Bellefonte, Pa., August 8, 1919.
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WEARY DAYS IN FRANCE.
Soldiers Disgruntled at Delay
Sending Them Home.
Is-surtile, July 20, 1919.
Editor “Democratic Watchman:”
I have been a constant reader of
your paper for the past fifteen years,
as it was always a welcome visitor to
our home and I looked forward each
week to the day when the “Watch-
man” made its appearance, with not
only the news of the county, but the
news of the State and the United
States. And after I left home and
joined the army your paper has been
more appreciated than ever, and es-
pecially since I have been in the A. E.
F. in France, for when one is over
four thousand miles from home, with
the deep sea lying between him and
his loved ones, any and all news from
the U. S. A. is sure welcome. And it
is some treat when you are fortunate
enough to pick up a home town paper.
And so as I lie here on my bunk to-
night, in an army camp in rainy
France, having just laid aside a copy
of the “Watchman,” my thoughts just
naturally turned toward home and
loved ones, and all friends in my home
town. Of course you all know that
the war has been over now for almost
nine months, that we have won and
that the peace terms have been sign-
ed, but I am still in France with the
prospects of going home not much
brighter than they were the day the
armistice was signed.
And I cannot help but think that
there are questions arising in the
minds of my friends and that they
are wondering why I am not at home
with them now, so with the object in
view of leaving everybody know what
I am doing here now I am writing
this letter. It will explain why it is
necessary for me, as well as others, to
remain over here for probably five
years, at least.
When I left home in June, 1918, and
became a member of the national ar-
my, I was sent to Newark, Del., where
I took a short course in mechanical
training, at the completion of which
I was sent to Camp Joseph E. John-
ston, at Jacksonville, Fla., where I
was assigned to the motor transport
service and sailed for France shortly
afterward. My commanding officer
was a man who had been an insurance
agent in private life and jumped into
a second lieutenant’s commission over
night almost, and a better sticker I
never saw, as we have been trying to
drive him off ever since but we can-
not get it accomplished, even with the
aid of the fair Mademoissellés here in
France, so he is still with us.
After putting in eighteen strenuous
days on the ocean bobbing up and
down we landed at Brest, France, and
then chased over different parts of
that country, eating canned willie and
sleeping in mud holes until after the
armistice when we were assigned to
the Meuse hospital centre which was
located somewhere in the central part
of France: This was the largest hos-
pital centre in that country at the
time and when we went there
there were about forty thousand
patients. This number was later in-
creased to about sixty thousand. We
were told when we went there that
we would be there only a short time,
“that the hospital would be evacuated
"and the camp closed by February 1st,
1919.
We were placed in charge of the
transportation in the central portion,
and our equipment consisted of about
everything in the line of motor con-
veyance from a Ford to a seven ton
truck. We worked through rain and
snow, in mud up to our knees, both
day and night, putting in anywhere
from fifteen to twenty-four hours a
day, seven days a week, and the first
of March still found us there. They
were evacuating the hospital slowly
and we heard all kinds of rumors as
to when the camp would close, when
along comes an order from G. H. Q.
stating that any organization then
stationed at a permanent camp in the
A. E. F. would have to remain there
until the camp was closed when they
would immediately sail for home.
So we worked along patiently as
possible until the middle of May
when the camp was cleaned out of pa-
tients and nobody left but the M. T.
C. Of course we tried to stay as long
as we could but there was nothing left
for us to do, and to keep up the good
reputation this company has always
had we could not remain idle, so the
only thing left for us to do was to
move, and we packed our belongings,
said good-bye to the friends we had
made among the French people and
left for Lems, with the expectation of
going home.
When we landed in Lems we were
sent out into the country about twen-
ty miles to where the 81st division
was camped awaiting sailing orders
for the U. S. A., with the understand-
ing that we were to be attached to
that division and go along home with
it. We remained there about two
weelas, saw the 81st, the 7th division
and several batteries of air service
men leave for the port of embarka-
tion and we were still there watching
them go. At the end of a fortnight
we received orders to return to Lems
and upon our arrival there we were
in
the American soldiers, sick or wound-
sent to a forwarding camp and told : has been busy receiving the greetings
| that we were going home, and for the ' of his many friends the past two
second time we said good-bye to!
France.
But unfortunately for some of us, |
the day before we were to leave for |
Brest an order came in for one com- |
pany of M. T. C. men to report in Par- |
is for duty. The call was extended to
four or five different commanding of-
ficers of M. T. C. companies that were |
in camp at that time and they all!
turned it down. Then our lieutenant
heard of it, and as Paris and its many
pretty Mademoiselles have always had
quite an attraction for him ever since
we have been in the A. E. F., he vol-
unteered for the job and the next
morning found us all on the train
bound for gay Paree.
When we landed there and report-
ed for duty to the Paris commandant
he or nobody else seemed to know
what we had been sent there for or
where we were to be stationed. We
found about 800 men stationed there
and about 150 of them working. We
laid around there several days when
they found work for twenty of us and
the rest were idle. In fact I might
state that I saw our commanding offi-
cer only once during our stay in Par-
is. We spent our time riding around
the city, joy-riding officers un-
til two and three o’clock in the morn-
ing, and the majority of them were
such good sports that they wouldn’t
pay the price of a sandwich and a cup
of coffee for us to help pass the time
away, while they were showing the
French people how much wine they
could drink and how the American
people spent their money; or in other
words, he was “a good sport” in front
of them.
This lasted about a month when we
got orders from G. H. Q. to proceed
to Brest on the tenth of July, so again
we said good-bye to the girls of fair
Paris, with thoughts of being in our
own homes in the States by the first
of August at the latest, but before we
got started along comes another or-
der to go to Is-surtile and pick up
some West Point cadets from the U.
S. A. and drive them on a sight-see-
ing trip, including the different battle
fronts, and that would mean about
three more months over here for us.
So we arrived at Is-surtile about
five days ago and as yet we have seen
no cadets to haul, and if we stay here
and do nothing we may wear out our
welcome so our lieutenant is busy
trying to find something for us to do.
I can conscientiously, say that about
all I have done in the last five months
has been driving taxicabs, burning
gasoline and tires on the roads ‘of
France and you people at home are
paying the bills, and will be paying
them for years. to come, and I ‘will
also have to help. if
As to when I am coming home, that
is very uncertain, judging. from past
experiences, but the sentiment of the
entire company along this line is very
similar to mine... With best wishes to
all home folks.
; “Tc RU FLOREY.
Returned from Service Abroad.
Miss Rebecca’ Naomi Rhoads re”
turned to her home in Bellefonte last
Friday after almost a year’§” service
in Y. M. C. A. canteen work in France.
Readers of the “Watchman” will re:
call with pleasure a number of letters
from the pen of Miss Rheads which
appeared from time to time in the col-
umns of the “Watchman” and they
told the story of the work she did over
there better than we can tell it. She
left her comfortable home in this
place and at her own expense went
abroad to minister to the wants of
ed, homesick or in want, and she per-
formed her duty in a manner which
won for her many words of praise
from all commanding officers with
whom she came in contact. That she]
is glad to get back to her native land,
and her home and friends in Belle-
fonte, is unquestioned, but her exper-
iences abroad will always remain with
her as a priceless treasure in her
memory. As president of the county
organization W. C. T, U. she will
doubtless have many interesting inci-
‘dents to relate when that body of
women meet in the future.
Misses Margaret and Martha Me-
Knight are now entertaining Mrs. Al-
exander Gailey and son, Nelson Gai-
ley, of Philadelphia, relatives of Mrs.
Robert McKnight, of that city. The
young man just returned last week
from fifteen month’s service overseas
and was discharged after a term of
two years in the army. In France he
served as a gunner with the 14th reg-
ular artillery and had the thrilling ex-
perience of having had his wrist
watch shot off without doing him any
injury. Gunner Gailey had two
brothers in the service, one who is
just now on his way home from
France and another who failed to get
across.
John Scholl, who went across last
October and was stationed at Tours,
France, during all his service abroad,
returned home on Saturday, bronzed
and browned in his trip across the At-
lantic but in the very best of health.
Benedict Beezer, who went across
with Scholl, is now on his way home
and will likely reach Bellefonte in the
near future.
Harry Nighthart, who has been in
the government hospital at Carlisle
ever since his return to this country
in May, owing to a badly injured leg,
has been discharged from service and
returned home on Monday evening.
Lawrence Jones has also returned
from service abroad and after his dis-
charge at Camp Dix stopped in Phil-
adelphia to visit friends before com-
ing to his home in Bellefonte.
Corp. William McGovern, who serv-
ed abroad in the 16th artillery, 4th di-
vision, arrived home on Tuesday and
daughter, Miss Edna Sue Finkbinder,
! Roberta B. Miller, of Port Matilda,
days. Corp. McGovern is considera-
bly enamored with soldier life and is
seriously considering re-enlisting for
a term of years.
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AMERICAN LEGION.
Soldiers,
Marines.
Attention, Sailors and
A meeting of all soldiers, sailors
and marines of Bellefonte and imme-
diate vicinity, who were in the mili-
tary or naval service of the United
States during the period between
April 6th, 1917, and November 11th,
1918, will be held in the G. A. R.
rooms, Bellefonte, on Monday, August
11th, 1919, at 7:30 p. m.
The purpose of the meeting is to
effect a permanent organization of
the American Legion Post of Belle-
fonte. The time has come to get our
organization going. Every man eli-
gible is urged to be present Monday
evening.
W. FRED REYNOLDS Jr.
Chairman Pro tem.
JOHN G. LOVE,
Secretary, Pro tem.
Bad Weather for Flying.
The rainy, cloudy, foggy weather
of this week is the kind that tries the
nerves of aviators on the air-mail
routes. On Tuesday pilot Ellis came
in from Cleveland, Ohio, and from the
time he arose in the air at that city
he never saw the earth until he reach-
ed Clearfield. There he saw what
aviators term a hole in the clouds and
he went through to find out where he
was and discovered he was at Clear-
field. He came down and after spend-
ing fifteen minutes there again took
the air and came into Bellefonte. Al-
though he didn’t admit the fact he
must have been sailing pretty close
the tops of the mountains some of the
time as leaves and small twigs were
sticking on his machine.
On Wednesday the weather was so
bad at New York that no attempt
was made to send out any machines.
Max Miller, however, undertook to
come in from Cleveland, Ohio, and got
somewhat off his course when nearing
Centre county and was compelled to
come down in the vicinity of Pine
Grove Mills owing to radiator trou-
ble. He managed to get things fixed
so he could fly to Bellefonte, arriving |
here after seven o’clock in the even- |
ing.
Yesterday all planes were late ar-
riving in Bellefonte, but the lower at-
‘mosphere cleared considerably toward
the middle of the day and the pilots
were able to see where they were
going, %
Eyer—Finkbinder.—Quite a pretty
wedding took place at the home:
of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fink-
binder, on Pine street, at 11:80 o’clock
on Wednesday morning, when their
was united in marriage to Ralph
“Clifton ‘Eyer, of Tyrone. Two! dozen |
or more guests were present to wit-
ness the ceremony which was per-
formed by Rev. Wilson P. Ard, of the
Lutheran church, the ring service be-
ing used. The bride was gowned in
white Lorraine satin with a corsage
bouquet of pink rosebuds.
* Following the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served at twelve o’clock
and at 3:10 p. m, Mr. and Mrs. Eyer
left on a wedding trip which will take
in New York and a trip up the Hud-
son. The bride for several years past
has been one of the efficient operators
in the Bell telephone exchange and
has many friends in Bellefonte. Mr.
Eyer was the first manager of the
McCrory 5 and 10 cent store in this
place but is now in charge of the Al-
toona store and it is in that city the
young couple will make their home.
Among the guests present at the
wedding were Mr. and Mrs. H. P.
Eyer and Donald Eyer, of Tyrone;
Miss Betty Simf, of Williamsport,
and Mrs. Chandler and daughter Ma-
rie, of Bellefonte.
Wissinger — Miller. — Clifford R.
Wissinger, of Akron, Ohio, and Miss
were married on Wednesday morning
at the Methodist parsonage on east
Linn street, by the pastor, Rev. Alex-
ander Scott. The ring ceremony was
used but the young people went to
the altar unattended. They will make
their home in Akron, Ohio.
Milan P. Walker has accepted
a position as book-keeper for the
Beatty Motor company.
——Gehret and Lambert are at
work on a new building at the avia-
tion field to be used as a motor test-
ing house.
——All the papers were filed on
Wednesday morning in an applica-
tion for an appeal of the Gray case to
the Supreme court.
——Frank M. Crawford has been in
Detroit this week purchasing a new
Chalmers car which he will drive
home. He traded his Franklin in on
the new purchase.
———W. R. Malin, who three weeks
ago went to the Cresson sanitorium,
is improving in health, according to
word received within the week by
members of his family.
——The Altoona Tribune of yester-
day announced the recent marriage of
Miss Vida Davis, of Bellefonte, and
Clyde L. Brady, of that city, who re-
cently returned from service overseas.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Dawis, of this place.
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——David Finklestine, proprietor
of the pool room in the Bush Arcade,
got the big Pierce Arrow car disposed
of by the Logan Fire company on Sat-
urday evening and the company real-
ized a little over twenty-five hundred
dollars therefore. He held ticket No.
350. i
GATES.—Mrs. Nancy Jane Gates,
wife of George Gates, ‘died at her
home near Black Oak, on the road
from Port Matilda to Philipsburg,
last Saturday evening, of sarcoma of
the liver. She had not been in good
health for some time but had been
confined to bed only two weeks prior
to her death.
Her maiden name was Nancy Jane
Cowher and she was born at Port Ma-
| tilda on August 25th, 1860, hence had
| reached the age of 58 years,
11
months and 7 days. She was married
to Mr. Gates about thirty-four years
ago and all their married life had
been spent on the farm. She was a
member of the United Brethren
church all her life and a woman who
was held in the highest esteem by all
who knew her.
Surviving her are her husband and
five children, namely: Harry, Allan,
Miriam, Walter and Thompson, all
now at home but the daughter who is
married. Two of the sons, Allan and
Walter were in service in France nine
months and returned home just about
the time their mother was taken quite
ill. A peculiar thing in connection
with their return is that they had not
heard from each other for weeks and
neither knew of the other’s where-
abouts until they met in Tyrone on |
their way home. Both had been dis-
charged the same day and returned
home on the same train. In addition
to her children she also leaves the
following brothers and sisters: Miss
Orelia Cowher, of Tyrone; Mrs. Al-
fred Shultz, of Williamsport; Miss
Martha, who made her home with Mr.
and Mrs. Gates, and Daniel Cowher,
of Bellefonte.
The funeral services were held in
the Black Oak church at eleven
o’clock on Tuesday morning. Rev. J.
C. Moses officiated and burial was
made in the Black Oak cemetery.
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TATE.—Frank T. Tate, a well
known resident of Pennsvalley, died
at his home near the Red Mill in Pot-
ter township‘on Saturday night. On
Saturday morning he went to the
home ' of Mr. Detwiler, on the D. R.
Foreman farm at Potters Mills to
help haul in grain and thresh. While
working in the field pitching rye he
fell to the ground and it was at first
believed he had sufferd a sunstroke.
He was taken home and during the
night he had another stroke which re-
sulted in his death. While the cause
of his death was paralysis the phy-
sician avers that it is possible it was
caused by a ruptured blood vessel in
the head. :
Mr. Tate was forty-nine years old
and a farmer by occupation. He was
a member of the Reformed church
and a good citizen in every way. He
was married to a daughter of W. H.
Runkle, of Centre Hall, who survives
with two children, Merrill and Mary.
Funeral services were held at his late
home at ten o’clock on Wednesday
morning by. Rev. S.C. Stover, of
Boalsburg, - after which burial was
made in the Tusseyville cemetery.
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BRADFORD.—Mrs. Flora Brad-
ford, wife of Albert Bradford, died at
her home at Siglerville, near Milroy,
on Saturday evening of bronchial
trouble, the effects of an attack of
the influenza last fall. She was a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Au-
man and was born at Farmer's Mills
almost forty-three years ago. She
had been a member of the Lutheran
church since early girlhood. In addi-
tion to her husband she is survived by
three sons.and two daughters. She
also leaves one brother, E. H. Auman,
of Pine Grove. Mills. The remains
were taken to Boalsburg on Tuesday
where funeral services were held in
the Reformed church by Rev. Harry
N. Walker, after which burial was
made in the Union cemetery in that
place.
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ROSSMAN.—Mrs. Nora May Ross-
man, wife of P. S. Rossman, of Nitta-
ny, died at the Lock Haven hospital
on Friday of last week following an
operation for gall stones. She was a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Meyers and was born in Pennsvalley
on May 22nd, 1871, hence was aged
48 years, 2 months and 9 days. Sur-
viving her are her husband and four
children, Nelson, of Cudgelshurg;
Mrs. John Ricker, of Lock Haven;
Carrie and Clifford at home. She
also leaves her father living at Cen-
tre Hall, four half-brothers and three
half-sisters. Burial was made at
Snydertown on Monday.
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THOMAS.—Following an illness of
some weeks with dropsy Ambrose
Thomas died on Sunday at the home
of Mr .and Mrs. J. L. Marshall, near
Bellefonte. He was a son of William
and Mary Thomas and was born in
Mifflin county a little over fifty-nine
years ago. His wife and one son pre-
ceded him to the grave but surviving
him are a son, William Thomas; one
sister, Mrs. J. L. Marshall, and one
brother, Abram. in Mifflin county.
Burial was made at Cedar Hill on
Tuesday.
BIRTHS.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kelley are re-
ceiving congratulations over the birth,
of a son, last Friday. It is Mr. and
Mrs. Kelley's first child.
A son was born Tuesday night to
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kerk, at the Belle-
fonte hospital. Since their return to
Bellefonte Mr. and Mrs. Kerk have
|| been occupying a flat in the Aiken
building.
Twin boys were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Shuman Davis at their home on
Thomas street, Tuesday of last week.
A little boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Weaver, Friday, August
1st, at the home of Mrs. William Mec-
Clellan. It is Mr. and Mrs. Weaver's
first child.
——Subscribe for the “Watchman.”
Brief Meeting of Borough Council.
Just five members were present at
the regular meeting of borough coun-
cil on Monday evening. There were
no verbzl nor written communica-
tions.
The Street committee presented the
treasurer’s receipt for ten dollars for
a sewer permit on the property of the
Louis Doll estate, and also read the
report of the borough manager so far
as it related to work done on the
streets, which included various im-
provements of a permanent character
which have been badly needed for
some time.
The Water committee presented the
report of the borough manager so far
as it affected that department, which
showed a number of repairs made,
and also included a request for per-
mission to purchase a new crank shaft
for the Dean pump at the Phoenix
mill pumping plant, which council au-
thorized.
The Finance committee presented
the report of the borough treasurer
which showed a balance on hand on
August 4th of $2,801.34, after having
paid during the month two $500 bonds
and the last note of $570 to the Buffa-
lo-Pitt Roller company, which cleans
up the debt on the steam road roller.
i The committee also recommended that
i the tax rate for the coming year be
{the same as for 1919, namely: Six
mills for street purposes, five for in-
| terest and three for borough, and the
| recommendation was approved by
| council.
| The Water committee also recom-
| mended that the water rate for 1920
| be the same as that for 1919, which is
| ninety per cent. of the maximum
| schedule, and council so ordered.
The question of the purchase of
{ the Phoenix mill plant was then tak-
|en up but the question of the legality
(of any action that might be taken
| was discussed owing to there being
[but five members of council present,
land in order to be on the safe side
| Mr. Richard called Col. Reynolds by
! telephone and that gentleman agreed
to grant an extension of the option
for a period of thirty days, which will
carry the time to September 10th in
which council will have the right to
settle all details in connection with
the purchase of the plant, if they de-
cide to exercise the right of their op-
tion.
Mr. Flack suggested that a new
member be elected to take the place
of James D. Seibert, who recently re-
signed as a member from the South
ward to accept the position of bor-
ough manager, but owing to the fact
that there were only five members of
council present this action was also
postponed.
Chairman Flack called attenion to
the fact that the most dangerous
crossing in Bellefonte is the one from
the Bush Arcade to the bridge and so
far it has been unprotected with no
“caution” or “danger” sign displayed
anyways near it. Several of the
"| councilmen supported Mr. Flack in|
his assertion, even going so far as to
characterize it as a regular death-trap,
and that it had been more providen-
tial than otherwise that no serious ac-
cidents have occurred there. Mr.
Flack, as chairman of the Fire and
Police committee, was instructed to
have a danger sign put up at the most
conspicuous place possible, so that au-
evading it and rounding the corner
at the Arcade at high speed.
Bills to the amount of $3447.11
were approved and council adjourned.
——Randolph Breese is a surgical
patient in the West Chester hospital,
having been operated on Wednesday.
CENTRE HALL.
Mrs. Fred Kurtz, of Lewisburg, is
‘a guest of Miss Grace Smith.
Miss Mildred Meyer, of Altoona, is
a guest of her aunt, Mrs. William
McClenahan.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyer, of Al-
toona, were week-end guests of their
mother, Mrs. Phlip Meyer.
Mr. and Mrs. Cox and two children,
of Cleveland, Ohio, were guests last
week of their friend, Miss Sara Good-
hart.
Miss Rebecca Kreamer, of Lewis-
town, spent a few days at the home of
her grandfather, Mr. Henry Kreamer,
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart. of
New Bloomfield, were guests of Mrs.
Stewart’s sister, Mrs. Lucy Henney,
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of Reedsville,
were guests of Mrs. Smith’s sister,
Mrs. John Breon, for several days
last week.
John Rowe, of Atlantic City, visit-
ed his home in this place over the
week-end, this being his first visit
home in nine years.
Bruce Rowe came up from Philadel-
phia on Tuesday, to spend his vaca-
tion at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Rowe.
Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Deitzell, of
Pleasant Unity, are visiting Mrs,
Deitzell’s father, Alfred Durst, and
sister, Mrs. William Keller.
Mrs. D. S. Kurtz and daughter,
Miss Mary, returned recently from a
visit of several weeks with the Ches-
ter Kurtz family, at Ithaca, N. Y.
Rev. and Mrs. W.C. Dunlap, of
Louisville, Ky., are visiting Mrs. Dun-
lap’s sister, Mrs. Roger S. Bayard, at
their former home, Rhoneymede, in
this place.
Bruce Stump, Roy Puff and Henry
Mitterling all received their dis-
charges from the service and return-
ed to their homes here during the
past week.
Miss Helen Bartholomew and Mrs.
Charles Bartholomew and children,
with Miss Orpha Gramley, of Spring
Mills, as their guest, motored to
Philadelphua on Monday, where they
will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. James
Lohr for a week.
A ———————
The ex-Kaiser’s family racing
yacht, Meteor, is advertised for sale
at $100,000.
tomobilists will have no excuse for
BOALSBURG.
Oscar Rishel, of Altoona, recently
spent a day in town.
Miss Madaline Markle spent Sat-
urday with friends at Oak Hall.
Rev. S. C. Stover and son Elwood
recently visited friends in Rebersburg.
Mrs. Albertson, of Philadelphua, is
visiting at the home of William Sto-
ver.
_ Reuben Stuart, of Crafton, arrived
in town Saturday to spend his vaca-
tion.
Dr. William Woods, of Mont Alto,
is visiting his mother and friends in
town.
Clement G. Dale, of Houserville,
spent a short time in town on Tues-
day.
Mrs. Charles Segner and daughter,
Miss Mary, spent several days in
Bellefonte.
Mr. and Mrs. James Fry, of Phil-
adelphia, are visiting at the home of
George Kaup.
Miss Bess Rhinesmith, of Belle-
fonte, is a guest at the home of L.
Mothersbaugh.
Miss Esther Sparr, of Williams-
burg, is spending some time at the
home of J. W. Keller.
Miss Elizabeth Lucas is home from
Washington, D. C., for a six week’s
visit with her parents.
Orie Rupp returned on Wednesday
from a visit with his brother Alfred,
at Fort Louden, Texas.
Mrs. Ray D. Gilliland and children,
of State College, spent part of Satur-
day at the Fisher home.
Mrs. McIntyre, of Altoona, was a
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank McFarlane the past week.
The heirs of the late Ira Rishel are
preparing to offer at public sale the
Rishel home on Mountain street.
Miss Frances Beimeendorfer, of
Annville, Pa., was a guest at the
home of James M. Ross recently.
Miss Alice Weber, of Huntingdon,
arrived in town on Saturday to spend
her vacation among friends in this
vicinity.
Grant Charles and family and
Charles Faxon and family motored to
Sunbury on Saturday, in the former’s
Essex car.
Miss Dorothy Wieland, of Heil-
mandville, Lebanon county, is spend-
ing several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. William Klinger.
Mrs. James Irwin entertained a
number of ladies at dinner on Satur-
day in honor of her mother, Mrs. Sa-
ra Krumrine’s birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Meyer attend-
ed the welcome home picnic in Cen-
tre Hall on Saturday, and remained to
visit friends until Monday.
After a week’s visit at the home of
A. J. Hazel, Miss Gladys Hackenberg
left on Monday afternoon for Waddle,
to visit her cousin, Mrs. Lester Meek.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stuart, and
George Jr., of Pittsburgh, are visit-
ing at the home of Mr. Stuart’s moth-
er, Mrs. E. E. Stuart, who was their
guest on a motor trip to Gettysburg
and other points of interest. -
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ross and chil-
dren, of Penn’s Cave, and Misses
Nelle and Anne Holter, of Howard;
also Mrs. Waldo Homan and sons, of
Oak Hall, were entertained at the
home of Charles Mothersbaugh on
Sunday.
© LEMONT.
Mrs. David Houser is slowly im-
proving at this writing.
The fine rains are making the corn
grow, and it is earing up fine.
John Fishel has been quite ill the
past week but is able to be out again.
Huckleberries are fairly plentiful
and have been selling. at 15 cents per
quart.
Peter Shuey and wife spent a few
hours with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Houtz,
this week.
Mrs. Rhoads and children, of Wil-
liamsport, came up last week for a
visit at the home of B. F. Hoy.
Mrs. Alice Williams and grand-
daughter Margaret, are visiting
among friends in Baltimore, Md.
The College township school board
has elected their teachers for the en-
suing term, except for two schools,
Centre Furnace and Pleasant View.
The people of this town have been
stirred up somewhat, as there has
been a panther, or puma, seen near
here on the point of Nittany moun-
tain. :
OAK HALL.
Miss Esther Raymond is spending
this week visiting at Sunbury.
Miss Edith Whitehill, who is as-
sisting Mrs. Bruce Miller, at Shingle-
town, is home for a time.
Mrs. E. C. Radel and daughter are
spending an indefinite time at the
home of Mrs. Radel’s parents, at Mil-
lersbhurg.
Misses Anna Korman and Anna
Rishel, both of this place, spent last
Thursday at the F. E. Reish home at
Pleasant Gap.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Kline, of Axe
Mann, and Mr. and Mrs. Siney Hoy,
of Bellefonte, visited the E. K. Dale
home on Sunday.
Earl Etters has secured employ-
ment at Fleming and moved his fam-
ily there. Roland Young, of Boals-
burg, will take his place at the Oak
Hall mill.
STORMSTOWN.
Miss Ada Griffin, of Altoona, has
been spending her vacation with home
folks.
Mrs. Ella Mattern and son Joseph,
| of Altoona, are visiting Mrs. Mat-
| tern’s mother, Mrs. Margaret Way.
| There will be a festival at Gray’s
church Saturday evening, August
9th. Proceeds for the benefit of the
parsonage fund.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Way and son
Paul, of Lewistown, have been guests
at the homes of their parents, Mrs.
Margaret Way and J. H. Griffin.
Mrs. Wade Lytle spent several days
last week at Tyrone and Altoona, vis-
iting her brother, John Thomas, who
has been seriously ill at the Altoona
hospital.
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