VOL. LXXXIV.
VENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SYNOD
Met at Middleburg, October 4 to 9, Finan-
ces in 8 Good Way-—Tusseyviile Oarries
Banner,
The Central Pennsylvania Synod of
the Lutheran church met in its fifty-
eighth regular convention in Emanuel
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Middle-
burg, Rev. Jerome M. Guss, pastor,
October 4th to 9th, The first session
was held on Wednesday evening, at
which time the President of Synod,
Rev. W. D. E. Scott, of the Lloysville
Orphan’s Home, preached the Synodical
sermon. Following this sermon the
Synod celebrated the Holy Communion.
After the devotion hour on Thursday
morning the Synod regularly convened
in business session. The enrollment of
the delegates showed a good attendance,
as about all the congregations in the
Synod were represented. In the presi-
dents report which followed many
changes throughout the synod were
noted. Quite a number of the former
members of the Synod have removed
from the Synodical bounds to labor in
other fields, and their places are filled
by others whose faces were new among
the members. Extensive improvements
were reported in church property
throughout the Synod.
The secretary's report shows his
work faithfully performed during the
past Synodical year.
Rev. A. S. Hartman, D. D., secretary
of the Board of Home Missions, spoke
encouragingly of the work under the
care of ‘this board. He reported the
best work during the past biennium that
the board has ever experienced. He
emphasizes the importance of the work
of home missions because of what it has
done for the church in the past, and fur-
ther, because of the opportunities for
accomplishments in the future,
Rev. J. Elmer Bittle, D. D., of Pitts-
burgh, representing the Board of
Church Extension, appeared before the
Synod and spoke in behalf of this wor-
thy board, in the place of Rev. Harry
Yarger, D. D., the secretary of this
board, who, on account of serious ill-
ness, could not fill his appointment,
Rev. Charles Hoy, D. D., pastor of
the Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouse,
Baltimore, Maryland, was heard in be-
half of the deaconess’ work. Dr. Hoy
made a strong plea for young women to
enter the work and prepare themselves
for the wonderful service in the church
of mercy and love. The Motherhouse
has been preparing young women to
meet the needs of the Lutheran church
and their success has called forth the
solicitations of other sister denomina-
tions for aid in preparing young women
for them also.
Rev. Frederick Gottwald, D. D., sec-
retary of the Board of Education, repre-
sented this board before synod, speak-
ing in behalf of the institutions of
learning and their needs.
Thursday afternoon the first item on
the program was the treasurer's report.
This report was very encouraging. The
total receipts during the year were $14,
237.38, an increase over the previous
year to the amount of $706.84. The
Tusseyville church carried the banner in
the Synod, having contributed 149 per
cent. on the amount apportioned.
Rev. L. B. Wolf, D. D,, the General
Secretary of Foreign Missions, presented
the cause of the great Foreign Mission
Movement. Dr. Wolf spoke of the en-
couraging features of the most difficult
field under their care, the Muhlenberg
Mission, Africa. He said: “It has been
demonstrated during the past four
years, that with proper care of one's
self, American missionaries can live on
the west coast of Africa. ”’ The work is
being pushed into the interior now and
is more promising than ever before.
Concerning the India work, Dr. Wolf
said this work is greatly eacouraging
from the last report. During last year
the communicant membership was in-
creased 1,000, while the baptized mem-
bership was increased by 2,000,
Rev, Charles Albert, D. D., represen-
ting the Lutheran Publication Society,
was introduced to Synod and presented
the work of the board. The publication
house is being supported better by the
church than ever in past history. He
first spoke of the need of such a church
publishing society, to provide the
church with its own literature for the
church, the pastor, the school snd the
home. With regard to the improve
ments to meet the advance movements
in the Bunday-school work, Dr. Albert
reported the graded supplies prepared
as {ar as the Intermediate Department.
Concerning the Teachers’ Training
Course he stated “ We have the best
book which has yet been prepared.
While it may be an advance course, yet
it is complete.’ A one-volume course
is now in preparation to be used as a
beginner's course, corresponding with
the Hurlburt and Oliver books.
Thursday evening, Rev. A, H.
Spangler, D, D., preached an excellent
sermon on the theme ** The Lord's Sup-
per.” The doctor clearly defined the
Lutheran view of this Hcly Sacrament
and gave the history. of the housing
and the growth of its’ use in the Latin
# BOROUGH
“ Bills and Accounts ” the Principal Feature
of the Session,
The borough council met in regular
session in the council room Friday
evening, that being the first Friday in
the month, the time fixed for the
meeting of this body. The council-
men present were J. H. Weber, the
president ; W. Frank Bradford, secre-
tary, Daniel Daup and John A. Martz,
the absentees were W., H. Meyer and
L. L. Smith, both out of town. No
meeting of the body was held in
September, the business transacted
covering the period since the August
session.
The first question taken up was re-
pairing the drain leading to a sink on
the property of John G. Dauberman,
who bad laid in complaint that the
surplus water was doing damage,
The street committee was ordered to
have the same put into repair.
The street committee reported three
crossings built, being located at the
following points: Between the
Presbyterian church and D. L. Kerr;
between Mrs. Busanna Bpavgler and
Mrs, Maggie Harper, over Ho fler
street ; and between Mrs. Mary Ross
and Mrs. A. H. Weaver, the former
two being street crossings, and the
latter an alley crossing.
The water committee had nothing
special to report, except to say that
the reservoir was overflowing. The
committee was instructed to flush the
fire hose, and also the fire plugs,
By motion the secreiary was In-
structed to purchase 450 feet wire
cable to be used in raising and lower-
ing the street lamps.
The following bills were ordered
paid :
Gasoline...
School Board, interest on bonds, 4 years.
C. W. McClenahan, work on street
Orvis Meyer, same.........
W. F. Floray, same
C, M. Amey, hauling on street..
John Knarr, work on street.
Benjamin Emerick, hauling o on street
P. W. Breon, work on street......... ve
C. McClenaban, lighting lamps, one mouth 13 ¢
D. L. Kerr, interest on bonds
C. M. Arney, hauling on street
B. H. Emerick, hauling on street.........
John Kresmer, work on street.........oovvnees
Eimer Runkle, same . - 33
C. W. MoClenahan, Seine... coms isrmessss 7%
Lucy Henney, interest on bonds , HW
Gasoline... . 2
gg for lamps... ss i——— ow
F. Flomay, work on siroet. i]
x W. Breon, smme.. 38
Eimer Runkle, same. :
Ld F. Fioray, same. w
> M, Amey, hauling on : street.
J. ™ Weber -
Coal at sundry times
12 sheets galvanized roofing
12 feet ridging . endian
W. B. Fiedler, repaicing oll house.
BOE otseensisriimnncnss br
W. Gross Mingle
May 22. Drain under P. H, Meyer walk... § 2
June ZI. Crossing, Heckman. Weber
July 24. Cesspool at Lizzie Runkle's..........
CORBOCLINE SEI... ccines cvs rnmmusirismisssanins "
Aug. l. Wasquare feet croming at W. F,
Bradford's.
Relaying brick in cement al same place 1
Aug. 21. Repairing mountain culvert i
Sept. 1. Crossing between Presbyterian
church and D. L. Koff. iiinisnns B
Sept. 7. Crossing at Ross Weaver +
Sept. 21. Cromssiog between Spengles and
Harper seve ,. BN
Raising and grading 4 stones. w
I fl Sissons.
Was It This i efented Rothrock 7
The results of the primaries are far
reaching, and now since Mr. Roth-
rock is open for an engagement he
might feel inclined to think Buperin-
tendent Etters ought to appoint him
assistant superintendent of schools as
soon as the legislature appropriates
funds for the salary. Bince the Re-
publican machine failed to fulfill its
part of the contract—give Mr. Roth-
rock the nomination for prothono-
tary—Mr. Rothrock may justly cleim
the understanding, that he should step
aside and leave 'Zquire Milford Pletch-
er be appointed, is no longer binding.
From the returns in Howard town-
ship it looks very much as though the
‘Squire wasn’t much concerned io
Rothrock’s candidacy, for the result is
that Rothrock scored 23 (see the sig-
nificance of the figures ) and Diehl 22.
This is just outside of Mr, Pleicher’s
voting place—Howard borough. In
that borough Mr. Rothrock was no
where in footing a majority, the vote
being Diehl, 50; Rothrock 38 A
gentleman’s agreement ought to have
brought about a msjority of ninetean
for Rothrock, just the required pum.
ber to give him the nomination,
IAM RRS.
Mardersr Won't Appanl,
William Schrader, convicted of mur-
der in the first degree, and refused a
new trial by Judge J. M. Woods, of
Mifflin county, has decided that he
will not be filoancially able to appeal,
and will wait for Governor Tener to
set the date of execution. Bohrader
shot and kilied his sweetheart, Myrtle
Bingley, March 9, 1910,
For once there need be no agitation
for voting * straight” among the
Demuorats, because every candidate on
the ticket merits the support of every
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'0bt’s Book, ;
THE GOVERNOR AND FRANOQIES,
Party Mado Tour Through Centre County,
Fresumably Looking for sn Pen Site, but
Bald Nothing,
Governor Tener and Mr, Francies, the
warden of the Western penitentiary,
and a member of the commission to
select a site for the proposed new pen-
itentiary to be built within the next
few years, and to take the place of
both the Eastern penitentiary, at
Philadelphia, and the Western peni-
tentiary, at Pittsburgh, were in Cen-
tre Hall Friday afternoon. They
came to the county unheralded, and
went away without giving the least
bit of fonformation.
While in Penns Valley they were
driven over the roads leading through
the pen sites inspected several times
heretofore by Warden Francles, and
crossed the mountain to Bellefonte,
where they took supper, going on to
Tyrone in their car, where they board-
ed the train.
They gave out no information what-
ever ; they were uncommunicative.
The only subject they would venture
to talk on was the ‘' weather,” and
the heavy fall of rain during Beptem-
ber.
On passing through Centre Hall the
Governor was seen to call the atten-
tion of Mr. Francies to Grange Park,
where he made his first political
speech during his campaign.
On Friday evening, just an hour or
two after the Governor and his party
passed the Old Fort, a quartette of
business meu, politiciavs and a news
paper man ; namely, J. W, Bickward,
Richard W. Williamson, Marshall R.
Heflfaer, and Howard E. Butz, ar-
rived in a touring car and put up for
the night. They seemed surprised that
the Governor had already passed
through the valley, and it is presumed
their intentions were to intercept him
at the Old Fort. It was learned from
the party that Forester Conklin was
very much iu favor of a Huntingdon
den Francies was set on locating the
institution in Centre.
Whoever sttempts to give the result
of the Governor's and the warden's
visit to Centre county does #0 on a
guess, and the Reporter guesses not.
% 1. 0. 0. F, Ofcers Installed. Wh
During the past year the local lodge
of Independent Order of Olid Fellows,
No 585, added about thirty-three per
centum to its membership, which in-
dicates to every one acquainted with
the workings of secret orders a most
healthy condition. New regalias and
twelve months.
Saturday evening the officers elected
to sawrve daring the succeeding six
months were installed by B. D. Bris-
bin, who had been deputizad for that
mission by Dr. RB. M. Krebs, D. D. G.
M. The officers installed are :
Noble Grand, Charles 8, Burris
Vice Grand, William F. Keller
Treasurer, De. J. RG. Allison
Secretary, Thomas LL. Moore
Warden, William Walker
Conductor, C. D. Bartholomew
Right and Left Supporters to Noble Grand, E,
W. Crawiord, Victor Auman
Chaplain, William B. Fiedler
Right and Left Supporters to Vice Grand, Bd.
ward Wiser, W. Millord Luse
R.B 8, Harry Miller
I. 8. 8., John Rowe
I. G., M. L Emerick
G.G, J. W, Whiteman
™N Centre a Fronl Lise County,
At the Btate Babbsth-school Con-
vention in session at New Castle, Cen-
tre will be declared a ** Front Line”
county in Bunday-school work. This
means that Centre has the required
number of teacher training clssace,
home departments and cradle rolle,
and has aleo complied with the
various other conditions lo make it
rank among foremost counties in this
great work. This is a credit to the
county officers, as well ar to the dis-
trict officers,
Centre county will be represented at
the State Convention by Prof, C, L
Gramley, of Rebersburg, president of
the counly association ; Rev, B. A.
Buayder, of Centre Hall ; Rev, J. F.
Hower, of Bellefonte ; Beoretary Nut.
all, of Philipsburg, and several others
from the latter place.
Married Nine Months,
While attending the annual teach.
ers’ institute at Bellefonte last winter
two well known young people of Pine
Grove Mills quietly tlipped away,
went to Bunbury and were married on
December 22nd. The young people
kept their marriage a secret until two
weeks ago. The bride Is Ethel, daugh-
ter of Mr, and Mrs. J. N. Everts, and
the groom Ed Martz. The bride Is a
ADVANOES BY STRUGULY,
Dr, Holsopple Declares Advance: sre Maude
By Qorrecting Errors,
On Bunday in the Lutheran churches
in Georges Valley, Union and Cen-
tre Hall, Dr. F. F. Holsopple, one of
the faculty at Jupiata College, as a
representative cf the Btate Anti-Sa-
loon League, preached to attentive and
interested audiences.
His sermon fu the evening at Centre
Hall was of an unusually high order of
excellence. Laying down the propo-
sition, which both the historian and
the philosopher must admit is true,
that man, either individually or col-
lectively, advances only by struggle,
be declared that man Is makiog pro-
gress toward better things and is des-
tined to go on toward perfection. This
is true although at times, or in certain
places, humanity may stand still or
even recede. These interruptions in
his onward march are due to errors in-
to which men fall. In time the error
is discovered, its evil eflects eliminat-
ed, and the mace moves on.
One of these errors was the belief
that opium, when introduced into
England, was a destroyer of pain, As
such it was hailed with joy and ex-
ploited ; but it was discovered that the
opium habit is a foe to human pro-
gress, war was made upon it,
use of the drug has been tabooed,
cept as carefully and cautiously
scribed by skilled physicians,
Another of these errors, and
whose true characier man is js awak-
ening to and opposing is that aleohol
bas a value as a beverage or food, We
are now ino the midet of the fight
against this evil. The
science, io the face of the most persist.
ent and determined resistence, has
reached the conclusion that
and happloess. The struggle now ls
to make men see this, and to thwart
the schemes of men whose greed for
gain makes them willing to engage in
and abet a traffic whose sure result ie
poverty, crime, misery, sud an imped.
iment to human progress,
The speaker depicted very vividly
the evils of the misuse of alcohol, but
had no abuse for those engaged in its
manufacture and dealers in it. It was
for the wealth to be made from its sale
that Jed men to engage in a business
that ciothed their patrons’ eons and
daughters in rage and their own ofl.
springs io silks and decked them with
diamonds, rather than the intention to
commit evils. The duty of Christians
to wage a relentless warfare against
the liquor traffic was made plain ; and
one way, and a very eflicient way, in
which they can do this is through the
Anti-Saloon League, which Is an alli.
ance of the various churches with this
one object in view ; or the Church io
sotion.
Ap
% Don't Want the Pen. :
oronten Grange set iteell against the
movement to induce the state authori.
ties to locate the proposed new peniten-
tiary in this vicinity, believing that
the institution would be detrimental
to the locality in which it will be lo-
ested. The resolution adopted is as
follows :
Resolved, by Progress Grange, No.
96, Patrons of Husbandry, in regular
session assembled in Grange Arcadia, at
Centre Hall, October 7th, 1911, that we
are opposed to locating the State Peni-
tentiary in this vicinity for the reason
that it would be the means of driving
out hundreds of our best and well-to-do
people, forcibly dispossessing them of
their homes, which represent the toil
and labor of our ancestors for more than
a century, for no better purpose than to
establish a community of criminals
which would add nothing to the materi
al wealth or prosperity of our communi-
ty, nor give employment to free labor ;
it would also close many of our public
schools, deplete the membership of our
churches, benevolent and charitable so-
cieties by the forced removal of our best
and most industrious citizens who would
be compelled to seek homes in other lo-
calities, thus proving a great hardship
to our people.
Boaght Seventeen Qows,
W. O. Gramley, of Spring Mills,
last week had shipped from New York
seventeen milch cows, all of Holstein
breed except two-—one an Ayrshire and
the other a Jersey. Twelveof the lot
had calves by their sides. They are
all strong milkers, and their owner
thinks each cow will be able to pro-
per day.
Mr. Gramley has had considerable
experience as a dairyman, He is a»
good care-taker and a good feeder, and
is not sparing in supplying the varie.
ties of feed best adapted for milk pro-
duction. Since the above remark it le
scarcely necessary to add that he built
8 allo several years ago, ‘
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Dr. William a AM Bg
Fh pa eis the
t 12, 1911.
WM, HoH NOLL,
Democratic Nomines for Commissioner a
Thorough Busines: Mau--Brief Sketch
of His Lite
The time is near at hand when vot.
ers ruust determine who thelr cholee for
county ermmissioner shall be, The
office of county commissioner is the
most importapt office in the county,
hence it is important that the voter
should hesitate before he casts his bal-
lot, study the character, the capabili-
ties, the personalities of the several
candidates, so that he can vote intelli-
gently and have no cause for regret,
A few days ago William H, Noll,
one of the Democratic candidates for
commi-sloner, paid his respects to the
Reporter office, and proved to be the
same genial, warm-hearted man he
was during the preliminary campaign.
His canvass was one of the cleanest
snd most honorable ever made by any
candidate, He advocated his own
cause and at the same time spoke in
the most commendable terms of his ri-
vals,
Mr. Noll had never befor: been sn
WM. H. NOLL
Candidate for Comn
aspirsot for office, and was quite re-
luctant to permit his name to be pre
sented as a candidate for commissioner,
but fioally yielded to the repeated ap-
peals of many of the best citizens io
various sections of the county who re-
alized that a practical business msn
was needed on the board of commis-
sioners,
While Mr. Noll is generally known
all over Centre county, there may be
some who are not scquainted with his
busy career, and for the informstion
of euch a brief sketch of his life will
not be amiss
William H. Noll was born in Ben-
ver townehip, near Pleasant Gap. The
early part of his life was ¢epent on the
farm, taking advantage of the winter
terms of public school, and later at-
tended a Normal school. Arriving at
the age of eighteen he passed exami-
pation and was granted a certificate to
teach school, which profession he fol-
lowed for four successive years. He
prepared himeelf for business by tak-
jog a full course in a business college
at Painesville, Ohio.
Io 1882 be made his first business
venture, and it was not looked upon
with favor from a floaocial stand-
point by many about him. It was at
that time be and bis brother Abner
opened a general store at Pleasant
Gap, under the firm of Noll Brothers,
which business was successfully carried
on since then,
Ten years later lumbering offered
opportunities. Several tracts of tim-
ber land were purchased, and with a
portable mill the timber was manufac
tured into marketable lumber. It was
then he became an employer, and in
that capacity, as well as a merchant,
his great kind heart opened daily
to the peedy. Merchant and lum-
bermsan, he also became a farm
manager, he and his brother partner
having purchased a farm st Pleasant
Gap. Oana thie farm is a great lime-
stone ridge, Previous owners culti-
vated the shallow soil on its surface
sud grew what liitle they could, but
Mr. Noll tackled the ridge at the base.
Samples of the stone were analyzed
and found to be second in quality to
none for commercial lime, but limited
io means the prominence of the rock
on the farm remsined a hindrance to
the work of agriculture. Mr. Noll
began to interest capital, and he was
not long in promoting until the White
Rook Quarry Company was organized,
and now the plant is in successful op-
eration, shipping lime and crushed
stone to all parts of the county. He
became a largeer employer of men, the
industry now having on its pay rolls
one hundred and twenty.live em-
Mr, Noll is also at the head of the
Pleasant Gap Water Bupply Compa-
ny, which company is just about to
complete ite plant. While business
opportunities presented themselves in
other sections, Mr. Noll always in.
vested his earnings and expended his
energy in his home community, so
that if successful, men whom he knew
ol wee might profit as well
as
Always deeply interested in educa
Me. Noll made effort to im
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NO. 40.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Dr. J. V. Foster has it—the auto «
mobile fever—and advertises 8 horse
for anle,
Gilbert Bchoch, a well-known citi-
zen of Mifflinburg, died in that place
at the age of seventy -four years,
Harry 8B. Meyer was renominated
for the office of prothonotary of Ly-
coming county by the Republican
party. He is a native of Potter
township.
A district Bundsy-school convention
will be held in the Methodist churebh,
al Bprucetown, Friday, October 27.
There will be two sessions, afternoon
and evening.
George Homan, the Millheim horse
buyer, shipped a car load of horses to
Frostburg, Maryland, beginning of
Inst week. The car consisted of dif-
ferent grades of horses.
D. A. Grove, who hss had dealings
with many farmers io all sections of
the county, must have been dealing
with them, judging
vole he polled in the
Rev. Fred W. Barry purchased the
I. G. Rearick, Centre Hall's ex.
stopped in
At York he attended the
time they made.
The American Agriculturist hss
been the leading weekly farm paper
for over seventy years. It contains
eastern market quotstions, Grange
news, and practical articles on farm-
ing. H. B. Dufey, of Norwich, Conn.,
is driving Centre county, for this
paper. He will call on you.
Jason K. Moyer, son of the late J.
K. Moyer, of Center Mills, is one of
five young men who since last spring
have been located in the Kentucky
mountains retracing the boundary
lines of several thousand acres of tim-
ber land owned by a New York corpor-
sation and the American Harvester
Company.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Smetzier, of
Centre Hall, on Monday will go to
Ohio for a ten days’ visit. While in
that state they will be the guests of
the former's brother, David GG.
Bmetzler, at Beipio Siding, where he
is engaged in farming. Mr, Bwmelzler
went to Ohio from Potters Mills, and
has been getting along finely.
The firet killing frost visited this
section Sunday morning. It perform-
ed its work well, yet the lateness of
the season in which it came made the
damsge the minimum. The late
planted corn had matured, and vege-
tables of all kinds subject to frost dam-
sges had been harvested. Jack was
welcomed, because it was his season,
Beveral weeks ago it was stated in
these columuns that Irvin Barris had
purchased a home in Yeagertown, and
that he purposed moving into it as
soon as he could gain possession.
The house was vacated on Monday,
and today (Thursday) Mr. and Mrs,
Burris will occupy it as their home,
Up to Inst spring Mr. Burris had been
engaged in farming, but since then he
has lived in Centre Hall, and conduct-
ed an ice cream parlor,
The MiMlinburg Times makes this
reference to a gentleman well known
in Centre county : Lieutenant Erast,
8. Burkert, of Chicago, Illinois, re-
cently visited William F. Romig snd
family. During the war for the Union
the*comrade served as a private in
Co. B, 10th Pa. Vol. Inf, afterward as
lieutenant of Co, A, 145th Pa. Vol.
Inf, General James Beaver's original
command. He is also » loyal member
of the Grand Army, being Adjutant
of Ulysses 8B. Grant Post, No. 23, De-
partment of Illinois. Although in his
seventy-third year, in spirit and ace
tion he is not beyond fifty. Here's
hoping him a fine time during his
eastern visit,
The beginning of this week found
considerable wheat to be sown in
Penns Valley. This is unusually late
for putting in the wheat crop, snd a
like experience cannot be recalled by
sny one, The seeding was retarded
by the excessive main fall through
September and October. Little of the
work was done during the first half of
Ssptember, and possibly three-fourths
of It during the Isst half of that
month, The planta are now coming
up and are making a strong vigorous
growth, the fields presenting a beauti-
ful appearance. What will become of
the wheat sown during this week ls a
question, and depends entirely upon
te weather conditions this fall. The