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"Bellefonte, Pa., August 19, 1921.
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Hope Springs Eternal, Ete.
Almost two years ago Edmund
Blanchard forsook the home and
friends of his youth and went west,
not to grow up with the country but
down into the Texas oil fields in the
hope of striking oil and making his
fortune. But he determined to play
the game safe and chose the drilling
end of the game, which offered a stea-
dy income as well as a gambler’s
chance of eventually striking somie-
thing rich. And now there is promise
of his dreams being realized. Mr.
Blanchard has been operating in the
big oil territory around Breckenridge,
Texas, and recording his chances of a
“big strike” the Breckenridge Daily
American in a recent issue said:
South of the city about one mile, on
the Hale lease, there stands an old and
weather beaten derrick, clean and
glistening in the sun as welif-scoured
bones upon the plains. On stormy
nights when the winds blow it rattles,
weird and skeleton-iike.
Once this rig, among the very first
to tower above the broad waste of the
Breckenridge territory, was new. Its
timbers then had the odor of the pines
and pitch would come forth in drops
and glimmer in the sun as a topaz
shower. It instilled in the hearts of
many, anticipation—and hope. But
these dreams were shattered.
But hope springs eternal in the hu-
man breast and again today success
seems imminent. Trials, hardships
and disaster have been overcome and
after passing through the hands of
many owners this derrick, two years
and three months after its erection
will soon be the greasy and ill-smell-
ing black monument of determined hu-
man endeavor.
Started away back in June of 1919,
which according to oil field lore is an-
cient history, this well, now the prop-
erty of the Breck-Bonded Syndicate,
was started. It was a pioneer effort
in this section. Drilling was carried
on, many misfortunes were encoun-
tered and much money was expended
upon the test.
__ After two contractors had lost heav-
ily in trying to put down this well,
Ed Blanchard, a month ago, moved on
his drilling equipment to take a fiyer
at what appeared to be an impossible
task.
The hole was crooked, a string of
tools and a bailer were also lost by
previous drillers. With only these ob-
stacles confronting him, Blanchard
and his driller, Lee Hubert, most suc-
cessfully drilled by the lost tools and
succeeded in reaching the top of the
lime, Monday. Five inch casing was
landed without difficulty. The hole
when taken over‘ was 2,740 feet deep
while the pay was found at 3,060 feet.
Operations have been suspended
now awaiting pipeline connections.
Oil men who are acquainted with
the Breck-Bonded well are extending
hearty congratulations to Contractor
Blanchard for his daring in taking
over such a venture, and Driller Hu-
bert for his skill and knowledge in
accomplishing this most difficult task.
Mifflin County Fair Next Week.
It would have taken a tub over 300
feet in diameter and 325 feet high to
hold the four billion pounds of butter
produced in the United States last
year. The milk from which this but-
ter was made could not have passed
over Niagara Falls in less than sever-
al hours. Statistics like these must
be quoted to impress the public with
the importance of the butter and milk
industry. It is because of its tremen-
dous size that the Mifflin county fair
is offering such generous premiums,
not only for butter and cheese, but the
common breeds of pure-bred® dairy
cattle. It will be doing much to en-
courage the industry.
The fair will present record-break-
ing exhibits in nearly every depart-
ment, according to fair officials. Doz-
ens of letters have been received from
persons interested in exhibiting at the
fair, asking for a premium list telling
about the $3,500 in prizes to be
awarded. The women are much inter-
ested in the baking and sewing exhib-
its.
An excellent entertainment pro-
gram has been planned by the fair
management. The amusement features
include horse racing, $5,200 in purses,
fireworks, music, a midway show,
aviation, and vaudeville. Other fea-
tures have been arranged of lesser
importance. Any one desiring infor-
mation about the fair, which will be
held at Lewistown next week, can ob-
tain it by writing to secretary W. D.
Russell, at Lewistown.
Academy Road Improvement Fund.
In enclosing his check for this fund
to Mr. Hughes, a former Bellefonte
boy, who is now a successful lawyer
in New York city, writes:
“It gives me great pleasure to con-
tribute $25.00 towards the fund con-
cerning which you wrote me. * * *
Your indomitable spirit in rebuilding
the Academy after the recent holo-
caust deserves every commendation
and support and I deem it an honor to
be able to help in so worthy an under-
taking.”
The fund to date is as follows:
Amount previously acknowledged. ..$555.00
Edmund G. Joseph, New York city.. 25.00
J. Linn Blackford, Huntingdon
i $685.00
GENTZEIL.—Benjamin Gentzel, for
many years a familiar figure in Belle-
fonte, died at the Bellefonte hospital
on Sunday afternoon. During the
past several months Mr. Gentzel had
worked for Philip Beezer on the farm
and for some time past had complain-
' ed of dizziness when engaged in any
work that required him to do much
stooping down. Friday noon he spoke
of having a severe pain in his head
but stuck to his work. Early that
afternoon he hitched a team of horses
in the wagon and drove from the farm
into town and up to Beezer’s old ice
house for two long iron rods and a
load of old lumber. He had the lum-
ber on and was standing on top of it
when he suddenly toppled off, falling
on his head. Whether he suffered a
stroke at that time is of course un-
known. He was taken to his home,
back of the brick school house in an
automobile but later was removed to
the Bellefonte hospital where he
passed away late Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Gentzel was seventy-two years
old and was a son of Henry and Caro-
line Epley Gentzel, and was born on
the farm in Penn township. His boy-
hood days were spent there but after
the death of his father the family
moved to Spring township, on the old
Lyon farm. Most of his life was
spent on the farm but during the past
ten or more years he had lived in
Bellefonte.
He was married to Miss Amanda
Scheffer who survives with one
daughter, Mrs. Frank Cole, of Chica-
go. He also leaves one sister, Mrs.
Amelia Neese, of Coburn. The funer-
al was held on Wednesday afternoon,
burial being made in the Gentzel lot
at Zion.
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THOMPSON. — The “Watchman”
last week carried a brief notice of the
death of Budd Thompson, which oc-
curred at his home at Martha last
Wednesday morning following a
stroke of paralysis. He was a son of
Mi. and Mrs. John I. Thompson, early
settlers of Bald Eagle valley, and was
born at Martha over seventy years
ago. During his active life he engag-
ed in farming and lumbering being
quite successful in both enterprises.
When the lumbering interests played
out in Bald Eagle valley he turned his
attention elsewhere and with other
Centre countians purchased large
tracts in West Virginia. Later coal
was discovered and the coal interests
in West Virginia now o’ertop the lum-
bering industry and for some years
past have yielded large returns. Mr.
Thompson was a lifelong member of
the Presbyterian church and a splen-
did citizen in every way.
-Though he has occupied the old
home at Martha all his life he never
married and his only survivors are
one sister, Mrs. Nora Thompson, wid-
ow of the late Dr. James A. Thomp-
J. Thompson Henry, who with his
wife, had charge of the old homestead.
Thé funeral on Saturday afternoon
was largely attended, burial being
made in the Presbyterian cemetery
Port Matilda.
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HEPBURN.—Alpheus S. Hepburn,
a former resident of Bellefonte, died
quite suddenly at his home in New
Kensington last Friday, as the result
of a stroke. His death was quite a
shock to his friends here as just about
three weeks previous he had been in
Bellefonte on a visit and was then in
the best of health.
He was a son of Robert and Mary E.
Hepburn and was born in Bellefonte,
being 57 years and 3 months old. As
a young man he learned the carpen-
ter trade with his father and followed
that occupation all his life. He left
Bellefonte about seventeen years ago
and worked in various places before
locating at New Kensington.
He is survived by his wife but no
children. He leaves,
brothers and a sister, William and S.
E. Hepburn, and Mrs. Robert B. Fry,
of Bellefonte. The remains were
brought to Bellefonte on Saturday and
taken to the Fry home where funeral
services were held at 2:30 o’clock on
Monday afternoon by Rev. Alexander
Scott, of the Methodist church, after
which burial was made in the Union
cemetery. :
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MARTIN.—Cornelius Martin died
at his home on south Allegheny street,
Bellefonte, shortly before noon on
Wednesday following an illness of
more than a year as the result of a
stroke of paralysis. He was born at
Curtin and was seventy-one years old.
For many, years he had been a track
foreman on the Bald Eagle Valley
railroad. He is survived by his wife
and the following children: Charles,
Mrs. Mary Thomas, Elizabeth and
Helen, all of Bellefonte. Funeral serv-
ices will be held in the Catholic church
at ten o’clock this morning, burial to
be made in the Catholic cemetery.
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MILES.—Mrs. Kathryn Fetters
Miles, a former resident of Bellefonte,
died at the Danville sanitorium last
Saturday, where she had been under-
going treatment the past two years.
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Fetters and was born in
Bellefonte about forty years ago. She
was twice married, her first husband
being Merrill Mongan, by whom she
had one daughter, Margery. Her sec-
ond husband was Howard Miles, of
Tyrone, who died several years ago.
The remains were taken through
Bellefonte on Monday to Tyrone,
where burial was made.
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WILSON.—Mrs. John C. Wilson, a
sister of Mrs. R. Reed Randolph, of
Pine Grove Mills, died at her home at
Petersburg last Thursday following
an illness of three weeks as the result
of heat prostration, aged sixty-four
years. Burial was made on Sunday
afternoon.
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TRIPPLE.—Charles W. Tripple, a
native of Bellefonte, died in a hospital
at Rochester, N. Y., at five o’clock on
Saturday evening following a brief
illness. The exact nature of his ill-
ness is not known at this writing. Just
about two weeks ago his sister, Mrs.
H. C. Yeager, received a letter from
him in which he stated that he had a
bad cold but was improving and no
other word came from any one of his
illness and the first knowledge of his
death was a telegram received by Mr.
Yeager on Sunday morning.
Mr. Tripple was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. William S. Tripple and was born
in Bellefonte on February 4th, 1861,
making his age 60 years, 6 months
and 9 days. The greater part of his
life was spent in Bellefonte. He was
educated in the public schools of the
town and as a young man accepted a
job as driver for the Adams Express
company. Later he became agent for
the company and was in charge of the
Bellefonte office for a number of years.
He later worked in Tyrone and finally
located in Rochester, N. Y., where he
was caretaker of the property of Dr.
Metzger, a position he had held since
the beginning of the world war.
He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. :
_ NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
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burg, have been with relatives and friends
week.
Thomas A. Shoemaker, of Wilkinsburg, is
spending a part of her vacation in Belle-
fonte.
—Miss Eulalia Williams is in Bellefonte
on her vacation, visiting with her mother
and sister, Mrs. George Williams and Miss
Helen.
—Miss Henrietta McGirk left on Satur-
day, for Philadelphia and New Jersey,
where she will spend a few weeks visit-
ing friends.
—Mrs. Charles Gilmour went to Phila-
delpiha a week ago to join her daughter,
Miss Margaret, for a two week's stay at
Atlantie City.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heisler have been
in Beaver Falls during the week, going oui
last Friday for a visit with Mrs. Heisler's
sister, Mrs. Robert Gentzel.
-—Miss Eleanor Weston and Miss Anna
Straub are at Camp Nepahwin, at Canton,
Pa., representing Centre county at the an-
nual convention of the ¥. W. C. A.
—Miss Mary H. Linn and her brother.
Henry 8S. Linn, are entertaining their sis-
ters, the Misses Sallie and Bess Linn, and
Harry C. Yeager and Mrs. J. D. Geis- | Mr». John J. Reardon, of Williamsport.
nd Mrs h
singer, of Bellefonte, and Mrs. George
W. Kerstetter, of Harrisburg. The re-
mains were brought to Bellefonte on
Monday evening and taken to the Yea-
ger home on Spring street, where fun-
eral services were held on Tuesday
afternoon. Burial in the Union cem-
etery was in charge of the Bellefonte
Lodge of Elks.
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CRONEMILLER.—Noah Cronemil-
ler, an old-time
Pennsvalley, passed away at his home
in Aaronsburg on Monday of general
debility. He was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Cronemiller and was
born at Aaronsburg eighty-five years
ago. When he grew to manhood he
began his life’s work as a clerk in the
store of D. O. Bower, at Aaronsburg.
Some years later he went to Centre
Hall and clerked for Henry Holloher
and thirty-seven years ago he came to
Bellefonte as a clerk in the store of
Jared Harper, making his home with
i the Harper family. He held that po-
sition for fourteen years then return-
ed to Aaronsburg and made his home
with his sister, Mrs. Dainel Rote, un-
til her death, and since then had lived
alone. He was the last of a family of
six children. He was an honest and
‘industrious gentleman and always
worked for the best interests of his
employers. He was a life long mem-
ber of the Reformed church. His fun-
eral was held on Thursday afternoon,
burial being made in the Aaronsburg
cemetery.
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HOLT.—James Holt, postmaster at
son, of Port Matilda, and his nephew, | Fleming the past eight years, died at
‘his home in that place on Tuesday
night following a lingering illness
with Bright’s disease. He was forty-
seven years old and most of his life
was spent in Unionville and vicinity,
where he was most highly esteemed as
a citizen of high character and useful-
ness and an official who had brought
his office to a high degree of efficiency.
He married Miss Orrie Steere and she
survives with three children, P. IL
Holt, of Milesburg; Mrs. Elwood Way,
of Unionville, and Russell, at home.
He also leaves the following brothers
and sisters: Mrs. Emma Gates and
Jasper Holt, in West Virginia; Mrs.
Minnie Gates, in Ohio; Mrs. Thomas
Irvin, Woodland; John and Samuel
Holt, of Unionville. Funeral services
will be held at his late home in Union-
ville at ten o’clock tomorrow (Satur-
day) morning, burial to be made in
the Unionville cemetery.
Real Estate Transfers.
Heénrietta Robertson, et al, to Dan-
Wm. H. Kauffman, et ux, to John
Kauffman, et ux, tract in Gregg town-
ship; $1.
Harvey E. Walker, et ux, to Chas.
Houser, tract in Benner township;
$250.
Robert H. Hettinger, et al, to Wil-
liam H. Hettinger, tract in Gregg
township; $1500.
Herbert H. Small, et ux, to Wm.
Groh Runkle, tract in College town-
ship; $1.
Wm. G. Runkle, et ux, to Annie B.
Tate, tract in State College; $800.
David Dennis to Simon E. Ward,
tract in Ferguson township; $300.
James Blaine Watson, et ux, to
James Nixon, tract in Philipsburg;
$480.
Homer G. Stein to Wm. Tressler,
tract in Spring township; $800.
Eleanor A. McCoy, et al, to Wm.
M. Allison, tract in State College;
$7000.
Lillian A. N. Lukentaler, et bar, to
K. Cherington, tract in State College;
$20,000. ;
Wm. Dolan, et ux, to Emma A. Mar-
hg et al, tract in Walker township;
"Philipsburg Coal and Land Co. to
Keystone Auto Gas and Oil Service
Co., tract in Philipsburg; $600.
Viola M. Schiele, et al, to Emile
Hussiere, tract in Philipsburg; $165.
Benjamin Claster to Snow Shoe
Brick Co., tract in Snow Shoe town-
ship; $300.
John M. Royer to J. K. Johnston,
tract in Bellefonte; $1.
W. Irvin Harrison, et al, to Etta E.
gietpen, tract in Spring township;
Julia L. Hale, et al, to James Haw-
i et al, tract in Rush township;
Anne T. H. Henszey, et bar, to J.
Fred Harvey, tract in State College;:
$800.
Jacob C. Bechdel, et ux, to Leland
Bologue, tract in Liberty township;
—Buy your own paper and read it.
resident of lower |
fe Mr. and Mrs. William H. Johnston-
baugh, of Axe Mann, had among their
guests last week, their nephew and niece,
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Barron, of Altoona.
—Dr. R. L. Capers accompanied Mrs.
Capers and their child to Philadelphia on
Wednesday, expecting to spend the re-
mainder of August there and at the Shore.
—Mrs. H. C. Quigley and her son Hugh
have been in New York State for the paxi
two weeks visiting with relatives, while
Judge Quigley, with Miss Henrietta and
Mrs. Reynolds have spent the greater part
{ of that time at the Country club.
—Mpr. and Mrs. Joseph Undercoffer left
Wednesday morning to spend Mr. Under-
coffer’s two week's vacation with relatives
| in Philadelphia, visiting their daughter,
| Mrs. Moselin, at Brooklyn, from where they
| will make the trip up the Hudson and then
| terminate their vacation with a short visit
' to Asbury Park.
| —Mrs. N. R. Ellsworth, of Atlanta, Ga.,
, came to Bellefonte from Pittsburgh yes-
, terday to join her mother, Mrs. Oursler,
i who with Mrs. Ellsworth’s two daugh-
! ters, Mabel and Helen, have been visiting
; with Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Beatty. Mrs.
i OGursler and Mrs. Ellsworth are Mrs.
Beatty’s mother and sister.
i —Mr. and Mrs. Charles Porter motored
here from Pittsburgh last Thursday and
were guests at the home of Mrs. Porter's
brother, James Herron, on Curtin street,
until Monday, when they returned home
taking Jean Herron with them for a visit
' with relatives in and about Pittsburgh.
' Mr. Porter, by the way, is the gentleman
who was the victim of the sensational hold-
up that occurred in Pittsburgh in July,
when bandits shot him and almost got
away with a forty-thousand dollar pay-
roll he was carrying.
—Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Walker, of Salts-
burg, Indiana county, were Bellefonte vis-
itors on Wednesday and while here were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Herron, on Curtin street. Mr. Walker is
editor and owner of the Saltsburg Press
and is one of
enough to occasionally jump from the hard
editorial tripod into the luxurious up-
holstery of a fine motor and tour a bit. Ie
is on one of those pleasure jaunts this
week and the famed good roads of this
section are what lured him in this direc-
tion.
" Corrected List of Soldiers.
Following is the corrected list of
, soldiers’ names to be placed upon the
. soldiers’ monument now being erected
in Milesburg. Any other changes or
| corrections should be reported at once
i to Toner A. Hugg, Milesburg.
Spanish American War—1898.
Toner A. Hugg.................... Musician
Harry Charles........... .. Private
John O, Brown........
Frank T. Wallace
John 1, Franks............
James O. Noll............cc0ve0uens Private
Wilbur L. Wagner Private
Clinton G. Murray................. Private
Philippine Insurrection—1899.
‘James. G: Gratinyer.. oo... Private
Fred Freeze..........cvvdaveavennens Private
Army of Occupation in Cuba.
James Franks. .........ss00000000. Private
Edward Johnson.........cve0eu0. Musician
World War.
Bdgar C. Miles, ............ 2nd Lieutenant
2nd Liuet., Wounded
Sergeant
Austin Robinson...
Nevin E. Schindler
Mahlon LY. Miles................s, Corporal
John AL Bryan. .............5 dn. Corporal
Alfred E. Emenhizer.............. Corporal
Roland A. Bryan......... Corporal, Gassed
Camaroon D. McKinley................ Band
Perry Alkens.......c...covevevviererans Band
Leonard R. Glenn........... Band, (Navy)
Malcolm 1.. Wetzler.......... Band (Navy)
Dallas Buloek.......ven:--. Band, (Navy)
Russell Rickard...... Private
George A. Bstright.................. Bugler
Mahlon KE. Baird.... .. Private
Lester Campbell. ................... Private
Fred P. Rockey . «+. Private
Lattimer Bryan........ .. Private
Enoch W. Smith... .. Private
.. Private
«+... Private
<««. Privite
.. Private
.. Private
Guy L. Lucas
Armour Heaton............
Claude H. McCullough
Harry B. Watson
H. Russell Smith
Toney Poppelo .. Private
Clarence Weaver.............. .«s Private
Joseph Reese; ».%0 LE vii. ovo. Private
Leonard Brooks......,......: «+. « Private
Roy E. McKinley.. .. Private
* Kdward Brooks.. .. Private
Earl Emenhizer... .. Private
Newion Louck............... ... Private
Paul E. Bennett ... Private
Lawrence Poorman .. Private
* Simon Luecas........... .. Private
Harry B. Witherite
.. Private
Hards, Witmer, ............. .. Private
Harold Davidsen............. 8... Private
Samuel P. SHIR. ocrn. ranean: ies Private
Homer F. MeKinley......cccc0eve.s Private
Earl Kauffman.......... Private, Wounded
*Bimer Kauffman.:.......oceireees Private
Clande Confer... i des vii. od Private
Samuel Barnhart........ Private,
Wounded
Frank Barnhart. Private
Frank Shultz... .. Private
Harry Kelley. .. Private
William Aikey.. .. Private
.. Private
Lloyd: Shawley. ......... 0...
* Fred Y. Shultz Fl
C. Roy Korman.
.. Private
.. Private
Laird Felemee.. . . Private
Joseph Holmes....... ........ .. Private
Elwood Peters...............s....: Private
ROY JONES. ieee veversnrranasarenss Private
Army of Occupation.
John E, Baird...........ec00vevesn, Private
FF. E. Watkins ..Private
0. J. Watkins.
Regjapin Fetzer...
.. Private
.. Private
William E. Mongan................ Private
Merrill MONBAR...ccivseererr eran, Corporal
Henry F. McKinley................. Private
Bruce Korman... .....cc.c..o0venasss Private
George A. Garman, Corp. Gassed and
Wounded.
Two gatling guns of 1100 pounds each
on carriage of 30 calibre 1900 models will
be added to the monument.
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—Get your job work done here.
—Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Spicher, of Wilkins- |
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In the Churches of the
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ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The church building is closed for
the month of August because of the
repairing of the interior. There will
be no services Sundays or week days
this month. Services will be resum-
ed Sunday, September 4th. The rec-
tor will be out of town for the month
but can be reached in case of any need
through the Senior Warden of the
parish, Col. W. Fred Reynolds.
Rev. M. DeP. Maynard, Rector.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY.
Christian Science Society, Furst
building, High street, Sunday service
11 a. m. Wednesday evening meet-
ing at 8 o’clock. To these meetings all
are welcome. A free reading room
is open to the public every Thursday
afternoon from 2 to 4. Here the
Bible and Christian Science literature
may be read, borrowed or purchased.
Subject, August 21st, “Mind.”
ST. JOHN'S REFORMED CHURCH.
There will be no services held next
Sunday except Sunday school at 9:45
a. m. :
Ambrose M. Schmidt, D. D., Minister.
UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST.
All roads lead to this church on the
corner of High and Thomas streets,
where all regular services are held
each Sunday and mid-week. Flee from
the devil by going to church and wor-
shiping God.
George E. Smith, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
(Announcements for August 21 and
28.) Bible school 9:30. Senior
League 6:30. Class meeting Tuesday
evening, 7:30. Prayer service, Wed-
nesday 7:30.
During vacation the pastor's ad-
| dress can be had of Morton Smith, at
the postoffice.
Alexander Scott, Minister.
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PINE GROVE MENTION.
Wray Reed is laid up with an attack
of the grip.
Candidates for township offices are
not very numerous.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams took in
the big Blair county fair yesterday.
The McBath family reunion will be
held at Hicks’ park, Tyrone, tomor-
Tow.
Jack Frost made his first appear-
ance here Monday morning, but did no
damage.
Miss Emma Johnson came in from
Ohio for a brief vacation and much-
needed rest.
A new concrete walk and crossing is
being put down in front of St. Luke’s
Lutheran church.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kline were visit-
iors at the J. H. Bailey home at Fair-
, brook on Thursday.
’Squire E. M. Watt and A. S. Bailey
motored to the county seat on Tues-
: day on legal business.
Henry C. Goss, of Houtzdale, was a
goayl of his mother, Mrs. F. A. Goss,
he latter part of the week.
Grandmother Neidigh, who has been
ill all winter, was able to attend the
picnic at Pine Hall on Saturday.
George Nearhood and Will Dunkle,
of State College, transacted business
in our town on Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Griffin, of
Alexandria, are spending the week at
i one of Leonard Griffin, at White
all.
Ross Gilliford, one of the Pennsy’s
trusted employees, spent a part of his
vacation visiting old friends in this
section.
J. H. Williams and Joe Strohmaker
motored over the Alleghenies to
Philipsburg on a business trip on
Tuesday.
William Campbell, grain merchant
and miller at Erie, visited his brother
Robert, at Pennsylvania Furnace, the
past week. ;
Postmaster Jacob Meyer and ‘wife,
of Boalsburg, have returned: from a
in New York State.
William and Annie Elder, of Ohio,
are here visiting friends and are being
transported over the county by their
nephew, George Elder.
Bear in mind the big Baileyville
picnic tomorrow (Saturday). The Cit-
izens band will furnish the music and
a large crowd is anticipated.
The Dannley sisters are having a
new concrete walk put down in front
of their residence on west Main street.
Reed & Walker have the job.
tored to Bellefonte on Tuesday, the
for further medical treatment.
C. M. Dale, wife and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Kimport and Miss Irene
Pletcher, of the Branch, spent Monday
evening with relatives in town.
The Meek’s church Sunday school
motored to the Walter Gherrity home
in the Seven mountains, on Wednes-
day, and enjoyed a delightful outing.
Mrs. Alice Buchwalter, of Lancas-
ter, is making her annual visit among
Centre county friends, spending most
of her time at her parental home at
Fairbrook. :
Fred Williams and family, of Ty-
rone, and Roy Williams and wife, of
Lemont, were visitors at the Wil-
liams parental home here the latter
part of the week.
Dr. and Mrs. L. E. Kidder, Mrs.
Will O’Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. R.
Reed Randolph attended the Mrs.
Thompson funeral at Manor Hill last
Sunday afternoon.
After a delightful two week’s vaca-
tion here with her parents, Miss Min-
nie Collins returned to Philadelphia on
Saturday to resume her work as a
professional nurse.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stewart, of New
Jersey, are here for their first visit at
the home of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Illing-
worth, at Bloomsdorf. :
W. H. and C. D. Bartholomew, S. R.
and S. D. Lingle, of Centre Hall; J.
C. Young and Charles Garbrick, of
Bellefonte, and Ww. H. Ward, of State
visit with their son Christ and family,
W. K. Corl and daughter Esther mo- |
latter going by train to Williamsport |
College, were recent guests at the St.
Elmo.
The Erb family will hold their an-
nual reunion at State College tomor-
1row (Saturday). Their paternal an-
cestor, Jacob Erb, was the founder of
the village of Erbtown.
Mrs. H. Passmore, of Harrisburg,
Mrs. Blanche Hess and Mr. and Mrs.
D. F. Brown, of Yeagertown, were en-
tertained at dinner at the John F.
Kimport home on Saturday.
Mi. and Mrs. R. G. Goheen, of Bai-
leyville, accompanied by their daugh-
ter Elizabeth and Mrs. Sager and
daughter, of Tyrone, spent Tuesday
afternoon with friends in town.
Mrs. Ralph Musser was taken to the
Bellefonte hospital last Friday by S.
M. Hess and on Saturday underwent
an operation. Latest reports indicate
that she is getting along splendidly.
Quite a number of people from
hereabouts attended the Grange pic-
nic at Warriorsmark last Saturday.
The Pine Grove Mills ball team de-
fonted, Warriorsmark by the score of
10 to 8.
Farmer W. A. Lytle, of Buffalo val-
ley; Mr. and Mrs. John Lytle and Mrs.
Charles Lytle, of Altoona. and Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Miller, or rieasant Gap,
were week-end visitors with friends
in town.
Though he has disposed of his res-
idence in this place to G. R. Dunlap
merchant E. M. Watt will continue in
business here until the expiration of
his lease, which will be the greater
part of a year.
The community picnic at Pine Hall
last Saturday was a success in every
particular. Through serving refresh-
ments and holding a festival in the
evening the Lutheran Sunday school
realized $230.00.
About fifty of the younger set en-
joyed a corn and weinie roast last
evening at the W. C. Shoemaker home
in the Glades. Miss Blanche Shoe-
maker and Miss Catherine Thompson
were the hostesses.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ash, accompan-
ied by Mr. Ash’s parents and sister
Helen, motored here from Bloomsburg
and were guests at the Frank Fish-
burn home. Harry and wife expect
to spend the winter in this section.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Isenberg, of
Gettysburg, are visiting friends in
Centre and adjoining counties. Mr.
Isenberg is a veteran of the Civil war,
having served under Gen. Phil. Sher-
idan, and is a remarkably well pre-
served gentleman.
Clarence Irvin, of Pennsylvania
Furnace, whose barn burned to the
ground in July and whose house burn-
ed several weeks later, went to the
barn yesterday morning and found
his best horse with a broken leg. The
animal had to be shot.
The venerable William Comfort,
who is eighty-five years of age, has
just returned from an extended trip
through Nebraska and Missouri, vis-
iting friends and relatives. Notwith-
standing his advanced age he stood
the trip remarkably well.
Prof. Samuel P. McWilliams and
wife and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thompson,
! of Cannonsburg, are on a motor trip
| which will carry them through the
| eastern part of the State and New
| Jersey. They spent Sunday at the J.
{ E. McWilliams home in town.
i Word has been received of the death
i of James Miller, a native Centre coun-
. tian, at his home in Freeport, Ill, on
Monday. He was 74 years of age.
i Two sisters living in Centre county
! survive, Mrs. J. H. Keller, of Linden
Hall, and Mrs. George Williams, of
| Pine Grove Mills.
i
|
i CENTRE HALL.
| The Lohr reunion will be held at
, Grange park tomorrow (Saturday).
| Miss Cora Boal is seriously ill at
| the home of her sister, Mrs. John
i Heckman.
Rev. Roy Corman and wife are vis-
iting Mrs. Corman’s parents, Mr. and
| Mrs. F. M. Fisher.
{ Miss Mary McQuistion, of Belle-
. fonte, visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. A. Boozer.
" Rev, Daniel Gress and daughters
circulated. among . their many friends
in this locality during the past few
weeks. }
Mrs. Isaac Smith and - daughter,
Miss ‘Grace, are spending this week
. in Mifflinburg, guests of the Montelius
family.
Mrs. Ellen Miller and sister, Miss
Caroline McCloskey, visited at the
home of C. D. Bartholomew for sev-
eral days.
Miss Mary Foreman, daughter of F.
A. Foreman, of State College, spent a
few days with her aunt, Miss Jane
Foreman, in this place.
Rev. and Mrs. William Lane and
daughter Roberta, of Clyde, N. Y,,
| spent some time in and about Centre
i Hall during the past two weeks.
| Rev. and Mrs. Fred W. Barry and
i four interesting children, of Balti-
more, Md., are visiting Mrs. Barry’s
mother, Mrs. William Mitterling.
Dogs That Destroy Sheep Are :Men-
ace—Should be Shot.
The sheep-killing dog constitutes
one of the greatest menaces to the
sheep industry. Such dogs not only
kill ‘sheep, but keep out of the sheep
business men who are otherwise in-
clined to go into it, say specialists of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture.
Sheep-willing dogs work both singly
and in groups, but usually in twos or
threes. They do mot limit their at-
tacks to the flocks of the immediate
vicinity in which they are kept, but
travel for miles in all directions,
spreading destruction in the flocks
with which they come in contact.
Because their work is so often done
under the cover of darkness it is al-
most impossible to catch them in the
act of worrying sheep, hence they can
seldom be positively identified.
After a dog has once formed the
habit of killing sheep it seemingly be-
comes a mania with him and he is sel-
dom if ever broken of it. He not only
destroys sheep himself but leads other
dogs to the work. No consideration
should be given such dogs; and if ad-
ditional losses from this source are to
be avoided, they should be killed as
soon as their habits are known.