MEET T0 FORM CHAPTER OF THE EASTERN STAR, Meeting Monday Night, For several months past there hae been more or less agitation in local Masonic circles over the prospect of organizing and ipstituting a Chapter of the Eastern Star, a sister organiza- tion of the Masoue, at this place, Bev- eral weeks ago a commitiee consisting of Messrs, H. F, Bituer, F. M. Fisher, and W. Lioyd stover, members of Ola Fort Lodge, F. & A. M,, was appoint- ed (0 ascertain with what success such an underiag. ug would meet, A cau- Vass aluoug Lhe wotuers, sisters, wives aud dauguters of Mssous, who only are eligibi luemuersulp to the Siar, proved thal a great nOm- ready 10 sflitiate win ecliug Was Calleu LO Kasieru Ler would be ihe oraer, «1 B LO Lak! shulitsucousiy wito tis IegUIAl Mic of Oia Port lodge, w nightie, ai i eeliug Light wars Mouday ol Valiey, © cu A large uvuUinued wasbus frow parts WLULL we © aCCulup Wwsjurity ol uled Ly LE lellii= Hau 1 Wausous taetl se of the Oud Fei- wele Delug BILE se X, Coawue Lu LC eulit Buiu- INnouiice, ae iu their hell Lhe roe JOWS Liius used fo Liniiway ILI [ the us wWoluen 0B, £ Lit Ui Lt Was Deller thnu Was eXxpeCied for Lhe JOdge rooms wet. filled with indies who express d 8 Ge- FKaser: for » WaXituluiln mile LO Juit 8 Chapler of tle Siar, A €lucellug on petition Cuarie: Was sigued by Lue Lumber of peuluouers—torty-folsr wos 1X aud sent to the of the Chapter st Puteburg, It is desiguea men sud Masons, Luis was cecreiary Giraud to give Lhe local Chapier the uname of Center Chapier of tue Eastern Siar. I'he uawes of sire, Apua Fisher, of Penn Hell, for Worthy Matron; Mre, Annie ruff, of Centre Hall, for Asso- ciate Wortny Matron, and Dr, H. F, Bitoer, of Centre Hall, for Worthy Patron, were recommended and must need be ratified by the ofliciais of tue Grand Chapter, The time for instituting will made Buown as sool: a8 Lhe instituting officer decides on a date, which in all likelihood will be in the near futare. Those at the head of the movement feel confident that it is possible to se- cure a huudred charier member, entre Hali be ine nearest is lo- cated at Miftlinoburg, sf fe —— i bLapler {LO Liose of Court, Fevruary term of Court closed Sat- urday moruiog, practically the entire week having been taken up with a trespass case, This case came on for trial Monday forenoon and verdict was reached Friday forenoon. The suit was brought by Wilber Wining against Wilson G. Frantz for timber alleged to having been cut on plain- tift’s land, The latter claimed the cutting dove, of timber, he had bought from Mr. Etier, Eller naviog bought from Kelley, 8 d Kelley from Laird. After the suit was brought Laird, Kel- ley and Eller interpleaded on the record, si became defendants with Mr, Fraviz; Mr, Laird being the owp- er of the virtue of ¢ title tu the real estate by i# warrant survey and pai- land North to tue Harris and 4 8y line, while the plair - tiff claimed Laird lacd did not come to the Harris and Gray line by forty re thereby leaving = vacancy belween the Laird and Harris and Gray land of something over twenty ac which was included within Wining's warrant surveyed in 1808, The contention of the plaintift Was tual within the lines of the Laird warrant se claimed by Laird there was more land than Lair, was entitled to receive from the Commonwealth under his warrant, and produced a Burveyor, who made the survey of the Laird traci, and testified that he in- cluded more land than he was allowed under the warrant in his preliminary gurvey aud theo plotted lines on the draft to bring it within the amount of land allowed to taken under the warrant, but no testimony showing that Laird bad notice of the plotting sud the survey was returned to the land office st Harrisburg as extending to the Harris and Gray line. The real action in the case, however, being to recover the value of the timber, which the plaintiff slleges was not cut on the Laird laud, but on his, by virtue of his warrant, and asked for treble dam- ages, under an Act of Assembly which provides for treble damages where a person cut timber trees on the lands of auother, The case was strongly contested and resulted in a verdiot for the defendants at the time stated, ————— A —— The Auditors’ Suntement for the Connty, The Auditors’ statement of the receipts and expenditures of Centre county for the year 1615 appears in supplement form in this issue, Every tax payer should give it a careful read- log. Figures show that the balance in hands of Treasurer Miller on Jap. 8, 1616 wee $41,864.12, which is more than $9,600 1u excess of the smouut a year ngo. The fudebtedness of Centre county bus been reduced year by year during the term of the present Demo- cratic Commissioners until at the present time it is only a trifls over $8000. ent claiming the the that de, res, be A — ff ——— Mre. Cbatles Mander, of Lowistows ’ visited ber unoic, Lauson Burrie, last week, ! DEATHS, Daniel Washington Garbrick, a respected citizen of Boalsburg, died on Monday morning at his home follow- ing a second stroke of paralysie. Ten days previous Mr, Garbrick was strick- en down while in the act of oiling his buggy at his home, and since that time he had been in a more or less ~erious condition, Deceased was born October 6, 1547, sud was therefore aged sixty-eight years, six months and eight days, In early years he became a member of the Reformed church at Houserville, of which he was a Deacon ; he also erved as a school director of Harris ownship. Io 1874 he was united in wedlock by Rev, A, J, Harteock, to Mise Mary Corman. To this union he following echildr'n were born ; John Mitchell, Cora Therresss, Irene Della { rasrried to Mr. Stewart ), and George Fhomas Garbrick. The ollowivg enildren also found a home with them, Albert Garbrick, Daniel Kuhn sua Nelli- Kunun, HP, sur- vived by his wife two brothers and all Mr, Garbrick was a respected citizen, and en- feavored to live a constetant Christian itfe, He will be buried on I'bursday morning sat Rev, RB, (, Stover, couducting the of the ¢nlidren, good nnd Boal-burg, pastor, funeral services, his Miss ¥isry Wargsret Wo ws, a re- “pected maiden lady of Gregg town- shilp, died at ner home in Spriog Mills early Sunday mornping after a Wo weeks’ ilinees with pleurisy, Miss Woods for a number of years lived alone and during her sickne ‘s B06 Was cared for by her niece, Miss Rose Woods, of Boalsburg, Deceased wae a daughter of Mary and Samuel Woods and was born in Spring Mills, January 20tb, 1836, con- sequently was past seventy-seven years, For many years she was an active worker in the Presbyterian church sud ber death removes ope of the oldest and most respected citizens of that town, Funeral services were held Wednes- day morning at 9:30 o’clock and inter- ment was made in the Presbyterian cemetery. Rev. R. R. Jones, of the Reformed church of Ceotre Hall, ofMiei- ated at services because of the Presbyterians being without a pastor atl this time, ————— — we ————— LOCALS Mre. C. G. Barnes left on Monday for a two weeks’ visit with her daugh- ter, Miss Stelia Barnes, in New York city. Mise Ruth Bmith, a student in the Bloomsburg State Normal Hehool, is spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, L. L. Smith. On Tuesday Maynard Meeker moved his household goods from the farm and the Old Fort bote!, which be will conduet in the future. the occupied A purse of about twenty-five dollars was raised this week among members of the loeal lodge of Odd Fellows for the relief of John Armstrong, a lodge brother, at Potters Mille, F. V. Goodhart, the undertaker snd desler in furniture, sold his hearse team a few days sgo tos Mifflin coun- ty party. Mi, Goodhart will de- pend almo-t entirely upon gasoline as & motive power for both branches of bis business, Just because there were two Andrew Gregge, and both living in Altoone, was the cause for a great many ex- pressions of sorrow when in some mysterious manner the news of the desth of Andrew Gregg reached this place, Monday evening. The indi- vidual by that name for whom there was all this unnecessary display of sorrow is alive and in the best of health, and cootinnes to hold down a responsible position with the Bell Telephone Company. This assurance was made to the Reporter in a telephone message from Mre, Newton C. Yarnel, vear Linden Hall, a sister of Mre. Gregg, on Tuesday, Mrs. Yarvell said that Mrs, Gregg had anticipated this supposition, owing to sameness of names, snd in order to forestall the conelusion, wired her sister to the effect that an Andrew Gregg bad died. but not * her An- drew.” This isa bit of news that is pleasant to write, while at the same time the family of the deceased An- drew Gregg has our sympathies, Here is what one of the Beranton papers say concerning the business ability of a man who claims Penns Valley as his old home : Oae of Beran ton’s most energetic and highly es teemed citizane is M. Bhires, the dis- trict manager of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance company, of Newark, N. J. Although he has been with the company for twenty yeare, Mr. Shires bas been io Beranton but six years, but during that time he has built up an extensive acquaintance in this eity and vicinity, He is a member of the Boranton Board of Trade, possesses much civie pride, and has shown him- seif to be a genuine “ booster.” He expects to abide here for the remainder of his life, Mr. Shires has put his company ou the local map since he has been here, more than tripling ite Beranton business since he has had charge of the distriot, © uae A very attractive personality, His friends expect to soe him go much higher up in the company’s employ. Spring Mills. G. OC, King was to Union county on Tuesday, A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ammon Decker on March 15th. The stock sale of W. O. Gramley, held on Tuesday was well attended and everything brought good prices, Prof. W,. R. Jones and wife, and Rev, W, H., Williams are attending conference at Altoona, Prof, Cephas Gramley of Rebersburg was circulating among his many friends on Monday evening, - Mre, G. N. Wolfe left for Philadel- phia on Tuesday to purchase her spring stock of millinery goods. The body of John Zerby was brought bere from Youngstown, Ohio, on Tues- day and taken to the Balem cemetery for interment, Mr, Zerby was boro snd reised in this vicinity. About “even years ago he moved to Ohio. He was well liked and reepected. The I. O. O, F. bad charge of the funeral, be belong » member of that order, and sléo a charter member of the Re- bekahs, The death of Miss Mary Woods on “unday morning was a sad blow to her many friends, he will be missed by almost everyone, In every home in the village she was a welcome visit- or, and as she went about everyone ~be came in contact with was benefit- *d by her coeerful, patient manner. “he was a loyal member of the Presby- erian charch for sixty some years and * teacher in the Bundsy school for fiity years, ee — ew————— Centre Hill, Charles Foust and Miss Mary Byers “pent Saturday in Bellefonte. Mre. Robert Bmith is spending a few days with her friends in Coburp. Charles Smith has been on the sick list, A large flock of wild geese paesed over h-re last Monday. Frank Bible and family and mother #pent Bunday afternoon at the home of Daniel Rossman. Mrs. Loyd Bmith spent a few days at Lhe home of her parents, Mr, and Mre. Loyd Brown, last week. Howard Foust and grandson, Ches- ter, have been #pending a few days at the home of Harry Cummings. Get a hustle on, milkmen, and don’t keep the milk wagon waiting at Cen- tre Hill so long. S—————— ———— Charles Bariges, who last week made sale of his farm stock and im- plemente, will move from his farm vear Peun Hall to that village and will sssume the right hand msn position in the Fisher store, so that the owner—Frank M. Fisher—will not need to give so much of his time to the business, A A ——— The weather on Wedpesdsy led no one to believe that spring was Jess than a week distant, for it was one of the most wintry days of the SERROD, # cold raw air belong sccompanied by four inches of snow. I A ——— C. F. Deininger, who has been hold- ing down a position at Burnham, came home the beginning of the week, a ——— A A ————— H, Gassaway Davis Dies at 93 Years. Henry Gessaway Davie, former United States senator from West Virginia and vice presidential candi- date on the Democratic ticket in 1904, died in Washington, Baturday morn. ing, after a brief illness, aged nivety- three years, A —— as ————— Rollngs as 10 subseriptions, We clip from sn exchange the fol- lowing descisions of the United States Bupreme Court in regard to newspaper tubseriptions : Bubseribers who do not give express notice to the contrary are considered #8 wishing to renew their subsorip- tions, If subscribers order a discontinuance of their periodicals the publisher may continue to send them until all dues are paid, If the subscriber refuses to take the periodicals from the postoffice to which they are directed, he is responsible un- til b® has settled his bill and ordered the paper discontinued, If subseribers move to other places without informing the publisher, and the papers are sent to the former ad- dresser, Lhe subscriber ls held respon- sible, The courts have held that refusing to take periodicals from the postofficr, on removing and leaving them un- called for is prima facia evidence of in- tention to defraud. It the subscribers psy in advance they are bound to give notice at the end of the time if they wish to discor- tinue taking it, otherwise the publish- er is authorized to send it and the sub- scriber will be responsible until express notice with payment of all arrearages is sent to the publisher, THE MARKETS, GRAIN Corrected woekly by Bradiord & Son. ERIE EI BE ES A wn Com ... eevee are a rer ebean veoven BUEIBY susunsssrsosmicsviincrisrinne dreramssiessressn PRODUCE AT STORES SA res SAR bts nat ae da et The Centre Reporter, $1.50 & year, po rbn ha a yr All the winter day you the family gathered in —father reading, the ting their sewing—all surrounded lessons center table. light it casts depends of your family. 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