‘43 Zed 1901. VOL. LXXIV. H!STORICAL NOTES. By MR. J. D. MURRAY. Centre Hall has been a town slow of growth; not like some of the west- ern towns that grow up like a mushroom, almost in one night. After the ho- tel und store were fairly started, the place began to improve; one house after another was built but never more than a half dozen in one year. The first house in the upper end of town was the house owned by Mrs. Jucobs, wife of Dr. Wm. A, Jacobs. This house was built by a man named Muscleman, who ouly partly finished it. - He sold it to Major John Nefl, who made some im- provements and it was then sold to Daniel Musser for his daughter, Mrs, Ja- cobs, the present owner. The next house was the Lutheran parsonage, which was built in 1853 and 1854. The first minister who lived in it was a man by the name of Roth- rufl; he was nota young man, was past middle age and a fairly good preach- er. Just about harvest time, and at that time nearly every able bodied man worked in the harvest field, men were tired, and almost all of them fell asleep in their pews on Sunday. Ou ene oceasion the old gentleman saw he had few Liearers, aud he very unexpectediy called ou: with a loud voice, “we will sing that fawiliar hymo, (naming hymn) perbaps it will have the good effect of wuking you up for a short time.” [t did have the desired eftect and many of them declared after the services it had completely knocked sleep out of them for the time. Before this man came here there was a Mr. Albert came over from Belle- fonte to preach for the Penns Valley Lutherans and as there was no church edifice iu Centre Hall at that time he preached in the Loop, now Tusseyville, caurch. This seemed to be a very unsatisfactory arrangement and they then secured Rev. Rothruff. It was necessary for a minister to be abla to preach in both the German and English language, and it was preached alternately, The same arrangements were made by the German Reformed peopie with their minister, Rev. P. 8B, Fisher, who lived at Boalshnr I~ was a good German preacher but very poor in English. About this time they concluded to reconstruct these «wo charges and the Lutherans had Bellefonte stricken from this charge, as it was always consid. ered a hard and somewhat dangerous road to travel eight miles across the mountain from either side, and so it proved on one occasion. The minister, Rev. Albert, was coming from Bellefoute to this side on a cold frosty morn- ing in the fall of 1853 and had with him in his buggy another reverend gentle- man, whom we cannot name. When they came to the foot of the mountain they began to feel the effects of the cool morning, and were becoming a litle chilly. Rev. Albert proposed that they get out of the buggy and walk up the mountain letting the horse walk ahead of them, a distance of about one and three-fourths of a mile, and by that time they would be prepared to enter their buggy and proceed on their journey feeling more comfortable. This arrange- ment between the two reverend gentlemen looked fairly reasonable and was based on good philosophy, which ministers are often able to produce; but in this case their plan did not materialize according to their wishes, They failed to see that the plan was frought with danger and the sequel will show that they exercised very poor judgment, Getting out of the buggy they started the horse gently before them: he walked oft very quietly, and the reverend gentlemen engaged in conversation, perhaps theology was their theme. Mr. Alvert noticed his horse quickened his steps to some extent, but attributed it to their having relieved it of more than three hundred pounds avoirdupois. At times he would increase his speed and no doubt as the horse's speed increased the respiration and pulsation of the reverend gentlemen was also making more frequent bounds, They were get- ting along nicely, and were now less than a half mile from the top of the mountain, where they expected to get into the buggy feeling comfortable, and go on their way rejoicing, but their goal was still in obscurity. As this horse had always been accustomed to having his body controlled by a simple mo- tion of the bit in his mouth, and he had not felt the least motion of the bit since they started to make the ascent of the mountain, and being endowed with about as much natural instinct as any other animal of his kind, and had plenty of surplus strength, bis action was evidently tormenting him. His instinct would naturally teach him that this strength should be used to some purpose, but having no mind he could not know that this sur- plus ability might be used to the great disadvantage of his kind master. Not feeling nny motion in his mouth, he began to feel like a ship without a rudder, nothing to control him, therefore he came to the conclusion if there Was no one wanted to utilize this accumulated horse power he would make use of a little of it for his own gratification as this slow traveling up the mountain seemed very monotonous, and it also appeared to be an imposition on his equine dignity and when they came to what is called the “old road” which Joins the Brush Valley road at Heckmaun’s, this spirited steed made a spring from the pike to the old road; Mr. Albert and his friend walked slowly know- ing that they could not catch him, but they could see his tracks. He kept the road for a good distance, then got into the woods not far from the road where they found the buggy with the top torn off and part of the harness. They still followed, picking up part of the harness as they went; when they got on the Brush Valley road they came down this way until they got to one of the Hoffer farms, the one that J. J. Aroey now owns and oceu- pies, there, to Mr. Albert's delight he found his horse, not in the least maim- ed or blemished. Mr. Albert now felt that his financial loss was not going to be as great as he had apprehended; he related the accident, as he called it, to Mr. Hoffer in detail, and it is to Mr. Hofter we are indebted for the truth of this account. After dinner one of the Hoffers took a wagon and went for the buggy which was found in a very dilapidated condition, yet it did not require the amount of work that a casual observer would suppose. In about a week Mr. Albert came around to the shop to see his buggy. It was put up in running order; he examined the job and remarked, “why it is now in better shape than it was before.” The shop man had the bili already made out, with some als lowance for a poor preacher, but not for an accident. The preacher asked what the bill was, and the shop man replied $10.50; well, said the minister, don’t you make some reduction in case of an accident.” The shop man said, “we might in cases where there was a real accident, but when men get out of their buggy and let the lines lie in the buggy and the horse runs away, it looks to us more like encouraging the horse to run Away than anything else, and therefore can’t see anything accidental about it. The minister tried to maintain his accident position being a better talker than the shop man, as it was more in bis line of business, The shop man replied by saying, ‘this case reminds me of a little er I had when quite a young boy; there was a picture in it of a man thrown from his horse and under the picture was written: rider throw, if they let the bridle go.” He had intended making a few more little quotations, but on looking around noticed the preacher smilingly getting out his pocketbook. This is what happened oue of the first Lutheran minis ters. Italso teaches that all men, no matter what their education, trade or profession, are liable to make mistakes, and this was one among the clergy. The Keller family —While they are not among the most ancient they prim- being “Horses will their trade. He married a girl by the name of Henney and settled at what was al- ways called the Red Mill, where he was engaged in the milling business for a puizther of years and where his two oldest sons, William and John H. were born. On the 10th day of September, 1813, at the time when the entire coun- try was rejoicing over the great victory Oliver Perry had won over the British on Lake Erie, the late John Henney Keller was born, The Destructive Caterpillar, The tent caterpillar, a most raven- ous larva, is everywhere visible, and is and should cause «alarm to fruit growers. Their presence this spring are in unusually large numbers, and they are attacking trees and bushes and have already left devastating marks in orchards. Unless something is done to arrest this destructive larva, great damage will be done to fruit trees and shrubs in a very short time, Horses ap in Price. Jacob Hite's sale of horses at the New Hotel Deckard MifMioburg Thursday of last week attracted many buyers. The horses were the finest lot offered in Union county in many years. A very handsome sorrel mare, purchased by Mr, J. R. Ritter, and admired by everybody, brought the top price—$275. A pair of roan draft horses brought $445, Twenty-three were sold, the average $146.85. The horses were teed, The Reporter one dollar per year, GOVERNOR AUTS ON BILLS, He says that sn Educational Measure is Un- constitutional, Allowing parents or guardians of children to send them to the schools in the district in which they reside or any of the schools in the districts in which they own real estate subject to taxation for school purposes. The Governor says this is legislation for the benefit of one class to the exclusion of another, aud is therefore uncon’ i- tutionul. Providing that the salary of county superintendents of schools shall be $10 for each of the first 100 schools, $5 fu each school above 100 and uot over 200 and $2 for each school above 200, sud that the salary of the superiutend- ents shall not be less than $1000 un tually vor more than $2000 In coun- ties having 1200 square miles or a school term exceeding seven and » half mouths the salary shall not be less than $1500. Where a convention of school directors electing a superiu- tendent votes him a salary greater than the amount he would receive by this act the increase must be taken out of the school fund approoriated for the county, Providing that where application is made for a transfer of u liquor license the application shall be advertised the sane as origiual applications for such licenses, aud that residents of the ward, borough or township shall have the same right to remonstrate against such transfer as against applications for original licenses, A nes, BILL TO PREVENT IDIOCY Executive Session of House, The House Tuesday afternoon for the first time in a score of years went into executive session. It was to discuss the Thomas bill for the pre- vention of idiocy. The author and principal advocate of the measure, which was passed fivally, is Dr. Thomas, a member from Westmoreland. He was the only speaker on the subject, no one veoturing to reply to him. Dr. Thom- as pointed out the dangers which ineuace the State aud the race by per- mitting the increase of offspring of idiotic or weak-minded parents. He discussed the subject from the stand- point of the physician and strongly urged the passage of the bill, which provides that in certain cases surgi- cal science be called upon as a prevent. ive agency. A circular advocating this method of treatment from five eminent medical authorities in Phila- delphia was sent to every member of the House and Benste. The bill passed by a vote of 108 yeas and 44 nays. The following House bills passed finally: To prevent the consolidation of com- peting telephone lines. Regulating and defining the legal re- lations of an illegitimate child or children, its heirs or their heirs, with each other aud the mother and her heirs, Limiting the duration to two years of liens on real estate of decedents other than those secured by mort gage within five years after the death of the decedents. The Hall resolution, providing to amend the Constitution by striking out the word “fifty” in Section 186, Article 2, thus providing for a varia- ble number of Benatorial districts as in the House of Representatives, pass ed finally. ’ A—— i ——————. HORSE KILLED, Fassed in an the Shied Over the Embankment Above Mill Hall, L. 8. Frazier, the well known mest man of Mill Hall, was driving along the road above Mill Hall last week when his young horse shied to the side. He went over the embankment and fell amoung the grindstones which are lying at that point. The horse was instantly killed. Mr. Frazier Jumped from the wagon and caught a telephone pole and held himself, thus escaping injury. 3 WOMAN ON FESTIVALS, A Minister's Wife's Ideas Should be Gen. erally lostiied, Owing to the absence of her husband from the city Mrs. May E. Frey, wife of the Rev. Frey, took his place in the pulpit in the East End Baptist church at Willismeport, last Bunday evening. During her sermon she arraigned the churches of today for methods em- ployed and declared the men stumble over the church into hell, “One reason,” she sald, “for the church's lack of power is that it ca- ters to the world in efforts to get mon- ey by holding fairs, festivals and pri- get up an ice cream festival to pay the expenses of the church in Corinth,” Bee Grant Hoover before you insure, & TROLLEY LINE OBE BUILT, Willlsmsport sud Lock Maven will be the Termiual Voluts, A charter has been obtuived for the Willismeport and Lock Haven True tion Company. The capital stock is $150,000, of which $50,000 bus already been subscribed. BSevator J. Heury Cochran, of Williamsport, is president of the Company. It is the luteution of the company to commence the building of the round, which will be about twenty-eight wiles in length, as soon as possible, aud that portion of the live from Lock Huven to Jersey Shore and Ouk Grove, where the pew shops of the New York Central Railroad are to be located, will be coustructed immedinte ly. tp NEW APPORTIONMENT FLAN. Will Offer a BUN Making Bressionsl Districts Mr. Paul Cou- Representative Paul, Democrat, of Philadelphia, gressional has prepared a Cou- bill Le expects Lo present as soon as Op por- tunity offers. The bill has been pre pared without regard to party lines aud solely with regard to constitution- al requirements and contiguous terri- tory. Under this bill Centre county would become part of the Eighteenth district, comprised of the counties of Montour, Northumberland, Union, Centre and Clinton, with a population of 195,832. apportionment which pei— ill —— Will go to Canton, Although Mrs. McKinley's condi- tion has greatly improved, the physi cinus have name | a week or ten days as the shortest possible time in which she can gather strength to make the trip from Ban Francisco continent, The immediate members of the pres- idential party will therefore remain in California for that length of time, though it is probable that the others will leave for the east during the pres ent The president Mrs, McKinley will gO San Frauvcisco to Canton, s————— A ——— ot o— across Lhe and from week. direct State Gets 8102.313 06 Pennsylvania received a treasury warrant in the sum of $102,313.08 from the national government the other day. Every now and then Uncle Bam, feeling in a liberal mood. decides to pay Pennsylvania a por- tion of the little bill that has been in process of settlement for jast forty years, covering the period of the Civil War and the war with Spain, when Penwsylvania generously con tributed toward the outfit of her soldiery, with the express under. standing that she should be reim- bursed the ———————— Deaths in Nearby Counties, Mifflin—Near Belleville, Benjamin Franklin Baker, aged sixty-nine years, Io Lewistown, Mrs. Busan Gardner, widow of John A. Gardner, aged sev- enty-three years. In MeVeytown, Benjamin F, terman, aged twenty-two years, Near Belleville, Thomas E. Patton, son of Henry Patton, aged twenty-six years. In Lewistown, W. B. Weber, aged sixty-seven years, In Union township, Levi Z. Yoder, aged sixty-two years, fp She's a Bird She is, The wife of a Methodist minister in West Virginia has been married three times. Her maiden name was Par- tridge; her first husband was named Robin, her second Sparrow and the present one answers to the name of Quayle. There are now two young Robins, one Sparrow and three little Quayles. One grandfather is a Swann, and another was a Jay, but he's dead, They live on Hawk Avenue, ———————— A] COUNTY GRANUE, Hos Meets at Hublersburg, Tuesday, May 28, at 10 A. Mm, Centre County Pomona Grange will meet in The Hall of Walker Grange, Hublersburg, Tuesday, the 28th fost, at 10 o'clock for the transaction of such business as may properly Le brought before it. Patrous are res pectfully invited and requested to be present. All 4th Degree members are eligible. Members will take Lunch Baskets, Ample accommodations for dinner in the spacious dining room on first floor of Hall. Let the attend- ance be general, PROGRAM, 10 A, M, of tamuken. Ho Gall 0f oars cory iirneading sj > on eg) had Worthy Deputy John &, Dale and D. K. RECESS FOR DINNER. ols 7 By Keller, DEATHS, MRS. EMMA H, BOWMAN. | The remains of Mrs. Emma H. Bow- | wan, a widow lady who died at Eryn | Mawr, Pa.. arrived at Pleasant Gap | Thursday afternoon of last week, Mrs, | maiden pame was Harrison, was the daughter of Thom- | as Hariison, decessed, and was born | lowman, whose at Pleasant Gap forty-three years ago. She was married to a Mr. Bow man, of | Bryn Mawr, who died last January. | Deceased is survived by her mother, | Mra. Mary Harrison, of Pleasant Gap, | and the following brothers and sisters of Philadelphia; Etta, uth, of Pleasant | of | Thomas, Ohio; Irvin and of Gap. i JULIA WEISER Julia, the wife of William I. We iser, of Millheim, died Thursday of lust week of paralysis, at the age of sixty-nine | Wie iser had { been a suffer from paralysis for some | years, less one day. Mrs, time, and during her last few weeks « f | The | deceased was Julia Hess, sister of D. of Linden Hall, marriage to Mr. Weiser. were childless, but home and raised two children both whom are married, namely, Keen, Millheim, and Mrs. toona. life was several times stricken. her ! Hess, prior to The couple into their | of | Mrs. | Ricker, Al-| Services were conducted by the Rev. Buck of the church. Interment in| the Union Cemetery, Bunday. took deceaseds, pastor, Evangelical JOHN B. BHANER i John B. Bhaner, justice of the peace, | of Antis township, Blair county, died at his home in Antis township Batur- | of neuritis, after an five weeks, aged sixty-one years, seven | day, illness of months and one day. Deceased w as | born Curtin’s Iron works. Milesburg, Centre county, October 17, at near 1839, the Shaner family being amor gl the early settlers of Centre and Clinton i Mr. Shaner enlisted in the Union army during the civil war ass member of the Pennsylvania reserves, | counties, United States cavalry. During the war he was made a prisoner for four! months. In 1865 he was married to | Miss Mary F. Isenberg, at Hunting | don. He issurvived by his wife aud | nine children. | . Le i MRS. REBECCA CO. CURTIN. Mrs. Rebecca C. Curtin died Fr day night at 10 o'clock at her home at ( ur- | tin Station. Mrs. Curtin near where she died, July 18, aod had spent the whole of her 84 years of life at that place. a lady highly esteemed for her many motherly aud neighborly traite, was the mother of Mrs. Joseph Can- dor and C. C. Curtin, of Lock Haven: | and also of R. W. Curtin, and Mrs. | Julia Harvay, of Curtin Station, L. B. Curtin, of Lador, Col. Mrs. Eliza White, and a Samuel Bathurst, both of Curtin Sta- tion, also survive, Deceased was the wife of the late Austin Curtin, who | was born | 158186, | She Was | She and | A sister, | was a brother of the late ex-Governor ! { x 2 : Curtin. Mrs. Curtin has been a life | NO. 20. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Rev. Rearick attended conference at Pine Grove Mills last week. Bamuel Shoop returned from a trip through New York state, in the inter. est of the Plano Binder Co. Clem, Milford Luse have each added a fin Messrs, aud John porch to greatly to their homes, which adds their appearance, Mrs, to be up after an illness of several weeks typhoid fever. tobert Lyman Bmith is able Mrs. D. Brisbin, of Centre Hall, is the esentative of the Odd der in this place to the B. rept Fellows ore Grand Lodge th session at Gettysburg this week, Mr. Kryder, of the firm of Kryder & Orwig, has so far recovered from the being thrown able to get injuries he sustained by from his buggy as to be about on crutches, of J. Frank Rearick, Spring Mills, week in light system, satisfactory to all iast his which proves very the interest of ing who are using it. M. IL. SBuyder, Esq., wife and family, of Selinsgrove, were the guests of the Penn Hall over Sunday. Lawyer Snyder is a potent factor in fiBliers in in which he lives. Edwin F. Uhl, former assistant sec- fo Germany under the Cleveland admin- home at Grand from retary of State and Ambassador his tapide, Michigan, last Friday, Bright istration, died at 8 disease, James Carson, of near Bellefonte, minutes Fridy of last week on his way home from Farmers Mills. Mr. Carson is a brother of Mrs, Elizabeth Love, of this place, Mies Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of Postmaster John Stuart, of State Col- of Phil. Foster's children, spent last Thursday and Friday with her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Jacobs in this place. ge, accompanied by two Editor J. Frank Raine, of the Mill- heim Journal, and Prof. H. C. Roth- rock, who represent Millheim in a Centre Hall Thursday of last week, haviog made the trip on bikes, The bill authorizing the payment by the county of the costs incidental to the arrest of Ettlinger at Woodward, which was recalled after it was in the Harry McManaway, of Penn Hal for some bury to sccept a position in a large store in that place, is home again. Mr. McManaway is about to take a situa- tion offered him by the Hoover Mer- Mr. Joseph Gilliland, of New Bloom- long member of the M. E. church | field, Perry county, and his daughter, and was probably the oldest member I M ins Bertha Gilliland, who is a student of the Eagle M. E. chapel at Curtin = State ( ollege, were guests at the Station. The funeral took place Sun- | home of W. 0. Rearick over Sunday. day afternoon. Services were con- | ducted in the chapel at 1 o'clock. and | interment was made at Eagle ceme- | tery. MRS. BARAH KENNELY The death of Mrs. Sarah Kennelly, familiarly known about her home as Grandmother Kennelly, died at her home in Bpring Mills at 2 o'clock | Monday afternoon. She had been ill for about three or more weeks, with no special disease except the afMictions frequently suflered by persons of ad- vanced sge. The funeral took place to-day (Thursday) at 9a. m. Deceas- ed was a member of the Methodist church, and her pastor Rev. Haven officiated at the funeral. Many years sgo the deceased, whose maiden name was Sarah Breon, married Stephen Kennelly, deceased, and lived during that time on the old homestead. The union was blessed with thirteen children, nine of whom survive, and are as follows: James, Spring Mills; Mrs. David Burrell, Spring Mille; Mrs. Wes Sweetwood, Georges Valley; Daniel, Spring Mills; Thomas, Spring Mills; Mre. James Smetzler, Centre Hall; Mrs. A. B. Miller, Mill Hall; Mrs. James Dubbs, Philipsburg; and Robert G., Spring Mills. Winfield died in infancy, and Doubeline, a daughter, at the age «f fourteen years. The deceased gave one son to the cause of the Union—Stephen, who was a member of Company F, 148th Regi- ment, and was killed in the battle of the Wilderness. Another son, Samuel, was killed on the railioad in James Leitzel and F. P. Auman, of Spring Mills, were callers at this office Inst week. Call again, gentleman. Mr. Gilliland will remain a week look- ing after some repairs on his farm near Potters Mills. The members of the Evangelical church at Tusseyville will observe Childrens’ Day June 16. This partic- ular congregation takes great pains in gettiog up good services on such oces- sions, and those who are fortunate enough to hear the program rendered will no doubt be well repaid in many Ways, A trio of gentlemen experienced in farm management and booked in up to date methods of soil cultivation are Messrs, George Swabb and James Kimport, of Linden Hall, and "Squire Shatler, of near Centre Hall. This in- formation was gained by attentively listening to an exchange of opinions on these subjects in the Reporter of- fice lost week. George R. Meiss, of Colyer, is make« ing special preparations for the come ing fruit season. He has a new on and new team, and will make reg. ular tours through this section with the product of his berry and fruit plot. The first crop to ripen will be straw- berries, then currants, blackberries, raspberries, etc., peaches and pears, Read Mr, AMeiws’ advertisement else where, Dr. D. H. Mingle, of Maxwell, Towa, is east on a pleasure trip and is the guest of his many friends and relatives in Centre county. Last week Dr. Mingle stopped avith his brother, W, B. Mingle, Esq., in this place. It is almost twenty years since the doctor left his associates about Millheim and Aaronshurg and located in his home in Towa, where he Is at present a ing not only a lucrative practices, bu is regarded a most usefu! citizen in b community, .
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