VOL. LXXXIX. TROOP L. DEPARTS AFTER ! PATRIOTIO DEMONSTRATION Dentre Uounty Tarns Out in Gres: Numbers at Bellefonte to Wish God Speed to Soldier Boys.~FProminent Meu Made Addresses, Bellefonte’s population was swelled by several thousand on Baturday night when farewell was said and God speed bidden Troop L on the eve of their de- parture for the mobilizatton camp at Mt. Gretns, With flags flying and drums beating a real martial air was given the demonstration which was held before the Elk’s home. B es were made by Edmund ma Col. H, 8B. Taylor and ex-Judge Ellis L. Orvis. The spirit of patriotism ran high in the vast assemblage, while the gravity of the situation was fully ap- preciated by all. Many ‘tear-dimmed eyes were observed in the crowd as Col. Taylor paid tribute to Centre county’s noble sons who have given her great prestige because of their military achievements in years gone by, apa impressing the members of the Troop with the importance of maintaining this same high fame in the event of being called to the battle- fields of Mexico. If there was an iota of fear in the breasts of any of the soldiers it failed to reveal itself in their couuntenancee. Standing by their gous with heads erect they ap- peared eager to do their part for the honor of their country, while a moth- er, sister or sweetheart standing near- by was filled with torebodings of what the fulure may have in store for this one or that one, The speakers expressed the hope that President Wilson may yet avert what appears to be the inevitable and that the boys of Troop Li. may be re- turned to their homes without the loss of a single man. At seven o'clock Bunday morning the troops entrained for the concen- tration camp at Mt, Gretna, A A A Y.W. 0, A of Centre Uounty—Notes, The board of directors of the Centre County Y. W. C, A. met at Btate Col- lege last Friday a week ago. Miss Lovejoy, the vice president, enteriain- ed the members at luncheon, after which a business meeting was held. Mre. Beach of Bellefonte was added to the board at this meeting, and Mrs. Thompson made chairman of the recreation committee for the county. After the business scesion a short talk was given by Miss Caroline Foresman, field secretary for county work, and an address by Miss Jessie Field, the National County Secretary. Miss Field came all the way from BSbtuth Carolina to attend ** Field Day’ and speak at this meeting, and her pres- ence was greatly appreciated by those present, During the past three months there have been organized one new Branch Bnow Shoe with 31 membars, and three Common Weal Clubs—Bpring Mills with 16 members; Oak Hall with 12; and Pine Grove Mills with 16. A High school club has been or- ganized in connection with the State College Branch. The following were recommended as leaders of Common Weal Clube : Bpring Mills, Miss Lola Ulrich ; Oak Hall, Miss Lavonne Ferree; Pine Grove Mille, Miss Woode, At Millbeim a group of girls desire to form a club, As yet no leader has been found but the girls expect to start something and get a leader. A meeting will be held at Orviston the last week of June, A variety of work is being carried on in the different branches and clubs, The activities of those previously or- ganized have been given. Of the later ones Bnow Bhoe is carrying on gymuasium work and cooking, hase two basket ball teame, and is planning to fix up a room for a community building ; Bpring Mills club is study- ing birds and vocal music ; Oak Hall, sewing and embroidery, and a study of * Christian Citizenship for Girle,”’; Pine Grove girls wish to take up sew- ing and instrumental music of some kind, hoping eventually to become an orchestra. Picnics and out-of-door meetings have been held in most of the organized communities, and in several of the clubs the playing of games is 8 part of each meeting. The possibility of co-operation be- tween the Pennsylvania State College and the Y. W. C, A. has been shown in several ways. Miss Lovejoy started the domestic science work at Snow Bhoe with an address on home prob- lems ; Miss Newcombe is instructing the gitle at Howard in the regular ex- tension courses in sewing; various bulletins and papers have been placed at our disposal, and many suggestions oflered. ‘The College authorities are very generous in ev-opersting in Field Day sctivities, and altho the weath r interfered with the holding of Field Day at the appointed time, they will doubtless give again the use of the campus, equipment, helpers, ete, The work of the county has been hampered by the difficulties of travel, making it hard for the secretsry to reach Loe communities snd confining the work to fewer places. BELLEFONTE TRIMMED, Loses Baseball Game to Centre Hal! by Ecore of 13 to 6, —~Hradiord Breaks Hone in Slide to Second Base, The chief event in the line of sports at the Community Picnic on Grange Park last Thursday was the baseball game between the local club and Belle- fonte, As in every instance in the paet few years Centre Hall came out victorious, holding the long end of the 12-6 score. Defeating Bellefonte has been the one big cinch the local elub has had on its schedule for some years. The town that boasts of Governors falls short in producing a nine that does the American game any great credit. True, there were a few on the team that stood out prominently, but there was a lack of team work and hitting in pinches that wins games. Al- though equalling the locals in the number of hits secured, they failed to come at opportune time for Bellefonte, while Centre Hall was strong with the willow when the bases were occupied. Beholl, the visiting pitcher, was touched up freely, but was the victim of several costly errors of commission. Three times runners scored when a clean play would have meant an out at the plate. In the seventh inning he was relieved by Montgomery, a southpaw, who failed to produce any- thing puzzling to the local batters, The one unfortunate incident in the afternoon’s play was the ipjury to William Bradford who was on the mound for the locals. In the seventh inning—up until which time he had kept the visitors to two runs—a slide into second base on a steal resulted in a bone in the ankle being broken, He was carried off the field but refused to be taken home, witnessing the finish of the game which brought victory to his team mates. Corman pitched the remaining two innings snd was found for four runs. The fielding of Milton Bradford and the batting of Garis and Smith were bright spots in the game, Victor A. Auman’s decisions on balls and strikes, as well, a8 on the bases, were (quite satisfactory to both sides, 1 be box score of the game follows : CENTRE HALL AB A . Gramiey, = Sarre + +r ¢ 3 1} FP. Bradiord, 8b......... 0 i M. Bradford, 2b - I 1 1 W. Bradiord, p....asee ee 1 3 W Gramley, 1b 5 7 Roar, of Corman, rl, Po. rn Balley, I......... Ars, ©... Crawlord, rl...... H O E BELLEFONTE Cronmilier, i Zimmerman, = Dedtrich, c....... Smith, Ib Montgumery, 2b, p Losa, 5b Scholl, p, Bottorf, rf Miller, of 9 12 THE BCORE BY INNINGS, Centre Hall—-0 0 20 4 3 3 0 x12 Bellefonte— 0001100138-6 Bases on balls, off Scholl 1 ; off Montgomery, 6 ; off Bradiord, 4; off Corman, 1. Two bese hits, Centre Hall, 4; Bellefonte, 3. Hit by pitched ball, Scholl and Balley, Struck out, by dcholl, § ; by Montgomery, 2; by Bradford, 7; by Corman 4. Wid pitches, Corman, Umpire, V, A. Auman, Scorer, Victor I. Jones. Time of game, 4 hours, ’ on I —— A A A ———— Milesburg, 2; State College, 1, In one of the best played games of baseball ever seen on Grange Park, Milesburg defeated Htate College Bat- arday afternoon by the small score of 2t0 1. The contest was waged on the occasion of the Korman reunion and furnished plenty of excitement for those who took in this feature of the day’s festivities. Htate College put a formidable team in the field, made up of members of the Methodist, Reformed and Presby- terian Bunday-school teams which comprise a league at State College. Milesburg shone less brilliantly in their play, nevertheless .delivered a punch at the opportune time that gave them victory. Oswald, pitcher for Milesburg, was steady thruout the game and gave Btate College lots of troubls with his speedy shoots. Metz, for the College town, is a sucoess- ful slow ball pitcher, and depends wholly upon his ability to place the ball where he wants it to win games. The deciding run of the gsme came in the ninth inning, being a fluke home rup, but for which the game would have gone into extra innings, Croonmiller, for Milesburg, drove a deep fly ball to right center, far be- yond the line of trees that skirt the outfield, The hit was good for two bases, bat in attemptiog to make the throw to head oft the runner at third base, Milesburg'’s right flelder heaved the ball against a tree, causing the ball to rebound in a direction out of reach of the fielders and before it could be recovered the winning run Was over the plate, —— A— A —— Btay at home July 4th and celebrate "HALL. PA. CENTRE HALL WITH IVE DAYS MORE have been arranged The wain feature slaughtered on July enced hand at mammoth cooking jobs, a Many responses to invitations to neigh is probable that a big parade will 0 here. These tireless little musicians wer last year and their prese: on hand. mark the opening. This will be held on will be on hand at that time. the park. 13 lig 0 A.M 11 A. M, point. Priz Ladi s8' Race ( Boys' Race ( age limit 16 to 20 point, 2PM. 3P. NM, $4.00 shoes ; pr Baseball Game — pring Mills esented by E, Young Man's Race, ( age limit 15 ¢ winner, Ladies’ Nail-driving Contest, ( 6 Goodhart , Ladies’ Ball-throwing Contest ( 12 ents presented by T. L. Smith, Sack Race for Boys ( age limit 10 to 14 dradford & Son. Wheelbarr Race for Girls by Merchant C. F, 3-Leg Standing Board Uw Emery. lace for Men— 4 pair entries, Jump -—~12 entries. Pr Benner Dinner and supper will be served } ceeds will be med to swell the 1.0. O. P Town Ulosis Up for Community Flenle, All business activity came to a stop for the greater part of last Thursday when the town’s population and that of the surrounding country took a day off to enjoy the community picnic on Grange Park. Stores, bank and of- fices closed their doors from ten to five and even the busy farmer lo is a precious thing was there because of the bard rain which fell the day be- fore. The day was ope of the very her credit. Many families partook of dinper under the shade trees, pre- ferring however to make use of the tables which the local Grange sup- plied, to the more picnic-like custom of gathering around a table-cloth epread on the ground. Old and young alike engaged in various forme of athletic contests, and the Boalsburg band was here Lo enliven the occasion with their music. In the various contests scheduled the following were winners: Jump- ing, Thomas Fose, prize, bair brush ; base ball bal ; second, Earl McClellan, prize, baseball glove ; ball throwing, Mise Verna Rowe, prize, toilet set; ball throwing, Mre, D. W. Bradford, prize, berry dish. ——————I A SO ——— New Uamp Site Sought at Paddy Mt, Bome time ago it was reported in the Centre Reporter that Mr. Robert De- Lisle, of Altoons, had taken out a lease from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on a quarter acre camp site located on the Penn Forest at Poe Mille. Mr. Meek, the forester in charge of the Penn Forest, reports to ue that Mr. Delisle has paid his rent for the first year and is about ready to build. Byron Garis, of Centre HAI, has a bid in on the contract, Applies tion for a lease on a small site at the confluence of Panther Run and Penns’ Ureéek has been made to the Depart- ment of Forestry by RB. BR. Palmer of 908-6th Ave, Juniata, Pa. Mr, Palmer wants this site for the erection of a cabin for the club house of the camp- ing party of Altoona shop men that he represente. It is hoped that he will secure this lease and soon start to erect the building. The Department of Forestry is anxious to rent oul se many ae possible of these permanent camp sites to responsible parties, $1381.90 Fala on Bounty Ulalmns in Centre, From April 15, 1915, to May 31, 1916, there was paid out in Uenire county as bounties on noxious animals the sum of $1881.00. This amount represented 92 wild cate at $6.00 a cat; 174 gra foxes apd 196 red foxes, at $2.00 each ; with the Odd Fellows. 55 minks and 306 weasies, at $1.00 each. THURSDAY. JUNE 29, 1916. NO. %_ OX ROAST AS FEATURE UNTIL THE GLORIOUS ‘* FOURTH” Of course, you're going to The remaine Contests of all kinds of the day will be the big ox roast which The young beast will be yrd and put into the big iron roaster on night, The committees cn the purchasing of boring lodges have been received, and it e the means of attracting a big throng Grange Park and the Orphanage Band 100-yd. dash and back to starting so-yard dash and back to starting versus Boalsburg, Prize, pair 100 yards and back, Prize to yrs }, Prize, picture ; presented by PF, V. ies ) Prize, aluminum angel cake pan; yrs } Prize, baseball bat ; presented by 10 10 16 yrs.) Prize will be present ed Prize will be presented by F. P, Geary. ize 10 be presented by Merchant G. O. grounds at 35 cents a meal, hall fond, The pro- Figares on Hear Meadows Forest Fire Full reports have been received by the Department of Forestry for the big forest fire which burned in the Bear Meadows region from May 9th to 16th, They show that a total ares of 5,670 acres was burned over, with an ensuing loss of $5,000. About 4,270 acres of the burned area are in Hunt ingdon county, and 1,400 acres in Cen tre county. 5,24 acres were Bilate Isnds, part of the Bear Meadows State Forest, and the remaining 466 acres were forest land privately owned. The bill for extinction submitted to the Department for payment was $540.68, This does not include $570 | earned by 250 Biate College students, | who refused to acoept pay for fighting | the fire, nor does it include charges { for the time of the Forest Service em- | ployees. With these items, the total | expense is about $1,500, The total | pumber of men engaged in combat- | ting the fire was 435, This is only one of a thousand in- stances of big damages resulting from forest fires because the Department of Forestry has not sufficient funds to | maintain an efilcient patrol and Jook- | out system during the dangerous ses- eon, Because of the inadequate force on the State Forest, and the total ab- sence of means for rapid commaunics- tion, before a large crew could be ‘sum- moned the fire had reached such size that it was almost a hopeless task to attempt to extinguish it. Even after the crew was mobilized, the roads were #0 few and in such poor @ondi- tion that it was next to lmpossl to travel in any way except afoot, The fire burned fiercely for over six days, and in addition to the Joss in timber and ground cover, thousatitls of game birds and wild soimals met death in ite flames. It was by far the worst fire of recent years in the Bear Meadows section. It is to be hoped that the next legislature will sBpply funds which will make it possible to prevent a recurrence of such . So. ices wale of a man-needed reson No ¥aper Next Week, The time-honored custom of mite ting an issue of the Reporter the week of July 4th will be obséfved, consequently there will be no § printed next week, This brief respite from the hum of presses and the ‘oliok of type will be thoroly enjoyed the entire force, our readers may pure, The next issue will bear the date of July 15, Anent the heavy raninfall this month, Prof, C. L. Goodling, of Penn« yivania Biate College, has that on every 1130 tons of water nave fall er, w hich 150 pounds to every stalk of corn. TAKES SICK IN FIELD; DIES OF APPENDIVITIS, Harry M. Walker Unable to Stand Opers. tion Dies After Day's Fuffering st His Home in Rebersburg, Frank Bhutt Dies in Ohlo, Last Thursday evening, after being in the flelds working all day, Harry M. Walker, of Rebersburg, was sud- denly taken sick, His wife at once called Dr, Frank who pronounced the case appendicitis or a rupture of the sppendix. Arrangements were made to take Mr. Walker to the Bellefonte hospital, but in attempting to move him it was found that he could not stand the trip, so doctors Locke and Dale were called to the home to per- form an operation on Friday after. noon. After the case was examined it was found to be a rupture of the appendix and In a stage so far ad- vanced that there would be slight hope for recovery. The operation wae delayed and he was left in the hands of two trained nurses. With all the a!- tention that could be given Mr. Walk- er nevertheless continued to weak- en and passed away on Baturdsy fore- noon. He was aged thirty-eight years snd two months, He leaves a wife and two children—Lee and (Howard — to mourn the death of a kind busband and father. The following brothers snd siete s survive : Wallace, Mrs, Ida Weaver, of Rebersburg; William, Mre, William Tyson, of Wolfs Store ; Mre. Bamuel Esterline, Green Burr, He was married to Volga Esterline, Funeral services were held Tuesday morning in the Reformed church and burial made in the Union cemetery,’ Rebersburg, Rev. J. L. Metzgar offi- y 1 Frank W. Shatt, \ rank W. Bhutt died at the home of his son, William B. Bhutt, in Well- ington, Oblo, early Fridsy morning, after a month's serious iliness which confined him to bed. Three years ago bis health gave way, his physician de- clariog that consumption was affect. ing him. He later submitted to an operation after which his health ap- peared to improve. A year ago he visited his old home town, Centre Hall, for a short stay, returning home in improved health apparently. He suffered a relapse a few months ago and his decline was rapid, Frank sShutt was the son of Samuel and Basan Shutt snd was born io Jacksonville sixty-five years sgo on August 25. He followed the bisck- smith trade in Centre Hall for a num. ber of years, removing to his late home in the fall of 1908, where he was en- gaged io similar occupation until ill health interfered three years ago. He wae twice married, his first wife, who was Nettle Frost, of Jollet, Ill., pre ceding him to the grave iwenty-nine years ago. To thie union survive two sone—Willlam B., of Wellington, Ohio, and Frank, of Kansas City, Kanear. His second wife, nee Maggie Vooads, survives with one dsughter, Wilma, One brother, W. B. Bhatt, of Wellington, Ohio, and one sister, Mrs. J. C. Brown, of Potters Mills, also re- main, Funeral services were held at hie son's bome BSanday afternoon and burial made in Wellington. Gun Troop Offers Services, That the members of the Mounted Machine Gun Troop, recently organ- izsd at Boalsburg under Theodare Davis Boal, did not join the troop for the fun and sport that they might derive from sudh an orgenization, was demonstrated last week when ninety per cent, of the members sighified their willingness to fight for the stars snd stripes. Owing to the short time that the troop has been in existence it has not yet been taken Into soy branch of the service, consequently the cal! issued to the National Guards men does not apply to it. Their pa triotism is clearly shown in the follow- ing resolutions which they adopted and forwarded to the war department: Resolved, that the Firet Pennsyl- vania Volunteer Machine Gan Troop of Btate College offers ita services as a body to the Federal Government for immiediate duty in the Mexican crisis. That every man is ready to take up arms in defense of the flag. That the troop is now ready to pro- ceed as a body to a point of mobilizsa- tion. Be it farther resolved that a copy of these resolutions be added to the per manent record of the troop, and that copies ‘be forwarded immediately to the War Department, Washington, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS No paper next week, John Philip Bouss, the noted band- master, took part in a big clay pigeon shoot held st Btate College a short time ago, Master Clyde Bmith is spending a few weeks with his father, Witmer Bmith, at Milesburg, and will assist in the hay field. Mr. and Mre. E. M., Huyett and daughter, Miss Miriam, are spending 8 ehort time in Wenonah, New Jer- sey, as the guests of Mr. and Mre. Will- ism A. Magee, Mre. Josnns Foster and daughter Margaret, of Buffalo, New York ; Mies Mazie Fuster and brother John, of Aaronsburg, ware an auto party which spent Friday at the home of Mre. Isaac Bmith, io this place, Misses Marion Bradford, daughter of Williaa Bradford, and Berths Au- man, daughter of Jerome Auman, both of Phoenixville, are guests of friends snd relatives at Centre Hall and Bpring Mille, They will remain until after July 4th. An even dozen applicants were granted paturslization papers at the regular session of the Centre county Naturalization Court, held Tuesday of last week. German, Italian, Russian, Austrian «nd Huopgarian were made American citizens. A carload of prisoners from the penitentiary at Pittsburgh arrived at the new penitentiary at Rockview last Thureday. In the lot was ‘Squire Hayes Behenck. of Howard, convicted 8 few months sgo in the Centre county courts for bounty swindles, Refusing to pay any intention to a warning given him to return s stolen Capers, a warrant was sworn out and verved on a Millheim young man last week. The camera was taken from R. 8. Btover's jewelry store. The price of the machine snd coste were paid by the thief. Messrs. Bamuel Duret and “John H. Durst, of Potter township, last week received a brand new threshing ma- chine, equipped with the most modern spplisnoes, including that feature which eliminates all dust in the barn. They will be ready to do good work for the farmrs following harvest. Elmer Miller, teacher of the gram- mar grade in the boro schools, and his sister, Miss Bertha Miller, of Tussey- ville, are attending the summer session for teachers at Pennsylvania Stale Col- lege. Both of these young people sre a credit to the teaching profession and are forging abead in their chosen vocs- tion, Mre. Edward Lingle, formetly of oear Spring Mille, who with ber hus- vand moved to Lock Haven a short time ago, writes the Reporter that Mr. Lingle has found employment in the paper mill st that place and thst they like their new home very well. High water did considerable damage in their town, she writes, Miss Nellie Bmith, of Bellefonte, is making arrangements to leave for Crystal City, Missourl, some time this week, to spend a month with her uncle, Dr. James Hosterman, and also with her brother, Calvin Smith, who bas employment with a branch of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company in that Missouri city. I'he home of William Kern at Oak Hall wae the scene of a birthday sui- prise party a week ago on Thursday, Mr. Kern being reminded of the anni- iwersary of his natal day by a goodly pumber of neighbors and friende. Choice refreshments were served dur- ing the evening and at the hour for de- parting all wished him many returns of the day. Messrs. John Slack, of Potters Mills ; T. B. Jamison, of Bpring Mills, and Matthew Goheen, of Boalsburg, were among the Reporter's callers on Thure- day of last week who advanced their subscriptions, Each reported that all were anxiously awaiting fine weather, or rather wishing for a continuation of the character of the weather then ix- ing served, so that the farmers and all classes could again go on with their work. The farmers sure ought to be a happy people with nearly every fleld, no matter what crop is growing, looking so wonderfully promising. A tour through Potter township will con- vince one that not in a long time have the grass fields had such a general fine search for a fleld of grass that will not make at least a fair crop. Wheat is ‘also in fine condition snd has a great length. Oats and barley flelds are aleo corn is a perfect set and is growing at a wonderful rate. The farmer can sit on his Ford or Packard and look out over the fleld with great satisfadtion, and peed havejno dread of the busy sea- #00 DOW on.
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