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~ “Bellefonte, Pa., May 30, 1924.
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Rockview Penitentiary to be Model
Prison of the State.
According to a statement given out
in Harrisburg, last Tuesday, several
million dollars are expected to be
saved the people of the State as a re-
sult of the revision of the plans for
building the Rockview penitentiary
near Bellefonte, because the new
plans, suggested by the board of trus-
tees and approved by Governor Pin-
chot, contemplate a complete change
in the original intention of the de-
signers. The State now plans to fash-
jon out a model prison and farm on
the 6,000 acre tract in Centre county.
Massive cell blocks and great towers
will give way to a series of dormi-
tories, each housing fifty prisoners.
The change in construction plans will,
it is claimed, effect considerable sav-
ing, for while it would have cost the
State $6,000 to provide permanent ac-
commodations for a single prisoner
under the old plan, the dormitory type
of construction will require the expen-
diture of but $675 per prisoner.
The revision of the plans for the
penitentiary has not been confined to
the physical features alone. Under
the management of warden John 0.
Stutzman, a new scheme for the hand-
ling of the prisoners has been evolved
which has been pronounced “eminent-
ly successful” by Governor Pinchot
and Dr. Ellen C. Potter, welfare sec-
retary.
The 650 men prisoners are housed
in great dormitories, somewhat re-
sembling army barracks. All day
long they are engaged in farming and
construction work under the super-
vision of the warden and a small corps
of guards. Both Governor Pinchot
and Dr. Potter have praised the Rock-
view system and have expressed their
satisfaction at the manner in which
Mr. Stutzman is handling the prison
problem at the State penitentiary.
Eventually it is planned to make
Rockview the model prison of the
State. It will be held out as a reward
for those prisoners in the other two
penitentiaries who behave themselves
and prove that they are capable of
responding to the treatment accorded
prisoners at Rockview.
Rockview wil continue to be a pris-
on without cells and walls, according
to Warden Stutzman. While he plans
to utilize a cell building that has al-
ready been constructed nevertheless
he does not intend to lock the prison-
ers up at night.
“When you send a man out on the
farm all day, often without a guard
and he returns each night,” Mr. Stutz-
man stated, “it would hardly be sensi-
: bleito-lock that man up at night like a
caged animal, especially when he made
no attempt to escape during the day
when he had all sorts of opportuni-
ties.
“I expect to achieve far better re-
sults with the prisoners here by treat-
ing them as men than I would if I
were to make them think that I was
eternally afraid that they might es-
cape. I am sure that if I watched
them constantly they would feel that
they should endeavor to get away and
I would have an old fashioned peni-
tentiary where I would have to place
the men under lock and key all the
time.”
An Interesting Sketch of Aaronsburg.
Always Aaronsburg has impressed
us as the quaintest town we have ever
seen. And when the old town pump
that stood on the wide main street
was taken away because they had in-
stalled a community water system, a
sad blow was struck at the charm of
the place.
From St. Louis, Mo., C. C. Zeigler
has sent us a little sketch taken from
a Jewish encyclopedia published in
1901. The sketch was contributed by
Abram S. Wolf Rosenbach, a Phila-
delphia attorney and is as follows:
Aaronsburg, a post village situated
in Haines township, Centre county,
Pa., founded by Aaron Levy, in 1786,
and named for him. In June, 1779,
Aaron Levy bought of a Mr. Wetzel
a tract in Centre county known as the
Alexander Grant warranty. Upon
this he laid out and planned the town
of Aaronsburg, the town plan being
recorded at Sunbury on October 4th,
1786. A plot of ground known as
Aaron’s Square was reserved by the
founder for public use, and one of
the streets was named Rachel’s Way,
in honor of his wife. On November
16th, 1789, Levy gave to the trustees
of the Salem Evangelical church a lot
upon which to erect a church and
school house. Aaronsburg is the first
town in Pennsylvania (and probably
in the United States) that was laid
out by and named after a Jew.
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——Flag day exercises will be held
by the Bellefonte Lodge of Elks Sat-
urday evening, June 14th.
MEEK.—John Emory Meek, a na-
tive of Ferguson township, Centre
county, but for some years past a res-
ident of New York city, dropped dead
at White Sulphur Springs, West Vir-
ginia, on Saturday afternoon. He had
been at the Springs two weeks for the
benefit of his health, had just com-
pleted a round of golf and returning
to his hotel was standing at the en-
trance to his room talking to the pro-
prietor when he sank to the floor and
expired. Heart disease was assigned
as the cause of death.
Mr. Meek was a son of Fletcher and
Eliza Glenn Meek and was born near
Pine Grove Mills on February 21st,
1864, hence was 60 years, 3 months
and 3 days old. His boyhood life was
spent on the farm at Fairbrook but
when he grew to manhood he decided
to strike out for himself and going to
Altoona entered the Pennsylvania
railroad shops as an apprentice. That
was in the formation period of elec-
trical experiments and he was enough
interested to make a special study of
electricity and its adaptation to pub-
lic uses. At the end of seven years
he gave up his position in the shop
and went to Denver, Colorado, as chief
engineer of the power plants of the
street railway system of that city.
It was while working there that he
conceived the idea of weaving a fine
copper wire and an asbestos thread
into a fabric that could be heated by
electric current, believing that such
a project could be utilized in the man-
ufacture of heating pads, ete. To
prove the possibility of his idea he
secured an old carpet loom and work-
ing at nights, succeeded in weaving a
piece of the fabric which, when test-
ed, proved he was on the right track
of a big invention, Going to New
York city he took his patents to the
H. W. Johns company and they were
so impressed with the idea that they
took him and his patents in at once;
and today all the electric fabrics in
use are the developments of Mr.
Meek’s idea.
It is thirty years since he went to
New York and eight years later the
H. W. Johns-Manville company was
organized, and four years later he
formed the railroad and’ United
States government departments of the
company, of which he was general
manager until the first of April of
this year when he was elevated to the
position of vice president of the com-
pany. He was also a director in the
big corporation. Strenuous devotion
to his work had undermined his health
and it was because of this fact that
he had gone to White Sulphur
Springs.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Caroline Swart Meek, and the follow-
ing sisters and brother: Mrs. B. F.
Houseman and Mrs. F. S. Musser, of
Altoona; Mrs. Lottie Harter, of Pitts-
burgh, and Stewart Glenn Meek, of
New York city. One brother, George
M. Meek, and a sister, Miss Hattie,
died in Altoona some years ago..
The remains were taken to New
York city where funeral services were
held on Wednesday, burial being made
at Catskill, N. Y.
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GILLILAND.—Mrs. Anne V. Gil-
liland, widow of L. K. Gilliland, pass-
ed away at her home at Mooresville
at 1:30 o’clock last Saturday morning,
following a week’s illness as the re-
sult of a stroke of paralysis. In com-
paratively feeble health the past year
she had spent most of her time among
her children and only recently return-
ed to Mooresville and opened her home
for the summer.
She was a daughter of George and
Elizabeth Bell Scott and was born in
Shaver’s Creek valley on June 6th,
1858, hence was in her sixty-sixth
year. On December 27th, 1877, she
married L. K. Gilliland and the early
years of their married life were spent
on the well known Stalker farm in
Ferguson township. She was a mem-
ber of the Methodist church from girl-
hood and a faithful attendant at both
church services and Sunday school.
Her husband died in 1917 but sur-
viving her are the following children:
Mrs. Carrie Brooks, of Altoona; T.
Burton Gilliland, of Tyrone; Miss An-
na G., of Harrisburg; Joseph H., of
Pennsylvania Furnace, and Oscar, of
Graysville. She also leaves three sis-
ters and two brothers, Mrs. L. C.
Thomas, of Latrobe; Mrs. Luther
Grove, of Huntingdon; Mrs. Ada R.
Gilliland, of Mooresville; William
Scott, of Saulsburg, and Oliver Scott,
of Cottage.
Funeral services were held at her
late home at 10:30 o'clock on Tues-
day morning by Rev. J. A. Garver, as-
sisted by Rev. Alexander B. Scott, of
Williamsport, after which burial was
made in the Mooresville cemetery.
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HUNTER.—J. Craig Hunter, a life-
long resident of Centre county, died
at ten o'clock last Wednesday even-
ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Edmund Dale, on the Branch, as the
result of a stroke of apoplexy sus-
tained just five hours previous. He
had not been in good health for sev-
eral years but his death at that time
was very sudden and unexpected.
A son of Hon. Benjamin F. and
Nancy Hunter he was born in Buffalo
Run valley on May 1st, 1861, hence
had reached the age of 63 years and
20 days. All his life was spent on
the farm until about fifteen years ago
when he moved to State College, but
during the past year he had made his
home with his daughter, on the
Branch. He married Miss Mary Wise,
who died fifteen years ago, but sur-
viving him are two daughters, Mrs.
Dale, with whom he made his home,
and Miss Rachel, a Senior at State
College. He also leaves two brothers
and one sister, Robert F. and J. Dor-
sey Hunter, of Bellefonte, and Mrs.
A. M. Reeser, of Lancaster.
Funeral services were held in the
Presbyterian church at State College,
of which he was a member, last Fri-
day afternoon. Rev. Samuel Martin
officiated and burial was made in the
Meyers cemetery near his old home.
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PRICE. David Price died on
Thursday of last week at his home
on Curtin street, as the result of can-
cer of the jaw. While he had been a
semi-invalid for the past twelve years
his serious illness began only about a
year ago.
A son of Isaac and Diana Harris
Price he was born at Karthaus on
January 5th, 1839, hence had reached
the oge of 85 years, 4 months and 17
days. During his early life he worked
in the woods as the greater part of
the country surrounding his home was
then a dense wilderness. When the
Civil war broke out he heeded Presi-
dent Lincoln’s call for volunteers and
walking from Karthaus to Bellefonte
enlisted in Company E, Fifth Penn-
sylvania reserves. At the expiration
of the term of his enlistment he re-
turned home but soon re-enlisted as a
substitute for the period of the war’s
duration, and his regiment was as-
signed to the army of the Potomac.
Among the battles in which he partic- '
ipated were New Creek, Drawsville,
Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, New Mar-
ket Cross Roads, Malvern Hill, Har-
ris’ Landing, Bull Run,
Fredericksburg. At the latter place
he was taken prisoner and spent nine-
ty-three days in Libby prison. He
was finally exchanged and rejoining
his regiment at Washington took part
in the battles of Gettysburg, Rappa- |
hannock and The Wilderness. He was
wounded in the right knee, left foot
and left shoulder and was honorably
discharged at Harrisburg in June,
1864,
Returning home he resumed his
work in the woods in which he en-
gaged many years. During his resi-
dence in Karthaus township, Clearfield
county, he served as tax collector for
eighteen years and was also consta-
ble for an equal period of time, dis-
charging the duties of both offices with
promptness and fidelity. Five years
ago he moved to Bellefonte and this
had been his home ever since.
He is survived by his wife and the
following children: - Mrs. Martha
Kelley, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Roberta
Bucher, of Lock Haven; Mrs. Nettie
Loy, at home; Mrs. James Daley, of
DuBois; Frank, in the Perryville
(Md.,) hospital for invalid soldiers,
and Leonard, at home. He also leaves
one sister, Mrs. Margaret Sparn, of
Clearfield.
Brief funeral services were held at |
his late home on Saturday morning by
Rev. E. E. McKelvey, after which the
remains were taken to Keewaydin,
Clearfield county, for burial.
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TRESSLER.—Joseph Tressler, 2a
well known resident of Zion, dropped
dead last Saturday morning while
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Wayne
Evey, at Lock Haven. He was out
walking in the garden when he sud-
denly collapsed and expired before
help could reach him.
A son of Henry and Lydia Reitz
Tressler he was born in Benner town-
ship, having reached the age of 78
years, 10 months and 22 days. He
married Miss Elizabeth Resides, who
died in 1921, but surviving him are
the following children: Boyd, of Zi-
on, with whom he made his home;
Daniel, of Juniata; Harry, of Belle-
fonte; Mrs. Emma Campbell, Mrs.
Bessie Showers and Mrs. Eva Stru-
ble, of State College; Mrs. Ida Evey,
of Lock Haven, and Mrs. Gussie Sei-
nell, of Ambridge. He also leaves
two brothers and one sister, Daniel
Tressler, of Erie; William and Mrs.
William Colpetzer, of Bellefonte.
The remains were taken to the
home of Mrs. Struble, at State Col-
lege, where funeral services were held
on Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Thomp-
son, of Houserville, burial being made
in the Pine Hall cemetery.
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RISK.—Mrs. Lilly Risk, widow of
the late Alexander Risk, at one time
residents of Bellefonte, died at her
home in Altoona on Tuesday evening
as the result of a complication of dis-
eases. She was born in Syria on Jan-
uary 1st, 1875, hence was in her fif-
tieth year. Her husband died on May
24th, 1916, but surviving her are the
following children: Mrs. Louis Shid-
aker, of Columbus, Ind.; Florence,
Catherine, Bessie, Barbara, Dale, Em-
aline, Hayes and Alexander, all at
home. She also leaves two brothers,
Charles and Frank Mosier, of New
York city. Funeral services will be
held at the Sacred Heart Catholic
church, in Altoona, of which she was
a member, at ten o'clock this (Fri-
day) morning, after which the re-
mains will be brought to Bellefonte on
the Pennsylvania-Lehigh train and
taken direct to the Union cemetery
for burial.
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SELDING.—Mrs. Nancy Selding,
widow of John Selding, died at her
home at Linden Hall on Tuesday even-
ing following a brief illness with
gangrene. She was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Witmer and was
born at Pine Grove Mills 77 years ago.
Surviving her are three children,
George, at home; Mrs. Wallace White,
of Centre Hall, and William, of New
York. She also leaves two sisters,
Mrs. Aaron Thomas, of Centre Hall,
and Mrs. John Kline, of Lemont.
Burial will be made at Boalsburg to-
morrow morning.
——Some farmers in Centre county
are complaining because of the lack
of help, yet one employer of labor in
Bellefonte avers that he is having
more applicants for work this spring
than in some years. In fact three
men asked him for work on Tuesday
and one more was after him bright
and early Wednesday morning.
of the Centre Democrat, Bellefonte,
died at the University hospital, Phila-
delphia, at 11:30 o'clock on Tuesday
night, following six months’ illness
with kidney and heart trouble. He
was taken to the hospital about a
month ago but his condition at that
time was so serious that nothing could
be done to prclong his life.
He was a son of Frederick and
Anne Harter Kurtz and was born at
Aaronsburg October 31st, 1864, hence
was in his sixtieth year. When a
child his parents moved to Centre
Hall where he attended the public
schools until seventeen years of age.
He then entered Bucknell University
at Lewisburg, graduating at that in-
stitution in 1886. Returning to Cen-
tre Hall he assisted his father in the
editing and management of the Cen-
tre Hall Reporter during a period of
two years, coming to Bellefonte in
1888 to take charge of the Centre
Democrat. The latter paper was own-
ed at the time by a number of Belle-
fonte men and in 1895 Mr.
sole owner of the paper. His entire
energies were devoted to his newspa-
per interests until after the election
and inauguration of Woodrow Wilson,
as President, when he was appointed
, Surveyor of the Port, at Philadelphia.
Antietam and He assumed the duties of his appoint-
| ment about mid-summer of 1913, and
i being re-appointed during President
| Wilson’s second term, filled the office
| a month or two over eight years. He
returned to Bellefonte in 1921 and re-
sumed personal charge of his news-
paper, a work in which he was engag-
| ed when overtaken by his fatal illness.
In addition to his newspaper he had
| various other financial interests and
a year or so ago was instrumental in
floating a large issue of stock in the
Blanchard Coal company, which de-
veloped operations out near Karthaus.
He was an attendant at St. John’s
Episcopal church and a member of
the Bellefonte Lodge of Elks.
Some fourteen years ago he mar-
ried Miss Lois Calderwood, superin-
tendent at the Bellefonte hospital,
who survives with two children, Fred-
erick and Lois Virginia. He also
leaves one brother, John Frederick
Kurtz, of Lewisburg.
The remains were brought to Belle-
fonte on Wednesday evening and tak-
en to his late home on High street
where funeral services will be held at
2:30 o'clock tomorrow (Saturday)
afternoon. Rev. M. DePui Maynard
will officiate and burial be made in the
Union cemetery.
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i HAYES.—Mrs. Sarah B. Hayes,
‘widow of the late Dr. Thomas R.
| Hayes, died at six o’clock last Thurs-
! day evening, at her home in Atlantic
| City, as the result of an incurable dis-
ease with which she had suffered for
' a number of years.
| She was a daughter of Hon. Hugh
M. and Henrietta Ashman Orbison
' McAllister and was born in Bellefonte
! seventy-three years ago. Her father
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was one of the prominent attorneys at |
: the Centre county bar during his gen-
| eration and sat in the State constitu-
| tional convention in 1873. During
! her girlhood days Mrs. Hayes was re-
garded as one of the most charming
young women in Bellefonte. On De-
cember 28th, 1871, she married Dr.
Thomas R. Hayes, and during the
many years they made their home in
Bellefonte she was an active partici-
pant in the social life of the town as
well as a ministering angel to many
people less fortunately situated than
herself. A lifelong member of the
Presbyterian church she was for years
a member of the church choir and a
leader in most every department of
church work. From the time of its
establishment until leaving Bellefonte
both she and her husband were
staunch supporters of the Y. M. C. A,
and it was largely due to their philan-
thropic interest that the institution
was kept alive during the many years
of its struggle for existence. Twen-
ty or more years ago they weére com-
pelled to leave Bellefonte owing to the
doctor’s health and for ten years they
spent their winters in Los Angeles,
Cal., and their summers at Atlantic
City. Dr. Hayes passed away in De-
cember, 1913, and since that time Mrs.
Hayes had continued to make her
home in Atlantic City, with only brief
visits to Bellefonte.
Her only immediate survivor is one
sister, Mrs. James A. Beaver, of Belle-
fonte. Brief funeral services were
held at her late home in Atlantic
City last Friday after which the re-
mains were taken to Philadelphia
where they were cremated and the urn
containing her ashes was brought to
Bellefonte on Tuesday morning and
taken direct to the Union cemetery
and placed in the vault with the re-
mains of her husband, Rev. William
C. Thompson having charge of the
commitment service.
——A number from Bellefonte at-
tended the communion service held
Sunday, in the Buffalo church, at the
Buffalo Cross Roads, Union county.
This one with that of Pottsgrove
and Warriors Run, lays claim to
being the oldest Presbyterian church
of Central Pennsylvania. These quar-
terly pilgrimages are made by church-
men from all parts of the State so
that the charter may not lapse.
——Cooper Bros. show passed
through Bellefonte on Tuesday morn-
ing on its way to Howard where it de-
lighted the residents of that section.
The show traveled in two railroad
cars.
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— Registration for the Elks’ kid-
dies picnic to be held at Hecla park
on June 14th will begin at the Elks’
club on Monday, June 2nd.
KURTZ.—Charles R. Kurtz, editor |
Kurtz |
purchased their interests and became |
Eggs Almost Equal Wheat in Produc-
tive Value to Centre County
Farmers.
Off hand the average person would
smile increduously if you were to tell
him that the value of the eggs pro-
duced on Centre county farms is with-
in $45,000 of being as great as that of
all the wheat grown. Yet it is the
fact, if statistics compiled by the De-
partment of Agriculture are to be
taken as fairly accurate.
The following table showing the
acreage, yield and approximate value
of the principal farm productions is
interesting because it gives an idea of
what agriculture really means to Cen-
tre county in the way of creative val-
ue and should be a guide to farmers
who study it intelligently with the
thought of devoting more of their ef-
fort to the more profitable branches of
their work.
CENTRE COUNTY CROP REPORT
YEAR 1928.
Acres Production Value
Wheat ..... 31,371 470,565 Bu. $ 489,387.60
| Corn 28,888 1,011,080 879,639.60
i Rye «... ose 1,342 21,069 18,962.10
10ats” .......25,222 629,316 302,071.68
Buckwheat 1,236 24,473 20,802.05
i Barley ..... ,138 25,377 18,017.67
| Potatoes ... 2,708 324,960 276,216.00
Hay ....... 42,541 40,414 tus 899,211.50
1Apples .... 190.100 161.585.00
| Peaches 5,259 10,097.28
: Pears: ...... 6,180 5,438.40
Total... ....uevevees..53,081,428.88
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS.
. Farm made butter. .352,614 169,254.72
{ Eggs produced
on: farm ......... 902,215 424,041.05
HONEY ...ovcnerenes 17,621 ,220.04
I Wool ..iviiiennnnns 27,136 10,854.40
Total........ $ 608,379.21
LIVESTOCK ON FARMS JAN. 1, 1924.
HOSES {i ivudsurenve 7,505 $ 611,955.00
Mules 395 39,550.00
Dairy cows 2 yr
old and over..... 12,069 718,105.50
Other cattle ....... 10,454 287,485.00
Sheep ......... .. 4,823 36,172.50
Swine ,...... 19,416 223,284.00
Chickens ...........200,954 200,954.00
Hives of bees ...... 1,231 7,078.25
Total, .. $2,120,584.25
In corn yield we are 4.9 bushels be-
! low the average yield in the State. In
! wheat we are 4.1 below the average.
Oats we produce 2.4 bushels less per
acre than the average, but in potatoes
we are 14 bushels per acre above the
average, our average yield being 120
bushels. This is due to the applica-
tion of more scientific methods in
treatment of the seed and spraying
by some farmers and shows the pos-
sibilities in application of modern
methods. Some farmers are getting
as high as 400 bushels to the acre and
all could do much better than they are
if they were to specialize a bit on this
crop that has possibilities of more
profit for less work than almost any
other on the farm.
John Strabilla Acquitted of Murder.
When the “Watchman” went to
press last week John Strabilla, of
Snow Shoe, was on trial in the Centre
county court on the charge of murder
in connection with a dynamiting af-
fair in that section two years ago.
The jury returned a verdict of not
guilty.
In the case against William H. Tur-
ner, charged with desertion and non-
support, the court ordered the defend-
ant to pay $25 per month and costs.
On a similar charge Guy Coll was or-
dered to pay $10 per month and
George Austin $35 per month.
Henry “Crow” Brown plead guilty
to aggravated assault and battery and
was sent to jail for sixty days.
Wilbur Perch plead guilty to oper-
ating a motor vehicle while intoxicat-
ed and was fined $100 and costs.
The disposition of the case of Frank
Auman, charged with having killed
Hugh H. Gilett, was continued until
the September session of court, the
defendant being released upon his
own recognizance.
BIRTHS.
Kerstetter—On May 12, to Mr. and
Mrs. George Z. Kerstetter, of Walker
township, a son, William W.
Saylor—On May 4, to Mr. and Mrs.
James Saylor, of Bellefonte, a daugh-
er.
Heckman—On May 11, to Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Heckman, of Hublersburg,
a son.
Lannin—On May 7, to Mr. and Mrs.
Grover C. Lannin, of Bellefonte, a
son, Charles Gilbert. :
Swartz—On May 5, to Mr. and Mrs.
Roy E. Swartz, of Spring township, a
daughter, Esther Louise.
Stover—On May 13, to Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin B. Stover, of Pleasant Gap,
a daughter, Virginia May.
Holderman—On May 1, to Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Holderman, of Benner
township, a daughter, Bessie Joan.
Mosullo—On May 16, to Mr. and
Mrs. Louie Mosullo, of Spring town-
ship, a son, Joseph.
Rossman—On May 7, to Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson O. Rossman, of Nittany,
a son, Wilson Andrew.
Benzie—On May 22, to Mr. and Mrs.
Wash Benzie, of Bellefonte, a daugh-
ter, Elizabeth.
Ishler—On May 17, to Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Ishler, of Spring township, a
son, Paul Eugene.
King—On May 1, to Mr. and Mrs.
Russell L. King, of Marion township;
a son, Miles Russell.
Plozner—On May 8, to Mr. and
Mrs. John Plozner, of Bellefonte, a
daughter, Ida.
Smith—On May 18, to Mr. and Mrs.
Nevin Royer Smith, of Bellefonte, a
daughter.
Runkle—On May 23, to Mr. and
Mrs. William Groh Runkle, of Belle-
fonte, a son, John.
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— The Bellefonte High school
commencement will be the big fea-
ture next week, the opening exercises
being the baccalaureate sermon in the
Presbyterian church on Sunday even-
ing.
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— There will be a festival on the
grounds of St. John’s Catholic school,
on Bishop street, tomorrow evening.
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Centre County Baseball
Schedule.
The opening games of the Centre
county baseball league, which includes
teams at State College, Centre Hall,
Millheim and Bellefonte, will take
place today. The game scheduled be-
tween State College and Bellefonte
Will be played at Hecla Park, owing to
the Bellefonte Academy-Dickinson
Seminary game on Hughes field. The
game will not be called until three
o’clock which will enable those wish-
ing to attend to view the Memorial
day parade before going to the park.
Following is the complete schedule
for the season:
May 30—State at Bellefonte, P. M.
Millheim at Centre Hall, A. M.
Centre Hall at Millheim, P. M.
May 31—Bellefonte at Millheim.
State at Centre Hall.
June 5—State at Bellefonte
Centre Hall at Millheim.
June T7—Bellefonte at Centre Hall. .
State at Millheim.
June 12—Millheim at Centre Hall.
Bellefonte at State.
June 14—Millheim at Bellefonte.
Centre Hall at State.
June 19—Centre Hall at Bellefonte.
State at Millheim.
June 21—State at Bellefonte.
Centre Hall at Millheim.
June 26—State at Centre Hall.
Bellefonte at Millheim.
June 28—State at Centre Hall.
Bellefonte at Millheim.
4—Millheim at State 2 games.
Centre Hall at Bellefonte 2 games
5—Millheim at Centre Hall.
Bellefonte at State.
July 10-—Millheim at Bellefonte.
Centre Hall at State.
July 12—Bellefonte at Centre Hall.
State at Millheim.
July 17—Millheim at Bellefonte.
Centre Hall at State.
July 19—State at Centre Hall.
Bellefonte at Millheim.
July 24—Centre Hall at Bellefonte.
Millheim at State.
July 26—State at Bellefonte.
Millheim at Centre Hall.
July 31—Millheim at Bellefonte.
Centre Hall at State.
2—Bellefonte at Centre Hall.
Millheim at State.
7—Bellefonte at State.
Centre Hall at Millheim.
9—State at Centre Hall.
Bellefonte at Millheim. :
14—Centre Hall at Bellefonte. ‘
State at Millheim.
16—Millheim at Centre Hall.
State at Bellefonte.
Aug. 21—Millheim at Bellefonte.
Centre Hall at State.
23—Bellefonte at Centre Hall.
Millheim at State.
28—Bellefonte at State.
Centre Hall at Millheim.
30—Centre Hall at Bellefonte.
State at Millheim.
League
July
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Aug.
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Aug.
Aug.
Bellefonte High School Wins Second
Place in Interscholastic Meet.
The Bellefonte High school track
and field team won second place in
the interscholastic meet held at Lew-
istown last Saturday, scoring 38
points. The Lewistown High won
first place with 47 1-7 points. Seven
other school teams contested, Philips-
burg scoring 13 3-7 points; Houtz-
dale, 13; State College, 19 2-7; Jun-
iata, 10; Huntingdon, 5 1-7; Mount
Union, 4, and Newport 0. Bellefonte
won the relay race and thus obtained
permanent possession of the Rotary
club cup. Following are the summa-
ries:
Pole Vault—Ford, Lewistown, first; Sig-
ler, Houtzdale; McCloskey, Juniata; Fultz
and Mitchell, of Lewistown, tied for
fourth. Height, 8 feet 4 inches.
Broad Jump—McCullough, Bellefonte,
first; Zillius, Huntingdon; Hellwell, Phil-
ipsburg; Young, Juniata College. Dis-
tance, 18 feet, five inches.
High Jump—Miller, Mount Union; Bow-
er, Bellefonte; Saxton, Lewistown, seven
men tied for fourth. Height, 5 feet:
Mile Run—Magargle, Bellefonte; Graf-
ton, Houtzdale; J. Stumpff, Lewistown;
Henry, Juniata College. Time, 5:10 1-5.
Shot Put—Glaser, Lewistown; Champ,
Philipsburg; Shawlew, State College; Hel-
lewell, Philipsburg. Distance, 42 feet, 2
inches
440 Yard Dash—Benson, Houtzdale; W.
Waite, Bellefonte; Emel, Bellefonte; My-
ers, State College. Time, 53 1-5.
100 Yard Dash—Saxton, Lewistown;
Marker, Lewistown; W. Waite, Bellefonte;
Davidson, Philipsburg. Time, 11 seconds.
120 Yard High Hurdles—Keiferle, Lew-
istown; C. Stumpff, Lewistown; Hubler,
State College. Time, 19 1-5 seconds.
290 Yard Dash—MecCullough, Bellefonte;
Shope, Bellefonte; Zilius, Huntingdon; Da-
vidson, Philipsburg. Time, 24 1-5 seconds.
Discus—Shawley, State College; Champ,
Philipsburg; Hellewell, Philipsburg; Gla-
ser, Lewistown. Distance, 94 feet 5 inches.
220 Yard Low Hurdles—Keiferle, Lewis-
town; C. Stumqff, Lewistown; Miller, Lew-
istown. Time, 29 seconds.
Half Mile—Roy, Juniata College; Ma-
gargle, Bellefonte; Bearley, Lewistown;
Waite, Bellefonte. Time, 2:10 3-5.
War Veterans Radio Program at
State College.
A radio program that will be given
entirely by war veterans or relatives
of war veterans has been arranged
for station WPAB at State College
for the evening of Memorial day, May
30th. This unusual program will con-
clude the broadcasting from the col-
lege station for the summer, and the
station will not reopen until after
college resumes in the fall, probably
about October first.
The Memorial day program from
WPAB will be as follows: Reveille;
musical number; talk by G. A. R. rep-
resentative, M. M. Govier; music;
talk by Spanish-American war
veterans’ representative, the Rev. E.
M. Frear; music; disabled army vet-
erans’ representative, Mr. Maeder,
commander; music; veterans of for-
eign wars, Mr. C. C. Wagner; music;
American Legion, chaplain Frazer
Metzger; music; taps.
Musical selections will be given by
Mrs. C. E. Marquardt, Mrs. QC. OC.
Wagner, Mrs. W. F. Leitzell, Mrs. C.
E. Govier, R. E. Minshall, and the
veterans’ quartet. Reveille and taps
will be played by bandmaster Ww. O.
Thompson.
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It’s all here and it’s all true.