FA,
VOL. LXXXI1.
Lutheran Convention,
Nineteenth annual convention of
the Buequehanna Lutheran Reanion
Association was held at Rolling Green
Park, Thursday of lest week. The
people's play ground is a beautiful
betwaen Sunbury and Selinsgrove.
The improvements are quite extensive
and in every particular up to date, |
Every one of the conveniences were |
really evjoyed by the large crowd of|
Lutherans which numbered between
3000 to 4000, who sssembled there in
honor of their church. President Rev,
J. M. Reimmensnyder, D. D., Milton,
spared no psins in seeing that the
large crowd was properly eared for |
and well entertained. At2 p. m. the
people assembled in the big auditor.
ium filling every place in it, with as
many, and more, gaticutly waiting at
the open doors for the program. The
vested junior choir of the First Luth.
eran chureh, of Selinsgrove, furnished
the music. The thirty-five members
of the choir were well trained, and all
their productions were rendered in the
true art of music. Rev. L. B. Wolf,
D. D., general secretary of the board of
foreign missions, gave his hearers
many striking and enlightening say- |
ings about India and the Lutheran
Mission Work now in progress there,
Rev. J. E. Whitteker, P. D., pointeo
out in a very efleCtive manuver the
error and weakness of a church divided
in its own ranks, and president Dr,
Reimmensnyder spoke briefly, but to
the point, on ** That History Proves |
the Divinity of the Christ’. The]
day was well spent by every one
present and will leave a lasting mark
upward io the life of the Lutheran
people of that section. .
saree ool
LOUCALY.
Baturday evening a festival will be
held in Grange Arcadia.
High Schoo! Tuition Appropriation,
The general aporopriation act pase.
ed by the last Legislature carried a
provision appropriating $100,000 to
pay the tuition of township High
Behools, or those of another distriet
maintaining a High School.
This will prove a relief to many
townships where the tuition fees
amounted to many hundreds of
dollars. It will doubtless result in an
increase of attendance from the town-
ships, and leaves no excuse whatever
for any boy or girl in any township
who does not try to get a good High
School education,
The appropriation will not be avail-
able for the year 19091910 term, but
thereafter.
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Important Declislon.
Buperior Court has reversed
Judge Bavidge of Northumberland
county, in an important insurance
ease. The works of the Shamokin
Manufacturing Company were destroy-
ed by fire and the Ohio German Fire
Insurance Company refuded to pay
the amount of a $1000 policy for the
reason msinly the man or agent who
wrote the policy was an officer and
stockholder of the company insured,
The opinion of the higher court sets
forth that a stockholder, director,
secrelary or agent of a compsny can.
not act as agent for «n insurance com-
pany for writing a policy of insurance
on the property of which he is a stock.
holder or officer.
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Widow to Seek
The
Damages,
Toe first steps in a suit for damages
against Landiord John Fredericks,
proprietor of the Antes Gap hotel have
been 1aade at Jersey Shore, by Mrs
Heury Bower, wife of the teasmster
who met a8 horrible death several
weeks ago by falling from his wagon
and haviog bis head ecsught between
the wheel and standard of the wagon,
Samuel T. Neese, of Peun Hall, ad-
vertises ‘he Jonas Coudo property, in
that village, at private ssla.
W. B. Miogle, E«q., p.eked up from |
the side walk a cuf! button. Same |
can be had by calling at this office, l
If the loose stones were picked from
the roads traveling would be much
more comfortable alike for man and
beast,
Ex-Sheritf 8 H. Wagner, of Union
county, died a few days ago at his
home in White Deer. He was sixty:
one years old.
The Boalsburg lodge of Odd Fellows
will hold a festival in the town hall
on Friday and Saturday evenings,
August 6 and 7.
Mrs. Lizzie Wolf, or Altoona, is the
guest of Mrs. Mary Suoop, and her
brother, Samuel in Centre
Hall. Bbe will remain until the Istter
part of this week.
8. G. Rote, proprietor ¢f Rote's
Roller Mills, about ove mile west of
Coburn, has cotrscior Hagen, of |
Farmers Mille, with his crew of
carpenters, remodeling his dwelling
house
| Pei Bell Telephose Company ie
now at work construetivg a new line
from Baobury to Selinsgrove. It is
sald the company intends extending
their lines through Middleburg to
istown and branches along the
| Lew
route,
fr. and Mrs, E. M. Bavidge and
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Keefer and son
Harold, all of Bunbury, are spending
their vacation at the Centre Hall
hotel. Mr. Savidge isa clerk in the
Banbury post office, and Mr Keefer is
senior in the mercantile firm of 8. H,
Buoyder & Co.,one of the first establish
ed firms in that city.
A receat visitor said that * In
location, environment, heslthfulpess
and eplendid buildings, the Lock
Haven Normal Behool was unsurpass
ed in the entire state’. This is high
praise but he might have added that
in scholarship and in equipment the
school 18 also in the front rank,
Write for a catalog.
Mrs. P. C. Bterner, daughter of M.
Rich, of the weli-known firm of Rich
Brothers, at Woolrich, fell while cross-
jug a road that is being macadam-
fzed, and broke her neck. Death wae
fnstantapeovs, Bhe was accompan-
fed by her father, when the accident
occurred, and they were on their way
to take the train at Chariton, below
Lock Haven, for Williamsport. She
was sged twenty-eight years, and is
survived by a child nine months old.
A check was raised from $6.70 to
$56.70 by Oscar Hendricks, sand now
he is behind the bare to awai’ a court
trial. Hendricks received the check
for labor from W. G. Bhefler, of Mill
Hall, who Is lumbering near Howard,
The raised check was used in
nt of a small purchase at the
store of Kline & Wolf, at Howard,
Hendricks receiving simost fifiy
dollars in change. He then left for
Bellefonte, and from there went to
Yarnell, where he was arrested Bun.
day afternoon, after having spent
i
i
Shoop,
in which erudition he was dragged |
for a distance of a mile and & half
husband after the Iandlord had been i
warned not to dispense iatoxicants of |
any kind to him,
ues tomas
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Contracts Let,
The Bellefonte school board let the
contracts for the new High School
building. The general coutraet for
completing and farnishing the baild-
ing throughout was awarded to Lewis
Wallses and Harry Miller for
$35 601 13
The contract for heating sand
ventiistiog the building was awarded
to the Ballefonte Steam and Gas Com-
pany for $8 850 which sum was eon-
siderable less than the figures asked
by four foreign companies, 5
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No More Guoessivg,
The postoffice department has ruled
that all guessing contests such ss
naming the number of beans in a
bottle, the number of cigars that will
be made in a factory, the number of
admissions that will be sold at a fair,
ete, constitute a lottery and that a
newspaper that contains any mention
of any such guessing contests cannot
be circulated in the mails,
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Bash Meeting,
A Bush meeting will be beld in
Moyers Grove, near Colyer, begiuning
Saturday, 31st justant, and continuing
for several days. All are cordially
invited, ;
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Sober,
C. Auman is improving in health,
Huckleberry season is now on, but
the berries are not very plentiful.
Farmers have finshed bharvestiog
wheat,
C. K Bober, of Lewisburg, spent
one day last week with U. G. Auman.
O J Auman lost a valuable hotse
Inst week.
H. V. Genizel and family spent
Baturday eveniog at the home of I.
Bmith and enjoyed a chicken supper.
Miss Nora Zerby, who bad been
working for C K. Sober, ts home
sgalo and js now picking huckle
berries.
Miss Krisher, of Lewisburg, is visit
ing at the home of her brother, W,
W. Krisher,
U. G. Aumun Is in the berry business
again. He buys and ships a good many
huckle berries, but states that they are
not very plentiful in this section,
nearly all the money at's festival the
4 pessimist is a man who would
“he Baskerville Death,
Because of false reports published
and of the interest many in this
community have in the Baskerville
family the following extract from sa
recent letter of Mrs. Baskerville,
concerning the death in Persia of her
son Howard is given. Referring to
the newspaper report that she had
said that Howard was always of an
adventurous disposition, she writes :
** Nothing was farther from the truth.
Love of adventure was entirely foreign
to his pature. His was a wonderfully
thoughtful, earnest, consecrated life
from his very childhood. He never
went into any thing rashly,
fully, deliberately, He was unswery-
ing in his devotion to duty and right,
and that was the way he went to his
death, The city was beseiged by a
lawless horde, which were indeed the
Bhah's troops, but whose leaders were
openly and avowedly disobedient to
the Bhah'’s orders. These wished to
gain access to the city in order to loot
and pillage and ravage indiscriminate-
ly, regardless of friend or foe, and
Howard felt it to be his duty to do
what be could to save the city from
falliog into such hands. The people
inside the city were becoming utterly
demoralized, and were threatening at-
tacks on the consulates. It was
while leading a sortie to try to open
up the way fur provisions
brought in, that he fell. He insisted
upon severing all connection with the
mission, so fhat no one else might be
involved in his sections.
O, how I wish you could see the
beautiful letters we have received from
the other missionaries there, telling of
his beautiful life among them and of
his heroic self sacrifice and devotion,
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to be
gugement he retired to the shadow of
a wall a few feet away to pray. She
says, ‘It was his Gethsemane, It
is marvelous what an impression his
death has made upon those people,
bere was a wonderful crowd st his
fuveral—high snd low, rich apd poor,
all througiog to do him honor, J
describing it Mrs. Wilson writes
“You smnnot realiz: what
precedented and marvelous thiog this
In all the history of missions in
fler
is
from all classes, It would have
was lifted up before
multitude as be has never been before
io the history of Persia’ The people
say, '' He was a sacrifices for us. His
holy blood ended the war,” * + »
Why our Father saw fit to take our
darling boy in his bright Youog mag.
hood, when his life promised #0 muck,
aud when this world needs such lives
80 badly, we cannot see. Truly God's
Ways are not our ways, bul we know
DEATHS,
ALFRED J. GROVE.
Alfred J. Grove died at his home at
Larned, Kansas, on the first day of
this month, aged forty-eight years,
three months and twenty-seven days.
Funeral services were held the follow-
ing Saturday. Deceased was a son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Grove, formerly of
Potter township, this ¢ wnty, but now
of Larned, Kansas. The deceased was
for several years a resident of Mill-
beim, and on December 25, 1882, was
tha’ bis ways are always best and our
darilog is safe aud blessed and happy
in his keeping, and he will belp us to
bear our uuutterable loss,” *
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From the Journal,
P. H. Btover, of E kin®, West
Virgivia speot several days last week
with his sister, Mrs. T. B. Motz
I. A. Shawver, proprietor of the
Natioual Hotel, is spending some time
visiting in the western part of Penn
eylvania and Ohio,
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Harter, of
Harter, West Virginia, are visitiog at
the home of Mr. Harter's parents, Mr,
aud Mrs. W, J. Harter.
Mr, and Mre. Paul Jackson and
daughter, Dorothy, of Aurora, Illinois,
spent Thursday with Mre. Jackson's
sister, Mrs, L. F. Hassinger,
Mrs. A. A. Frank and Mrs. H. T.
Frank and dsughter, Laura, will leave
this ( Thursday ) morning for a week's
visit with relatives at Lock Haven
Dr. and Mrs. John Hardenbergh, of
this place, In company with Mrs,
Hardenbergh’s parents, Mr, and Mrs.
Harcy Foster, of Philadelphia, are
spending some time at Norfolk,
Virginia.
Rev. M. D. Ezekiel, superintendent
of an Armenian orphanage on the Isle
of Uyprus, called to see Rev. C. F,
Gairett on Saturday. He Is expected
to preach in the United Evangelical
church at Millheim some time in the
future, .
Mr. and Mea, Charles F. Kerstetter,
of Elizabethiville ; Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Kerstetter and child, of North Bend ;
Mre. N. F. Braucht and two sons, of
Dewart ; Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Weaver
and family, of near Woodward, and
and Mr, and Mrs. W. L. Hosterman
and two sons, of Coburn, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Kerstetter,
of Millheim, on Bunday, :
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Mew Post Cards.
Four New local view post cards
bave been received at this office,
They were made in Germany, and are
extremely preity. The popular price,
two for five cents.
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married to Miss Ballie M. Weiser, a
Harry, Jay, Frank,
James and Ruth, who are sll at home.
Mrs. B. F. Haney, and one brother, J.
M. Grove, of Emporis, Kansas. Mr.
Grove had been a helpless invalid for
& number of years from tuberculosis
of the bones,
Mrs. Ellen Weaver, relict of the late
Michael Weaver, died at the home of
her son Daniel, at Lemont. Bhe was
eighty-one years old and had been in
feeble health for some years, so that
her death was not unexpected, Bhe was
David Pyle, pioneer
settlers of that locality.
all ber life was spent in Ferguson
township ootil the death of her hos
band fifteen years ago, eines which
time she has made ber home with her
David and Daniel, both
Practicaliy
sons, of
chlidren. Bhe also leaves one brother,
Abraham Pyle, iu the west, and one
sister, Mrs. Leah Bair, of Allegheny
City. Burial was made in the come-
tery at Pioe Grove Milla.
Mra. Daniel M. Behenck died at her
home in Hagerstown, Maryland, She
was boro in Northampton sixty-eight
years ago. lo 15865 she was united ip
Schenck and
the family made their bome in How-
ard until eleven years ago when the ¥
moved to Hagerstown. Mr. Rchenck
died a number of years ago but sur-
viving are the following children
Charles Engle, of Portsmouth,
William W., of Ho%srd:
Eleanor J , of Boalsburg: Glenn 8 , of
Bellwood; Mme. Thomas B. Gray, of
Waynesboro; Mrs. Bertha Berry and
Effie L., of Hagerstown. L. F. Welz.
ler, of Milesburg, and Mrs, Carpenter
Miller, of Howard, are the surviving
brother and sister. Ioterment was
made st Howard,
marriage to Daniel
Ohio;
George Frain, a brother of Isaac
Frain, of Abdera, died at his home in
Altoona. He had been in poor health
the past three years and his death was
the result of brain trouble, He was
seventy-four years old and was born in
Union county but had been a resident
of Altoous for twenty years or more.
His wife, two daughters, a son and
two brotoers survive. The remains
were taken to Abdera where the
funeral was held,
Afier being in helpless condition for
8 period of twenty-three years, and a
sufferer for five years longer from
rheumatism, George Mattern, died at
his homie near Scotia. He was seven.
ty-six years old, and was the father of
five children, three of whom survive,
as follows: Blanchard, a* home; Mrs.
John Gray, of Btate College, and
Stewart, of Los Angeles, California.
Minas Carrie Elizabeth Snyder, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George C, Bnyder,
of Beech Creek, died at the Lock
Haven hospital, after undergoing an
operation for appendicitis. Bhe was
aged eighteen years, and was one of
the operators in the Beech Creek ex-
change of the Bald Eagle Telephone
Company.
T. Milligan Walker died at his home
at Runville. He was born at Runville
and was sixty years old, Burviving
him wre his widow and adopted son
Willard; two sisters, Mrs Cyrus
Lucas and Mrs, Daniel Poorman, of
Runville, and one half-sister, Mrs,
Philip Resides, of Johnsonburg.
Prof. A. Howry KEspenshade, of
State College, wae doubly bereaved
when his wife, Mrs, Fannie Wood Ee
penshade, and their infant daughter,
Mary Howry, both died in the hos
pital at Williamsport, Mrs. Eepen-
shade was a daughter of M. J. Wood,
of Muncy.
Joseph Swires, one of the oldest and
best known residents of Milesburg,
died after » lingering illness with gen
eral infirmities. He was past eighty
years of age and is survived by his
lyn, and Curtin, of Milesburg,
daughter of Mr,
Bhattack-Stusrt,
The marriage of Elizabeth Moser,
dsughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Btuart, to Prof. Harold Bemis Shat-
tuck, took place at the home of the
bride's parents on East College avenue,
Wednesday morning of last week, at
ten o'clock, in the presence of two
hundred guests, The house was artis
tically decorated with sweet peas and
nasturtivme,
Just before the bridal party entered
the parlor Miss Nell Klough, of New-
port, sang a selection from Lohengrin.
Ibe wedding march wae played by
Mies Mary Christ. The bride entered
upon the arm of her father, who gave
her away. The ceramony was solem-
nized by Rev. Bamuel Martin, pastor
of the Presbyterian church, assisted
by Rev. George C. Hall, of Wilming-
ton. The impressive ring service of
the Presbyterian church was used.
The bride wore a fetching costume
of white material and carried a shower
bouquet of roses, Miss Margaret
Stuart, sister of the bride, was maid of
honor. Bhe was attired in a dress of
pele yellow and carried sweet peas,
On account of the absence of the
groom's brother, John H. Frizzell
served as best man,
The bride is the eldest dsughter of
Postmaster and Mrs. Stuart, and is
well known throughout this section of
the county, having been associated
with her father a number of years
in the postoffice. The groom is ss
sociale professor of railroad engineer.
ing at the Pennsylvania State College
and borough engineer. Both enjoy a
inrge circle of friends,
The bride was the recipient of many
beautiful and costly pieces of silver
and cut glass, linen, and bric a-brac.
Immediately after the ceremony
luncheon was served, after which Mr
and Mrs. Shattuck were driven to
Bellefonl&™ from which place they
boarded a train for points east. Upon
their return they will be at home to
their many friende at their cozy home
on West Beaver avenue,
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Rush Towsnsh'p Teachers,
North Philipsburg, grammar, Mise
Zoe Meek, principal; 24 intermediate,
Charles Kuoapper; Ist intermediate,
Margaret Allen; Ist primary, Mame
Flegal. Sindy Ridge, grammar, J.
H. Straw, principal; iotermediate,
Issbel Hutebings; primary, Berths
Hissong. Edendale, grammar, H, E.
Stover; primary, Goldie Smith.
Tower, grammar, Gertrude Fulton:
primary, Auna Bowers; Klondike,
Ruth Lukens; Reese, Nora Hamer:
Park, Lizzie R. Crum; Point Lookout,
grammar, Arie SBimler; primary, Net
tie Gaother; Munson, grammar, Bes
sie Glover; primary, Bessie McCord:
Gem Behool, Anns Conoway; Mo-
shannon, Lena Waugh.
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HI A SANA.
Transfer of Beni Estate,
Bella J. Hoover to Alfred Walter,
tract of lsnd in Millheim, April 1,
1906; $1060,
C. T. Fryberger et ux to T. L.
Waple, tract of land in Rush twp.,
March 1, 1800; $600.
Sarah Miller et al to W. G. Runkle,
lot and hoase in Spring twp,, Aug. 12,
1908; $1200,
W. G. Runkle to J. Fred Herman,
house and lot in Spring twp., Aug. 12.
1908; $1200,
Rosetta Ambrose et al to Steve Kol.
bol, tract of land in Rush twp,, May
24, 1909; $650,
Citizen's B. & L. Amo. of Osceola
Mills to B. B. Slime, tract of land in
Rush twp., July 9, 1900,
W. F. Bradford et al to Charles
Frazier, tract of land in Potter twp.,
July 5, 1909; $300,
J. I. Robison et ux to P, R. Homan,
lot in Btate College, July 2, 1909; $500,
J. L. Womer et ux to Harry N.
Musser, tract of land in Ferguson twp,
July 12, 1909; $3000,
D. R. Tressler ot ux to George H.
Resides, lot in State College, Aug. 14,
1908; $480,
Frank Weber, exec., to Kate Nelson,
June 13, 1909; tract of land in Philips
burg; $1000,
C. C. Rogers et ai to Wm. Showers,
tract of land in Walker twp, July 1,
1909; $5000.
CO. A. McLaughlin to Mrs, Bessie 8,
Smith, tract of land in Boggs twp,
July 15, 1909; $75. .
W. E. Hurley, sheriff, 10 ©. ©,
Shuey, tract of innd in Beaver twp,
a
unes ot
tract of land in Arado 1]
alter ot ux to Abrabam
in Millbeim,
A. Kens.
July 14, 1909;
TOWK AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
Burnham has made application for
articles of incorporation,
The Democratic State Convention
meets at Harrisburg next Thursday,
The fourth anoual Baptist summer
assembly will be held at Lewisburg,
August 4-13,
Yearick—Hoy family reunion will
be held at Hecla park on Wedoesday,
August 15th,
Btate College is experiencing a con-
tinued building boom. Twenty-five
structures are now in course of con.
struction.
The train service between State
College and Pine Grove Mills has
been cut down to three trips & week —
Monday, Wednesday and Baturdsy,
Baturday the real estate of the late
Peter Durst, advertised by the ad-
mipistrator, Clement Dale, esq, in
the Centre Reporter will be sold.
Bale will be at one o'clock.
The Centre Hall meat market is
kept cool with ice meaoufactured at
State College. Each Wednesday a
trip is msde and sufficient jce is
brought for the succeeding week,
Harry Musser bought the G. E Corl
farm at Struble. Mr. Musser has a
big store at Pine Grove Mills on his
bands and ie doing = good business,
though some day he expects to turn
his attention to farming,
Keep in mind the clearance sale of
Harry Witten & Company, beginning
Friday and continuing for fifteen days.
Clothing, ete., for men and women at
greatly reduced prices. Get one of his
sale circulars and read the prices,
The state highway between Holli-
dsysburg and Altoona will shortly be
given experimental treatment with an
asphalt and tar mixture, that is lsud-
ed as possessing all the merits of 8
dust preventative and a road
preservative
Rev. B. F. and Mrs, Bieber, Mr. and
Mre. E. M. Huyette, and daughters
Leils and Miriam, Thursday of last
week attended the convention of the
Susquehanna Lutheran Reunion As-
sociation st Rolling Green Park, be-
tween Bunbury and Selinsgrove,
A number of rural telephone lines
are being built between Lewistown
snd Milroy, which will be connected
with the Bell exchanges. Heretofore
nearly every telephone in that territory
belonged to the “ Dutch " system, as
the local company was nicknamed,
but now the tide is turning toward
the Bell system,
The Dale family reunion will be
held at Osk Hall on Saturday,
August 7, 1908. A general invitation
is extended to all who desire to attend.
These reunions in the past have been
very interesting aod it is hoped to
make the coming gathering of the
Dale families snd their friends an oe-
caslon long to be remembered.
Hugo Kass, of Benore, who was
chopping paper wood for John Her-
man near Gatesburg, met with an se-
cident recently. A tree fell on him.
broke his shoulder blade, right arm
and three ribs. He managed to crawl
to the railroad and was found by men
who were working on the track.
They put him on a hind car and took
him home.
While H. H. Harter, of Millmont,
son of William Harter of Hartleton,
sud nephew of Mre. Rebecos Marray,
of Centre Hall, was walkiog along the
rosd near Hartleton, he slipped and
fell against a fence and broke his
right shoulder bone and tore seversl
ligaments in his arm. Ten days
before his son, Wilmer fell from a
cherrey tree and broke his collar bone
on the right side.
James Dreisbach, a backwoods
farmer, who is located in the wilds of
Wild Creek, Carbon county, went to
market at Weissport last week with =
load of produce drawn by a yoke of
oxen. It was a novel sight on the
streets, especially for the school boys
and girls, most of whom had never
before seen a team of oxen. The farmer
attracted big crowds and it did not
take him long to sell his produce.
Farmer Richard Brooks can give
positive evidence that cows fed on
darning needles will not thrive.