Benoa ip. Bellefonte, Pa., August 30, 1918. —— THINGS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY Mr. and Mrs. John P. Harris have arranged to close their house for the winter, in order to be with Dr. Schad at her apartments in Petrikin | hall. — Clarence Zeigler recently re- signed his position as second clerk to | the County Commissioners to accept a similar position in the office of the | Titan Metal company. W. Miles! Walker was selected to succeed Zeig- ler in the Commissioners’ office. ! Manager T. Clayton Brown has | secured “Pershing’s Crusaders,” a big official war picture, for exhibition at the Scenic next Monday and Tuesday, September 2nd and 3rd, both matinee and night. This is a picture you can- not afford to miss, as you may never have another opportunity to see it. A box containing 745 pieces in addition to 26 pair feather and snip pillows, each with two muslin cases, was shipped from Bellefonte last | week to the emergency aid in Phila- delphia. The articles were some un- finished work of the Woman’s Guild, which the aid had advised to have sent at once. Remember that this afternoon at 4 o'clock the annual meeting for the election of trustees will be held at the Bellefonte hospital. All persons who have contributed in any way to- wards its support during the past year are regarded as members of the corporation and most cordially invit- ed to participate in the meeting. Announcement has been made by Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Alexander, of New London, Conn., of the engage- ment of their daughter, Elizabeth, to C. Frederic Schad, of the U. S. N,, the marriage to take place in Octo- ber. Mr. Schad, who is the only son of Dr. Edith Schad, is in service at the U. S. submarine base at New London. Notwithstanding the fact that thousands of stenographers and type- writers have been appointed in the government service since the begin- ning of the war, there is still a press- ing need for several thousand more. | Entrance salaries range from $1,000 to $1,200, most appointments being made at $1,100. Full information can be secured from representatives of the Civil Service Commission at any postoffice. Up to yesterday the food ad- ministrator for Centre county had received no advice regarding Mr. Hoover’s latest ruling on the con- sumption of wheat issued on. Tues- day. The ruling as sent out - from Washington is that beginning Sep- tember first: all wheatless meals will be abolished and all bread for the United States will be mixed on an 80 to 20 per cent. basis. In purchasing flour the purchaser will be required to purchase one pound of substitutes for every four pounds of flour. ! ! In some communities there is an impression that the restrictions which have been placed on the use of sugar refers to canning and preserv- ing. This is a mistake. Every house- held is entitled to all the sugar need- ed for such purpose and it can be purchased up to twenty-five pound lots. If your grocer has run short in his supply and you cannot get su- gar necessary to take care of your frait and vegetables telephone the county food administrator who will arrange that you can get the sugar. Mrs. A. C. Farish, of Atlantic City, harpist and vocalist, assisted by the Harmonic club, will give a con- cert in Bellefonte Monday evening, September 9th, under the auspices of the Patriotic League. The proceeds will go directly to Miss Bertha Lau- rie in France, to be used for the boys at her hut. Mrs. Farish, who lived in Bellefonte before going to Atlan- tic City several years ago, is well known to every one here, having been prominently connected with all the amateur musical undertakings of the town. ? ——There is now only a half a game between the North and South ward ball teams in the race for the Red Cross league pennant, the South ward team leading. Last Friday evening the West ward defeated the North ward by the score of 5 to 3 and on Tuesday evening the West de- feated the South 4 to 2. The North and West play this evening and if the North should win it would tie the South. If the West wins the South will then be a sure winner of the pen- nant. Because of this fact tonight’s game will be one well worth seeing. Go out and help cheer for the best team, regardless of where victory falls. ——O0On Tuesday James D. Seibert and Thomas Caldwell cut the big wa- ter main on south Water street, out near the big spring and put in a valve, completing the work before six o'clock. Every resident in town had been notified on Monday to con- serve the water on Tuesday on ac- count of making the repairs. “To sup- ply the residents of the West ward a fire hose was stretched from the fire- plug at the Valentine corner on High street to the plug at the express of- fice and while the supply was not over-abundant it was sufficient. The big pipe had to be cut in two places and one sleeve split, but notwith- standing that the job was eompleted, water turned in and pumps all at work before six o’clock. Chairman Seibert, of the Water committee, de- serves commendation for the splendid effort he made to give the public ad- vance notice of the water shortage. { NATIONAL ARMY MEN SENT AWAY. Several Hundred People Saw Last Contingent Leave for Camp Meade. The sixty-nine national army men summoned to appear in Bellefonte last Saturday ready to leave on Mon- day morning for Camp Meade, Md., reported to the local board on Sat- urday morning. Shortly after twelve o’clock they were lined up in front of the court house for the customary group photograph. They then were addressed briefly by Judge Henry C. Quigley. Members of the Red Cross were present and pinned a rose on the lapel of each man’s coat and then es- corted by a drum corps, the Red | they marched down street to the Bush house where a special luncheon was served them. The Harmonic club fur- nished the music and a few brief speeches followed the luncheon. A number of the men were permit- ted to go to their home for Saturday night but all reported for roll call Sunday afternoon and at 2:30 o’clock they marched to the armory and were i given an hour’s drill. Sunday even- ing they marched in a body to the High school building to hear the open air concert by the boys’ band of Loys- ville. ; Monday morning they assembled in the Diamond at 5:15 o'clock for roll call and final instructions and at twenty minutes of six o’clock escort- ed by Our Girls band of Milesburg, they marched to the railroad depot and entrained for Camp Meade where they will be given the initial training necessary to fit them for their mili- tary career. Between three and four hundred people were at the train to | see the boys go away, many of them friends of the young men, and as the train pulled out in the gray mist of the morning the band played “The Star Spangled Banner” and the si- lence in which the crowd saw them depart was far more impressive than all the cheers that could have been uttered. In the list of eighty-three names of the men summoned to appear here to make up the contingent the follow- ing failed to appear for various rea- sons: Fred R. Hartsock, Clifton D. Meek, Alfred C. Rowan, Lee Musser, | Charles F. Auman, Bruce C. Beightol, Charles H. Bloom, William Hindle Jr., William O. McCloskey, George A. Miller, John Rosky and Peter Yeciz- na, while Paul L. Bennett, of Run- ville, and Allen J. Gates, of Port Ma- tilda, were summoned at the last minute to fill vacancies. As it was when the roll call was made on Mon- day morning there were two more men than needed and John O. Wil- liams and Lloyd C. Shuey were ex- cused, though both were notified that they will be sent in the next call. . Two men have been summoned to leave on Sunday for the Spring Gar- den Institute, Philadelphia, namely: COLE, RALPH E., Bellefonte. REDDING, THOMAS F., Snow Shoe. In addition to the above eight men have been summoned to go to Camp Dix, N. J., some day next week, They are as follows: JACKSON, WALTER 8., State College. McAFEE, WILLIAM H. Stormstown. McGONIGAL, HARRY A. Osceola Mills. MOORE, FREDERICK, Port Matilda. PAUL, RALPH C., Philipsburg. SHOOK, JAMES K., Spring Mills. SINGLETON, LEON, Fleming. SNYDER, CHARLES E., Smullton. ANOTHER BIG CALL FOR NEXT WEEK. The local board yesterday complet- ed the list of men who will be called to fill the quota of fifty-six men to be sent to Camp Greenleaf, Georgia, on Thursday of next week. The list fol- lows: . ADAMS, JAMES L., Philipsburg. ANDERSON, JOS. H., Bellefonte. BAILEY, ABRAHAM 8. Philipsburg. BAILEY, Wm. Centre Hall. BELL, OLIVER, Philipsburg, R F D. BRENNAN, JOS. H., Bellefonte. BRUNNO, JOSEPH, . Bellefonte. BRYAN, EDWARD E., Milesburg. CUMMINGS, EARL S8., Aaronsburg. DAVIDSON, HARRY A., Warriorsmark. DORMAN, HOWARD A., Aaronsburg. DUDLEY, HOMER W., Blanchard. DUTTON, GEO. W., S. Philipsburg. EMERICK, JOHN J., Pine Glenn. FAHR, ANDREW J., Julian. FETTEROLF, GEO., Centre Hall. FISHER, JOHN M., Bellefonte. FOSTER, Wm. H., State College. FRANKS, CLAIR, Bellefonte. FRANTZ, DAVID A., Sandy Ridge. FYE, AMBERS, Moshannon. GILBERT, CHAS. §., Philipsburg. HALL, ANDREW G., Fleming. HEATON, JOHN H., Monument. HILE, LAWRENCE W., Pleasant Gap. HINDS, JOHN E., Mingoville. HINES, JOHN H., Bellefonte. HINTON, LEONARD C., Howard. HOOVER, LEE V., Runville. HOSTERMAN, LESTER K., Coburn. HOY, HARRY A., Bellefonte. INGRAM, F. W., Fleming. KELLEY, JOSEPH M., Howard. KIRCHOFF, RAY F., Howard, R. D. 2. KLINE, RALPH C., State College. KUNES, D. C.,, Blanchard. LOMISON, PAUL I., Orviston. MATTERN, G. G., Julian. MATTS, SAMUEL D., 8. Philipsburg. MEYER, PAUL D., Millheim. MILLER, RAY C., Howard, R. F. D. 2. MUSSER, GUY C., Millheim. MEYERS, WILBUR, Philipsburg. NEWMAN, AMOS C., Port Matilda R.D 1 OSMAN, LLOYD H., State College. PARKS, BERT H., Bellefonte. POORMAN, DONALD C., Milesburg. TOORMAN, ROGER B., Orviston. . RIMMEY, JOHN L., Centre Hall. ROCKEY, CHRISTIAN R., Bellefonte, R.F.D.1, SHAW, HUGH, Snow Shoe. SHUEY. LLOYD C., State College, RD 1 SKENE, ANDREW A., State College. SLACK, J. FRED, Centre Hall. VAUGHN, Wm. M,, Powelton. WAGNER, CHAS. B., Spring Mills. WATSON, GUY, Moshannon. WHITE, RAY E., Bellefonte. . WILSON, GORDON, Monument. i WILSON, Wm. J., Philipsburg. i WILLIAMS, JOHN O., Port Matilda. ! WOLFE, HARRY R., Rebersburg. ! WOLFE, WALTER S., Spring Mills. WOODS, Wm., Philipsburg. ! YINGLING, HOWARD, Philipsburg. | YOCUM, MAHLON G., Philipsburg. ! YOUKE, RAYMOND, Philipsburg. i ZERBY, SAMUEL P., Centre Hall, R D. i KREBS, LEE A., State College. John P. Harris to Retire from Bank- ing Business. The Bellefonte Trust company on . Wednesday announced the resigna- ! tion of John P. Harris as treasurer of that institution and the election of , Nelson E. Robb, cashier of the First | National bank, of State College, as his successor. | Mr. Harris’ retirement means the Cross and a delegation of citizens | passing from active business into | | private life of the oldest banker in | Bellefonte if not the State. Mr. Har- ‘ris began his banking career about i the year 1857 when he accepted a | clerkship in the old Humes, McAllis- ‘ter & Co. bank. Several years later ! the bank was changed into the First | National bank and Mr. Harris was made cashier, a position he held until 11898 when he resigned to become { cashier of the banking firm of Jack- | son, Crider & Hastings. When the ‘ Bellefonte Trust company was organ- | ized to take the place of the above | bank Mr. Harris became treasurer, a i position he has filled very ably ever i since, thus giving him a continuous “service in banking institutions of six- | ty-one years. For a period of twen- | ty-five years he served as treasurer i of the Bellefonte school board. Mr. Harris just recently celebrated ! the eighty-sixth anniversary of his | birth and today is in excellent health ! { for a man of his years. Mr. Robb needs no the Bellefonte Trust Company. He resided here so long while a county official and identified with the Ameri- can Express Co., and the United Tel- ephone Co., that we have never quite gotten out of the habit of regarding him as a Bellefonter. Borough to Operate Gravity Pumps for Eight Months. Hon. John S. Fisher, of Indiana, and A. W. Lee, of Clearfield, were in Bellefonte last Friday and with Supt. H. J. Thompson and E. C. Musser, representing the State-Centre Elec- tric company, met the Special com- mittee of Bellefonte borough council relative to the water pumping ques- tion, over which there has been con- siderable contention of late. After thoroughly discussing the question from all angles the Special council that the borough assume the operation of the two gravity pumps for a period of eight months, during which time the electric pump is to be used only when necessary." This ‘will afford an ample opportunity to ‘test out the efficiency of the two gravity pumps when kept in perfect working condition and also show just how much time each day it is necessary to run the electric pump to keep up the ; : | water supply, with the relative cost, | though the exact time is not known. ! | ete. . The State-Centre Electric company | claims that the daily consumption of water in Bellefonte now averages about 1,900,000 gallons, which is largely in excess of what town is ordinarily supposed use. During the time that the borough will operate the gravity pumps a careful calculation will be made of the amount of water by the gravity pumps. A Delightful Concert by Loysville Boys’ Band. The concert given by the boys’ band of the Loysville orphans’ home on Sunday evening was just what the “Watchman” predicted it would be— a rare musical treat. The band is making a tour of the State in the in- terest of the home and while no ad- mission is charged a collection is tak- en up, and in Bellefonte this netted the band $150.00. The band traveled by motor truck and including the di- rector and driver numbered forty peo- ple. None of the boys are over six- teen years old. They met at the High school build- ing a little after seven o’clock on Sun- day evening and marching to the Dia- mond escorted the contingent of na- tional army men in Bellefonte at the time to the school house to hear the concert which was given in the open air. In the neighborhood of two thousand people heard the music, and the young musicians were liberally ap- plauded. They were just as liberal in responding to encores. The concert lasted an hour and a half and music lovers were loath to have it come to an end. During their stay in Bellefonte the band members were guests of mem- bers of the Lutheran church. Their tour this week included concerts at Pleasant Gap, Centre Hall, Spring Mills and Millheim. ——On Wednesday afternoon W. Leslie Jacobs, of Centre Hall, came to Bellefonte and securing a Ford car at the Beatty garage drove over Nitta- ny mountain and started down Penns- valley. On the way he came to a farm where a young girl was driving some cows and pigs along the road. Mr. Jacobs ran down a pig with the result that the machine was upset throwing him out. He was stunned and badly bruised but no bones brok- en. When it was ascertained that he was not badly hurt he was taken home by another automobilist. The car he was driving was badly damaged, the lights, hood, fenders, windshield and top being broken. introduction | | either to Bellefonte or the patrons of | committee agreed to recommend to ! the | to! used, as well as the amount pumped | ; AL RISHEL’S BARN BURNED. | Spectacular Fire Caused by Sponta- © neous Combustion in Hay Mow. | | The big barn on the Alfred M. ! Rishel farm in Benner township was | totally destroyed by fire on Sunday , evening, together with all the accom- ! panying outbuildings and two hun- dred tons of hay. The fire was un- . doubtedly due to spontaneous combus- | tion in the hay mow and remarkable as it may seem, after the smoulder- ting hay was discovered until it burst i into flames there was sufficient time ! to remove 500 bushels of wheat, this year’s crop which had just been | threshed and a lot of the oats, which . was yet in sheaves, as well as the : stock, harness and all farm imple- ments. It was just 3:30 o’clock when Her- ‘man Hazel, son of Mr. and Mrs. ‘ Thomas Hazel, of this place, was | passing the Rishel place. He noticed ; smoke coming out of the end of the { barn and stopping went in and found | Mr. Rishel just about ready to begin { the evening milking. He told him of the smoke and together they made an investigation. The smoke was com- ing out through the cracks in the sid- ing just at the bottom of the hay mow. Several boards were torn loose and a few buckets of water thrown on the hay. This only served to check the smoke a few minutes when it began to pour forth again. Word was telephoned to Bellefonte and the Logan engine company took out the fire engine and 2150 feet of hose. The State College fire company was called and they came down with 500 feet of hose. Pleasant Gap was also appeal- ed to for help and the fire company there responded with 350 feet of hose. In the meantime as soon as the Lo- gans arrived upon the scene they threw their suction pipe into the cis- tern but soon pumped it dry in an ef- fort to extinguish the smouldering hay. Little good resulted, however, and when it became evident that the barn was doomed the hundreds of | men and boys who had gathered by | that time set about saving as much as possible. They got out the stock, | farm implements, the 500 bushels of { wheat and the oats and at seven o’clock, three and a half hours after it was first discovered, the hay burst into flames and the barn and other buildings were rapidly consumed. An effort was made to pump water from Logan’s branch to help save some of the property. Three thous- | and feet of hose was laid and after | bursting two or three sections the en- ! gine managed to force the water through the hose but with no force to | it. At that it was a remarkable test : of the engine, because it not only i forced the water a distance of three i thousand feet, but the rise from Lo- | gan’s branch to the Rishel barn which : was at least a lift of one hundred and | fifty feet. | When it was evident that no help | could be gotten from the engine a | bucket brigade was formed and in this way the house was saved from destruction. The Rishel barn was not only one of the largest barnsin Cen- tre county but in an excellent state of repair. Mr. Rishel estimates his loss at $15,000, on which he has $6.000 insurance. The barn will naturally be rebuilt just as soon as it is possi- ble to do so, but the scarcity of ma- terial and men will greatly impede the work. He estimates that the loss of wheat unthreshed was about 300 bushels and oats in the sheaf that they did not have time to get out at 1000 bushels. Big Barn Burned at Western Pen- itentiary. The big barn at the western peni- tentiary, located near the merit house on what was formerly the John Ish- ler farm, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening. Whether it was another case of spontaneous combus- tion or not officials of the penitentia- ry cannot determine. The fire was discovered almost ex- actly at five o’clock by head stable- man William Larimer. He had finish- ed feeding the horses and walked out to the western end of the barn. Hap- pening to glance at the barn he no- ticed a peculiar red glow, like the re- flection of a brilliant sunset, but a closer examination showed the hay mow to be on fire. He at once gave the alarm and guards and prisoners flocked to the scene to help in saving what they could. There were forty-five head of horses in the barn at the time and men rush- ed into the stables and untied them and led them to the door where they were given a crack with a whip to ac- celerate their speed and allowed to run into an adjoining field and safe- ty. Other men got a big wagon and piled it full of harness, etc., so that practically everything was gotten from the barn but about ten sets of harness, some odds and ends, and the hay, about one hundred tons. The penitentiary was just complet- ing a stone pulverizing plant in the quarry near the barn and the ma- chinery there was badly damaged. The fire also burned off the electric light wires and it was some time be- fore they could be repaired and the current turned on which furnishes the light for the prison. The prison- ers deserve a lot of credit for the way they worked to save the prison prop- erty. Not a man had to be forced to work but all went at it as if he was saving his own stuff. Penitentiary officials estimate the loss at from $20,000 to $25,000, all the property being covered by insur- ance. The greatest inconvenience caused by the fire will be the delay in rebuilding on account of the scarcity of material and the great difficulty in securing deliveries. AAS ————— —— A, A Ad le NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. —Mrs. Thomas K. Morris, who had been in Bellefonte for five weeks, returned to Pittsburgh Monday. —Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Meek drove from Avis Friday, to spend the week-end with Dr. Meek's mother, Mrs. D. L. Meek, at Waddle. —Mr. and Mrs. George Boal, of Wash- ington, D. C., came to Bellefonte last week and are guests of Miss Marshall and Miss Elizabeth Longwell, at their home on Spring street. —Mrs. George Williams, of Lock Haven, spent Tuesday in Bellefonte with her daughters, Miss Helene Williams and Mrs. Hummel, coming here with her grand-son, #alentine Lorne Hummel Jr., who had been with her the greater part of the summer, —Mr. and Mrs. Abner Alexander and their two children, Harold and Margaret, motored to Bellefonte Saturday from their farm near Centre Hall, spending the afternoon shopping and in visiting with the conscripted boys and their friends, who were here from all over the county. —Leo Toner spent the week-end in Bellefonte with his mother, Mrs. James Toner, and while here was looking after some business relative to the final settle- ment of his father’s estate. Mr. Toner is now at Hyde City but is arranging to en- ter the service as a marine, as soon as possible. —Capt. and Mrs. George Potter Ard ar- rived in Bellefonte last Saturday and were met here by Mrs. Ard’s father, I. J. Dreese, and taken to the Dreese home in Lemont. Capt. Ard remained over Sunday then left for his place of duty at Camp Hancock, Ga., where his bride will join him later. —Mrs. Lloyd Shuey - accompanied her husband here from Pittsburgh Saturday, remaining in Bellefonte with him until he left Monday morning for Camp Meade. Mrs. Shuey then went to State College, where she has been making a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Stine, before her return home. —Mrs. Herman, of Pleasant Gap, her son Duncan and Miss Freda Weaver, left Tuesday for Virginia, in answer to a tel- egram from Camp Lee, notifying them of the serious illness of Mrs. Herman's son, John, who entered the service five weeks ago. The young man is suffering from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain. —~Charles Harris, of Pittsburgh; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harris, of Detroit, Mich. ; Guy, of Washington; George, of Balti- more; Mrs. Van Pelt and Mrs. . McCoy have all been together this week for a family party at their mother’s, Mrs. Ra- chel Harris. George is arranging to go into service, expecting to enter the navy as soon as possible. —Ellis Hall, son of John D. Hall, for- mer residents of Bellefonte, was here the early part of the week looking up old friends. He is now located in Pittsburgh and is in the telephone service. Before coming to Bellefonte he had been at Ce- dar Springs visiting his father, who is now in the mercantile business there, hav- ing bought the Robert Furst store. —Hon. Cyrus E. Woods, Secretary of the Commonwealth, has been in Centre county this week visiting his sister at Boalsburg and his brother, Dr. G. H. Woods, at Pine Grove Mills. Though the Commonwealth’s Secretary is kept pretty busy looking after affairs of his office he takes time occasionally to look up his friends and relatives in Centre county. —Edward L. Gates, editor of the Phil- ipsburg Ledger, spent Sunday with his family in this place. He avers that he likes his new position and in the two months that he has been in charge of the Ledger he has improved the paper very materially, not only in its typographical appearance but in the quantity and qual- ity of local news of interest to its read- ers. —Mrs. Thaddeus Hamilton is at State College looking after the home and young- est child of her daughter, Mrs. E. M. Brod- erick, while Mrs. Broderick and the elder child are visiting in New Jersey. On her return trip home, Mrs. Broderick will be a motor guest of her brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hamilton, driving here for their summer visit in Centre county. —Mrs. Joseph A. Beck, of Cheswick, Pa., and her daughter Jane have been guests of Mrs. John A. Woodcock since yester- day. Mrs. Beck, who before her marriage was Miss Martha Schroeder, came to Belle- fonte at this time to be here with her aunt, Mrs. Daniel Keller, and her daugh- ter Miss Lucy, guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keller. Mrs. Woodcock’s guests Sunday included Mrs. J. H. Lenck and her son James, who drove here from Williamsport to spend the day in Belle- fonte. —Jasper Stover, who left Bellefonte about twenty years ago te study med?- cine in Philadelphia, was in town during the fore part of the week; having come up from his home for a short visit with his grandfather, the venerable Joel John- son. Jasper gave up his ambition to be a physician before he had completed his college preparation and went in for bus- iness with the result that he is now head of an asbestos concern with offices in the Bulletin building, Philadelphia, and do- ing well. —Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Rerick, with their daughters, the Misses Irene and Agnes, are here from Evansville, Indiana, for a visit with relatives and friends of Mr. Rerick, whe will be remembered as a son of the late L. C. Rerick. He has been connected with the International Harvest- er Co., for a number of years and: covers south western Indiana as general sales agent for International trucks. It scarce- ly seems possible but it is the fact never- theless that Mr. Rerick has a son old enough to be in the service. It is Lewis G. Rerick, who is attached to the Quar- termaster’s Dept. Co., .No. 2, stationed at Jacksonville, Florida. While in Belle- fonte they are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rerick, on Spring street. —John Montgomery Ward, the famous ex-ball player, is expected in Bellefonte in the near future to visit his friends as he expects to leave in September for serv- ice in France. “Monty” had his troubles while he was a star on the diamond but they were nothing to what he is having now, according to the way he pu:s it. He has a good sized country place on Long Island but the “work or fight” order has rendered it impossible for him to get help so it is up to him to do the chores, such as carrying coal, mowing the lawn, feed- ing the chickens, and such like and by the time he gets to New York it is lunch time. After lunch he only gets a dabble at his law work then it is time to go home and do the evening chores. This is probably one reason why he has enlisted for serv- ice and expects to go over in September. —Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mingle are at At- lantic City. —Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gheen spent Sun- day with Mr. Gheen’s parents at Jersey Shore. —Mrs. Atwood, of Atlantic City, has been a guest of Mrs. James A. Beaver, while visiting in Bellefonte. —Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gheen are enter- taining their two nieces, the Misses Clay- comb, of Cleveland, Oklahema. —Misses Catharine and Mary Wian re- turned home on Wednesday from a week's visit among Williamsport friends. —Mr. and Mrs. John Curtin and Mr. and Mrs. James Furst left yesterday on a drive to Philadelphia and Atlantic City. —Dr. Walter Stewart has returned to Wilkes-Barre, after spending three weeks here with his mother, Mrs. Miller Stew- art. —Mrs. Harriet Kurtz, who came to Bellefonte this week, will occupy an apart- ment in the Shoemaker flats during her stay. —Mr. and Mrs. Ostertag, of Harrisburg, and their small child, are guests of Mrs. Ostertag’s pareats, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Gamble. —Miss Margaret Mignot left at noon on Saturday for Williamsport where she was joined by her cousins for a week's camp at Nippeno park. —Miss Mary Monihan returned to her home in Cleveland, Monday, after a two month’s visit in Bellefonte with her aunts, the Misses Curry. —Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gehret and Emanuel Noll are representing the Belle- fonte Order of Elks, at their convention this week in York. —Miss Rose Prince and Miss Davis, of Pittsburgh, have been visiting in Belle- fonte, guests of Miss Prince's sisters, Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Beaver. —Miss Mary Woods motored to Pitts- burgh last Sunday, a guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Rothrock, with whom she had been visiting in Tyrone. —Miss Margaret Noonan, who has been in New York city for the greater part of the year, is spending her two week's va- cation with her mother, Mrs. James Noo- nan. —Mrs. William Reynolds, of Bethlehem, is making a two week’s visit with her sis- ter, Mrs. Della Miller, and other relatives in Centre county. Mrs. Reynolds came to Bellefonte a week ago. —Mrs. John P. Harris Jr., of Newton Hamilton, and her youngest daughter, Mary Rachel, have been in Bellefonte this week, visiting with Mr. Harris’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Harris, —Mrs. Foresman, of Philadelphia, spent a short time in Bellefonte the after part of last week with Mrs. D. G. Bush, com- ing here from Jersey Shore, where she is visiting with her mother, Mrs. Sides. —Miss Elizabeth Meek has been spend- ing much of the past month up Buffalo Run, at the home of the late Misses Theresa and Sara Meek. The farm is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Lester Meek. —Miss Louise G. Harper is visiting with her brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Harper, having come here Satur- day from Minersville, where she makes her home with her sister, Mrs. Archibald Saxe. Frank Shilling has severed his con- nection with H. P. Harris, to accept a po- sition in the shops at Altoona. Although Mr. Shilling will leave to begin his new work Monday, his family will remain in Bellefonte. —Mrs. D. J. Kelly spent the week-end with Mr. Kelly in Ford City, going out to make final arrangements for an apart- ment which she and her family will oc- cupy, while visiting with Mr. Kelly for several months. —Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Griffith have clos- ed their house, leaving yesterday for Cam- den, N. J., where they will spend the fall and a part of the winter with Mrs. Grif- fith's daughter, Mrs. White, as has béen their custom for several years. —Mrs. Andrew Brockerhoff, her daugh- ter, Miss Margaret Brockerhoff, and James R. Pierpoint, of Philadelphia, and Mr. and Mrs. William Dravo, of Sewickly, have all been house guests within the week of Dr. Joseph Brockerhoff. —Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Smith, of Indian- apolis, Ind., arrived in Bellefonte on Monday and will spend a week or so in the county visiting the scenes of the doc- tor’'s boyhood days and looking after some property he has in this county. —Mrs. Harry D. Gehret and son Linn, of Corry, vho spent ten days in Belle- fonte visiting her mother, Mrs. Sydney Miller, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wian, left on Tuesday for Sunbury where she will visit the remainder of the week. —Ellis Hall, of Braddock, son of John Hall, spent the week in Centre county, ceming here Tuesday for a short visit with his friends in Bellefonte before going to Lamar to see his father. A part of Mr. Hall's time will be spent with rel- atives at Howard, where he expects to re- main until after the Schenck reunion. —Mrs. Eben Bower left Wednesday morning to join Mr. Bower at Newport News, expecting to remain with him until he leaves for France. Mrs. Bower will spend several days in Philadelphia with her sister, Mrs. Burd, of Millheim, who has been a patient in the University hospital for nine weeks, and a short time with Miss Margery McGinley, who is deing government work in Washington, D. C. —Mr. H. H. Jordan, his wife and daugh- ter Sarah, of Pittsburgh, are visiting at the home of Michael Lamb, on north Al- legheny street. While they are compara- tive strangers in Bellefonte this was Mrs. Jordan’s birth place. She was one of the twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Mil- ler, who lived on Thomas street a num- ber of years ago and was just a little girl when the family moved from Bellefonte. —Mrs. D. I. Willard, who is now in Canada, left Bellefonte Wednesday of last week, going from here to Buffalo and then on to Montreal, in both places being a guest of her brothers. Upon leaving Montreal, Mrs. Willard’s return trip will be made by way of the Hudson river to Camp Mills, L. I., for a visit with her daughter, Miss Vera Willard, in service as a Red Cross nurse, them back home, reaching here about the middle of September. —Mr, and Mrs. James Schofield are en- tertaining Mr. Schofield’s only brother and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Scho- field and their son William. Mr. Scho- field, who is making his first visit here in twenty years, is one of the leading con- fectioners of Brooklyn, while his son is in charge of electricity in a number of the public schools of the Bronx. Having come here a week ago, they will remain during the younger Mr. Schofield’s vaca- tion. ‘ . litt
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