Demon Waid,
Bellefonte, Pa., February 3, 1928.
NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
—At a special meeting, on Monday
-evening, the American Legion de-
-cided upon April 12th and 13th as
the dates for their annual minstrel
Show. :
—L. F. Bishop has been appointed
manager for the National Air Trans-
port company at the Bellefonte land-
ing field, in place of Forrest Tanner.
Mr. Tanner, however, will be retained
-as a mechanic.
—The Westminster Guild, of the
Presbyterian church, will hold a food
sale in the Variety shop tomorrow
(Saturday) morning, beginning at 9
o'clock. Just the place to buy some-
thing for Sunday. .
—A special session of court will be
held on Tuesday of next week to dis-
. pose of pleas of guilty and any other
«cases that may be presented prelim-
inary to the meeting of the grand
jury the following week.
—It took just two days last week
for expert workmen to place all of
the new chairs in the remodeled State
theatre. The new curtains and stage
.equipment are on the way but have
not yet reached Bellefonte.
—The ladies’ auxiliary of the
American Legion will give a Valen-
tine party in the Logan engine house
-on the evening of February 14.
Bridge and five hundred will be in
play and the admission will be 50
.cents.
—A group of State highway en-
.gineers is making a re-survey of the
highway between State College and
Tyrone, and it is rumored that the ob-
ject is the elimination of some of the
most dangerous curves and steep
grades.
—Mrs. James Craig was guest of
honor at a surprise party, Saturday
night, given for her by her mother,
Mrs. Frank Warfield at her apart-
ments in Petriken Hall. The guests
were nine of Mrs. Craig’s most inti-
mate friends.
—The annual football dance of the
Bellefonte Academy will be held in
the new pavilion at Hecla park on
Friday night, February 17th. John-
ny Buck’s orchestra, of State Col-
lege, will furnish the music. The pub-
lic is cordially invited. °
—The three negroes, of Philadel-
phia, scheduled to die in the electric
-chair* at Rockview, Monday morning,
were all granted respites until Feb-
ruary 20th, that their pleas for com-
mutation of their sentence can be
heard by the board of pardons.
—Ben Beezer, one of the efficient
force of employees at the P. R. R.
freight station, entered the Centre
~County hospital, on Wednesday af-
ternoon, for an operation which, al-
‘though not of a serious nature, will
probably keep him off duty a month
or longer.
. —The Titan Metal company has a
very interesting exhibit in the show
“window of the Bell Telephone com-
pany’s business office in the Bush Ar.
* «cade, and every person who has
stopped to view it has been amazed
to learn that the company manufac-
tures so many different articles at its
plant just south of Bellefonte.
—Mrs. Sophia Ferrier, of Oklaho-
ma, Clearfield county, celebrated her
100th birthday anniversary, Saturday.
According to her story she was born
in Sugar valley, Clinton county, on
January 28th, 1828, and half of her
life was spent in this county. She
had been a resident of Clearfield
county for the past forty years.
—Bernt Balchen, one of the fliers
who has been associated with Byrd
on several cf his marvelous flights,
was a brief visitor in Bellefonte on
Monday. He was on a flight from
New York to Winnipeg, Canada, and
stopped at the local aviation field for
a supply of gas and an inspection of
his machine. He remained only about
five minutes, then took to the air and
continued his flight westward.
—Herbert Beezer is now rapidly re-
covering from a recent operation at
the Centre County hospital. B. J.
Beezer, an employee of the P. R. R.
Co., entered the hospital the early
part of the week, as a surgical pa-
tient. At the Mrs. Richard Lutz
home on east Howard street, Mrs.
Lutz is thought to be seriously ill,
while her daughter, Mrs. Coll is slow-
1y recovering from her recent illness.
—John P. Fretz, the new manager
of the Scenic theatre and lessee of
the remodeled State theatre, is anx-
ously awaiting the completion of the
latter in order to give the people of
Bellefonte and vicinity something un-
usual in the line of motion pictures
and other entertainment. In the
meantime he is showing a superior
line of films at the Scenic at reduced
prices, a fact greatly appreciated by
‘the many patrons.
—Those desiring copies of the auto-
biography of Dr. L. M. Colfelt can
get them now at Hunter's book store
in this place. The edition is ‘well
printed, substantially bound and sells
for $1.75 or by mail to any point in
the United States for $ This is
the compilation of the work that the
Watchman vublished serially last
year and would be a valuable edition
to any library. Not alone to those
who know Dr. Colfelt personally but
others, as well, since it is such an
interesting and intimate narration of
a life and philosophical discussion of
many phases of politics and religion
that are uppermost in the public mind
today.
LATEST NEWS IN
RAILROAD CIRCLES. .
P. R. R. Co. Accepted Bellefonte Cen-
tral Bid for Fairbrook Branch.
Word was received in Bellefonte, on
Monday evening, that the Pennsylva-
nia Railroad company had accepted
the bid of $52,180 of the Bellefonte
Central Railroad company for the
Frairbrook branch from Fairbrook to
Stover Station which the P. R. R.
ceased operating as a going concern
on Sunday midnight; although the
last regular trains were operated on
Saturday, to be exact. All that now
remains to be done before the Belle-
fonte Central becomes the formal
owner of the line is an order of au-
thorization from the Interstate Com-
merce Commission to take possession, !
and this will probably be forthcoming
in the near future.
Of course, the taking possession of
Capt. W. H. Fry Seriously Ill. Old Paper Announces the Death of
Just before the Watchman went to |
press, yesterday, we received word of |
George Washington.
Some-days ago Robert Bruce Har.
the very serious illness of Capt. ‘W. rison brought to the Watchman office
H. Fry, at his home at Pine Grove
Mills. Last week he contracted a
slight cold and on Saturday went to
Boalsburg to attend the Funeral of his
close personal friend, James Reed.
The church in which the services were |
| given over to news of the death of
held was not very warm and the re-
sult was he became. thoroughly chilled
and naturally his cold became worse
instead of better. At that he seemed
to be getting along fairly well until
on Tuesday night when pneumcnia
developed and yesterday, according to
reports, one lung was badly -con-
gested.
Capt. Fry was eighty-four years
old last July, so that he has not the
physical power of resistance to such
‘a disease as a younger man would
will be promptly resumed by the Belle- |
fonte Central, as that will be a phys-
ical impossibility. The company will
first have to build the connecting link
from its present line at Struble to
Fairbrook to connect with the Fair-
brook branch, but this work, they fig-
ure can be done within six months,
or in time for the shipment of farm
crops and other heavier freight move-
ment next fall. While it will mean
that the western section of Centre
county and Warriorsmark valley will
be without train service for some
months, in the end they will have an
improved service over that of past
years, with direct railroad communi-
cation to State College and Belle-
fonte.
Word was also received in Belle-
fonte early in the week that the P.
R. R. Co. is storing the track of the
abandoned branch with empty cars,
but for what purpose has not been
learned.
P. R. R. WANTS RATE REHEARING.
The Pennsylvania has filed a peti-
tion with the Public Service Commis-
sion requesting a rehearing in the
matter of adjusted rates to State Col-
lege and other points on the Belle.
fonte Central. It will be recalled that
early in January the Interstate Com-
merce Commission handed down a
ruling that the Bellefonte rate was
to apply to all shipments to and from
State College and to points within a
radius of eighteen miles of Belle-
fonte; said rate to become effective
February 25th.
Naturally large shippers have been
waiting until the new rate would be-
come effective, and it is reported that
over two hundred cars of building
material alone have been held up to
get the advantage of the new tariff
to State College.
Whether the Pennsylvania’s request
for a rehearing will prevent the rates
becoming effective on the 25th re-
mains to be seen. Officials of the
Bellefonte Central, it is understood,
have filed an answer to the petition
protesting to the possible delay that
might result from a rehearing.
‘ Former Bellefonte Girl Wins Auto-
mobile in Philadelphia.
A recent edition of “Daily News,”
Philadelphia’s tabloid newspaper, car-
ried a large illustration of Franklin
Bach Huntingdon, a great-great
grandson of Benjamin Franklin, in
the act of presenting the title to a
new model I'ord to Miss Ruth E.
Kline.
Ordinarily such an illustration
would be of little interest here. But
when it features a Bellefonte girl in-
terest quickens at once.
Miss Kline is a daughter of the late
John Kline, well known attorney in
Bellefonte a number of years ago.
She was born in the Kline home on
east Curtin street and after her fa-
ther’s death resided there with her
mother, sister and brother until they
moved to Philadelphia.
She is now advertising manager for
the Frank and Sedar store, a very ex-
cellent position, and il was while at-
tending a banquet of the “Poor Rich-
ard” Club in Philadelphia that she
won the capital prize. Now she can
motor up next summer and show the
trophy to relatives and her many
friends here who will doubtless join
in our congratulations on her good
luck.
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Big Basket Ball Attraction for Belle-
fonte.
The Bellefonte Y. M. C. A. basket
ball team has secured as a big at-
traction for Tuesday evening, Feb-
ruary 14th, the world famous Oleson’s
Swedes for a game on the local floor.
This team has already been seen in
action by a number of the local fans
who will surely want to see them
again,
The Swedes are known from coast
to coast as the best traveling team in
the country, having played one hun-
dred games last season and losing on-
ly seven. Up to the present time this
season they have won 47 out of 49
games played.
The athletic committee of the Ki-
wanis club is backing the game and
deserves credit for bringing this
splendid aggregation of basket ball
stars to Bellefonte. The Y. M. C. A.
team has won eight straight games
this year and suffered no defeats, so
that the game with the Swedes ought
to be an exciting contest. Watch for
further particulars,
—State Treasurer Samuel Lewis on
Monday sent out checks for appropri-
ations to schools in fourth-class coun-
ties, Centre county’s share being $97,-
184.13.
naturally possess, and his condition
i iti enough
same does not mean that operations yeterday wag eritieal enough to cause
members of his family considerable
alarm.
cette eens.
—Ladies! A very interesting dem-
onstration of how easy it is to appear
beautiful is to be made at Tanner's
Cut-rate store, on High street, Belle-
fonte, next Monday. If you are in-
terested it will be worth your while
to call there and see Miss Hurd, fa-
mous cosmetician, put on “a perfect
make-up.”
—Mr. and Mrs. William F. Strouse,
of Washington, D. C., and very well
known in the western end of Centre
county, have issned invitations for the
wedding of their daughter, Miss Edna
Catherine, to Mr. Edward Hopper Ro-
maine. The ceremony will be per-
formed at the bride’s home 2001
Rhode Island Ave.. Northeast.
—DBellefonte evidently got the tail
end of the snow storm which swept
over the eastern part of the State
‘Friday night and Saturday, as the
fall here was less than two inches.
But the snow was followed by the
coldest weather of the winter, on
Monday morning, when the thermom-
eters in Bellefonte registered down to
eight degrees below zero while other
places in the county reported ten be-
low.
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—According to a bulletin recently
issued by the Department of Agri-
cluture there were more horses, mules,
cattle and sheep in Pennsylvania, ‘as
of January 1, 1928, than there have
been at any time during the past
three years. Insofar as the horses
and mules are concerned the increase
in their number would seem to dis-
prove the general belief that motors
and trucks have been decreasing the
need for them.
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—The Storch property on west
Linn street was sold last week to C.
E. Robb, for $8,500, and will be oceu-
pied by Mr. and Mrs. Robb after the
first of April. A. C. Hewitt and his
family have been living in the house
since is was built several years ago.
—The C. D. of A. will give their
regular card party in their club rooms
to-night. Refreshments—25 cents ad-
mittance. The public is cordially in-
vited to join them.
—Phil H. Powers, who for a num-
ber of years has been general man-
ager of the Keystone division of the
West Penn Power company, with
headquarters at Ridgway, has been
promoted to commercial manager of
the West Penn company, with head-
quarters in Pittsburgh, the change
becoming effective March 1st. His
successor on the Keystone division
- will be G. Kemp Fuller, now with the
West Penn company, at Pittsburgh.
we Tare ALO
—The executive committee of the
Woman’s Christian Temperance Un-
ion of Centre county were entertained
at luncheon by Mrs. W. A. Broyles,
at her home in State College last
Thursday. An informal conference
followed the luncheon. Plans were
made for the entertaining of Miss Len-
adell Wiggins for a week’s work with-
in the county in preparation for the
young people’s encampment at State
College in June. Important legisla-
tive matters were discussed. The
next meeting of the committee will
be held in Bellefonte in April.
—Notwithstanding the fact that
the winter has been noted for its
lack of snow, trappers of fur-bearing
animals have been meeting with bet-
ter success than they have had for
some years. This is especially the
case with foxes, wildcats and skunks.
Down in the Woodward section sixty
or more foxes have been taken so
far, with four wildcats and forty
skunks. Trappers in other sections
of the county are having equally good
results and if the same kind of luck
continues during February and March
it will prove the best season in many
years.
—The Bellefonte Academy had an-
other small fire, on Tuesday morn-
ing, but fortunately it was discovered
before it had progressed to the point
of disaster. The fire was discovered
by Miss Daise Graham, as she was
making her rounds of inspection
shortly after nine o'clock. As she
opened the door to one student’s room
she found smoke. She promptly gave
the alarm and students hurried to her
aid. The smoke came from a burning
mattress, which was pretty badly
charred, but several of the students !
'efit of the charity fund of the order;
grabbed it and chucked it out of the
window. Cigarettes probably caused
the blaze.
‘a copy of the Ulster County Gazette,
published in New York State, which
"is 128 years old. In fact, it was dated
January 4, 1800, and was Vol. IT No.
88 of that paper.
It is a four col-
umn folio and over a page of it was
George Washington, first President of
the United States. A heavy black
border and column rules were used as
an expression of mourning for the de-
parted Washington.
Washington died on December 14th,
1799, and it was twenty-one days lat-
er that the announcement appeared
in the little weekly paper published
in Ulster county, N. Y., not very fast
news gathering compared with the
present day methods.
The paper also carried over a col-
umn of sheriff sale notices, and a
page of advertisements, among which
was one by a man cautioning the pub-
lic and merchants not to harbor his
wife nor give her credit on his ac-
count, as he would pay no debts of
her contracting.
Another advertisement was for the
sale of one-half of a saw mill “with
a convenient place for building and
an inexhaustible supply of fire wood.
Also, a stout, healthy, active Negro
wench.” Just why the latter went
along with the half of the saw mill
the advertisement failed to explain.
The copy of the paper containing
the above was yellowed with age and
badly frayed at the edges and where
folded but the printing on it is still
clear and readible. It was found
among the papers of the late John
Hock, of Boalsburg, but how it came
into his possession has not been ex-
plained. Following his death in 1917
it fell mto the keeping of Mr. Flar-
rison and he regards it as a nriceless
relic and is taking very good care of
it.
TWO OLD ALMANACS
Two other printed relics brought to
this office a few days ago by Harry
Walkey, of Bellefonte, were almanacs
published and given away by the
Democratic Watchman for the years
1879 and 1880. Both are profusely
illustrated with wood cuts and in ad.
dition to the calendar months con-
tained considerable reading matter of
interest, postal rates of that day, the
tabulated vote of the State and Cen-
tre county for the previous year, as
well as a list of the county officers.
The one for 1879 contained consid-
erable advertising and among the
number was one for the Bush house,
of which George Hoppes was then the
landlord. Another was that of W. T.
Twitmire, who was at that time lo-
cated in the Bush Arcade, and John
Brachbill’s furniture store, located
where his son holds forth today. Oth-
er advertisers who have passed on
were S. and A. Loeb, J. ‘Newman,
Isaac Guggenheimer, H. K. Hicks and
Charles Heisler, all of whom will be
remembered by the elder people of
the town, and seeing their once fa-
miliar names is like hearing a voice
from the almost forgotten past.
Four Young People Have Narrow
Escape in Auto Accident.
Four young people had a miracu-
lous escape from death or serious in-
jury in an auto accident at the Weav-
er crossing on the Bald Eagle rail-
road, above Milesburg, about four
o'clock on Saturday morning. They
were Mickey Love, Ed Witmer, Annie
Irwin and Miss Estright. According to
the story of the young men they were
taking Miss Estright to her home at
Wingate.
On aprpoaching the Weaver eross-
ing they failed to notice a moving
freight train on the track until they
got quite close to the railroad. Wit-
mer was driving the car and he ap-
plied his brakes so quickly that the
rear end of the car skidded around
and struck the moving train which
pushed the car forward and down
over the embankment into Bald Eagle
creek. The car was badly wrecked
but the occupants were rescued and
rushed to the Centre County hospital.
As all of them were in the water they
suffered considerably from the cold
and exposure by the time they
reached the hospital. Miss Irwin sus-
tained cuts and lacerations on her
head and face and a badly sprained
ankle, while all the others had minor
cuts and bruises. All of them, how-
ever, were able to leave the institu-
don after their injuries had been giv-
en proper attention except Miss Ir-
win, who was compelled to remain
several days. The car was the prop-
erty of Joseph Witmer.
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College Girls on Inspection Tour.
A group of Senior girls in the home
econoinics course at the Pennsylvania
State College are in Philadelphia for
an inspection tour of hotels, hospitals,
markets and other places from which
they muy gain information on insti-
tutional administration in which they
are majoring. The girls following
their graduation next June expect to
become dieticians, cafeteria managers
or institutional directors. They are
accompanied by Professor Phyllis K.
Sprague.
Card Party for Charity Fund.
Members of Rebeccah lodge, I. O.
0. F., will give a card party on Fri
day evening, February 10, in the Odd
Fellows Hall. It will be for the ben-
refreshments will be served and ad-
mission 50 cents. All are invited.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mrs. James B. Lane went out to
McKeesport, Wednesday, for her winter
visit with her son, Richard and his fam-
ily.
—Mrs. John Blanchard has been in New
York this week, having gone over on
Wednesday for a short visit with her sis-
ter and on business.
—Mr. and Mrs. John G. Love went to
Williamsport, Tuesday, spending several
days there with friends in celebration of
their third wedding anniversary.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. Cordiss Snyder were
here from Frostburg, Md., over the past
week-end, house guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Morris of east Linn street.
—Mrs. Cohen, who had been visiting in
Bellefonte for a week, as a guest of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Miller, of Bishop street,
returned to her home in Tyrone, Sunday.
—Mrs. Sara Brown is here visiting with
Mrs. Louise V. Harris, having come to
Bellefonte from Merion the early part of
last week, to spend several weeks with
Mrs. Harris,
—W. M. Cronister, a former sheriff of
Centre county and now a resident of Al-
toona from which point he operates a
sand mine in Blair county, spent Friday
night in Bellefonte.
—It being the end of the semester, Mrs.
Charles E. Dorworth has been spending
the vacation week with her children in
Philadelphia, Charles Jr. being a stu-
dent at Lehigh, while Rebecca is at Bryn
Mawr preparatory school.
—Miss Mary H. Linn and Miss Anna
McCoy were in Tyrone, Tuesday, attend-
ing an executive meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Huntingdon
presbytery, which was held in the Y. M.
C. A. owing to the repairs now being made
on the Presbyterian church. ;
—George A. Beezer, F W. West and D.
M. Kline, of Bellefonte; Harry Flegal, of
Philipsburg, and I. J. Dreese, of Lemont,
made up a party that motored to Har-
risburg, Wednesday morning to look over
the automobile show in that city. A
glimpse of the new Stude straight eight
is what they went down to get.
—Mrs. William Derstine had with her
over the past week-end, her son, Frank,
of Juniata, and will have as guests for
the coming week-end her other son, Jesse
K. Derstine, of Ambridge, and his two
daughters, the Misses Betty and Dorethy,
both of whom are well known here
through their frequent visits to Bellefonte,
—Miss Mabel Allison, who was a guest
of friends on a drive to Florida a month
ago, returned north by rail arriving at
her home at Spring Mills, Friday of last
week, During her stay in Florida, much
of Miss Allison’s time was spent in mot-
oring, having visited most places of in.
terest on both the eastern and western
coasts.
—Mr. and Mrs. John Sommerville, who
closed their house on the Tom Beaver
farm early in January, going irom here
toe Mrs. Sommerville's former home in
Milton and then out te New York, are
now in Charleston, 8. C. on their way to
Florida. Upon leaving Mr. and Mrs. Som-
merville had made no definite plans as
to when they will return to Bellefonte.
—Miss E. Jayne Aikens arrived here
from Cleveland Wednesday, to spend a
part of the week she wil be in Pennsyl-
vania, with her many friends in Belle:
fonte, being a house guest while here of
Mrs. John 8. Walker and her sister, Miss
Shortlidge. Miss Aikens will spend the
remainder of the time with Mrs. Frank
Bradford, at Centre Hall, and at Selins-
‘grove.
—I. M. Harvey, of State College, was a
Bellefonte visitor, on Tuesday, and a call-
or at the Watchman office. Since the con-
solidation of the Harvey Bros. bakery
with the State College bakery he finds
himself with so much idle time on his
hands that he hardly knows what to do.
Prior to the consolidation he worked ev-
ery day at the Harvey bakery but admits
that he didn’t do much of the hard work
and that some of the days were rather
short on hours, but he was there, just
the same.
—HEdward Woodring, once a Bellefonte
boy, but for the past twenty-two years
an engineer on the Tyrone division of the
P. R. R.,, was down here between trains,’
on Monday, making arrangements to enter
his son at the Bellefonte Academy. The
Loy is at present at Perkiomen, where he
is on the football, track and wrestling
squads and if he has the grit of his dad
he ought to be good at all of them. Be-
ing so he will be ready for the fast ath.
letic company he will find at the local
school.
—Former Judge Ellis L. Orvis, Jehn
Blanchard, N. B. Spangler and S. D. Get-
tig Ksqs.,, were in Philadelphia the be-
ginning of the week and appeared before
the Supreme court in the interest of the
largest list of cases ever carried up at one
time from the courts of Centre eounty.
To be exact there were seven eases, six
of them being appeals from the decision
of ex-Judge James C. Furst and one am
appeal of a case in which Judge H. W.
Whitehead, of Williamsport, was the sit-
ting judge.
—Dr. and Mrs. Frank Gardner were ia
Bellefonte last Friday, having come over
from State College, to meet their son,
Mathiason at the aviation field, upon his
arrival there from Newport News. The
young man is in the U. 8. Navy air service
and left Virginia at 1:30 P. M. arriving
at the Bellefonte field at 3:35, making
the trip in two hours and 10 minutes.
Having injured the wing of his plane
slightly when making his landing, he was
obliged to stay here for a day or more
while it was being repaired, before mak-
ing the return trip.
—James R. Hughes returned, last week,
from his trip to the Paeific coast with
the Pitt football team, amd as it was his
first visit to the Golden State he made
the best of his opportunity, to see as
many of its wonders as possible. But
one of the principal aims of his trip was
to inspire a desire in the hearts of the
football fans of that State to see his foot-
ball team in a post season game a year
hence, and he received sufficient encour.
agement to believe that a game will pe
arranged, probably with the Bakersfield
High school, the champion Prep team of
the coast. During Mr. Hughes’ two
weeks in California he made it a point
to hunt up as many of the Bellefonte
people as he could locate, and was grati-
fied to find them all doing well and con-
tented and happy. And in practically ev-
ery such home he visited he found the
Democratic Watchman a regular weekly
visitor,
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—Dr. and Mrs. Fred Robinson left State
College, Sunday, on a drive to Florida,
Miami being their objective point.
—Dr. Waterworth, of Clearfield. made
one of his frequent professional visits to
Bellefonte Sunday, being called here in
consultation for Alfred Cohen, who is a
patient in the Centre County hospital.
—N. A. Staples, assistant district en-
gineer of the State Highway Department,
in Philadelphia, but for several years lo-
cated in Bellefonte, was a visitor here
the latter part of the week, having come
up for a conference with department of-
ficials here and at Clearfield.
—Mr. and Mrs. William Malone left
Bellefonte Monday to 80 to Clearfield,
where Mr. Malone, as an employee of the
State highway department, is obliged to
make his home on account of the recent
moving of the Department offices. The
Malones vacated an apartment in the Caq-
illac building.
—Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Wright and Miss
Anne McCormick will drive here from
Harrisburg to-day, Dr. Wright coming
up to attend a committee meeting at the
Denitentiary upon which he is serving
under Governor Fisher, while Mrs, Wright
and Miss McCormick will spend the time
with Miss Linn and her brother, Henry,
during their stay in Bellefonte,
—Mrs. H. B. Mallory, of Altoona, joined
her sister, Mrs. Hendricks in Bellefonte
last week, both women being guests of
the Coxey and Johnson families, Mrs.
Mallory and Mrs. Hendricks were honor
guests at a combined birthday celebra-
tion given for them Thursday evening
by their sister, Mrs. Coxey, at which
thirty or more members of the family
were guests.
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Young Bellefonte Soldier Given a Mil-
itary Funeral.
The remains of Francis Joseph Au-
‘man, who died from injuries sustained
in a fall from his horse at Fort Rest,
Texas, on January 22nd, arrived in
Bellefonte at 9:40 o'clock last Satur-
day morning. They were sent home
under escort but ths soldier who ac-
companied them missed connections
along the way and did not reach
Bellefonte until 1.20 o’clock.
The remains were taken to the Her-
bert Auman home where they laid in
state until three o’clock Sunday after-
noon, the hear of the funarnl, The
services were in charge of Rey. Frear,
Episcopalian rector at State College.
Members of Troop B. and the Ameri-
can Legion escorted the remains to
the Union cemetery, where interment
was made, ;
According to information brought
to Bellefonte hy the escort Auman
had been out with his troop at’ drill
and returning to camp his horse
stumbled and he was thown off, his
head striking the concrete roadway.
Although stunned for an instant he
remounted and rode his horse to the
stables and it was not until he reached
the barracks that he coilapsed. He
was then rushed to the hospital but
died shortly after.
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New Gas Plant Might be Built at
Pleasant Gap.
Several months ago Robert F.
Hunter appeared before the Belle-
fonte borough council and outlined a
proposition he had in view of the
erection of an artificial gas plant in
the neighborhood of Pleasant Gap for
the purpose of supplying gas to resi-
dents of Bellefonte and State College,
at the time requesting council to
grant him a six months optional right
to a franchise, which was done.
According to an announcement
made this week it now looks as if the
plant might be a reality. Bellefonte
men interested in the project have re- -
ceived assurances of financial backing
and a preliminary survey shows that
a plant located in the neighborhood
of Pleasant Gap for the purpose of
supplying gas to Bellefonte and State
College, as well as intermediate
points, would be not only feasible but
a profitable venture.
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Christian Endeavor at U. B. Church.
The committee on Christian En-
deavor work was more than pleased,
Sunday evening, at the good turn-out
of young people who appeared at
6.80 o'clock to participate in and en-
joy the Endeavor program. The top-
ic, “The Church at Work,” was fully
discussed by Mrs. R. R. Davison, and
the meeting was an inspiration to all
who were there. The pastor takes
this opportunity of announcing the
meeting for February 5th, at the
same hour, under the leadership of
LeRoy Confer. This service will be
interspersed with song, prayer, scrip-
ture, topics of discussion relative to
Christian Endeavor work, and special
music. Many people have found their
place of work for Christ and the
church through this capacity. Go,
find yours.
Annual February Sale.
20% discount on all cash purchases
of furniture, rugs and linoleums, ex-
cept kitchen cabinets. Free delivery
within a radius of 50 miles. Phone
3-R-11
8. M. CAMPBELL
73-4-4t . Millheim, Pa
SALE REGISTER.
MARCH 20, Tuesday, at the home of
Mrs. Leah H. Smith, on the McFarlane
farm, 1 mile east of Boalsburg, 5 horses,
24 head of cattle, 10 hogs, barred-rock
chickens and a full line of farm imple-
ments. Also some household goods. Sale
at 10 a. m. L. F. Mayes, auctioneer.
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Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Corrected Weekly by O. Y. Wagner & Ce.
Wheat - . . . .7. 137
Rye = =»: ' = uw uw ou «0
Corn - wi £0
Oate a ay Vt gt
Barley wim el ie ee wl
Buckwheat - - - - - 80