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: For President,
JOHN W. DAVIS, of West Virginia,
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CHARLES W. BRYAN, of Nebraska.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For Judge of the Superior Court,
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IN WAR RIDDEN CHINA.
Mr. North Writes of Fighting, March-
ing, Capitulation and New
Year’s Celebration.
* Chengtu, China; Feb. 5, 1924.
Dear Home Folks.
Cranston and I returned to Cheng-
tu last Saturday without any misad-
venture anywhere on the way, in spite
of the calamity howlers among the
foreign residents of the city. We left
Suining on Tuesday morning, accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Pilcher, and
by Miss Kiester, of the W. F. M. S.
Mr. Pilcher came to the city on busi-
ness. The women came for pleasure.
We reached the city about five o’clock.
Some of our load carriers did not
travel as fast as we did, and they did
not. reach the city before the gates
were closed. When I went down
stairs on Sunday morning the serv-
ants told me that the gates had not
opened that morning. They have not
been open since, except at infrequent
intervals of a few minutes. My bed
load and Miss Kiester’s load came in
during one of these intervals. Crans-
ton’s did not. He had to have it haul-
ed up over the wall.
The reason for the gates’ closing is
this: General Yang Sen has arrived
—or at least, his men have—from
Hwaichow, a town to the east. He is
besieging General Shiong Keh Wu's
forces. For the past thirty-six hours
we have been hearing the guns off to
the north. Fortunately the fighting
has been on that side of the city, the
farthest from us. A few of the wom-
en are nervous, but most of us take
the affair as a matter of course, for
there is no real danger. Every mis-
sionary in any of the larger cities has
been in a similar situation during
some period in the past few years.
If the Germans, French, or English
were attacking the city, I might have
some apprehensiveness, but as Chi-
nese soldiers seem bent upon scaring
their opponents rather than upon kill-
ing them, this fighting is little more
than a ripple upon the surface of our
lives. No doubt by the time you get
this letter you will have read in the
papers that Yang Sen has taken the
city,—unless perchance this secluded
part of the world finds no place in the
news columns. Yang has captured
the other three mission stations of the
Methodist church since my arrival in
Szechwan. We think he will complete
his triumphs by taking Chengtu. We
hope he will, for he is the most pro-
gressive of all West China’s military
leaders—and military leaders seem to
be the only ones that count here.
You will perhaps be interested in
some of the incidents of my trip. I
told of some of my experiences on the
way down. The return was a bit more
interesting. One morning Cranston
and Pilcher were walking ahead. I
followed about a stone’s throw be-
hind. Behind me there was a small
detachment of soldiers. Behind them
walked Miss Kiester and Mrs. Pilcher.
Suddenly there was a volley of shots.
I turned about quickly and saw the
soldiers shooting toward the hill to
the right. Men were running in that
direction. We learned that the men
had been “laofued,” or pressed into
service, to carry loads for the soldiers.
They seized upon what they consider-
ed a good opportunity to escape and
took ‘to their heels. So far as I saw
none of them were hurt. Pilcher’s
cook, however, who was traveling with
us, said that he saw about that time
a man shot down in front of his chil-
dren because he refused to carry loads
for the soldiers. Many of the towns
through which we passed were in aw-
ful shape because of the quartering of
soldiers in them. To travel through
the country at this time would almost
make a pacifist of the most ardent
militarist,
.On the fourth morning of our re-
turn trip .we were riding in “hwa-
gans,” ar litters, when I heard a bul-
let go whistling over my head. Where
it came from I do not know, for I
‘ghost.
heard no shot. My carriers imitated
the bullet’s sound, but trudged along
as if nothing had happened. As they
showed no concern, I judged that
there was no reason for my showing
any alarm.
The sight of dead men is so com-
mon over here that one soon becomes
rather hardened to it. As we crossed
the mountains which border the
Chengtu plain we passed two of them
along the roadside. Many of these
fellows are beggars who have scarce-
ly enough vitality to pull themselves
along. When the soldiers press them
into service they soon give up the
A considerable number of
them look like consumptives. No
doubt opium has hastened the down-
fall of a great many. Although in
general, the Chinese seem to hold to
the principle of the sanctity of human
life, yet militarism is destroying this
attitude. I hope that a strong man
may soon arise amongst the Chinese
to restore order and sanity to the na-
tional life.
On our way from Suining west to
the Big Road we saw many of Shiong
Keh Wu’s soldiers retreating from
Tungchwan, a town to the north of
Suining and to the east of Chengtu.
Yang Sen’s forces there gave Shiong’s
men a severe beating, report having
it that Shiong lost $300,000 which he
had there with him. After reaching
| Kienchow and turning north on the
Big Road, we found thousands of sol-
diers marching toward Chengtu. For
that reason we had some difficulty in
securing accommodations at the inns
and eating houses. We found it ad-
visable to get to an inn early and to
camp at the entrance to our rooms to
prevent the soldiery from preempting
it. We men slept out in the open
courtyards anyway, for the air is bet-
ter in them. We were a trifle appre-
hensive that we might not be able to
enter the city because of the great
crowds of soldiers, who we thought
might be indicative of fighting. Had
we been twenty-four hours later, we
could not have gotten in. There is al-
ways this comfort, however,—that in
case the city gates are closed there is
always the foreign community at the
University with whom we may camp.
February 9th.
This letter did not end when I ex-
pected it would. My predictions have
come true. Yesterday afternoon at
two ' o'clock the city capitulated to
Yang Sen. Shiong, Dan, and Lai, the
opposing generals, are reported to
have skipped out of the city a day or
two before. There was some firing
during the night, but it is probable
that the Chinese soldiers had so form-
ed the habit of shooting that they
could not stop in less than twenty-
four hours after notice to cease firing
had been given. Dr. Freeman says
that they were probably shooting out
the lights in the farm houses which
they saw from the city walls. We all
‘hope that Yang Sen may give us some
real ‘government for a while, but the
escape of his opposing generals makes
us think that he will have another war
on his hands as soon as his opponents
can recover themselves.
Tuesday was Chinese New Year.
Ordinarily it is a time of great re-
joicing and hilarity—something like
our Christmas celebration—a “laorie”
time, as the Chinese say. This year,
however, it was quite subdued. The
children have toys, gifts are given and
exchanged, the women and girls—
even the youngest—have their faces
painted. Each child is expected to
have new garments. Processions or-
dinarily are seen on the streets, al-
though this year I am afraid there
were not many. False faces are pop-
ular among the “kids.” Every door
has new door gods pasted on it. The
kitchen gods, or “dsao sen,” are
placed afresh on the kitchen walls.
An interesting story is the legend
about these kitchen gods.
On the twenty-third day of the
twelfth Chinese month these’ kitchen
gods go up to heaven in a “jaodze”
(sedan chair). The Chinese burn the
picture of a jaodze. This act gives
the gods something to ride in. Three
days are required for the journey.
When the gods arrive they report to
the Great Spirit the condition of the
household from which they come, tell-
ing whether the members of the fam-
ily have been good or bad. One day
is required for this duty. On the
next day the kitchen gods begin the
return journey on horseback. The
household burns a paper horse to give
the gods their means of return. If
the family is especially apprehensive
that their conduct has been very bad
and that an evil report will be made,
they smear the lips of the gods, be-
fore the time for their ascent, with
honey or syrup, so that they can not
say evil things about their charges.
These gods are painted on paper and
can be bought in the streets on or be-
fore New Year's day. I bought a few
of them for curiosities.
This week we have had a vacation
from Language school because of Chi-
nese New Year. This with the two
weeks I was away has given me a
long vacation. I will have to get
down to business next week. I have
been reviewing some this week. It is
the sort of thing that “get’s one’s
goat” at times. It certainly is a
clumsy and inconvenient language, es-
pecially as far as writing it is con-
cerned.
Each foreigner who comes out here
assumes a Chinese name, for the Chi-
nese find it difficult to pronounce for-
eign names. Mine is Lo Er Dei—the
nearest I could get to North. There-
fore I hear the name Lo Sien Sen—
that is, Mr. Lo—almost as often as I
hear Mr. North. Sarah is Lo Simmu,
or Mrs. North. The Chinese have
only about two hundred common
names, and about four hundred names
altogether for four hundred million
people. Such nanies as Lo, Chen, Ho,
Tr 1
Wang, Wu, Chang, Hsu and Lu are
very common. Bécause of*the scarci-
ty of last names—I should say first
names, for first names in Chinese are
the same as last names in English—
it is often confusing to know who is
meant. Smith hasn’t any show at all
with a name like Chen.
BILL.
What Killed the Trout?
Spring creek from the falls to the
bridge has been cleaned out and the
improvement in its appearance is eon-
siderable. The work was done last
Friday by Fred Davis and in tearing
away a lot of rubbish piled up below
the falls he uncovered a dead trout.
Outwardly the fish was in a good state
of preservation and Mr. Davis at once
notified game protector Thomas A.
Mosher. That gentleman performed
an autopsy and found what he believ-
ed indications of acid poisoning, as
the liver of the fish was quite green
and other portions yellow. Of course
Mr. Mosher could not say positively
that the trout had died from acid
poisoning or any other deleterious
matter in the water. Its death may
have been from purely natural causes,
but he stated that he would notify
fish commissioner Nathan R. Buller of
the incident.
There is no getting away from the
fact that considerable quantities of
oil are drained into Spring creek from
some one or more sources, as almost
every day it shows upon the water,
and early in the trout fishing season
fishermen who caught trout as far
down stream as the fair grounds aver-
red that they were so tainted with oil
that they could not eat them. Inspec-
tors of the Fish Commission have been
in Bellefonte on several occasions but
no change in the situation came as the
result of their visits.
In connection with the big trout
comment has been made in this office
by several people that they are not
nearly as plentiful below the falls as
they were only a few weeks ago, and
there is considerable speculation as to
what became of them. Have they
gone down stream into deeper water
or have they been scooped out of the
stream at night by illegal fishermen?
The “Vanity Box” Coming.
To any one with a taste for jazz
music, the “Vanity Box,” which comes
to the Moose Temple theatre Wednes-
day evening, August 20th, is certain
to provide a pleasing entertainment,
for it is a musical comedy crowded
with syncopated action and numbers,
produced by an unusually talented
group of musical comedy performers.
Possibly no attraction of this period
offers such an array of beautiful
stage settings, gorgeous gowns and
costumes, startling electrical effects
and beautiful women, as will be seen
with this production.
Included in the cast will be the fa-
mous French artist singer and dancer,
Mitzi Sassi—the Ritzi Mitzi girl—
whose work borders on the sensation-
al, while the comedy of the well known
“Broadway nut,” Hal Kiter, is worth
the price of admission alone. The
company includes a number of dancers
who are assisted in some of their
work by the dancing demons, the “Ra-
dio Beauties,” whose work is a sensa-
tion and a thrill.
A welcome added attraction will be
the world’s greatest jazz orchestra,
the “Pennsylvania Twelve,” which has |
been creating such a sensation in the
Metropolis and by radio broadcasting.
Auto Wreck on Mountain Road.
Late Saturday night police officers
in Philipsburg were informed of an
auto wreck on the mountain road near
the watering trough, and motoring
to that place they found a Chevrolet
car rammed against the guard rail.
One man was at the car trying to get
it back onto the road and being ap-
parently intoxicated was placed under
arrest. He gave his name as B. F.
Clewell, of Port Matilda, and alsq told
the officers that two other men were
with him at the time of the accident,
‘Elmer Cassidy, of Sandy Ridge, and
J. K. Adams, of New York State.
Clewell claimed that Adams was driv-
ing the car when the accident hap-
pened, although he admitted that he
was the owner of the auto. Cassidy
was later arrested at Sandy Ridge but
Adams has not been apprehended. It
is claimed that almost a pint of moon-
shine was found in the car and the
men are being held on the charge of
operating a motor vehicle while intox-
-icated. ;
Another Auto Accident at Weaver
Crossing.
Last Thursday evening William
Kellerman, of Milesburg, accompanied
by a man named Lockard, started on
a motor trip up the state highway and
at the Weaver crossing ran into a
freight train shifting on the crossing
with the result that their car was com-
pletely wrecked and the only wonder
is that both men were not killed out-
right. As it was Kellerman escaped
with a few slight injuries but Lockard
suffered a number of cuts and bruises
on the head. The men claim that they
were unable to see the train because
of the absence of any lights. Both
the train and the car were going west,
the latter being carried along one
hundred feet or more then thrown
aside a mass of wreckage.
William Wells and George Ly-
ons were brought to the Centre coun-
ty jail from Philipsburg last Thurs-
day, in default of one thousand dol-
lars bail each, on the charge of steal-
ing two power motors from the mine
of Isaac Heaton & Son, at Gorton.
The young men gave their residence
as Lawrence, Mass.
HARPSTER. — Mrs. Sarah M.
Harpster, widow of Joseph S. Harp-
ster, died at her home at Port Matil-
da on Sunday of general debility. She
was a daughter of George and Mary
Williams, early settlers of Worth
township, where she was born on Sep-
tember 3rd, 1843, making her age 80
years, 11 months and 7 days. In No-
vember, 1866, she married Joseph
Harpster and they went to housekeep-
ing on a small farm adjoining that of
her father, where they lived for for-
ty-seven years, hence the greater part
of her life was spent within a stone's
throw of where she was born! She
had been a member of the Methodist
church for sixty-five years and lived
in the faith in which she so implicitly
trusted.
Mr. Harpster died ten years ago and
shortly thereafter the family moved
to Port Matilda where they have since
lived. Of her eleven children Mrs.
Harpster is survived by the following:
J. H. Harpster, of Philipsburg; J. O.,
of Pittsburgh; G. W., of Port Matil-
da; Mrs. Jacob Moyer, of Indiana
county; Mrs. H. B. Woodring, of Port
Matilda; W. F., of Wilkinsburg; C. A.,
of Tyrone; S. S. and Pearl, at home.
She also leaves nineteen grand-chil-
dren and nine great grand-children.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist church at Port Matilda at
two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon by
Rev. Walter H. Williams, of Houtz-
dale, after which interment was made
in the Black Oak cemetery.
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CALDWELL.—Dr. Bertha T. Cald-
well, prominent as a physician, civic
and welfare worker in Johnstown,
died at the Memorial hospital in that
city at five o'clock on Sunday evening
as the result of injuries sustained on
the night of July 31st when she fell
through the flooring of the Coopers-
dale bridge into the Conemaugh river.
Dr. Caldwell, who on one or more
occasions visited Bellefonte as a guest
of Dr. Eloise Meek, was born in
Johnstown and a graduate of the
Woman’s Medical College, Philadel-
phia. She spent eight years in India
as a medical missionary, returning to
Johnstown in 1902. Since that date
she had practiced her profession in
that city. She was the first probation
officer for the city of Johnstown and
later county probation officer. She
served several years as school direc-
tor, was a prominent member of the
Civic club, the Eastern Star, Order
of Amaranth and Y. W. C. A. She
was an active member of the Lutheran
church and a teacher in the Sunday
school. Burial was made on Wednes-
day afternoon.
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Whiting—Lucas.—Henry F. Whit-
ing, at one time principal of the Belle-
fonte High school but now located at
Beaver, Pa., where he is a civil engi-
neer in the employ of a railroad com-
pany, and Miss Adelia M. Lucas, of
Bellefonte, were married on Saturday
evening at the Presbyterian manse in
Bellefonte by the ' pastor, Rev. W. C.
Thompson. Mr. Whiting returned to
Beaver on Sunday while Mrs. Whit-
ing will be here several weeks before
she joins her husband. :
In their application for a marriage
license the bridegroom gave his age
as 54 and his occupation an engineer,
the bride gave her age as 23 and oc-
cupation a waitress, having been em-
ployed at the Brockerhoff house the
past two or three years.
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McCLELLAN. — Harry McClellan,
of Milesburg, died rather unexpected-
ly at the Bellefonte hospital on Mon-
day following six week’s illness with
typhoid fever. He was apparently on
the way to recovery when he took a
sudden relapse which resulted in his
death. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
David McClellan and was born in
Milesburg forty-nine years ago. Sur-
viving him are his wife and the fol-
lowing children: Harry McClellan, of
Milesburg; Mrs. Mary Lucas, of Som-
erset; William, Edna, Grace and Vir-
ginia, all at home. He also leaves
several brothers. Funeral services
were held at his late home yesterday
afternoon, after which burial was
made in the Treziyulny cemetery.
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MEYER.—Thomas F. Meyer died
at his home in Millheim on Monday
evening, aged 60 years, 7 months and
27 days. He is survived by his wife,
one daughter, Mrs. Grace Hartman,
of State College, and one son, Paul J.,
at home. He also leaves three sisters,
Mrs. John Rishel, of Spring Mills;
Mrs. Nicodemus Lose and Mrs. Agnes
Krader, of Coburn. Funeral services
were held at his late home at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon by his
pastor, Rev. John S. Hollenbach, after
which burial was made in the Fair-
view cemetery at Millheim. Mr. Mey-
er was a member of Camp 9833 Mod-
ern Woodmen of America, which at-
tended the funeral in a body.
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PORTER.—Mrs. Margaret Watt
Porter died last Thursday evening at
the Miller home in the Glades follow-
ing an illness of several months. She
was a daughter of James and Sarah
Watt and was born at Rock Springs
on October 16th, 1850, hence was in
her seventy-fourth year. In 1895 she
married James D. Porter, of Mon-
mouth, Ill, who died soveral years
ago. - She leaves no children but is
survived by one brother, Ni. J. Watt,
of Tyrone. She also leaves a number
of nieces and nephews living in Cen-
tre county. Burial was made at
Graysville on Saturday afternoon.
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MULFINGER.—Mac Edward Mul-
finger, infant son of Edward and Ma-
bel Keene Mulfinger, of Pleasant Gap,
died at the Bellefonte hospital on Sun-
day of acute intestinal trouble, fol-
lowing an illness of several days. He
‘was one year and seventeen days old.
Burial was made at Pleasant Gap on
‘Wednesday.
SHOLL.—John Thomas Sholl, a
native of Miles township, died at the
Danville hospital last Thursday, where
he had been an inmate for almost
twenty years. He was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Sholl and was fifty-
five years old. Surviving him are his
mother and the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs. C. H. Bierly, of Rebers-
burg; Mrs. Harry Noll, of Hublers-
burg; Mrs. Clarence Noll, of Harrison
City; Mrs. Howard Ziegler, of Penn
Hall, and William J. Shell, of Mill-
heim. The remains were taken to the
Bierly home at Rebersburg where fun-
eral services were held on Saturday
afternoon, burial being made in the
Rebersburg cemetery.
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ACHENBACH.—Mrs. Anne Freed
Achenbach, wife of Guy H. Achen-
bach, well known caterer and ice
cream manufacturer of Lock Haven,
died in the Williamsport hospital last
Thursday following an operation for
appendicitis. She was forty years old
and in addition to her husband is sur-
vived by one son; her parents, three
brothers and a sister. Burial was
made on Monday at Lock Haven.
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SHOPE.—Following an illness of
several weeks Joseph B. Shope died
last Thursday morning at the home of
his son, John M. Shope, at State Col-
lege, as the result of an attack of spi-
nal meningitis, aged 69 years. In ad-
dition to his son he is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Homer Gentzel and
Mrs. Ben Neff. Burial was made in
the Pine Hall cemetery on Saturday
afternoon.
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LEATHERS.—Mrs. A. H. Leathers,
a former resident of Mt. Eagle, Cen-
tre county, passed away at her home
in Dickson, Tenn., last Saturday morn-
ing. In addition to her husband she
is survived by three sons and two
daughters, namely, John, Harrison,
Allison, Fannie and Emma,
Dickson. Burial was made
cemetery at that place.
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Ammerman.—Shultz.—George Ray-
mond Ammerman, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Ammerman, and Miss
Mary Ruth Shultz, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Shultz, both of
Bellefonte, were married at ten
o’clock on Tuesday morning, at the
Methodist parsonage in Milesburg, by
the pastor, Rev. J. F. Andreas. They
were attended by Donald Ray and
Miss Margaret V. Woomer. Immedi-
ately following the ceremony the
young couple went direct to their al-
ready furnished home on the corner
of Howard and Ridge streets where a
wedding breakfast was served and re-
ception tendered them. Tuesday
evening fifty or more friends of the
young couple gave them an old-fash-
ioned serenade and a joyful truck ride
around town. The bridegroom is an
excellent and industrious young man,
filling the position of clerk in Mont-
gomery & Go's’ store and owning a
small notion store 3 east. Howard
street. NE
Zimmerman—Sherry.—Harry Zim-
merman, of Nittany, but who is em-
ployed as a painter in Bellefonte, and
Miss Marie Sherry, only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Sherry, of
Bellefonte, were married at the paro-
chial residence at seven o’clock on
Monday morning by the rector, Rev.
Father Downes. They were attended
by Miss Agnes Hartle and George
Carpeneto. Following the ceremony a
wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the bride after which Mr. and
Mrs. Zimmerman left on the 9:25
train on a wedding trip east. The
bride is a charming young women and
for several years past has been in
charge of the office of Dr. R. L. Ca-
pers. For the present the young cou-
ple will live with the bride’s parents.
Bierly—Eschbach.—Philip S. Bier-
ly, a son of W. R. Bierly, formerly of
Rebersburg, but now of Harrisburg,
and Miss Delva Eschbach, of Brook-
ville, were married on Thursday of
last week at Riverside, Md. The
bridegroom served during the world
war with the Canadian Second divis-
ion and was in front line engagements
at Vimey Ridge and on the Rhine.
After the war was over he located at
Consort, Alberta, Canada, and engag-
ed in farming but the lure of the
States was too great and he returned
to Pennsylvania and took up his res-
idence at Brookville, where he is now
employed on the Brookville Republi-
can, edited by his brother, Karl Reed
Bierly.
Waite—Gordon.—Joseph Montgom-
ery Waite, son of Mrs. Sarah Waite,
and Miss Marie C. Gordon, a daughter
of Mrs. Anne Gordon, both of Belle-
fonte, were married on Tuesday even-
ing by Rev. M. C. Piper, at his home
in Milesburg. The young couple will
live in the Price apartments, on Cur-
tin street.
——On Monday afternoon James
Bailey, the Bellefonte barber, took a
run to Lock Haven in his Ford coupe.
At Flemington he picked up Kenneth
Hassinger and Miss Freeze, who went
with him to Lock Haven and on théir
return trip their car was side-swiped
by a big sedan going in the opposite
direction. Mr. Bailey sustained cuts
on the leg and Mr. Hassinger cuts and
bruises on his arm.. The car was bad-
ly damaged. Following the accident
the driver of the sedan speeded up
and got away before its license could
be obtained.
Monday night’s steady rain was
a god-send to the farms and gardens
in Centre county. It was the first real
good, soaking rain that has fallen in
this section of the State in a month,
and came at a time when it was badly
needed.
Bellefonte Drops Two, but Still in the
Running.
After a long stretch of victories
Bellefonte dropped both ball games
last week, a seven inning contest with
State College on Thursday evening by
the close score of 5 to 4, and a pitch-
er’s battle with Millheim on Saturday
by the score of 2 to 1. But the two
defeats do not mean that Bellefonte
has taken a slump. Far from it. The
boys all played good ball but the
breaks were not in their favor. That's
the whole story.
As stated above Saturday's game
with Millheim was a pitcher’s battle,
Cable holding Bellefonte to three hits,
while Harshberger yielded only five.
The absence of Sweng Smith was
sorely felt at both the bat and in the
field. The visitors took undue liber-
ties with Weaver's arm when on bases,
and their four stolen bases figured in
their run getting. Sweng is the lead-
ing hitter of the club, and when he is
absent on a day when hits are needed
as they were on Saturday his loss is
keenly felt.
When it comes to short stopping
Malone is certainly the cat’s whiskers
in this vicinity. He makes easy outs
of plays that the average amateur
shortstops wouldn't get their paws on.
Harshberger has pitched four
games against the hard-hitting Mill-
heim club and allowed just seven hits
in thirty-two innings. He had one
no-hit game, two one-hit, and one five-
hit game. On one or two other oc-
casions he has not been so successful,
but when any pitcher in this class of
baseball can set that outfit down with
so few hits it is worthy of special
mention.
In addition to defeating Bellefonte
Millheim also downed Centre Hall on
Thursday by the score of 6 to 5, while
State defeated Centre Hall on Satur-
| day by the score of 3 to 1. Following
all of
is the standing of the clubs:
Ww. L. PC.
Bellefonte .......... 17 5 a3
Miltheim .,.......,. 13 10 565
State College ....... 8 15 348
Centre Hall ........ 7 15 318
Tomorrow State will play at Belle-
fonte and Millheim at Centre Hall,
while next Thursday’s games will be
Millheim in Bellefonte and Centre
Hall at State College.
Grangers Getting Grounds in Shape.
An advance is made each day in the
preparation for the Grange encamp-
ment and fair at Centre Hall, August
30th to September 5th. The superin-
tendent of the grounds is rapidly re-
placing the tent equipment destroyed
by fire, and in a few days staking will
begin and tent erection follow.
In every department satisfactory
progress has been made toward a big
and successful gathering, an institu-
tion Centre county Grange can be
proud of. :
The “Filipino Five,” a musical com--
pany delighting all who were fortu-
nate enough to hear them touring
Central Pennsylvania, has been secur-
ed at great expense and will give free
concerts each day. This is a step in
advance in the kind of entertainment
furnished and is alone worth the price
of admission.
The plays to be given as evening
entertainments will be of real dramat-
ic merit, acted and staged in every de-
tail with greatest care, and since they
come from different communities in
Centre county, should arouse active
interest and deserve the support of
each and all.
Saturday evening, Union Grange
will present “The Old New Hampshire
Home.” Tuesday evening, Spring
Mills—two enjoyable playlets. Wed-
nesday evening, Rebersburg, “The
Poor Married Man.” Thursday even-
ing, Halfmoon—“The Deacon’s Hon-
eymoon.”
Admission 10 and 20 cents, accord-
ing to age; each evening in the au-
ditorium. The plays are in competi-
tion with each other, and critics able
to judge the productions from every
standpoint, will make awards of con-
siderable value to the winners.
Bigger and more premiums are of-
fered in every department and the ex-
hibitor will be well repaid who makes
the necessary effort in planning and
preparing for a worthwhile display
from farm, garden and orchard. And
while the season has been unfavora-
ble, it is hoped that pride in the repu-
tation our county has achieved for
the superiority of its agricultural
products will urge increased efforts in
making this show better than in past
years. :
Elmer Greene Was Held in High
Esteem in Erie.
In our issue of August 1st we pub-
lished a notice of the death of Elmer
C. Greene, a native of Bellefonte,
which had occurred at his home in
Erie, Pa., on Tuesday, July 29th.
While we stated that he had played
an important role in the development
and application of electricity to com-
mercial use we did not know at the
time that the human side of this man
of mechanical genius was so develop-
ed that he had endeared himself to
every one in the community in which
he spent thirty-one years of his life.
The Erie Dispatch-Herald, of July
31st, carries a most unusual tribute to
the memory of Mr. Greene by the Erie
County Electric Company, with which
he was so long associated. Sixty inch-
es of space in that journal were dedi-
cated to an expression of the esteem
in which his associates held him.
——According to a statement com-
piled by the State Highway Depart-
ment 86 per cent. of the farmers of
Centre county are owners of automo-
biles. Delaware county leads: the
State with 92 per cent.
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