Bellefonte, Pa., August 12, 1921.
Country Correspondence
Items of Interest Dished Up for the
Delectation of “Watchman” Read-
ers by a Corps of Gifted
Correspondents.
PINE GROVE MENTION.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Thompson spent
the Sabbath with relatives at Lemont.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Ward motored
to Boalsburg on Monday on a business
trip.
G. Fred Musser, of Bellefonte, took
dinner on Monday with his aunt, Mrs.
Sue Peters.
Fred Randolph and Mr. and Mrs.
Logan, of Huntingdon, spent Sunday
at the St. Elmo. :
Mrs. Daniel Martz is seriously ill
and her friends are much concerned
over her condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Markle, of Centre
Hall R. D., were in town Friday doing
shopping and calling on friends.
Mrs. Henry M. Meek is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Sadie Gardner, at the old
and well known Gardner home in the
Glades.
Annie Barr, of New York State, and
Mrs. J. B. Pifer, of Alexandria, are
spending a week among relatives in
this section.
Ed Frank and family motored to the
east end of Mifflin county on Sunday
and spent the day with the Peterson
and Davis families.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Barnhart and
daughter Bella, of Greensburg, were
guests of the Misses Ward at their
home on Main street.
After a month’s outing at his old
home here Prof. Samuel C. Miller,
with his wife and daughter, have re-
turned to their home in Chester.
Walter Dreiblebis will leave next
Monday morning for Kansas City,
Mo., where he will spend three months
specializing in automobiles and trac-
tors.
Sherred Moore, the popular stock-
man, of Mooresville, made a trip
through the valley last week buying
cows, and got a supply at knock-
down prices.
A dear little baby girl arrived at
the Fred Rossman home at Fairbrook
on Monday afternoon. She has been
christened Anna Ruth, in honor of her
grandmother.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Fry spent the
Sabbath at the Allen Burwell home to
make the acquaintance of their two
week’s old nephew, who answers to
the name of George.
Will Elder and sister Annie, of Me-
dina, Ohio, are visiting relatives in
the valley. This is their first trip back
in twenty-four years and naturally
they see many changes.
A band of gypsies camped on the
green near town last week and did a
thriving business trading horses. They
met all comers and got some horses
just for taking them away.
The Charter Oak ball team came
over Old Tussey in high spirits on
Saturday to cross bats with the Pine
Grove boys, but went home with less
enthusiasm, as they were defeated 4
to 1.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bowersox, of
Baileyville, spent the Sabbath at the
Bowersox home here, and were pleas-
ed to find Mr. Bowersox’s father, the
venerable Franklin Bowersox, enjoy-
ing the best of health.
The crackerbox orators are now cir-
culating the story that merchant E.
M. Watt will dispose of his business
here as well as real estate, and move
to State College so as to be better lo-
catd to educate his children.
Harry Harpster, of Rock Springs,
left for Chicago on Saturday to take
a five week’s course in a school for
auctioneers. Next spring his silvery
voice will likely be heard calling prices
on stock at the public sales in this
section.
Rev. Dr. Morris, an instructor at
Penn State, will fill the pulpit in the
Reformed church at Boalsburg next
Sunday at 10:30 a. m. He is an ora-
tor of the silver-tongued variety and
the public is invited to turn out and
hear him.
Rock Springs is having a building
boom. Robert Reed is selling lots on
terms to suit purchasers. George W.
Rossman was the first buyer and has
already broken ground for a store
room, residence and garage, to be
completed this fall.
Rev. Gearhart, of East Petersburg,
very ably filled the pulpit in the Re-
formed church here last Sunday. In
1905-06 he was principal of the High
school here and was naturally pleased
at meeting so many of his old pupils.
Both he and Rev. Stover were enter-
tained at dinner at the Prof. Bowersox
home. .
Preaching services will be held in
the Presbyterian church here on Sun-
day at 2:30 p. m. Sunday school at
1:30. Dr. Kirkpatrick last Sunday
gave notice of his two week’s vaca-
tion which he expects to spend in mak-
ing the rounds of his circuit and get-
ting better asquainted with his par-
ishioners.
The annual community picnic at
Pine Hall will be held in the Johnson
grove tomorrow (Saturday). Mem-
bers of the Lutheran Sunday school
will be in charge and they will have
an abundance of good things to eat
for sale, with a festival in the even-
-ing. The Citizens band will be pres-
ent and furnish music.
Miss Minnie Collins, professional
nurse, of Philadelphia, is spending her
annual vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Collins. She is one
of the volunteer nurses who sper a
year in France during the wor d war
and was three months with the army
of occupation in Germany before be-
ing sent home.
Mr. J. S. Hawks, of Clarksville, Pa.,
was a visitor at the Methodist parson-
age last week and royally entertained
by the pastor, Rev. J. S. Hammac and
wife. Mr. Hawks’ father, by the way,
was a cousin of Mrs. Abraham Lin-
coln, and the old Hawks’ burying
ground in enclosed in J. S. Hawks’
garden at Clarksville. While here Mr.
Hawks visited Penn State with a view
of sending his two sons there to be ed-
ucated.
The threatening weather last Sat-
urday morning kept many people
away from the community picnic at
Marengo but after the clouds rolled
by and the sun came out quite a crowd
gathered so that the attendance in the
afternoon was fair. The ball game
between Franklinville and Stormstown
was won by the former by the score
of 9 to 8.
A joint birthday party was given at
the W. F. Thompson home on east
Main street last Wednesday for their
daughter, Anna M., and Edgar Hess,
both of whom were born on the same
date. Both young people received
many valuable and useful presents.
Mrs. Thompson and daughter Hazel
served delicious refreshments during
the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore, cousins
of our townsman, Ed. S. Moore, were
visitors at his home the latter part of
the week. They were on their way
back to their home in Massilon, Ohio,
from a motor trip to Atlantic City,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chester and
Harrisburg, camping by the wayside
wherever they happened to be when
night overtook them. It was their
first trip east in a quarter of a cen-
tury.
BOALSBURG.
Miss Mary Segner spent Saturday
in Bellefonte.
Mrs. Coxey and Mrs. Ishler are en-
tertaining friends from Tampa, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Snook have
taken charge of the Boalsburg tavern.
Mrs. Howard Mitchell, of Milroy,
was a guest of Mrs. Henry Reitz last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coxey motored to
Altoona Saturday evening, returning
Monday.
Mrs. Kate Dale and Miss Mollie
Hoffer, of State College, are enjoying
a visit among friends in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Meyer returned
on Tuesday evening from a ten day's
visit with their son at Medina, Ohio.
Miss Ellen Rhone went to German-
town on Tuesday to attend the funer-
al of her uncle, Judge Frank Keller.
Harold Hackenburg, of Rebersburg,
accompanied by his sister Geraldine
and Miss Fietta Brown, of Esterly,
spent Sunday at the A. J. Hazel home.
Mrs. L. Ray Morgan, of Pittsburgh;
Mrs. Charles Passmore, of Harris-
burg, and Mrs. Andrew Gregg, of Al-
toona, are among the visitors in town.
Lloyd Worrel, of Milroy, spent sev-
eral days with his wife, Mrs. Belle
Brown Worrel, who is seriously ill at
the home of her mother, Mrs. E. E.
Brown.
Messrs. Drumm and McGurgan, of
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove,
were entertained at the home of A. W.
Dale on Sunday; Mr. Drumm coming
to conduct services in the Lutheran
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Stover and Mr. and
Mrs. Rossman, of Millheim, accompan-
ied Fred Stamm, of Dayton, Ohio, to
town on Sunday evening where a large
congregation had the pleasure of hear-
ing Rev. Stamm preach.
—Get your job work done here.
ORVISTON.
J. Ellis Harvey is back from a bus-
iness trip to New York. He is looking
and feeling much better.
William L. Hume, of Denver, Col.,
paid a visit to his father, John Hume
Sr., after having been in Colorado for
a period of eighteen years. He was
pleasantly surprised to see his “dear
old Dad” looking so well, and congrat-
ulated his step-mother on her care of
him. He has been in the west because
of his wife’s health and is greatly in
love with the great State of Colorado.
Mr. Hume was compelled to leave his
wife and family in Erie, as his daugh-
ter was too ill to visit Centre county.
Mr. Hume Sr. accompanied his son as
far as Erie to visit friends and rela-
tives, and grand-children he had not
as yet seen.
Mrs. John Hume Sr. has returned
from a trip to New York State and
Erie, Pa. During her stay in Erie she
visited Commodore Perry’s old flag
ship (his second) the Niagara, which
had been sunk in Misery bay at Erie
for almost 100 years. The old boat is
in a deplorable condition and really
deserves a better harbor than where
it sits among old fishing smacks and
the scum of the bay. Through the
kindness and courtesy of pilot Martin
J. Granzow, Mrs. Hume, accompanied
by her son, Lieut. John Hume, his
wife and baby Violet, was enabled to
inspect the gallant old boat. It seems
a shame to let the historical old relic
lie so forlornly in the midst of the
riff-raff and floating scum of the
Lake. Let us hope that as soon as
times become more normal we may
see the famous Old Niagara in a bet-
ter condition than now.
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THE KNOCKER’S PRAYER.
Lord, please don’t let this town
grow. I’ve been here for thirty years
and during that time I have fought
every public improvement. I’ve knock-
ed everything and everybody. I have
done. all I could to keep this town from
growing and never have spoken a good
word for it. I’ve knocked hard and
often. I’ve put ashes in the children’s
slide and I've made the policemen
make the boys stop playing ball on my
vacant lot. Whenever I saw any one
prospering or enjoying himself, I have
started a reform to kill the business
or spoil the fun. I do not want the
young folks to stay in this town and I
will do all I can by law, rule and ordi-
nance to drive them away. It pains
me, O Lord, to see that in spite of my
Srociing this town is beginning to
grow. Some day I fear I will be call-
ed on to put down sidewalks in front
of my property, and who knows but I
may have to help keep up the streets
that run by my premises? This, Lord,
would be more than I could bear. It
would cost me money, though all I
have made has been made right here
in this town. Then, too, more people
might come if the town begins to
grow, which would cause me to lose
some of my pull. I ask, therefore, to
keep this town at a standstill, that 1
may continue to be chief. Amen!—
Author Unknown. :
prices prevailing on coal. (
wood is superior to coal as a heat pro-
PLEASANT GAP.
Miss Mary Hile visited in Blanchard
the past week.
Mrs. R. H. Applebee, of Harrisburg,
visited among friends here the early
part of the week.
Miss Christine Weaver, who has
been visiting at Berwick the past two
months, returned home last Saturday.
Pual Heisey came home Saturday to
spend a few days among friends here
and accompany his wife and two chil-
dren home the latter part of this week.
Samuel Waite, accompanied by his
son Paul and family, motored to Al-
toona last Sunday, with a view of vis-
iting among old friends and acquain-
tances.
Mrs. Elizabeth Irvin, widow of the
late William Irvin,
home at the Gap and is making her fu-
ture abiding place with her daughter,
at Punxsutawney, Jefferson county.
Mr. and Mrs. William Noll and Mr.
and Mrs. James Boyd drove to Phila-
delphia Sunday last in their famous
car, returning home on Tuesday.
They report having a very agreeable
trip.
Mrs. Samuel Noll went to Niagara
Falls last Thursday and will spend her
summer vacation among her friends
there,
roundings.
The proposed meeting of the South
precinct Republicans, last Saturday
evening, was wisely postponed until
this (Friday) evening, as the major-
ity of our people usually go to Belle-
fonte Saturday evenings. A large at-
tendance is expected this evening.
Our nominations will consist of judge
of election, one inspector of election,
one road supervisor, tax collector, two
school directors, (each six years), dis-
trict assessor and township assessor.
The ladies of the Pleasant Gap
Methodist church will hold one of their
famous festivals in Noll’s grove Sat-
urday evening. A good band will fur-
nish the music. Everybody and their
friends are cordially invited to attend
and meet their friends and have a.
most enjoyable time. The ladies of
this congregation have a faculty of
showing their patrons a good time.
They are hustlers and deserve the pa-
tronage of our generous community.
Don’t miss it.
Our meat market is now a reality,
opened ten days ago and doing a very
lucrative trade. Mr. Lex, the genial
proprietor, is a practical, first-class
butcher. He handles only first-class,
government-inspected meats,
we predict for him a large and grow-
ing patronage.
in a town of our size is a necessity
and the community should see to it
that sufficient patronage is given the
new enterprise to justify Mr. Lex to
be onto his job indefinitely.
The McNitt-Huyett Lumbering cor -
pany has accumulated over 400 loads
of oak and chestnut firewood, cut short
to fit the stoves and ranges, and now
that the detour on our state road is off
for the time being there is a great
rush for wood and our people are fill- |
ing up their wood houses. They real-
ize that the profiteers of coal are’
charging forty per cent. more than
they should, hence a boycott exists in
our community against the exorbitant
Rock oak
ducer and so much cleaner.
The office of tax collector of Spring
township must be looked upon as a
paying proposition. There are already
has rented her |
and incidentally take in the
sights of the historical falls and sur-
hence, °
A good meat market
| fession. A prominent man, in the sa-
cred desk or out of it, can not be rec-
ognized as a star, unless he shines
with a steady light. An eccentric me-
teor wandering in space, outside of |
i the laws that should govern a heav-
‘enly messenger, is merely an ignis
.fatus, that vanishes and leaves no
' sign. When a great and good man,
| great in his goodness and good in his
greatness, comes to the front he adds
to the capital of brains and hearts;
' for one of his age, he is cheerful, hap- |
| py and contented. Rev. R. B. Long-
! well, son-in-law of Rev. Balentine, and
ia brother of Mrs. Barlett, is touring
the country, accompanied by his dis-
tinguished father-in-law. Rev. Long-
well is also accompanied by his wife.
i In 1906 the young reverend was sent |
to India as a missionary, under the au- |
spices of the Baptist Foreign Mission. |
Both the reverend and his estimable
wife have become so acclimated to In-
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| Rev. Balentine is a remarkable man, !
, an arrangement to have him address
‘our people here, if possible, on Sun-
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dia in their good work that they real- |
ly prefer remaining in India to re- |
maining in their home country perma- |
nently. Rev. Longwell has revised
and translated about one half of the
new Testament, and also enlarged and
revised their modern hymn book and
is the right man for so important an
assignment. On arriving on the Pa-
cific slope, Rev. Longwell delivered an
address at San Francisco, and spoke
of Washington and points east. An
effort is on foot here to consummate
day, August 21st, in one of our church-
es. His great experience, eloquence,
talents. and genius would be a great
treat to our community. He encour-
ages education, literature, art, science,
and human progress in all its noblest
and highest phases. His experience
as a missionary would be of incalcu-
lable interest to all of us.
A SERS,
For Infants and Children.
Genuine Castoria
Always
For Oven
Thirty Years
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two Republican and three Democrat- !
ic aspirants, with possibly more to fol- :
low.
ic stampede is difficult to comprehend,
since Spring township has a Republi-
can majority exceeding one hundred
and twenty votes. Candidates to date
are ex-County Commissioner H. E.
The eagerness of the Democrat- '
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Zimmerman and Harry Griffith, Re-!
publicans; Oscar Loneberger, Mr. Mc-
Dowell, and possibly J. H. Barnhart, |
Evidently a free-for-all |
Democrats.
conflict, and the longest pole knocks
the persimmon.
Following is a list of our recently
elected school teachers:
High School—Prof. T. B. Shannon.
Grammar—Harry Breon, the relia-
ble old veteran who served in the ca-
pacity of instructor in Spring town-
ship for the past twenty-three years,
and proved to be a most successful
pedagogue—revered and highly re-
spected by his pupils.
Intermediate—Mrs. Earl Rimmey.
Primary—Mrs. Grove.
The patrons are apparently well
satisfied with the selections, since all
are willing to admit that the entire
bunch are admi.abiy well qualified in
their profession. The success and ad-
vancement of our schools for the com-
ing session is unquestioned.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Rev. George Balentine, a returned
minister, aged 82 years. He was vis-
iting at the residence of Dr. Bartlett.
He came to this country many years
ago from the North of Ireland. The
venerable divine is a remarkable con-
versationalist, and has been a promi-
nent man in his now abandoned pro-
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ATTORNEY’S-AT-LAW.
KLINE WOODRING — Attorney-ate
Law, Bellefonte, Pa. Practices ia
all courts. Office, room 18 Crider's
Exchange. 51-1y
B. SPANGLER — Attorney-at-Law,
Practices in all the courts. Cone
sultation in English or German.
Office in Crider’'s Exch , Bi
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KENNEDY JOHNSTON—Attorney-ate
Law, Bellefonte, Pa. Prompt ate
tention given all legal business em-
trusted to his care. Offices—No. 5 East
High street. 57-44
M. KEICHLINE—Attorney-at-Law
and Justice of the Peace. All pro
fessional business will receive
Jrompt attention. Office on second floor of
emple Court. 49-5-1y
G. RUNKLE — Attorney-at-Law.
Consultation in English and Ger-
man. Office in Crider’s Exchaide
Bellefonte, Pa.
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PHYSICIANS.
R. R. L. CAPERS,
OSTEOPATH.
State College
Holmes Bldg.
Bellefonte
Crider’s Exch.
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FLOUR
We have our new Concrete Mill
completed and now running. We
built the best mill to produce the
best flour possible.
“Our Best”
A WINTER WHEAT, STRAIGHT
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S. GLENN, M. D., Physician and
Surgeon, State College, Centre
county, Pa. Office at his resi.
35-41
If you Want
Good Flour—Try
—Or—
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Victory” * “ees
We can Grind Your Feed
While you Wait,
We are in the Market, for
All Kinds of Grain
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Employers,
This Interests You
. The Workmans’ Compensation
Law goes into effect Jan. 1, 1916.
It makes Insurance Compuisory.
We specialize in placing such in-
surance. We Inspect Plants and
recommend Accident Prevention
Safe Guards which Reduce In-
surance rates.
It will be to your interest to con-
sult us before placing your In-
surance.
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BENEFITS:
$5,000 death b
5,000 loss of
,000
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loss of both hands,
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of either hand,
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loss of one eve
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10 per week, partial disability.
(limit 26 weeks)
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Larger or smaller amounts in proportion
Any person, male or female, engaged in a
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