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    VOL. LXXVII.
CENTRE COUNTY
IN THE CIVIL WAR,
148th Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
tiy 1. P. Meyer, Sergeant (0.
Regiment, P. V.
CHAPTER
[To be Contin
A., 145th
Moving
st
Before
was sent
and the summons at this unusual hour |
leaving the house, our he
for by one of the secretaries
slightly disturbed our peace ; bat, con- |
that it was nothing
we wended way to church, St. |
Paul's Episcopal, and
which
cluding serious,
our
a0.
the
took our
adjoined
been
customed seats,
pew f President Davis forgot to
that there had vague
the day before of a bat-
Petersburg, but
lefinite
. mention
rumors afloat
tle begun in
the reports were to inf
front of
to seri-
ral public
lay. The
The ladies
the Davis family being absent, I
ously alarm the gen
It Communion
services progressed as usual
of
had
Sunt
Was
full view of the worp, melan-
face of our beloved President, at
I
after
ahioly
which glanced from time to tine
Hoot the usual exhortation, the
gexion stepped up the aisle to where
Mr. Davis was
out. I turned to look
his seat and with ho
the chureh. 1
ri
sitting and called him
8 he rose {rom
usual unostenta-
wili ab
tious mein Jeft
ways remember that pictu always.
I never forget
thought that we had
our brief existence a man so
to glory in the
for
wil
a leader in
true and
dsuntiess, a Christian with knightly
and a name which and
hier passion
prejudice may overshadow for a time,
bat
lustre of its worth and parity.
President
whitch wiil one day shine with t!}
I have met Davis in pri-
va ife several times this winter and
have been wou to greater admiration
by his behign courtesy and the gentle
radiance: of
it does, the severity
His sudden depariure from the ch
made a little ati
which was increased by the departure
of other gentlemen
and when, at
the rector the congregation
leave the church in such numbers t
his smile,
of
i
Pa
Ureaskiog Up, as
Ieountenance
Uri
among the people
in high positio
handed
to
nat
iast, 8 note was
began
he begged them to be quiet while he
read sn order summoning the Ie
forces to rendezvous at
cal
a certain point
88 A precautionary measure, in case the
city became endangered. The mili-
tary, of course, went out at once, and
wany citizens followed
I canvot make you understand the
geene, as it appeared to us who wailed
of the
was
sanctuary, for
to The
dread
in the stillness
the bivssing that come
air seemed to be with =
uncertainty, though to my '
Hope had always spoken on the dark:
est day. In that still, solemn hour,
all worldly care forgotten, and |
nothing seemed worth living for, but i
God, and our country. There were]
oaly vague thoughts that floated
through the mind, for we had but
faint realization of how swift and near |
the end was drawing. Iolo the mind
of the embassador of God, speaking to
his flock, there seemed to come a start.
ling premonition of the evil in store,
for his words of encoursgement in the
present perplexity, and exhortation to
patient endurance, was needed counsel
to a people whose earthly portion was
Littervess and disappointment. On
the way to our homes the ear was
greeted with serious rumors of fight.
ing and evacuation, and soon after
reaching there, I saw our rector haste
ening up the steps, as if the bearer of |
news, Iran to meet him, and receiv.
ed for my greeting, you will never!
giveup? Never, never! 1 replied ; I |
believe God will show his power now. |
That is right ; keep up a brave heart !|
he answered. What is it? I asked, |
and then I was told that Gen, Lee had |
te egraphed that he hoped to Le able
to hiold his lines; bul in the mean
time, we musi prepare for evacuation,
My heart sank like a stove, but my |
courage rose. I scarcely thought of |
my own forlorn situation, cut off in. |
laden
IERrs
Was
flight, and, being restless, I determin-| TRIP TO COLORADO
ed to console myself with visiting rel- | c x
ives wi Sa ied intl Mr. and Mrs. Roberts Tell of Centre Coun.
alives who were occupied nthe same | ty People They Met.
way for themselves, and for their hus- |
bend : ‘ { In response to your request, here-
nds, who were in government em-| _. :
" Sond ; : : ! R - nel on | with you will find a brief account of
. wn each one FEAT i * : 5 2
ploy bling ea i rug "Ne | our sixty-five days trip from Bpring
sare sad face, and breathing the same
: ' spirit. TH ile of Mills to Denver, Colorado.
$ feng Hr tl y i » 3 3
ubdaunted spit. co dew'e ol one, a) we left Spring Milla June 14, 1904;
enlonel in the army, told rae that her
" : visited in western Penna., in Connells-
© her at parting: Cheer |.) Vanderbilt, New Castle, Beaver
Falls, Pittsburg and Uniontown. The
{ only Centre county family visited was
P. P. Long, at Unlontown. From
| there we went to the home F. A.
Long, Cambridge, O., and G. H,
Lobg, Newark, O., then to Bt. Louls
for two days, then via Seligman, Mo.,
to Berryville, Ark., where we
8. M. Roberts.
husband said |
of
’ visited
Returning to Bt. Louis
ur
PEACE MISSIONARIES THE PUTTERS MILLS POSTOFFILE.
The statement is made that the dis- | see
tinguished members of the Interna- | The Order to be Discontinued Is Being
tional Parliamentary Union will pay a | Fought by Its Fatrons.
formal visit to the President of the| The order issued by the postoffice de-
United States before separating. They | Partment at Washington to discon-
can find no better subject for mission- | tinue the postoffice at Potters Mills is
ary work than President Roosevelt. If being hard fought by the patrons of
they provide themselves with a copy of | the office, and the battle has practical-
his speeches they will find that one of i ly been won by the latter.
his favorite doctrines is that the na-| The squabble at Potters Mills is po-
tions will fall into efteminacy and sloth | litical. The patronage of the postof-
unless they occasionally slaughter a | fice department—the greatest depart.
few hundred thousand men of their best | Ment of the government—is the straw
blood merely to keep their bands in hat tickles into activity bundreds of
For this he insists that the United | thousands of Republicans who have
States shall maintain large armies and | uice, easy, fat jobs in all parts of the
fleets » » that the Americans may have | © Pited Btates. Genérally speaking
their full share in the international | the postmaster in the rural district is
ithe Republican boss—what he
bright time coming!
She asked : i in earnest 7 or are
these hop=ful for my
? Never before was my faith and
reply of that
A few days before
that the wife's
residence had been
with them when they
My « turned to me
and said in the most quiet way; my
wife and I are not going to grieve over
this loss, when have suflered so
much more, and besides that, I rejoice
that we are counted worthy to suffer
in =o dear a cans:
up ; there is a
are 5
words spoken
sake
hope so firm, was the
dauntless soldier.
bad come the report
elegant ¢
burned i
Mintry
WHS
heard ii cousin
athers
-
AND EXHIBITION
- -
ENCAMPMENT
Able Speakers
Fach -Poiltionl
Wednesday and Tharsday
Thay Days
The arrangements about
sor
and Fy
bandry at
are Com.
snoual Eveamp-
the Patrons of Hus
Hall,
nil the 1
i
ment
led
Grange Park, Centre
Sept. 171]
The grou buildings are inp
perfect condition: ne.er before was
ete and attractive,
The camp is nu marvel of neatness in all
its arrangement
Mueh of
Paviliops
everyibiog so comyg
“
the eamp arranged
A
in
groups, and seals are con-
veniently joes ed everywhere, for the
comfort of campers und visitors
Fhe tents sre provided with new
A » and new cots which
will add vo little
i mp
Campers
Exiib
largest ever held ut the Park
« ew 1
0 the aj pearance of
the ca GE Ww sa the comfort of
ihe i promises to be the
SATUS
Camp ope
FeRaineesn for ood upancy.
evening, s grand festival
»8 Larnnge
EUNDAY EFTEMBER 15TH
230 P. M Harvest home services,
conducted by Rev. G. W. Mellnay, of
the M. E. ehureh.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH
Exbibition opens with placing of
mature
Pre
ins
by
Bit
exhibits
7.30 P. Urnroatic eotertainment,
by a first clase company, “That Rasesl
Pat" ‘My Turn Next.” Admis-
sion 10 « nud 15 cls
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
2 P.M. —~Formal exercises by
County Gr ange, open to the publie.
T3P M Dramatics nlertainment,
“Eualisted for the War.”
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 218T
10 A. M —Addiesses by W. F. Hill,
master the Biale Grange ; Robert
Copklin, Forestry Commissioner : E,
B. Norris, master of New York State
Grange ; 8. 8. Blybolder, of Armstrong
county.
1.30 P. M.—Politieal day, conducted
by Democratic county organization.
7.50 P. M.~Entertaloment, “Uncle
Josh,”
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND
10 A. M.—Addresses by Prof. H. A
Burface, Siate Zoologist ; Dr. Leonard
Pearson, State Veterinarian: Dr. B
H. Warren, Dalry and Food Commis
sioner, und Hon, Jason Sexton, of
Montgomery county,
130 P. M Political duy, conducted
by Republican county organization.
7.80 P. M.~ Dramatic entertainment,
Huhaun Aroon.”’
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IRD
ZF. M.—Addresses and closing ex-
ercives,
Other speakers have besn invited,
but only those have been announced
who have given assurance that they
wiil be present. Such changes will be
made in the program as necessity re-
quires to sccommodate speakers.
For excursion rates and special
trains, luquire of your railrond agent,
1 AIA.
A FPaciug Record Broken,
nnd
is
the
of
definitely, from my own family, with. Prince Alert, Friday of lust week
out available money, and ip the hands | broke the pacing record for gel sings,
Spent one very pleas-
aut evening at the home of Wm. Law-
yer, iu St. Louis, where we met John
Lawyer, of Centre Hall,
Wea 111,
where we visited the following fami
lies: Dr. J. B. Leitzell, P. J.
Dr. C. P. Leitzell, John
next went to Belvidere,
Leitzell,
sherman and
trade of wholesale murder.
Iu order that we may not be accused
of maliciously misrepresenting
President of the United States to our
lent utterance
day speech, February 13, 1903 :
PE tu
Vin, Leitzell, all Centre county people,
Also W, 8B, Porter, a
western Peppsylvania, Here we at-|
tended of Penna,
about twenty of them being from Cen!
former citizen of |
0) picnic people, i
tre county.
At Orangeville, 111, we
» visited Dan-
fel Musser and family, but at Freeport,
Ill, most of the Centre county people |
lo Harry |
Leitzell, James Conley, James Snyder, |
Will Stover, James Crawford, Robert
Miller, Cyrus Grove and Perry Stiver. |
At Rock Grove, Iil., we found Heuory |
Ison Kromrine. At this |
fifteen Centre county peo-
are ated—George Long,
Long and Wi
place sout
ple took a day's outing and bad au old
fashioned |
things
the table
fr
is years away fr
altel pienie, and the good
80 abundantly }
prove that eve
11 {entre
foro ot a §
Orgel How 10 Cook.
will not y
From Free port we went to Lens
of Pollers
James |
Metz
¢
two
visit the Doctors BStiver,
Mills, also Crawford,
Miller, Chas. Derr, Mr. and Mrs
and Mr. and Mra, Miller
ladies are daughters of J.
Mills,
ock ford, 111.
tained at the hon
brother of Wm. Pi
Chicago was the next stopping
fivarge
“hese
B. Heckman,
of Bpring Next stop
wher we enter-i
of Henry
spring
wer
» ¥
Peale ,
Mill
sader, of ..
aud here we visited Samuel
in
Leltzell, James Greno
Willis Spangler
MeCloskey nnd
of Pollers
in Chicago
The only
ited at
Black, of
ou the
{em Ke
fet AM #5
'
ala
Mrs. Thomas Palmer,
Mills, at the Penna. depot
.
Centre county person vis
Ii, J
HOW engitieer
ton, a
Blooming wns
Potters Mills,
$A. RR
On the way to Denver, Col,
stop
ped at Dubuque, Iowa, and Omaha,
Neb. White in Denver were guests of
Perty McCormick, from Potters Mills, |
also RB. L. Willard and Mr. and Mrs.
Delaney.
A trip of fifiy-four miles from Den.
ver to Silver
wo
Plume, over the George
in order. Here |
shalt 1000 fi, below
surface and saw them mining gold ore, |
The altitude at Silver Plume is 8060 ft.
Next went te Boulder, Col, snd up
the Switzerland trail Ward, at
which place the altitude 1100 ft,
It was #0 cold that we did uot enjoy
this trip
At Colorado Sprivgs we visited the
Garden of the Gods and Helen Hunt's
grave, and went up Pikes Peak on the
cog road. Among ihe passengers on
our train up the Peak was Dr. Stewart
and brother, from McKeesport, Pa,
The thermometer was 23 degrees above
zero on the Peak, aud we were in a
big snow storm. Although we were
dressed for cold weather, I was as cold
up there on August 17 as | evef was
in Pa. We could see an electric storm
and rain below us ; the electric current
was so sirong that it was difficult to
hold a steel rod umbrella and the
ladies had to remove their hat pins as
they burned the head wherever they
touched it
Our next move was to Pueblo, Col,
where we are now located at 1403 Pine
St. and expect to spend the next win.
ter. The climate i= fine, and our lateh
string is out for any person from Cen-
tre county coming to Pueblo
Mu. AND Mus. H, C Rongnrts,
town loop, was next
we went down the
to
is
{Mr. Roberts is at present superin-
tendent of an electric crane at the big
steel works in Pueblo, Col, Mrs, Rob-
erts isa daughter of J. D, Long, of
Spring Mills, ~Eb, ]
Died of Broken Heart
Bamuel Bwarin, aged forty-five years,
of Milesburg, died early M nday morn-
ing of a broken heart,
His mother, Mrs. Nancy Swarm,
seventy-five years old died Sunday
evening at nine o'clock, after a pro.
tracted lines, The sou was so overs
come by grief at the death of his moth.
er that, though he had been in robust
$4
Vice 4
distinguished
guests will thus
‘e Lo trouble t
!
pt
ure by international arbitration. They
Wars,
wosevell has
£
Le
for their
object of arresting war-
maintsin that and, above all
$ ’
quest, are abliorrent to civilization and
He, the
asserts that
other
the
humanity on hand,
deliberately
fest lose the keen and fearless
The
they
qualities of manhood,
ceive Lhat the first subject for conver- |
0 to their doctrines is the President |
United States
i }
POLITICS IN MAL sERVIUE
Farm Journal
fos ud
i
GeEvoles several :
» » 1 : i
Ins wing the bungled up i
BOTY ioe the!
muil
dwelling
throug hiout
try, ticularly on the
fact that servic ly serves a frastion
in the territory
An- |
of
of the people
which routes are run
point iL makes is Lhe error
closing small postoffices
A
j#
country districts.
up ti
throughout the
fthe
hiefly brought about by
article is reprinted
And it was ©
the pr {
watuled postal affairs centered
for
less of
atl the large towne, who
there,
Hiticians
purposes well understood, regard.
of
It}
the importance of the |
to have
office,
and the welfare
the staalier
the wishes
the people of villages,
would magnify
borough postmaster, nil
mails earried out from his in-
:
crease the patrousge of the men who
Lome jugs, sod so the new sysiein
begun. It was a game of the poli
d
a dual
We
ticiaus, with the people left out, si
the result is, as we have shown,
dual cost, with only a
syste wilh
the country fall of sore heads,
when, formerly, everybody gloried in
isting in the world.
A
DEATHS
J. 4. JAMISON
Spring Mills lost one of its most re-
spected citizens in the person of J. J.
Jamison, who died at that place after
& long illness with dropsy, at the ad-
vanced age of seventy-one years. Mrs,
Jamison died a number of years ago,
but the deceased is gurvived by the
following children : Elery, of Mou-
tana ; Orrie, of Monroe, Wisconsin ;
Sarah J., wife of Wm. Lingle, Georges
Valley ; Lizzie B., wife of Wm. H.
Lingle, Tusseyville ; Margaret E | wife
of Victor A. Auman, and Miss Berths,
Centre Hall, The surviving brothers
are Wm, Jamison, Williamsport, and
T. B. Jamison, Spring Mille. Deceased
was a life long Democrat, always
standing by his party. Rev. J. M,
Rearick conducted the funeral services
and interment was made in the
Georges Valley cemetery.
HON. JOHN NELSON.
Hon. John Nelson died at his home
in Cesana, Bedford county, after an ill
ness of several months, The deceased
was eighty-five years old and one of
Bedford county's most prominent cit
fzens ; an ex-judge, snd almost a life
long member of the Methodist church,
He was a native of Centre county, hav.
ing been born at Spring Mills, and
moved to Redford county when a
young man. His is the first death to
occur in the family, his aged wife and
thirteen children surviving him.
LOCALS,
Bay a 0 for your Reporter label,
A golf cape was found midway be
tween Old Fort and Linden Hall. Call
at this office for same,
BRYS
| goes,
{ But in Centre county there isa pe
{ culiar condition—the two wings of the
| Republican bird don’t flop simults-
the anti-Qusy or
Hastings wing is up, the Quay or Love
That makes the old
| bird shy off, and that’s what happen-
ed ut Potters Mills,
Clark Bible was postmsster at Pot-
ters Mills, and he belongs to the Love
family.
| neously, When
wing is down,
Postmaster Bible was induced to re-
| #ign, so goes Lhe story, by members of
| the Hastings wing who pretended that
{the closing of the Potters Miils post-
| effice would act as a lotion on some of
i Judge Love's political enemies,
| By snd with the consent of Judge
| Love, County Chairman Reeder, now
| deceased, sent his order for the discon
| tinuance of the Potters Mills postoffice
| bo Congressmunn Dresser for endorse-
hrough
gO, and
the omission of the signature of a sin-
his is the channel t
the document will
The
instru-
‘
L was properly endorsed is the fact
be pigeon-holed and forgotten
that this particular
that the order to discontinue the post-
office at Pot
k. Not
Cent
ters Mills was received o
made on the
Republican checker
the consent of Judge
A move can be
re
county
board without
Ia Ye
Cots
This is especially true when it
dealing with the makiog and
unmaking of postmasters in which art
Judge
3 order
Potters Mills
and made
& to
Ave is an adept.
to discontinue the
postoffice was received
Then a bow! went
up from the patrons ; Judge Love was
al ones of meddling : the
vo! retaliate in No-
“#, Lhe
public
socueed
gre threatened io
What then
Judge Love's friends set to work to
have the postoffice retained. The in-
fluence of the Stalwart Republicans in
various parts of Valley and
Bellefonte sought and secured,
and Lhe plan was laid to send out the
that Judge nothing
whatever to do with the closing of the
office, but that he was in faverof
taining a postoffice at that point.
He is in favor of retaining the post-
office at Potters Mills, if it will make
and he is in favor of clos.
office if that will make him
It is a case of good Lord
and good devil with the judge.
No matter which element wins out
~—wheiher the Potters Mills postoffice
is contivued or discontinued the med-
dling ia postoflice affairs by President
Judge John G. Love will be settled for
atl the election,
Peuns
Was
had
news Love
re.
him voles :
ing t
Hor
if
voles,
pmismamiiieemaia——
pring Mills.
Robert Neese, of Auburn, New York,
is visiting his two sisters at their home
in this place,
The two Evangelical Sunday schools
united in holding a picnic in the Park
Inst Baturday.
Mrs. W. 8B. Museer and daughter
Marian, of Lykens, were visitors in
town this week,
Mrs. Emory Ripka returned Mon-
day from a few weeks’ visit to her pa-
rents home in 8t. Thomas,
H. F. Rossman returned last Tues
day from a trip to Philadelphia, where
he purchased his stock of fall and win-
ter goods,
Rev. W. C. Bierly, pastor of the
United Evangelical church, began a
series of meetings last Bunday even
ing. He is assisted by Rev. Welsh, of
Willinmeport.
Mrs. C. A. Krape left Inst Monday
morniog for Btocton, Illinois, in re.
sponse to a message stating the serious
illness of her niece, Mrs, Derr, nee Ray
Crawford, formerly of this place,
The public schools opened this week
with an enrollment on the first moro
ing, of one hundred and teu pupils, in
thie four rooms. It is the intention of
the directors to enforce the compulso-
ry school law to the letter. It is hoped
the parents will nesist in makiog this
task an easy one.
The Wedoesday morning trains oar-
ried the following young men from
their homes—John Rossman te enter
of the enemy. | going the mile at the New York state
Boon after dinner my hos ess was falr track in 1.59), which beats the
sent for, by a friend, the wife of the record by one-quarter second, The
secretary of the treasury, (Mr. Treu-| first quarter was made in 594, the half
heaith, he died at 1 o'clock, just four
hours after Mrs, Swarm,
as 8 Freshman at Franklin and Mar
Democrats, you will have an oppor- dh
tunity to hear able political speakers
Wednesday of next week at the En.
Cr.
NO. 36.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Walter Garrity, of Potters Mills, was
in town Friday of last week.
Col. Reeder carried life insurance in
the sum of fifty thousand and seven
hundred dollars,
Mr. and Mrs. James Goodhart,/ of
Lewistown, visited Geo. 1. Goodhart
and family, near Centre Hill,
W. W. Bmith’s studio, at Centre
Hall, will be open during encampment
week. Bee his announcement,
Austin Krape and Asher Stahl, of
this place, are employed in the planing
mill of Joseph Kelley, at Reedsville,
Thomas Tutt, of Union county,
moved to the property recently va-
cated by John Taylor, east of Centre
Hall, which he purchased.
sruce W. Ripka, proprietor of the
Spring Mills cash store, advertises fall
and winter the cash
store a call, and see the benefits of the
cash system.
goods. Give
James Bmith, of
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Isaac Smith, in this place, having
come here Monday morning to remain
for the week.
Williamsport, is
Jacob Bprow, of Black Hawk, fell
from a straw stack at the home of Ir-
vin Barris, west of Centre Hall, last
Tuesday and broke his collar bone.
He is slowly improving.
Harry W. Buck, son of Rev. H. W,
Buck, of Berwick, Inst week visited
bis sister, Mrs. Frank P. Geary, io this
place. Mr. Buck is a student in the
Albright College, Myerstown.
Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Gress will
Jeave Centre Hall Friday of this week
for Adamsburg, Westmoreland coun-
ty, where they will remain for several
weeks. Before returning Rev, Gress
may take a trip to 8t. Louies.
J. H. Barton, one’ of the Pennsy's
most trusted engineers with headquar-
ters at Pittsburg, is this week at Osk
Hall where he is arranging to build a
mansion home, which wonld indicate
his retirement from railroading.
Misses Jennie MeMertry and Verns
McClintie, of Tyrone, recently were
guests J. A. MecClintie, of near
Farmers Mills. The latter young lady
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David
MeClintic, formerly of Potters Mills,
of
Miss Blanche Tressler, who has been
east for several mouths, returned to
Belton, Mo., where she holds a splen-
did position as stenographer for a large
agricultural firm. Miss Tressler i= a
daughter of Isasc Tressler, of Pine
Grove Mills,
Miss Bessie Weber, of this place,
Tuesday started for Frederick, Mary-
land, where she will become a student
in the Woman's College. Bhe was ac-
companied to the institution by her
brother, Bamuel E. Weber, who came
to Centre Hall Baturday previous,
Mrs. W. W. Boob and daughter,
Miss Grace. were among friends in
Centre Hall for several days Iast week.
Saturday they went to Bellefonte, and
after payiog a short visit to Mrs. F.
M. Crawford returned to their home
in Cincinnati, Ohio, They were east
for six weeks.
Charles Lauffer, of Manor, West.
moreland county, was an arrival in
Centre Hall Saturday and until Mon-
day was the guest of Rev Daniel Gress,
they having been classmates at Frank-
lin and Marshall College. Mr. Lauf-
fer continued his studies at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, and has one
year's work yet todo in the medical
department of that institution,
A Pine Grove Mills correspondent
to the College Times writes that Farm.
er Amos Koch had an experience he
does not care soon to repeat. When
the steam thresher was stopped for
some repairing he rested his footona
wheel All of a sudden the engine
was started and had it not been fora
heavy shoe Mr. Koch's leg would have
been torn off. As it ie, he is only lame,
Misses Verna Sprankle and Laam
McClellan, of Altoona, Friday of last
week, returned home after spending,
in a very pleasant manner, a short
time at the home of J. A. McClintie,
near Farmers Mills. Miss Sprankle is
8 niece of Mr. McClintic’s, being a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David E,
Sprankle. Mr. Sprankle is an exten.
sive shoe dealer, and has been in busi.
ness in Altoona for over thirty-five
yoars,
William D, Zerbe, son of Aaron Zer-
be, of Penn township, the other day
received notice that he had passed the
examination of the Btate board for ad-
mission to the bar of the county courts,
Mr. Zerbe is the first lawyer in Centre
holm) to assist her in preparing for | in .59 and three quarters in 1.251,
eampment and Exhibition, Grange | Charles