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LUoALS
. The Williams reunion is billed for
Baturday, 25th instant,
Farmers say the oat heads are well
filled with fully developed graine.
Don’t begrudge the farmer the pros-
perity he is now enjoying ; he is enti-
tled to it.
The automobile is furnishing an un-
usually large per cent. of present day
news in local papers,
Millheim authorities have again in-
structed the borough constable to en-
force the speed ordinance,
A big baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr. snd Mrs, John Burkholder, at
Centre Hill, Wednesday of last week.
Jobn M, Wiser, one of Potter town-
ship's hustling young farmers, was a
businees caller at this office on Tues-
day.
Joseph Emerick and wife stopped
in Centre Hall for an hour one day this
week. Mr. Emerick is one of the jury
commissioners and is a canditate for
re-election.
The school children are counting
the remaining vacation days. There
are only seven of them left, The open-
ing of the borough echoole is sched-
nled for August 27th,
Electric wires have been run from
the main line through Centre Hall to
the borough reservoir to furnish power
to operate the electric motor that will
be installed in connection with the
pumping outfit,
The youth in Rebersburg who used
a lighted lantern to see how much
gasoline was in ““Liz’s” tank will not
do so again, although not ipjured.
The fumes from the gasoline exploded,
doing considerable damage to the car.
The latter nart of last week, H, Gg.
Btrohmeler went to Philadelphia to
attend a convention of manufactuers of
monuments and “granite workers,
Besides the convention, there was a
display of material and finished work.
With a view of “safety first,” the
under brush on the south side of the
mountain road at one of the sharpest
curves has been removed. The re-
sult is a decided improvement in ap-
pearance ae well the accomplishment
of the chief aim—safety.
Edward E, Bailey accompanied his
brother, Otto Bailey, to Philadelphis,
las: Thursday, from which place the
intter departed on Bupnday for his
home in Boston, Massachusetts. The
former spent the week-end at Atlantic
City and was joined by Bruce Rowe,
of Philadelphia.
The Grange Encampment and Fair
management were greatly concerned
over what action the Pennsy might
take in the matter of furnishing extra
trains during Fair week, but were fio-
ally relieved when they received a
promise that the same service render-
ed heretofore would be again extended
for this year,
Not in many years has the corn crop
throughout the valley looked so prom-
ising as it does today. This is gratify-
ing for several reasons—first, its great
need ; and second, its great value io
doliars to the grower, Barring all
extraordinary unforseen conditions,
the crop is about completed since the
rain during the middle of last week.
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A peculiar condition as to salaries
of school teachers was brought about
in the borough by the operation of the
pew minimum salary law, Under
the contracts previously in force, the
teacher who got the least salary now
gets the most, Of course, the High
school principal is not included ip
this change about of highest and low-
est salaried teachers,
Commissioner Grove’s car, driven by
his son, collided with a teleplrone pole
below Penn Hall, one day last week,
on the return trip from a horse sale.
The car first struck an electric light
pole lying along the road. Both the
car and telephone pole were injured to
a considerable extent, yet the car was
able to go on to Bellefonte under its
own power, but the pole could not
raise itself from the ground.
The state road between the borough
line and Old Fort hotel is receiving
much favorable comment, and this
leads the Reporter to say that Mr,
Carson is deserving much praise for
the performance of this piece of work,
The eection of road in question for
many years has been in such horrible
condition that one can now scarcely
realize himself to be on the same road
when passing along the Fort woode,
The Ford Motor Company is re-ar-
ranging its sales agencies throughout
Penveylvanie. In Centre county the
agency has been cflered to the Bny-
dere, at State College, who if the offer
is accepted, will have exclusive con-
tro! of the whole county, The firm
accepting the agency in this county
must give 8 bond for the sale of five
hundred machines within a year from
Aungust first, All firms will be privi-
leged to well Ford accessories,
The Lutheran picnic last Wednes-
dey was attended by an auto car party
from Philipsburg, smong whom was
a brother of Prof, Btaufler, instructor
of the Loysville band. From here the
party went to Penns Cave to see the
wonders of the cavern. The Philips.
burg people were Mr, and Mre. R, B,
Btauffer and daughter Lole, mr. Hess
and sisters, The former is a shirt and
overall mapufscturer and the latter
gentleman » traveling salesman for
the Pratt Food Company.
A. N, Finkle, of Bpring Mille, was a
businees osller at this office on Tues-
day.
The Vonada property, east of Centre
Hall, is offered at private sale by Cy-
rus Brungart.
Frank Young, who has been em-
ployed in the Lewistown district, was
in town over Bunday.
Oliver Funk is having a concrete
walk built to the front of his house on
East Church street,
John Burkholder, at Centre Hill, lost
a fine black horse beginning of the
week as a result of colle.
“ Danger, Run Blow’ signs have
been erected within the borough
limits at three points,
Bamuel Horner, a south side farmer,
was in town on Friday and made a
business call at this office,
Tents are being erected on Grange
Park this week for the coming Enp-
campment and Fair, September 8 to
14.
The Atlantic City Bunday ex-
cursions have all been called off,
owing, the Pennsy says, to lack of
equipment,
On top of Nittany mountain is a bit
of work for ome humane society ; six
or eight puppies and their mother are
nestled there.
Mre. CO. W. Bwarlz, of Tasseyville,
Tuesday morning went to Byracuse,
N. Y., where she will visit relatives
for a week or more,
Monday morning teams began haul-
ing crushed stone to cover the portion
of road at the school house, piked
several months ago.
Misses Emma and Blanche Rowe,
of Boalsburg, were guests of their
cousineg, the Misses Isabel, Verna ana
Ethel Rowe, over Bunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rupp and
daughter, on their way home to Btate
College from Berwick, stopped over
home.
Mre. Harry Kittleberger, of Cure
wensville, and mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Bartholomew, of Pittsburgh, for a few
days were guests at the Bartholomew
home in Centre Hall,
Two Btate ‘‘cope’’ sped through
town on Tuesday afternvon and took
bold of & pair of soldier lads at Centre
Hill, while on their way to Mifflin
county under the influence of liquor,
G. O. Becner, proprietor of the
Star store, left on Tuesday afternoon
for a ter~deys’ vacation to pointe in
the east, including Harrisburg, Get-
tysburg, Allentown, Philadelphis,
snd Atlantic City.
Miss Madaline Spayd went to Hub-
lersburg the beginning of the week for
a stay of a week, Miss Bpayd is a
Junior at Penn State and st the open-
ing of the school in Beptember will re-
sume her studies at that institution.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Lee, of Lin-
den Hall, were callers at this office on
Wednesday, Mr, Lee some time ago
purchased the Campbell farm, He
came to Centre Hall to attend the
Smetzler golden wedding celebration.
Miss Helen Bartholomew took her
viece, Elizabeth Bartholomew, to
Philadelphia on Mcnday where toey
will remain until the close of the
week, The little girl was taken to »
specialist for treatment for her eyee.
Various members of the State con-
stabulary visit Centre Hall every day
or two. Of course, they do little or no
tusiness here, the most accomplished
being the giving of orders to individ-
ual parties to fully expose their auto
license tags.
P. G. Yearick, who has been spend-
ing the past month with his alster,
Mre. W. B. Mingle, in Centre Hall,
will leave for his home in Philadel
phia this (Thursday) morning. Mr,
Yearick’s vacation has been shortened
two weeks owing to work that requires
his immediate attention,
Two Centre county men in training
al the officers’ training camp at Fort
Niagara have won commissions, dat-
ing from Auvgust 15th, They are
John C. Lawrence, of State College,
second lieutenant in cavalry section of
regular army, and W. R. Messe, of
Pine Grove Mille, second lleutenant in
infantry section,
Earl E. Vonada, son of David Von-
ads, of Penns Cave, filed papers in
Williameport for admigsion to the
Navy, and Wednesday went to that
city for final examinatian, The
young man is 8 minor and appeared
before the local postmaster to have the
proper papers filled out. Mr. Vonads
puts apother Penns Valley youth on
the high roll of honor,”
Mr. snd Mre. B. K. Emerick, of
Fleming, were guests of the former's
brother, M. L. Emerick, in Centre
Hal), for several days last week, Mr,
Emerick is a day watchman at one of
the Peansy bridges on the Bald Eagle
road and consequently was obliged to
make his vieit here shorter than
might have been had he been at liberty
to stay as long as he liked,
Messrs,’ Edward, Harry and Max
Harshbarger, of Altoons, drove-to
Potters Mills on Bunday to visit their
father and returned in the evening.
The first two are engaged in retailing
milk in Altoons, and are making a de-
cided success In the business, Atl
Bellefonte they stopped with a broth «|.
er, William, who Is also successfully
engaged in the poultry business, _
William Grenoble died at his home
in Pleasant Gap on Baturdsy morning
at ten o'clock, as a result of apoplexy,
aged seventy-two years, eleven months
and ten days. He held the office of
postmaster for many years in Pleas
ant Gap, Deceared was aleo a Clvi
War veteran, and served in the Union
cause as a member of Company F, 66th
Regiment.!
Funeral services were held at his
late home on Monday morning and
burial made at Pleasant Gap, Rev,
McKechnle officiating, His wife and
five children survive,
Clair Belbert, of Bellefonte, who for
the past six weeks made regular visits
to the office of Dr. H. H. Longwell, in
Centre Hall, where he received treat-
ment for diabetes, died at his home on
Tuesday nocn. He was making splen-
did progress under the care of the local
physician when complications de-
veloped a few days ago, resulting in
his death, He was aged twenty-seven
years,
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Linden Hall
Dr, and Mrs, Gerhhart, of Btrouds-
burg, motored to this place Bunday,
J. H. Ross and family with a party
of friends spent Bunday at Penns
Cave.
C. Mervin Palmer, of Chester, who
bas spent the past week with friends
in Centre county, left for his home
Tuesday morning.
T. E. Welland and family with
Prof. 8, C, Miller and family, of Ches-
ter, spent last week camping at the
Ewing Bpriog’s bunting camp.
W. N, Keller, who has been at the
officers’ training camp at Fort Niagara
for the lest encampment, Is spending
a few days here with his mother be-
fore leaving for Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr, and Mrs. J. H. Ross are enter-
tainipg Mr. and Mrs, A, C. Musser, of
and sons Jack and Curt, of Reading ;
Dr. and Mrs, Gerhhart, of Birouds-
vurg ; and Mr, and Mrs. L. C. Bwarts,
of Hublersburg.
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Spring Mills.
Prof. Reitz and wife spent part of
ast week in town,
_ Reiph Rickert and family spent a
few days at Tusseyville,
The picnic Iast week passed off suc-
cessfully,
Mrs. John Horper Is visiting her
Jsughter at Mt, Union.
Joseph Haney Is spending some
time with his brother William,
(George Long and family of Madi-
sonburg, were visitors as the Ammon
Decker home on Banday.
Miss Elsie Limbert, of State College,
is spending her vacation with her aise
er, Mrs, UG, C. Decker.
Mr, and Mrs. Swengle, Mr, and Mra,
Charles Grenoble, of Lewisburg, spent
Sunday with I. J. Zaobler and wife,
{PENN HALL!
_Helen Rishel spent Buanday with
her cousin, Alta Binksbine,
Beott Decker and family spent Bun-
day with Mr. Decker's brother, Thom-
as, at Bpring Mills,
(George Bhook spent Sunday at the
uome of his cousin, Henry Beach,
below Coburn,
Ralph Bhook and famiiy spent Bun-
day at the home of James Roush, at
Asronsburg,
Mrs. William Uhler and daughter,
from Ellshart, Indianis, visited Irma
“hook and other friends a few days
Inst week,
Mr, and Mrs, Cornelius Muosser,
from State College, are visiting the
former’s brother and sister, Luther
and Lucy Musser,
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Isenburg-—Kbersole
On August Tth, at the residence of
Charles Isenburg, Boalsburg, Edward
D. Isenburg and Miss Minnie L, Eber-
sole, of Hollidaysburg, were united in
marriage by the Rev. 8B, OC, Btover,
They will be at home st Hollidaye-
burg.
Centre Reporter a $1.50 per year
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Farmers institutes will be held in
Centre county as follows: Port Ma-
tilde, Friday and Baturday, February
the eighth and ninth ; Centre Hall,
Monday and Tuesday, the eleventh
snd twelfth ; Bpring Mille, Wednes-
day snd Thureday, the thirteenth and |
fourteenth. The speakers will be Mrs,
E, C. Benn and Messrs, E. L. Philips
and F, H, Fasset. All of whom are
practical in their knowledge, and ex-
perienced speakers,
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The oat harvest is on, The crop Is
an exceptionally fine one. With good |
weather for » week this valuable crop
will be stored away in the barne,
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Camp Meeting
Sixteen-Day Vacation
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Thursday, Aug. 23
Ba” Tickets good § going on regular
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until September 7, inclusive: Stop-
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AN DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE, ~
letters of adminietration on the estate
of John William Mitterling, late of Centre Hall
Borough, dsesased,
Letters of administration on the above estate
haviny bon duly granted the undersigned, they
woul respectful] y request all reons knowing
themselves Indebeed to the estate to make imme-
diate payment, and those having claims against
the same Lo present them duly suthenticated for
Wanted
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ers, Fitters, and Laborers,
for day and night work,
Best of Wages and
Steady Work,
Apply to
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CO., Milton, Pa.
ELIZABETH MITTERLING,
D, C. MITTERLING,
Administrators
Clement Dale, Atiorney, osept 19
XEC UTRIX'S NOTIC Foe
Letlers testamentary on the esiste of
John F. Miller, late of the Potter township,
deceased
Letters testamentary on the above estate hay
ing been duly granted to the undersigned she
would respec tully request any persons knowing
themselves indebled 10 the estate 10 make im.
madiate payment and those having claims
I, the same to present them for settlement
MARY ELLEN MILLER |
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Bpring Mills, BR. D, |
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