‘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
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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,
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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,
.