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Bellefonte, Pa., May 7, 1915.
County Correspondence
Items of Interest Dished Up for the Delec-
tation of “Watchman’ Readers by a
Corps of Gifted Correspondents.
REBERSBURG.
Fruit blossoms abundantly.
Beware of the May and June frosts.
Our merchants are merry —business
booming.
Allen Brungart’s engine
daily sawing wood.
Orvis Walker has nearly finished his
hennery, modern and complete.
Mrs. Ethel Hubler and little daughter
Frances are visiting at Selinsgrove.
Frank Waite is aiding in the building
operations now humming at Millheim.
Mrs. Victor Walker is quite as handy
at the lever of the gasoline transfer as
the regular mail routist.
It is a question whether all this educa-
tion pays its cost, when it is thrown away
on the street after dusk.
The residence of Forest Ocker has been
sided with a silvery glittering metal that
gives a palatial glamour.
Tom Harter is scouting around for
more woods to lay low in the dust. He
was trying to get Jim Corman’s, too.
George Corman is following his pro-
fession of Veterinary Oophorectomist, as
a noted horse surgeon termed himself.
Mrs. J. K. Moyer, having spent the
is puffing
spring months at Mont Alto, with her |
daughter, resumed her residence here.
Miss Elsie Miller, of Lock Haven, help-
ed her grandma Hackenberg to do her
spring house cleaning this week, quite
handsomely.
Sam Bierly shipped 100 bushels of
apples to WilksBarre the forepart of the
week. T hat is the best market in Penn-
sylvania for apples.
It is laughable to see Brother Vance
McCormick make grimaces because Dr.
Brumbaugh is operating upon State Col-
lege for appendicitis!
Mrs. John Page gave a regular farm-
er’s feast to some lady friends from
Rebersburg, and they speak glowingly of
it for variety and propriety.
The whole minor judiciary is insulted
by the new scalp law, which requires
proof to be made before State game pro-
tectors. God save our scalps!
Mr. and Mrs. Breon, of Coburn, and
Mrs. James Harbaugh and Norman
Douty attended the funeral of Walter
Douty at Green Burr on Saturday.
The improvements on the George
Miller home have been supplemented by
a concrete walk all around and across
the side way, laid by Hubler and Corman.
Cal. Weaver and his good wife have
become quite citified in their tastes and
the way they have had Wilbur Diehl
decorate their new home is pleasing to
the sight.
Who can furnish us a copy of “Song
Garland,” even though second hand? It
was composed by W. J. Suffern and many
of Emma Pitts’ songs are in it. The
book is out of print.
“Highfalutitudinous” is the latest ex-
pletive a Rebersburg dame applied to
the college bread-eaters who are not
bread-winners. Success is the test of all
earnest and honest effort. :
William Shultz, of Green Burr, was a
Sunday visitor with Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Frank, and his nephew, Frank Shultz.
Bill is now a retired farmer, having
made his pile raising tobacco at Avis.
When the work road tax was abolished
this opened wide the field for graft, and
now nobody will work on the public roads,
unless sentenced to the stone pile by
some inconsiderate and stony-hearted
Judge.
Miss Geraldine Hackenberg has finish-
ed her term of music under Mrs. Stauf-
fer’s gifted direction, but she continues
to practice on the piano three hours
every day. It is practice that counts in
the end.
On Saturday night whilst all of W. J.
Hackenbergs were away from the ice
cream parlors, temporarily, some one
not Billy Sundayistically inclined robbed
the till. We will have to send for
“Billy!”
Jake Gephart recently sold a car load
of baled hay. If he had another he
could readily dispose of it to good custo-
mers. But why do not our farmers club
together as they used to do, and order a
car load for the club?
The gall of the Governor! Our highly
taxed farmers from whom the State high-
waymen took their roads are asked to
get out and donate a day and sweat on
the roads May 26th, and pay their taxes
too! They are no fools!
We did not expect Scotty to vote for
submitting the liquor question or any
other question to the electoral test.
Scotty stood for whiskey at the polls.
Why should he stand for microbious
water or “pop” in the “House of Hogs.”
We have been watching the daily re-
ports to see how the Grange road bill,
which was intended to supplant the
Jones jackass law of 1913, was faring at
the hands of Brumbaugh's Legislature.
Guess “Jordan am a hard road to trabble
1 b'leve,” as the old minstrel sang.
An aged man presented himself at the
State prison to see a person condemned
to be executed. The warden asked him
what relation he was to the prisoner.
He replied: “Brothers and sisters have I
none: this man’s father was my father’s
son.” What was the relation?
Word from the Misses Rilla and Flor-
ence Diehl indicates that they are in love
with their new homes near Lewisburg
and Vicksburg. There is a place near
Lewisburg called Red Top where the
Blue mountain gazelle wades in clover
knee-high, and the peonies bloom peren-
nially.
Every man who wants to pasture live
stock is bound to see that his pasture is
fenced. The law is all against the raiser
of live stock. Hence Pennsylvania does
not raise one-tenth as much as she con-
sumes. This is because her Legislators
are generally of the Mexican burro varie-
ty, nowadays.
Some choicy meat thieves on Sunday
night burglarized Chas. Bierly’s smoked
meat storage plant. They took the hams
and left the flitch. A search warrant is
out, but the hams have probably flitted
to Texas by auto.
The funeral of Walter Douty, the
young man who was kicked to death bya
young horse, was held at Green Burr on
Saturday and was largely attended, great
sympathy being manifested for his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elis Douty. Itis
believed he died from internal rupture,
there being no visible mark on his side
where the hoof hit him.
Newt. Weber is working up his sum-
mer ard fall wood from the limbs which
the snow broke down last winter in the
Jaspar Brungart orchard. The trees in
this orchard were planted about seventy
years ago by John Ruhl and his wife
“Betsy” who was nee Heckman, and were
of the choicest varieties, such as North-
ern Spy, King of Tompkins county,
Golden Pippen, French Pippen, Belleflow-
er, Butter, Buchtel, Baldwin, etc.
Old miners in the region of precious
metals knew auriferons signs, which are
not written in the books. They main-
tained that there are gold, silver and
lead in valuble quantities in these moun-
tains between Rebersburg and Clinton-
dale. John Ruhl located some about
twenty years ago and sought to buy the
mountain land, but the controlling in-
terest in it was held in Great Britian and
he could not geta lease nor deed. So
the matter rests. But he lives and
knows where the gold veins are.
——For high class Job Work come to
the WATCHMAN Office.
PINE GROVE MENTION.
The late showers have revived vegeta-
tion very much.
Most of our farmers are through with
their spring planting.
Cyrus Powley has been housed up with
tonsilitis the past week,
Hon. J. W. Kepler autoed a party of
sight-seers to Tyrone on Sunday.
N. T. Krebs is a Pittsburgh visitor this
week, mixing business with pleasure.
Mrs. Annie Miller, who has been ill
several weeks as a grip victim, is better.
Rev. R. W. Illingsworth came in from
Erie and is spending this week at the
Snyder home.
Dr. L. E. Kidder and a party of Boals-
burg friends are on a fishing trip down
Spruce Creek. :
J. N. Kimport is nursing a colony of
Job’s comforters and has been housed up
the past week.
Returning home from church on Sun-
day S. M. Hess found one of his horses
dead in its stall.
David Wertz took Horace Greely’s ad-
vice last week, leaving his wife at Gates-
burg and going west.
Charles Homan is having his barn and
outbuildings donned in a new coat of
paint. J. R. Smith is handling the brush.
J. I. Reed and party autoed to Pleasant
Gap Sunday to hear Rev. J. I. Stonecypher
preach his farewell sermon to his flock.
Robert Glenn Goheen is handling the
ribbons over a new stepper he has in
training for Old Home week at Belle-
fonte.
Miss Edith Dunlap is enrolled as a
student at a business college in Wil-
liamsport and not at Lock Haven as
stated last week.
Harvey Shaffer, wife and Miss Emma,
in their new Cadillac car, came up from
Bellefonte for an afternoon outing with
friends along the line on the Branch and
at State College.
Grandmother Margaret Hartsock, one
of the oldest and best known women of
College township, is seriously ill at her
home near State College as a result of a
Siroke of paralysis sustained last Friday
night.
The venerable Peter Corl, who recently
returned from the German hospital, Phil-
adelphia, is not improving as fast as his
friends hoped for, and thinks of return-
ing to that institution for further treat-
ment.
During the electric storm on Monday
evening lightning struck a number of
telephone and electric light poles in
Ferguson township, badly crippling the
service. One pole struck stood close to
John Strouse’s house and the crash broke
almost every pane of glass in the house.
Supervisor J. A. Decker has a large
crew of men at work completing the un-
finished stretch of state highway in the
neighborhood of Pine Hall. When this
is completed quarries will be opened east
of Pine Grove Mills and at Rock Springs
and stone crushed to complete the road
through to the Huntingdon county line.
Several days ago James Gummo start-
edon a trip through the Barrens in his
new Ford car, and losing control of the
steering wheel the machine made a high
dive into the dense underbrush. It took
Mr. Gummo and his party some time to
get the car back on the road when it
was found that little damage had been
one. .
Rev. R. M. Illingsworth, in his usual
elegant and fluent manner, filled the
pulpit in the Presbyterian church here
last Sunday evening. His next sermon
will be June 6th, at 7.30 p. m. Rev. John
Marshman will preach next Sunday at
10.30 a. m. The church is being re-
painted and pencilled. J. R. Smith & Son
have the job.
——Have your Job Work done here.
LEMONT.
The oats are up and look fine.
Some of the farmers have their corn
planted.
The carpenters began work on David
Houser’s house on Monday.
Walker Shutt, of Boalsburg, put in the
concrete foundations for Maurice Kling-
er’'s new house. .
The light rains that we have been get-
ting this spring are making the wheat
look as though it would be fair to good.
Irwin J. Dreese had the misfortune to
run into a horse that was pasturing on
the road, near Linden Hall, one day last
week, and damaged his new car, but he
was not hurt.
—Put your ad. in the WATCHMAN. |
SPRING MILLS.
J. B. Howard, of Danville, made a fly-
ing visit here on Monday last.
Miles Johnson, our live assistant at the
railroad station, took an auto trip to
Millheim with a party of friends, on
Monday evening last.
The May showers of late have made
the grass look like green velvet, but have
for the time being put an embargo on
planting and plowing.
Will we have a Fourth of July cele-
bration here like last year? As yet noth-
ing is said about it. Last year the cele-
bration was represented with ciphers.
H. I. Brian & Co. are protecting the
western side of their coal yard f.om the
high waters of Sinking creek by erecting
a huge embankment of heavy logs and
stone on the banks of the creek, a dis-
tance of several hundred feet.
The garage and repair shop between
the hotel and iron bridge over Penns
creek is being pushed forward quite
rapidly. In locating the building the
shoemaker shop of John Huss was mov-
ed a dozen feet or more towards the
bridge.
A. W. Rokenbrod, the new proprietor
of the Spring Mills hotel, is putting the
house in good shape—rearranging the
interior and introducing several improve-
ments. Mr. Rokenbrod was formerly
proprietor of the Laurelton hotel, in
Union county.
Every Wednesday evening three of our
stores and the postoffice close at six
o'clock. This affords a breathing spell to
the employees as well as the proprietors.
There is only one or two stores that are
open. Why don’t they join the majority
and close too? They don’t do any more
business by keeping open.
WOODWARD.
Luther Weaver and family visited at
Millheim Sunday. :
Mr. L. D. Orndorf was a business caller
at Millheim Monday.
Mr. Luther Haines moved into the Rev.
Kessler home Monday.
Miss Maud Weaver spent a few days
with her grandparents, at Coburn, the
past week.
Mr. Dugan Zeme and friend, of State
College, spent a few days at the Wwuod-
ward house.
Rev. Wentz, of Allentown, and Rev.
Bierly, of Selinsgrove, enjoyed their din-
ner at the Woodward house Monday.
Mr. John Eby and wife, also Mr. Lewis
Winegardner and wife, of Miilheim, en-
joyed a ride in their new car Sunday and
Spent the time with Mr. Eby’s parents
ere.
Elmer Boop, in his car, took Sarah,
Velma, Moran and Blaine Hosterman to
Bellefonte Sunday to see their brother,
who is a patient in the hospital, but at
this writing we hear he is getting along
fine. Hope to see him home soon.
The spring flowers are in blossom, the
fields are growing green, the birds are
sharply searching each furrow in the
field, the flowers in the gardens are
chuting forth their buds, all hearts are
surely knowing what summer life is
worth.
Governor Names ‘Good Roads’ Day.
HARRISBURG, May 5th.—The proclama-
tion issued by Governor Brumbaugh de-
signating Wednesday, May 26th, as
“Good Roads” day throughout Pennsyl-
vania has brought an immediate re-
sponse. State Highway Commissioner
Cunningham and chief engineer Uhler,
together with first deputy State Highway
Commissioner Hunter at the head of the
bureau of township highways, have taken
prompt steps to insure the hearty co-
operation of the forces of the State High-
way Department with those voluntarily
enlisted in the counties of the Common-
wealth.
According to a statement issued from
the State Highway Department every ef-
fort will be made not only to enlist the
forces of the State Highway Department
on “Good Roads” day but also to urge
and advise township supervisors’ boards
in the more than fifteen hundred town-
ships throughout the State to do all that
they can to make the “Good Roads” day
red-lettered in the State’s history. As
showing the interest taken by the De-
partment in the project, the statement
cites the fact that {Chief Engineer Uhler
has written to the assistant engineers in
charge of the districts throughout the
State, telling them that it is the wish of
State Highway Commissioner Cunning-
ham that they “make such arrangements
as are necessary to give such advice and
encouragement as is possible to the
movement.” The chief engineer fur-
ther has told the assistant engineers
that should there be any machinery or
other equipment not in use on state high-
ways, they may authorize its being used
on the township roads on that day, and
they are instructed also to authorize the
superintendents in their districts to co-
operate.
Mr. Hunter calls attention to the fact
that on “Good Roads” day in Washing-
ton county last year, about $12,000 worth
of work was done at but little cost to the
townships. Business men from adjacent
boroughs and villages and students from
the colleges turned out en masse, farm-
ers stopped their usual work for the day
and helped as best they could, the wom-
en and children also helped in supplying
food and refreshments to the other
workers. What was done once can be
done again, and the results obtained in
Washington county last year can be du-
plicated all over the Commonwealth this
year.
It is suggested that each supervisor
take a leading part by organizing the
work in his district; get together with
the business men and all organizations in
your township and effect an organization
to direct the work.
States That Lead in Minerals.
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinoi:
and Ohio produce more than 40 pe:
cent in value of the minerals found
in the United States.
Man's Vain Slide.
No matter how little a man does, it
always pleases him to be told he
works too hard.—Atchison Globe.
Dally Thought.
By taking revenge a man is but
even with his enemy, but in passing
ft over he is superior.~Bacon.
Julian Street and the Grand Canyon
As for the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado, it affects those who behold it
with a kind of literary asthma. They
desire to describe it; some try, pas-
sionately; but they only wheeze and
look as though they might explode.
Since it is generally admitted that no
one who has seen it can describe it,
the task would manifestly devolve upon
someone who has not seen it, and that
requirement is filled by me. I have
not seen it. I am not impressed by
it at all. I am able to speak of it with
coherence and restraint. But even
that I shall not do.—Julian Street in
Collier's Weekly.
Chinese Drinking Grape Juice.
Southern China is using increasingly
great quantities of grape juice, which
is 3 new article there. The climate is
hot, and cool drinks are needed. Alco-
holic drinks do not answer the demand
in all ways.
Nature Supreme.
Not all the product of artificial
greeneries are so lovely as that of
the fields, the country garden, the
fence rows, the first roses, the daffo-
dils, the arbutus which hides under
the hillside leaves, the first buds of
the rhododendrons and the other forms
telling of the life blood drawn di-
rect from the earth, while poor man-
kind has to take all second hand. |
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Flour and Feed.
CURTIS Y. WAGNER,
BROCKERHOFF MILLS,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Manufacturer, Wholesaler and Retailer of
Roller Flour |
Feed
Corn Meal
and Grain
Manufactures and has on hand at all times the
following brands of high grade flour:
WHITE STAR
OUR BEST
HIGH GRADE
VICTORY PATENT
FANCY PATENT
The only place in the county where that extraor-
dinarily fine grade of spring wheat Patent Flour
SPRAY
can be secured. Also International Stock Food
and feed of all kinds.
All kinds of Grain bought at the office Flour
xchanged for wheat.
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OFFICE and STORE—BISHOP STREET,
Medical.
Attorneys-at-Law.
Out of the Gloom
MANY A GLOOMY COUNTENANCE
IN BELLEFONTE NOW LIGHTENS
WITH HAPPINESS. *
A bad back makes you gloomy.
Can’t be happy with continual
back ache. :
The aches and pains of a bad
back. . :
Are frequently due to weak kid-
neys.
Doan’s Kidney Pills are recom-
mended for weak kidneys.
So Bellefonte citizens testify.
Mrs. Sara Miller, 210 E. Howard
St., Bellefonte, says: “The first I
noticed my kidneys were weak was
when I began tohave headaches and
dizzy spells and spots floated before
my eyes. I also had pains in my
back and a dull ache across my loins.
I couldn’t do any lifting and if I sat
down, I could hardly get up without
help. Ialso had rheumatic twinges.
After I had taken two boxes of Doan’s
Kidney Pills, the rheumatic pains
disappeared and I was relieved of the
other troubles. I have had very lit-
tle trouble since.”
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mrs. Miller had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. 60-19-1t
Coal and Wood.
A. G. Morris, Jr.
DEALER IN HIGH GRADE
ANTHRACITE, BITUMINOUS
AND CANNEL
COAL
Wood, Grain, Hay, Straw
and Sand.
ALSO
FEDERAL
STOCK AND POULTRY FOOD
BOTH 'PHONES.
KLINE WOODRING—Attorney-at-Law,Belle
fonte, Pa. Practicesin all courts Office-
Room 18Crider’s Exchange. 51-1-1y.
B. SPANGLER.-Attorney-at-Law. Practices
in al the Courts. Consultation in English
or German. Office in Crider’s Exchange,
an e hange,
Bellefonte, Pa.
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S. TAYLOR—Attorney and Counsellor at
Law. Office in Temple Court, Belle-
fonte, Pa. All kinds of legal business at-
tended to prompotly. 40-48
H. WETZEL—Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Office No. 11, Crider’s Exchange, second
floor. All kinds of legal business attended
to promptly. Consultation in English or Gerfhan
M. KEICHLINE—Attorney-at-Law. Practices
in all the courts. Consultation in
and German. Office south of court house.
All professional business will receive prompt .
tention. 49-5-1y*
KENNEDY JOHNSTON—Attorney-at-law
Bellefonte, Pa. Prompt attention given al
legal business entrusted to his care. Offi
ces—No. 5 East Hieh street. 57-44.
G. RUNKLE.—Attorney-at-Law. Consul-
tation in English and German. Office
in Crider’s Exchange, Bellefonte. 58-§
Physicians.
S. GLENN, M. D., Physician and Su
State College, Centre county, Pa.
at his residence. 3541
te
Dentists.
R. J. E. WARD, D. D. S,, office next door to
Y. M. C. A. room, High street, Bellefonte,
Pa. Gas administered for painless extract-
ing teeth. Superior Crown and Bridge work. Prices
reasonable. 52-39
R. H. W. TATE, Surgeon Dentis., Office in
the Bush Arcade, Bellefonte, Pa. All mod-
ern electric appliances . Has had
years of experience. All work of Superior quality
and prices reasonable. 45-8-1y
Le wo S————
Plumbing.
Good Health
and
Good Plumbing
GO TOGETHER.
When you have dripping steam pipes, leaky
water-fixtures, foul sewerage, or escaping
gas. you can’t have good Health. The air you
reathe is poisonous; your system becomes
poisoned and invalidism is sure to come.
SANITARY PLUMBING
is the kind we do. It’sthe only kind you
ought to have. Wedon’t trustthis work to
boys. Our workmen are Skilled Mechanics,
no better anywhere. Our
Material and
Fixtures are the Best
Not a cheap or inferior article in our entire
establishment. And with good work and the
finest material, our
Prices are Lower
than many who give you
work and the lowest grade of
r, unsanitary
finishings. Fi
the Best Work try ngs:
BELLEFONTE, PA. P.R.R. Depot. Archibald Allison,
719 MILL AT ROOPBSURG. 58.23.1v
ps a pa — — ee | Opposite Bush House - Bellefonte, Pa.
The First National Bank. 6-14-ly.
Insurance.
The Federal
Reserve Banks
make a good bank
but it gives added
59-1-1y
Groceries.
The Federal Reserve system will not
out of a bad one,
strength to every
well managed institution.
We are still receiving subscriptions in
aid of the helpless sufferers in Europe.
The First National Bank
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Groceries.
Early Rose Seed Potatoes
raised in Michigan. Fine stock,
$1.20 per bushel. Come early,
as this is the last shipment for this
season.
* Finest Florida Grape Fruit, Ba-
nanas, Cranberries, Oranges of fin-
est quality in all sizes at 15¢c, 20c,
25c, 30c, 40c and 60c per dozen.
All fancy stock.
Late Caught fancy Blueback
Mackerel—messed and boneless,
Fancy smoked Bloaters.
Asparagus Tips, the Elite brand,
Food Supplies.
tips at 10c. Something new
fancy at 25c. Also a can of fine
a good value.
SECHLER &
Bush House Block, —
sy. .
Burnham & Merrills’ Maine
Baked Beans, with or without toma-
to sauce—We find them just a bit
ahead of all other best brands.
Snappy Relish, new, just out,
more appetizing than mustard, 10c.
Dill and Sour Pickles, 15c per
dozen. Dill Olives, the true Dill
flavor, try them, 25c per pint.
Floriday Cane Syrup, very fine
goods for all kinds of cooking and
baking purposes at 10c per can.
Hams—medium and small sizes,
sweet and juicy.
Fancy Jersey Sweet Potatoes.
and ‘Ferry’s and Briggs’ Garden and
Flower Seeds.
COMPANY,
Bellefonte, Pa.
JOHN F. GRAY & SON,
(Successor to Grant Hoover)
Fire,
Life
Accident Insurance.
This Agency represents the largest Fire
Insurance Companies in the World.
—— NO ASSESSMENTS —
Do not fail to give us a call before insuring your
Life or Property as we are in position to write
large lines at any time.
Office in Crider’ Stone Building,
43-18-1y. BELLEFONTE. PA.
The Preferred
Accident
Insurance
THE $5,000 TRAVEL POLICY
BENEFITS:
$5,000 death by accident,
5,000 loss of Both feet,
5,000 loss of both hands,
5,000 loss of one hand and one foot,
2,500 loss of either hand,
2,000 loss of either foot,
630 loss of one eve
25 per week, total disability,
a fiabity
10 per week, partial disability,
(limit 26 weeks)
PREMIUM $12 PER YEAR,
payable quarterly if desired.
Larger or smaller amounts in proportion
Any person, male or female, engaged in a
preferred occupation, includi house,
eeping, over eighteen years of age of
moral and ph condition may
nsure under this policv.
Fire Insurance
{ invite your attention to my Fire Insur.
ance , the strongest and Most Ex.
tensive of Solid Companies represent.
ed by any agency in Central Pennsylvania,
H. E. FENLON,
50-21. Agent, Bellefonte, Pa
Fine Job Printing.
FINE JOB PRINTING
0—A SPECIALTY-—o0
AT THE
WATCHMAN OFFICE.
There is no Tk of work, from the
BOOK WORK,
that we can not do in the most satis-
f manner, an consist-
actory. d at Prices
ent with the class of work, Call
communicate with this office” me