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Bellefonte, Pa., September 13, 1918. |
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Governor.
EUGENE C. BONNIWELL, Philadelphia.
For Lieutenant Governor.
J. WASHINGTON LOGUE, Philadelphia.
Secretary of Internal Affairs.
ASHER R. JOHNSON, McKean County.
Congress At Large.
JOSEPH F. GORMAN, Lehigh County,
FRED IKLER, Columbia County,
J. CALVIN STRAYER, York County,
SAMUEL R. TARNER, Allegheny County.
Congress.
Wm. E. TOBIAS, Clearfield County.
Senator.
"MATTHEW SAVAGE, Clearfield County.
Representative.
JOHN NOLL, Bellefonte.
MORE NEWS FROM BOYS IN
FRANCE.
Robert I. Willard Writes to the Home
Folks of the Life Overseas.
Somewhere in France, Aug. 7.
Today is a grand day, the sun is
out and we are gradually getting
things dried out after three or four
days of rain. Of course we expect it
to cloud up most any minute and be-
gin raining again. Yesterday we re-
ceived a lot of second class mail so
we had quite a supply of reading mat-
ter. John Woods got two “Watch-
mans,” Pete Saylor and Tubby Lyons
each got one or two of the other
Bellefonte papers. We had a great
time reading them and talking over
some of the items published. Every-
body was glad to read that little po-
em in the “Watchman” entitled, “An
Answer to ‘Only a Volunteer.” It
was very much appreciated by me
and many others. We have quite a
few national army men in our com-
pany, transferred to our unit to fill
up. They are very nice fellows and
very good soldiers.
We have a Y. M. C. A. man with us
who travels with the unit wherever
we go. He runs a canteen for the
company and keeps us supplied with
cakes, cigarettes, tobacco, etc. He
got in a supply this morning so we
are now pretty well fixed for sweets.
Tubby Lyons and I had a shirt
hunt yesterday and we both found
our share of cooties. Every soldier
in France has had or will have them.
I feel one biting me now but I am
going to finish this letter before I
make my daily inspection.
The other night, after a hike, we
got caught in the rain. It was too
dark to make camp and as we did not
have any shelter tents or blankets
along we decided to stand up all
night. So between standing at atten-
tion, at ease and parade rest we pass-
ed the night. It sure was a long
night and as it rained continuously
we got a good ducking. It was a
crazy-looking company when dawn ar-
rived but nobody was any the worse
for the experience. We have all be-
come accustomed to standing most
anything. Tubby Lyons has finished
his letter now and is starting his hunt
for cooties. Will close now, as the
flies, the cooties and the heat are
bothering me too much.
Somewhere in France, Aug. 12.
I am writing this letter on an am-
munition box and my gun is right be-
side me, set up ready for action, in
case of necessity. Being gunner No.
1 I am required to stay at the gun all
the time, so that is the reason I am
writing this letter in this position.
I saw some of the fellows I know
up in the artillery yesterday but have
not yet seen “Pinkey” Doll. But I ex-
pect to see them all some day this
week.
I have secured a German helmet,
gas mask and a few other little arti-
cles, and, if possible, I will send them
to you. The other day I found a lit-
tle German “feld kocher” and it
comes in mighty nice, as it had been
"used only two or three times. It is
on the same order as those I saw at
home, a little can containing alcohol
in condensed form. I think they are
called “stermo” at home. I have
used it several times since I found it.
Somewhere in France, Aug. 15.
Today is awful hot and with an en-
tire outfit of woolen clothing it is any-
thing but comfortable. By the way,
I saw Gideon Payne and Joe Hull and
some more fellows out of the artillery
the other day, fellows who were
members of old Troop L. They were
as glad to see us as we were to see
them.
I sent that German helmet and gas
mask home the other day. I don’t
know whether they will reach you or
not, but it was worth a chance to try
it. You wrote in your letter that I
never mention any of the other fel-
lows in our outfit. Well, all you
know are well, and there is nothing
else to mention about them. Paul
told me that Ralph had a little hard
luck with his first sergeant. Has he
brought his company over here? 1
don’t suppose I will get to see him
anyway, but you can’t always tell.
Will close now.
ROBERT 1. WILLARD,
Co. A, 107th M. G. Bat.
——Harry Gerberich went to work
on Wednesday morning as bookkeeper
STATES.
Arrived Last Thursday with Sealed
Orders to Report at Camp Dix
Lieut. Claude W. Smith, of Miles-
burg, one of the heroes of the Marne,
arrived in this country fresh from the
battle front last Thursday. He came :
with sealed orders to deliver to the
commanding officer at Camp Dix, N.
J., and at the time had no idea of
what he would be assigned to do then.
Several Bellefonters met the Lieuten-
ant in Philadelphia by chance on Sat-
urday and he accepted an invitation
to lunch with them. During their
time together he very modestly told
the story of their encounter with the
Huns at the battle of the Marne, cor-
roborating in every particular the
story told by chaplain F. A. LaVio- |
lette, as published in this paper sev-
eral weeks ago, giving most of the
credit to the brave boys who served
under him. But he did add a few
sidelights that did not appear in the
chaplain’s story.
He stated that the rescuing party
sent out to help them in was com-
manded by Lieut. Fred C. Yeager and
when they met each other they were
so overjoyed that they actually em- |
braced and kissed. When the Ger-
! LIEUT. SMITH BACK IN THE Miss Blanche Boal, a daughter of
. Capt. George M. Boal, of Centre Hall,
"and she recently enlisted for service
in the ranks of the voluntary army
‘nurses and will begin training at
once.
The navy recruiting office at Wil-
liamsport on Tuesday received orders
to clear the decks of all men on the
waiting list for the navy. Included
in the number who have passed the
examination and were summoned to
{ Williamsport yesterday are Charles
! H. Corman, of Rebersburg; Harry A.
| Shope, Edmund B. Martin and Joseph
{
| P. Smart, Bellefonte, and Boyd Kes-
| singer, of Monument. They will en-
' train at Williamsport early tomorrow
‘ morning for the training station at
Newport, Rhode Island.
Mrs. George Campbell, of State
i College, was last week notified that
i Charles H. Tressler, of that place,
. had been severely wounded in France.
The young man went into the service
as a member of the Boal machine gun
vision was reconstructed at Camp
Hancock he was assigned to the sup-
i ply train of the 107th machine gun
battalion and it was while serving
with that unit that he was wounded.
troop but when the Pennsylvania di- |
Mrs. Joseph Ceader and daughter |
McCRACKEN. — Mrs. Eliza Me-
Cracken, widow of the late Henry W.
McCracken, passed away at her home
in the Glades at three o’clock on Sun-
day afternoon of exhaustion follow-
ing a stroke of paralysis over a year
ago.
She was a daughter of John and
Catharine Oliver Campbell, two of
the oldest families in the Glades,
where she was born on May 1ith,
1828, hence had lived to the venera-
ble age of 90 years, 4 months and 28
days. On September 14th, 1858, she
was united in marriage to Mr. Mec-
Cracken and the first five years of
their married life were spent in Mis-
souri.
tre county and located on the old
In 1864 they returned to Cen-
homestead where she was born and
there the remainder of her life was
spent. She was a woman of fine at-
tainments and loving disposition and
her home was always open to the
stranger in need or the helpless in
distress. A member of the Presby-
terian church from girlhood she was
i school activities.
| petty foibles of life and always
| sought out the good in those who sur-
| rounded her and thus won for herself
i a devotion from her friends rarely at-
! tained by any woman.
She was the last surviving member
wounds, one on the forehead, the oth-
in the office of the Bellefonte Fuel &
Supply company. [
mans were driven back and it came |
to burying the dead Lieut. Smith told |
of superintending the burial side by |
side of eight young men who were
formerly students of State College. |
Each man’s helmet and one of his
identification tags was placed upon !
his grave, and remarkable as it may
seem, these are never disturbed.
Lieut. Smith also told about the dis-
appearance of Lieut. “Dick” Taylor |
while out on an observation trip and |
that a squad of men, including him- |
self, had searched for him twelve |
hours before giving him up as having |
been captured. And the irony of fate |
seemed to be hanging over Lieut. |
Taylor, as his commission as a cap- |
tain arrived a few minutes after he |
started on his observation trip and |
owing to his capture he has never yet |
received it.
When seen in Philadelphia Lieut. |
Smith was uncertain whether he
would be able to come to Bellefonte !
or not on this trip and the fact that gree undetermined. While the young | interests.
W. Reid, at whose home she died;
Mrs. Sarah Campbell, of Bellwood; | ; ;
Mrs. Kate McMonigal, of Irvona;; George Reed is nursing a bad case
Mrs. James Lang, of Dixonville; Mrs. | of ivy poisoning.
Edward Peters, of Bellefonte, and | Farmer Walker Homan, of Oak
Mrs. Margaret Hook, of Pittsburgh. Hall, was a town visitor on Sunday.
Burial was made at Bellewood on: Frank Reed, wife and children were
Wednesday afternoon. over Sunday visitors at the J. I. Reed
— —— — ! home.
Chicken Thieves Lose Chickens, Wag- _ W. D. Port spent the early part of
on and All | the woek among friends in the Moun-
| tain city. s
Chicken thieves who attempted to | Mrs. Margaret Bierly spent Wed-
loot the hen house of Frank Homan, Jesday aL 4 he C. M. Trostle home at
of Ferguson township, last Thursday | M : :
: . Mrs. Alice Orr, of Clearfield, is a
evening, not only narrowly escaped | ?
with their lives but lost their chick- | Spoor At the Murphy home, the scene
ens, huckster wagon and all its con- |
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PINE GROVE MENTION.
Harry Barr, of McAlevy’s Fort, was
tents. 3 a) | a Sunday visitor at the Frank Hun-
For some time past midnight huck- | singer home.
sters have been busy throughout up-| Miss Edith Sankey has returned
per Pennsvalley robbing hen roosts, home from a two week’s stay with her
every here and there and in at least | sick aunt, Mrs. Sarah Hess.
one instance stealing a fine, fat shoat. | C. M. Dale and wife, with their son
They carried on their work very Hugh and daughter Virginia, spent
untiring in all church and Sunday
She scorned the !
Helen will leave tomorrow for Annap- | of her father’s family, one of her!
olis, Md., to see Mrs. Ceader’s son | brothers being Capt. J. O. Campbell, |
Joseph graduate as an ensign at the who was killed in the battle of the
Naval academy. The young man en-| Wilderness during the Civil war. Her
stealthily and the only trace of their i the Sabbath with relatives in town.
marauding expeditions that could be! J. F. Meyers and wife and Mrs.
obtained was in the morning when Frank Homan motored to Bellefonte
some’ resident would find some of his on Monday on a shopping expedition.
chickens missing. And in some in-' Levi Bell and mother came down
stances every chicken was taken. { from Eden Hill and spent the latter
But the thieves met their downfall end of the week with relatives here-
last Thursday night when they visit- , abouts.
ed-the Frank Homan home, which is: The venerable William Stamm, of
located on the White Hall road. . Altoona, spent several days last week
Mr. at the W. A. Lytle home at Rock
Homan was evidently sleeping with
his ears alert if he did not have one |
eye open, and during the silent
' watches of the night he heard a noise
tered Annapolis in May to take the: husband died in 1912, but surviving
i the tank service.
short course inaugurated by the gov-
ernment for enlisted men, specializ- |
ing in electrical engineering. He will |
complete his course and graduate:
next week.
On Wednesday morning 155 young
men who have been in training at
State College the past eight weeks .
passed through Bellefonte on their
way to other camps. Ninety-one of
them went to Gettysburg to train for
Fifty were sent to
Camp Holabird, Md., and fourteen to |
Sandy Hook, the latter contingents to
continue their training as motor me- |
chanics.
Monday’s casualty list contained |
the name of Ralph Thomas Boost
Altoona, as wounded in France, de- |
her are the following children: Mrs.
Annie Campbell, of Wooster, Ohio;
Rev. J. O. C. McCracken, of Johns-
town; Clara, Mary, Lizzie and J. Hen- |
| ry, at home.
Funeral services were held at her
late home at ten o’clock on Tuesday
. morning by Rev. R. M. Campbell,
after which burial was made in the
new cemetery at Pine Grove Mills.
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CARPENETO.—Louis Carpeneto,
for the past twenty years a well
known business man of this place,
died very suddenly at eight o'clock
last Friday morning while visiting
friends in New York city. Mr. Car-
peneto had not been in good health
the past year or more but was able to
be around and look after his business
A little over three weeks
he has not done so up until the map enlisted in Altoona, where he|2go he and Mrs. Carpeneto went to
“Watchman” went to press is evi-
dence that the orders he brought to
Camp Dix kept him right in the serv-
ice.
Lieutenant Smith carries two slight
er on his shoulder. He looked thin
and seemed unusually nervous, buf
when we consider that out of the two !
hundred and fifty men he took into !
the engagement only thirty-two came
out we understand the ordeal he has
been through.
INTERESTING NEWS OF OTHER MEN
IN THE SERVICE.
Dr. George F. Kirk, of Tylersville,
who returned from service in France
about two weeks ago, with his wife,
was a guest of his uncle, Dr. M. A.
Kirk, on Monday and Tuesday. Dr.
Kirk, who is suffering with rheuma-
tism, was granted a thirty day’s sick
leave at the expiration of which time
he is to report at a base hospital in
New Jersey. Just where he will be
sent then will depend upon his condi-
tion. The doctor, who holds the rank
of a lieutenant, spent eight months in
the service in France after under-
going preliminary training in this
country and had quite an experience.
One of the things that impressed him
most was the primitive way employ-
ed by the peasant farmers in France,
both in cultivating their ground and
in harvesting their crops. He avers
that he saw but two self-binders in
operation in that country. But he |
did see a few small reapers. They
were one horse affairs but it took
three men to operate them. One man
rode the horse, one was on the reaper
and the other walked behind with a
rake and pulled the grain off when
enough had been cut for a sheaf.
Much of the grain is cut with the
sickle, the women doing the greater
part of the work.
Another letter received from Lieut. |
Henry Keller this week explained that |
his wound consisted of a hole about |
an inch in size in the leg, the missile
severing some of the tendons and
splintering the bone. He is in base
hospital No. 44, and the surgeons are
doing everything possible to effect a
complete cure. While the wound is :
not regarded as dangerous so far as
his losing his life or limb are con-
cerned there is some danger that it
may leave him a cripple owing to the
severed tendons.
- A peculiar incident happened soon
after he reached the hospital. A
young woman, who holds a clerkship
in the institution, approached him and
stated that she had been informed that
he was from Bellefonte, Pa. Lieut.
Keller said he was. She then asked
him if he knew Rev. George Israel
Brown, a former pastor of the Epis-
copal church of Bellefonte. “Very
well,” replied the Lieutenant. “Well, |
I'm his sister,” replied the woman,
and because of this meeting Lieut. |
Keller is not lacking in attendance.
The “Watchman” last week con-
tained a brief item regarding the
wounding in France of Dr. W. E.
Park, formerly of Centre Hall. Later
word conveyed the information that
he had been badly burned over the
face and body by a gas shell. In fact
his condition was so serious and it
was necessary to handle him so care-
fully that it took two days to convey
him from the front to the base hos-
pital. Though his condition is con-
sidered very serious the surgeons at
the base hospital express the belief
| withstanding this fact the authorities
that he will recover if blood poison-
ing don’t set in. Dr. Park married
was employed as a brakeman on the |
Pennsylvania railroad, he is a son of |
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Beezer, of Belle-
fonte, and was only twenty years old.
Dr. Grover C. Glenn, of State Col-
lege, who was recently appointed a
first lieutenant in the medical corps,
and was sent to Camp Greenleaf for
training several weeks ago, writes to
friends in Bellefonte that they are
“kept rushing all the time,” evidence
that the training, even in the medical
corps, is no child’s work.
Clarence Turner, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Turner, left Bellefonte on
Wednesday night’s train for Philadel-
phia where he was summoned to re-
port at the League Island at ten
o’clock yesterday morning for service
in the navy.
In Tuesday’s casualty list appeared
the names of Gregorio Fozio, of Phil-
ipsburg, as killed in France, and Les-
lie Earl Seigfried, Philipsburg,
wounded, degree undetermined.
James Robert Hastings, of Orvis-
ton, was reported among the missing
in France last Thursday.
Some Movings.
William Groh Runkle on Wednes-
day began moving his household ef-
fects into his new home on Allegheny
street. While the exterior of the
house has not been completed and the
front porch not built the interior is:
finished so that he can move in.
Miss Jule Curtin moved from the
Bush house last week, to Mrs. John I.
Curtins, on east Linn street, where
she will make her home in the future.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Morris
will close their house this month and
return to their apartments in the
Bush house, for the winter. Their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Morris, and
Miss Grace Cook are preparing to
leave on the 28th of September for
Camp Dix, where they will take a
two week’s course in canteen work.
Mrs. Shreffler and her daughter,
Miss Katherine Shreffler, will leave
the McQuistion house on Thomas
street, to take the house vacated by
Mrs. Denius, on Bishop street. Mrs.
Denius is leaving Bellefonte to make
her home in Williamsport. The Mec-
Quistion house has been rented to Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Lyons.
Mr. and Mrs. Witmer will leave the
Lillidale house, moving their goods
to Altoona, where Mr. Witmer has
accepted a position in the shops.
Infantile Paralysis at Howard.
There is a case of infantile paraly-
sis in Howard borough and two in
Howar dtownship, but according to a
Howard physician all three cases are
of an extremely mild nature. Not-
at Howard are taking no chances on
allowing the disease to spread and
when the school teachers reported for
duty in the Howard schools on Mon-
day they were notified that the schools
would not open. Up to yesterday the
school board had not decided as to
just when the schools will be open-
ed.
The township schools were opened
on Monday morning on time as the
two cases in the rural community
have been kept completely isolated
and there is practically no danger of
a spread of the disease from them.
——Miss Eleanor Weston is now
the efficient collector for the United
Telephone company.
New York ona visit. Mrs. Carpeneto
remained ten days then returned home
while Mr. Carpeneto continued his
visit. He got up on Friday morning
feeling no worse than usual and about
eight o’clock he dropped over dead.
Heart failure was assigned as the
cause.
Deceased was a son of Joseph and
Louise Carpeneto and was born in
Genoa, Italy, in March, 1867, hence
was 51 years and 6 months old. He
came to this country when about
eighteen years of age and located in
New York. He came to Bellefonte in
1897 and became associated with
Charlie Cuneo in the fruit and cigar
business, finally moving his family
here in 1900, when he bought out Mr.
Cuneo and has ever since conducted
the fruit store in the Brockerhoff
house block. He was an expert in
his line and was remarkably success-
ful. In addition he was a good citi-
zen in every way. About twenty-five
years ago, on one of his trips back to
Italy, Mr. Carpeneto was united in
marriage to Miss Ermina Remini,
who survives with the following chil-
dren: George, Louise, Angeline,
James, Rose, Amelia, Mary, Cathe-
rine and Elizabeth, all of Bellefonte.
He also leaves his aged father, whom
he brought from Italy and who has
made his home with him for some
years.
Funeral services were held in the
Catholic church at ten o’clock on
Tuesday morning by Rev. Father
Downes, after which burial was made
in the Catholic cemetery.
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HENDERSON.—Following an ill-
ness of several weeks from diseases
incident to his advanced age David
Porter Henderson, an old Civil war
veteran, passed away at his home at
Spruce Creek at 12:15 o’clock on Sun-
day morning. He was born in Spruce
Creek valley and was over four score
years old. He followed farming all
his life until his retirement a number
of years ago. When the Civil war
broke out he enlisted in Company C,
125th regiment and served through-
out the struggle as a valiant soldier,
taking part in such hard-fought bat-
tles as Antietam and Chancellors-
ville.
Surviving him are his wife and
eight children, namely: Mrs. New-
ton C. Neidigh, of State College;
Charles, of Ferguson township; Wil-
liam, of Huntingdon; Mrs. Elizabeth
Horrell, of Pittsburgh; John S., of
Warriorsmark; Mrs. H. W. Gramling,
of Ashley; Mrs. Walter R. Shultz, of
Norfolk, Va., and Walter, at home.
Funeral services were held at his late
home at 2:30 o’clock on Tuesday
afternoon after which burial was
made in the Franklinville cemetery.
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GALBRAITH.—R. C. Galbraith, a
brother of Mrs. Edward P. Irwin, died
at his home in Washington, D. C., on
Thursday of last week, following a
lingering illness. He was born at
Birmingham, near Tyrone, and was
one of a family of ten children, five
boys and five girls. He served with
the Sheridan troop during the Span-
ish-American war. He was married
and leaves his wife and two children,
four brothers and one sister. Burial
was made in Washington on Satur-
day.
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STAINS Mrs. Caroline Stains
died in Hollidaysburg on Monday
morning, aged almost eighty-six
years. She was a native of Hunting-
don county and is survived by a son
and five daughters, namely: George
in his hen house. Hastily donning a
few clothes he grabbed his shotgun, !
ran down stairs and out in the yard
! just in time to see two men emerge
from his hen house with all the chick-
ens they could lug.
When the men saw Homan they
quickly dropped the chickens and ran
at top speed. Mr. Homan fired sever-
al loads of shot after them but so far
as could be ascertained failed to wing
either of them. But he saved his
chickens and on a closer examination
found the men’s horse and wagon tied
not far away. He proceeded to lock
both up for the night and next morn-
ing he drove the rig to State College,
left it at a livery to be called for then |
went to a justice of the peace and
swore out a John Doe warrant for the
arrest of the two men when they call-
ed for the rig, but so far no demand
has been made for it, and it is believ-
ed the individuals left for other parts
of the State.
Editor Short Appointed United States
Marshal.
President Wilson last Friday ap-
pointed John F. Short, editor of the
Clearfield Republican, United States
marshal for the western district of
Pennsylvania. The appointment car-
ries with it a salary of $4,000 per
year.
The “Watchman” considers the ap- |
pointment one of the most meritor-
ious that has been made by the Pres-
ident since he has been in office. Ed-
itor Short has been a lifelong Demo-
crat and has given both time and
money for the success of his party
and its candidates, no matter whether
it was for a township office or for
President of the United States. He
has been in the newspaper business
practically all his life and has thus
attained a wide knowledge of public
affairs and people generally. We
congratulate him upon his appoint-
ment and venture the assertion that
he will discharge the duties of his of-
fice with the utmost care and fidelity.
SPRING MILLS.
Miss Edith Hettinger returned from
State College, after spending three
weeks there.
Mrs. Margaret Bartges is visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Miller, at Lewistown.
Harry Finkle, of Philadelphia, is
spending his vacation at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Fin-
e.
Miss Edna Neese, of Penn Hall, re-
turned to Hunter's park, where she
will teach school this winter. Miss
Neese taught a very successful term
at the same place last winter.
‘Miss Laura Slegle is spending a
few days with her parents, Mr. and :
Mrs. D. W. Slegle. Miss Slegle is a
trained nurse, having graduated from
the Bloomsburg State Normal schooi ,
last spring.
Mrs. Sara Richardson spent several
days at the home of her brother, Wil-
liam Boob. She also spent some time
at the L. M. Royer home. On Tues-
day morning Mrs. Richardson started
for Akron, Ohio, where she has found
employment.
Last Saturday while Mr. Hallus,
the lumberman, was rounding the
turn at John Smith & Bro. furniture
store, he had the misfortune to col-
lide with a Ford car going the oppo-
site direction. Mr. Hallus was driv-
ing a Briscoe car and it was damaged
considerably.
pants in both cars were uninjured.
ees etre
OAK HALL.
J. J. Tressler lost a valuable horse
last week.
Mrs. Maria Tate visited several
days this week at Snow Shoe.
John Lambert, of Bellefonte, was
a week-end visitor with relatives at
this place.
Philip Benner, of Roopsburg, is
spending a few days at the William
Close home.
Mrs. Thomas Gramley, of Altoona,
is spending several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Ross Lowder.
Mrs. Eugene Radel and daughter,
of this place, are visiting friends and
relatives at Millersburg this week.
Mrs. W. A. Ferree and son William
spent a few days recently with Mrs.
Ferree’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Krape,
at Salona.
Mrs. Nannie Gilliland and son Da-
vid, Mr. David Campbell and Mrs.
Elmer Campbell attended the funeral
of Mrs. Eliza McCracken, on Tuesday.
The Ford car was dam- !
aged slightly. Fortunately the occu- |
| Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Williams, of
Houserville, were Sunday visitors at
i the A. L. Bowersox home on east
Main street.
Matthew Goheen and Dr. L. C. Kid-
der are having Globe silos erected at
their barns. ’Squire J. S. Dale is the
, silo salesman.
i Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Walls are re-
ceiving congratulations over the arri-
val of a sweet little girl at their home
lin the Glades.
{ W. B. Rankin, of Bellefonte, spent
; the early part of the week in the val-
! ley looking after his share of the in-
' surance business.
| Many farmers hereabouts have
been disappointed in not receiving
their supply of fertilizer which was
i ordered weeks ago.
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| Ed Harpster and wife and Samuel
i Elwood motored to Tyrone on Thurs-
i day when the latter departed for
Camp Greenleaf, S. C.
J. N. Bailey recently received a
i puncture on the knee with a fork
prong and as a consequence he is
; now going around on crutches.
{ E. H. Bailey has the contract to
i furnish the lumber for rebuilding the
, Frank Wasson barn, 40x60 feet and
| to be completed before winter sets in.
i Joseph B. Goss, who is holding
i down a fat job with a Pittsburgh
| steel company at Braddock, spent the
Sabbath with his mother on east
{ Main street.
| A service flag with nine stars was
“unfurled at Franklinville last Satur-
day evening. Rev. J. E. Fisher pre-
! sided and W. L. Baldridge made the
principal address.
Get ready for the Chautauqua,
which will be here October 1st to 3rd
: inclusive. The program to be pre-
' sented is a good one and the sessions
should be largely attended.
* G. E. Corl and Homer Walker
bought the Royer cider press at
Bloomsdorf, moved it to Struble
where, after a thorough remodeling,
they are now about ready to squeeze
out the apple juice.
A farewell surprise party was giv-
en at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milo
B. Campbell, at Fairbrook, last Fri-
day evening, in honor of their daugh-
. ter, Miss Mildred Campbell, who left
on Monday to begin her course in the
Indiana Normal school. A houseful
' of young people were present and the
| evening proved a most enjoyable tne
for all.
The picnic and festival held by the
Red Cross Auxiliary on Saturday
was a big success, and over two hun-
dred dollars were realized. Patriotic
speeches were made by Rev. W. P.
Ard, of Bellefonte, and Rev. L. V.
Barber, of this place. Six young
girls very beautifully sang the song
entitled “Where Do We Go Next,
: Boys.” The girls were Catharine
Krebs, Margaret Watt, Freda Watt,
Helen Krebs, Helen Kepler and
Maude Koch. Miss Viola Burwell
gave a very appropriate recitation.
BOALSBURG.
Miss Helen Coxey, of Tyrone, visit-
ed her mother recently.
Hon. W. A. Murray has been ser-
iously ill the past week.
Mrs. A. J. Hazel spent the week-end
among friends in Rebersburg.
Charles Faxon has returned from
a few week’s stay in Philadelphia.
A little son arrived at the home of
, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lucas on Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller, of Elmira, N.
Y., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Keller.
i Miss Clara Lightner is making her
home at W. H. Stuarts, while attend-
, ing High school.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Segmer and
i family transacted business in Belle-
- fonte on Friday.
The W. C. T. U. meeting was held
at the home of Mrs. M. A. Magoffin
on Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. James Fry, of Phila-
delphia, are visiting Mrs. Fry’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Kaup.
"A box social in Malta Temple on
Tuesday evening netted Twenty-two
dollars for the Red Cross treasury.
Miss Geraldine Hackenberg return-
ed to her home in Rebersburg on Sat-
urday, after a two week’s visit among
friends in town.
Russell Ishler, who had been em-
ployed in New Jersey during the sum-
raer, returned to his home on Thurs-
day morning for a short vacation be-
fore the opening of Penn State.
The Harris township schools open-
ed on Monday with a good attend-
ance. Rev. S. C. Stover has charge
of the High sehool for the present.
Miss Ruth Smith, of Centre Hall;
Miss Rosalie McCormick, of Hublers-
burg, and Miss Emma Rowe compose
the corps of teachers in the town
schools.
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