DEATHS, i — Mre, Austin Dule died sa! her home in Boalsbury, Friday morning, after an illness of eight mwonthe with asthma and heart trouble, Funeral services wore held Monday morning in the Reformed church and burial was made in Boalsburg, Rev. 8, (°. Blover, assisted by Rev. G. L. Courtney, officiating. Mre. Dale was Rachel Meyer, daughter of Henry and Catherine Meyer, and was born east of Boale- burg, sixty -aight years age. Early in life she identified herself with the Reformed church and wes a faithful attendant upon all ite services. In 1884 she married Austin Dale and the couple were engaged in farming up until four years sgo. The husband aud four children to the first wife of Mr, Dale survive ; nagnely, Luther, on ths homestead, at Oak Hall ; Clement, of Houserville; Misses Ellen and Catherine, at home, Three brothers are also left: P. H. Meyer, Centre Hall; Jacob Meyer, Boalsbarg ; Heury Meyer, Bowling Greer, Vir- ginla, : Pueumounis, of ten days duratior, resalied in the death of Mrs, Amelin Auwmar, at the home of her graodsor, Dr. Jonn A, Hardenburg, in Mil hein, Friday evening. Faneral sei- vices were held at the house on Mou- day morning and interment made ip tue Fairview cemetery, Rev, R. R. Jouver, of the Reformed church of Centre Hall, officiating. Deceased was & daughter of the Rev. D. BH, Tobias and was born in Bloomsburg, Columbia county. At the time of her death she was aged seventy-aight years, eight months and four days. fu1ee children survive her, as follows : N. A. Aumap, L. P. Aamap, and Mre, Josephine Hardenburg, all of Mill- heim. There are also one brother aud one sister : Lewis Tobias, of Rockford, Iilinoir, and Mre, Elizabeth Miller, of Altoous, surviving The death of Mre., Barah Confer, relict of Peter C. Confer, occurred at the home of Mre, Busan Krader, Dear Hpring Mille, on Thursday, January 27ib, and the fuperal was held Batur- asy following, at Spring Mille, Rev, (. D. Caiis of the U. Ev. church officiating. Deceased was aged eighiy- gix years and four montbe. Three childien survive, as follows: Mrs, [lizabeth Breor, of Huntingdon county ; perj.min coufer, of Potlers Mile, aud Noah Confer, of New York slate, Mre. Mary Jace Weaver, widow of William Weaver, died in Lewisburg, Wednesday of last week, aged sixty- eight years, Her husband died at Farmers Mills a number of years ago, following which she removed to (Georges Valley, where she resided for about six yearr, living alone. About 1909 she removed to Lewisburg. Burial was made at that place, Batur- day, the Unired Evaopgelical mioieter beiug in coarge. No known relatives survive, rv. Luther Kreamer died at her home in Woodward, Friday noor, afer a ¥tiort illness witn grip and astbme, sged seventy-sight years sod five wontbe, Fuperal services were held iuesday morning in tbe Uaited Evsugelical church snd turisl made woodward, Rev. C. D. Cearis cfficiating. Three children survive; pemely, Allen Kreamer, Mre. James Guisewite, Woodward; Charles W. Kresmer, Norristown. ai Joseph Burrie, uncle of Lanson Burris, of near Centre Hall, died at his home in Mifflinburg, Monday morning, in his eighty-fifth year, Oid age was the cause of his death. Burisi was made in Mifflinburg Wed- pesdny afternoon, Four children survive, Mise Jennie Liddick, who died while on a visit to her sieter at Lock- port, Clinton county, was buried ai Zion on Monday afternoor, funeral services having previously been beld in one of the churches at that place, ————— fr —— Hellafoute Dry When Water Malas Barsts Monday noon the water main in Bellefonte broke and for eighteen hours the town was dry and cold. The steam heating plant had to shut down and with the thermometer hove ering uncomfortably close to the zero mark, every family dependent upon city beat was required to set up stoves or oll beaters to keep from suffering from the cold. [he break was discov. ered to be on Wate: street and it was not until six o’clock Tuesday morning that the repair was completed, Plumbers were busy thawing out frozen pipes occasioned by the water freezing in the low places, The situs tion was a serious one, not only be- cause of the inconvenience an d suffer. ing which it caused, but because of the peril in which the town would have been in case of fire, as there was a gale blowing during the time Belle fonte was without water, —————— Tp ———— twThe advocates of a big light in the diamond are all public spirited, except when it comes to burning their own money, A YEAR OF FOREST FIRES, Department of Forestry Issues Sigtigtios Showlug Great Losses In Penpasyivaanis Ourlug 1915, According to forest fire statietica la- sued this week by the Department of Forestry, Pennsylvavia lost $850,000 from forest fires in 1915, 1,101 firea were reported for the year, They burned over 42,000 acres of State Forests and 295000 acres of private forest land, Over $32,000 was spent in extinguishing them. The causes are given se follows : Rallroade, 274 fires, doing $185,000 damage ; brush burn- ing on dry or windy dayr, 1056 fires, doing $35,000 damage ; incendiary, 102 firer, doing $98,000 damage; oare- lesaness of hunters, flahermen and campere, 136 firee, doing $108,000 dam- age ; lightning, 19 fires, doing $2,000 damage ; miscellaneous, 57 firee, doing $562,000 damage ; unknown, 382 fires, doing $365,000, Department officials say that resson- able care would have prevented prac- tically all the fires except those eaused by lightning, and a few which started from burning buildinge. The average fire covered 300 acrer, did damage estimated at $775, acd coat $30 to extinguish, Half the fires covered less than 100 acres each ; one- third covered from 100 to 1000 acres each ; and 77 are reported as having burned over more than 1000 scres each, or about sixty per cent. of the total nurned ares. It ia apparent that the greater part of the damage ia done by comparatively few large firer, hence the department will make a special ef- fort in 1916 to reduce the number of 1000-acre fires, The new Bureau of Forest Protec- tion, created by an act passed at the last sesrion of legislature, has reorgan- ized the appointments only on merit. Department, and the state police, has been secured. Including the foresters and rangers in the Pennsylvania For. est Service, the total number of ward- ens is now about 1,500, The bureau has $45,000 available for its work of prevention and «xtinction of forest fires for two years. Since it cost $82,000 for one year for extinction ouly, it is evident that few preventive measures can be taken, or much relief e¢xpected until sufficient funds are sp- propriated, ———— — po —————— PENN HALL a few days at the home of John Musser, at Millheim, Inst week. Mre. Ephraim Bhook ls spending some time at the home of her son, Ralph near Madisonburg. Mre. Busan Barrell and son Mat. thew from Millheim, spent Bunday at the home of the former's sister, Mre. R. B. Bartzee, Mr. and Mre, Allen Kreamer were called to Woodward on Friday on ac-| count of the sudden death of Mr. Kreamar’s mother, i Audrew Fryer and family from ‘'oburn visited at the home of Mrs, Fryet’s parents, Mr, and Mre. Bamuel Vusser, over Bunday. Miss Jennie Bartges took very sick wn Sunday, and her condition is not very much better at this writiog. | The docior pronounced her case pleurisy of a severe form, Rev, John A. Bright from Topeks, | Kankas, delivered a very good and] noon at this place, nome of Lucy Musser, ———— IY —————— Transfers of Heal Estate, Martin Grove's Rishel, tract of land $587.25. P. P. heira to Ira WM. in Boalsbury. Lei zell ot ux to £500, Sarah Harper tc Annas B. Gelawhite, tract of land in Halpes and Penn twpe. $5700, Yes, It’s STATE AGRICULTURIAL NOTES, The Urge of Mules on Cantera viognly Farme on the Inoresse, Accordiog to Depwrt. ment Reports, Farmers fostitutes will be beld next week In York, Mifflin, Juniats, Venango. Crawford, Elk, Jefferson, Montgomery and Deleware countier, Forty-four counties in the State show the same pumber or an Increase of farm horses over a year ago, The largest decrease In any one county is five per cent. Despite the rapid in- crease in sutomobiles the use of the farm horse ie not depreciating. There is an increase in the number of mules being used on the farms in Pennsylvanis. The counties where marked increases were made during the past year are: Potter 6 per cent,, Bus- quehsnna 6 per cent, Centre 4 per ceut,, and Carbor, Dauphin and Mil- flin 8 per cent, The Department of Agriculture will strictly enforce the meat hygiene law which calls for the protection of meats displayed in stores or markets from flies and handling, The first prosecution in Blair county recently resulted in a re'all meat dealer being fined twenty-five doliare, Despite the grippe epidemic the a!- tendance at Farmers’ Institutes throughout the Btate has been above the average this season and more at- tention is belng paid to better farming ns taught by the experts sent out by the Department of Agriculture, Tioga county meetings drew 4,990 attendance and Lancaster 5,660, Registration of commercial fertilizers with the State Department of Agricul- ture show that potash is limited in guarantee to ous per cent, Last year the limit of potash was about three per cent., but the shortage of potash on sccount of the German supply being cut off by the war has led to the reduction this year. Io many onses listed brands contained no potash at all The Federal suthorities seem 10 have taken hold of the foot snd mouth disease epidemic which broke out in Illinois and for which the Blate Livestock Sanitary Board lssued » quarantine against Illinois cattle from the infected district. Through the permit system, the HStste Livestock Board has mansged to keep the buteb- ers supplied with western cattle sand at the same time msintain a strict Spring Mills, Mrs. Willlama Bitner visited her slater at Asronsburg for a few days, Harry Corman snd wife of Cresson are circulating among friends, Mre, Ralph Bhook and little daugh- ter of Malisonburg spent a few days at the C. P. Long home, Eugene Gramley returned to Hiate College on Tuesday, after a siege of severe illness, Mr. and Mrs, Ohio, intter’s Calvin Zwaby of attended the fu- neral of the mother, Mrs, Corman, Mre. Chas. Grenoble of Lewisburg came up to attend the funeral of her aunt, Mre, Andrew Cormar, and also spend a few days with ber parents, I BGAL NOTICE Notice Is hereby given that the following se counts will be presented to the Court for con firmation Wednesday, March 1st, 1916, and unless exceptions be filed thereto on of before February | 29, 1916. the mme will be confirmed The first and final accotintof RK. P. | Guardian of Henry 8. Weaver, The first account of Geo. C James B. Krape. Conler, King, Guardian of 3, R. FOREMAN, cbpd Prothonotary. MISCELLANEOU « ADVERTISE MENTS 5 GASOLINE LIGHTING PLANT FOR SALE Ew The hollow wire gasoline lighting plant used since las spring in the Centre Hall postofice and Reporter olioe offered for sale at a sacrifice frye Tank and all fixtures are good as new, f you can't ~ electricity, gasoline is pext best . 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