Belletonte, Pa., April 16, 1915.
To <CORRESPONDENTS.—No communications
oublished unless accompanied by the real name
of the writer.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——J. Will Conley has ordered an auto
delivery truck for the John Meese store.
——Forty hours devotion services will
begin in St. John’s Catholic church at
10.30 o’clock on Sunday morning.
——Funeral director Hard P. Harris is
contemplating the purchase of a new car
and converting his old one into a dead
wagon.
——Next Thursday, April 22nd, will be
the one hundredth anniversary of the:
birth of Andrew G. Curtin, the War Gov-
ernor of Pennsylvania.
——The public sale of the Palace livery
yesterday was a great success. Every-
thing sold well and the whole outfit was
disposed of before four o’clock.
——George Dougherty Gehret was ar-
rested on Tuesday night on the charge
of stealing a brakeman's lantern from the
rear platform of the night train.
——Argument court was continued
from Tuesday of this week until Tues-
day of next week on account of Judge
Orvis being absent at Atlantic City.
——Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Troup are re-
joicing over the arrival of another little
daughter in their family circle. The
little Miss made her arrival on Saturday.
——No, dear reader; they are not
plowing up High street to plant itin pota-
toes or anything else. They are just do-
ing some much needed repairing to put
it in better condition.
——Mrs. Jane Tate, one of the older
residents of Bellefonte, is quite seriously
ill at her home on Bishop street. Owing
to Mrs. Tate's age, much anxiety is felt
concerning her recovery.
——The ladies adult Bible class of the
U. B. church will hold a bake sale of
bread, rolls, pies, cakes and ice cream
Saturday afternoon and evening, April
17th, in the Aid Society room.
——Born, to Mr. and Mrs. DeVoe
Meade, of 400 Stewart Ave., Ithaca, N.
Y., on April 12th, a son, DeVoe Kepler.
Mrs. Meade was formerly Miss Florence
Kepler, of Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
——Miss Mary McGarvey has moved
her studio from the Lyon’s building on
Allegheny street, to the rooms over Dr.
Roger’s office, in the Garman house, on
the corner of High and Spring streets. 1t
—A new Ford delivery wagon ap-
peared on the streets on Tuesday bear-
ing the name of Ceader’s bakery; and
now they will be able to serve hot bread
or. rolls to any part of town on short
notice.
—By a very substantial vote the
House on Tuesday killed the bill provid-
ing for the consolidation of the eastern
with the western penitentiary at Rock-
view. Reasons for the opposition did not
materialize.
——The Bellefonte Lodge Knights of
the Golden Eagle celebrated their twenty-
fitth anniversary last Thursday night
with a big banquet served by members
of the Ladies’ Temple. A number of
after dinner speeches were made.
——George Musser, of Boggs town-
ship, was in town yesterday attending
the Palace livery sale. He has decided
to make his “Walnut Hill” farm a real
walnut place and has planted 1500 wal-
nuts on hilly land. He has 300 trees
already under culture.
——Congressman Richard Pearson
Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac, the
southern champion of nationwide pro-
hibition, etc., lectured in the court house
last night as a number of the Y. M. C. A.
Star course. And it must be admitted that
he was a very much delayed number at
that,as this was his fifth date for appear-
ing in Bellefonte and the first time he
got here :
——The Study Course will meet as
usual in the High school building on
Tuesday evening, April 20th, at eight
o'clock. Miss Isabelle S. Hill will read a
paper entitled “A History of the Temper-
ance Movement.” Mr. and Mrs. Varney,
who are to conduct a welfare week, will
be present and will speak on temperance.
All are requested to be present as it will
be Mr. and Mrs. Varney’s “first even-
ing” and they desire a cordial reception.
——The dramatic club of the Belle-
fonte High school will give the play
“Strongheart” in Garman’s opera house
on Friday evening, April 30th. The
young people are devoting considerable
time to practising for the entertainment
"and Bellefonters.can expect a very cred-
.itable presentation of the production.
The High school orchestra will furnish
the music. Admission will be 25, 35, and
50 cents and tickets can be secured at
Krumrine’s drug store.
——The annual meeting of the road
supervisors of Centre county was held at
the court house on Thursday of last
week, and was attended by about fifty
supervisors. Deputy highway commis
sioner E. A. Jones, of Harrisburg, was
present and gave a very interesting talk
on road making as well as the duties of
the supervisors. Other talks were made
by Judge Ellis L. Orvis, Col. H. S. Taylor,
J. Linn Harris and Prof. J. S. Crandel, of
State College. All the old officers were
elected for the ensuing year. .. .
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ARRESTED AND JAILED ON CHARGE OF
ARSON.—Edward Ickes was arrested at
Scotia on Wednesday of last week and
Bert Finnegan was arrested at Carlim,
Blair county, on Thursday and brought
to the Centre county jail on Friday, both
men being charged with arson, for hav-
ing set fire to the house and buildings of:
H. A. Ellis, in Holt’s Hollow, on the night
made by Thomas G. Ryan, a deputy state
fire warden, of Danville.
The men weie given a hearing before
justice of the peace W. H. Musser on
Monday evening. Mr. Ellis’ story in ef-
fect was that both Ickes and Finnegan
first came to his home on Buffalo Run
last fall and helped him pick apples.
They worked for him most of the time
during the fall and winter. Early in
February they went to Mr. Ellis’ farm in
Holt’s Hollow, which was unoccupied,
and cut wood and hauled it to the house.
When the snow disappeared about the
middle of February they returned to
Buffalo Run. On Wednesday, February
24th, Mr. Ellis and the two men again
went to the farm in Eolt’s Hollow, tak-
ing along some paint with which to‘paint
the interior of the house. Mr. Ellis re-
mained until Friday morning when he
returned to Buffalo Run, leaving Ickes
and Fiinegan to finish the painting.
About midnight on Friday night the
house was discovered to be on fire and
burned to the ground. The barn was
also on'fire but neighbors succeeded in
extinguishing the flames and saving it.
On the folowing Monday night, however,
i the barn was partially destroyed by fire
and one or more out-buildings were
burned. Mr. Ellis stated that he had
; $600 insurance on the house, $50 on the
| summer kitchen and $200 on the barn,
i which was owned jointly by him and W.
| G. Runkle, of Bellefonte. All this insur-
| ance had been taken out several weeks
i previous, through the W. B. Rankin
t agency. Mr. Rankin later testified that
| the insurance was taken on February 6th,
| and that the losses had not yet been
| paid.
Mrs. E. E. Bottorf, who lives close to
the Ellis farm in Holt’s Hollow, testified
that she was the first to discover the fire
and awakening her husband told him to
arouse the neighborhood. He first call-
ed to Ickes and Finnegan who were
asleep in the burning house. They fi-
nally responded and got out of the build-
ing. Mrs. Bottorf stated that she dress-
ed as quickly as possible and ran down
stairs and out of doors. At the time the
summer kitchen and roof of the Ellis
house were in flames. She started on a
run to George Mayes’ home and as she
did so she saw both Ickes and Finnegan
run toward the barn, which was not then
on fire. When she returned from the
| Mayes home after arousing him she dis-
. covered the barn to be on fire. She stat-
ed that it could not have caught from a
, spark from the burning house asa strong
| wind was blowing the other way, and a
building arid tree that stood between the
barn and house were not even scorched.
i Mr. Bottorf corroborated his wife's
| testimony and Mr. Mayes testified to
; putting out the fire at the barn, admit-
| ting that when he did so he noticed a
i strong odor of coal oil. After presenting
: the above ‘evidence district attorney D.
| Paul Fortney asked that Ickes and Fin-
| negan be held for trial at the May term
. of court.
The men were represented by N. B.
| Spangler “and he protested vigorously
| against holding the men, stating that no
| evidence whatever had been presented
implicating them in the burning of the
| house. ‘Squire Musser, however, stated
| that he deemed the evidence sufficient
| to hold the men for trial. Mr. Spangler
| then declared he would take out a writ
of habeas corpus for a hearing before the
' court, and so the case stands.
BUILDING OPERATIONS AT PENITENTIA-
{RY To BE CONDUCTED ON OPEN SHOP
PLAN.—When building operations are re-
sumed at the western penitentiary this
spring, and the hope is universal that it
will be soon, they will be conducted on
the open shop plan. This fact was au-
thoritatively announced to a reporter of
the WATCHMAN ‘by a representative of
the Thompson Starrett company, the
contracting firm who will have charge of
the work. This means that the Union
will not be recognized in carrying on the
work, but" it does not mean that union
men will not be employed. Both rnion
and non-union men will be employed on
an equal status, and the wages for car-
penters will be $3.00 a day to start with.
No contracts will be given out for the
construction of any part of a building or
the equipment thereof, as the entire work
will be done by the Thompson Starrett
company.’ This will not only include the
concrete work but the steam fitting,
plumbing, electric wiring and fitting,
painting, etc. The company will have
an experienced foreman at the head of
each line of work, but other workmen
will be needed and preference will proba-
bly be given to competent local men.
Just when work will be begun is prob-
lematical. Superintendent Henry Keep,
of the Thompson Starrett company, was
in Pittsburgh last week in the hope of
getting information as to the exact date,
but aside from thé fact that it would not
be long until they would be authorized to
£0 ahead he got no definite information,
roe
DR. NIisSLEY, the veterinarian, has re-
moved his office from the Palace to
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on March 30th by policeman Harry
Dukeman for stealing a bicycle from
Charles Garbrick, was taken before Judge
Orvis last Friday morning and entered a
plea of guilty. He was sentenced to the
Huntingdon reformatory and was taken
to that institution the same afternoon by
sheriff A. B. Lee.
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——Philadelphia art lovers have been
i very much interested recently in an ex-
hibition of oil sketches and miniatures
at the Plastic club by Miss Jane H. Valen-
tine, a daughter of the late George Val-
entine, of this place. The oil sketches in
the exhibition include scenes in Sicily,
Italy, and the small towns in Nuremburg
and Rothenburg, Germany. The minia-
tures are of well known society folk of
Philadelphia.
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——A national “clean up and paint
up” campaign has been established with
headquarters in St. Louis. The work is
being carried on in'more than 1,000 cities
in the United States, so that itis now
time Bellefonte is joining this movement.
We have been observing an annual clean
up time, with most gratifying results;
this year plan to paint after you have
cleaned, so that there will not be left one
fence, one stable or one building of any
kind as an eyesore to your neighbor-
hood.
——Warmer weather is here at last
but don’t let that interfere with your
pleasure in attending the scenic. Man-
ager T. Clayton Brown always keeps the
room well ventilated and entirely com-
fortable, and your interest is at all times
so taken up with the character of the
pictures that you are oblivious to most
everything else. A complete change of
pictures is shown every day, including
many of the leading features now on the
market. Watch the boards for daily pro-
gram.
——George T. Bush has been elected
one of the six delegates from Pennsylva-
nia to the meeting of the national assem-
bly League of American Wheelmen
which will meet in Boston next Septem-
ber. This organization started the move-
ment for good roads building in the
United States at a time when they were
literally overwhelmed with opposition.
At present there is only a small contin-
gent of the once large organization left
but they are still enthusiasts for improv-
ed roads.
—John L. Nighthart returned last
Friday from Philadelphia where he spent
two weeks in the Will's Eye hospital.
For the past year or more he has had
considerable trouble with his left eye and
an examination at the hospital revealed
the fact that the tear duct was closed.
Probes were used in opening the duct
and reducing it to normal conditions afd
Mr. Nighthart has the assurance of the
doctors at the hospital that the sight of
the eye will now improve until it be-
comes normal.
———
——Our readers will all remember the
Tom Thumb wedding given in the Luth-
eran church last February under the au-
spices of the Mission Band of that church.
The play was so beautifully given and so
pleasing to the large audience that a
number of requests have been made to
have it repeated. Therefore it has been
decided to repeat the play next Tuesday
evening, April 20th, in the church. In
addition to the wedding of Tom Thumb
and Jenny June, there will be several
other literary and musical selections of a
pleasing nature that will add greatly to
the evening's entertainment. Go and see
the little folks in dress performance in
this beautiful child’s play. Admission,
15 and 25 cents.
——Within the next few days wreck-
ers will begin dismantling the machinery
at the Scotia ore mines, and this will
mark the passing out of existence of
these well known mines. The first ore
taken from these mines was probably
three quarters of a century ago, when it
was hauled over the mountain to Martha |
furnace. When that furnace was shut
down the mines were abandoned until
about thirty-two years ago when they
were leased by Andrew Carnegie for the
United States Steel company. Large
washers were erected and quite a town
built at that place. The mines have
operated most of the time ever since
that but were sold at the sale of the
Bellefonte Furnace company property
last summer. Since then the. machinery,
etc., has been sold for scrap and the pur-
chasers are about to dismantle the plant
and ship it away.
——Mr. Cowl, professor of landscape
gardening at State College, was in Belle-
fonte last Saturday and gave some valu:
able suggestions as to how to transform
the plaza between the court house and jail
into a beautiful park, His idea includes
a hedge along both sides of the park with
shade trees, shrubs and flowers. There
is some objection by residents living in
that locality against making a park
there, as they claim it would soon become
a lounging place for undesirable people.
Just what the outcome will be is,® there-
fore, hard to say. The County Commis-
sioners are willing to do what is fair but
naturally don’t want to do anything that
might not be for the common good. Dur-
ing Mr. Cowl’s stay in Bellefonte he also
visited the Union cemetery and offered
some suggestions as to how that home of
the dead can be improved. Some of
his suggestions may yet be carried out
| though it is almost impossible to com.-
ply with all of them. :
——John Bayletts, who was atvected) Boom CENTRE COUNTY’S OLD HOME '
WEEK.—Another public meeting of citi-
zens was held on Tuesday evening in the
interest of Centre county’s Old Home
week. A few people expressed the
opinion that the Fourth of July week
would not be an opportune time and ad-
vocating holding it later in the year. The
preponderance of opinion, however, was
in favor of the date named last week,
July 2nd to 8th inclusive, and that date
stands.
While the movement for an Old Home
week was started in Bellefonte it is the
desire to extend it to all Centre county.
Chairman Edmund Blanchard is prepar-
ing a list of names for the executive
committee which will include able and
hustling men in every borough and town-
ship in the county. These men will be
appealed to to make the Old Home week
as much of a personal matter with resi-
dents of their locality as it is with the
people of Bellefonte, and by so doing the
week’s gathering and home-coming of
former residents of Centre county can-
not fail to be a success.
But it must be remembered that a suc-
cessful Old Home week cannot be had
without hard work, and a great deal of
it, by everybody. Don’t depend entirely
on the committees to do the work. Let
every man, woman and child put their
shoulder to the wheel and give a push.
It's push that gets there every time, and
what it will take to make the contem-
plated gathering a success.
Already the chairman of the Amuse-
ment committee is deluged with applica-
tions from various amusement enterpris-
es for full particulars regarding the Old
Home week and the privilege of coming
here. The State College gun club has
agreed to hold its big mid-summer shoot
in Bellefonte at that time and this will
be a big attraction. Residents of sur-
rounding towns are already planning to
come to Bellefonte at that time and there
is no reason why everyone of the seven
days should not witness big crowds here
and the Fourth of July boom with the
biggest celebration witnessed in Belle-
fonte in the past quarter of a century.
Watch the papers next week for a list of
the big executive committee, and if your
‘name is included get down to work right
away and do your part. Remember that
“every little helps, be it ever so small.”
As evidence of the interest that the
movement has already created is the fol-
lowing letter received this week.
WANT A GET-TOGETHER MEETING.
Editor of the Watchman.
We are very glad of the movement to
hold a Centre county Old Home week in
Bellefonte early in July. The survivors
of the Pine Grove Mills Academy associ-
ation are desirous for a day on which to
hold a “get-together” meeting of the old
student body in order to renew old-time
associations and form new acquaintances.
There are quite a number yet living who
marched in the parade in Bellefonte a
half century ago. We desire to get in
touch with old students to arrange for
that occasion. Since our last meeting a
number have answered their last roll
call, among them our president, Gen.
James A. Beaver.
W. H. Fry, Secretary.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED.-The fiftieth
anniversary of the surrender of General
Robert E. Lee and the remnant of his
Confederate army at Appomatox Court
House, Virginia, on April 9th, 1865, was
very fittingly and jointly celebrated by
Gregg Post No. 95 G. A. R., and the
Bellefonte High school, in the High
school auditorium last Friday afternoon.
Samuel B. Miller, commander of the
Post, ‘presided and music was furnished
by the High school orchestra. Dr. E.H.
Yocum opened with prayer and very
timely addresses were made by Hon.
Ellis L. Orvis, Col. H. S. Taylor and
others. At the close the entire as-
semblage sang “My Country 'Tis of
Thee.”
——The “Twin Beds” pleased a large
audience at Garman’s opera house on
Wednesday evening.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Judge and Mrs. Ellis L. Orvis left Bellefonte
a week ago, to spend several weeks at Atlantic
City. : 3
—Mrs. R, L. Mallory had as a guest for a part
of the past week her brother, Edgar R. Murphy,
of Philadelphia. :
—J. Mac Davis, of Tyrone and his son James,
were both in Bellefonte Tuesday, for the funeral
of Bruce Garbrick.
—Mr. and Mrs. Bauer, of Bishop street, had as
week-end guests, Mrs. Stauffer and Miss Emeline
Bryson, of Dewart, Pa.
. =—Dr. and Mrs. Thornley returned to Belle-
fonte Sunday, after having spent several days
visiting at Osceola Mills.
—Mrs. Edward Holt, of Franklin, and her
daughter, were in Bellefonte over Sunday,guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cole.
~Walter Rankin, of Harrisburg, was home
over Sunday, visiting while here with his father
and the family, at their home on Curtin street.
+ —Dr. Edward Harris, of Snow Shoe, was in
Bellefonte Wednesday. Business interests
necessitating his coming here about once a
month.
—Mr. and Mrs, Clifford Rothrock, of Lock
Haven, who spent the early part of the week in
Bellefonte, were guests of Mr. Rothrock’s rela.
tives during their stay. :
—Ralph Struble, a clerk in the railway mail
service at Pittsburgh, has been making a short
visit in Bellefonte this week, with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Struble.
—Miss Margaret Stewart, who has been home
with her grandmother; Mrs. Miller Stewart, for
her Easter vacation, returned Monday to New
Jersey, where she is at school.
—Dr. L. B. Woodcock came to Bellefonte Wed-
nesday afternoon, spending the night with hie
mother,: Mrs. John A. Woodcock, returning into
Scranton the following morning.
—Mrs. - Daley, of Boston, has spent sev-
eral days in Bellefonte during the past two
weeks, having come here from Paradise, where
she was visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Arthur Thomas.
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—J. Thomas Mitchell Esq., made a business
trip to Lewistown the latter part of iast week.
—Mrs. Amanda Houser is spending this week
with her daughter, Mrs. Luther Dale, at Oak
Hall.
—Mrs. Sarah Satterfield returned on Tuesday
from a four weeks visit among friends in Phila-
delphia.
—Harvey McClure, of Oil City, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with ‘his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James I. McClure.
—Miss Bella Confer went down to Howard on
Wednesday to attend a birthday celebration of
her brother, Mr. Jacob Confer.
—Harry T. Fitzgerald, of Cleveland, Ohio, was
in Bellefonte over Sundav with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William T. Fitzgerald.
—Frank Derstine and young son Gilbert came
down from Altoona and spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Derstine.
—Mrs. Thomas E. Mayes and her little daugh-
ter, returned to Bellefonte Tuesday, from a
short visit with Mr. Mayes’ parents, at Lemont.
—Mrs. William McClellan returned home the
latter part of last week from Snow Shoe, where
she was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Blair
Yarnell.
—V. J. Bauer, of Seward, Cambria county,
was home over Sunday to see his sister, Miss
Josephine Bauer, who is ill in the Bellefonte
hospital. :
—Mrs. Samuel Reynolds will return to Lan-
caster this week, after a week's visit in Belle-
fonte with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Reynolds, at their
home on Linn street.
—C. Edward Cooke,of Baltimore,came to Belle-
fonte Friday, looked after some business and
visited with Mrs. Cooke’s sister for a short time,
leaving Sunday afternoon.
—C. J. Rockwell. of Pittsburgh, supervisor of
the Edward A. Woods agency of the Equitable
Life Assurance society, spent'‘Saturday in Belle-
fonte as a guest of J. S. McCargar.
—Mrsf Robert Swan’ and young son Richard,
of Pittsburgh, came to Bellefonte on Saturday
evening and have been guests this week of Mr.
and Mrs. John Swan, at the Bash house.
—Mrs. Frank Driscoll and little daughter, of
Pittsburgh, were in Bellefonte the latter part of
last week on their way to Snow Shoe, to visit the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Burns.
—Richard Johnston, a former State College
student and now holding a clerical position in
the offices of the Norfolk & Western railroad, at
Roanoke, Va., spent Sunday with Bellefonte
friends.
—John Kreamer, of east Lamb street, will leave
tomorrow for Beaver Falls: where he has ac-
cepted a good position. His position as pattern
maker at the Bellefonte Engineering company’s
plant will be filled by Claire Robb.
—Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Irwin, went to
Cherry Tree Tuesday, expecting to be there
until tomorrow that Mr. Irwin may arrange for a
three week’s vacation which he will spend in
Bellefonte, Mr. Irwin’s illness during the past
two weeks has necessitated this rest.
—MTrs. John Blanchard, Miss Mary Blanchard
and Mrs. J. Norman Sherer went to Philadel-
phia Monday to spend a part of the week shop-
ping. Mrs. Sherer leaving the party came up to
Harrisburg, where during a short visit she has
been a guest of Mrs. Wilson Norris.
—Mrs. Elmer Campbell, of Linden Hall, with
her daughter, Miss Mary Campbell, was in
Bellefonte for the day Wednesday. Miss Camp-
bell is a nurse in training at Blockley in Phila-
delphia, but is home on a three week's leave,
having gone to Linden Hall the early part of the
month. :
—Frank Reese, who has been a patient in the
Bellefonte hospital since the 5th of March, was
discharged from there on Monday, returning to
his home at Snow Shoe the same day. Mr. Reese
was greatly benefitted by his stay in the hospital
and is most enthusiastic over his treatment
while there. }
—Mrs. Harry Keller, regent of the Bellefonte
Chapter of the D. A. R. and Mrs. John I. Olewine
the elected delegate, will leave here tomorrow
morning for Washington, to represent the chap-
ter at the National Congress of the D. A. R.,
which will be in session in that city during the
coming week.
—Mrs. S. Cameron Burnside, who spent Tues-
day night in Bellefonte with Miss Brockerhoff,
came here that morning from Howard, to look
after some business, returning the following
day. Mrs. Burnside has been living in Philadel-
phia during the winter, and is in Howard only
for a short stay.
—Mrs. Sara Scull, of Tyrone, with her niece,
Miss Farrell, came .to Bellefonte Monday, and
were joined .here by Mrs. Scull’s sister, Miss
Annie McLaughlin. Going on to Snow Shoe,
they attended. the funeral of Mrs. Michael
McLaughlin Tuesday morning, returning to
Bellefonte the same day.
—Ira G. Burkett, of Stormstown, was in Belle-
fonte on Tuesday and Wednesday attending to
matters relative to the settlement of his father’s
estate. His aunt, Miss Sarah Glenn, who made
her home with the elder Burkett the past few
years, has gone to Altoona to’ make her home
with her niece, Mrs. Musser.
—Mr. J. W. Hess, of Altoona, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Bellefonte visiting his moth-
er, Mrs. Michae: Hess, of Willowbank street.
Mr. Hess is one of the large number of young
men who went from Ferguson township to Al-
toona and all have made good in various walks of
life. During Mr. Hess’ stay in town he was a
very agreeable caller at this office.
—Mrs. W. C. Charlton went to Berwick Mon-
day morning, owing to the illness of Charles
Stanley Kelsey, son of Rev. C. C. Kelsey. rector
of the Episcopal church of that place. The ill-
ness having resulted in the death of the boy
Tuesday, Rev. Charlton joined Mrs. Charlton
there Wednesday, to conduct the funeral serv-
ices. Mrs. Kelsey will return to Bellefonte with
Mrs. Charlton, expecting to remain for a short
visit. : 1 van
—Miss Katherine Packer, of Lock Haven, Miss
Anna Hartman LeVan and J. R. Butler, of Al-
toona, were guests of Mrs. Garber at her grand-
mothers, Mrs. D. G. Bush, for the week-end.
Mrs. George B. Thompson and her two sons,
John and George Jr., joined the party Sunday.
Mrs. Thompson having driven to Bellefonte to
meet Mr. Thompson, who had come here Sat-
urday night froma business trip through Blair
county. :
—Jonas E. Wagner, superintendent of the.
Bellefonte public schools, attended the School-
men’s Week exercises at the University of
Pennsylvania in ‘ Philadelphia’ this week, and
yesterday introduced the discussion on the ques:
tion, “What Should Go Into a City Superin-
tendent’s Annual Report,” as presented by
Calvin N. Kendall, Commissioner of Education
of the State of New Jersey. Mr. Wagner will
return home tomorrow.
—Thomas G. Ryan, of Danville, the deputy
state fire warden who made thearrests'of Edward
Ickes and Bert Finnegan on the charge of setting
fire to the Ellis buildings in Holt’s Hollow, is an
old Lafayette College man, and up until he quit
college two years ago was a star athlete, playing
on the football and track teams. At that time he
weighed only 270 pounds but he is a little heavier
now, as he tips the beam at 321. Mr. Ryan’s
record for the sixteen pound shot is 56% feet,
which excels the Swedish champion of Olympian
fame. At present he is in training and a can-
didate for the shot put event in the Olympian
contests which are booked to be held in Germany
this year, if the war ends in time to permit of
them being pulled off.
—Harry J. Walkey isat Mt. Clemens, having
gone to this Michigan resort, to be under treat-
ment for rheumatism.
: —Mrs. W. H. Wilkinson and Miss Powell will
i leave here Monday, expecting to spend the
| remainder of the month at Atlantic City.
—Miss Letitia Stevenson. a first year nurse in
! training at the Bellefonte hospital, is at her
| home at Waddle, obliged to give up her work for
: a short time on account of illness.
—Mrs. J. Kyle McFarlane, visited here Wed-
nesday with her daughter and son, Miss
Margaret McFarlane, of the Bellefonte hospital
and William, at work at the new Penitentiary,
—Mrs. Clem Fortney, of Altoona, was in
Bellefonte for a short visit, the afterpart of last
week, being while here the guest of D. F. Fort-
ney and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fortney, at their
home on Bishop street.
—Mrs. John M. Shugert, Charles M. Mc-
Curdy, John Blanchard, J. L. Montgomery,
Harry Keller and Geo. R. Meek, were those
from Bellefonte, who went to Lock Haven
Tuesday, for the funeral of J. E. Quigley.
—Mrs. Frank Geary and Mrs. Willis Brown,
of Lock Haven, and Mrs. Reed Worrick, of
Mackeyville, with her daughter, Miss Susan
Worrick, were guests at a luncheon, given by
Mrs. John S. Walker, Friday of last week.
—John A. Rankin, son of W. B. Rankin, left on
Tuesday afternoon for Rochester, Minn., to con-
sult the famous specialists, the Mayo brothers,
regarding his health. It is altogether possible
that he will remain there some time under treat-
ment.
—John Carver, was one among the men of the
nearby country, who drove into Pellefonte Sat-
urday of last week to look after some business
which has been accumulating for months. A
small part of Mr. Carver's time was spent at the
WATCHMAN office.
—Dr. J. M. Brockerhoff returned yesterday
noon from his three months trip through the
south and west, spending most of his time at the
Pan-American exposition and other places in
California, and he will doubtless have some big
tales to tell of what he saw and heard.
—Mrs. Chauncey F. York and her son Carlton,
came here from Atlantic City Saturday, and will
visit for several weeks with Mrs. York’s fath-
er, Emanuel Noll before returning to their home
at Detroit. Mr. Noll’s son John, of Altoona,
spent Sunday with the family in Bellefonte.
—Mr. and Mrs. Niggel, of Butler, have been in
Bellefonte much of the past week on account of
the condition of their son Elsworth Niggel, a
student at the Bellefonte Academy, who is ill in
the infirmary with plural-pneumonia. Mr.
Niggel, a wholesale hardware merchant has re-
turned to Butler, but Mrs. Niggel will remain
with her son, until he is able to accompany her
home.
—Hon. George G. Hutchinson, of Warriors-
mark; Lewis A. Hutchinson, of Pittsburgh;
Edwin W. Hutchinson, of Lancaster; Mr. and
Mrs. Curry and daughter and Rey. E. A.
Keboch, of Warriorsmark, were brief visitors in
Bellefonte yesterday. They had been to Le-
mont to see L. Frank Mayes about a monument
for their mother, whom they buried this week
and Mr. Mayes being in Bellefonte they drove on
down here in order to make the one trip do.
—M. L. Emerick motored over the mountain
from Centre Hall Wednesday evening to look
after a little business here. He said the roads
were fine and “everything's” booming in Centre
Hall. Talking about looking happily at things
Mr. Emerick has the right perspective. It makes
one feel good merely to hear such optimistic
talk. Personally, however, we imagine he is
about as busy as he can be because he is the only
blacksmith doing a general business in the
neighborhood of Centre Hall and as there are
always things to do in that line he probably has
hishands full. ; =
=e
——L. H. Musser will sell at public
sale at 12.30 to-morrow (April 17) at his
barn in Pike alley, 3 horses, 2 good auto-
mobiles, farm machinery, buggies, har-
ness, etc. 16-1t* -
For SALE— Six second-hand ranges
and cook stoves. In good condi-
tion.—MILLER’S HARDWARE. 15-2t
Sale Register.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17.—At the home of Mrs. Ma
Dolan Lex, Pleasant Gap, one team of rent
harness and an entire butchering outfit. Sale
at 1 o'clock p. m.
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer,
The prices quoted are those paid for produce.
Potatoes per bushel
Onions...................
Eggs, per dozen... 18
Lard, per pound... 12
Butter perpound................ oo 18
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........................ A $1.40
White Wheat... 1.35
Rye, per bushel............. 80
Corn, shelled, per bushel... » 80
Corn, ears, per bushel........... es 80
Oats, old and new, per bushel. 55
Barley, perbushel..........cc..c.coovnmionimisresnnis 60
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of the
Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening,
Wheat—Red ............o.i in $ 1.62@1.65
ti: —No. 2... . 1.58@1.63
Corn —Yellow........ 6@77
“* —Mixed new. 5@76
OQats......... esstitaiseisiuin 61% @62
Flour —Winter, per barrel 6.35@6.60
“ _ —Favorite Brands 7.75@8.00
Rye Flour per barrel. .50@7.
Baled H hoice 11.00@18.00
: . 14.50@17.50
Straw... nn 9.00@13.50
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