LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
The oat crop in Union county is being
cut,
William H. Blauser, of Potters Mills,
\is in a serious condition at his home,
, Mondaysand Tuesday many furnace
fires were built in private residences and
shops in Centre Hall,
Mrs. J. P. Herring, of Altoona, spent
a few days with her sister, Mrs. Laura
Lee, during the past week.
Two army planes, each having two
guns mounted, arrived at the aviation
field at Bellefonte on Monday.
A game of base ball is scheduled be
tween Centre Hall and the Burnham
shop team, to be played on Grange
Park, Saturday afternoon,
The outlook for oil for Main street is
mighty slim. The lack of oil will cost
the borough a pretty penny as well as
continue the dust nuisance.
Mr, and Mrs. Cyrus Brungart and
Mr. and Mrs, George H. Emerick auto-
Tuesday, to
Rearick.
ed to Williamsburg, on
«visit Rev. and Mrs. J. M.
Frank Phillips made his first trip driv-
ing a truck for the distribution of state
forestry signs, and in a few days will
again start out on a similar mission.
Samuel Klinefelter, farmer
yer, had the misfortune to beon a load
near Col-
of grain when it upset and in falling to
the ground broke one of his lower limbs,
he bridge crossing the State high-
way between the Carson and Blauser
stores at Potters Mills was, repaired on
Saturday dy Fred Carter and force of
men,
of
was called home on account of the seri
Mrs,
Emerick, who is now living at Pleasant
Gap.
Norman Emerick, Williamsport,
ous illness of his mother, Rebecca
Mrs, James O. Sharer and son James
O., Jr., of Scranton, are guests of Mr.
and; Mrs. C. F. Emery. The
nd Emery families lived
Sharer
neighbors at
one time in {
The the local branch
railroad got an increase in wages, but
the reduction in hours of labor each day
Tonion couuty.
trackmen on
makes the returns per day less than re-
ceived while the ten bour system was in
vogue.
the Penns
Valley bank, and Miss Lillian Emery,
who assists her in
are taking their vacation
and will go to Atlantic City,
brother
sister whom they will visit,
Miss Ethel Rowe, clerk in
father the store,
this week,
where the
nel the latter
ana oe iatler
former has a a
Mr. and Mrs, Cleve, S. Brungart made
a trip to Buffalo, New York, last Thurs-
day to bring in a new Dodge car for
Boozer & Smith. While in that city
they visited their uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. William J. Fiokle. They re-
turned home Sunday night,
Mrs. Mary Christine, son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Guy all
of Elysburg, motored to Centre Hall the
latter part of last week and at
T i Oa Sunday, Mrs.
Moore and daughter accompanied the
Crowl,
visited
Moore home.
party home for a week's stay.
Three men charged with transporting
and having in their possession a barrel
of whiskey waived a hearing before a U.
S. Commissioner, at
Monday, and were held
Lewistown, on
under $1000 bail,
each, for their appearance for trial at the
U. 8. Court, in Scranton, next October,
Rev. and Mrs, R, R. Jones and daugh
ter, Miss Jones, spent from
Thursday until Monday ‘at the home of
Rev, and Mrs. Victor R. Jones, at Al-
toona. Another son, Rev. W, R. Jones.
and family, from Clearfield county, were
also present, so the gathering was a gen-
uine family reunion.
Gladys
Overseer of the Poor W. E. Tate,
and Domer S. Ishler made a trip to Dan
ville a short time ago with the purpose
in view of bringing with them Al. Os-
man, who had been reported to be in a
fit condition to leave the state institution
It was discovered later that he was not
physically able to accompany them
home,
* Mrs, C. H. Meyer and daughter, Miss
Miriam Meyer, joined a southern tour-
ing party on a Pacific coast tour to ex-
tend over a month. The party is made
up largely of young ladies connected
with a North Carolina educational insti.
tution in which Miss Meyer is teaching.
A number of mothers and one gentle-
man are accompanying the party.
Miss Ruth Parsons, of tke Pittsburg
district, was the guest of Miss Elizabeth
Royer for a few days. She is the sec-
ond daughter of Mrs. H. A. Dodsos and
will be recalled by many of the young
people who were her companions when
the family lived in Centre Hall. Prof,
Dodson i8 engaged with the Westing-
house people kd is getting along fine.
John F. Treaster, farmer west of Cen~
tre Hall, and Hiram Lee, of State Col-
lege, figured in an auto agrident Sunday
evening on the hill beyond the Centre
Hall railroad station. The cars were go
ing in opposite directions, and while Mr.
Jee was arrangiog a suit case, his car
scraped the side of Treaster’s car, doing
greater damage to the former. No ore
was Hurt,
©. F. Sheffer, of Dewart, accompanied
his family, were in Centre Hall for a
few days last week on their way to
State College to make preliminary ar.
~ rapgements for the entrance of Mr,
Sheffer’s son as a student in Penn State,
While in town Mr, Sheffer also arranged
Mr. Bartges for a better reprecen-
a of the Dewart Products Company,
during the coming exhibition.
: LOCAL AND PERSONAL. |
Warren 8, Krise, of Johustown, was a |
visitor in town on Monday.
Rev. R. R. Jones left for Lancaster
Wednesday morning to attend a minit»
terial conference in that city.
The sugar situation is gradually clear.
ing and the price is slowly but surely
falling, according to reliable reports.
Mrs. W. H, Slaten, of Indianapolis,
Indiana, is the guest of her friend,
Miss Edith Sankey, at Potters Mills.
Miss Beatrice Emerick, of Altoona, is
staying for some time at the home of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Em-
erick.
James K. Conley
South Dakota, attended t
his brother, J. Will Conley, at Bellefonte
Falls,
funeral of
of Sioux
he
ou Mouday, and then came to Centre
Hall where he will spend a short time,
M. C. Dru
installed as pastor of the
Rev. nm
Lutheran charge, with se
ter Hall, on Sunday, Au
R. A. McCrea and family.
Pittsburgh district, stopped off at Centre
from the
Hall on Monday while on a motor trip to
Delaware Water Gap and other points
}
The party expects to cover 1000 miles by
the time they return home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rigley, of Dubois,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bar
tholomew, as were also Masters William
Kittleberger, George and Ray Rigley
and Charles Reed. The boys are mem-
bers of the Dubois Boy Scouts camped
at State College, and came to Centre
Hall to see a really pretty country town
and a generous and hospitable people.
AAS ———
2000 Educators Gather At Penn State
College.
teachers and officials ever held in Penn-
sylvania is taking place at State College
this week, and was featured by an ad-
dress on Wednesday eveni Dr,
Thomas E
ent of public instruction,
now at State College 1400 pul
teachers enrolled 1n the summer session;
fifty county school superintendents at-
tending a special two weeks’ instruction
course ; seventy-five vocational teachers
and directors i
force of more tha
One Dollar bill which
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Members
nt ed
nent ed
: spent
last week with relatives at Oak Hall,
Hon. Cyrus Woods a wile,
Greensburg. it several days
week with relat
Mrs. J. Robert Harter
ate College from Frid
of
nd
spent last
ives here,
visited
mntil Sat
urday.
Mrs, Emma Stuart her
home on Monday after spending a week
at Pittsburgh
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coxey and child.
ren dnd Mrs. Nannie Coxey and Mrs,
John Durner visited at Altoona from
Friday until Sunday.
Misses Rachel and Elanor Mothers-
baugh returned to their come at Hep-
after spending
returned to
buraville on Tuesday
several weeks with relatives here
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCrea and two
daughters, of Bellevue, were over Sun.
day visitors with Mes. McCrea's brother,
H. E. Bailey.
Mr, and Mrs. Lonberger and
family, of State College, Mr. and Mrs
John Lonberger and family, of Akron,
Ohio, spent Sunday at the home of
Bruce Lonberger.
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Harry
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Chewing Pepular in Far East
One can escipe chewing gum by de
parting this life, b
by merely taking of America.
It has become virtually asnlversal, due
to the universality of mortal wayward:
of the energy and in
genulty of American advertisers. Eng
nnd ual motion of the
fnws fog a long time fell ; parts of
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Lai'™
but he cannot do so
leave
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fess VECH UNY
resisted perpet
Business College
Altoona Business College, Eleventh
wid
Banks and Trusts Co's
al Trust Co,, 1212 Eleventh Ave
0 Deposit
Twelfth Ave,
stain City Trust Co., Twelfth St,
First 1
Second
Ave,
onal Bank, 11th Ave & 12th
National Bank, 1400
Department Stores
The Bon Ton Dept. Store, 1315-17
enth Ave.
The Wm. F. Gable Co.,
Kline Bros
Schwartz Bros, 1301
1318 30 11th A
» 1305-07 Eleventh Ave
3 Elev Ave
enin
Drugs and Sundries
Baecking & Meredith, 1106 Eleventh
Jacob Sitaek, 1230 Eleventh Ave.
Shaver's Drag Store, Sth Ave.
Street.
A. F. Shomberyg ath St.
, 12th Ave. &
Electrical Supplies
Altoona Elec. Eng. &
1114 12th Street
Florist
, 1016 Green Ave.
Supply Co.,
Myers Bros
Furniture Stores
W. 8S. Aaron, 152625 Eleventh Ave
Rothert Co., 12th Ave & 12th StL
Groceries
Budde Bros.
Harness and Traveling Goods
G. Casanave, 1213 Eleventh St.
Hardware and Building Supplies
Hotels
Colonial Hotel, 1124 Twelfth Ave,
Jewelers
Isidor Marcus, 1107 Eleventh Ave.
T. H. Walter, 1323 Eleventh Ave.
he held in his hand.
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Ladies’ Ready to Wear Stores
iBrett's, 1309 Eleventh Ave,
1
man's, 1124 Eleventh Ave.
A, Wit
"mw rh
iter & Hon
Men's Ready to Wear Stores
schmid Bros
| Leopol i
nl Morticians
IN. A. Stevens, 142: Eighth Ave
o 1
Millinery
liinery Co., 1411.13 1ith Ave.
Newspapers
Altoona Times Tribune
Altoona Mirror
Out-Door Advertising
Thos. Cusack Co., 704 Eighth Ave.
0 1
Poin
{Penn Central Light 3 Power Co
Union Ave
i
Restaurants |
Beam’s, 1117 Eleventh Ave.
Shoe Stores
Lester Shoe Co.. 1409 Eleventh Ave.
A. Simon & Co., 1502 Eleventh Ave,
Homer Hanson, 1109 Eleventh Ave.
Theatres
Street,
The Strand, 1512 Eleventh Ave.
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[Spectacle Bazar,
Dr. L. M. Philips.
ing and see what may be
dollar.”
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Fiurope still hold ct bravely, but it is
in the eastern hemisphere that chew.
ing find most surprise
ing ravages are to be found. The Chi
nese rickshaw coolie now has his gum
the Jupnuese geioha chews in rhythm
with how dancing feet: and there are
similar mopifestations of the gry wing
populority of gum in Burma, Siam, In
din, the Dutch East Indies, the Philip
pines and Australia. Happily this
token of civilization Is not worse, but
infinitely better, than the Orient's un
nut. which it Is to
some degree supplanting. ~Bellman.
Clever Hubby,
“The man who can meet emergen
eles, who can rise to the occasion, Is
the man who will suceeed,” declares
Charles M. Schwab, "like the chap
who wns one evening suddenly oon
fronted by a discontented wife, She
sald:
# ‘Before we were married you used
to bring me flowers every day, buf
now you never think of getting me
even a bunch of ylolets.'
“But, my dear,’ he protested, with.
out a second’s hesitation, ‘the pretty
flower girls don’t attract me now as
much as they used to.
“And, of course, she told him that
on second thought she really dida%t
gum's
greatest
wholesome betel
care for flowers," shi
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LINGEREDTOOLON
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Great Men Who Outlived Thelr |
: Hours of Fame.
Henry Watterson Tells of Statesmen,
Nationally Famous, Who Became
Pitiable Spectacles Amid Scenes
They Once Adorned.
Between the idiot and the man of
the lunatic and the man of
genius, there are degrees—strenks—of
idiocy and lunacy. How many expect
ant politicians elected to congress have
entered” Washington all hope, eager to
dare and do, and have come away
broken in health, fame and fortune,
happy to get back home—sometimes
unable ta get away, to linger on In ob
security and poverty to a squalid and
wretched old age.
1 have lived long enough to have |
5
known many such: Senators who have
filled the galleries when they rose to
house heroes living while they
could on borrowed money, then hang
speak ;
to buy a drink.
whom the typical and characteristic
story was told that the holder of a
claim against the government, who
dared not approach so great & man
with so much as the intimation of a
bribe, undertook hy argument to inter.
est him in the merit of the case,
The great man listened and replied :
1 have noticed you scattering your
means around here pretty freely, but
you havent sald ‘turkey’ to me”
Surprised, but glad and unabashed,
the claimant said, “1 was coming to
that,” produced a thousand-dollar bank
roll and entered into an understanding
what was to be done next day, when
the bill was due on the ealendar, :
The great man took the money, re
paired to a gambling house, had an ex
traordinary run of luck, won heavily,
®
and playing all night, forgetiing about
the calendar, killing it for that ses
sion of course.
The day after the claimant met his
rns A
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August 4
SUBURBAN
DAY
“For a long
accomplished with your
and of playing amateur page In the
house, of which my father had been a
member and where he had many
friends, though I was never officially
8 page, writes Henry Watterson {n the
Saturday Evening Post.
Was a particular little old
bald-headed gentleman who was good
to me and would put his arm about me
and stroll with me across the rotunda
the library of