Duncansville Captain Asberry Kantner of Company N., Blair County Home Defense Police has made the following appointments: First sergeant, George H. Liebegott; Quartermaster sergeant, E. G. Kelly; sergeants, C. E. Hanley and Homer B. Glunt; corporals, A Blair Piper and John B. Duganne. Additional sergeants appointed as the membership increases. There is a rumor current to the effect that the home defense police is to be used in the case of strikes and against labor. This point has been explained through the press and at mass meetings over the county and is nothing more than pro-German propaganda and any one circulating same is "doing their bit" for Germany. Locally speaking Duncansville youths have gone to the front to stop German bullets with their breast. Are those at home going to permit the enemies to stab them in the back? The home guard is an organization whose objects are to prevent such and should have enrolled every relative of our boys, eligible to membership. Citizens of Duncansville are not only invited but urged to be present on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at Company N barracks. Mr. William Snider and son Paul are at Fort Thomas, Ky., visiting their son and brother Gus. Mrs. John Carnill was a social caller in Williamsburg on Friday. E. W. Forsht returned Wednesday from York with a new Atlas motor truck for service on his farm. Professor Adam Martin is spending several days visiting relatives in Lancaster. The Thanksgiving services at the Presbyterian church was largely attended and the sermon by Rev. Stevens was very interesting and impressive. Members of the Duncansville branch of the Red Cross society desiring to take up knitting will meet at the rooms Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. A. L. Anderson of Altoona will be the instructor and it is the desire of the officers to have a large class present. John T. Tate and family spent Thursday with friends at Canoe Creek. Misses Emma McGill and Mary Hart of Hollidaysburg were guests of Miss Leah Hanley on Thanksgiving day. Miss Marion Gilladay of Hollidaysburg spent Thursday with Miss Ellen Drass. Miss Eleanor Treese of Juniata is visiting the home of Alex Leonard. Mrs. Charles Renner is spending several days with relatives in Ridgeway. Mr. and Mrs. Blair Piper of Altoona were social callers in town on Thursday. --------------- Gibson-Shore W. Earl Gibson surprised his friends on Wednesday when he turned benedict and was married to Mrs. Leah Shore of Huntingdon at Martinsburg by Rev. Samuel Moody at the parsonage. The bride is a sister of Mrs. Howard Mauk of the Hotel Portage, where she spent the past summer and is well and favorably known here. The young couple spent Thanksgiving day at Dry Run and gone to housekeeping in the house recently vacated by David Humm. ------------------------------- Frankstown Mrs. Anna Carles after a pleasant visit of two weeks among relatives at Duncansville, returned to her home. Mrs. Allie Wolfe and daughter Mrs. Bessie Holt and two children, Audrey and Othniel of Lakemont Terrace were at a butchering bee at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Merritts on Friday. A fine dinner was served. Miss Ethel Wertz and Miss Mae Boose spent a delightful evening entertaining on Tuesday. Miss Ruth Bice spent Wednesday visiting in Altoona. Christ Cruse of Geeseytown is suffering from an attack of stomach trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Falknor of Martinsburg spent Monday at the home of their son Carl Falknor. Miss Charity Fisher, who is ill of typhoid fever at the Nason hospital, is on a fair way to recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Beegle of Geeseytown moved this week into the home that they purchased lately in Frankstown. Mrs. Kinzey Zeigler spent Wednesday visiting in Altoona. C. J. White is recovering from a very bad cold. Mrs. Nettie Austin and Rush Blyler, brother and sister, of Hollidaysburg, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weaver. Mrs. Cora Zeigler of Newton Hamilton and Mrs. James Hayne of Charlerol spent Thanksgiving week at the home of their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Kinzey Zeigler. There was a butchering bee at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weaver on Monday. A very fine dinner was served. Mrs. John Childo and daughter Isabel are spending the month at Lock Haven at Mrs. Childo's former home. Miss Freda Bailey spent Thanksgiving at the home of her school teacher, Miss Ollie Nash. The Methodist Sunday school is preparing to hold a Christmas entertainment. --------------------------------- Real Estate Transfers J. Henry Isett, et al. to Clara Isett Bloomhardt, Catharine township------------------------------------$2,500.00 J. H. Isett, et al. to Clara Bloomhardt, Catharine township-$1.00 Juliette Snyder, to Plymouth W. Snyder, Catharine township and Hollidaysburg borough----------------------------------$1.00 David C. Kensinger to Franklin K. Metzker, North Woodbury township--------------------------------------------$12,000.00 Harry R. Phillips and wife to Henry C. Shultzaberger, Llyswen, Section 2--------------------------------------------$400.00 Calvin P. Cowgill and wife, to Amanda M. Koch Kinsel, Logan township----------------------------------$1.00 A. L. Feltwell and wife to Mary Snively, Frankstown township---$1.00 William B. Cassidy and wife to Peter A. Shaw, Board (Broad) ave. Altoona----------------------$1,500.00 Mary A. Blake to Frank L. Wright, Martinsburg---------$900.00 James F. Milliken to Rose Milliken, Antis township-----$1.00 Annie Whiteman PABlair Rootsweb List Administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair