viet. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, Bepjamin Franklin Orndorf died at the home of his sister, Mrs, J. W. Beck, four miles east of Centre Hall, in Brush Valley, at one o'clock Tues- day morning, aged forty-nine years, pine months snd one day, Mr. Orn- dorf hed suffered several paralytif] stroker, the most recent one having occurred on Funday last, which ren- dered him unconscious an d resulted In 23, MEMORIAL DAY SERVIOKES, VOL. XCI. 59 MEN TO LEAVE TUESDAY, CENTRE HALL. PA., THURSDAY. MAY LETTER FROM FRANCE “PLEDGE WEEK " BRINGS $100,000.00 | Boyd KE, Smith Tells of Sacrifices Made by French People, ~Uurs Small in Compar- lsun, He Bays. The following letter has been re. cslved by Emanuel Smith, of Potters Mille, from his son, Boyd E. Bmitb, who Is with the American expedition- ary forces in France, and the father bas kindly given the letter to the Re- porter for publication : Miliheim Goes The County Drops to Tenth Place in sales of WwW. S, Will Leave Bellefonte Early Tuesday Morn- Over Top.—Oentre | Hours of Service nud’ Fpeakers at Various mg for Camp Meade, —39 More to Follow Soon. Cemateries, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Capt. G. M. Bosal Is dsughter, Mre. Charles Reedaville. Build with cement—the material that wears longest.—R, D. Foreman, Centre Hall. Memorial services will be observed at the various cemeteries at the follow ing hours : Centre Hall, 6:00 p. m. Hpeaker, Judge A. W. Johnson, of Lewisburg. Tusseyville, 10:00 a. m, Bprucetown, 2:00 p. m, Rev. Long, of Btate College. The report for the week ending May 11th, shows that Centre county had a per capita for that week of 12 ocente. Teo that date our total per capita is $3.88, The maturity value of all War Savings Stamps sold in Centre county up to May 11th aggregates $170,260.00. Tuesday of last week a unit of twelve conscripted young Centre coun- ty men left for Columbus barracks, Columbue, Ohio, among the lot being two Penns Valley boys—F. Guy Fore- man, of State College, and Harry O. Hassinger, of Millbeim. vieiting his Meyer, at Bpeaker, On Monday night of next week fif- ty-nine more young men will assem- ble in Bellefonte to be ready for en- trainment early Tuesday morning. Fravce, April 18, 1918, Dear-father and all: At last I have heard from you again. It is always a pleasure to mo when I Huntingdon county now has plinth place and Centre County has dropped to tenth place in the eastern district, I wish to thank the solicitors in Farmers Mills Unlon cemetery, 9:80 a. m. Bpeaker, Rev. D. r. Kurlz, Joalsburg, 6:00 p. m. Bpeaker, Dr. E. E. Bparks, of Btate College, The his death, Deceased was a son of Mr. wae born at Woodward, John D. Lucas and sop, Fred, of Lewistown, were in Centre Hall Bal. urday evening. Mre. Mary Bower, of Tyrone, Is vis iting ber brother, William H. Btiver, in Centre Hall, Mre. James Alexander was confined to ber bed for several days last week on account of liinesa. When you buy War SBavings Stamps you merely exchange ordinary money for a better kind of money. every section of the county for the in- terest taken in securing pledges during the past week. Many of them spent practically every minute in this great | C. B. Buyder, in the Union cemetery. work, From the limited reports re- Asronsburg, 6:00 p. m. Bpeaker ceived at this c fMice to date it is im-| Rev. Weaver. possible to give a fair idea as to just Madisonburg, 9:00 sa. what was drpe during * Pledge | Rev. Bhannon, Week !’, although I presume probably Reberaburg, $100,000.00 was pledged. Millheim | Rev. borough went over the top. Bpring Mille, 6:00 p, m. The following is taken from s tele-| Rev. BR. R. Jones. gram received at this office last Mature Georges Valley, 2:00 p. m. day afternoon from State Director: Rev. W. H. Williams, “ Reports from counties in the main, favorable. Pleas: remember that it is not at all likely that any- thing like the full quota for the year can be secured in pledges, except in Ferguson township band will furnish the muele. Millhelm, 2:00 p. m. Bpeaker, Rev, They will pass through Centre Hall on their way to Montandon where a special train will convey them to Camp Meade, Maryland, The names and addresses of the boys are : Gentzel, Paul M., Bellefonte, R, D. Williams, Harry J , Philipsburg Lauck, David H., Snow Shoe Gathery, E L., Philipsburg Woodel, Ashley, Sandy Ridge Taylor, Wm. F., Linden Hall Dann, Victor, Bellefonte Haines, Joseph E., Bellefonte, R. D. 3 Korman, J. B., Howard, R. D. 3 Mattern, W. R., Port Matilds, R. D. Dayon, George, Philipsburg Burrell, Chas. S., Millheim Williams, Donald, State College Musser, Geo D , Bellefonte Mechtley, W. N., State College, R. Haag, Gottleib D., Bellefonte Waxler, Joseph, Clarence Fye, Howard M., Nittany Loesch, Arthur L, State College, D1 Rodzyninski, Ignoy, Osceola Mills D2 Dullen, Francis, Nittany Lucas, Simon, Bellefonte Kauffman, Earl, Runville Hawkes, Clarence H., Fleming Kopeik, Mike, Osceola Mills, R. D. Askey, James R., Pine Glenn Kelley, E. M., Snow Shoe Miller, Luther D., Bellefonte McCloskey, Larry E., Clarence Packer, W. A., Lock Haven Laich, Edward, Munson Zerby, Joseph C., Spring Mills Allen, William Philipsburg Haines, Eversley T., Snow Shoe Smith, Charles D., Spring Mills Force, John W., Pine Glen Kachik, Andrew J., Clarence Steinberg, Louis S., Pleasant Gap Mitchell, Glen R., Fleming Weaver, Elmer B., Madisonburg Davis, William, Philipsburg Smith, Merrill M., Howard Lingle, Ira W,, Coburn Patton, Sylvester W., Port Matilda Jackson, Robert, State College Bechdel, Joseph R., Blanchard Handza, John, Clarence Richardson, Willard, Hudson Kush, Michael, Clarence Dietz, Leonard E., Howard Burwell Arthur L, Pine Grove Mills Decker, Cloyd H., State College Weaver, Milton T., Howard, R. D. Williamson, J. G. S., Philipsburg Graflus, John C., Philipsburg Holter, Philip C., Howard Richardson, David R., Martha Brooks, Harry, Clarence Nighthart, Charles, jBellefonte Musser, J. H., Asronsburg Rockey, Orvis R., Bellefonte Boob, John M., Spring Mills The local board will summon &D additional unit of thirty-nine men who will leave for Columbus barracks Columbue, Ohio, some time belween May 29.h and June 4th. —————————— A A ————————— Great War Loans. The following are the greatest war loans made by various belligerent na- tions : British victory loan early in 1917, 6 per cent, Total subscriptions, $6,006, 2456, 320, United States Second Liberty Loan, 4 per cent, Total subscriptions, $4, 616,000,000, Eighth German war loan, 4} per cent and 5 per cent. Total subsecrip- tione, §3,600,000,000, French war loan, of 1015, 5 per eent. Total subscription, $2,261,864 409. Austrian seventh war loan 56 per cent. Total subseriptior, $1,150,080, get word from home, especially when I hear you are in good health. Yester- day I ricelvel two letters from you— the one was dated March 18 and the other March 28, At the present time we are not per- mitted to go on any | asses on account of the big drive, but it makes no diff- erence because the weather has been very disagreeable of Iatey It has been raining a great deal and today it snowed and got colder. I belleve we are in the moet dissgreeab’e section of France. Bat I should worry, so long as I am treated as good as I have been, At last I have some good pews. I have been raised to a first-class private which means three dollars, or sixteen france, more a month, Iam eure the extra money will come in quite handy. I am still on the * cook” job and am getting along fine, but expect to be put at something else later. I have taken out $5000 more In- surance in Earl's favor and bave cut my allotment to $20.00 Well, father, it does seem hard that you should be left almost alone, but I know it 1s my duty to come over here ; but let us hope that it will not be long until I cin come back and do my best by you. It is certainly hard for many over here. You can only know what we are fighting for when you see con- ditions over here. Some have given gp all they bad; others have been driven cut of their homes with no place to go. Ob, it surely Is hell on earth! We Americans should be willing to bear the light burdens that we have been called upon (0 bear, They surely sre small compared to those of the psople over here, If you are not going to use the money I sent you, take it and buy a couple of Liberty Bonds; it will be used for a good cause, Tc-mortow is inspection day, and since everything must look just right, I must get ready for a big day’s work, so will close and prepare for bed. Give my love to all. Your sop, B. E. FMITH, Co. D, 10ih Engineers, Forestry. married aud leaves one brother, Bam- uel Orndorf, of Mill Hall, and six sisters, namely : Mre, Curtis Kleck ner, of Mill Hall ; Mre, Lincoln Confer, of Loganton ; Mre. Harvey Garrett, of Greenburr; Mre. Harvey Hoover, Mrs. Asron Blover, of Woodward, and Mre. J. W. Beck, of pear Centre Hall. Funeral services were held Wednes- dey morning snd burial made at Woodward, Rev, Miller, of the United Evangelical church officiating. 9 m, Hpeaker, 10:00 a, Lester Bhannon, mw. Hpeaker, Miss Margaretta Goheen, of Boals- burg, snd Mre, Irvin Johuson, of Crafton, visited at the W. A. Oden- kirk home over Banday. Hpeaker, Bpeaker, The list of new Red Cross members which appeared in the last jesue of the Reporter should have been credited to the Bpring Mille suxiliary. The l.oganton correspondent to the Lock Haven Democrat says that Mrs, (Bev.) F,. H, Fom Is confiued to bed on sccount of a serious illness, Boyd Potter quit hie job ss driver of the milk truck for the Dawart Cream- ery Company, st this place, and went at Burnham. Robert Meeker succeeds Boyd. Commissioner W. H. Noll was in Centre Hall on Baturday placing bal- lots for the primary election in the hands of the judges in the various precincts on the south side. Capt. Wilbur F. Leitzsll, of the or- iginal Boal Machine Guu Troop, ar- rived overseas last week, according to word received by his family atl State College. This, however, does not mean that his company has landed. The Journal states that Millheim is 120 years old. In looking over a di- rectory of Millheim of 1590 it was found thst 108 persons are still liviog there who were then residents and that 24 heads of familes are still on the job. The Fourth of July will be celebrat- ed without fireworks this year. The output of every fireworks factory in the United Btates has been purchased by the war department and will be used in supplying the army with flares and signal lights, The ninetly-fifth anoosl session of the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F., in ses- sion at Reading this week, is being al- tended by V. A. Auman, from Centre Hall. Mre. J. H. Koarr is the dele- gate from the local Rebekahs to the Rebekah Assembly which is being held in corjanction with the Grand Lodge. Russell Bmith, who in his early boyhood spent his summer vacations with his grandmother, Mrs. Isssc Smith, in this place, has left for France ss 8 member of the Sanitary Corps. His father, Witmer Bmith, went down to New York last week to see him prior to the young man's departure, To show loyalty to the adoption of his country, H. G. Btrohmeier, the only naturalized German in Centre Hall, came forward and purchased one hundred War Bavings Stamps at the local post office. This is highly grati- tying to the citizens, and, by the way, it ought to impress some of our pato- ral borns that they too have an obligs- tion. John R. Thompson, the farmer and oattle breeder, of Salons, certainly owus a patriotic herd of cattle that are doing their duty to reduce the high cost of beef during these strenuous war times. Another good motherly cow of his herd a few nights sgo gave birth to a pair of healthy twin calves, this making the third pair of calves born in this herd in the past few weeks, Dr. Elmer Lynn Williams, known as the fighting parson of Chicago, snd who hss a national repulation ss » pulpit orator, delivered his lecture, “Hope, Hell and Holpozollern, ” in the Methodist church at Bellefonte on Saturday evening, before a large sau- dience. Dr. Williams is a Centre countian, a native of Marthe, and his wife was formerly Mise Catherine Kerr, of Centre Hall. The Philipsburg Dally Journal, which la classed among ithe newsiest fnland dailies coming to the Reporter exchange desk, last week began a new epoch in newspaper publishing when the management installed a new Hoe duplex web perfecling press—some- thing which must be seen to be fully The Journal has kept pace with the industrial progress of that hustling town in the western part of OCentre county, and Brother Bair is to be congratulated upon his snterprise, Aged thirty-two yesrs, six monthe and twenty-eight daye, Mise Amelia Btover passed away st her parental bome in Reedeville, Tuesday moruing of last week, her death being caused by heart trouble. Bhe is survived by her parents, Ozear and Matilda (Kob- ler) Blover, and by a brother and ele- ter, H. B. Btover, of Milroy, and Mrs, Merle (Laurs) Fultz, of Reedsville, ~.iss Stover was as member of the Methodist church in Reedeville. The funeral services were copducted by her pastor, E. BR. Davideor, snd Rev. Frank T. Bell, of Newport, at her par- ental home, Friday 10 a. m., followed by interment in Woodlawn cemelery , Milroy. A pty To Prepare for Memorial Day. The P. O. 8B. of A,, will hold a spec- isl informal meeting in their ball on this to whieh certain localities. This week will be [the deugthers of the veterans of the of great benefit io any case, because |! War, tbe Spanish-American we shall secure a large number of | War, and the dsughters snd wives of pledges, snd we shall make War the soldiers of the World War, as well Saving Btamps kpown to 8 vast It pumber of people who did not realize their real value. I copgratu- late you for what has been accom- plished, and thank you for the «ffort you have made. Keep hard at work, and continue taking pledges indefinitely. ”’ Very truly yours, W. HARRISON WALKER, Chairman National War-Saviogs Com- mittee for Centre County. RE, i, W. EMITH, — (Thursday) eveniog, ivi as the daughters « he Revolution are to attend. The to arrange for the collecting and vrged requested is of flowers and the decorating of graves of our heroes on Memorial Dsy. The P.O. HB of A is anxious to make the 1918 Memories! Day ceremony an ime pressive sflair ; to give It the place to which it is entitled, We honor to the he- Lurpose properly cannot do too much SY Mre. Lulu Belle Taylor, wife of Charles Taylor, died Tuesday afler, noon of last week at her home at Blate College, after a year's illness, death be- ing due to Bright's disease, Deceased was the daughter of George W. and Anna Glace, and was born at Calar- sct, Cleaifield county, on October 185, 1550, her ag* thus being thirty-seven years, six moopths sod twenty-six days. Bhortly sfier her birth, her psr- ents moved to above Centre Hall, where her early life was spent. She was married on April 4, 1888, avd ten years ago moved to State Col- lege, where she has since conginued to reside. Mre, Taylor was a christian woman, being a member of the Meth- odist church for a number of years Sbe was a faithfal friend to all who knew her, and was always cheerful and patient during ber illness, She is survived by her husband; two daughter, Madeline snd Audrey, and one sop, Vance, all of whom are at home; her father, George W. Gisce, of Coudersport ; three brothers, John (Glace, of Coudersport ; Ceylon Glace, of the U. 8, Army ; George Glacs, Jr, of Westfield ; four sisters, Mra. James Good, of Wateontown ; Mrs. Frank Yearick, of Bellefonte, R. D.; Mre, John Besudette, of Endicott, N. Y,, and Mra, George Kane, of Westfield. Funeral services were held Friday moroing at nine o'clock in the Metbo- dist church, Rev, J. W. Long officiat- fog. Ioterment was made at Meyer's cemelery. roes beneath the sod. D. FOREMAN, President, Undesirab'es Rounded Up at Philipsharg Chalrman Memorial Day Com. Henry Lilz, George Plexnles, Hans nfm Probeter, Herman Kreamer and Wil liam Jsck were taken {oto custody Tuesday of last week at Philipsburg | NO. by U. B. authorities. When their | Day secvice baggsge was searched, papers and | photographs were found which proved them to be undesirable citizens and they were removed to Harrisburg for a farther hearing, after which they will be placed in an internment camp. Papers and newspaper clippings in the possession of Litz indicated that he was 8 German reserve officer, and that money had been sent him by the Ger- man government, together with In- structions to return to Germany, via Switz:rland, snd take charge of a U boat. Liz confessed that it was (rue but said that he lost his nerve and re- turned the money. uapt. Foster Post Services, Robert M. Foster Poet, 187, G. A. R., will hold Memorial the M. E. church at Lemont, on Sunday, May 26ib, On Memorial the gravee in will The Capt. Day, at 8:30 v'elock, the Hourerville cemetery rated ; ad by Col. Hugh Taylor. At the Bratch ceme- tery the decorating will be d. pe at 2:30 o'clock; adress by Clement Dale, E q. W. E. Tate, Commander, John LL W Adjutant, i A — 3 be deco dress illiarus, To Man 21 Years of Age, Centre Hall has been designated the local board as o Centre © by ne of the places in unty where registration of who became twenty-one years of sge #ipes June 5 of last year, shall take piace. The date of registra- tion will be Monday, June 6, and the pisce will be the Centre Hall hotel. Young men liviog in the district com- prising Centre Hall borough, Potter township, the north and west pre- cincta of Gregg township, and the sat precinct of Harris township, are expected to register at Centre Hall, but if it proves more convenient to register at another designated place, permission is given to do so. It is estimated that 300 young men in Centre county sre affected by this registration. Wha.t Field Conditions, In southeastern Pennsylvanis, es- pecially the counties of Lancaster, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery, the condition of the wheat fields is pot encouraging snd prospects would indicate not over sixty per cent. of the pormal yield. “ (Good fields sre the exception in the east, "says J. Aldus Herr, far adviser of the Pennsylvania Depart. ment of Agriculture “and quite an acreage in Chester and Delaware cer- tainly should not be left stand. All persons who have the time and help to do the work should plow or disk whest flelds that do not show & pros pect of a fair yield, Where the rota- tion will sui’, potatoes or corn might be planted with advantage and yleld a fair crop on grcund that otherwise would uot be worth harvesting. In soll where tuckwheat is adapted to the conditions it would be well to sow Centre Hall, Pa. these unpromising portions of the| Dear Sire: — field and produce a good crop of grain) + « * | came to Rossville three which would be a valuable substitute years ago from Thorofare, New Jersey, for wheat flour, Sweet corn ls quite ato see my sister Candace and family, valuable crop snd could be planted in |and hapoened to get a fair job in a many of these bare places, and there | cafe, so I stuck, snd the way things generally is & ready market when the |(urped cutl am glad I did so, Ope corn is the rossting stage ; the crop | day a young fellow came in the cafe could be harvested io time to seed the land I happened to be alone. He or- ground to wheat in the fall. Another | dered up and while he was eating be valuble crop, now much neglected, ia| asked me how much money I wae broom corn, The writer can recall | making. I told bim and he ssid he the time when every person, who had | gould get me a better job with a great a small piece of land, grew broom 00rn | deal more money. So I asked him for his use. Thie, I believe, to be] who he wae, snd be said be wes Lhe good business, eepecislly since the|gecretary of the F. J. & E. Ry. Y. M. price of brooms hss increased three-|(, A. I started to work sa night fold, Bome of the ground could be| man’s helper. Now I am the night planted to soup beans, a very valuable |cook and manager, snd am going to asset in the mena of all housekeepers, | try to get envugh in my head to be a and few persons realize how nutritious | gecretary some day. they are. Bince the war, the demand| [sure have been treated fine ever for beans for the army bas been very |sipce I came to the “ Y ". I like the great, and every person who has ay, M. C. A. work fine. The “YY has piece of idle lard should plant soffi-|bren doing great work in this present olent for his home use. What ls necd-| war, There have been three fellows od is more producers in proportion to taken from our * XY" here to join the present consumption, especially of all | colors and it looks as if some more will cereal crope, and the best of these for | get to go too. I wae twenty-one years sabstitutes are corp, buckwheat, and |old the eighth day of this month and beans, "' will register on the fifth day of June. ——————— Ho 1 may see my old friends ‘over Don't use boards, use cement, for rc=| there’ some time. pairing about the barn or shed, It] I wish to be remembered to the gives almost everlasting wear, and is | people of Centre Hall. clean and sanitary sll the time.—For Very truly yours, sale by BR. D, Foreman, Centre Hall, “Bonma’” MoCoRMIOK. 4 FOUDR men Lutheran Children's Day Service The Lutheran ESunday-school in Centre Hall will hold a Children’s Day service In their church on Bunday evening, June Bib, W———— ———————— Letter frcmm * Bobby * Reporter readers who remember “ Bobby '' McCormick, the gentleman- ly little fellow who made his home ip Centre Hall with his grandparents, the late Mr, and Mre. J. A. Reesman, will be glad to learn of the young man’s progress in the world, having been thrown upon his own resources at a tender age. ‘' Bobby "’ writes the Reporter aa follows : MeCormie — David Tressler, of Houserville, died on Saturday morning, 11th iost., from infirmities due to his sdvavced age. He was born in Lancaster on Decem- ber 30ib, 1833, making his age eighty- four years, four months and eleven days. In 1560 he was married to Mies Sarah Swartz. By occupation he was a clock maker and = watcll repairman and for more than fifty years has been a worthy citizen of Houserville. He leaves to survive his devoted wife and the following children: Mrs, Anna Dale, Houserville ; Mrs, Mary Hickey, Altoona ; Mrs. John Ambeiser, Altoo- na; H, H. Tressler, Bellefonte ; Mre. Olive Houser, Rockview ; Margaret, at home. Also the following brothers and sisters: William Tresaler, of Bellefonte ; Danlel Treseler, of Erie ; Joel Tressler, of Tylersville ; Joseph Tressler, Shilob, and Mrs. William Colpeizer, Bellefonte, Funeral ser- vices were conducted from the Houser- ville United Brethern church by Rev. Q. CO, Bhuey assisted by Rev. Crotser, on Tuesday morning at 10 a. m., and burial made in the cemetery adjoining the church. -——— While performing his duties as mail carrier in Yeagertown William W, Gibson droped dead on the bridge in the town early last Thursday morning; bis sudden death being due to heart trouble, He was making his first trip ss carrier of the mail from the Yeagertown post office to the steam reilroad when he was overcome, He had taken a heavy load of mail matter from the office to the railroad station and was returniog when he stopped on the bridge spanning the creek to watch the boys fishing, He was prob- ably almost exhausted from wheeling the heavy load of mail snd stopped to reat himself, He was dead almoet in- stantly after he fell upon the bridge. ——— A SA AAA, Will Give Red Cross Fiay. The freshman olase of the Gregg township Vocational school will rend- er the three-asct comedy drame, "A College Town ", in the Grange hall at Spring Mille, on saturday evening, May 25. The proceeds will be turned over to the Red Cross. The admission will be 10 and 20 cents. Your loyal support will be appreciated, Roseville, Ill, May 186, 1918, Smith & Bailey, Italian fourth war loan 6 per cent. Total subscriptions, $1,000,000,000. Hungary seventh war loan 6 per cent, Total subseriptione, $600,000, 000, Canadian victory loan, November, 1917, 64 per cent. Total subscriptions $418,000,000, ——— a — When Veace Comes, Home day peace will come. Thous- ande—millions of men—will sud. denly be thrown back again into elvil lite, Consider the vastness of the re- adjustment that will be necessary. Look back at the period of reconstruc. tion after our own Civil War. Pre pare for this new period of reconstrucs tion, The day of reckoning is bound to corae, Begin to save now, Thrift is the need of the present, the hope of the fature, Liberty Loan Bonde, War Savings, the safest securities in the world, are a wise provision for the day pesce comes. Robert Condo died Monday of last week at Boalsburg, after a long illness, his age being seventy-three years, sev- en months and ten days. Death wae due to old sge. Deceased was a life long resident of Boalsburg, baviog been sjblacksmith there for the past forty years. He ls survived by ble wife, and one daughter, Mrs. Calvin Welland, of Mt, Union. Fuoeral ser vices were held Thursday morning by Rev. 8, C. Stover, and interment made ——— I AAP TTA, Pustness Men for Farm Labor, Organized teams of business men who are willing to give a day each week for work on nearby farms wae strongly urged ss 8a means of solving farm labor problems doring the come ing season by the Commission of Ag- ricuiture at the meeting with Score. tary of Agriculture Charles E, Patton, A A J ———— Centre Reporter, $1.50 a year,
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