AUGUST 8, CENTRE HALL, PA. THURSDAY. D. rU 1907, 3 NO. 31. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. Northumberland | HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST RTT . v Ry o > ~ RNI'T AMUAL AND PERSONAL PROGHESS GRANGE REMEMBERED, LIGHTNING [RODS CENTRE COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION, MDA AND rua . of | The Order Presented with Officers’ Chalrs | Little Relinnce, if by Its Friends aAbrosnd snd Looal. FParugraphs Pleked from Exchanges i Any at All, 1s Placed Interest to Reporter Headers, | f 1} | EES. Upon Their Eflency Nowndays 1e i i " : ms Democratic Watchman One of the highest ambitions of men| A 4 prominent instruction | - f | sion closed with sing- | Mrs. J. Will Conley and daughter, | should be to make surroundings and county farmer, in speaking of the FROM ALL PARTS, great ravage which lightning is mak- 3. W. Mo | Miss Nellie, have returned from their | conditions better | visit with friends in Ohio. I'o keep the Grange apace with |ing among the barns in the country Rev. C. F. Gephart, of Newry, Blair | kindred organizations a few friends of | this summer, made the remark that the order, who are interested in the | very little reliance at the present day | Elaborate: See: county, in Bellefonte the day on his way to pay a visit to nis| welfare of the Grange, desired to dolls placed on the efficacy of lightning | 6 for tl pe “! : 3 : : f tnade fo : Dist rods. Bome dispute that a lightning Ee i tae Digs mother at his old home in Millhelm Hecla Par) ; eC Br, Mrs, M. I. Gardner and Harold rod even under the most favorable cir- e Pe aft Tor Warren where thaw a ot es does all is claimed for | er left for Warren where they will spend Instance # does all that is claimed for it, while others are f . sir were read and | Ri Lake qus, N.Y, fora two weeks’ SLAY. Peachers should get ion and hy Rev, Mills, mor H. G. Btrobhmeier added a new gable $y walli ¢ . to his dwelling, greatly improving the Wednesday ning the at nine with Dr. session | general appearance of the same BH othe ned promptly wa her | | a song | | we conducted by Platts, and exercises by Rev. W. H. he United Brethren 1e88 men's picnic ionsl something to show their appreciation | i | ; . Teesd Atigtst Ht} RON of the leadership of Progress Grange Fuesday, August 2 in improvements, sented to the Grange a full set ficers’ and pre | of of | { chairs of the most recent mission | that if it is of i A Royal Arcanum insurance yielded the : general min- | B 2 widow “Treas. $2554, w days then go to Chautai- willing to admit | of the late ¢ . material and ie well ad-|Urer Harrison Kline the sum of nry Schuyler, . ] gince she has Helen Bible | congregation the | Methodist church by singing a beauti- Ht cond Bellefonte delighted For the time M jus style, upholstered in Bpanish leather. Justed it may be efficacious in protect-| Tyrone’s tax-rate N. B Critch-|ing a building. The view, however, is { nine mills, To this must besdd field, Secretary of Agriculture ; Dr. B. taken that it is rather the exception | water tax, which H. Warren, former Dairy and Food | than the rule that a lightning rod is | corporation, Commissioner ; Miss Margaret Hart, | properly adjusted or remains for | A clipping pro daughter of Geo. Hart, of Philadel- | any length of time, the result being | paper by J. B. Hof phia ; Hon. Leonard Rhone, James A. [that if the lightning rod attracts the | { Obio, gives an accour ach ool, is at her home here for a brief | Keller and David K. Keller. | electric fluid, at all, in the msjority of | ¢] vacation i (YAY gi 4 in Ver yimmittee | wenily i | been ir The donors are Hon. ed the wiistion, made | h thie 8 owned bv 8 nrivate attention HE Hy is owned by a private of Past year, al led + falling off in numbers our { 1 1 BO § { ay schools during the | fal Bl, ed fr i iu Iman, twentv-two | Miss Carrie Bayard, a teacher in the | Jummonville names of vd several short also read the aa i sahiani Soldiers Or atin’ reports were phat few, re- j electrical storm in that to { instances, through its various defects. | {it is likely to conduct it into the bu ild- | ocint Is " e. rib | BOCIales, A special representative of the Pres- | ing instead of away from it. This con - : She was accompanied to ep A ln os ASKOCIN- | { | Belle foute by Msjor Walters, a mili-| by district A. fit In order to see old . 4 sSteresoplicon Lecture y ressurer Lukenbach made William A. rikia A atid itary ipstructor in the school weribed i - alle dred years | and I none § en Ci 4 aie, wn “4 The Bpiril er Us teas! and seek the the C unatiain for. Ev ymfort ile b 30m ery msn i# : y In emphasizi LeCewaid y forget of organization, Holy © t is the real power, tat Lhe Holy Spirit ia Lie Tes i Crittenden took part in Au athounting to $11.76, was Laken. Revs, Matthews and § i 2 4 : 5 3 ¥ the discussion tering, veil # Fis | kg Hee, Landes, having beel Mercer coualy couventiol, the Oliver, of York, Teacher go to the his place on A ad pet intendent He brought the message that having five of the ten points Mr. $end i Lh ose progr 20 Was taken by Rev. C. sale of raining, Counties enumer- i atuer eight ated hy are * counties, “atar !' counties, and Lox ten ‘front rank '' counties. Ceplre county & ‘banper' county. He glaen spoke on ** The purpose of Pun. day school teaching.’’ Lis great end is soul saving, — telling the story sweetly, so powerfully that woule nay be wen to Clicked, Fhe personal touch is often more powerful Lusn & sermon, We must bring men by (eaghing snd axanple to a full realization of Clhirlet. Next, annctifieation, the establishment of Christian charncter, Religion is not merely & Jife-saver, Live right, Last, Christian service. Our Bunday gchools are great raining schools. We are now making the ministers and miesionaries of the future, fn view of these grest ends teacher training is Bre Biber LIE Sina ali slip all in al It WAS not enough mwon- | Loy alate meet the Kreamer report | saperintendent, and hmidt, Home Depart- | in his report | organize | all sub | chools 1d that ! vivania Herald, | for this de-| i dis has 8 specs i tt Sample 5 Aere JdiRenbach, of t receive sults superintendent 8 short report, amimnities on reso- Melinay and | 25 ECO bool organize a home depart. mission study roll was highly wand for the Ol They also WwW, (@G. Oliver, ation IrRers, A officers of their wel- fonte for *commitles a0 Appro- ate work, snd | Cure & con Per member, report. was mn discussic A Schuyler, | Kev. J. B ing nomi Ciramley W. H cy Rev. W. reas ’ (sram- : | Rev, Primary Yarnell 3 A Vl HOanimous- Pres. Gramley re- earnest words, fol- tenden { Rev, 0 Ralph H discussion of the sub- take county 1® association A 11 i $y BUR of Centre WwW poke on Mrs. of Centre Hall, n's Day hould not be vs omitted Henry Bchuy- f Chil. A Children’s day serv. regarded as an ex- I'he time should be careful- very bad time, I'be exercises should be suitable for the and not Lion Lian, CRED evening s children ipectacuiar, Save riate selegtiops during the year, and go to the old masters of literature. Drill the child carefully in manner of : read the to the child it be the proper ac. allotted Bec, Boal, "The Holy Bpirit iit order to understand the Holy Herip- tree. He must be convinced that the Hible is God's holy word. The Hpirit is necessary for a clear intellectual dis. cervment of the meaning of God's word, There must be a divine work. ivg ou both mind and beart, also a baptism of the Bpirit show the how to use his knowledge Our schools need =» spiritual awaken jug thet we way present Christ, Acts 1044 Hev., Oliver spoke op !' Teagher Teainiong.” A regular normal pores has been planned by the state. The text-book recommended Is * Revised Normal Lessons.’ The class should meet weekly and may. be conducted by pastor, superintendent or one of the eachers. The names of the mem bors are peogrded by the state HUG per. Intendent, win side them » set of twenly examination questions aftey they have studied ten lessons and marks their papers, giving each a grade. When examinations on the | Continued on Eighth Page, 24 Col.) poem before very al times giving to mark Lim € lite hy Landes wae lagen by Lr. J of ¢ Hall, relation to W. fpPoRe all to the The teacher needs the eutire who tenchier, his My pirat.” to teacher M eyer have been of the week in portion interested in the Hall, Miss Ulrich Meyer will go from here to Blale fre Peun and A { 1m fins before nome, A. { to spend some time J. cast returning Kepler, of Lancaster, came up with his cousiu, Kepler, at Pine Grove Mills, and his eve over his old stomping ind His zled but he is brisk sod alert and hunted Canada gro locks are somewhat } gris quite a nimrod, having every tion of America and C. Houseworth, of Selinsgrove, has been chosen teacher for the Fergu- High school. He is graduate of the Susquehanna Univer son townshij sily and is Ligoly recommended, Mills, “ relatives month's visit friends at alter RILODE Medina and Wadsworth, Ohio, returned home last and Wee Fia Mills, recently fell from = load of hay iklio Bowersox, of Piue Grove he was building sud has been laid up ever since with a badly sprained ankle After being housed with rheu- James H, Pin brother, up matism for a year or more Heberling was able to come to Girove Mills on a visit to his J. GG. Heberling. Keystone W. M. of Mimi visiting in Bellefonte, Pp. Mrs. tearick and two chil- Hon, (i. Meek returned from Lome LY his Thomas K. Morris, N, with ber Va., Home Mme. H. daughter, Miss Louise, Yarrington, sud of Richmond, spending the summer at the Miller. Marab her son, Greyson, are Abram V. Miss Bayard, efficient clerks in Bush in this short vacation her place. James C, Furst, Esq, left for Phils. delphis where he will be joined by his brother, William 8B. Furst, Faq., and then proceed to New Yoik from where they will sail on the American gteamship, * Minneapolis,’’ don. ; Millheim Journal Mr. and Mrs, Fred Burd, of Akron, 0., are visiting relatives at Aarons. burg. George Spaid, of Beavertown, was transacting insurance business in this plage Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boyder and children, of Altoona, are visiting rels- tives and friends in this place, Deputy Sheriff W. H, Kilepper and family, of Lock Haven, spent Sanday at the home of Mrs, Klepper s parents, Mr. ang Mrg. Wm. Kreamer, on Penn strees, Mr. and Mrs, W. 8B, Maize are enter- taining their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Ulrich, and Mr, and Mre. Ward Ulrich, all of Watson. town. {enire Demacras- Rev. William Dale, of Oleveland, Ohio, arrived in Bellefonte, and is a guest of his father, W.J. Dale, near Pleasant Gap. Miss Emma Waite, one of the efficient operators of the Bell ex. change, accompanied by Miss Mamie Hill, left for a ten-days’ sojourn at At- Iantip City, Mrs. J. OU. Harper snd daughter, Miss Helen, left for Lynn, Mass. to spend several weeks on a visit to her son Clarence, who has a good position there with a large manufacturing es tablishment for which he is the pur. chasing agent, Bellefonte Daily News Rev. W. K. Poster, of} Jenkigtowp, occuplell the Presbyterian pulpit Sun- day morning and evening, Misses Roxy and Helen Mi turned home Saturday noon one of the & Bull's store Williamsport, week at #pent a home in this Line for lL.on- m le re- a {church | ter with | Neighbors.” Acquainted our Mor- | | mons, Alaskans, Frontier Life, Immi- | other unfamiliar | All are cordially | for admission, { pletures of Iodlane, Mexicans, | grants, Cubans, and il A 11 1 ines Willi | i | fellow citizens, No silver oflering to defray exper | vited charge { be taken, | { i Ay { 1 Unclaimed Lelters { I'he fi { claimed in the Centre Hall lowing letters remslio un-| post office | Mrs, Margaret Bush, Miss | | Lizzie Goss, Mr, John A. | for | August 1st: | Y Oung. Persons calling above letters | | please state they are advertised. | (i. M. Boal, Postmaster, | ie | i LOCALS | Mone | One-fifth of an inch of rain fell i { day afternoon and evening. | Hight, other vegetation Although | the | ithe fall was it es hed Tel | corn and Mrs. Rebecca Murray Is having | dwells g house painted, Itis a | structure, and the application of {is making a decided ils Appearance, her brick paint improvement on WW Singular, is it not, that most of the i fires in Centre Hall have occurred Sun- snd | three If your recollections {day morning i Delween one o'clock are of { good account you will be able to sup- i { t this statement James H. { tittle daughter, of { : Lohr and Philadelphia, were {in Centre Hall from Saturday until | Tuesday. Mr. Lolir is one the Pennsy clerks at Broad Street Station, of iand bis leave of absence was v ery brief, Mr.and Mrs. D. J during week entertained Mr. Mrs, Edward M. Brungart, of | grove Sarah Wolf Zeigler, Rebersbury ; Lukenbaugh and and Mr, and Mrs f Ballet ta Oi Bellefonte Meyer aud Nelins. snd John Frank K. of Tyrone, Lukenbaugh, {the past Mre of family A, A, The Misses Stroh, at Centre Hill, are entertaining Miss Anna V. Bebel bimer, of Pottsville, acharming young school teacher of Schuylkill county, She will be remembered as the eldest daughter of Tecumseh Rebelhimer, the lumberman, who was located at Potters Mills for several years, Mr. and Mrs, T. F. Farner and little daughter Marion, of Philadelphia, are visiting the old home on the South side of Potter township. Mr. Farner is mail agent on the P. BR. R. between New York and Pittsburg. His duties are very exacting, and consequently no one enjoys the freedom of thecoun try more than he, {Continued from Previous Column, ] very pleasant visit with friends at Pittsburg, East Brady and Greensville. Miss May Walker, one of the pless. ing and sccommodating operators at the Commercial exchange, returned home after a three weeks’ visit among filends and relstives in the western part of the state. Just think the murder of Josiah Dale wae committed the 12th of last November and the person or persons who committed tois awful crime has or have not been captured. Indeed it seers as though the case has entirely dropped and that vo one will have to soswer for this man's death. No eflort 8 being made at all to locate the criminals. Is Dale's death to go un- punighed. Mate College Times — Miss Mary Foster, of Litchfield, Conn., is visiting her brother, Charles Foster, Me, and Mrs. Thomas Foster, of Philadelphia, and William Foster, of Lewisburg, spent the week with friends in town, Mrs. Albert Hoy and daughter, Maude, accompanied by her grand. child, Vitalis Hoy, spent Wednesday with Ralph Illingsworth, at Blooms fact hat by lightning and | burned down ightoing rods are in position, The following is from the Milt where il Bome years ago the English Govern- ment made an exhaustive inquiry in- to the efficacy of the lightniz ght and Ig rods, drawn | | the conclusions 3 commission are very similar to the re- the Northum- berland county farmer, I'he lightning rod industry in United States is today of so portance that it holds no place in - : ' ; census. This alone indicates that lightning rofl as it is known world not reasonable protection against loss of commercial is evel buildings by lightning. ” a 1 is possibie Lo ellicis Luly building to afford reasonable pre LEC. against being burned by light- the rodding would have to be 80 elaborate and scientifically ad- justed that the expense Bellefonte Mospital Notes. Fhe lab hospital has beeu nicely equipped with & § L ¥ i 1 3 rt ratory of Lhe Bellelonte the prooeeds of the base ball ollege and iween Slate ( Dr. Feidt, the kept in t Hare rs, 3 3 Pathol isl, busy he newly The ladies of Howard selected their furniture last the ‘Howard Room Clara ( Week (0 be called in lhe new t . ole was discharged hospital cured, having been on for appendicitis. Frank was operated on for week, Le appendici i John Jod Hi, ire of He is doing fine. of Milesburg, having a fract the thigh, was discharged cured Irs. Kate Gehret proved Mrs aller iefl last week greatly ime John Carter having was do charged undergone much a serious operation Rh proved. Robb Folk, Lewis Markle, W. Smith and Mrs. Life mitted for treatment, J. A. Aikens, the showman, 1 80 severely at Lemont, will able to leave the institution, in i D. Pate were ad- ured S00n be c—— li ———— Niéws from Mifflin County I'he following items were gathered from the correspondents to the Lewis. town Democrat and Sentinel : Milroy-—Miss Gertrude Camp is visiting her uncle, William Camp, in Tyrone, Miss Jennie Beaver, who is ill with typhoid fever, has not improved any, Mrs, James Aurand was a guest at the home of her brother, Jerome Spiglemyer, in Millheim, a few days this week. Mra, Myra Winegardoer, of this place, and sister, Miss Lutitia Good. hart, of Centre Hall, went to Altoona to visit friends and relatives, Reedaville—W., E. Detwiler trip to Penns Cave the where he was the guest at of his parents. Misses Efe and Milly Robinson, the former of Harrisburg and the lat. ter of Port Royal, were visitors at the home of Mr, and Mra. W. E. Det. wiler, took » other the day home A —— Plenle- Dinner at Old Fort, The members of the Centre Hall Masonic lodge and their ladies will assemble in Old Fort woods Wednes- day afternoon, August 14th, sand after spending the afternoon iu picnic style will go to the Old Fort hotel where a plenie-dinner will be served. The idea is a good one, as it relieves the ladies of the work of preparing refreshments, A A SAY SAINI, Business Mens Floste Privileges, Bids will be received by the Pas. senger Department of the Central Rail. road of Peunaylvania, Bellefonte, until August 10th, for the various stand privileges, etc, st Hecla Park, Tuesday, August 20th, account of the Centre Clinton county Business Mens Pienic. 4 i ny p charges them full fare ordinary 0 thelr roads, Lock ver Haven WHE Dever in Write for illustrated William Irvin, The stack at the is being relined. fis Uriaoce ig the pecially proud of its good schoo Lutheran pr the past six weeks are now pretty The property has much improved, both in appearance and actual value. The parsonage has been repainted on the exterior and i terior, and repapered Something over four hi n Repairs at Lhe which have been in Press wel completed. been was expended | end. accomplishing The chicken thief is at it again, a1 ~~ visited the coop of Mrs. Lucy Henney. A window near the roost wered with wire netting ; this was torn away sufliciently to thrust a hand through and reach the roost from which a rooster was captured and carried off. A number of shot guns are primed for this chicken and all around thief, but it happened that there was none to guard the Henney property. 7” The Democratic Watchman ad- vertising for sale to the highest bidder an account against the estate of ex. Governor D. H. Hastings. The ac count—§137.33, less $1287--has been sued and jodgment obtained. The best offer obtained was ten cents, but the Meeks have such great faith in the Watchman as an advertising me- dium that they hope a few more in. sertions of the adv. will bring a better offer, —say sixteen cents, Willis Heemian, a Bohemian, who worked on Thomas Beaver's farm, near Bellefonte, hired a horse and buggy from Frank Bartiey's livery stable to go to Milesburg. He took with him fourteen-year-old Ida Parks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Parks, and instead of going to Miles- burg they went to Philipsburg where they passed themselves ss man and wife. Not returning home that even- ing Mr, Bartley instituted a search by telephone and finally located the pair in Philipsburg. Heeman is now in Jail to answer the charge of stealing the horse and buggy. is © is
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