VOL. LXXXVIIL.
0 FREER CREAT TORT
Plans Progressing for Gmls Day-Orphan-
age Band Here Friday sad Saturday,
The time ia fast approaching for the
Odd Fellows’ celebration at Centre
Hal'. IfJuly 3rd proves a fair day
there is every reason to believe that
the eftorts of the local order to make
this & gala day for everybody will be a
grand succes, The various commit-
tees appointed for the shaping of the
celebration are vying with each other
to have their feature of the celebration
the best and at a recent meeting mde
very favorable reporte.
The celebration will open Friday
evening with a band concert and festi-
val on Grange Park. The Orphanage
band of twenty -3ix pieces will be here
and these little musicians will prove a
big attraction, both from a standpoint
of their ability and the interest that
each true Odd Fellow hss in their well
being. Saturday will be a day of fun
and entertsinment allday long. A big
fantastic parade in the morning will
be the principal attraction. Evers-
body is invited to take part in this
regardless of their affiliation with the
order. The Pleasant Gap young pec-
ple, who have a reputation for pulling
off the best there is in a mummer’s par-
adr, have consented to take partin the
parade. Lodges throughout the county
have also been invited to take part and
march in their respective bodies. The
afternoon will be given over to all
kinds of amusements which are adve:-
tised on the large posters, all of woich
wiil take place on Grange Park. The
band will keep you in good epirite
with many excellent selections. Din-
ner may be procured on the ground.
Pian nothing else for Saturday, July
3 d, but come to Centre Hall and feel
wa.come,
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The Telephones FPienle
As president of the Patrou’s Rural
Telephone Company, I take pleasure
to invite the general public to the sc-
pusl basket picnic to held at
Rhoneymedr, Saturday of this week.
Those who desire to come by train
ean reach the grounds from Gregg
station by a walk of but a few mir-
uter, Beveral hours can be spent there
coming frow the esst or west.
LEONARD RHONE.
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Dead at 101
be
Years,
Mrr. Amelia Fisher, possibly the
oldest resident in the state, died at her
home in Bunbury Baturday morning
of last week, aged 10] years, 5 months
and 9 days. Bhe was a asughter of
George Weiser and was born in Bur-
bury. Bhe was married to Rev. Rick-
ard A. Fisher, Reformed minister,
who served several charges in the eec-
tion. Four children survive the
mother,
A tm—
*“ fhe Centre Hall Grange.’
From the Howard Hustler, apropos
of the recent special meeting of Pomona
Grange al Howard.
june first, nineteen fifteen, was Tuesday's date
The place was Pennsylvania's stale,
The local villa. was Centre Hall,
As pretty a place as you could r
With beautiful mountains on ei
Granger's pride,
in Centre county of governor's fame
Adopting now penitentiary’s rame
Tuesday the sun shone bright and fair,
the
iu a fertile valley
There were autos brought out at an early hour
While dew was yet on leal ar
For Progress Gratige had deta
it's staunch, firm members, tried and
There was Mr. Honurabie Leonard Rhone,
Past State Grange Master so widely
trae.
Rnown
Miss Florence, acknowledged adviser of Grauge,
So prriect they never will eall for a change
Mr. Bitner, the druggist, and master of same,
The Reporter's editor, Smith, too came
Jacob Shearer and wile {rom their farm
town,
And Miss Dinges, too, came down ;
Mra. Vergle Durst Keller with usual life,
And Mes, D. W. Bradiord kept pleassatry rife;
Joshua Potter retired from farm and its work,
The call of Grange duties he
shirk.
uear
never would
There might have been others | did not see,
But these made a happy-him-her-them and me,
Then chunk, chunk, chunk, and out another
hike
These dutiful Granger proceeded to Like
Over Nittany Mountain, and then, O, then |
Past where you get glimpses of the great new
pen !
Through Pleasant Gap whizzing then sotae more
And past the landmark of Axe Mann store,
On through Bellefonte on the grand state road
Each auto seemed to have just no load,
Then on through Milesburg and Curtin away
Toward the ridges of Howard down that way,
Mount Eagle the next place the company passed
And next unto Howard it proved to be last,
Then down into Howard where they were re
ceived,
By those in good standing In Grange had a
chieved
Their presence down here was but to inspire
While each for the other ones good would on”
Guire
Their work a success, through the middie of day
The Grangers of lth degree hore held sway,
Aud when toward the mountain and ridges the
wun
Was sinking to rest their days’ work was done,
They gave to our town a plessant adien
+ We regretted their going now! Now did not
you?
But such is this life, so the best thing for all
1s to learn to appreciate their good esl,
And live so their errand which was to uplift,
Shall shine in our lives from that days rift,
And now at the sunset congratulate
The Centre Hall Grange whose work is great,
The Last Elk Agein,
Henry W. Bhoemaker is finding in
hia travels throughout the central part
of the state quite sa number of old hur-
ters who want credit for having slain
the last elk in Penusylvanie, for which
Capt. John Decker of Centre county
had been accorded the honor, Mr,
Suoemaker, in a recent issue of the Al-
toona Tribune says :
About two weeks ago the wriler was
driving through Sagar Valley in Clir-
ton county en route to the famous Bul-
falo Path, where in the depths of the
forest are preserved the hoofprints of
the “vanished millions’ of bison when
on their migrations between Lake Erie
and Georgia. Our guide, the genial
and well-'nformed Cle. Herlacher,
asked us to stop at a bleak farmhouse
to meet Daniel Kogle, a wolf hunter
now in his eighty -fifth year, and hear
from him stories of his adventures
with the wolves in Green's Gap sixty-
five years ago.
After talking with the old gentleman
we were presented to his younger
brother, John Engle, sa gentleman in
his nixty-third year, who being born
too late to battle wich the wolver, won
prowess as & deer hunter. John Eagle
was at opce ready to take issue with
the statement that Captain John Deck-
er, of Decker Valley, Centre ccunty,
bad killed the last native wild elk in
Pennsylvanis, “1 killed the last
Pennsylvania elk,” sald Mr. Engle,
“Oaptain Decker sho! his elk in 1877,
while mine fell to my ritflaa full yesr
later, 1878. 1 killed the elk in
Black Gay, early in Oclober of that
year, and to prove what I say, I still
have the horpe., I don't want to de-
tract from Captsio Decker’s exploit, as
we hunters all know and love hime, but
at the same time it Is well to get bant-
ing annals straight.”
Years ago the writer had beard from
Mr. Herlacher that sn elk had been
killed in Bugar Valley ino 1875, and hed
even repeated the story to an authoi-
ity on Natural History ; but the name
of the hunter was f{crgotien, and the
from the mind.
But again the elory fs reviewed and
clivched by the mighty hunter him-
self, The slayers of *' Peunayivania's
lsat elk" will soon reach am even half
dezep, There is Jim Jacobs, Jim Jac
obsor, Bmith Hunter, Captain John
Decker, and John Engle. Perhaps
there will be more cisimants to the
title as time goes But Captain
Decker and Mr. Engle, being happily
in the of the living, can press
their claims more ¢ ffsctusliy, Besides
the dates of their exploits give the vic-
tory safely to thew, Mr. Eogle stales
that the elk which be Killed was a
youpg anima’, weighing jost under
300 pounds, aud was probably driven
scuth forest fires from Polter
county,
in
ivcident dismissed
Or.
snd
by
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PF ogram for Commuanity Plenie,
The Community and Sunday -school
picnic will be held on Grange Park
today { Thursday.) The exercises will
commence at 10:30 o'clock with music
by the Coburu band. The program is
as follows :
10:30 O'CLOCK A. M.
tiood hart
diers.’
sanday-eschool superintendents
nules ech
George L
hristisn =
Ladies’
Tossey ville {
Quartetie
Emanuel )
; Lillian Emery
Tis of Thee”
jones, F, H
M "M3
Address by R’
H. Williams
God be With
Foss, W
you”
} Lo 12:30
Praise God From Whom sil Ble
ings Flow," led by band
PAG O'CLOCK P
A tug of war between 8
oop mos for men
acing ¢ mest for boys under 13 years of
hod
M.
4. superintendents
| throw ing contest for girls,
100 yard dash for young men over 13 years of
Wheelbarto Ww raoe for everybody
Nail driviog contest for women,
Peanut contest for children.
Base ball game,
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BryarGrie by,
Miss Ethe', daughter of Mr. and
Mry. Samuel Grieb, of State Collegr,
was united in marriage to J. Frank
Brysr at 5:15 Wednesday morniog of
Inst week by Father O'Hanlon at the
home of the bride on North Atherton
street, Mr. and Mre. Bryar left on
the early morning train for New
York.
Mere. Bryar is well known in Centre
Hall where she taught two terms in
the public schools a few years age.
Felis His Uar for a Quarter,
Disgusted wiih his sutomobile
which took a “cranky spell’”’ the other
day at Ramey, John Dunecar, of Port-
age, in the presences of a lot of on-look-
err, suid he would sell the critter for
twenty-five centr, “Miser. I got a
quarter,” sald a ycungster standing
nestby. “ The machine's youre," said
Mr. Duncar, ss he removed his be
longiogs froma the ear. I'he lad took
possession of the same, has learned to
run the ear and it has veen on its good
behavior ever since, Mr, Dunecsn snd
his companior, Ray Moniga!, comple’
ed thelr journey by trair.<Puilipsburg
Journal, ;
LETTER FROY CALIFORNIA,
A N Raukle, of the Runkle Shoe Company,
Takes lssus With Writer Who Says
Cnitfornis No Corn State—~Wou'd Like to
Yinit Scenes of His Youth,
Centre Hall Reporter,
Centre Hall, Po.
Inclosed fiod money order for $3.00
for the Reporter. I am always glad to
get the paper from home. It arrives
here on the following Tuesday and I
read all that it containe—some items
with joy,"others with sadness and some
io the ridiculous. For instance, some
time ago a letter from Los Angeles,
written by ( I can’t think of her name
now but it used to be) Mary Ellen
Btrohmw, saying that she had not seen
any corn since she came out here, 1
would suggest that she take a trip to
the Petelande, just south of Los
Angeles about twenty miles and she
would see larger and better corn than
she ever saw in Pennsylvanie, Farm -
ers ride norseback through the corn so
tbat they can reach the top ears to
husk them.
I often wish that I could come back
and see the old home but I suppose
most all would bestrangers to me now.
In this week's paper, under items from
"81, I see where Rev. D, J. Mitterliog
goes to Egg Hill to preach. Well I
remember that for I took down
there with father’s horse and buggy.
I should love to just go up on top of
the mountain at Centre Hall and look
over besutiful Penns Valley. I re
member what good times we used to
have up there,
him
I expect to see quite a few people
from the esst this year comipg out
here to the Fair sud they could not
afford to come to Californis without
stopping st Banta Barbare, the fioest
gpot earth. if you come out
stop here and I will show you a good
time. Yours respectfully,
A. N. RUNKLE,
Banta Barbars, Cal, June §, 1915,
on No
cs AY
Moyer-Heckinao
Archie A. Moyer and
Heckman, unknown to
slipped away quietly Thursday of
week to Lock Haven where they were
made man aud wife. The ceremony
took place at the United Evsugeiical
parsonage sud was conducted by Hev,
A. F. Weaver. The groom is a pon of
Mr. snd Mre. Franklin Moyer, west of
Centre Hall, and the bride ia sa daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Heckmal
of near Spring Mille, who for some
time has been employed at the Old
Fort,
Miss
their
Amy
friends
Jast
r
i
Band Concert at Yenos Cave
B. P. Campbell, proprietor of the
Penos Cave House, has made arrapge-
ments to have the Orphanage band
render a concert, consisting of sacred
pumberr, on the cave properly, on
Sunday, July 4iF, the day following
the celeuration at Centre Hall. The
youngsters will afterwards be treated
to a trip through the caverr.
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College Men and PVolities,
That was excellent counsel H, Wal-
ton Mitchell, president of the board of
trustees, gave State College graduates
al commencement when he urged
them to be active in political life. Mr.
Mitchell is the first slumpus to be
bopored ss commencement orator,
Mr. Mitchell who is a lawyer in
Pittsburgh sud a tireless worker for
Penu Sister, has been out in the busy
world long enough to know the need
for honest, upright educated men in
public jife. He toid the State men :
“I regret that the educated have 100
ften thought of political aflairs as side
issuer, not worth their considerstior,
If there is one improvement we need
more than apy other in public aflalre
in Americe, it is to have men of strong
minds and characters take part in our
official life.”
Here lies the cause of the most of the
ills of government. Disinterestedness
from the failure to go to the polis to
the failure to check up the conduct of
public officials spells the great crime
of negligence of which so many
Amerionus are guilty. Legielation of
varicus sorts has been discussed,
sought and enacted to bring about »
compulsory interest in public affairs,
but at best such remedies are only
partial. -
What Americans need is a quicken
ing of consciencr, a realization through
other than leguiative channels of
individual duty to government. Time
was when it was thought that the col-
lege man with his four years’ instruc-
tion in ethice, philosophy and high
ideals would hecome the leaders in
moveinents for honest and efficient
government. And many of him have,
but many of him haven't. ,
But because all of them have not be-
come nmlous for government
does vot lessen the imperative duty of
someone to inform all men and parti-
cularly young men about to embark in
sol’- lependent life of the daties of
citizenship. It is s warniog that car «
not be sounded too often ; an exhor-
tation slways justified. Harrisburg
Patriot,
Wheat Prospects Lioprovivg
Reports made to the bureau of ste-
tistics of the state department of sagri-
culture, which made a special effort to
procure accurate data on the effects of
the weather on the crops ss of June 1,
show that the wheat prospects of the
etate have improved materially,
The condition of the wheat is 92, as
compared with an average for June 1,
for the last ten yeare. This is an in-
provement of 2 per cent over May |]
and of 4 per cent over April 1,
ing to the figures compiled by Chief
L. H. Wible. Reports show that sj
proximately 1 per cent of the scresge
in wheat fall
down snd sown with something else,
accord
sown last wae plowed
mostly corn and oate,
It is estimated that 1,312,000 acres of
wheat will be harvested this year, and
present indications are that the
will be about 156 the
This should make
000,000 bushelr, which will be short of
Inet The Hessia
fly is doing some damsge,
crop
3 bushels Lo RETe,
it more than 20.-
what it was year,
Rye is reported ss showing an in
provement of 2 per cent
as of May 1, the
with an average being
Oats, as compared with
for June 1 for the last
per cent, and corn
sage, the rating being 104 per c¢
though it is early in the year,
} RCTeEe
over reports
condition compared
per cent,
the
years, is 99
94
average
ten
ve Li
is ab
mates are that 271 G04
be harvested this year and
about 15.75 bushels per acre.
yield should be 350 bushels to Ul
Ihe corn ares is estimated
ol) meres,
1 Lhe
the timothy snd clover crops, sn
ulerf
cold weather has |
condition is below the average.
Frost damaged the fruit
other crope, Lhe prospects for vari
fruits being lower than for some years
Sirawberry prospects sre giv
BE W&
en as
siderably below those of
to
severe in the western part «
isl year,
Was
fth
addition frost, which more
Lad wt §
than in the essterr, fire blight
caterpilinre are causing trouble
charde,
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LOUALS
The ol’ swimmin’ hole §
to ils ow,
Cherries are ripeniog and
be especially good this year becsuse
their scarcity.
Mre, A). Krape atte:
of her uncle, Joseph Marts
towp, on Tusedsy.
ded the lune
at Mil
A long stretch of concrete walk
pisced a board walk on !
Graod View Poultry Farm last week,
he
: f ¥, it
dred farmers from count
tio s
Hon of
Miale
Bix hut
in the western se the state
spected
Friday.
Mr. and
Miss Ruhl «
of Mr. and Mre.
inal week,
John Burkholder at Centre Hill
laying the foundation walls for a large
implement shed which he will erect
on his farm.
the College farms
Mrs. Mark Eehour
f MifMlinbarg
Al, Krapr,
were
in
Monday was the soniversary of the
adoption of the stars and stripes as Lhe
emblem of the uation and quite a few
flags were unfaried to the Lrecze in the
borough.
A cf
trout were received from
Htates hatchery in Virginia and placed
in the shallow water of Hprivg Creek,
8 week age.
consignment 500 fingerling
the United
Announcements of the mariage of
Mise Marian Louis Riddle of Pleasant
Gap to Thomas Milton Kuner, Thure
day evening of last week, been
issued by the bride's mother,
heva
The barrels of road oil distributed
along the streets through the borough
were given a turn so that their long
reat on municipal grounds wili not
have a too damaging eflect on the
barrel staves,
Miss Honora Whalen of Erie wes
graduated froth the Behool of Agrieu’-
ture at State College, last week. Bhe
is the first girl to complete such »
couree at that ipstitation and will
manage her father's big ranch In
Houth Dakote.
The Bellefonte Academy lost both
games with the Chinese baseball team
al Bellefonte, Wednesday and Thure-
day of last week, by the scores of 105
aud 85, respeciively. The Monge
lians ste playing up to their standard
of former years,
Mr. and Mre, E. M. Huyeit aod
daughter, Miss Miriam, Thursday of
Inst week wont to Wernersville to al-
tend u funeral of an sged aunt, Mr.
Catharine Buocke, They expect to
meet Mere, VW. A, Mages sud baby
Magee fn the Bucks county town,
A number of speciel trainae have
been passiag over the local branch of
the Pennsy to accommodale the hur-
dreds of firmers in various sections of
thy state who visited the Pennayl-
vauia Bate College and carried home
hundreds of students from the institu
tion,
we
1, 1915.
DEATHS
Charles C, Commings died suddenly
at his home in Boring Mille, Bundsy
at the hceur while sented in a
rocking chair awaiting the eall for
dinper, wie the cause
Up until Thursday be
wes in his usual good health and after
Boon
Henit fatlure
of his demise,
taking medical treatment at that time
appeared to have Funersl
services were held Tuesday afternoon
improved.
at one o'clock at his laste home and ip-
terment was raade in the Presbyterian
Rev. W. H.
cemetery al Bpring Mille
Williams officiating.
born in Philsde!
eighty -i1wWo years
Mr. Cammings was
phis more than
and abou
BRO
a hall century ago msde his
first trips through Penns Valley se a
be
for =
galesmoar. In this vocation
expert
ghoe
continued
He wae 8
topics of the day
veritable of
repu-
Was an and
long term of
well versed in the
YERTP,
nan
and was a storehouse
Ku
ation
and
wiledge, He gained quite a
through his ability as 8 writer
goxd articles
press. About twenty-:ix
ved Lo Dpriug
had been sclively engsged
many times wrole
hie ren Milla
Although well sdvanced
seisted at times different
hunnin ty
SRiaLE iL
1 taking care
viviog him are hie
Elia
{ne
ter Misses
iuge—at home,
1
also
Philadelphia,
of
ud.
- BW,
Pine Hal’,
ber Lome
busband
Lear
i Indy made
the death of her
For several days
t been well and on
I+, her daugh-
ning
r dead.
evi meel to
Her age
five months
was a daughter
wo In
Er DRE
age of
ife of (
1 was ix the
User -
twenty-one she
Cronwmilier
children
£1 rge
€igven wer
ps and three daughters,
IWE J br
Minnesota ;
; Curtis and
rive, as foll
Fred, of
Wns
Frank
Mre, Robert
Cronoble, of
Moses and
Hoss -
Pipe
thers tuourn her
rom her youth she was 8 men
Belormed Iuter-
M.
three bic
the church.
t was msde Wedpeeday afternoon
il cemetery by the
. B.C,
#ide
vy *
=lover ola
ness which extend-
& period of three years, George
# passed away Friday morning
ome near Pine Hall. He was
r only two days with
dright’s disense an while not ubpex-
pec ef, the news of his passing sway
was received with sipcere sorrow by
He was a suc-
farmer and stock raiser and en-
ved the confidence of all who knew
nim. He was a member of the Luth-
eran church and served as Cescon and
member of the
building commun He was identi-
fied with the State College lodge, I. O.
0. ¥., which turped out in a body and
performed the ritualistic work st the
grave,
Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mere,
J. 5. Beahers and was born in Builalo
Run valley, March 20, 1858. On May
14, 1885 he married I+abelia A. McCor-
nick who survives with one pon, One
brother and two sisters aleo mourn hie
lose. Burial was msde Bunday sfter-
noon in the Pine Hall cemetery, hie
pastor and friend, Rev. L. B. Bpangler,
officiating. The funeral corlege was
the largest in many years,
at his 1
confined t f
y bed |
his legion of friends.
cessinl
trusiee aud was a
iller,
Alice, the little daughter of Mr. apd
Mre. Jared Ripka, of Georges Valley,
died on Tuesday of last week, follow-
ing an illness from yellow jsundice.
The child was aged two months and
gixteen dayr. Funeral service was
held Friday and barial made in the
Cross church cemetery, Rev. J. NM.
Price officiating.
A SM AY ARN:
Deaths of Contras Conntiana,
Claude Harpster, fifteen-year->ld son
of Mr. snd Mra. James Harpster, of
Rock Bprioge, died of ipjuries received
by belug thrown from a horse and
trampled upor,
Mre. Amelia Murcay died in Belle-
fonte of apoplexy, agad sevenly years.
Bae was born in Milihelm,
P05 BO MAAR SII
New Pen Wil be Named “Covert”
The Ess ern and Western peniter -
tiaries will be consolidated into one
and this will be known ss the Covert
institution, according to a bill signed
by the governor on Mouday.
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The Centre Reporter, $1.00 a year.
NO. 24
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERES]
FROM ALL PARTS
Communit pienic on Grange Park
today ( Thursday.)
The Grove families reunion Is being
held on the fair grounds at Bellefonte,
today ( Thursday.)
Miss Helen Foster, daughter of Dr.
and Mre. J. V. Foster of Btate College,
is spending a8 week with
friends in Centre Hall,
or more
William McClenshap, the draymanp,
gol beck on his job Baturday morning
afler an absence of several months
brought about through the operations
made necessary upon his eye, .
epending a two weeks’ vacation with
Lis brothers and sister in Centre Hall.
taking sdvaniage all the
pleasures that the open country up-
folds to the city-bred boy.
He is of
The class in Teachers’ Training in
the Reformed church will graduste on
Basturday evening at Tusseyville, The
class numbers thirteen and an inter-
esting program has been prepared.
I'he public is invited to attend the
exercises.
Mr.
daughter,
and Mre, B, H. Heckman
Migs Catharine, and
facy Kreamer, of Johnstown, suloed
to the of Mre. Heckman’s pe-
rents, Mr. and Mre. H. W. Kreamer,
on Bsturdsy and remained until Mon.
day Mr. Heckman
es & fine Cadillac car.
J. H. Bitper of near Colyer was a
caller at this oMe Baturday. Mr.
Bitner, together with Peter D. Phillips
sud Elmer Miller finished painting
the i Rhone
and
Mise
home
orping. posses:
on
wildinge on the Hor. L.
farm last week, consequently the
Rhoneymede surroundioge will be in
beautiful shepe for the telephone pic-
nic on Baturdsy.
The lwelfth sunusl pienic of the
Cent County Association of Phile-
delphbia will be held at Belmont Marn-
Fairmount Park, on Saturdsy.
A big day is anticipated and there is
no doubt as to the weather, for the an-
peuncementes state specifically that
special arrangement bas been made
with the weather map.’
Mrs D.
re
gor,
Chae, Jsrtholomew and
two daughters, Margaret sud Elizs-
beth, Mre. Rose DeWoodie and Miss
Helen Bartholomew, spent 8 week at
the home of Mr. and Mre. Lorenza
Wilt, at Franklir, Vensngo county,
making the trip in the Bartholomew
car. Eaoroule they stopped at Cur-
wensville for a short time at the home
of Mr. and Mre, Harry J. Kittle-
berger.
The Patrons Rural Telephone Com-
pany picnic, at Rhoneymede, on Bal-
urday, promises to be the largest
gathering ever assembled on a similar
occasion. The iovitation is general,
the public being invited to erjoy the
day along with the patrons and stock-
holders of the rural telephone system.
Horn. LI. Rbone hss enhanced the
beauty of the Rhoneymede by hav-
ing sll the farm buildiogs painted and
otherwise preparing for the event.
Allen CC. Erhard of Wellington,
Kansas, who was visiting friends iu
Penn township for several weeks, sul.
fered a stroke of paralysis on Wednei-
day evening of last week, while walk-
ing from Coburn to the home of Alfred
Keer, south of Millbeir, says the
Journa!, He was found lying in a
mud puddle near the home of W. W,
Brauch', where he was picked up and
conveyed to to the Keen home in Mr.
Keen's buggy. Medical aid was sum-
moned, and he has slightly recovered.
His wnole one side is affected. Mr,
Erhard bad planned to leave the next
morning for his western home and
would have been accompanied by his
father-iv-law, William Wert.
While in Bellefoute one day last
week the writer witnessed an incident
that would match the funniest of
comics in a Bunday edition of a metre-
politan newspaper. A young man of
gr od appearance and dress was play-
ing a stream of water issuing from a
garden hose on the "rushed stones at
the corner of Allegheny and Bishop
streete. When he was about to turn ~
off the water he switched the stream
from the street to the side walk, He
failed to notice, bowever, that two
well-dressed women were walking in
his direction and be gave them the
full benefit of the wet article, holding
the hose at such an angle that the wo-
men's faces proved the target at which
be fired. The *‘ washing” continued
for fully ten seconds during which
time the victims were unable to move,
#0 it appeased, when the young fellow
realized the siunt which he had unin
tentionally performed, but not until
after he had done much damage to fine
lingerie besides rufling the temper of
the pedestriane, He was profuse in
apologies but that falled in ite effect
and he was sthjected to a calling
down that brought forth a sanguine
color on his countensnoe.