VOL. LXXX. REFORMED SYNOD Reports af Lancaster Meeting Show Fiuan cial Condition of Reform Qhareoh nati tutions--To Meet Next Year in Look Ha. ven, At the session of the Eastern Synod of the Reformed chureh in the United Btates Rev, Dr. C.J. Bowman reported that the Theo very slow endowments for Reformed logical Seminary were coming io ly. Efforts had the $1560 000 increased d of this sum $65,000 has been pledged, only $15,000 his ceived. The Easten ed $4464, the Potomac, $1855, and the Pittsburg, Helo, of York, bas pledged $5000 to the fand. A report on the fix been made) tO rai endow- ment nt but been re- Mynod has plede- | $1855 Fhendore ancia! condition | Hentown College for Women | T. F. Herman ar were $5900 and | of the | was presented by Rev, The expenses last ye the income $4387, $1513 I'he Menior class of the ipstitu- tion is compe the indebtedness of the ving deficit f a med of nioe members and institution present is $8359 The report of the Board showed a deficit N. M. Balliet, stated that no change Home $23 (X Mission | f )0. counsel for synod Whs DEC the charter to conforma with the requirements of the sot of the Legi ture of 1505 [t was decided t £6000 worth of bonds of the Alle lege for Womet Id by ied. The Synod voted $3000, witl in. ! al Of be applied as ioterest on ti ness of $28 000, on the Allent lege for Women The report of the Committee sions stated that during the i from “ynods for ho Lhe 000 had been received ern and missions and for Potomac thst Aggregate Missions was Ji ceived for 400 39 An invit gregalion, that West powered zn Luke's ¢ to Was i from Bt. Haven, YERT ali n- Lock next Susquehanna pla meet In place sccepted, Classis Was em- to deve belr apportionment iHding fund te the mis Of the Cnn £ at Lewistow! "foreign Mis- #2101 Board reps ¢ receints for the yea r gating $46 460, witl Lures agure £75.000 Com- standing } pd it the vear of 31 reported a gain Beform- swoger’”’ almost mittee ¢ for ed po ith the pl) With Lhe Chul i sustaining. gy — For HBetier High school. K tudy In y joriiiate male Le } Lh wil in Dell An eflort ty ! 3 35] 1 ee He Hall Bn ( “ High proval of fie pi tra appropriation lu wiil also mean an addil the the work mach ing 1+ study. thank parent where laxity will ——— Bch A Hehiool that ineel the ap- siate Buperivtendent of Pub- N i the 8CHOOL 10 11} Instruction HScbaefler and e fora bit of ex- wie from the sta! the event this is sccomplished it ial busiie on part of the pup HECeRRATY Pare to sid Lhe sChools tendanes and home the ¢ guar al fa after life hild wil snd this the thoughtful for iosistanuce in UTIDE reproaca. § rmokeiens Fuel i a2 been d A company wr Lhe § L briquelies, wi OrEAanIZ in Altoous [« { manufactur IT pose ing paten ch is stated 8% A new _ ¢ In ! M. | peless fuel, bow J pracd 4 ferple- | { esp and sm i the company are J, Goheen, 8 P. Eby ton, of Tyrone, «il win county juettes 'y way, out screenings of soft coul, culm from anthracite mines and lignite, ug, 0 entre | the | the} the | fat ter being secured from the vast beda of that mineral in Oregon. The compe- ny gave a recent test in Altoous whieh was said to be very satisfactory, Yiressed biti ¢ Aare mutuisciured Lhe d————————— Conrad Miller Honse Barned The brick residence of Conrad Mil. ler, located on East Linn sireet, Belle. foute, was burned Baturday morning, the fire supposing to have originated from & defective flue. The household goods were all removed, indicating that the flames first discovered ina A Boroagh Survey. Centre Hall should profit from experience of the borough of Lewis- burg and see to it that a proper sur- is put on record. Lewisburg a short time ago had an expensive law suit, and lost its cause mainly because borough neglected the ime portant duty of having an adequate survey made at any time, Without a borough survey, as pro- an act of April 3, 1851, which act is operative at this time, a power whatever to control the laying of walks, drain- age, and the like. Whatever power is exercised by this body, in the absence vey had the in town couneil bas no when fa was the case in Lewisburg, will be found not binding contested, There is special reason for the asppear- ance of this article, inspired by the ex- ot Lewisburg, at this particu- be paraded It is policy line to be in position to take perience lar titne, which need not before the world at lsrge to keep in wlvantage of opportunities that come once, attention of the act re mils the authorities to be Re; the boroug! srter ferred LO = elf eds u— rip to Ohlo James H, Smetzler, of t returned from a trip sariel Hail western Pennsylvania and Ohio, Lenire i make this report ; We left Centre Hall Thursday, Oet. 10th, Republie, Beneca connty, the morning train, and ar- rived at Jeannette, a town in Western Pennsylvania at 1.00 o'clock p. m., We visited George Condo and family until the 11th, when we left for Tiffin, O., arriving there in the evening. D G. =metzler and wife the sta had a ten mile On the 12th, beautiful town for its sul- reached by the Four railroads. ini for Ohio, an mel us at tion after which we to their home, first, to. the Grive east we drove of Green Springs, famous it Nickle Plate and Big phur springs 18 iage of West Lidl, making a drive of ven miles, driving south, we firet pass. It is of WE jobhabilants] ed through Hometown a busy reached & ©. ratlroad, a double track. | tie place 1 5 by the 5 town ¥e then drove south four miles to the of Bioomville, on the K. lis ne which is Penua. R Uiffin, Obio, ns nsbitants, It i= the county seat of Bencea eounty ; it dig Four rained, had o to Clyde but plans did took in sandusky coup miles farther tu, very Monday we weut to city of about 10000 in has three railroads, Penns. B & £) istined to Tuesday it i ® We doesday lev thirteen 2 $ Mas. le » te, is " beautiful tow wide A great mauy farmers have corn off while others are just or ball doue, sone are still Heat Madison, Westmoreland , Saturday. Bpeot the night at home of M. M. Condo. Bunday ng we drove to Jamison, anoth- mining town, four miles of Greensburg. There we the home Heturned to Madison tr y evening, «pent the night st Mr. Condo's, also Monday. Tuesday we drove to Irwin, from there to Straw Pump and then to Adatusburg, from there Penn and then on to Jean- w here we called on Ueorge Con- n orni sail rth-east f Clsde Cond io neilie, turned Madison. Wednesday we spent at Allen Moyer's, returning to Centre Hall the following day. to Givorge W. Dunkle Atl the home of his daughter, Mrs, H H. Hess, in Elmira, New York, Fuesday of last week, George W. Dun. Rie died at the age of about seventy- three years. Interment was made in Elmira Friday, The members of the G. A. KR. sltended the funeral in a body ati! had ¢toarge of the services at the RIRvVe I be deceased for many years lived bility of the loss of the entire building on the lack of water supply in the mains on that street. The bulidiog was ipsured for §1600 in the Mutusl Fire Insurance Company of Centre Hall, D. F. Luse, secretary. NAA AH VA SR Widening Public Roads, Everywhere throughout Pennsylva. nia land owners have been crowding the public bighways by enclosing a portion of the public roads with fences, A drive through the country plainly convinces one that wherever a new fence slong the public road has been built within the Inst twenty years, it has been pushed out into the road any- where from a foot to a rod, State Highway Commissioner Hunter has decided that all public roads must have their full width, and it is his intention po enforce the law on that poiut. A ——————— MS —————— ing and paper hungi g. The past four yeurs he lived in Centre Hall, having just feft here the beginning of Beptem- ber to make his home in Elmira, The widow, two sons and three daughters survive, ——————————— i — Holth's Theatre, The best Vaudeville in the past, st present and the future. One of Eog- land's greatest artists, Millie Lindon, Charlotte Parry & Co., “The Comstock Mystere.” F. Arthur Dunn and Marie Glazer. The Mystery ? Taeiuau; Mat. hews & Ashley, Fred Watson and the Morrisey Blisters | Ancellotti and hile dog Pin, Estelle Wordette & Co, ; Kenney and Hollis, songs, dances and imitations ; Chefalo and Capretia, Ma- gleiara of fame, The Meek Interna. tional Trio, Acrobatic wonders. The Gregsons, voeal entertain popular ballad singer. Kaiser Wilhelm's Mil. itary Hercules, Paul Conchas. Vote for Runkle, CORNER STONE LAID, >< | Interrupted by Continuous Raln-—Uontents of the Stone, The corner stone of the United Evangelical .church, at Centre Hall, was laid with appropriate services Bun- day morning. The continuous rain, number of spectators, did not interrupt the carrying out of the original pro- gram, The ceremony incident to the laying of the corner stone itself was performed by Rev. H. T. Bearle, of Plainfield, and the pastor, Rev. J R. Bechgst. The sermons, in the morn- ing and evening, were delivered by Rev. Searle in the auditorium of the Reformed church. Considering the limited number of persons who braved the rain storm to participate in the services, the pastor is highly pleased with the contribu tion received which was voluntary, the taking of subscriptions having been deferrea until a later date. Among other things placed in the corner stone, which, by the way, is over the arch of the main entrance, were a Bible and hymn book, Babbath- literature, and the following publications : Missionary Evangelical, I's Little Gem, Missionary Tidings, K L E. Journal, and the Centre Reporter. The new edifice is nea er completion than is commonly the case at the time of the corner stone laying. The struc ture, which is a frame, one story, is up and under roof, It was in 1873, August 17th, a most beautiful day, that the corner stone of the old church was laid. mates AM APA Capitol Graft Talk. Friday night the Capitol Graft will be exposed at a public meeting to be held in the Loop school house, at Col- yer. All good citizens are invited. A —————— LOCALS, Potatoes are beginning to move in small lots. The ruling price is around the half dollar mark. school The Bellefonte borough council pass- ed the Pruner orphanage measure over the velo of the burgess. James E. Holloway, of Asronsburg, fell from the hay mow jo his barn and dislocated his left shoulder. A new camp of the Patriotic Order Bons of America, will be instituted at Asronsburg this (Thursday) evening. Bell telephones were installed in the Lutheran parsonage and in the resi. dence of C. D. Bartholomew, Centre Hall James Lindsey and family moved from pear Colyer to Pittsburg. Their sale of farm stock snd household goods was very satisfactory. The Ripka properly, purchased a few years ago by Hamuel Rowe snd since occupied by him, bas been re- painted, and now makes a fine appear- ance, Peter Shires will begome a citizen of Centre Hall, having leased a part of the house occupled by Miss Lizzie Runkle. He comes here from Mill- heim. Messrs, R. F. Finkle, of near Spring Mills, and W. M. Grove, of near Cen- tre Hill, were callers Saturday, the lat ter to announce the date of his public sale of farm stock, implements, ete, on March 24 There must bea mint in the apple business this fall. No less than a doz- an persons are “apple buyers’' along the L. & T. through Peuns Valley, and shipments are being made from all points. All grades of apples enter into these consignments, If you stay away fiom the election next Tuesday you will have nob 1si- ness to growl if six million dollars more are stolen from the state treasury, Your staying at home sanctions the thefts already committed and will en- courage the thieves to steal again, The Ladies’ World for November is an excellent number, full of good stories and most excellent personal and household department matter. The leading feature is a new serial. The Captain snd the Maid, by Roy Norton, the well-known writer of short stories, Messrs. Joseph C. Floray and R. L. Kramer, who have been in Bellefonte and other places over the county, re- turned to their homes at Downe, (Os bourn county, Kansas, on Sunday. While in the east Mr. Floray purchase ed a car load of apples and shipped them home to Kansas, | Clement Dale, Esq., has moved his office from the second floor of the Cen- tre County Bank to the first floor in the new brick building north of the Court House, Mr. Dale's new offices have been nloely repapered and paint. od. He is fully equipped for the prac. tice of Inw and all business entrusted to his care will receive prompt atten. tion. After reading ex-Governor Penny. packer’s latest speech one cannot help wishiog the old man would join a LOCAL AND PERSONAL, Paragraphs Ploked from Exchanges of Interest to Reporter Readers, State College Times— George Harper, a graduate of Pine Grove High school, is reading law un- der the direction of J. A. B, Miller. Bamuel Ewing has decided to quit farming and will move to this place, naving purchased the D. W., Meyers home, At the recent meeting of the Grand encampment of the Odd Fellows at Lancaster the degree of chivalry wae conferred upon Mr. and Mrs. George C. Grabam, of this place, Mrs. Gra- ham has the distinction of being the only woman in Centre county having that degree conferred, Robert Brennan, who lives back of the college farm, is suffering from a broken collar bone. While picking apples, he lost his balance and fell to the ground with such force as to ren- der im unconscious. Itis a wonder that he did not break his neck, as he bad a bag of apples thrown over his shoulder, and when he fell it encircled his neck, thus adding an additional element of danger, While J. H. Heberling, accompa- nied by his dsughter, Mrs. Daniel Beck, and her daughter, were out driving, the horse frightened at an auto snd ran away, throwing Mr, Heb- erling out and badly injaring bim, Mrs. Beck Sud daughter clung to the seat and were uninjured, even though the animal ran at breakneck speed for over & mile. Millheim Journal— Mr. snd George Ulrich are visiting friends and relatives in Lock Haven, A. Walter spent several days on business at Bunbury. Clay Cable, who is employed at Pittsburg, is visiting his family io this place, Mrs. Barah Rishel ls visiting her sister, Mra. J. B. Royer, at Centre Hill. Robert spent several Miller, of Williamsport, days hunting in this section. Clyde Hartman, of Baltimore, arriv- ed at the home of his parents in this place Saturday Andrew Wilson, of Whetham, visit. ed st the home of his father-in-law, Jacob Emerick, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Johu W. Reifsunyder snd daughter, Irene, spent Saturday snd Sunday with relatives at Centre Hill. Mr. and Mrs, James Stevenson, who bad been spending the summer in this place, left for their home in Pittsburg. T. B. Kreamer, of Renovo, and Robert Kreamer, of Williamsport, spent a short time in this place one evening last week. Mrs, Lydia A. Musser, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. T, R. "Stam, of West Union, Ia, left Wednesday for a week's visit with relatives aod friends at Watsoutown, Williamsport aod Lock Havea, Mrs. Avna C. Gramiey, of Rebers burg, went to Lewisburg, where she will spend several weeks with relatives and friends. From there she will go to Harrisburg and spend the winter with her dsughter, Mra. Luther Guise- wite, Bellefonte Daily News— Thomas Faxon bas sold his home on East High street and will move to Asaronsburg, where he has purchased a botel. Mr, Faxon has not been in the best of health and he hopes to re cover the same by living in the coun- try. ” The Balloon Hace, The drifting of nine gas bags from a common starting point to anywhere the winds might drive then cannot ve claimed to have advanced the sci. ence (or is it the art?) of serial naviga- tion one step further than the Mont. goltiers did nearly one hundred and twenty-five yearsago. And this con- test of aeronauts was not even distin. guished oy the making of new record, Eight hundred and eighty miles, was the longest flight made by any of the nine starters, which was exceeded a half century ago by Professor Wise, of Philadelphia, who “flew” 1150 miles, from St. Louis to Henderson, N. Y., in 1858, Of course, the winner in the present race might have drifted hun. dreds of miles further had not his ap- proach to the Atlantic ocean made a descent the part of prudence. When races take place between dirigible bal. loons and real flying machines, that will be something worth notice by mere scientists and other people who are not aeronsutic sports, To Repair Reformed Ohurch, The members of the Reformed cone gregation at Millheim are making preparations to repair their church in that place. A new platform for the pulpit will be built ; the entire inside of the church will be re-papered and the outside will be given a new coat of print. Other repairs are contemplate herd of jackasses and run wild, ed and when finished tue church will A Letter from Shoop, Hamuel Bhoop writes the Reporter from Canton, Ohlo, as follows: My sister, Mrs. Wolf, and myself arrived in Canton last Thursday from Pitts burg, where we had a short but very pleasant visit with our sister, Mre. Yearger and family. We had planned to leave Friday for Lockport, Illinois, but brother James and wife insisted on our remaining until Monday at least, #0 here we are and not sorry at all that we remained, for we are having a grand good time, Friday, brother took us for a drive over the city, which is a place of 50,000 inhabitants with beautiful homes and many manufacturing establishments, We visited a number of places of inter- est, after which we drove to Monu- ment Hill, to see the McKinley tomb. We were much surprised to find it such a massive structure, and so beau- tiful, It is constructed of Milford pink granite, and the stairways are of the same solid material. The interior lin- ing of the Mausoleum is of Knoxville marble, and the sarcophagi of Winsor green granite, with a base of Berlin black granite. There are ninety-six steps leading up to the monument : half way up stands the bronze statue of President McKinley, in the attitude of delivering at Buffalo that message of peace on earth, good will toward men, which fate decreed should be his last public utterance. I wish every- body in Centre Hall could see this monument, for it is well worth the price of a trip. Baturday, I had my first automobile ride, and, say, it was great! At first I felt a little nervous, and I got ready to Jump as we were rounding a corner, but, seeing the rest showed no alarm, I quieted down in my seat again, and really was sorry when the trip was at an end, Baturday night we attended the the atre and wound up the day with a twelve o'clock lunch. The people here are very jolly and hospitable, in fact, they trot most too fast 8 pace for me, but all the same, we are enjoying every minute of our stay with our friends in Canton. Will leave the fore part of the week for Lockport. Sm————————— A —— A I ————ne New Forrest Theatre, Since the insuguration of advanced Vaudeville in Poiladelphia, Klaw and Erlanger have endeavored to have the offering of each succeeding week one that would, if possible, out-rival any of their previous important efforts to pro- vide the public with the greatest vasu- deville attractions that could be gath- ered from any quarter of Lae globe and in pursuance of this policy the Forrest [heatre will the coming week present a program, absolutely outrivslling any- thing of the kind heretofore seen in Philadelphia, Vests Victoria, who unquestionably is the most popular singing comedi. enne in America today, is the head- liver of a wonderfully strong bill, With “Poor John" and “Waiting at the Church,” Miss Victoria set the en- tire country whistling, humming and siogiong, and now she has two new songs to offer, “Answer Goo Goo” and “Don’t Get Married Any More, Ma." Another big feature of the program will be Cinquevalli, the world’s uopar- alled juggler, the man, who before the German Kaiser placed the point of a pin on the rim of a small coin and on ti e head of the pin balanced a billiard ball, aud then held this remarkably connected series of articles upright upon his chin. What more need be said to illustrate the deftness of this wizard Juggler? A A AAAI Fat the Prisoners to Work, A law was passed by the last legisia- ture and approved May 25, 1907, which gives county commissioners power to organize with the sherif! as a member, a prison board whose duty it is to see to it that prisoners in the county jail shall be required to work. Preference is to be given to work on the roads and each man can be required to work eight hours per day. All prisoners under sentence can be required to la- bor, but net persons awaiting trial, Deputies may be appointed to take charge of working squads, whose sala- ry must not exceed two dollars per day. The penalty for prisoners who escape while at work is the same as if they had escaped from the prison, This law was put iu effect in Come berland county, a squad of eight pris- oners with two guards being put to work on the roads. The example will doubtless be followed by other coun ties where people are disposed to com- plain of the expense of maintaining prisoners in idleness and comfort, 2 | NO. 45. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST B72 FROM ALL PARTS. a> The fodder is in the shock, and the corn—mature or immsature—is in it. The heirs of Mrs. Mary Boal adver- tise pale of her personal property Bat. urday, November 2 At the advanced age of eighty-three years, William Gillin, a retired lum- berman died at his home in Bellefonte, Another apple-buyer has been added to the list. Julian Fleming is here from Pitsburg looking up the apple trade, Veterinary Burgeon John Riter was thrown from a buggy and injured somewhat. He was driving in the vi- cinity of Mill Hall when the accident occurred. Domer Emerick moved from Al- toona to Bpring Mills, occupying one of the dwelling houses owned by C, P. Long. He will continue working at Altoona, where he is employed in the Pennsy car shops. Charles Donachy, who has been in the employ of the Bell Telephone ex- change in Bellefonte for & number of years, has been promoted to the posi- tion of manager of the Lock Haven and Renovo exchanges. Evidently it is not generally known that it is a violation of the law for females to serve intoxicating liquors, This is frequently done, and it Appears that the handling of the spirits by a female hand pute an extra bead on, The Penns Valley Echo for October isin print. The issue is well filled with matter of special interest to the members of the Methodist congregs- tions on the Penns Valley charge, Rev. G. W. Mclinay pastor, and editor of the paper. Mrs. Jessie Gray Mattern, wife of Clark Mattern, of Half Moon town- ship, died at the home of her father, sil Btormstown, after an iilness of over a year of cancer. Bhe was the daugh- ter of J. Green and Miriam Gray, and was aged thirty-seven years, At the close of 1907, at the present rate of shipping, Messrs. Foreman & smith, expect to reach the two hun- dred and twenty-fifth car load of hay. Tbat is doing something in the hay live, and means a big return in money to the farmer for this one product of the soil. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew €. Jackson expect to go to farming ona ninety acre farm near Quakertown, Bucks county. They will go from Centre Hall to that point shortly, as they took over in a lump the stock, | except the bhorses,) implements, and the corn crop now standing in the field. Clement Dale, E#q., and son Arthur, of Bellefonte, Saturday morning wert to Philadelphia where the senior Dale has a case before the Supreme court in session in that city. The junior/Mr, Dale will look over the University of Pennsylvania where he expects to be- come a student in the law department some time in the future. Miss Maude Sechrist, the teacher of the primary school, was offered a po- sition in a New Jersey schoolat a greatly increased salary, but declined to accept the place because she felt it would be dishonorable not to fulfill her contract with the people of Centre Hall. This is a view that shbuld be taken by all school teachers. Honor, with reference to performing their ob- ligations when accepting a school, is too lightly regarded. J. F. Gearhart, of Philipsburg, while in Lancaster attending the Odd Fel lows encampment, either had his pocket picked or else lost his pocket- book containing fifty dollars in cash, a check for ten dollars and a note for $2,500. He failed to find any trace of the missing property before returning home but on Friday he got a letter en. closing the check and the note, the thief or finder, wy ver it was, keep- fog the fifty dol'@W in cash. Henry Frysinger, the veteran editor of the Delaware Democrat, st Chester, has entered upon his twenty-ninth year as the publisher of that paper. He was editor of The True Demoorat in Lewistown twenty-five years his en. tire editorial experience covering a pe- riod of fifty-five years. He began his Journalistic career as a compositor on the Lewistown Gazette, his entire so- tive newspaper carder having been passed in Pennsylvania. Bervicea preparatory to the observ. ance of the Lord's Supper at 10.50 a, m. on Sunday will be held in the Pres.