VOL. LXXXVII. HALL, PA., HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT, Gregg Township Institution Will Hold First Commencement Exerolees Tuesday Evening, at Spring Mills, ‘* By our own efforts, we hope to rise.” That is the motto of the graduating class of the Spring Mills High Fchool, Prof. W. R. Jones, principal. The first graduation exer cises of this ipstitution will be held in the Grange Hall on Tuesday even- ing, 8 o'clock. The class orator is Dr. H. M. J. Klein, Lancaster. The program follows : PROGRAM. Invoecation...............Rev. Frederick W. Barry Essay Jennie Horner Bartges ‘* Natural Phenomena of Gregg Township IBBIRY ...csnsenssasusnssse sermons John Wilson Corman “ Notable Centre Countians" RUBY o.oo ice ss ssiarstsnnnsiasin Cora Minerva Corman “Panama Canal Eugene Titus Gramley “Centralized Education and You" Katie Claire McCool '* Dr. Wolf—An Appreciation William Horace Hosterman “ Sermons from Stones’ Helen Rosena Rishel “A Deposed King-Why?" Essay “The vernseneess Whey Christie Musser and The Country Community ~Dr, H. M. J. Klein tation of Diplomas—By the President ¢ Board of Education LC. A. Weaver ..Bev. R. Raymond Jones ———— A ——— COMMENCEMENT ORATOR, Rural Schools Commencement Oration Dr. H M, J. Klein to Deliver Address at Spring Mills Commencament An honor has been conferred on Bpring Mills High School in having such an ably qualified man as Dr, H. M. J. Klein to deliver the commence ment oration. He was gradusted from Franklio and Marshall College, and The Eastern Theological Semi- nary of the Reformed church, both of which are situated at Lancaster. While at these places he carried away many honors, having been valedictor- jan of his class and also the inter- collegiate orator. Prizes in oratory and debate, in addition to prizes in sacred rhetoric and church history, al. so adorned his career. He matriculat- ed ss a student of philosophy and theology in Friedrich-Wilhelm’s Uni- versitat, Berlin, Germany. As a minister of the g~epel, he very ably filled the pulpits of two of the leading churches of the Reformed church in Pennsylvania. He now occupies the chair of Audenried Professor of His. tory snd Archaeology at Franklin and Marshall and it is owing tu the fact that the principsl, W. R. Jones, was one cf his students, that Spring Mills High School was able to secure his Sppearance as commencement orator, ——————— A A ——————— Movings. John Coldren from the drug store flat to the Cleveland Mitterling house, and Mrs, Kate Dale from thst plage to where Mr. Coldrea vacated, Another exchange of houses was Edward Riter and Mrs. Asron Thomss George Bradford from Old Fort follows Henry Mowery, who moved to Asronsburg, Mies Gertle Floray to Saoyder’s house, and Edward Brown to that pluce: SECOND HORSE SALE, Thirty-one Horses and Males Bold at Oentre Hall at Average Price of 8227, The second horse sale conducted by Messrs. ¥oder and Peachv, at Centre Hall, was held last Thureday, and proved to be better than the sale held three weeks previous, There were gold twenty-seven horses and four mules, the average price being $227 The highest price paid for a team was $512.60, the highest individual horee was [knocked off at $287 50, and the lowest priced animal sold at $145 The quality of these horses was superior to that of the last car, and the ave age price was eleven dollars more. The snimals were heavier, and better bred. The pames and addresses of purchasers are appended : PURCHASERS George Searson, Linden Hall Dr. L. E. Kidder, Boalsburg J. B. Miller, Lock Haven, 2 H. Zimmerman, Lock Haven C. R. Rossman, Millheim, 2 H. 0. Benfer, Clearfield, 3 horses, 2 mules A. B. Meyer, Coburn, 2 W. E. Tate, Centre Hall J. F. Garner. State College, 2 H. F. Grove, Centre Hall J. F. Hagan, Farmers Mills John D, Neese, Poeun Hall: Richard Brooks, Centre Hall A. McCoy, Potters Mills James 8. Reish, Centre Hall C the H. Goodling, State Cullege, 2 mules C. W. Taylor, Lock Haven Raymond Walker, Centre Hall E. H. Grove, Centre Hall Carl Rossman, Sprirg Mills The prices paid for horses and males are given below : TEAMS $447 50 455 00 BINGLE HORSES 8217 5 oh y (0 -t : 50 147 “0 3 06 Ml 0 3 on o Messrs. Yoder and Peachy snnounc- ed that if there was demand for ad. ditional horses, they would be along with a third car load ss soon as ap- prized of such demand. i ts ———— Made 'Hguooh Tablet, ™ The Kalameszo0o ( Michigan) Tele- graph-Press coutaine a picture of Henry Dasher, a former resident of Centre Hall, and refers to him in this Way : Henry Dasher, Lake street, the of- ficial local weather man, bas arravged u table for the superstitions people of Kalamezio to hold ss a vwslusble ‘ huoch tablet. '’ The list includesall months of the year from the present time uri] 1942 when Friday the 13th, falls over the land. He also gives the *“ lucky day ” or skiddo day the 23:d and each month that this date will come in. a —— AI lf nt AAAI. SUNDAY ON THE SALOON, Word Pletare of the Fa'ocon by the Evan. goliat in » Sermon In Scranton, The saloon, he said, is the deadliest fos to home, to ehurch, to school on top of God’s earth. “And if all the combined forces of hell should assemble in conclave, and with them all the men on earth that THE ORATORICAL ¢ONTFSTY, Ruste! Auman of Keborsburg Wins Friz fonie, Russel Auman, a Rebersburg youth, oftered by the First National Bank, Bellefonte, for the best public speaker among the male pupils in the Centre county public schools, The decision of the judges gave very general satis- faction, snd their conclusion was ar- rived at without any great difficulty. The contest took place on Friday afternoon in the High Behool build- ing, Bellefonte, Dr. H, F. Whiting, principal of the school, being the pre- siding officer. The music for the caslon was fur pished by the orclestrs connected with the Bellefonte High HBehool. The judges were: Col, H. 8 Taylor, Prof. James R. Hughes and James Furst, E q. The Was announced by Col. Taylor, who made a few remarks beariog upon the im portance of public speaking. The contest was originated brought to completion by Prof R. U Wasson of Coburn. Loeal eontests were conducted at Millbeim, Belle fonte and Philipsburg, mention of which was msde in these columps at that time. The participaots in the contrat this is brief ac- count were selected from among these who beat acquitted themselves in the local contests, oe. decision and of which a I'E PROGRAM Walter ¥ Richard Stee Character-1 ————— Taylor Sued Hubb & Yon, John Taylor sued Bubb & lumbermen, for appropriating lumber to their own use. It appears that Taylor had taken logs to the Bubb sawmill to have them cut into lumber, and he claims he did not got all of it There was a difference of about $13.00 in the accounts. Afler the evidence in the case, Justice Brungart decided that Taylor had not establish. ed his claim, and was made liable for the coats, which were «bout §25 00 Witnesses on the case were these : Messrs. A. E. Giogerich and W. H, Stover, Boalsburg; Hugh Runkle, Bellefonte; D. F. Miller, David Young, Berjsmin Rickard, Thomss Hwar'z, Edward Horner, Samuel Horver, from the south side of the valley. Hor o, heariog A —————— 28 Licenses Filaally Granted, Baturdasy sfternoon Judge Orvis finally granted twenty-two hotel, five wholesale liquor and one brewer's li censes. Those held over were the Garman House, Bellefonte, on account MURDERED HEY RUIBAND, Joel Kuhl, a Sugar Valley Farmer Shot to Uenth- Wile Supprsed to be Demented, Pburedasy afternoon at about four o'clock Mrs, Joel Kahl shot to death acer husband. Two shots were fired, the first taking effect, and striking about three inches below the right shoulder blade, and severing oue of the large arteries, causing death in than five minutes. The went wild, Mr. and M=s. Kahl and the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nosh Kahl live together on a farm about three-fourths of a mile from Grien Burr. The janior Kahls have always lived happi- less second shot friction families, the ly together, and there was no between the portion of two male Ww hich jointly own the farm on which they live Just before incident to the celiar to do Mra. Kahl secured the key to a locked cupboard, the Mr. bad gone Boe work, FEVolY to r, went out parleyiog opened fire on Kahl aud on bearing the shots, band The elder was it ran ie cellar jo time to hold bis son in 118 No t 1 irs at Lying & liar, the father wae obliged to look into the i Yara, ti arms while life passed out, i by ¢ } the sifment ih WER On reschi 1H ad e tan. 4 muzz'e of the revolver, and sithough there were yet two cartridges in the chamber, the woman did not fire at him. After the irew the rev Mr. Kahl the ground went to the gh oting, th Iver a on al the woodahed, an of her sister, the wife of | stifel Tyson, (sreen Barr, Howe placed Mrs Kahl under arrest, and took hier to the Clin ] of ustice of the peace, 1 o al Constable John i | § nity J ton cou When qruieation. ting and killing of Kah! seemed not to gravity of the if ehe had done g of demented, ed as to the shoo her husband, Mrs Df eseed with the img rite 8 3 KB { snd hint the deed she ew noth it, and must have “0 Khe fart her hus | : 10 an her siated that she and band had never had any tre and hav- that she had ui operations io I. and thst her {lioness had affected her to such an ¥ there was no reason at all for her sd Lim She stated re Haven og kill : ine several 3 i141 the hospital 2.1914, 2 «J NO. 1 METHODIST APPOINTMENTS, Mintsters Ask Legislature Permitilng CQoncsssions to Them, to to Fass Law be Made Just before the Central Conference of the Methodist church adjourned its session in Harrisburg a resolution was passed by a msjority of one ssking the legislature to pass a law that would permit railroads to Iseue the clerical cards which would entitle them to travel at the half-rate fare. There were few changes in appoint ments compared with former years. A few below are noted : Blas { idburg, Gideon P. Barvis J irwensyiiie Mill Ha) Max Lantz ge . Hger | { Pin i Yeagers' own snd i i Foroace Plant Sai4, The plant and equipment of the | Bellefonte Furnace Company, 500 { real estate, ore mires and rights on 300 sores of land, together | With a limestone quarry, valued from { $75 000 to $100 000 were sold by Bherifl | A. B. Lee in %ellefonte on Friday | sflernoon on foreclosure proceedings {for $52 000. It was purchased for the Lowber Welsh estate, holders of the mortgage. This is the property located on the old fair grounds, The mortgage taxes and scerued in- terest amounted to about §75.000. The purchssers have no intention of opers- | neres oO J | DEATHS, Mra. Melanchton P. Musser died at illoess of sbout three weeks, during which time her slater, Mrs. Annie Emerick of Centre Hall. aided fu caring for her. Bhe had been in delicate health for a year, but it was only for the time mentioned above that her condition was thought to be serious. Interment was made nt ut edid not Know at times ” 3 5 what she was doit ©. vXtent tl i § ! | Mrs Kahl isthedaughter of Mr. and Mra. Jacob Renninger, what is known ss Bull +} calidiog pear Hun gsp in the of Sugar Valley toirty-eight yeara and sotithern side =he is her bus. Mre, Kahl sppearance, ; syed band wae of the same sge. trim isa neat and in in ang have one dsughter, Martha, an exceedingly bright young lady of eighteen years, «ho gradaasted from the Loganton high school Iset spring acd who is now a student st State College, where she is boatdiog with Dr. and Mm Wyoeotl, formerly of Loganton, The funeral was held on Monday forenoon, and interment was made at Green Burr, A A A AA AARP Millinery Opening—A pri 8h and Och mild manner. The couple al Plessant Gap on Tuesday forenoon, Rev, Bhultz, pastor of the Lutheran the deceased was a member, being the officiating minister Mre. Sadie Musser was the daughter of Jonathan Weaver, and was born st Fiedler. When but two years old she moved with her parents to the Weaver farm east of Centre Hall, now occupied by H. E. Frankenberger. Besides the husband there survive these children: Mrs. Jerry Corman, Coburn ; Mre. Frank Irvin, Pleasant Gap; Mrs. Louis Biddle, Ualonville ; Elmer, Pleasant Gap; Abper, Pit. eairn. Oue brother and four sisters also survive, namely : William Weav- er, Jacksonville ; Mrs. Willlam Duke- man, Winburpe: Mra. Harvey Shefler, Zion; Mrs. Annie Emerick, Centre Hall ; Mrs. George F. Emerick, Centre Hall. TOWK AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS The Bpring Mills summer normal will open Monday, April 13h. George Nearhood of State College was in Centre Hall on Thursdey snd Friday of last week. F. A. Foreman ie now a resident of Btate College, having moved there from the farm pear Bpring Mills, William Cook Hubler ventured down town one day last week, the firet time in seven or eight weeks. Messrs. Harro and Close, Boalsburg, have established a good trade in their lipe—plumbing, tioning and heating, On Baturday, April 4th, one o'clock, Mies Phoebe W, Potter will make sale of persons! property of the late Fergus Potter. Bee posters and sale register, Mise Ruth Krise, daughter of Warren 8B. Krise of Johnstown, is st the home of her grandparents, Prof. aud Mrs. W. A, Krise in Centre Hall. If you want real stylish headwear, strictly up-to-date, be on hand at the opening of millinery goods st Mrs, Heunpey's, Centre Hall, April 8th aod ih. T. C. Foster, the demonstrator con- nected with the state depa: tment, will Visit supervision orchards in Centre county, beginoing on Monday. There are yet twelve orcuards he will Vieit, Mre. George Hart of Pittsburg died at ber home a few days ago. Bhe and her daughter, Miss Lulu, l.st summer visited Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kerlin, and will be recalled by many in Cen- tre Hall, County Commissioner D. A. Grove attended the horse sale at Centre Hall, He is a great lover of horses and never misses a0 opportunity to see 8 lot of good animale, especially if they are to be put on the block. George Felding reports killing a big bog on the Feilding farm st Linden Hall. Tbe hog dressed just six hun- dred aud three pounds. At present prices of pork a carcass like thst would make a nice lot of pin money. A farewell Juncheon wse tendered Mre. M. A. Bankey and Miss Edith Sankey by the Ladies’ Literary Club al the home of Mrs. H. F. McMans- way io Millbeim recently. The Sankey family has moved to their farm near Potters Mills Tuesday, May 5th, is the time sd- vertised for the directors of Centre county to assemble in econven- tion in the court house, Bellefonte, for the purpose of electing a person ss county superintendent of public schools for a term of four years. Messrs. A. E. Gingerizh and W, H. Btover of Boalsburg were witnesses on a case heard before Justice Brungart oth Monday. The former is 8 member of the firm of Wieland, Wielafid and Giogerich, builders of buggies, car. risges, ete., that is doing a good busi- ness, school Brown ia followed by David K. Keller, Miflin Moyer to Rebersburg, and Milton Bradford to that place, P. W. Breon to his farm west of Centre Hall ; B. H Arney succeeds Breon, and H. E. Homan to the Arney property which he purchased, and Burgess Stein will insist upon a more complete observance of the Sune day closipg laws in Philipsbuig. Clearfield, Osceola, Curwensville and Winburn burgesses bave previously insisted upon better observance of the Sabbath in their respective towns, and hate snd despise God and purity and virtue ; if all the scum of the earth sould mingle with the denizens of hell to try to think of the deadliest instita- tion to home, to church and state, I tell you, the combined hellish intelli- gence could not conceive of or bring of there being two applicants: the Coburn Hotel, Lewis E Stover, pro- prietor, and the Old Fort Hotel, Ed. ward Royer, proprietor, Last year thirty-four licenses were granted in the county, and with the three refused and three held over the Mrs Leah Bhsafler died on Wednee- day evening of last week at the home of her son, Milton Kline, east of Cen- tre Hall, where she had made her bome for twenty-five years, Iater- meut was mede st Tuseeyville on Everything desirable in the mil lipery line will be found at the mil. livery stores of Mra. Lucy Henvey, Centre Hall, on the opening days for the Bpriog trade— Wednesday snd Thursday, April 8:5 and 9h. The John D. Homan to the Homan farm. James 8. Reish to his farm at Pot hem of the garment of the open li to twenty-eight, selection of the stock was made per sonally by Mra. Heoney, whose long Mre. Shaffer's mmiden name was Three deer were seen in the wheat experience in the business has cuit) vated a taste not to be had otherwise Sr —— ters Mills, and D. L. Bartges to that pisce. UC. E. Fiink to the Wagner censed saloon to damn the home and manhood and womanhood and busi fleld of John Venrick in the Seven MeCool, and she was born in Gregg Mountsine a short time ago. A close Finsonle Institution, farm purchased bs H. C. Bhirk, and E. Clayton Waguer frown that farm to Centre Hall to the house occupied by Mrs John Martz, who will move into the John Martz, Jr, property, Mrs Henry Swabb to Pleasant Gap, and John Ruble to that place IL. W. Musser to state College, Milton Kline to the Bwarlz farm at Tusseyville, and Mr. Bmith of State College to the farm vacated by Kline, he being ita owner. John D. Moore to the Benner farm at Old Fors. John Treaster to the farm he owns vacated by Mr. Moore. Harry Me Clenahan follows Bruce Hettinger to the Bruss farm, and My, Hettinger follows Edward Wiser on the Boavely farm ; Wiser goes to near Coburn. —————— A —————— Threshermen Organize Forty-four threshermen in Centre county organiz:d under the title of the Pennsylvania Chreshermen and Farm- ers’ Protective Association. The officers elected were : . President, W. K. Corl, Btate Col. lege ; vice president, John B. Hearick, Bellefonte ; secretary, H. L Cartin, Curtin ; treasurer, Issac Underwood, Bellefonte ; executive committee, Charles Corl, Boalsburg; Wallace White, Bellefonte ; W. D Diehl, Nit. NY Henry Lewis, Bald Eagle, and rmnk Kreamer, Millhelm, The rule gapscinlly Shjenied to by the threshermen is thet If »ny damage is done a highway or bridge by a trac. tion engine, the seme must be repaired by the owner of the engine, notwith- standing the fuot that be bas paid his pio sia of road tex. ness and every other good thing on *The saloon Is the rat hole for the wageearner to dump his wages into, The only interest it pays is red eyes, a foul breath and the loss of health, “It strikes in the night, It will take the shirt off your back and will steal the coffin from a dead child and yank the last crust of bread out of the hand of the starving child. It will take the last bucket of coal out of your cellar, the last cent out of your pocket and will send you home bleary.eyed and staggering to your wife and chil. dren, “It will steal the milk from the breast of the mother and leave her with nothing with which to feed her fofant, It will take the virtue from your daughter. It ia the dirtiest, most low down, damnable business that ever crawled out of the pit of hell, It 1s a sneak and a thief and » coward, "’ There may be some dirty corners in Centre Hall that need attention, but they will not go long before they are cleaned up. Centre Hall doesn’t peed a committee to spot the untidy places ~the Centre Hall resident by nature cleanse up dirt when he sees it, Wednesdsy and Thursday, April Sth and 9th, are the days for the open Ing of the new millinery goods by Mre, Lucy Henney, Centre Hall, Do not fall to be on hand, and make sn From the Johnstown Democrat it fe learned that the grand + Moers of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Uni versal Free Masonary organized Orient Lodge in the Flood City, with 100 members. Toe degree of Entered Apprentice was worked, This lodge will be under the jurisdiction of the Grand Bpanish Orient of Madrid which affiliates with many Masonic bodies all over the world, but not with tha York Rite of Pennsylvania nor with other York Rite Masons in the U. B, ——— A ———— Pretty Easter Cards, Pretty Easter cards, with illustra. tion ard text matter thoroughly in keeping with Easter time, can be had at the Reporter office. Somes are of the post eard variety while others are artistic folders, in brown and violet, with envelopes to match ; the prettiest thing of the season, Winter Layers—~We Have Them, We housed this last winter, a flock of ninety-four white Leghorn hens that laid during the month of Decem- ber, 1516 egae ; January, 1144 eggs ; February, 1204 eggs ; March, 1750 eggs; a total of 5739, or 52 eggs better than 650 per cent In 121 daye-~the four winter months. These hens have been mated up with males that came from hens with a record of 250 eggs a yoar, Eggs for hatching can be had at a ressonable price, | , exsmination of the goods, ¥ =he is v0 lotimately scqusinted with the needs sud tastes of ber customers that her purchases sre almost «qual to The styles this year are very pretty, and vary sufficiently to suit sll types Remember the opening days, Wednes- day and Thursday, April 8 bh and 9th, A SM AAA AAACN 19141915 LECTURE COURSE, Five Namboers Selected from Qestral “y- esum Barean-Uclored Jabiles Stvgers, The five atirsctions for the 1914 19156 season of the Centre Hall lecture course were selected on Wednesday evening of last week by the committee in charge. The numbers were sgain purchased from John 8. Arnold, manager of the Central Lyceum Bu- resu, Harrisburg. * The attractions will appear during the months of October, December, January, February and March, and will come in the ore der they appear below : I. The Grezier Jubilee Biogers (colored ), a company of five, three men, two ladies. IL. Dr. James Hedley, lecturer, III. Glenn A. Baldwin, travel lectures and the traveler; or Col, George W, Bsin may be selected as a substitate for Mr. Baldwin, IV. Kound’s Otchestra, seven ladies, one gentleman, v Dr. Thomas MoClary, t umorist, IM 5 AA Many a woman's head hss been turned by clothes, especially those towpship, July 11th, 1828, makiog her She was thrice married, The Mary Reiber, Colyer; Mis, Mrs. Margaret Bavey died at Holli- Mrs. Katharine Brown, Isasc Baney, Mrs, Lillie Robb, Bellefonte; William snd Frank, Lewisburg ; Clayton, Niagara Falls; George, Punxsutawney, and Edward, Indiana. The body was brought to Bellefonte and taken to the home of Thomas Cowher, from which place funeral services were held, Revenue Uol'ector Appointed, James H. MoAndrew, Looust Gap, was named deputy United States foternal revenue collector for the counties of Lycoming, Mullivan, Co. Jumbis, Montour, Northumberland, tHe succeeds Henry W. Schofstal, Banbury, who bas held the office since 1900. AAPA. inspection showed that they did con- siderable damage to the plants, and that they had made a number of pre. vious visits. The deep snow of the past winter drove many deer and birds into the valley in search of food, Guy W. Jacobs was at his home for a few hours Saturday before leaving for Bay Bt. Louis, Mississippi, in the interest of the York Manufacturing Company. He was sent there to oversee the repair of a large ice plant. Bay 8t. Louis is but a short distance from New Orleans and he expects to visit that great metropolis of the south before returning home, Prof. Wasson’s ansouncement thst he is a candidate for the office of superintendent of public schools in Centre county is causing more or less discussion among school directors. For a number of years Prof. Wasson has shown a great ioterest in the rural school, and in his talks to directors be is pointing out that the present rural schools can be made very much more efficient, Mice and rabbits did great damage to fruit trees during the pest winter, In many orchards trees were girdled on top of the deep snow, sometimes two or three feet above ground, rabbits cleaned off the bark from the trunks passes on Tomorrow ( Friday )
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