Bemorrails Waid, Bellefonte, Pa., April 19, 1918. Ee P. GRAY MEEK, - - Editor. Terms of Subscription.—Until further notice this paper will be furnished to sub- scribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - - $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 175 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 WAR SAVINGS AND .THRIFT STAMPS. Last Week Was a Record Breaker for Bellefonte High School Society. Helping to win the war should be the chief aim of every person in the country and of every institution or- ganized in such a way as to be able to adapt its facilities in support of the common cause. In this great work the public schools are particularly well suited to be a mighty force in any service the government may ask. As an illustration of what is possi- ble in just one channel of service, the work in the sale of war savings and thrift stamps in the Bellefonte schools, with an enrollment of 800 pu- pils, may be cited. Eleven wgeks ago arrangements were made to sell these stamps at each school building. About a month later, the first war savings society, in Centre county, was formed in the High school, which was followed three weeks ago by the organization of a thrift army in the schools on a regu- lar military basis. The stimulus in the sale of these stamps from these two incentives is plainly shown in the following record, the war savings so- ciety taking effect at the beginning of the sixth week, and the thrift army showing its results during the last three weeks: z Amount of sales first week......... $ 19007 Amount of sales second week....... 58 Amount of sales third week... . 104.98 Amount of sales fourth week. 109.61 Amount of sales fifth week... . Amount’ of sales sixth week........ Amount of sales seventh week..... Amount of sales eighth week....... Amount of sales ninth week. Amount of sales tenth week.. ih Amount of sales eleventh week..... Total amount of sales..........i.. $5946.83 Weekly average... .....covvc0riveus $ 540.62 The thrift army plan is, in brief, as follows: Any pupil who purchases for her or herself, or for others, at least five thrift stamps is made a pri- vate in the Bellefonte High school thrift army, and is entitled to wear a button with that rank indicated there- on; additional purchases makes the pupil an officer in the thrift army, as follows: 1 WwW. SS... Corporal D.. W,8,.8......: Sergeant 30 W. 8. 8....... Lieutenant 20 WW. 8. 8....... Captain 40 W.S. 8.....4 Major 80 W.S.8...... Colonel 200. W. 8. 8....... General At the present writing there are a large number of officers in the schools. The generals, colonels and majors to} date are“the following: Generals—F'red Bottorf, *High school; Dor- ris. Moore, 5th grade. ' Colonels—Evelyn Showers, 7th grade.; Kathryn Kreamer 1st grade. Majors—Mildred Emerick, High school; Emily Eckel, 2nd grade; Anna Eckel, 1st grade. On account of the activities’ of Mr. Jonas E. Wagner, supervising princi- pal of the Bellefonte schools, in the formation of the first war savings so- ciety in Centre county and also of the first thrift army your chairman has appointed him director for the public schools of the county. i Any director, teacher: or pupil of the public schools in the county who is interested, and every one should be, in the forming of a good, live, active and patriotic war savings society and thrift army should communicate with Mr. Wagner at once, and he will be pleased to furnish them with the nec- essary instructions. : During the week ending April 6th, Centre county had a per capita of 22 cents, and for the entire campaign we now have $2.66 per capita. We re- tained 10th place in the list of coun- ties, comprising the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, but instead of even keeping ninth place in the sales for the week ending the 6th inst., we drop- ped down to 14th place. W. HARRISON WALKER, Chairman War Savings Committee for Centre County. The Bellefonte Chapter of the Red Cross has entirely outgrown its pres- ent quarters in Petrikin hall and the library in the court house, and last week announcement was made that additional room had been secured in the Garman property on the corner of High and Spring streets. But since then the Bellefonte Lodge of Masons have tendered the Red Cross the use, for the duration of the war, of the en- tire second floor of the Masonic Tem- ple, the same has been accepted, and as soon as can conveniently be done the Red Cross will move there. The new location will afford ample room for all the workers that can be secur- ed, and the workers will find every convenience there necessary for their comfort. : —— ete — Recruits Wanted. Lieut. Wilbur E. Saxion, of the ma- chine gun company of the provisional reserve cavalry, announces that he will be at the armory Tuesday and Friday evenings for the purpose of receiving enlistments into his unit. Men between the age of eighteen and twenty years and six months and above thirty-one, as well as all those not in class Al are eligible. Exam- ination not, rigid. The guard is want- ed for home duty, that is within the State. Lieut. Saxion makes this ap- peal to the patriotism of our citizens and is anxious for a hearty response. ——For high class job work come to the “Watchman” office. Chl : sar weet DECKER. — Christian Decker, al LINDEMUTH.—Following an ill- well known resident of Bellefonte, | ness of four weeks with a complica- died at his home on east Bishop street | tion of ailments Nathaniel Lindemuth, | between Potters Mills and Centre Hill | SMITH.—John William Smith died at the home of Mrs. Calvin Vonada, i at five o’clock on Sunday evening, fol- | a well known resident of Union town- {on Sunday morning of blood poison- lowing an illness of several months | ship, died at his home near Unionville | ing. Five weeks ago he was helping with tuberculosis. He was a son of John and Mary | Clevenstine Decker and was born in Nittany valley on December 1st, 1855, hence had reached the age of 62 years, 4 months and 13 days. His boyhood life was spent on the farm and when he grew to manhood he elected to fol- low in the footsteps of his father and also engaged in tilling the soil. In this he was quite successful and a few years ago he retired and moved from his farm below Zion to Bellefonte. He was a member of the Bellefonte Lodge of Masons and of the Reform- ed church. On August 14th, 1879, he was unit- ed in marriage to Miss Rebecca Rock- ey who survives with one son, John R. Decker, of Bay City, Mich. He also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Herbert and Charles, of Pit- cairn; Edward, of Lock Haven; Wil- liam, of Jacksonville; Mrs. Harry Kes- singer, of Pitcairn; Mrs. George Rock- ey, of Zion, and Mrs. Yarnell, of Hub- lersburg. Funeral services were held at his late home at ten o’clock on Wednesday morning by his pastor, Rev. Dr. Schmidt, and burial in the Union cem- etery was made in accordance with the beautiful ritual of the Masonic fraternity. Follawing close upon the announce- ‘ment of the death of ‘Mr. Decker word reached Bellefonte of the death of his son’s wife, ‘Mrs. Norma Lieberman Decker, at the winter home of her parents at Daytona, Florida. While her husband was here helping to care for his: father Mrs. Decker received word that her sister was very ill with typhoid pneumonia at Daytona and she left Bay City, Mich., on April 3rd for the south. She had been there only a few days when she was strick- en with the same disease and as she grew ‘rapidly worse her husband was notified. He left last Friday for Day- tona, got there on Sunday and his wife died early on Monday morning. She was a daughter of John and Harriet Lieberman, of Detroit, and was but twenty-four years old. In ad- dition to her husband she leaves two young children, Jane and Mary Ann. Her parents are also living. Mrs. Christ Decker, accompanied by Miss Yearick, left Bellefonte on the Le- high-Penngylvania train Wednesday afternoon for Detroit to attend the funeral which was held yesterday afternoon. Il REAMER.—Upton Henry Reamer, a former well known resident of Belle- ifonte, died at his home in Williams- port last Friday afternoon following an illness of some months with a complication of diseases, aged about seventy years: Mr. Reamer will be remembered-as-one of ‘the first passen« ger conductors on the Lewisburg and |Fyrone ‘railroad; a position he ‘held twenty-five years or more, during which time he lived in Bellefonte. After his retirement from the railroad service he “moved to Williamsport. His first wife ‘died a few years ago Land he laterymarried Miss Ida Ebert, who survives with one brother and a sister, Samuel S. Reamer, of Bellaire, Tex., and Mrs. George McGee, of Chi- cago; Ill. Mr. Reamer was a member of the "Bellefonte Lodge of Masons No. 268. Funeral services were held at his late home in. Williamsport on Monday evening and on Tuesday morning the. remains were taken to Northumberland for burial. ll Il KREAMER.—Mrs. Julia Kreamer, widow of Enoch Kreamer, died at her home in Aaronsburg on Sunday even- ing of general debility. She was a daughter of Andrew and Polly Stover and was born in Haines township on October 4th, 1836, making her age 81 years, 6 months and 10 days. She had been a member of the Reformed chutch since early girlhood and was a good. christian woman. Her hus- band died three years ago but surviv- ing her are five brothers, namely. James, Jacob and Jefferson Stover, of Berrien Springs, Mich.; George M. and Benjamin F., with whom. she made her home since the death of her husband, of Aaronsburg. Funeral services were held at 9:30 o’clock yes- terday morning by Rev. W. D. Donat, after which burial was made in the Reformed cemetery at Aaronsburg. renTee ine Il SMITH.—H. P. Smith, a veteran of the Civil war, died in the Altoona hos- pital on Sunday morning following an operation he underwent the day pre- vious. He was born at Bellwood sev- enty-four years ago. He served two enlistments during the Civil war, the first in the Seventh cavalry and the second in the 104th Penna. Vols. He was a man of a mechanical turn of mind and during his life worked as a machinist, carpenter and blacksmith. He was twice married and is survived by one son, Clyde, in Arizona. He also leaves one sister, living in the west. The remains were taken to the H. C. Wagner home near Pennsylva- nia Furnace, where funeral services were held at 10 o’clock on Tuesday morning, after which burial was made in the Centre Line cemetery. Il Ii GILMOUR.—Mrs. Sarah J. Gil- mour, mother of Charles E. Gilmour, of Bellefonte, died at her home in Milton on Tuesday morning of general infirmities, aged 92 years. She was a daughter of Dr. James and Sarah L. Dougal, while her grandmother was Mrs. Wilson Pollock, mother of Gov- ernor Pollock. Her surviving chil- dren are Robert R., of Philadelphia; Miss Sarah Dougal, at home and Charles E., of Bellefonte. Burial will be made at Milton this afternoon. has, Fade | on Sunday afternoon, aged 76 years and 6 months. He was a son of Michael and Nima Miller Lindemuth and was born in Roaring Creek valley, Schuylkill coun- ty, coming to Centre county when a young man. He followed blacksmith- ing a number of years but later en- gaged in farming. He was a devout member of the German Lutheran church and a man who had the confi- dence and esteem of his fellowmen. About fifty-six years ago he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Sny- der who survives with the following children: Mrs. G. W. Ingram, of Ber- wick; Mrs. W. B. Sensor, of Tyrone; H. D. Lindemuth, of Unionville; F. L. Lindemuth, of Dix Run, and Mrs. Ni- ma Spicher, of Bellefonte. He also leaves two sisters and two brothers, namely: Miss Annie Thrasher, of Ringtown; Mrs. Samuel Deeple, of Shepton; John, of Mt. Carmel, and Lewis, of Elysburg. Methodist church at Unionville at two o’clock on Wednesday afternoon by Revs. Lepley and Piper, after which burial was made in the lower Dix Run cemetery. ll i HEIM.—Philip Heim, a well known resident of Spring Mills, died at two sult of a stroke of apoplexy. He at- in his head. Shortly afterwards he became unconscious and remained in that condition until his death Sunday morning. ; Mr. Heim was born in Snyder coun- ty on May 15th, 1852, hence had at- and 29 days. He was a stone mason by trade and a hard working, indus- trious gentleman. He was a member of the Lutheran church most of his life. Mr. Heim was twice married. His first wife was Sarah Zettle, to whom he had two children, Clarence, of Hal- ifax, and Mrs. William Colyer, of near Centre Hall. His second wife was Miss Nancy Smith, of Mifflin county, who survives. He also leaves the following brothers and sisters: vin Weaver, of Rebersburg; Mrs. Martin Fetter and Mrs. Selin Herner, of Crotzerville, and Mrs. Peter Her- ner, of Shamokin Dam. The funeral was held yesterday, burial being made in the Georges Valley cemetery. ll i STINE.—Harry K. Stine died at his home in Altoona on Saturday morn- ing following a prolonged illness with tuberculosis. He was a son of George T. and Mary Stine and was born in Halfmoon township on June 9th, 1881, hence was in his twenty-seventh year, Whenaa young man he went to Pitts- burgh: where he worked a number of years returning to Altoona last sum- mer and going to work in the machine shops of the Pennsylvania railroad company. In April, 1906, he was married in Pittsburgh to Manetta McClain who He also leaves his parents living in Halfmoon township and the following brothers and sisters: Walter and Raymond, of Centre county; Guyer, of Altoona; Mrs. Edna Mattern, of Half- moon valley, and Mrs. Ruth Crust, of Buffalo Run. . Deceased was a member of the Lutheran church, the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and the Penna. R. R. relief association. The remains near Stormstown on Monday and the funeral held on Tuesday afternoon. Il il WEAVER.—Paul R. Weaver, a well known farmer of Worth town- ship, died at his home near Port Ma- tilda on Wednesday evening of last week after two week’s illness with pneumonia. He was a son of Thom- as and Catharine Weaver and was born at Port Matilda on October 28th, 1880, hence was 37 years, 5 months and 13 days old. About seven years ago he was united in marriage to Miss Pearl Gingery, who survives with one son, Russell. He also leaves seven brothers and sisters. He was a faith- ful member of the Methodist church for a number of years and J. C. Mo- ses had charge of the funeral serv- ices which were held in the church at Port Matilda at two o’clock Saturday afternoon, after which burial was made in the Presbyterian cemetery. i Il KUNES.—Mrs. Sadie May Kunes, wife of Dean Kunes, of Blanchard, died at the Lock Haven hospital on Sunday, of a complication of diseases, after an illness of several months. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Winslow and was eighteen years old on July 4th, 1917. Surviv- ing her are her husband, a three month’s old baby, her parents and the following brothers and sisters: Stu- art, Walter, Saylor, May, Marvel, Le- nora ‘and Priscilla. Funeral services were held in the Methodist church at Blanchard at two o’clock on Wednes- day afternoon, after which burial was made in the Clark Gif Il J BARNER.—Mrs. Franklin Barner died at her home at Jeannette last Friday. of general debility, aged 71 years, 8 months and 2 days. She was born at Madisonburg and lived there until about fifteen years ago. Sur- viving her are her husband and the following children: Mrs. Charles F. Miller, of Millheim; Henry, of Altoo- na; Mrs. Charles Bartges, of Madi- sonburg, and Mrs. Samuel Orndorf, of Loganton. Burial was made at Jean- nette on Sunday afternoon. Funeral services were held in the o’clock on Sunday morning as the re- | tended a public sale on Saturday and in the evening complained of a pain : tained the age of 65 years, 10 months | John Heim, of Lewisburg; Mrs. Cal- | survives with one son, Guyer Stine. were taken to the home of his parents {do some farm work for which a gas { engine was supplying the power. The {belt slipped off the pulley and the { young man undertook to replace it | without stopping the engine. The re- sult was he was caught in the belting { and drawn into the fly wheel in such ja way as to crush the bones of his leg | very badly. { He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- {liam Smith and was born at Potters { Mills twenty-four years ago. His | father died when he was quite young {and he was taken to raise by his aunt, i Mrs. Vonada. Surviving him are his ‘mother, now Mrs Roland Foust, of "Altoona, and the following brothers {and sisters: Allen, of Centre Hall; Harry, of Juniata; Frank, in the U. |S. service in France, and Mrs. Mary | Gibboney, of Altoona. ! Funeral services were held at the | Vonada home at 9:30 o’clock on Wed- |nesday morning by Rev. Williams, after which burial was made in the | Sprucetown cemetery. I! ll . BARTHOLOMEW.—Mr. and Mrs. {Charles D. Bartholomew, of .Centre | Hall, are mourning the death of their | daughter Margaret, who passed away yon Tuesday morning as the result of ‘acute heart failure. In addition to the parents one sister survives, Eliz- ‘abeth Bartholomew. The funeral was ‘held yesterday afternoon, burial being made in the Centre Hall cemetery. i The condition of Dr. E. S. Dor- i worth was not thought to be serious last week, following a slight stroke "of paralysis, but since the second one, Monday, he has become very critic- ally ill. ‘druggist of Allegheny street, who has | been confined to his home the past | week with illness, is very much im- | | proved and expects to be at his store | {again in a day or two. ae ——John Fike was yesterday grant- ed a divorce by the court from his wife, Mabel E. Fike, of Axe Mann, who is now serving a term in the western penitentiary for arson. W. Harrison Walker Esq., was master in the case. ee A me mn eos Mr. and Mrs. J. Millard Harts- on Howard street recently vacated by W. S. Mallalieu and family, after spending the winter with Mr. Harts- wick’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hartswick. A special call for 3776 men from Pennsylvania to be sent to Col- umbus barracks, Ky., was issued from Harrisburg on Wednesday. The men are to be sent the first five days in ‘May and Centre county’s quota is giv- en as twelve. : J —_John Noll has been at work laundry machinery. Some of it was sent to the American Laundry Ma- chine company to be rebuilt while a portion was sent to a second-hand dealer to dispose of on the best terms possible. sent to Lieut. E. R. Taylor, at Camp Hancock, a check for the amount of the mess fund Troop L had on hand at the time it was dismembe.ed and the same was divided equally among i the members of the old unit still at {Camp Hancock, being $3.48 cents each. ——A public meeting will be held at Rebersburg this (Friday) evening in the interest of the third Liberty loan and the sale of thrift stamps and war saving stamps. Some of the best speakers in Centre county will be present and make addresses and the people of Miles township are urged to attend the meeting. South ward fans got together on Wednesday evening and organized their baseball team for the Red Cross league. J. Mac Heinle was chosen manger and he already has selected the most of his players. The teams in the North and West wards will be selected this week and the organiza- tion of all reported at the meeting to be held next Tuesday evening. ——James G. Bent, superintendent of construction at the Rockview peni- tentiary, on Tuesday received a tele- gram from the War Department an- nouncing the fact that his brother, John T. Bent, aged 35 years, and who was a member of the McLean Kilties of America fighting with the British army, had been missing since ‘April 5th. It is not known whether he was killed or taken prisoner. During the present crisis in the war ten minute services of prayer to Almighty God for the success of the allied cause, particularly in the bat- 'tles now raging in France, will take place in St. John’s Episcopal church on all week days beginning Thursday, April 18th, at 12 noon. All patriots in the community who believe that our holy cause will be won only through God’s help are invited to take advantage of these services. On Monday afternoon when the train on the Bellefonte Central rail- road was on its way from State Col- lege to Pine Grove Mills it ran into a snow drift six feet deep, stuck and had to be shoveled out. Now this might happen very easily in the win- ter time but on the fifteenth of April and the date of the opening of the trout fishing season, makes it sound like a fish story, but it is not. It is absolutely true, and the remarkable part of it is that such a deep drift of last week’s heavy snowfall remained after the few days of nice weather we had after the snow. : ; W. S. Zeller, the well knéwn | wick moved on Tuesday into the house : this week shipping away his damaged | Brief Session of Borough Council. Only five members, the necessary { quorum, were present at the regular | meeting of borough council on Mon- iday evening. There were no verbal {communications and the only written {communication was a request from : Mrs. L. T. Munson for exoneration of {her water taxes for six months, ow- | |ing to her home having been unoccu- i pied that length of time. The matter was referred to the Water committee i for investigation and report. | Mr. Seibert, of the Water committee i reported that he had ordered a new i set of gears for the small pump at the [regular pumping station. = He also i reported that the water tax duplicate {for $8,395.25; meter bills to the [amount of $825.19, and - other bills | amounting to $412.58 had been turned | over to the State-Centre Electric com- {pany for collection. The Fire and Police committee re- ported a fire at the Ben Shaffer prop- ‘erty on Howard street on April 5th {at which an old stable was destroyed. I Secretary W. T. Kelly presented ithe bond of the State-Centre Electric (company in the sum of $5,000, with {the Bellefonte Trust company as sure- ity, for their faithful performance in Ithe collection of water taxes. Secretary Kelly also reported that ithe signed contract for the paving of south Water and Willowbank streets had been received and placed on file. Mr. Seibert suggested that council ‘invest a portion of the sinking fund “in Liberty bonds and the matter was briefly discussed. The sinking fund is now $35,000, actual cash, and it was (the sense of the members of council that ten or fifteen thousand dollars of the amount be invested in bonds. The matter was referred to the Finance | committee, borough treasurer and so- {licitor with power to act. Bills to the amount of $271.12 were ‘approved and council adjourned. ——— ‘Bad Wreck of Pennsylvania-Lehigh Train. The Pennsylvania-Lehigh train was wrecked about a mile ast of Dix sta- ition on Saturday afternoon when the | Pullman chair car “Pennhurst” was thrown from the track by a broken ‘rail and after riding the ties for a dis- {tance of one hundred feet rolled over {on its side in the ditch along the track. | The day coach following the Pullman | toppled about half over. Notwithstanding the fact that the two coaches were well filled only one person, Mrs. C. H. Oliver, of Butler, who was on her way to Williamsport to attend a funeral, was seriously in- jured. Quite a number suffered bruis- es and slight cuts but were able to proceed upon their journey. Mrs. Ol- iver was sent to the Altoona hospital. In the rear coach of the: train was . Miss Janet Potter, of this place, who was on her way home from Philips- burg, but she escaped injury. Other Centre countians who were on the train and slightly hurt were as follows: : ais nil a Mrs. George Summers, Snow Shoe Intersection; right arm contused. Mrs. Iva Shaw, Snow Shoe; thighs bruised and second right finger in- jured. C. H. McBride, State College; left leg slightly hurt. : J. A. Armstrong, Pleasant Gap; right leg hurt slightly. The wrecked cars were abandoned where they lay and the balance of the train proceeded on its journey, reach- ing Bellefonte shortly after three o’clock. ’ Attention—Important Notice. The annual W. C. T. U. dues social and their next thimble bee will be combined this (Friday) afternoon at the home of Mrs. Weston and Miss Rhoads, west Linn street, from 2 to 5 o’clock. All women interested in the good work of these thimble bees are cordially invited, whether members of the Union or not. All W. C. T. U. members are especially urged to be present. Those owing dues please bring them or send them. Miss Rhoads is very desirous of a large attendance, as it may be the last meeting of this kind she may be able to attend for a long time, as she has volunteered for Y. M. C. A. canteen service with our armies in France and is expecting the call to go soon. All will be most welcome. Work for an Honor Flag. Allotments have been made, and other towns are working hard to se- cure this great honor. Get into line and put your town on the list! The Honor Flag to be awarded to towns subscribing their allotment is 36 by 54 inches, of good material. It has a red border and three vertical blue stripes, indicating the third Liberty loan campaign. This flag will be awarded to each town that subscribes the sales quota set for it by its fed- eral reserve Liberty loan committee. Every town in Centre county that has three hundred inhabitants or more may secure this flag, by having its allotment subscribed by at least one- tenth of its inhabitants. Don't "let your town be left! ee Marriage Licenses. Following is the list of marriage li- censes granted during the past week by Register Frank Sasserman: Abraham C. Coble, Oak Hall; Ma- bel E. Parker, State College. "Jos. Ludick and Mary Simko, Belle- fonte. Orvic C. Meyer and Ella P. Rachau, Centre Hall. : Steve Jakicic and Mary Matis, Bellefonte. a — The remains of Mrs. Collis Cal- ley, aged 65 years, who died at State College on Monday, were shipped to Baltimore, Ohio, on Tuesday for bur- ial. Talked to Bellefonte {Major Watt i Audience. The Presbyterian church was crowd- ied on Sunday evening by an audience anxious to hear from the seat of war {by one who spent almost three years {in or close to the trenches in the per- ison of Major Laughlin McClain Watt, a chaplain in’ the Scottish Highland- ers. Major Watt came to Bellefonte iin company with Dr. Frank B. Lynch, under the auspices of the speakers’ bureau of the Public Safety commit- tee, and his talk was interesting as well as edifying to his Bellefonte au- dience. He cast aside all the glamours of war and detailed it in all its horrors, impressing upon his hearers the fact that all the stories that have been told in this country of German atrocities are true, and many of their deeds are too horrible to recount. He described many deeds of heroism and pathetic sights in the trenches and behind the lines and payed a most glowing trib- ute to the work of the Red Cross, “angels of mercy,” the nurses every one of them. He stated that in such deep reverence were they held by the British soldiers that whenever one ap- peared the soldier always stood at at- tention with uncovered head. Like every rational man and wom- an he deplored the great sacrifice of life, but he believes in the righteous- ness 'of the allies’ cause and there is nothing to do but fight the struggle to a finish, or until the Germans are most effectually beaten. He deplored the fact that the United States did not enter the struggle sooner but paid this country the compliment of asserting that with its aid the allies must sure- ly win. Get In On the Liberty Loan. Centre county started its drive on the third Liberty loan on Wednesday of last week and so far it is estimated about one-half the county’s quota, or about $300,000 worth of bonds, have been sold. While this is considered very good, yet the work is not done by any means and will not be until the county’s full quota is made up. The very fact that the first half has been raised so quickly is evidence that the purchasers had their minds already made up and as soon as the bonds were offered for sale they took them. To sell the remainder of the bonds will require persistent effort from now until the close of the sale on May 6th, but every man and woman in Centre county who can afford to do so ought to voluntarily come forward and help along in the good work. It is only united effort that will bring success and we feel sure that every red-blooded man in Centre county wants to see the government succeed in the present war, and to succeed it must have the money. Soldier Boys at Home. ,.» Fred Yarnell, who is now stationed {at the Washington, D. C., barracks as a member of the Engineering Signal corps, was in Bellefonte over Sunday on a brief furlough, visiting his par- ois sheriff and Mrs. George H. Yar- nell. Peter Lyons, with the national ar- my at Camp Meade, was home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ly- ons, from Friday until Wednesday. James Morrison, who several months ago resigned his job as a clerk in the P. R. R. freight office to enlist in the navy, arrived home on Wednes- day on a ten day’s furlough, having already been over to France and back. Marshall Cook, who is now a cor- poral of the Mounted Signal corps at Camp Dix, N. J., visited his father, Chirles F. Cook, over Sunday. Curtin—Ardell.—Harry Curtin, of Curtin, stole a march on his many friends by going to New York and last week bringing home as his bride Miss Mary Elizabeth Ardell, daugh- ter of the late John Ardell, of this place. The young people were mar- ried at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York city, on Satur- day, April 6th. Hassell Montgomery was one of the witnesses. After spending a few days in New York and ‘Philadelphia Mr. Curtin returned home last Thursday morning and in- vited a few Bellefonte friends to spend that evening at his home. The bride arrived on the evening train and was met by her husband who introduced her to his guests as his bride. Of course congratulations were in order. Harnden—Bartley.—J. W. Harnden, of Altoona, and Miss Inez M. Bartley, of Bellefonte, were married on Tues- day of last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Nelson Stineman, in Al- toona, by Rev. J. V. L. Wagner, of the Duncansville Methodist church. The double ring ceremony was used and the young couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Stineman. They will make their home in Altoona. Woodring—Ruhl. — Charles Elmer Woodring, an instructor at State Col- lege, and Miss Amy Augusta Ruhl, of Altoona, were married at eleven o’clock Saturday morning at the Finst Methodist church in Altoona by the pastor, Rev. James B. Stein. They will make their home at State College. Warren—Downing.—Armine War- ren and Miss Anna W. Downing, both of whom gave their residence as Bellefonte, were married in Lock Ha- ven on Monday morning by Rev. James M. Brennan, at the parsonage of the east Main street Methodist church. — The forty hours devotion will begin in St. John’s Catholic church on Sunday and continue until Tuesday. +00 — R. Russell Blair is confined to his home on east Linn street with an fasack of the measles. A an .
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