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HE CENTRE REPORTER
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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1800,
LOCALS,
Many a man on the high tide of
popularity has been stranded at low
Wiles
. E. T. Rhodes, of Lewistown,
- reach in the union church at
Tusseyville on Friday evening of this
week.
Mra. Carrie Ruhl moved from Buf-
falo Cross Ronde, Union county, to
Centre Hall and now occupies a part
of the residence of John Rossman,
8. A. Bhilling has opened a repair
shop in the Bush House block, Belle
fonte, Sewing machines typewriters,
phonographe, ete.. will receive atten-
tion there,
William Harshbarger, the Bellwood
dairymani was in the valley a short
time ago in quest of milech cows, but
found the price above that in his own
community.
The Old Fort blacksmith shop is
now occupied by Mifflin Moyer, who
moved from Potters Mills to the Grove
house, near the station, and is doing
business at the former place.
The condition of Michael Bechaffer,
east of Centre Hall, mention of whose
illness was made in previous issues,
is improviog somewhat, He is suffer
ing from hemorrhages of the nose.
An invoice of the goods in the store
of W., H. Meyer is being made this
week, prior to the turning over ofthe
store to C.F, Emery, of Yeagertown,
who moved to Centre Hall a short
time ago
Mr. and Mrs. I. Roy Stover, of Al
toona, came to Centre Hall Baturday
morning and returned in the after-
noon. While in town they visited
the former's mother and other rela-
tives and friends.
The resturant at State College con-
ducted by Charles Harrison was sold
to Messrs, Herbert Hosterman, of
Woodward, and Willlam Mingle, of
Asaronsburg. The young men will get
possession by April 1st,
Possibly you can do some business
without usiug printers ink, but it can-
pot be denied that you ¢an do more
business by judicious advertising. The
mast profitable advertising is news-
paper advertising.
Pennsylvania takes the lead in hav-
ing the largest forest nurseries of any
state in the Union, and the purpose of
the Forestry Department is to have
20,000,000 seedlings ready for planting
each year for the next iwenty-five
years.
A bill has been introduced in the
legislatlire by Hou. J. Gundy Wolfe
appropriating $2 000 for the erection of
a monument at Leroy Springs, Union
county, on the site where occurred the
famous Indian massacre a century or
more ago.
After a two weeks’ wedding tour to
Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Washing-
ton, Dent Peterson and bride were
given a reception at the Peterson
home at Spruce Creek. 'The’ young
couple will be at home to their friends,
at Baileyville, April 1.
Miss M. J. Johnson, of Bellefonte,
was last week elected to fill the unex-
pired term of Miss Gertie Keichline as
teacher of the Pine Grove Mille
second grade school. Miss Keichline
resigned to take charge of the domestic
affairs in her father’s home.
The farm of Mrs. Eliza Smith, of
Centre Hill, will hereafter be under
the care of her son, Lloyd Smith, who
moved to that place from Altoona »
few days ago. John C. Bible and son
were the tenants duriog the past few
years, but they are making sale of their
farm stock Friday of chis week.
The First National Bank, at State
College, has niready outgrown its
present accommodations, and steps
have been taken to enlarge the builld-
ing. An adjoining plot of ground hae
been purchased from Miss Hout for
$1000, and on this sn extension will
Iw erecied as speedily aa weather coon-
ditions will permit
pitate College will have free mal
delivery after April 1st, There will be
two carriers. This will be a grest
¢ uvenience to State College resideus
aud will also be a relief to Postmaster
B uart, who was pestered to a greater
0 less extent on the arrival of every
mail by from fifty to several hundred
siudents who gathered in the office
durivg the distribution of the mails.
By April 1st, Calvino Osman wi]
have rounded out his nineteenth yer
# a trackman on the Lewisburg a d
Tyrone Railroad at Glen Iron, and for
a long time he has been foreman of the
¢ew, It was not just exactly to
eslebrate this event, but rather to see
Mrs Osmau's aged mother, Mrs
James Ruuokle, at Tusseyville, that
Mr. and Mrs. Osman came to Centre
county Saturday and remained over
Bunday. :
If you are golog to begin housekeep-
ing this spring, by all means see L.
Gi. Rearick, the Centre Hall furniture
dealer, He will quote you prices and
show you goods that, for the money,
can’t be matched anywhere, He
doesn’t expect to make his fortune on
the sales he makes this spring ; it ls
only a reasonable profit he Is after.
Another thing can be truthfully said
representations are correct—his
AUDITORS’ STATEMENT
Of the Receipts and Expenditures of the
BOROUGH OF CENTRE HALL
For Year Ending March 10, 19090
Ww. B. MINGL E, TREASURER
DR.
1908, March 9
To balance ..
P. R. R. tax, 10 00
License 14 00
Stiver, cement......... 60
Corporation tax... 63
Hacks returned 60
Dr. Lee, cement....... 85
0 Sacks roturned 84 00
Dee. Hosterman, sand oo
Bpangler, plank...
ot Foreman, sand
" 5. Tax, Smith......... .
. § 1828 86
April 25
Sep't 4
s years
Oct.
Nov.
Bloom, cement
Tax, Smith. .
Boozer, snd...
Meyer, cem't & sand
Floray, sand......... .
Hosterman, sand
Rowe, sand..........
Rowe, lamp...
Royer, cement.........
russ, cement... "
Bradford, sand
Bradford, plank.
Spangler, plank,
Tax, Smith, Col. 1 25-84859 45
'‘R.
Mar, 12
1900, March 10
Borough Orders paid......
Overseer Orders pald,
BaIABIOB ...cconnsssssrmessicresns
$3457 21
mn
729 H2-$4339 45
J. FRANK SMITH, COLLECTOR.
Boro. Funds
DR.
154 68
1840 07--§1499 75
CR.
« $1273 7
. 65 8
212
4 50
85 =
1908, March 9
To balance raminiie. 3
Amt. 1908 duplicate.........
By cash paid treas.........
b b per et. abatement, $1116. 3
2 per cent com., $1060.49...
5 per cent com , $00.09
Exonerations....
Balance ........... side 138 68581499 75
J. FRANK SMITH, COLLECTOR.
Interest Fund
1908, March 9 DR.
To balagee...... _— § To
Amt, 1908 dupili cate..... - fNRNW-§T
$ R.
Ry cash paid tress. .......c..cooneee § 632 80
5 per ct. abatement, $547.08 27 5
2 per cent com., $519.73 shes 0 39
5 per cent com., $51.54 o— 1%
Exoneratious - 438
. FRANK SMITH, COLLECTOR.
Poor Funds
$70 0
1908, March 9
Amt, 19808 duplicate -" «$
DR.
159 85
CR.
1 =7
$1008
Balance 1907 ...... aa
Car hh to trons, . ‘ conesmns 115 9
» per ot. abatement, $117.04 =
2 per cent com. $111.19 vas . x
5 per centoom., $8.06... 44
Balance RRR 13 8 158 ©
J. FRANK SMITH, COLLECTOR.
Special Water Fund
March 9
ce 1907 ...
18 dapli
1908,
Balan
Amt Cale
By cash paid treas. 1008
5 per ct, abatement $164.43
bh per cent. com., $14.19
Exonerations....
Balance .......
STREET LIGHTING
Clymer MeClenalin $188
Gasoline and freight... . 9% 16
Lamps, gloixs end fixtures MB-fanW
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
Kramer & Son, supplies $ 7"
John Rowe, corp. cocks and
plumbing 5 KY
W. H. Runkle, burying 2 dogs
8, E Bharer, plumbing a0
J. B, Bwabb, Ra ignting house oh
Clyde Bradiord, dv uty ut Shirk
fire
Robert Sweet wood,
Shirk fire.
8, W. Smith, print ng auditory’
statements ......
INTEREST
interest on bot £00, at 4
per cent, en tax
State tax on loans, 190
Interest to bank
TIOABUIeT's SRIATY ...covsesnsmmmsmn
Secretary's salary
Auditors’ salary
Rent of Council room
B. H. Amey, annual
rettal .
B. H. Arney, servioes i
C. H. W, Co, advance on pipe
Gettig, Bower & Zerby, retain.
¥ 1 TJ.
er, 1905.
duty at
SALARIES,
190%
walter
Gettig, Bower & Zerby,
ing interest agreome
STREET ACCOUN
Crushed stones for efoingA
Freight on same... .
Hauling on street, teams
Large stones and haul ing.
Labor on streets and crossings
REPAIRING RESERVOIR
Cementand sand......ccoonne $70 78
Freight on same ‘ . ‘ 37 8
Planks and boards... 80
Teams, + cement and
sand.. SrA " 20 79
Tools....... — 15 65
Blacksmith repair work... 2
Labor, Common. .......ccomn cn 04 29
Labor, masons M5 W221 3
Total amount of Borough Orders
POOR ACCOUNT.
Danvilleasylum A. Tobias 1yr §
P. R. R. ticket for tramp...
W. W. Spangler, services for yr
B. D. Brisbin, rent for Mm.
Emerick... -
W. B. Mingle, legal ‘services.
Total amt, orders paid...
EXONERATIONS,
Geo. Floray estate.
B.J.
J. P. Rearick.....
Buv. J, M. Reariek......cccoooeeiens
Chas. D. Fititick ER
William Laird, - “ 60
Samuel Meyer .. . 113-8
EXONERATIONS, | — IAL WATER.
B. D. Bristin & Co
Frauk Ishler..
rank Geary ( m
sn
Welhave examined the above and find it cor,
rect, to the best of our knowiedge and belief,
CHAE. D. BARTHOLOMEW,
SAMI 8B. KREAMER,
Attest : THOS. L. MOORE, Auditors,
W. GROSS 3 MINGLE, Cletk,
ss A, AA AAAS
Surveying Alr vine,
A corps of engineers has been st
work in the western end of Union
county the past two weeks surveying
over the route of the proposed alr line
between Chicago and New York,
which scheme persists in bobbing up
right along and persists in not stay
ing down. This Is the electric line
that enters Union county near
Welkert, following Penns Creek from
Centre county, and runs close to New
grove,
It sometimes happens that a man’s
conversation is so polished that he
slips up on the truth.
Some men are so mean that
break a dollar bill they will |
Bo Ve Ut em ven
i ttt ps
~ OFFICERS’ CHARADE.
One of the Company Was an Expert
at the Game.
A general arrived from 8t. Peters-
burg in a garrison town in the Interior
of Russia to hold an inspection of the
troops. After the review he stepped
into the officers’ mess room, where he
noticed on the counter a row of bot-
tles, to which, Instead of usual labels,
white tickets, with a single letter of
the alphabet on each, were affixed.
The bottles stood in rank and file and
in alphabetical order.
“What does this mean?" the general
asked the lieuténant who was show-
ing him around.
“That is an officers’ charade, your
excellency,” replied the officer, eather
embarrassed,
The general continued bis inquiries
and elicited the following Information:
Sach bottle contains a different
kind of liquor. At the meeting of the
officers’ club one of us mixes some of
thease varieties In a glass so that the
initials spell a name, and the older
and more experienced members of the
club after tasting it guess what it is
composed of and name the word in.
tended.”
“Very original idea,” remarked the
general. “And are you able to make a
guess of that kind?”
“If it is your excellency's pleasure, 1
will try,” the lieutenant replied.
The general went to the counter and
mixed a glass, while the officer stood
at the other end of the woom with his
face to the wall
“Now, guess what this means,” said
the general as he handed the glass to
the officer
The latter drank it
smacked his tongue
“That ‘Anna,’ your excellency.”
“Bravo!” exclaimed the general, “It
requires a lot of practice, eh?’
“Your excellency, ‘Anna’ {8 easy
enough, Lut there is a captain in out
corps who can even guess ‘Nebuchad-
nezzar?
at one gulp,
and replied:
wis
LOST BOTH WAYS.
A Toss of a Coin With an Unexpected
Result.
A New York traveling man was tell
ing stories of “Toothpick Tom,” a fa-
mous Bowery character, who lived by
his wits as a gambler. Tom was
known far and wide, not only because
of this gambling mania, which was in-
satiable, but because of his quaint wit
and originally. He was an illiterate
and could neither read nor write, but
in the course of his career he handled
perhaps a little more than the average
gambler's share of coln raked in across
the green cloth.
“One afternoon Tom woke up
a healthy appetite for breakfast,”
the New Yorker. “He found
restigating his pockets that he had a
five dol gold plece, and he set out
for the nearest cafe appease his
‘unger. But just as he was about to
enter the restaurant he suddenly rec-
ognized the
wit
said
f
on 10
iar
to
entrance to the next place
house
visited for some
He felt himself
emotions, hunger
as the one leading to a gambling
which be had not
time. Tom paused.
torn bet two
and the spirit
ween
of gambling
“Should he risk his gold plece on the
or the roulette or should he
He might
event, of
sumpiuonsly.
and face
faro table
eat? That was the question.
make a ‘killing’ which
course, he would eat
Then, again, he might
starvation. The natural thing for Tom
to do was to leave It to chance,
*‘Heads up, I eat breakfast: tafls, 1
play,’ said Tom and flipped the coln.
It was heads up, and Tom scratched
his head thoughtfully and sald:
“ "Well, we'll make it two
three.’
“Again he tossed up, but this time
the gold plece struck a crevice in the
sidewalk and disappeared. Tom look-
ed at the crack and philosophically re-
marked:
* "Whipsawed both ways." "—Milwau-
kee Free Press,
a —————
Tricked of the Time.
A Philadelphia lawyer who spends
most of his time at his country estate
employs a sturdy Irish gardener whose
one desire In life is to live until the
banner of freedom is unfurled over Ire.
land,
One evening the lawyer strolled
through the grounds of his place and
stopped to have a chat with the gar
dener.
“Michael, do yo know that while
we are here enjoying the beautiful
twilight it Is dark midnight in Ire
land 7' he asked,
“Faith, an’ O'm not surprised,” re
plied the gardener. “Ireland niver
got justice yit."-—Judge,
Money Getters.
“Do you think it pays to send our
sons to coliege? Do they obtain the
practical experience in money getting
that Is so necessary in these days?”
“Well, judging from the experience
I have had with my son, I should say
they did. His practical experience in
money getting Increases with every
letter that I receive from him.”
in
lose
out of
Simplified Debate,
“Are you going to attempt to an
swer all the charges made against
yout”
“Certainly,” replied Senator Sor
ghum, “Answering charges these days
is easy. All you've got to do Is to say,
‘You're an J! Mee Washington Btar,
A Definition.
“What is the difference between preo-
ferred and common stock 7”
“Well, if you buy the common you
Tose your money right off, but if you
buy preferred there is a little longer
delay about it.” Judge.
A llar ends by making truth appear
like falsehood —8henstone,
NIAGARA FALLS BARE
For One Whole Pay the Rocky
Precipice Was Dry.
THE WATER CEASED TO FLOW
—————
This Curious Phenomenon Occurred on
March 31, 1848—Terrified the People
rent and the Cause of the Stoppage.
In the early spring of 1848 occurred
a natural phenomenon so strange, so
sudden and so stupendous that the old:
er inhabitants of western New York
still speak of it with awe and wonder
This else
than the running dry of Niagara falls
The story Is recounted now,
but it was a nine days’ wonder for the
when it appeared In
For the first time in
of the grandest cata
hushed
phenomenon was nothing
seldom
whole
the
country
Hewspapers,
history the roar
ract in America was
In the early morning of March 31,
1848, people living in the vicinity of
the falls were awakened by a peculiar
bush, as" startling in its suddenness
and intensity as the most thunderous
explosion could have been. Many
dressed and hastened outdoors, urged
by a conviction that something appall
ing had happened or was about to
happen. Some thought the end of
the world was at hand. Others imag
ined that they had suddenly
deaf. Still others that the
hush preceding a terrific hurricane had
fallen upon the alr. All were oppress
ed with a feeling of profound awe and
dread.
It was soon dai
grown
thought
geovered, howe
that the cessation of the
ver,
wins the sole cause this com
n panic, As the dim light
morning
yout bare
which
able {
of the
{ime
were
pice
short
of water ba oe wouring
streams,
of
Tr, how 1
i wail
Above
g foaming
nel,
mounial
Yorge
tors coul :
Some remarkable !
formed on that day when Niagars
People walked fron
the river, along
dry
the
wrecipice, pearly
on the America:
en wet thelr feet
the river bed above
d discovered ¢
fost
tind §
fi & » fo £.1%
as Goat is da
and never el
went exploring in
the fa
cient gun
i
1
:
Some
lis an
rismen
AYR find
their } forced down
by the current { and
wore
siren ayes
curious
d before
ch 31, 1848 Niagara
and people who re
inte at nigh
re, went to bed with
Mut in the
1
1 the fi
i early
of April liar thun-
the great cataract
ard, and
sterio
again Ix
was
every one knew that
drained river bed
ig its flood over the
once
usly
was ris
falls.
Now for the expla
on
nation of this
strange phenomen It proved to be,
after all, very simple. The winter of
1847 and 1848 had been one of extreme
severity. Ice of such thickness had
never been known as formed on Lake
Erie that season. When the break-up
came, toward the end of March a
strong northeast wind was blowing,
which piled the great fields of ice In
floes and toen In banks as high as
miniature icebergs. Toward night on
March 30 the wind suddenly changed
to the opposite direction and increased
to a terrific gale, which burled back
the piled up ice and drove it Into the
entrance of Niagara river with such
force that a huge and almost impene-
{rable dam was formed. For a whole
day the source of the river was stop
ped up, and the stream was drained
of its supply. By the morning of the
31st the river was practically dry, and
thus for twenty-four hours the roar of
Niagara falls was stilled. Then in the
early morning of April 1 the ice
pack gave way under the tremendous
pressure from above, and the long re
strained volume of water rushed
down and reclaimed Hs own.—Ex
change.
Few Beds In Bagdad.
. About 60 per cent of Bagdad's pop
ulation possess no beds. These poor
people rest on blankets spread on the
floors of their houses in the winter
and on the roofs inghe summer, Owing
to the excessive heat of these regions
sleep is made Impossible elsewhere
than on the roof or in the open gar
dens. It is an interesting sight to see
how the women at sunset emerge from
their houses to prepare the evening
menl on the roof and spread the bed:
ding for the night. Inasmuch as the
climate Is very dry, there Is little to
fear from exposure to the night air
While a considerable number of the
roofs are surrounded by latticework
to insure a certain amount of privacy,
by far the larger number are quite ox.
posed to the gaze of curious and in.
quisitive neighbors,
Learning without politeness makes
a disagreeable pedant, and politenoss
without learning makes a superficial,
frivolous puppy.~Chesterfield.
“
PERSONALLY
WILL
will be run from Wilkes-Barre
CENTRE HALL st 7.17A.M, A stop will
Round-Trip
Rate
Covers transportation to and from Washington
of tour until after luncheon the
For detail Jot 34 nerary and fu
are
fr WOOD
Passer DF Traffic Manager
CONDUCTED
oN
19009
and return. Congecting train will leave
nehedn on going trip.
Lions from dinner on date
f-thires days.
I saecommon
rete y
IN SESSION
0 Ticket Agents, ar
Fa
address Tourist Agent,
BOYD
assenger Agent
GEO 5)
General Passe
- BREE
Orders now boc yked
Chicks from the
Barred
Plymouth Rocks
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Boalsbarg Normal and Preparatory
School,
Thisfschool will open April 12th and
continue eight weeks Classes will be
formed for teachers and those prepar
ing to teach. Any desiring to pursue
the higher branches may do so.
Bo«rding ean be had st reasonable
rates,
For farther information address
H. O. Rornroox, Prin.
— MSA.
The Thrice-a-Week World,
The Thrices Wek Nord will be
Gl uixtyn cents per year Fe
The sabscri
asp ge. Sofia Pion
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chickens :
Singlecondh
White Leghorns
for sale at all times
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your dealer or
et, WATagS, heme
will see that you are supplied,
out carbon deposits
Waverly 0il Works Co.
Independent Rofners
Pittsburg, Pa.
EGGS FOR HATCHING
WE ———————
From the Arnold Strain of 8. C. Ball
Leghorns, noted as heavy layers.
Prices reasonable. For sale by
LL, SWEETHOOD, D Cn Ral, Paw.