Bellefonte, Pa., March 15, 1918. "To Correspondents.—No communications published unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——Thunder and lightning, we had both of them yesterday morning, and a regular March rain, too. Ringling’s circus will exhibit in Altoona on Monday, June 3rd. Ringling’s is the largest circus trav- eling. On Tuesday the Elks club float- ed to the breeze the flags of all the allies of the United States in the great world war. At George R. Clark’s public sale up Buffalo Run last Friday four brood sows brought $402.00, or an av- erage of $100.50 apiece. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Romick wish to thank the neighbors and friends who kindly helped at the time of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Martin. ——Harrison Kline, son of ex-sher- iff and Mrs. Henry Kline, is now a corporal in the 123rd company, 9th regiment U. S. marines on duty in Cuba. ——Word was received in Belle- fonte yesterday that Basil F. Mott and Howard H. Holzworth expected to sail for France either yesterday or today. ——NMrs. Joseph Thal gave a quilt- ing party last Thursday evening which was attended by eight of her lady friends. A goose and duck din- ner was a feature of the gathering. ——According to the big posters put up this week the Bellefonte Acad- emy minstrels on April 18th and 19th, will be a big entertainment. And the best of it is, that it will be a Red Cross benefit. Bishop E. O. Garvey, of the Altoona diocese of the Catholic church, has sent a letter of apprecia- tion to the various parishes which con- tributed $23,908.37 to the support of St. John's and St. Mary’s homes for children at Cresson. Among the par- ishes Bellefonte is credited with giv- ing $240.00 and Philipsburg $275.00. ——A. Miles Barr, who came east from Chicago a month ago on account of the illness of his mother, has de- cided not to return to the Windy city and on Monday went to work for the American Lime & Stone company as book-keeper in the Tyrone office. Mrs. Barr remained in Chicago when Mr. Barr came east, but she will now join him in Tyrone. Another very enjoyable as well as profitable Thimble Bee was held by the W. C. T. U. at the home of Mrs. Garthoff on March 1st. This (Friday) the Bee will meet at Mrs. R. S. Brouse’s, on Thomas street, be- ginning at 2:30 o'clock. Let ‘every woman in Bellefonte who can, and wants to help in this great work for humanity—and have a nice time as well—turn out this afternoon. ——Though he has retired as bag- gage-master for the Pennsylvania railroad in this place Col. Emanuel Noll was kept quite busy during the winter getting enough coal to keep warm and since the weather has open- ed up he has devoted his time to prun- ing his grape vines, but now he is going to take a little diversion and go to Detroit this week to visit his daughter, Mrs. Chauncey F. York. ——Manager T. Clayton Brown does not issue special invitations to the public to patronize the motion picture show to the Scenic but he as- sures everybody that he is showing the best line of pictures now that can be seen at any moving picture thea- tre in Central Pennsylvania. And the public is not asked to take Mr. Brown’s word for it. Visit the Scen- ic and see for yourself. Nothing like them can be seen anywhere else in Bellefonte. ——The twenty-fourth annual ses- sion of the Central Pennsylvania con- ference of the United Evangelical church came to a close at Jersey Shore on Tuesday with the announce- ment of the appointments, after Bal- timore had been selected as the place for meeting next year. In the an- nouncement of the appointments for the ensuing year only one change was made in Centre county, and that was at Millheim, Rev. C. B. Snyder being appointed to that charge. ‘ This (Friday) evening at 8:30 o'clock, the Bellefonte Academy bas- ket ball team will have as their oppo- nents on the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium floor a strong picked team from the University of Pittsburgh; and tomor- row evening at 8 o’clock they will play the Lafayette High school team of Buffalo, N. Y. Both these games will be hard-fought contests and lovers of the sport should avail themselves of the opportunity to see them, especial- ly as they will be the last but one that the Academy will play. Go early and avoid the rush. ——Quite a little excitement was created on Monday forenoon when the fire alarm gave the signal of a fire in the South ward. The confla- gration proved to be the big tank of the Atlantic Refining company, which caught fire under the hood from a back-fire in one of the cylinders. George Tibbens was driving the tank and although he had a pyrene fire ex- tinguisher with him he did not know hown to use it. The fire had already progressed to quite a blaze when Longer Wian made his appearance and soon had it extinguished. Some of the parts of the motor were some- what damaged by the heat, but it was able to run. : FROM THE SOUTHLAND. Bellefonte Physician Tells How U. S. Hospital Service is Being Built Up. The following letter from Dr. Da- vid Dale, the well known phy- sician of Bellefonte, who is now at the Evacuation hospital, No. 8, Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., will be of interest to Bellefonte and Cen- tre county people. As we all know Dr. Dale so well and also know that he is not much given to letter writing this brief word from him will be very interesting to the many friends he left when he went out to serve his country. Camp Greenleaf, March 4. Dear Well, I suppose that everything is going along the same as ever with you all in Bellefonte. Everything is going along all right with me. Am busy as the dickens all the time now as we are about ready to leave this country. There were four evacuation hospitals formed here and two of them left here for some unknown place last Saturday, and dope has it that we are to go any day. I really think that we will be gone in another week. I hope so anyhow. I was the for nearly a month just after it was formed and had under me sixteen of- ficers and one hundred and seventy- nine enlisted men. Then I was reliev- ed when Lieut. Col, Hall, of the regu- lar army, came in. He made me his adjutant though, and I have lots of work to do. This organization was born on the 1st day of January, and all the en- listed men were recruits, and believe me it was some job getting them started in, and then I had only several officers that knew the military game and we had to do all of it. These men had to be lectured to and quizzed on nursing, first aid, miner surgery, etec., and we had to send some of them to the hospital to get the practical work in ward work, operating room work, cooking, anesthetising, etc., besides the drilling and other. military work that they have to know. It was no small job I can say, but we got through with it all right and now we have a fine organization. We have with us now 20 officers and 179 enlist- ed men. We have had two cases of spinal meningitis and one of them died. We also lost 2a man with pneu- monia. Before I came with this organiza- tion I was over with Motor Field hos- pital No. 42. They had just formed and I had to go through the early stages with them and just about the time they were getting in good shape I was ordered over here. I am as- signed here by War Department or- ders and I guess that I will stick with this organization right through. I hope so, any how, as we have a fine bunch of officers and everything is most agreeable. Col. Hall is a prince and we think we are very lucky to have such a good commanding officer. I get the Bellefonte papers so know who dies and who is born. I see that Major Huff is home and that Capt. Laird Curtin is out of it. I sure would hate to have to get out of this now, as I want to see the Huns thor- oughly licked and want to help do it. It surely is going to take some work to accomplish it but we will finally do it all right. We are getting together a fine army and in another year we will be some big factor in it. The weather is fine here now. It is sure spring and all the leaves on the trees are coming out and it is fine. I haven’t worn a coat for the past ten days so you can imagine what kind of weather we are having. We had a bad, old January though, with the thermometer down to 8 degrees below zero and this outfit living in tents. It sure would get cold at night and to get out of bed in the morning with it that cold and no fire in your tent cer- tainly did take nerve. After you got a fire started though it was not so bad, but you would almost freeze while you were building your little wood fire. Remember me to all my friends who inquire for me, and trust- ing that everything is going well with you, Very sincerely, DAVID DALE. Dr. Beach Talks to D. A. R. At the March meeting of the Belle- fonte Chapter D. A. R., held at the home of Mrs. Frank McCoy, Dr. Rob- ert M. Beach read a paper concerning the patriotic in literature which was analytic, expository and hortatory, persuasive of true patriotism. At the same meeting, by unanimous vote, a contribution was made to- ward the national society’s $100,000 Liberty Bond fund. The national so- ciety proposes to buy a one hundred thousand dollar Liberty bond, and at the maturity after the war to use the principal and accrued interest for some patriotic work, such as educat- ing maimed soldiers to new trades and occupations, or caring for widows and orphans. Am Fire Alarm to be Tested Regularly. Beginning tomorrow the big electric sirene fire alarm will be tested every Saturday evening at six o’clock to see that it is in good working condi- tion. The reason it could not be sounded last Friday morning on the occasion of the fire at Noll’s laundry was because one of the fuse plugs was blown out. As this is something lia- ble to occur during a storm or any trouble on the wires it has been deem- ed best to test the alarm once a week, so when you hear it at six o’clock to- morrow evening don’t think there is a fire. READ WEAVER BRO’S. Cash and Carry Prices On Page 5. On page 5 today you will find the formal announcement of Weaver Bro’s “Cash and Carry” plan, with most everything cut down to “Cash and Carry” prices. The whole store- full of “good things to eat” is mark- ed accordingly. It will pay you to read the ad. and pay cash and carry. a Bellefonte Boys in France. Cards were received in Bellefonte yesterday announcing the safe arri- val in France of Ivan Walker, Charles E. Gates, Frank Smith, Lester Mus- ser and Samuel Rhinesmith, five Bellefonte boys who are members of the 8th Provisional Ordnance Depot company. The young men embarked at Hoboken on February 25th, though the date of their sailing is not known. Their safe arrival in France is nat- urally a great relief to their friends at home. —m Send Your Magazines and Books to Y. M. C. A, Camp Hancock. A letter to the “Watchman” dated | March 10th, from one of our boys at Camp Hancock contains this request: “If you have magazines and books commanding officer of this hospital | which ate in the way ut the office please send them to the boys of Camp { Hancock as reading matter is very | scarce. Such papers may be sent to Y. M. C. A. Building, No. 231, Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.” He further says, “I am receiving the “Watch- | » man,” which is best of all as it gives all the news from home. In spite of the fact that this is the Sunny South we have had some very cold nights during the winter.” EE A Move to Get Men for the Farms. At 2 o’clock next Monday afternoon |a meeting will be held in the arbitra- tion room in the court house in Belle- fonte for the purpose of devising ways and means of getting needed labor for Centre county farmers. A representative of the agricultur- al bureau of the committee of Pub- lic Safety for Pennsylvania will be here to explain methods that have worked out in other counties in the State. Representatives of the local committee of Public Safety, agricul- tural and other organizations will also be represented. Farmers and all others interested in agriculture are urged to attend this meeting in order that a full expres- sion of views as to the needed labor and how it can best be procured may be had. The matter of having farm boys put in deferred classification in the draft as well as the plan to have those already in the service furloughed home for farm work will be taken up. The time to act is now. Don’t let us wait until the spring work is on us before making arrangements to do it and more of it than we have ever ‘done before. { erie Sadr dt me Centre County Thrift Stamp Cam- paign Improving. The report of the war savings and thrift stamp campaign for the week ending March 2nd, according to W. Harrison Walker, chairman, shows an increase of 49 cents, or a total per capita of $1.21 for Centre county. The town of Rebersburg is now on the savings map of Centre county. A report Tuesday noon from the district chairman shows a per capita of $10.- 30. The other towns and boroughs in the county have made material in- creases, but up to this time there is no definite per capita, other than the amount given in last week’s report. Mr. Walker says: “I attended a meeting of the coun- ty chairmen, representing 46 out of the 48 counties in the eastern district of our State, at the offices of the State director in Philadelphia, last Friday. The federal director was also pres- ent at that meeting. It was ‘some’ patrioting meeting—the greatest ever held during the present campaign, to raise funds with which to defray the necessary and actual expenses of this world war. “Under conditions now existing in our county, I have been directed to re- organize and re-district the same. Next week I hope to be in a condition to give to the public the names of all persons appointed in the county. Sev- eral townships have not been organ- ized, nor has your chairman been able to secure consent from any one in those townships to voluntarily take the chairmanship. “Tuesday evening I attended a meeting called by citizens of Centre Hall. This meeting was attended by about twenty members of the Luth- eran church in that borough. After some discussion the men who were present pledged approximately $3,- 000.00 for the purchase of war sav- ings stamps. Certainly some patriot- ism in Centre Hall. “Your chairman hopes to give you a more complete report next week, but in the meantime do your patriotic duty in tHis great campaign.” Rebersburg On Top. Our efficient postmaster, C. M. Bier- ly, has not worn such a pleasant smile since the arrival of those twins last December as he has now over the re- sult of his personal canvass since March 1st of the citizens of Rebers- burg and vicinity in behalf of Uncle Sam’s war savings stamps and cer- tificates, and he modestly announces the sale of over $3,662 worth, with more to follow. All honor to whom honor is due. Our citizens always nobly respond to a worthy cause, and to them Mr. Bierly wishes to accord all the honor and credit. 0. C. WALKER. | Exemption Board Examining Men | for National Army. The local exemption board began the work on Wednesday of examining the 1190 men in class Al for the na- tional army. Forty men were exam- ined on Wednesday and forty have been summoned for examination to- day, and the same number for Mon- day and Wednesday of next week. It is planned to examine forty men every Monday, Wednesday and Fri- day, or 120 men a week, and at that rate it will take ten weeks to complete the work. Following is a list of the men to be examined today and sum- moned to appear next Monday and Wednesday: FRIDAY, MARCH 15. Charles Green, Osceola Mills. John C. Hockman, Zion. Marion T. Bennett, Port Matilda. Emory Williams, (col). Augusta, Ga. Roy KE. Strohecker, State College. Lester 1. Campbell, Milesburg. Charles 8. Atkins, South Philipsburg. William L. Pendleton, (col). Bellefonte. Oscar K. Rishel, Boalsburg. John R. Spicer, Bellefonte, R. F. D. Chandler P. Simler, Philipsburg. Elmer O. Musick, Wcodward. Paul L. Bennett, Runville. Elmer W. McCartney, Clarence. Samuel L. Young, Boalsburg. Charles L. McCool, Spring Mills. Wallace R. Smith, Millheim. William H. Oister, Aaronsburg. Arthur J. Heaton, Howard. Russell L. King, Bellefonte. Frank I. Godshall, Bellefonte. John R. Stover, Boalsburg. Clair W. Butler, Howard. Stuart M. Breon, Millheim. I'red P. Rockey, Milesburg. Henry FF. McKinley, Milesburg. Herbert H. Test, Philipsburg. Paul M. Gentzel, Bellefonte. John H. Chismar, Clarence. Milton I. Baney, Bellefonte. Alex B. Graham, Sandy Ridge. Deado Palumbo, Orviston. Isaac F. Hughes, Philipsburg. Leon W. Kerstetter, State College. Raymond Hoover, Pine Glenn. John IL. Stover, Aaronsburg. Robert Lannen, Fleming. George B. Marks, Port Matilda. Raymond M. Fetzer, Milesburg. Earl G. Emenhizer, Runville. MONDAY, MARCH 18. Ellery M. Miller, Howard. Harold A. Thompson, Port Matilda. Robert R. Mingle, State College. Joseph Delaney, Nittany. Roy E. McKinney, Milesburg. Charles W. McCloskey, Clarence. William E. Fogleman, Lemont. Harold H. Yeager, Howard. George A. Garman, Curtin. Curtin A. Armstrong, Bellefonte. Lester W. Grenoble, Mingoville. Elmer W. Smith, Spring Mills. John W. Bowmaster, Howard. Isaac T. Rossman, Bellefonte. William H. Stonebreaker, Coburn. Robert H. Cole, Philipsburg. James E. Rimmey, Pleasant Gap. Patrick W. Kelley, Snow Shoe. Chester H. Barnes, Bellefonte. Michael Biggens, Clarence. Paul Dayton, Philipsburg. Harry M. Freeburn, State College. Roy F. Matley, Philipsburg. Charles R. Helb, Millheim. Charles D. Weaver, Spring Mills. Harry A. Gettig, Bellefonte. John S. Walker, Winburne. Herbert E. Stover, Livonia. Loran A. Ray, Axe Mann. Clyde C. Fye, Bellefonte. John J. Miller, Warriorsmark. Gurne McClellan, Philipsburg. . Curt Robinson, Martha. Warren E. Townsend, Philipsburg. Joseph T. Ross, Bellefonte. John W. Emenhizer, Bellefonte. Fred Y. Shultz, Centre Hall. Lloyd E. Ellenberger, Warriorsmark. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20. Joseph B. Peese, Bellefonte. Steve Mike Puchalla, Clarence. Linzy E. Ross, Port Matilda. Joseph F. Engle, Bellefonte. John F. Murphy, Osceola Mills. Earl H. Pluebell, Karthaus. John B. Wert, Rebersburg. Joe Blazonski, Philipsburg. Sylvester C. Atkins, State College. Boyd N. Gardner, Penna. Furnace. Tom §S. Sligh, State College. Ronald R. Welsh, Howard. Morris O. Yearick, Woodward. Forrest E. Johnstonbaugh, Port Matilda. Clyde E. Weber, Smullton. George W. Gill, Julian. Morris B. Healy, South Philipsburg. Harry G. Smith, Hublersburg. Lewis Abuse, Bellefonte. Joseph I. Weaver, Lemont. Ira I. Wolf, Bellefonte. Chester E. Brickley, Howard. John Cortise, Clarence. William Dinsmore, Philipsburg. James R. Hull, Bellefonte. Halord D. Pendleton, Bellefonte. Brokap Barunchuk, Osceola Mills. Alvin E. Kline, Howard. Charles W. Leath, Bellefonte. John Fotz, Powelton. Walter S. English, Philipsburg. Edward L. Guthery, Philipsburg. Henry J. Stover, Aaronsburg. Ashley Woodle, Sandy Ridge. William F. Taylor, Linden Hall. Earl B. Grove, Bellefonte. Louis Burton, Sandy Ridge. Calvin A. Wolfe, Spring Mills, Robert A. Schiele, Philipsburg. John Gates, South Philipsburg. Hyde City Plant to be Enlarged. Although the Hyde City plant of the Nickel-Alloys company, organiz- ed and managed by Dr. C. T. Hennig, of Bellefonte, is now running to full capacity in getting out material for the U. S. government, employing about two hundred men, the company has so many orders that it has not the capacity to do the work and Dr. Hen- nig has planned a quarter of a million dollar addition to the present plant in the shape of a tube mill. It will be 320x400 feet in size and in the erec- tion of the, same the present Nickel- Alloys company is being backed by the DuPont Powder company. The work on the new buildings will be begun in the near future. The company also has arranged for the building of twenty-five six-roomed houses on their own land for the hous- ing of their employees who are mar- ried and have families. Gehret & Lambert, of this place, have been awarded the contracts for the erec- tion of the new mill and all the houses and will begin work on same just as soon as the weather will permit. ——Two men, evidently tramps, who gave their names as Anthony Lenten and Walter Hohler, entered the home of Wesley Spangler, near Milesburg, on Monday and stole a suit of clothes valued at eight dollars, a $1.50 watch, a $3.00 chair, a dollar’s worth of food, a fifty cent pair of shears and $1.15 in cash. The men were arrested on Wednesday and the same evening were given a hearing before Squire Woodring who held them for court. As neither could give bail they were sent to jail. ——Beware of the safety match. On Wednesday evening Alph Baum lit a match on the box and instantly the whole box exploded, burning his left hand very badly. Fortunately it wont interfere with his work of buy- ing and shipping horses to the Wash- ington, D. C. market. NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. —Dr. and Mrs. Huff are entertaing Mrs. Huff’s father, H. L. Loveland, of Lamar. —Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Tyrone, left Monday weeks in Florida. —Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Miller, who have been spending the winter in Erie, expect to return to Bellefonte next week. —Mrs. J. M. Curtin spent the after part of last week here with her mother, Mrs. George F. Harris, returning to Pittsburgh Saturday. —Mrs. J. G. Forsman went out to Pitts- burgh on Saturday to visit Ler mother, Mrs. Miller, expecting to be away until after Easter. —Mrs. Harris Olewine, of State College, was in Bellefonte Monday between trains, on her way for a visit with her parents at Philadelphia. z —Robert S. Walker was home from Phil- adelphia last week, spending Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Walker. —Miss Gertrude O'Connell returned to Bellefonte last week from New York city to take up her work as head milliner in Katz & Co’s store. —J. S. McCargar and W. B. Rankin went out to Pittsburgh yesterday to attend a life insurance agents convention to be held there today and tomorrow. —While Edward Robb was in Scranton on a business trip over the week-end, Mrs. Robb and the two children visited with Mrs. Miller in Williamsport. Garman, of to spend several —Miss Mabel Harmer accompanied her sister, Mrs. H. W. Tate, to Bellefonte Tues- day, expecting to remain here until Mrs. Tate returns to Philadelphia. —Mrs. Clara Denius, who had been in Baltimore and Piedmont, Va., for the win- ter, arrived in Bellefonte Wednesday to open her house on Bishop street for the summer. —F. W. Crider, C. C. Shuey, W. T. Twit- mire and M. R. Johnson are contemplating spending next week at Newberry, attend- ing the annual conference of the Central Pennsylvania Methodists. —Mrs. J. M. Levi and her child are vis- iting with Mrs. Levi's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cherry, having come to Bellefonte Sunday. Mr. Levi, who accompanied them here returned to New York Monday. —J. H. Wilson, of Blanchard, but who is now kept quite busy as a guard at the Rockview penitentiary, was in Bellefonte for a short time on Tuesday evening and found time to make a brief call at this office. —Those from out o ftown who here yesterday for the funeral of Elizabeth Martin were Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Lightner, of Altoona; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Martin, of Clearfield; Miss Orrissa Griffith, of Philadelphia, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Remick, of Nittany. —D. W. Meyers, of Boalsburg,’ was in Bellefonte Tuesday morning on his way to Altoona to see his new grand-daughter, who was born in the Altoona hospital. The child’s mother, Mrs; Norman Slegel, makes her home with Mr. Meyers, having charge of his Boalsburg home, —Mrs. Berry returned to her home in Mifflinburg Wednesday, after spending a part of the past week with her 'son; Al- bert Berry, a student at the Academy, who had been ill in the infirmary for two weeks. During her stay, Mrs. Berry was a guest of her aunt, Mrs. James I. Mec- Clure. —Mrs. William Losch returned to her home in Altoona. Monday, after spending a week here with her sister, Mrs. Chris- tian Swartz, who is seriously ill at the Bellefonte hospital. Mrs. Losch was a guest of Mrs. Richard Lutz, of Howard street, during a part of the time spent in Bellefonte. —Miss Emma Montgomery, who has been with her sister, Mrs. McHugh at As- pinwall for the greater part of the winter, is at present visiting with her uncle, W. C. Lingle and his family at Philipsburg. Miss Montgomery expects to spend the summer in Tyrone at the home of F. K. Lukenbach. —Mrs. Maynard Murch Jr., of Cleveland, Ohio, has been a guest this week of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Wells L. Daggett, at the Bush house. Mrs. Murch stopped here on her way home from New York, where she had been for a visit with her sister, Miss Daggett, having gone east with Mr Murch. —John VanPelt was in Bellefonte this week on his initial trip as a traveling salesman for W. H. Straus & Co., whole- sale tobacco dealers of Johnstown. Mr. VanPelt left the Reid Tobacco company on February first to cast his fortune with W. H. Straus & Co., in which he is finan- cially interested, and he was here in an effort to extend their trade into Bellefonte and Centre county. —Mrs. Walter Dahl, of Minneapolis, and her young son, Walter Dahl Jr., arrived in Bellefonte yesterday, for a two week's visit with Mrs. Dahl’s grand-mother and uncle and aunt, Mrs. William Dawson and Mr. and Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Dawson, who had been in Philadelphia for the past ten days, met Mrs. Dahl in Tyrone, coming on to Bellefonte with her. Some time next week Mrs. Thomas Moore will join her daughter here, expecting to return to Phil- adelphia with Mrs. Dahl at the expiration of her visit in Bellefonte. —Mr. J. J. Tressler, of Oak Hall, was a business visitor in Bellefonte on Saturday and spent a few minutes in the “Watch- man” office. He says the wheat is not looking as good as farmers generally would like to see it, but at that, if the spring is favorable it may stool out and develop into a very fair crop. Mr. Tress- ler, by the way, has three blooded brood sows that must have heard of Hoover's call to the farmer to raise more hogs as on Thursday of last week they presented him with thirty-two pigs, one of the three being the mother of sixteen. WUnfortunate- ly thirteen of the pigs died but he has hopes of raising the other nineteen. were Mrs. —Rev. Isaac Kreider, of Duncansville; Daniel and Samuel Harpster, and Elmer Kreider, of Gatesburg, were “Watchman” office visitors on Tuesday, coming to Belle- fente on business pertaining to the settle- ment of the estate of Rev. Kreider's brother, the late Jacob Kreider, of Gates- burg. Rev. Kreider is a native of Centre county but has preached for the Lntheran congregation at Duncansville for many years and is loved and appreciated by his church generally. The Harpster brothers have been residents of Gatesburg all their lives and are so firmly established in the hearts of the people of that community that they might be aptly termed perma- nent fixtures there as long as they live, and it is to be hoped that that will be for many years. 9 —Forrest 8. Ocker and O. C. Walker, were two of Rebersburg’s energetic citi- zens who transacted business in Bellefonte on Wednesday. —Mrs. C. B. Williams, of Bayonne, N. J., arrived in Bellefonte on Wednesday to see her father, W. A. Lyon, who is confined to the house with illness, and whose con- dition this week is about the same. NEWS FROM CAMP MEADE. Bellefonte Soldier Tells of the Brown- ing Gun in Action. The following very interesting let- ter is from Arthur Undercoffer, son of Joseph W. Undercoffer, of this place, Browning gun is evidence that the War Department is not satisfied un- less it has the very latest and best equipment. Camp Meade, March 8. Dear I don’t know whether you saw the write-up I got recently in the Phila- delphia papers, but it sure was a strong one. In fact it was the second time I got special mention. The first was when I was sent after a deserter and the last about bayonet fighting. Of late I have been detailed as an in- - structor in the use of the bayonet and a few days ago we staged an exhibi- tion for the newspaper men, which ac- counts for the write-up. Last week I was one out of four men in our regiment detailed to try out the new Browning automatic rifle, which shoots twenty shots in two sec- onds. In fact there were only sixteen men in- the whole camp chosen. I have handled the French Chau Chat automatic rifle, but that is not in it for a minute with the new Browning. The latter weighs only fifteen pounds and is fired either from the shoulder or the hip easier than the ordinary service rifle. We fired twelve of them at one time and you can imagine the noise they made. I have been promoted to first ser- geant since the first of the year and am now quite a busy man. We are now under quarantine for measles for eighteen days, which is tough luck. Only one man has them but as far as the quarantine is concerned it might as well be the whole company. I don’t know how long we will be here but if I can I am going "to try and get a four or five day’s furlough and go home and see the folks before I go “over there.” This war is going to be a more serious proposition than many people think. But I feel lucky enough to go through it and do my good share of the job. With love and good wishes, ARTHUR. ——Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Mary Kathryn Ray, of Bellefonte, and Lynn R. Daugherty, of State College. Miss Ray is the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester D. Ray, and Mr. Daugherty, of the class of 1914, Penn State, is one of the rising young bus- iness men of State College. The wed- ding has been arranged for the early summer. A surprise miscellaneous show- er originated by Mrs. Earl C. Tuten and Mrs. H. S. Taylor, was given Miss Jennie Irwin, at Mrs. H. C. Yeager’s, Tuesday night. The gifts presented by Miss Irwin’s twenty close friends, who were the guests, included much linen and house furnishings, to be used in her new home. Only one bid was submitted to the State Highway Department on Tuesday for the rebuilding of south Water and Willowbank streets, Belle- fonte, and that was by R. B. Taylor, for $26,885.20. No award or rejec- tion has yet been made. For Sale.—Mrs. H. W. Tate will of- fer at private sale 1 brass bed, 6 gold- en oak dining-room chairs and side- board and Mason glass jars by the dozen. Mrs. Tate will be at her apart- ments in Petrikin hall from now on to meet any one who comes to look at these articles with a view to buying. 63-11-1t ——Mrs. George A. Miller, in ac- cepting the agency of the Williams- port Floral Co., a position for years held by her sister, Miss Jennie Irwin, solicits the patronage of the public for orders of cut flowers and plants. Perfect satisfaction is assured by Mrs. Miller. Bell telephone. 11-1t Miss Elizabeth Cooney in an- nouncing her first showing of spring hats at the Hat Shop, Wednesday and Thursday of next week, most cordial- ly invites the public to this display of early models. 63-11-1¢ Ee — Sale Register. Saturday, March 16.—At the McClain resi- dence on north Allegheny street, all kinds of household furniture, chinaware, dishes, etc. Sale at 1 o'clock, p. m. James Derr, auctioneer. Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer. The prices quoted are those paid for produce. Potatoes per bushel Eggs, per dozen Lard, per pound... Buttes, per pound. Bellefonte Grain Markets. The following are the quotations up tosix ¢’clock Thursday evening, when our paper goes to press. Red Wheat.. $2.05 White Whea! 2.00 Rye, per bushel. 1.50 Corn, shelled, per bushel... 1.60 Corn, ears, per bushel.......... 1.60 Qats, old and new, per bushel pe iD UBNEY.... cer sseeesreatssssasai aterssipssar 1.00 Barley, perb: Philadelphia Markets. The following i the wloiine, prices of the i ]phia markets on Wednesday evening: a $211@ 3. Pe Winter. per ba inter, a Pavone Brands Rye Flobss; ber Darrel NG Is a oice Timothy No. 1... v hid “Mixed No. 1....... 22.50@28.00 Straw, ......... srrvevares Borsusiersisesnrerssnrivins 14.00@18.00 and his description of the. wd Le RS
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