“VOL. LXXXII. br. pms —— ———————— NO. 18. LO O.F ENCAMPMENT, yr RURAL TELEPHONE, For High Prices Pald for Prodacts of the | Urganized at Spring Mills With FiftySev. | Country from Penns Osve to Madisonburg Farm, Bat the Accusation ls False, en Charter Members—Officers, Ete, Covered by Eell Company, For a good many years the lecture] An Euocampment with fifty-seven| Not until last fall was the country DEATHS, PICTURE OFFER TO READERS, TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. C. FRANK MONTGOMERY, C. Frank Montgomery, of Bellefont», North Awerican's Color Gravures Are Works of High Quality, Quite the handsomest articles for room of every grange or farmers’ alli- ance was filled with denunciations of Wall Street and the Wheat Pit. Now a marvelous change has happened, and the wheat speculators and some of the financial captains are railing at the farmer as a monopolist. Henry Clewe is one of the country’s veteran bankers. He argues that while ** the present high coat of living is not charter members was organizad and instituted in the I. O. O. F. hall, in Bpriog Mills, Thursday afternoon and evening, by Edwin M. Eareckson, Grand Patriarch, and Usher A. Hall, Grand Scribe, both of Philadelphia, assisted by District Deputy Grand Pa- triarch M., L. Aldenderfer, of Belle- fonte. A delegation of sixteen members between Penns Cave and Madisonburg connected with the outside world by telephone. Now that section has a the Patrons Rural Telephone Com- pauy, and is connected with the Bell company’s lines. The company has two circuits with a total of twenty- nine stations. In the formation of this company Frank P. Duck was died at the Chester Hospital, in Ches- ter, Wednesday morning of last week Interment was made in Bellefonte, Friday afternoon, Rev. John Hewitt, of the Episcopal church, officiating. Mr. Montgomery had been in deli- cate health for some months, and went to a private sanitarium, near Chester, where it was hoped he would regain his former health, But the ead end home decoration that have yet beep offered by a newspaper as inducements to its readers are the series of color art gravures now being distributed by The North American in exchange for a coupon from the Bunday paper and five cents, Counting the cost of the newspaper, officers of th e Mrs. BK. Bower Holter, died at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Wm. came as mentioned above, ten cents. Similar reproductions are | Siafle in Bellefonte. entirely due to the farmer, neverthe- less he is largely responsible and ought to be frankly told so.” Just think of Wall Street complain- ing that the plowman has put up the price of meat and bread ! But is the accusation just ? Did the farmer put wheat to $1.29 a bushel or did Patten do that ? Is it the farmer who gets an excessive price for his cattle or is it the Meat Trust that manipulates the supply so that the butcher's bill goes from the State’ College Encampment were present in the evening, as well as a pummber from the Bellefonte En- camppient, The following is the list of officers elected and installed for the ensuing term : Chel Patriarch, T. M. Gramley High Priest, M. T. Duck fienlor Warden, J. A, Wagner Junior Warden, W, H. Sinkabine Seribe, B. F, Kennelly Treasurer, W. Calyin Meyer prominent, and his associates will all agree with him now that he did a good service when he iosisted on them join- ing in the movement, Attached are the names of the per- sons having telephoves on the line in- dicated, the first sixteen being stock- holders in the company : J. C., Rossman Wm, H. Weaver Jus. W. Beck C. E. Duck Jeni. Limt ert George Tressler J. WW. Rachau J. Bplgelmyer B. C, Yearick J. J. Taylor The deceased was born in Bellefonte Décember 28, 1847, making his age a little over sixty-one years. He began business in Philadelphia, first as a clerk and later as a partner in a firm conductivg a large clothing store. It was in 1874 that he returned to Belle- fonte, and purchased the Montgomery clothing store from his elder brother. Later the firma was changed to Mont- gomery & Co,, which firm has ben sold every day in the art stores at §1 or more. The reduced price is due to the fact that The North American ip disposing of these works of art is as sociated wilh several other large newe- papers in the printing of them, and the enormous cost is greatly reduced. The subject for the first painting iseued was ** The Forest Fire,” a thrill- log picture, and most realistic. The next subject will be a reproduction of 8 handsome landscape at sunset, re- up? Outside Sentinel, 1. G. Snyder doing business ever since, The fact is that the farmer has sold Laide Se Bwestwood four-fifths of last year’s harvest before | vir: wath A. c. Dunlap wheat started to rise to any unpusnal| Sccond Watch, ©. E. Zeigler figure. When wheat reached its dizzy | Third Watch, J. 5. Meyer N. J. Fiedler L. E. Korman height the man that raised the crop | (ours Wah C.F. Long Join Haugh 3. B, Reain : irst Guard i> Tent, BR. &. Sweetwood J. C. Bpayd E. C. Yearick bad little or none to sell. Second Guard to Tent, R. F. Finkle L. C. Mitler Less than half the price thatcon-| Omgunist, C. E. Zeigler F. P. Duck sumers in the larger cities pay for their milk every morning goes to the dairy- H. M, Wert BR. D Musser F. M. Fisher John Bair G. D. Orndorf Robt, Hattinger H, W. Weaver A. Neece N. A. Duck Jacob F. Muosser Mr. Montgomery was a member of | Produced with the utmost fidelity to athletic field, at Penpeylvania State St. John’s Episcopal church and for | P8ture’s colorings. College, will be formnlly openmi, ; Be. years one of the vestrymeu., He was| Agents for The North American will side the State and Dickinson baseball consistent in all his actions with his | furnish one of these pictures in ex-|%sme will be a full program of track fellowmen and scrupuiously eonscien- [change for a coupon from Bunday [events tious in his business dealings. issues and five cents in cash, Announcement has been made of Speaking of this sad death, the ee fe et reese the engagement of Miss Elizabeth Boal CHARTER MEMBERS Nathan H. Corman, son of Mre, Cal. vin Swarlz, of Millbeim, has been ses i. ously ill at his home at Lancaster. The mother went to that city to assist in nursing him, George Gres, of New Berlin, who ability and it will be a treat to hear him. LOOA 8 Rev, M. 8B. Derstine came from Chatham Run Monday to attend to a bit of business in Centre Hall. The fraternal orders of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs have decided to hold a festival Friday and Baturday even. ings, May 25h wand May 20th in Grange Arcadia. Ameriean wire fence, sll heights ; patent wall plaster, Dismond brand— with sand or without sand, and wood fiber. Will sell and ship any amount, —(. P. Long, Bpring Mills. frequently came to Centre Hall to visit bis niece, Mrs. W. B. Miogle, died Iast woek. A potice of the death ap- pears elsewhere in this issue. George C. Tate, the Reedaville con tractor, has secured the contract for the erection of large reservoir or lake at Greenwood Furosce to be utilized in irrigating a forestry nursery to be constructed by the stale, Mr. and Mrs, John L. Cole, of Zion, were guests of Mr. and Mra. Samuel 8. Kreamer on Monday. Besides the social visit Mr. Cole transacted a bit of business with D, W. Bradford, the DeLavsl separator agent. Mrs. Freeman Reeder, of Paxinos, ment was made at Wolfs Chapel. Ser. vices were conducted by Rsv. B. R. M. Bheeder, of the Lutheran church. The deceased was married to Elizs Vonada io 1869, and besides named above as surviving are twenty- #ix grandchildren and one great grand. child. He served during the civil war a8 » member of Company D, 14th Regiment, MES. EZRA HARTER, nie E, wife of Ezra Harter, died at duration, Keith's Theatre, Durst makes it a point to feed a few ing proposition. While George R. Miller, of Rebers- Miss Bessie Weber, a student in the musical department of Bucknell Uni- versity, Lewisburg, was accompanied to her home by Misses Eleanor B. Nixon and Hallie B. Lembower, of Uniontown, and remained here over Sanday. The ladies are class mates, and will graduate at the approaching commendement. The house, barn, lot and land of the Inte William Becantlin, situated near on Monday. He is eighty-one vears old, fifty of which have been given to the dispensing of justice, If any one doubts that President Taft is the busiest business man in the United Btates let him read the sched- ule of one day at the White House, which Lyman Beecher Btowe states in The Circle Magazine for May, A hot water heating plant is being installed in the residence of Dr. G. W. flelds Inst week. The bird evidently landed without duly considering, as it cannot soar from the ground, but must have the buoyancy of water to assist it in doing so. Miss Sarah MoeClenahan is back from Wilmington, Delaware, where she had been staying for several months. Bhe is highly pleased with that section of the state. Before re turning she also spent some time in of Paxinos, Faneral services were held Saturday mornjng from her late home, conduct. od by ber pastor, Rev. B. F. Bieber. Interment in the Georges Valley ceme- tery, near her home, ——— Blanchard, which was sold at public sale and for which Albert Bitner bid $2,000, was in fact purchased for Irvin Seantlin, the son of the deceased. This will keep the homestead in the family, and Mr. Scantlin and his family will occuy the premises, John Btoner, one of the oldest men Klinger ; left sentinel, John Grove ; warden, Clayton Etters; chaplain, guard, George Keller, } Philadelphia and Harrisburg. WILLIAM G. HAZEL ——— pi — A ot Nieman's store and severely injured , Irow al 1 : Democratic Watchman makes this For Publication. Thompson, youngest daughter of Mr. ue, W Rm. ¥. 99 £0 Durip a3} Srecobly Brottiens . comment : Mrs. George Z:giler, of Farmville, {and Mrs. John I. Thompson, of Le- i In the absence of Frank Montgomery | Virginia, after having spent some | mont, to Louis Hall Crossman, of man. The farmers are BOL organized, T. M. Gramley W. Calvin Meyer The wera Buy Sotaksr: £ at | from the activities of Belleloats — time visiting friends and relatives in| North Yakima, Wash. They have RO ttsts, They eannol O71 T. Dueck J. A. Wagner Centre Hall will be delivered br Io » than the ordinary void will be ocea-| Pennsylvania has returned to her Surveys are being made for the state do pot artificially manipulate prices. 3 X Keaselly : H 8 Bewueht Fred Mv ln ied : sioned. He was the last but ope of | bume io Virginia. Mrs. Zsigler, after highway through Bellefonte. The A grea may Shan fee Help $0 minke Wi. T. So) Sweotw rian church a Rev Re re the older generation of an old family, | Iraversing the hills, mountains, val road, however, will not be completed ving dares 26 the Je goby: Tue Clarence isa gifted speaker and bis address on and while his years pointed to the end | 5% and cities of the Keystone Btate, | until some time in the fall, as it will farmer gets 4 shaze, but not ag exon C Wm. M. Grove the ocoasion. it is anticipated will be | that is inevitable he was & young man | Was deeply impressed with the beau [require considerable time to arrange _. ny of ihe jucieuged Pree Raid Hid . Barden : v Fe one of great interest both to the rem-|iD bis own heart and in the affections | 'ifal valleys, the people and the coun- | the preliminaries. bea ih tie Mi ry W. 0. Gramley H. W. Weaver nant of veterans who anoually form [fall Genial, hopeful, gracious and i surroundings. Having made WENDY | As assistant chauffeur, Clark M, ( say J. D. Wagner L. G. Snyder Ce Sad. encouraging always, generous to a riends in the new country, it seemed G dev. of Bebusah b : Patten, is responsible for the ultra-| . | Long 7. D. Neeso ia line on Memorial Day, and citizens, ! bv hard to say good by and to return to al ey ersburg, accompanied high prices paid by the consumer for! nF Pp. Heckman C. C. Durst Bervices at Centre Hall will be held a't snd a gentleman by the grace of wwirbidondy adn oh > Jeturn 10 45-horsepower Rambler sutomobile the necessites of life. W. W. Zerby W. H. Weaver at the ususl hour Saturday, od it seyns a strange fatality that " thi I . I y _| ou an endurance run from Harrisburg W. W. Jamison G. N. Wolfe - melancholis should have clouded the pg ally salen that io the near), poitimore and Washington and re- A Corn Growlug Contest, § Holla Xena 3 i etsoat : LOCALS closing days of a life that had spread kare she uy Sutra be Tile eounny turn. The start was made Monday of The Pennsylvania Live Stock} s a. virieh B. W. Ripka Ladies’ Tan Suede pumps at Yea-|*iDsbine everywhere. bonis xt % Woe rn this week. Breeders’ Association announces a list| A. C. Dunlap C. C. Bartges gers. glad to welcome them and have them Richard Morgan Russell, son of of prizes for a corn growing contest in | Heor® WW. Lonk a > Heckuian Miss Roxanna Brisbin is in Altoona JOHN Y. STOVER. mingle with us. Her husband having | 7 '//ism and Sarah Russell, died st which yield of corn per acre is the| . .° =" EE Zeitle to which city she went several days | John Y. Btover died at his home at | pen formerly of Centre county, we their home at Hazelwood, of tubercu- chief consideration. Contestants are| £ 5 Ripka B. D. Bristin sgo. Bhe will remain but a short time, | Wolfs Store, of paralysis, aged seven- hope to agsin have him one of our losis, aged two years, six months and given liberty to select any acre, and to| R. E Sweetwood John H Put The following letters remain un-|!¥y-tWo years, seven months and twen- esteemed citizens. We are informed nine days. The Russells were former- fertilize, plant and cultivate the crop i k Rangriel Joupti dap claimed in the Centre Hall post office, | t¥-Dine days. He leaves to survive sina en route to her home Mrs, Zsigler ly residents of Bellefonte. 8s they please. A $50 silver cap and| g.. pion G. Cleve Gentasl May 1, 1900: Annie B. Sheaffer, Mra. | Widow and the following children :|yiyjieq relatives in Philadelphia and| After a visit to ber sister, Mrs. John ten cash prizes are offered for the best| Charles ¥. Hagen I. W. Bartges Feltwell. When called for please say [J0bu, of Rebersburg ; Jonas, of Jack stopped over in Washington, where | Runkle, east of Centre Hall, for about acre of corn. * For information as to| M.A. Stover advertised, sonville ; Calvino, of Nittany ; Mre. | he saw the capital, the White House | two weeks, Mrs. R. D. Runkle returo- the conditions of the contest, prizes,| The sonual snniversary services of Cora Bwarlz and Mrs, William Min. snd many other buildings of interest. |®1 to her home in Bhamokin. She ete., corn growers should drop a postal | Spring Mills lodge, No. 597, 1. 0. 0 F., nick, of Hublersburg ; Mrs. William Arriving at her home, Mrs. Zeigler | bad not been in the best of health, card to E. 8. Bayard, Becretary, 203 | will be held Tuesday evening, May 11 Warntz, of Woodward ; Mm. Clyde found the Southern fields green, the |#0d came here to breathe the purest Shady Ave, Pittsburgh. Competition | Rev. B. H. Hart, Past Grand Master, Waite, of Freeburg; Mra. Arthur|(orest flowers in bloom, the tious in | %ir that can ve found anywhere, is open to all Pennsylvania farmers | of Harrisburg, bas been selected to Slaterbeck, of Tuseyville, and Sum- full folisge, the farmers busy planting Samuel Durst, of Earlystown, sold a and their families 0 employes. deliver the oration. Rev. Hart ls » ner, of W oife Store. Funeral services|. getting tobacco land prepared, | bunch of fat steers to Smith & Here mem et esses distinguished orator of extrsordinary were held Saturday afternoon. Iater- everybody busy. Farm for Sale Near Milroy. The undersigned offers for sale a farm, near Milroy, consisting of 200 acres, 160 of which is io cultivation. Balance contains good merchantable timber. Much is limestone land. About 50 acres is adapted to truck raising, and can be irrigated by = gravity irrigation plant. Roooing water in nearly all flelds. Average annual yield of wheat for fifteen years was 1100 blshels. It is also a good stock farm. Price only $8000. For particulars address, J. C. Houser, Lewistown, Pa. LOCALS, At the time of her death | and Brother are comedy cyclists, while Mre. Eliza Smith, of Centre Hill, The entertainment announced to | Who ls suffering from tuberculosis, is [she was aged forty years, one month | Lillian Shaw Is a character come- bas been a sufterer from an attack of take place May 4th in the Garman [somewhat beller at present, but her and twenty-seven days. Bhe was a|dienne. The bill also jocludes inter. eryaipelas, Opera House, a benefit for the recovery is very uncertain. Bhe is a | kindly, sympathetic woman who will | esting moving pictures, in this in- Mrs. Maggie Harper will havea tele- | hoapital ambulance fund, has been [sister of Mm. E. OC. Harter, whose | be sadly missed and mourned by all [stance the inspection by President phone installed in her residence, in| pogtponed until May 21st. death occurred last week, near Bpring | who knew her. Since early girlhood | Taft of the Panama Canal. Centre Hall, To lift his eleventh commission as a | MIs. she had been a consistent and active pee Plant trees, plant flowers, plant justice of the peace John H. Lever, of] Charles Eongard, of near Penns|member of the Lutheran church. Sur. Lemont Odd Fellows, roses, plant smiles, plant good deeds | §iormstown, made a trip to Bellefonte | Cave, captured a loon in one of his|viviog are her husband and one daugh-| The following officers of the Lemont every day, and above all plant the feet in the way of right doing. George A. Hettinger, of Boalsburg, accompanied by his family and Mrs, Stamm, drove to Centre Hall Monday. Mr. Hettinger since about the first of April has been living on the Btamm farm, Bummer from many points of view is reflected in the beautifally illus. trated pages of the Delineator for June. Alice Lounsberry writes about * The Return of Rose-Time,” and Mabel Osgood Wright describes * Birds We Ought to Know." illness of Mre. M. P. Kent, at Brook- Hosterman by the firm of Furman & Olen, of Lewistown. The system here- tofore used in the Hosterman home was unsatisfactory, and ia now being Mre. Lucinda Weaver, who had been _ lyn, this state. Later her brother, J. T. Potter, in Centre Hall, received a card stating that her condition was rather serious, and Monday he accord. ingly went to see her. Rev, B. A, Bnyder, pastor of the United Evangelical church, went to Carlisle last week and while there purchased a driving horse and came home overland. M. I. Arney is also the owner of a driving horse shipped . here fromm Harrisburg by Dr, G. H Widder. Among the new advertisements in the Reporter this week is one for the Rowe College, Johnstown, of which Dr. 8B. H, Isenberg is president. Dr. Isenberg is well kvown to the Re- readers as a man of ability, and quite ill for several months, Is now able to be about the house again, and is feeling remakably well. Her con- dition for a long time was such thst little hope was entertained for her re. covery. Bince Mrs. Weaver first took sick she has heard the news of the death of a number of people who it was thought would long outlive her, but the reverse proved true. A doe deer was seen loitering In the fleld opposite the farm buildings on the Huyett farm, west of Centre Hall, one day last week, (t seemed quite contented to nibble the green grass until a dog chanced to happen slong, when the flset-footed animal skipped toward the south, The doe, which is supposed to have been a yearling, was Just such an Institution as he pow represents. Bee the adv. by dogw, snd it only took one howl to ost a ile tog 1. oon, You are invited to come to our store, examine our goods and compare our prices with those of others, We want to get scquaiated. Ia our advertise. ment this week we are giving seviral ressons why we can sell clothing shoes, etc, at the lowest prices. — Harry Witten & Company. Robert Coldron, of Huntingdon, ao companied Freeman Reeder to Pax- fnos to visit the former's sister, Mrs, Reeder, who Is serioudy ill. Mr. Coldron came to Bpring Mills last week to attend the funeral of his sister, Mre. E. C. Harter. He Is engaged as a teamster for a large mill in Huntiog- don, A. N. Bitner, of Milton, was In Cen- tre Hail fora few days the beginning of this week, having come here to look into a few matters connected with the settlement of the estate of his grand father, the late Peter Durst. Mr, Bitner was formerly a raliroad man, but about three years ago located in William G. Hazsl died at his home at Madisonburg Tuesday evening of last week, of paralysis, aged sixty-nine years. He has left to survive a widow and nine children: Albert, of Union- ville; A. J, of Rebersburg; Mrs. James Kling, of Lamar ; William, of Bellevue, O. ; Mrs. Herbert Bwartz, Byron and Norman, of Madisonburg; Mre. Luther Hosterman, of Coburn, and Edward, of Elyria, 0. Faneral services were held Friday forenoon, Rev, F. Wetzel being in charge of same, Interment was made in the Reformed cemetery at Madison burg, Hon. Bamuel B. Zeigler died at his home in West Union, lows, April 19th. He was born in Rebersburg, August 6, 1831, and was in hisseventy- eighth year at the time of his demise, In i854 he went to Dobugus where he studied law. In 1866 he located at West Union, which was his home un- til the time of his death. The faneral week. summer, Jilton, where 4 Is sonducting s post himself. He fell backwards and his head struck the sidewalk ioflicting a large gash in his head. He was taken hime in a buggy, says the Journal, and is in a serious condition. The dwelling house of Milton Darn er, a ball mile east of Carroll, was destroyed by fire, the fire originating from a spark from a flue. While try- ing to get some of the goods that Mrs, Barner had thrown out of the win- dows, Mr. Barper was struck on the head and left arm by falling bricks. Two deep gashes were cut in his head, and the arm was considerably bru Showers have been very plentiful throughout Penns Valley of la'e, but none have been more welcome than the post card * shower ”’ which came upon Jacob Wagner, of Centre Hall, Friday of last week. The cooasion was his seventy-second birthday, and he was remembered by his children, grandobildren and great-grandchil- dren, nephews aud nieces who are lo- cated in all parts of the Union. There two
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