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"Bellefonte, Pa., May 15, 1925.
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Political Announcements.
FOR JUDGE OF THE COURTS OF
CENTRE COUNTY.
I am a candidate for President Judge of
the Court of Common Pleas, subject to the
decision of the Democratic voters at the
primaries, Tuesday, September 15th.
Should I be nominated and elected, I
will bring to the office an experience in the
trial of causes and in the general prac-
tice of law in our local amd appellate
courts, of more than thirty-three years;
and an administration conducted with
fidelity, economy and to the best of my
ability.
Your support and influence in my behalf
will be much appreciated.
NEWTON B. SPANGLER.
I hereby announce my candidacy
for
Judge of the Courts of Centre county, sub-
ject to the decision of the Democratic
voters as expressed at the primary election
to be held Tuesday, September 15th, 1925.
In the event of my nomination, and finally
my election in November, all of my time,
energy and efforts will be devoted to
SERVICE and the best interests of those
who may have business before the Courts
of our county; and I now, without reser-
vation, solemnly pledge a courteous,
prompt, honest, economic and efficient ad-
ministration.
Your vote, influence and friendly sup-
port is most earnestly and respectfully so-
licited.
W. HARRISON WALKER.
As a candidate I respectfully announce:
That if it be the plesaure of the Demo-
cratic women and men voters of our coun-
ty to nominate me for the office of Judge
of our Courts at the September 15, 1925,
primaries, I shall appreciate it highly.
And if it be the will of our voters to
elect me to said office at the general elec-
tion, I shall consider it as a call of duty to
serve all of our citizens in a practical, im-
partial, just and economic manner without
fear or favor; and shall maintain our laws
by example, as well as by precept, govern-
ed by no uncertain principles which our
sincerely patriotic citizen demand from
all public officials.
I sincerely trust that I may have YOUR
hearty co-operation.
J. KENNEDY JOHNSTON.
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STATE SHIRT SHOP ROBBED.
Burglars Carry Off Every Suit but
One in Store.
The State Shirt Shop, at State Col-
lege, was robbed on Monday night and
the burglars made such a good job of
it that when the proprietor, James
Bloom, opened up for business on
Tuesday morning he found but one
full suit of clothes left on his racks.
In addition to making such a whole-
sale cleanup on suits the burglar or
burglars took a quantity of top coats,
separate trousers and various other
articles of clothing. While Mr. Bloom
has not yet been able to make a com-
plete checkup of everything taken he
estimates his loss at close to a thous-
and dollars, and is of the opinion that
a truck was used to cart away the
goods, as no man or gang of men
could have carried away the stuff
taken.
The robbery took place between one
o’clock and daybreak, and the robbers
gained entrance by throwing a brick
wrapped in a soft hat through the
glass in the door. This enabled them
to reach inside and unlock the door,
after which they had plain sailing.
Peculiar as it may seem no one living
in the neighborhood of the store
heard the breaking of the glass or
anything to attract attention to the
robbers, and the consequence is that
after pulling the job they made a
clean getaway without laving a single
clue that might lead to their identity.
Notice of the robbery, however, was
sent to all surrounding towns early
on Tuesday morning in the hope that
the robbers might attempt to dispose
of some of their loot and in that way
lead to their arrest.
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Appropriation Bills Signed by the
Governor.
Among the appropriation bills sign-
ed by Governor Pinchot, of interest to
Centre countians, are the following:
Western penitentiary, $850,000.
Laurelton state village for feeble
minded women, $670,000.
To purchase history of twenty-
eighth division during world war,
$70,000.
The Hess enabling act authorizing
sale of $8,000,000 in bonds for new
buildings at State College.
The Governor on Wednesday ap-
proved the Betts bill validating the
acts of justice of the peace Robinson,
of Snow Shoe, who served two years
without a commission.
The Governor vetoed the Alexander
bill appropriating $100,000 for a new
death house at Rockview, which pro-
vided that the building was to be
erected 3,000 feet from any other
building.
The Governor was scheduled to
clean his desk of all bills last night.
——Real hot weather is certain to
prevail before many more weeks when
ice chests and refrigerators will be a
necessity. If in need of anything of
the kind consult the advertisement of
F. W. West Co., on the fifth page of
this issue, regarding their bargain
sale of refrigerators.
GORDON.—I. Newton Gordon, for-
merly a resident of Bellefonte, died in
New York city Sunday morning. Tem-
porary interment will be made there
with plans to bring the body later for
burial in the family plot in the Union
cemetery in this place.
Deceased was the youngest son of
James and Mary Steele Gordon who
owned and conducted what is still
known as the Gordon farm at Hecla.
After the death of his father the
mother brought the family to Belle-
fonte and the stone mansion at the
corner of Curtin and Spring streets
was the home until she died and the
children were grown.
Newton remained in Bellefonte and
became prominent in business and so-
cial affairs, having been associated
with the late Harry Landis in building
and managing the boiler plant of Gor-
don and Landis that stood on High
and Railroad streets, where the Pot-
ter-Hoy warehouse is now located.
Later he became connected with the
Standard Oil Co., and was located in
Baltimore, Cuba and other places,
finally going to New York where he
married, his widow surviving with no
children.
and the last of the family of ten chil-
dren, all well known in this place.
They were Robert, the Hon. Cyrus,
Leslie, Theodore, Martha, James, I.
Newton and three who died quite
young.
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DUMBLETON.—Mrs. Emily Eliza-
beth Dumbleton, widow of James
Dumbleton, died at her home at Celd
Stream, near Philipsburg, on Tuesday
of last week, as the result of a stroke
of paralysis sustained several weeks
previous.
She was a daughter of James and
Matilda Bishop and was born in Eng-
land over 77 years ago. When eleven
years old she came to this country
with her parents and shortly there-
after located at Cold Stream, where
she had lived ever since. She married
James Dumbleton in 1869, who died
over eight years ago, but surviving
her are the following children: Mrs.
A. G. Ammerman, of Philipsburg;
George A., at home; William, of Os-
ceola Mills; R. H., of Curwensville;
Ollie, of Philipsburg, and Miss Fan-
nie, at home.
Mrs. Dumbleton was a life-long
member of the Episcopal church and
a woman who was always doing the
little kindly acts for others that so en-
-deared her to her circle of friends and
neighbors. Funeral services weré
held last Thursday afternoon, burial
being made in the Philipsburg ceme-
tery.
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GORDON.—Mrs. Anna L. Gordon,
widow of Samuel Gordon, died at her
home at Pleasant View on Wednesday
ing, following an illness of some
lin and Julia McMullen, and was born
at Milesburg on October 12th, 1866,
hence was in her fifty-ninth year. She
married Mr. Gordon on July 15th,
1886, who passed away on August
19th, 1916, but surviving her are the
following children: Samuel Gordon,
of Bellefonte; Mrs. William Lee Jones,
of Milesburg; Mrs. W. J. McClellan
and Robert Gordon, of Reedsville;
Mrs. William Hosband, of Lock Ha-
ven; Mrs. Joseph Waite, of Belle-
fonte, and Paul, at home. She also
leaves two sisters and one brother,
Mrs. John Grove, of Bellefonte; Mrs.
Gorge W. Schreffler, of Osceola Mills,
and William McMullen, of Johnstown.
She was a member of the United
Brethren church and Rev. Mills will
have charge of the funeral services
which will be held this (Friday) after-
noon in the Union chapel at Pleasant
View, burial to be made in the Treziy-
ulny cemetery.
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McMAHON.—John Harris Me-
Mahon, foreman of airbrake inspec-
tors for the Pennsylvania railroad,
died at his home at Cresson on Mon-
day morning following a brief illness.
He was a son of Marshall and Mar-
garet McMahon and was born near
Graysville, Huntingdon county, on
March 14th, 1861, hence was 64 years,
1 month and 28 days old. He had
been a resident of Cresson the past
twenty years.
In 1887 he married Miss Ellen
Kocher, of Pennsylvania Furnace, who
survives with one brother and two
sisters, Worth McMahon and Mrs.
Laura Musser, of State College, and
Mrs. Sarah Martin, of Bellefonte.
Mr. McMahon was a member of the
Methodist church, the Odd Fellows,
Masons and Jaffa Shrine, of Harris-
burg. Funeral services were held at
his home at Cresson at two o’click
on Wednesday afternoon, after which
the remains were taken to Altoona
for burial in the Rose Hill ceme-
tery.
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RIEGEL.—Mrs. Amelia Riegel,
wife of John Riegel, died at her home
at Johnsonburg on Thursday of last
week following a brief illness. Her
maiden name was Amelia McClintock
and she was born and raised in Nit-
tany valley, where the greater part of
her life was spent. In addition to her
husband she is survived by five chil-
dren, William Riegel and Mrs. Floyd
Long, of Johnsonburg, Mrs. Edmund
Reisch, of Salona, Mrs. Charles Gar-
rett, of Lock Haven, and Mrs. Boyd
Shilling, of Newberry. She also
leaves the following brothers and sis-
ters: Mrs. Merrill Dunkle, of Hublers-
burg; Mrs. Luther Grenoble, of Jersey
Shore; Edward McClintock, of Hub-
lersburg; Elmer, of Johnsonburg; A.
C. of Mill Hall, and Andrew, of Lock
Haven, The remains were taken to
Salona where funeral services were
held on Sunday, burial being made in
the Cedar Hill cemetery.
He was about sixty-eight years old |
‘daughter-of Frank-}
CRAIN.—Wesley Crain, for many
years a well known resident of Miles-
burg, but who of late had been mak-
ing his home with his daughter, Mrs.
E. E. Borst, at Williamsburg, Blair
county, dropped dead on Monday
afternoon while on his way home from
a fishing trip.
He was a native of Chest Springs,
Cambria county, where he was born
January 19th, 1847, hence was past
seventy-eight years of age. As a
young man he came to Centre county
and located at Milesburg where he
spent most of his life, following the
occupation of a fireman. ;
died a number of years ago but sur-
viving him are the following children:
William Crain, of New Castle; Ed-
ward, of Pitcairn; Howard, of Al-
toona; Mrs. E. E. Borst, of Williams-
burg; Mrs. Edward Cullen, of Por-
tage; Mrs. W. R. Stanley and Mrs.
Harry Peters, of Milesburg, and Mrs.
L. F. Fenner, of Jenner. He also
leaves one sister, Mrs. Miles Dixon,
of Tyrone.
The remains were taken to Miles-
burg on Wednesday and funeral
services were held at 2.30 o’clock
yesterday afternoon, burial being
made in the Milesburg cemetery.
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KAST.—John Jacob Kast, who for
more than a third of a century has
been one of the well known charaeters.
of Buffalo Run valley, died at the
Centre County. hospital at 2.35 o'clock’
on Saturday afternoon. He was taken
to the hospital ten days previous as
the result of a general breakdown in
health.
He was born in Germany on May
4th, 1843, hence had reached the age
of 82 years and 5 days. He came to
this country fifty-seven years ago, and
thirty-seven years ago came to
Centre county and located near Wad-
dle where he engaged in the butcher-
ing business. In due course of time
he bought a home and a little land
and did a little farming on a small
scale. In politics he was an unswerv-
ing Democrat and a man who could
always be counted upon to stand
steadfast for the party candidates.
His survivors include one son and a
daughter, Charles Kast, of Williams-
port, and Mrs. Gussie Grindman, of
Newark, N. J. Funeral services were
held in Gray’s church at 10.30 o’clock
on Tuesday morning, burial being
made in the cemetery adjoining the
church.
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HOFFER —Christian z! Hoffer died
at the Centre County hospital at 1:30
o'clock on Sunday afternoon following
two weeks illness as the result of a
complication of ailments.
He was a son of George and Susan
Hoffer and was born at Centre Hall
in March, 1850, hence was a little past
seventy-five yars of age. Practically
his entire life was spent in (
end Fo Fovtien gems
his home with W. H. Noll Jr. at
Pleasant Gap, and worked in the Noll
Bros. store, but his health failing he
came to Bellefonte ten months = ago
and had since made his home with the
A. C. Mingle family. ;
He never married but is survived by
four brothers and two sisters, namely:
John Hoffer, in the State of Washing-
ton; Philip, in Iillinois; William, of
Willshire, Ohio; I. O. Hoffer, of Valley
Forge, Pa.; Mrs. A. C. Mingle and
Miss Fannie Hoffer, of Bellefonte.
Funeral services were held in the
Reformed church, Bellefonte, at 2:30
o’clock on Tuesday afternoon by Rev.
Dr. Schmidt, and burial made in the
Union cemetery in this place. :
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FETZER — Mrs. Alice Fetzer, wife
of William Fetzer, died on Monday,
May 4th, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Gilbert Solt, in Williamsport, as
the result of heart trouble and other
complications. Her maiden name was
Alice Watson and she was born in
Boggs township 64 years ago. Prac-
tically all of her life was spent in the
vicinity of Milesburg. In addition to
her husband she is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Gilbert Solt,
of Williamsport; Mrs. Joseph Wither-
ite and Samuel Fetzer, of Fleming;
Daniel, of Altoona; Mrs. Toner Hea-
ton, of Twin Rocks; Mrs. William
Godsey, of Lynchburg, W. Va.; Lewis
Fetzer, of Milesburg; and Mrs. Harry
Cole, of Jersey Shore. She also leaves
two brothers, George and Theodore
Watson, of Nant-y-Glo.
The remains were brought to Cen-
‘tre county last Wednesday and taken
to the home of her son Lewis, where
funeral services were held at 1:30
o’clock on Friday afternoon, burial be-
ing made in the Advent cemetery.
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TREASTER.-—James A. Treaster,
of Coburn, died at the Geisinger hos-
‘pital, Danville, Friday of last week,
following an operation. He was 60
years, 3 months and 3 days old and is
survived by his second wife and three
daughters, Mrs. Blanche Peters, and
Mary Treaster, of Bellefonte, and
Mrs. Paul Winkleblech, of Haines
township. He also leaves one broth-
er and three sisters, Homer Treaster,
of Coburn; Mrs. A. Reed and Mrs.
Daniel Dorman, of Nittany valley,
and ‘Mrs. Ambrose Wagner, of Mifflin
county. Burial was made at Aarons-
burg on Tuesday afternoon.
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REASNER.—Dempster Boyd Reas-
ner, of Snow Shoe, died at the Centre
County hospital on Wednesday morn-
ing following four week’s illness as
the result of an attack of pneumonia.
He was 46 years old and a native of
Boggs township. The greater part of
his life, however, had been spent in
Snow Shoe and vicinity, where he fol-
lowed the occupation of a laborer. He
married Miss Lydia Watson whe sur-
vives with an adopted child. The
funeral services will be held tomorrow
His wife
i afternoon in the Disciple church, at
Snow Shoe, burial to be made in the
Disciple cemetery.
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YEARICK.—Benjamin F. Yearick,
for years a well known farmer of Nit-
tany valley, died on Wednesday of
last week following a week’s illness
with influenza. He was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Yearick and was
born in Brush valley on June 7th,
1845, hence was 79 years, 10 months
and 29 days old. His wife died twen-
ty years ago since which time he had
made his home among his children,
three of whom survive, namely: Clyde,
of Jacksonville; John A. and E. S., of
Zion. Burial was made in the Farm-
er’s Mills cemetery on Friday.
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Hospital Annex Going Up.
Since the arrival of the structural
steel the walls of the addition to the
| Centre County hospital have been
| going skyward rapidly. On Tuesday
| the steel for the third floor was put
in place and the brick work will fol-
low it up as fast as weather conditions
permit.
It will not be long until the building
is under roof and the inside finish can
be started.
While the work is being pushed
with all the speed that prudence in the
;selection and purchase of materials
will permit. the ‘matter of funds with
l'which to pay the bills is beginning to
worry the board. Some of last No-
vember’s payments on the subsecrip-
tion have not been paid. Another in-
stallment was due on May 1st. Pay-
ments on it are coming in very slow
and it is very necessary that they be
| made at once so that building bills
{ can be discounted and the maximum
' of return secured for the money con-
tributed.
! If you subscribed anything to the
' building campaign and have not met
all installments to date it would be a
great help if you were to arrange to
do so at once.
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Harry H. Ruhl Sells Barber Shop and
Cigar Store.
Harry H. Ruhl, on Friday, sold his
barber shop and cigar store in the
basement of the First National bank
building to Ray Eshman and George
Furey. Mr. Furey will have charge
of the cigar store while Mr. Eshman,
who is an experienced barber and for-
merly worked in Bellefonte, will have
charge of the barber shop.
~~ M> Tvhl sold out with the intention
of going to Montreal, Canada, to en-
! gage in the real estate business with
his brother. He has contemplated
making the change for some time and
finally decided on making the plunge
now. Naturally his many friends in
Bellefonte will regret his leaving the
town. He has been a good citizen and
| might benefit the town.
——John Torti and Tony Burchan-
‘to, of Lackawanna county, under sen-
‘tence of death by electrocution on
June 1st, were brought to the death
house last Thursday from the Lacka-
wanna county jail at Scranton. The
men had made two attempts at escape
and it was because of fear that they
might eventually do so that influenc-
ed penitentiary officials to sanction
their removal to the death house at
this time. The men were convicted of
killing Edward Murphy, of Lock Ha-
ven, a passenger on a trolley car
which was held up near Scranton and
‘1a $70,000 pay roll of a coal company
stolen by the bandits.
——The straightening out of the
Blanchard-Moshannon Coal Mining
company fiasco, in which Centre coun-
tians are interested to the extent of
$170,000, is not being pushed with any
great degree of rapidity. According
to reports the property will have to
be sold at receivers’ sale to meet the
obligations incurred by the old man-
raise the question in the minds of the
average stockholder as to where he
will be after the sale.
——A dispatch from Washington
under date of May 7 states that “a
tentative valuation of $367,570 on the
wholly owned and used properties of
the Bellefonte Central Railroad, Penn-
sylvania, as of June 30, 1917, was
made today by the Interstate Com-
merce Commission.” Just why it has
taken eight years for the Commission
to ascertain the physical value of the
road was not explained.
——According to newspaper re-
ports Governor Pinchot has written a
letter to the inmates of the western
penitentiary telling them that the
time is past when prisoners should be
treated like criminals. Probably this
is one of the reasons why so many of
them have at various times gone off
on a little voluntary vacation.
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——Young farmers’ week, at The
Pennsylvania State College, has been
set for June 16 to 19. At least four
hundred boys and girls are expected
for the four days of education, inspi-
ration and recreation.
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——The county commissioners have
planted sixteen evergreen trees, about
thirty inches in height, along the walk
between the court house and the jail,
which will greatly improve the ap-
pearance of that little county park.
——Mrs. William E. Hoy, of China,
will address the united Womens’ Mis-
sionary societies of Bellefonte, in the
‘ Reformed church Thursday evening,
May 21st. The public is cordially in-
vited to attend this service.
everything that’
agement, and this might naturally
prm—
Woman . Moonshine Maker Paroled.
At a brief session of court held on
Tuesday afternoon Annie Patterson, of
Rush township, plead guilty to manu-
facturing and possessing moonshine
liquor. When her home was raided
some weeks ago a quart of moonshine,
a ten gallon still and fifty gallons of
mash were confiscated by state police,
though the officers were unable to ob-
tain any evidence of sale. Mrs. Pat-
terson is probably past forty years of
age and has three small children. She
was married twice and her second hus-
band deserted her because he objected
to supporting the two children of her
first husband. In court she was rep-
resented by W. G. Runkle Esq., who
presented a physician’s certificate to
the effect that Mrs. Patterscn was a
victim of tuberculosis of one lung and
her health generally is not good. In
addition to her three children she is
the sole support of her 80-year-old
mother. Judge Dale placed the wom-
an on parole for four years on condi-
tion that she pay the costs of the case.
Mr. Hollobaugh, of Philipsburg,
came before the court requesting a
parole from the county jail, he having
been arrested for failure to meet a
court order to pay $30 a month to the
support of his wife and child. His re-
quest was made on the plea that he
had a job awaiting him, and he also
informed the court that he had insti-
tuted divorce proceedings against his
‘wife on the grounds’ of” desertion and
infidelity. The court granted the pa-
role on condition that he contribute
$30 a month to his wife and child un-
til his action in divorce has been de-
cided.
Charles Marshella, of Rush town-
ship, was charged with illégal posses-
sion of intoxicating liquors, the infor-
mation stating that when his store
was raided by state police three bot-
tles of moonshine and four barrels of
wine were confiscated. Marshella con-
tended that there was only one bottle
of moonshine and one barrel of wine,
but the court sentenced him to pay a
fine of $200, costs of prosecution and
serve from two to four month’s im-
prisonment in the county jail.
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Mother’s Day Brings Message from
Long Absent Son.
Mother’s day services were observ-
ed in all the churches in Bellefonte,
and most of them in the county, on
Sunday, with sermons and programs
appropriate to the occasion, and be-
cause of the reverence paid to
mothers in general church attendance
was larger than usual.
Preceding Sunday many mothers
received letters from absent sons and
daughters who had not written home
in months, and one Centre county
woman, at least, received a telephone
call from a son whom she has not
twenty-three years. The woman in
question was Mrs. C. M. Harter, of
Jacksonville. In 1902 her son, Guy
Clements, then a lad of 16 years, left
home and started out to make his’ own
way in the world. He has never been
back for a visit. But on Sunday he
called his mother on the long distance
phone from Wichita, Kan., where he
is now located and successfully con-
ducting a plumbing establishment.
Start Squirrel Colony on
Campus.
State
After sixty red squirrels had been
killed on the 200 acre campus of The
Pennsylvania State College, seven big
grey squirrels were liberated a few
days ago to start a colony such as
that which attracts much attention on
the capitol grounds at Harrisburg.
Women students had purchased eight
of the grey squirrels, but one was
killed in a fall before the group was
placed in special box homes in the
tops of campus trees. Students sup-
ply nuts and other delicacies for the
new campus pets in little boxes scat-
tered about the spacious grounds. Penn
State has one of the most beautiful
campus grounds among the colleges
of the State, and it is the hope of
president John M. Thomas and profes-
sor G. R. Green, head of the nature
study department, to develop the
squirrel colony to number a hundred
or more animals. The killing of the
red squirrels was necessary as the
reds are more aggressive and usually
drive off the greys.
Well Baby Clinic at Milesburg.
A Well Baby clinic will be held
Monday afternoon in the Baptist Sun-
day school room in Milesburg with
Dr. LeRoy Locke, physican, and Miss
Ethel Campbell, State Health Depart-
ment nurse. The clinic is one of the
features of the public health commit-
tee composed of the following:
Miss Mary Adams, Mrs. Jennie Cur-
tin, Mrs. T. A. Hugg, Mrs. Blaine
Loveland, Miss Besse Miles, Miss Lil-
ian Miles, Miss Alice Rickard, Miss
Anne Schroyer, Miss Ella Wagner,
Mrs. Max Wetzler.
The clinic is free and any one who
wants the baby or pre-school age child
looked over is welcome. There is med-
ical inspection in the schools to detect
physical defects in the pupils of school
age and the baby clinic is a means of
finding how perfect or imperfect the
baby and pre-school age child may be.
Marriage Licenses.
John W. Butler and Mabel A. Wat-
kins, Howard.
Andrey J. Benzston and Elin T.
Eld, Grass Flat.
Boyd S. Little, Nant-y-Glo,
Grace L. Baldwin, Johnstown.
Floyd J. M. Day and Violet M. Mc-
Kean, Howard.
and
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| Bellefonte High School ‘Relay Team
Wins at Pittsburgh.
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Coach Stock’s Bellefonte High
school relay team increased its wreath
of laurels on Saturday by winning the
Class A relay race in record breaking
time in the ninth annual interscholas-
tic track and field meet held in Pitts-
burgh under the direction of Carnegie
Institute of Technology. The team
won from a field of schools represent-
ing towns many times the size of
Bellefonte. Forty-five schools were
represented in the relays. Bellefonte:
High was placed in Class A on ac-
count of the team’s past performance
this year.
At the beginning of the race the
following schools lined up against
Bellefonte: Altoona, Alliance,
(Ohio); Connellsville, Ford City,
Harrisburg Tech, Latrobe, Lock Ha-
ven, New Castle, Schenley High,
Pittsburgh; and Akron, Ohio.
The local High school drew second
place from the pole. “Bunny” Emil
was Coach Stock’s choice for the first
lap. This proved to be a wise move,
for “Bunny” took the lead at the first.
turn and ran one more of his beauti-
ful races, giving the team a ten yard
lead. “Dutch” Waite was next to car-
ry the baton for his team and showed
his ability to run by increasing the
lead a few yards. “Jim” McCullough
took the baton from Waite and kept
the lead given him by “Dutch” for the
i1st half of the lap when he opened up
and gave the team a few more yards
lead. The last lap was run by the
speedy captain of the team, “Jim’”
Shope. When Shope broke the tape
the nearest team was coming twenty
yards back of him. The team had not
simply outclassed all teams in the
race, but had broken the interscholas-
tic 4-5 mile relay record for that meet
by 3 4-5 seconds. This means that
each boy averaged 41 seconds for his
fifth of a mile.
The trophy and medals won have
been on display at Zeller’s drug store
this week and consist of a very beau-
tiful silver cup and four gold medals.
The cup will be the permanent trophy
of the school and each of the runners
gets a gold medal.
The trip to Pittsburgh was made
possible through the generosity of
head master J. R. Hughes, of the
Academy, who donated the use of his:
Cadillac touring car and a driver to
make the trip. The High school great-
ly appreciates Mr. Hughes’ kind fa-
vor, and the already warm feeling be-
tween the High school and the Acade-
my has greatly increased through his
"splendid contribution.
Aside from winning the race the
trip was of great educational value to
the boys. They took advantage of the
privilege to visit the different schools
which make up the Carnegie Institute.
Saturday morning the boys were tak-
en through the
and on a tour o
Shatzman, of the Academy.
This week the team has been given
‘several practices by coach Stock to
'keep-the ‘boys in condition for the in-
terscholastic meet at State College to-
Morrow.
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Married Themselves but Divorced by
the Court.
A dispatch from Media, Pa., under
date of May 7th says:
A marriage ceremony performed by
themselves fourteen years ago was re=
vealed yesterday in a divorce grant-
ed by Judge Isaac Johnson to Mrs.
Josephine M. Lucas, of Stonehurst,
Pa., from Alpine Lucas, a real estate
operator in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Details of the wedding were given
by Mrs. Lucas in her testimony be-
fore a master who recommended that
she be granted a divorce. The mas-
ter’s report said the pair had gone to
Wilmington, Delaware, in March,
1911, to be married, but arrived too
late at night to obtain a license. They:
then agreed to “marry” themselves,
using a wedding ring and going
through the ceremony, without a cler--
gyman.
Mrs. Lucas’ testimony showed that:
they believed themselves legally mar-
ried and had purchased a home in
Philadelphia, where they lived for
some time. When the property was
sold the proceeds were shared equal-
ly. They separated six years ago,
Lucas going to St. Petersburg. When
he returned to Philadelphia in 1923
on a visit, notice of the divorce suit.
was served on him.
The Alpine Lucas referred to above
was born at Kylertown, Clearfield
county, and at one time lived in Phil~
ipsburg. Prior to going to Philadel-
phia he worked for the Hayes Run.
Firebrick company, at Orviston, and
on several occasions hunted in the Al--
legheny mountains with the Panther
Hunting club, of Bellefonte. When:
the Hayes Run company opened an.
eastern sales agency in Philadelphia
“Piney” went to the city as one of the
office force. The most interesting
thing in connection with him, however,
is the report that he has amassed a:
fortune estimated at $300,000 through
real estate investments in the six
years he has been located at St. Pe-
tersburg, Florida.
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Grangers to Give Plays for Memorial.
Building.
Members of the Penn State Grange,
of State College, will present a series.
i of three one act plays in the Grange
hall, at Spring Mills, this (Friday)
evening at 8 o’clock. The same en-
tertainment will be repeated at Flem-
ing tomorrow (Saturday) evening,
and in the I. O. O. F. hall at Pine
Grove Mills on Thursday evening,
May 28th. The proceeds will be given
to the fund for the Pennsylvania State
Grange memorial, a $250,000 woman’s:
dormitory to be erected on the campus:
at State College.
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