Demorvalic atm
Belletonte, Pa., March 10, 1916.
: To CORRESPONDENTS. —No communications
published unless accompanied by the real name
of the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——The Lenten season began with
Ash Wednesday this week.
——The annual convention of the road
supervisors of Centre county will be held
on Friday, March 17th.
——A little daughter arrived in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Garis, of
Lamb street, on Monday.
——Hyman Garfinkle was taken to the
western penitentiary on Monday by
deputy sheriff Harrison Kline.
——Today at the Scenic, matinee and
evening, “The Christian,” Hall Caine’s
superb love story in eight big acts.
——ALt their regular meeting on Wed-
nesday the County Commissioness fixed
the millage at the same as last year, 4
mills.
—J. Frank Smith has accepted a po-
sitien as traveling salesman for G. R
Danenhower & Son and will go to work
on Monday.
——The residence of Mrs. Carrie D.
Armstrong, on Water street, was sold at
orphan’s court sale on Monday to J. M.
Cunningham.
——Dr. C. F. Hennig fell on the ice at
the Titan Metal company plant on Mon-
day and fractured one of the bones in
his right ankle.
——George Chambers, the tailor, fell
on the icy pavement on Monday morning
and injured himself so badly that he has
not been able to get around since.
——A teacher's social will be held at
the home of Mrs. E. J. Ward, on Curtin
street, this (Friday) evening. All mem-
bers of the W. C. T. U. are also invited.
——The Penn State glee club won big
honors in the intercollegiate glee club
contest at New York on Saturday. All
the leading colleges in the east had clubs
entered and State ranked second in the
award of honors, Princeton being first.
——About as disagreeable a day as we
have had this winter was Monday when
from four to five inches of snow and
sleet fell during the day. During the
night it rained and froze and Tuesday
morning the streets were like a glacier.
——The Study Course will begin in
the High school auditorium Tuesday
evening, March 14th, at 8 o'clock p. m.
Mr, J. Thomas Mitchell will read a paper
entitled “The Swiss Military System and
Its Application to Our National Defense.”
——The opportunity for hearing a con-
cert given by such artists as will be here
Tuesday night, is so unusual that there
is not one person in the community who
can afford to deny themselves this great
pleasure. Any number on the program,
which can be found elsewhere in the pa-
per, is worth the price of admission.
——Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kustaborder,
of Roopshurg, are receiving congratula-
tions over the arrival of a little son, last
Thursday night. When the fact is taken
into consideration that this is the first
child in eighteen years there is little
wonder that the good wishes of their
friends are being showered upon them.
Mr. Kustaborder, by the way, is head
miller at the C. Y. Wagner mill at Roops-
burg.
——The annual conference of the
United Evangelical church closed its
sessions at York on Tuesday with the
announcement of the appointments. Rev.
E. Fulcomer was returned to the Belle-
fonte church but among the new appoint-
ments are Milesburg mission, L. Dice;
Nittany, J. F. D. Bowerson; Rebersburg,
J. W. Omeldorf, and Spring Mills, L. A.
Miller. Rev. C. L. Sones is the presiding
elder of the Centre district.
—On Saturday evening George E.
Lentz, as conductor, and Theodore Cher-
ry, engineer, brought the first all-steel
train to Bellefonte over the Lewisburg
and Tyrone railroad. Monday morning
the other train came in as an all -steel
train, and hereafter both trains will be of
this substantial equipment. The cars,
just new ones, right out of the shops, are
neat in appearance, elegantly upholster-
ed and comfortable to ride in.
——On Wednesday the construction
crew of the Pennsylvania railroad com-
pany erected a new bridge over the creek
a short distance east of Linden Hall, on
the Lewisburg and Tyrone railroad. Of
course the concrete abutments had been
built and everything was in readiness for
the superstructure, and from the time
the crew started to work until the bridge
was in place with the last spike driven
and ready for the passage of trains was
just forty-five minutes.
——The big Wilson Chemical plant,
located just south of the Pennsylvania
railroad station at Tyrone, was entirely
destroyed by fire at noon on Saturday.
The plant was owned and operated by
Mr. George C. Wilson, and was one of
the leading industries of Tyrone. It em-
ployed in the neighborhood of one hun-
dred men and women, mostly . the latter.
The loss is estimated at $50,000, with
only a partial insurance. The cause of
the fire is thought to have been a short-
circuit wire in the boiler or chemical
room. Mr. Wilson will rebuild the plant
at once, in a larger and more substantial
manner than the old one.
"SQUIRE HAYES SCHENCK CONVICTED OF ! that Mr: Welsh was mistaken when he
FORGERY.—After being out almost seven :
hours the jury in the second case against
Hayes Schenck, justice of the peace at
Howard for twenty years, just before
| midnight on Saturday night returned a
| verdict of guilty on the charge of for-
| gery, as specified in the indictment. The
| case was the result of charges brought
| against Mr. Schenck by game warden E.
{ W. Kelly, of Clearfield county, thatfhe
{ had on a number of occasions certified
fraudulent bounty certificates to the Cen-
tre county commissioners for payment,
and by so doing had been the instrument
money. /
The case being one of the State
against Mr. Schenck, assistant Deputy
Attorney General Frederick A. Shoyer
was sent here to conduct the same.
While the action as originally brought
consisted of two cases eleven present-
ments were made last week and a bill of
indictment returned for each. The first
case was called for trial on Thursday
afternoon. District Attorney ‘James C.
Furst and Mr. Shoyer represented the
Commonwealth and Mr. Schenck'’s inter-
ests were very carefully looked after by
W. Groh Runkle and S. D. Gettig Esgs.
The indictment in the first case was
made on the sworn testimony of Ralph
Weaver, who testified that in the fall of
1913 he took one weasel skin to Mr.
Schenck who issued a probate for three
skins That he brought the probate to
the commissioner's office and received
therefore six dollars, two of which he
kept and the other four he gave to his
cousin, Henry S. Weaver. The witness-
es’ testimony could not be corroborated
by the latter because he is now an in-
mate of the Danville asylum. The case
was brief and after being out only about
a half hour the jury returned a verdict
of “not guilty.” ’
The second case taken up was on the
indictment made out from the sworn
testimony of Paul B. Wagner, a son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner, of Howard.
The young man testified to a probate he
received from Schenck on November
23rd, 1913, for three weasels when in
reality he had taken but two weasels to
the 'Squire’s office. That he brought the
probate to the commissioner’s office the
same day, went back to Howard on the
evening train and divided the money
with Schenck on the porch of the hotel
at that place. Wagner testified that at
various times thereafter he took one or
more weasel skins to Mr. Schenck’s
office and most of them were raised in
the probates. Merrill Long, of Howard,
who was generally a witness for Wagner's
probates, corroborated the latter's testi-
mony.
Harry N. Meyer, clerk to the county
commissioners, was called to the stand
and after repeated objections on the part
of defendant’s counsel, all of which were
over-ruled by the court, he was allowed
to testify on the part of the Common-
wealth. Reading from the probate docket
he stated that under the Bounty Act of
1913, the county had paid out for bounties
from July 1st, 1913, to January 1st, 1914,
the sum of $1,431.50; during the year
1914 the sum of $5,009.50, and from Jan-
tary 1st, 1915, to April 15th, 1915, the
sum of $1,616.00, a total of $8,057.00. He
stated that he had no record of the
amount paid out on probates from Mr.
Schenck. Questioned regarding the
amounts paid individuals he submitted a
record which showed that Paul Wagner
had drawn from the county from No-
vember 23rd, 1913, to January 25th, 1915,
inclusive, a total of $124.50, being boun-
ties on 52 weasels, three grey foxes, 5
great horned owls and a wild cat. :
On being recalled Wagner stated that
he had never taken a gray fox to the
'Squire’s office, had never killed one or
had one in his possession, and that he
never had a wild cat. Of the above
amount Wagner testified that he had
given Squire Schenck about $30.
Considerable controversy arose be-
tween counsel when the Commonwealth
attempted to introduce as evidence four-
teen different probates, eleven of which
had been made a party to the various in-
dictments. The court finally decided to
admit the probates, all of which went in
as exhibits for the Commonwealth. In
the additional evidence submitted David
L. Welsh: testified to having witnessed a
probate for James Briggs which turned
up for six weasels when in reality he
only saw one. Mr. Welsh also testified
to having signed the probate as a wit-
ness. : 1
J. W. Hepburn, constable, testified that
on April 26th, 1915, he had witnessed a
probate for Fred Strawcutter, of Blanch-
ard, which turned up for five weasels—
one old and four young, when in reality
he had only seen one.
Curtis Butler testified that he had wit-
nessed a probate for two gray foxes
which later turned .up for three gray
foxes and a wild cat.
Three probates were presented bear-
ing the signature of John P. Butler as a
witness and that gentleman testified that
he had only signed one of them. In sup-
port of his statement he said that he al-
ways signed his name ‘Jno. P. Butler,”
while one of the alleged forged probates
was signed “John P. Butler” and the
other “Jono P. Butler.”
In his own defense Mr. Schenck was
put upon the stand and denied absolute-
ly every charge made by the witnesses
for the Commonwealth, claiming that
each and every probate he issued was
entirely regular and that every animal
accounted for at the time. Inthe case
of the James Briggs probate he stated
of robbing the county of considerable |
said he had signed the probate, because
that one had been issued under the old
law when it wasn’t necessary for the
witness to sign it, and Welsh’s name as
it appeared on the paper had been writ-
ten by him. To prove it he went to a
table and wrote the name, an almost ex-
act duplicate of the one in the probate.
Later the Commonwealth had Mr. Welsh
go on the stand and admit he was mis-
taken as to having signed that probate.
In further support of the Briggs probate
Mr. Briggs, himself, was called and he
testified that he had five weasels, as rep-
resented. He was further corroborated
by Mrs. Schenck, who signed the probate
as a witness.
John Kelley, of Howard, testified that
he had seen Paul Wagner on the streets
of Howard with agray fox under his arm,
notwithstanding the fact that Wagner
had testified that he never killed a fox in
his life or had one in his possession.
The testimony closed at noon on Sat-
urday. Attorney W. G. Runkle argued
the case for Mr. Schenck and Frederick
A. Shoyer summed up for the Common-
wealth. Judge Quigley reviewed the evi-
dence quite fully in his charge to the
jury and they retired at 4.45 o’cluck Sat-
urday afternoon. It was about 11.30
o'clock when they reached a verdict and
notified Judge Quigley who went to the
court house and received the verdict of
guilty in the grand jury room. The jury
which sat on the case was composed as
follows:
W. M. Shuey, farmer, Benner.
Thos. B. McClellan, laborer, Union-
ville.
John Burkholder, farmer, Potter.
M. P. Walker, reporter, Bellefonte.
B. F. Swartz, student, Walker.
Owen Underwood, farmer, Union.
J. H. Crouse, barber, Haines.
J. H. Weaver, laborer, Boggs.
Frank Clevenstine, salesman,
fonte.
Clyde Beck, farmer, Halfmoon.
Geo. H. Kline, plasterer, State College.
L. M. Decker, sawyer, Potter.
On the first ballot the jury stood 9 to 3
for conviction; the second ballot 10 to 2;
the third 11 to 1 and the final ballot was
unanimous. This week the attorneys for
the defendant made a motion for a new
trial and the same will be argued and
disposed of later.
While the fact was not brought out at
the trial the records at Harrisburg show
that from July 25th, 1913, to April 15th,
1915, probates issued by Squire Hayes
Schenck were for 121 gray foxes, 779
weasels, 34 wild cats, 18 goshawks, 92
sharp shinned hawks and 80 great horned
owls, quite a collection of noxious ani-
mals, the total bounty on which was
$3,053.
——A card supper was given by Mrs.
Harry N. Meyer and Mrs. Joseph Runkle
at the home of Mrs. Runkle, Thursday
evening of last week. Forty of Mrs.
Meyer's and Mrs. Runkie’s friends were
their guests.
Belle-
coe -
——The opinion of a few people might
not meet with popular approval, but
when the judgment of the masses that the
Scenic is now showing nighlty programs
of motion pictures superior to anything
ever seen in Bellefonte, is taken into
consideration, it must be so. Special
features every night by the best film
manufacturers in the country, portray-
ing unusual dramatic situations. Good
comedies and everything that the lover
of motion pictures enjoys.
——Last Saturday evening a knight of
the road, who had evidently imbibed too
freely of the glass that cheers, made his
bed between the tracks of the Central
Railroad of Pennsylvania, down where
R. B. Taylor’s ice house used to be locat-
ed. He used the end of a tie for a pil-
low and so deeply was he wrapped in the
arms of Morpheus that the night passen-
ger train pulled into the station without
awakening him, though the wheels pass-
ed within a half inch of his head. The
man was gotten out of his perilous posi-
tion before the train backed down to the
round-house.
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——Rev. J. R. Wylie, State secretary of
the National Reform association, was in
Bellefonte this week arranging for a pub-
lic meeting to be held in the court house
on Thursday, March 16th, in the interest
of the nation wide campaign in opposi-
tion to polygamy and other crimes of the
Mormon kingdom. This meeting will be
addressed by attorney Vernon J. Daniel-
sen, a converted Mormon, a man who
passed through the endowment house
and taken the endowment oaths, and
who has labored three years as a Mor-
mon reformed missionary. He will tell
what he knows of the system and also
his own experience. The public should
not fail to hear this address.
rr — A A fp ren a.
——Last week’s WATCHMAN contained
a brief announcement of the injury of
John Guisewhite, at Meadville, on Tues-
day. Mr. Guisewhite is foreman of the
Phoenix iron works and his injuries were
caused by an explosion in the moulding
department. Mr. Guisewhite was severely
burned about the face and hips and
might have been burned to death had it
not been for his brother-in-law, Edward
Houser, who threw him down and ex-
tinguished the flames with sand. As it
was all the hair was burned off of his
head and it was feared his sight
was destroyed, but after several days
treatment in the Spencer hospital qt
developed that his eyes are not seriously
affected. Houser was burned on the
arms and hands and two foreingers were
also badly burned.
‘Guard. The WATCHMAN congratulates
CALEBRATED GOLDEN WEDDING. —On |
March 1st, 1866, John Henry Neidigh and '
Miss Sarah Ann Kustaborder, both of |
Ferguson township, were united in mar- |
riage and so happy and satisfied have |
they been with a half century of life to- |
gether that on Wednesday of last week
they celebrated their golden wedding. |
The occasion was planned as a family |
reunion but it elaborated into a gather- |
ing of relatives and near friends as well. |
At eleven o'clock a. m., a repetition of |
the marriage ceremony was performed !
by Rev. S. C. Stover, of Boalsburg, the |
ring service being used. It was a unique
as well as touching ceremony, the happy
couple being surrounded by their chil- |
dren and grand children. Following the
ceremony the reverend gentleman made
a brief speech in which he congratulated
Mr. and Mrs. Neidigh on having lived to
enjoy their fiftieth anniversary and in
enjoying such splendid health that they
give promise of spending many more an- |
niversaries together.
At high noon the entire party filed in-
to the spacious dining room where a!
bountiful wedding repast was served. A'
delicious wedding cake graced the table
as a centre piece. It was the gift of a
baker at Patton and contained fifty c I-
ored candles which were lighted by the
bride and later snuffed out by the grand-
children. Following the repast an in-
spection of the presents received by Mr. |
and Mrs. Neidigh was made. They in-
cluded among other things a purse of |
gold and a victrola. The afternoon was !
spent in reminiscing of olden times, and |
in the enjoyment of social chat and mu-
sic.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Neidigh came of |
ancient lineage. The first Neidigh to j
come to this country was John Henry
Neidigh, born in North Prussia about the |
year 1700. When a young man he emi-
grated to America and located in Berks |
county. His son Solomon was born Au-
gust 17th, 1744, and he moved to Centre |
county in 1791. The next in the line of |
descent was John, a son of Solomon, born :
in 1776. John’s son Jacob was born in
Haines township in 1820, and his son,
John Henry, the subject of this article
was born at the same place in 1845. The
family, however, moved to Ferguson
township in 1848, where the elder Nei-
digh died on September 9th, 1900. John
Henry is one of a family of ten children.
Mrs. Neidigh’s ancestors also came
from northern Prussia in 1750 ard settled
in Northampton county. The first of
the family to arrive in America was Jo-
seph and Kathryn Kustaborder. - Their
son George and his wife Kathryn came
to Centre county shortly after the Revo-
lutionary war and located near what is
now Pine Hall. The parents of Mrs.
Neidigh were George and Mary A. Kus-
taborder.
Shortly after the marriage of Mr. Nei-
digh and Miss Kustaborder in 1856 they
went to Michigan where they lived four
years. The climate, however, did not
agree with them and they returned to
Centre county, locating on a farm near
Struble where they lived until ten years
ago when they retired to a beautiful
country home nearby.
Mr. and Mrs. Neidigh were blessed
with ten children, eight of whom are liv-
ing as follows: N.C. and J. D. Neidigh,
Mrs. Anna Garner and Mrs. Clyde Fish-
burn, all of State College R. F. D.; J.|
Calvin Neidigh and Mrs. John Lytle, of |
Juniata; Mrs. Curtis Cronemiller, of Pat-
ton, and Miss Blanche at home. George
died in youth and William S. died in
1908 as the result of injuries sustained in
a railroad accident. They also have
twenty-three grand-children and two
great grand-children. Mr. Neidigh is but
seventy-one vears old and Mrs. Neidigh
one year his junior. Both -are ardent
‘members and zealous workers in the Re-
formed church and Sunday school, and
are among the most esteemed residents
of Ferguson township.
For last Wednesday's auspicious event
their beautiful home was quite lavishly
decorated, the color scheme being yellow
and white.
A NEw CAPTAIN FOR TROOP L.—Re-
corder William H. Brown having resign-
ed as captain of Troop L, N. G. P. of
this place, Governor Brumbaugh on
Tuesday appointed First Lieut. H. Laird
Curtin, quartermaster and commissary,
as his successor. Capt. Curtin is chuck
full of military instinct, in fact must have
imbibed it from his illustrious ancestors
because as a boy he cavorted with mili-
tary organizations on every opportunity.
As he grew to manhood his patriotism
increased and even before he became
connected with the National Guard he
had the correct dignified bearing of a
regular West Pointer. He has been con-
nected with the Guard for some years in
various capacities and his enthusiasm
for the work is as great now as ever. In
fact, he has frequently been commended
by his superior officers for his true mili-
tary ability. Bellefonte’s National Guard
organization has had some able com-
manders during its forty years or more
of existence, and without disparagement
to any one of them we predict that Cap-
tain Curtin, as commander of Troop L,
will make a beau ideal of an officer. He
is thorough in his manual, a strict but
not severe disciplinarian, rides his horse
like a centaur and has a commanding ap-
pearance equal to the best of them in the
him upon his appointment and antici-
pates seeing Troop L brought into the
fore front of military efficiency in the
National Guard.
——Have your Job Work done here.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Howard Gearhart, of Coatesville, spent Sun- |
day with Mrs. Gearhart in Bellefonte.
—Mrs. Harry Rote is visiting friends in Akron
and Cleveland, Ohio. :
—Charles P. Brachbill is in Philadelphia for a
| short time, in the interest of the W. R. Brachbill
—Mrs. Sara Etters, of Lemont, was a Belle- furniture store.
fonte visitor Monday, doing a little shopping.
—Mrs. Martin Hogan,
Bellefonte on a shopping
day.
- —Messrs. Ivan and Cecii Walker attended a
leap year assembly given by the young ladies of
Tyrone last Friday evening.
—Mrs. J. D. Geissinger is in Harrisburg, hav-
of Unionville, was in | ing left Bellefonte a week ago for a visit with her
expedition on Tues- | Sister, Mrs. Kerstetter.
—MTr. and Mrs. F. W. Crider went to Atlantic
{ City yesterday, expecting to spend the greater
| part of the month of March at the Shore.
—Mrs. James Blythe, of Philadelphia, was
—Mrs. Charles Keichline went to Syracuse, N. | among those who came to Bellefonte this week
Y., Tuesday. where she will spend a part of the | 0 account of the death of Harry A. Taylor.
month of March visiting with cousins.
—Mrs. William Grauer was in Bellefonte over
Sunday with her sisters, Miss Newman and Mrs.
Loeb, returning to her home in Altoona, Monday
afternoon.
—Mrs. Hiram Hiller came to Bellefonte Mon-
day for a visit of a few days with Mrs. William
P. Wilson, leaving Thursday to return to her
home at Chester.
—Joseph Lose, of Philadelphia, came to Belle-
fonte Friday, spending the short time while here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Lose, and
Mrs. Lose’s relatives.
—Miss Helen Melvin has returned to her home
in Corning, N. Y., after a visit of several weeks
at the Brant house, with the Misses Margaret
and Geraldine Noonan.
—Col. H. S. Taylor, R. B. Taylor and their
mother, Mrs. Hugh Taylor Sr., went to Buffalo,
i N.Y, on Saturday on account of the very ser-
ious illness of Harry Taylor.
—Daniel C. Hall, of Unionville, was a business
visitor in Bellefonte on Monday and casually
dropped in to see if we were still short of that
three thousand dollar mark.
—C. D. Casebeer has been in Somerset for a
part of the past week visiting with his mother,
it having been his custom for a number of years
to be with her for the celebration of her birth-
day.
—John A. Hunter Jr., left Bellefonte yesterday
afternoon to return to Boulder, Colorada, hav-
ing arrived in the east Sunday to attend the
funeral of his father, the late Capt. John A.
Hunter.
—Walter Rankin, with the Whittaker Con-
struction Co., of Harrisbug, came to Bellefonte
Wednesday night, for a visit of several days with
| his father, William B. Rankin, at his home on
Curtin street.
—Lester Musser came home from Detroit last
week owing to a slight illness and now that he
has dropped back among his old associations
here he has decided that Bellefonte is good
enough for him.
—Basil Mott has been spending this week in
Bellefonte with his mother, Mrs. Odillie Mott,
having come up from Philadelphia last Friday.
Mr. Mott is now an instructor in the Medico-Chi-
rurgical College.
—Mr. George W. Gingerich, the well known
farmer and Granger of Potter township, was in
Bellefonte on Wednesday and one of his kind
acts was to order the WATCHMAN sent to Mrs.
Henry Garbrick, of Zion.
—Mr. and Mrs. John T. McCormick, of State
College, were in Bellefonte Wednesday. Mrs.
McCormick having come to be under the care of
the dentist remained with her sister, Mrs. Hutch"
inson, until the following day.
—A delightful cal'er at the WATCHMAN office
on Wednesday was Mrs. J. Haines, of Philips-
burg, who stopped in Bellefonte a day while on
her way to Williamsport to see her sister, Mrs.
John T. Allen, who has not been very well of
late.
—Mrs. Marion Smith, of Altoona, has been
with her relatives in Bellefonte for the past week,
the greater part of the time having been spent
with her father, Joel Johnson. Mrs. Smith is on
her way home from a visit in the eastern part of
the State.
—Mrs. Clevan Dinges left here Monday for
New York city, where she is visiting with Mrs.
Walter Irvin. From New York Mrs. Dinges has
arranged to go to Washington, where she ‘will
represent the Bellefonte chapter of the D. A. R.,
at their annual congress.
—]J. F. Miller, of Potters Mills, one of its most
influential citizens and at one time one of the
foremost school teachers in the county, was in
Bellefonte Wednesday looking after some busi-
ness interests and doing some buying, in pre
paring for the spring work. -
—Mrs. W. T. Twitmire, who went to West
Chester two weeks ago for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Gouchanauer, became ill while
there and is now a surgical patient in the West
Chester hospital. Mr. Twitmire spent the week-
end with his wife, returning home Monday.
—Capt. J. A. Quigley, of Blanchard, accom-
panied by his daughter, Mrs. W. D. Horne, of
Yonkers, N. Y., came to Bellefonte on Tuesday to
spend the day with Judge and Mrs. Henry C.
Quigley, and incidentally to see how the Judge
looked upon the bench during the court sessions.
—Mrs. H. S. Cooper and her daughter, Miss
Emeline Cooper, left here Monday night to
spend a part of the two weeks they will be’ away
visiting - with friends at Yonkers. The latter
partof their stay will be devoted to shopping,
the time equally divided between New York and
Philadelphia.
—Mr. and Mrs. William, H. Hamilton re-
turned last week from Pittsburgh, where they
spent two months visiting with their children for
the benefit of Mr. Hamilton’s health. Being
much improved he resumed his work as conduc-
tor on the freight train on the Central Railroad
of Pennsylvania on Monday.
—Mrs. George Lentz will go to Lock Haven
today to hear the debate on ‘‘Suffrage,” at the
Normal school tonight. Miss Hazel Lentz, her
daughter, having been for some time one of the
most enthusiastic workers for suffrage at the
school, will be among those to whom the privi-
lege of presenting this very popular question
has been given.
—H. D. Meek and his brother Lester were in
Bellefonte Monday, having come from Williams-
port, from where Mr. and Mrs. Meek had ship-
ped their furniture, intending to again occupy
their house at State College. Mrs. Meek and
her daughters will not leave Williamsport until
the closing of Dickinson Seminary, where the
girls are both at school. i
—The Misses Mary and Iva Brown and Mrs.
Teats, all of Freeburg, came to Bellefonte last
week owing to the illnes of their sister, a nurse
in training at the hospstal. Two weeks or more
ago Miss Brown infected the third finger of her
right hand, which resulted in the amputation of
the finger on Sunday. Since that time her condi-
tion has been steadily improving. After a few
days Mrs. Teats returned home while the Misses
Brown remained as guests of Mrs. A. Linn Mc-
Ginley.
—William Rishel, of Pittsbugh, a former resi-
dent of this place, has been in Bellefonte this
week so changed that his most intimate friends
hardly recognized him.. Four months ago his
physician sent him to Mont Alto to be treated for
tuberculosis, and at that time his family was
very much concerned over his condition. He
only recently returned from Mont Alto and when
he left there it was on the authoritive statement
of the resident physician that he was entirely
cured. In fact during the four months he was
there he gained 28% pounds and now weighs
three pounds more than he ever weighed. He
came to Bellefonte to get his wife and two little
children, who during his sojourn at Mont Alto
have been staying with her brother, Morris
Kreamer, and they all will return to Pittsburgh
tomorrow.
—Mrs. Otto, of Johnstown, with her two chil-
dren, spent the week-end in Bellefonte, guests of
the children’s grand-mother, Mrs. Jerry Nolan.
—Mrs. Claude Cook and her daughter, Miss
Grace Cook, have been in Philadelphia during
the past week doing their shopping for the com-
ing seasons.
Aa
SECOND WEEK OF COURT.—Only a few
cases were ready for disposal at this
week’s session of court. In the case of
Hannah J. Maule vs. the executors of the
Charles J. Maule estate, a verdict was
rendered for the plaintiff in the sum of
$878.49.
Hannah Cowher vs. Wilson G. Frantz,
an action in ejectment. Verdict in favor
of the defendant.
. The case of Wilbur H. Wining vs.
Wilson G. Frantz, Abednego Laird, John
Kelley and Gilbert Eller, being an action
in trespass to recover possession of
about one hundred acres of mountain
land in upper Bald Eagle valley, has been
on trial since Monday, and was not com-
pleted when the WATCHMAN went to
press.
NoTice.—Up until March 15th those
owing me or those having claims against
me, will please call at my former place
of business or at my residence, to adjust
same. After the above date my accounts
will be left in the hands of W. Harrison
Walker, Att'y, for settlement.
61-9-2t C. C. SHUEY.
OO eee
FOR RENT OR SALE.—A brick house
on the corner of Linn and Wilson streets,
having all modern conveniences. On
the lot, which is 100 ft. front by 200 deep,
is a good stable and fruit of every va-
riety. Inquire of JARED HARPER. 60-10
— oe
LosT.—Saturday evening between Car-
peneto’s and Blair’s jewelry store, pocket-
book containing between $55 and $56.
Ten dollars reward if returned to this
office.
FOR SALE.—Owing to illness Miss
Jennie Morgan offers for sale her store
and business in Bellefonte. This is a
fine Qpportunity for the right person.
61-10-3t.
——Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.
Sale Register.
MARCH 14—At the residence of J. H, Williams, on
the Snyder farm at Bloomsdorf Station, four
miles west of State College. 8 horses, 7 cows,
felves, Mpleniehis genes, & Laval separa-
Tr, household goods. etc. Sale begi
o'clock a. m. James Reed, Auc. shod
SATURDAY, MARCH 18.—Mrs. J. Ada
will sell at her home at Axe oy Tg
of all kinds of houshold furniture. Sale atl
o'clock p. m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24.—On the Coburn farm two
miles east of Spring Mills William A. Carson
will sell 6 head of horses, 4 mules, 35 head of
cattle, 20 hogs, 11 sheep, and a full line of farm-
ing implements and house-hold goods. Sale
will begin at 9 o’clock a. m., sharp.
TUESDAY, MARCH 28.—P. B. Meek, at Waddle
station, will sell 10 head of horses and colts, 25
head of cattle, 41 hogs, 16 sheep and a full line
of farming implements. Sale will begin at 10
o'clock a. m. L.Frank Mayes, auctioneer.
SATURDAY, APRIL I.—A. G. Morris Jr., will sell
at his coal yard 6 horses, 5 wagons, carriage,
harness, etc. Above must be sold as he intends
equipping with International Motor trucks.
Sale at 1p. m. *
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer.
The prices quoted are those paid for produce.
Potatoes per bushel........................ .. $1.00
Onions................... 65
Eggs, per dozen.. 22
Lard, per pound.. 14
Butter perpound......... 0 ee 30
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... iis $1.05
White Wheat... .. 1.00
Rye, per bushel............. 70
orn, shelled, per bushel... 70
orn, ears, per bushel.......... 70
Oats, old and new, 49
Barley, per bushel... 60
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closi prices of the
Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening.
Wheat—Red .... .$ 115@1.18
—No. 2.. L12@1.15
Corn —Yellow. 5@76
—Mixed new. 73@74
OAS. li iin. 47@48
Flour —Winter, per barrel 5.00@5.25
* _ —Favorite Brands... .. 6.25@6.75
Rye Flour per barrel..................c........ 5.25@5.75
Baled Hay—Choice Timothy No. 1..... 10.00@22.00
Mixed No. 1........ 15.50@19.50
Straw... 000 . 8.50@14.00
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