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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Unclaimed letter in the Centre Hall
ost office for Mrs. Lois Foster.
Overcoats, sweaters and bed blankets
were in general use the last week in
April.
Louis B. Morgan, of Homestead,
spent several days last week at the home
of his aunt, Mrs, S. W, Smith,
Just in—a carload of fertilizer for
Spring requirenfents, 'Phone your or-
der.—R. D. Foreman, Centre Hall, Pa,
Rev. D. R. Day, D. D., of Alexan.
dria, will preach in the local Presbyter-
ian chusch on Sunday morning at ten
o'clock.
J. M. Mover, proprietor of the Old
Fort hotel, was taken to the Bellefonte
hospital on Saturday, for treatment for
kidney trouble.
W. C. T. U. will hold a public meet-
ing in the Lutheran church, Spring
Mills, on the evening of May Sth, All
are invited.
D. W. Bradford, the I. H. C. agent,
this week sold a tractor and tractor
plows to George Sharer, tenant on the
Bartges farm at Earlystown.
Mr. and Mrs. Asher C. Stahl and two
sons, and Mrs. Robert Snyder and
daughter, of Altoona, spent a few days
with Mr, and Mrs. James S. Stahl, near
town,
Friday, May 16th, is the date for hold.
ing the Sunday-school convention for the
Twelfth District of Centre county, at
Madisonburg. A good program will be
carried out,
Centre Hall was well represented by
Odd Fellows and their families at the
one hundredth anniversary of the order
which was celebrated in Williamsport,
on Tuesday,
Miss Gladys Jones, a typo in the Re.
porter office for the past two years, will
to-day (Thursday) enter the Bellefonte
hospital with the object of becoming a
student in the school for nurses.
Mrs. Lydia Mowery, of Burnham, to-
gether with a group of twelve friends,
motored to Centre Hall on Sunday,
spending the day with Mrs. Mowery's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Garis.
Mrs. D. S. Kurtz was brought home
rom the Bellefonte hospital, on Mon-
day. Three weeks age she suffered a
bad fall down the stairs at her home,
brea king a shoulder blade and otherwise
injuring herself,
Adam Smith, of near TusSeyville, was
thrown from a motorcycle on the Tus-
seyville road, Sunday afternoon, but
escaped without any injury. The ma-
chine, however, was somewhat damaged
from its hitting the fence.
May 3 and 10 are dates to remember,
On the former date Rock Springs home
talent will give their entertainment in
the Grange hall, and on the latter date
an exceptionally fine lot of entertainers
from State College will be here. Don't
miss either entertainment,
Merril Walker, of Farmers Mills, was
a caller at this office on Saturday and
enrolled as a Reporter subscriber, Mr,
Walker takes care of a cream route for
the Spring Mills creamery, and quite re-
cently purchased a large Reo truck to
gather milk and produce,
Mrs, Virgie Keller is a great sufferer
from blood poisoning ot the hand. Her
condition became such on Monday
night that Miss Mary Slegal, a trained
nurse, from Spring Mills, was employed
to care for her. Mrs. Keller's many
friends sincerely hope for her early
recovery,
George Robertson, of Hartford, Cone
necticut, has been spending the past
week at the home of his father-in-law,
B. D. Brisbin. The Reporter is pleased
to note that Mr. Robertson has practi-
cally recuperated his somewhat impaired
health. During his enforced absence
from his drug business, Mrs. Robertson
has very capably taken care of the
business,
In last week's issue of the Reporter
appeared an item relating to a lost fish-
erman in the Seven Mountains, close to
Walter Garrity’s headquarters. We
were unable at the time to learn the
name of the man who spent a night in
the open, but the Belleville (Mifflin
county) Times states that the party was
D. S. Smucker and that he was so inter-
ested in taking game fish until late in
the afternoon that in making an effort to
find Garrity’s headquarters, he lost his
bearing and wandered about ten miles
in the wrong direction, Realizing his
position he cleaned a place for the night
between two large rocks and to kill the
chilly air he started a fire where he spent
the night with no companions but a
bunch of deer and several stray dogs.
William B. Kerr, a former Potter
township and Centre Hall boy who is
making good in the west, was in Centre
Hall from Monday until Wednesday, it
being his first vacation in three years.
About fifteen years ago Mr. Kerr left
Centre Hall with his mother, Mrs, Myra
Kerr, and moved to Omaha, Nebraska,
where Mr, Kerr cast his lot with the
Union Pacific Railway. Close appli.
cation to his work, and being gifted with
rare intelligence, soon won for him re-
peated promotions. At the present time
Mr. Kerr is a traveling accountant in the
. dining car and hotel department of the
Union Pacific System, with head.
at Ogden, Utah. He is con-
stantly traveling and covers that great
expanse of territory west of his estab
shed headquafters to the Pacific coast.
~While in Centre Halbhe was the guest
left on Wednesday morning for Phila
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
A number of new advertisements ap-
pear in this issue. Be sure to read
them,
William F. Colyer has the carpenters
busy re-roofing the stable on his prem-
ises in the borough.
For fine quality ice cream, try a dish
or quart of the cream sold at the parlors
of William McClenahan. Open all
week, adv,
A. J]. Crotzer, of Belleville, and Mr,
Rhoads, of Pittsburg, were in Centre
Hall a few days this week, hoping to
buy up a carload of potatoes,
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.
Elk creek, in the vicinity of Millheim,
was stocked with 26,000 fingerling trout
last week. The fish came from the U.
S. government hatchery at Elkins West,
Virginia.
The condition of Elmer Royer, at
Earlystown, was quite discouraging to
his relatives and friends for a few days
the past week. He has suffered greatly
from the large carbuncle on the back of
his neck.
Mr, and Mrs. J. Will Conley, of Belle-
fonte, and their daughter, Mrs. William
Wallace, of Pittsburg, visited Mrs, Kate
Conley, in this place, on Sunday. Mrs.
Wallace expects to leave for London,
England, in a few weeks, with her hus-
band, who is making the trip on
business,
A free lecture and demonstration will
be given by Miss Emma Stratton, a
State College Extension worker, at the
Gregg Township Vocational School,
Spriog Mills, on Wednesday, May 7th,
8 p. m. Helpful hints to housewives in
cutting, fitting and sewing. Everyone
interested in this kind of work is cor-
dially invited to be present.
The body of the late Samuel Krape,
which was buried in the Heckman cem-
etery, near Spring Mills, a few months
ago, was disinterred on Tuesday after-
noon far the purpose of performing an
autopsy by a physician sent here by the
Akron, Ohio, corporation, in whose em-
ploy Mr, Krape was at the time he sus-
tained his injury. The autopsy was
made to determine whether or not the
injury was the direct cause of his death,
thereby establishing the responsibility
for compensation insurance.
H. C. Robinson, of Milesburg, manu-
facturer of the popular ** Clean Sweep-
er”, the fibre broom, was a business
caller ia town on Tuesday, and dropped
in on the Reporter, making us a present
of one of these common-sense brooms.
The fact that the fibre broom outwears
from two to five of the ordinary corn
brooms, isin itself sufficient to recom-
mend it the average housewife.
There are manv other attractive
features of the broom which add to its
ever-increasing popularity.
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LINDEN HALL.
Mrs. Frank McClintic 1s recovering
from an attack of rheumatism.
Mrs. J. L. Tressler is spending this
week with her daughter, Mrs. William
McClintic,
A number of young people from here
made a trip to “Big Rock" on Sunday
afternoon.
Grace Stump fell off a box last Thurs-
day and broke both bones in her left
arm. The fracture was reduced by Dr.
Longwell and is doing ‘nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Colyer, Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Keller, Mr, and Mrs, Clay-
ton Musser, and William McClintic went
to Williamsport on Tuesday for the Odd
Fellows’ celebration.
Andy Smith, after a brief sojourn in
the **Loop,” moved his household effects
back to the house he wvacated a few
weeks ago.
The High school students, coached by
Rev. 8. C. Stover, principal of the Boals-
burg High schovl, realized over $125.00
through their play, given in various
places. The proceeds will be used to
purchase a new organ for the school
room.
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TUSSEYVILLE.
Friday at State College.
John Wert and family and Mrs, M. F.
Rossman autoed to Bellefonte, Saturday,
Miss Kathryn Taylor spent Sunday
with Mary Wert,
Miss Jennie Bodtorf is spending some
time with her aunt, Mrs, Angeline Bod-
torf, at Lemont,
Paul Eminhizer spent a few days with
his parents, at Rock View, returning
home Monday,
The relatives and friends of Miss
Elizabeth Bitner surprised her on Thurs.
day evening, it being ber birthday, She
received many presents,
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PENN HALL.
Mrs. R. B. Bartges spent Sunday with
her ill sister, Mrs. A. M. Kreamer, at
Millheim.
W. H. Sinkabine and family spént
Sunday evening with the William Rishel
family, at Farmers Mills,
The Sunday.school convention was
well attended, and a very intbresting
session was held.
Come to the school house, May 8, at
8 pelock, aud unjoy the dance and guess
su ven
Tors vickrotm: "Gomera vou ep PAY
Eight Horses Lost in DuBois Fire.
The baru and eight fos bel
to E. Dym, at Du 5,
fire at one o'clock L
ning. The building mass
vy B tore the Aron Teach the
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The Viotory
This 1s labor's Loan.
American pockets.
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| prosperity-- neither temporary
, bedrook foundation of legitimat
Industry is counting upon
to provide the working capital
The money to make these payment
Liberty Loan,
4
Every working man who does
saking out job insurance,
wt
-
States. Withou%
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nor inflated, but built on the
€, necessary expansion, |
final payments of war contracts
for top-notch peace production,
8 must come from the Victcry
3
his level best in this Loan is
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N W/4 Lory
Secretary of Labor.
WORKERS AND FARMERS
RALLY TO LOAN
Leaders Pledge Aid to Last
Campaign.
Organized labor, farmers and others,
n the Third Federal Reserve Distriet
wave rallied to the support of the Vie- |
ory the
all issued by William B. Wilson, Sec
Liberty loan io answer to
etary of Labor,
Labor unions, as 8 whole, and the
forking men as Individuals, fuily real.
ze the situation in
pent is placed by war,
villing do their power to
yrovide the necessary remedy--finance,
“Labor is going to give its utmost
mdeavor toward success of the
Victory Liberty Loan campaign.” sald
frank Feeney, national presid nt of
de Elevator Constructors’ Unlon
‘Any statements alleged to have been
nade by any part
yf the country purporting to say that
the
the and are
to all in
the
labor leaders in
gahor Is not In sympathy with
inal war loan are unirue,
"id the
the
are
arsed by
shor is behind loan to
Such alleged stetements
prepacanda
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DEANS expres he sentiments of
accredited
Bolshevik
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connected with
on.”
ts the Tar
: iarmers
an
ny
hor organ zat
In
mation
ud Grange, said:
“For the fifth time the
8 appealing to the pe
LH tm the four previous, occasions
noney was needed to win the war and
ywople of all classes 11 emily respond:
wl, Now the call comes for a Victory
4berty Loan, a loan wh ch, now that
he fight Is won, is neossary to aid
n fAnishing the grea’ task of assure
ng to all peoples lierty and demo
racy, that our striggles and sacri
ices of the past few years may not
mve been In vain,
“1 desire to apreal to our entire
yrange membership and farmers gen-
srally to maintain the proud record
#¢ have made in the previous loans.
Not only subseribe what you ean, but
give the matter prominence at your
arange meetings and encourage neigh.
sors and friends to do their part to.
ward fulfilling this our great national
esponsibility.”
Labor Backs Loan,
Just as In the preceding loan cam-
paigus, labor organizations in this dis
iriet have formed a campalgn commit-
tee of which Willlam Tracy, former
Magistrate, Is secretary. Joseph
Richie, of the American Federation of
Labor, who is chairman, sald:
SPRING MILLS.
a
speak ng of the
, Oliver Wilson, Master Nation.
government
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who returned recently from France,
spent a few days with his uncles, John
and William Smith,
Word has been received that Mrs, W,
M. Grove, who has been in poor health
for some time, is not improving.
Dean Praucht and John Corman at-
tended the graduation exercises of the
nurses, at Bellefonte hospital, Friday.
Mrs, Hendershot's sister spent Sun-
day with the Hendershot family,
Allison Brothers have sold their {flour
mill, grain house, coal yard, ete, to
Messrs. Dennis and Fetterolf,
William Steel and family spent Sun-
day with Harry Allison and wife,
“Phis commits
BEIT.
i revert
Expenditures
provide
and any
t the loan
mselt”
there ig no
support
irk will
thousands
& war cost
a great deal of money, and that there
are many bills still to be pald by the
e ali know that If the money
is not secured th Victory
Liberty rovernment will be
forced to tax ti prea
To offset the heavy taxes
know result if
ghould fal
ernment securities”
nation, W
rouzh the
ore heavily
that we
new loan
invest In the gov-
would the
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we will
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TROPHIES FOR DISTRICT
i Nearly seven hundred captured Ger
man helmets, taken principally in the
Argonne distributed
among the nine New Jersey counties
in the Third Federal District, and 216
in the three counties of Delaware, as
| follows :
| New Jersey Mercer county 144
i Atlantic county, 168 Ocean ......
| Burlington ... 63 Salem
{Camden ...... 144] Delaware
Cape May ... 27 Kent County .. 38
Cumberland ... 63 |New Castle .. 144
Gloucester 54 [Sussex ag
Under the rules of tie Treasury Dee
| partment, they are to be distributed
| to subscribers in competitions, such as
{auctions; and to organizations, such
| as schools and Boy Scouts, in compe.
tition with similar organizations,
Forest, were
Bees.
Let the bees build your bank account,
They work for nothing and actually in-
crease the crops they forage amongst.
The poor bee's only shortcoming is its
sting. That one thing has prejudiced
the world against it almost to the ex-
clusion of its fine qualities for a long
time,
The Pennsylvania Department of Ag-
riculture reports that the honey and wax
produced in this State during 1918 was
worth over a half million do .
If will try out a few colonies and
them efficiently, they will pile up
hooey and money for you and prove a
100 cent. investment,
Information relative to the bee indus
try may be obtained from the Bureau of
t of Agriculture,
H rg, Pa,
‘Reasons Why'
\ovaiinusd frais AV Fide ’
National Credit, prices,
First National Bask, Howard, Mat.
thew Rodgers, Jr., cashier. First : This
bond 15 a investment because it
has more than ove hundred and ten mil-
lion good indorsers. Second : Four.
fifths of this good investment is already
paid fui to {ail on the ry installment
to ) Third : Amer
Bc
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Gohl, Rinkenbach &
Rouse
THE WELL-KNOWN
Eye Specialists
OF HARRISBURG
Will be at the CENTRE HALL Hotel
== One Day Only ==
Thursday, May 8th
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 2 permanent branch of-
fice and will come regularly to Centre Hall.
Gohl, Rinkenbach & Rouse,
EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS
Harrisburg, Pa.
LIBERTY
LOAN
Not Four Loans
But FIVE
He's got a full hand now —
and a clear conscience. More
than that, he has an invest-
ment that will pay dividends
of cash and the conscious-
ness of duty well done.
Four loans have gone over.
Do your part to make the fifth
and final one a success that
will blaze its way thro’ history.