VOL. LXXXVIL GRANGE ENUAMIPMENT & FAIR, The Forty-Firet Anvusl Gathering of Patrous of Husbandry Will Sarpass all Former Occasions, Saturday of next week, Beptember 2th, will be the opening day of the forty-first annual Grange Encamp- ment and Fair at Centre Hall, The spprosching gathering bids fair to ex- ceed in many ways all former ce- casions, When the pext issue of this paper reaches the nearest patrons Grange Park will have become a tent. ed city with an active population, and by the close of that week, two-thirds of the tent holders will be comfortably located in their canvas tents, ready for a full week of outdoor living, Oa Bunday following the opening of the Kocampment and Fair, an unprec- This is of auto. Hall edented crowd is anticipated, due to the large mobiles that will their ot jective point, The park will be better lighted, the exhibit buildings in better state of con- pumbers make Centre dition, and everything in more com- plete readiness than at any time here tofore. The will also be larger and of a better class than in pre- vious years. exhibits WASHINGTON DAY, Tuesday the Washington party can- didates will expound the doctrines of that party, and this will be done by Gifford Pinchot, candidate for United States Senator. William Draper Lewis, for governor, candidate WEDNESDAY DEMOCRATIC DAY. Wednesday, Beptember 16.b, bas been set aside as Democratic Day. The state, congressional, senatorial and legislative candidates will be on the ground to meet the general public Tue Democratic candidates who sigui- fied their intentions of being here are : Vance C. McCormick, candidate for governor. Ww. T. teuant governor. Williaa McNair, ca tary of internal affairs, E. Creasy, candidate for lieu- fo. didate liam Tobias, * candidate for COLRTess, William H. Patterson, candidate for state senator, David W. Miller, candidate for legie- lature, W. D. Zerby, candidate for state committee, Arthur B. Lee, candidate for county cuaairman, member REPUBLICAN DAY. Thursday, Heptember 17. given over to the Republicans, and the candidates who have expressed their will be intentions of being on the field are: Martia G. Brumbaugh, candidate for governor, Frank B. MeClan, lirutenant governor, Henry Houck, candidate for secre- tary of internal aflairs. Charles H. Rowland, Congress, 8. J senator, Harry B. Scott, candidate for legis. lature, candidate for candidate for Miller, candidate for etate ———————— A — CT ATA Bamplug the Grangers, The following, taken from tke Cen- tre Democrat, is reprinted to correct & misstatement made by the Democratic Watchman in a recent issue, An announcement was made that Hon, n, Secretary of State in President ot, would attend the Patrons Exhibition il on Wednesday, ¢ had Mr, Bryan ment, nor will he be able t that his entire time official duties in Washington. formation so that our peo t be disap pie printed. Should Mr. Bryan ever visit this sec tion, the an: ¢ froma re liable source. This misleading did not come {rom those connected management of the Patrons Exhibition <it came through a discredited source, The purpose of this misstatement is apparent, Had an eflort been made to induce Becreiary Bryan to come to Grange Park, the Meeks of the Watch- mean would have been the first to stick pius in the way. Wh n secretary of the Democratic State Committee, Mr, Meek used every possible mesns io prevent Democratic eandidates for state offices to come to the Granger's gathering at Centre Elell, He hates the Grange and ita cause today es much as ever, and if it depended ob his sanction not a public man of state or national reputation would ever appear on the platform daring the Grange Encampment and Fair, Headgoartors on Park, The Centre Reporter will have its headquarters on Grange Park during the Grange Encampment and Fair, and invites all its patrons and their friends to be ‘at bome’’ in its tent, The quarters are taken largely for the benefit of the Reporter patrons, snd any conveniences found there are for the public's benefit. Come to our quarters as often as you like, and make yourself known and al home, Trial List, Civil to be disposed of at September court, opening Monday, Heptember 28th, follow : cases FIRST WEEK, Behwanger-Klein Co, vs, 8B, E, Kim- port, appeal. Forest EE. Harter vs. Thomas Echoll, appeal, Effie and John Taylor ve. Bubb & Hon, appeal. National Engraving Co. vs, T. Hamilton, appeal, Farmer's and Breeder's Reserve Fund Live Btock Ins, E J. Musser, appesl. Farmer's aud Breeder's Reserve Fund Live Block Ins. W. F. Colyer, appeal. Farmer's and Breeder's Natural Reserve Fund Live Stock Ios. Co. vs. Stewart 8B. Keen, appeal. D. W. WwW. sppeal. R. Natural Co, vs. Natural Co. va. Geiss vs, J. Hockman, SECOND WEEK, IL. D. Herritt va, C. sci fa sur judgement, Alfred Cherry vs, Catharine Har- per’s Exr., assumpeit, Stamm and Lincoln ve. T. V., ers, assumpsit. Mary H. Holt vs. Rees, admrs , Yoth- J. H. Holts Irvin G. Gray 1, trespass, he W. T, Raleigh Medical Co. H. 8S. Taylor, assumpsit. Bioney Brook Blate and Brick va, Centre Brick & Clay Co. sit. J. pags, VS Co. y BESUID p- D. Wagner va, C. J. Finkle, tres- Ramuel Markowitz va, R. R. Co., trespass, Catharine A. Mulholland vs, tre Spans, The Penns. M. D. Kelley et al, The Monitor Steam Generator Mfg. Co. va. Lot H, Nef!, assumpsit. Kuler Motor Car Co, va. John ring, Jr. assumpsit, Heib- A pn States’ Foolball Schedule, Nive big games are listed on Niats this wilh Penn year, Har- at Cambridge. No game with the U. of P. of Philadel- phia will be played this year. The edule follows ; 's football schedule chief of which is the game vard, on October 24 September 26 — Westminster Colle ge, lege, at Biate Col October 3—Muhlenberg College, at state College. Oclober 10—Gettysburg <iale College College, at October 17—Urminus College, at State College, October 24 Cambridge. Onl -Harvard University, at ber 31—Lafayetle State College. November 7—Lehigh University, at uth Bethlehem. College, at November 13 ( Pennsylvania day )— Michigan Aggies, at State College, November 26 ( Thanksgiving day) University of Pittaburgh, at State Col- AA —————— Changes In Business Stands. From the Journal it is the stoureroom learned that which has been occu- pied by H. B, Mensch is being remod- eled and enlarged, snd will be divided i ito two separate rooms, One of the rooms will be fitted up for the post- office in Miliheim snd the other will be used by R. B. Btover for his jewuiry Mr. Mensch hss moved his stcck of clothing into the hardware room for the present, but will soon move into the building which was used 88 a tinshop by Bamuel Weiser, deceased, The hardware store room hae been leased by Harry Herr and F, 8 Ulrich, who will soon start a 5 and 10 cent store there, After the room is vacated a pew front will be put in and other improvements mace to the building, making a decided im- provement. glore, A —— County W, ©, T, U, Convenidon a Success, The County Ww. C. T. U convention at Philipsburg, last Thursday and Fri- day, was an ioteresting eff vir and re- ports frown the various local organiz:« tious showed that good work was ace complished during the past year, The officers elected for the ensuing year are : Miss Rebecea fthoads, Bellefonte, president ; Mra. J. P, Harris, Belle fonte, Vice president; Mrs, V. CU. Ride, Blanchard, recording secretary; Miss Bavilla Rearick, Centre Hall, treasurer, - . > Gramiey Dossu't Oars for Honor, A dispatch to the North American from Harrisburg says : Cephas Li. Gramley of Centre coun- ty, defeated for renomination to the house on the Hipublican ticket last May, declines to be any rort of a can- didate. Gramley went down at the primaries before Harry B., Boott, but friends on the Prohibition ticket wrote in Gramley’s vame and made him the nominee of that party, A letter from Gramley turned up at the state department, in which he in- quires sbout the formalities of with- drawing ss a candidate and julimates that he will file such a paper, NEAR-TRAUEDY AT MIFFLINBURG. Demented Son Fires Two Shots from 32- Calibre Revolver at Mis Mother, Mrs, { Rev, )} Aurand-Corset Stave Saves Her Life, Aug, 28 Wednesday night of this week, about half past eight o'clock, Arthur Aurand made a desperate attemapt to kill hie devoted mother, this iu a fit of dementia, to which be is subject. It will be remembered that a few years ago, when residing in Bnyder county, he made a suicidal effort to kill bim- self, which failed, and shortly there. after he was placed in an asylum and kept there until he was pronounced cured, The particulars of the present ex- ploit are about se follows: He had been to Mazeppa by buggy during the day and reported ill, when his mother drove there and later they returned home in the early evening, each in their own vehicle. After supper they were both in the gitting room, where Mrs. Aurand engaged in reading snd conversing with him, when, in a singular style, he jumped from his chair, pulled a revolver from his hip pocket, she screaming, ' Why Arthur, you wouldn't sheot Mother,” rushed to the highway in front of their home and he following her to the edge of the curb, when he fired at her twice in From Mifflinburg Telegraph, quick succession, then dashed into the aud locked the Mrs, Aurand had fallen, but jumped up and was sided into the home of Mr. Roy Burns across the way and Dr. A. H. Hill sent for, who made an examina- tion and found that but one bullet—a 32.calibre—had hit her, and this had home aoore, struck the steel of her corset, been de- but two slight abrs- aions of the akin, the bullet dropping on the floor after diarobing Mrs. Aurand was in a frightful per- vous condition, se may well te im- God thst her He is aboul 38 years of age—a son by her first bus present husband, Rev urand, was at prayer meetl- place, and was deeply concerned when sp- flected, causing fal agined, but thankful to son's act proved fuliie band He Frederick ing while this occurrence » I a i $ I VIG AR prised of the situation, rushing to her side as quickly as possible. At bis io. in legal manner, forcible entrance of the house was made at a ight hour by and his dee and Edwin stance, and rear door, near the mids Jame Daniel Klingman, Mr. Beaver called manner for Aurand to stairs and give himself up, Miller Beaver COT slabie puties, in a pleading come down Le finally did as well as gave up the re volver. He appeared penitent and anxious concerning the condition of his mother, and when told she wes pot seriously burt, seemed very glad. He was tekken to Lewisburg ip Rover's sutomobile, sccompanied by constables Miller and Baker ard deputy T. M. Zellers, and pisced in the hands of Bheriff Hackenburg, who committed him to jxil until farther action is taken. The affair csused great excitement throughout the town, which Yery Tarkey Dinner on Grange Park, Sunday (September 13th) opening of the Grange Encampment and Fair, at Centre Hal’, the mansger of the boarding house on the park, has ar ranged to serve an elaborate dinper in which turkey will be the chie! meat. Ample provision will be made for the large number of automobile parties and others from a distaoes that will be on the grounds, while the interests of the regular boarders throughout the week following wil not be sacrificed. Those who have been with us in past years sre especially invited to sgain dine with us, and bring with them their friends. ROBERT BARTGES, Manager. 2t. ———— A GAA SATAN, Lhere are numerous trees within the porough limite that need trimming. The branches hang #0 low that even in dry weather they are a nuisance. Io wet weather they are an abomination aiid an incentive for vociferous lap guage on the part of pedestrians, TERRIFIU COLLISION, - Of Two Trains at Philipsborg, Pa, Taer. day, Sept, 8'h-The Program. Labor Day, Bept, 7th. 10:30 a m, Big Industrial Parade of floats, 15 bands, organizations, etc. Taken by the Lubin Film Co, 1:30 p. m. Band Contest at Athletic Park. Dancing afternoon and eve ning. . Tuesday, Sept. 8th, : Terrific Colli- gion of two traius on the P. & 8B. R. R. pear Philipsburg to be staged and taken under the direction of the Lubin Film Co., of Philadelphia, Pa. largest Film Co. in the world, who will also stage other attractions on the collision fleld, Evening—Mummer’s Parade, Wednesday, Sept. 9th. . Bports day, / NEWS OF 1850, Notes Taken From Flies of The Centre Reporter of Thirty-four Years Ago, August 19th—The large barn on the farm of Bamuel Van Tries, about three and one-half miles west of here, was struck by lightning on Wednesday, about one o'clock, and entirely burned. The farm le occupied by George Bwab, who lost his entire crop of wheat, rye, oats and bay, besides most of his wagons and farming implements. A wagon, drill and buggy were saved ; the horses snd other live glock were gotten out, but three calves were burn- ed. Mr. Van Tries had about 1000 bushels of old corn in the ear which was also burned, The barn and tents were insured in the Centre COn~ Hall Company. Mr. Ven Tries has an surance of $500 on the barn on his crop. ine Mr. Bwak has $1400 Pomona Grange in "es | day, it was resolved pual plienic on the Centre Hall, Bept, 16. Died —On the 5th ipst., Aarons burg, Elenora, Michs Kreamer, aged seventy-two years this place, to the an. mouniain hold ghove in widow of August 26th—-The Hancock Club this placa paraded our streets on Mou-| day night, with amps, | headed by the Centre Hall brass band It made quite a fine display. The Centre Hall passed by the grand jury. their pew $id petition boro tb e— 81000 Fund for Town Hall, The Millheim Civie Club bas und taken the task of i ’ oseal i funds for the building of 4 for Millbheim, and to date has $1000:in cash in its treasury for This since April of 1913, when the organi zation to for th purpcse. The Millheim Civie Clul and there purpose, sum was gathe work is del et sn organization of Indies not a drove among them albinos Stroabert. Frank, Charles Btroubert of Hoppleton Miss Martha Frank of He were married last the United Evangelical parsonage, Logan- and Monday at The bride is a dsughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Frank of Reb burg snd the up! take housekeeping there, ton. ore uj Convention of Rural Mall Oarriers ier H A convention of rural le will meet in the Middleburg, Buyder county, September 7 All rural car friends of the service ars tend. Hon. B. H. Foael present, and slso Hon. F. snd C. L. Johuston, H.L ——— A — — Carriers {'ourt OU LS Teransters of Heal Estate Melisen Bowers el Morrison, 2 tracts of twp. $1600, Alfred Thompson et ux to Robert C. Thompson, tract of land in Boow Shoe boro. $100 William CC. Heinle John Myers, 2 tracts of land in Boow boro. §1. John I. Thompson et ux to Jacob Edw. Johnstonbaugh, tract of land in Patton twp. $5,000 Moses Thompson Exts to George B. Thompson, 2 tracts of land in Patton twp, $9000 Centre County Commissioners { D. Neidigh, tract of. land in twp. $1. Centre County Commissioners to John Forest Bible, tract of land in Potter twp, §L Centre County Commissioners to John Forest Bible, tract of land in Potter twp, $6, Centre County Commissioners to John Forest Bible, tract of land in Ferguson twp. #5. William Harpster et ux to Ezra Smith, tract of land in State College boro, $1.25 Paul R. Harper et ux to Berths Laird Harper, tract of land in Rash twp. $l Dr. Bimon 8. MeCormick et ux to John D. Miller, tract of land in Walk. er twp. $8500 debastion Musser et ux to Adam Hosterman, t1act of land in Peun twp, $110 63. Robert Williamson et ux to Mollis Matte, tract of land in 8, Philipeburg boro, $200. Govercnent Land Company to Mary Van Wa ther et al, tract of land in Burnside twp, §1 Emily Holmes ot al td Toner K. Dunlap, tract of land in Fergueon twp. Edgar L in Liberiy al to land J. Sane to Q ye 0 J. Patton William Bhawley’s Heirs to Mollie E. Cox, 2 tracts of land in Bogge twp J. P. Hogman et ux to John F. Garper, 2 traces of laud in Htate Cols lege boro, $2 000. : John J. Meyers to Leonard H. Vaughman, 2 tracts of land in Soow Shoe boro. $1. RAPS. Clyde Bmith spent Buoday in Cen: tre Hall, “ 1 { ve) Fa 14. DIXONS HEALTH TALKS When Johuny or onus Has 8 Cold Thront They Should From tehool, or sore Remain Home ays Commissioner, children Hundreds of thousands of within the next few days. Immediately fol lowing their return, tal theria, scarlet fe COMMUNICA their lowest e! ' 05 will go trooping back to sci m diph- ver and ¢ disenees Ii) fi period, will b 1nd The resuit OTgaliiZa The re much of t ' purer H. } ¥ nog The Pennsylvani fOnIRIDS iie——r——— Violation of Liquor 1 Fhe Biante College Times ve ly condemmne the illegal sale of snd cites a definite case in tL ing paragraph : The that in- tox ‘cants are again being dispensed by those who have no right to sell them his was especially true al the picnic held at Hunter's park last week. The executive commitiee nothing to do with it and feel somewhat chagrin. ed that the parties interested in the unlawful traffic so far forgot their sense of manhood and for the sake of a few paltry dollars plied their illicit traffle. Oope man was so diunk that he had to be conveyed home in a wagon. Surely the district attorney ought to get after these blind pigs or speakensics, Had he been on tle pienie grounds last Thursday he would have secured plenty of evidence, enough to send the law breakers up for five-year terms in the pen. S—— A po. Deaths of Centre Countian, Joseph Ceader died at the Belle fonte hoepital Wednesday of Inet week, following an operation for hernia. He was sixty-one years of age and for a number of years conducted a bakery business at Bellefonte, William Kunes, aged seventy-five years, at Blanchard, Charles M. Warner, died at the Kep- ler home in Ferguson township, of paralysis of the spine, aged fifty-six yoare, Mrs. Busan Glenn Meek, at Altoona. She was born at Fairbrook, Centre county, seventy-six years ago, John Henry Reed of Coleville, at the Bellefonte hospital, after a short filness with blood poisoning, His age WAS seveuly years. re is every indieation hed TOWH AND COURTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Ls. Li. Baith purchased 8 new five enger Ford last week. Vacation periods for busy workers out nd. They are now wad rest, The Lodge of Odd Fellows at Btate ge will hold a pienic at Hunters of next week, Longwell will have an of- 1 Grange Park during the eampment and Fair, ia Fortuey of Altoona lay of week with » YET 4 yurs Milleriing. Inet g lence le being Daniel re- teri Liv nor oy pancy by Dr. Long- od to Centre ir weeks’ visit arents, Mr.gand n, st Howard. a taking taking in his near the sla £, Was overcome ntertained Guy A. wone 10 Was Ce- WBE a. The at nterferred, y Mary Leia 1 Re hters from n Centre Ggianspolis, for er where achioery es. He at Texas greater than a ghare of visits summer are. Hardly and the ie slopes weauty of numbered by the oad smsash-up at for the Co., will psssenger It will neern severs Monday, Film fAryy Oui The engines will eam aud come to Bieber and }. F, sughter Frances sutoed from West epending a ton last week and after h former parishioners at CAM Centre Hall they heartily received. day Rev. Bieber conducted Harvest Home services st Centre Hall, Bprin Mills and Tassey vi f Hime wil r “Eid DE Slilie, £4 were =i ile. f#ik Hupg Taam is not a laundry- man, but an educated Chinaman who paid a visit to Kerlin’s Grand View Poultry Farm one day last week. He a graduste of Christian College, Canton, China, snd at present is a stu - dent of animal husbandry at State Col- lege, He wes delighted with the sight 4 of several thousand White Leghorns, If there sre any uncanny spols along the main street or to the rear of your properties, give them a going | over before the opening of the Grange | Encampment and Fair. Centre Hall, from time immemorial, has had its pame closely associated with cleanii- ness, and everyone should do his part to keep it so. The borough authorities removed oue of the greatest eye-sores when it drained the flyl, and it now remains for the individuals to brush up every nook and corner. Mrs. John G, King received a cable- gram message Friday, to the effect that her brother, H. D. W, Euglish, who together with his wife and daugh- ter, Miss Dorothy, snd Mrs. George W. English, had been touring Europe by sutomobile at the outbreak of hostilities, were now in London and on September Sth expected to set sail for Amerios. The party had many thrilling experiences in their attempt to leave the war zone sod in making the run from Vienns, Austria, to Zurich, Bwitserland, passed in close proximity to the German troops. is
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