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VOL. LXXIV
LUTHERAN REURION.
WEATHER ERINGS
ATTENDANUE,
FAIR GOOD
Noted Lutherans Speak on Topless of Gen
ernl Interest ~Sketohes of Addresses
The Lutheran reunion and pienie
held in Taylor's grove Saturday
well attended. The majority of
who made up the uumbers were from
a distance, from all parts
the county.
The exercises
prayer by Rev.
Auaronsburg.
The first speaker, Rev. Holloway, D.
D., pastor of the Lutheran church,
Bellefonte, spoke on “History and
Obligation,’ and in the course of his
We have come up out
be.
aud |
other
handshake
We
Lutheran |
was
those
coming of
with
of
were
E. H.
opened
Gearhart,
1
remarks said :
of the beautiful valleys,
youd the mountains, from
village and hamlet to look each
and from
town
in the face and get a good
brothers and
today as
from our sisters
are here a great
family.
1 Le history of our church is radiant
with
and full of inspiration for still greater
glorious deeds, holy conquests
achievements. Washington was first in
first in the hearts
Martin Lut
was lirstin thestruggele
war, first io peace,
of our countrymen.
it may be said,
for pure doctrine ;
ed on the divine word; and first in the
her
first for peace found-
hearts of millions of bumble and faith-
ful children.
The proper date of a distinctive life
of a particular church is furnished by
her creed. Tested by the
creeds, the Evangelical
church has the claim
Romish church to
unity with the early church,
particular church, with
boud and token
the Lutheran church
thirty
church.
the oldest
general |
Lutheran
the
same ns
be considered in
-but as a
a distinctive
of doetrinal union,
is more than
the
chureh
years older than tomish
The
distinctive
Lutheran bas
creed now in
use in any large division of Christen- |
dom. That ereed is the *
of Augsburg,” and it
vision.
Jonfession of |
is
never nee re-
America!
Holland to Manhat Is
with the first Duteb
colony. The Lutheran faith was al
so established on the of the
Delaware by a Sweedish colony,
the first Lutheran
in America in 1635, within
of Fort Christiana, now
Delaware.
The Lutherans
the glory of being
to in
America, impelled by the missionary |
idea as the chief inspiring The
1648,
The earliest Lutherans in
came from tan
land in 1623,
banks
who
church
the
erected
walls
Wilmington,
may honestly claim
the first protestants |
settle the unpruned forests of
Cause,
Tenacon church, consecrated in
first
erceted
nty, w
gelieal Lutheran
Pennsylvania.
We may well be proud of our bonor- |
able history, We
cannot turn the |
waters gone by. church is pecu-
liarly adapted to present needs vy rea-
son of its bListorie loyalty to truth. !
The pillar of cloud is lifting from the |
tabernacle ; it moves foreward ! Shail |
we fall in with the cavalcade of Israel
and go forward? make our
influence felt in the conquest of Ameri-
ca and the world for Christ? God |
grant it, i
“Reminiscence
gE Dr. J. H. Harpster-
of Centre Hall.” I think perhaps some
one of your own town could fill this!
number of the program better—for in- |
stance your town's historian, Mr. |
J. D. Murray. I am however, the|
i
Evan-
io |
‘a4 the
church
Delaware cou
but here danger lies,
the
Our
wheels with
Shall we
oldest living resident of Centre Hall;
no one can rise and
Iu 1846 my father moved into the|
only house then erected ; it was an
old school house, and was afterwards
moved one and one-half miles
town. A melancholy feeling comes
over ine when I come back to this
place, because I must be entertained
by strangers. The population of your
town is scattered all over the Uniled
States, I never speak disparagingly
of my old home town ; I don’t like to
hear that, I have lived all over the
world, but I am always loyal to Cen-
tre Hall. I could live here and die
here, and rise here in the resurrection,
If I bad wealth, I would retire here
aud spend the balance of my days
among you. I have spent many years
in China and Japan; stood upon the
apex of one of the seven wonders of
the world—the pyramids of Egypt,
I have visited Paris, California, en-
circled the globe and half way "round
again; Italy, Germany, Frauvce, Eng
land have furnished me pleasures, but
I can think of no sight in all the
world that will compare with the
view from the top of Nittany mouu-
tain overlooking Centre Hall,
When in Ohio I joined a Dutch
society, made up of Pennsylvanians
who were proud of their native state,
und at its meeting ench member had »
good word to say of his former home
in the Keystone Btate. One would
say, I am from Blair county, ao,
(Continued on page
contradict that,
west of
ENCAMPMENT AND EXHIBITION,
Attendance,
Alive,
firight for a Good
~The Grangers Well
Prospects
at work mak-
their twenty-
county are very actively
ing preparations for
to 20th, at Grange Park, Centre Hull.
Committee meetings and conferences
the
iust., the chairman, Mr,
Mr. the
County Grange held a conference at
Hublersburg at 930 a. m. with thei
grauges of that place, Zion and Jack-
souvilie,
county, On Tuesday the
Rhone,
’
of
und
b bagel ser ret 3
' !
Campbell eeretary
The same day at 2 p.
wus uiso held at Mibsbarg with the!
grange at that place, Howard,
a, Uniooville,
Ou Friday, the 9th, a conference wus
ul Rebersburg at 9.37 a. 1m.
burg. Ou the same day at 2.30 p.
i conference was also held at
with the gravge of that
Al thew
in addi viv
may be
afe
bascsi a dlUN, each
for
Taken by
will engage a separate ten! bead-
quarters for
for the day v
where they can make their home,
Lheir respective granges
visitors from their localit
A tlag will be placed over tent |
the
CR/Ch
$11
with a batuoer giving name and lo
3
cation of the grange. §
i
Own the J0Lh fast, i
couferen
be held at Washiugton
State College,
a ce will
Grange hall, |
where ail Lhe grauges ia i
the westeru end will be
of the county
represented, The Count
meet there in quarterly session al Lhe
sine Ligue,
it is the of the
ein oer
purpose commitive
that every shall contribute! ,
some article of his own
the
also been determined U
production to-
It
daily in-]
of |
i
the Lest lustructors in Pennsylvania. |
towards exhibition,
» hold
stitutes in the auditorium by some
Au Upera Company has Deen engaged |
for the evening entertainments,
It is the de of
tee to exclude all gamblivg devices |
lermiination the con-
mit
and cheap shows,
Many other arrangements are io pro- |
i from
Lwin
elerisining «i
DE AB DOU Dee time
to tinue so that this will the best}
aud most cam pment
ever held at Graoge Park.
Tp
70.000 strikers, i
alec]
Men
Shaler’
The latest figures on the strike |
are summarized as follows:
struck io
who |
!
: tu}
obedivuce Lo # last §
previously idle, 50,000,
of
tering,”
15,250;
by the blast
die
DERE: :
Liifown ciosiug
furnaces, ‘scat ai);
graud total of men out, 70,000,
poy
GENERAL LOCALS
What
but
Conundrum :
down,
ory
go up
not down & chim- |
can al
cuimuey
uey up?
Mr.and M
(Grove Mills
re. Bamuel Elder, of Pine
, Are mourning death
Ihe
moroiong.
the
Albert.
Ks place Saturday
Amos Lee, of Colyer, one of the Re-
porter readers, was among the many
who called at this offi ce Al-
ways glad aud all
ight little son
funeral toc
last week.
to have patrons
others call.
David Burrell, of Spring Mills, was
one of the many members of Capt
it a point to come to Centre Hall Sate
urday to see him and hear him speak.
J. H. Runkle, of this place, and Rev,
W. A. McClellan, of Youngstown, Pa.,
Rev, McClellan
is a won of Joseph MoClellan, deceased,
of Pusseyville, and is serving a Reform
Charles R. James, a promiuent attor-
ney of Allentown, while camping two
miles out from Lewisburg io the moun
tains, was struck by lightning while
sitting at the supper table Baturday
A company has been organized at
Muncy for the manufacture of flour
milling machinery. The capital ie
$50,000. A committee Bus been ap-
pointed to select a site for the plant
which will be erected at onee, and will
furnish employment to 300 hands,
W. L. Runkie, son of D. C. Runkle,
of Pittsburg, went to Oklahoma last
week to remain about two weeks,
join his father, who was fortunate in
having a lucky drawing number in
the Isud lottery, The Runkles will
improve their land at once, and sow
sixty neres of wheat this fall, They
also expect to build a house,
Mra. Josephine Cruse, of Bellefonte,
has announced the engagement of her
daughter, Mary, to 8. Kline Woodring.
The bride is a very pretty and attract.
Ive young lady and is the only daugh-
ter of the late Andrew J. Cruse, The
groom is a rising young attorney at
the Centre county barsnd both are
very popular smmong a large circle of
friends. The wedding will take place
this fall,
THE CROP SITUATION,
| Cora sad Out Crops Mast go Helow the
erage — Whent at the Top,
The
August
i | age for cor
government ¢rop report
#& much lower
SHOWS
fi than was
expected
been following {he
thnt
to BU or
who have
It
would
The
those
| market,
Bo eld
cent,
was thought
nou nt
i
offic compliers
}
vill not be
better than 54 per cent
$3.5 poinis
ithe
i lowes
i
wl
Fl
is in Kausas, where ti
lower, tuercfore, than
corresponding dnte lust year,
! ’
CARVeTage
J | condition of the er "p
Mis
in IHinoils
diana and Iowa 57. The
indicate a Crop fur the
of
| Against more
is Te
ire seit edd |
3 { :
{ the figure 19, sOuUri it is 29, iu
and in Io-
perc
whole ©
| Nebraska 36, hl
wy
Muir
FUG, O00 DOD bushels, fis
about 1,
than 2.100.000.0000 bushels
last year,
I'he average coudition of outs sl
ed considerable loss
duriug the mount
doubt pow remusios this
wiso cousiderably behiud the Lot
Ouly
wi jor
in wheat
ad no
year, is Lhere
pro-
misfortune
sult from
mise of abundance, a
Cai now julerler
gathering an extruordinar
Estimates
io J URED
judging Ly
field
sithiough
spring wheat
”
~
OIL
WHORL Wi
as feed bec of the
ae
Loy De
with
Bling
demand from
large, so that
a very
Gespile an
absort
IRrKet, Bia
should lucrease the p
Bip, {
yield,
gi rn will
:
carce that it is do
exported. The lack
to a reduction in
Fhe general situ
fore, as lo pros
NADY kinds
dinasier «1
cording lo ol
in 80 great {
1 8 selious
Gol Cane
the country 's trade
-——
Light Wheat
1 wheat yield
Tl
id poor fo quali?)
made for an ent
Dlishels,
saiue amount
(TRE
“ig tht
ty gil or th
Hang She
iz of ahi
that minis
vailed upon half inforou
other churches to leave
fold should also be bh
TOUS sefninarios,
half-hearted
country.
sorrow throughout
. a —- -
Prof. Wolf Got a Section
Prof. E. J. Wolf, of Eureka,
formerly principal of
public schools,
Kansas,
Hall
Catrie
the Centre
and son of Mrs
ir
a
Osman, vow iu this place, was amon
the Kansas invesiors in the Oklahoma
Government laud lottery, and is
the possessor of a 160-acre plot of fine
tillable soil. Prof. Wolf uo doubt will
do the farming himself,
clinations (7) run in that direction.
For two years Prof. Wolf was prin.
cipal of the common schools of Eureks,
but now he has been advanced to the
firat grade of the High Hehool, in
which none of the branches
are taught,
How
since his in-
COmMmon
Ec te
REOUCED RATES TO SEASIORE
Low.-Rate Exeursion to Atlantie City, ele,
via Vennsyivanisa lalliroad.
rate tenday excursion for the present
season from North Bend,
bury, Shenandoah, Dauphin, and prio.
cipal intermediate stations (ine luding |
stations on branch roads), to Atlantic |
City, Avalon, Anglesea, Wildwood, «
Holly Beach, wiil be run on Shi do
August 22, 1901.
Excursion tickets, good to return by
regular trains within ten days, will be
sold at very low rates. Tickets to Ate
Iantie City will be sold via the Dela
rail line, or via Market Street Whar,
Philadelphia,
Stop over can be had at Philadelphia,
either going or returning, within lm-
it of ticket,
For information in regard to specif-
fe rates and time of trains consult
hand bills, or apply to agents, or 8
Harrar, Division Ticket Agent, Will
immsport, Pa. 15-2t.
AY
sm AA
Write Grant Hoover for prices on
0 Buran. ooo
TRIED TO DROWN A GIRL,
Her Head Under Water
Driven Of
Two strange men approached
Men Hold
(sinter, a seventeen-vear-old
wturday night
Altoona
drigge
thre
~ 4
Lakemont
after
dragged her to the
and held
at
near and, giving
| wine,
Y
Lier in her head une
the water, Two boys and a park
lesan heard her eries and ran
uesistanee, Her fled.
girl water in:
taken
assailants
was dragged from the
7 dd 4
mdition and
toons He spital.
——— —-
to
Purchased 2,200 Acres of Timber Land
oy Journal:
From the Mifliabarg Times
nds in toy al
home »
tain H
went to his
Cap Arey
oid
Saturday,
hon +
last Ww hitte they
BR Varail f Of TWO Weeks
Hope
“ve 8 Od tite
»
they will |
We A —
Centre inl] Motel Garsts
Phorm uy
MoCloeky, Mis Lo
w oo. -
Goto Unni p Satarday
Company B, Fifth Regiment, N.G.P.
will go to camp at Somerset, Pa., Sat-
Buturday.
Correction,
Plano binder which I booght this sea- |
(son did not give satisfaction, isentirely |
| false,
tequal to the Plano; iL never
bundle, and did its work
and is light in draft,
GU. W. BRADFORD,
Centre Hall, Pa.
ott tm
Prompt Payment,
July 5, at noon, my house, together
with most of my furniture, burved, It
wae fpsured in the Lykens Valley Co.
by T. B, Jamison, agent, Spring Mille,
Pa., and on the Oth, four days after
the fire, Mr. Jamison in company |
with James Miller, of Eligabethville, |
milesed a |
exeeliently,
-
15, 1901.
PROSPECTS OF GOOD OP
The Bpring Mills Correspondent
Ivy Bartiges Orchards
write
Fal
Barty
A day or two since the
a Visit to what Is Known 1
ped h farm, owned oy Ivy
fro
Centre
located a short
jue
in
distance
Lure « village of
fait
Mito 1
bearing, Th
grou unre is fully
contain from 1 dK)
(UU Bre how
tynls
101g BLOCK,
ull of very el
flay
for sud
[hye
Hardly at
the
unusually large
farm i= in a splendid ¢
WIZ Can be discov
id
Ae MT.
pi
On su Bartg:
gt
te thal every Are Ind
iit
HIE
SALI REY
YOUngE
young
iuake iL go in the wesl are
10 failed to make a liv
3
Es
WH
HEWS.
L INTEREST
HAPPENINGS ¢
s here at
Fe
school
ight by
id have
has
al,
company
two miles,
f the TU.
His rigat
t week,
n the
against nim.
whe
ad daughter
Agar Leit-
¥
tigi in
tin ih
{ rks,
the
the
ealer, at
at
LW m.
( are
P
ward Reber x arrested at Will-
¥
{ stealing }
$43
Al Jones, of
EL 3232
vialilda, while topping the
t which
hostler,
at
ATIHAN DOU ss “%
» Reber was employed
stoutly deni $s i riz iis
# his guilt,
Mr, H. M. Plots,
who were call-
Mills to attend the fun
Dav
witl
in
a=
and Mrs,
and family,
father,
Urs
Plotts
NAUS, few hu
WwW.
tii 4%
Lilis OLE,
stopped for a
Mra. W
al
and Boob and
cident
The
th
fur:
fers
Baily called
bag aud monkey, gray §
as a spring lamb,
amusement for the youngs-
Monday He gathered
with in his eye
gratitude than
does a nickle
pipe
age bul supple
shed
morning.
pennies twinkle
that expressed more
the average
a
boy who
f
foore, of Lemont,
Miroudsburg Normal
by her molher,
tat the home of Dr.
ounty Demoerat
tickel:
MeCormick;
Fu
unity
Mo
Hom.
District
county
0
chairman.
ollowing
Bb
Jeflerson kie, 4
VEY Or,
Drown wae reelected oo
Hiram Grove, of rganza, who
I Wo or more weeks among
d relatives in Centre county,
inst Week,
ref
aii
returned
where
tha
Ril
hie
Wwmntory,
Liodda n.
Pr. (de
Creek,
wheel, tos P
Kruml of deeeh
town
Me,
arrived in Wednesday on
the
Krumbine.
ais
sid a few days
i
I< broth
The Doctor §
at
er, John
w“
setting nicely and |
along
t in his profession.
Prof. J. F one of the pub
in Be ase
Harrison,
school teachers
was
this office Tuesday. Prof
| Harrison has had experience in
| pedagogie line for twenty-two years,
The dwelling house of Charles Wag
i ner, on Ma {Ureek, mille and »
barned to the
in of the fire ia at.
chimney burning oul
which ignited the roof. Only the
household goods on the first floor were
saved. The building was two stories
in helght and valued at $600,
Mr. and Mes, Robert Sankey,
are now
Island, are expected at this place by
the former's sister, Mra. LL. Rhone,
‘about the beginping of Seplember,
rely Hue
ground, The ong
fa
who
Justers, paid me in cash, $1250.00, the
full amount of my insurance,
Ba
. MUBL ha
her unele and sunt to thelr western
Lome in Wichita, Kansas, to remain
for an indefinite time,
Mrs. Dr. H. B. Alexander and
{th iree sons of Potters Mills; Prof MM)
R. Alexander, wife, son and daughter,
of Chambersburg, and Henry Gurne
{ Smyth and sister Ray, of Bellefonte,
| were at the home of H. P.
[ Alexander, Burnham, the past week,
| relates the Lewistown Democrat and
| Sentinel,
}. C. of Altoona, who for
tw elve years has been employed by the
electric light and power company o
| that § was a caller at the Repo
i ter office Saturday. Mr. Scholl is oy
of the company’s engineers, which p
| sition was secured by gradual advang
| ruent from ove of the humblest
which proves that
| faithful employee will be advanced
| Mrs. Riber, widow of Dr. Wnt, R
| deceased, of Berrien Springs, Michi
| gan, together with her daughter Mrs,
{Clara Wilkinson and grandson, who
Jo east some few weeks ago, have
| been visiting the Derstine and Meyer
| familles. The writer is indebted to
| Mrs. Riber for entertainment in a
strange laud on a bleak and stormy
i night, while presiding over her wes
ern home, about eighteen years
| aud found her abode one of the m
home-like and the members of the
| family most loving to one another,
Dr. McCluney Radeliffe, “accompa
pied by his wife and daughter, Miss
Harah, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs,
J. Bhavpnon Boal. Dr. Radcliffe is
bead specialist at the Will's Eye and
Sar Hospital, Philadelphia, aod has
under his immediate care all necessas
ry operations, which are performed
either by himself or his
{The hospital referred to is one the
leading lostitutions of its ki 1 in
viaitors
Seholl,
1
HA0e,
{ tions, all of
be
i
distinguished specialist now
the goal for whieh he hdd been works
Ing. since he enterad She immftution. ad
1