NOL. LXXXIV.
GANG AFTER LICENSE GRIP,
Bill for ¥xclse Commissions Controlled by
Machine Ready.
A bill to establish an XExcise Com-
mission to supplant the Judge in act-
ing on liquor license applications was
introduced in the legislature. It
would completely wipe out the judicial
system of the Brooks high license law
and place liceusing in the hands of
three Commissioners, to be appointed
annually in each connty by the Judge
from the list supplied by the Auditor
General.
Effort will be made to get the legis-
lation through on the plea that some
of the judges want to be relieved of
the handlicg of the liquor licenses.
It is understood that, so far, Senator
Penrose has not agreed to use his in.
fluence for the bill and there is no as.
surance that he will do so,
The men who stood for local option
in the House will naturally oppose
Excise Commission plan. The same
is true of a number of men who would
not vote for local option. They think
that the handling of the liquor ques-
tion should not be taken out of the
hands of courts. Others are of the
opinion that it would be a political
blunder to authorizes such commis-
sions, because of the tendency to play
politics through them. The whole
liquor question would be an annual is
gue in most counties in the State,
The names which the Auditor Gen-
eral is to submit to each Quarter Bee-
sions Court in the State shall include
seven attorneys. From the number
the Court is to appoint three Com-
missioners, one of whom shall be a
lawyer.
To addition to all other fees now
paid by liquor license applicants, each
must psy an additional $5 to the clerk
of Courts, to be equally divided among
the three Commissioners at the end of
the year. ‘The more applicants the
greater will be the compensation.
When the license list has been com.
pleted, the Commissioners are to ad-
journ and cannot be called together
for the purpose of hearing applicants
until the following year, unless for
special and extraordinary cause mov-
ing the Court to do #0. There is a
provision that a transfer of license
made necessary by the death of the li-
censve may be heard by the Commis-
gioners in chambers ‘at apy time
and the rules of the Court,” All testi.
mony taken at the beariogs to be filed
with the clerk of the courts,
The number of licenses to be granted
in one year must be limited to one for
each 1000 of population, * provided,
bowever, 1 hat no application for a re-
newal of license to eell liquors at re-
tail, existing at the time this act takes
effect, shall be affected by the above
limitation.”
When cause is shown the Court can
remove the commissioners and judg-
ment of the Court shall not be sutject
to review.
All associations, clubs or other or-
ganizations desiring to sell liquor
must file an application the same as a
regular dealer.
The license fee is to be $250 and a
bond for $2000 must be given. The
sale of liquor must be confined to bona
fide members,
All licenses granted by the commis
sion are to be recognized as the person-
al property of the licensee and can be
transferred to an executor or adminis-
trator in the case of death of the licen.
pee. The licenses can be attached as
other personal property for debt,
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Bills In the Legisiatare,
Baldwin, Potter—Regulating the
saleof lime and ground limestone for
agricultural purposes,
Hays, Butler— Requiring hospitals
receiving state aid to treat free of
charges all veterans of the civil war
now resideuts of the state,
To establish an excise commission
to supplant the jadges in acting on li-
quor licenses.
Taxing school bonds the same as
municipal bonds,
A bill was introduced by Represen-
tative Alter, Allegheny, to require all
private banks to take out a license
from the state department of banking.
Representative Haggerty, Lacka-
wanaos, presented a bill to create a
system of licensing barbers,
Mr, Fahey, Philadelphia, intro-
duced a bill requiring sll food contain.
ers to be marked with net capacity,
under penalty of a floe from $200 to
$500 or six months in prison,
Three of the revenue-ralsing bills
were reported out, Including the bill
to tax surplus of banks, stocks and
bonds of gas companies and traction
engines,
- On
The Huntingdon county commis
sloners have awarded to J. C. Hall the
contract to work over the jail, under
plans of Herbert Hall, srobitect, at »
cost of $15,867.88. It will maken new
building of it, practically, and will
also change the appearance of it by
porches and dormer windows,
*
Rev. MoDowell's Mission Talk,
Rev. E. W, McDowell, a missionary
on the border land between Turkey
and Persia, gave a very interesting ac-
count of his work last Thursday eve-
ning in the Presbyterian church,
His field of labor was the cradle of the
human race and includes Turks,
Kurds, and Nestorian Christians ;
hence he has a great variety of ex-
periences. He is in the habit of mak-
ing itineraries among these people,
lasting sometimes as much as six
months, His description of traveling
over the steep, bare, roadless moun-
tains, sleeping out in the open, or in a
Nestorian hut which sheltered not on-
ly the owner's family but also his do-
mestic animals whose friendly touch
would sometimes awaken him in the
night, his recepticn at a Kurdish
chiel’s castle among a people ready to
rob him should the chief not be will-
ing to admit him, the tact that
must be used in presenting the gospel
and the foundations being laid for
greater things ip the future—all made
an interesting story.
After the lecture he set forth the
circumstances under which young
Baskerville lost his life, making it
¢lear that his act was not rash, as re-
ported in some papers, but one of
great bravery and unselfish devotion
to the welfare of his fellow citizens,
Only words of praise for the lecture
have been heard.
Se fA SS.
Mrs. U GCG, Acman Entertains,
Mrs, U. G. Auman, of Bober, on
Friday evening, gave a supper to sixty
of the members of the Bpriog Mille
Ladies Temple, K. G. E. A souvenir
bill of fair, like those used at the ten-
dollar dinners at the Bellevue-Strat-
ford, were found at each plate. Great
mer. iment was occasioned by the
orders given by some of the guests, be-
cause of their unscquaintapnce with
French in which language the bill o’
fare was printed. Mrs. Warren Wood
and Mrs. Braucht's orders brought
to them enough food to feed a barn-
raising crew, while others more timid
than they were obliged to supple
ment their first orders,
Impromptu speeches followed the
supper, Mrs. Warren Wood talking on
« Lost in Bellefonte.” She held the
attention of the guests until the joke
was scented, and then she was taken
to the head of tha table and crowned
“ queen. '’ Windom ‘Gramley, " My
trip to Belleville.” Mrs. Braucht,
“ [ntemperance in society '’; Miss
Mabel Brown, “ My late Male "’
The hobble skirt dance was participat-
ed in by Mrs. Daniel Mec Cool and
Mrs, John Osman, and they were
roundly applauded. The occasion was
one long’ to be remembered by the
participants If can be truly said that
the Ladies Temle of Spring Mills is
doing » grand work. .
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Big Lambar Deal.
Messrs. J M. Gilliland and John
W. and Elmer Tressler, of New
Bloomfield ; W. O. Rearick, of Mil.
roy ; L G. Rearick, of Centre Hall,
and William Harter, of Coburn, re.
cently closed one of the largest deals
in timberiasnd that bas been consume.
mated for some time. They purchas-
ed 2,515 acres of timberland in Powell
and Menifee counties, Kentucky,
paying therefor the sum of $175,000
It is estimated that there are 36 000,
000 feet of lumber on the tract, mostly
poplar, oak and hemlock. The land
lies in the great basin, surrounded by
a rocky rim of clifls and in order to
get the lumber out a tunnel, seven
bundred feet long, is being cut
through for a railroad. The price
paid for the timberland includes the
completion of this tuonel, and the
erection sod squipment of a huge saw-
mill and electric light plant,
The parties interested have been on
the tract of timber and also inspected
the incomplete saw mill and other im-
provements, and are satisfied the in-
vestment to be an exceptionally good
one,
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A New Pou.
A bill passed by the legislature pro-
vides for a new penitentiary and the
sbandonment of the Pittsburg pen.
No location has been desigosted, but
it is understood that one of the many
state forestry reservations will be tak.
en for that purpose, and a site well to
the east is preferred, the object being
to ultimately do away with the Phila.
delphia pen, The first work coontem-
plated is to erect a wall about the pro-
penitentiary site and this work
8 to be done by convict labor,
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increase For Osrriers,
The R. F. D. News for March con
talos this information which will be
appreciated by the local postmen and
their patroos :
“After July 1, 1911, rural carriers
will receive $1000 per year for routes
of 24 miles or more and a proportion.
ate increase for routes of less length,
Furthermore, there will be no danger
of consolidation of rural delivery and
star route service during the next fis
cal year."
Williamsport Comm sr oinl College,
Spring term begins April 17th,
The coll will be all summer.
Over one hundred calls have been re-
celved this year for bookkeepers,
stenogrephers and office help. Stu.
dents entering this spring will be
ready for positions in the fall. Write
for catalogue and free trial lessons.
. F. HEALEY, Proprietor,
RR MIA CS —,
The Grand View Poultry Farm and
the Centre Hall Poultry Farm, cone
ducted by A. E Kerlin & Bon and CO.
D. Bartholomew, respectively, are
picking the first crop of day
chicks. The incubators at both plants
are being run at fall capacit fil
a booked early in ny aor,
LL MAA
If you have trouble in getting rid of
your cold you may know that you are
pot treating it properly. There Ia no
reason why a cold should hang on for
weeks it will not if you
Chamberlain’ bh Remedy.
ne IB Suniety. I
REQIPROUVIIY WITH CANADA,
With Apologies to Thomas
Farmer Trausintes Reciprocity With
Canada.
We, the people of the United States,
who are living beyond our incomes,
realize that in order to maintain our
present standard of high liviog it Ie
necessary to demand a reduction io
the price of foodstuffs.
For, after careful examination, we
have found that the farmer is actually
makioga small profit upon the pro-
duce we consume, which is inhuman
snd unjust,
We hold that our superiority over
the farmer is true and self-evident, as
agriculture was the original occupa
tion of man, and we declare that who-
ever pursues this work in the golden
age of the twentieth century has not
advanced with the other classes of
human ity.
Therefore, it Is the duty of the
farmer to furnish ue with his produce
without a fair profit or compensation,
#0 that ourselves and posterity may
live in royal style.
Ae Canadian reciprocity is the reme-
dy for our distressing situation, we
heartily support this bill,
And with a firm reliance on the pro-
tection of political schemes, we mu-
tually pledge to each other our lives,
our ill-gotten fortunes and our unsa-
ered honor,
The Lecture Qourse Balance.
The Centre Hall Lecture Course
Committee met on Monday afternoon
and settled ita accounts for the year
The balance in the treasury is $1557
Generally speaking the course was
well patronized. The committee's aim
was simply be able to pay expenses,
there belong no incentive to have a bal-
ance. The financial statement fol-
lows :
EXPENSES,
ny
§:
Five attractions .
Rental for Grange Arcadia
Haok hire and draying
Express and postage wonsin
Printing and advertising, £85.55
less $9.55 donated to fuwd..,
RECEIPTS,
Balance from last year
Interest from bank :
160 course tickets at 81 0...
BOOT,
y (10
a
140
ol,
1 The $28 60
$ mw
12
160 0
78 88 $277
$1
County 8 85 Work,
The following schedule has been
sgreed upon by the executive commit-
tee of the Centre County Sabbath
Behool Association for a week's tour
of the county to hold one meeting in
each of the twelve districts to be ad-
dressed by Miss Robison, one of the
state field workers, and others under
the supervision of the sub-committee
of six. The meetings will begin the
week of April 17th and continue as
follows.
Monday alt
Mond
Taesday al
Tuesday » tw
Wednesday afternoon
Wad ned fi
noon, Storms
a Port
, Howard, Dist. 5
Hublerburg, D
The spuual county convention will
be held at Aaronsburg, July 17th snd
iSth.
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Millinery Opening, April 11th and 121h,
The ladies throughout Penns aod
Nittany Valleys will be interested in
this item because it announces the
spring openiog at the millinery store
of Mrs. Lucy Henney, in Centre Hall,
which will take pisce Tuesday and
Wednesday, April lith and 12th,
Mrs. Henney has been in Philadel
phia since Thursday of last week and
is making her selections of goods from
the largest and most (ashionable
stores.
Mre Henney has been in the milll-
nery business for so long a time that
she Is thoroughly sequainted with
the business and the needs of her
large number of customers. Her se-
lections this year will embrace all the
latest fashions in head gear, and these
sre exceptionally pretty and becoming
to the youthful and the more aged.
The children snd girls in their first
teens will also be provided for, for
there are many frames and hats excep-
tionally becoming to the preity faces
of these youngsters,
While everything glee has advanced
in price, Mre. Henney will continue
to sell millinery goods st the former
low margins over cost, and this means
much to the customers.
The spring meeting of the Presby-
tery of DE ton will be held in the
New Presbyterian church of Lewis.
town, Rev. W, L. Mudge pastor, Mon-
day evening, April 10th, snd coantinue
in session during the next day. This
body consists of 88 churches, scattered
over seven counties of Uentral Penn-
sylvania, 64 ministers, 356 elders, 13,416
church members, 11,600 sunday-scuvol
members, For the year ending March
81, 1010, it raised for various benevo-
lences $39,128 and $122,190 for church
support. The commissioners from
the Minking Oreek or Centre Hall
charge are the pastor, Rev, W. Heory
Schuyler, and Gh. L. Goodhart,
tsi AI A —
a tan tut pif iran fell on Jn.
evening uring the nig
which relieved the earth from
freshened up the wheat plants,
t a green tinge ou the lawns, Mon-
afternoon an eleotrioal storm
ed over the valley, accom by
rain and a half inch of . During
Monday night it grew cold, and Tues-
day morning the ground was frozen
day ii was very stormy, and there
5
John W, Bicklesmith, Greensboro,
Pa., has three children, and like most
children they frequently take cold.
“We have tried several
cough medicine, ”’ he says, ' but have
never found any yet that did them as
much good as Chamberlain's Cough
LETTERS FROM LUBSRIBERS,
umo--New Department.
In a letter from J. Newton Erhard,
of Inavale, Nebraska, a few figures are
given that will be of interest to those
of the Reporter readers who are stock
feeders. Mr. Earhard is a son of the
late William Earhard, of Potter town.
ship, and a brother of George Earhard,
of Old Fort. His letter follows, and
bears the date of March 24 :
Inclosed find money order which
should bave been forwarded earlier,
but I have been exceedingly busy.
When one man husks one hundred
acres of corn, feeds two cars of cattle
and hogs, and does his own cooking,
he can realize what the word busy
means,
I marketed thirty beifers, coming
two years old, weighing 858 pounds
each, some selling at $5.65 per bun.
dred weight. Taree cows, weighing
over eleven hundred, sold for $6.00 per
ewt ; abull welghiog 1890 lbs. for
$6.15 per ewt. Also thirty-one hogs,
the lot weighing 8280 lbs., for $6.75
per ewt, The cattle and hogs sold for
$2265 88. The expenses on these are as
follows :
Amount of sales
Freight to Kausas City.
Grading ....
One bu, corn...
1ospection.,
Corn wa ission
Total ex potises
Net rdcelpts from lot,
$2065
$§ 6061
10 60
ne
90
1
Za 00
17 16
2168 72
I'hesa cattle snd hogs were fed one
hundred aod fifty days, and consumed
the following feeds,
Twenty
tons of alfalfa hay at
Cost of « attic and hogs
Bhipping and expenses
Total expotiscs i
By a bit of figuring you can see
what I got for my corn. Prices are
not nearly as good as a year ago. Cat.
tie are fifty cents and hogs almost
#4 00 per ewt. lower than on March 17, |
1910 Corn was then worth sixty
cents snd alfsifs bay $6 00 per ton
This has been a floes winter fur
ing. Wheat is looking fine,
Yours,
J. ERHARD.
fp
LOCALS,
Mrs. Lucy Henney went to Phila
delphia Inst week on business,
The law permittiog the use of bear
traps has been repealed. That is a
good move,
fred
N
The Williamsport Commercial Col.
lege announces its opening of the
spring term on April 17th.
J. G. Heberling, of State Coliege,
just recovered from an illoess of some
duration. He was for many years a
resident of Pine Grove Mills, sand is a
civil war veteran,
Duriag the drat few days of Bpring
the thermometer was busy Ilo the
vicinity of the zero mstk. One night
on the summer side.
Considerable concrete work will be
done in Centre Hall during the com
ing summer, A number of farmers
will also make permanent improve
ments by the use of concrete,
Mr. and Mrs. 8. W. Moore, of Phil
asdeliplia, are expected in Centre Hall
this week, and will occupy the Mur.
ray home purchased some months ago
by them. Mr. Moore expects to im-
prove the property to a considerable
extent,
H. E. Frankenberger is having a
large manure shed erected at his barn
on the Weaver farm, east of Centre
Hall. The work is being done by H.
E. Bhreckengost, of Farmers Mills,
who also expects to do work on the
Arthur Grove farm,
Harry M. Black, the Lewistown
postoffice clerk, who got away with
$200 taken from letters, plead guilty in
the U. 8. District Court, at Seranton.
He was sentenced to pay a fine of $300,
undergo Imprisonment for four
months, and make restitution for the
money stolen.
James B. Spangler and W. R. Nefl,
of Tusseyville ; Newton Yaroell, of
Linden Hall ; H. F. Musser, of Cen-
tre Hill ; John E. Rishel and John H.
Rankle, of Centre Hall, were callers
duriog the past week, but all too busy
to prolong their visits after the busi-
ness that brought them here had been
transacted.
Henry E. Homan and family mov.
ed from their farm, east of Centre
Hall, to Biate College, where Mr.
Homan purchased a property some
months sgo. Mr. Homan bought the
George Durst farm, and in the spring
of 1901 moved onto it ‘and has since
lived there, He will be succeeded on
the farm by his son, John Homan,
who purchased the farm stock and
implements,
Miss Margaret Goodhart, Mrs. Le-
roy Rearick and Mrs, G. O. Benner
represented the missionary and C. E.
societies of the Presbyterian church at
the annual meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Boclety of the
Presbytery in Huntingdon, in
Wednesday and Thursday last
week, They report the meeting to be
of unusual interest, were entertained
at Bamuel Barr's and made a visit
to Altoona before returning home
Saturday afternocn,
There was a rather stormy session of
court in Union Sounty when liquor
licenses were Judge 0
fused to a license to W
, Holshue, at Vicksburg, and W, GQ.
wick, at New Berlin, because re-
Wioustiuncsy were presen and they
ted,
were Sharged with violations of
the liquor laws, associate judges
overruled Judge McClure in these two
cages. On the strength of the charges
: Judge MoClure
he district attorney to hold
Holshue under $1000 for his ap-
noe at court, Lewisburg
ournal thinks “ this action of the
little se 1s another good resson for
the t of these orpsments
on the "
30, 1911. ———
$ DEATHS,
mornlog of last week, after an illness
of many weeks of catarrh of the stom-
ach. Daceased was the daughter of
Henry Stoner, of Centre Hall,
Besides her husband, there being no
children, the following brothers and
sister, survive : Charles Btoner, Tus-
seyville ; William Stoner, Centre
Hall ; Nora, wife of Arber J. Cum-
miogs, Linden Hall.
The funeral services were conduct.
ed Bundsy morning, 10 a. m., st the
United Evangelical church, at Zion,
Rev. B. A. Boyder, of Centre Hall of-
ficiating.
Mrs. Magdalene Wasson, aged eigh-
ty-nine years, died at Lemont. Inter.
ment wes made at the Branch, Her
maiden name was Magdalene Bhuey
and she was born in College township.
Burviving her are four children, name-
ly: Mrs. Mary Payne, of Lemont ;
Joseph, of New York State; Alfred, of
Huntingdon, sand William, of Nit.
tany. Daniel Bhuey, a brother, also
survives,
Samuel E, Bhowers, born in Spring
township fifty-nine years ago, died in
Bellefonte Wednesday evening of last
week, He was one of Bellefonte's
Death was due
he
suffered for a year or more, but per-
formed his duties just prior to his
death. He is survived by a wife, nee
Mires Tamszine Eckley, and six chil-
dren.
Ros Langham died at the home of
John D. Dreibilbls, west of Blate Col-
lege, after a ten days’ illness of poen-
monis, aged eighteen years. The de
censed Was AD exemplary young man
and his death is mourned by s large
circle of friends. He is survived by
his father, a sister and two brothers,
all of Duncansville, to which place
the remains were taken for interment.
Elmer Oliver died st his home at
Alamont, Illinois. He was a son of
Mr.and Mrs. John Oliver, and was
born iu this county and was aged for-
ty-six years, five months. The family
moved to Illinols when the deceased
was bul four years of age. His moth-
er’s name was Guisewite, a sister of
the late John Guisewite, of Haines
township.
Frederick Hartman died at Wolfe
Hiore, Bunday night of lsst weak, of
parsiysis, aged seventy -four years and
three months, He leaves to survive a
widow and four children. Funeral
services were held Wednesday after-
noon, conducted by Rev, N. A. Whit-
man, and interment was made in the
Union cemetery at Rebersburg.
Mrs. Inutha Thomas, wife of Will-
iam Thomas, of Greene township, Ba-
gar Valley, died at her home, of can-
oer, after a long iliness. Decensed was
aged fifty years, and leaves her hus-
band, two sons and three daughters,
Walter M. Brugger, son of the late
Samuel Brugger, of Unionville, died
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he
conducted an employment bureau,
His sage was fifty-five years. Ioter-
ment was made at Unionville,
Mrs. Melinda Houser, wife of Will-
iam Houser, died at her home in Al
to oa, from Bright's disease. She was
born at Houserville, this county, and
was aged fifty-six years.
Mrs, Catharine Hoffman, mother of
Mrs. John Stine, of Buffalo Run, died
Wednesday morning at Philipsburg,
aged eighty-two years. Bhe is sur-
vived by six children.
Sarah Melinda, daughter of Benja-
mio Etters, on Nittany Mountain,
aged one year and four months, died
from pneumonias. Interment at Pleas
ant Gap.
The infant son of Mr, and Mrs.
Adam Cramer, of State College, died
from the effects of peritonitis Monday
night of last week. Interment was
made at Pine Hall,
Mifflin County Industry Barned,
The Jarge ax manufacturing plant
of the James H. Mann estate, at
Yeagertown, near Lewistown, wae
totally destroyed Friday by fire,
loss, estimated at $176,100, ls partly
covered by insurance. The capacity
was 200 axes per day, and 110 men
were employed running full time.
The plant will be rebulit at onoe.
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
The Bush House rates have again
been reduced to $2.00 per day, which
is simply golog back to the old rates
on which it built up ite large trade.
J. D. Gingery and J. Q. Miles were
callers in Centre Hall on business of a
political nature, Baturday morning.
From here they went to the Herman
sale, at Lemont,
Mrs. Coldron fs contemplating
the erection of an addition to her
dwelling house, in Centre Hall, with-
in the next year. Part of the lumber
is now on the ground,
Mrs. Lucy Henny expects to erect
an addition to her dwelling house dur-
ing the coming summer, and install a
beating plant, bath room and make
other improvements on the interior.
David Rearick, wife and two chil
dred, of Potters Mills, I.. G. Rearick,
Mrs. Mary Rearick, Miss Savills
Rearick and Miss Leils Huyett, of
Centre Hall, were guests at the W. 0,
Rearick home in Milroy, last week.
Miss Margaret Mulfinger, of Belle
fonte, daughter of John Maulfinger, of
Pleasant Gap, will soon be married to
Harry Bhowers, of Chicago,’ who'ils
also a native of Pleasant Gap. The
wedding is to take place in Chicago.
Cleveland Brungart ‘and Roy Shaf-
fer, near Tusseyville, arranged to have
Bell telephones installed in their
homes. The service will be secured
through the Tusseyville Branch Com-
pany of the Patrons Rural Telephone
Company.
Thureday of last week, the neligh-
bors of Mrs. Jacob Sharerlassembled at
her home and spsnt the day in quilt.
ing. At poon the party, thirty-seven
in number, sat down to an elegant
dinner, which had been prepared
for the occasion.
Mrs. Busan Schnoars, of Clearfield,
who spent the winter with Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Btrunk, in Centre Hall, is
al the home of her nephew, William
Grossman, south of Earlystown.
Mrs. Jacob Bhowers, of Youngdale,
was also a guest there recently,
While painting the grandstand at
Pennsylvania Btate College, David
Falton fell a distance, of twenty-five
feet, breaking and splintering the bone
in his leg. The fojury is of such a
character that amputation may be
necessary. He was taken to the
Bellefonte hospital.
W. M. Grove, of Bpring Mills, who
last year spent considerable time in
surveying state lands for the Forestry
Department, on Monday went to Pen-
field, Clearfield county, where work of
the same class is being resumed. He
took with him Orris McCormick, who
will do chaining, and later on wi'l be
allowed to do work with the compass.
The experiment station of the Penn-
sylvania Bilate College has issued a
comprehensive bulletin on the apple
in Pennsylvania, compiled by Prof.
John P. Btewart. The bulletin covers
twenty pages and treats of the varie-
ties, planting and general care of
orchards. The investigations cover a
period of three years in nive counties
of the state.
William Sweeney, of Centre Hill,
who had contemplated moving to the
Pittsburg district this spring and en-
gage in farming on one of the coal
company’s farms, has secured employ-
ment with Peter Smith, at Centre
Hill, on afarm. He will move from
the Strobm farm to the house vacated
by Bruce Ripka. And, by the way,
an additional heir made its appearance
in the Bweeney home within the past
two weeks
Last week mention was made of the
freezing to death of a boy, nine years
old, while sitting on a wagon which
had broken down. Mrs. M, J. F.
Van Boskirk, the mother of the child,
insists that the child was doped with
whiskey and was poisoned, and she
asked District Attorney Houser, of
MifMin county, to have the father ar-
rested for the murder. Atthe funeral