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Bellefonte, Pa., February 17, 1928
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NEWS
ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
—The Seniors of the Bellefonte
‘High school have selected green and
gold as their class colors.
—Centre county dealers paid as a
‘tax on gasoline sold during the last
six months of 1927 the sum of $12,-
925.80.
—George Sherry, a retired rail-
‘roader, is reported as being quite
seriously ill at his home on Pine
street.
—Rev. Reed O. Steely is a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for the Legislature. He will make
formal announcement next week.
—Rev. Franklin T. Eastment, of
Philipsburg, will conduct the Ash
Wednesday services in St. John’s
Episcopal church, of Bellefonte, on
the 22nd, at 10 o’clock a.m.
—The Missionary society of the
Presbyterian church will hold a food
sale in the Variety shop, on the after-
noons of Saturday, February 18 and
February 25, opening at 2 o’clock.
—Next Wednesday will be Wash-
ington’s birthday, the 196th anniver-
sary of the birth of the first Presi-
dent of the United States. It will al-
s0 be Ash Wednesday, which marks
‘the beginning of the forty day Lenten
period.
—Baby chicks are already making
their apeparance for this year. One
shipment has already been made
from the Kerlin hatchery, at Centre
Hall, and Frank Hockman, of Hecla,
expects to make his first shipment on
February 23rd.
—George Hook, of Millbrook, was
arrested on Tuesday night by chief
of police Yougel, of State College,
charged with illegal possession and
transportation of liquo.. Being un-
able to furnish $1000 bail he was
brought to the Centre county jail.
—The grand jury will convene next
Monday to consider the various bills
of indictment for presentation by the
district attorney for the February
term of court. There will probably
‘be a list of from twenty to thirty
“bills, but none of them of a very
grave character.
—Fted J. Healy was the victim of
-a hard fall on the pavement in front
-of the Elks home, one day last week,
when he stepped on the ice-covered
«concrete. He was pretty badly shak-
-en up and hardly able to get around
for several days, but is beginning to
feel somewhat like himself again.
—Judge M. Ward Fleming has is-
.sued a rule allowing sheriff Harry E.
Dunlap 70 cents a day for boarding
‘prisoners. Time was when the sher-
iff got but 25 cents a day, then the
price was increased to 35 and for a
number of years past it has been 50.
But the price of foodstuffs continues
so high that 70 cents seems low for
three meals.
—An announcement which should
be of especial interest to the women
«of Bellefonte, is of the address
‘Charles M. McCurdy, president of the
First National bank, will make on
“Banking and Business” before the
Woman’s club, in the High school
building, on Monday evening, Feb-
ruary 27. If you are a member of
the club, do not fail to be there. If
you are not a member of the club,
‘you will be just as welcome as its
‘members.
—Under the apportionment of this
year’s State appropriation to the
mothers’ assistance fund Centre coun-
ty will get $7,678.34, and an equal
appropriation from the county will
.give the Centre county beard the sum
of $15,356.68 for the support of moth-
ers in this county. The board, by
the way, does not handle a cent of the
money. Every month a list of those
receiving aid is certified to the county
commissioners and the checks are
sent out by them to the recipients.
—The Woman’s club of Bellefonte
‘has been invited to attend an open
meeting of the Woman’s club of State
College, to be held at State College,
at 8 o'clock on the evening of Febru-
ary 21. The meeting will be ad-
dressed by Miss Anna MacDonald,
State Librarian, and one of the Civie
committee’s departmental activities.
Mrs. W. J. Emerick is in charge of
#4ransportation for the Bellefonte club
and those desiring to go will please
notify her so that proper accomoda-
-tions can be provided.
—Mrs. Clarence Williams enter-
-tained five tables at cards, last Fri-
day evening, as a surprise shower for
Miss Alice Waite, whose marriage to
Samuel Rhinesmith will take place to-
morrow (Saturday.) The wedding
will take place rear Philadelphia.
Miss Waite is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Waite and for several
vears has been the efficient bookkeep-
er in the store of Sim, the Clothier.
Mr. Rhinesmith is a world war veter-
:an and is at present in the employ of
the State Highway department.
—The Mauch Chunk Times of last
week carried quite an elaborate story
of the High school benefit play,
“Smile, Rodney, Smile,” just produced
there by the students. Much of its
phenomenal success was due to the di-
rector, Miss Betty Lockington, in-
structor in French and English in the
schools, and to whom the caste and
Athletic association asknowledged
their appreciation of her work from
tthe stage and with flowers. Miss
TLockington is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Lockington, of east High
street.
THE NEW STATE THEATRE
OPENS TO CAPACITY HOUSE.
Bellefonte’s Beautiful New Play
House Impresses Large Audience
Present for Its Premier.
With bowers of blooming flowers
everywhere, canaries singing in the
galleries, an orchestra in the pit and
Miss Crouse at the wonderful Morton
organ the new State theatre, impress-
ive in its subdued colorings of colon-
ial yellow and king’s blue and luxur-
ious with heavy padded velvet car-
pets and draperies, was opened to the
public, Thursday night.
While all of the equipment was not
in place none of it was missed, so
charmed were the people with the
first glimpse of their splendid new
playhouse.
Long before 7 o’clock the doors
were stormed by a crowd eager for
admission. Owing to some unavoid-
able delays they could not be opened
until that hour and it was only a few
moments until every seat was taken
and people were being turned away
after being assured that there would
be a second show. The picture was
a good one, but it wasn’t that that
most persons went to see. It was to
satisfy themselves that the advance
promises of the beauty and comfort
of the new State had been fulfilled.
They found more than they had ex-
pected and those familiar with the
old Garman opera house marveled at
the way the Moose have transformed
it into an amusement place worthy
of any large city.
John P. Fretz, lessee, and Leo J.
Toner, managing director, were pres-
ent to greet their guests. The ushers,
Roxey Boyer, Margaret Cowher, Hil-
da Watson and Eloise Sheckler were
uniformed in blue smocks, favors
were given both the ladies and gen-
tlemen and the evening had the at-
mosphere of a community function.
As we have said, in the midst of
such unexpected grandeur, a few of
the refinements yet to be added were
not missed, but when they are in-
stalled the general effect will be still
more alluring.
The opening was so crowded that
there was little opportunity for any-
one to inspect the rest rooms and oth-
er equipment designed for the com-
fort and convenience of patrons of
the State. They are all designed and
furnished with the same lavish dis-
regard of cost as the theatre itself
and, sometime, it would be worth your
while to go up and visit the play
house, just to see the carefulness with
which every detail has been worked
out. We are sure the management
will welcome you.
We congratulate the Moose, who
own the State, for having given the
town such a splendid amusement cen-
ter. We congratulate them also be-
cause its management has fallen into
hands so capable of conducting it as
it should be conducted.
John B. Payne to Leave Bellefonte on
March 1st.
John B. Payne has resigned his po-
sition as supervisor of vocational
schools for Centre county and on
March 1st will leave Bellefonte for
Sewickley Heights, west of Pitts-
burgh, where he will become overseer
of the estate of Lewis Park, wealthy
Pittsburgh business man. On Friday he
sold his home, on west Linn street,
to W. R. Cliffe, and hopes to dispose
of his farm near Hecla park this
week.
Mr. Payne was appointed vocation-
al supervisor in Centre county in
June, 1920, so that he has held the
position for almost eight years. That
he has done commendable work is evi-
denced by the fact that the State De-
partment of Education was loath to ac- |
cept his resignation, even suggesting
an increase in salary as a means of
keeping him. But the offer he re-
ceived from Mr. Park is so much bet-
ter than the best the State can do
that he could not afford to turn it
aown.
The estate over which he will have
supervision is one of the show places
of Allegheny county. It consists of
800 acres, 600 of which are woodlands
set aside as a game preserve. While
the other 200 acres are cleared land,
none of it is farmed. Some of it is
devoted to fruit growing, there are
barns and buildings for fancy stock,
poultry, etc., and a well laid out golf
course. Mr. Payne will have charge
of about twenty men who are con-
stantly employed keeping the grounds
in order.
State to Take Over Centre County
Roads July 1st.
Three stretches of Centre county
roads will be taken over by the State
Highway Department on July first as
secondary, or improved highways, ac-
cording to a notice received at the
commissioners’ office the latter part
of the week. They will include the
road through the Narrows, from Mill-
beim to the Brush Valley road, and
from Madisonburg across the moun-
tain to Peck’s store, in Nittany Val-
ley, a total distance of 9.603 miles.
The second piece is from Hublers-
burg across the mountain to Jackson-
ville, thence through the gap to How-
ard, a distance of 4.759 miles.
The third piece is from Moshannon
to Karthaus, a distance of 9.317 miles.
The three pieces of road make a total
of 23.679 miles.
While the State will take over the
above roads, on July 1st, it is hardly
likely that any great amount of work
will be done on them this year, al-
though it will be up to the department
to keep them in condition for travel.
| —The Bankers Trust Co., of New
! York, is advertising for the redemp-
| tion of first mortgage sinking fund
gold bonds of the American Lime and
Stone company to the amount of $31,-
184.37, upon the most advantageous
terms on which they can be obtained.
No tenders will be accepted at a price
exceeding 107. All tenders must be
in by 3 p. m., Friday, February 24th.
—Up tc this time Rockview peni-
tentiary officials have secured no trace
of the young prisoner, Carl Cassello,
who made his escape from that in-
stitution on Sunday, February 5th,
made his way into Bellefonte and
stole the car of Trood Parker, of
Clearfield, in which he motored to
Tyrone where the machine was aban-
doned. During his drive to Tyrone
Cassello either devoured or threw
away the contents of a carefully pre-
pared lunch box which the Parkers
had prepared to eat on their trip
home that night.
—It is quite probable that many
Bellefonters have by this time seen
the remodeled State theatre, and we
feel sure that they will all agree that
it is by all odds the best appointed
place of amusement in Bellefonte.
With the State for legitimate shows
and the high-grade motion pictures
and the Scenic for popular priced
movies, manager John P. Fretz will
be in a position to give the people of
Bellefonte a superior class of amuse-
ment. To any who have not yet vis-
ited the new State theatre we can
only say that it is well worth going
to see.
—Mrs. Mary McClellan, Centre
county’s oldest resident, so far as is
known, celebrated her 103rd birthday
anniversary, on Monday, and as has
been their custom for a number of
years her five daughters were present
and served a big birthday dinner. Al-
though in fairly goed health Mrs. Me-
Clellan has grown quite feeble and
her memory is failing to a certain ex-
tent, though she is still able to con-
verse quite intelligently on home life
subjects. Though born in New York
State Mrs. McClellan has been a resi-
dent of Philipsburg since she was
twenty-one years of age.
—In the neighborhood of fifty rel-
atives flocked to the Mrs. Elizabeth
Bilger home, at Pleasant Gap last
Saturday, to. join in the celebration
of her 97th birthday anniversary.
Neighbors and friends also called and
the venerable woman received many
cards and messages of congratulation.
Though within three years of the cen-
tury mark Mrs. Bilger is a remark-
ably well preserved woman. She still
enjoys good health and her mind is
as clear and active as a person many
years younger. In fact, she evinces
an eager interest in the general news
of the day as well as the friendly gos-
sip of her own immediate neighbor-
hood.
rte fp preteens
—During the hard rain, on Tues-
day, James B. Graham, traveling for
a Philadelphia firm, started on a
drive from Huntingdon to State Col-
lege. Down in the neighborhood of
Graysville the water covered the road
to a depth of a foot or more and
while motoring through it two of the
bolts which held the front bumper
in place broke and the bumper fell
down under both front wheels. For-
tunately Mr. Graham was not ruun-
ning fast and was able to stop be-
fore his machine was wrecked. But
he had a wet time of it removing the
other two bolts which helped to hold
the bumper and taking the latter
off entirely. He then continued his
trip without further incident.
—One of the largest classes ever to
be initiated into the mysteries of the
Knights of the Golden Eagle was put
through the three degrees at a spe-
cial meeting of the Centre Hall camp
last Thursday evening. There were
exactly sixty novitiates, most of
whom were from Centre Hall and
Spring Mills, with a fair representa-
tion from Millheim and one from
Bellefonte. The Bellefonte degree
team had charge of the work and the
crowd in attendance was so large that |
the Eagles’ rooms were not spacious
enough to accommodate it, so the Odd
Fellows hall was engaged for the even-
ing. Following the degree work a
banquet was served by the ladies con-
nected with the order and it was mid-
night when the Eagles soared away
to their respective homes.
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—There has just been issued from
the press of Pennsylvania Grit, Wil- |
liamsport, a brochure tribute to the
life work of Prof. C. L. Gramley, of
Rebersburg, from the pen of Dr.
George P. Bible. which gives a con-
cise and interesting sketch of that
gentleman as a teacher, educator and
churchman. In the ordinary run of
events the young man of today looks
upon teaching schcol merely as a
stepping stone to something better.
Mostly it is the introductory wedge
to a business career, but Mr. Gramley
made educating his life work. When
he began teaching he did not stop ac-
quiring knowledge, but continued his
own studies year after year, constant-
ly fitting himself for better work in
the lines of education. From a teach-
er of a country school he went up, step
by step, until he became superintend-
ent of public schools in Centre county.
He later was elected a member of
the Legislature from Centre county
and is still regarded one of the best
HORATIO S. MOORE SELLS
STEEL FABRICATING PLANT.
George I. Dennithorne, of Pittsburgh,
the Purchaser.
An important business deal, this
week, was the sale of the steel fab-
ricating plant of Horatio S. Moore
to George I. Dennithorne, of Pitts-
burgh. The latter will take posses-
sion as owner on April first, but Mr.
Moore will remain in charge as man-
ager until January 1st, 1929. The
purchase price of the plant was not
made public. >
* Mr. Moore started his plant in 1911
in the old chain works buildings be-
low Red Roost, where he operated a
number of years, but the business fin-
ally outgrew that location and he se-
cured a piece of land and erected a
new plant along the railroad siding
running into the Armor gap quarries,
where he has since been operating.
During the years he has been in busi-
ness Mr. Moore has supplied the larg-
er portion of the structural steel used
in building operations in Bellefonte as
well as other portions of the county.
He has also shipped his product to
many parts of Pennsylvania. One of
his big jobs in recent years was the
building of the great hydrating plant
of the American Lime and Stone Co.,
and furnishing the structural steel for
the big dancing pavilion at Hecla
park.
Mr. Dennithorne, the purchaser of
the plant, is quite well known by
many people of Bellefonte as the hus-
band of Miss Janet Scott. He is a
civil engineer by profession and
present is the Pittsburgh representa-
tive of the Medart company, manu-
chinery. He will continue in his po--
sition there during the present year,
coming to Bellefonte whenever he can
do so to familiarize himself with his
new business. According to his pres-
ent plans he will not move his little
family to Bellefonte before April 1st,
1929,
a
Rehearing on New Rates Refused
Penna. Railroad Co.
Developments during the week in
the railroad contrcversy between the
Pennsylvania and the Bellefonte Cen-
tral have been favorable to the lat-
ter. It will be recalled that two
weeks ago the Pennsylvania accepted
the Bellefonte Central’s bid for the
Fairbrook branch then petitioned the
State Public Service Commission and
the Interstate Commerce Commission
for a rehearing in the matter of ad-
justed tariffs.
The Public Service Commission re-
fused a rehearing but granted an ex-
tension of time for the new tariff to
become effective from February 25th
to April 28th. But on Wednesday
the Interstate Commerce Commission
returned an order refusing the peti-
tion for a rehearing and adhering to
February 25th as the date for the
new tariffs to become effective, as de-
clared in the original order. What
the Public Service Commission will
do remains to be seen.
It is quite likely that the Inter-
state Commerce Commission will in
the nea. future issue an order grant-
ing the Bellefonte Central the right
to take over and operate the Fair-
brook branch and also build the con-
necting link between that branch and
the Bellefonte Central. When that
order is received the Bellefonte Cen-
tral will be in a position to go ahead
with its plans for the extension of its
service,
Airmail Plane Wrecked on Tuesday
at Snow Shoe.
The eastbound plane carrying the
airmail, on Tuesday afternoon, pilot-
ed by Paul F. Collins, was wrecked
while making a forced landing on the
emergency field at Snow Shoe, but
the pilot escaped injury in the crash.
Tuesday was the day of the hard
rain and when pilot Collins reached
the Allegheny mountain section, in
his flight eastward, he not only en-
countered rain but sleet and snow,
and cold enough that the rain and
sleet froze into ice on his ship. Ice
is the bugaboo of all fliers as there
is no way of combatting it. Pilot
Collins pushed his ship to the limit
in the hope that he could get over
the mountains and reach the Belle-
fonte landing field, but the plane be-
came so heavily coated that it was
almost beyond control and the only
thing to do was come down.
Steering for the Snow Shoe field
the pilot did his best to set down
without damaging the ship but it was
so heavy that he could do little and
in sinking to the ground one of the
wings struck a tree with the result
that he stopped right there. At that
it was a lucky thing the tree was
there, as he was headed direct for a
brick house on the edge of the field
and could not have avoided hitting it
if he had not collided with the tree.
Aside from the demolished wing the
plane was not badly damaged.
An airmail truck was sent from
| Bellefonte to Snow Shoe to bring the
pilot and mail to this place. A
wrecking crew is now engaged in dis-
mantling the ship.
—The bazaar which the ladies of
the Bellefonte Catholic church opened
so auspiciously last night will be con-
tinued tonight and tomorrow night.
They have evrything from a radio set
to a cake. Something to suit every
pocketbook and something to enter-
tain every whim. A lunch is served
“teachers” in this part of the State.
Hence it is that the little booklet, so |
carefully compiled and edited by Dr.
"Bible, is 2 just and deserving tribute.
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in conjunction with the bazaar and
starts at 5 o'clock while the bazaar
does not open until 7. If you have not
been there already don’t miss it.
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NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mr. and Mrs. F. W. West have been at
Greensburg this week, visiting with Mrs.
West's sisters.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yeager had as an
over Sunday guest, Mrs. Yeager’s sister,
Mrs. Kerstetter, of Harrisburg.
—Mrs. Blanche Fauble Schloss has had
as a house guest this week, Mrs. Schloss’s
niece, Miss Uhlman, of Philadelphia.
—Jerry Keller was over from Altoona
spending the week-end and his Lincoin
day vacation with friends in Bellefonte.
—Miss Erie Decker has entered Temple
University for the second semester, having
! gone to Philadelphia a week ago, to spec-
ialize in music.
—Mrs. Salina Shutt went out to Johns-
town, on Saturday, to spend a month at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L.
Gates and children.
—Miss Eliza M. Thomas, who is in
Downingtown for her usual extended win-
ter visit, with Mrs. M. C. Breese, went
east several weeks ago.
—Arthur Ward spent Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. J. BE. Ward, having stopped
in Bellefonte enroute back to New York
city, from a business trip to Pittsburgh.
—Mrs. Mark Williams and Miss Wini-
fred M. Gates went to Niagara Falls, last
Saturday, where they were over Sunday
guests of Miss Pearl Royer, returning
home on Monday night.
—Mrs. Paul L. Coates and her daughter,
Ileanor Francis, are expected here from
| Parkesburg next week, to spend a week
yor more with Mrs. Coates’ parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. McGinley.
{ —E. C. Musser, of Bellefonte, and L. L.
: Bailey, of Ridgway, left on the 3.08 p. m.
| train, yesterday afternoon, for Pittsburgh,
i to attend a meeting of the West Penn
| Power company officials.
—Mrs. W. S. Mallalien, of Williamsport;
| Miss Grace Harkness, George LeVan and
| Mr. and Mrs. Samuel LeVan, of Altoona,
| facturers of power transmission ma- | were in Bellefonte, Saturday, for the fun-
eral of the late H. W. Irwin.
| —Mrs. Elsie Rankin Helliwell arrived
: here Monday night from California, stop-
| ping for a week’s visit with her father
and sister, William B. Rankin and Miss
! Mary, enroute back to Atlantic City.
—Harry Badger and Philip D. Waddle
went to Millersville, Tuesday evening, to
attend the funeral of the late Mrs. Fran-
ces Twitmire Pickle, which was held there
Wednesday morning at half after ten.
—Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Kilpatrick have
had as house guests this week, Mrs. Kil-
patrick’s sister, Mrs. Frank Foltz, Mr.
Ioltz and their two children, who were
here from Philadelphia for the Lincoln
holiday vacation.
—Mrs. William B. Wallis was in Belle-
fonte the early part of the week, spend-
ing a short time with her mother, Mrs.
J. Will Conley, before leaving to accom-
pany Mr. Wallis on a business trip
through the southwest.
—Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Trostle, of Fer-
guson township, with Mr. and Mrs. John
Kocher as motor guests, were in Belle-
fonte, Wednesday afternoon, having mot.
ored down to attend the bargain sale at
the Potter-Hoy hardware store.
—Mrs. H. W. Peabody, who is coming
east this week from Tulsa, Okla., is ex-
pected to arrive in Bellefonte on Sunday.
Mrs. Peabody will divide her time between
her aunt, Miss Powell, of Bellefonte, and
her two sisters, Mrs. Hoopes and Miss
Josephine White, of West Chester.
—W. M. Bottorf, representing the John
I. Olewine Hardware Co., and Harry Mur-
i torff, representing the Bellefonte
Hardware company, went to Philadelphia
on Monday, to attend the conven -
tion of Retail Hardware Dealers of Penn-
sylvania, in session there this week.
—Mrs. Martin Burton, after a two weeks’
visit here with her brother and his wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kahlmus, returned to
her home in Philadelphia, Wednesday.
Mrs. Arthur Richards, a sister-in-law of
Mrs. Kahlmus, arrived in Bellefonte the
same day, to be here indefinitely with
Mr. and Mrs. Kahlmus.
—Miss Mary Miller and Miss Peggie
Henning, who have been at Miss Jennie
Morgan’s for the week, are here from
Philadelphia, guests of Leslie Bishop,
manager of the aviation field. Miss Mil-
ler came up by train to Harrisburg, driv.
ing on from there with Mr. Bishop, while
Miss Henning joined her, Tuesday.
—Mpr. and Mrs. Frank Crawford, their
daughter, Mrs. Horace Hartranft and Mrs.
Clarence Zeigler, drove to Philadelphia
late last week, spent Sunday there with
Mr. Zeigler and returned to Bellefonte,
Monday. Mr. Zeigler has recovered so
rapidly from his recent serious operation,
that he was able to return to Bellefonte
this week.
—Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Irwin arrived in
Bellefonte Sunday, for a visit with Mr.
Irwin's parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. U. Ir-
win, of north Allegheny street, Mr. and
Mrs. Irwin have just returned from an
eight months’ business trip in Europe,
where Mr. Irwin has been representing the
Western Electric Co., in the interest of
their loud speakers.
—The near relatives of the late Wil-
liam Fredericks, who attended his funeral
here last week, included his four brothers
and two sisters: Edward, Oliver, James
and Mrs. Jennie Buck, of Williamsport,
and Mrs. Maggie Houser and George Fred-
ericks, of Stone Church, Lycoming coun-
ty. Edward Bear, of Williamsport; Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Sowers, H. A. Sowers and
Linn Bottorf, of State College.
—Dr. and Mrs. George P. Bible had as
a guest, over the week-end, their nephew,
F. W. Bible, of Chicago, a son of the late
Frank W. Bible, The young man spent
sixteen years in missionary work in China,
but has been located in the States the past
eight years. His headquarters are now
in Chicago where he is secretary of the
Foreign Missionary society of the Pres-
byterian church. His visit in Bellefonte,
last week, was made while on a business
trip to New York city.
—Rev. W. C. Thompson, pastor of the
Bellefonte Presbyterian church, has been
granted five weeks leave of absence by
the congregation and, on Tuesday, went
to Philadelphia to join Mrs. Thompson
and their two young sons, the elder of
whom, David, has been undergoing treat-
ment for a throat affection by Philadel-
pkia specialists, On their advice the Rev.
and Mrs. Thompson left for Albuquerque,
N. M., where they will spend a month
with relatives. Rev. Thompson will re-
turn to Bellefonte at the end of his leave
of absence while Mrs. Thompson and two
children will go on to California for a
visit with her brother and family.
—George McClellan, of the B. C. R. R.
€o., office force, was in Scottdale for the
week-end, spending his Lincoln day va-
cation there with friends.
—Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Campbell, of Fair
brook, were among the great crowd of
visitors in Bellefonte Wednesday night,
for the opening of the new State theatre.
—LaRue Schaeffer, a student at Dar-
lington seminary, West Chester, and Re-
becca Dorworth, of Bryn Mawr prepara-
tory school, both spent their mid-winter
vacation at home.
—Mrs. Charles De Ferrie, of Tyrone,
has been spending the week in Bellefonte,
a house guest of Mrs. Louis Carpeneto
and her family, at their home on Alle-
gheny and Logan streets.
—Van Jodon, superintendent of the B.
C. R. R. Co. and Reuben Cronemiller, its
master mechanic, left Wednesday after-
noon to visit several places in the west.
ern part of the State and on to Columbus,
Ohio, on a business trip for the company.
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Aacademy Football Banquet a Great
Gastronomical Success.
When we assert that the annual
football dance of the Bellefonte Acad-
emy, held in the Academy hall last
Saturday evening, was a big gastro-
nomical success, we mean it in every
way. The eatables were all that
could be desired by the upward of
fifty guests and more than one hun-
dred students who crowded the hall
to capacity, while the rapid fire flow
of oratorical compliments which con-
tinued almost without interruption
until close to midnight was sufficient
to create a feeling of envy in Bob
Hunter in his contemplations of that
new gas plant.
Twitting aside, however, it was
probably the must successful banquet
ever held and must have impressed
the student body with a spirit of ab-
solute loyalty for the institution. The
principal guest of honor was “Gibby”
Welch, the All-American captain of
the Pitt 1927 football team and a
former Academy player, who was ac-
companied to Bellefonte by K. E. Da-
vis, a football enthusiast of the
Smoky City. Another All-American
player among the guests was “Russ”
Stein, while former coach Carl G.
Snavely, of Lewisburg, was also a
familiar figure at the banquet table.
Headmaster James R. Hughes, in
his own inimitable style, presided as
toastmaster and presented the ath-
letic letters and diplomas. Acadamy
students who responded to toasts in-
cluded Walter Kozicki, who told what
was the matter with the 1927 foot-
ball team. Neal Magee, who pictured
in glowing colors the prospective trip
to the Pacific coast next winter;
Jacques Croissant, who elaborated on
athletics as an advertising mediums,
Willard Bland, Alexander Ducannis,
Orvis Harvey, Jack Chisolm, Ran-
dolph Hubell and Richard Adams.
Others who added their “bit” were
Russ Stein, Thomas Riggy, K. E.
Davis, Carl Snavely, Gibby Welch,
Rev. Homer C. Knox, W. Harrison
Walker, Bent Weaver, Joseph Fra-
butt, Ivan Walker and Robert F.
Hunter. The music for the evening
was furnished by the Academy or-
chestra.
—Up to this time there has been no
need of the twenty-five or more miles
of snow fence erected by the State
highway department in Centre coun-
ty, last fall, but if all the rain we
have had this winter had been snow,
there might not have been enough
fence to have kept the roads open.
Tuesday’s hard downpour was just
one of similar rains we have had all
winter, while the snow fall so far has
not exceeded four inches, and that
didn’t lie long.
—Tuesday’s hard rain resulted in
the highest water in this section for
several years. The State highway
between Bellefonte and Axe Mann
was covered with water, at a number
of places to a depth of six to eight
inches, while down at the “Red Roost”
the water ran over the road to the
depth of 2 foot. No particular dam-
age was done, however.
—Announcement has been made of
the birth of twins, June Beverly and
Oscar Neal, to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
McMullen, at Austin, Pa., on January
10th. Mr. McMullen was a resident
of Bellefonte at one time, having
lived at the home of the Misses Anna
and Mary Hoy.
—DMeasles are prevalent in Belle-
fonte. There are quite a few of the
public school children at home under
observation.
eens learn
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
S. M. CAMPBELL
73-4-4t . Millheim, Pa
SALE REGISTER.
SATURDAY, MARCH 3.—Matthew W.
Goheen, executor of estate of Wil-
liam M. Goheen, dec’d will sell at
his late home in Boalsburg, a full line of
household furniture, including one New
Estate heatrola, one Dockash range, two
bedroom suites, carpets, rugs, etc. Sale
at 1230 p. m.
MARCH 20, Tuesday, at the home of
Mrs. Leah H. Smith, on the McFarlane
farm, 1 mile east of Boalsburg, § 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.
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Qorrected Weekly by O. Y. Wagner & Ce.
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Oats - - - - - - 50
Corn - - - - - - 90
Rye - - - - - - - $1.00
Barley - - - - - - = 80
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