VOL. LXXIX. COMMENDS oRVIS' RULE, SOUSA'S NEW OPERA “The on | Free Lance,” with Joseph Caw- At the Chestnut Street Opera House, Philadelphin, Beginning Mon. day, April 24, Milton Standard County's Judge License Question. Compliments for His Jentre Ruijong thorn, Judge Orvis, of Centre county, has laid down two or three rules iv the granting of licenses that if generally | pany of merrymakers will be seen at followed would stop a good deal of the Chestnut Street Opera House, drunkeness, and would bring happi-| Philadelphia, for two weeks, begin. ness to thousands of homes on Christ | ning April 2d, in the new comic opera, mas and other festive oceasions, that |'' The Free Lance.” The play is re- are made miserable by thoughtless and | | plete with witty sayings, excruciating- degenerate husbands and fathers and |!¥ funny comedy situations, entertain- sons, who set apart these occasions for | ing dialogue, pretty girls and a series | of tuneful, catchy musical jingles. In | addition to the star the cast includes many well known actors. The story Joseph Cawthorn and a large com- the gratification of their bestial appe- tites. The sale of liquor by the bottle at the bar is one of the most prolific sources of drunkeness and erime in the liquor traffic. It has done more to| maintain the corp of inebriates than | any other one phase of liquor selling from the bars where get it themselves, toxicants could not being un the bottle fully selling liquor by for der age. is directly responsible per cent, of the Sunday prevalent in all parts of the eccuntry, but particularly in the industrial No wen laid down in more centres, that king rule has will do more for men and tend in promote temperance AMODE action, Years the homes of drix a greater degree nud Judge w Orvis’ Judges down minors than Not and long sin Auten g the sale Wi oT en Navidge laid ROME new rules goverut of this license munn dec! liguor | strong sod unwarranted and unlawful | to him that | in eounty, heard a are that ings were It probably never occurred the granting of licenses was diseretion- | ary with the court—t fuse all licenses if it have not on ald Judg the nat ite re- | fit but BAW ght throwing ly the ri are fully justified in about sale of intoxicating liquors every that tend to crease the balefull effect traffic, and it is to be regretted tht too many | pos- sible restraint will de- 8 of the of them do not appear to be inclived | to exercise their prerogatives io ship. Fare i Che | an organization of com. | the next legal rate of t forth by * An effort Homeless 20, being pu mercial travelers, to have legislature reduce thy Car ’ fare from three to! “nn tatle or all roads in Penns: ‘ithe A mee! ing of ds similar to Harrisburg, The resolutions iegates represe ng associslions the above will be held in April 1th, at 2 p following convey m the | purpose of the assemblage Resolved, mend the eflorts being made to abolish the present books used by certain railr the 10 for that we approve and com. systemn of mileage ing excess payment of ten dollars and the securiog of a two-cent rate oads req ir passenger travel upon steam: railways throughout the state of Pennsyivania through concessions from the railways or legislation at the coming session of the legislature, Resolved, further that this organiza: tion appoint a committee composed of four of its will similar committees from other who eet Organ. izations throughout the state at Har- risburg, be. for the purpose of formulating plans for the furtherance of railroad matter, embers Aprit 12, 1906, «tt 2 p. 1u i I the ——— —_ > LOUALS, Harry Potter, of near Pittsburg, was home for a few days The temperature Thursday was one degree below zero. George W Miller, of Linden had set Wednesday of this move to Axe Manu, night | Hall, week lo hanna University, Selinsgrove, is the guest of his aunt, Mrs, J. M. Rearick, in this place. . Rev. M. 8. Derstine, of North Bend, Clinton ecunty, on bis way to confer. | ence at Tyrone, stopped to visit mother, Mrs, Barah Derstine, in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Al. Homan, of Al toona, have been in Centre Hall since the middle of last week, Mr, estate, Jacob Lee, of Milton, was in Penns Valley the latter part of last week, There is a possibility that he will move to near York, and engage in the butchering business. Mrs. W. Henry Schuyler Is away this week attending the sunual meet- Ing of the Wowan's Foreign Missior ary Bociety of the Presbytery of Hunt. lngdon, held in Hollidaysburg on Wednesday and Thursday, March 28 h and 20th. April 6th is Arbor Day, From pres ent indieaticns Governor Penny packer will be obliged to revise his proclama- tion if he wishes trees set in Penns Valley on the first arbor day iu 1006, All this on account of the heavy blanket of snow covering almost every foot of mother earth, mund Lump (the role assumed by { Cawthorn ) who is a bandit chief of power and like Bamson, his Losing this hirsute adornment he becomes coward. ly and timid and is forced to flee from He becomes a sheep herder marries Meanwhile the kings of two dif- ferent islands get into money difficul- her, to Princess to marry the Prince and one another, who has never seen his bride to be, becomes in- He meets <legmund in the mountains and per- usdes him to exchange clothes with each assuming the other's part. About this time the Princess, hearing whom she away, and into the Here she meets the Goose giving her a in getting with her, and runs away, thin, also runs ike the Prince, wanders few gold ber to ex- Siegmund spin clothes and t Kings having found out by time of the disappearance of their murry by proxy the Siegmund Hiegmund the island twenty- fin (Ho0se and in ompelled to rule of rebellion before the everything ma ters are | Kingdom in a worse stale before However of happily fuli the curtain snd all d our. a Nothing Uanusasl, tie fact that 1905 had fifty-three g unusual, although uothing wrod in many newspapers LH Rp r one huadred years would fo prove e fifty-Lhree Bup- * like © that CUr sums of thinking slong Eac contains Esch bh common year fifty- Com Each leap year has fifty-two weeks and two days, in the week later bau it began. Now to begin, 1905 be- 1906 began and nod Las ffty-two begins and ends Tuesday with fifty-two Sundays. ‘three Sundays, Monday, 1807 on 1908 All Now and his is six There are four- century which will atid ends on Saturday. between the years of this 6, and 11 years, A MPA ——— LOCALS The Intermediate and the of next week Primary borotigh schools close Monday he hip pockets in the paataloons The new pattern will be Orvis Tue public sales are nearly all over, of the month the W. H: Kuhn, of Jersey Bhore, came r, Mra, 5. W. Smith, Before coms Mre. Anns MeCleushan, of Potters Mille, was a caller at this office Mons day morning. She accompanied her daughter-in<law to Centre Hall rail. road station, where the latter took the train for the west, United States District Court Judge Benjamin Frankiin Keller, of Bram- well, West Virgiuis, ls wintering in New Mexico. Judge Keller in a native of Boalsburg, and is or of the many distinguished men who claims Harris thrwnship as his native heath, Fhe borough fiosncisl statement was printed this week. The floances of the borough have greatly fmproved during the past two years, Bonds are being lifted, sand at the same time Lhe tux rate was reduced a year ago. An item of expense that fs extraordinary is the payment of almost one hundred tof R. A the MID Suny mi bie 7: Ao] NTRE HALL, [ As previously announced, PA ey H Write- Ups” of men and natives of WONT, Penns, Georges or Brush Valleys, success in other see The porter from week to week. are making life a Centre These made by a number of have kindly consented to aid in conducting this EpiToRr.] tions, will appear in tributions are writers who department — 32 4% 4522 oy 3 2 3% 3 fv mde 44 : £8 pls grading Anignedy i Lx 4 4 2 2 3 2 I IR Bg Se, ~~ 5 4 & 3 & { Tr TTY IY TY TTY REV. D. J. MITTERLING, Centreville, lowa. PH. D, The subject of this sketch Mitterling three miles southwest of Centre Hall. Here he spent his boyhood days until leav- in five Was born on the homestead, ing home to prepare for teaching which calling he engaged for school terms, in the meantime attend ing the Millersville State Normal dur- ing the summer. He then entered Missionary Institute, West quebanna University, Selinsgrove, continuing there two and a balf years, he decided to Wittenberg Ohio, now Mls nt! At this Lime complets his studies ut springfield, insti. tution he After completing his college course he enter. ed Wittenberg Theologlioanl graduating in 1553, While college ranked Li in ordinary ability as a speaker, he was frequently and honored by his own institution by be ing elected to the contest in oratory. Not satisfied with hisattainments at college and io the seminaty he entered College, from which gradaated io 1880, seminary, Mr reputation Milteriing al kB gh as 8 sty. dent, mBURSIDE nore Lhian sought for special addresses, Was upon a Post Graduate course in Provi University, receiving in Juoe, the degree of Ph. D. 1a his Post work Ethics and Evidences the part the dence 1904, iradusate constituted ms jor uf Course, Ihe snd the examinations most yet Mr. Miteviiug has the credit of sustaining throughout Course un average of nipety-seven and four-fifth per cent, this being the highest gen eral average reached by any one in the history of that University, Io the notification letter the presi- dent spoke in stroug complimentary | terns of his work, aud the iostitution | holds Dr. Mitterliog in high esteem, An evidence of this is the fact that, siuce graduation be bios been offered a professorship in Ethics and Homi. | letion, preferriug the active ministry, he declined, Dr. Mitterling’s first pastorate was at Navarre and Beach City, Ohio, Here he labored for three years, during which time a splendid church was erected aud the membership doubled, Io the second fleld one hundred wud vighty-four persons were received into the church through a revival, Upon upsolicited recommendation the Doce. tor was secured by the church at La grange, Ind, to bring about a revival in church activity in which other pas tors had fatled, and in less than six months the object was attained, the membership of the church haviong been doubled through another great revival, The Doctor has always been emivently successful iu church revival work. During his pastorate at Lagrange he was united in marriage to Miss Laura Norris, a lady whose efficient church work is widely known and greatly ap- preciated in the Presbyterian church, Io 1805 Dr. Mitterling entered the ministry of the Presbyterian church by a unanimous vote of the Presbytery, At the solicitation of the Home Mis sion Board he sssumed charge of a mission church at Coleman, Mich, Here he organized a second church, erected a fine building and fucreased the membership four-fold, At present bie is pastor of the Pres byterian cburch in the city of Center ville, Iowa. This congregation is ope of the old, substantial organizations of of the state, eXiensive thorough, Course itsell was very the which, INCIDENTS OF 1877 Loenl Items Taken from thy Centre He. porter of Interest to 1900 Hexders | Note { The spelling of proper navies is the same | as found FEBRUARY 1—Prof, G. W. Fortney advertises that an ** Academic Inpsti- tute” will open in Centre Hall, April 1st, FEBRUARY in the fies ty the Reporter. | -The Red Mill has been opened by H. B dreon Horace G, of Aasronsburg, Mtover, dette F444 WHE admitted to practice Tr a8 an attorney at law in the Versailles, Missouri. A. B. Kerlin has become traveling ngent for the Mann Axe Factory, near Lewistown, and now in the south. Mra, John Funk, township, fell circuit i court, i i WntimaAe ammatpnit smo ahs hobo i F430 33 FETS i ¥ ' N'Y of her legs, PEL} FEBRUARY 15 William Kerlin, of] Milesburg, has rent- ed Duncan's mill, a Bpring Mills ; Mr. | Osman, the present | 6 Sens Sahin. athymic hgcagm in ub Tf 3 Mill The curs the | branch run up as far | as Paddy Mountain Duncan sold his store house at Bpriog Mills Iarael for $4000. Mr. his store do on 3 ‘ ” te RH to Grenoble Grenoble intends into it. Almost within a weeks time of the oldest moving | i three | ¢) and wealthiest citizens of | Potter township were called the Houston, away by messenger of death. Bamuel one of the inhabitants died o ¥ Cars. early on the 7th On Isst Saturday urred the death of William of Potter Years, aud shout of this valley, aged eighty- ~E32it evening ooo Allison, elehty-four Peter Wns Mrs, Hamill, of Oak Hall, s B a resident Cedarville, 1i1} Josep us ow o =r. “ sgred | Mills, the same «1. The seventy-four years hour Huble dis intler's age wile of Rev. Dr. Ham- died on the 14th. Harpster, for many Hail, (Georg: VOR of Centre died at 34 Sty forme arly of th f Milr ing to Texas this SBOE, Asron viele | of Centre Hili, and Oliver Pe rry | Rearick, of Potters Mills, intend mov- | ing to Missouri General Buchanan, in lo. calils Intends mov. el, of Peun Hall, prostrated from a parsiytic stroke, MARCH 1--Samuel Wilson, ris te ginis, Zist the Howard this place, The Penos Valiey Banking Comps ny intends erecting a three story build- ing the coming summer. The present stockholders in the bank are General James A, Beaver, J. P. Harris, Will ism Wolf and Daniel Hess, Marci 5D. W. Zerby was award- ed the contract for the new Plumgrove school house, The structure will be of brick, contract price §1048, Michael Strohm has become pro- prietor of the Centre Hill store, L. B. McEntire intends removing his store from Potters Millis to Fill more, George Stover, of Centre Hill, tends moving to Missouri. Married—January 8, Hayes Solt and isa L. Zerby, both of Gregg town. ship January 14, A. M, Neidigh, of Haines township, and Miss Mary M. Beck, of Gregg township . . . Jan- uary 18, Peter Kreider, of Harrisburg, and Miss Lizzie Spangler, of Harris. burg, formerly of Rebersburg . De cember 81, 1876, Samuel Frank aud Miss Barah Zeigler, both of Sohrack. town . . January 7, Issac Bartholo- mew and Miss Eliza Confer, both of Logansville , . . January 14, Jobn Bailey, of Nittany Valley, and Miss Rebecca Condo, of Brush Valley . January 18, Alfred H. Weaver snd Miss Auvgeline COsthermanu. . , Jan- uary 25, George F. Miller and Miss Alice 8, Howard, both of Ferguson township . . . January 25, Jared Mowery, of Penn township, and Miss Elizabeth Bailey, of Penn Hall January 80, M. OC. Stover, of Brush Valley, and Miss Kate Nees, of Farm ore Mills . . . August 28, 1876, J. Q. A. Kennedy, of Lemont, and Miss Mary Glenn, of Renovo. , , February 6, John A. Hoover and Miss Susan A. Poorman, both of Benner township , . January 2, John Habpe, of Selins grove, and Mrs. Maggie Smith, of Mit flinburg, daughter of Isanc Stover, of Aaronsburg , . . February 15, Chatles Bower and Miss Julin A, Musser, both of Amronsburg . . . February 22, Michael Shires and Mise Vieonn Me Cormick, both of Potters Mills, Success Is apt to turn 4 man's head, wnship, Harkins property, in| | in- ht 9 29, 1906. Misslonary Meeting Mra. Jolin Gillespie, Field Secretary of the Presbyterian Woman's Board of Foreign Missions, Is making a tour of the churches of Huntingdon Presby- tery, and will be in Centre Hall on Easter Sunday, April 15th, and will talk on missions in the Presbyterian church on that day, probably in the evening. Although Mrs. Gillespie is not herself & missionary, her late hus- band was for many years one of the Foreign Missionary Becretaries of the Presbyterian church, and she was with bim when he made a tour of the mission fields, It will thus be seen that she has had unusual opportuni- ties to become acquainted with mis- sion work, She comes highly recom- mended, and will doubtless interest instruct not only Presbyterians but also the members of other churches i | i i i and the general whom a cordial extended, publie, to invitation is ———————— Commencement st Millbehn The Miltheimm High will bold its regular commencement exer- cisen Tuesday evening, April 8rd, The graduating class is composed of the fol- Behool jow ing ladies and gentlemen : | M. Kister, J. Mae Musser, M, Hara I. Kessler, Wm. | Duck, Paul J, Bruce M, | Harry F. Musser, * N Smith, Shires, Paul of future "’ ; Thoughtful the of Prof. C. R. Nefl is principal Millbeim High Behool, and it may of these young Nefl with be ne #ible for any lack of preparation (if] for this event. EE , — luped Wile-Hunters A woman signing ber name ** Mrs, Patterson, " of Lewistown, until Nhe of business, corresponded 8 number en 10 VaArnous and in = cases secured advances of Of ious of the United States, number of expenses, She passed of! as | Joseph Shirk, | that ed to the Christian 8 minister, about to be yok f of the Virtues. Her real name is Shirk, and is |B forty "r term Of the | using 1 purposes. she ahout old. Bhe is years { her appearance at the May 8. Court, & Harrisburg, | he mails for fradulent| soi ossttiamesi——— McManaway Store Sold, i Harry F. McManaway, the popular | i young merchant at Wolfs Store, sold Samuel L. Gephart, of Rebersburg, Mr. McManaway has accepted a po- for the Capewell Horse-Bhoe Nail Company, covering Central Pennayivanis, for- meriy worked by George spayd. Mr. MeManaway goes to the company’s headquarters, Hartford, Connecti- cut, Monday, for instructions. His family wil in Millheim, to which pisce they moved last week. ————— traveling salesman at reside says Peaches are Frozen, Ivy W. Bartges risks his reputation by predicting that the peach crop, in this section, is doomed—frozen. He claims there has been a *‘ fog frost,” and that close examination will not re- veal a good peach bud. The wood is not hurt. Plums are also frozen, ac- cording to Mr. Bartges' judgment. About twenty per cent. of the cherry buds are promising. Apples, quinces aud pears are in good condition, Card of Thanks, Howard Blabig snd Miss Jennie Sisbig, of Potters Mille, take this method of thanking their friends who #0 kindly assisted them during the Inst illness and death of their mother, Mm. Maria u Slaiy ( Continued from. third column. ) During bis entire ministry Dr. Mit- teriing has to his credit an average of thirty-five additions to the church for each years’ work--certainly an excel. lent showing, He is regarded ss a strong, logical and fluent speaker, hold- ing bis audiences throughout his dis. courses with unusual attention. Many | + of his addresses are published by local papers, He is, moreover, frequently sought for addresses on public occasions of local importance. A recent address en “ Our Public Hehools”’ was so favor. ably received that it was published in its entirety and widely circulated by the papers of the city. The Dooter is a comparatively young man yet and has before him the pros. pect of years of continued usefulness, which, Judging from the past, one may safely conclude will be spent to bis continued credit. Some fellows blow themselves Ume they oan raise the wind, NO. 1 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LO LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS, William J. Krape was appointed postmaster at Asronsburg. 3. Friday night made a good record for March. Mercury fell to five degrees below zero. Tom Harter's boom for postmaster was launched by the Gazette its Inst issue, in Lewistown will vote on the question whether the borough shall borrow $50,000 for street imjrovements, Iceman Boozer harvested a four-iuch crop of ice Thursday. All the demands for have been supplied in (quarters. ice these A jury awarded the Watsontown Door and Sash Company $30,000 damages for the destruction of their plant by fire. Dr. Brown A. Bigelow, a well known resident of Belleville, died at his home Wednesday night of last week after a protracted illness, Friday evening a four act dramas, ' Uncle Rube,’’ will Boul's Hall, Boslsburg, school of that place, The be presented in by the High a Northegn Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran chutch, meet at Penn Hall, May 7th, The sgriculturalist neficial results to the wheat plants on account of the great depth of the ow blanket Belde, E. Bible, who clerks for M. drumbaugh, Altoona, sends the Re. Altoona market reports utter, eggs, 22¢; lard, will in anticipating wi now covering the Harry the AL The ladies of the Reformed Bunday school will give sn entertainment the Reformed church Saturday ning. There wil no All are invited. in eves be admission. Aceording to a recent court decision 6 man who has a private fish pond is under the same restrictions of the fish is in taking fish from public waters. Mrs. W. P. Kuhn, prior so Bellefonte for her new home in Will- spent a few days visiting Andrew Gregg, in Centre Hall, ud Merchant and Mrs. Merviu Kuhn, Rebersburg. Mrs, ph two weeks, leaving left for Philadel and will be absent for While in the city she will her stock of spring Lucy Henney ia Monday, millinery th. KR, 12th and 15 Rev. Foster was formally in- Grace Memorial in Jenkintown, week. that place succeeds who resigned. the Rev to from Watsontown, E and Reilly, Miss Edun Murray, one of the Bell telephone operators at the Centre Hall exchange, one evening last week talked over the wire to her brother, Paul Murray, in Chicago. The wires worked splendidly. Direct connection cal made to San Franeisco, and one may talk as easily to that place as to Chicago. Rev, iwin E 1 be The trains east and west were snow b und, several times last week, west of Centre Hall station. Thursday eve- ning the freight and the west bound train were tied up at that point. The section hands along the line were call- ed to the rescue, and by nine o'clock bad the trains sheveled out. Mrs, John McClenahan, nee Miss Hettie Landis, of Potters Mills, Mon- day morning started fer her new home in Mikkleson, Billings county, North Dakota. She will be met at St. Paul by her husband, who at present, and for some years past, has been ranching in North Dakota. Mrs. MeClenshan is a bride of a few months, and is go- ing west to begin housekeeping. The titles of some of the song hits in the Alfred E. Aarons Musical Comedy Company's “The Pink Hussar's,” which plays a three weeks’ engage ment at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philsdelphis, beginning April 20d, are: “A Little Girl Like Me,” “Where the Wild Vine Clings,” * Military Willie,” “Mary Ann,’ “I'll Travel the Links With Yeu,” ‘The Girl From Hilinols,” » Cail Around on Sunday.” The company, which numbers over seventy people, will carry i own orchestra. From the Miffinburg Telegraph : Ed. L. Bartholomew, who for the past year has been on the clerical force at the Pennaylvania station at this Blan, has been transferred to M We are sorry to see him leave, but cone gratulate him on his promation, Dur ng his stay here he oral un tfiutati and courteous performing his duties very satisfactorily to the publie, as well as the He leaves behind a host of friends whe wish iim osons wid foul confidant be eit
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