ae — THE CENTRE REPORTER. ISSUED WEEKLY. SENTRE HALL - - PENN’A. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1916 SMITH & BAILEY . 8S. W,. SMITH . . Proprietors Editor { Loca! Editor and EDWARD E, BAILEY Business Manager Entered at the Post Office in Centre Hall as second Class mall matter, TERMS, The terms of subscription to the Re porter are one and one-half dollars per year. ADVERTISING RATES--Display advertise ment of ten or more inches, for three or more in sertions, ten cents per inch for each issue. Dis lay advertisin SouupYing Joe space than ten re doo and for less than three insertions, from fifteen to twenty-five cents per inch for each issue, according to composition, Minimum charge seventy-five cents, Local notices accom ying display advertis- ing ave cents per line for each insertion ; other , eight cents per line, minimum charge, twenty-five cents, Legal notices, twenty cents per line for three insertions, and ten cents per line for each ad- ditional insertion, CHURCH APPOINTMENTS. Presbyterian—Centre Hall, afternoon. by Rev. Josiah Still, of Brooklyn, Sermon United Evangelical—Egg Hill, morning ; Tus seyville, afternoon ; Centre Hall, evening. Reformed--Tusseyville, morning, communion ; Centre Hall, afternoon. Lutheran—-Georges Valley, morning ; Union, afternoon ; Centre Hall, evening. Methodist—For December 10th : Centre Hall, morning ; Sprucetown, afternoon ; Spring Mills, evening, Rev. C. W. Rishel, of Howard, will fill all appointments, LUOUALS, Christmas is only eighteen days off, Mr. Buck, with horne, would better keep under cover until after the 15th. W. CT. U. will meet Baturday afternoon at the home of Mre. Andrew Zettle, f= It's getting almost too late to ‘“‘ do your Christmas shopping early.” Do it now. Hall Soyder, Unclaimed letters in entre post office Dec, 4, Stephen E. —8, W. Smith, Postmaster, Mise Lena Bressler, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. W. B. Bressler, of Bpring Mills, was the guest of Miss Nina Blick over thanksgiving. The number of rabbits killed this yesr in Pennsylvania is estimated at 4,000,000, or double the umber of last season, according to a report issued by the state game commission, Mr. and Mre, C. H. Meyer, of Reeds- ville, and Mr, and Mrs. Ed. L. Bar- tholomew and daughter, of Altoons, were among those who spent Thanks giving Day with relatives in town. Mrs, James Spangler and Mise Annie Fortney, of Tusseyville, sccom- panied the body of the former's sunt, Mrs. Mary Fortney, to Lancaster, where it was laid to rest on Baturday afterncon, Harry Harper has been confined to bed since Saturday, suffering from a well developed case of appendicitis, an operation for which will very likely be necessary in the near future, Dr. H. H. Longwell is the attending physician, Wilmer P. Garver, of Philadelphis, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs, H. W, Dinges. He is a son of George Garver, who when a younger msn frequently came to Centre Hall, and is engsged as a clerk for the Peonsy at Broad Street Station, A four-legged bog is respected to some extent when the present prices of pork is kept in mind. This is especi- ally true when you calculate the value of the 554-1b. hog killed by Robert Glasgow, and the three killed by Al vin Btump, the combined weight of which waa 1450 lbs. Mr, and Mre, Hemfrid Hendrickson and daughter Grace, of Youngsville, were guests of Mre. Hendrickson's cousin, Mre, E, E. Bailey, on Tuesday. Mr. Hendrickson is here for a week's deer bunting snd he and his family are making their headquarters at the T. J. Fleisher home, near Colyer, A most pleasing program by the young people of Tusseyville, interested in mission work, was given in the Union church at that place on the evening of Thanksgiving Day, at which time the anpual thank-offering service was observed. Both the enter- tainment and the liberality of the offering were up to the standard set years ago by the people of that section, who compel the admiration of the church workers In Centre county through their admirable spirit shown in this particular branch of caureh work. The offering lifted st the ser- vice amounted to more than sixty. seven dollare, Coming back to the birth place after & continuous absence of almost seventy years ought to and does bring John H. Rankle many pleasant rweetinge, He was a boy of nine when his father, Samuel Runkle, moved from the Neese farm, pear the old Lutheran church site at Penn Hall, to Stephen- son county, Illinois. At the call of Lineoln, Mr. Runkle enlisted and served with the 46th Illinois Regi- ment until the close of the unplessant- ness, and then engaged in farming in Illinois. About twenty-seven years ago he moved to Rowe, Iowa, and continued farming, but now ls living retired. While in the esst he Is spendiog the time with his cousine smong whom i+ James W, Ronkle, of Centre Hall, While he thinks Centre county flue, he holds farming condie tions are better in his state, Slacks Have Two.—Fire The deer season opened propitioue- | ly last Fridsy morning and many | deer have been slain, Many hunters announce that the woods are filled | with more hunters this year than | they have ever known before but the | accidents are few, conajdering the | number of mer, the high power of the | guDg, the many deer and not to men- | tion the carelessness of the many | hunters and the ignorance and eager- | ness of others, Many reports come in of the big buck of this or that region | that has eluded successfully the sure! shots for the last ten years and still | can often be seen but not slain, The Penn Btate Forest about Co- burn is paridecularly full of men, the | incoming trains bringing more each | day, eome of whom stay in the camps or hotels and some depart the same | day. The following are the returns so far | as we have been able to collect them :! i Green Brier party. No. 1, three deer. i | Green Brier party, No, 2, Oscar Auman party, one deer, Burt Rowe party, one deer. Hyoder party, three deer and one bear, Wal. Auman party, one deer, Rote-Wingard party, three deer, Frank Kerstetter, one deer, Woodward Volunteers, two deer. Woodward Gun Club, three deer. Millheim Gun Club, one deer, The Bradfords, of Centre Hall, are upholding their reputation ss success- ful deer slayers and have four antlered animals hanging by their camp. Two are 5-pronged, two 4-pronged and one 2-pronged. The Slack party, of Centre Hall, had two bucks laid low when the sesson was but two days old, The Pleasant Gap party, at the Bup- day place, have two—a S-prong, killed by Fred Lose, sud a spike buck, shot by 17-year-old “Pi” Hile, The Altoona party, at Btone Creek, have a deer and a bear. The Palmyra party, at Venrick’s, bave had plenty of shooting but have registered no killings. The Loopers, located close to the BOALSBURG Myre. Hazel ia visiting her sor, A. J. Hazel, John Rapp is sttending court sat Bellefonte this week, Mrs. Norman Blagle is visiting in in Altoona, John BStover, of Altoons, spent Mre. William Stover, Mre, Charles Mothersbasugh and son spent several days Isst week with friends st Howard, Mrs. Thomas Houtz, of Lemont, is visiting ber daughter, Mrs. Robert Bailey. Miss Frances Patterson ie spending this week at the E. W, Hess home at Shingletown, Frank Fisher, of Altoons, spent several days at the Mre, A. E. Fisher home, : Mr. and Mrs, Famuel Weaver and children and Miss Ada Keene spent several days at Millheim, Miss Frances Harter, of Btate Col- lege, spent Thanksgiving Day at ‘he James Ross home, Mre, George Houtz and daughter are visiting Mre, Houlz'd parents, Mr. and Mre, William Kuhp, at Williams port, Rev, 8B, CC. Blover, wife and sop, autoed to Hecla on Haturday sod at. tended a butchering at the Deitreich home, On their return home they stopped at Bellefonte, From last week. Miss Louells Ross visited relatives in Altoons, Fred Ishler is spending sometime in Altoone. Mise Mardie Wagner, of Altoona, spent several days with relatives here, MH, E. Weber spent Monday at Belle- foute, Miss Tammie Lee, of Lemon’, spent Bunday with her paren’s here. Mre. Laura Bricker visited her sister, Mre. McEwen, at Unionville, Mre. Robert Harter, of State Col- lege, ia visiting ber parente, Mr. and Mre, James Rose, Mise Francis Patterson is spending this week at the Miller home at the Glades, Mr, and Mre. Ernest Zechman, of Bellevue, Ohio, are visiting their uncle, J. F. Zschman, Mre,. M. A. B. Boal and Miss Oatharine Dale spent Saturday after- noon and evening st Btate College, Misses Marion and Helen White- hill, of Lemont, spent Bunday with their grandmother, Mrs, Margaret Riley. ~ine Grove Miils. The 8. D. Neidigh home is guaran tined for German measles, . Frank O, Homan killed four porkers that tipped the beam at 400 Ibs. each. A tracking snow fell evening but a drissliog min took i Destroys Camp House, Bradforde, bave one deer. The Georges Valley party, on the Bummit, have a 5-prong buck. The Decker party, in Decker Valley, have one, The Yeagertown party, in the Nar. rowe, have one, The Regulars, at Walter Garrity’s, have one, The Potters Mills party, hunting by the day, have killed three bucks, The Bpring Mills party, in the Dan Ripka property, have one. The Fillmore party, at Bhutts Im- The Fredericktown party, in the Boalsburg region, have one. The Miller party, at SBhingletown, have one, The Raymond party, in the Bear Mesdowe, have one, There are a number of camps from w bich no word has yet heen received. HUNTERS' CABIN BURNS, The log cabin built shout two years | sgo st Weikert, on Penn’s Creek near {the Penn Fores', by David Libby at a | cost of sbout $5600, recently burned to {the ground. The cabin was a band. {some two story log structure beauti- | tally floisbhed in natural wood. | The building was nicely furnished | with sbout $500 worth of household goods and furniture, | Oo Friday, November 23, Mr.» Ehip- | man aod six friends came from Bhs | mokin to the cabin to enjoy a little { pheasant bunting before the season | closed, I'bey remained until Bunday, | the 25tb, when they motored to Bha- | mokin, believing that they had left everything safe. The large room | downsteirs wee furnished with a large {open fire place where Mr. Bhipman {had left a hot fire, apparently safe, | when he locked the door and left. It | Is thought that the hearth became over heated or else some hot embers rolled apon the floor and started the blaze. | About 7:80 P. M. Buuday, Mr. Libby | happened to psss not far from {cabin and noticed the whole first | floor ablaze. He speedily summoned | aid from all the neighbors but it was too laste and soon the entire structure | Was a smouldering ruip, the Ridge High school, is here for a few deys gunning on old Tu-sey, A.C. Keplar and wife are visiting at Pitteburgh where they went to see the Btate-Pitt game. Miss Ella Keller is visitiog her { brother, William Irvip, in the (ron i Clty. | Health officer Port hiss the reputa- | tion of bringing in the last cottontail i of the season. | Last week J. D. Neldigh bought {and shipped four carloads of wheat out of the valley at the $1.75 mark. After this week the Bellefonte { Ceutral railroad will discontivue presenger traffic between here and State College, Mee. Mary Wright is visiting her (son Jobn snd family, at Boalsburg, {| while John is replenishing the larder | with big game from old Tussey, | C. M. Dale and family io their new | Dodge car motored to the Bellefonte | hospital on Bunday to visit Mrs. Bara A. Young, who is seriously ill from an operation a week ago, W. E. MeWilliame, the R. F. D. map, is suflering a paralytic sttack and is confined to bed. His daughter Bara is handling Uncle Bam's ma'ters very satisfactorily to the patrons, Toe stork was busy last week, leaving a baby girl at the John Keller home, and s little Mise at the Francie Miller home, and one of the same sex at the Ralph Muosser home at Rock Springe, Amos Tyson, of Greensburg, is seriously ill at the home of his son-in- law, W. H., Kusarr, near Warriors Mark, A slight injury to his foot de- veloped blood poisoning whieh is causing his friends muoh concern. Sumner Miller and wife, G. B, Fry and wife are arranging to atiend the Btate Grange meeting to be held in Philadelphia next week. The former is of Leonard Grange and the latter of Washington Grange, The first of the fleet foot was brought to time Baturdsy morning and was on exhibition at the Watt store, It was a 4-pronged animal, brought down by Kern McMahon, of the Excelsior Club, on old Tussey mountain, N. T. Krebs wounded a large buck the same day but failad to capture it. Four young nimrods from Tyrone were out for a day and returoed in the evening with a 3-prong buck, Prof. Samuel C Miller, of Chester, and his brother, Jobn G. Miller, of Cleveland, Ohio, sons of 'Equire D, W. Miller, were home for Thanks giving and a few daye outing on Tomey mountain. The professor, in hie 8 Holler oar, returned home Hur- day #0 as Lo be at his desk at the usual hour Monday morning. Johu OG. ex- to remsin sev: weeks to come hie aged mother, whose condition does not improve very much, The local High Bohool Literary So- Gracge Lo, Marriage Licenses, T. R. Pizor, Philipsburg. Irma E. Beim, Philipsburg, Roy Mstler, Philipsburg. Charlotte Besme, Philipsturg, Charles Zottle, Epring Mille, Mabel G, Neese, Bpring Mille, Harry R. Bloom, Milesburg, Virginia Grubb, Bellefonte, W. F, Beyler, Milesburg, Chrisele Williams, Milesburg, Clair Wategor, Akron, Obie, Margaret Hill, Reward, Franklin Johnston, Mileshurg, Alice Dawson, Bellefonte, pm AAA New Rural Secretary for Qentre County, John M, Horner has assumed the duties of County and Rural Work Bec- retary of Centre County Young Men's Christian Association, in the place left vacant by Mr, Walter W, Whe!- stone, who during the past summer esiled for Indie, In that field be con- tipues his work with the Christian Association, The County Committee of Centre county, in Covjunpction with the Ic- ternations! Committee of New York, hae transferred Mr, Horner from Cour - ty Work in Camden country, New Jersey, where for the past year he bas been eclively engeged., Acting for the County Committee ag their Rural Field Worker during the past two weeks, he has been maskiog a sur- vey of the boys’ work in different parts of the county, principally io Howard, Bpow Bhoe, Boalshuryg, Milesburg, Spriog Mille, and Buate College, in anticipation of furthering organization smopg boye of these communities, Four years ago the first of such orgs n- ization work was dope in Howard, and te-day its work stands next to that done in Btate College. Mr. Horper plaves to promote the much neglected Boys Work of the smualler towns and rural communities wherever it lg pos sible, Among other sctivitjes which he will put in operstion are plans for county-wide activities, in- cluding County Older Boys Confer- ences, County Athletic Lesgues, Coun- ty Camps, and County Athletic Meets, Bioce Mr. Hsrold Aueton had charge of the work in 19138, there has been no man on the fleld to give er- tiretime to the development of the County Asecciation Work, County Commitier, in considering Mr. Horner decided to have him spend hie entire time, At present he is located in Bellefoule, and eventually bave his beadquarters there in the cflice of the county com- milter, which boy of men represent- ing different parts of the county, di. recite the work. but the Will ——— AA. Progress Grange will meet Baturdsy afternoon at two o'clock. P0000 POPO LIV OOLIBOON New Fall and Winter Goods SWEATERS. -~ Cotton, wool, and all wool, soc to §7.25 COTTON AND WOOL UNDER- WEAR for men, women and chil- dren, HEAVY HOSE-—-Wool or cot- ton ; Fine hose for children. CAPS AND SCARFS for Misses and children. WORK SHIRTS, Blouses and Overalls for men. BED BLANKETS in wool, wool and cotton and cotton. HORSE BLANKETS Stable blankets. FRESH CAKES AND CKACK- ERS SUNBURY BREAD, fresh every day. Still 5 and 10 cent loaves, part and * tore open Wednesday Evenings Un. til After Christmas. H. F. Rossman SPRING NILLS, PA. 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Money to loan on essy terms. $1000 | or as much as you want octi2 lyr NEW SPECIALS at Kesslet’s Dep't Store We just received the best line of — LADIES’ COATS this week, Something new ; anything you may de- desire. All prices and sizes, the most desirable fabrics, such as Wool Plush, Tweeds, Sealettes, Velours, etc. Beautiful gowns for teachers attending Institute, You should pay us a visit before completing your outfit, NEW PINCH-BACK OVERCOATS for young men, just the thing you want, Classy BAL- MAROONS for the conservative dresser. Very pretty patterns, We still have some original dye goods that we can guarantee fast colors, SHOES of every description i6 0.1 p'd, for men and women—any style, leather or cofor. La- dies, you should see our Black Vici, High Cuts. Men, you should see our English Walking Shoes, We cater to the best trade and give service. Call on us, we are glad to show you our stock, Do not forget our FUR SETS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN at Kessler’s Department Store MILLHEIM | The Centre Hall Pharmacy | Troubled with Piles ? No longer any need for you to suffer with piles since the famous Pr, Bartlet's Pile Cure has been compounded. It is positively sold with a money-back-if-not-satisfied guarantee, Don’t wait another day but come and get relief at once. Sold at a reasonable price. On sale only at the THE CENTRE HALL PHARMACY A Store You Like to Goto A—— YOU CAN HAVE CHRISTMAS ALL THE YEAR 'ROUND IF SANTA CLAUS BRINGS A NEW EDISON Diamond Amberola A New Edison Diamond Ambercla is the ideal Christmas Gift because every member of the family can share the pleasure it affords ev- | | | ery day in the year, The name Bdison on a phonograph means a perfect musical instru. ment, not A call on the Bell phone will bring me to your home for a demonstration, JL Centre Hall, Pa. ¥
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