LOVALS, April—the mouth of showers, house cleaning, trout fishing, gardening-—is here, Mrs, Helen aud Margurete Brandt spent a few days at the home of Mre, John Ruble, H. C. Robison, of Milesburg, manu- facturer of the popular brush broom, was a business caller at this office on Friday. The local United Evangelical par- gonage Is undergoing a renovation on the interior. A new cesspool is also being dug. The Centre Hall Camp of the P, O. B. of A. bes decided to hold a festival fn the Grange ball on the evening of Memorial Day, About twenty-five Eagles, members of the local lodge, attended the funers) of Anthony Guiver, at Pl-seant Ger, on Sata day, John Geary, of Sunbury, came to t entre Hull on Satur ay «1 a bit of busivess, He is one of ten caretakers of a cemetery at Bunbury, C. E. Royer, of Bpring Mills, was ir town ou Tacsday to arrange for ho d- irg he aisirie Con- vention at Centre tall, April 25h, Burday-schnol wr.and Mre, Ray Gilliland, three children, snd Mrs, Gilliland’s mothe, Mrs. Ellen Btuart, of Bate College, arent Suncay at the hom: of Mrs, Lizzie Jucobs, A meeting of the Centre Hall Reo Cross Auxiliary will be bela in the P. O. =, of A, hall on Thursday evening, Aprii 11to, at which time new officers will be elec ed, The moving of F, M, Fisler fron Penn Hall to Centre Hall, on Monda. was attended by uvearly firty peopl: from Gregg township. A big moving divner was served at the new Fisher home, B. D. Brisbin, in his Reo car, took Mr... Grorge Breon and five childre: to Lewisburg, last Thursday, at which point the Breon family took the train for Reading, which will be their new bome. Privates George Alfred Crawford and Henry Mitterling, the former from Camp Meade, Md., and the lat- ter from Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., enjoyed short farloughs at home during the past week. Misses Mildred and Edwina Wie- land, daughters of Mr, and Mre, F. E. Wieland, of Linden Hall, spent Bup- day at their home, The former is finishing her freshman year at Penn State, while the latter will graduate from the Bloomsburg Sta'e Normal in June, The Kerlin poultry farm is beginning to make shipments of day-old ehix and bave already sent out simost two , thousand pee;s The shipments will be almost entirely by parcel post, ap order for fifty thousand chix having been taken on the parcel post shipping ‘ besle. The chix are being sent to many pointe, and to date have arrived in first-clase condition, One hundred ard fifty wer, includ- irg abrut seventy-five Penn State students, fought mountain fires on Funday west of Btate College in the direc ion of Brow Bhoe, The MceNitt- Buyett Lumber company’s land was in the burned ares, but since little but prop timber remained on the trag!, the company’s loss was slight, The fire fighters succeeded in extine guithing the flames, which for a time burned fi reely, Ei8peaking of mountain fires the Miil- heim Journal had this to say in its last issue : A destructive forest fire was raging on Brush mountain on Monday snd Tuoesday, It was with great difficu'ty that Jacob Winkle blech’s saw mill esst of Rebersburg was saved from the flames 0 Mon. day. A large orew of fire-fighters worked heroically to save the mill and fin ally succeeded. Fires also rag- ed in the vicinity of Madieonburg, J. Cyrus Meese, of East Perue, lows, accompanied Mre, Frank Rockey and two chiidrep, from the same lows town, to Btate College, lest week, Treir mission was the burial of Mr, Rockey, who died in the west snd was buried in Mver's cemetery, Buffalo Run valley, Following the burial Mr, Meese waa the guest of his cousine, Frank and William Gfrerer, in Centre Hall, for a few daye, Mr, Meese la a son of pioneer gettlers of the state of Tows, who emigrated from near Pleas. sant Gap lo 1856, and who endured the many hardships incident to the ploneer days of the great west, He Ia a puccessful farmer in Iowa and about nine years ago visited relatives In Ceutre Hall, Harry B. Bpangler, of Chieago, Ill, spent a few days the past week with hie father, W., W, Spangler, in Centre Hall, on scecunt of the latter's physis eal condition, which has not been very encouraging to his many friends for some time pest, The younger Mr, Bpangler is chief clerk in the office of the general traffic manager of the Obleago & North Western Railway, with which company he has been for s nromber of years, Besides having a heavier bturden of office work than ever before, on account of the war, Mr, Bpangler still finda time to take a very sotive part in Uncle Bam's aotivities at home, having dore s grest deal to mnke the Becond Liberty Loan a big #uccess in Chicago, ss well sa being an en.husiastic Hed Crows worken / » \ LOOALS The home of Daniel Daup was wired for electric light this week. Mrs. William Wallace, of Pittsburg, visited her grandmother, Mrs, Kate Conley, on Tuesday. Montgomery & Co., of Bellefonte, have an ad. in this issue of particular interest lo the farmer. Look it up. Perry H, Luse returned this week fron Westmoreland county where he purchased two pure bred Holstein heifers, Miss Marie Kur'z, who is teaching #chool at Northsmpton, spent Bun- day with her parents, Rev. and Mre. D. 8, Kurtz, Jacob Lee, of Bpring Mille, pure chased a team of young horses from RN, W. Bmith, on Saturday, with which to start farming this spring. The Centre Hall lodge of Odd Fi'- Inws will hold ivetalistion exerciges Turgduy eve ing of next week, A gnod atte: dance i= degired, ; The horourh financial statement for the your 1917 14 printed in this {seas of tha Reporter,” Every tax payer should give it ear ful reading, Mre, Emms M. Young, of Boals targ, and daughter, Miss Bessle Young, of Biate (‘ollege, on Tnesday paid the Reporter a pleasant visit, Miss Marle Bemise, a classmate of Miss Madaline Spayd at The Pennsyl- vania Btate (ollege, was a guest at the Bpayd bome in Centre Hall over sunday The marrisge of Miss Anna Rey- nolde, of Reedeviile, to Prof, 8B, Irwin SBhortess, of York, occurred at the home of Robert J Ricer, at Reedsville, on Monday. I wish to announes that I will be in Centre Hall beginning April eighth with samples of fine hosiery, Prices same us last reason. — Mrs. OC. E, FOYER. Miss Ruth Ruble, who makes her bome with ber grandmother, Mre, L. W. Rable, in Cleveland, Ohio, is home on a visit to her parents, Mr, and Mrs, John Ruble, in this place, Five students of Peun State will vive a free entertainment in the U, E, churgh, Centre Hall, on Batarday eve- ning at 8 o'clock. Bingiog and ad- dresses will make up their program. Everybody Is cordially invited, Twenty members of the Bellefonte Camp of the P, O. 8B, of A,, compris ing the degree team, very acceptably confer.ed the degree upon a class of seventeen new members in the ball of the Centre Hall Camp, on Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mre. B. H. Arney disposed of a lot of household goods on Bstur day and 01 Wednesday of this week left Centre Hall for Niagara Falls, N:w York, where they will make their future home. Their, son A. Miles Arpey, Is located at that point, The home of Peter Boal, near Col- yer, was discovered on fire on Easter <unday pear the noon hour, but with the aid of the reighbors the fire was ex'ingulshed with only slight damage having resulted, A stove pipe pase ing through a fl or is supposed to have been the cause of the fire, Meatless days may be entirely suse rended for the next thirty days, sass Col, W, Fred Reynolds, food administrator for Centre county. There happens to be a good supply of men's at present, By using more meat, potatoes, and milk, we can save more wheat fl ur which is now more necessary than ever, Rev, and Mre. W, R. Jones and two desughters arrived at the Reformed parsonage in this place on Baturday, by suto, Rev, Jones hss been trans. ferred by the Methodist Conference from Bhawville, Clearfield county, to Lumber ( ity, the same county, and on Tuesday left for that place to estab lish the new home, His family will remain in Centre Hall for a short time, A collision between a trolley car and large Okland suto Saturday night, on the crossing near Mark's statior, near Lewistown, reculted in the irjury of four persons and the slmost complete ruin of the suto, The occupants of the oar were Mr. and Mre, Laurence Nale, son Frank and a cousin, Frank Nale, of Altoona. Mr, and Mrs, Nale were removed to the Lewistown hos- pital, the former having suffered the greater Ir juries, a A A ————————— LIBERTY LOAN MEETING, Dr. E. E. Bpsrke, of State College, will speak in the interest of the Third Liberty Losn in Grange Arcadia, Centre Hall, on Batur ay evening, —— pe ———— HuseaRipky, George Luther Huss and Miss Cora Doablina Ripks, both of Bpring Mills, were united in marriage by Rev, W, H. Willlame at the M, E. parsonage In Bpriog Mills on Wednesday evening of Inst week, The bride ls a daughter of Benjamin Ripka. The groom Is employed as a "bus driver hetween Philipsburg and Osceqla Mille, ————— fe —— Hennigh-Bibls, Henry Kills Henvigh and Mie Nellie Mae Bible, both of Potters Mills, were united in marriage by Rev, W.H, Williams at Bpring Mills on Haturday evening, The bridels a school teacher and a daughter of the Inte Jones Bible, while the «room ls a farmer, the son of 8, P, Hennigb; of Georges Valley: Birthday Party, A birthday party was held at A. J. Weaver's home at Colyer, which Refreshments were served at a late hour, The following persons were present : Mr, and Mrs, George Martz, of Lemont; Mr. and Mre. William Breon, Mr, and Mre, James Sholl and grapddaughter, Margaret, of Farmers Mills ; Mr. and Mra. Dan Keller and sone, of Houserville; Mr. and Mrs. H. Bchreckengast and children, of Centre Hall ; Mr, and Mrs. William Rickert and son, of Mill Hall; Wallace Weaver, of Reading ; Clyde Nevil, of Camp Meade, Md,; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gissgow and sone, Mr. and Mre. Charles Miller and ton, Mr. and Mre., William Bitner, Mre, Jacob Royer snd children, Mr, and Mre, William Mar'z, Mr. and Mrs. David Ntoner, Hamuel Klinefelter, SBamue! Horner, Mre, David Fye, Mre. Harry MeC e'lan and duugh'e , Miesen Badie Les, Esty Llugle, Iisa and Dora Klivefelter, —— I — A —— Hawalins at Garman Gpera Hoose, It bas been esid that there is po lard thst ie #0 facinating as the Hawi- ian I-lands and no music so wierd and aweel, spd the many people of th: city who have never had the pleasur of bearing rative Hawlisns will er jos 8 rare treat Thursday, April 11th, at the Garman opera Louse when Bell's Feoious Hawiisns will present thei: besutiully steged musical satire In two parte, Esch member represents an artis on some par jculsr Instrument and the songsters from the far west are un- cqualled, The company is drawiog packed houses in each city where they appear and are receiving the support of both the prees and the public. Pricee, 85, 50, 75, $1.00 ; children, 25. Wooaward. John Bheesley moved to MIM inburg last Thursday. Boyd Musser, of Californie, is visits ing bis father, Willlam Mauser, Phos. Wolfe and family epent Bun- day st the home of their sop, Harry, in Mifflioburg. Mies Lida Benner, of Fiedler, was entertained at the home of her uncle, Daniel Benner, Sunday, Mr. and Mre, Charles Musser and baby Violet, of Bellefonte, spent Hat. urday and Sunday at the home of the formet’s father, '2quire Musser. Mr, and Mre. Clayton VonNeids, Mr. and Mre. Andrew Moyer, Mrs, E. L. Kessler, Mrs, J «cob Music and Mrs. Emma Nein, transacted business ip Millhelm, Monday. TE ————— A ——————— Weekly War News Digest, EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PLANS TO SUPPLY FARM WORKERS A special I rm-service division is be- iog established in most of the 100 of- fices of the United Btates Employ- ment Hervice as one of the plans for meeting the lacor requirements of the farmers, Hpeeial field agents are bee log sent foto districts where scute farm-'abor shortage exists or where utusally large numbers will be need- ed. A weekly bulletin will be issued in which opportunities for farm employ- ment sud the needs of certain districts will be listed. Posters announcing the location of Federal and Htate em- ployment offices are being hung io post offices, raliway stations, and other public places, All third snd fourth class post o’- fices, of whioh there are 65,000, are now sutborissd farm-labor employment of. tices, During the harvest sesson in certain States temporary offices will be opened in a number of cities for the purpose of furnishiog socurate inform- ation sa to where harvest hands are needed, A weekly report of farm-labor cone ditions Is being sent to the main office at Wasbiogton by sll the branch offi. ces and by many State employment offices, ’ GERMAN FACTORIES MAKE WOODEN SOLES FOR SHORES There are now 180 firme employed in Germany in the manufacture of whole-wood soles for new footwear with an output of 400,000 pairs week- ly. Beechwood has been chiefly used, but any hardwood, with the exception of oak will serve equally well, Of the German boot and shoe factor- ies which were in existence before the war only 400 are now at work ; of these 25 per cent are workine for the army administration slone, 25 per cent are employed In connection with the manufactare of gloves and similar arti cles, and the remaining 50 per cent have the task of meeting the civilian boot and shoes requirements, Deafness Cannot Be Cured local applioations, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is {air one way to cure deafness, and that is y constitutional remedion Deafness io caused by an inflamed condition of the mu- cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the Inflammation ean be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condi tion, hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases out of ten mre caused MN Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces We will give One Hr=dred Dollarg for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured Hall's tarrh Cure, Bend for circulars, i you how. We We ear- There are sizes. # STATE COLLEGE HARRISBURG NEWJ umTrER, { Continved from first page ) had pever been even considered as » possibility by Penrose. The elimination of Seott from the Penrose slate also meant that Paul Houck, the absentee Becretary of In- ternal Aflaire, wh> had only the backing of that select coterie of Hobuylkill county statesmen headed by Auditor General Boyder and * Bill" Leib, dual and triplex office holders Just sa Houck had been prior to his se- lections a Becretary, did pot have a chance to run se his own successor on the Penrose slate. “Jim” Wood- ward, chairman of the House Appro- priations committee which handles all the hospital gratuities and through which the log-rolling at the Capitol is made possible, has been the Penrose choloe from the start for this post and will get the place. All three of these men have been staunch supporters of the Boss in the Legislature for years. Did anyone ever hear them getting up in thelr places and talking against the liquor interests that have made Republican election in Pennsylvania a scandal ? They never were knowp to take such a stand, Beldleman and Woodward #till have their feet pressed down hard on the soft pedal oo the question of the ratification amendment. They are not naturally drys any more than Sproul Is, Of course, they have not any thing more to do with the amend- ment and ity ratifiestion in Pennayl- vania than a celery raiser at Kalame- 200, except they are on a ticket with a mano who talke a lot about the amend- ment without saying much. Sproul in his Iatest statement cov. ors everything almost that any vob, is inter-ated in except new sheep ne, the protection of blue heron and yiys. section. He talks of the big eit’ eg and the smaller cities and borovghs and the townabipe, suffrage, taxation, eco- nomio expenditures and bumanitarian laws, but his sudden intzrest In many things has Iain bim open to skepti- clem on the party of some voters. His sudden conversion to prohibition will not bear close or striot scrutiny in view of bis votes with the interests. He has a twenly-iwo year old Senator. F.J CHENEY a CO., Toledo, Ohio, bo. " Pills for vonmtiyativn, FOR SALE —2 cows—-onn a } oalf —~W, FF. MeoCLELLAN Georges Valley), BR. D. 2 THE MARK m1, PRODUCER AT STORES FOR BALE~The Gels property mediately opposite W. Emith. Centre Hall ih the A2 81 A — ——— TE — ——— -A lot of Early for mie.~J OHN pi. SEED POTATOES FOR SALF After three weeks of perfectly dry BARR. A ar sesed weather, a light rain began falling ! Wednesday morning. It is much needed for the wheat and grase. LOST. Auto tag, No. 100 200 some where be. tween Centre Hall and Salons — Ed Lalr, Centre Hall, Pa. — A complete and comprehensive display of all The Newest and Best Styles in Spring & Summer Apparel for Men and Women Our display this Spring is of special interest to every man and wornan in this vicinity, because the qualities are unusually good and the new mod- cls exhibited are in every way pleasing. —AND REMEMBER, There arc no high war prices on this new merchandise. We have priced everything at such reasonable figures that | You can easily afford to louy. We are anxious to have you see this line. D. J. Nieman Departmi:nt Store isl record that cannot be bid In the Ste comparatively short cam
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