VOL. LXXIX.
A LATE DEMOCRATIU CONVENTION
The postponement of the time of
holding the Democratic State Conven-
tion this year till June 27 was a move
dictated by strategic wisdom. It gives
an opportunity for a survey of the
field after the other parties have made
ready their order of battle, As the
Republican party in Pennsylvania is
always promising reform and never
making good except under pressure of
revolt, it is the office of the minority
to make revolt effectual. The 400,000
Democratic votes in the State are im-
potent as against a united opposition,
but decisive of the result when the
enemy is divided against itself. This
year the Republican party torn
with faction. It is the season of Demo-
cratic opportunity.
The choice of Charles P. Donnelly
for State Chairman, says the Philadel-
phia Record, follows the indicated
desire of Colonel Guffey rather than
the preference of the mass of the party
If the Democrats of the Btate, in
sidering Mr. Dounelly’s active aid in
the battle for reform lasL year,
be willing overlook rome of his
earlier lapses, all may be well. He
a trained and capable fighter, full of |
expedients. He will be sure to make |
trouble for his adversaries before the!
votes are cast and counted in Novem
ber,
The triumphant
Treasurer Berry last fall has put new
life into the Stats Democracy.
conversely demoralized and disheart
ened the Republican leaders. Oui of
this alert and uncertain situation great
good may come if the fruitage may be
guessed by the blossoming.
in
Con-
shall
fo
js
election of State |
It has
ei asin
LOCALS,
The Bellefonte Central Railroad
Company has annulled two
owing to short supply of coal.
The Scotia ore mu
closed because of inability to get coal
A large number of men are idle,
trains
mines have been
One hundred thousand dollars were
donated by Andrew Carnegie to
applied to the building of dormitories
at Lehigh University.
The Bell Telephone Company are
stringing new wires elle
fonte and State College, the work is
under the supervision of
Woomer,
be
between
Jalen
Morris Runkle, the chief assistant of
Produce Dealer Rockey, was sn caller
Tuesday. He travels over all parts of
the county, and reports that in some
sections oats and barley have been
SOW.
How names do change ! According
to Linn’s Annals, Penns Creek
the Indian name of Kaar-on-den-lish,
had
A MOUNTAIN FIRE,
Hundreds of Acres ¢f Timber Land Burned
Over on Nittany Mountaln-Thousands
of Dollars Damage to Young Timber,
Under control fire is a great and in-
dispensable agent ; beyond control it
is one of the most destructive. Thie
was proved last week when fire raged
on Nittany Mountain, destroying
thousands of dollars worth of young
timber growing on the several thou-
sand acres run over by the elements,
Numerous attempts were made by
land owners to extinguish the furious
flames, but at no time was any par-
ticular good done by their eflorts, It
WHS to sufficient
help to combat the steady march of
the fiery column. of the
impossible secure
[| As previously announced, ** Write-
Ups” of men and wom n, natives of
Penna, Georges or Brush Valleys, who
ore making life 4 BUCCERE in other pe (r
The Re
porter from week to weel:. con.
Centre
These
tions, will appear in
writers who have kindly consented to
aid in conducting this
EDITOR ]
department .—
Portions
timber tract the foot of the]
mountain were shielded for a time, |
but later the flames leaped the barriers |
and went merrily on
along
about
fell,
evening, ight |
and extin-|
Haturdsy
o'clock, u slight rain
sion it a few minuMes that to man!
was an impossibility,
The fire,
dest
which was
most iotive on Nittany Mounp-|
originated ime |
of Centre Hall, at|
Wednesday |
fire to 8)
tain for
mediately north
the
afternoon Jacob
ially yeas,
mountain's edge,
sal
From
which bounds the mountain
; i
proper, aud it was but an instant ontil |
the fire a brief!
¥
time the whole side of mountain |
spread, and within
the
was enveloped in flames,
beauti- |
watched |
The sight at night was most
ful and spectacular, sud was
for hours by the tow nspenple,
Aud what will be the consequences 7
Apap
Lutheran conference
of the|
of Cen-|
ati
Mouday evening, May 7
Ibe Northern
Evangeliea Lutheran church
tral Pennsylvania,
Peun Hall
Conference
will convene
sf
aud coutinu until ]
ning, May Y
Fuetollowing is the conference pro-|
gram :
Wednesday eve-
MONDAY EVENING,
Sermo Rev, IL. N. Fleck ;
nute, Rev. J. I Stouecy pher,
TUESDAY MORNING,
Devotional - Rev,
Bixler.
Organization and business,
Augsburg Confession, Article X, of |
the Lord's SBupper— Rev. D. R. P. Bar- |
ry ; alternate, Rev. W. H. Schock. |
Exegesis, Rom. vii, 14-18, Rev. W.|
M. Hearick ; aiteruate, Rev. B. B. Uhl |
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Conference busiuess,
aller |
i
H.
Bervices
Discussiou— Are Reforms Necessary |
—Rev, a.|
in the Conduct of Funerals 7
as per a deed of July 6, 1754. After
wards it was called John Peun's Creek, |
Now it is simply Penuos Creek,
Calamitous occurrences of
tude have this virtue in them :
show how closely iuterkuit
various sections of this widespread
continent. A blow al San
is a blow at us all. The common
motherhood of the Uplou never ap-
pears so real as in time of disaster.
mag ni- |
They
ure Lhe
Francisco
Farmers have been improviog thei
time well during the past week. The
latter part of last week every tiller of
the soil was in haruess, plowing, bur-
rowing and doing sll kinds of farm
work. Tbe * cuion” snow that fell
Bunday night and Monday forenoon
gave the furmer a breathing spell, al-
though he was not anxious for a
vacation.
Under the date of April 17, C. W,
Stahl, Esq. , writes thus: I moved
from Des Moines, Iowa, to this place
( Woodland, California), a few days
ago and would like to have you send
the Reporter to we at this place. This
is a beautiful country, very productive,
The farmers are making their first
crop of hay, they cut five crops of al-
falfa hay ench year. It is like the first
of June in either Pennsylvania or
Towa.
H. R. Bmith, a graduate of the
dental department of the University of
Iatter part of last week in search of
8 location for business, but findiog
this town and Millheim supplied with
men of this profession, he went to
Lewistown, Mr. Bmith is a native of
Freeland, Luzerne county, and was
directed to Penns Valley by Prof.
Wm. R. Bray, of that place, who is so
wonderfully impressed with this
section because Le made such a good
find here.
The following Is from the Belleville
Times : Rev. C, L. McConnell, who
served the Lutheran churches at this
place and Yeagertown as pastor sore
years ago and more recently the church
a! Miflinburg, is about to remove to
North Dakota, where he will establish
an independent Lutheran rulssion
church while retaining ecclesinstioal
counection with the Central syood of
Pennsylvania. Quite a colony of
Juniata county people are logated in
that section of country to which Le is
going and it is amoug them he will
Discussion Denominational Liters |
Rev. C. T. Aikens ;
W. Hl.
D rCLlImNIOL
fev suhioch,
iy pical Lutheran i
Hev, CU, L D i
D. ; niteruate, Rev. F. Aurand. I
Ihe Proper Obsérvauce of the Lord's |
Day —Rev. J
Rev. H. (
ee
Worship MeConupell,
B. Guiney alternate,
Hullowasy, D. D.
TUESDAY EVENING
Bermmou-—HRev, J. M. Rearick
nate, Rev, D. B Lau.
WEDNESDAY
Prayer service,
Business,
Discussion—Is a Change in the Sys
tern of Apportionment Desirable 7
Rev. J. 1. Btouecypher; alternate,
Rev. C. Li. McConnell, D. D.
Discussion—The Miuister,
1. Asa Prescher— Rev, H. C, Hollo-
way, D. D.; alternate, Rev. W, M,
Rearick.
2. Asa Passtor—Rev, F.
alternate, Rev, (. T. Aikeus,
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Discussiou—1'0% Family.
Instruction—Rev. B. B Unl.
Training and Discipline —Rev,
H. C. Bixler,
8. Its Relation tothe Church—Rev,
D. B. Lau,
Children’s Mervice— Rev.
Barry and Kev. H. C, Bixler,
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
Hermon Rev. W. H. Behoch ; alter
nate, Rev. A, A. Parr,
———— a ——
Keolth's Theatre,
: alter
MORNING
Auraud ;
os
Db. R P
Probably the leading atiraction at
Keith's Chestnut Street Theatre,
Philadelphia, this week is “The
Broomstick Witches,” a most p eastog
singing and dancing set, although the
acrobatic performances of Byers and
Hermann also ¢laitn much sttention,
The bill is crowded with interesting
features, among which are the follow-
ing : Harry Gilfoll, in an enjoyable
act of wong and story ; Polk, Kollins
and the Carmen Bisters, reat banjo
quartet ; Ward aud Curran, in “The
Terrible Judge" ; Thorne and Carlton,
in comedy ; the Wilson Trio of con.
versational humorists ; Byron and
Langdon, in * The Dude Detective’ ;
Kurtis apd Vusse, with tisined ani
mals ; Newman and Knowles, songs
and imitations; MeCUrea and Poole,
with sharp-shooting specialties,
a. a —— lS EC
find » field of labor.
TTT rr rr TTY Tr rrr
REV. S. H. DEITZEL.,
MAYTOWN, PA.
“The noblest work on earth is to act
on the sou! ; to inspire it with wisdom
magnamity, with reverence for
and toward These
and
God love men,"
vine in his charge vpon the oceasion
of the ordination of a brother minister,
To feel this and to act upon it is the
the
man's life
For
young man to have this conviction,
of fact
a
gospel, n
and then, under the most discourag-
ing circumstances, to put forth every
for this calling is worthy of the high-
ymmendation.
he subject of this sketch the
Early in life he
Was
Having no pros
a
enter the ministry.
verance will win, he made his first
ficient mouey, earped by working on a
farm, to attend a ten weeks term of
I'he
he taught public
winters following
in
tesch two
'REIRG school,
Having, by strict economy, saved
his studies
preparatory to entering college, he be-
came 8 student st the Spring Mills
Academy, continuing there until the
f Franklin and Marshall
mote lass
ated in 1880. Io the fall of the same
year he entered the Theologioal Semi-
nary of the Reformed church, situated
at Lancaster, graduating in 1863, As
a help to provide financial means to
continue his course of study while at
college and in the seminary he worked
in a store on Saturdays, canvassed for
books and taught school during vaca.
tions, Of these summer terms taught
one was at Tusey Bink, one at Pine
Grove, two at Tusseyville, two ut
Pieasant Gap, three at Zion, and one
at Pal tinate College. At the latter
place he was offered a permanent po-
sition, but declined, preferring to pur-
sie the ~ork of the ministry.
At the conclusion of his seminary
course he was tendered a city mission
charge, but account of nervous
physical condition, brought on by ex-
cessive work, he, by preference, ac
cepting a country charge, which he be-
lieved would give him the much need.
ed recreation of out-door exercise,
on
this charge three years, he was invited
by the Cavetown charge of Maryland,
to become a candidate for the pastorate
there, which was then vacant, Re
fusing the first invitation he was
urged a second time.
what he supposed was rheumatism,
and thinking s change of climate
might be beneficial, he became a can.
didate, accepted a call and took up the
ministerial work of the charge there
in the winter of 1806. To the sincere
regret of his many friends the sup-
posed rheumatism turned out to be
gangrene, requiring finally the ampu-
tation of a limb, After serving six
yenra in this charge he accepted a call
from the Maytown charge, where he
in still located,
"It may be in order here to state that
since entering upon his present pas.
torate the membership of this charge
has increased one hundred per cent,
Rev. Delizel, in nddition to being »
puccessful pastor and an able preacher,
has proven himself possessed of more
than ordinary literary talent. Besides
being a frequent contributor to the Re-
TE, PARR A SOA RR SH IPER
Centre Reporter $1.00 a J oar,
(Continued 0 foot of fifeh columa, )
INCIDENTS OF 1877
Local Items Taken from the Centre He.
porter of Iuterest to 19000 Renders
{ Note :
as found in the files ot the Reporter.)
BEPTEMBER 18—-Mr. Bnook, the
merchant, contemplates erecting a
three-story brick building in Millheim.
DD. Hess is building a new store
house at Linden Hall.
The spelling of proper names 1s the same
A horse, saddle
and bridle were
from Ellis
of Madi-
Inet
a
FE 3
stolen
Miller,
sonburg,
week,
D J Mitterling,
of Tusseyville, has
to Witten-
College,
:
Bod anton.
is 5
+i
de
¥
re
gKoue
3
berg
Ti
a a
Bpringfield, Ohio,
REPTEMBER 20
The large axe
{factory of Mann
l& Co, at Mil
Hall, was burned
on the night of
the 11th.
Joseph K. Moy-
er had the Centre
Mills refitted by
Adam Winkle-
anu experi-
TTT TYTTTTTY
blech,
enced millwright,
At C
rapidly
A very
shooting
burn a town is being built up
serious of sccidental
fow
Farmers Mills, on 12th inst.
Case
miles from
Two sons
oceurred a
of Daniel Weaver had started out with
a shot gun to shoot squirrels, and the
percussion for the
to get
cap being small
tube, the older boy
it down by pounding with a pocket
knife, While thus engaged, his
brother, aged about ten years, stepped
attempted
of t
in front the muzzle, just as 8 blow
on the cap caused the discharge of the
gun. The load completely shatlered
the boy's right arm above the
and
elbow,
wounded him severely in the side
I'he arm was amputated by Drs. Van
Valzab, Leitzell and Musser.
2i--John Dauberman,
of Centre Hill, met with a serious sc-
20th. While threshing
with a separator at George Goodhart's,
his left hand was caught by the cylin.
der, crushing the thumb and fingers.
Dr. Nefl dressed the wound.
Samuel Lytle got his leg badly
bruised by being caught in the reaper
while cutting cloverreed in Henry
Hankey's field, st Potters Mills,
Rebersburg, since the mail is carried
by train, wants
that town
The school board io Miles township
awarded the schools thus: Btlover's,
John Delong; Brungard’s, J. C. Mor-
ris ;
ley's, George Frank ;
R. Brumgsrd and C.
Hartet's, CC. O, Malory ;
J. CU. Burket L. The
salary is nocording to certificate, rang-
ing from $22 to §33 per month.
Jerome Spigelmyer, who leased the
Stone Mill, adverticres that A. J. Rees
moan ix his agent to sell flour in Centre
Hall, Mr. SBpigelmyer also conducts a
general store at Stone Mill,
The late toll gate riot, in the Nar-
went through Union county
Some forly witnesses wele
present, J. C. Motz was fined $75 and
costs of prosecution ; John Stoner was
fined $25; and the rest of Lhe party
esch §1. Mr. Motz had Holloway
arrested and indicted for embezzle-
ment,
Washington Shaffer, of Potters
Mille, i= about to flit to Missouri.
OcToBER 14 ~The foundry at Hub
lersburg was totally destroyed. It
was the property of George Bwartz,
and the loss was about $2000, he ine
surance expired about two weeks pre-
vious to the fire,
Excursion from Lewistown to Phila
delphia, round trip, $3.60.
For once the road from Rebersburg
| to Kreamervills is made public. The
| road should Le extended to Wolf's
| mill stand,
James and Cornelius Btover, of Re
bersburg, are getting their houses
| plastered outside, Reuben Kreamer
and T, R. Zeigler are digging cellars
for new brick dwellings.
The postoflice at Bpring Mills bas
been removed to Hicks & Broa. hard-
ware store to bring it within the limit
of the railroad,
Married-—Beptember 11, Michael F,
Rossman and Miss Annie R. Wagner,
both of Potter township . . . Beptem-
ber 13, Jon W. Henney and Miss
Lucy Deininger, both of Centre Hall,
. . . Beptember 11, James Hanna and
Mre, Margaret Harshberger, both of
Gregg township . . . Beptember 20,
Wm. Henderson, of Port Matilda, and
Mise Mary KE. Heaton, of Oak Hall , .
October 4, Daniel H. Hastings and
Miss Jane Rankin, both of Bellefoute,
a
HMEPTEM BER
ecideut on the
a daily delivery in
Wolf's, G. W. Hosterman ; Gram-
Rebersburg, J.
L. Gramley ;
Madisonburg,
and Leitzell,
rows,
court,
H. GQ, Btrobmeler bulit 8 new stone
walk in front of one of his houses oo.
cupled by John Durst. Characteristic
of the German, Mr, Birohmeler keeps
JP + reorian WN
A Fine of One Hundred
Punishment for
Mountains Afire,
The recent fire on Nittany Mountain
naturally makes one feel like applying
law, a bit of which is here quoted, the
same having been enacted in 1891,
May 14:
Bection Any person or persons
who shall wilfully or carelessly cut
bark from, or otherwise cut, burn or
injure any tree, plant, shrub or sprout
planted, growing or being on any land
in this Commonwealth, without the
consent of the owner or owners there-
of firet had, obtained, or who without
such consent, shall kindle, or cause to
be kindled, a fire on any forest or tim-
ber land
Dollars
Unreleasly
the
Netilug
is
2
“2.
this Commonwealth, or
who shall carry into or over any for-
in
est or timber land any lighted candle,
lamp or torch, or other fire, without
having the same secured in a lanters
or other closed vessel, or who shall
discharge or wet oft fire works of any
kind on said land or among the trees
thereon, or
who shall wilfull Or COres
lessly burn or fire upon liz or their ows
land, or that of others, any tres
sladilile
s birus 7
or other combustible materia
»
where ty fire shall be tnicated to
tu
CORE
’ .
leaves, brush or timber UPON any
Jorest or timber lands belonging to othe
shall be suliieof 1
parties, 0 penall y nol
croeoding one hundred dollars for e«
offense conumitied, of weil
Provided, That if the defendant or de-
fendants neglect or pay
once Lhe penalty hnposed and costs, or
shall not enter sufficient bail for the
payment of the same within ten days,
ele
ith oosts
refuse to at
he or they shall be committed to the
common jail of said county for a period
fosr
1017
ii
i
of not less than one day ench dol
lar of the penalty impose Aud pro
vided, When the penalty imposed is
above five dollars, he defendant or de-
fendants
Zanes, with good security,
may enler into as recogni
LGuUswer
said complaint on a charge of misde
the of quarter
sessions of the peace of the county in
to
meanor, before court
which the offense is committed, which
the defendant
or defendants of the offense so charged
court, on conviction of
aud failure to pay the penalty imposed
by this act, with costs, shall commit
said defendant or defendants to the
common jail of the county for a period
of not less than one day for each dollar
of penalty imposed.
a ————————
The UVaweicomed Coming
Both the thirteen-year and seven-
leen-year locusts are due Lo appear this
sumer. Persous who believe that the
weather as well as pestilences snd
other calamities have some occult cons
with the habits of insects,
birds and other animals have occasion
euough this year to fortify their belief
iu the maligoaut influence exerted by
ivcusts, The
year variely, despite the unlucky ©
is nol
uection
the periodical Chir bee.
Uai-
ter, uearly ns
the
It i» ou record that
of "
seveuleel-year
the first
sppenratce of the jatter iu Plymouth
Colony in 1633 was allended Ly a
series of ills. They “did eat up the
green things, and made such a con-
stant yelling noise as made all the
woods ring of them, and ready to
deaf the hearers ;"" and there came a
very hol summer and a plague, which
continued until cold weather and cai
ried off many whites and Iodians * in
and near to Plymouth.
much
‘hoodoo’ us
variety.
matin il ——
Jorn Halli Nearly Uhokes Woman
Mrs. Sarai Hollingshead, who lives
with Constable Ellis Myérs’ family, in
Lock Haven, while eating supper
nearly choked to death, as a result of
getting the Lull of a grain of sweet
corn in her windpipe. She could not
speak and became black in the face,
when as a heroic expedient, the
constable struck her several hard
blows on the back of the neck, the
last blow dislodging the obstruction.
While Mrs. Hollingshead’s neck is
bisck and blue and extremely sore
from the hard blows, she declares the
constable thereby saved ber life,
{ Continued from third column, )
formed Church Messenger, be has
written a book entitled, ** The Church
Member, and His Various Duties and
Relations to His Home, His Church
and His State.’ This book besides
haviog a large circulation and being
popularly received, has been most fa-
vorably commented upon by the vari
ous book reviews.
Besides being popular among his
own people, Rev. Deitzel is popular se
a speaker outside of bis own congrega-
tion, being frequently ealled upon to
address various religious gatherings of
miscellaneous denominationalism,
in 1896 he was married to Miss
Grace Durst, daughter of Alfred Durst,
who is at present a resident of Centre
Hall, Bhe as well as her husbaid has
always won the most cordial attach.
ment of the people among whom they
I ave lived.
AAI MAA
Home men are prompted to look for
his possessions neat and clean,
work merely out of idle curiosity,
—
NO, 17,
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
The court house will be
white—no trimmings.
The Republican primaries will be
held Baturday, May 5th.
The man who ean find nothing to
do these times certainly is the vietim
of very hard luck.
Capt. C. T. Fryberger, of Philips.
burg, has announced his pame as a
candidate for assembly on the Repub.
lican ticket,
painted
A lap robe was found at the Reform.
ed church, Centre Hall, Baturday
night, 14th inst. Inquire of 'Equire
Dauberman.
Rev. F. E. Laufler,
Millheim Reformed church,
ning of this week, moved to
burg, his new pastoral field,
of
pastor the
begin.
Martine.
Misses Jape and Lydia Meeker,
daughters of Maynard Meeker, on the
Colyer farm east of Centre Hall, favor.
ed the Reporter with a call Thursday
of last week,
William D. Strunk,
ing a
w hile
ladder at the hotel stable Batur.
had the
receiving a
bruises the
parts of his body,
descend-
iay morning,
fall,
misfortune
of
to
number BEVere
on shoulder, and other
Lincoln E
ointed
Bwartz has been ap-
} at Hublersburg.
He was the Republican candidate for
county treasurer against Dr. White,
the present treasurer.
postmaster
The mavpager of the Millheim and
Coburn turnpike, Earn Stover, is en-
gaged in crushing
that road.
turnpike
stone to improve
{ the
Nearly the whole of
of
will rec
crushed lime stone.
eive a dressing
The stork visited the home Mr.
and Mrs. H. N. Meyer, on Penn street,
Sunday, and left a very wel
of
come East-
Millbeith Journal.
[Us a bouncing baby boy and the pa-
rents are very happy over the arrival
er gift
gift, says the
The survivors of Company H, 145th
Penna. Vols, will hold 8 reunion
Port Matilda, Thursday, May 3rd, be-
ing the forty-third anniversary of the
battle of Chancellorsville,
the regimaent took such =
part,
While
county,
al
in which
prominent
excavating ino Huntingdon
it was discovered that the lo-
cusle in large numbers are very near
the surface. The prediction that
sevenleen-year locusts will be
this year is practically proven by
above.
the
here
ithe
While reaching for a bunch Anr-
butus, Sunday afternoon, Asron
Fhomas disturbed two monstrous black
back Bi-
Anron Lutz,
Flee reptiles were killed, snd measured
of
stunkes, on the wouutain of
bie's farm, tenanted by
five feet
News was just 1eceived by A. E.
Kerlin that bis nucle, Peter 8. Kerlin,
of Raymoud, Nebraska, is able to walk
about with the aid of crutches. About
a year ago Mr. Kerlin met with a seri-
ous accident, crashing his right leg,
arm and side,
A railroad siding has been built from
the Lewisburg and Tyrone railroad to
the limber tract on thegdl. C. Bhirk
farm, purchased from Ivy Bartges Ly
B.D, Brisbin & Co. The latter will
move the engine from their Colyer
mill to this tract, and begin cutting in
the course of several weeks.
Most wuotable, perhaps, among
several notable articles in the May
Everybody's Magazine, is Lindsay
Denison’s ** Making Good st Panama,”
Mr, Denison’s is the first authoritative
story of the work being done on the
canal, He went to Panama armed
with a letter from President Roosevelt
instructing all Government officers
and employees to tell the bearer the
whole truth “whether it hurts or not.”
The Milroy correspondent to the
Lewistown Democrat and Sentinel,
wade the following mention : Lloyd
Aurand is on a brief trip to Centre
Hall. Miss Myra Goodhart and Will.
iam Winegardner visited Miss Good-
hart’s mother in Centre Hall. Wal
lace Thompson visited at Centre Hall
Saturday and Sunday, and Miss Gertie
Burkbolder, who had been visiting
her aunt at that place for some time,
relurned home with him. Andrew
Calhoun and Catherine Beaver visited
friends in Centre county.
Commissioner Dunlap was in Cente
Hall Wednesday of Inst week, having
stopped here on his way home from