Bellefonte, Pa., May 24, 1918. Som To Correspondents.—No communications published unless accompanied by the real name of the writer. na THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY Miss Grace Vallimont has en- tered the Bellefonte hospital for train- ing as a nurse. The winter tops were this week removed from the White Line taxis and other tops substituted. All those who have paid for Liberty bonds at the First National bank will please call for them, as they are now ready for delivery. In the American casualty list published last Saturday appeared the | name of Ferdinand Wauletet, of Osce- | ola Mills, as being wounded severely. The fact that there was a sur- plus of potatoes in Centre county this spring should not deter farmers from putting out another big acreage. Next year they may not be so plentiful. T. Clayton Brown is keeping up his reputation as a fisherman; includ- ed in his catch one day this week up along Spring creek was a trout weigh- ing four pounds and measuring twen- ty-three inches. The tenth annual reunion of | the Grove family will be held at the Fair grounds in Bellefonte, on Satur- day, June 15th. All friends of the family and the public are most cor- dially invited to attend. Miss Mary F. Schad will not re- turn to Philipsburg to continue her school work, having accepted the po- sition. of teacher of languages, made vacant in the Bellefonte schools by the resignation of Miss Baer. —Just now the highway from Bellefonte to Pleasant Gap is in splen- did condition. In fact traveling over it gives the sensation of greater smoothness than can be had on any of the really improved Toads in the county. ——As the “Watchman” announced last week Hayes Schenck was dis- charged from the penitentiary on Wednesday morning. He came to Bellefonte arrayed in a new suit of clothes, with a suit case and other luggage and went from here to Lock Haven, Frank R. Roach, of Philipsburg, recently listed by the Centre county exemption board as a delinquent, has been officially reported as being in service in France and his name has been stricken off the delinquent list and is entitled to be placed upon the roll of honor. ——Wednesday evening’s storm was unusually terrific down Nittany valley. Down at John H. Beck’s home at Snydertown the wind blew over one of the silos, wrecked the ware- house. in' the rear of their store and uprooted a. number of trees. About the only - damage the ' storm did in Bellefonte . was short- circuit some electric light wires. t ——Another big evening of motion pictures at the Lyric this evening. A seven reel feature of “Innocent” and another two reel part of “The Retreat of the Germans at the Battle of Ar- ras.” Next Monday evening “The Girl by the Roadside,” one of the lat- est Bluebird successes. “My Married Wife” is another big picture that will be shown at the Lyric in the near fu- ture. “Robina in Search of a Hus- band,” under the direction of Miss Baer, will be repeated in Garman’s opera house tomorrow (Saturday) evening, at 8:30 o’clock, for the bene- fit of the Red Cross war fund. The chart will open at Parrish’s drug store at noon today. Seats, 50, 35 and 25 cents. This will be an opportunity to see a good entertainment and at the same time help out the Red Cross. At their concert at the High school building on Monday evening the Harmonic club cleared over one hundred dollars for the Belgian relief fund. The concert, by the way, prov- ed the high class entertainment that the “Watchman” predicted, and the large audience showed its appreciation of the efforts of the club members to give a concert that not only pleased but thrilled everybody who heard it. The circus has come and gone but if you failed to see “The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin,” yesterday you will have another opportunity to see him today in motion pictures at the Scenic, matinee and night. It is a picture that every grown man and woman should see, because it paints this murderer of women and children true to nature. Other good pictures will be shown at the Scenic every evening during the week except Sun- day. William Warren, a big negro of Chester county, was electrocuted at the new penitentiary on Monday morning for the murder of William Kirk, of Avondale, on the morning of May 16th, 1917. Warren was to have been electrocuted on the morning of April 15th, but the Governor granted a respite to allow the Board of Par- dons to review his case. The latter, however, refused to intervene and Warren paid the penalty of his crime on Monday morning. ——Many Centre countians have received cards the past week an- nouncing the arrival of a son or brother in France, which means that practically the entire Pennsylvania division that trained at Camp Han- cock has either landed in France or are on the way. Among the number is Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Baird, of Milesburg, whose son, Mahlon . E. Baird, has arrived safely. Before going into training at Camp Hancock the young man was a passenger brakeman on the Middle division of the Pennsylvania railroad. A BIG RED CROSS DRIVE. Thousands Attend Meeting Here On Wednesday Evening. The big Red Cross drive for the second war fund opened in Bellefonte on Monday and has been in full swing all week. Extra impetus was given it at a big parade and meeting held here on Wednesday evening. The pa- rade formed at the High school build- shall and John J. Bower chief of staff. It was made up as follows: Cordon of state policemen, speakers in auto- mobile, Our Girls band of Milesburg, {chief marshall and aides, the latter being men who had sons in the serv- ice; Coleville drum corps and Miles- burg Red Cross; Harmonic club drum corps and Bellefonte Chapter Red Cross, two dozen of the latter march- ing in the form of a cross; public and parochial schools. i In the second division were Our Boys band of Milesburg, Logan fire company and Bellefonte Academy stu- dents. The route of parade was on | Allegheny street to Bishop, Bishop to Spring, Spring to High, west on High to the railroad, countermarch to the Diamond where the parade was dis- missed. Meetings were then held in both the court house and the opera house, both lof which were largely attended. The | prineipel speaker at both meetings Iwas Capt. Curran, of the British na- ivy. The captain was taken off of his ship in mid-ocean by a German raid- er and spent months in a German in- | ternment camp, and #n his speech he told of the many atrocities committed by the Germans on their prisoners of all nationalities. Up to the present time over five thousand dollars of Bellefonte’s quota of $9,400 have been subscribed, but the money will have to come in faster if the town is to make up its quota, let alone go over the top. It is hardly necessary for the “Watchman” to tell of the needs of the Red Cross or the good work it is doing. The public knows that only too well, but we do urge the public generally to give and give liberally. It is the one sure way of taking care of our boys at the front who are fighting for all of us. Near Riot at Clarence. Clarence was the scene of a near riot on Tuesday night and as a result one man is now in the Bellefonte hos- pital with a possibility of losing the sight of one eye and six others are in the Centre county jail awaiting trial at the September term of court on the charge of rioting and disturbing the peace. From the evidence at the hearing it developed that a certain bunch of individuals have for some time past been carrying on in such a way at Clarence that citizens of that place asked for the protection of state po- lice. The result was that Harry J. Behr, a state policeman, was assigned to that town. This aggravated the Clarence rowdies and they K avowed their intention of getting the state policeman. Along toward midnight Tuesday night a carousal was started on the street and the policeman order- ed the men off the street. Instead of obeying they defied him and threaten- ed him with bodily harm. The police- man drew his revolver and fired at the ground in an effort to frighten the men. The bullet, however, hit the asphalt paved road and knocked loose a spawl which flew up and struck Larry McCloskey in the eye, inflict- ing an injury which may destroy the sight of that member. This increased the anger of the crowd and the result was a hurry call was sent to Bellefonte and Philips- burg for aid and the state policemen at Pleasant Gap and those of Philips- burg went to Clarence. The disturb- ance being quelled warrants were sworn out on Wednesday and the fol- lowing men arrested: Lloyd and For- est McCloskey, Thomas Rodgers (col- ored), Mitchell Heaton, Albert Dun- erd and ‘Harry McCloskey. They were brought to Bellefonte and given a hearing before justice of the peace S. Kline Woodring who held them each in fifteen hundred dollars bail for their appearance at court. Not being able to furnish bond they were all sent to jail. - eee ee James Wilson’s Home Burned. The home of James Wilson, at the Red Roost, was almost entirely de- stroyed by fire on Saturday evening but with the aid of neighbors and friends all the furniture was saved. The family were eating supper when fire was discovered on the _oof by neighbors. The family were quickly notified but the flames spread so rap- idly that it was impossible to save the house. By dint of hard work, how- ever, every piece of furniture was re- moved in safety. The Bellefonte fire department promptly responded to a call for assistance and while they were too late to save the Wilson home they saved two or three adjoining proper- ties that otherwise might have been burned. Mr. Wilson had $1,500 insur- ance on his house which will almost cover his loss. Red Cross Festival at Lemont. The ladies of the Red Cross Aux- iliary of Lemont and vicinity have since February lst completed ninety pairs of hospital drawers and super- vised the making of twenty pairs of bed socks by the True Blue Common- weal club, of Shiloh, all of which pass- ed the minutest inspection at home and was marked with the blue seal of aproval at state headquarters. In ad- dition they knit a dozen sweaters and some wristlets, using up all the yarn they could get. They now have plen- ty of yarn and are hard at work again. To help alnog their campaign fund they will hold a festival tomorrow (Saturday) evening and the patron- age of the public is earnestly solicited. ing with J. Will Conley as chief mar- | ——The wonderful picture, “Intol- erance,” a two million dollar produc- tion, representing love and intoler- | ance of the four big ages of man, at matinee | the Scenic, Memorial day, and night. —— pW ——Many people have seen the in- | mates of the western penitentiary play ball these summer evenings and ; while they probably consider it a part of the humane treatment afforded the prisoners, it is more than likely that ' few people know that the prisoners have a regular league of six teams, named after six of the leading teams in the National league. Included in the six teams are two colored nines ' 'and some of the games played on the penitentiary diamond would do credit | to some of the minor league games. | The prisoners have a regular schedule { which includes a game on Sunday evening and d two games on on holidays. ——Mrs. Margaret Leggett, super- intendent of the Bellefonte hospital, has resigned her position, to take ef- fect the first of June, at which time | she will leave for a visit with her sis- ter in Chicago, and from there will go to her home at Ehrichsville, Ohio, where she will be married to George Spaulding Bliss, of Syracuse, N. Y., the first of July. Mrs. Leggett enter- ed the hospital eleven years ago last January, three years being spent in training, six as head nurse, the re- mainder as superintendent, retaining throughout her period of work here, the reputation of efficiency gained while in training. Mrs. Leggett will be succeeded by Miss Elder, of Altoo- na, a graduate of Mercy hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bliss expect to live in Syra- cuse, where Mr. Bliss is connected with the Syracuse C Can Co. ——Harry Straub, of Mill Hall, ’ | was seriously injured on Sunday fore- noon when he rode his bicycle into the rear of an automobile driven by John: S. Ginter, of Tyrone. The young man suffered a fractured jaw, had his front teeth knocked out, and sustained a serious injury to his back as well as a cut on the face and bad body bruises. The young man has been delirious since the accident and unable to tell how it happened. Mr. Gin- ter stated that it occurred on a down grade and that he was driving his car slowly. Straub evidently lost control of his wheel, both as to speed and direction, and crashed fair into the rear of his car, being thrown with considerable force. Mr. Ginter stopped his car and taking in the unfortunate young man took him to Dr. McCormick, at Hublers- burg, who advised taking him to a hospital and Mr. Ginter then took him to the Lock Haven institution, where everything possible was done for him but he died on Tuesday 1 morning. ve Monster Trout Caught by W. L. Foster. The biggest trout that has been taken from Spring creek in many a day was caught at Oak Hall on Mon- day morning by W. L. Foster, of State College. It was a California or brown trout and measured 27 inches in length, 15 inches in circumference and weighed 8 pounds. Mr. Foster caught it on a seven ounce rod fish- ing with a worm bait. The trout nat- urally put up a game fight and it took Mr. Foster from ten to fifteen minutes to land it. The specimen was such a nice one that he promptly box- ed it in ice and sent it to Taxidermist Eldon, in Williamsport, who removed the skin for mounting and returned the meat. mG Killed in Auto Accident. William E. Johnston, a young son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnston, of Cold Stream, was run down by an au- tomobile in Philipsburg last Wednes- day evening and injured so badly that he died at the McGirk sanitorium about twenty minutes after the acci- dent. The boy failed to see the ap- proach of an automobile driven by W. J. Powell, of Blue Ball, and in at- tempting to cross the street ran di- rectly in front of the machine, was knocked down and gone of the front wheels passed over his stomach. The boy was 8 years and 28 days old and in addition to his parents, leaves one brother, Clarence Johnston, in service in the army. Mr. Powell has been ex- onerated of all blame for the accident as he was driving slowly when the lad ran in front of his machine. — ee Ordnance Men Move to Camp Han- cock. The last Ordnance unit to be drilled at State College left there Saturday morning for Camp Hancock, Augus- ta, Ga., where they will complete their training. There were ninety-seven men in the unit and every man car- ried his equipment in the regulation barracks bag, while some of them took extra equipment in suit cases and trunks. Some of the men were mar-' ried and took their wives with them to the southern training camp. Major Orvis Keller came to Belle- fonte with the men and saw that the transfer of all their equipment was made at the railroad depot here and that the men got properly started on their journey. Inasmuch as all ord- nance men will hereafter be trained in regular training camps Major. Kel- lerhas been ordered to report in Washington for duty there and will leave for the capitol in a few days. As a sort of a pleasant reminder to the people of State College of their brief sojourn among them the young ordnance men staged a minstrel show in the Schwab auditorium on Thurs- day night which would have done credit to many professional aggrega- tions. One of their number, a young Hebrew, was the expert musician, playing two pieces on the piano at one time, one with each hand. The singing was excellent and most of the jokes new and to the point. BIG GATHERING OF P. O. S. OF A. ! Two Meetings and a Parade Held in Bellefonte Saturday. The Patriotic Order Sons of Amer- lica held sway in Bellefonte on Satur- {day afternoon and evening in an ef- fort to create a greater spirit of pa- . triotism in the hearts of all the mem- bers as well as inaugurate a propa- ganda campaign for the enlistment of new members. As the chief attrac- tions of the gathering there were present Hon. Gabriel H. Moyer, of Lebanon, president of the State or- ganization P. O. S. of A., and Charles Brumm Helms, of Philadelphia, sec- retary of the State organization. A meeting was held in the P. O. S. ‘of A. hall in Gregg Post rooms at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at which business pertaining to the good of the rorder was discussed. The reports ‘showed that in Centre county there are now twenty-one camps with a to- | tal membership of over fifteen hun- {dred. The P. O. S. of A. has the greatest number of units of any fra- ternal organization in Centre county, though its membership is not the largest. A street parade was held at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. M. R. John- son officiated as chief marshall and following him was the degree team of ‘six members of the Altoona Camp. Then came Our Girls band of Miles- burg and the P. O. S. of A. led by the Bellefonte Camp. Following the pa- rade a public meeting was held in the court house which was presided over by Clement Dale Esq. Addresses were made by Charles Brumm Helms, Hon. Gabriel Moyer and William I. Swoope. In his address Mr. Moyer called attention to the fact that the P. O. S. of A. is now such a strong organization that they have at various times been able to swing leg- islation through State Legislatures and Congress. He also urged every member to do his part, individually and as a unit of the great order to which he belongs in supporting the great patriotic struggle in which we are now engaged. At the close of the meeting in the court house a special session of the order was held in the P. O. S. of A. hall at which the degree work was conferred on a large number of mem- bers from Orviston, Snow Shoe, Mon- ument and Runville, the majority of the members being from the first two places. The Altoona degree team did the work. - ooo Horse Killed, Man Hurt. County Treasurer David Chambers had one of his big team of horses kill- ed outright on Saturday evening and the driver, Ellery Lucas, badly hurt when the team was run into by An- drew Rushnack, driving a big Over- land car. Mr. Lucas had been over at Philipsburg and was on his way home. Rushnack, who lives on a farm below Clarence, was on his way to Philips- burg and had six other people in the car with him. There is a sharp curve in the road near the Catholic church at Clarence and when Lucas saw the car coming toward him at a pretty high rate of speed he pulled as close to the side of the road as he could and stopped. Rushnack, however, not only failed to slow up but cut the corner close with the result that he struck the near side horse almost fair and knocked it into the ditch, killing the animal. The driver was also thrown from the wag- on and badly bruised and otherwise injured. Several of the automobile party sustained cuts from flying piec- es of the broken windshield. Mr. Chambers promptly swore out a warrant and had Rushnack arrested but the matter was settled on Monday afternoon by the latter paying for the horse, all damages 2 and costs. Speneer--Swoope. On the evening of May 4th, at Petersburg, Va., Lisle A. Spencer, of Olean, N. Y., was unit- ed in marriage to Miss Emma Cecille Swoope, a daughter of Mrs. S. E. Swoope, of Julian. The bride is a graduate of the Lock Haven Normal school, class of 1915, since which time she has taught school very successful- ly. The bridegroom also attended the Lock Haven Normal and graduated this year at the Pennsylvania State College. The wedding is the culmination of a friendship begun at the Normal school when both were students at that in- stitution. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer will be at home to their friends at No. 309 Filmore street, Petersburg, Va., until { Mr. Spencer’s departure for over seas service. Their many friends extend congratulations. mei Houck—Fry.—Ira Alvin Houck, a member of Battery D, 109th field ar- tillery, but who before his enlistment was a resident of Warriorsmark and went to Camp Hancock with Troop L, of this place, was married last week at Hempstead, Long Island, to Miss Anna Mary Fry, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Fry, of Warriors- mark, and whose brother, Carl L. Fry, also went out with Troop L. The young people were married just prior to the bridegroom sailing with his regiment for France. May Court in Session. Owing to the primaries on Tuesday the regular May term of court did not convene until Wednesday morn- ing, and owing to the death of Judge Quigley’s step-mother Judge Henry W. Whitehead, of Lycoming county, came here Wednesday afternoon to preside. Only a few minor cases have been heard so far, so that it is likely the session will Sontingis into next week. ——The Young ns society of the Milesburg Methodist church will hold a parcel post sale Friday even- ing, May 30th, in the Crider building in Milesburg. Ice cream will also be sold. The public is cordially invited. NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. —H. Frank Keen, of Pleasant Gap, was a pleasant caller at the “Watchman’ office on Monday. —Mrs. Harry O’Brien, of Chicago, IIl., was a guest the past week at the home of Miss Lizzie Gehret. —Mrs. Falls Stover attended the funeral of her niece, Miss Stover, at Reedsville, Friday of last week. —The Hon. C. L. Gramley, of Rebers- burg, spent the week in Bellefonte attend- {ing court as a juror. —Mrs. Charles Larimer went to Clear- field a week ago, called there by the illness of her sister, Mrs. McGuiness. —Miss Alma Deitrick, of Madisonburg, is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deitrick, on east Bishop street. —Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin and two children, Irvin and Marie, spent part of last week in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. —William P. Humes left Bellefonte Tues- day to spend a week in New York and Philadelphia, looking after some business interests. —Miss Mary 8. Thomas returned to Bellefonte yesterday, from Philadelphia, after spending a month there and at At- lantic City. —Miss Belle Confer, who has been mak- ing her home in Altoona since leaving Bellefonte, spent this week as a guest of Mrs. Harry Eberhart. —Mrs. J. Wallace Gephart returned Sat- urday from a two month’s stay at the Shore and a visit with relatives in the eastern part of the State. —James I. Thompson will return to Cen- tre Furnace this week from Baltimore, where he has been a surgical patient in the Johns Hopkins hospital. —Mrs. Maria Wagner and Mrs. William Bitner, of Tusseyville, were Bellefonte vis- itors on Saturday, spending their time in the shops and visiting friends. —Mrs. G. L. Goodhart, of Centre Hall, came to Bellefonte Saturday, and for sev- eral days was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. D. Wagner Geiss and family. —Mrs. Henry C. Quigley has been at Judge Quigley’s former home at Blanch- ard for several days of the week, owing to the death of Mrs. James Quigley. —Mrs. Mace White, of Camden, N. J., is a guest of her mother, Mrs. Harvey Grif- fith, coming to Bellefonte Monday, to spend two weeks with Mr, and Mrs. Griffith. —Miss Elizabeth Beatty, of Pittsburgh, drove to Bellefonte last week with her brother, Charles F. Beatty, remaining in Bellefonte for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Beatty. —William Schmidt is home on a ten day’s vacation and from here will go to Pittsburgh to accept a position for the summer with the Westinghouse Electrical company. —Mrs. Edward Decker and her two chil- dren visited the after part of last week with Mrs. Decker’s mother, Mrs. Susan Peters, who is ill at her home at Pine Grove Mills. —Miss Georgia Daggett, who has been in Bellefonte for 2 month with her aunt, Mrs. Wells L. Daggett, will return to New York today, to resume her work at the Fordham hospital. —Mrs. H. N. Hoy and her daughter Eleanor accompanied Mrs. Grant Pifer up- on her return to Wilkinsburg last week, going out for a visit with Mrs. Hoy's son, Allen, a draughtsman with the Westing- house people. —Contractor Edward FF. Gehret sfieiit several days last week in Pittsburgh in conference with the officials of the Nickel- Alloys company over another proposed ex- tension to their big plant at Hyde City, Clearfield county. —Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Montgomery are in Atlantic City for a three week’s stay at Galen Hall. Mr. Montgomery went to the Shore for a rest, and to represent the Bellefonte Match Co., at a convention in session there during his stay. —Mrs. L. C. Wetzel, of Windsor, Cana- da, and her son Malcolm, are expected in Bellefonte shortly, to spend an indefinite time with Mrs. Wetzel’'s father, C. T. Ger- berich, while the young man is convales- eing from a reeent attack of pneumonia. —Robert B. Hull, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hull, of DuBois, but formerly of Bellefonte, spent the week-end here with his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bicketts. Robert is in service in the navy and came here from DuBois, while home on a ten day’s furlough. —Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Undercoffer are expected in Bellefonte tomorrow for a vis- it with Mr. Undercoffer’s father, Joseph W. Undercoffer. This will be the first time the young man has been home since he married and was called for service at Camp Meade, where he is now a machine gun instructor. ~—Mr. and Mrs. John Fryberger, of Phil- ipsburg, and their family motored here Sunday to spend the day as guests of Wil- liam R. Brachbill and his daughter. Dur- ing their stay Mr. Brachbill was suddenly taken ill with what was thought to be an attack of appendicitis, from which he has been slowly recovering this week. —A. G. Morris and his daughter, Miss Eliza Egbert Morris, with Mrs. Samuel Sheffer as a guest, will leave the early part of the week on a drive to Freeport, Pa., where the party will be present at the placing of a flag, which Mr. Morris has presented to the Presbyterian church in that place, in memory of his parents. —Mrs. Edward F. Gehret and Mrs. Nev- in E. Cole, left Bellefonte on the six o'clock train on Monday morning for Reading where they attended the grand encamp- ment of the State Lodge of Odd Fellows as representatives of the Bellefonte Lodge of Rebekahs. Mrs. John Kanarr, of Cen- tre Hall, was also a representative in at- tendance. —Mr. and Mrs. Vorhees Thompson were guests of Mrs. Thompson's sister, Miss Annie Gray, at her farm near Benore, a part of last week, stopping there on their drive home to Evanston, Ill, from Boston. Mr. Thompson having enlisted is waiting to be called for service and during his period of war work Mrs. Thompson will come to Centre county to be with her sis- ter, Miss Gray. —~Constable Isaac Bower, of the First ward Philipsburg, was in town Wednes- day making his quarterly return to court. Mr. Bower has been a peace officer in his ward for some time, too long, he thinks, for three times he has tried to resign and the people will have none of it. He doesn’t like the job and is determined to throw it up, because many things he has to do as a sworn officer don’t square with the big heart that is evidently in him. Evic- tions and constables sales are not to his liking at all, but some one must carry them on and from our view point a kimndly officer like Mr. Bower can do them with less of the sting of distress than an officer with less of a sympathetic nature. —Mrs. Harriet T. Kurtz has returned north from Florida and is now at Atlan- tie City, having gone there this week from Philadelphia. —DMiss Eliza M. Thomas, who had been visiting in Harrisburg since leaving Belle- fonte, is now at Overbrook, where she will be for an indefinite time with Mrs. Wistar Morris. —Miss Sue Garner returned to Phila- delphia Tuesday, to resume her work, after a short visit in Bellefonte with her sister, Mrs. William Bottorf, and other relatives in Centre county. —Mrs. David Dale and her daughter, Anne Dodd, were visiting at Brookline, Mass., last week, going there from New York, where they had been to see Dr. Dale before he sailed for France. —Charles A. Schreyer, of Chicago, was in Bellefonte last Saturday and inciden- tally paid his respects to this office. He still holds a good position with the Chi- cago and Northwestern railroad company. —Miss Mabel Allison and her brother Frank drove over from Spring Mills Sat- urday, devoting a part of the time while in Bellefonte to looking after some bus- iness for their father, Hon. Wm. M. Aj- lison. —While in Bellefonte several days last week, Miss Margaret Forster, of Buffalo, N. Y.,, was a guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Ward. Miss Forster was en her way home, through the central part of the State and other parts of the county. —W. Scott Houser and family motored over from DuBois on Wednesday to spend some time among their Centre county friends. Mr. Houser is just recovering from a sick spell and upon the advice of his physician will take a two or three month’s rest. —William A. Moore, formerly president and general manager of the Nittany Iron Co., in this place, but now with the Hers- chell-Spellman Co., manufacturers of gas engines at North Tonawanda, N. Y. was an arrival in town Wednesday evening. He was here merely for a visit of a day with his many friends in Bellefonte. —Mr. and Mrs. V. Lorne Hummel, of Harrisburg, have been in Bellefonte since Monday, with Mrs. Hummel's sister, Miss Helen Williams. Owing to Mr. Hummel’s ill health it is probable that he will re- main for the summer, Mrs. Hummel, who will return to Harrisburg tomerrow, join- ing him here from time to time. Their son, V. Lorne Hummel Jr., spent a part of the week with his parents, coming up from Lock Haven with his grand-mother, Mrs. George Williams, with whom he has been for a month. —John Blanchard Esq., was in Reading the latter part of last week to join with a number of other attorneys from Central Pennsylvania in an audience with Gov- ernor Brumbaugh requesting the appoint- ment of Hon. C. LaRue Munson, of Wil- liamsport, to a seat on the Supreme court bench. Mr. Munson has the endorsement of almost every bar association in this part of the State. While Governor Brum- baugh told his auditors that he would have been disappointed if Mr. Munson’s name had not been presented to him he did not promise to appoint him. —Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Ward and their daughter Isabelle will leave today for Portsmouth, Va., to spend ten days or two weeks with Harold Ward, in service in the ordnance department at “Pig Point.” Dr. and Mrs. Ward’s other son, Arthur T. Ward, will return to the States from South America next month, for a visit home. A Arthur is an experimental metal- lurgical engineer with the Branden Cop- per Co., at Raucuagua, Chili, and had planned to come home last fall, but the company offered him such great induce- ments to remain that his work was contin- ued. During a recent vacatien he visited Harry P. Bush, riding horseback the two hundred miles to Puerta Oscure, Illapel, Chili, where Mr. Bush has been interested in mines. The state policemen are again becoming quite active. On Sunday, it is alleged, in the neighborhood of for- ty automobiles were caught in a speed trap laid on the up grade just beyond Zion. This is the first big haul of the season. Last summer there were more arrests in Centre county for speeding than in any other two coun- ties in the State and the question is: Do autoists speed more hereabouts than elsewhere or are the state police- men unusually vigilant ? Woman’s Club Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Wom- an’s club will be held in the High school building Monday, May 26th, at 7:30 p. m. All members are urged to be present as this will be the an- nual election of officers. Mrs. CHARLES C. KEICHLINE, Corresponding Secretary. Jitney—Service at all hours; Paul Mallory driver. Call Geiss’s livery on either phone. 63-20-4t Get Your Piano. Tuned.—J. J. Le- Jeal, the expert piano tuner is now in town. Orders left at Beezer’s meat market will receive prompt atten- tion. 21-1t For Rent.—A desirable 9 room brick house, all conveniences, with newly installed steam-heat plant. In heart of town. Inquire of S. D. Ray or Geo. Bush, Bellefonte, Pa. 63-18-4t Dress Maker—Wishes work. All kinds of sewing at reasonable prices. —Mrs. LEACH, Cor. Ridge and High Streets. 63-20-2t* Bellefonte Produce Markets. Corrected weekly by R. S. Brouse, Grocer. The prices quoted are those paid for produce. Potatoes per bushel. HE rl Lard, per pound... Butter, per pound..... 40 Bellefonte Grain Markets. The following are the quotations up to six o'clock Thursday evening, when our paper goes to press. Red WHEEL... ciiniiini ion $2.10 White Wheat..... 2.00 Rye, per bushel......... 1.50 orn, shelled, per bus 1.75 Corn, ears, per bushel 1.75 Oats, old and new, per 75 Barley, perbushel......... 1.10 Philadelphia Markets. The following are the closing prices of the Philadelphia markets on Wednesday evelae: heat—Red tas a rents aha innterssns dunnron 17@ 2.19 —No. 2. . 2.15@ 2.17 Corn —Yellow....... . 1.95@ 1.98 —Mixed new.. .. 19@ 1.95 OBS pists irvenissisrensiy 1.03@ 1.04 Flour—Winter, per 10.75@11.50 Rye Flour, ber barrel... 14.00@15.00 Baled Hay—Chojice Timothy No. 17.00@31°00 Mixed No. 1.. .50@29.00 SEIRW, +10 chirrariiviondisiionnisiinimnssreestins .00@21.50 rh “i
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