THE CENTRE REPORTER.
ISSUED WEEKLY.
CENTRE HALL - - PENN"/ A.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1916
SMITH & BAILEY * see
S. W.SMITH . . . . . . .
{ Loca! Editor and
1 Business Manager
Froprietors
Editor
EDWARD E. BAILEY
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CHURCH APPOINTMENTS
Reformed Centre Hal
afternoon,
United Evangelical—-Tusseyville,
Egg Hill, afternoon ; Centre Hall, even ,
Lutheran- Union, morning, commaur
Tusseyville, afternoon ; Centre Hall, evening
Presbyterian—Centre Hall, mort ng Spring
Mills, afternoon. 1 preache be Rev,
Jossph Kelley of Sunbury
1, moming ; Tusseyville
morning ;
ion
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We are authorized to announces that James E.
Harter of Penn township is a candidate for the
office of County Treasurer, on the Democratic
ticket, subject to the rules governing the Primary
Election.
LOUVALS
Wednesday a fifty thousand dollar
creamery plant, st Mifflintown, was
dedicated.
Mrs. Milton Bradford, who had been
confined to bed with topsilitis, is able
to be up and about the house,
#' William Bradford, clerk in the
I Penns Valley bank, is on duty again
. after a week's illness with tonsilitis.
Oscar G. Munro a well known shoe
dealer in Lock Haven, shot himself in
the beart while in the Elks’ home,
and died the next day,
E. E. Ball entered suit for $5000
against the city of Lock Haven for in-
juries received in a fall on an icy pave.
ment in December of last year,
Harry J. Mueller, former Stale
forester on Nittany Mountain, bas
been named city forester for Harrie
burg. The salary is $1000. per year.
Mrand Mrs. William H, Homan
and Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Bharer enter.
tained sled loads of young folks at their
respective homes, Monday evening.
The movement to advance the pri
mary from the middle of Beptember to
some day in May will likely be favor-
ably acted upon by the legislature,
¢ The union revival services, conduet-
ed by Reve. Williams'and Foss inthe
United Evangelical church, came to a
close Bupday night sfter four weeks of
successful work.
Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer, after his
term as congressman expires on
March 4th, will be retained as »
special attorney in the prosecution of
trusts by the National Goverment,
A boozeless banquet was held by the
Northumberland Bar Association, ip
runbury, in the Hotel Central, a li-
censed house. Over one hundred of
the county’s leading men sat at the
board, and Brigadier General Charles
M. Clement was toastmaster.
The local Masonic order is fitting up
in good style two rooms on the second
floor of the bank building, to be used
for a banquet room and s reception
room. Weber Brothers of State Col-
lege and W. B. Blick are doing the
papering and painting, The furnish-
ings will be of the best.
Rev. R. R. Jones will attend the
Banday-school conventions of the
West Burquehanna Classis of the Re
formed church which will be held on
the following date : Friday, at Lewis-
burg ; Baturday, at Beaver Springs;
Monday, at Bellefonte ; Tuesday, at
Millheim. Rev. Jones will take part
in the program.
The W.C. T, U, on this ( Thursday )
evening will hold a Frances Willard
social in their hall in the Reporter
block, to which the Y, P. B.s and the
L.T. Ls are invited. Each member
ofthe W. C. T. U may aleo invite a
friend. A short program will be
rendered and light refreshments
served,
F. order were to Millheim Tuesday
evening where the degree team con-
ferred the second degree upon a class
in the Millheim order, The visitors
were royally entertained and after the
business period a luncheon was served,
The trip was made In autos acd
sleighs, the following lodge members
using their automobiles: G, H. Em-
erick, T. C. Bartges, L. L. Smith, W.
F. Colyer, Guy Brooks,
The home talent play given in
Bmithers Opera House, in Milroy, was
well attended, six hundred being pres-
ent. The play entitled “ A Black
Heifer” was ia laugh from start to
finish. A plot is woven in the story
with much humor, making the play
very interesting. * Willie” the farm-
band, is a scream, “ Horaps'' a New
York waif, is alwsyson the job ; * Eph
Cinoebox '’ the leading character, is full
‘of action ; the villian, the constable,
the tramp detective, and the country
maid, ** Arabella”, * Bogar Brown,”
played their parts well. Thase young
men and women are to be compliment.
ed. Proceeds of the play were for the
benefit of the new Lutheran church,
¥chool Report
Ths fifth month of school in
borough came to a close Friday.
reports of the various grades follow :
Intermediate school— Whole
the |
18, female 18. Average attendance
during month, male 17, female
total 34. Per cent. of attendance
ing month, msls 95, female total
93. Puplile present every day during
month : Issiah Emery, Fred
Howard Emery, Harold Breon,
Daniel Bmith, Harry
Paul Fetterolf, Franklin Ruble,
Bayder, Albert E.uery,
Gertrude Ruble, H:zel
Fye, Luella Ruble,
Grace Miller, Marion MeclUlenahan
Bara Snyder, Ethel Frank, Florence
Krape, Pupils present every day dur
ing term till date : Isiah Emery,
Lucas, Howard Emery,
Albert Smith, Paul Fetterolf,
lin juble, Milea Bnyder,
Emery, Hszel Ripka, Luella Ruble
Grammar school —W hole number in
Gn
Lucas,
smith, Grass,
Balph Owens,
Ripks,
Helen Lucas,
attendance during
female 16, total
ance during month,
total 24. Average
term, 9, femal:
cent attendances
month,
Average
mule 9,
maie
26 attend.
female 15
attendance during
15, total 24
during
total 83
ing term,
94. Pupils not sl
Lynn Bitper, E
Henpey, Reuben Z=ttle,
Kuhn, Pearl Ruble, Ruth
Parsons, Ruth Bartges,
Ruble, Adaline Meg!
pila pot absent during term :
Zettle, Pearl Ruble, Ruth Paisores.
High Bchool-—-Number of pupils
roll, males 8, females 10, toils
centage of atiendarce,
males 96, total 92, Thos i
every day during monti
Dioges, Grace IsLler, May Royer,
Bweetwood, Visitors
male
of
male 90 Per
male
female 96,
of attendance dur
female 95, total
during month :
Frank, Ralph
Ernest
93,
‘pest
Pu-
lenshan,
0
1 18
males 87, fe
ane,
sn
Marriage Liosases,
Alfeed Webb, Mur
Hairiet (
EOL
iallick, Murson
James M
Helen
Thomas Fink
Gertrude Watkine,
John Rickert,
Alma Stoner,
ingle, Biante College
Heaton, Milesturg
Hanna
Miate College
Tussey ville
Tussey ville
Lewis Bharpler, Sandy Ridge
Carrie Rayder, Bandy Ridge
Harry Wilkinson,
Ruth MeCool,
eA
Black Heifer
Bellefonte
Bpring Mills
a
Don't
good laugh
tre Hall, Batarday eveniog,
20th, at S o'clock. * A Black Heifer
You will like it | Benefit,
eran church, of Milroy.
feu Pliny
sud have
Arcadia,
forget
at
to come
Grange
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State College Will Help Improves Po
Poultry fanciers
Hiate are t
to a recent
by M. (
pouliry
institution, He
College, sccording
nouncement msde
rick, head of Lhe
at the
department
said
farms would be
the various county farm buresos,
It is the purpose of the college
authorities to community
flocks of bigh quality, snd new blood
will be injected from time to
means of prize
establish
time by
ckerels. Through
further dissemination of improved
poultry stock, it is hoped to build op
gradusily the geveral utility flocks of
Penvsylvania farmers
Mr. Kilpstrick said that for the
present the output of esckerels would
be restricted to sbout 150 fowls, Le.
esuse of the limited supply on hand
He hoped, however, to increase the
sumber to be distributed from year to
year.
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eninan pt
Noted Hymn Writer Dead,
Crosby, the blind hymn
writer, died at her home in Bridge.
port, Connecticut, on Lincoln's birth.
day anniversary, at the age of ninety.
five years. She composed more than
5000 bymos io her time,
Fanny
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Florence Bartges spent Halurday
with her friend, Ethel Hettinger,
Rae Finkle visited her friend Flor.
ance Bartges, last week.
John Albright and friend, Mary
Weagley, visited the former's brothers
above Biate College a few days last
week,
John Snyder, while carrying a post
one day last week, fell and the post
struck him on one leg breaking it
below the kriee.
Quite a few people have been attend.
ing the protrscted meeting Which
Rev, Price is holding st Bp ing Mille,
Mra, Elizabeth Herring spent a few
days with her deughter, Mrs Andrew
Shook, at Fpring Mills
Mr, and Mrs, Horses Hetring made
a trip t6 Millbhelm on Wednesday.
Mra. Gules took very sick on Thurs.
day night and on Saturday morning
Frank Fisher took her to Hpriog Mills
to the home of her daughter, Mre,
Rossman, where she will stay a short
time,
Carrie Bartges from Farmers Mills
visited her friend, Cora Osman, over
Bunday
George and Daniel Shook, spent
Bunday at the home of the formet’s
son, J, P. Bhook, near Madisonburg,
BOALSBURG
primary sel
the afternoon
The
ride
ay.
Haturday evening two sled |
Jolly pronle from our town drove
tate College where they er jored
wi Pastime i
Mr and Mra, OC. E
spent Sunday with the Ross
west of Pine Grave Mills
0. FP.
pent for the
BOS
wled
birthe
100d “1 j ¥ od Bn
of Liveolin’s
ule of
to
» i so }
Mothersbhuugh
fami
Clevenstine of Bellefonte
LHW leigh
time iu this place
Misa Anera Holter of Howard vi
Mrs. U. E Mothersbsogh
it-
ed
Hiate
ut
Keller of
birthday
Mr.and Mrs,
e spent
Boalsburg,
Mr. and Mrs
Mra Charles R
spent Th
Harrison home,
WwW. GG. Moti
Gaorge
: y
Lincoln's
Martin Keller
of Potter
at the RK
iniey iow
tr-day
I hugh
Mos duy wil
ugh,
vis
i 0
td
is bro
Motherah and
ie,
K
BM pturnvi
Rint
Dr. Bamuel Woods with
ries. of Routh Mha
ries, of t
few days al his {«
rat
benefit of Od Fy
ities
os and male gu
gi Bol
tn ips
REBERSBURG
Mra Samuel Bhafler
Hist,
rolract ed
itch at this
are Ho
me with t
nt «
ire (
the sink
place s
len, wh
Hyeoas
0 thie sick
we
sud Hal
SYLAR MT
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af inst
wer
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wim srl bone
(saree! hon
tA
« RIG Will In
time in Mareh
of oi
Rheesley of
ted the Mra, |
unied near “mu
there some
Waite sn number
piace were
attend the faneral of
enbach, who was
this vicinity.
William Blerly,
witly rented
property and E
into the hose
vacated,
ve
tzans of this
fe Wednesday to
Abraham Luck
former citizen
to Bellefot
a
the houckater,
the Anon
win Frank will
# hich Mr,
q 1ite
Hensal
2
Bierly
Ted
ve
H, K. Bmull is very much
of an spprentio I'his is a chance for
an industrious young man Lo learn the
bisckamith trade,
The storeroom cera
Carlin hae recent] yapered at
ths wond work paint ed Mr. Csrlio
had intended to go out of the mereans
tile business and left bie stock of store
goods ran down but of late he has con
olnded to 11 his shelves with new
goods and continues in the business
in peed
I by William
3
a
fo APSA
Adronsburg,
Mr. Otto went to Philadeiphin snd
other poluta on business, Monday
Mre William Rishe! and two chil
dren of Centre Oak were guests of Mr
sud Mre, J. Holloway
Frank Guaisawite and two daughters,
Mary and Florence, from Feidler, were
entertained st the home of Mr. and
Min. George Weaver, |
Mma, John Rower, Mrs.
Boob, and Mra O. P. Adams,
convalescing from illoesa,
Miss Nellie Burd went to Altoona fo
spend a few months with her cousine,
Mr. and Mrs Nevil
Mr. and Mrs, Edwird G Mingle
spent Munday with thelr children, Mr,
and Mra George McCorthick, at Pot.
ters Milla,
Harry A. Bailey and molbher of
Baltimore, Md , sre spending a short
time st the home of Rev, and Mrs
Geesey at the Lutheran Manse,
Ray Homan, who hes been
the doctor’a care for the last
weeks, Is slowly improving at
writing.
Robert
are all
under
few
this
Mn,
Rept rior Register,
. A. Leaster, Bpring Mills
TJ. Fleisher, Tomey ville
Mr, and Mm A. G, Rote, Farmers Mills
M. B. Stover, Spring Mills
J. E dary, Coburn
John D, Neese, Spring Mills
C. A, Henniok, Spring Mills
James B, Bpangler, Tuseey ville
John Condo, Potters Mills
Max Harshbarger, Potiers
John Kimport, Boalsburg
M. M. Keller, Contre Hall
W, O. Gramley, Spring Mills
M, C, Stover, Spring Mile
Eimer BR. MeClolian, Contre Hall
Ivy W. Bartgos, Spring Mills
JOHN DECKEWRWS LIK
Continued from inst page
n pug
was plenty to eat and still
dampness left to gink in up
o the elk
to the St
were coming on the of the you
stag This time two points apg
horn, and the circumference
the hotns was greater ; they gave their
rer a bolder appearance. And
self as befitted his
to the
contented
remain it
dignity.
Through July and August,
became intolerably hot.
1 to the topmost peaks
get the breezes, which were
re. They alarmed
great clouds like
the drafts; these
il for they wer
Fa {
night te
ways th were
mist
’ trom
had a
OKe
1 tongues of light, the
et—forest fires. One
L, was spent on
heir rest
from
on
e rising hollow
They
remained as
Decker,
5 alley BE
steaming
Yours
killed
Val
dead
d in
Clear-
Black Forest
in the state
1g’ bangs
skinning ti
ve been
$ Hep iy
¢ HITS 10
chase
on
had
the
nailed
y eure, the
{was in the cellar,
hung on the woodhi
her heads of deer.
1 and a lonely
irp somewhere near
garden g A red light gleamed
the cabin window. A
lo the south saw it keen
Ad him of the recent CATHARE ; becom -
ing envious of the cozy glow and the
feed, he set up a melancholy howl, The
hunter's dog * Rover,” part wolf him.
self, answered, and it was almost mid-
night when their duet ceased. Then
commenced a tap, tap, tap, the night
wind blowing the skull of the dead
wapiti against the woodshed, or was it
the tramp, tramp, tramp of the soul of
the last elk bound for that bourne where
all is life, and there is no chase.
Seven and thirty years have passed
gines thet clear September alteraocon
when John Decker nailed the elk’s skull
to his woodshed in the reghote little val.
ley bearing his name. Terrible winters
have come and gone, and the blackened
bones and faded borne have been decked
out with snow, and ice, and frost,
Spring, Summer and Autumn have shed
their radiance on the melancholy relies
but the black sockets of the eyes, be-
speak not oven a questioning. But at
night, Winter or Summer, there comes a
mysterious night-wind to the place, and
an soft tap, tap, tap sways the moulder-
ing skull nailed there against the shed,
Is it the soul of the last elk still travel-
ing to the unknowy SauRiy: where he
will find his race unsullied, his beautiful
mate to greet him, Oris it the spirit of
the wilderness, blotted out by man never
to return, while our race lives, whisper
ing of better and freer days, of at
distances and open places, of
justice, and truth, which ware at
with that last elk? Ounly those who
lived in Pennsylvania in such days can
answer, and their ranks are a
thin - they are following the last elk to
the land light—where there is no
ase,
CATCARS
ise,
And
cricket
thi
i from
knob
scent
wolf an the
ang nis
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TY-DAY
Clearance Sale
In Men’s Work and Dress SHOES
20 to 30 Per Cent. DISCOUNT
on Broken Lots.
Fresh Oranges and Grape Fruit
York State Sour Kraut 8c. Quart
FRESH OYSTERS every Friday
Produce taken in exchange for Merchandise,
GIVE US A CALL
C. F. EMERY, Centre Hall
OOD OOD DVD VVDVVOR HER LOLDTDRORRYH
A NEW LINE OF
ercales, Ginghams
and
White Goods
just received.
goods. You
before thinking of
sewing.
Pretty pattern in colored
should sce these goods
doing your spring
KREAMER & SON
CENTRE HALL,
SOLD ONLY AT
'S SHOE STORE
BELLEFONTE
ed
a.
YEAG
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for Men, Boys and Children. You can get a Suit
or Overcoat for yourself or boy, at almost any
price. Everything reduced in Underwear, Trousers,
Sweaters, Overalls, Shoes and Rubbers, Ladies,’
Misses’ and Children’s Coats, Suits, Dresses and Rain-
coats, for less than—-HALF P RICE.
Reductions in UNDERWEAR
Big reductions in Ladies’ and Children’s Underwear,
As our stock is very large, we must sell the good at any
price, so as to make room for our spring goods. Time
is very short, so don’t fail to come in our place before
you go any place else.
HERR’S Department Store
“ THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY |
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MILLHEIM, PA.
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