Williamsburg Mrs. John Frank of Hollidaysburg was a visitor on Monday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoover. Mrs. Dora Gates spent Saturday in Altoona. Mrs. George Allison and daughters Catharine and Helen have been sick for several days. Elwood Lantzer, who has been sick for the last ten days, is able to be out and about again. The public schools are all closed on account of the flu epidemic. Mrs. Will Brenneman and daughter Hilda of Hollidaysburg, spent Sunday with relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fay and three children all have been sick for three days. Mr. and Mrs. John Acker and four children have been confined to their home by sickness for about ten days. Dr. E. H. Good and son George were recent visitors with the former's parents at Ebensburg. Blaine Isenberg of Altoona spent Sunday with relatives and friends at this place. John Craig, who was injured several months ago while at work at the paper plant, was removed to the hospital several days ago. Mrs. E. H. Garner spent several days with her husband, who is working in Altoona. H. S. Gurd and family who have been residents of this place for the last ten years, have moved to Altoona, where he has been employed for the past several months. Mrs. John Clapper, who has been suffering with pneumonia, is getting along nicely. Mrs. John Saylor is visiting relatives in Altoona. Robert Kifer, Robert Flemming, Luther Allender, Merrill Gosnell, Oscar Park, Jesse Ford and Mrs. T. B. Sherman are all on the sick list this week. Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Butler have returned to Roaring Spring after spending some time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Clark. Mrs. Leonard Zillinger left on Tuesday to spend some time with her daughter, Mrs. Annie Himes, in Pittsburgh. Mrs. Annie M. Thompson has returned home after spending the past seven weeks with relatives in Alabama and Ohio. Mrs. Charles Rose and son are visiting the home of the former's parents at Marklesburg. Mrs. James Slusser and three children, Joe, Homer George and Elizabeth of Horrell, are visiting the home of her mother Mrs. Lillie Schell. Mrs. P. C. Brenneman, Mrs. Will Swisher and Francis Lytle have been sick at their homes the past week. ----------------------------------------------------------- Roaring Spring The epidemic of influenza which gained such a strong hold in the town before the board of health took the proper precautions to prevent the spreading of the disease, still holds a firm grip on the borough. During the week prior to the closing of the schools and in the places where crowds might congregate the number of cases increased from seventy-five to over 400, many of the new cases being school children, who carried the disease home and into families of six or seven. Neglect in disinfecting school rooms after teachers and students were infected are also reported. When the schools finally closed after half of the total of students enrolled were absent. In some instances school convened with only ten out of a possible forty-two students present. The situation is grave and with new cases of influenza and pneumonia being reported daily, there is no indication that the peak has been reached. Working heroically local doctors are experiencing difficulty in handling so many patients and are working night and day to give some relief to all. The physicians are further handicapped by the serious illness of Dr. W. Herbert Robinson, who contracted the disease a week ago. The wards in the Nason hospital are crowded with patients at the present time and the force of physicians and nurses is greatly overworked, handling the increased work. Fifteen of the patients are suffering with pneumonia, while five are ill with typhoid fever. In the district outside Roaring Spring there seems to be no relief from the influenza epidemic. At Ore Hill and that vicinity new cases have been reported and several pneumonia victims have been brought to the Nason hospital. Miss Ruth Gilliland of Park avenue and her sister Mrs. J. A. Hunter of Hartford, Conn., spent the week-end with friends at the Indiana State Normal school and Pittsburgh. While at Indiana Miss Gilliland rendered several solos at chapel services. Andrew Shoenfelt, who was dangerously ill with pneumonia, at his home on Locust street, is again able to be about. The construction work at the Mountain reservoir is about completed and conserve much water for the borough, and this in turn will cut down the pumping bill paid every month. Contractor William McGinnis was in charge of the work. FOR SALE-Fine canary bird, good singer. Reasonable price. Bird is part St. Andersonburg Roller. Canary cages can also be had at reasonable prices. Call at Mrs. Malda Bridenbaugh, 526 Locust street. FOUND-A Holstein heifer about 2 years old has been found on the borough water shed. Owner can secure same by calling on borough official and paying bill for keeping. Annie Whiteman PABlair Rootsweb List Administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair