Bellefonte, Pa., November 2, 1917. Be uma m— P. GRAY MEEK, - » Editor. Terms of Subscription.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to sub- gcribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - - $1.50 Paic before expiration of year - L175 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 LOST IN THE CLOUDS. Elliot Morris Pilotted His Machine to Ground When Motor Stops 9,000 Feet High. Somewhere in France, October 4, 1917. Dear Mother: I have not written to you for near- ly two weeks because I was lost and away from camp four days. I am on my brevet now and with luck and good weather I will finish in three or four days. I will have three days leave in Paris and from there will be sent to another school for perfection in either factor—machine or bomb- ers. I don’t know yet which I will get. I will cable you all for a little money for my leave in Paris. Three of our bunch have already finished. It is just a matter of luck when you finish as all depends on how many are in the class when you are. We don’t know when we will get our commis- sions. It may be three weeks or it may be three months. We are now on the same status as the West Point ca- dets. Now to tell you my experience. 1 was sent up on a rather cloudy day and told to go up ten thousand feet and stay there for one hour and then come down. That is one of our brev- et tests. Well, I went up all right, but I got away above the clouds where I could only get a glimpse of the earth once in a while. I knew I was lost and decided to stay up and come down slowly and see where I was. To make matters worse my watch broke and I had to stay up much longer than an hour to be sure I made my hour. It was very cold up there and I nearly froze to death. When I thought I had stayed my hour I slowed down my motor and started to come down but my motor stopped at nine thousand feet and I had to come all the way without any motor. When I saw that it had stop- ped I dived for the earth and when I came through the clouds, I saw that I was falling right in the middle of a big city. I then flattened out a little and took a long glide for the out- skirts of the city. I passed over a lit- tle field and turned and shot for it. I was going at one hundred and twen- ty miles an hour as I was falling and, as God was with me, I made a fine landing and didn’t even break a wire on my machine. I looked over my machine and found I had no more gasoline. By that time hundreds of people were coming, expecting to pick up the pieces of my machine and me. I found I had landed in a little suburb of Orleans, called St. Denis en Val, three miles from Orleans. I then re- membered Joan of Are, the Maid of Orleans, but I never expected to visit her old town as I did. I had no identification and the May- or of the town wouldn’t let me tele- phone back to school as he was not sure I was not a German. You may not believe it but this is absolutely true. The Mayor sent me with some French soldiers to the hospital for the night. I forgot to tell you I land- ed at four o’clock in the evening. Well in the morning the Mayor tele- phoned the school and found I was all right. The chief pilot told me to vis- it until a mechanician came to look over my machine. I went back to my machine and thought I would have to spend the night in it as I had no money. I had four French soldiers guarding it. But in the afternoon a big car drove up and a fine looking old Frenchman with his two young daughters arriv- ed, who asked for the young Ameri- can aviator. I told them I was “it,” and one daughter, a peach of a look- ing girl who had been in England and could speak English, told me her father wanted me to come to their Chateau and spend the night. You can just bet I said I would be delight- ed, so I got in the machine and rode for about a mile to the most beautiful Chateau I have ever seen. They cer- tainly were wonderful to me and gave a dinner in my honor. I was quite the hero. I stayed there two nights before a machinist came and I cer- tainly had the time of my life. The father’s name is—— and one daugh- ter’s name is —— and she is a won- derful looking French girl. She has written to me twice since I came back. I may go to visit her instead of going to Paris. I drove back to Orleans the third morning and started out again in the afternoon. I was seventy-five miles from school and had to fly home in the clouds all the way. Our chief pi- lot, who is a French lieutenant and runs the school, told me I had done very well indeed and he was very much pleased and surprised that I had not broken the machine or my neck, I don’t see how I didn’t kill myself. I thought sure I was a goner. Ge BUDD. The Bush house on Tuesday inaugurated a beefless day at the ho- tel. It is the purpose of proprietor Daggett to have one beefless day a week, in order to help along as far as he can in the conservation movement, No beef or pork was served at any of the meals; fowl and fish being the substitutes. | birth. HERR.—Joel A. Herr, of Salona, died on Wednesday night of last week at the Lock Haven hospital as the re- sult of a stroke of paralysis sustain- ‘| ed last March. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bressler Herr and was born in Lamar township, Clinton county, on March 1st, 1838, hence had reached the advanced age of 79 years, 7 months and 23 days. When a young man he entered Dickinson Seminary at Williamsport but after attending two years the Civil war broke out and he promptly enlisted in Company C, 137th Penna. Vols. At the expiration of his first enlistment he re-enlisted in a New Jersey regiment and at the close of the war settled in that State. On the death of his father in 1871 he returned to Clinton county and locat- ed on the old homestead. All his life since had been devoted to agriculture and in this work he proved so successful that forty years ago he was elected a member of the State Board of Agriculture and had been on the board continuously ever since. He had also served as a trus- tee of State College and had lectured at farmers’ institutes in nearly every county in the State. He was a mem- ber of the Finance committee of the State Grange and the John S. Bitner Post, G. A. R., of Lock Haven. He never married and is the last surviv- ing member of his family. Funeral services were held at the home of his cousin, Wesley Herr, at Salona, at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, after which burial was made in the Salona cemetery. I I BLAIR.—Charles W. Blair died at his home at Warriorsmark on Satur- day, October 20th, after an illness of some weeks. He was a son of Wil- liam and Sarah Blair and was born in Patton township, this county, on April 11th, 1873. He was a laborer by occupation and most of his mar- ried life had been spent in the vicini- ty of Warriorsmark. He was a mem- ber of the Methodist church and Washington Camp No. 735, P. O. S. of A. Surviving him are his wife and the following children: Alvin, Bea- trice, Clarence, Francis and Adier. He also leaves his mother living at Scotia and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Martha Shope, of Al- toona; John and James, of Tyrone; Jacob and Lemuel, of Patton; George and Miss Nancy, at the family home at Scotia. Burial was made at War- riorsmark on October 23rd. ll A RAYMOND.—Miss Stella Ray- mond, of Oak Hall, who was badly hurt in an automobile accident on Sunday, October 14th, when she had one leg broken and sustained a bad cut on the head, died at the Bellefonte hospital on Monday evening, of teta- nus, which developed as the result of her injuries. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Raymond and was nine- teen years old on October 9th. Her mother is dead but surviving her are her father, one brother, Roy Ray- mond, now with an engineering corps in France; and a sister, Esther, at home. She was a member of the Evangelical church at Linden Hall. The funeral was held at ten o’clock yesterday morning, Rev. S. C. Sto- ver had charge of the services and burial was made in the Reformed cemetery at Boalsburg. ll MECKLEY. — Lawrence Everett Meckley died at the home of his par- ents in Altoona on Sunday morning, after two days’ illness as the result of uraemic poisoning. Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Meck- ley, former residents of Buffalo Run, and was born on August 14th, 1904, hence was 13 years, 2 months and 14 days old. He is survived by his par- ents and six brothers, namely: Clar- ence, of Juniata Gap; J. S., of Mill- heim; Leslie, of Snow Shoe; Claire, James and Lemuel, at home. Brief funeral services were conducted at the Meckley home at ten o’clock on Wed- nesday morning and the same after- noon the remains were brought to Bellefonte on the Pennsylvania-Le- high train and taken to Meyer’s cem- etery where final services were held and interment made. : i I} GOODWIN.—William C. Goodwin, who died at his home at Pennsylvania Furnace on Wednesday night of last week after a long illness as the result of a paralytic stroke, was born at Mec- Veytown on September 138th, 1844, hence was 73 years, 1 month and 11 days old. During the Civil war he served four years in the Ninth Penn- sylvania cavalry. In July, 1868, he married Miss Margaret Ann Work, of Rock Springs, who died seventeen years ago but surviving him are the following children: Mrs. E. B. Wea- ver, of Pennsylvania Furnace; Henry, of Boalsburg; W. C. Jr., Margery and Nancy Jane, at home. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon, bur- ial being made at Pennsylvania Fur- nace. f ll FORCE.—Following an illness of almost eight weeks Mrs. Susan L. Force, widow of Jefferson Force, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Askey, at Pine Glenn, on October 17th. She was the youngest daughter of John and Emily Mulhol- land, among the earliest settlers of Burnside township, where she was born on July 17th, 1841, making her age 76 years and 4 months, she hav- ing died on the anniversary of her Mr. Force died on October 20th, 1910, but surviving her are eight children, sixty-four grand-chil- dren and sixty great grand-children. Funeral services were held in the Ad- vent church on October 21st by Rev. Shannon, burial being made in the Advent cemetery. RIPKA.—Last week’s “Watchman” contained an announcement of the death of William Henry Ripka, at his home in Middleburg, and on Wednes- day of last week, his brother, John Z. Ripka, of Spring Mills, passed away as the result of shaking palsy, an ail- ment brought on by a hack wreck in which he was injured some six years ago. . Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ripka, and was born in Georges valley on December 20th, 1844, hence at his death was 72 years, 10 months and 4 days old. Mr. Rip- ka followed farming and carpenter- ing during his life and was a quiet, unassuming citizen. He was a mem- ber of the Evangelical church and in politics a staunch Democrat. He was united in marriage to Miss Annie Neff, of Potters Mills, who sur- vives with seven children, namely: Stewart W., of Pleasant Gap; Charles J., Jared B., Mrs. William B. Musser, Ezra C., and Irvin H., all of Spring Mills, and Lloyd E., of Pine Grove Mills. He also leaves two brothers and four sisters, namely: Adam C. and Mrs. J. L. Tressler, of Centre Hall; Samuel and Mrs. J. H. Maize, of Millheim; Mrs. E. S. Crater, of Spring Mills, and Mrs. T. L. Decker, of Milroy. Funeral services were held at his late home at 10 o’clock last Saturday morning by Rev. Miller, of the Evan- gelical church, after which burial was made in the Mountain cemetery in Gregg township. ! Il BAUMGARDNER.—William An- drew Baumgardner, a well known res- ident of Spring township, died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Catharine Baumgardner at Pleasant Gap, on Wednesday morning of last week, after an illness of over two years with a tumor on the right kidney. He was a son of Christian and Catharine Baumgardner and was born on September 5th, 1851, hence was 66 years, 1 month and 19 days old. During his life he followed lumbering and in the fall of the year ran a threshing outfit. 1852, he was united in marriage to Miss Ruth Demoss who died in No- vember, 1899. He leaves no children but is survived by his mother and the following brothers and sisters: George, Allport and John, of Jersey Shore; Mrs. W. C. Kline, of State College; Mrs. Alice Herman, Collins and Miss Ella, of Pleasant Gap. Rev. J. H. McKetchnie had charge of the funeral which was held at his late home at ten o'clock Saturday morning, after which the remains were taken to Boalsburg for inter- ment. Il Il HOFFMAN.—Mrs. Clara Hoffman, widow of the late Alvah A. Hoffman, died at her home in Lockport, N. Y., on Sunday, following an illness of some months with progressive paral- ysis. She was a daughter of William and Angeline Saph and was born at Lockport, being at her death 73 years, 7 months and 5 days old. She was a member of the Presbyterian church all her life. Surviving her are one son, Clarence E. Hoffman, of Rich- mond, Ind., and two brothers, Albert Saph, of Erie, and Edward H., of Bradford. The remains were brought to Bellefonte on Wednesday morning and taken to the home of W. Harri- son Walker, on east Linn street, where funeral services were held the same afternoon at two o’clock by Rev. W. K. McKinney, after which burial was made in the Union cemetery be- side the bodies of her husband and daughter. : I! HIRSH.—Dora Sussman Hirsh died at her home in Philadelphia on Thursday of last week following a lingering illness. Deceased will be remembered by many Bellefonters as having lived here many years ago when she was the wife of Abraham Sussman, at that time one of the leading dry, goods merchants of the town. Following Mr. Sussman’s death she married Mr. Hirsh and he, too, preceded her to the grave. She is survived, however, by one sister, Mrs. Isaac Guggenheimer, who was also a resident of Bellefonte many years ago. Burial was made in Mt. Sinai cemetery at Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon. Il il ANDERSON.—Mrs. Rachael An- derson died quite suddenly on Sun- day morning at her home in Lewis- burg, aged 80 years. She had been a resident of Buffalo valley for many years and is survived by one son, liv- ing in Philadelphia.. She also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Barbara Corl, Mrs. J. Calvin Struble and Isaac Reish, all living near State College; Mrs. Kate Shaf- fer, of Lock Haven, and Samuel Reish, of Axe Mann. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon, burial be- ing made near Mifflinburg. Il Il HARSHBARGER.—Bertha Harsh- berger, the thirteen year old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Harshber- ger, of Potter township, died at the Bellefonte hospital early last Satur- day morning of diabetes, with which she had suffered for some time. She was brought to the hospital on Friday but her condition was such that noth- ing could be done to save her life. In addition to her parents she is surviv- ed by two brothers. The funeral was held on Tuesday morning, burial be- ing made in the Tusseyville cemetery. ——The ladies of the Lutheran church are going to give a sauer kraut supper, Wednesday evening, November 7th, from five to seven, at the parsonage. If you do not eat kraut, go and enjoy a plate of good baked beans. Price for supper, fifty cents, dessert included. On, March 30th, . MORE NATIONAL ARMY MEN. i Two Colored Recruits Sent On Mon- | * day. Thirty-five More Men to Go | Next Monday. | cruits for the new national army, ; William Thomas Johnson, of Belle- | fonte, and Robert Lytle, of Philips- { burg, were sent to Camp Meade on { Monday. In order that no favoritism should be shown Sheriff Yarnell gave the two men a banquet at Blackford’s cafe on Saturday night. In addition to the two men above named members of their own race included their preacher, Rev. L. V. Jones, the pre- siding elder of the Centre district A. M. E. church, and Abram Jackson. The others present were the sheriff, Col. H. S. Taylor, Hon. John Noll, E. F. Gehret and a press representative. The feast was a substantial one and much enjoyed by everybody. A num- ber of speeches were also made. Pursuant to orders issued last Sat- urday the sheriff summoned the fol- lowing thirty-eight men to appear in Bellefonte tomorrow and be ready to depart for Camp Meade on Monday morning to make Centre county’s ad- ditional thirty per cent. of its total quota: Andy Koblichik, Clarence. John Coldren Lingle, Spring Mills. Carl Max Furst, Port Matilda, R. F. D John Henry Kelley, Howard. Emil Joswick, Munson. Jacob Ralph Lee, New Orleans. Claude L. Whitehill, Oak Hall. Ralph Lester Rachau. Centre Hall. Clifford A. Heltman, Hublersburg. John Elliott Smith, Centre Hall. Herman Benson Eves, Warriors Mark. Gilbert James Shope, Howard. Samuel B. Barnhart, Curtin. Harrison M. Crain, Port Matilda. Steere Jaricic, Bellefonte. James E. Gehret, Bellefonte. Nick Deanck, Pleasant Gap. Arthur M. Kerin, Moshannon. James Moody, Clarence. Ernest Forrest Bathgate, Lemont. Ammon G. Zimmerman, Pine Glenn. William A. Marshall, Bellefonte. Samuel Ratz, Munson. Charles A. Shearer, Bellefonte, R. F. D. Thomas Hurley, Philipsburg. Harold Sawtelle, Philipsburg. LeRoy Bertram Love, Woolrich. John Calvin Hockman, Zion. George Gedraitis, Osceola Mills. John Bland, Howard. John H. Stevenson, Waddle. Alvin A. Bohn, Oak Hall. Ernest Patke, Philipsburg. Roland A. Bryan, Milesburg. John Arthur Waite, Bellefonte. Arthur G. Custer, Fleming. Charles H. Bubb, Centre Hall. George E. Vonada, Zion. Pursuant to a call of the sheriff a meeting was held at the Elk’s Lodge on Monday evening of this week and it was decided to give the thirty- five men who will be sent away on Monday a fitting reception tomorrow (Saturday) evening. There will be a big parade from the armory through the main streets of the town to the Diamond where the speaking will take place. Immediately after the speak- ing a luncheon will be served to the national army men. Inasmuch as it is the desire to have the parade move promptly at eight o’clock all persons taking part in the same are urged to be on hand promptly. As an organization to prepare for the big gathering Burgess Edmund Blanchard was appointed chairman of the general committee and the fol- lowing gentlemep were named as chairmen of the sub-committees and empowered to select their own com- mitteemen: Drill and Parade—Col. H. 8. Taylor. Finance—J. Will Conley. ¢ Arrangements—Robt. F. Hunter. Reception—Hard P. Harris. ~ Schools—Jonas E. Wagner. Publicity—Edward IL. Gates. Civilians—John IL. Knisely. Luncheon—William "Burnside. G. A. R.—Samuel B. Miller. Fire Companies—E. M. Gehret. Decorations—J. M. Decker. In connection with the above Mr. Miller requests all members of the G. A. R. as well as all old soldiers will- ing to take part in the parade to meet at Gregg Post rooms at eight o'clock sharp, and Mr. Knisely re- quests all patriotic citizens not affili- ated with any of the lodges or organ- izations that will be in line, who are willing to take part in the parade, to assemble at the High school building promptly at eight o’clock. - Community Music. The war stanza of “America” is as follows: “God bless our splendid men. Send them safe home again. God save ‘our men. Happy and glorious, Dauntless and chivalrous, Winners of freedom. God save our men.” Since it expresses just what our hearts desire, let us sing it whenever the national air “America” is sung. , The idea of Community singing is not a new one, but Bellefonte has not adopted the plan. If some of our fine musicians would follow up the sug- gestion, it is likely the public will ap- preciate not only the singing of our national airs, but also the novel op- portunity to tell our soldier boys that they are in the minds of the home folks. Christmas carols would add variety to the scheme. The term “Community” includes all ages, races, color and nationalities from the town and country. “Patri- otic singing in a massed form ought to be an easy problem,” so why should we not try it? BY ONE WHO CARES. STEINER.—Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Steiner, wife of Harry H. Steiner, of Tyrone, went to Altoona on Monday on a shopping trip, returned home in the evening, had an attack of hcart trouble at 10:30 o'clock and died be- fore midnight. She was a daughter of Edward M. and Adaline Boyd Hess and was born at Axe Mann, this county, on June 8th, 1864. When a girl her parents ‘moved to Philipsburg and there she grew to womanhood and married Mr. Steiner. Five years ago the family moved to Tyrone. The remains were taken to Philipsburg yesterday for burial. Contre county's only colored ro ; Miss Lillian Dale Musser, became the { 1 McCormick — Musser. — A pretty twilight wedding took place last Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer C. Musser, on the Branch, when their only daughter, bride of Charles Munson McCormick, of near State College. The ceremony was performed by Rev. L. N. Fleck in the presence of a few invited guests. The attendants were Miss Vida Corl and Foster Musser, while Mrs. Anna Fry played the wedding march. Immediately following the ceremo- ny a delicious wedding dinner was served. Owing to the recent death of ! the bridegroom’s aunt, the customary | wedding trip was deferred for the present, ihe young couple merely com- ing to Bellefonte for a day. Mr. McCormick is an enterprising young farmer and is located on the C. B. McCormick farm. - — eee — Kanour—Jehnston.—Gilbert E. Ka- nour, a member of Troop B, (Sheri- dan Troop) First Pennsylvania cav- alry, and Miss Jessie Kilgore John- ston, youngest daughter of Supt. and Mrs. J. K. Johnston, of Tyrone, were married at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., last Thursd#y. During the past two years the bride has been a stu- dent at the School of Industrial Arts, Philadelphia, going direct from there to Camp Hancock for her wedding. Mr. Johnston also went to Augusta for his daughter’s wedding. Before joining the Troop Mr. Kanour held a! position as clerk in the offices of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper com- pany, at Tyrone. Rishel—Bailey.—Paul W. Rishel, son of Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Rishel, of Howard, and Miss Edith Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bai- ley, of Muncy, were married in the Lutheran church at Muncy at noon on Saturday. The ceremony was per- formed by the bridegroom’s father, Rev. Rishel, assisted by Rev. W. S. Steck. The young couple were attend- ed by Miss Blanche Bailey, a sister of | the bride, and Fred T. Leinbach, of | Williamsport. After a brief wedding | trip they will make their home at! Worcester, Mass., where Mr. Rishel | holds a good position. —oo Rosenhoover—Fisher.—Frank Ro- | senhoover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Rosenhoover, and Miss Violet Fisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | Adam Fisher, both of Bellefonte, | slipped away to Cumberland, Md., last Saturday and were married at | the parsonage of St. Patrick's Cath- | olic church by Rev. Father Conley. | They returned home on Sunday even- | ing and on Monday evening were giv- | en a reception at the Rosenhoover | home, where they will live for the | present. | | i f tits Al becca cope Wetzel —Robison.—Nevin Y. Wet- | zel, son of Mrs. J. Henry Wetzel, of | this place, and Miss Mary Robison, of Bellington, W. Va., were married at ! the home of the bride’s parents on ! Monday evening. They arrived in | Bellefonte on Wednesday and will | spend a few days of their honeymoon ! among Mr. Wetzel’s relatives. Later | they will take up their residence at Akron, Ohio, where Mr. Wetzel is as- | sociated with the Honkie Konkie Con- ' struction company. Behe—Ott.—William Behe, of Hom- | er’s Gap, Blair county, and Miss Sa- | rah Jane Ott, of Mineral Springs, | Iowa, were married at Dayton, Ohio, last Friday. Following a wedding trip through the west Mr. and Mrs. | Behe will take up their residence at! Milesburg, this county. | Swartz — Smith. — William Dale Swartz, of Snow Shoe, and Miss Eliz- abeth Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith, of near Philipsburg, were married in the First Baptist church at Warren, on Thursday of last week: They will likely make their future home at Warren. - Denny—Moist.—Nathan R. Denny and Mrs. Viola E. Moist, both of Ryde, Mifflin county, were married on Wednesday of last week at the M. E. parsonage in Milesburg, by the pas- tor, Rev. W. A. Lepley. They will make their home at Ryde. Hassinger—Grassmyer.—Robert G. Hassinger and Miss Louisa V. Grass- myer, both of Bellefonte, were mar- ried in Williamsport on Friday of last week, by Rev, W. I. Miller. The young couple will reside in Bellefonte. bn State Fire Marshall Ryan Not Dead. | “Specials” from Danville appearing in the daily papers last week an- nounced that Thomas G. Ryan, a dep- ! uty state fire marshall had been killed ! in an automobile accident near that city the Friday previous, and inas- | much as Ryan was fairly well known in Bellefonte the “Watchman” repub- ! lished the item. Now it develops that Ryan is not dead at all. In fact wasn’t even in | an automobile accident and at the time of his supposed funeral was sit- ting at his desk in Danville making out his report to the state fire mar- shall. An investigation disclosed the | fact that the fake story was the work | of a practical joker and Ryan is now ' endeavoring to discover his identity. If he does so it is highly probable he | will endeavor to convince him of the | mistake he made in selecting him as | the dead man, and as Ryan is a man : weighing over two hundred pounds and built like an athlete he is likely to put up a rather persuasive argu- ment. : | So far as the “Watchman” is con- . cerned it never made a correction : with a greater feeling of satisfaction than now in stating that from the best ' of evidence obtainable Mr. Ryan is not yet dead. i eee — | ——%“Send him a photograph’— Mallory Studio. 39-tf ‘State College. The A NEW COURT ORDER. Hereafter Regular Terms of Court Will be for One Week Only. On Monday Judge Henry C. Quigley promulgated the following order for the holding of courts in Centre coun- ty: : Until further order the regular terms of court are fixed for the fourth Monday of February, third Monday of May, fourth Monday of September and the second Monday of December of each year, at 10 o'clock a. m., and shall continue one or more weeks as the business of the Ceurt may require. The present arrangement of having two separate weeks is hereby discontinued, and the jurors summoned for the regular term will serve until the business of the Court is finished. License court shall be held on Saturday of the December term. By the Court, HENRY C. QUIGLEY, P. J. October 29th, 1917. The above order in itself is -very simple, but it is of greater import than appears on a first reading. It means doing away with one week of court at every regular session, and this means that the expense of bring- ing a panel of forty-eight jurors, with tipstaffs and court messengers to Bellefonte on four occasions during the year will be saved. It will also mean that when the Jury Commis- sioners fill the jury wheel instead of putting in names of 650 citizens only 400 names will be required. For some time past about all the business that was brought up at a regular session of court could have ‘been heard in one week very: easily, and as now ordered this will be the case. Both ciyil and criminal cases will be disposed of in the one week, or if the list is an unusually long one and will necessitate more than a week’s time, the one panel of jurors will remain until the business is all disposed of. As will be seen from the order license court will be held on Saturday of December term, which this year will be December 15th. Hallowe’en Celebrations. The time for goblins, ghosts and eerie folks, was celebrated: By Miss Ethel Wetzel Friday night, her guests in mask including friends from both Bellefonte and State Col- lege. By many of the young married set, at a masquerade dance given Monday night in the town hall, the proceeds of which ($35) were contributed to the Bellefonte Red Cross fund. By Miss Pearl Royer, who enter- tained informally a number of her girl friends- Monday night at the home of her grand-mother, Mrs." Harrison Kline, with whom Miss Royer makes her home. By Mrs. Maurice Yeager, who en- tertained Monday night, at the hotel at Pleasant Gap, in honor of her daughter, Miss Margaret Yeager. With the seventy guests, from Belle- fonte, State College and Pleasant Gap, dancing was the feature of the evening. By Miss Edrie Walker, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Walker, where the younger set in mask joined in merrymaking, Hallow- e’en night. By a number of our men and wom- en, Wednesday night, who joined the mask party for a drive to State Col- lege in one of the Emerick machines, where they were guests of the I. O. O. F., at a box social, given for the benefit of their new hall. By the K. Q. K. club, who with their friends were entertained at a taffy party Wednesday night, by Miss Es- telle Grauer, at the home of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grauer. By Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Cairns, who were host and hostess Thursday night when apples were bobbed for, nuts burned and midnight games indulg- ed in. And at a mask carnival for the stu- dents of the High school only, given tonight in the school building, which has been elaborately decorated for the occasion. Dancing, fortune-telling and games have been arranged for by the committee in charge of this mer- ry-making. : A jitney party for the benefit of the Red Cross of State College, will be given today from four-thirty to nine-thirty, by Mrs. E. E. Sparks, at dancing for which the Penn State orchestra will furnish musie, will be in the armory, the guests going from there to the president’s home for refreshments, to consult the fortune teller and to pur- chase trinkets and fancy work, from booths in charge of local Red Cross members. timate een APMP orien Among the Sick. Mrs. Harry C. Taylor is critically ill in the Bellefonte hospital. She was operated on on Wednesday for a trouble of long standing and her con- dition was such yesterday as to give her friends great concern. Morgan Reynolds, of Bishop street, who was stricken Wednesday with paralysis, is still in a very serious condition. 8 Thomas Donachy and Joseph Thom- as both have been very ill for the past ten days. : Lemuel Bierly, of Milesburg, is quite ill with an attack of pneumonia. — ——Announc¢ement was made in Al- toona last Friday evening of the en- gagement of Miss Mary Snyder, of that city, to Edward M. Murphy, of Omaha, Neb. The bride to be is a niece of Michael Hazel, Mrs. Harry Jackson and Mrs. Michael Shields, of this place, and has frequently visited in Bellefonte. Although the exact date for the wedding has not been set it is understood it will not be long after Christmas. ——For ‘high class job work come to the “Watchman” office. wl a? >
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