The Centre reporter. (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, April 11, 1918, Image 5

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    LODALS,
The borcuzh schools have entered
upon their eighth, and last, month of
echool,
Howard Lingle, of Colyer, ia report-
ed to be close to death, suffering with
consumption,
Hear the boys and girle, Saturaay
night, in Grange Arcadis. Every-
body invited,
+ Bee Mutt and Jefl's Divorce, at the
Garman opera house, on Tuesday eve-
ning, April 16 b,
The poet would say that winter
lingers in the lap of epring, but we
think the old boy has elmply flopped
into it,
A. J. Zimmsrman, formerly oon-
nected with the Lewisburg Saturday
News, is now editor of the Btate Col-
lege Times,
The meeti g of the local Rd Cros
society has been postponed from to-
night (Thursday) uatil Monday evep-
ing of next week,
Ceciel Spangler and grandehildren,
and Mr. aud Mre. Noll, of Now Berlir,
were in Centre Hatt on Suuday, stog-
ping wiitn Mre, Bu ann Bpaugler,
Rev, Josian Btill and Joshua 1. Poi-
ter attended the sesgions of the Pres
bytery of Huotiugdor, held in the
Becoud Presoyierian cuurch at Altoo-
na, this week,
I'ne appearance of the wheat fialde
lv Peuus Vaiiey 1s geverally poor, A
good loosing f-ld is ludeed the ex-
Ceplion. However, a good rain anu
Warm weal er may work wonders,
The district board, at Bellefonte, has
between 300 and 400 men examined
snd classified, from which to draw
Centre couuty’s quota in the pew cali
Which was sent out a few days ago.
Prominent speakers will appear in
the Grange hall at Spring Mills on
Balurday eveniug in the interest of
the Third Liberty Loan and the W.
£2. 8. Allcitizens are urged to attend,
William Bpangler, of Millerstown,
died at a Harrisburg hospital after au
operation. His age was eighty-eight
years, aud was a brother of the late
John Spangler, being the last member
of that famliy,
A Jolly crowd of Penn Hall people
came up to Centre Hall on Friday
evening to attend a house-warming
party at the new home of Miss Mary
C. Fisher, formerly the J. William Mit-
terling home,
It is regrettable to mention it, but
we bave about us a bunch of boys be-
tween sixteen and twenty years old—
well dresced and well fed—who do a
bit of sporting, but have not contri-
buted a cent toward winning the war.
More than a week ago Mester Dap.
fel (Dsup) Bmith received a slight cut
On the bead, and a few days sgo his
‘ace began ewelling as a result, He is
under the care of a physician, al
though hie condition 1s not considered
critical.
Rev. J. F. Shultz will attend the
wedding of Mrs, Sbuitz’s brother,
William Mertz, and Mies Florence
Fuollmer, at Williamsport, today
(Thursday), following which he will
be accompanied back to Centre Hall
with his family,
The * Clover Club”, a loesl sewing
organizatiop, fifteen strong, were en-
tertaiued at tie home of Mre, Milford
Luse, ai State College, on Tuesday
eveniog., The tip wes made io the
cars of W. F, Keller, W, F., Bradford
and 8, C, Bruugart,
Mr. and Mre, J. D. Bartholomew
gave a Lirthday eurprise party io
honor of the pinth anniversary of
their youngest daughter, Miss Eliza.
beth, on Thursday evening. A num-
ber of the little friends of the girl en-
Joyed the evening in a delightful way,
Bergeant Chester Kurtz, son of Rev,
avd Mre, D, HB, Kurtz, et j .yed a short
furlough at Lis bome in Cenire Hall,
from Friday until Monday. Hels in
the coast artillery service, being a
sergeant in the electrical department,
and ls stationed +t Fortress Monroe,
Virginie.
A local commitlee of ladies will
start a canvass of the town the latter
part of this week, or beginning of
next week, in the Interest of the
Third Liberty Loan, Open your
doors to thew, not se you would to ap
allen enemy, but as you would to »
real patriotic American,
E. B. Ripke, of Centre Hall, Is one
of the five members of the P, O, B, of
A. in Centre county to be appointed
by the Biate Cap to constitute a
committee to be known as the “P, O,
#4, of A. Commitiee of the Committee
of Public Bafely of Pennusylvania"
for Centre county, The other mem-
bers are M, R, Johyson, of Bellefonte ;
W. B. Taylor, of tate College ; J. A.
Dale, of Lemont, and Chae, E. Pletoh-
er, of Howard.
Dr. Edwin Erle Bparks, of Btate
College, addressed a small but very
appreciative, audience In the Grange
hall on Saturday evening, having been
one of the numerous speakers appoint.
ed to speak at various points in the
oounty in the Interest of the Third
Liberty Loar. An Interesting feature
in connection with Dr. Bparks’ ade
dress was his story of soldier life in
the various cantonmenis which te
visiied recently, IL was a bit of ice
formation which would set any. motk-
ei’s mind a' esse regarding the ic.
fluences existing at the osups to keep
ber boy in the paths of reviitude,
LODALS
Misa Lena Breon is spending this
week with friends in Altoons,
For youogsterr, the L. T. L. bose
and girls get real pep in their playlet,
J. H. Horper and Charles Btoner, of
Tusseyville, left on Tuesday for York,
where they will purchase mules,
Cleveland D. Mitterling is ready to
ship a thousand bushels of potatoes for
which be pald 65 cents per ‘bushel,
Dr. McCluney Radcliff, the noted
eye specialist, of Philadeiphis, visited
frierds abcut Lewistown last week.
Joshuy T. Potter was one of the
Smileage Book purchasers who failed
to receive mention of such purchase.
A peep at your calendar on Wednes-
day revesled April 10, but out-dvor
conditions gave you the Impression of
Februsry 1s,
I. A. Bweetwood and foree of men
are d ing repair work on the stats
road, known ss the Biushvalley read,
enst of Centre Hall,
Paul OO, Bpasd publishes lethers of
sdministration on the estate of Mre,
Ro-etta E, Luss, late of Gregg town-
«hi , decemsed, in this iseue,
Avdrew Z+itle snd three sone,
R. H., Archie and Jehninge, I+ft for
I disvs, Indiana oc unty, on Saturday
where thi'y have secured employment,
H. G. Btrohmeier and E. 8, Ripks
represented the looal school beard at
the elcotion of a ccunty superintendent
of schoole, held at Bellefonte or
Tuesday.
Rev, Bamuel Moody was at his own
request dismissed from the pastorate
of the churches at Martinsburg and
Dupecaneville to the presbytery of
Northumberland, this week.
Read Montgomery & Co.'s ** Haw-
dust—hogs—and clothes '’ ad. in this
jesue. You would wonder what the
‘“‘sawdust ’’ and ‘‘ hogs’ hesve to do
with clothes, but the parallel is per-
fect. Read the ad,
The Boys and Girls W, B, 8, Club I»
growling daily. The club le also great-
ly locreasing its holdings of *‘ baby
bonde, '’ a large number of them al-
ready having passed the value of the
firet thrift card.
The execution of William Warren,
of West Chester, which was to have
taken place at Rockview this week,
has been delayed by ac'ion of the
governor because the condemned man
was not apprised of his impending
doom in time to prepare for his death.
A short letter, enclosing a photo-
grapb, was received this week by the
writer from Robert (‘* Bob!) Keller,
who is ** with the colors” as a mwem-
ber of Co. D, 819:h [ufantry, st Camp
Lee, Virginis. The photo shows the
young msn in great physical condi-
tion. Io closing he esys, *‘ Tell my
Uncle Dave I would be glad to hea:
from him. Give my best regards to
all my friende,
The Millheim Journal notes the fol-
lowing sales of real estate in the lower
part of the valley: Wm. H. Musser
hee sold his farm at Bmithtown to hie
son-in-law, Ralph Hsines, who has
tenanted the fsrm for several years,
Cbe farm contains 63 acres and the
deal includes 18 acres of timberland.
Ths consideration was $5,000, F, P.
Vonads, of t.oburp, for the heirs, has
sold the Treaster homestead at Wood-
ward, consisting of 11 acres of farm
land and a dwelling house, stable and
outbnildiogs, to Issac M. Oradorf.
Consideration, $1,000,
Big Time at State College,
Everybody in Centres county ls ine
vited to come to the Pennsylvania
State C:illege next Baturday, April
18, and join the students in their pa-
triotic carnival, Mejor Watt, a veter-
an of the British army, will be the
chief attraction of the day. He will
tell his experiences on the battle line
sud will present a clear Idea cf Jthe
war conditions on the Western front,
The program will begin at 1:30 p,
w,, with a parade by the college cadet
regiment, the student banc, the en-
listed men trairiog for work In the
ordnance departmen', and the sol
diers who came to State College this
week for lostructisn In airplane me-
chanics. Following the parade, there
will be a continuous program of amus-
ing events all afternoon, There will
be a greased pig contest for a $2.50
prize, a sack race, a greased pole
climbing contest for a $2.60 prize, and
a baseball game with Dickinson Col-
lege. The freshman and sophomore
classes will bold their annual tug-of
war, and the different classes will
celebrate moving-up day to the class
ahead. An ox-rosst will be served at
b o'clock, including coffee and salad.
An admission of fifty cents will admit
to all events and the ox-roast,
ti tf
DEATHS,
After having been a patient suffarer
from tuberculosis for the past several
years, Mre. Rachel Gardoer passed
away at her home in Tyrone on Bune
day evening. Deceased was born at
Port Matilde, on March 16, 1879, and
was a daughter of Jobn and Melinda
Frantz,
Surviving her are her parente, her
husband, six children, five brothers
and five sisters, Buria! made at 1y-
rone on Wednesday
Bw A of loose timothy ha
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by doing it.
You lose
BELLEFONTE o
BARRISBURG NEW) LwrTEx,
( Continued from first page }
of Woodrow Wilson, ss I have consiat-
ently done at ail times since be bee
came Governor of New Jersey in 1810,
““Recogoiziog that we fae enemies
no less at home than sbroad, I would,
if elected, favor the internment of all
disloyal persons and enemy symps-
thizere, and, so far as Pennsylvania is
concerned, put an instant end to en-
emy plotting and propagands.
“I favor giving women the vole,
For many years I worked for that
cause, and if elected would do all in|
my power to make woman suffrage an
accomplished fact in Pennsylvania,
“I favor the immediate 1atification
by the Pennsylvsnia Leglalature of
the national prohibition amendment,
[ bave consistently fought against the
liquor domination of the Biate
through the Penrose machine. I co-|
operated with the candidates of our
party in their sincere fight for local
option in 1914, when they wete op-|
posed by the friends of l'quor, who
now seek to continue ita control by |
methods which then unhappily sue-|
ceeded, If elected I shall use all the!
power and ir fluence that I legitimate |
ly can to bring about the prompt |
adoption of the prohibition amend
ment, On ali other national questiors |
my attitute will be controlled by war-
time necessity and pational need, al-
ways adhering to my pledge to stand
by the President, i
“If olected I will insist upon =|
complete reorganization of the system
of appropriating funds for Btate chari. |
ties and will absolutely oppose the
perpetuation of the present practice of |
using society’s unfortuuntes as pawns |
for political advantage,
“I favor the fullest development |
and enlsigement of the harbord of |
Pennsylvanis, with liberal Btate ald
for this purpose. I Tivor a liberal
. - a
¥
road policy, with ec-ordioale develop- |
ment of the Blate highwaye, benefit- |
ing all sections of the State, the cost |
to be defrayed from current revenues, !
If elected I will give the State an eco- |
nomic, efficient, business sdministra-|
tion. This pledge I will make effec-|
tise by introducing a budget system |
governing appropriations of all Btate
funde. This outlines my position on
the essential issues of the campaign, ae
I view thew. As the campaign pro-
gresees it will be my purpose to ampli-
fy my attitude on this snd other
questions sffecting the Common-
wealth and ite people.
Mr. Guffey in recent months has
#pent most of bis time at Washington,
He is a recognized sut hority on oil
snd gas and ss such was selected as
Petroleum Administration with the
Raw Materials Division of the Coun-
cil of National defence, He was elect
ed county chairman of Allegheny in
Western Penveyivanis, and since 1016,
has been wscting State Chairman for
Captain Willlam 8, McLean who hse
in the feleral army sivce that time.
chairman, Mr, Gufley ia 47 years of
age and is unmarried,
Mr, Guffey was born in Westmore-
land county, December 20, 1871, and
attended the public schools of Gireens-
burg. He began his business life in
the oil fiside after leaving Princeton,
In 1864 be broame superintendent of
city delivery at the Pittsburg Postofl-
ice and he held that position for five
years when in 1509 he was elected sec-
retary of the Puilsdelphia Company
at Pittsburg,
general manager of the company, Oa
the Inet day of Inst year he wes elected
pre ident of the Equitable Gas Come
pany, one of its subsidisrics, havip
seni elected prior to that time as bh
of the other underlying companies,
Daring sll of his business sotivitigs he
has always devoled ok ‘tine to
fightiog for humanitarian legislation,
He has led In bis county and been »
leader in the state In the campaigns
for cqual sullrege, looal option mid
other novepartisan matters as well ny
in the sflnire of his own party,
Spring
Opening
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 woman in this vicinity, because
the qualities are unusually good and the new mod-
els exhibited are in every way pleasing,
—AND REMEMBER, There are no high
war prices on this new merchandise, We have
priced everything at such reasonable figures that
you can casily afford to buy,
We are anxious to have you see this fine,
D. J. Nieman
Department Store MILLHEIM