er,
‘VOL. LXXXIT.
No Spring Election After February, 1910~Ex-
piration of Various Officers, Etc.
All the amendments voted on at the
recent election were carried by a small
majority in the state, except the
seventh, which was overwhelmingly de-
feated, and the effect of these new en-
actments to the constitution wilt be to
lengthen the terms of several of the
county officials.
In general the effects of the amend-
ments will be as follows :
Amendment No. 1 provides that
where a vacancy occurs one month or
more before a general election it shall be
filled at such election. No. two fixes
the term of the state treasurer and audi-
tor general at four years excepting those
elected in 1909.
The main object of the amendments
is to abohsh spring elections so that in
even numbered years state officers will
be chosen, while municipal and county
officers will be voted for in odd number-
ed years. Attached to the ten amend-
ments is a schedule for putting into
effect. “This schedule which is solely
for the purpose of obviating confusion
over the change in official terms,
provides :
That in the case of officers elected
the people all terms of office fixed by an
act of assembly at odd number of years
shall be extended one year, though the
legislature retains power to alter the
length of term as long as it is for an
even number of years.
That in 1910 the munieipal elections
shall be held in February as usual, but
that all officers then chosen whose term
is two years, and all election efficers and
assessors then chosen shall serve until
the first Monday of December, 1911,
when the first municipal election under
the proposed new laws will be held.
That all officers chosen in February,
1910, to office whose term is for four
years by the proposed amendments shall
serve until the first Monday of Decem-
ber, 1913, while magistrates, justices of
the peace and aldermen chosen at that
election shall hold office until the first
Monday in December, 1915.
That after 1910, unless the Legislature
otherwise provides, the terms of all city,
ward, borough, township and election
division officers shall begin on the first
Monday of December in an odd num-
bered yedTr.
That all city, ward, borough
township officers now holding
whose term expires in 1911 shall hold
over in office until the first Monday in
January, 1912.
That all judges of the district courts
and all county officers now in effect
whose terms end in 1911 shall hold over
until the first Monday in January, 1912.
Amendment No. 7, which was defeat.
ed, provided that the election boards
shall be elected bi-ennially instead of
annually, and that the General As-
sembly might require such boards to be
appointed instead of elected,
The state elections will be held in the
even numbered years and the municipal
elections in the odd numbered years, af-
ter February, 1910.
The last February election will be held
three months from now. Since the con-
stitutional amendments providing for
the abolition of the election in February
and the schedule for the extension of
terms of office of men now holding
places are ratified, the so-called spring
primary and election will be done away
with after those held in 1010,
All elections will be held in November
and all primaries in April, in presiden-
tial years, and in June in other years.
As a result of abolishing the February
election, it is estimated that the taxpay-
ers in the state will save directly at least
$1,000,000 a year,
This is the estimate of officials at the
capitol who are familiar with such
matters.
The state itself will save approxi
mately $150,000 a year by reason of the
doing away with the uniform primaries
in January. The courfties are reimburs-
ed from the state treasury for the
primary expenses, and the bills for 1907
aggregated $140,156.75, and for 1908,
$134,831. As not all the districts hold
uniform primaries in January, some
exercising the option to retain the old
system and pay their own bills, it is
estimated that the total cost of nomi-
nating officers for the February election
is $200,000.
Expenses of the February election,
including pay of election officers, rent
of polling places, printing of ballots,
advertising of proclamations, ete., are
paid by the counties but there is suf-
ficient data at the capitol to make it
certain that the aggregate cost is not
less than $375,000.
Thus the official part of the January
primaries and the February election
represents a total outlay of $575,000.
The expenditures of party committees
and candidates vary greatly, but it is
regarded at the capitol as a moderate
estimate to make these figures at least
by
and
office
LOCALS.
The cold snap made the coal
popular, and helps the coal man.
Did you see the eclipse of the moon
Saturday morning ? It was a beautis
ful sight and was observed by many
throughout the United States.
District Attorney W. G. Runkle
was in town on Sunday, the pleasant
weather haviog induced him to drive
to his old home at Tusseyville,
From the Mifflinburg Telegraph this
item has been clipped : Miss Helen
Williams, a bright and talented young
lady, who is teaching school at Centre
Hall, spent last Baturday and Sunday
piessantly with her brother, Ralph
Williams, at the hospitable home of
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Myers, this place.
The Pine Stump rural telephone
company, a branch of the Patrons
Raral Telephone Company, is Arrang-
ing to install a telephone in the resi.
dence of Mr. Burris, tenant bn the
farm of Mra. F. O. Bairfoot. John D.
Moore, who for twenty years has been
living on the Lingle farm, west of
Centre Hall, is also seriously consider-
log the question of having his home
connected with that of his neighbors
by telephone.
Henry E. Gettig, of Colyer, was a
caller Baturday afternoon. Mr. Get-
tig has been one of a force of earpen-
ters working under W, H. Stover, of
Boalsburg, who have erected a large
double house at State College for
George Harper, of Ferguson town-
ship. Mr. Harper is building as an
investment and expects to rent the
bin
“EACHERS INSTITUTE.
Sixty-third Annual Mesting of Centre
County Teachers tv be Held Soon.
The Bixty-third annual Teachers’
Institute of Centre county will con-
vene in Garman’s opera house, in
Bellefonte, on Monday, December 20,
and continue until the 24th inclusive,
Among the following day instruct
ors there is not one person but has
won wide-spread fame in institute
work, and each Is an expert in his
special line : Prof. O. L. Warren, of
Elmira, N. Y., of the Institute De-
partment of the State of New York :
Bupt. Charles Lose, of Williamsport ;
Prof. H. ¥. Hall, Principal of the
High Bchool of Mansfield, Ohio;
Supt. R, M. McNeal, of the depart
ment of Public Lostruction, of Harris
burg ; Prof. C. D. Koch, inspector of
High Behools of Pennsylvania : Prof.
T. I. Mair, of the school of Agricul-
ture, of State College ; Dr. Gabriel R.
Maguire, the great Irish orator, who
spent six years in the heart of Africa,
the Dark Continent, now lecturing in
America under the direction of the
Coit Lyceum Bureau, has been secured
for the opening lecture on Monday
evening. On Tuesda y evening ; Dr.
Byron W, King, president of the King
Sehool of Oratory, of Pittsburg, =
teacher, orator and poet, will deliver
one of his lectures as the second nam-
ber of the evening entertainments.
He is a master in the art of expression,
and holds the close attention of every
MASONS GET DISPUTED LAND,
Committees and Party Holdlog
Adjast Differences,
Masons in Penns Valley will likely
be niuch interested in the advices from
‘Lancaster to the effect that a settle-
ment has been made between the com-
mittes of the Pennsylvania Grand
Lodge of Masons and B. F. Graff.
Mr, Graff secured an option ou seven
acres of land, needed by the Masons for
the Masonic Home erected at
Elizabethtown.
The allegation was that Graff was
acting in the interest of residents of
Muncy, who wanted the home, and
who would have secured it with Eliza-
bethtown out of the rusd, These wl
legations have been stoutly denied by
the Masons of the down-river town.
There were counter bills in cquity
filed by the Masonic committee and
Grafl,
Testimony was taken avd an opinion
was expected in 8 few days. The
counsel for all the parties in interest
joln in a statement that the dispute
hae been settled and that the Masons
would get the lands.
Surveys are now being made and
the erection of the home will be begun
in the spring.
Option
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For A Lectare Course,
The committee devising means to
secure a lecture course in Centre Hall
during the coming winter held a meet-
ing at the home of Dr. W. H. Sehuy-
person in his audiences. Another fine |
entertainment will be given on Wed-
property. Mr. Stover is also building
a house in the same town for David
lressler, the same being pretty well |
under way. |
A peculiar accident befell Ananias |
Gearhart, a Reedsville hunter, while |
making a drive on Biate Ridge, in the |
Seven Mountains, He was rushing
along on a road that had been cat by a
forester, and in doing so fell heavily to
the ground. He received a severe
wound on the cheek, near the moath
That night he remsioed tm camp,
thinking the wound simply a cut made
by one of the many sharp snags on
which he fell. Later he suffsred ex-
erucisting pain, and the next morn.
ing went to Resdsville where Dr.
Kohler removed a snag from his
cheek about twice the thickness of a
lead pencil and four inches in length.
The wound was then dressed, and
since Mr. Gearhart has been relieved
to a considerable extent of the pain.
AM
Habarstroh-Sechrist,
John H. Haberstroh, of Lock Ha-
ven, and Miss Gretchen Bechrist, of
Bellwood, were nnfled in marriage
Wednesday of last week in the St
Agnes Catholic parsonage by Rev, Lou.
is M. Maucher. They were attend.
ed by Dare Lawrence and Miss Lols
Mason, both of Lock Haven.
Mr. Haberatroh conducts the Haber
stroh shoe store, one of the ploneer
nesday evening, and the closing num-
ber of the week will be the famous |
** Roney’s Boys ” Concert Company,
of Chicago, on Thursday evening.
The institute sessions will this year
be held in the opera house because of |
repairs which are now under process
Court House,
Prof. B. I. Myers, of Philipsburg,
will have charge of the music, and
those who were present last year will
be glad to know that he has again
been secured,
The twenty-third Annual Meeting
of the Bchool Directors’ Association
of Centre county, will convene ina Pet-
rikin Hall on Wednesday morning,
December 22ad, at 10:45 o'clock. Fol-
lowing the preliminary business and
the appointment of commitiees, a
short address will be made by the
President, Hon. William C. Heigle,
and by the County Superintendent, D.
O. Etters. D. F, Fortney will make
the principal address of the morning.
At 1.45 p. m., an address will be de-
livered by State Inspector C. D. Koch,
who will be followed by Bupt. Charles
Lose nod Prof H. E. Hall. Oa Thurs.
day morning at nine o'clock the
opening address of the day will be
made by Bupt. R. M. McNeal, and
the closing address of the meeting
wili be delivered by Prof. O. L. War
ren, of Elmira, N. Y. Following the
reports of the commitlees and the!
establishments of its kind in Lock
Haven. His bride is a daughter of
Rev. J. R. Bechrist, formerly pastor of
the United Evangelical chureh In
Centre Hall, now located at Bellwood,
She is a graduate nurse of the Lock
Haven hospital, and an amiable and
attractive young lady,
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Trauafer of Roni Estate.
Edward G. Mingle admr. to George
W. Keister, tract of land in Haines
twp., December 20, 1907, $56 52
J. H, Reifsnyder et ux to William
Condo, tract of land in Haines twp.,
December 17, 1877. $60
G. L. Whitehead Coal Company to
Sarah E. Nyman, tract of land in
Rush twp., February 15, 1908. $500,
H. D. Lindermuth to Bertha Lin-
dermuth, house and lot in Unionville,
October 23, 1909. $1.
William Quigley et al to Emma E.
Munson, house and lot in Philipsburg.
March 21, 1889, $1500,
W. A. Ishler eheriff to Emma E.
Munson, tract of land in Philipsburg,
September 6, 1893, $50.
David Chambers et ux to Mike
Btakso, tract of land in Soow Shoe
twp , Beptember 30, 1909, $600,
A AS MSA SATII
Prof. Goodling Sacoeeds Patterson,
At a recent meeting of the trustees
of the Pennsylvania State College,
Prof. Cletus L. Goodling, of the dairy
husbandry department, was appointed
superintendent of the college farms,
vice W. C. Patterson, deceased. The
advancement is a well merited one.
The trustees also transferred Milton
8. McDowell, who has long been
associated with the experiment sta
tion, to the department of extension.
Charles E. Govier as assistant pro-
fessor of telephone engineering, R. 8.
Friday to instructor in engineering,
D. A, Isenberg to mssist in engineer.
log.
® ou in milling, school of engi-
ueering, was authorized. The same
school wad authorized to erect two
buildings for its experiment station
completion of routine business th
meating will adjourn in time for tnd
directors to return home on Thursday
afternoon,
Pupils desiring to take the eighth
grade examination ( Public Hehool
Diplomas )| must have their names
seat by their respective teschers to
County Buperiotendent E'ters not
Iater than February 1, 1910. Candi-
dates will enter the class most con-
venient to their respective homes,
having notified the Superintendent of
the place selected. Examinations
will be held Saturday, March 12 1910,
sa follows :
Millheim Committee—R UU, Was.
son, chairman, C. E Toole, F. 8. Hen-
neberger.
Boalsburg Committee ~H. C. Roth-
rock, chairman, H. M, Hosterman, H,
C. Museer,
Btate Collage Committee—B. H.
Battenhorn, chairman, P, A. Noll, M.
A. Moyer.
Bellefonte Committee—J, KE. Wag-
ner, chairman, 8. 8. Williams, J, «,
Bright.
Howard Committes—J, 0. Weirick,
chairman, F. M. Pletcher, 8. M. Robb.
Port Matilda Committes~J. A.
Williams, chairman, GB Ardery, J.
K. Morrison,
Philipsburg Committee—B. L
Myers, chairman, Misa Ze Meek,
Ralph Light,
Bnow Shoe Committee—B, J, Bow
ers, chairman, H. E. Leathers, H, G,
Hoover,
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To Attack All Lawrence Licenses
Temperance forces of Lawrence
county are preparing to fight the
granting of all liquor licenses in that
county next February io License
Court. Judge W. E, Porter practically
invited this at the last License Court,
aod his Invitation will be accepted.
Evidence ls now being secured by de
tectives of alleged violations of the
liquor laws by license holders.
A I AM IANA.
ler. There was a full attendance,
G. W. Hosterman, who
It was decided by
the committee that an effort be made
to sell one hundred tickets for a course
of three entertainments sat seventy-five
cents. This would yield $7500, and
the remsinder it is thought could be
secured by admissions paid at the door.
This is the first attempt ever made to
BECUTe 8 course lectures, and
whether or not the plan will succeed
depends on the support the people of
Centre Hall and vicinity are willing
to give to the movement.
It is proposed that one or more of
the numbers will be of 8 musical char-
acter, but as yet no selections have
The wishes of the con
of
Subscriptions can be made to any of
the local ministers, who will make a
CRUVAans,
fg
Kelth's Philadelphia Theatre,
The first vaudeville appearance of the
metropolitan star, Mr. Homer Lind
supported by a Lrilliant company,
representing Gustave Weinberg's rare
musical piaylet, ** The Opera Singer.”
Another special feature is the George
Bouhair trqupe, the world’s most
wonderful Risely acrobats from the
Lomdon and New York hippodromes :
Willard Simms & Company, in vaude-
ville's funniest sketch, * Flinder's
Furnished Fiats.”” An extra added
attraction is Mr, Keith's presenting
for the first time here * The King of
the Ice Floes,” Bam Mahoney, in his
wonderful realistic scenic production,
* The Frozen North,” which is a
startling endurance demonstration of
exercising and swimming amorg
cakes of floating ioe,
Price 25¢ to $1.00. All seats reserved
except second balcony. Two shows
daily —matinee, 1:45 night, 7.45.
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Hala House aad Shop,
W. Frank S8hutt sold his house and
lot as well as the blacksmith shop and
lot on which the latter stands, both
adjoining and located on Hoffer Strest,
The sale was made to two parties, one
buying the house and lot and the
other the blacksmith shop and lot.
The names of the parties making the
purchase are withheld at the request
of Mr. Bhatt,
Mr. Shut will vacate the premises
by the first of the year, and will go to
farming near Wellington, Ohio, on a
farm owned by his brother, Bamuel
Bhatt. It is about twenty years since
he first came to Centre Hall, but later
removed to Stone Mill and then to
Hublersburg. In 1900 he returned to
this place and has carried on the
blacksmithing business ever since.
He will make ealeof his household
goods and blacksmith tools, Saturday,
18th instant. Bee sale register and
p ostera,
More Delay for Huston,
The trial of Huston, the State Oapi-
tol architect, has been again postpon-
ed. The date for trial now named Is
January 17. The ressons given for
delay by Huston’s counsel were :
Beclusion and sickness of an im.
portant witness in New Jersey ; the
approach of the holiday season ; pend-
ing Boyder appeal before the Bupreme
Court ; other engagements of attor
neys in other Courts, and other more
or less trivial pleas, j
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DEATHS,
JACOB BHAFFER.
Bhaffer died at the home of his son,
B. H. Bhaffer, at Zion. Over a year
#go he was stricken with paralysis
aud bad been an invalid ever since,
the effects of another stroke causing
his death.
Deceased was born in Elk county
May lst, 1821, hence was elghty-eight
years, six months and twenty days
old. In 1848 be came to Centre coun-
ty with his father and family and en-
gaged in farming in Walker township
and all his life since was spent in the
neighborhood of Zion. He was a
member of the Reformed church of
Zionand « man who had the confi
dence and esteem of all who knew
him,
His wife died a number of years ago
but surviving him are two sons, John
Li, of Jacksonville : 8, H., of Zion,
and one daughter, Emma Jane
Bbafler, of Pleasant Gap. He also
leaves one brother, Michael SBhafler, of
Centre Hall. The funeral was held
from the Reformed church in Zion
Wednesday morning followlog hie
death. Ambrose M. Schmidt officiated
snd burial was made in the Zion
cemetery.
JOHN 1. POTTER.
When John I. Potter died, Wed-
nesday of last week, one of Belle-
fonte’s best known citizens passed
away. He had been confined to the
house ever since the beginning of No
| vember, being a suflerer from Bright's
| disease,
| John Irvin Potter was a son of Capt.
{and Mrs. W. W, Potter and wae born
iat Potters Mille, November 23rd, 1844,
hence was just one day over sixty-five
years oid. His early life was spent at
home, his parents moving from Pot-
ters Mills to Centre Furnace, thence to
Hecla, and in 1866 to Bellefonte.
When the Bellefonte and Boow
Shoe railroad was built and opened up
in 1870 Mr. Potter was appointed pay-
master of the road. Bhortly after
wards he engaged with others in the
mercantile business in Snow Bhoe un-
der the firm name Potter Wolfe & Co.
Later he returned to Bellefonte and
went to work for the Pennsylvania
raliroad company under his father,
who was then the general sgent at
this place. His adaption to the busi-
ness brought him recoguition and
promotion by the company and upon
his father's death in July, 1584, he suo-
ceeded him as the agent at the Belle
fonte station, a position he held con-
tinuously until his death.
He was the last surviving male
member of that branch of the Potter
family and as he never married his
only immediate survivors are the two
daughters of his brother, the late
George L. Potter,
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New Hooks in Library,
Progress Grange received a new lot
of books from the Peunsylvanis Free
Library Commission, and they msy
now be had at the local library at
Grange Aroadia,
Barry Barry's Fruit Garden
Baliard : Open Sesame
Bellamy : Third Century of Charades
Browne : Diary of & Giri of France
Byington : Puritan as Colonist and Reformer
Coffin : Life of Lincoln
Coppee © General Thomas
Gibson : Camp Life
Houston : Rlectricity in Everyday Life
Jackson : Tommy Post Office
Keeley : An Alphabet of Birds
Kirk : Dorthy and Her Friends
Longfellow : Outre-mer
Mable : Essays on Work
Meredith : The Egotist
Paderewski : Century Library of Music
Page : John Marvel Assistant
Pepper : Panama to Patagonia
Perry : Hope Benham
Plorson © Three Little Millers
Plympton : Black Log
Q. P.: How to buy Life Insurance
Riley : Golden Year
Saint-Pierre ©: Paul and Virginia
Becton : Woodmyth and Fable
Shaw : Boiling Crops and the Silo
Shutem © Real Diary
Hoow : Practionl Species of Wood
Spear : Pricciples of Jesus
Stanley : Through the Dark Continent
Stankington : Gentleman from Indians
Thu ston : Bachellor Maid and Her Brother
Tomlinson : The Red Chief
Towle : Vasco Da Gama
Tribulations of a Princess
Twain: Tom Sawyer
Van Dyke : Blue Flower
Warman ;: Snow on the Headlight
Warren : Girl and the Governor
Watson : Hurrican Island
Wells : Her Ladyship's Elephant
Wella: Palty Fairfield
Wharton : Descent of Man
Whitaker : Laddie
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Family jars are frequently caused
by jugs and bottles,
Many an alleged stolen kiss is really
% voluntary contribution,
Rev. James Potter Hughes, of Balle.
foute, was quite ill lest week. He is
past elghty-two years of age,
Robert Meyer, of Centre Hall, went
to Millmont jast week and remained
until Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Ww.
A. Odenkirk.
In The Ladies World for December
Appears a notable contribution on
Woman Buffrage by David J. Brewer,
one of the Justics of the United Blates
Supreme Court,
Ex-Judge Love and Mrs. Love are
at Clifton Bprings, New York, to
which place they went for a ftay of
two weeks on account of the impaired
health of the former,
Harry M. Allison moved his fam-
ily from Pine Grove Mills back to
Spring Mills, but Mr. Allison will re-
main at Pine Grove Mills and continue
in the milling business in thst plac,
A social und festival was held in
Pine Grove Mills the other Saturday
night, and the proceeds proved to be
$60 00. The money will be used in se
curing an organ for the High Bchoo
Miss Ray Fleisher, who had been in
Baltimore for some weeks, returned to
Centre Hall last week. She was soe
companied by ber uncle, Mr. Hipple,
Who is the guest of his brother-in-law
E. W. Crawford.
The December number of the Wo-
man's Home Companion is a distinet-
ly Christmas issue—bigger than uepal—
and filled with Christmas stories,
Christmas verse, Christmas pictures,
and Christmas ideas,
Mr. and Mrs, A. E. Person were st
the Btrohm home for Thanksgiving
dinper. Mr. Person returned to
Philipsburg, New Jersey, a few days
ater, and Mre, Person remained until
the beginning of this week.
Of the seven hundred snd sixty-six
students at the West Chester State
Normal School, four are from Centre
county, namely, Ethel G. Grieb and
Gertrude A. Welsh, of State College ;
C. Esther Noll, of Pleasant Gap, and
Vera Wynau, of Philipsburg.
Messrs. Harry and Ralph ‘Musser,
of near State College, were in Centre
Hall Thanksgiviog day sad took sup~
per at Grange Aroadia. They are car-
peuters by trade and are engaged
with their father, Wallace Masser,
who is doing work at State College.
C. C. Ssebold sold his store property
and dwelling in Middleburg to 0. H.
and Reno Bowersox, of Millmont, for
$3500.00. The purchasers now have a
store at Millmont and are doing a
large business. They will take pos.
session inside of two weeks and fil]
the room with an entire new stock.
ditor general's department in Harries
burg it is shown that the total amour t
of mercantile tax assessed in Centre
county for the year 1909 was $5 862 7,
of which amount $205665 was (n-
collectable. The cost for advertising
the mercantile appraisement and col-
lecling the tax was $748.18, leaving as
the net amount paid $5,008.90, -
' At public sale, at MiMlinburg, H. M.
Emery, of Yeagertown, purchased
the brick building on Chestout street,
inte the property of Samuel Getgen,
deceased, used as a store room and
private dwelling, at $2,000. He will
ret possession April 1st, when he will
ealarge the store room and otherwise
improve the building, Lis purpose
being to conduct a store there. Mr.
Emery Is a brother of Merchant C. F.
Emery, of Centre Hall, and is ove of a
family of merchanta.
A most peculiar experience was had
by Mrs. Heory Davie, at Pine Grove
Mills. She was milking a cow, which
was standing by the roadside, and
while so doing a runaway horse hap-
pened that way. The lines on the
harness we re dragging on the ground,
sud in some way or other they be.
cine entangled with the lady's lower
limbs and wrapped so tightly around
them that she was dragged a consider-
able distance. The bruises and cuts
inflicted were many and some of them
quite painful, :
Samuel Durst, farmer at Eariystown,
Is putting up a» lime stack. The im-
portant part of this notioe is that it
indicates that lime burning #s becom.
fog more general in this immediate
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