VOL. XCIII. INTERESTING DESCRIPTIVE LETTER FROM FRANCE. Forester Lieut. Montgomery Des- cribes Beauties of France and Italy. (Former Forester W, E. Montgomery writes the following to Willlam F. Mec- Kinney, at Potters Mills, ) roth F. A., A. E. F., France, March 4, 1919. Dear Billy : On my return from my leave, I tound your letter of January 12th awaiting me, Apparently, from the number of deer killed, the season must have been quite a successful one. Am sorry that I could not be ** among those present.” I believe that 1 wrote to you while I was in Marseilles. From there I went to Nice, France's most popular winter re sort. Nice is a city of about 200000 ( that is the actual population not includ- ing transients) and is quite beautiful The buildings are of the type usually found in a large resort and many are surrounded by large gardens and parks. The latter have roses and other flowers in full bloom, and these together with the palms and various se mi-tropical plants combine to make a scene of con. siderable beauty ( and one especially ap- preciated at this time of year.) Made one especially interesting trip during my sojourn at Nice, We left Nice early in the morning by auto, bound for the Italian border, taking a road which followed the coast-line very closely. We passed a great number of beautiful villas, many of them owned by the most prominent personages in Europe ( Albert of Belgium being among them.) Also passed an old Saracen town built high on a mountain peak and dating, 1 believe, from about the gth century, We entered the Principlity of Mon- aco, and visited the Casino at Monte Carlo. No soldiers in uniform are al lowed to gamble there, but as the play- ing had not yet started, we were per- mitted to go through the building. Afterwards, several of us returned and the attendants held the doors open for a few minutes, thus giving us an opportun- ity of seeing the place in action. We had dinner at Menton, the last French town, and then crossed over into Italy for an hour or so, Our return journey to Nice was made by the celebrated upper Corniche road, the highest of the three main highlands leading from Nice to the Italian frontier. We climbed up along the mountain sides until we reached the town of La Turbie, at an elevation of 1600 feet. Above the town is the * Tour d'Auguste, ” erected by the Roman Emperor Augustus to commemorate his victories over the Al pine tribes, The mountains in this vicinity are nearly precipitous, but are under culti- vation to a large extent, This is done by means of terraces. I had thought that the inhabitants of the vineyard country between Bordeaux and Cette had gone to considerable trouble in their efforts to utilize all available space on the hill-sides ; that, however, was noth- ing compared to what 1 saw here. On account of the steepness of the moun tains, the terraces are only 8 to 15 feet wide and have to be held in place by carefully constructed stone walls, the latter often being six or seven feet high. At one place, I tried to count thé num- ber of terraces and got as high as 140,but had pot yet reached the top of them, nor had I been able to see to the bottom of the mountain. We saw above us on the mountain tops, a number of French and Italian fortresses ; one of them, Mont Agel, is said to be the finest natural stronghold in the world, All along this road, superb views can pe obtained-—the most wonderful, both for variety and for beauty, that I have ever seen, or expect to see, At one place, looking to the south, we could sée the blue Mediterranean, 1500 feet below us ; to the right the town of Monte Carlo, the white streets and the red tile roofing showing beautifully in the sunlight; the two lower highways winding among the hills, one close to the coast, the other possibly five hundred feet above to sea-level ; the little villages and villas scattered here and there, some right beside the sea, and others high on the mountain sides ; and near at hand the tiers of terraces and the little huts of their owners. Then turning around to the north one can see the hugh moun- tains ( beside which old * Thickhead’ would look like a very small hill!) often with fortifications on their crests; the steep narrow gorges, 2000 feet or mare in depth ; and beyond in the distance, the high snow clad peaks of the Italian Frontier Alps and the French Maritime Alps. I was unable to imagine how anything could be more magnificent | From Nice, I went to Nancy and then to Verdun, What a contrast with what I have just described | The city itself is in ruins, as are all the surrounding vil. lages and towns. 1 visited the main fortress and went through the hugh underground citadel, with dormitories, messhalls, assembly rooms, hospitals, ~~ ete, capable in case (Continued on next column) ? RIL FARMERS Treat Oats For Smut, Says County Agent. Thousands of bushels of oats. are lost every year in Centre county due to the smut, Last year over 150 farmers treat- ed their seed and the average saving was anywhere from $2.00 to $5.00 per acre or a total saving of over $10,000.00 for those who treated their oats. The cost of treatment is about two and one-half cents per acre and no farmer can afford not to treat, The following method is very simple and does away with the old method of soaking the oats. 1. Mix 1 pint of Formaldehyde with 1 pint of water, This will treat 50 bushels, 2. Spray solution on the grain as it is being shoveled over, taking care that the mist is well distributed. + A small hand sprayer, the atomizer or shoo.fly type holding a quart does very nicely. 3. When all the grain is treated shovel into a pile and cover carefully for five hours. 4. Oats may be sown at once with a force feed drill or spread out and allow to dry thoroughly otherwise, 5. Disinfect sacks, bins and drill with same solution. R. H. OvusteaD, County Agent. S————— co ——————— Expects to Return from Overseas by July or August. Lieut. W, ** Ned" Keller expects to get home by July or August according to the following communication received at this office on Monday Toul, March 18, 1919. Dear friend : Was ordered to report up here to Sec- ond Army Headquarters to officiate at the boxing and wrestling bouts to de- cide the 20d Army championship. Will be here for two days and will then go to Nancy to take in the noted thermal baths, and from there to Metz. Will be in command of an athletic school at Coul- mier-Le-Sec for two months and hope to get home by Julyor A ugust, Regards, NED. A fe sss s— The Pink Label. The use of the PINK label on your paper this week means that credits on subscription are shown for the first time, If you are one in the class of recent pay- ers, see whether we have given you proper credit on the little pink tab. That the same as your receipt. If you find an error notify this office at once and we will make the proper correc tion. If, however, your label is not up to date through no fault of ours, we would be pleased to have a prompt remittance, I A ———— Boy Scouts to Start Bonfires to Sig- nal Signing of Peace. In every city and town of the United States bonfires will be lighted on the night the treaty of peace is signed, The 367,093 members of the Boy Scouts of America will carry out this plan which is the suggestion of Gen. Sir Robert Raden-Powell, head of the Brit. ish Boy Scouts, who has suggested that the million of Boy Scouts the world over celebrate the signing of peace by cere. monials and the burning of enormous fires, Fire will be taken before hand from the Statue of Liberty and the flame will be carried as far as possible in starting the Liberty beacons, It-is planned that every one of the 16, 529 troops of Boy Scouts in America will join in the celebration, ——— rf SA —— Middleburg Wants Ford Plant. Middleburg is after industries aod is willing to strike for something big, Learning that Henry Ford wants to es- tablish fifteen automobile plants in dif- ferent parts of the United States, a site for one of the big plants is offered at Middleburg. Mr. Ford has as yet not signified his acceptance of the offer. A —— I A The interest on those two $100 4th Liberty Loan Bonds plus 13 cents, will buy a War Savings Stamp in April War Stamps pay 4 per cent interest com- potinded quarterly, EE — Rp —— ———— Clip your Fourth Liberty Loan coup. on on April 15th and buy W, 8, 8. a ———— A Watch for April 1 $th.—Clip your cou. pons—and buy W, 8, 8, is told jof accommodating 30,000 soldiers. 1 had expected to go out to Pt. Dona- mont, which had been captured and held for a number of months by the Germans. The weather, however§ was so miserable that 1 decided to my plans, and accordingly took the next train for Rheims, Well, I suppose that by this time you are tired of trying to decipher the hier oglyphics composing this lenghty epistle, so I will close for this time, With very best regards family, Sincerely : ONTY, - 10. 1919, Horton Company in Full Control of Local Quarries. On the first of the month Irving 8. These Full Dress Headpieces Were Hun Army That Captured Paris, Eighty-five Coblenz, are the thousand German Victory In ington, may be seen a number of th cases in which they arrived from Ge Loan publ tire 85.000 allotment from the War man government more helmets, These the helmets were a Some Fine Cows. Dairying through Penns and of course, taking the place of the dual years ago. passed the barn of Prof. Wm. P. Host er ping to get first hand proof of the long cows. Mr. Hosterman now has a herd produce as well as make a showy ap- pearance. He uses a milking machine, and is operated easily and speedily, To further improve his herd, Hosterman joined with others in ail ais bull from a farm near I Before the animal was shipped, the as- sociation was offered, by wire, succes- sive bids that finally would have meant a profit of fifty percent had they accepted. Scouts’ Entertainment Pleases, The local Boy Scouts realized some forty dollars at their entertainment giv- en in the Grange hall on Friday even. ing. Their two-act play, ** The making of Larry, ” was well received by the au- dience, play and exemplified the work of the boys’ organization by saving from deg. radation a young man * Larry,” who through some indiscretion had taken the first step downward. The second act showed the boys enjoying camp life, in full Scout dress, during which they rehearsed their sword drill, which was well done, The program was "given greatet length by the rendition of several excel lent readings by Mrs, (Rev ) J. A. Shulte as well as a number of well-rendered piano duets by Misses Miriam Huyett and Ruth Bartges, A A ——— A Surprise Party. On Tuesday evening of last week Mrs. John Jordan, at Colyer, gave a surprise party in honor of her husband's thirty-fifth birthday. He was the recip- jent of numerous gifts, Refreshments consisting of ice cream and cake were served. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flink, Henry Moyer, Sam- uel Klinefelter, Mr. and Mrs, Stuart Jordan, Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Jordan, Mr, and Mrs. Emmet Jordan, Mr, and Mrs, Arthur Slutterbeck, Mr. and Mrs, George Miess, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Martz, Ida and Dora Klinefelter, Orpha Fleisher, Emily Jordan, Dorotha Martz, Goldie Stover, Ella Miess, Mary Slutterbsck, Boyd, Andrew and Floyd Jordan, Ed. gar Miller, John and Sterl Stoner, Charles Slutterbeck, Irvin Meiss, Cyrus Moyer, Samuel Horner, Luke and Gree. ly Jordan, Wance-—Stricker. On Wednesday noon of last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C, Stricker, at Aaronsburg, their daughter, Miss Georgia D., became the wife of Law- Intended For the Adornment of the But They Got There by Freight, ptured by Allled troops im Treasury steps In Wash- ts just unpacked from the Frank R. Wilson, director of market by buying the on- Department for $1. It cost the Ger. each one of the 1¢ helme rmany, PPly held in reserve for a trinmphay Lost Household Goods When Stable Burned. on The stable | premises, the Wil on the mou directly above Centre Hall, was completly de- Meyer utain stroyed by fire on Monday afternoon. | The small son of Joh ing about the { was said, causi n Meyer was play- with matches, it tion. A “h from the stable 2 destru | horse and two pigs were taken i stable none too soon X Lhe to save them from becoming prey to the flames, Jolin Meyer, a son of William Meyer, | had stored all his household in effects lurioe the was moving a buildi { ton to another, tim Tes vite In which he og from one loca- and they were all de- | stroyed. Orvis Meyer bad just placed a | ton and a half of hay in the stable The loss is complete since no insur- | ance was carried. AA AGATA To Be Married in May ? Rumor has it that the marriage of Miss Florence S. Rhone and Roger T. Bayard will take place some time in the month bf May. Miss Rhone is sojourn. ing in Los Angeles, California, having {left Centre Hall several months ago, Mr. Bayard is local editor of the Tyrone { Herald. ! a | Arrested by Wife for Non-Support. At a hearing before Justice of the Peace Cyrus Brungart, last Wednesday, Clarence Confer was bound over for court on bail fixed at $500.00, on the charge of non-support, preferred by his wife, Florence Lingle Confer, who has been making her home at the Centre Hall hotel for some time, ATA Attemps Suicide by Hurling Self from Window of Fast Train. When train No. 24 was speeding through the Lewistown narrows on Sunday evening at 5:30 o'clock, John J Langham opened one of the windows of the passepger coach in which he was riding and hurled himself from the pase ing train, “The man performed the act quickly and without any warning. It is suppos. ed that be was attempting suicide. His ticket called for a passage from San Francisco to Philadelphia and in his pockets were found papers which would indicate that he lived at 20 North ave., Rockway Park, Wis. He had $528 in cash, Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps. His pocket book also contain- ed a draft registration card showing that he had registered with local board No.i1, of San Francisco, Cal., and that he was notified that he was called on October 19:18. The age shown on the card, with the time that has elapsed, would make the man's age 21. At the Lewistown hospital it was found that he suffered injuries in the back and hips, a possible concussion of the brain, six scalp wounds, a cut on the left arm and cut on the left wrist. His condition is regarded as very serious. i ———————— A —— Find Baby Daughter Dead in Bed, Laura May, the little four-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wil- son, of Hawk Run, was found dead in A —— I A ——. & The township schools would Horton & Co., the Reading firm of con- tractors and engineers, assumed full control of the local crushed stone and pulverized limestone plant. When Mr. Horton, a short time ago, came to Cen- tre Hall to look over the plant, he took an option on the place, the purchase de- pending upon the demand there would be for the product in this valley. A few weeks’ operations convinced mana- ger Horton that there were bright pros- pects ahead and resulted in the complete purchase from the former owner, E. Clayton Wagner, The Horton firm consists of men of big affairs and they will not be content with allowing the local plan to remain the infant class, but will add machinery from time to time and develop the busi- ness to several times its present capa. city. Already Mr, Horton has ordered another drill, compressor and crusher shipped here, and soon the quarry will take on an appearance of importance in the industrial realm, Much success to the new firm, wish of is the Selling of the Geiss Property. A brief history of the Geiss property as relates to sales may be of interest to the Reporter readers acquainted with the history of Centre Hall fifty or more years ago. April 9, 1856, the lot was sold by Uriah D. Osman to Prascis Harpster ; consideration $100. The house was built a short time ereafter by George Harpster, and Ap. il 1870, was sold to Simon 8, Wolf, of Miles township, for the sum of $2600. Mr. Wolfe, who in the meantime be- came a resident of Bellefonte, on July a1, 1870, sold the place to Israel J. Gren- oble, then recorder of Centre county, the purchase price being $2650, For the third time in 1850, on Septem- ber 23, the property was sold to David K. Geiss for the sum of $2610, September 5, 1900, Mr, Geiss sold the place to his son, D. Wagner Geiss, the deed of that date calling for a considera- tion of $1000, January 13, 1911. a deed was made to Misses Elsie L. and Verna Geiss, the consideration being a nominal sum-— $1.00. SW Sms #4 The whiter became the owner of the place March 29, 1915, for the considera tion of $2200, and a week ago William F. Céyer got possession by payment of $2550, One of the things here demonstrated is that property bere is now not selling - th T iy NO. 15 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Tuesday's the day, any trout fisherman, A letter for Mr, Prank Mitchell is un- claimed in the Centre Hall post office, Farmer A. W. Alexander new garage at his home at FE: last week. nut ur put up a arlystown, Rev. Josiah Still, of Shenant mer local Presbyterian pastor, spent Fri- day in Centre Hall. loah, for- The net profits from the Millheim ly- ceum course amounted to $91.55, and the snm the Red po was turned over ross auxiliary of that town, to io The PINK label appears this week. Look at the figures on your label and compare credit given with subse you have paid since the last PINK appeared, The Busy Bee Club, of Centre Hall. sent a check of $44 40 to the Armenian Relief headquarters, in New York City, that sum representing the net proceeds derived from the recent social. Harry Hassinger, of Millheim, who as mustered out of the army before the $60 bonus law was in effect, on Monday morning received a ch the government for the am Harry Musser, of near Penns Cave, purchased a cabinet Rishell phonograph from F. V. Goodhart, the dealer, one day last week, a brighten i]. A na will ries hence the home with its charming R. O. Musser a P. Stover have formed a co-partnership for the sales of the * New Idea” Spring Mills, The and will no doubt install many popular furnaces in Penns Vall o 1 na Cc. pipeless furnace, at are hustlers of these y homes, men Philipsburg has a woman undertaker in the person of Mrs. Caroline Weber, wife of the Funeral Director Weber, of the same place. She will give her atten- tion to the bodies of women and chil dren, a service which will be greatly ap- preciated, — The total number of men inducted in to service in Centre county, prior to the signing of the armistice, was 933, and the total number rejected was 28. The State draft Bureau has just made public be figures for the various counties of he State Lieut, (Dr.) W, E. completely recovered from as the result of being burned while in service in France, Park, x al as high as it did in 1870, but about ible the price obtained in 1900. President H. At a regular quarterly meeting of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany of Centre County held at Belle fonte on Monday, H. E, Duck, presi- dent of the company for a number of years, handed in his resignation. Mr. Duck's advancing age is the cause of his resigning the office. His successor bas not yet been chosen. ——————— SLA SAAT ATA Millheim Forms Lyceum Association. Following the close of the last, number in Millheim star course, last week, a Ly- ceum association was formed with the following officers: President, 8S, W, Gramley ; secretary and treasurer, J, R. Miller; executive committee, Rev. C. B. Soyder; Dr. G. 8. Frank, W. L. Campbell, P. H. Musser, R. 8. Stover, J. R. G. Allison and W. 8S. Shelton. A course has already been cotitracted for, and the first number appears in Oc- tober. The attractions are: The Floyds, magicans ; Bowman, who is an impersonator ; Congressman Finley Gray, of Indiana, lecture ; Little Play House Co., of Cincinnati—seven people, and Liman Johnson Co..—three people. A Windy March Day. March, this year, went out * like a lion,” Friday, the 28th, was the wind- jest day for which the State weather observatory has record. The wind rose suddenly, a little before 2 p. m. on the s7th, increased to twenty miles an hour by ¢ p. m., and continued at that rate or higher for the next fifty hours. The total wind movement on the 28th was 727 miles; on the 20th, 661 miles. The Friday record was the highest known for this obseratory since its new wind tower was erected in 1914, that for Saturday, the next highest, Feb. 26th, 1918, had a record of 6o1 miles. In 1915, there were records of 400 miles or more ; in 1916, seven days ; 10 1917, six days; and in 1018, seven days. The greatest hourly movement on Friday was 39 miles for the hour 's p.m. This rate was exceeded for the * Sunday was a perfect day ascended the tube to 73 degrees and the sun shone with the warmth of a summer day. There were many cars on the road. Young people sought the fra. grant arbutus, the first flower of spring, which pushed forth on the hillsides u der the smiling sun of the past few days. Turning the clock ahead an hour had its amusing sides too, At Millheim C. F. Miller set the hands an hour ahead before retiring and when his son came home some time later he, too, advanced the time an hour, The result was that when the family went to church next morning they had a good long wait ahead of them. Reduction in the price of iron agreed upon on March 21 at a joint meeting of fifteen of the country’s steel barons and the:U. 8S. Industrial board at Washing- ton is pow being reflected in wages paid iren puddiers in Mifflin county, the pud- diers employed at the Logan Iron & Steel company having received notice ot a 30 per cent wage reduction, Apropos of Lewistown’s third automo- bile show, held April 2 to 5, the Lewis town Sentinel published a twenty-four page edition last Wednesday, establish- ing a new record for that enterprising publication, Two whole sections of eight pages each were devoted to automobile news, and every car with any appealing features whatever came in for a halt col umn writeup. The edition no doubt was highly prized by the promoters of the show, Harry Grittner, of Turbotville, North th 3 a] i n
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