LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Are, you wearing a ** V Victory Loan" button? __. Miss Lola Ulrich is visiting relatives in Sunbury, Progress Grange will meet Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Be sure to read Swartz's important an- nouncement on another page of this is- sue, Just in—a carload of fertilizer for Spring requirements. 'Phone your or- der.—R. D. Foreman, Centre Hall, Pa, Dr. G. W. Hosterman is visiting his son, S. V. Hosterman, Esq., and family, in Lancaster, this week, Frank J. McClellan is making some improvements to his new home by way of building front and rear porches. The home of Mrs. Isaac Smith was wired for electric light by Messrs, Boozer and Flink, during the past week. I have in stock a carload of fresh Al- pha Portland cement. Excellent for making all sorts of repairs about the premises.—R. D. Foreman, Centre Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keefer and two children, of Youngwood, spent from Friday until Sunday with Mrs. Keefer's parents, "Squire and Mrs. Cyrus Brun- gart. Miss Mary Delinda Potter, assistant superintendent ot schools at New Castle, Delaware, spent from Friday until Mon- day with her father, J. T. Potter, in this place. Miss Mae Shultz has résumed her studies at Albright College and at the close of the school year, the latter part of next month, will return home pre- pared to teach art, music and elocution. James I. Fetterolf has improved his home on East Church street, the past week, by replacing the smaller windows in the house by full sized glass windows, adding greatly to the appearence of the building. Little Miss Margaret Burkholder, daugher of Mr, and Mrs. Ammon Burk. holder, of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs, M. E. Strobm, in this place. She accompan- ied Mr. Person to Centre Hall, on Satur- day. to the buyer. The iuterest rate is high and the time to run is short—four years, with the government's privilege of deeming them in three years. Are yor buying 2. J. 8. Rowe was home for a few days from his work in the state of Maryland, and on Tuesday left for Atlantic City, New Jersey, to visit his son, John L. Rowe, who was recently discharged from the service after having been stationed at Kelley Field, San Antonio, Texas, for some months. he last letter received from Private Daniel Bloom, son of Robert W. Bloom, near Centre Hall, told of the happy meeting of Private Bloom and Private William Bailey, in the city of Nantes, France. Homecoming diers, as a rule, state that the meet- ing of some friend or acquaintance dur- ing their stay overseas was a rare occur. ence, sol Private William Miller is finishing a thirty-day furlough at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Dutrow, near this place. Private Miller is stationed at Columbus, New Mexico, as a member of the 12th Cavalry Machine Gun Troop. He has re-enlisted for a period of three years. Private Miller made his home with the Walker family, near town, before enter- ing the service, : John M. Coldron was Uncle Sam's offi. cial bill poster for a few days prior to the opening of the Victory Loan drive, when he, with the assistance of Cleve. land Mitterling, stuck up something like 400 posters—large and small—between Spring Mills and Boalsburg, No matter where you drive for the next three weeks, one of their posters will get your eye and remind you of a duty to per. form before closing up the last chapter of the war, In writing an account of the W. C. T. U. social for last week’s issue, the writer omitted to call attention to two numbers that were particularly pleasing. One was a song by Miriam Moore, the youngest by great oods of any who took the stage in the interest of the cause. The song was well executed and was fit. ting. The other was a recitation by Miss Esther Wagner, whose ability to committ is envied by many, The selec- tion was a timely one and well render- ed, H. Rossman Smith, son of Mrs. M. L. Smith, of Johnstown, was in Centre Hall on Monday, He was discharged from the service at Camp Dix on March 13th, after eight months’ service * over there.” He landed in France July 18, 1918, and belonged to the sand Infantry of the 6th Army Corps. He was on the Meuse -Argonne and Alsace sectors where he experienced some fierce fight. ing, and came through it all without a scratch, notwithstanding the fact that the Huns had a big target in his six-feet ~three of physical makeup, He qualifi- ed as a sharpshooter during the war, Because of his fine physique he was transferred to the Military Police outfit at the signing of the armistice and from the latter part of November until the end of January he was with the Army of Occupation and toured the greater part of Germany. Few young men make a finer soldierly appearance than does young Smith, and we can hear the him, " LOCAL AND PERSONAL. We had * fifty-seven varieties” of weather on Friday, Most of the township schools come to the close of the term this week, Mrs. C. E. Royer, of Spring Mills, was in town several days this week, Miss Myra Kimport spent Easter with relatives at State College and Tyrone, Charles S. Smith, of near Tusseyville, is driving a handsome new Buick-Six, The farmers are losing no time these fine days, Some are ready to sow oats. Quite a bit of repairing of stables and other buildings is going on at present in Centre Hall, H, F, Rossman, the Spring Mills mer- chant, was a business caller at this office on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs, C. F, Emery and family motored to Mifflinburg on Sunday to visit relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shoop this week left for State College where they will locate for some time, Who has a right to feel prouder than the man or woman who can show Liber- ty bonds for all five loans ? The bricklayers have finished brick- ing the front of the meat market and dwelling in the Runkle block. The State road from the borough line in condition for putting it prime autoing. % Elmer Royer, of Earlystown, 1s suffer- is making life anything but pleasant at| the present time, A number of unfounded rumors have | been in circulation the past week re-| garding the consummation of important real estate deals locally. i Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Rossman and | of Juniata, and Sunday with the former's parents, | Mr. and Mrs. H. D, Réssman, at Penns Cave. Har local { cess i have not been large, the speckled two sons, spent Saturday | W. Harper has been the only an to meet any t fist While his catches beau. with suc ties have been of nice size. i ry Loan train fonte on Wednesday of can spare the f the trophies our] i time, go see some ( Your Uncle Sammy believes in adver- | tising ; just think of millions he spending over the Victory | Loan. But through it he expects to ob. | FOUR AND A HALF BIL. OL LARS—and he'll get it, too. tt the repr bd LION Lewisburg, | a member who was! Aratzer, of mother of ght Kratzer, of | the Trenc % A ee spo gn Tar ! Tvs reve J killed in service, lapsed 1 Uncon- h Mortor Battery, te in- formation that her « William, also of the battery, would reach and died without! sciousne ived defini On home within a few hours, being able to greet him, Harold Kerstetter, son of Ammon of Pleasant Gap, bas not only acquitted h credit as a France t vhile overseas has covered himself with glory as an athlete, In one contest in which he competed he | won first prize for the high jump, and in | another contest he was awarded second prize. He not only received a medal but also a letter of congratulation from a| high French officer. imself with soldier i BUILT ON CORAL FOUNDATION Keeling lsland Gr sup, in Indian Ocean, & Mass of Varying Colors Attrac. tive to the Eye. An oasis in the blue expanse of the Indian ocean is the Keeling island built Inch upon Inch of coral, From far out at sea the ragzed outline of the islands’ coconut palms can be seen, now In forestlike thickness, and again one tall, solitary palm siihou- etted on the sky, Many times this is all that the ship's passengers see of the islands, for only when the winds are low ean a ship put In at the harbor. Ordinarily, heavy winds send the waves crashing ngainst reef and beach and make the islands a zone Instead of a haven for mariners, Parts of the islands are thick with matted underground, but below it all 1s the foundation In the fo of sand and re nderful spreading formations, The shapes of the coral growth are fascinating in thelr vi riety. Little Imagination 1s needed to gee in onk trees, leaves and are solid rock, while others are as delicate as the out. shoots of bursting fireworks. The col- are lke fading fireworks that leave only a suggestion of yellow, green and rose, In cor wal ree group, di 1s roy Ganger coral fs of wo them toadstools, crystals Some SHOW ors, too, to the the thi and sea dazzle the ¢ nlooker red clear 1 11330 1K i : + The air Is fanned by grea F +3 feel $ Bas . Lon birds of enstern trople § wi claim owner hip of birds ideal for sting and ¥. for there an o disturb the for cago Dally Ne Building Ex. Beauty, Without Any Power or Vigor. Famous ing The they ve the hen they t of { ns utiful its and FORE ¢ chi To : io of a ¥ 5 1 t ved { ¥ $11et iN this would necessitat life the through a cou of thousand years. But certainly the Al bambra did not suggest power and vigor. Beauty, yes, and also fancy, but nothing more, But on the Cuesta de los Muertos {the hill of the dead), which was outs side the actual palace of the Alham- bra, were three massive square towers, They expressed strength. In them had lived—centuries before—the Moham- medan soldiers of the guard, These towers impressed me and I often went to see them In the moonlight, for then there seemed to be In thelr strength ile e¢ the wh 1 | YOU ARE BEING "CHEATED ANYBODY OITERS YOU LI58 THAN S42] FOR A 1910 War Savings Stamp iT WE URGE YOU NOT TO CASH BUT IF YOU MUST, TAKE IT 70 YOUR POST OFFICY ‘Wor Loss Ovganiontion, Thied Fedora! Reserve Diutsid War Savings Division OSZUKUIJA CIE JEZELI CI OFIARUJA 4 MNIEJ JAK ¥ } $4.27 ZA WOJENNE OSZCZEDNOSCIOWE MARKI Z ROKU 1918 NIE RADZIMY 'SPIENIEZYC TAKOWE W'RAZIE JEDNAK * KONIECZNOSCI UDAJ SIE NA POCZTE GVWR ORR TLIO 0 4 OER TEIN VARY IT Aw LITO an vos. ing than the stamps are worth without J for the stamps will ¥ Pa with interest on ten days post office. War Savings Stan ps in sold for 84.12. Th one cent each VIINCANNACHIVIOFFRE DI COMPRARE IL VOSTRO WAR SAVINGS STAMPS | | DEL 1918 J SAMMA INFERIORE A i $4.27 : CONSERVATELO, SE POSSIBILE MA SE COSTRETTI A VENDERLO, RECATEVI A QUALSIASI UFFICIO POSTALE, E QUIVI RICEVERETE) iL GUISTO PREZZO PER ae OWE SEL PRESTITO DN CUBRRA RISERYA Bul] FITTED PEORRALL PRAMKABLS RISPASRD / SHIM DURANTE LA CARBEA BNL aNIrE AR Cleiv BM TIN LINAVIIN TUTTI UNOS I 4 $4.27 1918 X “Wp ERYRD 23M "INT TTP 3 BU Oy T™ poyaivey’ CMR MIDE Oy EoED WW) WEY NUE ITTY Ser ao eT En War Savings Stamps are worth $4.27 ip April and on the first day of May they value and are then So if any one less Sav-| Cheated.’ 1919 series WwW. 8S. S. increase one cent in worth $4.28 i 1 $4.28 in May for a 191 se One Cent for each t today a 1919 War Savings Stamp is worth $4.15 and May first it is worth $4.16, Thrift stamps are still the same —25 cents each and 16 exchanged War Savings stamp cost 15 cents un April and 16 cents extra in May, Don't be cheated, if you must those War Savings Stamps, They nev- er decrease in value and are redeemable on ten days notice at the nearest post of fice, price, for a extra cast J Nvese CLEAR SKIES FOR PEACFK Yc Stood by me of VV, rr Dd Display of in every way pleasing. have of especial interest to every man and woman in this new models exhibited are
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