Belletonte, Pa., January 19, 1917.
To CORRESPONDENTS.—No communications
published unless accompanied by the real name
of the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——Mrs. S. A. Keefer has been ill at
her home on Bishop street for two weeks.
—W. D. Zerby recently purchased
the Samuel Gault property on east Cur-
tin street.
——Some interesting local matter will
be found on the second page of today’s
“Watchman.”
——At the Millheim horse sale mon-
day thirty horses were sold at an aver-
age price of $209.00.
——Watch for the opening chapters
next week of our big new serial, “K,” by
Mary Roberts Rinehart.
——The many friends of Sol Schmidt
will be sorry to learn that he is quite
seriously ill at his home in Philipsburg.
—Mrs. G. O. Benner, of Centre Hall,
was unfortunate on Saturday of last
week in getting a bad fall, and fractur-
ing an arm.
—E. L. Worthern, of State College,
on Tuesday purchased the Howard E.
Grove farm in Benner township at
orphans’ court sale for $3,500.
—The body of Frank Mullen was
brought to Bellefonte from the Soldier’s
Home at Dayton, Ohio, yesterday, and
buried in the Catholic cemetery.
——The Potter-Hoy Hardware Co’s
regular annual bargain sale will begin
Saturday morning, the 20th. Do not miss
it. 62-3-1t
——See advertisement on the seventh
page of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s new
serial story, “K,” which will begin in
this paper next week. Don’t fail to read
it,
——The Lock Haven High school girls
will play the Bellefonte High school girls
in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium tomorrow
afternoon. The public is invited. Ad-
mission, 25 cents.
—Next week the “Watchman” will
begin the publication of Mary Roberts
Rinehart’s wonderful story, “K,” and we
feel sure if you read the first installment
you will want te read it all.
——The health of Abram Baum, who
has been seriously ill at his home on
Bishop street during the past month, is
thought to be slowly improving. Mr.
Baum has been ill for the greater part of
the past year.
——The Tyrone Y.M. C. A. five will
play the Bellefonte Academy in the Y.
M. C. A. gymnasium tomorrow evening,
January 20th, at 8.45 o'clock. It will be a
championship game and the price of ad-
mission will be 25 cents.
——Governor Brumbaugh on Wednes
day granted a respite to Henry Ward
Mottern and Ernest L. Haines, the two
youthful murderers of Jefferson county,
from the week of February 22nd to the
week of March 5th to enable their at-
torneys to carry their cases to the
Supreme court.
—For early in February the opera
house announces three exhibitions of the
great million dollar picture, “Civiliza-
tion.” A few days later the famous
“Birth of a Nation,” with symphony
orchestra of eighteen pieces, twenty-
nine people in all. Surely two great at-
tiactions for a town the size of Belle-
fonte.
——The store of Louis Finberg, at
Philipsburg, was broken into on Monday
night and goods to the value of several
hundred dollars carried away. On Tues-
day Ray C. Dugan and Harry Hugg
were arrested, changed with the burg-
lary. They later confessed and on Wed-
nesday were brought to Bellefonte and
locked in jail.
—F. S. Knecht has purchased the
Palace garage property himself. Last
week the “Watchman” stated that the
business and the property had both been
acquired by Norman R. Wright, but Mr.
Knecht changed his mind before the
deal had been closed and will continue
to run the garage. himself. He states
that he has also purchased the realty
and will at once begin improvements
that have been in plans for some time.
——While the days are growing longer
the evenings are still plenty long enough
to enable you to take in the full program
at the Scenic every evening. And some
wonderful pictures are being shown
there at every exhibition. The very
best of the leading film producers of the
country is the kind manager T. Clayton
Brown goes after, because he believes
that there is nothing too good for Belle-
fonte lovers of the motion picture,
whether it be drama, comedy, travel
pictures or a panorama. of current
events.
—An entertainment and dance will
be held in the armory on Friday even-
ing, February 2nd. Admission 25 cents.
From 8 o'clock to 10 the entertainment
will consist of folk dancing and in old-
fashioned cake walk, interspersed with
dances at 5 cents a dance. The Lyric
orchestra, from Lock Haven, will supply
the music. From 10.30 to 2.30 a regular
dance of twenty-four dances will be run
and the tickets for the dance will be
sold on the floor at 75 cents apiece.
Tarts, rolls and coffee will be sold at5
cents each.
Troop L Home
From Texas Border.
Cavalry Boys Given a Rousing Reception
Upon Their Arrival Home Tues-
day Night.
On Sunday morning, June 25th, Capt.
H. Laird Curtin and Troop L, of the
First Pennsylvania cavalry, took their
departure for Mt. Gretna and were bid-
den farewell and God-speed by several
thousand people as they boarded the
train at the P. R. R. depot. On Tuesday
night they were given a most enthusias-
tic reception home by thousands of peo-
ple and the greatest thing to be thankful
for is that the troop returned to a man,
with not a man on the sick list and with
every one of them looking one hundred
per cent better for their two hundred
and five day’s experience as real sol-
diers.
When the announcement was made
several weeks ago that the troop had
bzen ordered home citizens of Bellefonte
commensurate with the service they had
| rendered their country. From the time
| they left El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday
| morning of last week their trip home
| was followed as closely as possible,
so that there would be no hitch or delay
when the soldiers landed in Bellefonte.
And the committee had everything work-
ed out to the minutest detail.
The troop train left Tyrone at 8.25
o'clock on Tuesday evening and shortly
thereafter announcement of the fact was
made by the blowing of whistles and
ringing of bells. Naturally the crowd
flocked to the railroad depot, but they
had a long wait in the cold as it was just
ten o'clock when the troop train finally
pulled into the depot. Little time was
lost in detaining and escorted by Our
Boys band of Milesburg, the Bellefonte
band, the Logan and Undine fire com-
panies and the thousands of citizens who
throngd the streets the soldiers marched
up High street to the Diamond, north on
Allegheny street to Spring and west on
Spring and the armory where a very
substantial turkey supper was served to
all desiring it.
Just fifty-seven of the soldiers partook
of the meal, some being on detail duty
while a few of them were so glad to get
home they did not care to eat. Col.
J. L. Spangler presided at the feast and
made a patriotic little speech welcoming
the boys home. Others who made brief
speeches were Rev. M. DuPue Maynard,
Father McArdle, Revs. . Yocum and Mc-
Kinney and Col. H. S. Taylor Miss Elea-
nore McSuley gave a recitation written
especially on the Boal gun troop. By
twelve o'clock the repast was concluded
and the soldier boys who live in Belle-
fonte dispersed to their homes.
The horses of the troop were not un-
loaded until Wednesday morning when
they were taken to the stables at the
fair grounds where they will be kept
for the present. The property was also
unloaded on Wednesday and transferred
to the armory. It is not yet known
just when the troop will be mustered
out of service, but it will likely be in the
near future. Until it is the soldiers will
have to report daily at the armory.
On the same train with tfoop L was
the Boal machine gun troop, and after
the cars containing the Bellefonte equip-
ment had been shifted on the siding, the
train containing the Boal troop was run
to Oak Hall where the soldier boys occu-
pied the cars until Wednesday morning
They then detrained and marched to the
Boal camp at Boalsburg.
As mementoes of their stay in Texas
Captain Curtin brought back with him
two real Texas burros and Lieut. Boal
brought home five of the little animals.
A big reception was given the Boal
troop at Boalsburg on Wednesday even-
ing, part of which consisted of a turkey
supper. Rev. Courtney presided as toast-
master and the principal speakers were
D. F. Kapp, of State College, and Rev.
Stover. They both referred to the mili-
tary record of Boalsburg and vicinity,
which dates back to the real war with
Mexico in 1848.
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Celebrated Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary.
Centre county has quite a number of
venerable couples who have celebrated
their golden wedding, but Pine Grove
Mills comes to the forefront with a
couple who, on last Friday, celebrated
their sixtieth wedding anniversary. This
esteemed couple were none other than
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Bowersox. Mr.
Bowersox was born in Union county on
March 11, 1837, hence is almost eighty
years old. His wife, who prior to her
marriage was Miss Catherine Ocker, of
Madisonburg, is just three months
younger than her husband.
They were married at Middleburg,
Snyder county, on January 12, 1856, and
practically all their married life has been
spent in Centre county. They have been
blessed with thirteen children, and with
the exception of one who died in infancy,
the family circle remains unbroken. They
also have thirty-two grandchildren and
fourteen great-grandchildren, most of
whom were home for the celebration last
Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Bowersox lived on
the farm until eleven years ago, when
they retired to the cozy home they now
occupy in Pine Grove.
~—At the expiration of the term on
the first of January, Miss Alice Tate was
reappointed Registrar of vital statistics
of this district, comprising Benner,
Spring, Marion and Walker townships
and the borough of Bellefonte.
began to plan to give them a reception
Two Cases Disposed Of.
| At a special session of court on Mon- |
day morning Judge Quigley sentenced
' George Dayon to pay a fine of five hun- i
dred dollars, costs of prosecution and
i undergo imprisonment in the county jail '
for a period of six months on the charge
of selling liquor without a license. Day-
! on was the man caught in the raid after
| the house of Minnie Hayes, at Philips-
burg, was destroyed by fire the night be-
| fore Christmas. He had been an inmate
- of the house since last August and had
no other means of livelihood. He was
| indicted on three charges, one of which
| carries with it a penalty of three years in
| the penitentiary, but upon his promise to
, the court that when his jail sentence ex-
| pires he will go home and go to work
"and live the right kind of a life the court
| suspended sentence on the two most se-
rious charges and imposed sentence as
I given above, cautioning him, however,
[that if he reverted to his old life he
{ would have him brought back and then
give him the full penalty provided by the
| Act of the Legislature of 1905.
| Another case disposed of was that of
| Mike Kush, a Slavishman of Philipsburg.
Mike was before the court some months
| ago on the charge of assault and battery
and desertion and non-support. At the
time the court sentenced him to pay the
| costs and give his wife $15.00 per month.
| He paid sixteen dollars on the costs but
never gave his wife anything and when
he learned there was a bench warrant
out for him left Philipsburg and went to
Pittsburgh. He was brought back by
the sheriff when he took Paul Swartz to
the penitentiary. The case was some-
| what perplexing to the court and Kush
| finally promised that if arrangements
| could be made he would go to work in
the coal mines in Snow Shee and allow
his employer to divide his pay in three
parts, one to go toward the payment of
costs, one part to his wife and the bal-
ance to himself. He was sent to Snow
Shoe Monday evening.
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Farm Bureau Movement is Contagious.
The farm bureau, county agent, county
agriculturist, extension representative or
farm demonstrator movement, as it is
variously aud popularly known, was in-
augurated in Pennsylvania in 1912 with
the organization of five counties. The
work has grown until at the present time
there are extension representatives in
thirty-six counties. Five counties are or-
ganized and will be supplied with a lead.
er as soon as funds are available, and in
fourteen other counties the movement is
being strongly agitated.
Concrete examples which show the
value of farm bureau movement in sev-
eral counties in which it has already
been established might be multiplied. Here
is one:
In Lycoming county last spring the
county extension representative, R. H.
Bell, saw the necessity for some measure
which would lessen the prevalence of, and
losses from, oats smut in the county.
The names of those desiring formalin
with which to treat their seed oats were
secured at various meetings held through-
out the county during the winter and
early spring, and through other channels.
The plan adopted was to supply the ma-
terial purchased by the farmers direct by
mail, together with directions for using it.
In all about 200 farmers were supplied.
Reports recently received from eighty
of these farmers show an average infesta-
tion of oats smut where seed was not
treated of 7 per cent. and of 1.1 per cent.
in the case of treated seed. On the basis
of 40 bushels to the acre this would mean
a saving of 7920 bushels to those treating
their seed oats. The money saving may
readily be figured. About 30 per cent. of
the farmers who treated their seed oats
also treated their seed potatoes to guard
against scab. The acreage reported by
those treating potatoes was about one-
fourth of the total for the county. Assum-
ing a yield of 40 bushels to the acre, the
total savings, on the basis of a saving of
6 per cent. for the entire county, would be
55,400 bushels.
Similar examples of savings effected
through an oats smut campaign are avail-
able for many other counties of the
State. In each instance the extension rep-
resentative started the campaign. Ask
the farmers in the counties where the
work is already established their opinion
of it. They constitute its best advertise-
ment. Farmers in one county will tell
how the dairy interests have been helped
by the introduction of herd bulls and by
carefully conducted cow-testing associa-
tions. Another community will regale
you with tales of assistance given in
methods of marketing farm products.
Still others will orate with fervor on the
benefits of variety tests of various kinds
of farm crops such as corn, oats and wheat.
February 1 has been set as the date
for organizing the Farm Bureau for Center
county. The meeting will be held in the
court house at Bellefonte at 10.00 a. m,
This will enable people from all parts of
the county to come to Bellefonte on the
morning trains and return in the after-
noon.
At this meeting the entire proposition
will be thoroughly explained by represen-
tatives from the College. The farmers of
Center county should avail themselves of
this opportunity and turn out to the
Bellefonte meeting.
PAGE.—Mr. and Mrs. Christ Page, of
Orviston, are mourning the death of
their five year-old-son, Charles Page, who
died on Tuesday of last week of diphther-
etic croup. Burial was made at Blanch-
ard on Thursday.
i Busy Session of Borough Council.
' regular meeting of borough council on
Monday evening, the first meeting since
| December 18th.
Burgess Edmund Blanchard presented
"his report for the year 1916 which show-
ed that seventy-two arrests had been
' made. Fifty-one auto licenses were is-
! sued and the total receipts from fines
‘and licenses were $333.75. There were
' six fires during the year, none of which
| were serious, and four automobile acci-
| dents, none fatal.
John J. Bower was present and ad-
‘dressed council on the question of in-
stalling a sirene fire alarm, especially
{ mentioning the Denver alarm which,
| with a five horse power motor will cost
| $475.00, with about $25.00 freight from
. Denver. H. J. Thompson, of the State—
i Centre Electric company, has agreed to
install the alarm free of charge and also
furnish the electric power to operate it
| free. No action was taken on the prop-
osition.
A communication was received from
the delegates of the Logan and Undine
fire companies stating that they had met
on Monday evening, January 8th, and
elected John J. Bower fire marshall;
Charles Anderson, first assistant, and
Guy Kline, second assistant. Their ac-
tion was approved by council.
A communication was received ‘from
A. C. Mingle requesting a rebate of $3.50
on water taxes for 1916, owing to two of
his houses standing empty for six months.
The matter was referred to the Water
committee.
A letter was received from the citizens
committee operating the Bellefonte steam
heating plant enclosing statement of the
cost of the heat for the public building
for February and March as $71.58 a
month. Council voted to pay the bill.
A communication was received from
J. Herbert Knisely, secretary of the State
Boroughs’ association, stating that the
annual convention would be held in Har-
risburg on February 14th and 15th, and
urging council to send representatives.
Council authorized the attendance of the
burgess, borough solicitor and chairman
of the Street committee.
Applications were received from Harry
Dukeman for reappointment as chief of
police and Elmer Yerger as patrolman,
and upon recommendation of the Fire
and Police committee both were reap-
pointed for one year, or as long as their
service is satisfactory.
The Street committee reported ten dol-
lars received for a sewer permit, and
that work had been begun on the Bishop
street sewer. Report was also made that
Mr. Thomas, one of the employees
on the street, mashed his thumb on
Monday.
The Water committee, through chair-
man Seibert, presented the State-Centre
Electric company’s bill for pumping
water and also bills for labor and repairs
on the water system. Mr. Seibert also
called attention to the fact that on the
State-Centre company’s list of water
taxes there was still $5,591 uncollected
and council voted that the company be
requested to hurry up the collections.
The Fire and Police committee report-
ed the burgess’ check for $60.00 for fines
and licenses.
The Finance committee presented the
treasurers’ report which showed a bal-
ance on January 1st, 1917, of $8,310.57.
Mr. Harris stated that J. L. Montgom-
ery, of the Pennsylvania Match company,
made the proposition that if the borough
would install the old fire alarm on the
Match company boilers and arrange for
the placing of both telephones in the
boiler room that the company would
willingly sound the fire alarm. Council
voted to accept the proposition which
will solve the fire alarm question for the
present, at least.
Secretary W. T. Kelly presented two
policies for compensation insurance, one
from the Ocean Insurance company,
which carried the borough insurance
last year, and one from the Aetna Insur-
ance company, represented by John F.
Gray & Son. Council voted to accept
the latter and instructed the secretary
to return the former.
Bills to the amount of $5,046.34, which
included $2,000 into the sinking fund,
were approved and council adjourned.
Associated Charities Christmas Distribu-
tion.
The Associated Charities made its
usual distribution of food and fuel at the
Christmas season. Thirty-four baskets of
groceries, ten loads of coal and two
loads of wood were sent out. Some cloth-
ing was contributed and purchased, and
toys, candy and oranges were carried to
the children of the community Christmas
morning. Mr. Hard Harris and Mr. Ed-
mund Blanchard kindly offered their assis-
tance in acting as Santa Claus, and kept
their cars busy for over two hours on
this joyous errand. More than forty fam-
ilies and over one hundred children were
thus remembered by the Association,
which was acting as distributive agent
for several benevolent socities of the town,
and a number of private citizens. The
principal contributions were received
from the Elks and the Soldiers’ Relief
fund. Others were Col. J. L. Spangler,
J. S. McCargar, Edward Richard, Mrs J.
L. Montgomery, Mrs. George Hazel, Mrs.
Edmund Blanchard, Mrs. Geisinger, Mrs.
Zeller, Mrs. Brouse, Miss Mary Thomas,
Miss Musser and the Bellefonte Trust Co.
MRs. R. S. BROUSE,
Secretary and Treasurer Associated Charities,
——For high class Job Work come to
[ the WATCHMAN Office.
Seven members were present at the |
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mrs. R. B. Brandman is visiting with her
mother, Mrs. B. Diamond, in Philadelphia.
—Miss Sara Bogle, of Pittsburgh, was a week-
end guest of her mother, Mrs. E. Norris Bogle.
—T. A. Shoemaker is in Porto Rico, having
gone south last week with a party of New York
men.
—Blaine Mabus and his son Richard, were
guests of Mr, Mabus parents at Lewisburg over
Sunday.
—Mrs. Harris, of Providence, is in Bellefonte,
a guest of her brother and his wife, Col. and Mrs.
W. F. Reynolds.
—Miss Claire Reynolds and Miss Henrietta
McGirk will go to Altoona to-day. to be guests of
friends until next week.
—Van Jodon was in Washington, D. C., the
after part of last week in the interest of the
Bellefonte Central R. R. Co. .
—Mr. and Mrs. George Eberhart had as guests
over Sunday their son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Eberhart, of Pitcairn.
—Mr. and Mrs. John Sommerville, of Roberts-
dale, were guests of Miss Linn and her brother,
H. S. Linn, for the week-end.
—Miss Lizzie Yarger, who had been in Belle-
fonte since the early fall, returned to Aarons-
burg the fore-part of the week.
—Miss Emily Valentine, who has been with her
aunt, Miss Emily Natt since before Christmas,
returned to Baltimore Tuesday.
—James Hoover, of Pennsylvania Furnace, was
in Bellefonte Tuesday evening to help welcome
the soldier boys home from Texas.
—Mrs. Arthur F. Sloop went to Massey, Md.,
Monday, to attend the wedding of her brother, I.
F. Huey, and Miss Frances Johnson.
—Mrs. F. H. Clemson, of Buffalo Run, and her
daughter, Miss Sara Clemson. spent Tuesday
visiting and in the shops of Bellefonte.
—Miss Sarah Rishel is visiting with her uncle,
{ Dr. George P. Rishel and his family, in Philadel-
phia, having left here early in the week.
—Ad Fauble was in New York the forepart of
the week looking over the advanced spring styles
for men and celebrating his fiftieth birthday.
—Mrs. R. A. Strayer, of Rochester, Pa., spent
the week-end in Bellefonte, a guest of Mrs.
Wooden at the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles
Smith.
—B. C. Bloom, one of the successful farmers
of Patton township, spent a day in Bellefonte last
week, cleaning up his business for a fresh start
in 1917.
—Elliot Lyon Morris, a first year cadet at West
Point Military Academy, is home for a visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Morris, of
the Bush house.
—Ralph L. Mallory, has been in Philadelphia
for a part of the week, having been summoned
there on account of the death of Mrs. Mallory’s
brother, George Murphy.
—Mrs. M. L. Valentine will go to Philadelphia,
Monday, for a two weeks stay and if deciding to
go south for the winter, will leave from there for
Florida early in February.
—Miss Elizabeth McCullough, of Lewistown, a
sister of Mrs. Amos Cole, has been in Bellefonte
the past week as a guest of Mrs. Augustus Hev-
erly and Mrs. E. C. Tuten.
—Miss Lulu McMullen will leave Hecla the
early part of the week to go to Merion, Pa,,
where she will visit for an indefinite time with
her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.
—Miss Ruth Kerstetter, of Harrisburg, is visit-
ing with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Yeager. Miss Swiler, who has been her guest
here returned to Harrisburg a week ago.
—Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fleming of Altoona.
andtheir two children were inBellefonte the after
part of last week, for a short visit with Mr.
Fleming’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fleming
—Mrs. Frank Driscoll and her daughter came
here from Pittsburgh last week, owing to the
critical illness of Mrs. Driscoll’s aunt, Miss Julia
McDermott. The child is with relatives in Snow
Shoe.
—Mrs. Massey and her daughter, Miss Lola
Massey, returned to their home at Punxsutawney
last week, after a week’s visit here with Mrs.
Massey's sisters, Mrs. Wescott and Mrs. William
Rhinesmith.
—Joseph D. Harris, who now holds a good po-
sition as superintendent with the McCord Manu-
facturing company, at Detroit, Mich., was in
Bellefonte over Sunday visiting his mother, Mrs.
Rachael Harris.
—Mr. and Mrs. George A. Beezer went to Phil-
adelphia Tuesday to spend the week at the auto-
mobile show. During their absence their son
Herbert is staying with his uncle, B. D. Tate, at
Mrs. S. A. Bells.
—Mrs. L. T. Munson, who has had her home
closed during the winter, is with Mr. and Mrs,
John Gephart Munson, at New Haven, Conn.
Mrs. Munson will probably not return to Belle-
fonte before spring.
—Mrs. John M. Dale lelt Tuesday for
Hewlett, Loag Island, where she will spend a
week with her cousin, Mrs. Magargel. From
there Mrs. Dale will go to Richmond for a visit
with her aunt, Mrs. E. H. Clowes.
—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mimm, of Scottdale,
are expected in Bellefonte tomorrow for a visit
with Mrs. Mimm’s grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Jonathan Miller, of Reynolds avenue. Mrs.
Mimm will be remembered as Miss Ida Miller.
—Miss Elsie Rankin will leave Saturday to
spend Sunday in Harrisburg, going from there
for a ten days visit in Philadelphia. On the first
of February Miss Rankin will return to Werners-
ville, to resume her work at the Galen Hall sani-
torium.
—E. R. Lucas, of Howard, spent Monday look-
ing after some business interests in Bellefonte.
Mr. Lucas was on his way to Johnstown but
being detained here longer than he had expected
returned home, having arranged to go to Cam-
bria county later in the week.
—Mrs. Harry Taylor and her tather, Akram V.
Miller, will have sale this month at their home
at Pleasant Gap, in anticipation of going to Phil-
adelphia to make their home with Mrs. Blythe.
Mr. Miller has spent much of the winter with his
daughter in the city but returned a short time
ago to help Mrs. Taylor with her sale, and has
been ill ever since coming to Centre county.
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Coal Prices Advance.
Coal prices took another advance in
Bellefonte on Monday morning, pea coal
going from $5.70 to $6.50 per ton; chest-
nut from $7.20 to $7.80; stove from $7.00
to $7.60, and egg from $6.50 to $7.60.
Soft coal went from $3.80 to $4.00
while the price of cannell and West-
moreland remained at $5.10. With the
prices soaring and coal hard to get at
that it is about as much as the ordinary
man can do to get along.
——Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Boyce, of
Willowbank street, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Mabel R. Boyce, to Benjamin F. Swartz,
of Pittsburg. The prospective bride-
groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln
E. Swartz, of Hublersburg, and a gradu-
ate of State College class of 1916.
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Opera House News.
“One Girl's Experience,” a play deal-
ing with the working girl in New
York, will be the attraction at Gar-
man’s tomorrow night, January 20th, It
is replete with sensational situations
that appeal to the public in general,
Prices, 25, 35, 50 and 75 cents.
“Very Good Eddie,” a Marbury-Com-
stock production, will appear at Gar-
man’s on Saturday, January 27th. The
play deals with tht trials and tribula-
tions of two young married couples
who go honeymooning together. The
story is a continuous laugh from be-
ginning to end and is replete with
catchy music.
Manager Garman has booked that
wonderful motion picture, “The Birth
of a Nation,” for Thursday, March 8th.
The price of admission will be mors
reasonable than when it was shown
here before. Watch for it.
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Recruiting Officers in Bellefonte
Two non-commissioned officers from
the recruiting station in Williamsport
are in Bellefonte this week, endeav-
oring to enlist soldiers for the United
States army. One of the gentlemen
had no hesitation in saying that of all
the troops he had seen since their re-
turn from the border, Troop L of this
place was the best appearing of any,
The officers have placed a lot of lit-
erature in the waiting room of the
Bellefonte postoffice, where it can be
seen by anyone interested. Postmaster
Gherrity will also answer any ques-
tions asked.
ZELLER.—Miss Anna. C. Zeller, a sis-
ter of druggist W. S. Zeller, of this place,
died at her home in Lock Haven, Tues-
day morning, following an illness of ma-
ny years with a complication of diseases,
most of which time she was confined to
her bed. She was a daughter of Jonathan
and Henrietta Zeller and was 79 years of
age. She is survived by one sister and
two brothers, H. Caroline and John C.
Zeller, of Lock Haven, and W. S. Zeller,
of Bellefonte. Burial was made in the
Highland cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Change in B. C. R. R Train Service.
Train service on the Bellefonte Cen-
tral railroad effective Monday, January
22nd, will be as follows: Trains Nos. 1
and 2 will be discontinued. Trains will
leave Bellefonte for State College at 9.40
a.m. and 2.00 p. m. Trains will leave
State College for Bellefonte at 11.40 a.
m. and 5.00 p. m.
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adoption, three boys about five years of
age, two at ten and eleven and a baby
boy at three months. Communicate with
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—The Potter-Hoy Hardware Co’s
regular annual bargain sale will begin
Saturday morning, the 20th. Do not miss
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MONEY TO LoAN, Houses to Rent and
real estate for sale—J. M. KEICHLINE,
61-47-2m* Bellfonte, Pa.
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Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer.
he prices quoted are those paid for produce.
Potatoes per bushel... 1.
Lard, per pound...
Butter per pound.
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Corrected weekly by C. Y. WAGNER,
The following are the quotations up to six o'clock
Thursday evening, when our paper goes to press.
Red Wheat.. $1.80
White Wheat . 105
Rye, per bushe 90
Corn, shelled, pe: sh 90
orn, ears, per bushel.. 90
Oats, old and new, per bushe 55
Barley, per bushel.............. 60
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of the
Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening,
Wheat—Red................... $ 1.93@ 1.96
“ —No. 2 191@ 1
Corn —Yellow....... 1.07@ 1.08
“ —Mixed new .06@ 1.
Oats......... rsriikseki ss an iasihs 62@
Flour —Winter, per barrel.. 7.65@ 7.90
tr i avills Brands rie Jenn
Bye Flour perbarrel................... ~~ i
Zed 1... Whe
Hay—Choice Timothy No.
TTS Marie. @17.00
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