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“VOL. LXXXIX.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
FOR I, OO. F, CELEBRATION
More Than 10,000 Visitors ¥xpected at 20th
Anviversary of Sanbuary Odd Fellows’
Orphans’ Home,
The biggest event in the annals of
Pennsylvania Oddfellowship, and one
of the biggest evente in the history of
National Oddfellowship, will be held
at Sunbury, Monday, September 4'b,
wien the Odd Fellows’ Orphans’
Home of Central Pennsylvania wiil
celebrate ite 20th anniversary.
For months and months Odd Fel-
lows turuout the state have been pre-
paring for this big celebration, sand
now that the time is almost bere, ar-
rangements have been perfected.
Hon, Perry A. Bhanor, Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of Penp-
sylvanie, I. O, O. F.,, will be the speak-
er of the day. The team of the Home
will play the visitors, under the Cap-
taincy of Wyllye R. Avery of Mans
field. The Orphans’ Home Band, the
Orphans’ Home Orchestra, the Mt,
Carmel Glee Clab, and other organizs-
tions will give musie during the day,
and the entire programme as announce
ed by Hon. W, H. J. Holman, Chair-
man of the Commit ee, is replete with
interesting features that combine to
make the day most enjoyable and in-
spiriog to everyone who attende.
The official progam follows :
10:30 a. m. Band Concert.
11:15 a. m. Orchestra Concert.
1:00 p. m. Selection by the Band.
Singing of the Opening Ode,
Prayer by the Chaplain, Dr. Frank Leidy
Address of Welcome, President J, W, Stroh
Selection by the Glee Club of Mt, Carmel
Address by the Superintendent, KE. E
Chubbuck
Address by the Matron,
Selection by the Band.
Historical Reading by Past President Dr.
W. H.J, Holman.
Selection by the Band.
Address by the Grand
Shaunor,
5:00 p. m. Bali Game~Home Team vs Team
of Visitors under the Captaincy
of Brother W. R. Avery of No. bis
Twenty years ago wheu the Home
was fiuuded there were but ten or-
phans in it. At the present time
there are 170. Toe Banbury Howe is
the mos: successful, the fluest in equip-
ment, and the largest home in the
State aud one of the iargest in the
world.
A sight of the Home alone is worth
the trip. Tue lsrge school buliding,
and tbe Main Building, are among the
finest bufldinge ioc Central Peunnsyl-
vania. The Home has its own light-
ing plant, its own laundry, and its
own bakery.
Arrangements have been made to
build suother additigpn to the Home
within the next year, and everything
points toward a more successful year
than ever before,
Mrs. Chubbuck
Master, Perry
Forest Fire showa in Movies,
It may be of interest to the readers
of this paper to kuow that a real
forest fire was staged in the dSouth
Mountains in Franklin county and a
moving picture taken of this coufla-
gration that consumed many acres of
forest land. However, it mus: be
understood, that the benefits 0 be
derived will be much grester than the
damage done. It bas become the
custom iateiy, in the line of education
for the various departments of tne
government snd of large concerns, to
teach their lessons by means of the
motion piciure, Foliowiog this ides
the Penns, Department of Fore.try iu
cooperation witn the Vitsgragb
Company of Americs, has completed
the motion picture of a real aud large
forest fire in two reels, The picture is
completed aud is now ready for relesse
through the various booking sgeucies,
This film contains a very pretty
thread of story runuciug thruous the
pic ure but the mein idea is to show
to the audience what & real forest fire
is like and also to convey the mesns of
combstiug it, the cause and its results,
The picture is called ‘The Curse of
tue Forests” representing a huge
foreat fire, the start and the means
used in detecting it and lnstroments
used io locating it, and contains more
“action” and “thrill” than the
ususl picture feature. It is a ploture
of an actual fire that burned in Frank-
lin county and it does not contain one
single faked scene, every foot of the
picture was taken in Penusylvanis,
The picture, it Is hoped, will soon be
seen in one of the Jocal theatres, and
will be properly advertised. Centre
county is one of the forest regions of
the state that Is unfortunate to have
many destructive fires of her own that
are only too realistic, however the
ploeture will be of interest to those who
are not familiar with actually combat
ing a forest fire. If seeing this ploture
will prevent one large fire it will be
wotth many times over the cost of
production,
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Community Fionlo Ketalled,
The community picnic which was
to have been held at Boalsburg, on
Baturday, has been cancelled, to cone
fortn with the state health deport
ment’s order regarding the asrembe
ling of children on such oooasions.
43:d ENOUAMPMENT & FAIR
UPENS SATURDAY A WEEK,
As Time Draws Near Grange Park is Scene
of Great Activity for Domfort and Uon-
v.olenoe of Thousands of Vish.ors A
Last Uall fo Exhibits,
The forty-third annual Grange En
ceampment and Fair will open on
Saturday, September 9th, and continue
until the 15th,
Numerous exhibition buildipgs are
on the grounds and many tents will
be erected, The entire ground and
buildinge have been provided with »
enmplete electric light aystein, so tha
it will be practical y se light at night
as in the day time,
A week from Saturday the great
Encampment and Grange Fair will be
opened for a week of recreation to the
farmers of Centre county snd their
friends,
A number of workmen have been on
he ground for several weeks prepar-
ing for the comfort of vi«itore, There
are pumerous stables and exhibition
buildings on the ground which are for
the use of exhibitors, Farmers should
bring their flue horses and eattle for
exhibition.
A splendid poultry building offers a
fine opportunity to poultry raisers to
show their stock and make sales for
another season. A small premium
will be paid for every bird and pet
animal placed on e¢xhibition, You
can’t afford to mise this opportunity of
showing your poultry.
I'he exhibit of sgricultural and
norticuitural products will be the
largest in the history of the Grange
Fair. Every farmer and every gar-
dener sould place something on ex-
nibition and help make this farmers’
exhibition the largest and best ip
yeare, If each one will brirg only »
few articles there will be a display
that will excel any exhibit in ceotral
P.nueylvanis. Io the household de-
partment, women are crged to bring
their handwork of all Kinde, ss well as
the relics they are proud of, Let
others see the beautiful snd curious
things you bave stored away. Bmall
premiums are paid in all these depart-
mente,
Every effort is being made to make
the camp pleasant and comfortable,
Campers are iudic ting a desire to be
on the ground early and tents will be
ready for occupancy at least three
days in advance. You can’t sfford to
miss this pleasant social gathering.
The srouud will be in excellent
condition and the entertainment the
best ever given, New amusements
nave been contracted for and there
will be something to please everybody.
A full program of the proceedings
for the week will be lssued next week.
At present writing everything is ip
a promi-ing condition for a great
Euvcampuent,
LEONARD HHONE,
Cheirmao,
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B-Yenr Course Mukes Fractional Farmers,
The two-year course in agriculture
which was established at The Peun-
sylvania State College in 1907 is pro-
duciug men who are aculeving »
Mrge success iD Ian Wauagement and
weny otuer lives of agricul ural work.
lustauces of highly successful grado-
ates might be wuilipiicd, Last year
«wo hondred sud two students, the
iargest Lumber on record, were enroll
ed 10 this colline,
Lhe two-year course ia designed to
ft student for practical country life
aud more part.cularly for those who
are DOU prepared sud Cannot prepare
tor she futir-year cour.es, LUL who lu
wid to ase farming cneir life work,
Lo enter Lhe Course ab Applicant muse
ve eighieen years Of age Or over sud
west satisfy the dean of the Benool of
Agriculture chat ue is sufficiently well
prepared lu secondary scnool subjecs
0 be able Lo puiste Lhe Work with
profie. Owe fuil year of farm experi-
euce OF ite equivalent is required.
Persons seeking aduwission to this
wourke or Oesiring further tuformation
stolid write 10 tue dean of the schoo:
of agriculiuce for appiication bisnk.
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Farmer's ¢ood » Xouse,
Recently a meichaut not many
mites frow uere happened to see a farm-
ef recive 8 box st the depot and po-
viced thet It was from » mall order
uouse, He also noticed that the
gOuMs were right in his line aud the
sulle 88 he Carried for years, He lm-
wedistely approached tue farmer ana
ehid
“I could have sold you the goods
yull have here for less money than the
Uhicago tuvuse and saved you the
teighs.”’ .
“ then why don’t you do #0,” sald
whe farmer, ‘I bave taken the local
paper for a year sud have not seen »
flee about yu selling these of any
other goode. ‘This mall order house
sends advertising vo me sskiog for my
uraue, sod they get it. Lf you bave
suy osrgsios, why don’t you pus
‘het 10 Lhe paper sO We CA soe WDAL
they are?’
— A SAGA
To President Wilson's credit—a rec-
ord of performe noe.
AN APPRECIATION OF
OUR PRETTY TOWN.
Opening of School Delayed Three Woe ks,
| The borough and township schools,
| instead of being on the start of anoth-
| er school year, this week, have had
| thelr opening postponed until Mon-
| day, September 18th, which is ip
[ A few weeks ago the Reporter in its
of the Altoona Tribune,
is a keen observer is proven by the fact
believe there is any exaggeration about
advise you to make the trip, for you
will see one of the most substantial
ad best appearing small towns in the
atate,
On previous ocessione we have re- |
ferred to the beauties of Blair county’s |
small towne, but Centre Hall is the]
equal of the best we can produce—and
then some,
Returning from Penns Cave,
bied to the Centre Hall hotel, where
we bad made advance arrangements |
for dinner, for the folks at the cave |
were indifferent to the hunger gnaw- |
ing at our ** innards,” and we had to]
swallow it until we reached the]
charming little borough to the south. |
It wes long after the regular dinner |
hour when we arrived, weak and half- |
famished, and this may have had |
something to do with the satisfaction |
that came to us as we sat around the |
well-laden table and partook of the
best that Centre county could produce,
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Mine Host Runkle is an accommo-|
dating snd courteous gentleman and |
understands how to bestow the little
touches so welcome to tourist. The
hotel stands at the corner of the dis
mond and is in a choles location,
A prominent druggist of Altoona
had motored to the town while on a
little vacation tour and was so pleased |
with the town snd the sccommoda- |
tion, he snd his glod wife decided to!
remain for a few daye. It happened
that a well known Altoons lpsurance
adjuster stopped at the hotel, and he
aleo expressed a desire to spend several |
diys in the town, I
We menticn this to show that The |
Observer was not the only one fa |
vorably impressed with Centre Hall.
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It was at the Centre Hall botel we
met the owner of Penne Cave Robert
P. Campbell-—and he made up for his |
absence at the cave by ushering us|
scout the town aod showing off some ;
of its good pointe,
Our first visit was to the social
quarters and lodge room of the Ma-|
sonic fraternity of this section and we |
found them very comfortably install-|
ed, The members are very proud of]
their rooms and have a very complete |
recreation roow, while the lodge room |
is furnished io excellent taste.
Oa every hand were evidences of
thrift, nestness and prosperity. The
town is about a mile long and there ls
not a fence within its hmita, All the
iawnes are kept lu splendid condition
sud there is an abundaper of room
gbout the homes. The reside nces are of
a pleasing style of architecture, the
owners showing a great denl of indi-
viduality, snd most of them: seemed to
pe freshly paloted., Oiled macadam
roads, electric light and pure mountain
water are some of the modern utilities
evjoyed by the people.
Disgousily from the hotel stands the
Lutneran church--a very attractive
looking edifice—and there are four
others, although we did not see all—
the Presbyterian, Reformed, Evangeli-
cal and Methodist,
Mr, Campbell took us to the home
of the Centre Hall Reporter, a paper
we have often seen ¢.oted, and it
nappened tuat the editor wae In the
post office, next door. I'he proprietors
uf the paper are th & Baliey and
veoause of Mr. Bmivn’s Intimacy with
Colonel Bhoemaker, owner of the
Iribuue, we were given a cordial
greeting.
Mr. smith Is also postmaster of the
wwn and Ventre Hall has reason to be
proud of the aruistic and bandsome
vutiding in which the government
nes ite headquarters, while the news
paper office Is vo aifferent from the
average country newspaper as 0
awaken admiration snd surprise. Mr.
swith’s cozy home forms part of the
viock of bulldinge, all being fluishea
local columns made mention of a visit
That Mr. Probyn
that his eye took in all the good things
His complimentary
the article.—Ed.]
The printing office is well equipped.
fashioned hand press,
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its extreme age. Colonel B, K. Me.
session,
We remembered that Centre Hall
was the home of John D. Meyer's
father and decided to pay our respects
to the sire of the Tribune's tressurer.
We found him sitting on the porch of
his beautiful bome and had a very
pleasant chat for a few minutes, Mr,
Meyer is advancing in years but be-
lieves in being perennially young and
is never happier than when exchang-
ing a jest or being in the society of
young reople. We were urged to
epend some time at his hospitable
home, but time was pressing and we
were obliged to decline.
Oue hundred yarde from the hotel
the highway ascends the bresst of
Nittany mountain and continues in a
gradual assent to the summit, Just
before reaching the lop we stopped to
geze upon & scene 80 sublime that
| words are inadequate to express our
| feelings, The trees obecure the view
{ almost all the way to the summit, bu!
{a few yards from the crest the band of
man has made a clearing and there,
spread before us, was one of the most
beautiful panoramas we have ever
seen. [he view from Wopsy ls mag-
stupendous than the
remarkable fertility directly in the
foreground of the latter, besutiful with
the flelds of Penns valley stretching
away in the distances for miles ana
miles on either side, is surely without
We have stood
on the crest of Campbeli's ledge at the
extreme west of Wyoming. valley aud
we have looked upon the valley from
eights above Wilkes-Barre, aud it le
wonderful ; we have seen some rare
vistas iu Eoglaod and Wales, but we
do pot thiok suy of them quite com-
pare with the lovely pastoral scene as
viewed from Ola Nittany. The entire
valley seems t0 be under cultivation.
I'he fleids were ripe with the goiden
grain, while the shocks of wheat ana
barley here and there, in serried
ranks, enbacced the pawural beauty.
Clumps of woodland added a touch of
vetdure to the brown of the fresbly-
plowed fleids ; the air was clear and
the sun bright, making the conditions
wieal, Far in the distance rose the
noble heights of Tussey mountain and
beyond were the Crests of the Seven
Mountaioe, forming a gigantic barrier
between Centre Hall snd Lewistown.
One became lost in sdmirstioo,
Worde were puerile and meaningless,
[he most eloquent phrases were iu-
adequate and silence was Lhe most
fisting tribute oue could pay. If you
go that way lo your car, stop for ten
minutes and let your soul feast upon a
sight that will iift you into the sublime
and take you near to the Divine,
The western slope of Nittany moun-
tain is much longer than the eastern
and it Lok some Lime Lo emerge from
the gap into the town of Pleasant Gap
~guother long -drawn -out affair,
After traveling between neat homes
for tully & mile, a sharp turn 0 the
ieft was made and we were oo the
ideal stale highway between Belie-
fuente and Biate College,
[ Here " The Oteerver " goes on in his interest.
ing style to explain the trip over the new pen.
tentiary grounds, ollowing up with & trip to state
same journey 10 all motorists. ~ Editor)
Johanson. Wiliams,
On August 24, at the residence of the
groom's sister, Mrs. Ralph Stover, at
Pine Hall, Forest W. Johoeon, of
state College, and les Edna P. Will
fame, of sootis, were united in the
ponds of matrimony in the presence of
the immediate friends, by Rev, 8B. CO,
siover, of Boalsuurg. After congratu-
istions the guests were ushered into
the dining room where a delightful
repast was served, Hest wishes to
“ Deeds not words |’ Walle the Re-
publican canaidate is swinglog around
the circuit at the rate of some score
thousand words & day, the Democratic
president is calling together the leaders
of every side of the threatened great
strike and forcing them by the power
of his presence and logic to enthrone
reason and not utterly upset the coun-
try's commerce. [t has been notably
sn administration of deeds ma
citizen may learn for himeell without
thewe youug people la vheir life work
requiring Wx Monti W Luvestigate
keeping with Btate Commissioner of
Health Dixon’s sweeping order, issued
in an effort to check the spread of
infantile paralysie, Buperintendent
D. O. Ettere notified H. F. Bitner,
secretary of the local school board, on
Friday afternoon, to delay the open-
ing of school for three weeks, or unti)
Monday following the Grange En-
campment, This mesns that the
echool term will run two weeks later
in the spring, since the week of the
Grange Fair ie iocluded In the delayed
term,
Dr. Dixons
close of
orders called for the
“all schools” in the state,
consequently not a Bunday-school
class convened among the five churches
in the town on Bunday, which fe
without parallel in the history of the
vlace,
EA —
Two Grand Old Ladies Pass Another
Milestone,
The past week witnessed the birthday
anniversaries of Centre Hall's oldest
two residents—Mre, HFusanna Bpangler
and Mre, Mary Diogee. The former at-
taived ber eighty-eighth birthday on
iast Tuesday while the latter passed her
elghty-seventh milestone three days
ister. Both ladies spent the daye in
much the gsme manper that has
characterized their lives for Lhe past
score of years—eapjoylog a pleasant
chat with neighbors snd kip, giving a
kindly suile snd cheery greeting to
passersby. Both Mrs. Spangler and
Mre. Dioges unre enjoyiog eplendid
beaith snd possess Reenness of
faculties that one would nsturslly look
for in folks a quarter century younger.
The Reporter is happy in the fsct
that these grand oid Indies are epjoy-
fog life at their advanced age and
trusts that they may wilness the pase-
ing of the remaining few years that
will round out s century.
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Comes Across the Country in His Ford,
Rev. James Wilson, a Presbyterian
minister and native of Belleville, Mifl-
lin county, sud now residing st Bell-
ingham, Wasbiogton, made a lranus-
continental trip of 5300 miies Lo his
former home, arriving one day last
week, Oa Saturday he visited his
cousiv, J. T. Potter, in this place.
Rev, Wilson was sccompanied by his
wile ae far me lows and from there
came the remainder of the distance
slone., The trip was made in a Ford
runabout without thesligutesl mishap
occurriog on the whole journey. In
other words, *‘the little old Ford
rambled right alopg.”
18 Tickets noid to stiaagie Qlny,
Eighteen tickets to Atlantic City
were sold from Centre Hall Saturday
uigh«. A pumber of others from the
outlying country disirict planned to
take the Penns, ’s last $8.00 excursion
but balked after reaching the slation
snd hearing the infantile paralysis
situation, as i. exists in Lhe eas!, die
cussed,
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K. GU KE Besting,
The Reporter is requested to an-
pounce that on Friday evening, Sep-
tember 1st, all members of the local
lodge of the Kuigots of the Golden
Eagle are to assemble in their hall for
the purpose of deciding whether or
pot they will change their place of
meetiog.
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Infactile Paralysis ia Usion County,
The first case of lofantile paralysis
in Unison county has developed at
Vicksburg, six miles west of Lewis
burg. Toe patient, Davis Ebert, 7
years old, became ili several days ago.
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BIATE AGRICULTURAL NOTES,
The lack of rain during the past few
weeks has retarded both potato and
buckwheat ciops in many sections.
Apple crops larger than normal
yields are expected in Eik, Forest,
Mercer, Potter, BSusquehannos, and
Tioga counties.
Farm labor ie reported very scarce
and in some counties lack of farm help
has greatly retarded the harvesting of
the crops this season,
The average price of cherries per
quart in the Biate was eight cents,
raspberries, ten cents and blackberries
nine cente. Clearfield county reports
a hay harvest of over twenty per cent.
larger acreage than last year,
In August, 1915, a Fulton county
farmer bought five ewes for §25. This
summer he 80 d five lambs when four
monthe old for $68, and 87} pounds of
wool for $12.87. He retained the best
jamb and now has a flock of six sheep,
cleared the original investment and
had $41 profit. The cost of keeping
the sheep was very small,
You, Mr. Farmer, get the benefit of
the low price at which we purchased a
your order ia at once.~R, D, Foreman,
NO. 34
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Pennsylvania State College will not
open until Thursday morning, Bep-
tember 21.
Mies Orpha Grasmley, of Bpring
Mille, spent a few days lset week with
ber friend, Mise Helen Bartholomew.
Edward Btover, who since lset April
has been employed in a creamery sat
Maple Park, Illinois, returned to Cen-
tre Hall last week.
Mr, Farmer, it pays to use a good
brand of fertilizer for your fall seed-
ing. We have it in a carload just
received.—R, D. Foreman.
Mies Ida Bweetwood, who for the
puet few months has been in Btone
Harbor, New Jersey, returned home
last week and will prepare to enter
tome institution of learning.
The Spring Mille baseball nine
played two games on Baturdsy after-
nuon on their home grounds, winning
the firet from Linden Hall, 8 to 8, and
losing the second to Millhelm, 8 to 0.
A hard shower Bunday night and a
rain extending throughout the greater
part of Monday morning resulted in a
total of .B0 of an inch of rainfall. It
was 8 most welcome rain to the
farmer.
W. A. Huber, of Mechanicsburg,
who for many years has conducted the
novelty store during the Grapge En-
campment, will be at his usual stand
this year. Read his ad. in this issue
regarding the bargains to be offered
duricg Grange fair week.
Billy Mitterling doesn’t
the worde *‘ lost" and ‘died’ as hav-
ing sny relation to one another, for
when a friend spprosched him with
the remark, ‘I heard you lost a good
cow,” Billy laconically replied,
“Why, no, I know where she is, for
I put her under the ground myself.”
Tk= Bsbersburg Reformed charge
last week voled to extend a call to
Rev. D. J. Wolfe, of Apolio, to become
pastor of their charge. The vote was
taken following trial sermons preach.
ed at the various appointments, Rev,
George A. Blsuffer, the former pastor,
has been forced to resign owing to ill
health.
Accorling to sn opinion hsoded
down by Judge Quigley, last week,
tail lights on sutomobiles standing
along the curb or parked peed not be
lighted. The case was appealed by
Prof, C. L. Goodling who a few weeks
ago was flued in Btate College for such
sn act. The outcome of the case will
interest local autoiste,
“Centre County Herald” i the
name of a new newspaper published sat
Howard by F. B. Dunham, who inter-
mitiebtly for the past wenty-one
years issued the Howard Hustler. Ili
bealth forced suspension of the Hustler
two years ago ; new vigor and renewed
spirit prompled the venture of & new
sheet. Success to Mr. Dunham.
Alvin 8B. Myers, of Jacksonville,
Floride., was an arrival in Centre Hall
on Friday, being on his way to Boale-
burg where he is spending as short
time with hie parente, Mr. and Mure.
D. W. Meyers. Mr, Myers’ object in
coming at this time was 10 take back
home his young son who hss been in
Centre county for a few months, be-
fore restrictions on the infantile par
alysis situation become more serious.
Mr. Myers holds a fine position with
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
ss lumber inspector,
On Wednesday morning while se-
sisting in threshing oats near the Gep-
hart farm barn in Millbeln, Peter A.
Breon sustaived an ugly snd psinfal
wound on his chest, says the Millbeim
Journal, He wae forking the grain
onto the machive and in some mannoer
his fork wes caught by the belt and
the handle broke. The one end oi the
pandle of the fork penetrated the left
side of hie chest and tore a» hole about
four inches long. The other part of
the fork was thrown from the machine
to the engine. Dr. C. 8B, Musser was
summoned and rendered necessary aid
to the injured man. He found the
chest opened up, but thioks the lung
waa not punctured and it is hoped the
wound will heal all right.
Dr. L. E. Wolfe, of Quincy, mention
of whose coming to Usntre Hall to
practice his proiession was made last
week, was in town last Friday to
make definite arrangements for pro-
curing & house. Dr. Wolfe had the
Packer home in view bul owing to the
uncertainty of Prof. Packer's obtain-
ing » house in the Pittsburgh district,
he wae obliged to lock elsewhere and
succeeded in leasing the Daniel Louse
home. Itis Dr. Wolfe's intention to
move here on or about SBeplember 15th,
with kis wife and family, The physi-
clan is not a stranger by any means,
tiaving been reared in Madisonburg
and when a young man tsught a
pumber of years in the township
his profession.