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Bellefonte, Pa., June 21, 1918.
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THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
At their lawn festival on Tues-
day evening the Young Woman’s Mis-
sionary society of the Presbyterian
church, cleared $97.25 and enough ad-
ditional contributions have been re-
ceived to make $100, which will be
forwarded to Miss Bertha Laurie for
her canteen work in France.
It is requested by Miss Morris
that all the knitters of the town meet
with her in the Red Cross work rooms,
Masonic building, on Friday after-
noon, June 21st, between two and five
o’clock for the purpose of registration.
If you have any finished work,
take it along at that time as it will
require all the available articles to fit
out the drafted men leaving next
week.
There is a strong man out at
the carnival who challenges all comers
to wrestle at five dollars a throw. On
Wednesday evening the fireman on
the Lewisburg train took his chal-
lenge. J. Mac Heinle was chosen as
referee and the fireman had no trou-
ble throwing the strong man. In fact
he literally made a monkey out of
him. He also demanded his five dol-
lars and got it.
The advent of the automobile
has even played havoc with the old-
time and picturesque gypsy caravans
of bright painted wagons, horses,
dogs, etc. On Monday morning three
gypsy women and about half a dozen
children came to Bellefonte by train
from Lock Haven. The only man in
the crowd drove here in an automobile
and loading up the gang and para-
phernalia at the railroad depot
departed in the direction of Lewis-
town.
Flag day last Friday was prob-
ably more studiously observed in
Bellefonte than ever before. Special
ceremonies were held at the Elks
lodge, where Dr. W. K. McKinney de-
livered the address. Washington
Camp P. O. S. of A. also had a special
program and about seventy-five peo-
ple attended the D. A. R. gathering
at the Country club. The orator there
was Col. H. S. Taylor, while Rev. M.
DePue Maynard also made an ad-
dress.
Mrs. Isaac Smith, of Centre
Hall, was eighty-six years old on Sun-
day and she celebrated the day with
a family reunion of her children,
which included W. Witmer and Clyde
A. Smith, of this place; James Smith,
of Williamsport, and Miss Grace at
home. A number of friends also call-
ed on Mrs. Smith during the day to
congratulate her upon having lived
to attain four score and six years,
and also upon her health; which is
very good.
A number of Bellefonte gentle-
men attended the flag raising at Sco-
tia on Saturday evening. There was
a good turnout of citizens from that
vicinity and patriotism was at a high
ebb. The speakers for the occasion
were Edmund Blanchard and Col. H.
S. Taylor, of Bellefonte. Prior to the
raising of the flag the spectators were
entertained with a base ball game.
During the evening a festival was
held for the benefit of the Red Cross,
and a very tidy sum realized.
The most benighted person,
whether hé be a native born Ameri-
can or a foreign emigrant, can always
find amusement and entertainment in
moving pictures and the Scenic thea-
tre is a good place in Bellefonte to
see them. The Scenic auditorium is
large and well ventilated, cool and
comfortable even in hot weather and
the class of pictures shown there can-
not be seen anywhere else in Belle-
fonte. Therefore, when you want to
see good pictures, go to the Scenic.
Among the 620 graduates at
the University of Southern California
two weeks ago was H. McGee Barn-
hart, a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O.
Barnhart, of Whittier, Cal, and a
nephew of cashier James K. Barnhart,
of the First National bank of Belle-
fonte. The young man graduated in
dentistry and was awarded the La
Touche medal for proficiency in clin-
ical work. The medal carries the ap-
pointment to the position of demon- !
strator at the University infirmary
next year.
Andrew J. Engle, the five year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J.
Engle, of east Lamb street, had his
right arm fractured
manner on Monday evening about
seven o’clock. He was coasting down
the concrete pavement in his baby au-
to when the machine ran off the pave-
ment and up the side of a terrace
throwing the boy out onto the pave-
ment. Danny Hines was also coast-
ing down the pavement in a small
wagon and being unable to stop ran
over the Engle boy’s right arm, re-
sulting im a compound fracture be-
tween the wrist and elbow.
Edwin M. Grove, son of Coun-
ty Commissioner D. A. Grove, is hav-
ing some thrilling and exciting ex-
periences in his service for Uncle
Sam. Having recently returned from
France he in company with a young
lieutenant, were sent to Boston in an
army truck to place an order for
some carburetor parts. Having ac-
complished their mission they were
on their way back and while driving
through New York on Tuesday, fol-
lowing the car tracks, a wheel came
off their truck. The truck was
thrown from the track and the lieu-
tenant was thrown from the truck
right in front of a passing trolley car,
being killed outright. Young Grove
luckily escaped. He was then given
a two day’s furlough to come home
but hardly had he gotten here when
he received orders to get vo Nashville,
Tenn., and left on Wednesday.
in a peculiar |
FLAG RAISING AT ST.
JOHN'S
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Several Thousand People Witnessed
the Impressive Ceremonies. Big
Parade Precedes Meeting.
A beautiful flag, the gift of the
Bellefonte Council Knights of Colum-
bus, was raised at St. John’s Catholic
most impressive ceremonies, included
in which was the dedication of a serv-
ice flag made by the women of St
John’s Dorcas society, containing the
names of forty-five of the fifty-one
young men who have either volun-
teered or been called into the service
of their country from that church,
tional number of young men over the
forty-five to be added to the flag. The
Dorcas society will also present a
silk flag which, with the service flag,
will be hung in the church.
The ceremonies proper were pre-
ceded by a parade which formed in
the Diamond. It was made up of
Our Girls band of Milesburg, eight
flag to be unfurled, children of the
parochial school, the Dorcas society,
Bellefonte Council Knights of Colum-
bus, Our Boys band of Milesburg,
Undine and Logan fire companies and
the machine gun troop of the provis-
ional reserve cavalry. The parade
Spring to Bishop and west on Bishop
to the parochial school. .
The flag was hoisted to the top of
a forty foot pole erected between the
school building and the convent by
Miss Margaret Mignot, while Our
Boys band played “The Star
Spangled Banner.” Imnediately fol-
lowing the school sang the above pa-
triotic song.
Rev. Father William E. Downes,
brief speech told the purpose of the
gathering. He prefaced his remarks
by saying that in all the length and
breadth of Pennsylvania there is not
another town like Bellefonte and he
didn’t believe there is another town
in the State in which such a represen-
tative crowd would have turned out
on such an occasion. Father Downes
gave a very brief outline of the Cath-
olic church and then added that they
asked no odds of any one and had no
apologies to make. That the church
stood for itself in every phase of pa-
triotism. In their parochial school
they taught first love of God and sec-
ond love of country. He pointed to
the service flag with forty-five stars
as evidence of the patriotism of the
young men of the Bellefonte church
American troops cited for bravery in
the war with Germany were from a
Massachusetts regiment recruited
from the parochial schools.
introduced as the first speaker Judge
Henry C. Quigley.
Judge Quigley stated
present only to emphasize the faci
represented stood back of every
community as well as any and every
movement that tends to the inculca-
tion of patriotism in the hearts of the
youth of the land; back of every
movement that tends to the support
of our boys at the front and the gov-
ernment in the successful prosecution
of the war. Following Judge Quig-
didly recited the poem, “Flag of My
Native Land,” written by Father Con-
stantine Pise, three quarters of a
century ago.
After another selection by the choir
Father Downes introduced Col. H. S.
Taylor, stating that he knew of no
man imbued with a greater spirit of
patriotism or more entitled to voice
his sentiments publicly, because he
has given three sons to the service,
has three brothers in it and is only
out of it himself because of reasons
he cannot overcome. Col. Taylor con-
gratulated Father Downes and the
church congregation for the patriot-
shown by the service flag. Pointing
the fact that it is the oldest flag in
existence and has never yet been
trailed in the dust of defeat. He
stated that the only way to make it
victorious this time is for every
man, woman and child to do their ut-
most to support the boys over there.
There will be still greater privations
to undergo, there will be much suffer-
ing, many a mother’s heart will be
filled with pain and anguish over the
death of her boy, but we must all look
; beyond to the glories of a victory won
and an enduring peace for all coun-
tries. In conclusion he drew a pic-
ture of our boys going over the top
with flag encased, fighting the kind
of battle that only Americans know
how to fight and if perchance they
are overpowered by numbers, giving
| ground only with their face to the
| enemy and fighting with the butts of
| their guns. And at last when victory
| crowns their efforts, as it is sure to do
| if we at home do our part, how proud
we all will be to see our boys come
home, not with flags encased, but with
colors flying, telling to the world that
the land of the free has helped to
make the whole world free.
The next speaker was Col. Spangler
and he confined himself principally to
reciting what the big men of our
country are doing to help aleng with
the war. He cited Rockerfeller, whose
tax this year was $38,000,000, and
who gave $5,000,000 to the Red Cross.
He told of other men who are giv-
ing sixty per cent. of their profits and
doing it uncomplainingly. And not
only that, but that their sons were
among the first to enlist for service.
He further predicted that when the
war is over all the foolish class dis-
tinctions will have been swept away
and a man will stand out before the
world for what he is worth as a man,
| whether he has a hundred dollars or
a hundred million.
church on Sunday afternoon with’
six more stars representing the addi-
veterans of the Civil war carrying the i
was down High street to Spring,
rector in charge, presided and in a!
and stated the fact that the first |
He then
that he was |
‘that the civil government which he
movement for the welfare of the |
ley Thomas Todsock Jr., very splen-
ism displayed by their young men as
to the Stars and Stripes he recalled ;
The last speaker introduced was
Mr. M. J. McEnery, of Philadelphia,
Knights of Columbus at the different
in this country
| army cantonments
who is prominent in the work of the
i and abroad. He told of the work
and stated that the K. and C. build-
ings at the various cantonments while !
erected primarily to look after the |
. spiritual welfare of the members of !
their church, were ‘conducted on en-
tirely. non-sectarian principles; that
the only badge required to gain en-
trance thereto and all the comforts
and privileges it is able to furnish
is the United States uniform.
Nothing is sold in these buildings but
postage stamps, and they are kept
merely for the convenience of the sol-
diers. Everything else is free, and
no questions asked as long as the man
is in uniform.
The meeting closed with “The Star
Spangled Banner” by Our Boys band.
At 5:30 o'clock Father Downes en-
tertained the speakers and a few in-
vited guests at dinner. Following is
a list of the fifty-one young men be-
longing to the Catholic church now in
serivce:
! Arthur Beezer
Ralph Beezer
Andrew Saylor
Peter DeLallo
Charles ¥. Doll
Philip Shoemaker
Basil Mott
Frank Taylor
Joseph Bertram
. Bernard Kane
George Howard
Wm. McGovern
Leonard Barnes
Frederick Yeager
John MecNicho
Ellis Hines
Oscar Sherry
i Ernest Dimeo
Thos. E. Kelly
Joseph Beezer
John T. Saylor
Walter Gherrity
James Morrison
John F. Woods
Joseph Ceader
Vincent Taylor
Fred Hull
Joseph W. Kane
Joseph Howard
Hugh Taylor
Joseph Morrison
Edward Sunday
Joseph Sourbeck
James Fox
James McCulley
James Dimeo
Chas. Moerschbacher
John H. Kelly
| Bernard Kelly Wm. J. Kelly
James Kelly J. B, Derstine
| ¥. B. McMahon Samuel Koch
{| Frank McCrina :
i Nick Jumbo Diamont Veruchio
| Leonard Bruno Robert Taylor
i Thomas Shaughnessy Jr.
| .
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James Kane
| Commencement Exercises of Paro-
{ chial School.
{ The class day exercises for the
| graduating class of St. John’s school
| took place on Tuesday evening in the
1
i school hall and were well attended
| and enjoyed by the friends of the pu-
pils.
The graduating exercises took place
{ on Wednesday morning with a high
| mass celebrated by the pastor, Rev.
|W. E. Downes, who also delivered a
| very appropriate sermon for the oc-
| casion, in which he drew many illus-
| trations of good, sound advice for the
| pupils about to leave the school.
| After the exercises the children of
| the school enjoyed a picnic in Humes’
{ woods, prepared for them by the la-
| dies of the Parish. All expressed
| themselves as having spent a very
pleasant day.
| The following pupils have complet-
| ed the commercial course:
Anthony Capani Robert Gherrity
Francis Kelly Mary Beezer
{ Angeline Carpeneto Catharine Connolly
| : Margaret Haupt ;
The following pupils haye been per-
| fect in attendance during the year:
Joseph Moerschbacher Joseph Smead
Nicholas Bruno Elizabeth Smead
Loretta Kane Carl Moerschbacher
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:
| Josephine Rearick Marie Kelleher
! John Anderson Eleanor Kelleher
|
Margaret Guisewhite
James Carpeneto
George McNichol
Margaret Mignot
Angeline Carpeneto
Catherine Connelly
Margaret Haupt
The following have received profi
ciency diplomas in writing, from the
i American Penman:
Anthony Capani Kugenia Bauer
Elizabeth Hazel
Honors for the Senior class were as
i follows:
Ten dollar gold piece for highest
general average, first honor, donated
by Knights of Columbus.—Merited
by Angeline Carpeneto.
Five dollar gold piece, for christian
: doctrine, donated by Mr. and Mrs. H.
|B. Fenlon.—Merited by Robert Gher-
| rity.
Five dollar gold piece, for highest
{ average in spelling, donated by Rev.
| W. E. Downes.-—Merited by Anthony
! Capani and Catharine Connelly.
| Two and a half dollars given for
highest average in English, donated
by Mr. Louis Carpeneto.—Merited by
Margaret Haupt.
Two and a half dollars given for
highest average in typewriting.—
Merited by Mary Beezer.
Two and a half dollars given for
the highest average in mathematics.
—Merited by Francis Kelly.
| Anne Gherrity
i Jessie Bruno
Christine Gillen
Thomas Todsock
Louise Hartle
Mary Beezer
Flag Raising at Hecla.
The patriotic people of Nittany
valley are arranging to hold a big
flag raising at Hecla on the evening
of July 38rd, at eight o’clock. Our
Girls band of Milesburg will be pres-
ent and furnish the music while
speeches will be made by W. Harri-
son Walker Esq. and Col. H. S. Tay-
lor. A festival will be held during the
evening for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
——— ee
An Appeal to the Women of Belle-
fonte.
The Red Cross work rooms need fif-
ty regular workers at every session
in order to meet the government work
allotted to our Chapter. The work
rooms are open Monday afternoon
and evening, Tuesday afternoon and
all day Wednesday from nine to five.
Please respond to this appeal.
MARY MILES BLANCHARD.
Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory.
The exercises connected with the
exhibit of the industrial departments,
and the close of the present term of
the reformatory schools at Hunting-
don, Pa., will be held on Thursday,
June 27th, at 2 and 7:30 p. m. These
occasions are open to the public, and
a cordial invitation is extended to all
who may wish to attend, to do so.
——The bass fishing season does
not open this year until July first. In
former years the season opened June
| 15th. .
Valley Ins. Co. office, Frank's barber
HOW YOUR BIT IS APPRECIATED
IN FRANCE.
A Purely Personal Letter from ies
Laurie Published With the Thought |
That It May Suggest Other |
“Bits” for Her Apprecia- |
tive Boys.
In an endeavor to do something |
that would prove helpful to Miss Lau- |
rie in her canteen service in France
and, as it waserather a question what
would be advisable and acceptable, :
three packages, at a hazard, were sent
her on the fifteenth of March. These
were of the regulation-parcel-post
weight of seven pounds and contain-
ed games, curleycue cut puzzles, sev- |
eral series of late newspaper cartoons,
the pictorial section of the Sunday !
Public Ledger, assembled, for three
months, six scrap books, travels and
fiction, taken from Cosmopolitan and
other magazines and put in heavy pa-
per covers. How they were received
may be read in the following letter
from Miss Laurie:
May 4.
My dear —: .
I think Nell said that you were
hunting up games, posters and scrap
books to be sent out here.
Two fine packages have come and I
can’t tell you how much the boys over
in the hospital are enjoying them. :
They are the most appreciative crowd
and just the day before your pack-
ages came, we had received from one
of the wards a note addressed to
“Dear Miss Y. M. C. A., Our flowers
are croaking—We need magazines
and company.” So we were so glad
for all the things you sent. We had, .
too, a window full of blooming plants
to take over and they were so pleas-'
ed to see us. The doctor said, “You
would think they were all about to
die before you girls come in but after
you have been here," they smile the
rest of the day.” You see they have
only men orderlies and never see a
woman and we have so little time that
we get over there only once a week.
The hospital barracks, four of them,
are just across the road from our Y.
M. C. A. kitchen window, and, as soon
as they are able to come to the win-
dow, they whistle and wave to us.
Last Monday, our weekly holiday,
we went to the city. We always have
a long list of things the boys ask us
to buy. I purchased for one two love-
ly bead bags for twenty-two and
twenty-five francs and a piece of real
filet lace, for sixteen francs; the last
was for a boy who used to attend the
Bellefonte Academy—all presents for
their best girls. We think it so nice
that the boys are always delighted
with whatever we get for them. We
went to market on Tuesday morning
and bought an armful of lilies-of-the-
valley and another of marsh mari-
i
golds for a ridiculously low price, -
also two lovely blue potted plants and
two pots of forget-me-nots. When
we got home in the afternoon, we
made bouquets and took over to the:
wards. If you could have seen the
way the boys buried their noses in
those lilies and sniffed and sniffed and
said, “It smells like home,” it would
have brought your tears.
Tell Mary I wish she were here. .
She would love the work but she is
not strong enough, I fear. You have
to be a horse, to go on week after
week, with always more to do than!
there is time for. We have been here |
six months. I can scarcely believe it |
but it has been the best and happiest !
half year in our lives.
Will you please thank Boy for the
puzzles and Mrs. Walker and Miss
McQuistion for the games. The rag |
doll, together with some children’s
scrap books, is going to a refugee
hospital for children from the devas-
tated region, to a friend doctor who |
was on the boat with us.
Yours sincerely, |
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I
BERTHA A. LAURIE.
Half of Loganton Destroyed by Fire.
oo.
Loganton, the principal town in
Sugar valley, was half wiped out by |
a fire on Wednesday which started at |
eleven o’clock in the Henry & Sons’ |
bakery and burned until four o’clock |
in the afternoon. The Lock Haven, |
Flemington and Mill Hall fire compa-
nies responded to an appeal for help
and assisted materially in stopping
the onrush of the flames. An esti-
mate of the loss has not yet been
made but in addition to the business
buildings burned twenty families were
rendered homeless. The buildings de-
stroyed are as follows:
Logan hotel, Lutheran and Evan-
gelical churches, the Loganton club,
Lutheran parsonage, postoffice, Sugar
shop, Logan club, Odd Fellows hall,
Morris’ hardware store, Henry &
Sons’ bakery, John Brown’s general
store, Guy Boone’s general store, Mor-
ris & Sons’ undertaking and hardware
store, R. E. Berry’s ice cream parlor,
J. D. Kerstetter’s meat market, and
twenty residences.
Attention, Odd Fellows!
All Odd Fellows are cordially in-
vited to go to the I. O. O. F. hall next
Monday evening, June 24th, at 8
o’clock. Bellefonte Encampment will
celebrate the 89th anniversary of Pa-
triarchal Odd-Feliowship in Pennsyl-
vania. There will be several very in-
teresting addresses, also music by
Centre Lodge orchestra. A delega-
tion of Patriarchs Militant from Can-
ton Tyrone will be present. All Odd
Fellows should attend and enjoy the
evening.
——Prior to the closing of the
Bellefonte Academy last Thursday
announcement was made of the year’s
prize winners as follows: Mathemat-
ical work, Voigt, East Pittsburgh;
classical, Nevin Hockman, Zion; his-
torical, Paul Albright, Ravenna, Ohio;
Walter Markle, Hanover; Rensselaer
Institute gold medal, George Allen,
Reading.
, in Bellefonte and
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Miss Elizabeth Walker spent Sunday
at Mackeyville as a guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Wycliffe Gardner.
—Charles Hughes and son James went
to Princeton a week ago to attend Mr.
Hughes’ class reunion.
—Mrs. Thomas A. Shoemaker came here
| from Wilkinsburg Monday, owing to the
! death of Miss Mary Brockerhoff.
—Judge Henry C. Quigley was in Pitts-
| burgh on Tuesday to get his degree of
+ Doctor of Laws at the DuQuesne Univer-
sity.
—Mr. and Mrs. Amos Cole and a num-
ber of friends motored to Bellefonte on
Sunday to attend the flag raising at St.
John’s Catholic church.
—C. D. Houtz, a representative citizen
of College township, transacted business
in Bellefonte on Saturday and spent a few
minutes in the “Watchman” office.
—James Trimmer, one of the P. R. R.
force at Altoona, spent from Tuesday un-
til Wednesday evening in Bellefonte with
his cousin, Mrs. James Schofield and fam-
ily.
—Miss Lizzie Boozer, a nurse in train-
; ing at the Allegheny General hospital, is
spending a brief vacation with her par-’
{ ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Boozer, at Cen-
tre Hall.
—Col. J. L. Spangler is away on a trip
through the Clearfield and Cambria county
. coal fields this week helping along the
campaign in the
movement.
—Thomas King Morris Jr. arrived in
Bellefonte Tuesday, to spend the summer
vacation with his grand-parents and to
join the boys in this locality in doing their
bit in farm work.
—'Squire W. J. Carlin and Andrew
Guiser, two representative citizens of Re-
bersburg, transacted business in Belle-
fonte on Tuesday and were very welcome
callers at the ‘“Watchman” office.
—Mrs. Wilson Gardner is on her farm
near Pennsylvania Furnace, where she will
spend the summer, as has been her cus-
tom for a number of years. Mrs. Gardner
lives in Altoona during the winter.
-~—Frank M. Fisher, of Centre Hall, was
a “Watchman” office visitor on Tuesday,
having come to Bellefonte to attend a
meeting of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire In-
surance company of Centre county.
—Mrs. Harry A. Taylor left Saturday
for Lewistown, where she spent a short
time before returning to her home in Phil-
adelphia. Mrs. Taylor had been visiting
Pleasant Gap for ten
speed-up-production
days.
—Mrs. Allen Donaldson, of Harrisburg,
spent several days the fore part of the
week, here with her cousin, V. Lorne
Hummel, of Harrisburg, who has been a
patient in the Bellefonte hospital for two
weeks.
—Col. William R. Teller has been in
Bellefonte during the past week, visiting
with Mrs. J. M. Dale. Mr. Teller, who is
now located in Washington, D. C., came to
Central Pennsylvania to see Dr. Haskins,
under whose care he has been for some
time.
—Mrs. Robert H. Fay, of Altoona, has
spent the greater part of the past two
weeks in Bellefonte with her mother, Mrs.
John N. Lane, who is convalescing from a
recent illness. During her sickness Mrs.
| Lane was a patient in. the Altoona hos-
pital.
—Miss Anna Peters, of Philadelphia,
came here a week ago to help her sister,
Mrs. Hicklen, get ready for her sale to-
morrow, and to help pack her furniture
for shipment by truck, to Philadelphia,
where Mrs. Hicklen expects to make her
home.
—Lester Shapiro, of New York city, and
his brother, Louis Shapiro, of Clearfield,
whom he had been visiting, spent a short
time here the early part of the week with
their sister, Mrs. Walter Cohen. The men
were accompanied by Edward Jacobson,
of Clearfield.
—Mr. and Mrs. T. 8. Strawn and daugh-
| ter Ellen motored in from Brownsville on
Sunday to spend several days renewing
old acquaintances in Bellefonte, and af-
fording Mr. Strawn an opportunity to see
how the trout are jumping in the Centre
county streams.
—Mrs. David Dale and her daughter
Anne Dodd arrived in Bellefonte Tuesday
afternoon from Gettysburg, where they
have been spending the winter. Mrs. Dale
and Dr. Dale’s mother, Mrs. J. Y. Dale,
will spend the summer in the home on the
corner of High and Spring streets.
—Miss Lilly Smith went to Buffalo on
Tuesday, to represent the Methodist Sun-
day school at the national convention in
session there this week. During her stay
Miss Smith will be a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. George S. Grimm, at their home at
North Tonawanda, a suburb of Buffalo.
—A “Watchman” office visitor on Tues-
day was Calvin Stamm, formerly of Belle-
fonte but now in charge of the Brighton
farms at Barberton, Ohio. Mr. Stamm
was in Centre county in quest of help,
mostly women and girls, and although he
failed in getting all he desired he was par-
tially successful.
—Mrs. Joan VanPelt and her daughter
Rachel have been in Bellefonte for two
weeks and will remain two weeks longer,
as guests of Mrs. VanPelt’s mother, Mrs.
Rachel Harris. Since leaving in the
spring, Mrs. VanPelt and her daughter
have been in Franklin with Mr. VanPelt’s
sister, Mrs. Smithgall.
—Miss Janet Potter, of Philipsburg,
was an over Sunday visitor at her home
in this place. Returning on Monday after-
noon she took with her Tirrell and John
Tuten, who had been out at the farm with
their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Kirk, and were on their way to join their
mother in Philipsburg. :
—Katherine and Martha Johnston, the
two younger daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Kennedy Johnston, left here Tuesday,
going alone to Hazleton, where they will
spend two weeks with their cousin, Mrs.
Hugh J. Boyle and her family. The re-
turn trip will be made by motor, coming
back with Mr. and Mrs. Boyle, who will
come to Bellefonte to spend a short time
with Mrs. Boyle's mother, Mrs. C. D. Tan-
ner.
"—Mrs. J. L. Young, of New York city,
and Mrs. Sylvester Culveyhouse, of Utica,
N. Y., are with their father, H. M. Bid-
well, having come here for the funeral of
their mother, two weeks ago. Mrs. Cul-
veyhouse expects to returm home next
week, while Mrs. Young will remain until
her sister, Mrs. John Matthews, comes
from Buffalo for a visit with her father.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Cui-
veyhouse, Mrs. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Oli-
ver Glosser, of Linden, Pa. and Jesse
Glosser, of Corning, N. Y.; Mrs. David
Hartley, Miss Kate Parker, Mrs. Eva Sny-
der and William Parker, all of Jersey
Shore, were among those in Bellefonte for
Mrs. Bidwell’s foeral.
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left a week ago to resume her work im
Philadelphia.
—Miss Emily Valentine is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Bond, at Baltimore.
—H. J. Hartranft spent the week-end
with his son Horace, at Camp Meade.
—Clarence Hamilton, of New York city,
is visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Thaddeus Hamilton.
—Mrs. B. A. Harker and her mother,
Mrs. Shultz, were guests of relatives at
Mill Hall for a part of the week.
—NMiss Helen Shaghnessy, who had been
visiting in Bellefonte with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shaughnessy Jr.,
—Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Hall, of Titus-
ville, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Har-
rison Walker, while visiting in Bellefonte
this week.
—Miss Aileen Hull and Miss Ruth Ba-
ney, of Niagara Falls, came to Bellefonte
Sunday for a two week’s visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Bicketts.
—Mrs. A. O. Furst returned Tuesday
from a short stay in Philadelphia and At-
lantic City, having gone there from Mil-
ton, where she had been for the funeral of
her brother, William Chamberlain.
—Mrs. Joseph Undercoffer left Wednes-
day for Camp Meade for a short visit with
her son Arthur, expecting to stop on her
way back at her former home in Philadel-
pria.
—Mrs. Forrest Eckley, of Akron, Ohio,
and her small daughter, are guests of Mrs.
Eckley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
King, having come to Centre county Tues-
day. Mrs. Eckley will be here for a month
or more.
—Mrs. Marcie Breese, who had been in
Bellefonte for the greater part of the win-
ter with her sister, Mrs. George F. Har-
ris, left for her home in Downingtown
last week.
leaving was rapidly recovering from her
illness of the past several months.
—Mrs. John Harter, of West View, was
in Bellefonte between trains yesterday,
on her way to State College for a visit of
several weeks with her niece, Mrs. Wil-
liam Harter and her family. Mrs. Harter
came here from Altoona, where she had
been for three weeks with her sisters,
Mrs. Houseman and Mrs. Musser.
A Plea for the Red Cross Baseball
League.
The majority of the people of
Bellefonte are missing a lot of good,
clean amucement by not attending the
Red Cross baseball games Tuesday
and Friday evenings on Hughes field.
For instance: The game last Friday
evening between the North and South
ward teams was won by the latter by
the score of 5 to 4 in an extra inning
contest. On Tuesday evening of this
week the North won from the South
by the score of 1 to 0. When local
boys play games with such close
scores it is evident that they are
worth watching.
But aside from this fact the pre-
dominating feature is that the boys
are playing for the benefit of the Red
Cross. Not one cent of the money
goes to them. They work hard to put
up good, clean sport and they should
be better patronized. If you have not
attended any of these games go out
this evening and see the game be-
tween the North and West ward
teams. It will give you one hour of
good amusement for the small sum of
ten cents, and you will be helping the
Red Cross just that much.
A meeting of the baseball associa-
tion was held at the Elks club after
the game on Tuesday evening and a
schedule compiled for the remainder
of the season. It provides for twenty
more regular games and two exhibi-
tion games on July 4th. The first of
the latter will be between the North
and West ward teams, and the winner
will then play the South ward. Fol-
lowing is the completed schedule:
June 21—North vs. West ward.
June 25—South vs. West ward.
June 28—North vs. West ward.
July 2—South vs. West ward.
July 5—North vs. South ward.
July 9—North vs. South ward.
July 12—North vs. West ward.
July 16—South vs. West ward.
July 19—North vs. West ward.
July 23—South vs. West ward.
July 26—North vs. South ward.
July 30—North vs. South ward.
Aug. 2—North vs. West ward.
Aug. 6—South vs. West ward.
Aug. 13—North vs. South ward.
Aug. 16—South vs. West ward.
Aug. 20—North vs. South ward.
Aug. 23—North vs. West ward.
Aug. 27—South vs. West ward.
Aug. 30—North vs. West ward.
A Pleasant Surprise.
Monday was the birthday anniver-
sary of Mrs. Harry Corman. In the
evening she was sent out for an auto
ride and upon returning an hour lat-
er found her home packed with guests
who had gathered to do honor to the
lady and the occasion, which was a
great and an agreeable surprise to
her. A most pleasant social evening
was spent and refreshments served.
Those present were as follows:
Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs.
S. D. Gettig, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Grove
and daughter Helen, Mr. and Mrs. John
Gross, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bartley, Mr.
and Mrs. E. ¥. Young and daughter Ella,
Mr. and Mrs. James Gunsallus, Mr. and
Mrs. D. H. Bartley and daughter Flora,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Lutz, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Lutz, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lutz,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Martin, Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Musser, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shaffer,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Houser and daugh-
ter Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Benner,
Mrs. Edward Cain, Mrs. Joseph Garbrick,
Mrs. William Witmyer, Mrs. Gust Armor,
Miss C. J. Warner, Miss Mary Strunk,
Miss Nellie Armor, Miss Clara Warner,
Miss Belle Confer, Miss Minnie Solt, Her-
man Hazel, Henry Houser, Mrs. Calasa
Corman, Clark Houser, William Lutz,
Clarenne Lutz, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cor-
man and daughter. Through the courte-
sy of Mr. E. BE. Bartley, Herman Hazel
and D. H. Bartley, the entire party was
conveyed to and from their homes by au-
tomobile.
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——Just to show how much better
hens get along without an old rooster
worrying ‘round in the pen with them
we state a fact concerning the flock
in a Bellefonte coop. Up to Wednes-
day the owner rarely got more than
four or five eggs a day. On Wednes-
day the rooster was killed and yester-
day the hens celebrated by laying
nine eggs. There are ten hens in the
flock.
Mrs. Breese, at the time of
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