"% pustaiabim—, DEATHS, ROSIE JANE KRAPE An unusually sad death occurred at quarter of an hour after the last spark of life had gone out of Rosle Jane Krape, groups of young people gathe- ed together here and there, and their faces plainly revealed the topic of dis- cussion and that the one who had just left this world was one of their asso- ciates, Having been ill but two days, her intimate friends and family searce- ly realizad her condition until the death messenger had already delivered his missive, She was in the bloom of youth, and was looked upon as a girl possessing robust health, although her family was aware that she occasionally was ill for a day or so at a time from causes unknown. With all this, her cheeks suggested the name by which she was known among the boys and girls. Her age was sixteen years, nine months, twenty-three days. Bhe was a caughter of Mr, aud Mrs, Alfred P. Krape, and besides her pa- rents two sisters—Clara, the oldest in the family, and Florence, a tot of two years, survive. The family is greatly bereaved, and largely so because there Was no previous preparation of the mind for the loss of a child and sister Death was due to ao affection of the heart valves, The interment took place Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Daniel (ress, pastor of the Reformed church, of which the young girl had been a member, of ficiating. The deceased was also closely con- nected with Christian Endeavor and both organizations gave floral ofter- | ings. The pall bearers and the young ladies in the Bell telephone exchange | also paid tribute to her worth in the | Same way. | The laying to rest of “this young girl { was witnessed by a large number of | people, the major part of whom were young in years. The pslibearers were | six girls and an equal number of boys picked from among the associates of | the deceased. They were: Ruth | Thomas, Nellie Smith, Margaret | Jacobs, Cora Luse, Margaret Mitter- | ling, Freda Bailey, Robert Meyer, Earl Ross, Floyd Palmer, Bruce Ar-| ney. Clayton Homan, John Bailey. | i THOMAS A. MAYES, | Thomas Alexander Mayes died at his | home in Philipsburg after au illness of | about six months. He had been a suf | ferer from heart trouble for a number | of years. He was born at Spring Mills, | August 5, 1842, and was age | sixty-six | years. He was married to Mary J Boyer, of Bosalsburg., Of their five children four are living, as follows Mrs. W. E. Bmith, of Cherry Tree ;| Bara aod Margaret, st Harry C., of Philadelphia. De ceased | Was a soldier in the Iate rebellion, hav- | ing enlisted in Company E 45th P, V | and served about three years. He was | io the employ of the Binger Sewing Machine company for over seventeen years, James A. Bmith, a life-lovg resident of Blanchard and a veteran of the Civil War, died at the home of his daughter, Mre. Frank Courter, in that place, after a long illness from cancer, He was aged sixty-one years, nine months and nine days. He was a member of Company K, 203rd regi- ment, P. V. He wasau active mem- ber of George Harleman post, 302, G. A. R., of Blanchard. He is survived by bis aged mother, Mrs. Thomas Bmith, of Liberty township, and the following brothers and sisters : Joseph, of Liberty township ; Treville and Miss Emma, at home ; Mrs E. W. Gardoer, of Blancherd, and Mrs. Irvin Kunes, in the syuth. The sur. viving children are, Mrs. Courter, Frank and Bamuel Smith, all of Blanchard. —————— Mrs. Matilda Jones Harrison died st her home in Stats College, «L the nage of about t@VeLuly yedire. <he had been In feeble health for several years, caused by a general breaking down of the system. Surviviog sre the follow. ing children : Willisw, Jersey Shore : H. B., Boalsburg ; Charles, State Col- lege ; Mrs. J. UC. Rimey, Jersey Bhore ; Mrs. Wm. Hoy, State College, and Miss Nellie, a’ howe. Mrs. Harry Minvemyer died st her home in Juniata of stomach trouble, Bhe was forty-seven years of age, and was born and raised at Pennsylvania Furnace, her parents being Mr. and Mrs. James Simpson. Bhe was the mother of three children, all of whom are dead. Her husband and seven brothers and sisters survive. —— After being an invalid for a number of years, Mrs. Ketharine Henderson, widow of the late Alexander Hender- son, died at the home of her daughter, Mis. Jennie Lauth. She was eighty- four years old and had been a resident of Howard for many years, In sddi- tion to her daughter she is survived by two sons, Edward and William, Meda, the twelve year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Bryan, of Cur. tin, died at Yeagertown of diphtheria, Bis wae Yisitiog relatives at that place / LOCALS Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Wagner, of New Bloomfield, were In the valley among friends, Misses Elsie and Mary Reariok, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rearick, of Milroy, have been among friends and relatives in and about Centre Hall during the past week. Milton 8, Benner, who for several weeks was the guest of his uncle. J. Will Mitterling, in Centre Hall, re- turned to Cuddy, where he is employ- ed by the Union Supply Company. Miss Mamie Moyer, of Womelsdorf, Is being entertained at the D. J. Meyer home. Miss Moyer is the daughter of Simon Moyer, who will be remembered 8s having engaged in t e lumber business about Centre Hall a pumber of years ago. Farmer Hartsock, tenant on the Rothrock farm, west of Centre Hall, had the misfortune to lose a work horse the latter part of last week. The animal was about due to foal, and ft is not certain whether or not she died from colie, or some injury. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Thompson, and children Katharine and Alberta, and Andrew Thompson, al] of Lewistown, Were guests at the Centre Hall hotel for a few days last week. The Thompsons are the owners of the knitting mill in Lewistown, a business that bas been prospering Misses Mary A. Mills, of Altoona, secompanied Miss Roxanna Brisbin to the Reporter office Tuesday eveniug. Miss Mills is a public school teacher and isa guest at the Brisbin home, few days with ber cou-iux, the Bible sisters, east of Centre Hall, Mr. aud Mre, W. P. Kuhn and daughter Ruth, of Villiamsport, for a day were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gregg in Centre Hall. Mr. Kubn is ‘a clerk in the large retail store of Bush and Ball, Williamsport. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Kubo and baby, of Rebersburg, were also guests of Mr. snd Mrs. Gregg. During the few days he was home last week, Andrew Gregg made pre- Hmiosry arrangements to move his family to Wilkes Barre. Mr. Gregg connected with the Bell { Pennsylvania f years as a wiremanp, but recently he was given a very deserved promotion to district manager with head quarters at Wilkes- Barre has been lelephove Company o for a number Haviog served as a justice of the peace for many years, gave P. H. Musser, the Democratic candidate for Recorder, a special training for the office to which he is aspiring. He is which will enable him to be correct of the office. Then again, he speaks both English snd German, a decidad advantage to those who prefer to speak in the good old Pennsylvania Dutch. The attempt to pass counterfeit tobacconist, was the undoing of Ralph Bombey and Heuory Pfleegor, They were arrested by Se ret Service Agent W. P. Walsh. Mr. Bitner is a native of Potter township, and while playing at the foot of old Tussey Mountain the only nickles he saw in his hands were the simou-pure goods, these impressed him to such an extent that the bogus Milton-made goods were soon detected. After a residence near Bowling Green, Virginis, for fourteen years, Mra. J. Henry Meyer, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Bertha, arrived at HBpriog Mills last week, and after spending some time with her brother, Mr. Walker, ahie will visit other parts of Centre county, The family went south from Centre Hall, and since living there have engaged in farmiag, It was the writer's good fortune, a few years ago while on a southern trip, to be enlertained at the Meyer home, and he recalls it as one of the most pleasant iucidents in the entire tour, Toe new park, * Rilling Green,” st Hummels Wharf, ou the Sanbury- Selinvgrove trolley line, is Atiractiog large crowds. [ue trolley company has great attractions for every person, A large pavilion hes been built and the place made beautiful, so that it is an ideal spot to spend a pleasant time, E. M. Huyel1, of Centre Hall, is in- terested 1n the park and trolley road, and last week spent a few days at that place with his family. His primary object in going to Belinsgrove was to look over the Burqueshanna Uaiver. sity, and especially its equipment in the musical department, since his daughter, Miss Leila, will become a student there at the opening of the fall term, The death of Thomas Bing occurred at his home at Reynoldeville. He was fifty-eight years old and was born at Unionville where his aged mother, Mrs. Melissa Bing, still resides. In addition to his wife, who was a Miss by several children, three brothers aud three sisters, -— e— John P, Williams, an old-time resi- dent of Worth township, died at his home at Port Matilda of cancer of the stomach. He was sixty years of age, and wae a son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Williams, pioneer wiles of Worth township. Bu ten WILLIAMS GROVE PIONIU, Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Hallroad, For the Grangers’ Picnic at Williams Grove, Pa., August 24 to 20, the Penn- sylvania Railroad will sell excursion tickets to Williams Grove from sta- tions in Pennsylvania and from Balti- more, Elmira, Frederick and interme- diate stations on the Northern Central Railway, August 18 to 28, idvlusive, good to return until Heptember 1, in- clusive, at reduced rates. a —— Sf —— Btricken ln Corn Field, The second fatality in Union county withih a week, from lightning occurred Friday afternoon during an electrical storm which swept that section, when Robert Heimbach, aged seventy-seven years was struck and instantly killed while working in a cornfield, LOUALS, Miss Virna Geiss has been in Belle- fonte during the past week, and Is visiting her brother, D. W. Geilgs. Andrew Gregg, who holds a place with the Bell Telephone Company, is at home at present for a short slay. John Rossman, who recently moved to Bellefonte and located in Bush Addition, died suddenly at his home Monday afternoon aged sixty-one years, The Ladies’ Aid Boclety of the United Evangelical church will hold a festival Saturday evening, August 22, in Grange Arcadia. Ice cream, cake and coffee will be served, and fancy work will be sold. All are cordially invited. Farmer Elmer Ishler the other Baturday evening drove his team to Helmbach resided about a mile west of Lewisburg and a half mile west of the farm where Willlam Mowery was struck and killed on Tuesday previous. In a storm which swept the western end of Union county Friday morning the barn of John J. SBhowalter, near Boalsburg and hitched them to afence which they tore down and ran AWAY, They ran into a wagon, demolishing it and making kindling wood of the buggy. Next morning one horse was found at Oak Hall and the other along Nittany Mountain. Glenn Iron, was struck by lightning | and burned to the ground, A number of horses and cows were also burned to i death, together with the grain and | feed in the barn. | | The First National Bank of Howard | was organized and the following di- | rectors were appointed : 8, H. Benai- sony-Abram Weber, W, H. Nef, Jos. D. Diehl, J. Will Mayes, C E Yearick and W. J. Kurtz At the directors meeting the follow- ing officers were elected : 8, H. Ben vison, president; Abram Weber, vice | president; Matthew Rodgers, Jr., cush- | ler. The bank expects to be opened for business by the beginning of Oc tober, —— a RN —— Bank For Howard. i H § i i i i ! i : tls i The Joslors Win Again By the score of 5 to 3 the Centre | Hall Junior base ball team defeated ! the Spring Mills team at the Istter place Thursday afternoon of last week. The battery work of the home tearu was superior, aud but for a few | misplays bunched in one inning Centre | Hall would have scored a shut out | victory. i i i m——— ————— Hooven Mereantile Co, Dividend No. 71 Ibe directors of The Hooven Mer- cantile Company have declared the regular dividend of 1} per cent. on the preferred stock and 1 per cent. on the common stock, payable on September Ist to stockholders of record August 15th. Checks will be mailed a Lawn Fete at Colyer, A great lawn fete will Colyer, Saturday evening, Ice cream,} cake, fruit, elec. be held st 15th inst. + will be plesse all. Everyone is luvited. sn — a — Retarn Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred P. Krape return | thanks for the great kindness shown ] them by neighbors and oth ers during i their recent bereavement, Oak Hall, Rev. and Mrs. Btonecypher, Miss | Aona Dale, of Boalsburg, and Miss Henrietta MeGirk, of Duuncansville, Were guesis al Bunny Hillside last week, Mra. N. J. Rishel spent last week at Pive Grove Mills helping to care for her sister, Miss Margaret Peters, who is ill with appendicitis, Donald Bellers, of Altoona, visited at the Knoff howe over Bunday. John Zeigler, of Altoona, was a vie itor in town last week and in company with Miss Gertrude Wieland and Mrs. Oscar Rishel and sons attended the Penn Hall-SBpring Mills reunion. Mrs. Adaline Kline, of State Col l'ge enjoyed a weeks visit with her friend, Mrs. Edward Bellars. Wm. Ferree, Luther Peters, and N, J. Risbel had Bell phones placed in their homes Inst week. Lewis Marehall and wife, of Fill more, were callers in town last week. Miss Anna Bweeny, of Boalsburg, #pent part of last week in town sewing Mra. Louise Newman, of Philadel. phia, who bad been visiting ber nunt, Mrs. Derman returped to her city home Monday. Waldo Homan and sister, Alma attended a corn roast in Ferguson last Wednesday. Charles Corl, of * Boalsburg, and Harvey Kern, of Lemont, were busy in our vicinity threshing for the farm. es. Catherine Dale spent Monday in Bellefonte, Miss Effie Glenn, of the Branch re- turned home Monday after two months treatment in the White Haven Saul. tarium, Mr. Brumgardoer and daughter, of Btone Valley, spent several days in town, D. W. Meyer and Charles Corl, the Boalsburg painters, were busy last week giving the house of J, 0, Etters » coat of paint, : A few of our young people attended # festival near Fillmore Saturday evening. : Miss Gertrude Wieland spent Saiur- day at Aaronsburg. County Grange will meet in the hall of Victor Grange August 20th. Lunch will be served in the orchard nearby, Of the 2,000,000 Lutheran communi- cants in the United Btates, of whom a large number are located in Pennsyl- rian language in the church services, 600,000 the English, 300,000 the Norwegian, 150,- 000 the Bwedish, 22.000 the Danish, 13,000 the Finnish, 5000 the Icelandic and the remaining 10,000 peak vari- ous languages. Notwithstanding the fact that the Lock Haven State Normal Behool has large dormitories, its rooms will all be taken for the Fall term which begins Sept. 7th. This is an indication of the esleem in which this splendid school is held by the young people of this state. It has a first class equipment, a floe faculty and ideal location, Ex- penses are moderate. Address the Principal for illustrated catalogue, A fishing trip up In Northern Michigan, writes H. B. Bpangler, of Chicago, was the reason for being a few days late in making his annual remittance to the Reporter. But Mr, Spavgler is a! ways so well up with his figures on his Inbel, that s bit of ig- dulgence is not complained of in the least. He is employed by the Chicago & North Western Railway Company, in their offices, in Chicago, and of Oourse must do his share of fishing. Mise Lizzie Harpster, who for the past few years has been makiog her home with her sister, Mrs. G. H. Widder, sccompanied by her nephew, Master George Widder, bas been in| the valley for the past few weeks, di- viding the time betwen friends and relatives. The greater part of her time LOCALS, A man must marry before he can fully realize how many faults he has, A Mifflin county paper says that Oscar Btover will move from Burp- ham to Centre county, Miss Anna Corman, of Bpring Miss Carrie Bpicher, over Su nday. Mrs. Addie R. Douglass, of Waverly, New York, is visiting her uncle, Bamuel H, Knoeply, in Centre Hall, Mrs. F. E. Wieland, of Linden Hall. Just returned from a visit to Hu nting- don county which was very much en- joyed, Ezra Harter, tenant on the Dr, H. best farm horses, Pleasant Gap, over Bu nday. Mills for a time, and were guests of friends in Centre Hall over Bunday. phone Company, a branch company of The Patrons Rural Telephone Com- pany, will hold its annual picnic at Rhoneymede Saturday, William Reiber, the Colyer aplarist, shipped two hundred pounds of choice honey Wednesday morning, and also made a number of sales in Centre Hall. He relates that his honeymakers are doing good work. Lightning struck the dwelling house of Tax Collector Roland Treaster, of near Centre Hill, and knocked a hole in the roof. Effects of the stroke were observed in various parts of the build- ing but the damage was slight. Dr. McCluney Radcliffe, of Philadel- phia, is the guest of his uncle and sunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. Shannon Boal, in Centre Hall, while Mrs. Radcliffe snd daughter, Miss Sarah, are at As- bury Park. Dr. Radcliffe is head surgeon in the Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia. Besides ils excellent reputation in advancing students along intellectual lines, the Lock Haven State Normal School is unsurpassed for its splendid advantages. Its large student body is handled as if it were a family and the welfare of each one is considered. It has a fine location and is well equipped. Address the Principal for a catalogue. The readers of The Centre Reporter greater part of the account of the Penn Hall-Bpring Mills Academy Alumni Reunion, the chief feature of this issue. Mr. Zeigler has in time while io this place is being spent st | the home of Mr, and Mre. 1. M. Arney, | aud when io Boalsburg with her sister, | Mrs. Homer O. Barr, Mrs. George W. Bradford, socom. | panied by her son Paul, of Old Fort, is on a trip through Ohio, and st present is with ber brother Willism Bohn and son Daniel Bradford, at Chicago, Mrs. Bradford left will remain until the the beginning of September She writes home that corn is a fine crop in Huron county, and the farmers ge er. ally are prosperous, The barn on the old furnace farm, snd J. H. Long, was recently struck by lightoing and burned. The loss was about $1000 ; insurance, $300. E. F. Fryer, the tepant, also lost his im- plements, ete. The horses and cattle were in pasture. Mr. Fryer and daughter Helen were both badly burned on the face and arms in their endeavor to save a milk wagon that stood near the barn. The reporter has no apology to offer for the large spice devoted In this fe. *ue to the report of the Penn Hall Spring Mills academy reunion. Buch aud similar affairs are the Reporter's pride to give a most extended notice. The thousand or more studénts now living and scattered all over the globe would all rejoice if they could have this jesus before them, but many hundreds of them being regular read- | ers of this paper will see these lines. H. C. Getlig, contractor and build. er, of Colyer, was a caller Tuesday. Mr. Gettig is a young man, but hae bad long experience in his particular line of work. He has been unusually busy this summer and just completed a number of odd jobs about Linden Hall and Lemont. At the latter place he erected a conl shed for Mr. Rose, and his next work will be the con- struction of corn eribe, eto, for Dan- fel Louder, on the Hamill homestead at Oak Hall. Mr. Gettig is also ex- perienced in the working of slate, as his advertisement in this paper shows. The school board of Huntingdon recently reduced the term from nine to eight months, which created a fight between the board and the papers aud some of the citizens. Some of those who have demanded that the term be made nine months are now raising the funds by popular subscription so that crease, the board's reason for reducing the term. It is not unusual to find members on school boards who have no heart interest in oause ; who the caus only alm to fall} the law where the past made valuable contributions to this paper, and the readers will find his sccount of this important event E. H Bhook, of near Penn Hall, is remodeling his farm house. A new roof was put on it, the whole of it resided, and cow the Hagens are re- modeling the interior. When com- pleted the farm house will be very much improved in appearance, and very much more convenient. All this indicates that farming is not the worst business. F. C. Miller, who for the past two years has been a teacher in the War- ren, Ohio, high school, has been elected ss an instructor at State College for the coming year in the department of physics, under Dr. J. Frank Meyer, Mr. Miller, who is a son-in-law of J. P. Bmith, of Belle fonte, was formerly an instructor in the Academy at that place, Rev. William W. Lane of Marcellus, New York, is the guest of his uncle snd sunt, Mr, and Mrs. William H. Stiver, ia Centre Hall, this being his first visit here since a boy of twelve years. Rev. Lane in June graduated from Syracuse University, but is now taking a post graduate course there, i — — T i Ferguson Farmer Paralyzed, | A-ghort time ago Edward Walters, i who lives on the McCracken farm two {miles west of Pine Grove Mills, fell | through the ladders ofs h and ipjured his spine. | bee! paralyzed and is entirely helpless, Child Dies From Injuries. | Last Bunday the two year oid son | of Mr. and Mrs, Foster Jodon, at Axe the stable, and though unobserved it | Is presumed the family horse struck | the little lad on the head while stamp ing on account of flies. The child was | ta en to the Bellefonte hospital, and YW adneaday morning died from the | effects of the injury. A —— A A oo AIS AS Marriage Licenses, Robert T, Brastress, Garbill, Ind, Elizabeth Corl, State College M. J. Henderson, Taylor twp. Mary E. Wilkinson, Decatur George W. Dietz, Lock Haven Bophis Masden, Howard Charles A. Fetzer, Lock Haven Marcella F. Heaton, Milesburg. —— = — ——————— Woodward. { C.D. Motz spent a few days in Belle. | fonte last week. | Mrs. Emma Musser spent Wednes- | day at Asronsburg. William Fultz, of Harter, W. Va., is visiting his family a short time, J. L. Winegardner and wife are vis- iting relatives in Juniata county. The Evangelical Association sre re- modeling and painting their church. Miss Bessie VonNeida spent a day with her cousin, Mrs. Mary Bmith, John Musser and wife, of near Lo- antes, spent Bunday at the home of illiam Glantz, Dr. George Ard, of Retreat, is spend. ing his vacation with his parents, Dr, and Mrs, W, P. Ard. Emory Odom, wife and daughter, and Mrs. Brindle spent Sunday st the home of Perry Smith at Feidler. F. P. Guisewite and family of Feid- ler, and J. W. Guisewite and family spent the Babbath with their mother, ra. Glantz, i i i LOCALS Mr. and Mme, 8B. H. Heckman, of Johnstown, accompanied by the two children Katharine and Richard, are at the home of Merchant H., W. Kreamer, in Centre Hall. ir. Heck- man is employed in a large hardware establishment in Johnstown, and al- though they are living quite comfort- ably in their own home, they enjoy the country life for u few weeks each summer. J. L. Clark, of the firm of Hess & Clark, manufacturers of the well known Hess and Clark stock food, ac- companied by his family and several others, of Ashland, Obio, are touring the state and made a brief stop at Cen- tre Hall. From here they went to Lebanon county, the former home of Mr. Clark. The party was traveling in a handsome touring car, and the machine performed wonderfully well, Among others from a distance who attended the funeral of Rosie Krape, Tuesday afternoon, were : Mr. and Mrs, Stephen Best, Hublersbur , Miss Louisa r, Harrisburg : oward Krape, Rebersburg ; John Potter, Misses Helen and Lenore Potter, Milesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wag- ner, Boalsburg ; Mrs. George Krape, State College; Mr. and Mm. CO. A. Krape, Spring Mills ; Mr. and Mrs, Ww. BK , Asronsburg ; Mr. and Mra G. C. Kiog, Bpring Mills, Monday morning Mrs. Margaret Keller, of Boslsburg, was taken to the Bellefonte Hospital to have a growth removed from her face. An operation was performed, and Wednesday she was able to relurn home. Grand- mother Keller, as she is known about Isburg, is almost eighty-five years of age, but is very active and chearful. She was accompanied to the hospital by her son, Dr. U. 8. Grant Keller, of arren, Illinois, her son-in-law, L. Mothersbaugh, and Miss Amands Mothersbaugh, a trained nurse. H. C. GETTIG Spring Mills, Pa. R. F. D. Contractor & Builder Is prepared to do all kinds of carpenter work, and contracting for building. Also, experienced in siating and all kinds of work connected with (he trade. Plans and estimates furnished, Apply or write in person. (0.00129) and at the same time is filling a Meth- odist pastorate in Byracuse, Camp Grove Meeting... LABOR DAY AT THE SEASHORE
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