well cen, nd ti IOS as THE CENTRE REPORTER. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1916. Pine Grove Miils J. B. Whitmer and Lida Corl are in the clutches of Ia grippe. Mrs. W. K. Corl has been ill the past week but is now improving. The season’s greetings and good wishes to all for a Merry Christmas. Chae, Bartholomew of Centre Hall transacted business in Btate College one day last week, The Sunday-school children of the Presbyterian church will render their usual treat Christmas evening. Mr. and Mre. J, H. Bailey motored to Bellefonte Monday on a shopping expedition. Earl Houck of Bellefonte spent the early part of the week with friends in town. Mrs. Mary Brungart of Zion is visit- ing friends in the valley before winter gets in in earnest Rev. W. C. Dunlap of Indiana greet- ed old friends in the valley, his moth- er sharing most of his time, Mr. and Mre. O. P. Bloom spent several days among relatives in and about McAlevy’s Fort, Mre, Samuel Hees and Mies Lillian Musser departed Friday for Washing- ton where they will epend the Yule- tide season. John B. Goheen attended the an- pual meeting of the Penns Valley Fire Insurance Company that met in Belle- fonte, Monday. Old Banta Claus presented Charles E. Btover with a Christmas present Mondsy night. It's a sweet little girl and the first born ; the young parents are happy. Christmas exercises will be held Christmas Eve in the Pine Hall Re- formed church and on Christmas eve- ning in the Lutheran church at that place. L Our old friend in arms during the unpleassntness of the early 60's, Col. Miles Gephart, is packing his trunk and expects to leave for Dixey to spend the winter at Palm Beech. The grand Colonel spent the summer at the 8t, Elmo and very much improv- ed in avoirdupoie. His comradeship will be missed. On sccount of a blaze Kepler schol- ars are having a vacation, Last Thurs day fire brnke out in the upper story, caused by a defective flue, burning a large space in the ceiling and causing the chimney to tumble down, some of the bricks falling down upon the pu- pile. Nearby neighbors formed s bucket brigade and extinguished the flames, only in time to save the building. Saturday evening when farmer J. W. Miller and wife motored home from State College where they were shopping, they discovered their home to be all ablaze on the firet floor. The %e originated in an enclosed fire place gre it no doubt started from a spark the rubbish burping its way through the boards. Mr, Miller put his car to use and very quickly a small army responded and a bucket brigade was formed that in the nick of time saved a big conflagration. From the intense heat most of the furniture io the kitchen was ruined and the place looked as though one of the Kaiser's booms had been dropped there. The loss is covered by insurance in the Centre Hall company. The home is known as the old John Ross mansion, a mile east of town, —————— A AA PENN HALL James Crater spent Bunday Christie and Charles Bhook. Ethel Musser spent Sunday with her friend, Vera Binkabine, jo Florence Bartges and Kathryo SBinkabine spent Bunday afternoon at the home of (Gross Bhook, Mre. Ephraim Bhook spent a few days last week with her son, Ralph and family, near Manisonburg, help. ing them to butcher, Mrs, Christie Musser and son spent last week with Mr, Musser’s parents as the latter Mrs. Musser wasn’t able to be around on sccount of rupturing a blood vessel in her head, which caused several hemorrhages, Mrs. Hulda Bulliman, who spent several months with her sister, Mrs. Frank Musser, expects to leave this week for her home in York where she is staying with her son, and will visit her sister, Mre. Osman, at Glen Iron. On Bunday when the Bhook family started home from Bunday school, James Bhook attempted to crank the car and in back-firing the handle struck him on the right arm, cracking one of the bones. The injury le giving | him considerable pain. Bruce Zettle, the five-year-old son of Oliver Zettle, while sliding on the school ground at this place on Friday came down over the hill and ran against the school house, breaking hie leg almost at the hip. Mr. Carson took the child home but found none of the parents there. Mr, Zettle reached home in the evening but didn’t think the child had ite leg broken. Mrs. Zeottle was sent for and came bome on Satordsy morning. Bhe at once saw that the leg was broken, and sent for a doctor to set the leg. The child suffer- ed great pain and the leg was swollen beyond ite natural size, with The auditor's statement of receipts snd expenditures for Potter township, for the year 1915, appeass in this lseue. AUDITORS’ STATEMENT Of the Receipts and the Expenditures of Potter Township, for the Year Ending December 1st, 1015, a JOHN FORTNEY, COLLECTOR OF ROAD TAX For 1914 DR. To Balance of 1914 $ 6856 02-8 596 (2 1915 CR Feb. 16, Cash to 8. C, Brungart § 1506 68 May 4, Cash to 8. (0. Brungart.. 162 70 July 1, Cash to 8. C. Brungart., 41 16 Bept. 15, Cash to 8. C. Brungart bY Oct. 22, Cash to 8. C. Brungart Nov. 16, Cash to 8. C, Brungart Dec. 1, Cash t0 8, C ‘Brungart.. y per ct. com. on $5556 58 Balance on tire rebate of 1014. James Horner, leln docket 75¢ Exonerations....... y per ot, com. on 82 10.0000 ransom Dee. 6, By cash to 8, C, 2 00-8 O85 02 Brungart ——————— JOHN FORTNEY, COLLECTOR POOR TAX For 1914 DR. TO BRIANIOCG...ovvissrssrmmn ross ‘ $44 32 Feb, 1 5 per ot. on $215 49, ted... 1915 Feb. 3 By cash to Wm. Farner Feb. 3 By cash to James Moyer pe ir ot com, on §228 8... Apr. 28 By cash to Wm. F arner July 1 By cash to Wm, Farner Sept. 11 By cash to W m, Farner Oct. 14 By cash to Wm, Farner Nov. 16 By cash to Wm, Farner Apr. 28 By cash to James Moyer Be pt 11 By cash to James Moyer Oct 22 By cash to James Moyer Nov 2 By cash to James Moyer July 1 By cash to James Moyer Exoneratious " y per ct, com. on $l 04 08 y per cl. com. on $29 30. Dec. 6 By cash to Wm. Farner Dec. 6 By cash to James Moyer uuneol- 10 77-8 4056 09 CR $108 69 108 70 -§ 4556 9 COLLECTOR R( For 1915 JOHN FORTNEY, JAD TAX DR 6 To amount of duplicate 31s & 711 64, uUneo 8 H8--§4357 4 Brungart By cash to 8, C. Brungart June 3 By cash to 8, C. Bn INgRrL 2 per ct. com on 32 T¥ . 5 per ct. abatement on §2H0 7 Sept. 15 By cash to 8. C. Brungsart C Brungart ) d postage and error in COLLECTOR POOR TAX For 191 Farner Farne Farner cash tow i cash to W. ( cash to W_ ( cash to W. C. Farte cash §- Jame 3 By cash to James Moyer 1 By cash to James Moyer r 2 By cash to James Moyer on $1512 45 i t on $159 1x milage Ls PFI * FARNER, OVERSEER OF POOR DR fins w UPPORT OF a Jordon cash of Geo, Erhart ash of John Fortney UPPORT OF — John Treaster George Treaster Lola Stover Mary Decker Mary Decker, Biair Taylor Blair Taylor, penses at—— Sapport of John Campbel Cash to Geo. Erhart audit expenses ) s——— Cash to Rev. A. Beirly for preaching lonemi services. 0 Hervices —————— 47 Balance. 50 MO--$1002 HF taxes funeral BRUNGART, TREASURER OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 9 DR, Balance Fn 29 Ww Back taxes in full of J. F. Treaster 1915. Jan. 2 By cash of James B. Reish for culvert pipes 15 40 Jan, 2 Error in account of W, A dandan, afoot of 1914 ia Feb 7 By cash of J. B. Fort ms ‘road tax of 1914 April 30 By cash of Huo i cense .... -e May 3 By cash of J. C for crusher hire...... May 4 By cash of J. B, ney, 194 $x vob un. May 2% By cash of 1. B, ney, 1915 tax a May 29 By cash of J. B ney, 19156 aX... imme June 4 By eash of 3. B, ney, 19156 tax... June 15 By cash of J.C. Kuhn, crusher hire..... July 6 By onsh of W, A. Jor dan, crusher hire. July 6 By onsh of J. B ‘Fort ney, 1915 tax. Aug. 7 By cash of J. "C. Kuhn, "Kuhn, 444 29 K br n, Fort. Fort. Fort. Fort. crusher hire. Aug. 7 By cash of J. C. crusher hire. Aug. 10 By cash Of forestry warrant Sept. 4 By oash of J C. Kuhn, crusher hire, Sept. 17 By cash of J. B. Fort. ney, 1914 tax Sept. 178 ney, 19K Oct. 2 By or bonus... Oct. 2 By Banking Co ... Oet. "a8 uh 0 of Oct 22 By cash of 4, B. Fort. ney, 1:16 tax Nov. 6 By onah of ‘Frank "Bog Nov. 3 By cash of J. H. Fort ney, 1 Nov, in hy ona oi 3. "B. Fort ney, 1 Nov. 80 By cash of Contre Hai » h for crusher hire... ov. a Ou hire... Dec. 1 By cash of J. B. Fort. ney, 1914 dT na in 10 6&4 4 Ho nw am 6 mw 2 0096771 10 oR. $0057 9 mm R46 10 DIXON'S HEALTH TALKS.D Oommisstonpr Hees Many Resolutions for New Yenrs Belong Formed That Will Ke sult In Seif Improvement, The season for good resolutions is approaching. Within a fortnight thousands of men and women will have resolved to begin the new year with a definite purpose of lopping of some bad habit or commencing some effort at self improvement, Human happivess so largely de- pends upon health that many of these resolutions will center upon conditions relating to personal welfare, It is pot #0 difficult in this age of self education to spalyze our habits and discover wnere our weaknpesses lie, Neither is it beyond the msjority of us to plan a sensible course which if adhered to would bring about improvement. The task lies in adhering to the plans that we have made, Perhaps the most which we make to excuse earry out our good intentions want of time, “I haven't time’ ha® grown to be one of the commonest of phrases, There Is no question about it this is a rapid age we live ir, The possibilities for accomplishment me greal ; what we lack is time, The man of business knows hie needs more physical exercise and sappreci. ates the fac! that he feels the better for it but denies himself because he hasn't time, We lack time to properly, to think properly, to rest properly. Fwenty-four bours seems (00 short a day for many of and what is Lhe result 7 Continually p time we rush other sod in accomplishment is boast of, common plea fai'ure to is the ent us ieading the lack of froms ove thing to ap- the end the little sgpregate of encugh to the BEC~ hour pace, 8 seem to be ticking at bundred and tweuly onds to the minute but still the hand the same old Unquestionably the mejority of us would be bappler and healthier if we cultivated repose. Trauquility is Cur clock rate of one crawis at be coming a lost art and a8 a result dis- turbing nervous complaints far more frequent than formerly, The cultivatio pot mean ve results, It js thre thiogs whic ale n of composure need ility to ceria s reduction la cur abl slmaost App sh will make ifs ach ie to insure us for many better worth the living. time ugh ication —————— on Bone Leg loserted In Spine The best C aged 4, of All Kennet} will irietmas present Tegeive discharge from was sdmitted suffering from he spine, and has been He could neither He ean do both 1 nurses, Cielat, ue, his He 1918, this year will be the hospila Christmas Day, tuberculosis of t there ever since, talk nor walk, thanks to the doctors an vow, The hospital surgeons took & piece « f from his rig in the plac diseased verlebrae ht leg and inserted it they removed the from the spine, and Kene- ther boys Done ¢ where esafu’, neth can run sod play like o ning is bell fhe operation was sue A great home-o g plsoned for him. ———————— No paper next week, FHEASNK BOGDA? pe € 1415, 1 Wages of Frank Bogdat Bem now sand foes 0 orney tews Liorest icale and book Supervisors oon or maintenance of earth roads Permanent toads Repair o mprovemint o {f tools or ma , — W. A. JORDON, BUPERVIBOR Dec. 7. 1915 Repair or mainten earth roads ance of Permanent roads New cuivert, bridges Repair of tools and machinery Wage