Denil itdn Bellefonte, Pa., September 14, 1917. County Correspondence Items of Interest Dished up for the Delectation of “Watchman” Read- ers by a Corps of Gifted Correspondents. PLEASANT GAP ITEMS. What an orator makes up in scund. Forester Barnes and family are moving into Ralph Noll’s new house. Mrs. William Greonble left on Sun- day for an indefinite visit with her son-in-law, township. The fond parent who gives his son the right advice at the right time and the right place generally uses a slip- per. So says farmer Billy Ross. John Herman Jr. has postponed the opening of his new business venture down at the cross-roads until the gay festivities at Grange park terminate. Christ Hoffer says for practical pur- poses the girl who makes the best wife is the girl who makes the best bread, Chrst usually knows what he is talk- ing about. Merchant Abner Noll and his esti- mable wife enjoyed a pleasant vaca- tion at Harrisburg the past week, vis- iting friends and returning home on Sunday last. Mr. James Bilger, who was painful- ly injured at the new penitentiary some weeks ago, is convalescing nice- ly and expects to return to his work next Monday. Miss Emeline ‘Noll returned last Saturday from a month’s vacation to the Mountain city, preparatory to the opening of her school, which event occurred Monday last. Our esteemed neighbor, Michael Spicher, says that after you have been stung a few times you'll know the dif- ference between grasping an opportu- nity and grabbing a bumble bee. Seven hundred and fifteen automo- biles passed through Pleasant Gap Sunday last, by actual 2ount, in ten hours. The great attraction was ev- idently the big show, the Granger’s picnic at Centre Hall. Ezra Smith, one of the survivors of the 148th Regt. Penna. volunteers, died at State College on Sunday morn- ing last, was buried at Shiloh church in Benner township, on Wednesday. He resided in Benner township for a number of years prior to removal to State College. Robert Schlotman, the old veteran of Company F, 56th Regt. Penna. vol- unteers, had a paralytic stroke on Fri- day last. Robert is the last of the survivors of the 56th regiment at the Gap. Jeremiah F. Swaney and Wm. Grenoble, of the same command, were mustered out recently. Contractor J. Otis Hile has just completed three or four ccntracts for some of Bellefonte’s leading business men. Otis is quite frequently called upon where first-class, artistic work- lacks in sense he manship is required, an: the wise peo- | Bellefonte apparently know | ple of 1 where to go to find practical, up-to- date mechanics. Mr. Peterson, of Pittsburgh, father of Mrs. Hecter Griffit:, spent two weeks of a vacation at the Griffith home. He is a very jovial and inter- esting gentleman. He was quite fa- vorably impressed with Pleasant Gap and the surroundings, so much so that he thinks of investing in some real estate here at an early cay. Leslie Miller, formerly of Pleasant Gap but a resident of Woodlawn for the past year, arrived at the Gap on Friday last with a view of visiting his friends here and incidentally taking in the Granger's picnic. His family came here a week ago, and after a two home and vicinity the happy bunch will return to their new habitation, where Leslie is in great demand as an experi paper hanger. The prolific huckleberry season 1s about ended. There was an unusual vield this season. The Knoffsinger family living at the entrance to Greens valley picked and marketed over twenty-five bushels. A number of other mountaineer families also add- ed to their bank accounts while the season lasted, while about everything that goes toward housekeeping has in- creased in value from fifty to one hun- dred and fifty per cent. ithe huckleber- ries stayed at 10 cents per quart, the old established price. Something like a dozen of our Gap families have changed their residence. They now reside on the tented field at Grange Park, Centre Hall. As a rule the women and young girls are the ones who are determined to go to Grange park once a year to recuper- ate, and because they want to go they ought to, and what they ought to do is a duty, and duty is right; therefore if they want to go to the picnic it is their duty to go, and it 's not right to hinder them. The ben:fits arising from a visit to this tented field de- pends very largely upon what they are going for. The mere fact that they are tired of staying at home is not a sufficient reason for going; neither is the fact that your neighbor has gone a valid excuse for you to shut up your house and pack off for a week’s hilari- ous geod time. It may oe the fashion- able thing to do, but in this practical, philosophical age the edicts of fash- ion should -have no more weight with sensible people than papal bulls have with comets. Some ten or twelve of our boys will leave on the first step of a journey that will not end until i brings them to the trenches in Franc: They go south to their training camp. How long they will remain in the south cannot be known. Divisions of guards- men are being rapidly organized for foreign service, and it is safe to as- sume that in a few months our sol- diers will sail for France. The time for cheers and tears is almost here. It is impossible for the loyal people of this community to give adequate ex- pression to love and admiration they feel at a tume like this. The sacrifices Isaac Bane. in Benner | week’s outing at their former | | : these young men are making, and the sacrifices of those who are sending them forth to battle, are born of a spirit of patrictic devotion which is beyond praise. The example of these men is an inspiration to us all. And this entire community should be repre- sented in the farewell demonstration in their honor. Others have gone be- fore them; others have 7vt to go. And in paying our tribute to these volun- teers we can in some measure pay re- spect to all of the patriotic sons of Centre county who are to be mustered in the great host that is gathering on sea and land, to uphold the honor and safety of the Republic. It is the sen- timent of all good people of the com- munity in assuring these men individ- ually of the confident belief that they will prove worthy of the patriotic community they represent and of the high cause which they go forth to | serve, and in expressing the most sin- cere admiration and the profound hope that honor and good fortune will at- tend them. It is to be hoped that all will r2turn to their homz2s when peace comes. One of our oldest and most highly respected ‘citizens of Pleasant Gap, said to me the other day, “America ought not to have gone into this war; some way ought to have been found to keep us out.” He is an intelligent man, a good American, without a taint of disloyalty in his make-up. I knew him well enough to talk plainly to him and I told him he was at least six months behind the times. What I said to him was something like this: “You may not think we ought to have gone in; that’s all right for a theory. But what we are facing today is a fact; and the fact is that we are in; and the only question we are facing is how we are going to get out.” I think there are many good American citizens who fail to realize the gravity of that ques- tion—how are we going to get out? There is a good deal of peace talk in America; and where it is honest talk, and not put out by friends of Germa- ny or dupes of German propagandists, it sounds to me like the talk of quit- ters. I am convinced that the only way we can get out of this war is to carry it through. Backing out is im- possible at this stage of the game. If we could back out now, we would be disgraced before all the world; and it would not be any time at all before we should have our enemies thundering at our own gates. The war, some one has said, will come to us if we don’t go over whereit is and end it. It seems to me that a good many people do not get the idea that the way to peace is to zo in and fight for all we are worth. There is altogether too much standing around and looking on. The boys and young men liable for military service are going to do their bit: but there is too much indifference on the part of the older men. They want peace, and so they hold back. I believe that the only way that we can get peace is by fightin for it. And what this country needs is more of the fighting spirit at this particular time. AARONSBURG. J. E. Lenker, of Lemon, spent a few days with his mother. The Granger’s picnic is now engross- ing the attention of the people of our vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Grove Beaver and son are guests of Mrs. Beaver’s father, J. W. Beaver. Mr. John Foster and sister, Miss Mazie, have returned home from their trip to Buffalo, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Guerny Wert, of Phil- adelphia, are guests of Mr. Wert’s mother, Mrs. Jacob Fiedler. LeRoy Mensch, who is at present employed in Altoona, spent several days here with his family. Mrs. Ray Auman and son Billy, of Youngstown, Ohio, are visiting with Mrs. Auman’s mother, Mrs. Eisenhau- er. Jack Frost made his yearly appear- ance quite early, having come on the night of the 10th, giving the gardens a sickly look. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Bartlet have re- turned home from Lewisburg, where they were called by the illness and death of Mrs. Bartlet’s mother. Mr. Ed. Frank, who was reared in this place but who now is living in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., quite unexpec- tedly arrived in our burg on Friday evening. While here he is the wel- come guest of his cousin, Mrs. A. S. Stover. William Behm, of Youngs- town, Ohio, is also a guest at the Sto- ver home. William was born and reared here but after the death of his wife went to Ohio, where he is do- ing splendidly. His many friends are glad to greet him after a two year’s absence. LINDEN HALL. Mrs. Morris Miller spent the week- end with Mr. and Mrs. William Mec- Clintic. Mrs. A. C. Musser, of Altoona, is spending a few weeks with friends in this place. Miss Bertha Campbell returned home Monday after a three week’s vis- it with her aunts, the Misses Phoebe and Mary Potter. , The Harris township schools open- ed on Monday, the 10th, Prof. John- stonbaugh, teaching the Rock Hill school; John Patterson, Walnut Grove; Arthur Burwell, Shingletown; Miss Goheen the High school, Miss ' Ruth Smith the 8th grade; Miss Mec- . Cormick the grammar and Miss Bing- | aman the primary. Riley Stover, Russell Ishler, Miles Thomas, Mildred Wieland, Forest Mil- ler and Lewis Rothrock entered the Freshman class at Penn State this week. All were memkers of the Boalsburg High school graduating class of 1916 except Lewis Rothrock, who prepared for college at the Port Matilda High school. CASTORIA Bears the signature of Chas, H. Fletcher. In use for over thirty years, and The Kind You Have Always Bought. PINE GROVE MENTION. Supervisor J. E. Reed is nursing a sore hand. Farmer A. W. Lytle is now driving a Buick car. Jack Frost made his appearance on Tuesday morning. F. B. Tate has been selected to teach the grammar school. A. K. Corl and Homer Grubb are each building a new silo. Aaron Tressler is erecting a new iron ience around his front yard. C. M. and H. L. Dale transacted bus- iness at the county seat on Monday. Mrs. Robert Reed, who has been ill the past fortnight, is now recovering nicely. Mrs. Leona Fry visited her sister, Mrs. Alice Burwell, in Tyrone, the past week. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fry are spend- ing this week among the Methodists at Ocean Grove. Mrs. Will Wagner and daughter Helen, of Altoona, are down for the Granger’s picnic. A. C. Kepler is having a new water pipe line laid to Erb’s gap to supply his farm buildings. Health officer W. D. Port has been under the weather the past week, suf- fering with a billious attack. Waldo Gray, wife and baby girl mo- tored up from Williamsport and are visiting relatives in the valley. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Franks, of Pit- cairn, are visiting Mr. Franks’ sister, Mrs. A. G. Archey, on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lutz, of Kan- sas, are visiting relatives in the val- ley. They report big crops in their home State. Station agent Calderwood, of Penn- sylvania Furnace, was ordered to re- port to Clearfield last Friday to help out at that office. The Graysville church people are making big preparations to entertain the Huntingdon Presbytery at its fall meeting early in October. H. C. Tussey, the drover, this week relieved the farmers of tae valley of a car load of choice cows which he ship- ped to the eastern markets. Christ Houtz, tenant Zarmer on the Thomas Fishburn farm, is confined to his room with illness and is thinking of quitting the farm this fall. William Rishel, wife and daughter motored up from Lemont and spent Friday evening with the J. H. Wil- liams family on east Main street. Ralph Walker is sporting a new Chevrolet car. Harry and Budd Glenn are driving around in a new Oldsmo- bile purchased Monday from the Kid- der agency. The community picnic held near McAlevy’s Fort last Sa:urday was a great success, socially ara financially. Just $75.00 were cleared for the Red Cross fund. Miss Edith Dunlap arrived here last week for a brief stay with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Dunlap, be- fore beginning her winter term of school at Snow Shoe. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Elder and chil- dren came down from Tyrone for a week’s outing among relatives at Bai- leyville. Guy is an attache of the Ty- rone postoffice and is off on his vaca- tion. Recent visitors at the St. Elmo from Pittsburgh were Mr. ana Mrs. W. V. Hill and Miss Hill. They were on their way home from New York State and were fairly jubilant over the scenery in Centre count. Last Thursday morning a rumor gained circulation that Mrs. Sadie Ev- erts had disappeared. Later it was discovered that she had gone to Pit- cairn to help welcome