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LOCALS,
John Kreamer was called to the
parental home at Reading on account
of the sericus illness of his father.
John M, Coldror, the handy man,
Is assisting F. P, Geary in the bsrber
shop since Thomas Foss quit the job.
Domer B, Ishler left for Snyder
county on Wedpeaday where he ie
working in the interests of ‘* Essen
kay,” the auto-tire filler,
Esfi Lambert, who is employed in
Michigan state, arrived at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mre, H. J.
Lambert, in this place, on Tuesday.
The body of Mre. Emanuel Eisen-
hutb, whose death occurred at Ingleby
on Monday, will be interred in the
Lutheran cemetery at Aaronsburg,
Rev. Josiah Still was formally in-
stalled as pastor of the Centre Hall
Presbyterian church on Wednesday
morning and at Milesburg in the eve-
ning.
Thomas Bartges is in a very serious
condition at his home near Centie
Hall, suffering from catarrh of the
bowels ‘avd stomach. His condition
al present is such that grave fears are
entertained for his recovery,
Rev. R. R. Joues represented the lo-
cal miocisterinm at the preliminary
Conference of Rural Life held in the
Woman’s Building, BSwate College,
Monday afternoon and evening. The
object of the meeting was to organize
a Country Church Conference, such
as is held in twenty-four other states
in the union, and the interest mani-
fested at the preliminary meetings
augurs well for the development of
such a conference. Tentative dates
name July 10th to 20th as the time for
holding the coufere: ce at State College.
It is Btate wide in its scope and is
open to all religious workers. Among
the subjects which will be discussed
avd worked upon are the following ;
Religious Educatior, Rural Sociology,
Rural Behool Probleme, Round Table
for Conference, Optional Work in
Technical Agriculture. Some very
able men are at the head of the move-
ment and more definite information
will be given at a later time,
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Farties,
Good sleighivg is resporsible for the
rnoapy parties “out in the country,”
and within the post week the follow-
ing have taken place :
On Wednesday evening at the
homes of George E. Heckmar, (C. E.
Fiink and William R. Neff,
On Fridsy evening at the Harvey
Mark and Perry Luse home,
On Tuesday evening Misses Verna
and Ethel Rowe entertained a numbe
of young people at their home.
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BOALSBURG.
Frank Fisher and son of Altoona
spent a short time With Mrs, E, A,
Fisher last week,
Norman Blagel returned to Altoona
on Baturday after spending two weeks
here,
Mre, Alice Magoffin returned to her
bome on Monday after a six weeks’
stay at Mercer,
Teachers Local Institute which was
held on Baturday was well attended,
Many interesting things were told by
the teachers and other visitors,
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mre, Bamuel Weaver died on Friday
evening and was buried on Baturday
evening. The baby was ten days old.
Farmers’ Institute will be held in
Boalsburg Wednesday and Thursday,
Feb, 21 and 22. Special music is being
prepared for tuis occasion,
Mrs. B. F. Homan of State College,
and Mies Anna Holter of Howard
came ,to the Charles Mothersbaugh
nome on Friday. Mre. Homan re-
turned to her home on Saturday while
Miss Hoiter remained several days at
the Mothersbaugh home,
Mr. and Mre. Willlam Stover, Mr.
and Mre. Grant Charles aud More.
Huston Bhuéy attended the funeral of
Mis. Boveri's sister, Mre, Harshbarger,
at Linden Hall, on Saturday.
J. T. Campbell, of Hartstown ; Carl
B. Thomas, of West Chester ; and H,
M. Anderson, of New Park, are the
state speakers, There will also be
recitations, Mr. H, M. Rice, cement
specialist, of Chicago, will also be pree-
ent. Everybody come and help,
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REBERSBURG
Mary Rupp is working at the home
of Willism Bair,
C. C. Long, the landlord, who had
been serious'y sick, is getting stronger,
Mre. Joseph Blerly, an aged lady of
this place is on the sick list,
Jack Frost visited quite a number of
cellars in town during the cold weath-
er.
Walter Weaver, son of Calvin
Weaver, of Wolls Store, is confined to
his bed with appendicitis, Arrange-
ments are belvg made to take him to a
hospital.
James Miller, who moved to Pitte-
burgh lsst fall where he was employed
in the Westinghouse plant, returned
last week with his family to this
place. They are now staying at the
home of Mr. Miller's father-in-law,
Samuel Mowery. Ill health is the
cause of Mr. Miller's returning to this
place,
On Baturday while Mre, Ha'ry
Musser, of this place, was returning
home from her cousin's faneral at
Penn Hall, she become suddenly il)
and op arnving at Millbeim her enn.
dition waa so critical that it was deem
@J beet to ler ve her at that place under
"n Hegtovy ye "Oo Satida evening
her brotner Harry brought her home,
greatly improved,
Spring Mills,
A little son came to giadden the
home of Bamuel Stitzer, on Bsturday.
Quite 8 number of potatoes froze in
this locality during the cold weather,
Harry Ulrich moved to Coburn on
Tuesday where he is employed by the
Atlantio Oil Co,
Rev, Jonea preached an interesting
sermon in Reformed church on Bab-
bath morning.
The I, O. O, F, are busy getting
hall on February 22,
Dr. Braucht,*whose illness alarmed
his family, is recovering slowly and
is able to do some office work.
Totten, the magican, who perform-
ed all sorts of feats in the Grange hall
on Monday evening, was fine, and
all who were present were entertained
very well,
Frank Bradford, wife and son, David
Bradford and wife, of Centre Hall;
Morris Burkholder and sister, Mre.
Bruce Ripka, of Centre Hill, at'end-
ed the funeral of Daniel Corman on
Saturday.
By Mr. Corman’s death and the
death of J. 8B, Meyer a few weeks ago
the community has lost two of its
most influential citizens whose places
are hard to fill, Mr. Corman’s funeral
was attended by a large number of
sorrowing friends,
Last !hureday Dolen Decker at-
tempted to kill a large hog. After he
#hot it several times it jumped over
the partition and attacked him, Mr,
Decker, having only one arm, defend-
ed himself as best he could, not how-
ever, until he was bitten severely in
tie leg. Dr. Braucht dressed the
wound and Mr, Decker is getting along
well,
The death of Daniel W. Corman
has cast a gloom over the community
which cannot be expressed. He will
be missed not only in his home bat in
public. He was an officer in the Ha-
iem Reformed charch, a Sabbath
Hchool teacher, secretary of the school
board. He was serving his second
term a8 school director; Past Master
In Grange, He was always interested
in everything to benefit the pablle,
and was amoopg the first to secure a
lecture course here,
Georges Valley
Hobert Barger purchased a fine new
sleigh last week and now all the girls
are making goc-zoo eyes at him,
F. W, Z ttle butchered six hogs and
a beef last Wednesday. The largest
hog dressed 667} lbs,
E. W, Bailey will move on Thurs-
day into the W. W. Jamison house
which bas been vscant since Mr, and
Mre, Jamison moved to Ohio three
years ago.
Dolan Decker is suffering from a
severe wound in his leg caused by a
large hog biting him,
Rev. Martin returned to his home in
Hanover sflter assisting Rev, Miller
two weeks in the revival work at
Locust Grove,
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Eale of Real mstate,
At the sale of the real estate of Ben-
jamin Kerstetter, deceased, at Coburn,
a week ago, the executors sold the
homestead to Adam L. Kerstetter for
$930 ; the other home to Levi Bpigel
myer for $500, and the 100-acre tract of
woodland to Rote & Wingard for $2-
780,
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INTERKESIING TRAVEL LETTER,
( Continued from first page )
on with Penpsylvania on it, and I
sure felt like taking a skip and a
jump, and to be once more be with
those from the dear old Keystone
State, but it was going like the wind,
and was soon oul of sight, There we
left the well rquipped Bouthern Pac'-
fie, with its courteous crew snd well
provisioned dining oar, for the Texas
& Pacific, also a delightful road to
travel over.
As it was night I did not get to see
much of the Great Lone Star State ur -
til the next day, as we traveled a day
and a night on Texes soil and then
only reached Dallas, Bat I did eee
cotton enough, it seemed to me, to do
the whole world a year, and the flelde
were covered with the Texas Long-
horns and they make excellent meat,
{ can truthfully say. "
Dallas js an up-‘c-date city in every
way. Cotton is King here, and heoir-
tainly is a rich and generous old fel-
low. The great viaduct across Trinity
River, the State Fair Grounds are the
show places here, These grounds
cover nearly four hundred acres, cov-
ered with beautiful and substantial
buildings to house the many exhibits
that come from all parts of
the state. I visited it and wae very
much interested in a facsimile building
of the Alamo. The original Is still
standipg at Ban Antonio, and ‘‘Re-
member the Alamo” is still the
watchword of Texas Liberity,
I could write at much greater length
but fear that my leiter to your valu-
able paper is already too lengthy.
I sm’haviog a most delightful visit
with my children, Mr. apd Mrs, J.
Cralg Allen, but will In a few weeks
return to Californie,
Wishing the Reporter and all con
nected with it a prosperous year, I re-
male,
Your sincere friend and reader,
Mrs, DAvip B, KLINE,
Dallas, Texss, Feb. §, 1617,
PENN HALL
Harry Kreamer from Newberry
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Allen Kreamer, over Bunday,
William Rinkabioe and family spent
Hunday at the home of John Bowman
near Millheim,
Mre, Samuel Musser has been serious-
ly ill with pleurisy and pneumonia for
the past few weeks,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Musser and
daughter Ethel spent Bunday after-
noon at the home of Harry Ulrich at
Bpring Mille,
Roy and John Corman were called
home last week on account of the
death of their father,
Mre, Christie Musser, who attended
the funeral of her uncle, Daniel Cor.
map, on Saturday wasn’t feeling well
at the time and went home and was
compelled to go to bed. On Sunday
morning Dr. Frank was summ ned
who diagnosed her case pneumonia,
Mr. and Mrs, Charles Zettle from
Georges Valley while on their way to
Millheim on Thursday, were thrown
out of the sleigh in front of F. M.
Fisher’a house as the sleigh slid into a
rat in the ice, Mr, Zsttle held to the
lines and got the animal stopped as it
rab up on the bank in front of Mr.
Bartges's house, No one was hurt,
Observations from the Farm.
(Continued from previous page.)
should be retained or invested in the
farm as capital, where they become
gilt-edged securities, the profits from
which are ghared by the entire com-
munity. A good example and an ex-
perienced leadership will do much to
short circuit many of the difficulties
that stand in the way of 100 per cent
efficiency. The organization of farm-
er’s cluos, the vroviding of commu-
nity centers, the building up of buying
and selling organizations in different
parts of our country are all hopeful
signe that the day is past when less
than 100 per cent efficiency is sufficient
on the farm. The goat of the past will
have metamorphosed into the prince
of the future,
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PJT END TO FOOLISHNESS
Lowyer Who
Settled squab
Knew Human Nature
o fight
his own
i ghbor,
land
1 and one foot at
cast at the other end.”
8 OVer on my
t ft one of
“Well,” replied Hackett, “vou go
quick as you can and
get your fence over. At the end where
you say that I encroach on you two
feet, set the fence on my land four
feet, At the other end, push it on my
land two feet”
“But,” persisted the neighbor, “that's
twice what I claim.”
“1 don't care about that.” said Hack
ett. “There's been fight enough over
this land. I want you to take enough
80 you are perfectly satisfied, and
then we can get along pleasantly. Go
ahead and help yourself.”
The man paused abashed. He had
been ready to commence the old strug
gle, tooth and nail, but this move of
the new neighbor stunned him. Yet
he wasn't to be outdone in generosity.
He looked at Hackett.
“Squire,” sald he, “that fence ain't
going to be moved an inch. I don't
want the land. There wasn't nothin’
in the fight, anyway, but the principle
of the thing."—Unidentified.
ahead just as
THE MARKETS,
GRAIN
Corrected weekly by Bradford & Son.
EoR BALE. Seed barley, extra recleaned.
pt Ts 18 8 eix rowed barley. The seed
boug Wisconsin a few yoam ago and y
the acre 2 , Price,
bushels in bag, £2.25, JOHN SNAVELY, épring
R SALE —New 10 h.
£45 Sono Tafer” "new JON BNAVE:
LY, Spring iia, As new,
te Sa Tp hr, En
Pa,
Ga. w. "
0.42 MOORE, R. U,, Bupt,
" WANTED Men 10 cul chemical wood in
Greens Valley, Steady work that will last for 2
Pod LAD Cop {ees ran on meer) ol
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Soting In located
Pte, APPIY.10 1 . Barnes, Centre
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One Englich Volunteer Policeman Who
Probably Will Not Lese Much
By the War.
The foibles of his ally Jobn Bull are
even now not quits
Frenchman, And the following story
of a special constable, or volunteer po-
liceman, in London, is
without malice by a Paris paper. Just
after the last Zeppelin when
the orders against sl wing lights were
very strict, this special was on duty
in one of the suburbs. Every time
he saw a house that was letting its
lights shine too freely out of its win-
dows he knocked at the front door
raid,
holder to the rules in such cases made
and provided and to the danger And,
as in becoming a special constable he
had not ceased to be a man of busi-
ness, he
the badly shaded light, but suggested
4 contrivance for subduing the illu.
mination. This contrivance, he said,
he had tried in his own house with
the most satisfactory effect. All with
the most disinterested air imaginable,
His next step was to draw from his
overcoat pocket a sample of the con-
trivance itself, with the remark that
he had juet happened to be carrying
it home to a particular friend who
had asked him to procure it. The
result was that at the end of his
he had written down in
a little note book a couple of hundred
for the wonder which
meant that he was able to collect in
commissions, at the rate of a shil
ling a shade, a matter of £5, or $20,
or, to put it magnificently in French
coinage, 125 francs.
HAD VISIT FROM APPARITION
not only called attention to
tour of duty
orders shade;
Story of Telepathic Thought Transfers
ence in Which British Soldier
is Chief Actor.
In the Evening News, London, ap-
pears the following account of a tele
pathic vision of a soldier at Kensal
Rise furnished to the paper by Leon-
ard Williams, who received the story
at first hand:
transference accompanied by a ghost
ly vision is reported on good author
ity from Kensal Rise. Two or three
evenings ago a woman who lives in
that neighborhood heard a loud knock-
ing at her front door. She opened it,
but nobody was seen.
On returning to the sitting room,
however, she noticed ~. dim figure in
khaki standing at the farther end.
After some seconds this figure melted
away. The woman told her husband,
and the next evening they received
a visit from an old friend, a soldier
just back from the front, to whom
she related the incident. He asked
Bae wia
him at half-past seven exactly.
“That's very strange,” the soldier re
“for yesterday while 1 was
crossing from France I locked at my
watch, and finding the time to be half-
past seven 1 sald to myself, “I wonder
what Mr, and Mrs. —— will gay when
1 drop them a call this tins fotnorrow
evening?"
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Long-Distance Oratory.
A dinner was given by a certain
Cleveland business organization a few
nights ago, according to the Plain
Dealer of that city. The toast list in-
cluded the
people, and the attendance was very
large.
The first speaker introduced by the
toastmaster was one of the long-wind-
ed variety. Twenty minutes is the
right length for an after-dinner
speech, if it is very interesting or very
witty. But at the end of forty-five
minutes this speaker was still going
trong, and he #8 beginning to try
to prove something by columns of
statistics
The second speaker got his heart
lest applause at the end of one min-
ute. He sald:
I shall not detain you long. In
listening to the remarks of the last
pardon for not
it was given
but that was
have forgotten it.”
lar as he got,
Dog Has Silk-Lined Coffin.
belonging
is dead, ao
: to a dispatch from Newport,
He was
na . ¢ 11 aie
on, a beautiful collie dog
5 Eller F'. Mason,
in the villa
iis chief
evergreen
2 silk-lined
is being
marked
eared on the
g Scotch col-
f dogs marked
re those on the
Oelrichs,
and Mrs.
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TO MEMORY
By Their Use It Is Pcesible to Avoid
a Good Deal ot Domestic
Bickering.
The old method of tying a string
about a finger to recall to mind seme
task to be done at certain time has
been done away with.
The new way is to transfer a ring
from one finger to another. On the ac-
customed finger the ring feéls natural
and does not cause annoyance, but on
any other finger it slightly irritates.
This irritation constantly will aid in
recalling the task to be done. Just
try it once,
Another and more novel way is to
carry a colored ribbon in the coat
pocket,
Suppose, now, you are in your office,
Your wife phones you to be sure and
bring home a certain thing. Go to your
coat hanging on the office rack, take
out the ribbon and tie it tightly around
a Bleeve,
At night when
your fist will
tied sleeve,
you start to go home
Jam itself aga
“Oh, yes,” you will
“there's cough sirup
Molly told me to be sure and bring
home tonight,” asd off you will EO at
once to make the p
who i8 notoric
say to
yourself, that
irchase,
sly known to
rer lorget to perform a mission re
quested by his wife” won his reputa-
tion by use of the above two methods
Simply by transferring his finger ring
he has been known never to forget to
mall her letters on the day they were
given to him.
Robbed of His Choice.
A taxicab chauffeur furnished the
text for this anecdote:
Having run over and killed 2 num.
ber of people, and presented his com-
bPany with a number of lawsuits, he
was finally discharged for reckless
driving. He then became a motor.
man on a trolley line, but did not take
kindly to the new work One day
a8 he was grumbling over his fallen
fortunes a friend said:
“Oh, wha matter with you?
Can't you run down Just as many peo
pie as ever?
“Yes sald the former chauffeur,
I can, but formerly I could pick and
TF nig
choose,
ts the
Between Friends.
¥, old chap, you're a good friend
mine, aren't you?
‘Bure. And you're a good friend of
mine, aren't you?”
“Bure. And, say, I want to borrow
ten dollars.”
“Quiet, Major, quiet. Listen Bo
do I, and if you can find anybody with
& few bucks to spare, let me kpow,
will you."—Judge, ]
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