased,
ANDREW HARTER
The venerable And rew Harter
at his home four miles east of
onte Sunday afternoon at 2 of
from infirmities incident to old
He wasa native of Centre
and was 77 years and
He followed farming
days and was a sincere christian
tleman who enjoyed the respect
confidence of all who knew him,
the Daily News. His first wife
Miss Eva Bmith, she preceding
to the grave many years ago,
him with a family of 8 children. His |
second wife was Miss Susan Arnmnagast,
of Bnyder county Pa,
him. By his second wife he
children making 18 in all,
whom are living. i
The funeral took place Wednesday |
morniog at 9:30 from his late residence.
The services were conducted by Rev
White of Pleasant Gap, and Rev. Bair. |
of Howard, Interment Jackson
ville.
died
county
months old.
most
2
of
and
Was
who survives |
had ten
and all of |
at
JOHR YOUNG i
John Young died at the home of his |
Mrs. John "Horner, in
Valley, north of Centre Hall,
day of last week. The deceased's age
was seventy-three years eleven months,
two days. The took
at Pleasant Gap, M.
officiating.
sister, Gireens
Satur
interment
Rev. J.
place
earick
sss Mos A Stl
HEAYY WEIGHT HO GS,
Millhelm in the Lead
700 Lbs.
A number of heavy
were slaughtered last week and the
were reported to
Stover, general
takes the lead,
WwW. Stover, of
weight hogs
this offi J. IW.
merchant at Millheim,
haviog killed a 700 Ib. hog. D. L
Zerby, connected with the Millheim
bank, comes second, and Oscar Stover,
of Boalsburg, third. Something very
nice had been put in typesbout the
Boalsburg Stover, but the report from
the other end of Penns Valicy spoiled
it all. The figures are there.
oe.
Miliheim. J. W, Stover.
D. 1. Zetby.cinis
Boalsburg, Oscar Stover. .......
Henry Frederick
Elmer Hout...
—.
The Sapplement,
Com. ve. Fred Croyle, charge assault |
and battery; settled before it was reach-
ed for trial.
Commonwesith va. Robert Walker, |
charge larceny, prosecutor Lizzie Em- |
ephizer. October 4 the defendant is!
said to have killed two turkeys belong- |
ing to Emenhizer. Verdict, guil- |
ty, cost and thirty days in jail.
Commonwealth vs. Mrs,
charge assault and battery,
George Stover,
t
Mars
Everett;
Prosecutor
president of the Co-
burn water company. After the water
company had filed bonds to cover any
damage done to the Everett property
they sttemipted to lay their pipes, when
Mre, Iverelt assaulted the men in the
ditch with stones and clubs. Verdict,
guilty, costs, Sentence suspended.
The Keenan-Hobbins murder case
is up for trial at this writing. The
ease needs no recital. Attorneys for
prosecution are District Attorney
Spangler and J. C. Meyer, Ee«q., de-
fendant, Messrs, Walker and Gray.
- Skimming Station,
D. 1H. Meyers moved to Tussey-
ville and Monday will put the skim-
ming station at that place into opera.
tion for the Howard Creamery com
pany.
sbi
a —————
Bruce Goodhart is home from Clar-
no, Wisconsin,
Euoeh Hugg, of Milesburg, purchas.
ed the Swan hotel in Philipsburg, and
will take charge of it at once.
The Susquehanna University at Se-
linsgrove was recently paid the bequest
of $20,000 made by Samuel Seebert, of
Hagerstown, Md,
The plant of the Bellefonte Iron and
Nail Company, which has been idle
sale to & Oo,
The supplement that will appear
| weekly in the Centre Reporter until
the end of 1900 should and will be
| carefally read by every Reporter read-
er. The business man w ho advertises
| fs in business to do busivess ; up to the
{times in advertising means up to the
times in business, Themilowing firms
are given in evidence :
F. P. Blair, Jeweler,
Montgomery & Co.
Bellefonte.
gents furnishing
Bechler & Co., grocers, Bellefonte,
C. P. Long, general merchant, Spring
Mills,
Meyer & Musser, general merchants,
Centre Hall,
F. A. Carson, geoeral
Potters Mills.
Wilbur A. Henney, general black-
smithi ng and carriage builder, Centre
Hall.
O. T. Corman, general merchant and |
produce dealer, Spring Mills.
Leiberman’s Cash Clothing Store,
Bellefonte.
J. F, Bmith, general merchandise,
Centre Hall.
John Smith & Bros, furniture deal-
ers, Spring Mills.
(G. W. Bushman, jeweler,
Hall.
photographers,
Mallory & Taylor,
Bellefonte.
Garman’s store, drygoods and fancy’
goods, Bellefonte,
J. T. Lee, wagon and carriage build-
er and repair shop, Centre Hall.
merchant, |
§
Centre
U. 8. Senator Davis, of Missouri died
at his home In St. Paul Tuesday even
log. He was three times elected to
Suesuudte ud was previously elected
NO.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
19.
E C.
urday,
Nearhood will have sale Hat-
Dec. 8,
William Farner,
caller Wednesday.
Will 11.
sation and will remain for a while,
of Colyer, was a
Keller is back from Munson
George B. Weaver writes from Bpring
Mills that he killed four porkers which
dressed 1,667 pounds,
Miss Emily Alexander
from Tyrone on Sunday.
home
friend,
Wiis
Her
Miss Bertha Scott, of Tyrone,
RCCOI~
Frank Ro wer, of Pott
one day hunt killed a fine
rs
HBeven Mountains, which dressed over
nt
Pl
Hon,
Ii
John
INOIs, i Br
He Anna
preset ut in Mifflinb Uurg.
Ww. Jd. Fos. ,
remilianoce
ontel
ti
435,
fu
¥, “
ie guest
and Mrs,
al
of
arlin, Hebersburg,
sending a for the
y and
alinost made its editor vain.
Mre. Alexander,
of P
Pine
WO IB 8erion
Pr. H.
spent
Mills,
1 §
wiie Of
Mills,
(arove
ho
Otiers BY.
ernl days in
her
F.
Hed Wednesday.
{
with
her brod 1sly iil
f Es
Mr. Buover is
Ww men who learned
(reorge Mover, ©
1s 4 TE
Ariysilowin,
one
4
COL -
. visti} $1 % pod vila
tment is the first & ess,
Colvin, a for:
WwW. H
ie Freshm
Albert
rE
nev. seh
All Cia
Uylerian
nd relat
of George
On a visit
Koch isa ne
of pi
iy-Ilwo years
east as a
phew
nce
Le»
3 8
noel
i, this
and went
fd wi f i § bis 3
thir ago. This is his f
id 8 meeting
Preparator
\ Pea of
Diversily
lelphia, Friday.
lege
leg Scho
Pennsylvania,
Charles Bitner, son of Bamuel
of Potters Mills,
where
ar
1 Monday
iii
will remain
Mr.
he
«ation,
is before
nols,
fefinite
alc
to the old place.
Miss Alda Sankey and
Odenkirk
process of priotis
Printing was mystery to ti
it first
light on the matter.
J.
employed a
plog
Sweetwood gets
found time to
or
=
the
a
but his close olwervatiol
{f Centre Hill,
of his time strip-
After Mr.
with 1th
A. Bweetwodd, in
good part
doors and windows,
through e
i
1
work of fitting up your « will
bill,
have saved a greal oc
Ors you
sal
A heavy thunder shower passed over
Al-
though near the end of November, the
with a vividpess
that was frightful. Early Thursday
lightning played in the north
and thunder could be heard rolling in
the distance.
Messrs. M. J. Decker and M. P. Mus-
ger, both of near Centre Hall, were two
gentlemen who ealled on the Beporter
during the absence of the writer. Both
these gentlemen are farmers and both
and just
the kind of men who are always wel-
comed to the Reporter office on all oc-
the valley eatly Friday morning
evening
David Krape, who stays with his
burg, and who has for a long time
grown so much worse that he is con-
again,
though at times he sits up in bed.
A party of Pittsburgers are in the
ing been fooled here by the foolish re-
ports sent to the Philadelphia papers
by Bellefonte's foolish correspondent,
who made it appear deer were so plen-
ty in the Seven Mountains thal any
simply propping himself against a tree
and firing a gun at random.
Henry Jordan'and 8. C. Jordan, of
IMlinois, are east looking over their old
home surroundings near Tusseyville
These young men went west with their
father, John Jordan, in 1878, and in
due time married western ladies and
engaged in farming, in which pursuit
they are engaged at this time, the for-
mer living at McConunel and the latter
at Lona, They report crops good, and
prices on hogs and cattle fair. Henry
Jordan brought his wife with him to
show her the makeup of the best val-
_ Samuel and