NO. 49 CENTRE HALL. PA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER (1, 1905, THE NEW ROAD LAW. | OL. LXXVIHL PENNSY i | the Reporter to Assist Him in Se i curing Life Iusurance, Ete { { OUNTY HEWS. | HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST i FROM ALL PARTS. | There are several cases of small pox the | in Renovo, | Mecklin and sand works, at McVeyton, were destroyed by fire recently, NANIA RAILROAD TOURS, | INCIDEXTS OF 1876 A VERY LIVE CoRvse | Writes side the board, pay out all moneys on | written orders and paid for his | 6, etar services amount to exceed 2] Cll irniture Factory, at L per cent, | killed att Hection 6 provides for the laying | The from one of snd payment of taxes, ete. {city dailies, 2npeared in a recent issue | The board is to have monthly meet- | of the Rey inge, but is Attrmotive Outings Daring the Winter and spring Under ita Personslly.-Conduoted Nynieom Local Items Taken from the Uentre Ke. porter of Interest to 1905 Readers, [ Note : The spelling of proper names w the same as found in the files of the Reporter. | JANUARY 6-—Bamuel Motz sold his farm of 90 acres, near Woodward, to David Orndorf, at $120 per acre. Dr. W. A. Jacobs, of Orbisonia, has located here and intends to practice his profession. The new Township Road Law was passed by the Legislature and was signed by the Governor on the 12th of April, 1905. Bection 1 of the Act provides that townships of the second class, elect at the next February election a Board of three Road Bupervisors, one for one year, one for two years and one for three years. Nearly all the townships be and treasurer of th an not wk Haven, wa I'he Railroad Com- «iy has arrspged the following series { attractive Personally-Conducted Pours for the season of 1505 and 1908 — Leave New York Jan- A thirty-day tour by special train, covering interesting Pennsylvania R : 3 vormal ralirosd crossing Toesday Br above, taken t % ’ Fhe Mtevens 3 ’ i iif orter, and leads Mr. Balmon, | California | ‘ | / receive compen- | #ecretary and treasurer of the (linton i en : . i shall | Furniture ¢ giupany, to exclaim : submit an- | Havin, Pa., Dee. 7. not to board nual statements and make report to | unary 25 : ; 3 ’ ’ sation {he ‘Off the tr Hey, to the from applies electrie line ‘ulm Pullman Look 1915 | nro ieot i ) | proj to build an dus in the West, Round-trip rate, expense~, $375 from all nts enst of Pittsburgh. P covering po Grand Canyon of Arizona —Leave New York March 1 A thirty-one day tour by special Pullman train, cover- ing only the Grand Canyon but the resorts of California. Rouod-trip rate, covering all expenses, $385 from ali points east of Pittsburgh, mil not Fiorida.— Leave Néw York February 6 and 20 and March 6. Two weeks to three months in the Sunny Peninsula. Rouund-trip rate, $50 from New York, #48 from Philadelphia, and proportion- ale rates from other points, Detailed are now in course of preparation. For further in- formation address Geo. W. Boyd, Gen- eral Agent, Broad Btreet Station, Philadelphia, Pa. llineraries Passenger mc — Au For # burns, scalds sod sitaiiar injuries, there is nolhing 80 good as Chamberlain's Pain Bali. It soothes the aud not only gives al uost ins'ant relief from paio, but causes the parts to heal in about tani Emergency Medlelne, ains, bruises, wound one i the time required by the stent, Sold by F. A Carson, W Tus- Usual Lre Potters Mills: BWAria, Bry y ville, tigi Breon--Tressler, A pre home wedding was that at the howe of Mrs, tue Brauch on Wednesday evening of pumber of invited present to witbess the marriage of Miss Nora Tressler to Daniel Hreon of the same place. After of the splendid marriage bride's mother, the happy yu g couple left fora brief wedding (vur to Altoona. The bride is a good girl sud will do her part to- twaukivg their home pleasant, JL I8 8 of Mr. and Mrs, Breon sud is a sober and io- Emma Tressler on iasl week when a guests were thie servin supper by ih 4 » Fup 1 Adin KIA MD JOH H dustrious young farmer. seats —— Paid sabseription adler is indebted to the fol- persons for cash received F. A. Foreman, Chas, Ur. D. M. Wolf, Aifred Darst, I. soyder, Mrs, George E Mrs. Cora Hall, Wa. Bower, Emerick, J. F. Emerick, R ¢, KF. W. E. Suyder, John F Tue Reg lowing on subscription : Btump, Ur, J BILes db ver John H. Keller sold his house and lot in Centre Hall to Mrs. McCully, of Milroy, for $1500. The ladies of the Lutheran church held a fair December 24 and 25, and cleared $150 Manassa Geiss, of Penn Hall, while cutting down an apple tree, was struck on the head by a limb of the falling tree, and was knocked senseless, JANUARY 13—A. CO. Ripka goes west io the spring —John Limbert quits the Aaronsbarg hotel soon, and Elijah Burd becomes landlord. —W. H. Bar tholomew was trested to a lively sere nade of bells n few evenings ago— matrimony. JANUARY 20—Mic'iael Musser was appointed postrusster at Asronsburg, in place of John Cronmiller, who re signed, Dr. J. F. Alexander has arrived from Michigan, snd will practice his pro- fession In Centre Hall. Henry Garver, west of Centre Hall, on the first of January, noticed a num- ber of grasshoppers slong the moun- tain, Washiugton L obarger killed = three-foot garfer snake on the second day of this month. The remarkably wart weather brought the snake out of hiding. There »re a number of cases of small pox in Walker township, JANUARY 27--Jerome opened a cash in stand FEBRUARY 8—Jscob Kepler, Jr, purchased the old Kepler farm, in Ferguson township, at $756 per acre. The Hastings farms, up Buffalo Ran, sud within six miles of Bellefonte, were sold last week at from $35 to $55 per acre. FEBRUARY 10—The receipts of the Bald Eagle, Nittany, Brush and Penne Valley turnpike during the past year were $3,732 65, and the expenses $3. 800 01, leaving a deficit of $67 38 FEBRUARY A-—-Bamuel Floray broke ground for a new house in Cen tre Hall. [ Tuis is the house pow oo cupied by Chas. D. Bartholomew, ] The barn of Wm. Bell, near Pleasant Gap, was destroyed by fire on the 12th inst His loss was wbout $500. Mr. Bell's little boys found some matehes on the ro d, sod lighted them, caus tog the siraw wo take fire, Epiglmeyer «tore Durst’s old { yer, Mrs, Joosthan Musser, L Usinpbell, Mrs, Kate Mapes, Abe, Lo, i Homsu, J, tL. J. W. Brooks, Awron Long, Hamer, Dr. A. G. Lieb, W. J. H. Wagner, Miss Emilie Alexander, Wm. ('. Sweeltwood, J. A, , MM. J. becker, N. E. Eme- rick, Geo. Armbruster, J. T. Potier, Mrs, Eliza Smith, Jacob Detwiler, Mrs, Mary A. Rearick, Ww. Riber, 8 P. Heuunigh, Jacob Meyer, J. W. Et linger, Eliza Stump, A. H. Hunter, M. Clayton stover, William Klinefelter, DRLgiel, « AWA tnves Bweelwoo . —py When Judge Alton B. Parker, the Democratic nominee for president, made the charge that corporations were contributing toward the Repub- lican campaign fund, President Roose- velt replied with much indignation that the charges were unqualifiedly and atrociously false. Since then the legislative committee of New York has forced admissions that large sums of money were paid to Mr. Cortelyou, expressly for Mr. Hoosevell's benefit, Now if the President wants to give s square deal, Jet him drive Mr. Cortels you sud Mr. Bliss before the New York committee and tell just how much mouey the Republican osm paigu committee got from corporations through their systematio blackmailing. It is the Presideut/s turn to give a ‘square deal.” Will be do ity ———————— A SD ———————— Minority Leader John Sharp Wilk jams declares that the Dewoorats are not following Roosevelt but leading him. The president has pitched Lig rate regulation tent on the Democratic camp ground, ail right, all right. There is no questioning what Prof. Groff and Prof. Burface are making of themselves, but its a question as to who's the biggest. A —————— SoA AAA In a proposed rempportionment bill, Centre, Union, Boyder sod Mifflin counties comprise the thircy-second senatorial district. St MARIAN What this country needs is a currens Cy elastic enough to stretch over Christmas . i § i Martied— Dec tuber 28, Miss C. Bell Price, of Boalsburg, and B. 5. Wilson, . Decemabe: 22, John H. Larch and Miss Lizgie Jacobs | . At Grant, Mo.,, December 19, E. 8 Garver, formerly of Centre Hall, and Miss Mary Frankes , December 21, Pierce Musser sod Miss Alige Kresmer, both of Millbeim | December 23, Reitzel Wolf, of Penn township, and Miss Ellen Bitner, of Potter tovnship . . . January 4, John shook and Miss CU. C. Luse, both of Gregg township . . . Javuary 8, J, C. Haukin, of Des Moines county, Iowa, and Miss Sallie RB. Brisbin, of Boals- burg . . . January 12, Joseph Crotser, of Centre Hall, sud Mm. C. Logue, of Boalsburg , . , January 16, Franklin Bower and Miss Elizabeth Kormmn, both of Haines township . , , Janu- ary 23, Daniel Voneids and Mise 8S. Hosterman, both f Halves township. .Javuary 20, David Y. Wagner, of Houserville, and Miss Caroline Gep- hart, of Hublersburg , . , January 18, Jared Confer, of Centre Hall, and Miss Henrietta Smetzler, of Potter town. stip . . . January 80, Johu Shutt and Ellen Fye, both of Potter township. . + +dnuuary 11, George Geistwite aud Miss Muggle A. Dorman, both of vear Aaronsburg, Minnie Howe Held tor Marder, Mrs. Miunie Rowe was arrested in Horantop on” the pharge of poisoning her busband, William Rowe, of Lew. istown, Last October Mr. Rowe, after eating his dioper from a dinper pail, beoame violently ill, snd shortly thereafter died. Willismu Martz, a fellow labore er in the Burnham works, was given a plece of ple by Rowe and he also be came in, . The stomach of the dead man was analyzed, and it was found to contain arsenic. It was upon this evidence that the woman, aged twenty-three years, was placed under arrest, and lodged in the Mifllin county Jil, Ton of Chop por Hour, The Centre Hall Roller Mills made a vew gtiodiog record Monday in the Btate come under this second class. Those of the first class are gov- erned somewhat like a borough and must have a population of 300 to the aquare mile, The second section provides for the organization of the board which shall have the same rights about laying the tax as the present system provides ; but, iu addition, every taxable shall be assessed one dollar in addition to the millage tax. This section also provides “that soy towopship may, by a mn jority vole of the electors thereof, at the February municipal election, after 30 days’ notice thereof change the HY te tem of taxation for working the public roads.” A petition must be handed to the Court—signed by at least twenty. five taxpayers of the township. If the vole carries for a cash the State will furnish fifteen per cent. of the amount raised in cash, which, of course, will be paid the year after, just as the school appropriation is paid. This Is a very important feature of the bill. Of course, the work plan will be the one in operation if not changed as in- dicated and the same notices must be given as under the old law, Hection 8 provides that the Board of Road Bupervisors divide their town. ships into rosd districts of than 5 miles each. And shall appoint the road masters who are to work on the roads and carry out the plans of the Board of Road Bupervisors. This Board of Supervisors shall fix the wages paid per hour to the road mss. ters and In addition, the board will have the right to contract with suy citizen in the township for the keepiug ig repair of not more than three miles of road for vot a longer period than three years Section 4 provides for materials, ete, and permittiog townships to purchase these machines in partnership, and a method of die. solving the partnership. Bection 5 requires the treasurer to give bond and that he be a person out- tax not less iaborers. purchasing two The telephone is the next modern convenience that will find ite way in- to the progressive, live aod contented farmer's howe. Today the telephoue in the country home is looked upon ss 8 luxury ; in the near future it will te deemed un necessity, later quite con mouplace, bul always exceedingly us ful and profitable; finally peunsable, What can be done with Centre Hall as a hub, cen best be shown by re citing the workings of the rural tele. phone lines, the building of farmer's telephone exchanges in other sections, The particular locality referred to here i= that of Waynesboro and surround. ing country. According to a map lying before the writer, Waynesboro is the central point into which run eight rural or farmer telephone lives, leading out in all directions and connecting all the progressive farmers and villagers with- in a radius of seven miles. There are thirty miles of poles and one hundred and fifty miles of wire, which connects fifty farmers with the central point, The farmer or rural telephone com. pany operates ita own exchange, the indie the lines, cost $3000, This system in- terchunges with the Peousylvania Telephone Company, and uses its lines for an outlet, This has been accomplished at Waynesboro, IL is possible to sccom- plish the same thing at Centre Hall and other points in Centre county, Ketth's Theatre, Keith's Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, offers various features of interest this week, Heading the list ls Valerie Bergere, supported by a company of five. Bhe appears in a one-act romantic drama, ** Carmen, adopted from the famous opera of that name, There is fun especially for the children: Howard's comedy ponies and dogs, the four Piccolo midgets, wrestling and boxing. Fun is furnish. ed for everybody by Clifford & Burke, scoentric comedians, and Taylor Holmes’ monologues, Other attrac tions are, Harry Le Clair, * The Bern- hart of Vaudeville’ ; the great Wel- son troupe, peerless rope performers ; Jeanette Flelsig, the midge: mimic; the Nichols slaters, with their darky imitations ; Charles and Jack AIM nn, Read the Reporter, the State Highway Commissioner The board shall proceedings and shall uot be work done or contracts as imposed by exlating laws on BU per Two shall constitute a quorum The last of inconsistent section repeals all | parts acts, general or special, loesl, herewith, or sup- 12, Al ril 28 1866 and 1901. 1803, act of June £6, 1865 : { the act of May 24 These acts not repealed refer te and make which the act the road tax I'ne Flinn counties to build roads tions pay roads, not, alle ing townships of the first iret class and a smendment to that act, respectively, Where WOorRing townships der al present ar ui a special law having three all expired, no election shall take 1 for eX pire, This such office except as their term Inw is a The generally discussed b step in the right recijon, provisions of the were not ¥ tax payers when the me attention given it the February election passed, and little cently Was Bi Oe, prosch of brings ti ¢ question to the ¥ f ¥ + one of the test imporia the eleciors iB Lo elect % Board of Road Bupervisors, Upon the Board of ~ Ipervisors ds peuds entirely whether or not shail be high or low : whet Heror n the roads will be lmproved syslemali wily, and whether the money sn« Inbor expended will actually Huprove the roads Fhe new road law should be cussed thoroughly, with a view of de the old ax should be conti termining whether Ww Eyslenm « rking out the ued, or whether the road tax be paid in onsh aod receive BOA De a 15 per cent, from Lhe state, A trim Tele phic we { ofE M the past few mont! representative Opal) Will 8 hiss beet fsnun. of x 3 Cag i plate jines efforts, the building investigated by 8 commit os OF the Uentre County Pow a § i & y i ald ialer a syslematic plan building sod management by the Uentre County Pomona Grange his war sccomplished the by-laws (0 Dy tion of a constitution and the Company, expedient, to that govern Central deemed similar project, At Waynesboro the farmers at once established a telephone exchange. In this section it is proposed first to build rural liues, connect with the Penunsyl- vania Telephone Company's ex. changes, and later when the stock- holders of the rural telephone CO Pie nies have well established lines, com. | bine the lines and operate their own exchanges, | Mr. Gann, who is an untiring work {er in the interests of his employees, | has unfolded the Pennaylvania Tele phone Company's rural line spslem so thoroughly that the above plans were | laid on & broad foundation, The building of several rural lines iu Centre county withio the next six months is asstred. proposed Branch sud the latter when lo be operated of the Waynesboro LOOALS, _ Liveryman Will Rahl, of Bpring | Mills, was in town Monday night. Read the Index advertisement. It may help you to decide what you want to buy for Christmas, A doe having a pair of four-pronged antlers was killed by a bunting party in the Boootsc regions. This is a rare malformation of the kind in the deer family. Mr. and Mrs. BE. G, Van Pelt, of Ithaca, N. Y., came to Centre Hall Saturday, and remained until the mid. dle of the week. They are always gladly received by their many friends, Two items from the MiMinburg Times. Mrs. Aunie Wyle was at Anrovsburg over Sanday last, the guest of her wone, Harry and B. W. Wyle. George Boob, of Harris town. ship, is visiting Mr. and Mrs, Na thaniel Boob, near town, EniTor CENTRE REPORTER, Centre Hall, Pa. I am sure I teil #lderably surprised to learn by vou } Dear Bir : He Ve Ou wii me when you that i 0 Lt edition that | was fai | Normal ero Fe Sing 10 this cls ’ r some Line I have bee in that I Jacke: energy and some of my that I never take ith } i and gi impress $ $ {have told me Was One.” but I hay Heeling samme ir in print snd having given tand pla des me that itv aud Ir CRE LU! she always did It occurs to my and ar however, 8 » ! Gar one, 1 i § i i Le g to a To be Marsied, Doce d Mee. J. H. Meyer, of B is for daughter, Catharine § Ta, lave sss uvilatiol { muiriage of their Huber, lo William Groh baugh, of Boalsburg, morning, December 200h, at o'clo kK. So — A SAS Evans Homestead Sold IL. K. Evans, of Pottsville, to James P. Grove, east «un Centre Hall. The property contains some tweuly acres, 8 splendid brick house outbuildings on it. The was $2,500, Mr. Grove will in the spring. ——————— A —— sid price paid occupy it and has High-priced Horse Flesh, Watercress, a brown stallion, sixteen years old, was sold at the Tipton & Fasiy sale, New York, for §71,000 10 J. B. Haggin., With the exception of the price paid for St. Blaise, sold for §100,- 000, this is the largest amount ever paid for a stailion in this country. The highest amount ever paid for a race horse at auction was $187,000 for Fly- ing Fox, the star of the late Duke of Westminster's stables, A Preparing Stock for Sale, Mrs. Thomas Decker, of near State College, will have one of the large sales next spring. She has some flue, blooded stock, and io order to have it in the pink of condition, she has we. cured William M. Bwabb to feed and groom it between this and the day of the sale. Mr. Bwabb has earned a reputation iu this live, and Mrs, Deck- er and the purchasers will find that his services have well been worth the wages paid him. Besides the flue lot of stock, there will be sold the best outfit of farming lmplements to be found on any one farm in Centre county. Why not advertise in the Reporter, | Milest irg to State Coll “ | : pis 11 4 SU LAY) " 4 ol B. DD. i viii irisbin returned from Ander. y, Georgia, Monday worning, ich pleased with his trip. i Mra. (aris will visit W. H 1yder, Hun, in the near future. of Centr Philadelphia Byron her wighter, Mrs, Hr at orge W. Bmith, Hill, is gE from where he ‘nl several days with his sister, D. P. Breon will from Mill- fol. move m to Jeannette, where he will ’ and paper hanging, vi or .. . yy. Kuneg, of the Blanchard, re- back door of her her arm above the hi, of the Bmith Brothers irm, was iatler the in town Lt t week, and called on Mice of ¥nship. ssioner- L came to the home n Wagner, near ually GLUk ire child acher, siurasiiza- Hall, ia © it~ follow rove li ire the Hares Rin~- extin. without doliar year | place a six on ny bed. dne paper is a welcome visitor vise iL gives all the news from my howe. "James I. Snyder, Free rt, Lilinois, Vellig you is BO sPRG One ihe installation of Rev, W, M. Rear- ai church, will take place this { Thurs. eveniug. The charges will be delivered by Rev. W, K. Diehl, of Middleburg, and Rev, J. M. Rearick, of Centre Hall, Rev. W. J. Wagner has socepled the pastorate of the New Bloomfield Lae eran charge of thiee congregations, and will enter upon the new fleid about the first of February. He is at present located at Buckhorn, Colum. bia county, where he has been serving for Lhe past Lhree years, day ) Iie United Telephone Company has added to its list of subscribers, at Bate College, Prof. L. 0. Etters residence, J. Li. Holmes, Notary Publie, J. Gor den Miller and B. W. Housel residence, apd W. D. Custard, paper hanger. hey miso have established Sunday service on the State College exchange, With a lighted oil lamp in her hand, Miss Bertha Strohmeler tripped on the siasirway aud fell to the bottom. The lamp, fortunately, was thrown beyond ber and did not ignite her clothing. Mrs. Strohmeler, who was near by, opened the front door and pitched the burning lamp out, Aside from & number of bruises, Miss Strol- weler was not hart, \ The December ““ Arena” contains a rich and varied Table of Contents, Among the distinctly popular papers we would mention * Uncle Bam's Ro- mance with Science and the Boil,” by Frank Vroomasn, a most fascinating and informing paper showing the wonderful work that has been accom. plished by the Agricultural Depart ment in siding the farmers and in ine creasing the wealth of the nation,
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