NEW HEAD FOR HIGHWAY DEP'L,
Governor Names Robart J. Caunlngham to
Fuecceed Bigelow Appropriation 0 INS.
500,000 tor Righways,
Robert J, Cunpingham of Pitts.
burgh was named ss State Highway
Commissioner Tuesday night by Gov-
ernor Brambsugh and was confirmed
by the Benate simultAneously wiih
the introduction of the administration
highway bill carrying an appropria-
tion of $8,500,000 Cunningham is
county controller of Allegheny county
and has been promisent in business
and politics for many years, His
name has been prominently mention-
ed for the post ever since Bigelow’s re-
tiremeunt,
The appropriation made an sllow-
ance of about $370 a mile per year for
all state highways, was introduced in
the Senate Tuesday by Senator Sproul.
The bill was introduced after a long
conference late in the day between
Governor Brumbaugh and its sponsor,
The appropriation is the largest ever
asked for the highway department
since the Sproul road bill went into
effect. The sum does not include the
money needed to administer the de-
partment or the automobile license
burean, it having been decided to take
care of these expenses in the general
DR, BUNKLE RESIUNY PASTORATE
Resignation Acorpted to Take Effect Apri)
21, Prior to His Removal to Jennuette,
The following is reprinted from the
Newport ( Perry county ) News, and
refers to a minister born and reared in
Potter township :
Rev, James MeQlellan Runkle, Ph
D , pastor of the Reformed church of
the Incarnation of Newport for about
Seven years, presented his resignation
a! the regular monthly meeting of the
Consgistory Tuesday evening, The
resignation, which also included the
request to join the vastor in a petition
to Carlisle Classis for a special session
to dissolve the present pastoral rela.
tions and dismiss him to Westmore-
land Classis was accepted, with expres.
sions of regret.
Dr. Ruukle was elected
Grace Reformed church,
Westmoreland county, February 21,
subsequently receiving the official call
Although strong pressure has been
ever since brought to bexr upon him
to remain, he said be believed it to be
bis duty to accept the call to Jeannette,
He has also repeatedly said that were
he to consider his personal feelings
and those of his family he would re-
msin. His pastoral relations here will
end with the church at never a higher
degree of efficiency than at present
and largest membership in its history.
He will take to his new field of labor
the best wishes of the people of the
town, irrespective of denomination.
pastor of
Jeannette,
appropriation biil, |
It was announced immediately after |
the conference with Governor Brum- |
baugh that the proposed measure was |
agreed upon by the Governor, Senator |
Sproul, chairman of the Nenate fi
nance committee ; Fenator Kurtz, of |
the Senate roads committee ; Benator |
Buckman and Representative Wood. |
ward, chairman of the appropriatio
committee of both branches, and Rep- |
resentative Jones, of the House com-
mittee on roads |
All the roads specified in the act of |
1911 and its amendments are to be re-
tained as the nucleus of the highway
gystem and §6 000 000 is #pecifically ap-
propriated for the maintenance and |
‘mprovement of these roads. Deputy i
Commissioner Hunter and Chie
Engineer Uhler have said this sum
will provide funds for some permanent
work and enough to keep the roads in
good condition,
Two million dollars is d.vided equal.
ly between funds set aside for main-
t>nance and construction of State aid
roads and payment of the State's share
of maintenancs of township roads.
For the purchase of turr pike on Btate
route $500 000 is appropriated,
Bpecific provision is made thst the
appropriation is not to be in addition
to but to include the moneys derived
from licensing automobiles. This is to
prevent another legal tangle similar to
the one now before the State Supreme
court in the appeal taken from the de.
cision of the Dauphin county court by
the Auditor Genera! and the Htate
Treasurer
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Examiostion at Spring Mis
Eotranee examination at
Mills, Friday, Apri
Candidates for grammar and High
school be present promptly, provided
with pencil and paper — W. R. Jones,
Principal.
Spring
at 8 a m.
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LOCALS
Superintendent D. O, Etters visited
the borough schools on W ednesday,
Work on the erection « f fire EROB Pe
on the bank building was commenced
Wedpesday,
Miss Grace Bmith is in Hiate Colleg:
where she js working at the hair-
dressing art.
A pew Victrola was placed in the
home of Mr, and Mrs George H. Em
erick, last week,
Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
tended the funeral of Mrs
at Axemann, on Tuesday,
Today ( Thursday ) is the fiftieth an.
niverssry of the desth of President
Lineoln—place your fi ig at hall-maat,
Bradford’ at.
Al Rishel,
Digging of the cespool on the bank
property has been suspended owing to
the incoming of water, Drilling will
be done,
I The Mission Band of the United
Evangelical churcf at Linden Hall
will give an entertainment Saturday
night.
A pumber of local nimrods will hie
to the mountain streams early this
worning in quest of the #peckled
besuties,
John D. Meyer spent Funday with
bis parents, Mr, and Mrs. D J. Meyer,
makiog the trip from Altoona in his
new Buick car,
The second corps of civil engineers
are going over the Brush Valley rosd
between Cente Hall and Mifflinburg,
This crew's work 1s to give the levels,
Miss es Badie and Mary Potter moy.
ed to Linden Hsll on Tuesday and
will occupy the home they purchased
from John Weibly, Lester Noll will
begin housekeeping where the M isaen
Potter vacated,
Two young fellows of Orviston were
placed in the jail st Bellefonte, Rup.
day morning, on a serious charge pre.
ferred by B. J. Confer, the liveryman
al Beech Creek. The young men had
hired a horse and buggy to drive to
Howard, but went beyond the bounds
to their privilege, driving at break.
peek weed, snd at 8 point slorg the
Bald Esgle creek the snimsl feel In
the road dead. The indications show
that hard driving caused the horse's
As a prescher, he is excelled by none,
which universally sdmitted, his
ministerial brethren, us well na sll
according him * frontline”
in
A special meeting of Carlisle Olassis
will be held in the chureh here on
April 21, at which time Dr. Runkle’s
resignation will take «flee: and he dis-
missed to Westmoreland Classis,
: oo ———
Report of ' eveunth Month of School,
The seventh month of school for
three of the four grades in the borough
gchools came to a close Friday. A
number of scholars continue to be
placed on the hunor roll for steady
attendance throughout the term.
Intermediate Bchool—W hole num-
ber in attendance during month, male
18, female 18, total 38. Average at.
male 15, total 31. Average attendance
during term till date, male 17, female
16, total 33 Per cent. of attendance
during month, mals M4, female
total 83. Per cent. of atiendance dur.
fog term till date, male 95 female 94,
total 85. Whole number of days at.
tendance daring term till tale,
y
male
«398% female 2352, total 47504 Pupils
day during month :
I+aiabh Emery, William Hweetwood,
Fied Luoss, Howard Eme~y, Harold
Breor, Albert Smith, Psul Fetterolf,
Franklin Ruble, John Lu'z Albert
Emery, Ralph O sens, Gertrude
Ruble, Haz:l Ripks, Beatrice Kramer,
Helen Luess, Anna Fupilas
present every day during term till
date : [eainh Emery, Fred Lucas
Howard Emery, Harold Breon, Al
bert Smith, Paul Fetterolf Fravklin
Hut Albert Emery, Hazsl Ripka
Visitors, H. GG. Miss
Helea Packer.
Grammar
present
every
(Faris
le,
Birohmeier,
SBehool—Whols
in attendanea during month, male 10,
18 total 28 Average atten-
dance during month, male 9, female
14 total 23 Average attendance dur.
ing term, male § 15. total
Per cont. of atter dance daring month,
male 90, famsle 90, tota! 90. Per cent
of attendances during terrn. male 63
44
day daring
Emery, Gladys Jones .
liog, Pearl R ble, Rath
becon Kreawer,
day during term:
Ruth Parsons
female
female
female 95 total
every month :
Carrie Mitter-
Re-
Pupils present every
Pear! Ruble and
Parsons,
sett
Travsters of Kent Estate,
Elsie L. Geissot sl to 8 W Bmith,
tract of land in Centre Hall boro,
$2 200
Cyrus Brungart et ux to William
Bower, 2 tracts of land in Poiter twp,
$7 500
John H Weber et ux to William F,
Bradford, 3 trec a of land in Centre
Hall boro. £11 000
Perry W, Bredn et nx to Charles D,
Bartholomew, tract of land in Potter
twp. $6
John D. Lucw et ux to John W,
Whiteman, tract of lad in Centre
Hall boro. $900
James C Bmith te GQ E.
tract of iand in Millheim boro.
H.H., Welseret ux to J. C. HBmith,
tract of land in Millheim boro. $25
John Btoner et ux '0 H. H. Weiser,
tract of land in Millheim bore, $50
William Bilger to A. D. HBmelizer,
tract of land io Bpring twp. 877
A.D. Fmeltzer to Homer D. Decker,
tract of land in Spring twp. $6 500
William F. Weaver et ux to Laura
OC. Gil), tract of land in Hpring twp,
$900
Harry E Harter et ux to Merril W,
Kersteteer, tract of land In HBpriog twp,
$883 12
Harvey L. Trockmiller et ux to
Merle W, Kerstetter, tract of land in
Bpriog twp, $5 700,
Frank Wion et ux to Andrew C Jo
don, tract of land in Bpring twp.
$5 000
Ge
“iid,
Miller,
$1 400,
Andrew G Lieb gdo, tract of land in
Bpring twp, $800
Vy M. Helslor ot bar to M. H.
Gro
$2 000
ner & Potter twps $10 250
death,
le, tract of land in Patt yn twp. $6150
» LEE'S SURRENDER. |
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B0.h Anniversary of the Ooonslon Fittlogly |
Observed by High Sehool and Poar,
the
Friday, |
Gregg Post, in ¢ mnection with
Bellefonte High Mechool, «n
oelebrated the fiftiet « anniversary of |
the surrender of Lee. The program
was well prepared and was entered up
on with feeling by the yorths who
make up the High Rehool in whose |
#chool building it was rendered, the |
veterans who participated in the strug.
gle on the side of the North, as well as
those who since rose to prominence
The principal spesker was Judge |
Ellis I. Orvis. Other speakers were
Col, D. F. Fortney, Col. H., H. Taylor,
Clement Dale, Eiq, and Dr. Hawes,
The High Fchool orchestra furnished
the music. The astewbly room wes
well filled, and among these were B
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D. Brisbin and Capt. G. M, Boal, both
of whom did their part in bringing
about the incident of a half century
past,
Never did the wounds of a great
civil war heal so rapidly as dia the
wounds of the American conf] ct, and
never did such terrible wounds leave |
#80 few scars. The memory of Abra
ham Lincoln is cherished today in the
South less than in the North. |
Everywhere throughout the country |
Robert E Lee recognized as the |
ideal of goldier-chivalry, without fear |
aud without reprosch. Everywhere |
Ulysses B. Grant fs regarded as the |
embodiment of democracy In war. |
This anniversary of Appomattox |
finds the United States again with a |
Houthern-born President |
The present Chief Justice
no
is
of the!
United States Bupreme Court was a
private soldier in the Confederate |
army, and sitting beside him on the |
bench is an Associate Justice who was
8 Captain in the Union army, |
The Secretary of the Navy and the |
Postmaster General are from states
that seceded in 1861. The Re cretary of
the Treasury snd the HEpenker of t
House of Representatives were born in
of |
i
he |
slave states. The mejority lesder
the House is from the RK uth, snd
msn who bss just relicquished the
mejority leadership to enter the Ren- |
ate is from a State among the first to |
the i
Mere, Loui Hanselman Dend,
Mre. Louies Hanselman died st the
home of her dsughter, Mm W, (.
Byers, at Riehkville, Miles township,
Thursday of 'ast week. of tuberculosis
and arterial rheumatism, aged fifty.
nine years. Her body wes shinned fo
Union eounty and burial made in the
Foresthill cemetery, Mon dey after
noon. Her husband, Willlam Hause!
Union eonnty
She was a daughter of Mr. and Miu
John Weit and was born in Brush
Valley. Furviving her are her hus
band and seven children,
have the finest
WE
line of candies
in town at prices to
suit, 20, 40 and 60
cents per Ib,
Box trade a spe-
cialty,
Try our After Din-
ner Mints,
H. A. DODSON
See me for best prices
all sizes of
WATER PIPES
PUMPS and
-also-
REPAIRS
. Everything in the Plumb-
ing Line—bathroom fix-
| tures, etc, at lowest prices.
S. J. ROWE
on
leave the Union.
tis possible that Lord Bryce wae |
Centre Hall, Pa,
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CYRUS BRUNGART LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE I EGAL ROTICE.
CENTRE HALL, PA N t is heret
special attention
writioge of all «
ARToCInen le, i
loenwes secured, and ai)
matlers peria n
office attended to prompt
iy. OCLs y
Howes A. Victoher, guard
~Extra fine Holstein cow
heifer eal! by
CAMPBELL, Miliheim
FOR BALF¥
r B. Bpangls
ui iiem Tw Pp
AR. Prothonotary
15.0.7
BEDUCED PRI
reduced in price. A fey day d
5. D. BARTHOLO
. Hatching epus LOB ir ge hen nd 8 gander
i ¥ 8 bbore
B86 COL
Centre
greatly chicks
©
Bow for sale MEW,
tre Hall, Pa
Cen
L. L. SMITH, Dealer
CENTRE HALL, PA,
A demonstration will convince you of its superior qualitics—a
car with few equals at the price, Call Bell phone,
right when he said that higher |
statesmanship might have averted the
Civil War; but the reunited country
that followed #0 closely upon the ||
desth and devastation of this great
enr flict was the supreme expression of
the political wisdom of the American
When the South sccrpled
the result, the hand of the North was
stayed
ly reabsorbed into the civil life of
enuntre, The
stire's of the pac ple rs jected the radi. | ;
people,
Vast armies were Immediate
the
in.
sound political
cal proposals to '* make treason odi. |
ous’
by sending to prison or to the
participated in
bloodshed
and
gallows men who had
the rebellirn. Organized
with WAr
radicalism that purposed to follow war |
with a reign of terror was cheated of
its prey.
Appomattox decided slavery and se. i
but it decided more, [It
cided, in the words of Liveoln, * that
among freeman there can be
the itanlf, the |
csamion ; de-
nn sue
the
leeron
cesful sppeal from the ballst to
bullet.” That fe the immortal
of the Civil War Upon that
ple rests the wholes strue‘ure of
princi
demo-
eracy and free institutions -fipon {it
reste the Republic,
Wg
DIXON'S HEALTH TALKS,
Colfen and Tea Woaia
lar er,
Coffee and tea are the two beverages
Used almost universally by the adult
population throughout the civilized
and sem i-civilized world,
It is impossible to say how many
tens of millions of dollars are expend.
ed upon them anbually Although
their use has steadily increased they
might be discontinued by the multi.
tudes who have formed the habit with-
out the loss of any benefit and in the
mejority of cases abstinence would re.
sult in distinet physical gain,
Neither orflee or tea are to be cope.
sidered foods, Both are stimulants
snd it is this which is responsible for
their popularity, As with sll other
stimulants there is a continual ter.
dency to over indulgence becsuse an
moderate allowance after a time fal's
to give the necessary incitement to the
nervous aystem,
While the mind Is often stimulated
to good work for a short time by coffee
Or tea any stimulus which they give is
transitory for there is a period of de.
pression fol'owing the use of all stimu
lante. Experiments have shown thst
over indulgence in both have a ten. |
deney iu the long run to dull the wor k-
ing of the mind,
A moderate use may not be followed
Syracuse Walking and Rid-
and Oliver
Pl WE,
ing
Plows.
Tootn Har-
rows, Spike Harrows,
Perry Harrows, Imperial
and Johnson single and
double Disc Harrows.
Lever Spring
Steel and Wood Drum Land
Rollers.
Single and double Clod
Crushers.
Black Hawk Corn Planter,
ROOFING
Steel and Ashphalt
i
} +4} +3 frrtilse - . n Bi 3 rn 9g
1 or without fertilize: Johnston Binders.
ttaanhmand
Leal Ci.
New Idea, Nisco and John
Deer Manure Spreaders.
anda
Yili vata
Wilvalor,
:
i T
oth
b FA: [aan]: <r oT 1
Frost King Gasoline Engines
Missouri Grain Drill. it of them just received.
Farm Barrows, garden Bar-
rows, lime and stone Bar-
rows,
Johnston Mowers, Rakes.
Combined Side Rake and
Tedder.
oi >. 3 Corn Shellers,
Lancaster Side Rake.
And anything in the ma-
chine line you want we
have or will get for you.
Gearless, Hocking Valley,
John Deer and Dain Hay
Loaders.
CEMENT
A carload just received
BRICK, SAND
and STONE in stock
by any noticeable ill ¢« fleet but ver vous.
nees and disturbances of the digestive
system is almost certain to follow the
excessive use of either. Tea has an
astringent action which le often harm.
ful.
Avy value which might follow from
the ure 8 warm beverage with
meals, where the mejority of the food |
In below the body tempersture, is probe |
ably offset by thie sottor. Hot water |
or the “oambrio tea’ jut whaler, |
Lord daye if far better, :
whole milk snd sugar) of our obilds
Many people rely opon coffee and
fea aimont entirely ae beverages and
fil to drink the proper quantity of |
pure water. {
Coal:
"OCK TONICS
Cracked Corn, Corn-
Brand Stock Tonic
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