_ VOL. LXXVIIIL. WAR ON INSECT PESTS Sinte Kconomle Zoologlst to Begin Series of Experiments, the pests In carrying on the war against Bau Jose scale and other that injure trees for which $30,000 has been appropriated, Prof. H. A. Surface, Btafe economic zoologist, will begin s insect series of four experiments The first test Bedford county by is to be conducted RF L pert, who will experiment with differ- in , Rll B6X- fa ent methods devise he pest, and will give the o the publie T. C. Lefevre, of county, am, Chester will experiment in a large to ascertaining Killed at out nursery with a view how insect pests may be before the young trees are s in the or- chard. D. K. McMilan, field to Prof. Surface, will the purpose of ascertaining the most I assistant experiment for effective method of destroying that prey or H. Wolf, of State College, investigation of insects i 1 vegetable crops, an will make a special that injure grasses, J y ———— APPOINTMENT OF JUDULE - STEWART The appointment of to fill the Court of Penasylvania death of Justice Dean The ele Judge Stewart Vacancy eme in the thi sudent mirable, ction of Judge and upright, inde the fountai 1 # iniiuelice man is reform at n head, most t salutary in it 1 the whole Commonwealth, which in recent vears : y has noted with alarm the choose the members of the resort b cause of their | sal of baleful i HEervi ity toa i ization ge ment until ill =erve January next, a noanimous ~lewarl w ceive the bo ty- 1 » thankful that the |} Ie form has brou re his own. - > - ME, BONAVARKTE AND THE sOU ss It comes as something like a shock to find administration wailin the the cabinet BOUL LD, Organs tppointment of Mr. Bonaparte 88 a recoguition of says he Atlanta Constitutic ts » . i he i tl : r &8 Lhe south, the real south, is | cor cerned, Mr. Boonaparte is an entire. ly ink land way they have nown quantity. Up New Eug- Of ides | New Yor “ hazy sort that soythiog | ¥ K i fi ii 3 i sotithiern, t v1 in this neck of | the woods it susde anybody that 8 wan can live in! Baltimore all his and rier. 1s very dificult to per- life be a soutl i Mr. Bonaparte is an able, high class, reg Maryland The south would doubtless be glad | sentative citizen of enough to claim him as ber own if she | had sny claim upon him ; but in the absence of any such valid claim, the natural tendency will be to resent the suggestion that there is any recogni- tion of the south in his appointment, | — il sss Throughout ti ler political divisions than Philadel | phia that to graft. In many instacces this graft. | ing is reduced to a few paltry but, nevertheless, the disposition { beat Lhe town te state there are smal | need a Weaver dollars, 0 us Lhe exercised to the exteut that conditions permit, ship or borough, case muay be, is there and is et——r—— - Ex-Judge Bamuel W. Pennypacker and ex-Judge John G. Love, each of whom have served the machine to their fullest extent, anxiously await elevation to the supreme court bench, but both, by the very subservience they refer to on making their claims, have been made the main text of their political obituaries, ———— A The postal deficit will amount to $12,000,000 for the fiscal year, the largest deficit in the history of the department. The deficit is attributed to the extension of the rural free delivery, losses in carrying second- class matter and excessive charges by raliroads for transporting the mails, a_i A AAA Al a special election held in the second congressional district, West Virgiuia, Thomas B. Davis, Demo- erat, was elected a member of Cone gress. He is a brother of Heury G. Davis, recent candidate for vice president. ————— A A ONS. There is something in the facial ex- pression of the last photo of President Roosevelt which indicates that he thinks he is sitting on some kind of a HE DEAD BEAT Everywhere Present, but ing Made aud Thorny he His Way 1s Iie More and More Tortuon way of the Great Americar and more tortuous and thorny, iiddie Box is exposing in New York City ; the legislature bill, is trying to prune his petty quisites in that state ; while Oregon they have created consterna tion in the ranks of the slickest LAhe pe Lis of them ma dead beat, i 4 ’ i wwe shot at his stronghold Jumping. For if they eau enforce a became eflective in that state a day # ARO, Lhe msn who tolls not Spins, yel is garmen aus is the calf, irganizalions, given izatinone, and Lie Orisa nl IRIOUR 8OCHH n s Of ex- I'he I8 geen uaiure is p { the idealis 0 iL haz od many lisastirots- In many locali- » Hall it is sitnost all Aid Spring Mills. Mier we Del fateen delivered a few he church was beautifully decorated. d an appreciative sudience taxed the utmost, entitled ** Links of ’ program, on both matter and recitations and exercises most eflectively rendered piece, entitled of Lo pointed te ve,” by eight vividly and set forth the essential way of sal. Rev, interesting address, her usual impressiveness, beautiful solo, * Thoughtful Pavsies, '’ which was very well E at the organ, and was well supported by vation G. W. Mclinay made a Miss Amy Little Zeigler presided a choir of good, earnest singers. ————— Wp hy “E 5 LOUALS, NON Mrs. William Bituver, John Bitner and Miss Ida Bitner, of Tusseyville, were the guests of Mr, and Mrs. A. E. Kerlin Thursday. The latter will re- main in Centre Hall a week or m re, The Howard Creamery, at Centre Hall, is gaiviog trade. Among the most recent farmers to give them their patronage was George Erhard, on the Potter farm, west of Centre Hall. He is keeping about a dozen cows, From many sections in the state come reports of the cut worms doing damage to the growing corn. In this valley the pest did considerable harm. Many flelds were replanted. On the whole the set of corn in this locality is not as good as is desired, Miss May Rhone was called home from Harrisburg on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs, L, Rhone, snd on reaching Centre Hall Saturday afternoon was obliged to take her bed and has been confined to it ever since, The frog pond scene, with its moon- lit shimmering waters, Mose and Di, nah’s excruciatingly funny love scene, the frog song, the animated lilies and the delightful singing of the Old Homestead Quariette in * Simple Si- mon Simple,” are among the most pretentinus scenic effects at the Park Theatre, Philadelphia, excelling, hands down, the poppy scene for which * The Wizard of Oz," became Hd, famous, & y yy \ BERL ey rt LOW-RATE TOUR TO DENVER | Vin Pennsylvania Rallrond, Account Inter " national Convention Epworth League 1 sylvania Railroad Company has { sonally-conducted Bystem. A train high-grade P ment will leave New York, { phia, Harrisburg, Altoona of i burg on Monday, July Denver at 12 July 5 by, RITIVIDE at oi noon on transportation, Pullman sceommoda. tions { one berth ) going. and all in dining car when traveling on cial train, will be sold at the { very low rates: New York, $f | Washington, $60.00 Harrisburg, road % Williamsport, § 0; And at 10 al rates § v $58.7 y : 3 porport ¢ rom other stations. hese tickets will be good Ru ge {to Denver, Orso Springs, fOr return passage on ri HHily cents » of relurn lim ROOVH Transfer of Heal April 21,1 Hall, § George Shufler March 18, 18 land 4 in Ms lisonburg $00 three ux., io y May i. Asbury Vark Boakiet The | pany i booklet road ( attt Asbury Penvsylvania Rai HE) Re just issued an ractive descriptive of the attractions and claims of Asbury also to announce the rangements on account of the meeting of the National tion, which will Park July 3 to 7. Educational held be at Persons desiring information econ. cerning this popular resort may oblain a copy of the booklet by enclosing two cents in postage stamps to Geo, W, Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Pa More Cars for Japan, The Japanese government has placed with the Pressed Bteel Car company an order for #00 box cars for early de- livery. This is supplementary tothe 1,000 box and gondola cars placed sev- eral days ago with the Middletown Car company and the Milton and Ber wick plants of the American Car and Foundry company. The cars to be built by the Pressed Steel Car compa- ny will be 8} foot gauge, fifteen feet long and will have a carrying capacity of seven tons, mine fim nf esm— Encouraging Honesty. Lock Haven council requires city employes to pay their bills. At the last meeting of the council there a grocer sent in a communication state ing that William Keller was an em ploye of the city and that he owed him a bill for groceries, which he re fused to pay, which was contrary to a resolution of council passed some time #go, which was to the effect that city employes must pay their bills, ete, A Team nets, black or russet, with neck and breast pieces, $5.00 per pair =C, W. Bwarts, Tusseyville, HURSDAY, JUNE) A CROWDED THE PIKE |The! Old Fort and Youngmunstiown pike 100 Fence Removed from Its Property # Farr Company Orders Hoda There is a disposition, on the part roads by ©] closing a portion of them and toth of expec to the detriment thie This is is] and in most cases th the public thorougl tinuous eX pense through which By may look with envy way of caution upon the er beautiful green sward lying alon side of the Old Fort and Young Crowa that has become led. John Eby owns a fin Hd Fort and on rebuil d rod encroached Phe fend tng recore butting on ding ® in was ighly smoked, t Ye when it Lave been roasted WA» EAMOA LS Marshall, of bi visited Mrs Mra Maggie June 15 to 22 is the time set fo commencement exercises of Juniata College, Huntingdon. Mrs, William Raymond snd son INCIDG I's OF 1871 Local Items Taken from the Centre He porter of Interest to 1905 Rewders wi by gay I charger cember sg Marsh ArTnngns township , 15870. Levi Murray of Boalsburg, and Miss Centre Hall December © Maggie Kell December 28, 1870, and Miss of Poller William sallle 8B, Wal townsh Nell, of sf Centre ant Breon Hilal 4 Yury We agiey, January 22 Bot. Cirege =UEAD TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTE REST FROM ALL PARTS, ew rural mail routs making Mif- i, will be estal gust 1. Mre. Bhannon Boal, Monday, Btate Normal School, Mrs, Hazel, of Madisonburg, council a ice on the pavement on High street, opposite the Y. M. C. A. The matter was referred to the borough solicitor for investigation. Gaicomo Maffia, an Italian, charged with selling liquor on Bunday with- out a license and to minors, ins shanty in Porter township, Lycoming county, pleaded guilty before Judge Hart at Williamsport, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $550 and undergo an im- prisonment in the county jail of three months and twenty days, Furniture Dealer John Bwmith, of HBpring Mills, was a caller at the Re. porter office Baturday, having come this way to make a delivery of goods. While here gave his “ rooting!’ force to the Spring Mills ball team, and did much to help their cause and managed to have the opposition lose their heads in one ioniog and permit Spring Mille to make a half dozen ROOTES, Miss Luella Reynolds, of Reedsville, daughter of Postmaster D. W. Rey- olds, for several days this week was the guest of Mrs, 8. W, Smith, in this place. Bhe also spent several days at State College attending the commence ment exercises. It is four years since her last visit to Centre Hall, since which time she has developed from a bit of a girl Into a really handsome Haines Ferguson Penn Will : ism Boozer, of Potters Mills, { ceived a patent on a loom invented | him | Dr.J. { heim 1 Ohio Mill- county, moved from Crawford Kreider Benton, 3 i 0 APRIL 14—John Bpangler purchased the stage line running between Centre Hall and MiMlinburg, [ Mention is made that William Wolf, the leading merchant in Centre Hall, and Noah Cronmiller, of the firm of Herlacher & Cronmilier, also merchants in Centre Hall, returned from the city, where they purchased goods, | Harvey Corman, of Rebersburg, was appointed bookkeeper and outside manager for the Centre Hall Manu- facturing Company. APRIL 25 —~About 20 bushels of potas toes which Henry Emerick had buried on the Mountain farm slong the pike, were stolen. [ Potatoes were worth 90 cents per bushel. | { The Reporter refers to Church street as “ Chestnut street.’ This was before the Methodist church was erected, which made the third church on that street, and no doubt caused the change in the name. } The annual meeting of the “Old Fort Thief Detective Association” was held at the Old Fort, June 8. John MoUoy was president and W, W. Spangler secretary, The store of B. D, Brisbin, at Potters Mille, was entered by thieves on the night of 28rd of May, and $25 in {; see. retary, Col . ¥. Fo *Y ; lreasurer, A. C. Mi succeeded an P. Harris, who hb the office [ 7 ye I'be salary of $1 treasurer is Ogle, h Te Ti While twisting a made wires on a wire fence the stick used as a broke and end stiuck James Stahl his right eye and in- flicted a serious wound. The eye ball was not ¢ Mr. Stahl thought he had lost the sight of the member. Finally, when the inflame mation was reduced, it was discovered that time only was needed to restore sight. ¥ Dace of twitch one over ut, but for a time Prof. John D. Meyer was elented, for a term of three years, superintens dent of the Bellefonte public echools, succeeding Prof. D. 0. Etters. The salary is $1,500 per year. The selec tion is in just recognition of the very efficient work done by Mr, Meyer dur- ing the past six years he was principal of the High Bchool in that place. What is more, his selection Waa unanimous. The June issue of “The Arena which closes Volume XXXII of this magazine, containg a strong and varied Table of Contents. In it, Rudolph Bisnkenburg continues in his series of remarkable exposures of corruption in Pennsylvania. This paper entitled, “Municipal Black Plague” deals with the unparalleled corruption which has existed in recent years in the city of Philadelphia. Dr. D. M. Wolf, of Spring Mills, was in town on business Friday morn. ing, and before leaving called on the Reporter. He just returned from a few weeks’ visit to Rev. L. K. Evans, in Pottsville, and also spent some time in Philadelphia, on sccount of his eyes. The Doctor is in good physical trim and in good spirits, and physicals ly as well as mentally would be able to fill a position | an los lution of money aud goods carried off, learning,
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