AIR LINE TU NEW YORK,
Rallroad Facilities for Boalsburg, Tussey-
ville and When New Line
Bullt—-827,000 000 to be Expended,
Coburn in|
A dispateh from Harrisburg to the
Public Ledger of Bunday, November
22, says:
The sum of $27,000,000 will be ex-
in building the New York,
Pittsburgh and Chicago Railway Com-
pany’s air line through the central
part of Penneylvanpia, if the plans of
this company, which was organized
after a sherifl’s sale in Pittsburgh,
October 31, are carried out,
The company now nominally
owned by Edward T. Noble, of the
law firm of Evans, Noble & Evans, of
Pittsburgh, but in filed
with the Pennsylvania Public Service
Ci ion he
vey the props
new
pended
is
A slatement
will ¢
rty, franchises and rights
Mr. Noble
Pittsburgh
eing known
Pittsburgh and Chi
npany.
pany is owned by
CIigal Bays Luat he i
corporation.
petty at the
any then |
r York
e Railroad Co
Har-
tate, al d the com
which have
BIR
up|
00 000 in surveys and the
f rights o
ditional work for the people of
f much ad-
Penn
urces
way, will mean
EyiVaANIR, |
he
{
2)
Al. Eis Ya 4 :
or this State's res cap
drawn upon for
el, timber
'
the and
all iron
and labor,
i1aat
448%
0
The approval by the Publie Mervice
Commission of the reorganization of
>
THANKS,
ly Say
Than in
The men in Centre Hall
tell the Reporter that business thus far
in 1914 bas been equal to or better than
in 1913, and for this they give thanks
today. Their gratitude may not have
been expressed at the morning Thanke-
giving services, but yet each one of
them is thankful—very thankful—
that their business has improved over
last year. Business conditions in Cen-
tre Hall, of course, do not sflect
generel business, but locally good busi.
ness conditions here are just as im-
portant to Centre Hall as similar con-
ditions in Wall to New
York. All of us then have many rea
gona for which to be thapkful,
A representative of this paper talked
to most of the business mer in town,
ex-
Bosiness a8 Goud sud Better
1913,
bueriness
street
are
and following is summed u
pressions given by them :
The man whose volume
p the
of business
is probably greater thau any other in
this locality is John H. Weber, pro-
prietor of the Centre Hall roller mills,
He was quite emphatic in his expres-
siness in the various lines
iroughouat 1914 had been
tisfectory, and that the $60,
will be
and probably exceeded to a
Mr. Weber's busi
8 ia varied, and some lin have
acti ve this fall aa last, no-
ion that bu
entirely a:
of buriness done last year
cqualled
rable sum.
ouside
es
$b \
NOL Ue) 48
the
Li
old «
1910, is
charler,
‘ :
, laws th ¢
mpeny, coartered May 26,
virtually
spproval of a new
until next May to apply
ing the old ¢
The
shorter between
pany.
new lune will
} New
sny oth
shares
burgh thar
of 17 000
: il $50 par, or §
rt
zed i {
at this time t
f this stock
valid, the comp years
rack in
survey of
Connpec-
constructed a quarter mile of t
Armat the
the line finished
tions will be made
Pittsbargh and at Allentown,
The route as surveyed passes through |
Westmoreland,
strong, Indians
B lair, Mifflin, Union, Boyder,
ume. land, Behuylkill and
uot
I'he
rong county, but
hiss been
with other lines a!
A
£2
Arm-
Centre,
North-
Lehigh
llegheny,
Clearfield,
¢
i
its,
:
road
Pitts.
Aspin-|
Will
pasa through
turgbh, Millvale, Eharpsburg,
Hoboken, Montrose, Verons,
n, Ms
Olivet, West Lebavon,
Indiapa, Bsmple Ran, Pleasant
Chesterfield, Houtzlale,
Boaleturg, Tusseyville, Synag
Bo ber, Colurp, Iron, Kreamer,
Dorpsife, Gotshsll, Gowen City, Dow-
dyviile, Helfersatein, Mowry, Lavelle,
Astiland, Girardville, Mah: noy Plane,
wall,
Mill kle, OXlaboma, |
Apo'l Park-
w ood
Valley, Dix, |
gue, |
Glen
M 1hianoy City, Tamequa, West
Z hopers, Jordan
Hiegergville and Allentown,
legheny River will be spanned near
Pittsburgh snd the Buwsquehsaona
River will be bridged midway between
Harrisburg and Bunbury.
Counsel
that it will open pew agricaltursl and |
mining districts that have been neg-
lected, Most of the line will
through fertile valleys, studded with
farms and sections of the bituminous
coal flelds that now have iittle railroad
facilities, The population of the coun-
tiea crossed is 2 500 456
Penn, |
Valley, Unionville,
The Al-
for the company points cu!
be
rem—— i —r———
Splendid Thavk-UMarlog Service,
The Home Foreign
Miwionary riety of Lutheran
church at Tusseyville rendered a besun-
tiful program on the occsslon of the
ingathering of the thank-cffering
boxes, Bunday evening, in the Union
chute. The mission cause is close to
the Liearis of the people in the little
community of Tueseyville and
where in the Penns Valley charge do
and
the
Woman's
no
the people give more liberally or more
spontaneously than bere, Upon open
ing boxea it was learned (hat
§64 05 had been contributed by mem-
bers of the rociety ; the piate collec.
tion swelled the fund to the amount
of $75 10
An sppropriate service, In which
the children were the prominent fac.
tor, was given to an sudience which
crowded the church to the doors
Careful training and earnest effort was
manifested by the way in which ssch
child performed his or her part, and
reflects great credit upon those who
had the exercises in charge, and es.
peeinlly upon Mrs. William Bittner
whose untiring labors tended toward
success,
the
The Youth's Companion uslendar,
The publishers of The Youth's
Jompanion will, as always at this
gesson, present to every subscriber
w hose subscription ie paid for 1915, a
calender for the new year. It in a
gem of ealendar-making, The decors.
tive mounting is rich, but the main
purpose has been to produce a calen-
dar that is useful, and that purpose
has been achieved,
ha of Heptember, October and
Oibier lines have advance
ed as much us fifty per cent. During
ear Mr. Weler ma.
ved his plant. Over
0 were expended in improving sid-
ven ber,
the prosent y Lins
ts
rially impr
ities,
Willi A. Odenkirk
ners! merchandise
tion, 1914 belog his third year in
that line, When ssked as
4 of 1914 compared to
1913 he ur
161 the t
conducts a
business at the
{Im
g
ata
business in
to the gr
those of heaitatingly replied
isiness of the present year
Odenkirk
g up a good substantial trade,
vas better than last, Mr is
buildi:
d at the same time is improving his
property.
C. F. Emery has been in business in
Centre Hall since 1909, and has kept
a close record of sales
an
He is « general
merchant, Oa the whole the business
Nome
of the leading linea bave very much
others fell short of
From a standpoint of profit
increased, while
last year,
the
1914 trade equals and probably ex-
i at of last year and the yemr
eV ous
in the Centre
Hall meat market conducted by John
1913,
he retail business
{ Dsuberman is in excess over
is good reasou for Mr.
The business
in sight, bul he was uoable to get
fter it on account of the deep snows
of the present
His wholesale business ia large-
ly composed of veal calves, which are
gathered over a wide ares, During
the best season the roads were in such
condition that it was a physical im-
possibility to get to the waiting trade,
The present year is the second T. L
Hmith has been in business in Centre
Hall. His sales Juring 1914 have been
mucl of those of the pre-
Mr. Bmith is a desler in
stoves, heaters, and hardware and also
a shilled tivner. In all these lines
business with him has been steadily
on the increase since be opened busi.
neas here,
Kreamer & Bon are
chants ahd have been in business in
Centre Hall for many years, Their
statement is that thus far in 1914 their
sales have equaled those of the cor-
responding months in 1913,
The Centre Hall Evaporating Com-
pany reporis an almost complete
slump in business, but for good reas-
ons, The war In the esst prevents
the exportation of evaporated apples
to Germany, to which country almost
the entire surplus of this commodity
fa shipped in time of peace, The
general distribution of the apple crop
closed the markets for profitable ship-
ments of hand-picked apples to the
localities that last year bought somes
thing like thirty thousand bushels of
this fruit from the Centre Hall and
Coburn plants,
The Boozer-Fetterolf livery business
is falling back. This ia due to the ap-
pearance of the automobile that Is do.
jog the larger portion of the work
heretofore done by the livery horse
and carrisge. This same firm also
conducts a garage and {a associated
with the C. H. Breon & Co., salesmen
for the Ford cars. In this line the
business of 1914 ls largely In excess of
Inst year,
In the eaddlery business, D, A.
Boozer reports that last spring's trade
was the best he exverienced in the
thirty years of his business career in
Centre Hall, Bince then the trade fell
back to the normal of the past few
There this,
Dsuberman explained
W Rs
8
beginning
il eXCo88
vious year,
general mer-
| Continued on luside page. |
thanks on this Thanksgiving Day?”
Rev. W. H. Behuyler, Presbyterian,
ple's faith In God, their high moral
tone, order, and thrift, their over-
whelming opposition to the
censed liquor traffic, which
swat it desnd whenever it
will
for her neat homes, clean
water, and
of
Open ;
streets, pure air and
freedom from a multitude
that flesh is heir to.
Rev. W, H. Williams, Methodist.
“Thankful that we have a know-
ledge of Almighty God our Heaven-
ly Father, Creator, and Giver of all
good and perfect gifta ; for a pros.
perous year, free from pestilence
fire and sword ;
hat God in mercy sends
f tn and children--home and frie
or comforts In the time of need,
For every kindly word or deed,
For happy thoughts and holy talk,
For guidance in our dally walk,
everything give thanks,
Rev, R. RB Jones, Reformed.
““ The people of Centre Hall have
#0 much to be thankful for, that
because of the very abundance,
they may fail to see any of the
blessings. We shall name a few :
“1 For the means of grace, fur-
nished bv the churches of this
town. You, perhaps, look at it as
a duty, but it is a blessing.
‘¢ 2. For national peace, its value
is emphasized by contrast with
Europe.
‘8. For the temporal blessings of
life enjoyed by all the residents of
Centre Hall—food, shelter, cloth.
ing, ete. Millions in Earope lack
theese blessings. ’
Rev. F, H. Fose, United Evangeli-
cal.
“In common with America’s
millions the people of Centre Hall
should give thanks to Almighty
God for national pesce and plenty,
also for cur enlarged capscity and
mre perfect cquipment to serve
ourselves and mankind ; and in
particular for the general health
which has obtained, for the abund-
ance of temporal supplies, for the
continued fellowship of co genial
asrociates, for the opportunity of
assisting others in need and for a
wider vision of our Individual
responsibility and usefulness, ”’
Mowery -Bell
Heory Mowery and Mrs. Jane Bell
were married Tuesday evening of last
week at the home of W. H. Miller, at
1712 Chestnut Bt, and 7th Ave, Al
toons, by Rev. W, H., Williams, the
Methodist minister from Bpring Mills,
who at the tine was on a short vsca
tion to the Mountain City. The
couple are well known in Centre Hall
where both lived for a year or more
preceding their marriage, Mr. Mow.
ery living in the house now occupied
by George W. Bradford. During his
residence here Mrs, Bell was employed
as housekeeper, and upon his removal
from Centre Hall Mrs. Bell continued
to live herealone, occupying as room in
the Kreamer store building. They
will make their home in Aaronsburg.
we rdf msm—
Christmas Bazaar
The Ladies’ Ald Society the
Methodist cburch will open their
bazsar ou Friday evening, December
4. at six o'clock, in the Bartholomew
ice cream parlor, Both fancy and
useful articles of all kinds, including
several comforts, will be on sale. A
ight lunch will be served. The
beziar will be open to the public all
day on Baturday and during the even-
ing. Ice cream, cake, and home made
candy will alco be ou sale,
of
MII LHEIM HAS ANOTHER BIG FIRE,
Eutire Business Block floes Up In Smoke
Eatly Tharsday Morning of Lest Week
Loan Almost $20,000, Partially
Covered By Insurance,
The torch of the incendiary was
again applied to the business section
of the borough of Millheim and this
time a monetary loss of almost $26,000
is represented in the total destruction
of six stores and residences, and two
big stables, together wita store goods,
household goods, and other property.
The fire started at half past three o'-
clock Tuureday morning, in the front
part of Mench’s clothing store, located
on Penn street and close by the race,
From here the fire was communicated
to the building on the south-east
corner of Main and Penn streets, own. |
ed by 8B. Ward UGramley snd occupied
by Herr & Ulrich’s five and ten cent
store and Robert B, Btover's jewelry |
store and postoffice. The fire contin-|
ued eastward along Main street, level. |
ing the Jerome Bpigelmyer store build-
ing, the building occupied by Guy P. |
Springer as a barber shop and by Mrs,
J. Russell Gephart as a restaurant ; a
Buildings Owned By Ocenwpied By
H. B. Mensch
{ Herr & Ulrich
1
8B. W. Gramley
8. W, Gramley
Postoftice
J. Bpigeimeyer Mrs, KR. Gephart,
Guy P. Springer,
Hlable
N, A. Auman
Btable
J. Bpigelmeyer
Mrs. F. KE. Gutelius
Mm. F. KE. Gutelius
P. P. Leitzell
GQ, B. Stover Summer House
J. Bpigelmeyer
H. B, Mensch
Herr & Ulrich
R. 8. Stover
Mm. R. Gephart
Guy P, Springer
Btore Goods
A. Komslor
Miliheim Banking Co.
Smith & Musser
Harry Herr
A. Frank
Store and Block
Bullding
Stock
Building
Totals...
County Urauge,
The Centre County Pomona Grange
met in regular session in
ast
(irange Ar-
eadia, Wednesday of | week, The
attendance was not Bs
ususlly the case, but the meeting was
spirited. The regular
ness wana gone through, and
were heard from the
various enterprises conducted
sg large is
busi-
reports
heads of
routine
the
by the
body, and all of them were favorable,
showing growth in sll directions.
The partial report of the Grange En-
campmeut and Fair association was
especially gratifying, the finances
showing a decided balance In favor of
tures for general improvements and
had been large. The initial
step was taken to boost the exhibition
exhibition buildiogs
will be erec’ed.
pecinl Servicer
A week
held in
gioning November 30.4,
E Hawes of Bellefonte
Dr, Hawes bas been in
be
bie.
George
of special services will
the Presbyterian church
Dr.
will
Centre
preach,
county
only a few years, but long enough to
show himself to be one of the strong.
est preachers io central Peuneylvania
A cordial invitation to be present is
extended to everybody.
dwelling cwped by Mra. F, E. Gutel-
ius and occupied by Nevin A. Auman,
also the large stable on the same prop-
erty ; a double residence occupied by
P. P. Leitzel and C. G. Boob, and the
property of the former; the summer
bouse of G, B. Btover. All the store
goods were destroyed and a great
smount «of household goods. The
intense heat did considerable damage
to the heavy plate glass windows in
the Kessler department store across
the street, and also to the Millhelm
Banking Company's new building.
The loss is estimated at nearly $26.
000 with insurapce to the amount of
$15000. The-heaviest loser is J.
Bpigelmyer, who sustained a loss of
$3500 on his buildings with only $1000
insurance, and $3000 Joss on store
goods with no insurance. Olher prop-
Thureday’s big fire recalied to mind
the terrible conflagration of January
5, 1909, when fire swept the opposite
side of the street, entailing a loss of ap.
proximately $60,000,
Below is given in detall the losses
suflered by the various properly own-
ers and the insurance carried.
Insurance
Loss
1000
3500
Restaurant
Barber Shop
S000
00
1500
BOO
2000
0
3000
a0 2000
1500
0
None
100
Fully Covered
" "
150
BUKNED TO DEATH
Mrs, Annie Fetterolf Warriors Mark
Digs From Burns Recelved While Burn
Ing Brush—-Was Born in Potter
ship
of
Towne
Death by burning was the terrible
fate met by Mis, Anpie Fetterolf, wite
of Clayton Fetterolf of Warriors Mark,
Mr. Mre,
Fetterolf, early in the day, gathered
together a lot of brush that had sac
cumula'ed farm
Thureday eveniog and
about their
tending to the fire while
olf aseisted in carrying
short time before
Fetterolf returned to his
Mrs,
brush. A
o'cloek I
eleven 1
in ti
i
I
work
fields, but not until the fire
to Mrs, 1]
¥
to put cut all trace of the
reduced embers
wishi
re re } $
re re Lh i
garden
breaking up the live coals go t!
be fo urning to ise
busily engaged with
become
Whether
spark was thrown on b
might ext
rapidly,
only } lausible
Enown but it is the
pl which fol
pi for
Looking down sh
part of her dress ix
anat on thal
observed ti
M1
she ran screaming
the making
deadly work, side
her ru
flames
ining cause
Fal Lo Lier a
Liort {1
distanc
om her |
only vestment
WHE remove
along with it,
§
he hier
daughter,
v
y
I
ot
he house an
her bed
“1 wanted
burn
death,’ Medical attention was give
her but her barn ever:
death relieved her of suflering
7:16 o'clock the
Mra. Felterolf was
ARn
Joseph and
orn on the old
room where she ia}
inorying to
die, but idn't ant to
BB Were
ber
garne day. i
er of |
. 1
Vato)
the daugh
#8 Mhires Hhirk
was i Bhirk bh
now owned by Williama Nefl, in
ter township.
of ineral
Bhe was fifty-
of sage ¥ pervices
from her late ho
terment
sarviving
were
me, Sunday, i
ana
wr
Warri Mark
ber
al
Are
natuely,
mace
her
re
husband
Carrie
I'he
Mre
two daughters,
Ruth, both at home, lowing
#irlern
De
jamin
William Kern,
Shirk of Centre
deceased,
RiBO PUTVIVE
Hull; Mrs
Gentzel, Bpriong Mills;
Hall
ker, near Centre
{Jak
Hall is an uncle
Seatbelt sis"
$400 000 From Hunters’
Licenses,
The issuspce of b
Pennsylvania will pass the
mark this week, in the opinion of men
connected with the stale game com-
mission, and it thought that the
total for the year will go pretty cloee
to the flgure of 305000 for
The iesnanpce in th
to be larger than last year,
The next legislature will have over
$400 000 to sppropriate se a result of
the operation of the law in two years
One-half of this money will go to the
reimbursement of counties for pay-
ment bf bounties on scalps of noxious
animals and birde, and the other half
will be to aid in establishment of
game preserves and in game propaga
tion. Itis the pian to establish six
additional preserves, the sites |
been tentatively selected,
OD. LL
Lectare To-morrow Night,
Don’t forget to attend the
number on the Centre Halli Lecture
Course tomorrow (Friday) night.
Dr. James Hedley will be the orator
of the evening and he has a8 message
that will strike to the hearts of his
hearers, His " What a Man
Worth’ is possibly the best of his
seven famous lectures, and an oppor-
tunity to hear a man of Dr. Hedley's
calibre should not be passed by. The
price of admission will be twenty-five
cents for adults and ten cents for chil.
dren. Reserved seats are five cents
extra,
liver in
{} (WX)
unters’ Pes
ia
Isat year
{ year,
e large cities is said
aving
ae cond
ia
A —
Donthe of Ventre Counntinos
Thevesea Z Meek died on the Meek
homestead in Patton towns ip,” Wed-
nesday of Inst week, from the eflecis
of a paraiytic stroke. She was born
in 1839, aud was a sister of P. Gray
Meek, editor of the Watchman,
Mra, Sarah Margaret Shilling died
at the Bellefonte hospital Wednesday
of Isst week, following an operation
for blood poleoning. She was born at
Howard forty-four years ago.
Mrs. Perinah Shields died in Miles.
burg, of pneumonia, at the age of
sevenly-one years,
J. C. Rossman shipped a oarload of
hogs to the esstern market, Friday,
NO. 46
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Ker of Mifflinbarg
spent Bunday with his parents at Co-
burn.
wiph eller
Roland Zsttle of near
WEE B Caller
week,
A draft t]
pay t
must hono
Millis
is office one day last
Pollers
the chimney won't
he the coal bin
fur
} istaticd 8 hot
new residence of J.
week,
f of Bellef:
Bir
M
.
this
inte
week at the home
Harter at Co.
ange Hall,
Hear his
you will
Phil-
Bartholomew
(fried of
d will remsuin
id
f Mr. a:
y is vis
randparents,
t-
water
the
this side
a
hat
aelract
at |
{ periy
with sn ID
tre Hall come
#Ur-
f turkeys in
on the Peter
Hiil, The
updred aud
will come
tlie
has the fl
Yor
RPpEears as
e than hot air.
a dispatch from
read with
more than passing interest by many of
the Reg jer
rier readers,
again, it
hough mor
In this jesus
Harrisburg
ie.prinled
Will Le
that
Mr
Last week's Mifllind
Du
Penns Valley
urg Telegraph
Keller. cashier of the
Basuk at Centre Hall,
wae 8 plessing business caller at this
office on Monday lsst. He has taken
out letters of administration, with the
estate of David
eid : vid K
will annexed, on the
Kleckper, deceased,
Thankegiving services, of 8 union
held in the Evan.
Fhureday ) morn.
Rev. W. H.
preach. The offering
benefit of the Belle
forte hospital. A similar service will
held in Reformed church at
Spring Mills in the evening.
Mr. and Mre. Malcolm A. Luse are
spending a few weeks at the home of
the former's brother, P. H. Luse, on
the Huyett farm. Mr. Luse for the
past few years was employed at Nor.
folk, Virginia, by a contractor, but
work in his line for the present is at a
standstill and be has decided to locate
in Johnstown, where he formerly
lived,
A party of eight from Yarnell con
sisting of Edward Heaton, Edward
Buid, Oscar Wensel, James Wensel,
Roy Fetzer, Raymond Felzer, Will
iam Peace and Cleveland Packer did
their first season in the Heven Moun.
tains, and Friday morning returned
home with two large bucks. They
were located on State land along
Sinking Creek, in the vicinity of
Nevil’s, east of the Bear Meadows,
Pennsylvania seeded 13,100 more
acres for whest this fall than during
the sowing season of 1913 and the
acreage devoted to the cereal would
have been greater If weather condi
tions had been more favorable, ao
cording to a review of the crop condi
tions just issued by the buresu of
statistios of the stale department of
agriculture, The acreage devoted to
wheat this fall is estimated xt 1,885 120
character, will be
gelical church tunis {
ing at 10:30
Williams
will be for
¥
o'clock
will
the
De the
for immediate slaughter,
acres against 1 312 000 acres last year,