Bellefonte, Pa., August 31, 1917. To Correspondents.—No communications published unless accompanied by the reai mame of the writer. THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY ——The banks, the postoffice and the stores will observe Labor day next Monday as a holiday. ———The remains of John Pearl, who died in a soldier’s home in the State of Indiana about a month ago, were brought to Bellefonte yesterday for burial in the Catholic cemetery. ——Announcement has been made that the Bellefonte Brick company has taken over the Howard brick plant and will put it in operation in the near future under the management of Har- ry T. Mann. A large delegation of soldiers accompanied the Troon L baseball team to Philipsburg on’ Saturday where the latter played the Philips- burg team, losing out by a score of 4 to 2. ——1It took just two hours on Tues- day to sell at public sale the forty-five head of young cattle belonging to Capt. H. Laird Curtin. Very fair prices were received for most of the stock. Raymond P. Lingle, of DuBois, but formerly of Bellefonte, has enlisi- ed in the heavy artillery and is in training at a camp in the northeast- ern part of the State, probably Toby- hanna. Mrs. Viola Romans, a noted Chautauqua lecturer of Ohio, will speak in the Diamond on Saturday evening, September 8th. In case of rain the meeting will be held in the eourt house. ——The Bellefonte Academy will open its fall session on Wednesday, September 12th, with an unusually strong faculty and a large attendance of students. Day pupils need not re- port until Thursday, September 13th. The board of prison inspectors made an official visit to the new west- ern penitentiary at Rockview on Mon- day, spending the nigh: with warden John I'rancies. On Tuescay morning they made a brief visi: in Bellefonte before continuing their tip. Only eighteen days more until the date of the fall primaries. Judg- ing by the number of candidates after some of the offices in Bellefonte and elsewhere in the county there is like- ly to be some pretty active campaign- ing in the preliminary bout. ——The Williams family reunion at Martha last Saturday was attended by a large crowd of peorle from this and adjoining counties. Several in- teresting talks were made by mem- bers of the clan and music and sports made up a full day’s program. Dr. David Dale was notified last Thursday that he had heen commis- sioned a captain in the medical re- serve corps, and is now liable to call at any time. His brother, Dr. Fred- erick A. Dale, now stationed in the Philippines, has been promoted from a major to the rank of a colonel. Mrs. Edward Franks, of Pit- cairn, who prior to her marriage was Miss Edna Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hamiiton, of this place, is in the Bellefonte hospital suf- fering with a bad case of blood poi- soning, caused, it is said, by piercing her ears, one of which became infect- ed. The Bellefonte Fuel and Sup- ply company has purchased an Indi- ana two ton truck fer use in handling its immense retail coal business. It is one of the last big firms in Belie- fonte to resort to this up-to-date mode of transport but the necessities of the company’s big business virtually compelled the change being made. A passenger car shunted onto a siding near the P. R. R. depot on Wednesday started a rumor that it was the first of the train to take the soldiers away, but it proved to be a company air-testing school car for en- gineers, firemen and brakemen. The ear was brought in from Snow Shoe and taken west yesterday morning. To keep his hogs from rooting Alfred Stewart (colored) on Tuesday evening had their snouts slit by Spen- cer Thornton. The hogs squealed all night and the next day chief of police Dukeman, who is also an officer for the prevention of cruelty to animals, investigated the case, had Thornton arrested and Squire Woodring fined him ten dollars and costs Although the war pictures missed on Wednesday and will not be shown until Monday, don’t think that they are the only pictures. Every evening in the week good pro- grams will be presented includ- ing big serials, fine dramas, il- lustrated views of current events, and pictures that portray the humorous side of dife as well. In fact there is no better place in Bellefonte to spend a pleasant and interesting evening than the Scenic. ——While driving into Bellefonte from Pleasant Gap, Wednesday even- ing, William Gfrerer, of Centre Hall, ran over a cow with his Ford car. While apparently getting out of the way “sookie” suddenly changed her mind and turned right ir front of it with the result that she was struck, knocked down and pinned under it af- ter the front wheels had passed over her. It took the combined efforts of Mr. Gfrerer and all his party to get the car off the critter and when re- leased she jumped up and ran away leaving the Ford with a broken radi- afor and other injuries. GRANGE ENCAMPMENT AND | FAIR. Comumitice Planning to Make It Big- i ger and Better than Ever. Centre county will not have a coun- ty fair this year but the forty-fourth annual Grange encampment and fair , will be held at Centre Hall September 8th to 14th inclusive, and the commit- tee is planning to make it the biggest and best ever held. A number of workmen have been on the grounds i for several weeks preparing for the ‘comfort of all who may attend. Numerous exhibition buildings are on the grounds and many tents will be erected. The entire ground and i buildings have been provided with a complete electric light system, so that it will be practically as light at night as in the day time. BOYS PROGRAM. One of the new features of the 44th annual Grange encampment will be . a special program for the boys. The executive committee has asked Mr. R. H. Olmstead, of the Centre county Farm Bureau, to take charge of it and re will be assisted by C. G. McBride, state leader of Boys’ Club work, and V. W. Reitz, Supervisor of Agricul- ture in the new vocational school at i wpring Mills. The program will con- sist of a variety of agricultural activi- ties, including rope tying and splicing, and livestock judging. Some organ- ized games will also be introduced. The work should prove both pleasant and profitable to the boys who attend. Mr. Olmstead and the members of the Picnic Executive committee have worked out definite plans®to reach a large number of boys in Centre county in advance, through local leaders. Mr. Olmstead was formerly an in- structor in the Department of Animal Husbandry at the College and is par- ticularly interested in the livestock part of the program. He is planning, with the assistance of the local leaders to meet the boys in groups and give them illustrated talks on judging live- stock. Those who have agreed to co- operate in making their work a suc- cess in their respective communities are: Miss Margaret Goheen, Boals- burg: Frank Dillon, Julian; William Hosterman, Spring Mills; Ray Durst, College. There is also a group around Howard that will enroll for the con- test. Live stock judging contests for and breed good animals for them- selves have become'a prominent fea- ture of the agricultural fairs of the State. have already been arranged for about fifty of these contests and State Col- lege has been pressed almost to its limit to’ supply judges for all. For the lege will furnish not only the judges but also the livestock to make un the various classes to be judged. The work will be done on horses, beef cat- tle, sheep and possibly dairy cows. A valuable set of medals will be award- ed to those having the three highest scores. : A more complete schedule of the work will be ready by the date of the opening of the encampment. Enroll- ment will be open to boys up to twenty-one years of age, both from the permanent campers and from those who come in only for the day. No fees of any sort will be connected with the work. The State College and Experiment Station will also have a fine exhibit of its work in a large tent of its own. Don’t miss seeing it. EXHIBITS WANTED, We appeal to the farmers of Centre ards and vineyards. It is the aim of the management to have the exhibits this year excel those >f any former year and to accomplish this end it is only necessary for those interested in the success of the great Grange Fair to do their share in the way of bring- ing meritorious articles to the big ex- hibition building on the park. The “old relics” department will again be a feature and those having antiques and heirlooms that are highly prized week and place them on exhibit. exhibition a premium will be paid. Many families in former years have earned a tidy sum in this way. A splendid poultry building offers a fine opportunity to poultry raisers to show their stock and make sales for another season. A small premium will be paid for every bird and pet an- imal placed on exhibition. You can’t afford to miss this opportunity of showing your poultry. New amusements have been con- tracted for and there will be some- thing to please everybody. A full program of the procedings for the week will be issued next week. —— A Caution to Short Weight Merchants Deemer T. Pearce, of State College, sealer of weights and measures of Centre county, was in Bellefonte this week and made the statement that a number of merchants 2nd produce peddlers in Centre county are short- weighting their customers. This is especially the fact in the matter of po- tatoes, which are being sold by some merchants at 52% pounds to the bush- el instead of 60, the correct weight. Mr. Pearce confidently hopes that this warning will be sufficient to impress upon all dealers the necessity of giv- ing full weight in everything, and if they fail to do so they will have to suffer the consequences. He now has the names of some merchants who have been selling short weight and these will be especially watched in the future. Centre Hall, and Foster Musser, State | voung men who expect later to own! In the counties in Pennsyl- | vania that have Farm Bureaus, plans ! contest at the encampment the Col- | county to place on exhibition the pro- ducts of their farms, gardens, orch- are urged to bring them to light for a | For each meritorious article put on | . Commissioner Miller Worked County | Prisoners on the Roads—One Escaped. Yesterday County Commissioner Isaac Miller undertook to put a recent act of Assembly into operation by tak- ing five prisoners out of the county jail to work on the roads. With his gang the amiable old Commissioner picked out “Rishel’s hill” as the place most likely to need improving—and it does, so there they went. Shortly after they got started I'rank P. Hanna, who was sent up from Gregg township on August 13th, for three months, held uo his hand and said: “Mr. Commissioner, please may I go out.” He was granted permis- sion of course and was seen to disap- pear behind a tree some cistance off— the only one, however, on the land- scape that afforded the desired seclu- sion. Frank was slow in returning to the job on the road and an investigation revealed that he wasn’t behind the tree either. He had said that he didn’t like work when they took him out, but he evidently did like walking for he had gotten clear over to Linden Hall when Sheriff Yarnell picked him up and brought him back to jail last evening. Commissioner Miller, of course couldn’t go to hunt Hanna and leave the other four alone, so he staid with them till the rain put an end to the work and then came home and sent the sheriff after him. War Pictures for Sure. Before the “Watchman” went to press yesterday evening manager T. Clayton Brown, of the Scenic, author- ized the statement that he would have the war pictures of the Battle of the Somme for sure on Monday, Labor day, afternoon and =vening. The films will be shipped to Bellefonte on Saturday so that they will be sure to reach here. County Treasurer David Cham- bers has received his first consign- ment of hunters’ licenses for the sea- son of 1917, and any person desiring one can secure it upon making the proper application. One of the requi- sites for securing a2 hunters’ license i this year is the presentation of a tax receipt showing the applicant’s taxes | to be paid up. Whether this will have a tendency to keep down the number of licenses granted or act as an in- ducement to keep one’s taxes paid up remains to be seen. But be that as it ‘may, the County Treasurer has the li- censes and is ready and willing to is- sue them. > ——James E. Solt, the well known south Allegheny street shoemaker, an- nounces to his patrons that he will be in his shop on Monday morning, Sep- tember 3rd, and solicits their work as usual. Mr. Solt was compelled to go to the hospital last May on account of a sore hand ard underwent treatment at that institution. He was there eight weeks and since he was dis- charged he has been under the doctor's care. But his hand is now all right and he is able to go to work and hence solicits all the patronag> he can get in order to support himseif and fami- ly. Therefore if you have any cob- bling to do, go to him. ——The war gardens in and around Bellefonte may not add a big sum to the wealth of the country but they have afforded many a family the op- portunity of having an ample supply of fresh vegetables right out of their own garden and will enable them to put by a good store for winter use. This in itself should prove a lesson in thrift and economy that will last long after the war has passed into history. Even the women of the town have profited by the crusade and those - members of the Woman's club’ who planted and worked their community | garden are now busy drying the sweet corn grown therein, and which later will probably be sent to Bellefonte’s soldier boys in camp or at the front. ——DMr. and Mrs. Chester A. Walk- -er and little son Ray, of Bigler, Clear- field county, were the victims of an automobile accident on Sunday morn- ing but fortunately all escaped with but a few bruises. The Walkers left their home about eight o'clock Sun- day morning to motor to Snow Shoe NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. row for her new home in Beaver. —Frank E. Naginey is out in the State of Indiana this week on a business trip. —N. B. Spangler Esq., spent a day or two this week in Philadelphia on a busi- ness trip. —Mr. and Mrs. John Mignot are enter- taining their nephew, Francis Rougeux, of Williamsport. —Miss Emma Gehret is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. Harry Hubler, in Lock Haven. —Miss Margaret Mignot is down in Lock Haven this week visiting her friend, Miss Ella McCloskey. —Rev. Malcolm DePue Maynard will re- turn home today from spending his month’s vacation. —Misses Elizabeth Walker and Lois Kirk went over to Philipsburg on Wednes- day to remain over Sunday. —Miss Mame Woods left Bellefonte on Wednesday for a few days’ trip to Pitts- burgh, expecting to return on Tuesday. —DMiss Elizabeth Cooney went to New York the latter part of last week to do the fall and winter buying for the “Hat Shop.” —Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Witmer, of Buf- falo Run, left Tuesday for Columbus, where they are attending the Ohio State fair. —Harry Hutchinson returned Tuesday from a visit of several days with Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson and her family at Kane. —Donald Miller and Miss Edna Wian went down to Lock Haven on Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stevenson. —DMiss Anna Shuey will spend the winter in New York State, leaving Saturday for a visit with friends before going to Carmel to resume her work. —Dr. William 8. Glenn Jr., of State Col- lege, was called to service Wednesday of last week and is now doing special X-ray work in the Jefferson hospital in Philadel- phia. —Mrs. R. Wynn Davis, who has been with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Get- tig, for the greater part of the menth of August, returned to Cannonsburg Satur- day. —Prof. George P. Bible returned home on Monday morning from his summer lec- ture tour and will spend about six weeks in Bellefonte before leaving on his insti- tute lecture trip. —DMilton R. Johnson and J. H. Eberhart went to Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday to at- tend the state convention of the P. O. 8. of A., as delegates from Washington Camp, No. 837, of this place. —Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Crider with their daughter, Mrs. Chas. E. Dorworth, and her two children, left Friday of last week to motor to New Jersey, where they guests of Mrs. Charles Kirby Rath, at her summer hcme, —Mrs. Robert Wray and her son, Rob- ert Wray Jr., who have been visitimg at Mrs. James Harris’ with Mrs. Wray's mother, Mrs. Sara Brown, will go to Wil- liamsport Monday. Mrs. Drown will ac- company Mrs. Wray, expecting to remain with her until their house is ready to be occupied. —Miss Ruth and Merrill Dixon, daugh- ter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Dixon, of Johnstown, will arrive in Bellefonte to- day for a brief visit with their uncle, Charles L. Gates and family; Herbert in- tending to go to Williamsport tomorrow to take the examination as a pharmacist’s assistant. —Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester A. Bixler, of Lock Haven, came to Bellefonte the after- part of last week, summoned here from Massachusetts, owing to the critical con- dition of Mrs. George L. Potter, who is ill at the Bellefonte hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bixler were motoring with friends through New England. —Mrs. Russell Mader, of Chicago, and her two sons, Jack and Dick; Mrs. Jacob Mader and Mrs. Shuman Mader, of Lock Haven, were in Bellefonte Wednesday, coming here to visit for the day with Mrs. L. H. Gettig. Mrs. Russell Mader is spend- ing some time with her husband’s relatives in Lock Haven. —William E. Royer and son Malcolm, of Niagara Falls, arrived in Bellefonte on Wednesday to spend a few days of Mr. Royer's vacation among old friends. Though it is four years since Mr. Royer and family moved to Niagara Falls this is Iris first visit here since he left. They will both return home on Monday. —Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Eberhart and son Lorraine, accompanied by Alden Zeitler, spent Sunday in Bellefonte with Mr. Eb- erhart's father, Daniel W. Eberhart. The party were on their way home to Punx- sutawney from a ten day's motor trip and when they left Bellefonte on Monday they took Mr. Eberhart Sr. along with them to Punxsutawney. —Rev. J. R. Woodcock and his son William have been in Bellefonte since Wed- to attend the funeral of a relative. A mile out of Bigler the steering wheel | stuck, the car skidded ani turned over | burying the occupants 1 nderneath it. | Mrs. Walker managed to free herself | and son then called for help. Others | | soon gathered and lifted the car off of | | Mr. Walker and he was found to be | unhurt save a few scratches and | | bruises. The Walkers were formerly | of Centre county, Mrs. Walker be- fore her marriage being Miss Ger- trude Confer, a daughter of Mr. Je- rome Confer, of Yarnell. Most everybody in . Bellefonte knows what a good musical organiza- It is the result of a lot of hard work on the part of the organizer and di- rector, Mr. Frank L. Wetzler. And inow Mr. Wetzler has organized an | Our Girls band of forty-five pieces and they will make their first public appearance in Milesburg tomorrow (Saturday) evening when a festival will be held on the village green for their benefit. If you have never seen a girl’s band go to Milesburg tomor- row night and see Our Girls. They will surprise you as much as Our Boys did when they made their first appear- tance. And inasmuch as the festival is for the benefit of the new organization we suggest that you take your pocket- book along and spend liberally. Our i Girls are a very appreciative set and : who tion Our Boys band of Milesburg is. | nesday, coming here from Alexandria, where Mr. Woodcock and his family have been spending the month of August. Mrs. William Thompson, Mrs. Woodcock and Ler two daughters will pass through Belle- fonte this morning, Mr. Woodcock and William joining them for the return trip to Syracuse. —Ogden B. Malin, who is employed by the Pennsylvania railroad company with headquarters in Pittsburgh, is spending his two weeks vacation at his parental home in this place. Tomorrow he will go to Philadelphia to meet his sister, Mrs. Helen Shugert and her daughter Elizabeth, are returning home from spending two months at Camp Winnepau, New Hampshire. N —~Charles Smith Harris, the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. James Harris, of Reading, left Tuesday to join his parents in Phila- delphia, from where Mr. and Mrs. Harris and their children will go to Atlantic City to spend a part of Mr. Harris’ vacation. Charles, who has been in Bellefonte with his grandmother, Mrs. Charles Smith, since the first of July, was accompanied as far as Tyrone by his aunt, Mrs. Wooden, who remained there for a visit of several days. —Mr. and Mrs. Hurst Wilkin, of Boston and Jersey Shore; Mr. and Mrs. James Knox, of Boston, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkin, and Miss Foreman, of Philadel- phia, drove here from Jersey Shore Wed- nesday, to join Mrs. Wilkin’s mother and grandmother, Mrs. Sides and Mrs. Tomb, and Mr. and Mrs. George B. Thompson, for a house party at Mrs. D. G.. Bush's. It was Mrs. Hurst's first visit to Bellefonte since her return from a six month's trip | we know they will feel kindly toward | through Japan, China and the Islands of any help extended. , the Pacific. —Mrs. H. F. Whiting will leave tomor- are’ —James Haupt left for Meadville on —William Wallis spent Sunday here with Saturday evening where he was assured of | Mrs. Wallis. a good job in the foundry. —Mr. and Mrs. William H. Derstine are spending this week in Juniata with their son, Frank W. Derstine anl family. —Don C. Wallace, of Akron, Ohio, is vis- iting in Bellefonte, a guest of Mrs. M. B. Garman, at her home on Curtin street. —Mrs. John J. Musser is over at Tussey- ville this week visiting with her sister, Mrs. John Slack, having gone over last Sat- urday. —Mrs. Edward Latham end two chil- dren, of Harrisburg, are here for a two week's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Haupt. —Mrs. John Pickle, of New York city, left for her home on Friday after spend- ing ten days in Bellefonte with her sister, Mrs. Samuel Guisewhite. —John Guisewhite, of Meadville, spent the latter part of last week in Bellefonte after making a business trip to New York, Altoona and Hollidaysburg. —Mrs. Shrefiler and her daughter, Miss Katherine Shrefler, went to Clearfield Monday, expecting to spend Miss Shref- fler’s vacation with her sister. —Miss Genevieve Bible will leave shortly for Massachusetts, where she has accepted the position of instructor in physical cul- ture in the schools of Springfield. —A. G. Morris and his daughter, Miss Lida Morris were at New Castle the fore- part of the week, going out to attend the funeral of Mrs. George W. Johnson. —DMr. and Mrs. G. H. Childs, of Crafton, and their two sons, were guests for the after part of last week and the week-end of Mrs, Child’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Harris. —Dr. Eloise Meek and Mrs. Thomas K. Morris went to Pittsburgh Monday; Dr. Meck en a business trip, while Mrs. Morris was veturning home after a five week's visit in Bellefonte. —Frederic Daggett and Jack Montgom- ery came in from Culver Friday. Frederic will remain hore, to resume his school work kere but Jack will return to Indi- ana for the winter. —John Hayes, a member of the State College hospital unit in trairing at Allen- town, came home Saturday right for a vis- it with his mother, Mrs. R. G. H. Hayes, returning on Sunday noon. —Mrs. Hugh N. Crider spent the latter part of the week and Sunday at the home of her parents in Tyrone, Mr. Crider mo- toring up on Monday afternoon and both returning home the same evening. —DMelvin J. Locke Jr., who spent the summer on a farm near Downingtown, has returned to his home in this place prepar- atory to resuming his studies at State Col- lege, which will open in two weeks. —Edward Miller came up from Philadel- phia on Saturday and will spend some time at the home of his father, County Commissioner Isaac Miller, in the hope that the change will be beneficial to his health, which has not been very good of late. ~—Mrs. Harry Keller left on Monday for Stoddartsville, Pa., where she will spend a week or ten days with her sister, Mrs. W. C. Stoddart. When she returns she will be accompanied by her young son William, who has been at Stoddartsville the past month, —DMalcolm Wetzler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Wetzler, of Milesburg, and who was one of the Bellefonte High school boys to enlist in the navy, spent Sunday with his parents. He is now on the battle- ship Minnesota and his station is Norfolk, Virginia. —DMiss May Bible, an instructor in the schools of New York city, has been spend- ing a short time with the family of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George P. Bible. Miss Bible is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bible and a former resident of Bellefonte. —D. G. Meek, cashier of the Juniata Bank, was in Bellefonte Saturday, coming here from Centre Hall to meet Mrs. Meek and their son. Mr. Meek had been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. H, E. Homan and their family, Mrs. Meek and the child coming to join him for a few days. ! | | i | | | i i i —Jared Kreamer, of Rebersburg, was a { L Bellefonte visitor on Monday and the very fact that he got into the “Watchman” of- | fice by mistake shows that he has to a cer- i tain extent forgotten the geography of | Bellefonte in the years that have passed since he was a member of the firm of Get- tig & Kreamer, butchers. Mr. Kreamer is now living a retired life and enjoying splendid health. —Mr. and Mrs. John C. Henderson, of | Philadelphia, are in Bellefonte for a week's visit with Mrs. Henderson's mother, Mrs. Howard Barnes, on Bishop street, and with Mr. Henderson's relatives in Buffalo Run valley. Mr. Henderson holds a good position with the Provident Life and Trust company in Philadelphia, v.here he has been the past nine years, and this is his first trip to Bellefonte in four years. —Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Meyer had as guests over Sunday and in the early part of the week Mr. Meyer's brother, 8. B. Meyer, wife and daughter, of Cumberland, Md.. who were on their first trip to Central Pennsylvania. Mr. Meyer conducts a large whelesale mercantile business in Cum- berland and is very enthusiastic over what he believes will be.a greatly improved bus- iness situation there. —William P. Humes was out in Somer- set county last week looking over his large tract of land on Negro mountain where lumbering operations have been conducted for a number of years past by the David Bros. The land is mostly underlaid with coal and while there Mr. Humes made ar- rangements with William Tipton and Mar- shall Heinbaugh, both of Coal Run, to make cpenings preparatory to mining the coal. i —'Squire W. J. Carlin, of Rebersburg, was a “Watchman” office visitor on Mon- day being one of a party of Miles town- ship residents who were in Bellefonte at- tending the hearing of the case of the over- seers of the poor of Miles township vs. the overseers of Lamar township, Clinton | county, being an action te determine the legal residence of one, Adam Bethleham and family. The ease was continued for three weeks. —Col. and Mrs. H. 8S. Taylor and family went to Atlantic City last Iriday evening expecting to remain there until Tuesday then go to West Point to see Vincent Nich- olas Taylor, the Colonel's second son, | graduate as a second lieutenant from the military academy, but business demanded | the colonel’s presence in Bellefonte on | Tuesday so they all returned home on | Monday except Miss Mary, who made the | trip to West Point alone. —Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McCargar Spent last week motoring and visiting in New York State. —Mrs. John Walsh, of New York city, has been spending the week with friends in Bellefonte, —Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Tate are contem- plating leaving Sunday on a motor drive to Philadelphia. —John Smith, of Chester, has been a guest of his mother, Mrs. Peter Smith, dur- ing his visit in Bellefonte. —George N. VanDyke, of Knoxville, spent the week-end with Mrs. VanDyke at their home on Bishop streer. —Mrs. Mary C. Gault has been at Brad- dock spending a short time with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. George Gault. —Mrs. E. Norris Bogle will accompany her daughter, Miss Sara Bogle, to Pitts- burgh, where she will make her home for the present. —Mr. and Mrs. Louis Doll entertained their two grand-daughters, the Misses Margaret and Helen Doll, of Altoona, for the week-end. —LeRoy Hartswick, of Ambridge, and Harold Hartswick, of Baden, were in Bellefonte Monday for the funeral of James Melvin Hartswick, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Millard Hartswuck. —Mrs. E. J. Burd, of Millheim, who is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Eben Bower, will spend next week in Philadelphia and New York buying her fall and winter stock of millinery. Mrs. Burd will be accom- panied to Philadelphia by Miss Nellie Smith, who is leaving to begin training for a nurse for war work. —Col. Emanuel Noll returned home on Friday evening from attending the nation- al G. A. R. encampment at Boston, Mass., and had the pleasure while there of meet- ing Rev. John Hewitt, of Coldwater, Mich., who was there as a guest of the Grand Commander, who is a resident of Nebras- ka. Rev. Hewitt, by the way, is enjoy- ing the best of health and asked Col. Noll to give his best regards to all his old friends in Bellefonte. (Continued on page 5, column 1.) To the Tax Payers of the Berough of Bellefonte. I am a candidate for the office of tax collector. I solicit your influence, support and vote at the primary elec- tion, September 19th, 1917. On my past record, when I was tax collector I paid off a floating debt of twenty thousand dollars and reduced the millage to twenty-two mills. I settled my duplicates six months after I went out of office. If I am nominat- ed and elected, I will assure the tax payers my record will be the cama as it was in the past. Very truly yours, J. M. KEICHLINE. Notice to the Public. On and after September 1st there will be an advance of ten per cent. in the price for flat work, family washes and laundry work at the Bellefonte Steam laundry and the City ~ Steam laundry. This advance has been made compulsory owing to the big increase in the cost of all kinds of material and supplies entering into the laundry work. JOHN NOLL, Bellefonte Steam Laundry. F. L. KERN, City Steam Laundry. 33-2t For Rent.—Seven room house hav- ing all modern conveniznces. Inquire M. F. Hazel. SALE REGISTER. Saturday, Sept. 8.—Miss Bella Confer, of No. 142 Penn St., will sell a full line of household furniture. Sale will begin at 1 o'clock p. m. Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer The prices quoted are those paid for produce. Potatoes per bushel.............................. ee $80 Onions..i................ 1.50 Eggs, per dozen. 35 ard, per pound.... 22 Butter per pound.. 38 Bellefonte Grain Markets. The following are the quotations up tosix o’clock Thursday evening, when our paper goes to press. Red Wheat... White Wheat 1.95 Rye, per bushel.. 1.90 Corn, shelled, per bush 1.90 Corn, ears, per bushel.......... 1.90 Oats, old and new, per bushe 75 Barley, perbushel............[ 1.80 Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evening. .. 708 77 Flour —Winter, per barre 10.00@10.50 “__—Favorite Brands .. 12.80@13.10 Rye Flour per barrel..................... 00@ 9.75 08] .75 Baled Hay—Choice Timothy No. 1..... 11.00@21.00 te a sf Mixed No. 1........ 14.50@18.50 .. 10.00@14.50 The Best Advertising Medium in Cen- tral Pennsylvania. A strictly Democratic publication with independence enough to have, and with ability and courage to express, its own views, printed in eight-page form—six col- umns to page—and is read every week by + more than ten thousand responsible peo- ple. It is issued every Friday morning, at the following rate: Paid strictly in advance......$1.50 Paid before expiration of year 1.75 Paid after expiration of year. 2.00 Papers will not be sent out of Centre county unless paid for in advance, nor will subscriptions be discontinued until all ar- rearages are settled, except at the option of the publisher. 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The following discounts will be allowed on advertisements continued for Four weeks, and under three mos.10 per et Three mos. and under six mos....15 per ct Six mos. and under 12 mos.......25 per ct Twelve months ..o.vcevvneesee...50 per ct Advertisers, and especially advertising Agents are respectfully informed that no notice will be taken of orders to insert ad- vertisements at less rates than above, nor will any notice be given to orders of par- ties unknown to the Juvlisher unless ac- companied by the cas “id
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