Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, July 11, 1919, Image 8

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    Doworaic Waldman
Bellefonte, Pa., July 11, 1919.
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NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
Jesse Derstine last week mov-
ed his family from Bellefonte to Ju-
niata where he and his brother Frank
are engaged in the laundry business.
— Miss Eleanor Weston has giv-
en up her position as collector for the
American Union Telephone company
and Miss Mona Struble has succeeded
her.
The Scenic is the only motion
picture show open every week night
in Bellefonte, but the pictures there
cannot fail to please the most critical.
Try them.
— Readers of the “Watchman”
who enjoy a week’s outing should con-
sult the advertisement of the Bald
Eagle Canoe House, on the fifth page
of this issue.
Early haymaking has now giv-
en way to harvesting the wheat crop,
and the sheaves of golden grain are
being rapidly put on shock through-
out Centre county.
The big welcome home banner
suspended across High street would
better be taken down than allowed to
hang in the slovenly manner in which
it has been suspended the past two
weeks.
Announcement was recently
made of the organization of the firm
of C. G. Valentine & Co., of New
York, as exporters and importens.
Charles G. Valentine, formerly of
Bellefonte, is the head of the concern.
Raymond R. Jenkins, who since
his discharge from the service has
been at the Philadelphia branch of the
General Electric company, has been
transferred to Pittsburgh to take
charge of the Fort Wayne business in
that vicinity.
Among the appointments made
at the State Department of Health
last week was that of W. Ross Camp-
bell, of Milesburg, to be registrar of
vital statistics for Milesburg borough
and Boggs township, vice P. H.
Haupt, resigned.
R. W. Funk, of the Titan Met-
al company, has become a property
owner in Bellefonte by purchasing a
lot from the M. B. Garmen estate on
east Curtin street, on which he in-
tends erecting a modern bungalow for
himself and wife.
Miss Rebekah Valentine has
been appointed deputy register as suc-
cessor to Miss Anna Nolan, who was
recently married to Fred Craft,
while Miss Pearl Evey has resigned
her position in Zeller’s drug store to
become stenographer for farm agent
R. H. Olmstead as successor to Miss
Valentine.
All persons who have any biils
against the welcome home association
are requested to present them at once
to J. Will Conley, treasurer, as he de-
sires to close up his accounts, have
them audited and prepared for publi-
cation. Any person failing to present
his bill promptly, or until the accounts
are closed out, may fail to get his
money.
— Chairman W. Harrison Walker,
of Group No. 8, war savings division,
has appointed Mrs. Robert Mills
Beach, of Bellefonte, as vice chair-
man to assist in the work of pushing
the sales of war savings stamps dur-
ing the latter half of 1919. Up to
June 28th Centre county’s quota of
stamps purchased was $1.76, keeping
. her second on the list of counties in
the eastern district of Pennsylvania.
A most enjoyable time is prom-
ised all those who attend the lawn
fete to beheld in Hon. A.G. Morris’
yard this (Friday) evening, begin-
ning at 6:30 o’clock. Ice cream and
cake, grab bags for little folks and
grown-ups, fortune-telling, band mu-
sic, are among the attractions offer-
ed. A large crowd is expected to take
advantage of this delightful occasion.
The lawn party will be for the bene-
fit of St. John’s Episcopal church.
F. P. Blair & Son celebrated
the Fourth of July by moving their
jewelry store from its old location in
the corner room of the Brockerhoff
house block to the room adjoining,
recently vacated by Shaughnessy’s
pool room. This week contractor Ben-
jamin Bradley and a force of work-
men began the work of connecting up
the corner room with the former bar
room and cafe of the Brockerhoff
house into one compartment to be oc-
cupied as soon as completed by the
postoffice.
On the Fourth of July Ells-
worth Turnbach, of Philipsburg, ac-
companied by his stenographer, Miss
Lenetta Wallace and the latter’s sis-
ter, Miss Eva, started on a motor trip
to Jersey Shore on business and to
take home Mrs. Turnbach, who was
visiting there. In the neighborhood
of Martha Furnace the steering wheel
stuck, the car ran into a ditch and
turned turtle. Miss Lenetta Wallace
was badly injured while the other two
escaped with bruises and slight cuts.
Another car took the three people
back to Philipsburg.
Dr. P. McDowell Tibbens, of
Beech Creek, recently received his
commission as a captain in the medic-
al reserve corps of the United States
army in recognition of his valuable
services during the war, when he
served for over a year in the base
hospital at Fort McPherson, Ga., with
the rank of first lieutenant. Recom-
mendation had been made some
months ago for his promotion to a
captaincy but the powers that be were
somewhat slow on acting thereon.
Capt. Tibbens was invalided home
over a month ago on account of an
injured leg and has since been taking
treatment at the Lock Haven haspital.
J. D. SEIBERT ELECTED BOR- |
OUGH MANAGER.
Other Important Business Brought
Before Borough Council on
Monday Evening.
In carrying out the provisions of
the ordinance passed at the last meet-
ing of Bellefonte borough council
providing for the election of a bor-
ough manager at a salary of $1,800
per annum to take charge of all bor-
ough affairs, James D. Seibert, who
resigned as councilman from the
South ward, was elected at the regu-
lar meeting on Monday evening to
serve in that capacity until the first
Monday in January, 1920, or until his
successor has been elected and quali-
fied for office. Mr. Seibert was the
only applicant and received the votes
of the five members present, namely:
President Walker, Cunningham, Fau-
ble, Flack and Richard, which consti-
tuted a majority of council. Just as
soon as his bond in the sum of $500
is filed and approved Mr. Seibert will
assume the duties of his office.
When council convened Col. W.
Fred Reynolds appeared and verbal-
ly offered council the right to cancel
its contract on the Phoenix pumping
station, giving as his reason for so
doing the fact that he had an offer for
the purchase of the mill from C. Y.
Wagner, who desired to purchase the
same, equip and operate it as a flour-
ing mill. Col. Reynolds stated, how-
ever, that he recognized the borough’s
rights and position in the matter and
would naturally yield to whatever ac-
tion might be taken in the matter.
The borough’s lease has four more
years to run and there is also a stip-
ulation that council shall have the
right to release for another period of
ten years, if so desired, or may pur-
chase the plant outright. When
asked if the price he was offered was
a secret Col. Reynolds stated that it
was not, as the same had been fixed
on a basis of the revenue he was now
receiving from the mill, and was
$25,000. Inasmuch as the Colonel’s
statement came to council without an
inkling of it beforehand it was decid-
ed that the matter was of such a na-
ture as to demand serious considera-
tion, and it was referred to the Spe-
cial committee for investigation and
report at the next meeting.
Miss Wagner, a daughter of Mrs.
Sarah Wagner, of north Spring street,
requested council to take some action
relative to having either a boardwalk
or pavement put down along the east
side of that thoroughfare from Cur-
tin street to her mother’s property.
The matter was referred to the Street
committee with the request that they
give it immediate attention.
A communication was received from
the State-Centre Electric company
relative to the continuation of the
special arrangement now in force in
connection with the water pumping
contract, and the matter was referred
to the Special committee.
A communication was also received
from Mrs. Murilla Dawson protesting
most emphatically against the erec-
tion of pillars of any kind at the in-
tersection of Spring and Bishop
streets, as they would obstruct the
view from her property.
A communication was received
from Jesse Derstine tendering his res-
ignation as borough auditor, for the
reason that he will make Juniata his
future home.
A communication was received from
J. Kennedy Johnston, tax collector,
requesting council to withhold any
and all moneys due R. B. Taylor, con-
tractor, until his claims for borough
taxes against that individual are sat-
isfied. The matter was referred to
the borough solicitor.
Mrs. Mary Delige, (colored), of
Logan street, presented a request for
the exoneration of water taxes and
the matter was referred to the Water
committee.
A statement was received from bur-
gess W. Harrison Walker in which
that official requested the payment of
$2.50 to George Glenn as a special po-
liceman and that an order be drawn
in favor of himself for $30.00 as a
final payment of the traffic officer who
spent some time in Bellefonte. Bur-
gess Walker stated that a number of
returns of speed violators had been
made and all turned over to justice of
the peace S. Kline Woodring, and that
up to date some of the fines had been
paid; and that in due time all such
moneys will be turned over to coun-
cil to be used in repairing the high-
ways, as provided by law. The bur:
gess further reported that all expens-
es for the special policemen during
the welcome home celebration had
been paid by the treasurer of the as-
sociation on approval of the execu-
tive committee, so that council would
not be asked to bear any portion of
that expense.
The request of Mr. Poorman for
permission to place a gasoline tank
under the pavement in front of his
auto supply house on Bishop street
was granted, the work to be done un-
der the direction of the Street com-
mittee.
The Street committee reported that
a sabstantial guard rail had been
placed along the state highway at
Rhoads’ corner and one alorg Mill
street up as far as Mallory’s black-
smith shop.
The Fire and Police committee re-
ported the burgess’ check in the sum
of $23.50 for fines and licenses col-
lected.
The Finance committee presented
the treasurer’s report which showed
a balance due that official on July first
of $1,060. He also asked for the re-
newal of notes for $600, $500, $500,
$5,000, $3,000, $2,000, and that a new
note for $1,000 be authorized to re-
new in part a note for $1,400 due Ju-
ly 2nd, and another new note of $5,000
be given to meet current bills, all of
which were authorized, as well as or-
ders for $270 to pay accrued interest
on same.
The Special committee reported
that Mr. H. S. Moore has completed
the iron work on the Willowbank
street bridge and is now putting down
the flooring, so that the bridge should
be completed and opened for traffic so
far as the roadway is concerned with-
in two weeks.
President Walker appointed Mr.
Cunningham chairman of the Water
committee to succeed Mr. Seibert, re-
signed, and relieved him of the duties
of chairman of the Market commit-
tee. :
Mr. Fauble presented an ordinance
providing for the preservation of the
Diamond for traffic purposes only and
prohibiting the erection thereon of
any stand, tent or booth, of fakir,
carnival! or for any other purpose;
and further providing that on and
after the passage and approval of
said ordinance the erection of booths
or tents on any of the streets or al-
leys of the town for fakirs, carnivals
or such like, shall be prohibited. The
ordinance was read for the first time
and then referred to the Street com-
mittee.
Bills totalling $3,027 were approv-
ed and council adjourned.
——For one week only we offer an
eight quart, highest grade, aluminum
preserving kettle for $1.89. Regular
price, $2.50.—The Potter-Hoy Hard-
ware Co. 27-1t
——Regularly once a year we hear
from Charles W. Tripple and this
week we got a letter and enclosure
from him from Rochester, N. Y.,
where he is evidently located for the
present.
——The young ladies class of the
Methodist Sunday school of Fillmore
will hold a festival on the church lawn
Saturday evening, July 12th. Cake,
ice cream, candy, ete., will be on sale;
the proceeds ‘to be for the benefit of
the church. Everyone is cordially in-
vited. .
——The Ladies Aid society of the
Pleasant Gap Methodist church will
hold one of their famous festivals in
Noll’s grove tomorrow (Saturday)
evening. Everything good to eat will
be served in abundance. The public
is invited to attend and have a good
time generally.
——Arthur Hassenplug, of Spring
Milis, was helping Calvin Keen with
his haymaking on Monday and was
riding on top of the load from the
field to the barn when the wagon up-
set. Hassenplug was thrown off and
sustained a broken leg which will lay
him up for six weeks or more.
——At a recent meeting of the
newly-organized Post of the Ameri-
can Legion in Bellefonte J. Mac Hein-
le was appointed chairman of a com-
mittee to assist discharged soldiers in
securing employment. Therefore any
of the boys who have come back and
are ready and willing to go to work
but cannot find anything to do should
consult Mr. Heinle and he will en-
deavor to place them.
On Tuesday morning Danny
Hines went out into the country to
pick some cherries. Before starting
to pick he attempted to cut down a
lot of weeds and while doing so was
bitten by a snake. Danny avers it
was a copperhead, but it is hardly
likely it was of that variety as he was
able to walk back to Bellefonte and
go to a physician and have the wound
cauterized. Aside from being pretty
badly scared he appeared to suffer no
ill effects from the bite.
Two teachers elected for the
Bellefonte schools have handed in
their resignations, Miss Mary Schad,
who, it is whispered will quit the pro-
fession for good because of a happier
anticipation she has in view, and Miss
Grace Stevens, who was married in
Chicago on July first to Dr. S. A.
Dodson, an osteopath of Little Rock,
Kan., where they will reside. Mus.
Dodson, it is stated, contemplates tak-
ing a four year’s course in osteopa-
thy and then assist her husband in
his already lucrative practice.
——William H. Derstine on July
first closed his tailor shop in the Cri-
der building and will henceforth live
a retired life. Mr. Derstine, who was
seventy-six years old on July 4th,
learned the tailoring business when a
young man and made it his lifes
work, following it continuously up
until last week. But he did not allow
his work to monopolize all his time
and being a man of musical ability
he was a member of the old Belle-
fonte band. He also served as a jus-
tice of the peace in the South and
West wards some years ago and later
as a member of the borough council.
——Rev. Alexander Scott, pastor of
the Bellefonte Methodist church, who
has been attending the centenary cel-
ebration at Columbus, Ohio, will be
home for the Sunday services in his
church and from what we have heard
of the big church gathering at Colum-
bus it is entirely safe to conclude that
Rev. Scott will have an interesting
message to give his congregation on
Sunday. During his attendance at
the celebration he has heard such men
as Secretary of the Navy Daniels, ex-
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo,
Bishop Camphor, of Liberia; William
Jennings Bryan, George A. Stewart,
Bishop Cannon, of the Methodist
church South, and other world-wide
celebrities. The victory parade was
so long it took an hour to pass a giv-
en point. Six hundred people took
part in “The Wayfarer.” Sacred cows
of India, were on exhibition, also the
hut of “Mountain White.” The Rain-
bow and other bands furnished music
for the big gathering which Rev.
Scott characterizes as “the biggest
thing ever done by any church denom-
ination.”
Radio Station in Bellefonte Now
Assured.
When Bellefonte was selected as
“one of the important stations on the
Wilson aerial mail route between New |
York and Chicago it was also stated
| that a radio station would probably
be established in connection with the
aviation field for the guidance of air-
| planes in foggy or cloudy weather.
Little consideration was given the
“matter, however, until last week when
M. Vintschger, general manager of
!the Pole and Tube company, of New-
ark, N. J., came to Bellefonte and
| Tooked over the aviation field and
| surroundings,
| ny had been asked to bid on the erec- |
| tion of the two poles necessary for a
| radio station.
| to be anchored to concrete bases by
large cables he also consulted George
Rhoads regarding the cost of putting
down the bases and Gehret & Lam-
bert regarding the buildings for the
station.
On Monday announcement was
made from New York that contracts
had already been let for building the
Bellefonte plant. The contract for
the poles to the Pole and Tube com-
pany, of Newark, because on Wednes-
day morning Mr. Rhoads received a
telegram from that company instruct-
ing him to go ahead with the concrete
bases. This, unfortunately, he is un-
able to do, because the exact location
ed and no definite plans given him,
but it is altogether likely that some
one in authority will be here in a few
days to establish the location for the
plant and give plans in detail.
As announced from New York
one in Bellefonte, one at Cleveland,
Ohio, and one either on Long Island
or at some point in New Jersey. At
present, however, there is only an ap-
propriation of sufficient money to
build one station and that will be the
one in Bellefonte, and present plans
are to have it completed by the mid-
dle of October.
In the construction of the station
two poles will be used and these will
be two hundred feet in height. They
will rest on concrete and will be sev-
en inches in diameter at the base ta-
pering out to about eight inches in
the centre then down to about five or
six inches af’the top. Each pole will
be anchored with three stout cables.
The poles will be placed about 150
feet apart and from them will sus-
pend the radio apparatus.
Each station will have a range of
approximately four hundred miles to
mail airplanes and about seven hun-
iation being due to the lesser sending
ability of the airplanes’ wireless.
Static batteries will be used in the
operation of the stations and air-
planes will be enabled to be in con-
stant contact with the radio system
and will thus be able to determine
their location in any kind of weather.
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Officers Elected for Patriotic League.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Patriotic League held at the High
school building last Thursday even-
ing Miss Eleanor Weston, who had
charge of the league refreshment
booth during the welcome home cele-
bration, reported that between four
and five hundred cups of lemonade
had been served free to soldiers and
sailors, in addition to what had been
sold to others. Other committee re-
ports showed the work of the League
during the past year.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, Miss
Mary Kline; vice president, Miss Win-
ifred M. Gates; secretary, Miss Edith
Houser; treasurer, Miss Ruth Coxey.
At the suggestion of Mrs. Beach
the League decided to send one repre-
sentative to the community confer-
ence of the Northwestern district to
be held at Silver Bay, N. Y., July 15th
tional board of the Young Women’s
Christian Association, and on motion
Miss Sallie Fitzgerald was elected as
delegate and Miss Winifred M. Gates
alternate.
Since the meeting was held Miss
Fitzgerald has found it impossible for
her to attend the conference and Miss
Gates will go in her place, leaving for
Silver Bay next Monday evening. She
will be accompanied by Misses Helen
Robb and Bertha Henderson, of State
College, who will represent the Col-
lege Y. W. C. A. at the conference.
Silver Bay is located at the western
end of Lake George, in the heart of
the Adirondacks, and the trip from
Albany will be by boat up the Hudson
river.
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Bellefonte Chautauqua to Open on
July 24th.
A wonderfully enthusiastic Chau-
tauqua guarantors’ meeting was held
recently at Cohen’s department store.
Much enthusiasm was shown, and
everything points to a season success-
ful in every way. Tickets will be in
demand, but they are not to be placed
on sale until a week or so before the
opening date, July 24th.
Some of the biggest lectures ever
scheduled will be heard, among the
' lecturers being, William Wile, the
noted war correspondent; Dr. T. E.
Green, director of the speakers’ bu-
reau of the American Red Cross, and
Chancellor Bradford, a rival to Wil-
liam J. Bryan in platform eloquence.
DeKoven’s opera, “Robin Hood,” will
be rendered with a complete cast, and
in many other ways Chautauqua this
year will be epochal.
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——Miss Louise Carpeneto, whose
condition was regarded as serious,
following an operation in the Clear-
field hospital two weeks ago, is now
rapidly recovering.
stating that his compa- |
As the poles will have |
the wireless apparatus went to Emil
A. Simon, of New York, and that of '
for the poles has not yet been select- |
three such stations are to be built,
dred miles between stations, the var- |
to 25th, under the auspices of the na-
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
! —Miss Anna Miller returned to Salona
'a week ago, after spending ten days in
Bellefonte as a guest of Mrs. R. G. H.
Hayes.
—John Q. Miles, who spends most of his
time now at his comfortabe home at Mar-
tha, was a business visitor in Bellefonte on
Tuesday.
—Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Bartley were
in Altoona on Monday taking in the sights
of the big Barnum and Bailey and Ring-
: ling Bros. show.
{ —Miss Martha Barnhart returned home
| last Thursday from a month's trip to
| Philadelphia, New York and through the
| New England States.
| —Russell Smith, son of W. Witmer
| Smith, returned home last week, having
| been discharged from the U. 8. service
| after almost a year of overseas work.
| —Mr. and Mrs. D. Scott Campbell and
| Miss Ellen Rook motored up from Wil-
: liamsport on Saturday evening and were
guests over Sunday of Mr. W. T. Fitzger-
ald and daughter, Miss Sallie.
—Joseph Fauble, of Columbus, Ohio,
spent from Sunday until Tuesday with his
, mother and family in Bellefonte, looking
just as he used to look when he roamed
| the streets of Bellefonte regularly.
1
-—Mrs. Maurice Runkle and her daugh-
ter Dorothy arrived in Bellefonte Wed-
nesday from Lancaster, where Mrs. Run-
kle had been looking after the packing
: and shipping of their household goods.
—Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Casebeer and
| daughter Betty went out to Somerset for
i the Fourth of July, Mr. Casebeer return-
| ing on Sunday, while Mrs. Casebeer and
Betty will visit two or more weeks among
I relatives.
—Mrs. Ward Fleming and her two chil-
dren have been guests for the week of Mr.
! Fleming's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 1.
Fleming. Mr. Fleming will drive over for
‘them Sunday, returning to Philipsburg
the same day.
| —Walter Crytzer and James
| were two Bellefonters who
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Caldwell
contributed
toward that one million dollars spent in
Toledo, Ohio, on July 4th, on the occa-
sion of Jack Demsey’s easy knockout of
big Jess Willard.
—Miss Daise Keichline left Tuesday, the
first of July, to visit with her cousin, R.
B. Gardner and his family, in Pittsburgh,
and with friends in Cleveland. From
Cleveland Miss Keichline will go on to
Battle Creek, Mich.,, for the month of
August.
—The near relatives and friends who
came from Altoona Monday for the funer-
al of Miss Mary Love included Mr. and
Mrs. George Kauffman, William Love, Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Ulrich, Guy Kauffman
Jr., John Love Jr., and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank C. Williams.
—Architect Anna M. Keichline left on
Sunday for Dayton, Ohio, where she has
some work in her line which will keep her
busy for two or three weeks, at least, and
as just now there is a big building boom
in that city she may stay longer if her
services are in demand.
—Mrs. Anna Lee Fryberger, of Wilkins-
burg, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. K.
Hoy for several days the latter part of
last week, coming here to visit with Mrs.
Grant Pifer, who had been in Bellefonte
with her parents, and with whom Mrs.
Fryberger returned to Wilkinsburg, Sun-
"day.
—Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shuey are expect-
ed in Bellefonte tomorrow, from their
drive to Canada. Leaving here ten days
ago, Mr. and Mrs. Shuey, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Blair Riley, of Altoona,
drove to Buffalo and from there on out
into the Dominion for their annual fish-
ing vacation.
—Miss Nellie Smith, a student nurse in
the University of Pennsylvania hospital,
Philadelphia, arrived in Bellefonte on Sat-
urday to spend a month’s vacation here
with her father, J. Frank Smith, and with
friends over at Centre Hall, going to the
latter place on Wednesday to remain a
week or ten days.
—Dr. and Mrs. Finley Bell and their son,
Samuel A. Bell, drove here from Engle-
wood, N. J., Sunday, bringing with them
Mary and Martha Chambers. Upon their
return Tuesday they took with them
another niece, Helen Kessinger, a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kessinger, of
State College, who will visit with them in
New Jersey for several weeks.
—Lieut. B. Graham Hunter, who is still
attached to Uncle Sam’s naval force at
Elizabeth Point, N. J., spent a brief fur-
lough recently with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert ¥. Hunter. Returning east
Lieut. Hunter was accompanied by his
! sister, Miss Nancy Hunter, who went to
New York for the summer course for
teachers at Columbia University.
—Register Frank Sasserman and Walter
Tate, as delegates from the Bellefonte
Lodge of Moose, spent several days of the
last week in June at Mooseheart, Illinois,
attending the national convention of the
Moose. Mooseheart is located only a short
distance from Chicago and is the nation-
al home for members of the order. One
of the souvenirs brought back by Messrs.
Sasserman and Tate was a panorama view
of the home and the more than seven hun-
dred delegates in attendance at the con-
vention.
—J. 8S. McCargar has been among the
fortunate ones during the recent hot
weather, which he spent at Swampscott,
Massachusetts. as a guest of the Edward
Insurance company, of Pittsburgh. Mr.
McCargar joined the delegation at Altoo-
‘na on July first for the outing of ten days.
| It might here be mentioned that Mr. Mc-
Cargar has been connected with the Ed-
ward A. Woods agency for nineteen years
and every year has qualified for the free
annual outing.
— Sailor John Smith, son of J. Frank
Smith, spent the most of last week with
his father in Bellefonte while the vessel
he is attached to was being overhauled in
the dry dock at New York. When John
enlisted in April, 1917, he supposed it was
for the duration of the war, but he re-
cently discovered it was for four years,
hence he is still good for a year and nine
months ameng Uncle Sam's Dbluejackets.
But he is seeing some of the world and
his next eruise will be through the Pana-
ma canal into the Pacific.
—Col. and Mrs. J. L. Spangler left last
Saturday for Los Angeles, Cal, where the
Colonel will be engaged for some time as
a member of the Federal Mediation Com-
mission in helping to adjust the labor
troubles now existing in the Baker oil
fields in the southern part of California.
Their absence from home will depend en-
tirely upon the nature of the questions
the Commission will be called upon to
adjudicate. During their absence their
home here will be in charge of Mrs.
Spangler’s daughters, Mrs. Blackburn and
| Mrs. McClain.
A. Woods agency of the Equitable Life.
—Miss Lois Kirk is spending a week at
Clearfield, the guest of her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rhinesmith.
—Edward Graver has been in Bellefonte
for the past two weeks, spending his va-
cation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Grauer.
—Mrs. Robert Morris and her two sons,
who had spent the month of June in Belle-
fonte with Mr. Morris, left Saturday to re-
turn to Kennebunk Port, Maine.
—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Riley, of
Bradford, came to Bellefonte Monday of
last week for a visit with Mrs. Riley's
mother, Mrs. Benjamin Bradley, and the
family.
—Rev. Alexander Scott went to Colum-
bus, Ohio, Monday of last week, to rep-
resent the Methodist church of Bellefonte
at the great Methodist Centennary LExpo-
sition being held there.
—Francis Thal, William
McGinley, Paul Young,
and Hassel Martin will return to Belle-
fonte today from the Forked Springs,
where they have been in camp for eight
days.
—Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Solt, of Wil-
liamsport, and their two daughters, Glad-
vs and Janet, have been spending the
week here, guests of Mr. Solt’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Solt, of Logan
street.
Waite, Sam
Lester Thomas
—Mrs. Annie Johnson and Paul Parker,
of Jersey Shore; Mr. and Mrs. Trood Par-
ker and child, of Clearfield, and Mrs. Jerry
Glenn, of Curtin, were guests of Mrs. Al-
ice Parker during the welcome home cele-
bration in Bellefonte.
—Miss Mary Hunter Linn went to Wil-
liamsport Monday, and has been a guest
for the week of her sisters, the Misses
Sara and Bess Linn, Heary S. Linn spent
the after part of last week in Philadelphia,
going down for the Fourth.
—G. Ross Parker and his son, G. Ross
Parker Jr., spent the after part of last
week with Mr. Parker's mother in Somer-
set, while Ferguson, Mr. Parker's older
son, came in from Pittsburgh to visit over
the Foutrh with the family in Bellefonte.
—Miss Katherine Derstine is visiting
with her sister and her nephew, Miss
Mary and Lee Derstine, in Altoona, going
up last week to be there for the celebra-
tion and big circus. It is Miss Derstine’s
first visit out of town in over thirty years.
—DMr. and Mrs. J. M. Curtin, of Pitts-
burgh, with their two children arrived in
Bellefonte this week, to spend Mr. Curtin's
vacation at Hecla. As has been her cus-
tom fer a number of years Mrs. Curtin
will be in Bellefonte with her mother, Mrs.
George F. Harris, until September.
—Miss Emma Gill, of Philipsburg, was
a guest recently of Miss Mary McQuistion,
coming here from Centre Hall, where the
motor party of which she was a member,
was obliged to abandon their trip to At-
lantic City, on account of the sudden ill-
ness of one of the members. Miss Gill re-
turned to Philipsburg the early part of
last week. .
—Mrs. Henry Lowery, who had been
spending ten days with friends in Centre
county, returned to her home at McKees-
port the early part of last week. Mrs.
Lowery had come in for the welcome home
celebration and was joined here for that
time by her son, Chaney, both being
guests of friends during their stay in
Bellefonte.
—Mr. and Mrs. George Lentz and their
two daughters, the Misses Hazel and Mil-
dred Lentz, drove to Stone Creek last Fri-
day, to open their bungalow, which they
will occupy for the greater part of the
month of July. Mr. Lentz has been with
his family during the past week and will
make short visits there from time to time
during their stay.
—Mr. and Mrs. Howard Yerger Jr. and
their son Howard Yerger 3rd, are in
Bellefonte with Mrs. Yerger’'s mother, Mrs.
John M. Dale, coming here from State
College, owing to the scarcity of housés
there. The house Mr. and Mrs. Yerger re-
cently occupied has been sold, and it is
probable they will be in Bellefonte dur-
ing the summer.
—Mr. and Mrs. John Meyer, of Browns-
ville, Pa., were guests at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. M. A. Kirk on Tuesday night on
their way to Boalsburg to attend the fun-
eral of Mrs. 8S. C. Stover, From there Mrs.
Meyer will go to Aaronsburg to spend a
week or more with her sister, Miss Byrd
Stover. The Meyer family at one time
lived in Bellefonte.
—Mrs. Lewis Shidake, who had been in
Altoona with her mother, Mrs. Alexander
Risk, since the family left Bellefonte, has
gone with her husband to their home in
Chicago. Mr. Shidake was discharged the
early part of June, after fourteen month's
overseas service with the 8th M. G. B. 3rd
division, and left at once for Altoona,
where he was joined by Mrs. Shitdake.
—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roan entertained
a house full of friends during the big time
on June 26th and 27th, the party includ-
ing Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Bell, of Spruce
Creek; Mr. and Mrs. 8S. E. Baisor, of
Johnsonburg; Mrs. R. 8. Pillsbury and
son, of St. Louis, Mo.; George Roan, of
Lemont; Miss Lucetta Edmiston, of State
College, and Rufus Raymond, of Boals-
burg.
—Mrs. Cyrus Strickland is with her
daughter, Mrs. Lester Sheffer, having ac-
companied Mr. and Mrs. Sheffer to Milroy
Sunday. Mrs. Strickland will be there
while convalescing from her recent illness
caused by a dislocated shoulder, the re-
sult of a fall in her yard. Both Mrs. M.
I. Gardner, of Clearfield, and Mrs. Sheffer,
of Milroy, have been with their mother
much of the time since her accident.
—Mrs. D. G. Bush, who was at Jersey
Shore last week for the funeral of her sis-
ter, Mrs. Malin, returned to Bellefonte
Saturday, accompanied by her two re-
maining sisters, Mrs. Moulton and Miss
Amanda Tomb, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Ma-
lone, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Sides, of
Jersey Shore. Mrs. Bush is also enter-
taining for a few days, Mrs. T. L. Paint-
er, of Pittsburgh, who with her maid and
chauffeur. is on a motor trip through this
part of the State.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harris Furey, of Jewel
City, Kan., are making their first’ visit in
Centre county in forty-nine years. In
fact it is really the first time they have
had a chance to know anything at all
about the east as Mr. Furey, who was 2
son of Jeremiah Furey, was taken west
when he was four years old and Mrs. Fu-
rey when she was three. They are at
present guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Fet-
terhoff, of Bellefonte, and Mrs. Rachael
Noll, of Pleasant Gap, and Mr. Fetterhoff
motored them over portions of the county
on the ¥ourth just to show them what
kind of a country this is and they were
enthusiastically enraptured with every-
thing they saw. According to their pres-
ent plans they will spend several months
in the east.
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