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Bellefonte, Pa., December 21, 1923.
Country Correspondence
Items of Interest Dished Up for the
Delectation of “Watchman” Read-
ers by a Corps of Gifted
Correspondents.
PINE GROVE MENTIONS.
To one and all a Merry Christmas
and a happy New Year.
Mrs. Etta Glenn is quite ill with a
complication of diseases.
Farmer Emory Johnson has been
confined to bed the past week with ill-
ness.
The I. 0. O. F. annual banquet will
be held on Friday evening, December
28th.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Peters spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Koch-
er, at Fairbrook.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Randolph and
wife, of Huntingdon, were callers at
the St. Elmo on Sunday.
Mrs. Randall Rossman was taken to
the Bellefonte hospital on Wednesday
for a surgical operation.
Miss Irene Pletcher, of the Branch,
has gone to her home at Howard to
spend the Christmas season.
Mrs. Minnie Hess was called to Se-
linsgrove, last week, owing to the ill-
ness of her mother, Mrs. Pursline.
Mrs. F. W. Archey, of Pennsylva-
nia Furnace, was taken to the Altoo-
na hospital on Sunday for an opera-
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fortney, of Bell-
wood, will spend the yuletide season
among friends and neighbors here-
abouts.
After an absence of twenty years
Frank Thomas, of Dayton, Ohio, is
circulating among his old-time
friends.
John Stover is erecting a big ga-
rage at his home, one large enough to
accommodate his own car as well as
those of visitors.
Ralph Ralston will flit in the spring,
from the Luther K. Strouse farm to
Spring township, and will be succeed-
ed by George Rudy.
The ladies of the Lutheran church
will hold a social in the lecture room
on New Year’s evening. Refresh-
ments will be on sale.
Farmer N. C. Neidigh sure had a
streak of hard luck the past week,
losing two of his best cows and a
mare which he valued at $250.
Mrs. Florence Kepler Meade came
up from Washington, D. .C., to spend
a week with her mother at the well-
known Kepler home in the Glades.
Farmer James E. Peters, of the
Glades, has purchased the Simon
Ward residence on east Main street.
The price paid is said to be $4,800.
Our mutual friend, J. B. Goheen, of
Baileyville, has returned home from a
two week’s visit with his son, Dr.
George Bailey Goheen, at Coalport.
Grover Cleveland Corl has decided
to quit farming in the spring and re-
tire to Easy street in our town. Geo.
Burwell will tenant his farm next
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Musser, of
Huntingdon, spent Sunday with James
McCool and family, and were pleased
to find Mr. McCool much improved in
health.
Alex B. Tanyer, who was strick-
en with paralysis on the opening day
of the hunting season, is not improv-
ing as fast as his friends would like
to see.
Our town has a new barber in the
person of G. Dallas Morrison, who
will be open Saturday afternoon and
evening and Monlay afternoon and
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Reed are in
charge of the Samuel Everhart home
on the Branch while Mrs. Everhart is
recuperating her strength in the
Bellefonte hospital.
Mrs. Etta Corl, with her three man-
ly little sons, Albert, Fred and Rob-
ert, spent Sunday at the G. R. Fry
home at Rock Springs, Mr. Fry being
housed up with the grip.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rentchler, of
Cleveland, Ohio, who came east to at-
tend the funeral of their aunt, the late
Mrs. Mary Ard, remained for a visit
among their old-time friends.
From the many nice things for
Christmas displayed in the show win-
dows of our enterprising merchants
Santa Claus will have little trouble
laying in a good supply for all the
children.
Mrs. Sue Peters, grandmother O’-
Bryan and Miss Nannie Bailey are
all improving and their many friends
hope they will all be well enough to
participate in and enjoy the Christ-
mas season.
Poultryman W. R. Dale was robbed
of one hundred white leghorn hens on
Sunday night. As this is the third
raid made on his hennery in the past
few months he is feeling the loss
quite keenly.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest McGirk de-
parted on Saturday evening for Palm
Beach, Fla., to visit their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. F. McGirk, and Miss An-
na Dale, who are at present living in
that sunny clime for the benefit of
their health.
The Buckeye club came in with five
deer and two foxes. Their sixth deer
was wounded unto death but it was
claimed and taken by another gang of
hunters. An army of day hunters
went to the mountain on the last day
of the season and those fortunate in
getting their buck were Dorsey Corl,
Curt Grenoble, Randall Rossman, J.
C. Bailey and Fred Rossman.
Samuel A. Homan is having erected
a 20x40 feet shed and corn crib as an
addition to his already extensive farm
buildings. J. W. Miller has the job.
Myr. Homan holds the record of having
the biggest grain crop of any farmer
in this section, his total being 2350
bushels, 1420 of which are wheat.
Last week he purchased a carload of
western feeders to eat up the rough-
age at his barn.
Christmas entertainments will be | K
held in the Baileyville Presbyterian
church on Sunday evening; the Luth-
eran Sunday school at Pine Hall the
same evening; the Lutheran Sunday
school in Pine Grove Mills on Christ-
mas evening; the Reformed Sunday
school at Pine Hall on Monday even-
ing, while a Christmas treat will be
given in the Presbyterian Sunday
school on Sunday morning.
BOALSBURG.
W. H. Stover transacted business in
Watsontown last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ishler motored
to Altoona on Saturday.
Fred Reitz and mother, Mrs. Hen-
ry Reitz, and Mrs. Robert Reitz spent
Friday in Lewistown.
Mrs. Robert Harter and son, of
State College, spent several days
among friends in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonidas Mothers-
baugh recently visited at the home of
their son, C. M. Mothersbaugh, at
State College.
Mrs. Frank Wieland, of Linden
Hall, spent Monday evening with
friends in town while Mr. Wieland at-
tended a meeting of township officers.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Tressler, of
State College, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Brooks and daughter, of Farmers
Mills, were visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Meyer on Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Davidson, of Milroy,
visited at the home of her brother, D.
M. Snyder, last week and on Satur-
day, accompanied by Miss Flora Sny-
der, went to Centre Hall to visit
friends.
Miss Dorothy Lonebarger, Paul
Coxey, Frank Hosterman and Paul
Dernar, of Penn State; Miss Mary
Hazel, of Bucknell; Richard Goheen,
of Franklin and Marshall, are spend-
ing the Christmas vacation at their
homes in town.
The instructors and pupils of the
town schools are having a two week’s
vacation while an effort is being
made to prevent the spread of scarlet
rash and fever. The Sabbath schools
have also been closed and the Christ-
mas services scheduled recalled.
JACKSONVILLE.
Services will be held in the Reform-
ed church on December 30th, at 1:30
p. m.
Clarence Weight, who is employed
in Lock Haven, spent Sunday at his
home here.
Paul Schreckengast, of Centre Hall,
was a caller among friends in this vi-
cinity on Sunday.
Miss May Orr is expected to spend
the Christmas holidays with her par-
ents in this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Garbrick, of Cen-
tre Hall, were Sunday guests at the
J. J. Vonada home.
The Sorghum family, of Fleming-
ton, were visitors at the W. N. Wea-
ver home on Sunday.
Miss Alta Yearick, who has been
on the sick list, is now able to be
around, greeting her friends.
John Hoy Sr., of Howard, was a vis-
itor at the Harry Hoy home on Sun-
day; partaking of a venison roast.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Neff expect to
spend the Christmas holidays with
Mr. Neff’s parents, at State College.
An entertainment by local talent
will be held in the schoel house this
(Friday) night. Everybody is cor-
dially invited to attend.
The butchering season is about over
in this section; C. N. Yearick butch-
ered four hogs on Saturday which
yielded nine cans of lard.
OAK HALL.
Miss Nelle Peters spent the week-
end at her home near Pleasant Gap.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank and children
were callers, Sunday, at Pleasant Gap
and Bellefonte. .
Mrs. James Swabb, of Linden Hall,
was a Sunday visitor at the J. J.
Tressler home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bohn, of Le-
mont, were recent callers at the Ar-
thur Peters home.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reitz and
children, of Boalsburg, were recent
visitors at the William Bohn home.
The Oak Hall school held their
Christmas entertainment last evening.
A fine entertainment was rendered by
the children.
Mrs. William Ferree and daughters,
Levon and Margaret, motored to Sa-
lona Sunday, and spent the day very
pleasantly with Mrs. Ferree’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Krape.
Mrs. John Kelley, of State College,
and Mr. and Mrs. William Martz, of
Huntingdon, were among those who
assisted with the butchering at the N.
B. Martz home, Monday.
At this writing the condition of
Mrs. Ellen Gingrich is considered ser-
ious. Her daughter, Miss Arlene,
who has been engaged in nursing at
Reading, was called home to care for
er.
CENTRE HALL.
Received too late for last week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Foss, of Altoo-
na, spent a day with Mrs. Foss’ par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Emery.
Rain early in the week, and slight-
ly colder later on; a welcome change
te those who have butchered.
Recent visitors in our town were
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bailey, of Philadel-
phia, who spent a few days with a
brother, Mr. E. E. Bailey, and a sis-
ter, Mrs. W. W. Kerlin.
The Philippine quartette, filling the
second number of our lecture course,
furnished a most excellent entertain-
ment lasting two hours, on Tuesday
evening. All present could have list-
ened for a longer time.
A district Sunday school convention
held in the Lutheran church, on Thurs-
day afternoon and evening was fairly
well attended, and proved an inspira-
tion to greater effort in Sunday school
work on the part of those present.
Two of our acquaintances have under-
gone operations in Philadelphia hos-
pitals recently; Mrs. Florence Rhone
Bayard, of Tyrone, and Mrs. Claude
. Stahl, of Philadelphia. Reports
THEY WANT TO OBTAIN
RELIGION TOO CHEAPLY.
By L. A. Miller.
Religion is a most cheerful and
happy thing to practice, but a most
sad and melancholy thing to neglect.
Religion is the soul of love—it is an
intentive light and evidence of what
is not to be proved, but what cannot
deceive; a light which lights us
through a thorny path on earth, and
at the close of life lights us to heav-
en.
It teaches us those ways which will
render us balanced and respected,
which will contribute to our present
comfort as well as our future happi-
ness. Now then: It is estimat
that six-tenths of the people who be-
come converted and christianized owe
it to their preachers; the devoted,
poorly-paid minister who labors in-
cessantly with his flock with a view of
christianizing them and eventually
saving their souls. We should re-
member that the offers of religion
are boundless; all that man can de-
sire, all that his nature can receive,
more than his utmost powers of ap-
prehension can reach. The kind of
christians we admire are the kind who
are ever ready to come to the finan-
cial aid of the poorly paid ministers,
those who are always ready to open
their purse and assist the distressed
needy; the ones who are ever ready to
visit the sick, the widow and the fath-
erless, and keeps himself unspotted
from the world; who is never at a loss
to speak of their affection, when
pleasant words are more valuable than
gold. God honors such a soul; angels
hover about his path, and the devil
trembles before them.
Such an one is worth to humanity
and religion four score of those long-
faced whining hypocrites, who tell
what they would do, but are never
ready to obey the dictates of common
humanity. A gentle word, a kind
look, an encouraging smile, may save
a human being from the abyss of
despair.
_ Blessed are they who so improve
life’s little space, that the autumn of
existence and even the hand of death
may approach without exciting an
emotion of regret or a shade of fear.
The trouble in this unfortunate em-
barrassing church neglect can be par-
tially accounted for when we take into
consideration the fact that wages and
salaries are not properly equalized.
The mechanics seem to be the most
highly favored; the bricklayer, the
plasterer, the stone-mason and stone-
cutter today receive as much remu-
neration in one day as is allotted to
the average minister for an entire
week; this is an undeniable fact, the
mechanic and laborer receive their
pay promptly every two weeks; while
the oppressed and neglected minister
gets his at the option of his congre-
gation, and in many instances has to
earn his the second time before he re-
ceives his limited stipend in the way
of running after it and pleading for
his own. The preacher by reason of
his position, is placed in an almost
impossible dilemma. He must make
a presentable appearance, must main-
tain a certain standard of living, must
clothe and educate his family as be-
fits the head of a congregation, yet he
is, too frequently, not paid as much as
a day laborer and is further handi-
capped by inability to seek outside
employment to make ends meet.
Those laymen who have found it hard
sledding to keep pace with the in-
creasing cost of living, both before
and during the late war, as well as at
present, can have little idea of what
it has meant to the men of the cloth
who had neither increased pay nor
war bonuses to help out. Struggling
to keep their heads above financial
water before the war, the marvel
must be how they have managed to
come through. None but themselves
and the members of their families
can know the tragedies of sacrifice
and actual deprivation of necessities
imposed by the pitiable ministerial
“salaries” that are unhappily too
common. Glad to know that a partial
relief has been resurrected. Within
recent years there have been cam-
paigns in all the great Protestant
churches, for the endowment funds to
provide pensions for aged preachers.
The Protestant Episcopal church rais-
ed $6,500 to guarantee a pension of
$600 a year. The Presbyterian raised
$10,000; the Methodists, $15,000; the
Southern Baptists, $4,000, and the
Northern Baptists, $2,000. Capital
idea. Very commendable.
But it materialized at a rather late
day. There would be less need for
these amounts if preachers generally,
were aid a living wage while in serv-
ice. Provisions for pensioning are all
very well, but it is no excuse for neg-
lecting the present duty of the men in
the pulpits. Each member of a con-
ed | the butchering at the John P. Condo
gregation should ask himself whether
his religion is not worth more than
the paltry sum doled out to the
preacher.
Religion, like charity, should begin
at home, and right within the church
would seem the best place to make a
start.
In these days of universal recogni-
tion of altered social viewpoints, of
the right of the laborer to his hire,
the churches should set the example
by getting right in their own organi-
zation. A little more charity should
be indulged in; St. Paul placed at the
head of all the christian virtues, char-
ity, which is the foundation of all the
christian graces; without it, religion
is like a body without a soul; our
friendship a mere shadow; our alms
the offerings of pride and hypocrisy.
Benevolence runs parallel with reli-
gion; it falls like the dew from heav- !
en on the drooping flowers, in the
stillness of night. Charity is one of
the attributes of Deity, and the actual ,
cause of all the blessings we enjoy.
Be wise and put charity into prac- |
tice. |
My sentiments may offend some.
However, I want it understood that I
don’t fear the face of man, nor the in-
dignation of woman. I fear only the
wrath of God. I want no political of-
fice, no job of work, hence I am inde-
pendent. i
What Oils the Meter. |
One of the bulletins issued by the
Smithsonian Institution of Washing-
ton, D. C., gives this as the fundamen-
tal conception of gas: “Gas is a flu-
are to the effect that they are recov-'id composed of a large number of
ering nicely.
molecules which are vehicles of ener-
gy continually in motion and have an
inherent tendency to get farther and
farther apart.
AARONSBURG.
Mrs. Annie Detwiler, of Centre
Hall, spent several days with her
brother, James Roush.
Mrs. Walter Orwig did her Christ-
mas shopping in Northumberland, last
week, returning home Saturday.
Mrs. Barber, of Mifflinburg, is the
guest of her son-in-law and daughter,
Rev. and Mrs. John S. Hollenbach.
Rev. and Mrs. M. A. Kennelly, of
Newberry, came up and assisted in
home.
The Misses Stover came down from
State College and will spend the
Christmas vacation with their par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ammon Stover, on
Front street.
We are pleased to report improve-
ment in the condition of Franklin
Detwiler, who recently met with a
painful accident. He is able to walk
about the house at this writing.
Christmas promises to be very qui-
et in the village, owing to the fact
that there will be no Christmas serv-
ices in any of the churches. After
all, it is the spirit in us which makes
or mars the day. Let us, therefore,
strive to make it a season of peace on
earth good will to men.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stover and
daughter Elizabeth, of Dauphin, Pa.,
were over Sunday guests at the home
MEDICAL.
A Bellefonte Man
Gives Evidence
His Testimony Will Interest Every
Bellefonte Reader.
_The value of local evidence is in-
disputable. It is the kind of evidence
we accept as true because we know
we can prove it for ourselves. There
has been plenty of such evidence in
the Bellefonte papers lately, and this
straightforward testimony has estab-
lished a confidence in the minds of
Bellefonte people that will not be eas-
ily shaken.
Joseph Alters, carpenter, 310 E.
Bishop St., Bellefonte, says: “I suf-
fered for a long time with backache
and kidney complaint. My back
ached so badly I could hardly keep on
my job. It was hard for me to do
heavy lifting or sawing. My kidneys
acted too often at times and the se-
of Mr. Stover’s parents, ‘Squire and
Mrs. Stover. Miss Lizzie Yarger is
also the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sto-
ver, having come down from State
College to spend her Christmas vaca-
tion with her sisters, Mrs. Stover and
Mrs. Carrie Smith, in Millheim.
To the “Watchman” and all its
readers we wish a merry Christmas
and a prosperous and happy New
Year.
Love, which is sunlight of peace,
Age by age to increase,
Till anger and hatred are dead.
And sorrow and death shall cease:
Peace on earth and good will!
Souls that are gentle and still
Hear the first music of this
Far-off, infinite Bliss!
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