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FEBRUARY COURT,
Devoted to Meariug Commonwenith Onsen
Monday and Tuesday.
February session of court convened
Monday morning st ten o'clock, and
the forenoon session was taken up in
calling and swearing the grand jury.
J. P. Bebring, a retired farmer of Half
Moon township, was chosen foreman,
Hearing motions and petitions ou the
part of the several members of the bar
and taking the return of the constables
of the several townships and haroughs
of the county occupied the remainder
of the time aotil t@®elve o'clock when
court adjourned until two o'clock
After hearing motions and petitions,
the first case was taken up
Com. vs. Joseph Conaway, prosecu-
trix Gertrude Vonada ; indicted firs
count, assault and battery ; second
count, assault with attempt to commit
rape. The trouble occurred in Rpow
Bhoe township, Oct. 11, 1908 After
hearing part of the Commonwealth's
testimony the defendant changed hi
plea from not guilty to that of guilty
Bentenced to pay a fine of $1 00, costs
of prosecution, and to the Huntingdon
Reformatory.
Com. vs. Thadeus M. Meyers, prose.
cutor T. L. Casey ; indicted for leasing
house for immoral purpose: Defen.
dant waived the finding of grand jury,
plead guilty and sentence was suspend.
ed upon payment of the costs,
Com. vs. Mra. Rowdell Meyers, in-
dicted leasing house for immoral pur
poses. Defendant waived finding of
grand jury and plead guilty.
Com. va. Elvina Hversole, prosecu-
tor T. L. Casey ; indicted for keeping
bawdy house, Defendant waived find-
ing of grand jury and plead guilty.
The above three cases are from Philips.
burg, and the prosecutor is a member
of the state constabulary.
The Beiota Bign Co. vs, James F
Stott, appeal. Plaintiffs suffered a
voluntary non-suit.
Louis Poorman vs. Nathan
Behenck, appeal, continued.
Fillmore Craig vs. D. J. Gingery,
appeal, continued at costs of defendant
. Daniél Lutz vs. Harry Beck, appeal,
defendant confessed judgment in favor
of plaintiff in the sum of $80 02.
Com. vs. James G. Grafmyer, prose
cutrix Lillian A. Grafmyer, indicted
first count, assault and battery, second
count, separating from wife and ne
glecting to support wife ; third count,
separating from child and neglecting
to‘support it, This grows out of a:
altercation between prosecutrix ant
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DEATHS,
MRE, HOWARD MEYER.
After an illpesa of two weeks from
acute indigestion, Mrs, Howard Meyer
died at her home in Willlamsport,
Tuaesday of Inst week. Interment was
made Sunday. :
The maiden name of the deceased
was Miss Annie M. Runkle, daughter
of John P Runkle, of Potter town:
ship. Bhe was aged fifty-three years,
eleven months and eight days; Her
husband survives as do also two sons
and one daughter, all married. The
broti ers and sisters surviving are
Capt Wiillam H Ruokle, Centre
Hall; James Runkle, Bprucetown ;
Mrs. Emeline Shutt, Centre Hill, and
Mre. John Mitchell, Williamsport,
The Meyer family formerly lived in
Centre Hall, but moved away a8 num-
ber of years ago,
FREDERICK GLASGOW,
Frederick, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
David Gissgow, of near Tusseyville,
died Runday afternoon. Funersl
Wednesday morning, interment at
Tusseyville, Rev. Gress officiating.
The boy, who was eight or nipe
years old, had been ill for some weeks
from a complication of diseases. A
consultation was held by physicians
a short time before his death, and the
disease was decided to be tuberculosis.
Everything possible was done to save
the lad, but death made its claim st
the time mentioned above,
Beside the parents,
brother survives,
& younger
Mrs. Catharine Bressler, more fa-
miliarly known as ** Grandmother
Bressler, died at her home near Ma-
rengo, after a lingering illness from a
complication of diseases. Bhe was
seveuty-four years old and most of her
life was spent in the vicinity of her
birth. Three sons and one daughter
survive, several step-children,
Her husband died many years ago.
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The Weather Man,
Thursday, 18th instant, it was
cloudy and warm, the two extreme
points which the thermometer regis
tered having been 40 and 81. Friday
the same was 40 and 44, with ten one
hundredth inches of rain. Saturday
thirty-two one hundredth inches of
rain fell, and the thermometer indieat-
ed 40 and Sunday there was a
trace of rain, mercury registering 46
also
Or
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defendant on January 28, 1908, and the |
subsequent peparation alleged early i.
February. Verdict, guiliy on thres |
counts, and mn tion made for new trial
Com. va. Jerry Bowers, prosecutors
W. I. Gilllisud! and W, E
charged with muslicious mischief
fendaot waived tinaing of graud jary |
and plead guilty. |
Com wa. Robert Ward, prosecatrix |
Elmirs Brown, indicted for desertio
and nou-support of his thre children, |
Defendant plead guilty.
Com, ve, Frank Campbell, indicted
for open lewdness ; prosecutor John
Justice, policeman. Defendant plead
guilty and was sentenced to pay a fige
of $10.00, costs of prosecution, and
deys in county jail
T. B. Budinger vs. Wm. Kioski, ap-
peal. This is an action brought to
recover on a book sceount. Verdiet in
favor of plaintiff for §154 90
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Mission Band Eatertainment
The mission band connected with
the United Evangelical church, in
Centre Hall, will give an entertain.
ment in that chareh this ( Thursday )
evening ot 7 30 o'clock. There will be
recitations, dialogues, etc. Everybody
is invited.
Bowers ;|
Dis
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ten |
Potters Mills
Mr.und Mrs. W. W. McCormick
Mrs. John. Miller and Miss Csro'yn |
McCloskey spent Friday in Centre
Hall at the home of W, H. Btiver.
Ira Grossman visited his sister in
Lock Haven last week
Mrs. Clayton Wagner, of Centre
Hall, spent Saturday and Sunday with
her mother, Mrs, Irs Grossman,
Rev. J. Max Lantz and G. H.- Me-
Cormick spent Thureday in Lewis
town, the former being called to the
bedside of his aged mother, who Is
seriously ill.
B. 4, Long and family are spending
some time in Milroy.
Mrs. Carson and son, F. A Carson,
called on H. B Herring, who is seri.
‘ously '1l at his home in Spring Mills.
J. O. Stover has returned home after
spending several days in Reedaville,
F. F. Palmer has been confined to
the house for ten days. He ja suffering
with sciatic rheumatism,
John Wilkinson has had a severe
attack of La Grippe,
Patrick Garrity is sble to be out
again after a serious illness,
Dr. H. 8. Braucht, of Spring Mills,
was in town Friday.
A. McCoy and W. H. Blauser have
been in Philadelphis for several days
and when they came home they
brought some fine horses with them.
+ Nicodemus Lose made a business
trip to Mifflin county on Saturday.
© A. R. Zimmerman spent Bunday in
Hall
© Lloyd Bmith returned home after
spending some time al Mpring Mills.
* The protracted meetings at Spruce.
‘town will be brought to a close this
week. The attendance st these meet.
and 39,
Monday it
trees in terupersainre at
was fair, with the ex-
55 and 36,
ud eontipued throughout almost all
inches,
Wed. |
aud seven one hundredth
sae, the day beginning with rain
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Married nt Methodist Parsonage,
Charles Massett and Miss Carrie |
Love, both of Honey Grove, Juniata |
county, were married at the Methodist |
parsonage, Spring Mills, by Rev. J.
Max Lantz, on the 11th inst.
Sproinl Sale at Swarig's Store. i
For one week only these prices will
prevail :
Fancy Beeded Raisins, seven cents
per package, or three packs for twenty |
cently. i
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LOCALS
The Pink Label this week.
Andrew Bmith, who for some tine
had been living in Lock Haven, is
now located at Mackeyville.
‘Mrs. 8B. H, Knepley, of Centre Hall,
has been seriously ill during the past
week. Her condition is such that
there is not mueh hope for recovery.
Mr and Mre, D W. Bradford gave a
card party to a number of their friends |
Tuesday evening. The choicest and]
daintiest refreshments were served.
The Loganton National Bank ex.
pec fto open its doors for business,
Monday, March lst, with W, A. Mor-
ris cashier. The bank i= located in a
good field and has bright prospects be.
fore it
If any person, by mistake, took a
silver fork that does pot belong to
them, at the County Grange meeting,
the owner will be pleased if they wil
leave the ssme with Miss Florence
Rhooe
Claude K. 8tahl, who has been in
the offices of the Penoaylvania Rai.
road Company, in Altoona, for severs|
years, i+ home to recover a ‘slight
break in health. He Is taking the
pure air cure, the doses being ae fre-
quent as the lungs can be made to per.
form their work.
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all the residents of Ceutre Hall have
houses into which to move, April lat,
excep’ J. A Reesman, the tinsmith
It appears he cannot flod sccommo
dations anywhere in the borough. Mr
Reesmin has been sa resident here for
many years, and has paid enough rent
to buy several modest dwelling houses.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Weber,
Centre Hall, are In New York, having
goue there Faturday. While in the
metropolis they will be entertalned
and shown the dights by their son,
8. E. Weber, who wi'h his wife have
been living there for several years.
Mr. Weber is expected back the latter
part of this week, but Mm. Weber
ings was quite large,
may stay a while longer.
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ER ors BE ops
Did the Best He Knew,
Geordie Horn was a character well
known amoung the country. folk of the
Beoteh highlands twentyive years ago,
bie belonged to rather hard to
classify, for he was neither a tramp
nor a farin haud, although frequently
following the of both Wan.
devicg from farm to farm, the greater
part of the time he was kindly treated
and hospltably entertained generally.
While he was a man of unusual
strength, he was mentally weak and
exceedingly lady.
“He's a gie cute chiel, though slow
in the uptick” (understanding), was
the way a good many described him.
One day be arrived at his friend the
doctor's and complained of a
pain in his breast. The doctor handed
him a plaster, with Instructions to put
it on his chest without delay. Geordie
gave. him of his knowing looks
and took his departure, The doctor
met him a few days later and inquired
how he was feeling now. Geordie re
pled, “Nae better.” “Did you do as I
told you with the plaster?” the doctor
went on,
“Weel, no, not exactly. I done the
best 1 could. [I didn’t have a chest, sae
I stuck it on my bandbox"” (hat box).
ioluss
habits
severe
one
An Expensive Dollar.
Not in this town a kind
friend of the family gave one of the
kids a dollar. Of course it was too
much to let the kid get out and spend
for candy and gum, reli-
glously put up on the or
some other safe place just
for what In
about a week the juvenlle owner of
the blg round colin remarked at
breakfast table, “Papa, mamma spent
my dollar yesterday.” The head of
the house took the hint and fished up
another dolinr, which,
cessor, was placed In a good safe pl
2
Hugo
long
so It was
sideboard
to be kept
the deponent saith not,
the
like Its prede
ace
to keep.
During the next month by a careful
Iy¥ tabulated record which he kept on
his cuff he repaid this elusive dollar
Just thirteen times. So at the end of
the month you will not be surprised to
learn that our friend sent the don
the original
Dear Sir
for #1
youngster
bankruptcy
wipere between
ir of
fife
Doliar Fish,
“Have dollar
woman «
at the squariun
While
it was really
dollar fish is
The moo
tiful! creaiu
and extr
loveliest of pear
you any
eked of one
the question
ons, vers
only a young 1
80 that
of pear
name fro
further, in «
edge,
sides
Young
indard silver
that eoln in sige
the woman
about dollar fishes wa
that there was 1 t nt
the present time, bu hat they did
York
have them
Sun
occasionally
Three Sabbaths Each Week In Tangier.
Morocco is f 1 Sail
baths The
Tangier w
on a Thursday nig
Friday, the M«
which was fol
countr:
first three davs |
Sabbaths
spent In
ere all
he next
hammedan Sabbatl
lowed by
the Hebrew element in
gler 1s considerable and
Hglous observance—and
by the Christian Sunday
comparison, however, revealed little
difference between any days of the
week. On the Mohammedan Sabbath
a black flag 1s hoisted on the minarets
at the.prayer of dawn, lustead of the
white flag that announces the time of
devotions on other days. It remains
up until the middle of the forenoon
by which time everybody is supposed
to have found out what day it is
New York Post,
the Jewish
Tan
strict in re
that in turn
Subsequent
The Word “Charlatan”
“Chariatan” says a writer In the
London “Is companion to
‘quack’ In our vocabulary, and of this
word the origin is certainly Italian.
It Is ‘claristand,” merely a chatterer,
and describes the traveling doctor in
his cart who used to offer in an over
whelming torrent of talk his plils to
villagers In the market place. He was
a dentist as well as a physician and
wrenched out the tooth In public. The
genus 18 not yet entirely extinet.”
Chronicle,
A Word Breaker,
“Fine looking old gentleman.”
“Yes, but he was never known to
glve a# man his word that he did not
break it."
“Dishonest, eh?”
“Nope; he stutters.” Houston Post.
Dignity and Igneranee,
“So you have decided to call In an-
other doctor?”
“1 have,” was the reply. “The ab
surdity of the man prescribing linseed
tea and mustard plasters for people of
our position!”
A Noble Parent.
In writing a sketch of Washington
a pupil ended her essay by saying,
ashington married a famous belle,
Martha Custis, and In due time be:
eame the Father of His Country."
Delineator.
Kind words are benedictions. They
are not only Instruments of power, but
of benevolence and courtesy, blessings
both to the spenker and hearer of
them. Frederick Saunders.
Centre Reporter, $1.00 per year.
The Reporter's Reg ister
Mrs, M, N. Miller, Centre HiIl
Willard Dale, Biate College
Besse Breon, Potters Mills
Luther Musser, Penn Hall
KE. C. Johuson, Pine Grove Mills
F. A. Randolph, Pine Grove Mills
Mrs. D, W. Reynolds, Reedsville
Harvey 1. Foust, Spring Mills
Jolin RB. Behreck, Lemont
Jas. H, Behreck, Lemont
J. C. Bible, Centre Hill
C. E. Wert, Tusseyville
Mrs. Daniel D, Colyer, Linden Hall
Mm. George F. Potter, Pine Grove Mills
Samuel Zerby, Tusseyville
Nora I, Thomas, Pleasant Gap
Witmer E, Lee, Centre Hill
M. ¥, Rossman, Tusseyvilie
J. B. Runkle, Pine Grove Mills
R, L. Musser, Pine Grove Mills
Mary J. Foust, Ceotre Hill
A, G, Spinner, Philadelphia
J.C. Kuhn, Mrs. Wm. Homan, Sarah McoClens
hao, Mrs, Wm, Walker, Edward Durst, G. Nevin
Hoy, 1. Howard Blabig, Mrs. W. F. Fetteroif,
Elizabeth Fetterolf, Mrs, Anna Emerick, I. A.
Bweetwood, Centre Hail,
eso
Aaronsburg,
Miss Ardrenna Harmon has return-
ed to her home after an absence of a
few weeks with friends at State College,
Mra. Harry Musser, of Akron, Ohio,
is the guest of Mis. Coburn, at this
place,
Mrs. Wasson took her little nephew
to his nome at Pleasant Gap, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Corman snd
Mr. and Mrs, Noah Corman, of Re
bersburg, spent a day during Farmer's
Institute with Mre. Effie Weaver.
James Lenker and family, of Le-
mount ; Mrs. Wm, Houser and c¢hil-
dren, of Bellefonte, came down to
spend the day with their mother, who
celebrated her seventy-third bisthday
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Orwig, of Hartleton, is
the welcome guest of her son, Walter
Orwig.
Wm. Gulsewitle and wife spent the
Sabbath at the home of Mr. Bressler,
near Madisonburg.
Miss Nellie Burd returned from s
few weeks’ stay with friends at Stale
College.
Among the sick children in town
are Victor, Ellsworth sud Philip Sto.
ver, Henry Mingle and John Burd.
Miss Mary Kremmer has gone to
spend some time with friends at State
College
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Fancy seeded raisins, At seven cents
per pack. or three packs for twenty
cents, for one week only, at Bwartz's
store, Tusseyville,
* Let the buyer
Parr says '& the watchword
beware ! John
of the
His article
ig the March Everybody's is called
“The Sivek Yards of New York."
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Wanted 50 Men
Wall Street manipulator
and Women,
J. D. Murray, the enterprising drug-
the
Howsrd's celebrated specific for
ar
5H
half price, 25 cents.
Bo positive is he of the remarksble
power of this specific to cure these
diseases, as well as sick headaches and
liver Groubles, that he sgrees to refund
the money any customer whom
this medicine does not quickly relieve
and cure,
With Dr. How urd’s specific at hand,
you can eat what you want and have
no of ill consequences. It
strengthens the stomach, gives perfect
digestion, regulates the bowels, creates
an appetite, and makes life worth the
living
This is au unusual opportunity to
obtain 60 doses of the best medicine
ever made for half its regular price,
with the personal guarantee of a well
business man to refund the money if
it does pot give satisfaction,
Mr. Murray has been able to secure
ouly » limited supply of the specific,
#0 great is the demand, sod you
should vot delay taking advantage of
the livers! offer be is maki g,
EGGS FOR HATCHING
Prom the Arnold Strain of S.C. Bal
Leghorns, noted as heavy layers.
Prices reasonable. For sale by
IL A SWEETWO0D, Centre Hall, Penn's,
o.mar.25,
to
fens
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Value.
GOOD KITCHEN CHAIRS,
ROCKERS
IRON BEDS
WO00D BEDS
I-PIECE CHAMBER SUIT
EXTENSION TABLES-6 Fi.
(12Doz.) - - § 460
1.60
2.95
8.2
- 22.00
3.00
: 6.00
Grand View
CENTRE HALL, - -
or Baby Chicks
months—§ustifies usin calling them
hens have been bred from a WIN
reasonable,
case of the
inst sosson which
any make you J
Day-old Chicks and Eggs
for Hatching, BARRED
PLYMOUTH ROCKS & WHITE
WYANDOTTES : 8 C. WHITE
& R. C. BROWN LEGHORNS.
I can furnish chicks and eggs
from stock bred for heavy laying
and large size. Fancy points,
however, have not been neglected.
Order now.
Foe Fa Pa.
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VETERINARY SURGEON,
Highest Cash
Price Paid
. lw Times ..
From our GREAT Winter-lay-
ing strain of Barred Plymouth
Rocks and Single-comb White
Leghorns. The fact that our
; hens produced during the
. month of December as high as
a day during January—Winter
if you hatch
have only Spring
le
give it our PERSONAL AT.
We are booking a good many
Scraps, Grit
Food, Conkey's Laying
Poultry Supplies.
W. KERLIN
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PRODUCE AT STORES,
wewnsr crus veners OF | BUSEY ices
Pramas 3 | Rem
FO PCEIVER'S SALE. ~The undersigned,
of
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on
receiver in the insolvent
township, Centre
property of said
TURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1 O'CLOCK