Bellefonte, Pa., May 10, 1918. |
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Only Twenty-four Slackers in Centre
County.
Out of the total of 3174 registered
men in Centre county only twenty-
four have proved to be slackers by not
filing questionaires with the local ex-
emption board, and they will be re-
ported to the Department of Justice
as technical deserters. The men have
either skipped or persistently refuse
to recognize the official summons and
all efforts on the part of the local
board to locate them have so far fail-
ed. The dates to submit the question-
naires were between December 24th,
1917, and January 16th, 1918, and the
names, home addresses and order
numbers of the slackers are as fol-
lows:
226—Lee Young, (Col) Powelton.
241—Jerome Davis, Philipsburg.
285—Sam Dennison (Col), Powelton.
326—W. A. Hefller, Munson.
361—Emory Williams (Col), Augusta, Ga.
1001—Palano Giobetter, Clarence.
1094—Joseph Donovski, Osceola Mills.
1146—Givoanni Scardius, Powelton.
1155—Frank F. Roach, Osceola Mills.
1171—Joe Wiley (Col), Thomasville.
- 1488—Kdy Vyssyuski, Osceola Mills.
1494—F. F. Griffin, Osceola Mills.
1658—Ignuts Shewart, Powelton.
1725—George Bambling, Munson.
1749—Petro Pezzin., Kato.
1934—Sam Mukin, Osceola Mills.
2130--Joe Nikolok, Osceola Mills.
2375-—Vachaerin Kozolbchin, Osceola Mills.
25568-—Andrew Onischiuk, Osceola Mills.
2706—Krank Mochilik, Kato.
2716—John S. Shere. Derry.
2719—Joseph Krumrine, Clarence.
2840—Millieu Benedetto, Philipsburg.
3047—Francis J. Hefferan, Osceola Mills.
Barn Struck by Lightning, Burned
to Ground.
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During the storm early Sunday
morning, or about 2:30 o’clock, the
barn of George Solt near Snow Shoe
was struck by lightning and burned
to the ground together with two
horses, one cow, 300 bushels of oats,
between four and five tons of hay, lot
of fodder and straw, two reapers, ma-
nure spreader, separator, gas engine,
two wagans, one of which belonged to
County Treasurer David Chambers,
other implements and all his harness.
A lot of lumber piled in the barn was
also burned and a harness shop near
the barn was badly damaged. In ad-
dition to the cow burned one was kill-
ed by lightning. Fifteen head of cat-
tle not in the barn were saved. Mr.
Solt estimates his loss at between five
and six thousand dollars. He had
some insurance on the barn but none
on his stock. :
Just about a month ago Mr. Solt’s
daughter Josephine was killed when
the automobile in which she was rid-
ing with her brother was struck by a
N. Y. C. train and this additional
stroke of hard luck is to be deplored
by all.
Two Barns Burned at Aaronsburg.
About ten o’clock last Friday morn-
ing the large bank barn on the George
M. Ruppe farm at Aaronsburg was
discovered to be on fire and by the
time men arrived upon the scene it
was entirely enveloped in flames so
that it was impossible to save any-
thing. The farm is tenanted by For-
est J. Stover and he lost a heifer,
calf, four pigs, a quantity of chick-
ens, 80 bushels of oats, some hay,
straw and fodder and farm imple-
ments. His loss is partially cover-
ed by insurance. There was no in-
surance on the barn and Mr. Ruppe
estimates his loss at $2,000.
From the Ruppe barn the flames
communicated to the building of W.
K. Haines, occupied jointly as a barn
and carpenter shop, entirely destroy-
ing it. Mr. Haines’ loss is placed at
$900, with no insurance. While it is
not definitely known how the fire
originated it is believed to have been
caused by children playing with
matches in the Ruppe barn.
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Playing Baseball for Benefit of the
Red Cross.
Three games have now been played
in the Red Cross baseball league in
Bellefonte. The first game, played on
Tuesday of last week and which was
won by the North ward by the score
of 6 to 4, will not be counted owing
to the fact that only four innings
were played. The game on Friday
evening betwen the South and West
ward teams was won by the latter by
the score of 4 to 2. On Tuesday
evening of this week the South ward
defeated the North ward by the score
of 10 to 4, and this (Friday) even-
ing the North and West ward will
cross bats. Go out and see the game,
have a good time and contribute your
mite toward the Red Cross.
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To Train Soldiers for Motor Service.
Another quota of soldiers will be
sent to The Pennsylvania State Col-
lege for training as motor truck me-
chanics, according to word received
by President Sparks from the War
Department. The new detachment
will number 150 enlisted men recent-
ly recruited for the army, and they
will reach the college by May 15th.
Eight weeks of practical instruction
will be given them by experts of The
State College engineering school. To
supply workroom facilities, the col-
lege will immediately construct a tem-
porary building which will be fully
equipped with automobile motors and
accessories.
A little son, who has been
‘named Howard Yerger Jr., was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Yerger, Sat-
urday, at the Bellefonte hospital.
DeLONG.—Charles V. DeLong, a:
native of Centre county died at the
Columbia hospital, Wilkinsburg on
April 27th. He had an attack of pleu-
risy in February which resulted in a
{ nervous breakdown. He was on a fair
way to recovery, however, when he
developed pneumonia which resulted
in his death.
Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. S. DeLong and was born at How-
{ard, this county, being at his death
43 years, 10 months and 25 days old.
He had been a resident in the west-
ern part of the State a number of
years and was a man who had the
confidence and esteem of his fellow-
men. He was a member of the First
| Christian church at Homestead, the
Knights of Malta and the I. O. O. F.
" He was twice married, his first wife
having been Miss Winona Patterson,
of Fayette City. She died November
1st, 1904, leaving one child, Hugh,
who is now fifteen years old. On Sep-
tember 9th, 1914, he married Miss
Frances Harding, of Elrama, who
survives. He also leaves his father,
living at Howard, and the following
brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Rodman, of Binghamton, N. Y.; Mrs.
Thomas McCloskey, of Howard; Mrs.
Newton I. Wilson, of Warriorsmark;
Mrs. Marion Marcy, of St. Ignatius,
Montana; LeRoy DeLong, of Seattle,
Wash., and Dean R., of Pittsburgh.
Funeral services were held in the
First Christian church of Homestead | home of his son David, near Philips-
on Tuesday evening, April 30th.
Brother ‘Gordon’s text was very fit-
ting to the life he had lived, namely:
“I have fought a good fight; I have
finished the course, I have kept the
faith.” Burial was made at Fayette
City. ¥
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LONGSHORE.—Dr. Rebecca Rey-
nolds Longshore, a native of Centre
county, died at her home in San Die-
go, Cal, on April 17th. She was a
daughter of Israel and Sarah Whit-
ney Reynolds and was born in Miles-
burg on December 22nd, 1836, hence
was in her eighty-second year. When
a girl she decided to study medicine
and took a course in a Philadelphia
college.
Later she married Samuel Long-
shore, a dentist and some years later
they settled on the Pawnee reserva-
tion in Nebraska as employees of the
government, administering to the
wants of the Indians. They were in-
timately acquainted with Col. Wil-
liam F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) and fre-
quently were called to treat members
of his family. At the conclusion of
their work in Nebraska they moved
to California. Mrs. Longshore at one
time spent several years in Australia
doing research work. Two sisters
who preceded her to the grave were
Mrs. Mary Hicklen, mother of the late
Cheney K. Hicklen, and Mrs. Marjo-
rie T. Lucas, who died about a year
ago in Unionville. Mrs. Longshore’s
husband died several years ago.
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REED.—Mrs. Rebecca Saylor Reed,
wife of James Reed, died at her home
in Tyrone on Friday afternoon, fol-
lowing an illness of many months
with a complication of diseases. She
was a daughter of Benjamin and Re-
becca Saylor and was born at Penn-
sylvania Furnace on July 30th, 1848,
hence was in her seventieth year.
When a child her parents moved to
Bellefonte and it was here her early
life was spent. She was united in
marriage to James Reed, a veteran of
the Civil war and a little over thirty |
years ago Mr. Reed was appointed to
a government position in Washington
and the family moved there, living
there nineteen years when they moved
to Tyrone.
Mrs. Reed was a member of the
Methodist church and the Ladies Aid
society, being quite active in both
lines of work. She is survived by her
husband, one brother and a sister,
namely: Robert Saylor, of Bellefonte,
and Mrs. Amelia Gunsallus, of Can-
ton, Ohio. Funeral services were held
in the Columbia Avenue Methodist
church, ‘Tyrone, at 1:30 o’clock on
Sunday afternoon, after which burial
was made in the Grandview cemetery,
Tyrone.
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MUSSER.—Mrs. Allie Musser, wid-
ow of the late James Musser, died at
her home in Harrisburg on Sunday
morning of a complication of diseases.
She was a daughter of Noah and Lou-
isa Roush Musser and was born at
Hartleton on June 28th, 1863, hence
was almost fifty-five years old. She
was married to James Musser at Har-
tleton about thirty years ago and
most of their married life was spent |
at Harrisburg. Mr. Musser died
about fifteen years ago but surviving
her are three children, Lee, Elgin and
Louisa, all of Harrisburg. She also
leaves two brothers and one sister,
namely: George H. Musser, of How-
ard; Harry N., of State College, and
Mrs. John Longwell, of Altoona.
Funeral = services were held in the
Lutheran church at Hartleton on
Wednesday, burial being made in the
Hartleton cemetery.
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STEFFEY.—Shedrick M. Steffey
died at the home of his daughter, Mis.
0. L. Weaver, in Bellwood, on Tues-
day morning as the result of a stroke
of paralysis. He was a son of Sam-
uel and Elizabeth Wilson Steffey and
was born at McAlevy’s Fort over
eighty-seven years ago. He followed
teaching school most of his life. Sur-
viving him are six children, namely:
Mrs. Annie Meek, of East Altoona;
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of State Col-
lege; Mrs. Ada Blair, of Altoona;
Mrs. Mintie Markle and Mrs. O. L.
Weaver, of Bellwood, and W. W., of
Pittsburgh. He also leaves thirty-
nine grand-children and five great
grand-children. Burial was made in
the Logan Valley cemetery, Altoona,
yesterday afternoon.
GILBERT.—Following an illness of |
a number of months with heart dis- |
ease Moses Gilbert died at his home:
‘at Wolf's Store on Monday morning.
{He was a son of Michael and Eleanor
' Gilbert and was born in Snyder coun-
ty on October 4th, 1846, hence was 71
i years, 7 months and 2 days old. He
| served during the Civil war as a mem-
| ber of Company A, 148th regiment,
| being one of five brothers to answer
| President Lincoln’s call for volun-
teers. He was a laborer by occupa-
‘tion and an honest, straightforward
| gentleman.
| He was married to Miss Amanda
| Frantz who survives with the follow-
ing children: Mrs. Hugh Kahler, of
| Beech Creek; William, of Wolf’s
i Store; Mrs. John Spangler, of State
' College; Mrs. Harry McCook, of Re-
| bersburg; Edwin, of Booneville; Mrs.
| Charles Zimmerman, of Aaronsburg;
| Mrs. Charles Harter, of Madisonburg;
i Charles, of Loganton, and Thomas, of
| Wolf’s Store. He also leaves
| brothers and a sister, Manasses, of
| Rebersburg; Mrs. Lanig, living in
| Ohio, and Henry, of Aaronsburg.
' Rev. Bingman, of Howard, and Rev.
J. D. Hunsinger had charge of the
‘| funeral services which were held at
19:30 o'clock yesterday morning, bur-
|ial being made in the Rebersburg
{ Union cemetery.
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, MOORE.—John Moore died at the
| burg, last Thursday following an ill- |
‘ness which dated back to last Decem-
ber. He was born in Bald Eagle val-
ley on May 15th, 1835, hence was in
his eighty-third year. He served dur-
ing the Civil war as a member of
Company L, 143rd regiment. Return-
ed all his life.
surviving him are the following chil-
dren: Mrs. Thomas Richardson, of
Dilltown, Indiana county; Samuel, of
McCartney, Clearfield county; Wall
mer, of South Philipsburg, and Da-
vid, of Philipsburg. He also leaves
a brother and two sisters, William
Moore, of Port Matilda; Mrs. Theoph-
ylis Moore and Mrs. Matthew Harvey,
both of Shingle House.
The funeral was held at one o’clock
Sunday afternoon, burial being made
in the Philipsburg cemetery.
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OSMAN.—James P. Osman, sec-
tion foreman on the Lewisburg and
Tyrone railroad at Spring Mills, died
at four o’clock on Monday afternoon
after one week's illness with pleuro-
pneumonia. He was a son of James
and Margaret Osman and was born
at Linden Hall on March 14th, 1862,
hence had reached the age of 56 years,
1 month and 20 days.
He was married to Miss Agnes
Snyder who survives with the follow-
ing children: Benjamin, at home;
Harry, of Williamsport; Mrs. Carrie
McCormick, of Sunbury, and William,
at home. He also leaves two broth-
ers. Albert, in Altoona, and Calvin,
of Glen Iron. He was a member of
the Reformed church, the Knights of
the Golden Eagle and the I. O. O. F.,,
of Spring Mills.
Funeral services were held at his
late home at 9:30 o’clock yesterday
| morning by Revs. R.-Raymond Jones
land S. C. Stover, after which burial
was made in the Boalsburg cemetery.
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Band Leader Samuel Bryan Again
Leaves Bellefonte.
| Samuel Bryan, a lifelong resident
of Bellefonte and who has won con-
siderable notoriety because of his
leadership of the Coleville band in the
days when it was one of the best mu-
sical organizations in the country, and
who even in later years was able to
assemble enough of men with music-
al ability to keep Coleville on the list,
has again left Bellefonte, moving to
Altoona last week where he will work
as a plumber on the pipe line and
make extra money by playing the cor-
net for dances, theatres, ete. His
brother-in-law, Herman Cruse and
wife also moved to Altoona this week.
A number of years ago Sam went
to Tyrone ostensibly to work in the
shops but in reality as an asset to the
Tyrone P. R. R. shop band but he soon
grew homesick and one day he hung
up his job and hitching up his old
gray horse drove back to Bellefonte.
But this time he burned his bridges
behind him by selling the horse and
dray and now it looks as if some oth-
er leader will have to be found if
either Coleville or Bellefonte is to
have a band in the future.
And in this connection it might be
mentioned that already there is a
movement on foot among the Moose
and the Red Men to organize a band
and engage a bandmaster, but so far
the movement has not advanced to
that stage where any definite an-
nouncement can be made. But it is
entirely within the bounds of reason
that Bellefonte ought to have a band
and there are certainly enough Red
Men and Moose in the Bellefonte
Lodges to afford plenty of material
to choose from. SL
May Court Will Not Convene Until
the 22nd.
The regular May term of court
called to begin on Monday, May 20th,
will not convene until Wednesday
morning, May 22nd, by order of the
court. The spring primaries will be
held on the 21st and it is in order to
allow every voter who chooses to do
so to attend the primaries that the
continuation has been made. All men
summoned as jurors or who may have
any business before the court should
take notice of the change in date.
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——Straw hats are beginning to
make their appearance, and the way
the weather has been this week they
are right in season.
two
ing from the war he engaged in car- |
penter work, an occupation he follow-
His wife died many years ago but’
BASE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
(Continued from page 1, Col. 5).
‘who it was for fear I would not know
him, but I finally did, and whom do
{you think I saw from home? Yes, it
‘was our daring Bellefonte boy aviator,
| Buddie Morris, now a first lieutenant,
!of course. I have had a ride with him
about a mile high in the air, and that
|was some experience. Of course I
look for more of them if we both stay
around here.
Now for the other surprise.
ter) Musser being left at the hospital
in a place along the way, a little un-
der the weather. Well, I found him
at the station in our burg the other
night on his way to join the rest of |
the fellows, so he managed to stay a
day and night with me here, and say, |
'I never saw Whitey look better or
fatter at any time since he was a kid.
He certainly does look fine, and tells
me he never felt better.
And say, maybe that Bud Morris
isn’t fat, and perhaps I am gaining a
: little myself. The weather has chang-
led a little today, it being cooler and
{cloudy. Tell someone at home to send
‘me a North American once in awhile,
‘as I get homesick to see one. I often
{look at the little surprise Christmas
| gift sister gave me, and say, it cer-
i tainly helps. Guess I had better close
now. Write often. With love to all,
CHAS. E. GATES.
—_—— eee
CANTEEN WORKERS IN FRANCE.
Miss Laurie Writes of Troops Leav-
| ing for the Front.
Dear Sir:
From all reports you have certain-
ly had a fearful winter at home, and
[I'm sure are greeting spring with
open arms. France, here in the coun-
try, is beginning to look very lovely.
The roads are all bordered with trees
bursting into leaf, the blossoming
hedgerows and cunning houses with
vine on the walls. The country peo-
i ple and school children look like col-
iored illustrations from nursery
rhymes, with their wooden shoes and
blue smocks. And when you see the
farmers with four big horses strung
out in a long row, drawing a plow, or
a shepherd leading his flock through
the green fields, or along the road bor-
dered by plum trees, you can’t believe
it is real; and that less than a hun-
dred miles away fearful things are
happening.
Sometimes when we are so busy
working it all seems as far away
from the real battle line as Bellefonte
does, but then some one comes back
from the front filled with wonderful
and awful tales, it makes you realize
we’re here on the spot, and some day,
no doubt, will be much closer. The
spirit of the men who have come back
is so wonderful to us, they are not de-
pressed by horrors, but just bursting
with enthusiasm and so full of it all
leave us limp, with our heads whirl-
ing and so proud of our men we can
hardly endure it.
Marion and I so often, hundreds of
times since we have been here, say
“Thank the Lord we're here.” What
if a bomb does fall on our heads,
we’re having the time of our lives and,
| both being good Presbyterians, we
feel sure we are just as safe here as
she in her shop in Harrisburg and I
in the bank in Bellefonte would be.
We have just gone through the try-
ing, harrowing experience of saying
good-bye to our dearest regiment,
which we have been with for four
months. It hurt more than I can write
about, but the most wonderful part of
it was the way the boys came to us
by the hundreds and tried to tell us
what our being here meant to them.
Nothing so touching and beautiful can
ever happen to us again. Lots of
those who had been very close to us
and whom we loved dearly, we were
not surprised at their sorrow and
emotion, but for days before they left
hundreds we hardly knew stopped us
to say good-bye and to thank us, with
eyes full of tears, for what we had
done for the regiment, and we so
often were discouraged and felt we
weren’t doing half what we had hoped
to do.
Well, it did help some, but we were
a forlorn pair of women when we
came back to camp after marching
down to the train with them and going
up and down those long trains saying
good-bye. It took all the Scotch grit
we had to do it with smiling faces.
The camp seemed like a deserted vil-
lage, although there are thousands of
troops left, and the Y. M. C. A. sec-
retaries decided in their minds that
we needed a vacation and should go
away at once, (our week’s vacation
due every three months was coming to
us) but we decided we'd stick to the
job until we got used to doing with-
out our boys, and also until we made
friends with some of the others, so
we would have them to come back to
after our trip.
We may go to Nice, and hope we
can find somebody nice to go with us.
You are very kind to say my letters
are interesting, but I seem to write
just what I am thinking about at the
time, and sometimes I forget the
most interesting things.
Yours sincerely,
BERTHA A. LAURIE.
——John D. Sourbeck, who was so
badly injured several weeks ago when
knocked down by an automobile at the
P. R. R. passenger station, was re-
moved from the Bellefonte hospital to
his rooms in the Garman building on
Monday and for the present his wants
will be looked after by a trained nurse
and Mrs. Edward Harper. His condi-
tion is not as satisfactory as his
friends would like to see but it is
hoped that in his home surroundings
he may improve.
You
know I wrote you about Whitey (Les-
that they talk and talk for hours and |
Borough Council Proceedings.
Seven members were present at the
regular meeting of borough council !
on Monday evening. There were no
verbal communications but a written
request was received from policeman
Elmer Yeager for an increase in sal-
ary of ten dollars a month. The mat-
ter was referred to the Fire and Po-
lice committee.
Requests were received from Mrs.
William Houser for exoneration of
water taxes on house for six months
and shop for year 1917, from Mrs.
Sylvester Bixler for exoneration of
water taxes on the Geo. L. Potter
home on Linn street; from Mrs. Wil-
kinson for exoneration of water taxes
from George A. Beezer for exonera-
tion of bill for placing second water
meter in his garage, all of which were
referred to the Water committee for |
investigation and report. ;
Mr. Harris, of the Street committee,
reported the repairing of Allegheny
street, and stated that it was the in-
tention of the committee to not only
repair that street but High, Bishop
‘and one end of Howard. He also stat-
ed that the committee had arranged
‘to get some ugite from the State
‘Highway Department for top-dress-
ing the streets.
| Mr. Seibert, of the Water commit-
| tee, reported that the big belt at the
Phoenix pumping station was worn
out and recommended the purchase of
‘a new rawhide belt, which will cost
| five dollars a foot. Council voted to
purchase the belt.
i The Finance committee presented
{the treasurer’s report which showed
11. The fact was also reported that
iin accordance with ‘instructions of
| council the treasurer had purchased
: $10,000 worth of Liberty bonds to be
ipaid for by installment out of the
i sinking fund.
The Fire and Police committee pre-
i sented the burgess’ check for $117.00
| for fines and licenées collected during
and Daniel L., of Sandy Ridge; EI- | pink and red japonica trained like a the first quarter of his term. Mr.
i Flack also called attention to the fact
|that sd far no action had been taken
on the Logan fire company’s request
| for $1,000 to equip a chemical truck,
(and he stated that both fire compa-
Iny’s ought to be so equipped. The
{matter was referred back to the com-
mittee to ascertain just what it will
be necessary to purchase and the es-
timated cost of same.
Mr. Harris recommended that
Wayne D. Meyer be appointed tempo-
rary engineer during the absence of
Norman R. Wright and council so
acted.
Borough solicitor J. Thomas Mitch-
ell stated to council that there was
considerable complaint about the fast
driving of automobiles within the bor-
ough limits and that council had been
criticised for not doing something to
| prohibit it, when the fact of the mat-
ter is that it is entirely a matter for
the burgess and the police.
Burgess W. Harrison Walker in-
formed council that he proposed is-
suing a proclamation against the use
of fireworks on the Fourth of July.
He also called attention to the fla-
grant violation of the Sabbath by
some of the storekeepers of Bellefonte
who persist in keeping open that day,
and further stated that he had made
a request of all of them to keep closed
next Sunday, on account of it being
Mother’s day. This, of course, does
not apply to the hotels or bonafide res-
taurants. He also stated that any-
one who does not heed this request
will be dealt with according to law.
Bills to the amount of $1043.12
were approved and council adjourned.
—— White carnations for Mother’s
day at Yeager’s. 19-1t
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News of the Soldier Boys.
Hugh M. Quigley arrived home
from Williams College last Friday
for a ten day’s visit with his parents,
Judge and Mrs. Henry C. Quigley,
preparatory to entering the fourth of-
ficers’ training camp at Camp Dev-
ens, Ayer, Mass., which will open May
15th. He was one of sixteen selected
from the Williams reserve officers’
training camp. :
Joseph Knisely, serving with Com-
pany A, military police at Camp Sher-
man, Birmingham, Ala., arrived home
last Saturday on a ten day’s furlough
which he is spending with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Knisely.
James Gehret came up from Camp
Meade on Monday and spent twenty-
four hours at home, leaving Tuesday
evening so as to get back to camp on
Wednesday.
Mrs. John G. Love received a card
on Tuesday announcing the safe ar-
rival in France of John G. Love Jr.
who is with an ambulance unit of the
University of Pennsylvania.
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Animal Statues.
The Sparks’ circus which is billed
to give two exhibitions here Thurs-
day, May 28rd, have many novelties
and new features this season, among
which is the justly famous Woodford’s
animal statues.
This display consists of snow-white
Arabian stallions and pedigreed white
English setter dogs. There are three
of these acts, exactly alike, one in
each ring, and from an artistic sense
easily hold the position of the most
beautiful display of the entire circus
program. nt
A number of different famous hunt-
ing scenes, and the wardrobe, trap-
pings and paraphernalia being in the
purest of white give an appearance of
marble that leaves a lasting impres-
sion of beauty with the audience.
— Arthur C. Dale on Monday re-
ceived notice that he had passed a
successful examination and had been
admitted to practice at the bar of the
Supreme court of Pennsylvania.
——Subscribe for the “Watchman.”
for seven months on her home, and
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A Disastrous Fire to Former Centre
Countians.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. L. M.
Johnson, of Chicago, will regret to
learn that they have just had a de-
structive fire in their wholesale pic-
ture establishment, of which a Chica-
‘go paper gives the following account:
SCHOOL CHILDREN WATCH FIRE.
! Thirteen hundred pupils of the Em-
erson public school, Paulina and Wal-
nut streets, spent their noon recess
watching firemen battle a stubborn
blaze in a four-story brick factory
occupied by the L. M. Johnson Piec-
ture Frame company, 1635 Fulton
street. Starting on the top floor the
fire spread rapidly, endangering
i dwellings on either side.
| All the employees in the building,
: about 100 in number, including a score
19 women, reached the street in safe-
ty.
The school children had just been
' released for the noon recess when the
i clanging apparatus began arriving.
; They thronged to the building and
| especial precautions were taken by
the police to protect them from inju-
iry. Many of the more venturesome,
, seeking better points of vantage,
i perched on the porches of near by
i dwellings until dislodged by police-
men, who for a time feared that the
1 walls would collapse.
The loss was estimated at about
$20,000.
It is only a month since Mrs. John-
son and her mother, Mrs. Mary No-
lan, brought the body of James J. No-
lan back to Bellefonte for burial after
his unexpected death from pneumonia
and it seems as if they were having
more than their share of *misfortune.
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| Somewhere in France, April 11. 5 palance on hand May 1st of $1136.- | Potted plants of all kinds at
Yeager’s. 19-1t
——A big flag raising will be held
at Jacksonville tomorrow (Saturday)
evening, at 8 o’clock. The Howard
band will furnish the music and prom-
inent speakers will be present to en-
tertain the crowd. The public is in-
vited to attend.
ove
— Extra large potted geraniums-:
at Yeager’s. 19-1t
New Advertisements.
OR SALE.—Fine driving horse, har-
ness, buggy and sleigh. WIL-
LIAM BURNSIDE, Bellefonte, Pa.
F
31-9-1t*
three
passenger Studebaker car. In fine
condition. than 2,000
miles. Inquire of
14-tf J. H. WEBER, Centre Hall
F* SALE.—1917 Six-cylinder,
Run less
HICKS FOR SALE.—Barred Rocks,
Reds, White Leghorns. Ten thous-
and each week.
NITTANY VALLEY HATCHERY,
63-18-11t Mingoville, Pa.
IRLS WANTED.—Girls 18 to 30 want-
ed for light work, to operate light
lathes, cranes, etc. Steady work,
good wages and weekly pay. Apply Em-
ployment Office Standard Steel Works Co.,
Burnham, Pa. 63-14-6t
RESH COW FOR SALE.—Large, fine
milk cow with heifer calf at her
side. She is a heavy milker and is
6 years old. Bell phone or write.
THADDEUS CROSS,
Bellefonte, Pa., R. F. D.
63-18
DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. — Let-
ters of Administration, c. t. a. on
the estate of Samuel K. Emerick,
late of Unionville borough, deceased, hav-
ing been granted to the undersigned, all
persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are hereby notified to make
immediate payment thereof and those hav-
ing claims should present them, properly
authenticated, to
HARRY BADGER, :
Administrator, c. t. a..
W. Harrison Walker, Atty, Bellefonte, Pa.
Bellefonte, Pa. 63-15-6t
A Borough of State College, deceas-
ed. Letters of Administration in the
above estate having been granted to the
undersigned by the Register of Wills of
Centre county, Pennsylvania, all persons
indebted to the said estate are hereby re-
quested to make payment, and all persons
having claims against said estate are re-
quested to present the same, duly authen-
ticated. without delay to
WILLIAM H. THOMAS,
Administrator,
Or to J. M. Keichline,
Tyrone, Pa.
Attorney, Bellefonte, Pa. 63115-6t
DMINISTRATOR’'S NOTICE.—Estate
of William Thomas, late of the
PPLICATION FOR CHARTER—In
the matter of the incorporation of
The Spring Mills Independent Or-
der of Odd Fellows Hall Association in
the Court of Common Pleas of Centre
county, No. 98, May term, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that an applica-
tion will be made to the Honorable Henry
C. Quigley, President Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas of Centre county, on
Monday, the 27th day of May A. D. 1918,
at 10:00 o’clock a. m., under the Corpora-
tion Act of 1874 and its supplements and
amendments, by E. T. Jamison, W. O.
Gramley, C. C. Bartges, B. F. Kennelly, C.
B. Stover, G. C. Gentzel, G. B. Bitner and
S. L. Condo for the charter of the intend-
ed corporation to be called “The Spring
Mills Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Hall Association of Spring Mills, Centre
County, Pennsylvania.” The charter, the
object of which is the receiving and hold-
ing of property, real and personal for the
Independent rder of Odd Fellows at
Spring Mills, in the County of Centre and
State of Pennsylvania, and for the erec-
tion of a hall building on real estate to
be held by them and for the purpose of
the social and fraternal welfare of its
members and these persons to have apd
possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits
and privileges conferred by said Act and
supplements thereto.
GETTIG AND BOWER,
63-18-3t Solicitors.
OURT PROCLAMATION. — Whereas
C the Honorable Henry C. Quigley,
President Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas of the 49th Judicial Dis-
trict, consisting of the County of Centre,
having issued his precept, bearing date
the 19th day of April, 1918, to me di-
rected for ‘holding a Court of Common
Pleas, Orphans’ ourt, Court of Quarter
Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer
and General Jail Delivery, in Bellefonte,
fore County of Centre, and to commence
on the
THIRD MONDAY OF MAY,
being the 20th day of May, 1918, and
to continue as business may Tequite.
Notice is hereby given to the Coroner,
Justices of the Peace, Alderman and Con-
stables of said County of Centre, that
they be then and there in their proper
persons at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
the 20th, with their records, inquisitions,
examinations and their remembrances to
do those things which to their office apper-
tains to be done, and those, who are
bound in recognizances, to prosecute
against the prisoners that are or shall be
in the jail of Centre County, be then and
there to prosecute against them as shall be
ust.
J Given under my hand at Bellefonte, the
19th day of April, in the year of our
Lord 1918, and the one hundred and forty-
third year of the Independence of the
United States of America.
GEO. H. YARNELL,
Sheriff’s Office, Bellefonte, Pa., Sheriff.
April 19th, 1918. 63-17-4t
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