FOR EQUALIZATION OF TAXES,
Committee of State Grange Fresent Sub.
Jeot to the Senate and Houve,
We, farmers and citizens of Pennsyl-
vania engaged in farming appointed a
committee by the Pennsylvania State
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, author-
ized to address your honorable body,
herewith set forth certain diserimina-
tions and hardships imposed upon real
estate, farm and home owners by the
unequal and unjust tax laws of Pennsyl-
vania which exact from real estate, ap-
praised for taxation at $4 633,547,665.-
00, a tax of $77,348,540.00 annualy, or
an average of 16 3-4 mills on the dollar.
While under authority of the same laws
only $24,555,963.00 are collected from
personal and corporate property which
is appraised for taxation at $9,205,840,-
650.00, or an average tax of only 3 mills
on the dollar.
In addition to the foregoing dis-
crimination against real estate, cited,
the counties are required to pay direct
to the State $10,039,375.28. ( Report of
Auditor Genersl, page 2, 1910, latest
Report available. )
It may be contended by some that
real estate is undervalued for taxation.
So is personal and corporate property
and to much larger extent, as indicated
by the statistical reports of
monwealth.
This subject was fully investigated by
the Pennsylvania Tax Conference a few
years ago. A record was
made from the the County
Commissioners of the assessed value of
real estate for taxation and what lands
actually sold for in the market which
clearly indicated that real estate was
assessed for fully seventy-five per cent
of its selling price in the several coun-
ties of the State, while personal and
eorporate property, according to the
statistical reports of the State and taxes
he Com-
complete
books of
collected, are not assessed at more than
fifty per cent of their market value.
Take, as an example, the appraised
market value of manufacturing plants
stated at
$2,749,206,000.00. ( Report of Secre-
tary of Internal Affairs, 1910, Part 3,
page 31), while its estimated appraised
value for taxation is only $1,655,833,-
703, and taxes paid $1,200,230.00. ( Re-
port Auditor General, 1910. page 254) ;
go that if there is any under-valuation
of property for taxation it applies more
forceably to and corporate
property than it does to real estate.
When the Legislature enacted laws
changing the financial of the
State, it exempted personal and cor-
porate property irom local taxation and
made it taxable wholly for the support
of the department of State and then in
return made real estate taxable wholly
for county, city and local governments,
When this policy was inaugurated by
i not
the
a
in Pennsylvania which
personal
JOUCY
the state, the wisest statesman dic
foresee the enormous growth
value of personal and corporate prop-
erty, which now has reached the pro-
digious sum of over $9,205,840,650.00
In the race of development personal
and corporate property has out-stripped
real estate by over $4,000,000,000,
During the same period the taxes on
real estate have increased to $77,348,-
550.00, while on personal and corporate
property, the taxes have behiond
real estate more than $52,792,000,
We might cite numerous cases of how
this discrimination affects the home
owner, but we will give only a few il-
lustrations of the situation :
Take two citizens of the Common-
wealth ; one buys a home for $1,000,
and is required to pay a tax of from $20
to $30 for the support of schools, roads,
poor, ete. The other invests his $1,000
in personal property, bonds and mort-
gages and is taxed $4 for the support of
the state and nothing for the home
government, the benefit of which he
enjoys equally with the other,
This unjust discrimination is author-
ized by the laws of Pennsylvania, a re.
public that counsels its people * To
love mercy and do justice’. We there-
fore, appeal to your Honorable Body to
carefully investigate this complaint of
the farmers, home owners and tenants
of Pennsylvania.
RECAPITULATION
How the tax
Pennsylvania ;
The aggregate appraised valued of
real estate in Pennsylvania is, $4,033,
547,695.
The taxes paid by real estate are,
$77,348,640,
Average rate of
estate, 16 3-4 mills,
Appraised value of personal and cor-
porate property, $0,.205,840,650. Taxes
paid on personal and corporate prop-
erty, after deducting commissions,
licenses and other miscellaneous souyces
of income, amountin g to $10,039,375 28,
leaves a tax on personal and corporate
property of only $14,610,588,
Average rate of taxation on personal
and corporate prope rty, 3 mills,
How the accounts would stand if taxes
were levied equitably.
If personal and corporate property
were taxed at the same average mill
rate #0 that if real estate would be
of
faller
accounts stands in
taxation on real
_-_
taxed under an equitable arrangement,
crediting licenses, fees, commissions,
ete., to personal proper ty amounting to
$10,039,375.28, personal property
would bs required to pay $69,043 804
instead of $24 555,063, so that an aver-
age tax rate of 7 1-2 mills would pro-
vide all the revenues necessary to ad-
minister all the divisions of the state
government.
How the
real estate.
account would stand with
If taxes were collected equitably real
estate would be required to pay only
$34,751,607, instead of $77,328,540, or a
saving to the real estate owners annual-
ly of $42,506,933.
Tax laws of Pennsylvania rob real
estate owners.
The real estate owners are annually
grossly robbed of $42,596,933. Eigh-
teen millions of this amount is directly
extorted from the farmers and twenty-
four millions froin residents in cities and
towns, whether they be owners or ten-
ants. It is this policy of the State that
has driven away from the farmers and
rural committees, according to the last
census report, over one hundred thou-
sand people from twenty-two counties
of the state.
To correct these discriminations
against the farm and home owners of
Pennsylvania, respectfully
that the state either assume a larger
proportion of the cost of the local
governments or give the local govern-
ments authority to tax personal and
and corporate property in each unit of
government.
The state could, without any detri-
ment to its own finances, remit to the
counties the $10,039,375 now collected
by the state from the counties.
If there are not sufficient
for the State Government do this,
an additional tax of one mill could be
placed on the capital stock of all cor-
personal
property, 8 mills on gross receipts of
we insist
revenues
to
tat
pus,
porations, loans, gross recei
wholesale and retail mercantile busi-
which
would raise the following amounts :
ness, mines, oil and gas wells
From the capital stock of corpora-
$1697 508
ORNS... ora saare. v i
tions at mill...
From
From gross i
From tax on personal property
From mercantiie b
receipts, 8
4
Winess on gross
SEES cr ssmei ressinins
From wholesale t
el pla,
URiLDoss On KI
® EGS...
From coal, bituminous, gross receipts
From
mils
petroleum,
$ 11 151 146
This would raise $11,151,146.00 ad-
revenues from
under-taxed.
numerous
ditional subjects that
are now Besides, there
are other subjects from
which additional might
derived, such as manufacturing com-
By such a revision of the pol-
icy of State taxation,
revenues could be raised to relieve real
estate from the unjust burdens of tax-
ation ; by the State paying the mini-
mum wages of the public school teach-
ers for the minimum term ; and by ap-
revenues be
panies.
sufficient
+h
wu
propriating a mimimum sum per mile
1 the counties and townships for roads 4
purposes, equal hundred per
cent. of the road taxes collected in each
township, limiting the amount to $25
per mile and relieve the counties and
townships of the partnership business
in constructing state roads. Let the
gtate assume with the aid of the nation-
al government the entire construction
of interstate and intercounty roads, and
thus equalizing the burden of taxation
between real estate, personal and dor-
porate property.
If the state would adjust these in-
equalities and treat the agricultural
class with justice and equity, farmers
would be contented with their vocation
and Pennsylvania would have more
prosperous and happy agricultural com-
munities which are the main-stay of the
prosperity of the Commonwealth,
In proof of the correctness of the
foregoing statements we herewith sub-
mit a tabulated statement, drawn from
the official reports of the State Govern-
ment.
[£4]
one
Respectfully submitted,
WM. T. CREASY,
LEONARD RHONE,
I. FRANK CHANDLER,
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
CHARLES DILDINE,
JEROME L. AILMAN,
Legislative Com. Penna. State Grange.
Williamsport Commoercial Qollege,
Bpring term begins April 15th.
New classes in all studies. Start then
and you will be ready for a position
this fail. We have received one-hun-
dred and twenty-five calls for stenogra-
phers, bookkeepers and office help
this year. Write for catalogue and
free trial lessons in bookkeeping and
shorthand. Business scholarship
$50 00. Bhorthand scholarship $40 00,
We oan increase your salary.
F. F. HEALEY, Proprietor.
——— A AP STATS
“The Fifteenth of January ”’ will
come on March 26, in Boalsburg,
PUBLIC BALES,
All Live Stoc « Belling at Big Prices— Sum
ming up of the Ulerk’s Sheets.
The sale season for 1913 ie pretty
well over, and the season has been in
the seller's favor, There were many
sales throughout the county, but
P:ans Valley fell short of its quota,
while Brush Valley held its own, and
Nittany Valley led off with a number
far above the average for that section
of the county.
The sales were all well attended,
bidding was spirited, and the cash
payments indicate that farmers, at
least many of them, have ready
money, Live stock of all kinds sold
at high prices, cows selling higher
than during any sale season for many
years. Horses also continue to sell at
over $200 for sound animals that are
young and heavy enough for all kinds
of farm work. The 1350 to 1500 horses
sold at over $250, many of them reach-
ing nearly $300. These were the ani-
mals most desired, and sold the quick-
est,
The summing up of the clerk sheets
indicate that the sum total of all sales
in Centre county foot up many thou-
sands of dollars. Below is a partial
list of the large soles on the south side
of Centre county, and the amount of
rersonal property sold at each :
Charles W, Weaver, Centre Hall................0 4050
Raymond and Kidder, Linden Hall
Jeff M. Heckman, Spring Mills
J. C. Goodhart, Centre Hall
8 W. Smith, Centre Hall... cvinnn
Mrs, Amand
Thomas J
Henry Mark, Mi
f, Aare
Chas, Wolf
slroyor
slover
Ammon I
Horner-Barehfisid,
John Horoer and Marian M. Barch-
field were married at the brides home,
near Tusseyville, Thureday evening, of
iast week at 8 o'clock by Rev. W. A.
McClellan, of Conyngham.
After the ceremony a wedding sup-
per was served to about fifty relatives
present. Some beautifal gifts were
presented to the young couple and
many good wishes expressed. Those
present from a distance were Mr. and
Mrs, J. H. Jacobs, of Boalsburg; and
W. R. Burchfleld and Miss Olivetta
Gummo, Lock Haven, the latter
being attendants of the bride and
groom ; Fred Colyer and Mise Lydia,
Miss Esther Knarr, Millheim,
fs Mp
Deaths of Uesntre Coubtisne,
Mrs. Busan A. Nolan, of Curtin,
aged eighty-three years,
Mrs, Mary Etta Fields, wife of John
Fields, at Gatesburg, sged about sixty
years,
Mra. John Flack, at McCoy's Works,
aged sixty-five years,
A fp SS
Will You Change Your Address 7
If you are a subscriber to the Centre
Reporter and have or intend changing
your address by April 1st, please advise
this office at once. Do not wait until
you have made the change, but inform
us in advance,
Pine Grove Miils
Harry Sunday transacted business
in Bellefonte on Baturday.
Himon Ward returned on Baturday
from a business trip to Buflalo,
Miss Maude Rudy spent several
days Inst week with her parents, at
McElevys Fort.
Miss Ida Edminson, of Pittsburg, is
visiting at the Weaver home on
Main Street,
Bamuel Foss, of Reading,
Sunday with his parents, Mr,
Mra. William Fes,
Miss Rebecca Meyers and Miss
Anpa Krebs were among the busy
Easter shoppers at Btate College on
Haturday.
i fp fs.
GOOD WAY TO DO BUSINESS,
spent
and
Marray & Bitoer Sell Hellables Hemedy at
Hai Price sod Guarantee a Oare,
When one can buy gold dollars for
fifty cants it is a good time to pur-
chase,
In ordering a 50¢ bottle of Dr. How-
ard’s celebrated specific for the cure of
constipation and dyspepsia st 25 cents,
Murray & Bitner are giving one of the
greatest trade chances ever offered to
the people of Centre Hall,
If food does not digest well if there
is gas or pain in the stomach, if the
tongue is coated and the breath bad, if
there Is constipation and straining Dr.
Howard's specific will cure you' If it
does not, you have druggist Murray &
Bitner personal guarantee to return
your money.
Dr. Howard's specific gives quick
relief add makes permanent cures of
constipation, dyspepsia and all liver
troubles,
These are strong statements, but
Murray & Bitoer are giving their
customers a chance to prove their
truth at just half the regular price—
sixty doses for 25 cents. If they are
not found true, all you have to do is to
ask for your money,
Laundry will go out from this of-
fice next Wedoesday.
LEOTURE COURSE FOR 1913-1014,
Central Lyceum Bureau Agsin Fuarnishes
Material for Next Seagon.
The Centre Hall Lecture Course
Jommittes contracted with John 8
Arnold, of the Central Lyceum Bau-
reau, at Harrisburg, for five attrac.
tions for the 1918-1914 course. The
stipulated sum to be paid is $215, the
same as last year. Mr. Arnold, who
in the past dealt so fairly and liberally
with the committee, assured them
that the course was the strongest yet
purchased. The lecturers are recom-
mended to be better than soy
past, and the musical combinations ns
good as any in the bureau. Unless
changes are announced later the
course will run thus:
Benator Klmer J. Burkett, of Neb-
raska,
The Original Birollers ( male quar.
tette. )
Charles C. Wilson,
Leigh-Bmith Company. (Vocal and
instumental music ; three ladies and a
gentleman.)
Harry Bowser,
Each attraction is highly recom
mended by the press. Bensator Bur
kett is well known as a public man
and held a eeat in the United Blates
Benate. The Strollers are a combi
nation that will give a large variety ol
music—vocal, bells, violin, trombone,
aud one of the numbers ls a reader,
Mr. Wilson is especially highly rec-
ommended as a lecturer and ranks
with Piatt, Glenn and Lee. The
Leigh-Bmith Company is strong
musical A whistler,
pianist, violinist, soloist, harpist, and
a reader of high And Dr.
Bowser needs no recommendation.
4
¢ymbination
CiRRS,
As
UNION FARTIALLY DRY
Five of Elaven Ligaor License Applications
Refused The Lelsh Oat of
Business,
istillery
Union county licens: court had a
sensational termination Sa'urdsy eve
ning when Judge Alvert Johnson
announced that six licenses were
granted and five refused, reducing the
oumber of licenses in the county, in-
cluding a distillery, from nine to six,
Licenses were granted to the Baker
House, Lewisburg; Cameron House,
Lewisburg, and hotels at Winfield,
New Berlin, West Milton and Laurel-
ton. Licenses were refused for the
Uplon Hotel, Lewisburg, snd hotels
at Glen Iron, Allenwood, Mifflinburg
and the Relish distillery.
License was refused for the Relish
distillery, which bas been in operation
for more than a century, because of
testimony offered by a former district
attorney, David Glover, that Relish
had sold whisky at retail to men of
kKpown lotemperate habits. License
was refused the Allenwood Hotel, be.
cause the landiord permitted men to
imbibe a case of beer iu the hotel barn
on a Bunday which they bought the
day previous,
MiMlinburg, the town that was
made dry a year ago, was refased on
the ground that the town has prosper-
ed more without license than it did
when botels were licensed, The tem-
perance forces have taken over one of
the two hotel buildings, and it is their
plan to remodel and re-<cquip and con-
duct an uptodate temperance house,
- a
Woodward.
The concert held Baturdsy night
wea quite a success,
J. B. Ard and Harris Stover pur-
chased new automobiles,
Charles and Roy Musser were
Millheim Baturday forenoon,
A. C, Blifer spent several days last
week in Pittsburgh,
Wm. Lingle who is employed
Yeagertown is visiting his family.
L. L. Weaver's entertained Mr,
Stover and family, of Aarousburg, on
Sunday.
Mrs. Roy Hez2l, of Cincinnati,
Ohlo, Is visiting her grandparents,
Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Moyer,
Prof. and Mrs. Drum, and Prof, and
Mrs, George, of Lewisburg, spent
several days in town.
Mrs. Wilson Ard and baby Ray-
mond, of Aaronsburg, are visiting sat
the home of Dr. W. P, Ard,
Mr, and Mrs. A. B. Meyer and Mr,
and Mrs, Kerstetter, of Coburn, spent
the Sabbath with friends in town.
Mies Mary, only daughter of Mr,
snd Mre, F. D. Boyder, died at her
home Friday morning at 3 o'clock.
The cause of her death was tubercu-
losis. Her age was twenty-two years,
and six months. Bhe is survived by
her parents and the following broth-
ers, Calvino and George, from Wiscon-
sin, Clayton, Robert and Porter, Bufl.
alo, N. Y,, Fred and Freeman at
home, The funeral took place Wed-
nesday forenoon. Berviges were held
in the Evangelical church, Rev. Donat
the Reformed minister officiating, ae
sisted by Rev. Dice,
Ss MI MS
Ralph Bitner and Gross Allison,
students at Pennaylvania State Col-
leg, are home for the Eseter vacation,
to
at
1913.
THE LEGISLATURE,
The "awe that Have Been Vassed, and
O hers lu Various Stages In House sad
Hennte,
The Benate passed finally the follow-
fag bills
Providing that when the judges of
any jadicial district are absent or io-
cspacitated application msy bs made
toa law judge in an adjrining district
and the proper order made or rule or
decree jsrued,
Prohibiting the farnishing by gift,
| ale or otherwise of cigarettes or cigar-
| elle paper Lo minors, requiiiog minors
to divuige where from whom
cigarettes or cigaretie papers have been
obtained,
and
Proposing an amendment to the
borough, to #nships, school districte,
or other municipalities or incorporated
districts to increase their indebted ness
Regulating appeals from tax and
i other public accounts and settlements
of the fiecal officers of the state,
House bille permitting wholesale
| aud retail liquor dealers to keep such
licensed place of business open during
the pendency of any spplication for
transfer of license,
amendment to
constitution increasing the term
of bound thirty to
years,
Proposing an the
Hit
issues from fifty
Prohibiting unnsturalizad
ers from fishing or killing fish,
House biil providing for the further
protection of elk.
foreign-
Ei
Minstrels Give Plessiog Eutertsinment
The Millheim Minstrel Club gave a
it
of
| very
| Grange Arcadia,
Inet week.
{ and good order
creditable entertainment
Thursday night
The house was well filled
prevailed
The
| upwards of forty dollars.
The program was rendered in
parts, the first consisting chiefly
taroughout
procee is
| the performance, Were
two
ol
solos and choruses, and a flood of jokes
and answers to conundrums put st t
the
end men, Frank and Springer, by the
interlocutor, B. M. Btover. The sing-
ing in this part of the program was
good and the sudience was kept in a
state of continued uproar by the good
work of the end men. Part two con.
#peciaitiss, by Mr,
Royer, and a clasay stump speech, “Or
apy other man,” by Tom Frank, Mr.
Frank showed marked ability in the
rendition of his topic, and that he
was the best coon on the stage was the
consensus of opinior. This is ssid
without detracting from the splendid
work of Spriager,
Wilcox.
The company was made up
eisted of guitar
(i. Musser and
of
the
following : Mewrs. Stover, manager ;
(i. Bpringer, Wilcox, Frank, Musser,
Duck, Royer, Behreckengast, Kessler,
W. Bprioger, and Smith, The
pianists were Misses Gutelius, Musser
and Shelten.
Se — A ——
Tw: Dwell ngs Barn
The home of Mrs. Mary Newman, in
Boggs township, was entirely destroy-
ed by fire. Her lose is & 900 with
{600 insurance,
Another house to burn was that of
Alfred Peters, of Dix Run, ia Union
township. Mrs. Peters made a narrow
escape with ber life, as she and her
children were obliged to flae in their
night clothing.
It is presumed the house took fire
from a smoke house. There was in-
surance in the sum of $800,
oi mt—
Spring Normal School,
A Bpring Normal Bchool will be
opened at Tusseyvills on April 2ist,
and continue for eight weeks, Prep-
aration of teachers for examination
will be one line of work also work
leading to entrance to higher schools,
Two grades of classes will be conduct.
ed in all common school branches,
For terms and further particulars
and information address,
W.R Jones A.B,
Centre Hall, Pa.
Box 146 St.pd.
I Ms A i S——
Transier of Heal Ks e.
Jacob B. Bame to J. MM. Btover,
tract of land in Asronsburg. $507,
Fietta Krumrine et bar to C, M.
Bierly, tract of land in Miles twp.
$1125.44.
Susan Harter’'s exrs to Moses Wal
ters, tract of land in Marion twp.
$750.
Joseph J. Rhoads et al to A, GG.
Morris, tract of land in Bellefonte.
$8500
Z.
tract of Iand in Aarousburg. $500,
Cora R. Pierce et bar to Cornelius
Musser, tract of land in Biate College.
$500.
David C. Hall to William C. Emin
higer, tract of land in Union twp.
$5000. .
Abraham Watson et ux to Pearl
Shank, tract of land in Boggs twp.
$110,
bill which prohibits the sale of
ottes in this state after July 1, 1014,
4
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NO. 1
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Mre, H. J. Lambert has recovered
from two weeks’ iliness with grip,
Mre. Lucy Henney went to Philadel.
phia Monday morning on business and
pleasure,
Mre, W, B. Mingle returned
Philadelphia the latter part of
week, and opened her home here
K. Focht
has been appointed a member of the
water supply commission in Pennsyl-
vania, at $3000 a year,
2
Pe.
from
Inst
Former Congressman B.
Charles B, Bheasly retired from the
merchandise firm of Bheasly & Gent.
z+1, at Btate College, and has been suc-
ceeded by John Hubler,
Guy Jacobs came home from York
the latter part of last week, and was at
the home of his mother, Mrs, Lizzie
Jacobs, in Centre Hall, for a few days.
Misses Mabel Stover and Inez Bart.
ly, of Bellefonte, were guests of Miss
Helen Luse, in Centre Hall, for a few
days,
day.
They returned home on Mon-
The Bellefonte borough
shows a net
statement
indebtedness of $64 904
and a bonded indebtedness of $104 000,
[be nssessed valuation in that borough
in $1.672 305
"1 who Centre
Hail a+ her abode, announces her in-
J.
2 3
ue
Eyes, names
ention, in a Philadelphia newspaper,
to wed in April apd seks what would
in the way of dress,
Blue
be becoming
Now who is Eves"
Mr. and Mra. John B. Baumgardner,
noved onto their
Lyeomiog last fall,
{ farming, haviog disposad of
figure. It is
rumored that they will return to State
College.
wi O farm Dear
Oriole county,
have quai
their land at a good
The following residents of Millheim
sutoed to Cen're Hall Thursday night
and witnessed the
Landlord Shawver, Misses Trixie
Shawver, Alice Zimmerman, Helen
Colyer, Badie Miller, Irene Watkins
and Mable Auman,
I. W. Emery, of Maz:pps, was a
visitor at the bome of his brother, C.
minstrel show :
F. Emery, in Centre Hall, returning
bome on Baturday. He had been en-
gaged in the mercantile business, but
recently sold his storeand will turn to
farming, sud will locate at Cowan,
W. R. Jones, son of Rev,
R. KR. Jones, was at the home of his
parents for a few days last week,
Mr. Jones is a public school tescher
in Benner township, and at the close
of the tearm will open a spring normal
school at Tusseyville for preparing
students for higher schools or to
qualify for teachers examinations,
Hee bis ad. io this .
W. Mingle came up from
Wilkes Barre the latter part of last
week and remained bere until Mon-
day. On Friday Mrs. Mingle will
make sale of personal property and a
few days later will join her husband
in their new home. Mr. Miogle is
very much pleased with his position,
and relates that the company is doing
an extensive business, f
There was spirited bidding on horses
and cows at the sale held in Centre
Hall by 8. W. Bmith., The first horse
sold for $289, being the highest figures
paid for horses flesh at any sale this
spring, and was purchased by a Clear-
field man, The animal was rising
four years old, and western bred. A
four year old chunk sold for $202.
Cows sold readily, the best one being
knocked off at $80. Everything put
on the block was sold. The horses
and colts sold for §111250, and the
cows for nearly $500,
The Gszette mentions these sales of
real estate in Bellefonte: J. Thomas
Mitchell, Eeq , sold his property on
East Linn street to Edmund Blanch-
ard, the coosideration being $3,000.
Mr, and Mrs. Blanchard will be given
possession May 1st, and will make that
their future home, Donald Potter
purchased the Charles McCafferty
residence in North Spring street, now
occupied by Mrs. Rachael Harris, and
will occupy the same. The considera.
tion mentioned was $3,500,
It is geperally regretted that the
time limit in vogue in the United
Evangelical church obliged the ree
moval of Rev. 8, A. Bayder from the
local fleld, He proved a useful man
in many ways, and was highly re
garded by church people of all de
pominstions, Mrs. Buyder will also
be missed very much in various
societies that have become active
locally during the past four years,
Rev, Snyder went to his new fleld on
Saturday afternoon, and Wednesday
Mrs. Snyder and the children went to
their new home in Middleburg. The
successor here as pastor of the Centre
Hall charge is Rev, ¥. H. Foss, who
with his family came here last week,
and Bunday the minister filled the
regular sppolotments, and greatly
pleased the members of the church, |
aud Mrs.
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