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Bellefonte, Pa, August 29, 1919.
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VETERAN CLUB REUNION.
Held Last Saturday in Conjunction
With Williams Family Picnic.
For forty-five consecutive years the
members of the Centre county Veter-
an club have met in annual reunion
and although their ranks are growing
very thin and the grim reaper is tak-
ing heavier toll year after year it is
a custom that will likely be continued
as long 2s there are enough of the
warriors of ’61-’65 left to get togeth-
er, and this year’s gathering was held
last Saturday in conjunction with the
Williams family reunion in John Q.
Miles’ grove near Martha. The day
was ideal for an outdoor gathering
and the result was an unusually large
crowd, drawn there by the double at-
traction of the veterans and the Wil-
liams clan. Our Girls band of Miles-
burg was on the ground early and
were quite liberal with their music
throughout the day.
At eleven o'clock Hon. John Hamil-
ton, president of the Veteran club,
called the veterans to order and Rev.
Charles Carroll led in prayer. Miss
Ethel Dale and Miss Deborah Lyon
gave very appropriate recitations
- after which Rev. George Elmer Smith
made the address of welcome, extend-
ing the liberty of the grounds to the
"old soldiers and telling them that all
they could see was theirs—for the day
—and if they wanted anything they
couldn’t see they were to ask for it:
"President Hamilton appointed S. B.
Miller chairman of the committee on
the selection of officers for the ensu-
ing year, T. S. Snyder, chairman of
the committee on place of meeting in
1920, and George M. Boal, Clement
Dale and W. H. Fry a committee on
resolutions. Adjournment was then
made for dinner and true to his prom-
ice comrade John Q. Miles assembled
all the old vetreans around his festive
board and gave them a picnic dinner
of chicken and all the good things
usually served at such gatherings
throughout Bald Eagle valley.
When everybody had eaten their fill
president Hamilton again called the
crowd to order and the minutes of the
last meeting were read and adopted.
The mortuary roll showed that fifteen
members had passed away during the
“year and a roll call showed sixteen
_ present at the reunion, as follows:
John Q. Miles, Co. I, 84th P. V.
John Hamilton, Sergt. Maj., 1st Pa. Cav.
S. Bathurst, Co. F., 148th P. V.
William Eckley, Co. D, 45th P. V.
James McClincy, Co. I, 21st P. V.
L. H. Osman, Co. G, 148th P. V.
J. I. Yarnell, Co. D, 45th P. V.
W. E. Tate, Co. I, 136th P. V.
George M. Boal, Co. D, 148th P. Y.
D. B. Brisbin, Co. G, 148th P. V.
J. R. Fox, Co. E, 7th Pa. Cav.
T. A. Snyder, Co. D, 1st Pa. Cav.
W. H. Bartholomew, Co. F, 2nd Pa. Cav.
Isaiah Beck, Co. C, 22nd Pa. Cav.
C. H. Marts, Co. C, 21st Pa. Cav.
W. H. Fry, Co. E, 45th P. V.
A few other veterans were on the
ground but failed to register. The
oldest one present was 86 and the
youngest 73, while the average of the
sixteen was 79 years.
The committee on place of meeting
next year reported in favor of Grange
park, Centre Hall, the date to be fix-
ed later.
The committee on officers reported
as follows, all of whom were elected:
President—John Hamilton.
1st Vice President—Henry Meyer.
2nd Vice President—S. B. Miller.
Secretary—W. H. Fry.
Treasurer—George M. Boal.
President Hamilton spoke in re-
sponse to the address of welcome
after which he introduced Capt. E. R.
(Dick) Taylor who told some of his
experiences in the world war, which
included the battle of the Marne,
where he was taken prisoner, then
told of his life in the German prisons
and at last his release. Other speak-
ers were Rev. Merrill Ake, Clemefit
Dale Esq., and Rev. Carroll. The
meeting closed with the report of the
committee on resolutions which was
as follows:
1st: Resolved, that we rejoice in the
fact that the great world war, which was
so terrifically contested at the time of our
last meeting, before and after said date,
has been brought to a close with victory
for the liberties of the world.
ond: Resolved, that we welcome home
the soldiers of the world war who so
faithfully performed their duties on land
and sea.
3rd: Resolved, that we regret the loss
of the brave soldiers who paid the su-
preme sacrifice by laying down their lives
in. the conflict and who now sleep on for-
eign lands or in the cemeteries of our own
country.
4th: Resolved, that our sympathies are
extended to the surviving relatives and
friends who gave their lives that tyranny
and oppression might be suppressed and
that the world might be a safe place in
which to live.
5th: Resolved, that we regret the loss
of our comrades who have answered the
last roll call since our annual gathering
one year-ago. .
6th: Resolved, that our thanks are due
to comrade John Q. Miles, for the efforts
in making this, our 44th annual reunion
such a grand suecess.
7th: Resolved, that our thanks are due
to the Williams family, their friends and
relatives, in sharing with us their hospi-
tality and enjoyment of the day.
8th: Resolved, that our thanks are due
to all those who took part in the program,
making the exercises of the day so prof-
itable and pleasant.
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Big Reunion of Machine Gun
Fighters.
All roads in Centre county will lead
to Boalsburg tomorrow afternoon
when Company A, 107th machine gun
battalion (the old Boal troop) will
hold its first reunion and coincident
therewith a very appropriate monu-
ment to the troop will be dedicated
on the old camp ground on the Major
Theodore Davis Boal home farm,
where a large number of the members
of the troop got their initial training.
Little did they think at that time that
they would be precipitated into the
world war, but to their credit and
glory it can be said that every man
did his part nobly. As evidence of
this is the fact that Company A had
in the neighborhood of twenty casual-
| ties within its ranks, most of whom
now sleep beneath the sunny fields of
France.
The dedication of the monument
will take place at five o’clock in the
evening, in order to allow time for
those members who live in other
towns to arrive at Boalsburg after
coming up on the Lewisburg and Ty-
rone train. Chief among the promi-
nent army men who will be present
are Major General William G. Price,
of Wilkes-Barre, former general in
command of the National Guard of
Pennsylvania and who as Brigadier
General Price was in charge of the
artillery of the 28th division in
France until he lost a leg; and Col.
David J. Davis, of Scranton, chief of
staff of the 28th division under Major
General Kuhn in France. Other men
prominent in military and civil life
are also expected.
While upwards of one hundred
| members of Company A are expected
at this reunion it is not an exclusive
soldier gathering but the public in
general is urged to attend, especiaily
those who live within a convenient
distance of Boalsburg.
The gathering will be in general
character an old-fashioned basket pic-
nic and everybody is asked to take
well laden baskets so that a buffet
supper can be served the visiting sol-
diers. Major Boal has had dancing
floors placed in the large headquar-
ters building and a big tent on the
ground so that all those who care to
dance may do so. There will be good
music for dancing as well as band
concerts. The Boal museum with all
its German war trophies will be
thrown open for inspection to the
general public.
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Postoffice to be Moved Saturday
Night.
The painters finished their job of
painting the interior of the big room
and annex in the Brockerhoff house
block to be occupied by the postoffice
on Wednesday and yesterday a force
of men were hard at work cleaning
out the room and scrubbing the floor
preparatory to moving in. Every:
thing possible will be moved across
from the old location in Temple Court
to the new location today and tomor-
row, though business at the old stand
will continue without interruption un-
til after the close of the postoffice at
eight o’clock tomorrow night when a
sufficient force of men will be put to
work to move the screen, distributing
racks and tables to the new location,
and when the mail comes in on Sun-
day morning it will be distributed in
the new postoffice. In this way not 2a
mail will be missed and the office will
not be closed a minute more than it is
usually closed.
The moving of the postoffice from
Temple Court to the Brockerhoff
house location will bring it within the
prescribed limit of one thousand feet
from the railroad station and in the
future instead of the government hav-
ing to provide a carrier to transfer
the mails from the postoffice to the
railroad, it will be up to the railroad
to do it. Just who will get the job is
not known at this writing.
Farmers’ Institutes for 1919-1920
Communities desiring farmers’ in-
stitute meetings during the coming
winter are requested to kindly notify
the chairman of county farmers’ in-
stitutes, Mr. C. L. Goodling, State
College, Pa.,on or before September
4th, at which time the county farm
bureau agent, representatives of ag-
ricultural organizations and the coun-
ty chairman of institutes will decide
where institutes will be held this
winter.
Owing to the increased cost of op-
erating institutes, Secretary of Agri-
culture Rasmussen has found it nec-
essary to reduce the number of days
on which institutes will be held in
the various counties. In order to ac-
commodate as many communities as
possible, institutes this winter will be
held only one day instead of two. In
this way it is thought that better
speakers can be secured and possibly
more interest aroused in the meet-
ings.
Red Cross Baseball League.
STANDING OF CLUBS.
1 Wen Lost P. &
North ward........c.cvee J
South ward.......oeeeeees 8 3 To
HOCH .censrserrvarssesisy 3 2 333
West wWard.....ooeeessses 2 1 223
With three games yet to play the
North and South ward teams of the
Red Cross baseball league are tie and
the pennant is liable to go to either
one. Hecla dropped two games the
past week, the one last Friday even-
ing to the South ward by the score of
2 to 1, and one on Tuesday evening to
the North ward 5 to 1. The game
this evening will be between the West
ward and Hecla and next Tuesday
evening the North and West are
scheduled and on Friday evening the
North and Hecla.
— The annual election of the of-
ficers of the W..C. T. U. will be held
in their room Friday, August 29th, at
8 p. m. All the members are urged
' to be present.
TWO DIE OF WHITE DAMP.
Tragic Fate of James F. Stott, of
Philipsburg, and R. M. Caldwell,
of Clearfield.
While exploring an abandoned coal
mine between Irvona and Coalport,
late Friday afternoon James F. Stott,
a prominent and well known business
man of Philipsburg, and R. M. Cald-
well, of Clearfield, owner of the mine,
were overcome by white damp and
died before they could be rescued from
the mine. 3
Late Friday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Stott, their niece, Miss Sara Stott,
Mr. Caldwell and George Rainer,
manager of the Stott garage in Phil-
ipsburg, left that town for the ex-
press purpose of making an inspection
of the abandoned mine, which Mr.
Stott was considering purchasing.
They reached the mine about six
o’clock and the two women in the par-
ty decided they would gather huckle-
berries while the men inspected the
mine.
Mr. Stott, having had experience as
a practical miner, led the way into the
mine, Caldwell following and Rainer
trailing after some steps in the rear.
Only a few minutes had passed when
the women were startled by what they
thought was a cry of some one in dis-
tress and they walked a short distance
in the direction from which the cry
seemed to come. Finding no one they
returned toward the mine when they
again heard the cry and at once hast-
ened to the mine where they found |
Mr. Rainer crawling from the open-
ing but so overcome he could not talk.
Fifty feet from the mouth of the mine
they saw the bodies of Mr. Stott and
Mr. Caldwell lying on the ground but
at that time they did not realize that
the men were dead.
Mr. Rainer recovered soon after
getting into the fresh air and several
times ‘tried to make his way into the
mine to where Mr. Stott and Mr.
Caldwell lay but every time was fore-
ed to return quickly to the open air.
In the meantime a number of miners
employed in that vicinity were sum-
moned but all their efforts to reach
the two men proved futile until final-
ly one young man procured several
towels and after thoroughly saturat-
ing them with water tied them over
his nose and mouth and with a rope
tied around his body so he could be
drawn to safety, if overcome, and
another rope with a hook on it he
managed to make his way to the fall-
en men and fastening the hook in
their clothing they were drawn out of
the mine. It was then almost nine
o'clock and both men were dead.
Mr. Rainer later stated that after
entering the mine he saw Mr. Stott
fall but supposed he had stumbled
over something. Then he saw Cald-
well drop to the ground and at the
same instant he was partly overcome
by the deadly white damp and fell
backwards. Fortunately he was not
rendered unconscious and he managed
to turn over and crawl to the open air.
White damp
deadly of all mine gasses and as it is
practically odorless its victim has no
preliminary warning of its presence.
Its action is also quick and deadly.
Mr. Stott was a native of Houtz- |
dale and was forty-nine years old. As
a boy he worked in the mines and has
been identified with the industry all
his life, and for sor:e time past had
operated the Red Jacket mine at Loch
Lohmond and was president of the
Clover Run Coal & Coke company in
Jefferson county. In addition to his
coal operations Mr. Stott was presi-
dent of the Eastern Refractories com-
pany, the head office of which is in
Bellefonte, with large brick opera-
tions at Orviston, Milesburg, Snow
Shoe and Port Matilda, and was also
vice president of the Manufacturers
Coal company, an auxiliary of the
Eastern Refractories company, with
operations in Indiana and Cambria
counties. Mr. Stott recently complet-
ed a three story brick block on the
corner of Front and Spruce streets,
Philipsburg, at a cost of close to a
quarter million dollars. Whether his
death will have any effect on the var-
ious business enterprises with which
he is identified is as yet unknown.
Engrossed as he was in business af-
fairs he still found time to devote to
the social side of life and to the
church. He was a member and dea-
con of the Church of Christ and
taught the young men’s bible class.
His interest in international Sunday
school work was so sincere that he
presented a building to the bible train-
ing school for boys and girls at Lake
Geneva, Wis. He was also a member
of Centre Council, Royal Arcanum, of
Philipsburg.
He was married to Catharine Wil-
liams, of Philipsburg, who survives
with two daughters, Edith and Bere-
nice. One son, James Stott Jr., was
officially reported killed in action in
France in October, 1918. He also
leaves his mother and six brothers
and sisters. Burial was made in the
Philipsburg cemetery on Monday
afternoon.
R. M. Caldwell, the other victim,
was forty-five years old and was em-
ployed as a fireman on the New York
Central railroad. He is survived by
his wife and two sisters.
Excellent Program Arranged for Get-
together Meeting.
The Methodist Episcopal church and
Sunday school will hold a unique
meeting in the Sunday school rooms
this (Friday) evening, August 29th.
The superintendent, Rev. C. C. Shuey,
and his corps of workers have prepar-
ed an excellent program for the occa-
sion. There will be vocal and instru-
mental selections, with short address-
es. The orchestra will furnish the
music and light refreshments will be
served. . All members and friends of
the church and Sunday school are cor-
dially invited to be present.
is probably the most |
Dope Fiend Posing as Crippled Sol-
dier Works Sympathy Game.
A man who gave his name as
Frank Lynch was brought to the
Bellefonte hospital from State Col-
lege where he had suddenly taken ill
at an early hour on Sunday morning.
The man walked with a cane and at
the hospital it was discovered that he
had two wooden legs. He stated that
he had been in the great world war
and had lost both legs at the battle of
Verdun as well as being shot up in
other ways. But another discovery
was also made and that was that he
had dope on him and this was taken
from him. This angered the man and
after being at the hospital just eight
hours he decided to leave and tele-
phoning the Bush house clerk Ww. C.
Rowe went out to the hospital and
brought him in to the hotel.
On Monday morning he appealed to
the Red Cross for aid to get to Toron-
to, Can., exhibiting a letter from the
president of the Red Cross Chapter at
Vandergrift detailing what a hero he
had been and asking Red Cross socie-
ties to extend aid to him. The sym-
pathies of Bellefonte people were nat-
urally aroused and among those who
sought to befriend the man were
‘Squire S. Kline Woodring and Dr. M.
J. Locke. In fact so sympathetic did
Bellefonte people feel toward him
that they were inclined to contribute
one hundred dollars, or thereabouts to
send him to Toronto, and also send a
man with him to Buffalo to see that
he got along all right. Constable
Howard Smead was delegated to look
| after the interests of the man until
| arrangements could be made to send
‘him on his journey, but when Lynch
| heard that Smead was a constable he
decided that discretion was the better
| part of valor and so quietly made his
{ way to the railroad station and left
Bellefonte for Lock Haven on the 1:26
ip, m. train Monday.
| In the meantime constable Smead
| had been doing a little detective work
and discovered in some way that the
man was an impostor, so securing a
warrant for his arrest he and chief of
police Dukeman went to Lock Haven
Monday evening and locating their
man in bed at the Central hotel ar-
rested him and brought him back to
Bellefonte. The man later admitted
that he had lost his legs in a railroad
accident at Minneapolis, Minn., eight
years ago, and for some time had
been traveling over the country work-
ing the sympathy racket. He also ad-
mitted having gotten about three hun-
dred dollars from various Red Cross
societies.
The man is undoubtedly a confirm-
ed dope fiend and since he has been in
the Centre county. jail he has been un-
{ der the care of the jail physician. In
| searching him the authorities found
| three prescriptions bearing the signa-
| ture of Dr. John Keichline, of Peters-
| burg,
lor not, is of course problematical.
| Just what will be done with him now
| that the authorities have him is un-
| known, but he will likely be turned
| over to the federal authorities for im-
| personating a crippled soldier, if they
will take him.
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A Rabbit Farm.
Bellefonte has a rabbit farm where
| rabbits are grown for market, but
there are probably very few people in
the town who know it. It is conduct-
ed by Oscar Zimmerman, at his home
in Bush’s Addition. The venture was
statred with no thought of commer-
cializing it but it promises in time to
prove a paying investment.
Early ir 1918 Mr. Zimmerman pur-
chased a pair of Belgian hares as an
Easter offering to his son Dale. The
rabbits not only thrived but multiplied
and being quite prolific by the middle
of summer they had a number of
them. Then they bought three Flem-
ish giants for which they paid eight
dollars and they proved just as good
at multiplying as the Belgian hares.
The result is that notwithstanding the
fact that Mr. Zimmerman has dispos-
ed of quite a number of rabbits this
summer, for both breeding and table
purposes, and frequently has rabbit
for dinner, he now has between forty
and fifty of the animals in his pens.
They are very tame and can be pet-
ted and handled almost like a kitten.
The Belgian hares sell at two dol-
lars a pair and weigh from five to
eight pounds. The Flemish giants
grow to as much as nine and ten
pounds in weight and the price charg-
ed for them is governed entirely by
size and weight. Mr. and Mrs. Zim-
merman claim that the meat is as de-
licious and tender as spring chicken,
and that they are easier to raise and
more profitable than chickens.
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Thrift Meetings.
The public in general and school
teachers in particular are urged to
attend the various thrift meetings to
be held throughout Centre county the
coming week in the interest of the
campaign for the sale of war savings
stamps and certificates. F. Milford
Pletcher, assistant superintendent of
public schools of Centre county, will
be the chairman in charge of the
meetings and prominent speakers will
be at each gathering. The dates for
the meetings and places where they
will be held are as follows:
Friday, August 29th.
State College High school
10 a. m.
Centre Hall school building, 2 p. m.
Millheim, school building, 7:30 p. m.
Saturday, August 80th.
Bellefonte, arbitration room, 11:30 a. m.
Friday, September 5th.
Howard, school building, 8 p. m.
Saturday, September 6th.
Unionville, school building, 1:30 p. m.
Port Matilda, school building, 4 p. m.
Philipsburg, school building, 8 p. m.
——August is about, over and the
Bellefonte public schools will open
next Tuesday.
building,
but whether they are genuine
a SR A AO UM STONES ATS Ssh
Payne—McGinley.—A pretty little
wedding took place at the home of
Mrs. Sadie Satterfield, on east Bishop
street, at 11:15 o'clock on Wednesday
morning when Miss Hester E. McGin-
ley, daughter of John L. McGinley,
was united in marriage to John B.
Payne, son of Mrs. Mary Payne. A
dozen or more intimate guests were
present to witness the ceremony,
which: was performed by Dr. W. K.
MeKinney, of the Presbyterian church,
the beautiful ring service being used.
The bride was given away by Mrs.
Satterfield and the attendants were
Miss Isabel Young, as maid of honor,
and Will Payne, as best man. ' The
bride was attired in a gown of white
erepe de chine and carried a bouquet
of pink roses.
Immediately folowing the ceremony
a wedding breakfast was served by
Mrs. Satterfield at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Kern, where the bride
has lived the past several years. Mr.
and Mrs. Payne departed on the 1:26
p. m. train for a wedding trip to Ni-
agara Falls and Canada, thence by
way of the Great Lakes and Cleve-
land, Ohio, to Fredonia, Pa., where
the bridegroom has a home already
| prepared for the reception of his
| bride.
among the younger set of Bellefonte
The bride is well known
and during the past two or three
years has filled the position of sten-
cgrapher for the Abramsen Engineer-
ing company. Mr. Payne is a gradu-
ate in the short course in agriculture
at State College and now holds the
position of supervisor of agriculture
in the state vocational school at Fre-
donia.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Payne were hon-
or guests at a small party given in
their honor at the home of Chaplain
and Mrs. T. W. Young, on Monday
evening, at which time a variety
shower was given the bride. Included
in the many handsome presents she
later received were a silver set from
the Abramsen Engineering company,
and a table and desk made by the em-
ployees of that company.
Hoy—Neidigh.—John H. Hoy, of
Waddle, and Miss Blanche Mary Nei-
digh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Neidigh, of Struble station, motored
to Boalsburg last Wednesday and at
the noon hour were united in mar-
riage at the Reformed parsonage by
the pastor, Rev. S. C. Stover. ' They
were attended by Miss Edith Ralston,
as bridesmaid, and Dr. W. M. Neidigh,
best man. The same afternoon they
departed on the Lewisburg and Ty-
rone train for a wedding trip to Phil-
adelphia and Atlantic City. The bride-
groom is well known throughout Buf-
falo Run valley as he for years has
been the agent at the station for the
Bellefonte Central railroad and in
addition conducts a general store and
coal yard. Mr. and Mrs. Hoy will
be at home at Waddle on and after
October first.
Haines—Kulp.—E. Sheldon Haines,
manager of the Western Union tele-
graph office in Bellefonte, and Miss
Elizabeth Kulp, of Nanticoke, were
married at the home of the bride's
parents on Wednesday, by Rev. D. L.
MacDonald, of the Methodist church.
After September first they will be at
home on north Spring street.
Stauffer—Tate.—Boyd W. Stauffer,
of Philadelphia, and Miss Helen Tate,
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Tate, of State College, were married
at the Lutheran parsonage in Belle-
fonte last Friday morning by the pas-
tor, Rev. Wilson P. Ard.
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‘Boy Hurt in Automobile Accident.
On Tuesday evening butcher John
Eckel took his two little daughters
and a girl friend of theirs for an au-
tomoble ride and started for State
College. On the sharp turn at the
Wasson farm this side of Lemont he
was confronted by another ¢ar coming
from the College and also the Emer-
ick motor bus. The car coming from
the College proved to be Edward
Cowdrick with his-wife, and Harrison
Ross, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Ross, all of Niagara Falls, and Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Bell, of Pleasant Gap.
Mr. Cowdrick was on his side of the
road and when Mr. Eckel saw him the
motor bus had pulled to the other side
of the road as if to pass the Cowdrick
car. Mr. Eckel’s impression at the in-
stant was that if he stayed on his side
of the road he would run head-on into
the bus, as he feared it would not
be able to slow up sufficiently to drop
in behind the Cowdrick car. Not
knowing what else to do he took the
middle of the road and attempted to
pass between with the result that he
side-swiped the Cowdrick car, tearing
off the left fender and damaging both
wheels.
One of Mr. Eckel’s daughters was
thrown out but fortunately escaped
with a few slight contusions and
bruises. The Ross boy in the Cow-
drick car was not so fortunate, as he
sustained a bad cut on his neck from
broken glass. Fortunately, however,
no arteries were severed. In the
meantime, the bus attempted to pass
the two cars and in doing so struck
the top of the Eckel car and stripped
the covering all off. The Eckel car
was otherwise badly damaged. Mr.
Cowdrick’s car is 2 CHevrolet and was
towed to State College where it will
be put in good condition, Mr. Eckel
having offered to pay the cost.
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— The police department of Belle-
fonte last Friday received a letter of
inquiry from the police of Harrisburg
asking for information regarding Ce-
cil Overton, (colored) as the young
man is under arrest in that city
charged with the theft of approxi-
mately one thousand dollar’s worth of
clothing. Overton is a native of
Bellefonte but has been away from
the town for some months, and it is
unfortunate that he has gotten mixed
up in such a serious charge as above
stated.
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NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Miss Beulah Dale and her sister,
Akron, Ohio, have been visiting
friends in Bellefonte this week.
—Mrs. W. T. Hunt and her two children
were guests the early part of the week of
Mrs. Hunt’s father, D. W. Woodring.
—Cyrus Weaver and his daughter, Mrs.
Emory Wolfe, both of Harrisburg, are vis-
iting with Mr. Weaver's sisters, the Misses
Ida, Belle and Carrie Weaver, of Howard
street.
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—Miss Florence Mayer, who had been
visiting in Bellefonte, a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Williams, returned to her home
in Juniata Tuesday. Miss Mayer is a
cousin of Mrs. Williams.
—Miss Agnes McGowan returned to
Washington, D. C., Sunday, to resume her
work. Miss McGowan had been here for
July and August with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William McGowan.
—George Poorman, of Windber, and his
daughter, Miss Blanche, have been guests
at the Flack home on Reynolds avenue.
Miss Poorman came here a week ago, while
Mr. Poorman joined her Sunday.
—Mr. and Mrs, William B. Wallis came
to Bellefonte Tuesday, from New York,
with Mr. and Mrs. J. Will Conley, stop-
ping for a short visit with Mrs. Wallis’
grandmother before returning to their
home in Pittsburgh.
—Mrs. Dexter and her niece, Miss Glenn,
will leave Curtin tomorrow. Mrs. Dexter,
who has been visiting her brother, Jerry
Glenn, for a month, will return to her
home in Washington, while Miss Glenn
will go to Philadelphia to enter a training
school for nurses.
—Mrs. D. W. Stinson and her two chil-
dren returned to their home in Venova, a
suburb of Pittsburgh, the early part of
the week. Mrs. Stinson, who is better
known here as Miss Lillian Crittenden,
had been visiting with her niece, Mrs.
Harry H. Curtin, at Curtin.
—Miss Mary Hartswick has returned teo
Ambridge to resume her work, after a
two week’s visit here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Hartswick. The Misses
Dorothy and Isabelle McCalmonte, nieces
of Mr. and Mrs. Hartswick and their
guests at the same time as their daugh-
ter, left with her for her home in Baden,
Pa.
—Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cowdrick and
Mrs. . William Cowdrick drove here from
Niagara Falls the latter part of last week
for a visit with their relatives in this sec-
tion. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cowdrick will
make a week or ten day’s visit while Mrs.
William Cowdrick will remain for some
time with her sisters, Mrs. Haines and
Mrs. Ingram.
—Richard, the second son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles T. Noll, came home on Thurs-
day for a few day’s visit and to see his
brother Fred, who was discharged from
the navy on August 19th. “Dick” expects
to return to his work Monday morning, as
stenographer for A. L. Anderson & Bros,
railroad contractors, of Atoona, who are
opening up the rich coal fields in Greene
county.
—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steinkerchner, of
Newton, Kan., who have been visiting
Centre county friends the past two months,
received the unwelcome tidings this week
that the first National bank; of Newton,
with which Mr. Steinkerchner is connect-
ed, was robbed last Friday night of
©18.000 in cash and $30,000 worth of Liber-
ty bonds. Mr. and Mrs. Steinkerchner will
leave for home on:Sunday and will be ac-
companied to Buffalo by their niece, Miss
Kate McGowan, head operator in the Com-
mercial telephone exchange. who will
spend her vacation on a trip to Buffalo
and Niagara Falls.
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Tack Work His Nemesis.
William Charles, who gave his home
as Jersey City and claimed to have
been a member of the 104th infantry
during the recent unpleasantness, al-
though he admitted he had never got-
ton across the pond, applied to the
employment bureau in Altoona last
Thursday for a job and told the fol-
lowing story:
He stated that he was discharged
April 21 and being an old railroader
applied two days later for a job. He
was sent to Buffalo to work in the
round house but when he got there the
only work open was track work, and
that was his pet aversion. The Buf-
falo employment agency sent him to
Cleveland but he was again confront-
ed with a track work job and the
same thing happened at Toledo. Then
he returned to Cleveland where he did
cooking and dishwashing in a restau-
rant but finally made his way back to
Buffalo. There he again visited the
employment agency and this time was
sent to Snow Shoe, this county, for
more work in the round house. At
Snow Shee he didn’t even find a round
house but his old nemesis again turn-
ed up and he was given a job at track
work, of which there seemed to be an
abundance in the Snow Shoe region.
He stayed with the job just long
enough to get a breakfast then spent
all his money on a ticket to Tyrone.
From there he rode the brakebeams
of a freight to Altoona and sought a
job as far from a railroad track as
possible. He was sent to Nant-y-Glo
to. work on a state road job.
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In Society.
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Miss Bess Hart was hostess at a
dinner given Monday night, at her
home on Bishop street.
At Mrs. H. E. Fenlon’s dinner Tues-
day evening, eight covers were laid,
the guests all being close friends of
Mrs. Fenlon since girlhood.
Miss Fitzgerald entertained Tues-
day night in compliment to her
guest, Miss Rook, of Williamsport.
Mrs. Callaway’s luncheon given
Wednesday, and for which eight cov-
ers were laid, was in honor of Miss
Margaret Brockerhoff’s house guest,
Mrs. Flick, of Philadelphia.
Notice to Voters of Centre County.
Owing to the recent death of my
wife and quite serious illness of my
daughter, I will be unable to make a
thorough canvass of the county in my
candidacy for the nomination for
Sheriff on the Republican ticket, so I
am compelled to in this way bring
my appeal for support to the Repub-
lican voters and will greatly appreci-
ate any assistance rendered.
HARRY R. NASH, Philipsburg.