~ ss THE OENTRE REPORTER. ISSUED WEEKLY. SENTRE HALL - - PENN'A. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1916, SMITH & BAILEY . . . . . Proprietors S$. W.SMITH . . . «. + . . Editor Loca! Editor and EDWARD BE. BAILEY Business Manager Entered at the Post Office in Centre Hall as second Class mall matter. TERMS. ~The terms of subscription to the Re porter are one and one-half dollars per year ADVERTISING RATES--Display advertise ment of ten or more inches. for three or more in sortions, ten cents per inch for each issue. Dis play advertising ooonpying less space than ten inches and for less than three insertions, from fifteen to twenty-five cents per inch for each issue, according to ocomposition. Minimom charge seventy-five cents, Loos! notices accompanying display advertis- ing five cents per iine for each insertion; other. wise, eight cents per line, minimum charge, gtwenty-five cents, Legal notices, twenty cents per line for three insertions, and ton cents per line for each ad- ditional (insertion. CHURCH APPOINTMENTS Presbyterian—Centre Hall, morning. Prof. J T. Mar:hman will preach. Reformed Spring Mills, morning ; ternoon ; Centre Hall, evening. Lutheran—S8pring Mills, morning ; Centre Hall, afternoon ; Tusseyville, evening. Union, af- The Weather. Readings of the thermometer are made dally at 5 , and indicate the highest and lowest reached during the preceding wwenty-four Lwp jo owivy) FEBRUARY wuyey sagouj ug soyou; ug [rej mous Wednesday, 2 Thursday, 3 | Friday, 4 Saturday, Sunday, Monday, 7 Tuesdays | 25 F means fair; © means cloudy; P C means partly cloudy. Advocates of a lamp of high power in the diamond argue that they are doing so from a point of economy, forgetting that they are working their first economical stunt and that at the expenee of others, If their arguments were put into print verbatim, the readers would be obliged to more than smile. The trouble is these men have so long practiced petty favoritelsm, that fair dealing, like true economy, is not recognized. ———————— A ———— LOUALS Boyd A. Magee spent the week-end with relatives in Philadelphia. The W.C.T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. C. D. Bartholomew, Baturday afternoon. Mrs. D. W. Bradford attended a party at the home of Mr. and Mre, Joseph L. Runkle, in Bellefonte, on Friday evening. J. Henry Moyer, of Colyer, was a caller at this office, Tuesday, and informed the Reporter that Mrs, Moyer is suffering from a severe attack of grip. Lanson Burris and mother, Mre, Catherine Burris, attended the funeral of the former's uncle, Joseph Burris, at Mifflinburg, on Wednesday after- noon. Irvin B. Bhowers, of Btate College, was in Centre Hall on business, Mon- day. Mr, Bhowers has his dwelling house at the College ready for the plasterers, Mifflin county will be “dry” for another year. Monday was the last day for filing applicants for liquor li- cense and as none were filed the coun- ty will again be without booze, Marcellus Bankey of near Potters Mills made a trip to Harrisburg last week to visit his cousin, Miss Flor- ence 8B, Rhone, who is improving from her recent operation at the City hos- pital, Mr. and Mre, D. J. Meyer will this ( Thursday ) morning leave for Golum- winter season with Mr. mainder of the their son-in-law and dsoghter, and Mre. J. W. McCormick. L. G. Rearick, of Lock Haver, visited his mother in this place, Tues- day, and in the afternoon F. V, Good- hart soccompsnied Mr. Rearick to Lock Haven, making the trip in the latter's car. Mr. Rearick, who only a few weeks ago purchased a furniture establishment at that place, is already enthusiastic over his new loeation sod the business outlook, Last week William MeClenahan, the draymanp, had a message from Dr, Clark, the surgeon who operated on his eye last spring in the Wills Eye and Ear Hospital, Philadelphis, to meet him at the hospital on Toeedny of this week, and in response he went to that city Monday morning. The surgeon was anxious to know the re suits of the operation, the case being one out of the ordinary, C. EK. Btitzer, the progressive and enterprising merchant at Pleasant Gap, has adopted a form of advertie ing that should prove a business gel- ter. It consists of a four-page paper, with the name, * Btitzer’s Btore News” ot the head of the first page, The little sheet contains both store news and items of local interest, Vol, 1, No 1, was issued last week, there being four hundred coples printed at this office. The paper will appear monthly, COMING, “Uncle Ephra'm’s "uommer Hoardors VA Play by Home Talent, This home talent play will be given in Grange hall on Thursday evening, February 24th, at 8 o'clock, by some of the town’s best talent, composed of members of the W, C. T. U,, Y. P. B,, and the L. T. L., under the auspices of the W. C, T. U. The play is inter- spersed with bright, catchy music, while the play itself is sures to create much fan snd laughter, If you want to spend an evening of keen erjoy- ment don’t fail to attend, The following is the cast of char- aoters : CHARACTERS Ephraim Higgine—~Who always looks on the bright side. Mm. Higgins—The wife of Ephraim, Mollie, Annie, Susie and Betty—Their daugh- ters. ‘Squire Br gigs. Who holds the mortgage. Raiph Briggs The squire's son. Mr. Phalen—Alderman uv th' tinth ward, Mrs. Phalen—The alderman's wife. Tom and Katie Phalen—-Tw» young /ailin’s, Ebenezer Saunders—Who doesn’t object to an- other trial of matrimony. Bam Johnson--A colored fun maker Herr Cominsky-A world famed musician. Percy Augustus Witherspoon-8o frightened, Mrs. Bangs —A suffragette, Mr. Bangs—Her obedient husband, Harold Bangs — Their small son. Madam Elson—An actress, Dorothy Elson Her little daughter. Drucins Ketchum —A maid of mature years, Mrs. Robert Lindsey Von Cleave—Who always spends her summers in Newport, Lucile and Marguerite Von Cleave—Her daugh- ters, Polly Flanders and Silas Stubbins- Back coun- try types, Sr ——— Ari Foresters Say Blight is Spreading, Bince the Chestnut Blight Commie- sion bas passed out of existence, the Department of Forestry has been keeping an eye on the situation in Pennsylvania. Recently the state- ment has been made frequently that the blight has run its course and le gradually dying out in the state, To discover the truth of this statemen?, the Department addressed a circular letter to fifty-four of its foresters, cov- ering forty counties, asking if the blight was spreading, receding, or ay- parently stationary in their districts, Replies have been received from fifiy-one of the forester, Tweniy- eight report the blight spreadiog rapicly ; eight report that it is aj- parently stationary ; one reports it ro- ceding ; and fourteen report no blight on or near their forests, The infection reported farthest weet is in porthwestern Clearfield county ; that farthest east in central Pike cour- ty ; that farthest north in northwes!'- ern Tioga county ; and that farthest south pear the Maryland live in Franklin county. ———————— A AAA Wise-Armstrong. Wednesday evening of last week, at the Methodist parsonage in Pleasant Gap, George Wise and Miss Grace Armstrong, both «f Pleasant Gap, were united io marriage by the Rev, McKechnpise, The bride is a daoghter of Mr, and Mre, Joshua Armstrong and spent her school days in this place. The couple will begin house keeping st Pleasant Gap in the spring. A ————— Marriage Gloensos, George B, Wise, Pleasant Gap Grace Armstrong, Pirasant Gap Oscar N. Btruble, Btate College Barbara M, Bumgardner, Bellefonte James Mahwr, Axe Mann Helen OC, Heverly, Axe Msnn ———————— SA SAO. LOOALS Misa Pearl Garbrick of Zon spent s few days last week with ner cousir, Miss Ret ecea Kreamer, Mre. O. Y. Moyer, who spent two weeks with her mothe’, Mire, Mary Rearick, in this place, returned to her home in Cleveland, Ohic, on Tuesday morning. The following from this place af. tended the funeral of Mre, Austin Dele, at Boalsburg, on Monday : Mr, and Mre, P. H. Meyer, Hor. Leonard Rhone, Dr. and Mre. H. F. Bitoer, Mrs. W, A, Odenkirk, and Mre, A, P. Krape, Samuel J. MceClintick of Potters Mills came to Centre Hall on Wednes- day and did not fail to eall on the Re- porter, He is always a welcome vie- itor and is one of the many Reporter patrons on whom no postage need be wasted, A severe case of blood poisoning, be- ginning with an infection in the fin- ger as a result of a cut, made an opers- tion necessary for Nathan Vouade, of Madisonburg, a week ago. His entire arm was awollen to twice ita natural #'zs and it wae feared the spread of the poison couid not be checked, but since the operation Mr, Vonada is much improved with bright prospects of a complete recovery. The intermediate school repott for the fifth month, received too Iate for placing under the proper head, shows the following pupils on the hénor roll for perfect attendance during the term : Theodore Breon, Albert Emery, Albert BFmitb, Howard Kwmery, Har- old Breoo, Lottie Keller, and Anna Garie., In addition to these the fol- lowing have perfect attendance marks for the month: Franklin Rable, Helen Boho, Kthel Frank, Florence Krape, The aversge attendance dur- lug the month was twenty-eight, ? BOALSBURG or f Mre, William Pattorenn and daugt-! J. D. Mayes of Milton spent a short Emma Rowe, who teaches school at | Da Hunters Park, spent Bunday with ber | 5. The Boalaburg High school will hold their literary soclety February 12, in the Boal hall, Mr. and Mre, Andrew Gregg of Al- toona spent a short time at the Georg: Rowe home, Mre, J. H. Meyer and dauzhter, Moe, G. W, Gattig, returned from their trip to Philadelphia on Friday. Many relatives and friends from entre Hull, Bellefonte and State Co'- lege sttended the fa Mre. A. W, Dale, A party o day evening at the H, W, L College, Those were present were Mabel Helen Coxey, Martha Houtz, Lneas, Marion Whitehill, Edra Msude Hou'z, K hel and Ida Ralp 4 be ah L lo ral o voung folks spent Thure- stibhier pe Niute home at who Hez He (Finw garet Biogaman {('yvril Zc ter Lo har, John I