rier, NO. 39. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. The first week in October, thank you. ep 1909. Tries to Walk Out of Jail, O. Arthur Allen, who shot and klill- ed his five year old dsughter, Cath- arine, wounded his wife and attempt. ed suicide, hus 30 far recovered Lhat he was able to attempt to escape. Dress. ing himself with unususl care, Allen ”~ by THURSDAY. OCTOBER A Just Tribute, In speaking of the death of Miss Meek, the Watchman printed these lines, Rachel Luella, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs, P. Gray Meek, who was glad of life because it gave her a chance to love and to work and to CENTRE MoAllister Scholarships, Out of a desire to establish a lasting memorial to Hon, Hugh N, MecAllis- ter, his daughter, Mrs. Hayes and hus- band Dr. Thomas BR. Hayes, gave an endowment of ten thousand dollars to Pennsylvania Mtate College to be used _VOL. LXXXIL May Not Bar Small Checks, In contradiction to the published statement that it is illegal to draw checks for a less amount than $1, Ben- jamin H. Bwarts, secretary to Repre- sentative Moon, of Philadelphia, chair- man of the committee on reversion of HALL. Fire at Mt, A big fire at Mt. Eagle the other Friday afternoon entirely destroyed the handle factory of Leathers Bros, the dwelling house and store of Frank- lin Deitz and the barn on the rear of the lot of John Leathers, How the PA., Eagle. 1906, laws, on behalf of Mr, Moon says : “The section does not mean that you can not draw a check for §1. It was taken from the revised statutes and was originally passed July 17, 1862, for the purpose of preventing the issuance of the old *“‘shin-piaster.’” At that time currency representing amounts lesa than $1 was issued by the govern- ment and stamps were authorized to be used as money. The act was passed then to prevent the circulation of these and of notes not issusd by the govern- ment, [It refers only to the issuance of paper money in denominations less than $1 and has very little importance in its effects upon the public At the same time the secretary of the treasury has asked the law officers of the government to give an opinion on the construction to be put on the provision. —————— A IS, To the Lewisburg Falr, The return train to Lewisburg fair ‘was well patronized by the valley peo- ple. The names appended were hand- ed the Reporter as some of the people, young and old, who bought excursion tickets, Centre Hall : Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Potter, Mr, nd Mrs. Edward Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. T A, Hoster nan, Mrs. J. RK. G. Allison, Mrs. D. Milton Brad ord, Mrs. J. W, Mitterling, Misses Lena M. Hn prick, Isabel Fiishe Loum Rut rermor Hoover, Sarah Relsh, Margaret ar fitterling, Nettie Lingle ; Me drs. J AE - Smet Kier, George Durst, Soloman Lingle, D. W. Brad- ford, George Sharer, F. M. Ros Rev. B. F Bieber, Robert Foreman, Joseph Lutz, Prof. P. H Moyer, Calvin Smith, Clayton Homan, Leslie Jacobs, John Arney and Bruce Arniey Linden Hall—Berthas Tressler Spring Mills—At this poh wore sold, Only a part of the pons who attended could be secured fare these : Mr. and Mme. W. H Dire. J. H. Meyer, Dr. and Mrs. 8 Misses Mable Brown, Mabel Finkle, arion Finkle, Ida Condo, Rae Houtz, Mr Woods Br Ruhl, John R, Shook, Miss Rachan, Clayton punlap and two sisters, William Rubl, W, H Rowe, Rae ul Laur tickets of the per and they Mr. and Braucht la Wolf, ty-two nes Smith, H Fated to found five Freshman scholarships. According to the plan outlined the five scholarships will be given to the five counties in Pennsylvania showing the highest ratio of population of the county to the number of students from that county attending State College the preceding year. The nominating board will comprise the county super- intendent of schools in each county. All nominations will be made by com- petive examination, which shall take into consideration conduct, habits, scholarship and needs of financial as- sistance, Transfer of Heal Estate. Maicella 8B. Beals, et al to Smay, tract of land in Huston ship, September 11, 1900. $280 Maggie Runkle, et al to 8. A. Don- achy, lot in Bellefonte, Beptember 185, 1909. $2300, Harry F. Cogan, et ux to W, Cain, lot in Port Matilda, August 14, 1909. $100. Lloyd Stover, to Anna Stover, tract of land in Worth township, September 21, 1909, §1. William [.. Foster, Reimensnyder, lot in August 14, 1909. $235 William L. Foster, et al to Simon P. Hennigh, lot in State College, August 14, 1908. $240, Thomas Foster, et al to Light, Heat & Power Co,, College, April 14, Ap LOCALS, Men's $4.00 leather boots, $2 48, week only, at Yeager's John town- Heott Effie College, et al to Hiate Nittany, lot in Btate £300, 106% fair There will be a regular meeting of Progress Grange Baturday afternoon. {t is claimed by those who have in- vestigated the roosts, that turkeys will be very scarce for the Thanks ecyers, Mrs, L. Con A, Finkle, Miss Hosie SS —.—————— J Old Relic Department. A very interesting exhibit at the Grange Encampment aud Fair was khe old relic department, There were jnany articles there this season for the = io and daughter Mary A. Smith Famer W. Brown « Krise . RF ae sini i =e , F. 3, Bairfoot Meyer Heckman Bitner J. B. Btrobhm Daniel Daup i. Allman Mummery J. 9 J. A Kl J t. 8. © first time. The exhibit was very care- fully investigated by many of the peo- ple who attended the fair. The ex- thibitors in this department were as follows : Mrs John W, Conle Dirs. W. A. Aiearndy of Mrs. A MoClenaban idith Sankey mm William ohn Wolt rs. B. Bi ge r vi iiliam shut Mis. B. W Rumberger Lizzie Weaver Jerael Kauffman aa. Sarah Eiters ieorge C. Miliez ficorge W, Miller Mrs. H. N, Hoy Mme, Clayton Boyer Mrs, Bert Hartmen Rebecca Derstine Bertha MeCormick A. C. Grove ,Bamuel Frtie "Mra B.S, Miller Mrs. Charles Arney Mrs, Henry Lingle Walter Sunday Bobert Bariges Lonli + Sunday H. 8. Rhone Mra. W, A. Boal Arthur Lee New Departare After two months of remarkable gales, Bitner and Murray, the enter- prising druggists, say that their plan of selling at half price the regular 50 cent size of Dr. Howard's specific for the cure of constipation and dyspepsia, and guaranteeing to refund the money ifit does not cure, has been the great- est success they have ever known, They have sold hundreds of bottles of the specific; and as yet have not had one returned, although they stand ready at any time to refund the money should any customer be dissatisfied. Anyone suffering with dyspepsia, constipation, liver trouble, headaches, dizziness, costed tongue, or the gener- al tired feeling caused by inactive liver and bowls or disordered digestion, should take advantage of Bitner and Murray's new departure and buy a bottle of Dr. Howard's specific at half price, with their personal guarantee to refund the money if it does not cure Cement and Lime for Bale, The undersigned has just received another car load of cement and ime stone screenings which are offered for {ntend building concrete walks or doing any other concrete work, I will be pleased to consult with you. \ Centre Hall, Pa. ————— I — A I TASTIAIIS. Unclaimed Letters, main in the Centre Hall postoffice. When called for please say advertised : Chess. Weder, George Carr, Harry Boyd, tree, J. H. Holtzinger. ———— A —— Walk Over shoes for men, at Yes giving season, Ex-Sherift and Mrs. Brungart and Misses Cora Brungart and Jennie Thomas made a trip to Bellefoute last week in the Harper automobile, Although not a delegate, T. M. Gramley, of Bpring Mills, attended the sessions of the Central Pennpsyl- vania Bynod, of the Lutheran church, held at Blain, Perry county. William Grove, of Bpring Mills, is finishing the surveying of the Mifflin. Center county line, and when through with this work he will go to Monroe Furnace and survey state lands, The real estate of Mary V, Bharer, along the turnpike between Bell:fonte and Axemann, was purchased at sher- iff's sale by Clement Dale, Eq, for $50, in behalf of his client, Mra. Arrey Cole. Hon. A. McCall, of Bincer, Ontario, Canada, a member of the Canadian parliament, was in Centre county last week, He was here in the interest of his government investigating the supply of white pine timber still standing in Pennsylvania, A Bell telephone will be installed in the residence of Dr. A. G. Lieb, at Penn Hall, and also at his farm east of Centre Hall, tenanted by John A. Korman. The latter will be on the Penns Cave rural line, under the Patrons Rural Telephone Company's tem. Beginning of this weok George H. Emerick began building the found. ation for a concret® walk along the front of the Durst property he purchased some tigne ago. Consider- able filling up Is needed, but when completed the appearance of that vJudge Evans, of Bloomsburg, sen- tenced a thief thirty years for stealing several bushels of wheat, and pow Harry W. Dinges wishes he had the thief who stole several bags of wheat from his barn under just such s& sen- tence. For a year or more petty thiev. fog about Centre Hall was a “lost art’, but the old conditions are beginning to return. W. H. Ruhl, the Spring Mills liv- eryman, had unususily hard luck last week, While attending the Lewis burg fair one of his horses died from eolie, and Monday of the same week he had hired a horse to one of the route men gathering cream for the Spring Mills creamery. Oa reaching a point opposite the SBoavely farm, occupied by Edward 8. Wiser, the animal fell over dead. The Keystone Gazette makes this reference to Centre county's present sherift : Bheriff W. E. Hurley pur chased a fine teand of horses from Treasurer George G, Fink, of Marthe, and since that time the sherift has had little time for anything else but show. ing off that team, which Is indeed a dandy. Hie friends declare that they now like to go out driving behind a team of good horses even better % gale at the lowest prices. If you W. Gross MINGLE, The following unclaimed letters re- Thomas Faiton, Chas, Roun- [i to take an auto ride, fire originated is not known but it Is supposed that it caught from a spark from the engine room of the factory. From there the fire communicated to Deitz's residence and store and thence to John Leathers’ stable, all of which were totally destroyed. Most of the machinery was removed from the handle factory, but about one hundred thousand handles of various kinds were destroyed. Leathers brother's loss on the factory is $3,600 ; Deitz’s loss $3,000 and John Leathers’ loss on his barn $500, There was no insurance on any of the de- lp te stroyed property. Dr, Bitner Sold Farm A H. F. Bitner, of Centre Hall, gold the Alexander farm, west of Old Fort, to Martin M. Keller, of Peru, who will occupy it by the first of April. Mr. Keller is a son of Eph- raim Keller, who for some years lived pear Linden Hall on the farm now owned by Prof, P. H. Meyer. Dr. Bitner bought this farm just three years ago from Rev. J. M. Rearick, now of Balona, for $4500, The selling price to Mr, Keller was $5000, which indicates the natural advance in real estate in this com- munity. The farm has an acreage of one hundred and forty-eight. ——— A AS A Prosperity at Boarnhsm, Indications of returning prosperity at the Ntandard and the Logan com- panies’ works at Burnham are con- atantly growing brighter, Y esterday sixty-nine cars loaded with scraps were placed upon the Burnham rail road siding for unloading at the steel works, An extra crew was called into service to handle the care, some- thing which bas not happened for years. The shipments of finished products fromm the plants have been unusually large the past week. ns AM, At the Garman Upesras House, “The County Bherifl,”' an new play this season, produced E. Wee, ia the oflering at the Garman operas house on Monday, October, 11. This is one of the iatest plays from the pen of C. C. Hoyt, snd is ss bright, interesting, witty, quick, dramatic and delightful as apythiog he has heretofore written. The plot is original, holding one's interest to the very last. There are many amusiog situations and intensely interesting goenea, A very elaborate production ia utilized and everyibiog essential to make the produclion a complete oney is carried. entirely by O. "= Rebersburg. Henry Royer, of Altoona, spent the past week in town visiting relatives, Mifflin Moyer and wife, of Centre Hall, spent last Sunday at this place, and were the guests of Wm. Bair, Jacksen Ocker intends moving to Sugar Grove, Illinois, in the near fu. ture. Calvin Crouse will occupy the house Mr, Ocker vac ites, Rumor haa it that G, P. Garret quite recently purchased Oren Weaver's farm situated two miles west of this place. Rebersburg can now boast of having a clothiug store, a party from Will famsport having opened up business in Emma Bair’s building, C. O. Mallory who lives two miles east of this place, is making prepars- tions to move to town in the near future. Wm. Bmull andjwife, of Illinois, are at present circulating among relatives in this place. Mr. Bmull is buying up a car load of winter apples which he will ship west within a short time, Mrs, Joseph Bweet, of Grace Run, is visiting her parents, Kev. and Mrs, Wetzel, in this place. Georges Valley. The Zsttle property was sold at pub. lic sale last Saturday and was pure chased by Steward Ripka. H. I. Foust and wife spent Bunday with the formet's brother, James Foust. Clayton Barger left for Johnstown Tuesday, where he has obtained work. J. K. Confer and family and Mra, Jane Weaver spent Bunday with A, CO. Confer. Miss Gertie Lingle spent Bunday at Spring Mills with her sister, Mrs, Jasper Wagner, Miss Edith Confer potaiosd home last Saturday from the Lock Haven hospital where she underwent an oper. ation, and Is very much improved. W. F. McClellan and children Myr. tle, Frances and Warren, of Spring Mills, visited at the home of James Foust last Bunday. Frick and wife returned to thelr home in Philadelphia on Mon. |p, PLA wedi ie satiefled with her possessions, but no mude the best of them; to snd meanness; 9 covet peighbor’s except his kindoess heart and gentleness of manner, 0 day of Christ, the Great Peace, service for others. Her was measured entirely by what ness of those about her, sn————————— LOCALS, girls, at Yeager's, Dr. were apnouncad a week or two ago in these columns, The Centre County today ( Thursday ), at 10 a. m. The movement should bring about good re Mise Anus Weaver will make publie sale of the personal effects of her mother, Mrs, Lucinda Weaver, in Centre Hall, Baturday, October 15h, oue o'clock, Mra. A. M. Harter, of Harter, West Virginia, wife of the Centre county lumberman, who had been very ill, js much improved. She had gone s resort io Virginia, and while there recovered her health to a large extent, to F. W. E. Boyder, one of the super. intendents of the lumber firm of Witmer-Steele Company, i¢ now local ed at Philipsburg, having moved there from Milmont., The lumber firma which employs him bas & large miil at Morrisdale, According to a report sent to friends by A. R. Alexander, of Butler, Mis sourf, real estate in that section of Missouri is on the rise. He puichased a farm there some time time ago, and writes that he sold it for more than twice the price he paid for it. keeping, and with bis eldest son will board in Bellefonte, Clyde, the second son, will remsin with his grand. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isanc Smith, in Centre Hall, where he bad been stay- ing most of the past six months, severe enough to kill the corn in this immediate section. There were sections in the Valley where the corn was preity badly frosted about the middle of the month, but Centre Hall, asithough the altitude is the highest here, escaped. Anthony Richley, who is well known in and about the vicinily of Centre Hall, bad the misfortune to lose his house In Bt. Clair, by fire, and his wife was very badly burned about the face. Mr. Richley within the inst few years expended $1500 in remodeling his home, George H. Emerick, sold his house and lot in Centre Hall, known as the Nefl property, to Mrs, Alfred H, Weaver, east of town. Bhe will occupy the premises after the first of April. Mes, Weaver has had a good offer for her farm, snd it is thought she will accept the same. "If you are not a regular subscriber to the Reporter you are missing a good thing. Then there is all the diflerence in the world between a borrower and a regular subscriber to a country pews. paper. appears when your name is placed on the subscription list and you pay for your paper like a man. Once you have forsaken the borrowing habit, you will never want to return to it, power afforded by the small streams in all sections, due to droughts and the robbing of mountain sides of their growths of timber, was the cause that forced KE. B. Me Mullen, of Millheim, to iostall a gasoline engine in his roller mill, With this power he will be able to operate his mill at all times, which he was not able to do when relying on water power, Dr. G. W. Hosterman, of Centre Hall, and Edwin G. Hosterman, of Wolf's Store, advertise at public sale the real estate of the late Busannahb Hosterman aud John K. Hosterman, in Miles township, at Wolf's Store, to be sold on Thursday, November 4th, one o'clock. The property consists of a farm of one hundred and twenty- one acres and a house and lot. are ig Hirauty Soren aores of choles Himba threw a light overcoal over his arm, picked. up a suit case, and golog through the corrider to the main door leading to the cell tiers kicked against the door, the signal used by visitors when ready to depart, the wife of the sherifl, t {| at the time. and opened the door, through the door he said pleasantly “I guess I'll be going now,” and con tinued to the street door. Wright was sitting on the poreh, how escaping. —— A MYA —— I. O, O, F, Officers, Pennsylvania Lodge, No. 276, I. following officers, ing officer : bell ; vice grand, H. A, Elder, urer, J. GG. Heberling ; financial retary, M. E. Heberliog ; secretary, KE. C. Musser H. Fry ; suditor, J. E. Bressler; R. 8, to N. G, Harry McCracken ; L. 8. N.G,A B Walker; RB. to V. G, W.H. Goss; I. B. to V. GG.,, A. B. Bailey ; chaplain, Dr. R. M. Krebs ; R, 8. H., Harry Walker; L. 8B. 8B, Charles Meyer ; inside guard, H. M. Krebs ; representative to grand lodge, Frank Graham. r: warden, Spring Mills. Mra. M. B. Herring is on list at this writing. Liveryman William Ruhl last week jost two valuable driving horses, Merchant C. P. Long last shipped two car loads of apples. GG. E. Miller, of Centre Mills, last week purchased a fine piano from C. E. Zeigler, John Horner and wife, of Cresson, are Spring Mille visitors st present. Me. A. GG. Genlzel and wife, of Bha- mokin, spent Sunday with the for met’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gentzel, Quites number from this vicinity attended the Lewisburg fair. Station sgent W. L. Campbell sold over forty tickets on Thursday morning. Mrs. 8. L. Condo with her son Less ter and daughter Mary on Friday re- turned from a few days visit to Lewis burg where they attended the fair. Messrs, Zarby and Bhowers have en- tered a contract to saw out a tract of timber for Dr. A. G. Lieb, on his farm porth west of town, The members of the United Evan- gelical church are at present engaged in painting their church, which will make a great improvement, William M. Grove is at present engaged in doing some surveying for the state in the vicinity of Pat Gar- rity’s in the gevez mountains. Messrs. 8. L. Condo snd C. E, Zeig- ler, last week made a business trip to Lock Haven, where they delivered an organ and a rubber tire buggy. Mrs. Badie J. Wolfe on Baturday re- turned from i where she purchased her fall and winter milli pery goods, and will have her opening the latter part of this week. Messrs. O. A. Jamison and 8B. G, Rote, of Penn township, were Spring Mills visitors on Friday evening, and were in attendance at the regular ses- sion of Spring Mills Lodge, 1. O. O. F. Dr. A. G. Ljeb, of Bithiehem, ar- rived on Wednesday with his house hold goods and moved into the Mi chael Duck property along the pike, and will become a citizen of Spring Mills. Miss Minnie Kline, of Centre Mills, delivered a lecture in the Methodist church on Bunday evening to a well the sick week direction of the pastor, Rev. J. Max Lantz, the following officers were Installed show at Slate College, on Saturday, 23rd. The wheat crop in 1910, in Penns Valley, has a rather dim outlook, Much of the wheat failed to sprout on account of the lack of moisture, Everybody is in for the good roads, good lights, good crossings, and water to waste until the tax collector comes around, then the song changes to economy. 3 Liverymen Boozer and Fetterolf, of Centre Hall, have had their hack, ran- ning to and from the station to meet all trainee, very much improved. It was painted and generally overhauled. A stock sale is advertised to take place Friday, October 15th, st one o'clock, by Harry A. McClellan, near Tusseyville. Bee his advertisement in this issue. Bome good stock will be sold at this sale, J. Kennedy Johnson, E«q, pur chased the John Aunderson property on Bishop strect, Bellefonte, which was sold at public sale. The purchase price being $2700. Mr. Johnson ex- pects to occupy the same as a resi- dence next spring. George W. Bradford shipped a car load of fat hogs and shoats to the east- ern market the latter part of last week, It was the first shipment made from this station this fall. Large hogs, weighing over two hundred and fifty pounds, are not plentiful. The wall for a circular barn is being erected by Byron Garis for Prof. C. R, Nefl, on his farm west of Old Fort, The wall will be foriy-eight feet from centre to circumference, making the wall a circle of a trifl+ over three | hundred feet in circum renoce, J. Vincent Johnson, representing the Western New York Nursery Com- pany, is canvassing th: valley for the sale of fruit trees. Mr. Johnson thinks Penns Valley has the best soil in the state for apples, and is surprised that 80 little attention is paid to their growing. The potato crop.in Penns Valley is considerable better than was antici- pated beginning of September. For thé first year in ten, there; was no blight, the stalks remaining green un- til the end of Beptember, except the early varieties which had fully ma- tured. The price being paid in bulk is fifty cents. Marchant C. F. Emery closed the first half year of his business in Centre Hall, Ociober 1st. To say the least Mr. Emery is very much pleased with Centre Hall as a basiness piace, and it is safe to say that he has sold more goods over the counter than any mer- chant who did business at the same stand. This paper is glad to make note of his success, Perry Homer Gentzal, superintend- ent of light and heating at Pennsyl- vania State College, received the appointment of geueral superintend- ent of the Selinsgrove electric light, heat and power company, and has tendered his resignation. Mr. Gentzel expexts to mssume his new duties about December 1st. The position care vies with it a salary of $3000 per annum, The father who is * chummy ” with his boy, gets down to that eager, inquir- ing, restless little soul and explains and encourages, does not need to cut a birch gad in order to maintain disci pline ; and the mother who symps- thizes, cuddles and plays with be: children can keep her slippers on her feet and her hair-brush on the dressing table. Children need love and sympa- thy as much as flowers need air and sunshine. Prof. W. F. Zeigler, who spent the summer st Madisonburg, is back to rary dori Soe ad ™ ¥ N. G.,W. H Sinkabine V. 6G, J. 8 Meyer P. G., C E Zeigler Recording Seerelary, W. Calvin Meyer Financial Secretary, J. A, Wagner Treasurer, J. D. Wagner hapiain, ¥. 8. Musser | N. G, 8 L Condo . G., 4G. 8 Shook Gy LA a . Snyder Frank Richardson . J. Wolfe G, Cleve Gentaall ey ErPErEre Duck Mills lodge has This is fair week, Elkins Park, Montgomery county, and has sssumed control of the Chelten- bam High School, of which school he is principal. He has eight assistants under him. Prof. Zsigler has been the head of the school mentioned for a period of fifteen years, having gone there shortly after gradusting from Franklin and Marshall college. That is a splendid record. : The Biglerville correspondent to the Lewistown Democrat and Sentinel, bas this to say: A very enjoyable time was spent at the home of Calvin T. Rossman, it being Mr. Rossman's birthday, Mrs. Rossman gave her husband a complete surprise by Invite ing » large number of his friends to spend the evening with them. Mr. Rossman feiveA uguihe of hand- some and useful presents. Excellent refreshments were eve a apd all J acpuctud tue shitts veamte wed pleased | with the evenings entertalnment,