_VOL. LXXXIL. TALK BY DR, SURFACE, Meeting to ba Held at Spring Mills, Satur. day, in Interest of Fruit Growers, The importance of the fruit growing industry in Centre county is becoming 80 manifest, that steps are now being taken to interest 8ll who are incliped to secept the up-to-date methods of or- chard culture, Amoug the advanced steps soon to be taken along this line will be the establishment of township demonstration orchards in fruit sec- tions of the county, which will be un- der the direct supervision of the state orchard inspector for the county, These orchards will consist of fruit trees of any kinds that the owner may wish to plant, and assistance will be given iu the planting and pruning, and general directions as to cultiva- tion and fertilization. There will also be public meetings announced from time to time, when work will be taken up on older trees to show the methods of handling such. These public demonstration orchards have been the source of a great deal of good in many sections of the state during the past two years, and now Contre county will profit by the estab- lishmeut of two or three in centrally located places. In Perry county the good «fT ¢ts of the work under the di- rection of the state division of zoology is now very spparent and the fruit growers of that county are organizad for the purpose of creating & stronger public sentiment iv favor of better or- chard practices, and as a result better and cleaner fruit, Centre county possesses excellent lc cations for the growing of all kinds of fruit that are grown in Pennsyl- vania. The fruits growa In our stale excel in quality that produced in many other states in the Union, The fruit growing industry is a good busi- ness proposition for the young man, and it would be well to follow the good advice once given by a prominent eastern merchant, when he said : “To ycung men starting in life, 4 would say, find firet the placa where you de- sire to live, then go there—no matter where it is, go. Then select the work which gives you the greatest pleasure, and in which you are most interested, which is most absorbing to you—no matter what it is, do that and do it bettér than any one has ever done it before. Make it the supreme objsct, Never let the thought of money enter your mind, give all thought to that work which you ere doing to perfect it and make it sceomplish more thad it hes ever done before. The money will come, and you will pot have to give it one thought. ” The meeiing of fruit growers, an- pounced in last week's issue, will be held in the Spring Mills Academy building instead of C. t'. Longs hall, snd the time for convening is set for Baturday, November 20.h, at 9 a. m. There will be two sessions, one in the forenoon one in the afternoon. The privgipel speaker of the occasion will be Dr. H. A. Burface, the state zoolo- gist, whose interest in the welfare of the fruit growers of the state ls well established through the many valuable bulletins which be has issued for the belp of the farmers and fiuit growers of the commonwealth. There should be a full bouse to welcome the profess. or, as his lectures sre both interestiog snd instructive, It is desired that ss many as can should bring epecimens of such varieties of apples aa they bave, being careful to select as nearly perfect as possible. The thought is to make up an exhibit from this county to the state horticultural sssociation meeting in January, at Yaukbannoek, Wyo- ming county. A Large Contract, When Bitoer and Murray, the ten prising druggists, first offered a 50 esnt package of Dr. Howard's specific for the cure of constipation and guar. suteed to return the money if it did pot cure, they thought it probable from their experience with other medicines for these diseases, that they would have a good many packages returoed. Bat although the firm sold hundreds of bottles, not one has been brought back. Bitner & Murray want every person in Centre Hall who has constipation, dyspepsia, headaches, or liver trouble to come to their store or send them 25 cents by mail and get 60 doses of the best medicine ever made at half the regular price, with their personal guarantee to refund the money if it does not cure, To those suffering with dizziness, headache, poor digestion, constipation and straining, Dr. Howard's specific offers quick relief. Your son or dau zhter, who is living away from home, would greatly ap- preciate the home paper if it once reached their reading table. Why not lenst a year. as & gift ? They would fifty times ench year for Froperty Owners Liable. Ibe supreme court has decided that where a property owner has brfen no- tified to repair the pavement or side. walk along his property or has actual notice or knowledge of their defective condition and Le neglects or refuses to repair the same, such owner is liable for all damage: that may result by reason of the defective and unsafe pavements, Furthermore, Judge O'Connor, of Cambria county, has ruled that any public officers whose duty is to see that a highway is kept in good order, that if such officers ne- glect their duty that they were re sponsible for damages. The above is quoted with the view of impressing property owners of the importance of keeping side walks in proper repair. It is infinitely less ex- pensive to rebuild side walks than to pay expenses for litigation, besides there is always a bad feeling left in communities where suit for damages are ipstituted, no matter what the re- sult is, ——————— fA S— Zhe Bradford Hunters. Each season for many years back the Bradfords formed the greater part of a huntiog party that scoured the Seven Mountains for deer and as a rule were successful in killing one or more deer and frequently a bear or two. This year the Bradfords are lo- ested near the Colyer farm, south of the village of Colyer, in the Seven Mountains. The party is well equipped for hunting, haviog a good hunting tent and other sccouterments necessary for an expedition of this kind. The names of the hunters this season are: W. Frank Bradicrd, George W. Bradford, Clyde Bradford, William Bradford, Philip Bradford, John Coble, John Knarr, Charles W, Black, 3 Frank Bmith, J. C. Kuhn, Dr. J. K. Hosterman, Maynard Meek- er, — Shawyer, Williama Toner and James Toner, with Miles Dippery as cook. ———— Furthar Improvemsnis. The Geez tte in speaking of the im- provements at the court house, says: The County Commissioners awarded the contract for grading ia the rear of the new addition to the court house to R. B. Taylor The purpose is to dig back into the hill a distance of thirty feet to the depth of five or six feet, This is to let light into the vaults in the commissioners’ office, the two closets, the janitor’'s room snd the grand jarors’ room. This contract will not take so much bombarding ss was required in excavating the cellar, The greater part of the material will be loose ground that had been used in filling in at one time. After this has been done a neat terrace will be made where the excavation ends, ————— For su Orphan Asylam All the Juniata Valley, including Huntiogdon, Mifflin and Juoista counties, is to be embraced in s big charity combine, the ot jeet of which will be to support the Huntingdon Or. phan Asylum. Five thousand people are to be organized aud one dollar a year is to be asked from esch one. Professor Emmert, the head of the or- phan asylum, is the originator of the idea. The proposition wes lsunched at the meeting of the Brotherhood connected with the Methodist Episco- pal church, & Elections Abolished, N ennsylvania voters adopted all but one of the proposed amendments to the constitution, and as a result the election next Febraary will be the last held in the spriog of the year. The smsodment voted down was the seventh, which proposed giving the legisiature authority to appoint a com- mission to name election boards, Msjorities for the amendments fold low: No. 1, 15460 ; No. 2, 21.967 ; No. 3,2148; No.4, 15623; No 5, 28.087 ; No. b, 21,278 ; No. 8, 20,190; No.9, 19637; No. 19, 19477 ; sched ule, 5611, 5 Nou. 7, relating to the appointment of eleciirn board officers, was voted down by a msjority of 66 523. Hanters at Horse Shoe Bend, Mothersbsugh’s Gap, west of Horse Shoe Bend, is the camp of a band of hunters composed of Rev, W. Rhoads, of Howard ; Rev, J. R. Bechrist, of Belleville ; H, F. Masser, Willlam Lucas, of Centre Hill ; Dr. Halnes, J. M. Gilliland, Clouse Brothers, aud Mr. Clark, of New Bloomfisld, and Will iam Smith, of Philadelphia. This party is composed of experienced hun ters, and if they fail to kill they will blame the game for being too shy. - License Court, December 18. ‘A regular license court will be held for Centre county, Saturday, Decsm- ber 18th. o * The Centre county Pomona G Grange Arcadia. As this is the time for the biennial election special interest is being manifested. HALL. PA. THE LEQTURE, Ex-State Treasurer William H, Berry For. trayed the Highest Standard of Olt. izenship as one Fighting Agsinst the Evils of the Present Day, The large audience who heard the lecture by ex-State Treasurer William H. Berry, of Chester, in Graoge Ar- eadia, Thursday evening of last week, was exceptionally fortunate. Every one went away from the hall highly pleased, and carried with them en- nobling thoughts, The lecture was provided for through private subscriptions solicited by Rev. 8. A. Bnyder, of Centre Hall. The collection lifted after the lecture was added to a fund being accumulated to pay the expenses of a fature lecture, Mr. Berry was paid only about one- ball his regular charge, and but a small fraclional part of the lecture's real worth, Following is a brief outline of Mr, Berry's lecture : The first part of the lecture was a lucid masterly exposition of the great aims of Christianity, the realization of the fatherhood of God and the brother- hood of man. Man differs from all other created existences, so far as re- vealed, in that he is to attain unto his destiny by struggle. The angels were made perfect without their own coop- eration, but man becomes perfect by toiling to this end under divine guid- ance and help. Goverpments In which the best and wisest men have ruled, the masses having no part therein, have never produced as good a citizenship as those in which all men havea good volce and civie duties. Hence America bas the best citizens of suy country in the world. The great obstacle to advancement is salf, selfishness being the root of all sin. He appealed to the intelligence of his audience to say whether the best men they knew were pot those who most completely forgot themselves in their efforts to promote the welfare of mankind, Christ the perfect man the speaker continued, was absolutely unselfish ; he never allowed aay self interest, advantage, or comfort to hinder his complete devotion to the welfare of his fellowmen. If we would be like him we must surrender self for the general good. Christisnity does not teach men to be indifferent to present ills because in heaven they will be perfecily blessed, Ita aim is to establish the kingdom of (God on earth ; and this is to be done largely through the functions of gov- ernment, Hence the Christian citi- zon’s first duty isto wage an upcompro- mising warfare agaiost sli that is evil. Oae of these evils is the ram traffic. Two parties are essential to the carry- ing on of the liquor business ; the sell er who wants money, and the buyer who wants fun, was Mr. Berry's open- ing wedge to the subjwl. It is not wrong lo make money, nor to have fun ; hence the public might not have any right to interfere, were it not for certain third non-participating parties who safler intolerable evils from the money making of the seller and the fan making of the drinker. The liquor trade cannot prevent these evils to the state and to ion went men, wo- men, aod children ; hence the trade must be abolished, just as the govern. ment closes up a slnugh'er house If ita owner cannot keep its evil odors from sanoyiog his neighbors and interfer- ing with their health, But the saloon may also be abolish- ed because it makes its patrons Jess ef- ficient agents in the warfare against all evils and in the eflyrt to promote all that is good ; also because he who would promote the general good through governme ital channels must so frequently bow to the liquor trade in order to get office or exert political ic fluence, Prohibitory laws are not sumptuary legislation because they do not at. tempt to say what a man shall eat or drink. They simply forbid the sell- ing of that which injures the commu- nity, the weak sand the helpless, There is no interference with person- sl liberty, for the citizan has liberty to do as he pleases only when his aot works no injary to others, His argument for no license was a strong one indeed, whose force can be appreciated only by those who heard his elequent words and beheld his ear- nest delivery, The above aynopels gives only an imperfect idea of the discussion, For want of time he was able to He took the position that no monopo- iy was for the general welfare, that there were no good trusts, He sho w- ed that even in the hands of the best men monopoly becomes an evil by a vivid pioture of the way in which the good Joseph used hie control over the grain supply of Egypt. He had, however, to admit that as a monopo- ale TRAIN KILLS DEER, Onthe N, ¥, ©, Rallrond Between Hayes and Panther, West bound passsenger train No. 33, on the New York Central railroad, due at Caslapea at 8:05 a, m., struck and killed a spiked buck, Friday morning, near the’ hog back’ tunnel, between Hayes and Panther. The deer came down from the mountain side and attempted to cross the tinck directly in front of the locomotive, when it was struck aud hurled to one side Toe train was stopped snd the deer was placed on board and taken to Boow Shoe, where it was dressed and Inter was sent to the Bellefonte hos. pital, as the law provides that no one shall have a deer or venison in their possession before the opening of the season, When a deer or other game is killed accidentally out of season the same must be turned over to a chari- table institution. As the deer was killed three days before the opening of the season the train crew were come pelled to forego the pleasure of feasting on venison. itmmeastsii cofsmsmes— Hockenbury -Spicher, The marriage of William Harris Hockenbury, of Bellefoute, aud Mies Carrie Agoes Bpicher, of Centre Hall, was solemnizsd yesterday ( Wed- vesday ) evening, st the home of the bride’s brother, James M. Spicher, at Cresson, where Miss Bpicher has ben staying since ber return from the west. The riog ceremony was used, snd the officiating minister was Rov, Dunlap, pastor of the Lutheran church, at Cresson. Oualy a few of the friends of the contracting parties witnessed the marriage, and this was dae to the fact that the bride's father died recently. Today ({ Thursday ) the couple are expected to arrive in Centre Hall, and after 8 brief visit here they will begio housekeeping at Bellefonte. alibli—— LOCALS, Rev. J. B. Guiney, pastor of the Loganton Lutheran charge, has re sigued and will go to Nebraska. The farm Is beginoing to sttract from the busy venters. The farmer leo theonly man who can afford to be independent, Mra. Martz, of Plone Grove Mills, was discharged from the Bellefonte hospital after haviog utlergone very successfully the serious operation of having an eye removed, John Garis, eighteen years old, ran scroes a wild turkey on Nittany Moun- tain, Friday afternoon, and succeeded in killing it. The bird was a plump one, aud weighed about twelve pounds, Miss Florence Rhone, Hall, secretary of the Pennsylvania State Grange Information Bureau, next week will open her offic: at State College. Miss Grace Smith will act as temporary secretary. Atone of the Williamsport private hosp itals a tumorous growth was re moved from Mra, O. D. Eberts, of Martha Furnace. The lady is getting along nicely since the operation, and it is expecied that she will fully recover. The borough of State College is con- sidering the proposition to still further extend ita municipal boundaries and include the Masser farm lying next to the experimental station farm along the pike toward Lemont. The coun- cil is also considering a sewer aystem, the estimated cost of which is $25,000, Messra. Al P. Krape and Willism Homan, of Centre Hall, joined the Zimmerman hunting party on Bakers Rup, in the Allegheny Mountains, This party has beeu unusually success ful as hunters, and no doubt will be able to bring a goodly supply of deer and bear meat home with them this season, A tenant house on the Charles E Yearick farm, three miles east of Jack sonville, was entirely destroyed by fire, The house was occupied by BSBamuel Fravel and family who succeeded in saving moat of their household goods, Ihe loes on the property is about five hundred dollars, with no in. surance. Bamuel J. Rowe, who for five years has been employed with the Power and Mining Company, of Cudahy, Wisconsin, is at home for the winter He made several trips to the sites of the great dams belug erected by New York City which will be one of the water supply sources for the city, and was awe struck with the magoitude of the undertakiog. Abouthixty gentlemen from Tyrove, Altoona, Bellefonte and Huntingdon have purchased for $6000, the A, RB, Lyor msusion property at Pennayl. vaula Furnace, Huntingdon county, of Centre house, to be known as the Tyrone Country Club, The house is *[Jnrge fourtory baiting, with Sito Crk, noted fo uo Bo 1909. Yeipurian to Secares Lecturers. After the lecture Thursday evening the chair requested all interested in fature lectures to remain after adjourn- ment. The object of the meeting, as stated by Rev. W. H. Bchuyler was to eniist the ald of laymen to devise means to secure lectures in the future, A number of persons remained, and after expressions on the part of several, the following were nominated & com. mittee to act with the ministers : Dr. P. H. Dale, G. L. Goodhart, Dr. G. W. Hosterman, W. W. Bpangler and 8. W. Bmith., What can be done depends entirely on the encourage- ment given the committee in a finan cial way. If takes more than wind to carry through s course of lectures. The committee organized at a meet- ing beld Baturdsy evening. The officers are president, Dr. W. H. Schuyler ; secretary, Rev. B, A Boyder ; treasurer, W. W. Spangler. A resolution was adopted looking toward securing a lecturer for the monty of Janhary. yo 18, Total Eclipse, There will be un total eclipse of the moon visible throughout the United Btates on the night of Friday, Novem- ber 28, or on the morning of November 27, as the eclipse does not begin un til after midnight. The moon will enter the earth's shadow from the south west at 211 a. m., snd totality will be- gio at 3:14. The total eclipse will last until 4:36, with the middle eclipse at 55. The moon leaves the shadow at 5:38 and the eclipse is over. . —————— i — Hunter Meld in Bear Trap, While he was hunting in the ** ket tie ”’ of Beven Mountains, in Boyder county, Wednesday of last week, George 8B. Schoch, of Belinsgrove, was caught in a bear (rap under a clump of bushes. He was found a prisoner after dark, seven hours Ister, ssleep from fatigge, by his brother, John A. 8. Schoch, and Donald Bpangler, of Lewistown, aud be was extricated with difficulty. His thick huotiog leggings mini. mized injuries that were bad at the best, _— Travsfer of Heal Estate. F.V. O. Houseman et ux to Lizzie Smull, two tracts of land io Miles twp., November 3, 1909. $150, Harry K.Bmulliet ux to F. V. O Housernan, two tractaof land in Miles twp., November 2, 1008, §150, W. B. Turner et ux to John B. As- kin, farm in Union twp., July 15, 1000, $1000. Adam Kerstetter et aladmrs, to the Coburn Cornet Band, tract of land in Penn twp. June 27, 1903. $18, Manor Hill, Elmer SBiump moved his household goods from this place to Bellefonte, on Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mre, Charles B, Nefl spent Sunday at the home of Ralph Rickert. Mrs. Maggie Bwab returned home from attending the funeral of her uncle at New Berlin. Most of the farmers are done husk- ing corn. Messrs. Richard and Cloyd Brooks a*e finishing thelr crop with a power husking machine. Harry Canunugs and bride spent San- day at the home of his mother, Mrs, Rebecca Comings. The aad news reached here of the death of Hunter Dunkle, who acciden- tally shot himself, Thursday evening of last weik the friends of Mre. Alvin Stump executed previously laid plans and gave a sur- prise party for her, that being her fif- ty-sixth anniversary. The guests all enjoyed themselves very much, and did justioe to the elegant refreshments served, After the festivities were over all returned home, but not before wish - ing Mrs. Stump many more buch hap- py birthdays. The guests present were Mr. and Mrs, Charles B. Nefl, Mr. and Mrs, Milton Kline, Mr. and Mrs, Rich- ard Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cloyd Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. Arber Cumings, Mra. Rebecoa Cumings, Mrs. Fish- burn, Mrs. James Swab, Mrs. George Searson, Roy and James Searson, Lila, Stanley and Francs Brooks, Paul Cumings, Fred Neff, Roxanna and Mary Kline, William Stump, Harry, Lester, Earl aud Elsie Camings., Smulliton. Qalte a few of our people have al- ready butchered, the heaviest porkers being those of Clayton Winters, who killed Inst Wednesday. Stover, the photographer, is fitting up a room in his studio to be used as an enlarging room. In the future he will beable to turn out enlargements on short notice, Several parties of this town have had Jacob Winkleblech to saw their TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. License Court, December 18, A well will be sunk on the farm of Arthur Grove, east of Centre Hall, by A. P. Krape, Mrs, Pearl Condo, of York, has been visiting friends in Centre county dur- ing the past week. A heating plant, a hot water system, was installed in the residence of W. H. Stiver, at the station, Mr. snd Mra. R. H. Btewart, of Lock Haven, last week were guests of Mr. and Mre. J. T. Potter in Centre Hall Much fall plowing has already been done io all parts of the valley. The two preceding falls were not favorable for this kind of work. Monday afternoon, Rev. and Mrs. B, F. Bieber went to the home of the for- mer's parents, near Milton, and will remain until Friday. Anthony EKnoff, of Osk Hall Btation, a veteran of the civil war, will hereafter make his home with his daughter, Mrs. J. H. Barton, in Pitts- burg. It is Maurice A. Burkholder, of Al- toons, and not Maurice Runkle, of near Centre Hall, that will become the tenant on the W. H. Stiver farm, near Potters Mille, Merchant Thomas Meyer, sccom- panied by Mrs. Meyer and another lady, came to Centre Hall Sunday from Millheim and were guests of Mr. and Mre. W, H. Meyer. Lumberman B. D. Brisbin hed sa new roof put onto the porch to the front of bis residence in Centre Hall, The carpenter work was done by- Messrs, Fiedler and Stahl H. H. Fredericks, of Boalsburg, se- companied by his granddaughter, Miss Alida Rothrock, and Mrs. E. H. Williams, were in Cen! r= Hall Friday of last week, and were ».uoug the Re- porter’s callers, Monday afternoon, W. B. Shutt left for Wellington, Ohio, where he will remain until some time sfter the bolidays, at about which time he ex- pects to again go on the school ship Adams, to sali from Philadelphia, Mrs. B. W. Garis, of Centre Hall, sccompsnied by her little daughter Anns, and sister, Miss Julis Bweeney, of Philipsburg, last week returned from Milton, where they visited Mre. W. H. Boyder, a daughter of Mrs. Garis, By a decision of the supreme court the Indisna county court is obliged to grant a license to a corporation to do a boltling business. The decision does not effect a retail license, and there is no law or decision of the sourts where an individusl who has been guilty of a crimoal offeuse can hope to secure license, The directors of the Grange Fire In. surance Company, of which D. K. Keller is secretary and G. L. Good- bart is treasurer, held a meeting in Bellefonte last week. The company has bad an easy year, so far as losses are concerned. All losses have now beet paid, and all indebtedness can- celled. That speaks well for the company. Mitterling, the cow buyer, did busi- ness on the first floor, as the expres. sion is sometimes made. He had a cow sale in the east on Monday, re- turned to Centre Hall on Wednes- day, and Friday shipped almost two hundred sheep from Howard. Monday morning a car load of milch cows were shipped from the Centre Hall station and in the afternoon he followed them to arrange for their sale. One of the hardest propositions ever struck by A. P. Krape, of Centre Hall, in his experience ss a well-driller was on the farm of John White, at Axe Mann, where he just completed a well 207 feet In depth. There were but eighteen inches of clay on the surface, and one rock of a flinty nature was penetrated without an apparent break for a distance of one hundred and thirty-seven feet. But with all the After an absence from Centre Hall for a period of thirty-one years, Peter Durst returned Lo Centre county about
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