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Bellefonte, Pa., May 31, 1918.
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Official Primary Returns of Centre
County.
The County Commissioners with the
assistance of W. Miles Walker began
the computation of the primary vote
on May 21st at noon last Friday and
the work was completed on Tuesday.
Following is the official total for each
candidate voted for:
DEMOCRATIC BALLOT.
¥or Governor:—
Eugene C. Bonniwell......coeeeenes
Joseph F. Guffey...... cocceeerenees
J. Butch McDewitt..
For Lieutenant Governor:—
Howard O. Holstein.........ccceeee
J. Washington Logue........cccce-
For Secretary of Internal Affairs :—
Asher R. JONSON. ....cvcevaceenencs 1379
. For Congressman-at-Large:—
Joseph T. GOTMAN.....oceeernceecne 1180
Fred Ikeler............. cone 0
Elisha Kent Kane.. 733
Joseph McGarrity.. PI
J. Calvin Strayer.......ceeeeeeeeees 11
Samuel R. Turner.........coeeceees 802
“or Congress:— -
Hugh S. Taylor........coceieenence 703
W. BE. TobitS...coceivieessrnsnnnsen 680
For State Senator:—
Matt SAVAZE....coevnererrsnanensnsen 1332
For Assembly:— 3
John NOW. ....... scccreerssccracnnss 1174
TI. Li. Harvey... .ceevueesesrnvencsses 104
REPUBLICAN.
For Governor:—
Robert Patton Hapgood 300
J. Denny O'Neil 638
William C. Sproul
For Lieutenant Governor:
George P. AQrons..........occeeveee 285
Joseph R. Baleson...........coeeeees 236
Hdward E. Beidleman.............. 1357
B. D. Powell........covvinrnedennans 193
John R. K. Scott........covnven 444
For Secretary of Internal Affairs:
Paul W. Houck..............
Fred BE. Lewis.....c.ceeeaeen aie
James F. Woodward...............
¥or Congressmamn-at-Large:—
William S. AQron.......ceooeeeeoeee
Thomas H. Atherton................
William J. Burke.........coovenenes
Charles M. Clement. se 3
Thomas S. Crago...
Guy B. Flyte....... ve .
M. H. Garland.........cco00evneens
M. C. Harner.....csisevsesssncensses
Joseph MeGarrity.......ocovvevnnens
Joseph . McLaughlin. 684
Lex N. Mitchell.... 497
M. B. RBich.......... 696
Thomas Robins..........c.cceevennen 221
Anderson H. Walters............... 1041
For Congress: — :
Jonathan Currier..............coen.. 502
Evan J. Jones........ 738
John Richelsen..........covveeeeeens 734
William C. SwWoope........covvenees 762
For State Senator:—
SF MIHEr.. cv onenssen rinses anna ne 2203
For Assembly :—
Ives 1... Harvey........ccecevsesnece 1352
Harry B. Scott..........convveeceees 1208
Recruiting Officer to be Here Today.
Recruiting officer Martin, of Phil-
ipsburg, will be in Bellefonte today,
May 1st, to accept volunteers for the
U. S. regular army. Men between
the ages of 18 and 40, excepting those
that are registered can enlist. Young
men who have attained the age of 21
since June 5th, 1917, will have to reg-
ister on June 5th. There will also be
registering days on September 5th
and December 5th, for those who be-
come 21 years old. Enlist now, young
man, while you can choose your
branch of service. Don’t wait to be
drafted. By doing so you are only
prolonging the war. The spirit man-
ifested by the people of Bellefonte
shows that after the war is over they
avon’t have much time for the fellows
who waited. Get in touch with the
recruiting officer today and any infor-
mation you may require will be glad-
1y given. All branches are open.
New Postoffice Hours.
Beginning June 1, 1918, the Belle-
fonte postoffice will close at 6 o'clock.
This is in accordance with the ruling
of the Department, but will not affect
the closing hour of the night mail
which will close at 8 p. m. as before.
All windows will close at 6 o’clock
while the lobby will remain open un-
til 8 p. m.
Hereafter on holidays the morning
collection and delivery made by the
carriers will be made at 11 o’clock in-
stead of 7:30 as heretofore and no
delivery made through the carriers
window at postoffice. This will in-
sure better service to the public, ena-
bling them to get all the mail that
arrives in the morning without leav-
ing their homes.
P. H. GHERRITY, Postmaster.
— Ladies’ $7 tan oxfords, high
and low heels, now $4.85 at Yeager’s.
22-1t
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Another Meeting of Centre County
Threshermen.
The Centre county Threshermen and
Farmers’ Protective association will
meet in the court house tomorrow
(Saturday) atten o'clock a. m. The
State executive committee has obtain-
ed large concessions from the state
insurance fund and every thresher-
man should be interested in this re-
port. Other important business will
be considered at this meeting and a
full attendance is desired.
Two Men Electrocuted.
A double electrocution took place at
the Rockview penitentiary on Mon-
day morning. The first was Illio Ob-
rie, a Servian of Lebanon county, who
in a fit of jealousy killed the woman
he was living with as man and wife.
The second was Guiseppe Polito,
an Italian of Westmoreland county,
who on August 27 last killed a fellow
countryman, Dominic Natali, at New
Kensington.
— Ladies’ read Yeager’s advertise-
ment, it will pay. 22-1t
‘day morning as the result of a stroke
VALLIMONT.—Nicholas Vallimont, |
formerly of Pine Glenn, but for the |
past seven and one-half years a resi-
dent of Bellefonte, died in the Belle-
fonte hospital at noon on Thursday,
May 23rd, 1918, after an illness of
four months with asthma and heart
trouble, aged 73 years, 6 months and
23 days.
He was the youngest son of Fran-
cis and Nancy Vallimont and was born
at Frenchville, Clearfield county, on
October 30th, 1844. He was the last
member of his father’s family, all the
others having preceded him to the
grave years ago. In early manhood
he removed to Pine Glenn where, on
January 1st, 1876, he was united in
marriage to Miss Elba Zimmerman,
who died some two years later. To
this union was born one son, George
E., now living at Penn Yan, N.Y.
On July 8th, 1879, he was again
united in marriage, this time to Miss
Susan Walker, of Pine Glenn, who
preceded him to the grave about eight
years ago. To this union was born
one daughter, Miss Grace A., former-
ly a public school teacher of Centre
county, but now a nurse in the Belle-
fonte hospital. :
From the time of his first marriage
deceased followed the occupation of
farming at Pine Glenn until after the
death of his second wife when he re-
moved to Bellefonte, and has since
made his home with his daughter.
He was an honest, upright, chris-
tian gentleman, respected by all who
knew him. For more than thirty
years a consistent member of the
Messiah church, he died as he lived,
happy in “the peace which passeth
all understanding.”
Short services were conducted at
the residence of his daughter on south
Spring street, on Sunday at 4 p. m.,
by Dr. E. H. Yocum, of the Metho-
dist church, and on Monday the re-
mains were taken to his old home at
Pine Glenn where services were con-
ducted by Rev. C. C. Shuey in the
Messiah church, and his remains laid
to rest by the side of his second wife
in the cemetery at that place %
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MEYER.—The “Watchman” last
week contained a brief reference to
the death of Henry Meyer, which oc-
curred at his home in Bowling Green,
Va., on May 18th, as the result of a
stroke of paralysis. He was a son of
Henry and Catharine Meyer and was
born at Boalsburg seventy-three years
ago. He moved to Virginia about
thirty-five years ago and engaged in
farming in which he was quite suc-
cessful. He was married to Miss
Martha Walker, a sister of W. Miles
Walker, of Bellefonte, who survives
with five children, Bliss, Blanche,
Bond, Berenice and Burrell. He also
leaves one brother, Jacob Meyer,
present postmaster at Boalsburg. Mr.
Meyer was an earnest member of the
Reformed church all his life and a
sincere christian gentleman. Burial
was made at Bowling Green on May
22nd.
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HOUSER.—Abraham Houser, a
well known resident of Pleasant Gap,
died on Friday of last week following
an illness of some months with asth-
ma and heart failure. He was a son
of Daniel and Eve Houser and was
born at Houserville, being at his death
61 years and 2 months old. He fol-
lowed farming for a number of years
but during the past few years had
been employed at the penitentiary.
He was married to Miss Ida Carson,
who survives with one son, Melvin, in
service in France. He also leaves the
following brothers: James, W. Scott,
Harvey and Grant, all residents of
Centre county but W. Scott, who lives
in DuBois. Funeral services were
held at his late home at two o’clock
Monday afternoon by Rev. M. C. Pi-
per, after which burial was made in
the Pleasant Gap cemetery.
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BROWN. — Mrs. Mary Barbara
Brown, widow of C. Fred Brown, died
at her home in Lock Haven on Mon-
of paralysis sustained some ten days
previous. She was a daughter of An-
drew and Barbara Bassert Mott and
was born on Spring Creek about fifty-
five years ago. After her marriage to
Mr. Brown she moved to Lock Haven
where she lived until her death. Her
husband died about a year ago but
surviving her are three sisters, Mrs.
Tillie Haviland, Mrs. Fred Kemerer
and Mrs. Charles Legg, all of Wil-
liamsport. Funeral services were
held at her late home in Lock Haven
at four o’clock on Wednesday after-
noon by Rev. Charles M. Shindler,
after which burial was made in the
Highland cemetery.
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KREAMER.—Mrs. Hettie C. Krea-
mer, widow of Andrew G. Kreamer,
for years a resident of Hublersburg,
died at the home of her son Boyd in
Lock Haven last Thursday morning,
following a year’s illness with a com-
plication of diseases, although she
had been confined to bed only about
nine days. She was seventy years
eld and her only survivor is her son,
Boyd E. Kreamer, of Lock Haven.
She was a member of the Methodist
church all her life and a sincere chris-
tian woman. Funeral services were
held at the home of her son at two
o’clock on Sunday afternoon by Rev.
0. S. Wetzler, after which the re-
mains were taken to Hublersburg for
interment.
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DANIELS.—Mrs. Wilda Daniels,
wife of Oliver Daniels, of Altoona,
and a sister of ex-sheriff W. E. Hur-
ley, of this place, died last Wednesday
after about a year’s illness. She is
survived by her husband and two sons,
as well as seven brothers and sisters.
Burial was made in the Rosehill cem-
BE OR SE im
SHOWERS.—Mrs. Lilae E. Show-
ers, wife of Ward M. Showers, died
{at her home at Pleasant Gap at 7:30
o'clock on Sunday evening of perito-'
nitis, the result of an attack of in-
flammation of the bowels.
She was a daughter of Henry N.
and Elmira M. Twitmire and was born
at Pleasant Gap on November 29th,
1889, making her age 28 years, 5
months and 27 days. She was mar-
ried to Mr. Showers on October 24th,
1912, and he survives with one sor,
Henry Herbert, at home. She als
leaves the following brothers and sis
ters: Mrs. James Corl, of Chicage,
Ill; Harry E. Twitmire, of Wilmer-
ding; Mrs. Abner Noll, Mrs. W. H.
Noll, Mrs. Harry Hile, Mrs. Jared
Evey and Miss Mary G. Twitmire, all
of Pleasant Gap.
When a girl she became a member
of the Methodist church and during all
of her short life she was an ardent
worker in both the church and Sun-
day school. She was a woman with
an exceptionally cheerful and sun-
shiny disposition and always looked
on the bright side of everything be-
lieving that it was better to see even
a little good in everybody to dilating
on the sins of omission in anyone.
May her life be a precept for others
to follow and in this way can those
who loved her best venerate her name.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist church at Pleasant Gap at
two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon
by Rev. M. C. Piper, after which bur-
ial was made in the Pleasant Gap
cemetery.
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WAY.—R. Orlando Way, a life-long
resident of Halfmoon township, died
at the Altoona hospital on Thursday
morning of last week as the result of
a stroke of paralysis. He was strick-
en some days previous while driving
his automobile to Tyrone. Notwith-
standing the fact that his right side
was practically disabled he continued
his journey to Tyrone but was unable
to return home, hence was taken to
the Altoona hospital, where he died
at the time above stated.
Deceased was the son of Thomas
M. and Margaret Way and was born
on the old homestead west of Storms-
town fifty-five years ago. His entire
life was spent there. He was a life-
long member of the Society of Friends
and 2 man who always had the re-
spect of all who knew him. He was
married to Miss Mary A. Underwood,
only daughter of the late Jesse and
Susan Underwood, who survives with
three children, namely: William, of
Philadelphia; George, of Pittsburgh,
and Mrs. Frank Grass, of Fayette
county. He also leaves one brother,
T. Wilson Way, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Funeral services were held at his
late home on Monday morning in ac-
cordance with the custom of the So-
ciety of Friends. Joel Barton, a min-
ister of that Society from New Jer-
sey, and a frequent visitor at the Way
home, officiated and he was assisted
by Rev. H. F. Babcock, of the Meth-
odist church. Burial was made in the
Friends burying grounds which are
located on the Way farm.
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CAMPBELL.—Mrs. Almira Mac-
Farlane Campbell, wife of Rev. R. M.
Campbell, of Pennsylvania Furnace,
passed away last Saturday afternoon
as the result of an attack of pneumo-
nia, though she had been in feeble
health the past year or more. Her
maiden name was MacFarlane and she
was born at Honey Creek, Mifflin
county, on October 22nd, 1840, hence
was 77 years, 7 months and 3 days
old. On December 15th, 1870, she
was united in marriage to Rev. Camp-
bell, who is now the oldest preacher
in years of service in the Huntingdon
Presbytery. During the past twenty
years or longer they have lived at
Pennsylvania Furnace, Rev. Campi¥ell
serving the Spruce Creek charge.
In addition to her husband she is
survived by four children, namely:
Miss Mary M., at home; Dr. W. M,,
of Pittsburgh; Mrs. W. H. Burd and
Annie C., of Altoona. She also leaves
six grand-children. Funeral services
were held at her late home at 2:30
o'clock on Monday afternoon by Rev.
James E. Irvine, of Williamsport, and
on Tuesday morning the remains were
taken to Reedsville for burial.
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CARNER.—Miss Frances Catha-
rine Carner died last Friday night at
the home of her sister, Mrs. William
Stiver, at Centre Hall, as the result
of bowel trouble. She was a daugh-
ter of John and Barbara Carner and
was born at Hublersburg, being at
her death 71 years and 5 months old.
Most of her life was spent at Hublers-
burg but after the death of her par-
ents she made her home with her sis-
ter at Centre Hall. In addition to
her sister she is survived by one broth-
er, James Carner, of Hublersburg.
Funeral services were held at the
Stiver home at four o’clock on Mon-
day afternoon by Rev. Josiah Still
and on Tuesday morning the remains
were taken to Hublersburg for burial.
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RUTTER.—Mrs. Esther May Rut-
ter, wife of William Rutter, of Altoo-
na, and a sister of John Stephens, of
Bellefonte, died in the Mercy hospital,
Altoona, on Monday afternoon follow-
ing a brief illness with a complica-
tion of diseases. She was born in
Tyrone and was thirty-five years old
in March. She is survived by her hus-
band and four children, her parents,
two brothers and a sister. Burial was
made in Rose Hill cemetery, Altoona,
yesterday afternoon.
——TLadies’ $7 oxfords blaek vici,
low heels, reduced to $4.85 at Yea-
ger’s. 22-1t
Jitney—Service at all hours; Paul
Mallory driver. Call Geiss’s livery
etery, Altoona, Saturday morning.
on either phone. 63-20-4t
Celebration in Honor of Rev. James , Fifty-nine National Army Men Left Bellefon
P. Hughes.
then in the prime of life, came from
, Logansport, Ind., to take charge of
‘the Bellefonte Academy as principal.
i For fifty years he has been connected
with that institution, most of the
‘time as principal and later as princi-
' pal emeritus. Last winter he had a
i serious sick spell and his friends were
fearful of his recovery but he finally
began to improve and today has re-
‘gained his normal health, notwith-
| standing the fact that he is ninety
! years and six months old.
| In celebration of his fiftieth anni-
{ versary with the Bellefonte Academy
a reception will be tendered him Fri-
day evening, June 7th, at the Acade-
‘my. The committee in charge hope
‘to secure as speakers Dr. Grier Hib-
‘ben, of Princeton, Rev. Hughes’
alma mater. A concert will be
{of State College. A concert will be
given on the Academy campus by Our
Boys band of Milesburg, while an
orchestra from Utica, N. Y., has been
secured to furnish music for the dance
in Bush Arcade hall which will fol-
low the reception.
Rev. Hughes is one of the most re-
markable men of Bellefonte. Ever
since his graduation at Princeton in
1850 he has been connected with edu-
cational institutions.
at the Luzerne Presbyterial institute,
Wyoming, Pa. In 1853 to 1865 he
was principal of the Edge Hill school
at Princeton; from 1865-68 at Lo-
gansport, Ind., coming to Bellefonte
in 1868. As everybody in Bellefonte
knows among the thousands of stu-
dents trained at the Bellefonte Acad-
{emy during the past fifty years many
| of them have attained to high stations
iin life, and all look back upon their
school days in Bellefonte as a great
help to their successful careers.
For the reception next Friday even-
ing no formal invitations will be is-
sued and old students of the institu-
tion as well as the public at large are
asked to regard this notice as an in-
vitation to attend the celebration.
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Proceedings of May Term of Court.
In the case of Butler vs. The P. R.
R. Co., a question of damages for land
taken, the jury awarded the plaintiff
the sum of $479.60.
Commonwealth vs: J. B. Shope, lar-
ceny. Defendant was charged with
stealing a baseball from McCrory’s
five and ten cent store. Verdict of
not guilty and the prosecutor to pay
the costs.
The most important case of the
week was that of the Commonwealth
vs. William Luckasavage, indicted for
the murder of Joe Verbitzky. The
‘case was on trial Friday and Satur-
day but the Commonwealth failed to
produce any evidence connecting the
defendant with the killing and after
being out but an hour the jury return-
‘ed a verdict of not guilty.
* In the case of W. W. Conwell, M.
D. Kelley, E. W. O’Neil, J. C. Ziegler
and E. D. Thompson, trustees for the
Latta and Terra Construction compa-
ny, vs. Nathan Ichkowitz and Abram
Abelson, the jury returned a verdict
for the plaintiffs in the sum of $732.67.
In the case of the Kelley Bros vs.
Nathan Ichkowitz and Abram Abel-
son the plaintiffs were awarded a ver-
dict of $245.62. ;
Kelley Bros. vs. R. B. Taylor, the
jury returned a verdict for $196.51.
——Ladies’ $7 tan oxfords, wing
tips, low heels, reduced to $4.85 at
Yeager’s. 22-1t
New Addition to be Built to Titan
Metal Plant.
Two more buildings are to be erec-
ted at the Titan Metal company’s
plant just as soon as the material for
same can be secured. One will be a
building for a drop-forging' plant
which will be moved here from De-
troit, Mich. It will be approximately
50x150 feet in size and will be built
at the upper end of the present plant.
The drop-forging department which
will be moved here from Detroit is
one now being operated by the Whit-
ney-Kemmerer company, of New
York, who are also deply interested
in the Titan Metal company.
The other building to be erected will
be an office’ building approximately
30x50 feet in size and two stories
high.
——The house of Mrs. John Hines,
along the Nittany valley road, was
burned to the ground about five
o'clock on Monday afternoon. The
house was rented two weeks ago by
Jacob Jackson, of Lemont, who, with
his brother, was using it as headquar-
ters for their huckstering trade, Mon-
day afternoon they drove in, unhitch-
ed their horses, threw the harness on
the porch and stabled the team. They
then lighted an oil stove and went out
to gather dandelion. While thus en-
gaged the oil stove exploded, set fire
to the house and it was burned to the
ground before they could save a thing.
Even the harness on the porch burn-
ed. There was no insurance on the
property.
——Go. and see “The Other Wom-
an” at the Lyric theatre this evening;
also another installment of “The Re-
treat of the Germans at the Battle of
Arras.” Next Monday evening the
leading picture will be “My Unmar-
ried Wife,” and the situations that
develop on the screen are worth dou-
ble the price of admission. The Lyr-
ic, by the way, is showing the best of
pictures available, and always offers
a good evening’s entertainment.
or
Trout fishing has been very
poor the past ten days, as the frequent
hard rains have kept the streams so
muddy a trout couldn’t see a bait let
alone jump at a fly.
In 1868, Rev. James P. Hughes,
He first taught |
On Tuesday.
!largest contingent sent out by the lo-
ical exemption board at onetime, left
| Bellefonte on the early train on Tues-
day morning for Camp Meade, Ad-
imiral, Md. Sixty-two young men had
[been summoned to appear here on |
{ Monday but for various reasons eight
;of the number were excused for the
i present and five others had to be se-
{lected to take their place, but this
{was done so that the full quota was
| sent away.
In accordance with the custom of
the local board a group picture of the
{and Monday evening they were all en-
tertained at a banquet at the Brock-
erhoff house. Quite a number of
| guests were present and a number of
i speeches followed the banquet. Last
of all Sheriff Yarnell told the young
men just what would be expected of
them and what they would have to do
to make good soldiers. He appointed
as captain of the squad Paul M.
Gentzel, of Bellefonte, and his lieu-
tenants, Gottleib D. Haag, Bellefonte;
Philip C. Holter, Howard, and Cloyd
H. Decker, State College. At the ban-
quet on Tuesday evening E. M. Kel-
ley, son of M. D. Kelley, of Snow
Shoe, was taken seriously ill and a
physician had to be summoned to at-
tend him and he was removed to the
hospital. His illness resulted in his
being excused for the present.
On Tuesday morning the young
trained with only a few people pres-
young men who went were as follows:
GENTZEL, PAUL M., Bellefonte, R.D. 2.
WILLIAMS, HARRY J., Philipsburg.
LAUCK, DAVID H., Snow Shoe.
GUTHERY, E. L., Philipsburg.
WOODEL, ASHLEY, Sandy Ridge.
TAYLOR, Wm. F., Linden Hall.
DANN, VICTOR, Bellefonte.
HAINES, JOSEPH E., Bellefonte, R.D.3
KORMAN, JAS. B., Howard, R. D. 3.
DAYON, GEORGE, Philipsburg.
BURRELL, CHAS. S., Millheim.
MECHTLEY, W. N., State College, R. 1.
HAAG, GOTTLEIB, D., Bellefonte.
WAXLER, JOSEPH, Clarence.
FYE, HOWARD M., Nittany.
LOESCH, ARTHUR L., State College,
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DULLEN, FRANCIS, Nittany.
LUCAS, SIMON, Bellefonte.
KAUFFMAN, EARL, Runville.
KOPCIK, MIKE, Osceola Mills, R. D. 2.
ASKEY, JAMES R., Pine Glenn.
MILLER, LUTHER D., Bellefonte.
McCLOSKEY, LARRY E,, Clarence.
PACKER, W. A, Lock Haven.
LAICH, EDWARD, Munson.
ZERBY, JOSEPH C., Spring Mills.
ALLEN, WILLIAM, Philipsburg.
HAINES, EVERSLEY T., Snow Shoe.
SMITH, CHARLES D., Spring Mills.
FORCE, JOHN W., Pine Glen.
KACHIK, ANDREW J., Clarence.
STEINBERG, LOUIS 8. Pleasant Gap.
MITCHELL, GLEN R., Fleming.
WEAVER, ELMER B., Madisonburg.
DAVIS, WILLIAM, Philipsburg.
SMITH, MERRILL M., Howard.
LINGLE, IRA W., Coburn.
PATTON, SYLVESTER W.,
tilda.
JACKSON, ROBERT, State College.
BECHDEL, JOSEPH R., Blanchard.
HANDZA, JOHN, Clarence.
BURWELL, ARTHUR L.,
Mills.
DECKER, CLOYD H., State College.
WEAVER, MILTON T., Howard, R. D.
WILLIAMSON, J. G., S. Philipsburg.
GRAFIUS, JOHN C., Philipsburg.
HOLTER, PHILIP C., Howard.
RICHARDSON, DAVID R., Martha.
BROOKS, HARRY, Clarence.
NIGHTHART, CHARLES, Bellefonte.
MUSSER, JAS. H., Aaronsburg.
ROCKEY, ORVIS R., Bellefonte.
BOOB, JOHN M., Spring Mills.
FLEMING, HENRY F., Philipsburg.
KLINE, W. H.,, State College.
NAPP, LAWRENCE, Centreville.
THOMAS, R. E., State College.
HANDZA, ANDY, Clarence.
The thirty-four men who have been
summoned to go to Columbus bar-
racks, Ohio, will come to Bellefonte
today and will leave for Columbus to-
morrow afternoon at 4:35 o’clock.
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W. C. T. U. Thimble Bee.
The W. C. T. U. Thimble Bee will
meet this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Ardery, on Willowbank street.
Everybody is cordially invited. Last
time the Bee met at the home of Mrs.
James Potter, and it was much en-
joyed by all present. The surprise of
that occasion was a delightful one for
the president, who was presented with
a beautiful steamer rug by the Belle-
fonte Union, for her voyage to
France, which was most gratefully
received and appreciated. Miss
Rhoads was also, a few days later,
the grateful recipient of a handsome
bible, the gift of the executive board
of the Centre county W. C. T. U. She
was very much touched by these to-
kens of affection from her beloved
co-workers in the great cause of tem-
perance, so dear to her heart.
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Port Ma-
Pine Grove
Cemetery Meeting Called.
In accordance with Article 3 of the
Articles of Association of the Belle-
fonte Cemetery association, which
provides that “the board of managers
shall be elected by a majority of the
votes of the members of the associa-
tion on the first Monday in June in
each and every year,” a meeting of
all lot owners is hereby called for
Monday afternoon, June 3rd, 1918, at
4 o’clock, in the grand jury room at
the court house to elect a board of
managers.
Every lot owner is.a member of the
association and entitled to a vote.
It is earnestly hoped that a large
and representative body of lot own-
ers will be present at the time and
place named to elect a board to serve
for the coming year.
OLIVE B. MITCHELL, Secretary.
———Subseribe for the “Watchman.”
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Fifty-nine national army men, the |
men was taken on Monday afternoon |
men assembled in the Diamond at 5:30 |
o’clock, marched to the depot and en-
ent to cheer them on their way. The |
MATTERN, W. R., Port Matilda, R F' D.
te High School Commence-
ment Next Week.
The annual commencement exercis-
les of the Bellefonte High school will
"be held next week, beginning Sunday
evening with the baccalaureate ser-
| mon in the Episcopal church, by Rev.
'M. DePue Maynard.
The annual Junior declamatory con-
test will take place on Monday even-
ing in the High school *auditorium.
The contestants will be Della Beezer,
Mahlon Eberhart, Martha Haines,
i Mahlon Smith, Ralph Smith, Henri-
etta Sebring, Mildred Wagner, How- -
ard Wetzel, Rebekah Yerger and Van
{ Roy Zimmerman.
Instead of the usual class day exer-
_cises of former years a general school
picnic will be held at Hecla park on
Tuesday.
| The regular commencement exer-
cises will be held in the High school
auditorium on Wednesday evening at
, 8:15 o'clock, when the commencement
‘address will be delivered by Mrs.
Kathryn Sisson McLean, dean of wom-
en at the Ohio Wesleyan University.
| The subject of her address will be
“The Education of Girls.”
On account of the increased cost of
‘all forms of supplies, and of the many
forms of war service undertaken by
‘the school children and teachers this
year, it has been decided to omit the
| customary grade exhibit and grade
‘closing entertainments. There will be
an elaborate exhibit, however, of the
{work in the manual training and
household arts departments.
The graduating class this year in-
cludes twenty-three girls and seven-
teen boys, as follows:
Eleanor Ruthe Badger, Mildred Rae
! Emerick, Julia Ann Waite, Geraldine Ma-
i rie Noonan, Sara Ellen Hoover, Pearle
| Elizabeth Grove, Catharine Louella Shutt,
Hazel Madaline Hurley, Roberta Beryl
| Miller, Martha Kathryn Glenn, Grace Mary
: King, Elizabeth Helen Heckman, Pearle
! Sara Evey, Mary Jane Shivery, Rebecca
| May Cruse, Eleanor Elizabeth Bower, Vio-
{ let Blanche MacLeod, Alice Crissman Gar-
{ brick, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Caro-
lyn Royer, Margaret Mahala Young, Mar-
garet Ellen Bauer, Betty Jane Lockington,
Richard Peale Noll, Leonard George
Beezer, Russell Shuey Rider, Robert M.
Woodring, John William Smith, Frederick
| Allen, Daggett, Joseph Conrad Hazel, Or-
i lando Wilbert Houts, Robert M. Ziegler,
| Robert Malcolm Hoy, Joseph Willard
Barnhart; Francis Huff Crawford, Earl
LeRoy Garbrick, Herbert McKay Beezer,
Clarence Harry Smeltzer, Gregg Curtin
i Sheldon, William D. Winton.
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| The Bellefonte Public Schools War
| Garden.
Travelers along the Nittany valley
highway are attracted by the appear-
ance of a very thrifty looking garden
that has been put out along the old
Nittany Valley R. R. track, just east
of Tom Begver’s farm. It is the work
of some of the children of the Belle-
fonte public schools who were inspir-
ed to this bit of patriotic endeavor by
one of their teachers, Mr. Chester
Barnes. The garden covers about one
acre of ground and already looks
promising enough to assure its little
makers that their work will not have
been in vain when it comes to gather-
other vegetables that are thriving
there.
The little folks very cleverly sowed
their lettuce seed so that it now spells,
in giant and well formed letters,
“Bellefonte Public Schools War Gar-
den.” Many people miss this bit of
artistry in the garden for the reason
that it is set on the low ground and
in the “brown Simpson” variety of
lettuce; whereas had it been placed
higher on the side hill and in a varie-
ty of lighter green which would have
made the contrast with the soil
stronger the effect of their evidently
very tedious work would have been
greater.
It remains to be seen whether the
interest of the little patriots will last
through the season. Good work not
only means a good beginning but a
succesful conclusion. And they can
have a successful conclusion only if
they are loyal to their duty in keep-
ing the garden weeded and cultivated.
They are working to show their
brothers on the other side that they
are behind them. There are no slackers
over there and we trust that Mr.
Barnes will not be compelled to write
the awful word “slacker,” after the
name of any of the little folks who
volunteered for service to their coun-
try in this very real work of taking
care of a war garden.
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Farmers’ Institutes.
The county board of farmers’ in-
stitute managers will meet at the
County Commissioners’ office, Tues-
day, June 11th, to arrange for the
places where institutes are to be held
this season. All of our people who
desire institutes, ought to attend this
meeting and present their claims. If
you find you cannot attend, address a
letter with your request to the chair-
man of the board of institute man-
agers, care of County Commissioners.
Because of war conditions, making
important demands for greatly en-
larged food production these meetings
which are maintained by the State
for discussion of and instruction in
the growing of all farm products will
be of far greater importance the com-
ing winter than ever before, and it is
to be regretted that our county can-
not have a half score of them instead
of but three.
— County Treasurer David Cham-
bers will be a busy man during the
forthcoming campaign if he takes
care of all the honors thrust upon him
at the primaries last week, when he
was not only elected county chairman
of the Republican party but the So-
cialist and Prohibition as well.
ing the onions, beans, cabbage and.
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