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SLATL HOME FOR DEFICIENT WOMEN,
T 13, 1914.
NO. 31
BARN BURSED,
NEWS OF 1880,
JEATHY,
Fgh
Mrs. Maliesa Boal died at her home
in Centre Hall late Thursday night of
last week, death being due to the
effects of an obstruction in the esopha.
gus which made the partaking of Food
for the past few weeks an impossibil.
At the regular meeting of the™Cen-
tre Hall school board last Thursday
evening, the time set for opening the
coming term of school was Monday,
August 31st. Two weeks of school
will be beld before she Grange En-
campment and Fair, and then the
schools will be cloged during the entire
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Beptember 1, 2, 8, and 4 are the dates
of the Centre County Fair this year.
Mr. and Mre. Albert Garbrick and
Notes Taken From Files of The Centre
Reporter of Thirty-four Years Ago,
June 24th—~Centre Hall will petition
next court to be incorporated into a
borough.
The army worm has crossed the
Pennsylvania line and made its ap-
Willlam Beck Barn st Nittany track by
Lightning—-Uraps buat No Stock Cone
suinad.
The Institution Will be Balit at Lsurelton,
Union Oounty, sad Will Likely Cost
$1,000,000,
At the lsst session of the Pennsyl-
vania state legislature, a bill was
passed authorizing Governor Tener
to appoint a commission to establish
During an electriesl storm that pass.
ed over Nittany Valley on Haturday
afternoon, the large barn belonging to
William Beck, just to the west of
a home for feeble-minded women, the
purpose being to segregate all women
in the state who are deficient, with
a view to preventing the reproduc
tion of defective offspring.
Eventually all fesble-minded wom-
en in the various state institutions
will be transferred to the new state
home, but the powers of the com:
miseion are very broad and any fee.
bl» minded woman, whether in an in-
stitution or in her own home, may be
rémoved to the new home. This prac
tical step in the interest of eugenics
js highly commendable and the re-
sults will be far-reaching.
Governor Tener appointed the fol.
lowing persons to act on the com-
mission: Dr. Mary Wolfe of Lewis-
burg; J. K. Johnston of Tyrone; Dr.
Muardock of Polk; Judge Biddle of
Carlisle; George H. Earle of Phils.
delphia; Mrs, Brown of Lancaster;
Colonel Frank Vandling of Scranton:
W. T. Tilden of Philadelphia and
Rabbi Levy of Pittsburg.
Oa Wedneaday the commission met
in Philadelphia and decided upon the
eite for the home. A number of de-
sirable locations had been investigated
and finally the choice narrowed down
to aspot in Cumberland county and
one in Union county.
Senator Penrose and ex-Congress-
man Berjamin K. Foeht of Lewis-
burg, were present at the meeting and
afier careful considerstion, it was de-
cided that Laurelton, in Union coun.
ty, should be the site of the new home
for feeble-minded women.
Laurelton is on the Lewisburg and
Tyrone branch of the P. R. R. and
has an altitude of 1,000 feet. It is
an ideal spot, with its wooded hills
snd pure mountain water. The
grounds will be divided by the great
state highway from Easton, which
Commissioner Bigelow is building and
which he believes will be the finest
in the world. The road runs through
Lewisburg and Mifflinburg and be
tween these two towns there is a
etretch of six miles which ex-Ton-
gressman Focht says is the finest au.
to speedway on earth. Upwards of
1,000 cars have been counted on this
road on a Bundsy. This highway
will go past the new state home to
the site of the new penitentiary and
peat State College,
Auvother unusual feature in connec.
tion with the site chosen is the unique
mode of transportation on the Penusy
railroad between Montandon and
biifflinburg. At the present time
the cars are operated by batteries in
the cars. There is no trolley pole
or visible apparatus for propelling the
cars and the preject, which is a
Westinghouse patent and has been
in operation for over a year is an ne
purcd success. The cars have a cs,
pacity of 150 persons and eventusily
it j= expeclied that storage battery
cars will be used in taking the i.
rostes of the home from Montandon
to Laurelton.
Iu all probability, the new home
will cost $1,000,000 and it may be two
months before actual work begios,
Plans must be prepared and approved
by the state board of charities and this
will take several weeks,
Dr. Mary Wolfe of Lewisburg, form-
erly superintendent of the state hos-
pital at Norristown, a woman of re.
markable ability, was electea superin-
tendent of the new home at a salary
of $2 500,
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abreast of the world’s progress day by
day is regarded as an educational duty
ne well as a pleasure, the Funday news-
peper ought to be a welcome visitor,
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wher: there are young people whose
tastes and opioions are largely molded
by what they read, ss much care and
judgment should be exercised in the
selection of a Bunday newspaper as in
the choice of books, We commend
* The Philadelphia Bunday Record”
to our readers as a paper that is as
clean as it is conscientious in the pre.
sentation of the news ; as varied in its
appesl to every member of the family
as it ie vigorous, and as indispensable
as it is interesting.
“The Bunday Record” is a bigger
snd better daily ** Record, built upon
the sanest and soundest lines of Bun.
day journalism, with the idea that the
intelligent reader, having more lelsure
for literary entertainment on Bundey
than any other day, looks to its quality
as well as ite quantity. When we say
that daily '* Record” quality is main.
tained in ** The Bunday Record’, that
ins the highest praise we can give it,
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Millheim is holding its town pienie
today (Thursday. )
F.
Mrs.
algo
chased
state,
is an
mother,
ner twp.
twp, $500
Dietz,
£509,
$1000.
boro.
David
twp.
$800,
twp.
$450
OC,
boro,
twp.
foute boro,
boro,
boro,
Rush twp,
R.
graduating
in
Belmont of
remarks
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and daring
the latier
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snd
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land in
Boggs
Co.
tract land
$4000
of
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to
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to
Nittany, was struck by lightning at
2:80 o'clock and totslly consumed.
The farro is tenanted by George Long,
end by quick action on bis part and
those nearby, all his horses and cattle
as well as implements, harness, ete,
were removed from the burning strue-
ture. The loss consisted of the barn,
all the wheat and hay, and one half
the oals erop.
The wheat crop belonged
Delaney, now living jaat
Earlystown, who last year was
on the farm.
There was insurane
to Micheel
south of
tenant
4
in the sum of
$1000--3900 on the building and $100
on contents of s8MIE——i the Centre
Hall fire insurance com
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soy,
MeUlellan.Fielsher Meunton,
The third annual reunion of the Mec.
Cleilan-Flieishe I W in the
large orchard on the farm of Harry A,
McClellan, near Tusseyville, Thursday
of last week. About four hundred
were ino attendance on this joyous joc.
- 1 Fale
IF cing Bic
easion, coming from a!l parts of the
country, aud representing many walks
The day was deal and busi
ness cares and worry were thrown to
voled to re
the winds ana the Lime ds
enjoying
in life,
pewing old friendshiys and
the program of the day.
Bhbort addresses were rusde by Rev,
8B. H. Deitza!l, Rev, F. H, Foss, Dr. 8
C. Rapkle, and Fherifl B. Lee,
Dr. Runkle's sddrese, dwelling on
reainiscevces of his eariter daye, when
echool te Tussey
Jjoyed by
’
a
hie was % shear $y hg
Hiok school, was highly er
LH
The time set for the reunion is
the firet Thursday after the firet Wed-
nesday in August,
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1LAOCALS
Mise Ruth Parsons is visiting rela.
tives in Heedaville,
J. W, Bmith aud dau
Williamsport spent se
week atl
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mother, 3:
shir
Ruth of
veral dass lest
@¢ home of Mzo,
fa
r
Hruith's
ith.
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Mr.atd M iE
Jaunie NB i
Willism Gfeerer on Bundsy made an
auto trip from Centre Hall to Juniata
county,
, and
Mise Helen Bartholomew, sccom-
panied by Mrs. G, W. VauDamant of
Californias, Leases Cummings
of Bpring Mills, made an suto trip to
Mill Hall cue
Samuel Herr, the junior member of
the clothing firm of Harry Herr &
t.n of Miliheim, purchased a clothing
plore at Bt, Mary's. T
Hert
will
Milk
heim store,
Mr. and Mr. George B., Jackson
aud son Walter of Hiate Collegs came
to Centre Hall in their ear Saturday
and took back with them Mr, and
Mrs. T, L. Bmith and daughter Louise,
who spent Junday in that town.
Mra. Besse Forest
Rachel of Cleveland, O hic, Paul
ine Kein and Catharine of
Lewistown, are spending this week nt
the homes of William Brooks, above
Centre Hall, and lL.ese Brooks at
Bosalsburg.
Miss Maude Gehrett of Newark,
New Jersey, arrived at the home of
her sister, Mra. H. A. Dodson, Batur-
day, aod will remain for some time,
Miss Gelirett spent & short time at
Reedaviile before coming here, and
was accompanied to Centre Hall by
Frank Kyle, who spent the day at the
Dodson home,
Euperior Court Judge George B.
Oriady of Huntingdon attended the
funeral of Mrs. Malican Boal, on Mon-
day. From here he went to New
York to renew his cfforts to get into
communication with Mre Orlady and
daughter, who were in Ketlabad,
which is located io Bohemia, a north.
western province of Austria Hungsry,
Mrs. J. Emory Hoy and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, last waek came up
from Philadelphia to spend a few
weeks with the former's mother, Mrs.
W. B. Mingle. On her way here,
Mra. Hoy stopped at Mifflinburg, and
while there was entertained by Mrs,
Bnodgrase, Later Me. and Mrs, Bood-
grass came to Centre Hall and were
guests of Miss Grace Smith and at the
Mingle home.
Dr. W. E. Fischer and Rev. J, M
Runkle held services in the Lutheran
church on Bundsy evening, the edifice
being well filled, 8 number in the
stidience having been strangers who
are here among friends. The sermon
waa delivered by Dr, Fischer, a former
pastor. The sesistant, Hev. Runkle,
now serving as Reformed charge at
Newport, is also well koown here,
Ar»
snd Mrs
day losl week,
® SENIoOT
in the future condast the
¥ i
ALG
daughter
sau
slater
having been born and raised in Potter
Bip.
pearance in Delaware county, causing
great ipjury to the wheat and rye
fields, Let Centre county farmers get
their shot guns ready,
The ranks of single men at Bpring
Mille were thinned out on Wednesday,
by the marriage of Dr, Frank Van
Valzah to an estimable lady of the
same place,
A. P. Luse, of Gregg, put up a barn
the other day in short ruetre, and no
doubt in shorter time than any other
carpenter in the United Btates can
boast of. Mr, Luse had the contract
for the new barn of David Keller of
Boalsburg ; the building fs 50x100 and
with the sesistance of sbout 80 hands, it
was raised in threes and one-half hours.
Irvin Leech, of course, was there too,
and this was the ninety.eighth barn
Irvin helped to raise in his life-time.
He intends to score the hundredth
aud will come one nearer, at Colyer's
raising, in a short time,
The Spring Mills correspondent says
that that town is booming up as a
summer resort. Already two persons
are there to enjoy the invigorating
breezes of the beautiful walley of
Penns,
Mrs. Uriah Oaman died at her home
near Centre Hall on Friday, 18th, of
typhoid pneumonia. She was aged
fifty-one years,
July ist—"The hay crop in our coun-
ty will be less than an average, owing
to the dry spell in the spring, followed
by the grasshoppers.
The population of Potter township
“370, an increase of 12 over 1870
There are 237 farms in the township,
dnd 24 industrial establishments, esch
producing over §500 annually.
Bpring Millis enumerates 278
On 24th ult, between 9 and 10 a. m.,
some person entered the house of
Catharine Rishel, in Gregg, unlocked
her bureau, and stole about $70 in gold
and sliver and a purse containing two
promissory notes,
Married-—At the residence of Peter
Wilson, Esq., Bpring Mills, June 23,
by Rev. J. D. Wilson of New York,
Dr, Franklin H. Van Valzah sod
Jane KR. Van Vaizah,
-
Pleasant Cap.
Jack Mulfinger has
from an attack of toneilitie.
Mrs. Bamuel Zong ls slowly improv.
from her recent from Kidney
trouble,
Mra. ( Dr.)
parents in Philadelphia.
Mies Kathryn Wian of Bellefonte
spent a few days with Ler aunt, Mrs,
J. T. Noll.
Mrs. Rigge and son of Altoons sre
guests of Mre. Paul Brooks at the W.
H. Noll bome.
John Noll took a load of carpenters,
who are employed at the * pen", on
an automobile trip on Sunday.
Miss Nell Raush, who hss been
slaying at Jolin Noll's for sme time,
is visiting at ber home at Oak Hall,
Mre. Edna Fatkins of Btate College
wos a visitor in town the past week,
Mra, Fatkine keeps the ** Viking”
club at State,
J. C. Barnes ia seriously ill with
pneumonia. George Wise, assisted by
Joseph Harnes, is running his milk
wagon,
There is work forthe W. C. T. U,
in town, and st once, if they only
know it, owing to the illegal sale of
liquor,
The Wolf hotel is doing a fine busi
ness. They now have seventeen
regular boarders and lots of traosient
trade,
The Leathers Bros, were in Pleasant
Gap the past week trying to negotiate
with some of the land owners for a
section of land.
Reports are that William Bilger sold
his farm to A. D. Smetzler, and Mr,
Hmetzler sold his farm pear Boyder
church to Owen Dicker,
J.T. Noll and force of men have
been beautifying ** Hunkey-town ” at
White Bock with a coat of red paint,
The town Is quite often painted red,
Mr. and Mra, W. H. Noll are visit
ing in Erie and Niagara Falls, Mr,
Noll went to attend the commissioner's
convention and expects to combine
business with pleasure,
Leslie Miller is hoppl ag around
with s lame leg. He and Rasy Noll
took a motorcycle trip to Jantre Hall
on Bunday and pou their return trip
the wheel struck some obwtruotion
and threw Miller off. He is uader
Dr. Bhelly's oar,
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Plane Toning,
Arthur 8, Dornblaser of Hagers
town, Maryland, expects to i» in Cen.
tre Hall next week Juning pitnos
Anyone desitiog his service please
leave their name st the Reporier
office or with Prof. P. H. Meyer or
write him aot once to H
in
Mise
recovered
jiast
Hipeas
Shelly is visiting her
The services throughout
“were greatly enjoyed by the audience.
ity. Bhe had been in delicate health
since February. Funeral services
were held at her late home Monday
morning and interment was made in
the local cemetery, Rev. W. H.
Behuyler officiating,
Mre. Boal was the daughter of
Johnston and Mary Bell snd was born
in Mifflin county August 18, 1846, be-
ing slmost sixty-eight years of sage.
In 1867 she was married to William A.
Boal whose death occurred in 1362
To thie union six children were born,
four of whom survive, namely, Mrs,
John Heckman, of near Centre Hall,
and Misses Cors, Martha, and Elsie
Boal, who lived with their mother
and who tenderly cared for her during
all her illness,
Mrs. Boal was a consistent Chris
tisn woman and practically all ber
life was a member of the Presbyterian
church. BShe was devoted to ber home
and family and won the admiration of
a Lost of friends who sincerely mourn
her death,
Sarah Ann Horner died st the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John H, Horner, near
Tuseeyville, Bunday afternoon at two
o'clock, Wednesday previous she was
stricken with a paralytic stroke and
was rendered unconscious, in which
state she continued until ber desth,
Funeral services were held in the
Union church st Tusseyville Wednes-
day morning, aod interment was made
in the cemelery connected with that
church. Rev. R. R. Jones was the
officiating minister,
Deceased’s maiden name was Sarah
Ann Lee, daughter of John snd Klizs-
beth Lee. SiR was born at Penns
Cave December 22, 1840, being at the
time of her death seventy-four years,
seven months and eighteen days old.
She was twice married—first to Jonas
Boal and then to Daniel Horner,
Both husbands are dead. No chil
dren were born to either union and no
brothers or sisters survive,
Mrs. Horner spent practically all her
life near Tusseyville and exsctly one
year ago euffered a paralytic stroke
that started an illness which termi.
nated in her death. During all this
time she was tenderly cared for at the
home of her stepson and niece, Mr.
aod Mrs. John H. Horper. Bhe had
become a great burden and duriog the
entire period of her illness was help-
lesa, requiring constant attention and
care.
Mra. Lizzie Noll, relict of William
R. Noll, died at her home in Jeannette
Saturday morning, alter a short illness
with heart trorble. Monday the body
was shipped to the home of her moth-
er, Mrs. Ellen Hass, at Spring Mills
Faneral services were held Tuesday
morning and interment made atl
Spriog Mille, Rev. R. R. Jones of the
Reformed church, officiating.
Deceased was born at Linden Hall
forty-three years ago, but for a number
of years had resided at Jeannette,
She is survived by three children,
namely, George Noll, Btate College ;
Mre. David Miller and Charles Noll of
Jeannette, Her mother, Mrs. Ellen
Husa, of Spring Mills and the follow.
ing brothers and sicters also survive :
John Huss, Bpring Mills; Calvin
Huss, Troy, N. Y.; Mrs. Mary Bogh-
ner, Los Angeles, Californis.
Mrs. Eliza Dolbeer, wife of Rev.
Wm. H. Dolbeer, died at Mt. Holly
Springs, July 2ist. Bhe was fifty.
three years and seven months of sge.
She was always active in the work
of the various pastorates where she
resided, especia’ly in connection with
the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Bocieties, having been
president of the Bynodical Society of
Pennsylvania Syvod at the time of
her removal from its bounds in April
of this year.
Rudolph E. Limbert, four-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs, Noah CO. Limbert
of Altoona died Thursday morning of
cholera infantum. The remains were
shipped to Coburn for interment.
$875.50 19 Bounties,
The amount of money paid out by
the county for bounties during the
month of July was $5875.50. Durlog
June it amounted to $1088. The July
smount includes bounties on the fol
lowing : 850 weasels, 22 gray foxes,
increase over July, and judging from
AIA AA"
Saturday night by attending the
festival in Grange hall.
two children of Zion spent Banday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs B. 8,
Kreamer,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hubler return.
ed Baturday from a week’s vigit to the
home of their son, Harry F. Hubler,
at Lock Haven,
Mrs, Willinm Houser, east of Centre
Hall, cut a deep gash into her thumb
while using a knife in performing
household duties,
Rev. W. A, McClellan of Rockwood
spent a few days following the Me-
Clellan-Fleisher reunion at the home
of his beother, J, F. McClellan, in
Centre Hall.
Corn will be a very good crop on all
farms where the planting wae done in
good season. The late corn may yet
make a falr yield, but jt is very uncer-
tain what the result will be,
Mies Mabel Kline of near Btate Col-
lege left Baturday for a trip to western
cities. In Cleveland she will visit her
uncle, Wilson Kline, and family. At
Rockey River, Ohio, she will visit her
sunt, Mrs. Avins,
Mre. P. McManus of Harrisburg
came up to Centre county to lay in a
supply of fresh country produce. On
her return she took with her her
sister, Mrs. William Bower, and the
latter's daughter, Mies Ruth.
The oats crop on some farms is cut
and in the barn, snd on others it is yet
to harvest. The excessively wet
weather in the spring delayed the sow-
ing of oats on many farms snd this ac-
counts for the varied conditions as to
maturity of the crop.
Farmer Frank P. Floray is erecting
a manure shed on his farm belween
Centre Hall and Tusseyville, The
Fioray farm has been very much im-
proved, and today yields se good crops
as any io that neighborhood.
John C. Bailey is enjoying part of a
two weeks’ vacation in Centre Hall
with his brothers and sister. He is
employed as bookkeeper in the Fred-
erick Balbin Company, Incorporated,
Philadelphia, a concern which does an
extensive business in installing heat
ing systems.
Among those from a distance who
sttended the McClellan-Flcisher re
gnion st Tuoeseyville on Thuredsy,
was Dr. 8. C. Ruskle of Philadelphbis,
who is always glad for an opportunity
to “ come back ¥’ to the old home com-
munity and mingle with the associ.
ates of his more youthful days. Mrs,
Runkle snd daughters are summeriog
st Rockwood, Bomersel county, with
Mr. Rankie's sister, Mre, { Rev.) W.
A. McClellan,
Thursday morning Miss Helen Bar-
tholomew, Mrs. C. D. Bartholomew
snd children, aud their guests, Mrs,
G. W. VanDasmant and children of
California, made an suto trip to Lawis-
burg and Bunbury. At the former
piace Mrs. Bartholomew and children
gpent a short time with Lawyer and
Mre, David Getz, and the remainder
of the auto party went to Bunbury and
were guests of Mr, and Mrs. W. T,
Steeley, They returned Friday.
W. F. Miller, who succeeded Mr,
Stoughton as supervisor of the Lewis
burg and Tyrove Railroad, with head-
quarters at Lewisburg, has been trane
ferred to Broad Bireet Station, Phils
delphia, and will hold a piace in the
general office in the valuation depart.
ment of the Penvay. Mr, Miller ia a
young man full of snap and vigor, and
determined in his eftorts, He is a
born railroad man, and lives for his
company. His successor is W. V,
Betts, a Philadelphian,
Some anxiely is felt concerning the
enfe return of a number of instructors
of the Pennsylvania State College who
are now in various varts of Europe.
Among them are Dean John Price
Jackson and family, Dr. and Mrs,
Runkle and son, Dr, and Mrs, Stecker,
Professor and Mre. Fehr, Mra. Boyeson
and daughter, Professor and Mrs.
Given, Mr. and Mrs, Martin, Mrs,
Butz and two sons and Professors
Crockett, Moore, Jones, Boucke,
Smith and Miss Forrest, librarian,
The Lewisburg Journal of last week,
in speaking of Mr, and Mrs. George
W. Ocker's return from their extended
trip In the west says: Mr. and Mrs
George W. Ocker arrived home Friday
evening after an absence of about six
weeks spent visiting and taking io the
sights on a western trip. Earoute
they took the trip leisurely, taking in
the sights of all the big cities and ime
portant points. lu Colorado Mr,
Oocker took a trip up Pike's Peak, and
evjoyed the distinction of rolling
snow balls during the heated term of
{July when averyone of his friends in
the east was sweltering and fuming.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Ocker were greatly
benefited by the trip. :