VOL. LIXXIX. ——————————————— HALL. PA. » in FEBRUARY (OURY JUROR Court Convanes Monday, February 28 h, A List of the Jurors, The jurors for February term of court were drawn last week, In the list of grand jarors is found the name of V. A, Auman of Centre Hall. The entire list is sppended ; GRAND JURORS V. F. Leathers, farmer, Howard twp. William Bilger, contractor, Spring H. A. Shuitz, farmer, Boggs H. F. Carson, minister, State College Edw. G. Jones, merchant, Philipsburg Austin Walker, laborer, Boggs Albert Schenck; farmer, Liberty Snyder Tate, teamster, Spring W. B. Bathgate, farmer, College Andrew Shawver, farmer, Penn Geo. Cunningham, clerk, Bellefonte Ww. Thos. A. Poorman, laborer, Boggs K. Kunes, laborer, Boggs Ihaddeus Cross, farmer, Spring Oscar Adams, painter, Philipsburg Thos. McMahon, laborer, State College 0.B J. A. Rankin, clerk, Bellefonte Victor Auman, miller, Centre Hall Harry Gilmore, farmer, Penn Wm. E. Keller, farmer, Miles H. D. Rossman, farmer, Selec kengast, foreman, Rush Gregg Philipsburg r, L John Wilson, laborer Cleu went Dale, farmer, College IFRAVERSE JURORS ~ FIRST WEEK J. M. Allard, carpenter, Rush 3: ryo0d, farmer, Union Benner Owen Under ick, farmer, Rush Geo. J. Weaver, painter, Bellefonte iward Nolan, miner, Rush or Brungart, farmer, Miles BB. McClellan, labourer, Unionville . Dorworth, editor, Bellefonte rthur Thoms Patton Fred Klett, laborer, Philipsburg laun, supt., Milesburg lacksmith, Harry Silas M. Heese, laborer, Philipsburg Perry Hinds, laborer, Walker Ei. L. Gates, reporter, Bellefonte J.H William Talbe M. P. Walker, » } r } obra nat r, Haines er, Union barbe rt, Crouse, arn t¢ Tiel, r, Lellelonte reve jo p labor: College Andy Dill Confer, laborer, Liberty P. Mechtley, Weaver, laborer, Henry Senis Oli H. retired, College Boggs ne mason, Sprig svans, laborer, Rush rd Dettling, st Ker, sawyer, Poller ICK, I, Suow Shoe boro { at rumbaugh, agent, Philipsburg riz, student, Walker rman, Philipsburg Belie- SRICSILAD, Belie- . Tobias, farmer, Howard twp. Ar iyde Beck, farmer C. O. Mall John Burkholder, farmer, Potter % YE. thur Hosband, farmer, Unicn Half Moon ry, farmer, Miles B. Garis, stone mason, Pctier W. R. Campbell, laborer, Milesburg P'aul Carner, tarmer, Walker George Stott, agent, Philipsburg G. H Kline, plasterer, State College L. L. Miller, farmer, Philipsburg KR. C. Thompson, farmer, Worth James Butler, laborer, Curtin Richard Gates, laborer, Ferguson I. Bowes, gentieman, Howard boro Randall Graham, paiuter, Philipsburg IFHRAVERSE JURORS ~ SECOND WEEK D. W. Sweetwood, sawyer, Gregg T. 8. Linge, laborer, Liberty Ira Hacpster, farmer, Ferguson Samuel L. Condo, salesman, Gregg B. C. Bloom, farmer, Patton C. Z. Long, laborer, Howard boro Geo. W. Gates, farmer, Worth Victor Way, farm: r, Half Moon W. B. Feidler, carpenter, State College A. J. Muler, farmer, Liberty C. M. Brown, faimer, Boggs H. E. Dunlap, officer, Beliefonte Bruce Ruukle, farmer, Potter D. J. Gingery, [armer, Huston i. C. Hall, farmer Union Ld. Klinger, blacksmith, Bellefonte J. A. Hoover, salesman, Bellefonte George Sheckler, laborer, Boggs F. PP. Ripka, iaborer, Gregg Wm. Hudson, Jr., carpenter, Philips~ burg G. W. R. Williams, teacher, College Enoch Hartshorn, laborer, Philips- burg John Shonta, clerk, Philipsburg Harry Haag, laborer, Bellefonte W. H. Ghauer, lumberman, Patton L J. Dreese, salesman, College C. 8. Bottorf. farmer. Potter T. B. Jamison, justice of peace, Gregg A. T. Rowan, laborer, Unionville D. L. Shuey, stone cutter, College J. C, Rockey, blacksmith, Patton Daniel Stine, laborer, 8, Philipsburg Chester Eves, farmer, Half Moon J. B Aruey, tarmer, Potter C. Z Bwver, engineer, Haines Edw. Quick, foreman, Milesburg Frank Richards, laborer, Philipsburg W. H. Bressler, farm, Gregg W. 5. Martz, farmer, Potter R. A. Kerstetter, mechanic, State Col- ege A — PAN ——— Briogs resuite—a Reporter ady, LETTERS FROM SUBSCRIBES. Henry Dasher sives Interesting Figures In Export Trade From Big Auatemaubile Cenier * »* - The Reporter is highly ap- precisted by those of us who can look back when Centre Hall was not in existence, Ooe old log blackemith shop on the N. KE, eorpner where the Brush Valley road orosees the tarn- pike road was all the improvements there, Nearly all «f the writer's play - mates in those days have passed into the unknown ; but through the Re- porter I hear of those left snd am reminded of the good times their ps- rents and I used to have, Mt, Liberty schoolhouse, built on the west side of the Lingle farm, was the meeting piace for consultation, and the schemes devised for the fnitistion of new mem- bars and their consummation, would make an interesting book to read, I hope that Centre Hall is booming ilke this city which has passed the most prosperous holiday trade in {ts I'ne export trade for the week ending December 25ib, amount- ed to $4,080,275.00, which was not ¢equaled by suy city in the United States, except New York, The manu- facturivg of motor vehicles surpasses any eity in the world, The products are shipped to all civilized nations on globe, Over $0,000 Are eo. sd in this ludusry snd bundreds wlio bad ex f work, To cue writer who was raised in sight, when viows, Lo see usaud men eme: ge he | Bui I sm trespass & ¥ aud wishing the porter and all of ils readers a pros- New Year, I remain, Yours t-uiy, HENRY DASHER. ly Jan. 11, 1816. —————— ro ———— Aislory. mien » are wanled have riences in thiz line « ¢ Cer - the from | it 18 a novel Wiisi.e $ ih fro tin rom t HUGIDE. 34] ur space Lae Pe OUs . a A A i Says Johustowa le Booming, You will kindly fiod my check for $1.50 will more sel me rigit for good readiog which comes to idmus of the ali the Reporter me sud while readiog I happy hour in which | my seemlogly right back io mind and he 5 0 friends and cg Many of my schoo sles are catiered sll over this w hich Quce A Ki: rat ai Ite 8 W in the © fr. Ww is e Report of te news f ESE0S UD A oT UE ny oid time intange NOW { celui down others have seeping their there arte yet miske me wis, where I couid see Lhe and have a little silk on such thivgs happened long ago, Our town is on the room and our big miils are sll on over- ime, Yours truly, M. L. syaTH, Johnatowr, Pe., Jar, 10, 1616. —————————— Be-vombering Kara] Mall Boxes, great LE go i cuniry i a valley iv But Ugh ietuaiiug to I could be right 8 last sleep, en there which Mouday moruviog notices were sent to nll heuwds of fawilies haviog mail boxes on the two rural mail routes bee ing served from the Centre Hall post office requesting that all boxes be re- pumbered and that the number aud varme of the head of the family be leginly, dursbly aud copepicucusly placid on i', The prop:r marking of boxes greatly [facilitates the prompt snd correct delivery of mail. Generally speaking pstrons of the rursl nail service do not sufficiently wivertise the pumber of the route aso box number through which they re- evive mail, In all correspondence these definite directions should be given, mini A AM Centre Countinas in Philad’s to Banqaet, The twelfth annual barquet of the Centre County Association of Phila. daiphis will be held at the Holel Wal- thursday evening, Jesnuary 27 b, at seven o'clock, The speakers of the eveniug will be John R. Freancies, Warden of the Western Peolitentiary, aud Hoo, William H. Keller, Deputy Attorney General of Peonsyivanis, ' Lin 3 ——————— A —_—— Big Demand for Ssadiings, Hince the Department of Forestry announced reveral weeks ago that it would give away 1,500,000 seedlings free of charge to those who will use them for reforesting, requests have been received for over 1,250,000 trees, Mavy of those » ho ssk for trees are under the mistaken impression that inrge trees suitable for street and lawr, or ornamental pasting will be given, This is not the casc. The irees are from the State's forest tree nurseries, and are from one to three years old, aud from six to eighteen ioches in total lergth, They ere of the same size snd specier, mostly white pive and Norway spruce, as those the Die partment uses for planting on the Hiate Forester, Distribution will be made io lotaof 600 or over, and the trees are intended only for woods or {forest planting, | Regueste for treen sre coming In jevery day, and the supply will not | meet the demsnd by many thousands. Rev, Bright, the Kacsas Evangelist, Rev. John A. Bright, of Topeks, Kansas, an evangelist of note, snd a native of Penns Valley, Is referred to ib a very complimentary way by the Milton Evening Standard, after hav- ing conducted services In Milton. The paper said : “Grandpa Bright, as he called bim- self, won the hearts of all who heard him. He preached a most forceful New Year's sermon on the text, “On the first day of the firet month shalt thou set up the tabernacle,” showed that gome of the timbers we ought to uses on the beginning of the new year in erecting our tabernacle to God were that we would mind our own business, that we would not open our mouths about others faults Hut give our own a most rigid ipspectior, that we would determine that if we bave doue evil in the past we would do it no more, that we would eet up the farcily sitar, that we would do whatever we can for the Lord when ever we can and thst we would be systematic in his work, The Isige congregation present thoroughly en- Joyed every word of the Ibe little ilivatrations and stories from the experiences of the preacher lighter ed the discourse with human intersst snd the restrained humor apd pathos of his style delighted all, At the close the sermon the Rev. Mr. Bright aud his wife sang 8 most delighifol littie slory in song about the poor man discourse, of 1G MES IRVIN I, OE. .TI0U DEAD, in This Monday, The death of Mre, Irvin L. Gettig at the home of her mother, Mre, Mary MecClenghar, in this place, shortly be- fore the noon hour on Friday, was #so unexpected to moat of her friends that the truth concerning the uncertainty of life was plainly mapifested. Mure, { Gettig had undergone » severe opera- tion tbe Monday previous and the quickpese with which she came out of the apasesthetie, together with her buoysnot spirits arising from the thought that good health, which bad been deviled her from early years, would now be here, gave her relatives every reason to believe that her ulti- male recovery was beyoud a doub’, Fate decreed otherwise, Lowever, and { on Thursday evening her bhewrt setion | began to wesken and on the following | morning ber condition had turned for {the worse to sich sn extent that =a hurried cull was sent ber husband at nr. Getilg arrived an hour before the end cam: , Me, Getltig retaining consciousness until the momen', Death came pescefully and without wu struggle, Funeral services were held on day afternoon st two o'clock at t home of her mother, and interment was meade in the family burial plot the local cemetery, Rev, W, M. Pisce on Friday Buried on ¢ i to delicfonte. Juet Mon- hie iD B. ’ 05 who drifted into toe church and fou a renl Christian welcome in spite i bis ragged acd poverty stricken sp-| pearavce. It was most appropriste in | this church of the people. All would be glad to bear Bright again, common Mr, I >, hid y)y Une Degree Above Zato Glandiog of the Lutheran chureh Sellefonte, of which the deco sed member, nesisted by Rev, D. Kurtz of Centre Hall, officiating. Mrs, Gettig was Anos Elizabe daughter of James l.. ( decessed ) and Mary McUlenabap, sod wee born = few miles weet of Centre Hall on Dee The coldest day of the present win-| ter was on Mondesy when mercury | contracted Lo within a degree of zero mark, It was the crest of a cold | wave which came sweeping from west and which started at four sbove on ~alurday. The only bappy beings were the ice map, plumber ‘snd e¢ dealer. Oiber humsos sppeared suffer inteusely from Lhe biting cold. Farmers entertain for wheat which lies exposed to the zero weather without even a light blanket of snow, It is the first time in 8 nom- | ber of years that such a condition bass obtained, t 5 se he! ml | to | fears thelr a —— sone lesused Anniversary Number, An elaborate edition, e more than ote hundred pages, was sued by the Altoons Tribune, on Bate urday, io commemoration of the six- tieth aniversary of that newepaper, fhe edition consists of a number sections devoted to the history and de- velopment of Altoous's peighboring towns, as well as much other valuable information which will make the edi- tion obe to be highly prized by Blair countisne for its value as a reference on the early history of that county. I'he edition is profusely illustrated, well printed, and suggests Lhat much hard work entered luto its prodactior, ———— A —— mptising # Oi Fomons Grange at Centre Hall, The Centre County Pomons Grange will hold a regulsr mee ing in Grange Arcadis, in this placer, Thureday of nex! week, There will be a morning and an afternoon sessior, Hueh basi pees 8a the annual reports of the vari- ous Grange enterprises and other line portant matters will come before ‘the membere, There will be a noon luncheon, A ——— A i ———— Results of Tesis on Dalry Cows, During the year closing July 1, 1915, production tests of dairy cows on 149 difterent farms io the Biate were cor- ducted under the supe:vieion of the dsiry department of the Pennsylvania state College. Oa 46 of these farms yearly tests were run, involviog sa test each mopth, Bevep-day or shori-time teats were conducted on 108 farms dur ing the year, In testing cows of the Hols ein breed 106 different farme were visited, 647 individual tests were made and the tolal number of test days was 2420 24 ; 7956 Guernsey cows on twenily-iwo farme were tested, and the total pum- ber of test days was 868 1-2; 1168 Ayi~ shire teats ou eleven farms consumed 2438 tent days ; and 917 Jerrey tests on elhhven farms constined 245 1-2 test daye. Io all, therefore, 149 farms were visited, 8517 cows tested and 3351 14 teat days were represented. Very few tests were made in the months when foot and mouth disease was prevalent, Eighty different men were employe: by the college in the oow-teating work at different times dari g the year. Dorling February, 81 men were working on different testis at one time, ————— AA —— Low places in flel de that were filled by the reine of lust week were converi= od into mipintae frig 'n lakes daring ths present severe enld weather, o's fording exoellent skailog for the cewmber 10, 1874, consequently was pest fort§-one years of age. Hixteen years #g0 she was mairied to Irvin L. Gettlg and with the exception of » short residences in Northumberland, bad liveu in Bellefonte for that length of thse. No children this unior, but maolher, h and sisters ramain Lo muourn her Mise Sarah, William, Charles, J¢ Harry ana (lymer MceUlenalan, Centre Hall, snd Mrs. C. A. Daniels, f Whiting, Vermont. were born busband, er foliowing brothers Lt her : sud the fons bn, Of Tuesday morning of last week the Hev, Mr, Marquardt died at Lhe hous of bis son, Dr. Carl Marquardt, HSiate College. He bad ia Bealth for more than a year snd after forty-three years of sciive services in the ministry retired {non December, 1914, makiog bis home therealier with bi He was six'y years old. His ministry was spent in the middle weal, Hels survived by his widow sud three sone. Funeral scrvices were beld Friday afternoon, and joterment at Pine Hall, 1D been poor » 80", f Mre. Martha Wikor, widow Charles Wilton died at wer home Altoona Iast WW edpesday uight, aged about seventy years, Burial was made in Altoona Friday sfterncor, foe deceased was related by msiriage to J. T. Potter, in thie place, O $4 1. OO, OF, Home Lirectors Mer, Forty directors of the Central Penun- aylvania Odd Fellows’ Orphaps’ Home Association last Wednesday held the semi-annus! meeting of the directors at the I. 0, O. F, orphanage near Sui - bury. Much busines of importance was disposed of by the members in at- tendance, J. W. Btrob, of Bunbury, president of the association was in charge of the meetiog snd bad a semi-annosl mes enge of interest to the directors. The fluance commitier, Secretary H. I. Romig, of Beaver ®prioge, and the treasurer, Robert Davie, of Mt, Csr. mel also meade reports for the six months’ work dating back to the ess ly part of last July. Tuesday night the directors and 158 children at the or; bapage erjryed the vovel sight of seciug themselves in motion pleturer, The pictures were taken al the mee’ ing of the representatives last July and were since shown fo wany towns and cities of importance in the Central Pennsylvania distriot, where lodge. of Old Fellows are located. They have heen a wonderful advertisement for the orphausge and will probably be the menns of helplog the directors dee cide uvon a greatly enlarged building or perhaps & new structure to care for the incressed enrollment, In connection with the film enter- taioment, u suitable program was cai- ried out, some of the orphans and more prominent directors taking part, A AI A UP SA The suditors’ statement which ap- pears this week shows a pretly big oil bill, but then when we know oll hes been the salvation of the loeal roed question there most be no complaio’, nn AA PRR. Toe Reporter's subsoription Het has sdoed a nice lot of new names since young folks, the holidays. NEWS OF 188%, Notes Taken From Files Reporter of Thirty-four Years Ago March 8oth—Centre county bes an other new postoffice, Ir je Longville, B. B. Lucas postmaster, David Rbipeamith of moved to a farm above Bpringe, He is a and citizen, The Plum Grove good ir public school country, on Fridey evening, ing an exhibitior, D. Foot sud merchant of amputaiion of Mr. by r woh? “ ne x prominent cit Hiheim, died, x * Foowe's leg aver CAF ago, iL appesre, was the cause ' I ' i § MH 80 attack of caneer of Lhe Died—On the 28-d ine’ Hall, Eli Horner, yeare, Decogued number of free Wii © ' i gtomsch, ged seventy-on Led suflered for ya 1 Cauesd sunday eve Hall, Berths, and Serah Geiss, ug eight monthe, Hall pow LAE Centre Hall has had 8 goo I w Centre April 6th— mibisters of the G to ite population } moving to town, Died—0On Bu: « d0hin yeare, died after flv, pi He Counity Tressurs Ty Jury and Justice of ti ’ by $d 1 MIOAaD: $2 ar fUmonis, held # di o a 7 hanging « After havi om in the hotel ous peri R ri : g! of about 25 years as & harness shop a livery office, D. A, Wii mov LUG re peri b ERrRgr, quarters BE OCCU LIed prior to m Lome, will Ix tw vi o » convene: of sdai th t Cr, ew line to his bu In the lowe 8. livery, f i Lyman “all by wii siartl in 4 iew avd sult ibe Booger han upied by Cb baker, who sit Centre Ha'l has Barth lows porter buiidis baker othe bh extensive remodeling on Mr. Runkle oldest busicess stand Mr, Peuniogton aod cupy s poriion of tbe Lambert house on east church eireel as un | vale residence. anid vehice cus pl aries Pei ’ be wibullding ne g Ti el site will e fenovs nece the part of to the old store room, in Centre Hai famuliy will a a Sta‘e College Has Hig Fi e week, si fires the history of State College ¢ mj ¥ Wednesday night of just niue o'clock, one of the worst € corner of Coliege avenue alreet, The bulldiug was occupied bj J. H., Museet’s grocery dyra Kimport’s millinery store, C, Harper's picture store, These wi located on the ground floor while five families occupied flats oa the second and third floore, None of the glock in the groce'y store was saved, but the millinery goods of Miss Kimport were removed before the fire reschied that part of the building. No osuse for the fire is knowr, the general opinion being that it was = case of epontanectus combuelion, The entire loss is estimated at clove to $15,000, Mr. Gen'zel carried a fire insuravee on the building, while Mr, Musser's lows ou store goods is praclic- ally covered by lusurance, The siudent body rendered «fMcient ald io com batting the fl mes and pre- veutiog their spread, ——————————A— A A —————— Hosband and Wiles Killed by Train, Caught in a cut on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Union Fuornsce BEatu- day night, and blinded by a snow storm, John BStscioch snd his wile Mary were slick by a (rain apd kil'- ed outrigh!'. Esch was ecarryiog a ohild at the time, four-yesi-old Mery being in the fatnet’'s arms acd twee year-old Annie in the mother’s. The children ereaprd with comparatively slight ivjurice. The fatality occurred while the family was returpiog from Tyrovr, where they had spent the evening. They arrived at Union Fur- pace on a loos!, and started through the cut ss the shortest way lo their home, The wind was beatiog the fine snow in their faces. Hearing a train apuroaching they s'epped on an adjoining track and were ran down by a freight, Husband and wife were hurled 10 the side of the tracks, ard the obildren kuoched from thelr + REe, sud Pug store, ro NO. 3 TOWH ARD COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Dr. H. F. Bitner ettended a meeting of the trustees of the Theological Beminery at Lancaster, last week, The annual statement of the Fire ints :y Farm ers’ Siotyal Iusurance Company of Cer O Frank M, Fisher, gecreiary, l= published in this issue, 40 3 twely ire or ‘, & Lowistown you bh of * years, met death Isst Thureday Bog is =i i iegraph pole while casting on the side walks in that city. when setruck a i Home day, in the near future, there twer Yer, Nest will be a great Hght—prot sbiy —i01 Centre Hall, thie WaT i y~five or mi | come to see us then, and in i 8 a Millheim seem to Fbere enterts that in vg ng eo pe pular ite ClgrpeQ sl M ty property. d and { th ia baviog rece] Musser it iu fixiare 1 4 80d heal installed. The fi ' the Pard ai appeal t Bourd George Rowiand Penpiuglop, the convicted Hia'e ’ i of iB 8 CReQ & vib A BINl 8 aud (WO murderers, will be i heard on Friday, sod if no sction is taken Lhe meu will be elecirocuted in { the new death house at Rockview on iE | Monday i Bing. Mre. Michael Clark, just married, oi Greensburg, are guests of the Delsney brothers pear Centre Hall, come bere on their Loopej-moon trip one day lsst week. Before her marriage the bride was NMehiber, Mr. Clark looks able to make bo bh EE #%2 and hiasviog 1 ine i § 3 respord, n filends of Mre. Calvin Leura Bsroer, who parents, Mr. sod Mire. George W. Barner, in thie place, a few years ago, will be grieved to learn thst ehe wae recently taken to the tubercu- lois sanatorium at Cresson, for tres ment of that disense with which rhe etuffered lor the past three years, A letter from her father to this office states thet the is improving slowly and they hope for her complete ree covery. be msny wobifler y Lee lived with her Every faimer who contemplates sale this spring should have the sale date published at once in the Reporter register. There will be no charge for this service when the bills are printed at this oifice. Aud do not forget that when you are considering quality and price on your sale bill printing, this office is prepared to give the right touch to your printing snd charge you less for it than elsewhere in the county. Kindly place your list of articles in our hande as early as pos sible, ‘the temperance workers in Union county are makivg a determioed efor [to put their county in the “dry” loolumn this year. They have ovly two licensed placer, both In Lewis burg, to wipe oul in order to stisin their end. Five years ago they began their sitack on the thirteen saloons wilh the result that the pumber hes year by year decreased until ther: ware only a lonely pair left. The temper ance forces have adopted a method for this year's work which they think will brivg the desired end. They have is =22d a circular letter, dwelllug on the progress wade during the past few years, sid in a tactfal masnver appeal- ing to ibe lotelligenoce of those who in yeurs past have been sigoers for Hqaor oetses for the two places still dispens sing the goods, :
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