VOL. XO.
HARRISBURG NEWS LETTER,
The Republioan Partys' Favorite Sport of
Salary Kalsing Goes Op. -8ix to Fight
Weeks of Work, Capital Punishment
Abolition Defeated,
Members of both Benate and Houee
are kept fairly buey these days hunt:
ing for officeholders whose salaries
look as if they could be raised without
too great opposition, With the entire
nation striving for economy, it will
be interesting to notice Governor
Brumbaugh’s attitude toward the sal-
ary grabs, As he has the direct or in
direct appointing of most of the per-
sons affected, however, it is pre
sumed he will follow his record of
1915 and approve about everyone that
comes along.
Balary-raieing is the favorite indoor
eport of the Republican party in Penn-
sylvanis, anyway. They rarely dc
much except devise means of milking
the treasury. This session is even
more extravagant than usual in thie
line, possibly because there are go
many state officeholders already that
no one has been able to think up
many more,
Bo far this session precisely one bit
of constructive legislation has been
enacted. It Is the Btate Police bill,
and it is doubtful if it would have got
thru except for the fact that it carried
with it in addition of a couple of hun-
dred thousand dollars per year to the
state’s payroll.
That merely whetted political appe-
tites, however. Bills are in giving
substantial raises to the scores of fac-
tory inspectors provided by the last
Legislature ; to the district road sup-
erintencents ; to the compensation
referees; to hundred of clerks in dozen
of government offices; to thir, that
and the other employe wherever ft
can be devised.
The limit eeems to have been
reached, however, in the Agricultural
Commission and House of Represent-
atives bill,
Two years sgo much harraling was
done, as usual under such circum-
stance, because the seven agricultural
commissioners were to serve without
pay. Now a billisin to allow them
$10 per day, plus expenses, for each
day they work, without the number
of working days being limited. A sal-
ary of $3650 per year is not to be re-
garded lightly, This is an ancient
Penrose vodge—create a commission
without pay ; then discover they have
hard work to do and provide pay for
them.
The bill to ralse salaries in the
House, reorgsnizes the clerical forces
of the lower branch slung the lines
now epjoyed in the Senate, It raises
clerks’ pay generally sud also provides
a ‘‘ Becretary of the House’ who is to
get $5,000 a year. There isn’t suffi-
cient work about the House of Repre-
sentatives Lo keep one busy when the
Legislature is not in session,
Renewed talk has been heard since
the international crisis developed to
the efiect that the present Legislature
may never adjourn, The gossip had
aroused much interest, Under such a
plan recesses would be taken from
week to week, or from month to
month ; or more likely an adjourn.
ment of each house to meet “at the
call of the caalr 7’,
Early in the session discussion was
common that Peorose would have the
Legisisture do this in order to hold it
#8 & Club over the governor, The
more recent talk has beeu on the lines
that it wiil be well to have the Legis-
lature handy in case the international
situation produces unexpected compli.
cations, This would fit in nicely with
whatever political plane SBeuator Pen-
rose may have up his sleeve,
The never adjourn” plan, too,
would sfford opportunity for keeping
hungry Penrose men on the Legisis-
tive payroile. The salaries run to §1,-
400 per day, but that doesn’t worry
Penrose ; be has no other patronage
at band. Democratic legislators,
though, are prepared to make a sharp
fight against paying attaches a fat per
diem wage for indefinite idleness,
Tbe Democrats have no aversion to
the Legislature recessing Instead of
adjourning ; most of them think the
idea excellent. But they have a pro-
nounced aversion to spending $1,400 a
day for absolutely nothing,
——
Al best, the present Leglslature ls
likely toscqual the record for length.
The record is held by 1807, when ad-
Journment sine die came on July 1, In
1901 and 1913 it was June 27,
Bhould the present session get down
to brass tacks right away and work
bard—harder than apy members withe
out experience even dream of-—it Is
doubtfal if it could finish much before
the middle of Jane, Experienced
memuers and officers are agreed that
from five to six weeks would be the
minimum necessary, probably it would
be lounger.
u To get away withio six weeks would
mean every man working for all that
© Constued #é £008 Of ext columa, )
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA,
Eubscriber Tells of Mountain Floule on Feb-
rusry dth, With Jane Weather, When
Butter Melts and Snow Uan bo Seon Less
Than 10 Miles Away,
Editor Reporter :
“ Uentre Reporters ' of recent dates
have been quoting weather conditions
as found in North Dakots, by Mr,
Zerby, and in Florida, by Dr. Miller.
Now the part that impressed me wae
the dates, Feb, 3rd and 4th, and at
two extreme points of our Glorious
Country, and I feit it my duty to
speak up for our California, (the State
that all eyes were turned to on Nov.
7th, '16) and while we have had ap
exceptional winter with the mercury
frequently hovering close to the freez-
ing point in the early morning hours
during December and part of January,
we can report very little damage done,
We bad a friend from Chicago
stopping with us who wanted to see
‘“Arrowhead Mountain”, 75 miles
from Los Angeles, and we made the
trip Feb, 4th, taking our lunch-kit
with us, and lupnching at the moun-
tain among the wild flowers ; the sun
was 80 bot that the butter melted dar-
ing luncheon, and yet there was snow
on Lhe mountaing, less than ten miles
away ; there was plenty of shade, but
we camped out in the open, as Mrs,
Combe wanted a picture for she said
when she went back they would not
believe her, and I will send you a pile-
ture for the same purpose, The snow
doee not show well on account of the
clear sky, but you can see it in the ra-
vines on the side of mountains,
After spending several hours at the
Springs we left the summit of * Csjon
Pass ’ whére in an hour we were
snowballing; it was pow 6380 p., m.
and a besuliful full-moon just coming
up, and with a hundred miles of per-
fect Boulevard running through the
‘“Pasa’’ and along the foothills
through sweet scented orange groves
and suow capped peaks gleaming in
the moonlight ; what grander eight
could one wish,
Arriving home at 10 p. m., we
ed it the end of a ** Perfect Day",
Now after this burst of eulogy I will
enclose a check for three dollare, to
help you to recover your equilibrium
apd also insure the delivery of The
Reporter the ensuing two years,
Yours very truly,
CHAS, P, BWINT
Los Aogeles, Cal, April 11, 1917.
A A ———
The scarcity of male help to assist
in the reforestation work on the
Nittany Stale Forest, in Greens Val-
ley, made it necessary for Forester L.
G. Baruves to call upon female labor,
and among the score of planters at
WOrE ou the tract al present are to be
found four stroug giris from the farms
about Pleasant Gap.
To prove that the Pennsylvania
State College was in earnest when it
sald that senior students would be re-
ileved of further study and receive
their diplomas in June if they would
nelp the fsrmers in the county who
are short on telp, nearly one hundred
sindeuls dropped their studies on
Monday and withdrew from college to
work on farme,
— A —————
New York city booze “histers’’ ought
to be able to get enough booze before
one o'ciock a. mm. The mayor's orders
10 close all drinking places at or be
fore that hour will not therefore make
a hardship.
EE — A —————————
Peach bude in a number of sections
of the SBiaie are reported to have been
killed by the recent cold weather,
call-
{Continued from previous column.)
was io bim with the House holding
three sessions per day and the Senate
meeting as long as would be necessary
for Lue swiller body to Keep up with
the lower branch,
@ Until last week, however, the House
aad pot neld an afiernoon session.
it basu’t an inkling of what night
seasions mean, except the ordinary
Monday sessione, held when the Sen-
ators are fresh.
The Benate, so far, hasn't met later
in the week tuan Wednesday,
Capital punishment abolition for
Penosyivania for which a strenuous
publicity campaign was waged for
weeks has been defeated in the House
of Representatives, and the possibile
ity of a reconsideration of the vote ls
remote. Hiuce the terrible loss of life
a8 the result of the Kddystone explos-
lon sentiment against the repeal of the
exsisting statute for the punishment
of murder through the electric chair
developed to such sn extent that the
Tompkins bili, which would have
abolished the death penalty, had not
# chance to be passed in tue House,
It went through the Heuate by » vote
of 82 w0 12, When it came up in the
House Li fell by a vote of ¥7 noes to 68
ayes, or Just iwenty~one voles less then
goustituilvosl wejority required for
foal passsge,
SUNDAY-SUHOOL QONVENTION,
Spring Qonvention to be Held st Spring
Mills Friday, May 4th,—-Good Bubjeots
for Discussion,
The spring Bunday-school conven-
tion of the eleventh district of Centre
county, comprising Centre Hall bor-
ough, Potter and Gregg townships
will meet in the Lutheran church a!
Bpring Mills, Friday May 4th, after-
noon and evening, The officers are
anxious that delegates be sent from
all Bunday schools in the district.
The subjects for discussion are ae
follows :
“* Causes of the boy problem,’ to be
opened by Rev. W. H. Williams.
“What can the Bunday-schoo! do
for the church "".—Rev. L. A. Miller.
‘‘Babbath Observance '"—Rev, J, C.
Btiil.
“County Work and County Con-
entiop, ".—I. L. Harvey, president
Centre County B., 8B, Association,
Everybody is cordially invited,
TE — A rs ——
Centre County ¥. W, C. A, Notes.
Travels in Belgium was the subject
of a most interesting and jnstructive
talk given by Mrs, Woods at a recent
meeting of the Howard Y, W. C. A.
Mre, Woods spoke from her own ex-
perience in that most interesting coun-
try.
The juniors at Howard had a parli-
amentary law drill at the last meet-
ing.
The True Blue Common Club hase
started on the project of making »
quilt, =
A Demonstration on the Flreless
Cooker was given by Mies Lucille
Wair at the Bhiogletown school house
on April 20th. Fhe explained how
a very simple cooker or “Hay Box"
could be made at home with little ex-
penee, showing one already made, and
explaining its parte, ns well as the
compiicated commercial cooker, Sompe
ling the things wade in the cooker,
which were cooking on the way out
was not the least erjoyabie part of th
meeting. On April 27th a demonstra
tion on “ Corn Meal Possibilities’ je
to be given al Oak Hall, and on May
4th “Lelt Overs’ will be considered at
the Branch,
The Vocational Conference for Girls
was heid at Bellefonte on April 20:b,
I'be talks given were carefully plsnped
and embodied the experience of ex.
perts in the various lines. Professions
of Teaching, Nursing, Business, Al.
tending College, sud Home Making
were d'ecussed. Charts were left the
school giving definite information as
to the places near bere where tralning
might be secured in different lines, av-
erage salary, ete, COstalogues of train.
ing schools and bosplials were also
left for consideration.
At the lsst meeting of the County
Board Baturday, June 17th, was decid-
ed upon a date for Fisld Day for the
county. It was recommended that
the day be held rain or shine, the col-
lege buildiogs being ample to accomo-
date everyone in case of rain, and the
athletic stunts and games being modi.
fied in that case as they could easily
take place under shelter,
The Board voted to present a book-
mark lo everyotie who completes with
in a year the National County Girls
Btandard Reading Course. 15 books
from a selected list of 23 must be read,
and 10 given poems learned, Rince
they are all interesting and a year's
time ie allowed to complete the work,
it 1s hoped that many entries will be
made. For further information ap-
ply to Mre, John Lyon, Bellefonte, or
to the County Secretary, State College.
a A I
Threshermen to Meet, .
The Centre County Threshermen
and Farmers’ Protective Association
will meet in the Court House in Belle
fonte on Batarday, April 28th, at 10 ».
w, It will be to the interest of all
threshermen and farmers who hire
threshermen to attend this meeting,
Georges Valley
Mr, and Mre, William Stoner, of
Tusseyville, spent Eunday at the
home of Mr. and Mre, J, K. Confer,
Miss Renna Wagner, of Centre Hall,
visited her grandparente, Mr. and
Mre. J. D. Wagner, a few days,
B. F. Confer and family spent Bune
day at the home of their daughter,
Mre, HE, E, Gobble,
Mr. and Mre. W, P, Lingle spent
sunday at Tusseyville at the home of
W. F. Lingle,
Mr, and Mre. OC. W, Lingle spent
Bundsy at Peon Hall with Mrs,
Lingle’s parents, Mr. and Mre, Frank
Emerick,
Those who spent Bunday afternoon
at the James Foust home were W, F,
MoClellan and family and Mr. and
Mre. J. U, MoCUlenahan of Potters
Mille,
Mr. and Mre, J, B, Ripka and chil.
dren spent Bunday in cocker Valley
at the home of the forme:’s patents,
Mr. and Mre. John Ripke,
Mrs, Susan Davis and grandson
Oerl spent a few days in Poe Valley
with ber daughter, Mre. Morris
Liogle, The stock lets Mr, and Mre,
Lingle » baby girl inet week,
Roaring Patriotio Meeting,
The sixteen patriotic and sgricul-
tural meetings beld throughout Cen-
tre county on Beturday evening were
atttended by thousands of farmer:
and others who listened to agricultur-
al experts on the sulject of intensive
farming in order to feed the allie
armies ss well as the army of thie
country which has sutomoatically beer
drawn into the world war,
At Centre Hall the soeakers were
Dean Holmes and W, H. Tomhave,
both from The Pennsylvania BState
College, The former the
meeting with a ringlog address or
patriotiam, defining that word In ite
broadest and most noble Dear
Holmes’ twenty-mioute talk wae
greeted with an outburst of applsu
froma the crowd which had
in the hall, Following the
sloging of Red, White and
Blue,” W. H. Tomhave addressed the
gathering «
farming, the heavy manuring of land,
the raising of crops rich in proteids to
take the place of the commer
article, the use of which bas almost
been made prohibitive owing to the
sky-high prices, Realizing that it
was not a queetion of greater yield
from the same acreage with the farm-
er #0 ouch a8 it was the problem of
help, the speaker sssured the farmer
that belp would be forthcoming if
application to the college authorities
would be made by any one in nes
Dr. E, E. Bparke, president of Ti
Pennsylvania Btate College, Las an-
nounced that
senior students
opened
pense,
gathered
Grange
rp
“The
n the necessity of intensive
in!
A
1€
the eeveral hundred
gt the co! would
any time
|
farmer would bel
at
be available that |
heir services to the
considered in lieu of the full
tion of tue
iiplomss being grinted
Com pies
work, their
atl the
erm’s se
them
close of Lhe school year,
the
An official anveuncement from
relative to the furpishing of
NO. 17
DEAN HR
Mru. B. D. Rose, of Tyrone, died in
the Clearfield hospital last Thursday
about 5 o'clock, after a long suflering
from stomach and intestinal trouble.
She had been an Inmate of that Insti-
tution since March 14. Decensed was
a daughter of James and Nancy Eb-
erts, well known residents of Port Ma-
tilde. Bhe was born there July 17,
1876. On June 9, 1897, she was united
in marriage with B. D, Ross and went
to Tyroneon April 14, 1899. She leaves
her husband, two children, Wilhel-
mina and Liston ; aged par-
brother, O. D.
Cliflord
Miles,
Metho-
also her
ents, Bhe leaves one
Eberte, snd two sisters, Mrs,
John D,
She jolued the
“packwan, snd Mrs,
all of Marthe.
dist Episcopal church at the age of 13
YeaTE, Lhe
“Kings Columbis
Bhe was also a member of
'ol the
Episc: pal church
Auxiliary Excelsior
odge, Brotherhood of Raliroad Train-
Funersl held Sanday
t at Marths,
sug nlers
A at bs Oo $
Methodist
Avenue
and of Ladies’
mebp, Was
worniog., loterme:
Tuesday of last week one of Philips-
burg’s prominent citizens died when
Christian Ursinus Hofler passed away
at the family home,
made in Bellefonte
were condacted by Rev,
Interment
id the
Was
Bi BErVices
Eastman of
the Reformed ehureh.
the John
Hoffer farm immediately west of Cen.
The deceased was born on
tre Hall, June 15, 1856, making his age
almost sixty-one years. He was the
1 of John and Leah (Kelier)
When buts youlh tne elder
removed Centre
in the
subject of
Fravklio
sud
to
of Cal
from nesr
Hall to Bellefonte to engage
mercantile business, The
this ekelch graduated from
Marshall in
ivge
=
x Waa
dsughter
sud 1877,
OO
September 17, 18K: married
i ’
Miss Elin Garbrick,
the farmers Is ss follows:]
gyivania BSistle]
Pen:
{agriculture
in the
College gchool « '
who are
on farme il
I tel
3
ermitted to leave college immediately |
s
receive thelr diplomoe at the Jun:
ready to take places wi
i
IR
Commencement,
Tle action was taken this
by the college aulborities in view of |
the critical situation the produc
tion of the Nalion’s fsrm producte,
Many riquests have come (0 the sgri-
LO me-
specialized farming operations
al time
if
cultural school for trained men
#ist in
this summer,
The sudience J in sloging =
pumber of patriotic airs doriog the
meeting. Prof. C. R. Neff presided
in an sable manner, sud Rev, R. R.
Jones invoked the divite blessing.
ined
re
Spring Wheat Unprofiiabie
Bince wheat bas reached such »
nigh price many farmers are consider
lug sowing some spring wheat ip
place of oats, Almost without excep-
tion epring wheal bas given po
yielda wherever tried in Pennsyiva-
nis. At the Pennsylvania State Col-
lege school of agriculture and experi-
ment station two varieties grown
comparison with oats gave anu average
yield for the last years of thirteen and
ope tenth sud thirteen aud (wo tenths |
bushels to the scre, while the difle:-
ent varielies of oals grown with them
gave average yields for these two years
of sixty-seven to eighty bushels to the
acre,
In the southern counties of Penpeyl-
vauia where oals does relatively joorer
than farther porth, soybeans nie a
good subtitute for oats,
When spring wheat 48 sown the
preparations of the seedbed avd the
fertilizing should be similar to that
for winter wheat, Itshould be sown
as early ass oats, Bprivg wheat fo
Pennsylvania Is genernily tro poor in
quality for milling purposee. It fs
necessary therefore to use ii for feed-
ing.
LH
ib
EE —— it ————
Millheim to Have New Town Hall,
At a meeting in Millheim council
A week ago, motion passed nbanimous-
ly a8 follows: That the borough of
Milineim build a new town hall of an
adcguate size for town ball purposes ;
this vuiiding to be bulit so as to be &
credit to the town and community
and still not put the borough into
debt to suy great extent,
A A —————
Flacts His Lawn in Potatoes,
Col, Henry W. Bhoemaker intends
taking no chences of a food shortage
this year and is following President
Wilson's advice, by baviog his beauti-
ful lawn at ** Restless Oake,” 10 Olid
ton county, planted in potatoes. The
Colonel declares there will not be a
foot of wasted land in Restless Oaks
estate this year,
ut ——
Death Penalty Stands,
Tue bili to abolish capital punishe
ment In the state of Pennsylvania was
defeated fu the Louse a few days ago
by a vole of 97 to 83, The bill was de~
bated for several houre, Counscquents
ly the penalty for murders will coutine
3 : forint ial ’
vin Garbrick, of Bellefonte, Later
r. Hofler removed to Philips
} 4
He'Q #
np
ad
versal
borough
There survives bim a8 wife
children.
Mre,
inet
Lhe
and
a iel Gied
Uurg,
wae wade in
Tueseyville,
——— mM MA
Yoder, the Horse Dealer, Dead
A lelegr
Hell
received at the Centre
hotel gu Thueday snnc
udde R. CO. Yoder,
viae in Toman, Kansas, that
No particulars were given.
on Tuesday, was re-
which Mr,
arrival
on
¥i7
unced
the dealh der, al
bis L
morniog.
A
ceived here on Friday, in
Yoder referred to
home, the work being
farm, snd sleo concernivg
ping of sn express load of Lorses to
Centre Hall early date. Mr,
Y had | ming to Centre
Hall with horses for as number of years
and f bis fair aod square
dealing made many friends who we'e
grieved to learn of his snlimely death,
letier, dated
Lis safe
dope bLiie
the ship-
ai aD
fe€0 L
Hie
DeECaAlis® ©
A.
Fifteen Take H_ 3S Examination,
fall of the fifteen Polier townshij
kK Lhe examioation for
at Centre Hsll
W. O. Heck-
marke, bDext
at Lhe Joosl
new record in
jocs! educational history, Seven girls
and eight boye, imbued with the
epirit of learniug, wrestled with the
various problems which Supt. D, O,
Etters had prepared. They were a
lot of ambitious looking echolars and
it ia the Reporter's hope that all of
them will be eligible for sdmission to
the High school next year and carry
out their studies to the point of gradu.
ation, The following took the ex-
amination, and the schools from
which they come are also giver: Hugh
smith, Marion Bible, Paul Ripke,
Ruth Ripks, from Centre Hill; Vera
Heckman, [(homas Grove, Joho
Slack, from Plum Grove; Elizabeth
Royer, from Earlystown ; Emily Jot-
dar, Harvey Flink, Gay Fioray, from
Tuseey ville; Mary Wer!, from T[useey
Sink ; Lester Garbrick, from Pipe
Stomp ; Andrew Jordan, from Colyer ;
and Mildred Brown, from Potters
Mille.
Engaged Memorial Day Speaker,
Rev, Ezra H. Yocum, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Belle-
fonte, hae been engaged to deliver the
Memorial Day sddress in Centre Hall,
Dr. Yocum is a speaker of more than
ordinary ability.
The local Washington Camp, P. O.
#, of A., will have charge of Memorial
Day exercises.
————— A AGP AAA
Reports come from Oleveland thst
fine lawns on a fashionable street are
to be plowed aud planted with potas
toes, It is no joke when potatoes are
retailing at not less than $3 a bushel.
Flour from $8 to $3.20 a sack presents
a serious problem Lo even howe wilh
good salaries which shows the deeper.
ate condition the head of the household
inre who lo
niranoce
der Prof,
H gi BCLOOI €
yn Baturday, ar
mar, receive passing
yesi's
High school will sel a
freshman class
ue to be by way of the electric ohair,
1s in who receives but small wages
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
The mercantile
pears in this issue,
appralsement sp-
The lack of idleness was
apparent se it is now,
Rev. sand Mre. A. J, Horner sand
sor, of Youngeville, moved to near
Tussey viiic last week.
Mre. J. T. Marshman and
daughter, of Btate College,
visitors in town on Tuesday,
Charles M. Alexander, the noted
Evangelist of England, is conducting
4 four-day campaign in State College
this week, lasting until Hunday.
never #0
little
were
Htate road mschipery is being put
to good use on the Old Fort bill, The
rosd Is heing scraped and stones sre
belog hauled to fill the numerous
holes,
C. E. McClellan and family, of
Miliheim, motored to the home of the
former's brother-in-law, H, W. Frantz,
at Earlystown, on SBunday, and spent
the day.
Students intending to enroll in the
#ummer normal at Spring Mille
should try to be present the first day
ir give their names to Prof, Godshall
#0 tbat provision can be made for
their entering later,
The Boal Mounted Machine Gun
Troop engsged in regular Aarill on
Salurdsy snd Bunday, st Boalsburg.
No definite time has yet been set for
the Boal troop to depart for other
fielde, but an early call is anticipated.
During the past week vegetation
8 wonderful growth, The
brown epots in the wheat flelde that
made you weary turning
green but it is grass and clover that is
coming sud not plants that might
yield $2.50 a bushel be’ ries.
made
are now
When you see a farmer go slong
the road these days in Fords and
other care, you never know whether
they are out on plesrure bent or going
to market with several crates of egg-,
a hundred pounds of butter, or a dozan
seed potatoes. Any of these errands is
worth the while,
The “tin ears’ that are being put
on City Hall, Philadelphis, are unlike
the ones you used threatened
with being put onto you when you
were a youngster. The City Hull ears,
five In number, will be ten feet soross
and will be ecked to hear a ““zep
wenly miles out,
to be
The Milibeim scholars, who a few
weeks sgo issurd an ultimetlum to the
school board demanding s flag pole
and flag their school grounde
ander the threst of non attendance at
schoo’, have won their fight. A pole
Liss been produced and soon the stars
and s'ripes will be flying to the breeze,
Young America usually gets. what he
goes af er,
The Pennsylvania Siste College
student body has been placed on a
war fooling. More than 500 upper-
clags men who have had two years’
military trziciog joined a special
cisss to prepare them for commissions
the Officer.’ Reserve Corps. Dr.
Edwin E. Sparks, president, will per-
mit these students to substitute mili-
tary studies for their regular academic
work, and college credit will be given.
The barn at Howard, which wee
used by Rev. Charles W. Rishel ss a
garage, was totally destroyed by fire
Isst Thursday night a week ago,
With the barn was burned the rever-
end’s 1916 touring ea* and a quantity
of garden tools, packing boxes, ete,
Rev. Rishel places his loss at $800
with no insurance. The barn belong-
ed to the church property and no insur-
ance was carried on it,
F. P. Geary received from his
brother-in-law, J. B. Kerstetter, of
Coburn, on Saturday, a npinéleen-inch
California trout which the Istter
cwught in Penns Creek, not far from
his home, the day previous, It was
one of a nice string of trout which
Mr, Keretetter hooked in a few hours
fishiog. Barber Geary, while being
somewhat of a clever trout flsherman
himself, Is oonteut to go after the
smaller fry and leave his brother-in-
law supply him with the “shad-size
trout that give battle royal to the
most expert with rod and reel,
Mrs, Mary Shoop returned to Cen
tre Hall the latter part of last week
after having visited for several
months in Washington, Frederick,
Maryland, and Harrisburg, At
Frederick she was the guest of Mr.
and Mre. James Solt and Mr. and
Mrs, Jacob Bolt. The latter are live
fog just outeide the city on a small
truck farm and are enjoying life and
getting along fine. They are much
interested in all the movements about
Centre Hall, although they have been
absent from here for many years,
The Junior Bolt is conducting a large
garage, and with his family of eight
children and one grandobliid is quite
on
in
happy.