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IN THE CELESTIAL KINGDOM.
Dr. North Writes of Shanghai and the
First Stage of Journey Up
Yangtsze River.
722 Avenue Joffre, Shanghai, China.
October 21st, 1923.
Dear Home Folks:
We landed in Shanghai last Monday
night, about six or seven o’clock, but
we have been living so strenuous a
life since our arrival that we have
done nothing in the line of corres-
pondence with our friends at home
beyond a few postcards. I do not ex-
pect to be able to write a long letter
even now, before we leave for Han-
kow, but I suppose a few words will
be better than none.
We reached the Customs Jetty just
at nightfall. The confusion was al-
most beyond description. Every pas-
senger was looking for his baggage,
and at the same time trying to keep
out of the way of the coolies who
were carrying it. Mrs. Lacy and
some of the other good Methodists
met us and saw that we were convey-
ed safely to the Methodist compound,
_ where we are waiting, or rather stop-
ping with the Lacys. On the morn-
ing before our arrival we received a
radiogram from the Syracuse unit,
welcoming us to China. You see our
reception was thoroughly hospitable.
Shanghai is a most interesting city.
It is, they tell us, no more China,
however, than New York is America.
It is divided into three sections: The
International city, the French conces-
sion, and the Chinese city. Each has
its own government.
We have spent most of our time
shopping and preparing for the river
trip. Our first lessons in bargaining
have convinced us that there are pos-
sibilities of our becoming quite Se-
mitic in traits. In a later letter I
hope to tell some of the interesting
experiences we have had.
Our newly made acquaintances in-
clude Mr. and Mrs. Yard, Dr. and Mrs.
Lacy, Miss Oldroyd, Miss Bosworth,
Mr. and Mrs. Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. Main
and Mr. and Mrs. Vanderburgh. Some
of you may know some of them. Mr.
Yard is the centenary secretary for
China. Dr. Lacy is one of the princi-
pal men on the Finance committee.
Mrs. Lacy welcomes all the new
Methodist missionaries. Miss Bos-
worth is the secretary of the Metho-
dist-Presbyterian Book Co. Miss Old-
royd is Dr. Lacy’s secretary. Mr.
Kerr is manager of the Mission Book
Co. Mr. Main is the Methodist mis-
sion treasurer. Mr. Vanderburgh is
the manager of the Mission photo bu-
reau.
We have taken many views, but will
not be able to send all we want to un-
til we reach our final destination.
Others we may send, on the way to
Sczechuan.
On the river steamers we shall have
time for a good deal of writing. In
the meantime remember us for what
we are going to do in the writing line.
So much is interesting that we are
discouraged from beginning. We
could not possibly tell it all. The pic-
tures will tell much. They are not
what they might be, for the camera is
new to me, and the films do not keep
well on the ocean voyage. You may
hope for something better later.
SAILING UP THE RIVER.
On the Yangtsze, Oct. 25, 1923.
‘While all, or almost all, the rest of
the passengers are taking their after-
noon siesta, I'll take advantage of the
stillness to write down some of my
experiences during the past weeks.
First of all I want to tell of our trip
up the river to this point, because it
is fresh in my mind.
After a pleasant, but strenuous,
week in Shanghai, we sailed on board
the S. S. Leunho, of the Indo-China
Steam Navigation company, for Han-
kow. But before we sailed we had an
experience that equaled one of the
strenuous days in America. New
customs regulations are in force in
Shanghai and in China generally,—
or rather, I should say that old laws
have been revived. We were told that
we must have our baggage passed by
the customs before leaving Shanghai.
Therefore, Lewis Havermale and I
went to the office about 3:15 to attend
to the matter. The customs closes at
four. The place was thronged with
Chinese anxious to get their turn be-
fore closing time. We went to one
desk and got a blank. When we had
filled it out we took it upstairs to
another desk where we had it check-
ed, only to find that we must pay ex-
port duty on household goeds and
stores bought in Shanghai. Then we
took it downstairs to another desk to
have the duty computed. When we
had done this we found it necessary
to go to the bank to pay the duty, a
sum of some $35.00 Mex. The bank
closes at four. It was then after four.
Havermale rushed to the bank. While
he was gone a man at the first desk
told me that before he could let the
goods go it would be necessary to
have a shipping permit from the
steamship company. I rushed to the
steamship company’s office. I got
back to find that Lewis was trying to
straighten out a tangle made by the
bank, which had reckoned in taels
what we had reckoned in Mexican dol-
lars. By borrowing all the money I
had and taking what he had, Lewis
managed in a way yet to be ascertain-
ed by me to get the shipping permit
stamped by the Customs. Then we
rushed to get our goods to the wharf
When we had them on board we found
that the shipping permit was neces-
sary only for freight, and that be-
cause we had listed our baggage on
the permit, it would be necessary to
pay freight on our baggage. We reg-
istered a protest with the chief offi-
cer of the ship, and today he told us
that he would fix things up with the
company’s office at Hankow. If we
had known on Monday what we know
now, we could have got along without !
any shipping permit, and possibly
without paying any duty, for Ray-
mond Pilcher went through customs
directly behind us and got away with-
out any payment whatever. Exper-
ience is a good, but costly teacher.
We left Monday night about mid-
night—possibly later. I did not stay
up very late after my afternoon with
the customs. We awoke in the morn-
ing to find ourselves on a river so
wide that it was almest impossible to
see either shore. In fact, I am of the
opinion that there are places where
land cannot be seen at all. This is
the Woosung, a river formed by the
confluence of the Whangpoo, on which
Shanghai is situated, and the Yang-
tsze. In reality it is nothing more or
less than the mouth of the Yangtsze.
As we proceeded the river narrowed
until we got into the Yangtsze prop-
er. For a long distance the land on
either side was low and flat—flooded
every spring, I suppose. Later the
hills began to appear, at first some
distance back from the river; later
coming closer. The first town which
I particularly noticed was Chinkiang.
We reached here in the early morn-
ing and stopped for a few minutes. A
peculiarity of the ports along the
Yangtsze is that instead of a wharf
built out from the shore, for the con-
venience of the steamers, a sort of
houseboat is used as a customs dock,
up to which the steamers come. The
larger towns have several of these.
Shortly after dawn on our first day
out I saw another way of receiving
and discharging passengers and their
luggage.
A boat that looked like a cross be-
tween a rowboat and a canal barge
was rowed furiously out to our ship.
The method of rowing is peculiarly
oriental. The rower stands and uses
only one oar, which is very long. In-
stead of facing the stern and pulling
the oar, he faces the bow and pushes.
This big rowboat came alongside the
Luenho, which did not stop. Men in
the boat used grappling poles to keep
the small boat alongside, or to push it
off from too close contact. Then a
rope was thrown from the Luenho and
fastened securely to the rowboat. All
the while the Luenho was proceeding
up stream. A ladder, or folding flight
of stars was let down. Then the fun
began. Passengers began to tumble
up the stairs, along with bags, bun-
dles, and baggage of all kinds. To
add to the confusion, every one was
yelling as if in a frenzy. Next peo-
ple began to pile off, all likewise yel-
ling. Men, women, boys, girls, and
bundles—all in indescribable confu-
sion. It was worse than Fifth Ave-
nue during the rush hour plus the jam
at a ball game. This procedure has
occurred several times, the amount of
confusion being proportionate to the
size of the port.
We arrived at Nanking about six
o'clock in the morning. There the
Blanchards hopped aboard. They had
come up to Nanking by rail, leaving
Monday morning, and arriving there
the same night. They reported a de-
lightful time with friends. Nanking
is a walled city, its wall being twen-
ty-three miles in circumference. A
Miss Golish and a Mrs. Lowdermilk
accompanied them to the wharf. I
went ashore for a few minutes to see
what I could, and incidentally to mail
letters. I tried to get some money
changed, but could not make satisfac-
tory arrangements. I seemed to be
quite as much of a curiosity as the
Chinese were to me. We could see
the city wall rather well from the
ship as we left.
Our next important stop was at
Wuhu. Sarah, the Pilchers, and the
Blanchards went ashore with me. We
saw men cutting the tall grass that
grows along the shores of the river.
They bale it after cutting it into four-
foot lengths, and use it, I understand,
for fuel. I presume it has other uses
also. I tried to get a picture of one
of the men at work, but he ran away
out of line with the camera. I man-
aged to snap a vender of eatables and
a barber cleaning out his customer’s
ears. Some of the Chinese were much
interested in the camera, others were
a trifle annoyed or frightened, and a
number of them were amused. In
every large town one of the principal
sights along the river front is the lo-
cal station of the Standard Oil compa-
ny. Wuhu was no exception in this
respect. The Asiatic Petroleum com-
pany is another large oil company op-
erating in China. This firm had a
station near that of the Standard Oil
Co. The Shell company isa third
large firm of this sort, but I did not
see any of their tanks at Wuhu. The
Methodists maintain here a large
—
(for China) hospital, and possibly
some other work. The Episcopalians
also have a mission station here. Sev-
eral of their sisters came on our boat
here, to see one of their workers off,
who was sailing for Hankow.
SARAH and BILL.
The Altoona Auto Show.
Close to $500,000 in automobiles
will be on exhibition January 26th,
when Altoona’s sixth annual motor
show will be thrown open to the pub-
lic in the new Motor Mart buildings,
at Beale avenue and Twenty-seventh
street, under the direction of the
Blair County Automotive Association.
With practically every important
make of car in the country shown by
the dealers of Blair county, residents
of Altoona and vicinity will witness
the finest display of its kind ever held
in that district. Special show and
stock models from the New York and
other important exhibitions of the na-
tion are already arriving.
Keenest interest has been displayed
over the advance showing of the new
1924 models of automobiles because
of the radical innovations introduced
since last year. Chief among these
will be the balloon tire, designed for
easier riding qualities at low air pres-
sure, and the wheel brakes, both of
which will be standard or optional
equipment on many of the exhibits.
The big event, which will continue
from the opening on January 26th,
until the following Saturday evening,
February 2nd, will be open from 10 a.
m. to 10 p. m. daily except Sundays.
The new Motor Mart building,
which will be officially opened as the
clearing house for the used cars of
Altoona dealers immediately after the
show closes, is the structure erected
as a model factory under the guidance
of the Chamber of Commerce. A
ramp is now being constructed to the
second floor as the models will be dis-
played on it as well as the ground
floor.
Winter Meetings for Farmers.
During the next few weeks the
county farm agent, J. N. Robinson,
will hold a series of meetings in five
different communities of the county.
These meetings will be similar to the
ones held last winter and of interest
to all farmers and their families, hav-
ing been arranged the past few years
to take the place of the old-time far-
mer’s institutes which were very pop-
ular in Centre county until discontin-
ued three years ago by the State De-
partment of Agriculture.
The first of the series will be poul-
try meetings conducted by H. D. Mon-
roe, head of the poultry extension
work in Pennsylvania, and will be giv-
en Monday evening, January 28th, at
7:30, at the Pine Grove Mills school
house; Tuesday, January 29th, at
7:30, at the Gentzel school house,
in Spring township; Wednesday, Jan-
uary 30th, at 7:30, at Halfmoén
Grange hall; Thursday, Januray 31st,
at 7:30, at Spring Mills vocational
school; Friday, February 1st, at 7:30,
at Rebersburg school house.
The same plan will be followed this
year as last, namely: A meeting on
the same night each week for at least
five consecutive weeks at each one of
the above places. For example, every
Monday evening there will be a meet-
ing at Pine Grove Mills, every Wed-
nesday evening at Halfmoon Grange
hall, and so on for the other three
places. The very best men available
have been secured for these meetings.
Each one is a specialist in his partic-
ular line of work and has a real mes-
sage for Centre county farmers.
Y Notes.
The regular meeting of the board of
directors will be held this evening at
8 o'clock. Yearly reports and reports
of special committees will be present-
ed.
This evening the Y. M. C. A. bowl-
ing team will bowl against the State
College team on the local alleys. A
match between the Tyrone R. R. Y.
M. C. A. and the local team is sched-
uled for February 7th.
The Hi-Y club will hold its monthly
open session on the first Sunday in
February. Special speakers from
State College will be here.
On Wednesday evening, January
30th, a basket ball game between the
Phi Kappa Alpha team, of State Col-
lege, and the Y Sr. team, at 8:30, in
the gymnasium. On February 22nd
the Y team goes to Lock Haven and
on the 29th of February they play
Lock Haven here.
Altoona Legion Post to Broadcast
Program.
The Chas. R. Rowan Post, No. 228,
of the American Legion, located at
Altoona, will be “on the air” Wednes-
day evening, January 30th, with a
varied program of vocal and instru-
mental selections, addresses by prom-
inent legionaires and interesting talks
on radio.
The broadcasting will be from sta-
tion WGAW, the Altoona radiophone
station, on a wave length of 261 me-
ters and Legion members and the ra-
dio public everywhere are invited to
“listen in.”
Mid-Year Graduation at State Col-
lege Next Week.
The annual mid-year graduation ex-
ercises will be held at State College
next Tuesday evening, when a class
of almost one hundred young men
and women will be awarded their de-
grees. To take the places of the stu-
dents who will graduate the college
has decided to break all precedents
and is preparing to admit a replace-
ment class of Freshmen not to exceed
one hundred in number.
practice of his profession.
DALE.—Alfred A. Dale, one of the
oldest members of the Centre county
bar, passed away at ten o’clock on
Saturday evening following several
years of intense suffering as the re-
sult of carcimona of the mouth and
throat.
He was a son of Christian and Eli-
za Neff Dale and was born on the old
homestead at Oak Hall on July 29th,
1849, hence had reached the age of
74 years, 5 months and 21 days. He
was educated in the public schools at
Oak Hall, preparing for college at the
Boalsburg Academy under Professor
Lesher. He later entered the Penn-
sylvania College at Gettysburg (now
Gettysburg College) where he gradu-
ated with the degree of Bachelor of
Arts in June, 1874. During his col-
lege career he was a member of the
Philomathaean literary society and
was regarded as one of the best de-
baters in college. Returning home
after his graduation he entered the
office of Daniel Keller Esq., for the
study of the law and in the fall of
1876 was admitted to practice at
the Centre county bar. A year or so
later he became imbued with the idea
that the west offered better opportu-
nities for a young lawyer and he went
to Colorado where he spent a year or
two. But his golden visions proved
disappointing illusions and he return-
ed to Bellefonte and engaged in the
A great
reader and profound thinker he was
richly endowed with a brilliant intel-
lect and most retentive memory, and
his great aspiration was to represent
Centre county in legislative halls. In
1892 he was nominated for the Legis-
lature on the Republican ticket but
went down in defeat in that Demo-
cratic year. Some years later he was
a candidate for the nomination for
Congress in this district but failed in
securing the nomination.
A great student of ancient and
modern history Mr. Dale’s services
were always in demand as a Memor-
ial day orator throughout the county,
and one of the most impressive ad-
dresses ever delivered in Bellefonte
on such an occasion was by him. The
year following he delivered the ad-
dress at the exercises on the national
battlefield at Gettysburg where he
was heralded as an eloquent orator.
Mr. Dale never married and his on-
ly survivors are two brothers, Austin
W. Dale, of Boalsburg, and Clement
Dale Esq., of Bellefonte, and one
half-brother, Philip Dale, of State
College. The remains were taken to
Boalsburg where funeral services
were held in the Lutheran church at
two o’clock on Tuesday afternoon by
Rev. W. P. Ard, of Bellefonte, assist-
ed by Rev. W. J. Wagner, of Boals-
burg, after which burial was made in
the cemetery at that place.
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EMIGH.—Mrs. Hannah Emigh,
widow of Jacob Emigh, long-time res-
idents of Pennsylvania Furnace, died
on Saturday afterncon at the home of
her daughter Nora, in Tyrone, follow-
ing a brief illness with pneumonia.
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Graby and was born at Moores-
ville, in Huntingdon county, in 1842,
hence was in her eighty-second year.
In the autumn of 1861 she married
Jacog Emigh and all their married
life was spent at Pennsylvania Fur-
nace. Since the death of her hus-
band in 1917 she had made her home
among her children. She was a life-
long member of the Presbyterian
church and for many years a teacher
in the Sunday school. She is surviv-
ed by three daughters, Mary and No-
ra, of Tyrone, and Mrs. W. C. Frank,
of Pine Grove Mills. She also leaves
two sisters, Mrs. Rudy and Mrs. Cow-
ley, of Pennsylvania Furnace.
The remains were taken to the
home of Ed. Frank, in the Glades,
where funeral services were held at
1:20 o’clock on Monday afternoon by
Rev. Harry D. Fleming, after which
burial was made in the Pennsylvania
Furnace cemetery.
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LUCAS.—Mrs. Sarah A. Lucas,
wife of A. C. Lucas, died at her home
in Altoona, on Saturday morning fol-
lowing a brief illness with pleuro
pneumonia.
She was a daughter of Jacob and
Mariah Yarnell, and was born at Yar-
nell, Centre county, on December 21st,
1870, making her age 53 years and 29
days. She married Mr. Lucas in 1890
and a good part of their married life
had been spent in Altoona. In addi-
tion to her husband she is survived by
the following children: Mrs. Della
Snowberger, of Lakemont Terrace;
Samuel, Theodore, Ruth, Bertha, Ken-
neth and Donald, at home. She also
leaves two brothers and four sisters,
Clayton Yarnell, of Bellefonte;
Claude, of Chicago; Mrs. Harry Har-
nish, of Snow Shoe; Mrs. Adaline
Poorman and Mrs. Ira Confer, of Yar-
nell, and Mrs. Cora Baney, of How-
ard.
She was a member of the Second
United Brethren church of Altoona,
and the pastor had charge of the fun-
eral services which were held on
Tuseday afternoon, burial being
made in the Fairview cemetery in
that city.
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CUPP.—Mrs. Anna Mary Cupp, for
many years a resident of Centre Line,
died on Tuesday afternoon in the Al-
toona hospital as the result of gener-
al infirmities, aged eighty years. Her
maiden name was Anna Mary Rice
and she was twice married. Her first
husband was a Mr. Briggs and follow-
ing his death
she married Samuel Cowher and was
STOVER.—Mrs. Annie E. Stover,
widow of Emory J. Stover, for many
years a resident of Warriorsmark
valley, died at the Clearfield hospital
on Wednesday morning of last week
following an illness of some weeks.
She was a daughter of Henry and
Susanna Stevens and was born in
Halfmoon township, Centre county, on
May 17th, 1860, hence was 63 years
and 8 months old. On Christmas day,
1879, she married Emory Stover who
died in February, 1916, but surviving
her are the following children: Hen-
ry Paul Stover, of Altoona; Mrs. A. J.
Culler, of Hiram, Ohio; Mrs. C. A.
Geist, of Warriorsmark, and Emory
Frank Stover, of Philadelphia. The
surviving brothers and sisters are
Blair and Frank Stevens, of Kermoor;
George, of Port Matilda; Lloyd, of
Tyrone; Vincent, of Pennsylvania
Furnace; James, of Warriorsmark;
Charles, of Ansonville; A. J., of Ma-
rietta, Ohio, and Mrs. Martha Blake,
of Port Matilda.
She was a member of the Warriors-
mark Methodist church for many
years and Rev. E. J. Kahler had
charge of the funeral services which
were held at her late home at War-
riorsmark on Sunday afternoon, bur-
ial being made in the Grandview cem-
etery, Tyrone.
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FLEMING.—Samuel Fleming, an
aged retired farmer who has made his
home at Pine Grove Mills since his re-
tirement several years ago, died on
Wednesday morning, as the result of
a stroke of paralysis.
He was a native of Mifflin county,
where he was born over eighty-one
years ago. When he grew to man-
hood he followed in the footsteps of
his forbears and engaged in farming
in his native county but soon decided
that the west offered better opportu-
nities and in the sixties went to Iowa
where he tilled the soil a number of
years. Eventually he sold his land
there and returned to Mifflin county,
where he continued his farm life up
until his retirement three years ago.
About forty years ago he served one
term as county commissioner in Mif-
flin county. He was a life-long mem-
ber of the Presbyterian church and a
Democrat of the old school. He was
a veteran of the Civil war and the
youngest of a family of ten children,
being the last of his generation to go.
He is survived by his wife and three
sons, Dr. Fleming, in Boston; Joseph,
of Pennsylvania Furnace, and Sam-
uel, at home. Burial will be made at
Pine Grove Mills tomorrow.
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CAMP.—Wallace E. Camp, of Ty-
rone, died at the Altoona hospital on
Monday morning, where he had been
a patient for several weeks under-
going treatment for ulcers of the
stomach.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam R. Camp and was born at Centre
Hall on July 26th, 1883, hence was in
his forty-first year. Since attaining
manhood he had been connected with
the Camp Furniture company, of Ty-
rone, being the junior partner for a
number of years past. He was a
member of the Tyrone Presbyterian
church, the Tyrone Lodge No. 494,
Free and Accepted Masons, Williams-
port Consistory, Jaffa Temple of the
Mystic Shrine, of Altoona; Tyrone
Lodge of Elks, Good Will Council O.
U. A. M. and the Kiwanis club.
In 1913 he married Miss Bernadine
Hoover, of Tyrone, who survives with
no children. He leaves, however, his
parents, living in Tyrone, one brother,
Harry Camp, of Lynchburg, Va., and
one sister, Miss Lou Camp, at home.
Burial was made in the Grandview
cemetery, Tyrone, yesterday after-
noon.
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DALEY.—Frank A. Daley, a well
known farmer of Curtin township,
died on January 12th, as the result of
brain fever following an attack of
pneumonia. He was the son of John
A. and Mary J. Daley and was born
on Marsh Creek in 1881, being 42
years, 6 months and 24 days old. He
followed farming all his life. As a
young man he married Miss Blanche
Oyler who survives with four chil-
dren, Mrs. Paul Lomison, of Orvis-
ton; Cathryn, John and Doris, at
home. He also leaves his aged moth-
er and the following brothers and sis-
ters: John Daley, of Swissvale;
Charles, of McGhee’s Mills; Clarence,
of Philadelphia; Mrs. H. I. Yearick,
of Marsh Creek, and Miss Maude, at
home. B. F. Long had charge of the
funeral services which were held on
Tuesday of last week, burial being
made in the Marsh Creek cemetery.
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WEAVER.—George S. Weaver died
on Thursday evening of last week at
his home at Spring Mills, following
an illness of several months, aged 66
years and 7 months. He is survived
by his wife and eight children, name-
ly: Mrs. Alice Ebert, of Zion; Mrs.
James From, of Centre Hall; Samuel
and Charles D., at home; Mrs, W. W.
Smith, of Spring Mills; Mrs. Miles
Vonada, of Nittany; Russell and Mrs.
Harry Gilmore, of Lewistown. He
also leaves two brothers and one sis-
ter, Frank Weaver, of Pleasant Gap;
Howard P., of Madisonburg, and Mrs.
Kate Rossman, of Spring Mills. Bur-
ial was made in the Heckman ceme-
tery on uesday.
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COWHER.—Abram O. Cowher died
at his home at Reese Hollow, near
Port Matilda, on Sunday, following an
illness of three years with cancer. He
was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
46 years and 7
Cupp, who survives with no children. | months old. He never married but is
The remains were brought to Belle- | sur ived by his father and the follow-
fonte on Wednesday afternoon and |ing brothers and sisters: Mrs. James
taken to the John N. Mong home, at | Stine, of Philipsburg; Mrs. Thomas
Pleasant Gap, where funeral services Rider, of Tyrone; Frances, at home;
were held yesterday morning, burial Sylvester and Levi, of Sandy Ridge.
being made in the Pleasant Gap cem- Burial was made in the Black Oak
etery.
cemetery on Wednesday morning.
RANKIN.—Mrs. Fannie Lembkey
Rankin, widow of the late John I.
Rankin, was found dead in her home
in Philadelphia on Thursday of last
week, her death evidently being the
result of heart failure.
She was seventy-one years old and
a native of Russia, coming to this
country, however, when only three
years old. Her girlhood life was
spent in Philadelphia where as a
young woman she learned the milli-
ner’s trade. She came to Bellefonte
as head milliner for a Miss Dare and
later conducted her own establish-
ment here until her marriage to John
I. Rankin. Their early married life
was spent in Bellefonte but thirty-
five years or more ago they moved to
Washington, D. C., where they lived
a number of years, then moved to
Philadelphia. Mr. Rankin died some
seven years ago and her only immedi-
ate survivor is a nephew, Walter I.
Lembkey, of Washington, D. C,,
whom she took when a boy three
! years old and was the only mother he
! knew.
Funeral services were held in Phil-
| adelphia on Friday evening and the
i remains were brought to Bellefonte
.on Saturday morning and taken di-
| rect to the Union cemetery for burial.
I J!
| DAUGHERTY.—Following an ill-
‘ness of seven months Mrs. Alfretta
{ Daugherty, wife of R. B. Daugherty,
| died at her home on Wilson street on
| Tuesday. She was a daughter of H.
i R. and Angeline Meeker and was born
| at Pine Glenn a little over forty-nine
{ years ago. In 1899 she married Mr.
Daugherty who survives with the fol-
lowing children: Minnie, Margaret,
Beatrice and Gladys, all at home. She
also leaves one sister and three broth-
ers, Mrs. Sarah Baker, of Hornell, N.
Y.; Eugene Meeker, of Youngstown,
Ohio; William H., of Pine Glenn, and
W. P., of Clarence.
Funeral services will be held at her
late home this morning by Rev. C. W.
Rishel, of Liverpool, after which the
remains will be taken to Burnside
township for burial in the Askey cem-
i etery.
Il Ji
BRICKLEY.—Mrs. Jennie Brickley,
wife of J. R. Brickley, died on Tues-
day afternoon of last week at her
home at Howard following three
week’s illness with asthma and other
complications, aged sixty-four years.
Surviving her are her husband and
the following children: Howard
Brickley, of Altoona; A. M. and Ed-
gar P., of Juniata; Mrs. Merle Wea-
ver, of Saxton; Jacob, Chester, Mrs.
Merrill Eberly and Mrs. Bessie
i Boone, of Howard. Burial was made
in the Schenck cemetery, at Howard,
{on Saturday afternoon.
H Il
BOOB.—Harold Kennis Boob, young
son of William F. and Hannah Ryder
' Boob, of Spring Mills, died at the
, Bellefonte hospital on Wednesday
i morning of shock, following an onera-
i tion for appendicitis and general per-
| itonitis. He was born in Haines town-
‘ship on July 15th, 1917, making his
{age 7 years, 7 months and 7 days.
Burial will be made at Woodward to-
morrow.
“No Bananas” is Coming.
The acme of perfection and novelty
seems to have been attained in the
latest musical comedy triumph, “Yes
We Have No Bananas,” which will he
the attraction at the opera house on
Wednesday, January 30th. As might
be inferred the title was suggested by
the song, “Yes We Have No Bana-
nas,” written by Frank Silver and Ir-
ving Cohen, the chief ingredients of
fun being supplied by a typical Amer-
ican hobo or tramp who is engaged to
pose as the husband of a temperamen-
tal prima donna so that she might rid
herself of the amorous attentions of
an Italian count. I= the end the tramp
falls heir to a large banana planta-
tion. Special and exclusive tunes and
ensembles along with other unusual
features mark a production of uncom-
mon entertainment and engrossing in-
terest.
Another Check Forger Caught.
John Leonard, alias John Craig, of
Cloverdale, Pa., was arrested in Har-
risburg last Saturday and brought to
Centre county by policeman Mingle,
of State College, where he was want-
ed on the charge of passing forged
checks. The young man, who is only
eighteen years of age, admitted he
had received over two hundred dollars
as the result of passing forged checks
in State College and Bellefonte. He
was committed to jail to await the ac-
tion of the court.
Three Prisoners Escape from Pen.
Three prisoners made their escape
from the western penitentiary at
Rockview some time between the first
and second roll call on Wednesday
evening. They are Frank Richie,
sent up from Westmoreland county;
Robert Morton, of Cambria county,
and Frank Campos, a Spaniard, of
Erie county. Up to yesterday after-
noon no trace had been discovered of
either of the men.
A band of burglars invaded
Philipsburg, on Monday night, and
made forcible entry into eight busi-
ness places, but all they got for their
trouble was $31.13 in cash. Money
and valuables were evidently the only
things the burglars were after as
nothing else was taken. Desks and
safes were rifled of their contents,
which were scattered over. the floor,
and the burglars must have been sad-
ly disappointed in finding se little
cash. One of the men was seen to
make his escape in an automobile.
—Get your job work done here.