lg nt JE BERL VOL. LXXXIX. CENTRE HALL, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 15. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS oF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Today ( Thursday ) ie the opening day of the pass season, WILLIAM W, HARPSTER DEAD, Auto Track Orashes Into House, The big oll sutomobile truck be- longing to the Atlantic Refining Com- pany left the road at Axe Mann on Friday morning and crsshed into the Wallsee 8B. White home, doing eon- siderable damage. It appears thst Leonard Wion, a new man, was being GOVERNMENT ORUP REPORT, DEATHS, a Mr—————— Faralysis Causes End of Native of Qentre Hall at His Freeport (lilinols ) Home, ~ Lived Retirod Afger Huccesefal Basiness Career, The unexpected announcement of the sudden death of William WwW, Estimated Production for 1910 Compared With Orops of 1915, A summary of the June crop report 3_ forthe Htate of Pennsylvania and for the United States, as compiled by the Bureau of Crop Estimates ( and trane- The announcement of the death of Mre, Eliza Jordan, widow of Willlam ¥. Jordap, at the bome of her dsugh- ter in Columbus, Ohio, was received by Miss Kathryn Fleisher, a sister, in this place, thursday of last week, Their Construction and Stady Have Oslned 8 Prominent Place in the Books of American Geology, Says Harvard Maso. [ The inexhaustible supply of ma- terial for geological research which the mountains of Centre county contain mitted through the Weather Bureau, ) U. B, Department of Agriculture, is ss has made them & source of great study to men of ecience. At the present Harpster, at Freeport, Illinole, came a4 a shock to his many friends in Cer- tre Hall, when the sad news was re- Her death, it is supposed, took place on the Bunday previous, after an ill- given lpstructions in handliog the heavy truck, while George Tibbeus, J. W. Mitterling shipped a fine load of cows to the eastern market on Frie follows : All Wheat. Penp.—June 1 forecast, 24,400,000 bushels ; production last year (final estimate,) 24,605,000 bushels. United States—June 1 forecast, 715,- 000,000 bushels ; production last year ( inal estimate,) 1,011,505,000 bushele, Oats, Penn.—June 1 forecast, 84, 600,000 bushels ; production last year (fival estimate,) 43,820,000 bushele, United Btates—June 1 forecast, 1,250,- 000,000 bushels ; production last year ( fine] eetimate,) 1,540,862,000 bushels, Rye. Penn.—Jure 1 forecast, 4,580,+ 000 bushels; production last year (final estimate,) 4,932,000 bushels, United States—Jupe 1 forecast, 43,500,- 000 bushels; production last year ( final estimate,) 49,190,000 bushels, Hay. Penn.—Jute 1 condition 94, compared wilh the eight-year sverage of 86. United Biatee—June 1 condi- tion 90.8, compared with theeight-year average of 87.6 day. Charles Geary, of Newport, spent a few days last week with hie brother, ¥. P. Geary, and family, Jewletown reached its goal of $75,- 000 in the campaign for raising that amount fora Y. M, (. A, building. The Bell telepho company lesued their new quarterly directories inst werk, Mans new nsmes are to be found in the latest editior. Messrs, E. B, Ripks, V. A. Auman, T. L. Bmith and William Brsdford were lo Bprizg Millis Friday evening to witness the initiation degree which was con ‘erred on a clase in the I. O, O. F. lodge there, John C, Rossman last week received the appointment of registrar of vitsl siatistios for Centre Hall and Potter towoehip, the office having been made vacant through the removal of Dr. J. R. G. Allison to Milibeim. At the teachers’ examination beld at State College by Buperintendent D, O. Ettere, Inst Thursday, the follow- ing young people from this place were in the climes: Misses Edna Nef! and Grace Ishier, Messrs. Ralph Luse and William Rockey. Btate College bas issued sn order that suto owners must discontinue the use of their cut-outs and also to nee care in running their care, Failure to heed warning in the matter will result in a request being made of the Biate Highway Commission to revoke the license of the off «nder, the regular man, was sealed behind Wion, On spprosching the White home sn auto standing in the road made It necessary to turn out ip rounding the curve at thet place and before the truck could be turned in its tight course it had already struck the pale fence, crashing it to splinters, and then proceeded to mount the coperete eleps, The car rammed its nose into the front of the house and in an in- stant had a good view of the parlor fpeide, A hole the ize of an ordinary window wae made snd much of the weatherboarding was damsged. The house is one of the prettiest in that locality and the oil company will be put to some little expense for repairs. ct — Change In Section Forces July 1st, July 1st the L. & T. branch of the P. R. R. will witness a radical change in regard to the different sections on the road. With the ins'sliation of the motor trucks the eleven section crews from Lewisburg to Bellefonte will be cut to six. A.B, Krebs, the local foremar, will be transferred to Lewisburg, and placed ig charge of a crew at that place,’ Each foreman instead of naving about six miles of track ander bis supervise lon will be obliged to take care of double thet amount onder the new conditions, The working force will be eight men to a crew. The local crew will probably be in charge of the bes who will be located at Bpriug Mille. The Penvsy hopes to effect a great #nvi g in the cost of upkeep of the focal rosdbed, but railroad men sre of the opinion that the change will work to the harm of the brapch owing to the undoes mileage of track that will be required to be kept In repair by only half of the present force, ness extending over several years, Mre. Jordan was Eliza Fleisher, daughter Mr. and Mre. Daniel Fleisher, and was born on the Issish Fleisher farm near Taseeyville, May 12, 1589, heuce she was in her seventy- seventh year. After her marriage to William Jordan, of Potter township, thie couple Je/t in 1880 for Ohio where for a vumber of yeara they were en- gaged in farming, Bix years ago the husband passed to the beyond, Two children survive her, namely, Mre, Grace Bebring, of Columbue, Oalo, at whose home the death occurred, and Howard Fleisher, of Seattle, Washing- tor. Also one sister and three broth- ers : Mies Kathryn Fleisher, of Centre Hall; Jared FP. Fleisher, of James- town, New York ; Isaiah Fleisher, of Philsdelphbis ; and Danlel Fleisher, of Npokane, Washing on, time Mr, Field, the author of the fol- lowing article, is making his head- quarters In Centre Hall while giving several weeks to this line of work on “Old Nittany" se well 88 In the Beven Mountains, —Ed.] ceived Wednesday of last week, For the past eeveral years Mr. and Mrs, Harpster had been making it thelr custom to spend the entire summer sesson in Centre Hall, the former home of Mr, Harpster, for which place he had the strongest affection, The whole town Joved this couple and when the times came for their depar- tare to their western home the prom- se to return sgain the next yesr was always secured from them, It is in- deed hard to resl'zs that he no more. From the Freeport { Iilinois ) Bulle- tin is taken the following bearing on his death : Friends of Willlam W. Harpster, a prominent Freeport map, were shock. ed Wednesday mornipg by the an- wouncement that he had died shorlly of Centre county has long been famous for the beauty of its ecenery. The Heven Mountaine and the view of Penna and Nittany Valleys from the tower at Biate College have been tieraided far beyond the borders of the State, Perhaps it ie hard for us to realiza today what an impassable wilderness were once the now fertile avd cultivated valleys of Central Penrp- sylvanis. Fora long time the great eystem of mountains and valleys which stretches fiom Alabama to New York formed sn all bat impassable barrier to the Eastern plonter who scught to fight his way against moun- | before 5 o'clock, the end coming at the taine, forests, and Indians to a new | family residence, 156 Stephenson Pasture. Penr.—Jane 1 condition | howe in the west, ‘Up to the door-|street. Although in il! health for a 85, compared with the ten-year aver-|®ille of the log bu!s stretched the month, his death was entirely unex- age, of 88. United Statee—June 1 cop-| #2lemn and mysterious forest, There He had been suflering from dition 93.4, compared with the ten-| were no openings to break its continu-}an attack of peritonitis, bu! year average of 89.0, ity ; nothing but endless leagues and [ease did not cause his death, He was | following 8 two days’ illness due to Apples, Penr.—June 1 forecast, 6,-| leagues of shadowy, wolf haunted [rapidly recovering from it and had acute indigestior, He was one of the 260,000 barrels; production last year] woodland * * through the gray | been able to up every dey for a] moet succeseful agricultarists in the (fioel estimate) 5,085,000 berrele, | isles of the forest men walked always | week, appearing better Tue day than | Bsld Eagle valley and ls survived by United Btates—June 1 forecast, 72,200,-| in a kind of midday gloaming * *lat any time teken {l, | hie wife, three sone, Reuben and Kyle, 0 0 barrels; production last year |Save on the bord-r of a lake, from a] D ath was caused with | both of Julian ; Carey, of Indians, Ps, (fina! estimate) 76,670,000 barrels, ol-fltop, or on a bald knch * * they | which stricken Wednesday | snd three daughters, Mre. Walter G, Peachee, Penn.—Junel forecast, 1 - | could not anywhere look out for any | morning, dying in less Lear | Tallhelm, of Julian ; Giadyer, of State 270,000 bushels; production last year|diastapes, All the land was shrouded | afterward, College, snd Elle, of Fuliefonte, The (final estimate) 2,044,000 bushele,]in one vast fores'. It covered the Tt for Mrs, | decessed was sged seventy-three years United Btates—Jnne 1 forecast, 42,400,- | mounteing from crest to river bed, fill-| Harpa'er, made particalariy so thstisnd was 8a member of the Julian 000 bushels ; production last year|ed the plaine, and stretched ln somber [she is now bereft of busbard and only | Methodist Eplecopal chureb, Funeral ( final estimate,) 64,218,000 bu hele, sud melaccholy wastes towards the] deughter, Mre. Helen Re lmar, who services were held Monday morning at Pricee, The first price given below | Misslssippl,”—[ Therdore Roo evel!, died four years age. the euurch at 10 o'clock, followed by is the sverage on June 1 this year, and | th of Eoglish-sreaking | with grief, iiterment in the family plot at Dix the second, the average on Juve 1 last | Pe “The Wioniog of the Hun cemetery, year. Penv.—Whea', 104 and 139 cents 1 of 1905 Vol, I, pp. 146- per tu hel. y Bl and 85 cents, Oats, 52 and 63 centr. Potatoes, 112 and 50 cente, Hay, $17.80 and $15.20 per tor. Eggr, 21 and 19 cents per dozer, Uwited Btatei— Wheat, 100.0 @ is Mills Alexander, one of the best kuown farmers in Bald Eagle valley, and a highly esteemed resident, died this dis-] at bie bome io Julian Thursday noon, pecied, # HH: . since Le was by parelysie, Lie was then an eo blow Is 8 heavy one The local United Evangelics] chu’ ch installed electric light in its edifice Inst week, using it for the first on the oce casion of its Chlldrei’s Day service, sunday evening. O:her places in which the mod. rn light was installed within the past week were G. O, Bere ners store sod residences, D. J. Meyer's residence. At the commencement exercises of HBhe ls pre strated » © spread ples, In Neat?! 147. I: was ‘be lumberman apd miner who firet really corquered the country, The former cleared the shaly slopes and limestone caves and valleys, the PROMINENT IN « Mr. inthis e IMMUNITY. ' edition Harpeler was a prominent m where he had . filty-sight He wae formerly in the coufielionery business and before that was in the employ of John W, Her Nn Corn Mrs. Bruce MeDouosld died st Lewis wn Mouday of last week after a illness from congestion of the Burial was made last Fridey ffs Hall Juniors Defeat Linden Hall Deceased was Ida L. Contuer and shelf (re Hall's 14-year-old future base: mmunily, Hy. #1 since 1880 He was cars old, short inoge. OF aud 131.5 cents per bushel, Coin, 74.1 and 77.9 cente, Oate, 42.1 and 51.3 cente, Potatoed 68.8 and 50.8 sents. Hay, $12.60 and $11.96 per ton. Cot- intter pushed in the railroads and developed the famous coal and fron resources of the stat, which have #o ably helped to muake the United States ney, when the latter conducted a cor-| riage factory at Cedarville and which afterwar® was located in Freeport, ago. Her husband snd three chiidgen sivvive. Mre. Mary Bhoop, in fie pisce, is a slater of the deceased : the ie Bellefonte High school, last week, fee W. Frazier, son of Mr, and Mre, ter Fresier, below Oestre Hall, was awarded the $10.00 prize offered when the Henney Buggy company was orgsnized. He enjoyed a wide po-| 201y other furviviog sister is Mies gregation of ball lossers from the town qusintavce and wae a friend to every- Marl '0 Lontner, of Scranton ; a broth- of Linden Hall. The score, of course, He was known ss“ Mack’ |" John Cootoer, of Washington, D.| we not confined to small numbers, C., also ia left to mourn ber loss, but since the local youths bad the long ley new end of the 23.11 score, they “should Bosble to dn, namely, defeat an ag- by Harry Keller, Evq., for excellence in mathematios during the year. Ane other of the graduates who was honor- ed by being given a part on the pro- gram was Ray Durst, son of Mr. and Mre. Bamuel Durst. the foremost iron and steel producing country of the world. Nature vot only provided the lumber and the cos!, the bapks of ore which could be de- veloped and mined so essily, but she tov, 12.2 and 8.6 ceuts per pound. Egger, 19.0 and 16.6 cents per dozen, ane, Harpeter to bis friends, He was loyal to all, upright in his dealings, and had Odd Fel.ows Will Decorate, The graves of deceased Odd Fellows of the local lodge who are buried in the various cemeteries nearby will be also provided close at hand a bountiful geupply of pure limestone and ganister retired to er joy the earnings from the successful business which he core Dies in Chioage, 111, Mre, E'iza A. McKinney, “Newtie” Crawford, A certain housewife east of town can widow of fu gui” Smith, and * " Gross, which are necessary in the metalurgic- al processes, Bat all this is au old story to the people of Penpeylvania and of Centre William Wolf Harpater waa born at county in particular. I say Centre| Centre Hal! Dec. 18, 1857, a couoty, ip particular, because no other | #00 of Ssmuel Harpeter and wife, He county of the state #0 combines all its] loarned the saddiery trade while in natural resources as does this geo- Pennaylvanis. Coming to Btephen- graphic center : coal, iron, wood, lime- [800 ecunly in 1580, Le located at stone, glass sand, Penns Cave, Heven | Cedarville, where hie was engaged ae Mountains, fertile valleyr, Slate Col-|® osrriage trimmer by Mr, Henney, lege, etc. Here the traveler finds rep- | The merits of the Henney buggy were resented all the natural, intellectual | then beginning to be well knowp, and and scenic resources of the state, Ifpe|the demand for the vehicles caused would appreciate Pennsylvania he| Mr. Hebnoey to move the plant to must certainly see Centre county, Freeport, where larger quarters were hers are certain intellectual re-|®ectired. This was done after Mr, sources of the counly which are per-| Harpster bad spent several years at haps not 0 well known to the ma-| Cedarville, coming to Freeport when jority of its inhabitants ss are ita|the factory was located here. He decorated on Sunday, as is the anpusl custom of the order. At Centre Hall the members will gather at Grange Hall at six o'clock p. m. and march to the cemelery where after the graves are decorated Prof. W. O. Heckman will deliver an address, The graves in the Tusseyville, Zion Hill, Bprucetown aod Centre Hill cemeteries will be decorated in the afternoon, beginning at Lhe first named at 1:30 o'clock, Odd Fellows owning automobiles are requested to have them ready for conveying brothers to the cemeteries acroes the valley in the afternoon, ————— A A —————— Have Filled Their Expense Accounts, Practically all the candidates who 1an for the nomination for office at the recent primaries have filed their produce the best argument in favor of the buy-at-home doctrine eince realize ing a bitler disappointment a few days ago when on arriving home from a shopping tour in a distant town she unwrapped a broom which was al- 1eady half worn cut from use, payiog for it the price of .a new one, Of course, she will be obliged to make the best of it since the store is too far away to have the wrong adjasted, At a recent meeting of the Millheim school board the following teschers were elected for the next term of school: Prof. D. P. Stapleton, of Mifflinburg, was re-slecled principal at a salary of $80 per month; W. E, Keen, re-slected teacher of the gram- mar grade, st $50 per month ; Ray A, Miller, of Millheim, teacher of the in- ihe iste Edward C. McKiopey, form-|_. among the locals who are destined erly of Spring Mille, died at her home to defend the town's reputation for at 506 Belden ave., Chicago, May 22 |y; 1. class baseball, and Saturday's Mre, MeKioney, whose maiden name game proved that they have a good was Brown, was born near Harrie-| iort. * The line up was as follows : burr, May 30, 1827, hence was fu her| ,, pv purr Mecintook of: Glasgow, If; eighty-uinih year, She ls survived ty Raymond, rf; P. Noll, 3b; D Noll, 1b: Ishler. the following children : Charles B., |w; Kilnger, 2b; Searwon, ¢ ; Ralston, p. Irving, [1.: William Hh Youbhgstown, CENTRE HALL Keller i: Bmith. 2b ; Craw. Onio; Mre., Annie Banders and Miss Jord, 1b; Baa, Han» 2 Lamm, B; Bem Leura McKinney, Chicago, Ill, Shel ~~ _ "~~ also was a half sister to the late Mrr, Rebekahs Install Ofoers, Sarah Tressler, of Centre Hill, Ber The Lady of the Valley Rebekah vices were conducted at her home by Lodge, 1. 0. O. F.,, in this place, held the Rev. Dornblaser ( whose wife was |, ;;iailation ceremony Tuesday eve- Aunie Bhaonon, of Centre Hall). ning of Iast week. Becsuse of the in- Later services were held in the Pree- ability of Distriot Deputy Mrs. Eliza- byterino church at Irving, where the beth Hazel, of Bellefonte, to be pres- was laid to rest. ent, Mre. Aona Puff was deputized to perform the work of installing the ducted, CAME FROM PENNSYLVANIA. Penn, expense accounts, Harry B. Fcotl’s expenses were $312.00; C. L. Gramley’s $199.50, $25.- 00 of which amount went to the Re- publican Temperance League. M. I, Gardner spent less than fifty dollare, Charles H. Rowland spent $409.57, aud W. E, Tobias less than fifty, A. H. Gafloey, for Republican Na. tional delegate, spent $207.34, and W, I. Swoope $481.29, J. L. Montgomery, treasurer of the Republican county committee, receiv- ed $300, spent $200.25, and hss a bale ance of $0.75. +. Linn Harrie, N. E. Robb and Lewis Emery spent lees than fifty dollare, a — = ———— A section of the Philadelphia Irquirer containing a marked editorial beariog the caption * An Incressing Death Rate,” wae forwarded to this office by the “Committee on Publi eation,”” Perry Bullding, Philadelphis, economic ones; I am referring especially to the beautiful delineated type of mountain structure and the fossiliferous rocks, Appalachian Mountain structure is famous the world over, and it was due to the ef- forts of such men as Rogers, of the first Pennsylvania Barvey; Bailey Willie, of tiie U, B. Geological Burvey; aud W. M. Davie, of Harvard Uni versily, in this region of folding and erosion without great faulting that America was first able to publish to the world the mechanics of mountain building. The study of the Appalach- ian Mountains of Central Pennsyl- vanis has proved the most noble chapter in the books of American geology, The fossiliferous rocks have yet to be studied in any great detail, Already much wotk has been spent apon them and In time they will probauly be as fully described as the rocks of New York and the south eastern states, continued with the Henney Buggy company for a pumber of years, giv- ing ap bis work to engage in the confectionery business, which was established on Van Buren street in the Wilcoxon block. He was later epgoged in the same business at a stand in Btepbenson street, but gave up sctive business 'ife several years ago. Mr, Harpster always retained a strong aflection for hia birthplace and it wae customary for him and his wife to make frequent trips to Centre Hall, Mr, Harpeter was married in April, 1885, to Mise Auna M, Newcomer. Johu B. Harpster, the merchant tailor, is a brother of the deceared, Mr. Hearpster joined the Masonic fraternity soon after atiaining his ma- jority. His sfMiliation was with Ex- celeior lodge No, 08, and he was a past worshipful master of that orgapizs tion. Funeral services were held Friday Former Local Reformed Minister Dend, The Rev. Dr. Thomas F. Land, six- ty-four years old, of Manchester, Md., died suddenly of heart failure V does day night of lsat week in the chapel of Frapkiin and Marshall college. He was attending the commencement exe ercises, He was buried at Manchester, Md.,, Tuesday. His wife and two sons— George and Johu—survive him. Dr. Land served the looal Reformed charge for four years, beginning his pastorate February 201th, 1885, A Deaths of Centre Countinne, Mre, Margaret A. Neff, widow of William H. Neff, at Howard, aged seventy-six yeare, Martin B. Garmav, formerly of Bellefonte, died in Philadelphia fol- lowing an operation, aged forty years, Mre. Lucy A. Albright, of Pation township, died at the Bellefonte hos- Mra Lille MOOTe..........coommmmnrrsnsn Mrs. Daisy Luse.........coconnnn Mrs. James Stahl... vin. Mrs. Eitlo Kroamer.... cu. .oooonomme Mrs. Margaret Smith.......... Inside Guardian Mrs. Margaret Crawford... Outside Guardian Miss Mary Whiteman... coe. Pianist A number of visiting members from At the same time a degree was A A RR Qentre Hill vouple Married. Saturday evening Rev. R R. Jones The cere- termediate grade, at $40 per montb, snd Miss Carrie Bariges, of near Cen- tre Hall, teacher of the primary, at $50 per month, William Meyer, of Loganton, spent the latter half of last week with his cousie, D. J. Meyer, in this place, and then went on to Siate College to visit a daughter. Mr. Meyer undoubtedly is one of the oldest millers in point of service in the stale. AL the age of seventy-four years he is still at the work after a continuous run of fifty- six years. Twenty years ago he was the miller at the local mill and from here be went to Loganton, While his son now operates the mill there Mr, Meyer still makes a good hand and does cobsiderable work. His one great desire is to build a mill after hie own ideas, which he thinks, he could plan just right to have it most cone venient in every detail. Richard, the 3-year-old son of Mr, afternoon st 2 o'clock st the home of mony was performed at the loos! Re-|and Mre. Paul Smith, of State Col- with the view of having the editorial These tremendous thicknesses of published. The burden of the article ia to discredit the effort of the State Board of Health to give the public simple rules of living which if orserv- ed will not fall in making life more pleasant ss well ss make the observer's days lodger. Doctors and men of science are aleo assailed, I'he Report- er is unable to see the motive of the at- tack unless it is political, I oS ————— Don't fall to give your support to the young people of Biglerville who will be here on Baturday evenlog to present “Io Plum Valley,” a rural comedy drams, in Grange Arcadis, sandstones, limestones and shales aud their included fossils which thrived in the great inland ses long before power- ful earth movements ralsed and folded the sediments into what are now the eroded bills and valleys of Pennay!- vanis, are of compelling interest to all students of the earth’s history, It perhaps may seem strange to the economist of Centre county that his locality is probably more famous among foreign nations for its scientific interests than for its agricultural and mining possibilities, nevertheless this Joba HB, Harpster, 83 Van Baren sireet. Burial was made at Oakland cemetery, where Excelsior lodge wae in charge. ——— SO SU———— P.O. MM, Adademy b x-Ytgdents to Reane, A re-unlon of the ex-students of the Pine Grove scademy snd seminary will be held at the historic old building on Friday, June 28rd, at 10.30 A, WM, Many prominent speakers have con sented to be present. The gathering will be on the style of a basket plenie, Everybody Is welcome. Good music fact should be sppreciated, Rionarp M, will be one of the pleasing features, ne well as reminicoences by friecds of fifty-nine years, A AA AA ——— Brown.Breon, H, (. Btover united In Breon, both of State College. ties have closed a deal whereby i town will come into possession | hitching yard. In this manner Ho ingdon has solved the problem oent meeting attempted to unravel, formed parsonsge. The bride Is from near West Cheater and for the pest two terms successfully taught the Centre Hill public school, making Ler home with the parents of the groom, Mr. and Mr, H, I. Foust. The groom is a young man of good jcharsoter and worthy of the young woman he has promised to lc ve and protect, The Reporter joins their many friends in wishing them all the joy and happloess possible in their wed- ded life, —— ——— . Mere, J, J. Wehrley, of Altoona, spent Bunday with ber sisterdo-law, lege, formerly of Miliheim, on Monp- day morning inflicied a wound near one of his eyes that may osuse the loss of hie sight, says the Milihelm Jour nal. The youngster procured a knife and was cutting at » window sill in the kitchen, when the biade glanced hit the lad just below the eye ocuttl an ugly gab. A physician was sume moned, who advised that the Iad be taken to a hospital, Arrangements were immediately made and the boy waa taken to the Williamsport bospite al in the afternoon. Four stitches were required to close the wound, but the hospital authorities are not certain Mre, Mary Bhooy, in this place, 1 the sight can be restored,