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VOL. LXXXIX,
FOREST FIRE WARNINGS,
Commissioner of Forestry Offers Sugges-
tions That Should Be Oarefully Observ.
ed Time to Exercise Greatest Unre is
Now Here,
First warnings of the approach of
the spring forest fire season were lssued
Wednesday morning from the office of
the Commissioner of Forestry. Two-
thirds of Pennsylvania’s 1,100 forest
fires last year burned between April
156th and June 1st, and everyone who
vieits the woods during these times of
exceptional danger is saked to be more
than usually careful with fire,
All the snow has left the mountain
sider, ano a very few days of dry
weather will make the forest floor a
mass of tinder, to be ignited by the
smallest epark., To add to the hazard,
trout season opene Naturday the 15th,
and thousands of fishermen will be
traveling along the mountain streams
every day during the months of great-
est fire danger,
The fire warden system has been
placed on a working basie, and every
other preparatory step has been taken
which the small amount of money
available will allow ; but no fire war-
den system can entirely counteract the
carelessneee of the individual sojourner
in the BEnows have been neavy
and frequent in the forested parts of
the State, and this will somewhat re-
duce the fire danger ; but two weeks
of dry weather will completly neutral-
ize the influence of the whole winter's
snowfall,
The Department of Forestry offers
these suggestions to the man who does
not want bis favorite camping ground
next year to a charred and dis
figured reminder of bis own careless-
ness :
Break your match in two before you
throw it away.
Cl
for your
forest,
be
ar off
a spot ten feet in diameter
mp fire, Watch the fire all
the timne, and be dead sure it is out be-
fore you leave it,
It doesn’t
broil a trou,
will burp to coals quickly.
take a corflagration to
Have a small fire which
Dry hard-
wood branches are best for cooking,
Throw your pipe astes end cigar
acd cigarette stubs into streams only,
or bury them in dep mineral soil.
If ycu own or use engines, have
spark arresiers on them.
Burn your brush on calm, damp
daye, not on dry, windy days.
Be twice as careful now with fire as
you would be at any other time,
If you see a fire, immediately notify
the nearest fire warden or forest officer.
Don’t stop at that, belp him pat it
cut.
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White Deer & Loganion BK, BK to Discontinue.
The end of the White Deer & Lo-
gantor railroad which connects Lo-
ganton with White Deer on the main
line of the Philadelpbia and Reading
raiiroad is believed to be in sight.
The people of Bugar Valley deplore
the fset that they are sbout to lose
the eervice of ‘he road. It is a nar-
row . usage road built some years ago
primarily for the transportation of
loge, lumber, mine props and other
products from the timber lands of the
White Deer Lumber Ce., which own
about 7,000 acres,
A passenger train
Deer and Logautop, ecarryiog the
mail, is a daily feature, All kinds of
freight for the people of the valley
has been transported by the road,
Now, on account of the timber in
this section having been cut and the
company having purchased large
holdings of timber in Virginis, the
concern is about to change the loca-
tion of its plant and the probabilities
are that within a month the service
of the road will have ceased.
The management of the road is in
the bands of Uherles Steel, of Bup-
bury. Recently a number of sports-
men gecured the privilege of erecting
huoting lodges on the state lands near
the line of the road. The closing of
the road will be a disadvantage to
them also,
Much of the land formerly owned
by lumber companies in this section is
now owned by the state forestry
commission and is being developed by
stale foresters and wardens,
between White
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came the distributing point. The
chapge to Centre Hall was made be-
cause of the fact that owing to the
route traveled by the local carrier, W,
F. Keller, it is possible for the patrons
at Tusseyvilie to have one hour in
which to reply to mail received from
the east and west, and, as a rule, have
it dispatched from Centre Hall on the
same day,
Grange Encampment, Sept, 9.15,
The foriysthird spousal Eocsmp-
ment and Grapge Feir will be held st
Centre Hall September 9 to 15,
JUDGE ORVIS FOR U. 8, SENATE,
Former Jurist Files Petition at Harrisburg
~Others Who Will Stand By Him for
rure and Free Democracy,
Former Judge Ellis L., Orvis, of
Bellefonte, who just completed a term
on the Centre county Bench, will be
Democracy’s candidate for United
States Senator. This fact became
known Baturday when his nominat-
ing petition wae filed at Harrisburg.
The annouccement was received with
satisfaction by the rank and file,
On the ticket with him represent
ing the choice of the men who believe
in an active Democracy free of bi-
partisan alliances will be Bamuel B.
Philsop, a banker, [of Myersdale,
Homerset county, for State Treasurer,
and James B, Murrin, of Carbondale,
Lackawanna eounty, for Auditor Gen-
eral. Mr, Philson is well known to
Democrats and the public, having
served his party before. Mr, Murrin
ie a former mayor of Carbondale, with
a good public record.
These candidates will stand with
former Congressnan A. Mitchell
Palmer for national delegates-at-large,
The national delegate-at-large candi-
dates, who represent the movement to
keep the party clean in management,
free from Penrose connections and
loyal to President Wilson are : Judge
Autep, of Bunbury ; Jere 8B. Black, of
York ; William A. Gisegow, Jr., of
Philadelphia; T. Hart Given, of
Pitteburgh ; Benastor Wayne Hind-
man, of Clarion; former Congrese-
man John T. Lenaheo, Wilkes Barre ;
Harry 8 Dup, of Reading; E. J.
Lynett, of cranton ; former Congress-
wan Robert F, Lee, of Pottaville ;
Williem 8B. McIntyre, of Sharon;
Charles D. McAvoy, of Norristown,
and State Chairman Roland B, Morris,
of Pbiladelphis,
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LOCALS
Mother's day comes Bunday, May
14th,
A pretty line of Easter post cards at
this office,
Mrs. D. 8B, Kurtz has been confined
to bed for several weeks, suffering from
sciatic rheumatism,
Harry Brown of Bpring Mills sseist-
ed D, Milton Bradford in the local
station Monday and Tuesday during
the abserce of Btation Agent W. F.
Bradford.
Huntingdon presbytery met in
Milroy on Monday and Tuesday. The
commissioner representing the Bink-
ing Creek charge was G. L. Goodhart.
He waa sccomupanied by J. T. Potter,
Eight inches of snow fell SBaturdfy
and Bonday, which, reduced to water,
equaled a precipitation of nearly one
ineb. The white blanket failed to lay
on the warm earth for any length of
time, Monday's bright sun reducing it
to mud.
The wheat fields throughout the
valley bave an unusaally fine appear-
suce for this season of the year. Not
in a long period has spring opened
with such promising prospects for a
wheat harvest of one hundered per
cent. The clover plants also went
through the winter with little or no
damage from freezing, and this goes
far toward iveuring a good hay crop.
Thousands of mattresses, offered for
sale in various sections of Pennsyl-
vanis, have been condemned by in-
apectors of the Department of Labor
and Industry in the campaign instity-
ted by Commissioner John Price Jack-
son to enforce the * pure matiress
law ’’ passed by the legisiasture. Prose-
cutions for flagrant violations have
veen institu ed sand fines have been
imposed,
The Bell Telephone company put its
line between Uentre Hall and Bpriog
Mills into firet class condition, and to
do 80 many new poles replaced those
condemed by an ‘nspector as unfit for
further service, The work of rebuild-
ing the line between Spring Mills and
Millbeim is now going op, and to be
nearer the field of operations the crew
of workmen shifted their headquar-
ters from the Centre Hall hotel to the
Millheim hotel,
The rural mail carriers from the
loeal post office have been burdeped
for the past week with a mass of heavy
mail order catalogs addressed to al-
most every patron of their routes,
The result of this wide distribution of
advertising matter is that many dol-
lars which should remain in this come
munity for the general good will go
hundreds of miles away, never to r-
turn. While some merchants will
lament because of the inroads the mall
order house is making on their
business, the more wide awake fellow
will only inorasse the size of his ‘ad
vertisiug space in the local newspaper
and show why it is more profitable to
trade at home, ihe tight kind of ad-
vertising is bound to deal the mail
order house a blow ; the right kind of
advertising tells something, Is core
vineing, and results in big returns on
the investment, Don’t you believe
thie, Mr, Merchant?
APRIL 20TH THE BIG DAY,
'Awill Be a Red Letter Day for I, O, O. ¥,
Order... Bellefonte Preparing to Mandle
Big urowd.—xxourgion to State College
Alter Parade,
With less than two weeks until the
I. O. O. F. anniversary celebration at
Bellefonte, interest Is rapidly growing
and lodges are counting the days
until April 26th when they will com-
pete with oneanother in presenting the
beet dressed and best drilled lodge in
the big parade, ‘vhe local lodge Is sure
to attract favorable attention for a big
delegation will attend the celebration,
and dressed in immaculate white tbey
should make a classy showing.
The committee has already heard
from bands from the following places :
Williamsport, Berwick, Pine Grove
Mille, Bonow Bhoe, Orphane Home
Band of Bunbury and Our Boys band
of Milesburg. The Orphans Home
band and Our Boys band will act as
escort for lodges tc their headquarters,
Arrangements are being made fora
special excursion to Pennsylvania
State College after the parade, to al-
low visitors to the anniversary to see
this great institution of learning.
A prize drill for Cantons will be held
immediately after the parade,
purgess Blanchard will make the
address of welcome. Response by
Rev. B. H. Hart, Past Grand Master,
and others,
Hesslon of Rebekah Assembly will
be held in hall of Centre Lodge in the
afternoon,
The following Grand Lodge officers
and others will be guesta of honor; J.
P. Hale Jenkine, Grand Master of
Pennsylvania; Usher A, Hall, Grand
HBecretary of Pennsylvania ; The Rev.
B. H. Hart, Past Grand Master; J.
Blair Andrews, Msj. Gen. Patriarchs
Militant of Pennsylvania ; Mre, Eliza.
beth McDonald, President Rebekah
Assembly of Pennpsylvsnia; Mrs.
Hattie Mendel, Secretary Rebekah Ae-
sembly of Pennpsylvanie,
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Founds Warning to Farmers,
Farmers throughout the Biste are
warned by the Department of Agricul-
tuie against persons who bave been
representing themselves as versed in
veterinary medicine and surgery and
sgainst all other schemes connected
with the livestock industry.
Recently the State Livestock Bani-
tary Board received notice that a man
was fioed §100 for practicing veterinary
surgery in an eastern county where he
was filing horse's testnh, Another
man collected thousands of dollars
fromm Penuvsylvania farmers as the
represeniative of a cattiemen’s protec
tive organization. He has been prose.
cuted by some of the farmers from
whom he collected money and is
awaiting court trial on a charge of
false pretense,
The Department of Agriculture urges
farmers not lo enter into any associs-
tions until they have been fully inves
tigated. The new veterinary medical
examination law prohibits anyone
from performing the functions of a
registered licensed veterinarian. The
licensed veterinarian carries a State
registration card which farmers should
always be shown before they allow any
treatment to their cattle,
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Hazell Stores at Madisonburg Sold,
The two general stores at Madison-
burg, conducted for some years by J.
B. Hazell and Byron W. Hazell, re-
spectively, were sold last week to Boyd
Hazell, a son of the former Mr, Hazell,
who will combine the two stores in
one, condacting the business in the
store room formerly occupied by his
father. The sppraisment of the stock
was made by James E. Harter, of
Coburp, and 8. L. Gephart, of Rebers-
burg.
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August 3¢d Methodist Day.
Toursday, August 3rd, has been
selected as the date for holding the
annual Methodist Day outing sat
Lakemont Park, Altoona, Rev. Dr.
Clarence True Wilson, of Topeks,
Kaneas, has been secured as one of the
speakere,
Tried vo Barn Sohool Bullding,
An effort was made Friday night to
destroy the Philipsburg school bulid-
fog, but owing to the fire proof ocon-
struction of the walls and ceilings the
flames got no further than the clothes
press in which the incendiary sought
to atart the conflagration,
Horses Wanted,
R. B. Bucklen, from Norristown,
will be buying horses all next week at
Geiss’ livery, Bellefonte, Heavy
horses preferred. Will buy an old
horse if in good condition, adv.
A MS.
House AND Lor ¥oR BALR.~Seven-
room house on west side of Main
street ; good lot ; also chicken house,
For particulars inquire of Mrs, MARY
A. REARIOR, Centres Hall, Pa.
It your bank account will permit it,
paint, If your muscle Is O, K,, get
the apiris to clean up,
DEATHS,
J. Frank Moore, late of Topeks,
Kansae, dled Baturday morning of
Bright's disease at the home of E. O,
Babcock, in Altoons, his father-ip-
law, He was taken to that city one
week ago and had been in falling
health since laet July. He was born
at Lemont, and was aged about thirty-
nine years, He resided a number of
years in Altoona and was a member of
the Altoona City band and was em-
ployed by the Pennsy ae a brakeman,
He wae a baker by trade aud establish
ed himself in business after leaving
that city. He was a member of the
famous band of Topeka. His wife
survives, with two eons, Kenneth E.,
and Robert Frapklin, who returned
with him to Altoons. Two brothers,
Charles and George Moore, and three
sisters, Misses Florence, Grace and
Mabel, all of Altoons, also survive,
Public funeral services were held Tuee-
day afternoon from the Hickey &
O'Neill funeral parlors at 2:30 o'clock,
followed by private interment In
Greenwood cemetery.
Mre, Ella M. Reamey died very sud-
denly at her home ia Tyrone Tuesday
morning of last week. Bhe was
stricken with apoplexy while prepar-
ing the noon-day meal and was found
dead by her dsughter upon her arrival
at home a short time after.
Mre. Reamey was the daughter of
Bamuel ard Nancy Museer, both de-
ceased, and wae the oldest of a family
of eleven children, Bhe was born on
Beptember 11, 1856, at Pine Grove
Mille, the family Ilster moviog to
Pennsylvania Furnace, where the wae
united in marriage with John F,
Reamy, on October 12, 1882. Mr, and
Mre. Reamy moved to Unionville,
where they lived several yeare, after
which they went to Iyrone. Her hue-
band preceded her to the grave some
years ago. Fhe ls survived by five
children : Misses Mary A. and Nancy,
at home ; Edward M., of Pittsburgh ;
Austin B,, of Bridgeport, Conr., and
Miss Edith, who is studying to bz »
nuree in the University heapital,
Philadelphia. Bhe aleo leaves one
step-daughter, Mie. Harry N. Mus-er,
of Biate College. The brothers and
sisters surviving are as follows : E. R.,
I. M,, and Dr. W, B, M. C. and
Emme, wife of E. E. McClintock, all
of Tyrone; J. Howard, of State Col-
lege ; Anne, wife of Dr, L.. M. Houser,
of Pennsylvania Furnace, and Belle,
wife of Rev. C. H. Lowe, Clifton
Arizons,
Funeral services were conducted at
the iate bome Thursday afternoon, in
charge of Rev. Herbert W. Bieber,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church ; interment in Grand View
cemetery.
Saturday night at twelve o'clock
Mre, H. Y. Blitzer, of Bellefonte, pass
ed away after a lingering iliness with
cancer, Several weeks ago Mrs.
Btitzer received superficial burns as the
result of a fire which consumed part of
her home. Bhe was aged seventy-
nine years and was a native of Boals-
burg, ber maiden name being Hesse.
Her busband hss been dead for six
years and the only surviving relative
is a sister, Mrs. ( Rev.) W. H. Grob,
of Carlisle,
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning st ten o'clock aud burial
made at Bellefonte, Rev, W. M. B.
Glanding officiating.
Mre. Anns Augusta Miller died at
her home in Lock Haven last Thurs-
day evening of puneumonis. She was
born near Jacksonville, thie county,
and wae formerly Anna Wakefield.
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Boslsburg Lodge Installs,
The following officers were installed
in the Boaleburg lodge, 1. O. O. F., at
a recent meeting, to serve for the cur-
rent term :
Noble Grand.......c.cow inn David Glasgow
Walker Shutt
Viee Grand
we, GG. Rishel
H. M. Hosterman
William MoeCiintic
cesssorsveces, BARD BtbOES
wevionamnmmpunees suelo dh But
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No Race yuleide In Snyder,
There's no race suicide in Boyder
county, according to the report com-
piled by the registrar of vital statistios
for Bnyder county.
He reported for 1015, deaths 184 and
births 413 ; for 1914, deaths 169, birth
362,
Will be Here With Ladies’ Millinery,
Mre, L. W. B, Person will be at the
residence of Mr, M. E. BStrohm,
Centre Hall, April 25, 26, 27, and 28,
inclusive,
At this time Mrs, Person will have
on display trimmed and untrimmed
bats of the season's atest styles,
Everybody welooms,
Four Injared in Auto Accident.
A bad automobile accident occurred
on Thursday afternoon near Nittany
in which the four ocoupsnte, includ-
ing the driver, were hurt. The car
was the big National, owned by F. P,
Michaels, representing the Republic
Casualty company, and has often been
teen in Centre Hall. The occupants
were Matthews Rogers, Jr., cashier of
the First National Bauk of Howard ;
Willis Weber, Lester Wyland, and
the chauffeur, whose name could not
be learned, all of Howard. The
gentlemen were returning from a trip
to Lock Haven and after passing
Huston were ditched in turning out
for a number of persons walking the
road. The big car upset and in the
spill Mr. Rogers had his left arm
broken at the wrist, and the hip snd
back Injured ; Mr. Weber was injured
in the band and leg, Mr. Wyland
about the hips, and the chauffeur is
said to have had several ribs broken.
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Lutheran Fastor Installed at Boslsburg,
On Bunday Rev. G. L. Courtpey
was installed as pastor of the Boale-
burg Lutheran charge, The services
were conducted by Rev. B., F. Bieber,
of West Milton, president of the
Central Pennsylvania Bynod of the
Lutheran church, assisted by Rev. W.
H. Traub, of Btate College.
The charge to the congregation was
preached by Rev, Bieber, This was a
very edifying message which was well
received by the large congregation.
After a »olo and chorus by Mr. Leh-
man snd the choir, Rev. Traub ad-
dressed the pastor. This sermon like
the former was an excellently prepared
and well delivered message. The
president of synod conducted the for-
mal service nf installation, sesisted by
Rev. Traub. The pastor then took
charge and closed the services.
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Another Bhoemaker Book.
Apother valuable contribution to
the literature ou Penusylvania wild
life has been made by Col. Henry W.
Shoemaker of New York City in his
latest book, ‘ Penvpsylvanis Wild
Cats,” for a copy of which the Report.
er extends thanke.
The book ss is the case with the
writer's other volumes on the fauns of
his native state, is a comprehensive se-
count on the different species of
“eats” which inhabit the state, to-
gether with interesting photographs
of famous Pennsylvania nimrods and
some of the victimes of their gune,
The book is extremely interesting
and will be a valuable addition to the
writings on the subject, ns well as an.
other very acceptable offering from the
pen of Col. Bhoemsker.
The New Style Rural Mall Box,
The Department bas standardized
the size of rural mail boxes. The
small size is 18} inches long, 64 inches
wide and itches high; the large
ove is 234 inches lobg, 11 inches wide
and 14 inches high, The name of the
owner must be printed on the box in
letters one inch high and a coin holder
must be provided so thst the carrier
will tot be compelled to scrape along
the botiom of tue box for coine.
Pariies who contemuplate purchasing
rural réute msil boxes should ineist
upon getting the standard size, A
list of manufacturers of these boxes is
posted in all well regulated postoffices,
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School Board Grants Appropriation.
The regular monthly meeting of the
local school board wae held Friday
evening. One of the items of business
was the appropristing of twenty-five
dollars toward expenses incident to
holding the 1916 High school com-
mencement exercises, $31.50 was paid
for the material to be used for the flag
pole which will be erected on the
school grounds as soon as the weather
permite. The pole is of iron, twenty-
five feet out of the ground, and will be
#ix inches at the base, tapering to two
inches at the top.
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“Hinte ” Senlors Vote on Class Memorial,
As a class Liemorial, the seniors of
the Pennsylvania State College voted
to erect an imposing gateway at the
campus eptrance. Tentative plane
eall for an elaborate structure which is
#nid to surpass any of Lhe college gate-
waye in the country. The designs
were drawn, one by the students in
architectural engineering, and another
by the senior students in landscape
gardening. The college architects
will make the selection, Construction
will be started In time to have the
memorial completed by commence
ment week.
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Typhoid Fever from Infected Milk,
HBeventy-six out of eighty-seven
cares of typhoid fever which occurred
in a recent outbreak have been traced
by the United States Public Health
Bervies to infeoted milk. Had the
first cases been reported to a tralned
health officer the outbreak could have
been stamped out promptly, When
will we learn that disease prevention le
sure aud cheap?
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
FROM ALL PARTS
Mre. Calvin Harper of Bellefonte
spent Inet week at the home of Mr.
and Mre. George H. Emerick,
Just look at the diamond—you can
see it day or night, as you like. It's
bigh and dry, except a spot on the so’
east,
Mies Emma Stephens of State Col-
lege and F. M. Charles of Bosalsburg
spent Bunday at the home of the form-
er's sleter, Mre. T. L. Smith, in this
place,
The Belinegrove Times last week
made its first appearance as an eight-
page, six-column paper, changing from
ite former four-page, eight-column,
form,
It looks very much se though there
would again this epring be the ususl
remodeling, repainting and decorating
of the already pretty homes In Centre
Hall,
Messrs, Zettle aud Lucas, the new
proprietors of the Centre Hall plan-
ing mill, have an ad. in this issue that
ie of great importance to those who
contemplate building.
Pittsburgh sportsmen have leased
2000 acres of woodland on the Christ
Bhirer estate near Philipsburg, and
have started a bird and dog farm.
They will also propagate wild game.
The few balmy daye the latter part
of last week had thelr effect on the
amateur sgriculturists and some
garden was dug and onions planted.
Baturdsy morning the proverbial
“onjon snow’ had arrived, totally
putting the sete out of sight,
Oat in Freeport, Illinois, the women
put the liquor out of their town on a
local option vote, turning the men’s
tosjority of 808 in favor of the saloons
to a feminine majority against booze of
1200, or a msjority sgainet the issue of
291 on the total vote, The men’s total
vole was 4,333 ae against 3.806 for the
wotnen.
Eugene Keretetter, a Lewisburg
borough msil carrier, has figured out
that since he wae appointed to earry
mall in that plsce he has walked over
50,000 miles in serving the patrons of
his route. He was one of the first
mail carriers in the town when that.
convenience was instituted for the
benefit of the residents of Lewicburg.
His sppointment occurred thirteen
years sgo this month.
The Bellefonte High school has
again changed the date for presenting
“A Modern Knight,” and will give
this pleasing three-act comedy on
Tuesday evening, April 25th, in
Grange Arcadia, The play is an ex-
ceptionally good one ; the cast repre-
sents the best talent in the High
school, and includes Lee W. Frazier,
one of the winners of the inter-county
debate, whose home is on this side.
Mr. and Mrs. “ Andy" Lytle moved
from their farm, one mile south of
town, to Pugh street on Tuesday, says
the Biate College Times. Mr. Lytle
hes spent about fifty years on the
farm. Their house was always open
to visitors, especially to students. As
Mre. Lytle was severely injured by the
explosion of a stove about six months
ago, and their only child at home,
Miss Mary, died several weeks ago,
they decided to give up farming.
The Millbeim Journal says: The
management of the turnpike through
the narrows has secured the services of
the Miles township steam roller and
Manager A. E. Bartges is starting
early to get this road in ite usual good
condition. Our two pike companies
are to be congratulated on the way
they keep up their roads, and as long
a8 this prevails there should be no de-
sire to have the state take over these
roads and meet the same fate as the
other state roads in this vicinity,
which are the worst in the valley.
Our people much prefer to pay toll for
a good road rather than to travel over
state roads which are at times impasse
able, free.
The busiest as well as the most N
interesting place in the whole valley at
the present time is the plant of Ker-
lin’s Grand View Poultry Farm,
where 12000 egge are in the process of
incubstion while several thousand
bave already been hatched and ship-
ped. The shippiog of day-old chix
bas been #0 well regulated by the Ker
line that it Is possible for them to
send these delicate bits of life two
thousand miles without resulting in
the death of a peep. Last year orders
were shipped as far as Nebraska while
this year parties in Florida and Georg-
Ia have pisced big orders with the
largest poultry plant in Central Penn