Bellefonte, Pa., January 11, 1918.
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To Correspondents.—No communications '
published unless accompanied by the real
name of the writer.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
The regular argument court
scheduled for Tuesday was cancelled
because there were no cases to argue.
Samuel Everhart, of State Col-
lege, has been drawn as a United
States juror to serve in the district
court of Harrisburg next week.
Flugh Quigley, son of Judge
and Mrs. H. C. Quigley, underwent an
operation at the Bellefonte hospital
on Tuesday for the removal of his
tonsils. :
Lawrence Redding, landlord of
the Mountain house at Snow Shoe, has
been housed up several days this week
with a bad cold, and threatened with
the grip.
Father Downes entertained the
members of the choir of St.” John’s
Catholic church, about twenty in num-
ber, with a chicken and waffle supper
at Mrs. Morris Yeager’s hotel at
Pleasant Gap last evening.
The five Greeks who have leas-
ed the old red store house at Axe
Mann and fitted it up for a cheese
factory have done some hustling, as
they will be ready to receive milk and
begin the making of cheese on Mon-
day.
A brief respite from the in-
tense cold of December came last
Sunday and Monday, but on Monday
evening it again blew up cold and
Tuesday was quite blustery, though
not so extremely cold as the weather
last week.
Landlord August Glinz, of the
Garman house, is laid up with three
broken ribs on his left side, sustained
when he slipped on the wet floor in
the office, while they were cleaning
up Monday evening, fell and struck
his side on a chair.
After spending six weeks in
the Bellefonte hospital going through
a siege of typhoid fever, D. Wagner
Geiss has so far recovered that he
was able to be taken home on Wed-
nesday, although it will be some days
yet before he will be able to be around
and look after his business.
On Thursday of last week Gov-
ernor Brumbaugh appointed Edgar
McKinney, of Tyrone, captain of the
troop of new provisional state re-
serve cavalry to be located at Tyrone
and Bellefonte, and on Tuesday of this
week Thomas Beaver, of Bellefonte,
was named as first lieutenant.
——J. P. Harbold severed his con-
nection with the Abramsen Engineer-
ing company on the 15th of last
month and has established a foundry
and machine shop in the old lock
plant building adjacent to the Engi-
neering company’s plant. See his ad-
vertisement in another column.
S. D. Ray, proprietor of the
Bellefonte shirt factory, who was
overcome with gas last Thursday
afternoon while making some repairs
to his engine, had recovered sufficient-
ly by Friday evening to be removed
to his home on Howard street and is
now able to look after his business as
usual.
"rom one of the “¥atchman’s”
old friends, Ira Gates, of Winnebago,
Minn., came a New Year's greeting
and a check for the “Watchman” for
the year 1918, with the complimentary
remark that “it is a welcome visitor
every week.” Mr. Gates and family
went west a number of years ago and
now conduct the Oakhall dairy farm
near Winnebago, one of the best in
that locality, and well deserve the
prosperity they are now having.
The new boiler ordered by Dr.
Brockerhoff for use in heating the
Brockerhoff house has arrived but
the perplexing question now is to find
a suitable place to install it. Wher-
ever it is installed, however, it will ne-
cessitate the building of a chimney
from the basement to the top of the
house, as none of the chimneys built
in the house originally are large
enough for a heating plant of suffi-
cient capacity to heat the building.
Three prisoners were discharg-
ed from the western penitentiary at
Rockview on Monday morning, two
foreigners and a colored man, and the
three of them lost no time in getting
to Bellefonte, each with a small bun-
dle under his arm, and leaving on the
morning train west for their respec-
tive homes. Notwithstanding the
fact that winter weather prevailed
they all beamed their satisfaction at
having again attained their freedom.
——County Auditors Sinie Hoy
and C. M. Gramley began work on
Monday auditing the county accounts,
which include those of the County
Commissioners principally, and those
of the Sheriff, Treasurer and Prothon-
otary insofar as they commingle with
the accounts of the Commissioner’s of-
fice. Auditing the accounts of Centre
county has grown to be considerable
of a job and now requires from six
weeks to two months of the Auditors’
time.
Hon. Charles E. Patton, Gov-
ernor Brumbaugh’s Secretary of Ag-
riculture, recently purchased a large
farm in Chester county and on a vis-
it to Curwensville, his old home, last
week, announced to some of his
friends that when he retired from of-
fice he would go to Chester county.
Such being the case he will not be a
eandidate for Congress in this dis-
trict on the Republican ticket as suc-
cessor to our present Congressman,
Hon. Charles H. Rowland.
i fathers” took place
chamber in the public building on,
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NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
BOROUGH FATHERS ORGANIZE.
Old Council Adiourned Sine Die, Bor-
ough Officers Sworn In, New
Council Organized.
change in “borough
in the council
A general
Howard street on Monday evening
and only five old councilmen were
‘present at the death-watch, namely:
President Walker, Cherry, Flack, Har-
ris and Seibert.
Prior to the convening of council
the retiring burgess, Edmund Blanch-
ard, administered the oath of office to
his successor, W. Harrison Walker.
The latter then swore into office bor-
ough auditors Edward L. Gates and
David Bartlet Jr.
When council convened the retiring
burgess, Mr. Blanchard made his final
report, which was in the form of a
brief resume of his four year’s term.
He stated that in that time the police
records show a total of 252 arrests,
153 licenses issued and fines and li-
censes collected amounting to $999.65.
He also stated that not a single acci-
dent had occurred under the present
traffic ordinance.
Councilman Harris moved that
council go on record as extending
thanks to the retiring burgess for his
hearty co-operation during his term
of office and that his report be ac-
cepted, affirmed and spread upon the
minutes, which was so ordered.
Under the head of written commu-
nications a letter was read from Miss
Emma Jayne Aiken, clerk of the
Christian Science society, asking ex-
oneration of five dollars water taxes
on the two rooms the society occupies
in the Furst building and the same
was referred to the Water committee
for a favorable recommendation.
Secretary W. T. Kelly reported
miscellaneous bills of the State-Cen-
tre Electric company aggregating
$211.92 and the same were referred
to the Water committee for investi-
gation and report.
The Street committee reported the
Pine street sewer completed to the
new home of Michael Hazel.
The Water committee reported the
borough treasurer’s receipt for $875.-
00, in full payment by G. R. Danen-
hower & Son for the rent of the Phoe-
nix mill up to January 1st, 1918. The
committee also reported opening up
a number of frozen water lines, the
placing of a new fire hydrant on
Linn street and putting three others
in shape to replace worn out ones on
Bishop street. The committee also
presented the statement of John M.
Keichline for water taxes uncollected
and the same was referred to the
Water committee and secretary to
get in shape for final action by next
meeting night.
The Finance committee presented
the borough treasurer's report which
showed a balance on hand on Janu-
ary bth of $3,759.61.
There being no other business to
transact bills to the amount of
$1,601.11 were approved and ordered
paid and upon motion of Mr. Harris
the old council adjourned sine die at
just 7:50 o’clock.
NEW COUNCIL ORGANIZED.
Shortly after the adjournment of
the old council the two new members
for the West ward, J. M. Cunningham
and William H. Brouse made their
appearance, and a few seconds after
eight o’clock the new member of the
North ward, E. H. Richard, entered
the council chamber. Burgess W.
Harrison Walker then administered
the oath of office to the new members
and Hard P. Harris and J. D. Seibert,
who had been re-elected.
The new burgess then addressed
council and stated that it was his pur-
pose to endeavor to give a good ad-
ministration and to that end he would
ask the borough solicitor for a written
opinion, under the new borough code
and in conformity with the borough
ordinances as to the liability of the
burgess to impose fines or commit to
prison persons arrested for minor of-
fenses. He also requested the news-
paper reporters to make mention of
the fact that it is not within the prov-
ince of the burgess to hear and hear-
ken to all kinds of complaints. For
instance: Last Saturday he was call-
ed on the telephone and told that a
certain resident in Bellefonte had
four dead dogs in his cellar. Such
complaints should be made to either
the high constable or the board of
health. And all complaints should be
made to the proper head and he would
willingly co-operate in any movement
for the good of the town and welfare
of the people. He then stated that
when the weather became warmer
and the time auspicious he would
make it a point to meet the council
informally and discuss matters relat-
ing to the welfare of the town.
He then announced that he was
ready to hear motions for the organ-
ization of council. On motion of Mr.
Harris John S. Walker was re-elected
presidént for a period of two years.
W. T. Kelly was re-elected secreta-
ry for a like term and under the
present law that provides for council
electing the borough treasurer E. J.
Gehret was elected for a two year
term, every man getting the full vote
of council.
Applications were received from
Harry Dukeman for appointment as
chief of police and H. Elmer Yerger
for appointment as policeman and
both were referred to the Fire and
Police committee.
Secretary W. T. Kelly presented
the report of the joint conference of
delegates of the Logan and Undine
fire companies on the election of E.
J. Gehret as chief fire marshall;
George Eberhart first assistant and
Michael Shields second assistant, and
In another column of this issue is
an article which might really be
termed a synopsis of the inaugural
address of the new burgess of Belle-
fonte. While we are always more
anxious as to the future than we are
mindful of the past we wish to arrest
the attention of our Bellefonte read-
ers, at least, to consider for a moment
the debt we owe our retiring burgess
Mr. Edmund Blanchard. When he re-
linquished his office on Monday it
ought to have been with a peculiar
i sense of satisfaction, for no public of-
ficial we have ever had could have
been more diligent, more earnest in
fulfilling its every obligation. Bur-
gess Blanchard was constructive in so
far as his prerogatives permitted him
to be so and many improvements in
our traffic, police and social regula-
tions are due to his initiative. He
lent dignity to the office on public oc-
casions because of his aptness as a
‘speaker and his pleasing personality
and stood for what he believed to be
good municipal government, often at
defiance with the wishes of personal
friends. It is not a pleasant post, to
say the least, and while the “Watch-
man” acclaims the new burgess with
best wishes for a useful term it must
surely voice the heartiest expression
of the people of Bellefonte when it
extends sincerest gratitude to the old.
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White Sale.—The largest assort-
ment, the best quality, lowest prices.
—LYON & CO. 63-2-1t
To prevent coughs, colds and
sore throat call a White Line taxi at
the Bush house. Both phones. 2-4t
Robert Roan, who conducts an
auto livery, has purchased a new
Grant Six winter car from Wilftid I.
Miller, the local agent.
Miss Anna Shuey has accepted
the position of instructor in mathe-
matics in the Bellefonte High school.
Miss Shuey had been teaching lan-
guages at Carmel, N. Y.
A. R. Everett, who for some
time past has been a sub-carrier in
the Bellefonte postoffice, has been ap-
pointed a regular on the route here-
tofore served by the late Edward
Woods. :
Last summer it was almost im-
possible to get ice in Bellefonte un-
less one lived on one of the main
streets, simply because the ice in stor-
age was limited in supply and the
dealers did not care for the side street
trade. This winter, however, the
dealers ought to have an ample sup-
ply on hand so that there will be no
danger of a famine, or even a short-
age next year, sufficient that the gen-
eral wants of the public can be sup-
plied.
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If you feel blue and depressed
of an evening, try the Scenic. There
is no other kind of entertainment of-
fered every evening in Bellefonte that
will prove as interesting as the even-
ing programs of motion pictures
shown at this popular place of
amusement. Notwithstanding the
fact that good pictures cost more
money than they did six months ago
manager T. Clayton Brown still gives
his patrons the best that can be had.
An evening at the Scenic will make
you forget the cares and troubles of
a trying day.
——On Sunday morning Lawrence
McMullen drove from Hecla to Belle-
fonte in his Studebaker car to attend
early services at the Catholic church.
At the conclusion of the services he
started home and going up Bishop
street his car got into arutand he
gave a hard turn on the steering wheel
to get itout with the result that it
swerved too far and ran into a tree,
breaking the windshield and doing
some other damage. The car was
towed to Beezer’s garage for repairs
and Mr. McMullen remained in Belle-
fonte until the work was done.
— Conservation on Pennsylvania
railroad trains is being carried out to
the limit, according to Dr. Edwin
Erle Sparks, president of The Penn-
sylvanit State College. He quite re-
cently returned from a trip to Phila-
delphia and on the main line he could
not get a drink of water in the Pull-
man car. Transferring to the Bald
Eagle Valley at Tyrone he tried it
again but was unable to get a drink
and it was not until he transferred to
the Bellefonte Central train at this
place that he was able to get a drink
of water to quench his thirst.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Zerby en-
tertained a number of friends at din-
ner last Thursday evening and the
guests were given a thrill later in the
evening when a celluloid comb and
brush set on the bureau in Mrs. Zer-
by’s room caught fire from a candle
one of the children was carrying. The
flames from the burning celluloid
leaped three feet in the air but before
they had time to communicate with
anything especially inflammable one of
the gentlemen guests smothered the
fire with a rug while another guest
threw the charred toilet articles out
of the window. The damage was
small.
Mrs. Anne Dorris Chisholm,
wife of William Wallace Chisholm
Esq., of Huntingdon, died in the Blair
Memorial hospital at that place on
Monday, following a brief illness with
pneumonia. Aside from the fact that
she had frequently visited in Belle-
fonte Mrs. Chisholm will be remem-
bered by many people in Bellefonte as
dows in the Presbyterian church in
this place, she having been before her
marriage to Mr. Chisholm one of the
| leading stained glass designers in the
| United States, having spent several
the designer of the stained glass win-
A MILK FAMINE THREATENING
BELLEFONTE.
With Just as Many Cows About as
Ever We Might Soon be With-
out Milk.
Mr. Lewis Lonsberry, of Benner
township, who has been serving a milk
route in Bellefonte for many years,
has given notice to his customers that
this will be the last week he will
serve milk, as next Monday he will
begin delivering milk to the Greek
cheese factory at Axe Mann. Mr.
Lonsberry was almost forced to make |
this change owing to the fact that for
some time past he has been unable to
get a man or boy to drive his milk
wagon and was compelled to do it
him to do in connection with his oth-
er farm work. By delivering to the
cheese factory he will only have one
delivery to make, and that in bulk.
We have been informed that three
other milkmen intend going out of the
fonte. If this should be the case there
is certain to be a milk famine here.
men, with the proper facilities for de-
livering, could handle all of the busi-
ness the trouble is not here, but in
their ability to procure enough milk
to supply the demand.
agricultural section where dairying is
part of the business of every farm
and to some it might therefore seem
incredible that there could ever be a
shortage of milk here, but looking
further into the situation very good
reasons may be found for causing just
such a situation. While there are
plenty of cows all about us we have
only two or three what might be call-
ed exclusively dairy farms. The re-
sult of this distribution is that milk-
men serving routes cannot gather up
enough milk to supply the demand
and the farmers are too short of help
to carry it to them. The Mill Hall
condensary sends trucks right to the
farms and gathers up the output each
day at prices equally if not more at-
tractive than the milkmen can offer.
And now that a cheese factory has
started operations right in the cen-
tre of the one field that was not ex-
hausted by the condensary the outlook
is serious.
There is a possibility that the Cen-
tre County committee of Public Safe-
ty may have something to do in de-
vising ways and means for meeting
the situation should a crisis come, as
now seems inevitable.
Rev. Walter Fay Carson to Leave
Bellefonte.
Rev. Walter Fay Carson, pastor of
the circuit which includes the Pres-
byterian churches at Port Matilda,
Unionville, Howard and Jacksonville,
on Sunday tendered his resignation to
the congregations he served as he has
accepted the pastorate of the Holmes-
burg Presbyterian church at Holmes-
burg, near Philadelphia, expecting to
begin his work there the first Sunday
in February.
While his new pastorate will carry
with it an increase of one thousand
dollars a year in salary there is also
a bit of sentiment and patriotism back
of Rev. Carson’s change of pastorates.
His father, George Carson, of Phila-
delphia, is a large textile manufac-
turer whose mills are located in
Holmesburg. Before studying for the
ministry Rev. Carson worked in his
father’s mills and through his close
application and industry rose to the
position of superintendent. He then
quit the mills and took up his theolog-
ical studies.
At the present time half the output
of his father’s mills is government
blankets and by going to Holmesburg
Rev. Carson will be in close touch
with the making of war supplies and
thus will have a wider fiela .for his
Red Cross work, in which he is an en-
thusiast. He also will be in a posi-
tion to assist his father with expert
advice in connection with the opera-
tion of his mills and the weaving of
government blankets. While Rev.
Carson will leave Bellefonte about
the first of February his family will
remain here indefinitely, owing to the
weather and scarcity of coal in the
eastern market, as well as the embar-
go on railroad shipments.
Rev. Carson has been a resident of
Bellefonte the past three and a half
years, coming here from State College
where he was located almost two
years. Both he and his family have
made many warm friends both at
Bellefonte and at his various church
appointments who will be sorry to
have him leave, but withal that, each
and every one will wish him Godspeed
in his new field of labor.
of the
Academy.
News Notes Bellefonte
The ‘Bellefonte Academy opened on
Wednesday for the winter term, after
a three week’s vacation; and the grat-
ifying part of it is that a number of
new students have enrolled, coming
here from New York and northern
Pennsylvania.
During the vacation period the
thick stone wall between the biologic-
al laboratory and a recitation room
in the southern wing of the Academy
was cut out and arched, throwing the
two rooms into one, which will now
be used as a biological and physical
i laboratary, being a big improvement
to that part of the building.
The Academy basket ball team will
"have as their opponents in the Y. M.
!C. A. gymnasium this (Friday) even-
ing, the strong Bethlehem preparatory
! school teara, one of the best in the
Philadelphia district. Game will be
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the same was approved, after which years in Dresden, Germany, studying called at 8:30 o’clock sharp and the
council adjourned.
the art.
public is invited to attend.
himself, and the work is too much for '
business of serving routes in Belle- |
While it is true that one or two milk- |
Bellefonte is in the heart of a rich
—Mrs. Charles Moerschbacher is in Phil-
Histon, called there Monday by the se-
rious illness of her brother, Mr. Wad-
| linger.
! —William Boozer, of Centre Hall, was a
' Bellefonte visitor on Monday and found
"time to make a short call at the “Watch-
{ man” office.
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| this week her cousins, Mrs. Gardner
| Grove, of Spring Mills, and Mrs. E. C.
i Deitz, of Syracuse, N. Y.
—Charles Glinz, of Hoboken, N. Y,, is
in Bellefonte spending some time with his
uncle and aunt, landlord and Mrs. August
Glinz, of the Garman house.
{ —Mrs. W. H. Harper, of Centre Hall,
! drove to Bellefonte Monday, spending the
i afternoon shopping, looking after some
{ business and with the dentist.
—Prof. H. F. Bitner, of Centre Hall, ac-
{ companied by his brother, Joseph Bitner,
“of near Farmer’s Mills, was in Bellefonte
ton a business trip on Tuesday.
| —Mrs. William Wallis, who had been
i here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Con-
| ley, since before Christmas, returned to
‘her home at Pittsburgh Monday.
| —Mr. J. H. Roush, a substantial and
, well to do citizen of Madisonburg, was a
| business visitor in Bellefonte on Tuesday
and a caller at the ‘Watchman office.
—Mrs. R. M. Power left Wednesday of
last week-to return to her home in Chica-
| 80, after a visit of five months with her
{ uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.. Spang-
| ler. :
—Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McClain, of Spang-
tler, and Mrs. Albert E. Blackburn, of
Philadelphia, have been in Bellefonte this
week, guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. I.. Spang-
ler.
—Miss Margaret Rosenhoover accom-
panied her father to Karthaus last week,
going out to attend the funeral of her
grand-father, the late Robert Rosen-
hoover.
—Miss Lota Bokel, of Daltimore, is a
guest of Miss Helen Ceader, coming here
Tuesday for a two week's visit, Miss Cea-
der and Miss Bokel were school mates at
Notre Dame.
—While in Bellefonte the early part of
the week, Mr. and Mrs. Logan McCoy, of
Overbrook, were .guests of Col. and Mrs.
W. F.. Reynolds. Mrs. McCoy is the
grand-daughter of Mrs. Wistar Morris.
—Miss Miriam Reber, of Philadelphia,
the only daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
William F. Reber, visited in Bellefonte re-
cently, spending the time while here with
her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
F. Hunter.
—Mrs. Charles B. Hughes and Mrs. N.
J. Walsh, both of New York city, were in
Bellefonte a part of last week and for the
week-end, coming here for the funeral of
their cousin, Edward Woods, and remain-
ing for a short visit with Mrs. Theodore
Kelly.
—J. B. Rockey was one of State Col-
lege representative men whe spent Sat-
urday looking after business in Belle-
fonte. Mr. Rockey’s son, Elmer, is among
the enlisted boys, doing service as a truck
driver in one of the eastern training
camps.
—Assessor W. T. Hubler, of Rebersburg,
was in Bellefonte on Monday making his
returns for Miles township. In a brief
visit at this office he acted the part of a
messenger in bringing us 2 new subscrib-
er from that place, which of course was
much appreciated.
—-Among the “Watchman” office callers
last Friday was Mahlon Stover, this pa-
per’s East Brushvalley correspondent,
who, having a few leisure moments while
in town on business just dropped in to
see some of the work of getting out a real
live paper, like the “Watchman.”
—J. H. neberling, of Tyrone, made a
special trip to Bellefonte recently to re-
new his subscription to the “Watchman”
It is useless to remark upon Mr. Heber-
ling’s appreciation of a newspaper which
he thinks is worth while spending a half
day to make sure of its uninterrupted con-
tinuation.
—John Q. Miles, of Martha, spent Sun-
day in Centre Hall with his daughter,
Mrs. G. 0. Benner, returning home on
Monday evening. Mr. Miles is now near-
ing the three-quarter of a century mark,
but don’t look it, and manages to get to
about every place where he deems any-
thing worthwhile going on.
—Upon leaving for Florida the early
part of the week, Dr. Ball, of Lock Haven,
and his daughter, Mrs. Armstrong and her
two children, were accompanied by Mrs.
George S. Green and her two daughters.
As Dr. Green is in service, Mrs. Green has
rented her house in Lock Haven, expect-
ing to spend a month with Dr. Ball and
Mrs. Armstrong at their bungalow in
Florida.
Mr. James Krape, father of James
Krape, the faithful attendant at the Belle-
fonte hospital, is back from Seattle, Wash-
ington, for a visit at his old home at
Spring Mills, stopping with his sister,
Mrs. G. C. King, at that place. Mr. Krape
is a miller by occupation and for a num-
ber of years ran the old Grenoble mill at
Coburn. He went west twenty-nine years
ago and this is his first trip east in all
that time, but the west evidently agrees
with him as he looks younger than when
he went away.
—In response to a summons from Presi-
dent Wilson Col. J. L. Spangler departed
very unexpectedly on Tuesday for Wash-
ington to perform any duty required of
him. Mrs. Spangler left yesterday to join
him in the national capitol and unless the
Colonel's duties require a longer stay
they will be in Washington three weeks
then go-to Atlantic City for the remainder
of the winter. Mrs. Albert Engles Black-
burn, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. James A.
McClain, of Spangler, who came to Belle-
fonte, on Saturday, will close the Spang-
ler home for the winter before leaving for
their respective homes.
—J. E. Bressler and Clyde Price, of Fer-
guson township, motored down to Belle-
fonte on Tuesday to present Clyde's ques-
tionnaire to the conscript board in session
here. They are the men who make Miss
Mary W. Meek’s farming enterprise move
so successfully, but besides being 4 fine
little farmer Clyde is a splendid little pa-
triot. If he could have had his way he
would have been in the navy now -and not
bothering with questionnaires, for last
summer he journeyed all the way to Wil-
liamsport to offer himself to Uncle Sam.
Unfortunately, however, his sight is very
bad and he was rejected.
so, for the young man can fight the Hun
far more efliciently by digging food for
the soldiers out of the soil than he could
by undertaking to man a gun with eyes
that are defective.
—Mrs. Alice Showers has had as guests |
It was better.
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—Frank E. Naginey returned home last
evening from a business trip to Pitts-
[ burgh.
| —Mrs. John Bullock and her elder son
t were guests of relatives at Sunbury for
{| the week-end.
i —The Misses Mary and Henrietta Quig-
{ley, who spent their Christmas vacation
{in Bellefonte returned to school this week.
—Mrs. John W. Stuart, of State College,
| and Miss Margaret Jacobs, of Centre Hall,
| will leave tomorrow for a two week’s visit
! with relatives at Steubenville, Ohio.
—While in Bellefonte the early part of
the week, Mrs. John I. Rogers, of Phila-
delphia, and her daughter, Miss Katherine,
were guests of Mrs. Wilbur F. Reeder at
the Brockerhoff house.
—Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Meyer and lit-
tle son returned last Friday from spend-
ing the Holidays with Mrs. Meyer's sister,
Mrs. W. T. Roseberry, at Newark, N. J.,
and in New York city.
—After spending the holiday season at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Lyon, on east Howard street, Mrs.
Harry Williams left for her home in
Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday.
—Contractor Edward F. Gehret spent
Wednesday and yesterday on a business
trip to Hyde City, where he has about
completed his work for Dr. C. T. Hen-
nig’s big Nickel-Alloy plant.
{ —The Misses Augusta and Ellen Shoe-
maker have gone back to school at Fra-
zierville, after spending the Christmas va-
cation with their mother, Mrs. T. A. Shoe-
maker. Upon the breaking up of this fam-
ily party, Mrs. Hayes and her son Thom-
as, and Miss Mary S. Thomas returned te
Mrs. Shoemaker’s.
—Mrs. William A. Lyon left Sunday for
Atlanta, Ga., for a visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. E. McGinness. Mrs. Lyon was
accompanied by Mrs. McGinness, who had
been north on a business trip. :
—Mrs. E. P. Moore, of Tyrone, was ia
Bellefonte Tuesday, called here by the
death of her aunt, Mrs. Russell. Mrs.
Moore's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Miil-
ler, of the toll gate, have been her guests
in Tyrone since before Christmas.
—With her trunk almost packed in an-
ticipation of going to Elizabeth, N. J., fer
an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Kirby Rath and family, Mrs. ¥.
W. Crider became indisposed on Wednes-
day and will not be able to make the trip
at the present time.
—J. C. Wilson, of Nittany, was a Belle-
fonte visitor yesterday and he says the
coal situation down Nittany valley is be-
coming almost as acute as it is in Belle-
fonte. Last week the “Watchman” men-
tioned the fact that George M. Harter had
been a reader of this paper for forty-three
years but he has got nothing on Mr. Wil-
son, as the two of them subscribed the
same day.
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Boy Hit by Automobile.
Last Saturday afternoon Paul Hever-
ley, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
O. Heverley, was coasting down High
street and at the intersection of High
and Spring streets he jumped off the
sled which ran into the gutter. He
started after the sled and ran direct-
ly in front of Clark Carson’s car, who
had just turned from Spring street
into High. When he saw his predic-
ament he stopped in his tracks and
as the driver of the car was unable te
stop the boy was struck by the car,
side instead of being knocked down
and run over. As it was, he escaped
without injury, save a bad scare.
This is one instance of the danger
of youngsters coasting on the main
streets of Bellefonte. While the writ-
er would not for worlds deprive the
kiddies of the joys of coasting for
their own safety they ought to take
their sports to streets not so much
used as High and Allegheny streets.
Those Who Entertained.
Mrs. Furst, Mrs. John Curtin and
Mrs. James Furst were hostesses at
the January meeting of the Bellefonte
Chapter of the D. A. R. last night, at
the home of Mrs. Furst, on Linn
street. Dr. McKinney was the speak-
er of the evening.
Mrs. George Beezer entertained last
night with one of her very popular
turkey dinners.
——The wedding of Miss Verna
Geiss and Wallace Miller, whose en-
gagement was announced in Philadel-
phia several months ago, will take
place at Miss Geiss’ home on Green
street some time during the month of
January. Miss Geiss was formerly
from Centre Hall and Mr. Miller from
Rebersburg.
Anywhere, day or night. Three
cars. Prompt service. Buy a six trip
ticket, $1.00. White Line Taxi Co.
Call Bush house, either phone. 2-4t
White Sale.—The largest assort-
ment, the best quality, lowest prices.
—LYON & CO. 63-2-1¢
Sale Register.
February 28, 1918—At the residence of W.
H. Coldwell on the Aaron Hall farm, 3%
miles north of Unionville, on the Rattle-
snake road, 10 head horses and colts, 6
cows, 9 young cattle, brood sows, shoats
and full line of farm implements. Sale
at 10 a. m. L. F. Mayes, auctioneer.
Bellefonte Produce Markets.
Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer
The prices quoted are those paid for produce.
Potatoes per bushel...c.................
gnione rene a
ggs, per dozen
Lard, per pound...
Butter, per pound.
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
The following are the quotations up tosix o'clock
Thursday evening, when our paper goes to press.
Red Wheat..... $2.06
White Wheat. 2.00
Rye, per bushi i 1.50
Corn, shelled, per bush 1.60
Corn, ears, per bushel. 1.60
Oats, old and new, per bushel 75
Barley, perbushel........ccuenisinsnsensssinsiannns 1.00
ee ————————————
Philadelphia Markets.
Choice Timothy No. 1... 15.00@29.00
Baled Hay—Chgice ied No. 1....... 22.50@28.00
RE I 14.00@18.00
but fortunately was thrown to one
The following are the closing prices of the
Philadelphia markets on Wednesday
we REA, orisrenisisiminirorissisieensannein $217@ 2.19
Wheet Red 2. 2.15@ 2.17
Corm —Yellow.... 2-35@ 2.40 -
“ —Mixed ne 230@ 2.25
ORES .....0s000m0 00 ersesvivessirns 91@ .92
Flour—Winter, per bar 10.10@10.25
“ —Favorite Brands... 00@11.25
Rye Flour, ber barrel... 9.75@10.60
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