“ion Telegraph company, “way of thanking the people of Belle- _fonte for the loyal support they have Demonia. | Bellefonte, Pa., January 5, 1923. NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY. — The year 1922 had fifty-three Sundays. ——Good morning! learned to write it 19237 The county auditors began their work this week of auditing the county accounts for the year 1922. Sunday night’s steady down- pour of rain did much to relieve the water shortage throughout this sec- #ion of the State. The Catholic Daughters of America will hold a dance at the ar- ory Friday evening, January 26th. ‘Music by the Academy orchestra. Since the beginning of the fis- «cal year, July 1st, 1922, the treasurer .of the Near East relief fund has re- «ceived fourteen anonymous contribu- tions, the total amount received being thirty-four dollars. — The new year was ushered in in Bellefonte by the ringing of bells, blowing of whistles and shooting, and the “Watchman” expresses the hope that it will be a happy and prosper- ous year for everybody. On Sunday morning game war- den D. S. Mosher brought to Belle- fonte the carcass of a young doe which had been driven off the mountain be- tween Snydertown and Nittany and killed by dogs. The deer was a New Year’s contribution to the Bellefonte hospital. D. Wagner Geiss is now the of- ficial mail carrier between the Belle- fonte postoffice and the railroad, hav- ing been the lowest bidder for the current term, beginning Monday morning. His contract also includes carrying the mail to and from the Bellefonte Central railroad. On Sunday afternoon a head- on collision occurred at Oak Hall be- tween a car from State College and one driven by Robert Rishel, of Boals- burg. No person was hurt but the front part of both cars was com- pletely wrecked, the axles being brok- en, the front wheels smashed, radia- tors damaged, etc. The January meeting of the Parent-Teacher’s association will be held in the High school auditorium Monday evening, January 8th, at 8 o'clock. A program of special inter- est is being arranged, which will in- clude an open forum on a question of interest to all. All parents and teachers are invited to attend. Start the new year right by be- coming a regular movie fan and thus you will see all the good pictures to be shown at the Scenic during the year. Whether “Fatty” Arbuckle re- turns to the screen or not will make little difference to Bellefonte people as manager T. Clayton Brown will al- ‘ways show big programs of the most worth-while pictures obtainable. Miss Rebecca Rhoads will be a member of the party Mrs. Callaway is arranging for the Clark Mediterrane- an cruise, which will leave New York February third. In addition to the regular itinerary Miss Rhoads will spend some time in the Holy Land, Spain and along the Nile. Mrs. Cal- laway’s summer party for 1923, on ‘the same cruise, is already being made up, as is also the party for the Clark’s around the world trip in 1924. The Penn State football team ‘was unable to turn the trick at the car- mnival of roses at Pasadena, Cal., on New Year's day, going down in de- feat at the hands of the University of Southern California eleven by the score of 14 to 3. The three points were the result of a field goal from Mike Palm’s toe, kicked from the for- ty-five yard line early in the game. Evidently the past season was not a State year, and though the supporters of the team may be dismayed they are not disheartened, and are already pledging their faith to the 1923 eleven. Lee W. Miller, manager of the "Bellefonte office of the Western Un- takes this Have you . given him in the six months he has been in Bellefonte. During the past two months the business at the office has increased to the extent of justi- fying the engagement of a messenger doy for the delivery of messages, and whose services can be had by any one desiring them. Mr. Miller is becom- img so acclimated to Bellefonte that he extends to one and all a happy New ‘$Yeear. Two of the happiest people in Bellefonte on Christmas day were . Hon. and Mrs. James Schofield. The « celéheation of their golden wedding Wiat day was attended with an ava- anche of congratulations from scores of friends, who called at their home during the day, as well as by letter, card and telegram. The golden wed- ding ceremony took place at eleven o'clock and was performed by Rev. David R. Evans, in the presence of the members of the family and a few other guests. Among the early call- ors at the Schofield home were Messrs. Charles F. Cook and W. B. Rankin, the two men who were instrumental in inducing Mr. Schofield to locate per-: manently in Bellefonte. All told in the neighborhood of one hundred and fifty persons called during the day to extend their good wishes. Mr. tial remembrances of the occasion, cluding approximately one dollars in gold. a and , i iri d who have p received many substan- | those desiring to come an i y in- | not made reservations, should commu- | hundred ' nicate with Mr. PUMPERS PROVE EFFECTIVE. Fire Loss Greatly Reduced During 1922. Miscellaneous Business Transacted by Borough Council. * i | At the regular meeting of borough council on Monday evening chief fire . marshall Robert E. Kline submitted | his report for the year 1922 and, ac- cording to the figures submitted the triple pumpers purchased by the bor- ough council over a year ago have proved a profitable investment. In his report Mr. Kline states that dur- ing the past year there were ten fires within the borough limits. Seven of these were extinguished by the use of the chemical apparatus and three with water. The total value of the proper- ty involved was $83,500, while the actual damage was $5,105, or approx- imately 6% per cent. While the exact figures for 1921 are not obtainable the fire marshall appends an estimate of the value of the properties involv- ed by fire during that year of $700,- 000, with damages aggregating $251,- 240, or about 40 per cent. Thus it will be seen that the damage loss has been reduced about 33 per cent. The de- partment responded to eight alarms for out of town fires, at which the damage was $51,000, with the total value of property involved placed at $95,000, which is a little over 50 per cent. In explanation of this fact, however, the fire marshall states that “in most every case the building on fire is too far advanced by the time the company reaches it to save it from destruction, but the thing to consider is the property surrounding the burning building. The depait- ment has saved thousands of dollars worth of property in this manner which is not included in the report, and which has gained the good will of the grateful people of the surrounding communities.” The report further states that the department now has on hand 2,400 feet of hose, all of which is practically new, excepting 850 feet, which is in an excellent con- dition. The apparatus is in good con- dition, neither pumper ever being out of commission for any repairs what- soever. A petition was presented by resi- dents of east High street asking that the sewer on Pike alley be extended east to Ridge street. The matter was referred to the Street committee for investigation and report at next meet- ing. Tax colector Herbert Auman sub- mitted a list of taxes charged against him on the duplicate which he con- tends are errors in making out the du- plicate, and requested that he be ex- onerated from the burden of carry- ing them as uncollected taxes. The matter was referred to the Finance committee for investigation and rec- ommendation. The borough manager submitted his report for the past year which showed total collections of $5931.76. He stated that the efficiency of the new pump installed at the Phoenix pump- ing station, according to figures gath- ered since it has been in service, will mean a saving to the department of approximately $142.00 a month. The Logan fire company submitted the names of five members for approv- al by council as drivers of their pum- per for the current year. The bond of E. J. Gehret, borough treasurer, in the sum of $16,000, and that of J. D. Seibert, borough man- ager, in the sum of $500, were ap- proved. ? Thomas Hazel called attention to the fact that during the recent snow a number of property owners on Lo- gan street and a few in other portions of the town failed to clean their pave- ments. The president instructed the Street committee and borough man- ager to see that all pavements are cleaned in the future, as required by ordinance governing the same; and in the event of property owners failing to clean same to have the work done and collect the cost therefore. The Water committee reported a to- tal of $398.72 collected on the 1921 water duplicate since the last meeting night and recommended that a total of $856.12 be cancelled on the dupli- cate. The bulk of this amount is er- rors and the balance exonerations of institutions, ete., from which no tax has ever been collected. The request was approved and cancellations au- thorized. The Fire and Police committee pre- sented the burgess’ check for $82.28 for fines and licenses colected. The Sanitary committee reported progress in the matter of the milk or- dinance. The Finance committee presented the report of the borough treasurer which showed a balance in the First National bank of $8252.40, and in the Bellefonte Trust company $12075.76, or a total of $20,328.16. Request was also made for the renewal of notes to- talling $19,000. Bills were approved to the amount of $7,854.43, which, however, included the $2000 appropriation to the sink- ing fund, appropriations to the fire companies and six month’s interest on the borough debt, alter which council adjourned. en memes Aree. — Democratic county chairman G. Oscar Gray has considerably over one { hundred reservations for the Jackson day banquet to be held at the Bush house next Monday evening, and as the outside limit that can be accom- modated is one hundred and fifty, all Gray at once and find out if accommodations are still open. — William Ott, having sold his half of the former Gerberich resi- dence on Thomas street to Mr. Gar- brick, has purchased the residential portion of the C. F. Tate building on High street and will move there on or about April first. The Ladies Aid society of the Lutheran church will hold a bake sale Saturday, in the H. P. Schaeffer hard- ware store, where home-made bread, cakes, pies, ete., will be on sale. These sales will be continued each Saturday for a number of weeks. ——The basket ball quintette from the California, Pa., State Normal nents on the armory floor at 8:30 o'clock this (Friday) evening. Lovers of the sport should not fail to witness this game, as it is certain to be fast and furious. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. McGinness arrived in Bellefonte from Clearfield last evening and will be for an indefi- nite time at the Schofield home. The Dimeling hotel, in Clearfield, of which Mr. McGinness has been manager for a good many years, has been sold and in taking it over the new owners also assumed the management. fonte, has accepted the position of as- sistant superintendent of nurses at the Cottage State hospital, Philips- burg. She is a graduate of the nurses school at the University of George- town hospital, Washington, class of 1922, having won first hon- ors in Iter class. The Cottage State hospital is very fortunate in securing her services. Postmaster John L. Knisely, of Belleionte, is anxious to have the own- ers of treasury savings certificates 512, 5524515 and 5524514, all of series C, value $100, bring them to the Belle- fonte postoffice for redemption or con- version into the new savings certifi- cates. As the above certificates are non-interest bearing holders should bring them in without delay. ——The second number of the Y. M. C. A. popular entertainment course will be given by the Keystone Players in the Y. M. C. A. “Little Theatre,” on Friday evening, The program will be in two parts, opening with cello and violin num- bers by Karl Stade and Harry C. Kaseman, and closing with a dramat- ic sketch, “The House Across the Road,” featuring L. C. Townsend and Miss Elizabeth Stopper. This is an entertainment you cannot afford to miss. Dr. Robert M. Beach, who has been substituting in the Bellefonte High school for Miss Louise L. Kel- so, who was detained at home on ac- count of illness, has given up teach- ing, and the school board has been fortunate in securing the services of John F. Gilkeson, of Jersey City, who will teach Latin and some of the oth- er languages, while Ellis Keller will take history and mathematics. Mr. Gilkeson has traveled and studied abroad and the school board is fortu- nate in securing him, especially since Miss Kelso’s condition is such that her physician has absolutely refused to permit her to return to work. ssl presen, ——A delgihtful social affair last Friday evening was the dance given at the public building by the Misses Dorothy Mallory, Evaline Troup, Au- gusta and Ellen Shoemaker. The guests included Misses Lois Foreman, Isabel Ward, Mary Dale, Ella Harvey, Edna Kilpatrick, Elise Hauser, Mary Chambers, Miss Joffrey, Doris Cobb, Henrietta Sebring, Mary Sebring, Elizabeth Hunter, Freda Edminston and Miss Roosevelt, and Messrs. War- ren Cobb, Mark Hunter, Paul Fore- man, Mahlon Foreman, Otto Smith, William Harvey, Kelse Harvey, Paul Reber, Joe Katz, George Lyons, An- drew Runkle, Allison Hollabaugh, Ed- gar Mallory, Marvin Rothrock, Joe Parrish, Paul Dubbs and John Dubbs. ——We acknowledge, with a sense of duty not done nearly so well as we would like to have done it, the very gracious Christmas expressions of Rev. Wilson P. Ard for the Luth- eran church and Mrs. D. I. Willard for the Science. The “Watchman” for years, has made it a practice of giving practically unlimited space to regular church notices and every other kind of publicity tending to arouse helpful interest in christian activities. Occasionally we have been criticized for publishing too much matter of this sort to the exclusion, some times, of news stories, that might have better pleased some of our readers. When it is considered that all a newspaper has to sell is space and that the actual charge for subscription does not cov- er half the cost of its publication it will be apparent that the “Watch- man,” as well as every other paper in the county, possibly gives more lib- erally to churches, hospitals and other beneficial organizations than any oth- er contributors to their maintenance. Knowing that we do give so much | more than is generally realized and | feeling that the public doesn’t fully | appreciate this helpful contribution on i the part of its home newspapers, the | messages of Rev Ard and Mrs. Wil- | lard are especially gratifying because thev indicate that there are some, at least, who do appraise the value of such service and take the opportunity to acknowledge it. school will be the Academy’s oppo- | Miss Theressa Shields, of Belle- ! D C., Nos. 5524509, 5524510, 5524511, 5524- January 12th. | James W. Herron Selected as New Superintendent of Huntingdon Reformatory. | The announcement on Monday that James W. Herron, assistant superin- tendent of construction at the new ' western penitentiary at Rockview, had been tendered and accepted the position of superintendent of Hunt- ingdon reformatory, as successor to the late T. B. Patton, deceased, caus- , ed mingled feelings of regret and sat- | isfaction among his many friends in i Bellefonte and Centre county. Re- | geet that his acceptance of the posi- i tion will take him and his family | away from Bellefonte but satisfaction that he steps into a position where he will have a free hand in displaying i his ability and initiative in an insti- tution designed for correcting the { faults of youth and stabilizing the character of young men whose foot- | steps have strayed from the straight and narrow path. It is a compliment to Mr. Herron | that the appointment came to him en- { tirely unsolicited. In fact it might be i stated that he had no definite concep- tion of the fact that he was being con- sidered until a committee of the board of managers visited the Rockview penitentiary recently and tendered him the position. Even then he was so surprised that it was some minutes before he could grasp the significance of the offer and he was compelled to beg a few day’s time to consider and’ arrive at a decision. In the mean- time he went to Huntingdon and look- ed over the institution as well as con- ferred with the board of managers and on Monday he announced his accept- ance. Mr. Herron is a native of Allegheny county and prior to coming to Belle- fonte on June 1st, 1912, was chief en- gineer in the Department of Public Works, in Pittsburgh. At the solici- tation of warden John Francies he ‘came to Bellefonte as chief engineer of construction of the new western penitentiary at Rockview, and he and the warden were the first two men on the job. Several years later he was : appointed assistant superintendent of { construction and in the intervening | years has collaborated with John T. Windrim, of Philadelphia, the official architect in the designing and con- struction of every one of the group of buildings which at present constitute | the Rockview institution. Every man who has ever visited the new western ! penitentiary has been impressed with the location and stability of the build- ings. They embody character as well as durability and are located with an eye to convenience and absolute sani- tation. To Mr. Herron and his tech- nichal skill as a civil engineer is due most of the credit for the substantial constructive work of the new peniten- tiary up to this time. It goes without saying that Belle- fonte will miss Mr. Herron and his family. While his vital energies were naturally exerted in his work at the | penitentiary there is a very human side to his character which won him many staunch friends here. He has always manifested an interest in Bellefonte and anything that pertain- ed to the good of the town. He and Mrs. Herron are members of the Presbyterian church and for a num- ber of years past Mr. Herron has been a member of the board of trustees. Mr. Herron is planning to close his work at the penitentiary by the 15th, if possible, and go to Huntingdon, but the moving of his family to that place will be delayed for some time. While all their friends will regret their de- parture the regrets will be tempered with wishes for their future success. Mr. Crissman Retires from Railroad Work. An official bulletin issued from the offices of the Bellefonte Central Rail- road company last Saturday announc- ed the retirement of W. Homer Criss- man, effective January 1st, 1923, after thirty years of faithful and accepta- ble service with the company as audit- or and assistant treasurer. While the bulletin gives his term of service as thirty years he has in reality been with the same road thirty-six years, or ever since it was built in 1886. When the road was built by the Collins Bros. as a feeder for the Belle- fonte furnace it was named the Buf- falo Run railroad, and Mr. Crissman came here from Snow Shoe and ac- cepted a position in the offices. Six, years later when the management changed and the road was re-christ- ened the Bellefonte Central Mr. Criss- man had so proven his ability that he became a fixture and in due course of time was made auditor and assistant treasurer. In the more than a third of a century that he has been connect- ed with the management of the road he has been unusually faithful in his service and now has reached that age tle easi.s, which he will be able to do under the pension system of the rail- road company. His retirement is also coincident with the announcement that James Clark has been promoted to auditor of the company, effective January first. While both changes were effective on Monday Mr. Criss- man will assist the new auditor in compiling his annual reports before retiring for good, and will then de- vote at least a portion of his time to his cigar store in the Bush house block. ——Up to date between $60,000 and $70,000 in the 1918 issue of war sav- {ings stamps have been paid off through the Bellefonte postoffice. TART when he has decided to take life a lit- | ACE WET PINT SE SER RR NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. — Miss Bollinger, of Harrisburg, was a week-end and New Year's day guest of Miss M. C. Snyder. — Miss Witmer, of Philadelphia, has been a guest during the Holidays of Mrs. Join G. Love, at her home on Linn street. —Among the guests entertained by Mr. and Mrs. G. Washington Rees during the Holidays, was their son Fred, of Erie. —Mr. and Mrs. A. Miles Barr went to Philadelphia for their Holiday vacation, spending it there with Mrs. Barr's family. —8. E. Weber, of Boalsburg, was a bus- iness visitor in Bellefonte on Wednesday of last week and an esteemed caller at the “Watchman” office. “Prof. A. H. Sloop, superintendent of the Bellefonte public schools, attended the annual convention of school superintend- ents held at Bethlehem last week. —Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Ruhl had as holiday guests Mrs. Ruhl's mother, Mrs. Fred Rodgers, of Pittsburgh, and Mr. Ruhl's mother, Mrs. David Ruhl, of Spring Mills. —Mr. and Mrs. Barry Case returned to Washington New Year's day, after a Christmas and holiday week visit with Mrs. Case's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William McGowan. —Miss Mary Shorkley, of Williamsport, and Miss Anne Dashiel, of Beaver, were Holiday guests of Miss Katherine Allison, Miss Shorkley being a cousin of Miss Al- lison’s mother. —Charles G. Haines, of McKeesport, and his son, Charles G. Jr., were Christmas guests of the boy's grandmother, Mrs. Da- vid Haines, at her home along the high- way, north of town. —Miss Margaret Gilmour, of Philadel- phia, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilmour, was the Christmas guest of her parents, having spent her winter vacation in Bellefonte. —Mrs. G. O. Benner, of Centre Hall, spent a few hours in Bellefonte on Tues- day of last week on her way home from spending Christmas with her sister, Mrs. 0. D. Eberts and family, at Martha. —Thomas Shaughnessy Jr.,, one of the efficient clerks in Ira D. Garman's jewelry store, in Philadelphia, spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shaughnessy, on east Howtrd street. —Miss Mary Foster, of State College, and Miss Annie Gray, of Benore, are con- templating a trip to the Bermudas, ex- pecting to leave early in ®ebruary to he there for the remainder of the winter. —Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sheffer and Herbert Sheffer were New Year's day guests of Mrs. Samuel Sheffer, who had been enter- taining her youngest son and his family, when Herbert appeared on a surprise visit. —Mr. and Mrs. John Van Pelt, of Johns- town, and their daughter Rachel, were among the Christmas home comers, their visit being made with Mrs. Van Pelt’s mother, Mrs. Rachel Harris, at Mr. and Mrs. John McCoy's. —Hardman P. Harris spent his Christ- mas with his brother, John Tonner Harris and his family, in Pittsburgh; then went east the after part of the week for a short visit with Thomas F. Kelley, who has been ill with pneumonia, at his home at Cape May. —Mrs. Jennie Orvis Canfield, of Wyn- cote, spent the Christmas in Bellefonte, with her daughter and grand-children, Mrs. Lewis Daggett and her family, con- tinuing the visit with her sister and broth- er, Mrs. Harry Keller and the Hon. Ellis L. Orvis and their families. —Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cromer, who have been living in Rochester, N. Y., for a part of the past year, will leave early this month for the Bermudas. Mr. Cromer is with one of the largest construction com- panies of America, and will be on the Is- lands for two years, looking after some of their work. Mrs. Cromer, before her marriage, was Miss Eva Crissman. —“Losh” Kane, looking fit as an ath- lete, spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. James Kane, of Lamb street, and his brothers and sisters. ‘Losh” is living at Osceola where he has his lay off as an en- gineer on the Pennsy. He is getting on fine and likes his work so that there was every reason for his cheerful, confident de- meanor when we had our pleasant little chat with him on Monday. —Ellis Peters, of Unionville, and Mal- colm Williams, both Bald Eagle valley students attending High school in Belle- fonte, were visitors to this office Tuesday, looking after some business for Ellis’ un- cle, W. A. Peters, of Fleming. The party of forty or more, who come here to school each day, are a promising lot of young women and men, and speaks well for ihe progressiveness and future high standing of that valley. —On his way back to East Liberty from spending Christinas with the home folks in the vicinity of Boalsburg Albert H. Meyer stopped in this office a few minutes on Wednesday of last week and ordered the “Watchman” sent to him regularly. Quite naturally we asked if his family were with him and were rather nonplussed when he informed us that he constituted the entire family, and we've been wondering ever since how such a good looking chap has succeeded in escaping the matrimonial yoke as long as he has. —Mr. A. W. Reese, one of the represen- tative citizens of Port Matilda, was in Bellefonte on Tuesday looking after some business matters and having a little time to spare dropped into the “Watchman” of- fice. Commenting upon the recent dry spell he said that the Superior Silica Brick company gets their water from a spring on the mountain side and the flow, was so low that they could only work until about eleven o'clock in the morning then would have to shut down two or three hours to allow the spring to fill up. But the rain on Sunday night and melting snow have restored the usual water supply. | | —Walter Gherrity took advantage of the holiday season to make one of his infre- quent trips to Bellefonte on Wednesday of last week and we candidly believe he is looking younger than he did years ago when he went over to his uncle Pat's re- treat in the Seven mountains where he is now a literal king in that vast domain. Commenting on the recent hunting season he remarked that there was little sport in killing deer this year as the animals liter- ally walked out of the woods right up to the hunter. And notwithstanding the large number of bucks killed, he stated, the mountains are still full of them. They come to his home in quest of something to eat and he further declared that the bucks are scratching all the paint off his house by rubbing their horns against it. —NMiss Helen DeLong, of Tyrone, was a week-end and New Year's guest of Miss Nina Lamb. —G@Gilbert A. Beaver, of Yorktown JIeights, was among the home comers for ‘the holiday season. —Miss Helen Harper spent the Holiday week in Lewistown, on a visit with her aunts, Mrs. Theodore Gordon and Miss ‘Sara Graham. —Mr. and Mrs. James C. Furst had as Christmas guests Mrs. Furst’s mother, Mrs. Harrar, of Williamsport, and her three daughters. —Mrs. Green Heaton, of Rockview, vis- ited for the week-end and New Year's day with Mr. and Mrs. George Heaton, at Greenwood and with relatives at Portage. —Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller and Mrs. Miller's sister, Miss Anna Noll, visited for several days during the holidays with rel- atives of Mrs, Miller and Miss Noll in Al- toona. —Miss Elizabeth Morris accompanied Mrs. William Wallis home last week, ex- pecting to be Mr. and Mrs. Wallis’ house guest while spending part of January in Pittsburgh. —DMiss Zoe Meek, of Clarence, will be among the visitors to Bellefonte Monday, coming in to attend the Jackson day ban- quet to be held at the Bush house the same evening, —Mrs. Jane Carson, of Lock Haven, spent Friday in Bellefonte, having come up for the funeral of Theodore Kelly, re- maining here until evening for a visit with the young man’s mother, Mrs. D. J. Kelly. —Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Love, of Joliet, Ill, spent Tuesday night of last week looking up friends in Bellefonte, being on a motor trip to Durham, North Carolina, on a visit to his brother, John Love and family. —DMiss I'reda Suttey, assistant superin- tendent of nurses at the Georgetown hos- pital, Washington, D. C., spent Christ- mas and the holidays in Bellefonte as a guest of the Misses Agnes and Theressa Shields. —Mrs. Wallace Ebe, of Pittsburgh, and her small son, Wallace Jr., have been in Bellefonte during the past week, visiting with Mrs. Thomas A. Shoemaker and her family. Mrs. Ebe is Mrs. Shoemaker’s eld- est daughter. —Mrs. Samuel Reynolds, who had been a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. I". Reynolds, on Linn street, for the past two weeks or more, left Wednesday to join her husband at Miami, Florida, for the remainder of the winter. —Mrs. George Van Dyke returned to Pittsburgh Sunday, after a Christmas vis- it home with her parents, the Hon. and Mrs. John Noll. Charles T. Noll, of Al- toona, was also his parents’ guest for both Christmas and New Year's day. —Wahile spending Christmas with his sister, Mrs. George T. Brew, at Indiana, Pa., Maurice A. Jackson, of Pittsburgh, was stricken with pneumonia the early part of last week, his condition being such as to cause considerable alarm during the early stage of his illness. —John Garm@n, with the P. R. R. Co, at Grampian, spent his Christmas vaca- tion at home in Bellefonte, with his fath- er and sister, William Garman and Miss Ruth. Mr. Garman had expected his younger son, Spencer, also, but the stress of the holiday business prevented the vis- it at this time. —Those from out of town who were in Bellefonte last week for the funeral of the late Mrs. William Dawson, were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. James Dawson, of Tyrone, with their two sons and three grand-daughters; James Waddle, of State College; Mrs. Joseph Eckley, of Mill Hall, and Mrs. Ma- ry Adams, of Lock Haven. —TFrancis Thomas, son of Supt. and Mrs. F. H. Thomas, of Bellefonte, accompanied Mr. Truston Drake, of Chestnut Hill Acad- emy, Philadelphia, to Ocala, Florida, where they were holiday guests at the home of Mr. Drake's parents. The deer hunting season being on in Florida at that time both men joined a party for a day's hunt and Francis had the satisfaction of shoot- ing his first deer. —— Charles F. Cook, who for twen- ty-two years has been connected with the Bellefonte Trust company as book- keeper, retired on the first of the year. Mr. Cook’s banking experience, how- ever, dates back to 1868, when he ac- cepted a position in the Centre County bank where he remained for thirty- three years, then resigned to go to the Trust company. Mr. Cook is sec- retary of the Centre County Building and Loan association and treasurer of the Bellefonte school board. At the annual meeting of the Business Men’s association on Wed- nesday evening officers for the ensu- ing year were elected, as follows: President, S. Claude Herr; vice presi- dent, W. Frank Crawford; secretary, G. Oscar Gray; treasurer, John M. Bullock. Mrs. S. E. Showers, of north Spring street, is preparing to move in- to the Presbyterian manse, expecting to continue with a few boarders, while the larger part of the house will be given over to roomers. ————— A ——— Rubin and Rubin Coming. Rubin and Rubin, Harrisburg’s lead- ing eyesight specialists will be at the Mott drug store, Bellefonte, on Thurs- day, January 11th. Good glasses are fitted for as little at $2.00. Eyes are examined free and no drops used. Glasses changed free of charge if not satisfactory. It pays to wait for Ru- bin and Rubin. 68-51-1t ——————— A ———————————— Sale Register. Thursday, March 1.—At the residence of the W. H. Beck estate, one-half mile west of Nittany, farm stock, implements, grain, ete. A pm ne fp —————— Bellefonte Grain Market. Corrected Weekly by C. Y. Wagner & Co. Wheat - - - - - - $1.25 Rye - = = =iiieil ie la 80 New Corn - - - - - S70 Corn, ear ~ - wile - .60 Oats - wl - - - 40 Barley - - - - - - -60 Buckwheat - - - - - 75