Bellefonte, Pa., February 17, 1928
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DEMOCRATIC
LEGISLATURE
We are authorized to announce that
Andrew Curtin Thompson, of Philipsburg,
Pa., is a candidate for nomination on the
Democratic ticket for Representative in
the General Assembly at Harrisburg.
Subject to the decision of the Democratic
voters of the county as expressed at the
primaries to be held on Tuesday, April
24, 1928.
REPUBLICAN.
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
To All Centre County Republicans:
I have been urged by Republicans rep-
resentative of all elements in our party in
recent contests in Centre county, to be-
come a candidate for Chairman of the
Republican County committee. In the
hope and belief that I will be able to ac-
complish much toward re-uniting the par-
ty, I have agreed to the use of my name
for County Chairman on the ballot at the
primaries on April 24th, 1928, My policy
will be a square deal to all Republicans,
irrespective of past differences among
them, and my one aim will be to achieve
Republican victory in the county. Upon
this basis, I respectfully ask the support
of all Republican voters.
PHILIP D. FOSTER
State College, Pa.
Foolish and Futile Bolt.
The most absurd incident of the
Wilson-Vare contest, thus far devel-
oped, was the “bolt” of the Vare con-
tingent supervising the count of the
votes the other day. It seems that
both the sub-committee of the Sen-
ate committee on elections and the
Slush Fund committee had laid down
rules to govern their proceedings. In
the sub-committee, in which the Re-
publicans are in the majority, each of
the principals and the Slush Fund
committee was allowed a representa-
tive. It happened that the represen-
tative of the Slush Fund committee
was a member of the Philadelphia
Committee of Seventy and in favor of
honest elections. This gave the op-
ponents of Vare a majority of the
“watchers.”
When the sub-committee assembled
to perform its duties the Vare repre-
sentative raised the point that two
anti-Vare watchers to one Vare
watcher was diserimination - against
Vare and asked for an additional
representative. The request was re-
fused and the Vare representatives in
both committees walked out. Senator
Reed, of Missouri, chairman of the
Slush Fund committee, promptly told
them they could have as many watch-
ers as they wanted but they could not
be reconciled. Of course, the com-
mittee could have gone on with its
work. But Senator Reed interposed
in the interest of harmony, and al-
though the incident delayed the pro-
ceedings for a day the count was re-
sumed and is still in progress.
The representatives of the Phila-
delphia machine seem to have im-
agined that the sub-committee would
count the votes just as the Philadel-
phia election boards count and when
they found a keen-minded and cour-
ageous citizen of Philadelphia who
knew their tricks on duty as watcher
they became panic stricken. A s a
matter of fact they do not want a re-
count of the votes at all and hoped
that the action they adopted would
result in an abandonment of the pur-
pose for which the sub-committee was
appointed. It was as foolish an ex-
pedient as it was futile, for the ma-
jority of the Senators have clearly
shown that they intend to get the
facts and expose the fraud.
—Bellefonte had quite a gathering
of ‘distinguished members of the Ma-
soni¢ fraternity, on Wednesday, it be-
ing the annual winter conclave of the
Knights Templar for the district of
which Bellefonte is a part. All the
officers of the Grand Commandery of
Pennsylvania, from Grand Commander
Boyd A. Musser down, were present,
as well as official representatives
from Lewistown, Huntingdon and
Philipsburg. The conclave was held
in the Masonic temple, on Allegheny
street.
—As a result pf a meeting of
Democratic county chairmen and oth-
ers prominent in the party councils,
held at DuBois last Friday, Charles
F. Schwabb, of McKean county, and
James Kerr, of Clearfield, are out in
the open as candidates for delegates
to the Democratic national convention
to be held at Houston. Texas. They
will represent the Twenty-third Con-
gressional district, composced of the
counties of Centre, Clearfield, Cam-
eron and McKean.
—Judging his looks from his pic-
ture that New York band master was
nothing for a pretty girl like Simone
Roseray to jump into a lake for.
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—Former Governor Pinchot has en-
tered the race for United States Sen-
ator, but he is not sending any pe-
titions into Centre county for sign-
ers.
Editor
PICKLE.—Mrs. Frances Twitmire | FISHER.—Mrs, Susanah Levy Fish- ' in. He also leaves the following
Pickle, wife of Dr. Harry Pickle, of er, one of the older women of Cen- brother and sisters: Mrs. E. T. Kel-
Millersville, died in a hospital at tre county, passed away at her home | lerman, of Bellefonte; Mrs. W. Ww.
Lancaster, at 10 o’clock Saturday lin Milesburg, at eight o’clock last! Ingram, of Tyrone; Mrs. G. H. Rice,
night, as the result of a chronic heart | Saturday morning, following an ill- | of Port Matilda; Mrs. John Galbraith,
ailment. She had been afflicted with ness which dated back to November. ! of Youngstown, Ohio; Mrs. Samuel
the malady for some years but her
condition did not become critical un-
Up to that time she had been in her
| customary good health but her ill-
| ness then resulted in a general de-
~—Until further
les: was born in Bellefonte fifty-seven county, on August 28th, 1835, hence
‘years ago. She was educated in the | was 92 years, 5 months and 13 days
00 | public schools here and as a young | old. Her great grandfather, John
til two days before her death. | E
She was a daughter of Wilbur T. ! cline which resulted in her death.
and Nancy Alexander Twitmire and | She was born at Richfield, Juniata
girl displayed considerable musical | Graybill, was the original settler of
talent with the result that following Richfield, the town of her nativity. |
her graduation at the Bellefonte High | When a small child the family came
school she entered the Millersville | to Centre county and located at Miles-
Seminary for a full course, specializ- | burg where she grew to womanhood
ing in music. She graduated with and where she had lived ever Sines, |
high honors and was promptly offered | As a young woman she married Capt. |
the position of teacher of music in the | Jackson Levy, who had charge of one
Seminary, which she accepted and | of the boats on the old canal plying '
where she remained until her mar- | between the Susquehanna river and
riage. During her girlhood days in | Bellefonte, and the young couple took
Bellefonte she was always identified a wedding trip by canal boat to Phil-
Gingerich and Mrs. John Rider, of
| Centre Hall, and George F., of Phoe-
| nixville.
Members of the Brooks-Doll post
of the American Legion attended the
funeral, which was held on Sunday
morning, burial being made at Zion.
Many Bankers at Annual Meeting in
Altoona.
All of the banks in Centre county
were represented at the annual meet-
ing of group six, Pennsylvania Bank-
ers’ association, held at the Elks
home, in Altoona, on Monday. Belle-
fonte’s representation included six of
: the force of the Bellefonte Trust com-
pany, two from the First National
with musical entertainments and was
associated with the choir in the Meth-
odist church of which she was a mem-
ber. During her long residence at
Millersville she was always in de-
mand because of her musical and oth-
er delightful accomplishments.
She married Dr. Pickle thirty-three
years ago in April, and all their mar-
ried life had been spent at Millers-
ville. In addition to her husband she
is survived by a daughter and two
sons, . Mrs. Willis Herr, of Lane’s
Place, Lancaster county; Wilbur Pick-
le, at home, and Harry, living near
Lancaster. She also leaves her fath-
er, Wilbur T. Twitmire, living in
Bellefonte, and three brothers, Alton
Twitmire, of Asbury Park, N. J.; Jo-
seph, of Sunbury, and Dr. Wilbur
Twitmire, of Lancaster.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist church, at Millersville, at
ten o’clock on Wednesday morning,
by the pastor, burial being made in
the Millersville cemetery.
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RITCHEY.—Theodore E. Ritchey,
a well known engineer on the Pitts-
burgh division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, died at his home in Altoona, | following an operation for a compli-
at nine o'clock on Monday evening,
adelphia. It took them a week to go
down, a week was spent in the city
and another week was used up in re-
turning home.
ly young man and some years later
: she married E. M. Fisher, who also
passed away some years ago. Her
"only survivors are two children to her
first husband, Miss Ella Levy, one of
the very efficient teachers in the
| Bellefonte public schools, and S. B.
‘Levy, of LaCrosse, Wis. She also
‘leaves two grandchildren, Miss Fran-
ces Levy, of St. Paul, Minn., and Mrs. !
IN. C. Townsend, of Hartford City, '
' Ind., as well as one great grand-child.
Mrs. Levy was an active member
of the Milesburg Baptist church for
i sixty-one years, and Rev. Adams, of
the Baptist church at State College,
'had charge of the funeral services
i which were held at two o’clock on
. Tuesday afternoon, burial being made
in the Levy lot in the Bellefonte
| Union Ser g
| FORTNEY.—Clement S. Fortney,
a native of Centre county, passed
away at the Mercy hospital, Altoona,
at four o'clock last Friday morning,
cation of diseases.
Mr. Levy died while a comparative-
as the result of an attack of heart! He was a son of James and Sarah
trouble, following a brief illness. Fortney and was born at Pine Grove
He was a son of John C., and Mary | Mills sixty-four years ago. His early
Ritchey and was born at Blue Knob, | life was spent in Ferguson township
Huntingdon county, about sixty-five but as a young man he went to Al-
years ago. A few years of his early toona and entered the employ of the
life were spent in Ferguson township, | Pennsylvania Railroad company, of
Centre county. He finally located in late years being a storehouse attend-
and president Steely and cashier
Work from the Farmers’ National,
which was admitted to membership in
‘the association.
At a business session, in the morn-
ing, Charles A. Cunningham, of Cres-
son, was elected president; John D.
Meyer, of Tyrone, was re-elected sec-
retary and treasurer, and P. T. Davis,
of Clearfield, a member of the coun-
cil. The speakers included Prof. E.
V. Dye, of State College, Charles F.
| Zimmerman, secretary of the State
. Bankers’ association; Owen A. Con-
‘ner, financial editor of the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger, and Rev. C. Wal-
, lace Petty, of Pittsburgh. The lunch-
eon was served at the Penn Alto ho-
tel. In the district covered by group
six are 113 banking institutions, ev-
ery one of which is a member of the
"association.
Unknown Negro Attacks and Robs
Small Boy.
| About ten o’clock on Monday night
" Arthur O’Neil, 13-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bud T. O’Neil, who live
‘some distance west of State College,
was walking to his home from a trip
into the town when he was attacked,
| beater: and robbed of two dollars by
a burly, unknown negro. The lad
was found some time later by a pass-
ing motorist, who took him to State
College where physicians worked al-
most half an hour before they could
revive him sufficiently to tell his
story.
According to the boy’s story the
Altoona and began work for the
Pennsylvania Railroad company as a
fireman, finally being promoted to an
engineer. He was regarded as one of
the best and most careful engine
men in the company’s service. Dur-
ing his early life he was a member of
the United Brethren church, at Blue
Knob, but during his residence
Altoona attended the First Methodist
Be. A Snes
He married Miss Esther Osman, of
Ferguson township, who survives with
one daughter, Joanne, at home. He
also leaves six brothers, Orville Ritch-
ey, of Sproul; Jerry, of Portage; Rev.
Arthur Ritchey, of Port Matilda;
John, of Clearfield, and Wesley and
Edward, of Ashland, Ohio, and three
sisters, Mrs. Dolph Ritchey, of Port-
age; Mrs. David Hannah and Mrs.
David Mobley, of Warren, Ohio.
The remains were taken to Pine
Hall, Centre county, where funeral
services were held in the Lutheran
church at 2.30 o’clock yesterday af-
ternoon, burial being made in the Pine
Hall cemetery.
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ant. He was a member of the Beth-
any Lutheran chareh, in Altoona, a
member of the church council, and
had served a number of years as su-
perintendent of the Sunday school. He
i was a member of the P. R. R. relief
association, the Knights of Pythias
club.
As a young man he married Miss
daughter, Mrs, Matilda N. Heiffner,
of Bloomfield, N. J. He also leaves |
one brother and three sisters, Arthur
Fortney, Mrs. E. C. Musser, Mrs.
i Elsie I. Krebs and Mrs. J. I. Reed,
all of Pine Grove Mills.
Funeral services were held in the
Bethany Lutheran church, Altoona,
at 1:30 p. m. Sunday, by the pastor,
Rev. Harry L. Saul, after which in-
terment was made in the Rose Hill
cemetery, Altoona.
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ROAD.—Mrs. Sarah Jane Road,
widow of John Road, died at the home
‘of her daughter, Mrs. William Shol!,
in Millheim, on February 3rd, as the |
and the Sand Spring Trail hunting
Carrie Musser who survives with one:
{ result of a stroke of paralysis which |
negro was driving a Ford car and of-
fered to give him a lift along the
road. When they got out into the
country he attacked the boy and after
beating him into unconsciousness took
his money and left him lying by the
i roadside. Police are hunting for the
assailant.
- Examinations for U. S. Coast Guard '
Cadets.
Congressman J. Mitchell Chase has
| sent out announcements that a com-
| petitive examination for the appoint-
! ment of United States coast guard
cadets in the Twenty-third congres-
sional district, will be held during the
latter part of June, the exact place
and date to be announced later. The
age limit is 18 to 22 years. Cadets
receive the same pay and allowances
“as midshipmen, $780 per year and one
ration (80 cents) per day. For full
particulars write the Commandant U.
S. Coast Guard, Washington, D. C.
Clintondale Man Hangs Himself.
PENN STATE STUDENT
VICTIM OF AUTO ACCIDENT.
Died Early Saturday Morning of In-
juries Received Friday Night.
The State College community was
shocked by the death of a Penn State
Junior agricultural student, Alex R.
Phillips, of Montclair, N. J., which oc-
curred early Saturdav morning fol-
lowing an automobile accident near
Tyrone Friday night.
Young Phillips had accompanied a
fellow student, James K. Strunk, a
Senior, from Bangor, in a car bor-
rowed from a State College merchant,
to Tyrone to meet a girl friend of
Strunk’s arriving on the 9:25 train.
Strunk, who was driving, was not very
familiar with the road. After pass-
ing a large stone quarry not far from
Tyrone there is a right turn and a few
hundred feet further a sharp left
hand turn. Strunk was not expecting
this turn and the closed car left the
road and turned over, smashing the
top, but the three occupants had lit-
tie difficulty in getting out and all
thought they had escaped serious in-
jury. A passing motorist gave the
trio a lift, and when they reached Pine
Grove Mills, Phillips complained of
severe pains in his head.
Arriving in State College Strunk
accompanied Phillips to his room in
' Watt’s hall and he laid down on his
' bed, saying that after he rested a
little he intended dressing to go to a
dance. He still complained of pains
in his head and when Dr. J. P. Rite-
nour was called in at 3:15 a. m. the
student was dead. He found severe
head injuries and that night, upon
advice of college officials and the boy’s
| friends, three State College physi-
' cians conducted an autopsy and found
| the left side of the skull to be frac-
turned and the right side severely con-
,tused. Beneath the contusion they
{ found 4 blood clot of a size sufficient
{to make death inevitable. They were
of the opinion that even a skilled
| surgeon operating soon after the ac-
; cident probably could not have saved
. the boy’s life. Coroner W. R. Heat-
on reviewed the case on Sunday and
i gave a verdict of accidental death.
The parents of young Phillips, Mr.
and Mrs. A. R. Phillips, a brother,
| two sisters and an uncle arrived in
State College Sunday morning and
i arranged to ship the body to Dallas,
: Tex., their former home, where burial
i was made Wednesday from the West-
{ minster Presbyterian church. The
‘parents are said to have absolved
Strunk from responsibility, and they
congratulated and thanked college of-
ficials for their thorough investiga-
tion of the case. Strunk and the
young lady escaped with minor
scratches and bruises. Young Phil-
: lips was 22 years of age.
i In Society.
. Mrs. J. C. Harper entertained at
dinner, Friday evening of last week,
it being in compliment to her sister,
Mrs. Theodore ‘Gordon, whose birth-
day anniversary was celebrated. Mrs.
Harper’s three sisters, Mrs. Gordon,
|
ham were among her guests.
The Misses Harriet and Elizabeth tended a horse sale, in Tyrone, on
Hart were hostesses at cards, Tues- |
day night, at their apartment in the
PINE GROVE MILLS.
Ex-supervisor C. H. Meyers is driv
ing a new Jordan eight.
Dr. Lincoln Kidder has returned
from his trip to Florida.
Rev. Kirkpatrick, of Centre Hall,
was here visiting the sick, on Sat-
urday.
Station agent McDowell, of Eagle-
ville, spent Sunday with his family at
Baileyville.
Ralph Musser went to a Philadel-
phia hospital, last week, to consult
a specialist.
Among the sick this week are Mrs.
Paul Irwin, Cyrus McWilliams and
Mrs. McDowell.
Rev. C. W. Rishel spent Saturday
evening at the J. F. Rossman home,
at Rock Springs.
Walter Woods, of Washington, D.
C., is visiting his parents, Dr. and
Mrs. G. H. Woods.
Grandmother Fitzgerald, of Peters-
burg, is spending some time with
friends in the valley.
Homer Grubb is now making his
rounds among the farmers taking or-
ders for spring phosphate.
Thomas Wogan and family, of Al-
toona, were over Sunday guests at
the Mrs. W. K. Corl home.
The Richard T. Gates property, at
Baileyville, will be offered at public
sale on Saturday, March 3rd.
R. W. Reed and S. B. Harmon took
some fine porkers to Tyrone for Ray-
mond Albright’s meat market.
Mrs. John Everhart, of Indiana, is
spending several weeks at the home
of his sister, Mrs. John Quinn.
Miss Madaline Gilliland, who is do-
ing nursing at State College, visited
her parents over the week-end.
Wilbur Sunday, of Tadpole, mot-
ored to Lock Haven, on Saturday, and
had his tonsils removed at Dr. Mer-
vine’s hospital.
Grover Corl and family and N. €.
Neidigh and family motored to Al-
teona, on Saturday, te visit friends
and do some shopping.
The Stork made his first visit to
the John Neidigh home, on Sunday
evening, leaving a fine little girl,
which has been named Jennie Bertha.
The supper served in the I. 0. O. F.
hall, on Saturday evening, by mem-
bers of the Lady Ferguson Rebekah
lodge, was a decided success, $220.00
being realized.
Announcements have been received
here of the approaching golden wed-
ding of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Eaton, of
Freeport, Ill.,, which will take place on
February 21st.
The many friends of Mrs. George
Irwin will be glad to know that she
has almost completely recovered from
her recent illness, and is now able to
be up and around.
Anna Mary Goheen has returned
home from Coalport, where she as-
sisted in taking care of her brother,
Dr. George Goheen, through a severe
attack of the grip.
Eugene Irwin, Austin Gilliland and
Leon Cox attended the horse and cow
sale, at’ Belleville on Saturday. A
large crowd was in attendance and
big prices prevailed.
Rumor has it that the Watt farm,
in the Glades, has been sold to Profs.
Nixon and Watts, of State College,
who will devote their energies prin-
Mrs. Lawrence and Miss Sara Gra- EL ally to potato culture,
James Peoters and son, Henry, Ir-
vin Walker and Jacob Harpster at-
Monday, Mr. Waiker purchasing a fine
roan team. The best team brought
Baum home. The first of a series the $477.
Misses Hart have planned for.
At the “500” party given by th.
American Legion Auxiliary, in the!
Logan Fire company club room, on'
Tuesday evening, the first prize was |
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SMITH.—Claire Ward Smith, a
fireman on the middle division of the
Pennsylvania railroad, died at an Al-
toona hospital, last Thursday, as the
result of a complication of diseases |
following an illness of several weeks.
He was a son of Alfred and Anna
Smith and was born at Milesburg on
August 18th, 1891, hence he was 36
year, 5 months and 22 days old. He
served in the First Pennsylvania cav-
alry during the Mexican trouble on
the border in 1916, later going to
work for the P. R. R. He was a
member of the Third United Brethren
church, of Altoona, and the Brother-
hood of Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen. He was unmarried but is
survived by five brothers, A. F,, S. R.,
and W. H. Smith, of Altoona; Claude
W., of Philadelphia, and A. R., of
Columbia, Pa.
Funeral services were held at the
home of his brother, in Altoona, on
Saturday afternoon, by Rev. E. E.
Orviston, the remains being taken to
Curtin for burial in the cemetery at
that place.
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BARTGES.—Mrs. Emma A. Bart-
ges, widow of the late David Bartges,
died at her her home at Penn Hall on
Saturday evening, February 4th, as
the result of general debility. She
was a daughter of Henry and Sarah
Frankenberger and was born in Penn
township on December 22nd, 1842,
making her age 85 years, 1 month
and 13 days.
She married Mr. Bartges in 1871
and most of their married life was
spent near Penn Hall. Her husband
died fourteen years ago but surviving
her are a son and daughter, Charles
Bartges and Mrs. Della B. Musser,
both of Penn Hall. She also leaves
one brother, Charles Frankenberger,
of Penn township.
Mrs. Bartges was a lifelong mem-
ber of the Reformed church and Rev.
G. A. Fred Griesing had charge of the
funeral services, which were held in
the Salem Reformed church, a‘ two
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon of
last week, burial being made in the
Heckman cemetery.
! she suffered several months ago. Her
maiden name was Sarah Cooney and
she was born in Clinton county in
{ 1853, hence had reached the age of
74 years, 11 months and 1R days.
; Her husband, who was a veteran
(of the Civil war, died twenty-two
| years ago, but surviving her are six
‘ children, namely: James H. Road, of
, Castanea; Charles E., whose where-
| abouts are unknown; Mrs. Joseph
| Coleman, of Montoursville; Mrs. Per-
' ry Litz, of Lock Haven; Mrs. Charles
G. Hassinger and Mrs. William Sholl,
of Millheim. She also leaves three
brothers and a sister.
Rev. H. C. Kleffel, of the Evangel-
ical church, of which she was a mem-
! ber, had charge of the funeral services
{ which were held on February 7th,
burial being made in the Fairview
cemetery, Millheim.
widow of Lewis F. Bailey, died at
her home in Millheim on February
2nd as the result of an attack of heart
trouble. She was a daughter of
Charles and Julia Musser Bower and
was born in Haines township on Feb-
ruary 23rd, 1866, hence had reached
the age of 61 years, 11 months and
9 days.
Her husband died four years ago
but surviving her are three children,
Charles Bailey, of Mifflinburg; Mrs.
Kate Greninger, of State College, and
Philip, of Millheim. She also leaves
her father, Charles Bower, and one
brother, L. P. Bower, of Penn town-
ship. Funeral services were held in
the Aaronsburg Evangelical church,
on Monday of last week, by Rev. H.
C. Kleaffel, burial being made in the
Aaronsburg Lutheran cemetery.
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POTTER John McCormick Potter
died at his home at Hublersburg, last
Thursday, following an illness of some
weeks with a complication of diseas-
€s.
He was a son of the late George and
Ellen Potter and was 35 years and 11
days old. He served during the World
war as a member of company E, 20th
infantry. He married Miss Vesta C.
Lutz, in December, 1919, who survives
with two children, Elizabeth and Nev-
Eugene Herbert Hayes, a well
known resident of Clintondale, in low-
er Nittany Valley, committed suicide
on Tuesday, by hanging himself to a
rafter in the loft of his garage at the
rear of his home.
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hospital, is assigned as the cause of
ithe man’s act. Mr. Hayes was 61
years old and is survived by his wife
‘and one daughter, his mother and two
sisters.
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—From all reports there are quite
ia number of cases of grip in Belle-
| fonte. Charles E. Gates has been
housed up all week in his apartment
{in Crider’s Exchange, and Jack Reg-
{ enold has been confined to his home,
{ on Spring street, with the same trou-
ible. And to add to the troubles of
‘en home from the Centre County hos-
| pital, last week, after a month’s
(treatment for penumonia, became
{ worse on Tuesday and the attending
| physicians found it necessary to re-
| insert a tube to drain his lungs.
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| —Philip J. Johnston, sen of J. Ken-
edy Johnston Esq, of Bellefonte, and
John J. Taylor, of State College, were
notified last Saturday that they had
successfully passed the examination
for admission to the bar of the State
Supreme court. It is understood that
both young men will eventually hang
out their shingle in Bellefonte.
—Douglas Fairbanks in his latest
; Worry over the
i long illness of his wife, who is at
‘present a patient in the Lock Haven
won by Miss Mary Woods and the
second by Mrs. Cyril Moerschbacher.
The party was a Valentine day cele-
bration, fifteen tables being in play.
Two Murderers Win Respites, Two
Must Die.
Of the four murderers scheduled to
go to the electric chair, at Rockview,
.next Monday morning, two will be
granted respites to permit the board
: of pardons to make a more thorough
| investigation into the question of
! their sanity. They are Lester Welch,
of Pittsburg, and Hugh Millie, ne-
gro, of Philadelphia. In the case of
; Frank Arnold and Frank Edward
. Lockett, both negroes, of Philadel-
| phia, the board, at a session on
Wednesday, refused to intervene.
BALA Mos Ni n Bailey. | the latter his son, Jack, who was tak- | New Superintendent of Construction
| for Rockview Penitentiary.
i Governor Fisher, last Friday, ap-
pointed George W. Allen, of Media,
+ superintendent of construction for the
{ western penitentiary at Rockview as
. successor to J. 0. Stutsman, who re-
! signed about a year ago. The salary
and maintenance will be fixed by the
board of trustees, subject to the ap-
proval of the Governor. Mr. Allen
will probably come to Rockview in the
near future in order to make his plans
for the construction work to be done
during the coming summer.
1
| —For the accomodation of all those
who wish to attend the Academy foot-
picture “The Gaucho,” will be shown ball dance, at Hecla park this even-
at the Cathaum theatre, State Col- ing, an Emerick Motor company bus
lege, next Monday and Tuesday even- | Will leave the Diamond at 8:30 o’clock
ings. It comes to the Cathaum direct for the park and will be at the park
from its New York run at $2.20 top at the close of the dance to bring the
prices. The admission at the College people home.
will be only 50 cents and 25 cents, ! z
however. | —By order of Judge Fleming the
: , salary of C. C. Shuey, juvenile court
—Mrs. James D. Seibert and Mrs. officer, has been increased from $25
D. M. Kline are both patients in the to $35 a month.
Centre County hospital, Mrs. Seibert, —
a surgical patient, having been oper- | —The Centre county commission-
ated on, Monday, while Mrs. Kline has "ers, on Tuesday, made an appropria-
been there for a week under treat- tion of $1000 to the Centre County
ment. hospital.
!
J. H. McCracken and sisters attend-
ed the dedication of the new Yresby-
terian church, at Juniata, last Sunday,
spending the day with their brother,
Rev. J. O. C. McCracken, pastor in
charge.
C. M. Fry, of Altoona, accompanied
by his sister, Mrs. W. K. Goss, of Ty-
rone, motored here on Tuesday to see
their father, Capt. W. H. Fry, who
is now recovering from an attack of
pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Reed motored
to Huntingdon, on Saturday, and vis-
ited Mrs. Reed’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Shadrack Parsons, who are
spending some time at the home of
another daughter.
The men’s Bible class of the Bai-
leyville Sunday school were royally
entertained at the W. S. Ward home
on Friday evening. Various members
made interesting talks. The class
has a membership of 100 and has $197
in its treasury.
The Glades school gave a very in-
teresting entertainment, last Thurs-
day, in honor of Lincoln’s birthday
anniversary. A very appropriate pro-
gram was rendered by the pupils un-
der the instruction of their teacher,
Miss Maude Miller.
Harvey Potter, of Centre Hall, was
within our gates, on Wednesday, and
was accompanied home by Mrs. R. S.
Musser and daughters. Harvey is a
busy man as he has charge of the
farm of his uncle, Fergus Potter, one
of the best in Pennsvalley.
Among those from this section who
attended the funeral of the late Clem-
ent S. Fortney, in Altoona, on Sunday.
were Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Musser and
daughter, Mabel, Mr. and Mrs. S. D.
Musser, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Musser
and sons, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Reed,
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Krebs, Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. McCormick, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Fortney.
One hundred and twenty-five covers
were laid and all taken at the Odd
Fellows annual banquet, Friday night.
Oysters and chicken were served in
abundance, with all the fancy side
dishes. D. S. Peterson presided as
toastmaster and brief responses were
made by Rev. Minnigh and others.
Mrs. Owen Peters sang a solo, an
anthem was rendered by a picked
choir, Miss Peterson, Ruth Collins and
Charlotte Koch entertained wth reci-
tations and music was furnished by
the Odd Fellows orchestra. The com-
mittee in charge deserves much cred-
it as it was one of the best banquets
ever served.
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