DEUEER HELD FOR COURT, Father and Grandfather Stand for His Ap- pearance at Court—Will He be Prose. cuted ? The status of the J. Homer Decker cage at this time is that the young man, formerly clerk to a Republican board of county commissioners, {a under bond in the sum of $2500 for his ap- pearance at court, charged with hav- ing appropriated to his own use $2500 or more of the funds in the treasury of Loyal Order of Moose, in Bellefonte, of whieh organization he was their sec- retary. The bondsmen are his father, James A. Decker, Pine Grove Mills, and his grandfather, John D. Deck- er, Potters Mills, It is contended by some who are well acquainted with the facts in the case that, although there is no doubt of the guilt of the former secretary, he will not be prosecuted ; that the order will not permit the case to go before court. The shortage of funds was not defi- nitely announced until after an auditor had spent some time looking over the . books of the order. Decker was promptly arrested, charged by the J. Russel Blair, the Bellefonte jeweler, signed a bond for $2500 for Decker’s ap- pearance fora hearing before Justice Musser. Released on bail, Decker left Bellefonte, not returning until afier the time of the hearing. In the mean- time, Mr. Blair was asked to ‘‘cash in,” and he made satisfactory arrange- ments for the smount of! the bond, When Decker appeared, se he stated he would in a telegrama from New| York, Mr. Blair was relieved legally of his obligation, the new bondsmen given above having been accepted by the authorities, The funds taken from the tressury by Mr, Decker, who is yet quite a young man, were used in speculating in a Mexican fruit growing concern that panned out a ** dry "’ well. As is intimated above this may be the last the public will know of this case, op A ASAI Lost Lhelr Hold, From the Northumberiand Pross, There are two newspapers coming into cur sanctum which amuse us greatly. They are the Demoerstic Watchman, edited by P. Gray Meek, of Bellefonte, and the Williamsport Democrat, edited by Walter E. Ritter, These gentlemen were active in the * old guard” of the Democractic party and the reorganization and progres. sive movement of the party are bitter pills for the old-timers to swallow, If not openly expressed, one may read it between the lines of every editorial. They are giving only half-hearted support to the Democratic nominees, if you eall it such #hen slmost every ed- itirial harps with criticism of them, We do not see how a newspaper can bave the confidence of ita thinking readers when its editor is continually siring his pelty personal grievances in its columns, Everybody knows that these editors are sore because they lost their political jobs, but why be ever. lastingly fretting about it? It is our candid opinion that these newspapers would be of better service to their com- munities by pursuing as broader apd more progressive editorial policy, AI A A. Deaths of Usntre Countians, Mrs. Malinda Weaver, wife of Noah Weaver, near Bellefon'e, azed fifty- nine years, Mrs. Catharine A. Peters, wife of J. C. Peters, in Mil esburg, aged eighty years. A————— ff ——————————— Potters Mills Fom last week, Misa Bleck spent Bundsy at the Thomas Lome, Harry Wilkinson of spent the Fourth at home. William Montgomery spent a few days in State College recently, George McCormick and family #pent a few days in Aaronsburg, Misa Nellie Wilkineon of State Col. lege is home for a short period. Mra, Michael Bmith is lmprovibg after a siege of serious {ilnesa. Messrs, Alexander and Yoder of Belleville spent the Fourth in this village. Hamuel Bible of Oak Hall spent Haturday with his daughter, Mrs, J. M. Carson, A daughter was born to Mr, snd Mrs, E. J. Bweetwood, adding one more to the family. Jesse McClenahan is having some experience in operating bis new car, but will win out when sil is told, Edward Allison’s guests on Sunday were Wm, Allison and family of Bpring Mille, Archie Allison and family of Bellefonte, and Mra, Lillie Alexander of Centre Hall, H. B. Wagner of Lock Haven spent Bunday at his parents’ Lome, return. ing Monday, accompanied by Mrs, Wagner, who has been spending a few weeks with her mother, Mrs. Josephine Brown, who was so une fortunate as to fall and break a bone iv one of her arms. Dr. G. W. Emig of Philips burg was appoint: d a pension examiner surgeon for this district, Bellefonte 930,000,000 BUSHELS WHEAT, Excellent Weather Conditions In Adds Thirty Miillons to Prospect Thirty million bushiels of wheat were added to the prospects of the crop during June by the excellent weather condition making the forecast of the crop as announced recently by the de- partment of agriculture, 930 000,000 bushels, a new record. The acreage planted to corn thie year was only slightly lees than that of last year, while the condition of that crop was one per cent, better than the ten year July 1 average con- dition, making the prospects good for a crop estimated by the department of agriculture at 2868 000,000 bushels, That would be better than the average for the last five years, Forecasts of the total production of the principal crops on July 1, follow : Winter wheat, 655,000,000 bushels, Hpring wheat, 275 000,000 bushels, Total wheat crop, 930,000,000 bushels. Corn, 2,868 000,000 bushels. Oata, 1,201,000,000 bushels. Barley, 211,000,000 bushels, White potatoes, 356,000,000 bushels, June ———— I — SS —————— Gave Party for Daughter, Mr. snd Mre, (3, O, Benner gave a party in honor of their daughter, Miss Victoria Benner, Friday night, at the Benner home. The following enjoyed the function : Misses Lanrs Mitterliog, “ That Goring Ox." The temperance movement in the Lutheran church was presented to the several congregations of the Centre Hall Lutheran charge on Bunday by Rev. L. L. Bieber of Gettysburg in an address which the speaker en. tered into with mueh enthusiasm and his asudlence seconding every point scoring the traffic that is becoming s recognizad blot on this nation, As 8 foundation for his utterances, the seripture recorded in Exodus 21:22.28 was cited, and from these verses the title of his lecture, * That Goring Ox," is taken, The lecture ls a masterful one, and since it had been well onto three years since a temper- ance sermon was preached in the pul pit by a Lutoeran minister, the sub- ject was one pot expounded, Individuals, Lutherans as well as those of other denom nations, were highly pleased with the manper in which the great subject was handled, snd many favorable expressions were heard on all sides, and there ig little doubt but that the temperance senti- ment was strengthened where it ale ready exieted, and thst impressions were made on some not heretofore cons victed., Dr. Sieber will no doubt be of his several lectures under the titles, * Gusts and Csmels,” and ‘*Bhooting Up the Courts.’ ——— I ——— Over recalied to give one New Electric Plant Dedicated, Verna Rowe, Isabel Rowe, Blanche Edward Durst, Hay Durst, Crawford, William Bradford, James Lingle, Gross Allison, Henry Mitter- I — — fp = ing. 5 LOCALS Jay D. Boyer of Johnstown was a guest at the W, 8B, Blick home for a few days. Frank Kerlin, who taught a success. ful school term st Colyer, has been elected assistant principal of the New Cumberland High Scheol. A large number of teachers attend. | ing the summer session at State Col- lege went through Centre Hall Bator. day in automobiles enroute to Penns Cave. The Howard Hustler, after sa lapre of two weeks in ita publication, sp peared again in better form than ever, both sa to news and typographical Appearance. Theodore andl Lena Breon of Al toons, nephew and niece respectively of Mrs. Harry E. Fye, are at the Fye home below Centre Hall and will re. main until August, De. W. H. Behuyler and daughter Miss Eloise, are off on a vacation. The former is attending a summer school of theology at Auburn, New York, and the latter is in Elmira. George P, Wakefleld haa been cap. vassing this section for the Chase Nur. sory company. He was a resident here some twenty years ago, his wife hav- ing been Miss Maggie Rishel. Mr, Wakefield now lives in Berwick. His oldest daughter teaches echool in New Jersey at Clayton, After a vain effort to bring back to health and improve the mental con- dition of Miss May Hsssenplug, sged about twent-one years, her friends were obliged to make appliestion to have her admitted to the Danville asylum. Miss Hassenplug lives with her parenta at Bpring Mills, 8. V. Hosterman, Esq., and Mrs, Hosterman of Lancaster, accompanied by their two children, George and Francesa, and Miss Elizabeth Bweel. wood, who had been a guest of the Hostermans for several weeks, were arrivals in Centre Hall Wednesday of Inst week and for a short time will te at the home of Mr, Hosterman’s father, Dr. G. W, Hosterman, The State College Gun Club at a recent meeting passed the following resolution, due to the fact that there has been much dynsmitivg of the trout stress in the vicipity of Blate College : ** Resolved that the rtale College Gun Club offer a reward of fifty doliars ( $50 00), in addition to the reward offered by the state for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any one dynamiting local streams stocked by members of the State College Gan Club,” It is a pleasure for the Reporter to note the advancement of Benner H. Shirk from a passenger dondactor on the Frisco to the position of assistant superintendent of the eastern division, with headquarters st Springfield, Missouri. Mr. and Mre, Bhirk on sev. eral decasions during recent years visited in Centre Hall, being guests of B. D. Brisbin snd H. E. 8hirk, whose nephew he lo, and is a son of H B Bhirk of Beymour, Missouri, Mr, Bhirk began railroading se a telegraph operator. This recognition of worth ought to encourage the many who hold minor positions with the large corporations for it le proof that by close application the better positions The Btaté-Centre Electric Company, & year sgo procured light and power privileges in fourteen boroughs and towpships in Centre county, is sbout to complete a $100,000 piant at Milesburg, with which to supply light and power t4 about one- fourth of Centre county, [he new plant was formally dedicated by moon. light Friday night, July when speeches were made by Clement Dale, the Rev, 8B, 8B, Clark, ths Rev, H. K. Ash and the Rev. M. C. Pifer. Milésburg is expected to boom, as facturing pur. poses are being offered free, so fA availiable sites for man: I stier From Subscriber, Ina recent letter to the Reporter, Guy W. Jacobs, an erect for the York ufeetn ng engineer ng Company, ing machin- ings r Manufsel: me rere of ice ma ery, said among other tl “1 am back io Tamps, Flor a short slay and cerisinly am to be here, It may know that this is about place in the south ; hot sa Centre Hall Mr. Jscobts has during the past few months spent short periods in various southern states, ia, for satisfied gurprise you to the coolest in fact it is not as ’ elf as— Ricket-Heam Leo. A. Ricket and Edna F. Ream, both of Bpriog Mille, were united in holy wedlock by T. B. Jamison, justice of the peace, at Bpriog Mills, on the national holiday, July 4th. Mr. Rickert is employed at the Mill Hall condeusery. : A i Skunks Are Nieo-—Sometimeon, The small city boy In the country who learned to his sorrow that the pretty little kitty with the bushy tail, down the lane, wasn't a kitty alter all, fared much worse with the ill-reputed kitty, better known aa the skunk, than did William Kerlin, junior mem- ber of the firm of Kerlin's Grand View Poultry Farm, a short time ago, The thought of a wild skunk as a pet strikes a feeling of horror in the breast of the average person, but not so with young Kerlin who made the acquaintance of five of the white and bisck-marked variety, The kittens had become separaied from the moth- er by reason of the fact that she had been eaptared a day before in a box trap on the Kerlin farma. While do- ing the routine work of the day Kerlin noticed the little pussies bsskiog in the svn to the front of one of the chicken houses, Upon his spprosch they did not throw forth iarge quanti. ties of that liquid which invariably means the sink hole for clothes worn by the person who chances to come within a radius of tweniy-five feet of the straightshootiog squirt gun, In- stead they kept up their play much in the same manner as the domestic kitty, spparently unsware of the ap- proach of the enemy. When pear enough to touch them Kerlin resched for » bushy tail and lifted one of the cats in hie arms. He continued in this manner until he had all where be wanted them, and what a nice sub missive family of kittens they were! The house kitten: could not have be haved better than did this quintette of despised young skunks. Skunk raising does not have the fascination for the young pouliryman as does chicken raising so he decided to dis pose of the lot, realizivg three dollars on the sale. Toe skunk family ls now re-united, since the purchaser of the kittens also bovght the mother of the family » few duyas previous. may be reached, i RAS LANL Gringe will meet sata : Progress Gringe rday Potter Yownship School Teachers, The school directors of Potter town- afternoon teachers : Plum Grove, Alfred Crawford Potters Mills (grammar), Miller Potters Bitner Colyer, Mary Neft Tuseeyville, Bertha Miller Centre Hill, Mary Byers Earlystown, Cora Luse Tasseysink, Olive Wa ye Pine Stump, Edith Btover Egg Hill, Bruce Ripka Cold Bpring, George Harter Manor Hill, Emma Rowe Fleishers Gap, Mary Blatterbeck Pine Grove, vacant, Elmer Mills (primary), Lizzie Ap — LOCALS Thomas Kiefer of Youngweod was a guest at the Brungsrt home for a few days last week, Miss Flora Love, compositor on the Watchman, spent part of her vacation among friends here, 1 Miss Hszel Emery has returned home afler several weeks’ visit among friends in Uplon county. Mrs. Domer Emerick and daughter of Altoona are visiting at the home of Mar. and Mrs M. L., Emerick, J. A. Bhull, the Millheim photog. rapher, bas purchased the siudio of A. P. McDowell at Philipsburg. Cleveland Mitterling is confined to bed suflering from an attack of acute kid- ney trouble, ; Bidney Royer was recently arrested for slandering a citizen of Centre Hall, He is now under bail for his appear. ance st the coming session of court, Mra. J. W. Conley, who has bee visiting in Lancaster for the pas month or more, is expected home to morrow { Friday ). A son was born to Rev. and Mrs, John H. Keller, at China Grove, North Carolinas, This isthe first born, but the home was established six years REO The finsncial statement of the Cen tre Hall school district appears in this isue. The statement shows a balanohy in the hands the treasurer of $571.08 Mr. and Mrs, T. L. daughter altended ihe st Hiate College on ¥ They were entertained at the homs of Mrs, Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Stephens, of Smith and fomtivitien the arth, Mrs. T. K. Worthington and son of Lancaster for fen days were guests of Rev. snd Mrs. R. BR, Jones, at he Re formed parsonage. Mrs. Worthing. ton is a dsoghter of former State Fuperintendent of Pablic Instruction, E. E. Highbee, Miss Jennie Hues of Spring Mills is “ hello" girl in the Bell telephone ex- change during the vacation period of Misses Edna Murray and Lens Em- erick. Miss Huse is making ber tem- porary home with Mr. and Mrs, Ralph E. Diogea. Mr. and Mr, I. V, Musser and son Harold sutoed from Mifflinburg one day Inset week returning home after » short stay, sccompanied by their younger son, William. Harold Is still with bis grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Meyer. The Standard Bteel Works at Burn- ham opened up full bisst Monday, giving employment to men in double shift. An order for thirty engines was received a short time ago and this is regarded as only the beginning of a long prosperous period, Mra. Parcells of Philadelphia, who deals sledge hammer blows to the li quor traffic, is booked to be with the local W. C, T. U. during the week of the Grange Eocampment abd Fair, Bhe will epeak at the headquarters of the organization on the camp grounds, and it is in the open meeting that she is at home, I'he resignation of J. H., Robb as clerk in the Bellefonte Trust Company made two other changes of positions held by young men. Mr. Robb was obliged to quit his place on sccount of ill health, He is a brother of Mrs, Thomas Hwarlz of Tasseyville. Mr, Robb is succeededby Earl Orr, formerly deputy to Recorder Hpeer, and Nevin Qole, son of John L. Cole of Zion, has been named depuly recorder. Mr, Cole was in the Mallory studio for sev ersl years, F. P. Geary and E. B. Ripks, two of the town’s most loyal disciples of Izank Walton, together with Prof, H, A. Dodson snd William Smith, the Spring Mille firniture dealer, spent a day the latter part of last week along Penns Creek at Camp Thomas, near Glenn Iron. They got more than the fisherman's laok, Mr, Ripka booking eighteen sunfish and Mr, Geary coming in a good. second with a number of this and a fifteen-inch bass that stood him a good I b, The Loess! Baseball Club Goes Down He. fore Milihelm In Exelting Game, Seore © to 8, Millhelmm Hoores Nearly All Huns in Last Two Innings, It was a sorry lot of ball tossers that wended their way homewaid on the night of the Fourth, bringing home with them a tale of woe about a ball gsme that was won snd lost in the lest two innings of play. With the score 8 to 2 in favor of Centre Hall at the end of the seventh inning, Millbelm put a giant fire cracker under the works of the visit ing club and tore to shreds a promis ing looking victory, Beven runs in the last two innings was the extent of the damage done by the enemy sand the climax to the game was the most exciting seen on the Millhelm grounds for a number of years. Allison, for Centre Hall, who had pitched capital. ly for seven innings, weakened in the eighth and Millheim landed on the ball with a vengeance, making nearly all of the small total of six hits which they collected off him in the entire geme in the last two innings. The hit which took the heart out of the visiting team and which terminated the game amidst 8a demonstration on part of the fans which was anything but “safe and sane, ”’ came from the bat of Bamuel Weaver, Three runs were needed to win: two bases were occupled ; two men were retired. What would Weaver do? A danger. ous batter at times is Weaver, and haviog aiready placed a two-bagger to his credit, he was not expected to do the Baker act at this time. It was a ‘groove’ ball which Allison unin. tentionally gave him snd Weaver made the most of it by meeting it with TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS William A. Magee returned to Phila delphis last week. A valuable horse, the property of J, W. Meyer of near Coburn, was recent. ly overcome by heat and died. Oliver D, Btrunk is the owner of a Maxwell ear, The machine is not a new one but is in good running order, The seventeenth sonual gsthering of the sons and daughters of Wesley will be held at lakemont park, on Thursday, July 80. Unclaimed letters in Centre Hall postoffice July 1, 1914: Mr. H, D. Pat terson, Mr. Jones Dieknes, Mr, Maich Bertanreth.—G, M. Boal, postmaster, Miss Mary Dinges spent the week following the Fourth at Tyrone with her uncle and sunt, Mr. and Mrs. E, W. Btine. Tyrone had its Chautau« qua at that time, Lioyd W. Btover, the assistant cash. ier of the Farmers National bank of Millheim, attended the sessions of the Pennsylvania Bankers’ association at Bedford Springs. Mrs. N. M, Bhetter and dsughter, Miss Ethyl Bhetter, of York are spend- ing a two weeks’ vacation in Centre Hall, part of the time as guests of Mrs, W. H. Meyer, an sunt of Mrs. Bhetter, State College and Millheim proved attractive to ‘a number of local resi- dente on the Fourth, “Safe and sane '’ programs had been prepared for the day, the former place rendering an elaborate program. Mrs. J. W. Brown and three chil all his strength, The ball sailed on as head and before Kerlin could retrieve it all three ruoners had crossed the piate, turning spparent victory for Centre Hall into defeat. Final score, gto 8 Centre Hall outhit their rivals more than 2to 1. Miller was touched up for thirteen hile but a large number were wasted, while Millhelim's half dozer® wats came invariably with men on bases. AP AP tl AA. Stegmund Joseph's WiLL, From the Gazette, By his lsst will and testament, drawn under date of March 18, 1914, the Iate Biegmund Joseph left a be quest of $1,000 to his nephew, Erpest Joseph, of Btramburg, Germany ; one of $8,000 each to his two nephews, Edmund G., and Emanuel G. Joseph, of New York ; sud one of $4,000 each to his niece, Mra. Edith Holtz Fried. man, of New York, and his pephew, Harry N. Holtz, of Bellefonte. Be. quests of §100 each were aleo left to Harry Clevenstine, Thomess Jleun, Harry Keeler snd Miss Jodie Bower, employees of Joseph's store, and to Anpetta White, housekeeper in the Joseph home. His residuary estate i to be divided share and share alike between Mrs, Louis Friedman and Harry Holiz, provided however, that his sister, Mm. Amelia Hoitz, shall have a life interest in his estate, Harry J. Holtz was named as his executor. Lawn Frolle, On Friday night, July 3rd, Misses Isabel and Verna Rowe entertained a number of their friends ob the lawn of the Rowe home slong the mountain road. The evening was pleasantly spent by the young people and at the proper hour choice refreshments were served. The following were present : Misses Isabel Rowe, Verns Rowe, Ethel Rowe, Blanche Rowe, Victoria Benper, Ruth Smith, Laura Mitter. ling, Lena Emerick, Margaret Jacobs, Hara Neff, Edna Nef! and Freda Bailey; Messrs. Henry Mitteriing, Ray Durst, Carl Auman, Alfred Craw- ford, William Reish, William Kerlin, James Lingle, Edward Durst, Gross Allison, Ralph Bitner and William Bradford. ALAM A Experiment on Dwarf sucessful, The Blair County Medical society by the use of thryroid glands of lambe and sheep are transforming a young dwarf of Hollidaysburg, Jules Schroeder, aged four years, into natural proportions, The boy le sul fering from cretinism, but under treatment hie arms and lege are stead ily lengthening. The experiment ie being watched with great attention by the medical fraternity. A — MP ———— Harper Geta Third of Estate Judge Orvia recently filed an opinion which relates to the estate of Bimon Harper, late of Centre Hall borough, decessed, an action brought to show cause why the one-third of the person al estate held in trust for the benefit of the widow during her lifetime, should not be paid to Harry Harper, only ohild of the decessed. Judge Orvis decreed that the rule be made absolute dren of Milroy are at present at the ome of Mrs. Brown's ‘parents, Prof, nd Mrs, W. A. Krise, Mr. Brown 8d son Darlington were also at the rise home for a few days over the Fourth. Mrs. H. J. Boun of Whitneyville, Conn., arrived in Centre Hall Wed. nesdsy, having been met in Lewis town by her father, B. D. Briebin, and her daughter, Miss Alice, and convey- ed over the Beven Mountains in Mr, Brisbin’s car, Mre, R. D. Foreman sent to this office several twigs from d sour cherry tree, in his yard in Centre Hall, that were iadened with the choloest fruit, fully one-third larger than ordinary cherries of that kind. The excess in size and perfection was dae to the fact that the tree had been sprayed. 'Bquire T. B. Jamison of Bpring Milis came to Centre Hall last week to have a legal paper executed, and while in town paid his respects to the Re- porter, and hed bis name placed on the subscription list of this paper. Mr. Jamison represents several fire insurance and cssusity companies, and does an extensive business in that line, Miss Helen Bartholomew, Mise Orphs Gramley and Mrs, Trix Van- dament autoed to Clearfield Imst Fri- day snd until Bunday were guesis at the home of Mrs. Estie Musser, Mrs, Vandament ie from California end together with her two daughters, Helen and Gene, has been spending some time with her cousio, Mrs, Lease Cummings, st Spring Mills, Ina “farm” talk with David K. Keller, cashier of the Penns Valley Bank, it was lesrned that since he farmed he sold fat cattle to the amount of $6000, and that during the past four years the sale of hay alone footed up to $1000 yearly. Mr, Keller also raibed a large number of hogs, cattle and colts, since be began farming, and now has on his farm, tenated by 8B. E, Sharer, a remarkable brood mare, This animal, st fourteen years, is in fine trim and raised ten colts in eleven years. To show the grade of colts she is capable of producing, it only need be stated that joel two weeks ago a tesm of her offspring was sold for $465. About half of a filteen-hundred-mile suto trip was completed Thursday of last week by a party of tourists that spent a few days at the home of Mr. sod Mrs, J. Calvin Voosds, near Cen. tre Hili. The party consisted of Mr, and Mrs, J. H. Hesser, the lstter a cousin of Mrs. Vooada, Mere, Sarah Fry, aged seventy-seven years, who stood the trip remarkably well, Mise Gladys Hesser, all of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Mise Jennie Smith of Philadelphia. Mr, Hesser is owner and principal of the Hesser Business College at the above tamed pisce and and that the obe-third of the estate 4 should be paid to the son.
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