VOL. LXXI1V. HISTORICAL NOTES. By MR. J. D. MURRAY. The teacher having been informed that there were among the larger boys of the general district three or four who took great pride in annoying the teacher by payiog no attention to his rales, and otherwise insulting him, and he is aware that he has two belonging to that class in his school and that they are present on this morning. ie starts out by addressing them in this man- 1er: “Boys and girls, I wish to make a few remarks, as I am in the habit of doing, before we zo any farther, (and being a man about twenty-five years of aye, fully six feet in height, broad shouldered, and with a very pleasing yet defiant countenance, his very looks appear to strike terror to the hearts of the larger boys.) I am a stranger among you, my name is Joan Brison, and I am from the state of Vermont, where I was engaged in teachiog school for the last four winters, and I flatter myself that I have made a success of each one, and I hope to make a success of this sehool; there is no one in a better position to aid me than the pupils themselves, Tae rules of my school are few and sim- ple: Obedience is the princip ul one; with obedience [ feel sure of being able 10 render satisfuction to both parents and pupils. I am very flogging; it is my last resort; it is entirely against iny nature to use a rod on a small girl or boy and up to this time I have been able to get along without it, But there are cases where corporal punishment must be resorted to, where or- der and obedience cannot be had in any other way, and in such cases I feel able for the oceasion. With these remarks we go to work.” At that time there was no regular series of school books; the Bible and testament were used and there was a Bible and a testament class. Little ehi'- dren just beginning would bring with them a little blue primer, and out of that they would be taught the alphabet. (Shame on such parents who send their children to school to learn the a b ¢'s, they ought at least be able to spell in two syllables before they are sent wo school.) This little primer taught as far as three syllables and a little reading with word: +f two and three sylla- bles. Next came the spelling Look; there were + were much used, Birleys and Comleys and these two books caw 1u wicer wae primer. Bir- leys seemed to be the most popular; between the spelling lessons there was some good reading matter and when a pupil was through one of those books he could spell and read fairly well. While he was thus engaged witia this book he was also trying to learn to write from a copy set by the teacher; the paper used ut that time was not ruled as it now is, and it had a yellow shade. When a pupil began learning to write he would get a dozen or more sheets of paper and a sheet of card board and sew this paper together and make a copy book; each pupil would have a ruler and rule the paper down just as fast as he would need it. of the teacher’s duties was to go round aad soe that each book had a copy. If he found any without he would take them up to his desk and write a copy; this lie mostly attended to in the morning aud evening when school was not in session, Those spelling books just mentioned were illustrated with the different kinds of animals and birds, both foreign and domestic. These were found on *he upper part of the page under which were printed the habits of the bird or beast, his native country, usefulness, etc. About two-thirds of the way back in the book stood the owl, in all his native ugliness. While engaged in con- versation at one time with an old gentleman, we got to talking about the schools. “Well,” he remarked, ‘I never had as much schooling as I should have gotten; I was bound out when a boy, my parents being poor, and the peo ple with whom I lived failed to send me to school as they had promised yet I got as far as the owl” This goes to show that man’s success in life does not always depend on the amount of book knowledge he has gained. This man was a success, so far as worldly goods are concerned, and we have no doubt much opposed to that uae many have been successful who never got as far in books as the owl. It might be interesting to some of the readers to know where some of those old log school hou es stood. We can give the location of a few, also the names of several persons who attended school there. One stood on this side of the Huston house, now Perry Breon’s home; there were quite a number of wild plum trees grew near the house, hence, “Plum Grove'’ school house, My father attended scaool thers in 1510; two years la er he became a soldier in the war with the english io 1812. Another stood ia the woods between the Old Fort and the station, just a short distance west of where the toll gate formerly was; the spot is marked by a few locust trees. Among those who went there were John H. Keller; Miss Katie Keller, wife of John Boozer, deceased: Wm. Keller, brother of John H. Keller; P. Fisher Keller's mother, Miss Wise: Geo. THE LEGISLATULE, Blls Pascod Finally hy that Body of Loos! Interest The nll prohibiting first cousins to murry became a luw without the Gov ernot’s signature, The House bill, making it auplaw ful to sell tobacco to children under six- tren years of age, was reported ably. House bill encouraging ite planting of trees along the roudside and pro- viding a penalty for killing, removing or injuring the same. A bill passed the house making it a misdemeanor for auy employes or operator of telephone and fuvor- telegrapi lines to make public nny messuge or conversation passing over the wires House bill authorizing County com- missioners to pay constables for ser- vices rendered in making returns to the court of elections and for atteud- ing elections and traveling exper ses since January 1, 1807, in all where the same remain unpaid. ss ff A HEAVY sTORNM School House Carried Fifiy Yards Its Youndation, from Another heavy storm struck Lock Haven and vicinity Thursday evening of last week, says the Lock Haven Democrat, and did considerable dam- uge. The rain continued several hours, and lightning struck a pole in frout of the electric light station. The Junction boxes were burned out which caused the dwellings using electric light in certain sections of the city to be left in darkness, The storm: was flerce at Hunter's Run, two miles west of Eagleville: the high water carried away the bridge on the public road near that point. The school house was lifted oft its foundation and carried fifty yards across the road to an open field, Lightning struck Frank Berry's house at Beech Creek. io — ELECTRIC SHOUK LEAVES HIM BALD Peculiar Healing in Case of Boy Who Was Nearly Kilied, Little James Daitry, of Media, who varrowly escaped deaths from electric. ity a few weeks ago, has recovered suf- ficiently to be able to be about, but a peculiar development in the healing process of his seared scalp shows that the crown of his head will pera. ently bald. Later a portion of the outer plate of the skull became detached, and an in- vestigation showed that the flesh had granulated over the skull beneath it, and a process of healing was taking place. The piece of skull was abou: two inches in diameter. The physi. be Condo's grandmother, Miss Wise; Miss Lydia Keller, wife of Peter Hofler: de- ceased. The next school house stood at the north west corner from where the hotel now stands. Bome of the Penningtous attended there, also some of the Hoflers. There was a house of the kind stood a little west of the farm now owned by Mrs. Flora O. Bairfoot, which was calied Fairfield, The location of those liouses were sometimes changed, but not without something of a fight, as there was always considerable dissatisf clio: experienced. In the next ar. ticle the remarks will be confined to the schools of Centre Hall, beginning in 1851. GENERAL LOCAL™ BRIEF LOCALS, Children’s Day service in the Luth- eran church Sunday evening. The freight train west in the after- noon has been several hours late every day for the past week or more owing to the heavy freight it has to carry. Linden Hall is whispering of an unexpected wedding to take place there goon. | Maggieand D. F. Young, executors Read the advertisement of Edward | of the estate of D. F. Young, decewsed, sellers, proprietor of the Centre Hall | offer for sale the real estate of said d:- foundry. cedent. Bee adv. in another column. George Ocker and family are visil- ing relatives in Rebersburg. They came from their home at Lewisburg last Tuesday, and will remain for a Grasshoppers are here by the mill- ions in some sections of the valley. The excessive wet weather, it was hoped, would destroy the pest, but short time. the tiny little hoppers survived and Wagner Geiss and wife, of Belle- | are as lively as any one would wish foute, with Mrs, George M. Goodhart, | them to be. of Centre Hill, spent Bunday at the . Wi / : . home ofl). KK. Geiss. fesars. Wardand Windom Gram ; ley, sons of T. M. Gramley, Bpring Bruce Mitchell who has been locat- | Mills, returned from Gettysburg where ed at Pittsburg for the past two years, | ypoy attended college. The former is spending his vacation at bis home graduated from the Pennsylvania Cols in Lemont and visited friends in town | lege, at that place, and is well equip- | ped to enter the world’s fleld of activ. typo in this office, will spend ber | Fourth of July vacation in the city of | Williamsport. She will leave Centre| Hu Sutarduy of fio week and return | and the aching back to earn the dole A lollowing Jhumday, | lar, low profits in business, stall ears « Henry I. Stahr, of Oley, Berks coun- | jg4 of capital for the time being were ty, has made application for the | forgotten—the elephant had to be seen schools at Pine Grove Mills. Mr. | once more. Btahr was a member of this year's graduating class at Franklin and Mar) ) Clyde Smiii vod x orent i came shall College, graduating with honors, | 20We Baturday from esbarie | where they had been working on the Miss Grace Smith left this, Thurs | Bell telephone lines. A telephone day morning for Williamsport to visit | strike is being waged thre by the her friend, Miss Alice Hazelett, After (Union men. The boys being non- spending a few days in Williamsport | unjon decided to come home until the she will go with the Hazelett family | strike Is over, when they expect to re- on a trip to the Pan-American Expo- | tuen. sition, George K. Reed, who spent Sunday M. M. Condo, butcher and triuck-' at the home of Dr. J. F. Alexander, may, raises some monster heads of departed Monday for Keswick, Cali- erisp lettuce which he offers for sale fornia, where he has accepted a good on his Bellefonte route each week, tion with the Mountain Copper Probably the largest head of greens Mining Company. Mr, Reed gradu- that ever found its way into this office ated from State College this year, hav. was landed here Monday by Mr. Cot-| ing taken the Mining Eogloeering do. course, ; td Noone complained of hard times on show day. The fly in the wheat, short grass, rust on the oats, cutworms went was caused by the fact that the er plate, ——— ————— School Teachers’ Cortificates Much interest has been manifested by those most concerned regarding the new act relative to teachers receiving certificates. For the purpose of answering all the questions pertaining to this subject, we publish the act of the legislature on May 21, 1901, and approved by Governor Stone: Section 11. That after the first Mon- day of June, one thousand nine hun? dred and two, no teacher in this com- monweallh shall receive from a ecoun- ty, city or borough superintendent, a certificate as a teacher who has nota fair knowledge of orthogra hy, Eng. lish grammar, mental aud written arithmetic, history of the United States, the theory of teaching and civ- il government, including state and local, and elementary algebra, nor shall such certificate be given to any person who is in the habit of using, as 8 beverage, any intoxicating drinks, or habitually takes oplum; and all certificates given to teachers shall set forth the branches in which those holding them have been found profi. cient and indicate by suitable marks the degree of their proficiency, Smothering Under a Horse, A few days ago fifteen year old Dolph Hartman, of near Williamsport, was riding a horse towards his home. Suddenly the horse fell and was unable torise. The boy fell under the animal and was slowly suffocating to death when a man io a fleld saw his pain. ful position and hastened to his assist- ance. The boy was black iu the face when the horse was rolled off him. He soon recovered. Beautifying Grounds. Thousands of dollars are being sy ent along the line of the Pennsylvania railroad in the beautifying of depo's and station lawns, Florists of the company have been Instructed to spare neither time nor expense to make the stations and their surrcundings as at. tractive as possible. Passing over the main line will bring to view many de- lightful sights to those who admire flowers and beautiful lawns. A Sf i i Write Grant Hoover for prices on lnsirance, 4 voo D. EARL A portrait of D. Earl FrLeminG A porter proudly points to attended the Centre Hall High School, at Lock Haven. lutely correct habits, The Reporter only expresses the upright—and one destined to cut a nicl SENATE CONFitus NEE« STONE'S NOM] Bal! Majority in the Vote on the Gover. Mors Appointments Maude io the Le & Islntive Hecess Governor Btone Tuesday sent to the q Senate his recess nomioations, sll of whom were coofirmed, with slightly varying msjorities. The nominations were as follows: Charles Miller, Franklin, mejor gen- eral, N. G. P. Jolin W. Schall, Norristown, briga- lier general, N. GG, P. Israel W, Philadelphis, [usurance Commissioner. Frank Reeder, Commissioner T. Li. Eyre, West Chester, tendent Public ings. James E. Roderick, Hazleton, Chief Bureau of Mines, James Campbell, Pittsburg, Factory Inspector. Robert W. Brownlee, Washington, Commissioner National Road. Johu Hamilton, State College, Sec- retary of Agriculture, Jesse K. Cope, West Chester, Dairy and Food Commissioner, The vole on confirmation of Secre- tary of Agriculture Hamilton, was thirty-five yeas to nine nays. The ten voles cast in addition to the twen- ty-five stalwart Eepublicans included eight Democrats, among whom was Senator W. C, Helule, and Crawford and Weller, insurgents, Durham, Easton, Banking Buperin- Grounds and Build- ——————— EI, —— Hotel Guests, The following is a partial list of the guesls al the Centre Hall hotel during the past week, James W. Runkle, pro- prietor: » N FF. Yorum, Reading: John E. Knarr, Beech Creek: M. « Galesburg H. H. Miller, Rebersburg; George Haris, Jobu Van Pelt, Lean Brooks, Belicfonte: T. Wilson Way, Sisie College; P. H. Stover, Qoburn *hetman, Hazleton, EK. 8. Akin, Scipio, N. 3 G. M. Coeningham, Altomis: J. T. McUurmick John F. Gray, State College; 11. C. Mita, sbameo Rin; Daniel Strong, Mingovitl ; W. RB. Bressler 8. H Rankie, Centre Hall; Dr. J. RK. 6G. Al ison, Le Rov: G. F. Roush, Miflinburg; Ed Mow ¥, Spring Mills: Daniel Zeigler, Centre Hull, Jobn Clark, Millhelm; C. F. Zimmerman, Pa myra i Wilson Lark, Bhesmokiv: Charles Brachbill, Stroh Luse, Bell foute; Mrs. Dr. Smith, Kis. beth, 111; Mrs. John Heckman, Centre Mal’: M I. Laughlin, New York; H. ¥ MoeMavaway, Peun Hall; P. H. Keller, Lewisburg: Alex ¥. Co. hen, Thomas V. Ganter, C. Keller, Bloomsburg W. W, Bmith, Stale College; Charles A, Shaffer, Harrisburg; J. UO Cable, Toledo, 0.: F. M. Craw. fd, Bellefonte; B. C. Kulp, Centre Hal: D, & MeN, A, B, McNiu, Siglerville; J. Robberson, Mulroy; M. Zeigler and son, Madisonburg: Grant Hoover, Bellefonte, Ds Hams, Gates, Harry Frav k i ican Ernest Seton. Thompson's First Plet ure Ernest Seton - Thompson, whose latest short story in The Ladies’ Home Journal for July is illustrated by one picture within a year after beginning his art studies in Paris. It represent ed a sleeping wolf, and was admitted honor on the line, I ——— A: Qf A A —————— The Bingham House, If you want comfortable and con veniently located quarters while in Philadelphia, stop at the Bioghsm House, 11th and Market Streets. The table service is unsurpassed, and every attendant at the hotel will use you as a lady or gentleman aod make you feel at home, A A Btate College Gets §140,000, The legislature appropriated $146,000 to the Pennsylvania State College, In this item is included $30,000 to be used in the construction of an agricultural bullding. FLEMING, is presented to the readers, Ig Then « Wednesday hie gradu- Lock Haven, with the hi attending the Mr. FLEE from which be entered the Junio Prior to came his alma mater, man of abso- Fleming, 8 mother's death, gave him a home. sentiment of all who know Daxiei 3 capable 1¢ high in the tower of fawe. AN AGED LADY'S DEATH Mrs, Susan Hoffer Home of Her Son-in- law A ¢ - Mingle alurday eveuing at f : ¢ the angel of death entered the home on East High street. Bell and took hence the spirit of Hoffer, Mrs Death was due to ca Susan mother of breast from which decease been a suflerer for a long time. Mrs. Hofler, Was Busan Durst Ww hose was Lhe daughtor oi TOWH AND | HAPPENING with John Wm ! added an additional | whee] department i i The new ba I Robert MeClellan, of and will maging. The hard every Dave O meet several | | future, Hall rk was perfo F.x-Gony na tors of iP Tee Williamsport 1 § ’4 iis : The Phili=_] Ve auesday EVEL ig from a two weeks’ visit to friends saturday we she will spend Mrs Paul Kieffer % y Potter township, near E Arieysiown Centre county, seventy-seven last Ap Years ago the twelfth of ril Early in life she married George Hofler, well Roown farmer of Pevns Valles to the thie Thirteen ch Were 2 waded bed Who pre § Ki A, grave in Sear igren €ignl of whon John, of stale; Christ, of uear Bs Mrs. ‘A. (. Mingle a Fannie, of Bellefonte: Philip, of Bu ford, Ga.; I. O,, and E delphia, aud Williaw, of Sylvan Grove born tw this union, are living as follows: Wash na f nia, of Phila- Kan. Mrs. brothers 1 Hofler also leaves and thre one sister, namely, Aunaunias and Kate, of Greeuville, Pa. John and Dr. Daniel Durst, of Whes - land, Cal. The deceased was an earpest. sin- lady and a member of the Bellefonte Reformed church. The Min- gle residence Monday morning at 1 o'clock and largely They were conducted Kershuer, of Centre Hall, The remains were taken to Hunting- don where they were interred beside the body of her husband in the ceme- tery at that place. The pall-bearers were Messrs, (. M Bower A. Lukenbach COC T. Ger brick and Jared Harper.—Daily News. Mre. Hoffer was well know in Cer - tre Hall and adjoining districts, For many years she and her husband liv. ed ou the farm west of Centre Hall now owned by J. J. Arney, where the family of children were raised. She was held in the highest esteem vy who kuew ber, aud ber home open to all. cere christian funeral services were held at the were attended, oy Rev all Was A A ep ———— A VALUABLE PUBLICATION The Pennsylvania Rallroad 1901 Sommer Excursion Ronte Mook, On June 1 the Passenger Depart- Excursion Route Book. This work is designed to pro- of the principal Summer resorts of Eastern America, with the best routes for reaching them, and the It contains all the prin. the East, and over seventeen hundred different routes or combinations of routes. The book has been compiled with the greatest care, and altogether is the most complete and comprehen. sive handbook of Bummer travel ever offered to the public. Toe cover is handsome and striking, printed in colors, and the vook con. tains several maps, presenting the ex- act routes over which tickets are sold, The book is profusely illustrated with fine halftone cuts of scenery at the resorts and alohg the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad. On aud after June a this iil ine teresting book may be procu Fenoay ania aliroad foie pr A nom price of | or u application to the ge: office, Broad Street Station for twenty cents, of a I'he improve the appesr- ance of the «dq Will Zeigler 4 working on the Hal], saw mill at while that place, was struck on the srn by a piece of lath, ment improving. Mar a 35 in Koti negoliating Opera ne week of summer Bellefonte, commencis g i ily i5 or 22 This ig one of the best opera companies on the road and wiles it is to be hoped Manager Garman will be successful, Mre. Alexander, wife of Dr. J. F. Alexander, of Centre Hall, and Mre, Elizabeth Bartholomew, of Spring Miils, Tuesday started for Norristown, where the latter's Gaughter, Miss Ger- trude, is attending school, Philadel phia and other points will be visited. Richard Mifflinburg, well known in political and social af- fairs in Union county, died last week al the age of seventy-eight years. He held many local offices in Union coun- ty, among them that of Commissioner from 1855 to 1860. In 1876 be was the Republican candidate for congress. James A. Wert, wife and son, Sparr, of Tusseyville returned from Iilivois last week, delighted with the country. Werts a few Sundays ago were invited to dine with D. Geiss Wagner and family at Manhattan, 111. Messrs. Milton Benner, Frank Mo- Clelian, Morris Rankte, Frank Bible, ad John Wert, all formerly of south Potter township, were also guests at the same time, Rev. Thomas S. Land has accepted a call to the Reformed charge at Mil lereville, Pa. Rev. Land is very well known in this community as he was pastor of the Reformed charge at Cen tre Hall for a number of years, After leaving Centre Hall, Rev. Land preached first at Greenville then at Manor Station. From this latter place he goes to take charge of his new flock al Millersville, Prof. John D. Meyer will attend the sessions of the State Educational Ase sociation in the Girls’ Noraal, 18th and Bpring Garden Streets, Philadel. phia, July 20d to 5th, He left Centre Hall Wednesday and prior to the meeting of the association will attend the commencement exercises of the Ardmore High School, in which sohool Prof. J. Frank Meyer, of Penn 3 » Lincoln, of ra Ae
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