Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, May 14, 1926, Image 8

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“Bellefonte, Pa, May 14, 1926.
NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——If half the blossoms on the
various fruit trees this year yield
returns in fruit there will be no cause
of complaint.
— Not having disposed of all
stock Wednesday afternoon, the
Bellefonte women in charge will con-
tinue the rummage sale for the hos-
pital benefit tomorrow (Saturday)
afternoon at 2 o’clock.
—Painters are now engaged on
the job of changing the color of Mr.
Landsy’s Brockerhoff house Annex, on
Spring street, while new concrete
walks are being put down to the dif-
ferent apartments in the building.
——The State Game Commission
on Friday sent a pair of beavers,
trapped from a colony near Mifflin-
burg, to Philipsburg, where they were
taken in charge by Elmer Philips,
game refuge keeper for Rush town-
ship, and placed in a temparary dam
on Tom Tit run, a tributary of Cold
Stream. ;
-—The Federal Match company
has broken ground for another large
warehouse which will be located on
the north side of the plant, between
the present warehouse and Spring
creek. The building will be quite
large, extending almost to the creek.
Work on the foundation walls is now
in progress.
——Miss Parrish, of Harrisburg,
assistant State Supervisor of mothers
assistance has been spending the week
in this district in the interest of the
work. Miss Parrish will be in Belle-
fonte to-day, to be present at the reg-
ular meeting of the board of Centre
county, to be held in McCalmont and
Co’s. offices this morning.
——The officers of the Centre coun-
ty school directors association met in
the county superintendent’s office in
the court house, last Saturday and re-
elected H. C. Rothrock, of Port Ma-
tilda, as assistant county superin-
tendent. Mr. Rothrock was nominated
for re-election by the new county sup-
erintendent, L. Glenn Rogers.
——The Academy minstrel dance,
which will be held on Friday night,
May 21st, from nine to one o'clock,
at the Nittany Country club, will be
an invitation dance, and not open to
public generally. While no formal
invitations have been sent out any one
desiring to go can secure an invitation
by applying to headmaster James R.
Hughes. ;
-——Rev. H. Skyles Oyler, pastor of
St. John’s Methodist Episcopal
church, at Sunbury, has been selected
as an alternate to Vice President
Charles G. Dawes as Memorial day
orator at Gettysburg. Rev. Oyler
some years: ago was stationed at
Milesburg and his friends there will
appreciate the honor that has been
extended to him.
——The regular session of the May
term of court will convene next Mon-
day morning to continue two weeks.
While there ‘are no very grave cases
for trial on the criminal list there are
quite a number of misdemeanors and
with the civil cases scheduled it will
likely take up most of the week. If
all the civil cases down for trial the
second week are brought up it will
also mean a busy week.
——Fire last Wednesday night de-
stroyed an outbuilding at the home of
William Beezer, in Philipsburg, and
for a time endangered the property
of the Hagerty Baking company. Mr.
Beezer’s chickens were housed in the
building burned but he managed to
save all of them. His loss is about
$500 while the damage to the bakery
did not exceed one hundred dollars,
——George Wyland, of Milesburg,
was arrested on Saturday evening by
sheriff E. R. Taylor and highway
potrolman Millard Solt on the charge
of driving a motor vehicle while under
the influence of liquor. On Monday
he waived a hearing before ’Squire
Woodring and was remanded to jail
for a trial at court. When arrested
Wyland was driving a car with a
Florida State license but was unable
to show a license card. In explanation
he stated that he had only recently
returned from the South and that in
Florida they do not give license cards
with the tags.
——The Bellefonte baseball team
has started practice in order to get
in shape for the opening of the Sus-
quehanna league on May 22nd. Quite
a number of old faces will be seen in
the make-up of the team but there
will also be some new material of sup-
posedly high calibre. Bellefonte has
been granted special permission to
draw men from as far away as Mill-
heim, although the regular limit is
within a raduis of twenty miles. The
team’s first game will be played with
the strong Bellefonte Academy nine
next Thursday afternoon. Be sure to
go out and see it.
——Out at New Kensington, last
night, members of the Elks paid hom-
age to burgess Daniel Burns, as being
one of the outstanding figures in the
development of that town as well as
other sections of the upper Allegheny
valley. Over five hundred members
of the order attended the dinner which
was served in the spacious dining
hall of the Aluminum company of
America. Forty years or so ago
Danny Barns was a resident of Belle-
fonte and worked in a pool room in
the Bush House block. Today he is
quite wealthy and a big figure in
western Pennsylvania affairs.
MRS GIFFORD PINCHOT
VISITS CENTRE COUNTY.
Lauds the Governor and Heavily
Scores Senator Pepper.
Wednesday was Pinchot day in Cen-
tre county. The Governor's lady rep-
resented the family and gave a credit-
able accounting of herself in her ef-
fort to help her husband on the trip
from Harrisburg to Washington.
She was met at Tyrone on Wednes-
day morning by Miss Rebecca Naomi
Rhoads and together they drove to
Philipsburg in the Governor’s car,
which had been sent here in anticipa-
tion of her coming. At that place
she spoke to an audience of about two
hundred on the roof garden of the Ho-
tel Philips, and reports are to the ef-
fect that it was unexpectedly and sig-
nificantly large.
After the meeting Mrs. Pinchot and
Miss Rhoads, who is the campaign
manager for Centre county, drove to
Bellefonte, arriving just before noon
and in time for a luncheon that was
given in their honor by former Judge
and Mrs. Arthur C. Dale, at their
home on Linn street.
The Bellefonte meeting was at an
hour when most people have other
things to do than listen to politics.
Notwithstanding its untimeliness, lack
of advanced publicity and uncertainty
as to just when the speaker would be
here there was an audience of fully
two hundred to greet her. Most of it
was made up of country folks who had
driven miles to be here and three-
fourths of all were women.
It was significant, however, that
large attendance from the rural dis-
tricts. They didn’t come out of cur-
iosity, as did a large percentage of
the Beliefonte contingent in the audi-
ence,
Mrs. Pinchot was introduced by
Miss Rhoads and spoke for more than
an hour. At first she seemed a bit
nervous but gradually settled down to
the work before her very much in the
staccato style of delivery that her
husband affected here last fall when
he was on his tour of inspection of
State institutions.
She said nothing that one or the
other of the candidates hasn’t already
broadcasted, but she made it plain
that Senator Pepper is really the man
at the mouth of the Pinchot cannon
and convinced a lot of her audience
that the Senator is rather a “weak
sister.” She was emphatic, she was
positive in her belief that the Govern-
or is going to win, but her analysis of
the figures of the Alter-Pinchot con-
test, which she offered in substantia-
tion of the prediction, sounded wom-
anish to us.
After the meeting here Mrs. Dale
and Miss Rhoads accompanied her to
State College, where she spoke to an
open air gathering in front of the
University Inn. There were probably
two hundred and fifty residents and
students in her audience. She said
nothing there that she hadn’t said in
Bellefonte and flayed Senator Pepper
just as she had done here.
From State College the party drove
to Williamsport, where she was sched-
uled to speak that evening.
Mrs. Pinchot’s first visit to Belle-
fonte was in 1914. At that time her
husband was aspiring to beat the late
Senator Penrose. Neither she nor the
Governor were much known in this
county because they had never figured
in State politics. The Governor was
stirring up the animals in Washing-
ton, but Washington stuff doesn’t
quickly interest the hinterlands. They
rolled into town, unannounced, stopped
in front of the Brockerhoff house
and Gifford immediately jumped out
onto the running board and began
clapping his hands. We happened to
be one of the few on the street at the
time and while we did know some-
thing of Pinchot and his endeavors
we didn’t know him by sight, so we
may be pardoned for having thought
at the moment that some Indian
medicine man or “nut” had suddenly
landed in our midst. Finally the hand-
clapping attracted a small group, he
made his speech and rolled on. If
memory serves us right Mrs. Pinchot
then was a bride and seemed more
amused with the political game and
not nearly so much in earnest as she
was on Wednesday.
Women in the audience tell us that
she was gowned very handsomely.
Prior to her meeting here the “tip”
was passed around that she was to be
heckled by a Bellefonte woman Pep-
per worker and the fact that we saw
the lady about the Court house just
before the meeting gave color to the
rumor. But she either changed her
mind or got cold feet, for there was
no interchange of pleasantries, not-
withstanding Mrs. Pinchot’s very in-
sistent invitation to be called to ac-
count for any of her statements.
It was noted that Mrs. Pinchot was
not quite as frank as she might have
been when the minister from Port
Matilda inquired as to her stand on
Sunday observance. While she dis-
claimed advocacy of “an open Sun-
day” she was apparently not welcom-
ing any further interrogation, for she
began to get ready to hurry away im-
mediately after she had given him a
rather ambiguous answer.
——A recommendation is now pend-
ing before the Postoffice Department
in Washington for the reduction of
postage on postcards from two cents
to one, and also a reduction of the
postage charged for remailing of
news-papers, both of which cannot
fail to meet with the hearty approval
of the public at large.
Women Will Run the Election in East
Harris.
When the election board of the east
precinct of Harris township meets for
duty next Tuesday it will have the ap-
pearance of a thimble bee or quilting
party.
Every member, except one, is a
woman. It will be a novel experience
for the men of that district to go to
the polls and find the ladies in com-
plete control.
Rev. Wilson Ard Much in Demand in
Colorado.
Most of the intimate friends of
Rev. Wilson P. Ard know of the grati-
fying success he is making of his new
pastorate of Messiah Lutheran church
in Denver, Col. The general public at
his former home here probably have
heard very little of him since his de-
parture from Bellefonte and it is be-
cause we know they will be equally
interested in the young minister that
we take this opportunity of saying
that Colorado is finding him out and
calling for his services all over the
State.
Two weeks ago he addressed the
Kiwanians of Trinidad, and the annual
“Get Together” of one thousand
farmers in the Rocky Ford district and
last week addressed the Society of
Heating and Sanitary Engineers of
Colorado, the Senior class of the
school of dentistry of the University
of Colorado, the Kiwanis club of Col-
orado Springs and the allied Drug
Travelers Club.
Miss Campbell, Health Nurse, Has
Resigned.
Miss Ethel Campbell, State health
nurse, who has had charge of the
State chest clinics in Bellefonte and
Tyrone the past three years, has re-
signed and gone to her home in Phila-
delphia to nurse her father. The Red
Cross well-baby clinic was given into
Miss Campbell’s charge a year ago
last September when the Red Cross
nursing service was temporarily sus-
pended for lack of funds and has been
conducted by her since that time as a
State baby clinic. Last week Miss
Bigelow, of Centre Hall, graduate of
Blair Memorial Hospital in Hunting-
don, came to take Miss Campbell’s
place. Under new plans of the State
Health Department, Miss Bigelow’s
district will be confined to Centre
county and, in addition to the clinic
in Bellefonte, she will work in the
smaller towns and rural communities.
Miss Carrie Hess, of Philipsburg, is
the only other State nurse in the
county but there are Red Cross nurses
in Bellefonte, Philipsburg and State
College. ;
Car Destroyed by Fire.
A car owned by Samuel Profeizer,
of near Johnstown, Cambria county,
was entirely destroyed by fire on Mon-
day night, and Mr. Profeizer was so
badly burned on the hands that he
was compelled to come to the Centre
"County hospital for treatment.
Two or three car loads of Cambria
county men had gone to Curtin some
time Monday on a fishing trip and
camped with their cars. During the
night they decided to make some
coffee and setting up the camp stove
some ten or twelve feet from the
Profeizer car they lighted the stove
and put on the kettle. But their gaso-
line supply in the stove became low
and Mr. Profeizer went to the tank
on the rear of his car to get a supply.
As he took the cap off the tank a
sharp gust of wind came along and
‘blew the fumes right over the eamp
stove.
An explosion resulted and the flames
commuicated with the gas tank
thence to the car. In an effort to ex-
tinguish the fire Mr. Profeizer was
burned, mostly on his hands. After
treatment at the hospital he was able
to go home on the 3.08 p. m. train on
Tuesday.
Big Fish Dam te be Built en Black
Moshannon.
Hon. Harry B. Scott and J. F. Kep-
hart, of Philipsburg, were in Belle-
fonte on Monday arranging a lease
with the Prentiss corporation for the
right to construct a big fish dam on
the Black Moshannon, about two miles
below Beaver Mills. The ground has
been leased by the State-Centre Fish,
Game and Forestry Association, of
Philipsburg, and as now planned they
will construct a concrete dam across
the Moshannon, just below the bridge
on the public road. The dam will be
over one hundred feet in length and
from four to five feet in height. In
fact it will be of sufficient height to
dam the water back almost ene mile
in length and will make one of the
biggest fish dams in this part of the
State. It is the intention of the as-
sociation to stock the stream with
trout, perch, catfish and other species
suitable to the water.
The dam will be built this summer
and the stream stocked with good
sized fish, and in the course of a few
years Philipsburg sportsmen antici-
pate having one of the best fishing
preserves in the entire State. And
so far as we are informed they do
not propose being selfish with their
rights, but will permit outsiders to
fish in the dam as long as they do not
hog the stream.
e————p ly ————
——Two of the screen’s most popu-
lar stars, Conway Tearle and Anna Q.
Nilsson, in “The Greater Glory,” at
the Scenic next Tuesday and Wednes-
day. 20-1t
. ONE MAN DRAWS A
PENITENTIARY SENTENCE.
Various Cases Disposed of at Special
Session of Court.
The first case called up at a special
session of court, on Monday morning,
was that of Anna W. Hollobaugh
against her husband, Herbert B. Hol-
lobaugh, charged with desertion and
non-support. The Hollobaughs have
been married long enough to have
three children and in all that time
Mr. Hollobaugh had made no effort to
make a home for his wife ahd chil-
dren, according to her testimony. She
had lived part of the time.at her own
home and part of the time with the
family of her husband’s uncle, and
was compelled to work most of the
The court ordered the husband to go
to work and contribute ten dollars a
week to the support of his wife and
children, and also pay the costs in the
case.
G. W. Kelczak entered a plea of
guilty to breaking and entering and
larceny, and was sentenced to serve
from one to two years in the western
penitentiary. Kelczak is a paroled
prisoner from the Huntingdon reform-
atory, having been sent there from
Luzerne county in the fall of 1923. He
was paroled in Oct., 1925, and several
weeks ago broke into the house of I.
Newton Wilson, in Halfmoon town-
ship, and stole stuff valued at approx-
imately eighty dollars. Most of the
stolen articles were recovered.
Edward C. Cooke was before the
court on a surety. of the peace charge
and making threats and was put under
a $500 bond to keep the peace for a
period of three years.
Carrie Toner, of Walker township,
was before the court on a morals
charge and after Judge Keller told
her what would happen if she appear-
i ed in court again he paroled her in the
custody of her father.
A desertion charge against S. D.
to reach an amicable adjustment of
the family difficulties.
This cleared off all the open cases
on the docket preliminary to regular
court next week.
Judge Potter Disposes of Two Cases.
Judge Miles J. Potter presided over
a brief session of court last Thurs-
day at which time attorneys of David
Finklestine, convicted at the Septem-
ber term of court for illegal posses-
sion, withdrew their motion for a
new trial and the court imposed a
sentence of $100 fine and costs, the
minimum allowed by law. He also
gave the defendant a reasonable time
in which to make payment.
In the case of Nick Gerbinski, a
labor organizer, also convicted at the
September term of court. for inciting
to riot at a meeting of miners in the
neighborhood of Osceola Mills, and
for whom a motion for a new trial
was pending, the motion was with-
drawn and the court sentenced Mr.
Gerbinski to pay the costs in the case
and further stated that if at any time
in the future he appeared in the role
of an organizer in either Centre or
Clearfield counties he would have him
brought into court for further sen-
tence.
Two Prisoners Escaped from Roeck-
view on Monday Evening.
Two prisoners, both white men,
made their escape from Rockview
penitentiary between 8 and 8.30
o’clock on Monday evening, by eutting
a hole in the heavy wire stockade
which surrounds: the prison buildings.
They were Raymomd Beckwith, Nof
14078, sent up from Erie county for
two and a half to five years for burg-
lary. He is 5 feet, 53 inches in
height, weight 148 peunds, 25 years
old, medium slender and medium dark
complexion.
Sylvester Everly, No. 14456, sent
up from Mifffim county for one to two
years; for larceny. He is 33 years old,
5 feet 8 inches tall and weight 160
pounds. He is medium stout and com-
plexion medium dark.
Prison officials: have alse received
information that Jee Williams, negro,
an Erie county inmate who escaped
on March 25th: while serving a 3 te 6
years: sentence; and whe was: arrested
several weeks later at Canandagua,
N. Y., was convicted there last week
of burglary and second degree mur-
der, erimes committed after his escape
from Rockview, and was sentenced to
Sing Sing: prison for a peried of
eleven years. Western penitentiary
officials will ledge a detainer against
him and when his term at Sing Sing
expires he will be brought back to
Centre conty to answer to the charge
of breaking and escaping.
PD. A. R. to Hold Hospital Benefit.
Bellefonte and State College chap-
ter, D. A. R,, will give a card party
for the benefit of the hospital on
Tuesday night, May 25.
It will be held at the home of Mrs.
D. H. Hastings, on Allegheny St., play
to begin at 8 o'clock.
There will be tables for bridge,
flinch and progressive five-hundred,
with refreshments and prizes.
Everyone is cordially invited. Call
Bellefonte 915 to reserve bridge
tables. There will be no tickets, but
the charge per person, at the door,
will be $1.00.
——-Conway Tearle and Anna Q.
Nilsson in “The Greater Glory,” at the
Scenic next Tuesday and Wednesday.
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time to support herself and children. !
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NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mrs. William Derstine had as a week-
end guest, her son Jesse of Ambridge, Pa.
| —Dr. Joseph Brockerhoff has been
| spending the early part of the month of
May at Atlantic City.
i —Mrs. Daniel Rhinesmith was over from
Clearfield this week, for a visit with her
sister, Mrs. M. A. Kirk.
| —Miss Mabel Harrar, of Willinmspori,
is in Bellefonte, a guest of her sister, Mrs.
; James C. Furst, of Linn street.
—Mrs. Samuel Shallcross is expected to
return to Bellefonte this week, from a
visit at her former home at Wilmington,
Del.
—Mrs. Katherine Blair, of Ebensburg, a
sister of the late H. E. Fenlon, spent last
. week in Bellefonte, a guest of Mrs. Fenlon,
"at her home on north Allegheny street.
{ —Miss Anna Miller is again in Belle-
fonte having come here from Salona to
: be for an indefinite time with Mrs. R. G.
H. Hayes, at her apartment in the Eagle
block.
—Dr. Lee B. Woodcock was over from
Scranton this week, having come to Belle-
fonte Tuesday for an over-night visit with
his mother, Mrs. John A. Woodcock, of
west Howard street.
—Mrs. Anna Ferguson, with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Weaver and three grand
children, of Altoona, motored to Bellefonte
on Sunday and spent a portion of the day
with her son, C. A. Ferguson.
—Miss Mary Wetzel, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. CharlesWetzel, of south Thomas
street, will leave for Chicago, to-morrow,
to spend a month with her brother and
his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Wetzel.
—Henry S. Linn has been at Princeton,
N. J., this week, a delegate from Pennsyl-
vania to the triennial of the General Socie-
ty of Cincinnati,—which was held there
Tuesday and Wednesday of the week.
—R. B. Freeman, for many years Penn-
i sylvania railroad trainmaster at Tyrone,
| but now in the main offices of the com-
pany in Philadelphia, was a Bellefonte
visitor for a brief time on Saturday and
Sunday.
—Mrs. Sudie Weoodin, who left Belle-
. fonte last November for the Pacific coast,
where she spent six months with friends
in California and with Marshall Smith, at
Hot Springs, South Dakota, returned home
last week for the summer. :
—Mrs. Coons, o one time resident ot
Stormstown, is here from Dry Run, Frank-
lin county, visiting at the home of Mrs.
J. E. Ward. Miss Coons is a guest of her
daughter, Miss Eleanor Ceens, an instruct-
or in the schools of Bellefente.
—Mrs. D. I. Willard was called to
Brookville, Ind., this week by the illness
of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Milton Wil-
lard. Leaving Bellefonte Monday after-
noon, Mrs. Willard spent the night in
Pittsburgh, going on from there to In-
diana, Tuesday.
—Mrs. 8S. W. Swope came to Centre
county from Youngstown, Ohio, this week
to spend the summer with: her daughter,
Miss Mary Swope at Juilan and friends in
that locality. It has been. Mrs. Swope's
custom for & number of years. te return
to Julian for the summer. .
—Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sheffer are antici-
pating moving to Bellefonte froas Paines-
ville, Ohio. Mr. Sheffer his: accepted the
position with the E. K. Tyron Co. of
Philadelphia, made vacant by the death
of his father. Mr. and Mrs. Sheffer will
oceupy the Sheffer home on east Linn
street.
—The Misses Ellen and Katherine Dale, of
Bealsburg, were among the motorists who
were in Bellefonte Tuesday, having eome
over to spend a part of the day in the
shops and at the dentists. Beatl women
are deeply interested in politics and figure
prominently in all civic work for the bet-
terment of Boalsburg. :
—Having completed her winter eircuit
of entertainments Mrs, Williams. eame to
Bellefonte last Friday night and remain-
ed over Sunday with her, husband, Clar-
ence Williams. Mrs. Williams has. decid-
ed not to go out on a Chautauqua eircuit
this summer but go back to scheel at
Syracuse, N. Y., in preparation for a more
extended tour next fall and winter.
——Mrs. Claire Lyons and Miss: Leona
Lyons left Bellefonte yesterday, the former
going to Pittsburgh for a week!s visit with
her brothers thence to her old: home im
Chicago where she expects to, remain per-
mauently. Miss Lyons was. bound for
Peover, Ohio, where she willi spend; am in-
definite time with her sister; Mrs. Harry
Williams.
—Mrs. Strong, of Lock Haven; has beem
a guest at the Brockerhoff hese: this week,
stepping here on her way back to Sewick-
Tey. where she has spent the greater part
of the time with her sister; Mrs. William
Dravo, since the death las fall of another
sister, Miss Minnie Simpson: The Simp-
son home in Lock Haven is: closed during
Mrs. Strong's absence.
—Assistant superintemdant A. Bl Suth-
erland and Mrs. Sutheriand, with. Rev. W.
A. B. Holmes, chaplain: at the Funting-
don reformatory, were brief visitors in
Bellefonte on Sunday evening; having mo-
tored over in the chaplain’s new car. This
was the latter's finst trip: to Bellefonte
and through Centre. county and he was
remarkably impressed with the Bellefonte
spring, the big treut; in Spring ereek and
the farms and scenery all aleang the route.
—Dr. A. M. Sphmidt, the former pastor
of St. John's Reformed church, has been
making his fizst visit baek to Bellefonte
this week, being a house guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ardery. Dr.
Schmidt, duping the fore part of the week,
spent the night here, while attending
Classis at Centre Hall, then came to
Bellefonte Wednesday evening for the re-
mainder of the week. Dr. and Mrs.
Schmidt spent the winter in Washington,
D. C.
—Mprs. Geo. Lawrence, of Cooperstown,
North Dakota, and Edward Graham, ef
Denver, Colorado, were in town visiting
their sisters, Mrs. J. C. Harper, Mrs.
Theodore Gordon and Miss Sallie Graham.
Mrs. Lawrence brought her late husband's
body east last week for burial at Brook-
lyn, N. Y., and her brother joined her in
Denver for the trip and both decided to
stop on the return trip for a visit with
their sisters and friends at their home
here. They returned west Sunday morn-
ing, Miss Sallie Graham having accom-
panied them to be with her sister awhile.
Mrs. Lawrence is undecided as to what
she will do with her ranch in North Da-
kota—whether she will "undertake fits
management herself or dispose of it.
—
—Mr. and Mrs. F. W. West, are enter-
taining their daughter, Mrs. G. A. Pearce.
of Zelienople, Pa,, who is here for a two
weeks visit.
—Dr. and Mrs. Frank Shoemaker, with
the former's mother, Mrs. Catherine Shoe-
maker and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Campbell, all
of Hollidaysburg, comprised a motor party
that Mrs. J. E. Ward, of Curtin St. enter-
tained on Sunday. The elder Mrs. Shoe-
maker is an aunt of Mrs. Ward.
—Miss Emily Parker and a school-mate,
Miss Elizabeth England, both students, at
Wilson college, Chambersburg, will be in
Bellefonte tomorrow, for a week-end visit
with Miss Parker's aunts, the Misses
Emily and Elizabeth Parker, of Howard
street. Miss England’s father is one of
the leading ministers of the Presbyterian
church of New Jersey, being pastor of the
church at New Rochelle, and Moderator of
the New Jersey Synod.
—Mrs. Jack Regenold, of north Spring
street, had as guests during the past week
mother, Mrs. J. M. Chestnut, and Mrs.
T. Jones and Mrs. A. B. Fox, all of Phila-
delphia, The ladies were on their way
home from attending a convention in Pitts-
burgh and stopped here for a week's visit.
During their stay they took a number of
motor trips through the country and were
much impressed with the Scenic beauty
of Centre county.
—Geo. W. Miller, veteran carpenter,
formerly of Axe Mann, now of Milesburg
and for the ypgst six years boss pattern
maker for the Sutton-Abramsen Engineer-
ing Co., chucked everything last Saturday
and started on a vacation of three weeks.
Monday he went to Tyrone for a visit with
his son Robert, but expects to be back for
the primaries, and after that is just going
to have a good time anywhere his fancy
leads him. And we know no mam who has
earned a better ome.
High School Semiors Planning a Trip
to Washington.
The Bellefonte High school grad-
uating class this year numbers eighty
young men and women and most of
them are planning for a trip to Wash-
ington, D. C., prior to their gradua-
tion. The class work fs always com-
pleted and final examinations over
some ten days or two weeks prior to
commencement date, which will this
year begin on May 30th, when Rev.
Reed O. Steely will preach the bac-
calaureate sermon in the Presbyterian
church.
With ten days in whieh they will
have nothing in particular to do but
wait for the momentous event of re-
ceiving their diplomas the Seniors
conceived the idea that it would be
a nice thing to take a sight-seeing
trip to Washington. While every
member of the class will mot go be-
tween sixty and seventy of them have
decided on the trip. Theil plan, as
now arranged, is to go to Washington
in two of the Emerick company motor
busses, leaving Bellefonte probably on
Sunday evening, May 23rd, amd arriv-
ing in Washington the next. morning.
Monday and Tuesday will be: spent! in
the national capital with side: tips: to
Mount Vernon, Va., to visit: the tomb
of Washington, and other points: of
interest within easy distance of Wash-
ington. The plans are for returning
home on Tuesday night.
——The county commissioners: have
taken a step toward beautifying: the
court house yard by planting ever-
greens on both front corners;; iim con-
sequence of which Bellefonte’s: dona-
tion of a captured Germam cannon
has been trailed down to its first! rest-
ing place in the triangle inthe Dia-
mond. The people of Bellefonte and
vicinity literally oozed patriotic én-
thusiasm when Burgess W. Harrison:
Walker secured a captured cammon: as
a trophy for Bellefonte, amd! all' the:
neighboring towns were jéalous: Be-
cause they could not get any... But
with the passing of the: enthusiasm:
the cannon has lost it’s: inderast and’
now has no permanent abiding: place..
——As it looks now Bellefonte: is:
going to have a circuslesss summer..
Shows both big and not. so. big: are
booked for most of the surrounding:
towns but up to the present: time no:
advance notices have: been: received
by the railroad company of any book-
ings for Bellefonte. Probably the:
managements have heard of that new
ordinance taxing shows: from: $25. to
$50 license for exhibiting im Belle-
fonte and for that:reason: are giving
us the go by.
——Twenty-twe, members: of the
Nittany country club, most of whom
were from Tyrone and other places
outside of Bellefonte, held an old-
fashioned “apple blossem™ party at
the club house, at Hecla, on Satur-
day night. It has been a number of
years since. the last apple blossom
gathering so that the party en Sat-
urday evening had all the spice of a
renewal of old-time friendships.
——After playing twe years with-
out lesing a game the Bellefonte
Academy baseball team finally went
down in defeat before the strong Wy-
oming Seminary nine, on Hughes field
last Friday afternoon, by the scoxe of
7 to 4. The visitors were fortunate in
getting a lead in the early part of the
game which the Academy was not able
to overcome. ,
——Scenic next Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, “The Greater Glory,” with
Conway Tearle and Anna Q. Nils-
son. 20-1t
net cones rn e—
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Corrected Weekly by C. Y. Wagner & Co.
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