VOL. LXXXIV.
Progress Grange Installed
thursday Afternoon,
The installation of the officers of
Progress Grange, on Thursday after-
noon, was made the occasion of an
open meeting, which was largely at-
tended. In addition to those not
members of the order who were pres-
ent, a number of Granges in Penns
and Nittany Valleys were represented,
as well as two prominent members of
the order in Clearfisld county, name-
ly, Messrs, Peter Gearhart, of Clear-
field : and E. H. Harmon, of DuBois,
who were here to adjust matters per-
taining to insurance with David K.
Keller.
The installing officer was Hon,
I.. Rhone, who was assisted by Mrs
D. W. Bradford. On being conducted
to their desks a number of the new
officers made a faw appropriate re-
marks. David K. Keller gave a brief
history of Progress Grange, which was
organizal in 1874. Bu! four of the
charter members survive. Prof. C. R.
OMmgers of
with the church and the school. His]
suggestion seems to have taken root,
and action will no doubtifollow. Rev.
B. F. Bieber, also spoke of the good!
that comes through the order, and Dr.
A. G. Lieb, master of the Bpring Mills
Grange, reiated the present active eon-
dition of that Grange, and predicted
that in the future the order would
again assume its position in the front
ranks of the Grange in Centre county.
Willard Dale, Master of the Centre
County Pomona Grange, in a few
chosen remarks, urged all those pres-
ent who were fourth degree members
to enter the next higher fold—the
County Grange—and those not mem-
bers of the order to join the subordi-
nate Granges, and further requested a
full attendance of the County Grange
at its meeting in Centre Hall on the
19:h. Carl Auman, Brooks,
and Mrs. B. Garduoer Grove helped to
make the session interesting by re-
citing poems.
After this period, light refreshments
were served, and an hour was devoted
to social chat.
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Bessie
Swap Land,
John C. Rossman and Bepjamin H.
Emerick made a land deal. Both
own lots that years ago belonged to
the Emerick farm. Early in the
sixties the Emericks sold Dr. Peter
Smith the farm now known 8s the
Arpey farm, and about an equal num-
ber of acres on the opposite side of the
Arpey farm lane. Dr. Bmith eold the
east portion of this land to the late
Jacob Diuges, and a portion of this
has passed hsnds a number of times
since, the present owupers being Mr.
Rossman, Mr. Emerick, and Mrs.
Flora O. Bairfoot.
Me. Rossman owned the section
lyiug next to Conley’dfroad, and Mr.
Emerick the portion next to Lhe
Brush Valley road. The latter con-
ceived the idea that he would like to
own the seventeen acres to which Mr.
Rossman held title, and conscquently
a deal was made, giving Mr. Rossman
the thirteen acres owned by Mr,
Emerick and boot in cash,
It is Mr. Emerick’s intention, so it
is said, to acquire the M. M. Condo
property and move his barn onto it.
This feature of the transaction, is,
however, only in the formative state,
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A Correction,
Bert Allen, who is now in Medis,
writes the Heporter that the statement
made sayiog he had been arrested in
Delaware county for vagrancy, is in.
correct. The item was reprinted from
some eastern paper, and while the
names were the same it did not refer
to Boalsburg’s Bert Allen. The Re-
porter le very glad to say that these
are the facte,
¢ During the past year an item ap-
peared in one of the Pennsylvania
papers to the effect that Frank Allen
had died in a small bouse, where he
had lived alone, It was thought this
was Frank Allen, of Boalsburg, but in.
vestigation proved that the man who
died then had been a resident of the
community for many years, This in-
cident is recalled to show that names
ofitimes are confusing, and thet the
nsme which appears in print Is not al-
ways owned by the perron the reader
bas in mind.
i
Witman-Sohwat ts Uo, Will Batertaln,
The Witman-Schwariz Co., wholes
sale grocerymen, on the 17th instant,
the day of the inauguration of Gover
nor-elect Tener, will entertain their
many customers who will attend the
inauguration ceremonies at Harris.
burg. In the evening the guests .will
attend an opera, and later luncheon
will be served. There will also be
other entertainments. Cards in this
district have been sent out by Charles
A. Bhunkwller, the manager at Lew.
istown
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CROP STATISTICS.
Increase In Acreage ln State Over 1000,
Figures gathered from the bureau
of statistics of the United Htates de-
partment of agriculture, and from oth-
er sonrces indicate an increase In
staple farm crops in both Pennsyl-
vania and the United States.
The total acreage in Pennsylvania in
1910 was 8 354,000, while in the pre-
cading year it was 5,181,200. In the
United States it was 239,343,800 in 1910,
aod in 1908, 230,605,300. The yield
value per acre in Pennsylvania in 1910
was $20 56 and in 1909 it was $19.19,
There was an increase in the acreage
of the number of bushels of shelled
corn in the state, the total for last
year being 1,586 000 and in 1909, 1,525,-
000. The total production in the state
last year was 65,026 000 bushels, The
average farm price on December 1 was
fifty-nine cents.
{| There was also an iocrease in the
| production of hay, oats, potatoes, rye,
tobacco and wheat. The number of
tons of hay produced last year in Penn-
{sylvania was 3 212,000 ; the number of
{ bushels of oats, 598 000 ; the number of
| bushels of potatoes, 320 000 ; rye, 380,
000 bushels ; pounds of tobacco, 33,000,
and bushels of wheat, 1,556 000,
The total farm crop value in the
io.
fay
362 500, and of the United States $3,-
478,417,778
nf Ap pn
The Week of Prayer,
The opening week of the new year
has been observed all over the world,
for many years, by all Evangelical
churches, under the auspices of the
Evangelical Alliances of the World,
which select nnd anpounce the topics
and texts for the week. The week
was observed by union services of all
the churches in Centre Hall, sub-
stantially sccordmg to the program
previously printed in the Reporter.
Although the weather for more than
half the evenings was about as up-
favorable as it could be, the attendance
and interest were better than for many
years ; and many are the favorable
comments heard everywhere A new
feature this year was the union choir
which added greatly to the interest
and profit of the meetings, and won
much praise for its excallent music.
The coliections, for the eight eve-
nings amounted to $19 10. Deductiog
$1.75 for expenses Incurred, the
balance $17.35 goes to the American
jible Society. Each church will re-
ceive credit for a contribution of §3 47
to this greats institution which aids all
the churches in their various enter-
prizes,
A s—
Support Auti-Saloo is Cause
Rev. G. H. Hawtelle, of Altoons,
spoke on Sunday in the Lutheran
coburch at Bpring Mills, in the morn
ing, aud in the sfternoon at Tussey-
ville, in the interest of the Anti-Saloon
League. Rev. Bawtelle is workiog
under Rev. J. P. Patch, of Altoons,
district superintendent of the Anti.
Saloon League. His argument was
clear and convincing, his sulj:cts
being ** A Repressed Republic” and
“ Conservation of Our Resources.” The
attendance at both points was large,
and the interest was shown by the
liberal mapper in which a response
was made for funds to aid the cause.
The Bpring Mills congregation con-
tributed $1045, and Tusseyville,
$358 50
logan Grange Installs OfMosrs,
Friday evening the officers of
Logan Grange, at Pleasant Gap, were
installed in the well appointed hall of
that Grange. The installing officers
were Hon, Lonard Rhone anil Mrs,
D. W. Bradford, and after that work
had been performed a number of short
addresses were made, The officers in-
stalled were these :
Master, Thomas Weuver
Overseer, A, C. Grove
Lecturer, Mm, Blanche Mus. or
steward, Edward Summers
Asst, Steward, James Summers
Chaplain, E. K. Keller
Tressurer, lerael Kauffman
Secretary, Norman EK. Dale
Gatekeeper, Jerry Donovan
Ceres, Mrs. W, White
Pomona, Mrs. Emanuel White
Flora, Mr. Thomas Weaver
Iady Asst. 5t., Mm. John 8, Dale
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Jewelry Store for Sale,
The Jewelry store of the late G. W,
Bushman, in Centre Hall, is offered at
private sale. There being no other
Jewelry store for miles, this offers a
good opening for sales business and re.
pair work. All jewelry, watches,
siiverware and clocks are offered for
sale, and any goods wanted which is
not carried in stock will be ordered
promptly. Anyone having work at
the store for repairs will plesse call for
it at once.
D. Ross BUSHMAN,
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Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is a
very valuable medicine for throat and
lung troubles, quickly relieves and
cures painful bresthiog snd a danger-
ous sounding cough which indicates
by Murray
congested lu &
Bitaoer, "p
Brief Sketch by
rural community that can be filled by
nothing else Too often the church has
not kept pace with other rural institu-
tions, and extremes of denominational
rivalry have, in many localities,
mented strife instead of promoting
peace and a united fellowship of the
spiritual assets of a community. Rural
needs in religion are as distinct as rural
needs in education. The country
church should not be mere
of the city church but the nucleus of a
bi}
religious power giving life and impetus
to the city churches in the same degree
that the pure and vigorous young man.
hood and womanhood prowing from the
country into the city is the salvation of
the a
commercial and industrial sense.
The great need of the Protestant
church in the country is a great big
light in the pulpit ; a preacher who |
preaches because his soul ison fire with
the eternal truths of religion Only
pastor big enough to unite a community
* Twentieth Century city ”’ in
a
on essentials of religion, in which
denominations and
to
differences of creeds, can hold a pastor- |
orthodox
agree,
charitable enough re the petty |
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ig
REV. S. C. STOVER
ate for twenty-one years
to be a dynamic {
We refer to the Rey
resignation as. pastor
Reformed charge took effect
As a citizen he was awake
the whole community, and
he was a tower of strength
ogy was not antiquated but
as his personality was
we mu dwell upon
t ryt
is LO
must ever up and onw
keep abreast of truth.
In this interim the
of the charge did not ope
to a parade of orat
looked about them for pastor
both by training and experience to
the vacancy ;
£.
acceptance as pastor
and a brief writeup of the |
y » 2 % 3 4 .
ev. 5. Stover, whose election
of the
be ei
former issues ; is the real intent
article.
I'o be a succeas line of work
a criterion f
LOF
wnire asl hot SAR ”
country school house has been
in one
4h
er
an vocation.
“
ping-stone for more professional men |
His scho- |
lastic career began at Rock Hill schoo H
Hall 1880-1851,
D. T. Wieland, deceased, was the di-
rector and he gave him the school be-
cause he liked the appearance of the |
young man. He was then familiarly |
known as “ Charlie, '' and he must sure-
ly have been a disciplinarian for he had
sixty-two pupils enrolled. The rod for
that term was an unknown quantity, !
He was a boy among his boys, and he
mastered Algebra and Grammar to such
an extent that he could make a recita- |
tion interesting. He was very apt in|
penmanship and drawing and one year |
took first prise at the Centre County |
fair. That he had in him the making
of a noble and useful man was recog-
nized by everybody. He taught two!
terms of public school in other parts of |
ths valley besides.
But we must not forget his lineage, |
for many of his manly qualities were in-|
herited. He is a product of Penns |
Valley for he was born at Farmers Mills |
and his parents were John and Eva
Margaret ( Weaver ) Stover. Hy trade |
his father was a tailor. Both- parents
were members of the Lutheran church
and devoutly religious. = While conduct
ing family worship his father was strick-
en with apoplexy which caused death
This wade a deep impression upon the
boy. Both Lutheran and Reformed
ministers often visited their home and
on one occasion one of them called the
boy to himself and said, ** Charlie, some
day you will be a minister. ” He never
forgot this suggestion, The boy had a
true sense of reverence. He was
naturally of a retiring disposition but
his mind was active and although he
than any other institution.
in
house near Linden
did not attend public school till eight
John IF. 7: iggle r.
| of this good old Keystone state he could
only speak of the
school
{
3
n the vernacular
In
took a prominent
and was often complimented
ability as »
pare himself for teaching
the Penn Hall Academy,
miles morning
| “ Pennsylvania German. '’
exhibitions he part
for his
To
attended
walking to
public speaker, pres
he
ur
ant
him the college out-
Lo
tellectual Canaan and pay the rice,
i He entered Franklin and Marshall Col-
cess thus far gave
look and he decided possess
lege at Lancaster because most of his
{ friends went there. While teaching the
Academy at Aaronsburg he united with
the Reformed never having
’ and decided
ministry.
He
in 1888 hay
ving entered
re
joined any church befor
to study for the coms-
homor class in 1882, and became
pastor of the
Jedford county, and while there
married to Miss
Pa. His ne
Clearfield county,
the sop
Creek chi
he ;
Be rlin,
Troutville
Dummings
Sadie Kuhns, of
xt charge was
where he preached in
both German anc nglish and repaired
two churches and built a par
His charge before coming
was the Wilhelm charge, of
IONE, Dear My rsdale.
He preaches mostly
memorizing the fact
ot wordy nor
8 0
reeiul iustrations
parables of the Master
erable from
REFORMED CHURCH, BOALSBURG.
ministers in charge. After the services
were over the new pastor was heartily
greeted by the members of his charge
and citizens of Boalburg and vicinity.
At the noon hour a sumptuous repast
was served at the parsonage, the good
things having been prepared by mem-
bers of the various congregations, thus
the occasion became a feast in more
sense than one. The social feature was
also greatly enjoyed by every one
present.
An important business session was
held in the church in the afternoon, in
which the officers of the various congre-
gations in the charge which mike up the
joint consistory, as well as the officers of
the State College congregation par-
ticipated. The outcome was that Rev.
Stover will also preach for the State
College congregation.
This assembling of members of the
charge was taken advantage of by many
to make the new minister a donation,
Grains of all kinds were poured into the
bins until they overflowed.
A AM A MASAI
A number of students who are take
ing the agricultural course at Penne
aylvania State College and are special.
izing on poultry, were in Centre Hall
Inst week, and spent the greater part
of the day at the yards of U, D. Bare
tholomew and A. E. Kerlin, who
probably have the largest and most
complete poultry plants in Centre
of he soon surpassed bo de
or tha bizasell Tike 5 many children
county.
12,
1911.
THE GRANGE LIBRARY,
hi———
Niw Books Just Heevived from the Free
Library Commission,
The free library, in Grange Arcadia,
under the supervision of Progress
Grange, has just received a new set of
books from the Pennsylvania Free
Library Commissdon, of Harrisburg.
Une suthors and titles of the books are
appended :
Cardinal
falley Principals of Fralt Growing
Baker terville
Balzac
Ball
Brooks
Brown
youngsters of Cen
t housans
by Me
True Btory of Columbus
Aw Been
Gentiemen of the South
Cable John March, Southerner
Carryl Davy and the Goblin
Catherwood ilazarre
Little
in the Palace of the K
t, from a Car Window
sruise of the Shining Light
of
Collidge Country Girl
’ fey Ad
Lrawioqg Ug
tion
iil on Lhe
Missinni pg
Industry
Floss
Valley in t
Katharine Day
Hours with the
Magical }
Bible, Nes
Xperiments
Chippendales
me Monsees {rom a:
the Dauntionss
Cor hmne
Oom Pa
More En
Darothy and Her Friends
Mr. Prat
OW Tales of a Wayside Inn
Cur Home Pets
gas i's People
aot glish Fairy Teles
SATE
Carecrs of Danger and Daring
nham Long Ros
Bob Hamptons
ording 0 Season
Limberiost
¢ Black Horse
1 1s People
Juecns I Have Seer
Ri
Hawall an
4
eT
hinge and
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K. G LE OfMcers Insta'led,
Friday eveniog the officers of the
Centre Hall Castle, K. G. E, Na, 365,
were installed by the D. G. N., W. C.
Gramley. The officers are :
: E Bradford
William Bradford
n Mari:
1X months
man, § months
irand Castle WF
George
Representative to Fioravy
The following members were present
from Centre, Castle at; Spring Mills :
Eline Weaver, J. J. Tay'or, W. M,
Ruhl, J. W. H. Gobble and J. W,.
Whiteman.
Foust-Fredeoricks,
Lew Foust snd Miss Kate Freder-
icke, both of Polter township, were
married during the holidays while on
a trip to the Pittsburg district They
are not telling jist where the knot
was tied, bul are content to tell their
friends that the event took place.
They are now living in Gregg town
ship, but next spring will go to West-
morelsnd county,
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Transfers of Real Estate.
W. F. Bpeer toW. T. Bpeer, August
13, 1903, in Bellefonte. $1200,
C., G. Divinney et al to Charles
Plank, November 19, 1910, in Philipe-
burg. $1000,
Horace W. Orwig et ux to (William
Whitmer Blone company October 15,
1910, in Gregg twp. $250.
George W. Bratton et al to Philipe-
burg Hardware Oo, December 20,
1910, in Philipsburg. $5500,
G. W. P. Gray's heirs to B, F.
Davis, May 21, 1910, in Ferguson twp,
$125.
Celia V, Brungart extrix to Celia V,
Brungart, December 20, 1910, in Miles
township. $8500,
Sarah Rothrock et al to Laura L.
Bechdel, lot in Liberty twp , April 26,
1910. $1.
W. H. Neff et ux to Lot H, Neff,
November 10, 1010, lot in Howard.
$2500.
Wm. L. Foster et al to Clyde E.
Thomas, December 19, 1910, Jot in
Biate College. $300.
Wm. Fairine et ux to Moshannon
Ceral Miningler, tract of land in Rush
twp , Beptember 10, 1010, $700,
Wm. Lyons et ux to Robert P.
Confer, lot in Howard twp. Novem-
ber 7, 1910. $300,
Cora E. France et bar to William
Miller, lot in Philipsburg, November
80, 1910. $3500,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy never
disappoints those who use it for obseti
Date ide and irritations
the th he od It a
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Progress Grange will hold a regular
meeting Baturday afternoon,
The annual meeting of the Patrons
Rural Telephone Company will be
held today (Thursday) in Bellefonte,
By falling through a hay hole in
the barn of Amos Eby, a farm hand
named John H. Brindle received a
broken shoulder blade.
HBamuel Alter, who occupies the Co-
burn farm in Gregg township, will
move on April 1st onto the Jared
Kreamer farm, east of Rebersburg.
The week of prayer services were
better attended this year than for
some years, There was also a greater
interest manifested than heretofore,
Chis speaks well for the community.
H. Clymer, Musser, of Cedar Falls,
[owa, accompanied by his wife who is
a western lady, is in the east, visiting
relatives and friends about Millheim,
from which place he went west saven-
teen years ago.
This is the way Prof. Cyrus Girove,
Superintendent of B:husls, in
8 ephenson County, Iilinols, puts i
“I emfes the Reporter brings me a
big income, by way of personal satis.
faction, on the investment.
The Middleburg Post, in its lsat
issue, contained this personal : Mrs.
Calvin Osman, of Glen Iron snd Mrs.
Samuel Osman and little son, Bamuel,
of Bellefonte, spent some time with
Reno Bowersox and wife of Middle-
burg.
The Blate College Cadets, seven
hundred strong, and a band of forty
pieces, will not be able to seccept the
invitation to participate in the insug-
aration of Governor Tener, because
they are not supplied with winter
ciothiog.
Daniel Ripka, of Spring/iMills, was
a caller last week. Atl the sale of live
stock, elc, by William Matter, Mr,
Ripka laid a horse blanket in the
kitchen, which he thinks some one
got io mistake, and will be pleased to
have word from the person who ae-
cidently got it.
Among the beginpers on the farm
this coming spring will be Charles
Barris, of Centre Hall, who {lows
<hem Hackenburg ss tenant on the
J.T. Potter farm, west of Centre Hall.
Mr, Burris will stock the farm, and
will conduct the farming operations
undera lease most common io this
community.
The auditing of the accounts of the
county commissioners will this year
require more time than ever, owing to
the numerous bills referriag to the
court hcuse improvemeuts. The
su litors sre at work now, and [are
these : H. B. Poatius, Bellefonte ; R.
D. Musser, Spring Mills, and C, U.
Hofer, Philipsburg,
The barn in Buffilo Run Valley,
near Valley View, on the farm] owned
by Wesley Rider, and tenaoted by
Harvey Bradley, was burned a short
time ago. The stock was saved, but
all the implements, grain sand hay
were destroyed. The origin of the fire
is unknown, but ipcendiary is sus
pected. There was some insurance.
It is the intention of William M.
Sweeney, of Centre Hill, to move to
Westmoreland county, where he will
farm one of the numerous farms own.
ed by a coal company, in the vicini-
ty of Derry. Mr. and Mrs. Lew
Foust, also of Potter township, will
locate in the same neighborhood.
Both parties will leave here some time
during March.
C. A. Grove, of near Bellefonte, will
make sale of his farm stock and im-
plements, on March 22, snd will retire
from the farm. He will move into his
property near the farm. Mr. Grove
has been successful in breeding and
growing both heavy draft and driving
horses, and at his sale there will be
some of the best horses offered. John
Reish, of Pleasant Gap, will become
Mr, Grove's tenant.
From the number of veal calves
shipped by Butcher Dauberman one is
led to believethat the average far neri s
not raleing more stock than hereto-
fore, although milch cows are bring-
ing unprecedented high prices. And
while on the subject, the Reporter has
a word of commendation for the
butcher referred to, because of the
fact that in severe weather the crates
in which calves are hauled are canvas
ed, indicating that not all butchers are
heartless,
Assessor W. W. MoCormick, of Pot
ters Mills, in making the fal nesess-
ment was impressed with the great
number of changes of locations to
made among farmers and others,
his district, next This
ngs. stands un.
rivaled as a remedy for all throat
aoe dieosms” Suid 07 Marry