Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, May 09, 1924, Image 8

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    Bemorrait Wald
Bellefonte, Pa., May 9, 1924.
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‘NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
A new truck to do the heavy
hauling has been added to the equip-
ment of the P. L. Beezer meat mar-
ket.
——Had it not rained Wednesday
night, most of the oats ground in Cen-
tre county would have been seeded by
tomorrow.
——One of the big lions with the
Walter L. Main show became so vi-
cious, at Shamokin on Saturday, that
it had to be killed.
——At a meeting of the Johnstown
advertising club, on Monday, Harry
U. Tibbens was elected a member of
the board of directors.
——A meeting of the Womans
Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. will be
held on Monday evening at 7:30
o'clock. A good attendance is desired.
Mrs. W. F. Reynolds, of Belle-
fonte, was last week appointed a
member of the Mothers’ assistance
board for Centre county by Governor
Pinchot.
—Only three borough councilmen
showed up for the regular meeting on
Monday evening, and as that number
did not constitute a quorum no meet-
ing could be held.
——The College township schools
will give an entertainment in the Odd
Fellows’ hall at Lemont, Saturday
evening, May 10th, at 7:30 o’clock.
The public is invited to attend. Ad-
mission, adults 25 cents, children 10.
Returning to Harrisburg last
Wednesday night from his visit to the
Rockview penitentiary Governor Pin-.
chot declared the morale at the peni-
tentiary is of a high standard but the
buildings not what they should be.
He also spoke highly of the work of
superintendent J. O. Stutzman.
——Mrs. Margaret H. Thomas, of
Centre Hall, was brought to the hos-
pital, Wednesday evening, in a serious
condition as a result of internal in-
juries and a broken arm sustained by
falling from a step ladder while en-
gaged in cleaning house. Her condi-
tion yesterday was reported as being
satisfactory.
A food sale will be conducted
at Spigelmyer’s store on Saturday of
this week, May 10th, beginning at 12
noon, by the mothers of the Boy
Scouts of Troop No. 1. Those who
have attended the cafeteria suppers
given by these scout mothers know
what delicious things will be offered
for sale. Purchasers should plan to
go to the sale early.
The Scenic has popularized the
motion picture show in Bellefonte be-
cause of the fact that manager T.
Clayton Brown exercises good judg-
ment in the selection of the films
shown. Only the best is deemed good
enough for the people of Bellefonte
and vicinity, and every picture is new
and up-to-date. The Scenic is the one
place in Bellefonte where entertain-
ment can be had every evening in the
week.
—The first bill car for the Wal-
ter L. Main show, which will exhibit
in Bellefonte on Monday, May 19th,
was in Bellefonte on Monday and
Belefonte and Centre county has been
plastered with the gaily colored bills
announcing the varied attractions of
this old time circus. Years ago the
small boys would promptly begin to
hoard their pennies against the big
day, but now they tackle dad for show
money.
William Summers, aged 72, of
Unionville, is in the Bellefonte hos-
pital, suffering from injuries sustain-
ed by being hit by a motor driven by
Leonard Bryan, of Curtin, on Sunday
evening. Mr. Summers apparently
did not see the car approaching as he
stepped right in front of it too late
for Bryan to steer away from him or
stop. Bryan brought him to the hos-
pital at once where it was found that
no bones are broken, but he is suffer-
ing from injury to his back.
What might have proven a very
serious accident, on Tuesday evening,
resulted in no worse damage than a
good shaking up of four passengers
in a Ford and the wreck of the ma-
chine. The accident happened at the
turn near Woomer’s house, just south
of Axe Mann. A bus had stopped to
discharge passengers when a Mr.
Zeigler, of J acksonville, going toward
Pleasant Gap, ran around it. Then
two cars, coming this way, rounded
the corner and as there was little
room for them hoth were forced up
onto the hill to avoid collision. The
first car, a runabout, had a fender
torn off, but the second upset and was
badly wrecked. None of its four oc-
cupants were hurt, however. The
Hendershot boys were two of the four.
Russell Smith has taken over
the western Pennsylvania agency for
the Reading steam pretzels which he
will conduct in connection with his ice
cream and soft drink establishment in
Petrikin hall. The Reading company
will deliver the pretzels to Mr. Smith
in Bellefonte and he will make the
distribution by motor truck through
his territory, which includes all of the
State west of Bellefonte. His brother
Clyde will be in charge of the delivery
truck that started this week on its
first trip to Erie, taking in all the
towns and cities en route. Eventual-
ly Mr. Smith anticipates putting into
service the big yellow truck of the
Reading company which has been used
in making weekly deliveries to Belle-
fonte.
OUTBREAK OF TYPHOID FEVER.
Ten Cases from Coleville and Vicinity
Now in Hospital, with Five
Suspects.
During the past week Coleville and
vicinity, especially Collins’ Row, has
experienced one of the worst out-
breaks of typhoid fever that has prob-
ably ever occurred in Centre county.
At this writing, Wednesday afternoon,
there are ten patients in the Belle-
fonte hospital and five suspects at
their homes.
The cases at the hospital are Helen
Wolfe, twenty year old daughter of
Pletcher Wolfe, of Coleville; Mrs.
Helen Gettig and two children, Dean
and Grace, aged 11 and 8 years, of
Collins’ Row; three children of Mr.
and Mrs. John Leathers, Pearl, aged
17 years, whose condition has been
extremely critical; Maxine and Mar-
tha, aged 6 and 2% years; Peter Evoch,
six year old son of John Evoch, all of
Collins’ Row, and two Davis children.
The five suspects at home are being
kept under constant observation and
treatment with a hope of preventing
a full development of the disease.
The first definite knowledge of the
outbreak of the fever was on Sunday
when two cases developed. Dr. J. L.
Seibert, Centre county representative
of the Stztc Board of Health, was
promptly notified and lost no time
hunting the source of infection. This
was traced to two springs, one along
the railroad near the upper end of
Coleville, the waters of which were
likely contaminated by a recent over-
flow of Buffalo Run, and a spring over
against the side of the hill above Col-
lins’ Row that was likely contaminat-
ed from surface water. From this
latter spring a pipe carried the water
into a cemented reservoir, from which
another pipe carried the water to all
the residents in Collins’ Row. As
soon as the source of infection was
traced to this spring the reservoir was
blown up with dynamite and all the
pipes disconnected. Samples of the
water from both springs were sent to
the State Board of Health's chemist
for analysis.
By Tuesday six more cases devel-
oped, all patients being taken to the
hospital, and two more on Wednes-
day. They have all been isolated in
the wards on the fourth floor where
every possible care and attention can
be given them.
The fact will be recalled that some
years ago several cases of typhoid de-
veloped out in that section and the in-
fection was traced to the same spring
that has caused the trouble now. On-
ly recently a pipe line was laid to
Coleville from the Bellefonte borough
water system but it has not vet been
put in service in all the homes in
Coleville. Residents of that section,
however, have been asked to use the
Bellefonte water, if possible, and
those who cannot obtain access to it
have been cautioned to boil all other
water before using.
Dr. Seibert considers the situation
now well in hand and does not believe
the epidemic will spread beyond the
control of the local physicians and
authorities.
P. O. S. of A. Grows in Centre County.
During several weeks past hundreds
of 100 per cent. Americans have been
added to the P. O. S. of A. ranks in
the towns of Bellefonte, Milesburg,
Pleasant Gap, Centre Hall and
Aaronsburg. The general organiza-
tion work is directed by J. W. Yiesley.
Most of the work in the above towns
has been done by O. P. Watters, a
man noted for his energy, loyalty,
business ability, and good-natured
wit.
Principally through Mr. Watters’
work Bellefonte has increased 240,
Milesburg 50, Centre Hall 80, Pleas-
ant Gap 65, Aaronsburg 25. For the
next two weeks he will work in the
Woodward, Aaronsburg, Millheim and
Coburn territory, after which he will
roll up another big addition to Cen-
tre Hall’s number. Work in Penns
valley is done under the direction of
the district president and the camps
he is working for.
A little later a big class initiation
will be staged in the armory in Belle-
fonte, when hundreds of new mem-
bers will be given an opportunity of
witnessing the degree work being done
by a high class degree team from Al-
toona.
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Governor Pinchot Interested in Belle-
fonte’s Big Trout.
A communication came to the bor-
ough council from the State Board of
Health last week calling attention to
the fact that Governor Pinchot had
suggested that something ought to be
done to keep the waters of Spring
creek as clear of sewage as possible
from the falls down to the bridge in
order to preserve the big trout there-
in which have become such an attrac-
tion for every stranger visiting Belle-
fonte, and the Board of Health sug-
gested the laying of sealed sewer
pipe along the east side of the creek
to convey the sewage that empties
from the sewer just below the falls
down to a point beneath the bridge
where it can be discharged into the
stream.
The question was to have been
brought up at the regular meeting of
council on Monday evening but no
quorum being present no formal ac-
tion could be taken. It is understood,
however, that the committee wihch
would have the installation of such a
pipe in charge is in favor of acceding
to the request, and it is quite proba-
ble that in due time the big trout will
be afforded the desired protection.
FIVE NURSES GRADUATED FROM THE BELLEFONTE HOS-
PITAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
Complete Report on Hospital
Drive up to Noon on Tues-
day Shows Limit Almost Reached.
The annual commencement exer-
cises of the Bellefonte Hospitals’ |
training school for nurses was held
in the court house Tuesday evening. |
It was a very fitting and dignified
conclusion of the three years of de-
voted attention to their training that
the five young graduates had given.
The auditorium was comfortably
filled with friends of the class and
others interested in the institution
when Hill’s orchestra started the pro-
cessional, which was the signal for
the Board of Trustees and the ladies
of the Auxiliary to enter from the
lobby at the rear. From the front
followed the medical and surgical |
staff, the Superintendent Miss Eck-'
ert, her assistant, Miss Hartman, and
night supervisor of nurses, Miss
Neese. Then came the graduates:
Beatrice Christine Kreamer, of Cen-
tre Hall; Naomi Marguerite Krape, of
Coburn; Emma Marie Ingram, of Al-
toona; Nan Sloane Hamilton, of Ty-
rone, and Ada Grace Neese, of Mill-
heim. They were followed by such of
the nurses in training who could be
relieved from duty at the hospital and
a number of members of the Alumni
Association of the Training School.
After the invocation by Rev. Mal-
colm DePui Maynard Mrs. Alberta
Krader, soprano, and Miss Rachel
Shuey, contralto, sang a yodeling du-
et with zither accompaniment. The
president of the hospital board, Geo.
R. Meek, after making a report of the
results of the $100,000 drive as com-
piled to May 6th, introduced the Rev.
Malcolm DePui Maynard, who made
the address to the graduating class.
Only a reprint of the entire scheme
of inspiring thought that the young
rector expressed could give you ade-
quate conception of its beautiful trib-
ute to woman’s service to humanity
or its inspirational urge to the young
nurses to whom it was addressed. If
the class of 1924 doesn’t carry through
with its motto of “Loyalty” to its al-
Quota
Div. A, John G. Love 1600.00
Unionville Borough
Huston Township
Taylor Township
Worth Township
Union Township
Div. B, Harry A. Rossman
Howard Borough
Milesburg Borough
Boggs Township
Curtin Township
Howard Township
Liberty Township
Div. C, Samuel D. Gettig
Snoe Shoe Borough
Snow Shoe Township
Burnside Township
Div. D, John B. Payne
Benner Township
Marion Township
Walker Township
Div. E, W. J. Emerick
Bellefonte Borough
Spring Township
Div. ¥, Frank M. Crawford
Centre Hall Borough
Gregg Township
Potter Tewnship
Div. G, W. Harrison Walker
Millheim Borough
Haines Township
Miles Township
Penn Township
Div. H, Thos. E. Gravatt 25000.00
State College Borough
College Township
Ferguson Township
Halfmoon Township
Harris Township
Patton Township
Centre Co. Med. Society
Dr. David Dale
2050.00
4100.00
2000.00
50000.00
4750.00
4750.00
5000.00
The last column in above table signifies the “excess” and
pledges according to quota assigned, the
the “excess” in ordinary Roman.
100150.00
ma mater, each other and humanity,
as Rev. Maynard predicted it would
do and if it doesn’t radiate in the sick
room the depth of beauty in and fra-
grance of its flower “the violet” then
we have failed utterly in our estimate
of the five young women who were
given their certificates of proficiency
Tuesday evening.
Following the address of Rev. May-
nard Miss Magdaline Sunday played
a violin solo and then the charge was
delivered and the diplomas and badg-
es presented to the graduates and the
exercises were concluded with a pub-
lic reception to the class.
It was unusual, but practically all
of the audience went forward to con-
gratulate the splendid class of young
nurses on the completion of their
training.
Each one of the graduates was pre-
sented with ten dollars by the Wom-
an’s Auxiliary of the hospital and as
evidence of their generous spirit all
promptly signified their intention of
giving the money to the hospital drive,
which will be a contribution of $50
from the class of graduates.
Following the impromptu reception
tendered the young nurses at the court
house they were entertained at the
nurses’ home with light refreshments,
the guests being members of the fam-
ilies of the young graduates.
It will be of interest to the people
of Centre county and those who are
now living far from the confines of
the old home environments to know
that on Tuesday the tabulation of
pledge cards for the $100,000 drive
revealed that $91,494.87 has been as-
sured. The report by the president
showed that Kiwanis, to whom all of
the credit must be given for this su-
per-accomplishment, has practically
done more than it set out to do. In
detail the results of its work have
been as follows:
Cash Already
Pledged Paid
2207.50 857.75 607.50
2587.50 1533.00 862.50
No Report 4100.00
2406.14 1285.64 406.14
62069.17 9451.08 12069.17
3093.55 1574.30 1656.45
3477.80 1650.80 1272.3
11495.21 3267.21 13504.79
_Js000 225.00 850.00
91494.87 19844.78 5
] “deficits” in
“deficits” being in black figures and
Thirty Purchasers Have Bought 57
Lots on Halfmoon Terrace.
Haupt and Brown’s real estate offer-
ing on Halfmoon Terrace, last Satur-
day, resulted in the sale of twenty-one
lots, and quite a number of the pur-
chasers have indicated their intention
to build houses thereon in the near fu-
ture.
Halfmoon Terrace, heretofore
known as “Halfmoon Hill,” was pur-
chased from the late Thomas A. Shoe-
maker by G. Edward Haupt and T.
Clayton Brown some years ago with
an eye to the fact that some day it
would make a very desirable spot for
an addition to Bellefonte. A good
portion of the Terrace is within the
borough limits and it is the only re-
ally desirable ground open for build-
ing purposes. No particular effort
was made upon the part of the own-
ers to sell lots until within the past
year. Just about a year ago several
people purchased lots and built homes
and when it became evident that there
was a demand for home sites Haupt
and Brown had the hill surveyed and
plotted with streets and alleys. The
result developed the fact that they
had in the neighborhood of two hun-
dred and fifty most desirable lots for
sale, all of good size and admirably
located.
Quite a number of people purchased
lots at private sale so that up to this
time just fifty-seven lots have been
sold to thirty purchasers, which in-
cludes Saturday’s sale. The purchas-
ers so far and the street on which
their lot or lots are located are as fol-
lows:
On west Lamb street—L. Frank
Mayes 4 lots; E. R. Armstrong 4,
John Hess and C. W. Korman one
each, and Lyons & Witmer 8.
On Brown Avenue—Alice Dawson 1.
On Railroad street—Lloyd Stover 1,
John Plozner 3.
On Haupt Avenue—Dr. M. A. Kirk
2, Earl C. Musser 2, E. R. Armstrong,
Fred Walker, Samuel Irvin and Wil-
liam Shaeffer one each.
On Shoemaker Avenue—Jacob T.
Barlett 2, Franklin Kern and J. D.
Seibert one each.
On Halfmoon street—Mrs. Clara
Toner 1, George Smith 1, Steve Knop-
ik 2, Joe Kane 1, Catherine Kane 1,
George Cunningham 1, William Cun-
ningham 2, Ambrose Smead 1, George
Sager 2, Elmer Sager 1, John Lucas
1, Joe Novosil 2, Frank Torsell 10 and
Mr. Boscanio 1.
DE —
The Choral Society Scores Another
Triumph.
S—
The Bellefonte Choral society, un-
der the direction of Mrs. R. Russell
Blair, gave its annual concert in
Moose Temple theatre last Thursday
evening to a large and most appreci-
ative audience.
The Choral singing showed plainly
the result of the year’s training that
it has had since its last public appear-
ance. It seemed better balanced, the
shading was much more effective and
the control more responsive to direc-
tion. We are of the opinion that it
reached its greatest artistic achieve-
ment of the evening in the rendition
of the “Irish Folk Song” by Foote.
The number was not so melodious as
Cowan’s “Boat Song” but far more
difficult of interpretation. ?
The solo interpolations were by
Miss Emma Kiess, soprano, of Wil-
liamsport; Mrs. Wagner, soprano, of
State College, and Miss Isabel Tubbs,
harpist, of Buffalo. Miss Kiess sang
with confidence and her voice, so true
and sweet, won repeated encores.
Massenet’s “Elegy,” with violin obli-
gato by Mrs. Schad, was especially
well rendered.
The harp solos of Miss Tubbs were
exquisite. Her technique seemed per-
fect and was best expressed in Hassel-
man’s “Ballade” a composition so del-
icately artistic that only a master
hand using the singing qualities of the
harp can properly interpret.
We understand that the net pro-
ceeds of the concert were approxi-
mately $200.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mrs. John Porter Lyon is west on a
visit with her daughter Deporah and her
family.
—Elmer Greene, a native of Bellefonte
and well known to many of our people
here, is critically ill at his home in Erie.
—Mrs. Topelt, who has been here for
the past three weeks with her mother, Mrs.
Brouse, will return to New York tomorrow.
—Mrs. A. Wilson Norris has returned to
Bellefonte from a lengthy visit at her for-
mer home in Harrisburg and in Philadel-
phia.
—Dr. E. H. Harris, of Snow Shoe, was
in town yesterday afternoon, called here
in connection with a hearing on the Gil-
lette murder case.
—Miss Rebecca Valentine left a week ago
to visit at Alexandria, Va. and Washing-
ton, where she is a guest of the Watkins
family, former residents of Bellefonte.
—Miss Eckert, superintendent of the hos-
pital, has been entertaining her mother
this week. Mrs. Eckert is on her way back
home to Mill Hall, after a visit in Altoona.
—Mrs. George B. Thompson, of Centre
Furnace, is in New York, under the care
of surgery specialists, and during her ab-
sence her home is in the care of Mrs.
Showers.
—Miss Berenice Crouse was with friends
in Williamsport and Lock Haven from
Saturday until Wednesday, on a little va-
cation from her work as piano player at
the Scenic.
—Mr. and Mrs. John B. Payne returned
home early in the week from an over Sun-
day trip to the western part of the State,
having spent the five days they were away
at Johnstown and Greensburg.
—Mrs. Shattuck and Mrs. Goodling, of
State College, were among the out-of-
town members here for the regular meet-
ing of the Eastern Star, held in their club
rooms in the Crider building, Monday
evening.
—Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Renner, of Altoona,
came over to Bellefonte Saturday after-
noon for a short visit with Mrs. Renner's
relatives and friends here. Mrs. Renner is
well known in this community as Mrs.
Frank Bartley,
—Henry Illingworth, among the young
progressive farmers of Ferguson township,
took advantage of the rain yesterday and
left his farm work to spend several hours
looking after some business and doing
some buying in Bellefonte.
—Mrs. George Hockenberry, of State
College, made one of her occasional visits
to Bellefonte Saturday. She was accom-
panied by her daughter Sara, who was on
her way to her home in the western part
of the State, after a visit of two weeks
with her mother at State College.
—Thomas Elliott Mayes, of Johnstown,
spent ten days or so in Bellefonte and at
Lemont ostensibly to visit friends but in
reality to try his skill on enticing trout
from Spring creek and Logan's branch.
Tom has finally become acclimated to
Cambria county as a place to live but
when he wants to fish he comes back to
old Centre.
—Walter Dahl Jr., the eight year old
and elder son of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Dahl,
of Minneapolis, is seriously ill of diabetis,
at Rochester, Minn.,, where he and his
mother have been for several weeks, while
the child is under observation of the May-
0s. Mrs. Dahl is well known here as Miss
Helen Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Moore, of Philadelphia.
—M. A. Landsy returned home from
Philadelphia the latter part of the week
and brought the gratifying news that
Mrs. Landsy is recovering from a very
serious and complicated operation she un-
derwent in the University hospital, on
Monday of last week. When able to leave
the hospital she will go to her home in
Philadelphia where she will remain while
convalescing.
—Mr. and Mrs. William Chambers have
had as guests within the past week, Mrs.
James Chambers, of DuBois, and several
members of her family. The party, which
motored here, included Mrs. Chambers,
with her daughter and son-in-law, of Du-
Bois, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chambers,
of Cleveland, Ohio, the object of the visit
at this time being to attend Father's day
at Penn State, where Walter Chambers
had been a student.
—Mrs. W. F. Reynolds motored to Lan-
caster Wednesday, her driving guests be-
ing her sister, Miss Anna Hoy, and Mrs.
Robert M. Beach, Mrs. Beach going on
from there by train to Philadelphia. The
drive east at this time was made to attend
the May day fete at Bryn Mawr, of which
Miss Hoy and Mrs. Beach are graduates.
Mrs. Beach, Miss Blanchard and Miss Linn
have arranged to spend the week-end at
the McCormick home in Harrisburg, ex-
pecting to return home directly from
there.
—Rev. and Mrs. T. W. Young returned
last week from spending two months with
their children in Pittsburgh and have
gone to their home on east Linn street
which, however, will be their home for a
short time only, as they have decided to
leave Bellefonte the latter part of the
month and move to Pittsburgh to be near
their two daughters. During the years
Rev. and Mrs. Young have lived in Belle-
fonte they have made many steadfast
friends who will regret their going away
but wish them unlimited enjoyment in
their new home.
Jacobs—Philips.—W. Leslie Jacobs,
of Centre Hall, and Miss Margaret G.
Philips, of Potter township, were mar-
ried at 11:30 o’clock on Monday morn-
ing at the old Hoy bungalow, in Ben-
ner township, by Rev. C. J. Krahnke.
Only a few intimate friends were
present to witness the ceremony.
Definite arrangements for going to
housekeeping have not yet been made.
——On Tuesday night two automo-
biles ran together on north Water
street, both were more or less damag-
ed and only escaped falling down over
the high embankment into the canal
by a miracle. The one car was driven
by a Mr. Bubb, of Williamsport, who
was on his way to Philipsburg. The
other was occupied by a party of five
young ladies from Snow Shoe, Misses
Pearl Viehdorfer, Myrtle Bohn, Agnes
Bowes and Edith Walker, who was
driving. All of the parties were
somewhat nerve-shocked but suffered
no real injury. The cars were slightly
damaged.
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Bowling Championship Decided.
The student bowling team gave the
Titan Metal team a surprise at the
opening series of games last Tuesday
onthe Y. M. C. A. alleys. In the first
game the Titan Metal won by 20 pins,
the score being Titan Metal 586, stu-
dents 566. In the second game the
students found themselves, and the
score finished students 643, Titan
Metal 585, giving the students an ad-
vantage of 58 pins for the second
game. In the third game the stu-
dents rolled 614 and the Titan Metal
581, being 33 pins in favor of the stu-
dents. The total score for the three
games, Titan Metal 1752 and students
1823, student’s advantage of 71 pins.
The final games were played on
Tuesday evening of this week, the
students winning the first game by 71
pins, rolling 670 against Titan’s 599.
The second game went to the Titan
Metal, who scored 577 against 525 for
the students, showing a gain of 52
pins. Keen interest was evident dur-
ing the final game when the score
stood with the Titans showing a little
gain and a good possibility of pulling
up the number of pins behind. At the
finish the students had rolled a total
of 644 against Titan’s 612. The total
pins for the six games, students 3662,
Titan Metal 3540, a net gain of 122
pins for the students.
The trophy, which has been held by
the American Legion for two years,
will be on display in Potter-Hoy’s
window, with the four medals which
will be awarded the high average and
high score men of each league.
League No. 1, Deitrick high score of
243, McClure high average of 161.
League No. 2, Murtorff high score of
247, Jones high average of 173.
Players for Titan, Reber, McClure,
Deitrick, Shirk and Craig. Players
for Students, Jones, Harvey,
Smith and Chittenden.
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Now for the Academy Minstrels.
Emel,
Don’t forget to make your plans to
attend the Academy minstrels in the
Moose Temple theatre, Bellefonte, on
Thursday and Friday evenings, May
22nd and 28rd. The annual minstrel
dance will occur Friday evening, May
23rd, in the armory, from 11 to 3. The
famous Challis Collegians orchestra
will furnish the music. Price per
couple $3.00.
In addition to the jokes, ballads and
end songs always on the Academy’s
successful minstrel program, the car-
nival of dance in the second part
will be a marked attraction this year.
Dancing in all its varied attractive
and amusing variety will be given as
never given on a Bellefonte stage be-
fore by real artists.
The central figure of this carni-
val will be the little six year old fancy
dancer of Pittsburgh, Huberta May
Bernhardt. She will appear in three
very cute and pleasing numbers. This
feature alone will be worth the price
of admission. Other interesting
stunts will complete one of the best
minstrel programs ever offered by the
Academy lads, and that is saying a
great deal. Great surprises are in
store. Our lovers of music and fun
and cleverness in dance, and with mu-
sical instruments always look forward
to the Academy minstrels with de-
lightful anticipations.
Remember, the proceeds will be de-
voted partly to the hospital and part-
ly to the much needed concrete walk
around the swimming pool. Watch
for the grand street parade Thursday
afternoon, May 22nd, at five p. m., led
by the Odd Fellows band.
Fatal Shooting Affair.
Last Saturday William Steffey,
twenty year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Steffey, of Punxsutawney, was
driving an oil truck on the outskirts
of that town when he passed two boys,
one of whom had a revolver. One of
the boys dared the other to shoot a
hole in the oil tank just to see the
oil run out and the boy took the dare.
But instead of hitting the tank the
bullet struck young Steffey in the left
side, severing an artery near the
heart, and he died before help could be
obtained.
The young man was a grand-son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Young, of Belle-
fonte, and relatives here who went to
Punxsutawney for the funeral on
Wednesday, included his grandmother,
Mrs. Henry Young, and the following
uncles and aunts: Mr. and Mrs.
Christ Young, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Young, John, Calvin, Homer and
Cameron Young.
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——Miss Elizabeth Cooney will
have a showing Saturday, along with
her summer hats, of a most attractive
and complete line of scarfs and sweat-
ers. These being, perhaps, the most
popular article of woman’s attire at
this time, should attract every one
who follows in the wake of fashion.
All friends of the Hat Shop and their
friends are invited to this showing on
Saturday. 19-1t
——White carnations for Mother's
Day at Miller’s hardware store Sat-
urday. 19-1¢
——Fire and Lightning insurance
at a reduced rate.—J. M. Keichline.
69-7-12t*
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Bellefonte Grain Market,
Corrected Weekly by C. Y. Wagner & Co.
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OBS 'w wi Twill Wil Dw wise 155
Barley « « « « 4 a -60
Buckwheat - « « + 50