VOL. XCI.
MEETINGS In GRANGE HALL.
Polots of Interest in Home Work for Wo.
men and Mints for Farmers In Mootings
to be Held Thursday and Friday,
Meetings of special Interest to both
men and women will be held in
Grange Arcadia at Centre Hall on
Thursday and Friday of this week,
These meetings are being conducted
under the auspices of the Centre
county Farm Bureau, in cooperation
with interested people at Centre Hall,
Afternoon and evening meetings be-
gloniog at 2 p. mw. and 7:30 p. mw. will
be held for women on both Thursday
and Friday and evening meetings will
be held for men on both nights, Miss
Hiller, of Btate College, will have
charge of the meetings for women and
will demonstrate points of interest in
home work, There will be actual
demonstrations in testing for adulter-
ants in clothing, using the foundation
pattern in making underclothing and
simple house dresses, substituting var-
fous flours to conserve the wheat,
planning meals, meat substitutes and
meat savers and other information
that should prove very beneficial and
interesting to every woman and girl.
On Thursday evening at 7:30 p. m.
G. B, Bulkley, of State College, will
discuss important phases on ‘‘ Feeds
and feedings”, or '‘ Feeding the dairy
cow!. On Fridey evening H. H.
Havnper will discuss important factors
on livestock,
RB. H. Olmstead, of the Centre
County Farm Buresu, will be present
at both meetings and will emphasize
some important points on manures
and fertilizsre, and points of interest
for future work in the county.
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The Farmen' Opportunity,
It only remains for the farmers in
this community to give C. F, Sheffer,
the Dewart manufacturer of milk pro.
ducts, proper encouragement, and he
will establish a milk station at Centre
Hall, using the creamery plant at this
place for business, Mr. Shefler con-
tulted with a number of farmers some
time ago, with the result thst those
who met with him were quite favor.
ably impressed with his proposition,
A solicitor will be along later, and
the final outcome depends largely up-
on what he accomplishes, If the
farmers give reasonable assurance of
their support, Mr. Bhefler will lease
the creamery, the lease terms having
been agreed upon by sll parties, and
make the necessary repairs, install
machinery and begin business at once
with the idea of finally purchasing
the plant and establishing a perma-
nent business at this point.
Mr. SBhefler Is known personally to
many who ought to become his pa-
trons. This acquaintance is sltogeth-
er to the advantage of the man him-
self, as he is well known to be thor-
oughly capable, reliable and honor
able.
Here is an opportunity to regain on
the part of the farmers s business that
will undoubtedly prove advantageous
and profitable to them,
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Allied Countries Relying on U, #, for Wheat
Sappiy.
Before the war, France, Great Brit.
ain, Italy, and Belgium imported forty
per cent, of their breadstuffs, On ac-
count of decreased production in their
own counties they will now need to
import sixty per cent, This must be
wheat mainly. Corn will not answer,
for their mills are not adapted to grind.
ing it nor their bakeries to making and
distributing corn breadstufls, nor are
the people accustomed to its use,
Cornmeal spoils in shipping. Oats,
rye and barley do not make good
breadstufls without the addition of
wheat. Therefore, wheat is the all
important grain for shipping.
Oar former exportation of 88,000,000
bushels will need to be incressed to
220,000,000 bushele. To meet this need
we must use more of other grains and
grain products than of wheat and
wheat producte,
Extension circular 68, entitled
“@raine and Grain Products, ” by
Miss Pearl MacDonald, in charge of
home economics extension, has recent-
ly been published by the Penneylvan.
im Btate College, This circular con-
tains a discussion on the value of
wheat as a food. It also points out to
what extent other grains may be used
in place of wheat so that a larger quan-
tity of wheat may be released for other
purposes, and a number of valuable re-
celpts based on these substitutions are
gisen. A pumber of important sug-
gestions are offered throughout the
cireular to the patriotic housewife,
The circular may be bad free by ad-
dressing the Agricultural Extension
Department, State College, Pa.
“ Keep an extra sow and her litter,
and help win the war,” is the latest
appeal which Becretary of fAsicultuts,
Chatles Ee puts forth to the
usylvania who have
to increase all farm crops
, BE now ohelok asked to 8 Io Sule up
of the ery
MILDRED WARNOUK, READER,
Has Bare Ability as An Eotertaloer, Will
Appear in Centre Hall Saturday Even
ing,
What promises to be an entertain.
ment of real merit will be given in
Grange Arcadia on Baturday evening
of this week by Miss Mildred A. War
nock. She will appear as the third
number on the Centre Hall Lecture
Course.
The Eastern Lyceum Bureau, of
Byracuse, says that she is an artistic
reader of rare ability, Her voloe is
aweet and sympathetic, her bearing is
dignified, and her dramatic action
natural and expressive. She is an ine
telligent interpreter of the masters
pieces of English literature. Anyone
who has listened to one of her pro.
grams will cheerfully testify to la
rare chszm and perfection of finish,
Among the heavier parts she will
take during her evening’s performance
are the following plays: The Great
Divide, Cousin Kate, Within the Law,
The Lion and the Mouse, Miss Civil.
ization, Daddy Long-Legs. Besides
these her repertoire includes comedy
and pathos from the leading writers,
and an assortment of miscellaneous
matter which is all wholesome and
real entertaining,
Do not miss hearing her,
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Help the Armenians and Syrians,
The local Lutheran Bunday-school
is making a campaign among the
Lutherans for funds to aid the Arme-
nlans and Syrians, next Bunday have
ing been set by the General Bynod as
the day to receive the contributions
Some if not all of the other denomins-
tione, represented in Centre Hall, have
already received offerings for this
cause, and an offering in which
the general public participated was
made at the Thanksgiving service.
The cause is ruch a worthy one that
the Reporter feels it its duty to aid in
giving this pablicty. The work ia be-
ing done through the Lutheran Bun.
day-echool, the several teachers hav.
ing been appointed to canvass the
echolars and Lutheran church people.
Any of the teachers whose names
follow whether they directly solicited
or not will be pleased to receive your
contributions: Mrs J. E, Royer, Mra
John M, Coldron, Mrs, 8B. W. Bmith,
Mre. D, 8B, Kustz, EE M Huyet!, Mm
A. E, Kerlin, Mre. James 8, Stahl, A,
W. Alexander, Jacob Bharer, and 8,
W. Bmith,
These funde will be handled in such
a manner that every cent contributed
will be available for the purpose for
which they were given,
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Letter from Washiogton State,
Bossburg, Wasb.,
Dec. 29, 1017.
Editor Reporter :
We bad a very dry season here, re-
sulting in abort crops, Hay was very
scarce and it was greatly feared for the
stock, but the mild season up to this
writing Is helping out, as cattle are
out every day and are obliged to
“Hooverize” as well ss the people,
Theres is a movement on foot in Wash-
ington to get awsy with all useless
dogs, in order to save food,
Our youngest son, Victor, has en-
listed in the aviation section of the
signal corps and is with the colors at
San Antonio, Texar, I am still
teaching ; have taught now over
fifty years, nineteen of them in Wash«
ingtov,. and am still in good health,
Wishing you a happy New Year, I
am,
Respectfully yours,
Mus. E. G. Horrer.
HR a
Nevel.Kuhn
Jacob Nevel and Miss Roxanna
Kuhn, both of Potter township, were
married at Reedaville last week. The
bride is a daughter of John C. Kuhn,
of Old Fort. The groom is a son of
Mre, Mahalla Nevel, of Colyer, and ja
employed as an axe grinder in the
Yeagertown works.
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Centre Uo.'s Food Administrator,
The Federal Food Administrator for
Pennsylvania has appointed Col, W.
Fred Reynolde, of Bellefonte, Federal
Food Representative of Centre county.
Any person in the county, who knows
of irregularities practiced by and food
distributor or manufacturer or have
complaints to offer againet dealers in)
food supplies, their patriotic duty is to
communicate immediately with the
county representive whose business it
will be to have the matter corrected.
Three Eclipres This Year.
There will be three eclipses this
year, two of the sup, one of the moon,
The first will be a total eclipse of the
sun June 8, visible in North Americs.
the moon will take place, the begin«|
ning visible in North America, The
HTS Sh
will be
W. OC. T. U, will meet oh the home
Gertrude
of Miss G
o'clock,
WEEKLY WAR
and on the Battle Fronts,
NEWS DIGEST
from Washington, D. C.
.
CORPS Or ARMY NURSES
MUST BE INCREASED NEARLY
1,000 PER CENT IN YEAR
According to estimates based on an
Army of 1,600,000 men, 87,600 nurses
will be needed. The present strength
of the Army Nurse Corps of the Medi-
cal Department is about 8,800. To in-
crease this number by nearly 1,000 per
cent in a year ls the task faced by the
corpse,
Hospitals at Army camps and can-
tonments still need nurses to bring
the quota for each up to the minimum
of 65 considered necessary, although
since the urgent need for nurses was
made public in December nearly 2,000
requests for application blanks have
been received.
In order to get the enrollment up to
the needed number some of the re-
quirements heretofore imposed have |
been waived. According to estimates |
there are between 50,000 and 90,000
registered nurses in the country and
about 200,000 other graduates and prac- |
tical aurses,
MANY ARTICLES USED
IN EMERGENCY RATIONS
FOR FIGHTING MEN
The equipment of no soldier is com- |
plete without emergency food rations, |
United States troops sre a: pplied with |
three different parched maize-meal
packets and three chocolates. The!
former is a revival of the maizc-meal |
of the American Iudisne, on which |
they could exist for days while bunt-!
ing or on the warpath,
The “‘chain-shot ’’ ration furnished
Belgian, French and Teutonic soldiers |
is a winter food of compressed meat,
There are more than s dozen varities |
of compressed teas used by the Russisn |
commissary. Compressed rice and
macaroni is supplied Oriental forces,
Oat-bread in sausage form is used by |
some of the North British troops.
A curious ration is the compressed
fig coffee of the Central Powers, which
may be either utilized for food ae it is!
or converted into a coflee-like drink,
Smoke-~dried pears are now used in the |
the same armies. The Bwise soldier |
receives an emergency ration of white
chocolate, made entirely of cocoa-but-
ter and sugar.
Ap Italisn army chocolate is in ssu-
sage-Jenth form, while their plum dof! |
goes into a beef membrane,
!
FEDERAL LOANS TO |
FARMERS REACH
NEARLY $30,000,000
Up to December 1, $29,524 655 had |
been paid out to farmers on 5 per cent |
long time loans, according to a report!
covering the operations of the 12 Fed- |
eral Jand banks. The total of loans
approved including those closed and
those awaiting verification of title and
other formalities is $105,136.52 1,
The interest rate under the farm
loan system bas been increased from 5
to 5} per cent, to apply to all applics-
tions which have not yet bsen approv-
ed.
Borrowing Is done through coopers
tive farm loan sssocistions being com-
posed of 10 or more farmer-bcrrowers
and each group borrowing at least$20,-
000. Up to December 1 the farm loan
board had chartered 1,839 such cooper
ative associations,
PLAN ENTERTAINMENT
FOR SOLDIERS *
OF EVERY CAMP
Reports coming from southern
camps show the vaudeville shows,
runniog io tents, are crowding seating
capacities. With 'he Government
theatres at the cantonments completed
the Commission on Training Camp
‘Activities will soon start several high
grade theatrieal companies on the
rounds of the camps. Esch company
will be out about 15 weeks,
Looal committees in cities and towns
throughout the country will put on
sale * amilage ’’ books the week of Jan-
uary 28 containing coupon good for
admission to the entertainments in
camps and oantonments. The booke
are made in two sizes, to sell at $1 and
$5.
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO
TAG COAL SHOVELS
JANUARY w
The Fuel Administration expects
#ohool children throughout the country
to do the tagging work of “Iag-Your
«Shovel-Day "” which has been set for
January 30, planning to make it »
school holiday.
In this extra effort to save coal for
‘war purposes the Fuel Administration
‘will try to get a tag on every coal shov-
el in the country. On-the face of each
tag are the words : “Have that shove
elfal of conl a day for Uncle Sam.”
REGISTERED MEN MAY
BE INDUCTED INTO
AIR SERVICE
While men registered under the se-
lective-service law are not being se-
cepted at recruiting offices for enlist-
ment in the Aviation Bection of the
Biguoal Corps, they may be inducted
voluntarily into service by their loeal
boards if they are physically fit, suf
ciently skilled, and not required to fill
the current draft quota. They will be
sent to Camp Kelly, Tex., for distribu-
tion into trades, training, snd forme-
tion into equadrone, with ranks and
salaries'running from $80 8 month ae
private to $81 a month ss master sig-
nal electrician ; food and quarters pro-
vided by the Government,
PICKED MATERIAL USED
OF AIRPLANES
No part of an airplane ls subject to
greater strain than the landing gear
when the machine is brought to earth,
Because of this each plece of wooden
material is made from carefully selec'-
The
metal joints are further strengthened
{by rubber windings which slso ip
| crease resiliency. All parts are cut to
| air-stream shape lo decrease resistance,
Ia the construction of one airplane
of the more sluple type 244 feet of
{ spruce, 58 feet of pine, 31 feet of ssh,
| snd 1} feet of hickory are ueed. The
Hat of material, exclusive of the en.
gine, also includes 3 262 feet of wire,
921 steel stampings, 57
nish, 29 gallons of * dope’, 201 square
84 jeet of rubber, and
65 pounds of slumioum, Over 4.000
naile are nsed, 3.377 screwe, and 276
turnbuckles,
REPORTS OF PEACE PROPOSALS
EHOULD NOT INDUCE AMERICA
TO BLACKEN WAR PREPARATIONS
Ia a recent review of military opers-
tions the Secretary of War says :
“ The various reports of immediate
| peace proposals by the Germans on
iseemingly favorable terms should not
for a moment induce us to slacken our
It is only nec
essary for us to recall that during the
Christmas season last year the Ger-
{mans put forth very similar peace
| rumors, "
| WEAR SHOES THAT FIT
Figures from exsminstions made by
| Army and civilian shoe experts sat
| Army camps show that only about 15
per cent, of the men wear shoes that
fit properly. Of the several groups of
men examined 28 per cent, wore shoes
one-half size short, 26 per cent. wore
shoes a full size short, and 8 per cent.
wore shoes two alzes short,
Reports ascribe the high proportion
of misfits to the inclination of men to
chbose shoes too small, faults of method
and supervision of fitting, insufficient
numbers of larger aud narrower sizes,
and incorrect making of sizes by man,
ufacturers,
STEREOPTICON SLIDES
BEING PREPARED 80 SHOW
AMERICA AT WAR
To aid in supplying suitable mater-
isl with which to illurtrate sermons,
lectures and school work, the division
of pletures, Committee on Puclic In-
formation, is preparing official stere-
opticon slides showing America’s par-
ticipation in the war.
These slides will be made available
soon for general use, at a nominal
charge to cover actual cost,
An embargo has been placed on the
exportation of butter, except to
nations associated with the United
States In war,
Christmas gifts for the expedition.
ary foroes aggregated 650 tons, Sun.
dreds of thousands of pounds of turk-
eye, purchased in eastern markets and
refrigerated on the shipe, together
with great quantities of cranberries,
sweet potatoes, and mince meat went
to the forces overseas. In the United
States every camp was supplied with
fresh turkey and the usual Christmas
accessories,
Vigorous campaigns are on in seve
eral States to increase the use of wood
for fael in place of coal. In Virginia
convict labor is employed to provide
wood for fuel.
All wooden Christmas boxes for
soldiers of the expeditionary forces ree
csived too late for shipment will be re-
tarned to the senders if return post.
age is malied to the superintendent,
Railway Mall Service, New York, N.
10, 1918,
SPRING MILLS RED URUYS WORK,
100 New Members Secured In Christmas
Campaign. A $100 00 Cssh Contribu-
tion Heoelved,
Asa result of the Christmas cam-
paign the Bpring Mills Auxiliary of
the Red Cross has secured one hun-
dred additions] names, making a total
of more than 200 members,
In addition to thie, the following
cash donations were received: —
$100.00
4.00
I. 0. 0. F. Lodge N vo. 697 5.00
Mre. Jerry Bhank . , . . 1.00
Any of the new members desiring
knitting or plain sewing may be sup-
plied upon request by Miss Mabel Al
lison,
The list of new members follows :
W. C. Meyer
Blaine Bitner
C. E. Royer
Wilbur Decker
D, D. Decker
I. }. Zubler
A. J. Bhook
John Goodhart
W. C. Musser
Edwin Musser
W, M, Grove
W. H. Haney
W. H. Allison
A L. Duck
Andred Corman
Clyde Boyer
Robert 8mil}
Harold Meyer
Randall Meyer
J. F. Myers
T. J. Decker
C. G. Decker
John Decker
H. F. Romman
W. P. Hostermanu
D. ¥. Runkle
R. D. Musser
C. H. Eungard
Harver Bierly
Maynard Barger
Edgar Miller
E T. Jamison
Lather Royer
John KE Graden
Clyde Roper
A NK Flukie
Walter Herrlog
John Breon
W. ¥. Musser
J. H. Rishel
Bamuel Harter
Roy Bartiey
Mm 8 L. Condo
Mr. CE Royer
Mm. DD. Decker
Mm George Weaver
Mrs. J EB Meyer
Mrs C,H, BEungard
Mr Jane Pealer
Nm CF Long
Mrs WH. Allison
Mr T. B, Jamison
Mre. Luther Royer
Mra. Earl Ross
Mrs John Neose
Ms. C. A. Hennigh
re JH. Rishel
Mm C.J, Pinkie
Mrs Mary Bhook
Mim Carrie Gentael
Miss Gladys Meyer
Miss Clara Condo
Miss Helen Rishel
Miss Laura M. Beoder
Mim Ida Loug
Mise Delnle Morris
Miss Irene Evans
Miss Eivie Limbert
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F.O 8 of A lostall OfMgere,
Last Thuredsy evening the newly
elected officers of Washington Camp,
No. 580, at Centre Hall, were installed
for the current term by District Pree
ident E, B. Ripka. Thé new officers
are as follows :
Past President, Robert Glasgow.
President, R. D. Foreman.
Vice President, William Kelin.
Mauater of Forme, C. D. Mitterling.
Treasurer, D. W. Bradford.
Financial Secretary, C. 8B. Brungart.
Recording Secretary, D. R. Bush-
map.
Asst, Recording Bec., E. E. Bailey.
Conductor, W, H. Bland.
Iuspector, J. Elmer Noll.
Gaard, C. D. Bartholomew.
Right Sentinel, Fred Osman,
Left Bentinel, Floyd Walker,
Chaplain, G. H. Emerick.
( har) “8 S Herring
George Hennigh
George Ehook
(4. C., Walker
C.C, Bartges
Mrs. Samuel Rachau
Mrs. J. F. Myon,
Mm T. J. Decker
Mrs 1 Zt
Mrs Herring
Mr: Miller Goodhart
Mrs W.M. Grove
Mm A. F. Rote
Mrs Maynard Barger
Mre A.B
Mr ET
Mm
Mr
J ner
¥iis
Lee
. Jamison
A KN. Finkie
Wm, Kem
Mrs, Nathaniel Zeigler
Mrs George Ehook
Mm GC, Walker
Mrs Geutzle
Mrs, J. F. Hosterman
Miss Alice Heckman
Mis Lola Ulrich
Miss May Musser
Mis Sara Rishel
Miss Miriam Long
Miss Grace Royer
Miss 1rene Herring
Mise Bara Fweeney
G.«
”
Notice To Owners Of Doge. ”
Notice is hereby given to all owners
of dogs in Centre County that under
recent legisiation all Dog Tax must
be paid to the County Tressurer on or
before January 15, 1918,
The fee for males and spayed fe-
males is $1.00 and for female dogs
$200 This includes all dogs six
months old and over,
If application is made in writing
8 centa postage must be included with
the remittance. Application may be
made through the local Justices of the
Peace, who is authorized to collect a
fee of 16 cents for each license in ad
dition to the regular license fee,
It shall be the duty of every police
officer and constable to kill any dog
which does not bear a proper License
Tag, which is found running at large
after January 15, 1918,
County COMMISSIONERS,
Bellefonte, Pa., Jan, 1st, 1918, adv,
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Wil Extermioate Mik,
The state game commission on Fri-
day authorized the killing of a herd of
eleven elk which have been raiding
farms in Blair county and which the
game wardens have been unable to
drive back to their mountain homes,
The elk are part of the 200 head of
such animals owned by the state put
out some years ago to propagates and
are protected until 1821, The killing
will be done by wardens and the meat
sent to hospitals,
AIA
MovreOdenkirk,
John R. Moore and Miss Mary
Odenkirk, both of Burnham, were
united in marriage at the home of the
bride's father, BR. Porter Odenkirk, at
Burnham, on Thursday, December 81.
NO. 2
[TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
FROM ALL PARTS
Mildred Warnock, resder,
pear in Grange Arcadia,
evening of this week,
Fox bunting ls proving fine sport to
8 number of local hunters. Old Reye
nard is se ehy se ever and more often
he eludes the hunter than he falls into
the trap.
Among the callers at the Reporter
office Baturday morning were James
Galbraith, of Boalsburg ; David M,
Campbell, Linden Hall ; and John 8,
Daie, of Btate College,
Miss Mary Foreman, daughter of F,
A. Foreman, of State College, left last
Wednesday for Overbrook, vesr Phils.
delphis, where she is tesching in sn
institution for the blind,
wiil ape
Baturdsy
George W. Felding, of Linden Hall,
favored this office with a call on Hat
urday and reported that be contems
pistes holding public sale of farm
stock and Implements some time in
Fei raary.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Meyer expect to
leave for Columbis, Houth Carolivs,
about Wednesday of next week, where
they will spend the remainder of the
winter with their son-in-law sod
daughter, Mr. and Mre. J. W, McCore
mick,
Among the larger donations msde
to the Red Crose, in Centre county,
wee 8 check for $100.00 from (C. E.
Allison, of Toronto, Canads, brother
of Miss Mabel Allison, sn officer of the
“priog Mills Auxiliary. Mr, Allison
made his gift ia lieu of his eu tomary
trip home for the holidays.
Mr. and Mre. B. F. Relsh and fam-
ily, formerly located at Milroy where
Mr. Reish conducted the hotel, moved
to Potters Mille last week into a hand-
#0ine properly which Mr. Reish pur.
chased from J. M. Moyer. Mr. Reish
i# succeeded in the mansgement of the
Duvesn House at Milroy by John
Crolzer,
Two Greeks from Nisgsrs Falls
have leased the slore room atl Axemar ’
formerly occupied by Harry Harter,
snd will open a cheese fictory there,
They purpose manufacturing five dif
ferent kinds of cheese snd to begin
with will consume sboul one thous.
and gallons of milk a day, which will
be gathered by suto truck from the
surrounding country.
When we read of the great sufter-
ing experienced by sections of coun
try—and many close at home—on ac-
count of the scarcity of coal, we feel
like extending a vote of thanks to the
local coal merchants for their
excellent mavsgement io haviog
their bine practically filled at all times
for the benefit of their customers.
Centre Hall has certainly not exper-
ienced anything like as coal famine,
sud this is something for which to
be thankful,
The staetch of zaro weather which
«xtended over a length of seven
daye, was broken on Saturday when
mercury stopped at one degree with-
in the 0 mark. Bunday mercury
reached the highest point in two
weeke—27 degrees. Here are the fig-
ures in that cold week which will un-
doubtedly stand ss 8 reccrd for some
years : Dec. 29, 1 below ; Dec. 30, 11
below ; Dec. 81, 6 below ; Jan, 1,8 be
low ; Jan. 2, 8 below ; Jan, 3, 6 below ;
Jan. 4, 8 below,
Please do not wait until you receive
a statement showing the smount of
your arrearage on the Reporter before
making remittance. The cost of mail-
ing statements precludes this, The
figures on your label are your guide.
They plainly show you to what month
and year you have paid, Where no
month ie given, July is implied ; thas,
“177 means that your paper is paid to
July,1917, and that you are 8 months in
arrears. Make a» mental calculation of
your standing at onoe, and if you die-
cover there is something coming to ue,
kindly remit it, and rest assured wa
will be very grateful.
Wallace White, of Axemann, well
known throughout the counly ss sn
expert well digger, has turned miller,
and beginning April 1st, will put in
operstion an up-to-date flouring mill
at Axemann, having recently purchases
ed the big stone building standing
close to the Btate road, sud which for
Mr. White is simply pilin
industry there, for years ago
known ss the Humes’ flouring
Eleotricity will take the plsoe of
power which was formerly
ran the mill it will take about 56
power motor, thirty-five of which
be used to operate the rolls and twen«
The bride is formerly of Centre Hall,
ty the grinding mill