VOL. XCIILII. ODD FELLOWS TO MEET . IN MILTON, APRIL 27. Lodges From all Parts of the State are Making Arrangements to At- tend Annual Meeting This Month. Odd Fellows of this section of the State are now preparing for the thirty- sixth annual session of the Pennsylvani: Odd Fellows’ Anuiyersary Association, to be held in Milton on Tuesday, April 27. These annual affairs of the members of three-link order always attract a large attendance and this year’s gathering no doubt will be as large as ever. The Odd Fellows of Milton are getting ready to entertain in their characteristic hospit- able manner all who may attend. The association met last year and the year before in Williamsport. The annual session will convene at 10:45 o'clock in the morning in the Odd Fellows’ Hall, at which time the regular business will be transacted and such matters as pertain to to the goofl of Odd Fellowship will be considered. In the afternoon there will be a grand parade at 2 o'clock, in which all Odd Fellows are requested to participate, either with their own organization fall in line with some other, A number of Grand Lodge officers will pe present, and a special session of the Grand Lodge will be held in the even- ing, at which time the past grand and grand lodge degrees will be conferred Various attractive features on the pro- gram will be arranged by the executive committee of the Milton organization of Odd Fellows who, in conjunction with the citizens, will use their best energies to excel any previous sessions held there. The object of the association is for the purpose of bringing together its mem- bers annually to celebrate the foundin of Odd Fellowship in the Unite or fo d St to promote and encourage {riendship to advance general interests of the The present officers of t sociation are : Harry C. Keihtley, pres- ident ; W. Harry Dennis, vice presi dent ; Henry B, Eberly, secretary ; Wil- liam E. A. Laird, assistant secretary and Harry Blair, treasurer, all of Wil- liamsport. ———————— A ———————— Consolidating Schools. By consolidating her rural schools in to strong country High schools, North Dakota is offering an example for many states, Pennsylvania among them. In one year in that western commonwealth, ternity. the as 1300 one-room, low grade rural schools were combined into 4358 High schools with modern facilities. The consolidat- ing process will continue, There cannot be any serious objection to such a movement. In this State and still more so in other states, the ‘‘little red school house”, beautiful and almost sacred in memory, is fighting gamely for its life, but against such odds as it cannot Hope to overcome, It is lous when every other enterprise is de- voting its attention to wiping out the weak spots for the school system to seek to maintain so many of thse. feeble in- stitutions which give the pupils so little at so much expense to the taxpayers When transportation was more limited than now, the isolated rural school was a necessity. With the automobile and better roads, it is not a hardship for pu- pils to travel twice or three times as far to school as their fathers did, As a re- ward they get the modern, vigorous public instruction that can come only when the educational forces on the rural communities pool their strength into a school that actually ‘‘delivers the goods.” . Township High schools are by no means novelities in this state and still there are got enough of them. County Su- perintendents complain of lack of teach- ers. The meager salary paid the dis- trict school teacher is probably the best answer, A High school with adequate salaries would attract capable men and women, extend the range of courses and give the boys and girls of the rural dis- stricts the educational advantages they have been denied without justice for so many years, 34 ove rigicua- i ——— The Rebekahs Will Repeat. By request of many who were unable to attend on account of the inclemency ot the weather, the Rebekahs have de- cided to repeat the entertainment given by them some time ago, on Saturday evening, April 17, in Grange Arcadia, The eatertainment consisitg of two plays, entitled, ‘‘Farmer arkin's Boarders” and “Twelve Old Maids”, #hd is interspersed with vocal and in- strumental music, piano duet, musical recitations, ete, Admission, 15 and 25 cents ; reserved seats, 35¢, Tickets on sale by T. L, Moore and V, A. Auman, adv. ———— A ——— Deaths of Centre Countians. f Jay Irvin Shawver, oldest son of Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Shawver, died on 1st inst., at the parental home, near Coburn, following a siege of typhoid fever, He . was aged 27 years, it months and 8 A days. Michael Henry Grove, near Bellefonte, aged fifty-two years, Mrs. Lettie Rock. ey, of Boalsburg, is a sister of the de- ceased, Réception for Pastor. Last Thursday evening a reception for their new pastor, Rev, J. F. Bingaman, and family, and also for new members, was given by the members of the Unit- ed Evangelical church in Centre Hall, The reception was held in the church and proved a delightful affair, serving to create a spirit of harmony and good will between pastor and people. Prof. N. L.. Bartges made an address of welcome, which was responded to by the pastor, There was a short program of singing, etc., after which refresh- ments of ice cream and cake were sery- ed, ————————— A ———— Forest Fires in Centre County “The 135 forest fires that occurred in Centre county last year were due to the following causes : railroads, 7 ; brush burning, 2 ; incendiary, o; campers, o; hunters and fishermen, 3; lumbericyg 1; lightning, o, and miscellaneous, 22. During the last five years, forest fires of more than 1000 acres in extent burned over 85.708 acres in this county. The figures were compiled by the Pennsyl- vania Department of Forestry. Gifford Pinchot, the State's new chief forester issued the following statément on the seriousness of the forest fire situ- atiod in Pennsylvania : “Forest fires gre important almost be- yond calculation, They cost us more than $10 each every year for every man, woman and child in Pennsylvania—not in the trees that are burned down but in the lumber, fence posts, poles, ties and other forest products they prevent from being produced, “The great damage from forest is what they keep our woodlands from producing for us. Help us to hold them dowa this year.” fires sp————— i ——— Recent Weddings. Ray Rossraan, son of Mr. H. F. Rossman, of Si Helen Colyer, o April 3 and Mrs, Mills, to lay, Mill Bo The groom is employed in the Hog Island ship yard, Philadelphia. Charles F. and Miss Orpha Slegal, both of Spring Mills, March jist, by Rev. J. J]. Weaver, Aarons burg. ri ing by Rev. C. Snyder, of Shook on at Harry D. Rubl, of Sping Mills, and Miss Irene E. Smith, of on Monday, April 5, by Weaver, of Aaron State College, Rev. }]. 1 sburg School Report. Report of Grammar school for sixth month : number of pupils girls 22, boys 18, total 40 attendance ; 91.5. The following pupils have not been absent during the month ; Mildred Bitts, Lilae Brooks, Agnes Geary, Char- lotte Keller, Grace McClenahan, Marian McClenahan, Miriam Moore, Rath Run. kle, Isabel Snyder, Vianna Zettie, Fi ence Zettle, Leonora Foust, James Brooks, Theodore Breon, Harold Durst, Howard Emery, Albert Emery, Paul Fetterolf, Curtis Reiber, Paul Smith, arama Items from the Millheim Journal. A. ]. Burrell, of near Millheim, last Thursday sold a team of roan draft mares tO a buyer from Lock Haven for $600, A carload of machinery for the new Centre County Silk Mill arrived Satur day and was unloaded on Monday. On Tuesday three large crude oil engines arrived and were unloaded and brought to Millheim on Wednesday, On Friday afternoon a doe deer was seen in the narrows north of Millheim and for fully a half mile the deer went in the middle of the creek to evade two dogs—a red shepherd and a spotted hound—that were following her, A joint consistory meeting of the Aa- ronsburg Reformed charge was held in thelocal church on Monday afternoon, Among the business transacted was the raising of the salary of the pastor, Rev, W. D. Donat, an increase of $200 a year being favorably voted upon, On Saturday afternoon W. J. Hack- enberg, of Rebersburg, caused a bit of excitement on Main street, He came to Millheim in a new six-cylinder Buick runabout and in turning around on the street backed against Kessler's store building and then reversed the gears and struck and upset George Weaver's buggy on the opposite side of the street. Slight damage to the car, a Broken bug- gy and a scared horse was the result, Harris Stover, of near Woodward, who recently purchased a tractor and tractor plows, one day last week oiled and greased the tractor on the barn floor and then cranked the engine. It happened that the “critter” was in gear and started forward, striking the tractor plows and throwing them over the over- shot into the barnyard, andi Mr. Stover only got the tractor stopped when it was a few inches from the edge or it too would have have, gone down. The moldboards of the plow were broken, ——— A A ———————— The owner of a dog in Pennsylvania who did not secure a license tag prior to January 15, 1920, is guilty of a violation of the law and may be prosecuted, even though he secured the license at subse in attendance, Per cent. of girls 93, boys go, average quent date, Oppose Bell Telephone Rates. A community meeting was called by the Penn Hall Rural Telephone Compa- ny to meet in the Vocational school building, at Spring Mills, on Friday evening of last week. Every Bell tele- phone, subscriber in Penns and Brush Valleys was invited to be present. The call assembled about soo Bell patrons, and all were clad in their fighting uni- forms with spirit and energy [sufficient to meet the Bell company on the famous field of Waterloo, The meeting was called to order by Percival Tharp, agent for the Penn Hall Rural Telephone Company, and a tem- porary organization was completed by electing T, M. Gramley, of Spring Mills, as chairman, and S, G. Walker, of the same place, as secretary. Mr, Gramley recited our grievances with the Bell company and expressed nearly every. body's views when he said he did not oppose an adequate increase in the flat rate asked by the Bell company, but de- cidedly objected to the proposed toll rates, After a lengthy discussion, S. W, Gramley, of Millheim, offered the follow. ing resolution which was supported by ‘Squire W, S. Shelton, of and unanimously adgpted that we, volunteer delegates and ‘phone holders of Penns and Brush that Millheim, Resolved, a representative tell Val- the bod y of leys ; we will entirely ignor proposed toll rate ruling of the Bell Tel- ephone Company, fut we w ject to an adequate increase provided they give us Be and in Centre county outside of Phil- ipsburg. And if they refuse to with this resolution we will make appli. any to College Boalsburg points comply to the Commercial Com cation serve us, It they ref Bi rganize an indepen il" Own. ized to put this resolution int e later. The committee was organized anc sists of tatives of the Millhe m, Centre Hall exchanges, fro two represen scribers on the and and one ym each of the rural npanies in this section. representative I'he committee was clothed power to co-operate with the 1 any pany and < hting for the sme cause mittee was organized as follow S. W. Gramley, W. S. Shell Gramley, C. P. Long, F. M. smith, A. B. Lee, W, A, James Harter, Israel Spayd, S. G. Walk. er, C. H. Eungard, Jacob Sharer, I. M Orndorf, M. E. Stover, This committee organized by electing T. M. Gramley., president, and 8S. G. Walker, secretary. The journed and a committee meeting ¢ to meet on Tuesday evening, S. G. Walker, Sec'y m—— Protest Against Bell's Toll Charges. Dr. Edwin Erle Sparks, of Pennsyl vania State College, characterized the proposed toll charging of the Bell Tele phone Company as an “imposition on the public,” and if it went into effect it would be damaging to that institution. Petitions are being circulated at State College and many other places in the county protesting against the toll rates. At a receet meeting of Bellefonte busi ness men it was decided that a petition should be circulated in Bellefonte and vicinity, and that Bellefonte act ad alled soar bi 13 or meeting a man to Harrisburg who would proper- ly present the case at the meeting of the Public Service Commission which will be held in that city in the pear future, It was the opinion of all the men that the toll system in Ceutre county would be a great detriment to both the mer- chants and business men as well as the general public, and it was their duty to make a strong protest, Forward Movement Services. Forward movement services are to be held in all the congregations of the Centre Hall Reformed charge, Service will be held at Tusseyville on Saturday evening ; at Union church, Sunday morning ; at Spring Mills, Sunday after- noon, and at Centre Hall, Sunday even- ing. A good speaker, representing the For- ward Movement Committee, will be present at all the services, It is hoped that all the members will avail them. selves of the opportunity to hear the speaker, R. R. Jones, Pastor. Watsontown Protests Milton's Time Schedule. Milton's daylight saving program has resulted in confusion in the schedule of the Lewisburg, Milton and Watsontown railway company, which operates an electric railway between these three points, The last car now leaves Milton at 9:30 o'clock, standard time, or 10:30 by Milton time. Burgess Wainer; of Watsontown, has filed a protest with ithe Public Service commission, asking that the company be compelled to op, ate its published schedule. . APRIL DAY, 15, 1920, NO. 15 Spring Mills Actors Give Splendid Performance, A crowded hall greeted the Spring Mills young people in Centre Hall on Saturday evening upon the presenta- tion of their dramatic entertainment. There was evidence of histrionic ability upon the part of a number in the cast of characters in “The Man Without a Country,” the central figure being Rob- ert Lee, son of station agent J. C. Lee. In the role of ‘the man without a coun- try” he filled the part in a praiseworthy manner. Philip Nolan, the part taken by Robert Lee, was a lieutenant in the U. 8, army, and before a military court cursed the United States mast emphat- ically, whereupon he was sentenced to spend the remainder of his days upon the waters, never being permitted to hear the words, “United States" again. So religiously were the orders of the court carried out that the erstwhile offi- cer in time repen‘ed his rash action and became the most miserable of men, Upon inquiring of his fellows concern. ing “home” he was given to under- stand that there was fio home ‘for him other than the waters. On his death bed the heart of a naval officer is soften- ed toward him and he consents to ans- wer many questions for Nolan concern- ing the country which he had damned, but now loves with increasing fervor. He dies with the flag to his lips. The play was given proper color by litary uniforms, with appropriate scenery, all rented for that odd na purpose, “Ou from California” was giv- en by an all-girl cast and its presenta- tion unfolded some laughable situations, which were thoroughly enjoyed by the audience As an exponent of the black-cork art, LW. V Vo- school, the pupils of which is nO mean act- and He was as- by Dennis, director of the ent, Dass gave Lhe enterts or. He has a fine used it to good voice too, advantage. sisted in several black-face sketches Prof, W, W. Reitz, and another *'coon” whose identity we failed to uncover, Piano duets by Martha Smith, Delbey Morriss, Elizabeth Dennis. and two boys—Ray Bartges and John Meyer— were highly pleasing. s——— ———— Fire at Potters Mills. [hursday night of last week, the tene- ment house on the McCoy farm, at Pot- ters Mills, owned by former Prothono- D. R. Foreman, was totally de stroyed by fire. The house had been occupied by Miles Barger, a carpenter, and the day previous to the fire moved to the dwelling house belonging to the Red Mill property. Favorable wind made it possible to save the main buildings on the farm as well as those on the Allison farm, ten- anted by W. W, McCormick. The Fore man farm is tenanted by A. O. Detwi- ler, Mr. Foreman had insurance in the $300 the Centre Hall fire insurance company, F. M. Fisher, secre- tary. tary sum of in Little Child Burned to Death. Isabelle Kenawell, aged six months, daughter of Ralph and Rose (McKendry) Kenawell, of Yeagertown, was burned to death at the paren‘al home last Wed. nesday afternoon, The child lived only a short time after another child set Isa- belle’s crib on fire, Red Mili Sold. “The Red Mill, purchased some years agoby C. W. Hockman, of Lemont, from Jolin S. Auman, was sold by him to David L.. Geary, who is now opera- ting it, he having learned the milling trade before taking up farming. dean of the school of agriculture. This observance, which this year promises to bring more than 5000 Pennsylvania far mers to the college for two days, will start on Tuesday evening. June 22, and close with suitable exercises on Thurs. day evening, June 24. Last year's change of the Farmers’ Week date from mid-winter to late June made the affair a greater success than ever, the attend. ance being multiplied five times, The program for the annual meeting is now being prepared. and will include demonstrations and talks on the follow- ing subjects; fruit growing, vegetable gardening, soil fertility, farm crops, farm machinery, dairy husbandry, live stock, poultry, botany, timber and wood lot, and the women visitors will receive the benefits of home economics instruce tion. Every angle of farm work and pro. duction will be touched. Prominent outside speakers will be present. Invi. tations will be sent to.Governor Sproul, United States Secretary of Agriculture Meredith, State Secretary of Agricul ture Rasmussen, President Thompson, Ohio State University, and H. J]. Waters, editor of the Kahsas City 'Star."’ County Treasurer J. Frank Mayes was THE DEATH RECORD, McCoor.<+David McCool passed away at his home in Spring Mills on Tuesday night of last week as the result of a form of paralysis with which he had been suffering for the past five or six years. He was a native of Penns Val ley and was born sixty-nine years ago. He was a member of the Lutheran church and he was laid away in the cemetery connected with the Holy Cross Lutheran church, in Georges Valley, on Saturday morning. Besides his wife he is survived by eight children: Harry, of Rebersburg ; Charles and James, of Spring Mills ; Miss Lottie, of Millbeim ; Miss Ray, at home ; Mrs. Harry Wilk inson, of Bellefonte ; Roland and Mrs. Max Harshbarger, of Altoona, There also remain these brothers and sisters James H. McCool, of Tusseyville ; John of Spring Mills ; Mrs. Samuel Brown, of Spring Mills; Mrs. Frail Snyder, Glen Iron, and Mrs. William Finkle, New York. of Porrex.—Death claimed John Fergu- son Potter at his home in Philadelphia Sunday of last week, of senility. He was & son of Joshua apd Mary Anne Taylor Potter, pioneer settlers of Lin den Hall. The parents resided on the well known homestead farm where the subject of this sketch was born March 17th, 1836, hence he was pst eighty-four years of age. Like farmers’ sons he at tended district school in winter and sisted on the farm in the summer, While in the teens he enrolled as a stu- dent of the Pine Grove Mills Acalemy. Later he attended the Albany school frown which he graduated in He was united in marriage with Jace Krape and to this union were thirteen children : including two sets o twins. The following survive: "Miss Coristina A. Potter, of California ; Mrs Ww. N as- law 18632. Miss born § ]. Little, of Cariton Hill, N. J Miss Jane B. Potter, Miss Levina, Mrs, Bert Reigel, Mrs. Charles Wachter, Mrs. Stanton Dreifuss, of Philadelphia Mrs. Ellis H. Bierly, Pine Grove Mills William J. Potter in the far west; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Kent, and brothers, Henry and Joshua Potter, all of Centre Hall. Deceased was a mem. ber of the Centre county bar and served two terms as district attorney for Centre county. He was a life-long member of the Presbyterian church of Bellefonte The greater part of his married life spent in Bellefonte, He later moved to Milesburg, where Mrs. Potter died in 1904. The following year he went to Philadelphia where he engaged in cleri ical work. He had been an invalid for the past five years and passed away without an ache or pain. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon of last week. Burial was made in Arlington cemetery, by his request. Was ow lll oe Neipiou.~—Daniel M. Neidigh, a well known resident of State College, died on Monday evening of last week of pleuro- pneumonia, after only about twenty. four hours’ illness. A son of John and Mary Neidigh, he was born in Gregg township, 1847, at the ti..e of his death being seventy-two years, eight months and fifteen days old. As a young man he engaged in farming in Ferguson township and for forty years was among the most successful tillers of the soil in that section of the country. He was a life-long member and one of the leaders in the Pine Hall Reformed church. Fifty years ago he was united in mar. riage to Miss Lydia Krumrine, of Col- lege township, who survives with two children, Mrs. George Baldwin, living in South Carolina, and Sidney Neidigh, on the old homestead. He also leaves one brother, Ambrose Neidigh, of Al toona, Ten years ago Mr, and Mrs Neidigh retired from the farm and moved into a comfortable home in State College. Funeral was held Thursday after- noon in the Pine Hall Reformed church. Rev. 8. C, Stover was in charge and was assisted by Rev, Dotterer, of State College. Burial was made in the Pine Hall cemetery. —— Bruxcarr.—Julia Aon, wife of John Brungart, died at the Chapin Home, New York, April 7th, and fuperal ser- vices were held at the Chapin Home chapel, April goth. She ‘was born in Haines township on April 1s, 1844, hence her age was seventy-five years, eleven months and twenty-four days, She is survived by one daughter and two sons, also two sisters, namely, Mrs, Susan C. Geary, of Centre Hall, and Mrs, William Meyers. of Boalsburg. — Ross, —~Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, wife of James M. Ross, died at her home at Boalsburg at four o'clock Wednesday morning of last week following a brief illness. She is survived by her husband and two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Meyers, in Virginia, and Mrs. Robert Harter, of Boalsburg. The funeral was held at 1 30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, i ———— The Piok Label is your receipt for subscription paid. Do you have proper in town on Monday, credit ? TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, ——— HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Don’t forget the Rebekahs’ entertain. ment in Grange hall, Saturday evenipg. Mrs, Mark Williams, of Bellefonte, visited Mr. and Mrs, Milford Luse, a few days last week, A. H. Spayd has some lumber on the ground for his pew bungalow, next to the Miss Mary Fisher home, Mr. and Mrs, John E. Reariek, of Martinsburg, visited the latter's mother, Mrs, Mary Goodhart, last week Miss Tillie P. Rellofjeifited fer, Mrs, (Rev) War port, for several days the past week her ss Shultz, at New. John ¥. Ziegler, of Altoona, visitor at the Prof. C. R. Neff home, las Mr. Zeigler is a brother Ralph E. Dinges has quit fireman at the Bradford & Co. § He has accepted position with ter-Hoy Hardware Co., Belle! Vida Reish, d Mrs. ten-year-old daugh B. PB. ils, was bitterrby a large dog nesday of last week, from the effects which the child suffered for a time. rf, AN Reish, of % Ck? wed the Mifflinburg employment Grove, [Hlinoi him good luck. Mrs. Miles daughter, Ruth Y., visited Mrs heim , of Nags Arney's pa , last week, and rent then Centre Hall, where they are v Arney famili 1 improvement to the watering trough ir which work was resumed and Mrs. Port Lewistown, spent Sur tre Hall, his mother, Mrs. last week Mr in Ce bas not been time, to Mr. and Mrs. A. W, vet ern ivysiown, in Alexander a distance of a h Miss Ruth 1 Mrs. Calvin Osman Osman, daughter of of Glenn I: is spending a few weeks with her sis Mrs. Fred Slack Ruth recently graduated from the Laur- elton High school, and t ing scholastic accom } talents asa singer and plays th east of town. Miss possess. bas rare equally as well. Summer classes { College have been weeks’ course extends from | August 6. Students in jmany of agriculture, engineering, liberal natural science, mining, domestic and science are included in the more than two hundred classes thilt are scheduled for the session. The att ance last summer was 1040 or teache angounce Ties Aas ow, end- Upward of 500 Bell telephone sub- scribers in State College have signed a petition to be presented to Pablic Service Commission protestin; toll charges for telephone calls between here and Bellefonte, only twelve miles away, effective after May first. State College depends upon many of the larg- er business houses in Bellefonte for a large amount of its supplies, and the use of telephone is very frequent. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Arpey have decided to move back to Niagara Falls, New York, some time in the near future. Some time ago Mr. Arney pur. chased the S. E. Weber property, recently vacated by Lawrence Runkle, intending to make a number of improvements on the property, but felt the task to be too great and finally came to the decision to sell the place and remove to Niagara Falls, the home of his son, Miles Arney, Mr. and Mrs. Arney lived for a year at that place previous to coming back to Centre Hall, a year ago, and they own a residence property there. Burgderfer, the humorist, closed the Lecture Course season with Mis appears ance on Friday evening of last week. against being able to say some of the funniest things, really and truly humorous, aad switch off the next minute to the sab- lime. He entertained, lectured, and played the piano, and if this isn’t versa- tility, what might it be called? His costume character sketches were better than the average, and his witticisms kept his audience convulsed for the greater part of the time. He pleased his hearers and when he quit he left a desire on the part ®f the local people to continue the lecture course seasons, for when an ex oft of this desire’ was asked for by means of rising to the feet, * the house, to a person, arose,
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