Bemoowi Yat,
Belletonte, Pa., March 30, 1917.
To Correspondents.—No communications
published unless accompanied by the real George M. Sheeler, secretary and for- :
name of the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
———Mail carrier Edward Woods
has been off duty this week on account
of illness.
——The last big sale of the season
will be that at the George B. Thomp-
son home ‘at Alto, on Wednesday of
next week.
——A marriage license was issued
at Cumberland, Md., Saturday to John
H. Crosthwaite, of State College, and
Miss Mary Bachman, of Bellefonte.
The distinctive models and the
Phipps hats, also motor hats, will be
on display Thursday, April 5, at Miss
Snyders, No. 5 Bishop St., Bellefonte.
——All Fool’s, day this year will
come on Sunday and you might try
fooling the ministers of the town by
filling all the churches from the pul-
pit to the doors.
Roy Witmer has leased the
Water. street room in the Bush Ar-
cade and with his brother as a part-
ner will open an electrical supply
store there in the near future.
——Boy's suits, sizes three to eigi-
teen years. New goods at last year’s
prices, which means an actual saving
of thirty per cent. at today’s market
prices.—Cohen & Co. 13-1t
——The Evangelical congregation
gave a large public reception in their
church on Willowbank street, Tuesday
evening, as a welcome to their new
pastor, Rev. Dunn and his family.
. ——Conductor William Halligan,
who runs the morning train from Ty-
rone to Lock Haven, last Thursday
entered upon. his thirty-second year of
service as a conductor on the Tyrone
division.
—The W. C. T. U., of Unionville,
will hold a prize essay contest this
(Friday) evening at 7.30 o'clock in
the Methodist church. Admission
free, though a collection will be taken
up. In addition to the essays there
will -be- music and speaking. Every-
body is invited to attend and enjoy
the evening.
——Col. Emanuel Noll, the well
known baggage agent at the P. R. R.
depot, on Monday received an official
certificate of his appointment as an
aide to the Grand Commander of the
national G. A. R. This is a distinec-
tion that Col. Noll appreciates very
much and we know of no one moie
entitled to it, as he has always beer:
and ardent G. A. R. worker.
Bellefonte lover of good music
have a treat in store for them in the
concert to be given in Garman’s op-
era house on Thursday .evening, April
12th, by the male glee club of Al-
bright College. This will be the first
appearance in Bellefonte of a music-
al organization from the above Col-
lege, but the young men have won the
plaudits of the public wherever they
have appeared. ;
——A large audience crowded the
High school auditorium on Monday
evening to hear the High school
dramatic club in their rendition of the
comedy-drama, “Silas Marner.” Music
was furnished by the High school or-
¢hestra and each and every member of
the cast handled their part in a very
commendable manner. The students
were under the directorship of Miss
May Bailer, a member of the High
school faculty.
— Just to prove that he had full
confidence in his basket ball team as
prep champions headmaster James R.
Hughes accepted an invitation to go
to Windber last Saturday and play
the Windber team of the Inter-county
league. The result was another vic-
tory for the Academy, the score be-
ing: 33 to 20, and the Windber corres-
pondent in reporting the game said:
“Bellefonte showed up strong and
demonstrated why it is classed as the
best prep school team in the State.”
——John McCoy went to Pittsburgh
last week and drove to Bellefonte a
two ton Indiana truck which the Mec-
Coy and Linn Iron company will use
in transporting their ore from the
Gatesburg mines to their furnace near
Milesburg. They figure that the truck
will do the work of all the teams they
have had in use and thus enable them
to do away with the latter. The truck
will also be used in hauling coal to the
mines The Gatesburg mines, by the
way, will be put in operation on Mon-
day morning.
——Charles Shaffer and Harry
Clevenstine, under the firm name of
Shaffer & Clevenstine, will take over
the Ceader bakery on Sunday and
have their first baking of bread ready
for delivery on Monday morning.
These enterprising young men have
secured the services of Lane Loveland,
a former Lamar young man, ‘as their
baker, and as he has had considerable
experience in some of the most up-to-
date bakeries in the country, the new
firm in this respect will start off all
right. :
‘ Annual Convention of Fire Wardens.
——Boy’s English last “Beacon
! The second annual convention of the Shoes,” sizes 2} to 5. Goodyear welts
fire wardens in Centre county located ' and guaranteed full stock Gun Metal
north of the Bald Eagle valley was uppers.
"held in Community hall, Snow Shoe, | Co.
last Friday, under the direction of
‘ester of the Central Pennsylvania
| Forest Fire Protective association. |
| There was a good attendance of fire
! wardens and others interested in the
' protection of Centre county forests
| against destruction by fire.
| The meeting was presided over by
{J . Linn Harris, president of the asso- | ——The next
| ciation, who complimented the war- | Bee” will be held at Mrs. James Pot-
dens on the interest they have mani-
fested in their work, and also dwelt
upon practical facts relative to the
value of forest areas and the tremen-
dous importance of preventing their
destruction by fire as far as it is pos-
sible to do so.
Forester George M. Sheeler spoke
among the fire wardens for the pre-
vention and suppression of forest
fires, emphasizing the necessity of a
prompt response to every alarm of
fire and the utilization of these pub-
lic spirited and well thinking men in
every community who are willing to
assist in times of emergency. Ad-
dresses along similar lines were made
by C. T. Fryberger, of Philipsburg,
vice president of the association; Budd
Thompson, of Martha, treasurer; W.
C. Snyder, superintendent of the Le-
high Valley Coal company at Snow
Shoe, and a number of the fire war-
dens.
The meeting was unanimous in vot-
suppression. Badges were given the
fifteen wardens in attendance and
when the meeting adjourned a splen-
did dinner was served those in attend-
ance at the Mountain house by mine
host Lawrence Redding.
In the afternoon the fourth annual
meeting of the Forest Fire Protective
association was held at which all the
old officers were re-elected for the
ensuing year.
The fire wardens in attendance were
as follows: George M. Sheeler, James
Uzzle and Edward Reese, of Snow
Shoe; George McCartney, Clarence;
Edward Hall, Unionville; O. P. Mec-
Cord, Philipsburg; H. K. Mattern,
Julian; John Kelly and Albert New-
man, Port Matilda; Edward Quick,
Milesburg; Miles Hoover and Edward
Pfoust, Sandy Ridge; James Sankey,
Pine Glenn; Samuel Shay, Howard;
Glossner, Beech Creek.
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Bellefonte Had Pro-German Scare.
Last week several strange men ar-
rived in Bellefonte and began a sys-
tematic canvas of the town, represent-
ing themselves as agents for the Un-
ion Pacific Tea company. They not
only visited private houses but busi-
ness places and public buildings and
in one of the up-town newspaper of-
fices one of the men displayed an un-
usual interest in knowing the streets
of the town, the main roads in the
county and what towns they led to.
Of course the editor gave the desired
information and the strange gentle-
man very willingly offered to pay for
it.
Later it was learned that the man
had purchased a map of the town and
had made arrangements for the pur-
chase of a map of the county. These
facts taken in connection with his
statement that they represented the
Union Pacific Tea company and were
going to put something in Bellefonte
that had never been here before, when
that company has been operating here
for some years, was taken as evidence
by some that the men were spies
working here in the interest of the
German government. In fact the
story got pretty well noised about un-
til it finally reached the ears of the
men themselves, when they straight-
way punctured the little story by
proving that they were here for the
sole purpose represented. And then
it developed that one of the men is a
local Methodist preacher who is de-
voting his spare time to the above
work. And thus it was that Belle-
fonte’s pro-German scare went a
glimmerin’.
College Students Want Work.
Quite a number of State College
stuuents will not go home during the
Easter vacation week, which runs
from April 4th to April 11th, and
most of them would like to have work
for the week. They will be willing to
do any kind of work, in the shop, on
the farm, make garden, or help at
house-cleaning, anything so it is work
that will give them a chance to earn
a little money. Any person who can
supply work for any of these young
men for that week is request(d to
telephone the fact to the office of the
Y. M. C. A. at State College.
Are you ready for house clean-
ing? We are showing a complete line
of curtain scrims in all shades, as well
as a complete assortment of ready
made curtains. One particular style
in a scrim is a fancy flowered three-
inch border. At 15c. per yd. This is
an exceptional value.—Cohen & Co.
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ing a liberal appropriation for the.
work of forest fire prevention and '
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——The first forest fire to occur in
Centre county this year happened on
the land of Frank P. Blair, near Wad-
dle on Monday. However the ground
and under leaves were too ‘wet for it
to make mueh headway, and as the
land had been burned over last year
the damage was not great.
W. C. T. U. “Thimbie
ter’s residence on Linn street, next
Wednesday afternoon, the 4th of
April, at 2:30 o'clock. ‘The sewing
will continue for Red Cross and Belle-
fonte hospital. Much was done for
both at the last “Bee” at Mrs. Get-
tig’s, which was so enjoyable and well
attended, in spite of the very stormy
day. 3
——With “Pearl of the Navy” on
Tuesday night, Burton Holmes’ travel
pictures and the illustrated weekly of
currents events Wednesday night;
{ Mrs. Vernon Castle on Friday night
and big programs the balance of the
week the Scenic offers the best and
most varied attractions in motion
pictures to be seen anywhere. As a
moving picture theatre it is always up
to the minute in all its offerings.
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——Every five years the various
railroads of the United States weighs
the United States mail in order to
get accurate data on which to base
their claims for compensation and:
this being the year the weighing be-
gan on Tuesday. William H. Garman,
a special clerk in the Bellefonte post-
office, has been detailed to weigh the
mail on the train from Tyrone to
Lock Haven and return. The work
will continue for one month, at least
and perhaps longer.
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——Fireman Raymond Bryan, of
Tyrone, was injured in a railroad ac-
cident in the east Tyrone yard, last!
Thursday when the engine on which |
he was firing was sideswiped by anoth-
er engine from the main line as one
was entering and the other leaving
the yard. Four engines figured in
the accident. Bryan received a badly
contused left hip and other injuries
but is getting along in good shape. !
The young fireman is a son of Mr. and ,
Mrs. Irvin Bryan, of Curtin, and is a
member of Troop L, of this place. |
The sixth annual High school
play will be given this year in Gar- |
man’s opera house on Friday, April |
20th. The pupils will present “Miss :
Hobbs,” by Jerome K. Jerome. The |
cast numbers but ten members with |
opportunity for star work in each |
role. Those who will take part are |
Misses Mary Taylor, Anne Shaugh-
nessy, Eleanor MeSuley, Eleanor
Bower, Elizabeth Shugert, and
Messrs. Gregg Sheldon, Robert Tay-
lor Jr., Frederick Daggett, John!
Smith and Robert Woodring. The
play will be held under the direction
of Miss Maude C. Baer.
——William Lutz, a Spring town-
ship farmer, had a rather bad runa-
way on Monday morning. He drove
his two horse team down to MeCal-!
mont & Co’s coal yard and went into |
the office on business leaving the
horses untied. The animals frighten-
ed at something and ran away. Com-
ing in Thomas street on a gallop they
of Thomas and High streets with the
result that they ran into a tree just
in front of the residence of Dr. M. A.
Kirk. The horses were uninjured but
the tongue in the wagon was broken
and the harness considerably dam-
aged.
——1In renewing his subscription to
the “Watchman” for another year
Rev. Isaac Krider, of Duncansville,
writes as follows: “The years seem
to pass around so quickly that one
hardly realizes their passing. I will
soon complete my twenty-seventh year
here as pastor and it does not seem
long since I left Bellwood, where I
preached nine and a half years, but
soon others will take your and my
place in the active world.” Rev.
Krider, by the way, is a native of Cen-
tre county, having been born and rais-
ed at Gatesburg, Ferguson township,
and though he has been out of the
county going on forty years he has
never lost interest in his old home
associations.
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Arrested on Charge of Arson.
On Wednesday morning of last
week members of the state constabu-
lary and Philipsburg police officials
arrested seven Italians at Osceola
Mills on the charge of being implicat-
ed in starting the fire on Memorial
day, 1916, which destroyed the power
house and tipple of the Moshannon
Coal Mining company at the Weston
mine, of which Congressman Charles
H. Rowland is the principal stock
holder. At a hearing the next day
four of the Italians were discharged
for lack of evidence connecting them
with the fire, but Frank Laota, his
son Tony and nephew, Joseph Laota
were held under bail for their appear-
ance at court.
| week at her home on Curtin street.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mrs. Luther Dale, of Oak Hall, was in
Bellefonte Tuesday shopping.
—John Hoffman, of Tyrone, was a busi-
ness visitor in Bellefonte on Tuesday.
—Mrs. Sarah J. Kelly returned on Sun-
day from a month's visit with friends in
New York city.
— Mrs. Harold Cherry and little son
went to Altoona on Saturday to visit sev-
eral weeks with relatives.
_—Mrs. George C. Butz, of State College,
spent the week-end in Bellefonte as a
guest of Mrs. J. A. Aiken.
Miss Bertha Laurie will go to Pitts-
burgh Thursday to spend a short Easter
vacation with Mrs. J. M. Curtin.
Miss Bess Hart left a week ago for
Toronto, Canada, where she is a guest of
her brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Hart.
—Mrs. John A. Woodcock, who has been
ill in Scranton for the past month will re-
turn to Bellefonte today, very much im-
proved in health.
—Miss Martha Shoemaker returned to
Pittsburgh Tuesday, to resume her work
at the Mercy hospital. Miss Shoemaker is
a nurse in training.
—-Mrs. Emil Sass returned to her home
in Wilkinsburg the latter part of
week, after spending two weeks
friends in Bellefonte.
—Mrs. Houseman and Mrs. Musser were
among those from Altoona who attended
the funeral of the late D. G. Meek at State
College Monday morning.
—Mrs. Martin Haines left on Tuesday on
a trip to Niagara Falls, Albany and Brook-
lyn, N. Y., to visit among relatives in the
three places until after Easter,
—Miss Blanche Underwood went up to
: Erie last Friday to spend a few days with
her brother. Irvin Underwood and family,
returning home on Wednesday.
-—Mrs. Lawrence McClure and her sister,
Miss Sara Miller, went to Huntingdon
Wednesday, expecting to spend the re-
mainder of the week with their sister.
—Mrs. R. S. Brouse went to Brooklyn
Monday, called there by the death of her
grandson, Richard Stuart Topelt, the only
child of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Topelt.
—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jennings came
up from Clarksburg, W. Va., on Wednes-
day, to attend the funeral yesterday of
Mrs. Jennings’ sister, Mrs. Theresa Taylor.
—Mrs. Charles Buckius returned Monday
from Lancaster, where she had been spend-
ing the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Buckius will
move into the Cooke house on Willowbank
street.
—Mrs. M. B. Garman spent a day this
Mrs.
Garman is now in Tyrone but will return
next week, expecting to be here for the
summer,
—Mrs. Joseph Ayers, of Josephine, In-
diana county, spent from Friday until
Monday in Bellefonte, coming here on ac-
count of the serious ilness of her brother,
David Miller,
—-Mrs. James Darey, of Washington, D.
C., came to Bellefonte on Wednesday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Theresa Taylor
and will remain a few days as a guest of
her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Cunningham.
—Mrs. Sitneck, of Altoona, and her son
Billy spent Sunday in Bellefonte with rel-
atives who included Mr, and Mrs. Louis
Grauer, Miss Newman and Mrs. Loeb. Mrs.
Sitneck is a daughter of Mrs, William
| Grauer, of Altoona.
—Miss Louise (i. Harper has been in
Bellefonte for several days on business
concerning the Harper estate. Mrs. Ed-
ward Harper, who had been Mrs. Saxe’s
guest in Scranton for several weeks, ac-
companied Miss Harper here early in the
week.
-—Louis Grauer accompanied -his son
Edward to Tyrone Wednesday, the boy
going on from there to Philadelphia,
" where he expects to spend some time vis-
iting with his grandmother, Mrs. Bernard
Lyon, and his aunts, Mrs. Lichten and
Mrs. Gordon.
—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Montgomery left
; yesterday for Swampscott, Mass., where
they will visit for an indefinite time with
Mrs. Montgomery's relatives. The com-
pletion of the work at Burnham has given
Mr. Montgomery this opportunity of an
extended vacation.
—-Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cook will ar-
rive in Bellefonte Saturday, after having
spent several weeks in Florida. Their
daughter, Miss Grace Cook, who has been
living at the Brockerhoff house during
their absence, will leave the hotel at the
same time to return to their home on Cur-
tin street.
—Mrs. C. L. Arnold, who spent most of
the winter in Bellefonte with her parents,
ex-Judge and Mrs. Ellis L. Orvis, left
Bellefonte on Tuesday afternoon for Old
Point Comfort, Va., in response to a tele-
gram received from her husband, Lieut.
C. L. Arnold, who is on the battleship
Maine, which has just been recalled from
its station at Guatemala.
—Mrs. James Potter, Mrs. McKinney,
Mrs. Wallace Gephart, Mrs. Edmund
Blanchard, Miss Mary Linn, Miss Anna
McCoy, Miss Janet Potter, Miss Lillian
Rapkin and Miss Ethel Dale represented
the Woman’s Missionary society of the
Presbyterian church of Bellefonte at the
annual meeting of the Foreign Missionary
society of the Huntingdon Presbytery in
session at Hollidaysburg Wednesday and
yesterday. .
—Mrs. Rachel Stine accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. James Chambers, left here the
latter part of last week to make her home
with her daughter in Allentown. Mrs.
Stine, who has lived in the Richard fami-
ly for seventeen years was obliged to
leave Bellefonte on account of ill health,
Mrs. Chambers having been with her here
for several weeks. Returning Monday,
Mrs. Chambers went on to her home in
DuBois Tuesday. :
—William P. Humes departed on the Le-
high-Pennsylvania train on Wednesday
afternoon for Cincinnati, Ohio, to be pres-
ent on Saturday at the unveiling of the
statue of Abraham Lincoln, the first mar-
tyred President of the United States, pre-
sented to that city by Charles P. Taft.
The statue is the work of George Gray
Barnard, a native of Bellefonte, whose
fame as a sculptor has been increased ten-
fold by the accurate depicting of Lincoln
as he looked when elected to the Presiden-
cy. A very complete description of this
statue was published in the “Watchman”
about two months ago. While in Cincin-
nati Mr. Humes will be the guest of the
Barnard family, owing to a friendship
which has been kept up ever since the lat-
ter were residents of Bellefonte a half cen-
tury ago.
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argument court at Montrose this week.
—Mrs. Sophia Rockey, of Hublersburg,
was in Bellefonte on Monday, shopping
and visiting friends.
— Martin Dale and his daughter, Miss
Beulah Dale, left Tuesday to make their
home in Akron, Ohio.
—Mrs. Harry Badger and her son Wil-
bur are visiting with relatives in Lewis-
burg and Mifflinburg.
Mrs. W. E. McKinney left yesterday
morning for Newark, ‘N. J., for a visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Graham.
—Mrs. Walter Cohen and one of her
vounger children have been visiting with
relatives in Lock Haven, going there Tues-
day.
—Dr. John Gordon, of Clearfield, was in
Bellefonte Saturday and while here was a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Mont-
gomery.
—Miss Lois Kirk, a senior at the In-
diana Normal, will be home today to spend
the Easter vacation with her parents, Dr.
and Mrs. M. A. Kirk.
—Mrs. J. Linn Harris accompanied her
husband here from Carlisle on Tuesday
and will spend several weeks at the Har-
ris home on Linn street.
—Mrs. Matthew MeGinness came over
from Clearfield on Saturday to see her par-
ents, Hon. and Mrs. James Schofield, re-
turning home on Sunday.
—The Misses Anne and Eleanor Taylor,
from Goucher College. and Miss Emily
Crider, of the Latin School of Baltimore,
are home for their Easter vacation.
—Mrs. Samuel Hazel and her daughter,
Miss Grace Hazel, have left Bellefonte, ex-
pecting to make their home in Swissvale.
| Mrs. Hazel is a daughter of the late James
Ott.
—Mrs. James Chambers, of Mifflinburg.
is visiting her brother, G. R. Spigelmyer,
and his wife at their home on Spring
street. She will spend all of this week in
Bellefonte.
—Mrs. Robert Fay, of Altoona, and her
daughter, Patty Lane Fay, were in Belle-
fonte the early part of the week for a short
visit with Mrs. Fay’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John N. Lane.
Mrs. Samuel Houston is visiting in
Bellefonte, a guest of her sister, Mrs. Eve-
lyn Rogers. Mrs. Houston will not return
to Clearfield until the latter part of April
or the first of May.
—Mrs. Harry Taylor and her little
daughter left Saturday to join her father,
A. V. Miller, and her sister, Mrs. James
Blythe, in Philadelphia, where she has ar-
ranged to make her home.
—Clarence Rine left on Monday on a
business trip to Williamsport, North Ton-
awanda and other places in the interest
of the Pennsylvania Match company, ex-
pecting to be away a week.
—Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Thompson
returned home yesterday morning from a
three week’s sojourn in Florida, having
visited the cities of St. Augustine, Jack-
sonville and St. Petersburg.
—Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hamilton
returned home the latter part of last week
from quite a lengthy visit with their
daughters and their families in the western
part of the State, stopping in Tyrone sev-
eral days to visit friends there.
—Mrs. William McClure will leave today
for Pittsburgh to be with, her daughter
Helen, who will undergo an opération in
the West Penn hospital. Miss McClure
has been with the Armstrong Cork Co.
since going to Pittsburgh several years
ago.
—Mrs. Edward J. Gehret with her niece,
Miss Helen Love, and Mrs. William H.
Brown went to Philadelphia on Sunday to
take little Billy Brown, son of Mrs. Ben-
jamin Brown, to the University of Penn-
sylvania hospital for treatment and a pos-
sible operation.
—George Johnston, of Howard, and his
daughter. Miss Lulu Johnston, were both
guests of Mr. Johnston's daughter, Mrs.
Tanner, the latter part of last week. The
visits were made at this time owing to the
illness of Miss Pauline Johnston, who is
rapidly recovering from an operation for
appendicitis.
—Capt. H. Laird Curtin, of Troop L,
First Pennsylvania cavalry, went to Har-
risburg on Tuesday to see Adjutant Gen-
eral Stewart regarding the probabilities
of the cavalry being called out. Mrs. Cur-
tin left on Wednesdey and joining the
Captain in Harrisburg they both proceed-
ed on a trip to Philadelphia,
—Henry Lowery and his family left yes-
terday for their new home at McKeesport.
Miss Alice Lowery, an instructor in the
public schools, will remain here with Mrs.
Hicklen and Miss Mary Hicklen until the
end of her school term. Miss Lowery at
that time will join her parents while Mrs.
Hicklen and her daughter will go to Phil-
adelphia, their house having been rented
for the summer by Mr. and Mrs. LaBarre.
—Harry Stevenson spent the latter end
of the week and Sunday attending a re-
union of the Stevenson family at the home
of T. M. Stevenson Esq., of Lock Haven,
those present in addition to the two above
named being 8. T. Stevenson, of Belleview,
Kan.; Mrs. David Zimmerman, of Pitts-
burgh, and Mr. and Mrs. Luther Swartz,
of Easton. The reunion began with a big
dinner on Friday evening and on Satur-
day the entire party visited the old home-
stead at Parvin.
—Ex-Sheriff W. E. Hurley spent Sun-
day in Bellefonte with his family. Dur-
ing the winter Mr. Hurley has been con-
nected with an engineer corps of the State
Highway Department which for some time
past has been at work in Lackawanna
county making state highway surveys.
Last week the corps was sent to Union
county and during the next few weeks
will make surveys in Union and North-
umberland counties. Mr. Hurley went to
Lewisburg on Monday morning to join
the corps.
—Mr. and Mrs. George M. Harter, of
Nittany, were “Watchman” office callers
on Monday afternoon, having motored to
Bellefonte to consult the plumber regard-
ing some modern conveniences they intend
installing in their already comfortable
home. And in this connection Mrs. Harter
made a remark that is subject matter for
a whole sermon to men when she said that
they ought to have dene the work six or
eight years ago then they would have had
a chance to enjoy it longer. And that is
about the way it goes. A man will invest
in all kinds of labo} saving devices and
conveniences in his business or on the
farm and carelessly overlook the fact that
the installation of a few of the modern
household conveniences would not only
make life easier for his wife and family
but add to the comfort and enjoyment of
all, himself included. And to their credit
be it said that the average man in Centre
county is now waking up to this fact.
| Judge Henry C. Quigley is holding | Academy Students Start Military
Training.
Recognizing the fact that we are
probably standing on the brink of a
| world-wide war which will even em-
tbroil the United States James R.
| Hughes, headmaster of the Bellefonte
i Academy, invited Col. H. S. Taylor to
visit that institution last Friday after-
noon and talk to his boys on not alone
the necessity but the advantages of
military training. The colonel accept-
ed the invitation and gave the stu-
dents a half hour talk after which he
volunteered to act as their military
instructor if enough of them were wil-
ling to enter training to make "i
worth while. In response to this im-
plied call every one of the one hun-
dred students volunteered to go into
training.
The result was that they took their
first lesson on Saturday when the
colonel gave them an hour’s lecture
in the armory. The boys are very
enthusiastic. and have already signi-
fied their intention of electing Clif-
ford Stansburg, of Jamestown, N. Y,,
and Willard Watson, of Jersey Shore,
both of whom have had two years’
training in a military academy, as
their captain and first lieutenant re-
spectively when the students are or-
ganized into a company and begin to
drill. In the meantime they will be
given an hour’s work in the armory
every Saturday, from 10 to 11 o’clock.
Any High school students, or other
young men of the town or county who
will assemble at the armory at the
above named hour can have the ad-
vantage of Col. Taylor’s military talks
and training, and whether war comes
or not they will find it to be a good
thing in the end. Boy scouts and
{ would-be boy scouts are also invited.
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Titan Metal to Make Extensions.
At the annual meeting of the Titan
Metal Co., held in this place on Tues-
day, March 27th, the following officers
were chosen for the new year: Pres-
ident, S. S. Freeman; Vice President,
C. Y. Wagner; treasurer, Chas. H.
Jacobs; secretary and general man-
ager, W. P. Seig; metallurgist, R. H.
Allport; executive board, S. S. Free-
man, W. P. Seig, Jas. Allport and Dr.
David Dale.
The condition of the company was
found to be very satisfactory, so much
so that extensive improvements and
enlargements were authorized to be
gotten under way at once.
For Sale—An upright piano of the
make of Henry T. Miller Sons. In ex-
cellent condition. Enquire of F. H.
Thomas. — 62--11tf
For Rent.—Furnished rooms, also
furnished apartments—Shoemaker
Flats. Le 62-11-tf
Architect.—Anna W. Keichline,
Bellefonte, Pa. 62-4-6m
Sale Register.
¥riday, March 30—Wm. H. Fry, Exr. of
Sara A. Young, Dec’d., will sell at her
late home on Reynolds Ave. a seven
room house and lot, 234 tons pea coal and
a full lot of household furniture. Sale
.at 1 p. m. Derr & Hoy, auctioneers.
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Oats, old and new, per bushel.
Barley, per bushel.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the i
Philadelphia markets on Wi y evenin
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Lay be Mixed No. 1........ 13.00@17.00
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