VOL. LXXXII. New Books Just Recelved—Library Has & Membership of Thirty—450 Books Al ready Kecelved, The Pennsylvania State Library is conducting a number of free libraries throughout the state. One of these libraries is at Centre Hall, and is under the management of Progress Grange. There have been received at this point four hundred and fifty books, the fee of ten cents per member being utilized in paying the carriage on the same, otherwise the services by the state and the local Grange is given free. It is not necessary to be a member of the Grange to become a patron of the Ili- brary ; membership can be secured by any one who cares to read and is will- ing to pay the small fee. The titles of the books and their authors just received are appended : Abbott : David Crockett Allen : Across Asia on a bieycle Austin : Nameless noblemen Blanchan : Birds that every child should know Bolen : Trusts and tariff Brady : Patriots Brooks : Historie girls Cooper : Pioneers Craddock : Storm centre Creasey Fifteen decisive t Crockett Strong Mac Daskam Sister's vocation Davis: Gallegher Eckstrom : Bird book Eillott : Two in Italy Ely : Woman's hardy garden Famous adventures and prison escapes o the Civil War Tattle-tales of cupl Eastern wonder-la Law-bireakers Jack, the young ranchman mites of the world { Ford Giibson Grant : Grinnell Hall: Aunt Jane Hancock Life at West Point Harte Headley ; nid Openings in the old Old Salamander Hulbert : Piolets of the republic King : Captain Blake Lee: Four for a fortune Lincoln Boston school kitchen long : Heimweh Longlellow Lossing : Two spies Lytton : Last days of Pompeii Marden : Stories from life Melville Mitchell Circumstances Oppenheim © Avenger Phelps ©: Walled in Seott ©: Quinten Durward Last three soldiers trail text book Complete poetical works Tv pee Shalton Shotll Port of storms Stuart Stoddard Stockton Second woolug of Saline Sune New ogg farm Kate Bonnet Days and deeds Treasure Island Stevenson stevenson Twain Personal recollection Ward Poutisous one Wright : Shephard of the hills Williams Day dreamer ————— A A ———————— The Weather Man, The last few days of last week were without rain, but Bunday the showers began coming again. Thursday of last week the temperature reached eighty degrees, the highest point attained this spring, and noon there was a rain- fall of almost one-fourth of an inch. Friday was partly cloudy, and Batar- day clear, the highest temperatlure of both days being seventy-five. Bunday there was a slight rainfall, the tem- perature remaining the same Rain also fell Sunday night and Mouday, the total being almost one-third of au ioch. A————————— A ——————— Mothers’ Duy. Bunday was ** Mothers’ Day,” a day set aside throughout all the states t do honor to the mothers of the land, the emblem of the day being the car- nation. Dr. W. H. Behuyler, in the Presby- terian church, preached a sermon fit- ting for the occasion, and pansies were worn by the members. In the Lutheran Funday Fchool E. M. Huyett, the superintendent, pro- vided carnations for each member, and at the close of the exercises proper, the pastor made a brief address appropri ate to the occasion. ———————— Stricken Messina, reality, it can at least be seen again in all its native beauty at Lyman H. Howe's remarkable reproduction at the Garman Opera House, Bellefonte, Wednesday evening, May 19. The series shows the city just as It was im- mediately befyre the tidal wave en- it—and after it. The destruction is 50 complete that it seems Impossible to restore the former glories of the city. Mr. Howe's pictures make a more eloquent appeal to sympathy than could be possibly made by spoken or written words, ww Fine Live of Post Onrds, During the past week severs! thous and pew post cards have been added to the Reporter's already large stock. There are many lovely designs, All prices. Call to see them. District 8, 8, Convention, A district Bunday school conven. tion will be held at Tusseyvilie, June 4th, afternoon and evening. The dis Gi and Potter townships and Cen- tre Hall . A i notice . LUTHERAN CHURCH DEDIOATED, The New and Heautiful Edifice at State College Costs 814,000, Grace Evangelical Lutheran church, State College, of which the Rev. J. 1. Htonecypher is the pastor, was dedi- cited with impressive services Bunday a week, The music was inspiring and the speakers were in their happiest mood. Dr. Yarger was unable to be present on account of illness, Dr. Ludden filled the vacancy and did it admirably. The dedicatory sermon was proached by the Rev. F. G. Got- wald, D. D., of York. Dr. Ludden is a second Chaplain McCabe when it <omes to the securing of subscriptions, for the entire indebtedness of $5 800 was wiped out. The evening sermon was preactied by the Rev, Dr, Ludden, of Lincoln, Neb. The pastor was as- sisted during the day’s services by the Rev. C. T. Alkens, of Busquehsanna University ; the Rav, Isaac Krider, of Duncansville ; the Rev, F. A, Bhultz, of Pine Grove Mills ; the Rav. J, Me Kendree Reiley, of the M. E. church, and the Rev. 8. Martin, of the Pres byte: ian church. Io 1905 the land upon which the church now stands was transferred to the Hon. J. T. McCormick who then transferred it to the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society in 1906 Upon this land is built a handsome brick structure which is a credit to State College artisans and an ornament to the town. The corner stone was laid July 3, 1907, : Six of the beautiful windows are in memory of J. C. and Christina Krum- rine, presented by their son and daugh- ters ; W, B. Kemmerer, by Mrs, Kem- merer ; Berjamin H. Beaver, by Mrs. Apnie Beaver ; M. D. and Sarah J. Snyder, by their son and daughter ; Mrs. Nancy Craig, by Mrs, Clark Her- man ; Emanuel C. Fye, by Adaline Fye. The large window on the Col- lege avenue side was presented by the Woman's Home and Foreign Mission. ary society of the synod of Central Pennsylvania, The cost of the bulld- ing, including the lot, was $14,017 23, The church is of pleasing design, both exterior and interior, and is considered by some to be one of the best in Centre county as far ss interior finish and arrange: eut i# concerned, tp LOUALS A bunch of homing pigeons brought from Harrisburg were liberated last week at Coburn. They made the flight to the state's capital in a remarkably short time. Abner Blover, who had been em- ployed by the Boozer-Fetterolf livery in Centre Hall for several months, has secured employment at Bornham. His place in the livery is being filled by Howard Fetterolf. In a note to the Reporter D. H. Myers states that he is churning about twenly-two hundred pounds of butter every other day, and that the supply of milk at the MiMlinburg plant is beginning to increase, Centre Hall is becoming a center for the selling of farm machinery. The station platform, as a rule, is filled from one end to the other with all kinds of machinery indicating that the shipments here are large. John M. Bullock has been yppointed sdministrator of the estate of the late C. Frank Montgomery and he and W. Hassell Montgomery will continue to conduct the store in Crider's Exchange under the firm name of Montgomery & Co. The Millheimu High School did not graduate any of its pupils this term, owing to the fact that an additional year has been added the course, That borough's schools just completed its eighty-month term, with Prof, =, Ward Gramley as principal, Plans have almost been completed for the rededication of the Methodist church site and Penniuglon burying grounds, east of Centre Hall, some time during the latter part of Juue, Bervices will be held that will be of more than ordinary loterest to the people of Penns Valley, The half hour spent ii the Reporter office by George H. Thoms, a repre sentative of The Martin Press, s print. ery in Brooklyn, was appreciated by the writer. Mr. Thomas is a son of Clifford 8. Thomas, who recently pur. chased the Bamuel Black farm, near Potters Mills, and now ocouples the piace as a summer home. The young man is here on his first visit, and Is very much plessed with the condi. tions, . Farmers have long labored to Solve the problem of setting an end post or gate post, on which there is a constant strain, so that it will remain plumb, This can be dotie by plumbing up the post with coarse stone, and making a grouting of fine stone, sand or gravel and filling up the interstioss with the combination, A post set in this way will not only stand the constant pull on it without giving, but will outlust of similar size MEASURES APPROVED BY GOVERNOR, The Governor Wielded the Veto Axe with Vigor, but also Approves Many Bills— Laws of Local Interest, The following bills approved by Governor Stuart are of interest to Re- porter readers : The Buoyder bill increasing from fifty cents to one dollar the marriage license fee. Authorizing townships, surrounding a borough, to erect high school build- ings and exempting property so ac- quired from taxation, Fixing the term of borough treasur- ers and street commissioners in bor- oughs of this commonwealth at three years, . Prohibiting any owner offering for sale or selling any horse which could not be worked in this commonwealth without violating the laws against cruelty to animals, and giving author- ity to any agent for the Bociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, po- licemen or constables to make arrests in such cases, The Carothers county controller bill provides that upon petition of 25 per cent. of the voters of any county which has no county controller, the court shall order an election of such an officer at the next November election, the office of county suditor being thereby abolished. The controller is to receive a salary according to popula- tion, ranging from $300 per year in counties of less than 10,000 inhabitants 25,000 to 150,000, The Oster gypsy taxation bill is de- signed, as its father admits, to free the | state entirely of nomads, rather than to produce revenue. It provides a tax FOR OURIMINAL INSANE, NO ALLOWANCE Aunditor General Huless Counties Mast Heoreifter Beur the Cost, Auditor General Robert K. Young has issued instructions to all the traveling auditors of his department they shall not in the future allow any payments by the state to counties for the support of criminal insane. This ruling is based upon a careful examination of the acts of Assembly relating to the subject, Auditor Gen- eral Young being convinced that the élate is not liable for any portion of the maintenance of the criminal in- sane, allbough it is unquestionably liable for a - hare of the maintenance of the indigent insane, Under the present laws the state pays $1.50 per week per capita for the maintenance of indigent insane in county asylume, indigent insane being those patients who are without means of support of their own and who ean. not be supported by their families. For the indigent insane in state asylums, the county from which the patient comes pays $1.75 per week per capita for maintenance snd the state pays an additional sum not to exceed $2 50 per week per capita. Ass rule, this maxi- mum of §2 50 per week is not reached. Up to the present time it has been the custom for the state to contribute to the support of criminal insane, as it does to the support of indigent insane, but Auditor General Young now takes the position that under the act of May 5, 1883, { Pamphlet Laws, No. 27 ), the #late is not liable for any portion of the support of criminal insane, even though such criminals be actually in. digent, of $50 for the use of the county in every | county in which a gypsy band locates | and sn additional fee of 50 cents to the | treasurer for issuing the license. The | license is good for only one year, Gyp- | sles must take out the license, for if 8 band is without a license each member | of the party must be fined from $50 to $100 or sent to jail for thirty days. Prohibiting foreigners from killing song birds, animals or game with shot guus or riflas, also prohibiting foreign- ers from carrying guns or rifles, and fixing penalties for the violation there. of. Requiring commissioners each county to publish annually a week for four weeks in the month of February a full and accurate statement | of ounce of all receipts and expenditures of the | preceding year in one or more news papers, Amendiog the act relating to the collection of taxes in the severs! boroughs and townships so ss to fix the amount of bond at once more than the amount of taxes charged and assessed in the duplicates delivered to collectors of taxes, BlILIS VETOED The following bills were vetoed by the Governor for various reasons : Benator James E. MeNichol's act allowing the eourt or jury ~diseretion- ary power to fix the penalty for mur. der in the first degree at either life imprisonment or hanging. mi asim W. CT U lems The local union has already enrolled forty members. An interesting meet- ing was held at the home of Mra. Daniel Daup Saturday afternoon. The reports of superintendents show great encouragement along the line of tem- perance work. The Loyal Temperance Legion un- dertaking i= not a small one, but * when we undertake great things for God we expect great things from God.” A Loyal Temperance Legion will be organized Baturday evening, May 15, at 7 o'clock, in the Reformed Sabbath school room. Every boy and girl in Centre Hall and vicinity Is urged to be present and take a firm stand for temperance. The Legion teaches the harmful eflects of alcohol on the body, mind and morale. It seeks to insure a future generation for whom the saloon will have no temptation, by implant. ing in every child’s heart an interest and understanding of the temperance work. The W, OC. T. U. will be the mother, with Mrs, G. W. Hosterman as super. intendent, and Mrs J. B. SBtrohm assistant, Better guide the boy and girl right than hire an evangelist to convert them when grown up. pp Ap in Sammer Sohool. The undersigned announces that she will open a summer school at Centre Hall for Primary and Intermediate puplle for a term of four weeks begin. ning Monday, May 24. Mary M. Gpove. et Pomous Grange Meets, The Centre County Pomona Grange will hold ite wwond quartuny Sine in Logan Grange leasan Thursday, May 27th. The offioers Any test of the new ruling will have to come from counties that may feel aggrieved at the order. lif Sunday Was Mothers Day, “ Mothers’ Day ” fell on the second Sunday in May, and on thst day many a white carnation was worn in this great land, which loves its mothers ever so much better than they think. Better than they think : because we Americans are in such a hurry to get out into the world, and #0 busy after we do get out, that we neglect the good mothers in the old home. Of course we do not mean to neglect them, but very often it is only when they are dead and gove that we bethink ourselves of the dreadful mis- through life a rather sorrowful mem- ory of our inadequate rendering of love and homage to those dear ones, But, now that we have an annusl reminder in * Mothers’ Day,” perhaps there will be less of this undutiful fail ure toward the good mothers who certainly earn all the gratitude, honor and reward that can be bestowed upon them. a — i A MS ———— Willi Pay Damages, At a recent term of court a jury awarded Mra. Hannah Keene, of Phil- ipaburg, $157 00 damages in her suit against that borough on account of tvjuries sustained ina fall on a defee- Live boardwalk about four years ago. The members of the borough council seriously coosidered appealing the case but when they were informed by counsel at a regular meeting Monday evening that the expense of carrying the ease to the Superior court would be $5200 they concluded that the wisest course would be to pay the amount of the verdict of $1567.00 and costs, which are close to $100 00, then bring proceedings to recover the entire amount against the Philipsburg Coal and Land Company, who were re sponsible for the defective walk, ALA — Keith's Theatre, The bill at Keith's Theatre, Phila. delphia, this week, is headed by mem- bers of * Th’ Top o' th’ World ”’ Com- pany, in scenes from that musical comedy, Kathleen Clifford and Ar. thur Hill are the principals in the cast, and they present “ Kriss Kringle's Dream.” Next are Cressy and Dayne in the sketch, ** The Village Lawyer,’ and then the Pissiutis appear in an act called * Gladiators on Horseback.” The MeNaughtons give a real English music hall wonder, while Bert Coote and company present “ A Lamb in Wall Street.” A musical novelty is offered by Bimm, Bomm, Brrr, Henry Clive and Mai Sturgis Walker have monologue and magio. The Yama moto brothers are wire and perch artiste from Japan, Auction at Colyer, George R. Meiss; who has opened 8 general store at the old Meliss stand, at Colyer, will hold suction Saturday evening, at which time a large quanti. ty of candies and tafly will be sold, as well as other sweetmeats. All are in vited, o— Down and Oat, jioportance will some vp for Nis Howard cunning fuctons is down Aid out, at lua fof vie Yaur man. agement havi noed that A ep 1909. = DEATHS, Mre. Barah C. Noll, wife of Col. Emanuel Noll, died Thursday morn- ing at their home near Bellefonte Bhe was a daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John B. Thomas, and was born in Penns Valley about sixty-eight years 8go. Bhe was married to Mr, Noll in 1851, and the next year they took up their residence just outside of the borough limits of Bellefonte, where they have lived ever since. Bhe was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church, and in her home was a loving wife and mother. Asa neighbor she was considerate and helpful, and will be missed by her husband and family, by her friends and her church. Burviving are her husband, one son, E, B., in Illinois, three step-children, Mrs. C. F. York, Detroit, Mich. ; John, Altoona, and Miss Habeces, at home : also one brother, William B. Thomas, of Milesburg. William Joyce Egre died at his home near Beech Creek after an illness of more than a year. He was born in Union county, snd would have beep elgbhtly-two years old on the 27th of this month. He was the last surviv- ing member of a large family of chil- dren, and his aged widow is his only survivor. He was a veleran of the Civil War, a stonemsson by trade, and a member of the Methodist church. Mra. Alfarats Fissel, wife of Charles Fissel, died at her home iu Altoons of 8 complication of diseases. Bhe was not quite thirty-five years old and was born at Pennsylvania Furnace. When a young woman she with her parents moved to Altoona where in 1593 she was united in marriage to Mr. Fissel. In addition to her hus- band she is survived by three ¢ hildren five brothers and one sister, Mrs. Caleb Miller died at her home near the Nittany furpsce Bunday a week after giving birth to a little son Nhe was about twenty-three years old, sod was a daughter of George Sharp In addition to her husband she is sur- vived by two smal! children, ber father, and two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Miller sod Miss Maude Sharp, both of Belle- fs nte, Mrs. Mary Beckwith, wife of Foster Beckwith, died at her home in Taylor township, after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, six children, her father, one brother and four sisters. Nhe was a faithful member of the United Brethren church, and had the love and esteem of all who knew her. Joanna Pauline Bierly, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. SBamuel Bierly, of Re- bersburg, died of pneumonia, aged ten months and seventeen days, Engine House Barned, The Belleforte Central Railroad Company's engine house at Bullefonte, together with most of its contents was burned Saturday m 'roing, the loss being quite beavy. The fire was die- covered by the watchman, but before the fire company arrived the flames had gained such headway that there was nothing to be done but confine the flames to that particular structure. In the engine house were seven engines, two of which had been steam- ed up, and these were run out and saved, the other five were wrecked, a es ss MI MS HARA, J. D. Murray's Success, J. D. Murray, the enterprising drug- gist, rather than await the ordinary methods of introduction, urged the Dr. Howard Company to secure a quick sale for their celebrated specific for the cure of constipation and dys- pepsia by offering the regular 50¢ bottle at half-price. The wonderful success of this plan was a greal surprise even to_ Mr. Mur- ray and today there are scores of people here in Centre Hall who are using and praising this remarkable remedy, Bo much talk has been caused by this offer, and so many new friends have been made for the specific that the Dr. Howard Company have authorized druggist Murray to con- tinue this special half-price esle for a limited time longer, In addition to selling a 50¢ bottle of Dr. Howard's specific for 2c Mr. Murray has so mbeh faith in the remedy that he will refund the money to any one whom it does not cure, that NO. 19. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Progress Grange will meet in regular session Baturday afternoon, Miss Nettie Bair, of Bellefonte, for several days was the guest of Misses Sara and Cors Brungsrt, in Centre Hall, If everybody knew ss much sbout the goodness of our shoes as we do, we would sell everybody thelr shoes. — Mingle’s Shoe Btore, Bellefonte, Tonight ( Thursday ) is the time for the graduation exercises of the Centre Hall High Behool, Everything is in readiness, and an enjoyable time is an- ticipated, Azoturis was the cause of the desth of a valuable horse belonging to Oscar Homan, who moved from near Centre Hall, to the Frank M. Fisher farm, in Brush Valley, Bamuel Black, of Potters Mills, who looks twenty years younger than he is according to correct reckoning, was in town the other day, to say how well he liked his new home in Potters Mills, George Bharer, son of Jacob Bharer, is suflering from an attack of pueu- monia. Last week his conditien was very critical for several days, during which time his temperature was over one hundred, ticher in information, more besuti- ful ae to appearance and crammed ful- ler of evtertainment, The North American's special annus! base ball supplement, to be issued Bunday, May 5, will eclipse all three of its pred- COBRBOTH, Dr. Thomas F. Hunt, dean of the school of agriculture, Pennsylvania State College, has been appointed a delegate to the seventeenth national irrigation congress, whici will con- vene at Spokane, Washington, August 9.h to 14th, The other morning when William stoner, near Centre Hall station, went to his barn he found dead in her stall one of his brood mares. He could #seign no reason for her death, and thinks perhaps she was strangled as the halter strap was very taut. It ie dreadful to speak of it but the roads through Centre Hall sre io = horrible condition. While I§ may be next to impossible to balld such a road through the borough as a good roads enthusiast might desire, there might be rome improvements made to remove the worst conditions, One day last week John Breon, at Axe Mann, became very ill, and it was thought he had suflered a par. salytic stroke, but later it was develop- ed that he was simply suffering from the intense beat of the sun. In a few days be wes able to be around again, and at present has apparently fully re- covered, More than 2000 employes of the Pennsylvania Railroad were receiving pensions from the Company on Jan- uary lst, 1909, and the payments authorized to be made to them during the year of 1908 amounted to $544,245.- 0S. Since the Pension Department was established in 1900, the sum of $3,445,793 77 has been paid to retired employes, The barn on the James A. Keller farm, east of Centre Hall, is being given an overhauling by Carpenter John D. Lucas and assistants. The ouilding will be resided and reroofed, and several new sills supplied besides other improvements. The Lucas force of carpenters consists of John D. Lucas, Irvin Zettle, Levi Walker and John Koarr, Among the business visitors from Boalsburg to Centre Hall recently was Prof. H. C. Rothrock, who ls in the midst of school work just now, and is conducting the spring term of the Boalsburg prepagatory school He is keeping tab on the progressive move ments among the higher school offi- cials, and is much interested in the new school code passed by the legisia- ture. Prof. Rothrock is a schoolman throughout. This is a somewhat backward season but if there is any one who can best these Centre Hall gardeners, let them speak out, Sanday Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Meyer and guests ate new tomatoes grown by Mra Mejor, and there re- main a number of green tomatoes on the vine fr near fature use. W. Gross with vegetables from a well-kept garden, onions and radishes belong no longer a rarity with him. ’ In the pictorial supplement of Bun- day’s Philadelphia Ledger appeared plotures of the members of Lhe various classes in the University of 1 and gradustiog class is William Lohr, son of James H. Lohr, formerly of Centre Hall. The young man won a scholar -
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