VOL. LXXXVII.
HALL, PA.,
DAMAGE TU THE TREES,
Encw and Sleet Have Injured Many Young
Trees, —Some Remedial Measures That
Oan be Adopted for the Useful Bhade
Trees,
The recent heavy rains, followed by
sleet and snow, have already caused
much damage not only to the forest
trees but. also to ornaments! and
shade trees. In the mountain sec-
tions of Centre county there is a half,
inch coating of ice on the limbs and
on top of this about three to five in-
ches of heavy snow, This loads
down, crushes and breakes oft the
tops of young trees and breaks off
large limbs and branches from the
older trees. Young pines and hem-
locks are especially susceptible to this
i: jury. Just after the last storm the
falling and crashiog of trees and
breaking of branches and limbs could
be heard all over the mountains and
everywhere old and valuable shade
trees were broken and badly damaged.
In one short trip through the woods
there were noted in one place ten
young pines bent over touching the
ground, three piues with the tops
broken oft completely and two large
limbs eight icches in diameter broken
from a chestnut and also from a rock
oak, The mountain roads and trails
are almost impassable for teams be-
cause of the mapy trees bent down to
the ground and hanging over the
. road,
These ir juries in the forests are dif-
ficult to guard against because they
belong to that clas: known in law as
the acts of God,” and for which no
remedy or preveulive messures are
practicable, However, for those who
have shade trecs or small pine, hem-
lock, spruce and other ornamental
trees planted on their lawns or around
their homes, preventive measures may
and should be taken, if the trees are
to be saved and kept from becoming
ogly and misshapen and probably in-
jared permanently. In the first place,
shake the stow from the trees with »
broom or a long pole and continue this
morning and evening 80 long as the
snow falls. Do not allow the snow to
lie for any great length of time. The
brapches of most evergreen lawn trees
will spread apart under a heavy load
of snow and unless the snow is kept re-
moved, the trees become very badly
misshapen and often broken.
Another remedial measure can be
adopted when the trees are pruned
and trimmed in the spriog or fall. It
no large crotches or forks are allowed
to form in the trees aud the growth is
kept as near as possible to one central
shaft or limb, or the longer branch #
shortened so that they will not exert
too great a leverage, the losses from
this i: jury may be reduced to a mioi-
mum. Trees haviog brittle wood or
weak crotches, as the soft or common
red maple, the silver maple avd the
Carolina poplar, are much more liable
to this ir jary than those with touyh
wood, as the oaks and elms, and there
fore need much more pruning. By ob-
serving these few precautions and
warnings, those who value their lawn
and shade trees will likely have little
trouble from this damage. This Is
one case where prevention is better
than cure; in fact, it is the only cure,
Warter Lubpwia,
Boalsburg, Pa., Dec. 14, 1914.
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“0 voptract for Karal Mall Route,
To test the reduction of cost and
efficiency of service in rural mail ser.
vice, the postoffice department wished
to make an experiment in one county
in each state. The plan was to ascer-
tain whether by contracting wiih
rural routemen the service would be as
efficient and at less cost than the pres
ent system of civil service under
which rural mail carriers secure their
positions,
To further economize in his depart.
ment, Pestmaster General Barleson
contemplated the reduction in the
salary of a large number of postmas.
ters of the presidential class, who he
thinks are baing paia too liberally for
the requirements, To give an idea of
these reductions below are given the
postoflices in Centre and a joining
counties whose heads would have re
ceived less iu salary :
Bellefonte would have been reduced
from $2500 to $2000 ; State College,
$2500 to $2000 ; Poilipsburg, $2400 to
$2000; Huootivgdoo, $2700 to $2500 ;
Clearfisid, $270) to $2500 ; Hollidays-
burg, $2200 to $2000,
It was also planned to abolish the
office of sselstant postmaster, which
ctconomy could be enforced without
lesssning the efficiency of the service,
Postmaster General Burleson’s whole
pian of economy was blocked when
a number of Democrats | loed the Re-
publicans in the House to defeat a spe.
cial tule to permit the Postoffice De
partment to act,
Election of Grange UfMoers
Progress Grange will hold an election
of officers Saturday afternoon, at 1:80
o'clock, at which time all members
are urged to be present,
BOOST FOR OORN FILAGE,
In an Exhaustive Fxperiment Corn Silage
Froves Superior to ail Feeds for Fatten.
log,
An experiment conducted at Penn-
sylvania State College is of particular
local interest because of the fact that
silos are just coming into use in Penns
Valley, sud that in this experiment
by the department of animal nutrition
all old theories were upset, and corp
silage was placed at the head of the
lst as the most profitable feed for
fattening cattle.
For more than 140 Gays 60 head of
cattle, with beef blood predominating,
were nourished with five distinct lots
of feed, and the summary proves, ac
cording to Prof. W. H, Tomhave, in
charge of the experi went, that farmers
persisting in feeding by the old system
are losing money. He attributes tie
changing condition to the high cost of
feed, especially bran.
One of the most impressive results
obtained, said Prof. Tomhave, was the
reduced cost at which beef can be pro-
duced by farmers havirg silos. Corn
silage ae a beef producer was unexcel-
led by any other ration. And the ex-
periment included alfalfa, cottonseed
meal, shelled corn and hay. A silo, it
waa shown, preserves the corn crop
in a better manner than is possible in
harvesting it and basking it, and corp
silage is a succulent feed that makes
it possible to get the msximum food
nutrient available from the other foods
fed in combination.
At the termination of the experi-
ment it was concluded that corn silage
at $3.50 per ton as (he sole roughsge
is more economical than corn silage
and alfalfa hay combined when the
Iatter is §15 per ton. As a’ source of
protein wheat bran at $25 a ton is
more expensive, it was learned, than
cottonseed meal at $34 a ton. The ad-
ditions! cost of grinding eorn was not
compensated by greater gains from the
steers,
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LOCALS
State College is having one or more
fires a week, but so far the flames have
been confined to the original bulld-
ings.
Although there will be no paper
next week, this office will be open for
business pertsiniog to printing or re-
ceiving of subseriptionas,
The B. O. Deininger property, in
Millbeim, was sold by the heirs at
public sale to William A. Btover, of
Penn towoship, for §1 265
The new laundry building connect.
ed with the Bellefonte hospiial was
put in operation for the first time
Wednesday of last week, following the
installation of the machinery,
An express load of horses, bought
by Thomas Miller, of Philadelphis,
and G. E. Homan, of Millhelm, waa
shipped from Coburn station to Phila-
delphia on Wednesday of Isst week,
Last winter the first snow to lie on
the ground for any length of time be-
gan falling on Christmas day and the
same snow remaived until March.
This year the besatiful began falling
oa the 14:'h. It ia here today, but we
are not sskinz it to remain.
Mr.and Mrs. Witmer E. Lee of nesr
Potters Miils are on a pleasure trip to
Pittaburg, where they are being enter-
tained by the former's brother, Arney
Lee, and sunt, Mrs. John Mullen.
This is the firet plessure tour the
couple have taken in ten years, and
therefore Lhey are entitled to all the
pleasures one can crowd into a period
of two weekn,
Hon, W. J. Kepler purchased the
hotel at Pine Grove Mills and next
apring will take charge of it, Mr.
Kepler has been farming ove of the
best farms in his neighborhood, but
the non-licensed bhostelry, which for
years has been a profitable stand, has
attractions of a greater character, The
hotel was purchased from R. Reed
Randolph,
Mra. Barah Larimer, sister-in-law of
Mrs, H. L. Cartin, was seriously burn
ed when a lamp exploded In her bed
room. Bhe was visiting ber sister,
and on retiring she turned the wick of
the lamp down aod in sume manner
th flame struck the oil and cansed
the explosion. The woman, sflame
and realizing her condition, thiew bed
blankets over berse'f, but nol before
she sustaiced burns over the greater
part of her body.
Zsro weather puta to action the
thief who makes robes a specialty,
and Bellefonte appears to be a good
fleld for operations. John W. Hall of
Milesburg, one of the freight crew on
the U. R. R.of Pa, is the last to be
charged with a theft of this kind,
and he is sccused of lifting a rain coat
ai the same time. The articles disap-
peared from a vehicle belonging to
Alva Bhroyer, aleo from Milesburg.
Hall claims he found the robe and
cont, and when he offered to trade
them ona pigto a Hola Park man,
officer Dukeman got busy with the
result that Hall wae arrested and
for court, hai
WEEK OF PRAYER, 1915,
Customary Annasl Unlon Meetings of Town
Churches to Uommence in Lutheran
Charon, Sunday, January 3,
At a meeting of the local minister-
um, at the home of Rev, W. H. Bchuy-
ler, Friday, the program for the an-
nual Week of Prayer seivices was
prepared. The meetings will com-
mence Sunday evening, January 3, in
the Lutheran church, and the sermon
will be delivered by Rev. R. R. Jones
The meetings will be of a union char-|
acter and a union choir will will ren- |
der music. The program follows :
Sunday, January 3rd
Subject :
Jones.
Monday, January 4th
Subject :
Tuesday, January sth
Subject :
Wednesday, January 6th
Subject :
Thursday, January 7th
Subject ;
Friday, January Sth
Subject :
Saturday, January gth
Subject :
Sunday, January roth
Subject :
F. H. Poss.
It is designed to devote each meeting
A cordial invitation is extended to eve
Music Book used, * Great Revival Hy
Music by a union choir,
Pray daily for the success of the meet
community,
of the American Bible Society.
Reformed Uhristmas Service,
The Bundsy-school connected with
the Reformed church in Centre Hall
was first to hold its Christmases service
in town, and did #0 on Bunday even-
ing. The main sudlence room snd a
greater part of the BSuuday-school
room were fllled with attentive listen.
ers. The title of the service was ** The
Praveler,'’ a Christmas song story in
two parts for reader and chorus. The
reading was by the pastor, R.v. KR. R.
Jones, and the music by the entire
Sunday-school, except a few selections
which were well rendered by some of
the younger ladies as duets snd guar.
tets, The pianist was Miss Rebecos
Kramer, daughter of Mr. and Mr 8
NS. Kramer, a girl of sixteen. The
voluntary rendered by her was charm-
ingly executed and would have been »
credit to one much more mature io
years.
The cflering taken wea for the sup
port of the orphan’s home at Womels-
dof, which institution is wholly sup-
ported by the Reformed church. The
home depends upon offerings made at
the Christmas season for ita support,
apd to date these have been sufficient
for the purpose. The contribution
made at this particular service was
over $30
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Home for Chrlsizans,
At no other time in the year is the
desire to be at home greater than at
the Christmas time, Families every.
where make a special «fort to be to-,
gether at this most joyous of all fes-
tive occasions, In Centre Hall there |
are many homes that peed tut the re |
turn of a son or daughter from some |
institution of learniug to complete the |
family circle. Those who are at home |
now and will remain until after New |
Year ave : Miss Elizabeth Bocz:r, who |
is tuachiog a public school at Ramey ; |
Miss Ruth Smith, a student at the
Bloomsburg Normal; James Lingle, |
son of Mr. and Mre, Lycurgus Lingle, |
William Relish, and George Boozer,
who are all stadenis io the Mercers-
butg Academy ; Henry Mitterling, a
freshman in Franklin and Mar ball
College ; Gross Allison, a senior in the |
state University of Kentucky, Lex-
iogton ; Ralph Homan, William and
George Swariz, the former takiog a
business course at Belinegrove and the
latter two the regular course at the
Selinsgrove University,
LL ALM A
Seventy Fpeakers for Farmers’ Week,
Farmers’ Week will be observed at
State College from December 28 to
January 2 and there will be seventy to
seventy-five speakers of note who will
participate in the dally programs.
Sut) ote pertaining to the feeding of
stock, the raising of draft horses, test. |
ing butter, retail marketing of frait,
fruit trees, chemistry, spraying, cook.
log, potato culture and scores of simi.
lar subjects of interest to farmers will
ve treated by experts,
It is probably better to resolve to
patoh up some of the old reco:
lutions ban to make Dew ot
course, 8 good promise made (0 your.
self nnd kept for & week ls better than
While everyone realizes that it is
the privilege of Dr. Brumbaugh to
select his own cabloet, he will not re.
sent the urging of particularly fitted
men for particular places, Believing
this to be the case, the Reporter joins
the host that ia urging the governor-
elect to name Dr, H., A Burface, for
many years economic zoologist, the
head of the Depa t nc nt of Agriculture
Dr, Burface has been a valuable man
He is an origi.
kind of mean
of
nator and bullder, the
needed for an efficient Becretary
RAM
Lutheran Church
R.
Presbyterian Church
H., Williams,
Presbyterian
Rev. D. S. Ki
Methodist
W. H. Schuyler
Rev. W.
Church
arte.
Church
Rev.
Methodist Church
F. H. Foss.
Evangel
W. H, Williams,
Evan
D. S. Kurtz.
“Rev.
ical Church
Rev.
gelical Churcl
Rev,
Church
Rev,
Reformed
to prayer, praise, and a sermon,
ryone to attend these services,
mns No, 2."
ings and for God's blessing
expenses and
The mick,
The latter part of lsst week, Hon.
Leonard Rhone refurped from Ohlo
where he visited a sister, and imme
diately took his bed. For the first few
days his condition was serious, his suf
fering being due to an atiack of pleari-
sy together with other complications,
He is now improving gradusily,
Although quite seriously ill for a
week D. F, Luse js holding his own
and his friends anticipate his recovery
in the course of time, lis illness be-
gan with grip. A trained nurse
takicg care of him,
Mrs. D A. Boczor, who had an at.
tack of tonsliitis, has fully recovered.
B. H. Emerick soflred for a few
days because of a rye beard that lodg-
ed in his throat snd festered. From
this he reco now ls suflerer-
ing from tousilitia.
Mra J. W. Mitlerlic
to bed, Her illness has
ie
vered bul
g Is confined
extended over
Mr. Mitier-
ling, who hisd also been ill, has recov
ered.
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The Destroyer of Hiusione,
Intimate companionship either
makes or destroys one’s reputation
among those who pars their working
fluence. - Not one of us is perfect.
from the observation of the passing ao-
quaintances or the ceasual visitor, but
clearly visible to the members of one's
housebold or to those among whom
one works or idles, When the mem-
bere of a man's family are ready to
{ fight for him and when their flection
has stood the test of years, that is not
an evidence that he hae a perfect char
acter, but it does go to prove that he
has been considerate for their com.
fort and happlioess and that he is not
above every other consideration. A
man is not always what his iotimates
credit him with belog, but they are
pretty falr judges of character and
it fa not unfair to give him the benefit
of the doubt, Oa the other hapfl—
but why go into that side of human
nature.
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Court News,
The second week of December court
adjourned Wednesday of last week.
Chese cases were not reported in the
proceedings printed in the last issue of
the Reporter: J G, Millerand J, H.
Fulmer of DuBois brought suit against
W. W Keichline & C mp ny, Belle
foute, to recover deporit money and
reimburse them for the incovvenience
of not being able to secure several
sutomobiles they claimed to have par.
ohased from the Keichlinee, Ia 1912
the Clearfisld firm, by telephone sod
letter, contracted for several automo
bile, aud when they csme on to Belle
font they found the K lchiines would
not meke good their part of the oon.
J ot to whether or pot their sales con.
tree’ would permit them to do busle
ween io Clearfield county. Verdiot in
favor of the plaintiff for $282.85, sab
J et to the question of law reserved
the tit ahsther OF 8 or not there was
» verdict in
not to do any good at all,
WILL BE A UHRISTMAS BRIDE,
Miss Elizabeth Saunders sud Raymond J,
Mujer to bs Married Tomorrow st Plone
Grove Mills.
To-morrow, Christmas day, Miss
Elizabeth Olene Baunders and Ray-
mond J, Miller will be united in mar-
riage by Rev, L. Btoy Bpangler, pastor
of the Lutheran church at Pine Grove
Mille. The affair will be 8 quiet one
snd will be witnessed by only the
mother of the bride and a cousin, Mies
Grace Dale,
The party will leave Centre Hall by
sutomobile and immediately follow-
ing the ceremony will return to the
bride's home in Centre Hall where a
tew invited guests will join them in
partaking of an elaborate turkey
dinner,
The honeymoon trip will be delayed
antil after Mr. Miller fluishes his work
in the Jefferson Medical
Philadelphia, in June. Fol.
lowing this they will ster! bousekeep-
ing in the City of Brotherly Love,
The bride is the only child of Mra.
Kathryn Haunders, and while very
young in years, not having yet attain.
ed ber seventeenth birthday, i+ pever-
theless qualified to sesume the respon-
sibilities of wifehood. Bhe is pleasant
in demeanor apd is an attractive
young lady who bas a large circle of
friends among the youoger set locally.
The groom ie a native of the city of
Reading and is a graduate of Pennsyl-
vanis State College, class of 1914, in
the department of chemistry, It was
while a student here that the friend.
a8 leacher
Co lege,
The Reporter and its friends extend
copgraiulstions.
— pein meeme——
Letter from North Dakota,
Editor : Please find enclosed postal |
money order for §1
ply to my
year. This
guile successful one
50 which please sp-
subscription for another
past sesson hse been a
; Crops were good
at well as prices,
Winter me a bit shead of
schedule time. It “wintered in’ on
the 7th of this month with five inches
of snow snd has been bolding fort
ever since, On the 10th the thermom-
eter registered 50 degrees below zero,
We are baving a good show for an old-
fachioved winter, Stock is going in-
to winter in good condition, We have
lots of feed, allbough wilh’ numerous
prairie fires thie fall there were thous-
ands of tops of good hay consumed by
theee fires which mostly came from
sparke from raliroad engines. We
hsd four fires which came from the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R. R.
which cost this company one hundred
thousand dollars. 1 received $175 00
for hay and grass land which one fire
burned for me.
Wishing you and sll my friends in
old Centre county a merry Christmss
snd prosperous New Year, I smu
Very truly,
Lorr R. EVANS,
Petrel, N. D., Dec. 19, 1914
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Transfers of Real Estate,
John F. Bchnars el ux to William
Biddle, tract of land in Philipsburg
boro. $600,
Loulss H. Atherton et al to William
M. Biddle, tract of land in Philipsburg
boro. $75
George Btiver to Roy Stiver, tract of
land in Worth twp. $825
Finnie K. Reifsnyder et al to Ralph
E Btover, tract of land in Haines
twp. $162
Harry Boulton et ux to Ramey Wat.
er Company, tract of land in Rash
twp, $2500
Elizabeth Garbrick et bar to Emma
I. Noll, tract of land in Walker and
Spring twp. $9,000.
Midiand Miniog Company to Penn-
sylvania R. R. Co, 2 trecis of land in
Snow Bhos twp. $1.
Andrew J. Brokerhoff et ux to Pat.
rick Garrity, Jr., iract of land in Pot.
ter twp. $375,
James M. Moyer, Exr., to Walter
Garrity, tract of land in Poller twp.
$460,
Jarper N. Brooks et ux to A, D.
Bmelzler, tract of land in Bpriog twp.
$775.
Jerry Glenn et al to Pennaylvania
R. R, Co, tract of land in Howard
twp. 3850
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So Paper Next Week,
In keeping wilh the time-honored
custom, The Centre Reporter will vot
be published next week. With th
iseue Is coin pleted the fifty numbers,
and the remainder of the old year,
comprising the Christmas season, will
be allowed the Reporter force to er joy
with the rest of bumanity. That
every reader and those dear to them
may have the merriest of all Christ
muses and & bright snd happy New
Year is the wish of the Reporter, The
next lous will appear January 7, 1915
hes ¢
Charles W. Weaver of Millmont at
tended the funeral of James BSearron,
week, and circulated smong friends In
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Get your New Year's resolutions
ready.
Miss Edith Bankey of Potters Mills
spent a few days this week at the
home of Hon. IL. Rhone,
A son arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E, Clayton Wagner, Tues-
day of last week,
No paper will be issued from this
office next week, but we will all be
here for business ii: ther lines.
Miss Bophronia Fye of Coburn fe
spending a few days at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. W. 5. Homan.
Miss Margaret Goodhart is spend.
ing her Christmas vacation at the
home of Ler sister, Mrs, 8B, H, Glenn,
al Bouth Carlisle,
Curtis Blerly has been appointed
postmaster for Reversburg. He suc
ceeds Buyder Miller, who held the poe
sition for a number of years.
Mra, Mary M. Farner of Colyer an-
anpounces that her entire stock of fall
and winter millinery goods Is offered
for sale at greatly reduced prices,
A few weeks ago it wae # aled in
these columns that Clement Luse had
rented bis home in Ceatre Hall, It is
now learned that the property has not
been leased bul Is awniting a tenant,
Upon the recommendstion of a
grand jury, the commissioners of Boy
der county will remodel the court
wale,
Bruce Slump, an express messenger
on the Penney from Altoons to Pitts.
burgh, is ependiog hie vacation at the
home of bie pareats, 357. and Mrs. Al-
| vio Stump, near Centre Hall,
Eleventh-hour Christmas shoppers
will find excellent suggestions in the
sdvertisemenis appearing in this pa-
per today. Read them carefully and
then go to inspect the goods,
The local K. G. E. lodge will hold a
special meeting Friday night prepara-
tory to their installation which takes
place Friday, January 1st. Refresh-
ments will be served at the special
meeling.
Prof. H. A. Dydson, D. Roes Bush-
man, T. L. Moore and Miss Helen
Bartholomew-—ihe teachers of the
borough echoole—are in attendance up-
on the teachers’ county institute at
Bellefonte, this week,
Miss Pearl Kurtz, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs D. 8B. Kur'z, arrived in Cen-
tre Hall from Syrscase Uaniversity,
New Yo. k, Saturday, and is assisting
her parents in srraogiog Lheir new
home.
Mise M., Delinda Potter left on Bate
urday for Penns Grove, New Jersey,
where she will spend a week with
Miss Florence Mitchell. The young
ladies formed su intimate friendship
during their cvllege days at Bucknell
Uupiversity.
Zoline, while it will do all that was
ever claimed for it in taking the place
of gasoline, can Lo! Le manufactured
cheaply enough to supplant the prod-
get of the Oud Trust, sd for the pres
ent we must pay the price for gasoline
and wait awhile longer for a cheap
substitute,
The Tyrone Times of last week cone
tained this item of news: Leonard
Rhone of Centre Hall, in company
with Roger T. Bsyard, called at our
office Friday. Mr. Rhone is a past
state Mast. r of tue Grange, and was
just returning from Meadville, where
ne had conferred the sixth degree up-
on a number of eligibles, A side trip
to Cleveland was a point of interest on
his journey.
In ite marriage license register lmst
week, the Reporter erred in printing
the name of Miss Mary Bhlegal instead
of Miss Mary Soavely. The difficulty
to distinguish the difference in the
pames over the telephone was respon-
sible for the error. Both young ladies
happen to be residents of Spring Mills,
but Miss Bhlegal is at present employ
ed in the Philipsburg hospiial as
puree in the surgical depirtment.
Another notice of the marriage of
Miss Boavely appears elsewhere In
this paper,
Ned F. Church, a prominent resi-
dent. of MifMinburg, was sccidentally
shot and killed in a rooming house at
Scranton, Bunday of last week, by a
Mr. Church was
employed st Scranton and on the day
of the tragedy luvited the proprietors
of the house, together with Mrs. Mo.
Laughlin, also a roomer, to his room
to see some plotures be had in his
eatohel, Taking a revolver from his
bag he handed it to Mrs. McLaughlin,
The | Femarkiog jokingly, * Here, shoot
yourself while you're happy.” Upon
taking hold of the gun it waa die
Centre all for » few days,