ea a —_———.— LUOALS, Robert Meyer was home from Al- toona for a few days beginning of the week, Miss Edith Sankey, of Potters Mills, is spending a short time at the Hon. L. Rhore home. Elmer Miller, teacher of the Gram- mar grade, made a trip to Philadel phia on Batarday. J. B. Fortney, tax collector for Pot- ter township, was a business caller at this office last Friday. Erdtuan West, who is a Penn Btate tate student, spent Bunday with his wife at the Lambert home, Mre. Cora Keefer, youngest daughter of 'Squire and Mre, Cyrus Brungart, is il! at her heme in Young wood with pneumonia, Charley Stump, who spent part of several months in Fort Mitchell, Virginie, returned to Centre Hall last Friday morning. Lewistown flung to the breeze a new $118 American flag last Batur- day, which was purchased through the means of popular subscription. Mre, W. B. Mingle, who spent the winter months with her daughter and son in Philadelphia, returned to Cen- tre Hall on Wednesday and opened her home for the summer, The family of Elmer McClellan, of near Tusseyville, and F. J. McClellan, of Centre Hall, motored to Lewistown on Euuday to visit the families of Robert Homan and Bamuel McClel- lan, Mr, and Mrs. G. R. Betts and daughter, Ruth, Mra. James Betts, daughter Beatrice, and W. HB, Krise, motored from Johnstown on Baturday and remained until SBunday at the Prof. W. A. Krise home, . Those who attended the funeral of Irvin V. Musser, at Mifflinburg, on Tuesday, from Centre Hall and sur- rounding country were: Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Meyer, J. W. Runkle, Mr, and Mire, Foster W. Frazier, Mr, and dare, Charles Miller, and Miss Sadie Lee, E. Roy Corman, of Bpring Mille, a student in the senimary at Lancaster, very scceptably filled the pulpits of the Reformed churches at Tusseyville and Centre Hall last SBunday. Rev. R. R. Jones, was acting as supply in the Paradise charge, Troutville, Clear- field county. Mre. Alvin Keck, of Hindsdale, Montans, is the guest of Merchant and Mrs. C. M, Bmith, in this place, and will remain for a week or more hefore leaving for the wes!, Mre, Keck is a sister-in-law of Mre. Bmith and is re- covering from a lengthy illness during Ler stay in the east, Noises heerd in the air early Suan- dey morning by Bellefonte residents were taken by the excitable folks to mean that a poesibly hostile aeroplane was flying over the town, The calmer element, however guessed it was only a flock of geese drumming the air on their northern journey. Dorothy, the three-year-old daugh- terof Mr. and Mrs, Harry McClena- han, of near Centre Hall, had the misfortune to break her right arm be- low the e.bow on Friday afternoon, when she fell off a small hand wsgon with which she was playing at her home, The little tot bad the fracture reduced and is getting along fine, The following attended the funeral services of the late Rev, J, L. Meizgar, at Rebersburg, on Tuesday: Rev. G. L Cpurtney, Boalsburg; Rev. D, B, Kurtz, Centie Hall ; Rev. J, B, Hun- sicker, Rev.. Womelsdorf, Rebersburg ; Rev. M. D. Geesey, Aaronsburg; Rev. A. H. Bpangler, Yeagertown ; Rev. M. B. Cressman, Lewistown ; Rev. John Reisb, Loganton, A son was born to har. and Mre, Ed- win D, Crowell, at the home of the mother’s parents, Mr. and Mrs, George Ishler, near Centre Hall, on Baturdasy morning. The new arrival goes by the name of Jules Edmund Crowell, Mrs, Crowell was Miss Effle Ishler and with her husband has her home at Tyrone, The past few weeks have been spent at the parental home, Having provided for the enrollment of high echools and college men to aid in farm work, the Committees of Public Bafety emphasized today the neceseily of farmers furnishing imme- diate information to the local Com- mitiees through the State of the num- ber of volunteers they will require, Quick section is imperative so that workers may be assigned to their re- epective posts with the lesst possivle delay, and full advantage be taken of the plantivg season, A conference of the various Wo- men’s Clubs in Centre county was held in the basement of the Lutheran church st Boalsburg, on Saturday. Twenty clubs were represented by more than two hundred memliers. A lunch was served at the noon hour d an interesting talk by a Phils. Iphia club member occupied part of the afternoon session. The next con- ference will be held in Bellefonte in October. Centre Hall was represented by the following members of the Clover Club : Miss Florence 8, Rhone, Mre, D. W, Bradford, Mre, G., 0, Benner, and Mrs, W, F. Keller, ———— A —— New Bridge at Lewlk town, The Penveylvsuia Rsilrosd com- pany will begin the erecting of a five epon iron bridge over the Juniata vers ab Lewistown to succeed the one now in service on the Bunbury branch. Buys Auto for Minister, A short time ago It wes recorded in these columns that the Ford oar be- longing to Rev, O. W. Rishel, pastor of the Methodist church at Howard, was destroyed by fire when the min- ister’s garage and other outbuildinie were burned, This loss gave Rev. Rishel’s parishioners an opportunity to show appreciation of thelr pastor's work, and led by J. W. Mayes funds were collected and presented to Rev. Rishel with instructions to purchase a new car. A few days ago, Rev, Rish- el made a trip to Centre Hall and pur- chased a Ford from the Boozer-Smith firm, Of course, Rev, Rishel is great- ly pleased over the liberality of bis members and they in turn are just as happy to be able to be of service to the minister, S—————— — ——————— The Brooks Boys Some Farmers, April 1st Jewett Brooks began farming on the D.K, Keller farm, east of Centre Hzll, and on account of just beginning farming operations did not have a chance to line up his work in advange. The Brooks boys are hustlers, and while Messrs. Richard and Cloyd both live on large farms they turned,in teams and men in saffi- cient number on their younger broth- er’s farm a few days ago to turn up- side down fifteen acres of sod in one day. With this aid the young farmer will be able to plant in good season, ———— A rp ——— For Sale, ~Uraln Elevator & Ooal Yards, The Oak Hall grain elevator and coal yards are offered for sale by the undersigned, The business is well established and enjoys a floe trade in grain ( wholesale), coal, baled hay, fertilizers, otc. The plant is located on the L. & T. railroad. This is a fine opportunity for anyone desiring to enter a business that has slwaye yielded excellent financial returns, For farther particulars, address EB, E. WEBER, Boalsburg, Pa. ————— A A —— Floughed Up Old Waten. While plowing In a flefld formerly owned by Charles Doebler and later by Ernest Beirley, at Rebersburg, last week, George E. Wiee, the auctioneer, turned up an old watch, which after a little polishing revealed a siiveroid ease. He woind up the timepiece and it has been going ever since, Just how long sgo and by whom it waa lost is a conjecture, but evidently a good many crops were raised over the buried timepiece. Mr, Wise ap- pears to be especially foriupate in finding watches since this is the fourth be has found. No doubt his being continually on the * waich” for bid- ders has something to do with Mr. Wise’s good fortune along that line, a ————— I— A ————————— Hichard Brooks Bays Tate Farm, tf Richard Brooke, on Saturday, pur. chased the Willlam E. Tate farm, abeut three miles west of Centre Hall, for the sum of $8000.00, The farm containe 115 to 120 acres, and is one of the best in that section of the valler, Mr, Brooks, nextepring, when he will move onto his new possessions, will have occupied the D. A. Boozar ( for- m-riy G. M. Boal ) farm, west of Old Fort for a period of seventeen years, He is one of the prosperous young farmers of Pepns Valley who by dint of hard labor and s liberal use of grey matter has been able to accumulate the means for purchasing a first-ciass farm. EE ———— I ————— Fotato Spraying. The great Irish potato famines and heavy crop loeses last year in America were caused by the ‘late blight" of potatoes, Beveral other disesse and insects which carry blight and sattsck foliage, stems and tubers can be con- trolled by well known sprays. It pays to spray. A Colorado potato beetle may deposit upwards of one thousand egge during the summer ov- er a long period, Two generations are common in this state, Foliage in- jury in plants is equivalent to reduc- tion of lupg capacity In avimals, bence very detrimental, The tiny black jumping beetle attacks both leavee and tubers. The adult eats tiny holesin the foliage and carries the blight fangues, while the larvae burrow into the tuber, Hpray potato vines with Bordeaux mixture (3 lbe. bluestone or copper sulfate and four Ibe, fresh lime in 50 gale, of water)—with 2 lbs, powdered arsenate of lead added.. Onpe<half pound Paris green may be substituted for arsenate of lead, but will be wash- ed off by rain much quicker, First spray when plants are 4 to 6 inchea high, 20d, two weeks later avd later sprays at interals of three weske, Four or five sprays thoroughly applied, with good nozales, under heavy pres sure, will insure a good clean crop, if seed has been disinfected, ——————— SA ————— OAK HALL Behool has closed aud all the obil- dren geem glad as the weather ls get- ting nice and they enjoy being out of doors, Miss Mary Blozer, of Beline Grove, fe visiting in this vicinity. Bara (Gilliland is confined to bed with inflammatory rheumatism, The little deughter of William Folk, who hae been ill for some time, is improving. ‘. W, Whitehill and daughter spent Hunday wiih friend at Pleasant Gap. George Doner, of Zion, spent Thare- day with his parents. Hh DEATHS, James B. Kaup, who learned the blacksmith trade with the late Jacob Harpster, in Centre Hall many years ago, died in Bpringfield, lllinole, Bat- urday morning a week ago, of pneu- monla. He was aged eixty years, His wife and two children survive. Mies Anne Kaup, of State College, and Reuben, of Bellefoate, are sister and brother of the deceased, Burial was made in the west on Tuesday of last week, A ————— a Linden Hall Miss Mary Wlazler came up from Belinegrove for a months visit at the home of her brother Clarence, Mr, and Mre, Frank McFarlane at- tended the funeral of Dr., Thompson, on Monday, at Port Matilda, Miss Ruth Ross attended the com- mencement exercises of the Hublere- burg High school on Friday evening. Frank Bwabb and family motored to the home of his brother, James Bwabb, on Funday where they were entertained, Mre. John T, Zeigler and litile son Lewis spent Thursday night with her brother, Frank, leaving on Friday morning for her home in Altcone. Mr, and Mrs. Morrie Miller came over from Bellefonte Baturday and stayed until Monday with Mr. and Mrs, William MecClintie, ———r so ——— Cooper township, Olesrfleld county, will erect another high echool build Ing at a central point about three miles dietant from Winburne., The citizens of the township on Tuesday, April 24th, by an overwhe'ming ma- jority, voted in favor of a $18,000 bond issue for the new building. ———————— If you are keeping chickens that do not have any opportunity for range be sure to grow something green ln the chicken yard, Sow grass or oats and your graln bill is cu?, open It ia estimated that the farmers ex- pend each year $42,267 000,00 for male farm help in the usasl farm activities, and this amount would be materially increased if help was available, The first of May was a good over- coat day. OBJECTED TO THE ROOSTERS Philadeiphia Man Unable to Appre clate Chanticleer’'s Greeting to the Rosy Morn. Roosters that are described as hav- ing “shrill and penetrating crows” and hens that cackle unceasingly are re sponsible for William Brounsworth getting a summons to court to answer to a charge of maintaining a nulls ance, the Philadelphia North Ameri. oan SAYS Complainant {n the action, begun in court No. 1, is Andrew Heldrich, 418 Lindley avenue, who lives next door to Brounsworth. He alleges that the noise the roosters and chickens is de stroying the peace and quiet of his home and making early morning sleep impossible “For some months past,” the state- says, "the defendant has been keeping in his yard a number of loud- volced crowing roosters and a large number of hens, which have become an intolerable nuisance, because the roosters have shrill, penetrating crows and they crow during all hours of the night and early morning. “The crowing of the roosters and the cackling of the hens have affected the nerves of the complainant, his wife and children, and their health is threatened. The complainant's wifa has suffered complete nervous break- down and is under the care of a physi cian.” The court is asked to declare the chickens a nuisance, Marketing Farm Products, United States Senator Fletcher has called a meeting of the national mar. keting committee to devise moans to aid the farmer in marketing his prod ucts, and also to enable the consumer to distinguish between the high cost of food and the high cost of serv- ice, “The farmers of the country are pro- ducing annually crops for which they receive $9,000,000,000, and for which the consumer pays, $27,000,000,000,” sald Representative W, 8. Goodwin of Arkansas, a member of the committee, “The farmer gets 35 cents and the middleman gets 656 cents for each dol lar the consumer pays for the farm- or's crops. There is an enormous amount of waste, especially in perish. able products, because of the lack of some central directing intelligence.” of ment Having Fun With the Bread Cards. German humorists have found excel lent material in cartooning the bread cards. “Give me your bread card or your life!” was popular. Ferocious bandits were pictured as relinquishing fortunes in gold and jewels in order to steal bread cards; cautious heads of families were depleted as mount ing guard at night over the safe in which reposed the family tickets. Din ner invitations, instead of “R. 8, V. ARP Btate of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County, Frank J. Cheney makes onth that he is senlor partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co, doing business in the City of To- ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that sald firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev. ery case of Catarrh that cannot be cured } ns, FRANK J. Swores te belcre ne ang my pr . 1 A y (Beal) CHENEY. ber, Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly upon the blood and mu. cous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. Bold by all Druggists, The. Take Hall's Family Plils for constipation, Dead Stock Removed Quick Service All Hours Both Phones State be with laws Hides MUST NOT from dead stock To conform removed Call at my expense, L. L. Smith, | Milesburg, Pa. o2ipd i FOR THE FARMER : iy, £3 a A Pp he A itil & vr 5 Ly w w + WY pa A . ak eB ¥. Yor Tt of ir pi A Full Line of WALTER A.WO0O0D FARM IMPLEMENTS Crown Grain Drills, Black Hawk Corn Planters, Krouse Cultivators, Binder T wine. We also have a Jeffrey Lime Pul- verizer and are prepared te crush stone for Concrete or Agricultural Lime Cleve H.Eungard Spring Mills, Pa. | | { | { Rural Osrrier Examination, The United Btates Civil Berviecs Commission has announced an exame- A Wise Farmer, Carrying shrewdness to the nth | | 1017, to fill the position of raral ear- After pom little parley, the banker | rier at Philipsburg, and the vecsncles The banker took | that may later occur on rural routes are actually domiciled in the territory { of a postoffice in the county and who | meet the other requirements set forth Questioned as to the performance, (in Form No. 1977. Applications “I want the should be forwarded to the ,Commis- [#lon at Washington at the earliest | practicable date, ————— A —————— Ready-Mixed Paint 25 per cent. off A wonderful opportunity to buy paint at a big saving, right now when paints are higher priced than ever before. Don’t put off buying too long. The supply is limited, Dr. Bartlett’s Pile Prescription A WONDERFUL HEALER You should try it if troubled with piles. THE CENTRE HALL PHARMACY A Store You Like to Go to £ssenia SIDS TRE TROBE | | Positively Prevents Punefures | RRO AER TRA another one of those R.TOW, please don't say, “Oh, just 1 tirefillers ,"* and let it go at that! ESSENKAY is a tire-filler, - but sof the kind you probably have in mind. It is nothing ones that have been fried and found wanting, but is a won- discovery that has at last solved the problem of a real substi- Cuts Your Tire Cost in Halil ESSENKAY not or y positively prevents punctures and “blowouts,” Bi “1. but saison Es ubies life of your casings half your tire cost. of ESEENKAY your Jas cost, as it lasts or many years and is transferrable from one set of casings to another indefinitely. Investigate ESSFNKAY Toda! need it. The water gets the kitchen cools off. sh day! Isn't there sone way fo fo avoid that terri “c kitchen of toting wood, shoveling Yes, madam, there és. £ ECTION Ok-SROVES. a4 ? Ley 8 Jd and work. Your Perfection, or any other oil-burning devicy, simply can't give best results unless you use Rayolight Oil. It burns without sputbéer, smoke or smell, And it doesn't cost a penny more than the ordinary kinds. Always look for this
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