VOL. LXXXV, NO. 8. W. 0. T. U. REUEPTION In Grange Arcadia, Friday Night, To Its New Members Largely Attendod. The reception on Friday night, in Grange Arcadia, given by the W, (, T. U. to its new members was a most enjoyable affair. The spirit of the W. U. T. U. and its junior depart. ment, L. T. L, is growiug, as is at- tested by the large membership in both organizstions, and their activities. The growth of these organizations ls, indeed, remarkable, and, lize in all communities the best families, no mat. ter what the standard of measurement, are represented. There sat about the board at this reception more than one hundred persons, each one en- thusiastic in the cause of the work The assembly had more of the ap- pearance of a town meeting, with uop- restricted admission to the American Boy, than aught else. The members of the L. T., L. were seated on the rostrum, and the W. C. T. U. members formed the audience The first was a prayer by Rev. 8. A Sayder, then followed a program exe: cuted by the little people and directed by Mrs. W, H Kreamer. Recitations were rendered by Grace SBoyder, Fred. erick Moore, Frank Rearick and Stan- ford Snyder ; Doretha Snyder sang a solo; Rebecca Kreamer, Miriam Huyett and Doretha Bnyder sang a trio, The older ones who took part in the program were Misses Mary Whiteman and Mary Dioges, in a vocal duet, Mrs. I. G Rearick, Mra. B. 8. Kream- er, Rev. B. A Snyder, LL G. Rearick, Mrs. T. L. Moore, Mrs J H Puft Miss Helen Bartholomew, ia voeal quartette ; Misses Leila Huyett, Ber. tha Stroh meier, and Bessie Breon, in plano duets, A short address by Dr W. H. Behuyler, who reviewsd the history of the organizstion, was a feature. After the program was completed, refreshments were served, and af- ter that an hour was devoted to social intercoui se, ———— A A ————— Pennsyivaoia Free Library, A new set of books have been re- ceived by Progress Graoge for the * Pennsylvania Free Library.” The livrary will be open every Saturday, at four o'clock. A list of the books and au'bors is appended : Abbott, Blue Jackets of '98 Alcott, Old Fashioned Girl Alden, Cruise of the Cannon Club Altsheler, Herald of the West Bartiett, Seventh Noon Blanchard, Janet's College Career Brown, Mr, Tuckerman's Niefes Buroham, Miss Bagg's Secretary Butterworth, Wampum Belt Connor Sky Pilot Couch, Fort Amity Crawlord, Lady of Rome Crook, Through Five Administrations Pavis, In the Fog Dickens, Tale of Two Clties Ebers, Uarda Ferryman, Norway Evans, Sailor's Log Fuller, Venetian June Gilman, Methods of Industrial Peace Goss, Jed Grinnell, Jack, the Young Ranchman Harris, Little sar. Thimblefloger Harrison, Queed Higginson, Army Life ina Black Regiment Henty, Bounile Prince Ch. rile Johnson, Highways and Byways of the Miss fssippi Valley Kipling, Second Jungle Book Lamb, Tales from Shakespeare Lang, Aladdin and Other Stories london, The Game M'Clymount, Greece Marden, Winning Out Marlitt, Countess Gisela Miller, Little Folks ino Feathers and Furs Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea Penna, State College, Allalla as a Forage Crop for Penna. Ray, Teddy, Her Daughter Reed, Master's Violin Roosevelt, Wilderness Hunter Bt. John, Electrical Toy-Making for Boys Smith, Peter Stoddard, The Boy Lincoln Sturgis, Appreciation of Pictures Tappan, American Hero Storice Tomlinson, Two Young Patriots Valle, Bue Orcutt Whittier, Poetical Works Wiggin, Rebececs of Sunnybrook Farm Williams, Romance of Early Exploration I ————I A A AIA. Foresters Uouvention, The fifth annual convention of Pennsylvania Foresters will be held in the state capitol, Harrisburg, March 6:th, 6ih, snd 7ih, A large number of sutjects are snnounced on the official program for discussion. The topics assignee! to foresters with whom many of the Reporter resders are acquainted are givea below : * Tae forester and his community ; how may causes leading to an up- favorable attitude be removed or ameliorated 7’ by Alfred E. Rupp, of Boalsburg. “The result of reaching school teachers and pupils,” is a or Sigoeg R. Lyno Emerick, of Smal) So ater the general head of * Foret Utilization,” Prof. E. A. Ziegler, of Moat Alto, will giveatiention to the sub-division of the tople, * Early re- turns sad their effects on the invest. ment.” * Combination and concentration of abilities and our » ie . division sar eer ser D"Lud vi, of od ing, wil Forest Instruments. Bince the graduates of the BStste Forest Academy have been in charge of various State reserves they have had to solve many problems without very many instruments which have been ordinarily used in conpection with forestry work. Often it was nec- essary to devise their own tools and try them out, in some cases, taking as & basis instruments in .use. In other oases, their own ideas have been work- ed out, and tools made which are very serviceable, Bome of these instru- ments are destined to be of great use in the forest service of the Btate, and there Is no doubt but that from time to time other ideas will be worked out; so that in the course of several years we will have satisfactory instro- ments for every phase of the work, A tree-measuring lostrument was perfected by Joho A. Bastian; a pruning shears by Harry J. Mueller, Uualon county forester ; a machine for planting acoras and various kinds of nuts, to be used especially on stony soll, was worked out by Raymond B Winters, also of Union county; G Ward Conklin, a Snyder county fores- ter, devised a very efficient sprouting axe; a practical mallet to be used in planting seedlings was designed by Walter D Ludwig, the Centre county forester, who hss headquarters at Boalsburg. In plantiog seedlings on a large scale an astra neat of soma sort to pack the earth is needed. A stone with a flat face has been loog used by foresters, but it has many disadvantages. Keep- ing these points in view Mr. Ludwig constructed the mallet The mallet is constructed in the ordinary way, except that one end of it is wedge shape, and edgad with «ptecs of steel, which serves LO cut away any roots or debris from the hole, and pall the dirt into the hole, to be placed around the roots of Lhe tree which is being plant. ed. * Forest Leaves,” published bi- monthly by the Pennsylvania Forestry Associston gives a minute deseription and an illustration of the mallet. Dr. Flickioger Dead, Following an attsck of acute indi- gestion, Dr. J. R. Flickinger, princi pal of the Central Btate Normal school, at Lock Haven, died Batur- day morning He was subject to these attacks, bat during the past year his health had been very fair. Dr. Flickioger was born in Perry county, October 19, 1854, and grada- ated from Princeton Uaiversity in 1877. He filled a number of positions snd posts of honor io educational ip- stitutions, before coming to Lock Haven, and was also a member of the state legisiature of Colorado, Central Pean's Coafersnce, The Central Pennsylvania Confer. ence of the United Evangelical church, will meet in Lock Haven on March 7th, There are 120 ministers enrolled in the conference, which, with general office and visiting minis ters, will make an attendance of about 160 ministers, besides about 70 lay delegates. Bishop J H. Fouke, of Naperville, lilinols, Is expected to preside. ql —— Barris-Horner, Bamuel W. Burris and Mis Alma M. Horner were married at the Meath- odist parsonage, at Spring Mills, on evening of Valentine day, by Rev, J, Max Lantz. Both parties are from Pleasant Gap. Colyer. Mrs. J. Henry Moyer and son Cyrus are visiting at the home of Mrs. Mary Grenoble, Mrs. Lillian Gettig returned home after an extended visit with friends at Bellefonte and Tyrone, Mrs. Stewart Jordan and Mrs. C. 8, Bodiorf spent a day last week at the home of Frenk Hogdan, Mr.and Mrs. Johu Bitner and daugh- ter returned home after spending a few days with friende at Avis, Mrs. E. T. Jordan and children and Miss Maggie Young spent Baarday at the home o: Thomas Hosterman. Mrs. Robert Glssgow and daughter Dorothy and Miss Ida Kliinefelter spent Saturday at the home of Alvin Bump. Toe Colyer Rural telephone com- pany beld its annual banquet at the home of Foster Frazier on Friday evening. Rov.and Mes. R. Raymond Jones sod daughter Gladys, of Csatre Hall, spent Saturday at the home of W, F, Rockey. A number of young people from this place attended the dauce which was held at the home of William Cumiogs Inst Friday evening. Mrs, John Bubb, of Red Mill, fs spendiog a few days at the home of her daughters Mrs, Leitsell and Mrs, Bower at Millhelm, AIA Bucrene Dairy Feed has proven to be an sll 'roung e0onoumonl, feed, and one that bri Fomitnte D. Foreman Cones Sos Standing By The Schools, In a report on the educational prog- ress for the firet decade of this century the United States bureau of education says that the people of this country are making unparalleled expenditures for schooling purposes. For instance, the total income from all sources for the common schools has increased from $219 765,989 in 19)0 10 $400 647,289 in 1909 The school population has increased only in the neighborhood of fifteen per cent., while the total in- come for common schools has increas. ed more than eighty-three per cent, The large item in this increase is the income from local taxation. This fact adds great significance to these figures ; for not only does it empha size the willingness of the people to support their common schools in an immediate and direct way, bat it should furnish a striking object lesson to those states which are yet afraid, arparently, to trust the people with power to tax themselves for the ade quate support of their common schools, As a further indication of the large in- crease during the decads of America’s investment in education, it is noted that the total value of all school prop- erty has increased from $550 000 000 in 1900 to the enormous sum of $968 000, 000, in 1900 S————— oo ————— Low Hates To The West, Pennsylvania Railroad. Tickets to Rockey Mountaios, Pacific Coust, Western Canada, Mexico and South- western points on sale daily March 1, to April 14th loclusive st reduced fares. Consult nearest Ticket Ageat, or David Todd, D. T. A., Williams- port, Pa. 0.11 4¢ A. C—O LOCALS, The eandidacy of Arthur Kimport for the position of chairman of the Democratic counly orgauization is an- nouoeed in this sue Although there will be few officers to elect in Centre county next fall, the opentug of the campaign has every ap- pearance of being a lively one A foreign missionary service was readered in the Reformed church on Sunday evening, and a sermon on the same theme was delivered by the pastor, Rev. R R Jones, Guy W. Jacobs, who for some years has been with the York refrigerator company, came to Centre tall ou Sunday to spend a short time with his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Jacobs. James Swab will make sale of his farm stock and implements and quit active farming operatiofis. He has leased the Curtin farm to Charles Hpicher, who pow lives in Buffalo Run. Oa Baturday H. A. McClellan will sell at public sale, near Tusseyville, a lot of farm stock, consisting of ten horses and colts, twenty-five cattle, ten brood sows, lot of snoats and pigs, eighteen sheep. There will be bar- gains offered. 0.8, T. B Buddioger, of Buow Shoe, was ot the fast Pennsylvania train that was wrecked at Warrior Kidge, He was on the observation car and on his way to Florida. His car did not leave the track, snd consequently Mr. Bud- dinger wae not injured. A large number of members of Progress Grange visited Logan Grange, near Plemsant Gap, Saturday afteruoon. There was a large attend- ance of members of that Grange, and transacted, luncheon was served. Frou the Reedsville correspondent to the Lewistowa Democrat and Sen- tinel it is learned that Col. John P. Taylor continues to make frequent trips to Philadelpnia aod other points. This indicates that the Colonel is en- Joying good health and is in good spicita, Read the Reporter sale register for the sales during the next week : Fri. day, 28rd, James CU. Goodhart ; Satur- day, 24:h, H. A, MecUlellan ; Tues day, 2ictn, R. Hayes Zstitle ; Wednes- day, 28.h, John H. Royer ; March 1, Strunk and Louberger ; March 4, B. Gardoer drove ; March 6, A, W, Zottle ; March 7, 8. I. Poorman ; March 8, Huyett & Luse, W. M. Beonloger, the Northumber- land county Holstein oattle breeder, is in Centre county this week In the io- terest of ‘the organization of the Pa. trons of Husbandry. Meetings were held every afternoon and evening in various sections of the county, and this (Thursday ) afternoon and eve ning meetings will be held at Howard, and Friday afternoon snd evening st Milesburg. Roland Zsttle, of Georges Valley, and RK. Hayes Zottle, of Centre Hill, will change ocoupations. The Istter is engaged In farmiog on the T. F, Royer farm, near Centre Hill, and af. tle will become will follow the former ae agent Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Come ————— ——Y 47 Consting Accident, \ 1 Baturday night Psul Bhaffer, aged about eighteen years and son of N. B Bhaffer, east of Centre Hall, was pretty badly injured while coasting down the mountain above Centre Hall. The young man was taken to the office of Dr. J. V. Foster, and after an exami- nation It was decided that the Belle- fonte hospital was the better place for him, and he was conveyed there in aL automobile accompanied by the physi- cian named and the young man’s father. The jaw bone was broken at two places, Just how the accident happened Is not definitely known, but the indica tions are that he was struck by a fl:xi- ble coaster. Young Bhafler was one of nine or ten boys who mounted a coaster on top of Nittany Mountain, and when about half way down the rear rocker broke, throwing them off the sled, and before they could gather themseives up several smaller coasters rushed by, one of which it is thought struck Bhaffer. This is the first accident of any ser- lous nature that has happened on the famous coasting site, although there have been many barrow escapes. It was quite dark on Saturday night, and this made coasting more haz ardous. AI rs UP TABATA IIS. Odenkirk Will Becomes Merchant. William A. Odenkirk, for some vears conuected with the Pennsyl- vania Ralirosd Company as clerk and stating agent, will be the successor of Register J. Frank SBmith as merchant ai the Centre Hall railroad station in the well-known Bartholomew stand. Tlie store buildiag and residences purchased from W. H. Bartholomew by former Prothonotary A. B. Kim- port, 8 few months ago, for $3000 snd was #old to Mr. Ofenkirk last week at ano advance of $250. Mr. OJdenkirk sl#o purchased the stock of merchsan- dise from Mr. Bmith, and today { Thursday ) they will begin takivg an invoice, aud by the beginning of pext week Mr. Odenkirk will be ready to open for busi ness, As has been said in these columns in the past, the stand is a good one, and there is no resson why a man of Mr. Odenkirk’s business ability and genisl disposition cannot reap a good profit every year, wan The Hooven Mercantile (o., Dividend - No. 85 The Directors of the Hooven Mer- cantile Co. have declared tne regulisr quarterly dividend of one snd one-half per cent. on the Preferred Btock and one per cent. on the Common Stock payable on March lst to stockholders of record, February 17th, Checks will be mailed, ——— A I—— OY ——————— Transfers of Heal Estate. Alfred Jones et al to Clara Mayer, in Philipsburg. $1. John Mitterling to Mary A, McCool, 6 acres in Poiter twp, $650, Harry V. Gentzel et ux to James P. Miller, 12 acres in Penn and Gregg twps. $200 J. Howard Tipton, guardian, to William F. Tipton, 100 acres in Boggs twp. $l Mary Anne Herd, et bar, to Ada W. Rumberger, in Pailipsburg. $1. Clara Mayer to Letiie R. Croyle, in Philipsburg. $900. Brush Valley. Quite a few peopie in this neighbor. hood are suffering from severe colds, Oa Inst Friday evening rome young people gathered at the home of D, J, Vouada and spent the evening with pleasant games. Those present were : Beulah dStover, Mary and Gladys Weagley, Ruth and Irene Musser, Erma Detrow, sary Fraokenberger, Cora and Mabelle MeCormick, Kate McCool, Mabel Zerby, Boyd and Kari Vooada, W.J. Miller, H. B. Snook, John Alvright, Kalpn Rachad, Archie Hagan, Wait:r Hosterman, William sureckengast, Bruce Meyer, Garduer Loug, Jonn Frankeunberger, George Zerby, and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kote. All report a good time, ——————— — ———— Ia addition to the $12,000 the Bell telephone company will spend ou its lines Letween Bellefonte, State Col lege, Uentre Hall, Spring Mille ang Milibelm, almost the same amount will be spens in improving the system in Belietonte, Woen completed the Bellefoute exchange will have an en- tirely new ouifly, and lostead of the patrons “ringing up '’ the exchange, she removal of the receiver from the nook will display an electric lighu which will notify the operator that a counecuion is wanted. This aystem is used lo the larger towns snd cities, snd is widely preferable to that now 10 vogue here, When her cblid is ln danger a wo- man will risk ber life to protect it, No great act of herolsm or risk of life is Decessary to protect a child from oroup. Give Uhsmberiain’s Cough Remedy and all danger Is svolded. Wor atu by mii uature: Mrs. Margaret Smith, wife of John C. Bmith, of Altoona, died quite sud- denly at her bome in that piace. She was In her usual health on Sunday and had gotten ready to attend the morning services Bunday a week at the Hecond United Presbyterian church, of which she was 8 member, Just ss she was about to step out of the door of her home to start for church she was stricken with cerebral hemor- rhages and though everything possi- ble was done she sank rapidly until two o'clock in the afternoon when her death resulted. Bhe la survived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs, Florence Miller, of Lakemont ; also two sisters, Mrs. Anoie Markle, of Lucas, Kansas ; and Mra. Elizabeth Meyers, of Boalsburg, The deceased's maiden name was Heintzleman, and she was born near Linden Hall in 1853 Her marriage took place about thirty-two years ago, since which time she lived In Al- toona. Harry Miller died Bunday morning at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Miller, ast Pleasant Gap, aged forty-six years and seven months, Interment was made at Bellefonte on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Miller was engaged In the real eniate business in Bioghamton, New York, where he lived, and also did business st Beraoston, He became broken in health and last fall returned to the parental home to recuperate from liver and other complaints, His regarded serious and his death was rather unexpected. Katharine Windorf Lantz, widow of the late Rev. J. Max Lantz, Br. died at Lewistown on Monday morn- ing, sged sevenly-four years, Bhe was widely known throughout the Central Peoosylvanis Conference, having lived at Mt. Holly Bprings, Wrights ville, Chambersburg, Mechanicsburg, Willismsport, York, Lock Haven and Lewistown. She was kind, lovable, and a devoted christian women. Mrs. Margaret Chronister, probably the sldest lady in Centre county, pass- ed away at her home at Centre Line. she was aged ninety-seven years, five months snd twenty-seven daye, and ber entire life was spent in the com- munity io which she died. Bhe was the widow of Cyrus Chronister. Two children, Mrs. Eliza Kapp, sand Jacob Chronister, survive, as does also a sis- ter, Mrs. Barbara Rider, of Tyrone, Mre. Elizabeth Miller Hile, widow of Adam Hile, died at the home of her son, J. Otis Hile, in Pleasant Gap. She was aged eighty years. The sur- viviog children are : Badie, Belle fonte ; William, Bellefonte; Law- rence, Curtin ; Harry and J. Otis, Pleasant Gap, Rev. John A. Miller, s well-known Methodist mioister, died at his home at Monotandon, aged sixty-three years. Deaths Throughout County, At the Banbury I. O. O. F. orphan age, John Brown, Jr., son of J. D. Brown, of Buow Bhoe, aged eleven years, Mrs. Barah Duff Barr, at McKees Rock, in the Oalo Valley Hospital, She was the wife of A, Miles Barr, of Bellefonte, A a — Woodward. Mra, C. H. Hosterman is on the sick list, Boyd Bheats, of Spring Mills, was in town Bunday. Robert Kelner, of Pottsville, is spend. ing a short time with his father, A. M. Kreamer, of Pean Hall, visit- ed his father and mother on Bunday, Mr. snd Mre. A. Meyer, of Coburn, spent Sunday at the home of James Weaver, Frank Benoer, of Fiedler, spent Saturday and Sunday with his brother in this piace, Roy Musser received eighty-seven post cards on Saturday in honor of his twenty-first birthday. LeRoy Mench accompanied by Miss Mabel Boob and Mrs, William Wolf, dr., of Anronsburg, spent Sunday in own. SPRING BANK, Mrs. Agnes Corman’s children have been sick, Charles Miller spent Sunday at Rebersourg, Miss Minnie Kline ft» back from Bethany for a rest. The power mills bad plenty of wa. ter since Tuesday. Wry, Hausoplag is oovating slow. ly from a long siege of sickness. Miss Maggie Weaver, of Spring Mil, Wake yous With Wet YSrugM. SAA AA ———— If you are in need of a sled, or cousult J, H. and 8. BE. Weber, at Cen- re Hell sud Oak Hall Stativo, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. A. B. Homan, of Altoons, was In Centre Hall on Friday. M. C. Btover, of Pittsburg, visited bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bevjamin Btover, at Yeagertown, last week. It Is because it Is leap year that the subscribers to this paper will receive another issue of the Reporter in Feb- ruary. February court opens on Monday. The jury list, which appeared a few weeks ago, is again printed, and will make good reading at this time. The financial statement of Potter township, issued by the suditors, ap- pears in thie fssue, It should be care fully read and studied by all who are interested, It has been decided by the suthori- ties connected with the Central Btate Normal 8chool, at Lock Haven, to bold 8 summer school during the month of July, On Wednesday application was made for the pardon of Joseph Mori. son, of Mifflin county, who is serving a life sentence in the Western Peni- tentiary for a murder committed in 1808 C.J. Greninger, who has success- fully operated the Rasuchtown roller mill during the past five years, will retire in the spring and move to Jersey Bhore to engage in other business. The Second National Bank of Al. toons, of which institution John D. Meyer is cashier, Tuesday of last week received $100,000 in deposits. The bank named is one of the most import. ant in that section of the state. Reporter patrons served by rural mail routes will not receive their paper this week until Friday, owing to the fact that today ( Thursday ) ts Wash- ington’s birthday, which is one of the holidays recognized by the postoffice department, Conductor U. H. Reamer, who for many years has been on the local branch railroad, has retired on sco- count of ill health. He and Mrs, Reamer expect to make Williames- port their home, and will leave Belle- fonte about the first of April. James Ramsey Treaster, one of the supervisors of Armagh township, Mifflin county, died at the home of James Durst, pear Milroy, where he boarded. He was aged almost sixty years, and was very well known throughout Mifflin county. He was engaged in farming sod lumbering. Ezra 8. Tressler, of Pine Hall, has scoeplted a good job with the state highway department in Fulton eoun- ty. As Mrs. Tressler’'s health has fail- ed she will live with her daughter, Mra. J. A. Cramer. They will make public sale of their personal effects. D. H. Krebs has leased the home at Pine Hall. Register J. Frank Smith sdvertises public sale of household goods, elec. for Saturday afternoon. He hopes to be able to move to Bellefonte by the first of March, and at that time W, A. Odenkirk will move his household goods from Glen Iron into the resi- dence portion of the store building va- osted by Mr. Smith. Manna Geotzell will occupy the building on the farm that John E. Rishel will vacate about April let Witmer Grove, the owner of the farm, intends farming it in connection with the farm he now lives on along the pike below Old Fort. Mr. Gentzell now lives on the Neese farm, recently purchased by Wesley Foreman, Merchant J. Will Conly, of Belle foute, was in Centre Hall last week, having come here to assist in conduct. log the sale of personal property by his mother, Mrs. Catharine Conley, Tue same day of the sale, which was Thureday, Mrs. Conley moved to Centre Hall and is now occupying a part of the M. L. Emerick house, on the diamond. Dr. George P. Bible writes the Re- porter from Tacoma, Washington, that he is on the Pacific cosst on leo: