_ VOL. LXXXVI. HALL. PA.._ THE GRANGE ENCAMPMENT AND FAIR The Exhibits of a Better Ulars, the Tenters More in Number, the OUrowds Larger Than Ever Before, The Grange Encampmegy and Fair, at Centre Hall, made history for 1913, It was a delightful affair in many ways. In the way of exhibits it ex. Seeded the fairs of previous years, and the exhibits w of a much batter character, each article having merit, The large display of fruit, vegetables and grain especially of mention. The fruit was nearer to per- fection than exhibits of former years, an indication that more atten- tion to this source of revenue is being given by the farmers in general. The display erected by the State showing the work it is doing in the Department of Health was highly in- teresting and The ‘dis- play haa rafare ilarly to the work the state combat white plague, and consisted of charts, diagrams, mottees, and models s arrangement the vari ariums state conducting. Between Saturday Friday morning from « fifteen hundred grounds and lived tents, On Suopday was nnususliy ge, the leading ¢ are is worthy the instructive. nes partie is doing to the miniature of is howing the us anit the and ne thousand to were the the vas attendance afiernoon persons on under Can the the {av automobile la being one of mveyances Monday and Tuesday the attendance was also large for thoie days, Wed. nesday the weather was unfavorable, yet the crowd was large and natured. Thursday the attendance was equal to that of any previous year, The arrangement of the and ex- hibits were such that crowd of ten thousand easily dled with- out a jam quarter. Another great factor in sting the vast crowds is the size of the Park, which res good tents 8 can be hai in any accommoda The ac- the H{( Hiation id a er contains twenty-eight R. h as Lo ave cess the White BR on Park is also suc There was the be ish. of order through Out the entire camp and at 1 wo atale gel duties were troopers duty her with lceal | mainly was & clean show, all gan chance, su tolerated ane suraged at inrge C aunty, were not per ‘1 AR were gatherings in this other mitted do busi ness FAR) [ING IMP] GGarbrick Brot} Jeilefonte — Domestic engine, Peerless feed Twe: R mills, tieth Century E Stover (Fasoline surg implements Hall--Farmiog Cres separa. eepgines, entre Hall imple implements, Bl tor, (3s Orge Ioternationa H. Emerick, ( Gasoline engines, ments, 8 L. Co: eentiog the farming ido, Spring Mills—repre- Mifflinburg Buggy Co — Buggies, carriages, road wWagong, harness, robes, J. U. Cordo, Bpring senting Hopu Carriage Mifflinburg— Light kinds. J. M. Patison, Iron Works, c.ainea culverts J. H. Weber, Centre Hall—-Farming implements, roofing, wire fenc- ing, Univeraa] Portl ete, ete, Mills, repre. Company, vehicles of all ali ma- representing CG Ohnio—Road pipes, ele on Gialion, ston] and Cement, IHE POULTRY EXHIBIT. The poultry exhibit was decidedly of a high class, Every bird in the coopas was well-bred and was entitled to a placa room. The ex- hibitors and the birds shown follow : E. W. Mark, Millheim—Aunconas, Hamburgs, Houdans, R. B. Stover, Leghorns, Dr. John Hardenberg, Millheim— B. C. White Leghorn, B. W. Gramley, Millheim—Barred P.ymouth Rock. B. P. Bpringer, Piymouth Rock. George Goodhart, Centre Royse Comb Black Minorcas, I. A. Sweetwood, Centre Hall-S, C, Buft Leghorns, Miss Nefl, Spring Milla—Ducks J. 8. Meyer, Hpring Mills— Barred Riymouth Rocks, White Wyandottes Clover Hill KEgzg Farm, Coburn, Mrs. O. U. Meyer, proprietor—White Lieghorne, CANADIAN EXHIBIT in a show Millheim—3S, C. Buff Millheim-— White Hall— The Canadian Government was rep. resented on Grange Park by F. H. Harrison, who has charge of the Harrisburg office. The exhibits were in direct charge of F, A. I.. Harrison, with Chesley EK. White of Bermuda as assistant, The exhibit was very tadiily arranged and occupied a tent adapted to the purpose, All the cereals grown there were shown, both in the straw or busks, and eleaned. of the protecting coverings. A variety of vegetables were also on exhibition, indicating that Canada is truely » great agricultural country, Literature gontalng maps, land laws, the Cana [ Continued on last page. | HOND IS: UE LOSING FAVOR, A study of the Faots Lead Taxpayers to Op- pos. 850,000 000 Loan, The fifty million dollar loan for road purposes is gaining in favor among the rank and file of the volers throughout the country, While the average tax- payer is not opposed to the state building the roads, even if it costs large sums, but he cannot see his way clear to favor a proposition that will lead to extravagance and oblige the payment of unnecessary interest, The fact that the state administration ¢laims, and correctly, that not the whole of the $50 000 07% is to be used at one time, strengthens the argument against the borrowing. The interest on the $50,000,000 bonds, at five per cent, would be $2- 500,000 esch year ; under the proposed borrowing plan another million would gO to the sinking fund each year, or a total of §3 500,000 each year. At the meeting of each legislature an ap. propriation of $7,000 000 would have to be made on this account. Now under the present conditions about two mil- lion dollard are spent for road pur- poses, or a total of §4 000,000 for two years. Add the two sums and you have eleven millions for each leg- islature to take care of, or five and one half millions each year. Now then, if the state has $3 500,000 for interest and sinking fund each year it has it for road purposes ; if the state has $2,000, 000 for roads at present, it can Appro- priate that much annually, It will be found then that each year the state could use $5,500,000 for roads without disturbing its finances, and that would be a sufficient sum to use economically, >a Good Roads Meeting. The Good Roads Committee of the state of Pennsylvania has called two meetings for Centre county, the one to e held in Bellefonte, Thursday, Oc- ober 16, and the other at Philipsburg, Phursday, October 23rd. Speakers of for these meetings, and full particulars will be given later. The Pennsylvania motor federation, with headquarters at Philadelphia, has appointed the following persons to constitute the Centre county commit- tee for the campaign for the $50 000 000 constitutional amendment for good David Atherton, H. B. SBeott, Pailipsburg ; Millheim ; Dr. E president of Peun State, and J. Lion Harris, rosds: Chairman, Philipsburg ; Dr. F.E L. Bparks, State Coll Bellefonte. ———————— Er ——— A Silent Gatelius, ora 55 Supper, ya Lewisburg Journa Monday cvening a unique supper was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ocker on B, Third St. The host and hostess entertaived in honor of the Organized Adult Bible Class f the Lutheran Sunday-echool of Lewisburg. This class is taught by Hon. A. W. Johnson and has fifty members enrolled, and with the ad- dition of guests fifty-three were present on the occasion. A free will offering, netting a handsome sum towards the parsousge fand, was made, and Mr. Johnson made one of his usual inter- esting addresses, All had a most de- lightful time and returned to their homes feeling that it was good to be there. This class is the most remsark- able Banday school class in Unlon county, and is composed of men and women most of whom are aged from fifty to eigutly years, EE —— i —————— LOOALS Health brings wealth, the doctor. Ouly one gels a bargain, takes two to make it, but not to though it The man of many promises does not find it bard to break any. The Reporter has information that John A. Fortney of Boalsburg and Frank W, Grebe of Philipsburg will be Democratic candidates for the office of county treasurer on the expiration of John D. Miller's term. John Bmith of Harrisburg was one of the many who came to the Grange Encampment and Fair to meet friends. He moved to the capital city last spring, having sold bis home and coal yard at Lamar at that time, Instead of Messrs, Hiram and Frank D. Lee purchasing the Bpicher proper- ty from Mrs. W. H. Hockenbary, the bome has passed into the “hands of David K. Keller, cashier of the Penns Valley Bank, who will occupy it by April 1st. Mrs, Hockenbury was bere on Saturday to close up the sale. Death works no marvelous change upon any man. If his life was wrong sud bis icfluence vicious the coming of the great rilence might well stop criticism, but why should it convert Jost condemnation into clamorous eulogy ? Tae Reporter's impression is that fidelity to truth may permit silence, but it does not justify unmean- log praise. AISA AA Centre Reporter, §1 per year, THe NEW PEN, More Prisoners Will bs Brought to Site to Ald In Erecting the Massive Bulldings, The following dispatch was sent from Bellefonte to the city dailies: More prisoners are soon to be trans ferred from the Western Penitentiary at Pittsburgh to join the one hundred and thirty-two convicts who have been working fer a year on the site of the new prison, One bundred and thirty-two men have been at work on the 5200-acre site in the Nittany Valley, for a year Much has been accomplished, but with the arrival of the additional forces work on the big operation will go forward rapidly. This group of massive buildings will be erected by the inmates of the West ern Penitentiary themselves, so far as possible. The prisoners have been working diligently making prepara- tions for the actual construction of the modern structures. Work on the con- struction of the great wall that will inclose thirty-eight acres of ground containing the penitentiary proper and several accessory buildings will begin soon. The board of inspectors and the war- den, John Francies, are pushing the operations. The inspectors are Colonel C. A Rook, president ; William Price, treasurer ; William E. Bankey, tary, and George E. McCague Thomas B. Foley Francies is superintendant of con- struction of the rew buildings and it was he who plaoned to alleviate the mental and physical distress of the inmates of the old prison by turning them out in the pure air of the moun- tains to build a home that will surely prove conducive to their reformation reclaim by society, to say nothing of their restoration to health. secre, and Much has been accomplished during the year on the farms. Roads have been constructed, old farmhouses have been rebuilt, temporary prison build- logs fitted up, a dam constructed to catch a mountain stream that will supply the new igstitution with water, & quarry opened and several power houses and work shops ballit. and s——————————— Charchies to Unite, By a vote of one hundred and thirty- eight to two, members sand of the Allegheny conference United Brethren church in session at (ireensburg, passed a resolution favor- ing the union of the Methodist Prot. estant and United Brethren churches strong sddresses In favor of the union were made by Drs. Hough, Funk and Bishop Weekley. aiff e———— Not the Centre Hall Way delegates of the In their report of the proceedings of the meeting of the Bellefonte council the local papers say: Authorization was given for the renewal of notes for $500, $5000, $1200, $1000 and $700, and new notea for $2000 and $500 were authorized to pay current bills and interest on bonded indebledness after which bills to the amount of $2 156 97 were approved. ————— A AAP A TAN Woman Badly Barned, Al this season of the year, when the country folk of necessity build fires under kettles in open places or burn rubbish, women are exposed to great danger of belug prey to the flames, Great care should be exercised by those who must be about open fires, as the result of even light burps ofttimes terminate disastrously. This caution was lopspired by reading a news item telling of the severe burns received by Mrs. John Bennsge at West Milton, whose skirts took fire while the Iady was working about an open fire piace, AN i t———— Transfers of Real Estate, John Zivak et ux to T. B. Budinger et al, tract of land in Clarence. $375. C. T. Fryberger et ux to Matilda Meyer, tract of land in Philipsburg $500 Mike Bodenchok to Andy Kaplan, tract of land in SBoow Bhoe twp. $640 W. D. Custard et ux to Lillian V. Gettig, tract of land In College twp, $500, Wesley Meyer's heirs to G. W. lsh- ler et al, tract of land in Harris twp. $200, Andrew Harter's exrs. to Heury Wingard, tract of land in Penn twp $50 . Luther D, Fye ot ux fo Mary E, From et bar, tract of land in State College. $350, liza B. C, Fisher to Joel 8. Royer, tract of land in Zion. $3600, A A MU IA. Snyder Hemains Wet, Boyder county remains wet on booze and dry in the soll, remarks the Middleburg Post. Hon, J. Frank Keller, present incumbent, defeatod OC. A, Baker, on the no-license plat- form, for Associate Judge with a ma- jority of over 500, Boyder is the county in which, last rpring, women signed petitions for liquor licenses, LUTHERANS TO RAISE 810,000,000, Plan ls Part of Qelebration of 400th An. niversary of Reformation. As a part of the celebration in 1917 of the 400th anniversary of the Ref ormation, the general council of the Evangelical Lutheran church at Toiedo, Ohio, adopted a resolution to raise $2,000,000 for the ministers’ pen- sion and missionary work. The jubilee cornmittee of the council will co-operate with other general Lutheran bodies in this country to unite in making a total fund $10,000, 000 The total amount apportioned to be raised by the synods of the council for benevolences during the next two years is $457 200, This is $08 000 more than the last biennium, In addition to this, the synod plans to expend $225 000 missions. The genersl ape proved the plan of devoting one half a day a week to religious ibst ri uction ino public schools. It was reported to the convention that the work on to be Augustana for counciis 8 common by three of the general Lutheran bodies was about completed. bymual used In this 302 old bymns are omitted and 251 new ones inserted, s——————— Judge Hits Ram, Maury I. Diggs, itect of California, was sentenced Judge Van Fleet, in the United St district court, to serve two years in state penitentiary at Ban Quentin, and to pay a fine of §2000 for violating the Mann white-slave act, F. Drew Camioetti was sentenced to eighteen months at Quentin and to pay a fine of §1200 for a similar offense, In pronouncing sentence, Judge rehe by ates former state the Lil Man 5, 1913, NO. DRY ABSOUIATE JUDGES WIN, The Drys Won Signal Victories In Hunting- d n, Falton, and Mifflin Counties. The liquor question was the leading iseue in @ number of counties where Judges and associate judges were nomi- nated. The drys nominated their can- didates where the question of liquor li- censes was the issue, In Huntingdon county the four can. didates nominated for associate judge are against granting liquor licenses, The candidates are: Edward M. Beers, Mount Union; William MeCarthy, Huntingdon ; J. C. Runkle, Hunting- don ; Andrew L. Counch, Miller, In Fulton county William Meltott, who represented the dry element, received seventy per cenl. of the vote Cant. Mifflin county like Huntingdon ands Fulton is sure to be dry. George W. Bheary, Republican, and Joseph W, Kyle, Democrat, are nominated on the non-partisan ballot for associate judge, with President Judge J. M. insure Mifflin county to hie dry list for one year more, as they both no- candidates and sither one will of insliar of either one will ¢ sjorily of who, Ww fa YY Qi I Will are license stitute = ———— A ff rl LOCALS. things are busier than idle cu- riosity Mr, fam; snd Mrs. Willlem Luse and y of Altoones are visiting relatives Hall. telephone in Centre A Hell the James C tre Hill, on was installed at on Cen. Faust . Goodbart farm, which Howard Reuben Garis was one of BANE + SAIN cou the many who was in nity Hy Van Fleet divided the blame for the entire escapade on poor parental con- trol and the wherein intoxicants are so sed, He ared that IR drink bad a parsiyzivg icfluence on the morals and minds of the girls involved, and blamed permitliog h flourish. saloon and Tosa freely per deci slrog nen anda soc] #U institutions mi ot —— LOCALS Tuesday was the tumuo. first day The Mifflin county Repu oiminated Thomas Van Zandt sherift and W. J. Barns for | missioner, Mr. Mra. James H. Loh. Philadelphia came to Centre Hall Wednesday, and were entertained Mr. aud Mrs. Joseph Lutz The handsome new $50,000 Preaby- terian church at State OC dedicated on Bunday, Ostober te followed by a we k of ings, Mrs. Rowe, mother of John C Rowe, formerly recorder of Centre county, died at the home of her son James at Butler, She was aged nine Ly years, The Dr. Lee home in Centre Hall is advertised for sale by Messrs. Hiram and Frank D. Lee. ‘The property is one of the most desirable ones in Centre Hall, Mrs. H. A. Bodtorf of Yeagertown made her annual call on the Repo rier | Isst week, Her visits to C entre county will no doubt be more frequent in the future, owing to the fact thst Bodtorf now owns and runs an auto mobile, iy and ollege will be 5th, to union meet. John Markie, who for many years], lived in the tenement house on the James Alexander farm, pear Old Fort, came to Centre Hall la:t week to greet old friends. He lives in Ty- rone and is employed in the paper mill, having held down the position for a number of years, Bruce Hettinger will succeed Ed. ward Wiser as tenant on the Jerre Saavely farm, below the Old Fort. He ls now living ou the Bruss farm near Centre Hall, and while a young farmer devotes his tine to work an not to side issues off the farm. James F. Willis, proprietor of the Keystone hotel in Lewistown, is an- der arrest for selling soft drinke haviog an excess of alcohol. He will be prosecuted under the Brooks high license law, the Pure Food Depart. ment working with the distriet at- torney. Mr, and Mrs, Charles Wiser of East Pittsburg and the former's mother, Mra. J. J. Bteinnger of Hartleton were in town to attend the Grange Eau campment and Fair, Mr. Wiser ie employed in the Westing house worke, where he holds a good position, Heand Mrs. Wiser are looking fine, and are happy. Mr. and Mrs. W. W., Weaver and son of Birdsboro are at Mr. Weaver's home near Tosseyville, Mr. Weaver 18 a telegraph operator "n the Pennay’s lines, snd although tied to business ppretty closely, he manages to get back to Centre county several times each year, and never fails to bring his wife ntre Hall last week, He is located urn bam, . with ough, to be a man hie idea is big en sil right ovided t enemy will generally » make a si talked about one do more in than as anna Riveris very low, nuda and rt the the the are visible, y to Williamspo appearance, one side of ’ Was the and the the Lewisburg Dem for Union county, Was Heated by Crals of ¥ vif¥ UL BUETIi named prothonolary by app candidale for ty. Miss Helen Keller, o the most remnarksble women of the twentieth bas been secured by the First list Episcopal of Al- ure in church during the month of Oct sALe par nf of century, Method church, the tober. oona, 1o give a lec One of the improvements in Spring Mills was the remodeling of the large building on the hill known as the Bibby house by C. P. Long, its owner years, The structure hae been made into two comfortable and convenient dwellings, aud the ex terior was improved by the addition of a handsome porch. The house is oo cupied by Austin Long and John Meyer. / Ten long-taiied rate have gained a ‘reputation in Huntingdon by nightly) walking on an electric light wire for ball a block. Their route is from a livery stable to an attic in a dwelling house, The rodents havé attracted large numbers of witnesses, and their appearance on the “stage” is as regu- lar as though their performance hour had been posted, ra and Mrs. Lloyd Kerlin motored rom their home iu Liverpool to the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mre, P. B. Jordan, at Colyer. They came here both to see their parents and children, the eidest son, Franklin R. Kerlin, a graduate of Millersville Normal School, being engaged in teaching the Colyer public school, and Misa Tessie Kerlin, a daughter, is a pupil in the same school, Jghtning played a queer prank during a severe storm in Kast 8St. Clair township, Bedford county. De- #pite the fact that the barns of Irwin and Ellis Miller sare some distance apart, persons saw the same bolt strike them, jumping from one to_the other, Both barns were set on fire and burn- ed at the same time, Whiie they were being consumed another bolt struck and fired the barn on Bewell Mowrey's farm not far away and it was destroy- od, The interest held in several tracts of land by Ervin Bariges of Penn towu- ship was sold at asignee’s sale by Alfred L. Auman, The interest. in the Haines township farm was pur. chased by Meyer Brothers for $25 00, and that in two the acres adjoining it for $66 00. The interest in the house and lot at the toll gate in Penn twp. brought $1260, and was purchased by Jacob Everett, and the interest in the widow's dower in one farm was purchased by W. L. H and for some TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS It was a big pienic, and nothing occurred to mar the pleasure of it, The Coburn band will furnish musie at the Lewisburg fair today ( Thurs- day. ) John C. Bailey returned to Philadel- Opportunities are like women ; those that have been embraced the most are generally seeking embracers., W. L.. Hosterman, manager of the Coburn Grain and Creamery company, at Coburn, on Friday purchased a new Ford automobile. J. A. Mark, sevenly years old, walk- ed from Bugar Valley to Lock Haven to get a hunter's license, He must be some hunter, Mre, Elias Rute, nee Btover, of Ma zeppa, and Miss Emma Moyer of the same place attended the Grange En. campment and Fair on Thursday. The fact that Justice of the State Rupreme Court John P, Elkin favors the $50,000 000 loan for rcads will not strengthen the case with any well-in- formed, level headed man. C. D. Bartholomew is moving into his new home this week. The Geiss home he will vacale will be occupied by Prof. Harry Dodson, who will bring his family here from Orbisonia, Dr. and Mrs, Edward L.. Miller were guests of Mr. and Mrs, Perry H. Luse for several days lset week. They met many of their old friends here, and were busy shaking hands at the Luse canvas home on Grange Park. D. W. Bradford presented the writer with some of the floest, largest, sweet. est plums ever grown. They were unusually delicious, and ripening at this time, after the regular plum ses- son, makes them taste all the better. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ruskin Jones visit. at the Reformed parsonage in Centre Hall fora week, Mr. Jones is a resident of Allentown, and is on the clerical force of the New Jersey Zine Company. He is a brother of Rev. R. R. Jones, The Bouth Side sent enough voters to the polis to carry the day. Of course, the larger the representation, the larger Mr, Zeorby's msjority would have been, which with the light vole was & two to one victory, The Bouth Side did well, sod (ey “took it out ' but in their own way. Prof. James H. Hall, formerly of Millheim, has recently been chosen professor of chemistry in the Boye’ Commercial High School, Brooklyn, New York. This appointment was made as the result of a competitive examination given under the New York City school system. The posi. tion gives Prof. Hall a fine increase in salary. The Reporter was pleased to have call at its office Mrs. Elizabeth A. Her- ring of Spring Mills, and Mrs. Sarah Tressler of Centre Hill, both of whom are appreciative readers of this paper. The former is past eighty years of age, and the latter just a littie less than eighty. They are both very active, and entirely capable of taking care of their own interests, The Keystone Gazette nominates Theodore Davis Boal as the Republi ed of Bellefonte, trict. Mr. Boal is an sichitect, and makes Washington, D. C., his head- quarters, although his home for some years has been at Boalsburg. The Gazette did make a good suggestion, even if it was born out of a)desire to do present Congressman Patten. A lot of homespun linen was put on sale when the personal effects of the late Enoch Kreamer were die posed of near Aaronsburg. In the lot was one plece of linen containing forty yards that had never been used, a large number of slightly wora pieces, bed sheets, bed ticks and grain sacks, The material was spun fully ope hundred years ago. The entire lot sold for $209, The Reedsville correspondent to the Democrat and Sentinel makes the statement that two hundred sod sixty- two horse and motor vehicles were counted passing over the Seven Mountains on their way to the Grange Evcampment snd Fair at Centre Hall. This indicates that the at. tendanoce at this great gathering fe not all local, and in numbers is many more than is generally credited to it. Edward E. Bailey, for several years foreman in this office, is now with the Graessle- Mercer Company, commercial and catalogues printers fer Sag uldut, Indiana, having gone to up work of a character not handled in the smaller job printing establish. ments, He Is seeking koowledge rather than wages during his tempor. ary absenc:, yeb his weekly salary would make Centre county job printers 45 lie sus With tim that lu another by Willlam Bartges for $55.90. aaa $e, ute vy. fun) that 18 1a worth while to study the art and i, .
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