VOL. LXXXVIIL. 0 FREER CREAT TORT Plans Progressing for Gmls Day-Orphan- age Band Here Friday sad Saturday, The time ia fast approaching for the Odd Fellows’ celebration at Centre Hal'. IfJuly 3rd proves a fair day there is every reason to believe that the eftorts of the local order to make this & gala day for everybody will be a grand succes, The various commit- tees appointed for the shaping of the celebration are vying with each other to have their feature of the celebration the best and at a recent meeting mde very favorable reporte. The celebration will open Friday evening with a band concert and festi- val on Grange Park. The Orphanage band of twenty -3ix pieces will be here and these little musicians will prove a big attraction, both from a standpoint of their ability and the interest that each true Odd Fellow hss in their well being. Saturday will be a day of fun and entertsinment allday long. A big fantastic parade in the morning will be the principal attraction. Evers- body is invited to take part in this regardless of their affiliation with the order. The Pleasant Gap young pec- ple, who have a reputation for pulling off the best there is in a mummer’s par- adr, have consented to take partin the parade. Lodges throughout the county have also been invited to take part and march in their respective bodies. The afternoon will be given over to all kinds of amusements which are adve:- tised on the large posters, all of woich wiil take place on Grange Park. The band will keep you in good epirite with many excellent selections. Din- ner may be procured on the ground. Pian nothing else for Saturday, July 3 d, but come to Centre Hall and feel wa.come, ——— The Telephones FPienle As president of the Patrou’s Rural Telephone Company, I take pleasure to invite the general public to the sc- pusl basket picnic to held at Rhoneymedr, Saturday of this week. Those who desire to come by train ean reach the grounds from Gregg station by a walk of but a few mir- uter, Beveral hours can be spent there coming frow the esst or west. LEONARD RHONE. ——— et ——— Dead at 101 be Years, Mrr. Amelia Fisher, possibly the oldest resident in the state, died at her home in Bunbury Baturday morning of last week, aged 10] years, 5 months and 9 days. Bhe was a asughter of George Weiser and was born in Bur- bury. Bhe was married to Rev. Rick- ard A. Fisher, Reformed minister, who served several charges in the eec- tion. Four children survive the mother, A tm— *“ fhe Centre Hall Grange.’ From the Howard Hustler, apropos of the recent special meeting of Pomona Grange al Howard. june first, nineteen fifteen, was Tuesday's date The place was Pennsylvania's stale, The local villa. was Centre Hall, As pretty a place as you could r With beautiful mountains on ei Granger's pride, in Centre county of governor's fame Adopting now penitentiary’s rame Tuesday the sun shone bright and fair, the iu a fertile valley There were autos brought out at an early hour While dew was yet on leal ar For Progress Gratige had deta it's staunch, firm members, tried and There was Mr. Honurabie Leonard Rhone, Past State Grange Master so widely trae. Rnown Miss Florence, acknowledged adviser of Grauge, So prriect they never will eall for a change Mr. Bitner, the druggist, and master of same, The Reporter's editor, Smith, too came Jacob Shearer and wile {rom their farm town, And Miss Dinges, too, came down ; Mra. Vergle Durst Keller with usual life, And Mes, D. W. Bradiord kept pleassatry rife; Joshua Potter retired from farm and its work, The call of Grange duties he shirk. uear never would There might have been others | did not see, But these made a happy-him-her-them and me, Then chunk, chunk, chunk, and out another hike These dutiful Granger proceeded to Like Over Nittany Mountain, and then, O, then | Past where you get glimpses of the great new pen ! Through Pleasant Gap whizzing then sotae more And past the landmark of Axe Mann store, On through Bellefonte on the grand state road Each auto seemed to have just no load, Then on through Milesburg and Curtin away Toward the ridges of Howard down that way, Mount Eagle the next place the company passed And next unto Howard it proved to be last, Then down into Howard where they were re ceived, By those in good standing In Grange had a chieved Their presence down here was but to inspire While each for the other ones good would on” Guire Their work a success, through the middie of day The Grangers of lth degree hore held sway, Aud when toward the mountain and ridges the wun Was sinking to rest their days’ work was done, They gave to our town a plessant adien + We regretted their going now! Now did not you? But such is this life, so the best thing for all 1s to learn to appreciate their good esl, And live so their errand which was to uplift, Shall shine in our lives from that days rift, And now at the sunset congratulate The Centre Hall Grange whose work is great, The Last Elk Agein, Henry W. Bhoemaker is finding in hia travels throughout the central part of the state quite sa number of old hur- ters who want credit for having slain the last elk in Penusylvanie, for which Capt. John Decker of Centre county had been accorded the honor, Mr, Suoemaker, in a recent issue of the Al- toona Tribune says : About two weeks ago the wriler was driving through Sagar Valley in Clir- ton county en route to the famous Bul- falo Path, where in the depths of the forest are preserved the hoofprints of the “vanished millions’ of bison when on their migrations between Lake Erie and Georgia. Our guide, the genial and well-'nformed Cle. Herlacher, asked us to stop at a bleak farmhouse to meet Daniel Kogle, a wolf hunter now in his eighty -fifth year, and hear from him stories of his adventures with the wolves in Green's Gap sixty- five years ago. After talking with the old gentleman we were presented to his younger brother, John Engle, sa gentleman in his nixty-third year, who being born too late to battle wich the wolver, won prowess as & deer hunter. John Eagle was at opce ready to take issue with the statement that Captain John Deck- er, of Decker Valley, Centre ccunty, bad killed the last native wild elk in Pennsylvanis, “1 killed the last Pennsylvania elk,” sald Mr. Engle, “Oaptain Decker sho! his elk in 1877, while mine fell to my ritflaa full yesr later, 1878. 1 killed the elk in Black Gay, early in Oclober of that year, and to prove what I say, I still have the horpe., I don't want to de- tract from Captsio Decker’s exploit, as we hunters all know and love hime, but at the same time it Is well to get bant- ing annals straight.” Years ago the writer had beard from Mr. Herlacher that sn elk had been killed in Bugar Valley ino 1875, and hed even repeated the story to an authoi- ity on Natural History ; but the name of the hunter was f{crgotien, and the from the mind. But again the elory fs reviewed and clivched by the mighty hunter him- self, The slayers of *' Peunayivania's lsat elk" will soon reach am even half dezep, There is Jim Jacobs, Jim Jac obsor, Bmith Hunter, Captain John Decker, and John Engle. Perhaps there will be more cisimants to the title as time goes But Captain Decker and Mr. Engle, being happily in the of the living, can press their claims more ¢ ffsctusliy, Besides the dates of their exploits give the vic- tory safely to thew, Mr. Eogle stales that the elk which be Killed was a youpg anima’, weighing jost under 300 pounds, aud was probably driven scuth forest fires from Polter county, in ivcident dismissed Or. snd by —————— A — PF ogram for Commuanity Plenie, The Community and Sunday -school picnic will be held on Grange Park today { Thursday.) The exercises will commence at 10:30 o'clock with music by the Coburu band. The program is as follows : 10:30 O'CLOCK A. M. tiood hart diers.’ sanday-eschool superintendents nules ech George L hristisn = Ladies’ Tossey ville { Quartetie Emanuel ) ; Lillian Emery Tis of Thee” jones, F, H M "M3 Address by R’ H. Williams God be With Foss, W you” } Lo 12:30 Praise God From Whom sil Ble ings Flow," led by band PAG O'CLOCK P A tug of war between 8 oop mos for men acing ¢ mest for boys under 13 years of hod M. 4. superintendents | throw ing contest for girls, 100 yard dash for young men over 13 years of Wheelbarto Ww raoe for everybody Nail driviog contest for women, Peanut contest for children. Base ball game, ———— A BryarGrie by, Miss Ethe', daughter of Mr. and Mry. Samuel Grieb, of State Collegr, was united in marriage to J. Frank Brysr at 5:15 Wednesday morniog of Inst week by Father O'Hanlon at the home of the bride on North Atherton street, Mr. and Mre. Bryar left on the early morning train for New York. Mere. Bryar is well known in Centre Hall where she taught two terms in the public schools a few years age. Felis His Uar for a Quarter, Disgusted wiih his sutomobile which took a “cranky spell’”’ the other day at Ramey, John Dunecar, of Port- age, in the presences of a lot of on-look- err, suid he would sell the critter for twenty-five centr, “Miser. I got a quarter,” sald a ycungster standing nestby. “ The machine's youre," said Mr. Duncar, ss he removed his be longiogs froma the ear. I'he lad took possession of the same, has learned to run the ear and it has veen on its good behavior ever since, Mr, Dunecsn snd his companior, Ray Moniga!, comple’ ed thelr journey by trair.<Puilipsburg Journal, ; LETTER FROY CALIFORNIA, A N Raukle, of the Runkle Shoe Company, Takes lssus With Writer Who Says Cnitfornis No Corn State—~Wou'd Like to Yinit Scenes of His Youth, Centre Hall Reporter, Centre Hall, Po. Inclosed fiod money order for $3.00 for the Reporter. I am always glad to get the paper from home. It arrives here on the following Tuesday and I read all that it containe—some items with joy,"others with sadness and some io the ridiculous. For instance, some time ago a letter from Los Angeles, written by ( I can’t think of her name now but it used to be) Mary Ellen Btrohmw, saying that she had not seen any corn since she came out here, 1 would suggest that she take a trip to the Petelande, just south of Los Angeles about twenty miles and she would see larger and better corn than she ever saw in Pennsylvanie, Farm - ers ride norseback through the corn so tbat they can reach the top ears to husk them. I often wish that I could come back and see the old home but I suppose most all would bestrangers to me now. In this week's paper, under items from "81, I see where Rev. D, J. Mitterliog goes to Egg Hill to preach. Well I remember that for I took down there with father’s horse and buggy. I should love to just go up on top of the mountain at Centre Hall and look over besutiful Penns Valley. I re member what good times we used to have up there, him I expect to see quite a few people from the esst this year comipg out here to the Fair sud they could not afford to come to Californis without stopping st Banta Barbare, the fioest gpot earth. if you come out stop here and I will show you a good time. Yours respectfully, A. N. RUNKLE, Banta Barbars, Cal, June §, 1915, on No cs AY Moyer-Heckinao Archie A. Moyer and Heckman, unknown to slipped away quietly Thursday of week to Lock Haven where they were made man aud wife. The ceremony took place at the United Evsugeiical parsonage sud was conducted by Hev, A. F. Weaver. The groom is a pon of Mr. snd Mre. Franklin Moyer, west of Centre Hall, and the bride ia sa daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Heckmal of near Spring Mille, who for some time has been employed at the Old Fort, Miss their Amy friends Jast r i Band Concert at Yenos Cave B. P. Campbell, proprietor of the Penos Cave House, has made arrapge- ments to have the Orphanage band render a concert, consisting of sacred pumberr, on the cave properly, on Sunday, July 4iF, the day following the celeuration at Centre Hall. The youngsters will afterwards be treated to a trip through the caverr. : — College Men and PVolities, That was excellent counsel H, Wal- ton Mitchell, president of the board of trustees, gave State College graduates al commencement when he urged them to be active in political life. Mr. Mitchell is the first slumpus to be bopored ss commencement orator, Mr. Mitchell who is a lawyer in Pittsburgh sud a tireless worker for Penu Sister, has been out in the busy world long enough to know the need for honest, upright educated men in public jife. He toid the State men : “I regret that the educated have 100 ften thought of political aflairs as side issuer, not worth their considerstior, If there is one improvement we need more than apy other in public aflalre in Americe, it is to have men of strong minds and characters take part in our official life.” Here lies the cause of the most of the ills of government. Disinterestedness from the failure to go to the polis to the failure to check up the conduct of public officials spells the great crime of negligence of which so many Amerionus are guilty. Legielation of varicus sorts has been discussed, sought and enacted to bring about » compulsory interest in public affairs, but at best such remedies are only partial. - What Americans need is a quicken ing of consciencr, a realization through other than leguiative channels of individual duty to government. Time was when it was thought that the col- lege man with his four years’ instruc- tion in ethice, philosophy and high ideals would hecome the leaders in moveinents for honest and efficient government. And many of him have, but many of him haven't. , But because all of them have not be- come nmlous for government does vot lessen the imperative duty of someone to inform all men and parti- cularly young men about to embark in sol’- lependent life of the daties of citizenship. It is s warniog that car « not be sounded too often ; an exhor- tation slways justified. Harrisburg Patriot, Wheat Prospects Lioprovivg Reports made to the bureau of ste- tistics of the state department of sagri- culture, which made a special effort to procure accurate data on the effects of the weather on the crops ss of June 1, show that the wheat prospects of the etate have improved materially, The condition of the wheat is 92, as compared with an average for June 1, for the last ten yeare. This is an in- provement of 2 per cent over May |] and of 4 per cent over April 1, ing to the figures compiled by Chief L. H. Wible. Reports show that sj proximately 1 per cent of the scresge in wheat fall down snd sown with something else, accord sown last wae plowed mostly corn and oate, It is estimated that 1,312,000 acres of wheat will be harvested this year, and present indications are that the will be about 156 the This should make 000,000 bushelr, which will be short of Inet The Hessia fly is doing some damsge, crop 3 bushels Lo RETe, it more than 20.- what it was year, Rye is reported ss showing an in provement of 2 per cent as of May 1, the with an average being Oats, as compared with for June 1 for the last per cent, and corn sage, the rating being 104 per c¢ though it is early in the year, } RCTeEe over reports condition compared per cent, the years, is 99 94 average ten ve Li is ab mates are that 271 G04 be harvested this year and about 15.75 bushels per acre. yield should be 350 bushels to Ul Ihe corn ares is estimated ol) meres, 1 Lhe the timothy snd clover crops, sn ulerf cold weather has | condition is below the average. Frost damaged the fruit other crope, Lhe prospects for vari fruits being lower than for some years Sirawberry prospects sre giv BE W& en as siderably below those of to severe in the western part « isl year, Was fth addition frost, which more Lad wt § than in the essterr, fire blight caterpilinre are causing trouble charde, es————————— LOUALS The ol’ swimmin’ hole § to ils ow, Cherries are ripeniog and be especially good this year becsuse their scarcity. Mre, A). Krape atte: of her uncle, Joseph Marts towp, on Tusedsy. ded the lune at Mil A long stretch of concrete walk pisced a board walk on ! Graod View Poultry Farm last week, he : f ¥, it dred farmers from count tio s Hon of Miale Bix hut in the western se the state spected Friday. Mr. and Miss Ruhl « of Mr. and Mre. inal week, John Burkholder at Centre Hill laying the foundation walls for a large implement shed which he will erect on his farm. the College farms Mrs. Mark Eehour f MifMlinbarg Al, Krapr, were in Monday was the soniversary of the adoption of the stars and stripes as Lhe emblem of the uation and quite a few flags were unfaried to the Lrecze in the borough. A cf trout were received from Htates hatchery in Virginia and placed in the shallow water of Hprivg Creek, 8 week age. consignment 500 fingerling the United Announcements of the mariage of Mise Marian Louis Riddle of Pleasant Gap to Thomas Milton Kuner, Thure day evening of last week, been issued by the bride's mother, heva The barrels of road oil distributed along the streets through the borough were given a turn so that their long reat on municipal grounds wili not have a too damaging eflect on the barrel staves, Miss Honora Whalen of Erie wes graduated froth the Behool of Agrieu’- ture at State College, last week. Bhe is the first girl to complete such » couree at that ipstitation and will manage her father's big ranch In Houth Dakote. The Bellefonte Academy lost both games with the Chinese baseball team al Bellefonte, Wednesday and Thure- day of last week, by the scores of 105 aud 85, respeciively. The Monge lians ste playing up to their standard of former years, Mr. and Mre, E. M. Huyeit aod daughter, Miss Miriam, Thursday of Inst week wont to Wernersville to al- tend u funeral of an sged aunt, Mr. Catharine Buocke, They expect to meet Mere, VW. A, Mages sud baby Magee fn the Bucks county town, A number of speciel trainae have been passiag over the local branch of the Pennsy to accommodale the hur- dreds of firmers in various sections of thy state who visited the Pennayl- vauia Bate College and carried home hundreds of students from the institu tion, we 1, 1915. DEATHS Charles C, Commings died suddenly at his home in Boring Mille, Bundsy at the hceur while sented in a rocking chair awaiting the eall for dinper, wie the cause Up until Thursday be wes in his usual good health and after Boon Henit fatlure of his demise, taking medical treatment at that time appeared to have Funersl services were held Tuesday afternoon improved. at one o'clock at his laste home and ip- terment was raade in the Presbyterian Rev. W. H. cemetery al Bpring Mille Williams officiating. born in Philsde! eighty -i1wWo years Mr. Cammings was phis more than and abou BRO a hall century ago msde his first trips through Penns Valley se a be for = galesmoar. In this vocation expert ghoe continued He wae 8 topics of the day veritable of repu- Was an and long term of well versed in the YERTP, nan and was a storehouse Ku ation and wiledge, He gained quite a through his ability as 8 writer goxd articles press. About twenty-:ix ved Lo Dpriug had been sclively engsged many times wrole hie ren Milla Although well sdvanced seisted at times different hunnin ty SRiaLE iL 1 taking care viviog him are hie Elia {ne ter Misses iuge—at home, 1 also Philadelphia, of ud. - BW, Pine Hal’, ber Lome busband Lear i Indy made the death of her For several days t been well and on I+, her daugh- ning r dead. evi meel to Her age five months was a daughter wo In Er DRE age of ife of ( 1 was ix the User - twenty-one she Cronwmilier children £1 rge €igven wer ps and three daughters, IWE J br Minnesota ; ; Curtis and rive, as foll Fred, of Wns Frank Mre, Robert Cronoble, of Moses and Hoss - Pipe thers tuourn her rom her youth she was 8 men Belormed Iuter- M. three bic the church. t was msde Wedpeeday afternoon il cemetery by the . B.C, #ide vy * =lover ola ness which extend- & period of three years, George # passed away Friday morning ome near Pine Hall. He was r only two days with dright’s disense an while not ubpex- pec ef, the news of his passing sway was received with sipcere sorrow by He was a suc- farmer and stock raiser and en- ved the confidence of all who knew nim. He was a member of the Luth- eran church and served as Cescon and member of the building commun He was identi- fied with the State College lodge, I. O. 0. ¥., which turped out in a body and performed the ritualistic work st the grave, Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mere, J. 5. Beahers and was born in Builalo Run valley, March 20, 1858. On May 14, 1885 he married I+abelia A. McCor- nick who survives with one pon, One brother and two sisters aleo mourn hie lose. Burial was msde Bunday sfter- noon in the Pine Hall cemetery, hie pastor and friend, Rev. L. B. Bpangler, officiating. The funeral corlege was the largest in many years, at his 1 confined t f y bed | his legion of friends. cessinl trusiee aud was a iller, Alice, the little daughter of Mr. apd Mre. Jared Ripka, of Georges Valley, died on Tuesday of last week, follow- ing an illness from yellow jsundice. The child was aged two months and gixteen dayr. Funeral service was held Friday and barial made in the Cross church cemetery, Rev. J. NM. Price officiating. A SM AY ARN: Deaths of Contras Conntiana, Claude Harpster, fifteen-year->ld son of Mr. snd Mra. James Harpster, of Rock Bprioge, died of ipjuries received by belug thrown from a horse and trampled upor, Mre. Amelia Murcay died in Belle- fonte of apoplexy, agad sevenly years. Bae was born in Milihelm, P05 BO MAAR SII New Pen Wil be Named “Covert” The Ess ern and Western peniter - tiaries will be consolidated into one and this will be known ss the Covert institution, according to a bill signed by the governor on Mouday. AA A —-. The Centre Reporter, $1.00 a year. NO. 24 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERES] FROM ALL PARTS Communit pienic on Grange Park today ( Thursday.) The Grove families reunion Is being held on the fair grounds at Bellefonte, today ( Thursday.) Miss Helen Foster, daughter of Dr. and Mre. J. V. Foster of Btate College, is spending a8 week with friends in Centre Hall, or more William McClenshap, the draymanp, gol beck on his job Baturday morning afler an absence of several months brought about through the operations made necessary upon his eye, . epending a two weeks’ vacation with Lis brothers and sister in Centre Hall. taking sdvaniage all the pleasures that the open country up- folds to the city-bred boy. He is of The class in Teachers’ Training in the Reformed church will graduste on Basturday evening at Tusseyville, The class numbers thirteen and an inter- esting program has been prepared. I'he public is invited to attend the exercises. Mr. daughter, and Mre, B, H. Heckman Migs Catharine, and facy Kreamer, of Johnstown, suloed to the of Mre. Heckman’s pe- rents, Mr. and Mre. H. W. Kreamer, on Bsturdsy and remained until Mon. day Mr. Heckman es & fine Cadillac car. J. H. Bitper of near Colyer was a caller at this oMe Baturday. Mr. Bitner, together with Peter D. Phillips sud Elmer Miller finished painting the i Rhone and Mise home orping. posses: on wildinge on the Hor. L. farm last week, consequently the Rhoneymede surroundioge will be in beautiful shepe for the telephone pic- nic on Baturdsy. The lwelfth sunusl pienic of the Cent County Association of Phile- delphbia will be held at Belmont Marn- Fairmount Park, on Saturdsy. A big day is anticipated and there is no doubt as to the weather, for the an- peuncementes state specifically that special arrangement bas been made with the weather map.’ Mrs D. re gor, Chae, Jsrtholomew and two daughters, Margaret sud Elizs- beth, Mre. Rose DeWoodie and Miss Helen Bartholomew, spent 8 week at the home of Mr. and Mre. Lorenza Wilt, at Franklir, Vensngo county, making the trip in the Bartholomew car. Eaoroule they stopped at Cur- wensville for a short time at the home of Mr. and Mre, Harry J. Kittle- berger. The Patrons Rural Telephone Com- pany picnic, at Rhoneymede, on Bal- urday, promises to be the largest gathering ever assembled on a similar occasion. The iovitation is general, the public being invited to erjoy the day along with the patrons and stock- holders of the rural telephone system. Horn. LI. Rbone hss enhanced the beauty of the Rhoneymede by hav- ing sll the farm buildiogs painted and otherwise preparing for the event. Allen CC. Erhard of Wellington, Kansas, who was visiting friends iu Penn township for several weeks, sul. fered a stroke of paralysis on Wednei- day evening of last week, while walk- ing from Coburn to the home of Alfred Keer, south of Millbeir, says the Journa!, He was found lying in a mud puddle near the home of W. W, Brauch', where he was picked up and conveyed to to the Keen home in Mr. Keen's buggy. Medical aid was sum- moned, and he has slightly recovered. His wnole one side is affected. Mr, Erhard bad planned to leave the next morning for his western home and would have been accompanied by his father-iv-law, William Wert. While in Bellefoute one day last week the writer witnessed an incident that would match the funniest of comics in a Bunday edition of a metre- politan newspaper. A young man of gr od appearance and dress was play- ing a stream of water issuing from a garden hose on the "rushed stones at the corner of Allegheny and Bishop streete. When he was about to turn ~ off the water he switched the stream from the street to the side walk, He failed to notice, bowever, that two well-dressed women were walking in his direction and be gave them the full benefit of the wet article, holding the hose at such an angle that the wo- men's faces proved the target at which be fired. The *‘ washing” continued for fully ten seconds during which time the victims were unable to move, #0 it appeased, when the young fellow realized the siunt which he had unin tentionally performed, but not until after he had done much damage to fine lingerie besides rufling the temper of the pedestriane, He was profuse in apologies but that falled in ite effect and he was sthjected to a calling down that brought forth a sanguine color on his countensnoe.
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