Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, June 18, 1915, Image 8

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    Belletonte, Pa., June 18, 1915.
To CORRESPONDENTS.—No communications
@ublished unless accompanied by the real name
@f the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
—A terrific electric storm, with some
rain, passed over Centre county on Sun-
day night.
—The new concrete bridge over the
race at the Pheenix mill has been com-
pleted and the street at that place opened
for traffic.
——DBellefonte friends of Mrs. A. A.
Witter, of Tyrone, will regret to learn
that she is seriously ill at her home in
that place.
——Frank Dillon has resigned as post-
master at Julian. The pay uf the office
was too small to warrant his continuing
in charge.
——Miss Mary Thomas will entertain
at her home on Allegheny street, this
evening, in honor of Mrs. Richard Lane,
of McKeesport.
——Mrs. Robert Mills Beach gave a
garden suffrage tea on Wednesday after-
noon for the young people, affording
them an opportunity to meet Miss
MacAlarney.
——During her stay in Bellefonte Miss’
Olie Gehrett has had her two houses on
Pine street greatly improved with a new
coat of paint and a general fixing up
of the surroundings.
——Misses Helen and Roxie Mingle
entertained a number of friends on Wed-
nesday night in honor of Miss Edith J.
Stauffer, of Chambersburg, the guest of
Dr. and Mrs. Schmidt.
——On Wednesday Mrs. L. H. Swartz,
of Hublersburg, entertained a number of
friends at dinner in honor of her guest,
Mrs. William Haynes, of Williamsport,
formerly of Snow Shoe.
——Harry Dunlap on Monday resigned
from the Bellefonte police force to ac-
cept a position as guard at the new pen-
itentiary. Elmer Yerger is acting police-
man until the next meeting of council.
——A platform has been erected in
front of Old Home week headquarters on |
which the handsome new Mitchell, Six
Cylinder car that is to be given away as
one of the functions of the week, is being
displayed.
——The fly has started to work on the
wheat in some parts of Centre county.
Up to this time several fields near Belle-
fonte have been pretty badly cut while
others show less results of the ravages of
the insect.
——George T. Bush has taken the
agency for the well known Gates tours
‘of the United States and is now able to
book individuals or parties going to the
Pan-American Exposition, or to any part
of the United States.
——Lyon & Co., have had a fine con-
‘crete pavementlaid in front of their store
property on Allegheny street. It sets off
the handsome new front they putin some
time ago and adds materially to.the ap-
pearance of their rapidly improving store.
—=Capt. W. H. Brown, of Troop L,
is now hiring horses for the annual en-
campment which will be held at Mt.
Gretna the week beginning July 24th.
Old Home Week
-Approacheth.
What Centre Countians Will See When
They Come to Bellefonte the Week
of July 2nd to 9th. Big Crowds
Will be Here Every Day.
i
If indications count for anything Belle-
fonte will be thronged with the biggest
crowds ever seen here in the history of
the town during the Centre county Old
Home week, July 2nd to 9th inclusive.
Everything is now crystalizing, and each
committee is rounding its part of the
program into shape so that when the
time comes affairs will move along like
an eight day clock.
At the regular meeting of the execu-
tive committee on Tuesday evening it
was decided to have the firemen’s parade
on Monday, civic and fraternal on Tues-
day and industrial on. Wednesday, to oc-
curat 10.30 o'clock each day. There
will also be a decorated automobile pa-
rade at 8.30 o'clock on Tuesday evening
and a fantastic and fancy dress parade
at 8.30 o'clock on Wednesday evening.
The sum of $255.00 will be awarded as
prizes for the firemen’s parade. In the
fraternal parade prizes will be given as
follows: Largest unmber in line of any
organization, $25,00; best uniformed
organization, $25,00; organization hav-
ing over twenty men in line coming
greatest distance. $25.00; best band with
any organization, $15.00; tallest man in
line, $5,00; shortest man, $5.00.
For the industrial parade: Handsomest
float, $20.00; float carrying out best idea,
$10.00; float of most original design;
$10.00; float most representative of coun-
ty industries, $10.00. Already there is
assurance of a warm competition to cap-
ture the above prizes, and merchants and
business men in any part of Centre coun-
ty are not only eligible but invited to
enter this and all other competitions.
In the fantastic parade a prize of
$10.00 will be given for the best group
team idea; for the best float idea, $10.00;
best individual comic, $5.00; best in-
dividual fancy dress, $5.00; for the
best decorated automobile in automobile
parade, $10.00.
It was also decided at Tuesday even-
ings meeting to set aside east Howard
street and Wilson ‘street as a parking
place for automobiles, with a head man
and three assistants to look after the
cars and see that nothing is molested.
For this service the small sum of 25 cents
will be charged. Parking cf cars or
hitching of horses in the main part of
the town will not be permitted. In ad-
dition to the present police force six
members of the state constabulary and
six additional policemen will be here to
maintain order and keep undesirables
out of town.
Reichter, the aerialist, will reach Belle-
fonte July 2nd or 3rd and will make his
first flight on Monday, the 5th. His gas
is now on the way. He will give two
flights each day for a week. All the
other attractions will be here on time.
J. Frank Smith, of the Music commit-
tee, has engaged Our Boys band of Miles-
burg, for Friday and Saturday;
the Tyrone P. R. band for Sunday,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; the
Philipsburg and Aaronsburg bands for
Monday, and he is still in communica-
tion with other bands.
He has also requested permission to 20
on a two days hike on July 3rd and 4th. |
——On Tuesday night J. O. Heverly |
had a 550 gallon gasoline tank placed in |
a bed of concrete under the pavement in
front of his automobile supply store on |
Allegheny street, with one of the new
model registering pumps installed right
at the curb line.
——Miss E. M. Thomas gave a party
‘at the Nittany Country Club on Monday
‘with bridge during the afternoon and a
‘dinner in the evening. The party was
:given in honor of Miss Grace Mitchell
and Mrs. Richard Lane, of McKeesport.
Twelve guests were present.
——NMiss Bertha Risk entertained her
Sunday school class and a number of
other friends, twenty-eight in all, on
Monday evening in honor of her twenty-
first birthday anniversary. Refresh-
rments were served and the evening was
sspemt very delightfully by all present.
——Lew. McQuistion seems to have a
{knack of catching big trout. On Mon-
day evening he went angling up in the
winimity of the railroad trestle and suc-
sceeded in landing a 23 inch trout which
weighed 43 pounds. Several evenings
previous he caught one which measured
19 inches and weighed 4 pounds. Each
one made a good trout meal for the
iMcQuistion family.
~—Mr. E. J. Hendrickson, of York,
‘Pa., the official decorator for the Old
Home week, arrived in Bellefonte yester-
day afternoon with two car loads of
material and a corps of assistants and
will go to work at once on the public
decorations on the streets, as well as
‘private buildings. Percons desiring dec-
orating done should consult him early as
the time is limited.
——Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Miss Mabelle A. Nor-
ris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T.
Norris, of Buffalo Run, and Harry Shan-
non Rimney, of Olean, N. Y., the wed-
‘ding to take place in the near future.
Miss Norris taught school in Juniata dur-
ding the past winter and it was at a party
given by Mrs. William Stahl, of that place,
on Monday evening, that the announce-
So far the Bellefonte Ministerium has
not given any assurance that it will
take charge of the religious services on
Sunday, but arrangements will be made.
for a big union meeting Sunday after-
noon, nevertheless.
Capt. Brown stated at the meeting
Tuesday evening that he would arrange
to have Troop L in line in the firemen’s
parade on Monday morning.
The week’s exercises will be officially
opened at 10.30 o’clock on Friday morn-
ing with, prayer by Dr. E. H. Yocum.
This will be followed by addresses of
welcome by burgess Edmund Blanchard
and Col. H. S. Taylor. In the evening of
the same day a general reception will be
held at the residence cf Burgess Blanch-
ard, on east Linn street, when the receiv-
ing party will consist of both borough
and county officials.
Saturday will be devoted entirely to
athletics under the direction of Dr. R. L.
Weston. Already over sixty entries have
been received and gold, silver and bronze
medals will be awarded the leading con-
testants. The baseball game on Satur-
day afternoon will be between Milesburg
and Blanchard, and already the backers
of both teams are laying wagers on the
result.
Monday will not only be celebrated as
the Fourth of July but it will be the day
‘when United States Senator Boies Pen-
rose will make an address. Another
drawing card for Monday afternoon will
be a baseball game between the Renovo
and Altoona P. R. R. teams. This will
be the first game played by these teams
in years and their coming together will
bring hundreds of backers from both
places. The peerless Donovan will um-
pire the game. As a fitting close to Mon-
day’s program there will be a monster
display of fireworks.
On Wednesday there will be an all day
shoot under the auspices of the State
College Gun club. Already seventy-five
entries have been received for this shoot
and a number of valuable prizes will be
given. A number of professional shoot-
ers will be present and Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Topperwein will give an exhibi-
tion of fancy shooting.
Eighteeen hundred dollars worth of
ment was’ fade.
free attractions will help to entertain the
l crowd during the entire week. The De; Dr. HAWES RECEIVES CALL FROM HAR-
Phils will perforin on a tight wire sus- | RISBURG.—At a congregational meeting
pended from the top of the Brockerhoff , of the Market
house to the top of the Reynolds block. | church, Harrisburg, on Wednesday even-
ing, the congregation voted unanimously
to extend a call to Dr. George E. Hawes,
pastor of the Bellefonte Presbyterian
church, to become their pastor.
On July 1st, 1914, a committee of six-
teen was appointed by the Market Square
church congregation to select a pastor
for the church. During the past three
months two members of the committee
came to Bellefonte at a time to hear Dr.
Hawes preach until the entire sixteen
sat in judgment.
unanimous in recommending Dr. Hawes
and it was upon their recommendation
that the congregation voted a unanimous
Edward Geer will thrill the crowd with’
his high horizontal bar performance, and |
Nervo will make your hair stand on end
twice a day as he leaps from a platform
110 feet high, in front of the Bush house,
and lights on his chest on an inclined
plane. Aeroplane ascensions twice a day
are also included in the free attractions.
While Thursday, the closing day, may
not seem so important on the program,
yet there will be plenty doing and
in the evening of that day is the time
when the big six cylinder, seven passen-
ger, 1916 model, Mitchell car will be
given away, and nobody will know who's
going to get it until the official announce-
ment is made. Of course there will be |
oceans of music every day, with bands
tootin’ all the time. Official headquar-
ters have been opened in the Crider
stone building with G. Wash Rees and a
competent stenographer in charge. Any
information desired can be obtained
there, or if you have any information to
give telephoneit in.
Though nothing has as yet been defi-
nitely arranged it is just possible that
representatives of one or more motion
picture companies will be here for part of
the Old Home week, and the best parts
of it will probably go down in history
in motion pictures.
salary, parsonage free of all expense,
moving from Bellefonte to Harrisburg
and six weeks vacation during the year.
The Market Square church is one of the
largest in Harrisburg and the congrega-
tion the largest in the State outside of
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Dr. Hawes was notified by telephone :
yesterday morning of the action of the
congregation and invited to go to Harris-
burg on Sunday and preach. This he de-
clined to do on account of his church ar-
rangements here. In fact it is under- and Warren, expecting to be away about two
stood that he did not make any date on | Weeks.
which to go to Harrisburg, and as that is —Dr. M. J. Locke was in DuBois last Thursday,
the first official information he has had | where he made an address before the meeting of
——Edward Gross has rented his house |
on Valentine street and on July first will
move onto the farm recently purchased
by him and his brother, John Gross, the
George Hastings farm in Buffalo Run
valley. Edward Page will go with Mr.
Gross as his head farmer. :
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——Why wait for old home week when
you can have from one to two hours
good entertainment each evening by at-
tending the Scenic. There you can see
big programs of moving pictures, some-
thing new and startling, every time you |
g0. The room is quite comfortable, even
in hot weather, owing to the thorough
system of ventilation. Regular admis-
sion only five cents, with ten cents for
the big features.
————
| of the intention of the Harrisburg con-
gregation he intends taking due time to |
consider it; which does not mean that he
will accept or refuse the call.
Dr. Hawes came to Bellefonte October
13th, 1911, and his work in the Bellefonte
church speaks for itself.
CENTRE COUNTY TO BE FAMED IN
MoTION PICTURES.—]. L. Adolphi, general |
manager, and W. Addison Lathrop, scen-
ario editor of the Universal Motion Pic-
ture company, came to Bellefonte yester-
day at the solicitation of George T. Bush
to look up the possibilities of taking pic-
tures here during Old Home week and
they were so impressed that they will
have two or more camera men here to
take the best parts of the weeks program
for their Universal
—One Bellefonte citizen, at least, |
is freshening up his properties so that |
they will look spic and span for Old Home |
week, and that is Mr. Jared Harper.
Painters are now at work on his double
house on south Thomas street; the.
double house on the corner of High and
Thomas streets, and his house on High
street. New concrete walks and steps
will also be laid at his properties on High
street, so that when the painting and
improvements are all completed they
will look very much like new buildings.
——The bass season opened on Tues-
day, but the event did not create very
much of a commotion among Centre
county fishermen. About the only stream
in Centre county inhabited by bass is
Bald Eagle creek from Howard east and,
as the water is high and choppy, condi-
tions were entirely against a good catch
on the opening day. However, a few
fishermen tried their luck and were re-
warded by small catches. Better sport,
however, is anticipated when, weather
and stream conditions become more
favorable.
——The members of the Pleasant View
Union Sunday school feel very grateful
to Mr. and Mrs .R. Russel Blair, for the
musical treat given them on Sunday,
June 6th. Also Mrs. R. G. H. Hayes,
who presided at the organ and contribut-
ed very much to the entertainment. The
Pleasant View Sunday school has a mem-
bership of over one hundred, and an
average attendance of about eighty.
While seldom heard of outside of its own
little circle it is probably accomplishing
as much good as some of the more pre-
tentious Sunday schools in larger places.
——The surgeons in charge at the Jew-
ish hospital, Philadelphia, give no hope
of a permanent cure of Mr. Aaron Katz,
who has been a patient at that institu.
tion the past six weeks. The bone at
the knee has become so frail that it will
not afford a natural support. However,
they expect to fit him with artificial sup-
port so that he will be able to get out
and around. Mr. Katz is expected home
some time time next week and will here-
after make his home with his son, Wil-
liam Katz and family. His apartments
in the Bush house were surrendered last
Friday and his furniture and belongings
moved to Will Katz’s home. Ever since
coming to Bellefonte Mr. Katz has lived
at the hotels and had been at the Bush
house for sixteen years.
—— During the past month the Penn-
sylvania railroad company has been run-
ning farmer’s trains from all parts of the
State to State College in order to afford
the farmers of Pennsylvania an opportu-
nity to see first hand what scientific
farming means. These trains have been
run about two a week and have been
very largely patronized. This week
there will be all told four such excur-
sions to the College, from the western
and northern parts of the State. These
excursions keep affairs pretty lively at
the College, notwithstanding the fact
that commencement is over. And next
week the summer course for teachers
opens and then there will be a large in-
flux of young men and women, especial-
ly the latter. Over one thousand appli-
cations have been received, but whether
all can be taken care of is not yet known,
as the appropriation for the summer
events.
And this will only be the beginning,
for before they are through Bellefonte
and Centre county will likely be so stag-
ed in motion pictures as to make our
good friend, Ellis Freeman, of Philips-
burg, turn all shades of green with envy.
According to the statements of the above
na med gentlemen, they will come here
right after Old Home week with a full
company of from 150 to 200 actors and
actresses and will stage a number of
scenarios among the stone quarries and
rock-bound scenery of Centre county.
STOCK OVERSUBSCRIBED.—At a public
meeting held on Wednesday evening the
stock required to finance the new Alpha
Metals company was oversubscribed. The
company recently purchased the old roll-
ing mill at the McCoy & Linn iron works
and are erecting a big building to use in
their heavier work. This plant will be
used in conjunction with the present
plant of the Bellefonte Engineering com-
pany. The Alpha Metals company is a
new . manufacturing organization with
bright prospects, a fuller description of
which will be given in a week or two
CONCERT AT PETRIKIN HALL.—Under
the auspices of the W. C. T. U. Miss
Claire Lyon Nicolls, of Philadelphia, will
give a concert on Thursday evening,
June the twenty-fourth, at eight o’clock.
Miss Nicolls has studied under Madame
Norberg in Paris, France, and will be as-
sisted by the Mandolin Club of twelve
pieces.
be used in re-furnishing the W. C. T. U.
room of the Bellefonte hospital.
sion, 25 cents.
——George Detarcak and George Sher-
vaenak, two Hungarians were assaulted
by two countrymen near Snow Shoe last
Saturday night, the former receiving a
load of buckshot in the left leg and the
latter a pistol wound in the cheek and a
knife stab in the eye. . The former is in
the hospital and the latter at his home
in Snow Shoe. Officers are now looking
for their assailants.
—Miss Louise Wallace is over in Millheim
‘visiting Mrs. A: Kessler.
—Mrs. Charles Brachbill and son William are
visiting friends at Belleville.
—Miss Alice Wilson went to Atlantic City on
Monday for a fortnight’s sojourn. :
—Mrs. Jane Tate is spending a few days this
week with relatives in Williamsport.
—Miss Emma Waite, an operator in the Bell
exchange, is spending her vacation with friends
in Pittsburgh. :
—Mrs. Paul Keller and child are at Pleasant
Gap visiting her parents, County Commissioner
and Mrs. W. H. Noll. J
—Mrs. James K. Barnhart and two children
returned on Tuesday from a visit at her old
home in Punxsutawney.
—Della and Mary Beezer, daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Beezer, are visiting Mrs. Calvin
Spicher, at Wilkinsburg.
—Mrs. LeRoy Plumb and child, of Newton,
Kan., came to Bellefonte on Wednesday for a
visit with her mother, Mrs. Joseph Fox.
—Mrs. Thomas R. Hayes left for her home in
Atlantic City on Wednesday after a visit of some
weeks with her sister, Mrs, James A. Beaver.
—Miss Helen Shipman returned to her home in
Williamsport on Monday after spending several
weeks in Bellefonte as the guest of Misses Mary
and Catharine Wian.
—Dr. and Mrs. Ambrose M. Schmidt are en-
tertaining their niece, Miss Edith J. Stauffer, of
Chambersburg. Miss Stauffer is-one of the very
efficient. teachers in
school is limited.
schools.
—Mr. and Mrs. Lycurgus Lingle, of Centre
Hall, were Bellefonte visitors on Saturday.
—MTr. and Mrs. Martin B. Garman spent Sun-
day in Tyrone as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
E. Jenkins.
—Misses Margaret and Geraldine Noonan are
in Williamsport as guests of their cousin, Miss
Lucille Delaney.
—Miss Grace Marvin spent the week-end with
friends in Altoona, having left Bellefonte Sat-
urday afternoon.
—After a two month's visit with her mother in
this place Mrs. Bert Harker left for her home in
Johnsonburg on Saturday.
—Misses Sarah E. and Delinda H. Benner re-
turned on Saturday from a month’s trip to Phil-
adelphia and Atlantic City.
—Walter Gherrity, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H.
Gherrity, spent Sunday in Tyrone with his
sister, Mrs. James C. Davis.
—Blaine Mabus and son Richard went over to
Lewisburg on Friday and remained until Tues-
day, visiting Mr. Mabus’ parents.
—Mrs. W. Galer Morrison and daughter
Marian are spending a month with Mr. and
Mrs. Trood D. Parker, at Clearfield.
— Irvin Wolf, of Wallaceton, Clearfield county,
* autoed over to Bellefonte on Sunday to see his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wolf.
—Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Spangler and Mrs. James
{ Clark motored to Lock Haven on Sunday and
spent a few hours looking over the city.
—Mrs. R. A. Beck and two children, Mary and
Robert, srent from Friday until Sunday at Han-
over, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eckman.
—M. A. Landsy left on Sunday oa a business
trip to Philadelphia, going from there to Oil City
Square
Presbyterian
The committee was
The call includes an offer of $3,000
‘ the Clearfield and Jefferson counties medical
| society.
—Warden W. T. Daufenbaugh, of the western
penitentiary at Rockview, with Mrs. Daufen-
baugh, went to Pittsburgh last Friday for a
week’s vacation. :
—Mrs. George Dallas Dixon, of Philadelphia,
was in Bellefonte last Thursday night and part
of Friday visiting her aunt, Miss Julia Curtin,
j at the Bush house. : ;
—Miss Carrie Neiman, of Fleming, and her
brother William, were both in Bellefonte Friday,
looking after some business and making some
necessary purchases for their farms,
—Mrs. S. Canfield Wilson, of Curwensville, a
| state organizer for the W. C. T. U., was in Belle-
| fonte from Thursday until Saturday of last week,
; a guest of Dr. and Mrs. M. A. Kirk.
—Dr. R. L. Weston went'down to Philadelphia
on Monday to purchase the medals and cham-
pionship pennants that will be awarded in the
athletic contest on Saturday of Old Home week.
—Harvey Hile, of Boston, Mass., and William
Toner, of Philadelphia, have written to Bellefonte
friends that they with their wives will be in
Bellefonte for the Old Homa week; and these are
only a few of the thousands who will be here.
—Mrs. Irvin Underwood, of Renovo, brought
her little daughter Martha to Bellefonte on Sat-
urday for an indefinite stay at the home of the
child’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Under-
wood. Mrs. Underwood returned home the
same afternoon.
—Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Strawn and daughter
Ellen; Mrs. Strawn’s sister, Miss McGrath, and
C. A. Woolfson, of New Kensington, motored to
Bellefonte on Sunday in Mr. Strawn’s car and
spent the fore part of the week renewing old ac-
quaintances here.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Yeager went down to
Atlantic City on Saturday evening for a two
week's sojourn. Mrs. George L. Kerstetter, her
sister, came up from Harrisburg on Saturday to
spend part of the time while they are away with
Mrs. J. D. Geissinger.
—Mrs. John M. Shugert and Mrs. J. Mac
Curtin, with Mrs. Shugert’s daughter Mollie,
went down to Philadelphia on Tuesday for a
few day’s stay. While there Mrs. Shugert will
take her daughter to the University hospital for
an operation for the removal of her tonsils.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allison came to Centre
county on Saturday in their car, having motored
from Toronto, Canada, in two days. After a
brief visit with Mrs. J. F. Alexander, at Centre
Hall, they went to Spring Mills for a visit with
Mr. Allison’s father, Hon. William M. Allison.
—Dr. J. J. Kilpatrick went down to Philadel
phia last Friday for a week’s stay, and to bring
home his son Clayton, who has been living with
his grandmother, Mrs. Clayton, and going to
school in the Quaker city. Mrs. Clayton will ac-
company them to Bellefonte for a two week’s
visit.
—John Q. Miles, considerably improved in
health though still noticeably suffering with
bronchial trouble, was in town calling on his
friends yesterday. He made the trip down the
valley with George Fink and said that the roads
are in as fine a condition as anyone could hope to
find them.
—MTrs. John I. Olewine and her son Harris left
at noon on Monday for a visit to the Panama-
Pacific exposition at San Francisco. Traveling
westward they will visit Chicago, Denver, Salt
Lake City and other points on the mid-continental
lines. Their return will be over the Northern
———- eee
weekly of current
ove
The proceeds of the concert will
Admis-
Park. i
—Frank and Miss Cordelia Regel and Mrs.
Vonada, of Berwick, motored to Bellefonte last
Thursday and remained until Saturday as guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clevenstine, at the Pruner
orphanage. Returning home on Saturday they
were accompanied by Mrs. Clevenstine as far as
Lewisburg, where she visited over Sunday, re-
turning home on Monday.
—Miss Anne McCormick, Miss Marcie Seiler,
Miss Mary Robinson and Mrs. Wright drove to
Bellefonte from Harrisburg Friday of last week,
in Miss McCormick’s car. All the members of
the party, save Mrs. Wright were guests of the
Misses Anne and Caroline Valentine, at *‘Burn.
ham Place” during their stay. Miss Linn, who
entertained Mrs. Wright, accompanied the party
on their return Saturday, remaining in Harris.
burg for a visit.
—Rev. James P. Hughes. principal emeritus,
and his son, James R. Hughes, supervising prin-
cipal of the Bellefonte Academy, left on Friday to
attend the annual commencement exercises at
Princeton College. These exercises are of unusual
interest to both gentlemen because this is the
sixty-fifth anniversary of Rev. Hughes’ gradua-
tion, and the thirtieth annual reunion of James
———— me.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
: number of years that both father and son have
attended the commencement exercises together.
—For weeks and weeks William H. Smith, of
the firm of Smith Bros., Spring Mills, had in con-
templation a trip to the Pan-American exposition
at San Francisco, Cal., and on Monday of last
week he started on the eventful journey. Going
to Johnstown he was joined by his brother Luther
and the two of them decided to go out by way of
the Southern Pacific railroad, in order to see
some of the places visited by their father when
he fought in the Mexican war. They also decided
to return by way of the Panama canal. When
they reached Chattanooga, Tenn., Luther be-
came ill, and after a day undef the doctor’s care
he was advised to return home as quickly as
possible, as his illness might result in a paralytic
stroke. And so they started back and William
H. Smith passed through Bellefonte on Monday,
the Pittsburgh public :
on his way home, with his dreams still unrealized.
Pacific route, with a visit to the Yellowstone r
R. Hughes’ class. It is also the first time in a |
1
; —Miss Egan, of Beech Creek, was a Bellefonte
visitor on Tuesday.
{| —Mrs. George LeVan, of Tyrone, is a guest of
| her sister, Mrs. Robert Irwin.
| —Dr. Helfrich was called away on Monday on
| account of the serious illness of a friend.
| —Miss Elizabeth Rosenhoover, of Spring Creek,
went to Philadelphia on Monday to take a course
i in massaging.
|" —Robert Finley Stewart and Robert Morris
i went up to Buffalo, N. Y., on Tuesday on a few
' days pleasure trip.
i Mrs. Sydney Rice returned hone to Har-
risburg yesterday after a three weeks visit at
the W. R. Brachbill home.
: —Mrs. Susan Peters, of Pine Grove Mills,
| spent Wednesday in Bellefonte as a guest of her
_ sister, Mrs. William J, Musser, of east Lamb
i street.
—Mrs. Jennie Black, of Port Allegheny, and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lyon, of Mt. Carmel, were
here last Friday for the funeral of the late
Shuman Lyon.
—Miss Mary Birkenspock, of Williamsport,
, arrived in Bellefonte on Wednesday and will
visit for some time with Misses Marguerite and
Rachael Lambert.
—Miss Eliza M. Thomas has gone to James-
town, R I,, where she is making a short visit
with Mrs. Wistar Norris, of Overbrook, Pa., at
her summer place there, .
—Mrs. Frank Slabe, with her daughter Martha,
on Tuesday accompanied her sister, Miss Ethel
Berry, to -herhome in Williamsport, remaining
there for a few days visit.
—Mrs. Ambrose Sherry and son Joseph, of
North Carolina, are in Bellefonte to spend the
summer with her late husband’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Sherry.
—Mrs. William Nicolls and daughter, Miss
Claire, of near Philadelphia, are guests of Judge
and Mrs. Ellis L. Orvis; expecting to spend the
most of the summer in Bellefonte.
—Among the suffragettes who attended the
Woman's Suffrage party convention in Bellefonte
last Saturday were Mrs. Allison, of Nittany, and
Mrs. L. H. Swartz, of Hublersburg.
—Mrs. Thomas Hazel, Mrs. Harry Smith, Miss
Cora Scholl and Miss Ida Klinger were at Port
Matilda on Wednesday evening installing the
new officers of the Lady Emily Lodge of Rebekahs
of that place.
—Mrs. F. H. Thomas and son Francis went
down to Atlantic City last Thursday, being join-
ed there on Saturday by Mr. Thomas, who went
there to attend a railroad meeting. They will be
at the Shore ten days or two weeks.
—Misses Mary and Henrietta Butts, of Phil-
adelphia, will sail next Monday on the Panama
Canal route to San Francisco to visit the Pan-
American exposition. They will return over the
Northern Pacific route and will be away until
August first.
—Mrs. Edward Harris, of Show Shoe, was
summoned to Philadelphia on Wednesday on
account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
McNaughton. During her absence Mrs. Frank
Warfield is in Snow Shoe looking after the doc-
tor’s household.
—Mrs. George Grove and daughter Mabel, of
Williamsport, came to Bellefonte Wednesday to
be present at the Grove family reunion held at
the fair grounds yesterday. Before returning
home they will visit friends in Benner and Col-
lege townships.
—Mrs. Harold Raymond Smith, of Ogden,
Utah, will arrive in Bellefonte today for a
month’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
D. Ray. Mr. Smith is expected here in time for
Old Home week and later both of them will go
to Tennessee where Mr. Smith will accept a
new position,
—The millinery season having closed on Wed-
nesday Miss Gertrude O'Connell, who has been
with Miss Mollie Snyder as trimmer during the
season, left on Wednesday evening for New
York city, where she will spend several days
shopping before proceeding to her home in
Lewiston, Maine. :
—Among the out-of-town people who were
here for the funeral of the late Mrs. Coburn were
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Huston and their daughter
Evelyn, of Clintondale; Frank Huston, of Norris-
town; John and Miss Mazie Foster, and Mrs.
Hess, of Aaronsburg; Mrs. Harvey Musser, of
Akron, Ohio; Mrs. W. I. Swoope and Mrs. Helen
Huston, of Clearfield, and Mrs. G. G. Pond, of
State College. :
ROR RENT.—Small store room at No.
60 Pine St. Inquire at this office.
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... 17
Lard, per pound... 12
Butter perponnd |... nro 20
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Corrected weekly by C. Y. WAGNER,
The following are the quotations up to six o'clock
Thursday evening, when our paper goes to press.
Red Wheat... 0... 0 iis oo) $1.10
White Whe 1.05
Rye, per bush 80
Corn, shelled, per bu 80
Corn, ears, per bushel... 80
Oats, old and new, per bushel. 55
Barley, per bushel.................... 60
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of the
Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening.
Wheat—Red ..
a No. 2
Corn —Yellow. Yo
* —Mixed ni
Qats ......... sistsdeonnits 3% @54
Flour —Winter, per barrel 6.25@6.50
* _ —Favorite Brands.... . 7.0@7.25
Rye Flour per barrel... we. 6.00@6.25
Baled Hay—Choice Timothy No. 1..... 12.00@20.00
* 0. 1........ 15.50@19.50
Straw «. 9.00@13.50
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