VOL. LXXXVIL
THE OLD BANK BARN,
Uae of the Indexes of Prosperity in Fenn.
sylvania Rursl Districts May Become
Less vonspleuoas in Fature Years,
That time honored structure, the
Pennsylvania bank barn, has been re-
ceiving the attention of the state dairy
suthorities who have undertaken to
reform the ancient edifice along
modern lives, Time was when it wae
considered the barn par excellence
and when everbody who could atford
it and had a hillside was copying it.
It now sppears to be a breeder of im-
purities in milk and a culloral
medium of bovine tuberculosis.
The idea of the bank barn came
from across the seas, It originated iv
central Europe. Long before it was
known in America the German anes
tors of a large part of the pressnt pop-
u'ation of Pennsylvania used it for
storing their crops, protecting their
domestic animals and housing them-
selves. For that matter, .in many
parts of Earore todsy combinations of
house apd barn are common encugh,
the front of the building openiog
level with the ground and the back
buried in a convenient hillside.
Ia this country there are plenty of
instances of houses and barps beiog
built and maintained under one roof.
In parts of New Evogland, where the
snow is formidable and the cold in-
tense, such structures may also be
found. They are lesa numerous than
they used to be, but they have not al-
together disappeared. They had
their origin in the physical wants of
the region in which they developed.
The great barn with its gigantic
spread of roof; its ample bays, or
maws; its “floor,” or driveway,
like a public hall, and its maltiplied
stablirg for dumb avimals, warm and
gnug from the blasts of winter, has
long been the index of prosperity of
the Pennsylvania farmer. For that
mat'er big barns and plenty of them
have come to indicate in almost every
northern state the financial condition
of the agricultural population. Tne
bigger the crops the bigger the bank
acount,
That the Pennsylvania bank barn is
suscaplible to improvement there can
be little doubt, That it will be im
proved there cin also be no doubt
The idea of light, air and other sani-
tary accessories is abroad in Penney’
vania as well as elsewhere, The
modarn potion is to stand bossy ons
¢rnerate or ork fl ror, line her and her
co-laborers in milk production up io
stanchions, give her a window to look
out from, furnish her with a sanitary
¢rocrete or metallic feeding trough,
provide her with an suatomatic water
supply and equip her domicile with
ventilating ducts. Fuch cow barns
are becomiog numerous io this state,
aa well as iu the west. But in spite of
a!l the modern notions, when the
last bank barn has been pulled down
the Pennsylvania rural landscape will
have lost one of ita most distinctive
features : one of its most abiding in-
A
sessions,
THE ORATORIUVAL CONTFST,
Will be Heid lu Bellefonte, Friday, March
27--The Contestants,
$25 00 priza in gold, the gift of the First
Nations! Bank, of Bellefonte, will be
held at Bellefonte, in the auditorium
of the High Behool building, on Fri
Jay, March 27, st 8 o'clock in the
afternoon, The public is invited to be
present at that time to bear and en-
erurage the young orators who have
alresdy won prizes in their respective
district contests.
The names of the following young
men will appear on the program :
Henry Mingle, Haines.
Forrest Miller, Harris,
Russell Auman, Mi'es.
Walter F. Rethnell, Walker,
Orin Farrell, Philipsburg.
Richard Bteel, Philipsburg.
The Bellefonte High School or
cheetra will furnish music for the oo
easion.
The chief promoter of this cause is
of a dey that saw big things done be
fore it faded into all the yesterdays.
A bi
The Fics Lunch,
A few years sgo there was a dis
position to eliminate the free lunch
fea‘ure of the public sales in Centre}
county, but this season a umber of
persona who Leld sales advertised that
a free lunch would be served, and this
will fix the continusnee of the custom
Tue free lunch is a characteristic fes-
ture of Centre ecunty ssles not found
in all sections. In many localities
lunch®a are served by pereons who
follow the sales for that purpose, and
flud it a profitable business. The
service varies, and is good or bad se
cording to the general fitness of those
who s1e in the business,
In Centre county the lonch is al-
ways furnl bed by the man who holds
the ssle. Of course, it is not a dollsr
meal, but the * poke’ always contains
substantial food, well prepared, and
clean, The housewife Ie just as partie.
ular in the preparation of the food
Jor the sale lunch * poke *’ as she is ln
the preparation of the Sundsy dinner
for ber friends, and it is not uousual for |
cer and wale clerk, to depend entire
ly on the contents of the * poke’ for
the noon refreshment, Coffee! glori.
ously hot, and strong enough to earry
a wedge on end ls aleo served without
stint, sod if you waut it you can have
pugar and grea, There Is no local
jty that has anything on the Centre
county sale juvch poke, with its meat,
bread, doughnuts, and cakes of various
varieties, And no better coffee is serve
ed anywhere than can be dip; ed from
the iron kettle hanging over the fire
lsce in the bagk yard cf the country
pe, or in the chimney corper in
the *' out kitener,"
nnn MP
Me hodist Uovferencs,
The fortyix'h annual session of the
Centryl Pennsylvania Methodist
Episcopal Conference convened In
Gruee church, Harrisburg, yesterday
( Weduoesdoy. )
Prof.
realizes
that public spesking Is becoming a
lost art in this section as well ss in
many other localities, and feels the
necessity of stimulating the youths of
this accomplishment.
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James I, Thompson Home Barned,
The James I. Thompeon home, just
above Center Furnace and a mile east
of State College, was totally consumed
by fire on Thursday morsiog of last
week. This place was built by Mr,
Thompson about twelve or fifteen
years ago, and was « threc-alory struo-
ture of large floor dimensions. The
fire sppears to have origioated on the
upper floor and was first observed
about eight o'clock, but not until it
had burned through the roof. Of
gourse there were no fire-fighting ap
pliances pesrer then Btate College,
and by the time sssletance came from
there, the large dwelling house was a
mass of fl imes,
Considerable furniture was oved
by members of the family and feigh-
bors, but not nearly all of it,
There was instrance in the sum of
on the building, and $1 on
farnitare, in the Centre Hal Ip.
surance Company, D. F. Luse, seo
retary.
At the time of the fire Mra, Thomp-
son was absent from home. The
youngest daughbt+r, Miss Alice, wes lo
bed sick, but was removed to a place
of safety,
The origin of the fire Is suppor
hive been due to defective eo
light wiring.
Voters who ohanged their res
from one votiog distriot to bi
March 18:h, or will do so be
this snd the time of the pri
mary election, which comes on Tues
day, May 19, will pot be entitled to
have lived in the district sixty days
to
before be becomes a qualified voier.
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Cones
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| Rev. J. M. Baunkis Completes wiz Years’
| Coarse of Stady lo Less than Foar Years,
Receiving Ph D. Degree
Newport { Perry County )
i News
| Oaiksloosa College, Oskaloosa, lows,
{last week conferred the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy uion Rev. J
McClellan Runkle, pastor of the Re
formed church of the Incarnation, io
Newport.
Rev. Mr. Runkle completed a six
years’ course of study in little lees
than four years. In notifying Rev.
Mr. Runkle of the acceptance of his
thesis, Vr. John Meissner, Registrar
of the College sald : "We never bad
any misgivings ss to the merils of
your thesis, for we naturally judged it
from the character of your other
work, all of which was of a very high
order throughout. We wish thal all
students were as conscientious in their
work as yours shows you to have
been. We want to thank you for the
splendid thought given us, and the
exquisite styl« in which you execu'ed
your thesis. ”’
Dr. Rankle is receiving tha con-
gratulations of his many friends upon
the scholastic honor which he
jast received,
twenty-one years. He graduated
i
i
Laoocaster in 1803 He served three!
years and four months at Mechanics. |
burg, during which time be was
married. He then went to Nittany |
Valley, remaining for the same lecgth |
of time, His next work was al
Williamsport where he labored for
eight years and four months, He
was elec'ed pastor of the church si
this place on May 17, 1908, entering
upon his pastorate on Banday, July
5, continuing successfully since, with
prospects of remaining indefinilely if
he shall so choose
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Attention, Farmers,
The farmers of Pengs and Brush
Valleys are rguested to meet at
Grange Hall, io the village of pring
ills, at ten o'clock a. m , Saturday,
\pril 4:b, for the purpose of irquirirg
into the most profi able method of
marketing the product of the dairy,
and especially as to the advisability of
forming a co-operative stock company
to build and operates milk corder sing
Rant with a oreamery connected
ewith,
JOHN ¥NAVELY,
WM M Grove,
A. N. FINRLE,
The Pennsylvania Rallroad last year
out $6,143.40 on socount of se
one of the reasons why the company
fostructs its tralnmen not to permit
0 to remain in the aisles of pas
Ee
Tickets for the minstrel show can be
bad at the drug store where the chart
BISHOP
EARL CRANSTON
S
- By courtesy of §
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS,
Bishop Swengle Declar's Pennsylvania
will he Dry Withia Five Yenrs,
The econferevce iu Ber
wick, on the day il a) wirned, selected
Carlicle for the rext place of mee Irg
for the Central Penpeylvania Unitcd
Evangelical Conference,
Bishop Bwengle declared Penneyl
vania would he dry within five years
The National Prohibition Amend.
ment was unanimously favored.
K
session al
L. C
follows :
Officers of the conference
E soclely were elected as
President, Rev, C. CC. Mz ner ; vice
president, Rev. J. W., Wal'z ; secre.
tary, Rev. B, E Eartmano ; tressuver,
Rev. M., W. Blahl
C. A Bhaflor, Rev. W. E Detwiler
snd A. Blapieton were elected Lrustees
of Albright college, The conference
voted on a number of recommends.
tions as lo changes in tha charch
discipline to be made to the geners]
eonferevce among which the follow.
ing : To increase numbar of stewards ;
to lengthen the terms of passiora’'e and
providing for extension of the pastor.
ate upon certain conditions. All were
defeated by overwhelmiog me jrities,
The sppointments spncunced jut
before ed] urnment follow
CENTER DISTRICT
Henry A. Benfor, Presiding Hider
Altoona, D. F. Young
Bellwood, 1, E. D, Stover
Bellefonte, KE. Fuleoun
Barnbham, C. D. Moore
Centre Hall, F. H. Fom
Centerville, F. F, Mayor
Howard, M. J. Bayder
er
Lewistown first chaueh, J. C
George Joseph
Liverpool, R. 8. Daubert
Millheim, W. H. Brown
Mexioo, K. J. Dubs
Millmont, Ralph Smith
Middieburg, B. A. Sayder
MeClure, C. 8. Mowmstier
Mifflin, W, H. Lilley
Newport, M. W, Stahl
Nittany, D. A. Ertel
Port Treverton, B. F, Keller
Reversburg, J. F. Bingman
Spring Mills, J, M, Price
Winfleld, G. 8. Albright
Rummels Wharf, To be filled
Members of quarterly conference Bishop U, FV.
Swengel, Lewistown ; E. L. Kesler, Milibelm
J. D. Leister, Mexion,
LEWISBURG DISTRICT
John D. Shortess, Presiding Elder
Berwick, Memorial, W. B. Cix: North,
Young ; West, W, C. Hoch
Bloomsburg, W, J. Dice
Buffalo Cirenit, J. Womelsdor!
Columbia Circuit, W. K. Shultz
Danville, C. EK. Allison
Dunshore, R. 8. Starr
E«py, J. Shamburgh
lewhburg, EB. C. Crumbling
Lopes, W, H. Rhoads
Milton, 1. BE. Spangler
Milton Cireuit, A. C, Paulbamus
Mifflinburg, H. RB. Wilkos
New Berlin, J. H. Ricker
Nuremburg, IH, C. Guthrie
Nescopeck, W. J. Campbell
Northumberland, 1. C, Shoarer
Ransom, W, KE Smith
$oranton, J. F. Hower
Boncstown, J. R. Beheoterly
Sugar Valley, H. C Kieftel
Unityville, A. L. Roeser
Wapwall pen, M. T. Crouch
West Nanticoke, J. ¥. Rohrbaugh
Members of quarterly conference. A, KE
Gobble, New Berlin; J. F. Shultz and W, L
Shambaugh, Milton ; J. D, Stover, Bagar Valley;
#. Bmith, Miflinburg : 1. M, Hines, W. P. Thom.
as and J. M. Price, Lewisburg: LL. L. Harris,
Unityville ; W. C, Biorly, West Berwick; J. MH,
Herts, Botestown,
WILLIAMETORT DISTRICT
Reeser rinity,
N. |
woow open”
J. W. Thompson, Presiding Kide
Williamepori~First church, C, J. Reffonshor-
Dallsstown. 1. §
East Prosjoc’,
Red Lior
York, Christ
Zion, H. W. Buck
CARLISLE Id
Carilsle M. A. Kennelly
H
Keen
Hagerstown Circuit A. Baook
Lemoyne, ED
¥. MM. ¥
Marysville, W
Leawisbherr MEW
E. Detwiler
Mount Holly, L NX. Bair
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Lawrence County Dry.
Judge William E. Porter refosed all
applicants for liquor licenses in Law-
repce county, apd ss a result thst
eyanty will be “dry? for the fourth
successive year,
Judge Porter has been on the bench
nine years. The firet five yeara he
granted liquor licenses, but sfier a
visit to New Csnslle by the Rev, Will.
fam A. Bunday in the fall of 1810
Judge Porter has refused to grant soy
licenses,
AM —
Clayton Wagaer Farm Sold,
Last week mention was made that
Clayton Wagver had sold his farm to
item baviog found its way to the
front page sfter it was known no sale
had been made owing to Mr, Koarr
This farm was since sold to
Harry C. Shirk of Centre Hall, who
of this kind. The price paid has not
Charles E Flick has leased the
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Commencement Orator,
The orator at the commencement
exercises of the Gregg Township High
school, Tuesday, April Tih, will be
Dr. H. M. Klein, head of the depart.
ment of history, Franklin and Mar
shall College, Lancaster, Prof. Jones,
the principal, is making every eflort
to make thése exercises one of general
interest to all interested in school
work.
ov Ui CMI. ren
Two new residents in Centre Hall
will be Irvin Zsttle snd Kryder
Frank, both of whom will come here
from Spring Mills. Mr. Zsttie ls a
member of the firm of Zsttle
# of the Centre Hall Planing
Mill, and will move into a new dwell
lug bouse he erected. Mr. Frank will
be employed by the Zsttle Brothers,
and will oocu,y the house carpenter
John D, Lucas will vacate when he
NO. 11
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Robins.
Mercury dropped to within two
degrees of the zero mark Wednesday
Light of last week,
Mra, H, J. Lambert of State College
was in Centre Hall for a few days last
week, the guest of Mre, I. A.
wood.
Hweel.
In falling from a box Mra
Gettig of Madisonburg
left arm at ths wrie', Bie
ng clothingon a lins
fent happenel.
Rev,
i
| become
Hamusl
broke
WAS
her
hang
when the accel
H. A. Bisuffer was called
pastor of the
| Lutheran church,
fo
Middleburg
| He was formerly
| pastor of the Becond Lutheran church,
‘hambesbarg.
William F. Fetterolf of near Centre
| Hall on Mo: day marketed a fat bo!
| that brought in a preity
{animal weighed
| hundred pounds,
ralurn,
almost
i The
seventeen
Bhoats put up at public
| fabulous prices, fifty.
i pound shoat i2 worth enou money
to make the average farmer feel like
ipping |
The got into the earth’s
shadow Wednesday night of last week
and for a The
4ky was clear, and this phenomenon
Bien
A
gh
i fare
{selling at
iis hat to it
moon
time was obliterated
of nature made an interesting spectacle
to those who observed it,
Al the sessions of the Central Penn-
sylvapia United Evangelical confer.
ence at Berwick, H D. Krape of
Aasronsburg wae elected as one of the
lay delegates of Centre district
t to the
general eouference to be held
rington, Iii in Otober,
a. Tips
in Ba -
nols,
Tha ATills : ¥y al }
The Millheim Journal of last
contained this notice;
werk
Saturday after-
noon & number of lady friends were
delightfully Mre,
Edith
entertained by
Marcellus Bankey and Miss
Sankey, at their bome south of Mill.
heim. Refreshments were served and
8 jolly afternoon was spent by all
present,
Upseltiog in a sleigh or a sled last
week was about as easy as rolling off a
log. Numerous upsetz of sleds load-
ed with hay were reported, and the
light sleigh had a hard time to keep
on its pins. The drifted country roads
made driving a hard matter, and the
oumerous chuck-holes in the road al-
moet invariably meant a epill,
James P. Grove will offer his home
east of pring Mille at jublic sale on
Saturday, March 25 bh, at one o'clock,
and at the same time he will sell a lot
of personal property. Mr. Grove will
break up housekeeping, as it is the ir-
tention of bis dsughtler, who was his
chief housekeeper, to go to Riate Co’.
lege. Bee adv. acd posters for farther
information.
Iu the transfers of real esiale ron
will police a real estate deal between
James E. Frohm snd D. A. Boozer,
As sgent for Jscob Frohm, James
Frohm sold to Mr. Boczyr the lot in
Centre Hail on which he { Frohm } is
building a new house, and then Mr.
Booger sold it to Mr. Frohm, with the
sgent omitted, The transaction was
to gain Litle.
A horse driven by Walter Bierly of
Smuliton dropped dead before it could
be unhitched, The owner aad Vet.
erioary Surgeon M. P, Fiedler were
driving the horse through Millheim
parrows, when the animal suddenly
stopped. Dr. Fiedler at once die-
covered that something serious was
alling the animal, but before it cou'd
be nnhitched it dropped to the ground
and died.
Lewisburg is putting forth its best
efforts for the enterlainment of the
Odd Fellows on the 24th of pext
month, which date marks the ninety-
fifth anniversary of the founding of
the order iu the United Btates, The
contract has been let for the decora-
tion of the streets, and the fraternity
from sll parts of the state will no
doubt experience one of the grandest
occasions in the history of the order,
On Saturday the Repurter was favor.
ed with a call from two High School
teachers, Prot. R. U. Wasson and
Prof, H. A. Dodson, the latter princi.
pal of the local High School, Prof,
Wasson is doing very eatisfactory
work ss priceipal of the Haines
Township High School at Asrons.
burg, and hie sotivities in interesting
young men in the oratorical contest
throughout the country pul him in
touch with many persons who have
a deep interest in school work, His
plans for a contest among the youths
are about to be bonsummated, aod is
no doubt the first of a series of such
¢rntests Centre county will see. Prof,
Wasson's greatest interest lies in mak-
ing the country school a sucoess, and
with that view in mind he will have
the support of many school direc'ors
for the office of county superintendent
moves lato the new house he is
of schools, to which position he is