a” Ha Se ————————— 55 THE OENTRE REPORTER. S.W. SMUTH, . . . Editor and Proprietor. Centre Harr, . . . PeNN’A. THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1808. TERMS. The terms of subscription to the Re- porter are one dollar per year in sdvanoe. ADVERTISEMENTS. 20 cents per lines for three insertions, and Soon por ihe for each sub- sequent insertion. Other ral made known on application, CHURCH APPOINTMENTS. Presbyterian-Centre Hall, morning, Children's Day exerci és ; Spring Mills, afternoon. Lutheran—Tusseyville, morning ; Spring Mills, afternoon ; Centre Hall, evening, Ch n's Day exercises. Reformed ~8pring Mills, morning, communion, preparatory service Saturday eveniug ; Union, afternoon ; Centre Hall, no service. WANTED .—A good yearling colt. Apply to 8, W. Smith, Centre Hall, The Reporter's Register, Cyrus D. Wagner, Boalsburg Mrs. Maria Wagner, Tusseyvilie Mrs. J. B. Guiney, Loganton Mrs. Chas. Bartholomew, Centre Hall Mrs. H. D. Mark, Loganton Clementine Miller, Lewisburg Rebekah A. Boyer, Miflinburg Anns R, Keiser, West Milton Erma C. Stahl, Mazeppa Elizabeth C. Quinn, Lock Haven Miriam E. Auman, Rebersburg Mrs. C. H. Gramley, Rebersburg Mrs. Chas, Moyer, Hartleron W. H, Moyer, Williamsport Wm. A. Willson, Lock Haven Ida and Elizabeth Bitner, Tusseyville Myra E. Rockey, Tusseyville Mrs. G, 8. Frank, Millheim Mm. H. E' Homan, Centre Hall Mrs. H. E. Duck, Millheim Mrs. C. W. Luse, Centre Hall Cora Luse, Centre Hall Mrs, L. H. Gettig, Bellefonte Mrs. A. A. Frank, Rhoda Frankenberger, Mrs. Wm. Gre ff, Mrs. R. L. Hains, Mrs, G. B. Stover Millheim Mrs. T. 8. Minary, Lock Haven Mrs. William Bitner, Tusseyville M. Katharine Furst, Salons Mrs. J. M. Rearick, Salona Mrs. J. 8. Boal, Centre Hall Byrd M. Stover, Rebemburg Rev. and Mrs, J. Max Lantz, Richard, William, Hizabeth, Emily Lantz, Spring Mills Mrs. J. B. Strunk, Mill Hall Mrs. Hiram L. Byers, 8t. Thomas Mrs. J. H. Parker, Altoona Hazel Ripka, Centre Hall Mrs. A. R, Gilbert, Miflinburg J. A. Eungard, Spring Mills Grace Crawford, Bellefonte Mrs. Frank Crawford, Bellefonte Rebecca Derstine, Centre Hall Mrs. Nicholas Vallimont, Pine Glen J. W. Dashem, Spring Mills Mary M. Herrola, Lewisburg Grace I. Ripka, Centre Hill Miss J. C. Mason, Northampton, Mass. Miss B. M. Laurin, Northampton, Mass, Helen Nearhood, Centre Hall Verna Nearhood, Centre Hall Charles T. Kurtz and wife, Clearfield Mary E. Jordan, Potters Mills Susan E. Bogdan, Potters Mills 8. W. Gramley, Millheim B. 8. Gramley, Spring Mills Mrs. John Frazier, Centre Hall Mrs. Elsie White, Pleasant Gap Florence White, Pleasant Gap James H. McMullen, Maitland W. E. Lee, Centre Hill Mrs. Rachel Eflert, Dakota, Illinois Mrs, J. R. Bechrist, Centre Hall Mrs, Elizabeth Zeigler, Centre Hall A —— A —————— LOCALS, Millbeim, like Centre Hall, has lengthened its term of public school from seven to eight months. Prof. John Hamilton, of Washing- ton, D. C., has taken possession of his summer cottage at State College. Peter Smith, of Centre Hill, and ex- Bquire Grove, of Spring Mills, were in Bellefonte Moriday to sttend the sale of unseated lands by County Treasurer White. Jerre Bhunk, of Bpring Mills, who was hit in the eye about three weeks ago by a piece of steel went to the rail . road hospital at Williamsport Tuesday of last week. Miss Jennie Foreman has just about recovered from an sttack of erysipelas, aud now her sister, Miss Kate Fore man, is ill from tonsilitis. Both are at the home of their mother, Mrs. Sarah Foreman, in Centre Hall, Dr. H. Clay Campbell, of Philadel. phis, one of the proprietors of Penns Cave, visited the Cave and also was the guest of his brother-in-law, D. H, Meek, of Btate College. He was aco companied by Dr. Lentz, also of Phil. adelphia, A number of students of the Penn Hall-Spring Mills Academy held a meeting in the school building on Sat- urday and effected a temporay organ- ization to hold a grand reunion during the summer. Another meeting will be held at the same place, Friday, June 12, at 2 o'clock p. m., when ail the students of the Academy are re quested to attend. Prof. 8B. Ward Gramley was in Cen- tre Hall Mondsy. During the past few years be has been teaching school at Wilkinsburg, but at a recent : ing of the Millbeim school vert he was elected principal of the schools of that borongh, He was accompanied to Centre Hall by his brother, Bruce Gramley, who will graduate at Penn. sylvania State College next week. Mrs. Thomas Eilert, of Rock City, Illinois, i» cast, and is now at the home of Mrs Lydia Zsigler, west of Centre Hall. Before coming bere she spent some time In Philadelphia and other points. Mrs. Eivrt, nee Rachael Reap, is a native of A y and her husband is a native of Harrie township, but went west with his parents when quite s small boy, Mrs, Eilers daughter is the wife of Harvey M, Zeigler, who Is a son of Mrs. Lydia Zeigler, a resident of Rook City, which accounts for the acquain. taunceship with Mrs, Zeigler, AR amit, Loa for Two Days, The following is from the Lewls- town Democrat and Bentinel :, John Bowen, aged fifteen years, a feeble-minded boy who resides with his parents in Ferguson Valley, rear the Beven Mouptaine, disappeared from bome Thursday of last week. Searching ties were out on the mountains, but without finding any trace of him until Saturday when he turned up at Potters Mills, Centre county. The boy was almost starved and his clothes torn from his body by the heavy underbrush of the Beven Mountains, Io the two days he was lost the boy probably 'raveled thirty or forty miles, and when he reached Potters Mills his feet were swollen to almost twice their natural size. Magee.Gould, Mrs. Mary Metzer Gouldf of Atlantic City, bas issued invitations for the marriage of her daughter, Miss Kate Cosette, to Forest Nolan Magee, at four o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon, in the church of the Ascension, Atlan- tic City. Following the wedding there will be a reception at the home of the bride's mother prior to the departure of the young couple on a wedding trip. Mr. and Mrs. Magee wili spend the summer in Atlantic City and will not be at home, southeast corner of Twenty-third and Locust streets, Philadelphia, until after November 15th. The prospective groom is the son of the late R. M. Magee, who spent & greater part of his life in Bellefonte, and is a promising young attorney. i — pe ——————— Hit While Playing Ball, The following is from the Dally News: While playing ball Saturday after- noon st Unlonville, Harold Fisher was struck on the side of the head and the result was almost fatal. The young man was rendered unconscious by the blow and for some time his condition was regarded as precarious, His physicians had a serious time re. viving him, bat from reports Monday morning it was learned that they w re a little more hopeful of his recovery, He is a young man about cighteen years of age, Completing the Reservoir, complete the reservoir of the town water plant. The sides and rear riprap walls are being torn out, and in their stead a solid wall of stone laid in cement will be constructed and united with the front wall built a few years ago. The work is being superintend. ed by W. W. Bpangler. While this work Is being done, the flow of water from one of the several springs is amply sufficient to keep th main pipe line filled. ———— A ————— Isdorsed Pleture of Willism BH, Taft, The Philadelphia North American will give free to each buyer of its . day edition of June 21 a handsome photogravure portrait of William Howard Taft. This is the only picture publicly indorsed, as an artistic repro- duction of a lifelike portrait, by Mr, Taft's managers and friends. It fs sn art work of highest merit, the kind of picture that sells for a dollar in the art stores. It is ready for mounting and framing. K. 6G, E Festiva'-July 4. The Centre Hall Castle Knights of the Golden Eagles will hold a festival July 4th, afternoon and evening on Grange Park. Refreshments of all kinds will be served. A game of base ball will be one of the attractions, Penns Cave. Messrs. Elmer and Abner Rdssman spent Bunday st Hecla, Church was well attended Bunday evening. Dr. Cawell made a business trip to Centre Hall last week, Ar As HAAS. Woodward. Miss Lily Kessinger and Miss Bnave- Iy, of Nittany, were visitors in town Baturday and Bunday, Mrs. Huss, of Spring Mills is visit ing at the N. W. Eby home, Mrs. Emma Musser and Miss Mabel Wolfe were to Millhelm one day last week. The sale of the property of Jacob Neidig, deceased, Baturday, was large- ly attended. Harris Btover, wife and daughter, Miss Mabelle, spent the Babbath with the lady's mother, Mrs. Wolfe. Mr. Maize ard wife and Mrs. Calvin Eby visited at the home of N. W. Eby on Monday. Miss Marie Snyder attended the festival at Asronsburg, Saturday evening. Miss Miriam, daughter of Thomas Benner, died at the home of her fa ther in Woodward, Sunday afternoon, #1 4.30 o'clock. Death was caused by dropsy, she having been sick for the last few months. Funperal was held In the Evangelical church, Wednesday ae oo AR SAO 5, ER vs a — ———— Repairiog Ohureh Roof. ‘ An effort is being made to stop the leaks in the roof on the Lutheran church in Centre Hall, which bas greatly damaged the frescoing and in- terior degorations of that church. The Lucas br'Sthers are the mechanics do- ing the work, Meeting of Progress Grange. A meeting of Progress Grange wil be held Baturday afternoon in Grange Arcadia. Neighboring Granges have been invited to attend, and the pros pects are for a large attendance of Patrons from all parte of the valley, C. H. Dildine, of Rohrersburg, chair- man of the State Grange Executive Committe, will also be present. (A a Harris Township, Harrison Knarr returned from a visit to friends at Howard, Jackson- ville and different places in Clinton eunty. Mc. and Mrs. Wm. Keller, of near Axemann, were guests at the Hillside farm, Mrs. Ed. Runkle, of Coatesville, who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs Adam Wagner, in Bellefonte, and her sister, Mra, George Hazel, nr d duugh- ter, of Bellefonte, were guess at the Reformed parsonage, Suturday, Mrs. Eastburn Wood, with her little son William, of Youngstown, Ohio, is visiting her sister, Mre. John Durner. Her husband, who is employed a« ap electrician at Youngstown, will join her the latter part of the week and they will visit friends in Philadelphia, and also attend some commencement exercises there, Mis J. F. Blover was a visitor from Bellefonte, last week, Mr.and Mrs. Charles Fenstermacher, of Chicago, who are spending the sum- mer with the parents of the latter, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lytle, near State College, spent Bunday at t'e home of Mra. Margaret Miller. Miss Anna Bteele, of Bellefonte, and Misses Bertha and Nannie Hender. son, of Buflalo Run, spent Wednesday of last week in Boalsburg. . Boyd Cowherand two gone, of Hil» fonte, were io Boalsburg Sunday Bome of the forennon farmers are making hay Mr. snd Mrs. John Stuart, of State College, snd Bamuel Glenn, of the Branch, attended the funeral of James Haasson, Monday. Mr. and Mra. John Fortoey took = drive to Penna. Farnace Friday, on a matter of business, and .n their home. ward way made several calls in Fer guson township. 8. W. Smith and Miss Freda Bailey, of Centre Hall, spent Friday afternoon in Boalsburg. While the former was atlending to some business matters snd making a few friendly calls, the latter was entertained by Miss May Btover st the hotel. Lester Grenoble visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Greooble, at Pleasant Gap, over Bunday. Wm. Cramer spent the time from Buturday until Monday st his home near Rock View, Miss Gertrude Wieland has taken up her abode with Miss Bara J. Keller, 88 a companion for her, The ministerial association met sat the Reformed parsonage, Tuesday. Thomas Johnson, of SBheffeld, Als., visited in Boalsburg last week. Mra Johnson is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Green Irvin, of Oak Hall, and has been visiting there for the past eight months. Dr. Walter Woods and family, of Ohio, a son of Dr, George Woods, of Pine Grove Mills, spent Tuesday at the home of Matthew Goheen, Wm. Goheen was to tate College, Tuesday. ————— SAO Linden Hall. Bessie Bearson returned Wednesdsy from a three weeks trip to Philadel phia and other pities, Mrs. Arber Commings and son spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs. John Spangler. James SBwarlz, of Chicago, arrived here Baturday for a short visit with his cousins, Mrs. J. W. Keller and Frank Homan. Monday he in company with Mr. Homan visited State College and the home of his childhood on the Branch now occupied by Dice Thomas, Mr. Bwartz was quite small when his parents went to Illinois some fifty years ago and thie is his firet visit to his birth place. Clarence Weaver, a Selinsgrove stu. dent, came home Monday for his sum- mer vacation, Mr. and Mrs. Foster Jodon were vis "ors at the Lee Brooks home Sunday. Merrill Miller hes accepted a posi. tion as clerk in the railroad office at Elizsbethville, Dauphin county, ant assumed his new duties Monday. Mrs. John Wright is visiting friends in Bellefonte, The stork brought a Jittle daughter to the homes of Christ Meyers and Walker SBhutt last week, Mrs. Onl. Wieland and sons visited friends here Inst week. Earl Mower and William wradoated from Selinsgrove last week. Both are from township, ins i of Milesburg, ie oR Sl . H. Wei PR Bibi Rig iil Ry gr Harris came from rm, : over ednesday for a short stay Bunday Ww Bel 7 * i An Unsecured Loan. Though pawnbrokers sre mot sup posed to have any friends, “aly custom. ers, there 18 a story that Is tedd in New York that shows that they someMmes stretch thelr rules—Iif the right man comes along, A certaly seckuy man had been having a very hacd streak of luck. If there were twenty-ame horses in the race, his cholce would never be better than No. 20. Finally kis money was nll gone; also all of his megotiable property. When he had speat his last dollar for breakfast, he turned into the pawnshop where all his valuables were belong cared for, and they amounted to considerable “I'd like to have $500 on this,” he sald to the proprietor, laylug degen an ordinary lead pencil on the counter, Without a change of countenance, the pawubroker made out a ticket and passed the money over the counter, Right there the raclug man's for- tunes seemed to change. Every one of his selections proved nn easy winner, nnd, he pushed b ck, he was able ut the end of the week to redeem his pencil and al Lis other valuables. ~New York Globe, us A Doubtful Guarantee, The Arabs and, indeed, ull Moslems have the practice of re-enforcing prom- Ises by addi o thelr word of honor the Arabic phrase loshallah (“Please God™y How much meaning it conveys in ome lands of the east Is told in the useful to the Moors and Is frequently mnking promises that they have no intention whatever of keeping, take refuge behind \imsighty when they taxed their breach of faith, There is told of a man kept a shop In Gibraltar and who knew the ways of the Moor. To him one duy came one of the faithful, who of buying cloth. that the price was payment in sixty days, he ihe pious proviso Is a very fortuula Used iD ug they can then the with are who a story was desirous some (in in uw informed $2 a yard, replied “Al right Will jpuiy ¥ “ey I will take so much and ou In sixty days, Inshallah” va,” sald the “the price Is $2. payment in sixty days. For sixty shiallah, the price is $2.50." vender, days, In Her Hidden Ambition. 8 an instance, rare lo the pro- of a musician who had little enthusiasm for just as Fauny Kemble, the actress, was by no unored of the stage and quit It had clgrum- bound ber there A brilliant violinist, a native of HoBand, one day for Edward VII, when Prince of Wales “Is there anything you care mose for than Stradivarius? asked the prince, expecting, of course, a negative There fession, her calling, nea ns © woukl have tot sinnces younag pl ives he was the your reply The young Netherlander coloredea lit- tie The violin thsorbing passion with me, your highness.” she replied "Ab! Perhaps you have a leaning to another branch of art? suggested the price “Indeed i sald in is not ar have not!” the violinist burst of confidence. “But, your bh i just love to cook! 1 really believe | should make an excel lent chief if 1 had the opportunity to practice.” — New York Tribune. gliness, A “Fine Old Woman.” During the evening“ a gentleman came to Mrs Siddons and seld. *Mad- am, 1 beg your pardon for asking so rade a question, bot in consequence of 8 wager allow me to ask your age.” She replied, “Seventy-eight years old.” “Hang 1.” sald he, “1 have lost” And be abruptly went away. Mrs. Siddons immediately sald, “Puap- pr!” “Very true” 1 observed, “but why him you were so old?” She replied. "Whenever a lady of an uncertain age, as it is termed, is asked how old she is she had better add ten or more years to her age, for then the inquirer goes away saying, “What a fine old woman! "-"Journals of Sir George Smart.” Foresight and Delicatessen, In Chicago is a woman who com bines the functions of ‘caterer and trance medinm, serving her customers with refreshment psychical! or phys leal, nccording to thelr wishes Either she or the sign painter whom she employed must be a humorist, for her sign reads thus: “Madame Blank, caterer and trance medium. Groceries and Previsions.” A ————— Guaranteed Ghosts. “No intelligent person pays any at tention to ghosts.” said. the dogmatic person. “Perhaps not,” answered Miss Cay- enne, “unless the ghost has been able to secure an Intreduction from some psychic research soclety.”--Washing- ton Star. The Bohemian. “Ah, once a bohemian always a bo hemian!” exclaimed the unscissored poet. “A bohemian never changés.” “No, not even his collar,” replied the practical man, who had met a fow bo hemlans. Chicago News. Wayside Communings. Wareham Long—Wot started the hard times anyway? «~Tuffold Knutt-We did, ye ole fooll We wus sufferin’ with 'em long ‘fore anybody else caught ‘em. — Clileago Tribune. Locating the Blame. Father Why, when | was your age I didn’t bave as much money In a month as you spend In a day. Son don't you go for grandfather? To be Held in the Union Church, Farmers Mills, Friday, June 12th, Afternoon and Evening, PROGRAM, AFTERNOON SESSION. Opening Services Scripture Reading, Music and Prayer, Election of Officers for Ensuing Year, MUSIC, Does the Sabbath School Meet the Requireme Rev. Daniel Gress, MUSIC. The Relation of the Sabbath School to the Church. | MUSIC, Memorizing the Scripture . MUSIC, nts of Religious Instruction ? Rev, J. Max Lantz Dr. D. M, Wolf EVENING SESSION. SONG SERVICE. The Sabbath School a Factor in the Temperance Cause MUSIC, An Urgent Christian Duty, , MUSIC. The Work of the Class Outside of the Sabbath Sc hool . Rev. H A. Encok Dr. W, H, Schuyler Room, — Rev. B. F. Bieber Each leader will have fifteen minutes to open discussion, The district is composed of Potter and Gregg Townships and Centre Hall Borough. All schools are entitled to send delegates, May each Sabbath School worker in the district consider it a duty to help make the Convention a helpful one, EE ——— PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Bulletin JUNE ON THE GREAT LAKES. Restful, delightful, tateresting, and instructive, there is no trip like that on vie Great Lakes, those inland seas which form the border line between the United States and Cansds And June is one of the most charming mouths in the year jn which to take the trip. For comfort the fine passenger steamships of the Anchor Line have no superiors. As well-appoluted as the palatial ocean greyhounds which plow the Atlantic, their schedule allo #8 sufficient time st all sloppiog pisces to enable the traveler t) see something of the great Inke cities nnd 10 view in daylight the most dist Inkes, and Lhe scenery which frames them. inetive sight« of the The trip through Detroit River, and through Lake St Clair, with its great ship canal in the middie of the lake, thence through Lake Huron, the locking of the steamer through the grea! locks at the Boo, and the passage of Lhe Portage Eotry, lake and canal, scross the upper end of Michigan are novel and interesting festures The voysge from Buffalo to Duluth covers over eleven hundred miles io the five days’ journey. Leaviog Buffalo, the steamships, Juniata and Tionesta, make stops at E-ie, Clevelsad, Detroit, Makinae Island, the Soo, Marquette, Houghton and Hone wk, sud Duluth, The 1908 season opens on June 16, when tie Stesmer Tionests will make her first sailing from Buflalo. The Anchor Live is the Great Lake Aunex of the Peunsylvania Railroad, and the service measures Gp to the high standard set by the * Standard Railroad of America.” An illustrated folder, giving sailing dates of steamers, rates of fare, and uther information is in course of preparation, and may be ob- tained from any Penvsylvania Railroad Ticket Agent, who is also prepared to book passengers who may desire to take this trip through the Great Lakes and back. I HAVE A NICE, LINE OF T—- ww. Work and Dress Shirts... SUMMER AND ssiee Si UNDERWEAR For Men & Boys. Ladies’ & Children’s Gauze Vests AT YERY LOW PRICES F. E. WIELAND, Linden Hall BOOT VDV LDN VD WV VB BNW DVN VN VDD UN . The Avdance Gas and Gas- Oline Engine has a Throt- tle Governor. As steady in Congressman Fooht has had a bill passed to appropriate $25,000 for » post office building at Lewisburg and $50, 000 for public buildings at Lewistown. When this district becomes represent. od by thee Hon W, Harrison Walker, there will be hopes for Bellefonte and other towns in the district getting a slice of pork. : ga a
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