VOL. LXXXIV.
GRANGE SHOULD LEAD,
Big Field of Usefulness Right at Home
for This Order,
BY ALVA AGEE, STATE COLLEGE |
In every country community there
should be some organization to which
every one naturally would turn for
leadership in matters affecting the
local public interest. A farmers’ club
may render this service and in some
but I have in
mind now the local Granges because
they are by far the most numerous
and their leadership in national or-
ganization gives them prestige. More-
over my own membership in the
Grange gives me the right to speak.
The subordinate Grange has a broad
field of action. It is its duty to sup-
port the pational and state organiza.
tions in their efforts to improve gen-
eral conditions and secure a gieater
degree of justice for country people.
That duty stands out in every one's
mind prominently, There is a big
field of usefulness right at bome and 1
wish that all subordinate Granges re-
alized the fact as do some of them.
Our churches divide country people
on denominstional lines and any oue
church must fail to furnish the kind
of leadership that a country commun-
ity The need of community
instances it does so,
needs.
action grows grealer every year, and |
no subordinate Graoge should rest sat- i
isfied until it fills the gap that is not|
to be occupied by any other organiza-|
tion. All of the people of a locality |
need some effective means for confer- |
ence and action. If the subordinate |
Grange is the one available organiza- |
tion for this purpose, it should gecure |
the widest possible usefulness for it-|
self by taking up every improvement |
of local interest that needs support or
amendment. If it took its daty to
$ . y i
the neighborhood seriously it certainly |
soon would attract every public-spirit- |
ed person and it woald finally bring |
all good people into harmonious |
action. |
There are localities in this country |
that are getting rich simply because |
the people have learved to produce |
that which is best adapted to local |
conditions. They specializa in certain i
breeds of live stock or they farnish in
large amounts certain crops for market,
There are localities which increase the
“‘ home value’ of all farming lands by
making life attractive to those who
want good schoois for children, good
country roads, a public library, ab-
sence of liquor, ete. If all of the people
who are worth while in a locality
chose to work together, they could add
actual cash value to their farms and
attractiveness to life. The subordinate
(irange is the natural avenues for this
kind of work, which is goiog to in-
crease as we learn what a development
of commuuily interest can do for a
local people. A subordinate Grange,
outlining a broad policy of this sort
and moving conservatively, should
become the natural avenue through
which all needed betlerments would
be secured,
The one obstacle is our inability to
subordinate our own will to that of the
msjority. Too mapy of us love to
argue. The important thing for the
good of the Graoge in the community
is to get some one thing going in the
right direction, and the effective
means to that end is to have full
discussion of the matter for a few
weeks in the Grange and then ap-
point a small committee of level-head-
ed men and let them act in the light
of the discussion which has been had.
Make them the representatives of the
Grange in this one matter and support
them through thick and thin. Noth.
ing succeeds like success, and if the
committee is loyally supported, re-
gardless of minor mistakes, there will
be an accomplishment that will
strengthen the Grange for some other
pieces of work that the community
needs to have done, Kvery local
Grange should be the center of ine
fluence in all matters that concern the
people, and it should be busy all the
time doing things. The need of most
localities for such leadership and in-
gpiration is so great that no member
of 8 Grange should be content until his
organization fills the place ad quately.
tliat
Will Rev, Freeman Coma 7
Rev, Charles F. Freeman filled the
appointments on the Centre Hall Re-
formed charge last Bunday, and so
well pleased the four congregations
that he was voled for unanimously at
meetings held immediately after each
of the services to become the pastor of
th: charge, to succeed Rev. Daniel
Gress, who vacated last winter,
Rev. Freeman is 8 man of pleasing
address, and at Centre Hall delivered
an inspiring sermon. He is pastor of
a charge ot Summit Hill, Carbon
county, and is serving but one congre-
gation, the salary being $1000 or over,
He has been on the charge for seven
years. Whether or not he will accept
the official call that he received from
this charge is the question now upper
most in the minds of the church
FIRST HOUSER REUNION,
The Descendants of Jacob Houser, Who
Loeated at Houserville in 1779 Gather
od at Peru,
The Houser family, which is one of
the largest in the country, held its
first family reunion in the Dreese-
grove, Peru, Thursday of last week.
Jacob Houser, the great-grandfathey
of James W. Houser, of Peru, located
at Houserville about the year 1779.
The country was wild and undevelop-
ed and the Indians and wild beasts
roamed through the dense forests.
Mr. Houser took up a large amount of
land and built a cabin. He began fell-
ing the trees in order to make improve.
ments but was soon driven out by the
Indians. He wes compelled to remain
away for a while; then he returned
with a stronger force of men and they
held the fort on any attack made by
the redekine. After he was definitely
settled he built a house, then a store
and finally a flouring mill and saw-
mill. The Houser family began to
multiply and it was not many years
until it was large and prosperous.
Abram Houser, the grandfather of
James Houser, was a preacher and
traveled all uver this part of Pennsyl-
vania preaching the gospel in cabins
and shacks wherever he found them
along the way. It is sald he was a
power for good and did much to es-
tablish the church in Ceatre-county.
day of the reunion that contained
much unkoown history of Centre
county, especially in and about
Houserville, which was named after
Jacob Houser, and which is composed
of a class of prosperous people.
Rev, Bleber Resigns,
Rev. B, F. Bieber, who four years
ago this month became pastor of the
Centre Hall Lutheran charge, re-
signed to become pastor of the White
Deer Lutheran charge, in Union
county, with residence in West Mil-
ton, Hie resignation will take effect
in August.
The field to which Rev. Bieber will
go is made up of four appointments,
all in the country, there being no
Lutheran church in West Milton,
Centre Hall Wins Again.
By the score of 7 to 2 the local base
ball team defeated Central City sSatur-
day afternoon, on Graoge Park, there-
by winning its fi'th consecutive game,
Up to the eighth loning the score
stood 3 to 2, but in order to clinch
victory Centre Hall scored four more
runs, most of them through errors by
the visitors, Smith, as usual, pitched
a good gawe,
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Aaronsburg,
Mrs. Robert Burd visited friends at
Warriors Mark last week.
Mrs. Kurtz, of Milton, visited friends
here for a few days last week.
Walter Orwig sud son Harold visit.
ed relatives at Hartleton last week.
Misses Tammie Btover and Mary
Stover visited friends at Millheim one
day last week.
A. B. Btover is beautifying the walls
of the Reformed Bunday School room
by paperiug the same,
The Citizens Band went to Tylers-
ville Baturday afternoon and played at
Rebersburg in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs, James Wert and son
Bparr are spending this week with
Claude Wert at Tusseyville,
Chester Homan, of State College,
was a guest at the home of his aunt,
Emma Wert, for a few days,
Jacob Behm has been a very sick
man for a week or more, At this writ.
ing he hasn't improved any,
Mrs. Emma Crader and Miss Katie
Crader, of Penn Hall, were guests at
the home of Thomas Stover,
Michael Feidler, a student in a veter-
inary college in Philadelphia, ls spend-
ing his vacation under the parental
roof.
Miss Jennie Rupp, formerly of this
place, spent a few days with friends in
town. She will leave for Michigan
next week.
Mrs, George McKay and children,
of Philadelphia, have come to visit
Mre. McKay's parents, Mr. and Mrs,
W. H. Philips.
Mrs, Leib and daughter, of Centre
Hall, and Mrs. Brown, of Allentown,
were guests of Mrs, E. J. Deshler dur-
ing the past week,
Mr. and Mrs, George MoCormick, of
Potters Mills, were the welcome
guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Mingle,
Among the visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mre, James Wert during the
past week were Mrs, Chestle Wert,
and Mrs. Blerly, of Rebersburg; Mrs,
Mary Hartman Swarm and children,
of Baltimore ; Mr, and Mp. John
Hosterman, of Millheim,
It is worse than unless to take any
medicines internally for muscular or
chronic rheumatism. All that Is
needed is a free application of Cham-
people interested,
berlain’s Lioiment, For sale by all
denlers,
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LETTERS FROM SUBSURIBERS,
Reporter Sabsoribers’ Qorrespondent Col
umn--New Department.
iditor of the Reporter
I believe I closed my last letter with
an account of gathering the dead on
Antietam battlefield, and literally
packing them in hastily dug, shallow
ditches, This almost makes one shud-
der, but when the cemetery was loca-
ted these bodies were taken there and
buried. To each there is a granite
headstone with name, company, regi-
ment and state,
It is a beautiful location, overlook-
ing this large valley, with its beautiful
groves, and in view of the mountains
in four states. It is not so large as
that at Gettysburg but visitors tell us
it is much prettier. I think D. L.
Kerr, one of your best citizens, was in
the battle here!
Memorial services were held in the
Antietam National Cemetery, May
30th, and, as usual, several thousand
were present. KEx-Benator Thurston,
of Omaha, delivered the principal
address,
There is talk of having a big day on
the anniversary of the battle, Beptem-
ber 17th, a sort of reunion between the
blue and the gray.
Memorial Day is not observed here
as it should be, Nearly all take the
day off, and many from quite a dis
tance come. It is in the nature of
simply baving a good time. The day
should be observed as originally in-
tended in honor of the many whose
blood marked the spot where they
fell. They left home, friends and
possessions to restore and cement
national unity.
This was what the war meant. This
was the superlative achievement of
the boys in blue. Many of those who
fell were between the ages of fourteen
and twenty. Four thousand, six
hundred and sixty-seven are buried
here,
To commem orate the work done by
those who fell, the people meet once a
year to decorate their graves. The
symbols, the flowers, cost nothiog.
Nature furnishes them, but they are
suggestive of undying love for those
who sleep. With tender hands and
loving hearts they are lald upon the
sod beneath which the soldiers sleep.
Many had left their homes never to
return.
The section set apart for the burial
of Pennsylvania soldiers is large and
well filled, exceeded in number only
by that of New York.
It was the bloodiest one day battle
of the war, the turning point in the
great struggle. Lincoln sald, * If
they win that battle I will issue an
emancipation proclamation, ”” and he
did.
Many who were living here then are
still here and hope they may never
again witness what they did Beptem-
ber 17, 1862 Many staid in their cel
lars all day and many fled to the river
beyond the hills, Bome who lived
pear the mountain witnessed the bat.
tle from the summit, SBome shells
lodged in houses still show the effects,
But the people are glad that the
ditches are covered with waving grain,
and that where the roar of musket and
the groans of the dying filled the air,
the wild birds sing their sweetest
songs.
It was eo dry during May that the
early potato crop will be short. Rich
as is the soll in this valley there will
be a very short crop of hay. We are
having plenty of rain now which will
benefit crops to some extent. Wheat
is splendid and corn very promising.
Peaches seem to be plentiful.
Bincerely yours
Bharpsburg, Md. A. A. KERLIN,
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Enclosed find one dollar which will
advance my subscription for another
year, That it was not forwarded
some time ago was due to negli
gence on my part. I am thankful to
be able to say that [am In very good
health and I also wish you health and
success. According tv Matthew
Xxv :31-46, * Not church or cere
mony, but decent consideration for our
fellowmen. "’
Johnstown, Pa. Puinir J, AUMAN,
No 4th Celebration at Colyer,
During the past thirty-five years
(George R. Meese, at Colyer, always
arranged for a Fourth of July celebra-
tion at that piace, but this year the
National Holiday will not be celebrat.
ed in that quarter, although the fire.
works, ete, are all on band, The
omission of this custom is necessary on
scoount of the serious iliness of Mr.
Meese's daughter, mention of which
appears elsewhere.
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No Paper Next Week,
Trick-Boob,
The following isa portion of a special
dispatch to the Cincinnati Inquirer
from Terre Haute, June 22ad :
Miss Grace Lillian Boob, of Cincin-
nati, and O. B, Trick, of Indianapolis,
were married in the Terre Haute
House parlor, by the Rev. Dunlary, of
the First M. E. Church. The attend.
ants were Mrs, Chatty Taylor, of
Indianapolis, matron of honor, and
Milton Levine, best man. An elabo-
rate dinner was served io a private dir-
ning room. Mr. and Mrs. Trick went
to Chicago for a honeymoon trip, sud
on their return they will reside in In-
dianapolis.
The bride is well known to many of
the Reporter readers, she having spent
her childhood days in Centre Hall
with ber parents. Bhe is a handsome
and accomplished young woman, and
the Reporter extends its best wishes
to the pair.
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Moose Plenic at Hecla Park,
A large crowd is expected to attend
the grand outing of Central Penn's
lodges, Loyal Order of Moose, to be
beld at Hecla Park, near Bellefonte,
on July 4th, under the auspices of
Bellefonte Lodge, No. 206, L. 0. O. M.
Two flights in a Curtiss type seroplane
and two base ball games, band concerts
and dancing, fireworks display In the
evening. Warren J. Bauman, Lhe
DEATHS
Joseph Bailey died at Fort Beott,
Kaneas, following a stroke of paraly-
sls, The decensed wes born near
Baileyville, founded by his grandfath-
er, seventy-three years ago, a son of
John and Mary Balley,
widow and two sons,
five brothers :
He leaves a
Two sisters and
Mary Hewitt, of
Mrs. Ross Gregory, of
Petersburg ; Armstrong, of Cosston,
Oreg nn; G. W., of Downs, Kansas :
W. 8., of State Coll: ge ; Bamuel H., of
Boalsburg ; Warren, of Freeport,
Illinols, also survive, He was 8 mem-
ber of Company E, Fortly-ifth regi-
ment, P. V. In 1865 he and Captain
John Beck, of the same company,
went west and located pear Fort Bett,
Mrs.
Kansas City ;
E lith Klinger, the seventeen-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Klinger, died at her home at Lemont
Tuesday afternoon of last week. Bome
time ago she underwent an operation
for bowel trouble, but her condition
Was 80 serious that no hope was held
out for her recovery. Her parents
and two brotheis— William and
Harry—mourn her loss. Deceased
wae 8 coostant attendant at all the
services held in the Lutheran church
and Bunday-school at Boalsburg, hav-
ing been a member of bolh for many
years. Fuperal services were held
aviator, has signed a contract tv» make
morning and afternoon flights. The]
base ball schedule is Willlamsport vs
Philipsburg in the afternoon, and)
Lock Haven va. Jersey Bhore in the]
morning. Rsfreshments of all kinds |
will be sold on the grounds. Every- |
body welcome and a good time in store |
for all.
seria aem——— i
Godshall Balley !
To-day ( Thursday) Mrs Margaret |
Kline Bailey, of Centre Hall, will]
become the bride of Prof. W. V. God- |
shall, in Chicago.
The groom became acquainted |
with the lady who today will become |
his bride while she lived at State Col- |
lege and be wes a student at Pennsyl- |
vania State College. After leaving |
State College he located at Graterford, |
near Philadelphia. He is also a gradu-
ate of Chicago University, snd is a
man of exemplary habits,
The bride has lived at Centre Hall
for nearly two years, and during her
stay has made many friends, who sin-
cerely regret ber departure, and wish
her much happiness in her new life,
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The Fourth at Altoona
The fourth of July in Altoona is
going to be one grand big day with its
safe and sane celebration. It will be
the banner Independance Day in this
section and marked by an aero
plane exhibition, an event that few
cities in the country will have on the
holiday. The Blair County Road
Drivers Association hold races at their
park on Saturday snd Tuesday, the
Fourth, will have a string of a hun.
dred horses to fill up the harness
events each day. Aviator Haupt has
chosen the driving park for his flights
on the Fourth, they take place right
after the races so Lhe people may
combine the two events, the races and
the exhibition.
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Test'ng UCnndies,
With a view of testing on a large
scale the purity of candies sold in the
state, Dairy and Food Commissioner
Foust has secured about three hun-
dre! samples of * penny goods”
which are now in the hande of Chem-
fst La Wall, of Philadelphia, for
analysis. The pature of the goods
bought is suggested by some of the
brand names, such as rainbow suckers,
almond tops, revolvers, hummer eggs,
cigars, happy bunnies, strawberry
plates, candy bolsters, candy sweet
potatoes, candy flah, ice cream cups,
red jumbos, lightning rods, tootsie
rolls, flag suckers, lime barrels, ball
player caramels, log cabin kisees,
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Potter Elects Teachers,
The Potter township school board,
at 8 meeting held at Centre Hill on
Baturday, elected the following teach
ers: .
Colyer, Elmer Miller
Potters Mills, ( Grammar } vacant
Potters Mills, { Primary ) Ruth Bower
Plum Grove, Domer Ishler
Barigstown, T. L. Moore
Centre Hill, Bruce Ripka
Tussey Sink, Charles Horner
Fleishers Gap, Boise Brown
Cold Spring, Brace Ishier
Mannor Hill, John C. Bailey
Cross Lane, Wilbur Runkle
Tussey ville, Lizzie Bitner
Pine Stump, Edward Mersingor
Pine Grove, H. C, Musser
Rgx Hill, Foster Ripka,
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Lutheran Joint Council Meeting,
The joint council of the Penns Val.
ley Lutheran charge will hold a special
meeting on Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock, in the Lutheran Church, Cen.
tre Heli. Business of importance to all
the congregations will be transscted,
and it is therefore desired that all
members of that body be present.
T. M. GraxrLey, President
Friday morning by Rev. J. 1. Btone-
Mrs. R. B. Taylor died at her home
with diabetes, Deceased was a
whom are dead.
Her husband survives, as do also the
following children : Anas,
Robert and Elizsbath, all
fonte., Bix brothers are living, name,
ly, Frank, of Chicago ; Edward, of
Linden Hall; J. M. and George, of
Bellefonte ; Mertie, of New York, and
William, of Beaver Falls. Iatermoent
was made Saturday, and servicas were
held in the Catholic church.
Eleanor,
Belle.
of
Mise Anna Wilson,
died Friday afternoon, aged about
seventy years. Interment was made
Monday forenoon at Belleville. Miss
Wilson was a cousin of J. T. Potter, of
Centre Hall, and was the only surviv.
ing cousin on the Wilson side. Bhe
was quite well to do.
of Belleville,
The Orangeville { Illinois } Courier
states that B. F. Kern, born in Centre
county, died at the Old Folks Home,
at Mattoon, Illinois, aged sixty-eight
years. The deceased was a painter by
trade and lef: Centre county snd lo-
cated in Orsogeville in 1874
a
Union Service at Rebersburg,
Special services will be held in the
Lutheran church at Rebersburg on
Supllay, when the three churches
composing the pastorate will unite in
a union service, the occasion being the
installation of their pastor, Rav. N. A,
Whitman, At 10a m. Rev, Charles
T. Aikeus, president of Busqushsnna
University, at Belinegrove, will
preach. The installation proper will
take place in the afternoon when Rev,
D. R. P. Barry, of Hartleton, will
charge the pastor and Dr, Aikens will
deliver the charge to the people. In
the evening services will be coaducted
at Rebersburg by Rev. Barry, and at
Madisonburg by Dr. Aikens. A
cordial invitation is extended to all to
these services.
Farmers' Institutes,
The committee upon Farmers’ In
stitutes of the county, Willard Dale,
Fred M. Reynolds and John A. Wood-
ward, met last Thureday morning in
the office of Col. Reynolds and select.
ed the following pisces for the three
institutes which will be held next
winter. They are Eaglesville, Centre
Hall and Stormstown. The dates of
the meetings and the speakers who
will attend are arranged by the De-
partment at Harrisburg, and nothing
can be known of them uatil the De
partment bulletin is issued some time
in Beptember or October,
LAL Mp
Transfers of Ren! Estate,
W. A. Krise, et ux to Mary Meo.
Clenahan, May 18, 1911, tract of land
in Centre Hall, $250,
Rebecca Filoray to Mary MoUlens-
ban, May 22, 1911, tract of land in
Centre Hall, $400,
Alfred M. Lee, ot ux to John H,
Straub, June 15, 1911, tract of land in
Philipsburg. $1.
Cinderella Paul to Enoch Hartswick,
et ux, March 23, 1910, tract of land in
Philipsburg. $500,
John Vaughn, et ux' to John
Modosky, June 12, 1911, lot in Rush
twp. $376
Lorenzo Rank, et ux to Harry K.
H. W, Frantz, Beoretary
burg. $50, ;
NO. 26.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
No paper next week.
Where the
Milla, of course.
on Fourth 7? Spring
Mrs. John B. Getchell and little son, }
of Youngwood, are st the home of “
Bherifl Brungart.
A farmers institute will be held at
Ceutre Hall next winter. The other
pointe selected are Blormstown and
Eagleville,
Miss Mary Delinda Potter is bome
from Bucknell University, snd will
remain until school sgaio opens in
Beptember,
Miss Bertha Meyer, of Linden Hall,
wae a guest at the home of Mr, and
Mrs. Harry Miller in Centre Hall one
day last week.
Three more cases of fever
have developed The
quarantiones have been lifted from all
oLher cases, as they have recovered.
scarlet
in Jellefonte,
Misses Bes and Breeze Benner, of
Philadelphia, came to Centre Hall
Thursday afternoon of last week, and
will spend a few weeks at the homa of
their mother, Mrs. Nancy Benner.
Charles Allison, of New York
a son of Hon.
City,
William Allison, of
Spring Mills, recently sailed for Europe,
where he will spend a month travel-
ing io the interest of the firm by whom
he is employed.
A terrific hall storm passed over a
small section of country about Lewie-
town on Friday evening at dusk.
Hail fell in large quantities, but little
damage was done in country districts,
owing to the fact that there was no
wind.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace W. White
and Virginia White, of near Linden
Hall, Friday morning went to New
York where they will be entertained
al the home of Mrs. White's brother,
William Felding, who is on the city
police force.
The fifth annual conference of the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
ary Boclely of Central Penuosylvania
Synod will convene in Lewistown
Lutheran church today ( Thursday, )
Morning, afternoon and evening meet-
ings will be held.
A weasel did mischief to a flack of
fifty-one half-grown chickens belong-
ing to Harry Fye, tenant on the
George Emerick farm, east of Centre
Hall. Friday morning he found
thirty-one * young 'ans ”’ lying dead
on the ground, while eight more were
badly crippled.
At the Iaternational Buaday-school
Convention held st San Francisco
last week Lhe secretary of that body
read a report stating that there were
14 946,504 Sunday-school pupils in this
country. This is an increase of 1 451, -
006 scholars since the last convention
held three years ago.
The West Branch Knitting Com-
pany, of Milton, was the successful
bidder for the large government con-
tract for army hosiery. This means
over one year's steady work on this
order alone as the specification calls
for 860,000 pairs with a possible fifty
per cent. increase, or 540 000 pairs of
government woolen hose for the army
and navy of the United States,
On July 1 the salaries of 150 post-
masters in Pennsylvania will be in-
creased by from $100 to $300 a year be-
cause of the increase in the receipts of
their offices in the last six months,
At the same time the salaries of forty-
one postmasters in the State will drop
from $100 to $200 because the receipts
have fallen off. Five offices will be
reduced from presidential to fourth
clases.
J. Clyde Fosnot, junior editor of the
Record and Star published at Watson.
town, and Miss Sadie Dewsid were
married by Rev. George 8, Borber, at
York. Mr. Fosnot has been connect.
ed with the above named newspaper
for many years, and Miss Dewsld is a
graduate of the Milton public schools,
having taken the honors and has
taught school there for five years,
The young couple will reside at Wat.
sontown.
According to the Millheim Joao
another episode in Miss Ray Miller's
aflairs occurred in that place Friday.
Oa that morning Sherif Hurley, of
Bellefonte, put in an appearance and
replevied a horee bought from Miss
Miller by P. F. Confer, and a buggy
bought by Samuel Weiser. The own.
er, Mr. Slagel, a liveryman, of Blooms-
burg, was with the sherifl and identi-
fled the property, all of which had
been bought on a lease, the ownership
to remain in Mr, Slagel until paid for
by Miss Miller. As there was still a