Demat
Bellefonte, Pa., March 31, 1916.
"To ComRESPONDENTS.—No communications
published unless accompanied by the real name
of the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
— To-morrow will be All-Fool’s day.
— Mark out April 26th on your cal-
endar. Odd Fellows day.
— The Bellefonte Academy closed on
Wednesday for its regular Easter vaca-
tion of one week.
——The Radio club of the Bellefonte
High school received the Willard-Moran
fight by wireless on Saturday night.
— The Bellefonte girls basket ball
team overwhelmed the Renovo girls on
Saturday night by the score of 28 to 7.
——Governor Brumbaugh issued a
proclamation yesterday fixing Thursday,
May 25th, as “Statewide Good Roads
Day.”
——The John Krebs home on east
Lamb street is quarantined on account of
diphtheria, the baby daughter being the
sufferer, though at this writing she is
recovering.
——Leo Toner has resigned his posi-
tion with the Adams Express company of
this place to take effect tomorrow.
While he has several positions in view
he has not yet determined which one to
accept.
——Fred Lane has resigned his posi-
tion as collector and solicitor for the
Bell Telephone company of Pennsyl-
vania to take effect tomorrow, April
first. No person has as yet been selected
as his successor.
——The Lehigh Valley Coal Co., will
open its great pasturing range on the
Beech Creek, on May 1st, under a com-
petent caretaker. Those interested will
find full information in the advertising
columns of this issue.
——OQur good friend B. A. Mignot was
able to be about town on Wednesday for
the first time in three weeks. He was
laid up with a very severe attack of
rheumatism, but he took a rather heroic
treatment and got good results.
——On April first the Pennsylvania
railroad will discontinue the use of the
name “dining” car, and thereafter all
such cars will be known as “restaurant”
cars. The change in name will in no
way effect the cuisine part of it.
——The deciding game between the
Bellefonte Academy and Tyrone Y. M.
C. A. basket ball teams, played in Lock
Haven on Saturday evening, resulted in
a victory for the Academy, the score
being 44 to 36. This was the final game
for the Academy this season.
——John Raymond has resigned as
steward at the borough home and will
leave tomorrow for Warren where he
will make his home with his daughter.
Mrs. Eugene Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
ward Kane, of Roopsburg, have been se-
cured to take charge of the home.
——It will be a pleasure to learn that
Mrs. M. C. Gephart, whose perfectly
equipped corset shop has been such a
delight to Bellefonte people, has decided
to continue her business for the present
at least, and will fit her customers with
corsets, ranging in value from one to ten
dollars.
— Announcements were received in
Bellefonte this week of the birth of Wal-
ter Herbert Dahl Jr, who was born in
Minneapolis Wednesday, March 22nd.
The child's parents are well known here,
his mother having been Miss Helen
Moore, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Moore, of Philadelphia.
——Peter Mendis, who came to Belle-
fonte two weeks ago yesterday to look
after his property interests here, receiv-
ed a telegram last Friday announcing
that his plantation home near Tampa,
Fla., had been entirely destroyed by fire
on Thursday night, together with all its
contents. No further particulars were
given but Mr. Mendis left immediately
for Florida. The property was insured.
+ — Spencer Gray, a brother of G. Os-
car Gray, of this place, was slightly in-
jured in a motorcycle wreck on the state
road east of Lewistown on Sunday night.
Gray and John Dobson, of Town Hill, N.
J., were walking along the roal when
they were run down by Reuben Ulrich
and Charles Kissinger as they attempted
to pass an automobile on their motor-
cycle. Dobson was the only one serious-
ly injured.
——MTrs. Clara Bowen Shepard, who
gave Bellefonte people such great pleas-
ure several weeks ago by bringing Miss
Lee and Miss Stoddart here in concert,
has been critically ill in the Homoepath-
ic hospital at Reading, Pa. Mrs. Shep-
ard was not well when leaving Bellefonte
and later developing pneumonia. It is
only within the past few days that her
physicians have given any encourage-
ment for her recovery.
——Word was received in Bellefonte
this week of the arrival of a young son in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman M.
Kirk, at Tampa, Fla, and the young
gentleman has been christened Norman
M. Jr. Mr. Kirk isa son of Dr. and
Mrs. M. A. Kirk, of this place, and this
event gives both the distinction of add-
ing “grand” to their title’ as father and
mother. The doctor, by the way, is
wearing his honors with the placid dig-
nity of a man accustomed to becoming a
grandfather with clock-like regularity.
; INTERESTING MEETING OF FIRE WAR-
| section of Centre county was held in the
| grand jury room in the court house yes-
| terday morning under the direction of
| George W. Sheeler, of Snow Shoe, secre-
tary of the Central Pennsylvania Forest
| Fire Protective Association. ;
| J. Linn Harris presided over the meet-
| ing and the address of welcome was de-
| livered by Judge Henry C. Quigley, who
complimented the wardens in the inter-
est manifested in their work by the full
attendance at the meeting. Chairman
Harris told the wardens that while there
would be some speech-making the meet-
ing was mostly for them. That. they
were to exchange ideas and discuss the
best methods of carrying on their work
with the object of obtaining the most
successful results.
The principal speaker was George H.
Wirt, chief Forest Fire Warden of Penn-
sylvania. Among other things he called
the wardens’ attention to the continual
advance in the price of paper and stated
that a big part of it was due solely to
the great waste in our woodlands. Stop
the waste, conserve the forests and the
price of paper will come down. He said
that the main causes of forest fires were
ignorance, carelessness and indifference,
and therefore the first step in a cam-
paign of forest fire protection was edu-
cation. The public at large must be edu-
cated to the point where they realize the
enormous loss every year through forest
fires and then greater caution will be ex-
ercised.
Others who made very interesting
talks along the line of forest protection
and the good that has already resulted
from the organization of the Central
Pennsylvania Forest Fire Protective as-
sociation were C. T. Fryberger, of Phil-
ipsburg; John W. Keller, a state forester
who is to be located at Boalsburg; W.
C. Snyder, of Snow Shoe; A. J. Thomp-
son, of Martha, and others. Following
the meeting the wardens took luncheon
at the Brockerhoff house. Those pres-
ent were as follows:
J. Linn Harris, Bellefonte.
A. J. Thompson, Martha.
C.T. Fryberger, Philipsburg.
W. C. Snyder, George W. Sn-eler, George Uz-
zell, James Uzzell and Edwa,u Reese, of Snow
Shoe.
John W. Keller, Boalsburg.
James Sankey, Pine Glenn.
George McCartney, Clarence.
Winfield Meeker, Clarence.
John A. Mann, Orviston.
William Coder, Blanchard.
Samuel Shay, Howard.
Edward Quick, Milesburg.
E. T. Hall, Fleming.
R. R. Hartsock, Julian.
Wilson Stiver, Martha.
Osborne P. McCord, Philipsburg.
H.C. Woodring, Port Matilda.
John Kelley, Port Matilda.
George Pymser, Sandy Ridge.
S. E. Hess, Sandy Ridge.
GILLIAM’S STORE SEIZED ON WRIT OF
ATTACHMENT.-- Shortly after ten o'clock
last Saturday morning the big closing
out sale of the J. S. Gilliam store in Cri-
der’s Exchange was abruptly terminated
by sheriff George H. Yarnell who seized
the stock on a writ of attachment in
assumpsit, issued by Peter W. Rouss,
trading as Charles Broadway Rouss, of
New York, to cover an alleged claim of
$2,711.00. The bank account of Mr. Gil-
liam was also attached. The alleged ac-
count dates back to the time the store
was conducted by D. I. Willard, and the
allegation is that J. S. Gilliam assumed
the same and that it had never been
paid.
Since Mr. Gilliam’s illness the store
had been conducted by his clerks until a
little over two weeks ago when it was
taken over by A. J. Albertson, of Phil-
adelphia, and Harry Baum, of this place,
for a big closing out sale. The opening
day was on Saturday, March 18th, and it
was probably one of the biggest sales
ever held in Bellefonte. The sale con-
tinued all of last week and up until Sat-
urday morning when the sheriff took
charge. :
In the meantime an inventory is being
taken of the remaining stock and the
final chapter of the story will come later.
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HorsE MARKET.—For the convenience
of sellers and buyers of horses there will
be a public sale of horses held at the liv-
ery barn of D. Wagner Geiss, in Belle-
fonte, on Friday, April 7th, 1916, and
continuing throughout the day.
On this date anybody having horses to
sell may bring them to the Geiss livery
barn for the inspection of persons who
may desire to purchase. The object of
conducting this market is to bring to-
gether sellers and buyers of horses. A
number of owners have arranged to of-
fer horses for sale on the above-mention-
ed date. Others are invited to do the
same. Everybody welcome.
This is not to be an auction sale. It is
planned as a market to afford buyers
and sellers an opportunity to meet and
make their own terms of sale. The in-
tention is to have such sales at regular
intervals as an accommodation to per-
sons interested in horses.
A Bic DAY CoMING.—The 26th of
April, Odd Fellows day, will be the big-
gest day of days Bellefonte ever had.
The executive committee have all ar-
rangements made to make this reunion
equal, if not surpass, any anniversary
ever held by this association. Music and
various entertainments provided for, and
contracts made for street decorating.
The committee requests every business
house and residence on the line of pa-
rade to decorate so that the town deco-
rations will favorably compare with the
Old Home Week of last July. Every-
body decorate, please. =
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DENS.—An unusally well attended meet- | sweetheart to meet you in Bellefonte Saturday evening Miss Ellen Hayes
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——F. P. Crider, who for a number of
years has conducted extensive green-
houses at the old Crider farm between |
Howard and Blanchard, has moved to’
a house party at State College and drove
to Bellefonte in her six cylinder Hudson
car in order toplay basket ball with the
Bellefonte girls against the Renovo girls.
Arriving here she drove to the Hayes
home on north Allegheny street and left
| Lock Haven where he has purchased a her car stand on the street while she
home and sufficient ground on which to!
erect extensive greenhouses, intending to !
continue the business in that city. The |
change was made in order to get closer
the market, as most of his product has
been disposed of in Lock Haven. | !
——The popular-priced theatre goers
of Bellefonte will ‘be glad to know that
the Manhattan Players will be at Gar- |
man’s seven days, beginning with a mati- |
nee tomorrow afternoon, April first.
This excellent company gave the best of |
satisfaction when it filled a week’s stand |
here last year, and itis said to be stronger
now than it was then. Itis still under
the management of Paul Hillis and his |
repertoire of plays consists of some of |
the leading dramas of the day. Popular
prices, 10, 20 and 30 cents will be charged.
——While lovers of the motion picture
are naturally looking forward to the pre-
sentation of “The Battle Cry of Peace”
at the Scenic on April 11th and 12th,
they must bear in mind that other good
pictures are being shown at this popular
place of amusement every day during
the week, including an afternoon mati-
nee. Thousands of dollars are spent
every day by film manufacturers in the
production of big features and the finish-
ed product can be seen at the Scenic
every evening for the nominal price of
ten cents.
——The high water in all the streams
of Centre county at the present time,
and the fact that there is still consid-
erable snow in the mountains, does not
look very promising for the opening of
the trout fishing season two weeks from
tomorrow. In fact there will have to be
a very decided change if the streams get
in any kind of condition for fishing. Sev-
eral weeks ago, when Spring creek was
about normal, quite a number of trout
could be seen juimnping right opposite the
WATCHMAN office and with reports re-
are that trout are quite plentiful and
with favorable weather fishing ought to
be good.
——The public sale season in Centre
county is practically over for this year,
with the exception of two or three to be
held tomorrow and Monday, and auc-
tioneers aver that so far as the weather
was concerned it has been the worst sea-
son they ever experienced. From the time
the sales started the latter part of Feb-
uary up tothe present time there were
not a half a dozen days on which the
weather was really fit for a sale. It was
either too cold, rainy or storming, but
‘notwithstanding this fact the sales were
all fairly well attended and most every-
thing brought good prices. In fact the
average compared very favorably with
that of former years.
——William Bathurst shipped his
household goods to Detroit, Mich., on
Monday and on Tuesday took his de-
parture for that city, Mrs. Bathurst and
the rest of the family leaving later in the
week. Mr. Bathurst has secured a job
with the Ford Automobile company
where his son Charles is now employed.
Mr. Bathurst, by the way, is almost sev-
enty years old and it is a rare thing that
men of his age are willing to transplant
themselves from the town of their nativ-
ity and where they have spent their
entire life to entirely new surroundings,
but the inducement was too strong for
him to resist, and as he put it, he is yet
a “young man” and eventually expects
to return to Bellefonte for his declining
years.
——Richard Packer, aged fifty-two,
who claims Bellefonte as his home, is in
the Altoona hospital with sadly marred
features which he received from some
persons unknown on Monday. Packer
claimed to have been working at Mar-
tinsburg lately as'a wood-cutter and on
Sunday went to Altoona to see the sights.
On Monday he claimed to have had sev-
eral drinks with two friends who offered
to show him on a “personally conducted”
tour around the city. They took him
through a little frequented avenue as a
short cut to the brilliant sights but on
the way knocked him down. Packerim-
mediately went into oblivion and when
he came to the men were gone as well as
fifteen dollars in his right trouser pocket.
He managed to make his way to the hos
pital for treatment. Police have since
been searching for his “friends.”
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——Edgar B. Greene, of Altoona, has
tendered his resignation as general su-
perintendent of the Penn Central Electric
Light and Power company of that place
to take effect May 1st, and shortly there-
after he and his family will move to
Florida where he has a plantation near
Ocala, Marion county, and where he will
devote his time to growing fruit and
raising blooded stock. Mr. Greeneis a
son of the late F. Peebles Greene, of this
place, and his initial training in the elec-
trical business was received at the plant
of the old Bellefonte Electric Light com-
pany’s plant. He left Bellefonte in 1887
and went to Altoona and has since been
connected with electric light and power
companies of that city, and has for a
number of years ranked very high in his
profession. His retirement is due en-
tirely to his desire to locate in the south.
went in to change her clothes. :
It just happened that the lights on the
streets in that section of town were out
at the time and hardly had Miss Hayes
gotten upstairs when she heard one
small toot of the horn on her car. The
night was dark and she was unable to
distinguish anything on the street, so
called to her mother to look out and see
who was fooling with the car. Mrs.
Hayes went to the door, switched on the
light and saw only a vacant street, as
the car was gone.
Dr. Hayes was immediately notified at
his office but did not see anyone pass
with the car. He then enlisted the aid
of the police and Robert S. Walker and
in the latter’s car they were able to take
up the trail of the Hayes car, owing to
one peculiar tire tread. They trailed it
in Allegheny street to Howard, out How-
ard to Wilson and south on Wilson to
the state highway where the trail turned
down Nittany valley. But they did not
have far to go for out beyond Thomas
Beaver’s home they found the car, head-
ed toward Bellefonte. A hasty examina-
tion showed that the car had not been
damgged, but it was pretty well bespat-
tered with mud and in the touneau were
found a number of burnt matches and
cigaret stubs.
The police instituted a still hunt for
the men who took the car and on Tues-
day evening they learned positively that
the guilty parties were B. R. Brown,
Boyd Finicle, George Hasson, Millard
Watson and Henry Crozier, students at
the Bellefonte Academy. All of the boys
are under seventeen years of age and
Brown is but fifteen. The latter and
Finicle were the two who operated the
car. The penalty for their offense is a
fine of from $1.00 to $100.00, or one
year’s imprisonment, or both at the
discretion of the court.
The five boys met Dr. Hayes in the
| office of his attorney, W. Harrison Walk-
ceived from elsewhere the indications |
er Esq, on Wednesday morning and
made a clean breast of the affair. They
stated that the episode had been deliber-
ately planned. That two of them went
up to the Hayes residence, got the car
and drove down to Howard street where
they took on the other three. That it
was their intention to go to Lock Haven
for the basket ball game, leave the car
stand on some side street, return home
after the game and leave the car on the
street here where it could easily be
found. But when they got down the
road some distance and encountered the
deep snow drifts they decided not to
risk the trip. Coming back they were
afraid to drive the car into town so aban-
doned it out at Beaver’s. After hearing
the boys’ story Dr. Hayes decided not to
prosecute them if they would submit
to a fine, which they agreed to do, and
they were all allowed to go home, Wed-
nesday, for the Easter vacation.
MCKEAN COUNTY REFUSES TO PAY
BiLL.—In the recent statement of the
county auditors appear three items due
Centre county, namely: $187.50 from
McKean county; $160.60 from Elk
county, and $102.60 from Indiana county,
all for expenses of conveying convicts
who escaped from the new penitentiary
at Rockview back to the old penitentiary
at Pittsburgh.
The Legislature of 1913 passed a bill
providing that where a prisoner escaped
from any penal institution or reforma-
tory in the State and was recaptured he
was to be tried for the offense in the
county in which such institution is lo-
cated, but all costs of trial and of his re-
turn to the penal institution must be
borne by the county from which said
prisoner was originally sentenced. The
act was passed specifically to protect
Centre county against the heavy drain
that might result from prisoners escap-
ing from the new penitentiary, their re-
capture and return to the old institution.
The above three items have been paid
out by the Centre county commissioners
on prisoners who escaped from the three
counties mentioned, were captured and
returned to the old institution. And now
the McKean county commissioners flatly
refuse to pay back to Centre county the
sum of $187.50. They maintain that they
paid the costs in the case originally and
that is all they will pay. While the Act
of July 22nd, 1913, specifies that such
counties must pay, it provides no com-
pulsory means of enforcement, nor any
penalties for refusal to comply with
same. Centre county can bring suit if it
wants to against McKean county, but
even if it got a verdict it would be no
surety of getting the money. So far the
Indiana and Elk county bills have not
been repudiated. -
HiGH ScHOOL. COMMENCEMENT.— Sun-
day evening, April 2nd, 1916, at 7.45 p.
m., in the old Presbyterian church at
Hublersburg, the baccalaureate sermon
will be preached by Rev. Shultz to the
members of the graduating class of the
Walker township High school. The thir-
teenth annual commencement of the
school will be held April 7th, 1916, in the
above named building. The speaker for
the evening will be Prof. J. T. Marshman,
of The Pennsylvania State College.
——A great jam. When? April 26th.
Where? Bellefonte. Why? Odd Fel-
lows day.
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AcADEMY STUDENTS TAKE CAR.—Last |
left !
~| —W.L. Daggett has been spending the past |
| week with relatives at Welisboro and Elmira. :
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. |
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—Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Bauer, of Johnstown, |
are guests of Mr. Bauer's relatives in this place. |
—Ex-Sheriff Cyrus Brungart, of Centre Hall,
was a business visitor in Bellefonte on Wednes-
day.
—Harold Gardner, of Altoona, was with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Gardner, for the
week-end. :
—F. P. Michaels left Bellefonte yesterday.
after spending the week here looking after some
business interests.
—Lester Tate motored up from Lock Haven
yesterday and spent the day with friends, return
ing in the evening.
—Mr. and Mrs. Edward Doll, of Altoona, came
to Bellefonte Saturday, visiting while here with
Mr. Doll's relatives.
—Miss Caroline Harper returned from Wil
liamsport Wednesday, expecting to be in Belle-
fonte for the summer.
—Miss Elizabeth Jones, of Somerset, is visiting
in Bellefonte, a guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Casebeer.
—Mrs.C. U. Hoffer returned to Philipsburg
Tuesday, after a short visit in Bellefonte with
her father C. T. Gerberich.
—Miss Henrietta Quigley. at school at Summit,
N. J., is with her parents, Judge and Mrs. H.C.
Quigley, for her spring vacation.
—Mrs. Thomas K. Morris was in Bellefonte
the early part ot the week, having come in Sun-
day, returning to Pittsburgh Tuesday.
—MTrs. J. A. Aiken and daughter, Miss Emma
Aiken, spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Centre
Hall as guests of Mrs, W. Frank Bradford.
—Mrs. Tanner returned home Wednesday
from Hazelton, where she had been for a week
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Hugh J. Boyle.
—John G. Love Jr., from Haverford college,
and Philip Reynolds, from a preparatory school
at Wayne, are both home for their spring vaca-
tion.
—Charles Harris, of Washington, and George
D. Harris, of Baltimore, will both be in Bellefonte
tomorrow to spend Sunday with their mother,
Mrs. John Harris.
‘—Miss Deborah Lyon, who is at Penn Hall, a
Wilson college preparatory school, has been
home for the past week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Porter Lyon.
—Mrs. E. M. Huyett, of Centre Hall, with her
younger daughter Miriam, spent Saturday in the
stores here and during their stay were guests of
Mr. Huyett, at the Bush house.
| —After visiting over Sunday with relatives in
| Bellefonte, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McClure re.
turned to Renovo Monday, accompanied by Mr.
McClure’s mother, Mrs James I. McClure.
—Miss McBain, of Cleveland, Ohio, was a
guest of Miss Ellen Hayes over Sunday. Miss
McBain was returningto Sweet Briar after her
spring vacation and was a college mate of Miss
Hayes.
—Mrs. Howard Spangler of New York city and
her son Reuben are in Bellefonte visiting with
relatives having come at this time on account of
the illness of Mrs. Spangler’s mother, Mrs. James
McCulley.
—MTrs. Boyd, who has been with Mrs. James
Harris since fall, left here Tuesday to return to
her home in Philadelphia to look after some
business. Mrs. Boyd will be in Bellefonte again
tomorrow.
—Mrs. Richard Lowrey, who with Mr. Lowrey
has been making her home at the Bush house
for the greater part of the winter, went to Pitts-
burgh last week, where she has been visiting at
her parents.
~Edward and Charles Rowland, students at
the Bellefonte Academy, went to their homein
Philipsburg on Sunday and are now on a trip to
Washington, D. C., with their father, Congress-
man Charles H. Rowland.
—William McFarlane left Bellefonte Monday
for Springfield, Ohio, to begin work at once with
one of the leading construction companies of
that city. Mr. McFarlane has been working at
the new penitentiary at Peru.
—Mrs. Thomas McCafferty returned home
last Friday from spending two months among
friends in Pittsburgh and vicinity. On her way
home she spent several days in Tyrone with her
niece, Mrs. J. C. Davis and family.
—Rev. and Mrs. Wardner Willard and their
two children have been guests this week of Mr.
Willard’s aunt, Mrs. William Larimer. Mr. Wil-
lard. who has been stationed at Hopewell, Pa.,
is moving to his new charge at Warriorsmark.
—Rev, W. R. McKinney, the new pastor of the
Bellefonte Presbyterian church, came here Mon-
day with Mrs. McKinney and are guests of
Mrs. James A. Beaver. Mr. and Mrs. McKinney
will be with Mrs. Beaver until the manse is ready
for them to occupy.
—Miss Jennie Hull was in Bellefonte for apart
of last week visiting with her aunts, Mrs. S. A.
Bell and Mrs. William Bell and her family. Miss
Hull was on her way home to Aaronsburg from
Huntingdon, where she had been with relatives
since early in February.
—Mrs. Philip Zong, of Claysville, Washington
county, arrived in Bellefonte on Sunday evening
on her way to Jacksonville to see her mother,
Mrs. John T. Dunkle, who is quite ill. Before
her marriage Mrs. Zong was Miss {Martha Dun-
kle, and at one time worked as a compositor in
the WATCHMAN office.
—Mrs. Morris B. Runkle, of Lancaster, and
her daugter Dorothy came to Bellefonte Satur-
day tospend several weeks with Mrs. Runkle’s
mother, Mrs. Adam Wagner, who has been in ill
health all winter. Mr. Runkle will join Mrs.
turn with her to Lancaster.
—M-s. Janes B. Lane went to Philadelphia
Monday for a visit with ielatives, expecting to
go from there to Brooklyn for the wedding of
her nephew, George Thomas, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford S. Thomas, of Potters Mills, and
Miss Alice Sherman, of Brooklyn, which will
take place Wednesday, April 5th.
—MTr. and Mrs. W. F. Reynolds, with their son
Philip and Miss Hoy, will leave here Monday for
Chester to attend the wedding of Albert C. Hoy,
which will take place Wednesday, April 5th.
Frederick Reynolds will go to Chester from
Princeton, expecting to return to Bellefonte with
his parents the latter part of next week.
—Miss Mary H. Linn, Miss Anna McCoy, Mrs.
Charles Mensch, Miss Janet Potter and Miss
Ethel Dale all were in Philipsburg this week
representing the Bellefonte Presbyterian church
at the forty-first annual convention of the Wom-
an’s Foreign Missionary society of Huntingdon
Presbytery, in session there Wednesday ana
Thursday.
—Misses Mary and Blanche McGarvey were in
Washington, D. C., last week attending the an-
nual convention of the Photographer's associa-
tion of the middle Atlantic States, in session
there from Tuesdas until Friday. Miss Mary re-
turned home on Saturday while Miss Blanche re-
mained this week to do some coloring work for
residents of the national capital.
—Mrs. J. A. Hazel, of Axe Mann, left Belle
fonte Saturday to accompany her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Stewart Fleck, to Niagara Falls,
where she anticipates making her home
in the future. Mrs. Fleck has been at
Axe Mann during the winter, owing to her fath-
er’s illness, and since his death has disposed of
Runkle for the latter part of her stay and to re- Qats
—Mrs. Edmund Blanchard is at Ridley Park
visiting with her mother, Mrs. Donnelley.
—Guy McEntyre, of Pittsburgh, was in Belle-
fonte on business the early part of the week.
—Mrs. W. A. Odenkirk, of Centre Hall, was in
Bellefonte on a shopping expedition on Tuesday.
—M. A. Landsy left on Sunday to spend sev-
eral weeks at the Antrim & Landsy studio in
Philadelphia.
—Miss Mary Rankin and Miss Lois Kirk will
come home today from the Indiana Normal
i school for a ten days’s vacation.
—MTrs. George P. Bible, who left Bellefonte a
week ago, is visiting in Bradford, being a guest
while there of her sister, Mrs. J. A. Riley.
—Mrs. ThomasR. Hayes will come from At-
lantic City tomorrow, to spend a week in Belle.
fonte as a guest of Dr. and Mrs. R. G. H. Hayes.
—James Lowery, of Crystal City, Iowa, and his
small son, spent a few days during the past
week with Mr. Lowery’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Lowery.
—Mrs. Charles Young, of Altoona, spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with Bellefonte friends. Mr.
Young came down on Sunday morning and ac-
companied her home that evening.
—Mrs. H. A. McKee, of Wilkinsburg, is in
Bellefonte, having been sent for owing to the
condition of Mrs. H. Y. Stitzer, who is ser-
iously ill at her home on High street.
—Arthur Haupt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Haupt, has resigned his position as driver of the
Bellefonte Steam laundry delivery wagon and
gone to Burnham where he holds a good job.
—Mrs. W. W. Prince, of Crafton, has been a
guest of her daughters, Mrs. Thomas Beaver and
Mrs. Donald Potter. Since Mrs. Potter's quar-
antine Mrs. Prince’s time has been given entirely
to Mrs. Beaver.
—Mrs. Charles P. Brachbill and her son Wil-
liam are visiting in R=udsville, having accom-
panied Miss Gibboney to her home in that place
a week ago. MissGibbony had been Mrs. Brach-
bill’s guest for several uonths.
—Mr. John Weaver, of Boggs township, was a
Bellefonte visitor on Saturday and during his
stay was a very agreeable caller at this office.
He is a son-in-law of the late James Lingle and
Seeaples the old Lingle homestead east of Miles-
urg.
—Joseph Markle, one of the enterprising citi-
zens of State College, was a pleasant caller at
this office on Monday morning. Mr. Markle has
been a subscriber to the WATCHMAN for many
years and like many others would not think of
doing withcut it.
a; -rs.
THE BATTLE CRY OF PEACE.—“ A call
to arms against war,” which is believed
to be the most noteworthy achievement
in the history of motion pictures, pre-
senting as it does a lesson that no true
American can fail to heed. Every Amer-
ican should see it. No true American
will nuss it. The greatest argument for
preparedness ever conceived. At the
Scenic, Bellefonte, Pa., Aprill 11 and 12,
morning, afternoon and evening.
Gm en
——The Study Course will meet on
Tuesday evening, April 4th. The subject
under discussion will be “Preparedness.”
It is hoped there will be a good attend-
ence. The paper will be read by Clement
Dale Esq. You and your friends are in-
vited to attend these meetings. They
will be held in the High school building
and begin promptly at 8 o'clock p. m.
——Dean Blaisdell, of the School of
Liberal Arts, State College, ‘will deliver
the address at the Commencement of
the Snow Shoe High school on the even-
ing of May 3rd. His subject will be “The
Making of Men.”
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NOTICE FROM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TO ALL Doc OWNERs.—All dogs eight
months old and over at the last assess-
ment, not wearing tags, will be killed
thirty days from April 1st. 61-13-1t
Sale Register.
SATURDAY, APRIL 1.—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.
Saleat 1p. m. *
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer,
The prices quoted are those paid for Prodese.
$1.
Potatoes per bushel. v 00
Onions........ccceenrene 65
Eggs, per doz 922
Lard, per pound. 14
Butter per pound..... 30
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 WHeAL...........conuiiiiniilisin nis $1.00
White Wheat... . 95
Rye, per bushel............... 70
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 70
So Cs bushel uta] 0
ats, old and new, per HE
Barley, per Lie eretedetiitsosrssersbersinnsiosiv 80
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closin rices of th
Philadelphia markets on Wedn ir .
Wheat—Red $ Je
Corn —Yellow. " 76@77
a fai;
Flour —Winter, per barrel 4.90@5.15
6.15@6.65
RyeF 5.00@5.50
Baled 10.00@22.00
15.50@19.50
Straw 8.50@14.00
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