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PIG BREEDING CLUBS FOR CEN-
TRE COUNTY.
County Agent Olmstead Has Started
a Movement for Better Hogs in
Two Communities.
Through the efforts of R. H. Olm-
stead, county farm agent, two pure-
bred pig breeding clubs have been or-
ganized in the county and are being
run in a feeding contest at the pres-
ent time.
One club organized at Dale’s Sum-
mit consists of twelve females and
two male pigs. These are all pure-
bred, registered, Duroc Jersey pigs,
the females having been brought in
from Westmoreland county and the
males from Ohio. The other club, lo-
cated at Julian, consists of mine fe-
males and one male pig. These are
all pure-bred, registered, Berkshire
pigs, the females having been pur-
chased from The Pennsylvania State
College and the male from W.
Rishel, of Centre Hall.
All of these pigs were put out with
boys and girls under 21 years of age
and at the present time they are all
being run in a feeding contest. Each
boy and girl is feeding his or her pig
separately and trying to feed it out to
the best advantage. This fall all of the
pigs will be brought together where
they will be judged and prizes award-
ed on the following basis: Individu-
ality, gain in weight, report on all
feeds fed, and the one who has grown
out the best pig. This fall after the
feeding contest is over the sows will
then all be bred for spring litters.
Both of these clubs are being
financed by banks in the county for
one year, with the parents as securl-
ty. The First National bank of State
College is financing the Dale’s Sum-
mit club and the club at Julian is be-
ing backed by the Centre County
bank, of Bellefonte. oh
This will not only mean 2 big im-
provement in the hogs in these two
communities but will prove a good
business experience for the girls and
boys in the clubs as well as an 1In-
creased pork production for these
communities.
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Golden Crops of Grain Now Being
Harvested.
The wheat harvest is now on In
Centre county and thousands of acres
will be put on shock this week. The
crop this year is a fair one, notwith-
standing the rather dismal outlook in
the spring. But the farmers of Cen-
tre county are SO used to harvesting
bumper crops that they think noth-
ing of it. . But when people from oth-
er counties come into Centre at har-
vest time and see the golden grain on
shock they are perfectly astounded.
One such person was editor Matt Sav-
age, of Clearfield, Democratic candi-
date for State Senator, who was the
guest of a friend on a motor trip
through Centre county on the Fourth,
and in his paper, the Clearfield Spirit,
this week advises Clearfield county
farmers to visit Centre county and
see the crops being harvested in the
following extravagant article:
The harvest in Centre county is full
two weeks earlier than in Clearfield
county and we wish the farmers of
Clearfield county who can do so at all
would take about two day’s vacation
right now and motor over into Centre
county to view the wonderful crops
as they are now being harvested or
beginning to be. The reason we say
this is because we feel like saying
with the poet, “Go see what I have
seen and then and not until then will
the longings of your heart be satis-
fied.”
On the Fourth of July the editor of
the Public Spirit accompanied Dr.
Gordon and family and had the pleas-
ure and instruction afforded by a mo-
tor trip through Bald Eagle and Nit-
tany valleys in Centre county, travel-
ing with great delight and wonder
through thousands of acres of wheat
fields already golden in color and
waving like surging billows in the
ocean under the influence of passing
breezes. Thousands of acres of timo-
thy were being harvested on the
Fourth and the scent of new mown
hay was like the fragrance of a bou-
quet of flowers. We confess we have
never seen anything like these teem-
ing valleys at this time and farmers
therein assured us that Pennsvalley
was equally golden with a wonderful
harvest.
We feel that as two or three weeks
will elapse before real harvest is on
in Clearfield county, any farmer who
can take a day off, and if only a day,
three or four of our farmers could
start early and return late and have
time and opportunity enough in those
valleys to make them proud of old
“Mother Centre” and perhaps get
points from farmers over there to
pay well for the day off, besides the
trip would be restful and enjoyable
all the whilee We have always
thought State College the: greatest
practical institution of learning in
this country and while we may be
mistaken as to the influence the Col-
lege has had upon tke successful
farming in Centre yet we have no
doubt it has been invaluable to the
young farmers in that section. Over
here in Clearfield county. farmers
have taken the tip and they have sent
their sons to State College to learn to
analyze the soil and how to treat it
to best advantage and this knowledge
has been showing itself in many sec-
tions of Clearfield county.
Again we offer the suggestion that
farmers club together in their ma-
chines and taking lunch along to save
time spend a day during the next two
weeks in Bald Eagle, Nittany and
Penn's valleys—a day in each valley
if possible, and our word for it no far-
mer doing so will ever forget it.
He Qualified.
Examiner {io farming recruit)—
“What agricu tural experience have
you had?”
Recruit—“Well, I've sown my wild
oats.’ —The Lamb.
—Subscribe for the “Watchman.”
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NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
(Continued from page 8, Col. 6.)
—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reynolds and
their daughter, Miss Nora Reynolds, are
guests of Col. and Mrs. W. F. Reynolds.
Mrs. John Blanchard and her two chil-
dren left Bellefonte Monday to join Mrs.
Blanchard’s mother, Mrs. Merriman, in
Maine.
Miss Rose Prince, of Crafton, spent
last week here with her mother and sis-
| ters, Mrs. Prince, Mrs. Potter and Mrs.
Beaver.
— Mrs. Dunning, of Philadelphia, and
{ Mrs. Black, of Bethlehem, have joined their
sister, Mrs. Capacino, in Bellefonte, for &
visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Todsock.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Walker, Miss
McCalmont and Miss Shortlidge drove to
Philadelphia the latter part of last week,
for a week-end visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Robert S. Walker.
— Thomas R. Hayes, the youngest son
of Mrs, R. G. H. Hayes, has accepted a
position in an aeroplane factory at Elmi-
ra, N. Y., and left here a week ago to be-
gin his work at once.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Thomas left Wed-
nesday evening for New York, in answer
to a telegram from their son, Lieut Thom-
as, that he had been ordered east from
Oklahoma, expecting to leave at once for
France.
— Mrs. P. B. Abramsen, of Pittsburgh,
is a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. B. Olsen, in their apartment in Petri-
kin hall. Mrs. Abramsen drove in Satur-
day with Mr. Abramsen, who left his fam-
ily here for a visit, returning alone to
Pittsburgh Monday.
__ Mrs. Sudie Wooden has returned to
Bellefonte, after spending several months
with her nieces, Mrs. Seixas, in Philadel-
phia, and Mrs. Harris, in Reading. Mrs.
Wooden was accompanied by one of Mrs.
Harris’ sons, who will visit for’ an indefi-
nite time with his grandmother, Mrs.
Charles Smith.
__ Mrs. L. C. Wetzel and her son Mal-
colm, who had been visiting with Mrs.
Wetzel's father, C. T. Gerberich, for the
past six weeks, left yesterday morning to
return to their home at Windsor, Canada.
Mrs. Wetzel’'s trip here at this time was
principally on account of the boy’s health,
which improved so rapidly that he return-
ed home with his mother instead of re-
maining as had been planned. Mr. Ger-
berich’s guests within the week included
his other daughter, Mrs. C. U. Hoffer, who
has been spending much of her time here,
her two daughters, the Misses Anna and
Louise Hoffer, and Mr. and Mrs. John
Hoffer and ‘their three children, all of
Philipsburg.
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Bass Fishing No Good to Date.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
bass fishing season opened on July
first up to the present time, so far as
can be learned, not a single bass has
been caught in Bald Eagle creek. This
does not mean that the bass have all
disappeared from this stream, but so
far the water has been too murky for
bass fishing. A few Bellefonters went
down the valley below Howard on the
| Fourth to try their skill, but the
water was so cloudy that they didn’t
even make an attempt at fishing.
Residents in that section volunteered
{the information that so far no bass
had been caught, and that there
wouldn’t be until the water cleared up.
But bass fishing is not the only
sport of that kind that has suffered
because of the muddy waters. Trout
fishing has not been up to the stand-
ard this year, and with the season
within nineteen days of its close the
trout catch this year will probably be
the smallest in a number of years.
This, of course, does not indicate that
the trout are scarcer than usual, but
owing to the prolonged stretch of un-
favorable conditions trout fishermen
were not as active as in former years.
BIRTHS.
Verrochia—On June 6, to Mr. and
Mrs. Stephano Verrochia, of Belle-
fonte, a son, Altio.
Spicer—On June 7, to Mr. and Mrs.
Toner Spicer, of Bellefonte, a son, Al-
fred Andrew.
Yeager—On June 10, to Mr. and
Mrs. Albert F. Yeager, of State Col-
lege, a daughter, Mary Elizabeth.
Hampton—On June 12, to Mr. and
Mrs. Stewart Hampton, of Bellefonte,
a daughter.
Rachau—On June 12, to Mr. and
Mrs. William Oliver Rachau, of Spring
township, a son, John Kenneth.
Shally—On June 14, to Mr. and
Mrs. Millard Shally, of Bellefonte, a
son, Carl Elden.
Emenhizer—On June 15, to Mr. and
Mrs. Charles H. Emenhizer, of Gary,
Ind., a daughter, Lena May.
Parks—On June 18, to Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Parks, of Stanford, Conn.,
a daughter, Mary Katherine.
Crust—On June 21, to Mr. and Mrs.
3 ames E. Crust, of Fillmore, a daugh-
er.
Showers—On June 24, to Mr. and
Mrs. George H. Showers, of Spring
township, a daughter, Dorothy Isabel.
Rogers—On June 25, to Mr. and
Mrs. George Rogers, of Nittany, a
son.
Neincoik—On June 28, to Mr. and
Mrs. John Neincoik, of Bellefonte, a
daughter, Julia.
Alters—On June 28, to Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Alters, of Bellefonte, a
son.
Shope—On July 6, to Mr. and Mrs.
William Shope, of Spring township,
a daughter.
Jodon—On July 9, to Mr. and Mrs.
Van Jodon, of Bush Addition, a son.
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Marriage Licenses.
Chas. J. Vonada and Ida M. Rider,
Coburn.
George B. Bitner and Grace M.
Weaver, Spring Mills
George E. MacMillan and Mary I.
Christ, State College.
Lester L. Meek, Waddle, and Hester
K. Smull, Smullton.
Charles W. Boyer and Blanche J.
Crader, Spring Mills.
Gilbert S. Watts, Amherst, Mass.,
and Mary A. Lytle, State College.
Joseph S. Fowler Jr, and Mary E.
Snelling, Salisburg, Md-
William E. Fetterman, Shamokin,
and Mary J. Kelly, Blanchard:
Harold M. Lyons, Bellefonte, and
Rosetta E. Neff, Howard.
William J. McMullin, Millheim, and
M. Kathryn Ocker, Rebersburg.
G. Antis Confer, Howard, and, Re-
becca J. Powers, Detroit, Mich.
Solomon Smith and Essie Hull,
Clearfield.
John Douglass and Edith Crain, De-
catur.
John Kalinko and Ludmilla Sepick,
Clarence.
Clair R. Boob and Lydia M. Snyder,
Spring Mills.
James B. Craig, Pittsburgh,
Mary H. Warfield, Bellefonte.
John Maderyk, Pittsburgh, and Re-
gora Orros, Clarence.
Andy Koptich and Mary Hydorch,
Philipsburg.
and
— Mrs. Ella Smeal was arrested
at her home at Pine Glenn last week
on the charge of obtaining a team of
horses from H. S. Baumgardner, of
Altoona, through false pretense. She
gave bail for her appearance before
the Blair county court.
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PINE GROVE MENTJON. !
Mrs. Mary Brown is recovering
from her spell of sickness.
Mrs. Jane Grenoble is suffering
from the effects of a stroke of paraly-
sis.
Only the small boy and his smaller
firecracker made it seem like Inde-
pendence day.
George Tate, of Pittsburgh, has
been spending his mid-summer vaca-
tion among friends in the valley.
Carey Shoemaker, one of our pro-
gressive young farmers, spent the lat-
ter end of the week in Huntingdon.
Rev. W. C. Dunlap, of Louisville,
Ky., is visiting his mother who has
been quite ill but is now convalescing.
|
Mrs. Black, widow of the late Rev. |
A. A. Black, of Alexandria, is visiting y
among her old friends in the valley.
|
Mrs. Harry Collins and son William
came over from Pitcairn for a little |
outing at the Grandpa Collins home. |
Randall Dunlap and wife motored
over from Cherry Tree and spent the |
Fourth at the Dunlap home on Water
street.
Mrs. Sadie Burwell and son George,
who were both injured recently in an
automobile wreck, are making rapid
recovery.
Dr. C. T. Aikens, of Selinsgrove,
with his wife spent the week of the
Fourth greeting old parishioners in
this section.
Miss Ruth Pletcher, of Howard, and
Miss Reynolds and Miss Henrietta
McGirk, of Bellefonte, are visiting
friends on the Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lytle are receiv-
ing congratulations over the arrival
of a little daughter, who made her ap-
pearance on June 24th.
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Charles S. Dannley, of Medina,
Ohio, came in to spend some time
with his mother, who is in very poor
health, with little hope of her recov-
ery.
Grandmother Henrietta Dale was
eighty years old on the 27th of June
and was given a birthday surprise
party which she appreciated very
much.
Fourteen touring cars were requir-
ed to take the Baileyville Auxiliary
of the Red Cross to their picnic held
the top of Nittany mountain Wednes-
after some business interests in the
nationl capital.
Ferguson township went well over
the top on War Savings Stamps
pledge day, a total of $25,970 having
been pledged. Following are the re-
ports from the various school dis-
tricts:
Pine Hall .....cccoetnreesverncrassans $5,300
Pine Grove Mills ....ceeevecccnacenes 2,350
.. 1,620
500
Glades
Kepler
White Hall ..
Oak Grove .
Krumrine ....
GUYEr Luv.
Gatesburg
The following teachers have been
elected for the Ferguson township
schools:
Pine Grove Grammar—Grace Elder.
Pine Grove primary—Mary Bur-
well.
Kepler—Lucy Krebs.
Glades—Nannie McWilliams.
Baileyville—Helen Ward.
Tadpole—Maude Miller.
Gatesburg—Mary Powell.
Guyer—Edna Ward.
Centre—George R. Dunlap.
Oak Grove—Harold Tate.
Krumrine—George Burwell.
Pine Hall—A. L. Bowersox.
The school board also elected
following officers:
President—D. S. Peterson.
Secretary—C. H. Homan.
Treasurer—N. C. Neidigh.
the
New Advertisements.
OUND.—Small amount of money in
Cohen & Co's store. Loser can re-
cover same by calling at store. 1t
F
OST.-—Boy's sweater, Friday after-
noon, corner of Beatty garage.
Finder please return to
Mrs. CHARLES F. BEATTY.
63-27-1t
F
OR SALE.—Building lots in Belle-
fonte. Inquire of
F. POTTS GREEN,
Bellefonte, Pa.
63-27-tf
OR SALE.—The Curtin property, cor-
Beictont ppl to" TAMIR C.
3 nte. 0 .
CURTIN, Bellefonte. py is. 20k
HICKS FOR SALE.—Barred Rock
C Reds, White Leghorns. Ten i
and each week.
NITTANY VALLEY HATCHERY,
63-18-11t Mingoville, Pa.
OR RENT.—The apartment formerly
occupied by Dr. Thornley in Cri-
der’s Exchange building. Bath,
steam-heated, fine outlook.
F. W. CRIDER.
-
ISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.—
The partnership heretofore exist-
ing between L. S. Stover and T. W.
Cairns, under the firm name of Stover &
Cairns, has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent, Mr. Cairns having taken over the in-
terest of his partner. All accounts due
the firm are now payable to the under-
signed.
T. W. CAIRNS,
Bellefonte, Pa.
UDITOR’S NOTICE.—In the matter
of the estate of Harry Saylor, late
of Boggs township, Centre County,
Pennsylvania, deceased. In the Orphans’
Court of Centre County.
Notice is hereby given that the under-
signed, an Auditor appointed by the Or-
phans’ Court to distribute the funds in
the hands of the Administrator of said de-
cedent, as shown by his first and final ac-
count, will meet all parties in interest at
his ‘office in Crider’s Exchange building,
in the borough of Bellefonte, County of
§ire and State of Pennsylvania, on Sat-
rday, July 27th, A. D. 1918, at ten o’clock
a. m., when and where all parties inter-
ested may appear if they see fit to do so.
N. B. SPANGLER,
63-27-3t Auditor.
OTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
CHARTER.—Notice is hereby giv-
en that an application will be
made to the Court of Common Pleas of
Centre county, on Monday, July 15, A. D.
1918, at ten o'clock a. m., under the pro-
visions of the Corporation Act of 1874 and
its supplements, for a charter for the in-
tende corporation to be called the
day evening.
A little baby girl arrived at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Fisher on June
28th. A little daughter also arrived
recently in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hoover and
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Fry motored to
Bellefonte on Sunday to visit Miss
Margaret Reed, who is a patient in
the Bellefonte hospital.
. Philip S. Dale was a week-end vis-
itor with his brother William in this
place. He had just returned from
Blair county where he established a
number of fruit tree agencies.
Joshua Potter and daughter Mary,
of Centre Hall, and Henry Potter and
sister Margaret, of Linden Hall, mo-
tored here in a new i‘hevrolet car lagt
Thursday and spent the day among
friends.
Saturday, C. M. Dale and wife and
J. F. Kimport and wife motored over
the Seven mountains and took a trip
through the. Kishacoquillas valley,
also visiting Huntingdon, Alexandria
and Spruce Creek.
On Saturday R. G. Goheen and wife
and Mrs. Margaret Gardner motored
to Bellefonte to see Boyd Gardner, a
patient in the Bellefonte hospital.
The same day Mrs. Tate and Mrs.
Goss were at the hospital to see the
former's daughter, Miss E. B. Tate.
Miss Mary Kepler, who took the
ten days ago, has received a telegram
to report at Washington, D. C., at
once. Consequently she left yester-
day morning, accompanied by her
father, Hon. J. Will Kepler, who will
civil service examination at Altoona |.
“Woodmen Club of Millheim,” the charac-
ter and object of which are to provide a
home for the use and enjoyment of the so-
cial and beneficial members of Millheim
Camp, No. 9833, Modern Woodmen of
America, and for the promotion of the so-
cial and fraternal welfare of its members;
and for these purposes to have, possess
and enjoy all the rights, benefits and priv-
jleges conferred by the said Act and the
supplements thereto.
N. B. SPANGLER,
63-25-3t Solicitor.
MEY WANTED. — Labor-
ers, Piece Workers. New
Houses Unoccupied,
OSCEOLA SILICA & FIRE BRICK CO.
63-21-tf Osceola Mills, Pa.
WHITE PINE
Cord Wood Wanted
Also White Pine Plank 2, 2} and 3
inch. Write or inquire of
P. P. CRIDER & SON,
63-24-4t. Bellefonte, Pa.
MEN WANTED
on Government Work
By The Milton Manufacturing
Company,
Milton, Penna. Rates running
from 30 cents per hour upwards.
Unlimited number of openings
on piece work positions. Rapid
advancement in all departments.
see her safely located and also look
Good living conditions. 63-18-tf
Weekly Statement of the Prevailing
Rye Flour per I1D............
Corn Flour per 1b
Cornmeal per 1b......ooeveees
Oatmeal and rolled oats per 1b..........
Barley Flour per 1b
Rice Flour per 1D...........
Hdible starch per 1b
secesssecne
ceases esee “ese
er 1b
Granulated sugar
Beans, dried per
Lard, bulkK....cocoeeceecees
Lard substitutes in bulk..
esssssssssaneas
Evaporated milk per Cam..............
Canned corn, Standard, No. 2 per can.
Canned tomatoes, No. 3
per Cal.......
Canned Jone NO. 2 per Can...cceeeesee .e
Canned ried peas 0. 2 per CanN.....eee
Dried fruits—raisingS........ccccee0
Corn syrup per gallon
Eggs per dozen.......
Butter per Ib.........
Potatoes per bushel...........
Oleomargarine per 1b.......
Cheese per Ib
Standard ham per Ib...
Standard bacom per lb.....
Wheat Flour, 16 12%4-1b, 88CKS...ccceeveres
Corn grits and hominy per AD. casas avisisiny
Rice, Blue Rose grade per WM. iescsnvsvns
Lard substitutes in tin.........cereeeeece
sessssscass os
WwW. FRED REYNOLDS, Food Administrator of Centre County.
Prices of Edible Commodities in Centre County
Week Ending June 8th, 1918.
Retailer Pays “Consumer Pays
0. 90
..per bbl. $10.50 to $11.50 prisk .70 to .
vases vsenid 071% to .08 09 to .10
See eerie .....08% to 07 08 to .10
08 to .06 07 to .08
cca enisyiss mene 08 to .08 091% to .10
...07 to 07 09 to .10
..07% to .08 .09 to .10
1134 to 12 14 to .16
Sevadesvesheneies 0914 to .10 12 to 13
eases serevees 11" 10 iL 12 to 13
.08 to .08 10
.1514 to 1615 18 to .20
..28 to .30 .33 to .35
..25 _ to .26 29 to .30
weve ree ..29 "to .30 34 to 35
.06 to .06% .08
J{ to 1S 20 to .22
cones ..19 to 21 22 to 26
sess iane 17 to .18 20 to .22
even O17. to AR 20 to .22
1215 to 13 15 to .18
.80 to .90 1.00 to 1.20
py 35 to .38 40
ralaueie 35 to .38 40
..60 to .70 .80
..24 to .29 to .38
20 10 O8 32 to .35
avs vein 31 35
sakeeess arineeddS to 42 48 to .50
The Potter-Hoy H’d’w Co.
Sell at the Right Price.
Window Display
Aluminum Ware?
10 Per Cent. Off Regular Prices
GOOD FOR ONE WEEK
Have You Seen Our
of New Line
and Trading Stamps.
62-35
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The Potter-Hoy Hardware Co.,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
ESTABLISHED IN 1853.
LEGGETT’S
GUTH’S
JANSON’S
PERFUMES
Chocolates
FINE LINE TOILET ARTICLES
AND SUNDRIES
Green’s Pharmacy Co.,
os The largest and oldest Drug Store in Centre County
KILL 'EM!
Of course we refer to Potato Bugs
TUBER TONIC is a combin
ARSENATE OF LEAD
INSECTO is a combination of Insecticide and Fungicide
DRY
and other pestiferious insects.
in a preparation made purposely for the
intended will save days of toil and will most
thoroughly exterminate the bugs.
bugs and prevent Potato Blight.
other insects to which growing garden
subject.
for Garden and Tree Spraying.
BORDEAUX
Dry Arsenate of Lead.
All these preparations
We also handle a
from 50 cents to $25.00.
HEADQUARTERS FOR ROYAL ROOFING.
1-ply guaranteed for 10 years.............co.coooeene $1.65 the roll
2-ply guaranteed for 15 years............c...cooeeee $2.15 the rol}
3.ply guaranteed for 20 YEArS...uuuerinnarreeniannnns $2.65 the rol}
A small investment
ation of Insecticide and Fun-
gicide put up in powder form. Will kill potato
will kill potato bugs as well as
MIXTURE CONCENTRATE for
Fungicide and can be used in connection with our
are put up in dry powdered form
One to three pounds will make 50 gallon spraying solution’
full line of Spraying Machines in prices
purpose
truck is
IRIN
Dubbs’ Implement and Seed Store,
DUNLOP STREET BELLEFONTE, PA.
61-46-1y
CHARLES M. McCURDY,
62-47
PRESIDENT.
CASHIER,
The First National Bank.
TO THE HOLDERS OF
FOUR PER CENT
. Liberty Loan Bonds :
Holders of the first and second issues
of the bonds, who made their subscrip-
tions through this bank, and who wish
to convert into 4% per cent bonds may
now do so. Please present bonds to
us and we will arrange.
The First National Bank,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
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