LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Keep in mind the Rebekah Thursday night, February 26th, play, In various sections ot the state deer are being fed hay to keep them from starving. Miss Ruth Smith, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, L. L.. Smita, has been quite ill for a week or more. Do not fail to see the Boy Scouts in their play, “A Country Boy Scout”, at Spring Mills, Saturday evening. Miss Helen the primary school, was unable to teach her school for nearly a week owing to a slight illness, Jartholomew, teacher of E. W. Miller, one of Potter township's public school teachers, was laid up with grip the greater part last Monday he began his again, of week. school work Lock Haven has an epidemic of in- fluenza. About forty per gent of the school children are ill and authorities are considering the advisability of closing the schools and public places. Miss Helen Brubaker, whois taking a course in nursing in the Children’s hos pital, Philadeiphia, is ill from an affect- ion of the throat, to return home for a season, She may be obliged This is what the Williamsport Sun thinks of the Boy Scout It says : ‘*A dollar invested in the Boy Scout movement today will return $1,- 000 twenty years from now." Paul Winklebleck, Woodward, the latest Penns Valley farmer to adopt the tractor method of farming, having last week pur H. C. tractor from Charles Stover,of Millheim, Bradford, the movement, of 18 ased a 10-20 I. sub-agent under local dealer, juite a good deal of sickness During the There is throughout Penns Valley. past week physicians have not been able, on account to give their patients the attention they The auto is by horses and sled is slow. A slight carriage shop, one day last of the great depth of snow, wished. liscarded. Travel fire occurred in the Henney week, w curious results, Building paper tacked on the ceiling was burned off, and parts of it falling on the Goodhart hearse, de- stroyed the finishing on Other- wise no damage was done, has since been refinished. the top. The hearse that he home of his Word was received the other day Frank M. Fisher is ill at t daughter, Mrs. E. Roy Corman, sona. Mr. and Mrs, Fisher to Cressona on account of tt ter's illness. Later Rev. came ill, but now both of about well, leaving Mr only patient needing care. Miss Edwina Wieland is from diphtheria at Hol: she is teaching in the public Miss Ida Sweetwood, a also under quarantine. Wieland, Penn State been seriously ill. The Misses Wieland are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E Wieland, of Linden Hall. The students at Penn State are ing an effort tc accommodations to and stitution and with th have appointed vari present the matter thorities. From all accounts a will be made to secure an electr from Lemont to Scotia and Tyr State College. Wild game, esp ing a difficult time ix food to keep them a pair of wild turkeys above town by John Gross, and they were famished condition, con fort was made at at Cres- were called Fisher as the suffering aysburg, where schools. room mate, is Miss Mildred a student at 1 max- ) se better ure yr sufficient Last week re observed and Harry to be sequently an ef- to them. The hen was easily caught and taken to shelter where she was provided with food. secure Upsetting his sleigh more than a half dozen times on a singe trip of eight or ten miles, induced Dr. H. H. to improvise a velncle not so easily tilt ed. The box was removed from a sleigh, a bench running len On this bench was nail seats and backs of two ordinary chairs, the front seat, of course, being for the use of the driver. Sitting astride the bench. the weight of the two men is over the cen- ter, thus lessening the chance of upset- ting. The vehicle has the general ap- pearance of the old-time *'Spider,” con- structed by farmers and used in train- ing coits, Longwell thwise constructed, ed the A second meeting of the committee charged with the work to erect a suita- ble tablet to the honor of the boys who participated in the various phases of the World War, met in the council room Monday evening, Owing to bad roads and sickness, the attendance from Pot- ter township was light and as a result no business was transacted except such as had been virtually agreed upon at the previous meeting, The one item of business done was to ask the boro coun- cil to name a site for the proposed mark- er, the committee going on record as unanimously recommending the diam- ond as the most suitable place, The en- larged committee is as follows: N, L. Bartges, chairman ; Floyd Jordan, sec- retary ; John H. Puff, Frank Bible, F, P. Geary, R, M, Smith, Edgar Miller, H. G. Strohmier, W. §. Brooks, Jacob Sharer, W. E. Lee, F. F. Palmer, F, W, Frazier, T. 8. Swartz, 8, W, Smith, The next meeting will be held Saturday evening, eight o'clock, in the council yoomf RE OIE EI LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Elmer R. McClellan, of near Tussey- ville, is ill with pleurisy. See the Boy Scouts, Saturday even- ing. in Grange hall, Spring Mills, The local P, O, 8, of A, will hold a special meeting this (Thursday) even’ ing. w.CctTU Miss Mary Fisher Saturday evening . will meet at the home of 30. Mr. Kessler, the Millhelm merchant, has left for New York City, where he will do his spring buying, W. F. Stover, of Rebersburg, and R, S. Stover, of Millheim, are owners of new Dodge touring cars. Miss Lydia Eberts, of Martha, was a guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr, Mrs. G. O, Benner, last week. and home visit to Cleveland Mitterling returned Saturday from a two weeks’ Philadelphia and nearby territory. George W. Felding, of near Linden Hall, visited his Mrs. Margaret Thomas, in this place, over Sunday. The of A. J. Zimmerman, editor of the State College Times, pass aunt, father ed away at the age of ninety-five years, Valley visiting Valley. Next Tuesday, February 17th, “Mutt attraction Don't John Bohm came from Saturday 1" up on and is Forge friends in the lower part of the and Jeff's Dream” will be the at Garman’s opera house. miss is For tae first time a woman, Mrs. C. V. White, has been appointed chief clerk to the board of county commissioners of Mifflin county. The play by the lodge of Rebekahs is being worked out and will be presented Thursday evening, February e Arcadia. New advertisements ir those of F, V. Store, Tu Good irown’s ler's Departm Rufus Rearick, son Rearick, stock and of W. O. the of Milroy, has taken over ires of the Milroy Supply orter a chance to do Prices are reason ; sale bills printed tinuous issues up to date st is $1.00, epted a position al Bank at State Col employed by the r, at Al Miller n his new duties at - iii owing to present Tusseyville gener: Reporter readers wi this week ym of the higher purchasing value a dollar has there than most elsewhere. Mr. Brown's growing trade is the re sult of honest dealing and giving most for the money. ————— AY ————— The Sick. Mrs. John Kennedy, west of Centre Hall, is quite ill, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Burris, at Earlys- town, who have been suffering from flu, are improving. Several members of the Dashem fam- ily, on the south side of Potter township, are ill, Miss Luella Ruble, who a short time ago went to the Gettig home in Belle. fonte, is ill with the flu, Her Miss Dorothy Ruble, went to fonte to wait on her, —————————— Long-Term Prisoners for Northum- berland Jail. The Northumberland county jail, at Sunbury, built to accommodate one hun- dred prisoners, and now housing from 12 to 16 offenders at one time, will here. after entertain “long term” prisoners, in order that it may profitably be kept in operation. Judge Cummings has changed the sentence of Lewis M, Skielskie, of Mt. Carmal, calling for from five to eight years imprisonment, so that he will serve his time in the county prison instead of the eastern penitentiary, and it is believed that in sister, Belle- Does a dry cough KEMP'S Will stop the tickle #! TAY A - keep you awal i $ Fle CHT, ’ et va EN t i 4 Ed «© FAA P nT ry BRYOTHING IN that we cc ‘TIVEY ENTAOR id en ways sold at prices the public, Why ? money. We invite this test : Ho BEST POLICY TUSSEYVILLE the future the local prison will be utiliz- ed whenever possible {or such cases, TIA] , Mrs. | r Der sister avs la ————— nts Best bo rertain can save Savings Stamps and not guess—you eafely through government Mp reuy » a 4 to use eosately ana conve Cid e a bit wasted, clos and disinfects ily as Danner Lye, it 4 Udorless and colorless ; the greates or and disinfectant the world has ever known. Use it for cleaning | your kitchen, cellar, sinks, dairy, milk-pans and bottles, for softening water, and the labor of washing and cleaning will be cut in : Makes pure soap and saves money besides. A can of Banner Lye, by pounds of kitchen ¢ ten minutes’ easy work (no boiling or large kettles), and you have 10 pounds of hard soap or 20 ga of soft soap, i ’ The Pean Chemical Works Philadelphia Us 4 | NOTICE The Entire Stock of Wo- po mn 1 Merchan- Charged men’s Coats * and Suits Gut to One-Hall prices. $6500 Coats Now $32.50 $60.00 Coats Now $30.00 $50.00 Coats Now $25.00 $40.00 Coats Now $20.00 Women’s One-Ha (READ THESE PRICES) £ Now $ 15.00 $25.00 Coats Now $1250 $20.00 Coats Now $10.00 little money, — SUCCEED a —— Te —— WANTED. — Men or women to take orders among friends a~d neighbors for the genuine guaranteed hosdory, full lines for men, women and children. Elimicetos darn. ing. We pay 50c an hour for spare tino or $M a week for full time. Experience UNLECwAry, Write, INTERNATIONAL STOCKING MILL, Rorristown, Pa. olipd ston AO Not Worth a Rooster, Having lived next door to the home of a minister, I was often called In to witness a hasty wedding. On one occasion the prospective bride and bridegroom arrived In a farm wagon. After the ceremony was duly performed the bridegroom asked returning from his wagon he sald: but here is a nice young rooster for bring you a turkey for Christmas” On several oceasiotis the minister who seemed to aveld him. One day on meeting him face to face he sald: “Parson, I may as well tell you that I am not going to bring that turkey; 1 have found out she was not even worth the rooster I gave you™-Chi eago Tribune. Be a Reporter reader. { ! \ worth what you have
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