VOL. LXXXIV.
NO. 38.
AUTO CAR EXPLODES,
Hamill Holmes Pluned Under Oar; Re.
lensed by L. L. Smith Just Before Oar
is Blown to Fleoes,
Hamill Holmes, of State College,
narrowly escaped death under a run-
about car on Wednesday evening, east
of the Gelss farm, on the road leading
from Old Fort to Linden Hall, The
car ran over an embankment, turned
over; Lhe gasoline tank exploded ; the
car burned. When the car came to a
rest the driver was underneath it, and
although not hurt, was unable to re-
lease himself until the car was pried
up with fence rails. Once released,
Mr. Holmes made an effort to save
the car from total destruction, but was
persuaded to retreat as an explosion
was certain within a few moments.
The retreating was not too soon.
The accident occurred at a point
where the road is rather narrow. Mr.
Smith and Amos Koch, the latter of
Boalsburg, were on their way to Cea-
tre Hall. Oa reaching the place nam-
ed the men observed the machine ap-
proaching, and as the horse became
uneasy, one of the men alighted to
make the horse and vehicle secure.
Mr. Holmes came on and just when it
was thought he had safely passed, the
rear wheels slid over the embankment,
overturning the machine: Ms Smith
saw the tail lights of the machine flare
up into a blaze, and suspected the ma-
chine occupants needed assistance,
and at once went there. He could see
nosone, and then called ; a groan came
from under the Ford, and later he was
implored to help him out, that he was
not hurt. The machine was lifted a
trifla, when Holmes crawled oat
through Smith’s legs. Once freed the
couple made an effort to knock off the
tail lights but the spilled gasoline had
already taken afire, and seeking shel-
ter was thought and proved to be the
wisest course.
The fire was observed by the Bear-
son family, who came with buckets
filled with water. The flames were
extinguished, but not, as stated
above, until the machine had become
a total wreck.
Mr. Holmes had been at Centre
Hall among other places that day,
leaving here just at dusk. He was
taken home from the scene of the
wreck in a vehicle. The machine was
the property of his brother, J. L.
Holmes, of State College, the brothers
having exchanged cars for the day.
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Bellefonte Fair,
The Bellefonte fair opens Tuesday
and closes Friday of next week. The
management announces a number of
free amusements to those within the
gates! There will also be good racing.
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Reciprocity and the Farmer,
The newspapeis, local and metropol-
itan, advanced the idea that the pase
age of the reciprocity pact would not
Jessen the price of farm products in the
United States, and yet at the same
time relieve the copsumer, At the
time the Centre Reporter called
attention to the fact that the quota-
tions on wheat in Chicago, Duluth,
Minneapolis, aud Kansas City, drop-
ped several points when the pact was
submitted in the Canadian house,
and at this writing, two days after the
Canadian government supporting
reciprocity, has been overthrown,
the wheat quotations in the centers
named rose from three to eight cents.
At Winnepeg the reverse was true ;
the prices of wheat dropped.
Now then, what consumer dare
complain at’ this, when It is known
that wheat is being raised at an actual
loss to farmers, and is ouly grown by
P nna Valley farmers because it is al-
most necessary to do so,
The farmer will take a second look
at his wheat bin before he will sell his
grain.
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The candidates are on the home
stretch, and in a few days they will
koow whether they made the race by
a neck or were outdistanced.
Well, we'll not get Toushel of pote-
toes nor a ton of hay from Canada
without duty—not for a while, at
least. There are some products Can-
ada might favor the United States
with, but if there Is to be reciprocity
it ought to be the real thing and not
the sham President Taft put up.
Just a little while longer and then
we will know who is who among the
candidates, In the mean time all the
candidates will continue to remain
confident, and will only be persuaded
that another is thought by the voters
to be better fitted for the office when
the tally sheets are summed up,
Those who are making inquiry of
land owners as to the value they place
on the old homestead are discovering
that the dear old farm is dear in reall
ty—~in dollars and cents. Of course,
the Keystone State has a well filled
treasury, but in bunting a loostion for
the Pen the purchaser will make a
CONVENTION AT NEW CASTLE,
Moot at
October
Sanday-school Workers Will
Lawrence County Capitol,
11, 13, 18,
Great interest is being manifested
among Bunday-school workers In
every county in the state in lieu of
the great Sunday-school convention
calied to meet in the city of New
Castle, October 11th, 12th, and 13th.
Two of the greatest business men in
the world — John Wanamaker, the
Merchant Prince, and H. J. Heinz,
the Manufacturing Prince, are both
officers of the Pennsylvania Btate
Sabbath-school Association and are
back of the great forward movement
that will greatly stimulate Bunday-
school work in every part of the state.
Every county will send its quota of
delegates to the New OUnatle conven-
tion. The program promises many
unique features,
A session recognizing the tercenten-
ary of the English Bible will be held
Wednesday, October 11th. A great
organized Adult Bible Class Exchange
aod demonstration, with ten thou-
sand men in line will be held Thurs-
day, October 12th, A Pastors’ Coun-
gress and a Superintendents’ Congress
will be beld on Friday, October 13th.
Hon. R. P. Hobson, of Bauatiago
fame, will make t he principal address
on the O. A. B. C. demonstration.
Hon, John Wanamaker and other
speakers of national and international
note will take part in the program.
A great exhibit of Bunday-school
supplies and literature will also be a
feature of the convention. New Cas-
tle is planning to take care of five
thousand delegates,
Sunday-school workers from Centre
county desiring to attend this conven-
tion can secure delegate credentials
from the undersigned, the correspond-
ing secretary for this county.
L. W. NUTTALL,
Philipsburg, Ps.
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LOCALS
Bamuel Barris, west of Centre Hall,
is not at all well at present.
Satarday was Jewish New Year
(Rosh Hashanah) beginniog of 6672,
sccording to Hebrew reckoning.
Here isa gentle warning : Keep your
ash piles off the street, and don’t use
the fronts of others’ property for
your dumping ground.
Sheriff Hurley has declared his in-
tention to remain a citizen of Belle-
fonte after the expiration of his term of
office, about the first of the coming
year.
Mrs, Matilda Melss, of Half Moon
Valley, was the guest of her sister,
Mra. Rebecca Floray, in Centre Hall,
Bhe is in her seventy-fifth year but
quite able to get about.
If there ismerit in party service, in
personal effort by practical work and
experiences, in distribution of county
offices, and a ‘square deal "-—which
all may expect and shall receive—vote
for J. Kennedy Johnston for district
attorney. adv,
Daniel Btover, who last spring
went to Chester county with Jerome
Auman to work on the farm, ls back
to Centre Hall. Tiring of dairying
the young man engsged in a manu-
facturing establishment as a fireman,
but sickness overiook him, and he ia
here to recuperate,
The two women who are candidates
for school directors in Bellefonte have
a large following, so it appears. Belle-
fonte must either have had a very ine
efficient school board, or else there is
something else wrong. But then
Bellefonte is about the only town in
the county the ladies could successful-
ly run.
This Is corn cutting time, and hust-
lers are telling how much they can do
in a day io standing corn. To prove
that he is a corn cutter of some note,
T. F. Royer, of Potters Mills, has
made a wager that he can cut two
hundred and twenty-five shocks in a
day. He will do the cutting in a field
owned by F. A. Carson, Esq.
Few farmers in this valley, or per-
haps anywhere in this part of the
state, have prospects of a good yleld
of potatoes, but there are exceptions to
all rules, and a fleld of over eight acres
planted by F, A. Carson, Esq., below
Potters Mills, is the exceptional prom.
ising potato fleld in the southern seo.
tion of Centre county. The stalks at
this writing are in perfect condition ;
the tubers are larger and there ares
goodly number to a hill,
Several members of the young
ladies class in the United Evangelical
Bunday-school, at Lemont, namely,
Misses Minnle Grove, Ruth Cronmil-
ler, Ruth Evy, Ethel Evy, of Lemont,
snd Helen Markle, of State College,
with their teacher, John Btover, and
Mrs, Btover, and Miss Ray Brennon,
of Btate College, spent Thursday at the
United Evangelical parsonage, Centre
Hall, guests of Rev. and Mm. B. A.
Bonyder. All enjoyed a good social
time, and especially the flue dinner
poor mouth ut least.
provided by the guests,
MASONIO 125TH ANNIVERSARY,
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Held OQOere-
monies ln the Masonle Temple, Fhila
delphis,
In celebration of the 125th anniver-
sary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania, impressive ceremonies
were held in Philadelphia on Buanday
and Monday. Monday, Masons from
all sections of Pennsylvania and of-
ficials from other’ Masonic jurisdie-
tions were in attendance. Grand
Master George W. Guthrie presided.
The * Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
and Masonic Jurisdiction Thereunto
Belonging, '" to use its full corporate
title, was the first Grand Lodge in the
United Btates to declare independence
from the Grand Lodge of England,
The first Masonic lodge in the thir-
teen colonies wae organized in Phila-
delphia in 1730, at the historic Three
Tups Tavern on Water street, That
was the lodge with which Benjamin
Franklin was so long connected, It
was the nucleus of the first independ-
ent Grand Lodge in the colonies
formed in Philadelphia in 1731.
After a period of viclesitude, the
original Grand Lodge passed oul of
existence and was succeeded by the
establishment of a provincial Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania, chartered by
the * Grand Lodge of England, ac-
cording to the old constitution,”
commonly known as the '* Ancient”
Grand Lodge. The ritual of Mason-
ry in Pennsylvania has ever since ad-
hered to the * Ancient” forms of
Masonry, ss distinguished from the
forms of the other Grand Lodges of
this country, which were offshoots
from the ** Modern "” Grand Lodge of
Eogland, or followed its usages and
customs. In this respect the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania stands unique
among the Grand Lodges in this
country.
In 1786 the provineial Grand Lodge
declared itself independent of the
parent organization in Eogland,
which in terms of fraternal amity ac.
knowledge the Independence snd
jurisdictional sovereignty of the Penn-
sylvania organization,
On Tuesday the officers of the Grand
Lodge Iaid the cornerstone of the new
Masonic Home at Elizsbethtown, be-
tween Harrisburg and Lancaster, with
ritualistic ceremony. Several thou.
sand Masons from all parts of the state
were in attendance, The Home is lo-
cated in a tract of one thousand acres,
purchased two years sgo by the Grand
Lodge, and when completed will be
the greatest fraternal charitable insti-
tation in the world. It will ultimate.
ly represent an investment of $5,000 .
000 or more.
Will Publish Counsell eres
The Centre Reportar has frequently
been requested to report the proceed.
ings of the Centre Hall borough coun-
cil, as is done by papers In other
towns. The request will be heeded,
and if it Is possible to do so, the writer
will hereafter attend the meetings of
the council, and report, in detail, the
business transacted there, It is natur-
al that tbe citizens desire to know
what is being done, by the council
men, and how they do it. Recent
rulings of court have made it clear
that town councils cannot transact
business in private, and that any one
who is a citizen of the borough has
the privilege to attend all meetings of
that body.
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Raa Inte Open Switch,
The west bound passenger train, on
Thursday morning, ran into an open
switch at Linn Dale, one of the moun-
tain stations, and the result was the
engine was thrown from the swiich
onto its side on the main track. The
tender, the baggage car and a passenger
coach were also de.alled.
The passengers and mall were trans-
ferred to the east bound train, which
returned, arriving here after eleven
o'clock.
Woodward.
George Miller is visiting friends in
Laurelton,
Messrs. LeRoy Mench and Gurney
Wert were in this place on Bunday.
Rev, and Mrs. Dosob, of Salix, are
visiting Mus. Dosch’s brother, Will
iam Walter,
Roy London, a student at Lancaster
Business College, spent a few days
with Roy Musser,
Rev. and Mrs, Oaris and baby spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of
James Guisewite,
Mra, Charles Miller, of Glen Iron,
spent a few days this week at the
home of Dr. H. P. Ard.
Arthur Runkle, of Braddock, Is
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs, Israel Runkle,
Mr. and Mra, Charles Wolfe, of
Aaronsbarg, spent Bunday afternoon
with the latter's sister, Mra. James
Von Nelda
A. M, Yearick and family, accom
panied by Mrs, Bryan and dsughter,
of Jersey Bhore, snd Mrs, Blanche
Von Nelda spent the Sabbath with
friends st Laurelton,
FOR UNIFORM HIUHE SCHOOLS,
Possibility of Similarity of High Schools in
Feunsylvanis,
The new Btate board of education
proposes to provide a more uniform
system of instruction in the various
high schools in the state. Under the
present code, 4t is pointed out, the
high schools are divided into three
classes : those of the first class provide
a four years’ course of study ; those of
the second a three years’ course ; and
those of the third a two years’ course,
The question has now arisen whether
it would not be advisable to establish
a standard course for all the high
schools, or to provide 8 course of st
least three years. But, what Is still
more important, it is strongly recom-
mended that there should be similar.
ity in the courses of study in all the
high schools, and that a more uni-
form curriculum should be adopted.
At the present time there are high
schools in which the course of study is
little more than equivalent to that in
the sixth grades of the elementary
schools, while there are others in
which the course is little inferior to
that of the first two years of many
colleges and universities. It is, there.
fore, recommended that a more uni
form standard of instruction be ip-
troduced in all the state high schools,
Another matter that will soon be tak-
en up by the state board in this con-
nection is that of so adjusting the
courses of the high schools ss to sc-
commodate a student's desire to
specialize in some bravch of stady.
While the general academic training
will be continued, it ls recommended
that provisions be made for letting
pupils specializs in such sutj cts as
each may select,
LOCALS,
Dr. Allison has his Metz runabout
on the road sgain,
Miss Marie Barber, of Hazslton, last
week visited Dr. J. V. Foster and fam-
ily in Centre Hall
Last week James 8B, Blahl attended
the Milton fair, and also visited Rev,
B. F. Bieber at West Milton.
Guy W. Jacobs went to York on
Monday, after a brief stay with his
mother in Centre Hall, He had
been in Indianapolis and Chicago
duriog the greater part of the summer.
Two Philadelphians — Former Mayor
William B. Smith and Dr. McCluney
Radelifte, last week, became Thirty-
third Degree Boottish Rite Masons at a
meeting of the Grand Lodge iu
Haratoga.,
A slight abrasion of the skin on the
hand of Mrs. William Keller, of Cen-
tre Hall, has developed into an ugly
sore causing the lady much pain,
The original ivjury was done on =»
screen door, a week or ten days ago.
A six acre fleld farmed by the
management of the Huntingdon Re-
formatory yielded at the rate of thirty
bushels of wheat per acre. This indi
cates the possibilities of the soil in Cen-
tral Pennsylvania when scientifically
tilled.
Mrs. William F. Keller, the latter
part of last week, went to Tanney-
town, Maryland, to visit her sister,
wife of Rev. David J. Wolf. Daring
her absence Mrs. Bamuel M. Goodbart,
of Johnstown, is assisting her mother,
Mrs. Alfred Durst, to keep house,
The bunting sesson Is approaching,
and guns are in evidence, Too great
care cannot be exercised in the hand-
ling of these weapons. Iu central
Pennsylvania, within the past two
weeks, several lives have been forfeited
on account of accidental discharges of
guns of various Ly pes.
A petition, largely signed by citizens
of Lycoming county, was laid before
Judge Hart, asking that he make rul-
ings whereby the bars in that county
would be closed at an earlier hour.
The court thinks such a 1uling at this
time improper, but intimated that he
would heed the request when the next
license court was held.
This accident was reported by the
Keystone Gazette : Irvin Gettig and
E. C. Harter, while shingling the roef
of a hay barn at L. H. Gettig’s slaugh-
ter house, along Spring creek, on Wed-
nesday, fell a distance of nearly
twenty feet. Mr. Gettig sustained a
sprained back and ankle, while Mr,
Harter escaped with a few slight
bruises.
One of the children of the family
who previously occupied the house in
Williamsburg in which Rev, J. M.
Rearick now lives, died of diphtheria,
and as recalled from notices in these
columns the Rearick family only lived
there a short time until one of the
number Paul—-became affected with
the disease. It appears the residence
proper was thoroughly disinfected,
bat for some reason some of the out.
buildings were not, and It was there
the germ lodged
nity to again
is incident ls cited to emphasize
hp
the Importance of disinfecting every
bullding exposed to the germs,
tiand Lodge Excludes Hotel Men Holding
License For Saloons,
Hotelkeepers holding saloon licenses
were barred from the order of Odd
Fellows, by action taken by the Bov-
ereign Grand Lodge, in eession in
Iudisnapolis. Haloonkeepers have
been barred for some time. The ac-
tion was advocated by Grand Bire
Jshn B., Cockium,
Another important ruling of the
Grand Lodge was the refusal to per-
mit the women Rebekalis, auxilisry of
the Old Fellows, to organizes =a
national assembly. The grand sire’s
report on the Imperial Order of Mus
covites recognizas the right of any Odd
Fellow to become a Muscovite,
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Mr, and Mrs. J. Z, Ripka Injured.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Ripks, of near
Potters Mills, who were injured by be-
iog run down bya Lewistown party,
are improving, but they suflered con-
siderable since the wreck. The
couple, who are well advanced in
years, on Thursday evening of the
Grange Encampment and Fair, were
cu their way home, and on reaching
the hill this side of the Brockerhoft
farm, were overtaken by a large spring
wagon, the driver of which is said to
have been John Koonsman, snd badly
booze-soaked. The vehicle was
smashed, and the elderly couple were
thrown oul, both receiving numerous
bruises, sprains and outs. They were
brought to Centre Hall, where Dr,
Allison gave the necessary medical
attention and dressed their wounds.
The road was crowded with vehicles
at this particular time, and when the
intoxicated man failed to stop and as-
sist those whose injury he caused,
Robert Glasgow, who was a short dis
tance shead, leaped from his rig and
took bold of the horses and stopped
them and afterwards secured their
names, The driver was seen to be un-
fit to handle a team, and William Meo
Kinney, one of the Beven Mountain
forest rangers, was put in charge of the
outfit. They were taken to Potters
Mills, where Koonsman was obliged
to remain until the next day.
A. C. Ripka heard of the misfortune
his brother and his wife had, and went
to their sseistance, taking them to
their home that night.
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Teo Vote For Oallectors This Year,
President Judge Evans, of the Col-
umbis and Montour district, recently
rendered an opinon in which he held
that the recent act of assembly sdding
a year to municipal and township of.
ficers elected in odd years did not ap-
ply to the office of tax collector,who was
elected in 19089, The county commis
slonera had declined to scoept the peti.
tion of Charles E. Kesty, Republicar
candidate for the office in Blooms
burg, on the grounds there was no
vacancy, the recent sct of assembly
having extended the term of the pres-
ent incumbent one year and that none
would be elected until 1912. The mat.
ter came before the court on a petition
from an alternative mandamus which
the court directed to issue, compelling
the commissioners to accept the peti.
tion.
Sf fp
Lancaster Farming.
There is much talk of what is being
done on the farm in the west, forget.
ting the sccomplishments and the
possibilities in the east. Here is a
brief account of what 8, H. Tressler,
tenant on one of the Cameron farms,
in Lancaster county, reports for this
season :
120 acres yielded 3068 bushels of
wheat, average per acre, 25 bushels,
35 acres yielded 900 bushels of oats,
average per acre almost 26 bushels,
The corn and tobacco crop on this
farm also look well,
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Transters of Real Hetate.
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. to Penn's
R. R. Co., August 5, 1911, tract of land
in Snow Bhoe twp. $1.
Lehigh Valley Coal Co., to Penn’a
R. R. Co,, June 5, 1911, tract of land in
Boow Bhoe twp. $1.
Jane E. Coburn et al to Jacob Meyer, | PATER
November 20, 1909, tract of land in
Haines twp. $405.
Robert B, Hosterman exr to Jacob
Moyer, April 1,1911, tract of land in
Haines twp. $5025.
Elmer C. Ross ot ux to John Grove
ot ux, Beptember 2, 1911, tract of land
in Lemont. $800,
Florence L. Twigg et bar to Caroline
Clesla, August 21, 1911, tract of land in
Rush twp. $1.
John L. Holmes et al to James H.
Holmes, October 10, 1910, tract of land
in Ferguson twp, $500.
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Theory may be perfect, but the road
known as * practice’’ is a safer one to
travel on to secure economy sod ime
partiality in an office such as the die
trict attorney's; you will therefore
win by voting for the winoer—J, Ken.
nedy Johnston, sha practiont oandidate
for the nomination for district at.
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adv,
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Primary election next Baturday.
Beptember court opened on Monday
for a two weeks’ term.
There will be a return train from
the Lewisburg fair today (Thursday).
Dr. P. H. Dale brought Mrs, Dale
and baby to Centre Hall for the first
time last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Jacobs, ,on Monday,
went to Wilkes-Barre to visit her
brother, John Moser, and will be ab-
sent for ten days.
Mrs. Anna Mahaffe, of Altoona, this
week wae the guest of her cousin, F,
K. Carter, in Centre Hall, snd of her
son, Clyde Dutrow, east of town,
The man with experience on the
farm, in lumber woods, teaching pub-
lic echool, and equipped to fulfill all
the duties of the district attorney’s of
fice, is J. Kennedy Johnston, adv.
Irvin Bhowers has succeeded in
growing Pargaon chestnuts on his lot
in Centre Hall. Sprouts were grafted
several years ago, and be has now
some flue specimens of fruit.
Mrs. 8. F. Dorman, of Baydertown,
has been very ill during the past week
or more. Bhe is the mother of Mrs.
L. G. Rearick, of Centre Hall, who
spent several days at her bedside,
Miss Edoa Murray, chief operator in
the Bell telephone exchange at Cen-
tre Hall, on Friday of last week be-
came confined to bed with muscular
rheumatism. She has since improved
very much, N
James Swab, the Linden Hall farm-
er, is proud over the fact that he not
only has twenty acres of first class
corn, but that he already has a portion
of it cribbed, the quality of which is
above Lhe average.
There are yet two days in Beptem-
ber, and not over sixty per cent. of the
wheat acreage in this locality is sown.
There will be a good opportunity to
observe the results of late sowing
wheu the crop of 1912 is harvested,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Buck, of
Berwick, for several days Isst week
were guests of Mr. and Mrs F. P.
Geary, Mrs, Geary being the former's
sister. Mr. Buck is engaged with the
American Car and Foundry Company,
at Berwick, as storekeeper, a very
desirable position.
William C. Boozer, of Centre Hall,
represented the local lodge of Masons
at the anniversary jubilee held in
Philadelphia on Monday, and on
Tuesday witnessed the laying of the
cornerstone of the Elizabethtown
home, an sccouni of both of which
aflairs appears in this issue,
Prof. Homer W. dackson, of State
College, before the Williamsport
Poultry Association, recommended
corn, bran and meat scrap as a combi
ostion of foods to bring good results in
the production of eggs. This bill o’
fare is within the reach of every one
and may be fed with the minimum
labor and waste.
A new Moller pipe organ was ine
stalled in the Lutheran church, at
Mifflinburg, Sunday a week. The
cost of the instrument was $2700, of
which sum Andrew Carnegie cone
tributed $1250. At the services re
erred to 8 number of vocalists from
reeburg assisted the choir. Rev. W,
M. Rearick is pastor of the church,
Dr. Norton, who with his wife and
children spent several months in Cen-
tre Hall, has been ill at Montgomery
ever since leaving here, He took sick
the second day after he arrived in
Montgomery, and it appears his
trouble, which ocomes from the
stomach, is of such a character that
he will not reach his New York home
within several months. The Norton
family went to Montgomery to visit
Mrs. Norton's father, Mr. Doyle.
Mr. and Mrs, J. W. McCormick, of
Columbia, Bouth Caroline, came to
Centre Hall on Saturday and until
Wednesday were guests of the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs D. J, Meyer.
Mr. MoCormick came to Atlantic City
to attend a meeting of the National
Undertakers Association, a gathering