VOL. LXXIX. p— ———————————— gp nn THE PRESIDENTS SPELLING The President’s letter explanatory of his spelling order makes it perfectly clear that he was precipitate ; that he this comparatively unimportant mat- ter as he has been in some concerns vital importance to the nation, He says truly that the direct changes nothing iu the world but a very slight extension of the ment which has made our agricultural | implement makers and farmers write | ‘ plow’ instead of * plough.” ”’ But if this reform of spelling is proceeding unconscious by an unconscious movement, why on earth should not the Presiient let it] alone to take care of itself? He says :| “ There is not the slightest intention | to do anything revolutionary or] initiate any far-reaching policy. The | purpose is simply for the Government, | instead of going behind public senti- | ment, to advance abreast of it, ”’ | But the matter is not one in the Government has any business go aLiead of public sentiment, and it is | doing that under the President's order, | It is foolish to talk of the Government ‘advancing abreast of public ment ’ when public hardly been touched by the Carnegie- Matthews reform. There serious objections Lo soe posed spellings, and it is fantastic for the official ducuments of the nation to be printed in a style decidedly differ- ent from its literature. If there is one | ¢ase more than the | Government ought to follow and not | attempt to lead public sentiment it in the use of language. In the recent | words of Justice Brewer, all powers not expressly granted to the Federal | (Government are reserved by the people | to themselves, assuredly they have not granted to the Federal Gov ernment the right to determine the] natrional spelling. There is nothing | in our spelling this | effort of the head of a to | change the national spelling. lp pt THE J00-MILE KOAD which | to senti- | has | sentiment are very of the pro- | another where is and so fantastic As Government The road over the state frou Phila- delphia to Pittshurg, of | three hundred miles, ia being agitated | a distance by the milliousire automobile owners and contractors wlio hope to line their pockets from great profits. It i mated the road, which is to be five or seventy-five feet in width, i $40 000 a futie, uld make for this for | the cost approximately in- cluding the bridges. iis we a tota: outlay of $12 000 000 single public highway, and this the beuefit, almost exclusively, of wealthy. A road such as proposed would of great wealthy people, and could easily built by them and maintained by collected from using it But why should the Bppropriate $12,000,000 for a road that would not be of more general utility ? Now, if the state wants to build | roads, let it appropriate money to bui d the main thoroughfares in each coun- ty. Buch a system would be of im- | mense benefit to the residents of the entire state. Twelve dollars | would be a nice nest egg to begin with. Htate aid is the only of the road question, but to be of any benefit to rural districts, the state must do the building, if it wishes to dictate | the character of the road, let the job | and have a general supervision of the HAINEe, The Bproul road law is a mockery ! Think of building the eighty or more miles of road in Potter township at the rate of six to eight thousand dol- lars per mile, even though the town- ship is asked to pay but one-eighth of the cost, the county one-eighth and the state the remainder, i ——— — A A The Pennsylvania BState Editorial Association, at a recent meeting held in Bradford, denounced the Grady- Salus libel bill. The great ms jority of newspapers throughout the state are members of this I'he resolution reads thus : Whereas, A free press Is essential to the maintenance of goed government, good morals, and any attempt to ham- per or abridge the full and free discus. sion of men and measures is n menace to popular institutions ; therefore be it Resolved, We look upon the livel law passed by the General Assembly at the session of 1908, known the Grady-Salus bill, as a dangerous mens- ure that threatens to destroy this sefe- guard of the people-—a law personal in its conception, partisan in its ennct ment and malicious and far reaching in its application ; and be It further Resolved, That we demand the re peal of this law at the next session and obligate ourselves not to support any candidate for either branch of the Legislature who does not pledge him- self to vote for the repeal of the ob Jectionable lnw and exert his influence to that end, and to aid in securing the passage of a law that will be fair and De a goOUree pleastire to many er tolls those stale million rolution real | association, He ENUVAMPMENT AMUSEMENTS in Aunditorinm-—~Every Play Different, furnish Auditorium, Rlater’s Comedians will entertainment in the Fair. These comedians are not home on Hall #1 This new Bpe- the stage. They come to Centre after a fourteen weeks’ continuous dancing ; illustrated songs Slater's offer the name ; Comedians the best repertoire company on road the cheap but the price ; nothing old but nothing better than many. The campers are offered an opportu- nity to night, play with singing witness, each and The specialties between each act. your atrangements so that you will have the evenings for the greatest ene pty An Honest Contession lndelphia Record makes an one confession when it says the Sproul road law with its $6,000,000 ap- propriation * isa comparative failure.’ This is t} me any of the city X pressed the witl i That aw was passed by Gang method sole- daili truth eference to the Spro f v for $ the benefit of the wealthy town- 1 about Philadelphia and Rural more financially able to build ships other large cities districts are nol $5 000) mile roads than they are able to main- | taln a college in I'he editorial says : The electic the ti-Machine n olf office of Governor, and of an Wis i an | lalnttira will y i Legislature, will afford | an opportunity to apply a portion of treasury surplus to es-| the enormous tablishing a liberal system of good roads in Penpsylvania. Under the] ’ 3 LEI f niggardly »y now in force t districts difficult "ly expensive are required of the | they ( mountainous counties and re and extreme in which ad building b A 0 contribute for the good whole Slate more than an | bear. As a consequence the system | is a comparative failure, In evidence | of it is the fact that the small ap propriation of the State is not iy pends d. pt LOCALS Call at the Centre Reporter head-| quarters during the Encampment and Fair. Edward Sellers, 1 Oak Hall having purchased the he manufacturer at Station, is credited with] Kocher farm, on | Sharer’s Creek. Co tire other Sunday, libe dred Pigeons Y Howard, two station Agent Kk, al rated hun- carrier brought there Reuben Etters, who since last spriog B. D. Brisbin & ¢ and lumber, sold his team of horses 0. in hauling logs to Meeker, and is now working at Burnham. His oldest son is work- ing at the same pl=ce, Mra, Elizabeth Chalk, Miss Btover Snook, of H. Eliza- Phila- Peressa Stover, of Mr. and Mr. Snook is engaged in the Franklin Bank, located in the busted Real Es. Mrs, Jacob Walker, west of Centre Hall, recently returned from Altoona where she visited for six or eight weeks among relatives. While in that city Mre. Walker became ill, and for two weeks was confined to bed. Shortly after arriving home she received the snd news of the death of her sister in Perry county. The charter recently issued by the state department extending the charter of the Lewisburg, Milton and Watson- town that the line may be extended to Lew- record in the at Bunbury. This is the first step necessary to connect the two towns by trolley i'nesenger Railway Company so jsburg, was vlaced on register's office E. P. Thompson, of Altoona, and Bamuel H. Rhoads, of Unionville, made a trip through Penns Valley in in lumber- ing, and suceeeded in finding one on the Messrs. Thompson and (juest of horses to be ueed Houth wide of Potter township, Rhoads were the owners of the large barn burned at Unionville recently, and succeeded in sending to the pen the scamp who fired it, A trust company was organized at Lewistown recently, most of the di rectors of which are known to Penns Valley people. At a meeting of the directors the following officers were elected § President, Calvin Greene ; vice president, J. M. Selheimer; tempor. ary secretary, J. M, Goodhart ; tem- porary treasurer, A. CU. Mayes. The other directors are J. Murray Afriea, William Hollis, L. ¥. Treaster, J, C, ENCAMPMENT AND FAIR, Program for the Week-—HRepublican State CUnndidates to Speak Thursday. Haturday, September 15th—Camp opens when all tents will be in readi- In {the eveniog there will be a grand festival by Progress Grange. Sunday, Beptember 16th, 2.30 wry Harvest p. Im, The anni- versary sermon will be preached by | Rev. Geo. W. Mclinay, of the M. E. Home services 17th—Exhibi- | tion will open when exhibits will be Monday, September | received and put in place. 7.50 p. m.—~Opening entertainment by Blater’s Comedians, to which every- body is invited, 15th—The will Tuesday, September ar- rangement of exhibits be con- «Pp. m, Opening exercises by the 1m Entertainment in the auditorium by Blater’'s Comedians. Wednesday, September 19th, Ya. m, Hr 1 i Girand parade by the Knights of the Followed by a meet- auditorium, when addresses (Golden Eagle, ing in the will be delivered by prominent officials f Order. Hon. W,. candidate others. Hon J. secretary of the State Hon. A. M, Cornell, lecturer ste Girange, Hon, R. RB. Conklin, Forestry Commissioner. T. for | Addresses by Democratic general, and lman, (srange ¢ af t bt and Enteitainment by Sls , Beptember 20th, 10 a. mi. ’. F. Hill, Mas- Hon. N. B, Agriculture : [.. Martin, Deputy Becretary Agricuit and Dr. B. H. Warren, he Blate Grange ; chfield, Becretary of ’ Oi 4 ure, THROUGHOUT THE STATE News of a Semi-Local Character Gathered from the Exchange Table, The Juniata Valley Electric Btreet Railway Company purposes the ex- tension of its lines to Mt. Union and connect that busy town with Hunt- ingdon, The wires of the New Bugar Valley Telephone Company nected with Loganton and the people of the entire valley can now have com munication with that busy place, W. W. Reading, a salesman for a notion house, jumped from a vehicle at Mill Hail and had to break knee made like pistol. are being «on- misfortune The break crack of the his report Cap 7 the fu State Health has issued an order that houses in there cough must be placarded. Dixon hereafter all ™ Comuuissioner which whooping Special pre- cautions must also be taken to prevent the spread of the disease among school children. To save his life Miles Gray, of Bha- mokin, lost both of his feet, His foot had caught in the frog on the rail- road and he threw his body as far as order one possible to one side in to his life. He succeeded in doing this but a train crushed his feet. After complaining BRAVE wr 8 week of pains in his abdomen 4 Wertz was taken to hospital, where an operation revealed the When removed year-old Owen the Harrisburg muscles of the the needle It is be several a large needle in abdomen. measured over three inches “ lieved the child swallowed jt months ago. wr { . Charles Kyle, of Kyle, of taken off by the big Joseph near Reedsville, had his hand Joe | Lewistown, Mr. | son hammer in Mann's axe shops, at Dairy and Food Commissioner. 1.30 p Addresses by Hon. Ed- | 8. Republican candidate | Hon. Robert 8B. Mur- ienry Houck, Robert K. Young in I Stuart, Wil f ‘ Cir r OF gover Lol The chairman of the Re. ers county committee will have the meeting. Kyle was a machinist, having learned his trade at the Standard Stee] Works, He #1 bee ue ntly worked the Westinghouse Company and also in f i0T the Altoons shops and at Philadelphia, Spangler County Chalrman, Democrati Grand entertainment by 33 Hints nuedians, Frid ay exerci Neptember <lat—Closing | Aue ¢ : {OT BRC tion of stock that may tors should to get be prompt and exhibits in on fay and Tuesday, but the entries ntil Wednesday All premiums will be paid on for their be closed u articies are offered ex. IN SCHEDULE, trains at Grange Park Tues inesday and Thursday, Sep Al stop tember 15, 19 and 20, I'rains leave for Bellefoute i Regular train Regular train Special train Trains leave Bellefonte for Park — Hegular train ) $ special train) 1:50 p. wma. (Regular train 6:30 p. m. (Special train) Trains leave Grange Park for Coburn— 7:4 a, m. Regular train ) 2:35 p. m. Regular train ) Wednesday and 'bhursday, only— a0 RR. In, 5 1030) A Im Wp Special Preminms Pratt Food Company, Philadelphia, ofter the following special premiums, which will be on exhibition and de- livered by the Committee at the time of the Grange Encampment and Fair to the drawers of the same : One 50-cent package Pratts Animal Food for the Best display of wheat Best display of corn Best display of potatoes Best display of cabbage Best display of apples Best display of grapes One 60-cent package Prats Poultry Food for the- Jest display of canned fruit jest display of jellies jest loal wheat bread Best layer cake Best silk crazy quilt Best hand-gmbroidered apron One 50-cent package Pratts Killer for the Best trio of White Plymouth Rocks Best trio of Spanish Andalusians Best trio of Silver Gray Dorkings Best trio of Dark Brahmas Best trio of Partridge Cochins Beat trio of White Leghorns, For State Hondas. Bids were opened this week for the making of three State roads in Centre county, and it wps found that the low- est bidder for all of them was J. K, Palmer & Co, of Clearfleld, The one in Rush towrship, running from SBan- dy Ridge towmd Osceola, is 8000.85 feet long, and the bid for making was $4775 04. The road from Philipsburg to Troy Bridge is 5,257 feet long and the bid was $11,305.25. The road from Boow Bhoe to Clarence is 9274 feet Lice just to all interests. Houser, long, and the bid was $14,700.04, N. B. Faq. succeed Col the fact Spangler, Col. H. Faylor ss chairman, Taylor's that he wr necessity resignation i= due to Democratic nominee fi i= this district, and of much of hie time will be spent in “2 oy <1 ( . ER 13. 1906. Dates of Court Changed The committee appointed by court at January Argument Court 1905 to suggest a plan for adoption of the following recommendations the terms of court of Common Pleas Oyer and Terminer, General Jail De Orphans’ Court, be changed begin on the 4th Monday of 3rd Monday of May, 4th #0 as to Monday NO. 36. i | HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST | FROM ALL PARTS. the i | Baturday is the day Encamp- { ment and Fair begins The Howard Creamery Corporation and shipping potatoes. Hanne. town over amuel Goodhart and John in December, each term continue two weeks, and the Argument be held on the 1st Tuesday of January, 2ud Tuesday of April, June and the 3rd Tuesday in ber, to court changed in accordance with, to begin the fi irst of ary, 1907, day In accordance with these BUR eRe tions, the court has ordered ale changes named. Licenses for liquor will consequently be granted the a ur Argument court beginning #t Tuesday in January. —— Kelth's Theatre, There are many delightful surprises in store for the patrons of Keith's The son has opened with amazin Theatre, Philadelphia, ring the week of Beptember fall ROE Ig sUCCe largely on account of the sple Vow ndid fea- tures w hich have Deen ollered, pr ik bly greater than any tory of Year in vaudeville features in which might rig liners, so that designated The } tacular } nH Hack Husss feature, won derfully rained men offer a musi surpassed in t} George Evans, the face comedian, who America, if not the entertainer His audienoes t il deared him . lengthy period, - - pny The Falr Bookie! he Centre (x hit inty Agricultural Ej ing ompanpy issued their t other Demoeratic The ROO ii counties in district the party remsins i hands, AA on Centre County Veterans reunion of Clul Saturday. I'he Centre County Veterans’ held at Hunters Park attendance quite thirty-second the Was The | Was large. The of. ficers elected were General Jas. A. Beaver. Vice president—Capt. W. C, son and Capt. W, H. Fry. Hecretary-—-W., H. Musser, Assistant Secretary —8. B. Miller, Treasurer—Capt, George M. Boal, The speakers on the occasion were Capt. Charles A. Barclay, of Binema- honing ; Rev, J. B. Btein, Rev. J. Allison Platts, Capt. Green, Capt, Michaels and Senator Heinle, (feneral Beaver announced that the whole of the $35,000 for the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument had been paid, The meeting of the association next year will be at Centge Hall, President Patter- wi eet rccmmasn LOCALS, Saturday evening Progress Grange will hold a festival on the camp grounds, William Keller is having his resi- dence at the station repainted. This completed his home will be in first class repair. Rev. J. M. Rearick has improved materially during the past two weeks, He is now able to walk about on crutches, and made his first trip down town Monday forenoon, W. Gross Mingle shipped the first consignment of potatoes from the Cen- tre Hall station this season. The po- tato crop is not large, but the tubers seem to be sound and free from rot, Rev. W. A. and Mre. McClellan, of Pleasant Unity, are guests of friends in Penns Valley. Rev. McClellan is serving a Reformed charge at Pleasant Unity. He and Mrs. McClellan are both natives of Potter township, J. B. Ream, one of the good citizens of Gregg township, was a caller at the Reporter office Monday, and ordered posters printed for the sale of the per. sonnl property of his sister, Mrs, Re- becen Homan, widow of Daniel Ho- man. Sale will be held Baturday, September 29, While Willie Moore was helping his father, W. 8. Moore, of Pine Grove Mills, drive some cattle, a hook which was on the end of a long chain being dragged by a vicious bull caught the boy around the ankle, dragging him over the rocks at a break neck speed, Fortunately some men chanced to be on hand, and rescued the boy just in time to save him a mangled body and Bellefonte, October 9th 1 I'he t informatic wkiet cont Hl COL proaching fair, and a full minum winners ai last vear's fai: ¢ Dus. ness men of fonts Bellefo pages ipied : nw well represented, many EIU being Oo0Oe he pr wpecis {i “ EB Car are very promising. ¥ interest centers in racing assured that iy the public is ture of the Centre County Fair will fully up to the standard IE The Rebekahs at State College Miss Roxanna Brisbin, District Deputy President, and her assistants, B. D. Brisbin, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pufl, of Centre Hall, met in State Col. lege 1. O. O. F, room and instituted Lady State Rebekah Lodge No. conferring the degree fifty-eight members, Sad, on The meeting opened in the after noon with Miss Brisbin in the Deputy Grand Master's chair, Mr. Puff in the Grand Warden's chair, Mrs. Puf! act. ing as Grand Marshall, C. H. Evey as Grand Secretary, and Mrs. 8. BE Baisor as Grand Guardian. p—————— The Cigaretts In many sections the anti-cigarethe law is being inforced. The law in brief asgassed in 1903 and amended in 1905 is as follows : “That any person or persons who shall furnish cigarettes or cigarette pa- pers to persons under the age of 21 years, he or she shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 nor less than $100." Notice the law says * furnish,” “ gell.” not I A AAT: K. GE Convention, Milton has been selected as the place for holding the next annual reunion of the Busquehanna District Association, Knights of the Golden Eagle, The officers selected are: President, Past Grand Chief George OC. Stahl, of Mil- ton ; vice-president, Past Chief Frank Lape, of Watsontown ; treasurer, Past Chief F. P. Musser, of Millheim ; sec- retary, Past Chief W. W. Musser, of Lewisburg. AIM a The 80 Per Cent. Rebate, A Tioga county judge has declared unconstitutional the law allowing a rebate of eighty per cent. on timber tracts of a particular growth. The case no doubt will be carried to the higher courts, ; This law is not the one under which owners of particular timber tracts have been allowed a rebate for some years, The law of 1905 refers to tracts that have been sel to timber or where perhaps from a horrible death, sprouts are propetly cared for, Encampment and Fair then the Centre Fair County All aboard The borougl } is will be closed on the Grange vinpment and Fair, ¥ hite-winged ants in great numbers Mill Hall pestered eve were vigioie in and about AL Week. hey r a day and then disappeared. nis ripening and fore re the majority ieared the calen eplermner fIrtriay if finan, of Lot g wheels » : ana PR PRCETALIONS, Har- : iE “8 . Mrs, 8B, R. hy Mrs and Mrs Mil- John George Centre Hall Heckman, of stenographer { the Master Steam and Association, almost a8 sister Centre © Aa i's a po- two of Hall, has held for fins Heckman i hn Luc as, in guest she is while in town. » Millheim water company hopes y increase lowering the pipes ten feel where it North street. The Journal correctly argues that little or no benefit will be obtained from this action, vut that the proper thing to do is to enlarge the intake. For fire pro- tection power both pressure and vol ume of water are necessary. The pres- Millheim proper can not be CroOBsSes 8 rise on al perceptibly increased by the lowering of mains over hills sure Dr. George P. Bible, of Philadelphis, was a passenger east last Thursday. Dr. Bible recently returned from a European tour, since has been through Ohio, Indiana and several other western estates delivering lec tures. Arrangements were perfected whereby Dr. Bible will appear in Grange Arcadia about the middle of November. He is one of the best en- tertainers our the road, and will not fail to please his hearers at Centre Hall at the time mentioned, The Pennsylvania Institute for the instruction of the blind at Overbrook, near Philadelphia, was represented in Centre Hall Friday of last week by Liborino Delfino. The institution is free to all unfortunates who are with out funds, and is doing a vast deal of good. Mr, Delfino, an instractor in the boys’ department of the institu. tion, although blind himself, is travel ing over the state to discover any blind children who are not being educated. While at the Reporter office, he called up Gertrude Ishler, daughter of George Ishler, of Tusseyville, who Is one of the two hundred pupils at the Penne aylvania Institute. Personally Mr, Delfino is an interesting character, is well posted on current affairs, and an altogether pleasant companion, nd
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