SE LA s——— THE OENTRE REPORTER. S.W. SIUTH, . . . Editor and Proprietor. CeNTRE HaLL, . . THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1908, TERMS. —The terms of subscription to the Re- porter are one dollar per year in RITARON. ADVERTISEMENTS. 20 cen for three insertions, and 5 cents a Foy sub- sequent insertion. Other made known on application. CHURCH APPOINTMENTS. Presbyterian—Centre Hall, morning. Lutheran—Georges Valley, morning ; Union, afternoon; Centre Hall, evening, Christmas service, Methodist—Centre Hall, morning; Sprucetown, afternoon ; Spring Mills, evening, Reformed —Tusseyville, morning ; Centre Hall, afternoon. “ES XECUTOR'S NOTIOE-~LETTERS TESTA- mentary on the estate of Michael J, Deck- er, late of Potter Sow nahi. deceased, having been duly fronted io the un sted iney woul respectfully request any persons knowing them- selves indebted to the estate to make immediate payment and those having claims against the Shin 3 present them duly suthenticated for set- ement. F, W, and J. L.. DECKER, Executors, 0, decsl Centre Hall, Pa. OR BALE—~A sorrel driving horse. Per- fectly safe, and fearless of steam and automobiles. Good reason for selliog. MARY BURKHOLDER, Centre Hill, EP0TATO ES The undersigned offers for sale or small lots. 8. W, SMITH, tatoos in large Jentre Hall, Pa. ARM FOR SALE.—~The undersigned offers for sale the farm known as the Hoffer farm. on top of Nittany Mountain, along the Bellefonte turnpike, between Centre Hall and Pleasant Gap, containing TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ACRES 150 ACRES ARE CLEAR. There are erected on the farm a good frame house, bank barn and all necessary outbulldiogs, all in reasonably goed repair. “Never failing spring of water convenient to house and barn. This farm is well adapted for stock rowing, there being water in almost every field on the farm. The soll produces all the staple crops grown in this latitude, The unciesred land is well set with chestnut and other young timber, and a part of it has marketable timber on it. For further particulars apply to FP. H. DALE Centre Hall, Pa. iL SALE REGISTER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1 o'clock, by John R. Strong, at Potters Mills: Lot of household goods and numerous other articles. TUESDAY, MARCH 9, Philip C. Frank, near Centre Hill : Farm stock and implements. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, nine o'clock, by Nicodemus Lgse, on W. H. Meyer farm, one mile south east of Centre Hill: Seven horses, i0 bead horn cattle, 32 sheep, 40 hogs; farm implements, all as good as new. MONDAY, MARCH 15, one o'clock, Emanuel Fye, on Plerce Vonads farm, one-hall mile north of Penns Cave : Horses, cows, full line farm implements, chickens, ete. H. H. Miller, auctioneer, MONDAY, MARCH 15, Bitner & Harter, three miles west of Old Fort ; Horses, cows, young cattle, hogs, and full pe of farm implements. TUESDAY, MARCH 16, near Penns Cave, by H. D. Rossman : Farm stock, implements and household goods. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 10a. m., 2 1.2 miles east of Centre Hall, by G. F. Emerick : Full line farm implements, horses and live stock. BYQ ovis iinricirim BREF .corires issirnns PRODUCE AT STORES. 09 | Butter, 5 | Rams... LOCALS Children’s long Jersey leggine, 48¢ at Yeagers, Dr, H. B. Alexander visited the home of his parents, near Burnham, over Bunday. Miss Virgie Kaup, of Bellefonte, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Rear- ick, in Centre Hall, Jacob Wagner is at present at the home of his son, James Wagner, in Mifflinburg, but is expected home this week. Mrs. G. W. Hosterman and daugh- ter, Miss Helen, were in Lewisburg over Bunday, guests of G. W. Ocker and family. The condition of Miss Lizzie Snyder, who has been seriously ill at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Royer, near Old Fort, is not improving. Mr, and Mrs. M. A. Bankey, of Potters Mills, were among those who attended the State Grange at Altoona, and since are more enthusiastic over the Order than heretofore, Harry Reish and Miss Clara Krape, of Centre Hall, Tuesday drove to Re- bersburg, and Wednesday went on to Union county where they will spend the week with relatives, Rev, H. W. Buck, who is scpving an Evangelical charge at New Freedom, is at the home of his dsughter, Mrs, F. P. Geary, io Centre Hall, and will remain until the last of the week, Blacksmiths Emerick and Bhutt have been more than busy during the past two weeks roughing horses, It was the first period of the season that horses could not travel the roads with- out being well ealked and toed, The quarantine was lifted from the reside: f Postmaster D. W. Reyn- olds, + ‘'cedsville, Baturday. The fami!’ '- * ' s among the Reporter readers wiv ¢lad to learn that Miss Anna ReynoiJ-, he youngest in the Reynolds family , las fully recovered from diphtheria. : Among the new subscribers to the Centre Reporter during the past week fs John J, Bpangler, son of James B. Spangler, of Tusseyville, located for the past year at Clyde, Illinols. Mr, Spangler is & graduate from Pennsyl- v- nia State College, and is now with the Western Elect: ic'Company, in the Pennsylvanian In Wyoming. From the Orangeville Courler, pub- lished at Orangeville, Illinois, it is learned that Grandpa Faust, born in this county November 18th, 1828 cele- brated his eightieth birthday in royal style. Helis now a resident of Mee- teetse, Wyoming. but when he first left Pennsylvania in 1849, he settled in illinois, at Oran zeville, and later at Rock Grove. He was a millwright by trade. In Beptember, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, 46th Illinois (nfantry, and later became First Lieutenant of his company. rf Mp sp Hunting for Bruin, A large party of hunters from Pot- ters Mills and surrounding country, Tuesaday went to Detwiler’s hollow, in the Beven Mountains, to hunt bear, They will remain for two weeks, being amply equipped with all the neces- saries to make camp life agreeable and hot for bruin if he chances to come within rifle range. Digonse In Upper Union County, Another outbreak of the foot and mouth disease has occurred in Union county, this time at Alvira, near the upper end of the county, among the herd of Foresman Brothers, extensive cattle dealers. The farm wag quaran- tined Thursday of last week. —— A A A OA Christmas Service at Salem, The members of the Balewn Reformed church and Bunday school, east of Penn Hall, will render a Christmas service on Christmas evening. The service selected is the one prepared by the Reformed publication society. —————— A sin LOCALS, Very pretty colored shoes for the baby, 25¢ at Yeagers, Regular meeting of Progress Grange Saturday afternoon, at one o'clock. Oar Christmas goods are new and well selected, C. P. Long's. Remember the Red Cross Christmas Btamp and what it stands for. All for charity. For sale at the Reporter office, John M. Robb, the liveryman at Howard, purchased the D. W. Meyers farm in Curtin towopship, at the regular Court sale of real estate. Dr. P. H. Dale advertises for sale the farm known as the Hoffer farm, on Nittany Mountain, This is a good opportunity for some one to secure s good home at a low figure, At a recent meeting of the board of trustees of Temple University, Phila phia, the degree of doctor of laws was conferred upon Dr. Judson Perry Weich, of Pennsylvania State College. Che school board af its meeting de cided to close the public schools the evening before Christmas and open Monday, January 4th. The Potter township schools will be closed during the same period. Drover Mitterling last week shipped a car load of sheep to the eastern markets, and this week J. C. Baum- gardner, of Cottage, Huntiogdon county, is in the valley with the view of purchasing sheep, but finds them not any too plentiful. The superintendents of every school district in the United States will be asked by the Lincoln Centenary Com- mittee to have Lincoln's Gettysburg address read to the children in their schools at noon precisely on February 12 next, the one hundredth aoniver- sary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. I. J. Zabler and son, M. Tibbens Zabler, of Spring Mills, were in Centre Hall Baturday transacting business concerning the purchasing ofa home at Spring Mills, mention of which is made elsewhere in this issue. The janior Mr. Zubler, Is teaching his fourth term of public school at Farm. ers Mills, Mrs. Mary Long, a township charge at the home of Aaron Detwiler, near Tusseyville, Monday evening fell on the ice in the yard and broke her leg, Dr. H. B. Alexander, of Potters Mills, reduced the fracture. The lady is in the seventy-fifth year of her age, con- sequently there are doubts of the ulti- mate result of the injury. From Bellefonte to New York, from New York to Charleston, Bouth Caro lina, on the Mohawk steamship of the Clyde line, from Charleston to Colum- bia by rail is the route Prof. John D. Meyer, principal of the Bellefonte schools, will take to reach the home of his sister, Mrs. J. W. McCormick, where he will spend two weeks. Mr, Meyer will leave Bellefonte Friday of this week. Among the veterans whose names are on the Reporter's subscription list is John Coble, of Linden Hall. On the twenty-ninth of this month he will have reached the age of sevenly- eight years, yet he is as nimble as a man fifty years younger. He spent two weeks in the Beven Mountains with the Bradford party this fall, and made his regular trips with the rest of the hunters, sod when evening came he had no more aches or pains than the average of them, He served three years in Company OC, 145th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was a good soldler—-brave and true. When ‘at this office Tuesday he was as chip per as a lark, and stated that he cogld read the Reporter print without the Spring Mills. Merchant John Rishel and wife spent BSuauday afternoon at Centre Hall. Miss Katherine Stover, who is teach- ing the Gentzell school, spent Satur- day with her sister, Mrs, G. W, Walker. Messrs. Bamuel Wise and William Hagen were to Bellefonte Thursday. Calvin King is busy shredding corn fodder for the farmers, Miss Mabel Allison spent Sunday at Centre Hall, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Lillie Alexander. The Evangelical congregation pur- chased the Manseseh Guise home, occupied by Mrs. Burrell, Mrs, Ed- ward Ruhl and family. It will be fitted up as a parsonage for their pastor. Misses Bessie Grove and Eleanor Long were Millheim visitors, Monday. James Houser purchased the Gregg Burrell farm, north of Penn Hall, Mies Grace Weaver spent Baturday and Bunday at Millheim, A number of people from here at. tended the Royer sale, at Centre Hill, Tuesday. Houses are going to be scarce here next spring. C. P. Loog and wife were to Milton and Mifflinburg, Tuesday and Wed- nesday. . An alarm of fire was given Baturday evening. The pipe on the cook stove of James Osman came apart on the attie, filling the house with smoke and causing the family to think it was on fire. About fifty men and boys went to the rescue. Fortunately no fire occurred, With water as scarce as it is a fire would be a serious matter in this village, Men of business, property owners, everybody ioterested in our town, get together and let us have water, Centre Hall, Madisonburg, Rebersburg, Mill. heim, Aaronsburg, and Coburn—all of sur peighboring towns-—have water piped into their homes, Why should not Spring Mills have the same ? Let all get to work, and have our homes supplied with water before another dry season. on p— Potters Mills. Caroline McUloskey is plylug the needle at the home of P. W. Breon, this week. Mrs. Mary Birkins and friend John MeNitt, of Lewistown, spent the Sabbath at Mrs, Birkin's home. She took her daughter Anna back with her to enter the schools at Lewistown. John Carson, of Pleassut Cap, spent a few days with his sisters, Mrs. Kate Armstrong and Mrs. Baral Foust, Mrs. Frank Carson, who has been quite ill, is improving. Dr. H. 8. Braueht is seen in town al. most every day looking after his pa- tients. Miss Ray Smith is improving under the care of Dr. J. K. Hosterman. Rev. J. Max Lantz was a caller among the sick last week. J. M. Carson and family spent a day with Samuel Bible, at Oak Hall, who is suffering from a broken collar bouve. Mre. Rufus Bediyon spent a week in Milroy at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wert. A musical was held at the home of Jotm R. Strong, Saturday evening. Services will be held in the Bpruce. town M. E. church Sabbath afternoon. Im——— —— ————— Oak Hall, Jasper Rishel and family spent Sun- day with friends at Lemont. Henry Houser, wife and little daughter, of Linden Hall, were guests at the home of William Close on Friday. Clement Dale, of Houserville, was a visitor in town Monday. Clayton Etters is attending cout as a juror this week, The social at the home of Samuel Glenn, at the Branch, on Tuesday evening, wad well attended by people James Gilliland transacted business at State College Tuesday. William Rockey and Miss Anna Dale, of Boalsburg, Hiram Thompron, of State College, Austin Dale and daughtet Ella represented Victor Grange at the ‘State meeting at Al- toons last week, Mrs. George Homan, of Pine Hall, and Mrs, Heury Homan, of Centre Hall, were here several days caring for Mes. B. F. Homan, who bas been quite ill. Miss Gertrude Homan came home from Philadelphia on Monday to help care for ber mother, A RA, Rebersburg. M lsses Grace Wolf and Amy Btover are spending the week in Lock Haven, Humor bas it that Charles Bmull bought the Walker farm, situated one mile southwest of this place. The price paid was $6555. Rebersburg will have one Christmas entertsinment which will be held in the Lutheran church, C. 0, Mallory, who is employed in Pittsburg, le at present at this place looking after the wants of his family. Dwight Wolfe, of Williamsport, is spending this week among relatives a PL r. Nisely, Harris Township, J. N. Dinges has been critically ill during the past week. Fred Weber, of Btate College, spent Baturday and Bunday in Boalsburg. Mrs. Rachel Dale, of Oak Hall, spent HBaturday afternoon in Boalsburg. Miss Grace Carper, of Linden Hall, was a visitor at Locust Grove farm on Thursday. The Boalsburg merchants have their windows beautifully decorated for Christmas, Mrs. M. A. Woods and Mrs. Alice Magoffin spent Tuesday at the county seat, Misa Edna Leech entered the Belle. fonte hospital Tuesday, with a view of preparing for a trained nurse, Mr. and Mrs. John Darner enter- tained relatives from Stone Valley over Bunday. Clem. Dale, of Houserville, transact- ed business in Boalsburg the early part of this week, Mr, and Mrs. Bamuel Gingerich, of Rock Hill, were callers in Boalsburg, Monday. Mrs. Amanda Walker attended to business at Centre Hall Monday after- noon, William Myers attended the funeral of his brother-in-law, Emanuel Fye, at Centre Hall, Baturday. Dr. John 8B. Btahr, president of Franklin and Marshall College, will preach in the Reformed church, Bun- day evening, at 7.30 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ross and little daughter Ethel, of Bunday with Mr. and Mothersbaugh, Tuesaday George Jordan moved from the J. F. Kimport farm, near Walnut Grove, to his new home at Shingle. town A to the home of George Fisher Wednesday morning of Lemont, Mrs, spent (Forge baby boy came Insel week, snd a= be is making po effort to leave they have concluded to let him slay Mr and Mra. Charles Fenstermacher of a little girl to their home at Grandpa Lytle's, near State College, the early part of inst week, Mr. sand Mrs. Will Fisher, of Bun- bury, and Mr, and Mrs. Charles Fish- er, of Danville, were visitors at Mrs, Emma A. Fisher's last week Mrs. Harry Ishler, who is an inmate of the Bellefonte hospital, is gelling slong as well as can be expected, after having passed through a serious operation, Rev. and Mrs, Blonecypher were in- stalled se housekeepers at the home of Wiliard Dale, near Bhiloh, while Mr. and Mre. Dale enjoyed the time at the Biate Grange, in Altoona, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stuart have sent cards to relatives and friends in this place, invitiog them: 10 their home at state College, Tuesday eveniog, 22ad, to meet their son snd his wife, Mr, and Mrs. Wm. A. Btuart, Mrs. Frank McFarlane received a message on Monday of the death of R L. Kinsloe, of Philadelphia, who was buried at Beliefoute Wednesday fore- noon. Mr. Kiosioe died of poeu- monia, Mrs. Kinsloe is a sister of Mrs. McFarlane, The Reformed sod Lutheran Bun day schools are getting ready for the Christmas season. Christmas services will be beld in the Reformed church Christmas eve, and in tte Lutheran Christmas evening. Harry Bluart is at the St. Joseph hospital, Philadelphia, where he is receiving treatment for sore eyes from Dr Radclifte. His brother, J, W, Staart, of Btate College, accompanied him to the city last Friday, returning home on Baturday. Aw an expression of sympathy aod respect for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Will- isme the schools in Boalsburg were closed on Friday, and teachers and scholure attended the funeral of little Mary Williams, Eight little girls acted as pall bearers, Tuesday forenoon the six year old daughter of Mr. aud Mrs, Jared Keller, of Axe Mann, was laid to rest in the cemetery at Pleasant Gap. The child was ill but a short time from pneu monis. Mrs L. Molthersbasugh attend ed the fuperal. Rev. A. A. Black con® ducted the service, Mrs. Annie Kremer sud sister, Mrs, Clara Kremer, of Altoona ; John Will isms, «f Port Matilda ; Mr. and Mra, Lee Begner, of State College, and Mrs. are happy over the advent Lemont, were relatives who were pres. ent at the funeral of Mary Agues ing of last week, after an illness of only a few days from pneumonia, A message of good news was received by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lytle, of pear State College, stating that their daughter, Mrs Jacob Rentsler, with her husband and children, sailed from Germany on the 1ith and expect to resch New York by the 22nd. Mr. and Mrs. Lytle will leave for New York next Monday to meet them. Mr. Rentaler is a graduate of State College. Iu June, 1007, he, with his family, went to Germany, with the in« tention of acquiring a more perfect knowledge of the German language, They expected to remain for a year but owing to the lliness of Mrs. Rents ler since the first of March, their home coming was delayed. Linden Hall. Dr. Kidder and Mrs. Searson ac companied Mrs, Maggie Bwabb to the Belléfonte hospital Tuesday morning where she will undergo an operation, M wes Isora Rupp snd Blanche Tressler will assist in caring for grand. father Bwalh, during the sbsence of Mrs, Bwabb, The Rock Hill t¢liool which had been closed on account of the illness of the teacher, opened agai 1 Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brooks spent Friday with friends here, Charles Ross moved Into the house vacated by William Harter. Mise Lucretia Goheen was a pleasant visitor in town on Monday. Andrew Bmith has rented the Ross honse and took possession Just week. Anyone wishing papering or painting done should call on him. Mrs, Frank Homan, who underwent a serious operation on Satdrday, is slowly improving. Lee Brooks will go to farming in the epring on one of his father’s farms. Christ Meyers will occupy the house he vacates. Mr. and Mrs. James Brooks, Mrs Bilger and Mr. and Mrs, John Royer, all of Pleasant Gap, were among those who spent Sunday at the hospitable home of Willlam Brooks. Mrs. Lizzie Weand and sister, Miss Lizzie Baker, are preparing to close their house in order to go to Kansas where they will spend the winter with their brother, George Baker Mildred sud Edwina Wieland, who had been on the sick list, sre better, ————— Georges Va! uy. James Hettinger killed his mule last week, which he said was the one used in the stage coach that ran across the even Mountsins thirty or thirty five Ralph Bmelzler entertained some youog people with his phonograph one evening last week, Mr. and Mra. Harvey Vonads expect a visit from their son, John Vonads, and daughter, Mrs. 8. W. Decker, both of Mitchell, Bouth Dakota, Mrs. Frederick Zstile, an aged lady who has been on the sick list for some time has not improved any. The trappers of this vicinity report that fur beariog animals are scarce, D. P. Weaver is employed in cutting timber this winter, Mr and Mrs. M J. Barger visited the latter's father, William Auman, at Potters Mills on Monday. Chas. Auman is on the sick list af- flicted with quiney E. W. Zsttle, one of the up-to date trappers in this place, was very suc cessful Monday evening. He set some traps for a rei fox which be had seen and within two hours captured his game. The Christmas Locust Grove will evening, 25th inst. After an extended visit smong rela- tives in Altoous and Conemaugh, Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Gobble and little daughter returned home on Monday. entertainment st be held Friday Nittany Mountain, denry Knoffsinger burned his finger while butchering. A remedy was ap- plied and Iater it got very sore ; fear is now had that blood poison will set in at last, Mra. A. G. Noll is again housed up on sccount of neuralgia Will Houser sold a lot of hogs to the Pleasat Gap butchers. These hard times, Will says, everything must be turned into money, Billy Parker suspended work on his new barn on account of the very cold weather, —————— A ———_ Christmas Post Cards. The assortment of Christmas post cards offered for sale at this office are the prettiest to be had anywhere. Not a cheap card in the bunch. Bent by mail in any quantity at the rate of two for five cents, a PPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE —Notice is hereby gen that the following named Jetsols hate filed their tions for license in ¢ office of the Clerk Bessions In censes 10 continue one year from April 1, 1909, TAVERN LICENSE W. L. Daggett. won Bellefonte W, W, Horton 8. Ray nv - BW, James A. Noonan... . Centre Hall Boro. foward - Millheim bien wo in no, huss a ry J. Cen Warren Wi Mills ames 8. Reish, Potters wan] Royer, we Miles Mills......... Potter FREON EEN Inst they have tho hope NEW YORK'S COWERY. Why the Upper Part of It Was Named Fourth Iu the early forties tury aud Mrs, Bmith, Mr ing civil engineer, work was in Avenue, uf the iast cen- Brooklyn Mr. Smith was a ris- and of his was nec- 8 place of for in those and infrequent, panned the river, and horse lest means of of moderate Smith went house hunting 8 of New Yor k, seek- respectable abode, wwery he Elated with his ished home with the news jut he mo » of the street In which this couse stood his wife's face fell ul of ity” as lo despalr there lived a nost York Jt 1 New essary that he business days be nearer § than Brooklyn ferries were slow 1o bridges = Cars transit, Being y Mr. through the street ing a h # . i 1i1t:t Near the upg Were thie Brice i n Han means modest but nd of the wr end of | house when ntioned you think she of hed; that many 3 ple lived in be nn crime and it would that far north The fact ow. all wasted energy. i the as Mr. stacles, and quietly turned t Union square and Le horse in the direc- he had found the Smith exclaimed, pretty place to let, questioned ber * looking in the op- re. Smith not in ques- mer- * husband's eyes and Ouse ve noticed the she replied, with the “To he premises con- iat she must have 1 she learned that id friends of bers husband close the bar- All this time no mention was made of the stree: move into Bmith in the the th managed to Lr nist Yirg Keep Airs. gireet habit of ‘ x1 him in good stead. His wife would not live n the Bowery » was ideal, wr nelghbor were go opie, but » Smith rs went before The neighbor The street signs from Talon = re down to Fourth street were changed. Instead of “Bowery” the words “Fourth avenue” were sub- stituted. And Mrs. Smith was happy ever aft- er.—New York World, s———— ff ine——— DEATHS Once again overcoming £13" ids Mr. Bm ' : ohstacles sto they lv and one of b the board of had influence nelighb is Deg 13s * aigermen # ROBERT A, KINSLOE The remains of Robert A. Kinsloe were interred in Bellefonte Wednes- day morning. Mr. Kinsloe died in Philed.Ip%'a “a dey, sg: d about sixty years, For many years he was in the nsws- paper business in Philipsburg, and edited the Bituminous Record. He was married to Miss Alice Ran- kin, daughter of the late James Rane kin, Esq , of Bellefonte. Mrs. Jesse Long, living abott one mile orth of Rebersburg, died at her home Wednesday of last week, aged sixty-four years, six months, eight days. Her husband and three children, all of Rebersburg, survive: Mrs. Wale lace Walker, Mrs. Sterling’Miller and Clarence K. Loog. Colyer. Charles Frszier went to Bpring Mills Saturday where the trustees of the various Evangelical churches met for the purpose of purchasing a parsonage. Bioging school at this place is being well attended. The next meeting will be on Saturday night. Daddy Nulbarger was a guest at the home of J, E. Kline on Sunday. Fred Nevel wounded two foxes while out hunting on Saturday tut failed to get either of them, William Jordan made a business trip to Biate College on Tuesday. John Frezier visited his brother Charles over Funday. - Harry Feese and Ben Bmith who went west several weeks ago, bhve written home and say they are getting slong well, snd have five weather ou} there, — AA — On sccount of a break on the engine evening the westbound pase train was several hours Inte. Men's $2.25 leather slippers reduced to $1.48 at Yeagers. ; ; We all have our own way until we T
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