YOUL. XCV,
CENTRE
EDUCATORS URGE
BIG APPROPRIATION.
————
Sum They Want Is Almost Double
«That Awarded By Legislature Two
Years Ago.
An appropriation of between forty
and fifty million dollars for the schools
will likely be asked of the 1921 Legisla-
ture if plans approved by the Legisla-
tive committee of the State Educational
Association, in session at Harrisburg
last week, are adoped,
The appropriation will be for two
years, and will be almost double the two
year appropriation made in 1919 of
twenty four millions. :
The association wants a minimum
school term of eight months in the rural
districts, nine months in third class dis-
tricts and ten months in first and second
class districts,
Resolutions favoring
adoption of the Finnegan Teachers’ Sal-
ary plan to replace the present Wood-
ruff bill. This would cost an additional
fifteen to twenty million dollars, with
state and districts paying fifty-fifty.
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Gorilla Story Exploded.
The Snyder county gorilla has
been shot, but he is certainly
Not in many a year have there been so
many stories told about a wild animal
as there has been about this alleged gor-
illa.
From newspaper stories, he has been
seen in Sunbury and Altoona at
same time, shot at a number of times
near Globe Mills, escaped from a circus
at Williamsport, then at Sunbury ; one
day he was seven feet tall ; next day he
was eleven feet tall with hands that
reached the ground; carried a lot of
pumpkins in the cave ; next day gave
birth to twins ; does his own cooking in
the cave.
Finally, he came up
county, and chased a fellow driving
Ford car, in Harris township, so the
story goes.
The fact that the gorilla feeds on vege.
tablé matter exclusively eliminates the
gorilla from the the
animal that attacked 14-vear oid Samuel
bave fre-
were passed
not
d ad.
the
Centre
a
into
possibilities of
Bolig, as this animal is said to
quented places where families
butchered during the day.
Practically all the newspapers
Central Pennsylvania have
some version of the gorilla
for a time many people had some
in the story, but the
captured very soon, the whole story
be classed as a myth,
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Million Acres Desolate Forest Land
Offered for Sale.
More than half a milliop acres of cut-
over and desolate forest land in all parts
of the State have been offered at
prices to the Pennsylvania Department
of Forestry, George W. Woodruff,
chief of the Bureau of Lands, said the
offers made by owners of waste mount
ain land resulted from information col-
lected last summer and fall by the State
foresters. Judge Woodruff said :
“If enough appropriation can be se-
cured this winter from the State legisla-~
ture there will probably be one or more
new State forests started, particularly in
Sullivan county, where a compact body
of more than 100,000 acres valuable for
State forest purposes can be secured at
low prices,
“The average paid thus far for the
1,100,000 acres which the State owns is
$2.28 per acre. The law restricts the
Department of Forestry to a minimum
of $10.00 per acre, and the Department
does not pay as high as $5.00 per acre
except with extreme reluctance. There
are portions of Pennsylvania where
small State forests have been started,
but the prevaling prices are so high
that the wisdom of extending them is
not certain,
“The present thought of the Depart.
ment of Forestry is that, other condi-
tions being the same, the land offered at
lowest price per acre will be given first
consideration,”
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Shutdown Of Ford Plant Affects 50,-
000 Workers.
Announcement was made last week
by the Ford Motor company in Detroit
that its (Highland Park plant, which
closed Dec. 24 for inventory, will not re-
open the first week in Japuary as plan-
ned but will remain closed indefinitely,
The statement said :
“The company has now decided not
to reopen the plant next week but will
resume operations as early as possible,
The assembly plants throughout the
United States will contigue their opera-
tions as usual,”
The statment added nothing in expla.
nation and officials of the company de-
clined to discuss the shutdown,
At the time of the closing of the plant
for inventory approximately 50,000
workers were employed in the plant at
Highland Park.
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The Pennsylvania State School Direct.
ors’ Association will meet in Harrisby
bruary 10 and 11. Five Sergei
Re: Comxy fociation aud at
’ ii ve
district
gt 1
nad
in
published
story, and
unless anim
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ow
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS
Rendered in the Churches of Centre
Hall.
The Christmas cantata, “A Christmas
Dream,” rendered in the Lutheran
church on Christmas eve by the young
people of the church and the choir, was
one of the most beautiful services of the
Christmas season, locally, The church
auditorium and Sunday schogl were
filled to their capacity with an apprecia-
tive audience, it being considered {the
largest gathering ever assembled in that
church. The collection amounted to
about $55.00.
of the heralding and coming of the
Christ child, and the various actors—
from Mary and Joseph down to the
shepherds on the hillsides—were cos-
umed as was befitting their respective
parts,
The dreamer was Miss Marion Royer,
who following a few remarks conc ering
the beauty of the shining stars,and com-
paring it with the night on which was
heard the angels’ song, falls into peace-
ful slumber, and that which fo
an unfolaing of her dre Ww
next
Hows is
am. hen th
the
discloses Mary, whose part was so beau-
tifully taken By Miss Miriam
kneeling, and appeari
e
curtain is drawn on scene it
Huyett,
ng before her an
angel who makes the annunciation, de-
claring, * Hail, hail, hail, thou art
ly favored ; blessed art among
women.” This part was taken by Miss
Pearl Keller.
next appears the scene of
high-
thou
The screen is drawn and
the approach
to Bethlehem by Mary and
latter
Joseph —the
well
1a
biG
part being
exceptionally
taken by Harvey Flink. S
mall eh
Hail Ch
ren, dressed in eastern costume.
pany Mary and Joseph,
ACCOM
the idea
conveyed that the long weary
and is
march
has tired all and they rest for a while at
David's well, where Joseph
water
from
draws a
The
infesting that
.
iN
from
Th
hill
ry 0
€: Fru
of the well,
danger
the robbers
count
Mi
fol
rirayed
The n
e approach to the
Sel
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ss Et
ds th
1
th the
keeper being Harol
inn,
1 Al aye .
+ Alexauder, stand-
ing outside a structure re presenting
inn of old, His family d
of the Chr
he
1scuss the com
ist and are eager for the time
when shall come, as they suppose,
with the blare of trumpets and with his
When Mary
are told that
royal retinue and
there
and Jephtha
fF 23s Ins
of the nn-
tender
appear they
rs tha ine
a tae inn,
place for them i
Miss May Royer), dat
keeper, exhibiting t
tor
igh
he 3
y her sex, toward Mq
in
next
an old Shepherd (Er.
ies peculiar t
i the stable,
scene
’
place
The
3, provides a
the ion. dis-
“T
closes Ishmerai,
bis sons, who
y +
od
pest Frank) with see |
stillness night that
the coming of the Prom-
A soft effect
scene of the shepherds at rest is given
The manger scene is
:
the sole
mn
ma
Te
which betokens
ised One of Israel.
by colored lights.
next clearly shown and all the j
centers about the fulfilling of the
ecy in the birth of the Christ
reaches its climax here. Angels
“Silent Night,” which is one of
prettiest scenes in the drama.
When strikes twelve the
sleeper is awakened from her slumbers,
and rubbing her eves, looks about her in
a bewildered sort of way, and then re-
cites a poem on Christ's coming,
Music by the choir played aa import.
ant part in the cantata, and two solos by
Miss Miriam Huyett were much enjoy-
ed. Her sweet voice and lovely facial
expression made her a fitting character
for the part she so faithfully portrayed
~~Mary-—the mother of Christ.
yroph-
child,
sing
ie
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the clock
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Reformed Christmas Service.
An interesting Christmas service was
held in the Reformed church on Sunday
evening, after Christmas. The service
was a ‘‘home product” in every sense of
the word. The recitations, exercises
and music were gathered from various
sourses by a committee appointed by the
Sunday School. The singing was ex-
cellent. One feature worthy of mention
was the singing of some familiar hynms
by the congregation. Another feature
of the service was the reading of several
Scripture lessous, not by the pastor or
superintendent, but by different classes
of the Sunday School. All the Scrip
ture lessons were centered about the
person of Christ. Santa Claus was to
tally ignored, his name was not even
mentioned in any exercise, song, reci.
tation. The pastor's address was brief
and in harmony with the program,
Among other things he said that Christ
mas is.to commemorate the birth of Jesus
Christ, but the exclusive emphasis
should not be laid on this fact, Equal
emphasis should be laid on the charac-
ter and work of the Savior. At his
birth, the angel called attention to his
character and work, for he said “For
unto you is born this day in the city of
David, a Savior.” In the celebration of
Washington's birthday, little or nothing
is Is laid on his character and work,
So in the celebration of Christmas, prop.
er emphasis should be laid on the birth,
Christ. The service was simple, beauti-
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ful, and worshipful, The offering,
which was given to the support of the
Bethany Orphan's Home, approximated
$55.
U. Ev. Christmas Service.
The United Evangelical Sunday
School rendered a very interesting pro-
gram on Thursday evening, Dec. 23.
The children were very well trained
and rendered their parts ‘with scarcely
an error. The choir used the program
entitled ‘Song of the Sky.” This beau-
tiful music was very well rendered.
Just after the pastor had given a short
address on “Following the Star.” chil.
dren and adults were delighted with the
appearance of Santa Claus ' coming
down the center aisle, carrying a 1
in which a treat of candy
oranges for the small children. and a
purse,
pastor
ag
was and
containingisixteen dollars, for the
Santa Claus remained to hel
sing the closing song.
The church
fully decorated
with large bouquet of branches filled
with red berries, and a very pretty tree,
decorated with glittering ornaments and
lighted with various colored electric
bulbs.
The main auditorium and S. 8, room
were filled with people and the offering.”
which goes to the support of Western
Missions, amounted to $18 20,
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Miller —- Wagner \
On Christmas at seven
o'clock, at the home of the bride's par-
ents, Mr, and Mrs.
evening,
D. Geiss Wagner, in
Hall, Clarence Miller
and Miss Mary Wagner were united in
he bride, Rev.
was attend.
the
Centre Thomas
pastor of t
The wedding
the immed
wedlock by the
R. R. Jones,
ed by late relatives of
parties only, and the
layed by Miss
ide appeared
f georgette
of
over white satin, carrying a bouq
CORY aotin Ad
contracting wepdd-
we enh x 1.
march Stella
ing
lovely
gow white
5
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n
uet of
carpations. Following the ceremony a
sumptuols dinner was served,
The bride is the youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wagner and
two and one-half
for the past
years has served as an
local Beil telephone ex-
oge. The groom is a son of Mr, and
rs. M. N. Miller, of le,
1is a young man of sterlin r qualities
a
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i
Tusseyville
op-
h, by the way,
ber-in-law,
brid
the e
will live, for a time at
like going back home,
The young couple
to Washington,
before
SDIring
ng, postponement is
$ yey
the groom's
The
“ae
of Mr.
a
Reporter joins the many friends
and Mrs.
congratulations.
Smith-Treaster.
J. Roy Smith, of Potters Mills, and
Miss Mildred Treaster, daughter
Lyman Treaster, of Milroy, were united
in marriage ont Dec. 24th, in Reedsville.
by Rev. Gordman, of the M. E. church,
The groom is an ex-service man, and
served overseas. For the present they
at Potters Mills, Their
friends extend congratulations,
A i
Jordan-Klinefelter,
William A. Jordan and Miss Ida
Klinefelter, both of Colyer, were united
in marriage on last Saturday evening at
six o'clock at the home of the bride's
father, Samuel Klinefefter, by Rev. R.
R. Jones.
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7 Krise Home Sold.
The W. A. Krise home in Centre Hall
was sold recently by Mrs. B. F. Reish
and Mrs, Jefferson Brown to Mrs, O, F.
Funk, of Centre Hall, who will occupy
the place April 1st. The price paid was
$1600.
Miller in extending
of
m
will reside
many
LOOK AT YOUR LABEL.
OUR attention is called this
week to the little Pink Label
on your paper which shows exactly
how you stand with the publishers.
The figures * 19" and *‘20” are now
obsolete and should be brought up to
date. Many subscribers have put
their paper ahead to 1922 during the
past few weeks, and to them we are
very grateful. We dislike reminding
you so often of the necessity of hav.
ing all subscriptions paid in advance,
but that necessity exists in view of
the tremendous increase in the cost
of print paper (more than 300 per
cent, above former prices) and the
only way for the $1.50-a-year paper
to continue at the old price is for
every subscriber to keep his paper
paid ap.
May we expect to have a remit
tance from those who just thought.
lessly have failed to do this little
thing. To you it may mean a trifi-
ing matter—that of withholding $1 so
or $3.00—~but to ud the aggregate of
these small accounts means placing
us in a better position to meet all ob-
ligations promptly,
: Tue Posiisusrs.
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DAY. JANUARY 6
CENTRE COUNTY'S FARM
PRODUCTS SHOW,
Boys from Vocational Schools Win
First Premiums on Corn, Pota-
toes and Apples.
The value of Vocational training in
agriculture was strikingly demonstrat-
ed last Thursday at the Annual Corn,
Apple and Potato Show held at Belle-
fonte by the Farm Bureau. Six pre-
miums were oftered—first and second
on each of corn, potatoes and apples.
Boys from Vocational schools won all
three first premiums and ope second.
The awards were as follows :
Corn— Harry Burd, Aaronsburg High
School, 1st on White Cap ; W, C, Smelt-
zer, Bellefonte, 2nd on Yellow Dent.
Potatoes— Biron Decker, Spring Mills
Vocational School, 15st on Rural New
Yorker ; Ward Hosterman, Aaronsburg
High School, 2nd, Rural New Yorker,
-] Gray, Port Matilda
High School, 1st on Delicious : James
I. Thompson, Lemont, 2nd on Northern
Spy.
Apples esse
It looks good for the Centre county
agriculture when the boys can come to
the front like this in a show that is open
to the entire county, both young and
It is hoped the boys will come
back and do even better next year,
——— et et estes
Birthday Surprise Party.
Thursday of last week Miss Hazel
Ripka, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, E. S,
Ripka, attained her seventeenth birth-
day, and her parents planed a surprise
party for her, the preparations for which
being so carefully guarded that when
the hour for assembling in the evening,
of ber young school friends, and others,
Miss Hazel the most as.
tonished person The Rip.
ka home was at once turned over to the
score or more of happy young people,
spent an evening in wholesome
amusement and pleasure. At an appro-
hour delicious refreshments, con-
adwiches, pickles, fruit sal-
were served. Miss Hazel
vient of many beautiful
and friend-
old.
arrived
arrived,
was
imaginable,
who
priate
sisting of s2
2 \
ad and cake,
was the recij
presents, tokens of esteem
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Progress Grange Notice.
A meeting of Progress Grange will be
id rday afternoon at one o'clock
A
A
pose of
installing officers.
good attendance desired. Jacob
atter is
Sharer, Master,
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
¥
Villiam Garis, of Luxor, spent the
\ simas season with his parents in
Centre Hall,
Reuben Zettle is now located at Mi-
ami, Florida, where he is engaged at
the ¢ arpenter trade.
Be sure to read Smith's advertisement
It tells of substantial re.
S 10 various departments of that
well-stocked store.
in this 1ssue.
"Squire Cyrus Brungart is the execut.
or in the estate of Mrs, Margaret Dail
ey. late of Potter township, deceased,
and the proper legal notice appears in
this issue.
St
whi
Charley
south,
ump left for the sunny
week; and will remain at
Finneywood, Virginia, until the robins
are again with us, when Charley, too,
will be among us,
last
After a two weeks’ illness from pleur-
isy. Charles T. Crust, farmer east of
Centre Hall, made his first trip to town
on Saturday, stopping at the Reporter
office on business. In addition to his
sickness, Mr. Crust was pestered with a
half dozen or more real live boils during
the greater part of his sickness.
W. W. McCormick, the veteran asses-
sor of Potter township, is busily etngag-
ed this month in the work connected
with that office, and finds that with the
dded burden of assessing the women of
roting age, his work is more than dou.
ble that of former years. This year Mr,
over 1200 names.
Rufus Strohm Lee. eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs, Jscob C. Lee, of Centre Hill,
well known to the young people of this
community, was a visitor at the home of
is parents over the holidays, He is
in the automobile business, operating
an establishment for himself in Valpa-
tiso, Indiana, He looks fine physically
and from all indications is prospering
financially!
| Little Miss Harriet Bartges, the sweet
little four-year-old daughter of Prof, and
| Mrs, N. L. Bartges, escaped serious in-
jury, or probable loss of an eye, on
Monday afternoon. She was on her
‘way to the school house to meet her
father and at the William Gfrerer home,
nearby the school house, Mr. Gfrerer
, was engaged in cutting down trees in
, front of his home, not naticing the little
! girl's approach. In swinging the axe
he struck the little girl, but as was
doubtless the case, it struck the child
just as the axe reached the end of the
swing, when its force would have
reached its minimum, and the result!
was but & slight cut on the face, a quar-
ter inch below the left eye. But how
close that wes to doing
, 1921,
NO. |
MUCH CONCRETE LAID.
410 Miles of Splendid Road Built in
1920.
The State Highway Department of
Pennsylvania during the 1920 construc-
tion season has built approximately 410
miles of concrete roadway 18 feet in
width,
This is a world's record for one season
for this type of highway.
In i919 the Pennsylvania Highway
Department completed 253 miles of con-
crete roadway,
The maintenance force of the State
Highway Department during 1920 have
entirely resurfaced 377 miles of maca-
dam highway and surface treated 1480
miles of the same type of thoroughfare,
In all the forces of this department
maintained 9503 miles of roadway. Of
this mileage 493 were in boroughs and
on State-aid rofids.
Hlinois makes the closest approach to
the State Highway Department of Penn-
sylvania in the 1920 construction of
highways of a durable type, having put
down approximately 339 miles in con-
crete during the present season.
The Pennsylvania Highway Depart.
ment now has under construction ap-
proximately 350 miles of concrete, the
completion of which was made impossi-
ble in 1920 because of the lateness of the
season. The department plans the
350 miles of concrete roadway early in
1921 and hopes to be able to complete
not less than 600 miles of durable high-
way this year,
During 1920 the Pennsylvania High-
way Department was somewhat bandi-
caped through lack of materials and be-
cause of the great difficulty in transport.
ing materials from mills and quarries to
the scene of construction,
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Hunter's $20.00 Fine Not Right.
The Reporter made some comment a
few weeks ago anent the injustice of im-
posing a fine on five hunters who were
caught hunting deer near Potters Mills
without baving in their possession their
license paper, although each man had
paid his license fee. The following
communication is from W, FF. McKin-
ney, forest ranger, of Potters Mills.
whose views on the matter coincide with
those of the Reporter. Mr. McKinney
Says
“While I have always been in favor of
game prolection, it seems to me that the
line has been drawn too close in the case
bunters’ license. I think that the
man that has taken out a license and
payed for it should have a reasopable
chance to produce his papers if they
have been left at home or in camp, as
the case may have been. In other
words, I do not think it is right to soak a
man twenty dollars when he actually
has a license. Whemin does this pro-
tect our wild game ?
“W. PF. McKinney,”
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Meeting of 1.0.0.F. Hall Association.
A meeting of the 1 0.0.F. Associa-
tion will be held on Tuesday evening,
Jantary 11th, at 7:30 o'clock, in the lod-
ge room, Centre Hall, for the purpose
of electing officers, etc.—Secretary.
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Celebrated 61st Wedding Anniver-
sary.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rumberger, of
Unioaville celebrated their 61st wedding
anniversary on Thursday, Dec. soth.
The celebration, which was unostenta-
tious, assumed largely the shape of a
family reunion.
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State College Team Faces Hard
Schedule.
The 1921 football schedule of Pennsyl-
vania State College, announced last
week, includes matches with Harvard,
Georgia Tech, the Navy and Pittsburgh,
and is one of the hardest in years. The
schedule follows : September 24, Leba-
non Valley at home ; October 1, Gettys-
burg ; 8th, North Carolina State at
home ; 15th, Lehigh. at home ; sand,
Harvard at Cambridge ; 20th, Georgia
Tech at New York ; November 5, Car-
negie Tech, at home ; Navy, at Phila-
delphia ; 24th, University of Pittsburgh,
at Pittsburgh.
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Sale Bill News.
Those who have not sent in the dates
for their spring sales should do so at
once as the Sale Register will appear
every week. We will begin printing of
bills for spring sales at an early date
and all are asked to send in their copy
as soon as possible. While the “bills
should not be posted more than two
weeks, it will give us more time to get
them printed. They need not be lifted
until the bills are wanted for
of
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
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HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Mrs. John Fohringer, of near Colyer,
is a patient in the Bellefonte hospital,
Take a careful look at the label! on
your paper this week. See that the
figures are what they should be,
Owners of dogs may procure their
1921 dog license from Cyrus Brungart,
justice of the peace, Centre Hall
Miss Sara Neff, whois teaching’ in a
high school in Pittsburgh, spent the
Christmas vacation at her home pear
Centre Hall,
Benjamin H. Emerick sustained a
badly bruised foot, last week, while
loading railroad ties at thé Centre
Hall station,
Warren Homan, of the garage firm of
Harper & Homan , a week or so ago,
purchased a Chevrolet coupe at a public
sale of cars in Bellefonte,
The last day in the old year was
spring-like, and if there is anything in
the old saying that the last Friday in the
month rules the text, then we may exe
pect a mild January.
O. A. Jamison, of Monroe, Wiscon-
sin, came to Centre Hall the
Christmas-time, and as has been his cus-
tom for some years past, will spend the
greater part of the winter among his
relatives in Penns Valley.
about
The Potter township auditors have
examined the accounts of the various
township officials and have caused the
financial statements to be published in
this week's issue. Every tax payer in
the township should give it careful read.
ing.
A. J. Hemphill, of New York, presi-
dent of Guaranty Trust Company and a
director in a large number of other con-
cerns, also a club man, died in his New
York home a few days ago. He was a
brother-in-law of Mrs, Anna Hemphill,
of Centre Hall,
8
A group of the town's athletes, be-
coming possessed with the idea that-
they could defeat the local High school
team ina game of soccer football, at-
tempted the thing on Thursday after-
noon preceding Christmas, but the
school boys carried off the laurels with a
1 to o victory,
No business was tranacted at license
court on Monday, Dec. 20th, the day
set for the formal presentation of peti-
tio! and remonstrances. When the hour
for convening arrived asnouncement
was made in the court room that court
bad been postponed indefinitely. Judge
Quigley was not present. Remon-
strance papers, filed some time ago, con
tain the names of 3536 citizens through-
out Centre county.
Centre and Mifflin county sportsmen
killed 220 deer on the Penn State Forest
this season, according to information
sent to the Pennsylvania Department of
Forestry by District Forester W, }s
Bartschat, of Milroy. He received re.
ports of 104 deer shot on the Kishaco-
quillas Division, 83 on the Seven Moun-
tains Division, two on the Nittany Div-
ision, and 31 on "the Curtain Division.
Two bears were shot on the Kishaco-
quillas Division.
Attend the Week of Prayer services.
For the remainder of the week services
will be held as follows : Wednesday
evening, in the Evangelical church,
Rev. C. FP. Catherman, speaker : Thurs.
day evening, in the Methodist church,
Rev. J. F. Biogman, speaker; Friday,
evening, in the Methodist church. Rev.
R. R. Jones, speaker ; Saturday even-
ing, in the Reformed church, Rev, C. F.
Catherman, speaker ; Sunday evening,
in the Reformed church. Rev. M. C.
Dramm, speaker.
James K. Conley, of Sioux Fall, South
Dakota, was an arrival in town pre-
vious to Christmas, leaving that section
of the west covered with a 15-inch snow-
fall, and coming into a comparatively
snowless region. While here he arranged
for holding public sale of the household
goods of his mother, Mrs. Kate Conley,
which took place on New Year's day.
At the last moment Mrs. Conley decided
not to go west with her son but will re.
main in Centre Hall, making her home
at the hotel with the family of James
W. Runkie,
One of the most pleasing school en-
tertainments ever given in the Grange
ball was the oneyheld on Wednesday
night preceding Christmas, given by the
Centre Hall High school literary society.
It was purely suggestive of the Christ.