———— oe THE CENTRE REPORTER.! THURSDAY, JUNE 2 1904. CHURCH APPOINTMENTS. Presbyterian Centre Hall, morning; Spring Mills, afternoon, Presbyterian—Centre Hall, morning ; Spring Mills, evening. Lutheran—Spring Mills, morning ; Tusseyville, afternoon ; Centre Hall, evening. 1 Reformed—Union, morning ; Spring Mills, afterncon ; Centre Hall, evening United Evangelical—Lemont, mornping ; den Hall, afternoon, [ Appointments not given here have not been reported to this office.) Lin- SALE REGISTER, Saturday, June 11, at the residence of Thos. G Wilson, Centre Hall, the personal property of Jacob Ripka, deceased will be sold by the ad ministrator, Daniel Ripka, of Spring Mills. ANNOUNCEMENT. We are authorized William J, Kepler, of Ferguson township, as a candidate for to announce nomination for Assembly, subject to the decis on of the Democratic Convention, wunce John Noll, of idate for nomina authorized borough, as 8 ©¢ We are Bellefonte to ant r we decision tion for the Dem Assembl cratic office of Pro the Democratic to the decision of the Do You Want Phosphate Messrs, Foreman & Smith have on hand several grades of fertilizers, fresh from Baitimore, suitable for spring crops. Prices right, and quality guar- anteed to be as represented. aire ci. Orphan's Home for Bellefonte, Col. E. J. Pruner, in his will, pro- vided for the establishment and main- tenance of an orphan’s home both in Tyrone and Bellefonte. The bequests in lands, ete., will bring in a revenue of about $2,500 per annum. In Belle- fonte the Pruner homestead, on Pine Street, has been set aside for the pro- posed institution. i Villains! While returning home in & huckster wagon from a trip of gathering butter and eggs late one evening last week, the daughter of Harvey Crouse, of Aaronsburg, while traveling a lonely road between Henry Swartz’s and her home, was badly frightened by two young men who attempted to stop her borse on the public highway. It was found that the attempt of the mis- creants to hold up the girl, was not for plunder, but for the purpose of crimi- nal assault. EH ——————, Rural Telephone Lines, Selinsgrove Tribune, “During a visit in Liberty we had ample opportunity to observe the working of the rural telephone system. Tioga County isa complete network of wires, there being a number of com- panies in the county, all doing well, giving excellent satisfaction and oper- ated at a trifling cost to the subscribers, By a system of free exchange between the various lines, a large territory is covered. “These lines were built by stock sub- scriptions, the Liberty and Nauvoo lines were erected on $25.00 shares, each subscriber purchasing his own telephone in addition. Mr. Bamuel Heyler who has charge of the Nauvoo and Liberty switch-board, informed us that the Nauvoo line was operated last year on tolls charged non-subscribers and leaving a balance of over $200 in the treasury ; the subscribers to the Liberty line paid four dollars each to make up the deficit for the year.” How is that for the rural telephone? Compare the cost with that made for telephone service in Centre eounty, ———— I Mt Growlug Alfalfa, Beed began sprouting almost imme. diately ; two leaves plainly visible May 26th, three days after sowing. The following letter was received from E. Brown, botanist in charge of seed laboratory, Washington, D. (. : “Your information slip of May 20th, accompany ing a sample of Alfalfa seed for test, is re ceived. The seed of excellent quality, con- taining practically no seed weeds and no adul- terant, and no doubt a high percentage of it will grow. Considering the quality of this rood, a test is quite unnecessary.” Those interested in growing Alfalfa should write to the U. 8. Department of Agriculture for the following bulle- ting, which will be sent free : Farmers Bulletin No. 194—Alfalfa Beed, Farmers Bulletin No, 31—Alfalfa or Lucerne. Bacteria and the Nitrogen Problem ~reprint from Yearbook of Depart ment of Agriculture for 1002, . PREVIOUS REPORTS Plot —two acres, Soll==limestone ridge, Fertilizers applied per acro—400 Ibs, containing ammonia, 1 per cent. ; available phosphoric 8 per cent. ; potash K20, 9 per cent, Beed sown-—May 23, y Quantity of seed sown-30 potinds per acre ; cover. LJ td, MEMORIAL DAY. of Flowers aad Oratory. Monday was Memorial Day. Considerable preparation was made Valleys. The frequent uany points with the complete execu- At Centre Hall the hour set was six o'clock. The line of in the diamond. Fhe first division was Company B, N Lieutenant Garbrick Next came for ser in comni- members of Same Mills Castle Eagles, Kuoights of the Golden . There was some apprehension that would cur- tail the floral decorations, but quite the reverse proved true. This condi- tion was not due owing to the plenti- fulness of the emblems of love, but rather to the effort on the part of the ladies to gather them for this occasion. increased Millhelm Buoys a Hall, The Millheim town council pur- chased the old school house for five hundred and sixty-five dollars at the public sale Saturday. The building will hereafter be used for public purposes. ’ Sm———————— The U, 8, Separator. Because the UU. B, Cream Separator holds the world’s record for the most exhaustive skimming, is one of the reasons why John KE. Rishel has taken the agency for that particular machine, Skimming is the sole work of a sepa- rator, the best skimmer is, therefore, the best machine, aud since the model dairy at the Pan-American exhibition, after fifty runs, pro- nounced the U. 8B. Beparator the closest consecutive machine bave most conclusively been proven, If you communicate with Mr. Rish- el, he will be pleased to show you, in operation, the 1904 model, skimmer, the merits of the Wc foi The Horse Sale, The tended by MiMin here utes horse sale was well at- horse buyers from Centre, and Clinton counties seemed to be a demand for horses, but the class of stock offered at this sale The cemetery presented a beautiful appearance casion were in harmony with good permanent made improvemeuls hy the Cemetery Association and indi- viduals, The oflicers of the Methodist chureh came to the rescue of the drenched large audience room was filled. After a brief prayer by Rev. Daniel Ciress, delivered a fine oration. Beginning with the sacredness of the “day, the the development of our country ferent epochs. In the beginning the thought brought that day should be held in solemn patriotic memory and its being desecrated by being made a day of and reveling should Was out be looked with contempt by every patriotic and liberty-loving citizen which Revolu tionary fathers underwent in order t break the shackles of British He spoke 0 the self-sacrifices our sion, we were a republic free from the die maufully to maintain the integrity o that republic. grew and prospered until she t place among the leading powers of the world. The Mexican much valuable territory to our coun try. Before the of cou!d be fully ascertained clouds threalening secession b war bro results this gan be seen ip the political sky ir their was tribute to those who in that great struggle gave beautify ly the audience with the vast cost at tained. the few surviving soldiers present in such a way that surely each one must have felt that his years of hardship on the battlefield and on the not spent ig vain. The members of Company B, Fifth Regiment, who had come here to share in the Memorial services and to pay their respects to their departed com- rade, John Thomas, shared in being addressed by Mr. Dale. He gave them due praise for so valiantly responding to their country’s call for the freeing of an oppressed people from the hand of a tyrannical nation. In bringing his masterly address to a close the speaker extolled the patriotic merits of all those who risked their lives for the Gefense of our country, and exhorted his bearers to continue the practice of seltiog aside at least one day of the to sur dead beroes and of teaching the to have a higher regard for their da- Probably no mound within eceme- the na- sward ; there are many others whose mounds are in out Among the latter are two brave Rey. Van Doran and Jacob Shadecre, who in a fierce band to hand conflict with five Indians, were slain at a point about one and one-fourth miles east of bodies now rest, Fearing these graves would remain . John D., Meyer and the writer drove to this lonely, hal- pot at fivep. m., and placed owers and the only emb orn of ag. Tospired by the surroundings and with but one for an audience, Mr. Meyer for an instant became an enco- After the singing of a few verses of the writer, this ed by twice going over plot with weeder; finishing with roller. fdid not seem to fill the wants of | purchusers, i Out of » total of twenty-three horses, | but six passed into the hands of | OWniers i | the prices paid follow ; {| Frank Bhultz | 2 i i Oe nannies of the pp Odd Fellows Glowing Fellows held at Easton last week in the State of one hundred and “| ty thousand and sixty-two, new lodges were instituted for of paid by relief $418. 788: lodges $a y 1 Tor, da ii in of orphans §31- the deceased nated to ring the Daria Yaioat ic cduecati Hi The relict jevery day urying fying $1,770 per day du entire year thirty- Or 2 vi: } per hour, & the past six years the lodges of the y distributed $16 388 948 r relie of f distress and for the preventio tress and actual want, sss fs ———— Rebersburg. Merchant John Harter was at 3 sey ville last week, Kline Royer, of Mifllinburg, is pay- ing his parents a short visit. Dr. Smith snd ehildren, of Madison- burg, were in town this week. John spent last Saturday in Bellefonte f Moyer, wife and daughter : Miss Orpha Gramley week a ley. Mrs. Bmith and family, are Gilbert. t tha Lie L home of Prof, C of Mins Salona, + Visitin g her sister, Li the teachers examination at this place last Friday. Mrs. John Garthoff, of Bellefonte, | the Buperintendent © | #pending a few days at home Peter Kessler, Bruce Morris, student at the Spring Mills Academy, is visiting his parents at this place, n Emanuel Guisewite, of Aaronsburg, canvassed the town last week selling soap, medicine, ete, Miss Alpha Smull, of Bmullton, is working for her great-grandmother, Mre. Hettie Gramley. A great many farmers in this vicini- ty are compelled to replant their corn on account of poor seed, Dr. Bright Loganton the latter part of last week to attend the funeral of his mother, went to Prof. Edgar Brungart and wife, of MiMinburg, are visiting friends and relatives in this place. Last Tuesday the young folks of this place held a birthday party in honor of the tenth birthday of Charley Waite Miss Ballie Brungart, daughter of ex-Sheriff and Mrs. Brungart, of Cen- tre Hall, visited relatives at this place. The supervisor employed Mr. Year- ick, of Madisonburg, several days last week to crush stones for public roads, A negro man, woman and child last Monday and Tuesday entertained the people of this place with violin music, singing and dancing. the Gilbert Iscuhower, of Aaronsburg, while working in the woods near this place, the other day, had the misfor- tune to cut a deep gash in his foot. Messrs. Ritzand Brineing, lumber- men iu the eastern part of this valley," have employed one hundred and six men in cutting trees and peeling bark. Wednesday evening Miss Alma Gramley, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. C. L. Gramley, was married to Claude Haines, sou of George Haines, of this place, W. M. Douty, of this place, recently sold his saw mill, which had been in operation at the east end of town, to Sheasley and Gramley, who this week moved the same to near Wolf's Store, Scott Btover and Frank Waite, two carpenters of this place, who are work- ing at Centre Hall, returned home on Baturday to look after the wants of their families, Mr. Waite brought with him a floe and valuable Angora cat, this with a cinnamon bear, a few tame rabbits and a young skunk, he is Elects OfMcersy. The Coburn Canning recently elected officers as follows : A. F. KREAMER, President, G. BR, BTOVER, Vice President. W. H, GROVE, Treasurer, T. B. EVERT, Becretary, i The company has the assurance of | over sixty-five acres to be planted to | various crops, | ——— Bcf Broke Her Arm, Nannie, the little daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. E. O. Brown, of Millhelm, wile hurrying from the cemetery on account of the rain, on Decoration Day, stumbled over a block at the gate, fell and broke her arm between the wrist and the elbow, Dr. G Frank re- duced the fracture and she is dolog as well us can be expected, EE — Lightning Pranks During last Wednesday's thunder storm, lightning struck the house oc- Millbeim, It followed the chimney to the second cupled by Jane Walizer, at floor where it cutered the nd joining Hotwrt which it shintter- ed a picture aod went out the building, occupied by siover as a jewelry store, in ugh the front trausom. Outside of tie Ww priciare ni wealher-b pa rede Bra, serious damage was done —— Millheim, Carl Motz, «tf | town Wednesday of i Wa dwnrd, last week Flagstone tt W. N {al Hote pavements were laid by Auman in frout of the band Dre. F. E. Nation. tin’ resi- uted | dence i A brand new f { the home of baby girl arrived at Harry Frank one day last | week, and Harry wesrs a broad smile | ever since, It he was authoritat waler t week, but it} ively reported that ma was to last took here he | t be ks as though i Lo the'wo le, {. IF {to ow ersox, | Middleburg, was registered at the Mus. | ser House, Monday, J.B |W. F { and personal property of the late J. W, of Millmont Repre sentative Bowersox, , broth- er of pigelmyer, Henry Phillips, and - Smith appraised the real estate {| Btover last Thursday, { “Danny” Koch, of | Visiior in town over | His | welcomed by his many friends | Merchant T. F. Meyer showed the | scribe through his lately remodeled | house on Main Streei, and he certain- | ly has the interior | ranged. | Adam Heckman, | was a visitor in Bunbury, wasa Decoration Day. smiling countenance is always very tastefully ar- of Mackey ville, own Thursday i Mr. Heckman is one of Nittany Val- i 1 | deys solid citizens whom itis a pleas. i j ure Lo meet, last, Jacob Bwires, Democratic own Wednesday last op a | nary skirmish the | former, prelimi. the in interest of {of the Johns Hopkins Thursday or his way to visit his brother, Dr Bright, of Rebersburg E. I. Musser, accompanied nesday of last week. The purpose the trip was to receive treatment for his son and Mrs, Sechirist, by Dr. Em. erick. day of last week on business in his line. Mr. SBlegel Las successfully fitted a number of people at this place with of the benefits derived therefrom. Mre. Miranda Motz, widow of the late J. C. Motz, who had been staying at the home of E. W. Mauck, in an al most helpless condition on aecount of old age and general debility, was tak. en to her home at Woodward, Wed- nesday of last week by her son, J. C. F. Motz, Memorial Day was properly observ. ed here Monday. Attwo o'clock the procession formed on Penn Street with the little Bunday school children at the head of the procession, followed by the Coburn band, after which the Grand Army and the K. G. E. organ: izations were in line. Thus far the celebration was a success, but the pro- cession had hardly reached the ceme- tery when it commenced to rain, cut. ting short the exercises there. The crowd hurriedly returned to town for shelter, but before town was reached there were plenty of withered summer hats and soiled white dresses. The band then escorted the speaker, Rep. resentative F, C. Bowersox, of Mid- dleburg, Snyder county, to the Evan. gelical church, where he delivered an able and appropriate address. After the address the band gave a delightful open air concert from the balcony of the Musser House. Thus ended the days’ exercises, and every one seemed cheerful, notwithstanding the inclem- ent weather, A CS ——— LOCALS A hot air epecialist—the weather man. The Rebekahs at their festival Me- morial evening took in about $565.00. The commencement of the Suque - banoa University, Selinsgrove, Pa, will be held June 10th to 15th. The University has had a very prosperous We carry a full line of General Merchandise and pay highest market prices for Produce, We always buy goods to the best advantage, and ex- change them for “Cash or Produce Only," so you are sure to save money with us we will 10 you at If we happen to not have what you want, get it in a very short time for you, and give it just a little above wholesale goods b any satisfy our always gladly take back We are in business ag ht at our store- § vo Our trade 1s creasing our custon« us a fair trial and Week Only, Beginning June 2nd Ladies 25¢c Sunbonnet : 2 Lbs, Good Cream Cheese 15 Cents. 19 Cents, TERMS~Strictly Cash or Produce ea. B. W. RIPKA. OLD DUNCAN STAND SPRING MILLS, i well equipped to start a zoo, JOHN SMITH & BRO. SPRINC MILLS, PA. Great Bargains for the Next Thirty Days. . .. Sideboards $8.75 and Up... All other Furniture, Carpets, Rugs--everything we deal in, at proportionately low prices. J. H. KRUMBINE Centre Hall, Penn. We offer you special bar- ains in all the lines of RNITURE at all sea- sons of the year, My Motto for 1904 be will “Quick Sales and Small Profits" If I do not have what you want, I will get it for you, - % A. 4 4% WALL PAPER WINDOW SHADES You can get anything you want in either of these lines—from stock or by samples, Very pretty de- signs, UNDERTAKING A SPECIALTY. Calls answered promptly, Day or Night, Terms and Prices reasonable. . . . * * - i i i i i For Men *1 0 HELLY] dO SANIM TIV UNV SHTALS TIV NI Savi $2.50 and $3.00 YEAGER & DAVIS THE SHOE MONEY SAVERS BELLEFONTE, PA. ® Saal SHEER -
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