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Bellefonte, Pa.,, November 20, 1925.
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NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——Only one more week until
Thanksgiving, then another four
weeks and Christmas will be here.
‘ Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gherrity
are receiving congratulations on the
* pirth of a daughter, born to them Sat-
urday, November 14th.
: ——The Sheffield Farms Co., Inc.,
* with a station in this place, is to be
taken over by the National Dairy
Products Corporation about the 1st of
December.
The sale of tuberculosis Christ-
mas seals, which will begin November
27, will be conducted by the Senior
class of the High school, under the di-
rection of Mary Chambers, president
of. the class, and Mary Robb.
A courteous welcome awaits
you at the opening of Ye Holly
Shoppe December 1st, in the Flower
shop, Heverly building, Bellefonte.
Hand decorated novelties our special-
ty. Call early while stock is complete.
Thus far only two candidates
for county cffice at the recent election
have filed their expense accounts. W.
Harrison Walker Esq. expended
$2,229.70 in his campaign for Judge
and John G. Love put $73.73 into his
campaign for District Attorney.
At a meeting of the Bishops of
thie Methodist church, held in Buffalo,
N. Y,, last week, Bishop Hughes was
assigned to preside over the annual
sessions of the Central Pennsylvania
Methodist Episcopal church, which
will be held at Berwick next March.
Dr. E, H. Yocum, former pas-
tor. of ‘the Methodist church here, will
be in Bellefonte over Sunday and oc-
cupy the pulpit during the morning
service, - Dr. Yocum will be a guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dorworth,
of Linn street, and expects to be here
several days,
A regular quarterly meeting of
the Centre county Pomona Grange
will be held in Centre Hall, Saturday,
November 21, Election of officers will
take place. Forenoon and afternoon
sessions will be held. They are anx-
ious to have a good attendance, so go
and take lunch with you.
Miss Mary Dale, of east Curtin
street, Bellefonte, a student at the
Carnegie Institute of Technology,
Pittsburgh, has been awarded the
Frances Camp Parry Memorial schol-
arship for the 1925-1926 college year,
according to announcement made on
Tuesday. Miss Dale is a Senior in the
department of household economics of
thie Margaret Morrison Carnegie Col-
lege.
There were oleven new babies
and fifty-three revisits last month at
the Well Baby clinic. It is held every
Wednesday afternoon in the W. C. T.
dJ.. room, under the direction of Miss
Ethel Campbell, State health nurse,
with Dr. LeRoy Locke attending phy-
sician. Any parent may bring the
children of pre-age here for a free ex-
amination and learn how to keep
them well,
——The coilection of Thanksgiving
Hood donaticas for the hospital will be
wxesumed this year, and a house to
Jhouse canvas will be made, Friday,
November 27, for collections. People
living out of town who wish to con-
tribute are asked to notify Mrs. Rus-
sell Blair or Mrs. William Emerick. !
Remember, this is the Centre Coun-
‘ty. hospital and all should show their
interest by contributing generously.
-——On January 1st the Bell System
will take charge of all the Penn Stale
‘telephone business in this county. All
exchanges outside of Bellefonte will
‘be absorbed at once, the local manage-
‘ment and repair crews here dispensed
with and gradually the Bellefonte ex-
change wiil be worked into the Bell’s
central cftice. It might take a month
or so longer to take over the Belle-
fonte service of the Penn State.
Fred Keller, a thirteen year old
orphan boy who had been making his
home with Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Drei-
belbis, en the farm near State Col-
lege, disappeared on November 10th,
-and naturally both Mr. and Mrs. Drei-
belbis were considerably worried over
-his disappearance until they learned on
Wednesday that he had in some man-
ner made his way to the home of an
aunt, in Clearfield county, where he
will probably remain.
——Superintendent E. C. Musser,
of the Keystone Power corporation,
and Charles Kellerman, electrician, re-
turned home last Friday from a four
day’s hunt in the forests of Elk coun-
ty. They were members of a party of
Keystone Power corporation and the
West Penn Power company, of Pitts-
burgh, who occupied Camp Kaelber,
near Ridgway. Among the game se-
cured was a 150 pound bear, but the
animal was not slain by either of the
Bellefonte hunters.
‘When Judge Arthur C. Dale is-
:sued an order for the destruction of
‘the beer confiscated from the Belle-
fonte Lodge of Moose, he suggested
that any of the other stuff confiscated
that could be sold by the county com-
missioners might be disposed of in
that way. Consequently the commis-
sioners sold the four fifty gallon
crocks used as vats by the Moose in
manufacturing beer to Mr. Dunklebar-
. ger, of the Sunrise dairy, receiving
$7.50 each for them. But when Mr.
Dunklebarger hauled the big erocks
away on Monday aflernoon he dis-
covered: that two of tiem were brok-
‘en, and the commissioners will have to
return the fifteen dollars paid for
them.
COUNCIL TO PROBE
FIRE ALARM SERVICE.
Other Business Transacted at Regular
Session on Monday Evening.
The question of better fire alarm
service and improved fire protection
was pretty thoroughly discussed at
Monday night’s meeting of borough
council. Mrs. M. H. Brouse, of the
West ward, was present and suggest-
ed to council the advisability of re-
placing the old water plug on south
Thomas street with one of more mod-
ern design, and also that the plug lo-
cated at the corner of High and north
Thomas street should be changed from
the outside curb line to inside the
pavement on the U. B. church prop-
erty. The street is not very wide
there and the fireplug has been hit a
number of times by automobiles and
bent over, and some time when it is
needed badly it might be out of serv-
ice. The matter was referred to the
Water committee and borough man-
ager.
The Street committee reported the
cleaning out of catch basins, digging
ditches and cleaning up streets.
The Water committee reported the
collection of $305.04 on the 1924 water
duplicate and $76.79 from the Shef-
field Farms Co., for new water con-
nections. The committee also report-
ed that the front fence and the pillar
lights for the big spring have not yet
arrived, but about everything else has
been completed. -
The Finance committee requested
the renewal of a note for $5,000, which
was authorized.
The Fire and Police committee pre-
sented burgess Walker's check for
$222.50 for fines and licenses collected
up to November 12th. The committee
also reported a fire on St. Paul street
on the evening of the 9th inst., and
called council’s attention to the fact
that considerable criticism had been
made by residents of the West ward
because of the delay in getting in an
alarm through the Bell telephone ex-
change. The matter was pretty thor-
oughly discussed from every view-
point, as the question of getting in an
alarm right on the minute in time of
a fire is of vast importance. Mr. Em-
erick, who was present for the first
time since last spring, stated that su-
perintendent Richards, of the Bell
company, claimed the operator tried
to send in an alarm as soon as noti-
fied but could get no response from
her call. He also made a motion that
the matter be referred to the Fire and
Police committee for investigation and
also to confer with Bell telephone of-
ficials regarding a positive and de-
pendable alarm service.
President Walker stated that he had
been informed that the American
{Lime and Stone company is closing
the lower road to Coleville by way of
the old glass works, and as this road
has been open for more than twenty-
| one years they have no right to close
jit. The matter was referred to the
| Street committee and borough man-
ager.
| Mr, Cunningham stated to council
i that residents of Halfmoon hill would
| like a new light installed in the neigh-
borhood of the fire plug recently put
{in up there. A new line was recent-
ly strung up over the hill and a bulb
light could easily be put up on one of
{ the poles. The matter was referred
to the Street committee.
The Fire and Police committee re-
ceived a shock over sheriff E. R. Tay-
ilor’s bill for $73.50 for housing va-
i grants, and Mr. Cunningham reported
{ that the lock-up is now in shape for
[the entertainment of wandering
| guests. All that is needed is the pur-
chase of several comfortables for
ithe bunks in the cells. The matter
i was placed in the hands of the Fire
‘and Police committee.
| Mr. Emerick stated to council that
he had been approached on the ques-
| tion of council making an appropria-
tion to the Red Cross drive but inqui-
ry of the borough solicitor brought
the information that they had no le-
gal authority to make any such ap-
propriation.
No further business being brought
up bills totalling $2405.41 were ap-
proved for payment, after which coun-
cil adjourned.
BR
$40,000 Fire at State College.
The epidemic of disastrous fires at
State College continues. On Wednes-
day morning the three story frame
building of Breon and Stover, owners
of the Penn State Photo Shop, was en-
tirely destroyed entailing a loss of
$40,000 and the Harvey building, east
of it scorched to the extent of $3,000.
The origin of the fire is not known.
It broke out so suddenly that little
could be saved and the Penn State
Photo company lost much of its valu-
able photographic equipment and hun-
dreds of negatives that can never be
replaced. Among them are said to
have been many in course for this
year’s “La Vie,” the Penn State an-
nual.
The second floor of the building was
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John Allen
and Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Abberson and
the third floor by Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Cadden. All of these tenants lost
everything they had and several bare-
ly escaped with their lives. Mrs. Ab-
berson was bathing her six month’s
old baby at the time of the alarm and
had time only to wrap it in her apron
and flee through the flames already
eating their way up the hallway to
the street. As it was she was pain-
fully burned about the head and face
and collapsed after reaching a neigh-
bor’s.
Breon and Stover carried $22,000
insurance on building and equipment.
Many People Unite in Farewell Re-
ception to Dr. and Mrs. Schmidt.
In the neighborhood of a thousand
people attended the farewell reception
given Rev. Dr. Ambrose M. Schmidt
and Mrs. Schmidt, at the chapel of the
Reformed church on Tuesday evening.
It was a representative Bellefonte
crowd, including members from al-
most every denomination in town.
Men and women, boys and girls, gath-
ered to pay respect and extend good
wishes to the man and woman who
have spent twenty-four busy years la-
boring among the people of this com-
munity, the best years of their lives,
and the large gathering on Tuesday
evening was a heart to heart testa-
monial of the esteem in which they
are held.
Judge-elect Harry Keller was mas-
ter of ceremonies and with Dr. and
Mrs. Schmidt was their daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. William Schmidt, of
Johnstown. Her husband had plan-
ned to be in Bellefonte for the recep-
tion but at practically the last min-
ute was detained from coming. Dur-
ing the evening there was music by
the Academy orchestra and refresh-
ments furnished by members of the
congregation. As a token of their re-
gard the congregation presented Dr.
and Mrs. Schmidt with a purse of
gold.
Dr. Schmidt preached his last ser-
mons in Bellefonte last Sunday, and
it may be a matter of interest to know
that when he came to Bellefonte in
1901 the church congregation number-
ed 200 and the money contributed to
church support was $1800 a year. The
congregation now numbers 275 and
the church support $3500 a year. But
this does not by any means tell the
story of his work in Bellefonte. Dur-
ing his twenty-four years’ pastorate
the church accessions have totalled
about 400, but death and removal
from Bellefonte, especially of many
young people, have taken a heavy toll
so that the actual increase in mem-
bership is only seventy-five.
During the twenty-four years he
has been in Bellefonte Dr. Schmidt
has officiated at 171 marriages and
performed 201 baptisms. During his
pastorate from $20,000 to $25,000
were spent on church improvements,
which included the erection of the
chapel, a thorough overhauling of the
church twice, a new carpet in the
church and the installation of eight
art windows as well as a new heating
plant. For church support he raised
in the neighborhood of $75,000, and
for benevolences, $30,000, not count-
ing the $15,000 pledged to the for-
ward movement, $10,000 of which
amount has already been paid.
Dr. and Mrs. Schmidt will remain in
Bellefonte until after Thanksgiving
when they will take their departure
for Washington, D. C.
Judge Potter Grants New Trial in
Cullen vs. Rowland Case.
Judge Miles I. Potter, of Snyder
county, on Monday filed his decision
on the application for a new trial in
the case of James H. Cullen vs. Annie
C. Rowland, and John E. Fryberger
and J. K. Johnston, administrators of
the estate of the late Congressman
Charles H. Rowland, setting aside the
verdict of $45,073.23 awarded the
plaintiff and granting a new trial.
In their application for a new trial
attorneys for the defendants filed fif-
ty-nine reasons why one should be
granted, Judge Potter dismissing fif-
ty-eight of them as having no basis in
fact but granting the new trial on the
fifty-fifth reason, which was that the
verdict was excessive. This the court
concurs in, and states that the jury
failed to take into consideration the
eleven thousand tons of coal mined,
which should have been computed and
deducted from the gross amount of
the verdict.
Judge Potter heard the case at the
regular February sessions of court,
1925. The attorneys for the plaintiff
were M. Ward Fleming, of Philips-
burg, and N. B. Spangler, of Belle-
fonte. The defendants were repre-
sented by A. M. Liveright, of Clear-
field, and ex-Judge Ellis L. Orvis, of
Bellefonte. The contention was over
a coal mine purchased from the late
Congressman Rowland by James H.
Cullen, through an authorized agent,
and the latter claimed that the mine
was not as represented. The case
was on trial more than a week and re-
sulted in a verdict for the plaintiff in
the amount claimed above. Attorneys
for the defendants promptly made a
motion for a new trial and the case
was argued some weeks ago. The
granting of a new trial will mean that
the case will all have to be gone over
again, but Judge Potter will not nec-
essarily have to be the sitting judge.
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Former Pastor Will Preach at State
College.
The many friends of Rev. P. E.
Keen, college pastor of Albright Col-
lege, Meyerstown, Pa., will be glad to
learn that he has consented to preach
the Communion sermon in the St.
John’s Evangelical church, State Col-
lege, Sunday morning, the 22nd inst.,
at 10:45 o'clock. Rev. Keen was the
former pastor of this congregation
and its members will be glad to hear
him again,
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To “Watchman” Correspondents.
Thursday of next week will be
Thanksgiving day and all correspond-
ents of the “Watchman” will give the
entire force occasion to give thanks if
they make a special effort to get their
news letters into this office not later
than Tuesday. This will enable us to
handle everything in fine shape,
“BILLY” SUNDAY DRAWS BIG
CROWD ON MONDAY.
Well Known Evangelist Discourses in
United Evangelical Church.
The wash tubs stood idle on Mon-
day morning, staid business men
walked out of their stores and offices,
and women and men wended their way
to the newly remodeled United Evan-
gelical church to see and hear the re-
nowned evangelist, “Billy” Sunday.
The meeting was advertised for ten
o'clock and as early as eight o’clock
people began gathering. The church
seats eight hundred people and it was
well crowded when the Sunday party
made its appearance, although there
was still some standing room unoccu-
pied.
Mr. Sunday is at present engaged
in holding a six week’s campaign in
Williamsport, and he was brought to
Bellefonte by John G. Winters, a lead-
ing member of the First United Evan-
gelical church of that city. In the
party in addition to Mr. Sunday and
Mr. Winters were “Ma” Sunday, Rev.
W. B. Cox, presiding elder in the
United Evangelical church, and Rev.
A. F. Weaver, now of Williamsport
but a former pastor of the Bellefonte
church. Prior to going to the church
the party stopped at the Bellefonte
Academy where the evangelist gave
the students a fifteen minute talk.
At the church Rev. Weaver invok-
ed the divine blessing on the meeting
and presiding elder Cox introduced
Billy Sunday as the man who used to
throw the “pig” skin over the plate.
Right off the bat Billy told his hear-
ers that the one thing he exacted at
all such impromptu meetings was a
collection, not for himself, as he had
all the money he needed but for the
Winonah bible institute at Winonah
Lake, Ind., of which he is the patron
saint. He then continued by saying
: that he was glad to come to Bellefonte
! because of its historical associations.
Because it was the home of three Gov-
ernors, one of whom was the great
war Governor, Andrew G. Curtin.
Every State, he said, always contended
that it had the greatest war Gover-
nor of them all, but he always con-
tended that Pennsylvania’s was great-
est. Another reason why he was glad
to come to Bellefonte was because it
was the home town of that most won-
derful ball player, Monte Ward, as
they had been very close and dear
friends.
The 23rd Psalm was the basis of
the evangelist’s discourse which lasted
a little more than an hour. He spoke
with a rapidity that was hard to fol-
low and a decided huskiness in his
throat which made it very difficult to
understand all he said in the rear part
of the church. But it was the same
Billy Sunday that has swayed thous-
ands during his life and has influenced
more people to tread the sawdust trail
than any other man living today.
The collection taken up for the
evangelist’s bible institute was turned
over to him uncounted, but those who
saw the plates estimate that it pro-
bably aggregated in the neighborhood
of two hundred dollars. The Sunday
party had luncheon at the Brockerhoff
house before returning to Williams-
port.
These Hunters Got Well Filled Game
Bag.
During the first week of the small
game hunting season George R. Pur-
nell, sales agent for the Ameri-
can Lime & Stone company, entertain.
ed a half dozen Pittsburgh gentlemen
on a hunting trip in Bald Eagle val-
ley. They made their headquarters
at the Potter-Hoy camp (the old Ma-
sonic camp near Curtin) where they
had an abundance of fun at night in
addition to lots of hunting during the
day. .
The Pittsburgh party included Ed-
ward Dettling, Harvey Adamson,
Charles Kritzley, William Wedgwood,
William H. Barnes and William Frey.
Of course Mr. Purnell spent as much
time as possible with them and chem-
ist David Washburn also tried out his
hand several days during their stay.
Curtin residents aver that as a result
of the week’s hunt that section of the
county is now so devoid of game that
it would be impossible to scratch out a
rabbit with a fine tooth comb.
And there is probably some founda-
tion for this assertion because the
Pittsburgh game bag included ninety-
two rabbits, one gray squirrel and
seven pheasants, not counting two
ringnecks and a few rabbits bagged
by Dave Washburn.
Robberies at Julian.
On Sunday night two men broke in-
to the Tallhelm store and Nason’s ga-
rage and supply store, at Julian, and
stole over fifty dollars in money, a re-
volver and other articles. On Tues-
day sheriff Taylor arrested a colored
man who gave his name as James
Jackson, and his residence as Phila-
delphia. After considerable quizzing
he admitted that he and another col-
ored man whom he claimed he knew
only as “Whitey,” pulled the job. The
man claimed he came to Centre coun-
ty from Scranton and was looking for
work. Failing to find any was evi-
dently his reason for turning burglar,
although it is just as likely that this
{ was not his first job. The man he
knew as “Whitey’ ‘made his escape.
——The El Segundo, California,
Herald, announces that Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Potter Miller, of that city, are
the parents of a nine-and-a-half pound
Friends at the father’s former home
| will be glad to hear the good news and
join us in extending congratulations.
son, who was born on the 2nd inst. |
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Miss Margaret Stuart is visiting in
Cumberland, Md., a guest of her uncle, An-
drew Shaw and his family.
—Frank M. Derstine was over from Ju-
niata, Sunday, for a day’s visit with his
mother, Mrs. William Derstine.
—Hardman P. Harris spent Sunday in
Philadelphia with his brother, John Ton-
ner Harris, traffic manager of the Bell Tel-
ephone company.
—Mrs. Albert Woche, of New York city,
who had been here for several weeks vis-
iting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
J. Bower, returned home on Wednesday.
—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brew drove over
from Lansford, Friday, visiting here with
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Fenlon until Monday.
Mr, Brew is Mrs. Fenlon’s youngest broth-
er.
—Donald Gettig, now located at Mills-
boro, Pa., will be home next week to spend
Thanksgiving day with his family, who are
with Mr. Gettig’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
H. Gettig, on Thomas street.
—Miss Daise Keichline will be among the
Thanksgiving visitors home, expecting to
come over from Galeton, where she has
been associated with the Red Cross work
of that district for six weeks or more.
—Mrs. McClure Gamble went to Newark,
Tuesday, called there by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Joseph Ceader, who had been
suffering from the effects of a severe cold,
but was better before Mrs. Gamble reach-
ed her,
—Mrs. David Burket was called to Belle-
fonte the early part of the week by the ill-
ness of her aunt, Mrs. John A. Woodcock,
and after a visit of several days went on
to Juniata, where she expects to be for a
while with several of her children.
—Mrs. G. W. Sain, of Pataskala, Ohio,
who had been with Mrs. Satterfield dur-
ing the early part of November, is now vis-
iting with the Witmer families up Buffalo
Run, intending to return to spend the
greater part of the winter in Bellefonte.
—On her return from a visit to Jersey
Shore, last week, Mrs. Benjamin Bradley
was accompanied by Mrs. Sara Torbett,
Mrs. Elmer Sheffer, Mrs. Vinnie Barner
and Mrs. L. D. Herritt, all of whom were
Mrs. Bradley's guests here for several
days.
—Mrs. Frank McFarlane has closed her
house, near Boalsburg, in anticipation of
spending the winter with her sister, Mrs.
Kinsloe, in Philadelphia. Leaving Centre
county this week, Mrs. McFarlane will
stop in Harrisburg for a short time with
her sister, Mrs. Hastings, and her family,
going on from there to Philadelphia.
—Mrs. Sara Murray, widow of the late
Thomas Murray, of Snow Shoe Intersec-
tion, who has been making her home in
Tyrone for several years, is visiting friends
in Media, Pa. Mrs. Murray has been read-
ing the “Watchman” since May, 1865, when
her husband was division foreman of the
Bald Eagle and they were living in Julian.
—The Rev. Homer C. Knox, with Mrs.
Knox and Mrs. Blaine Mabus drove to
Huntingdon, Tuesday, to attend the mis-
sionary meeting in convention there this
week. The women, who went as represen-
tatives from the Bellefonte Methodist
church, remained there until today, in-
tending to come home by train, while Rev.
Knox drove back Tuesday.
~Mrs. Philip Haller, of Northside, Pitts-
burgh, and her small: daughter, Marcia,
are with the child’s grandparents, Dr. and
Mrs. R. L. Weston. Mr. and Mrs. Haller
had been spending the former's vacation
on the farm near Gatesburg, Mr. Haller
returning home from. there, while Mrs.
Haller and the child came here for a vis-
it before going to Pittsburgh.
—In addition to the members of the
Bradley family already in Florida, Mrs.
Robert Bradley will leave Sunday to join
her husband; John will go within a week
or ten days, and Mrs. Benjamin Bradley
is preparing to close her home in January,
to be with the party at St. Petersburg.
Mrs. Riley, who spent last winter at Lake
Worth, expects to return there later in the
season,
—Albert Lucas, of Bradford, Pa., was a
Bellefonte visitor this week, having stop-
ped here on his way to Lamar on a busi-
ness trip to look up some of the people he
knew when he lived in Bellefonte thirty
years ago, but found very few he knew at
that time. As this was his first trip back
in seventeen years he naturally noticed
some very decided changes in the town
and people.
—Miss Elizabeth Cooney left yesterday
as a driving guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. H.
Musser, on their trip to Miami, Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Musser are going down to re-
main for the winter, while Miss Cooney,
after spending several months traveling
through the State will return home by
train. During Miss Cooney’s absence the
Hat Shop will be in charge of her sister,
Miss Stella Cooney.
—George R. Dunlap, of Pine Grove Mills,
was a Bellefonte visitor last Friday and
dropped in tc join with us in holding a
little post-mortem over the election. The
Democrats of Ferguson township just love
to talk about the results, because the more
they are analyzed the more apparent their
good work appears. Mr. Dunlap is in the
general mercantile business up at Pine
Grove and is recognized as a hustler.
—Out of town people in Bellefonte for
the funeral of the late L. H. Wian, on
Tuesday, included Mr. and Mrs. George
Wian, of McKeesport; Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Brunner, of Johnstown; Cyrus Labe, of
Altoona; Mr. and Mrs. William Kuhn and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thomas, of Williams-
port; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Kirkwood, of
New Castle; Mrs. Ethel Britz, of Wood-
lawn; Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Gehret and
daughter, Mrs. Artliur Lehman, of Sun-
bury; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hubler and
Mrs. Lizzie Hanna, of Lock Haven.
—Our highly regarded old friend Jerry
Donovan dropped in for a little call, Tues-
day morning and, somehow, we got to talk-
ing about “slickers.” We swapped yarng
for quite a while until finally Jerry gain-
ed the belt by telling us this one: While
he was in Philipsburg, some years ago, he
saw a fellow selling ‘golden prolific”
wheat for seed at three pounds for a dol-
lar. The salesman found a good market
among the farmers who hauled grain and
produce to that place and he assured them
that the new wheat would yield three or
four times as many bushels per acre as the
seed they were then using. A few days
later Jerry happened to be out at Tom
Beaver’s farm when the “slicker” stopped
there and bought four bushels of Tom's
wheat at 60 cenis a bushel, which was the
price then, and headed on down the valley
with a new supply of “golden prolific”
with which to catch more suckers,
—
—Charles R. Beatty, Ford sales agent
of Bellefonte, left Monday for New York,
to attend an exhibit of late Ford models
held in that city this week.
—B. J. Beezer is taking his annual va-
cation from duty in the Pennsylvania
freight station in this place. Ben is just
loafing about town taking an occasional
day out in the woods with his gun.
—Mrs. Ray M. Stauffer and her small
daughter have been here from Hazleton
this week, for a short visit home with the
Cooney family and to see Miss Elizabeth
Cooney before she left for the South.
—Miss Mona Struble has returned from
her trip to the Pacific coast, where she had
been since leaving here in the spring, with
Mrs. W. W. Waddle, Mrs. Waddle having
located permanently in Los Angeles, Cal.
—Miss Helen Yeagle, a sister of Mrs.
Reed O. Steely, hasbeen Rev. and Mrs.
Steely’s guest at the Evangelical parson-
age, on Williowbank street, for several
weeks. Miss Yeagle is a registered nurse
of Williamsport, and spent her vacation
here, returning to Williamsport on Tues-
day.
—While in town on Wednesday, Mrs.
John W. Stuart, of State College, inform-
ed us that she has decided to join the Cen-
tre county winter colony in Florida. Mrs.
Stuart, with her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
William Stuart, and the latter's two chil-
dren, expect to leave next week for Miami,
where Will is already located. They will
motor down and expect to remain there
until May.
etn teres tect tice.
Lewisburg Train Wrecked at Lemont
on Wednesday Evening.
A hoodoo or jinx of some kind must
be hovering over the Lewisburg
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad
this week. On Monday morning the
coaches were derailed in the yard at
Sunbury and the result was the train
was two hours and a half late reach-
ing Bellefonte. On Wednesday after-
noon as the train west was nearing
Lemont the locomotive picked the
switch of the side track with the re-
sult that both it and the baggage car
were derailed.
The brakeman had just given his
usual call for the Lemont station and
the passengers were gathering into
the aisles of the car preparatory to
getting off the train when the acci-
dent occurred. One man lost his bal-
ance and was thrown almost half the
length of the car, being knocked un-
conscious. He was carried from the
car to the station platform and when
he came to it was found that his in-
juries were not at all serious. Sev-
eral persons were thrown against the
seats and sustained minor bruises and
contusions but nothing serious.
Both the Sunbury and Lock Haven
wreck trains were sent to Lemont and
by working all night had the most of
the wreck cleared up and track open
by yesterday morning.
Social Hapenings.
In the Jersey Shore Herald of No-
vember 16, Mrs. Benjamin Bradley is
spoken of as being the guest of honor -
at a dinner given by Mrs. Vinnie Bar-
ner, at the Pickering hotel in that
place. The dinner was followed by a
theatre party in Williamsport, for
which Mrs. L. D. Herritt was hostess.
Mrs. Bradley at the time, was a house
guest of Mrs. E. E. Sheffer, of Jer-
sey Shore.
Mrs. Jack Stewart, who with Mr.
Stewart recently moved here from Ty-
rone, was given a surprise last week
by the members of a social club of
young married women, to which she
belonged. The party drove to Belle-
fonte for the occasion.
With the Sick.
Mrs. James A. Beaver, who
never recovered from an attack of
shingles, a month or more ago, be-
came seriously ill Sunday, the result
of a heart collapse, her condition now
being extremely critical.
George Smith, head of the Novelty
manufacturing plant at the Linn and
McCoy works, near Milesburg, is ser-
iously ill at the home of his father-in-
law, Jack Showers, on east Bishop
street. :
George Knisely, who was thought
to be alarmingly ill within the past
ten days, is now slowly growing bet-
ter.
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Fink—Olson.—Droze C. Fink, son
of Mr. and Mrs. George G. Fink, of
Philipsburg, and Miss Maude Olson,
daughter of Mrs. Ulrika Olson, of
Woodland, were married at the Meth-
odist parsonage, Bellefonte, on Satur-
day, November 7th, by the pastor,
Rev. Homer C. Knox. The bride-
groom is located in Tyrone where he
is a member of the firm of Fink Bros.,
hardware merchants. The young
couple have gone to housekeeping in
that town.
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——Burglars must consider Osceo-
la Mills a place for easy pickings.
Early last week they attempted to rob
the Pennsylvania railroad station at
that place but could not force the safe,
and on Friday night they visited the
Charles E. Broberg garage, cleaned
out the safe and hauled away about
three hundred dollar’s worth of tires.
The job was done so quietly that the
proprietor did not know of the robbery
until Saturday morning.
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——The annual Christmas bazaar
' of the St. John’s Episcopal church will
be held on Thursday, December 3rd,
in the parish house, on Lamb street.
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Bellefonte Grain Markets.
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