V()].. LXX X. ’ Nay SCHOOL DIRECTORS IN SESSION, Baliafonte Ty Laat Schaellor The Annus! Mesting in Waek one of Imparts Information, Inteveast The annual meeting of the Directors Association of Centre county was held Wednesday and Thursday of last week in Petrikin Hall, Bellefonte, The writer was able to attend but ove® day, Thursday, during which time infor- mation of no little consequence and interest was imparted to directors and the public at The school and arge the community ’ was the title of the subject upon which Dr. J. U. Willis, Lexington, tucky, spoke, It purpose impress the director tha! Ken- {Oo school ol was his the teacher should be a leader in the ¢ munityliniwhichihe lived and taught he should be a social, religious, civie and political leader. The speaker was careful to point out that there difference between a party leader, and that it last he referred to. Superintendent Nathan €. fer's talk ‘* Recent Legislation,” was of great value to the directors present. He reference muunificent—fifteen millions of dollars —appropriation by the state for school purposes, which, he said, largest sum appropristed by any state Was B political and a was not the Sehinef- sé on made to Was The new laws referring to Borough | and Township Hizn Schools and ap- propriations for their special benefit, | occupied a large portion of his address, | There are about three hundred Town- ship High Schools sud about tive huu- dred snd forty Borough High Scho There has been set aside $137 Township High organized and conducted under of 1895. For the High Schools there has been appropriated | $275,000 I'he boroughs may gel forth io the of last week, aud yls H00 for BC OO0Is, the law various B OUR conditions under which participale nave oeen) Cc CMuUmus ia e Isslle briefly stated ave: effect i college ; by the work rted | fnitlsl ZX The tiead of the school Mf 8 recoguai i. in be a graduate « thie state superintendent, course must tudorsed aud the dove in the school must be uader oath at The minimum salary rep term the close of each aw was a bit of legislation referred to by Dr. Sehaef- fer. be made by that the tncreas Of salaries occasioned I'he best « that could $ICUIBALIONS the department revealed Lneasure sum- Luis Oue t} by the passage ol med up $556,000 to impress up in by th teachers be actually paid uf ing he sought Mi Dis Liearers was toast srder that the districts might profit tht the ie the re- 4 IAW IL Was LieC iucationsal that paid port is sent Lo the e ment; that creased salary would be sullicient. He wade reference to some districts in part of state where school directors contracted | depart- the n- Was & promise 1h northern the the with their teachers not to demand in- creased salary uoder the minimum sai- | f ary law until after the district had re- | ceived the appropriation. He eaution- ed the directors thal could not hope to such districts | secure the appro- obliged to first make oath that the in-| creased salary before t district appropriation had already been paid | fia would rec i the | Lis year pay | nis makes clear fact that districts must the increased salary either by =a assesament, Speaking Behools Di, study of agriculture in and that the Agricultural Department at State College bad to work out a teachable course for this class of school On the vaccination the speaker said there had been attempts to legislate both for and against the question, but both failed, and the con. ditions were the same as heretofore on that subject, Every district, said Dr. Bctaetler, had reason to expect a larger appro- priation st the of present school year "han heretofore. He said that after the deductions for salaries of county aries, borough township high schools, etc., had been made from the fifteen millions appropriated for school purposes, there remnined for distribu. tion among the varios districts about $800,000 more thao last year, * Behool libraries, their value to the school and community,” was the sub- Ject discussed by Col. D. F. Fortuey, the foremost school man in Centre county. He argued that every distriet should appropriate at least a small sum for books each year, and stated that school boards had ample authori. ty to make such an appropriation, These officers of Lhe ussnciation were elected : President, W, O. Heinle, Vice Presidents, C. T, Fryberger, D. K. Keller, Becretarics, Henry OC. Quigley. 0. E. Miles, I ———— ol sn Gut permanent oan or of Lie HBehaeller advo fow sip sted the agreed (question close the superintendents, increased sal- and SECOND CHARGE AGAINST [ ROM, Chickens—Had Both states Informant, Not stealing corn this time, but | chickens—all he could darry in both | hands—Jacob From was charged with {by Mrs. Frances MeClenahan, Ine | formation against the man was made | Friday morning by Mrs. MeClenahan, { who lives on the Floray place, at the { foot of Nittany Mountain, about one | hundred rods from From’s home. Mrs, MeClenahan is alone at present, MceClenahan, being in the Allegheny Mountains en- | gaged as a watchman for the Bpruce | Run Pairk Association. Some time | during Friday night, 15th inst., the squawking among her the From the noises made by { the hens and cockerels Mrs, McClena- | Canght Stealing ! Hands Fall, Charles woman heard a chickens roosting on a tree and in hen house but she had neither the to the rescue nor use the Friday ithe fowls, courage to go defense of 8 woman-—scream. sutity of the man could not plucking ¢ fowls from their roosts [he form, however, aud as the how she had spent 11 process vatched, won thiougnt hours a days caring for the uge strengthened. A was selected, and the mau ap- proached near to her-—s0 near that he was us distinguishable as though it doubt was ex- Ia the informuation made be- Mingle, Mrs, Mec- the she saw from her place all the chick- in both hands was A warrant was immedi IOWIn, 1 i ui es ter § iit of view the reward came when were day light; all peiled fore Justice W, BH, Clenashan swore person CARIrying ens he could car ry Jacob From tely issued for From's arrest, placed d= ol WwW. H. served IL In less #ian a i the hk (Constable Runkle wi hall-hour’s time When brought before the justice, From claimed to have no knowledge whatever of thie theft, but the evidence aguinet the scoused man was so strong, positive aud straightforward that bail demanded for Court, Monday, After many futile were made Ww induce citizens Hall bail proffered a judgment pote in was dis red that the several thousand dol- held by him Was Ro- iu the sum of $500 was His al sppearanc December 2ad aliempis of Centre bond, Frot to sig A nu be sum named, and when it a inrs worth of real eatate was unencumbered, the note epted as sufficient secunty. Wo ti Christmas Cards, of embossed and colored Christmas cards this office. Price when =old singly. Bix alike, twenty cents; no alike, thirty bese cards will be sent post- Home for A beautiful and varied collection five cents each, cards, no two twelve cards, {wo address, different, Rue prepaid tO any view cards, all twelve . Card of Thanks W. Boob, de- ceased, takes Lhis method of returning thauks to her ueighbors and friends for kindnesses bestowed during the i subsequent death of » Mrs, Boob, wife of E last illness and her husband pide m— Wood for Sale, Frauk T Potters Mills, having bought ali the top wood on the of Brisbin & Company, Jartges farm, is offering it for consumer, Get prices Royer, of on the | sale to the froma him, semm———————— 89 Monday, Mra, Catharine Durst celebrated her eighty-pinth birthday Mouday. Bhe was born in Juniata county, but has lived in Centre Hall for many years, May she [ive many years more, msmic—— — — Rebersburg. John Nols died last week one day. Russel Frank spent last week with his grandparents, in Sugar Valley. Mrs. Katharyn Meckley, of Miffiin- | burg, visited her mother, at this place, Miss Minnie Grenoble, of Madison burg, is making her home at the hotel here al present. Mrs. Edwin Nearhood, of Washing- ton, D. C., 1s visiting her parents, Mr, sud Mra, John Ocker, Mrs. Hettie Bhowers, of State Col- lege, spent some time with her mother, Mrs, Jessie Wert, at this place, Calvin Weaver and wife have just returned home from a week's visit song relatives st Pittsburg and Pitcairn, Mrs, Mary Frank, accompanied by her niece, Miss Ethel Harter, spent Inet week with Mrs. Edwin Bruogart, at Belinsgrove. The hunting party from West Brush Valley passed through here the Intter part of last week with a twe hundred pound besr, which they killed in the narrows, east of this horse ijaukagivin supper In Grange Arcadia this (Thursday ) evening. place, MEETING OF COUNTY GRANGE, At Qentre Hall, Wednesday, December 4th—The Frogram, The last quarterly meeting of the Centre County Pomona Grange will be held in Progress Grange hall, Cen- tre Hall, Wednesday, December 4th, Following is the program : Welcome address by Progress Grange Response, Henry Duck. Appointment of committees Recitation, Mrs. J. 8B. Dale. Discussion—The growth and achieve ments of the Grange, both generally and locally, James Keller, Christ Alexander. Report of secretary of Insurance Co. Grange campaign daring the winter by the County Grange, aud what aid can be secured from the Btate Grange. J. B, Dale, D. K. Keller. Recess for dinner. 1:30 p. m. Music Recitation, Florence Rhuone. Report of Encampment Committee, Report of Hecretary of Telephone Company. Report of special committees. Memorial exercises, Improvements needed in the system of keeping accounts of the financial transactions and investments of the CHunty Grange. Hon. Li. Rhone. Suggestions for the good of the order, Conferring of 5th degree, WirLrLAarD DALE, Lecturer, limtie—— The Fost, “The Pittsburgh Post” has been steadily progressive in all its activities, until now it is esteemed in the com- munity at its true worth, Its news, its editorials, its illustrations, its ad- vertisements and its circulation all be- speak its steady advance along legiti- male newspaper lines, until now it stands in the very front of American newspapers, recognized all over the country ss a clean, broad snd honor- able newspaper, with the reputation of never intentionally doing any man or institution a wrong, standing al- ways for whatever is for the inierests of ~tate and Nation, fearlessly speak- ing when occasion demands, couunsel- ing with its utmost wisdom, and giv- ing its loyal support to worlhy men and movements. Hs A AAPA LOCALS, HS. Kline Woodriog, Ex, has pur- chased the Cyrus Weaver property on Howard street, Bellefonte, There is yet much corn to husk. It will require two weeks or more to floish up that part of the farm work Keep in mind that the Pink Label will appear in the pear fature. You may wish to have your label advanced at that time Miss Carrie M. Gentzell, of Spring Mille, was in Centre Hall from BSastur- day until Monday, being the guest of Miss Nellie E Kerlin. Miss Cora Brown, of Potters Mills, and Miss Lucas, of Bellefonte, were among those who attended Penna. Day at Btate College, Ray Stover, a young trapper of Mill Hall, captured a muskrat along Fish- ing Creek, thal was a freak. It had a tail that was perfectly white, John T. Noll and assistants, have finished decorating the interior of the Penns Valley bank. The work re flects great credit on the artists, Sunday was real wintry, snow fall- ing during the greater part of the day. Much of the beautiful melted as it fell, but protected spots indicated that the fall was over one inch. Io a Philadelphia hospital, Prof. I. A. Zeigler, of Hazelton, was operated on for an abscess oun the brain. His recovery is anticipated. Prof, Zeigler is a native of Wolfs Store. Mrs. Inllie Alexander is about to close her home in Centre Hall and go to Pittsburg, where she will remain the greater part of the time until spring with her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Vogt. As a clerk in the American Audit- ing Company's office, in New York City, Earl Fleming, formerly of this place, is not experiencing the money panic. His salary was raised the other day. A report was circulated that one of the members of the family of Miller Goodhart, at Farmers Mills, had been ill of scarlet fever. This is altogether incorrect, as Lhere is no one sick at all in the family named. The second local Institute District will hold its ipstitute at Boalsburg, December 11th. Prof. H, C. Rothrock is conirman, and he is already at work, snd will endeavor to make the coming institute excell both in interest and attendance, The old Lutheran church at Jack- sonville, together with all the furni- ture and belongings, will be offered at public sale on Baturday, December 7th, owing to the fact that the congrega- tion there has about become extinet. Rov, Fleck, of Zion, and Clement Dale, E«., of Bellefonte, are the com- mittee in charge. LOCAL AND PERSONAL, FParngraphs Vicked from Exchanges of Interest to Heporter Headers, Millheim Journal— A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Nieman, Monday morning. Frank Nowe, of Greensburg, Is visit- ing at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Alter, Mrs, B, G, Bnook, of Philadelphia, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Terresta Stover, Miss Olivia Bhirk, of Laurelton, is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Btover. Mrs. EB. McMullin and sons, Will- iam and Bamuel, are visiting friends at Bhamokin this week. Mrs. Mae Loose and son Ralph, and Miss Jenette Kern, of Bellefonte, are spending several days in Millheim. Mr. and Mrs. J. Bpigelmyer spent several days with their daughter, Mrs, Charles Bassler, at Freeburg. Prof. T. J. Geist, principal of the Miliheim schools, spending this week and the next his home st Hegios, Wm. M. Hartman, of Williamsport, arrived in Millhelw SBaturday to spend several days with his mother, Mrs. R. B. Hartman, who is ill. Ellis 8, Bhaefler, who is the head clerk at the Ward House, Tyrone, was the guest of his brother, U. 8. Bhaefler, at Madisonburg. Frapk M. Hartman, who is employ- ed at Bparrows Point, Md., as a mouid- er, arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hartman, Mon- day evening. I'be entertainment given by a num- ber of children from the OJd Fellows’ Home, at Bunbury, Wednesday night of last week, io the town hall, was ex- cellent. The attendance was large, and the receipts amounted to $70.80, The heating apparatus of the United Evangelical church, ia Millheim, hav- ing proved [nadequate to heat the large auditorium, & new steam heating furnace will be put in soon to replace the old stoves in use at present. Ibe members of the Ladies’ Literary club of Millbeim, were pleasantly enter- tained at the home of one of their num- ber, Mra. M. A. Baokey, at Potters Mills, on Baturday, They were con- veyed to and from their destination by Joseph W. Reifsnyder. Demooratis in at Watchman — J. H. Ward, of Pine Grove Mills, is thinking of leaving that place to go into business in Treverton, Pa., where be has & good opening. Ibe application of Charles F. Bech- at Beech Creek is being very vigorous- ly opposed by residents of that borough. Mr. and Mrs. James Poorman, of Pine Grove Mills, will take their leave on the 26th to visit relatives in Ne- braska, Kaosss sod Missouri. They will be gove all winter, Recorder Howe to be Married, The marriage of Recorder John C. Rowe and Mies Myra Armstrong is announced to take place December 12th. Miss Armstrong is an Altoona lady where the marriage will occur. Copgratulations. AA ——— Pension locremses, Joseph Murray, Bandy Ridge; Daniel Wellar, Julian ; Mathias Rider, Gates burg ; George A. Young, Centre Hall ; John Miles, Martha ; Henry N. Twit- myer, Pleasant Gap ; Adam P, Maize, Millheim ; Henry Fishel, State Col- lege ; James GG. Tyson, Howard ; Rob- ert M. Musser, Philipsburg. A Se ——— Transfer of Heal Estate, 8B. W. Waite 0 Wm. Kerstetter, Aug. 10, 1907; lot in Bpring twp. $62.50. Richard Crittenden to Eleanor Ar- dell, et. al., Nov. 1, 1907 ; premises in Bellefonte, $4500, James Mallory’s heirs to OC. O. Mal- lory, May 21, 1895 ; several tracts in Miles twp. $260.50, Ambrose OC, Bartges, et. ux., to A, E. Bartges, et. al., May 10, 1907 ; land in Haines twp., et. «1. $I. Albert E. Bartges, ot. ux., to F. H. Bartges, Nov, 8, 1907 ; land in Harrie twp. $9000, B. W. Waite to Myra Kerstetter, Aug- 10, 1907; lot in Spring twp. $62 50. R. F. Fetterolf, ex'r, to G. C. King, Aug. 24,1907; 69 perches in Spring Mills. $65, Sarah E. Philips, et. bar., to G. C, King, Sept. 10, 1906 ; 91 perches in Bpring Mills, $375, Wm. Auman to G. C. King, Sept. 18, 1906 ; lot in Spring Mille. $150, Geo. B. Frank, ex'r, to W. 8, Breon, March 30, 1907 ; 8 tracts of land con- taining 69 acres 847 perches in Penn twp. $8107.60, Geo. B. Frank, ex'r to Annie Keen, March 30, 1907 ; premises in Millheim. $700, Wm. Kramer, ef. ux., to Henry Buoavely, April 6, 1007; 6 acres 11 perches io Penn twp, $32, Frances T. McEntire, et. bar, to B, Weber Thomas, Nov. 7, 1007 ; lots 20+ 80, 81-81} in Howard boro, $525, Rev. B, ¥. Bieber Installed, The services incident to the installa tion of Rev. B. F. Bieber as pastor of the Centre Hall Lutheran charge were interesting and impressive, and was the first installment of a minister ac cording to Lutheran customs in the church life of many of the members who braved the weather to witness the ceremonies. The charge to the people was de- livered by Rev. A. A. Parr, who has had eighteen years experience in the ministry, divided among two charges, his former charge having been in York county, and the present one Lock Haven. Rev. Parr gave his hearers much good, practical advice and admonition. He has had the good fortune, judging from his re- marks, to have been stationed among people willing to have been led by his teaching and preaching, and conse- quently could see some good in the people who made up the church roll. The sermon contained utterances that placed the churchman on the common level ; there was no attempt to at all times represent him in the very depths of degradation ; the churchman was regarded as human, and yet the duty of the church members toward their pastor was set forth in rugged plain- ness, The charge to the pastor was made by Rev. J. M. Rearick, of Salona, who pointed out the many trials in the minister's life ; the unkind spirit often manifested toward him; and the church member who adviees was scored and the young pastor cautioned against accepting such advice. The officers and congregstion in turn pledged themselves to support the pastor, both in a financial and moral way, as set forth in a beautiful ceremony peculiar to the Lutheran church. In the evening Rev. Parr filled the appointment in Georges Valley and Rev. Rearick at the Union, ——r—— Kelth's Theatre, This is a gala week at Keith's Chest- nut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, there haviog been an unususlly large snd interesting bill arranged for the IFbanksgiviog season. Robert Hilliard and a strong company are playing sa triumphant return in “As a Man Bows.!” A trio of novelties are Belle Blauche, impersonstor of stage cele- brities ; Vinle Daly, prettiest dancer in the varieties, and Urbani and his assistadt, the boy athlete. Two of the daintiest girl acts in America are “The Human Flags,’ a gorgeous patriotic fantasy, and Dan Burke and his school girls. A special feature is Gennaro’s Venetian Gondolier band, in a grand classic and popular repertoire. A grand added attraction, the Empire City Four, the most popular vocal quarteiie in the world of the varieties sp——— ——— Hank Office Hemodeled, To be in keeping with the souad- ness of the institution, the Penns Val- ley Banking Company has had the in- terior of the bank remodeled, and now its offices are as pretty and convenient as any in the county. Every part of the interior was given a thorough over- hauling, and good taste was display- ed in selecting the colors in paper, paint and carpet. Cashier Mingle's private office is handsomely finished and pestly furnished. The grill work in the main portionof the bank makes it a more pleasant and convenient of- fice for the cashier aud his assistant, Chas. D. Bartholomew, and the many customers of the bank are pleased to note the indications of prosperity. NS —— Picturesque Pennsylvania, Do you believe that Pennsylvania is one of the most attractive states, as well as the richest in mineral wealth ? The Philadelphia Record does, It is devoting a page of its Bunday Maga- zine to * Picturesque Pennsylvania,’ in which from Sanday to Bunday will he presented the most striking, charm- tug and attractive features of the natural scenery of the state, in which it is unrivalled. ———— A —————— Falled to Register Births, Dr. Austin Best, a Dauphin county physician, pleaded guilty before a Harrisburg magististe to violation of the act requiring physicians to make return of birth to local registers of the state health department, . In nineteen cases the pleas were ace cepted and dropped on payment of $70 and costs and on the twentieth it was returned to court, where Dr, Best will plead guilty. Brash Valley Farms Sold, The Emanuel Harter farm, in Brush Valley, was sold at public sale by the executors to W. W, Hackman, of Re bersburg, for $5,500, The farm consists of about 183 acres. The Elijah Burd farm, which adjoins the Harter was purchased recently by Weaver, of Woifs Btore, for which price the grain 0. W. in ground. NO. 41. TOWN AND COUNTY HEWS HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS, The frame work the tenement house on the E. M, Huyett farm, west of Centre Hall, isup. of Al. Bradford, who was operated at a Philadelphia hospital for appen- dicitis two weeks ago, is i Hay is quoted at a Ligh city markets, but tl demand for the long buyers. Andrew Gregg. an empl Pennsylvania Telephone had a Bell telephone residence, plac After several days’ stay Hall, Miss Bertha Bieber, Rev. B. ¥. Bieber, retur: home near Milton. Elias Heckman, of Ora: nois, is in Centre county ing his headquarters with his bi ex-Commissioner Daniel Heckma Bellefonte, Rev. E. H. Leisenring has a a call from the Middleburg. He resigned ale at Chambersburg, Lutheran fur charge of his new field Janu December court : early in the month to men io Centre Hall. likelihood of a falling demand for hasps an court period. is The speed 1 county seal is miies an information for the tre Hall who might while under the eye « men in Bellefonte, Mrs. J. M. companied Rev, Rear] sion to Centre Hall, r the ant VUE RUS to wen €X Coed fh Fire Reari , installation services theran church nda) Mrs. Rearick were enterts and Mrs. Cyrus Brungart. a The real Banta come straight from pose for the cover decker, has painte number of the Circle. colors, it is one of covers of the holid Houlz, ler just the ay Elmer E was a pleasant ing. He had one of the best fields « section of Harris \ ty also being superior, due largely to the fact that rating a small farm and is getti: best results. Large numbers of ing the industrial centers homes in the which they immigrated finances of the country be next month it would re a month before the wheels of indo could be speeded up fo where were before the slump. During Thursday aflterno the Centre county school 1 presented to ‘hem in the mo manner the evil of intemperance in talk by Dr. Willis, a Kentuekian, the subject ** Moral Training.” chief illustration was of acter that it must have left i impression on the nstural soi natural father. Tuesday Drover Mitterling shipped a car load of milch cows to the eastern market. He does much actual buying over the telephone, so when you him in your field looking over cattle, you can make up your that he is making a price he wil fer you over the wire for the family cow when she is ready for market some time in the future. Pick up what paper you may, and you will find there something on local option, or on the temperance wave sweeping over the country. In matter the newspapers are simply re flecting public sentiment ; when there was no public sentiment for local option or temperance, the newspapers, as a rule, were silent. The man who pow aids the rum traflic in any phase whatever by lending bis name and in- fluence is wholly ou} of adjustment with the present day sentiment. The early training of youth 4s not easily forgotten, no matter be this training social, religious, political or what. This is demonstrated by the many young men who went out from Penns Valley, always the mainstay of in Centre county, and carried with them the political prin. ciples instilled in them in their youth, and now it is not infrequent because of this early trdiniog that the Reporter records honors bestowed upon these faithful ones. Reference is here made te the reception, December 6th, at Freeport, Illinois, by the Stephenson Cal ywhnship rei % fl Welgae: ¥ Various iniirie 2 § JE Dorm JUTE SUCH A this in honor of William Jennings Bryan, the first two on the committee being Prof, Cyrus Grove and Hon, P.O, Btiver, &
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