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Bellefonte, Pa., June 7, 1918.
P. GRAY MEER, - - Editor.
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ANOTHER QUOTA SENT AWAY.
Thirty-four More National Army
Men Left Saturday Afternoon.
Another quota of national army
men, thirty-four in number, left Belle-
fonte on the 4:35 train Saturday
afternoon for Columbus barracks,
Columbus, Ohio. The men reported
in Bellefonte Friday morning and that
afternoon were photographed and then
drilled by Col. H. S. Taylor. In the
evening a farewell banquet was giv-
en them at the Bush house. A num-
ber of guests were present and made
speeches after the young men had
satisfactorily disposed of the meal set
before them. Hugh B. Taylor was
appointed captain in charge of the
squad and he selected as his lieuten-
ants Walter G. Harpster and Joseph
Morrison, of Bellefonte, and George
M. Kachik, of Clarence.
The men were given another hour’s
drill on Saturday morning by Col.
Taylor then had the balance of the
day to themselves until it was time to
leave. A good-sized crowd was at
the train to see them off and wish
them God-speed. The men who were
sent were as follows:
EDMISTON, HENRY M., State College.
HARPSTER, WALTER G., Bellefonte.
GARDNER, ARTHUR O., Howard.
GARDNER, FORREST E., Blanchard.
WOOMER, MERRILL W. Howard,
R.F.D. 1
COUNSIL, LEONARD C., Blanchard.
FETZER, GLENDON E., Milesburg.
LOMISON, LYMAN W., Moshannon.
MOORE, FREDERICK, Port Matilda.
THOMAS, MORRIS D., Philipsburg.
BENNETT, WILMER A., Port Matilda.
COWHER, JESSE, Sandy Ridge.
CRAWFORD, Wm. P., Bellefonte.
TAYLOR, HUGH B., Bellefonte.
ROBINSON, BUDD, Port Matilda.
BENNETT, DAVID R., Philipsburg.
KAPLAN, ALBERT, Philipsburg.
DUKEMAN, ALLISON E. Blanchard.
JOHNSON, EDWARD R., Milesburg.
KACHICK, GEORGE M., Clarence.
MORRISON, JOSEPH, Bellefonte.
DOUGHERTY, CHARLES, Philipsburg.
SMITH, CHARLES B., Centre Hall.
WELLER, CHESTER, Fleming.
DINSMORE, ANDY, Philipsburg:
JOHNSON, EDWARD R., Milesburg.
MAUTE, JOSEPH §., Bellefonte.
SCHIFFNER, HERMAN ¥., Philipsburg
McGOVERN, WILLIAM P., Bellefonte.
WELLER, CHESTER, Fleming.
PACKER, WILLIAM A. Lock Haven.
HULL, ROY, Bellefonte.
SHARPLESS, JAMES W., Sandy Ridge.
WATKINS, FRED E., Howard, R. F. D.
The above quota of men made just
502 the local board has sent to train-
ing camps or inducted into service
from the eligible list in Centre coun-
fy, but notwithstanding this number
there are still a little over four hun-
dred ready for a call at any time.
Lieut. Stininger, a representative
of Provost Marshall General Crowder,
inspected the office and papers of the
local board on Friday and stated that
everything was in excellent condition.
‘He found that the Centre county board
had the largest proportion of Class Al
men physically fit, the smallest num-
ber of dependent claims and the few-
est delinquents of any county in his
district. :
He also informed the board that un-
der recent rulings of the War Depart-
ment all dependent claims will be
re-classified and rejected unless addi-
tional supporting evidence is filed
in each case, and that it is the in-
tention of the Department to place
all married men who have no children
to support in Class B2.
NOTICE TO REGISTRANTS IN GROUP B
In compliance with the request of
Provost Marshall General the Belle-
fonte hospital and the services of its
head surgeon, Dr. Melvin J. Locke,
have been extended to all persons suf-
fering from any disability which has
placed them in Group B, free of all
charges. This opportunity which the
government offers, through the cour-
tesy of Dr. Locke and the Bellefonte
hospital, should be promptly accepted
by all such registrants, and can be
obtained by applying to the local
board.
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Wednesday, June 5th, 1918, was the
only day fixed for registration of men
who have reached the age of 21 since
June 5th, 1917. Any such person who
failed to register on that day is sub-
ject to the penalty provided by the
Act of Congress. Upon application
to the local board of Centre county
within a reasonable time with the
proper excuse the board will register
all such persons as they appear. The
penalty provided is not to exceed one
year’s imprisonment and immediate
induction into the military service.
CENTRE COUNTY'S NEXT QUOTA 158.
Centre county’s next quota of na-
tional army men, which has been call-
ed to go to Camp Lee sometime dur-
ing the week beginning June 19th,
will be 158 men, the largest draft
made on the county at any one time.
While Centre county still has over
four hundred men in Class Al a few
Staite like the above will take them
all.
soo
e— What should prove the most
exciting ball game of the season will
be played on Hughes field this (F'ri-
day) afternoon between the Indiana
Normal and Bellefonte Academy
teams. Game will be called prompt-
ly at 3 o'clock and fans from Belle-
fonte and surrounding country should
be on hand to witness the contest.
‘| usefulness and life were dawning his
| more profound admiration than the
Sudden Death of Harvey Hile. | BRADFORD.—Mrs. Carrie May
_» : : Bradford, wife of David Bradford,
We note with genuine regret the | died at her home at Centre Hall at
death of Charles Harvey Hile, which one o'clock on Monday afternoon fol-
occurred at his country place at All- [lowing an illness of four weeks with
ston, Mass, on Tuesday morning. carcinoma of the breast which finally
His was a life exemplifying the re- sffected her heart.
wards of determination, rectitude and | She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
ability. A poor lad, left to his own | john R. Lawyer and was born in Pot-
resources at Pleasant Gap nearly fif- | to; township on July 10th, 1868, hence
ty years ago, he started with little to | was almost fifty years old. She was
guide or encourage him other than an | married to Mr. Bradford twenty-six
innate spirit of energy and right. years ago, and after leaving the farm
Toiling gta boy on farms and In geyeral years ago, they moved to Cen-
stores in this community his leisure lire Hall. She was a life-long member
hours were spent in reading and with | or the Lutheran church and a woman
good associates. Ambition for an ed- | who will be missed in the community
ucation was kindled to the point that |; which she spent her entire life.
he began to prepare himself for The | ghe js survived by her husband but
Pennsylvania State College and suc-|p,, children. She leaves however a
ceeded better intellectually than finan- |} .i¢ prother and sister, William Law-
cially, for when the time came that he ver, in St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Annie
felt equal to the entrance examina- Hemphill of Philadelphia.
tions his funds were by no means ade- | Funeral services were held at her
quate for even the first year’s expens- jot home, in Centre Hall at 2:30
es. He had a friend in Mr. Shaeffer, | yack yesterday afternoon by her
who was then the Y. M. C. A. secre- | yaqto) Rev. Kurtz, of the Lutheran
tary here, also another, both of whom | church, after which burial was made
pressed a little money in his hand, | i; the Centre Hall cemetery.
bade him God-speed and urged him to Il I
go. He went. His career at college DUNKLE. — Fernando Woodward
was exceptional. He was a leader in! punkle, a well known resident of
his class, a leader in the Y. M. C. A., | Walker township, died at his home at
a leader in the athletic and social ac- | Mingoville at ten o’clock on Monday
tivities of the students; and all the night of lobular pneumonia. On May
while he was achieving these college 2nd he fell off of a wagon and suffer-
distinctions he was working his way ‘ed a concussion of the spine. Pneu-
through. monia developed later causing his
Upon graduation in 1892, in the death.
course in mechanical engineering, he| He was a son of David and Harriet
found employment at once and so ap- | Rockey Dunkle and was born near
plied himself that step by step he rose Hecla park on October 10th, 1864,
in his profession until he became vice | making his age 53 years, 7 months
president of the Boston Elevated | and 23 days. He was a farmer by oc-
Railway Co. The University of Wis- | cupation and an enterprising, pro-
consin conferred the degree of M. E. | gressive citizen. He was married to
on him one year after his graduation | Miss Ida Hockman who survives with
from State and he was honored by ithe following children: Wilbur, of
many of the great Engineering Soci- | Mingoville; Verna, of Syracuse, N.
eties of the country. Y.; Lulu and Helen, at home. He al-
Just at the time when the thorns in so leaves two brothers, Harry and
his path had transformed themselves | Francis, both of Mingoville.
into roses; just when untramelled He was a member of the Reformed
church and Rev. Faust had charge of
health broke, angina developed and a
new fight was begun. It was of no
avail. Two years of quiescent’ as
secretary of the New England Street
Railway club and editor of its maga-
zine brought no change and he died.
Died, an upright, successful man who
had accomplished much in his profes-
sion but most in the splendid heritage
of clean living that he leaves for his
widow and children. Of all our friends
we know of none for whom we have a
terday morning, burial being made in
the Hublersburg cemetery. :
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LUTZ.—Mrs. Clement E. Lutz died
at her home at Snydertown on Friday
of last week and her death was quite
a shock to her many friends. She had
an attack of jaundice but her condi-
tion was not even considered serious
until a short time before her death.
She was a member of St. Martin's
intimate acquaintance with Charles Lutheran church, a good christian
Harvey Hile has called forth. woman and will be greatly missed in
Mr. Hile was 54 years, 2 months |that community. Surviving her are
and 20 days old, having been born on | her husband and one son, Harry Lutz,
March 15th, 1864. He entered State | of Mt. Union. She also leaves one
College in the fall of 1887 and gradu- | brother and two sisters, namely:
ated in 1892. He was awarded the |Emanuel Glantz, Mrs. B. F. Fisher
John Johnson scholarship at the Uni- [and Mrs. Lockard, all of Nittany.
versity of Wisconsin and took a year’s | Rev. W. J. Shultz had charge of the
special work there in mechanical en- | funeral services which were held at
gineering. In 1894 he went with the | ten o'clock on Tuesday morning, bur-
Philadelphia Traction company but |ial being made in the cemetery at
later in the year went to Boston and | Snydertown.
accepted a position with the West End i
Street Railway company as superin-
tendent of underground conduit con-
struction. When the West End was
consolidated with the Boston Elevat-
ed in 1898 he was made superintend-
ent of wires and in 1904 became as-
sistant to the vice president. When it
is considered that the Boston Elevated
Railway company is an eighty million
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HAINES.—A recent issue of the
Fayette county Leader, Iowa, con-
tained a notice of the death of Mrs.
Margaret B. Haines, widow of G. W.
Haines which occurred on April 22nd.
Mrs. Haines’ maiden name was Mar-
garet Bike, and she was born at
Aaronsburg, this county, on August
10th, 1839. When she was sixteen
dollar corporation the immensity of | years old she went to Illinois and
Mr. Hile’s responsibilities can be bet- | taught school near Freeport until her
ter understood and appreciated. He marriage four years later to Mr.
was married to Miss Georgie G. Doyle, | Haines, of Postville, Iowa. Her hus-
of Boston, and she survives with one band was killed in a runaway acci-
son and a daughter, Heston Hart and dent in 1872 and of a large family of
Dorothea Hile. children only three survive. She was
Il |! buried at Postville on April 27th.
BIDWELL.—Mrs. Mary Bidwell, Shion :
wife of Harry M. Bidwell, died at her In the United States Service.
home on south Allegheny street Tues- Ninet State
; ) y-seven State College students
day night at twelve o'clock of heart {who have been in training at State
trouble, aged 70 years and 8 months. | : : >
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. College left on a Ca ay Bu
{day for Plattsburgh,
A Ba a LI in wiles pang cil Bees
ever, had been spent in Bellefonte. ID The FY a Sy 2
i CT . ‘ .
Her husband and the following chil- Bellefonte; W. H. Foster, D. M. Wie-
dren survive: Mrs. Vesta Culvey- land and M. Z. Young, of State Col-
house, of Utica, N. Y.; Fred, of War- | . i
ren; Mrs. Joseph Young, of New York {iope, and Edward R. Tubridy, of Mo
city; A. Trood, in the United States
navy; Morton, at home and Mrs. John Among the almost two hundred
Matthews, of Buffalo, N. Y. She also : : ? x
leaves the following brothers and sis- Aroapol Md, Ww is ol = Matthi-
ters: W. T. Parker and Mrs. Eva [2 > ardner, of State (College.
Snyder, of Jersey Shore; Mrs. o. 7. | Jerrold A. Robinson, of Milesburg,
Glosser, of Linden; Mrs. Martha Troop L and later attended the pro-
Hartley and Miss Kate Parker, of. el
1 visional officers’ training camp at that
Jersey Shore. The, funeral will be place, has won his commission as a
held this (Friday) afternoon. Rev. :
: second lieutenant.
Maynard will have charge of the serv-| "yi; Anna Keichline, Bellefonte’
jeey 274 putiat will be made in the well known young lady architect,
goery. | some time ago offered her services to
the government and early last week
she received a telegram to report in
Washington at once, leaving on Tues-
day for the national capital.
Miss Helen Eberhart also left for
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CASHER.—Mrs. Rachael Casher,
widow of the late Jacob Casher, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Cassidy, at Sandy Ridge, on
Sunday afternoon, as the result of
heart failure. She was born at Har-
veyville, Luzerne county, on February
23rd, 1850, making her age 68 years,
3 months and 10 days. Surviving her
are the following sons and daughters:
Arthur J. and Mrs. Frank Cassidy, of
Sandy Ridge; John and Samuel, of
Snow Shoe; Elwood, of Woodland;
Charles, of Toronto, Ohio; George, in
Halfmoon valley, and Amanda, of
Coleville. Funeral services were held
at the Cassidy home at Sandy Ridge
on Tuesday evening and Wednesday
the soldiers insurance bureau of the
Treasury Department.
John M. Shugert this week received
a letter from Dr. David Dale, of Belle-
fonte, telling of his safe arrival in
France and giving a brief summary
of his experiences on the trip over.
Dr. Dale, or perhaps it would be more
in keeping with the rank he has won
for himself, Major Dale, is one of the
hardest working doctors in the U. S.
: : service. He left Bellefonte as a first
Iorping the remains were taken to lieutenant and through his own exer-
Gray's cemetery for burial. tions and patriotic sense of duty was
I promoted to a captain then a major,
RADER.—Mrs. Florence Peters |and if he is fortunate enough to es-
Rader died at her home in Philadel- | cape the death-dealing contrivances
phia the early part of the week of tu-|of the Huns will undoubtedly win fur-
berculosis of the stomach. Mrs. Ra- | ther promotions.
der was the youngest daughter of Mr. ESE
and Mrs. Oscar Peters, of Lancaster,
and for a number of years residents of
Bellefonte. She was married two
years ago to Herbert Rader, of Lan-
caster, who with her parents and four
— The annual reunion of the
Tressler people will be held on the
Bellefonte fair grounds, Saturday,
June 22nd. All friends and neighbors
are cordially invited to join this fam-
sisters survive. ily at their all day picnic.
the funeral services which were held
at his late home at 9:30 o'clock yes-
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
Forty Young Men and Women Grad-
uate at Bellefonte High School
This Week.
‘ Owing to the general war condi-
tions the annual commencement of the
Bellefonte High school was not held
on the pretentious scale this year as
characterized commencements in past
years. The annual baccalaureate ser-
mon to the graduating class was
preached by Rev. M. DePue Maynard
in the Episcopal church. Clad in their
caps and gowns and preceded by the
members of the school board and the
High school faculty the class marched
from the school building to the church
right on the minute. Rev. Maynard’s
sermon was not long but it was a
scholarly effort and contained much
of interest to the young men and wom-
en to whom it was directed.
The Junior declamatory contest was
held in the High schovl building on
Monday evening. The contestants
and their subjects were as follows:
Why We Are at War...........
Howard Evenson Wetzel
A Patriotic Incident of the Re-
bellion......... Mildred Sarah Wagner
Duty of Literary Men to Amer-
CR. acer vey Rebecca Cecilia Yerger
Responsibilities As a Na-
tion... acide Ralph Tennyson Smith
A. Brave Little Quakeress.......
Henrietta Woltjen Sebring
Peace, the Policy of a Nation....
Van Roy Zimmerman
True Courage........ Della Regina Beezer
Americanism......... co. Mahlon P. Smith
Truth and Victory..Martha Louise Haines
The judges awarded prizes of $7.50
each to Van Zimmerman and Della
Beezer.
Dispensing with the usual class day
exercises the High school and mem-
bers of the Alumni association united
in a picnic at Hecla park on Tuesday
and the final commencement exercises
were held on Wednesday evening. The
commencement address was delivered
by Mrs. Kathryn Sisson McLean, of
Qhio Wesleyan University, and it
proved a very interesting diversion
from the customary commencement
addresses. Following the address Dr.
M. J. Tscke, piesident of the school
board, presented the diplomas to the
graduates and awarded the prizes as
follows:
General excellence prize, $10.00,
awarded by Col. W. F. Reynolds—
Mary Elizabeth Taylor, who took first
honors.
Biological Essay prize, $10.00, giv-
en by Mrs. R. S. Brouse—Eleanor
Elizabeth Bower, who took second
honors. ; :
Junior declamatory prizes, $7.50
each to Van Zimmerman and Della
Beezer.
W. C. T. U. prizes, $5.00 each to
Malcolm Yeager and Caroline Mec-
Clure, and a special prize of $2.50 to
Philip Saylor.
General courtesy, $5.00 given by
Geo. R. Meek—Gregg Sheldon.
Bookkeeping prize, $5.00 given by
Geo. R. Meek—Myra Miller.
Business efficiency prize given by
Wm. P. Humes, $5.00 each to Leonard
Beezer and William Emerick.
Household arts prize, $5.00 given
a John S. Walker—Gertrude
Smith.
Hygiene prize, $5.00 given by Dr.
John Keichline—Mary Dale.
Manual training prize, $5.00 given
by Charles F. Cook—Clarence Smeltz-
er.
A complete list of the graduates
was published in last week’s paper.
Of the seventeen young men in the
class six of them expect to go to Wil-
liamsport tomorrow to take the exam-
ination for entrance in the navy. The
six are Gregg Sheldon, Herbert Beez-
er, John Cunningham, Frederick Dag-
gett, John Smith, and Wilbur Hoy.
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Clyde Smith Found Safe and Well.
Clyde Smith, the fourteen year old
Our
midshipmen who will be graduated at )
{who went to Camp Hancock with |
son of W. Witmer Smith, was found
safe and well at Beech Creek last Fri-
‘day by his father. As announced in
the “Watchman” last week the boy
was last seen when he left home on
Tuesday morning to drive the cows to
pasture. As all efforts to find him up
| to Thursday afternoon had proven un-
| availing it was feared he had fallen
into the high water in Bald Eagle
creek and drowned.
After the boy was found at Beech
creek and brought home he stated that
just as he got the cows in the pasture
a freight train stopped opposite to
where he was on account of a broken
coupling. He watched the men re-
pair the break and when the train
started he jumped on to ride down to
Milesburg but it proved to be a
through freight and never stopped
until it reached the Lock Haven
yards. There he jumped off but being
without a cent of money was unable
to pay his way back on the train so
started to walk home. He traveled
Washington on Wednesday of this | slowly, begged something to eat and
week, having accepted a position in |
finally reached Beech Creek, where
‘he was taken in charge by the P. R.
R. operator and given a good meal
and kept over Thursday night.
As it happened: Mr. Smith went
down the valley on Friday morning
making inquiries and when he reach-
ed Beech Creek he had no trouble find-
ing his son. The boy said he never
thought about telephoning home, al-
though the wife of the operator in-
tended telephoning to Mr. Smith at
noon on Friday but he arrived there
before she did so.
—— Don’t call the telephone ex-
change and ask the correct time of
day, or any other question not rele-
vant to legitimate telephone business.
See advertisement elsewhere of the
new ruling of the company.
— Rev. M. DePue Maynard was
last week appointed juvenile officer
for Centre county, vice Dr. Ambrose
M. Schmidt, resigned. The change
became effective June 1st.
Regarding Prices of Staple Food
Products.
The publication of fair prices
every county of the country
growing importance.
Heretofore it has been recommend-
ed that prices be published only in
large towns or in those towns in
which there is a wholesale grocer.
From a careful study however it has
been decided that prices should be
published for every county in the
country by all daily or weekly papers
in that county. This step is very nec-
essary so that consumers will feel
that their interests are being protect-
ed.
With this in view and after careful
consideration, the following definite
plan has been outlined for Centre
county:
The aim is to limit the publication
of fair prices to staple commodities
which comprise the larger proportion
is of
Week Ending
Wheat Flour, 16 1214-1b. sacks.........
of the working man’s diet.
In every county of other communi-
ties for which prices are published
in | there should be appointed a price in-
i terpreting board, consisting of repre-
sentatives of the wholesale grocers,
| retailers and consumers, the county
| administrator acting as chairman of
| this board. :
It is aimed that there should be on
i this board retailers who represent
each class of that business, such as
“cash and carry’ stores, small stores,
i credit and delivery stores, etc.
! This board should meet at least
once a week, securing from the whole-
| sale representatives the prices charg-
'ed by them to the retailer and adding
thereto the prescribed margins of
profit for the retailer.
| The board desires to secure the ac-
tive co-operation of the newspapers
! which have been requested to publish
‘the prices as regularly as might seem
proper, but at least once a week.
Weekly Statement of the Prevalling Prices of Edible Commodities in Centre County
June 1st, 1918.
Retailer Pays Consumer Pays
Nice arvensis per bbl. $11.50 pr sk 85 to .90
7% to .08 to
Rye Flour per Ib 07% 10
Corn Flour per 1b 0515 to. .07 08 to .10
Cornmeal per Ib... ....uiivinoennniiierentietsniannennenns 06 to .06% 07 to .08
Corn grits and hominy per Ib..........oooenieinnen .08 to .08% 0914 to .10
Oatmeal and rolled oats per 1b 07 to 07% 09 to .10
Barley Flour per lb... 071% to .08 09 to .10
Rice Flour per lb +1115 to 12 14 to .16
Edible starch per Ib......ccoeeenntinnereretnnerennncnannnd 091% to .10% 12 to 13
Rice, Blue Rose grade per 1D........oiuiiiiiiennceenens 11 to 11 12 to 13
Granulated sugar per 1b 08 to .08 10
Beans, dried per lb........ 18 to .20
Tard; bulk... i... ae os toes 30 33 to .35
Lard substitutes in bulk 2) 29 to .30
Lard substitutes in tin......ccociiiieenienes . 34 to 35
Evaporated milk per can................. to 06% 08
Canned corn, Standard, No. 2 per can... 1T to .18 20 to .22
Canned peas, No. 2 per Can..............
Canned dried peas, No. 2 per can
Corn syrup per gallon
Eggs per dozen.......
Bufter per 1b........
Potatoes per bushel.........ccoevinennnne
Oleomargarine per 1b
Cheese Por 1b. ..cviecesrieninasnvecensss
Standard ham and bacon per 1b
Canned tomatoes, No. 3 per cal..........
Dried fruits—raisins........ccoiiiiiinnnn
W. FRED REYNOLDS, Food Administrator of Centre County.
Five Offenders Sentenced.
At a session of court held on Tues-
day morning five offenders of the
peace were sentenced by Judge Quig-
to the Huntingdon reformatory. The
first man to come before the court
was Joe Woods, the jail prisoner who
made his escape while working on the
road in Benner township. After es-
caping he made his way to Struble
.Station where he robbed a store then
traveled to Tyrone where he was ar-
rested and returned to Centre coun-
ty. Woods had two months of a six
months term to serve and the court
remitted the jail sentence and sen-
tenced Woods to serve a term of from
two to three years in the western pen-
itentiary on the charge of larceny,
and suspended sentence on the charge
of breaking and escaping.
James Parks, aged 16 years, and
Martin Howard, aged 17, plead guilty
to robbing the bungalow of Kern and
Bartlet and the attempted robbery of
the bungalow of August Glinz, and
they were sentenced to pay a fine of
one dollar each, costs and to serve
time in the Huntingdon reformatory,
to which insfitution they were taken
the same afternoon by Sheriff Yar-
nell and chief of police Harry Duke-
man. 3
The last two men brought before
the court were W. H. Washburn and
Charles Rhinehart, of Viaduct. Some
five or six years ago Washburn went
to live with a Mrs. Seyler, at Clar-
ence, a widow with four children. Ac-
cording to all reports they lived to-
gether as man and wife, though no
marriage ceremony had been perform-
ed. Mrs. Seyler died about two years
ago and since that time Mr. Wash-
burn has kept the home together and
taken care of the children. About
five months ago they moved from
Clarence to Viaduct and shortly after-
wards Charles Rhinehart took up his
abode with the family. Last week
Mary Seyler, aged fourteen, the eld-
est of the Seyler children preferred a
statutory charge against both Wash-
burn and Rhinehart. Both plead
guilty before the court on Tuesday
and both of them said they were will-
ing to marry the girl, but the court
told them it would be some time be-
fore they would be able to do that,
and after giving them a severe lecture
he sentenced Washburn to not less
than five nor more than six years in
the western penitentiary, and Rhine-
hart to not less than three nor more
than five years.
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Silo Excursion, Friday, June 14th.
Final arrangements have been made
for the silo excursion on June 14th.
The makes of silos that will be visited
include the monolithic concrete, hol-
low tile, and the following wooden si-
los: Craine, Harder, Hudson River,
N. Y., Globe, International, Tornado,
and a Philadelphia silo.
Nearly all of these silos have a
special construction and door and
there are some features at each of
the farms that will be of interest to
those who are interested in livestock
and silos.
We are endeavoring to get Mr.
Fred Rasmussen for the speaker at
the noon hour. Mr. Rasmussen is
head of the dairy husbandry depart-
ment at State College and at present
on the dairy division of the State
Public Safety committee with head-
quarters at Philadelphia. Mr. Ras-
mussen is a man who has a keen in-
sight into the dairy business and
knows conditions in the old country
as well as the United States.
Do not forget the time and date:
Friday, June 14th, leaving Bellefonte
at 9:30 a. m. In case of rain the trip
will be made the following day. The
first stop will be at the Eby farm,
Zion.—R. H. Olmstead, County Agent.
Miss Bessie Hoy, of State C-l-
lege, a graduate nurse of the Belle-
fonte hospital, recently registered for
service in the army and last week re-
ceived orders to report on Monday.
ley, three to the penitentiary and two
War Savings Campaign in Centre
County.
The report of the National war sav-
ings ‘campaign, so far as relates to
Centre county. for the week ending
May 25th, shows that we have a per-
capita for that week of 76c, being the
largest amount for any week during
the entire period, and making our to-
tal per capita $5.09. We have reach-
ed eighth place in the list of counties
in the eastern district of Pennsylva-
nia.
It will be necessary, however, for
every man, woman and child interest-
ed in this war, to make desperate and
determined effort to purchase weekly
as many of the war savings stamps
as possible until Centre county shall
have reached the limit of our quota
($876,200). We now have to our
credit, on account of this entire cam-
paign, $223,290.
A little later arrangements, which
are being formulated at Washington,
will be submitted in detail to the peo-
ple of our county, and we want to
put forth our very best efforts to go
over the top on that day. The Pres-
ident of the United States and the
Governor of Pennsylvania will issue,
in due time, a proclamation, declaring
June 28th as the National Pledge
day. Every section of our entire na-
tion will, on that day, do its very
best to obtain the several quotas al-
lotted, not only to the States, but to
the counties, boroughs and townships
of the States.
Your chairman attended a meeting
at Altoona on Saturday, June 1st, at
which time the state director, Mr.
Robert K. Cassatt; the director for
counties, Mr. Edward C. Bendere, and
the assistant director for counties,
Mr. George E. Lloyd, as well as prob-
ably fifteen chairmen in the western
section of the eastern district of Penn-
sylvania, were present. The Nation-
al Pledge day system was gone over
fully, as were other matters of con-
siderable importance to the several
county chairmen. :
A meeting of all of the district
chairmen of Centre county and solic-
itors for Pledge day will be called for
Bellefonte on or about the 10th day
of June, notice of which meeting will
be sent to the district chairmen and
solicitors on or about the Tth instant.
W. HARRISON WALKER,
Chairman War Savings Committee
for Centre County.
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State Police Moved to Bellefonte.
On orders from the department the
state policemen heretofore located at
Pleasant Gap, Evan Jones and “Jer-
ry” Galaidi, on Saturday moved from
the Gap to Bellefonte and have estab-
lished headquarters at the Garman
house, where they can be reached
most any time by any person desir-
ing their services. The men had put
in an application some time ago to be
permitted to make the change, as the
rates were higher at the Gap and the
general accommodations not as good
as they are getting in Bellefonte.
While the men are quartered at the
Garman house their horses are kept
at Dr. Nissley’s stable in the rear of
the Bush house.
Hospital Phone Calls Limited.
Owing to the scarcity of assistants
in the hospital corps, brought about
by war conditions, we wish to an-
nounce that friends of patients wish-
ing to make inquiry, or phone mes-
sages to them, must call between the
hours of 8-9 a. m., and 3-4 p. m. The
phones will be open to such inquiry
or to accept messages only at these
times. Any alarming change in pa-
tients’ condition will be promptly
communicated to relatives.
THE SUPERINTENDENT.
——Mrs. Calvin Stuart, who died
Sunday at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Heiskell, at Carlisle, was buried
Wobmsiay # Diiingmen.
——For high class Job Work come
to the “Watchman” Office. :
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