oe "VOL. LXXXV, C.H H 8 COMMENCEMENT, Eight Young People Flulsh Work In the Looal Schools—-Boalsbarg Orchestra Fuarnlahes Music, Kight young people finished the three-year course as mapped out in Centre Hall High Bchool, and on Wednesday evening of last week the exercises incident to their graduation were held in Grange Arcadia. The large auditorium was crowded to the walls, Many of ihose present were young people from adjoining towns and villages, who themselves have had similar experiences, or are In un. der classes, and are looking forward to the time when the final * exams” for High Behool work will have been tak- en, and commencement day a reality with them. 5 The stage was handsomely deco- rated with potted ferns, evergreen and flowers, and the 1912 pennant was conspicuous on all sides. When the orchestra began playing, the curtin was lifted, and the class filed onto the stage from one of the side entrances in this succession : Nina Blick, Earl C, Lambert, Edna Neff, Ferma Hoover, Laura Mitterling, William Bradford, Helen Luse. Ralph Dinges, the eighth member of the class, owing to sickness was un- able to participate in the exercises. The essays and orations were well written and prepared, and equally as well read or spoken. * THE PROGRAM, Essay, Popular Government. Essay, YORth.....convne wen LoTR Mitteriing Oration, Parcels Post................... Earl C. Lambert Essay, History of Language. nese Helen Luse Oration, International Federation. Ralph Dinges Essay, the Home..... esesnss AOR Neff Oration, Preeminence of America William Bradford Essay, Woman's Social Position... Ferma Hoover we The Boalsburg orchestra furnished the music for the occasion, and this feature was very much enjoyed by every one present, The orchestra was made up of ten pieces, as follows : W. D. Ludwig, 1st violin Miss Rose Woods, 1st violin Harry Kuhn, Ist violin Mis. C.U Howard H. Bricker, John Jacobs C. U, Wieland, bass horn Edward Riley, tenor drum Robert Meyer, trombone Miss Marjoria Rothrock, planist ..Nina Blick Wiala rn v violin Wieland, 2nd violin nicole picoio cornet Io giving an account of the class day exercises mention was not made of the fact that William Reich, with a notice of but twenty-four hours, took a very important part in the ciass play, and also in the music, and in every instance did great credit to himself, Henry Mitterling and Alfred Craw- ford were two of the members of the Junior class who also on account of sickness were unable to join in the Junior class soags, and were not men- tioned in the same report, Classis Gpposes Union. The Lancaster classis of the Re formed church, embracing some seventy congregations, went on record recently as being opposed to organic union with the Presbyterian church. A resolution presented was not strong enough for the ministers, who then adopted a minute that said : ** This classis cannot view with favor union with the Presbyterian church. because such union means the absorp- tion of the church by the larger body ; snd we recommend that the general synod use ita offices to prevent all further discussion of question, '’ i. a The State Highways, Under Section 5 of theact of May 31, 1911, the old turopikes between Lewis. burg and Olid Fort and Lewistown and Centre Hall will be taken over by the state on the first day of June, next. It may be some years before theses roads will be built, but if the act means anything at all the state will be called upon to make the necessary repairs after the date named, and town. ships’ supervisors will be relieved of any responsibility on sceount of them and similar roads which form routes or parts under che 1911 act. The Hooven Merosatile Qo, Dividend No, 86, The directors of The Hooven Me.- cantile Co. bave declared the regular quarterly dividend of one and one- half per cent. on the preferred stock and one per cent. on the common stock, payable on June 1st to stock- holders of record May 18th. Checks will be mailed, A A AABN. The Pink pabel, The PINK LABEL appears this week. This indicates that credits for subscription have been given. If you have made a remittance between March 12 sod May 20th, you will find credit on your label this week for the first time. Please examine the label ol your paper and if an error has been made report at once, don’t wait a day, ll A pi — i. More than 2300 chicks were shipped from the Kerlin Poultry Farm to Luther Gulsewite, at Harrisburg. COMMENCEMENT AT STATE, Oommencement Exercises, Wednesday, June 1%2th-Address by Dr, Newell Dwight Hills, The commencement at Pennsyl- vania Btate College opens Friday, June 7th, and closes Wednesday fol- lowing. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Dean-elect Holmes, and Dr. Hillis is the com- mencement orator. The complete program follows : FRIDAY, JUNE 7 8.00 p. m.~Baseball 80 phomore vs. ~Beaver Field. 5.0 p. m, ~The Pharsonlans—Auditorium BATURDAY, JUNE 8 9.00 a. m.~Annusl Concert—College Cadet Band Front Campus 10.00 a. m.—Review of the Regiment of College Cadets by General James A. Beaver, Belle foute~Beaver Field p. mm. ~Interclass Field 3.00 p. m.—~Baseball-University of Pittsburgh va. Btate—Heaver Field 7.4 p. m.~Coacert-College Auditorium 100 p. m~Campus Binging--Senlor Senior Benches BUNDAY, JUNE ¢ 10.50 a. m.—Baccslaureate Sermon-—-Dr. Arthur Holmes, University of Peunsylvania, Phila- delphia, Dean-elect of the General Faculty Auditorium 490 p. m-—Bacred Cone ~Front Campus 60p m~-Y. M.C. A. and Y. W, C, ~Front Campus 8.00 p. m.~Sacred Concert—Auditorium MONDAY, JUNE It Freshman 1.00 Track Meot-—-Beaver Musical Clubs Clans ert—College Cadet Band A. Meeting 10,008 m.~Ciass Day Exercises of the Class of 1912-Front Campus 1.3 p. m.-—Sasccer Foothall-Sophomore Freshman Beaver Field 20 p m.~Track Meet-Carnegic Schools vs. Slale—Beaver Fleld 7% p. m.—~Annual Meeting of the Trustees - Carnegie Library 5.00 pp MJunlor Orstorical torium 930 p. m.~FPhilochorean Reception—McA lister Hall ve. Technical Board of Contest Audi. TUESDAY, JUNE 11 900-1030 8. m.~Alumai Business Meeting --Oid Chapel 10.30 a mn. —~Anuual Business Meeting of the Kappa Phi Honor Fraternity —-Aud Foyer 11.00 a m.~Publie § #oe Alum {tryed a ANOTLRIM 400 po mo Chapel ; Alumni, Room 3.00 p. m.~Alumni Parsde—~Oid Main to Beaver Field 1.30 p ball-Lehigh Stato-~Beaver Fleld 5.00 p. m—" The Commandant” by the plans~Auditoriam 9.0 p. m.~Alumni Reception~McAllister Hall WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 1, = Has University ws Thies 16 ss. m-~Usmmencement negie Library A torium Address—IDir, N¢ Dwight Hillis, Brook- Iya, N. Y., * The Republic and the Leader. ship of its Educated Men 20p mY. M. C. A. Besefit—" The College Boy's Wedding "—Andisoriam L060 p Commen cement Guesta—FPresident’'s Lawn, West Campus 5.00 p.m.~Junior Farewell Redeption to Sen om ~ Armory Procession —Car- 1000 m. Commencement Exercise Audi. weil m.-Reception to st the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Blauser, st Potters Mills, Wednesday Sth instant, and of which death previous mention was made in these columns, Mr. Auman had at tained the age of ninety-ithree ears, vine months and twenty days, having been born July 18, 1518, during the first administration of James Moaroe, the Virginian. Always being ioter- ested in politics, Mr, Auman never missed an opportunity to cast his bal- lot, no matter how unimportant the election appeared. He was at the polls at the last primary election, and, as wae his custom, voted the Demo- cratic ticket, Mrs. Auman, who before her mar- riage was Amanda Osman, died eleven years ago at the age of seventy-three, The children born to this union all of whom, except four, grew to maturi- ty, were Philip J., Jonnstown ; Peter snd Uriab, Bpring Mills; Elias and Jeremiah, Fort Wayne, Indians; Thomas F., Coburn; William, Mill heim ; Mrs. William Blsuser, Potters Mill; Mrs. John Klinefelter, Waddle ; Mrs, John Zerby, Youngstown, Ohio; Mra, Miles Barger Tiffila, Ohio. The deceased children who grew to maturi- ty were John, Mary, Mahala and There survive also two brothers, Conrad, Spring Mills ; and Jacob, Coburn. One of the remarkable things in the life of Mr. Auman were the figures eighteen~1818, year of birth, 18ih of July, day of month, and eighteen children born to him and Mrs, Auman. These figures were ofitimes repeated during his middie and latter life, Mr, Auman was a farmer, and the whole of his life was spent in Penns Valley in the townsaips of Penn, where he was boro, Gregg and Potter townships, Fuveral services were conducted by Rev J. M. Rearick, of Williamsburg, a former pastor, who officiated by re queat of the deceased. A A A ——— Iron coops for chicks that have many advanteges over the handmade feed boxes, all siges.--J., H. 0vops ; Fre Centre Hall sod Oak Hall Station, GOLDEN EAGLE ORPHANAGE, Institution May be Bullt on Donated Grounds at Harrisbarg Templar Officers, The State convention of the Knights of the Golden Eagles closed Thursday of last week with the installation of officers and the nomination of candi- dates to be balloted for next year. The extension committee was author- ized to appoint state organizers, A committee of twenty was named to in- quire into plans for the establishment of an orphanage on ground donated near Harrisburg. Ira B. Bixler, of Harrisburg, was ap- pointed district grand chief at large, and John E. Dormer, of Philadelphia, for Philadelphia. The zrand temple of the Ladies’ Femplars of the Knights of the Gold- en Eagles also ended its sessions. There are 170 temples in Penneyl- vania, with a membership of 11,345. Officers were elected as follows ; Grand templar, Mrs. Elizabeth Pen- tin, Pittsburg ; grand vice templar, Mrs. Meaggie Windle, Becranton ; grand priestess, Mrs, Margaret Coch- ran, Pittsburg ; grand guardian of records, Mrs. Josie T. Walters, Phil- adelphia ; grabhd marshal of ceremo- oles, Mrs. Phoebe Lewls, Carnegie; grand guardian of exchequer, Mrs. Emma Moll, Philadelphia; grand guardian of music, Mrs. Kate Tombs, Jersey Shore ; grand guardian of in- ner portal, Mrs. Lizzie Fidler, Leba- non ; grand guardian of outer portal, Mrs. Anna Wood, Lancaster ; grand trustee, Mrs. Clara Wetzell, Philadel- phia, sn———— Horeer Gross. The marriage of Elmer E. Horner and Miss Vera Gross was solemnized at Freeport, Illinois, on 16th Inst, The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. aud Mrs, Allen Gross. The groom is & son of George Horoer, of near Pleasant Gap, but has been in Illinois for five years, and is a fireman. The bride is an es timable young woman. Mr. sand Mrs, Horner will visit the old home in the east before settling down to house- keeping. -——- Aaronsburg, Bumner Musser went to Akron, Ohio, where he will be employed. Warren Winkieblech and family spent the Babbath with friends at sSmullton, Warren Boob, of Milton spent a day Inst week at the home of William Wolie. Mrs. Williaa Houser, of Bellefonte, spent some time with her mother Mra, D. H. Leuker. George Wolfe and son, of Bpriog Mills, muade a business trip to this place on Saturday. Mrs. Fred Limbert and son, of Al- toons, visited at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Limbert. Mise Emily Foster and Miss Lizzie Gutilius, of Mifflioburg, are guesits at the Foster residence, Heury Krape has gone to Reading as a delegate to the Odd Fellows Con- vention held there this week. Henry Hsfll=y and son, of Renovo, spent a few days with the former's parents Mr. and Mrs B, F. Haflley. Harry Call and son Gay who are employed at State College spent a few days at their home in this place. Miss Sara Guisewite, of Bellefonte, is spending a few weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs, Willlam Guise- wite, Mr. and Mrs. Leitzel, of Baflalo, New York, spent a few days pleasant- ly at the home of John and Mazie Foster, Emanuel Guisewitle bought the property owned by Emanuel Musser deceased for $40). Fred Btover bought the land that belonged to the Musser estate for $365, J. W. Foster and sister and Mr. and Mrs, Leitzel, of Buffalo, N, Y., spent Haturday at Centre Hall and from there went to Penns Cave They made the trip in an automobile, SE —— A IS A——— Woodward. Roy Orndorf, of Philadelphia, spent a few days with his parente, Miss Minnie Grenoble, of Bellefonte, spent the greater part of last week with her parents. Mr. and Mra. Sylvis, of Laurelton, spent Friday and Saturday at the home of C, D. Motz, Mre. A. OC, Slifer and son Paul are spending a few weeks with the form. et's parents in Allentown. After spending a week with his parents Roy Musser returned to school in Lavosster Monday morning. Mr, snd Mrs. Robert Mensch and daughter Miss Florence, of Aarons. burg, spent Banday st the home of Li. L. Weaver. Miss Bertha Hosterman having spent a month with her brother In Johnstown returned to her home on Bunday., Bhe was accompanied home by her brother and family, I AI. Laundry goes out next Wednesday, GHRANGERS TO MEET R, BB, MEN, Will Consider Bubject of Trausporistion and Distribution, Two public conferences will bs held at Harrisburg on today ( Thursday ) and Friddy under the auspicss of the Btate Grange of the Patrons of Hus- bandry, for which that farmer’s body hes issued invitations, Thursday’s conference will be prin. cipally with railroad officials to dis- cuss transportation and distribution. Friday will be with the state board of education and other educators to dis- cuss the teaching of agriculture in the public schools, The conference with the railrosd offi *ials has been planned to assist in workiog out the patrons plan for a state wide cooperative corporation while the educational conference is planned to elevate further the stand- ard of the country school, The grange speakers at the educa- tional conference will be Btate Master Creasy, Blate Secretary Allman and others, Governor Tener will preside. , 144 ry i Milroy, 3 Centre Hall, 0, : Beturday afternoon, on Grange park, WILD WEST SHOW COMING, One of thy Biggest and Best to Appear In Bellefonte, The advance brigade of the great Prairie Lillie Nebrasks Bill's Histor- ical Wild West was in Bellefonte bill ing the town and surrounding country anncuacing the appearance of the great tented aggregation for Tuesday, May 28. Tented enterprises of the msguitude of Prairie Lillle and Ne braska Bill's rarely exhibit outside the larger cities, and as this is the first op- portunity our residents have had of witnessing real frontier life portrayed by genuine Cowboys, Indiane, Hunt. ere, Guides, Trappers and Beouts, there is every reason to suppose their ap- pearance in Bellefonte will be wel comed by large sudiences, The magnitude of the show can best be judged when it is known it requir- es a special train of double length cars to transport the 250 Cow-boys, Indians, Mexicans Vaqueros, Russian Cossacks, Arabs, Bouth American Guachos, United Biates Cavalry and Artillery troops, a score of bright-eyed Benoritas and dashing rosy cheeked western beauties led by the famous Queen of Centre Hall was defeated by Milroy | in the first game played by the locals | this season, The score was 3to 0, It) was Milroy's sixth game and Batur- day's victory gave them a record of five games won and one lost, Never did a better club take the fleld on the home ground than. the Milroy pine, Their flelding bordered on the | sevusational, and their batting was ¢qually as good. The local club, while | strong on defense, was wolully weak with the stick. With s little more | practice in batting, Centre *4all willl again present a winnplog team, { Kidder pitched a strong game for] the home team and downed thirteen of | the victors on strikes. Miller played | his usual snappy game behbiod the bat and lined out one of the six bits made by the local club, The beat hitting by the visitors was dope by Klinger, He hit safely the first three times at bat. The lsst time up Kidder found his weak spot and fanned him on three pitched balls Calhoun, the third baseman hit a drive over the centre fielders head in the seventh inniog and made a short cut for home. He beat the ball, but umpire Bweetwood politely informed him that be had not touched second and the run was counted out THE MOORE BY INNINGS Miiroy . . .~00020010 0-3 Centre Hall-0 00000 0 0 0-0 A A ——————— LOCALS, Court this week, but not much busi. nessa, i W The Pink Label appears this week. Take a look at it, Progress Grange will hold a regular meeting Saturday evening. Mrs, Catharine Carson, of Potters Mills, on Monday afternoon, went to sSiate College to visit Hon. John T McCormick and family. The West Branch Medical Bociety met in Jersey Bhore on Tuesday and was attended by Dr. J. V. Foster, of Centre Hall, who made the trip in his Ford car, Farmers are Loo busy these fine days to come to town. This is the season when the rural mail service and the telephone are the farmer's great Lime savers, Mm. Rebecca Cummings and daoghter Miss Elsie, Wednesday of next week, have planned to leave for Chicago, Illinois, where they will visit Mrs, P. B. McAlees, a daughter of the former. They may remaia for the greater part of the summer, The iron coops fur chicks sold by the Webers, at Centre Hall and Oak Hall Station, are water proof and rat proof ; convenient in every way, and better than the old way. They are collapsi- ble and can therefore be stored in a very small apace when winter comes. Franklin, aged seven years, son of L. E. Btover, of Millheim, while flash ing along the banks of Penns Creek, fell from the Penn street bridge and parrowly escaped drowning. His brother, Albert, happened to be near by, sud was the means of saving his life, The jurors for the May term of court in Union county were ordered not to appear, There were no come monwealth cases to be heard, and all civil cases were postponed. This move by Judge Johnson will be a great saving to the taxpayers of the county. Mr, and Mrs. William W. Harp- ster are In Centre Hall, having come here for the summer from their Free. port, Iilinols, home ou Baturday, Mr, Harpster is a gentleman of leisure, and while he and Mra, Harpeter will make this their headquarters for the summer it is their intention to make trips to various points in the east, Baltimore belug one of the pointe they will visit during the Democratic national convention ia June. the Baddle Prairie Lillie, afternoon at 2 and night at 8, New Ee Deaths of Centre Countinns, R. D. Ardery, at Martha Furnace, r- Mrs. Daviel Boob, at Boow Bhoe Sarah J., wife of William B. Thomp- son, of DMilesburg, sged sixty-one John B. Bathurst, of Mt. Eagle, 'at the home of his sister, Mrs. T. B years, Robert Bullick, a veteran civil war, in Franklinville, seventy-four years. He was Pine Grove Mills, Z 71. of the aged born ino Mrs, Ourg, Harshberger, in Miles aged sixty-vine years, She was born in Milroy and was the daughter of Judge W. A. McManigle. Mre., Almetta Yearick, wife of John Yearick, near Jacksonville, aged al- most fifty-years. She was the daugh- ter of Bamuel Duth, of Freeport, I1ili- pols, where several half-brothers and baif-sisters reside, Mrs, Mary C. Thompson, widow of the late Andrew Jackson Thompeon, in Pbilipsburg. Bhe was born in Buffalo Run Valley, and was aged seventy-five years, and until the death of ber husband lived al Btormstown, I —————— SA A ——— Trasster of Heal Estate. Michael Messe et ux to Martin Meese, tract of land in Spring twp. $1246, William F. Reynolds to John Lutz, tract of iand in Benner twp. $3323 90, William E. Philips admr. to Will iam F. Miiler, tract of land in Gregg twp. $6600, Ezra Smith to George W. Bmith, tract of land in Benner twp. $200, Willlam H. Jones to William H. Hindle, tract of land in Philipsburg. $10,000, J. Howard Tipton et ux to William Tressler, tract of land in Curtin twp, $1. William C, Heinle to D. C. Calle- han, tract of land in Beaner twp, $350 William F, Zeigler to James A. Wert, tract of land in Haines twp. $9000, AungelaHemmes et al to Lawrence Li. Miller, tract of land in Philipsburg. $125. Sarah K. Gehret to Orin A. Kline, tract of land in Bellefonte, $1400, Helen BR. Meyer et bar to William Bilger, tract of land in Beuner twp, $l. Thomas G. MoCausiand et al to Margie B. Frantz, tract of land in Rush twp. $50, MeNitt-Huyett Lumber Co. to C. K. Sober, tract of land in Benner twp, $275. C. K. Bober to Ada R. Duck, tract of land in Benner twp, $65, John F. Stover et al to Henry C. Noll, tract of land in Benner twp. $12. Julia Curtin to William G. Runkle, tract of land in Spring twp. $9000, Gi. W. Loneberger ot ux to Samuel Flora, tract of land in Benner twp, $220. J. A. SBhaongraw et ux to John Bodenosak, tract of land in Mosbhan- non. $1 George W. Ellenberger 0 E. KE Ellenberger, tract of land in Ferguson twp. $450. George W. Ellenberger to Arthur 8. Ellenberger, tract of land in Fergu- won twp. $6300, William P. Humes to Benjamin F, Deitrioh, tract of laud in Beliefonte, Was. : Go NO. 21. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. The Pink Label this week, Talk about growing weather! piles are sprouting. Ash H. F. Musser, one of Potter town- ship's auditors, was smong the Re porter’s callers last week, Mrs. Mary J. Goodhart is preparing to build a concrete walk In front of ber home in Centre Hall. The grand lodge of K. G. E. met at Hazelton last week. John Knarr rep- resented the order from this place, and Windom Gramley from Bpring Mills, Miss Edith Boozer, daughter of D, A. Boozer, of Centre Hall, is ill with typhoid fever. She is a student in a Mt. Alry iostitution, near Philadel- phia, Thomas Keefer, of Youngwood, was in Centre Hall for several days, com- ing bere the latter part of last week, While here he was entertained by Miss Cora Brungart. be James H. Mann Company sxe | factory was put into operation a few [days ago. This plant takes the place { of the ope destroyed by fire in March | of last year. The plant is located st | Yeagertown, and employs three han- {dred men, { A deal was closed whereby the | Lewisburg Condensed Milk Company { will take and operste the Mifflinburg | creamery plant owned by J. H. {Bhontz. The Mifflinburg plant will | be operated in covjunction with the Lewisburg plant. The board of health is postiog quarantine nolices for messles, Itis a | great mistake not to enforce every pre- jesutionary measure when a disease | first appears in a community, Much | expense, money, pain, snd ofttimes { premature deaths could be avoided. Failing to secure the indorsement | of the citizens to expend $30,000 for a { school balldiug st Blate College, the school board is now ssking the tax- payers to suthorize the issuing of bonds to the extent of $15,000. The election will be held next Tuesday. A new dwelling house will be erect- ed on the Musser homestead just east of Biate College, by GG. Fred Musser. Lhe house, it will be remembered, was tolally destroyed by fire last winter, j and from exposure on account of the fire the senior Mr, Musser lost his life. The stork that makes deliveries in Harris, College and Ferguson town- ships made one of its trips recently and the result is a son was born to Mr.snd Mrs. E. E. Royer, Mr. apd Mre. George Barto, and daughters in the homes of B. F. Davie and Jasper Rishel, George E. Ishler has about complet- ed the foundation for his new res:- dence near Centre Hall railroad sta- tion. The wall was built of concrete, and was constructed by Mr. Ishler and day laborers. The proportion of cement and stone used is one to six, This was made into a thin grout and filled in between stones laid wall form, Li. G. Rearick, who for a number of years conducted a furniture store and undertaking business in Ceutre Hall, Friday of last week, left Centre Hall, and within four or six weeks he and his family will be located at B8St. Petersburg, Florida. Mrs, Rearick and children in the mean time are staying with the former's parents in Nittany Valley. The Rearicks leave here with the best wishes of all. It is estimated that fully 2 750,000 trout, three to four inches long, are in the hatcheries at Corry, Bellefonte and Pleasant Mount, and by next fall when distributions will be made the fishes will bave attained a length of from five to seven inches. Corry is credited with now having 1,500,000 trout two to three inches long ; Belle fonte, 1,000,000 three inches long, and Pleasant Mount hatebery, 250,000 four inches long. Miss Ida Geary, a daughter of Mr, and Mre, Samuel Geary, deceased, who with her parents, resided on a farm, near Mifflinburg until about ten years #go when she departed for New York City, and for a number of years has been employed as a house-keeper for the John Jacob Astor family, was remembered by a neat sum in the will of the dead millionaire, victim of the Titanic, relates the MiMinbarg Telegraph. The exploding of a lantern caused the burning of a barn one mile west of Cartin. The farm is tensuted by the owner's son, Fred Shope, and it was about nine o'clock when he flashed feeding and osring for his stock, and on ploking up the lantern it exploded, ths burning oll scattering iu all direct. ions, Neighbors saw the fire and hurried to the scene, and by quick action all of the stook in the barn was saved, as well asa few implements, [n- surance 10 the sum of $1300 was carried on the barn and contents,
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