LOCAL AND PERSONAL. A new concrete walk has been laid to the front of the J. L. Tressler home. Edward Durst is preparing to build a garage at the Durst home in Centre Hall, Robert Meyer, of Altoona, one of the i Pennsy's trusted firemen, is visiting his smother in this place. Just in,—a carload of Alpha Portland cement, Get your supply early.—R, D, Foreman, Centre Hall, : Rev. C. H. Welsh, of Mt. Union, a local Evangelist, will fill the local Pres- pyterian pulpit on Sunday morning. A carload of Lehigh cement has just been unloaded. Place your order ear- ly.—Bradford & Co., at the Station. Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan P. Garis and five children, of Altoona, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Byron Garis, in Centre Hall. Rev. Kirkpatrick, newly elected pas- tor of the local Presbyterian church, will be ready to assume his new work here the first week in May. Mrs. Henry E. Homan visited her daughter in State College over Sunday and brough home with her Master War- ren Homan, her grandson. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold a food sale (pies, cakes, etc.) at the home of Mrs, (Isaac Smith, on Saturday, afternoon, April 16th. The most substantial price reductions on wearing apparel for men and women for some time past are in effect at Kess- ler’s department store, Millheim, Read their ad, on the last page. The degree team from the Millheim lodge, K. G. E., will confer the degree upon a class in the Centre Hall lodge rooms on Friday evening of this week. A full attendance is desired, The Reese-Sherlff Lumber company lost another valuable horse on Saturday, on their job near Hecla. The animal died of azoturia and is the second with- in a short time to go that way. & The school directors of Gregg town- ship decided at a meeting on Tuesday evening to build an addition to the Vo- cational school at Spring Mills, and ad. vertise for bids for doing the construc- tion work in this issue. The ‘‘Helping Hand" class Lutheran Sunday School home of Mrs, V. A. Auman Tuesday evening,sixteen members being present, and decided tc hold a festival on May 3oth, in the Grange Arcadia, for the benefit of the Lutheran church. the at the of Members of the Presbyterian Sunday school of Pine Grove Mills will present the home talent play, “A Prairie Rose,” in Grange Arcadia, Centre Hall, on Sat- urday evening of this week, at Proceeds for the benefit of the above named Sunday School. Admission 20 and joc. Prof. E. R. Gehr, Spring Mills, was a caller at this office on Saturday. Prof. Gehr is the new supervisor of the Gregg Township Vocational School, sug- ceeding Prof. W, V. Dennis, who re- moved to State College. The new su- pervisor is from Erie county and appears to be a thorough school man. 7.30. of Clyde Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs Witmer Smith, of Milesburg, visited the home of his grandmother, Mrs, aac Smith, in Centre Hall, last Clyde is home for a rest after a rather strenuous season in the service of an American steamship company engaged in a coastwise trade along the coast of Africa, France and Spain. The ship on which Clyde is employed is the “‘Gaff- ney,” and judging from his splendid physical development, the work agrees with him, at Is- week. A freight wreck which occurred on the Pennsylvania railroad near Belle- fonte on Monday morning would have had more serious consequences had it not Been for the presence of mind dis played by Conductor H. S. Miller, The shifting engine was three-fourths of a mile above town at the “'Y" switch, making up a string of cars fora run to White Rock. There were nine cars in the train, one of them being loaded with coal, The engine had just cut loose from the train, and had run on to a switch, The conductor closed the switch to send the cars down the main track, when he saw that the wheels of the tender were about to leave the tracks. He said that if he allowed the cars to go down the main track they would be thrown down a bank into Spring creek, so he reopened the switch and the cars ran into the tender. The wheels were stripped from the tender and the front truck on the first car was torn off, but there was no other damage. Traffic was delayed much of the morning and passenger trains had to discharge their passengers at the point of the wreck, three-fourths of a mile from the station. ———— A AAAI TUSSEYVILLE. Mr. and Mrs, William Rockey, of Al toona, are spending some time at the home of his parents ; also with friends at Spring Mills, Mrs. Anna Klinefelter is having a well drilled on her premises. William Bit- ner also had one drilled on his premises last week, Edgar Miller, of Colyer, is sporting a new Ford runabout which he purchased last week, The Y. P, B, reorganized last Friday evening and elected the following officers : Mary Wert, president ; Verna Lingle, corresponding secretary ; Ellen Burkholder, recording secretary ; Mary Tate, treasurer ; Floyd Jordan, organ- ist, and Esther Bitner, superintendent, ! LINDEN HALL. Mrs. Ida M, Williams is spending a few days visiting her sister, Mrs, J. W. Keller, One evening last week a very pleas- ant birthday party was given for Mrs, William Kline by a number of her friends, at which choice refreshments were served. The Klines recently mov- ed from the Branch to the Dr, Kidder farm, Dr. and Mrs, R. P, Gerhart will leave this week for Stroudsburg, Rev, William McClellan spent Mon- day with his brother, R. G. McClellan, going from here to State College for a short visit with Mr, and Mrs. John White, ———— op ———— BOALSBURG. Miss Martha Houtz, of West Virginia, is spending some time at her home here, Electricians from State College are wiring the Reformed parsonage in this place. Harold JCoxey, John Hess Jr., and Mr. Meck, of Altooua, spent a short time with friends here last week. Miss Carolyn Jamison, of Greensburg, is the guest of Mrs, G. L. Febiger, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Barr, of Wood- lawn, are visiting relatives here, Mrs. H. M. Hosterman spent day at State College. Mrs. John Jacobs and Mrs. Charles Kuhn are visiting friends at Bellefonte, John Jacobs, at the close of his school at Shingletown, last week, entertained his scholars in a delightful way. Mrs. Nannie Coxey and son Paul spent several days last week in Altoona. Thurs- REBERSBURG. Lester Minnich, who Mifflinburg, «spent Sunday family. Major Theodore Boal, of Boalsburg, was a liberal bidder at the J. R. Brun- held on is employed in with his gart sale of household goods last Saturday. Mrs. R. S. Brouse,who was a delegate to the world S. S. convention at Tokio, Japan, gave a short talk in the Lutheran and Reformed Sunday schools at this place on Sunday morning. Last week E. J. Bair bought at public sale several acres of land adjoining our town at $210.00 per acre. John B, Haines owned the land. Last Thursday two United States Bank examiners made a thorough ex- amination into the affairs of our bank leaving officers on the excellent progress made in the short time the place has been open for business, Henry Meyer had the Bierly carpen- ter crew employed at building a barn on the property which he bought last fall at the public sale, known as the Thomas Walker property. Last Saturday evening while Edw Bierly and son were returning home and before complimented the in in a buggy the horse shied at some un- known object and jumped to a side, only to strike crushed stone heap, which a caused the buggy to up-set, spilling the occupants, away at break-neck speed and when caught it The horse started was found that the buggy was an entire Mr. Bierly several painful bruises on his face but the boy wreck. received lumber his barn for a garage. ifm —— SPRING MILLS. B® Mrs. Elizabeth Houser, wife Har- on Friday morning! From a child she had been a great suf. on of vey Houser, died ferer from asthma, and for a year was in a serious condition until death ended her s She was a kind hearted woman aud a faithiul member of the Evangelical church, She will be missed. —————— A —————— uffering. Bazaar and Exchange sale will be held at the livery barn of D. Wagner Geiss, at Bellefonte, on the 1st and ard Tues- days of each month until further notice. Persons having articles for sale, includ. ing live stock, potatoes, produce, furni- ture, anything, bring it to the sale barn any time. Persons desiring such artic. les may buy on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, tf. Farm Calendar. Timely Reminders from The Pennsylvania State College FLY TROUBLES—Every manure pile is a fly incubator. Time used now in cleaning up breeding places for flies is very profitably spent. Low places about the barn and in the barn yard should be drained or filled in. Keep the manure away from the barn, Itis bet ter to destroy the breeding places than to try to keep flies out with screens. POULTRY~Late hatched chicks sel. dom prove profitable as winter layers, April is the month when the great bulk of hatching should be done, GARDEN-The average garden can. not long grow well without animal manure. Yet chemical fertilizers, of a grade recommended for potatoes will be found very useful, especially on the more fertile soils of Pennsylvania. SEED POTATOES.—~Seed potatoes of the Dooley variety, for sale, This is rayed and they are a nice lot, ~ poly to M. A Burkholder, Centre Hall, Pa.. R. D. No. 1. TRUCK FOR SALE.-~Republic 2- ton truck for sale ; in good condition, Jhquire of 1. C. McCleaahan, (Potters Mills), Spring Mills, Pa., R. D. No. 1, FRUITTOWN. Mrs. 'D., 8. Wert, of Aaronsburg, spent part of last week at the home of her parents in [this ‘place, lher mother being under the doctor's care. Mrs. Peter Boal took very ill Sunday. Her children were called home immed iately on account of her condition. Mrs. Edward Horner and children, of State College, spent Sunday at the Ed- ward Bubb home, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith, of Potters Mills, are caring for the Thomas home while the Thomas family are in Brook- lyn, N. Y., attending a funeral, Irene Detwiler, of this place, is lend- ing a helping hand at the John Burk. holder home during the illness of Mrs, Burkholder, Peter Bechtol last week moved from the Klinefelter farm into Mrs, Fohringer's house. Mrs. John Weaver and Syvilla Ishler spent a day last week at the William Moyer home at State College. house ly ill for several weeks. Her many friends hope for her speedy recovery, The auction held at Meiss' store Sat- and peanuts as both sold very readily. GEORGES VALLEY. Mr. and Mrs, C, J. Ripka and son Lloyd, of Spring Mills, spent Sunday at the home of the former's brother, J. B. Ripka, Frank Ackerman has returned to his home in Johnstown, after spending sev eral weeks at the home of his father, F, M. Ackerman, Mrs. Ulrich is visiting at the homie of her granddaughter Mrs, Marian Decker, Mr. and Mrs, Ray Shearer visited at the home of the former's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Jacob Sharer on Sunday. SEALED BIDS WANTED, — The undersigned will receive sealed bids for the construction of an addition to the Gregg Twp, Vocational School Building at Spring Mills, plans and specifications for which may be obtained at the Vocational Schools, All bids must be in the hands of the Secretary not later than April 30, 1921, and the right is reserved to reject any or all bids. By order Gregg Township School Board ; R, H. SHOOR, Sec'y, Spring Mills, Pa. | EFYARM FOR SALE.— The assigned real estate of John W Same consists of 64 acres of good limestone Electric Light Fixtures and House Wiring Before buying fixtures come to see us. We can save you money. Careful attention given house wiring. McCLENAHAN & FLINK CENTRE HALL to Tobacco and Cigars Fine Candies HAVE YOUR Watches and Clocks Repaired By WALTER S. WOLFE at C, B. Stover's Hardware Store, Spring Mills, Pa. All Work Guaranteed. WW CT WWW WW DN BWW ter. Further information may be had by calling upon the undersigned. H. W. FRANTZ. Assignee for John W. Horner, P. O, Address : Centre Hall, Pa. Bell phone 77R 23. 016pd 4 FOR SALE.—A bundle of 24-inch pine shingles. Wm. McClenahan, Cen ROUND TRIP War Tax 8 per ct add Washington Baltimore Sunday, April 24th SPECIAL TRAIN LEAVES CENTRE HALL, Saturday. April 3, at ILI P.M. teturning Leaves LPM, 52 P. M. The righ of t ; it is reserved fo mit the sale » the capacity of equipment PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM WNW WW WH BDO DD VV BT 4 : The most Concrete Stone We have about 6,000 Bushels of A-1 Agricultural Lime for sale at our Quarry at Centre Hall Station, Come at once if you want Lime for your Spring Seeding. » We are also making CRUSHED STONE for CONCRETE WORK, and it can be gotten any time at the plant. CENTRE HALL LIME & STONE (0. i FOR SALE AT THE SPRING MILLS GARAGE: DD 0D PORN! 1918 Dodge, 1917 Maxwell, 1920 Chevrolet. For further information call DECKER BROS., Spring Mills “ODD VOD DDD VDL VDV VY DDN DY VD “O09 DDN DN DH BDO BBD ¢ WE ARE READY to show you the most up-to-date line of Spring wearing apparel for men and wo- men. [his line was bought of the largest manufacturers in New York City, and everything is up to the very latest in style and workman- ship, and remember that everything will be sold at Pre-War Prices. You don’t need to pay high prices at Nieman’s Store. We extend an invitation to every- body to visit our store ‘and see the great values we are offering. SAO. D. J. Nieman, Millheim
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