Bellefonte, Pa., April 25. 1919.
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Planning to Welcome
Boys.
The executive committee of the as- |
sociation erganized to arrange for a
fitting wel- |
come home to Centre county’s return-
ing soldiers held a meeting on Tues-!
big demonstration as a
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the Seldier
day evening and discussed tentative |
plans for the big event. The various
committee chairmen made brief re-
ports of the plans they have so for
formulated to carry out their part of
the demonstration. Chairman Robert
F. Hunter, of the parade committee,
is arranging for one of the biggest
parades ever seen in Bellefonte, and
which, by the way, will be the chief
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event of the first day’s demecnstra-
tion.
Edmund Blanchard, of the amuse-
ment committee, has formulated
plans for a line of attractions in this
ray of amusements here Old Home
week several years ago, while chair-
man John J. Bower, of the committee
on decorations, is planning to make
Bellefonte “blossom like a rose” dur-
ing the two days the soldiers will be
with us.
PATRICK E. QUIRK
Patrick E. Quirk Returns Home to
Snow Shoe.
One year ago Patrick E. and Joseph
J. Quirk, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Quirk, of Snow Shoe, held
good positions as mine foremen with
the Lehigh Valley Coal company, hav-
ing won their jobs through their own
perseverence, hard work and strict at-
tention to duty.
Joseph was called for selective serv- |
,ice on June 29th, 1918, trained at
line that will excel the splendid ar-
' was assigned to Company I, 363rd in- |
: fantry.
Camp Lee, went across in August and
He made the supreme sacri-
| fice on the battlefield of Lys-Scheld,
' Belgium, on October 31st.
The only uncertain thing so far is
the date of the demonstration. The
very uncertainty of the arrival home
and demobilization of Centre county
soldiers has so far rendered it impos-
sible to name the date. But it is
hoped by the next meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee, which will be on
Tuesday evening, May 6th, such defi-
nite information will be at hand which
will justify the naming of the date.
The disposition of the committee is to
have the demonstration as soon as
possible after the bulk of the Centre
county boys get home, and as the ma-
jority of them have served in the 28th
and 79th divisions, and both these are
expected home at an early date, it
might be possible to arrange the dem-
onstration for the latter part of June,
in order not to conflict with the wel-
come home Philipsburg is planning
for its soldiers on July 4th. Be the
date what it may, however, no amount
of money will be spared in getting up
a demonstration which will show the
soldier boys how much Centre county
(a picture
and brief sketch of the young soldier
was published in the “Watchman” of
December 13th).
Patrick E. Quirk was called for
| service on July 22nd, 1918, trained at
appreciated their gallant services and |
how warmly every one of them is wel-
comed back to his native home.
James T. Aikens, of State College,
was elected a member of the execu-
tive committee at the meeting on |
Tuesday evening.
A Nice Little Romance Nipped in the
Bud.
About eleven o'clock yesterday
morning a stranger walked into the
office of the Pennsylvania Match com-
pany and inquired if a certain young
lady worked there, giving her name.
He was informed that she did but it
would be impossible for him to see her | , 4 participated in two drives from
The man was rather | ype; During the action on Novem-
at that time.
persistent in his demands to see the
young lady in question, but as it was
against all rules of the company he
could not be accommodated and final-
ly was persuaded to leave the office.
From the Match company office he
went to one of the Bellefonte banks
and asked to have a check cashed. The
paying teller in his suavest manner
asked for identinfication on the usual
form of “we don’t know you.” Where-
upon the stranger very confidently
stated that “you may not know me
now, but you will later, as I came here
to marry a Bellefonte young lady, and
I want the money to purchase a wed-
ding suit.”
Now the stranger in question did
not look at all like a gay Lathario,
being probably anywhere from sixty
to sixty-five years old, but the fact
finally leaked out that in a box of
matches manufactured by the Penn-
sylvania Match company he had found
a slip of paper on which was written
the name and address of the young
lady he was seeking and an invitation
to correspond with the object of mat-
rimony. Instead of writing the man
came to Bellefonte yesterday with the
intention of pressing his claims in
persen. While we were unable to ob-
tain the name of the matrimonially-
inclined gentleman he evidently is
from Clinton or Lycoming county, as
the check he undertook to have cash-
ed was drawn on a bank at Avis.
Prior to reaching the office of the
Pennsylvania Match company the man
got into another office by mistake and
asked if it was the match company
office, but no one there had the least
idea he was on the trail of a wife and
that he could talk as glibly of getting
checks cashed as if they were mere
scraps of paper, or he might have
been induced to stop right there until
further investigation.
Saad
——The First National bank of
Bellefonte is this week trying out an
automatic cashier which has all the
nickel-in-the-slot machines beaten by
long odds. It is similar in design to
an adding machine with keys num-
bered from 1 to 99, and all the pay-
ing teller has to de in paying out mon-
ey in sums less than a dollar is punch
the right key and the exact change
rolls out into a little tray right in front
of him. It is a very convenient “cash-
jer,” but like all other cashiers
it takes money, to make it go.
Camp Lee and went across about the
middle of September. He was assign-
ed to Company A, 28th infantry, First
division, and was in active service in
the Sedan sector. He was also in the
army of occupation and was among
the first American soldiers to set foot
on German soil. He recently return-
| ed to this country and has arrived at
his home in Snow Shoe, where he was
given such a welcome as few returned
soldiers receive. In the six months er
more that Pat was in France he never
received a word from any of his fam-
ily or friends in this country, notwith-
standing the fact that many letters
were sent. A glance at the picture
published above will show that pri-
vate Quirk was just as good a soldier
as he was a mine foreman.
GIVEN THE CROSS OF LEOPOLD.
Many Bellefonters remeraber J.
Frank Yealy, who learned his trade
as a druggist in the J. Zeller &
Son drugstore in this place, and who
now conducts his own store at 32 N.
Ninth street, Philadelphia. His son,
Donald Yealy, is now one of the
proudest young men in Philadelphia,
having recently returned from France
' wearing the Cross of Leopold which
| was pinned upon his breast by no less
a distinguished personage than King
Albert, of Belgium. Private Yealy
was a member of Company G, 146th
infantry and was forty-five days in
the fighting in the Lorraine sector,
taking part in the St. Mihiel drive
and the battle of the Argonne forest.
He was then transferred to Flanders
ber 10th, the day before the signing
of the armistice, he was one of eight
' men who volunteered to swim a river
"and destroy two Hun machine guns
which were proving deadly to the
Americans and British. They succeed-
ed in their mission but only Yealy and
one other soldier returned alive.
W. Homer Crissman on Tuesday
received a letter from his son Luther
dated April 8th, and written at Le-
Mans, France, in which he stated that
the old 28th had all been assembled
for transport home. That they had
about completed checking up the
turned in property and expected to go
into Brest by the 12th. He further
stated that they had assurance that
they would all be in this country by
the first or second week in May. Cor-
! poral Crissman further stated that
this is the first time the entire 28th
has been together since they left the
United States.
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Murderer Respited.
Rebert Loomis,
county, who was to have been electro-
| cuted at the Rockview penitentiary
next Monday for the murder of Ber-
tha Myers, at Easton, on May 4th,
1918, has been granted a respite until
June 2nd in order to have his case
heard by the board of pardons.
A rather touching incident devel-
oped this week in the case of Hardy
Dickerson, of Harrisburg, who is to
be electrocuted on Monday morning.
The man is from Florida and left his
native State several years ago. His
family had not heard from him for
two years or longer and recently his
mother heard he was in Harrisburg.
She wrote a letter to the authorities
there asking about him and they were
compelled to send her the heartbreak-
ing answer that her boy was under
sentence of death for murder and un-
less something intervened to stay the
hand of the law would be sent to the
electric chair next Monday.
——Having sold her property on
Allegheny street to Hazel & Co. Mrs.
Herman Holz this week purchased the
residence on Spring street known as
the Shoemaker flats. The price paid
was $6800. The building will be re-
medeled and made into a double
house, Mas. Holz and son Harry oc-
cupying one side of if. :
of Northampton |
BING.—Mrs. Melissa Iddings Bing,
' widow of John Bing, and a life-long
resident of Unionville, died at 3:40
‘o'clock on Tuesday afternoon at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. A. P. Hol-
land, in DuBois, where she went last
October to spend the winter.
Her maiden name was Melissa J.
Iddings and she was born near Union-
, ville in September, 1832, hence was in
‘her eighty-seventh year. Living for
| four score and six years in one com-
{ munity she was known and revered
! by every man, woman and child. She
was an ardent advocate of temperance
and from the very start of the White
Ribbon movement was an untiring
{ worker in its cause. A member of
| the Presbyterian church all her life
| she led a devoted, christian life.
Her husband died upwards of thir- |
|
| ty years ago but surviving her are
| the following children: Mrs. Wilda
| Sensor, of Reynoldsville; Mrs. A. BB,
, Holland, of DuBois; Joseph, of Ak-
ron, Ohio; Ellsworth, of Pittsburgh;
| Mrs. McClear, of St. Davids, and Mrs.
i Clyde Lever, of Philadelphia.
The remains were brought back to
{ her old home at Unionville where
{ funeral services were held at four
o’clock yesterday afternoon by Dr. W.
| byterian church, after which burial
! was made in the upper cemetery at
Unionville.
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| CARNER.—James H. Carner, a
| life-long resident of Walker township,
died at his home in Hublersburg on
Friday of last week as the direct re-
sult of a stroke of apoplexy. Over
| stroke of paralysis which left him
partially helpless and his only means
of getting around in all that time was
by the aid of a wheeled chair, yet he
bore his affliction with manly forti-
tude and a cheerfulness born of faith
in the Ruler of all things.
He was a son of John and Barbara
Woeod Carner and was born in Walker
township on August 26th, 1848, hence
was 70 years, 7 months and 23 days
old. When a young man he engaged
in farming an occupation he followed
all his life until his retirement a num-
ber of years ago. He was a member
of the Presbyterian church and a most
estimable citizen in every way. Sur-
viving him are his wife, Mrs. Julia
Carner, and three sons: John M., at
home; Boyd W., on the old homestead,
and Jay Paul, on the Mrs. Stiver
farm. He also leaves one sister, Mrs.
William Stiver, of Centre Hall.
Rev. Charles H. Faust, of the Re-
formed church, had charge of the
services which were held at 10:30
o’clock on Tuesday morning, burial
being made in the Hublersburg ceme-
tery.
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DOWNES.—John Downes, father
| of Rev. Father William E. Downes,
| rector of St. John’s Catholic church
of Bellefonte, died at his home in Ty-
rone on Tuesday morning as the re-
sult of an attack of heart trouble. He
| was born in County Clare, Ireland, on
| June 22nd, 1836, hence was in his
eighty-third year. He came to this
{ country when a boy, and first located
! at Lock Haven. From there he mov-
| ed to Vail and entered the employ of
| the Pennsylvania railroad company,
| later moving to Tyrone. He is sur-
| vived by his wife and the following
children: Mrs. C. A. Butts and James
{ R. Downes, of Philadelphia; Michael
A. and Daniel F., of Altoona; Father
i Downes and Miss Catherine, of Belle-
| fonte; John L., Patrick A. and Miss
| Elizabeth, at home. Funeral mass
| will be held in St. Matthew’s Catholic
| church, Tyrone, at 9 o'clock this (Fri-
| day) morning and burial made in the
| Oak Grove cemetery.
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i CARDON.—Fred M. Cardon, ex-
La of Clearfield county, died last
Saturday as the result of a complica-
tion of diseases with which he was
| ailing for several months, aged al-
| most seventy-nine years. Prior to be-
ing elected sheriff of Clearfield coun-
ty he was in turn a lumberman, far-
i mer and butcher. At the conclusion
| of his term as sheriff he took charge
| of the Witmer Inn which he conduct-
! ed quite successfully a number of
| years. He is survived by his wife and
the following children: Mrs. Charles
T. Noll, of Bellefonte; Mrs. C. T.
Stewart, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Gurney
Smith, of Clearfield; Mrs. P. G. Kra-
gle, of Philipsburg; J. Blake Cardon,
of DuBois; Miss Mae, of Supulpa,
Okla.; Mrs. Glenn R. Schnarrs, of Ma-
rietta, and J. Louis, at home. Burial
was made in Clearfield on Monday
afternoon.
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| McMULLEN.—Henry L. McMullen
i died on Saturday of last week at the
home of his son Robert, in Bellefonte,
following a short illness with pneu-
monia. He was a son of James and
Sarah Lehman McMullen and was
born in Boggs township on July 9th,
1839, making his age 79 years, 9
months and 10 days. He was a heat-
er by occupation and for many years
was employed at the McCoy & Linn
iron works. His wife died in August,
1918, but surviving him are two sons,
| George W., of Spruce Creek, and Rob-
ert K., of Bellefonte. Funeral serv-
ices were held at the home of his son
on Monday afternoon, after which
burial was made in the Treziyulny
cemetery.
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ERDLY.— Mrs. G. F. Erdly died at
her home near Lewisburg on Sunday
evening following a week’s illness
with an affection of the heart. She
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs John
Meese and was born in Centre county
in 1841. In addition to her husband
she is survived by five children, one
of whom is Mrs. Filmer Miller, of
Madisonburg. Of her four surviving
sisters one, Mrs. Stanley Limbert, is
also a resident of Madisonburg.
Burial was made at the Dreisbach
church cemetery, near Lewisburg,
yesterday morning,
i K. McKinney, of the Bellefonte Pres- |
eight years ago he suffered a severe |
HUGG.—Enoch Hugg, one of the
oldest residents of Milesburg, died on |
Wednesday afternoon as the result of
a week’s illness with pneumonia. He
was born in Union township on Feb-
ruary 7th, 1834, hence was a little
past eighty-five years of age.
in life he followed lumbering, then en- |
gaged in farming and finally becawe
a merchant, being in business at Fill-
more, Yarnell and Milesburg, respect-
tively.
the Farmer's hotel in Philipsburg. He
served during the Civil war as 2a mem-
ber of the 148th regiment.
He was united in marriage to Miss !
with |
Anna |
Witherite, of Tyrone; Mrs. M. H. Da- |
Mrs. W. W. |
survives
Mrs.
Emeline Brower who
the following children:
vidson, of Philipsburg;
Smith and Toner A. Hugg, of Miles-
! burg, and Harris Hugg, of Union
| township. Burial will be made in the
| Advent cemetery on Sunday after-
noon.
| ROYER.— Mrs. Christie Royer,
| wife of Daniel Royer, and an aunt of
| mail carrier J. F. Garthoff, of Belle-
| fonte, died at her home in Valley
i Falls, Kansas,
| week, after a year’s illness. She was
{ born in Union county on July 24th,
1843, hence was 75 years, 8 months
and 21 days old.
i they went to Kansas and located on a
farm. They left the farm in 1910 and
moved to Valley Falls. They had sev-
en children, four of whom, with the
bereaved husband, survive. Burial
was made in Valley Falls last Thurs-
i day afterncon,
¥
er, a native of Centre county, died in
Altoona on Friday following an ill-
ness of several weeks. She was born
in Nittany valley and was a little past
seventy-two years of age. Her only
survivor is one brother, Cyrus Walk-
er, of Jersey Shore. Burial was made
in the Fairview cemetery, Altoona, on
Sunday afternoon.
A Happy Family Gathering.
The home of Mr. and hv LW.
Orr, in Marion township, was the
scene of a happy family gathering on
Easter, when all of the children of Mr.
and Mrs. Orr were home to spend the
day, the first time they have been to-
gether in 2 number of years. And
considering the fact that the children
are pretty widely scattered and are
filling very responsible positions the
fact that they could all arrange to
get home for Easter was rather re-
markable. For instance: The eldest
son, Oscar P. Orr, is an engineer on
the Pennsylvania railroad with head-
quarters at Ralston, who was at home
with his wife; Miss Mary E. Orr, con-
Trust company, and who only recent-
ly returned to Belefonte after being
discharged from service in the army;
Miss Helen I. Orr, of Washington, D.
C., a yeomanette in the navy and at
in the national capital; James Walter
Orr, a student in the Howard High
school, and Ida Mae, at home. There
were also present at the gathering
Mr. Orr’s sister, Mrs. W. W. Orndorf
and her husband, of Howard.
Of course such a gathering could
not be held without a big family din-
ner, the kind that mother Orr is fam-
ed for preparing, and it is needless to
say the children all enjoyed it.
Nurses to Graduate This Evening.
The people of Bellefonte and vicin-
ity are cordially invited to attend the
graduating exercises of the 1919 class
of nurses of the Bellefonte hospital
which will be held in the court house
this (Friday) evening at 8:15 o’clock.
Judge Singleton Bell, of Clearfield,
will deliver the commencement ad-
dress and a reception will be held
later in the hall of the public build-
ing. The class this year numbers
three, as follows: Ann Katherine
Gdoniec, Francis Veronica Wydan,
Anna Elizabeth Polomske.
Ammerman—Stump.—John T. Am-
merman and Miss Mary K. Stump,
both of Bellefonte, were married at
the Presbyterian manse in this place
last Saturday morning by the pastor,
Dr. W. K. McKinney. Mr. and Mrs.
Ammerman for the present will make
their home with the bride’s mother,
Mrs. Jeremiah Stump, at Centre Hall,
inasmuch as Mr. Ammerman has se-
cured employment at that place.
Lucas—Miller.—Andrew N. Lucas,
of Howard, and Miss Alma C. Miller,
of Williamsport, were united in mar-
riage at Grace Methodist parsonage,
Williamsport, at 10:30 o’clock last
Thursday morning by the pastor, Rev.
J. V Adams. They will reside at
Howard.
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Marriage Licenses.
Clyde L. Johnsonbaugh, Bellefonte,
and Gladys F. Glenn, Curtin.
John T. Ammerman and Mary K.
Stump, Bellefonte.
James O. Crater and Katherine
Gentzel, Spring Mills.
The annual statement of the
Bellefonte Union cemetery for the
past year shows receipts totalling
$3362.97, and expenditures of $2454.-
45, leaving a balance in the hands of
the treasurer of $908.52. Included in
the receipts is the sum of $1252.04
received from the sale of lots and $604
for permits for graves. The perpetu-
al care fund of the association now
amounts to $3225.00, of which amount
$1200 has been invested in Liberty
bonds and $1300 on mortgages.
——A burning flue on a house in
Pike alley on Wednesday evening re-
sulted in the sounding of a fire alarm
but the fire burned out without doing
any damage.
Early |
In later years he conducted |
on Tuesday of last]
She was married to
| Daniel Royer, of Zion, this county, in |
| January, 1867, and shortly afterwards
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WALKER.—Mrs. Nannie B. Walk- *
nected with the Bell Telephone com- !
pany of Pennsylvania, at Lock Ha- |
ven; Earl S. Orr, of the Bellefonte |
present holding down a good position |
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Jury List for May Court.
Following is the
drawn for the May term of court
which will begin on the third Monday,
; or May 19th:
list of jurors
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Business Transacted by Borough
Council.
Only five members were present at
the regular meeting of borough coun-
cil on Monday evening. J. S. McCar-
gar was present and requested coun-
cil to take some action relative to the
building of the state road from the in-
tersection of Allegheny and Bishop
streets on Bishop to Spring, south on
{ Spring to Pine and out the latter
LIST OF GRAND JURORS
Bush, ANin, machinist........ Philipsburg |
{ Davis, Jee, merchant................. Rush
! Ertley, Guyer, laborer.............. Marion!
{ Gentzel, Benjamin, laborer.......... Spring
Grove; W. BE. farmer............... College
Gates, Edward, printer.....S. Philipsburg
{ Hazel, J. B., merchant............... Miles
Hunter, Robert F., Ins. Agt....Bellefonte
Hoffman, J. H., manager.........Millheim
Hutchinson, Harry,
Hoffer, Benjamin, merchant...Philipsburg
agent....... Bellefonte |
Kephart, J. Frank, merchant. .Philipsburg |
Yoy, M. F.,, farmer........:...... Burnside |
street to the borough line to intersect
with the section of highway to be
built from Bellefonte to the foot of
Nittany mountain. Mr. McCargar
stated that he had it on good author-
ity that the State would do its por-
tion of the work and that the County
Commissioners would also do theirs if
the borough would take the prelimi-
nary action necessary to put the mat-
ter in legal form. President Walker
informed Mr. McCargar that council
was favorably disposed towards the
proposition and the first thing to do
would be to get the signatures of
three-fourths of the property owners
along the route of the proposed road
to a petition asking that the same be
built. Mr. McCargar volunteered to
circulate the petition if council would
have the proper document prepared
| and the matter was referred to the
Lleyd, John, laborer................ Gregg
| Musser, Cornelius, saddler...State College
| Mann, Harry T., laborer........... Liberty
| Martz, George, retired.............. College
| Musser, William B., laborer......... Gregg
| Moore, Hiram, laborer...... S. Philipsburg
: Noll, Blaine L., farmer............ Howard
| Pletcher, C. L., farmer....ccevi0s0e. Boggs
i Rossman, L. E.,, gentleman.......... Gregg
| Reese, A. W., merchant............. Worth
| LIST OF TRAVERSE JURORS.
Allison, A., merchant............ Bellefonte
| Adams, Wm. A., fAarmer........... Howard
| Beightol, Bert, laborer........... Burnside
Bartges, Charles, clerk.............. Gregg !
. Bechdel, D. Floyd, farmer......... Liberty
Beezer, Edward C., manufacurer
Vik ateisiedein ¢ wats Philipsburg
Carney, Harry, laborer............... Rush |
Coble, John K., shoemaker........ College
Craft, Harry, moulder......... Philipsburg
i{ Custard, W. D,, gentleman. ..State College
Decker, James E., clerk......... Bellefonte
Eberts, O. D,, farmer.............. Huston
Fulton, John E., agent........ Philipsburg
! Gehret, William, laborer..i..... Bellefonte
| Hile, Harry, plasterer............... Spring
' Harris, Hard P., undertaker. ...Bellefonte
Haupt, Henry P., gentleman... .Milesburg
Homan, Geo. E., horse dealer..... Millheim
| Irwin, Benj. J., merchant....... Unionville
! Kaup, Reuben, laborer............. Spring
| Limbert, Elmer, farmer.............. Penn
| Lakin, R., caretaker.......ccoceveeens Rush
Long, C. P, merchant............... Gregg
{ Musser, H. N., merchant......... Ferguson
| MeMonigal, Samuel, farmer......... Worth
' Neidigh, N. C,, farmer., cic... Ferguson
{ Nelson, Andrew, tinner........ Philipsburg
{{Orndort, 8. D., farmer... ......»...» Haines
! Patterson, Garland, clerk........... Curtin
, Pletcher, Christian H., carpenter..Howard
| Rote, Thomas H., miller.............. Penn
| Rhoads, George E., contractor......Spring
| Rockey, George, farmer............ Walker
Robinson, Edward, laborer.......... Worth
Rider, George, farmer.............. Benner
Steele, W. B., book-keeper..... Philipsburg
Stover, Harry, farmer.............. Walker
Smull, Charles H., farmer............ Miles
Struble, J. D., laborer........ State College
Sweetwood, R. H., carpenter........ Gregg
Stover, Ray, farmer...........cc00000n Miles
Strunk, John, laborer........... Bellefonte
Stott, George, agent........... Philipsburg
Test, Herbert, paper-hanger...Philipsburg
Welsh, Jacob, farmer............... Curtin
Waite, George, foreman......... Bellefonte
York, Leon, sawyer............. Milesburg
| Zeigler, C. E., salesman...... State College
siderable space this week, both in the
advertising and news columns, to
boosting the Victory Liberty loan;
and we do it conscientiously, as it is
one of the best investments that any
| person with a little spare money can
make. There is also a patriotic rea-
son why every individual should sup-
port this loan. Go back just one short
year ago. Don’t you recall how your
heartstrings tightened every time you
saw a squad of boys leave Bellefonte
for a training camp, fearful that that
would be the last sight of them. The
war is now over and it is to bring
those same boys safely home that
your money is needed. But you are
not asked to give it, only loan it, and
! on the best terms the government has
yet offered. And now is the time to
loosen your purse strings. Buy all
the bonds you possibly can. The
terms are easy and the rate of inter-
est good, and you owe # to your boy
and every other boy in Centre coun-
ty who went to the front to do your
part for the Victory loan.
The people of Bellefonte are
herewith reminded of the Red Cross
dance to be given in the armory next
Friday evening, May 2nd, under the
auspices of the Red Cross baseball
league. Thompson's Jazz orchestra
of State College will furnish the mu-
sic and this in itself ought to be a
drawing card for a large crowd. And
just here it might be added that the
dance will be a public affair and not
confined to the people of Bellefonte,
but the people of surrounding towns
and countryside are also invited. Go
to the armory and hear the music
whether you dance or not.
A charter has been granted to
the Coburn Farm Products company,
an organization of farmers of the
lower end who purpose engaging in
the manufacture of butter, condensed
milk and artificial ice. They will
erect a concrete building and already
have considerable of the machinery
for the plant on the ground.
It is now a common sight to
see deer in the fields adjacent to the
mountains in the lower end of Penns-
valley. The animals come into the
fields to pasture on the young clover
and grass and quite frequently two,
three and four can be seen calmly
grazing like cattle in a field.
The Thespians, of State Col-
lege, for various reasons were com-
pelled to postpone their annual trip
through the State which was original-
ly scheduled for this week, the Easter
holiday vacation. Just when the trip
will be made is unknown at this writ-
ing.
——Go to the Red Cross dance in
the armory on Friday night of next
week and hear the music of Thomp-
son’s Jazz band of State College. It
will be worth hearing and worth the
price of admission.
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———When Penrose fiddles the Gen-
eral Assembly dances and the people
of Pennsylvania will have to pay the
piper. ;
The “Watchman” devotes con- |
| Street committee and borough solicit-
| or for immediate action.
The Water committee reported an
additional amount of $38.13 collected
on delinquent water taxes for 1917,
which now reduces the total of delin-
quents to a comparatively small
| amount.
The Fire and Police committee re-
ported a fire at the Casper home on
east Curtin street on April 10th.
A written request was received
from John Blanchard for exoneration
of a portion of his water tax for 1918,
amounting to $10.50, on account of
his property not being occupied for
for some months. The question of
requests for exoneration of water tax-
es has been pretty thoroughly dis-
cussed in council for some time and
the sentiment of that august body is
that they are unjust and should not
be preferred. For instance: A fam-
ily will close their house and go to a
hotel or boarding house for the win-
ter season and then ask a rebate on
their water taxes, when they are us-
ing just as much water as formerly
for themselves and have the same ad-
vantages of fire protection for their
property as formerly. Under such
circumstances council is inclined to
think it unfair to ask any exonera-
tion and the members are disposed to
take a stand against granting any ex-
onerations under any and all circum-
stances. As Mr. Blanchard’s request
is the first one preferred for 1918 tax-
es the matter was referred to the
Water committee and borough solic-
itor for a definite recommendation in
the matter.
Secretary W. T. Kelly read the re-
port of burgess W. Harrison Walker
in which he submitted quite a list of
things reported to him by the police
which should have prompt attention,
including items within the jurisdiction
of the Street, Water and Sanitary
committees, and they were referred to
said committees with power.
John J. Bower was present to find
out what council was going to do re-
garding the request of the Logan Fire
company in connection with equip-
ping their Pierce-Arrow car as a
chemical truck, but inasmuch as the
Fire and Police committee had no rec-
ommendation to make and so few
members of council were present it
was deemed inexpedient to take any
definite action at that meeting, but
Mr. Bower was informed that an ex-
tra effort would be made to dispose
of the matter at the next regular
meeting.
Bills to the amount of $507.46 were
approved and council adjourned.
coo —
The “opening week” of Belle-
fonte’s clean-up campaign will be the
week of May 5th. Public places of
all kinds, business houses and private
homes are all asked to co-operate in
this effort for a cleaner and better
Bellefonte. Don’t be a shirker, but
join us for the betterment of the
town.
Gen. Alvarez is Shot Dead at Vera
Cruz.
Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 22.—Gen-
eral Francisca Alvarez, of the anti-
government forces was executed
shortly before midnight last night.
He met death at the hands of a firing
squad with the utmost bravery.
Alvarez was sentenced to death by
a court martial here Monday. He was
captured here last Tuesday in the bat-
tle in which General Aureliano Blan-
quet, minister of war in the Huerta
cabinet was killed.
Many thousands of persons sur-
rounded the barracks when the exe-
cution took place.
Alvarez had been sentenced to die
at an earlier hour, but on orders re-
ceived from the Supreme court the
execution was held up. The War De-
partment, however, ordered compli- |
ance with the sentence of the court
martial and the prisoner was brought
out to face his executioners.
Two hours before the execution, the
correspondent of the Associated
Press, visited Alvarez in his cell. He
was absolutely calm and evinced no
far and declared he was prepared to
ie.
“I consider the sentence of the mili-
tary court illegal,” said Alvarez, “as
I ceased to be a soldier when the fed-
eral army disbanded and I left the
country. If I'am shot, it will be il-
legal. If I were still a soldier, the
court’s sentence would have been
just.’
Suffrage Passes House.
Harisburg, April 22.—The resolu-
tion to submit to the voters of Penn-
sylvania in 1921 a woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution was
passed in the House today 127 to 66
and now goes to the Senate. The
resolution was defeated in the House
two years ago.
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