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Belletonte, Pa., June 15, 1917.
To Correspondents.—No communications
published unless accompanied by the real
name of the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
——Naturalization court will be
held next Monday, when more than
twenty applications will be dispose
of. : .
——Children’s day services will be
held in St. John’s Reformed church
next Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock.
The congregation and Sunday school
will unite in using the serivce, “The
Church of the Word.”
——There will be a meeting of
the guarantors of Bellefonte Chau-
tauqua, at the Y. M. C. A., Friday
evening, June 15th, at 8:30 o’clock.
Mr. Alden Jones, of Swarthmore, will
be present and a full attendance is
desired.
Walter H. Young, who on May
24th was stabbed in the neck by
Thomas Menchio, died in the Cottage
State hospital, Philipsburg, on Tues-
day evening. Menchio is in the Cen-
tre county jail and will now have to
stand trial for murder.
——The county board of managers
of farmers’ institutes met at the court
house on Tuesday and selected as the
places for holding farmers’ institutes
the coming season Spring Mills, Cen-
tre Hall and Port Matilda. The dates
for the institutes will be announced
later.
——During the past week the
Bellefonte Camp of Maccabees paid
over to Mrs. David Miller a check for
$1,000, being the amount of insurance
%eld by her late husband in that o:-
der. Mr. Miller, by the way, in addi-
tion to his real and personal property,
left just $7,000 life insurance.
——Sidney Krumrine, the State Col-
Iege druggist who went into volunta-
ry bankruptcy two weeks ago, went
down to Philadelphia this week and
on Wednesday went to work as man-
ager of Crumble Bros. drug store,
corner of Allegheny and North Broad
streets. His family will follow him
in the near future.
Miss Eleanor McSuley enter-
tained the members of the graduating
class of the Bellefonte High school
at her home on Tuesday evening.
There were various games, music and
refreshments and all had a very en-
joyable time, though the class missed
the absent members who have re-
sponded to the call of their country.
——About one hundred farmers
and neighbors and about fifty women
gathered at the Charley Homan farm
on the Branch Wednesday and had an
old fashioned barn raising. The barn
was 40x60 feet and the raising was
bossed by W. P. Ward, the builder.. A
fine dinner under the trees in the
orchard was the social feature of the
day.
So far as now known no other
show is booked for Bellefonte this
summer, but the Scenic will be open
every evening and that is one of the
best shows in the motion picture line
to be seen in this section of the State.
In fact, it is no white elephant when
it comes to exhibiting high-class pic-
tures of every kind. Its large patron-
age is proof of its high quality.
——The National ‘Council on De-
fense has requested the railroads of
the United States to curtail passen-
ger train service and conserve coal
and supplies, also equipment. The
Bellefonte Central railroad will re-
duce passenger train service to one
round trip per day, effective June
18th, 1917. Train will leave Belle-
fonte at 1:45 p. m., State College at
5p. m.
——The Susquehanna Trap-shoot-
er’s League has arranged for five one-
day tournaments during the present
season, the first of which will be held
at State College today (Friday.)
The others will be at Milton, July
12th; Sunbury-Selinsgrove, August
16th; Jersey Shore, September 20th,
and Lock Haven, October 12th.
League and individual trophies will
he contested for.
——A report was current on the
street last evening that Paul Mallory
and Miss Catharine Howley, who had
been absent from their homes here for
several days, have been married.
None of the particulars are known
further than that they were expected
to return on a night train las: even-
ing. The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Mailory, his bride being a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Howley.
——Ex-Sheriff A. B. Lee, of Spring
Mills, claims to be the champion fish-
erman in Centre county to date this
year. On Thursday evening of last
week he caught a trout out of little
Penns creek which measured twen-
ty-seven inches and weighed seven
pounds. The reason for the weight of
the trout was that it had been fatten-
ing for some dime past on the refuse
that was thrown into the creek from
the Spring Mills creamery.
A Red Cross meeting was held
at Aaronsburg on Tuesday evening,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto, and
twenty members were enrolled in an
organization as an auxiliary to the
Bellefonte, Chapter. Among those
who were present and talked on
the necessity of extending the Red
€ross organization were Mrs. J.
Thomas Mitchell and Mrs. Robert
Mills Beach, of Bellefonte. A public
mass meeting will be held in the Re-
formed church, Aaronsburg, on Wed-
nesday, June 20th, at 8 o'clock, to
further the cause.
ENTERTAINED AT CAMP BOAL.
Five Troops of Cavalry Guests of
Capt. Boal Over Sunday.
Five troops of cavalry of the first
batallion of the First Pennsylvania
cavalry and the Boal machine gun
troop were guests of Capt. Theodore
Davis Boal, at Camp Boal at Boals-
burg, over Sunday. The troops pres-
ent were Troop B, of Tyrone; Troop
L, of Bellefonte; Troop K, of Lock
Haven; Troop M, of Lewisburg, and
Troop I, of Sunbury. The Tyrone
troopers thirty-six strong left home
on Friday and. camped the first night
at Pennsylvania Furnace. The Lock
Haven troopers thirty-two strong,
and the Lewisburg troop spent Fri-
day night at Penn’s Cave, while the
Sunbury troop spent the night at
Woodward. Troop L, twenty-eight
strong, left here about seven o’clock
on Saturday morning and rode direct
to Boalsburg, all the troopers reach-
ing there by the dinner hour.
Saturday afternoon there was an
exhibition drill and review, the re-
viewing officer being Major Fetzer.
All the troopers showed up splendid-
ly, but Troop L was accorded the hon-
or of making the best showing. Later
in the afternoon there was a sham
battle between the machine gun troop
entrenched, and Troops K and M on
the offensive, the latter being driven
off by the machine gunners. Then
just to show the cavalrymen what a
deadly thing a machine gun is the
gunners did some target work with
real cartridges at a distance of six
hundred yards and the men showed
good results for the training they have
had. The rain of Saturday evening
spoiled the illuminated sham battle
planned for that time, although a
small detachment of the troopers en-
gaged in a rocket and hand grenade
combat. The Lemont band furnished
the music for Saturday afternoon’s
manoeuvres.
The social part of the affair was
Saturday evening when a dance was
held in the gun troop armory which
was attended by quite a number of
the visiting soldiers.
There was a parade drill on Sun-
day morning but the march to State
College and exhibition drill there
scheduled for the afternoon had to be
cancelled on account of the hard rain,
so that the troopers spent the most of
the time under cover. Troop L left
there at four o’clock in the afternoon
and arrived home at seven in the
evening. The other troopers all took
their departure on Sunday, encamp-
ing for the night enroute home.
All in all it was a most successful
camp and the soldiers were unani-
mous. in their expressions of thanks
for Capt. Boal’s hospitality.
The Academy Minstrels.
The Bellefonte Academy students
instead of going home yesterday as
was their privilege, having completed
their examinations that: day, decided
to remain over to’ repeat thair splen-
did minstrel performance for the ben-
efit of the Troop L auto truck fund.
That worthy purpose they accomplish-
ed last evening in Garman’s opera
house in the presence of fine audience,
and to say that the several numbers
of their excellent program were en-
thusiastically received is expressing
the truth very mildly indeed.
The overture which lasted just one
hour brought out talent that exceeded
any ever presented by the Academy
minstrels. The end songs were espe-
cially well sung and the jokes kept
the audience in convulsions of laugh-
ter. Messrs. Kelsch, Carmichael and
Downie were unusually good with
their songs and dancing, while the
ballads of Mr. Zimmerman and Mr.
Orwig elicited rounds of applause.
Mr. Hartman’s song entitled, “Meet
Me at Twilight,” with quartette ac-
companiment was beautiful..
The banjo-mandolin club composed
of Donald Fulton, Walter Huntzing-
er, Lathrop Barnhart and Edmund
Motter was encored again and again.
The glee club also came in for a good
share of the success of the entertain-
ment. The military drill of a squad
of Troop L gave a war-like spice to
the program and then came one of
the most attractive features of the ev-
ening—the military manoeuvres of
Col. Riskaworld and his four sons in
the persons of James, Frederick,
Charles and Graham Hughes—four
little nephews of Headmaster James
R. Hughes. During the evening Prof.
Hughes presented letters to his ath-
letic heroes and Capt. H. Laird Cur-
tin thanked the audience and the
Academy students for contributing
the last sum of money that assured
the purchase of the desired truck.
The banjo-mandolin club started
up ‘The Star Spangled Banner” and
the entire assemblage led by the glee
club arose and sang as the colors were
waved before them. The curtain then
dropped on the most successful per-
formance the Academy has ever stag-
ed.
——Constable George Glenn . at-
tached the Geo. M. Miller show, which
was exhibited at Yarnell on Monday.
It isr’t “the greatest show on earth,”
of course, but it is a wagon outfit that
has been exhibiting in various parts
of the county. The attachment was
made on a writ issued by Justice G.
W. Rees to recover wages due Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Pomeroy, of Philadelphia,
‘employees of the show. Armed with
pthe proper papers constable Glenn
made a lightning job of it in Frank
Davis’ flivver. It was just two hours
from the time the claira was present-
ed until he was back with the wages
and costs and the Pomeroy’s were
boarding a train for Philadelphia.
There was a big sale at Yarnell on
Monday and the crowd it had drawn
looked too good to. the show people to
lose so they settled instanter.
Haven.
Our ladies’ wash skirts at $1.25
and $1.50 are surely beauties for the
money.—Cohen & Co. 24-1t
——At the graduation exercises on
Tuesday of the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology, president Rich-
ard Cockburn Maclaurir conferred on
Francis E. Thomas, of Bellefonte, the
degree of Bachelor of Science. The
title of his graduation thesis was
“An experimental investigation of
the effect of time of mixing on the
strength of gravel concrete.”
Troop L received just $250.00
as its share of the receipts from the
exhibition of the motion picture,
“Civilization,” at the Scenic last Fri-
day afternoon. This is indeed a very
gratifying amount and very agreea-
bly surprised Capt. Curtin when the
final figures were summed up on Wed-
nesday night. Manager T. Clayton
Brown, of the Scenic, is also to be
commended upon his patriotic gener-
osity in accepting nothing from the
receipts for the day aside from his
actual expense, every cent of the bal-
ance being turned over to Capt. Cur-
tin for the auto truck fund.
——Three flag raisings took place
in the county the past week. Two of
them were on Sunday afternoon, the
first being at the Lutheran church in
this place, where Prof. Sloop was the
principal orator, though the exercises
incident to the raising were quite
lengthy. Later in the afternoon a
flag was raised at the round house of
the Central Railroad of Pennsylva-
nia, at which speeches were made by
Rev. W. K. McKinney, Burgess
Blanchard, Col. Taylor and J. Kenne-
dy Johnston Esq. On Tuesday even-
ing a large flag was raised at Lemont
at which Col. Taylor was the speaker.
——Philip Taylor, the youngest
son of Col. and Mrs. H. S. Taylor, had
a bad fail on Monday evening and
was very fortunate in escaping as
lucky as he did. With some other
boys he was playing soldier and Phil-
ip climbed on a small building on the
rear of the Taylor lot. The building
had a tin roof and he slipped off, fall-
ing on his head on a pile of brick. He
sustained a cut on the forehead three
inches long, a small cut on the chin
and quite a number of bruises on the
head and body. But he was game
through it all, for after being picked
up and taken into the house, with the
blood streaming down his face, he
said: “Mother, I'm wounded at last.”
——Announcement has been made
of the engagement of Prof. John A.
Hunter, head of the department of
mechanical engineering at the Uni-
versity of Colorada, and Miss Alice
Downing, of Denver, Col., a graduate
of the class of ’09, University of Col-
orada and who later took an advanced
degree at the University of Chicago
and during the past two years has
been one of the instructors at the Un-
iversity of Colorada. Prof. Hunter,
better known among his college asso-
ciates as “Uncle John,” is a son of the
late Captain John A. Hunter, of Half-
moon, and graduated from State Col-
lege in the class of 1890. The wed-
ding will be solemnized during the
summer.
Clarence Hazel, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hazel, who has been
in the United States heavy artillery
stationed in the Hawaiian Islands,
arrived home on Wednesday night,
having been given an honorable dis-
charge owing to injuries sustainea by
the kick of a horse. Hazel, who is
‘about thirty years old, enlisted less
than two years ago and was shortly
thereafter sent to the Hawaiian
Islands where he has since been sta-
tioned. While his injury is not be-
lieved to be serious it is sufficient to
render him unfit for service. He ex-
pects to undergo an operation in the
near future which physicians have ad-
vised as an almost certain relief from
his trouble.
——1It is a matter of military rec-
ord that among the first one hundred
men in the U. S. navy reserves to
volunteer for service in France was
Gordon Montgomery, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Montgomery, who went to
the Newport, R. I. training station
upwards of two months ago. On ac-
count of the naval training he receiv-
ed while taking a tryout at Annapo-
lis he was speedily recognized by the
officers in charge at Newport, and for
some time past has had charge of
the initial training of a squad of one
hundred rookies. At least that was
what he was doing last week when he
wrote home, but it is possible that he
has been ordered abroad and now on
his way to France, inasmuch as he
was expecting such an order most any
day.
——Augustus Heverley, chief clerk
in Mingle’s shoe store, is suffering
with a fractured left arm as the re-
sult of an auto accident last Thurs-
day evening. At the request of his
wife he had taken Mrs. Howard J.
Thompson on a motor ride to Lock
Along about seven o’clock,
while motoring along in the neighbor-
hood of the C. C. Royer home, Hever-
ley reached down to switch on the
light. As he did so the car swerved
to the left and ran over a pile of
ground limestone. Heverley quickly
turned the wheel to get onto the road
and the car swung to the other side,
skidded and turned throwing out both
the occupants. ‘they managed to
jump clear of the car and just in
time for it turned completely upside
down. Heverley fell on his left arm
and fractured the bone between the
elbow and wrist. Mrs. Thompson was
uninjured. A physician was summon-
ed from Mill Hall who set the broken
bone after which Mr. Heverley and
Mrs. Thompson were brought home
by Israel Beck and C. C. Royer.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mrs. George O. Benner, of Centre Hall,
was a Bellefonte visitor on Wednesday.
—Miss Ida Green is anticipating a visit
from her brother and his’ wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Green, of Erie.
—David Bohn, one of Linden 17all's rep-
resentative citizens, was a business visit-
or in Bellefonte on Friday.
—Col. William Teller went to Williams-
port Monday to enter the hospital, where
he will be under the care of Dr. Haskins
while recovering from an operation Tues-
day.
—Miss Isabelle Huston, daughter of the
late Dr. J. H. Huston, of Clintondale, was
in Bellefonte last Friday on business con-
nected with the settling of her father’s es-
tate.
—Miss Anna Massey, who spent the win-
ter in Bellefonte with her aunts, the
Misses Powers, while attending school,
will leave today for her home in Philadel-
phia.
—-Mrs. Joseph Undercoffer went to Car-
negie a week ago to be present at the
christening of her grand-daughter, the
only child of Mr. and Mrs. William Un-
dercoffer.
—Miss Anna Gill, of Philipsburg, spent
Wednesday in Bellefonte as a guest of
Miss Mary McQuistion, while on her way
home from attending commencement at
State College.
—Mrs. J. A. Aiken and
Miss Aiken. returned Monday from a six
week's visit in Ohio, and with Mr. and
Mrs. George B. Johnson and their family,
in Beaver Fails.
—Mrs. S. Cameron’ Burnside, who is
spending the summer at Howard, came
here the after part of last week, expecting
to be at the Bush house while in Belle-
fonte for two weeks.
—Miss Maude Motz left Tuesday for her
home in Middleburg, after spending the
greater part of a week with Mrs. Robert
Sechler. Miss Motz was returning from a
visit in Hopewell, Pa.
—Mrs. John M. Dale has returned to
Bellefonte and opened her house for the
summer, after spending the winter on
Long Island, with Mrs. Magargle, and
with Mrs. Clowes, in Richmond.
—Miss Gertrude O'Connell, head milli-
ner at Katz & Co's store, took her depuar-
ture on Monday, going to Philadelphia to
spend a week or so with her sisier before
going to Vermont for the summer season.
—S8. A. McQuistion and his daughter,
Miss Mary McQuistion, will leave tomor-
row for Sunbury, expecting to spend a
part of next week visiting with Mr. Mec-
Quistion’s nieces, Mrs. Keefer and Mrs.
Smith.
—Mr. and Mrs. Amos Cole, with their
little daughter and a party of friends, mo-
tored to Bellefonte from Lewistown on
Saturday and spent the night in Delle-
fonte as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus
Heverley, returning home on Sunday.
—Orrin Laird, of Minneapolis, came here
from Tyrone Tuesday to visit for a short
time with some of his old friends, he hav-
ing been a resident of Bellefonte a num-
ber of years ago. Mr. Laird was on his
way to Atlantic City to join his wife and
daughter.
—Mrs. Ella Smith, of Altoona, spent the
week-end with her father, Joel Johnson,
coming here for a farewell visit before
leaving Tuesday for Iowa and Illinois,
where she will visit with relatives during
the greater part of the summer. Mrs.
Smith will go directly to Coon Rapids.
—Miss Eleanor Parker is home from
Wilson College to spend the vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Ross Parker.
Fmily, a younger daughter, has gone with
her aunt, Miss Elizabeth Parker, to Som-
erset, where she will visit with her grand-
mother and aunts for the greater part of
the summer.
—Mrs. Chester Irvine, of Fort Worth,
Texas, and her youngest daughter, Ottalie
Hughes Irvine, are in Bellefonte for a ten
day’s visit with Mrs. Irvine's father, Rev.
James P. Hughes. On the trip north a
week ago Mrs. Irvine was accompanied by
Mr. Irvine's father, who will spend the
summer in Canada.
—Mrs. James T: Chambers, of DuBois,
has been in Bellefonte during the past
week, coming here on account of the death
of her sister, Mrs. Rachel Stine, who was
buried Monday from the home of her
niece, Mts. Harry Irvin. With Mrs.
Chambers was her daughter, Mrs. George
Schwem, also of DuBois.
—Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Spigelmyer will
leave the beginning of the week for a vis-
it in Harrisburg with their daughter, Mrs
G. Willard Hall. From there they will go
to Sunbury to spend a short time with
Mrs. Case and her family, bringing with
them upon their return home, Mrs. Case's
daughter, Katherine, who will spend the
summer in Bellefonte,
—Capt. Geo. P. Runkle, who has been
in command of a ship in the U. 8. coastwise
service, has been spending the week in
Bellefonte, having arrived here on Iriday
morning. He has resigned his command
in the above service and having passed a
successful examination is awaiting orders
to go into the United States service as
commander of a transport, collier or any
ship he may be assigned to.
—Dr. and Mrs. George Kirk, with their
three sons, Robert, Thomas and John,
motored over from Kylertown on Friday
and after spending the night here left on
Saturday morning, accompanied by Dr.
M. A. Kirk, for Harrisburg, where Dr.
George Kirk took the examination for en-
trance into the U. S. medical reserve corps.
From Harrisburg they motored to Gettys-
burg where they spent Saturday night, re-
turning to Bellefonte on Sunday evening.
Dr. and Mrs. George Kirk and family re-
turned home on Monday morning.
—W. A. Mullen, of Shamokin, spent the
fore part of the week in Bellefonte and at
State College, his son, John Mullen, being
one of the class of 388 graduates. The
young man first made his appearance in
Bellefonte almost five years ago when he
entered the Bellefonte Academy. After a
year there he entered State College and
has now graduated from that institution.
During the five years both Mr. and Mrs.
Mullen have been such frequent visitors
in Bellefonte that they really seem as if
they were natives of the town and now
that their son has graduated and they will
not have that inducement to come to Cen-
tre county it is to be hoped that the
friends they have made here will be an at-
traction to draw them back, at least occa-
sionally. For the first time in the five
years Mrs. Mullen was not able to come
along to Bellefonte and see her son grad-
uate, having become indisposed last
Thursday while making preparations for
the trip.
her daughter,
A
—Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Runkle are enter- !
taining Miss McKendrick, of Curwensville.
—Forrest Tanner has accepted a posi-
tion in Tyrone, leaving Monday to begin
his work.
—Harry J. Mueller, former forester of
Harrisburg, was in Bellefonte on Monday
and Tuesday.
—Mrs. Dollinger, of Ashtabula, Ohio,
is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Haag.
—Miss Mary Hirlinger, of Philipsburg,
has been a guest of Mrs. J. Y. Dale with-
in the past week.
—Mrs. Roy Brandon, of Youngstown,
Ohio, arrived in Bellefonte yesterday
morning for a visit with friends.
—Miss Harrison, of Wilkes-Barre, is vis-
iting at tke home of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
Reynolds, on Bishop street.
—Mrs. Howard Spangler, of New York
city, is visiting here with her mother, Mrs.
Agnes McCullough, of Bishop street.
—Mrs. Charles Freemen ani little
daughter, of Altoona, hav: been guests
this week of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh N. Crider.
-—Mr and Mrs. H. J. Hartranft have
been in Watsontown this week, going there
Monday owing to the death of Mrs. Hart-
ranft’s sister.
—Roger Willard arrived here from the
Canal Zone Saturday to spend his vaca-
tion with his parents and other relatives
in the State.
—Mr. and Mrs. Rush Yarnell, of Detroit,
Mich., and their daughter, Ida, are guests
of Mr. Yarnell’s parents, Sheriff and Mrs.
Georga2 Yarnell.
—Mrs. Elizabeth Hull, having accepted
the position made vacant by the resigna-
tion of Mrs. Tuten, is arranging to leave
Bellefonte late this month.
—Thomas R. Dubbs, of Philipsburg, and
his daughter. Mrs. Frederick Johnson, of
Tyrone, were in Bellefonte Tuesday for
the funeral of the late John G. Dubbs.
—Mrs. A. M. Singhiser will make her
home with her brother, Robert Woodring,
cn Howard street. Mrs. Singhiser’'s fur-
niture was shipped here from Renovo this
week.
—Mrs. Emma Decker and her daughter,
Miss Laura Decker, who had been visiting
with Miss Joanna and Miles Decker, re-
turned to their home in Strausburg, I'ri-
day.
—DMiss Grace Vallimont went to Altoona
Wednesday as a representative from the
Epworth League of the Methodist church
to the convention in session there this
week. ;
—Chauncey F. York motored from Mich-
igan last week for commencement and to
join Mrs. York and their son, who with
Miss Rebie Noll will accompany him to
Detroi: upon his return.
—Elwood Breisch, of Cheyenne, Wyom-
ing, and his daughter, Miss Sue Breisch,
have been guests for the week of Mrs.
Breisch's brother, David Washburn. A part
of the time was spent at State College.
—Dr. and Mrs. O. 8. Brown, of Warren,
were week-end guests of Mrs. Brown's sis-
ter, Mrs. Claude Cook, stopping here on
their way home from the American Med-
ical association convention in New York.
—Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Kessler, whose
wedding took place in D-=:llefonte two
weeks ago, were guests last Suaday of
Col. Emanuel Noll and daughter, Miss Re-
bie Noll; going from here ty their future
home in Altoona.
—Mrs. William Boyce, of Clearfield, and
Big Claim for Damages.
On Monday morning Mrs. Annie
Hoffman, in behalf of herself and
three children, through her, attorneys
Miller & Hartswick, of Clearfield, filed
notice in the prothonotary’s office at
Clearfield of a suit against the Mon-
tola Water company, of Osceola, for
damages in the sum of $20,000 for the
death of the husband and father, Wil-
liam Hoffman, son of John B. Hoff-
man, of South Philipsburg, who was
one of the victims of the typhoid fever
epidemic at Osceola Mills early this
spring.
The statement filed recites that the
home of the Hoffmans is in Howard,
this county. William Hoffman was a
locomotive engineer employed by the
Pennsylvania railroad company and
that on January 20th he was sent to
Osceola to haul a freight train and
while there lived in a cabin car of the
railroad company and used water sup-
plied by the Montola Water company
which was taken from the reservoir
which it is alleged was polluted from
the waters of Minnow run.
This is the second suit against the
water company growing out of the
typhoid epidemic which swept the Os-
ceola section early in the spring. Mrs.
James Kenna also has a suit pending
for $20,000 damages for the death of
her husband, in which case the alle-
gations are similar.
West Susquehanna Classis.
The West Susquehanna Classis of
the Reformed church met in its 61st
annual sessions in St. John’s Reform-
ed church, in Millheim, Monday even-
ing, June 4th. The Classis was rep-
resented by twenty-four ministers, in
charge of sixty-six congregations,
with 6,500 members. Bellefonte was
represented by the Rev. Dr. Schmidt
and Harry Keller Esq. The retiring
president was Rev. W. D. Donat, of
Aaronsburg. The newly elected pres-
ident is Rev. Norman L. Horn, of
State College. ‘Lhe usual reports of
the mission boards; Sunday school
board; educational and benevolent
boards were considered. The Classis
adopted strong resolutions on tem-
perance and advocated nation-wide
| prohibition as a war measure. Tues-
day evening Prof. George W. Rich-
ards, of the Theological Seminary at
Lancaster, gave a masterly address
on the subject, “The Debt we Owe to
the Reforms.” The following even-
ing Rev. James M. Mullen, of Balti-
more, Md., who is the eastern secre-
tary of the Board of Home Missions,
gave a review of the mission work
within the bounds of his territory.
Classis continued Rev. R. R. J ones, of
Centre Hall, as its stated clerk and
elected Prof. C. W. Oldt, of Lewis-
town, R. F. D. 4, treasurer. Classis
adjourned Wednesday evening to
meet next May at a time and place to
be chosen by the officers.
——DBeing summoned to Washington
last week Col. J. L. Spangler, 2 mem-
ber of the National Council of De-
fense, was selected as one of the mem-
her daughter, Miss Alta Boyce, spent last hers to visit the middle west and ar-
week visiting in Bellefonte, Mrs. Boyce as
a guest ef Mrs. J. C. Harper and Miss
Boyce with Miss Catherine Allison, a
schoolmate at Drexel.
—Miss Elsie Rankin, of Philadelphia, is
visiting for a short time with her father,
William B. Rankin, before going to Camp |
| range the labor situation so that the
| farmers will be able to get all the
| help they will need in harvesting their
crops next month. The two places the
| Colonel was assigned to visit are Du-
buque, Iowa, and Kansas City, Mo.,
Benjamin Harrison, a Red Cross training | on he pus been in the former city
nls week.
camp near Indianapolis. Miss Rankin has
enlisted for duty in this country.
—Mrs. Katherine Furey
Pittsburgh, spent a part of Thursday and
Friday in Bellefonte, stopping here for a
short visit on her way to Pleasant Gap,
where she will be for several weeks, a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Levi A. Miller.
—Mrs. John I. Olewine, her son Harris,
with Mrs. Robert Reed and her children,
will arrive in Bellefonte today from Cham-
paign, Ill. Mr. Reed, who is at present at
the Great Lakes Camp will join his family
in Centre county later in the sumiaer.
—Charles P. Hewes, of Erie, has been in
Bellefonte a part of the week, coming here
to spend a few days with his son Cress-
well, who finished at the Bellefonte Acad-
emy. During his stay Mr. Hewes was a
guest of his sister, Mrs. Margaret Hutch-
inson.
—Judge and Mrs. H. C. Quigley and
their two daughters, the Misses Mary and
Henrietta Quigley, returned from New Jer-
sey on Wednesday, where the Misses Quig-
ley graduated frem Kent Place; Judge and
Mrs. Quigley having gone down Sunday
for commencement.
—J. H. Griffin, the veteran Stormstown
merchant and Democrat, was in town yes-
terday for his first visit in a year. Despite
his seventy-eight years he keeps young
like a man of fifty, figure erect, mind clear,
and looking after his business just as me-
thodically as ever.
—Mrs. Forrest Bullock has had as a
guest this week her father, Harry Simler,
of Trafford City. Mr. Simler came to Cen-
tre county for the funeral of his aunt,
Mrs. Adams, of Philipsburg, and while
here visited State College, where he had a
nephew belonging to the class of 1917.
—Elliott Lyon Morris will return to
Bellefonte this week from New York and
Newport News, where he has qualified for
the French aviation service. Sailing for
France Friday of next week, he will go in-
to training at once in the Lafayette Fly-
ing Corps of France, composed of Ameri-
can airmen, who work in the field under
the American flag.
—Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Hayes, of
Rockford, I1l.; Miss Ellen Hayes, of Welles-
ley; John H, Hayes, of The State College
hospital unit No. 1, Allentown; Mrs. Or-
wig, of Atlantic City; Mrs. Reish, of Mif-
flinburg; Mrs. Boyle, of Overbrook, and
Frank Foster, all came to Bellefonte with-
in the past few days, summoned here by
the critical condition of Dr. R. G. H.
Hayes.
—Miss Eleanor Cook arrived home Fri-
day from Michigan, where she has been an
instructor in the schools of Three Rivers.
Miss Cook will remain here with her fath-
er, Charles F. Cook, having accepted a po-
sition in the schools of Bellefonte. Joseph
Cook, of Cleveland, is also spending his
vacation at home, and Mrs. Ben Curry, of
Aspinwall, joined the family party for a
short time Wednesday, coming here from
State College, where ghe and Mr. Curry
had been for commencement.
‘Hunter, of |
Miss Nellie Barner was taking
lessons in horseback riding about ten
o’clock én Monday night on west Linn
street and in going around Rhoads’
corner the horse she was riding slip-
ped and fell, Miss Barner falling un-
der the animal. She received a bad
cut over the left eye while her left leg
was badly sprained and bruised, but
at that she escaped quite luckily.
in charge of the Hyde City hotel since
the fore part of February, gave up
her position there and returned to
Bellefonte
This week she leased the Episcopal
rectory and moved in on Wednesday,
intending to take boarders.
Sa
Pierre de Lagarde Boal, son of
Capt. Theodore Davis Boal, of Boals-
burg, was on Monday commissioned
a captain in the aviation branch of
the signal corps by the War Depart-
ment.
For Sale.—A good paying business
for either a woman or a man. Write
or inquire at this office. 24-tf
——Men’s suits from $9.00 to
$17.00. The greatest values at their
respective prices.—Cohen & Co. 24-1t
Sale Register.
Saturday, June 30.—At the residence of the
late J. H. Huston, M. D., at Clintondale,
full line of household goods, 8 room
house, stable, carriages, spring wagon,
buggies, saddles, cultivator, ladders,
ete., and five acres of land at Palealto.
Sale to begin at 10 o’clock. A. C. Mec-
Clintick, Auc., Geo. Harter, Clerk.
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer
The prices quoted are those paid for produce.
Potatoes per bushel. 00
Joions 9 Vises 15
ggs, per dozen.
Lard, per pound. 16
Butter’ per pound v 30
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
The following are the quotations up to six o’clock
Thursday evening, when our paper goes to press.
2.20
Rye, per bushel.. 1.25
Corn, shelled, per bushel. 1.50
Corn, ears, per bushel......... a" 1.50
Oats, old and new, per bushel. 70
Barley, per bushel................. 1.
Philadelphia Markets.
The following are the closing prices of the
Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening.
Corn —Yellow. 1.78@ 1.79
“ —Mixed 1.7%5@ 1.76
Qats J0@ 71
Flour A 12.25@12.75
* _—Favorite Brands. 14.75@15.25
ST, lien
a oice .
dE i Mi 15.00@18.50
Straw ... 10.00@15.
Mrs. E. C. Tuten, who has been _
last Thursday evening.
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