PA., T
HURSDAY 18,
VOL. LXXXIV.
Needs No Apologies,
The Reporter doubts very much
whether Congressman Patton is
pleased with any one making apolo-
gies for him for voting against the
Canadian reciprocity bill. Mr. Pat-
ton represents an agricultural district,
and is a protectionist, and why should
be not vote sgainst the measure us
presented in the house ? Itis foolish |
On the Farm.
Corn planting has been in progress
since the middle of last week, but it
was only the exceptional farmer who
put his seed in before the beginning of
this week, There will be some corn
crops to put In after this week, as there
is yet considerable plowing to do on
the farms where a large acreage will
be planted. During the beginning of
Frult Culture in this Section,
News from various sections of Cent re
county announces activities in the di-
rection of apple and peach orchard
planting. Itis unquestionably a fact
that more fruit trees have been plant.
ed in this section of the state this
spring than in any one season in
history. Interest in orcharding has
been awakened by the instructions
DEATHS,
of
Daniel Musser, the most
prominent citizer Orangeville,
Lilinois, died at his howe [in that town.
He was a native of Gregg towoship
and has relatives and
one
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B i
’
many friends
and acquaintance in this country wh
recall him. He had be
Hl
1911.
NO. 20.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
George B. Black advertises a power
sheep clipper and incubator in this
issue,
A Hunaway,
William Thompson, who lives near
{ Centre Furnace, met with a serious
| accident Tuesday night of last week,
Boalsburg. Mr, Thompson, sc-
his wife had driven
lover to the Theodore Boal residence
| to #pend the evening. On leaving, the
8 took fright and dashed against
8 tree, then swerved and dragged the
i int
{companied by
General James A. Beaver will be
to say that the removal of the tariff | the some farmers|given through the newspapers and |Deslth for several years, but during the | yopicle across the chief speaker on Memorial Day,
from Canadian farm products is meant
to cheipen living, and then claim |
that the farmers in the states will re-
ceive just as much as ever for wheat,
potatoes, hay, etc, as before the tarift |
was removed. There a time |
when a tariff on wheat was of no |
benefit to the farmer ; no one cared to |
remove it then, because it served to |
fool him and cost no one anything. |
Conditions are different now. Wheat |
is worth more in Minneapolis today |
(Friday, 12th) than it is in New York, |
and on the day the Canadian reci-|
proeity bill passed the house, wheat |
was selling at a higher price in|
Minneapolis than in Liverpool. Con-|
ditions have changed, and Mr, Patton, |
no doubt, has made observations.
It is argued that the *' Farmers’
Free List” will reimburse the agri.
culturalists for the lees through the
reciprocily measure, farmers’ |
free list has nothing to « with reci- |
procity, the measures a entirely
separate. Reciprocity may becoma
operative, and the free list bill be
feated in the senate or vetoed by the!
was
I'he
1
AL)
r
e
de- |
president. Every measure should be!
judged on ils own merits,
tariff on agricultural!
Yhen tue
products was of no value to the farm-
er, he was fooled into supporting high |
protection messures for the benefit of |
the mal t
population of the states becomes large |
enough sume the wheat at]
home, the tarifl farmer would |
profit by makes a bad taste in the |
i re- |
i
ufacturer ; but as soon as the |
to cob
Lhe
must be
Mr,
statesman’s mouth, sand
not with Patton's
moved—but
v ote.
a
No Court
Although Judge Orvis opened court, |
on Monday morning, no business was |
transacted except to hear the reports |
sh routine, although |
ould be dis-|
Various
of constables, whic
of no consequence, not
pensed with, For
chiefly of which no doubt was the ill-
of District Attorney Runkle, |
making it impossible him pre. |
pare indictments in commonwesith |
cases, it found the
gessions d
without detriment to any oue.
Court will
=a, regul
the second week of the May term,
TERsOns,
ness Ll
for to
Was that cours!
dispena« with
a i
Le convened on Monday, |
iv 4 . fry1y hd beads :
in Al BE88ION, OAL Dellg |
whips — A ———————
BRE20000 For Siate
"Ha y q iat dtl
I'he appropriation bill
the he provid for
tena and purpose
$20 000 for an experimental
reporie
&
b
@ ise pr ARR) sin.
ice general 5, and
milling
plant, at Pennsylvania State College,
Nothing was allowed for new baild-
2 of the agricul-
tural buildiog.
The University
Philadelphia, will
sud the University
$400 000,
¥
:
5
Pennsylvania, at
1
v
Pittsburg,
v
i
ceive
of
#5 (6K
995,000,
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Under the Clump bill, which by
the sigoature of the governor is now a
law, snd is in force, county commis.
gloners may appoint ine
spectors of weights and measures
Their salaries, and all expenses inci-
dent to the conducting of the offices
will be paid out of the county
treasuries. This would make a fine
berth for some one in Centre county,
but since the official is not needed,
the Reporter predicts that the com-
missioners will save the taxpayers the
exp#nse the law in operation would
inflict.
(nol musi
——
A bill that ought tv become a law 18
the one that will permit constables to
make returns to the district attorney,
when they have something to report,
instead of making quarterly reporis to
the court on the first day of the ses
gion. The bill, if enacted into a law,
will save the county a considérable
sum fora service that accomplished
practieally nothing.
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If the grand juries look with favor
on the actions of viewers, a new
bridge will be built over Bpring Creek,
in Bellefonte, to take the place of the
one which it was attempted to repair,
The viewers were W, CO. Boyder, of
Snow Shoe; J. Will Mayes, of
Howard, and George H. Emerick, of
Centre Hall,
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* Mother's Day,” with the white
carnation ss the lusiguia, was fittingly
observed in many chiurches and Bun.
day-schools last Bunday. A * Father's
Day" has been suggested, but there
cannot be the tenderness, the senti-
ment, associated with such 8 memori-
al 88 Is attached to that pertaining to
* Mother's Day."
plowing season,
plowed when the soil was not in
the best of condition, and these are
having difficulty in preparing a good
bed to receive the corn. During the
latter part of last week and the begin-
ning of this week, plowing for corn
was quite difficult oa account of the
dryness and consequent hardness of
the soil. These conditions will have a
tendency to put some of the corn
planting late in May and possibly as]
late as June. And yet no one knows |
but what the later planted corn will
yield the best crops.
The grass fields are looking very
promising. Gevperally speaking there
was a good set of both clover and
grass, on cutting the grain last har-
vest. Theafter-growth was exception-
lation as to the results. The winter
was quite favorable to the grass plants,
but the spring months detrimental,
freezing and thawing continuing well
into April. Much of the clover was
plants a good set remained when the
firet warm rains came that today the
prospects for a hay crop are better
Wheat through the valley is spotted,
winter-killiog.
The
sowing done the latter part of Beptem-
ber, all other conditions equal, looks
Oats were sown late, and the earliest |
coming through a hard crust
formed after a heavy rain on the first
day of May. The later sown odts and
is just
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agcess of Prof, EK,
Friends of Prof. E. B. Stover, a
native of HKHebersburg, and a former
Centre county teacher, will be pleased
to hear of his success,
About eight years ago Prof. Btover
Haines
high school, at Aarons
burg, to accept the principalship of
, Stover,
a
t Guys Mills, Crawford county. At
close of his first year's work at
the Iatter place he was elected a mem-
boro, Erie county, in which institu.
years he atlended college at Buffalo,
the University of
the latter institution. Two
the Normal Bchool Lo accept a position
in the city high school, at McKees
port, at a handsome increase of salary.
Prof, Stover has lately been chosen
president of the Moniana Institute, a
Normal and Technical College, loca:
ted at Miles City, Moutans, and will
take charge of his new position at the
close of his present school term,
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Aaronsburg.,
Mrs. Harry Crouse spent a few days
pleasantly with friends at State
College,
Mrs, Elizabeth McDowell is spend.
ing some time with friends at State
College.
M re. Clara Burd is spending a few
weeks at the home o’ Ira Gramley, at
Millheim,
Mr. and Mrs, James Wert attended
the funeral of their little grandson, at
Tussey ville,
Miss Kathryn Hettinger, of New
Columbia, visited at the home of her
sunt, Mrs, Aaron Weaver,
Mrs, Stella Feidler and children, of
Feidler, were welcome callers at the
home of Mrs, Effie Weaver, on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs, William Bower and
E. A. Bower attended the funeral of
Mr. Ohls, at Loganton, one day last
week,
Mrs. Annie Limbert Swarm and
children have gone to their home in
Olean, N. Y, after having spent a
month with her mother,
Clayton Bowers snd William Krape
have beautified their homes by hav.
ing them repainted, which adds great.
ly to their appearance,
The death of the infant son of
John Krape, last Tuesday, cast a deep
gloom in their family, It was only a
bud on earih to bloom In heaven,
The funeral on Friday was largely at-
tended. Four young ladies were the
carriers. Messrs, Clarence and Philip
Elsenbour, Walter Rupp and Bparr
Wert sang four very sppropriate
hymuos and Leroy Mensch assisted ae
organist, Rev, Dice, of the Evangel
feal church, presched & most excel
lent sermon on the text: * Buffer
little children to come unto me and
Read the Rej otter,
forbid them not for of such is the
kingdom of heaven, '’
5
through the division of zoology by the
state agricultural department. Not |
only is the fruit culture interest and |
activity showing in the planting of |
new orchards, but in the attention |
being paid old orchards, which, in |
many instances, must result in a great- |
ly increased production of fruit, and of |
better quality. All this points to the |
value and necessity of even closer at-|
tention being paid the business by the |
state. The hills of this part of Penn-|
#ylvania are declared to be of leading |
adaptability for fruit culture, and the
prophecy that in ten years it will have |
taken its place among the fruit belts]
of the country is not an idle guess,
Hence the necessity for trained in-|
struction and expert attention on part
of the state in the promotion of the
welfare of the fruit culture business of
this important section.
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235-Pound Call
Over near Colyer lives J. 8. House- |
man and at Centre Hill hisson-in-law,
Thomas Hosterman., A coatest is be- |
ing waged by them-—the growing
the largest veal calf being the coveted
Home time ago the former sold
a 108-pound veal calf to Bulcher
Dauberman, and shortly thereafller
Mr. Hosterman brought forth one that |
weighed just two pounds better, not |
much of a margin, but enough. Last
week the former justice of the peace in
the west precinct of Potter, a
finished veal calf, seven weeks and two
days old, that tipped the steel beam to
225 pounds. It was an exceptionally |
fine animal and netted Mr. Houseman |
more thao the price of a yearling. It
veal calv es
of
prize,
sold
is impossible to produce
without good dams, but iu this respect |
both parties are well supplied, !
AIL Ms i
LOCALS
Mrs, Lizzie Wolf, of Altoona,
the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Shoop, over Sunday. !
Former Merchant W. H. Meyer has |
taken courage to run his pew automo- |
bile, and can bandle the steering ma |
chine with entire salisfaction.
Dr. W. H. Bchuyler attended the |
wedding of Miss Grace KR. Barber, of |
Mifflinburg, and John E
Fiack, of
Butler, bride being a distant
relative,
Was |
Mary |
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the
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With more features than have ever |
before appeared in one edition, the an- |
nusl baseball supplement of The North |
American will appear Bunday, May 21 |
f
:
Several local parties are becoming
infested with sutomiecrobes, and before |
long, unless a remedy is found, at least
three new sutos will be owned by the
victimes,
The commencement
Claremont College, at Hickory, North
Carolina, with which Rev, John H,
Keller is connected, were held on
Monday.
The Benate defeated by a vole of
fifteen to twenty-four the bill of Bena
tor Thompson, providing for the con-
demnation scquisition of toll
roads and the abolishing of tolls at the
cost of the State,
The Lutheran and Reformed Ceme-
tery Association will hold ite annual
meeting in the Reformed church,
Monday evening, to elect trustees, and
transact such other business as may
come before it.
The shipping of veal calves con-
tinues the most important branch of
the butchering business conducted by
Jobn G. Dsuberman, of Centre Hall,
although the price has dropped since
the warm weather began and custo.
mers are more difficult to find.
Byron King, the well Xnown hu-
morist, has been engaged by the jun-
lor class of the Btate College high
school to give a performance at that
place on Monday evening, May 20
The proceeds of the entertainment
will be donated to the piano fund,
i
exercises of
and
were planted on the farm owned by
8. W. Bwmith, makiog in all two
hundred apple trees now growing on
his place. Although it is claimed
that apple trees and alfalfa will not
thrive on the same ground, the com-
bination of crops will be tested out in
his instance,
‘Ward 8. Gramley, of Millheim, ac-
companied by ‘his brother Windom
Gramley and son, Rev, J. M. Lantz
and John Smith, of Spring Mills, were
in Centre Hall on Saturday evening.
The former Mr, Gramley is a member
of the firm of Breon & Company, In
Millheim, who handle the Ford auto:
moviles. Since the opening of this
genson they have sold fourteen ma.
chines, and have a number of pros
pective buyers Iu sight.
past few mouths his health failed rap
idly, until the end came, Saturday, |
6th instant. From the Oraneville |
Courier these facts are gathered.
Daniel Musser was Gregg |
father |
Jonas |
Musser was a native of Lehigh county |
where his father Michael Musser was
born in
Jonas Musser, October 28, 1836
also born. The great grandfather of |
4 i
Daniel Musser it is believed, cams |
from Bwitzarland., Daniel Musaer |
spent his boyhood days alter
§ }
the mane
attending
the common school and assisting in the
labors on the homestead. In
spring of 1553 his father died and
year after he commenced to learn the!
followed till |
i He then immigrated
westward to [iligols and located on
farm west of Ocangeville
the |
C3
he
a |
i
he |
where
years ag
lived with
till the Bpris if 1870,
chased the
fi His
him
be pur-
nt!
el },
1] Assy
wnen
Lila b- er in
the farm a add
ed more land i
had
The ms
} BOTH
re
ne {
SLIEE Ive
becca |
the home of
in the Spring
survived by his
Willism L
A, at ho
of Benton, Wiscor
Lincoln, California :
of Monroe, Wiscons
vived by f
Jewell city,
xoelsior Bprings, Missouri
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‘hard ( {
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He is also sur- |
NOsle Capen, |
if.
ur
William of |
Mus- |
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Nebrasks
orothers
Kansas ; Berjumin
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Ber of
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Charles Musser, of Pearl City.
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Signer, of R IRVIIEe,
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sal f
of
the |
was made |
week. ‘he |
ial gives these details :
d
Weaver
drief mention of the h
of C. (3.
in these columns last
Millhelm Jour:
Irene Elizabeth, daughter
and Mrs, C. G. Weaver, of
burg, YOar,
id twenty days, died Friday morn.
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Asrons- |
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of
aged one three months
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i OG CIOUK., i
Oa Thursday ev
and
a brother,
al oe
ning, between five o'elo
Lawrence,
one-half years of age, ac
fire in
which the child was lyiog.
Bix
about
Kk,
two and!
sidentally set !
a cradle in |
The boy
bad moved 8 chair to the sideboard |
and crawled upon it and got matches |
with which he was playing. After
selling fire to the sth the
to the clothing
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fg
id
C g in
cradie, he ran over to his grandpar-
enis, who live in the same house, bu
The mother
and other women of the house were a!
When
came barn,
Was smoke,
She saw atl once whal was wrong and
ran aud got the child out of the cra tle.
Ihe clothiaog was about all burned off
the child by this time. Dr. CC. 8
Musser was al once called, who upon
examining the child found that about
one-third of its body was burned. It
lingered in agony until the next
morning, when it died as above stated.
Funeral services were held on Monday
aflerncon, conducted by Rev. M. D.
Geesey, and interment was made in
the Lutheran cemetery at Aaronsburg,
said pothing about it,
he barn, milking at the time.
mother from the
houses filled with
the
the
Mrs. Amelia Corman. widow of the
Inte Aaron Corman, died Thursday
evening of last week at the home of
her daughter, Mra, Adam Neese, near
Spriog Mills, Mra. Corman hail been
suffering from grippe for some time,
Later typhoid fever developed to
which she succumb.d, _ In 1871 she
was married to Aaron Corman and to
this union were bora three children,
mamely, Blanche, wifeof Adam Neese,
spring Mills; Katherine, wife of a Mr.
Garman, Union county, and Alfred,
deceased. Ouoe sister, Mre, James
Hettinger, of Georges Valley, also sur-
vives. The age of the subject of this
sketch was aboul sixty-five years.
Iaterment was made in Union ceme-
tery, at Farmers Mills, Monday morn-
ing, the officiating minister being Rov,
B. F, Bieber.
John Raker, a resident of Mifflin.
burg for forty years, died at that
place the beginning of this month,
aged seveniysix years. He is sure
vived by a wife, nee €iroline Eisen.
buth, s native of Hilnes township.
Bix children also survive, all of whom
attended the funeral, except Mrs, KE.
F. Andre, of California.
Lewis F. Wetzler, aged seventy-five
years, a member of Co. D, 49th Regi.
ment, died at his bome in Milesburg.
the coping of a fountain
t! yard, The impact
hrew Mr. and Thompson out,
the receiviog a compound
fracture of the right shoulder bone.
When the vehicle struck the coping
the front portion of it went all to
pleces snd the horses, fluding them-
selves free, dashed away at breakneck
ie
T
former
epee d,
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Hang's Parade,
Too much cannot be said of the
mighty Hasg railrond show parade
which takes place daily on the pub-
at Millheim,
** Clean up the town ’ is the slogan
of the average city and county news-
paper, but why permit the town to
become dirty ?
Mr. and Mre. William Kern, of
Oak Hall, spent a few days with the
Intter's sister, Mrs. H. (. Fetterhoof,
at Warriors Mark,
The court house
{scheduled for Friday.
| leave the farm, your
is
dedication is
If you ean
trade or profes.
fon for a day, go witness the cere-
| monies,
show for their street pageant.
and Mr. Haag has spared
rade. Not only have the Haag shows
but have been fortunate enough to se-
cure
considered the
, and will
gladden of the children,
snd everybody as well with up-to-date
Who is
premier
caliope players
the hearts
selections.
At Bellefonte, Thursday, May 25.h.
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Festiva!
of
in Grange Arcad
: tb}
iid On
i evening
Memorial Day. irther notice will
ic
issu of this
appear in the next
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Harris
Farmers are busy planting corn.
I'he apple trees are in fall bloom and
he air with
township.
fragrancs,
it #2
it 5
Thursday at Centre Hall.
Hon. Cyrus Woods, of Greensburg,
was a0 over Bunday visitor at Bosals-
burg.
Hall, were guests at the 8. E, Weber
home.
Mra. Mary Ross and Mra. Magg le
Harper, of C
at Boalsburg.
1 Monday after
with his mother,
Mr. and Mrs. L.
uel Glenn, al the Branch.
Eckeuroth, of Pleasant Gap, visited
relatives at Dalsburg over Buoday.
Mr, and Mrs, Alexander Everhart,
Altoona, aitended tue funeral of
Mrs, Charles Schaefler on Saturday.
A memorial sermon will be preach-
ed in the Reformed church on sunday
at 30 30 o'clock by thé pastor, Rev. B
. Blover.
Mrs. Lyon Woomer, of State Col-
lege, and sister, Mrs. Clem Kuhn, of
Rockview, visitad their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Miller, over Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Peaninglon, with her
niece, Genevieve Wieland, of Williams-
port, are visiting in this place, where
they are Lhe guests of Mr. and Mrs, C,
W. Wieland,
Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Woods, who
were located at Rixford, are moving to
Wilmington, Delaware, Before going
to their new home they spent a week
with relatives at Boalsburg.
A number of relatives and acquaint.
ances were jnvited to the Theodore
Boal home Tuesday evening of last
week to meet Mrs. James Garfield, of
Ohio, who is a friend of the family and
a guest at that place,
0. W, Blover and Mra. H., C. Roth-
rock are spending this week at Wilkee-
Barre, where they ‘wre attending the
national convention as representatives
of the Boalsburg lodge of Odd Fello ws
and Tussey Rebekahs.
The poet has truly said :
“ What a pleasant month is May,
When the snow has gone away,
When the flowers are peeping out,
And the birds are all about.”
A a A——————
Lyun Bitner is enjoying a few days
at the home of his grandmother, Mrs,
Cathacine Bitner, at Penn Hall,
LS MM APD
Is there anything in all this world
that is of more importance to you than
good digestion? Food must be eaten
to sustain life and must be digested
and converted into blood. When the
digestion falls the whole body suffers.
Chamberlain's Tablets are a rational
and reliable cure for indigestion. They
increase the flow of bile, purify the
blood, strengthen the stomach, sod
tone up the whole digestive apparatus
to a natural and healthy action, For
sale by all dealers.
of
The salary of Judge Ellis L. Orvis is
now $6000 per year, increase of
| $1000, This is the minimum salary
{ paid any judge of the lower ¢ wurt, but
a0
{IL is nol a mean sum.
Frank Lee, negro, murderer or N
| George Porter, also a negro, was hang-
{ed Thursday morning of last week,
the Mifflin
in
county jail yard. This
was the fret hanging that ever took
piace in that county,
A dog in the habit of barking at and
jumping in front of passing automo-
bil
un
J
es did the trick once too often Sune
day of inst week when it was run over
and crushed to death by a machine,
t The owner of the dog was Harry Mil-
ler, the miller,
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A tquad of students in the forestry
Pennsylvania State
White Mountains
in New Hampshie and will camp on
f
department, at
College, are in the
»
i
sevelsl
| weeks in order to complete a series of
| investigati ine,
ithe government reservation
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i
Taking advantage of the delightful
{| weather and good udition the
i roads, Misses Annas Ross and Bertha
Linden Hall, took a hike
last week. They walked
to Centre Hall and
and epjoyed the trip im-
£ of
| Meyer, of
I ih
| Friday of
{ from that
| back again
| mensely,
place
| Aftera stay in Philadelphia for a
{ period of eight months, Dr. John
{ Hardenburg is back to Millheim with
{ the intention of making that his per-
{manent home and field of practice,
{ Mrs. Hardenburg remained in the
city, but will be bere shortly. The
tor leased his former office in the
{| Millbeim Banking Company building.
The gradustion exercises of the
| Millheim High School recently took
place in the Reformed church at
| Millheim. The class was composed
of but two members—Miss Gladys
Meyer aud David Keseler. Dr. J. IL.
he Hus.
quebhanpa University, addressed
ciass members, his subject
*“ The Man Who Wins, "’
Among thoee from a distance who
attended the funeral of Mrs. Amelia
Corman, st Farmers Mills, was Murs.
R. B. Geutasl, of Altoona, a niece of
the deceased. Mrs. Genizel was ac-
companied by her three children, and
during their stay in Centre county,
were guests at the home of the form.
er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Corman, at Spring Mills,
Messrs, T. M. Gramliey and Jacob C.
Lee, of Spring Mills, have purchased
Ford sutomobiles, and will hereafter
erjoy the pleasures of traveling over
the country in there mschines, The
former gentleman is the proprietor of
the Spring Mills creamery, and is also
interested in agriculture, owning =a
fine farm in Brush Valley. The latter
is the station agent at Bpring Mille
{ Rising Bpringe) railroad station.
About the middie of last month,
Andrew Corman, of Bpring Mills,
planted three hundred and three
peach trees on his farm near that
place. Mr. Corman sel his trees at a
distance of fifteen feet and between
them he planted two raspberry stalks,
the entire number of stalks planted
being five hundred. Elmer Ripka,
of the same place, also planted five
hundred raspberry plants aod two
hundred peach trees on the Ripka
farm at Bpring Mills,
A flerce encounter between a full
grown bull dog and a cow took place
near Bellefonte recently. Both aol
mals were owned by George Smith,
and sithough the ocsuine was on
friendly terme with the members of
the family, it always showed a hostile
spirit towards the cow. One morning
Mr. Bmith was attracted by the loud
bellowings of the cow and upon inves
tigation found both snimals engaged
in a mortal combat in an adjoining
field. The dog had the unfortunate
cow tightly gripped by the nose, and
all efforts on the part of Mr. Smith
snd neighbors to loosen him proved
unsuccessful. Fioally the brute was
shot, and it was not until then that
the cow gained its freedom, none the
worse for ite thullliog ex aoe.
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