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FARMERS INSTITUTES
At Centre Hall and Boslsburg, from 17th
to 20th Instant — The speakers aod
Programs,
Farmers’ Iostitutes will be held at
Centre Hall and Boalsburg, during the
week beginning February 17th. The
first institute will be at Centre Hall,
Monday and Tuesday, February 17th
and 18th, and at Boalsburg, Wednes-
day and Thursday, 18th and 20*h.
printed below, there will be music and
a question box.
PROGRAM-—~CENTRE HALL.
Speakers :
Prof. W. F. Massey, Philadelphia
1K. P. Kester, Grampian
Prof Alva Agee, State College
R. B. Beeds, Birmingham
Prof. H. E. Van Norman,
College.
MONDAY AFTERNOON, 1.50
Use and abuse of commercial fertilizers... Massey
Fertility retained and regained.....c........... Kester
The making of sods
MONDAY EVENING, 7.30
Dalry types and breeds ................
Htate
Kester
Education of the farmer ........ccovrmemmmmniniin Seeds
TUESDAY MORNING, 9.00
Importance of humus in the soil
Poultry culture
Value of fertility and cheapest way to get it. Seeds
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, 1.30
The silo an essential to the dalryman ....... Kester
What constitutes a county home ...Seeds
On what the dairy profits depend...
TUESDAY EVENING, 7.30
The rural school .
The young folks’ chance
Mistakes of life exposed ......... asta Seeds
The local committee is Geo. L.
Goodhart, chairman; 8. W. Bmith,
secretary ; J. J. Arpey, chairman on
program * P. H. Meyer, chairman on
music ; IL. Rhone, chairman on deco-
ration.
The institute will be held in Grange
Arcadia, and, of cours, is iree to all.
BOALSBURG, FEB. 19TH AND 20TH
I'he first of the Hoalsburg
institute will open Wednesday afier-
roon snd the closing session Tharsdsy
held
Hes=sion
evening. The meetings will be
in Boal Hall
KE. B. Sweeney is chairman of the
general committee and D. WwW, Meyvrs
secretary. Wm. Goheen will look
after tire transportation facilities aud
reception of guests ; J. M. Wieland,
the music ; Walker shutt, the decors.
tion, and Frauk McFarlave the enter-
tainment, while Uneodore Boal is ex-
eral factotum. Like at all
institutes the sessions sre open to all
and a hearty invitation is extended to
everyone interested io
Kev, J. I. Stonecypher, sud the re
spouse to Prof. Massey.
THE PROGRAM.
Bpeakers :
R. P. Kester, Grampian
R. 8. Seeds, Birmingham
Dr. Thos F. Haunt, State College
College.
Miss Bara C. Lovejoy, State College
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, 1.30
Fertility regained and retained Kester
Soil improvement keynote to Agriculture... Seeds
Home breeding for farmer...
WEDNESDAY EVENING, 7.90
How plants grow, and plant breeding.
The farmers’ meat supply ...cov von. Tomhave
What constitutes & country home............. Seeds
THURSDAY MORNING, 9.00
Use and abuse of commercial fertilizer.
Value of fertility and cheapest way to get it
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 1.30
Benefits from the farmers Institute... Seeds
On what the dairy profits depend... Van Norman
THURSDAY EVENING, 7.90
Education of the I&rmer .............ovmsms on... Soods
Education of the girl of the home... Mis Lovejoy
The young man's choloe...........conn Van Norman
Lf An
Fire In Bellefonte,
The residence of William Steel, in
Bellefonte, took fire from an over.
heated furnace, Bunday evening about
nine o'clock and was badly damaged.
Both fire companies were called out,
and although they worked under
great difficulty on account of the in-
tense cold, did valiant service, The
fire first started io the cellar, and in»
short time the flames were oarried
through the hot air chambers to the
sttic. The damage by fire and water
was considerable,
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DD. A Boozer Bought Home,
Massey
Seeds
Beaver property, on Church street, tn
the west of the Lutheran church, in
Centre Hall, was purchased at sher-
ifs sale by D. A. Boozer, who occu
pled the same for 8 number of years
The half interest was sold for $60 00
The interest of the Furst estate was
also purchased by Mr, Boozer, making
the total cost $1100.
Grange Library Books Missing.
The librarian of Progress Grange Li.
brary kindly asks that the two bboks,
entitled “ Romola ”’ and * Bir Nigel,”
be returned immediately by the pers
sons holding them, owing to the fact
that it is desired to return all books to
OEATHS,
| JAMES A. WEAVER.
| James A, Weaver died at his home
| at Lukemont Terrace, Altoona, after a
{ brief illness from = complication of
| diseases. He was born at Spring Mills,
this county, May 20th, 1852, hence was
in his fifty-sixth year. Iu 1892 he re-
moved from Gregg township to Al-
toona where he had been employed in
| the brass foundry of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. He was a mem-
ber of the Red Men and the Knights
| of the Golden Eagle.
| Mr. Weaver was married three times,
| First to Miss Mary Folger, of Bpring
Mills, by whom he had one son, Will-
| inm, of Gregg township. His second
wife was Miss Linnie Delong, also of
{ this county. To them were born a son
land a daughter, Irvin, of Council
| Bluffs, Iowa, aud Mrs. Olie Alles, of
| Williamsport. His third wife was
{ Mrs. A. K. Rilling, of Altoona, who
{survives with a young son, Harry, at
home Mr. Weaver also leaves the
following brothers and sisters : 8B. T.
Weaver, of Lincoln, Kas ; J. L.
Weaver, of Altoona; Mrs, William
| Smiley, of Utahville, Clearfield coun-
ty; Mrs. G. W. Storer, of Mill Hall ;
Mrs. Johu Zeigler, cf Abdera ; "Mrs,
| Bose Winkleman, of Flemington, and
| Mrs, William Fye, of Penns Valley.
GRORGE W, HOMAN,
Death removed a well known citizen
inf Ferguson township when George
W. Homan, who lives near Pine Grove
| Mills on the White Hall road, passed
| away Thursday evening of last week
| He had been ill for some weeks from
| an affection of the liver, snd later
{typhoid fever. Interment was made
| Monday at Pine Hall, Rev. Berg-
atrepwer, pastor of the Lutheran
church, of which the deceased was &
member, officistiog.
I'he deceased was a farmer by occu-
pation, and in his younger days taught
sghool. He was married to Miss Mary
| Harpster, daughter of Samuel Harp-
| ster, who sutvives, as do also six chil-
| dren, all at home, namely : Maggie,
| John, Frank, Samuel, Alice and Mary.
{| The following brothers and sisters »lso
| survive : Johu, at the Branch; B.
Frank, Osk Hall Station ; Henry E
Centre Hall ; Mra. Jacob Reish, Rock
| Springs ; Mrs. Austiu Brungart, Zion;
| Mrs. G. F. Miller, Pine Hall,
The age of the deceased was sixty.
three years. He was master of Wash. |
The Christain Eo- |
deavor and Siate Uollege Gun Club |
presented beautiful floral offerings.
| Rev. Akins, s former pastor, snd Rev,
sStonecy pher assisted in performing the
Rachael, widow of James Walker,
idiedat the home of her son-in-law,
Jeremiah Confer, near Yarpell, on
Boggs township and was aged eighty-
{eight years, eleven mon'hs, eight days.
| For a number of years sfter her mar-
‘riage the family lived at Beech Creek
{ Inter moving to Cato where they kept
| her husband, 8 number of years Bgo,
| Mrs. Walker has made her home with
her daughter. lIoterment was made
at Milesburg.
JACKSON BUSH.
The ravages of age were largely re-
sponsible for the death of Jackson
Bush, st his home io Bellefonte. He
was & blacksmith by trade, and also
conducted farming operations in vari-
ous portions of Centre county,
MRS. LUKE STYERS,
Wednesday morning of last week,
Mre. Luke Styers died at the home of
Harry Horner, in High Valley, below
Coburn. Interment was made Friday.
Rev, John Craig, of Julian, aged
seventy-four years, died last week, He
was a wember of Company ©, 148th
Regt., P. V., and received several
wounds while io service,
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Transfer of Kenl Estate.
Bernard Lauths, et, ux., to John
Mokle, Jan, 18, 1808, lot in Howard
twp. $1.00.
Kate M. Long to Bamuel Baylor,
March 28 1907, 400a 22p in Bnow Bhoe
twp. $1000,
L. O. Hearick, et. ux., to E. H,
Grove, Jan, 17, 1908, 99a 66p in Benner
twp, $800,
Robt, Cook, et. ux, to W. Boott
Craine, Jan, 24, 1908, land in Howard
twp, $600,
Ezra smith to Mary Aon Woomer,
March 15, 1806, lot in Btata College.
$6 00,
John J. Bower, et, ux, to SBamuel
Saylor, Nov. 22, 1906, land in Bnow
Bhoe twp. $1600. .
Wm. P, Mitchell, et. ux., 10 Bamuel
Week.
The Btate Department of Health's |
Bellefonte will play xn important part
in stamping out consumption in our
district.
The Dispensary is open Tuesdays
and Fridays from 1.30 to 8 30 p. m. at
the office of Dr. Geo. F. Harris, who is
the State Department of Health's ef-
ficient Medical Inspector for this
county. Dr. Harris has been tireless
in his work to get the Dispensary
under way.
The Dispensary furnishes free medi-
eal treatment and advice to the vie-
tims of tuberculosis among the poor of
Centre county. Where necessary, in-
digent patients aresupplied with fresh
eges and milk daily. The Dispensary
officials, however, will guard thems
selves against being imposed upon to
furnish provisions to other members
of the family. Patients are also sup-
plied with paper sputum cups and
tissue paper napkins,
The opening of the Centre County
Dispensary is in line with the work
the State Health Corumissioner is do-
ing throughout the entire state, over
forty such dispensaries haviog already
been opened in as many counties.
Phere are many victims of tubercu-
losis who are not able to go to tbe
Ntate Sanatoria, in many cases bee
cause they are the wage earners of
their families, and these people must
be taken care of. They especially need
instruction as to the precautions they
must take in their homes and in the
work shop so that they may not spread
the disease, To give suh lostruction
snd follow it up and see that the pre-
esutionary measures are carried out is
the great object of the dispensary
work. For this reason it will be a
mighty factor in stamping out tuber-
culosis in Centre county.
Patients visiting the dispensary are
carefully examined by the physicians
in charge of the clinic. Soch medi
cine as is needed is given, but the
principle relisnce will be upon drilling
into every tuberculosis suflerer the
necessity of plenty of fresh air, proper
diet and careful regulation of habits of
life, Every patient is urged, of course,
to sleep with windows wide open—in
a hammock swung out of doors if
The wage earner who is obliged to
spend a number of hours each day in-
doors is made to understand that if it
is impossible for him to change his
occupation, life can only be spared by
spending all his leisure hours in the
open air, Plenty of rest is also ne-
SEED CORN
The care and Testing of It, to be Dis
cussed at Meeting of Progress Grange,
Saturday, 15th.
The selecting of seed corn, ita care
and testiog, will be a subject discussed
at the next meeting of Progress
Grange, Saturday afternoon, 15th in-
stant. Itis requested that members
make a test of corn prior to the time of
the meeting mentioned, and bring
some of the corn ears from which the
tested grains were taken with them to
the meeting, the object being for the
individual to discover the quality of
his seed corn and impart the informa.
tion gained to others.
Testing may be done by selecting
one or more grains from the ear and
planting in pots filled with earth, or
saw dust, or by germinating by heat
and moisture, It is especially impor. |
tant that seed corn be tested thorough-
ly before planting next spring, since
the crop was late in maturing. Corn |
that will pass the inspection of the!
eye may be entirely unfit for seed, and
it i= to awaken the tiller of the soil to
the importance of taking every pre-
caution possible to secure corn that
will quickly germinate .and produce a |
strong, vigorous sprout that the sub- |
Jeot is brought to'notice at this time,
The successes or failures of the Pa
trons who make tests will be noted in
these columns,
Centre Oo, Association Banquet,
The fourth annual men’s banquet of
the Centre County Association of
Philadelphia, will be held at the Rit
tenhouse, 220d and Chestnut streets,
Tuesday evening, February 11th, at
seven o'clock.
There are many Centre countians in
Philadelphia, and this mid-winter
banquet is Inoked forward to with
more than ordinary interest, Forrest
N. Magee is secretary of the associa
tion, and Ira D. Garman, chairman of
the Baoquet Committee, either of
whom will forward any desired in.
formation, ;
C—O MI MP ASAI, »
And this ls 6th,
Baylor, July 27, 1905, 400s 33p in Snow
cessary for his recovery and so those
in charge of the dispensary are help-
ing the patient solve the problem of
how to continue to earn his daily
wages and yet secure the necesssry
amount of rest and fresh air.
The question of diet Is
special attention. It is easy to tell a
tuberculosis patient to eat plenty of
fresh eggs and driok a large amount of
pure milk, but to get a patient to do
this is another thing, ss few of them
will consume sufffeient eggs without
eonstant urging
Usually consnmptives are too warm.
ly clad—heavy fl \noel underwear sup-
plemented by thick chest pads is very
often worn even in warm
weather, The evil effects of this con
tinusl over clothing are so often sp-
receiving
summer
parent that great care must be taken
to give proper advice. Clothing should
conform to the weather. All this is
covered in the advice given to those
patients who visit the dispensary.
As roon as the number of patients
warrant it a trained purse will
pointed on the dispensary staff to visit
the home of every tubercu.osis patient
who registers at the dispensary. Io-
nurse will
find out what seem to be the trifling
precautions that are goheeded but tne
non-observance of which is the prin-
ciple cause of the spread of the infec
tion. Is the tooth brush used by the
patient kent by the side of the others
in thst
be ap-
home? Is a common towel
used 7 Does the consumptive use the
same bed with any other person? Is
there any disinfection of clothing, bed-
ding, esting utensils and of sll other
articles used by the patient ¥ All these
things will be carefully ioveetigated
who will also
Is using the
sputum cups snd paper napkine given
out at the dispensary. The whole life
by the visiting puree,
ascertain if the patient
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,
Paragraphs Piecked from Exchanges of
Iuterest to Reporter Readers,
Democratic Watehman—
Charles Eckenroth recently bought
the J. C. Weaver h®uee on Penn street
fromm Mrs. Lillie G. Reeder, The price
paid was about eleven hundred dollars.
Mrs. Lucy Moyer, who lives with
ber sister, Mrs. Elliott, Qn Bpring
street, fell down the back stairs one
day last week and sustained some bad
cuts and bruises about the head and
face but no serious injuries,
Dr. A.W. Hafer, the dentist, has
been compelled to give up his practice
for the present on account of his eyes,
Upon the advice of his physician he
has given up work and will rest his
eyes for a few days, then go to the
Wills Eye hospital, Philadelphia, for
an operation and treatment.
Mra. Claude Smith expects to come
to Bellefonte next week and open up
their apartments in Crider’s exchange,
It wili be remembered that last fall
while at the home of her parents, Mr,
sud Mrs. C, H. Else, in Milesburg, she
and Mrs, C. LL. Greenough, of Cinein-
nati, Ohio, were badly burned by
attemptiog to extinguish a fire caused
by an explodiog lamp, and Mrs. Bmith
has only now recovered so that she is
able to come to her own home here,
« Millheim Journal
George Harter, of Hartleton, last
week spent a day visiting hie aged
father, Abs. Harter, on Wat street.
Mrs. H. F, McManaway and Miss
Olive Miller spent several days during
the past week with friends at Will-
ismsport.
Jacob Kerstetter and F. P. Vonada,
of Coburn, made a busivess trip to
Washington, D. C., of several days
iast week.
Mrs. W. J. Hackenberg, of New
Berlin, attended the funeral of her
sister, Miss Orpha Breon, at Rebers-
burg, last week.
Gi, H. Breckbill, of Pittsburg, while
tives at Rebersburg, made a short call
ut the Journal office Saturday after-
noon,
F. O. Hosterman and W. F. Smith
spent Saturday snd Sunday at Martha
of the housebold will be carefully
studied by the nurse and every mem. |
ber will receive thorough instruction |
as to what is necessary to prevent
them from being infected by the con. |
sumptive patient. In many cases the!
nurse will find a brother or a sister in|
This |
member of the family will be urged to |
oome to the dispensary for examine |
many will thus be
found and placed under treatment at a
which tuberculosis is suspected
tion, and 8 O88
time that will insure recovery if proper |
care is taken,
Every effort is beiog made to have
the work of the dispensary known
throughout the entire county of Cen-
tre, so that ss many as possible may
take advantage of it
The Biigzard,
The interior of the state had a blig.
zard pretty much her own, with a foot
of snow and zero weather. Snow be.
gan falling Friday evening and eon.
tinued until SBatardsy noon, when,
after a balf-hour’s sunshine, a terrific
storm set in. Fully a foot of snow had
fallen, and this was driven hither and
thither—floally settliog in great
banks, mostly in the public highways.
Sunday few people ventured out,
perhaps none but the aoctors, who
responded to urgent calls over the
telephone. By night the roads were
impassable,
The road supervisors made use of
the rural telephone lines and Monday
morniog marshalled together men in
many sections to shovel open the
roads and by noon the work was pretty
well on, but not completed for several
days.
‘I'he local rural waail carrier made no
attempt to cover his route on Monday,
but Tuesday morning made his ususl
The Grammar Urade school wae
closed Monday, owing to the fact that
reach Centre Hall from his home at
Centre Hill.
Monday morning avout four o'clock
a huge snow shovel, pu<hed by a com-
plement of three engines, passed over
the road from #unbury to Bellefonte,
and returning lead the way for the
passenger east from Bellefonte, This
permitted the trains to pass over the
road with little delay.
A
Keith's Theatre, .
This week is a notable one at Keith's
Theatre, Philadelphia, ns Vesta Vie
torin, the greatest of London's musie
hall favorites, is playiog a farewell en-
gagement., Kogland’s cleverest boy,
Laddie CI, who set New York afire
with his original comioalities, Is also
on the bill, Staley's Transformation
constitutes s surprise sot, while The
Novellos are a whole show, in which
Furpace, ae the guests of ex-Sheriff
N. M. Crouister,
Mis. W. KE. Smith and children,
Mrs. Eva Kirk-
palrick, sl that piace,
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Trial List,
Following is the trial list for the Feb-
ruary term of court, beginning Mon-
FIRST WEEK
Geo. BR. Mock, adwmr,, ve. J. E. Hed-
ding, et. al.
J. F. Guyer va. Beaver Run Coal Co.
Thomas Boal va. W. H. Moyer.
Heury T. Irwin ws. Union Twp.
Poor Overveers,
H. R Kiog ve. J. K. Palmer Co.
SECOND WEEK
Fanpie A. McEatire va, Hayman,
Wood & Co. and Street and Smith.
E C. McEatire va. same,
Frank McCoy, et. al, va. William
Hhawley.
Mary J. Gates, et,
and Alfred Rowan.
Jacob Lee va Jacob Bparr, ete.
Hanosh Kein ve. Philipsburg boro
John W. Peace use of Crider & Son
ve. Miller and J. H. Herman.
Louisa Moyer ve. Adam Moyer.
T. R. Harter ve. Nathan Haugh, et.al
Henry T. Zetby ve. LL. E. and A. 8.
Btover.
Jas, D. Seibert va. J, H. Lingle.
Theodore Feiger and wife va. John
Spicer,
Mrs. Carrie Freeman ve. Moshannon
National Bank.
Charles F. Heickle und wife ve, Har-
rison Hafer, et, al.
Same va. T. O. Loog, et. al.
sis Ap,
Uounty Medioal Society,
At a recent meeting of the Centre
County Medical Bociety held in Belle-
fonte officers for the current year were
elected. The nominating committee
was composed of Drs, George F. Har
ris, C. 8. Musser and W. W. Feidt,
and their selections were ratified by
the society's vote,
The officers elected are as follows :
President, Dr. J. R. G. Allison, Centr
Hall ; first vice president, Dr. W, W.
Feidt, Bellefonte ; second vice presi.
dent, Dr. H. 5. Braucht, Spring Mills;
secretary and reporter, Dr. David Dale,
Bellefonte ; \ressurer, Dr. George F,
Harris, Bellefonte, Following the
meeting all the members present took
dinner at the Brockerhofl house.
J
Miss Teller Judged Insane.
A commission in lunacy has declared
Miss Viola Teller, of Milesburg, in.
sane, Nhe is the woman who made
the demand on Mrs. Reeder, in Belle
foute, for a large sum of money, and
al., vs. Minnie
are trained elephants, horses, dogs,
th of high-class
ped .
NO. 6.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
The Delaware local option law has
been declared constitutional,
This week the musical convention :
next week a rest, then the Farmers’
Institute,
About twelve inches of snow fell
Saturday night and Bunday. It was a
terrific blizzard.
Just remember that its 2} cents per
mile on the Punnsy, which includes
the L. & T. branch.
There's been a slump in the market,
but not io the railrosd fars. The two-
cent-a-mile riding on the Pennsy is
all in,
Will D. Bhoop, who is an inspector
in one of the many departments of the
Burpham steel works, is home at
present, .
Congressman Charles F Barclay,
representing this ( Twenty-first) con-
gressional district, is a candidate for a
second term.
Hon. Monroe H. Kulp is being seri-
ously talked of as the Republican
senatorial candidate in the Northom-
berland-Union-Boyder district,
If stories are correct Hobson, the
kisser, of naval fame, is to make s
series of speeches to the farmers in
Upion and other counties in
Focht congressional district.
the
On account of poor health, Prof. I.
A. Zeigler, who was superintendent of
the Hazleton schools, was obliged to
give up his position. He is now at his
former home at Wolf's Store.
The old hog, the ground hog, was
out for a considerable part of the 2nd.
If there is anything in the ground hog
seeiog Lis shad sw, there’ll be some
onal bills to settle for during the next
six weeks
The scamp who solicits for popular
magazines and prizes worth more
than twice the subscription price, is
working in various parts of the state.
Watch for him ; he has been here be-
fore and may come back.
There is 8 possibility that the Mil-
ton trolley line will find its way into
Lewisburg via the * old
in that case the line will also be ex-
tended to Montandon, which would
be a great convenience to the people of
Lewisburg.
bridge,” and
(George E. Swartz, of
has been spending
friends in Millbheim and other points
in Penne Valley. Mr. SBwartz was a
former resident of Millheim, but has
lived for some time in the west, where
he is engaged in farming,
Rockton, Iii
Peg
some time with
During the absence of Mr. and Mrs.
John E. Rishel from the farm while
on a visit to Lock Haven Hospital
and other points, last week. Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Riter took care of their
interests, and everything was properly
looked after and the work done, too.
George W. Kittleberger, a promi-
nent resident of Curweonsville, and
fatner-in law of Mre. Harry J. Kittle-
berger, nee Miss Anna Bartholomew,
of Centre Hall, died at the age of
seventy-seven. He was a German by
birth, but came to America when quite
& young man.
Dr. C. Luther McConnell is east
from North Dakoto, where he is serv-
ing a Lutheran charge. He was
among his old parishioners in MifMin
county last week. Dr. McUonupell was
one of the scholarly ministers in Cen-
tral Pennsylvania Synod, and what is
more, the church of his faith (oo him
is the only church.
Judge Alison O. Bmith, of Clearfield
county, in an opinion declared that
physicians and mid-wives must report
births occurring in their practice, re-
gardless of the fact that there is no
compensation provided for. The
Judge further says tual physicians are
practising their profession under the
protection of the state laws, and that
the slight duties required in the sct
named are neither uojust por bur.
densome.
The scholars composing the Potters
Mills Grammar Bchool ure indebted to
their teacher for a sled ride, which
was greatly enjoyed, Friday night,
One of the places visited was the Ree
porter office, and the names of the
scholars will be fouad in the register
this week. M. A. Sankey, the tesch-
er, can be proud of his school, and no
doubt is, else be would not drive a
fourdn-hand across the hills solely for
the pleasure of twenty-two children,
Mr. and Mrs. C, A. Boyer, of Milton,
came to Centre Hall evening
with the intention of golug to the