VOL. LXXXIX.
FOREST FIRE PREPAREDNESS,
Loonl Forester Asks What Are We Doing in
Regards Foonomic Preparedoess
Against Loess of Our National Kesourses?
to
Preparedness and safety first are the
aio topics of newspaper editorials at
the preeent time, We generally as-
sociate (hese two words when mention-
ed with preparedness against an in-
vasion of an enemy hostile to our
prosperity aod peace, and safety
firet as means of protection to
life and property. Yet there is an
cconcmic preparedness and safety first
that has bad little thought given to it.
While the great world war is raging in
Europe and we are coneidering taking
steps towards preparing sgainet apy
hostile invasion, what are we
doing in regards to economic prepared-
ness sgpainet the loss of cur natural re-
sources, especially that loss of our
timber supply caused by forest fires?
The yearly vieible loss in Pennsyl-
vania's forests cue to fires smounts to
about $1,000,000.00; in the entire
United Htates the logs is over §50,000,-
000,00. The invisible lose, that which
cannot calculated, such as the
damage and loss to the eoil by the de-
struction of the forest floor cover, the
destruction geedlings and
sprouts, the irjurious eflects on the
walter supply due lo irregularity of
flow and impurities, the loss of lives
and property by floods and droughte,
the decrease in geme, bird and fish
life, all these if they could be given a
fiuancisl rating would by far cut bal-
ance the yearly war debt of any one
pation pow engaged in war,
Forest in Pennsylvania are
ealamitie: just as much as any plague
infecticus disease and must be
stopped. Adequate preparedpess to
meet them is the so ution, Over 80 per
cent of all the fires that occur are
traceable to carelessness and can
prevented by the exercise of ordinary
care, he decreasing fire damage on
Htate Foreate speaks for what can be
accomp! by being prepared.
During the past fire sesson of 1915 a
total of 342,411 meres were burned over
of which 42,385 sercs were State
Forests and these Btate Forests pre-
t the worst fire bazarde being most-
ly cut over lande,
possible
be
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of seeds,
fires
be
ished
gel
Forest fires are a leak in wages, in-
dusiries, taxer, revenue, and prosper-
ity. They are not only a source of loss
to the timber land owrer but they
affect every individual in the
eitl or indirectly.
The Buresu cf Fire Protection under
the Department of Forestry has under-
taken to stop this leak. It is grestiy
handicapped by of a lack of
sppropristion for such purpose. Buch
a makes It neceesary for
each citizen to assist in preventing and
g forest fires. Let the
n of Penneylvania be *' Prepared-
and Prevention of Forest
olate
er directly
reason
condition
extingnishiy
ale
ness against
Fires”
Following is a list of forest fire
officials in this part of Centre county.
Become familiar with the names and
addresses of the officials in your vieip-
ity and in case of a forest fire immedi-
ately notify that warden nearest to the
fire. By doing this you will help to
stop the leak that each year is causing
a loss of many millione of dollars to
the people of Pennsylvania,
L. G. BARNES,
Forester, Nittany State Forest,
FOREST FIRE OFFICIALS,
Township Name Post Office
Centre Hall
..Centre Hall
Potters Mills
Potters Mille
enseens FUREY VO
Spring Mill R1
.Madisonburg
me Spring Mills
Wood ward
verrane ARTONBDU TY
we BORIShOIR
Boa isburg
State College
Boalshurg
Linden Hall
sive sussnens ORR
wJdacksonvilie
Rebersburg
ws sekssonssons Jl FOREN
Wh Stormstown
Htate College R2
- Coburn
AL. G. Barnes
John Roesman ‘
Montgomery
Harris
Harris Robert Redtz....cvivenne
Harris W. A. Leech
Harris J. H. Jacobs wis dan
Harris james W, Bwabb
Marion C. W. Bartley
Marion John W., Holms ‘
Miles...... nt H. Gramley
Miles.........L : M. Btover.....
Patton Walter Stine.....
Patton Geo. B. Thompson.
Penn,........Chas, R. Meek ,
Penun.........E 1. Musser, ... orem
Bpring William R. Hoover........ Pleasant Gap
Spring J. H. Oliger vemene Bellefon te
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Maybe He Wii,
Here's a good skin game to play on
the man who is cocksure about poli-
tice. When he says that Wilson, or
Hughes, or tome other man, will be
our next president, reach right down
in your jesvs and flsh up the biggest
bill you bave, shake it at him and
yell : Betcha fifty dollars he won't.
Ye got any sand?” He probably
will not stand for that and will agree
to bet. Then, explain to him that the
fourth day of March, 1917, comes on
Bundsy and that President Wilson's
term expires at noon on the fourth,
and that the man elected president in
November of this year will not be
sworn in until Monday, March 5, and
that the Secretary of State will be
president from noon, Eunday, March
4, untii noon, Monday, March 5.
After this explanation he will at once
agree that you have won the bet, ana
will pass over the money, That Ie,
maybe he will,
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The PINK label this week,
Millheim
RUNNING AMUCOK,
Health Commissioner Dixon Likens Drunk-
en Man vo Locomotive Running Willa,
Man's getting drunk is to be likened
unto the opening of the draft doors
under the fire-box of a locomotive and
generating a high steam preseure,
opering the throttle and letting every-
thing go until the machine is on a
wad rece through town and country,
crushing whatever comes in the way,
let it be man or beas!, or maybe it
will smach iteelf to a helpless mase,
If the tracks are clear the machine
may run until its fire box, the
stomach, burns out or a steam pipe, 8
blood vessel, bursts or a valve gives
way and the locomotive or the human
body becomes a useless wreck and a
burden in the way,
Inthe cae of the locomotive the
suflering is confined to the living
beirgs it runs dowp, but in man not
only the beings he ivjures or destroys
but he himself suffers after he has irrep-
arably injured bis physical body and
mental powers. He may lose an arm,
cripple his stomach, blood vessels or
mipd, and become a charge on his
fatally or the coramunity.
In the case of the locomotive it is
only a piece of uncontrolled jnanimate
machinery, but in man it often means
setting to run amuck a piece of the
most inventive animal life ever record-
ed io history. When drunk he may
spend his last cent on foolish things
and leave a hungry family at his
home, He may kill his best friend,
violate a trust, throw a bomb, send a
great passepger ship to the bottom of
the ses, or even incite a war of
Nations,
A drunken man is the most dangeir-
ous demoralizing factor in civilized
life. The wild beast of the forest laa
plaything in comparison. He sets all
laws at naught and becomes an instru-
ment of the devil. Man crazed by any
kind of mental over-exertion or drunk-
ennese, like a rabid beast, is a menace
to every one with whom he comes in
contact,
The wild dash of the mind and body
duriog the stsge of over stimulation
may be fascinating to the individual
but, when the inevitable reaction
comes, death may ensue or sometimes
that which is worse, returning con-
sciousness bring a realization of a hor-
rible crime committed never to be un-
At least body and mind are
weakened and less able to control the
insane desire to exhilarate again and
sgaiu uotil untimely death ends a life
that might have been a boon to hu-
manity in some useful path over
which its rsce might have been run,
Home temperaments become sloth-
like end are oblivious to the past and
reckiess ss to what is to come. In
such the barm to them snd others
comes through neglected duties.
Druokepness is over-stimulstion
that destroys normal conditions, it
may even be occasioned by the pay-
chology of a crowd. There are vari
ous stimulants that will make drunk,
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Letter from Subscriber,
Mre. Puella Clemens, daughter of
the Iste Mre. Anna E. Bwarly, of
Lewisburg, writes the Reporter as
follows : ** We cannot get along with-
out your good paper, for it is like a
friend coming to our home. It may
be of some ‘nterest to you ss well as to
our friends to tell you of how we have
been separated in our home since the
death o! my mother, Father has sold
the home, and household goods and is
now visiting among his friends for an
indefinite time, Later he expects to
go to Phoenixville to visit my sister,
Mre., Charles Martz, and thence to
Philadelphia to find employment, I
have now started housekeeping in
Northumberland, I certainly do miss
wy mother, afier caring for her for
vive years, during which time she was
& great charge, yet I can never flud a
better friend than mother.”
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Shipped Fine Load of Ho ses,
The finest load of horses ever ship-
ped from Centre Hall was loaded
aboard the cars Saturday morning by
William Brumbsugh, who, by the
way, claime a second-cousin relation
ship to the Governor, Only the very
best horses in the valley were sought
and as high as $30C was paid for a
siogle animal, The horses were ship-
ped esst and as the shipper would not
reveal their destination, it is supposed
they will find their way to the
European battle flelds to be used In
the artillery.
” Notice.
A mesiing of the stockholders of
the Centre Hall Water Company will
be held on Monday eveniog at 6 o'-
clock, May 1, 1916, at the home of the
secretary, H. F. Bitner. 2,
done,
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Montgomery & Uo., of Bellefonte,
have a new advertisement in this
issue. Clothing purchased of these
merchants ie always sure to be up to
style and the quality siways right.
Read their ad,
FIRE DAMAGES HARRISON STORE
AT BOALSBURG EASTER MORN,
Asbestos Roof Saves Building from Destruc.
tion, —%econd Htory Gutted and Much
xeneral Merchandise Ruined by Fire
and Water, Insurance Covers Loss,
The cry of “fire” aroused the reel-
denis of the town of Boalsburg from
their peaceful slumbers early Easter
morning. All was quiet and still at
three a. m. when Mre, James Btuart
heard a breaking as of glass and going
to ber bedroom window observed
nothing upusual, A second noise
again brought her to ber feet and this
time she eaw fire shooting from the
second story of the R. B. Harrison
store building, Her cries were soon
heard by neighbors and in a short time
the volunteer fireman were in readi-
nees to turn the water onto the build-
ing. All that prevented a serious con-
flagration, owing to the frame con-
struction of the bullding wnd toe in.
flammable goods within, was the ma-
terial of which the roof was made—
astestos, Impervious to fire, the roof
confined the flames to their origin—
the second floor, Because of the lack
of air the flames were unable to gain
much beadway on the building but
completely gutted the interior of the
second floor which was used as a store-
room. The water soaked through the
floor and considerable damage was
done by smoke and water to the goods
on the first floor,
The store building is owned by
Theodore Davis Boal and both he and
Mr. Harrison carried sufficient insur-
spce on thelr respective property to
fully cover all losses,
No cause can be assigned for the fire,
it being of a mysterious origin,
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Acetylene Gas Tank Explodes.
The old coal oil lampe, long relegat-
ed to the attic, have sgain been
brought forth in the home of T. MM.
Gramley, in Bpring Mille, and are do-
ing service sipce Friday when the
acetylene light plant suddenly went
bad because of an explosion that did
considerable damage to the plant as
well as bulging the first floor from the
terrific force. Mr. Gramley is the
only one who was near the plant,
which is located in the cellar, and
since he miraculously escaped serious
irjury, it pot death, he is keeping
mum concerning the whys and where
fores of the accident. That the expio-
sion was not the fauit of the plant but
came sbout through sn error is the
only information Mr. Gramley will
divulge, even to his immediate family,
His escape from serious injury was dae
to the fact that the seam of the gas
tank, at which point the explosion oe-
curred, was at the side opposite from
where he was standing. The force
wee directed culwrrd and upward.
Dishes rattled on the table upstairs
and the family was thrown into as
slate of grave alarm, which was miti-
gated when Mr. Gramley presented
himself unhurt.
— WIRE
Will Talk on the War Situation,
Miss Cecile DeLagarde, who only a
few weeks ago returned from the battle
flelds of Europe, will deiiver sa lecture
in the Boal Hall at Boalsburg, to-
morrow { Friday]) ev'g, at 7:80 o'clock.
Miss Del.egarde is the owner of prop-
erty in her pative country—France—
which she patriotically turned over to
the government for use ss a hospital
for the ivjured soldiers. Bhe herself
was engaged in Red Cross work and is
familiar with all the harrowing de-
tails of the greatest war of all time,
Her talk will be on the war situation
generally. No admission will be
charged, but a collection will be lifted
to be used for the relief of the Belgium
sufferers,
a — a NS
Frazsier-Oarver,
Last Thursday morning st the
Reformed parsonage Rev. R. R. Jones
united in the bonds of holy wedlock
James Frazier and Miss Ida Carver,
both of Bomerset county. The bride
was 8 member of Rev, Jones’ church
during his pastorate in that county a
number of years ago, and on the oc
oasion of the wedding of the bride's
sister, Rev. Jones jokingly remarked
that he would be pleased to perform
similar ceremony for Miss Ida when
the proper time arrived. She promised
and made good when she appeared at
the parsonage door Thursday morn
ing.
Rockey-fioy,
Ralph E. Rockey, of Boalsburg, and
Mise Edoa A. Hoy, of State College,
were united in marriage Thursday
noon at the home of the bride's par-
ente, Mr. and Mre. J. H. Hoy at
Btate College. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Mr. Fleck, pastor
of the Pine Hall Lutheran charob, in
the presence of a number of friends,
Both Mr. and Mre. Rockey have
many friends who wish them a happy
married life, They will make their
home on the Rockey farm near
Boslsburg.
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The PINK label this week.
DTOUGRADUATE AT BOALSBURG,
Uommencement Exercises to Take Place
Thursday evening, May dth ~The
Frogram,
A class of nine-six boys and three
girle—will be the principal figures in
the commencement exercises of the
Boalsburg High school, which will
take place in the Reformed church at
that place next Thursday evening.
Miss Margaretta M. Goheen is the
principal and she has ably taught that
school for several years past.
The commencement address will be
delivered by Dean Blaisdell, of the
department of Liberal Arts at Peon
sylvania Btate College. Music will be
furnished by the Bellefonte High
echool orchestra.
THE PROGEAM
March
KAY OBRRIL. 0 orion ss snnsepnss essere
Music
BR RUBAAIEY cu ssresasssrsnnsssnsnssses ceeneee RLY Blover
* Victory in Defeat
Oration... a" conennes RB3OAR Courtney
“We Can If We Think We Can * ( Class Motto )
COPRION.. .oousrerssresss sons William Taylor
* The Beauties in Nature "'
«Bev. B, C, Blover
Musi
IRAE csntisincannmin sa resinn Myles Thomas
“Truth as the Highest of Ideals”
OrBtiOn.....connssanse ab. a Giadys Hazel
“ Efficiency
Ormation..........
- pon Cyril Zech
The Leadership of §
Hucated Men
man
Music
Oration, virion w— Forest Miller
'Belecting an Oration
Class Will and Prophecy. Mi
Yaledictory...
dred Wieland
arases Russe! Ishier
“ Behold a Republic
Music
Commencement Address
Dean of the Dep't of Liberal Arts, State Colle
Presentation of Diplomss
Benediction a...
Music
Dean Biaisdel
ge
Rev. G. L. Courtney
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MeQleuahan-Mouts,
Crossing the Masson and Dixon line
into Maryland, Jesse C. McClenahan
of Potters Mille, and Miss Edith KE,
Houtz of Spring Mille, were united in
marriage in the city of Hagerstown
Saturday a week ago. They kept the
comtemplated step a secret and not
even their nearest relatives and friends
were aware of the tying of the nuptis!
knot until thelr return home
Thursday. The bride and groom sre
st the home of the latter's mother,
Mre. Ava MeClenshan, at Potters
Mille, where they will make their
future home.
The bride ia a daughter of Myre.
Frank McClellan, of Spring Mille, by
a former marriage, and is ably quali-
fiid to take up the duties of a house-
wife. BHeversl years ago she was clerk
to. A, Krape in the Bpring Mills
postoffice. The groom is a man of
sterling worth and since relinquishb-
log bis position with the Bell Tele
phone Company in the capacity of
line foreman st Harrisburg several
years ago, made necessary on sccount
of ill health, has been in the sutlo
livery business, driving the finest car
in the valley.
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Drove Home a New Mitchell Oar,
Saturday morning Miss Helen
Bartholomew and several chauffeurs
connected with the Nittany Garsge at
State College went to Pittsburgh to
drive home three Mitchell auto-
mobiles. Two of the cars were de-
livered to Btate College while the
other, a sever-passenger Oar, Was
driven to Centre Hall ‘by Miss Bar-
tholomew, who arrived late Bundasy
afternoon.
The new 1916 Mitchell has a place in
the Bartholomew garage beside the
Ford snd while the big fellow is the
more handsome, the little fellow will
try to give the Mitchell a run for his
money on the roads this summer,
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Nine in Milihelm’s Gradaating Class,
The Millheim High school will
graduate a class of nine members, the
commencement exercises to be held io
the Auditorium Monday evening.
Rev. W. H, Williams will deliver the
Baccalsureate sermon Sunday pre-
vious in the M. E. Chareh, The clase
fs sa follows: Anpie E. Bheltor,
Mary Bheltor, Roth Browrp, Lucy
Browr, Glenn Musser, Ray Smith,
Albert Mingle, Robert Coaman sod
Ray Miller,
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Fye-Reilber,
Last Friday, before Justice of the
Peace F. B. McCabe, in Lewistnwo,
Charles E. Fye and Miss Bianche
Reiber, both of Colyer, were united in
marriage. The bride is a daughter of
William and Mary Reiber, of Colyer.
The groom has been employed as a
chef at State College for some time,
Their many friends wish them much
happiness on life’s journey.
A fA
vredits Given on Sulreriptions,
The Reporter's malling list was
corrected this week and subscribers
who bave paid subscription since the
appearance of the last PINK label will
observe that credit is given on the tab
this week. If there is an error do not
delay in reporting to ue—do it at once,
ET
The Btork delivered two boys and
two girls to four State College homes
jaet
Inst week,
DIES INMILLHEIM STORE,
Oharies W. Hosterman, of Woodward,
Expires While on Business Trip to Mill.
helm. Oonducted Hotel for 35 Years, —
Other Deaths,
Baturday morning Charles W,
Hostermap, a life-long resident of
Woodward, died in Bpiglemyer’s store,
Millbeim, while seated in a chair. It
wae Mr, Hosterman’s custom to fre-
quent Millheim each Bsturday on
business and it was while walking the
streets of that town that he was taken
suddenly ill. Entering the BSpigle-
myer store he seked to remain there
until he felt better and he was given a
chair, Paralysis seized him and near
the noon hour he expired,
Funeral services will be held this
(Thursday ) morning at ten o'clock in
the church of the Evangelical Associa-
tion, Rev. Dorshler, of Blatington, 8 |
former mipister, sesisted by Rev,|
Carlie, to conduct the gervices. Barial |
will be made at Woodward,
Mr, Hoslerman wae the son of Mr.
and Mre. Thomas Hostermsn and Was |
born in Woodward, The twentieth of |
next month would have been his |
#ixty-pinth birthday anniversary, |
He was landlord of the Woodward |
House for a period of thirty-five years |
and later engaged in the mercantile |
bueiness In bis home town. He also
drove the silage to Coburn for a time,
but in recent years had lived a retired
life.
ie is survived by hls wife, nee
inda Roush, and ten children, ss
follows : John W., Charles H., Oliver
M., Herbert 8,, Buffalo, New York;
Thomas B,, Akron, Ohio ; Wesley B,,
New York; Mre. Harry Zieme,
Johnstown; Mre. Eogar Btover, Bloom.
y, New Jersey; Theodore G.,
Woodward ; Mise Lydis, st home,
Also by one brother and two sisters :
Thomss R,, of Coburn ; Mre. James
Wesver snd Mre. Howard Musser, of
Woodward.
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Med
After an illness of nearly a year, 8,
Edwin Royer, of 1415 Bevenih ave-
nue, Altoons, died at his bome at 6:42
o'clock Banday evening, of a compli
estion of diseseer. Employed a: a
janitor at (he central grammar school
Our years, ue was
about & year ago
eleadily ever
wae born at Pottere
i860, where he
fie was married
we ff f
in that city for |
compelled to retire
had be
2 T
Mr. Royse I
and en failing
ginoe,
Mille, Beplember 6,
grew to mabhood,
at that plece to Mis Nannie O.
McCormick, on April 25, 1887, They
0 Altoous about twenty-four
years 8:0 apd had there ever
since, He was sn sctive church work-
er and wae fora vuomber of years se
sistant superintendent of the First
Methodist Episcopal Bunday school of
the isl sixteen years
had cisss leader. He also
helped build the Lakemont
Methodist Episcopal church snd was
a number of years soperintendent of
the Baudsy school of that church.
Mr. Royer was a eincere and devout
Christian man and had earned the
respect and esteem of a great number
of people. Last he came to the
home of his sister, Mre. H.C. Bhirk,
in this place, where he spent several
months secking to recuperate his
health. He is survived by hie wife
and three daughters—Mre. Ross Runp-
ven, of Altoons, and Misses Edna snd
Mabel B., both st home, He is also
survived by one grandson and three
brothers and two sisters, as follows:
W. L., of North Dakota ; John B., of
Altoons, and Thomas F., of Potters
Mills ; Mre., Mary Krider, of Johns
town, and Mre, H. C. Bhirk, of Centre
Hall, He was a member of the
Modern Wood men of America and the
Washington Burial sseociation.
Funersl services were held Wednes-
day afternoon at two o'clock and ip-
terment took place in Altoons.
moved
resided
that city sud for
beeni 8
{a
fall
“il
Merrill J. Koapp, of Bellefonte,
died on Monday of Issel week of heart
trouble, aged thirly-one years, He
was married to Miss Minnie Grove, of
Lemont, who survives with one son,
Harold. Funeral services were held
Thureday afternoon, Rev. F. H.
Foee, of Centre Hall, assisted Rev. E.
Fuleomer in the funeral services,
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Mary Geraldine, aged one year and
six monthe, daughter of Eimer and
Minnie Bhaw, died at the parental
home at Burnhsm last Wednesday
afternoon, The parents moved from
Htate College two weeks ago, The
little child was buried in the Shiloh
cemetery, near Pleseant Gap, Saturday,
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Two Inches of Rain,
During the past week two inches of
rain fell. The heaviest precipitation
occurred Friday night when an inch
and a half of water soaked the ground,
holding the farmers bsok in thelr
spring plowing.
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You can buy a horse or trade yours
for another at the Geles livery stables
NO. 17
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Mr. and Mre, William MeGirk, of
Altoona, spent a few days last week
with their cousin, Mre. Henry Swabb,
Orvis Horner, of Colyer, is going in-
to the business of raising strawberries
and last week set out 2700 plants of an
extra fine variety of the fruit.
The sweet-scented srbutus is the
most sought after flower that blooms
Jost now. The woods is full of it and
many there are who seek its fragrance,
Misses Lottie and Ids Hettinger, of
Bpriong Mille, were pleasant callers at
this office Mondsy morning. The
College where she will spenl
time,
The
Boome
Degen & Jordan’ horse
held
asle,
at the
because of the inability of the gentle-
men to procure the kind of animale
To-morrow ( Friday) the district
Bundsy-aschool convention will be held
in the Methodist cuurch at Bpruce-
town. There will be an afternoon and
evening session. The program ap-
peared in last week's issue of this
paper.
Rev. H. W. Buck, Jr., of Scranton,
arrived st the home of his sister, Mre.
F. P. Geary. in this place, Monday,
and will lay seide the cares of minis-
terial duties long enough to enjoy a
few days in his favorite pestime—
fishing.
Members of the United Evangelical
church at Lewisburg dedicated their
new $30,000 church last Bundsy. The
church has a seating capacity of 1000,
During the time of building, which
extended over a period of nearly a
year, itie Union county cours house
was used for holding worship.
Monday morning Musser E.
Coldron, who for the past month or
more bas beet employed by the Bell
Telephone Company in the repairing
of their lines in this valley, left for
Wellsboro, Tioga county, to acoept a
position with the same company. He
will have work for the entire summer
with prospects of becoming a * reg-
ular” Bell man,
On
The scarcity and continued rice in
the price of print paper has csused
some newspapers coming to our desk
to become reduced in the number of
pages usually carried. The printer fe
certainly up against it; everything
that enters into the production of a
newspaper is takiog sky-high leaps,
snd the end is not yel—eo our paper,
ink snd type manufsciurers tell us.
Mr.and Mre. G. H. Thomse, who
spent a part of their honeymoon at the
Thomas home near Potters Mille, re-
turned to New York beginning of this
week. Mr. Thomss and Louis J.
Summerville formed a new law firm
and will be found at No. 7, East 420d
St., quite near to the Grand Cenirs)
depot. Mr.s Thomas is very much
impressed with Central Pennsylvania,
and is delighted with country life.
The Auman roller flour mill in Mill
heim was sold on Wednesday of last
week by 8B, W. Gramiey to M. A.
Bateman & Sop, of Erie. The new
firm took immediate possession of the
mil!, says the Millheim Journal. The
senior member of the firm had rented
the Kline mill, at Centre Mille, but
when he learned of the Millheim mill
being for sale he expressed himself! to
Mr. Kline ss being sorry of not having
known of the opening here and Mr,
Kline apparently was glad to release
him and continue the business in hie
own mill.
Deamer T. Pearce, of State Oollege,
Centre county's new sealer of weights
sud measures, assumed his new duties
on Wednesday of last week and will
make 8 eystematic canvass of the
county in pursuance of his duties to
see that all scales and messures cone
form to the standards. Although his
office dated from April 1st, he was un-
able io begin his work until after re-
ceiving his standard weights and
measures, which were tested and
approved and forwarded to the
Commissioners during the past week.
Quite a sensation was created in
Bellefonte on Monday night of last
week by the finding of a three weeks’
old baby on the convent steps on
Bishop street. The child was nicely
clothed and was in a basket, warmly
wrapped in a blanket. A card in the
basket stated that it had been christen
ed Mary in the Oatholic church. The
baby was sent to the hospital to be
taken care of. The abandonment of
the child was a one day's mystery as
on Tuesday evening its mother ap-
peared at the hospital and
factory explanations were
giveu ner oaby and took it
at Bellefonte, Batarday,
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