VOL. LXXXYV. HALL, PA., . Case In Qourt for Eighteen Years In which | It is Katitled to Your Support Although It Huckster W, F, Rockey Is a Principal May Not Always Represent Your Per- Decided In His Favor, sonal Opinion, A lawsuit which has been in the| The columns of a newspaper are the courts for the last eighteen years, and | publishers stock in trade, and the in which the costs piled up to an|parties who ask to use them for their amount considerably in excess of that [special benefit must expect to pay for originally at stake, was finally termi-|the same, and we hope that all parties nated last week when Judge Orvis re-| will, after due consideration, view the versed the findings of the master and | matter in the proper light. Every directed that judgment be entered for |public-spirited citizen of a place the defendant, William F. Rockey, the | should have pride in seeing his own huckster, of Tusseyville. Originally [town and surrounding country Im- the plaintiff was George Campbel', of | proving. Every new house or barn Milesburg. Before the latter's death [in the surrounding country ; every he assigned the case to Captain C. T.|new fence, pavement, street, road or Fryberger, of Philipsburg, a relative, shade tree ; every new manufacturing The ruling by Judge Orvis is against establishment erected; every new Captain Fryberger, business opened enhances the value of The case is especially interesting in| of property in our midst. view of the number of judges and Every honest, reflecting mind lawyers figuring in it and most of {knows this to be true, and you should whom died before the litigation was [not forget that the local newspaper broughtto a close. Judges Furst and |adds much of the general wealth and Love, before whom the matter was | proeperity of the place, as well as in- taken both died before the case could | creases the reputation of the town be concluded. The late Colonel W, F. | abroad. It benefits all who have busi- Reeder was the first counsel for Mr. | ness jn the place, enhances the value Rockey, who subsequently engaged the | of property, besides being a public con- late J. C, Meyer. The late Colonel E | venience. If its columns are not filled R. Chambers also figured as counsel | with brilliant editorials, for Mr. Rockey. At the termination |fits you in many ways, It of the case the plaintiff was represent- | trade, it cautions against imposition, ed by J. Thomas Mitchell, while Mr. |it saves you from loss, it warns you of Rockey's lawyers at the finish were | danger, it points out different advant- W. G. Runkle and Charles P, Hewes, | ages and increases your profits. Now, the latter of Erie, Two masters also|if you want such a paper you must figured in the proceedings. The late|give it your support, assist in increas John Rankin was the first master.|ing ita circulation by getting your After his death, Harry Keller was ap- | neighbors to subscribe with you for it. pointed to hear the proceedings, If you want such & paper you must not Back in 158 George Campbell|econsider it an act of eharity to support brought suil against Mr, Rockey for|it but a means to increase your own commissions due him for sales made | wealth as well as that of the place in by him as agent. He contended that|which you live. The local press is the he was working under contract. This | power that moves the people; there Mr. Rockey disputed, although he ad-| fore, give it your support iu all the mitted that there was a verbal ucder- | ways you can. standing covering commissions op ————— sales, The amount of the claim filed Ziegler Keunlon, was disputed. The late John Rankin| The Ziegler reunion at Grange Park, was named as master to hear the case. | Centre Hall, on Baturday, June 22ad, He died before filing a report, and | was a very pleasant occasion, and was Harry Keller was named. The case|very largely attended by relatives and was instituted before the late Judge! friends from different parts of the Furst. Following the latter's death | state, it was brought before the late Judge The day being an ideal one added Love. With the death of the lalter | greatly to the pleasure of the occasion. the case automatically came before | The forenoon was spent in social inter Judge O.vis. course, and in the ‘cultivation of a Harry Keller, as master, finally sub- | closer friendship. mitted a report, lading io favor of the After dinner a service was held in plaintifl, who by this time was Captain | the suditorium at which Prof. I. W. Fryberger. The finding was appealed. | Z'egler, of Reading, delivered the sd- Judge Orvis, before whom the appeal | dress of welcome in a forceful style, was argued, set aside the finding of the | and cited some history of the Zieglet's master and directed that judgment be |abcestry and patriotism in the revo- entered for the defendant, iutionary and civil wars, after which Beveral other cases were disposed of | the Hon. W. U. Heinle, of Bellefonte, by Judge Orvis, as reported by the Re-| made a very timely and appropriate publican. That of T. H-' Harter, of | address. Loganton, the well known lumber- The executive committee met at 8 man, against Nathan, Emeline, Roy |p. m. and transacted its business. and Elmer Hough, of Miles township, | The following officers were elected : for trespass, was decided in favor of | President, J. T. Ziegler, Pleasant Gap ; Mr. Harter. Ovigiaally the jury in Secretary, C. E. Z. egler, Bpring Mills ; the case brought in a verdict for Mr. Treasurer, J. C. Rossman, Bpriog Harter for $244. The defendants ap-| Mills ; Historian, Prof. I. W, Ziegler, pealed. The plaiotifl asked that the | Reading. verdict be doubled, the law giviog him| The next annual reunion will the privilege of asking that a verdict| held at Hecla Park, in June, 1913, in such a case be doubled or tripled, I —— Judge Orvis in his opinion refused to State Treasarer to bs Riected, strike off the verdict, ns asked for by| Judge Kunkle of the Dauphin coun- the defendants, and directed that the |ty court decided that the term for verdict be doubled for the plaintifl, | Auditor Geueral A. F. Bisson will ex- meking the amount $455 instead of | pire May, 1913, and therefore it will be 244 lawful to elect his successor in Novem- In the case of W. H, Johnsonbaugh | ver of this year. A test case was ve. M. B. Betz and Gabriel Betz, Judge | brought to determine the eflecte of the Orvis refused a new trial and directed | Constitutional amendments of 1909 go that judgment for $102 be entered for! far as they refer to the election of Audi- the plaintiff. This suit was brought | tor General. The eff :¢t of the decision against the defendants for lumber sold | is to legalize the nomination of A, E, and delivered and over payment for | Powell of Allegheny county, the Re- which there was some dispute. The | publican nominee for Auditor General, Jury revdered a verdict for the plaintifl | and Robert E. Cress, of Johnstown, for $102. The sppeal was dismissed, | the Democratic nowinee. Judge Orvis finding for the plaintiff, hE Ia the case of Alfred Cherry vs, W. Farm House Harned, G. Runkle, admioistrator for Catherine| The home of Jerry Roan, on Buffalo Harper, a new trial was granted, Run, near the Meyers cemetery, was A rule to open judgment was made | completely destroyed by fire on Satur. by Judge Orvis io the case of William {day afternoon a week. The contents Witmer ve. Joho and Samuel Garner, |of the house, including $70 or $80 in Sm fe. ft emmsn money, were burned. The house was Potter Township School Te ichors, occupied by Mr, Roan and the family At a recent meeting of the Potter |of his son-in-law, John Keily, The township school board the following|loss is upward of $2000, with but teachers were elected ; $600 insurance, Pine Stump, Thomas L. Moore ; Mr. Hoan and Mr. Kelly were oul Earleystown, Ralph Goodhart ; in the harvest fields when the fire was Plum Grove, A. R Zimmerman ; discovered. It is supposed that the Manor Hill, Bertha Miller ; trouble was caused by a defective Potters Mills (Grammar) stove, Brown ; Potters Bower ; Egg Hill, Edward Mersinger ; Cross Lane, Foster Ripka ; Centre Hill, Bruce Ripka ; Fleishers Gap, Bruce Ishler ; Pine Grove, Charles Horner ; Tueseyville, Lizzie Bitoer ; Colyer, Eimer Miller ; Cold Bpring, Cora Brown ; Tusseysink, vacant, @ The Centre county fair date has been changed from the firet week in October {0 40 fies weuks in Supiemmbus, DECREKS OF THE COURT, THE LOUAL PAPER, be Boles p———————— Smith-Dale, Rev. G. E. Bmith, pastor of the Houserville charge of the United Brethren church, and Miss Bertha Dale, of Houserville, were married at Johnstown, Mr, Bmith ls one of Centre county's most progressive young ministers, His bride is a popu. lar young Indy and is well qualified to grace her new home. The young couple have many friends who extend congratulations and best wishes, SR ——— You Joup D. have Sioo4s, oll, oll, even if we @ mon settle the dust on MAID street 1 | Mills (Primary) Ruth DEATHS, Noah Rozkey, an aged aud well known Centre countian, died rather suddenly on Baturday evening a week, at the home of a daughter, Mrs, Elmer Limbert, between Bpring Mills and Millheim, He was in apparently good health on Baturday afternoon, While pushing & buggy into the barn at the Limbert home he was seized with a coughing spell, He rapidly be- came weaker until he passed away at the time noted. His body was removed to the home of a son, John C, Rockey at Filmore, on Monday, and interment, made there on Tuesday. Burviving are these children : Mrs. John Dunkard, Mrs. Gaorge { Amelia tle, Mrs, Harry (Lydia) George Rockey, who lives in Montaus ; Mra, Badie Mechley, of Filmore, Mra. Elmer ( Kate ) Limbert, of near Spring Mills, Two brothers, James, of Altoona, and John B., and several sisters, including Mrs. Jane Albright, of Bpring Mills, also survive, Louisa) Zia Corman, and Joseph E. Bhirk died at aged eighty-four years, with diseases incident to old age. He was born st Potters Mills, but life io Lewistown. By upation he an ax-maker and worked in the factory of William Mann, His wife, whose maiden OM Was Name was ago. A lives at Mrs. Louise Ritz, and Mra, A niece, step-son, Thomas Watson, Pittsburg, Three daughters, Patterson, Mra. Maude , Hill of Carlisle, | survive, Miss Edna Shirk, | and a greatgrandson, Joseph BE. Hanlon is liviog. Otlher surviving relatives | are two brothers and two sisters, | iel Shirk, of Meadville, Wells of Oil City, Miss ( Mrs, Amelia Bethel, of Plainfield, N. J. Ir. Bhirk was for years a mem be the I. utheran church st Yeagertown. | His funeral services were held at bis | Rev, William Heskes | Dan- | - r of | i iste residence, officiating. W. Frank Rie! died West Chester hospital on July fe juries received monti previous, The body was brought to | Spriog Mills for juterment, whict k pisce on Saturday, and was conducted | by the Odd Fellows, of which ler the n r. Rev Price was the officiatiog minisler. On June 4th, Mr, Richardson, by occupation was a farmer and al Newtown Fg ty, fell from the top of bis barn, break the wardson in iid om it Justi one s £4 iW ord deceased was membe who | lived uare, ia Chester coun- iug both arns aud olherwise i himself. Later blood po which caused his death, tal vamed, Mr. Richa daon Gregg township, and years old last Oct one sister, Mrs. Luther M. Royer, of near Bpriog Mille, Also a wife, dadie Boob, of Woodward, and children, i tue 1 J ititig Wion sel al the hospi. Whe BR nDalive of WES thirty-two ober. There survives nee two John W. Woomer died at his late home on Marsh Creek, following an illness of but three days. Death was due to acute cramp. Deceased was aged fifty seven years and fourteen days. He is survived by his mother, his wife and these daughters: Mra W. D. Walker, of Bigler; Mrs, 8. T. Williams, of Hollidaysburg; Mrs, John 8. Lucas, of Youngstown, Ohlo, and Misses Edith, Esther and Mina at home. cod ff of Miles Township School Teachers The Miles township school board at a recent meeting fixed the school tax at four mills and elected the following teachers : Madisonburg, Boyd Hazel Madisonburg, Fairy Stover Harter, N. J. Moyer Rebersburg, High Bchool, Dr, D. P, Stapleton ; Grammar, F, A. Bierly ; Iatermediate, C. U. Bmull ; Primary, T. A. Auman Gramley, Amelia Sechrist Wolf's Store, Celia Brungart Brungart, H. OC, Zigler Livonia, Jesse Adama ——" a Hoow Shoe Twp. School Teachers, At a recent meeting of the board of sohool directors of Buow Shoe town ship the following school were elected : Moshannon Grammar, H. G. Hoover ; Moshannon Primary, Martha Kern ; Star, Maude Rsukio ; Holts, Beulah Leeder ; Bootchtown, Almeda Pownell ; Fountain, Blanche Zindell ; Bugarcamp, Graces Langton ; Clarence Grammar, Ze Meek ; Clar- ence Primary, Verna Chambers ; Cato, Edward Tubridy. hoi The Lewistown Foundry and Machine Company has incressed its capital stock from $20,000 to $200,000, The concern has been very successful, and is making big money, D. 8. Mo Nit, of Lewistown, well known In Deane iS ney: is president of the IURSDAY, . LETTERS FROM JULY _ BUBSCRIBEIY, Reporter Bubseribers’ Correspondent Col unmt-—Interesting Communications. The prospects for a crop in Kansas are good at this time but harvesting will be late. The conditions in the June were discouraging, the most courageous left and later the tide turned, We have not raised a crop here in Trego county for two years. We had a wet spring, then by the first of May it turned in dry. Many farmers be- came discouraged and quite a few left the country. beginning of and the some of country, During the se almost continuously for two weeks The wheat plants took new life, and now the prospects are first class for a fine crop, although harvestinz will be Inter than usual. I was raised reading Lhe great deal near Linden Hall, and Reporter affords me of pleasure, ms I continue | to retain interest in the people at the [¢ iid home, | Mgr a AGNES MARKLE 1912. Contre Hall Wins from Boalsburg, By six runs to two, Centre Hall de feated Boslsburg HBaturday afternoon, preceding the Fourth, on Grange Park. Smith pitched a masterful game for the local tesm, and only at one time was he called upon to resort to his effective ball—a speedy out «drop-in order to prevent the visitors from com. ing nearer than ninety feet within the home piste. The two runs scored by Boalsburg were fluky : one was the result of an overthrow, and the other ame when the right fielder misgauged a fly ball, Ross for Boalsburg also pitched effect. ively, and but for faulty fielding bind him, the game would have Ived itself into a pitcher's battle, The seventh inning opened favorably for the home tesm when Knarr rapped one to left for three bades. With a two aud three count against him, Bmith walloped a * groove" ball on a line to left field and scored a home run. The ball left the infleld with terrific speed, and at no time was over four feel from the ground. By nature of the drive, it bes re-~ | Ogallab, Kansas, Alfred Reporter fr in this way Everybody Is workin Uwion county. Hay, is aboul all stored, Mra Cathermsasn, writes om Milmont, on July 5h, overtime in Eg which was a good crop Homes ve ha a rye has been cut. Br nso Hetior i Really there are prospects for ude in Potter wnehip., Ti { rebuilt r of the Hes BR] pear yada la Polter betler ie } Harper | ir tenanted by Hail hb “ry farm, Orgs wi Lhe having be carefully b well crushed, and the Imiy graded iy pieces of Kman _l i of Centre ance | It. The| ¢ Of iit. wt ONCE Are the sides road unif It is the tos gut-| road bu it | years that | id receive a if road experise. The Ba rance 1 Cale, It high B2OTe passed | 0 ® ction in | of LAY uy jueeti ing | a road | many | i provemen 3 bias Lhe app been bulil wit i# not bear heavy traffic for it i# such an im thods the Report years, but ver the mi ususlly employed | to mak As to its no Roow ledge : er is pleased us ais comments, writes has d prod the C0 ¢ the Finis hie tel thst is oil | swoked upon, ler lownshi '} ¥ $7 it POE 35 iS is 10 need of at least wishes Lo build roads be ready to use immediately struction. The township is » A need « a role: ellhier or n { roller, { the oF Warrant «3 Teal the fin woul Li in Wi township are sue Li RLCCH d ine al this Judge, but roller i AB ihe purchase of such a mach time, the writer if good ruasds are to be | is not the bulit, the is AO absoiule necessily. sop——— LOCALS Mr, and Mrs. Frank P. Geary, and little daughter Agoes, spent afew days asl week at the home of Mr, Geary's parents, al Newport, Jouas Biine, of Msatternville, while working on the MceNitt-Huyett saw- mill, at Waddle, bad Lis right hand s0 badly mangled that it had to be amputated, Mra. Anna Bitte and Mrs. Marie McCabe, both of Pitisburgh, are at the home of the former's aunt, Miss Annie Bible, in Centre Hall, and will re. main for two weeks, Rev, CU. T. Alkens and son, Claude, of Selinsgrove, the Isller haviog jast graduated from Yale College, with the former's brother, James Aikens, state College, sailed from New York for a three months’ tour of Europe, If the State Highway Department, after it takes over the pike between Centre Hall aud Bellefonte, ever puts that plece of road into better condi. tion than it is now and keeps it that way, Mr. Bigelow will be entitled to a chromo, Rev. D. Gress, of Harrison City, was one of the spectators at 4 ttock was on the rise, Hince the nom. ination he is very much elated because of the good prospects of a Democratic progressive president being elected, Sugar Valley Grange, No, 1470, Patrons of Husbandry, have selected Saturday, 27th, as Lhe dale on which! the order will hold its second annual! plenic and festival, in Jameson's grove, near Loganton. Hon, Leon. ard Rhone, of Centre Hall, will be ane of the speakers. Aun elaborate pro, gram of exercises is belong arranged for the occasion, A large hay barn was erected on Saturday morning on the KE. M. Huy. ott farm, west of Centre Hall, On account of the buay season, the will ing helpers were called together early io the morning, and in a few hours the work was scoomplished, The Huyetl farm is tenanted by Perry H, Luse, who, on the day of the raising, had some forty loads of hay in the barn, and estimated that just about rolled Into foul territory, and the short The left fielder did a NO. oi. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. John Blauser, of Potters Mills, pur- chased two horses at the horse sale in Bellefonte on Baturday, Misses Gertrude and Zella Kieffer, of Youngwood, are guests of Miss Cora Bruogart, in Centre Hall, Mrs, J. B, Heberling and Elizabeth Bloom, both of State College, were ope rated on for appendicitis, The Reporter is short & column of news and all because there was no council meeting the first Friday night in this month, Many requests for tents are coming Lo the management of the Grange En- Campment and Fair. An effort will be made to supply all who make their walle known early, Miss Mary A, Foreman, who taught school st West Conshohocken during the past school year, is at the home of ber parents, Mr, and Mrs. F. A. Fore- mau, of near Spring Mills, Miss Iona Tibbitts, who just gadu- ated from a Maine college, came to the “Marathon "' before he reac h- it. Wiillam Bradford handled It was and not enemy atl-| delivery in fine fashion, firet game behind the bat, ‘regular’ eatohers could Four of the { tempted a steal of seo ond, { time Lis many | have | done so well, and esch | the ranner was a victim of his Milly was slways ip | the game, and a great share of the | tory is due him. | vit DEFEATED AT MILLHEIM On the Fourth the local team met de- | al the hands of the Millbeim club by feat the score | The game was featured by heavy | | hitting on both sides, although several ! if the big drives would have caught by better flelding. Centre Hall threw a scare into the camp of the enemy in the eighth in- ning where they soored four runs on hittiag and clever lwse run- near Lying the score, Bradford pitched for been ing, and came William the did ver game, time he mound he hed a cl duty, ——— ——— Elecirie Ligh! for Grange Park During the Encampment and Fair a portion of Grange Park will be lighted up with electricity. I'he headquarters, the boarding house and the Haber buildiog will be wired, and fitted wilh tuogeten lights I'he motive power will be a gasoline engine, Lhe equipment to be furnished by 5. H. Landis, of Rheems. Ralph Stover, of Aaronsburg, a regular ex- hibitor at the fair, will have charge of the siectric light plant. Grange {11s a | Transfer of! Heal Estate. Whiting Griswold et ux to Rachel A. Yeager, tract of land in spring twp ; consideration §75. Tyrone Mining & Mfg. Co, to J. Walt Miller, tract of land in Ferguson twp ; consideration $2250, Auua E. Thompson et al to Penn's State College, tract of land in College twp ; consideration $10,000, x Lawrence W. Nuttall et ux to George Flegal, tract of land in Rush twp ; con- sideration $725. John Houser et ux to Com. of Pa, consider. ation $5903 91. W. Fred Reynolds et ux to Com. of Pa. tract of land in Benner & College twps ; consideration $125 349 50, H. E. Zimmerman et ux to Com. of Pa., tract of land in Benner twp ; con- sideration $12,500.00, Ada R. Duck et bar to Com, of Pa. tract of land in Beoner & Harris twp ; consideration $695.70, Daaiel Callahan, Br., to Com. of Pa., tract of land in Benner twp ; consider- ation $250. L. J. Dreese to Com. of Pa., tract of aud in Beoner twp; coosiderstion pOBS3, Mary A. Garver to Com, of Pa, tract of land in Beuner twp ; conaider- ation $500, I. J. Dreese to Potter Title & Trust Co., tract of land in Benner twp ; con. sideration $2256, 30, George P. Thomas to Com. of Pa, tract of land in Spring, Benner & Pot. r Lwpe ; consideration $2368, John Angsiadt to Com. of Pa., tract of land in Benner twp ; consideration 125. | ————— ———— If you are a housewife ;you cannot reasonably hope to be healthy or beautiful by washing dishes, sweep ing and doling housework all day, sud orawling into bed dead tired at night. You must get out into the open air and sunlight. If you do this every day and keep your stomach and bowels ln good order by taking Cham- berisine Tablets when uesded, you should become both healthy and one-half of the crop had been housed, besatital, For sale by all dealers, her father, F. J. Tibbitts, the desler and undertaker in Centre Hall, where she will remain Dr. W. H. One Mchuyler and daughter, Monday morning went to weeks, The former will al Auburn epend me and the al Clinton for Centre Philip Saul, who a number of Hall, came @ on Lhe morning of the Fourth and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. George Michael, at Oid Fort. He is now empl d by H. KE Zim- in Bellefonte, Near i llefant oy After being located for a week or more at Clyde aud Bellevue, Guy W. Jacobs is again back to the Keystone State, and now at Wil- kinsburg. He thinks northern Ohio an ideal country, and the towns Beautiful and prosperous, Ohio, is George Bmith, while helping Bruce Hettinger to make hay, was thrown from the rear of a wagon while load- ing, and ! was torn ligaments in the right arm. A quick start of the team bitched to the wagon was the cause that threw the to the ground, he result boy The six inches of loamy gravel haul- ed on Main street through the borough inst fall is gradually being carried AWAY by the wind. An sutomobile that can't raise a cloud of dust 8 mile long by a half mile wide is going much less than the speed limit named by the council at its June meeting. Mr. and Mre. James High and grand. daughter Mary came to the Runkle home near lusseyville on a visit = short time ago. The day after the Fourth Mr. High returned home, and on Monday will go to Elkins, West Virginia, where he will be employed ju alarge tannery for a month or more, Prof. A. M. Allison, of Highland Park, Illinois, aud who has been con- nected with the school work in that piace for several years, is attending the summer sessions of the Ann Arbor ( Michigan ) Uaiversity to further fit himeelf for his profession. Prof, Al- iison is a brother of Dr. J. R. G. Allison, in this place, and was principal of the High School some years ago, D. Olie Stover, who is here on a visit to hie mother, brothers and sis- ters, cannot laud Berea, Ohio, highly enough. He has been in that thriy- ing town for a number of years, and is now the right band man of Danham & Company, manufaclurers of land rollers and pulverizers. He is a moulder by trade but during the past few years has been overseer of a num- ber of workman for the firm named. John Burkholder, st Centre Hill, had a mishap that, while serious enough, might have been much worse, He was unloading bay with a harpoon, and when in the sct of tripping the fork the trip rope broke, causing him to lose his equilibrium aad fall from the load of hay to the barn floor, When picked up he was unconscious, and it was thought that he was badly injured, but on regaining conscious. ness it was found that no bones were broken, and in a few days he was able to resume haymaking as before, The milk condensery at Mill Hall, received two car loads of fine Holstein cows which were taken Lo their stock farm near Flemiogton. This company did an unusually large business last month, having shipped thirteen oar loads of condensed milk of their famous Pilgrim brand. Bome of this product went to Florida and other points in the far south, Fifty six tube of butter was the largest shipment of that product in one day daring the month of June and with ! his large out. put of their goods, they are unable to supply the demand, according to a statement in the Look Haven Demo- orat,
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