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Demoniac,
Bellefonte, Pa., February 27, 1925.
NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY. |
——The ladies of the Lutheran
church will hold a bake sale at Schaef-
fer’'s hardware store tomorrow (Sat-
urday.)
——The banks and the postoffice
observed Washington’s birthday on
Monday, but all the stores were open
as usual.
——Among the thirty-five people
who lost their rights to operate motor
vehicles the past week was George
Long, of State College.
——About twenty-five members of
the Greeters’ association attended the
bi-monthly meeting and banquet at
the Brockerhoff house last Friday
evening.
——Mrs. Gamill Rice, who some
time ago fell and broke her ankle, has
so far recovered that she has been
discharged from the Centre County
hospital.
——The monthly meeting of the
Women’s Missionary society of the
Reformed church will be held at the
home of Mrs. D. R. Foreman, Spring
street, Wednesday afternoon, March
4th, at 2:30 o'clock.
——Harry Keller Esq., of Belle-
fonte; A. Abram Fry and Mary M.
Abbott, of Rebersburg, and Dudley
D. Warner, of Philipsburg, each won
a dollar in last week’s Public Ledger
cross-word puzzle contest.
——The Woman’s Mission Union of
Bellefonte will meet in the Presbyter-
ian chapel at 7:30 o'clock this (Fri-
day) evening. The annual election of
officers will take place. All ladies of
the Union churches are urged to be
present.
——There will be a conference on
social welfare, in Williamsport, April
15, 16, 17, 18, with well-known speak-
ers, such as Glen Frank, Lee K. Frank-
el, Albert Edward Wiggan and so-
cial workers and those interested
throughout our county are urged to
attend.
——“Little Joe,” the wrestling mar-
vel of Bellefonte, is proving himself a
comer on the mat. At Tyrone, on
Wednesday evening he threw Eddie
Gustafson, of Philipsburg, in twenty
minutes then took on Charles Shultz,
of Tyrone, and held him to a draw in
a fifteen minute bout.
——Among the transfers announc-
ed by the Bell Telephone company of
Pennsylvania, this week, are Roy H.
Grove, for a number of years assist-
_ ant manager at Bellefonte, to man-
‘ager at Ridgway, to succeed C. A.
Anstadt, who will be transferred to
Huntingdon, The changes will be ef-
fective March first.
——Every candy maker in Belie-
fonte is asked for a generous contri-
bution of their best effort in candy-
making next week, the candy to be |
sent to Mrs. H. C. Yeager, who will be
in charge of the sale at the automo- !
bile show. Help this hospital benefit |
by sending a donation of candy on,
either of the four days of the show. |
——Included in a list of ten P. R. |
R. employees who are to be retired on |!
March first are Franklin P. Weiser, of |
Millheim, a car repairman at Altoona, |
and William Love, a native of Belle- |
fonte, a machinist in the car erecting |
shops at Juniata. Both men have
been in the employ of the company
gince 1881, or going on forty-four
years.
——This is court week and the |
many strangers in town have been
PT RE PR LR TR
| FEBRUARY TERM OF COURT.
‘Judge Reader, of Beaver County,
Hearing Commonwealth Cases.
When the regular February term of
court convened on Monday morning
both Judge Arthur C. Dale and Judge
Frank B. Reader, of Beaver county,
were on the bench, the latter hav-
ing been sent here by the prothono-
tary of the Supreme court to sit
on those cases in which Judge Dale
had been interested as district attor-
ney. Owing to the fact that the reg-
ular session of court in December had
been cancelled on account of the sud-
den death of the late Judge Henry C.
Quigley a large list of cases was on
the docket. Many motions and peti-
tions were presented by the various
attorneys for judicial approval, most
of which were acted upon by Judge
Dale, while Judge Reader attached
his signature to a few of them.
When the routine business had been
disposed of the list of the grand jur-
ors was called. Ira G. Burket, of
Stormstown, was appointed foreman,
and after due instructions by the court
they retired to begin work on the
1
a common scold, was given a suspend-
led sentence of two years and ninety
days in which to pay the costs in the
! case.
The grand jury completed its work
on Tuesday afternoon, having found
twenty true bills out of twenty-two
' presented. Most of them, however,
were for minor offenses. Embodied in
its report the jury stated that an ex-
“amination of the public buildings re-
vealed the fact that the court room
and various offices are in a filthy con-
dition and that the windows, walls,
floors and lavatories need a thorough
cleaning and all books and ledgers
dusted. They also recommended the
need of a ladies rest room with a ma-
tron in charge during court terms.
The jury extended appreciation to dis-
trict attorney Ivan Walker for prompt
and efficient service extended during
their deliberations.
Leon D. Quick Sent to Jail on
Adultery Charge.
At a special session of court on
1 Saturday morning, Leon D. Quick, of
{ Milesburg and Lock Haven, who was
‘caught in a room in the Brant house,
bills presented for their consideration. | Bellefonte, at an early hour on Sun-
and no excuses granted except for yife, plead guilty to the charge of
sickness. { adultery and was sentenced by Judge
The first case taken up for trial was | Dale to pay a fine of five hundred dol-
that of the Commonwealth vs. Frank | j3p5 and imprisonment in the county
The list of traverse jurors was called | day, Feb. 8th, with a woman not his
Auman, charged with the murder of jail for not less than six months nor
constable Hugh H. Gillette, of Snow
Shoe. It will be recalled that in an
altercation between Auman and Gil-
lette on April 8rd, 1924, the defend-
ant hit the constable on the head with
a miner’s pick causing an injury
which resulted in his death at the
Lock Haven hospital on April 29th.
At a subsequent habeas corpus hear-
ing Judge Quigley released the de-
fendant on his own recognizance with
the understanding that he appear at
the September term of court for trial
by jury. The grand jury at the Sep-
tember term returned a true bill but
owing to the time consumed in the
Musser murder trial Auman’s trial
was again postponed and there being
no December court was naturally the
first case called this week. As Judge
more than a year.
Quick took the stand in his own de-
fense and in reply to questions pro-
pounded by district attorney Ivan
some time past he had been working
as a special investigator ferreting out
infractions of the Volstead law. He
made by the sheriff of Clinton coun-
ty, but it had expired on January first
and since that time he had been work-
ing under W. C. Howell, of Hunting-
don, and had a card of credentials at
home. He stated that he was paid
out of a fund raised by the W. C. T.
U. and Law and Order League of
Clinton county. He further stated
that as a result of his investigations
Walker and the court stated that for:
had no credentials with him but stat- ;
ed that his original appointment was !
Dale had been interested in the case | about forty arrests have been made
as district attorney Judge Reader pre-
sided during the trial.
The case went on trial Monday
morning S. D. Gettig representing the
Commonwealth and N. B. Spangler
the accused. The jury selected to sit
upon the case was as follows:
Lowell Bierly, laborer, Miles township.
A. L. Shaffer, farmer, Walker township.
0. J. Stover, liveryman, Liberty town-
ship.
William Rossman, laborer, Spring town-
ship.
J. M. Carson, laborer, Potter township.
W. C. Cassidy, printer, Bellefonte.
David A. Barlett, clerk, Bellefonte.
Oscar Lonebarger, laborer; Spring town-
ship.
H. M. Fiedler, farmer, Miles township.
E, E. Heverly, laborer, Howard town-
ship.
Homer P. Barnes, merchant, Bellefonte.
Ira Brungart, farmer, Miles township.
As published in the “Watchman” at
the time the case resulted from a vis-
it of Hugh H. Gillette. in his capacity
as a truant officer, to the home of
Stanley Shall, near Clarence, on April
3rd, 1924, for the purpose of arrest-
ing Shall for failure to send one or
more of his children to school. Shall
evaded the officer but the latter found
Auman at the home and an altercation
ensued which led to blows being
struck. Gillette, according to the ev-
idence, struck Auman in the face with
his handcuffs and was chasing him
around the Shall house when the lat-
ter grabbed a small garden pick lying
on a grindstone and struck Gillette on
spending their evenings at the Scenic, the head. The latter fell to the ground
taking in the big programs. This:
popular movie house offers the only
every evening entertainment to be had
with a crushed skull and Auman fled
to the woods. He was captured the
next day. Gillette was taken to the
in Bellefonte and visitors appreciate : Lock Haven hospital where he died on
having such an excellent place to go. | April 29th.
The best pictures made are shown at |
In trying the case the Common-
the Scenic. | wealth’s attorneys presented an indict-
Lime and Stone company plant, in
McKibben had his right arm crushed
by getting it caught in the machinery
of the big screen. Fellow workmen
were able to stop the screen in time
to save his life. Mr. McKibben was
taken to the Centre County hospital
for treatment. :
William Laurie, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Laurie, of Tyrone, but
former residents of Bellefonte, has re-
signed his position as passenger
brakeman on the Bald Eagle Valley
railroad and with his family moved to
Jeannette, on Wednesday, having ac-
cepted a position in the engineering
department of the Westinghouse com-
pany, of Pittsburgh.
——Robert Roan has started on
some decided improvements to his
candy and cigar store recently pur-
chased from C. C. Keichline. The
building was erected in three sections,
just as the former proprietor felt he
needed more room, and now Mr. Roan
is tearing out all the partitions in or-
der to have his store all in one room.
It will be rather a dirty job while it
lasts but a decided improvement when
completed.
——The limestone business has
been picking up at the various quar-
ries adjacent to Bellefonte and daily
shipments are now up to any previous
high mark. The various companies
also have in anticipation the large
state highway contracts which will
probably become operative in Cen-
tre county some time during the early
summer, and this will increase the de-
mand for stone to such an extent that
labor will likely be in demand at all
the quarries during the summer sea-
son.
While at work at the Chemical : ment for either second degree murder
or voluntary manslaughter, and in his
Buffalo Run valley, on Monday, Ira charge to the jury Judge Reader stat-
ed that their verdict must be for one
of the charges in the indictment or ac-
quittal, and a verdict of acquittal was
returned. This evidently was not
what the court expected, and he re-
quired Auman to give bond in the sum
of $2000 to keep the peace for a per-
‘iod of two years, which the young
man succeeded in doing.
PINCHOCK SENT TO REFORMATORY.
Another case of more than passing
interest was that against John Pin-
chock, nineteen years old, of Clarence,
for the shooting of Margaret McDow-
ell last summer, in a garage at Clar-
ence. Pinchock was indicted for man-
slaughter and carrying concealed
deadly weapons, and the jury which
heard the case acquitted him of man-
| slaughter but convicted him on the
i second count in the indictment. He
, was promptly sentenced by Judge
| Reader to not less than one year nor
imore than eighteen months in the
Huntingdon reformatory.
Other cases disposed of included one
against Daniel Sharer, of Taylor
township, for wantonly pointing fire-
arms and threats to kill. The prose-
cutors were J. W. Williams, W. S.
Cowher and J. A. Adams. Sharer was
convicted and was sentenced to pay a
fine of $100 and undergo imprison-
ment in the county jail for a period of
nine months.
For bootlegging David Hendershot
was sentenced to serve three months
in the county jail.
Bert Lyle, of College township,
plead guilty to selling moonshine and
was sentenced to pay a fine of $500
and imprisonment in the county jail
for a period of six months.
I Mary C. Watson, convicted of being
and one conviction secured.
When asked to explain the circum-
stance of his being caught with a
woman in the Brant house he stated
that the woman, who registered as
“Miss Anna Miller, of Williamsport,”
but who in reality is an entirely dif-
ferent woman and whose home is in
Tyrone, was also a special investi-
gator, and that he had met her in con-
nection with some investigations they
were going to make in Centre county.
Quick admitted that he has a wife and
three small children living at Miles-
burg and had not contributed to their
support for some months past, as he
had been living in Lock Haven.
John E. Thompson, of Kylertown,
plead guilty to the charge of embez-
zlement preferred by the Rothert com-
pany, house furnishers of Tyrone.
Mr. Thompson was a salesman and
collector for the Rothert company and
failed to account for almost eleven
hundred dollars he had collected for
his employers. Attorney Owens, of
Tyrone, represented the Rothert com-
pany and he stated to the court that
Mr. Thompson owned a small farm
near Kylertown and had given his
employers a note for the amount of
his shortage, and because of the fact
that his wife is ill and he has a sick
child they would ask the court to sus-
pend sentence for a period of two
months, the defendant then to come
into court for final disposition of his
case, and the court agreed to this ar-
rangement.
Weis’ Cash Grocery to Take Eckel
Room in Bush House Block.
A deal was consummated last week
whereby John P. Eckel, the grocer and
meat dealer in the Bush House block,
will surrender his lease to Weis’ cash
grocery and the latter will establish a
store there on or about April first.
Mr. Eckel will consolidate his meat
market with that of L. H. Gettig and
also move his groceries into that room,
on or about the middle of March. The
new firm of Gettig & Eckel will be
primarily a meat market but they will
also carry a small line of staple gro-
ceries for supplying their regular cus-
tomers.
Both the A. & P. and the Weis
company were after the Eckel loca-
tion but the offer of the latter exceed-
ed that of the A. & P. and was one
that Mr. Eckel could not afford to turn
down. At this writing it is not known
if it is the intention of the Weis com-
pany to move their present store
down town or operate two stores in
Bellefonte.
William F. McCoy Located at Wash-
ington, Pa.
William F. McCoy, the young auto-
mobile dealer who disappeared from
Bellefonte on November 18th, 1924,
and who at that time was believed to
have committed suicide by drowning
in the Susquehanna river at Lock Ha-
ven, has been located in Washington,
Pa., where he is now sales manager
for the L. A. Rutherford Automobile
company. MecCoy left Bellefonte be-
cause of financial difficulties and in
addition to various obligations left be-
hind a bride of a few weeks. During
the past week she visited her husband
at Washington and is making ar-
rangements to go to make her home
with him permanently in the near fu-
ture.
Wednesday was Ash Wednes-
day and the beginning of the Lenten
season.
their objections to the bill.
rand glory in it.
FOURTH ANNUAL AUTO SHOW.
Big Exhibition by Centre County
Dealers in Bellefonte Armory
Next Week.
The fourth annual auto show of the
Centre county automobile dealers as-
sociation will be held in the Belle-
fonte armory next week, beginning on
Wednesday morning and closing at
ten o’clock on Saturday night. Every
available foot of space has been tak- |
en. Twenty-seven of the leading auto
manufacturers will be represented and
forty-five different models will be on |
exhibition. These will include the , as a guest, their daughter, Mrs. D. W. Kel- |
very latest and best in auto designs
and fabrication. Practically every |
dealer in Centre county will be there
‘and in additipn to the cars on display
there will also be trucks and tractors
and auto accessories.
| The armory has been put in gala
! dress for the occasion and the man-
agement has arranged a very good
program of free entertainment. This
will include orchestra selections after-
noon and evening as well as vocal mu-
sic by singers from Tyrone, Altoona
and cther places. The music alone
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—XElliot Lane returned Tuesday from a
ten day’s trip to the Hot Springs, Ark.
—Mrs. Geissinger is in Harrisburg for :
a month’s visit with her sister, Mrs. George
Kerstetter.
—Mrs. G. Murray Andrews will return
to Philadelphia this week, for a part of the
month of March.
—Mrs. D. W. Keller, of Philadelphia, is
in Bellefonte visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harper Rice.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Beatty are
entertaining Mr. Beatty's mother, Mrs. El-
liot, of Pittsburgh.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harper Rice have had
ler, of Philadelphia.
—Arthur H. Sloop has been in Cincin-
Six Escape Death in Serious Auto
Accident.
Six young people miraculously es-
caped death in a serious auto accident
a short distance west of the Fishing
Creek school house, on the Nittany
valley state highway, at two o’clock
,on Monday morning. R. B. Lohman,
of State College, and another young
man were coming toward Bellefonte
in a Ford runabout. Going east was a
big Cunningham car owned by George
Shimer, of Milton, but being driven
. by Jack Morrison, of Bellefonte. Two
girls were also in the car.
{ The accident happened almost at
| the top of a small hill, where the cars
‘came together in a head-on collision.
‘nati this week attending the annual Edu- | The lighter Ford car was turned com-
cators Association in convention there. pletely around and thrown over bot-
—Dr. J. J. Kilpatrick is spending the tom side up. The force of the impact
week in Altoona giving lectures and dem- | slewed the big Cunningham car to the
onstrations in dental hygiene in the pub- Jeft where it crashed through the
lic schools. : ' guard rail into a five foot ditch and .
—Mr. and Mrs. Mordecia Miller had as ran against a telephone pole with an
week-end guests Mrs. Miller's brother and jy nat suffici :
his family, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Turbidy Fons % Salen to bounce it back at
and their daughter, of Moshannon.
—Mr. and Mrs. ¥. E. Wieland drove over
! from Linden Hall, Wednesday, spending
| several hours in the wholesale and retail
The Ford car is almost a total
wreck, while the Cunningham was
badly damaged. But strange as it
may appear none of the occupants of
will be worth the price of admission. | stores here, doing some spring buying.
Refreshments will be served every |
day by the Ladies Auxiliary of the:
Centre County hospital and the Aux- |
iliary of the Y. M. C. A. Cigars, soft
drinks, candy, etc., will also be on
sale.
As the auto show comes but once a
year every car owner or prospective |
customer should make their plans |
now to attend next week’s exhibition.
It will afford an opportunity to com- |
pare the various makes of cars as well
as prices and valuable data can be ob-
tained which may be very useful when
you come to purchase your next car.
Woodward Bill Defeated in Senate.
The Woodward bill, which provided
that all money collected for special
funds with the exception of the motor,
state employees and teachers’ retire-
ment, and federal aid funds be merged
into the State Treasury, was defeat-
ed in the State Senate on Monday
night by a vote of 36 to 7. Should
the bill have passed and been enacted
into a law it would have meant that
all money collected for hunting and
fishermen’s licenses would have gone
into the general fund to be used in
any way the Legislature might direct,
instead of being kept in separate
funds and used for the propagation
and protection of game and fish.
Sportsmen all over the State pro-
tested against the passage of the
Woodward bill and no organization
was more active in its protests than
the State Centre Game, Fish and
Forestry association, of Philipsburg.
They not only sent written protests
but selected John W. Beals as a
special representative to go to Harris-
burg on Sunday and present in person
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With the license money collected in
past years the State Game Commis-
sion has been able to stock and pro-
tect game to the end that hunting has
become a real sport and should im-
prove with each passing year. But if
the money received from licenses were
diverted into the general fund it
would mean that the forests would
soon be denuded of game and the
streams devoid of fish.
Mutt and Jeff Next Week.
With such celebrities as Mutt and
Jeff local seekers after wholesome and
modern theatrical entertainment
should have little cause for complaint
these days. They are an American
institution, a fixture in the dissemin-
ation of gayety and joy. A pair of
jolly individuals whose chief aim in
life seemingly is to evoke infectious
laughter. Their very names are syn-
onomous of mirth. Which brings to
mind that they deal in simon-pure fun
Mutt and Jeff are
scheduled to high dudgeon in the flesh
at Moose Temple theatre, where they
will be seen and heard in a brand new
play, one night, Wednesday, March
4th. The offering, boasting a large
and competent cast of comedians,
singers, dancers and gloom destroyers
extraordinary, also contains a beauty
chorus qualified to grace any produc-
tion in the ranks of stage endeavor.
The offering is in two acts and five
scenes, with our popular heroes di-
viding their labors between posing as
chauffeurs, race track habitues, toot-
ball and radio fans, and admirers of
his royal highness, the Prince of
Wales, whom they eventually meet.
Original music has been supplied by
Leo Edwards with book and lyrics
furnished by John P. Mulgrew.
Two More Prisoners Escape from
Rockview.
Two more prisoners made a safe
get-away from the Rockview peniten-
tiary on Monday night by cutting
through the wire stockade after the
nine o’clock count was made. The
men who escaped are Ed Forestall, of
Pittsburgh, sent up for three to six
years for robbery, and Patrick Pon-
sall, of Warren, convicted of felonious
rape and assault and sent up for six
to twelve years.
Owing to the large number of
prisoners at Rockview at the present
time about sixty of them are housed
in tents within the stockade, and
Forestall and Ponsall were two of
them. Although the tents are guard-
ed the two men in some way managed
to elude the guards and make their
escape and their absence was not de-
tected until Tuesday morning. Pon-
sall’s brother, Charles Ponsall, made
his escape from Rockview some time
ago and has not yet been recaptured.
—Allen 8. Garman and James Stewart,
of Tyrone, were in Bellefonte a week ago.
looking after some business pertaining to
the recent selling of their interests in the
Bush house.
—Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Gardner and their
son Harold were here from Clearfield the
early part of the week, for one of their
frequent visits with Mrs. Gardner's moth-
er, Mrs. Cyrus Strickland.
—Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Fauble left Sun-
day afternoon for New York city, where
they have been spending the week, while
Mr. Fauble has been doing some spring
buying for the IFauble stores
—Dr. and Mrs. M. A. Kirk have had as
guests during the week Mrs. Vincent
Kroen and her young son, of Avalon; Miss
Reese VanOrmer, of Coatesville.
—Mrs. R. G. H. Hayes spent Friday
I night with her son, Edmund P. Hayes, in caped prisoner from the
Altoona, both coming to Bellefonte Satur-
day. Edmund is representing his compa-
ny in Philipsburg for the present.
— Mrs. J. Wyn Fredericks, of Lock Ha- |
ven, and her son, John Wyn Jr., came to
Bellefonte last week and are visiting with |
either car were injured beyond a few
slight cuts and bruises and a severe
shaking up. Traffic cops stationed in
Bellefonte made an investigation as to
. the cause of the collision on Monday
and it is understood that as a result
of their investigation one of the men
who figured in the accident will likely
lose his driver’s license.
I'ormer Centre Countians Must Pay
for Goods Stolen.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Illion, former
residents of Spring Mills, Centre
county, appeared before Judge Chase,
in Clearfield county court, on Mon-
{ Donna Krumrine, of Altoona, and Mrs. day, to answer to their alleged at-
| tempt to get away with some of the
plunder stolen by Fred Lutz, an es-
; Rockview
i penitentiary, after robbing the stores
of Sommerville & Co., and the Central
i Trading company, at Winburne. Lutz
was later recaptured and sentenced
by the Centre county court to serve
Mrs. Frederlek's parents, Mr. and Mrs. 2 duplicate of his old sentence in the
After listening
Paul D. Sheffer, of east Linn street..
—Mrs. Richards, wife of F. L. Richards, i
| Jesiomn penitentiary.
to Mr. and Mrs. Illion’s story of how
Bellefonte manager of the Bell Telephone | they came into possession of the
Co., was a guest at the Bush house within ! plunder Judge Chase told them of
the week, having come over from Lebanon | the gravity of the offense of receiving
{ here.
to join Mr. Richards in looking for a home
here.
—Mrs. W. W. Bible, of Altoona, but a
former resident of Bellefonte, has been
back for a visit with relatiyes and friends
During her stay Mrs. Bible was a
house guest of her sister, Mrs. Christie
Smith.
—Mrs. Helen Bair Marquette, of Phila-
delphia, was here from I'riday until Mon-
day, a guest of her father, John C. Bair.
This being her girlhood home, Mrs. Mar-
quette has many friends, who also claimed
a part of her time.
—Mrs. G. Ross Parker returned to New
Brunswick, Tuesday, following a visit of
several days here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Schofield, and with Mr.
Parker's sisters. Mrs. Parker came to
Bellefonte at this time owing to the illness
of Miss Annie Parker, who has been re-
garded as an invalid for some time.
' —Mrs. Henry E. Homan, with her son
and his wife, and her daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Homan and Mrs. Vera
Homan, all of Centre Hall, were among the
county’s business visitors to Bellefonte on
Wednesday. Mr. Homan is one of the
leading garage men of that place, having
recently put up a very up-to-date building
on his preperty on Main street.
—Miss Theresa Shields, superintendent
of Mercy hospital, Altoona, and her cous- |
in, Miss Anna Snyder, were in Bellefonte |
over Sunday, guests of Miss Shields’ par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shields. Word
from Miss Agnes Shields, who was called
to Jackson, Miss.,, owing to the illness of
Mrs. Edward Shields, is that Mrs. Shields
is now recovering from her recent serious
illness.
—Mrs. Evelyn Rogers has been enter-
taining Miss Priscilla Robinson, of Clear-
field, who came to Bellefonte the first of
the month, with plans for visiting with
Mrs. Rogers until the middle of March.
Miss Robinson is a niece of Mrs. W. I.
Swoope, with whom she makes her home
and it is while Mrs. Swoope is in Washing-
ton with her husband, the Hon. W. I.
Swoope, that Miss Robinson is making her
visit with Mrs. Rogers.
—Dr. Edith Schad, who has been in
Bellefonte since early in January, with her
father, the late John P. Harris, will return
to Pittsburgh tomorrow. Dr. Schad spent
the week-end in Philipsburg, with Mrs.
Tuten, and in Snow Shoe, with Dr. Edward
Harris and his family, while this week has
been given to her friends in Bellefonte.
Her grand-son, “Billy” Chaney, has been
with her since his parents, Mr. aud
Mrs. Gail Chaney returned home last week.
Merrison—Bauer.—James Morrison
and Miss Marion Bauer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Bauer, were mar-
ried on Monday morning, at the Cath-
olic church, by Rev. Father Downes.
They were attended by Ellis Hines
and Miss Jean Bauer. The bride for
some time past has been a clerk in the
Mott drug store while the bridegroom
is employed at the P. R. R. freight
station. They have gone to house-
keeping in a newly furnished home
on east Howard street.
——Word was received in Belle-
fonte yesterday of the death of Wil-
liam Beitzel, of Dillsburg, which oc-
curred in Buffalo, where he had been
operated on Monday. His body was
taken back to Dillsburg, where he will
be buried tomorrow. His wife, who
survives was, before her marriage,
Miss Elizabeth Foster, a former resi-
dent of Bellefonte, and well known to
many persons here.
——Mryrs. James Clark was hostess
at two card parties this week, at
which she entertained twelve tables
of five hundred. ”
| stolen goods then placed them on pa-
role for a period of three years,
providing they live together in peace
‘and harmony during that time, pay
the costs in the case and pay to
Sommerville & Co. $100 and the Cen-
tral Trading company $250, the value
: of the goods stolen from their stores.
High School Play Delighted Audience.
A surprised and delighted audience
, witnessed the senior play, “Ming
. Toy,” on Tuesday evening. The High
school auditorium was filled to capac-
.ity, many having gone early to pro-
cure choice seats. Although various
difficulties were encountered in the
{ very short time that could be devoted
to practice, a creditable performance
| was given. Judging from the com-
, ments of those present, there is much
| talent in the Senior class and much
value in the play. Practically every
one in the cast is deserving of special
mention but particularly pleasing was
the rendition of the title role by Mary
Elizabeth Sloop. The play was en-
tirely senior; the scenery was built
by them; and they made most of the
costumes. Much credit and many con-
gratulations are due Mrs. Krader, un-
der whose direction the play was
: staged.
Have You a Trade? If Not, Why Not?
Able-bodied young men of good
character, between the age of 18 and
35 years, now have an opportunity to
learn a good trade in the U. S. army
trade schools. The list includes mo-
tor mechanics, radio experts, tele-
phone experts, tractor mechanics, aer-
oplane mechanics, battery and igni-
tion experts, pharmacy and X-ray op-
erators. Earn while you learn. Pay
averages from $20 to $60 per month,
with board, lodging and clothes, and
medical attention free. Your pay is
clear money. Thirty days vacation a
year with pay and rations. Applica-
tion should be made to the nearest re-
cruiting station, or postoffice building,
Lock Haven.
Basket Ball at the Armory Tonight.
The Bloomsburg Normal basket ball
quintette will be the Bellefonte Acad-
emy’s opponents on the armory floor
at 8:30 o'clock this (Friday) evening.
The Academy five, by the way, have
won their last three games, defeating
Gettysburg by the score of 29 to 28,
California Normal 30 to 23 and Indi-
ana Normal 34 to 23. This is evidence
of the strength of the team and assur-
ance that all lovers of the sport will
witness a good game tonight.
Lock Haven Had $10,000 Fire.
Fire on Saturday badly damaged
the W. C. Bowser building, in Lock
Haven, in which was located the Sal-
via clothing store and the Cessna
meat market, entailing a loss of $10,-
000. The owner’s loss on the build-
ing is placed at $4,000; Mr. Salvia’s
loss $5,000, and Mr. Cessna’s $1,000.
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Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Corrected Weekly by C. Y. Wagner & Co.
‘Wheat - - - - - - $1.80
Corn ~ ~ - - - - 1.20
Rye - - - - - - 1.2¢
Oats - - - - - - OF
Barley - - - - - - 1.0C
Buckwheat - - - - - 1.1