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THE CENTRE REPORTE
ISSUED WEEKLY,
A.
SENTRE HALL - - PENN’A.
THURBDAY, MARCH 80, 1918
SMITH & BAILEY + « + « Proprietors
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{ Loca! Editor and
Business Manager
EDWARD E, BAILEY
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ditional insertion.
CHURCH APPOINTMENTS.
Reformed-—Tusseyville, morning ; Centre Hall,
ening.
Methodist—Centre Hall, morning;
town, afiernoon ; Spring Mills, evening.
Spruce,
Lutheran-—Georges Valley, morning, com-
munion ; Union, afternoon ; Centre Hall, even-
ing.
United Evangelical - Egg Hill, morning; Tus,
seyville, afternoon ; at this appointment a ser-
vice by four young men from State College, in
the interest of temperance, will be held; Centre
Hall, evening.
LOCALS
Miss Mabel Allison of Bpring Mills
was a pleasant caller at this office,
Thursday.
Miss Matilda Fortney, of Altoons,
was the guest of Prof, and Mrs. W. O,
Heckman, in this place, over Bunday.
The Spring Mills lecture course for
the season of 1915-16 came to a close
Tuesday night with a concert number.
Mr, and Mrs, H, C, Bhirk and Mrs.
Lawrence E. Runkle motored to Mill-
heim Monday and spent the day with
the latter's parents, Mr, and Mrs, A.
F, Heckman.
Alfred Crawford, who lsst week
closed bis term of school teaching at
Pine Btump, will enter the Lock
Haven State Normal School on Mon-
day and take the spriog term of
instruction.
The store room in the Runkle hotel
building, vacated by D. A. Boozer, is
undergoing improvements and when
completed will serve as a first-class
restaurant and bakery for C. W,
Pennington, who will vacate the
Bartholomew store room.
Oscar C. Homan moves today
( Thursday ) from the Emanuel Eung-
ard farm, near Penns Cave, to the
William Grove farm, about three and
one-half miles west of Coburn. The
new location is of larger acreage and
will consequently mean more work,
Lawrence E. Runkle, the carpenter,
has decided to launch out for himself
in the building and contracting busi-
ness and publishes his card in this
issue. Mr. Runkle is a skilled and
painstaking workman and whatever
building he undertakes is sure to give
complete satisfaction.
A flock of twenty-five to thirty wild
geese passed over town Tuesday morn-
ing. The birds were flying low and
could easily have been reached with a
shot gun. The V formation was miss
ing and they undoubtedly settled on
one of the ponds that may now be
found in any low place in the fields,
James C. Goodbart is well pleased
over his $1700 stock sale, Everything
offered was sold, and a day or two
later several head of stock not put up
at the sale were sold, He has remain-
ing a goodly number of horses and
cattle, sheep and hogs to supply his
farm. Cows brought almost $100, and
young cattle also sold well. The stock
was all in good condition,
Rev. D. A. Boudere, of Pittsburgh,
gave a highly interesting illustrated
lecture in the Reformed church, Ban-
day evening. The lantern slides
depicted the work done by the Re-
formed church for the Hungarian
immigrants, through all the stages be-
ginning with the time they set foot on
American soil. At the present time
there are fourteen Hungarian churches
established in this country by the Re-
formed denomination,
J. U. Lee, of Spring Mille, agent for
the Bsxon and Chalmers automobiles,
is opening the 1916 sales season with
arush. Two carloads of Baxon cars
and a like number of Chalmers cars
have already been unloaded and five
of the former make of car have already
been sold and are waiting for better
road conditions for delivery. i he
purchasers are C., A, Miller, of Colyer ;
M. Hurwitz, Prof. D. O, Ettefs, W, D,
Custard, of State College, who are all
booked for 6-cylinder touring care, and
M. Kalin, of Lock Haver, who pur-
chased a roadster,
The members of Progress Grange,
on Friday night, held their anoual
social gathering in Grange Arcadia
The attendance included a large per-
centage of the members of the local
order, and those present entered into a
truly social spirit. A period was de-
voted to the literary, and Ister two
long tables on the first floor groaned
#0 piteonsly that by unanimous con.
sent the burden was relieved. For
the literary feature the audience was
indebted to Btanley Brooke, Lottie
Keller, Margaret Luse, Mrs. John
Daubermap, Mrs. W, F. Keller and
Mre. D. W. sradford, -
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Ponnsylvania Farms For Sale, ’
Pennsylvania farms ranging in size
from a few acres to several hundred
and valued from $2.60 to $100 an acre
are offered for sale and listed In
‘ Pennsylvania Farms For Bale,’’ the
Intest bulletin iseued by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture,
The bulletin is known as No. 273
and has been carefully prepdared by the
Bureau of Statistica. It contairs the
full descriptions of 308 farms in Penn-
sylvania which are purchaseable at
the present time snd includes prop-
erties in fifty-seven of the sixty-seven
counties,
Farms of all sizes and to suit all
classes of prospective purchasers are
offered through this bulletin, the aim
of the Department of Agriculture be.
ing to find purchasers for these farms
and thus advance the cause of agricul-
ture of the State,
There are choice farms in nearly
every county with the highest num-
ber offered for sale as follows : Erie,
22; Mercer, 16 ; Columbie, 18; Indi-
ane, 12; Warren, 12; Huntingdop, 11;
Buequehanne, 11; Bradford, 10;
Bucks, 10 ; Berke, 9; Batler, 9; Cloar-
fleld, 9; Wyoming, 9; Armstrong, 8;
Venango, 8; Montgomery, 7; Chester,
6; Crawford, 6; and Westmoreland, 6.
I'he bulletin can be secured vpon
request to the Department of Agricul-
ture at Harrisburg.
SS —— — te
Miliheim's Star Pitcher Sigas Up,
Paul Muosser, Millheim's star base-
ball twirler, who has seen service in
the big leagues and who for the past
few seasons has been a member of the
DesMoines (Iowa) baseball club, In
the Western League, received his 1816
contract last week, and on Monday
leit his home town to begin apother
season on the mound. Last year he
was the star pitcher on the team and
his salary has been increased several
timee,
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Nwartz's Salt Fish Prices,
10-pound pall, 640,
15-pound pail, 87¢.
Si-pound ( }bbl. J, $1.64.
100-pound ( 4bbl.), #.10.
(. W., BWARTZ,
Tusseyville, Pa.
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At Uarman's Upera Mousses,
At the Garman Opera House, Belle
foute, Thursday, March 30th LeRoy,
Talma and Bosco, the triple alliance
of magicians, trapsformists and necro
mancere, will be the atirsction,
These world traveled artists will be
supported by a large company of
European mystery people. They are
featuring Hindu magic and Far East.
ern Occultism. Prices, 35, 50, 76, and
$1.00,
There are few things that could
please the theatre-goers more than the
announcement of the coming of the
Manhattan Players to Garman’s Opera
House Bellefonte, for seven days, com-
meneing Saturday, April 1. Thh
excellent organization comes direct
fromm a remarkably successful run of
82 weeks in Philadeiphis., Included
in the list for this season are: * The
Arm of the Law,” “ The Bweetest (Girl
in Dixie.” “The Girl He Couldn't
Buy,” * Wife in Name Only,” ‘Rip
Van Winkle,” ** Woman Against Wo-
map,” ** Why Women Bin.” Prices,
10, 20 and 30e.
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Tusseyville
Mre, Charles Flink spent Wednes-
day at the horae of Mrs. Mary Ishler,
Miss Elizabeth Bitner closed her
term of school as teacher at Potters
Mille, Thursday.
Mre. Maria Wagner is spending a
week with her sop, Willlam, at Boale-
burg.
Rev, Jared Eminhizer, of Liverpool,
spent Monday and Tuesaday with his
brother, Paul Eminhizer, in this place.
Miss Leos Bower, who has been
employed in Altoons, i= spending
some time with her parenta at thie
place,
Mre, Edward Wolf and two sons, of
Altoons, are spending some time with
the former's parents, Mr, and Mrs,
James Spangler.
Georges Valley
Jerre Gill spent a few days at
home of F. W. Zettle,
H. P. Hennigh and son Frank are
both housed up with the grip.
E. L. Lingle and family spent Bun-
day with Mr, and Mre. E. D. Fous'.
Miss Ethel Long closed her school
on Wednesday ; the children are all
glad for a vacation.
Mr. and Mre, J. W. Gobble épent
Sunday at the home of their son, 8B. E.
Gobble,
Mre. (". J. Ripka snd ron Lloyd
spent a day las* week in Decker Val-
ley at the home of John Ripka,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Auman of
Phoenixville are spending a few days
with the former’s father, P, A. Au-
man,
Master Russell Lingle came home
after haviog spent the winter with his
grandparents, Mr, and Mre. James
Houser, near Pen n Hall.
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More than'an 1 ich and a quarter of
rain fell during N (onday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Th e blg snow banks of
a week ago have been reduced to a low
level, and water and mud are the or-
der of the day. Roads have never
the
SPE io Er
wn a
~ Miltheim.
Ursinus Btamm hes moved to his new
home—a farm-—near Millmont,
Albert Welzell from Sunbury
visiting his mother in this place,
Dewitt Weiser left for Altoona Mou-
day where he expects to find employ-
ment,
W. 8, Bhelton made a business trip
to New York City Monday and Tues.
day.
Mtewart Breon, who is employed in
Akron, Ohio, Is visiting his parente,
Mr. sud Mre, (, H, Breon,
Fred Catherman left Monday for
Oravgeville, Illinois, where he has
hired as n farm hand for this summer,
Ralph Musser, who has ben housed
up with topsilitis for several weekr, ls
out agsin,
W. F. Bmith spent Bunday at Pot-
tera Mille, visiting at the home of his
deughter, Mre, Marcellus Sankey.
John J. Flanulzap, the horse many
i]
Aaronsburg,
Mre, Join Haines is again cor fined
to her bed,
One of Jerry Martin’s best milch
cows died on Bauday,
Mr, Keller, from Porto Rier, Is the
guest of his cousie, Adam Keller,
A,B, Btover transacted business in
Coburr, on Baturday, st the cffice of C,
A. Weaver,
Mius lizzie Yarger visited hersister,
Mre, McKinney, st Potters Mille, for a
week,
Hamuel Troxe!, from Winfield, wag
entertained for a few days by his sister,
Mre. Harvey Crouse,
Clyde Z. Blover, from Penn Hall,
wee the guest of bis father, George M,
Blover, last week,
Mre, Frezier from near Bypring Mills,
was entertained on Monday night at
the home of (', B, Wolfe,
Miss Fay Blover, from Btiste College,
is paying her parents, Mr, and Mre,
who a few weeks ago shipped a car
buying spnother lot,
William ¢
and purchased a fine black horse
$160.00.
order of the K, G, E. held their annual
attendance and all had a good tim
Ellery Brown sod family
moved in the Delninger property, hav-
ing rented haif the from Will
iam Stover, who will occupy the other
half,
Mre, Bamue! Weiser,
house
who has been
Hbe will oe-
which
moved back to Millbelm,
half the in
Royer and elsler live,
William Royer and family of Al-
toons returned home Monday sfter a
week's visit at the home
Royer's brother and sister, on
atreel,
John Wilcox will move his family
been eIn-
monthe,
eupy house
North
to Lewistown where he has
for the past few
Samuel Wilson and family will occupy
the house vacated by Mr, Wilcox.
piove i
ts fp MA
REBERSBURG
Edwin Frank moved to Bmullion
this week,
Hey, Melzger week it
spent last
5
Maryland visitiog bis sick broi.0r,
il
Miss Minnie Strayer of Loganton
visiting her grandparents at thie
place,
Mise Maud Bair of Altoona js visit.
ing old sequaintances and relatives at
this place,
Don’t mise the Yoder horse
be held at this place, Tuesdsy, April
oarth,
sale to
Lester Minnich, who was employed
at State College for the past
has returned home and is looking after
the needs of his family.
One day the psst week
Bierly lost a valuable horse by
The animal csught eold during the
recent severe cold susp and this wae
the cause of its death,
death,
at this piace on Saturday and is visit-
jog bis nged mother, who ls making
her with her son Harry and
whose health is somewhat impaired,
After a liogering iliness of that
dreaded disease, consumption, Mre,
Bruce Websr died on Iasi Haturdsy
evening. She leaves to mourn ber
loss a hushand and four small childrep,
On last Bunday it was fifty years
that the Reformed Buanday-school of
this p'ace was started in a little red
school house which stood pear the site
where the present brick school house
stande,
One day the past week Nevin Meyer
lost by death as valuable cow,
animal's foot esught under the stable
do r and her foot wes so badly muti-
lated before Mr. Moyer found her that
killed,
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CENTRE MILLS
Grandfather Shafler
weaker day by day,
Herbert Stover of Hmulliton hes
been papering at this place,
Mr, Confer moved from Wolfs Btore
to the Doebler home at the mountain,
Mre, Best, who recently had a bad
attack of pneumonis, is able to be out
again,
Our roads have been very bad eso
that traveling has been very danger
ous the past. week,
Bigler Shafter moved from the Joe-
eph Bierly farm to Dr. Mumsser’s farm
at Bmithtown, on Tuesday,
Mr, and Mre, Hackman are the
happiest people here since they are
the parents of a sweet little girl,
Charles Coble moved from J, A.
Kline's house to Rockville and will
be employed by Grifl Garret,
Dr. Frank of Millheim had the mis
fortune to break his suto in the
gap, on Sunday, but soon had the
broken machive at his home,
John Kline, who huss operated the
grist mill at this place for eleven years,
hus decided to go out of business by
April 1st and hes ronted his mill to
Mr. Batemar, an «ficient busivess
man and an experienced miller of
Erle,
home
she had to be
ia growing
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Heversl suto loads of local residents
braved the rain and wretched roads to
gen “ The Bohemian Girl,” an English
been worse and { raveling in automo
biles is well nigh iw
places aud exewed ingly dangerous.
opere, at German's opera house, Belles
fonte, Tuesday night, The play was
{one of the best ever seen fn Dellefoute,
Charles Limbert, a fw days’ visit,
Ruseell Copennaven, of Tuasseyville,
| will be employed this summer hie
uncle, Bparr Wert, east of town,
Misa Ardrena Harmar, who spent
two weeks in towr, has sgsio return-
{ed to her work in New York,
| Mire, George Rhook and daughter,
{ from Mpring Mille, spent Saturday
with Mre, Harter, who is on the sick
by
i list,
Mr. and Mre. Lloyd Brown, from
| Linden Hall were guests of their sie-
Mre. Harper snd Mre, Maize,
| Thursday,
tery, on
| Walter Orwig, who was home from
{ Akron, Ohio, a few weeke, left again
on Monday, He is employed in a
TUDter works,
Mre, George McCormick and little
tenn, from Potters Mille, are the guests
of her parente, Mr. and Mre, KE. G.
| Mingle, for a week.’
Miss Lottie Museer is helping her
Mre, Eimer Music, of Wolfe
| Ot spel, to get ready to move on the
[Jn ob Meyer farm.
Mre. Allen Keener, one of our
{ gister,
high-
ly esteemed aged ladies, la severely af-
{flicted with bad eyesight. Bhe is past
| eis hiy-lwo years of age.
I, Weaver was called to Hublers-
sunt, Mre,
Lat is 1m-
burg on Thursday. iia
Charlier, lad a slight siroke,
proving nicely.
J. MM. Harter
Lodie, see
Harter,
Mien
Forest
from
arg to Hopydertown, Inst
y + hy Le
and daughter,
former's son,
his
teed 8
fa ine
to move beloDRIings
Madison?
A
guess
Ibe following changes in residences
Asronsburg snd vicinity sre taking
Mre, Alice B, Stover from Pine
k to the home she bought from
Creuse brothers, Prof, Bartlet ve.
King property and
Mary E. Stab),
tt & Dr. Deshler property.
the
it
{ place ;
Cre
the
estid the George
who
Mire.
roome of
into
ber own home which she bought from
Mre. Alice Clayton Vonads
vacates the James ¥, Weaver [property
and 12 moving to the Gobble farm ast
Brier acd J. B, Weaver will
his own plsce. Emanuel
| Guises ite will vacate the Pierce Min-
| nick property apd will move to Bape
Archie King fol ws Guise-
| wite, Mrs. Mary Bird will vacate the
| George Homsn property and move ip-
{ to her own home, vacated by Prof,
| Bertlet, George Homan from the
| Musser fare, His son Harry will
{stay to farm the old homestesd and
| his parents will wove in their home
| they purchased from the Kline heirs,
| Boyd Vonsda will vecate one of CC, G,
! Bright's bouses and will move into
| Ralg Hinds property. Harvey
| Mowery will veeate the Haines house
and move to Funbory, CalvingMingle
from Millbheim will cecopy the
Hsives property, Charles Ulrich will
move to Penn fownehip onto his
{father’s farm. Clsud Fiedler moves
| from Woodward into the Dr, OC, B,
| Musser house, James Guisewite from
| Mre, J. J. Fiedler's farm to Mre, Hara
| Leitzal’s property, snd Mr. Barner
| from tte Michael Hees farm to the
| ore Guisewite vacated, Clayton Mus-
tom the UC, B, Wolfe farm at Wolfs
{Chepel to rear Centre Hall, od the Dr,
{A. G. Lieb fsrw, and Harry Cuom-
imings on the C. BF. Wolfe farm at
| Wolfe Chapel,
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BOALSBURG
Mre, Busie Wagner of Altoona spent
a short time at the home of William
Petterson,
Mre, Christ Evey and Mre, Adeline
Kline of Bate College spent Buuday
with Mre, Lizzie Meyer.
Mie, Bmith and Mre, Gregory of
Altoona spent a short time at the J, 1,
Ross home, '
Mr, Maria® Wagner of Tusseyville
visited her son, Samuel Wegner, here
for a few days,
Mr. and Mre, Faxon of Milesburg
visited thelr sor, Charles, and family,
the latter part of last week,
Mre, J, Norris and childrer, former-
ly of Bellefonte, are spending some
time with the former's sister, Mre. OG.
N. Fisher, They will then go to
Conteaville where they will make their
future home,
The Centre county High school de.
bate will take piace Saturday, April 1,
at 10 5, w,, In the court house, He-
forte. The subject, * Resolved, thst
Iutarnational pesce will be best pro-
moted by extensive war-like prepara
tions on the part of all powers,” The
debaters from the Boalsturg High
tehool are : Forrest Miller, on the af
firmntive side, Mildred Wieland snd
| Myles Toomse on the negative side,
é
moved fo with
OW De
R. E:
Jobo Otte's residence and moved
me Hess vaenied
Musser,
{ Green
move onto
i bury.
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Public Sale Register
THURSDAY, MARCH 30TH, one o'clock, A. J.
Weaver, administrator, of the estate of Mrs, Effie
Taylor, will sell at the late residence of said
decedent, 2 miles west of Tumseyville, 2 horses,
some farm implements, lot household goods, lot
meat, ete, *
MISCELLANEOU 4
WANTED .
in care of Box 243%,
~Hrail upright
CHICKENS WANTED ~The unde
gires to purchase a iot of chicker
pre ferred, Diop a ecard wo J
Centre Hall, Pa K. D. 2
w, Leghor
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BUBINESE OVPORTUNY
bright active man
cern Very
FRIDAY, MARCH 31, at twelve o'clock, N, ( wmrty Address N
Yarnell and Son, will sell on the D J, Meyer PO ft, New York
farm, 2 12 miles southwest of Linden Hall, & lot
of first-class young stock, consisting of horses, |
colts and cows, i
Opuntia
HOUEE YOR RENT «1
ers’ home, one half mile 1
ofiered for rent
Alexan- | Ofiered for r
Mills
Mayes »
MONDAY, APRIL SRD, 1.:80 o'clock
der MeCoy, on the MeCoy farm at Potlers
will sell horses, cattle and hogs. L. r.
auct,
o'clock Wh
Bleel range
household | 4
BATURDAY, APRIL 15T, sat on«
KR. Jones, at Spring Mills, will sell
Oak heater, lot chairs, and other
goods, All goods comparatively ucw
BATURDAY, APRIL 5TH, at 1:80 o'clock, C, B. §
Thomas, one mile west of Potters Mills, will hold
a live stock sale : Farm brood mares, with foal
Holstein cows, one fresh by time of mie, one
fresh shortly ; hetfers and young cattle, Holstel
calves, brood sows, withgsucking pigs. Terms ss
usual L. Frank Mayes, suct,
Ao DMINISTRATOR'E ROTICE —
letters of administration on
of Mre. Effie Tayior, late of Potter
deseaned,
Letters of administration on the above estate
having been duly granted to the undersig
would respectfully requestall persons ko
themselves indebesd 10 the estate 10 mak
diate payment, and those having clal
the same 10 present them duly suthention te
seillement,
the estes
township
A. J. WEAVER, Administrator,
0. l6p'd
£5 DMINIBTRATRIX'S
1
Letters of administration estate of
Mary A. Durst, late of Harris township, dees ed
Letters of administration on the shove osiale
having been duly granted to the ur
would respectiniiy requ
thems! ves indebted 1
Hale ps 1
the same 0 present them Gul)
s¢ilement
CORA E. WAGKE]
0.17
PT OTICE FROM COUNTY COMMISSION ERS
All dogs, ¢ight months oi
£ & Ag
ist
RNOTICE
CYRUS BRUNGART
JUSTICE OF THE FEACE
on the
TRE BALL, PA
asscasmnent, not
thirty days from Apri
Woes
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