VOL. XC NO FQILITIOS IN HIGHWAY * DEPARTMEN I, SAYS O'NXIL, sXPLOSION KILLS 3 BOYS, VYOUATIONAL SCHOOL OPENS HOU CHOLERA NEAKBY, 1917. NO. 36 DEATHS, #] TOWK AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS You can see lots of faces this week you haven't seen for just a year, The price of milk in State College has been raised to ten —- Old Powder House at Falona Scene of Ao cidint Boys Believed to Have Struck Match to Light Ulgarettes, 31 Hoge Have Died in Clinton QOountly and the Disense Has Heappenred in Mifflin County, 22 Boys Enrolled In Agricultural Depart. ment and 23 Girls In Bome Making, Mary Eimira Pott r, wife or John Potter, died at her home on the Charles Kuhn farm, two miles east of Boalsburg, on Friday morning at 9:15 o'clock, as the result of a serious opers- tion which she underwent Tuesday night previous. Immediately follow- ing the operation Mre, Pott r appeared to rally and hopes were enterisined for her recovery, but a relapse oc- curred with the result that for a great. er part of two days she was upcon- wcious, death finally relieving her of her suffering. Mra, Potter was a daughter of Mr, snd mre, Henry Lingle, who tenant the Brockerhofl farm, esst of Old Fort, and was aged twenty-one years, three month and seventeen days. Her un- imely death is a great blow to the home, the father being left with five-yenr-old dsughter—E izabeth by pame, Besides the shoe the follow. New Uommissioper Will Conduct Bureau for Basipess Alone Is Familiar With Road Work, Denny O'Neil, newly appointed gtate highway commissioner, last week gave out the following etate- ment “ The position of highway commis- sioner c*»me to me unsolicited, and has no stri- ge stteched, I have ac. cepted the ssma with the understand- ing that I am to have fu'l control, | appreciate the cor fidence of Govern- or Brumbsugh in naming me for this important poeition, and fally realize how difficult it will be to make good and meet the demands for roads dur- ing these abrormal times, when both Isbor and material sre scarce and high, “Only the most important new work ghould be attempted st this "ime, but it The Gregg Township Voecationai Hohool located at Bpring Mills opened September 8 with a surprisingly large attendance, Twenty-'wo boys enroll. ed in the agriculture department and twenty-three girls are taking the home making courie., Considering thet school opened quite early and that there is 8 great ccarcity of labor on the farme, this is a very good be- giooing., Other boys and girls have signified their jotention of starting after the fall work Is done. The en- rollment is much greater than was an ticipated and sufficient sccomodations had pot been provided in the shops, laboratorie , and sewing roome, In order to take care of the pupils pro- perly until more sccommodstions can be provided, both boys’ and girls’ classes have been divided jute two Up to the present time 31 hogs have died in Allison township and Flems- ington, Clinton county, of hog ehol- ere, and about 14 that bave contracted the diseave will likely die, The State Livestock board has 8 number of experte there dealing with the situation and working with Dr. H. J. B, "Weicksel in an «ffort to stamp out te disease, About 20 hogs in the iufecied section which have not as yet exhibited eigos of baviog the disessn have been inoculsted, and similar preventive trestment will be given to other hogs, The de By the explosion of several kegs of powder in an abandoned magazine of the Bellefonte Lime and Btone Come pany at Salons, Clinton county, on Saturday, three boys lost their lives. Fhe dead were : William Snyder, eleven years, youngest son of ex-County Buperin- tendent W, A, Boyder, cashier of the Mili “all bank, Harry Rockey, twelve years, Obarles Rockey, ten years, sons of Daniel Rockey, formerly of Bugar Valley. Harry Rockey was killed almost in- stantly, The Bnyder boy and Charles Rockey died in the local boepital Bat. urday afternoon. The boys left their homes in the morning, and, wander- ing toward the Central Raliroad ste- cents a quart, Prothonotary D. R, Foremsn is the nwngr of aeix-cylinder, special mod el, Studebaker automobile, = A little intepsive farmiog yielded I'. L. Smith forty bushels of choice potatoes on the old foundry site, Troop M, of Lewistown, a unit of ned for Fort on Moi ’ the Bib regiment, entral Hafcock, Augusts, Gs, Luding Navokosky, corm ited re r of Clearfield roi Allen, thie peill- f fer y ia ig & this ath of the hoge, coming only about two months before butchering time, suizide In County inst 1 B. Lichenstein and James who recently escaped is 8 vevere loss to those who " Home uredsy m Ze sve been counting on a good supply of pork, satssyr, lard, ete, after feed. from would be falee economy not to maine tain the roads now in existence. The geven years’ experience I had ss come missioner of Allegheny county io con structing reads have made me familiar with the work, TO SOLVE ROAD PROBLEM, “ The opportunity to soive this b'g problem and at the same time place tbe road department on a strictly busi- pes haeis as well as render eervice to the people, are my reasons for as um- ing so cifficuit a task ar his time, “ The road department will pot be run as a political msebine and will be not dominsted by politicans, Ef. cleney, honesty and service will be the sole test of merit end vo employe will be removed who messures up to the ghove standsrd ; tut po employe will be retsived who is pot ¢flicient and whe fails to render a {oir returp to the gtate fo bie salary, it will wake no difference how great bis polities! ir flu- ence Is or who bis politieal backers are,” Deelsrit g thet the v=la of the Lin. enlo nig way fron Pittaturgh east is deorensed by the bed condition of the Pittsturgh-teveland road, Commis stoner O'Neil announced that one of ihe fire roads to which ‘he attes lion of the department will be given will be tat between Pittsburgh and ( leve- jsrd. "be Ohio highwsy commission will be seked to co-operaie with the Peoisyivania commision Lo remove what {8 enid to be the sal remsainirg bad section of r ad retween Philadel phis snd ¢ Jevel nd, Other state gous = ill also receive jw mediate ate geno, the new colnnissioner Aan- poner d, EE ————— a ————— Loliggs Yenis thow Ah atsirnins ¥Faji be jow Limi», It = ui to psy Sn excessive Pi. bh price for & Dew wheat varlely just veer use it i» glox ingly advertised py tbe rerd fiom iptroducivg it, warns the Per eylvauis Biate College school of sgieuliure, For «Fam le, it Is claimed by seed firme thst two varjer tie:, ¥eive our spo Mir: cie, have Won- deiful tilleripg capacity, #0 Lihat a peck, or st most bolf bosoel, is suffi elent weed to Lhe 80 0, Bon there verielies have been jestea fr yield at the Pennsyivaris pine os llege, os well se at the Onio sud V experiment statiove, Wiel pow varying rates per spre, Bob grve i eepl yields when sown pt the tate of ore-and-s-haif or two fwser sip per sere, They are och like Fu covier p10 ey be strains of this varie'y, —————— a A ————————— w lee of gi is - The White Leghorn Breoming th Feauryls varias Farm hicken, tion, entered the old powder house. the roof were blown away. The men at the Thompeon saw mill, a short distance away, ran to the scene of the explosion and removed the three boye., Harry Rockey was slready dead. Those yet living were pisced in the sutomobile of Clinton Thompson and hurried to the Lock Haven hospital, It is believed that one or more kegs of powder were in tbe bullding and that the boys struck matches, possibly with the iutention of smoking, when the powder ignited and the explosion fol owed. This Is only conjecture and the exsot cause of the explosion will never be known, ———————— A A ————— Locking for Helrs of Stormastown Founder, Ifthere are living soy descendants of David storms, who founded the vil- ise O! BMtormsv wn, who can trace their aucestry back to David Btorms, or who are ressonsbly sure they could, would they kivoly write to the under. signed address for further information, Ibe writer is a distant relative and is extremely apxious to help them trace their ancestry bsck a couple geners- tions and give them valusble history belonging to their family. Under penny of your money for any service we may do, bat we are wishing to give you a :urprise in more ways than ope. stnould it be possible that there are pope of the = tore descendants living in the vicinity, snd some old peigh- vor or frieno koows their where abouts, would they kjodly write tue ad- dress oD 8 card spd send it to gs et ones, It wiil be dolog those desceno- suis 8 greater favor LusD you can eves res!iz, ' Very truly yours, MRS. MARY B. K. BrsT, Greevsburg, Ps., BR, 2 ——————— A ————— War Veterans' Pigale, The Centre County Veteran Club will hold thels 48/d snnual pienie ip the grove at Pine Grove Milla on Sa'- urdsy, september $2ad, all day, Ail old soldiers are iuvited to asitend whether members or not. The sflair will be of the basket picnic order, but all old #0 diers wearing a badge will be served dipner free, Promipent speakers will be present, The Cltigens band wili furnish the music, Siate to Pay Norma! chool Mortgages, the payment of $825,000 by the state, to sntiely morigsges gf the State Nore sections, ¢ The work duripg the first week has been golrg along very nicely and the puplls showed sn ur usual smouot of interest, in spite of the fact that all of the equipment and supplies have not srrived. lo order to meet this gondition the regular schedule was modified somewhat, temporarily, A number of the pupils are graduates of third grade high echoo!, who wish to complete the work of a first class high ec ool, It will require such pupils two years to do thie. The school will welcome new pupils at any time for firat, second, third or fourth yesr work. Any pupils ioterested should see or communicate with the Direcior of the Voestionsl Behool, W, Vernon Godehall, or the department super- visor, Miss N. C, Hunter, for the girle, and W. W, Reitz for the boys, The school will take ¢ff Wedoesday aud Thursday of this week In order that the boys may tske part in the stock judging contest whicn is being put on st the Grapger’'s E campment vy HBtate College and Lhe co nity Farm Buresuo. A ——— They Represent Oentre Oo. 's Quota, The following ls 8 complete list of the young men who will furnish Cen. tre county's quota in the new army. Their rames have been certified to the department, Boyd L. Friday, Oceola Mills Thomas McNish, Moshannon. John Koshko, Clarence, john Nelson, Munson. Frank Poll, Clarence. Harry A. Watson Milesburg. Thomas A. Richard, Port Matilda. Maines T. Bowes, Howard, Jacob R. Lee, Spring Mills Jiaud L. Whitehill, Oak Hall Armine E. Shirk, State College. Edwin A. Lebkicher, Snow Shoe. James R. Garman, Osceola Mills. Ralph L. R chau, Centre Hall. George A. Crawford, Centre Hall, ou Gloranni Pezzen, (alvin R. Cobble, Linden Hall. William R. Lytle, Monument. ¥ ichael Seflick, Gdarence. Clifford A. Heltman, Hublersburg. Arthur F Parker, Philipsburg. Earl C. Hosband, Fleming. John E. Smith, Centre Hall Alfred E. Emenbizger, Herman B. Eves, Warriorsmark. Lloyd T. Woomer, Howard. Gilbert J. Shope, Howard. A. A. Dunlap, Howard. Jacob F. Musick, Coburn. Paul Jerome Tate, State College. Otto 8. Nowatka, Munson, Alfred Harrison Walker, Lemont, _— Harold H. Rowland, Philipsburg. Joseph L. Bryan, Milesburg, ing tue animale sive early spring. Hog cholera has reappeared in Mifl- Ho éounty aud Is at ite worst In the Burnhem distriet, ihe suthor- fties are fighting had to check its gprend, Fa mers’ Institute Dates. {i The dates for holding Farmer's In- gtitu es in Centre county the coming winter, have been suounced by the state department of agriculture, They are: Purt Matilde, February 8 and 9; Centre Hall, Fetruary 11 and 12; Bpring Mille, February 13 and 14. Fhe department appounces that the fopstitutes are to be made training schools in the art of production to a greater degree than ever before, ————— . Ministry, The fullowing poem ander the above caption sppeared in the Cleveland (O io) Prese, sod Is the product of Mra Florence H. J hos, of Cleveland, who when a girl was io Centre Hall for pearly a year etugaged in tesching music, is now conpecled with the First Friends church io Cleveland, in the cepacity of '. The ~he f “visitor 7, porm is quite timely, fine io verse and sentiment, fa To whom do ¥ u minister The poor ant Or do you 10 those you love best And even ™ With y arning compassion And never a lrowa, tue stranger Lord looks upon But we, ike the Lovite, Cross over Lhe street, To spare cur fin Friends oaly ¢ ¢ feeling grect There are lonely hearts, neighbor, So lonely nd sad I you put forth You could surely make glad, the effort To whom 4d» you minister The poor and distressed 7 Or “0 you do good To those you Jove best] F.R1 i {(Contpoed from previous column.) | Ellery Merril Miller, Howard, R., F, D. Richard Wm. Lucas, Howa:d, Charles F. Arnsy, Aaronsburg. ' John Bazosky, Philipsburg. | Vinton Ray Schenck, Howard. | John Whiteman, Centre Hall, “Summ | Alton Paul Nelson, Philipsburg. | Elmer Hoy Corman, Spring Mills. | Robert Lytie, Philipsburg. ing sisters and brothers mourn her loss: Mra, Clyde Boeith, Frank Lingle, of Colyer ¢ Prul Lingle, of Menno, Bouth Dakota; Anns, of Bellwood ; Elmer, Blanche and Margaret, at home, The busband of the decessed is a son of George Potter, of Lear Old Fort, Funeral services were held at the bome at two o'clock Monday after- noon, following which the funeral cortege proceeded to Tusseyville where burial was made in the Zion Hill cemetery, Rev, G., L. Courtney officiating. James A Rockey, sged peverty- eight years, of 1407 Twenty-first sve nue, Altoons, a retired Pennsy em- ploye, expired suddenly a* his his bome Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, as a result of an internal injury re. ceived ten days previous when he fell from a shed in the rear of his home. His injury was thought but slight when he quickly recovered from the! fall off a roof on the suall outbuilding | he had been repairivg. Shortly be fore noon the sged man collapsed and hed to be removed to his bed. Dr. D. E. Allen was called and pronounce. ed his condition critical, the internal irjury having sflected the veleran’s heart, He lapsed into unconscioue- tentiary at Rockview, st Jersey Bhore, were captured Probably it’s not the choicest expre-« gion, or the most up-to-date, but it fits the oocsslon : “Wha ’s the matter with Leonard? He's sll right,” Centre Hall does not need offer apolo- gles to the thousande of people who are swelling its population this week, It's an o, k. town, this Centre Hall, H, F. Grove, of Pleasant Gap, wae a caller at this office last Thureday. Mr, Grove helped in the hurvest on the Grossman farm, which he tenanted Inst year, The United Evangelical church at Lock Haven was invaded one day last week by an unknown individual and a beautifu silk flag which draped the pulpit was taken, y u when you say you “have batter #tufl at home, ” if you diduo’t bring =a smmy le of it for exhibition purposes to the Grange Encampment and Fair. If you have preference for any par- ticular army service, enlist as a volun- teer and you can have it. When you are drafted, the government places you where it thivks you sare most needed and best fitted for, Newly pees and passed away ut 1:50, Mr. Rockey was born Hall, January 25, 1838, a ed in Altoona mu than a half cen-| tury. He eutered the employ of the] Penney in lhe shiops BOO there and later flremisn, He was retired an i : Lear | Penn a Lzd resid-! e after going beCanue stallonary 5 G pensi 1H i od for about eig t years, | His wife died 10 1907 by Wu cl Jawes A, Jr., Pittsburgh ; Mre, Caste, Ind, and stanley J. Delone, Afton Iwo tere, Mis. James Uinler ¢ both of R Bom vived a : Ubarles, John i (Gales, New Mire. | wie. re Kare, Albright ig lie, Joh veler- . =k Ti «ith a tlockey, of siate Lol «0 Was 8 tember sUIVIVY, 8 © br er, leg «. The of Pat [ei Were § at iny Funperai PVioes neld Mouday sfieruoo Faitview cemetery. ass0Cialion, # wil ia 0 UU IPR Benjamin Limberi, a ret rod farmer, died Wedneiday forenoon +t his home at Madisontu euty-five years, Ou luesuay evening previot l-ath be was «lzicken # ile talking with hie ¢ Ristiel, ie was tuken sid medical ald summoned, tat death | could not be stopped, His wife died a number of years ego, out he ls carvived by the Dollowing cuildren: .Audrew Limbert, and Herman, of Brush vaiey ; Allen of Pulladeiphia; Mrs, U. G. Decker, of ¢ noel a &y BHV4 BLY to hit spoplexy | at : er, Mrs. wi i ugnl adopted service flags, em- blems symbolizing tha. some member f the family has joioed the ¢ the | ! |e De iors, in and or ses were of nation, g dis'ributed. Finally a num- ber of them will C.W. HEH 3 Centre f« reach ptre Hall, ty id his home Hall to Frank D. g day pure? perty and will H where Wino sb Smith, ik. ¥. into ¢ bin ii @ 311 IW need thi OWETR DY move ext spring. the pins 4 Mrs. Hmithr bait a ener te iro of Inst ¥, which completes the improves pizte of that nature which have been unter way for the past new ob ade joins he now lives, TY ash LARAD fr nt her residence few weeks ciion of the town. A. and OU, W. Boozer did pd eouscque: it wil esl, in D. the work, stand the at Mesures, Milesburg is ope of the most musical owps in Central Peonsylvania. Be- «ides having an organization known wre, the girls of the town bave got Sand.” On Ssturday eveaing those wo bands beid a big lawn party and stival at Milesburg. Wednesday of next week (Septeme ver 19.0), the six men selected as five per cent of Lhe county's quota will eave for®camp Meads, [hey are: Basil J. Mott and Otto ¥, Corman, of Beliefoute ; J. Paul Rumberger, Belie- ionte, BR. D. ; Ouo KE, Spicer and Jer ome M. Allman, of State College, and | William John Bowen, Bellefonte. | Leslie J. Deitrich, Hublersburg ! Allen Robert Wingard, Coburn. | Lewis Alfred Crader, State College. mal eghoole to which the Commor- wealth bus taken title in the last few yesis, he total debt is about §70v,- 000 snd tbe Legislature appropristec Observers for the Pennsylvania De- partment of Agriculture report ‘hal in the leet two sears the White Lege horn has #0 gained in rumbers that 10- Samuel B. Barnhart, Curtin. John Girodi. John A. Kaspick, Osceola Mills, Elmer M Watkins, Oryiston. Joseph J. Liugle, of Puilipsbarg. IV's a bigger Grange Picnic than ever, The exhibits are bigger, the spripg Mille; Mra. Reuben Rishel snd Miss Eivie, of Madisonburg, Iuterment was made at Madison 3. day it outvumbers sll other chickens fn the State, Yenrs ogo the American Domingue Jed ; then for yany years the Barred Bock led § then the Rhode Island Red jusbe thie latter in the race of popu- paren iy lesde, fetching. jog » “orapo hb” ellis g dny=0l ohicke, used, eared, #3 lvanis snd vearby whites fancy.” ~ put together popularity was enough money to get rid of half of it, The stete had a substantial equity io the properties before sesumiog con. trol, A A ——— Baomper War-Uarden Crops, That the war-garden propaganda so tirelessly conducted by food economists throughout the country bas resulted in {r.cressed crops ia borne out by tents. tive sus veyr which have already been made in a ruomber of places, scoord- ipg to sxperta st the Peonaylvania State College. They report on lots pot previcnely used for garden crops at Htate College, There were 128 lots planted In pote torr, seven ‘n beape, thirty-five in sweet corn, six lots In cabbage and seven in mixed plantings, The esti mated yields of these lots are: 8760 bushels of potatoes, thiity bushels beans (<helled), 6800 dozen years of sweet gorn and fifteen tone of cabbage, AL $1.50 » Ltushel for potates §8 a bushel for bean, twenty cents a dosen for sweet corn and 120 a ton for cab. bsge and velulog the mixed plants at $200, the tots) value of these crops Ie estimated at $7660, This survey represented no home gardens por land that bas been used for gardens in previous years, Joseph L Lingle, Philipsburg. Harrison N. Crain, Port Matilda, Kieman Rigley, Philipsburg Btere JaRiocie, Hellefonte Nick Deanick, Pleasant Gap. Arthur M. Kerlin, Moshannon, James Moody, Clarence. Harris Geo. Bechdel, Blanchard. Jacob Fredman, Clarence, Ellis B. Hagzard Clarenes, Ernest F. Bathgate, Lemont. William P. McGowan, Snow Shoe. William Marshall Bellefonte. Ammon G Zimmerman, Snow Shoe. Forrest G. Rodgers, Nittany William A. Marshall, Bellefonte. famuel Rats, Munson, Charles A. Shearer, Bellefonte. Thomas Hurley, Philipsburg Charles Green, Osceola Mills, Ignatz Benz, Bellefonte. - Harold Sawtelle, Philipsburg. Lervy B. Love, Woolrich. John C. Hookman, Zion. (George Gedraitis, Osceola Mills. Charles Ernest Snyder, Philipsburg. Andy Koblichik, Clarence. Quy C. Given, State College. John Henry Weaver, Ballefonte, Neil Shaw, Snow Shoe. Peter Lyons, Bellefonte. {Continued on foot of next column.) Harold A. Thompson, Port Matilda. Harry Elliot Cowher, Philipsburg. Sam Tenalis, Bellefonte, Guy U. Askey, Philipsburg. Thomas Wm. Jchnson, Bellefonte, Jobn Coldren Lingle, Spring Mills. William Earl + usser Lemont, James Nelson Dayon, Philipsburg. John Kiminski, Powelton. Frank Torrence Hess, Philipsburg James Slaven, Orviston, Edwa d Oscar Lyons, Bellefonte. Sylvester Rene Walk, Port Matilda. Harry A. Holderman, Bellefonte, John Bengie, Beliefonte. Fred D. Reitz, Boalsburg. George F. Shaver, martha, Frank H. Cedwallader, Philipsburg. Otto Edgar Spicer, State College. Vietor Newton Holt, Howard. | Jerume McCleary Ailman, State College. ' Otto F. Corman, Bellefonte. Douglas F. Brooks Pleasant Gap. | Frank James Miller, Phitipsburg. | Carl Max Foust, Port Matilda. Kiner Curtis McClure, Nittany. J. Paul Rumberger, Bellefonte, R. F, D. John Robert Burns, Snow Shoe. ¢ Effin Lawick, Oceola Mills, R. F. D, | Basil JF. Mott, Bellefonte, Jolt Thompson Rowan, Fleming. {Claude Contes, Boward, ¥ 0 * burg, saturday forenoon, Ezra Bmith, a veteran of the Civil war, died at his home on Beaver ave- nue, State College, on Sunday morn- ing, of paralysis, aged eighty-one years, He served in the Union csuse ds a member of Jo. B, 53rd Regimen: aia aller three years’ service was hon orably discharged. A number of chil- dren survive, Funeral services were neid on Wednesday afternoon and burial was msde in shiloh cemetery, Henry Norris died at the home of his won, Charles Norris, near Fillmore, oo Bsturday morning, as a result of paraiyeie, “He was past eighiy-three years of age. His wife preceded him to the beyond three years Bsgo, Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon, ‘nterment takiog pisce in Myers’ cemetery, in Buflslo Run Vale 1+. —————— PATA $500,00v for Red uross, Henry Ford gave the American Red Cross oredis to the extent of one-half mililon dollars at his Detroit factory. I'he society csn have anything it wants in the Ford line from washers up to and inclading the fnished ame educational festures are bigger ; the crowd is bigger ; the lights are bigger ; the square feet of canvas is bigger ; the amusement feature is bigger ; the ent usinsm of the Grangers is bigger, and the management feels a lot bigger because of sli this. I's a migoty big aflair, taat’s all. The followi. g is reprinted from the Milineim Jourusl : While William Wolte and Cloyd Fiedler, of Aarone- barg, were hauling stones from a field belonging to Dr. CO. 8. Masser, they found three sticks of dynamite snd six cape with fuse attached in the ale ley near the doowor’s barn, The ex- piosive wae arranged s0 as to be set off with but » slight jar. No motive for thle anticipated deed is known, Mr, pnd Mre, D. F, Bpats, Mr. and Mire, F. E, Acchenbach aud son, Mr. and Mere, M. 8, Ruth, Mr. and Mrs, M. B. Weldoer, Mr. and Mra, C. D. Weidner, Mure. M, F. Rath, Mr. Wm. Goodbart, all of Reading, were an su- to purty to arrive in Centre Hall on sunday snd remain uotil Monday af« terpoon, « They were all relatives of Mr, William H, Keller at whose home thiey wers entertained. Rev, and Mrs, W. K. Shultz sod dsaghter, ot New Columbis, were guests at the buianoe, Koller home at the same time,
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