Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, September 17, 1920, Image 8

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Bellefonte, Pa., September 17, 1920.
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NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY
— “Cappy Ricks” at the opera
house tonight. :
Mrs. R. Harold Smith has ac-
cepted a position as clerk and stenog-
rapher in the office of the County
Commissioners.
— Centre county is one of the
largest barley producing counties in
the State, and now there is no market
for barley mash.
The insignificant little penny
box of matches was increased in price
just one hundred per cent. yesterday
morning by Bellefonte dealers.
——Just forty-six more days until
the election, and up to this time there
is very little indication that an im-
portant Presidential campaign is in
progress.
Mrs. Edward P. Irwin, who is
a surgical patient in the Bellefonte
hospital, is rapidly recovering from
the effects of the operation she under-
went last week.
Mrs. John Noll was taken quite
ill on Sunday at her home on Bishop
street, but her condition is now
enough improved to relieve the anxie-
ty of her family and friends.
This (Friday) evening Schlos-
ser’s Serenaders will play for a dance
in the Bush Arcade. They are the mu-
sicians who so greatly pleased at the
High school reception on June 4th
last.
In celebration of her little
daughter, Mary Catharine’s second
birthday anniversary, on Tuesday,
Mrs. William Bottorf had Mary
Louise and Charlotte Walker and Paul
Emerick in to spend the afternoon
and early evening with her.
—The Titan Metal company has
leased the rooms in Temple Court for-
merly occupied by Orvis & Zerby and
will move their offices there from the
Eagle block. The question of heat
during the winter is the main ques-
tion at stake in their moving.
In accordance with the presi-
dent general’s request that constitu-
tion day be universally observed by
the Daughters of the American Revo-
lution, Mrs. Callaway and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. George B. Thompson, of Ai-
to, will entertain the Bellefonte chap-
ter at the home of Mrs. D. G. Bush
tonight.
James I. McClure was success-
ful in compelling the Bell Telephone
company of Pennsylvania to remove
the pole at the corner of his residence
on Spring and Logan streets, but in
doing so they erected two poles just
inside the curb along his property, so
that instead of one pole there are now
two, but they are not on his property.
——The eminent gentlemen who
look after the affairs of the village of
Pine Grove Mills are up in the air be-
cause some one stole their speed limit
signs. That’s nothing. In Bellefonte
they throw the “no parking” signs in-
to Spring creek, knock down our si-
lent policemen and last Saturday an
out of town autoist almost ran down
a member of the police force, notwith-
standing the protection of a traffic
ordinance about a foot long. :
A number of counties in® the
State failing to take advantage of the
law appropriating money for the im-
provement of township roads left a
fund of $221.651.17 in the state road
fund which has been apportioned
among twenty-one counties making
the best showing in the matter of up-
keep of township roads, and Centre
county is included in the number with
an appropriation of $7020.30 in addi-
tion to the regular apportionment an-
nounced some time ago.
State College has been rather
fortunate in the success the contractar
who has the street paving job there
has met with in prosecuting his work.
With a mile of brick paving to do he
will be able to get his work completed
in less time than it has taken to lay
four blocks in this place. All of the
concrete base and curbing is complet-
ed up there and nothing remains to be
done but the laying of brick. That
goes very fast and a month of fair
weather will find State College enjoy-
ing the great improvement that the
new work will effect.
H. S. Ray will retire as land-
lord of the Brockerhoff house on Oc-
tober first and probably move into the
home of Mrs. Ray’ father, Mr. Mon-
roe Armer, on Linn street. Mr. Ray
has been in charge at the Brockerhoff
house the past seventeen years, com-
ing here from the Altamont, Altoona.
Just what he will engage in after his
retirement has not yet been definitely
decided. Up to the present time no
one has been secured as Mr. Ray’s
successor, though efforts are being
made upon the part of the owners of
the hotel to secure some one to take
charge at once, so that the house will
not be closed to patrons.
___ Published in the “Watchman,”
issue of September 3rd, was an iter
relative to Mr. Nathan Ichkowitz’s
truck being driven through the barri-
cade and up on the green concrete of
the new state road at Snow Shoe In-
tersection, béing put down by the Vi-
pond Construction company, of Al-
toona. The item was furnished the
“Watchman” by the State, Highway
Department and carried the inference
that Mr. Ichkowitz personally was
driving the truck. This was not the
case, as the truck was driven by his
hired man, Hogan Parks. Naturally
Mr. Ichkowitz was somewhat wrought
up over the fact that the public might
consider him at fault and this expla-
nation is made at the request of the
Highway Department.
A a.
AVIATOR STEVENS KILLED.
Both He and His Mechanician Burned
to Death in Junker Machine.
Walter Stevens, the dean of pilots
in the aerial mail service, and Rus-
sell Thomas, his mechanician, were
burned to death when the Junker all-
metal plane they were driving from
Cleveland to Chicago caught fire
about 2:30 o’clock on Tuesday after-
noon, while sailing along about five
hundred feet in the air near Pember-
ville, Ohio. Pilot Stevens left Cleve-
land at 12:20 p. m. with four hundred
pounds of mail for Chicago, having
taken the place of William Riddles-
barger, the regular pilot, who met
with an accident just as he was tak-
ing off the field, damaging his plane
and suffering slight injuries. Stevens
was then called upon to take the mail
through and his tragic death was the
result.
Following so close upon the burn-
ing to death of pilot Max Miller the
deplorable fate of pilot Stevens is an
even greater shock to the people of
Bellefonte for two reasons, because
he was so well known here and also
because the fatality was exactly simi-
lar to that which befell pilot Miller
and with the same kind of plane.
Pilot Stevens drove the Junker
plane from New York to Bellefonte
last Saturday with a load of mail and
when he reached here it was discover-
ed that his radiator was leaking, so
the mail was transferred to another
ship and he was held here until his
machine could be repaired. He stayed
here until Tuesday afternoon and took
occasion to tell his friends that that
was his last trip, as he was going *o
leave the service. When he left here
on Monday afternoon for Cleveland
he was accompanied by Charles E.
Gates, stock clerk at the aviation field,
who went to Cleveland to see about
material for completing the steel
hangar on the Bellefonte field. The lat-
ter returned home by train on Wed-
nesday and stated that on the trip to
Cleveland the machine was all right
with the exception that the motor
missed fire once or twice, but pilot
Stevens didn’t consider that anything
alarming. They arrived at the Cleve-
land field at six o’clock in the even-
ing and went into the city together.
Tuesday morning they went out to the
field and Mr. Gates saw pilot Stevens
take off for Chicago, waving good-bye
to him. He left the field a half hour
later and went into the city, and al-
though he did not leave Cleveland un-
til after eleven o'clock Tuesday night
he failed to hear of Stevens’ death,
and the first knowledge he had of it
was when he got a paper in Pitls-
burgh Wednesday morning.
Stevens was in the neighborhood of
forty vears of age and a native of
Michigan. He had been flying for two
years or longer and although he had
been compelled to make forced land-
ingssat «times he ‘had never been in-
jured and had one of the best rec-
ords of any flyer in the service.
Thoughtlessly Frightened.
On Sunday moning Jacob Gross re-
ceived a telephone call from Lock Ha-
ven and the person at the other end of
the wire asked for particulars of the
death of ‘his son Philip, who, the
speaker averred, had been killed by
the fall of an airplane while en route
to the Pacific coast. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Gross almost collapsed under the
shock of the information conveyed, as
they had not heard of any such acci-
dent. Philip has been working at an
aviation field in Cleveland and Mr.
Gross promptly called the company by
which he is employed, on the tele-
phone and asked for information as to
the truth or falsity of the report. The
man who answered the telephone told
Mr. Gross to hold the wire a minute
and he called up Philip’s lodging
house and promptly got him on the
phone and he was able himself to de-
ny the fact that he had been killed.
The only explanation he was able to
give for the story was that not long
ago he did take a trip in an airplane
to Oklahoma and that last week the
same machine came down while on a
flight to the Pacific coast and the pi-
lot was killed, but Philip was not a
passenger on that trip. Of course it
was joyful news to the Gross family
to know the young. man was safe in
Cleveland, but they were quite badly
frightened until they had definite
word of his whereabouts.
Secretary of War Baker Visited
State College.
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker
visited State College on Wednesday
as the big attraction for the opening
of the college year. He came to the
College from Harrisburg as a motor
guest of Vance C. McCormick and on
the trip over the Seven Mountains he
rather significantly inquired as to
the character of the rustic place ne
was being taken to. Of course, when
he got out of the mountains and info
broad and fertile Pennsvalley he be-
gan to open his eyes, and when he was
finally landed at the College he stood
aghast with amazement at the scope
of the institution. Of course his ap-
proach to the College was not unher-
alded as he was met some distance
outside of the town by the cadet band
and battalion and escorted right up to
the doors of Old Main.
Secretary Baker delivered his ad-
dress from the terrace of old Main
to the several thousand students
massed on the front campus.
Of course it had mostly to do with
military training and the possibilities
it opens up for the energetic young
man. Secretary Baker and Mr. Mec-
Cormick were entertained at lunch-
eon by Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Sparks.
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— Subscribe for the Watchman.
Policeman Jack Robinson re-
signed from the force last week be-
cause he considered he had a just
grievance against the borough council
and substitute George Glenn was on
duty until late Saturday night. Sat-
urday evening the burgess and Fire
and Police committee held a meeting
and decided to appoint Thomas How-
ley to the vacancy caused by the res-
ignation of Mr. Robinson, subject ‘o
the approval of council. Mr. Howley
has been on duty this week.
G. Oscar Gray has appointed Mrs.
Frank M. Fisher, of Centre Hall, as
chairman of the woman’s committee
of the Democratic party for Centre
county and she has accepted. A full
committee, consisting of one woman
in each voting district in the county,
will be appointed and it will be their
special work to get out the women
voters. Mr. Gray was very fortunate
in securing Mrs. Fisher as chairman,
as her acquaintance extends over ali
of the south side and she has the ex-
ecutive ability to do the work as-
signed to her.
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— The Granger’s did not have =
very good wind up for their picnic at
Centre Hall last week, as it rained all
Thursday afternoon and the result
was the grounds became a regular
quagmire and the only man who made
money was W. C. Krader with his
tractor pulling out automobiles that
got stuck in the mud at the rate of
one dollar per. In fact business was
so good in this respect that he was
kept hard at it until almost midnight.
Of course the biggest crowd of the
week was there on Thursday and the
most of them got pretty well soaked
before they got home, but the soaking
was all on the outside.
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Contractor Edward Hepburn
began work on Tuesday morning on
his contract to remove the tall steeple
from the Methodist Episcopal church.
For a year or more the steeple has
been condemned as unsafe and the of-
ficial board of the church decided that
the most sensible thing to do was to
take the steeple down to the brick and
then put a suitable top finish on the
brick portion of the steeple. The
steeple will be removed in sections
from the top downwards and it will
probably take ten days or two weeks
to complete the job. The present
church was completed in 1876 and in
the forty-four years that the steepie
has stood there the wood has disinte-
grated to such an extent that there
would be constant danger of its being
blown over by hard winds, were it al-
lowed to stand.
William Jennings Bryan to Lecture at
Millheim.
William Jennings Bryan, the Ne-
braska Commoner, will lecture at
Millheim on Wednesday night of next.
week, September 22nd, as one of ‘the
stars of the Millheim lecture course.
Single admission, $2.00. Course tick-
ets may be purchased on and after
Saturday night for $1.50. Preference
in admission will be shown to course
ticket holders.
Col. Spangler Enters State College.
Two weeks ago the “Watchman”
told of Rev. H. F. Babcock giving up
his pastorate at Stormstown to ma-
triculate as a student in special work
at State Colege, and now comes the
announcement that our own Col. J. L.
Spangler, of Bellefonte, has also ma-
triculated as a student in economics.
There is an old adage that it is never
too late to learn and the Colonel evi-
dently must have faith in the saying
and will prove it out to his own satis-
faction.
“Jim's Girl.”
Now that it is an assured fact that
“Jim’s Girl” is coming to the Garman
theatre on Thursday, September 23rd,
everybody is asking, “What sort of a
girl is she? Is she blond or brunette?
Is she tall or petite? Is she of the
clinging ivy sort, or does she vote?”
To all of these and innumerable other
queries the man in the box office
smiles blandly and winks his left eye.
When asked why he manipulated the
left optic, he said because it was
right. - All of which may or may not
be pertinent as to what an accurate
description of “Jim’s Girl” is like, nut
it sure shows healthy interest in th2
forthcoming production, and that thie
interest will be thoroughly justified
when the little lady finally arrives
may be readily taken for granted.
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Booze Sensation in Philipsburg.
The people of Philipsburg had a
booze sensation last week which may
lead to further developments if all the
accusations and recriminations that
have been made are correct. It ap-
pears that on Saturday night, August
5th, a new policeman by the name of
P. A. Hilt was on duty in Philipsburg
and along in the early hours of Sun-
day morning he captured a motor
truck loaded with three barrels and
two cases of whiskey. The truck was
in charge of Harry Frank, of Wilkes-
Barre, the same man the state cops of
Bellefonte nabbed near Centre Hill
two months ago and brought to Belle-
fonte. The cargo of whiskey was con-
fiscated but Mr. Frank was not de-
tained.
Rumor has it that some persons n
Philipsburg had granted Frank immu-
nity on previous trips through there
for which they received a case or more
of the wet goods as a present. The
present so whetted their appetites, it
is said, that on this trip they demand-
ed a barrel of it and that being too
much “grease” for Frank to part with,
his movements were tipped off and
Democratic county chairman |
‘yond this zone mileage will be added
the officers got him.
TOLLS MAY BE ABOLISHED.
By Compromise on Telephone Rates |
Within Certain Radius. |
In a communication from James A. |
Gleason Esq., of DuBois, one of the!
five attorneys in the state-wide fight :
against the increase of telephone
rates, the “Watchman” has been in- |
formed that an agreement has been
reached upon a compromised reduc-
tion in flat rates and toll area, which
is considered a substantial victory for
the users of the Bell telephone.
According to the agreement free
toll is to be restored between Belle-
fonte and State College, Boalsburg,
and Centre Hall. Owing to the large
amount of detail work in connection
with Spring Mills and the Millheim
exchange no definite announcement
has been made regarding the agree-
ment on these places.
The agreement, however, carries an
increase in flat rates for business
places of six dollars a year on indi-
vidual and two-party lines. Of course
the agreement is not yet effective, as
it will have to be ratified by the Pub-
lic Service Commission and due notice
given the public. The flat rates
agreed upon are as follows:
BUSINESS PHONES.
Individual lines ......... £54.00 per annum
2.Party line ............. 48.00 per annum
4-Party Hne '............ 42.00 per annum
Extension Station ....... 12.00 per annum
RESIDENCE PHONES.
Individual line ........... $36.00 per annum
2.-Party line ..........c0. 30.00 per annum
4-Party line ............. 24.00 per annum
Extension Station ....... 6.00 per annum
Multi-Party line (over four and
hardly exceeding fifteen on same
line.)
Business ...$36.00 per annum plus mileage
residence .. 24.00 per annum plus mileage
The multi-party line rate will ap-
ply with a zone-two miles air line ra-
dius beyond the base rate area; be-
at $3 per annum for each two miles
or fraction air line.
State Centre Company Sells Supply
Stores.
The State-Centre Electric company
has disposed of its electric supply
stores in Bellefonte and State College
to William Wrigley, son of John
Wrigley, of Clearfield, the latter tak-
ing charge last Saturday morning.
For the present the Bellefonte store
will be continued in the State-Centre
building and in order to afford neces-
sary room for the new store and also
give the State-Centre ample room for
the storage of their material for new
work, ete., the company will build an
addition to the rear of its present
building. Mr. Wrigley, however, will
endeavor to secure another location
for the store and as soon as he can do
so will move it and the State-Centre
will then occupy the entire building
as an office and storage room,
Mr. Wrigley already owns supply
stores in Clearfield and Philipsburg
the purchase of the store here and
the one at State College will give him
a chain of four stores which will ena-
ble him to purchase all kinds of sup-
plies in large enough quantities to get
the benefit of lowest prices. He will
also be able to carry a more complete
stock than the State-Centre was able
to do. The purchase of the Bellefonte
store carried with it the right to occu-
py the rooms over the store, and Mr.
and Mrs. Walter McCullough will be
compelled to vacate the rooms, as
they will be occupied by the new man-
ager of the store, Ward Fisher and
family.
Witmer—Spotts.—Harrison C. Wit-
mer, son of James Witmer, of Belle-
fonte, and Miss Mae W. Spotts,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Spotts, were united in marriage at
noon on Wednesday at the Lutheran
parsonage in Pine Grove Mills by the
pastor, Rev. A. M. Lutton. They were
attended by Miss Edna Dreiblebis, of
State College, and Chares Stong, of
Altoona. Mr. and Mrs. Witmer de-
parted yesterday morning on a honey-
moon trip to Atlantic City and other
eastern cities.
Conrad—Connelly.—A wedding in
Pittsburgh on Tuesday of this week
was that of Joseph C. Conrad, of that
city, und Miss Mary Connelly, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Julia Connelly, of Belle-
fonte, the ceremony being performed
at the Sacred Heart parish house by
Rev. Father Kane. The bridegroom
is fairly well known in Bellefonte
from having spent a year on duty here
as a state policeman.
Stickler—Snyder.—Russell J. Stick-
ler, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stick-
ler, of Bellefonte, and Miss Mary Beil
Snyder, of Tyrone, were married at
the Lutheran parsonage in Hollidays-
burg on Wednesday of last week by
the pastor, Rev. M. Stanley Kemp,
D. D. The bridegroom is employed
by the Pennsylvania railroad compa-
ny in Tyrone and it is in that place
the young couple will make their fu-
ture home.
Laurie—Kealy.—William L. Laurie,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Laurie,
of Tyrone, and Miss Marie Kealy, of
Jeannette, were married in Grace Re-
formed church on Wednesday morning
by the pastor, Rev. James Runkle.
The young couple will take up their
residence in Altoona where Mr. Lau-
rie, who is a baggage master on the
Pennsylvania-Lehigh train, makes his
headquarters.
Wian—Eberhart.—Harry M. Wian,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wian, and
Miss Mildred A. Eberhart, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Eberhart,
both of Bellefonte, were married at
the Methodist parsonage on east Linn
street on Saturday evening by the
pastor, Rev. Alexander Scott. The
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
— Mrs. Thomas W. Cairns returned
home on Sunday from spending a fort-
night with friends in Philadelphia, with
side trips to Atlantic City.
—Mr. and Mrs. G. Fred Musser went to
Atlantic City the latter part of last week,
hoping for Mr. Musser’s entire recovery
during their several week's stay at the
Shore.
—Mrs. William Brouse and her mother,
Mrs. Landis, went to Philadelphia Satur-
day, for a visit with Mrs. Landis’ sisters at
Ardmore, and to do some shopping for the
winter.
—Miss Margery McGinley came home
from Washington yesterday and will spend
the greater part of her month's vacation
here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
McGinley.
Miss Celia Haupt and her two neph-
ews, Richard and George Fox, have been
at Moshannon with Miss Haupt’'s uncle,
william Kerin and his family, since the
middle of August.
—Mrs. Nissley, of Harrisburg, and her
daughter, Miss Nissley, are visiting in
Bellefonte with Mrs. Nissley’s son and his
wife, Dr. and Mrs. S. M. Nissley, at their
home on Spring street.
— Mrs. J. M. Curtin and her two chil-
dren returned te their home in Pittsburgh
yesterday, after spending the greater part
of the summer in Bellefonte with Mrs.
Curtin’s mother, Mrs. George F. Harris.
— Mrs. Samuel Harris, of Mill Hall, will
come to Bellefonte today to visit until
Tuesday with her cousin, Dr. Edith Schad.
J. Linn Harris is also his sister's guest,
being ill at her apartments in Petrikin
hall.
—@G. W. Lauck, who has been working in
Williamsport (he past few months, has ac-
cepted a position with the Beatty Motor
company and at present is stopping at the
George Weaver home on south Water
street.
—Arthur Stewart, a son of William
Stewart, of Seattle, Washington, arrived in
Bellefonte Saturday for a short visit with
his grandmother, Mrs. Miller Stewart, be-
fore going to begin his college work at
Cornell.
Mrs. Hiram Hiller and her two daugh-
ters, Margaret and Virginia, drove to
Swarthmore yesterday, returning home
that the girls might enter school. Dr. and
Mrs. Hiller expect to spend a part of the
autumn in Bellefonte.
—Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hartranft went
to Pittsburgh yesterday, from where they
will leave Saturday for Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Hartranft has been east since the
30th of June, while Mr. Hartranfi joined
her here three weeks ago.
__Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Ietterhoff, of
Steelton, have been guests of Mr. Fetter-
hoff’s brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Hiram Fetterhoff, coming to Bellefonte on
Tuesday, from Greensburg, where they had
been for a visit with their daughter.
__Charles Tripple, of Rochester, N. Y.,
has been in Bellefonte since Saturday,
coming here to spend his vacation with
his two sisters, Mrs. Geissinger and Mrs.
Yeager. Mrs. Kerstetter, of Harrisburg,
spent Sunday with them. completing the
family party.
David K. Geiss will return to Phila-
delphia this week, after a short visit with
his friends in Centre Hall, and with his
son, D. Wagner Geiss, in Bellefonte. Since
leaving Centre county it ‘ has been Mr.
Geiss’ custom to make his annual visit
back home at this season of the year.
Mrs. Earl C. Way, of Waddle, will join
her daughter and son, Margery and Earl
Creighton Jr., at the Brant House, the
middle of October, expecting to spend the
winter in Bellefonte. Margery is taking
her first year in High school work, while
Creighton is with the Beatty Motor Co.
Mrs. Durrett, of Washington, Ky., was
a guest from Thursday until Tuesday of
Mrs. Frank McCoy, going from here to
Philadelphia. Mrs. Durrett, who before
her marriage was Miss Margaret Allison, &
daughter of James Allison, has not visited
in Centre county for twenty-five years.
—Miss Carrie ‘Hess, State Dispensary
nurse in Philipsburg, motored, with her
mother, to Bellefonte on Tuesday. where
Mrs, Hess visited with relatives while Miss
Hess saw a patient and had several con-
ferences on the various health activities in
which she is so vitally interested. ,
Mrs. 8S. M. Wetmore, of Florence, 8. C..
arrived in Bellefonte Tuesday, and Mrs. H.
M. Crossman, of Norristown, came here
Wednesday, owing to the illness of their
mother, Mrs. J. Y. Dale, who entered the
hospital last night as a surgical patient.
Mrs. Dale will be operated on this morn-
ing, by her nephew, Dr. Henderson, of
Clearfield.
Vincent Kroen, express inspector at
Pittsburgh, with Mrs. Kroen and their
two children, Vincent and Doris, are visit-
ing in Centre county with Mrs. Kroen’s
relatives, the Wetzel families. Coming
here directly from Wisconsin, where they
had been for a week, Mr. and Mrs. Kroen
spent the first few days of their stay with
Dr. and Mrs. M. A. Kirk.
__The relatives of Mrs. Thomas Donachy
who were in Bellefonte for her funeral,
Friday of last week, included her brother,
Christ Schrock, of Beaver Falls; his
daughter, Mrs. Lenley, of Akron, Ohio, and
his son-in-law, Maurice Tucker, also of
Akron; Mr. and Mrs. John Schrock, of
Altoona; Mr. and Mrs. James Schrock. of
Lock Haven, and Mrs. Jesse Derstine, of
Altoona.
—Among {he new students at the Belle-
fonte Academy this year is Homer Lumb,
a son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Lumb, of
DuBois. With just a casual reading this
item might not carry any significance but
Homer's enrollment as a student at the
Academy is due to the fact that twenty-
five years ago his father was a traveling
salesman for Pillsbury flour and spent a
good part of his time in Bellefonte and his
knowledge of the town, the people and the
Academy were the leading factors in
sending his son here to continue his edu-
cation. Mr. Lumb is now in the coal busi-
ness in Clearfield county and is quite suc-
cessful.
— The out-of-town relatives who were in
Bellefonte Wednesday for the funeral of
the late Mrs. Henry Bartley, included her
daughter, Mrs. Robert Gentzel, of Beaver
Falls, with Mr. Gentzel and their children;
Mrs. ‘William Rider, Mrs. Robert ‘MecCor-
mick, Frank and Harry Bartley; her son,
Austin, of Altoona, and Mrs. Bartley; her
son Alvin, of Lock Haven, and his wife;
Mrs. Herbert Bartley, of Philadelphia; a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Smith, and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Heiss, of Miflinburg; William
Smith, his daughter, and Herbert Smith,
of Millheim; Mrs. Olive Eslinger, of Har-
risburg; James and Charles Bartley, of
Jacksonville, and Mr. and Mrs. Stoner, of
young couple will reside in Bellefonte.
Centre Hall.
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—Mrs. R. M. Beach and Miss Mary M.
Blanchard have been at Atlantic City for
the week, leaving here for the Shore Mon-
day afternoon.
—Mr. and Mrs. George M. Gamble and
Mr. and Mrs, Max Gamble left Tuesday on
a drive to Atlantic City, where they have
been spending the week.
—Walter Zeigler and his sister, Mrs.
Keefer, both of Sunbury, have been visit-
ing in Bellefonte since Saturday, guests of
their cousin. Miss Mary McQuistion.
—Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ferguson and
daughter Margaret, with Edward L. Gates
as a motor guest, came over from Philips-
burg on Sunday and took home with them
Mrs. Gates and daughter Betty, who spent
two weeks with friends here.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Garthoff had as
guests over Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs.
Adam Epley, who left for their home in
Freeport, Ill, Wednesday morning, after
spending most of the summer in Brush
valley. Mrs. ~ Epley is a
Garthoff.
—Miss Rebecca Naomi Rhoads, of Linn
street, left for Washington at noon on
Tuesday. She has been appointed by Gov-
ernor Sproul as a delegate from Pennsyl-
nia to the International Conference against
aleoholism, which will convene in that city
next Tuesday.
—Frank M. Fisher and John Rossman
of Centre Hall, were among the “Watch.
office visitors on Monday, having
come to Bellefonte to attend a meeting of
the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance com-
pany. The company, by the way, has not
had a serious fire loss this summer.
—Mrs. Charles Schlow’s mother, Mrs.
Silversmith, of Denver, who has been in
Bellefonte with Mr. and Mrs. Schlow since
the middle of the summer, left a week ago
for a visit with Mr. Schlow’s relatives in
Philadelphia. Mrs. Silversmith is east to
spend an indefinite time with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Schlow.
—('. Edward Cooke, Miss M. H. Snyder,
and Mr. Cooke's daughter, Miss Jeannette,
drove to Bellefonte from Baltimore Jast
week, arriving here Saturday night. Mr.
(‘ooke returned Tuesday, while Miss Cooke
remained for an indefinite stay with Miss
Snyder. The Cooke family are contem-
plating moving here from Baltimore.
—Mrs. Roger T. Bayard, of Tyrone, but
who was one of the active leaders in the
business management of the Granger's piec-
nic at Centre Hall last week, was com-
pelled to leave for Wichita, Kansas, on
Friday in response to a summons announc-
ing the serious illness of her aunt, Mrs.
Robert A. Sankey. The completion of her
work at the picnic was left to Miss Edith
Sankey, secretary of the association.
—Mr. and Mrs. Frank McFarlane, of
Boalsburg, were Bellefonte visitors on
Monday, Mr. McFarlane coming to Belle-
fonte for the fire insurance company meet-
ing and Mrs. McFarlane to do some shop-
ping. Mr. McFarlane’s many friends, by
the way, will be glad to know that since
his last trip to eye specialists in Philadel-
phia his sight has very much improved
and he has hopes of still further improve-
ment.
—John H. Beck, of Snydertown, was in
Bellefonte Monday and a caller at the
“Watchman” office. Mr. Beck had been a
little under the weather for several weeks
but felt well enough on Monday to come
to town for the meeting of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance company. Speak-
ing of how the farmers are getting along
with their fall work down the valley he
stated that a few have already started cut-
ting corn and that the crop is sufficiently
matured to put on shock.
—Kdmund Joseph Esq., accompanied his
cousin, Mrs. Louis E. Friedman, from New
York to Bellefonte on Sunday, coming
here to spend the Jewish New Year among
his old Bellefonte friends. Mr. Joseph,
who is a practicing attorney in New York,
is also engaged in a private banking bus-
iness and has associated with him his
younger brother, “Manny.” They are both
making good in the metropolis, but have
not forgotten the home of their birth
which Edmund still characterizes as one
of God's selected spots.
— Mr, and Mrs. Samuel A. Solt, of Wil-
liamsport, and their two sons, Merrill and
Samuel A. Jr., arrived in Bellefonte Mon-
day afternoon, from a three month’s drive
through Ohio, Michigan and into Canada.
Carrying with them a complete camping
outfit, the entire time was spent in the
open, stops being made wherever their fan-
cy might lead them. The drive combined
business and pleasure, Mr. Solt using a
part of his time in selling his “Keen Edge
Razor Strop dressing,” with such great
results that he has found himself in pos-
session of one of the most popular sellers
of the day.
(Additional Personal News on Page 4.)
—_ Miss Elizabeth Cooney will
have a showing of advanced styles for
the early autumn, at The Hat Shop,
today and tomorrow. Many of Miss
Cooney’s hats have been made es-
pecially for the boarding school ard
college girl, but there will be num-
bers to select from, for every person
and for every occasion. 36-2t
PRE—
New Prices for Tonsorial Work.
The barbers of Bellefonte have
adopted a new scale of price, to be ef-
fective Monday, September 20th, as
follows: Hair cut 50cts, children’s
hair bobbing, 35 cts, shaving 20 cts.
Lost.—Pair glasses, Monday, be-
tween Bellefonte and Coleville, Tor-
toise shell rims. Leave at City
Bakery. 37-1t
Farmers Take Notice.—I will in-
insure your crops for six months
against fire and lightning for one dol-
lar a hundred.—J. M. Keichline. 34-4t
Sale of Household Goods. — On
Thursday, September 30th, at 3
o'clock, at residence of Mrs. R. G. H.
Hayes, north Allegheny street. 37-2t
— A magnificent photo play of
love and passion is ‘Male and Fe-
male,” at the Scenic 20-21. 37-1%
For Sale.—Fifty houses.—J. M.
Keichline. 34-4t
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Sale Register.
Saturday, Oct. 2.—At Pine Grove Mills,
Pa., Wm. Groh Runkle, executor of Wm.
§. Tate, deceased, will sell a full line of
household goods, blacksmith tools, car-
penter’s tools, horse gears, ete. Sale at
1 o'clock p. m.
cousin of Mrs.