Demo atoan Bellefonte, Pa., March 17, 1916. To CORRESPONDENTS. —No communications | published unless accompanied “by the real name of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY. —Great bargains at Miss Morgan's Shop, everything tobe sold below cost. ——Try/ Ceader’s ‘butter crust bread, ‘the best on the market. 11-1t ——Maynard Meeker, of Karthaus, on Tuesday assumed charge of the Old Fort ‘hotel, Mr. Royer retiring ‘rather E Suddenly on account of illness. - ——The supervisors of Centre county will hold their annual convention in the court house today. Ex-Judge Ellis L, Orvis is president of the association. —The W.C.T. U. thimble bee will be held at the home of Mrs.. Whiting, on Curtin street, this (Friday) afternoon All are invited. The usual offering will’ be lifted. —The attention of our readers is called to the announcement on ‘page five of Mrs. Roberta Smith of her new Tog- gery Shop in the Shoemaker Flats on Spring street. —Daniel Schilling, one of. Coleville’s oldest and most esteemed - residents, suf- fered a stroke of paralysis on Thursday of last week. If he lives until today he will be eighty-one years old. ——At Miss Marvins opening Wednes- day and Thursday of next week there will be an. annual display of exclusive models in hats, for the spring and sum- mer season. Every one is invited to this opening. : ——The attention of housecleaners is called to the fact that the annual spring | rummage sale will be held in May, con- sequently every one is asked to save all their old clothes, furniture and anything they propose discarding. --—Jerome A. Confer of Yarnell, fell on the ice last Friday and fractured one of his ribs. = Inasmuch as he is neighborhood of seventy-five years of age the injury is more serious than it would be with a younger man. ——The adjourned meeting of borough council to consider the pending applica- tions for state-aid highways was not held on Monday evening ‘ owing to various causes. The matter will come up at the regular meeting next Monday evening. ——Strawbridge & Clothier’s salesman will have on display at the Bush house next Wednesday, a full line of newest styles of coats, suits and skirts for spring and summer. Special measurements taken.—NEWMAN’s LADY -SHop, 11-1t.’ ——The Jack Lynn Stock company has been giving good satisfaction at Gar- man’s this week, giving a number of the | This evening , well known royalty plays. the play will be “Life’s Shop Window," and tomorrow matinee “A Homespun Heart,” with “Utah” as the night offer- ing. * ——At a small party given by Miss Madge Orris, at the home of Mr. Elmer E. Davis, on Saturday evening, announce- ment was made of her engagement. .to Samuel Baird, of Milesburg, but who holds a good position at Burnham. The wedding is scheduled for some time in April. { — When ihe Avorn Operd® company presents its latest version of “The Bo- hemian Girl” here the ‘Tzigani troupe of acrobats, numbering twelve, that created such a favorable impression with- this ofganization in past seasons, will again be one of the notable features of the fair scene in: the second act of the opera. Will appear at Garman’s opera house in the near future. ——Henry Eestrict, a division work- man on the Bellefonte and Snow Shoe railroad, stepped off the track on Mon- day afternoon to allow the train to go by, and fell and broke his right leg between the ankle and knee. He was brought to Bellefonte on the evening train and taken to the Bellefonte hospital where the fracture was properly reduced and where he will remain under treatment. ——On Saturday afternoon John S. Yearick drove home from Bellefonte and as he stepped out of his automobile slip- ped and fell on the ice,breaking the small bone in his left leg just above the ankle. While not as serious as a compound fracture the injury is sufficient to keep him housed up a number of weeks, and just at the time of year when his pres- ence is needed around the farm. ——1It is said that Bellefonte is to have a real show this summer, the combined Wallace circus and Hagenback's animal show. This combination is now one of the biggest shows on the road, requiring sixty or more cars to transport.it. The date for its rumored appearance in Belle- fonte is Wednesday, May 31st. It is also rumored that another show is endeavor- ing to arrange a date for Beliefonts early in May. ~——The forty-first annual convention of the Woman's Foreign Missionary so- ciety of the Huntingdon Presbytery will be held at Philipsburg on Wednesday and Thursday, March 29th and 30th. Among the speakers will be Rev. Walter Erdman, of Korea; Miss Alice Wishart; of India; Miss Gertrude Shultz, field sec- retary of the board, and .a number of others prominent in missionary work. A ‘number of Bellefonte workers will at- tend the convention. in the ADDITIONAL MOVINGS. — Mrs. John : { Walsh® will return to Bellefonte from ' New York, for the summer. Mr. and | Mrs. Peterson, now occupying her house, : having arranged to board. : Harry Ruhl from Bishop street to the | | Reed property now occupied by R. M. | Evy, who with his family will go to Wil- son street, to the house vacated by Jo- ! seph Kelleher. | Mrs. John Harris and Mr. and Mrs. VanPelt will move from the old J. V. Thomas property on the corner of Al- legheny and Curtin Sts. to the brick honie owned by Mrs. D. G. Bush on Spring St., lately occupied by R. B. Tay- Tor and family. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Gettig having de- cided to . remain where they are, Irvin Gettig will go there to make his home, the house which he rented from Jared Harper having been sub-letted to Mrs. S. A. Bell, who with her niece, Miss Alice 1 Tate, will move there next week. James Saylor from one of the Steele houses on Pine St. to Bush's Addition. | i Uriah Stover and his family will go from Railroad St, to Axe Mann, to live in Mr. Stover’s former home with his mother and family. Curtis White who since his marriage has lived with his parents at Axe Mann, has moved into a house on Pine St, owned by the Wm. Steele heirs. ‘Mrs. Richard Markle, who has for some time made: her home with J. L. Runkle and his family, has rented the Scholl house on the south side of east High St., expecting to go to houssksept ing there as soon as possible. Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Mitchell whe will store. their furniture, have taken apartments at the Brockerhoff house, ex- pecting to live there until the completion of their new home which they are plan- ning to build. Ses Bap WRECK ON PENNsY.—One of the worst wrecks that has occurred on the at 10.38 o'clock last Thursday evening when the Manhattan limited from New York to Chicago crashed into a freight engineer that he died at his home in Al- toona Friday afternoon. The dead fire- man and engineer are S. P. Shope and Thomas P. Trout. Several passengers were badly shaken up but none seriously injured. The accident ws occasioned by the buckling of a wooden: freight car, throw- ing’ it against a moving freight train. Thirteen cars were piled up and before a. flagman could be sent out the Manhattan impact tore the passenger engine loose from the train and it rolled down over a forty foot' embankment. was made up of all-steel cars and while five of them were derailed they withstood the impact, hence the small casualty list. On account of the wreck all passenger trains were run east and west over the Bald Eagle valley railroad and by way of Williamsport and Sunbury to Harrisburg. The main tracks were cleared for traffic Friday cvening. GooD QUTLOOK FOR AUTOMOBILE Busi- NEsS.—Despite the fact that gasoline is now selling higher than it ever did before the outlook for the automobile business in Bellefonte and Centre county is better the year, and the indications «are. that a | ' large number of new cargwill be deliver- ed'to Centre countians: during the sum- mer. George A. Beezer has already sold five six cylinder seven passenger Studebakers to Mrs. R. S. Brouse and "Henry Kline, both delivered; Dr. J. J. Kilpatrick, Harry Struble and E. C. Beezer, of Philipsburg. | He has three car loads of cars ordered from the factory and is anxiously await- ing their arrival. He is very optimistic over the prospects for the season. of the State-Centre Electric ‘company, last week received a five passenger. Franklin car, purchased through the Willis E. Wion sub-agency. MEETING OF FIRE WARDENS.—The De- partment of Forestry at Harrisburg has issued a schedule for county meetings of fire wardens and included in the list is a meeting of the wardens for the southern half of Centre county which will be held at the Garman house. today (Friday) at ten o'clock a. m. The arrangements have been in charge of forester C. R. Meek, of Coburn. The meeting for the wardens of the northern half of Centre county will probably be held in Bellefonte The arrangements for this meeting will be in charge of forester G. W. Sheeler, of Snow Shoe. The purpose of the meet- ings is to give the wardens instructions on their duties under the new forest pro- tection Act. COURT APPOINTMENTS.—Judge Henry C. Quigley last week appointed as a law: library committee Harry Keller, chair- man; S. D. Gettig, J. Thomas Mitchell, W. Harrison Walker and James C. Furst. Arthur C. Dale was appointed librarian at a salary of five dollars a month. William M. Grove and Arthur C. Dale, surveyors; Hard P. Harris, L. E. Swartz and Snyder Miller, viewers, were ap- pointed on the board of road and bridge viewers to take the place of Horace B. Hering and C. R. Neff, surveyors; John A. Woodward, J. Toner Lucas and James Swabb, viewers, resigned. The resigna- tion of John A. Way, a surveyor on the old board, was not accepted and he con- tinues as a member of the new board. Pennsylvania railroad in years occurred wreck, killing the fireman of the pas- senger train and so badly injuring the limited crashed into the wreck. The The limited: than it has ever been at this season of} Howard J. Thompson, superintendent j: also, on a date to be announced later. . “The Governor’s Lady.” | Owing to an accident which broke | three columns of plate of that enchant- li ing little story, “The Governor’ s Lady,” | running as a serial in the WATCHMAN, we were compelled to omit this week's | installment. The accident’ happened after the paper was on. press and when ! there was no time to -repair ‘it. Next week, however, the story will be taken up where it ended last week. ——When at the e Bush house Wednes- day, March 22nd, “Strawbridge & Clothier’s salesman will have with him, the seasons most attractive models, in separate skirts, suits and coats. Special measurements taken.—NEWMAN'S LADY SHOP. 11:1t ——Harry Winton has leased the coal yard formerly conducted by W. R. Shope and son and will operate the same in the future. - This does not mean that he will give up his position as’ conductor on the Central Railroad of ‘Pennsylvania, as the actual work at the yard will be done by his son. ——The Bellefonte Actin ps basket ball team will play it's final game tomor- row (Saturday) afternoon, with the Clear- field High school team. The latter lays claim to being the champions .of western Pennsylvania, and are undoubtedly a fast bunch. Inasmuch as the Academy has been beaten but twice during: the season they also claim a rating in thechampion- ship class. Because of this Fact tomorrow afternoon’s game will surely be fast and snappy. Game will be called at 2.00 o'clock. Admission; 25 cents. : *oe ——Real European war pictures, taken _ | somewhere in France, will ‘be shown at | the Scenic today (Friday) matinee and evening. These will be the first war pic- tures to be shown in Bellefonte and will undoubtedly prove very interesting. The bringing of these pictures to Bellefonte is in line with manager T. Clayton Brown's determination to give his pa- trons the very best he can for the money. He is always on the lookout for some- thing new and interesting in the picture line, and you can always count on seeing something fine at the Scenic. END OF CoURT.—It took up until al- most noon on Saturday to complete the business of the regular term of court. When the WATCHMAN went to press last week the case of Wilbur H. Wining vs., Wilson G. Frantz, Abednego Laird, John Kelly and Gilbert Eller was still on trial but it ended just before noon on Friday when the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants. "The last case was hat of The, Raw- leigh Medicine Co., a corporation,vs. Ray Allison, an action brought to recover on a contract to sell medicine. A verdict was returned for the defendant on. Sat- urday morning. ——A County Conference of the Wom: an’s Clubs of Centre county, will be held in the High school building Saturday, March 25th. Every club in the county isurged to send a représentative, that ‘the women may be in touch with each other in their co-operative work through- out the county. Commencing at 10 | o’clock, the entire day will be devoted to i the most important subjects of club work and to any part of this meeting, a cordial invitation is given to every woman in the icounty whether a club member or not. ‘I To promote sociability, theré will be a ‘box luncheon, at which the women of Bellefonte will serve coffee: from the domestic science kitchen in the building. rei persons, I presume, in this lo-: cality realize that for a month the op- portunity for sewing for the wounded of Europe has come to Bellefonte women, fthrough a call from the Red Cross of ‘ America to its auxiliaries throughout the country. For three Tuesday afternoons, on an average, twenty-five women, all ‘members of the Needlework Guild of ‘America, have met in the school house ‘building, sewing on surgical supplies which, when finished, will include four dozen each of abdominal bandages; T bandages, each size roll bandages, sling bandages. and hot water bottle covers, having used in all’ in. the neighborhood of two hundred yards of muslin. When finished next week this contribution will be sent to the Red Cross society in Phil- adelphia, to go immediately with their supplies to Europe. : * the stormy weather a very complimentary and most appreciative audience was at the court house Tuesday night to hear the concert given by Miss Cordelia Lee and ‘Miss ‘Marie Stoddart, under the management ‘of Miss Clara Bowen Shepard, of New York city. Miss ‘Lee, the’ wonderfully Rt Notwithstanding | talented young violinist, who has played ‘with such great success before the most distinguished musical audiences in this and all European countries, immediately mastery of her instrument as well as by her .personal charm. Miss Stoddart, soprano, ‘ has been a favorite with the Bellefonte people “since ‘her first appear- ance before them several years ago, and all the pleasure anticipated in her com- ing again was realized Tuesday night by her generous response in singing at their frequent requests. Miss Lee and Miss Stoddart were fortunate in having as an’ accompanist Mrs. C. C. Robinson, of State College, who appeared with them in their concert-‘at that place. several months ago. captivated her audience here by the | "AvoriER PHILIPSBURG FIRE. —Philips- burg had another bad fire on Monday | NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. | ~Potar Mendis arrived in Bellefonte" yesterday from Florida, where he and his family have lived 8 ! since le he morning when the Majestic theatre build- | Edward Keichline, of Renovo, spent Sunday | e leaving here last fall, ing owned by the McGirk brothers was ! entirely gutted by fire, only the brick | walls remaining. The fire was discover- ' ed about 4.45 o'clock in the morning by ! Mr. and Mrs. J, J. Hamilton, who oc- ; after a visit of several weeks with friends i in Lock | cupied apartments on the second floor. | At that time the flames were in the rear of the theatre floor but they spread so rapidly that the Hamiltons were com- pelled to vacate their apartments as | quickly as possible, hardly having time to properly clothe themselves. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Schmidt also had apart- ments on the second floor and all they were able to save was the Slothing on' their backs. After the Barnes block fire on Fei | ruary 3rd Representative Harry B. Scott opened fine offices on the second floor of the ‘Majestic’ building, and his loss was | complete. While he carried some in- surance the loss of his private papers, | records, books, among the latter being | the books of the Citizens: Water company, | is something that 4 can’t be ‘made up by | insurance. The McGirk’s loss enstein, who conducted the moving pic- | ture show, $3,000 with $1,000 insurance. While Representative Scott, Mr. Mrs. Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt | carried some insurance it will not nearly! cover their losses. The fire is. believed to have been of incendiary. origin... . CENTRE COUNTY — TO BE PROS* 'ECUTED.—The Department of Agricul- ture,” through "the Dairy and Food Bureau, has ordered the prosecution of three Centre county dairymen for viola- tions of the pure milk act, the samples being low in butter ‘fat and solids; and three cream cases, the samples being low in butter fat. The test of the milk and cream was made some time ago at the request of the Bellefonte authorities, but the an- nouncement from Harrisburg did not state who the prosecutions are to be brought against. PLUMMER—RuUPP.—Charles G. Plum- mer, of Altoona, and Miss Ruth Rupp, of Boalsburg, were married at the Trinity, Reformed church, Altoona, on Wednes- day morning, by the pastor, Rev. James Riley Bergey. They were attended by Miss Margaret Lockie, night superin- tendent at ‘the Altoona hospital, and Paul Rupp, a brother of the bride. The bride is the only daughter of ex-Register and Mrs. John A. Rupp and is a graduate nurse of the Altoona hospital. The bride- groom'is ‘employed by the Pennsylvania. railroad company at McKees Rocks and it.is there. the young Spuple. will - make their home. oe i S. Ha- gan, of Lancaster, and Miss Mary H. Armstrong, of Bellefonte, were married at the Methodist parsonage on Monday by Dr. E. H. Yocum. The bride is a daughter of the late -Mr. and Mrs. Arm- strong and since the death of her parents ‘has made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Abram Houser, at Rockview. The bride- groom had been employed at the peni-| tentiary but is now working in the steel: works at Burnham and it is at that place; they will'make their home. MOERSCHBACHER — DERR. — Charles | Moerschbacher, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moerschbacher, of this place,’ and Miss Esth err, of Williamsport, | n iss Esther Derr, port: : Mrs. Mallaliets, came to Bellefonte Monday, Mrs. were united in marriage in the latter city. on Friday of last week. Following the’ ceremony they took a brief wedding trip before going to Meadville -where the: bridegroom i$ now’ employed. Among’ the few guests at the wedding were; Misses Mary and Bertha Moerschbacher,: sisters of the bridegroom. WILLIAMS—GROVE.—At noon on Wed- nesday of last week Robert M. Williams," of Lemont, and Miss Mary M. Grove, of | Centre Hall, were united in marriage at the Reformed parsonage by the pastor, Dr. Ambrose M. Schmidt. The bride has for several years been one of Cen- tre county's leading school teachers, while the bridegroom is a well known young farmer. STREIGHTOFF — WALK.—Earl Proctor Streightoff, of Altoona, and Miss Ruth Walk, of Hannah Furnace, this county, were married last Friday evening at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. McMon- igal, in Altoona, by alderman J. L. Haffly. They will make their home in Altoona, where Mr. Streightoff is employed as a brakeman on the Pennsylvania rail- road. —— een GARVER—CAMPBELL.—A quiet wedding at the U. B. parsonage at noon on Wed- nesday was that of Andrew G. Garver, of Pleasant Gap, and Miss Leah M. Campbell, of State College. . Only the requisite witnesses were present at the ceremony which was performed by the pastor, Rev. T. Hugh MacLeod. ee rrr WALKER—MILLER—Homer C. Walker, of Snow Shoe, and Miss Elsie A. Miller, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Miller, of Bellefonte, were married at the U. B parsonage at 4.30 o'clock on Wednesday of last week by the pastor, Rev. T. Hugh MacLeod. ie —Ceader’s new bakery equipment being ‘complete, they are now able to supply all kinds of bread and rolls. 11-1t ——Hon. John Noll slipped on the ice last week and sprained his ankle, but is ‘able to be around with the aid of a cane. is estimated at | $8,000, partially insured; A. J. Fleck-' -and | with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Keichline. —Helen Decker left yesterday afternoon to join | Her parents,-Mr. and Mrs. Jack Decker, in Lan- | | caster. , Mrs. F. P. Ba returned home Tuesday, | i Haven. : —Miss Edith Payne is in n Washington, having | ’ | Bellefonte Monday for aten days’ stay at Atlan- | tic City. —John 'N. Lane ‘went to Altoona Tuesday, Where he has been a guest of his daughter, Mrs. | Rol bert H. Fay. 3 ‘—E. H. Richard will j join Mrs. Richard in 1 Phil- ; adelphia today, to go from therefora Stay of sev- | eral weeks at Atlantic City. -*—Miss Marshall returned ‘to Bellefonte Satur- day after a visit of several ‘weeks with Mr. and | Mrs. George Boal, in Washington. | —Mr.'and Mrs. Randolph Glenn were’ guests | for the week-end ‘of Mr. Glenn’s ‘parents, Rev. , and Mrs. George M. Glenn, at Tyrone. i —Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bullock spent Sunday with friends in Tyrone, having gone up on Satur- day evening to see ‘‘The Birth of a Nation.” :.—James C. Waddle, of Lock Haven, wasamong i those from a distance ;who attended the funeral of Mordecai Williams, at Axe Mann, Saturday. .-—John Stout, of Windber, is spending several i days in Bellefonte this week. He at one_ time re- : sided here but this is his first visit in eighteen years. . —Edward Klinger went out to Salem, Ohio, last Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs, Klinger’s | mother, Mrs. J. B. Proudfoot, which occurred on Monday. —J. S. McCargar went to Pittsburgh last Fri- day to attend 21 important meeting of the agents of the Edward A. Woods agency of the Equitable Life i insurance company. ' —Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Tate, with Mrs. Tate’s aunt, Miss Subers, are making a short visit in Mahaffey, having gone over for the birthday cel" ebration of Dr. Tates’s mother. —George H. Smull, of Smullton, spent Satur: day night in Bellefonte and left on Sunday after- noon for Chicago, where he had an important business engagement at noon on Monday. —Mrs. Edward Stuart went to State College yesterday to spend two weeks with her daughter, Miss Emma Stuart. While in, Bellefonte Mrs. Stuart has been making her home at the Bush house. : : —Mrs. Harry Taylor and her two children re- turned to Buffalo Monday, where Mrs. Taylor is preparing to ship her goods to Bellefonte in an- ticipation of making her home with her father, Abram V. Miller. —During her short stay in Bellefonte, Miss Stoddart, soprano at the concert Tuesday night, was a guest of Mr, and Mrs. Harry Keller, being asister-in-law of Mrs. Caroline Orvis Stoddart, Mrs. Keller's sister. —Jack A. Lane Jr., left Tuesday afternoon to travel for a month through the middle south in the interest of the Basket Shop. Mr. Lane's work will take him as far south as Léxington; and: west to St. Louis. —W. Harrison Walker, Esq., Prof. H. F. Whit- ng, George M. Gamble, John L. Knisely and Charles F. Mensch were driven to Lock Haven last Thursday evening by Max Gamble to attend ia meeting of the Masonic Lodge. —John Price Jackson, Commissioner of Labor and Industry, was in Bellefonte Tuesday for a short time on his way back to Harrisburg from State College, where he had been looking after some business relative to the new Federal build- ing. ! —Mr. and Mrs. George B. Thompson drove down from Alto Monday, for the day in Belle- fonte. ‘Mr. Thompson's time was occupied in looking after some business; while Mrs. ‘Thomp- son visited with ‘her. grand-mother, Mrs. D. G. Bush. : —Mrs. Bruce L. Baritgerms came from Syra- cuse Friday for a short visit with her friends in Bellefonte, being a guest while here of Miss Hel- en Valentine at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Valentine, on Curtin street, Mrs. Burlingame returned home Wednesday. —Boyd A. Magee was here Monday and, Tues- day, having come from Centre. Hall, where he | had been visiting for two weeks. On account of | ill health Mr. Magee spent the winter at Naginey living in the open, and’ at present ‘has” not defi- | nitely decided where he will be for the summer. ‘—Rev. Richard Mallalieu, of Williamsport, with ‘Mallalieu remaining here with her ‘son and his family, while Mr. Mallalieu went on to Altoona, where he is attending conference. While in Al. toona Mr, Mallalieu will celebrate his. seventy- | seventh birthday. —Mrs. Charles A. Morris and her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Morris, went to Philadelphia Mon- ‘day tospend a part of the week with Mrs. Mor- «| ris’ sister, Mrs. Thomas Ross, whose guests they were during their stay. Mr. and Mrs. Ross have ‘just returned from the west, where Mr. Ross has ‘been playing all winter. —Miss Eleanor Weston came to Bellefonte Sat- urday, from Indiana, owing to an acute attack of | appendicitis. Having been met at Tyrone by her mother, she was taken to the hospital immedi- ately upon her arrival here and operated on Sun- day morning. Miss Weston has been a student at the Indiana Normal since fall, —Those from out-of-town who were in Belle- fonte Monday for the funeral of Mfs. Shank, B. Brandon and Robert Patterson, of Scranton; two nephews, George Bair and Mr. Stahl, of Al- toona; Mrs. Buck, of Altoona, and Mrs. Raybold, of Warriorsmark, both old time friends. —After the settlement of her father's estate, Miss Anna Mary Hunter, of Stormstown, has ar- ranged to go to Blairsville, where she will make her home for a time with her sister, Mrs. A. W. Smith. Upon leaving Blairsville Miss Hunter will go to Boulder, Colo., for an indefinite stay with her brother, John A. Hunter Jr., an instruc- tor in the University of Colorado. —Mrs. H. S. Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh N. Cri- der, Paul D. Sheffer, John McCoy, Mrs. David Dale, Miss Bertha Laurie; Miss Annie Short- lidge, Mrs. James R. Hughes, Miss Emma Green, Mrs. William Katz, Mrs. Frank Shugert, F. H.” Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Heverly, Miss Sue Finkbinder and Miss Grace Lyon took in “The Birth of a Nation” in Tyrone last week. —Mr. and Mrs. James Scarlet, Mrs. Howard Shultz and Charles Lyon, of Danville, came to "of William A. Lyon. Mr. Lyon has been confin- ed to bed since last Wednesday with stomach and kidney trouble, and while his condition is not | considered very serious the fact that he is not responding to the treatment as readily as was hoped for is giving his family and friends more or less concern. —J. W. Runkle, of Centre Hall, was in town on Saturday attending to a Tittle business and visit- ing friends. While Mr. Runkle has been a resi- there was a time when he lived on this side, when he was in charge of the Hamilton farm where John Yearick now resides. Then Jim made hosts of friends in this community who are always glad to see him. —Mr. and "Mrs. Joseph L. SM ohtzonicey left | | were her daughter and grand-son, Mrs. George | Oats Bellefonte last Saturday on account of the illness | dent of Centre Hall for years and is about to take |’ personal charge of his hotel again in the spring, |’ —After a short visit here with his sister, Miss | Pearl Royer, Carl Royer, of Niagara Falls, left ! Friday for Williamsport to spend a short time with friends, before going to begin work at his { new position at Lancaster, N. Y. —Mrs. J. Alexander, who has been with rela- | tives in Bellefonte for the winter, will go to | { Spring Mills next week for a visit with her broth- er, William M. Allison and his family, before re- turning to Centre Hall to open her house for the —Miss Rachel Shuey was in Williamsport over ! Sunday, having gone down Saturday for the ‘Feb- ruary reunion at the Park hotel, of the Sorority club, of which she is a member, the club later be- ing entertained at the Country club. Miss Shuey returned to Bellefonte Tuesday. ~Wentworth Shortlidge, of Philadelphia, will spend Sunday with his cousins, Mr. and’ Mrs. John S. Walker and Miss Shortlidge. | Mr. Short. lidge will be remembered by many persons in Bellefonte having been 2 member of his uncle’s family here for a number of years. —Frank P. Blair has been in Curwensville the Dast ten days or two weeks owing to the illness of his wife, who was taken suddenly ill while on a visit to their son, Dr. H. A. Blair and family. She isnow very much improved, however, and both are expected home by Sunday. . —Mrs. John Harter, who has been during the early part of the winter with her daughter, at Pittsburgh, i 1s at present visiting with cousins in Texas. It has been Mrs. Harter’s custom for a number of years to spend the winter with her daughters in Pittsburgh and Baltimore, and the summer at her home at State College, ' —Miss Clara Bowen Shepard, who has been in Bellefonte since the latter part of February, ar- ranging for the Tuesday night concert, left here Wednesday afternoon for Reading where, under her management, both Miss Cordelia Lee, violin- ist, and Miss Mary Wildermann, pianist, will ap- pear in concert the latter part of March. —Dr. and Mrs. Yocum, C. C. Shuey, William Tressler, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Twitmire and Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Johnson are among those from Bellefonte who are attending conference in Al- tooaa.” Dr. J. E. Ward will join them there for Sunday. Mr. Tressler’s son, Robert, will be ad- mitted to the Central Pennsylvania conference at this session. i agp \ ——Telephone Ceader’s for butter crust bread today, then you will doit every day. 11-1t ~—Strawbridge & Clothier’ s salesman will be at the Bush house Wednesday, March 22nd, with a full line of suits, coats, aud separate skirts for both spring and summer.” Special measurements taken. —NEWMAN’s Lavy SHOP. 11-1t .For RENT of oR SALE. —A’ brick house onthe 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 Jarep HARPER. * 60-10 For’ SALE. —Owing to illness Miss Jennie Morgan offers for sale her store and business in Bellefonte. This is a fine opportunity for the right person. 3 61-10-3t. me Al kinds o of ancy pastry fresh at Ceader’s every day.. 11-1t = Sale Register. - SATURDAY, MARCH 18. —Mr will sell at her home at A Mad am, Hazel of all kinds of houshold furniture. Sale at 1 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 gattle, 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 Wa station, will sell 10 head of horses and Nine head of cattle, 41 hogs,%6 sheep and a full line of farming implements. Sale will begin at 10 o'clock a.m. L.Frank Mayes, auctioneer. SATURDAY, APRIL 1.—A. G.Morris at his coal yard 6 horses, . 5 isn a “harness, etc. Above muist be sold as he intends Squipoing with Internatio al Snug wi nal Motor trucks. ‘ re ———————— Bellefonte Produce Markets. : Corrected weekly ZR, R. S. Brouse, Gia. The prices quoted are those paid Potatoes per bushel....... Pai} for Produce onions... ....ccoseens 65 Eggs, per dozen 22 Lard, per pound... 14 Butter per pound. 30 ‘Bellefonte Grain Markets. La Corrected weekly by by C.Y. WAGNER, - e following are the quotations up tosix o'clock Thursday evening, when our paper goes to sig $1.00 te Wheat... 96 Rye, per bushel........... 70 Corn, shelled, per bushel 70 Som, SAIS, Per bu a 70 ats, old and new, ; Barley, per Ran siesiasveesersethosrateranaseines 60 I ————— Philadelphia phia Markets. The following are the ¢ closing prices Philadelphia markets on LC Re 5 FI «8 L13@1.16 L10@1. 33 ne 1.50819. 50 8.50@14.00 ix o. 1. The Best Advertising Medium in Central Pennsylvania. A strictly Democratic pu publication with indepen - dence enough to have, and with ability and cour- age to express, its own views, printed in eight- page fo columns to page—and is read every week by more than ten thousand responsi- ble people. 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