er,
VOL. LXXIX.
BRYAN FOR PRESIDENT.
Indications point to Col. William
Jennings Bryan as the Democratic
candidate for president in 1908,
The Democratic state conventions
of Missouri, Arkansas, Indiana and
South Dakota have officially endorsed
Mr. Bryan’s candidacy.
The fact that the Republicans have
swung around, and through the presi-
dent, have adopted every measure
( excepting free silver ) advocated by
Mr. Bryan, has lead the Democrats to
believe that their leader was simply
in advance of the conceptions of the
MASSES,
Henry Watterson, in the Louisville
Courier-Journal, speaking of Mr.
Bryan, says :
i He has survived the crudities and
hysteria of the ill-starred campaign of
1896, and though he went toa dwind-
ling instead of a rising vote in 1900,
he held his organization and following
intact. The end of the campaign of
1904 saw him the one king pin erect
and standing ; since then it must be
conceded that he has carried himself
with prudence and aplomb, indicating
to thoughtful observers the growing
rather than the waning man.
“Mr. Bryan has served his proba-
tion and earned his reward.”
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There is at least one citizen of the
United States who prefers to remain a
granger rather than to occupy a seat
in the United Btates Senate. Of
course, he lives in Kansas, His name
is Foster Dwight Coburn, appointed
by Governor Hoch to succeed the dis-
credited Barton. Mr. Coburn decides
to stick to agriculture in Kansas
rather than to bother himself with
politics at Washington, D. C. The fact
that Mr. Coburn declines a Senator-
ship will go far to convince his con-|
temporaries that no mistake was made
in offering him the place,
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The Philadelphia Record remarks :
The time was ripe for the erection of a
monument to Pennsylvania's War
Governor, Andrew Gregg Curtin. Not
a man of this generation grudges the
cost or disputes the due meed of honor,
As Governor Pennypacker made the
presentation speech at the unveiling
of the mouument in Bellefonte last
week amid the plaudits of assembled
thousands he must have been im-
pressed. There wus no occasion to|
erect the statue of Curtin within doors, |
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Philadelpbia Public
The
The Phiiadeiphia Record
Stuart for governor. Their chief rea- |
son for so doing is because he is the
representative of the Gangsters,
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‘ppose |
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The thought that ** no one cares and |
no one knows ’’ blights many a bud of |
promise. Be it the young artist at]
the easel, the workman at his beuch, |
the boy at his mathematical problems
or your little girl at the piano. Give
what praise you can,
Nearly everyone is figuring on hav-
ing a floe time just ahead when Le or
she gets all fixed, and this vision is
just ahead when the eyes are closed for
sleep. To live in the now and enjoy
the present is the work of a phi-
losopher. |
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The Logic of the Situation,
From Sunday's Philad. Record
At a time when thousands of aroused
and indignant Republicans in Penn-
sylvania are willing to forego regular-
ity in order to punish their rascals and
redeem the State from misrule, the
Democrats cannot afford to make any
mistake,
It is the wisest policy to help on Re-
publican rebellion and make it success.
fal.
Unless the Democrats can name a
candidate of their own for the Govern-
orship more urgently favoring reform
than Lewis Emery his nomination
seems to be indicated by all strategic
considerations, Nothing will carry
such confusion iuto the camp of the
Penrose-MeNichol aggiegation as a
strong fusion ticket, It would cre.
ate uncertainty and disorganization
among the gangsters in every county
in the State.
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Decision Favors Employer,
The highest Court in the State of
New York has decided that an em-
ployer may hire men with the stipu-
Iation that they shall or shall not join
the union. He can offer employment
on any terms he likes and the men can
refuse it if they don’t like the con
ditions. Judge Chase says that ** the
free and untrammeled right to con
tract is a part of the liberty guaranteed
to every citizen by the Federal and
State Constitutions,” Men may em-
ploy only union men, or only non-
union men, only Germans, or only
Italisns, and #0 long as thelr agree
ments with thelr men ~ do not interes
fere with public safety, health or
morals are not illegal.” A con
trary de would have opened the
way for a harassing amount of
tive interference with the natural
From Canonsburg,
This morning I shook the dust of
the Flood City from my feet and start-
ed for Canonsburg, Washington coun-
ty. Arriving at Pittsburg, I soon
found our Centre Hall boys, Earl
Fleming, Will Bandoe and Will Keller,
who are still holding down good cler-
Union Station, [I visited the station
of the Wabash, which is there claimed
to be the finest building in the city,
and then took the trolley for Ingram
to see our old Centre Hall neighbors,
W. A. Bandoe and P. F. Keller,
Mr. Bardoe is doing a lucrative busi-
ness as a tailor, and Mr. Keller is hand- |
ling a good trade for a Chicago soap |
firm. Both own good properties in
Ingram,
Later in the day I took the train for
Canonsburg. On the train out I met
Mrs. Heckart, nee Carrie Tibbens,
whose husband is one of the teachers
in the Morganza Reform school, They
own a nice, cozy home near the school
grounds. They expect soon to spend
their vacation in Penns Valley.
Hiram Grove, of the Morganzs
Beautiful Curtin Momument Unvelled and
Dedicated, Bellefonte’'s Day of Glory,
The following dispatch from Belle-
fonte to the Philadelphia Record
describes the dedication of the monu-
ment in Bellefonte, Friday of last
week :
It required seven special trains in
addition to the regulars to bring the
people to Bellefonte to witness the un-
veiling and dedication of the Centre
County Boldiers, monument and Cur-
tin memorial, the crowd being estim-
ated at from 12,000 to 15,000 persons.
The day was an ideal one.
Many distinguished visitors were
here, an! with the Governor were
Adjutant General Thomas J, Btewart
and Colonels A. Frank Patterson, 8.
HB. Brown, of Pittsburg : H. 8. Halde-
man, Walker I. Bradley and Jacob
Green, Philadelphia ; W, H. Richard-
son snd James Auker, Harrisburg, and
J. Archibald, Pottsville. Among the
others were Colonel A, K. McClure
latter carrying the old Pennsylvania
Reserve flag in the parade.
Canons-
changes
is only |
I would scarcely recoguize
burg, so great have been the
in the town. Although it
since that time. I
properties
in Johnstown in my letter of last
town has made
It was one of the biggest days in the
entertainment of the visitors,
The military and the State College
cadets were very highly commended
very gentlemanly conduct while here,
week, but Canonsburg is not behind in
that respect. A house that will not
rent for more than $20 a month in
rents for $30 here.
I also wrote of land being $1000 a
foot front in Johnstown, in the busi-|
ness part of the ¢ity., This week $2500
a foot frout was refused for a lot on
Main street, Canonsburg.
Mervin Stover, whose parents live |
between Centre Hill and Potters Mills,
is building a house to rent in
burg.
Canons |
He fills the position of overseer |
tion, Cuddy post oflice, about five or
here. I am writing
this at the home of Mrs. Btover's fa
ther, he being married to Mra.
niece,
Krise's
I must close or my letter will |
space, |
After I see Messrs. Grove, Smith and |
tou I will write you again.
Yours truly,
W. A. Krise,
Canonsburg, June 8
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Urop Prospects
Light showers during the past two |
weeks have been very beneficial to]
Oats and bar- |
ley are very short, but generally there |
in 8 good set,
Iu well prepared soil the corn has |
not suffered for moisture, but the cut!
timothy worm have been
exceptionally destructive, especially
where the crop was planted early and
on fields that lay in sward more than
one year previous to turning for corn
Wherever these pests are not present
or have not already worked havoe, the
corn is a good set and is growing
nicely.
worm and
The coutinuous drought since the
early spring months has retarded the
Clover is very short
and much of it has already blossomed.
Timothy is about ready to shoot heads,
and like clover is also short. The
crop today represents not more than
50 per cent.
The following table gives the rain
fall for the mnths of the present year
to sud including June 12th, and the
porrespounding period during 1905
Last spring was regarded as dry, but
the table will show that the rain fall
this spring was much below even that
of last year.
Month
January.
February
March
April .
May
June, to 12th
Inches of rain 1906
1.5
1.3
wee 108
“28
1.9%
2
Inches of rain 1906
2.07
. 2.02
ns 1.0
w 2.56
2.57
x 283
Total to June 12th... 9.07 . 13.596
Bhortage in rain fall from January to
June 12th, compared with last year
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Democratic State Convention.
In pursuance of the requirements of
the rules governing the Democratic ors
ganization of the State, and the action
of the Democratie State Central Com-
mittee at its annual meeting held in
Harrisburg, on the 18th of March, no-
tice is hereby given that the Demo
cratic Btate Convention will meet in
the Opera House at Harrisburg, Wed.
nesday, June 27, 1906, at 12 o'clock
noon, The business to be transacted
will be the nomination of one candi.
date for Governor ; one candidate for
Lieutenant Govervor ; one candidate
for Auditor General ; one candidate
for Becretary of Internal Affairs, and
to act upon such other matters, per.
taining to the interest and success of
the party in Pennsylvania, as may be
brought before it.
CHARLES P. DoNNELLY, Chairman.
1.69 in
The big parade included five divi-
mile in length. General John L. Cur-
tin, Burgess of Bellefonte and a rela-
tive of the late Governor Curtin was
marshal, with Captain H. 8B,
Taylor as chief of stafl. Governor
Pennypacker and staff and the dis-
tinguished guests of the day led the
parade and followed five
then the
Ihe dedicatory exercises began at
Jaen A,
Beaver presiding, who made the intro-
due
0 o'clock, with General
Five hundred school
Bellefonte and
WuSs sang ** America.
Curtin
Comm is-
sion was made by Governor Penny-
packer, and received on behalf of the
County hy WW.
Heinle. The presentation of the
monument behalf of the
contributors was made by Hon. John
(4. Love, and received on behalf of the
County Commissioners by Colonel J.
L
tory sddress,
children from sur- |
rounding u
¥
of the
yi behalf of the State
I'he presentation
statue
Commissioners
soldiers on
Mpangier.
I'he Curtin statue was unveiled by
Miss Margaret Brunett, a granddaugh-
ter of the ' Old War Governor,” and
the soldiers’ monument was unvelled
by Mies Helen Fox, a daughter of the
ate Joseph Fox, ns gallant soldier in
Following the unveiling the child-
ren's choir saug ‘The Star Spangled
janner, '' at the conclusion of which
Colonel A. K. McCiure, of Philadel
phis, delivered the main oration of the
day on “The Life and Character of
Andrew Gregg Curtin,
Jacob A. Cramia, of Harrisburg,
paid a tribute to Governor Curtin on
behalf of the Soldiers’ Orphans, and
Adjutant General Thomas J. Btewart
made an address on ** The American
Private Soldier.’ The meeting closed
with the singing of *' Penting To-night
on the Old Camp Grounds,”
This is one of the most artistic and
costly monuments erected in any
county in the State. It is of Barre
granite, semi-circular in shape and 54
feet from end to end. It is 28 feet deep
11 feet high. At either end are large
brovze panels representing ** War"
and * Peace.’ The monument con
tains 20 bronze panels, on which are
engraved the names of Centre county's
almost 3500 soldiers.
The Curtin statue in the center is 18
feet high, including an 11-foot pedestal
and a 9.foot bronze figure of Curtin,
On each of the four sides of the pedes-
tal is a bronze panel, the front one
bearing the inscription and the other
three various incidents in the life of
Curtin at the time he was Governor,
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Fiag Day, June 14,
Many of the towns of Pennsylvania
will observe Flag Day, June 14, with
more or less elaborate services. An
sppeal has been sent out by those in-
terested in the observance of the day,
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Patent Medicines vause Insanity,
A case that has aroused more than
ordinary sympathy is that of James
Nestlerode, of Mill Hall, He had for
some time been suffering from an af
fection of the kidneys, and to outain
relief resorted to patent medicines,
which, bis physicians spy, caused him
to lose his reason.
He is now confined, awaiting the
verdict of the comission on lunacy
prior to taking him to an asylum, In
hia ational moments he begs to be
taken to an asylum, where he believes
hie reason will be restored. The
physicians are of the opinion that
after his system shall have been
purged of the nostrums which he has
ght of every man to manage Lis own
Disiess
P, Gray MEEK, Secretary,
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
News of a Semi-Local Character Gathered
from the Exchange Table,
The corner stone of the new Trinity
Lutheran church was laid at Juniata
last Bunday.
The dedication of the state capitol is
to take place October 4th. President
Roosevelt is to be present, and an in-
vitation will be sent every governor in
the United States, and many of them
are expected to be on hand.
A new pest has appeared In the gar-
dens at Mill Hall, a small black bug
with a big bill that devastates tomato
patches and leaves behind it nothing
but unproductive stalks. In some
places it crops off the stalk close to
the ground,
John Mooney, after an absence of
ten years from his home in Allegheny
county, unexpectedly returned home
the other day. His relatives thinking
him dead collected $10,000 life insur-
ance by having the court declare him
legally dead.
At a meeting of those interested in
the trolley line between Milton and
Bloomsburg, arrsugements were made
for the immediate completion of the
road. Rails were ordered and work
will commence as soon as they arrive.
Right of way has been secured for the
entire route,
Capitalists of Wall, East McKees-
port and Pitcairn, have organized the
East McKeesport Water Company and
are planning a reservoir on the farm
of Philip Naser, near Wall, with a
capacity of 10,500,000 gallons, supplied
from springs and artesian wells on the
Naser property.
County Commissioner Bamuel Dell
purchased the Gibboney timber tract
consisting of nearly 100 acres, and will
begin operations at once. This is one
of the best tracts in Mifflin county,
containing nearly one million feet of
white pipe, oak and rock oak, besides
a large amount of bark.
Charles Schmitt, an Altoona butcher,
imbedded
The coin was imbedded
in
CRE. in
centre of the egg, the yolk aud white
formiog around it. The egg was pur-
chased from a Bedford county huck-
sler, and the remarkable freak, which
almost surpasses belief, was shown to
an
the
many people.
Mt. Airy Beminary, near Philadel-
phia, was given a donation of $100,000
by a Pittsburg gentleman who did not
reveal his pame to even the trustees,
The gift was made known to the dele-
gates to the 159th annual convention
of the Evangelical Lutheran Minis.
terium of Pennsylvania and adjsceut
Niates.
With the formal dismissal
senior class from further work,
of the
Presi.
dent Crawford, of Allegheny College,
announced gifts of $100 000 to the col-
lege. Audrew Carnegie and John F,
Everrhart, of Chicago, gave §25,000
each, and $0000 came from Mrs.
Sarah B. Cochran, of Dawson, Pa., to
build college commons for young men,
George Hamm, a Civil War veteran
living near Frogtown, Clarion county,
was seriously burned while trying to
save a battle flag from flames which
destroyed his home. His efforts were
futile and the flag was consumed,
Hamm served as color sergeant of the
Seventy-eighth Regiment, Pennsylva-
nia Volunteers. The flag was & pres-
ent to the regiment from Governor
Curtin and bad been torn into ribbons
by Confederate buliets. Hamm was
made custodian of the precious relic
when the regiment was mustered out,
At the peril of his life he entered the
burning house to save it.
Ata recent public sale in Mont.
gomery county a Swedeland farmer
bought a cow, bidding $36.55 for her.
He left before the close of the sale,
supposing she would be sent ty his
farm next day. Bhe vever resched
Lim, and the attorney for the estate
conducting the sale sued him before a
Norristown justice of the peace for the
recovery of the amount, contending
that the terme were cash, and that if
the farmer did not then and there pay
for sooky and take her away he is re-
sponsible for her loss and must pay the
price. The farmer said he wanted the
cow and would gladly pay for her the
moment she was delivered, but not
before. The justice decided against
him, whereupon he announced his in-
tention of taking an appeal.
ER
Thanks ; Its Not Epidemie.
The “big head ”’ is a popular way
of expressing a common and very fre
quent ailment. It arises from various
sources, but the real foundation is a
Inck of sense. A little money devel-
ops it in some people ; afew good
clothes gives it to others ; a little of
fioe, where a chance is given to exer
cise a little authority, is often the
cause of it, while others get it having
a little better job than their associates,
The truth le no sensible person gets
the “big head.” The one who be
came stuck up and stiff-necked from
sources of any kind, is weak in the
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TELEPHONE LINE UP
And Instruments Installed on Three DI.
visions, Swelling the Farmer Line Fa-
trons by Twenty-five.
By the time the reader's eye comes
on this notice twenty-five Bell tele-
phones will have been installed on
lines Beven, Eight and Nine.
Lines Nos, Seven and Eight extend
from Centre Hall to Linden Hall, and
are serving seventeen patrons. These
lines have been in use since Wednes-
day of last week, and are giving the
best of satisfaction. The patrons are
George W. Bradford, I... R. Lingle,
Samuel Durst, D, W. Bradford, Frank
P. Floray, D. W. Bartges, Charles B.
Neff, John Breon, Richard Brooks,
Alvin Bump, Harry Cummings, John
Frazier, Cloyd Brooks, D. Geiss Wag-
ner, James Swabb, Mrs. J. W, Keller,
F. E. Wieland.
Line No. Nine extends from Centre
Hall to Tusseyville and Red Mill.
The patrons on this line are C. W,
Bwartz, Wm. F. Rockey, Wm. R.
Nefl, James H. McCool, James C,
Goodhart, D. W. Geary, J. W. Dash-
em, John 8B. Auman,
These lines were built by the pa-
trons on the lines and are a part of
The Patrons Rural Telephone Compa-
ny. The lines are connected with the
Pennsylvania system, commonly
known as the Bell, and enjoy all the
privileges given to patrons who hold
regular contracts under the Bell, The
free territory extends over the entire
county, excepting Philipsburg.
The Patrons Rural Telephone Com-
pany bas met with marked success
its organization. The idea,
when first suggested, was hooted at by
the unthinking. less than
quarters of a year has passed since
the company’s organization, yet today
it has over one hundred miles of pole
line, and on an average over one tele-
The company
since
three-
phone to the mile,
in the field Wo stay.
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Mercury at 35.
Monday night mercury fell to
thirty-five above zero, three degrees
above the freezing point. Pretty cool
for a June night.
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Willing Workers—The Locust
Just now there is plenty of music in
The locust is keeping up a
continuous concert. The lively little
have the initials
their wings, signify-
“willing workers,
insects are sald to
‘8 Ww 1" ] Ww nn
ing, no doubt,
on
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Dr, Land Called
Rev, Dr. Thomas 8. Land, president
of Allentown College for Women, and
formerly pastor the Centre Hall
charge, was extended a call to become
pastor of the Aaronsburg Reformed
charge, al a meeting of the consistory
held at Asronsburg, Tuesday forenoon,
Ap —
of
Hepublicans Nomioate in Snyder,
I'he Snyder county Republicaus in-
structed for Dr. B. F. Wagouseller for
Congress over J. B. Culberson by a
plurality of fifty votes. The other
nominations are: Prothonotary, G.
M. Shindel ; Assembly, D. N. App;
Register and Recorder, John D. Arbo-
gast ; District Attorney, M. I. Potter ;
State Delegate, W. F. Baunders.
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Teachers Re-elected,
The Millheim school board re-elected
Prof. C. R. Nefl, principal ; Linn
Emerick for the Grammar Grade and
Miss Eva Moyer for the Intermediate
Grade.
The Centre Hall school board re-
elected James B. Btrohm, Miss Lutitia
Goodhart and Miss Helen Hosterman
for the Grammar, Intermediate and
Primary Grades, respectively. The
High School is vacant,
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Married in York,
Rev. W. H. Buck and Miss Vertie
Rudisill were married in York Tues.
day of last week. Rev. Buck is the
pastor of the United Evangelical
church at New Freedom, York coun-
ty, and formerly served as pastor of
the Millheim charge. The bride is
from York. The ceremony was pers
formed by Bishop Hartzler st the
home of George Buck, a brother of
the groom. Mr, and Mrs, Buck have
been the guests of Mr, and Mrs. Frank
P. Geary, in this place during the
past week. Mrs. Geary is the only
daughter of Rev. Buck.
tems from Milroy.
HB. 8. Brown has purchased a new
team of gray horses to replace the ones
he recently sold. They ste said to be
the finest mated team: of work horses
in the county.
Daniel W. Decker, one of cur worthy
young men, very quietly slipped away
and took unto himself a wife on Mon-
day, Mise Rosie KE. Long being the
chosen lady. The calithumpians join.
ed in giving them a serenade on Mon-
day evening but we will extend our
good wishes iu a more quiet manner,
This will not be the only June wed-
ding from Milroy, sa you will hear
Inter,
NO. 24.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
The locusts are making things hum,
Children’s day will be observed in
the Lutheran church, Centre Hall,
Bunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs, Calvin Gfrerer, of near
3ellefonte, visited the old homestead
at Centre Hall over Bunday.
C. K. Bober, who has large chestnut
orchards in Union county, thinks the
locusts are destroying his crop.
The Millheim school board organized
as follows : Pregident, A. Walters :
secretary, Bamuel Wiser ; treasurer, C,
O. Musser,
Mrs, Wieland, wife of Merchant F.
E. Wieland, at Linden Hall, has been
in Altoona and Huntingdon during
the past week.
The Rev. John H. Mac8porran,
late of Germantown, was installed
pastor of Great Island Presbyterian
Church, Lock Haven.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Gross Mingle are
repairing the Willow property, owned
by W. B. Mingle, Esq., preparatory
to occupying the same,
A great many minor improvements
are going on in Centre Hall. Property
owners are putting their possessions
into better condition. In Centre Hall
it is a case of good, better, best,
OUpenwork hosiery, short sleeves,
peek-a-boo waists and Buster Brown
waists are included in the expurged
list of ladies’ dress in many of the
places where ladies are employed in
the large cities,
After a stay of a number of years in
the west, Irvin Hockman, of Jewel
City, Kansas, visited relatives in this
valley. Beveral days were spent by
Mr. Hockman with Ephraim
tholomew, at Millheim.
jar.
Mrs Andrew Gregg and son John,
the latter part of last week, returned
from Williamsport where they had
been staying with Mr. Gregg. The
is engaged with
the Bell telephone linemen crew.
husband and father
Carpenters are framing the timbers
for a new barn on the farm of the late
J. T. Bmith, above Tusseyville. Aaron
Fhomes is boss mechanic, and is being
assisted by Samuel Shoop, Clayton
Wagner and Harry McClenahan,
Clayton T. Williams, proprietor of
the Bingham Hotel, Pittsburg, visited
brother John Williams, on the
Furet farm near Bellefonte, recently.
While there he purchased a young
horse from Mr. Furst, and had him
shipped to Pittsburg.
is
George Btover and daughter, Mrs.
Elmer Greene, both of Alteona, at-
tended the funeral of Mrs, Mary
Stover, Thursday inst week. Mr,
Stover is a trimmer, and is employed
in the shops conducted by Charles
Bollinger. Mr. Bollinger is doing =a
splendid business,
of
A number of property owners in
Centre Hall are making preparations
to put “own concrete walks. They
will be built similar to those construct-
ed in Rebersburg and Aasronsburg,
which apparently withstand the ef-
fects of the frost. The crushed stone
will be shipped here from Bellefonte.
Mrs. Busan Koch and son Samuel
Koch, of Darragh, came to Centre
Hall Friday of last week. Mrs. Koch
came to Penns Valley to visit her
sister, Mrs. McKinney, at Potters
Mills, who is in delicate health. She
reports all Centre Hall people about
Pittsburg as being well, and getting
along nicely.
Showers were the order of the day
Sunday. The rain fall about Centre
Hall has been exceptionally light.
Several brisk showers, the latter part
of last week, passed over the south
side of Potter township and through
Georges Valley that did not touch
here. Rebersburg and vicinity also
had the benefit of a good rain that
gave this locality the go-by.
Prof. W. A. Brown and Master Paul
Brown, of Huntingdon, were Monday
morning callers at the Reporter office.
Mr. Brown is the instructor in band
music at the Huntingdon Reforma-
tory, and also a member of the 5th
Regiment band, and accompanied the
Iatter to Bellefonte on the occasion of
the monument dedication. Mr.
Brown has three sons who are splen-
did musicians, and are members of a
musical organization at Huntingdon,
Yes, your garden beds you rake and
all manner of pains you take, to have
them slick and nice and neat, in fact
they simply can’t be beat. You turn
your backs and walk away and view
them on the coming day-—Horrers !
those beds so span and spick are
clawed and wollered-—you raise a kick;
your neighbor's chickens running