Bellefonte, Pa., January 2, 1920.
NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——The condition of Frank Shu-
gert, who is critically ill in the Clear-
field hospital, remains unchanged.
——Broneslaw Bednoreiki, of Bea-
ver: county, was electrocuted at the
new penitentiary on Monday morning
of last week.
——Dr. John Hardenberg has been
appointed medical examiner for the
school children in Taylor, Worth and
Union townships.
. ——The Krader Motor company, of
Bellefonte, capitalization of $75,000,
was granted a charter at the state de-
partment in Harrisburg last week.
——W. O. Bennett, formerly with
the highway department here and
later with district 8 at DuBois, has
been made superintendent of roads
fer McKean county.
— Begin the new year right by
going to see “Checkers,” and then
keep in mind the fact that you can
always see good pictures at the Scen-
ic any time in the year.
——The Bellefonte High school
basket ball team went over to Philips-
burg last Friday and played their first
game with the High school team of
that place, winning by the score of
54:to 20.
——Among the prize winners in
the recent North American puzzle
contest were R. H. Olmstead, of Belle-
fonte, farm agent of Centre county,
who won fifteen dollars, and John
Keresko, of Clarence, who was award-
ed ten dollars.
——Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Burket, of
Stormstown, announce the engage-
ment of their daughter, Helen Jane,
to Mr. F. Karl Grossman, of Cleve-
lamd, Ohio. No date has been set for
the wedding, which will be some time
the coming spring.
+ ——The “Watchman” has received
from Ira D. Garman, jeweler, of Phil-
adelphia, a very neat vest pocket
memorandum book and calendar enti-
tled “Things to Do,” which is an.ex-
tremely handy little article in which
te jot down dates of important en-
gagements, etc.
i ——Announcement has been made
of the consolidation of the Altoona
Times - and - Altoona Tribune, the two
leading morning papers of Altoona,
which will hereafter be conducted as
the Times-Tribune. The scarcity and
high cost of paper were probably the
compelling factors in forcing the con-
selidation,
——William Wood,
of Osceola
Mills, has been appointed mercantile !
appriaser for Centre county by Aud-
tor: General Charles’ Snyder, ‘the 'ap-
peintments: for: the entire ‘State hav-
ing being announced on Tuesday. Mr.
Wood is a hardware merchant on the
Centre county side of the Moshannon
im Osceola.
\—— Squire D.' W. Miller, of Pine
Grove Mills, entertained the members |
of the Pinc Grove Rod and Gun club |
at his bungalow in the mountains near
that place yesterday. The wives of
the members were also the ’Squire’s !
guests and it required three sleds to |
transport them to and from the moun-
tain resort.
#——While on his way to the Pres-
byterian chapel to practice for the
Christmas entertainment David Geiss
was run down by another boy on a
cutter on the evening of December
18th and sustained a bad cut on one of
DEATH ENDS PLEASURE RIDE.
Florence Krape, of Centre Hall,
| Drowned in Automobile Accident.
|
Last Saturday morning Alfred
Krape, of Centre Hall, with his two
: daughters, Florence and Mrs. Harry
| Reish and the latter’s three year old
son, and his brother, James S. Krape,
who recently came east from Seattle,
started on an automobile trip to
Reedsville in Mr. Krape’s Dodge car
for the special purpose of visiting
friends. Notwithstanding the fact
that the road was icy in spots and Mr.
Krape had no chains on his car he got
over the mountains all right and was
traveling along at a fair rate of speed
about three miles on this side of Mil-
roy when he met a team on a rather
sharp curve. He turned out to pass
the team when he saw right ahead of
him a narrow bridge over Laurel run.
He attempted to steer the car back
onto the road but the rear wheels
slipped on the ice and to avert run-
' ning against the side of the bridge
he threw on the brakes with the result
that the car skidded into the side of
the bridge, knocked off the railing and
toppled over into the creek, a distance
of about eight feet.
The water in the stream at that
place was about two feet deep but
the car fell in such a way that it
formed a fairly good dam and backed
up the water. Mr. Krape was thrown
through the curtains of the car and
escaped with only a slight shock. He
at once went to the assistance of the
others and helped his brother, James
Krape, who occupied the front seat
with him, out of the car. Next he got
out his daughter, Mrs. Reish and her
little son, the latter being unconscious
from being under the water, but when
efforts were made to rescue Florence
Krape they found her pinned fast un-
der the car. While frantically en-
deavoring to release her a man from
Penn Hall came along in a runabout
but the two men were unable to raise
the car far enough to get the impris-
oned girl out. While still tugging at
the car William MecNitt and three oth-
er men in a car happened along and
the entire force succeeded in prying
up the car and getting the young girl
out, but she was dead when released,
having been under water thirty-five
minutes. She had a deep blue mark
on one cheek and it is possible that
she was knocked unconscious when
the car went over as she was not seen
to struggle once while under water.
" The little boy was quickly revived
and suffered no ill effects from his
: submersion. Mrs. Reish was uninjur-
ed except by shock, but James Krape
was slightly injured on the stomach
"and right leg. The man from Penn
Hall conveyed the body of the dead
girl to Milroy, while Mr. McNitt took
the other members of the party to the
same town and saw that they got dry
clothing.. Automobiles from Centre
noon and brought ' the entire party
back to Centre Hall.
Florence Krape, the girl who was
drowned, was fourteen years old and
a bright and winsome maid. Her
parents and sister, Mrs. Reish, are
her only survivors. The funeral was
held Wednesday morning, Rev. R.
Raymond Jones officiating, and burial
was made in the Centre Hall ceme-
tery.
Penn State’s Football Schedule.
Penn State’s football schedule for
1920 has been completed and it pro-
vides for nine games, six of which will
be played upon the home gridiron.
The Dartmouth game on October 9th
will this year be played at State Col-
lege, which will be the first time in
his legs which required a number of
stitches to close. As the result of the |
accident he was housed up over |
Christmas and is still unable to walk.
! Mrs. Daniel Hall, her son Jean
and Miss Anna Hall, of Unionville;
Me. and Mrs. Rudolph Pletcher, Mr.
andl Mrs. Charles Pletcher and Mrs.
Mary Pletcher, of Howard; Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Lowder, of Cedar Springs,
anfl Mrs. Bullock, of Salona, composed
a Christmas surprise party for Mrs.
S. A. Bell, coming there laden with
everything suitable for a feast on that
day. These eleven guests represented
all save one of the Hall families, who
were numbered among Mrs. Bell’s
cousins,
~——January 6th, called Twelfth
day, the feast of the Epiphany of
Christ, has from early times been the
occasion of religious plays setting
forth the great christian doctrine of
the Incarnation of God underlying the
festivities of the holiday season,
which properly closes with Twelfth
night. Such a mystery play will be
presented by the children of St. John’s
Topiscopal church on Tuesday evening
next, in the Parish house, at 7:30
o'clock. The public is cordially invit-
ed to this presentation of the events
of the holy night of our redemption.
An offering will be taken for relief in
the Near East.
——A greater opportunity is sel-
dom given those living outside our
larger cities, than that of hearing Ol-
ga Samaroff ‘in recital, at Lewistown,
on ¥anuary 6th. Mme. Samaroff, who
iis the wife: of Leopold Stokowski, con-
ductor of the Philadelphia orchestra,
is one of the foremost of women pian-
ists and the peer of any of the great
masters of the keyboard now before
the public, and has appeared with the
lending orchestras of both Europe and
America, her career being one of re-
markable distinction. For the benefit
of sny persons going to hear this fa-
mous artist, we take pleasure in an-
neuncing that Mme. Samaroff’s recit-
al will be given in the High school au-
ditoriuny at Lewistown, at 8 o'clock
Tuesday evening. Single tickets sell-
ing at $1.00; students tickets at 50
s ’
the history of athletics at State that
a big eastern team has been sched-
uled to play on the home field. Anoth-
er big game at home will be with the
University of Nebraska eleven on’
Pennsylvania day. This team has for
years been the champions of the Mis-
souri valley conference and their ap-
pearance at State College next fall
ought to prove a big attraction for the
Pennsylvania day crowd. The one
important game missing from the
schedule is Cornell, and that is not be-
cause of any disagreement but be-
cause the Cornell management re-
garded the State game as too heavy
for its schedule during 1920. Follow-
ing is the schedule in full: 5
September 25, Muhlenburg at State Col-
ege.
October 2, Gettysburg at State College.
October 9, Dartmouth at State College.
October 16, North Carolina at State Col-
lege.
October 23, Lebanon Valley at State
College.
October 30, Pennsylvania at Franklin
Field. .
November 6, University of Nebraska at
State College.
November 13,
hem.
November 25, (Thanksgiving day) Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh.
Lehigh at South Bethle-
oe
Crider’s Planing Mill Burned.
The planing mill of P. B. Crider &
Son, in Bellefonte, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday, Decem-
ber 20th, with all its contents. The
building was owned by G. M. Gamble
and had been used as a planing mill
for upwards of fifty years. The
skewer factory operated by H. N. Cri-
der was also located in the building.
While there is no definite knowledge
as to the origin of the fire it is believ-
ed to have been caused by thawing
out water pipes with a blow torch.
Bellefonte firemen succeeded in sav-
ing adjoining buildings and lumber
piles, notwithstanding the fact that
the heat was unusually intense. _
The loss is estimated at from ten to
fifteen thousand dollars. Mr. Gamble
had no insurance on the building while
Mr. Crider’s interests were practical-
ly covered by insurance. Whether the
mill will be rebuilt or not has not yet
been decided.
Hall went to Milroy Saturday after-
Snyder — Mills. — A pretty home
wedding took place at the residence.
"of Mrs. Mary Mills, at No. 145 north |
| Spring street, Bellefonte, at two
' o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, when
her daughter, Miss Clara Morris
Mills, was united in marriage to |
George Franklin Snyder, of Metta- |
| mora, Ohio. Only a few friends were
| present to witness the ceremony
| which was performed by Rev. Alex-
i ander Scott, of the Methodist church.
| The young couple were attended by
{ Miss LaRue Leitzell, as bridesmaid,
and Lester Mills, a brother of the
bride, as best man. The wedding was
begun when both young people were
residents of Bedford county. Mr. and
Mrs. Snyder left on the train on Tues-
day afternoon for Metamora, Ohio,
where the bridegroom is engaged in
farming.
Spotts — Whitehill. — Edward I
Spotts, of College township, and Miss
Marian Whitehill, of Lemont, were
married at the Presbyterian parson-
Barber. The ring ceremony was used
and the young couple were attended
by Edward Benner and the bride’s sis-
ter, Miss Helen Whitehill. The bride
wore a gown of blue georgette. She
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Whitehill and during the past year
has been teaching school at Greens-
burg, Westmoreland county. The
bridegroom is one of College town-
ship’s promising young men. He
served in the world war and of late
has been located at Detroit, Mich.,
where the young couple will make
their home. The best wishes of many
friends go with them.
Mattern — Mattern. — Samuel W.
Mattern, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Calvin Mattern, of Halfmoon valley,
and Miss Merian K. Mattern, of
Stormstown, were quietly married on
Christmas evening at the parsonage
toona by the pastor, Rev. Frank P.
Fisher. The bride is a professional
nurse and a very capable young wom-
an. The bridegroom has been assist-
ing his father on the old Mattern
farm two miles west of Stormstown,
and after a brief wedding trip to
Washington, D. C., and other points
they will make their home for the
present with Mr. Mattern’s parents.
Osman—Reed.—On Wednesday of
last week Fred Osman, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Frank Osman, of Centre
Hall, and Miss Tressic Reed, a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. George Reed,
of Pine Grove Mills, motored to Belle-
fonte and after securing the necessary
license from Register Sasserman went
to the Presbyterian parsonage where
they were united in marriage by: the
pastor, Dr. W. K. McKinney. They
returned to the home of the bride
where they will make their home for
the present, and on Saturday even-
ing were given an old-time serenade
by the young people of that commu-
nity.
Witmer—Reed.—Oscar J. Witmer,
a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Witmer,
of Pennsylvani Furnace, and Miss Ma-
ry B. Reed, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Reed, of Pine Grove Mills,
were quietly married at the Reform-
ed parsonage in Boalsburg on Decem-
ber 18th, by the pastor, Rev. S. C.
Stover. Returning to the home of the
bride they were tendered a big recep-
tion. Both young people are well and
favorably known in west Ferguson
township and their many friends join
in wishing them a long life of wedded
bliss. In the spring they will engage
in farming on the Witmer farm.
Yarnell—Breon.—Boyd N. Yarnell,
a son of sheriff and Mrs. George H.
Yarnell, of Bellefonte, and Miss Alma
Dora Breon, a daughter of Mr. John
Breon, who lives down the Jackson-
ville road, were married at the Meth-
odist parsonage in Lock Haven on
Wednesday morning, in the presence
of only the necessary witnesses. Mr.
Yarnell is employed at the tannery in
Lock Haven and the young couple
went from the parsonage to the home
in that city the groom had already
furnished for the reception of his
bride. :
Loeb — Campbell. — A = Christmas
wedding at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
James K. Barnhart, on Linn street,
was that of Harry J. Loeb, a proufi-
nent merchant of Punxsutawney, and
Miss Margaret A. Campbell, of the
same place, the bride being a sister of
Mrs. Barnhart. Only the immediate
members of the Barnhart family wit-
nessed the ceremony which was per-
formed by Rev. Clark, a former pas-
tor of the Baptist church at Miles-
burg.
Herman — Weaver. — John Robert
Herman, of Pleasant Gap, and Miss
Frieda G. Weaver, of Bellefonte, were
married at the parsonage of the
Methodist church in Hollidaysburg by
the pastor, Rev. E. E. Harter. The
bridegroom is a student at the Temple
University, Philadelphia, and after a
brief honeymoon will continue his
studies until he has completed his
course, and until that time no definite
arrangements can be made by the
young couple as to their future home.
Garbrick — Rhine. — At noon = on
Wednesday, December 24th, Harry
Garbrick, of Zion, and Miss Elizabeth
S. Rhine, of Tyrene, were married at
the Reformed parsonage, Bellefonte,
by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Ambrose M.
Schmidt.
——Among the list of lately arriv-
ed convalescent soldiers now at the
U. S. general hospital at Carlisle are
listed James A. Fox, of Bellefonte;
Leonard Hollabaugh and Elmer Mer-
cer, of Philipsburg.
the culmination of an acquaintance
age in Lemont on Tuesday afternoon .
of this week by the pastor, Rev. L. V. |
of the Temple Lutheran church in Al- !
Chester Heisy Narrowly Escapes
Death from Petromortis.
| Chester Heisy, of Pleasant Gap, is
alive this morning but the fact that
he is is little short of a miracle.
He is one of the employees of the
Beatty Motor Co., in this place, and
drives to and from his home at Pleas-
. ant Gap in a Ford ruabout. Wednes-
- day evening he came into the garage
‘ for his night turn, arriving here prob-
"ably about 5:45. Paul Mallory and
Milan Walker had not left the place
: yet and both of them heard a motor
running outside the entrance door.
Such things are of constant occur-
| rence there and they paid no atten-
| tion to it at first, but when it contin-
ued and no effort was made by its
| driver to open the door and enter they
went to investigate. They found
| Chester lying over on his side on the
| seat of the car totally unconscious and
his face and hands blue.
Lifting him out as quickly as pos-
sible a physician was summoned and
| after considerable work he was reviv-
ed and recovered sufficiently to be
taken home.
An investigation revealed the fact
i that the union on the exhaust pipe,
that on Ford cars is directly under
| the foot board, had worked loose per-
. mitting the entire exhaust to escape
there instead of going on back
| through the muffler to the rear of the
car. Chester says he doesn’t remem-
ber anything later than when he
turned into the garage off High
street, yet he must have been con-
scious up to the very moment that he
reached the door at the rear, for his
brake was set, the clutch out and the
car had been stopped at the proper
place and in the right way. At that
instant he must have gotten the in-
hallation of gas that overcame him
before he could get out of the car.
The singular part of it is that it
was an open car. While the top was
up there were no curtains on so that
the gas must have been unusually
deadly to have overcome him with so
much fresh air about.
It is quite probable that he was in-
haling a small amount of the gas all
the way in from the Gap, but as he
was running fast then the fresh air
partially counteracted it, but when he
turned into the garage entrance he
slowed down, and being in a sheltered
alley way, got more gas and less pure
air.
Stine Verdict $116,035.23.
When the last issue of the “Watch-
man” went to press the jury was still
out in the case of S. B. Stine, of Osce-
ola Mills, against the Pennsylvania
railroad company for damages for the
destruction of his foundry by fire al-
leged to have been caused by a spark
from a passing locomotive, and the
verdiet they finally returned was in
favor of the plaintiff in the sum of
$116,035.28, one of the largest actual
damage verdicts returned in Pennsyl-
vania in many years. :
In proving his loss Mr. Stine claim-
ed $15,660.96 for buildings, lighting
and heating equipment, and the jury
allowed $15,442.12..
The claim for machinery, tools, ete.,
totally destroyed was placed at $36,
092.71, and the jury allowed $35,-
132.45. For machinery and tools only
partially destroyed $61,730.37 was
claimed and the jury allowed $58,-
376.52. For loss on profits on con-
tracts on hand, $10,178.12 was claim-
ed, no part of which was allowed by
the jury. On a claim for interest on
items of loss for twenty-six months,
amounting to $14,164.28, the jury al-
lowed $7,082.14. Immediately upon
hearing the verdict counsel for the
Pennsylvania railroad company made
a motion for a new trial and appealed
to the court to set aside the verdict on
the grounds of it being unduly ex-
cessive.
The Old Homestead.
With its delightfully pure and ap-
pealing sentiment, the greatest of all
comedy dramas, Denman Thompson's
“The Old Homestead,” will be pre-
sented at Garman’s for one night on-
ly, Tuesday, January 6th. “The Old
Homestead” tells the story of the
Whitcomb family, who owned a little
farm near Swanzey, New Hampshire.
They were kind hearted folks, who
made the world a great deal better for
their having lived in it. Uncle Joshua
was a quaint character, full of wise
sayings and the Poor Richard of that
part of the country. This lovable
character, made famous by the late
Denman Thompson, is now portrayed
by William Lawrence. Before his
death Mr. Thompson told Mr. Law-
rence that he hoped he would contin-
ue as “Uncle Josh,” as the play would
out-live him and run on indefinitely.
His prediction has been true, as the
play is now on its thirty-third annual
tour. This will be counted on as one of
the season’s cleanest and most worthy
offerings.
Recent Births.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crafts are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a son, the child having been born
Sunday, December 21st, at their
apartments in the Aikens block.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Galaidi, of east Lamb street,
Wednesday, December 31st. Mrs.
Galaidi before her marriage, was Miss
Pearl Derstine.
A Christmas guest coming to make
his home with Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Shields, was a son, who was born to
them on Christmas night. Mr. and
Mrs; Shields are at their home in
Jackson, Miss.
——The Christmas offering at St.
John’s Reformed church and Sunday
school, for the Bethany orphans’
home, amounted to $80.00.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—James R. Hughes and his niece, Miss
Otalie Hughes, left yesterday morning to
spend several days in Pittsburgh.
—Mzis. Martin Hogan has closed her
| house in Unionville and gone to Tyrone to
spend the remainder of the winter.
—Miss Pearl Royer spent her Holiday
vacation in Niagara Falls with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Royer and
family.
—Miss Mary Gross, of Axe Mann, spent
Christmas and the latter end of the week
in Pittsburgh, as a guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Proudfoot.
—Miss Roberta Noll will return to Belle-
fonte this week, from a week’s visit with
her sister, Mrs. George Van Dyke, at
Clarksville, Pa.
—J. Harris Hoy, of Pittsburgh, spent
Christmas in Bellefonte with his sisters,
the Misses Anna and Mary Hoy and Mrs.
W. F. Reynolds.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Otto, of Johns-
town, and their two children, were guests
of Mrs. Otto’s mother, Mrs. Nolan, during
the Christmas Holidays.
—Gilbert A. Beaver, of New York city,
is with his mother, Mrs. James A. Beaver,
coming here for a rest, after a season of
unusually strenuous work.
—Miss Eulalia Williams was here from
Brooklyn to spend a short Holiday vaca-
tiontion with her mother, Mrs. George
Williams, and her daughter, Miss Helene.
—Mrs. John Curtin and her daughter
Caroline are visiting with Mrs. Curtin’s
brother, William 8. Furst, and his family,
in Philadelphia, having gone down Mon-
day.
—Lawrence A. Harman, of Indiana, Pa.,
was a Holiday guest of Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Sutherland, at their home at Rockview.
Mr. Harman is a brother of Mrs. Suther-
land.
—Mrs. Martin H. Haines and her house
guest, Mrs. B. L. Auchmuty, of Brooklyn,
expect to spend the week-end in Clearfield,
with Mrs. Haines’ daughter, Mrs. J. G.
Black.
—NMiss Mary Cunningham, a nurse in the
Georgetown hospital, Washington, D. C,,
was home to spend Christmas with her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cun-
ningham.
—Francis Thal, with the P. R. R. Co., at
Houtzdale, has been in ‘Bellefonte during
the past week, spending a part of the Hol-
idays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos-
eph Thal.
—1X. L. Miller, of Philadelphia, made his
semi-annual visit to Bellefonte last week,
coming up for a short Christmas visit
with his father, Isaac Miller, at his home
on eust High street.
—Mrs. W. Frank Bradford, of Centre
Hall, was a week-end visitor in Belle-
fonte, spending the time while here with
Mrs. J. E. Ward, and at the heme of Dr.
and Mrs. M. A. Kirk. ;
—Miss Mabel Allison and her father,
Hon. William M. Allison, of Spring Mills,
left Monday of last week for Toronto, Can-
ada, to be Christmas guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Allison, :
—John Harper, who is holding a good
position with the General Electric compa-
ny, of Schenectady, N. Y., has been spend-
ing his winter vacation with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jared Harper. 47
;+—Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Hayes came
in from Pittsburgh to complete the Christ-
mas party at the home of Mrs. R. G. II.
Hayes, returning to the Smoky city on
Friday, where Edmund now holds a good
position with the Atlantic Refining ecom-
pany. : S ht
—Mrs. John Gartheff, of this place, de-
parted this morning for a visit of a month
or more with friends at Reading, Phila-
delphia and Norwood. She was joined at
Spring Mills by her sister, Mrs. Anne
Walker, who accompanied her to Norwood
where she will spend the winter.
—H. N. Lutz, of Nittany, and Wesley
Biddle, of Waddle, were among the repre-
sentative men from over the county who
were in Bellefonte Tuesday looking after
some business matters in reference to
cleaning up all 1919 accounts, in order to
start the new year on a clean page.
—The Misses Lillian and Elizabeth
Walker came to Bellefonte Wednesday
from Boston, Mass., where Miss Elizabeth
had been her sister’s guest for two weeks.
Miss Lillian will be here for a visit of sev-
eral weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Miles: Walker, at their home on Linn
street.
—Miss Gertrude Quigley returned to
Pittsburgh Sunday, having stopped here
for a short visit with her brother, Judge
Henry C. Quigley and his family. Miss
Quigley had spent her Christmas vacation
at her former home in Blanchard, and
with Mrs. Bdward Quigley and her family
at Lock Haven.
__Miss Helen Shellenberger, of Philadel-
phia, was the guest of Miss Anne Keich-
line during the past week, she and Miss
Keichline having been classmates at Cor-
nell University. ’Squire and Mrs. Keich-
line's guests for New Years day included
their son, Dr. John M. Keichline, and his
family, of Petersburg.
—William Schmidt left Monday to re-
turn to Cornell, after spending a week of
his Christmas vacation in Bellefonte with
his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Ambrose
Schmidt. Although a Senior, William is
carrying the additional work of an assist-
an instructor in electrical engineering, an
appointive position of merit.
—Richard Noll came in from Donora to
complete the family group at the Christ-
mas dinner at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles T. Noll. Returning to
his job on Friday he was accompanied by
his brother, Frederick Noll, who went to
Donora to get some of the big money be-
ing made by the employees at the steel
mills in that place.
—After spending Christmas among his
folks in Bellefonte Harry Baum left on
Sunday for Philadelphia to accompany his
uncle, Sam Baum, to Florida, where he
had planned to go for the benefit of his
health, but when Harry reached Philadel-
phia he found his uncle's condition such
that his physician advised against the trip
and he was taken to Galen Hall, Atlantic
City.
— Mr. and Mrs. Wynn Davis, of Wash-
ington, Pa., were Christmas guests of Mrs.
Davis’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Gettig.
Mr. Davis returned home the day after
Christmas, while Mrs. Davis remained un-
til Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Gettig had returned to Bellefonte
Sunday, from Altoona, where Mrs. Gettig
had been’ visiting with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Mallory, Donald joining
her there after spending several days with
his service friends at the Navy yards in
Philadelphia.
—Miss Janet Potter was over from Phil-
ipsburg to spend Christmas with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Potter.
—Miss Margaret Mignot, from the Mary
Wood College at Scranton, was among the
younger set who were home for their win-
ter vacation.
—Miss Helen Valentine, who has been in
New York city for several years, is home
for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Valentine.
—Mrs. Jacob Hassell, of Columbus, Ohio,
is expected in Bellefonte tomorrow on a
visit to her brother, Sim Baum, and other
members of the family.
—Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Meyers, of Boals-
burg, were in Bellefonte yesterday, com-
ing over for the funeral of Mrs. Meyer's
aunt, Mrs. Samuel Rote.
—James B. Lane, of Letonia, Ohio,
spent the after part of last week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Lane, his
visit including Christmas day.
—Mrs. Scott and her daughter, Miss Jan-
et, of Pittsburgh, spent Christmas in
Bellefonte with Mrs. Scott’s brother, Chas.
M. McCurdy, and his sisters, the Misses
McCurdy.
—After a week’s visit in Bellefonte with
her son William, Mrs. R. A. Cassidy re-
turned to her home in Canton, Ohio, Tues-
day. Mrs. Cassidy was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Leonard Betz.
—Fred Seidel, of Pittsburgh, spent a
part of his vacation in Bellefonte, a guest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Barn-
hart. Mr. Seidel is a student of dentist-
ry at the University of Pittsburgh.
—Charles W. Tripple, of Rochester, N.
Y., spent his Christmas vacation in Belle-
fonte, with his sisters, Mrs. Geissinger
and Mrs. H. C. Yeager, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Yeager, on Spring street.
—John Kline Jr. has been here within
the past week, called to Bellefonte on ac-
count of the serious illness of his mother,
Mrs, John Kline, of Curtin street. At the
present Mrs. Kline's condition is slightly
improved.
-—Miss Kathryn Pringle, of Pittsburgh,
has been a guest of Mrs. Georgiana Dale,
at Lemont, and will be accompanied home
this week by Mrs. Dale's daughter, Mrs. HE.
P. Lingle, who with her son Walter, spent
the Holidays with her mother.
—Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gearhart, of
Princeton, N. J., have been guests of Mrs.
Gearhart’s mother, Mrs. Joseph Fox, com-
ing to Bellefonte Christmas day to be here
with her brother James, who has but re-
cently returned from overseas service.
—The Misses Martha and Gertrude Dar-
den, of Suffolk, Va., were members. of the
Christmas house party entertained by Mrs.
R. G. H. Hayes. Mrs. Hayes is now mak-
ing arrangements to leave Bellefonte Mon-
day with her daughter, Miss Ellen, for a
visit in Ohio.
—Roger 8, Bayard was in Bellefonte
Christmas day on his way back to Tyrone,
from a family house party at the old
Rhone homestead, near Centre Hall. Mrs.
Bayard, who is a member of the family,
remained to continue her visit through the
Holiday season.
—Larry Redding, of Snow Shoe, was in
town Wednesday looking fit as a fiddle,
though it was his first time away from
home in weeks. Larry was at his mine
more than usual during the coal strike
and contracted a cold that put him out of
the productive class for some time.
—William Wistar Comfort, Ph. D.,
Litt. D., president of Haverford College,
spent several hours in town yesterday
afternoon as a guest of Johm Blanchard,
who entertained a few gentlemen at lunch-
eon at the Bush house in order that they
might meet the distinguished educator
during his brief stay here.
—Mr. and Mrs. James K. Barnhart's
| Christmas guests included Mrs. Barnhart’s
brother, Dr. W. 8. Campbell, of Seward,
Pa., and Miss Martha Barnhart, an in-
struetor in the schools of York. Miss
Cora Campbell, who has been with the
Barnhart family since fall, returned to
Punxsutawney on Tuesday.
—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barzo, of Paris
and New York city, spent Christmas day
in Bellefonte as guests of Mr. Barzo’s
cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Cohen.
Being a representative of Premier Clemen-
ceau in this country, Mr. Barzo’'s visit to
Bellefonte has already been added to our
visitors list. of famous men.
—Wallace H. Gephart, with Mrs. Gep-
hart, their two children, Mrs. Gephart’s
mother, Mrs. F. H. Thomas, and Mrs. Jen-
nie Parsons, left Tuesday night for New
York city, where the Gephart family will
make their home. Mrs. Thomas will re-
main with Mrs. Gephart for a week or
more, while Mrs. Parsons expects to be
there indefinitely.
—Edward Brown, who had been here for
a short Christmas visit with his father,
Edward Brown Jr., left Friday for Johns-
town, expecting to begin his new work
with the Dwight P. Robinson Co. at once.
Edward had been with the J. G. White
company since leaving Bellefonte a num-
ber of years ago, but resigned that posi-
tion to accept this more lucrative one.
—William Wolf was down from Altoona
yesterday on his annual pilgrimage te
greet the few of his old friends who still
survive in Bellefonte. Though past seven-
ty-one he is still active in the manage-
ment of the tinning department of a hard-
ware in Altoona and from his looks he will
be good for many years yet. Certainly
that is the “Watchman’s’” wish, at least.
—Mzrs. William Tressler and Mrs. Id-
ward O. Struble were in Tyrone yesterday,
going over for the opening of the new
home for the aged of the Central Penhsyl-
vania conference of the Methodist church,
the building just having been completed.
Mrs. Tressler and Mrs. Struble were ap-
pointed by Rev. Alexander Scott, to rep-
resent the Methodist church of Bellefonte.
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Notice.
David B. Rubin, of Rubin and Ru-
bin, Harrisburg’s leading eyesight
specialists, will be at the Mott drug
store, Bellefonte, on Wednesday and
Thursday, January 7th and 8th. He
makes no charge for examining your
eyes; he uses no drops, and will not
sell you glasses unless you need them.
Watch for his big advertisement.
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afternoon and
A wonderful pic-
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a tpn
——Checkers this
evening at Scenic.
ture. See it.
Public Sale.
Monday, March 8th, 1920,—At the residence
of Charles C., Mesmer, 2 miles northwest
of State College, on the Holmes farm.
Live stock and full line of farm imple-
ments, Sale at 10 a. m. L. F. Mayes,
auctioneer.
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