THE CENTRE REPORTER ISSUED WEEKLY. CENTRE HALL - - PENN’A. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1920 SMITH & BAILBY . . . . + Proprietors BS. W.SMITH . «. + « « « + « + Biter Loca! Editor and Basiness Nanager EDWARD HE, BAILEY Entered at the Post Office In Centre Hall as second Olass mall matter, TERMS. ~The terms of subseription to the Re- porter are one and ons-hall dollars per, year. ADVERTISING RATES-—Display sdvertise maat of tan or more inches, for three or more in sortions, ten pents per inch for each issue . Dis lay sdvertising occupying less space than ten Panes snd for less than threo insertions, from fiftann to twenty-five cents per inch for each {ssue, according to composition, Minimum ohargs seventy-five cents, Local notices accompanying display advertis- tna five cents per line for each insertion; other. wise. elght cents per line, minimum charge, twonly-Hve cents «al notices, twenty conts per line for three sand ten conta per line for each ad- GHURCH APPOINTMENTS. PENN'S VALLEY LUTHERAK CHARGE REY. MELVIN C. DRUMT, Pastor Services for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 , 1920. Union, 10:30 &. m.—'The Prince of Peace.” Georges Valley, 2:20 p. m,~* The Prince of Peace.” Centre Hall—7:30, “The Kind of a Religion the World Needs Today.” meeting at Centre Hall, Wed. “The 2d Book of Kings.” T. T. Class, 8 p. m, Wed, Prayer 7 00 p. m. UU. Ev.—Tusseyville, morning ; Egg Hill, afterdoon ; Centre Hall, evening. Reformed — Centre Hall, morning, Communion, preparatory service Friday evening ; Tusseyville, afternoon. Metho Centre evening lst, — Sprucetown, morning ; Spring Mills, all, afternoon ; Penitentiary Inmates Study Agricul- ture. More than three hundred prisoners at the Western Penitentiary at Rock View, only a few miles away from State Col- of their time in studying scientific farming by corre- spondence with the agricultural school lvania State College. lege, occupy some at the P 3 According to John Francies, the ward- en at the penitentiary, and Professor T. Li: Mairs, who has charge of this agri- coitirral instruction, the inmates there have taken greater interest in the last few months than ever before. Over one hundred of the men eagerly study one lesson after another. and cases have been reported where some of these upon their release have settled down on farms in various parte of the country. This cooperative instruction was started only a ih a few years ago and is now more active than ever, visit to Professor Mairs on a recent the penitentiary spoke to many of the men on the advantages to be se- cured through tact Hew such study of agriculture, and en additional number. The are supplied without ex- pense to the prisoners of the state as an lessons they are to ¢ desi » in Pennsylvania who s to specialize on any agricultural H———— A A ——— BOALSBURG. Dr. and Mrs, R. P. Gerhart and son spent Sunaay at Hablersburg. Rev. Dotterer, of State College, will preach in the Reformed church here, Sunday n ing, December 19, liss E Gingerich spent Monday Beliefonte. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman (fraham and two children were recent vigitors at the home of W. H. Stuart, Mrs. Charles Kuhn spent Thursday at Bellefonte, Harold Fisher and Hobart Isenburg killed a deer on Saturday. Mrs, Charles Isenberg and Miss Nora Miller spent Tuesday at Bellefonte. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lonberger and family visited at the Robert Reitz home at Stone Valley from Friday until Sun- day. 5 a at ——— A ——— GEORGES VALLEY. Mrs. Mary En nist, of Yeagertown, re- turned to her home after spending two weeks with her sister, Mrs, James F oust, Those who spent Sunday at the Al bert Lingle home were E. L. Lingle and family, C. W. Lingle and family, J. B. Ripka and family, and Joseph Solt, of Erie, Mrs, Frank Mishler, of Johnstown, spent last week at the home of her un- cle, F. M, Ackerman, Miss Maggie Immel spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs, John Ripka, at Zion, A I SAIN Two Go To Death Chair. Two men were electrocuted in the western penitentiary at Rockview on Monday for crimes committed in Erie county, It took five contacts be- fore Wilham Johnson, a negro, was pro- nounced dead. He weighed 265 pounds and was the biggest man that has ever been sent to the chair at Rockview, Jolinson paid the death penalty for kill ing aman in a free-for-all fight in an Srie restaurat, Jet naro Sansone followed Johnson to the chair for the murder of a fellow CLL Y InaD, A Pg fF 4 > # THE DEATH RECORD. ALExAnDER.~—Mrs, Lillie Alexander, widow of the late Dr. }J. F. Alexander, of Centre Hall, passed peacefully into the beyond at the home of her sister, Mrs. Frank McCoy, at Bellefonte, on Friday night at 12 o'clock, following an illness dating back to last spring, Fol- lowing the death of her brother, Ed- ward Allison, at Potters Mills, at that time, Mrs. Alexander, who during the long months of her brother's, illness was his constant nurse, suddenly suffered a complete breakdown of the physical body, the direct result of her self-sacri- ficing labors of love. On March 24 she was removed to her sister's home in Bellefonte, her condition very gradually growing worse until the end, Deceased was formerly Miss Lillie Elizabeth Allison, daughter of William A. and Sarah McNitt Allison, and was born at Potters Mills, Sept. 28, 1860, her age therefore being sixty years, two months and thirteen days, Her mar- to Dr. Alexander took place March 2nd, 1898, the doctor having preceded her in death about fourteen years ago. No children were born to their union, but to the two daughters of her husband by a former marriage Mrs. Alexander be- stowed every fond and loving care until they arrived to full womanhood, Purity of character and a love for home and friends were characteristics in the life of this noble woman, The Alexander home in Centre Hall, one of the most handsome residences ip town, has been vacant for the greater part of the time during the past few Years. Surviving the deceased are two broth- ers and one sister: Hon, William Alli- son, of Spring Mills ; Archibald Allison and Mrs. Frank McCoy, of Bellefonte. Also two step-daughters—Mrs, Grace Reed, of Los Angeles, Cal, and Mrs. Emily Vogt, of San Diego, Cal. Funeral services were held at the Mec- Coy home on Monday afternoon and the remains taken to Spring Mills for burial. Rev. R. R. Jones, of the Relormed church, of which the deceased was a member, officiated, assisted by Rey, McKinney, of Bellefonte, Death of Infant. Ninevah Irene Padons, sixteen months old daughter of Mrs, Anna Pad- ons, died at the home of Charles S. Stoner, at Tusseyville, where the moth- er is employed, on Sunday morning at g:00 o'clock, after a five weeks illness. A bealing in the head was the cause of death. Burial was made at Sprucetown on Tuesday afternoon, Barrtoes.—Margaret, wife of Ivy Bart- ges, of Spring Mills, died at the Lewis- town hospital on Friday afternoon, 3rd inst., aged fifty-one years and eighteen days. She was admitted to the hospital three weeks previous for medical treatment. The cause of her ailment and death was tubercular meningitis. Her maiden name was Margaret Jane Burrell daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. David Burrell, of Spring Mills, and she leaves her second husband, Ivy W. Bartges, and one son, Harry D. Ruhl, of State College, and one daughter, Mrs. Charles Miller, of Lewistown, born to her first husband, Edwin Ruhl, whose death occurred about nineteen years ago. Mrs, Bartges was a member of the Lutheran church of Spring Mills for a number of years, was a talented singer in the church choir. She was held in high and loving esteem by many friends and will be greatly missed. The body was taken in charge by Ug- dertaker |. H. Fretz to be prepared for burial. The funeral services was held Monday forenoon at 10 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Miller, Rev M. 8S. Cressman, D. D. officiating. The body was then taken to Spring Mills, on Tuesday afternoon where interment was made at the Heckman cemetery, Keare.— William Johnson Krape, familiarly known as Jonathan Krape, died at his home at Aaronsburg Monday morning of last week, of complication of diseases, aged 71 years, 7 months and 13 days. He had been very sick about a year ago, but had recovered and was up and around until Saturday evening when he was forced to take hus bed and died rather unexpectedly at the time stated, He was a son of the late David Krape and was born at Farmers Mills, moving with his parents to Haines township in the year 1885, and resided on the home- stead in that township until the spring of 1901 when he moved to Aaronsburg. The widow, who before her marriage was Susan M. Fiedler, survives, with three children : Mrs, William G. Hoster- man, of Feidler, Henry D. and Joha F., of Aaronsburg. He was a consistert member of the United Evangelical church and an active worker, : Funeral services were held Thursday morning at the family residence at 10 o'- clock, conducted by Rev. C, B. Sayder, Interment was made in the Reformed cemetery at Aaronsburg, * @Guenonie.—~Mrs, Clara N. Grenoble, wife of John A. Grenoble, died at the family residence at Aaronsburg on No- vember 30, following a stroke of paraly- sis suffered two days before, She was an invalid for several years, due to para- lysis, . Mrs. Grenoble was a daughter of the late John C, Stover, of Aaronsburg, and as born August 19, 1848, thus belog (2 rs, outs & 11 days old at the me of her death, ‘ REBERSBURG. MILLHEIM. Mrs. J. K. Moyer and Roy Weber are | (From The Journal) Both on the sick list, Miss Eva Wilson, of Philadelphia, is Mrs. Anuie Roarbaugh. of Lewisburg, | visiting her parent, Mr. and Mrs Samuel is staying at the home of Sidney Krum-!| wilson, rine, | C. E. McClellan entered the Geisinger On Saturday Charles Mallory bought | hospital, at Danville, Monday, to receive at public sale the Wilson Cole property. treatment for rheumatism. Mr. Mallory resides at Wilkinsburg but! Claude E. Musser on Monday accom- will become a citizen of our town in the panied his mother, Mrs, A. C. Musser, near future. 5 o { to Philadelphia, where she will visit her The Rebersburg hunting club suc- | daughter, Mrs. D, W. Lewis, for several ceeded in killing two fine deer last weeks, Mr, Musser went on to New week, ; | York to transact som? business for the About a month ago Wm. Bair com-| Miller Rubber company before returning menced early in the morning to boil ap- | to Akron, Ohio, plebutter and soon it commenced to! On Thursday afternoon, Dr. J. R. G. rain, so Mr. Bair was compelled to dip | Allison, proprietor of the National hotel, the cider out of the kettle into a barrel, { who was on his way to Centre Hall, was and postponed the boiling until last Sat- | met on the narrow bridge on the state urday, when he got everything in readi- | highway at Smithtown by a large truck, ness and when he went to tap the cider | said to be one of the booze trucks operat- he found that some scoundrel had got|ing through this section, The result almost all the cider, so Mr. Bair did not i was that Dr. Allison's car was badly et any applebutter boiled. damaged. 5 The aed of the Rebersburg! 8 National Bank furniture arrived the lat- ter part of last week and was placed, The bank has been in operation for sev eral weeks, On last Wednesday the members of the Reformed charge of this place do. nated their minister and his new bride a bountiful supply of edibles and house- hold necessities. Lowell Wance is bed-fast with monia. Last week Wilbur Brungart had the good luck to catch three racoons alive, He has them at home in a cage. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. “E XECUTOR'S NOTICE. Township, Pa., decessed, ing been duly granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves to be indebiled tv the me are hereby requested 0 make prompt payment, and those having claims against the estate must present them duly authenticated for pueu- | settlement, JOHR W, KELLER, Executor, Harrisburg, Pa. Care of Btate Forestry Dept 0.49 Jas, ©. Furst, Atty, Bellefonte, Pa. CHRISTMAS § § : : : : : ¢ : : HIGH PRICES FOR MERCHANDISE ARE BREAKING ! ..SEE US BEFORE BUYING .. | BUILDER'S HARDWARE STOVES AND RANGES DETROIT VAPOR OIL STOVES ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINES ALUMINUM WARE Everything in Hardware. i 4 H. P. 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