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~ Bellefonte, Pa., July 27, 1923. |
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Two Men Killed in Automobile
Accident.
Winfield M. Lose, of Milesburg, but
who was born and raised in Bellefonte,
was the unfortunate victim of an au-
tomobile accident on the state high-
way between Philipsburg and Osceola
Mills, at an early hour last Thursday
morning, which resulted in two deaths,
Joseph Atterson, of Punxsutawney,
having been killed instantly. Lose,
Atterson, Carl Hetager, James A.
Heaney and Ray Snyder left Philips-
burg in a Ford touring car shortly
before four o'clock last Thursday
morning for Osceola Mills. Near the
top of Mapleton Hill, about midway
between the two towns, the car left
the roadway and climbed the embank-
ment to the left, then overturned into
the gutter by the side of the road.
Atterson and Lose fell beneath the
car, the former being killed outright
while Lose lived until Saturday morn-
ing when he died in the Cottage State
hospital, Philipsburg, as the result of
a fractured skull. The other three
men were painfully, though not ser-
iously injured. .
Mr. Lose was a son of W. Scott and
Margaret Robb Lose and was born in
Bellefonte forty-two years ago, most
of his life being spent here. He was
a painter by occupation and during
the past year had been employed by
the Bellefonte Lumber ccmpany. He
had been working on a contract job
of that company in Philipsburg most
of the summer.
Some years ago he married Miss
Annie McGinley, of Milesburg, who
survives with one son, Hassell. He
also leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Scott Lose, now living in Altoona, two
brothers and two sisters, namely:
Harry Lose, of Philadelphia; James,
of Altoona; Mrs. Joseph McGowan, of
Bellefonte, and Miss Ella, of Altoona.
The remains were taken to his late
home in Milesburg where funeral serv-
ices were held at 2:30 o’clock on Mon-
day afternoon by Rev. J. F. Andreas,
‘of the Milesburg Methodist church.
Interment was made in the Curtin
cemetery where the Bellefonte lodge
Loyal Order of the Moose, of which
he was a member, was in charge.
The family and friends hereby ex-
press their appreciation of the kind-
ness of neighbors, officials and em-
ployees of the Bellefonte Lumber com-
pany during the funeral and for the
floral offerings contributed.
Stole a Car But Too Busy to be
Arrested.
Emory Fink, of Hannah Furnace, is
under five hundred dollars bail for his
appearance before the Blair county
court on the charge of stealing a car
belonging to John Carney, a trackman
on the Bald Eagle Valley railroad.
Carney always rode from his home to
where he worked, in his car, parking
the machine until his day’s work was
done. On the 14th of July when he
went to get his car it was missing but
people living near by told him that
Emory Fink had taken it. Carney
went to Tyrone and swore out a war-
rant for Fink’s arrest and the officer
sent to arrest him had a five hours’
chase among the foothills of the Alle-
gheny mountains before he finally
overtook his man in the vicinity of
Port Matilda. Fink protested against
being taken into custody on the
grounds that he “really did not have
time to be arrested.”
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Motorist Gave Life to Save Child.
Joseph Ashcroft, of Barnesboro, lost
his life last Thursday evening in order
to avoid hitting a little child on the
streets of Houtzdale. Mr. and Mrs.
Ashcroft were in the car and were
running slowly through the above
town when a woman threw a gum ball
across the roadway. Two children
started after it and the smaller of the
two ran right in front of the Ashcroft
car. To avoid hitting it Mr. Ashcroft
steered his car into the embankment
by the side of the street. The ma-
chine upset and he was caught beneath
it in such a way that a heart hemor-
rhage ensued and he died in twenty
minutes. The child was saved and
Mrs. Ashcroft escaped injury.
Law, Not War.
The national council for prevention
of war has appointed the week-end of
July 28, 29, the anniversary of the
out-break of the great war, as a time
for a world-wide demand for law, not
war. Many organizations are sharing
in this work. The ministers are asked
to take note of it in their next Sunday
services, and men and women every-
where are asked to do their part in
hastening the day when war shall be
no more. Si
JARED HARPER
HARPER.—Jared Harper one of the
last of the old-time merchants and
business men of Bellefonte, passed
away at the Bellefonte hospital on
Saturday evening. He had been in
frail health for some weeks and on
Tuesday of last week was taken to the
hospital for an operation for bladder
trouble. The operation was only mi-
nor in character but in his enfeebled
condition his system could not with-
stand the shock co-incident therewith
and he died on Saturday evening.
A son of George and Elizabeth
Kreamer Harper he was born at
Spring Bank on January 12th, 1839,
hence had reached the advanced age
of 84 years, 6 months and 9 days. His
father died when he was but four
years old and he went to live with his
sister, Mrs. George Weaver, of Wolf’s
Store, where he remained until he was
seventeen years old when he went to
Aaronsburg and became an appren-
tice to learn the trade of a wagon
maker. He worked at that trade fif-
teen years or longer then came to
Bellefonte and became a clerk in the
Harper Bros. store on Spring street,
which was owned and conducted by his
three brothers, William, Jonathan and
Simon. He spent fifteen years there
and thoroughly mastered the business
then, in connection with Harry Teats,
opened a store in the McClain block,
in the room now occupied by Cald- |
well’s plumbing establishment. A few
years later he moved his store to the
Humes block where he was located at
the time the block was destroyed by
fire in 1887. That fire occurred in the
morning+and when he saw the build-
ing was doomed he secured the room '
now occupied by Herr & Heverly and
gathering about him as much help as
possible moved what goods he could
into that room and was open for busi-
ness the same afternoon. On the com-
pletion of Crider’s Exchange Mr. Har-
per moved his store into the room now
occupied by Hazel’s grocery where he
continued in business a few years then |
sold out to his two nephews, Jerome |
and Edward Harper, the condition of |
his health rendering it necessary to |
retire from active business.
Thoroughly honest in all his deal-
ings he yet exercised remarkable
judgment of business conditions and
prospered under conditions where
many men would have met with only |
mediocre success. He was a life-long
member of the Reformed church and |
always a faithful attendant and sup- |
porter of same. '
He was the last of a notable group |
of elders of his church to go. C. M.
Bower, A. Lukenbach, C. T. Gerberich
and Jared Harper, a quartet of
churchmen of the days that seem to
have gone forever. Mr. Harper was a
ruling elder for thirty-seven years and
until his last illness every one of them
had been actively devoted to construc-
tive work in his church.
In 1860, while living at Aaronsburg,
he married Miss Annie Cronemiller
and they had two sons, both of whom
died quite ‘young. Following the
death of his first wife, or in 1895, he
married Miss Mary Wetzel, who sur-
vives with one son, John W., of Sche-
nectady, N. Y. He was the last to.
pass away of his generation of the’
Harper family.
Funeral services were held at his
late home on Thomas street at 10:30
o’clock on Wednesday morning by his
pastor, Rev. Dr. Ambrose M.
Schmidt, after which burial was made
in the Union cemetery.
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KANE.—Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen Kane,
one of the oldest women in this sec-
tion, died shortly after one o’clock
yesterady morning at the home of her
son Peter. Notwithstanding the fact
that she was a nonegenarian she en-
joyed remarkable health up to the be-
ginning of this week when she became
ill and passed away yesterday morn-
ing.
She was a daughter of Peter and
Mary Haupt Solt and was born in Nit-
tany valley on January 11th, 1831,
hence had reached the remarkable age
of 92 years, 6 months and 15 days.
When a young woman she married
William Kane and the early part of
their married life was spent in Buffa-
lo Run valley. Over fifty years ago
they moved to Bellefonte and this had
been her home ever since. Her hus-
band died many years ago but surviv-
ing her are four children, Edward
Kane, of Bellefonte; George, of Har-
risburg; Peter and Mrs. John Emel, of
Bellefonte. She also leaves one broth-
er, Jacob Solt, of Frederick, Md., one
half-sister and three half-brothers,
Mrs. Levi A. Walker, James and Con-
rad Solt, of Williamsport, and Cyrus
Solt, of Bellefonte.
Private funeral services will be held
at the Peter Kane home at 1:30 o’clock
tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon, after
which the remains will be taken to
Curtin for interment.
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{ MONGAN.—Dennis Mongan, prob- :
ably the last survivor of the old-time ed for death of George H. Waite, at |
| furnace men in and around Bellefonte,
ing as the result of a stroke of paraly-
sis. Mr. Mongan was employed as
night watchman at the plant of the
to a doctor. Before Mr. Hansen could
get him to his car he had become al-
most helpless and it was evident that
he was the victim of a slight stroke,
hence he drove as quickly as possible
to the office of Dr. Dale but the aged
gentleman suffered another stroke and
died just as the doctor's office was
reached.
Deceased was a son of Dennis and
Elizabeth Jones Mongan and was born
at Boonesboro, Va., on November 9th,
1852, hence had reached the age of
| young man he served in the U. S. ar-
i my and was in the Indian war when
but twenty-one years of age. On re-
| ceiving his discharge from the army
| he located at Sharpsburg, Md., where °
| he went to work as a furnaceman. In
| 1884 he came to Bellefonte to assist
, in the rebuilding of the Nittany fur-
| nace, but fifteen years later left that:
| plant to go to work as a furnaceman
at the Bellefonte furnace, working
there until that plant was closed for
various places but of late had been
employed as watchman at the Sutton-
Abramsen plant. In early life he was
a member of the Church of God but of
late years had been identified with the
Methodist church.
On December 21st, 1886, he married
Mrs. Jennie Solt who survives with
the following children: Dennis W., of
Wilmington, Del.; William and Mrs.
Fred Houser, of Bellefonte. He also
leaves these step-children: Mrs. J. R.
Burley, of Detroit, Mich,; Samuel and
J. L. Solt, of Altoona. He was one of
a family of eight children only one of
whom survives, namely, Christopher
C. Mongan, of Hagerstown, Md.
Revs. E. E. McKelvey and C. C.
Shuey had charge of the funeral serv-
ices which were held at ten o’clock on
Wednesday morning at his late home
on north Allegheny street, after which
burial was made in the Sunnyside
| cemetery.
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SMITH. — Augustus: Valentine
Smith, an old soldier of the Civil war,
passed away at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday
morning at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Clyde Wetzel, south of Belle-
' fonte. He had been in frail health the
past year or more as the result of a
stroke of paralysis and his death was
not unexpected.
A son of Jacob C. and Hannah
Gardner Smith he was born in Howard
on July 6th, 1839, hence had reached
the age of 84 years and 18 days. His
"boyhood life was spent in the place &f
his birth and when the Civil war broke
out he enlisted in Company A, 45th
regiment and served for three years.
Over forty years ago he came to Belle-
font and accepted a clerkship in the
Valentine store .in the Bush Arcade
and when they closed out opened a
grocery store of his own which he con-
ducted a number of years and later
was associated with the late E. T. Tu-
ten in the grocery business. Seven-
teen years ago he and his wife went
to Nelson, Nebraska, where they lived
nine years, returning to Centre coun-
ty in the fall of 1915. Since the death
of his wife he had made his home with
his daughter, Mrs. Wetzel. He was a
member of Gregg Post, No. 95, the
only organization to which he belong-
In 1876 he married Miss Emma Pi-
fer, of Howard, who passed away in
1916, but suryiving him are three
children: Harry A. of Bellefonte;
Mrs. Clyde Wetzel, and Arthur, who.
makes his home with his sister. He
also leaves one brother and two sis-
ters, J. M. Smith, of Berwick; Mrs.
Sallie Barham, of Jonesboro, Arizona,
and Mrs. Hayes Schenck, of Renovo.
Funeral services were held at the
Wetzel home at one o'clock yesterday
afternoon by Rev. M. C. Piper, after
which the remains were taken to How-
ard for burial. I
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RAY.—John C. Ray, a native of
Centre county, died on Sunday at the
Methodist home for the aged in Ty-
rone, where he had been a guest the
past seventeen months. Some five
years ago he sustained a stroke of
paralysis and although he partially
recovered so as to do some work for
several years he finally decided to en-
ter the home.
He was a son of Robert and Eliza-
beth Ray and was born in Centre
county about sixty-eight years ago.
When a young man he engaged in the
sewing machine business and for
many years lived in Lewisburg. It
was there his wife died about six years
ago. He had no children but is sur-
vived by four brothers, S. D. Ray Esq.,
of Bellefonte; George, of Mill Hall;
Calvin, of Altoona, and Ambrose, of’
Bellefonte.
The remains were taken to Lewis-
burg on Tuesday where burial was
made the same day.
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SWOOPE.—Roland D. Swoope, a
well known attorney and coal operator
of Curwensville, and a brother of Con-
gressman William I. Swoope, died on
Friday morning following an illness of
seven months, aged almost 68 years.
In addition to being recognized as one
of the ablest lawyers 'in- Clearfield
county he had various business inter-
ests in-that section of the State. His
wife and three children survive. Bur-|
ial was made at Curwensville on Mon-
day afternoon.
died quite suddenly on Saturday even-
Sutton-Abramsen Engineering compa- |
ny and went on duty Saturday even- |
ing as usual. Along about eight | regarded as even very serous. In fact
o’clock he told Mr. Hansen that he felt , he was out and around his home most
very sick and asked that he be taken | of Tuesday but shortly before six
70 years, 8 months and 21 days. As a |
! years later went to work for the Belle-
good. Since then he has worked at!
‘it.
—Subseribe for the “Watchman.”
WAITE.—The sudden and unlook-
his home on Phoenix avenue on Tues-
day night, was quite a shock to his nu-
merous friends in Bellefonte. While
he had not been in good health for a
year or more and had done little work
since last October he was around so
frequently that his condition was not
o’clock suffered a collapse. Three oth-
er sinking spells followed in quick
succession and at 9:45 o’clock he
passed away.
He was a son of Adam and Amanda
Tate Waite and was born at Barree,
Huntingdon county, on February 20th,
1859, making his age 64 years, 5
months and 4 days. When he was a
boy his parents came to Centre coun-
ty and located at Howard where as a
young man he worked in the Bernard
Lauth rolling mills. Thirty-six years
ago he came to Bellefonte and two
fonte Fuel & Supply company. It is
a matter worthy of note that during
the more than a third of a century
that he was employed there, up until
his late illness, he never missed a day
through sickness and rarely, if ever,
took a vacation. He was the one man
who could always be found on the job
and in every way possible was faith-
ful to the interest of his employers.
He was a member of the lodge of P.
0. S. of A. and the Loyal Order of the
Moose and the few social hours he
spent with his fellow members were
his only diversions. All the rest of
his time was given to his work and his
home.
In 1882 he married Miss Sarah
Sharp, of Bellefonte, who survives
with the following children: George
Waite, of Williamsport; Miss Emma,
at home; Fred, of Trafford City; John,
of Johnstown; Joseph, in San Francis-
co; Gilbert, Merrill and Ruth, at home.
He also leaves his aged mother, living
in Bellefonte, one brother and a sis-
ter, Allen Waite, of Bellefonte, and
Mrs. Harry Rhoads, of Wilkinsburg.
Funeral services will be held at his
late home at two o’clock this (Friday)
afternoon by Rev. E. E. McKelvey,
after which burial will be made in the
Union cemetery.
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WOOMER.—Jay F. Woomer, quite
well known in the western section of
Centre county, died at his home in
Juniata on Monday morning, follow-
ing an illness of some weeks with an
ulcerated stomach. He was a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Woomer and was
born in Ironsville, Blair ceunty, on
December 16th, 1869, hence was in his
fifty-fourth year. He was employed
by the Pennsylvania railroad compa-
ny in Juniata and was a member of
the P. R. R. relief association and the
Juniata Lodge of Odd Fellows.
Surviving him are his wife and two
children, Mrs. Clyde Keefer, of Ty-
rone, and Robert C., of Juniata. He
also leaves the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs. George McWilliams, of
Pennsylvania Furnace; Mrs. George
Glass, of Uniontown; Mrs. Olive Arch-
ey, of Graysville; Miss Bell, of Junia-
ta; Joseph K., of Homer's Gap; Mrs.
Herbert Lippincott, of Haddonfield,
N. J., and E. K. Woomer, of Grays-
ville.
Rev. J. O. C. McCracken had charge
of the funeral services which were
held at 2:30 o'clock on Wednesday,
burial being made in the Grandview
cemetery at Juniata.
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HERSHEY—A. J. Hershey, the old-
est known resident of Snow Shoe
township, died on July 14th at the age
of 97 years. Though he was the fath-
er of seven children he outlived them
all but one, his only survivor being
one daughter, Mrs. Hiram Shimmel,
of- New Kensington. His wife pre-
ceded him to the grave many years
ago. Mr. Hershey was buried in As-
.key’s cemetery on July 16th.
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JOHNSTON.—Mrs. Mary Stoler
Johnston died at her home at State
College last Friday, following an ill-
ness of some weeks, aged seventy
years. She is survived by two daugh-
ters, Misses Mary and Ellen, at home,
and two sisters, Mrs. John C. Eaton,
and Miss Ellen Stoler, both of Blanch-
ard. Burial was made in the Disciple
church cemetery at Blanchard on
Monday morning.
——The Bellefonte Chautauqua
closed last night after a five days’ ses-
sion. The various musical entertain-
ments and lectures were enjoyed by
all those who were able to attend, but
this was the first year that the Chau-
tauqua did not feature a band concert,
which always delighted so many peo-
ple. Though the guarantee this year
was only $1300, owing to the Chau-
tauqua being confined to five days, the
advance sale of tickets failed to cover
Only a little over one thousand
dollars resulted from the ticket sale,
which left in the neighborhood of
three hundred dollars to be made up
,| by the guarantors, or an assessment
of about five dollars each. An effort
is being made to sign up guarantors
for the return of the Chautauqua next
year, but nothing decisive had devel-
oped when the “Watchman” went to
press.
Marriage Licenses.
Clair E. Reiter, Karthaus, and Vir-
ginia Lucas, Pottersdale.
Elisha Darlington and Helen S.
Chambers, West Chester.
Ralph C. Solt and Mabel L. Heyl-
mun, Williamsport.
Forrest F. Bennett and Anna B.
Haines, Jersey Shore.
Guy C. Askey, Philipsburg, and
Goldie E. Long, Glenn Campbell.
—Subscribe for the “Watchman.”
- State Police Busy in Centre County.
Quite a number of Centre county
automobilists were caught in the state
! police dragnet spread out on the var-
{ious state highways of Centre county
(last week. Most of taem were for
| minor infractions of the highway rules
! promulgated by Secretary Wright but
it resulted in fines and costs for the
unfortunates. One of the men caught
in the net spread last Thursday on the
paved highway this ‘side of Runville
was a county official. He was held up
for running without a tail light, but
according to the men who were with
him the light was on when they left
Gum Stump and the connection had
evidently been broken while the car
was in action.
This explanation, however, was not
satisfactory to the state police who
| insisted that the man pay his fine.
The policemen volunteered the infor-
mation that they had received drastic
orders from headquarters to rigidly
enforce the rules in Centre county es-
| pecially, but was unable to explain
, why motorists of this county had been
‘ singled out as deserving of drastic ac-
i tion. Under the circumstances the
| county official paid his fine.
The complete list of those who fell
in the dragnet and who were fined by
justice of the peace J. M. Keichline is
as follows: Edward Thompson, Belle-
| fonte, driving without a tail light;
| Benjamin Aikey, Bellefonte, no tail
i light; John Curtin, Bellefonte, no tail
| light; Harold Mayes, Howard, reck-
| less driving; M. N. Swabb, Johnstown,
| no tail light; David Tressler, Belle-
i fonte, only one head light; F. T. Da-
| vidson, Snow Shoe, Intersection, no
' tail light; Samuel Vonada, Bellefonte,
no tail light; W. V. Smith and J. C.
Hockman, Bellefonte, reckless driv-
ing; George Yarnell, Mingoville, no
tail light; Ben Gordon, Bellefonte, no
tail light; Harry S. Tressler, Belle-
fonte, no tail light; F. H. Sampson,
Fleming, no registration certificate;
George Gilliland, Bellefonte, no tail
light; Dr. R. L. Capers, Bellefonte, no
tail light, and Harold Alex, Bellefonte,
no tail light.
Reformed Reunion at Lakemont Park.
Members of the Reformed churches
of Central Pennsylvania will hold
their annual reunion at Lakemont
park, Altoona, on Thursday, August
9th, and many members in Centre
county will doubtless attend.
Dr. George D. Robb, chairman, and
his efficient committee of arrange-
ments have made every provision for
a big day. A strong program has
been arranged by the committee in
charge of that work. The morning
worship will be in the casino at eleven
o’clock. Liturgical service will be in
charge of visiting ministers. Rev.
. Howard S. Fox, pastor of St. John’s
| church, Roaring Spring, will preach
i on “Elijah.”
Rev. Elmer L. Coblenz will speak
at the 2:30 service in the theatre. His
theme will be “Why Believe in the
Church?” He is recognized as one of
the ablest orators of the denomination.
H. S. Lang, who has always had
charge of sports on Reformed day,
will have new events this year, with
suitable prizes.
“The Light of the World,” a sacred
cantata first presented at the world
Sunday school convention in Japan,
will be the. evening attraction. It
will be given by a cast and chorus
from Grace Reformed church, under
the direction of Miss Maude Minster.
Darlington—Chambers.—The home
of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Chambers,
on east Curtin street, was the scene
of a quiet little wedding, at eleven
o’clock last Saturday, when their
niece, Miss Helen S. Chambers, of
West Chester, was united in marriage
to Elisha Darlington, a well known
young business man of the same place,
Rev. E. E. McKelvey, pastor of the
emony. The bride is a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward R.
Chambers and was born and spent her
girlhood in Bellefonte. For a number
of years past she has made her home
in West Chester and it is in that city
the young couple will continue to live.
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Eisenhuth—Orndorf. — Last Satur-
day morning Orvis Eisenhuth, of Penn
township, and Miss Edna Orndorf, of
Woodward, came to Bellefonte and
after securing the necessary marriage
license inquired for a minister. Rev.
Dr. Schmidt was summoned and the
young people were united in marriage
in the library in the court house, the
witnesses being register Frank Sas-
serman and Miss Winifred M. Gates.
— Just before noon yesterday D.
M. Kline drove his Studebaker car
down High street and parked it in
front of William Ott’s residence while
he went into a nearby store. The
brake failed to hold and the car ran
down High street to in front of Thal’s
store where it swerved to the left and
crashed into one of the trees, wreck-
ing the right front fender.
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——Harold Mayes, of Howard, fell
into the official drag net to catch
speeders and was fined $12.50. A
story was in circulation to the effoct
that the young man had been fined
$125 for transferring license’ tags
from his Ford runabout to a Ford
coupe without authorization of the
Highway Department, but he says
there is nothing to it.
While cleaning a revolver on
Tuesday, Herbert Justice, of Coleville,
was shot through the palm of his left
hand and the fleshy part of his left
leg. It was another case of taking it
for granted that the weapon was not
loaded. Neither of the wounds are
considered serious.
Methodist church, performing the cer- |
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Dr. R. L. Stevens joined Mrs. Stevens
and their family last week, for a short
visit at his former home in Petersburg.
—Mrs. H. C. Quigley is visiting in New
York State, a guest of her own family rel-
atives, and with Judge Quigley’'s sister,
Mrs. W. D. Horne, at Yonkers.
—Mrs. Josie Willard Hazel and her son
Edward, who had been for a short visit
with Mrs. Hazel's aunt, Mrs. William Lar-
imer, at Rockview, returned to her home in
Altoona, Wednesday.
—NMrs. Mabei Stover Williams is home on
a vacation visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Stover, of Logan street. Mrs.
Williams is a nurse in training at the Ha-
zleton State hospital.
—C. B. Nicholson, the American Lime &
Stone company’s representative in Pitts-
burgh, was in Bellefonte this week on his
first trip back since leaving with Mrs.
Nicholson, early in July.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walkey and their
young son, with Mrs. James Seibert as a
motor guest, drove to Stoyestown last
week, for an over-Sunday visit with cous.
ins of Mrs. Seibert and Mr. Walkey.
—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gramley, of Al-
toona, and Mr. and Mrs. George Emerick,
of Centre Hall, were among the out of
town relatives in Bellefonte Wednesday,
for the funeral of the late Jared Harper.
—@Gertrude, the only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Claude Dawson, of Philadelphia,
came to Bellefonte a week ago to spend the
remaining part of her school vacation with
her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Griffith, of Spring street.
—Mrs. May Turner Handley, of Buffalo,
will spend next week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Turner, of Brawn Row.
She is coming to Bellefonte for her daugh-
ter Helen, the child having been with her
grand-parents for several weeks.
—Mrs. Frank Barron, of Altoona, is vis-
iting her sister, Mrs. W. H. Johnstonbaugh
at her home at Axe Mann. Mrs. Barron
has not been in good health lately and it
is hoped that a stay of a month or so in
the environment of the old home will be
beneficial.
—NMrs. Rachel Harris, who returned to
Bellefonte two weeks ago, from an extend-
ed visit with her son in Detroit, is at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. John McCoy,
during the latter’s absence in Hagerstown.
Mrs. McCoy and her daughter Jane left a
week ago for a visit with Mrs. McCoy's
brother, in Maryland.
—The four Pennington children, Lillian,
Mary, Franklin and Charles, who had been
on a two week's visit with their aunt, Mrs.
Emma Stauffer, in Altoona, returned home
Saturday. Three of the children and their
father make their home with Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Massey, of Pine street, while the
remainder of the family are with their
grandmother, Mrs. Peter Smith, on Bishop
street.
eres.
——The Japanese beetle is a great-
(er menace to this country than the
Japanese battleships ever were.
Only four more days of trout
fishing and the agony will be over for
this season.
PLEASANT GAP.
_ Glenn Weaver, of Tyrone, is visit-
ing with his parents.
F. D. Millward and family spent
Sunday at Huntingdon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Jodon motored
to Harrisburg last week.
James Kepler is visiting with his
two brothers in Pittsburgh.
Boyd Spicher and family spent Sun-
day with friends at Tyrone.
Rev. Young and family, of Dubois-
town, are visiting with C. K. Stitzer.
Mrs. Theodore Ramsey, of Harris-
burg, is visiting with relatives in this
town.
The Sunday schools of this place
will hold their annual picnic at Hecla
park Saturday, July 28th.
George Musser, of Virginia, was a
visitor for a few days last week with
his brother, T. M. Musser.
The Pleasant Gap ball team will
hold one of their mammoth festivals
‘Saturday evening, in Noll’s grove.
Margaret Wartz, of Sunbury, also
Mr. and Mrs. William Derome, of Wil-
liamsport, are visitors at the J. C.
Mulfinger residence.
That famous bird, the Stork, flew
over our town this week and left a
nine pound baby boy at the home of
Edward Mulfinger; also one at the
home of Guy Wells.
So many of our former employees
of the penitentiary are worrying since
their unexpected suspension, and fre-
quently ask, when will work be re-
sumed? This is a conundrum. To
“a man up a tree” the present pros.
pects look dark, dismal, gloomy and
discouraging. An appropriation of
$450,000 passed the Legislature, but
when Governor Pinchot began his
shaving down process from necessity,
as it is alleged, on account of insuffi-
cient available funds, his Excellency
lopped off $205,000 from the original
allowance, leaving a balance of $245,-
000. The first move on the checker
board will likely be a complete reor-
ganization from top to bottom and
numerous changes may result. For
the present it looks anything but en-
couraging so far as resumption is con-
cerned. It is to be regretted that so
many have been thrown out of em-
ployment; they however, have the con-
solation of knowing that there is an
abundance of labor in sight all over
the land.
Even a Donkey Will Listen to Good
Advice Yet May Not Heed.
Some say, “The road to hell is pav-
ed with good intentions.” Not having
made the trip, I don’t know but I do
know that thousands suffering from
eye strain, having been advised by
their physicians and friends to consult
a reliable optometrist and get cor-
rectly fitted glasses if so advised.
Many failed to heed the advice of
their physicians until an operation
was necessary.
Dr. Eva B. Roan, Optometrist. Li-
censed by the State Board.
Bellefonte every Wednesday after-
noon, and Saturday 9 a. m. to 4:30 p.
m. Rooms 14 and 15 Temple Court
building.
State College every day except
Saturday. Both phones. 68-1