_VOL. LXXXIV. CENTRE'S POPULATION, County Galns 530 in Ten Years—Most Townships Lose, While a Few Boroughs Gain, The 1910 census for Centre county shows a total increase of five hundred and thirty. Moat of the townships los! in population, while a few boroughs gained. Potter township's population is 1471, or 294 less than ten years ago The census for each borough and town- ship is appended : 1910 CENSUS 1910 48.424 1900 42,5 4216 1242 1809 CENTRE COUNTY 4145 Bellefonte borough... : i 210 Benner township... . Boggs owush p Burnside township........ . Centre Hall BOrough....ceeisssscees College towWnship....cvviarincnns Curtin township “a Ferguson township... ces ssvimmsens Gregg oOWnDShIP. ..coovrseninrrasrinsssnes Haines township...... Halfmoon township Harris township... Howard borough Howard township......... Huston tow:ship......cccooieniins Liberty township. ....ooe.iesine Marion township.....c.coovimmmniniin Miles townahip.....coiiniiiverismeens Milesburg borough Millheim borough....... Patton town hip FPean township........... Philipsburg borough.. Potter township......c.. cecssnesinsanssns Saow shoe borough....... Snow Shoe township... South Puilipsbarg boro Spring t wWnship.., State College borough Taylor towuship.......... Union townsuip Unionville borough Walser towuahip..... Worth township Movings in Centre Hall, % The first of April brought about these changes of residences in Centre Hall : James Reish, formerly landlord of the Potters Mills hotel, but now suc- ceeded by James Moyer, of Spring Bank, occupies the house purchased by him, which before April first was the residence of J. H. Weber. Mr. Weber moved into the house which he purchased from Prof, P. H. Meyer, the latter occupying the Dale home bought by him and to which he has already made improvamants, Mrs. Josiah Dale moving across the street into the Mit- terling property, occupying part of the building, the other hall being taken up by Cleveland Mitterling. Edward Browo, the telephone man, of Bellefonte, moved into the Mrs. George Hall property, at the upper end of town, vacated by Oliver Strunk and D. W. Sweetwood. Mr, Btruok becomes a tenant with his father, William Strunk, on the Benner farm, near Oid Fort, while Mr. Sweetwood locates in the house woich uatil re- ceatly was the residsaca of E. 8, Ripka, who moved to Bellefonte. George Breon has givea up farming for the present, aud will live in Ceatre Hall, occupying the Gingerich proper ty vacaied by Samuel Gross, who moved into the Logan House, Toe Fioray property, on Nittany Mouataio, haviog been sold to Miss Sarah McUlenatnan, rested in these moviogs: Sueridaa Garis from that building to the house on Hoffer street, vacated by William Strunk, Mr. Garis beiog followed by Charles MecClenahan, who formerly occupied the tenant house on the Bruss farm, west of Centre Hall, Charles Barris moved from the Rossman building and is now teoant on the J. T, Potter farm, west of town. Mr. Barris is succeeded by his brother, Irvin Burris, 8. W. Moore, of Philadelphia, this week, moved into the Murray proper- ty which he recently purchased. Aaron Tnowas vacated that building, and is now occupying part of the residence of Mrs. Nancy Beouer, ———— I SA S————— Etate Koad Routes Uhanged, The indications are that the Sproul road bill will become a law. Bome changes in 1outes have been made io all parts of the state, and Centre coun- ty was no exception. The routes in this county are as follows : (1)From Bellefonte to Lewistown, (2) From Lewisburg to Oid Fort, in- tersecting with route one at Old Fort, ( 3) From Lock Haven to Bellefonte, through Nittany Valley instead of Bald Esgle Valley as origioally laid out. (4) From Huntingdon to Belle- fonte by way cf Pennsylvania Furnace and State College. (5) From Clearfield to Bellefonte by way of Pullipsburg, Port Matilda and Milesburg. This leaves all the territory west of Old Fort without a state road. This might have been avoided by bringiog the road from Huntingdon by way of Pennsylvania Furnace, State College, Boalsburg, Linden Hail to Old Fort snd intersected with the road from Lewistown to Bellefonte, The dis. tance would not have been farther, and no one would lose a road, since such an experimental road will be built from State College to Pleasant Gap by the way of Lsuvertown, This would give Bellefonte a road to State College, which ls much desired, and would also give a road to Btate College on the south side of the county, | FEWER LIQUOR LICENSES IN BLAIR, Jadge Baldridge Tarns Down Twentyiwo Liquor Licenses in His District, Twenty-two of the ninety applicants for liquor licenses in Blair county were refused by Judge Thomas J. Baldridge, sitting at Hollidaysburg, _ Of this number, thirteen were in the city of Altoona, although only three of these applicants held licenses during the past year. In Juniata borough, three of the five licenses granted last year were refused by the judge, while Williamsburg and Mar- tinsburg, the two largest towns in the southern end of the county, will con- tinue dry, as in the past. Two new licenses were granted to Al and the other for the Esst End Hotel, Both had been licensed up until a year ago, when they were refused. In Bellwood, Daniel D. Fagley, at the Central Hotel, was refused license, In Hollidaysburg, the American House was refused a license. This bouse is the oldest in the town, but is charged, sold to minors and dis literature of an obscene nature, The Hotel Royal, the Leonard House and the Layefette were refused. “ Jayville Junction, ” The above was the title of a dramat- ic entertainment given in Grange Arcadia, Centre Hall, Baturday eve- ning, to an appreciative audience by the Pleasant Gap Bocial Club. Th play was origioslly prepared to be given and was very successfully play- ed in the Noll Hall, Pleasant Gap, a week or so previous to the club's com- ing to Centre Hall, The amateurs were 80 well received in their home town that they felt they could please foreign spectators, and their aoticipa- tions were realizad. Those assigned prominent parts act. ed very well, and some of them made decided hits, displaying originality. The cast was printed in these columns two weeks ago, and mention will here be made only of a few characters who seemed quite at home in the flare of the foot-lighta. Miss Weaver's songs were well rendered and encored; Mr. Wise, the * Rastus, "’ was the most original character, and some day may be found st Dumont’s facing the audience ; Mrs. Noll, in represent. ing sn Irish scrub woman, put the emphasis at the right pisce; Mr, Shuey represented the farmer in song and poetry, and * Detective ’ Gehret showed such wonderful skill that he no doubt will look up the Dale case and bring to light, ** without a clue, ”’ the murderer, The writer heard the young men vots, aud they know, that the ladies on the stage looked lovable, and that means a lot, 0 —— LOCALS, Messrs, John Luse and F. K. Carter, who bad been quite seriously ill, have much improved, and within a short time will again be able to be about, Rossman Wert, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wert, of Tusseyville, for several weeks has been confined to bed, suflering from a severe attack of grippe. Mr. and Mrs, James 8. SBtshl and William Gfrerer attended the funeral of Harry Albright, at Penn Hall, Monday, The deceased was a cousin of the Iatler two, Dr. J. V. Foster accompanied by Mrs. Foster and the children, drove to Lewistown on Bunday, where they were the guests of Dr. Foster's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Foster, The Presbyterians have purchased the properties of John Rager and Mre, Weibly, on West Beaver avenue, in Btate College, as a site for the new church. Ground will not be broken, however, for several months, The high prices obtained for horses induced the breeding of a large num- ber of mares last spring. Some of the breeders are proving successful and others are not, Among the latter ls Richard Brooks who lost a colt a week or 80 Ago. Mr. Krayblll, a member of the sec nior class in Franklin and Marshall College, will open a select school at Tusseyville, beginning Monday, 10th inst. Bpecial attention will be given those who are preparing to teach in the common schools, The Phillipsburg Journal thinks Philipsburg and Rush township ought to break away from old Centre and be- come a part of Clearfield county, This idea has been entertained before by some people in the western section of the county, but that was all there was to it. The beginning of April the weather man behaved no better than during March, for on the night of the lst, mercury dropped to twelve degrees above zero, and on Sunday, the second FARMERS CHANGE LOUATIONS, Tenants on Farms snd Farm Owners Are Now pLoosted In their New Homes, The first of April is over, and by this time farmers who were obliged to move for various ressons are now located in their new homes. Among those who changed places in this vicinity are these : Bolomon Lingle from the Brocker- hoff farm to the Finkle farm, along Binking Creek, vacated by Jere Con- fer, who moved to the Daniel Ripka farm, below Bpring Mills. George F. Potter from near Btate College, Succeeds Mr. Lingle. Jerome Auman, from the Bpayd farm, at Earlystown, to Phoenixville, and John Delaney from Hublersburg to the Bpayd farm, J. H. Wagner from Georges Valley to Potters Mills and Elmer A. Harshberger from the Henry Potter farm as his successor. Mr. Harshberger is followed by Daniel by Torence Marshall, and Nelson Marshall followed John A, Heckman on the Gregg farm, Mr. Heckman being the successor of John A. Kor. man, who moved from the Dr, Lieb farm to Bald Eagle Valley. Harry Frankenberger came from the Dr. Frank farm, near Millheim, to the Weaver farm, east of Centre Hall, which was without a tenant last year, The retiring from the farm by James H. McCool, of near Tusseyville, and the resuming of that occupation by Luther M. Royer, of Bpring Mills, caused these movings: Mr. McCool to his own property nearby the farm occupied by his son-in-law, Cleveland Brungart, who moved to the Bpangler property near Tusseyville; J. Roy Shafler from the Henney farm east ot Old Fort to the McCool farm ; C. W. Black following Mr. Shafer, H. I. Foust succeeding Mr. Black on the Mrs. Mary Ross farm, at Farmers Mills, and Mr. Royer to the Wilson farmy vacated by Mr. Foust, the same having been purchased by Mr. Royer. Bhem Hackenberg quit the J, T, Potter farm to farm for Hon. W, M. Allison at Spring Mills, and Charles 8. Burris began farming on the Potter place, The sale of the Alexander farm, west of Centre Hall, to P, A. Leaster, of near Lewistown, who now occupies it, put to flight Franklin Moyer, who is now on the J. Q. A. Kennedy farm, west of town, succeed. ing Irvin Barris who quit the farm and moved to Centre Hall. Two short flits caused by the sale of farms are these : George Breon came to Centre Hall to vacate the Bartholo- mew farm, west of here, purchased by Frank Oaman, of near Biate College, snd Sylvester KE. Sharer became the the tenant of D. WW, Geiss, on the Geiss farm, near Linden Hall, vacated by George Gentz:ll, Henry E. Homan moved from his farm, east of Centre Hall, and was succeeded by his son, John Homan, a beginner. Jacob Lee began farminz again after a leave of absence for several years, He came from Harrisburg and Is now living on the Btrohm farm purchased by his son-in-law, James C. Goodhart. The former tenant, William Sweeney, quit farming as a tenant, and is now employed by Peter Bmith, at Centre Hill George B. Harshberger vacated the Mary Potter farm, near Linden Hall, to move on a farm in Nittany Valley, and he is succeeded by Charles Ross, a beginner, Wallace Iigen, of Tylersville, taking possession of the McMurray farm purchased by him, obliged William A. Carson to vacate that place; he moved to the Coburn farmi, near Bpring Milles, Charles Reamey, of Filmore, pur. chased the Fortney farm, west of Tus seyville, and his taking possession of the same obliged J. A. Fortney to vacate, Mr, Fortney moved to the Branch, on the Buyder farm, Harry Ream moved from the Benner farm, near Old Fort, to Nittany Val ley, and Willlam D, Btrunk and son, W. Oliver Btruok, will sucreed him. 1. ©, OF, OfMoers Installed, The local lodge of Odd Fellows, at a regular meeting held Bsturday eve. ning, installed their officers. The at. tendance was quite large, a goodly number of which witnessed the in- stellation ceremonies for the first time, The installing officer was B, D. Brisbin, who has filled that post on numerous occasions. The officers in- stalled are named below : Noble Grand, Edward Riter Vice Grand, Charies 8, Burris Right and Left Supporters to Noble Grand, KE. W. Crawiord and John D, Moore igh 4nd Lait Buppuciats 10 Vics Grand, C, D. Progress Grange will hold a regular Saturday evening, st 7:90 ~f LETTERS FROM SUBSURIBERS, “l Reporter Subscribers Correspondent Col. umn-New Department. CincINNATI, Ohblo, April 3, 1911. Dear Editor Reporter : Please find remittance herewith for subscription to the Centre Reporter which is certainly a welcome guest in our home. We built a bungalow, last summer, at Avondale, seven miles from the factory, and you will plea e forward the paper to it, The three winter months of 1811 found business rather slow, but it is beginning to pick up now, yet we do not look for as much trade as dariog 1910, which was the best year we ever had, and the two years previous the worst. We have now on our books 2500 customers, and mailed out 60,000 letters with a special price list, also a souvenir pencil, and this is bringing us additional trade, I notice you have a “dry” town, Most of the territory in Ohio is dry, except Cipcinnatl, Centre Hall is a delightful place to live, but the city for business, yet I wish I could come there for rest from business, ¥. M. Kerlin is now working for the Providential Life Insurance Company, holders. With best wishes to my friends and acquaintances, I remain, Very tiuly, W. W. Boon Younasrowx, Onlo, April 8, 1911, Dear Mr. Smith ; Possibly a few lines from this sec- tion will be read with interest by my acquaintances smonpg the Reporter readers. After this long and disagree- able winter, we are now expecting sunshine since spring has come. There have been many improvements made in this city since I came here, aod there is much building to be done during the coming summer, in fact, more than in previous years, I have been working every day since I came to this place, three years ago, and have moved thres times. We think we will settle down now, having bought a properly bere. Please change my address and give credit for money order enclosed. Yours truly, JARED MowEeRy, — DexvER, Colo., March 25, 1011, Editor af the Reporter . Please pend our paper to Fullerton, California, until further notice. We leave today for the const. _ We will be on the move for some time but we do not want to mise soy home news, It is our intention to visit Balt Lake City, Bacrsmento and San Francisco, and go by way of thé Union Pacific Coast Line to Los Angeles and Ban Diego, but until we are permanently settled our address will be as stated sbove, Mrs H. Homans, —————— AAA BIA Hebersburg. Jacob Bower, of Coburn, is spending this week among relatives in town. C. O. Mallory, who had sale of his personal property, will in the near future move to Jersey Shore, The farmers in this vicinity are patiently waiting on spring weather which is very slow at coming. Frank Waite has the foundation laid for his repair shop; soon an other industry will start up in our town, ~ R. D. Bletly, who has been ocon- fined to his house the greater part of this winter with sickness, is not im- proving. J. C. Morris, who spent the past week with his family at this place, returned to Huntingdon, where he will resume his work in the Re formatory. George Showers, who bought Bam- uel Gephart's general store, at Wolfs Btore, will take possession of the same this week, William Blerly and family, of Youngedale, are at present spending a week among relatives at this place. Mr. Bierly contemplates moving to Nebraska in the near future, On last Thareday Eimer Miller moved to near Bmuliton on C. H. Bierlg’s farm, Charles Page also moved to Bmullton on the same day and will farm for Newton Brungart, Mrs. E. 8. Btover and daughter Grace, of McKeesport, who were visit. ing in town left on Saturday for Woodward, where Mrs, Stover will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs, 0. W. Hosterman, The lap-robe which was stolen from Allen Gulswite’s sleigh, several months sgo while the sleigh wae standing at the hotel shed, has been recovered. Weare informed that the thief has disappeared, at ionit Stover, who athited » be over ERIE CR again started his incubators with Mr, Btover is well posted in DEATHS, John Relph died at his home in In- dependence, Kansas, after a brief ill ness, aged almost sixty-four years, He is survived by a wife and seven children, Just prior to his death the decenssd met with a series of misfor- tunes. He was the senior partner of the Iadepsndence Milling Company, whose plant which was just a new one, was completely destroyed by fire last fall, and two years previous a mill owned by him at Peru, Kansas, also burned. Last October he was thrown from a carriage and was seriously in. Jured, and jt was at that time that orgauic heart trouble developed which unexpectedly caused his death. Mr. Relph was a son of John Relph, Br.,, and was born near Bellefonte, The senior Relph came from Eogland, and when but a youth located at Roopsburg, and was associated with David Pruner in the brewery sand mercantile business. The mother of the deceased was Jane Parker. When a young man, Mr. Relph left Bellefonte and located in the west, marrying Mary E. Myers, where he first engaged in farming near Witchi- ta, Kansas, but later went to Way- uoks, Oklahoma, where he conducted a hardware store, and then again re- turned to Kansas, building the mills as indicated above. Joseph Relph, of Beloit, Wisconsin, is the only surviviog full brother, and Mre. Katharine Rice, of Reedsville, who also eurvives, is a full sister. OUaniel Reynolds, of Reedsville, and Israel Reynolds, of Beloit, Wisconsin ; are half brothers, and Mrs, Edward B. Thompson, of Altoona, is & half sister of the decessad, After baving suffered for a number of years from a complication of dis- eases incident to old age, Mrs, Jane Miller, aged seventy-seven years, six months and four days, widow of the inte John Miller, died at the home of ber daughter, Mrs. Henry Houser, at Linden Hall, Friday night of last week. Mrs, Miller was a daughter of Mr. and Mra. John Close, who many years ago lived at Pleasant Gap. Deceased 1s survived by the following children: Ellen, wife of Henry Houser, of Linden Hall; Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Duukle, of Pittsburg ; Joseph, of Altoona ; James, of Belle- fonte, and John, of Pittsburg. A brother, William Close, of Oak Hall, also survives, Interment was made at Pleasant Gap, Monday morning, Rev. B, E Stover, of Boalsburg, officiating. se SA TOWN AND GOUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. O. M. Lonberger, of near Pleasant Gap, offers for sale a black mare, or he will exchange her for a cow. A well is being drilled for F. A, Carson, on his farm near Potters Mills. The Krape drill is being used, A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Floray Wednesday eve. ning of last week, Both the mother snd child are getting slong nicely. J. M. Mowery made sale of his personal property, and will return to Pittsburg. He is a carpenter, and will follow that trade in the western part of the state, Bamuel Kerstetter, who during the past few years was in the west, was in Centre Hali Friday. He came up from Laurelton, where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Kerstetter live, W. O. Rearick and family, of Milroy, about the middle of this month, will locate in Lombardy, Kentucky, where Mr. Rearick is interested in lumber operations, mention of which was made in the last issue of the Reporter. A brood mare from which her owo- er, John D. Moore, sold over $500 worth of colle, died a short time ago from azoturia. Mr. Moore purchased a horse, buggy, harness, robes—a com- plete outfit—from a Mr, Fleck at Pleas- ant Gap. While hitched to a post at the home of Nathaniel Zeigler, below Centre Hill, a horee belonging to W. B. Shafler tore lose and ran through an orchard near by, stripping off the top of the buggy by striking limbs of trees under which the animal ran. J. F. Royer and Miss Edith Royer to attend to a bit of business concern- ing the sale of the Royer farm along Sioking Creek, below Centre Hill Miss Royer will now make her home with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rote, at Farmers Mills. March went out with the ther. mometer at twenty above zero. The month throughout was an exception ally disagreeable one, there having been only a few fair days. There were numerous snows, and temperature ranged from four above zero on the 6th to sixty-six on the 2nd. W. R. Nefl, of near Tusseyville, was goods, a part of the Jacob Lee flitting. home of his mother, day of March, aged days, College ; and Barah, noon. where interment Lewistown. wards engaged in other business, Mrs. George Kaufman died at her home near Zion, of pneumonia, after an illness of less than two weeks. She was seventy-three years of age and practically her entire life was spent in Walker township. Her husband died last June but surviving ber are the following children : Mrs. Catharine Harshbarger, of Hublersburg ; Clay- ton, of Zion, and Miss Ada at home. Barisal was made at Zion, The firet news the Reporter has to give concerning the family of J, A. Hosterman, who a short time ago moved from Centre Hill to Menno, South Dakotas, is very sad. IL la the announcement of the death of James Hosterman, aged eight years. The | child died of measles and pneumonia. Thomas M. Wolf, aged about fifty. four years, died at Bellevue, Ohio. He was a brother of C. W, Wolf, of Aaronsburg, and left that section for Ohio about thirty-five years ago. ————————— “ Oar baby cries for Chamberiain’s Mr. Neft is one of Potter township's schoul directors, and was largely in- strumental in inducing Mr. Eraybill to open a select school at Tusseyville. This item is clipped from the Orangeville (Illinois) Courier, and in- dicates that two former Centre county citizens are on their feet : George Swartz, of Freeport, spent Wednesday night with Eliss Heckman. Mr, Swartz came up to attend the meet- ings at the Methodist Episcopal church. This is the only case on record where advertising did not prove profitable, The item is from the Millheim Journal: Io January, W. P. Cather- man, & Peun township farmer, adver- tised in these columns the loss of a steer from the farm. No trace of it could be found until lsst Saturday, while engaged in hauling manure from the barnyard the carcass of the lost steer was uncovered. It is sup- posed that the animal had been covered by straw falling from the large stack in the yard and smothered. Station Agent W. Frank Bradford * no." The hesitatingly replied obliged to do much work—fertilize, ready. Like in the north, the man who makes the most money is not an idler, In order to grow a valuable grade of onttle one must have a foundation to breed from above the scrub, at least this is the opinion of J. F. Royer, of years ago Mr. Royer purchased a young ball in the same county, and recently sold him toa Look Haven butcher, the 700 thin sine and. a0 dora oul succesful.
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