VOL. LXXXIV.
GREAT MASONIVU HOME,
Local Masons to Attend Uornerstone Lay-
ing at Elizabethtown,
Official representatives and other
members of Masonic lodges will go to
Elizabethtown, Lancaster county, on
Beptember 26, when the cornerstone of
the Masonic home for indigent Ma-
sons, widows and orphans, now under
construction, will be laid. The stone
will be placed in a corner of the main
building, for which excavations have
already been made,
On the same day of the cornerstone
laying the one hundred and twenty-
fifth anniversary of the grand lodge of
Pennsylvania will be celebrated at
Philadelphia and a special train will
be run to Elizabethtown, carrying the
celebrators to the scene of the stone
ceremonies. The new home at Eliza-
bethtown will be the first of its kind
among the Masons of the world and
will be a vast improvement on the
only Masonic institution of that kind
in Pennylvania, which is located in
Philadelphia, but into which an indi-
gent Mason may not be accompanied
by his wife. At the Elizabethtown
home provisions will be made to care
for widows and orphans. Small cot-
tages will be provided for Masons who
wish to reside alone with their wives
under the care of the institution. An
orphan echool will also be a feature of
the home. The property includes
1,000 acres and is located along the
main line of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company.
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Teachers Must Attend Instituta.
The new school code contains so
many new features that several years
will elapse before all of its provisions
are fully understood and in the mean-
time some persons may unwittingly
incur penalties that they did not know
threatened them.
It hes always been understood that
all teachers were required to be in at-
tendance at the county institute and
receive their salaries for the time they
were in attendance, but no penalty
was imposed in the event of absence,
except a possible reprimand from the
superintendent,
But this is different now, and the
delinquent will suffer pecuniary loss
if he or she does not show up at the
institute's first session and stay there
all the time. Section 2108 of the code,
provides in substance, that the school
directors are required to pay from the
district funds to the teachers employ-
ed in the public schools $3 per day for
each day’s actual attendance upon the
annual teachers’ institute,
Bection 2110 provides that payment
for such Institute shall be based upon
the official reports, and the teachers
absenting themselves shall forfeit to
the echool district a sum equal to
that which they would have received,
the same to be deducted from their
salary for the month next following.
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Ineligblies For Sehool Director,
Just at this time it is well to note
those Ineligible to the office of
school director in townships and in
boroughs,
Under a section defiaing the eli-
gibles and ineligibles is this language:
Any citizen of this commonwealth
having a good moral character, being
twenty-one years or upwards, and
having been a resident of the district
for at least one year prior to the date
of his election shall be eligible to the
office of school director therein, pro-
vided that any person holding the
office of mayor, chief burgess, county
commissioner, district attorney, city
borough or township treasurer, city
councilman, township commissioner,
road supervisor, teX collector, comp.
troller, auditor, a constable, shall not
be eligible as a school disector in this
pommonwesalith,
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Fredericy-Burd
Ever since the middle of last month
the wedding of William Fredericy, of
Holton, Kansas, and Mrs, Clara Burd,
of Aasronsburg, which took place at the
home of Mr. Fredericy's sister, Mrs,
Henry OC. Williams, at Mill Hall, has
been kept a secret ; consequently the
news is a little late in being made
public. In tneir younger days they
were sweethearts, but distance separat
ed them and both married. The groom
was a widower and the bride a widow,
80 they began a correspondence which
once more brought them together,
Mrs, Fredericy is the mother of Mrs,
John Coldren, of Centre Hall, snd up
until her recent marriage was a resis
dent of Asronsburg, After an extend.
od visit among friends and relatives in
Central Pennsylvania, they left for
their future home in Holton,
Turkey loaner on the Park,
James Decker, the boarding house
keoper on Grange Park during the
Eocampment and Fair, will serve a
turkey dinner on Bunday., Mr, Deok-
er will also see that none need leave
the Park for boarding during the En-
campment, and he will make every
Silo to serve his patrons in good
H. G, Royer a Sulclde.
At the Merchant's hotel, Johns-
town, H. G. Royer, formerly a real.
dent of Miles township, committed
suicide by shooting.
He was seriously afflicted with loco-
motor ataxia, and could find no relief.
He was a native of Clinton county, a
son of Henry Royer, and was sixly-
four Years of age.
After serving in the civil war for
two years, he located iu Madisonburg,
where he conducted a store and later
farmed, From the farm he went to
Bellwood and engaged in the hotel
business, and four years later, sixteen
years ago, he located in Johnstown,
where he associated himself with a
hardware firm that proved a losing
proposition,
His wife, who survives, was former.
ly Miss Ellen Wolfe, of Wolfs Store,
He also leaves one daughter, Mrs. M,
R. Foutz, of Bellwood ; one eister,
Mrs. Belle Johnson, of Easton ; a half-
brother and four haif-sisters, namely :
T. E. Royer, of Rebersburg; Mrs, F.
Yearick and Mrs. Andrew Ocker, of
Madisonburg ; Mrs. Anna Brungard,
of Greenburr, and Mrs. Guisewite, of
Carroll, Interment was made at Bell
wood.
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LUCALS.
Today (Thursday) Mrs. Mary Shoop
left for Harrisburg, where she will re-
main for a week or ten days.
The section about Lock Haven had
about twice the rain fall had here
during the latter part of last week.
The Btate College postoffice has
been designated a posial savings bank.
Postmaster Phil. D. Fost:r has been
re-appointed.
Grange Park is assuming a picnic
air. Workmen are daily at work
making repairs on the buildings, re
constructing here and remodeling
there.
Mrs. J. 8. Getchell and son, Wen-
dell, and Mrs. J. M. Bley, and daugh-
ter, Mildred, of Youngwood, are guests
at the home of former sheriff Cyrus
Bruopgart in Centre Hall.
The K. V. picnic, in Mifflin county,
today (Thursday) will be attended by
Dr, and Mrs. J. V. Foster, J. T. Pot-
ter, Misses Eloise Bchuyler, Velma
Simpkins, and Mary Delinda Potter,
At a depth of fifty-four feet, water
was found by the drillers on the
premises of Tax collector R. B.
Treaster, near Centre Hill. The
Krape drill was used, Constable Chas,
D. Frazier, of Tussey ville, assisting in
operating it.
Mise Erie Homan, of Williamsport,
is being entertained by Mrs, C. D.
Bartholomew, her cousin, Miss Ho
man is a daughter of Boloman Homan,
formerly of Penns Valley, but for some
years has lived in Williamsport, and
is engaged as a clerk in a general store,
Miss Ells Rhone, of California, Isst
week was the guest of her cousin,
Miss Florence Rhone, in Centre Hall,
She is a trained nurse, and while she
gounts California her home, she will
remain among the scenes of her child.
hood until spring, and thén go abroad,
and on her return will again go to the
Pacific coast,
Every farmer, his wife, his sons,
and his daughters should make an
effort to have some article of merit on
exhibition at the Grange Encamp.
ment and Fair. A premiom is paid
for each article put on exhibition,
There is no competition, but the
premium is paid as soon as the article
is placed in the hands of the come
mittee. This exhibition Is just what
the farmer makes It ; it is the farmer's
show | If it Is elavorate it is to his
credit, if otherwise he Is also responsi.
ble, :
Pennsylvania State College students,
those who have beards or want the
bers of the faculty, when they return
to the lostitution, may have the novel
experience~~all for ten ceuts<-of hav.
ing a winsome Jase shave them. Those
who have already patronised the
Stephens tonsorial parlors, since the
maiden calls ** next,” are enthusiastic
over the innovation, and declare the
sensation of the tucking of the towel
by the Miss is #0 radically different
from that of the male barber that no
one would complain if it were jammed
down full arm’s length—but the soap
~={t is sald to taste just the same.
The township mshools opened on
Monday for a seven months term,
The names of the teachers assigned to
the several schools appeared in these
columns some weeks ago, the only
changes made since were these:
Harry C, Musser was moved from: the
Pine Grove school to Potters Mills, to
teach the Grammar grade ; Mies Viola
Harter was appointed to Pine Trove.
Henry A. Detwiler, of Bm ullton, was
elected to teach at Plum Grove to fll
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Domer Ishler, who will tesch at
Rock Hill, Harris township. The
schools, as Is the custom, will close
during the week of the Grange Eo.
campment aud Fair,
LETTERS FROM BUBSURIBERS,
Reporter Subscribers’ Correspondent Col.
amn-New Department.
Editor of the Reporter
As we are subscribers of your paper,
which, by the way, we would not be
without, I will write a few lines which
may be of interest to Reporter read-
ers. On the morning of the 9th inst.
my husband, daughter Edith and my-
self left Oak Hall Btation for McCon-
pell, Illinois. After reaching Pitts.
burgh we took the Pan Handle road
by way of Columbus, Ohio, and land-
ed in Chicago on scheduled time, We
then went to Freeport and from there
to McConnell. Owing to an electrical
storm Henry Jordan, at whose place
we were to stop, was unable to meet
us at the station, so he had it arranged
that Levi Btiffler, a former schoolmate
of mine, who lives just a little way
from the depot, come to receive us.
After remaining all night at the
Stifler home, cousine Henry and
Perry Jordan came for us and took us
to the former's home, We stayed
there for ten days, every day of which
it rained. Lightning did much dsm-
age by striking a number of buildings.
There have also been floods during the
past week,
Farmers out here are having quite a
time drying their oats for threshing.
All the corn I have seen while here is
in very good condition. The corn is
now being snapped off in order to feed
the hogs which are sold much earlier
than we sell ours in the east, Their
method of farming here suils me very
well
On the 22nd of August we expect to
hear Hon. Willliam Jennings Bryan
speak, and also attend a campmeeting
st Lena. Then we will visit among
relatives and friends for a few days,
smong whom will be my mother's
only sister, Mrs. Mary Bobb, at Cedar-
ville,
Before returning home we will stop
at the following places ; Orangeville,
Freeport, Joliet and Manhattan, At
the iatter place lives an uncle, James
Love, with whom some of the readers
are acquainted. Two yeas ago he was
east and attended the Love Jordan re.
union, which was held in the woods
at Peru station, near Bellefonte.
I have always had the western fever,
In the past six years | bave been here
twice, and I hope this shall not be the
last time. Wa expect to arrive in
Peunsyivania about the 12th of Bep-
tember.
Mrs, CHARLES WHITEHILL
McConnell, Ill., Aug. 20,
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Enclosed find one dollar for subscrip-
tion. I would not want to do with-
out the Reporter. Besides the local
pews, I always like to read the letters
in the * Bubscriber's Column.” I am
particularly interested in the letters
from J. M. Btiffier, of Freeport, Iil-
inols, who ls my cousin, but whom I
do not often see, and perhaps for this
reason I enjoy his letters so much,
Mrs CATHARINE OBERHOLTZER,
Millersburg, Pa.
fe Smith Hostermaan, —f
Bunday night st the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage, Spring Mills,
Robert M. Bmith, Centre Hill, and
Mary C. Hosterman, Coburn, were
Jolued in holy wedlock by the Rav,
J. Max Lanis,
The contracting parties are well and
favorably known. The groom by his
uutiring seal and progressive eflorts
has made for himseifa most comfort.
able habitat. Genial disposition and
straightforward business methods
have won a host of friends for him,
who unite in wishing Mr. and Mrs.
Bmith bon voyage on the matrimonial
sen,
Mrs. Bmith, nee Hosterman, is a
kind, christian lady who will receive
the well wishes of a large following of
friends, :
The bridal party left Centre Hall
Monday morning for points west to
Columbus, returning vis Baffalo and
Niagara Falls, —2"'n
Grand Opening,
On Baturday evening of the Grange
Encampment and Fair, W. J. Ander-
son, of Philadelphia, will have a
grand opening of the weeks perform.
ance, Doors will open at 7:80, Mr,
and Mrs, Anderson come well recom.
mended as skilled artists and managers
of moving pictureshows, having fifteen
or more machines on the road at all
times. This guarantees that the
entertainments will be first class in
every way, and a complete change of
program at every session. On Mon.
day apd thereafter, entertainments
will be given during the day and
evening. The admission Is but ten
cents,
Excursion Rate to Encampment,
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com-
pany will sell tickets at excursion
rates on all ite lines In Pennsylvania,
including Baltimore, sod
.
Frederick,
Elmirs, from September 8th to 15th
going, and good to return on 18th,
Beats for Lecture Course,
The Lecture Course Committee met
on Friday evening at the home of Dr.
G. W. Hosterman to arrange some of
the details for the lecture course dur-
ing the coming winter,
Those who held course tickels last
year will be given the privilege to re-
tain thelr seats for the coming season,
provided they forward one dollar to
Becretary Rev. B. A. Bnyvder, on or
before Beptember 7¢ch. Under no con-
ditions will a request to hold a seat be
recognized unless the cash accompanies
it. After Beptember 8th the chart
will be open to all.
Duriog the Grange Epcampment
and Fair the chart will be at the Re.
porter’s headquarters on the Park
where the secretary will have course
tickets on sale,
The attractions are these : October,
former Governor Robert B. Glenn,
North Carolina ; November, Dr. Gsa-
briel McGuire ; December, Common-
wealth Male Quartette ; February, Dr,
Dan McGark ; March, Carter's Origin-
al Carolinlan Colored Jubilee Bingers,
seven in number—three ladies, four
gentlemen,
The course tickets for the five at-
tractions will sell for §1 00. The ad-
missions for the lectures will remain
us heretofore, namely, single reserved
seats, thirty cents ; general admission,
twenty cents ; children under fifteen
years of age, ten cents. For the music.
als add five cents to each of these rates,
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Harvest Bomes Celebration
The Grange will celebrate ite Har-
vest Home services on Bunday, Sept.
10th, at 2:30 p. m., in the suditorium,
during the Grange Focampment,
The anniversary sermon will be
preached by Rev. B. A. Boyder, of the
Evapgelioal church, Centre Hall
The music will be conducted by the
choir of his congregation assisted by
other musicians of the town.
The public is cordially invited to
join with the farmers and the Grange
in celebrating this snnusl important
thanksgiving religious event in
symbolism of the ** Feast of the Har-
vest" celebrated by the Ancient
[ernelites,
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Lutheran Jolut Council Met,
The joint council of the Centre Hall
Lutheran charge, which body is com-
prised of the elders and deacons of the
five congregations making up the
charge, met in the Lutheran church,
at Centre Hall, on Wednesday even-
ing. [Che officials present were :
T. M. Gramley, Spring Mills, presi
dent; W. H. Frantz, Centre Hall,
secretary ; A. F. Heckman, William
Lingle, James H. McCool, John E.
Rishel, George F. Emerick, D. M. Me-
Cool, Harry E. Fye, H. GG. Stroh-
meler, William Homan, M. B. Duck,
William F. Risbel,
See that You are Registered,
7% the Democratic
County :
The law requires the Assessors,
whore duty it is to register all the
votes of their respective districts, to be
at the polling places on Beptember 5th
and 6th for purpose of correcting the
registration list and adding soy names
of persons who are entitied to vote,
but have not been registered hereto.
fore. I therefore urge the Democrats
of each election district of Centre
County to see on the above dates that
they themselves and all other Demo-
crats of their district are registered,
Very respectfully,
A. B. KIMPORT,
Chairman,
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Veterans' Plenile,
The Centre County Veteran Club
will hold its annual picnic on Grange
Park, Tuesday of the week of the
Grange Encampment and Fair, The
president of the club is Gen. James A,
Beaver, who Is securing speakers,
The speakers already announced are
Dr. Edwin Erle Bparks, president of
Pennsylvania State College, and Dr,
T. C. Van Tries, the latter of Belle.
fonte,
Voters of Centre
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Needle In Body 45 Years,
The following is from the Mifflin.
burg Telegraph : While Mrs, D. Linn
Rahl, residing on the farm of Hon.
James R, Ritter, near town, was en-
gaged in milking a cow, she experi.
enced a sharp pain In her side,
and on investigation, she found a
needle protruding therefrom, which
she quickly pulled out, That needle
she swallowed when seven years of
age, forty-five years ago.
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Special Term of Court,
Judge Orvis has decreed that a
special term of court will be held be-
gloning October 30th. Trial oases
snd arguments of attorneys will be
heard,
The Pine Stump Sanday school fes-
tival, Baturday evening, was largely
attended, although the weather was
The net receipts were
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DEATHS,
Not belog able to survive an opera-
tion for appendicitis which he under
went some time ago in Lock Haven
Hospital, John Bithurst, Jr., aged ten
years, died at the home of hie parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Bsthurst, at
Blanchard, Tuesday, 15.h inst. Three
brothers, Thomas, Morris and Kern,
and one sister, Mrs. Hayes Pletcher,
mourn bis loss with the parents, In-
tirment was made in the Disciple
cemelery,
After having been an inmate of the
jellefonte alms House for six years,
Mrs. Ballie Woltz, aged eighty-four
years, died from brain hemorrhages,
Friday, 15:h inst. Deceased was born
at Pleasant Gap, but she lived In
Bellefonte for quite a number of years,
Two sons survive, namely, Frank
Woliz, of Pittsburg, and Fred Woltz,
in Oblo. Interment was made the
day following her death,
At the age of fifty years, one month
and five days, Mrs. Bamuel Boyer died
at her home in Haines township of in-
ternal cancer. Besides her husband,
four sons and three daughters survive,
Death took place Friday, 18:h ipst.,
and interment was made in the Luth-
eran cemetery at Aaronsburg, Tuesday
afternoon of last week, the officiating
ministers being Rev, W. J, Dice and
Rev. M. D. Geesey.
While feeding the grinder with ap-
ples at a cider press in Loganton Tues-
day morning of lsst week, Eli Garner, |
a veteran of the Civil War, fell from
the wagon and died instantly. Heart
failure is supposed to have been the
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HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Mre. J.T. Potter, last week, visited
friends at Watsontown.
Misses Esther Osman and Minnle
Neidigh, of Btate College, visited Mise
Besse Breon for several days.
George Thomss and son, Hall
Columbia, of near Pleasant Gap, last
week went to Rochester, New York,
Io The Ladies’ World for Beptem-
ber there are a number of special
contributions that at ouce claim the
attention,
Forest Ocker, formerly of Centre
Hall, and Stuart Kleckner, both resi-
dents of Miffiinburg, purchased the
Struuk store in Mifflinburg,
Twenty-five firms bid for the con-
tract to build the state road through
Lewistown Narrows. The lowest bids
will place the cost at something over
$20,000 per mile.
Miss Flora Love came to Centre
Hall lasl week snd was the guest of
Miss Eloise Bchuyler/ She
much improved after having
treated at the hospital,
is
very
been
State Highway Commissioner Bige.
low proposes that Pennsylvania shall
be given sign posts of a substantial
character wherever they are needed,
The matter is now having his atten-
tion,
Sometime ago Clayton Maize, son of
Mr.and Mrs. W. 8B, Maize, of Mill
heim, was operated on for appendicitis
at a hospital in Freeport, Illinois.
very favorable,
A. P. Luee, the senior of (he firm of
cause of his demise. A widow and]
two dsughtere—Mre, 8. Martz, of|
Esstville, and Mrs. Brungard, of|
Elimsport—survive, |
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A well known 1esident in the per- |
son of William Reams, sged seventy-|
i
five years, died Bunday afternoon of |
last week. Deceased was a noted |
hunter and is said to have killed over |
four Lundred deer. One |
brother, |
Jobo Reams, of Clearfield county, |
survives,
Clarence Elgar, the four months’ |
old won of Mr. and Mre. Elgar T.|
Bechdel, of Blanchard, died on the
16th inst, from heart failure. Faperasl
services were held two days Ilster ang
interment was made in the Baptist
cemetery.
At bis home in Scotia, Thomas
Lear died on the 16th inst, at the age
of seventy-seven years, from disesses
due to old age. Deceased was an old
soldier and was an early settler in the
vicinity of Bootia.
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Rebersburg.
Rev. Whitman sud wife returned
on Monday from their western trip.
Irvin SBchreckengast, of Tylersville,
transacted business here last Friday,
J. C. Auman has moved his saw mill
to near Bmuliton, where he will oper.
ate the same.
Candidates for county offices were
very plentiful at the Odd Fellows pice
nic on Baturday.
The potato crop in this vicinity is
simost an entire failure. The tubers
are small and few jo a hill,
Mifflin Moyer and wife of Centre
Hall, spent last Saturday and HBunday
at this place with relatives,
Mrs. Tillman Shaffer, of Dekalb,
Illinois, is at present visiting relatives
in Rebersburg.
Levi Wanoce and wife, who spent a
week visiting a friend in this vicinity,
left on Tuesday for their home at
State College.
Lester Minnich, of Aaronsburg,
moved to this place on last Tuesday,
and now occupies Prof. E. 8. Blover's
residence, in south Rebersbarg.
Qur public schools will open for the
winter on Monday, with Prof. Staple
ton as principal of the high school,
He was superintendent of schools in
Union county.
Ruben Museer and wife, formerly of
this place, but now residing at Scot.
land, 8, D., are at present visiting
relatives and old acquaintances in this
neighborhood.
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Students who attend the Lock
Haven State Normal Schoul are al
ways well pleased with their choloe,
They not only have home life sur-
roundiogs and more than ordinary
conveniences but they receive the pers
sonal attention of the Principal and
faculty. Their health is safe guarded
as well as their morals and parents can
always feel that their children are
well cared for at this school, The
management of the school invites
visits from parents and those interest.
ed in the great cause of education,
Write for its oatalog.
Mise Anns Bpangler, of Bellefonte,
A. P. Luse & Bon, who sare conduct
ing the Centre Hall planing mill, has
been seriously ill during the past few
weeks. His condition is such that
bis friends fear he may not recover.
Dr. McCluney Rade of Philsdel-
phia, for a few days last week, was
the guest of his sunt, Mra. J. 8. Boal.
From here he went to Eagles Mere
where Mrs. Rudcliffe and daughter,
Miss Sara, are stayiog for the present.
Mrs. Lydia Meyer, of Millheim, fell
from & porch at her farm house in
Haines township, while visiting there
one day, and broke her arm. Bhe is
being cared for by Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Kreamer, in Millhelm, with whom
she makes her home,
Purveyors of soft drinks, especially
gloger ale which contains red pepper
so that it will have that “‘bite’’ which
many sdmire, had betler be sure that
the label contains notice to that effect,
as the pure food department is after
all dealers who sell such truck.
One day Isst week John H. Me
Cool, of near Bpriog Mills, while pick-
ing pears fell a distance of about
twenty-five feet when the limb upon
which be was standing broke. He
was badly shaken up, and while no
bones were broken his condition js
nevertheless serious.
Among the former residents of Cen-
tre county who were infected with the
westward movement a few years ago
were Mr. and Mre, Reuben Musser and
Mre. John Hess, who are now located
at Sootland, South Dakota. They are
at present visiting friends and rels-
tives in the vicinity of Millheim,
Harry A. Blover, formerly of Bpring
Mills, has purchased from H. E,
Emery the storeroom and stone man
sion, formerly known as the Mann
farm house, on Main street, Yeager-
town, and has begun remodeling it.
When completed, he will occupy the
residence and use the storeroom for a
hard ware store and plumbing shop.
A teacher training class has been
organised at Centre Hall and Tussey-
ville with Rev. 8B, A. Bonyder as teach-
er. There will be from fifteen to
twenty scholars in each class, made up
from the several dencminations. The
time of meeting at Centre Hall Is
Wednesday evening, after the prayer
meeting hour, and at Tusseyville on
Thursday evening. The text book
used is * Teacher Training” by
Charles Oliver, of York.
If you have not yet made up your
mind ss to the choice of your school
for the fall term, write to the Lock
Haven State Normal School for a
catalog. There are still a few rooms
that can be secured, although the
coming year promises to be the largest
in the history of this school. It has
an ideal location, fine equipment, and
in some respects the best Training
School in the state, Its library Is also
one of the most attractive, is carefully
catalogued and is made up of a fine
collection of books. Students are
taught how to use the library and
when they graduate they are capable
of organising small lbraries in ‘the
public schools, Ite laboratories are
arranged in such a way that each ine
dividual student has a table to hime
self. It has organised a working
museum which is both attractive aud
Hf,
ber 1ith,