el arier, nite XIX, NO. 50 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Mre. Charles D. Decker is ill with pueumonis, Frank D. Lee, of nesr Bellefonte, was a business visitor in town one day Inst week, Chickeppox le prevalent to =a marked degree in Centre Hall. The borough suthoritiee on Mondsy en forced quarantine, JUDGE QUIGLEY GRANTS LIQUOR LICENSES; REFUSES 7, +3 Over Oentra Hall and Old Fort. Re- foges Spring Mills snd Potters Mills. ~Milthetm * Wet’ Again, Judge Quigley speedily disposed of the liquor licence applications for Cen- tre county, at license court, Saturday morning, by granting twenty ‘of the applications, refusivg seven and hold- ipg nine under further consideration. General remonstiances were pre- sented agaivst the granting of any and all licenses, but no direct charges of violation of the Brooks high licenee law were made against apy of the ap- plicants, The temperance organization, how- ever, were represented by J. Keunedy SPRING MILLS-RINING SPRINGS, - DEATHS Confusion Uansed by Post Office and Hall Road Station Not Being the Same. ~The Remedy, Besides our neighboring town, Spring Mille, there are two other towns by that name, one in Alleghany county, New York, and the third in Virginie, iv the county of Campbell. That would be po hendicsp, bowever, but down in Montgomery county on the Peppeylvania raijroad, is a ralls rosd station named Bpring Mille, and in Lehigh county is avotber railrosd station of the same name on the Le high’ Valley railroad, and this base esused a lot of spnoyance, delay and expense to the good people of Bpriog Frank Yonug, for years one of the best known and highly esteemed resis dr ute of Bosisbure, dled after a linger- ing iliness of » few years, on Decero- ber 12th, at his wife's parental home in White City, Kansas, which place they were visiting, My, Young wes & son of the lale Israel and Mrs. Ellen Leitzell Yoong apd was born vpesr Boalsburg, Octo- . ber 27th, 1880, thus making higssge thir- Presbyterian Church | ty-six years, two months snd fifteen “One Body” of which Christ is the days, For many years he was = fesch-r in the various schools of Har- rie and College towpehips but later went to Kapses snd there for a time attended The Iuka Bate Normsi 5 Union Meetings of the Churches of Centre Hall,— Ministers Preparing Interesting Subjects,— The Program. Sunday, December 31 fr i Sermon, ** Another Year's Respite "—Rev. Josiah Still. Lutheran Church Monday, January I Presbyterian Church Subject : Thanksgiving and Humilistion —~Rev. R. R. Jones. Tuesday, January 2 Subject : The Church Universal—The Head.—~Rev. W, H, Williams. Wednesday, January 3 Subject : Nations and Their Rulers.—Rev. D. S. Kurtz, Christmas entertainments will be held in the Reformed church on Christmas eve and 8 the Lutheran chureh on Christmas evening. Methodist Church Both Johuston, who took up cach applics- tion and argued to the court that li- conse is not & necessity in that partic- ular place; save as 8 [Means of msak- ing money by the holder thereof. He called special attention to the remon- strapce presented by the Biate Col lege authorities, which was signed by 169 professors, 1278 studenis snd 107 coeds, which he said, ought Lo be a gtropg srgument in favor of wiping out the l'quor traffic in Centre county. Judge Quigley did pot hand down an opinion, tut did stale thal so long as it is tbe law, be construed il as the court’s duty to grant licenses where all the requirements bave been mel, bal that if there is apy willful infraction of the law snd it is brought properly to the court’s attention, he will Imme- diately revoke the license. Without any farther declaration the court then granted licenses to the Bush House, Brockerhoft House, Gar- man Hous, Hesg and Braot Houses, Bellefonte ; Coal Exchange, Centrsl Hote!, Sbefter House, Pas more House, Farmers Hotel and Potter Hotel, Philipsburg; Mountain House aud Washivgton House, Buow choe ; and tha hotels st Clarence, Millheim, Milesturg, Rebersburg, Casanova and Bandy Ridge. Andrew Chambers was granted = wholesale iicepse in BEpow Bhoe lowi- ship. Those refused were Lhe Rame- dale House and Continental Hotel, Philipspurg ; Potters Mille, Spring Mille, Howard Fowler snd B. T. Hep- burnsat Snow Hhoe, The hoteis held under consideration are those st Centre Hall, "Cessapova snd Qo Por aud the wholesale nppli- estious of John Boje, Clarence ; George Fo. Lamb, James Bisck, Harry 8. Heel and George Parker. The ap- viication for a liceuse by the Philips burg Hrewiog Company wasalso beld over. ilu grsoting (be liceuses Judge Quigley msde Lo special ruliogs or exsoled no pledges from his glatement he would expect ali licensees to conduct their places accords ing to law, . neide that —————— A ———— Froze to Death, Josephive Delige, a negress residing at Beilefoule, froze to death Baturdsy night at her home, / ———— oP ————— Bed Baras of Pennsylvania. The great red barne of Peocneylvania are a Peonsylvania Duteh ipstitution sccording to L. W. Liguty, farm ad- viser of the Department of Agricui- {'t1e. The red barns ou many fariue usve fttracted the attention of visit oe» ior years, and recently from Vir- gluia came an ioquiry saking wheth~ ¢r tLe barns are covered with a lime wash colored red or what prejaration, Mr. Lighty saye: “The red barn is a Pennsylvania Dutch ipetitution although we have nocopyright. The frish and Beoteb- Iiish white wash or yellow wash their barns and they might use » spray pump Lo do it but the Pennsyl- vania Duichmsn 1s ss particular about the painting of bis barn ss you Virginia folks are aboul ornamenling your drawiog room. The red, barus are not washed but painted with the Mille and surroueding country. quantity of ii, anvually finds its way the state, and Ja there held for long periods, tte destination addressed, snd so long ae Spring Mille remsice Bpring Mills and its railroad etation is designated as Rising Springs, these inconveniences delays and attending expense of nece:- gity must follow, Vhere ie a remedy. Those long ase sociated with tbat community will hesitate for sentimental reasous to ap- ply an eftective remedy—a change of the town’s name—yet, when all is cor sidered, would not the benefite to the preseut and future geueratiohs far out- weigh sentiment? Bpriog Mills i» not the only town sfMicted with this disease. In our own county we have Oak Hall Btation a3 8 postofice shipping station ; Unionville, up the Baid Esgle Valley, carries Unionville as its town aod shippipg name sod Fleming we its poat office. The incov- vepiences of these double designations flect not only the residents in their rea pectiye communities, but everyoue who does business with them. Do the people of Spring Mills and surrounding country really want the town pame changed to Rising Springs —as fully sppropriste to the place se he pame Spring Mills— or do they not? These columps , sre penn to spy commuuvication on the subject bearipg the wtitet’s Dsme, The namo will be withheld if desired, Now come slong apd pul up your arguIuentie, —— a ——— Jateresting Letter From Missourd, Editor Reporter : Euclosed please find my check for .oother year's subscription for the Reporter—the psper from bome, I panuot see how anyone can be with out their paper from home ; one little news item ip wany lpstances is worth wavy tiroes the sutzeription price, We sre haying s beautiful jall ip Missouri, We seldom bave winter weather until Christmas or even later. fhe cost of living I= high here sa well ss everywhere else, Our factory, the iargeet piste glass factory in Lhe world, is 1unoing full night and day. The wages of the employees have been raised twice since June of this year. Tunis ralse, with the steady ewployment, helps the employee to meet the high cost of living. Oar employees are well satisfied and st oo time have we been short of labor, I certainly would epjoy being in cawp with my old time buntiog party—the Bradforde. It makes we feel good to read in your paper of their being in the lead of all other punting parties sgain this year, show ing that they are not growing old in the act, With best wishes to all, I sm, Yours truly, J. K. HOSTERMAN. Orystsl City, Mo., Dec, 11, 1916. —————————— AAT Most Fumigate Twice a Month, Dr, Bamuel G, Dixon, state commis gioner of health aod sanitation, has fasued a circular letter to the school Thursday, Jaguary 4 Subject : Missions Friday, January § ' Saturday, January 6 Sunday, January 7 Music by a union choir, community. of the Amercian Bible Society. FARMERS WEEK PROMISES MANY INTERELTING sUBJECTY, | Wednesday, December Course to Tractors and Gas Eogines. State College from December 27 Janusry 8, inclusive. tivation, organic matter, formulas, the use of lime and barn | including prec ice meadows and pastures, farm wansge- | mobiles, ivclude BE. O. Anderson, R. A. Ab-| H. Darat, F. D. Gardner, ©, R. 8. Bmith, J. W. White, D. Frear, Head of the ling, Superintendent of faros ; W. Goram, E. EK. Hitshmap, Nicholss | Schmitz, snd’ F. P. Weaver, of the Department of Agricultural Exteop- sion ; Dr. C. W. Btoddard, ’?1ofessor of Agricultural Chemistry ; Profes:- ors Kern and Ortom of the Depsri- ment of Botany ; and C. G. W illlame, of the Ohio Experiment Station. The great demand for infor mation on farm tractors and gasoline engines has prompted the farm mechex ics di- vision of the department of sgroo- omy to offer a complete course on these subjects during Farmers’ Week. The course has been especitlly de- signed by R. A. Andree In coarge of the division, to include the are and repsir of gasoline engides end the op~ eration snd handling of the modern goa tractor, No efloris will be spared to make this course entirely practical. ——————A AT. Methodist Church Evangelical Church Evangelical Church D. 8S. Kurtz, Reformed Church H. Williams. and a sermon. : El Paso, Texas, Dec. 14, 1916, We want the folks back home 10 Thanksgiving Day. coflee, elo. It wae A grea: deal of our time st present in belog It copsisted of ihe In order to accustom our horses to four. | IT Te -Liie little we boys | Saturday mornipg we underwent following fr inspection, f FE Saturday afternoon the seiles of jnoculstione for typhus [fever came 10 an end sud we bope that by this time we are immune from sll the fevers that are wont to stisck a peace- ful soidiery in s strange land. WILLIAM BAILEY. ————— ———— Wireless Station on the Durst Farm, For the past week or more radio grams bave been received at the samuel Durst farm, a complete wires Jess: station having been put in work. ing order by Mr. Durst’s son, Edward snd Ray Durst. Daily weather fore- canta are received as well aa national and international news bulletioe, The principal station heard from is Arlioyton, Dear Washington, D, C. The receiving spparatue is located in parlor of the Durst home and the radiograms sre received by Ray Behool, of Tuks, Ksoese, snd sfter- ward fsught io that state up until the time of hie desth, He was 8 member of the Zion Lutb- of Bosleburg, tlso » member and sctive worker of the Bs- live Y. M. C, A., of Balins, Kaness, He was united in marriage May lst, 1915, to Mi-« Mildred Lemon of White City, Kapese, by whom he is now survived wisi hig mgther, Mre, Ellen Leitzel Young, of Boalsburg, snd the sinters: Will- jai, of Boslsburg ; Mre, J.J. Btraw, of Dr troit, Micbigsn ; Cherie, of Nel- son, Nebregke ; Harry avd Jalvin, of Freeport, Liiioots ; “re. L. F. Rosn, of WW liiameport ; Thomas, of Kioghsw, Aiigona ; Mre. FP, useel, of Boale- burg, and Bamuel, at home, Burial wes msde in White cerustery, White City, Ksnese, eran chureh following brotoers and Ww. City ——— Jaren Huey, sged seventy-six years, a respected farmer who for many yesrs lived at Fillmore, fell dead while op the way from his bouse to tke barn nD Mowday morulog of lsst week, sarviving him his wife and three sons and thred deughters, viz: Henry, Tom apd Cyrus, all of Buffalo Run : Mre. Mary Robinson, Orvision | Mrs. Auna Mershall, of Buflalo Rup, and Mre, Kelley, of Bouih Prilipsburg. are Samuel ¢'. P. Busecil died from the barden- ing of the srierfes st his home in Mijssburg, He was sged sevenpiy- a years, suivived by bis . and tive followiog children : Mrs. N. EK. of Bate College ; Mrs, Ge { Mt, Eagle; Mrs El gabeth Kiipe, of Milesburg, snd G. = Russell, of Lock Haven. He siso les ves one sister, Mre, Elisabeth Potts, ard, ni and la w hope, he : pe, AE» Fis PuilipeUus g, e, of Boulb died at the sge of fifiy- rison ME she was twice married— i sud twebly- Gye years ago io Harrleon Stine. Her wsitten nae was Jorephine Turner, born atl Jullap. . ely Lil Vears, first to Wiiliam Ehefler, Elizabeth Brisbin, wife of Lawrence P. Brisbin, died at her I'yione home, aged filig-two years, Hho was twice married, ber firet hue band having been Owen Henor. Mre. Morty ———— A Tnibuire Mrs. Jambs Spangler ( Effemia Fortnes) psesed to her rewsrd Decem- ber 11, 1916. The wriler was asked to preach the funeral sermon on the morniog of December 14th in ihe Evangelical church sat Tuassey ville, The Rev, Mr. Foes of the Evangelical church wae present snd spoke words of comfort to the sorrowing friends and relatives, For eighteen years the wriler was the pastor of Mre, Spangler, in whom he found s faithful servaut of the church, Mie Bpabgler wes 8 Woman of more than ordinary gifts of mind and heart. Her graep of the scripture was surprisiog io ite clearness and ex- tent. She was a staunch believer In the trath se held snd tsught by her church, Her face was ever an inspira. Mre, William Magee and bight little sop, Huyett, of Wenonah, New Jersey, were arrivale on Monday at the parental ghome for over the holiday seasaD, Postmaster Foster at State College is strongly of the opinion that by spring the work on the new post offie« build- ing st State College will be commenced. W. H. Moyer, of Bpring Mille, dis- posed of the carved carcesses of thirty fat hoge in the Lewistown market, inst Fridsy, where he fonnd resdy wale for the mest. John H. Krumbine, the Viotondsle postmaster, csme to Centre Hall Saturday morning and remained over Rundsy. He came bere on business relative to the sale of bis property in Centre Hall to C, &, Thomas. Mre. A. P. Kmspe snd daughter Florence sceompanied Mre, Kate Haundere to Philadelphis, on Tuesday, where the former two will remain for a few weeke with Mre, BSsunder’s dsughter, Mrr. Raymond J. Miller, Mondsy sud Tuesday, December 25 26, are t7e Christmas vacation dsys in the borough schools. The curisilment of the customary week's vacation to a two-day period is due to the delayed opening of the school term. and Luther Yarger, of Bwengle, has been appointed rural mail carrier on route No. £ out of Millmont!, to fill the vacancy caused by the sccidental desth of Russell Blaymsn, last July. I'he appointees will sssume hie duties on Janoary 2 Mr. and Mrs, George W. Bradford scoompanied their son, William Bradford, and family, to their bome in Phosnixville, on Sunday morning, making the trip In tbe Istter’s saute. Mr. and Mrs, Bradford will remain at Phoenixviile un'il spring. Chaties W. Brown, of Bellefonte, ie being held under bail for his sppesr- avoce before the Clinton county court, charged with wife desertion. He married a giri from Flemington in September, since which lime he con- tributed nothing to her support. Dr. W. E. Fisher, of Shamokin, was the minister in charge at the fuseral of Mre. James B., Epsogler, which took plsce Thursday of last week at ber Iste home near Tusseyville. Mure. Spangler was an active member in the Lutheran church, Dr. Fisher haviog been ope of her former peitors. The three thousand dollar barn de- stroyed by fire owned by Albert Ubah was insured for but $760. Neighbors and Philipsburg residents raised a spug tum to help tbe unfortucate map. This le a strong argument in tavor of fire insurance, and should be carried to its fuil extent by every property owner subject to loss by fire. The mayor of Lock Haven has in- sued 8 proclamation placing ban on « punch boards” of sil description. This traffic, of course, ia forbidden by the general laws, but is becoming tolerated to too large ¢xtent in many localities. The men or firm who operate the punch board as weli as the one who buys the chances ia liable to a penalty. ’ Durst, who 8 year ago took an sctive interest in the erection of a station si the efonte High school, while a student there. The young men invite their friends to come out to the farm and learn what sort of weather we're going to have the day after to-morrow, . ton to me as it would light up under the premching of the Word of God. She was deeply interested in all the concerns of the church of her love and she gave cheerfully to all its enter pilech, She will be missed ** becsuse thy seat wili be empty A mother wields so fvfluence in the home, which Is registered Iu ‘the Another Fire Bag Unvght. Impliosted in the fires which have devasted the business section of Phil ipsburg, William (Toby) Kulp, 40 gears of age, who sald hiz home Was in Deostur Towosbip, Cleprfield eoupty, was committed to Bellefonte Jai), to await the next term of cont, Robert M. Bmitb, of Centre Hill, probably killed the last buck of the season: in Pennsylvapis. It wes tow- ard the close of day on Friday, the 15th, and in the Inst chase being made by the * Militis,” the “ discarded punch of deer chasers of Potters Mille, when Smith sighted horns and laid best lineseed oil and the red paint ae B8p=nish or Eoglish red mixed with some red lead. Y u could much eas- jer find ben's teeth than find a Peor- sylvavia Dutchman spray red wash bn bis fine barn, To spray wash a barn the best thing I know to use ia the cold water paint districts of the state, calling their at- tention to the fact that the state laws require that every school be fumigated every two weeke, The doctor warns the school officials thet be will hold them to a strict observance of the law, having recently received numerous complaints that the law is not general the regular channels of the trade, Regular lime whitewash may be col ored light red by the addition -of ly complied with, ——— PATNA Prominent Unlou Uoanty Citizens Dead, Hoo. J. Gundy Wolfe, of Lewl- by 'Squite Warlel. I