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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
-