THE CENTRE REPORTER.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1914
McoSPARREN HEADS STATE GRANGE,
Succeeds * Farmer” Creasy at Election
Held at State Meeoring at Meadville, Last
Week,
The meetings of the Btate Grange
came to a close Friday, at Meadville,
after one of the most interesting con-
ventions ever held by the Grange
body. Reports of officers at the ses
sions of the convention indicated a
strong and increasing grange senti-
ment ‘throughout the state,
The treasurer, Frank P. Willets, of
Delaware county, reported receipts for
the year to be nearly $50,000, and that
the organization was stronger finan-
cially than it has ever been,
James G. McSparren of Lancaster
county, who went to Europe at the
expense of the Biate Grange, after
Governor Tener refused to grent the
request to send a farmer abroad, talk-
ed on the question of rural credits
ba:ed upon tue result of his travels
and observation.
Mr. Mc3pairan thought it well that
the recent congress did not pass a bill
on this subject, ss encugh study has
not been given to the matter. * We
wnt no special system for the farm-
er,’ Mr. McSparren said, * which will
give them opportunities not afforded
to other classes. Without special laws
the farmers have accumulated unin-
cumbered holdings worth $34,000,000,-
000 in the United States and now only
ask to be classed with other business
men and given credit to be able to run
their business. We must not «nake
the mistake iv making law like some
of the systema abroad, which are for
the benefit of a peasant class.”
« Farmer ”! Creasy scored the meth.
ods of keeping up the state highways
and the existing road laws. * The
state has tuken over nearly 95000 miles
of roads without any system of caring
for them, and building new roads at
guch an enormous expense that would
eventually bankrupt the state if these
prolific ways could be continued. Our
present state highway law peels to be
remodeled and put on a business basis
The Jones township road law of 1913
should be repealed, because it tskes
away the local authorities and places
in the highway department the con-
trol of local road aflairs.”’
A resolution pledging all delegates
present not to take or allow in their
homes any paper or periodical which
carried liquor advertisements was p-e-
gented by F. N. Moore, of Bradford
county, and passed by a unanimous
vote,
Installation of officers marked the
close of the forty-second apnusl ses.
sion of the State Grange. The officers
are :
Worthy master, John A McSparren,
Lancaster county; overseer, F. N
Moore, Bradford county; lecturer,
Thomas M. Piollet, Bradford county ;
steward, Theodore Kline, Wayne
county ; assistant steward, RK. E.
Green, Warren county ; chaplain, the
Rev. H. G. Teagarden, Jeflerson coun-
ty; treasurer, F. P. Willetts, Dels-
ware county ; secretary, Mre, Nettie
E. Allman, Juniata county ;’ gste
keeper, Arthur Chase, Bradford coun-
ty ; Ceres, Dr. Hannah McK. Lyons,
Chester county ; Pomona, Mrs. Hanp-
nah Bush, Tiogo county ; Flors, Mre,
Carolyn Dale, Centre county : lady as
sistant steward, Mrs. Addie Miller,
Erie county ; finance commitiee, W,
B. Ross, Lackawanna county ; execu-
tive committee, R. 8. Rankin, Wash-
ington county ; director Keystone Ex-
change, Harry Shaiolioe.
The election of MoSparren was
brought about by the withdrawal from
the contest of William T. Creasy, the
retiring State Master, and James G
McSparren, father of the new master,
James G. McBparren, who received
the nomination, withdrew when it
became spparent that his son would
win the contest over the retiring State
Overseer, EB. Doreett, of Tioga
county, the only other candidate,
Creasy gave '* personal business ’’ ses
his excuse for withdrawing. He ser-
v.d as master three terms, extending
over six years.
The annual report of the Keystune
Grange Exchange was made by the
manager, E. B. Dorsett, He reported
that nearly $200,000 worth of business
had been done last year and that the
small deficit of a year ago had been
turned into a credit balance. A large
exhibit of the machinery which the
exchange handles was at the conven.
tion and general satisfaction was ex-
pressed regarding it.
Invitations for next year's meeting
were presented by State College and
also Weshington county. These will
be considered by the executive com-
mittee and decided upon by them.
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A Rummy . Movement,
The Biairsville (Indiana county)
Courier announces in red ink that it
nominates Penrose for President Io
1916. Ite chief resson for doing so le
because Penrose at the last election
had fer his followers all the rumduams
in the Republican party, all the rum-
dums in the Democratic party and all
the dumrums in all the parties,
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Emmet Brooks killed a large grey
fox at the base of Nittany Mountain
one day last week,
COBURN
John Elmer from Ohio came home
to visit bis parenta for a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Confer from
Indiana are visiting Mr. Confer’s pa-
rents, Mr. and Mrs, John Confer,
Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Btover from
Whetham are visiting Mrs. Btover’s pa.
rents, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Kaler,
for a few days.
Mrs. Walter Heim of Dorpsife is
spending a few days with her parents
at this place.
Mrs. Jacob Breon ofdersey Bhore is
visiting her brothers, Boyd and
(George Stover, at this place; aleo
spending a few dre with Ler parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Btover, at Madi.
sonburg.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Campbell spent
a few days at Williameport last week.
W. E. Montgomery of Potters Mille
spent a day with bis friend, Chas.
Meek,
Wm. Gentzel visited (friends
Bellefonte a few days last week.
also was a juror at court.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kaler of Lin-
dale visited amoung friends over Bun-
day.
The snow and ice we have had for
the past week has been very hard on
the fruit and other trees.
Mamie Treaster and sister Blanche
from Bellefonte were welcome visitors
with their father, James Treaster, a
few days last week.
David A. Boczer from Centre Hall
packed the dried apples at the evapei-
rator and got them ready for ehip-
ment.
Mr. Weaver from Lock Haven ship-
ped 8s carload of apples from this place
last week, and expects to ship another
car in the near future,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hosterman
spent a few days with their daughter,
Mrs. Bigler Bhefler, near Bmullton.
George Moyer ia able to be up ard
around at this writing.
wm. Eigenhuth of West Virginia is
visiting his brother, Reuben, st this
place, also his father, Henry Eisen-
huth, in High Valley.
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Pleasant Gap.
Kline Grenoble
Bellefonte hospital for treatment,
in
He
was taken to
the loreal Grange, attended the mee!
Sb. 7.
pantry to his home Messrs,
carpenter work in charge.
Miss Mayme Winn, of
“ hello! girls in the Bil exchar g»
Bellefonte, visited at the J. T.
heme over the week end,
Miss Helen Colyer
one
of
Sunday
Mrs. Lyde Lova of
ed at her home at
Thursday
Miss Kathryn Wian of
the past week.
Wm. Bilger ig improving his prop-
erty in this plece, by the addition of
pew windows snd paint.
In the absence of Postmaster Coble,
who is on a short visit, hia place is be-
ing very ably filled by Leslie E, Mil.
ler
Mrs. Jane Weaver is recovering s'ow-
ly from her operation at the Jefferson
hospital in Philadelphia, Bhe was
operated on for blocked eslivary
glands,
Mrs. Kathryn Hanter has been viait-
jog at the I. A. Miller home for sever.
al weeks. Mrs, Hunter was former
ly Kathryn Furey, and ls quite well
known to most of the older people of
Pleasant Gap. Her home is in Pitts-
burg.
The Leathera Brose, land a
were In our town negotiating fof the
purchase of the Harry Keller farm,
better known as the old Bwaney place
(rant Dupkleberger’s handsome
residence is nearing completion and
when done will be an addition to the
upper end of Main street,
The body of Mrs. Huston Hartsock
of Altoona was brought to the Luth-
eran cemetery for burial on Tuesday
afternoon. Two sons—Jesse and
Harry—of Altoona survive to mourn
her loss ; also a foster daughter, Mrs
Kline, of Belleionte. The Hartsocks,
after the death of Mr, Hartsock, mov-
ed from the farm now owned by
Frank Lee, to Altoona where they
have since resided.
LE
Aaronsburg,
Mre, Emma Hess is in Lock Haven
where she will spend a few days with
friends.
Jalvin Moyer of Freeburg came to
spend some time with his slater, Mr,
Catharine Phillips.
Mr. snd Mrs, George MoCormick
and children of Potters Mills visited
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Miogle, on Bun
day.
E R. Wolf of Wolfs Btore, teacher
of the intermediate school, had quite
an experience wading snow on Mon.
day morning from his bome to Re-
bersburg.
Mrs. Clyde Burkholder, nee Mian
Annie Bower, of Juniats, and her
brother, Harold, of Madisonburg, and
James Breon of Jersey Bhore were at
the home of Mrs. Effle Weaver on
Sunday.
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Resdy-made pereale dresces —C. P,
Long & Co,
INSUFFIOIJEND »TAMPS
WI LAFF.OT TITLES
transfer of
Purchase
Warning Isrued Concerning th»
Henity—Sinmps Mast how
Value
The internal revenue eolicclors are
pending out & warning that unlees the
proper amount of war tax stamps are
attached to papers in real estate trans.
actions there would be flaws in titles
On sceount of the war tax the fa.
miliar phrese, *' for ¥1 and other vslu-
able consideration?” becomes danpger-
ou,
While the special war taxes are be-
ing collected, it was paid, the
course would be for principals in resl
heat
estate deals to give exact figures before
No
gum is involved it is necessary
recording deeds. matter what
to use
ore 50.cent stamp for each ¥500 of the
value of the property transferred, afier
the deductions for mortgages or other
encumbrances are made,
[t is not the business of the recorder
to question deeds upon which there
arc war stampe, The
interested in the considerations ren.
tioned. If the
sflix«d it is not his busive
whether or not the proper
recorder is not
document Liss slamps
gd to learn
number of
stamps have been used.
If through ignorance or iutentiongl-
ly the law ia evaded there is
be trouble in future if the pro
offer
el
Ithely U
perty Is
I'o disyure of any
will be necessary U
ught to
d for salir,
ud lo a tite it
purchase the stamps that
bave been purcusged originally snd
pay & penalty ss well before a convey.
Kuon
In has been found that |
cual be made
1505
war stamps were required on
rec
ure to make the slamps »
pre i ris
mic
rded, hitches were cous
true value of the
have been r cent ins
al eslate deals wher:
had t
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What for Christmas?
—FURNITURE, of course.
NOTHING gives so much real, lasting, and genuine satisfaction to the
recipient of a Christmas gift as a piece of furniture. You may feel sure that
your gift will be really and truly appreciated, and your buying of so sensible
an article as a piece of good furniture is a direct compliment to your intelli-
gence in solving the ever perplexing Christmas-Gift problem.
We have something suitable for everyone whom you have down on your
“ist” for gift-giving—from baby to grandpa— we have the just the thing to
gladden the heart on Christmas morning. We mention a few, but our store
is loaded from top to bottom with other useful gifts,
Big Line of Beautiful Pictures
In oval and square frames-—an endless variety.
A sensible gift at a very low cost. 4
Library Tables Patlor Tables Couches
Davenports Music Cabinets
Rocking Chairs Kitchen Cabinets Mirrors
Buffets Carpet Sweepers
—but why go on enumerating ; we ask that you come in today
and see what we have,
GOODHART'S
The Gift-Giving Store
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for this time of the year,
Here Is Your
Title Tells the True Meaning of This Sale.
an en-
closed we received the new stock of
entirely too large
Opportunity. This Is the Time You Need the
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WE SURELY CAN DRESS
THE MEN.
Whether they are young or old, we can please
them all. MEN'S SUITS and OVERCOATS,
from $5.00 to $28.50—EXACTLY HALF PRICE.
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Ladies’
we guarantee to give
COATS and DRESSES, an Innumerable Number of Styles,
clean and fresh, not unsalable goods from other siores.
Our wish is to see all our friends and customers here.
Just as soon as you see our fine you will not be able to
resist the temptaiton of purchasing our bargains,
you real values for your
MILLHEIM, PA.