- THE CENTRE REPORTER. ISSUED WEEKLY. 8. W. SI'ITH, . . Editor and Proprietor. Entered at the Post Office in Centre Hall as Second Class mail matter, PeNN'A. CentRE HALL, . . . TERMS, ~The terms of subscription to the Re- porter are one dollar per year in advance. ADVERTISING RATES—Display advertise. ment of ten or more lunches. for don or more in- sortions, ten cents per inch for each issue. Dis play advertising occupying less space than ten- {nches and for less than three insertions, from fifisen to twenty-five cents par inch for each according to composition, Minimum charge seventy-five cents, issue Local notices accompanying display advertis- ing five cents per line for each insertion; other wise, eight cents per line, minimum charge, twenty-five cents. Legal notices, twenty cents per line for three insertions, and ten cents par line for each ad- ditional insertion. CHURCH APPOINTM ENTS. Presbhyterian—~Centré Hall, morning. Methodist—Spring Mills, morning; town. afternoon ; Centre Hall, no service. Bpruce- Religious services will be held in the Pine Stump school house Sunday afternoon. United Evangelical—Egg Hill,, morning; Tusseyville, afternoon; Centre Hall, no service, Reformed —Tusseyville, morning ; Centre Hall Week of prayer service, evening ; no services in the afternoon. Lutheran—Georges Valley, morning; Unlon: no service : Centre Hall, Week of Prayer service in Reformed church. Catechetical elass, Centre Hall, Saturday morning. LOCALS Mr. and Mrs, B. F. Reish, on Mon- day, went to Milroy, returning the same day. The W. C. T. U. will meet Baturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Anp- drew Zottle. The first two days of the New Year were beautifal, but the third day brought rain, followed by heavy winds and snows. J. Harry Kuhn, of Boalsburg, was in Centre Hall on Tuesday, and was a pleasant caller at this office during his short stay in town. G. W. Tressler, who tills the Dau- berman farm along Binking Creek, was a caller at this office on Saturday. He came to town to put on the market some of his farm products. 5 # F. P. Geary moved his barber shop from the basement of the bank build- ing to the new addition of the Centre Fall hotel, Thus instead of shaving commercial papers, the business of shaving faces is carried on there, ". John 8S. Dale, of State College, who has been suflering greatly for the past two weeks from blood poisoning, is slightly improving. The lpjury was caused by a lead pencil penetrating his hand at the root of the thumb, a portion of the pointed lead remaining i » flesh, rtakers’ association P. Vv. gage Mr. several state unde (Good hart in the Goodhart 1a license LO ting him to er busi ness un- "his iphia weeks here he was examined, and, of a, passed the rigid examination. It requires both a practical and tech- nical knowledge of the undertaking business beforea state license can be | prose A monument marking Fort Horn, at McEihatten, was dedicated with appropriate Ceremonies on the last day of 1912 The monument was fur- nished through the generosity of Hon Henry W. shoemaker, proprietor of he Altoona Tribune. A free lunch was served and free transportation fur- nished to and from the trains. Fort Horn was similar to ** Old Fort”, in Potter township, and was erected about 1777. oq The Bellefonte electric light com- pany has had an attractive offer for its plant by the Clearfield syndicate that recently purchased the State Col- lege electric light plant. The com- pany had this part of the program in view when it took out charter rights covering Centre Hall, Milesburg, Howard, Unionville, and other boroughs in Clearfield county, The Bellefonte company and the State College company held franchise rights that practically debarred other com- panies from doing business within these boroughs, pnd this made the purchasing of the plants necessary if they wished to control the business iu this section. The week of prayer being observed locally, is observed over the entire christian world, The subjects selected for Centre Hall are of a local character, but would be appropriate for all com- munities. The gist of all the subjects is the responsibility of the individual, commercially, socially, educationally, spiritually—io the community, The arrangement gives the miovisters an opportunity to point out not only errors of the past but steps forward A minister could be a much more po- tent factor in the community in which he lives if ho took a greater interest in the things around him, and bad no fear of the worldly man. From the subjects selected for the meetings this week, it appears, the local ministers are interesting themselves more and more in the affairs locally, and their pointing out lines of progression oan. not fail to bring about good results. These meetings should be largely at tended, yet the good to come (rom them need not be messured by "the rule of numbers but rather by the earnestness and the sincerity of the speakers, A! i TENER'S MESSAGE, Governor Makes Demands for Legisiative Action on Various Subjects, Governor John K, Tener in his bi- ennial message to the legislature makes these legislative demands : Constitutional amendment creating a Deparment of Labor and Tadustry to replace the Department of Internal Affairs, Extension of the powers and duties of the Board of Public Charities rather than the creation of ment, Creation of a Public mission. Revocation of the charter of Coates- ville borough. Limiting the dispensing of liquor in social clubs to hours provided for hotels and saloons. Submission of the woman suffrage question to the people as a Coustitu- tional amendment, Election of Judges and municipal and county officers on ballots. Liberal money for conservation of public health. Extension of the pure food laws. Investigation of the state's depend- ents by a commission. Reorganization of the Department of Mines. Graded or through a classification of direct In- heritance taxes, Insolvent institutions to be placed in care of the Department of with a view to winding fairs more economically. a new depart. Utilities Com- non-partisan progressive taxation anking up their afl- Stricter regulation of the sale gecurities. Extension of the inciude all private banks. Industrial women. Development and c¢ the water resources. Annual tax on timber land and ber. Establishment of a state fair, Commission to study creation state board of Public Works. L wnkiog reformatory for young ynaervatlion Workmen's compensation law, Constitutional amendment for a $50 ,- 000,000 good roads bond issue. tiles Barprise Party AVE B Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bharer g EGEUOTORS MELIT MONDAY Aud OfMolally Elect Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Marshall to Highest Oflice Land, in On November 5th the voters through: out the country expressed their prefor- ence for Woodrow Wilson for presi dent of the United States by whelmingly defeating the candidates the Republican and Bail Moo tickets, but it still remains for the 531 tive over on electors to gather in their respec xt Monday, day of January, and the candidate of their have the legal right to ¢itizen born in the United states ne tae third Lh vole for I'hey Mily cast their choice, for Miates wii fil eh vole has the necessary qualifications to this office, but beyoud all doubt elector will vote for the candidate whom he openly pledged himself, no herself, as the case may : for women will sit thre in Electoral the electing a chief executliv ton, California aud Colorado have con- vie lege to assist in serious matter of WwW ABIDE ferred this honor upon thei: No Fel ir daugnte until the second ruary, which, incids C the will the officially known 8 DI ¥ 2 ’ J electoral votes and ti #110 18 1 chair in the White House for four years, ei esitm— LOUALS Lea ar born in January, F Lee on 19:h, McKin (GG. Reed Worrick, Ma ‘key ville Franklin, fl fl MIring fr who just reached her sixteenth birth day on that Balurday evening Sharer home on that scene of much merriment, were Imany pre g Uesls present were Ruth Eckley, Leah Zong shafler, Margareltls Weaver, Iarine OCCAasiOn Was and ther i Ae enls presente thes Kallahan, Erma and Luls Mary and Cat Ma IAT Reish, ble C (reorg Ro Ging Geor Ma . » th | 5 ¢ I Zaein 3 } Frauk E Lena Bressler, Anna Mamie Brooks and Lanra Mitterling, Mamie and Ruth Emerick. Earl k, Max Herr, Claude Williams, Chas, Coble, Edward and Ralph Homan, Charley Brian, John Shreckengas Warren Frankenberger, John aud Roy Detrow, stone, Charley and Clarence Miller, Harry Barris, Bruce Btahl, William Bradford, Carl Auman, Henry Mitter- ling, Clair Eckley, Daniel Bloom, Guy and Emmet Brooks, Archie Moy- er, and Herbert Garis. Good Enough Withoat Judge Harvey W. Whitehead, of the Lycoming county court, served potice that unlesa the two miles of highway running through the borough of Montouraville is repaired by May 15, next, he will have all the residents, (2,000) of the borough into court for contempt. Burgess George W. BSan- per and six couacilman hava been fined $25 and costa each for allowing a public nuisance because the road is al- most impassable, Sr ———— > Now Magazine for Boys and Girls, Comment Beginning on Sunday, January 12, 1913, The Philadelphia Record will make a new departure in the publica eation of ita Bunday issue, Besides the regular general and special fea- tures that make up this excellent newspaper, a step will be taken for the benefit of the boys and girls. This will take the form of a magszine for boys and girls, covering about eight pages of excellent story matter, and will carry such stories as usually ap- pear in publications like Bt. Nicholas, Youth's Companion, ete. The cover of this additional magszine will be printed in color, ————— AG A TAAAIAATA Watsontown citizens are discussing an electric light and power proposi- tion submitted by a foreign company. It appears the contract submitted means very wuch more io dollars and cents than the layman concludes it does on first reading. A citizen, In giving his oplaion on the question, states that the contract means just what it gays and was written by one who koows his business, aod that It is up to the citizens to first thoroughly understand what the several clauses mean before engaging in making a bard and fast bargain. Me fe grou as to break Lhe in Californis ie estimated §£1.000 000 tied up io HUgauU $500 XX) to no. heir J. Fn Monday, County Register AOR was in Centre Hall on ing come here on ac relative to the (ax eld in position he Oo 5 4 : vd hia elect the { on to office, Mr. Bmith is always a ime of on come visitor here, Earpest L. Catherman, of New Col- umbis, sged (weniy-eight years, a cigarette fiend, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head st hie boarding house in Milton. Tue Coro- ner's jury ita “While suffering aberration of the mind, by excessive cigaretle smoking.” closes verdiet thus temporary superindu ord from a I' A. Hweetwood takes considerable interest in poultry, and always has a little story to tell the Reporter readers sbout this time of the year tHe hes a pen of tweniy-one buft leghorn puliets, which during the month of Desember earned him $9.00 Mr, KBweetwood promises to give the num. ber of eggs laid by them in January st the close of the month. now The placing of a modern lighting plant in the Lutheran church ia Cen- tre Hall wae the cause of the removal of a fire trap in that church, A large chandelier, weighing several bundred pounds, on whieh sixteen kerosene lamps were attached, did service for more th n twenty-five years, and was thought to be entirely aafe so far, at least, ss the fastenings were waeerned Iu taking down the fixtures there was a slight mieshap, and this caused the main fron rod holding the massive ehandelier to snap like a reed. On close examination it was discovered that the rod had aserious flaw, and that the weight was held by only » small portion of the iron, The iron had been so weakened that it might under itn own weight at any time, and had it done so when the larpps were lighted the re sult might have been disastrous. ANH DAVIES, CARTOONIST, Will be at Spring Mills, Tharsday Evening, | 16th, cartoonist, | Bpriog Mills | appear in « Prof. Ash the next numbar o ithe will Thureday evening, regarded competent Artist of all th varal Davis, the lecture © Hall, A k ie most 1 PA Grange | 16:h lost, many of | “The | 1" 1 Davia is by tt critics He Bent Ha a Cartoonists ex- | had 8 years practical aud the | Revel n porirait psioting golng where before tform, upon for steadily ia work has and p drawn in ¢ B70 grown in | ypularity {is ple- | large | can be Been part HL gurls | irresistably | of ECENIOR landscapes gems transforms 0 the novel on Sunday. of Altoona, | had in New Year Bit emsnn— wing Mills reniily a | Rppy Day. - &5 ra. James Condo, of Penn Hall, is | ill with la grippe Mrs. Bac! IMonis 180 ot is 11 with] poe Dr. ) H, B. Braught hes been | r afew days. i The local cers on Baturday, John : of visiting relatives and friends, Dunlap, one of the tele her (range elected new oM- | Rtover Ye agertown, ia « 2Blanche phone operators, took vacation inst week WwW. i surveying al Wood wai pe ar sg *i Ove engaged at and other usily d nie Frank Allison returned to Mercers- burg Academy last Friday to resume hia Domer Emerick, who is employed at Altoona, was home with his family over Sunday. {anne Walker and son, also Mr. and Mrs William Stover spent Sunday with G. I. Walker. Roy Corman returned to Lancaster on Monday to resume his studies in the Franklin and Marshall College. Mrs. John Myera and son Carl on Tuesday returned from a visit to Mrs, Myer's parents, at Huntingdon, Miriam Long left on Tuesday for Boecquehanna University, at Heeling: groye, to resame her study in music, ————— A MASS, Let us all pull together fora bigger and better Contre Hall, gtudies, Catching Humming Birds. few! V For more moment we Just weeks than cfteh a @¢ were hing even one used insect open and, really my Yen, mwing bird the little I was the Benses, squeak + from bag, i indy who dollar for a hi ng bird ' How had he caught it? ap. How And ruby throat? he strange! He nd that out, and locked screens carefully placed In every Then the Cautiously bottor bird, with str: ht In pointing der his « it a Well, Poors we could fi were closed dow wonderful bag opened Way down in his the bright eyes looking from he die to fly the bag move attempt tin held Dolbear in Atlantic M the Occasion. # when Ww Hen Equal to hal Savar receiving 1 ands of a A French Verdict. The Earth as Fi t ts we (gt Seen From the Moon. Cis which our bia true idea The Pandects of Justinian. Roman |} nosed] to be lost, of AWS ' ' collected, were 1137, fey 1 . plundered 81 Am by the Pisans, a priv 3 3 “ when was taken which he sol The annare Appa re officer © value the di the pry for a few pend g FerY Was soon aken to Pisa When Florentines fibrary the aiume Pisa was in 1415 th recicus v tured taken to it was placed in the library of the Medic = London Graphic was cap nd Florence, where Man's Debt to Woman. A man, even the best, always thinks that he can repay everything to a wo man by her his wife, whereas he only incurring new obliga without paying off the old Only. though all good women know this, they keep the fact carefully to themselves. ~8. R. Crockett. | Artful Excuse. “Minnte,” said a mother to ber little daughter, who had the telltale habit, “why is it you can't keep a secret?” “Because, mamma,” explained the precocions miss, “two of my front teeth are gone and the secrets just slip out.” «Chicago News. Parental Problems. Where a whipping may improve one boy it will create a grudge and a thires for revenge in another. Parents have several problems besides making a Hv. ing.~Atchison Globe, making is tions | Perfectly Frank. Intending Passenger~Can I go SHE COULD NOT STOP IT. She tried and tried, this thing, that thing, then the other thing. All no . Then she thought of Hall's Hair | newer. Talked with her doctor about | {t, Then bought it, used it, Her hair stopped falling out at once, Now she is | tel p her friends. No coloring or stain. ing of the halr, either, wn i ———— Scollay square without change on this ear? Fresh Conductor-No, mum; you peed a nickel.~ Boston Transcript. The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it.—Mollere. AAI MSTA, Jentre Reporter,§l a year, in ad- The + i de. vised so that the powder or tar on the Hors COA were Arer's cues not come off on every id either fiad the cue powdered or wie to tar. This ! for or jacket underneath, Bo ¢ tachable broad slo blouses gL llor wore +} gether by the ploise oe - tA § added Ballors the died utomatic Fire Doors, fire and the in such a manner as 1 on the uanfortu- ars its song Lunar Athletics. pan in the woon” must surely et records about 120 broad the barn wonplace feat ile would find no difficulty in carrying six times as much and running six times as fast ns he could on earth, all because the moon attracts bodies with but one gixth of the force of the earth te could cover feet Jun NO in leaping tHoOn f running over {d be a very com At Sea. “lan't the ocean grand and majestic? “Yes, and there is an indelinable something about it that impresses me strangely.” “What is t7" “] was just trying to determine. | have it. It's the utter absence of bile boards.” Washington Herald. Natural Inference. “Here's an umbrella I've kept for three years,” he sald proudly. “lan't it about time sou returned tT she replied. — Detroit Free Press. — as Sinan A Little Hazy. “Pa. who was Jonah? “1 can't place him jnst now, but he was some =ort of an inside man"-8t fouls Post Dispatch, A — Osutre Reporter, §1 per year,
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