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VOL. LXXXIX.
EASTERN GLEE QUARTETTE,
Third Attraction on Looal Lecture Oourse
to Appear Saturday Evening, Decem-
ber Oth,
Lovers of good musie, both instru
mental and vocal, will delight in the
forthcoming number on the Centre
Hall Lecture Course—The Eastern
Glee Quartette—which Is scheduled to
appear in Grange Arcadis, Baturday
evening, December Bib. The quartette
is made up of four young men, with
experience that hes resulted in finish
and grace that makes their varied
program a rare delight. One of the
many excellent features of the even-
ing’s performance is their bell ringing.
Standing behind a table containing
fifty or more differently esized and
tuned belle, they are capable of pro-
ducing the most exquisite and delight-
ful music by means of these clear
sounding instruments, Their singing
includes solo and quartette work, and
pre's comments coming from various
places where they bave appeared are
of the highest order.
Don’t miss the entertainment, for
it is worth infinitely more than the
admission price, 35 cente.
Saturday evening, December
in Grange Arcadia.
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Save Your Uorn for State Show,
Farmers throughout the State who
are now selecting their seed corn for
next season are urged by Becretary
of Agriculture Charles E. Patton to
save their choice corn for exhibition
at the State Corp, Fruit, Dairy Prod-
ucte, Vegetable and Wool Bhow
which will be held at Harrisburg on
January 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.
Valuable cash prizes have been « flered
in the various classes announced forthe
corn show and the farmers of any one
county may join together and with
100 ears of prize corn they may win the
county prize of $25.00 as well as the
individual prizes in the various classes,
In selecting the corn for display at
the show the farmers are advised to
select the best one hundred ears acd
by elimination to rejuct all but the
twelve best ears which should be sent
to Harrisburg for the show. Ten ears
will constitute a single display but
two extra ears are always advised in
case of damage to any of the consign-
ment.
The points used in scoring exhibits
of dent corn are as follows :
Market and Beed condition —18
points. The ears must be firm and
dry. The cob must be dry and bright
in color. The kernels hard and firm,
Uniformity of exhibit—10 points,
The ears of the exhibit should be as
nearly one size as possible, The ears
must have straight, uniform rows of
kernels, The kernels must be uni.
form in type and color, The inden-
tations medium smooth and uniform
in all ears. Bhape of ears —10 pointes,
The ear should be cylindrical in
shape or nearly so.
Length of ears—10 pointe. The
ears should of be good medium length
and be in proportion with the circum-
ference, Tips of ears—5 pointe, butts
of ears—b5 pointe. The tips and butts
of the ears should be well filled out or
rounded out with kernels of good
depth. Mauch bare cob at end of the
ear is undesirable. Proportion of
grain to cob—10 points,
Grain should be medium depth
with medium sized cob. The ear
should shell about 82 per cent. to cob
(estimated). The depth of kernels
should equal one-half diameter of cob,
Color of kernel—5 pointe. Color of
cob—2 pointe. The color of the ker-
nel and cob must run uniform in the
sample. The color must be true to
the variety. A yellow variety should
have a red cob. A white variety
should have a white cob, Kernels—
shape, 10 points; Indentation, 6
points ; Uniformity, 10 points. ‘I'he
kernels should be medium thick and
have a plomp full tip so as to give am-
ple space for the germ. The kernel
should be shaped so as to leave the
smallest possible space between rows
on the ear.
9th,
Ureamery Men to have Special Day at
State College,
As a part of the annual Farmers’
Week at the Pennsylvania State Cole
lege a special “Creamery Butterma-
kets’ Day” will be held Tuesday, Jan-
uary 2, 1917,
Creamery managers and butterma-
kers of the State are constantly facing
new problems brought about by
changes in manufacturing methods,
Furthermore, the demand for milk,
for condensed milk, for ice cream and
for other purposes, isconstanly increas
ing. In order to meet competition
and to keep abreast of latest develop-
ments and changes in the industry,
it is necessary for creamery men to
study the most efficient methods of
creamery management. The ides of
the special day at Btate College Is to
bring the buttermakers together for
discussion of their probleme,
+ December court opens next Monday,
$10,000 nOME DEDIVATED BY
STATE COLLEUE ODD FELLOWS
Grand Lodge Officers Present. Parade Pre.
oedes Dedicatury Exercises, Bullding
is » Substantial Addition to Town,
Last Friday was not the sort of day
to induce people to remain outdoors
for a longer time than necessary, con-
sequently the anticipations for a big
crowd on the occasion of the dedioa
tion of the Odd Fellows’ new building
at Btate College were not realized.
However there was enough enthusi-
sero, parade and music to make the
affair a success. The parade included
a full turnout of the iAtate College
members, tbe Cantons of Tyrone, the
Pennsylvania State College Cadet
Band and the Pine Grove Mills band,
Following this a dinner was served
by the Rebekahs in the basement of
the new hall. At 2 o'clock the ded}
catory ceremony took place, Grand
Master Perry Shaner being in charge,
The new building is Jocated on East
College Avenue and ranks with the
most hbandeome in the college town,
[t was erected at a cost upwards of
$10,000.00, The basement is beautiful-
ly fitted for a banquet and dancing
hall ; the ground floor is occupied by
Mr. Gentzal as a furniture store, while
the entire second story is used as the
lodge hall.
The Btate College Rebekah lodge
presented the Odd Fellows, for use in
the new hall, 8 handsome Lockhart
piayer-pianc, in mission oak, which
they purchased from George E. Meyer,
of Boalaburg.
DEATHS,
Bamuel J. McClintick, a respected
bachelor gentleman, residing since
bis birth in the house where both bis
parents and grandparents lived, lo-
cated along Sinking Creek, near (en-
tre Hill, passed quietly away late last
Thursday night. Mr, MecClintick lived
alone but eioce his ilinese, dating
back to last March, his sister, Mrs,
Harvey Muosser, was with him and
took care of his needs. He was not
confined to bed and the day preced-
ing his death was about the premises
a8 usual, His death was due to a
dropsical affection. He wae aged six-
ty-five years and six monthe, He
was a son of James and Caroline Me
Clintick and during his lifetime fol
lowed the occupation of shoemaker,
besides doing day’as work.
Politically Mr. McClintick was a
Democrat and a loyal worker in that
party. He held for some years a num-
ber of local offices, includiug that of
constable and judge of election.
Besides the sister mentioned above,
one brother, Richard McClintick, of
Auguste, Florids, survives,
Funeral services were held SBunday
morning in the Methodist church at
Sprucetowp, interment following in
the cemetery at that place, Rev. W.
H. Williams was in charge of the ser-
vices.
Willism Harvey Corman passed
away in the State hospital at Danville
last Thursday, aged seventy-four years,
seven months and eighteen days
The remains were taken to Rebers-
burg, his native home, where burial
was made in the Union cemetery on
Monday morning, Rev. J. D, Horn
picker officiating. While delicate in
health in his younger years, neverthe-
less Mr, Corman was an active citizen
and business man. He was justice of
the peace for two terms and a worker
in his church, Bunday-school and its
suxiliariee. His presence and help at
the various services of the church
could always be depended upon. In
1865 he married Anna M. Wolfe, to
which union three children were born,
two of whom survive, namely, Mrs,
H. C. Musser and H. E. Cormap,
both at home. Two brothers and two
sleters also survive, as follows: James
I. aud A. N.; Ellen J. and Mm.
Emma Braogart, all of Rebersbugg.
Mrs. Daniel Korman died at Mack-
eyville on Bunday, aged sixty-three
years, ten months and twenty-four
daye. Bhe was the widow of Daniel
Korman who passed away at Linden
Hall fifteen years ago. Before her
marriage, which took place in 15878, she
was Harriett Priscilla Bartholomew.
No children were born to their union.
P. 0, 8, of A, Notice.
All members of the looal camp P,
O. B, of A. are urged to attend the reg-
ular meeting in Grange Hall to-night
( Thursday.) Important business
will come before the camp. All candi
dates are also urged to be present.
Farmer Loses Hand in Corn Husker,
Lester Gormav, aged thirty-five
years, a farmer living between Mill
Hall and Beech Ureek, had the mis
fortune last Wednesday of having hie
right band nearly severed when it was
oaught in a ¢orn husker,
He was removed to the bospitsl,
(where tue wim was amputated abr ut
four inches abuve the Wiis,
These ave Lots. of Bucks and
All indications point to one of the
most successful deer seasons this year
( for the hunters, not the deer) that we
bave had in the Seven Mountains for a
long time. Bince thé doe law was
passed the deer have made mighty
jumps in point of pumbers; more
bucks are killed every year and two
come to take the place, as it were, of
the one that falls. Last spring the
Game Commission introduced into
the mountains of Centre county five
deer from Vermont and five from
Michigan, These deer all survived
and bave made great progress and can
frequently be seen, however, it will
ing on the part of these deer if they
are not all killed the first few days.
The Game Commission a few years
ago introduced into these mountains a
to be a fallure, first, because the
wild tarkeys were not wild and would
not leave the vicinity of habitation ;
secondly, they did not produce a good
crop of offspring ; and thirdly, they
were nearly all killed, that had not
alteady disappeared, the firet day of
the turkey season,
CAMPERS ON BTATE FOREST.
Many campers use the State Forests
for their camping places, Ten per-
mits were Issued to campers this
spring to esqup on the Penn Forest at
Coburn during part of the flashing
season, The boy scouts of Lewisburg
and Millhelm were among the number
that occupled the camp sites, On this
forest four permanent camp sites have
been leased to hunters and fishermen.
ada and they are at present engaged
in erecting a handsome club house for
their quarters on the sun side of Thick
Mountain, north of Cherry Run. R.
R. Palmer and party, of Altoons,
have leased a site at Panther Run and
have bulit a substantial club house
80x16x8 feet. This house was built
out of substantial lumber and material
floated for a mile down Penn’s Creek.
The Robert Delisle party, of Al-
toons, have leased a site at Paddy
Mountain snd they expect to build a
stone structure soon, The J. E,
Bernipger party, of Catawisse, have
rented at the Junction but do not io-
tend to build at present.
The followiog parties will camp on
the Penn Forest during the deer
season :
Party
Andrew Yonada,
R. RB. Palmer,
Robert Dal.inle,
J. KE Berninger,
Theo. Fred Beck,
Wm, Birdseye,
Cal, E Weakiem,
Besides the above parties many
camps will be upon private land and
many hunters will bunt from home.
The Bnyder party, one of the most
successful deer and bear hunting parties
io Centre county, will camp in High
Valley. Two parties from Lebanon
and Reading will camp with the
Liogles in Poe Valley. The Green
Briar party at the Bunday Path in
Pine Bwamp. The Rote-Wingard
party in Paddy Mt. A Spring Mille
party on Big Fiat and one at the Bum-
mit, and the Laurelton party at their
substantial steel club house at Hoog-
nsgle Gap, on Welkert Rap,
PLENTY OF GAME,
In spite of the bad spring turkeys
snd pheasants were plentiful. Very
many of these noble birds were killed.
However quail and woodcock were
not se much in evidence. Rabbits
seemed to be about sa plenty as usual
but were not hunied so very hard.
Bquirrels were numerous and lote of
them were eaten for dinner. The out~
look for a good bear season is good If
we get a good tracking snow. In
Coburn the rage in hunting has de-
veloped a tendency toward the coon
and some have been killed. Beveral
good dogs have been secured by the
local hunters and nightly excursions
are made to the neighboring woods
where the deep baying of the hounds
oan frequently be heard. Hunting
pheasants with dogs Is becoming
more general among the local inbabi-
tants and many dogs of good breed
bave been imported within the last
yoar or two. Many of the hunters
incurred the ire of the farmers by
shooting and carrying away their
tame turkeys. This should not be
done for it only hurts the sportsman
in the end, One farmer had five of
his fat turkeys disappear into the re-
cesses of a hunter's cont and as the one
was worth over five dollars at the
present price of that fowl we do not
blame him for waxing wrothy sod
, wanting the soa'p of those hunters,
Hite
Thick Mt
Paother Run
Poe Mills
Junction
Cherry Ran
Poe Valley
Swift Run
From
Coburn
Altoona
Altoona
Catawiswn
Rutledge
Turtle Ck.
Potwville
an Army of Hunters to Slay
AN EAGLE-LIKE BIRD,
While hunting one day early in
{ the season on Poe Mountain John
| Vonads, of Coburn, saw a bird rise in
| front of him and taking it ior pheas-
ant he flied and brought down a large
bird very much resembling a young
| eagle, Only the tip of the wing was
| broken and the bird easily fought off
the two dogs. The hunter then se-
cured the bird alive and brought it
home where he isfeeding it on muskrate
{and mice. Mice it congiders an espee-
fally tempting tidbit and downe them
| with one swallow and with one blink
| of the eye. The bird has about recov-
| ered from its wound and will soon be
| turned loose,
| TRAPPING IS GOOD,
The trappers are already about the
| woods with their traps and many
skunks and muskrats have bean
caught,
This year as hides are very high in
price trapping should prove especially
| remunerative, Many traps have been
{set In the woods and along the unfre-
{ quented roads for the foxes and skunks
| and many bird Cogs were caught ip
| them, not to mention the tame cate,
| and occasionally 8 man would tramp
|in them. Considering the high prices
| of hides and the high price of shoes,
| perhaps it would pay to start up a cat
{ hide factory for the manufacture of
|eat and dog hide shoee. About only
{50 per cent. of the dogs sand less than
| the proverbial 1-10th of 1 per ct. of the
| cats are economically useful and sure
| ly the rest would not be missed if they
| were made into something useful, It
{1s surprising the number of cats thst
| bunt io the woods milea from home,
Apy one who hss been in an suto-
mobile running through the woods at
| night will testify as to that fact for
they can frequently be seen crossing
the roads as the light suddenly seeke
them out. A tax on cata or else a
good price for their fur will be a good
remedy for the cat evil. Weall know
or should know how very harmful
| cata are to our birds and small game.
| It is surprising how careless our
i sportemen and sportsman associations
are with regard to the destruction of
game by cate. How many robhue,
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Low
30, 1916.
COUNTY GRANGE MEETS.
Spring Mills Grange Entertalos Hedy.
Olnss of Young People Given Fifth De.
Bree,
Bpring Mills was the center where
the only farmers’ organization in Cen-
tre county met In quarterly session on
HBaturday. It was a regular session of
the Centre County Pomons Grange,
one of the leading county organize-
tions in the Keystone state, The at-
tendance was very good, although
of those present were young peo-
south side Centre
county, the sou'hwest pending a strong
delegation of promising youths who
will in time not only force from the
soll returns adequate for the labor, but
will endeavor to see that the sgricul-
tural class stands on equality with
other classes before the laws of the
state and pation,
The muster of the County Grange,
Prof. C. R. Nefl, was in the chair, and
this guaranteed the expeditiog of busi-
peas, The reports of the various busi-
ness projects of the Grange were pre-
sented by representatives of the several
enterprises, and in each instance the
report was favorable—not standing
still, but advancing.
In the afternoon s class of ten or
twelve were given the fifth degree,
These were all young people, and too
much importance to this fact cannot
be attached. In fact, the large msjor-
ity of those assembled were young in
years, and all young io spirit,
The Bpring Mille Grange is making
for iteelf a record. It ie redeeming the
error of pest generstions, who let
(Girange work in that community die,
and permitted its property to go up-
der the sherifl’s bammer. Bul there
are new conditions now among farme-
ers in the fleld covered by this local
Grapgi—the old have passed away,
snd it is well they have. That Grange
now hae a Jarge ball, the firet floor of
which is equipped with with stage,
dressing roome, ticket seller's boolb,
and seals, and ie used for public
gatherings, It is a community center,
the Grange for several years has suc
cessfully conducted a lecture course,
which has been educational in char-
acter as well ss profitable.
An sceount of this gathering in the
home of the Bpring Mills Craoge
would be incomplete without mention-
ing the elsborale dinner served.
There was not the slizhtest hint of the
high cost of living suggested by the
sppearance of the forty-foot table.
Ibe abundance, the vsriety and the
qualily of the edibles tells the old
most
ple from (he of
able birds or animals did your eat ki
last year 7 One man we heard of said
his eat killed young rabbits last
| year ; tha! was only one, and perhaps
{an exception, but if a est kills one
{ robin it has done more damage than
{ the cat is worth.
————————A Is ANN
The Bradtords Are Heady.
The Bradford hunting clab, of Cen-
tre Hall, will move their camp outfit
to their regular bunting grounds, on
the David Geary farm, in the Beven
Mountaine, 10-day (Thureday) and
with the peep of day to-morrow will
be ready to play a systematic game
against the fleet-foola of the forest.
The party numbers eighteen, but
this number will likely be increased.
The task of preparing the meals for
this army ts in the hands of George
Jordan, whose culinary expertness is
appreciated most by the hunters after
8 day’s bard tramp over the rocks and
ridges. The party com prices the fol
lowing : Frank W. Bradford, George
W. Bradford, Clyde Bradford, Charles
Bradford, Al. Bradford, Philip Brad-
ford, Paul Bradford, William Brad-
ford, Maynard Meeker, J. C. Kahp,
John Bohn, J. H. Kunarr, Korman
Splcher, Percy Bisckford, J. Frank
Smith, Cal. Cooney, Thomas Delaney,
and John Delaney.
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The Loopers will encamp at the
Geary house,
Two Palmyra clubs will locate in at
the John Venrick place,
IN THE BCALSBURG SBRECTION.
The following parties are encamped
in the mountains about Boalsburg :
The Riley party, at Bear Meadows ;
the Modocs, at Btone Creek: Ray-
mond party, west end of Bear Mead-
ows ; Coatesville party, Bear Mead-
ows ; Fillmore party, Sinking Creek ;
Indiana party, at Laurel Run ; Foster
(State College) party, at Pipe
swamp.
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Christmas Nervices,
The Reformed Bunday-school will
give a Christmas entertainment on
Christmas eve ( Dec. 24.)
The Lutherans will hold their
Christmas service on the evening of
Ohristmps day.
si
Remember that Progress Grapge
wiil hold thele annual Thackegiviog
Dey supper in their ball to-night
(Cuureday.)
Boal Troop Have Machine Gans and Tro
Issued to Them
f El Paso, Texse, Nov, 17, 10186,
“ Yesterday afternoon our mschine
guns, known as the * Lewis,’ and Ford
trucke, were issued to us. There are
four machive guns and five trucks.
There will be no regular drivers for
We trucks; each member of the troop
will be required to learn pot only how
to operale the car but also all the fine
points of the mechanism.
‘* Friday morning our ‘non-coms’
{ non-commissioned officers) gave the
troop a detailed demonstration of the
use and construction of the guns.
Every little piece was taken apart and
explained. After the explanation the
guns were sssembled and placed on
their respective tripods for sighting.
I'he gun, complete, weighs 256 Ibs. and
can be fired from the shoulder. There
are 137 parts to the weapon and must
sll be learned by every mau in the
troop. He is supposed to know exact-
ly where each part goes as well as
the function of each plece. We will
soon begin practice in firing our new
guns,
“A majority of the boys are feeling
a little glum to-day because of an
order from the war department which
was resd to us s shore time ago. It
demands that we receive four more
inoculations because of the preval-
ence of ‘typhus,’ a fever that has ap-
peared in El Paso. These ‘shots’
will be made in the arm and are to be
a week apart, commencing to-morrow.
80 we are looking forward to having a
sick bunch of boys by Bunday. One
of the inoculations will be for typhoid
fever, which, the war department
stated, hae prevailed in Mexico since
the sixteenth century.
“Another order recently lesued ie
this : that all men be required to take
a bath every three days and don an
entire clean outfit of clothing after
each bath, Commissioned officers of
each troop ste supposed to see that
these orders are carried out,
“With best regards to all back
“ WiLriam Barney,”
home,
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Rieotric Unalr for Five uriminate.]
Five murderers have had the dates
for their execution lr the electric
chair at Rockview fixed by the gov-
ernor, They are ms follows: John
Nelson, Wyoming, and Janas Brobet,
Lehigh, Jun. 81" Patrick Gallery,
Kofiparapior, Jan, 16, and Henry
Werd Mottern sod Kroeet
Jeflerson, Jan, 82,
Pr.
‘NO. 47
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
Give thanks to-day,
George KE. Meyer, Boalsburg's music
dealer, was a vigitor in towp, Monday,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Hubler, of
Lock Haven, were with the former's
parents in this plsce over last Wed-
nesday night,
Mis. Johu Geary, who with Mr,
Geary has been spending the past few
weeks in Banbury, returned home
last week for a brief stay.
Quite a number of local Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs attended the publie
dance in the basement of the Histe
College Odd Fellows new building,
which wae dedicated on Friday.
A half inch of rain fell last Thurs.
day, following which the temperature
look 8 sudden drop to the freezing
point and below. Snow flurries fol-
lowed and the first real taste of winter
wae al hand,
Frank McClintic, of Linden Hall,
was a brief caller at this office on Mon-
day. He is a member of the Raymond
hunting club which hss its head-
quariers during the deer season in the
Bear Meadows,
Prof, C, F. Bhaw departed for Berk-
ley, Californis, on ~sturday afternoon,
after a two weeks’ slay in the east.
He attempted to induce his father-in-
law, Dr. G. W. Hosterman, to sccome-
pany him home, but the doctor after
some delibsration decided to wait un-
til next year,
A building to cost between $10,000
and $15,000, will be erected st the
Loyeaville Orpban’s Home, to be finish-
ed, it is boped, until the time of pext
yeur's conference meeting. The York
county conference of the West Busque-
bsnns Bynod will defray the expense
of the building.
little nearer to
tuilldicg started,
Biaie College is &
having federal
postmnster RK. M, Fosler haviug re
ceived a letter from Washington
authorities that the sketch plans
have been approved and that the site
eball be cleared wilbin sixty days
from December §,
ile
the
I'birty-three persons from various
parts of Lhe slate have been requested
to visit Lemont snd pay the local
Justice §12.50 each for alleged violation
of the state speed law when they
drove their automobiles through the
town on Pennsylvania Day st State
College. Or they may send the sum
required.
Palmer E. Dreese, who came to
Centre Hall from Middleburg with
his family, Issel spriog, on [uesday
relurned sgain to Boyder county
where he will engage iu Lhe grocery
snd confectionery business at Beaver
town, Mr. Dreese wae an excellent cit-
fzen aud consequently hie removal is a
loss to the town,
Rovert Glenn, a well known resi-
dent of Buow Shoe, atlempled suicide
Friday night a week ago by cutting
his throat with a razor. Fortunately
be missed the vital point by about
the onesixteenth of an inch, and is
now recovering at the Belisfonte hos-
pital. Melancholy and drink are se-
cribed as the causes for the young
man's rash act.
It was a dreary outlook for a farm
stock sale lsat Thursday, the day set
for the disposal of nearly all the per-
soual property of Robert Glasgow,
tenant on the Bpicher farm, west of
Old Fort. It began raining about the
hour the sale was scheduled to begin
snd continued long after the last
article was passed off to the highest
bidder. All stock sold st advanced
prices, sud the sale was jodged to be
one of the best in some years. The
total footed up to over $3100. The at-
tendance was large, the surroundings
having had the appearance of an suto-
mobile show. It will be recalled that
the barn on this farm wae destroyed
by fire, and while a new one is being
erected, the roof had not been put on
on theday of the sale, necessitating
everybody to stand up and take their
share of rain.
A preity thank-offering service
was held in the Lutheran church on
Sunday evening under the auspices of
the Woman's Home and Foreign Mie
sionary Bociely, in which the members
of the Mission Band took an sotive
and interesting part. Onoe a year the
society holds a service at which time
the thank-offering boxes which had
been allowed to accumulate the coins
placed therein for reasons of thanke-
giving, are collected and and
the proceeds used to further the cause
of missions. The boxes revealed a
sum in excess of fifty dollars. The
members of the Misssor Band were
proud of the recognition, in the shape
of a banner, accorded them by the W,
H. & F. M. convention of the Central
Pennaylvania Byood of the Lutheran
oburch, for having the highest average
attendance snd the highest bsunevos
lence in this district,