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Bellefonte, Pa., May 11, 1928
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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.
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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
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| 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.
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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.
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—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.
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