“ei Bellefonte, Pa., July 26, 1912. - - - P. GRAY MEEK, EE Terms oF paper will be furnished to subscribers at the Bowin rates: Eton Paid strictly in advance - - $1.00 Paid before expiration of year - 1.50 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 Democratic National Ticket. For President, Woobrow WILSON, of New Jersey. For Vice President, THOMAS R. MARSHALL, of Indiana. Democratic State Ticket. Auditor General, ROBERT E. CressweLL, Cambria county. State Treasurer, WiLLiam H. Berry, Delaware county. Congressmen-at-Large, GEORGE B. SHaw, Westmoreland county. JoseEPH HAWLEY, Allegheny county. GEORGE R. MCLEAN, Luzerne county. E. E. GREENAWALT, Lancaster county. Democratic County Ticket. Congress, JAMES GLEAsON, Houtzdale. Legislature, RoBERT M. FOSTER, State College. ——To many reflecting people here- abouts, it looks very much as if the ef- fort on the part of the present leaders of the party—the men who are boasting so continuously of being “re-organizers”—to induce Democratic candidates for the Senate and House to give a written pledge not to vote for any appropriations except to purely state institutions as a scheme to insure the election of PEN- ROSE candidates to these places. At High School Students as News- Writers. Are you reading the various news articles submitted by students of the Bellefonte High school in the Geo. R. Meek contest and now being published in ~—Until further notice | this paper? If you are not you ought to be, and thus learn in what channels the | minds and thoughts of the young men and women of Bellefonte run. They are | interesting from various standpoints and we advise you to read them all. | | | ing is another installment of the articles | A Suggestion. BY MARTHA BARNHART. | Readers, we have been impressed with | the idea that this locality should be en- | joying the really good things in the line | | of lectures, music and drama. We must | admit that the entertainments given this | year under the auspicesof the Y. M. C.A,, have been among the best of their kind. Yet, as this is an unusually talented and intellectual community, we believe that artists of the greatest ability and talent would be enjoyed by its citizens. Since very little can be accomplished without union, we would suggest the formation of a society to carry out this proposition. The improvements which have been accomplished by the Civic club and the Parent-Teacher Association demonstrate what societies can do; in- deed, we are forced to confess that the women would probably take more in- terest in the intellectual work of this so- ciety than the men. But since the male inhabitants declare that they make better business managers, of course it would be only fair to give them a chance, too. Suppose this organization should take up the study of some famous classic. In fact, it is said that the American peoples as a whole, praise Shakespeare and others because they are renowned writers—not on account of the inspirations the people themselves have derived from their pro- ductions. Since Shakespeare, to he ap- least that is about what a pledge of that kind is most certain to accomplish. preciated, must be studied, what a vast interest in mental coin would be paid for | the investment! Think of seeing, after T— - i : : . studying it, “Julius Caesar” or “Hamlet” ——There is at least one thing of con- ying siderable importance to our people and played within your own bounds by the the conditions of our country that Col. | Fea! “Ben Greets” or some other good © + JROOSEVELT has not set up claims to late- ~ Ty. And that is the original discovery of one WILLIAM H. TAFT as botha politician . and. a statesman. And who in these days of the disintegration of the party of LINCOLN and the dilapidated condition of Republicanism generally is tobe credit- ed with being the “original TAFT man,” but the big Moose himself. Surely he should keep a tight hold onto this polit- ical distinction. It was the chief job of his entire administration. ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS. ——Huckleberry gatherers are now busy, and the crop is said to be a bi one. —— "oe ——Horsemen hereabouts will be in- terested in the fact that Esther W., a nine year old mare owned by Barton Pardee, of Lock Haven, who made her debut on the grand circuit this year, won the $10,000 paper mills stake for 2.11 class trotters at Kalamazoo,Mich., on Wednes- day of last week, losing only one heat. The mare was raced in Pennsylvania last year and at the close of the season was purchased by Pardee for $7,500. On the same day Chimes Hal, owned by Irvin Gleason, of Gleasonton, won the $1,000 purse in the 2.15 class pacing event, in three straight heats. ——John B. Stonebraker, of Rush town- ship, has brought suit against the over- seers of the poor to compel them to maintain his deceased son's wife, Mrs. Annie Stonebraker and children. During the past year the poor overseers pur- chased a farm and established a home for the maintenance of the poor and they were willing to maintain Mrs. Stone: braker and children in the home, but that woman refused to go there and wanted an allowance of twenty dollars a month to keep herself and children. The case was heard before 'Squire Hawkins, of Philipsburg, who has handed down no decision at this writing. As an illustra- tion of the advantages of a poor home, last year it cost Rush township $700 a month to maintain its poor. Ninety-seven persons were receiving aid, some of whom were property owners and one man, it is claimed, had $1,000 in bank. Now only two persons are in the home and the township poor department will soon be out of debt, ———— A mennee— ——Bellefonte has a baseball team all its own, that is, made up entirely of local players, and they put up a good, clean game of ball. Last week they defeated the State College team by the score of 9 to 2, and were to have played Tyrone on Wednesday but rain interfered. The boys play the game for love of the sport and there is some talk now about organ- izing a league to include four or six of the nearby towns, the teams to be com- posed entirely of local players, so as to keep the expense down to a minimum. Bellefonte's baseball history is not one to enthuse over, as there is still a deficiency hanging over the management of the last league team, but if a league were formed and all teams kept within the limit of local players, who would not exact more than expenses and perhaps pay for the days they played it might be possible to keep the game going without the neces- sity of the public continually contribut- ing to the support of the team. Some action along this line is likely to be taken in the near future, company or even by a talented impersona- tor! In a town some miles distant from here, a few ladies started an “Irving Club,” now Shakespeare is read. This society has brought many famous people contains double the population of this borough, it does not possess more ener- getic people than Bellefonte does. The next question will be: “How can noted persons possibly be persuaded to come here?” To be sure, this town can- not boast of a large population, but its prominence for having produced three State Governors, for its spring and other attractions, cannot be denied. Then, too, State College procures so many lec- turers—and good ones they are—that it would be quite possible to capture one mit the cost for these treats would nec- essarily be very large, yet we know that this community appreciates a “pear! of great price” when it sees it. Since by experience one's intellect is broadened, we think that the experience of hearing music above the ordinary, or a praise-worthy drama, or an impressive and eloquent lecture would help even the most uneducated of this town and vicin- ity. Surely each individual would be more appreciative of the good in which this old world abounds. And the study of some beneficial work—for the gems of good literature can be obtained only by searching for them—would surely create a desire for deeper reading. We cannot enumerate all the benefits to be derived from taking this step, but can only recom- mend it to you for trial. We have always upheld that, by our suggestions, we aim to benefit the people as a whole. We set the proposition of creating a Literary Society before you. Think it over in your mind, discuss it over the back fence with your neighbor. Now, wouldn't it be a capital plan? Citizens, do something to get it started! The Commercial Advantages of Modern Roads in View of the Railroad. BY JACK DALE. There are two roads leading into Belle- fonte that are seen very closely by all persons who travel either through or into Bellefonte, and today the salesmen and business men in general are very discern- ing. They can tell into what kind of a town they are going by many little land marks which experience teaches them to read, and the roads are among the very first to which they pay marked attention. Let us therefore take the state road from Milesburg to Bellefonte and try to see it as a traveling man would. He watches it closely until the train has almost reached the station, then he shakes his head and sighs; the same old story, the typical road that he has seen a thousand times leading into peaceful little hamlets, which are void of enter- prise and business. Oh! yes, the road looks very smooth: but that is nothing marvelous now-a-days. He then settles back in his seat thinking it best not to bother with Bellefonte and to get to Ty- rone in time for supper. At Tyrone he eats supper at the hotel, and meeting several traveling men, the discussion falls invariably upon the business conditions of the near by centres; and he gives his opinion of Bellefonte as an unprogressive town, simply because he has formed his opinion by the appearance of the roads. Follow- | Those hearing his remarks may never go | to Bellefonte but they will repeat his | statement to others and thus our town { will be wrongly classified and be shunned by salesmen for the simple reason that her roads, although they are well laid, do not show up well. If the citizens of this town who are in charge of the improvements, would have a superintendent put in charge,and allow him to beautify the roads and give them a modern, business-like appearance, they would be exactly what the people now need to enable them to enjoy long healthy walks and automobile rides, and, as a business asset it would be unequal- ed. The Beautiful Situation of Bellefonte. BY RUTH RAPP. Bellefonte is situated in one of the finest and best localities in the surround- ing country, and is therefore entitled to much praise. In the first place our town is about evenly situated in the centre of the county, and in just the place where beauty and pleasure can easily be found during all the year. Our little town is hidden down deep in the heart of the country, and covered on all sides by the lofty mountains. Few people, whether living in the town or not, really under- stand and appreciate Bellefonte's beauty, until they once think of how few other towns contain as great a glory as does Bellefonte. When the town puts on its most pleasing appearance, is in the | spring,and it continues to be exceedingly | beautiful until late in the fall. There ' | are flowers to be found on most all the | I hills and through all the valleys, and the crystal streams, which are burdened with most all kinds of fish, can be heard sing- | , ing their daily songs as they flow onward i LINGLE.—Mrs. Elizabeth Lingle, widow of the late Thomas Lingle, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Q. A. Ken- nedy, in Centre Hall, at 10.20 o'clock last Friday night, after an illness of some duration with arterio-sclerosis. Her maid- en name was Miss Elizabeth St. Claire, she being a daughter of Robert and Nancy St. Claire, and she was born in Sinking valley eighty-six years ago. Her parents died when she was a child and she was brought up in the family of her uncle, Francis Alexander, from whose home she was married to Thomas Lingle sixty years ago. All her married life was spent on the farm near Centre Hall. Her husband died twenty-five years ago but surviving her are three daughters, name- ly: Ada, wife of J. Q. A. Kennedy; Blanche, wife of C. M. Arney, and Ellen, wife of J. M. Arney. Her only son, Bruce, died in Cherokee, Iowa, about four years ago. Mrs. Lingle was an earnest and consistent member of the Presbyterian church and a woman who at ali times had the love and esteem of all who knew her. The funeral was held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kennedy, at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning. In the absence of her pastor, Dr. Schuyler, Rev. W. K. Harnish had charge of the serv- ices and burial was made in the Centre . Hill burying ground. | I HOOVER.—After an illness of several years Mrs. Louisa Hoover, wife of William Hoover, died at her home at Shingletown on Monday morning. She was a daugh- ter of John and Anna Hoover and was born in Brush valley seventy-two vears ago. At the age of twenty years she was married to Mr. Hoover and their union was blessed with twelve children, nine of whom are living, as follows: Mrs. Anna ' Lukens and Mrs. Elsie Toliham, of Al- toona; Mrs. Jessie Sharp, of California; Mrs. Maude Bell, of State College; Pitt, of California; Royce, of Altoona; Boyd, at home, and Mrs. Belle Miller, at Memphis, Tenn.; she also leaves four brothers: Alfred Hoover, of Pittsburgh; John, in the West; Robert, of Zion, and William, of State College. One sister, , Mrs. Sailie Fortney, of Pine Grove Mills, and three half sisters, Mrs. Maggie Mus- ser, of Loganton; Mrs. M. J. Musser, of Coburn, and Mrs. Emma Wertz, of | DELoNG—David B. Delong died at| AT THE OPERA HOUSE— Theatre goers the Woomer home near Romola on Tues- | can look forward to some very high class day of last week after an illness of over | attractions for the coming season. First two years with a complication of diseas- | of all “The Wolf,” a favorite with Belle- es. He was close to seventy years of fonte theatre goers, never has failed to age and was born and lived all his life at draw the most select audience. Next Romola. Surviving him are two children, “Varis Musical, with Picca’s Banda Roma Mrs. Harry Pluff, of Williamsport, and and orchestra.” This will likely be here Mrs. Rufus R. Johnston, of Avis. He the Thursday of the fair, with a parade also leaves the following borthers and at ncon and a concert on the public sisters: Mrs. John Rishel, of Alabama; | square in front of the Curtin monument at Mrs. Lydia Jones, of Beech Creek; Hugh | 7:30, so make your arrangements in ad- DeLong, of Romola,and Albert , of Pitts ; vance to stay for the minstrel. Next the burgh. The funeral was held on Thurs- famous Kibble Uncle Tom's Cabin show day afternoon, burial being made in the the greateston the road today. Next the Romola cemetery. famous “Freckles” and a little later “The | l | Rosary,” “The Servant in the House” BURD.— Robert Burd, a well known | and the “Cow Boy Preacher” with a cow young resident of Aaronsburg, died at boy band and orchestra that play during his home in that place last Friday night the show. The above ought to be a very after three months illness. He is sur- attractive start for the season. vived Wa Young Wien he % i i A G. Delamater, producer of clean Blanche Musser, of Aaronsburg; Nellie, | plays, is not one of those TBnagers who Frank and Willard at home. The fun. 2T€ fTightened by the traditional bugaboo, eral was held on Monday. Presidential campaign year. Mr. Delama- I | ter sends out early in September nine RUMBERGER.—Mrs. Henrietta Rumberg- touring companies, three of which will er, wife of David Rumberger, died of | Present “Freckles,” a dramatization ’ of d at her home near Grand Island, | the popular nature-story of the same title op wh July 11th, aged 59 years, 11 | by Gene Stratton-Porter who wrote also months and 9 days. Her maiden name A Girl of the Limberlost and The was Henrietta Emigh and she was a Harvester. Freckles is now being | native of Bald Eagle valley. She is sur- published as a serial in the WATCHMAN. vived by her husband and two sons, all | Sppcrar TERM OF CouRT—Judge Harry ! living in the west. | 8 Wes | Alvin Hall presided over the special term ANNIVERSARY AND REUNION. — The | of court held here this week. The most fiftieth anniversary of the “mustering in"! nt Testing Tape heard vee Suto the of Company A 148th Fegiment into the | in an action ys i oy Ye service of the United States will be cele. Witmer, from handling his father's estate brated by appropriate exercises, speeches, | and to set aside the wer of attorn etc, at Rebersburg, Pa, on Saturday, | sranted him ti po : al ey August 24th, 1912, | 8 rl dome tie ES; 2%0.07¢. At the sound of the reveille at 9:30 a. : a appoint 5 Bs Se soem She ses forgo & Umpany A i I | Some very interesting evidence was pre- rity, on the same, and to them historic vented Ly SOUS Je Ine Sinimige oy Soo n iti of Tg nity Judge Hall brought it to an abrupt close by Lieut. Fetterman of the Regular Army, | by State Shae she d case Nae one fo " and answer to their names as the roll is I es 2 ia By a : Ro called by the sergeant in charge. Those | of BS mt calties. ieadie Sett'emen of the members not present will be “ac- | A decree was. entered in the case of counted for” by the recital of biographical | Sons sketches by historians of the company. the William P. Lucas estate to show cause ; . | why the sale of a certain property in After roll-call the veterans, other organi- | 1904 should not be set aside. in their course. A most pleasing day, in | Aaronsburg, also survive. Rev. W. K. , the middle of the hot summer, can be Harnish had charge of the funeral which . spent along the streams; for while the | was held at ten o'clock yesterday morn- zations and citizens will repair to Smull’s | Another case argued was that of Dr. grove, where after the noonday lunch the 5. L. Seibert vs. John Sebring Jr. an exercises will be resumed at 1:30 p. m. |” "© by add music, ete. | action in trespass to compel the removal within its bounds. Although the locality | on his way through Bellefonte. We ad-' birds are merrily singing in the tree tops, and the streams are swelling the music which makes one wish that summer would remain with us during all the year. If we should happen to stroll away from the streams and into the fields, another pleasing sight greets us. we can see the fields covered with grain, which is swaying to and fro in the gusts of the wind. For any one who is a seeker 'of rare beauty Bellefonte is the place, and the real place, where it can be ob- tained. Then, in a few words, is there anything lacking, which, if applied would add to the beauty of our town? Another object, which adds greatly to the beauty of our town, is the Big Spring. The en- tire town is supplied by its pure and crystal water. Just where this clear water comes from is not exactly known, fonte's rare beauties. We may say that “The Beauty of Old Pennsylvania, Lies in the Hills of Bellefonte,” for there are very few other places in the State that are surrounded by as rare beauty as our dear old town of Bellefonte. A Thought on the Maintenance of Boards of Trade. “BY NANCY HUNTER. There are few towns of any commercial importance in the country today which do not have their respective Boards of Trade of varying degrees of importance and usefulness. This degree is usually dependent upon three factors: First, the business acumen and enterprise of the members; second, the support the board receives from the citizens; third, the natural resources they have to offer when inviting outside business ventures. Indeed, in recent years, perhaps few towns, with the exception of those grow- ing up suddenly from mineral discovery, have attained any degree of prosperity except through the efforts of a well or- ganized and enthusiastic Board of Trade. Our own staid old town of Bellefonte has, up to the present, never enjoyed the benefits of areal hustling Board of Trade. Like many other towns, it has had many trials with these organizations, which have invariably, either through indiffer- ence or divided responsibility, passed out of existence. We believe that the present Board of Trade will be of great benefit to this town by promoting business enter- prises and by inviting new industries here. If other towns did not organize Boards of Trade, the necessity for their exist- ance would not be so great for any indi- vidual locality, but since the custom is with their songs, a cool and refreshing | breeze is arising from the streams, | ico of J. G. Heylmun, died very sudden- but it is known that it is one of Belle- ' ing, burial being made at Boalsburg. | | HEYLMUN.—Mi1s. Frances M. Heylmun, ly about eleven o'clock on Monday night | of heart failure. She had been in her ‘usual health all day on Monday and ‘retired to bed as well as ever. She was . sick only a few minutes. Deceased was ! born in Sandusky, Ohio, on March 12th, | 1845, hence was 67 years, 4 months and | 10 days old. In October, 1873, she was | united in marriage to J. Graffius Heylmun "and most of the time since the family | have resided in Bellefonte, Mrs. Heyl | mun was a member of the Presbyterian i church and of the W. C. T. U. She was | an earnest christian woman, and was es. i teemed by all who knew her. In addition to her husband she is survived by two | children, Catharine G., at home, and Harris B., of Homestead. The funeral (was held from her late home at ten ; o'clock yesterday morning. Rev. George E. Hawes, of the Presbyterian church, officiated and burial was made in the Union cemetery. : | | BASKERVILLE.—Rev. H. C. Baskerville, of Princeton, N. J, died in the Mercer hospital, Trenton, N. J., on June 30th and was buried on July 3rd at Princeton. For a number of years he was pastor of the Presbyterian church at Centre Hall, this county, and will be well remembered by the people of that community. He served in the active ministry for a period of thirty-nine years but was compelled to retire a year ago on account of ill health. One of his sons, Howard C. Baskerville. a missionary-teacher, was killed three years ago in a riotous outbreak at Tabriz, Persia. I : WILSON.—On Saturday of last week John Wilson passed away at his home in Milesburg after an illness of some months with a complication of diseases. He was seventy-eight years of age and was born in Pennsvalley. In 1866 he was united in marriage to Miss Susan Moore, who died a number of years ago. He is survived by two children, Claude Wilson, of Sunbury, and Mrs. Effie Halton, of Queens Run; and one sister, Mrs. Jane Austin, of Milesburg. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon, burial being made in the Curtin cemetery. 1 1 GEDEKUNST. — Zachariah Gedekunst, chef at the Tyrone Elks home, died in the Altoona hospital on Saturday morn- ing of euremia, aged sixty-eight years. He was a native of Sunbury and for a number of years conducted a bakery in Bellefonte. He had been chef at the Tyrone Elks home for eleven years. Burial was made in the Grandview ceme- tery, Tyrone, on Monday afternoon. | | HUTZEL.—MTrs. Alice Hutzel, wife of George Hutzel, died at her home in Kings Mills, Ohio, on July 4th, aged fifty-six years. She was born at Coleville and was a daughter of Mrs. Sarah Sprankle, Surviving her are her husband and two daughters, Mrs. Ethel McClelland and Catharine. She also leaves one brother and a sister, William Sprankle and Mrs. M. Garbrick, both of Coleville. Gen. James A. Beaver, Col. Hugh S.| Taylor and other speakers will be pres- | ent to address the people in attendance. | The Sunday schools of the valley are expected to be present, and everybody is | cordially invited to attend and assist in | making the occasion one of pleasant rec- | reation and social enjoyment. ! Lunch may be procured on the ground, | of his garage sign from plaintiff's proper- ty on Allegheny street. The Judge's de- cision will be given today. FAcTs ABouT STATE COLLEGE.— Last Thursday was Presbyterian day at Lake- mont park, Altoona, and one of the speakers was Dr. Edwin Erle Sparks, president of The Pennsylvania State Col- lege. In his address upon "The Clean by those coming from a distance. Fire | Life" he stated that out of two thousand works in the evening. The committee of arrangements consists of Henry Meyer, C. H. Bierly, H. H. Royer, Chas. Bierly, derwent an operation at the Bellefonte hospital on Wednesday morning. His case had been diagnosed as gall stones but the operation developed a different | ailment, but fortunately one not so seri- ous, and with no further complications he will be out and around in a fortnight. On Tuesday evening Joseph Bryant fell down the steps at the home of his son- in-law, Irvin Felmlie, on Penn street, breaking his left leg above the knee. He was taken to the hospital where the frac- ture was reduced. While working at the Armor Gap quar- ries on Wednesday J. Harrison Huff was badly injured on the back and hips by a fall of rock. He was taken to the hos- pital for treatment, but as he is over seventy years of age it is uncertain how boys at the College last year only five were expelled. Two of these were for . | immorality, and they had come from and S. R. Gettig. Gi. | decidedly immoral towns, where filthy HOSPITAL Notes.—George T. Bush un- | stories, profanity and indecency abound. At State College, he said, 1,278 students were members of the Y. M. C. A., with an average attendance of one thousand each Sunday evening. He stated that the strength of the leading church denom- inations last year was Presbyterians 415; Methodist, 318; Lutheran, 206; Re- formed, 112; Episcopalians, 111; Roman Catholic, 90; Baptist, 70; Jews, 44; United Presbyterians, 36; Friends, 26; Disciples, 14, which shows that 1452 of the two thousand students were affiliated with the church. The doctor said that the Fresh- man class next year would number over ! six hundred young men. ——The WATCHMAN takes pleasure in making public acknowledgement of the receipt of a goodly amount of honey from the scaps of Col. Emanuel Noll, of Belle- serious his injuries may prove. Mrs. Mabelle Lucas, of Snow Shoe, | and Mrs. Jennie Bartlet, of Bellefonte, underwent operations and Mrs. Mary | Gillette, Mrs. Katharine Farley and Mrs. Elizabeth Schilling, all of Bellefonte, were admitted for treatment. There are now thirty-four patients in the hospital. > A Prophesy Fulfilled in Bellefonte. “The streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets there-of."—Zachariah 8:5. Wednesday evening, for an hour or more before the curfew sounded, we had eleven of them on our front lawn and in the back yard. They obeyed the order we gave them to keep off the terrace slopes, the flower beds and vegetable garden. We discover no especial damage done to the grass plot as a play ground for these “boys and girls.” No doubt they were all of them “profited” by the “bodily exercise.” They could sleep, eat and digest their food better than would be possible if compelled to “keep off the grass,” to be shut in doors where the air is never pure. To find that and enjoy its healthful benefit, we must all take an outing. TONER SENT TO PENITENTIARY.—Harry Toner, who was arrested in Lock Haven the fore part of last week for forging the | endorsement of John Robb to a check, getting the same cashed at Hall's store | in Howard and spending a portion of the proceeds, was brought before the court last Friday, plead guilty and was given an indeterminate sentence of not less than two years and six months nor more than ten years in the western peniten- tiary. A number of years ago Toner served time in the Huntingdon reforma- tory for burglary. He was taken to the penitentiary on Tuesday by sheriff Lee. | MISSIONER. | fonte, that exceeds in appearance any- thing of the kind we have ever seen. It is as clear as crystal and the combs as pure of any coloring matter as is the water from the Bellefonte spring. The Col. tel's us his bees worked almost entirely on the blossoms of white clover, which | accounts for its lack of shades or color {as well as for its exceedingly delicate flavor, that is so pronnouced as to be noticeable to all who get a taste of it. As honey-makers, Mr. Noll's bees evidently know their business better than any lot of these little workers whose product we have ever sampled. ~The honor guest at Mrs. Elizabeth Calaway’s dinner last week was Mrs. H. S. Cooper, of Galveston. Miss Elizabeth Morris entertained at the Nittany Coun- try club Tuesday night. On Wednesday Mrs. Barnes of Bishop street entertained at dinner in honor of Mrs. F. W. Topelt, Mrs. Topelt was an honor guest also at a dinner given by Mrs. Luther Smith Thursday night. Wednesday Miss Lida Morris gave a luncheon for the younger set. Mrs. Shafner’s bridge luncheon Thursday was given in recognition of the hospitality she has received from her many friends in Bellefonte and Thursday night Mrs. Nora Sheldon gave a bridge watermelon party. BELLEFONTE POSTOFFICE TO BE MADE A SAVINGS BANK.—The Postoffice De- partment at Washington has designated the Bellefonte postoffice as a savings bank and postoffice inspector J. B. Hamil- ton was in Bellefonte on Monday mak- ing arrangements for the opening of the new department on August 15th. Any man, woman or child can open an ac- count at a postal savings bank but no person can deposit more than $100 a month nor have more than $500 on de- posit at one time.
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