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Bellotonte. Pa, March 26, 1920.
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Interesting Notes of Methodist Epis-
copal Conference.
The annual conference of the Meth-
-odist Episcopal church of Central
Pennsylvania came to a close in Har-
risburg on Monday night with the
reading of the list of the appoint-
ments by Bishop Hughes, the presid-
ing officer. Notwithstanding the fact
that many changes were made in the
assignment of ministers the only
change in all of Centre county was at
the Sandy Ridge charge, Emanuel
Rodgers being sent there. The only
change in district superintendents
was for the Williamsport district, of
which Bellefonte is a part. Edwin A.
Pyles was appointed superintendent
to succeed Horace Lincoln Jacobs,
who was assigned to the church at
Lewistown.
A resolution was passed during the
sessions of conference fixing $1400 as
the minimum salary for ordained mar-
ried men and $1200 for married sup-
plies, while $1000 was fixed as the
minimum for unmarried men.
The election of pastors and lay del-
egates to the general conference re-
sulted as follows, the pastors being:
The Rev. J. B. Stein, of Altoona; the
Rev. E. M. Stevens, superintendent of
the Altoona district; Rev. J. S. Souser,
superintendent of the Sunbury dis-
trict; Rev. E. R. Heckman, superin-
tendent of the Harrisburg district;
Rev. A. S. Williams, of Roaring
Springs, and Lev. H. L. Jacobs, late
superintendent of the Williamsport
district.
The lay delegates chosen are as
follows: M. B. Rich, Woolrich, Wil-
liamsport district; J. S. Williams,
Roaring Springs, Altoona district; H.
T. Ames, Williamsport; George G.
Huchinson, Warriorsmark, Altoona
district; E. S. Wallower, Harrisburg,
and F. L. Pattee, State College, Sun-
bury district; alternates, S. W. Dixon,
Sunbury; G. B. Keim, Harrisburg, and
Mrs. Carrie Jeffers, Newport.
Included in the class of seven young
men ordainéd as deacons were Charles
F. Catherman, of Spring Mills, and
Matthew Q. Mellott, of Howard.
A Good Deer Story.
Engineer William McCallum, who
handles the throttle on the passenger
train over the Lewisburg and Tyrone
railroad, was a few minutes late
reaching Lewisburg one day recently
and he blamed it on a deer that got
on the track and wouldn’t get off.
The story the trainmen tell has to
do with a deer that was rescued dur-
ing the winter by the game warden at
Paddy Mountain after it had gotten
tangled up in a wire fence. Just to
show its appreciation to the man who
liberated it the deer makes regular
visits to the game warden’s house,
plays with the children and like
“Mary’s little lamb” follows them to
school. On the day in question the
deer was taking a quiet stroll on the
railroad track just as the train came
along and although engineer McCal-
lum blew the whistle and the fireman
rang the bell the deer loped leisurely
along the track for a distance of half
a mile and to keep from killing deer
out of season the engineer was com-
pelled to slow down his train and lit-
erally crawl along until the deer final-
ly left the tracks. At least such is
the story told by the trainmen.
Penn State Baseball Schedule.
The Penn State baseball schedule
for the 1920 season is the largest and
most pretentious ever signed up for a
State team. It includes twenty-six
games, twelve of which will be played
at home. The team will leave next
week on its first trip which will be
south. The full schedule follows:
April 2, Yale, away; 3, (open); 5, Cath-
olic University, away; 6, Delaware, away;
7, Navy, away; 8, Maryland State, away;
14, Michigan Aggies, at home; 17, Gettys-
burg, at home; 24, Swarthmore, at home.
May 1, Lafayette, at home; 4, Fordham.
away; 5, Army, away; 6, Colgate, away;
7 and 8, Suracuse, away; 12, Pitt, away;
15 Washington and Jefferson, at home: 18,
Yale, away; 19, Princeton, away; 22, Al-
bright, at home; 29, Pittsburgh Collegians,
at home.
June 1, Maryland State, at home; 5,
Carnegie Tech, at home; 12, Pitt, at home;
14, Pitt, at home; 15, University of Cali-
fornia, at home.
tlle ied nist a
Forest Fires in Centre County.
Forest fires destroyed 6474 acres of
growing timber in Centre county last
year, according to a report issued by
Gifford Pinchot, Commissioner of the
Pennsylvania Department of Forest-
ry. The estimated damage to the
burned area amounted to $4,000, and
George H. Wirt, chief forest fire war-
den, received reports of thirty-five
fires in this county.
Commissioner Pinchot will wage a |
determined fight against fires in the |
forests of Centre county this spring.
During the dangerous period the full
strength of the State’s forest fire-
fighting force will be thrown into the
woods to protect the timberland. Ex- |
periments will be made with wireless
telephones to determine their value in
summoning help to check fires.
Some Movings We Have Not Men-
tioned.
Harry E. Clevenstine will move
from the Cole property on Bishop
street to the apartments over the
bakery, Earl Tibbens taking the prop-
erty he vacates. Mrs. Mott, who
to those over the Mott drug store;
John Watson moving from there to
the apartments in the Pierpoint build-
ing across the street, which will be
vacated by the Brandmans, who go to
Philadelphia late in April.
Thomas Caldwell and his family
will leave their own home below town
to go into the Schad property vacat-
ed by Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Morris Jr,
who have rented the east side of the
Cooke double house on Linn street;
Mr. and Mrs. Ridge, who leave this
house will go to their own home on
Curtin street. Mr. and Mrs. John Mc-
Nichols will go to the Caldwell house.
Mrs. Showers will occupy her new
Toner going from there to the apart-
ments over Miss Snyder’s store, va-
cated by the O’Leary’s, who move to
Lamb street, to the house Cyril
Moerschbacher leaves; the Moersch-
bachers going to the house on Logan
street they purchased from the Thal
estate.
Clarence Rhoades will move from
Coleville to the apartments over the
Potter-Hoy Hardware store, vacated
by Frank Weavers, who go to one of
the Haag houses on Pine street.
William Doll and his family will go
to their new home on Bishop street,
Mr. and Mrs. Life Olsen taking their
apartments in the Kelley flats.
Miss Mollie Musser from the
Strickland house to the Stickler par-
lors, Mr. and Mrs. William Derstine
taking the apartments Miss Musser
leaves.
Thomas D. Gray and his family
moved to State College last week
from Bloomsburg.
Mary Martin from the Rhoads
house on Lamb street to the property
on Pine street vacated by A. Fetzer
and family, who will go to the home
they purchased on Lamb street, re-
cently vacated by Charles L. Gates
and family.
Paul Witmer will move from Cole-
ville to the Decker property, vacated
ily go to the home they have purchas-
ed on Beaver street, and now occu-
pied by Al. Heverley; the Heverley’s
going to their new home on Logan
street.
George W. Beezer and family mov-
ed this week from up Spring creek to
their new home in Bush’s Addition,
purchased from George Sunday.
Mrs. S. A. Bell and her niece, Miss
Alice Tate, will leave the old Curtin
Howard streets, to go to the apart-
ment over James C. Furst’s office,
and vacted by S. D. Ray and his fam-
ily, who will go to their new bunga-
low on Curtin street next week.
The Wilbur Baney family will
move into their bungalow next week,
William Houser and his family going
street, into the house the Baney’s va-
cate. P. B. Hartman and family will
move from their farm just outside of
town, to the house he purchased, and
vacated by the Housers.
J. Harvey McClure Moving Up.
The many Bellefonte friends of J.
Harvey McClure, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James I. McClure, of Bellefonte, will
be interested in learning of another
ness world. From general manager
of the street car and lighting service
in Oil City and Franklin he has been
promoted to vice president in charge
Railway company, with headquarters
at Lima, Ohio, a city of fifty thous-
and population.
company controls over five hundred
ban, and operates in both Ohio and
Indiana. Mr. McClure, who has been
a resident of Oil City since 1913, will
charge of his new position.
dence of his good work in Oil City
the business interests of those places
umns to telling of the improvements
he had made in the service in the six
years he had been there. The
“Watchman” not only wishes but pre-
dicts equal success for Mr. McClure
in his new undertaking.
Not in many years has the
| bright outlook for a big demand for
i labor in Bellefonte as tihs year. In
| addition to the various industries in
| and around Bellefonte, which are all
| running to capacity limits, the Gay-
| lord International Engineering and
jConstrgetion company is in the mar-
| ket for a large force of men to work
| on their state road contract between
| Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap. The
| Turner Construction company will
I'meed a big force to complete their
| state road work from Milesburg to
Runville. Another big force of men
| will be needed on the building of the
| state road through the southern por-
| tion of Bellefonte and both mechan-
| ies and laboring men will be needed
the summer, at least. The present
scarcity of houses in Bellefonte and
vicinity will be the most deterrent
factor in preventing an influx of new
families and consequent increase in
the population of the town.
leaves the bakery apartments, will go |
home on Spring street, Mrs. James |
by John Coakley, who with his fam- |
home on the corner of Allegheny and
from Willowbank street to Curtin:
big advance he has made in the busi- .
of operation of the Ohio Electric
The Ohio Electric '
miles of road, both city and interur-'
go to Lima on April first to take
As evi- |
and Franklin, and the regret felt by
at his departure, the Oil City Derrick |
last Friday devoted almost two col- |
| spring season opened with such a’
in the erection of the new silk mill. |
Verily it would seem that there will
| be no reason for any loafers in and |
around Bellefonte for a good part of |
Wetzel, Manager; Richard Herman,
Mensch, Forward; E. C. Stock, Coach.
Bottom Row—Philip Johnson,
Guard.
Forward; Hugh Johnson,
Bellefonte High School Basket Ball Team.
Reading from left to right in above picture the players are:
Top Row—Merle
Forward; Thomas
Guard; Jack Decker, (Capt.) Centre; Olin Tingue,
Victgrious Basket Ball Tossers.
The “Wachman” this week presents
to its readers the above group picture
of the Bellefonte High school victor-
ious basket ball team, which gives
every promise of being the winners in
the Mountain High School lcague. Up
to date the boys have played twenty
games and have won eighteen of
them. Of the above number eleven
of them were league games and ten of
them were victories. The only league
game lost was that last Friday even-
ing to the Hollidaysburg High school
at Hollidaysburg when the score was
40 to 22. While the Bellefonte play-
ers are not kicking over the result
they ascribe their defeat principaily
to the small floor—considerably small-
er than they have been used to play-
(ing on. On Saturday evening they de-
feated the Lock Haven Normal on the
armory floor by the score of 30 to 20.
In their entire series of games the
High school has run up a total of over
two hundred points more than their
| opponents.
i The last league game that Belle-
| fonte will have to play will be with
! Houtzdale. This game was originally
‘scheduled for tonight but has been
postponed until Friday night of next
week. But there will be a game this
evening between the Bellefonte High
' school girls and the Philipsburg girls.
The Bellefonte girls have not been
very victorious so far this season, but
they have indulged
practice this week and expect to give
a good account of themselves this
8 o'clock. Admission, only 25 cents.
Don’t fail to see it.
New Rates of Bell Telephone Co.
The new Bell telephone rates, which
are to go into effect on May 1st, were
filed with the Public Service Commis-
sion at Harrisburg on Saturday by
| The Bell Telephone company of Penn-
sylvania. New rates have been work-
ed out for every exchange in the
State. Bellefonte will be asked to pay
as follows after May 1st. The old
rates are given for comparison:
MONTHLY BUSINESS BASE RATES.
Old
Individual 3.00
Two-Party
Four-Party 2.00
Multi-Party 2.00
MONTHLY RESIDENCE BASE RATES.
. New Old
Individual ................. 3.00 2.00
TWOo-PATtY ....... ove. 12.50
Four-Party i........50 wn 2.00 1.50
Multi-Parly .......-..o.n-. 2.00 1.50
New toll and long distance rates are
also introduced. As a matter of fact
the schedules in use prior to Decem-
ber 1, 1919, are re-introduced with but
slight modifications. This provides
uniformity within Pennsylvania and
‘makes the State conform with the
system in use for interstate calls.
' Night rates will again be in effect.
Strouse—Ralston. — Harry LeRoy
Strouse, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Strouse, of Pine Hall, and Miss Helen
Jane Ralston, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Ralston, of Struble,
were quietly married at the Lutheran
' parsonage in Pine Grove Mills on
Thursday of last week by the pastor,
Rev. A. M. Lutton. They were at-
Dr. W.
ceremony the happy couple motored
to the home of the bride’s parents,
where a sumptuous wedding dinner
was served. The young couple will
embark in farming on the Strouse
farm on April first.
Orth—Stamm.— The wedding of
Charles Daniel Orth Jr., of New York,
and Miss Katherine Bullock Stamm,
daughter of Mrs. A. Carson Stamm,
of Harrisburg, took place in the Grace
| Methodist church, Harrisburg, at
noon last Saturday and was quite a
social event. Miss Stamm was born
in Bellefonte and spent her childhood
days here.
Bh
Public Sale.
Saturday, April 10th, Pearl C.
Gray and Mina R. Goheen, at Julian |
tended by Miss Esther Ralston and |
M. Neidigh. Following the |
| burg, passed away at the Bellefonte
field; Thaddeus
evening. The game will be called at
‘Deimer T.
PEARCE.—Mrs. Josephine Thomas
Pearce, for years a well known resi-
dent of State College, died at the
home of her son, Allen M. Pearce, in
Clearfield, last Friday morning, as the
result of complications following the
fracture of her hip in a fall sustained
on March 9th. Early in the winter
Mrs. Pearce closed her home at State
College and went to Clearfield to
spend the cold weather with her son
and enjoyed good health until she fell
down a stairway several weeks ago
and broke her hip.
Her maiden name was Josephine
Thomas, a daughter of Joseph and
Betsy Adams Thomas, and she was
born in Centre county on August 8th,
1839, hence was past eighty years of
age. Her girlhood life was spent in
this county but after her marriage to
Ellis Pearce they located on a farm
between Woodland and Bigler, in
Clearfield county, where they lived un-
til Mr. Pearce’s death in 1885. Two
years later Mrs. Pearce established
her home at State College and had
lived there ever since with the excep-
tion of several winters spent with her
son in Clearfield. She was a devoted
member of the Presbyterian church
all her life and was a woman of many
endearing qualities.
Surviving her are five sons, name-
ly: Allen M. Pearce, of Clearfield;
and Russell. C., of State
College; J. A., of Weehawkin, N. J.,
! and Charles C., of Trenton, N. J. She
in some hard:
also leaves two half-brothers and one
half-sister, Simeon Cross, of Clear-
Cross, living on a
farm south of Bellefonte, and Mrs.
James. MecBlain, of Clearfield.
Funeral services were held at the
home of her son in Clearfield on Mon-
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by Rev.
i Scott, of Philipsburg, after which in-
| terment was made in the cemetery at
Bigler.
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GLENN.—Mrs. Anna : T. Glenn,
widow of Dr. James P. Glenn, died in
the Altoona hospital on Friday even-
ing of last week following a prolong-
ed illness with a complication of dis-
eases. She was a daughter af Alex-
ander and Jane Huey Glenn and was
born in College township, this coun-
ty, on March 12th, 1845, hence was 75
years and 7 days old. She was mar-
ried to Dr. James P. Glenn about fif-
ty years ago and for a number of
years they lived in Snow Shoe where
Dr. Glenn practiced his profession.
In 1888 the family moved to Altoona
where they have lived ever since. Mrs.
Glenn was a member of the First
Presbyterian church of Altoona and a
splendid christian woman.
Her husband died in 1894 but sur-
viving her are the following children:
R. Boyd Glenn, a well known merch-
ant of Altoona; William V., a clerk
for the Pennsylvania Railroad compa-
ny at Harrisburg; Carroll J. and John
K., of Altoona, and J. Curtin Glenn,
of Philadelphia. Funeral services
were held at the Boyd Glenn home in
Altoona on Sunday evening by Rev.
W. L. McClure and on Monday the re-
mains were brought to Centre county
and taken to the Branch cemetery for
burial.
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MILES. — Mrs. Vera Symmonds
Miles, wife of Wilbur Miles, of Miles-
hospital on Tuesday evening as the
result of a mastoid. A baby was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Miles several weeks
ago, and the mother was fast recov-
ering her strength when she caught
a cold and a mastoid developed. Her
condition was too weak to warrant an
operation and she died at the time
above stated.
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Symmonds and was born in
Walker township about twenty-five
years ago. Prior to her marriage to
Mr. Miles a few years ago she lived in
Bellefonte. In addition to her hus-
band she is survived by two children,
Richard and a three week’s old babe;
her father and a number of brothers
and sisters. She was a member of
the Episcopal church and a good,
christian woman.
Private funeral services
Station, will sell live stock, full line of | held at her late home in Milesburg at
farm
ete.
will be a clean-up sale.
|
implements, household goods, one o’clock this (Friday) afternoon,
Sale at 11 o’clock a. m. This | after which burial will be made in the
13-2t Union cemetery. :
will be:
NAPPI I ISIS PS PSII
In the Churches of the
County.
AAAS AAAS SSP
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sabbath services as follows: Morn-
ing worship at 10:45. Evening wor-
ship at 7:30. Sabbath school at 9:45
a. m. Prayer service every Wednes-
day evening at 7:45. A cordial wel-
come to all.
Rev. W. K. McKinney, Ph. D., Minister
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY.
Christian Science society, Furst
| building, High street. Sunday service
{11 a. m. Wednesday evening meeting
|at 8 o'clock. To these meetings all
are welcome. A free reading-room is
‘open to the public every Thursday
afternoon from 2 to 4. Here the Bible
and Christian Science literature may
be read, borrowed or purchased. Sub-
ject, March 28th, “Reality.”
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Sunday school 9:30. Morning wor-
ship with confirmation service 10:45,
“Empire Builders of Tomorrow.”
Evening worship, with Palm Sunday
sermon, “The King of Kings.” Vis-
itors welcome.
Rev. Wilson P. Ard, Minister.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Bible school, 9:30. Sermon, “Pre-
pare the Way,” 10:45. Appropriate
musical numbers, one of which will be
“The Palms,” by Mrs. Krader. Junior
League, 2 p. m. Senior League, 6:30
p. m. Sermon, “Numbered with the
Transgressors,” 7:30. Special music
by choir and solo, “Open the Gates of
the Temple,” Mrs. Krader. The pub-
i lic is cordially invited to worship with
| us.
Coleville—Bible school, 2 p. m. Ser-
mon, 2.45.
Alexander Scott, Minister.
UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST.
Worship and preaching at 10:30 and
7:30. Bible school at 9:30. Junior C.
E. at 2 p. m. and Senior C. E. at 6:30
p. m. The men’s chorus will meet
Thursday at 7:30 for rehearsal and or-
ganization. The C. E. business meet-
ing will be held on Friday evening at
7:30 in the Aid room. The delegates
to the Allegheny Branch C. E. conven-
tion, to be held in Johnstown, June
15, 16 and 17 will be elected at this
meeting.
Geo. E. Smith, Pastor.
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH (EPISCOPAL).
Palm Sunday will be observed with
appropriate services to which the pub-
lic generally is invited. At 11 a. m.
will, jake place the blessing of the
palms and the procession of the palms
preceding the Holy Eucharist. Faure’s
famous anthem, “The Palms,” will be
sung. At 2:30 the children will pre-
sent a Mortality play in the church il-
lustrating the teachings of the cate-
chism. At 7:30 p. m. a service com-
memorating the sorrows.of the B. V.
i M., based on the “Stabat Mater” of
Rossini. Holy week will be observed
by services every morning and after-
noon or evening. On Good Friday the
services will be at 8:30 and 9 a. m,,
the three hours’ devotion from noon
until 8 o’clock, and at' 7:80 p. m. Vis-
itors cordially welcome, especially so
at this solemn season when christians
{ will wish to attend the" church’s serv-
ices with especial frequency and de-
| votion.
A special musical service will be
held Palm Sunday evening, March 28,
at 7:30 o’clock. Selections from Ros-
' sini’s “Stabat Mater” will be given as
follows:
1—Introduction to the Orotorio—Organ.
2—“Cujus Animam,” tenor—R Russell
Blair.
3—“Fac ut nvortem,” contralto—Mrs. R.
Russell Blair.
4—“Pro peccatis,” baritone—Mr. William
Lilling, of the Bellefonte Academy
Faculty.
5—“Inflammatus,” violin—Mrs. Louis
Schad.
Rev. M. DeP. Maynard, Rector.
ST. JOHN'S REFORMED CHURCH.
Palm Sunday services, confirmation
. and reception of members at 10:45 a.
im. Special music, “The Palms.”
Evening service at 7:30, “The Last
| Words of the Cross.” Also the de-
! mobilization of the war service flag,
! with appropriate music. Sunday
school at 9:30 a. m. and C. E. meet-
ting at 6:4b p. m. Services every
| evening during Holy week except Sat-
| urday. Monday evening, address by
| the pastor. Tuesday evening Rev.
‘Dr. W. K. McKinney; Wednesday
| evening Rev. Malcolm DeP. Maynard;
| Thursday evening, Rev. Thomas W.
| Young. Friday afternoon from 2 to 3
{ o’clock, and Friday evening, the pas-
| tor.
| Ambrose M. Schmidt, D. D., Minister.
| —_———
| PORT.—Mrs. Eliza Port, widow of
| the late W. D. Port, of Pine Grove
. Mills, died on Tuesday evening at the
‘home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl
| Smith, of Juniata, following an illness
| of one week with acute nephritis. She
| was the third daughter of James and
| Mary Johnstonbaugh and was born at
Rock Forge, this county, on August
| 11th, 1841, hence was in her seventy-
| ninth year. All her married life was
| spent at Pine Grove Mills but since
the death of her husband two years
ago she had made her home with her
daughter. In addition to the above
daughter she is survived by one son,
Rev. W. C. Dunlap, of Louisville, Ky.,
and one sister, Mrs. M. E. Stover, of
Bellwood. Brief funeral services
were held in Juniata on Wednesday
evening and yesterday the remains
were taken to Pine Grove Mills for
burial, Rev. A. M. Lutton officiating
at the final services.
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LOHR.—Mrs. Rebecca Lohr, widow
of the late Solomon Lohr, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Grant
Haldeman, near Roopsburg, last Sat-
urday night of chronic nephritis. She
was born in Schuylkill county on Au-
gust 9th, 1834, hence was 85 years, 6 |
months and 11 days old. The family
originally lived at Boalsburg where
Mr. Lohr died nine years ago and for
five years or more Mrs. Lohr made
her home with her daughter. Her
surviving children are James Lohr, of
Pittsburgh; Mrs. Haldeman, at Roops-
burg, and Ellis, in Ohio. Burial was
made in the Union cemetery on Tues-
day.
Michael Gafigan Recaptured.
Michael Gafigan, who escaped from
the western penitentiary at Rockview
on September 19, 1919, was recaptur-
ed on a lumbering job away back in
the mountains of West Virginia on
Sunday and brought back to Belle-
fonte for sentence. Gafigan was serv-
ing an eight years’ sentence and had
a little over two years yet to serve.
He is still a young man and had been
such a model prisoner that he was
considered one of the most dependa-
ble trusties at the institution. But
he took advantage of the faith impos-
ed in him and walked off. He manag-
ed to get away and after being out
six months evidently thought he
would never be found in the wilds of
the West Virginia mountains, but the
fingers of the law are long and reach-
ed him even there, with the result
that he was brought back for sen-
tence.
When his mother learned of his re-
capture she came to Bellefonte with
her daughter and made a strong plea
for clemency on the ground that she
has to take in washings to make a
living and the main reason for her
son escaping was to get work so he
could help her, which he has been do-
ing during the time he was at liber-
ty. Gafigan was taken before the
court on Wednesday afternoon and
after listening to a plea in his behalf
made by S. D. Gettig Esq., Judge
Quigley sentenced him to the peniten-
tiary for not less than four nor more
than five years, to date from the ex-
piration of his original sentence.
Don’t get an idea into your
head that because warmer weather is
here there are better places of amuse-
ment than the Scenic, because there
are not. No better motion pictures
are shown anywhere, and every even-
ing you stay away you miss some-
thing worth seeing. Be a regular and
see all the good ones.
Ne
——The conspirators who defeated
the peace treaty would better have
finished the job sooner. President
Wilson's strength is returning rapid-
ly and his power of speech has never
been impaired.
ee eee feet eee.
——C. C. Shuey, of Bellefonte, has
been named county director in charge
of the Interchurch World Movement
financial campaign which will be con-
Sueted the week of April 25th to May
nd.
PLEASANT GAP.
Mrs. Peace, of Tyrone, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ed. Houser.
Fred Hile moved into the Frank
Baines home on Monday last.
Mrs. John Meyer fell and broke her
arm while shopping in Bellefonte on
Saturday.
Mrs. J. D. Herman is visiting with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. McKech-
ney, at ‘Austin, Pa.” '
Miss May Eckenroth purchased the
lots near the cross roads from Walter
Class, of Bradford; consideration $400
cash.
_ Lester Baumgardner, who is hold-
ing down a remunerative position at
Tyrone, is spending a few days with
his parents.
_ Quite a number of our people took
in the dance at Grange hall, at Centre
Hall, a few evenings ago. From all
reports they had a most enjoyable
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lex, of Bitu-
men, arrived at Pleasant Gap and are
giving their abandoned home a gen-
eral cleaning up. The probabilities
are that they will return in a few
months with a view of making this
their permanent home.
Clayton Gettig will re-open his
meat market Saturday next, which is
gratifying news to his many old pa-
trons of the Gap. A well conducted
meat market is an essential commodi-
ty to any community, more especially
since the meatless days are a thing of
the past.
Auctioneer Siney Hoy seems to be
gaining in the way of patronage here.
He had two sales on Saturday last
and another one is billed for him on
the last day of the month. The great
demand for his services was explain-
ed to the writer by a woman a few
days ago. She said he was so exceed-
ingly genteel and polite, and that is
why we like to buy from him. That
settles it.
Mrs. Joseph Tressler sold her farm
at the cross roads to Frank Keller, a
few days ago. The tract contains 78
acres, and the consideration was
$8000, which is considered a very good
price. The late John Sweeney some
years ago sold the same farm for
$1600, since which time some sixty
lots have been sold from the same
tract. Thomas Williams has operat-
ed the farm for some years, and has
naturally improved it.
Our registration assessor, Ward
Showers, spent two full days last
week, as the law directs, at the vot-
ing place of the south precinct of
Spring township. Not one voter
showed up. When the election takes
place, and some of the voters find
their name don’t appear on the list,
pandimonium will reign. The average
voter is extremely careless in this re-
spect. If the voter loses his vote, the
assessor should not be held accounta-
ble any more than the voter.
Our genial vender of merchandise,
Samuel Noll, afer serving in his pres-
ent capacity since his school gradua-
tion, concluded that working at one
and the same thing all the time be-
comes monotonous, so decided to make
a change. He proceeded to Harris-
burg and arranged with the aviation
corps to go to work forthwith, at the
princely salary of $140 per month,
and ten dollars per hour when flying
in the air. On his return home the
| air became sulphurous, there was
| “weeping and wailing and knashing
| of teeth.” His father and numerous
| other friends prevailed upon Sammy
| to countermand his contract, and ac-
! cording to recent reports, the genial
| young man will stick to the mercan-
| tile profession for the present, at
least.
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