THE OENTRE REPORTER.
THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917:
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THIRLY.FIVE YEARS AGU,
June 20th—D. B, Gelse, of Will
county, Ill, accompanied by his son
Daniel and family, of Joliet, are back
to our valley on a visit to old friends
and former home. They left Illinois
several weeks ago, and have been
. making a trip to Canada and Niagara
Falls to Berks county.
John Blerly, an old and well-known
resident of Miles township, died on
Thursday, aged seventy-nine years.
B. H. Arney brought rye stalks to
this office measuring eight feet, seven
inches.
Pine Grove Miils.
Mrs. Peter Corl bas been quite ill
the past week, suffering a nervous
breakdown.
Paul Rupp, of Boalsburg, spent the
early part of the week with friends in
town.
James L. Murphy is quite ill at his
home as a result of a paralytic stroke
sustained Banday evening.
A new 10-1b. arrival, just in time for
dinner, canie to the G. MoFry home
on Sunday.
L A. Mallory, one of the Pennsy's
engineers at Altoona, and his wife,
visited relatives in the walley last
week. “ , 4
Mrs. Anna“ Brelbitbis, while attends
ing Memorial services, suffered an at-
tack of vertigo that for a time alarmed
her friends. She ie now much better,
Harry MoWilllams has been eon-
fined to bed the past few days, suffer-
ing an attack of inflammation of the
bowels,
“Mrs, B, C, Miller, of Chester, and
John G. Miller, of Cleveland, Ohio,
are at the bedside of Mother Miller,
whose condition has been serious the
past week.
4 Baturday evening while Ed. Mayes
and boy were driving their cattle to
the barn a speeding auto struck one of
the cows and injured it so that it had
to be killed. The driver of the car
has not yet made restitution.
Sunday evening the Lutheran
church was filled to the doors to hear
the discourse offered by Rev. D. F.
Kapp to the Odd Fellows. He held
his audience spellbound for more than
a half hour, basing his remarks on the
10th chapter of John, 65th verse : ** Be-
hold the man.”
Pleasant Gap.
Mrs. Harry MoClincy is recovering
from her recent illness.
Harry Armstrong, of Lewistown,
spent a few days with his mother,
Mr, and Mrs, M. M., Keller and
family, of Centre Hall, spent Bunday
at the William Rossman home,
Earl Eckenroth and Guy Wells, who
are employed at Ehrenfeld, spent the
week end at their homes here,
Miss Hazel Gettig, of Zion, is syend-
ing a few days with her sister, Mrs,
Domer Dunklebarger.,
Miss Violet Irwin has §returned
home after spending several weeks at
Btate College.
Mr. Herron, of Pittsburg, visited his
son, James Herron, in this place, for a
few days,
Mrs. Allen, of Irvin, spent a few
days with her sister, Mrs, Charles
Behrefller, in this place.
Earl Rimmey, of Lewistown, Is
spending a week with his parents in
this piace,
Mrs, Harry Appleby and little son
will return to their home in Harris-
burg this week after several weeks’
visit here,
E.Oliver Hartman, of Bellefonte, and
Miss Helen Grenoble, of this place,
vigited friends in Williamsport over
Memorial Day,
PENN HALL
Earl Bartges returned home from
Obilo on Baturday,
Robert Strauss purchased a! Hupp
automobile last week,
Grace Royer spent Sunday with her
friend, Ethel Hettinger.
Mr, and Mrs. Charles Bartges, ac-
companied by the former's mother,
spent Bunday with friends at Mill
heim,
EiMrs. Leo Howan, from Union coun
ty, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hettinger, over Bunday,
i. Phillip Bhook was home from Phila
delphia to register, and spent a few
days with his parents, but had to re
tarn to school for a few weeks yet.
UENTRE OAK
Weather fine; everybody busy ;
crops all growing nicely,
The Searson hay balers are busy in
this section baling hay for the farme
ers.
L A. Bweetwood, the State road
man, with his men, are repairing the
Brush Valley road.
The township supervisors are pik-
ing a piece of road near the W. D.
Mr, and Mrs, Boyd Vonads and son
Harry, of Bellefonte, spent Banday at
the Vonada home.
The area of the Btate Forests Is ss
great as the combined areas of Came
eron, Deleware, Buyder, Lehigh, and
Lawrence counties,
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TWO GREGG TOWNSHIP
GIRLS WIN ORuDITS,
Firat Girls In Oounty ¥, W. 0, A, io Obtain
Recognition Seals,
The Commonweal Club at Spring
Mille and Penn Hall has the honor of
having the firet members in the county
to obtain the Recognition Besl for the
earning of Commonweal credits. Do
you know what a Commonweal Club
is? It is a part of the county Y. M, CO.
A. especially adapted to girls and
young women in the open country,
and there are six such clubs in this
county. Each club, of course, draws
up its own purpose, but the purpose
in general is to unite the girls of a
community in friendship, that they
may work and play and study and
grow together, and while developing
along all lines, help all the institutious
in the community. When a girl
Joins a Commonweal Club she is given
a certificate of membership which has
room on it for four seals, given her as
#he wins them by earning credits
along seven different ‘departments’,
Ten credits are required for each
dgdvance in rank, and in order to in-
sure all-round work one must be from
each department. Miss Florence
Bartgee and Miss Kathryn Binkabine
each received the green seal of Recog-
nition at the last meeting of the Com-
monweal Club. Miss Binkabine re-
ceived credit for caring for a lawn sat-
isfactorily ; handwork showing ability
| abd skill—-a handsome table runner;
completing High Behool; taking part
in a play with other girls; leading a
missionary meeting for the first time;
canning 25 quarts of cherries; helping
a neighbor through a time of special
need; serving on a committee which
planned and carried out a festival sat-
isfactorily; reading a county paper
regularly for one year; acting as seo-
retary for the O. A. B. OC. of the Bab-
bath Bchool. Mise Bartges’ credits
were as follows: Handwork,—a skill
fully made crocheted yoke; entering
High Bechool and carrying the first
year's work with passing grades; tak-
icg part in a play; giving a report
after attending the county 8, 8. con-
vention; taking a five-mile hike; can-
ning 25 quarts of vegetables; teaching
& primary class in B, B, for six
months ; helping a neighbor through
special need ; acting as organist in
Grange ; singing in the church choir.
The girls have already started on their
way towards the second seal.
Canning demonstrations were given
by senior girls of the State College at
the following places last week : Port
Matilda, Oak Hall, Dale Bummit,
Howard. The Cold Pack method was
demonstrated in each case and other
means of preserving vegetables and
fruits explained.
The bird contests now going on at
tbe Branch and Spring Mills Com-
monweal Clubs are resulting in much
interest and also a greater knowledge
of our friendly songsters.
The Wabum Annung Common weal
Club (Oak Hall) is making bandages
for the Red Cross. Ice-cream is being
sold at the Clnb House Baturday even-
inge for the purpose of ralsing money
for this work,
A —— es Sol ————
Billy Sunday High Spots.
Bpeaking of anarohiste, in one of
his sermons in New York, on Bunday,
Billy Sunday made this remark :
“If they don’t like our laws, let them
take ship and go away. Rip the tags
off them ana send the dirty skunks to
bell. We'll stand on the Btatue of
Liberty as they go and wave the Btars
and Btripes and sing, ‘Praise God
From Whom All Blessings Flow.”
Referring to the race for gold In
America, he made this statement :
“We are making money by the buckets
full, but are going to hell in carload
lots at excursion rates.”
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FRUITTOWN.
Rush Dippery spent last week with
his family at this place,
Quite a number from this place at-
tended the show at Bellefonte, Batur-
day.
Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Boal and
children of Rockview epent last Wed-
nesdsy at the Peter Boal home,
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas, of
Brooklyn, New York, sre spending
some time with the former's parents
on the farm.
Those who spent Bunday at the
T. J. Flasher home were, Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. Fleisher and family, of Yeager-
town ; Mrs, Copenhaver and daugh-
ter, of Potters Mills ; Mr. and Mrs, C.
A. Miiler, of Colyer.
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Spring Mills.
From last week.
William Allison spent Sunday with
his brother, Edward, at Potters Miile,
Decker brothers went to Philadel
phia where they purchased several
automobiles, They brought a Paige
car home,
" Lemuel Blair and son are visiting
at the James Kennelly home,
Rev. W. H. Williams preached the
Memoria] sermon on Bunday evening,
in the M. E. church, paying the veter-
an soldiers a high tribute. There re-
mains only four of the many who went
from this vicinity in the days of the
rebellion. They are James and Bam-
uel Kennely, J. D., Long, and Isasec
Smith,
Mrs. Bmith, and Mre, Ashbridge
Thomas, of Potters Mills, spent Bun-
day at the C. E. Finkle home with
Mre, Bmith’s son, Lloyd Bmith, who
is improving slowly,
William Rockey, after an illness of
two weeks, returned to his home at
Tusseyville,
The different Funday Bchools are
preparing for children’s day service.
The Lutherans will hold theirs on
| June third.
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this store to serve
you to perfection
When you purchase
here you get dollar for
dollar value, and when
you just look and dun’
purchase you get court-
esy in the nicest and
fullest degree.
Today we pre-
sent a disting-
uished Norfolk,
THE PORTLAND
It is the favorie with
men who feel that un-
less they pay a fortune
for a garment it can’t be
good or desirable in
style. The price of the
Portland is $10 to $25,
which is far from a for-
tune, but the style, the
tailoring and the charac-
ter are above reproach.
Tailored Fashion
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THE FASHION
Joshion wo Clothes
PARK AGENTS,
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured
pliations, as they cannot reach
tion of the ear There i»
cure deafness, and that ie
remiedion Deafness is
condition eof the my
g of the Eustachian Tube When
ube is inflamed you have a rembling
mperfect hearing, and when it is
ciosed, Deafness is the result, and
tube restored to its normal condi
n, hearing wi
ages out of ten are caused by Catarrh
of the mucous surfaces
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure
Bend for circulars, free
¥F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, Olle
Bold br Drugnists 75¢
E CENTRE HALL
PHARMACY
Pure Drugs
Prescriptions carefully filled by a
licensed pharmacist,
The Best Assortment of
High-grade
CIGARS
in town.
A Fine Line of
Pure Candies
Baseball
Goods
Gloves, Mitts and Balls
WE HAVE JUST BEEN INFORM
for careful grading, and our cement comes from the pioneer
manufacturer whose product for a quarter of a century has
represented the high-water mark of quality. It is
PHA" CEMENT
the of
We warmnt every bag of ALPHA
Cement invariably to meet standard
specifications for fineness, tensile
strength and binding.power.
makes concrete grows
harder and stronger with age.
She people who buy ALPHA
always e back for
CYRUS BRUNGART
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
CENTRE HALL, PA.
fipecial attention given to collecting, Legal
writings of all classes, incloding deeds, mortgages
Insurance and §
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