Benoa ip.
Bellefonte, Pa., August 30, 1918.
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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.
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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 |
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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. ‘ .
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