tr,
VOL. LXXXIX.
DR, LONGWELL BUYS DRUG BTORE,
Registered Pharmacist on Job and the Old
Stand Will Take on New Lease of Life,
-To be Beautitied and Better Equipped,
The Centre Hall drug store, best
Enown by the name of Murray’s drug
store, changed hands Saturday morp-
ing when Dr. H. H. Longwell pur-
chased the drugs and patents from H.
A. Dodson, who conducted the store
for a,period of fifteen months. It is
the third change of ownership since
the death of Mr, Murray, a few years
ago, the etore’s vicissitudes being due
to the want of a qualified pharmacial
to compound prescriptions and d's
pense druge., With the late change,
however, a real drug store is assured,
for Dr, Longwell has secured the ser-
vices of Harry Kline, of Btate College,
a young man who is a graduate of
the pharmaceutical school of the
Universary of Pittsburgh.
The doctor purposes making the
drug store up-to-date in every way so
that besides meeting the demands of
an exgciing public it will also be a
credit to the town. Already the
painters are at work on the interior
woodwork and a complete renovation
will take place in due time, giving the
store the appearance of a first-class
drug store—clear, sanitary, and
efficient,
i fe fii
LOUALS
Prof. L. O. Packer, of Pittsburgh, is
spendirLg his Easter vacation with his
family io this place,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Royer wiil
make their home temporarily with the
George snavely family at State Col-
lege,
Brush up the dark spote, and for
goodness sake don’t let manure lie
around in piles for that is the bes:
piace ino all the world to breed the
dirty pesky flies,
Halph Homan, son of Mr, and Mrs.
William oman, was rather seriously
ill for a few days beginning of the
week, suflfering from appendicitis,
Dr. H., Longwell, the family
physician, has succeeded in scattering
the disease,
wi
£34
Farmer Harry C. Reish on Friday
delivered seven head of fat cattle to
Oak Hall where H, D, Tussey, of Mec-
Alevy’s Fort, took the animals and
loaded them on the care. Mr. Relist
received 8 cents per lb, for the best
glock.
ihe best ea'ch of speckled beauties
ou the first day of the season was
made by J. W, Reifsnyder, of Linden
Hall, who hooked thirty-four in the
sireamn st that place. Among the
local fishermen Barber Geary landed a
nalf dozen nice ones on Monday morn-
ing at Linden Hall,
The schools are in the
midst of the examipation season, and
those scholars who have spent the
past eight months in earnest study
have no fear whatever of the “exams, ’
while to the other class the various
blackboard questions appear as insur-
mountable obstacles in their pathway,
During Friday's cyclonic wind
storm a large tree standing along the
road in the Old Fort woods was blown
across Lhe telephone wires of both the
United and Bell companies. A num-
ber of pole: of the United line were
snapped ofl and the wires became a
tangled maes 80 that service was para-
lyzsd for some time. The Bell com-
psny’s damage was very slight and
Was goon repaired,
borough
The old Ford car that has been con-
veried into a delivery truck by F, V,
Goodhart is attracting considerable
attention owing to its extraordinary
wheel base. Through the ingenuity
of Harry Harper the chassis was ex-
tended and certain changes made so
that 137 inches of road lies between
the centers of the front and rear
wheelie, A good sized load of furni-
tuie can be hauled and the * Peace
Ark’ does all that is possible with a
higu-priced truck.
N. B. Bhafter, who now lives on the
Dr. Musser farm near Millhelm, was in
town on Baturday, aud reports his
father,’cquire Michael Bhatler, in quite
delicale condition. The senior Mr.
Bhafler ls now in his nioety-second
year, and consequently there is not
uuch prospect of his recovering. The
former is s0 elated over the kindly
epirit shown vy his neighbors daring
bis resivence at Centre Mills that he
could not refrain from asking the Re-
porter to return thanks to them
through ite columus,
B. D. Brisbio is the proud owner of
# Lbree-link badge bearing the numer-
als "45," designating that many years
of membership in the I. O, O, F, order.
In faci Mr, Brisbin js just two years
nenrer the half century mark, June of
this year marking the forty-seventh
spniversery of his initiation ss an
Odd Fellow at Potters Mille, The
badge is of a beautiful design and has
three substantial gold links connected
, with it, Mr, Brisbin purposes wear-
ing he emblem at the anniversar
celebration at Bellefonte, next W
nesday.
5,85, CONVENLION AY SPRUCETOWN,
Meetings Will be Hold Inthe MM, E, Ohurch
Friday of Next Week, —The Program,
The twenty-first semi-annual Buan-
day-:chool eonvention of the eleventh
district of Centre county will be held
in the Methodist church at Bpruce-
towr, Friday, April 28th. There will
ba two sesslone—afternoon and even-
ing. The ministers in the district,
which is composed of Centre Hall
borough, Potter and Gregg townshipe,
have been assigned excellent topics on
Munday-2chool work and the meetings
should prove highly profitable, The
program follows :
AFTERNOON SESSION-2 O'CLOCK.
BS EIS sume arnsnsvassunmte snsenoptnnss smu stmbsisde Choir
Devotions...........coovn.. Rov, W. H. Willisms
Appointment of Committees
Address sessrspnsssssssnscss ns ROY. Re B. JODOS
“Preparedness Necessary for Front Line
Schools *'
Musie
Conference of Buperintendents and Teachers
srarsennann sssassnnsnsennees WORAGE, Rev. ¥, H. Foss
Election of Officers Minutes
CHORIN PRAYER vrs si sasserssneaiinss C. E. Royer
EVENING BESSION 780 O'CLOCK
Praise Service..... Rev. D. 8B. Kurtz
Devotions
Enrollment of Schools
Music
Address, I. L. Harvey, Pres. Centre Co. Assn
“Our County and the Coming County Con-
veution *'
Music
Address . N. Johnston
...Rev, D. 8. Kurts
Doxology
Closing Remarks..........
Offering
Adjournment
Tbe next County Convention will
be held at Howard, May 23 and 24
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Planting 250,000 Trees in Greens Valley,
Forester Leonard Barbee, with a
force of twenty-five mer, started this
week to plant 250,000 seec lings on the
Greens Valley state forest grounds.
Fbis is in keeping with the state's
reforestation plsn to plant over
5,000,000 trees this year, Mr. Barnes
is setting out several species of pines
snd European larch, and the number
for this year's planting is ten times as
great as that of any previous year.
Fo theuninitiated the task of planting
as quarter million trees would seem a stu-
penduocus oue, but Mr. Baroes informe
us that with his force of 25 men the
work ean be done in about two weeks.
I'he force will be divided into groupe
of two—one man goiog ahead with a
msitock and at every five feet tearing
up enough soil to permit the plsciog
f the young tree, which lsaboat eight
inches in height, The planter follows
with a handful of seedlings and after
placing the tree in the ground replaces
the earth, using a wooden mallet in the
peratior. In this way each group
can plant from 1200 to 1400 trees a day.
The allotment will cover an area of
two hundred acres,
Daring the term of work the men
engaged will live in tents on the state
grounds, paying for their board at the
rate of thirty cents a day. The wage
is $1.75 a day,
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A Good Piay Coming.
Tuesday evening of next week the
Bellefoute High school will present
“A Modern Kopight,” in Grange
Arcadis. The play is a three-act
comedy, has a pleasiog plot, and has
been given much study by those who
are in the cset. Lookiog over the
cast Lhe names of several young men
formerly from this place will be found.
The Reporter is of the opinion that
thie play will please al), and we be-
speak for them a good size! house,
CAST
{ Characters are named in the order of their
Appearance )
Martin ( clerk of the Court)... William Malone
Policeman Cassidy... con ovinn. Lomi ie Cronister
Officer O'Brien. ....c..comme one. Phil Barnhart
Mr. Chas. Henderson............... Russell Lowry
Judge Walta....... sevvennnes WAL Limam Schmidt
Lieut. Robert Worburton, .....Allau MeClellan
Miss Botiy Annesley... Pauiine Jonnson
Mrs. Conway - one Bhaughnessy
Cora «.. Eleanor Bower
or warps Apasaley
Count Karloff .
Miss Nancy Worburton......
Wham ....... cous
Lt Frank Kaleigh
LoSwengle Smith
cones Li ine Wallace
Joseph Wagner
~sohn Smith
Act I. Judge Watt's private room,
Act 11. Col. Annesley’'s home at Chevy Chase.
Act IIL Col. Annesely’s home at Chevy Chase,
Time :~Now,
Beene :~~Washington, D.C
ER —
Smith Bartholomew,
Oo Monday of Isst week, at high
noon, in the 2ud Presbyterian church
in Plusburgh, by the Rev, George
Shelton, Mise Gertrude Bartholomew,
of Pittsburgh, sud Harry 8. Smith, of
Greenville, Ohlo, were united in mar-
risge. They went to housekeeping at
once in an apartment house, 507 Union
Ave,, Pittsburgh, North Bide.
Miss Bartholomew is a daughter of
Mre. Elizabeth Bartholomew, and a
nlecs of W, H. Bartholomew of this
place,
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Seed Oats for Sale,
Bradford and Hon, at the Centre
Hall station, have on hand an ex.
cellent quality of seed oats which they
are offering for sale to Penns Valley
farmers. If you're after = good yleld
of oats this summer, get your seed of
Bradford and Son, :
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Make no plans which will take yon
out of town on July 4th, for the looal
lodge of Odd Fellows will strive to
ake things exciting and interesting
at home that day. It's the day of ihe
part in a sunshiny way.
8 00 a. m, to 12 noon,
quarters,
10.00 &, m,
Diamond.
kr 3op m.
2.00 p, m,
Music . . ts as
Address of Welcome .
Response
330p.m,
Lodge 153.
6.45 p.m,
Lodge.
this great institution of learning.
of pink flags.
Logan street, under line of blue flags.
street under line of scarlet flags.
Diamond playing * Religioso,"’
American Flag.
Grand Lodge Officers, in auto,
Association Officers, in auto,
panied by Staff,
All Lodges from Lycoming, Blair,
and Mifflin counties,
All Lod
tre Lodge of Bellefonte.
autos, Gra
Cheviliers trunks and Canton
corner of Spring and Lamb Streets.
Get Together,
The National Stockman in. an edi
torial commends the business men of
Mariette, Ohio, for entertaining at a
diopner the business men of the
county. Buch affairs could be made
8 great success In every way, partion.
larly in showing town and country
how depeudent they are on each other,
The first essential to obtain full coop-
eration between nountry and town je
to get an understanding, snd one of
the best ways of obtaining an under
standing would be the Marietta-way.
Does anyone doubt that an invest.
ment of this kind will pay big divi-
dends ?
———AI AAPA AI,
New Sohonl House for Potter Twp,
At a meeting of the Potter township
school board, held lsat Thuteday, it
was decided to build a new school
house to take the place of the one
which burned to the ground at Egg
William Lucas home, along Blinking
Dauberman, .. Building operations
big ox roast,
will begin soon.
The town is put-
corner of
. a . Orphanage Band
. Burgess Edmund Blanchard
Limited for admission of Past
187 of Tyrone ; in hall of Centre
Pro.
ine
Spring street, right resting on West
on South Spring
} west on Lamb to
out
n Spring street
Prof. Cal-
the
PARADE.
E. Sterner, accom -
Tioga, Snyder,
COLOR SCARLET.
Aged and Infirm Odd Fellows in
Notios to the Publle,
Ata regular meeting of the boro
council, held April 7th, complaint was
made by a number of citizens from dif-
ferent parts of the town in regard to
the parking of automobiles in front of
private residences and the anpoyance
caused by the same. The council took
the matter up and placed it in the
hands of the nuisance committee, with
power to act. The committees hereby
requests all parties tov discontinue the
parking or placing of sutomobiles or
any vehicle any plac: that in any way
is an sunoyance to any resident.
The committee hop ee that it will be
unnecessary to take ms ny further action
in regard to the above .
By Orour oF COUNCIL,
S——————.
You'll not see many farmers about
town during the day from this on un-
til the corn is plant yd, and those that
do come won't “pai tk’ long for busi
ness is too pressing on the old farm to
be absent from it for any length, of
time. But in | be evening, Mr.
Farmer, come In and bring your
family with you,
DEATHS,
It was a shock to the many friends
of Joseph M. Gilliland to receive the
news of his death which occurred Fri-
day at his home in New Bloomfield,
Mr. Gilliland belonged to one of the
oldest Potter township families, hav.
ing been a gon of David Gilliland and
wes born on the Gilliland homestead
near Potters Mills about sixty-nine
years ago. He lived on the old home-
stead and engaged in farming for
many years and until he moved to
New Bloomfield where he and W. O.
Rearick opened a grain house. On
partiog with this business he engaged
in the manufacture of felloes, ete., and
later became a partner in the firm of
(Gilliland snd Cloeser, dealers in hard-
ware, He was a good farmer sand ss
well a good business man, and conse-
quently was successful in a financial
way in all his underlakings,
Mrs. Gilliland, who before marriage
was Mise Annie Btahl, died some years
ago at New Bloomfield, but there sur-
vive three daughters, pamely, Misses
Gertrude, Martha and Nellie, Believ-
it that his daughters received not only
a common school education but they
were gradusted from Pennsylvania
Htate College, Wilson College, and
New Bloomfield Academy, respec-
tively.
While a resident of Potter township
Mr, Gilliland stood high in the
elimation of all his acquaintances,
similarly regarded.
Gilliland held to the Presbyterian
faith snd was an elder, Politically he
was 8 Democrat and could always be
depended upon to uphold the prinei-
ples of his party. He was a man of
‘nelination snd had many
friends who sought his company.
Home few years ago Mr. Gilliland
a sufferer from tuberculosis
and although be went south thinking |
the change of climate might be bene
ficial, the diresse continued to reduce
bis vitality uotil finally death came s#
u relief,
Religiously Mr.
social
breame
Jocob Luz, a well known resident
of Blate ( died at his home
Thuredsy afternoor, April 6ih, follow-
ing » long livers with heart Liouble
and dropsy, sged fifty-seven years.
He followed farming all his life until
bie health falled a few years ago when
he moved to Riste College. He is sur-
vived by his wife snd three children.
He also leaves the following brothers
and sieters : William and Hatchinson
Lutz, of Bufisio Ban; George, of
Hiate College ; Harvey, of Axe Mann ;
Harry, in Iilineiz ; Charles, in Kan-
gas ; Mre. J. F. Meyers, of Pine Grove
Millis; Mre, J. H. Birouse, of Biate
College ; Mre. Clayton Wilmer, of near
Bellefonte, and Mre. George Taylor, of
State College.
Oljeg
William A. Ward, eighty years of
age, a native of Centre county, died st
Puilipsburg on Balordsy. He is the
inst cf a family of ten brothers and one
sister. Bix of the brothers were in the
civil war at one time. Two were
killed in battle, He was a member of
Company I, Second Peansylvania
heavy artillery.
Mre, Alexander's House Takes Fire,
The home of Mre. James Alexander,
in the borough, wss in danger of
destruction Tuesday morning at 9:30
o'clock, when fire was discovered oon
the shingle roof, A gale was blowing
and but for the timely discovery of the
bisza while in its iocipiency by
William Mitterling who was passing
down the street in a car, it would
have been 8 difficult matter to have
prevented a total destruction of the
dwelling. As it was the hme wae
greatly damaged by water which
found its way through the attic and
second floors, ruining carpets and
furnitare, The loss ls several hun-
dred dollare,
The town’s two hose oarls were
brought to the scéne of the fire in un-
usually short order and two lines of
hose connected with a nearby plug.
The water pressure was tremendous,
and in epite of the fact that the entire
roof was ablaze before the waler was
turned on the flames were quickly
quenched. It was the fire on Lhe attic
that was hard to reach, requiring a
flood of water to be directed into the
room,
No cause for the fire is known.
AA fin ————
Housk AND LOT FOR BALE. —Seven-
room house on west side of Main
street ; good lot ; also chicken house.
For particulars inquire of Mrs, MARY
REARIOK, Centre Hall, Pa.
A — AP ————
Centre Hall has a number of fire
fighters that need only a little traio-
ing in system. They've got the dar-
ing and skill, but thie, ucless properly
directed, may fail in its purpose.
fail to attend n&
r Oa Fort
I nn:
Don't
Jordan's
hotel,
| "NO. 16
"TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
“A Modern Knight,” in Grange
Hall, Tuesday evening of next week,
Rev. D. B. Kuriz spent a day in
Laveaster last week on business,
Every American citizen should take
part io the primaries of his party snd
in the general elections whenever
they occur,
The Milroy correspondent to the
Daily ( Lewistown ) Bentinel says
that W, O. Hearick has purchased a
new suto truck,
Mre. Lillie Alexander returned to
ber home on Friday after spending the
winter months with relatives in
Bellefonte and Spring Mille,
The fine prospects for a 1616 wheat
crop will make lots ¢f farmers forget
tho price of gessoline long enough to
contract for an sutomobile,
Dr. G. W. Hosterman left on Tuoes-
day for Lancaster where he will re-
main for ten days with hisson, 8. V,
| Hosterman, Eeq., and family,
Prof, apd Mre. W. O. Heckman and
{ little daughter drove to Millheim in
their new car on Buonday and spent the
{day with the former's parente, Mr,
{sud Mre. A, F. Heckman,
i
i
The petitions circulated in the in-
terest of Mitchell I. Gardner to be-
come & candidate for assemblyman
| were largely signed, although the
| papers were in the field but for a few
daye. This indicates that Mr. Gard-
ner is popular within the party ranks,
The inter-county debste for the
district composed of Centre, Clear-
field, Blair and Bedford counties will
be held under the suspjces of the
Altoona Chamber of Commerce in the
High school auditorium, Altcons, on
Fridey, April 28th, The Centre
county team of debaters wae announe-
ed two weeke ago,
“Bandy,” the little woolly dog thst
bad been a house pet for a number of
years in the Barnes’ family, wae put
to desth vis the lead ball route, Thars-
lay evening, becsuse of an unfortunste
ircumstance, “Sandy was en-
joying a dandy bones when s sliver got
in his throat. Efforts to dislodge it or
force it down his throat proved un-
svalling, and to end his misery he was
shot,
Ia this issue appears an srticle
headed ** Liebel at Close Range’ that
ought to be carefully read by every
one who contempiates voling st the
Democratic primary election. The
article ie true to its caption and shows
the msn who pretends be for
barmony carrying a dagger frequently
used in Erie county politices To
prove that one who has repeatedly
binders Democrats from being elect-
ed to office can pose as a * harmony ”’
man will require a new spelling of the
word,
lo
J. L. Holmes, burgess of Blate Col-
lege, was very seriously injured Satur-
day morning a week ago when he fell
in front of his residence on Coliege
avenue. Mr. Holmes was leaving the
house oun a business errand and fell
down the steps, striking the side of his
head on the concrete pavement. He
bled profasely from the wound on his
bead and did not recover consciousness
until Bandsy morning and all day
Sunday was in a semi-conscious condi-
tion. The following day he was able
to converse with his family.
The "bus line running between Lock
Haven and Bellefonte is in danger o
being put out of business, the Central
Railroad of Pennsylvanis, runuing be-
tween Mill Hall and Bellefonte, com-
plsining that the 'ous line loterferes
with their franchise rights and works
to the ivjary of its passengersoarrying
business. The people of Lock Haven,
however, are determined to fight the
railroad company, and are circulating
a petition setting forth to the Pablic
Service Commission the advantages
and conveniences of 'bus travel. A
hearing before the Public Service Com
mission will be held some time thie
month and a decision rendered at a
iater date.
In order that they might gains few
pointers on the subject and style of de-
bate, Messrs, May Durst and Lee
Frazier, two of the winners of the
county debate, attended the BSiate-
Cornell debate in the Auditorium at
State College, Saturday evening.
he subject was, ** Resolved, that the
adoption of the Administration policy
of armament ingresse would be for
the best Interests of the United States’
The Cornell team upheld the ol
ative side of the question while State
defended the negative. Both sides
produced sound, logical arguments for
and againet the increase, making it no
easy matter for the judges to decide
which team was entitled to the vie
tory on the basis of the merits of the
arguments. After due deliberation
the three judges] decided in favor of
Cornell by a two to one vole,