Pemoreahi atc — Bellefonte, Pa., May 11, 1928 BE ——— NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY. —1If half the blossoms on the fruit trees this year produce fruit the crop will be one of the best in years. —A car load of thirty-one prison- ers were transferred from the east- ern penitentiary to Rockview, last Friday. —The choir and Christian endeavor of the U. B. church, will give a pan- tomime, at the evening church serv- ice on Mothers’ day. . —Sixty-eight tickets were sold at the Bellefonte station, on Saturday night, for the Pennsylvania railroad excursion to New York city. —Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Newcomb, of Rockview, have been blessed with a little son, who recently made his ap- pearance in their household. —The Bellefonte Academy baseball team lost the game to Wyoming Sem- inary, on Hughes field Saturday af- ternoon, by the score of 6 to 2. —The Queen Esther circle of the Milesburg Methodist church, will hold a pie and cake sale, in the basement of the church, all day Saturday, May 19, —Mrs. George Waite, of Phoenix avenue, is having a two-story addi- tion built to her house with the in- tention of converting it into a double dwelling. —There was a very decided frost on Tuesday morning, but ac appar- ent damage was done. Thc destruc- tive frosts last year occurred the last two days in April. —You pay fire and other insurance. ‘Why not hospital insurance. A mem- bership contribution once a year helps insure that you will have hospital service near should you need it. —The grand jury will meet on Wednesday of next week to consider the bills of indictment for the May term of court. While there are a number of misdemeanors no coses of a grave character have so far been listed. ! —Bent L. Weaver was the guest of honor at a farewell dinner given him by Hf number of his neighbors and friends in Bellefonte, at the Nittany Country club, last Friday evening. Forty-four covers were laid and all taken. —Early Monday morning Charle Miller, in his taxi car, was driving vp High street just as George Sunday was going north on Spring street. The Sunday car struck the Miller taxi and pushed it against the traf- fic signal. Neither car was seriously damaged. —William B. Taylor, a brother of Rev. L. C. Taylor, pastor of the Bellefonte A. M. E. church, died at his home in Altoona, last Friday, and was buried in Rose Hill cemetery, that city, on Sunday. He was 42 years old and proprietor of the Tre- monte hotel. —Last Friday © thermometers Bellefonte registered 94 degrees in the shade, a record for this time of year and quite a change from the week previous, when a two-foot fall of snow created so much havoc and destruction. But Tuesday morning there was quite 2 heavy frost. —Miss Augusta Shoemaker, eldest daughter of Mrs. T. A. Shoemaker, has resigned her position with the P. R. R. Co., in Pittsburgh, to accept the one made vacant by the resigna- tion of Mrs. Robert Willard at the First National bank, of Bellefonte. Miss Shoemaker began her new work on Monday. —The Kindersympheny orchestra under the direction of Mrs. Louis Schad, will give a concert in the Epis- copal parish house, Thursday even- ing, May 17th, at 8 o’clock. The or- chestra is composed of twenty-twe young musicians whose ages range from six to fourteen years. The en- tire program will be given by the orchestra members. Admission 35 cents. —High street, between the brick paving at Water street and the Dia- mond, was oiled and top-dressed this in week by the State Highway Depart- | ment, that particular stretch being on one of the highway routes running through the borough. The oil ordered for borough use is expected here next week, and if it arrives all of the principal streets in the town will be resurfaced within the next three weeks. —As it looks now Bellefonte will be minus a town baseball team this year. Those who have been in charge the past two or three years have so far been unable to awaken any en- thusiasm among the local fans and have reached that point where they have about given up hope. Over in Philipsburg there is also a lukewarin- ness on the national sport and up to the present the few fans who would like to have a team have failed to stir up sufficient sentiment to organize one. | —Following out a custom inaugu- rated by S. D. Gettig Esq., a year or so ago, George W. Zeigler Esq., of Philipsburg, entertained the court and members of the bar at a dinner at the Nittany Country club, on Sat- urday evening. Outside guests who were present were Judge Chase and ex-Judge Singleton Bell, of Clear- field; Judge Heck, of Potter county, and’ court reporter Gilbert S. Bur- rows, of Williamsport. A few of Mr. Ziegler’s friends, from Philipsburg, were dl§o. included. UNUSUAL ENTHUSIASM FOR .HOSPITAL DRIVE. All Set to Go Over the Top During the Week. John S. Sommerville is proving his mettle as a splendid organizer for the big drive for the Centre County hos- pital. He has gathered around him an able corps of assistants and has: established committees and solicitors in every district in the county, includ- ing some of the best and most in- fluential citizens; men and women who are able and willing to give their time and energy for the benefit of this splendid institution. Mr. Sommerville is deriving con- siderable pleasure and satisfaction from the work. He appreciates the kindness and willingness of all the: people he has come in contact with and has the utmost confidence in the success of the drive. To make it a success, however, means a general re- sponse on the part of the public. When you are approached by a solic- itor don’t turn him down, but give something. Every district in the county is now thoroughly organized for the drive, which will start tomorrow. Supple- menting the list of captains and com- mittees published last week are the following in other districts of the county: Potter Twp., West Pct.—Captain, J. B. Wert. Committee, Claude Wert, Mrs. B. M. Haskell, Mrs. Frank Dashon, Mrs. C. P. Ramer, Mrs. Mary McClellan, Ruth Royer. Potter Twp., South Pct.—Captain, T. M. Barger. Committee, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Smith, W. F. Mc- Kinney, Martha Yearick, Orpha Fleisher, Albert S. Allen. Potter Twp. North Pet.—Captain, Thos. Delaney. Committee, Jacob Shearer, Paul Bradford, ¥. W. Frazier, John Delaney. North Pet, (West of Centre Hall) Cap- tain, M. A. Burkholder. Committee, Clay- ton Wagner, Ralph Tressler, Dorothy Garbrick, Marjory Rudy. East Harris Twp.—Captain, C. D. Motz. Committee, Mrs. E. M. Motz, Mrs. T. B. Hosterman, Mrs. Pau! Winkleblech, Mrs. E. J. Hinds. Harris Twp, West—Captain, Dr. Wm. R. Ham. Committee, A. E. Gingerich, O. 8S. Smith, Theo. D. Boal, Chas. Ross, Frank Wieland. Snow Shoe. —Captain, H. J, Smith. Com- mittee, W. A. Sickel, H. J. O'Brien, L. M. Kelly, N. B. Long, R. E. Beck. Clarence—Captain, David Chambers, Committee, M. C. Me<llure, Mrs. John Kachik, Michael Cosgrove, Enro Drapcho, Harry Yeager, Alonzo Grove. Centre Hall Boro—Captain, F. V. Good- hart. Committee, G. O. Benner, I. J. Ebright, F. M. Fisher, 8. W. Smith, Mrs. F. M. Fisher. Mrs. F. V. Goodhart, Mrs. E. E. Bailey. Milesburg and Boggs Twp..—Captain, Rev. A. G. Herr, Mrs. A. L. Oakwood, 0. E. Miles, T. H. Hugg, Chester Miles, Rev. R. R. Lehman, George Newman, I. L. Wetzler, J. F. Smith, P. V. Curtin. Benner Twp.—Captains, Paul Eckley and A. L. Houser. Committee, Hilda Cor- man, Alma Houser. Miles Twp.—Captain, Thos. Auman. Committee, Mabel Vonada, Boyd Hazel, Mrs. Witmer. Spring Twp.—Captain, Rev. C. A. Metz- ger. Committee, Mrs. Tom Jodon, Mrs. Abt, Mr. Barnhart, Mrs. kmma Miller. Mrs. Annie Johnson, Mrs. Ella Chandler, Mrs. Paul Reiber, Mrs. W. Emenhizer, Mrs. Merl Haagen, Helen Justice. Unionville Boro.—Captain, II. IE. worth. Committee, Harriet A:skins, beeca Kerchner, Clair MeElwain, Holt. State - College Borough—Captain, EE. H. Lederer. Committee, Hon. J. I. Holmes, Prof. T. E. Gravatte, BR. C. Duncan, Hon. J. T. McCormick, Dr. 8. W. Fletcher. Dr. R. H. Miller, Mrs. Thomas Frear, Mrs. M. M. Babcock, Thomas Haugh, Claude Aikens, Hugo Bezdek, Col W. P. Rothrock. Ferguson Twp.—Captain, A. L. SOX. We are advised to state that the Board of Trustees apologize for and regret that the names of quite a few of last years members do not appear in the annual report. A package of the book stubs was lost, however, all money paid to the solicitors was re- ceived and checked before the loss of stubs. Holz- Ite- Ellie Bower- Boy Robbers Apprehended Wednesday Night of Last Week. On Wednesday night of last week Jacob and David Mills, twins 12 years old; their brother George, aged 9, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mills, and Alfred Spicer, aged 10, son of Toner Spicer, broke one of the rear windows in the store of J. C. Jodon, and entering the store stole a dozen cans of beans, eighteen bottles of pop, a pound and a half of minced ham and some crackers, and going over into the yard of the Bellefonte Lum- | ber company were having a feast when discovered by Herman Cruse, night watchman. The boys took to their heels but not before some of them were recog- nized. Chief of police Dukeman nabbed two of the boys in less than half an hour and they confessed to a series of petty robberies, among which was the R. C. Witmer supply store, where they stole six flash- lights; Dr. Malloy’s dental office, where they got a compress package; Dunklebarger’s creamery, where they stole candy and cakes, and twice into the office of the Sheffield Farms, Inc., where they got money to a total of almost ten dollars. All the boys have been placed in charge of the juvenile court. officer. The boys were given a hearing in juvenile court, on Wednesday after- noon, and placed on parole in the cus- tody of their parents, but under the supervision of the juvenile court of- ficer. - Calf Club. Eighteen boys and girls within a radius of five miles of Bellefonte have | organized a Holstein calf club, under | the auspices of the Logan Grange, and received their calves on Monday | of this week. They were assisted in perfecting the organization by a com- | mittee of the Grange composed of Roy Swartz, chairman; Epley White, L. E. Biddle, Merrill Weaver and Harry Ishler, in co-operation with R. C. Blaney, agriculturau! extension representative. The Farmers’ National Bank of Bellefonte assisted in a financial way in purchasing the calves. William C. Smeltzer, representing the bank and also the Grange committee on organi- zation; R. R. Welch, of State College, and R. C. Blaney purthased the i calves in Bradford county from sev- eral of the leading dairy herd own- 'ers in the State. The calves were | picked from over 250 inspected by {the three men. They are all from | dams who have a record of 400 { pounds butter fat in cow testing as- I sociations or its equivalent. In fact the records run from 400 to 600: pounds, which is the highest. The calves, which: range in age from five to eight months, were selectec from accredited herds with special em- phasis on type and development. The calves are all located within an area of five miles square. Aside {from the educational benefit to the | boys and girls in this type of 4H work, the calves will serve as an im- i portant phase in the community dairy improvement plan. | The second Centre county Holstein | bull association, which is located in this community, has agreed to breed | the calves the first time free of | charge. providing the boys and girls grow | out their calves in good condition and ' care for them properly, the commun- | “ity ought to have some good dairy. herds developed from this foundation | stock. The calves have been purchased by members of the club on a purely busi- ness basis. Those who do not wish, or are so situated they cannot pay cash, may pay for them on a note plan handled through the Farmers National bank. Each boy and girl has been assigned a sponsor, who is a farmer in the community, and whose duty it will be to assist the particu- lar member accredited to him by en- couraging him or her to do the best job possible in developing the calf. A round-up will be held this fall at which time prizes will be given to the boys and girls according to the way their calves are placed on that occa- sion. The boys and girls who compose the club are Paul Corman, LeRoy Evey, Jerald Zimmerman, Effie Kel- ler, Charles Tibbens, Norman Rice, James Biddle, Helen Weaver, Paul Zimmerman, Malcolm Swartz, Walter Rice, Dale Brooks, Kenneth Ishler, Louise Corman, Blair Fetzer, Kenneth Smeltzer, Arthur Hartle and Norman Jodon. 1 In the course of a few years, | Day Draws Near and the Kids Become Restless. Circusu With only a few more days remain- ing before the appearance of the Gentry Bros. circus considerable in- terest is being manifested, not only by the younger generation but by some of the older “boys.” The Gen- ‘try Bros. show now on its 41st annual | tour, is looked upon as a national in- stitution. Year after year the big i show comes for its annual visit. Each season sees an improvement, funtil finally it is believed the limit ‘has been reached. Yet the Gentry i Bros. circus which comes to Belle- fonte on Tuesday, May 22, always af- ! fords a new and novel entertainment. It is true the old time features re- |main. Yet novelties and European i thrills are added each year as fast as they are discovered. | Among the features are the Flying Jordans, the Peerless Potters, gym- nasts; the Nankine troupe of Chi- nese equilibrists; the Maxwell Trio, acrobats; Avithur Borclla, tke high- est salaried clown in America; the Florence family of riders; the De- Long Sisters, acrobats and nearly 100 | other stars and features of conti- inental Europe and great America. | Organized nearly half a century ago the show is still under the active | direction and management of these famous American showmen. ! A special. {rata transports the | big show from city to city. Nearly 700 men, women and horses are car- ried; the menagerie is one of the largest ever to be exhibited in this section of the State. The equipment and paraphernalia is valued at $750, 000. Ten acres of ground is utilized to house the transient city. An immense street parade will be seen at noon on show day. There will be two performances at 2 and 8 p. m,, the doors opening an hour earlier. Several Injured by Falls, Thomas B. Hamilton one of the older residents of Bellefonte, made a mis-step on the outside stairs leading down into his garden, last week, re- sulting in a number of bruises about his head and face. Mrs. Robert Walker is now recov- ering from her fall down the back yard steps. Her condition was at first thought to be serious, but an X-ray shows only torn ligaments in her el- bow. Mrs. Calvin Gates, of north Thom- as street, is suffering from a broken right arm, her fall being from a chair while cleaning house. {Boys and Girls Organize Holstein AVIATOR BONNEY KILLED IN PLANE CRASH, FRIDAY. Who Brought First Airplane to Bellefonte Meets Death in Own Bird Machine. Leonard W. Bonney, pioneer avia- tor and the man who brought the first airplane to Bellefonte, was killed at Curtis field, Long Island, last Friday afternoon, while testing out an airship of his own invention and construction, “The Bonney Gull,” so named because it was built with flapping wings to enable the operator to take off and alight on a small area. Bonney had worked three years on his invention and spent in the neigh- borhood of one hundred thousand dollars. His first test flight was made at Mitchell field, last October, when the machine rose only about five feet then crashed. Bonney was uninjured. Nothing daunted he went to work to rebuild the machine, which he con- structed on different lines. On Friday he was ready for anoth- er test, which was attempted at 4.15 o'clock. The plane left the ground after only a short run and appeared to be sailing along beautifully, when it suddenly toppled at a height of about eighty feet and crashed to the ground. Bonney was thrown a dis- tance of fifty feet from his plane, was picked up unconscious and rushed to a hospital where he died shortly after his arrival. The aviator inventor was 52 years old and was one of the first flying pupils and was one of the first flying pupils at the Dayton, Ohio, field of the Wright brothers. Having mastered the art of flying he purchased a plane of his own and made barnstorming tours of the United States, giving ex- hibition flights at county fairs and Man | other big gatherings. He came to Bellefonte in Septem- ber, 1914, on the occasion of the last year of the Centre county fair. At that time he had a three thousand dollar French monoplane which was shipped here by express. He put the plane together on the fair grounds where it attracted much attention. In tuning up the bolts that held the pro- peller in place sheared off and it was thought the prospects of a flight had ended. Spectators jeered Bonney, said it was a fake and he never in- tended to fly. Goaded on by these taunts he went to the Central R. R. of Pa., shops had new bolts made and got the propeller in position again. It was Thursday then, the big day of the fair. The crowd was so large that it was feared that someone might be hurt were he to attempt to take off or land on the fair grounds so the machine was towed to the field on the Tom Beaver farm, just west of his house. On that day he took to the air shortly before four o’clock, sailed ma- jestically down over the fair grounds, circled once, then made a long sweep west with the intention of returning over the grounds on his way to the Beaver farm, but while in flight the wire control of his elevator snapped in twain and he crashed to the ground on Halfmoon hill from a height of about 1200 feet. As the plane hit the ground it burst into | flames. Though badly bruised and stunned from the shock Bonney was not knocked unconscious and was able to crawl from the cockpit before the fire reached him. Most of the plane was burned. Bonney was rushed to the Bellefonte hospital where he was giv- en proper attention and was able to leave that institution within a week. Nothing daunted with his accident he continued flying and in 1925 was a pilot in the air forces of the Carran- za movement in Mexico. At the completion of his services there he started work on the construction of his “Bonney Gull.” Bonney was mar- ried and leaves a wife at Flushing, N. Y., whece he had his home. ———— ep re—— Announce 68th Penn State Com- mencement. Formal announcement of the 68th annual June commencement at the Pennsylvania State College was made this week by President Ralph D. Het- zel. The program is to open on Fri- day, June 8, and close with the grad- uation of over 500 Seniors on Tues- day, June 12. Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn, former president of Amherst college and now professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, will be the commencement speaker. The bacca- laureate sermon will be delivered by the Rev. Dr. Hugh Thompson Kerr, of Shadyside Presbyterian church, Pittsburgh. Undergraduate activities will occupy the first three days. Al- umni day and class reunions will be observed on Monday, June 11. Potato Matinee for Children. Manager John P. Fretz, of the State theatre, will have a potato mat- inee for children tomorrow (Satur- day) afternoon, when the picture will be Buck Jones in “Blood Will Tell.” The admission price will be three or more potatoes for all school children, the potatoes to go as a benefit to the Centre County hospital. A prize of $2.00 will be given to the boy or girl who presents the biggest potato. Re- member potatoes will be the only ad- mission charge. —White carnations for Mothers’ day will be on sale at Miller's Hard- ware, Saturday, May 12th. Also ros- es, gladioli, delphinium, sweet peas and special boxes of assorted spring flowers, from $2.00 up. Flowers sent by telegram anywhere in U. S. 19-1t° a EE RO AR IRI RR, NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. —Miss Margaret Eckert, superintendent of the Centre county hospital, spent Sun. day with friends in Johnstown. —Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crawford drove over to Mifflinburg, Sunday, for an all day visit there with Mr. Crawford's sis- ter, and other relatives. + —Mr. and Mrs. Harry Otto and their children will come over from Johnstown to spend Mothers’ day with Mrs, Otto's mother, Mrs. Jerry Nolan. —Mr. and Mrs, Hugh N. Crider, of Vent. nor City, N. J., former residents of Belle- fonte, are expected at the Nittany Coun- try club, for a part of the month of lay. —The Misses Anne and Caroline Val- entine arrived home Saturday from Phil- adelphia, where they had been since com- ing north from Charleston, the first of April. —Claire B. Williams is up from West- field, N. J. visiting with his aunt at Eagleville, and his mother and sister, Mrs. George Williams and Miss Helene in Bellefonte. ' —Charles F. Cook went out to Pitts- burgh, Friday, for an over Sunday visit with his daughter and son, Mrs. McDow- ¢ll and her little daughter, Barbara, at Woodlawn, and Charles F. Jr, and his family, at Pittsburgh. —Dr. C. M. Parrish was called to Ebens- burg, this week, owing to the death of his sister, Miss Flora Philomena Parrish, who passed away at the Mercy hospital, Johnstown, on Sunday, at the age of T1 years. Burial was made at Ebensburg on Wednesday morning. —Mr. and Mrs. Arbor Everett are plai:- ning for a motor trip to the Pacific coast this summer, during Mr. Everett's vaca- tion from his duties as a mail carrier. While they have not definitely decided on when they will go it will probably be late in June or early in July. —The Samuel 8S. Taylor family, of Bridgeport, Conn. and the Charles J. Tay- lor family, of Huntingdon, were in Belle- fonte during the week, having come hone for a short visit with Mrs. Henry Taylor, mother of the men, who has been in ill health muck of the spring. —Mrs. Odille Mott, who has been spend- ing the late winter and spring with the W. A. Sickle family in Snow Shoe, was in Bellefonte for a part of the week, having come in Monday for the May meeting of the C. D. A. Mrs. Mott does not expect to return home before June. —Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Curtin drove in from Pittsburgh for Sunday, the visit at this time having been made, primarily, to look for a furnished house in anticipa- tion of spending the summer in Belle- fonte. It has been a custom of the Curtin family for a number of years to come back home for this season. —Miss Helen Glenn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Glenn, of east High street, went over to Clearfield, Thursday of last week, and entered the Clearfield hospital as a surgical patient. Having been operated on the following day, for enlarged glands, Miss Glenn is now well on the way to a complete recovery. —Charles C. Keichline landed in Belle- fonte from Florida, last Thursday night, having made the trip north by motor car. The long ride made him plenty tired so that he has been sticking close to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Keichline, but as he expects to be in Bellefonte about a month he will have time to see most of his friends. —Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shields, their two children and Mr. Shields’ sister, Miss Agnes, who had been visiting with her brother's family in Reading, will drive to Bellefonte to attend the May Day fete, at State College, tomorrow, at which their cousin, Miss Elizabeth Hazel, will be crowned queen. Miss Hazel is a Senior and the daughter of Michael F. Hazel, of Bellefonte. —Mrs William A. Lyon, who has been at St. Petersburg with her daughter, Mrs. Maginnis and her family, for the winter, is now with friends in Atlanta, Ga., on her way north. Mrs. Lyon's visit in Flor- ida has included a trip to Havana, which she remarks, has ninety-seven churches and nine thousand bars and is well worthy of its reputation of being one of the most beautiful cities of the world. —Hon. A. Lester Sheffer, of Milroy and Mrs. Sheffer, spent a part of Sunday In Bellefonte, with Mr. Sheffer’'s mother, Mrs. Samuel Sheffer and her sister, Mrs. Mec- Clellan, at the Robert Roan apartments, on north Allegheny street. Having driv- en to Clearefild to see Mrs. Sheffer’s sis- ter, Mrs. M. I. Gardner, who is very 1ll at her home at that place, they stopped here for several hours on the drive back to Milroy. —Mrs. Harry Keller, who had been in Williamsport visiting with her son, Ellis and his family, returned to Bellefonte this week, to open her home on east Linn street for the summer. Mrs. Keller had been with her son, J. Orvis Keller and his family, at State College and with Judge William H. Keller's family at Lan- caster, since her return from spending the winter with other members of her fam- ily in the east. —At the regular meeting of the Cath- olic Daughters of America, held in their assembly room in the Lyon building, on Monday night, Miss Mary Woods was ap- pointed prophetess, to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Joseph Hogentogler, ana Mrs. Richard Brouse, monitor to serve in place of Mrs. Wilfred I. Miller. Both Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Hogentogler have left Bellefonte, Mrs. Miller having gone to Atlantic City to make her home while Mrs. Hogentogler went to Clearfield. —Mrs. Fred Craft is now making ar- rangements to join Mr. Craft in Buffalo, as soon as school closes, the latter part of the month. When Mr. Craft accepted a position at his former home in Buffalo, last November, it was impossible for the family to accompany him, on account of housing conditions, consequently Mrs. Craft and their two children remained in Bellefonte, but having now. arranged for an apartment, the Craft family anticipate making their future home in Buffalo. —Mr. and Mrs. M. A. McGinnis are an- ticipating returning to the Allen house, at Allentown, where they have already spent several years. Indefinite plans for locat- ing in Bellefonte had been made, while here during the winter, but the irduce- ments offered at Allentown were such as to persuade them to return east. Mrs. McGinnis who will prolong her stay here, for two months or more, spent the past gix months with her mother and sister, Mrs. James Schofield and Mrs. Charles Larimer. —Mrs. Wayne D. S$titzinger, of New Castle, and her two children, have been in Bellefonte during the week, guests of Mrs. Stitzinger’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kennedy Johnston. —Messrs. H. F. Smiddly and E. T. Brashear, officials of the West Penn Pow- er company, of Pittsburgh, have been in Bellefonte this week on a business trip. Mr. Brashear was accompanied by his wife. —William P. Brew, of New York City, was in Bellefonte for a part of last week, having driven over to spend several days with his sister, Mrs. H. E. Fenlon, who continues ill at her home on north Alle- gheny street. —Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Kilpatrick had as guests over the past week-end, their daughter, Miss Fdna, Miss Elsie Clayton and her brother Frank, who drove up from Philadelphia, Saturday, remaining here until Tuesday. —The Misses Geraldine Noonan, of New York City, and Anne Shaughnessy, of White Plains, N. J., came up to Altoona, Saturday night on one of the P. R. R. excursions, was met there by Helen Beezer, who brought them to Bellefonte, where they spent Sunday with their many friends, returning to New York the same night. —Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Butterworth drove in from Wilkinsburg two weeks ago, Mrs. Butterworth remaining here for a month's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Knisely. Mr. Butterworth, who re- turned home after a week-end visit in Bellefonte, will spend the coming Sunday here with her, and drive in also to take her home, at the expiration of her visit. The Academy Minstrels Preparing a Big Programme. The time for the Academy min- strels is rapidly drawing near and the many friends of that institution and the lovers of real minstrelsy who have been royally entertained by the Academy boys in past years are anx- iously waiting for Thursday evening, May 24th, to come. The program for the evening’s en- tertainment will be a very pleasing one, full of that variety and versatil- ity of talent which will delight any audience. Surprises are in store that will simply thrill. - The first part will consist of the usual musical numbers, songs and dances, interspersed with side-split- ting jokes. The second part will in- clude vaudeville stunts of a high or- der, and will be worth the price of admission alone. The dance and musical numbers of Kennedy, Shuster, Holderman and Whetstone, of the State College Thes- pians, and the magic genius of Bill Neff, of State College, will be most attractive numbers on the evening's .| program. Huberta Prince’s dancing, the vaudeville work of Riggs and Frabut, of the Academy, the violin solo of Dick Schlaudecker, of the Academy, with piano accompaniment will delight you. And then last, but not least, will come the beauty pageant, in which some of the prettiest girls of the county will participate. This being a new feature of entertainment in Centre county, will naturally be a charming, colorful and very attrac- tive affair. Remember the day, Thursday, May 24th; the place, the new State thea- : tre; the time of parade, 4 p. m. Tick- ets will be put on sale at Gross’ drug store, Monday, May 21st, at 10 a. m. Secure your seats early. Two College Township Men Narrowly Escaped Electrocution. On Wednesday of last week Foster Musser, Arthur Witmer, Samuel M. Hess and Charles T. Homan started out to repair the line of the Farmers’ Telephone company, badly damaged by the heavy snow storm of the Sat- urday previous. They found a num- ber of poles down and the wires badly tangled, while in front of the Walter Weaver home, on the Branch, the wires were broken. Musser and Witmer took hold of the wires and were trying to untan- gle them, unaware of the fact that another gang of men were at work on the same lines further down the road. The latter crew in some way accidentally threw one of the wires in contact with one of the high volt- age lines of the West Penn Power company with the result that both Witmer and Musser got a severe shock. Witmer was knocked loose from the wire but both hands were severely burned. Musser was unable to drop the wire and was knocked unconscious. His life was saved, however, by quick work on the part of Sam Hess and Charles Homan, who grabbed his clothing and pulled him loose from the wire. They promptly applied first aid methods and after five minutes work he regained consciousness. The four men promptly stopped work on the line. —————————————— —Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Colborn of Philadelphia, who had considered building a mausoleum in the Union cemetery, have abandoned their plans and bought a lot in the Pleasant Gap cemetery, where they are ereeting a cement one of six crypts, to be com- pleted about the first of June. The body of their son, Frank Jr., who died at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gehret, on south Allegheny street, early in March, will then be moved from the Union cem- etery to this family mausoleum at Pleasant Gap. tte eer ee se Bellefonte Grain Markets. Corrected Weekly by CO. Y. 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