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Bellefonte, Pa., September 29, 1916.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
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Boal Troop Sent to Border.
Lieut. Theodore Davis Boal’s mounted
machine gun troop is now at ‘Camp
Stewart, Texas, as a unit of the First
cavalry regiment, having been sent from
the Mount Gretna training camp last
Saturday evening. The troop was part
of a detachment of three hundred men
who were sent down to fil] up different
organizations. They traveled in tourist
cars and left Mount Gretna at seven
o’clock in the evening, going by way of
Pittsburgh. The troop was in charge of
second lieutenant George Boal Thomp-
son. Lieut. Boal was on a leave of
absence but joined the troop at St. Louis
for the last half of the trip to the bor-
der.
State Sabbath School Convention.
The annual convention of the State
Sabbath school association will be held
at York, Pa., on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, October 11th, 12th and 13th.
An elaborate program has been arrang-
ed which will include some of the ablest
speakers and most enthusiastic Sunday
school workers in the State. Centre
countians who expect to attend, either
as delegates or otherwise, should make
application to Darius Waite, Bellefonte,
secretary of the Centre county Sabbath
school association, for the proper cre-
dentials, etc. !
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U. B. Conference Closes.
The seventy-sixth annual session of
the Allegheny conference of the United
Brethren church came to an end in:
Johnstown with the announcement of the
appointments. Rev. J. S. Fulton, of
Johnstown, was continued as conference
superintendent and the following are the
Centre county appointments:
Bellefonte—T. Hugh MacLeod.
Houserville—]J. S, Lilly.
Philipsburg—H. A. Buffington.
Port Matilda—J. C. Moses.
Zion—]J. V. Mountain.
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—Winbert Dunlap (colored) was
arrested in Harrisburg on Monday on
the charge of deserting his wife and
three small children. The Bellefonte
authorities were at once notified and
constable Howard Smead went to
Harrisburg on -Monday night and
Tuesday morning brought Dunlap
back to Bellefonte and lodged him in
the Centre county jail.
——The Jewish New Year, Rosh Ha-
shenah, was celebrated yesterday by
members of that faith in Bellefonte, as
well as all over the world. The observ-
ance began at six o'clock Wednesday
evening. Saturday of next week will be
their day of atonement, Yom Kippur,
which will likewise be religiously observ-
ed.
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one of its oldest and most highly re-
spected citizens in the death of Jere-
miah Furey Sweeney, which occurred
at the residence of his sister, Mrs.
Rachael Miller, about 12.50 o’clock on
Sunday while sitting at the dinner ta-
ble. Some time back he had been ill
lately had been much improved so
that his death was quite unexpected.
Ann Sweeney and was born at Pleas-
ant Gap on March 3rd, 1838, hence at
his death was 78 years, 6 months and
21 days. Early in life he learned the
trade of a blacksmith and this he fol-
lowed for many years, working at
Axe Mann and Pleasant Gap. He was
a man widely known throughout the
community. In fact there are few old
residents of Centre county who have
‘age compelled him to give up actual
labor about twenty years ago, since
which time he lived a retired life. He
was a man of sterling worth, honest,
upright and straightforward in all his
business transactions. During the
Civil war he served as a member of
the Fifty-sixth regiment, and has for
years been #£ member of the G. A. R.
He affiliated” with the Methodist
church twenty-five years ago and has
since been a faithful member.
He is . survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Ada Lincoln, of Ethridge, Ten-
nessee, and one brother and four
sisters, namely: John R. Sweeney,
Mrs. - Margaret * Raudenbush, Mrs.
Rachael Miller and Mrs. Levi A. Mil-
ler, all of Pleasant Gap, and Mrs.
Lewis W. Miller, of Kansas City, Kan.
Funeral services were held at his late
home at 10 o’clock on Tuesday morn-
ing by Rev. J. H. McKetchnee, after
which burial was made in the Luther-
an cemetery at Pleasant Gap.
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DUMBLETON.—Though a little
belated we cannct refrain from here-
by ‘expressing our regret over the
death of James Dumbleton, who pass-
ed away at his home near Philipsburg
on Sunday, September 10th. He had
not been in good health for some
weeks as a result of a complication
of diseases and his death was the final
result.
. Mr. Dumbleton was born in Eng-
land seventy-seven years ago but
came to this. country when a young
man and for half a century had been
a resident of Rush township. Though
only a laborer by occupation he was
one of the noblest and most honorable
of men. In politics he was a staunch
Democrat and frequently attended
the councils of his party jo. fallugtte
‘| during tite time of the old
county con-
ventions. He was quite prominent in
Odd Fellowship, being a member of
the Magnolia Lodge, the Moshannon
Encampment. and the Tyrone Canton
and Rebekahs. He was also a faith-
ful member of the Episcopal church.
Surviving him are his wife and the
following children: George A. and
Miss Fannie, of Philipsburg; William
H., of Osceola; A. C., of Cold Stream;
R. H. and Mrs. A. Z. Ammerman, of
Curwensville. The funeral was held
on Wednesday, September 13th, and
was in charge of the Odd Fellows.
Burial was made in the Philipsburg
cemetery.
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RISHEL.—William P. Rishel, a
well known resident of Madisonburg,
died at five o’clock on Tuesday after-
noon of last week of pleurisy, follow-
ing a brief illness. He was a son of
Michael and Sarah Rishel and was
born in Miles township, being at his
death 52 years, 9 months and 18
days old. When a yourg man he
learned the milling trade, an occupa-
tion he followed all his life.
On September 29th, 1889, he was
married to Miss Emma Ocker, who
survives with the following children:
Mrs. Sadie Garrett, of Rebersburg;
Pearl, Gertrude, Ruth, Edith, Andrew
and Henry, all at home. He also
leaves three brothers, Calvin, Reuben
and Cephas L. Rishel, all of Madison-
burg. Funeral services were held in
the Lutheran church at Madisonhurg
last Saturday morning. Rev. J. L.
Metzger officiated and ‘vas assisted hy
Rev. J. D. Hunsicker, of Zeiglerville,
after which burial was made in the
Madisonburg -egmetery.
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AUMAN.—Peter R. Auman died at
his home at Spring Mills last Friday
morning, following an illness of many
weeks with chronic rheumatism, He
was a son of William and Amanda
Auman and was born at Spring Mills
on October 24th, 1848, making his age
67 years, 10 months and 28 days. He
was a painter by occupation and an
industrious and upright citizen. On
December 31st, 1878, Ke married Miss
Emma J. Horner, who survives with
the following children: Charles H,,
of Lykens, Pa.; Boyd S., of Columbus,
Ohio, and Maude H., at home. He
also leaves a number of brothers and
sisters. He was a member of the
Salem Reformed church and in the
absence of Rev. Geesey Rev. Kurtz,
had charge of the funeral which was
ing, burial being made in the Reform-
ed church cemciery.
with a complication of diseases but |
. He was a son ‘of John and Mary:
not in their time made the acquain-:
tance of Jerry Sweeney. Advancing
{ who was held in the
held at nine o’clock on Tuesday morn-
BURCHFIELD.—Mrs Cora Janet
Burchfield, widow of the late George
Burchfield, died on Friday of last
week at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. John Horner, at Linden Hall,
after being sick since the Sunday pre-
vious as the result of ptomaine poi-
soning.
She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph McClellan, deceased, and
was born in Potter township about
forty years ago. Most of her life was
spent in the vicinity of Tusseyville,
though the last few years had -been
spent with her daughter. In addition
to the latter she leaves one son, Rob-
ert Burchfield, of Montgomery. She
also leaves the following brothers and
sisters: Robert McClellan, of Linden
Hall; Charles, of Millheim; Frank. of
Centre Hall; William, of Roekwood,,
Pa.; Elmer, Harry and Mrs. Harry
Frantz, of Tusseyville.
The funeral was held at 9.30 o’clock
on Monday morning. Rev. R. Ray-
mond Jones had charge of the servie-
es and burial was made in the Tussey-
ville Union cemetery.
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MUSSER.—Mrs. Catharine Mus-
ser, widow of the late Emanuel Mus-
ser, died at the home of her daughter
Mrs, David O. Eiters, at State Col-
lege, at 11.10 o'clock on Wednesday
night, following a stroke of paralysis
sustained just a week previous.
Deceased was a daughter of Ju-oh
and Lvdia Bottorf and was born at
Pine Grove Mills on February 29th,
1836, hence was in her eightv-first
year. Practically all her married life
was spent on the farm near State
Colleze. Mr. Musser died five vears
ago but surviving her are the follow-
ing children: Mrs. D. O. Etters, of
State College; G. Fred Musser, Bello-
fonte; Mrs. Lydia Bowman, Harris-
| burg; Mrs. Nannie Handlong, Eliza-
| beth, N. J.; Mrs. Helen Duff, Roselle
i Park, N. J.; S. W. Musser, of lLe-
mont, and Boyd A. Musser, of
Scranton. She also leaves one sister,
{ Mrs. Nannia Lingenfelter, of Altoo-
{na. The funeral will be held at ten
| o’clock tomorrow morning. Rev.
Courtney will officiate and burial be
made at Shiloh. :
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MILLER.—Mrs. Amelia Miller
wife of county commissioner Isaac
Miller, died at 6.25 o’clock yesterday
morning after ten weeks’ illness with
stomach trouble and other comblica-
tions. She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Straub and was horn on
the old Straub farm in Benner town-
ship on April 3r¢, 1842, hence was in
her seventy-fifth year. She was mar-
ried to Mr. Miller about fifty-one
been spent: in ‘Beallefonte. She was'a
life-long member of the Lutheran
church and a good, christian woman
greatest esteem
by all who knew her.
Surviving her are her husband and
four sons, namely: Edward, of Phil-
adelphia; Harry, Herbert and Mor-
ris, all of Bellefonte. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at her late home at
two o'clock tomorrow afternoon by
Rev. W. M. B. Glanding, after which
burial will be made in the Union cem-
tery.
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ROUSH.—M iss Mary Margaret Roush,
a daughter of William and Helen Roush,
deceased, died at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Emma Henry, in Altoona, at five
o'clock on Sunday evening. She was
born in Millheim and spent the earlier
part of her life in that place, but during
the past twenty-five years had lived in
Altoona. She is survived by five sisters
and one brother, namely: Mrs. Emma
Henry and Mrs. William B. Miller, of
Altoona; Mrs. Ida Rumberger; of Houtz-
dale; Mrs. Ada Fawcett, of Baltimore;
Miss Getrude Roush, of Altoona,
and W. A. Roush, of Cleveland, Ohio.’
Funeral services were held at the Henry
home at 1.30 o’clock on Tuesday after-
noon, after which the remains were tak-
en to Petersburg, Huntingdon county,
where interment was made.
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BARLETT.—Robert Clemson Bar-
lett, son of Mr. and Mrs, Solomon
Barlett, died at the home of his par-
ents at State College at 6.45 o'clock
on Sunday evening, after an illness
of some weeks with stomach trouble.
He was born on the Clemson farm in
Buffalo Run valley and was seventeen
years old on July 19th. He is surviv-
ed by his parents and the following
brothers and sisters: Mrs. Anna Bay-
lett and Mrs. Ernest Tate, of Cole-
ville; Emma, Sarah and Vincent, at
home. Rev. J, McK. Reiley officiated
at the funeral which was held at 1.20
o’clock Wednesday afternoon, burial
being made in the Meyers cemetery.
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PARSONS.—The venerable John
W. Parsons, at Unionville, died Tues-
day evening, of general debility. He
was born mn Union township on Jan-
nary 26th, 1826, hence had reached
the ripe old age of 90 years, 8
months and 20 days. He conducted a
hotel at Julian for many years and
also served as postmaster. His only
survivors are two sons, George W.,
of Williamsport, and William B., of
Unionville. The funeral will take
place at ten o’clock this morning, bur-
ial to be made in the upper Union-
ville cemeter
vears ggo and: all her life . since: had J
Harry E. Filler Electrocuted.
Despite the strenuous efforts of his
father to save him Harry E. Filler,
of Altoona, was finally electrocuted at
the new penitentiary on Wednesday
morning. He went to ‘he death chair
attended by chaplain T. W. Young at
exactly 7.04 and less than a minute
later the current was turned on. Four
contacts were made ranging in vol-
ume from 2,000 volts and 18 amperes.
down to 2,000 volts and 8 amperes.
At 7.10 Filler was pronounced dead
by Ds. Robert J. Campbell,. peniten-
tiary physician. The body was claim-
ed by the heart-broken father who
took it to Altoona for burial.
Filler’s last night on earth was
spent ‘without any semblance of fear
over his approaching fate. He retired
between ten and eleven -0’clock and
slept well during the night. Wednes-
day morning he went to the chair
without making any statement or con-
fession, in fact he did not speak a
word to any of the prison officials. iis
case is probably without its equal in
‘| the history of criminal cases in Penn-
sylvania. :
In August, 1914, Jacob Plank, a bus
driver of Greensburg, was found niur-
dered a short distance from that town.
Several days later Filler was arrested,
charged with the crime. He was
tried in the sprirg of 1915, convicted
of first degree murder and sentenced
to electrocution. The date was set for
September 21st, 1915. Since that time
Filler’s case has been before the
Board of Pardons four times, was
twice referreu back to the lower court,
which refused 2.new trial; was car-
ried to the Supreme court of the State
on two occasions and once to the
United States Supreme court.
It is said that Filler’s father, H. K.
Filler, of Altoona, spent a fortune of
$36,000 in trying to have the death
penalty set aside and id not give up
his efforts until late Tuesday after-
noon, when he was finally informed
that the Governor would not inter-
vene, and the electrocution which had
been held at his request from Monday
morning until Wednesday morning
finally took place at that time.
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Killed in a Mine.
Just as he was finishing loading his
last car of coal last Friday in the No.
22 mine in the Lehigh Valley Coal
company, near Clarence, Mike Basala
was crushed to death by a heavy
boulder of coal which fell irom the
top of the drift in which he was
working. ' The boulder weighed in the
neighkorhoad of a ton and as it fell it
struck Mr. Basala fair on the breast
crushing him to earth beneath its
ponderous weight. It took siX men
to.remove thie boulder’ but when re-
leased there was no sign of life and
death must have been instantaneous.
++ Mr. Basala was a native of Austria-
Hungary where he was born forty-
nine years ago. He came to this
country twenty-four years ago and
most of the time since had worked in
the mines near ‘Clarence. He was a
man of thrift and economy and with
his savings purchased a small farm
near Clarence which he cultivated in
addition to working in the mines. He
was a member of the Catholic church,
a good husband and father, who will
be sadly missed by those left behind
Surviving him are his wife and four
children, namely: Mary, Joseph,
Verna and Mike. Burial was made in
the cemetery at Clarence on Wednes-
day morning.
‘Badly Hurt in Railroad Accident.
Joseph Corio, an Austrian miner of
Snow Shoe township, was brought to
the Bellefonte hospital on Monday
with a badly fractured skull and a se-
vere scalp wound as the result of a
railroad accident that morning. When
the morning train reached Snow Shoe
the engine and crew went out to the
Cherry Run mine as usual to get the
loaded cars. The engine ran out
backwards and about half way to the
mine members of the crew saw Corio
and a companion standing on the
track. When they saw the engine
approaching they stepped to one side.
The engine and crew went on out to
the mine and twenty minutes later
when they returned toward Snow
Shoe saw-Corio lying along the track.
Naturally the engineer stopped and
the crew found the man injured as
above, but how he got hurt they do
not know, as his companion did not
see the accident. Up to Tuesday
afternoon the man had not regained
consciousness.
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——John W. Vogel, “The Minstrel
King,” is spreading out, producingly
as well as physically, his announce-
ment for this season telling of a
brand new idea that unites opera,
minstrelsy and farce comedy. “Jap-
land,” or the garden of the Mikado,
is the name of this newest vehicle,
the spectacle—for it is spectacular in
every sense of the word—bei ng in
two acts and fourteen scenes. Iisa
big affair, fifty-two people and a car
load of scenery being used in the pro-
duction, a Geisha girl chorus, with
the tango-maxixe habit, being a nec-
essary adjunct. “Japland” will be
seen at Garman’s this (Friday) even-
ing. Prices, 85, 50, 75 cents and
$1.00. 0 ane
A Bad Auto Accident.
On Sunday four young men who
gave their names as Maurice From,
Percy From, Isadore From and Bert
Cohen, and their residence as State
College, met with a bad automobile
accident in the vicinity of Fouss’
mills, about three miles west of Ty-
rone. The men were in a Ford car
bound for Altcona and at the above
place they attempted to pass a big
Seven passenger car and in doing so
ditched their machine.
Two of the mer. were thrown clear
of the machine and landed alongside
of a rail fence. Both were stunned
and one of them received a bad cut
over the left eye. The other two men
were pinned under the machine, the
driver being unconscious. All the men
were badly cut and bruised but fortu-
nately not seriously injured, They
were taken to Tyrone where their in-
juries were properly attended to. The
machine was towed to a Tyrone
garage where it was repaired and
sent home on Monday.
AUTO TRUCK TURNED TURTLE.
On Tuesday morning Bruce Stover,
of Millheim, with his big Mitchell
auto truck loaded with household
furniture of Ezra H. Auman, of Mill-
heim, who was moving to’ Pine Grove
Mills, was coming up the south side
of Nittany mountain when he felt
like smoking a cigarette. According-
ly he asked Auman to take the steer-
ing wheel while he lighted the ciga-
rette. Auman took the wheel but
failed to steer correctly and the con-
Sequence was the truck ran over the
bank and turned turtle, landing wrong
side up against a tree.
Both men were caught under the
truck but Auman managed to drag
himself out, after he was bacly cover-
ed with oil and dirt. He made his
way up to the road just as Sheriff
Yarnell and son Roy drove down the
mountain. He called to them for help
and stopping his car the sheriff and
son went down to the overturned
truck and helped release Stover, who
had gotten tangled in the ropes that
bound the household furniture.
Help was secured from State Col-
lege, the overturned truck righted and
pulled up to the road when it was
found that aside from a broken top it
was not damaged. As neither of the
men were hurt in the least they re-
loaded their furniture and proceeded
on their way to Pine Grove Mills,
S. W. ZETTLE'S PECULIAR EXPERIENCE.
Last Saturday morning Samuel W.
Zettle, of Pleasart Gap, was standing
in the public road right at his
barn near the fish hatchery when
a big car came along at a good rate
of speed on its way Irom Pleasant
Gap to Bellefonte, Mr. Zettle neither.
saw nor heard the car and the driver!
could not have been very observant as
he ran co close to Zettle that the
fender struck him. With the instinct
of self-preservation Mr. Zettle threw
himself forward and fell right over
the hood of the machine, The man at
the wheel was so flustered that he was
not able to stop his car until he had
run quite a distance and when
he did Mr. Zettle crawled off the hood
none the worse for his ride. The
driver, however, was trembling like a
leaf and so nerveus that it was ten
minutes before he was able to start
his car again.
What Would You Not Give?
How often have you thought of
your childhood days? What would you
not give to go back to them, back to
when you were boy and girl? Can you
recall your playmates? Of course you
can! You can’t go back to those good
old days but Manager Garman, of the
opera house, is going to make it pos-
sible for you to recall the nursery
stories of those happy days. Ask
yourself, do you remember this ?
There was an Old Woman who lived in a
shoe,
She had so many children she didn’t know
what to do.
To some she gave molasses, to some she
gave bread,
And to some she gave spankings and sent
them to bed.
And then there’s :
Mary, Mary, quite centrary,
How does your garden grow ?
These and all the others of those
famous stories of your childhood days
will be refreshed in Joseph L. Ker-
nan’s big musical comedy success,
“Mother Goose, or the Old Woman
Who Lived in a Shoe,” which will be
the attraction at Garman’s with bar-
gain matinee on Saturday evening,
October 7th. A complete production
is carried, and the company is said to
number forty, headed by J. C. Mack,
the originator of the Mother Goose
character.
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——One huntired and ninety tickets
were sold at the Bellefonte depot on
Saturday for the excursion that night
to Niagara Falls. Of course this did
not include all the Centre countains
who went to see the Falls, as a big
delegaticn passed through on the
train that came over the Lewisburg
and Tyrone railroad. All told there
were nine sections in the excursion
and itis estimated that the total
crowd numbered about five thousand.
——Watch for the twenty Geisha girls
who will be a big feature in the Vogel
minstrel parade today.
Great Week for Bellefonte.
Bellefonte is to have a remarkable
week, beginning October 12th. Dur-
ing that week, October 12th to 18th,
inclusive, four of the most eloquent
and noted platform orators of this
decade will speak in the court house.
admission free to everybody.
On Thursday evening. October 12th,
Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp, presi-
dent of the Kentucky State W. C. T
U., one of the most brilliant, intelli-
gent and gifted of the National W.
C. T. U. speakers, will deliver a won-
derful address. Bellefcnte and Cen-
tre county are most fortunate in se-
curing her as she, like the two great
speakers who are to follow her, are
in constant demand all over the Unit-
ed States.
On Friday evening, October 13th,
“Catch-me-Pal” Patterson, of Eng-
lard and - Ireland, famous on both
sides of the Sea, will be the orator.
On the following Tuesday evening,
October 17th, the Dr. Anna Shave, of
international fame, president of the
National Woman’s Suffrage Ascocia-
tion, will be the speaker, while on the
next night, Wednesday, the 18th of
October, the climax will be reached in
the marvelous Mrs. Mary Harris Ar-
mor, of Georgia, known :n every
State in the Union as “The Georgia
Cyclone,” who will charm her audi-
ence with her ever-ready, sparkling,
irresistible wit, magnetic personality
and her mighty grasp of truth.
Surely all Centre countians as well
as Bellefonte sheculd avail themselves
of this very unusual opportunity,
which seldom comes but once in a
lifetime, to listen to all these excep-
tionally gifted ard faraous speakers
in one week. In these days of zuto-
mobiles it is very easy to reach Belle-
fonte, so conveniently located right in
the geographical centre of the coun-
ty.
Watch this paper next week for
further notices. The Hon. Seaborn
Wright, ex-Governor of Georgia, says
that “Mrs. Armor is unquestionably
the greatest woman speaker on the
platform today. All over this coun-
try she has literally made Georgia fa-
mous.”
Lost His Sermons.
Rev. M. C. Piper, the well known
minister of Milesburg, had an en-
gagement to preach in the church at
Eldorado, near Altoona, on Sunday
afternoon and evening and in a su-
preme effort to please his congrega-
tions spent much time and thought on
the preparation of two good sermons.
Going to Tyrone he took a trolley car
which landed him in Altoona at 2.45
o'clock and it was not until he reach-
ed Eldorade that he was horrified to
discover that he had left his travel-
ing bag, containing the two sermons,
in the trolley car.
He at once got busy on the tele-
phone only to learn that the car crews
had been changed and the car on
which he arrived in Altoona was al"
ready on its way back to Tyron8. It
later developed that when the car
reached Tyrone there was only one
passenger aboard, and as he was
about; te alight the conductor espied
the minister's traveling bag and call-
ed out: “Hey there, Mister; didn’t you
forget your handbag ?” Glancing
around the stranger saw the bag, and
likely with visions of a good haul said:
“Oh, yes; I most forgot it.” Return-
ing he took the bag and departed and
a few minutes later the conductor was
informed by the company’s dispatcher
that the bag belonged to Rev. Piper
and contained a night shirt, a few
necessary toilet articles and two un-
delivered sermons. An effort was
at once started to locate the
man who so readily tock the bag.
An Appeal for the Y. M. C. A.
Two teams composed of men and
women will compete for supremency
inaY.M.C. A. membership contest,
beginning Monday, October 2nd at 9
o’clock, and finishing Monday, Octo-
ber 9th, at 10 p. m. The losers will
give the winners a chicken banquet.
Please help in every way possible,
take out a membership ticket. Special
rates will be given next week only.
The Y. M. C. A. is the greatest club on
earth for men and boys, so please
help to maintain a good place for
them.
The Y. M. C. A. swimming pool has
been a popular place this summer for
the boys, girls, men and women. Last
Monday night a farewell swimming
party was given for Miss Ellen Hayes,
Miss Genevieve Bible and Miss Clay-
ton, of Philadelphia. A large number
attended. This week the Misses Bud-
dinger, of Snow Shoe, had a party
Wednesday night.
Auto Tag and Tale Light Lost.
On the last lap of a 560 mile auto
trip a 1916 license number 106984,
with bracket and tail oil lamp, broke
off of the car of Rev. Horace Lincoln
Jacobs, of Williamsport, Pa. We
started last Saturday morning from:
Altoona, via Warriors Mark, Seven
Stars, State College, Pleasant Gap
and Zion, for Lamar, where in the
afternoon he discovered his loss. He
is wondering what became of all these
parts? Have they been found by
any one?