Democratic: iatdpman Belletonte, Pa., August 28, 1914. To CORRESPONDENTS. —No communications published unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. nn sump THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY. — The Bellefonte Academy will open | THE BiG CENTRE COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK.—The Centre county fair manage- ment have secured some big attractions i for the fair next week, chief among | which will be an areoplane ascent on : Wednesday, Thursday and Friday by aviator Williams. This will be the first | opportunity Centre countians will have | of viewing an aeroplane within thcir own | territory and both big and little should ! be here to see it. | The Aaronsburg band has been en- HoME FROM WAR STRICKEN EUROPE.— Miss Adaline Olewine arrived in Belle- fonte on Tuesday on her return trip from Europe and while she tells a very ! interesting siory of her observations in war-stricken Europe, she had no very ex- ., ! citing or thrilling experiences herself. ——The Central Railroad of New Jer- She was a member of a party in Berlin, sey announces that “Effective September Germany, at the time war was declared 1st, 1914, Mr. C. B. Williams is appoint- and they with all other foreigners were ed purchasing agent of the company, notified to leave the city, as a precaution with offices at 143 Liberty street, New ' to their own safety. They left immedi- York city.” Mr. Williams’ many Belle- | ——Fourth class postmasters appointed in Centre county this week are George F. Hoy, at Hublersburg; Austin F. Hock- man, at Zion; Harry S. Williams. at Martha Furnace, and William B. Culver, at Moshannon. its fall session on Tuesday, September i gaged to furnish the music on Wednes- | 15th, at two p. m. { day; Our Boys band of Milesburg will be | ——Don’t overlook the fact that the here on Thursday and on Friday both | Scenic will be open every forenoon dur- Our Boys band and the Runville band , ing the fair next week. | will be here, so that there will be no lack : | ately for Holland and had no trouble of fonte friends will be glad to know of any kind on the trip. this merited promotion. Since going It was upon her arrival in Rotterdam ° with the Central Railroad of New Jersey i that she cabled home for more money. he has been steadily promoted and the ; Her explanation was that while she had ——Miss Pearl M. Knisely is arrang- ing to teach reed basketry in Bellefonte and surrounding towns. ——Paul Tate, of State College, has been appointed a rural mail carrier at the Philipsburg postoffice. ——Eight wagons laden with fruit and produce were at the curb market on Tuesday morning, the largest number seen there this summer. ——MTr. and Mrs. E. A. Peters, of Belle- fonte, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Estella Mae Peters, to Guy A. Shuey, of State College. ——Governor Tener on Tuesday ap- pointed John H. Stephens, of Johnstown, a member of the State Board of Agricul- ture to succeed the late Gen. James A. Beaver. The American Lime and Stone company started their new plant of four kilns, on the Brockerhoff farm in Buffalo Run valley, on Monday. The plant will be known as No. 22. ——This has been a busy week at the Y. M. C. A, as the swimming pool has been re-opened after a general over- hauling, and many young people have taken advantage of the weeks free pleas- ure. ——When in Bellefonte next week at- tending the big Centre county fair, don’t forget the Scenic. It will be open an hour or two each morning and every evening. Change of program daily. New and up-to-date pictures shown. Regular price five cents. ——Uriah Kitchen, of Blanchard, Cen- tre county's veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars, celebrated his ninetieth birth- day anniversary on the eighteenth in- stant. His general health is good and he takes a keen interest in watching the progress of the European war, as told in the meagre reports received. ——When figuring on attending the big Centre county fair next week don’t imag- ine that there will be only one big day. Every day will be big and if you miss one of them you are liable to miss the best part. Remember also that the fastest races are scheduled for Wednesday and Friday, the big free-for-all being on the latter day. ——John A. Way, of Halfmoon town- ship, one of the few oid line surveyors in the county, has been here this week making a survey of some of the lands of the Nittany Iron company. This com- pany still has some real estate that was not sold at the recent foreclos- ure sale and the purpose of the survey is to get everything in shape for sale in the near future. ——Mrs. Debora Knox Livingston, of Bangor, Maine, will speak in the Presby- terian church of this place on Sunday evening next and in the Methcdist church in the morning. Mrs. Livingston is the State President of the Women’s Christian Temperance Association of Rhode Island and is said to be a most in- teresting and talented speaker. ——William H. Brouse has given the Development company with which he has been associated at Seward, Cambria county, a month’s notice and on or about the first of October will come back to Bellefonte and take charge of the Brouse grocery store in the Bush Arcade, which was conducted so successfully the past eleven years by his father, the late R. S. Brouse. —-—Mrs. Kate McCloskey, of near Beech Creek, stepped on a nail last Fri- day which went through the sole of her shoe and penetrated the foot to a depth of half an inch. She was unable to pull the nail out or take off her shoe and was compelled to endure the pain for an hour or longer until a passing neighbor heard her cries and extricated the nail. The injury has proven so serious that Mrs. McCloskey has since been confined to bed. ——The WATCHMAN last week con- tained an account of the poisoning of a number of cows out at Coleville and the death of four of the animals. Notwith~ standing the fact that a pretty thorough investigation was made it was impossible to discover where or how the cattle se- cured the poison. Inasmuch as they were all running at large on the moun- tain side it is possible that the poisoning was the result of carelessness on the part of some one and not a wilfull act. ——Henry Keep, superintendent for the Thomspon Starrett company on their work at the new penitentiary, and James G. Bent, foreman, have decided to move to Bellefonte. Mr. Keep has rented the old McClain house on east Curtin street recently occupied by Mrs. J. A. B. Miller and will move his wife and little baby here from New York sometime during October. Mr. Bent has rented the Charles R. Kurtz house on High street and vill move his wife and five children here from New York in the near future. of music. From present indications the string of { horses will be larger and better this year | than it has been in many seasons, and | some very fine racing will be seen on the | track during the three days beginning | Wednesday. i Many applications have been received i for exhibition space but there is still room for others. Bring in your exhibits and crowd the main building as well as fruit tents. It takes exhibits to make a good fair. Farmers are again urged to bring their best stock. Your horse, your cow, hog or sheep may win first prize. As it looks now the Midway will be crowded with attractions that can be seen for little money, and without which no fair is complete. No gambling opera- tions will be permitted on or near the grounds. Every arrangement has been made for proper police protection, so that every- body will be as safe and secure as at home. All that is needed now to make the fair a success is good weather and the crowd, and while you can’t control the former you can help swell the latter. oo THE WILLIAMS FAMILY REUNION.—It was estimated that between four and five thousand people attended the seven- teenth annual reunion of the Williams family in the John Q. Miles grove near Martha, last Saturday. People were there from all over Centre county, with many from Clinton, Clearfield and Blair counties as well as from {distant points. There were amusements of various kinds all over the grounds, which kept the crowd well entertained from the time they arrived upon the ground until the departure of the last train. In the afternoon there was a full pro- gram of appropriate exercises. Ralph Williams, the president of the association, presided, and the invocation was made by Rev. Gordon Arch Williams, of Al- toona. .Rev. Wilson, of the Port Matilda United Brethren church, delivered the address of welcome which was responded to by Rev. W. H. Williams, of Spring Mills. Rev. Gordon A. Williams, of Al- toona, made a splendid address on “Our Family Needs.” Rev. Board talked on “Our Home,” and appropriate addresses were also made by Clement Dale Esq, of Bellefonte, and William E. Tobias, of Clearfield, Democratic candidate for Con- gress. The exercises closed with sing- ing “God Be With You Till We Meet Again,” and repeating the Lord’s prayer in unison. >> UNDINE FIRE COMPANY PRIZE WIN- NERS.—The Undine fire company return- ed home at noon last Friday from attend- ing the annual convention of the Cen- tral Pennsylvania District Firemen’s as- sociation, and they were considerably elated over the fact that they came home prize winners. They won second prize ($53.00) in the band contest and the five dollar prize for the tallest man, policeman Harry Dunlap. Weber Condo, of the Reliance fire company, Philips- burg, was pronounced the smallest fire- man in line but the Undines protested against this decision because Condo is only ten years old, and in “Pinkey” Doll they claimed they had the smallest fire- man. The judges, however, over-ruled the protest on the grounds that Condo is a voting member of the Reliance com- pany and entitled to the prize. THE GRANGERS' GREAT PICNIC EXHIBI- TION. —At Williams’ Grove, which will be held August 31st, to September 5th, this year. In addition to the usual implement show there will be an extra large display of stock, poultry, dogs and ponies. Horti- cultural hall will be filled with fruits, grain and garden products. A tent 60x120 will be filled with automobiles. The auditorium will be particularly attractive as all the candidates for State offices and U. S. Senator will appear. The evening entertainments will be as high grade as ever. Everything first- class, clean and attractive. Low rates on all railroads. Consult your station agent. as REST TENT AT THE FAIR.—A rest tent, where women tired and worn, from the excitement of a day, can be quiet and comfortable for a time, will be given a prominent place next week, on the grounds of the Centre County Fair. The tent will be equipped and in charge of the Woman’s Club of Bellefonte, where the committee each day, will make com- fortable and welcome, every one who takes advantage of their hospitality. Every woman who comes to the Fair is most cordially invited to rest a while at this tent. ee ii ——A Scott Harris has given up his residence in Pittsburgh and come to Bellefonte to accept the position of time- keeper on the new state road work be- tween Pleasant Gap and Lemont. . fact that his new position is one of great enough money for her immediate needs ! responsibility shows the confidence re- —Miss Bella Confer spent Sunday in Howard with her brother, Jacob Confer and family. —Mrs. M. C. Levi left on Tuesday for a two week’s trip to Philadelphia and New York city. —Mrs. Elmer Campbell, of Linden Hall, was a guest at the S. A. McQuistion home over Thurs- ' day night and Friday. —Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Gates spent Satur- day night and Sunday in Howard as guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Holter. —Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mills, of Tyrone, were in Bellefonte several days last week as guests of | Mrs. Mills’ brother, Milton Reed. | —Mrs. H. S. Taylor and children have been spending this week at the hotel at Potters Mills, + where they spend a week or two every summer. —William Thomas, of Tyrone, with one of his * daughters and son, were in Bellefonte Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mr. Thomas’ uncle, John Reed. —Miss Mary H. Snyder left Bellefonte Satur- | —Elliott Lane is in Altoona this week, playing in the annual tennis tournament. . —Miss Mary Hunter Linn is with Miss Baker at Allegheny Farnace, having gone over ten days ago. : —Miss Rachel Shuey is at Curwensville, where ' she has been for two weeks, visiting with her ' aunt and uncle. ! —Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ginter, of Canton, Ohio. | are visiting friends in Bellefonte. They formerly ! lived in this place. —Miss Elizabeth Ardell, of Binghamton, N. Y., lis spending her vacation with relatives and friends in Bellefonte. { —Mrs. Patrick McDonald, of Unionville, was in Bellefonte Wednesday, spending the day shop- | ping and with friends. i —Mrs. Edward P. Irwin is at Cherrytree, visit- ing for a short time with Mr. Irwin. Mrs. Irwin | left Bellefonte Tuesday. —Miss Rose Prince, of Crafton, is in Bellefonte ! she did not know how long she might be marooned hence her desire for additional posed in him by the company. . ! funds. In Rotterdam the party stopped ——W. H. Benner, a flask maker at the foundry of the Bellefonte Engineer- ing company, met with an accident on Wednesday that may cost him the sight of his right eye. He was attempting to pry out a set pin with a file when the latter broke and the jagged end flew back and struck him in the eye, piercing the pupil. He is now at the Bellefonte hospital under treatment, but it is im- possible to tell at this time whether the sight of the eye has been destroyed. Mr. Benner is a married man with a family and his accident and consequent lay-off from work is considerable of a mis- fortune. no inconvenience. They sailed for home on the Hamburg-American steamer ‘the hundreds of passengers, who occu- pied the cabins and steerage alike, and while they did not have all the conven- iences and seclusion of first cabin pas- sengers, they were at least made com- fortable on the trip over. They landed in New York on Monday and Miss Ole- wine started at once for home. { ment has made preparations against an ana i invasion by the Germans. All houses ——On Monday evening when the | along the sea coast have been vacated freight train on the Central Railroad of and are ready to be blown up,if necessary. | —Mr. and Mrs. George Boal, of Washington | | Trees have been cut down and every- | thing at hand to cut the dykes and flood i the entire country as a protection against the enemy. However, an invasion is hardly anticipated, owing to Holland’s i maintaining a strict neutrality. Pennsylvania was on its way to Bellefonte a wheel came loose on one of the cars and after bumping off the rail and on again finally jumped the track and before the train could be stopped seven loaded cars had been derailed and about one hun- dred and fifty feet of track torn up. Practically all the ties in that distance were so broken and splintered they had to be renewed. The P. R. R. wreck train trom Tyrone was secured to replace the cars and fix up the track, but at that the trains on Tuesday morning ran two hours or more late. ——A stand where a light, appetizing, | inexpensive lunch and Suffrage literature , can be gotten, will be in charge of the Centre County Suffrage committee at the i Fair next week. Ginger cakes, butter- ; milk, iced-tea, sandwiches and sweets, can be had and will be attractively serv- ed, at small cost. Do not fail to visit the ' Suffrage stand or you will not have seen all of the Fair. NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. ——All exhibitorsin the young people's department at the Fair next week are asked to have their entries at the build- | ing before Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock. Those in charge of the depart- ment, will be in the building from Mon- day at noon until Tuesday afternoon, to meet the children and place their ex- hibits. It is hoped that this department | which has been steadily growing will exceed any previous year, both as to art, the quality and number of its exhibits. Parents are urged to encourage their children in gathering together their work for this display, in order to keep it what it always has been, the most interesting department at the Fair. WY rescue AUTOMOBILE WENT UP IN FLAMES. —On Monday evening Jesse Nevil, driver for Albert Thompson's livery made a trip to Pennsvalley in the latter’s Buick car. He drove over to Tusseyville to see his mother and while sitting in the car in front of the house he was suddenly confronted with a sheet of flames that enveloped the dash and hood of the ma- chine. He managed to get out of the car without sustaining any burns but was unable to extinguish the fire, which spread rapidly to every part of the ma- chine and in less than twenty minutes all that remained of the car was the metal parts. Young Nevil is at a loss to know what caused the fire, but is of the opinion that there must have been a leak in the prestolite tube and the gas caught fire from the heat of the motor. But what- ever the cause the Thompson livery is now short one car. —Misses Hazel and Mildred Johnson were Ty- rone visitors over Sunday. : —MTrs. Julia Shuey, of Lemont, spent Tuesday with friends in Bellefonte. the guest of Miss Mae Miller. —Architect Robert Cole was a business visitor in Tyrone the fore part of the week. —Mrs. Charles Heisler has been in Lock Haven this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bartley. —Miss Mabel George, of Houtzdale, 1s a pleas" ant guest at the home of Mrs. Stella Evans, on north Thomas street. y —Mrs. Kerstetter, of Harrisburg. and her son, came to Bellefonte Thursday of last week, to join the family house party entertained by Mrs. Har- ry Yeager, at her home on Spring street. —George Musser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Musser, of Benner township, is visiting friends in Clearfield at present but will return in time to enter State College when it opens week after next. —Nevin Wetzel has resigned his position as Centre county representative of the International Correspondence School of Scranton and on Mon- day went to Harrisburg where he has secured a good position. —William Katz went to New York on Sunday to layin a full supply of fall and winter goods. Miss Nellie Flack is also in New York selecting a complete line for the millinery department of the Katz & Co. store. —Mrs. Sara Brown went to Altoona Tuesday, to visit for several days with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Wray, and to see her new grandson. The child having been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wray at the Altoona hospital Monday. She returned yes- | terday. ' —Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lonsberry left yesterday for Corning, N. Y., where they will spend two or three weeks among Mr. Lonsberry’s relatives. The latter will then return home and Mrs. Lonsberry will go to Tioga to visit among her people. —Misses Dorothy and Helen McKnight, daugh- ters of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKnight, left for their home in Philadelphia yesterday after spend- ing a month onthe farm in Buffalo Run valley with their aunts, the Misses Margaret and Mar- tha McKnight. —Miss Rebecca Rhoads, Mrs. Frank Warfield and Miss Logan, drove to Philipsburg Thursday in Miss Rhoads’ car, to attend the W. C. T. U. convention in session there. Dr. Edith Schad went over Wednesday, as a delegate from the Bellefonte W. C. T. U. —Miss Fannie Mewshaw, of Columbus, Ohio, came to Bellefonte on Thursday to visit her sis- ters, Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Engle. Priorto coming here she visited her nephew at Butler and tomorrow will go to Sunbury to visit Mrs. Osmer, another sister before returning home. —Miss Sara Shuey left Bellefonte yesterday for Kingston, Pa., to spend a short time with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Donachy, before going to Ha- zleton. Miss Shuey has accepted a position as teacher in the public schools of Hazleton and will begin her work there at the opening of the fall term. —MTr. and Mrs. M. R. Johnson left Bellefonte Wednesday noon for iowa, where they will spend the month of September visiting with relatives of Mr. Johnson. During their absence Mr. John- son’s sister, Mrs. Ella Johnson Smith, of Altoona, will be with his daughters, at their home on Spring street. —Mrs. James Corl and her two daughters® Esther and Grace, who have been at Pleasan Gap for three weeks, visiting at the home of Mrs. Corl’s father, Henry Twitmire, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Decker, having come to Belle- fonte Tuesday. Mrs. Corl and her daughters will leave Monday for their home at Chicago, where they have lived since moving from Centre county three years ago, this being their first visit east in that time. —Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Curry and little son Billy arrived in Bellefonte on Sunday evening from Fellsmere, Florida, and are now guests at the home of Mrs. Curry’s father, Charles F. Cook. The Currys came north because of Mr. Curry’s desire to again get into the steel business as a chemist and not because they disliked Flor- ida. They have not sold their land. there, as stated in the WATCHMAN recently, but have left it in the hands of an experienced caretaker. Part of their land has already been planted with ape fruit and oranges and Mr. Curry says it is their intention to put out ten acres more next spring. ey CENTRE COUNTY VETERANS WILL Pic- NIC IN BELLEFONTE.—At a meeting of the executive committee of the Centre Coun- ty Veteran club, last Saturday, it was de- cided to hold their annual reunion and picnic in Bellefonte on September 12th. The High school grounds will be used for the outdoor gathering, and the principal speaker will be Hon. J. D. Hicks, of Al- toona. Brief addresses will also be made by members of the club. The business meeting will be held in Gregg Post rooms and will be of more than the usual interest, because at this meeting a new president will be elected to succeed the late Gen. James A. Bea- ver, and another vice president to suc- ceed the late W. A. Ishler. W. H. Mus- ser, who has been secretary of the club for many years, has decided to retire from that office, consequently a new sec- retary will have to be chosen. IN THE SoCIAL WHIRL THE PAST WEEK. —About thirty young men and women hied themselves to the fair grounds last Thursday evening and enjoyed a corn feast. The capacity of a big iron kettle was taxed to the utmost to hold enough of corn to satisfy the crowd. The Rosen- hoover sisters also gave a corn roast up Spring creek the same evening. On Monday evening Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Parrish entertained at cards in honor of Mrs. Parrish’s sisters, Mrs. LeRoy Plumb, of Newton, Kan. and Mrs. Howard Gearhart, of Coatesville. About two dozen guests were present. The young friends of Miss Helen Tod- scck gave her a shower on Wednesday evening in honcr of her marriage on Wednesday morning of next week to Joseph Black, of South Bethlehem. Burgess and Mrs. Edmund Blanchard entertained on Wednesday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Ray’s guests» Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Rich, of New York city. ABET : at a very comfortable hotel and suffered ' Nordham on Saturday,August 15th. Prac- : tically no distinction was made among Sunday and the fore-part of the week in Belle- | i She states that the Holland govern- i —Miss Rose Imel spent Sunday in Tyrone as | day for Baltimore and New York, expecting dur- ing her absence to buy her stock of winter mil- linery. : | —Miss Virgie Robb returned home on Monday evening after spending two weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nearhood, near State | College. —Clifford S. Thomas, of Potters Mills, spent | fonte as the guest of his sister, Miss Mary S. Thomas. i —Frederic Schad returned home on Sunday | after spending two months in Pittsburgh, most of ' which time he held a position in the Heinz estab- | lishment. '! —Miss Annie McCaffrey went to Lock Haven : Wednesday, to spend a few days before the open- ing of school with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Pat. | McCasfrey. i —Mrs. M. L. Broderick and little daughter re- | turned to State College on Monday after spend- | ing a menth or more in Bellefonte with her par- _ ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hamilton. | city, are guests of Mrs. Thaddeus Longwell and ! her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Longwell. Mr. and . Mrs. Boal came to Bellefonte Friday. | —Lieut. James G. Taylor, who has been in : Bellefonte during the month of August, will leave * on Monday and report for duty at the West Point Military Academy on September first. | —Wilbur T. Twitmire has gone to Asbury Park | for a week or ten day’s stay, and before return- | ing will stop for a short time with his children, | who live in the eastern part of the State. | —Paul Wetzel, who has a good position as a ' civil engineer in Guatamala, Central America, | is in Bellefonte for his summer vacation with his parents, Hon. and Mrs. J. Henry Wetzel. —DMiss Caroline Bayard, who holds a position in the Soldiers’ Orphan’s Industrial school at Scotland, Pa., arrived in Bellefonte last Thuis- day and will visit friends here until tomorrow. —Miss Mame Woods returned home last Fri- day from a three week’s visit with friends in Ty- rone, and was accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. Mollie Shulte, who will visit here for a week or ten days. —The Misses Margaret and Jane Miller are in Bellefonte, after having spent five weeks visiting at Tyrone, Warriorsmark and Graysville. The Misses Miller were guests of relatives during their entire visit. —Mrs. Brown, the oldest daughter of Thaddeus Cross, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Cross at the farm, a short distance west of town. Mrs, Brown and her youngest son came to Bellefonte two weeks ago, and will return to their home at Curwensville tomorrow. ; —Samuel Tate, of Jersey Shore, and his daugh- ter, Miss Jennie Tate, have been .,in Bellefonte since Friday of last week. Mr. Tate and his daughter, who are guests of: Mrs. Jane Tate, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hiram Fetterhoff, will continue their visit until the latter part of next week. —J. D. Smithgall arrived in Centre Hall last week from New York, where he took a summer course at Columbia University. He spent a day or two with Bellefonte friends and will leave the latter part of the week for Franklin to make ar- rangements for the opening of the public schools in that place. —Mrs. Charles Marks, of Salt Lake City, and her daughter Narita, spent the week-end in Belle- fonte with Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Fleming. Mrs. Marks, who is a niece of Mr. Fleming, came east in June to visit for three months at her old home in Williamsport, and when in Bellefonte was on her return west to Utah. —John Guisewhite came to Bellefonte on Fri- day from Meadville, where he spent two days looking after a business proposition, and after visiting friends over Sunday left for his home in Cherrytree on Monday noon, accompanied by his daughter Catharine, who spent several weeks in Bellefonte with her grandmother, Mrs. Aman- da Houser. —Mr. and Mrs. William Burchfield, their son Billy, and Mr. and Mrs. Ward Fleming and their son John, drove to Bellefonte Sunday from Phil- ipsburg to celebrate Mr. Burchfield’s and Mr. Fleming’s birthday, which happened to fall on the same day, the 23rd of August. A few hours were spent with Mr. Fleming's parents before their return to Philipsburg. —Mr. and Mrs. John Dubbs Jr., with their four children, of Philadelphia, were arrivals in Bellefonte last Thursday for a visit at the home of Mr. Dubbs’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dubbs. Mr. Dubbs, who is route agent for the Adams Ex- press company, was compelled to return to the city on Monday but Mrs. Dubbs and the children will remain a week or two. . —Hon. George M. and Mrs. Dimeling, with several friends whose names we failed to ascer- tain, motored to Penns Cave on Sunday last and enjoyed the scenery of that interesting place for a few hours, after which they went up to State College, where they remained for the night, re- turning to their home in Clearfield on Monday morning. Senator Dimeling reports the roads over the entire distance he traveled to be in un- usually fine condition and a greater portion of the fall ploughing along the entire route to be completed, and many of the fields ready for seeding. —Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ulmer Tibbens and their two bright and interesting sons, of Wheeling, W. Va., are spending Mr, Tibbens’ annual vacation among friends in Bellefonte and up Buffalo Run. Mr. Tibbens is a graduate of the Bellefonte High school, after which he drifted into newspaper work and was a reporter on the Altoona Tribune, but now is advertising manager for one of the largest department stores in Wheeling, W. Va, He is a staunch advocate of prohibition and will now have ample opportunity to see how the principle works out in West Virginia, which is state-wide dry. —Mr. D. M. Williams, of Sykesville, Pa., isone of the many members of that family who always tries to be at their annual reunion, with Mrs. Williams, made it suit when here last Saturday, to call on the WATCHMAN and say a kind word about the pleasure it gave his family to receive the paper each week and how much of interest about Centre county matters they found in its columns each issue. To both himself and Mrs. Williams the idea of getting zlong without its weekly visit would be no more considered than the suggestion of doing without a change of lin- en when conditions called for it. We hope they may both long entertain the same good opinion of the efforts made by the WATCHMAN to be use- ful and entertaining to people of our county, that they now have. | visiting with her sisters, Mrs. Donald Potter and Mrs. Thomas Beaver. | —George Tanner, of Punxsutawney, was a guest of his mother, Mrs. C. D. Tanner, while spending Sunday in Bellefonte. i —Miss Louise Brachbill, who went to Lock Ha- ven yesterday, will be the guest of Miss Maude © Albright during her stay there. ! —Andrew Engle, of Altoona, spent Friday and i Saturday of last week in Bellefonte with his wife | and young son, Andrew Engle Jr. ! —Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kerlin, of New York | city, were in Bellefonte during the past week, guests of Mrs. Charles Eckenroth. { —Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sheffer are at their home on Curtin street, after a visit of three weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sheffer, at Mil- | Toy. —Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ostertag, of Harrisburg, | are visiting with Mrs. Ostertag’s parents, Mr. | and Mrs. George Gamble, at their home on Linn | street. —Jacob Baum, of Rockport, Ind., arrived in Bellefonte on Wednesday morning quite unex- pectedly, for his first visit home in a number of years. —Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Daggett left Bellefonte | Monday for Watkins, expecting to spend this | week in New York State with relatives of Mr. : Daggett. —Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Beck have been visting in Bellefonte with Mrs. Beck’s mother, Mrs. Har- rison, before going to their new home at Wil- kinsburg. —Gilbert Blackford, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Blackford, of New Castle, is in Bellefonte visiting with his grandmother, Mrs. George Blackford. 3 —Mrs. John W. Conley, of Centre Hall, came to Bellefonte Wednesday and is the guest of her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. J. Will Conley, at their home on Logan street. —The Misses Anne and Caroline Valentine, who have been spending the past six weeks in | New England and along its coast, are expected ' to return to Bellefonte this week. —Jacob Lyon went down to Danville on Tues- day where he joined the Danville Lodge of Elks | on their trip to the Elks state convention at Haz : leton. He will return home today. —Miss Mary Zeller and Richard Kinzing, of Lock Haven, were in Bellefonte Wednesday to visit for the day with Mr. and Mrs, William Zel- ler, at their home on Allegheny street. —Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Harris, of Harris- burg, came to Bellefonte Tuesday, and with their daughter Elizabeth, are visiting with Mr. Harris’ mother, Mrs. Henry P. Harris. —Mrs. Charles E. Dennis, who has been a guest of her sister, Mrs. Denius, left Monday to re- turn to her home at Baltimore. Mrs. Dennis had been in Bellefonte since Friday of last week, —Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Rick, with their daughter Mildred, of New York city, have been in Belle- fonte this week as guests of Mrs. Rick’s cousin, H. S. Ray and family, at the Brockerhoff house. —S. A. McQuistion and his daughter, Miss Ma- ry McQuistion, will leavethe after part of next week for Butler, expecting to visit for a month with relatives there, in Clarion county and at Pittsburgh. —Clyde L. Blackford with Mrs. Blackford and their son Byron, went to Milton Tuesday, and returned by Williamsport and Lock Haven, ar- riving home Thursday night, after making short stops at each place. —Misses Anna, Eleanor and Betty Taylor went out to Pittsburgh on Monday to visit their aunts, Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Else, and from there will go to Claysville, Washington county, to spend some time with their father, R. B. Taylor. —The Misses Bessie and Mary Sommerville, of Winburne; Mr. and Mrs. Bond Sommerville, and Mr. and Mrs. John Sommerville, of Robertsdale, drove to Bellefonte in motor cars Tuesday, spend- ing the day with near relatives in this place. —Robert Cox, of Franklin, drove to Bellefonte Saturday for Mrs. Cox and their son Robert, who have been with Mrs. Cox’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sechler, for two weeks. Miss Myra Sech- ler returned with Mr. and Mrs. Cox to Franklin Monday, where she will visit for the greater part of September. —Mr. and Mrs. John Brachbill, of Williams- port, and their two children, have been in Belle- fonte for a week visiting with Mr. Brachbill’s mother, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shuey. Mrs. Ardell returned to Williamsport with Mr. and Mrs. Brachbill and will be their guest for several weeks. —Miss Margaret Walsh, who has been in Bellefonte with her mother, Mrs. John J. Walsh, during her three week’s vacation, left Wednesday morning for Beaver Falls, to join a house party at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Jackson. From Bea- ver Falls Miss Walsh will return to Pittsburgh to resume her work as a professional nurse, —Mrs. Charles Kase and her two younger children came from their home at Sunbury Tues- day, to visit for a short time with Mrs. Kase’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Spigelmyer. Upon her return Mrs. Kase will take with her her old- est daughter, Katherine, who has been spending the summer in Bellefonte with her grandparents. . ———— Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer. The prices quoted are those paid for produce. Potatoes per bushel, new.. Onions. Eggs, per do: 22 , per pound. 12 Butter per pound.. 25 tt wmm—————s ‘Bellefonte Grain Markets. Corrected weekly by C. Y. WAGNER, The following are the quotations up tosix o'clock Thursday evening, when our paper goes to press. Red Wheat.........c.cniiviiinnnss: .. $1.00 White Wheat... .. A 95 Rye, per bushel............ 70 orn, shelled, per bushel.. 70 Corn, ears, per bushel................ 70 Oats, old and new, per bushel... 45 Barley, perbushel...................c. in. 60 Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. Wheat—Red . $ gle 91% —No. 2 90@ 90% Corn Yellow 84@84 “ —Mix 83@83 Oats ......ocesv ne 4@y4 Flour —Winter, per barrel... 4.00@4.25 * —Favorite Brands.. .. 6.25@6. Rye Flour per barrel daar @4 3.90@4.10 Baled Hay—Choice Timothy No. 1.... 12.00@21,00 ed Hay Choice Hoo 3. 12.000 15.00 10.00@13.50
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