VOL. LXXXI.
SUHOOL DIREOTORS ASSOUIATION.
Teachers Needed,
Letter from Milroy.
| Prof. W. A. Krise sends the follow-
iog note from Milroy this week :
Eequire M, M. Grove, of near Cen-
Mrs. Grove’'s mother, Mrs. Bweet-
wood, last Saturday and Sunday.
Wilson Dillet is spending the winter
Pennsylvania,” said Governor Stuart
in the course of a speech at the annual
convention of the State Behool Di
rectors’ Association held at Harrisburg,
Thursday and Friday of last week.
* Three things are needed to make
our system a success, and I think that
we have them,” continued the Gov-
ernor. ‘'' Appropriations, then good
management by the directors, and,
finally, the best possible publie school
teachers. The state should appropri-
ate as much as it can for our schools,
for it ia these same schools that make
possible the best American citizen-
ship.”
Following the Governor’ address,
Buperintendent of Public Instruction
Schaeffer spoke on the duties of the
* Qualification of Teachers” by C.
Hill, of Erle.
The couvention opened with an ad-
dress of welcome by Bishop Darling-
ton, of the Harrisburg diocese of the
Episcopal Church, and was in session
two days.
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An Important Decision,
Hughesville school isa High Behool,
according to a decision of Judge Hart,
of Lycoming county, snd the pupils
from the surrour dit g townships and
boroughs wh fluish their school edu-
cation in the Hughesville institution
will have to pay the tuition fees fixed
by the Haoghesville school directors
The first suit, jist decided by Judge
Hart, involved $138 76 due from six
pupils from Wolf township, who at.
tended the Hughesville school during
the ainter of 1905 06.
A similar contention was raised by
individuals whose ctiidren sitended
the Centre Hall High Sehool. To
these the above decision will prove the
school board 10 be correct.
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Telephone Compsny Officers,
Eagle telephone company held iu
Howard the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
directors, W. J. Kurtz, Howard; W.
IL. Harvey, Lock Haven ; Edward Ed-
gar, Blanchard ; Ellis L. Orvis, Belle-
fonte, and H. RB Curtibh, Roland
Hughes has superseded
in New
Governor
District Attoruey Jerome
grand jury the evidence in the ie
trust esse, aud bas named the D.-mo-
cratic attorney general to appear in
Jerome's stead. The governor's se'ion
was taken in response to a charge that
the urcertain district attorney had
not presented documentary evidence
to tne jury which might justify an
indictment. Mr. Jerome's contention
is theeame that he advanced in the
case against George W. Perkins for
diverting the trust funds of sn insur-
ance company to the Republican Ne-
tionnl committee. Berupulous in not
giviog the Biate the benefit of any
doubt as to the criminality of certain
facis and in no! pushing the matter to
legal test in court, Jerome has sus
piciously pursued the course of quash-
ing prematurely cases against male.
factors of grest wesith. It will be
detected, upon slight reflection, that
Governor Hughes diflers on this point,
88 he does on jail sentences and Psal
Morton advance scquittals, from his
rival.
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Dr. Dixon's speech at Easton on ty-
phoid was stirring, but not too much
80. Nothing on this subject can be
too stirring. The new Department of
Health is doing what it can, with a
proper regard for vested interests, to
remedy the diegraceful pollution of
our water courses, which are (he
sources of water supply (Hr most cities
and towns. Typhoid is a terrible dis
it is about the worst there is; for
hardly any other disease disables the
patient so long when the resulis are
not fatal, and no other disease Involves
such expensive care of the patient.
For families of moderate means a osse
of typhoid fever is ruinous, Untreat
ed sewage fs being poured by hundreds
of towns into the rivers from which
other towns must drink. Reform has
begun. Improved methods of dis
ing of sew bave been adopted
br A cities.” But the evil is » vast
one and Pennsylvania will have to
grapple with it more heroically.
RE
"Gold has been struck in the Culebrs
cut, and perhaps we shall now have
an ers of frenzied diy
A.
Mrs. W. A. Krise, after a visit of a
month at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. W. Brown, returned home
Wednesday of lust week.
Jacob Bible, formerly of Potters
Mills, will move to Chester county
where he will engage in dairy farming.
His farm will be near that of his
brother-in law, Hiram Lee, and also
near to the farm occupied by D C
Keller, At present Mr. Bible is clerk-
log for the Standard Steel Company.
Bills Again,
Bills have been enclosed in a num-
ber of Reporters of this issue. This is
unpleasant, but & necessity. Frequ ‘nt-
ly such matters are neglected on the
part of subscribers, and these bills are
enclosed as reminders. You are asked
| to bear in miod that the payment of
back subscription would not be pressed
at this time, but for the ruling of the
post office department which in a
short time will deny the mail service
to all putrovs io arrears,
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Social Friday Eveniag.
Friday evening a social will be given
inthe B. 8. room of the Lutheran
church by the Luther League and
| Lutheran Sabbath school, to all mem-
| bers of these bodies and members of
{the Lutheran church. The invitation
iniso includes all members of their
families. No invitation other than
| this will be given.
BY THE COMMITTEE,
Representing the League and Sabbath school.
a
| Oak Hall,
| Miss Jane Marshall, of Fillmore,
(spent several duys ws the guest of ber
[auot, Mis Ada Benner.
| W.-H. Close visited bis son Cliftord,
lat Altoous, last week.
| AL Kuoopl transacted
business in
Mr. and Mra. B. Frank Homan snd
visiting friends iu
i Uyroue,
Mr. and Mre. Austin Dale visited
friends at Pleasant Gap snd Shiloh
Inst week.
Mrs, Willis Houtz sud Miss Laura
| Benier visited their uncle, Joseph
| Ross, st Pleassat Gap, Tuesday.
Mrs. Wm. Brouse, of Boslsburg, was
ithe guest of Mrs Johu Close oun
| Mhursday.
Donald Sellers is visiting his mother
st Hollidaysburg.
Ira Corman sud family entertained
a rled load of youug people from Fer-
| guson tewnship, Tuesds; evening of
fast week.
Nicholas Barolart, who for a num-
ber of yenrs was a resident of Oak
Hall, died st bis some in White Deer.
The remains, accompanied by the
family, were brought bere on Monday
snd conveyed to the Boslsburg ceme-
tery for interment.
Luther Peters, one of the prosperous
young farmers of this community, and
Miss Cora MeCliotie, of Walnut
Gruve, went to Bellefonte, Tuesday,
where they were married by Rev,
Ambrose Schmidt. After a few days
visit among friends iu Bellefonte and
vicinity, they returned home Satur
day, antl were given u cordial welcome
by some of the young men. BSaturdey
evening they were given a delightful
serenade by the calithumpian band.
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Colyer.
The singiug class under the instruc
tion of Prof. E. W. Crawford, will
have two more sessions,
A good ice crop has been harvested
in this vicinity, Atl those who had
8 place to store it away, took advau-
tage of the large supply.
The Colyer butchers have had very
bad roads to reach their market for the
past few weeks, cagsing a light slump
in their business. Among those who
take tons of meat across (he Beven
Monntains every week are 3 R. Meiss,
W. J. Copenhaver, W. H. Moyer and
Joho H, Taglor.
Wm. H. Commings and Lloyd
Smith purchased the butchering equip.
ment owned by Karstetter & Cole, of
Pleasant Gey, taking possession of the
same in a few weeks. Mr. Cummings
had been engaged in threshing for a
number of years, and was very suo
cessful. May the young men prosper
iu their new venture.
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Boalsburg Post Cards,
We have now on band a fine line
German-made post oards, views of
Boalsburg, which we offer for sale,
The stock Is superior In quality and
of
DEATHS,
Mrs. Nancy B. Sankey, widow of
the late Jeremiah Bankey, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. G. C,
Bhowalter, in Philipsburg, of pneu.
monis. Bhe was a daughter of Bolo-
mon and Margaret Hamer, and was
born in Huntingdon county over
seventy-two years ago. Sipce the
death of her husband, fourteen years
ago, she has made her home with her
daughter, who, with two sons, Hamer
and Samuel M., all of Philipsburg,
sarvive,
After four days illness from the grip
Mrs. Mary J, Gordon Arwstrong died
at the home of her dsughter, near
Lewistown. Bhe was aged eighty-
two years, and bad spent the greater
part of her life in the vicinity of Miles-
burg. Bhe is survived by three daugh-
ters and three sons,
Mra. Lydia A. Forster, widow of the
late Thomas W. Forster, died at the
home of her son, A. G. Forster, of
Harrisburg, Bhe was sixty-eight
years of age and was born in Howard,
being a daughter of Henry B. and
Margaret Grove,
The death of John Kaup occurred at
the Bellefonte hospital Thursde, of
Inst week of typhoid fever. He was a
son of the late George Kaup, snd was
aged thirty-two years He was em-
ployed as a machinist in Lingle's
foundry.
Roland C. Faust died at the home of
his son-in-law, Dr. J. F. Brockbauk,
in DuBois. He was born at Jackson.
ville, and was a blacksmith by trade,
He is survived by several children and
ope brother, Henry E., of Rockford,
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,
Paragraphs Picked from Fxohnuges of
Interest to Reporter Renders,
Democratic Watchman —
Col. J. L. Spangler and Cha les
Lukenbach represented the Bellefonte
bankers at the Group 6 convention in
Clearfield,
Capt. A. C. Miogle, who was con-
fined to the bouse all Inst week with a
bad attack of pleurisy, has recovered
and is around as usual,
A. A. Dale, E¢q , has returned from
bis 8c journ » t the home of his brother
Austin in College township, fdeling
very much better than he did six
weeks or [wo months ago.
The fariily of our good friend Riley
Pratt, at Unionville, is a sadly afMicted
one at present. His wife has been
confined to her bed for months and
her condition is now eritical ; a daugh.
ter, Mra. Harry Black, is seriously ill
with cancer of the stomach, and a few
days ago a son, Seth, a mail agent
with s run from New York to Pitts.
burg, was brought home with inflam-
matory rheumatism, and he
cannot help himself at all,
Miltheim Jouwrnal— i
Mr aud Mrs. H, N, Meyer attended |
the funeral of their sunt, Mrs. H. F.
Biter, at Ceutre Hall Monday.
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| From Illinois,
| From Maple Park, Illinois, George
ja Rishel, formerly of Gregg town.
ship, who went west a few years ago
| from Coburn, writes the Reporter as
| follows : Iu response to your request
{ I will write briefly about this section
of country,
We have bad a mild winter up to
January Sist. On this date rough
weather started, with snow and wind,
Bowe of the roads and railroads were
impassable for a few days. The ground
bog certainly saw his shadow bright
and early, and all day, on the 20d inst,
Mercury was down to twelve below
zero that morning and It has been
cold ever since. We have had no
sleighivg this winter although there is
lots of snow, but it is all on drifts.
The crops here were light last 3 ear
on account of the weather being wet
and cold the greater part of the sum-
mer, Oils was a little over half &
crop and light in weight; corn was
about two-thirds of a crop and of poor
quality. Corn is 502, oats 45c. Good
corn and oats sll for more, but we do
not have very much of that quality io
this section of Iilivols. Hogs and cat-
Fhe mar
ket has been crowded all fall and
winter. On February 1st the top price
for hogs was $4.50. The same date a
A. Walter left for Wilkinsburg Sat
urday afternoon to spend several days
al the home of Prof. and Mrs. 8B, Ward
Gramley.
Mr. aud Mre. Harry Harter, of Mill
mont, spent Saturday snd Supday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. 8B. M. |
Campbell,
Calvin Bower, of lilinois, son of Geo
M. Bower, of Penn township, was the |
guest of Frauk Kreamer Sunday. Mr. |
Bower has been visiting his parents
for some tiroe but will soon return to
bids
:
western home.
Iilinois
Miss Mary D. Eckley, a daughter of
Mrs. Mary Eckley, died at the home
of ber sister, Mre. James Rider, of
Coleville. She had been ill
sumption for almost a year,
was about twenty-three years,
of con
Her age
Philip A. King, for two years a
resident of Bellefonte, died at his home
in Wilkesbarre of pneumonia. He is
survived by his wife, nee Miss Kate
Stelokerchner, his father, four broth. |
era and five sisters,
Mary Maliuds, the infant desughter |
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Duck, of Pleas
ant Gap, died of pneumonia, aged five
months and seventeen days
LOCALS,
The first of April is coming on.
" Boft ’’ weather Lhe greater part of
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Heckman
west of Centre Hall, Thursday even-
ing of last week, entertaine! s nuw-
ber of their friends,
Mrs. Alvin Meyer, of Altoona, came
to Centre Hall Saturday to visit her
mother, Mrs. Barah Stover, and
brothers and sisters. Bhe was afou.
panied by her two children,
George Horner, of pear Pleasant
Gap, last week went to Curwensville
where he is visiting his brother-in-law,
Hugh Eckert. Mr. Eckert is employ.
ed in a large tannery at that place,
* De Laval Oil,” especially adapted
for using on cream separators of any
make, is offered for sale by D. WwW,
Bradford, Centre Hall. This oil is
put up in gallon cans, and is the best
oil for the purpose on the market,
Centre countinns granted increases
in pensions and the amounts sre as
followe: John 8B. Steflen, Aarousburg,
$15; Jacob Gross, Axe Mann, $15;
John B. Crawford, Nittany, $15; John
Noll, Bellefonte, $12; George W.
Fransler, Port Matilda, $12,
Mr. and Mrs. John Breon, at
Rboneymed«, entertaloed some eighty
of their friends in and about Centre
Hall, Thareday eveniog of last week,
A most enjoyable time was had. Four
large sleds and a number of wleighs
and cutters were employed In trans
porting the guests,
William 8. Rosman, of Bpring
Mills, was a caller at this office Mon.
day. He is a student under W. L.
Campbell, at the Rising Springs rail
road station, and has a bit over a year
fo his credit. He is quoted as being
an apt student in telegraphy, and is
the making of an all "round rallrosd
man,
Let those who are dublous of the
good belog dene at the county hos
, at Bellefonte, go there them
selves and make inquiry of the suffer
log patients, who will tell you that
they receive the best attention and the
kindliest treatment from nurees aod
authorities, A visit
imp such as are di
Mise Bessie King entertained a party i
of i
Mr. sod Mrs. Bimon R
Kivg, Tuesday evening The little
folks had su erjiryable time, and at
an early hour departed for their homes,
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ehraary 20 {
i
Democrats Moet i
state Chairman Dimeling has issued |
8 call for a micetiong of the Democratio |
state committee in Harrisburg on Feb. |
ruary 26, to fix the date of the meeting i
of the slate commitios, The purpose |
if the state convention, |
which will elect four delegates-at-inrge |
to the Denver esnvention and
Lom
perior court.
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LOCALS,
Dandy weather to develop patients
for doctors,
Prof. P. H. Meyer will hold a
wusical convention in Millbelin, be.
ginning Monday, 241h ios
Cleveland Mitterling houne
from Cuddy, Westmoreland county,
where he had been located for some
motths
Cate
A big two horse wagon load of nice
kindling wood, eut to stove length,
for $2, delivered st your door. Can
furnish soy lengih desired. Csi! up
A. J. Lyte on the Commercial ‘phone,
Prof. John H, Barron, who has been
covnected with the Pennsylvania
State Uoligge School of Agriculture for
the past year, has resigned, io order lo
take up practical farmiog st his old
home in York state,
J. Paul Resrick is back from Cin
cinnati, where he took a course in
under:aking incloding all its branches,
sod since hus been at Blate College
looking after the business of the under
taking firm of which he is 8 member
He spent Bunday at his home in Cen-
tre Hall,
As a token of his appreciation of
their efforts to save his home from the
flames Bunday night a week ago, W.
Li. Bteele, of Bellefonte, presented both
fire companies with a check for $15.
Despite the cold weather they battled
bravely and saved the house from
total destruction,
Look at your label on this issue, and
note whether you hsve an eight or a
nine on it. If you do not have one of
those figures opposite your name, kind.
ly forward the necessary amount of
cash to this office so that your sub
scription will be advanced to come
within the postoffioe regulations.
Edward Wolf, who is employed in
one of the many offices of the Penne
sylvanisa Railroad Company, st Al
toons, came to Centre Hall Saturday
evening, when he called on 8 numer
of friends, and Sunday was the guest
of Merchant ©. W. and Mre. Bwarig,
at Tusseyville, returning to Altoona
Monday, Ve
Sebuylkill county has & man who
confessed
year ago they were $705, so you can
#¢e the farmer is pot making much
this year. The hay crop was fairly
good, and potatoes were a light crop.
Fruit was no crop at all. J
Creamery butter is 34¢ now, had
been lower; eggs, 20¢: highest was
<ic a month ago.
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An Old Press
Ouoe of the oldest printing presses in
Central Penneyivania may be seen in
the Centre Reporter office. It is an
old Washington handpress, manu-
fue ured by Robert Hoe, snd the lever
was pulled by a number of men of
distinction, smong them ex-Governor
Packer, Col. A. K. MeClure and Theo-
Wright, the latter now editor-in-chief
of the Philadelphia Record and presi
dent of the Record Publishing Com:
Thie information was obtained
fromm Col. John A. Woodward, who
also worked the lever of the press
while in use at Willinmsport, where
the Gaz-tte & Bulletin was printed on
it in ils early Listory.
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Notice for Closing Meat Market,
Owing to the regulations of the Btlate
quires sll butcher tools, blocks, ete, to
be cleaned up at the close of ench day’s
for the ceasing of the meat sales so that
this work can be done before closing
ty place of business. This hour hae
been sel at 8:30, after which Lime po
meat will be sold, no matter whether
the shop is open or not,
J. GU. DAUBERMAN,
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Merger wif 8. BE. V. and ¥ BR, K,
Toe final mergiog of the Bald Eagle
Valiey Railroad with the Pennsylva-
tis will take piace at the aunual meet-
ing of the stockholders of the latter
company on March 10th, Under the
offer of three shares of Pennsylvania
railroad rtock aod fifty dollars cash
bonus for eacn share .of Bald Eagle
Valley the former company secured all
the glock that was in outside hands.
MI MAM ASHI STORIN.
Keith's Theatre,
The bill at Keith’s Theatre, Phila
delphia, this week is one of the usually
strong kind given at this theatre,
Grace Van Studdiford, late prima
douns in ** The Red Feather,” is play-
ing a welcome return. Jus Edwaras
presents The Blonde Typewriters ina
one-act musical comedy. A very
funny feature is given by Wilfred
Clarke & Co. in his own farce, * What
Will Happen Next.’ An European
novelty in drawing-room scro atics je
furnished by the Willy Panotzr Troups,
skillful bareback riding and acrohatie
feats on horseback sre the features oon-
tributed by the Cottrell-Powell Troupe,
the great New York Hippodrome sen-
sation, There are many others on the
program for the week.
Transfer of Real Estate
Wm. B. Beller, et. ux., to John R.
Thompson, Murch 25, 1907, 148 acree
11 perches in Gregg twp. $2500,
W. 8. Furst, et. al, to D. A. Boozer,
Jan. 7, 1908, premises in Centre Hall,
$1100, :
Lafayetie Hoover, ot. al, to Jas
Davie, ot. ux., Jun, 14, 1908, premises
South Philipsburg. $500.
J. Orvis Peters, ot. ux., to Wm, Z'm-
merman, Jan, 21, 1908, premises in
Unlon twp. $1. :
Philip Confer’s heirs to Harry Alva
Confer, et. al, Jan, 18, 1008, land in
Howard twp, $1
or he Summit alder
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First Churoh of Christ of Ph
to Evens I, James, Feb.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
The farmers’ Institute at Boalsburg
closes today ( Thursday.)
The February ele tion is over. Next
come the summer primaries, April 11.
Mrs. Maggie Harper lind been con.
fined t) bed by illness for a short time,
State and Bucknell have patched up
differences, reports say, and will again
engage in warfare on the #porting fleld,
This is lesp year, but so far none of
the fair sex hereabouts seem to have
ever taken a step toward poppiog the
question.
Miss Anna Btover, teacher at Tus.
seysink school, resigned. The term
will be finighed by Mr. Musser, of
Potter township.
The name of W. Gross Mingle, of
Centre Hall, will appear on the Demo-
cratic primary ticket as a candidate
for delegate to the state convention.
Luther B. Peters, of Oak Hall, and
Miss Cora C. Peters, of Linden Hall,
were married at the Reformed parson-
age, Bellefonte, by Rev. Ambrose M.
Behmidt.
R. R. Rickard, the right hand man
of W. F. Rockey, the produce wan,
was a caller the other day, and stated
that country produce was reasonably
plentiful.
Mrs. J. I. Btonecypher, of Boslsburg,
and Mrs. J, H. Ross, of Linden Hall,
came to Centre Hall Baturdsy after.
noon and until Monday were guests of
Mm. H. E. Homan, east of Centre
Hall.
Wm. H. Btover, who is now quar-
tered in the Kennedy tenement house,
west of Centre Hall, will move to nesr
Centre Hill on the Meyer farm, and
will assist Dame Luse in conducting
that farm,
The Reporter wishes to thank the
many subscribers who within the past
two months have paid their sub-
scriptions in advance. Prompt pay-
ment Indicates an appreciation of the
Reporter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lehman, of Mount
Joy, who is one bundred and four
years old, celebrated Lincoln's birth.
day by taki 'g a long sleigh rid. Mrs
Lehman says she enjoys sleigh riding
just as much ss she did eighty years
ago.
The general break up the middle of
inst week and the rain of Friday and
Saturday caused all streams to rise
rapidly. No damage of any © nse-
quence was done within the county
limits. Baturday night the tempera.
ture fell to below freezing, which pre-
vented a likely disaster.
The Commercial Telephone people
are exlending their live beyond Pine
Hall. The new subscribers are Mrs.
Francis Keichline, W. E Stover, D.
8. Neidigh, L. H. Osman, J. H. Hoy,
George Grenoble, James Habler, H.
M. Crovemiller and several others
whose names are not known.
The Reporter, which has an agency
for German-made post cards, received
eleven views about Boalsburg which
were ordered by Stuart & Wieland and
Hartisou & Ishler, merchants in thst
town. They are a fine lot of cards,
aud represent the best of workman.
ship. These cards are also on sale at
this office at 50 each twenty-five
cents per half dozen.
Messrs. Charles Mensch, of MiMi
burg, sud Dame Luse, of Centre Hil,
Friday afternoon went west with a
view of buying a car load of horses
which will be offered for sale later on.
Mr. Luse is capable of discovering the
good and bad qualities of a horse,
which indicates that there will be no
seconds among the horses purchase
Al Osman, who has beeu st the
county hospital, at Bellefonte, for six
or more weeke, is al present a very
sick man. He is, however, cheerful,
altogether contented with his sor
roundings and conscious of his con
dition. He speaks in the highest
terms of the treatment received, and
thinks himself fortunate in being an
inmate of that institution, y of
For a year or more petty thefts had
been committed in the Y. M, C. A,
rooms, in Bellefonte, and a fow days
ago some cash was Laken from clothing
hanging in the various dressers. The
officers of the association took :
matter up, and by placing marked
coins in the pockets of costs the thief
was discovered, and proved to be John