a Wn THE Eo —————— A ——————————— CENTRE: REPORTER. ISSUED IWEEKLY, 8. W, S/'UTH, . . Editor and Proprietor Entered at the Post Office Second Class mail matter, in Centre Hall as Centre Harn, . . . PenNa THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1912 CHURCH APPOINTMENTS. Presbyterian—~Centre Hall, morning ; Spring Mills, afternoon. United Evangelical—Lemont, den Hall, afternoon, morning ; Lin- Lutheran—Tussey ville, morning ; Spring Mills afternoon; Centre Hall, evening, afl Reformed ~Spring Mills, Union, ternoon ; morning ; Centre Hall, evenlog. Evangelical Linden Hall, Saturday evening ; sey ville, unday morniog ; Mountain church, afternoon Spring Mills, evening Communion at all points, Sermon by Rev. D. © Carls, of Madisonburg. DEATHS ? Nounagenarian Dead. \ ’ Willlam Auman, aged almost nines ty-four years, died Wednesday morn- ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Blauser, at Potters Mills. Fa- neral Balurday morning, nine o'clock at the house ; interment in Georges Valley. A more extended notice will appear next week. William Dreibelbis, born near Mill- heim, July 18, 1850, died near Oranpge- ville, Illinois, at the age of almost sixty-two years, He went west with his parents forty-six years ago, The Orangeville Courier says: Be gides his wife and children he leaves to mourn his demise the following sisters and brother: Mrs. Hettie Kleckner, of Monroe, Wisconsin; Mrs. Mary Bteese, of Lena, Illinois; Mre. Rebec- ¢y Musser, of Orangeville ; Mrs. Sarah Museer, of Jewell City, Kansas; Mrs Hannah DaHaven, of Monroe, Wis consin ; Joseph, of Orangeville. William Reifsnyder died at his home in Millheim, in whieh town he wis born aod lived all his life, on Tuasday morning, after an illness of several weeks. He was a carpenter by trade, and was well-known through- out the lower portion of Penns Valley. The deceased is survived by a wife, whose maiden name was Hoover, and three sons and one daughter, namely Harper, at home ; John W,, Linden Hall ; Evans, Kansas City, Mo., and Mra, J. W. Tressler, of near Centre Hill. His age was sixty-eight years, ten months and seventeen days. Rev. Jobn M. King, pastor of the United Evargelical church in Centre died Will afternoon, Inter- ment was made Wednesday afternoon, at New Berry. His age was sixty- three years. There survive the wife snd two daughters. Rev. King was io aclive service from 1869 unsii last conference, Hall from 1556 to 1888 iamsport, Bunday in the Mrs. Rose Mamolen, wife of Morris Mamolen, and mother of Mrs. D. J. Nieman, of Millheim, died at her home in Lock Haven. Bhe was aged sixty-nine years. AIA ——— Deaths Throughout County, Mra. Charles Guisewite, in Belle- fonte, aged thirty-seven years, Mrs. Jemima Parsons, in Milesburg, aged seventy-seven years, Mrs. George Swisher, in burg, aged sixty-four years, John L. Bhaffer, of Jacksonville, born in Bpriog township, aged fifty. feven years. One brother, RB, H. Shaffer, of Pleasant Gap, as well as Philips- survive. Linden Hall. Misa Taylor, of Altcons, spent Fii- day in this place, Mrs. Bertha Walker returned from a visit among friends at Penn Hall. Mrs. John Reifanyder and daughter Irene are visiting friends in Millheim. Mrs. J. H. Ross is spending a few weeks with her sister Mrs. B, E. Goss in Reading. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McFarlane spent Bundsy at the John Mitchell home at Lemont, Among the recent #on at the home Wallace White, Miss Lavon Ferree accompanied by her friend Miss Mary Gross came up from Lock Haven Normal to spend Bunday with her parents. arrivals was a of Mr, and Mrs. We beat again. A AAAS ANI If the sutomobilists don’t like the kind of mud and depressions on Main street, they can go one block west and travel Hoffer street. It's just fine— not a thank-you-ma'am in it, ——— A ASAT, Attorney General Bell has decided that Centre county is in the “western’’ pact of Pennaylvania, and that the se. ection of Centre county for the pen site is not contrary to the provision ef the law which says that the pen shall be in the western part of the state, S—————————— It would surprise you to know of the great good that js being done by Chamberlain's Tablets. Darius Dow- ney, of Newberg Junction, N, B., writes, “My wife has been using Chamberlain's Tablets and finds them very effectual and doing her lots of good.” If you have any trouble with Neda AGAINST PERPETUAL FRANUHISEY, A Frivilege Restrained by Constitations! Provision or General Law, The report is that certain parties are seeking from the council a perpet- ual franchise granting them the legal right to furnish to Centre Hall and its citizens electric light. This is a mat- ter in which it will be well to go slow, About twenty years ago 1 made a apecial study of the public utility question, and ever since have followed more or less closely ite progress, The trend of public sentiment, especially of that part of the public more inter- ested in the general welfare than in advancing thelr own interests at the expense of others, is decidedly against granting to private parties or corpor- ations privileges that never end. It is felt that it is not just to future citizens for boro or city suthorities to giv away, oven for a price, that which nay be of great value in the future Lf oar civilization moves on in its pres. snt direction it will be only a compar- atively short time till all municipali- ies will wish to own their water works, lighting plante, ete., go great are the advantages in cheaper service snd greater freedom from eorruption fo do this nisany boros will find it necessary to buy at great that which perhaps was ounce given as a free gift, Public undertakings some times fail because of bad management sa do private enterprises sometimes ; anid the occasional failures are widely advertised by those who make great profits hy getting franchises from the public ; while the many that succes are not heard of, since no body has a finsncial interest in making them Enown. Prof, R L.. Ely, formerly of Johus Hopkins University, Baltimore, who has given years of disinterested study to this question, and who is a general ly recognized sutbority on it, that these public undertakings much more frequently succeed than fail, that they save consumers great sums of money and remove a most frequent cause of political corruption Al sttoruey for one of the lsrge compa pies engaged in supplving towns with water-works told me [ Prof Ely ] that Il bad been taxed in assisting them to pump water enough their stock. It had been watered wain and again, sud it was stil sary to add to it to « i wmaniis profite’’ pm! t kely to be more profitable nishing water Centre Hall is probably ready to build and own {ts lighting plant ; but what it may find desirable ture and wish to do and we ashe now bind it hand and foot with petusl franchise whic great burden to on should we do so f Cost ed $ declares : 3 nis FEI rit i Lie 8 eatrie no ir chi ontinue lo pays, and pays company will ne indertake the | ir ver ita streats and guards « srefuily iis own welfare, It will be better to wall « while rather than do what may be very much regretted when too Iate [a fact this idea of granting an ever. iasting franchise is so far behind times that many corporations no er nek for it in wide-awake ties : and our mos? bid it in their general law, Let the franchise be twenty five years—or | refuse Lo ib because the boro keeps eon sd vanes coustilu vote on the questi ve chise may be granted one thing be carefully guarded against, and t! is, the disfigurement of our beautiful village by cutting shade trees, erecting unsightly and so f The boro's experience with the telepbune companies should teach =a Fbese companies are not so great an eye sore here a» in some other towns yel some parts of Centre Hall would be greatly improved in appearance if their poles were properly located, W. Hexny —————. es Al A Bir hday Parly. id poles, ith, jemann HUYLER A birthday surprise party was giv- ! i { én on Haturday evening in her honor of mother Lottie. Refreshments ice cream, cake, candy, and served Dans Those present were as iollows : av Mr {40 ire Hettinger and family, Mr. aod Mrs i i i : i i i John Roush and amily, E Hennick, Grace Ripka, Viola Harter, Ester Foreman, Margretta Tressier, Bessie Harshberger, Mary and Nettie Lingle, Bertha and Nellie Bible, Ruth Royer, Mary Carson, Lloyd Houser, Grover Weaver, Charles and Clarence Miller, Andrew Garver, Cor man, Robert Birchfield, James and Elmer Lingle, Plommer “Yoar, George Harter, Charles Nevil, Clyde and Charles Lingle, Guy Foreman, John Bitner, Philip Confer, Weaver, $ ier Bruce Bloomer ei cotes——— The Famous Brady War Fhotos The famous: Brady War Photos may be secured through the North Amer ican, beginning Sunday, May 12. Oar plan is to iseue each week, a comple e section, coi taining from 40 to 150 photographs, representing important scenes, such as Bull Run, Shiloh, Corinth, Fredericksburg, Appomatos, These sections are printed on heavy white coated paper, and will continue for sixteen wieke, and can be obisined by securing a coupon issued with the Bunday North American and 152 by mail. Each section will be complete in itself. You ean obtain one or all, just as you desire, —————— County Grange Meeting, The Centre County Pomona Grange will meet at Port Matilda, Thursday, May 23rd. There will be two sessions in the afternoon and evening. AIL Ms ASAIO. Anotion st Uoiyer, George R. Meise, the Colyer mer. chant, will bold an suction sale Sat. your stomach or bowels give them a trial. For sale by sll dealers. urdsy eveniog of this week, Spring Mills. Miss Maggie Weaver spent Banday at her home at Rabersburg, Mra. Foster Walker, of State Col- lege, visited in this vicinity last week. Rufus Finkle, of Btate College, #pent Bunday with his parents, A, W Finkle, W. O. Gramley were to Madisonburg on Saturday, Miss Miriam Long, a student of at her home, evening at for Memorial services, Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Zibler were Jucknonville Haturday to attend to 0 he funeral of Mra. Martin, who died sl Btate College The members of the Masonic the of M. LL Hon funeral Rishel, Farmers Mills, were W. M. Allison, Dr. H. B. Rev. Max Lantz, C. P. Long, i Hossman, and James Condo, attended of who > Poor appetite is a sure sign of im- paired A fow doses of hamberiain’s Stomach snd Liver Tablets will stren i and improve your nds have been For sale by all d gigestion gthe r digesti hou- sopetite. 1 these tablets Blers NOW 8 Lhe (ime Lo g eumatism. You cap « g Chamberlain's sl massa zing the part™ freely 3 Or sale by a Tonic Alterative What is a “tonic”? A medicine that increases the strength or the tone of the system. What is erative”? A medicine alters or changes un- healthy action to healthy action. Name the best “tonic and alterative”? Ayers Sar- saparilla, the only Sarsapa- rillacntirely free fromalcohol. Ask your doctor about it. 8, Sick-headaches, indipes- ation, dizzy spells — these of the results of an inactive Ask your doctor if he endorses Ayer’s Pilis in these cases, is small, ong pill st bedtime. Made by the 4.0. ATER CO, 1 liver. i, Mase we Farm Machinery Gasoline Engines Fertilizers Binder Twine Repairs for Machinery The undersigned is pres pared to furnish anything in the above lines, at most reasonable rates, Farm machinery includes a full line of hay tools, ele, YOUR PATRONAGR IS SOLICITED. H. C. SHIRK Centre Hall, Pa. Goods The farmers say the season is late, but all people say there are plenty of good bar- gains at Long’s, We have been to the Eastern Market, and our customers will derive the benefits of reductions on all lines— Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Dry Goods and Notions, L.ow Prices in Hardware Horse Shoe Nails, - 8c Ib. Wire Nails - - - Ib. Full Line Staple Hardware. a, whe American wire Fence, 8 wires high, - 25¢ per rod Also other Fencing on hand, Ask us about prices. A CARLOAD OF CEMENT Phone or write us about rice, Make up a list of your Spring and Summer Goods. Highest market prices paid for all kinds of produce. SPRING MILLS, PA. ODENKIRK’S STORE CENTRE HALL, PA. We have now on hand a splendid line of general merchandise which we are offering at ‘most reasonable prices. Most of these goods are new, there- fore the styles are correct, the pat- terns of latest date, and in the gro- cery line the packages clean, the con- tents fresh and pure. # It you have not been dealing with us, you are invited to call and make a trial purchase, or simply call to look over stock and get prices. Our line of goods is complete and we propose to keep every departrnent fully stocked. Some of the big lines are: Dress Goods and Dry Goods in general ; Shoes for Men, Women, Misses and Children ; Queensware, an unusually large assortment. + Store open from 6.30 a, m. togop m. W. A. ODENKIRK
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