5 Bellefonte, Pa., January 11, 1924.
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REVIEW OF THE “BLACK AND
WHITE REVUE.”
A Delightful and Charming Syncopa-
tion of Music, Dancing, Fun
and Frolic.
Surprisingly good, refreshingly en-
tertaining and artistically finished is
really not extravagant when used to
sum up the general impression of the
Black and White Revue, the all girl
show, presented at Garman’s Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings by the
young women of the town.
A large and very fashionable au-
dience greeted the rise of the curtain
on the opening night and while a sur-
prise had been promised few of them
anticipated such a striking setting.
The entire stage was black and white,
the fifty or more girls of the chorus,
seated in pyramid, wore black and
white picture hats, middy blouses with
black collars and ties, with white
skirts, black stockings and white
shoes. Just the right dash of color
was given to the scene by the pink
gown and red hat of the interlocutor,
Miss Cecelia Moerschbacher. Before
the expressions of surprised delight
had died away in the auditorium the
opening chorus floated out over the
foot lights with a verve that told that
a real show was on. Then came the
first group of ends, Anne Straub,
Anna Badger, Kathryn Love and Mrs.
Frederick Reynolds. Naturally our
women readers will want to know how
they were dressed, but we can’t tell
you. They were gowned—all but one
—indeseribably and you can put your
wits to working any way you like and
they won’t conjure up anything more
ridiculous. The one who wasn’t gown-
ed at all was not in Eve’s raiment, oh
no! She was in knickers.
With the “ladies be seated” of the
interlocutor came the premiere ends,
Mrs. Clarence Williams and Mrs. Gus.
Heverly, riding on Kiddie ears and di-
rected by a midget traffic cop with
semaphore in the person of Charlotte
Walker. After the uproar at their
droll appearance had subsided Mrs.
Mabie sang “Roses of Picardy” beau-
tifully and earned an enthusiastic en-
core. The next song was an end one
“Stingo, Stungo” by Mrs. Heverly. It
made a great hit, not at all because of
the voice but because of the real com-
edy in putting it over. Mrs. Fitzpat-
rick sang “Out from the Dusk,” a
ballad for which her lyric soprano
voice was peculiarly adapted; respond-
ing with a very artistically rendered
encore. Two end songs followed:
“Your Good Man Friday,” by Anne
Straub, and “My Syncopated Melody
Man,” by Mrs. Clarence Williams.
Both were inimitable and sung and
acted with more of the professional
than amateur interpretation; the
dancing of Mrs. Williams being es-
pecially graceful and intricate.
All through the opening session the
ends sparkled with a line of “patter”
that was new and full of convulsive
local hits.
The olio or part II of the show was
really the Revue. It started with a
“Bit of Spain” featuring Mrs. Robert
Walker with a Spanish song and
dance, supported by a costume chorus
comprising Mary Katz, Stella Cohen,
Elizabeth Hunter and Helen Brown.
It was an exceedingly artistic num-
ber, both as to dancing and singing
and was entirely unruffied even though
a bit of the lingerie worn by the lead
failed to linger where it was supposed
to while she was fandangoing.
“The Virginia Ladies of 1866” had
a reminiscent touch of old songs, old
styles but sweet, young voices. The
plantation ladies: were Mrs. Mabie,
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Harry Meyer
and Mrs. Charles Garbrick. The
Mammys were Miss Helen Schaeffer,
Mrs. Eben Bower, Mrs. Charles R.
Beatty and Mrs. George Bible. As a
double quartette they sang “Carry Me
Back to Old Virginia” and “Old
Black Joe” most effectively.
“Monsieur Zebe,” the world famed
prestidigitateur, Mrs. Earl Hoffer, in
a frock coat, plug hat and Van Dyke,
did a lot of prestidigitatin’ to the
amusement of the audience. She
wasn’t there to outdo Keller or Her-
man, but she made a lot more fun for
Bellefonters than either of the real
magicians could.
Mrs. Clarence Williams and Miss
Nina Lamb featured in a boy and girl
dancing act with “Bambalina” as the
musical offering. As Mrs. Williams
had already revealed her grace in fan-
ey dancing and Miss Lamb proved a
most capable partner the act was re-
peatedly called back.
“The American Sport Girls” were
right up to the minute. Miss Cecelia
Moerschbacher sang the role calling
them in revue and came Ida Fisher
en skiis, Irene Gross as the riding
girl, Rose Carpeneto as the tennis
girl, Margaret Mignot as the skating
girl, Margaret Bower, as the bathing
girl and Magdalene Sunday as the
golf girl. Mr. Ziegfeld may think he
has the last thing in beauties, always
in his Follies, but Florence has
never been to Bellefonte and has nev-
er seen that chic bunch.
The “Dance of Long Ago” was in-
troduced by Mrs. James Craig and
featured the old dances; first the
waltz exemplified by Mrs. Fred-
erick Daggett and Mildred Wag-
ner, the latter in a most clever
male disguise. The second nv mber
was a dainty little minuel by
Mary Louise Walker, Betty Casebeer,
Dorothy Runkle, Sara Bullock, Henri-
etta Hunter, Louise Meyer, Rebecca
Dorworth and Dorothy Wilkinson. Of
course the little folks are always
charming and the stately grace of
these little actors was especially so.
The rollicking tuneful “My Dutch
Lady,” with Kathryn Love, Mrs.
Frederick Reynolds, Mrs. Alex Morris,
Kathryn Allison, Sara Ray, Dorothy
Mallory and Mrs. Robert Walker lead-
ing went with a bang and a dash that
started all feet to shuffling and was in
pleasing contrast with the rather
stately and artistic numbers that pre-
ceded it. And it proved but the intro-
duction to the whirling, tuneful finale
provided by “The Bellefonte Girls”
who were Kathryn Meyer, Betty Zer-
by, Kathryn Johnson, Betty Musser,
Ruth Miller, Mary Woodring, Martha
Johnson, Elizabeth Baney, Kathryn
Bullock and Virginia Cruse. There
was a real pony ballet. Fresh beauty,
lithe figures daintily clad, and sweet
voices, it danced in and out of the pic-
ture so nicely and gracefully that
when the curtain dropped the audi-
ence was appealing for more and
more.
A review of the Revue would not be
complete without referring to a few
of the things that really made it so
great a success. First, it was a wom-
an’s show. The dainty, clean cos-
tumes, the artistry shown in every act
and the finish as to detail in every-
thing that was done plainly revealed
the painstaking care of woman’s way
of doing things. Second it ought to
be recorded as another triumph for
Mrs. Russel Blair. She is ever get-
ting up something for something and
while all of her undertakings have
been successful this was more. With
the capable helpers she was able to
gather about her the Black and White
Revue has set a mark that is going
to ber hard for even that party of suc-
cessful producers to surpass.
The startling denouement, just at
the finale of the opening, when Mrs.
Heverly’s kiddie car bucked unex-
pectedly and left her floundering on
the floor, wasn’t in the “business” of
the play, but it was great stuff for the
audience.
Down in the pit, never for a mo-
ment in the limelight and contribut-
ing something that few regard as im-
portant as it is, sat the orchestra sus-
taining and leading the singers most
effectively. = Amateur singers lean
heavily at times on their accompani-
ment and if it doesn’t work with con-
fidence frequent breaks occur. This
orchestra had the confidence because
Mrs. Louis Schad was playing the lead
violin and all who have heard her
know what that meant in the way of
musical support.
A dainty little touch that gave fin-
ish to the production was the employ-
ment of the pages, Helen Mallory and
Mabel Watson, dressed in white harle-
quins, who did their work as deftly as
trained stage hands.
While it is too early to make an ac-
curate estimate of the net receipts of
the two night's performances it is
thought that nearly $900 will be clear-
ed; this including the profit on the
advertising program.
— ween eee
“Happiness” Coming.
Lovers of clean, uplifting plays will
be given a rare opportunity to see the
Elias Day players in “Happiness,”
written by Hartley Manners, author
of “Peg 0’ My Heart.” It is a play
of the same order and carries with it
a fine lesson. Jennie, the little shop
girl, is one of the best characters
seen in any play in the last twenty
years and the story is interwoven
around the lives of “just human be-
ings.” Happiness abounds with
laughs, with here and there a tragic
touch so that it is closer to the old
saying “you laugh one minute and
weep the next” than any other play
in recent years. Mr. Day has produc-
ed it with the same attention to de-
tail as was displayed in the original
production. There are three acts and
an epilogue and in the epilogue much
cause for rejoicing with little Jennie
in the fulfillment of her ambitions.
It has a universal appeal to people
in every walk of life.
The play will be rendered Tuesday
evening, January 15th, at 8:15 o’clock,
as the fourth number in the Y. M. C.
A. Lyceum course. Special stage ar-
rangements will be provided in the
court house to enable the audience to
view the professional actors to the
best advantage. Admission 75 cents.
No reserved seats.
John Haldeman Paroled.
John Haldeman who, at the Decem-
ber term of court plead guilty to
bootlegging and was sentenced to pay
a fine of one dollar and serve from
thirty to sixty days in the county jail,
was released on a six month’s parole
at noon on Tuesday, with the under-
standing that he go to work at his old
job at the Whiterock quarries and
contribute to the support of his fam-
ily. Of course he is expected to have
a strict regard for the law in the fu-
ture.
—Subseribe fer the “Watchman.”
MOORE.—Howard A. Moore, for
many years a, well known resident and one of the few remaining old-time |
druggist, of Howard, died at the Lock
Haven hospital at 3:25 o'clock on | Monday evening at the home of his
MEWSHAW. — Dennis Mewshaw,
furnace men, died at eight o’clock on
"A Brief Letter from Dr. North in
Yokohama Harbor.
Yokohama, Japan, Oct. 9, 1923.
Wednesday afternoon, after ten day’s daughter, Mrs. Thomas Caldwell, on Dear Home Folks:
illness with internal trouble.
He was a son of Agnew and Mary |
Furey Moore and was born at Pleas-
ant Gap on March 15th, 1854, hence
was in his seventieth year. His boy- |
hood days were spent at Pleasant Gap
where he attended the public schools
during the winter and when old
enough assisted his father as a car-
penter during the summer. When
eighteen years of age he went to
Milesburg and entered the drug store
of the late C. H. Else to learn the
drug business. Three years later he
established his drug store at Howard
where he lived ever since. During his
residence in that place he served as
town clerk, school director and coun-
cilman. He also served three terms
in succession as postmaster, notwith-
standing the fact that he was a Dem
ocrat in politics. He was a member
of the Lick Run Lodge I. O. O. F. and
the Bellefonte Lodge of Masons. He
became a member of the Presbyterian
church about two years ago and had
since been a faithful attendant.
In 1876 he married Miss Laura Ry-
man, of Milesburg, who survives with
three children, Claude C., of Philadel-
phia; Mrs. Walter Jenkins, at home,
and Chester A., of Watsontown. He
also leaves two brothers and four sis-
ters, namely: Mrs. Abraham Weber,
of Howard; Miss Mary, Mrs. John
Balleau and Mrs. Emma Senn, of
Spokane, Wash.; Thomas Moore, of
Philadelphia, and Ralph, of Los An-
geles, Cal.
Funeral services will be held at his |
late home at Howard at two o'clock
tomorrow afternoon by Rev. Brown, !
after which burial will be made in the
Schenck cemetery.
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WETZLER.—Mrs. May F. Wetzler,
wife of John Wetzler, died at her
home near Milesburg, at three o’clock
on Sunday morning following a long
illness. In fact she had been confin-
ed to bed most of the time since Oc-
tober, 1922.
She was a daughter of Israel and
Jane Frieze and was born on Febru-
ary 22nd, 1881, hence was almost for- ,
ty-three years old. She married Mr.
Wetzler about eighteen years ago and
he survives with five children, Lewis,
Isabel, Louise, Jean and Charlotte.
She also leaves one brother and three
sisters, namely: Allison Frieze, of
Turtle Creek, Indiana county; Mrs.
Harry Charles, of Milesburg; Mrs.
Frank Brady, of Allentown, and Mrs.
John Sliker, of Altoona.
She was a member of the Baptist
church and Rev. B. F. Croft had
charge of the funeral services which
were held at her late home at 2:30
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, burial
being made in the cemetery at Curtin.
|
SCHOLL. — Mrs. Rebecca Jane
Scholl, widow of the late William
Scholl, of Potter township, died on
Saturday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. S. S. Kreamer, at Lewis-
town, following an extended illness. |
Her maiden name was Rebecca Kep- |
hart and she was born near Zion, this
county, seventy-four years ago. The
greater part of her married life was
spent on a farm near Centre Hall.
Her husband died a number of years
ago but surviving her are two chil-
dren, John C. Scholl, of Altoona, and
Mrs. Kreamer, of Lewistown. She al-
so leaves three sisters, Mrs. Sarah
Kline, of Bellefonte; Mrs. David Wag-
ner, of Lemont, and Mrs. Julia Stover, !
in Wichita, Kansas. The remains
were brought to Centre county and
buried at Farmer’s Mills ox Tuesday.
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GINGRICH.—Mrs. Ellen
Gingrich, widow of the late William ,
Henry Gingrich, died at her home at
Linden Hall on New Year’s morning,
following an illness of four months.
Her maiden name was Ellen Stover |
and she was born at Rock Springs on
July 12th, 1850, hence was in her sev- |
enty-fourth year. All her marri
life was spent at Linden Hall. Her '
husband died three years ago but sur-
viving her are six children, Earl H.
and Rhone S., living on the home
farm; Mrs. Samuel Cramer and Mrs.
Peter P. Hassel, of State College;
Rosella and Arlene, of Reading. She
was a member of the Lutheran church
and Rev. W. J. Wagner had charge of
the funeral services which were held
at 9:30 o'clock on Saturday morning,
burial being made at Tusseyville.
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TIERNEY.—Mrs. Anna E. Tierney,
wife of Ethon Tierney, died on Mon-
day at her home at Lyontown, follow-
ing a brief illness. She was a daugh-
ter of Lawrence and Elizabeth Bath-
urst and was born at Curtin sixty-one
years ago. In addition to her hus-
band she is survived by the following
children: Constance and Mrs. Curtis
Tressler, at home; Mrs. John Reed,
Elsie and Charles, of Bellefonte, and
Mrs. E. W. Helburg, of Ridgway. Sur-
viving brothers and sisters are Mrs.
Charles Meyers and Mrs. E. W. Dur-
kee, of Philipsburg; Mrs. Amanda
Wheatley, of Chicago; John Bathurst,
of Bellwood, and Jacob, of Pittsburgh.
Burial was made at Curtin yesterday
afternoon. y
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STOVER.—Mitchell I. Stover died
at the Altoona hospital on Saturday
morning as the result of a stroke of
paralysis sustained two days previous.
He was born at Pine Grove Mills on
January 4th, 1859, making his age 65
years and 1 day. For thirty-eight!
years he had been a resident of Altoo-
na, where he was employed as a car
inspector. He is survived by his wife
and six children, also two sisters.
Burial was made in the Greenwood
cemetery, Altoona, on Monday after-
noon.
i with three children.
his mother, Mrs. Mary Derstine, of
Louise j,
north Spring street.
He was seventy-five years old on
December 31st and was born at Elk
Ridge, Md. As a young man he learn-
ed the occupation of a furnace-man
and after coming to this State worked
near Harrisburg, later going to the
old Logan furnace, at Lewistown,
then moved to Milesburg, eventually
coming to Bellefonte. This was thir-
ty-five or more years ago and while
“his family made this their home ever
since Mr. Mewshaw worked in the
puddling mills at Hollidaysburg,
Reading and other places until de-
clining years compelled him to give
up the strenuous labor.
ber of years he had made his home
with a daughter at Sunbury but the
past nine months had been spent with
his children in Bellefonte.
His wife, who prior to her marriage
was Miss Susan Hipple, of Harris-
burg, died over twenty years ago, but
surviving him are six daughters,
namely: Mrs. Alfred Tate, of Punx-
sutawney; Mrs. Thomas Caldwell, of
Bellefonte; Mrs. Samuel Osman, of
Sunbury; Mrs. Andrew Engle, of
Bellefonte; Mrs. Fred Geren, of
Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss Elizabeth,
in Pittsburgh.
Funeral services were held on Wed-
nesday afternoon by Rev. M. DePui
Maynard, of the Episcopal church,
after which burial was made in the
Union cemetery.
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DERSTINE.—Lee Derstine, a na-
tive of Bellefonte, died at the Blair
county hospital, Altoona, on Tuesday
as the result of a stroke of paralysis
sustained three years ago. He was
born in Bellefonte thirty-seven years
ago and all his boyhood life was spent
here. Some twelve or fifteen years
ago he went to Altoona where for a
number of years he was employed as’
a chauffeur. He married Miss Edna
Wilson, of Bellefonte, who survives
He also leaves
Bellefonte. The remains were brought
to Bellefonte on Wednesday morning
"and taken to the Derstine home on
Lamb street where funeral services
were held yesterday morning, after
which burial was made in the Union
cemetery.
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BAILEY.—Lewis F. Bailey, a well
known resident of Aaronsburg, died
very suddenly last Saturday morning
as the result of heart trouble, with
which he suffered for several years,
aged 59 years, 10 months and 23 days.
He is survived by his wife and three
children, Charles, of Mifflinburg; Mus.
Kate Greninger, of State College, and
Philip, of Philipsburg. He also leaves
four sisters, Mrs. A. F. Bower, of
Aaronsburg; Mrs. Joseph Alters, of
Bellefonte; Mrs.
Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Daniel Long,
of Nittany. Burial was made in the
Lutheran cemetery at Aaronsburg on
Wednesday afternoon.
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FULTZ.—George B. Fultz, a native
of Centre county, died at the Altoona
born at Pennsylvania Furnace on
February 27th, 1862, hence was al-
company. In 1883 he married Miss
Gertrude McHale who survives with
seven children as well as two sisters.
Burial was made in St. John’s ceme-
tery, Altoona, on Wednesday morn-
Extension Conference at State
College.
County farm agent, J. N. Robinson
went up to State College yesterday to i
attend the annual agricultural exten-
and will. continue one week. Each
year the entire extension staff, com-
posed of specialists and county
agents, get together for a week to dis-
cuss and plan a constructive agricul-
tural program for the year.
Economical production and market-
ing will be given major consideration
this year and several authorities on
these subjects will address the gath-
ering. Theodore Macklin, marketing
expert from the University of Wis-
: consin, will be on hand for the open-
ing day to present his views on the
basic facts that underlie the success-
ful marketing of farm products.
Macklin has made a study of market-
ing organizations in all parts of the
United States, has written a book on
the marketing of farm products, and
has acted in an advisory capacity for
many successful marketing projects
in the Middle west.
Different phases of the farmer's
economic and marketing problems
will be taken up by several of the ex-
tension specialists. D. P. Weaver,
assistant director of agricultural ex-
tension, will discuss the farm price
situation, on which he has spent a
year of detailed investigation. “Fifty
Years of Farmer's Organizations”
will be taken up by H. G. Nissley,
specialist in rural economics. W. DB.
Connell, E. L. Moffitt, G. G. Weber,
D. R. Pheasant and H. N. Reist, all of
whom have spent a year of study on
the economic phases of their specia’
lines, will present “up to the minute”
facts to the conference.
Following the conference, the coun-
ty agents and specialists will journey
to the farm products show, at Harris-
burg, where they will take charge of
the county exhibits and the education-
al display of The Pennsylvania State
College.
For a num- |
Jared Mowery, of :
| We have been in Yokohama harbor
since last Thursday. We sail at noon
today. Ordinarily the T. K. K. ships
! remain here only three days, but when
{ we arrived our Japanese crew all de-
serted to find their friends and fami-
lies. The Chinese have been doing all
i the work. We have taken advantage
{ where. he spent a number of years ; of the time here to visit surrounding
| territory. Some went to Nikko and
| Hamakura. I have confined my wan-
derings to Tokyo and Yokohama.
{ - I had intended mailing these letters
in Kobe, but the S. S. President Mec-
Kinley is just entering the slip, and I
i want to get this letter off, fragmen-
tary though it be, before we leave and
they leave. What you have read in
the American newspapers about loss
! of property hasn’t been exaggerated.
| It is almost impossible to exaggerate
the condition of Yokohama. Only one
building in the whole city, it is re-
ported, was undamaged. Appearances
corroborate the statement. It is said
that the loss in Tokyo and Yokohama
totals at least 2,000,000,000 yen, or $1,-
000,000,000. The number of lives lost is
now reported to be 150,000. Housing
conditions are such that there seems
to be little real suffering. Food
seems to be sufficient to keep the pop-
ulace from starvation. It is possible
to buy food anywhere on the streets
of Tokyo or Yokohama. Danger from
pestilence seems to have been reduc-
ed to a minimum. Although many
people go about with handkerchiefs or
other protection over their mouths
and noses, there are more who do not.
The removal of debris is constant-
ly going on. Dynamiting of unsafe
buildings and standing walls is of dai-
ly occurrence. The harbor is badly
damaged. The customs pier, where
all liners are accustomed to stop, is
only about half standing. Daily the
diver is fishing out automobiles con-
taining bodies of those who were
drowned at the time of the earth-
quake. The report of a tidal wave
was unfounded. What made the de-
struction so complete, however, was
the typhoon that accompanied the
quake. Those who were not killed by
; the falling of buildings, but were pin-
ned under the wreckage, were in most
| cases burned to death because rescu-
ers could not reach them before the
{high wind brought the flames and
! burned them up.
Most of the refugees went to Kobe
{and other nearby towns and cities. I
have talked with several survivors,
and have some interesting tales to tell
when I have time to go into detail.
Gradually the survivors are returning
to the city.
We experienced a slight quake the
other night which shook the ship a
little. Otherwise we have had no
personal experiences with these phe-
nomena.
We are all well. Will write more
details later.
SARA and BILL.
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| State College Radio Program.
: Broadcasting from the State Col-
| lege radio station (WPAB) was re-
; hospital on Sunday morning following | sumed on Monday morning and will
| a brief illness. He was a son of Fred- be continued until further announce-
‘erick and Catherine Fultz and was ment. Radio bugs in Bellefonte and
{ Centre county, as well as throughout
. the State, should tune in and hear the
most sixty-two years of age. He 'good things sent out from State. Fol-
went to Altoona as a young man and | lowing is the program for tomorrow
for many years worked in the Juniata ' and Monday nights:
shops of the Pennsylvania railroad |
Friday, January 11.—Music
artists. “Going to College,” talk by W. S.
| Hoffman, registrar of the college. News
| items of general interest.
| Monday, January 14.—“Farm and Gar-
‘ den” program: “Some Accomplishments
in Agriculture in 1923,” by M. 8. McDow-
i ell, director of agricultural extension;
' “Legumes—The Soil Builders,” by Profes-
sor F. D. Gardner, head of the agronomy
{ department. Agricultural news items.
{ Music by student artists.
——The board of inspectors of the
sion conference which opens today western penitentiary are considering
ment worker at the Rockview peni-
tentiary to handle the bulk of the
reform work now resting upon the
' shoulders of the prison chaplain, Just
how a settlement worker would go
‘about trying to reform the wards of
the State we know not, but there is
every probability that he will find an
open field in which to practice his arts
. of reformation. True it is that some
;men in the State penal institutions
' get there through one false step or an
unfortunate chain of circumstances,
| and these are good subjects for refor-
| mation; but the average prisoner is a
man of criminal instincts and to re-
form him is a ponderous undertaking.
Should a settlement worker be placed
at Rockview it will not do away with
the customary religious services held
on Sundays by the prison chaplain.
| the advisability of placing a settle-
|
Mrs. Harry Shivery is in the
Bellefonte hospital, suffering from
the effects of a fall from the porch of
the Miss Rachel Marshall home, on
| Spring street, Wednesday evening.
. Being a large woman, Mrs. Shivery
was badly bruised, though it is
thought no bones are broken.
Marriage Licenses.
* Theodore G. Williams and Elizabeth
P. Hite, Lemont.
! Clyde V. Rogers and Marie V. Al-
exander, Unionville.
Frank Weaver has purchased
the first house in the Twitmire row on
| Water street, expecting to make it his
home.
——Communion services in the
Presbyterian church on Sunday, will
' be in charge of Rev. T. W. Young,
by student ;
ny a RE SRL CEH PSR ith,
The Upper Bald Eagle Organizing to
Urge Improvement in the Valley.
Under the leadership of the Com-
munity Welfare Association of Port
Matilda the people of the upper Bald
Eagle valley are concentrating on a
movement to have the highway
through the valley improved. The
part of it known as route 107 extend-
ing from Milesburg to Port Matilda is
the part they are especially interested
in, but will co-operate with any others
moving to secure a better roadway
clear through from Lock Haven to
Tyrone.
At a meeting last Friday night W.
E. Williams was chosen chairman of
a general committee that will under-
take to crystalize sentiment in favor
of permanent improvement and urge
action by the Highway Department.
Few routes in Pennsylvania, we
opine, lend themselves so naturally to
improvement as does the fifty-eight
mile run from Lock Haven to Tyrone.
It is straight, almost, as the crow flies,
has no grades of consequence and
very few dangerous curves to elimi-
nate. Some work has been done.
From Tyrone to Bald Eagle and from
Snow Shoe Intersection to Milesburg
it is concrete. There are two miles of
old asphalt macadam just west of
Howard and the piece from Mill Hall
to Lock Haven is permanent. For
the most part all the rest of the road
surface is merely scraped shale or
sand.
The portion from Snow Shoe Inter-
section to Bald Eagle has been oiled
several times with the result that it
was less slippery after summer rains
than before, but the frosts and freezes
of fall and spring cause it to eut up
so that it is sometimes impassable.
We are heartily in accord with the
Port Matilda undertaking. The peo-
ple of the Bald Eagle valley pay tax-
es, they have a main artery of travel
straight through the county that
could be permanently improved to the
advantage and pleasure of people
traveling from all parts of the State,
as well as themselves.
On Wednesday H. C. Williams, Ed-
gar Williams, W. J. Woodring, H. S.
Williams and J. T. Henry, of Port,
and George W. Bullock, of Unionville,
were in Bellefonte to interest our
Board of Trade and others in their
project. They were cordially receiv-
ed everywhere and given assurance of
hearty co-operation in every way pos-
sible.
Tonight, at 8:15 there will be a
community meeting in the Grange
hall at Unionville to arouse that sec-
tien to action. The Hon. Thomas
| Beaver, with several others from here
{are going up to personally assure the
i people that Bellefonte will do her
. part.
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BIRTHS.
Rhoades—On December 1, to Mr.
iand Mrs. Lee E. Rhoades, of Spring
| township, a son, William Lee.
i Snook—On December 4, to Mr. and
| Mrs. Raymond Snook, of Fleming, 2
i daughter, Elinor Ruth.
| Coraggio—On December 4, to Mr.
{ and Mrs. Peter A. Coraggio, of Pleas-
i ant Gap, a son, Joseph.
i Decker—On December 4, to Mr. and
Mrs. George M. Decker, of Bellefonte,
a daughter, Helen Louise.
Fry—On December 3, to Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd B. Fry, of Bellefonte, a
son, Lewis Marshall.
Shilling—On December 12, to >».
and Mrs. J. Frank Shilling, of Belie-
fonte, a son, James Irvin.
Rossman—On December 19, to Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Rossman, of Coleville,
a daughter, Mary Ellen.
Steele—On December 21, to Mr.
and Mrs. M. O. Steele, of Bellefonte,
!'a son, Miles Oscar.
Rainer—On December 17, to Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Rainer, of Bellefonte,
a son.
Berardis—On December 19, to Mr.
and Mrs. Otavio Berardis, of Belie-
fonte, a daughter, Celia Helen.
Miller—On December 21, to Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph A. Miller, of Belle-
fonte, a daughter, Lorraine Della.
Thomas—On December 31, to Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Thomas, of Bellefonte,
a son.
Kane.—On December 31, to Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Kane, of Bellefonte, a
son, Herbert.
Dean—On Dece 1ber 30, to Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Dean, of Bellefonte, a
daughter, Mabel Anne.
Peece—On December 29, to Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Peece, of Bellefonte, 2a
son, John William.
Korman—On December 27, to Mr.
and Mrs. William B. Korman, of Belle-
fonte, a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth.
Hockenberry—On December 4, to
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hockenberry, of
Pleasant Gap, a son, LeRoy Elwood.
Cathcart—On December 28, to Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Cathcart, a son, Wal-
ter Jr.
Arrested for Arson.
Last Thursday's Altoona Tribune
contained the following item:
John C. Marks, foriuer Centre
county farmer, was arrested at the
home of his son, John C. Marks Jr.,
in Juniata Gap, yesterday by private
W. J. Lystey, of the state police, on
a charge of arson and attempt to ce-
fraud an insurance company.
Marks, who is 58 years old, is al-
leged to have burned the barn and
house standing on his farm near
Bellefonte on December 20. He will
be taken to Bellefonte today by the
state folie where according to Marks
he will waive a hearing and enter bail
for court.
The state police have been working
on the case for some time, going to
the scene of the fire and making an
i investigation and taking photographs.
Marks is alleged to have made a
number of attempts to burn his prop-
erty. He is also alleged to have re-
leased a valuable horse from the
burning barn and allowed two others
‘quartered in the barn to burn te
death.