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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1917
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Thirty-four Years Ago.
February 8, 1883.—A short distance
this eide of Paddy mountain tunnel,
two miles below Fowlers, a new post
office has been established, called Poe
Mills.
L J. Grenoble, of Bpring Mills,
shipped forty-four carloads of grain,
making over 25,000 bushels, in the
month of January,
i The barn of Mra. A. Gill, east of
Pleasant Gap, was destroyed by fire
on Monday night, One horse, two
cowe, two heifers, and some imple-
ments were destroyed. Loses, 900,
with no insurance.
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Aaronsburg,
£ Coal is scarce and there is no wood
to buy.
t Mre, Mary Burd is recovering from
the effects of la grippe.
John Otto, after spending a short
time in the eastern cities, returned
home on Friday eveniog.
E. The ladies of the Reformed sewing
circle cleared $30.00 at their bazaar
which was held on Baturday evening.
BE George Meyer, late of Coburn, was
laid away in the Réformed cemetery
on Tuesday.
£: Mie, Barah Miller was called to Co-
burn last week to help care for her
brother,
E E. G. Mingle is expecting bls sop
Albert, from Akror, Ohio, to arrive
home the latter part of this week.
k. Master Nevin Donat, who was il’
for a week or more, Is able to be ug
and entertain his many young friends
who are ealling to see him,
Mr, and Mre. Henry Miogle, fron
Akron, Ohio, are bere to spend ths
holidays with the former's parents,
Mr. and Mre, E. G. mingle.
Mr. end Mrs. Ralph Haines, of
Swithtownp, epent a few hours on Soc-
day with the former's aged mother,
who is suffering as a result of a fall #
few weeks ago.
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CENTRE MILLS
Willis Best will assist Arthor Com-
mings this winter.
% Fred Meiss returned to Altoona Bat-
urday, after visiting his old home for
piven weeks,
Henry Bweely snd lady friend, of
Green Grove, visited the former's par-
ents several days Inst week.
¢ Ira Bhultz, who hunted with ths
Rebersburg party, bas returned hom
and is ressting on venison.
EMiss Mince Kline has gone to For.
est Hill to conduct ravival services ix
the Evapgelical church,
Mr. Bwope moved his family from
Jersey Bhore to Mrs. Elias Breon's
house at this place.
£. Charles Coble moved from Bmultor
to John A. Kline's house and wil)
drive the mill team and assist in the
mill,
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REBERSBURU
From last week.
p. Howard Krape left on Monday fo
Harrisburg, where he has found em-
ployment,
James Moyer, of Potters Mills, visit-
ed relatives in this vicinity the pss
week,
The cross roads in this valley are all
drifted full of snow which makes trav-
eling very inconvenient,
i Bince last Saturday Postmaster Cur-
tis Beirly wears a broad smile on hie
face on account of the arrival of twin
babies, a boy and a girl,
Rumor bas it that Wesley Hacken-
berg bought the J. N. Meyer farm, sit-
usted a short distance south of this
place.
William Bair Is masking prepars-
tious to leave In the near fatare for
Illinois where he will visit relatives
for several weeks.
Mr. Bwope, of Lock Haven, on
Wednesday moved to this place and
now occupies the Elias Breon home,
which Mr. Bwope quite recently
beught of the Breon heirs,
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BOALSBURG,
From last week,
Mre, A. J. Hazel was a recent viell-
or st Lock Heven,
Mrs, G. N, Fisher and son Harold
spent Tuesday in Bellefonte,
Mrs. J. A. Gingerich and daugher
spent Thursday of last week at Oak
Mr. and Mre. Peter Weber, of Hunt-
ingdon, attended the funeral of J. H.
Meyer.
Robert Harter, of Btate College,
spent Funday st the J. M. Ross home,
Mre. Yarnell js spending some time
with her husband who 4 smpioyeq st
Paxtonville.
Mrs. Harry Lobberger and three
daughere, of State College, spent the
week end at the D, W. Meyer home.
Mre. Rebecca Resides, of Bandy
Ridge, 1s visiting at the home of Mre,
E. E. Brown,
STATE AGRICULTURAL NOTES,
The Pennsylvania sweet potato crop
is estimated at 110,000 bushels,
The yleld of clover seed in the Btate
during the past sesson is estimated at
one bushel to an acre.
Pennsylvania ranks nineteenth in
corn production, but it leads all of the
principal corn states with average acre-
age production,
Pennsylvania takes fifth place
among the large potato producing
states, but in average production per
acre is in tenth place,
1.288 rabies have been reported then
for a number of yeare, the enforcement
of the dog law being largely responel-
ble for the decrease,
You can do your bit by Keeping a
few chickens in your back yard, Get
into the poultry business on a home
scale at once, |
Pennsylvania ranks sixth in the]
production of tobacco, being led by |
Kentucky, North Caroiins, Virginie, |
Ohio, and Tennessee,
Plan for your spring and summer ac- |
tivities in the garden pow. You can
clear ground and manure this winter, |
Become a producer,
Practically every county in the
State shows an increase in the num-
ver of silos in use on farme, some of
the increasea being eight per cent over
Iast year.
Early estimates indicate the New
York has csptured the buckwheat
production honors from Penpaylvanis,
by a marginof a few hundred thous-
and bushels.
If you are interested in poullry rale-
ing join the Pennpsylvapia Poultry
Association. Organize a club in your
vicinity for increasing interest in poul-
try raieing, Write the Department of
Agriculture at Harrisburg,
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Soldier and Sallor Irsuranee,
If a soldier or sailor is killed, and he
hes a wife and children, the Governe
ment wili provide compensation for
the wife, 20 long as she remains uc-
msrried, and support for the childrén
until they become 15 years of age.
These payments range from $25 for a |
widow alone to $67.50 for a widow and
four children. If the man ie totally
disabled the Government will make a
fixed monthly payment to him rang-|
ing from $50 a month, if he ie married, |
to $75 a month, if he has a wife and |
three or more children. Bhould he te |
so helpless as to require a puree or at- |
tendant he will be given up to §20 ac- |
ditional. Bhould he lose both feet, |
toth hande, or both eyes, or be per- |
wsnently bedridder, he will be paid |
$100 &« mouth, whether he is a bachelor |
or married,
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