I, Soak
21,
LOGANTON IN RUINS, Xx
Xige) Practically Wipes Clinton County
Town Of the Map 79 Balldiogs Prey
to Raging Fire.
Fire, having its origin in a bakery,
practically leveled the borough of
Loganton, a quiet little town nestled
in the mountains of Clinton county,
sixteen miles south of Lock Haven.
By actual count, forty-one homes and
business bulldings and thirty-two
stables and barns were consumed by
the conflagration which raged with
the utmost fury for two and one-half
hours before being checked by the new
American-LaFrance pumper from
Jersey Bhore, after three-fourths of
the village had been destroyed, includ-
all the finest buildings and homes,
The fire occurred Wednesday after-
noon of last week.
NO CHECKING OF FLAMES,
The fire broke out in that portion of
the KE. M. DeLong builiding occupied
by Clair Kemmerer, gon of County
Commissioner James L. Kemmerer, as
a bakery, on the north side of Main
street, in the western section of the
town. The flames were first seen on
the roof, and it Is thought a defective
flue or a spark from a chimney started
the fire. The flames leaped across the
road and communicated to tne Logan
House, owned by Bamuel Baum, of
Philadelphia, across the road on the
west, This large building was con-
sumed, but, in the meantime, the
flames were swept along in an easterly
direction and communica'ed to the
Lutheran church, on the south side of
the street, and all the buildings on
both sides of the street, eastward for a
distance of half a mile, were entirely
destroyed, the flames being halted at
the home of A. D. Karstetter, on the
south side of the street, and at the
home of E. E. Morrie, on the north
side of the street, by the Jersey Bhore
firemen, with their pumper, which
was stationed on a bridge at a small
run in the eastern section of the town.
Twenty less pretentious
yet standing on that end of the street,
which would have been consumed by
the onward sweep of the flames had it
not been for the arrival of the Jersey
Bhore pumper. At the western end of
the street eighteen houses remain
standing, including the First National
Bank building, while a dozen or more
dwellings north and south of the Main
street, as well as the large brick school
house on the south side of the town,
and the Sugar Valley Journal office,
on the north side, remain standing.
The buildings destroyed were: On
the north side of Main street—Build-
ing owned by E. M. Delong and oo-
cupied by him and Clair Kemmerer as
a bakery ; E. E. Herlscher's house
and barn ; Lutheran church, parson-
sge and barn ; John Brown's large
general store and two fine houses oc-
cupled by bhimeelf and family and
Mre. Eva Lebo, and two stables, Guy
Boone's general store, fine new resi-
dence and stable; United Evangelical
church, parsonage and stable; Mrs.
Barah Bnyder’s house and stable; T.
H. Harter’s house and stable; J. C.
Frank’s barber shop ; Mrs. John Mue-
per's house and stable ; George Har-
mon’s house and stable; Henry
Mark’s general store and big ware
house ; Bugar Valley Mutual Fire In-
surance Company building; Henry
mark’s house and stable; E. E. Morris
& Bons’ hardware store and two
stable ; E. E, Morrie’ house partly de-
stroyed. On the south side of the
street— Lutheran church, Peter Lau-
bach’s house and stable ; Edward Hel-
let's house and stable; Mrs. Lou
Boone’s house and stable ; Mra. Lillie
Atkin’s housh ; Cephas Frank’s house
and stable ; Russell Berry's auto re-
pairing ana vulesnizing shop; H, E.
Boob’'s house and stable; G, W.
Berry’s house and stable ; A. D. Kar-
stetter’s building, in which the post
cffice was located; W. A. Morris’
house and stable; Russell Tyson's
stable ; Henry Wise's house; CO, C,
Brungard’s house, stable, slaughter
house and ice house, tenanted by
Charles Mayer. On Anthony street—
McClelland Brungard’s two stables ;
E. E. Morris’ stable; Mrs. Ann
Bhutt’s stable and John Gelswite’s
stable, Others in addition were
Howard Barner’s house and barn ;
Cephas Bchrack’s house and stable ;
Henry Kerstetter’'s house; Odd Fel-
Jows’ Hall and two stables and Corne-
1ius K )
FAMILY BURNED OUT,
The family of Rev, F. H. Foss, who
this spring moved from Centre Hall to
Loganton, were among the heaviest
losers, having practically all their
possessions destroyed. The plano and
one or two other articles were saved,
every thing else being prey to the
flames, The most unfortunate part of
it all was that the family failed to
have their insurance transferred upon
leaving Centre Hall, thereby losing
LOSSES ESTIMATED AT $260,000,
While it is vext to impossible to as
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158 BOYS GU TU-MORROW,
Largest Contingent to Leave Uentre Coun.
ty Assembling in Bellefonte To-Day,
One hundred and fifty-eight boys—
at a period in life when hopes are
highest, vitality strongest, and their
usefulness greatest— are assembling to-
day (Thursday) in Bellefonte to ans-
wer the call of their country to en-
train for the training camp at Camp
Lee, Virginia, subsequently to leave
for France to meet the Hun so that
those whom they leave behind might
be saved fromm the monster's bloody
hand, They will make an imposing
spectacle as they march torsilway de-
pot and Bellefonte is preparing to give
them a royal send-off. There will be
a big parade, band music and appro-
priate speakers.
Of all the contingents sent from
Centre county this will be by far the
largest. The night preceding their
departure will be spent in Bellefonte,
the young men to be divided into
groups and placed io. the various ho-
tels in the town,
The Reporter published a complete
list of the young men called a few
weeks ago, and below is appended a
list of those whose homes are in Penns
Valley and close proximity.
James F. Adams, State College
Harry M. Armstrong, Pleasant Gap
Harry A. Bohn, Coburn
Homer H. Bowersox, Woodward
Guerney F. Boob, Millheim
Herman F. Confer, Millheim
“Franklin R. Durst, Centre Hall
Abraham Engle, Coburn
Lee W. Frasier, Spring Mills
Ernest J. Hall, State College
Bruce C. Homan, Aaronsburg
Charles R. Hosterman, Coburn
George L. Huss, Sprig Mills
Carl A. Johnsonbaugh, State College
“Bethard M. Keller, Centre Hall
Newell B. Long, State College
Ambrose Lyons, State College
Victor L. Meyer, Plessant Gap
Claude E. Musser, Millheim
Sumner C. Musser, Aaronsburg
John Pierson, State College
Edward L. Rhoads, State College
Joseph Russel, Pleasant Gap
Henry Sents, Jr., State College
Keller M. Snyder, Oak Hall
Edwin Spotts, State College
Earl V. Staveley, State College
Bruce M. Stover, Millheim
Eugene J. Sullivan, State College
Raymond 8. Taylor, State College
Donald Williams, State College
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No Paper Nex: Week,
Next week being the week of the
Fourth of July, no paper will be le
sued from this office, which is In
keeping with a custom long in vogue.
It will permit the office work to enjoy
a week's respite from the arduous dau-
ties of newspaper publishing, and will
be greatly epjoyed. The next Issue
will be the date of July 11th,
Has New Auto Truck.
Clyde Bradford, the drayman, is in
step with progress and recently put in
operation a fine new suto truck to re-
place his horse in the delivery of coal
and railroad shipments, The new
method of draying means treble the
amount of trips as compared with
horse and wagon.
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Elected New Ofoers,
Washington Camp, No. 888, P. O,
HB, of A, at ite last regular meeting
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term of six months :
President, W. W, Kerlin.
Vice President, William Rockey.
Master of Forme, Edgar Miller.
Recording Secretary, 8. C. Brun-
gart,
Inspector, Merritt Tate.
Gusrd, T. L. Bmith,
Truster, E, 8B. Ripks,
Bec-Treas. Bpecial Good Order Fand,
E. 8. Ripka.
Installation of officers will be held
Wednesday, July 3rd,
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Demonstration at Potters Bilis,
A canning and drying demonstra
tion will be held at Potters Mills un-
der the auspices of the Centre County
Farm Bareau, this (Thursday)
evening.
(Continued from preYious column.)
certain the loss sustained by each
business house and family, conserva
tive estimates, based on the assessed
valuation of the real estate of the
borough, and taking ioto account the
stocks carried by the stores, place the
total loss at between $250,000 and
$275,000,
The fine spirit belog manifested by
the siricken citizens ls admirable. In
the face of the great disaster they are
maintaining their courage and many
are living in tents for the time being.
The most optimistic declare that the
litle towh will rise again from ite
ssher, while others sorrowfully shake
their neads and prediot that the town
will vot be rebulit because of the re
wovsl of the railroad, and the high
cost of living.
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LETTER FROM FRANUE
Boaltburg Boy Writes of Life in France, —
Thought Air Kald a Joke,
The following letter has been re-
ceived by Mre. Edward Lucas, of
Boalsburg, from her sop, Ray Lucas,
who recently arrived overseas :
Bomewhere In France,
May 80, 1918,
My dear— :
I have been thinking of all you
people at home for some time, I have
been wanting to let you know that I
arrived safely over the deep blue sea,
I suppose you all sre worried be-
cause you haven’t heard from me for
some time, but I don’t want any one
to worry stall, I am in the best of
health and hope you all are as well as
when I left you. The reason I haven’t
written before is that I haven't been
able to get writing paper, s0 you will
have to excuse the delay. It is very
bard to get paper where I am sta-
tioned at the present, but will be easler
later.
I suppose you people are preparing
for a big day today, as it is Decoration
Day, for I remember it was always a
big day at home. I suppose it basn’t
changed very much. We boys have
this day as a vacation to observe as a
holiday.
This is a very nice country “over
here’, and is very picturesque, but I
can assure you that it doesn’t have
anything on the good old U. B, A. for
scenery. I am perfectly contented
here, and as it is going on my fourth
year of army life, of course I like it
more each year,
We are sleeping ino billets but I
suppose you don’t understand what
they are, but any way the name Is
certainly suitable for the place, When
I get back home it will be 80 interest-
ing to tell you all these thinge,
We had a lovely trip coming over.
Most of the boys were see-eick, but I
didn’t mind it at all ; it was jost like
riding on any thing else to me,
I erjoyed my few days al home very
much ; reached New York o k., found
all the boys waiting for me,
I am going to play a game of base
ball this afternoon. If] were home I
suppose | would be doing the same as
we always had a game Decoration
Day.
All the boys in cur Company are ip
the best of health. Over here they say
“ over there’, meaning the U. BE. A,
When I was “over there’ they said
“over there’, meaning in France, so
you see it is the same,
I am not with my Company at pres-
ent, for I am going to gas school about
twelve miles from them. I will go
back next week when I have finished
my lessons. I am getting along very
well with the gas and like to learn
about it as it is so interesting to know
the different geees and the different
ways they are being used. When I
have finished I go bsck and teach a
number of our boys what I have
learned.
I was in England three days and
came directly to where we are in
France now.
We had several air raids some time
8go ; all of us thought it was a joke,
and had lots of fun.
Well, mother, as it is time for me to
practice for my base ball game, I must
close, hoping to hear from you all
8000.
Your loving sop,
RAY Lucas,
a
Entertainment Saturday Night,
You will again have an opportunity
to do a bit for the Red Cross by attend-
ing the entertainment in Grange hall
Saturday night, June 20:h. It will be
remembered that local talent a number
of weeks ago rendered their patriotic
concert at Salons, the proceeds going
to the Red Crosse. Now the Salons
people are working for the Red Cross
along similar lines and have prepared
a very interesting and creditable pro.
gram, includipg male quartettes, flag
drills by girle, recitations, ete. Con-
sidering the hospitality accorded our
town people on their visit to Bslonas,
it is only fair that a spirit of reciproc-
ity ssserts itself, resulting in a well
filled hall on Baturday night, The
entire proceeds will remain at home,
to be credited to the Centre Hall Aux-
illary, The local P.O. BH, of A. bas
again taken charge and hopes to make
a sucoess of It.
Don't turn down the solicitor when
he or she asks you to buy a ticket,
Prices, 10,20 and 25 cents,
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Expect Big Peach vrop lo Soyder Cu,
Although the strawberry and cherry
ylelds this season have proven rather
disappointing the same will not be
true of peaches. Careful estimates
place the volume of the Bnyder coune
ty peach crop this year at a greater
level than during the past quarter
century. The trees and bude were
not affected at all by the temperature
of last winter and spriog and the suc
ceeding season hae been extremely fa
vorable for large production,
FATAL AUuTU WREUK,
Wheel Col-
Dies Later
Four Peisons Itjured When
Ispses.~K, D, Albert in
Mospital,
A fatal auto accident occurred Fon.
day afternoon near Pine Grove Mille,
resulting in the death of R. D, Albert,
the eerious ipjury of his aunt, Mrs,
Margaret Reed, Mre. Sarah Burwell
sustsinipg several broken ribs, and her
sop, (George Burwell, a broken arm
an i other injuries,
The party bad gone on a plessure
trip to Petersburg, Mr. Albert driving
a new Ford car, On the return trip,
within sight of home, a front wheel
collapsed, and the car turned turtle,
pinning the occupants beneath, Mrs,
Furwell was the only one able to ex-
tricate hergelf, the driver and his sunt
having been rendered unconscious, A
passing car soon brought ald to the
victims and the more seriously ipjured
~Mr. Albert and Mre. Reed—were
rushed to the Bellefonte hospital,
where the former died Monday after.
noon, Mre. Reed is still in a rerious
condition, having sustsined+ a broken
collar bone, geversl broken ribs and
possibly internal injuries,
Raymond DU, Albert was born in
Kaneae, twenty-seven years ago, and
since two yesrs of sge lived with hie
sunt, Mre, Reed, He was a mall
carrier on the star route between Blate
College and Pine Grove Mlle, He
wad a member of the Presbyterian
church snd a worker in all ite
branches, He was also member of
Penns Valley Lodge, I. . FP.
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Little Gir: Ran Dewan by Car at Lemont,
Eleanor Wasson, the
daughter of Mr. and Mra.
Wasson, of Lemont, made a narrow
escape from death last Thureday even
fog al ¢lx o'clock when she was struck
down by an sutomobile on the road
close to her bome, resulting in ipjur.
ies which for a lime sppeared might
prove fatal, Although having
puconecious for twenty-four hours, the
four-year-old
Hamuel B.
been
tot has recovercd sufficiently to war
rant the asesertion that ber complete
recov ry is only a matler of time,
Tht little girl was following a load of
bay which her father was bringiog off
the farm to the bro and for some res-
son stepped out from behind the wag
Those
who witnessed the accident say that
the driver war in way to blame,
Fhe car was a Ford, contained six peo.
ple, and belong:d to Mr. Condo, of
suger Valley, who returning
with the Clinton ecunty farmers from
the excursion to the college.
The child’a collar bone wes broken,
her face apd lege badly cut, besides
having pumerous othes about
the body.
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OD Just ae Lhe CAr wae passing.
no
Was
Di Ulises
The Corman ramily Reunion.
the fourth snrus! reunion of the
Corman fami'y was held on Grange
Park, Centre Hall, on Saturday. In
the morniog the weather was rather
unfavorable, but soon the bright skies
began to acpear sand the families of
Peune, Brush apd Nittany valleys be-
gan to turo out till by noon a hundred
and fifty-five persons were on the
ground, After fijlend!y greetiogs and
social chat the hour for the sumputous
feast arrived which took two hours to
get away with, The entertainment
consisted of music by the Girl.’ Band
of Milesburyg, which was greatly en-
joyed by all; a kind and friendly feel
ing wee forwed between the * family”
sand the “"band’ so when other re-
uolops sre held “they’il bave a bid",
Rev, Buill gave a pleasant address; a
poem wae given by A. N. Corman on
“ Urcle Bam's Boye in France which
was well received, At present the
family bas seven boys in active sere
vier,
The former officers were re-elected ;
A. N. Corman, president ; C. W, Cor-
man, vice president ©: W. T. Korman,
secretary ; Nathan Kormaup, treasurer,
Committee on program and enter-
tainment, C. W, Cormap, Em. Kor-
man and W, F, Blover.
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Drawing of 21. Year Old Reg'strants Soon,
Drawing of the 2i-year-old regle
trants’ pumbers will be held at an
early date, it was announced at Pro.
vost Marshal General Crowdet’s office
recently. The date, although not an-
nounced ls understood to be around
July 1. Thedrawing will be held in
the same manner as the original one,
with a few slight variatione,
It also developed that hesvy calls
for the draft will come next month,
but thereafler a sliding scale of fewer
men than heretofore will prevail,
This is due to the situation recently
pointed ou', namely that trausporta.
tion must be adjusted to supply prot-
Jema soon after we pass the 1,000,000
troop mark.
I ———— A A S———
Just received a car emch of wire,
sand, brick and cement, If in need of
anythiog in these lines, get our price
first, We have bought right, theres
fore can sell right.
BRADFORD & FON
NO. 9%
DEATHS,
Bamuel Bible, a life-long resident of
Potters Mille, passed away at his
home in thst place on Friday, his
death occurring on the anniverssry of
his birth. Mr. Bible was born near
Potters Mille, June 21, 1845, and on
the day of his death was seventy-
three years old. He was a faithful
member of the Metbodist Episcopal
church and a good citizen. Two sons
and one daughter survive, as follows :
J. Forest, W, Clark, and Mrs. Joseph
Carson. Also the following brothers
and sister : John, William W., David
E. and Jacob R. Bible, and Mrs. Lida
Miller, the latter of Girard, Kansas,
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon, burial being made at
Sprucetowp, Rev. W. H, Williams of-
ficiating.
Mrs. Nancy McClintick, widow of
Hamuael McClintick, psseed away sat
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Barah
Corman, at Penn Hall, on Baturday
morning, after lengthy illness, Fortwo
years Mre. McClintick was bedfast and
became a great care, Bhe was aged
seventy-eight years March 7th, last,
snd was a dsughter of Charles and
Elizabeth Hook, being born at Wal-
nut Grove, near Boalsburg. Her hue-
band passed awsy thirteen years ago,
and surviving ber are the following
children: Mre. Barah Cormsp, Penn
Hall ; Frank, at Linden Hall ; Lloyd,
of Towa state ; Mre, Morris Miller, of
Belletonte ; Mre. Luther Peters, of
Pennsylvania Furpace, snd William,
of Linden Hall. There remain also
three sisters : Mre. William Bradford,
of Centre Hall ; Mrs, Elizabeth Bho-
walter, of Unlon county, snd Mre.
Cilen Toner, of Lewistown,
Deceased was 8 member of the Re-
formed church, Funeral services
were held Wednesday morning snd
burial made beside her husband in the
Boalsburg cemetery, Rev. 8B, C, Btover
officiating.
Cyrus Barr, alter a year's illness of
paley, died at his home in Bosalsburg,
Friday morning. He was a son of
Mr, and Mre, Robert Barr and was
born pear McElavy's Fort sixty-five
years ago. He was married to Mise
Husan Harpster, the couple spending
most of their life at Gatesburg. Two
years sgo they moved to Boalsburg.
I'he widow, one son in the west, and
and a dsughter, Mrs, Charles Youtg,
of Boalsburg, survive, as do a sister,
Mre. Blair Gates, of Gatesburg, and »
brother, Homer Barr, of Boalsburg.
Deceased wae a member of the Lautb-
eran church. Burial was made Bou”
day afternoon in the Gatesburg ceme-
tery.
William H. Btiver, one of the few
remaining veterans of the war of Lhe
rebellion, passed away at his home ip
Centre Hall iset Thursday morning at
1:30 o'clock, after having suflered a
pumber of months with a complica-
tion of diseases,
Mr. Btiver was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Michael SBtiver and was born in
Boalsburg on July 18th, 1540, hence
was in his seventy-eighth year. He
served daring the Civil war as 8 mem-
ber of Company G, 210th regiment
Penpe. volunteers. After the war he
engaged ln farming nesr Centre Hill
where be lived until his retirement
sixteen years ago when he moved to
Centre Hall, He was a member of the
G. A. R. and the Presbyterian church,
a man who had the confidence and ee-
teem of a wide circle of friende.
Oo November 17th, 1887, he was
united in marriage to Miss Anna Car-
ner, of Hublersburg, who survives
with po children. He leaves, how-
ever, two sisters, Mrs. Mary Barr, of
Tyrone, snd Mrs. Martha Lane, of
Waterloo, N. Y. The death of Mr.
Btiver comes as a double bereavement
to his wife, who just recenty buried
her sister.
Faneral servicts were held at the
house at ten o'clock Monday morning
by R:v. Josiah Btill, assisted by Rev.
R. R. Jones, after which burial was
made in the Centre Hall cemetery.
Teaches tor Potter Twp, Elgoted,
At a meeting of the Potter township
school board, held on Baturday after-
noon, the following teachers were
elected to teach the next term of
publie school :
Potters Mills Grammar,
Heckman,
Potters Mills Primary,
Miller.
Centre Hill, T. L. Moore,
Tusseyville, Elizabeth Bitner,
Tussey Bink, Esther Bitner.
Earlystowr, Lillian Emery.
Manor Hil), Ralph Luse,
Plum Grove, Anns Grove,
Pine Stump, Madaline Bpayd.
Pine Grove, Mary Blutterbeck.
Loop, William Rockey.
Flelsher’s Gap, E. W. Miller.
Cold Bpring, Wilbar Runkle.
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Franklin
Bertha
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
No paper next week,
Bnild with ecement—the material
that wears longest.—R, D. Foreman.
A heavy rain fell Friday night, do-
ing considerable good to growing
Crops.
The old Dunean House, at Milroy,
has been renamed “The Brookside
Hotel ”,
Help the Red Cross saga'n: Attend
the entertainment in Grange hall Bate
urday night of this week.
Millheim council has passed an or-
dinance prohibiting the use of cut-outs
on sutos within the borough limits,
Bome garden truck wes ‘nipped’
by Baturday nighi’s cold in some sec
tion of the valley. And st June 22ad,
too,
It you want to buy War Bavings
Btamps at the $4.17 rate, see that you
make your purchase before the close of
the month,
Centre Hall can “go over’’ hand-
somely in the War Bavings Stamp
sales if we all do our duty Friday eve.
ning at the Bchocl House meeting,
Mise Gladys Meyer, of near Penn
Hall, was recently elected to teach the
fifth grade of the College
borough schools the coming term,
Mr. and Mrs. George Polter, and
daughter, Mre. Harry Houser, and FB.
E. Gingerich spent a day last week at
Tyrone as guests of Mr. and Mra. Ing-
win,
inte
Miale
Mise Isabel Rowe, who has complet-
ed several terms of successful sehool
teaching at Bouth Bethlehem, return.
ed to her home in Centre Hall last
week,
Bome few farmers cut clover for hay
last week, more will do so this week,
but real haying will pot begin until
next month, Generally speaking, the
prospects for a hay crop is good,
Mre, (Rev.) J. M. Rearick has re-
turned to her home in Williamsburg
after having undergone treatment st
the Nason sanatorium at Roaring
Hpriog for neuritie of the right arm.
Mise Elizabeth Bweetwood Is visit-
irg friends in Lancaster, as well as
ber sister, Mise Carrie rwestwocod, in
Philadelphia, while on ber way to At-
lantie (ity where she has scoepted a
position,
By order of the local P, 0. B. of A.
a whilestar has been placed on the
community service flag in honor of
Miss Aons Stover, the only young
lady from this place serving her coun-
try in the war as a treined nurse,
Thomas Fosse, son of Rev. and Mre,
F. H. Fosse, was in Centre Hall last
Wednesday night and told a sorrowful
tale of how the big fire at Loganton
had destroyed their bome and all their
possessions with the exception of the
piano and a few other articles.
$14 83 per capita is where Union
county s'ands in the sale of War Bav-
inge Btamps, putting her head snd
shoulders above all the other counties
in the state, No other county even
comes within half her distance in
sales, Centre has a per capita of $.-
88.
The Mifflinburg Liberty Concert
company, who rendered their concert
in the Grange hall a few weeks ago,
did nearly as well fluoancislly at Mill.
beim a week ago when they drew a
$90.00 house, the greater part of the
proceeds remaining with the Red
Cross society in Millbeim,
In a letter to the Reporter J. E.
Harshbarger, proprietor of the Fifth
Avenue Dairy, at Altoons, says that
his brother, Harry Harshbarger, form-
erly ocnnected with him in the
dairy businese, is now in Co. D, 52 Io
fantry, located at Camp Forrest, Geor.
gis, and expects to leave for Franoe
this week,
Mr. and Mra, P. MacManus, of Har-
risburg, were short-time visitors in
Centre Hall on Saturday, coming up
in the morning and after taking die-
per at the A, UC. Ripka home return.
ing to Harrieburg in the afternoon.
Mr, MacManus is a Pennsylvania em-
ployee and as is the osee with all rail
road men, his vacations are few and
far between.
The Milroy correspondent to the
Lewistown Bentinel says in a recent
fssue : Letters from the boys of the
old Boalsburg Machine Gun Troop,
who recently arrived in France, indie
oate that they are being pushed fore
ward to the big fight and are near the
front, for one letter saye about the first
thing they saw in the war line was an
seroplane battle, #0 they must be near
the big fuss. A letter from Bob
Stringfellow indicates that his unit le
part of the force forming Foch's re-
serves who are waiting further sotion
of Hindenburg and who are ready to
give the Dutch a good big kick when
No peper next week.
the time comes.