LOCAL AND PERSONAL: April 1st was more like what was to be expected of February 1st. Capt. G. M. Boal visited his daugh- ter Mrs. C, H. Meyer, at Reedsville. The snow last Thursday cooled but did not injure the lettuce growing in the Reporter's garden, Just received a carload of Larro dairy feed—the feed that's guaranteed. —R. D, Foreman, Centre Hall, Mrs, Daniel C. Keller, of Mont Clare, Montgomery county, is in Centre Hall on a visit among friends, Miss Elizabeth Boozer, on Saturday, returned to Pittsburg, to resume her studies in General Hospital, in that city. Miss Mary Dinges is giving her pro- fessional services at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Dinges, during the lat- ter’s illness. Rev, George F. Sheese, a candidate for the local Presbyterian pastorate, will preach at Centre Hall on Sunday morn- ing at 10:30 o'clock. Larro dairy feed is a truly guaranteed feed ; it's the best you can feed your cattle, A carload just in.—R. D, Fore- man, Centre Hall. Prof. N. L. Bartges had no school Tuesday in order that he could assist in the moving of his goods to his new resi- dence near the Grange hall. Mrs. Susan Goodhart has opened her home in Centre Hall, afier having spent the winter with her daughter, Mrs, Wag- ner Geiss, in Bellefonte, and with other relatives, Encourage the Boy Scouts by giving your support to their entertainment to- morrow (Friday) night, in the Grange hall. Their play entittled, * The Making of Larry.” The financial condition of Centre Hall borough, at the close of the year, 1s found in the auditors’ statement on the last page of this issue. Every tax pay- er should read it carefully, By the time the Reporter reaches you, you will be located in your new home, provided you were on the list to change places of residence. The Reporter wishes you all a long tenancy. is On account of illness, Mrs. L. W. S. Person has postponed her trip to Centre Hall until April 10th to 19th, inclusive, at which time she will have in display a complete line of the latest New York millinery. adv at The latest improvement in lantern wicks is to stick a common pin through the wick just above the burper; the flame heats this and it is impossible for the wind to blow out the light as the oil is relighted by the red hot pin as fast as the flame is blown away from the wick. The bodies of twin babies—boys— were laid to rest in the Reformed ceme tery at Aaronsburg, on Monday. The babies were born to Mr. and Mrs, Mach- ermer, at Muncy, a few weeks ago and after their death were removed to the home of W. A. Guisewite, at Aarons. burg. Postmaster T. M. Zubler today finds himself both postmaster and farmer, He resigned as postmaster at Spring Mills some time ago and ou April 1st moved to his farm just west of there, but since his successor has not yet been appointed he is obliged to hold his gov- ernment post until further notice. The following Boy Scouts will partici- pate in the play, ** The making of Lar- ry. " to be given in Grange hall on Fri- day evening of this week : John Shultz, Harold Keller, Frederick Moore, Albert Emery, Howard Emery, Paul Schreck- engast, William Sweetwood, Daniel Smith, Kryder Miller, Ernest Frank, and Harvey Flink, Thursday's hard rain came along just at the time when the roof was uncover- ed on the meat market property, whica is undergoing repair, and the result was that the candy and tobacco as well as the other department of the meat market were nearly flooded out. Fortunately little damage resulted, but it had the ef- fect of ruffling the temper of proprietor Dauberman. The sum of $100 was asked of the commissioners of Union and Northirm- berland counties at the regular meeting of the Northumberland board at Sun- bury last week. by ]. Shallenburg, of Milton, tor the death of his horse, which he claimed was caused by injuries on the Susquehanna river bridge between West Milton and Milton due to the bad repairing of the structure. James E. Harter, of Coburn, was a caller at this office one day last week for the express purpose of placing his name before the Democratic voters of the county for the nomination of County Treasurer, through the medium of this paper. Mr. Harter has no opposition as yet, and in the event of his being nomi- pated, he should be placed in the office, for he is fully qualified to handle the af” fairs of the treasurer's office in a very efficient manner, As a result of his thoroughly adver- tised sale, William F. Colyer realized $7,800 in disposing of his stock and im- plements at public sale last Wednesday. Mr. Colyer is a firm believer in the effi- cacy of printer's ink and finds that it pays. At the sale cows sold for $240, $205, $195, $180, and all over the hun- dred dollar mark, Young cattle avers aged a hundred dollars each. Leghorn chickens sold for $1.80 each and Rhode Island Reds for $1.60. He had a lot of choice, thoroughbred registered Poland- China breeders and feeders which sold | for from $124.00 to $158.00. The best . gi weighed about 125 pounds and and LOCAL AND PERSONAL: Were you at your place of business Monday morning on the new schedule time ? Before you get your hammer out, ask yourself whether knocking ever made you a dollar, Field work on the farms was halted from Thursday of last week until the be- ginning of this week. Now it is this question young man: Do you want to be one of the fifty thous- and ? You know the rest. % The Reporter will show credits on subscription next week, when the PINK label will appear, Watch for it. Three tobacco dealers in Huntingdon were arrested last week for selling cigar ettes to boys under the legal age. Larro dairy feed, Mr, Farmer, 1s what brings in big milk checks. We have a carload just in.—R. D, Foreman, Centre Hall, The local post office sold almost $1000 worth of War Savings Stamps during the month of March. That is nota bad sale, but after the bond campaign closes some real War Savings Stamp business business is looked for locally. P. H. Luse, tenant ou the E, M, Huyett farm, last week paid $400 for a thoroughbred registered Shorthorn cow at the sale of A. E. Limbert, near Wolf's Store, and then bought her five- weeks-old heifer calf for $82.50. Isn't it true that a good many of the farmer friends with incomes of over $2000 did not make reports as to reve- nue? It is a very ordinary farm the in come from which, before the deductions are made, will not aggregate $2000. LOCAL AND PERSUNAL: Mrs. Anna Emerick is visiting at the home of Mys, Elizabeth Alexander, William Zerby, son of John Zerby, died at his home at Colyer, Wednesday morning of pneumonia, Mrs, A. 1. Bloom and daughter, Miss Elizabeth, of Williamsport, are guests of the J. W. Runkle family, at the Cen- tre Hall hotel. Mrs. John C. Bible and heirs will sell at public sale at Centre Hill on Satur- day, April sth, lot of household goods, ject. The real estate will also be put up | for sale, Sale at one o'clock. D., Wagner Geiss has announced him self as a candidate for the office of County Recorder, on the Democratic { ticket, his formal announcement appear | ing under the proper head in this issue. i DeRue Brothers’ famous minstrels | will be at Garman's opera house Satur- day evening, April 5. An entertainment | of comedians,singers, dancers and superb orchestra which is beyond comparison. Popular prices. The committee of the eleventh district Sunday-school associa- tion will meet in the Lutheran church, Spring Millis, this ( Thursday) evening. The of the schools are urged to attend this meeting, executive superintendents various lps s—— Neighbors Save Four from Burning House, Mrs. E. J. Reichley and four small children, of Lewisburg, were found un- conscious and their house afire by neigh, bors Saturday, who rescued difficulty. with them The home was nearly con- Mrs. Ralph C. er home in Centre Hall. Boozer accompanied them Pittsburg. Miss Elizabeth | as far as| When you throw waste paper or litter | of any character cut into the open, think | where it may find a final ing place, | If you are not qui just where bury None of ye bit better than they may be a bit more forbearing. ! *I FINS U. S. A GOOD FINANCIER Other Nations’ Cash Helps to Pay Liberty Loan Interest Sam clever One Unele financing in half Artin Loans, 1 3 ioe has done some Almost interest due to patriotic rieans subscribing to the Liberty including the Victory Loan, wi pald by Interest which Uncle Sam, as a result of Judicions credit will collect from foreign governments, With the Victory Loan included the United States will face annual Inter. est payments of about $1,100,000,000, Thizx money goes into the pockets of American investors. But something like 2500.000000 of It will be offset by the Interest payments which the big Buropean powers must make to Uncle Sam. Great Britain is debtor to the United States In the sume of $4,175,0961,000, She pays about 2205000000 a year Interest on her loans. France has loans totaling $2,436,427,000 and her interest payments to Uncle Sam are about £121,000000 a year, Italy with loans of £1.310,000000 pays us about $65,000,000 a year in interest. The smaller powers also swell the total, All of these loans were negotiated, of course, on the best of security and they are doing a big share in lighten. ing the taxation out of which the in- this war, of the sumed by the flames. A leaking gas The chil with exception of the thirteen.-month-old son. The mother is Mrs, D. Rei pipe was given as the cause, dren are expected to recover, the next door neighbor, i then ver and found f plosion anc saw flames, She rushed the kitchen afire and ti the amily +2 3 ICONsSCious. around on dragged each one iying 1in a fire alarm. into Leaving on The Centre Reporter, §r.50 a year, H Fil A Display of in every way pleasing. IL We MILLHEIM J —— APRIL Mh. a1 one o'clock John ( Bible and helms w Household goods, wagon, buggies arpess, | forty-five chickens, Also the Bible home will be | oflered fo: sale TUESDAY, APRIL Sth, st one o'clock sharp, | half mile vast of Tussey ville, J. B. Spargler sell: Horse, 2 cows, chickens, farm mple | ments ; team of mules, coming 2 years oid ; iso | bousehold goods, i on SATURDAY. APRIL af one o'clock, one mile north of Potters Mie, PC, Frank will sell : | suine lve stock and household goods. : i ———— i CENTER OF MANY LEGENDS | Victory Liberty Loan a Trifle By Comparison, "Germany debtor to the Allled Pow- ers: To one defeat (delivered Novem- ber 11, 1918) vo + « $120,000,000,000, “Please remit” One hundred and twenty billions That's way the hill reads. People who think victory comes high at 8X billions the estimate of the Vie tory Liberty "loan—will do well to study the above bill. It is the just indemnity which the Peace Conference Committee on Raparations has decid- ed Germany ought to pay. Amd a large part of it is to be enl- lected immediately, France alone in- sists upon an immediate payment of | §5,000,000000 on account, The other nations which suffered from Germany's method of war making will also pre- sent sight drafts for collection, Pay- ment of the total sum Is to be made {in 25 to 30 years, {| Paying off thik staggering debt Is a { Job that makes the flotation of a six | billion loan seem trifling. The German | people will not have the opportunity | to pay it through the easy means of popular loans, This is a method of financing war debts reserved for the victors, \ And the Allied inlemnity Is not based on a theory «of loot. It is an honest claim for dam:oges suYered, this Famous Dome of the Rock, in the Holy Land, Has Long Been Held Sacred Place, The Mussulman’ ‘rusalem fa the nturles grief largely Dome of the devont Mohan have Neneved to spot, which they €OUst second only to the holy places of Meg in religious significance, Dleetty under the rounded dome OPPS] with the Turkish crescent is the Sacre rock about which a host of tra. AltloNeJowish, and Mo hammeyan—have been collected. From this reg Mohammed ascended into heaven ¢; his steed El Borak, the light. | ning. Fore also, If tradition is worth anything rested Noah's ark, and Jacob saw the gngelic vision. ‘This spot 18 miles penrer heaven than any othe er on the earth, and the Turks aecept the old Jiyish theory that this is the nt th fore fall of the For is een in Rock, HNeGans © of 3 this Christ inn is center of $0 carth. ere on the judg- ment day Yi the angel Gabriel stand when he #0yds *,is trumpet. There Is ygr1o room for argument over these toments, You accept or reject them a, you will, But long and heated have Foen the learned disser. {ations to Qauid, whether this identical spot, already Gespcrowded with meso. ciations, 18 the te of Solomon's tem- Ple or of the Oly, of Christ. Science now leans Ward nh. former conclu son and grants Y.¢ vory lkely the rock marks the ph. where stood the altar of the WMmous Jewish temple. Even foe a cuiflmed skeptic the place must hold soll interest. for the strueture protecting the rock is a worthy rival of the Ths auhal in bean ty of design. The buil ing is octagon. al like a mosque and ot the Mosque of Cuua poplasty called Wualy to the distress of the well iutormed, Wy point out that It Is enly & shrine og that thee true Mosque of Omar Is § email vault lke building in Do Way Cf, nocied with the sacred rock. Mohammedan worship i4 disturbed by the vicopay of tinng, the ef difference the Mohammedan is now CIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Gohl, Rinkenbach & Rouse THE WELL-KNOWN 5 Eye Specialists Will be at the CENTRE HALL Hotel : WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY April 2nd & 3rd To make Examination of the Eyes. Remember the dates—this is your opportunity to get the same high-grade service we render at our home of- fice. We are making this hotel a permanent branch of- fice and will come regularly to Centre Hall. “Gohl, Rinkenbach & Rouse, EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS Harrisburg, Pa. * #
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