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Beworid Wald.
Beiletonte, Pa., April 6, 1917.
To Correspondents.—No0 communications
published unless accompanied by the real
mame of the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
| where the doctor is largely interested
——Friday, the 13th, will be the
date for the appearance of The Thes-
pians in Bellefonte.
Wednesday for the Easter vacation,
which will last until April 16th.
——DBring in your orders for rose
bushes and hydrangeas to The Pot-
ter-Hoy Hardware Co. 14-1t
——Real, good, clean U. S. coin
saved, by patronizing our cut price
grocery Dept.—Cohen & Co. 14-1t
——F. P. Blair & Son installed a
new two ton safe this week in their
jewelry store in the Brockerhoff house
block.
——Keep in mind The Thespians, of
State College, who will be the attrac-
tion at Garman’s Friday night of next
week, April 13th.
——Miss Ruth Howley, one of the
operators of the Bell Telephone com-
pany, has been very ill for the past
three weeks with rheumatism.
——Miss Mary Hoy’s improvement
has been so rapid that in a short
time, it is thought, she will have com-
pletely recovered from her recent se-
rious illness.
——If you believe in “The Naked
Truth” go and see it at Garman’s
Friday evening of next week. The
Thespians, of State College, will por-
tray it for you.
——Announcement was made this
week that the State-Centre Electric
company has definitely decided not to
take over the steam heating plant
this summer.
——The blacksmith shop and wood
house on the Michael Grove farm on
Buffalo Run were destroyed by fire
last Friday night. The loss was about
two hundred dollars with no insur-
ance.
——DMrs. W. K. McKinney, who
went to New Jersey Thursday of last
week for a visit with her parents, un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
in the Presbyterian hospital at New-
ark, Monday.
——J. Harvey Lutz has bought the
attractive home of S. H. Griffith near
Ax Mann. Mr. Lutz is manager of
the Spring township poor farm and
does not intend to personally occupy
the new place.
——On page three of today’s
“Watchman” will be found a full and
eomprehensive report of the work of
the Bellefonte branch of the Needle-
work Guild, with a full list of mem-
bers of this worthy charitable organ-
ization.
-—Don’t overlook the fact that
next Thursday evening, April 12th, is
the date for the concert by the Al-
bright College glee club in Garman’s
opera house. It promises to be a rare
musical treat and we bespeak for
them a good house.
——On Sunday J. M. Cunningham
relinquished the management of the
Brockerhoff house, where he has been
in charge since January 2nd, and he
was succeeded by William W. Waddle
who, with the assistance of Mrs. Ray,
will conduct the hotel until Mr. Ray
has recovered his health.
——Tremendous importance about
shoes. Granting a slight scarcity in
leathers, granting some increased
cost of shoemaking, prices here are
not so seriously advanced. It means
a community saving of a great deal
of money to lean on Cohen & Co., for
shoes. 14-1t
—Hugh N. Crider is deploring
the loss of ten of his homing pigeons,
which were stolen from his pigeon
house recently.{ Ihasmuch as they
cost from four dollars a pair up to
eight dollars a piece, he is not at all
pleased at their disappearance but in-
asmuch as he has a good idea where
they went the fellow who hooked
them had better get them back quiet-
ly on some dark night. :
——April with its sunshine and
showers is now here and we can hope
for a delightful change from winter's
chilling blasts, but there will be no
change at the Scenic. Manager Brown
will continue to show his high-class
programs of motion pictures nightly
and Scenic patrons can always feel
assured of seeing something good.
Every evening has its own pictures of
merit so that you can’t g0 wrong.
——After having served four years
as pastor of the M. E. church at
Donora Rev. R. L. Erhard was on
April second transferred to the pas-
torate of the California avenue Meth-
odist church, North Side, Pittsburgh.
Rev. Erhard is well known in Belle-
fonte from the time he was associated
with C. C. Shuey in the grocery busi-
ness as a member of the firm of Er.
hard & Shuey. Commenting upon his
transfer the Donora “Herald” speaks
very flatteringly of Rev. Erhard’s
work in that place.
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Rhoads and Knisely Dissolved Part-
nership. |
After being in business together as!
stone mason and concrete contractors
the past five or six years George |
‘accepted a position with Dr. C. F.!
ithe Hyde City rolling mills.
Bellefonte Academy closed on
‘for concrete construction work the
iof George Rhoads & Sons continue
Rhoads and John L. Knisely have dis- |
solved partnership. Mr. Knisely has
Hennig as general superintendent to
look after his interests at Hyde City,
in the new Nickel-Alloy company,
which has taken over and will operate
Mr.
Knisely will also have direct charge
of the Hyde City hotel and will super-
vise the completion of the contract
firm of Rhoads and Knisely are now
doing at that place.
Mr. Rhoads will associate with him-
self his sons and under the firm name
contract work in concrete and stone
masonry, and all kinds of construction
work.
While the dissolution of the old firm
removes Mr. Knisely from its activ-
ities the young men who are taking
his place have a splendid reputation
both as to personal integrity and
mechanical skill. Rhoads and Knise-
ly have been among our most repu-
table business concerns and all will
regret the departure of Mr. Knisely
from Bellefonte but we have the as-
surance that the splendid work the
old firm has always done will be fully
maintained by the new one.
High School Boys to Enlist in Navy.
Four Bellefonte High school boys
have made application for enlistment
in the United States navy and three
other Bellefonte young men expect to
take the examination next week.
The High school boys are Linn
McGinley, a son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Linn McGinley; Henry Wetzel, a son
of Mrs. H. M. Wetzel; Allen Cruse, a
son of Mrs. Charles Cruse, ali of
Bellefonte, and Malcolm Wetzler, of
Milesburg. The boys are all members
of the Senior class in the High school
and as they have practically complet-
ed their work with excellent records,
the school board will likely grant
them their diplomas at a meeting to
be held next‘ Monday evening. A
medical examiner is expected here
from Williamsport next Monday to
give the boys an examination.
At the same time Donald Gettig,
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Gettig, and
Elmer Long will apply for an exami-
nation. Horace Reynolds, a clerk in
the Mott drug store, was in Williams-
port on Tuesday and passed the ex-
amination. If the other boys pass,
or those who do, they anticipate leav-
ing Bellefonte about April 23rd to en-
list for a four years’ term of service.
A Girls Band Organized at Milesburg.
Not content with the notoriety he
has received from being the official
head of Our Boys band of Milesburg
Mr. L. Frank Wetzler, of Milesburg,
last week organized a girls band to
be known as Our Girls band of Miles-
burg. = At the organization meeting
just forty girls, all under sixteen
vears of age, signed the membership
roll and all the girls live in Milesburg
and vicinity but one, who is a Belle-
fonte girl.
The musical instruments and full
equipment for the band have already
been ordered and will be paid for out
of the fund accumulated by Our
Boys band. All the girls are wildly
enthusiastic over this musical under-
taking and Mr. Wetzler feels confi-
dent of having them drilled sufficient-
ly to make their first appearance on
Memorial day in conjunction with
Our Boys band. If he succeeds in
doing so, and we have no doubt he
will as he generally goes through with
everything he undertakes, the
“Watchman” suggests that Bellefonte
citizens secure their services for the
Memorial day exercises on the after-
noon of May 30th.
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Anent the trout Fishing Season.
Just because the fifteenth of April
this year comes on Sunday trout fish-
ermen will be delayed twenty-four
hours in making their first cast, but
dating from this morning it is only
ten days until the time will be here,
and if you have not got your tackle
in shape and your fly book replete
there is not much time in which to
do the work.
Naturally every fisherman who is
making his plans to go out on the
opening day is already speculating on
his luck and wondering whether the
trout will be very plentiful. Now up
to this writing the water in the
streams has been too high for the
“Watchman” to take a correct census
of the speckled beauties, but we feel
safe in making the statement that
trout will be found in all the trout
streams in the county. Some of them
will be big enough to catch if you
can hook them and others will be un-
der size. Of course the real, big fel-
lows will be the ones to get away, and,
take it from us, all the trout won’t be
caught the first day.
——A. A, Frank, of the firm of A.
A. Frank & Son, of Millheim, is in
New York, Philadelphia and Balti-
' Co.
1 was brought to Bellefonte on Monday
‘people we know of took the “Watch-
more purchasing a line’ of spring and
summer goods.
——Easter Specials. Silk stockings
that are bound to bring luck—35ec.,
50c. and $1.00 per pair—Cohen &
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Arrangements have been made
whereby all unfinished work of the
late Dr. Kochler will be completed by
Dr. H. W. Tate. Credit to be given
for money already paid on work. |
IDA KOCHLER, Ex’ec.
——Alexander Commenski, a young
Polander of Edendale, Rush township, |
morning and landed in the Centre
county jail by policeman Orin Moore,
of Philipsburg, on the charge of steal-
ing $470 from a fellow countryman,
Thomas Felmak. When given a hear- |
ing before
Commenski was unable to give bond
in the sum of $500, hence was commit-
ted to jail.
’Squire J. E. Hawkins |
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——=Col. H. S. Taylor had just one
hundred and fifteen Bellefonte Acad-
emy and High school students at his |
weekly military drill in the armory |
last Saturday morning from ten until |
eleven o’clock. After the colonel had |
given them a stiff military talk they |
were taken in hand by Lieut. E, R.
Taylor, who was home from the Hunt-
ingdon reformatory, and given their !
first real drill, and to the credit of |
the boys, be it said, they did exceed- |
ingly well. The boys will be drilled
again tomorrow morning.
Mrs. John I. Olewine went to
Harrisburg last week and from there
to Woodbury, N. J., to visit her niece,
Miss Waite, and also to see Dr. and
Mrs. J. Herbert Waite, of New York
city before they left this country. Dr.
Waite was recently appointed a rep-
resentative of the International
Health Board, which is controlled by
the Rockefeller Foundation to go to
Sydney, Australia, in an attempt to
eradicate the hookworm in New
South Wales. Dr. and Mrs. Waite
left for San Francisco last Wednes-
day and on Tuesday sailed on the
Sonoma, of the Oceanic steamship
line. They will go by way of Honolu-
lu and Pago Pago. Dr. Waite is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Waite,
of Lock Haven, but at one time a res-
ident of Bellefonte.
——March came in somewhat on
the order of a lion and went out en-
tirely like a lamb. Sunday, the first
day of April, was unusually warm,
the temperature being above normal,
and the result was a general exit to
the great out-of-doors. Scores of
motorists made trips to the country
and those not fortunate enough to
own machines took a stroll outside
the suburbs and had the satisfaction
of enjoying the first ideal day of
spring. On Sunday morning a few
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man’s” advice and fooled the preach-
ers by going to church. And now
that April is here we can look back
on the long, cold winter mostly as a
recollection of the past, conscious that
whatever of cold weather there is lin-
gering in the lap of spring will neith-
er be severe nor of long duration.
Celebrated Golden Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smeltzer, of
Pleasant Gap, celebrated their golden
wedding on Tuesday of last week with
a family reunion. It was on March
27th, 1867, when Albert Smeltzer, of
Spring township, and Miss Anna
Kaup, of Haines township, went to
Pine Grove Mills where they were
united in marriage by Rev. Sell. Prac-
tically all their married life, or to be
exact, the past forty-four years have
been -spent in Spring township and it
goes without saying that no couple
are better known nor more high-
ly esteemed than they are. The
children who were home for the
reunion are Mrs. T. E. Jodon,
W. C. Smeltzer, Mrs. Jonas E.
Wagner and A. D. Smeltzer. One son,
Harry, died at Selinsgrove nineteen
years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Smeltzer are
still enjoying fair health and the
“Watchman” joins with their many
friends in wishing them many addi-
tional anniversaries.
Two Merited Promotions.
As proof that old Centre county is
still holding her own in the forefront
of producing the highest quality of
citizenship is the announcement from
Tyrone of the promotion of two young
men, former Centre countians. They
are R. V. Hoy, a son of the late Al-
bert Hoy, of State College, who was
promoted from clerk and car distrib-
utor in trainmaster R. B. Freeman's
office to assistant yardmaster, with
headquarters at East Tyrone. The
other young man is R. A. Miller, a
son of George W. Miller, of Axe
Mann. Only recently he had been pro-
moted from registry clerk at East
Tyrone to a clerk in the trainmaster’s
office and now he has again been pro-
moted to succeed Mr. Hoy as car dis-
tributor. :
The old “pals” of both these young
men in Centre county join in extend-
ing congratulations and best wishes
for their future success and further
advancement in their chosen work.
Both promotions were effective April
first.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
~—Mrs. Charles Buckius will spend Eas-
ter with Mr. Buckius in Clearfield.
—Miss Edna Lau, of Renovo, was the
| week-end guest of Miss Rachel Lambert.
—Clair Grove, of Altoona, spent the be-
ginning of the week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Grove.
—Cadet Vincent Nicholas Taylor arrived
home from West Point on Tuesday even-
ing on a five day's furlough.
—DMiss. Louise Brachbill spent Sunday
' and the fore part of the week as the guest
i of Miss Allbright, in Lock Haven.
—Miss Martha McEntyre, of Pittsburgh,
has been a guest of Mrs. Morris Furey
since her arrival in Bellefonte Tuesday.
—Mrs. Frank Culver and Miss Ruth
Rapp, of Snow Shoe, were over Sunday
visitors at the home of Mrs. John Rapp.
—Robert Walker returned Tuesday from
ta trip to Philadelphia, going down Fri-
day to spend Palm Sunday with friends.
—Mrs. Elizabeth B. Callaway will leave
early in the week to spend an indefinite
time with friends in Philadelphia and at
Atlantic City.
—Mrs. L. FP. Munson will leave the Bush
house next week to go to her own home on
Allegheny street, expecting to open her
house for the summer.
—Miss Adaline Olewine returned Satur
day from a ten week’s visit with friends
at Hartford, Conn., and through the east-
ern part of Pennsylvania.
—The Misses Mary and Henrietta Quig-
ley. both at school at Kent Place, N. J.,
will spend next week with their parents,
Judge and Mrs. H. C. Quigley.
Miss Ellen Hayes, of Wellesley, has
been in Bellefonte for a week. Miss Hayes
came home Saturday to be with her fath-
er, Dr. R. G. H. Hayes, during her Easter
vacation.
—Miss Mary Rankin, stenographer in
the Department of Labor and Industry at
Harrisburg, will arrive home today for her
Easter vaeation, remaining until Sunday
afternoon.
—Mrs. Sophia Linn with her daughter,
Mrs. Weber Thomas and the latter's little
son Vietor, of Camden, N. J., are in Cen-
tre county for a two week's visit among
their friends.
—Mrs. John Harris and her youngest
child came from Mount Union Tuesday,
being guests since then of Mr. Harris’ par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Harris, at their
home on Linn street.
-—Andrew Ocker, who spent the winter
with his daughter, Mrs. C. M. Sheets, at
Phoenixville, has returned to Centre coun-
ty and will spend the summer at his old
home at Madisonburg.
—Mrs. A. G. Archey, of Pine Grove
Mills, with little Miss Archey and Hon. J.
W. Kepler, were in Bellefonte Wednesday
looking after some business relative to the
settlement of Mr. Archey’s estate.
—Mrs. George L. Goodhart, who has
been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. D.
Wagner Geiss, for the greater part of the
winter, returned to Centre Hall Monday
to open her house for the summer.
—Frank Stewart, foreman of the Bell
Telephone construction gang which is re-
building the line between Bellefonte and
Tyrone, left on Monday for Williamsbort,
to attend the funeral of his brother.
—Mr. E. R. Long, who now lives near
Pine Grove Mills, Ferguson township, was
in Bellefonte on Tuesday and placed an
advertisement in the “Watchman” for the
sale of his farm near Bald Eagle station.
—Mr. and Mrs. A. Mock and two chil-
dren, of Millville, Pa., and Mrs. A. E. Day,
of New Kensington, Pa., are guests at the
Garman house. Mrs. Mock is a sister and
Mrs. Day a daughter of Mrs. August
Glinz.
—Charles Hughes with his two children,
James and Virginia; Miss Daisy Graham
and Luther Hughes left Wednesday morn-
ing for New York city, where Mr. Hughes
will place his daughter under the care of
eye specialists.
—Mrs. Clara Denius arrived in Belle-
fonte Friday, to open her house for the
summer. Mrs. Denius came here from
Piedmont, W. Va., where she had been
since Christmas with her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Roberts.
—Irvin O. Noll, a teacher in the boys
High school in West Philadelphia, spent
several days of his Easter vacation with
friends in this section, and while he was
here Mrs. Noll spent the time with her
sisters in Harrisburg.
—David Bartlet Sr. spent Sunday in Ty-
rone with his son, Sidney Bartlet and fam-
ily. Since Mr. Bartlet has been placed on
the retired list by the Pennsylvania rail-
road company he has more time to spend
among his family and friends and is tak-
ing advantage of his opportunity.
—Cadet Elliot Lyon Morris, who has
been at Wayne, Pa., for much of the win-
ter, completing his preparations for enter-
ing West Point, has been in Bellefonte for
the past ten days, spending his Easter va-
cation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Morris, of the Bush house.
—Miss Mary H. Linn and Miss Kitty
Potter were week-end guests of Mrs. John
Sommerville, at Robertsdale. Miss Linn
going there from Hollidaysburg, while
Miss Potter’s was the continuation of a
visit she had been making at Baltimore
and through the eastern part of the State.
—Mr. J. A. McClellan, of Buffalo Run
valley, was a business visitor in Bellefonte
on Monday, and stated that a movement
is now on foot to have the rural mail
delivery service for that section start at
Port Matilda instead of Stormstown,
which they all believe will be a great im-
provement.
—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McFarlin, of Al-
toona, were guests Tuesday of Mrs. Mec-
Farlin’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J.
K. Johnston, coming here to spend the
day- with Miss Pauline Johnston, who had
been discharged from the hospital Mon-
day. Miss Johnston will not return to
Wilson before fall.
—Mrs. J. Linn Harris is at the Mountain
House at Snow Shoe, where she will be for
several weeks while revising “The Circuit
Rider’s Widow,” for its second edition.
Many of our people read this very clever
story of Mrs. Harris as a serial in the
“Saturday Evening Post” several months
ago under her nom de plume of Carro
Harris.
—Dr. J. M. Brockerhoff arrived in Belle-
fonte from Atlantic City last Friday morn-
ing, coming here to look after some busi-
ness connected with the Brockerhoff es-
tate. He was not feeling well on his ar-
rival here and Saturday and Sunday was
confined to bed in his room at the Brock-
erhoff house, but is now somewhat im-
proved.
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—Miss Helen Lose, of State College,
| spent Tuesday in Bellefonte.
—Miss Elizabeth Gamble is a guest of
her sister, Mrs. Ostertag, in Harrisburg.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Fleming will be in
Bellefonte tonight to open their home for
the summer. ]
—Mr. Norman R. Wright drove to New-
port on Sunday on a business trip, return-
ing to Bellefonte Tuesday morning.
—Prof. Clarence Garbrick, of Philadel-
phia, is spending the week with his moth-
er, Mrs. George Garbrick, on High street.
—Mrs. Charles McClellan and Mrs. Geo.
Ingrapm were in Tyrone Wednesday, at-
tending the funeral of Mrs. Ingram’s sis-
ter.
—Miss Adaline Knisely went to Johns-
town Wednesday, to spend a month or six
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Wilbur Wil-
son.
—>Miss Janet Scott came home from
Pittsburgh a week ago to spend the vaca-
tion with her mother, at their home on
Linn street.
—Earl Fleming, of Baltimore, was at
Centre Hall the beginning of the week,
called there by the death of his aunt, Miss
Catherine Fleisher.
—Miss Mary Gross, of Axe Mann, left
Wednesday for Sagamore, Armstrong
county, where she will spend Easter with
Mrs. Ernest Culver.
—Mrs. J. D. Geissinger returned to
Bellefonte last week afier a visit of several
months in Harrisburg with her sister,
Mrs. George Kerstetter.
—Mrs. Samuel Harris has returned to
her home at Mill Hall for the summer,
after spending the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hartsock, at Camp Hill.
—Miss Verna Ardery is spending her
Easter vacation at the home of her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ardery. She is
attending school at State College.
—Mr. and Mrs. George Sherry spent two
days in Pittsburgh last week, called there
by the serious condition of their son, Leo,
who has been ill with pneumonia.
—H. A. Beckett, who has been a resident
of Milesburg for the past year, moved his
family to Warren this week, where Mr.
Beckett has accepted a position with the
Jacobson Machine Co.
—Mrs. Jerome Dumont and her sister,
Miss Gertrude Brown, both of New York
city, were guests over Palm Sunday of
Mrs. John Powers, of Spring street. Mrs.
Dumont and Miss Brown came to Belle-
fonte Friday.
—Edward TUffington Valentine was in
Bellefonte for a short visit last week with
his aunt, Miss Emily Natt, stopping Lere
on his way back to New York from Pitts-
burgh, where he had been for the funeral
of Mrs. Valentine's mother.
—Harry Garber, of Tyrone, a brother of
Mrs. Edward Woods, has been Mr. and
Mrs. Woods’ guest during the week. - Mr.
Garber came to Bellefonte at this time to
visit with Mr. Woods, who is off duty at
the postoffice on a sick leave.
—Miss Eliza M. Thomas, who came north
from Florida a short time ago, is visiting
with friends in Chester county, expecting
to come to Bellefonte about the middle of
April to take possession of her apartments
in Petrikin hall, for the summer.
—Mrs. Kate R. Adams, of Philipsburg,
with Mrs. Mary Enss and her daughter
Minnie, spent yesterday in Bellefonte look-
ing after g¢he purchase of a piano for the
Lodge of the Rebekahs, going home in the
afternoon well satisfied with their day’s
work.
—LeRoy Hartswick was home for a few
days last week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John M. Hartswick. Mr. Hartswick
is with the Standard Seamless Tube
works at Ambridge, where he met with a
slight accident recently, which necessitat-
ed a short vacation.
—Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Struble, of Stru-
ble station, were Bellefonte visitors on
Tuesday, having driven down to attend to
some business matters and do some shop-
ping. Mr. Struble quit the farm this
spring but retained a team of horses and
wagon and will put in the time hauling in
the neighborhood of his home and at the
College.
—John L. VanPelt made a business trip
to New York city in the beginning of the
week, going down on Sunday and return-
ing on Wednesday morning. He avers that
there is no lack of patriotism in that city,
and at the various recruiting stations hun:
dreds are constantly in line awaiting their
chance to enlist.
—Mrs. 8. A. Bixler came up from Lock
Haven yesterday to spend the day with
Mrs. James H. Potter. Mrs. Bixler's
mother, Mrs. George L. Potter, was re-
cently brought north from Orlando, Fla.
and taken to the Jackson sanitorium at
Dansville, N. Y., where it is hoped that the
treatment she will receive will prove bene-
ficial to her shattered health.
—Rev. George M. Glenn was in Belle-
fonte between trains on Tuesday afternoon,
being on his way from his former pastor-
ate at Tyrone to his new assignment at
Mt. Carmel. He went to the College for
the night, going through to Mt. Carmel on
Wednesday. Mrs. Glenn and the rest of
the family also made the trip from Ty-
rone to Mt. Carmel on Wednesday.
—Mr. A. C. Ripka, of Centre Hall, was a
Bellefonte visitor on’ Tuesday and made
public the fact that he will be a’ candidate
for Jury Commissioner at the primaries
to be held September 18th. Mr. Ripka is a
retired farmer of Potter township and has
been a staunch and true Democrat all his
life. As this is the first time he has ever
asked anything from the Democrats of
the county he is entitled to the careful con-
sideration of his fellow voters.
—Among the pleasant callers at the
“Watchman” office on Tuesday was John
J. Arney, of near Centre Hall, who by the
way, occupies one of the nicest and cosiest
farm homes in Potter township. Though
he has retired from active farm duties,
having turned the management of the
farm over to his son, he still takes a keen
interest in all things agricultural and is
one of the men who are instrumental in
making the big Gramger’s picnic the suc-
cess it always is.
—Dr. T. C. VanTrie$ returned home on
Tuesday from his two month's trip to
Florida, Cuba and other southern points,
and he very enthusiastically avers that
it was the best trip he ever made. Dur-
ing the time he was away there was sun-
shine every day but one and the weather
was delightful. The doctor, however, was
not very favorably impressed with the
sights in Havanna, Cuba, especially some
of the people there who did not size up to
what he expected. The only unpleasant
incident of the entire trip happened at
Jacksonville, Fla., where some slick-
fingered individual relieved the doctor of
his wallet and thirteen dollars in cash.
—Miss Lida Morris has been a guest
since Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
K. Morris, in’ Pittsburgh.
—Mrs. Miles Mattern is visiting with her
niece, Mrs. Albert Schad, having come here
from Warriorsmark the early part of the
week.
—Mrs. Ella Smith, of Altoona, is here
for a short visit with her father. Joel
Johnson, both being guests of Mr. and
Mrs. M. R. Johnson.
—Miss Margaret Noonan is home from
the Mary Wood College, near Scranton,
spending the spring vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Noonan, at
the Brant house:
—Miss Mary Schad,
Western
at school at the
College for Women, at Oxford,
Ohio, is spending her Easter vacation in
Chicago, at a house party where eight of
the Seniors are guests of a classmate.
—Mrs. M. L. Valentine will return to her
apartments at the Bush house next week.
Mrs. Valentine came north to Philadelphia
this week from Atlantic Beach, Florida,
where she had been since the first of
March.
—Open handed, genial and hearty Sam-
uel Harpster, of Gatesburg, was in Belle-
fonte on Wednesday and as is his custom
when in town, gave this office a kindly
greting. Like most of the farmers in Cen-
tre county the one thing Sam is thinking
most about these days is getting his spring
crops in the ground.
——— treme
Big Reception Tendered Dr Yocum.
On Sunday Dr. Ezra H. Yocum,
who at the recent session of the Cen-
tral Pennsylvania Methodist confer-
ence was returned as pastor of the
Bellefonte church for his seventh year,
announced a meeting of the official
church board for Monday evening and
some important business to bring be-
fore them.
Taking advantage of the announce-
ment the members of his congregation
and many other friends decided to
give him a surprise reception and by
eight o’clock that evening fully three
hundred people were assembled in the
lecture room of the church when Dr.
Yocum made his appearance. And it
is hardly necessary to say that he was
surprised almost beyond the power of
expression, but he very quickly recov-
ered his equanimity and joyously
greeted his many friends, irrespective
of their church affiliations.
The Odd Fellows orchestra was
present and furnished some delight-
ful music. Promptly at eight o’clock
the assemblage was called to order by
Rev C. C. Shuey and after singing
“All Hail the Power of Jesus Name”
prayer was offered by Rev. Dunn, of
the United Evangelical church.
The reception address was made by
Miss Hester Johnson, a member of
the Sunday school, and she discharg-
ed her duty in a very delightful man-
ner. . Following her Rev. W. M. B.
Glanding, of the Lutheran church;
Rev. W. K. McKinney, of the Presby-
terian church; Rev. Jones, of the A.
M. E. church; Rev. T. W. Young,
chaplain of the western penitentiary,
and Rev. James P. Hughes were intro-
duced and each in turm paid glowing
tributes to Dr. Yocum, not as a
Methodist preacher alone but as a
community preacher.
In acknowledging his appreciation
of the reception Dr. Yocum admitted
that his Methodist brethren were able
to keep a secret, because he had met
at least fifty of them that day and not
one of them had as much as breathed
an intimation of what was to take
place in the evening. After singing
“America” and “Blest Be the Tie that
Binds” Rev. Hughes pronounced the
benediction and the good ladies of the
church then served delicious refresh-
ments. It is needless to say that the
occasion was very much enjoyed by
all present.
——Miss Jennie Irwin’s line of
flowers will be handled this week by
The Potter-Hoy Hardware Co. 14-1t
——Have you seen the line of fish-
ing tackle at The Potter-Hoy Hard-
ware Co. 14-1t
——LEarl Tibbens has accepted a
position as bookkeeper at the G. M.
Gamble mill.
——LEaster Specials. 200 Women’s
woolen dress skirts at $2.98 and $3.98
—Cohen & Co. 14-1¢
——The German sailors interned
in Georgia have declined to sign any
pledges. But what's the difference.
Georgia is “bone dry” anyway.
——Subscribe for the “Watchman”,
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer
The prices quoted are those paid for produce.
Potatoes per Ln PT ~ $2.25
Onions 1.50
EZES, per dozen...............c.cecovervrreres seannreass - 32
, per pound 16
Butter per pound. 28
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.
it tsaanaiits assiiskiirsirienns. S1B0
eS ivsteesiters 90
90
bushel.............. 90
Oats, old and new, per bushel 60
Barley, perbushel.............ii.iivevicrnnce niin 60
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of the
Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening.
$
Wiat—Rel yo 2.00@ 2.05
—No. 2.
Corn —Yellow..... @ 1
*“ —Mixed new
Flour per barrel
Baled Hay—Choice ]
Straw........ irasarassaii raveeieseriavss nn. 8.50@12.
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