Bruin,
Bellefonte, Pa., May 10, 1929.
NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——One sixth of the teachers in
The public schools of Pennsylvania
are college graduates.
——Thirty-six tickets were sold at
Bellefonte on Saturday night for the
excursion to New York.
~——Governor Fisher, on Tuesday,
signed the bill appropriating $19,500
to the Centre County hospital.
The ladies Bible class of the
Lutheran church will hold a bake sale
at the Variety shop tomorrow (Sat-
urday) beginning at 10 o'clock.
——The Fred Perrett family left
Bellefonte yesterday for their new
home in Wilkinsburg, their house-
hold furniture going west in a big
moving van.
——According to the present build-
dng program of the State Highway
Department letting for 4.41 miles of
new road in Centre county will be
made during this month.
——Pennsylvania produces more
eggs than any State in the Union.
Last year Centre county hens con-
tributed 1,560,000 dozen to the grand
total of 117,500,000 dozen laid in the
State.
Rev. Wilson P. Ard, who since
leaving Bellefonte has been pastor
of a flourishing church in Denver,
‘Col.,, is now in California on a leave
of absence recovering from a surgi-
«cal operation.
——Sunday, May 12, Mother's day,
is the opening of the drive for the
‘Centre County hospital. During 1928
eighty-four babies were born and 259
«children treated at the hospital. Isn't
‘this enough to justify your support ?
——The chart for the “ “Woman-
less Wedding,” the unique entertain-
ment to be given next week by Belle-
fonte Academy students, will be open-
ed at the Gross pharmacy at ten
o'clock next Monday morning. Price
of seats, 75 and 50 cents.
Having completed her two
‘week’s cooking school here during
‘which time she demonstrated the ef-
ficiency of the gas stove as well as
the electrolux, Miss Pearl J. Engz-
land has gone to State College where
she will be for two weeks giving
demonstrations in the show room of
‘the Central Pennsylvania Gas com-
pany.
——Ruth Norton, seven year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Norton, who was fatally hurt in an
automobile accident at Moshannon.
on Wednesday evening of last week
died at the Centre County hospital,
on Thursday, without regaining con-
sciousness. The parents, three broth-
ers and a sister survive, Burial was
made in the Askey cemetery, on Sat.
urday.
—Next Monday evening those in-
- terested in Y. M. C. A. work gen-
erally and in the Bellefonte Y partic-
ularly will gather at the Penn-Belle
thotel, in this place, for a dinner con-
ference. Rev. J. Ray Houser, pastor
©of St. Mark’s Lutheran church, Wil-
Jiamsport, and W. C. Montignani,
secretary for the Northern central
district of the Pennsylvania Y. M..C.
-A., will be the honor guests.
——An application has been filed
‘with the Public Service Commission
by the Millersburg Gas corporation
for a franchise for the erection of a
$150,000 gas plant and distributing
System in that town; and also permis-
sion to dispose of the franchise to
‘Central Pennsylvania Gas company,
‘now supplying Bellefonte, State Col-
lege and intermediate points with
gas. If the petition is granted the
‘Bellefonte company will construct a
200,000 cubic feet capacity plant at
Millersburg. ou
——The merging of the Tyrone di-
‘vision with the Middle and William-
sport divisions of the Pennsylvania
railroad resulted in placing five of the.
oldest employees on the retired list,
namely: H. M. Sausser, chief clerk;
‘W. T. Charles, trainmaster; WwW. I.
Laird, asistant road foreman of en-
Lines; E. W. Stine,
Most of the office men have been car-
‘ed for in other positions, one of
‘whom, Frank W. L. Scheneider has
‘been transferred to Bellefonte.
—Funeral director E.E. Widdowson
this week purchased the George Kel-
ly property, on north Spring street,
adjoining the Presbyterian church
and will convert the first story into
an up-to-date funeral establishment,
‘with an office and chapel, and morgue
im the rear. The upper part of the
house will be converted into living
quarters for the Widdowson family.
‘His plans provide for the building of
‘a retaining wall some distance in the
Tear of the present building, filling
‘in the lot so as to enable the construc-
‘tion of a garage on his own property.
——A number of changes have
“been announced in the working force
of the State Highway Department. C.
H. Buckius, who has been district
engineer at Scranton, has been recal-
Ted to Harrisburg for a position in the
‘offices there. E..J. Stackpole, engi-
‘neer in charge of the Philadelphis
district, has been transferred to Scran-
‘ton and Wayne D. Meyer. who has
‘been in charge at Hollidaysburg, will
‘succeed Stackpole at Philadelphia.
All of the above men have been lo-
cated at Bellefonte at one time or
another- during their service with the
department.
assistant train- |
master, and A. W. Cooley, draftsman.
BELLEFONTE WOMAN
WANTS BIG DAMAGES.
Mrs. Harvey P. Schaeffer Demands
$3500 for Injuries Sustained
in Fall Over Gas Pipe.
Having just settled one claim for
damages sustained in a fall on an icy
pavement and with another claim
pending members of Bellefonte bor-
ough council received a staggering
blow, at the regular meeting Monday
evening, when Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
P. Schaeffer, through their attorneys,
Gettig & Bower, demanded the sum
of $3500 as damages for injuries sus-
tained by Mrs. Schaeffer when she
fell over some pipe of the Central
Pennsylvania Gas company lying in
the gutter in front of the W. E. Hur-
ley home, one evening last Septem-
ber. And the attorneys requested
settlement within two weeks or legal
action will be taken.
A letter from W. S. Campbell, M.
D., of Seward, Pa., explained that he
would like to rent the Gamble mill
for general milling purposes, but he
did not make any offer for same. The
matter was referred to the Special
committee for further investigation.
A communication was received
from fire marshal John J. Bower
stating that on complaint of M. R.
Johnson he had made an examination
of the Sands property, on High street,
{which had been badly damaged by
fire last fall and has never been re-
paired, and pronounced the same as a
dangerous fire nuisance. The matter
was referred to the Fire and Police
committee.
A communication was received
ler relative to the legal procedure
necessary to adopt a zoning ordi-
nance. First, council will have to ap-
point a zoning commission of five
reputable citizens who, after consid-
ering the requirements of the town,
shall make a preliminary plan. Then
a public sitting must be held at whigh
everybody interested is given an op-
portunity. to be heard: The commis-
sion then prepares a complete plan
and map which is presented to coun-
cil. This is incorporated into an ordi-
nance and the same must then he ad-
vertised for three weeks as notice of
another public meeting when citizens
have the right to enter any protests
they may desire. Following this the
ordinance can be passed finally ana
must then be published and posted.
It is a long-drawn-out and costly pro-
ceeding. § Lr ;
Fire marshal John J. Bower made
his appearance at. this stage of the
proceedings and called the attention
of council to the fact that every Wed-
nesday and Saturday nights both
heart of the business district of the
town, are so congested with parked
cars that should a fire occur it would
be utterly impossible for the firemen
to get to the rear of any business
block. The condition would not be
So bad if cars were parked on one
side of the alleys only. He also call-
ed attention to the fact that autoists
Pay no attention to the law and or-
dinance prohibiting the parking at
a fireplug, and suggested as the only
way of breaking up the practice the
arrest of offending drivers. If such
persons were made,to pay a fine they
would be more careful in the future.
The matter was referred to the Fire
and Police committee.
The Street committee reported put-
ting down a sewer for Harry Zimmer-
sewer permits; also fixing gutters on
various streets and cleaning up in
general.
The Water committee reported
moving a fireplug on Spring street
and the collection of $1650 on water
duplicates.
The Finance committee asked for
the renewal of a note for $1500 and
recommended that the borough dc-
cept a profered loan of $1000 from the
{Centre County hospital for one year
‘at five per cent., both of which were
authorized. The committee also re-
I ported the auditor’s statement for
“the year 1928 which was accepted and
‘will in due time be published and
| posted. :
The Fire and Police committee re-
‘ported that the public building should
‘have new spouting and it was refer-
{red to the committee with power.
| The Sanitary committee presented
the first monthly report of Dr. S. M.
Nissley, health officer and milk in-
Spector, in which he detailed what has
‘already been done towards giving
Bellefonte a pure milk supply, and
expressed the belief that by June 1st
‘all dealers and supply stations will
be up to the requirements of the or-
,dinance. He gave as the total con-
sumption: of milk in Bellefonte 1633
‘quarts daily. The supply comes from
26 farmers, 15 of whom have already
put their dairy barns in sanitary con-
dition and the other eleven are doing
so as fast as possible.
Explaining the communication
from borough solictor Spangler in
in regard to a zoning ordinance Mr.
Cobb, of the Special committee, stat-
ed that the committee had gone
ahead and prepared plans and a map
under the impression that council had
full ‘authority ‘to pass such an ordi-
nance until informed differently by
Mr. Spangler. And it was at his re-
quest that the solictor sent in his
communication. Speaking as fire
marshall John J. Bower stated that in
his opinion he believed that council
could adopt a building code and fire
zone without going into the expensive
procedure of a complete zoning or-
from borough solicitor N. B. Spang-
man and the collection of $60 for '
dinance. The matter was left in the
hands of the committee for the pres-
ent.
‘Mr. Cunningham presented the re-
quest of John McCoy for an extension
of ‘the water service to the old car
works office property. He suggested
the laying of a two inch line from the
Sutton-Abramsen plant, a distance of
216 feet, at an approximate cost of
$75.00 Referred to the committee
with power. :
Mr. Badger presented the request
of Charles Saxion for a permit for
for the erection of a b w
and garage on east High street.
Referred to the Sanitary committee.
Mr. Cobb called attention to the
fact that it now seems certain that
Bellefonte will get a government
postoffice, but one of the exactions of
the department is that all streets be
plainly marked and business places
and private houses numbered. While
there is probably lots of time to do
this before the building is erected
the matter should be given considera-
tion. It was referred to the Special
committee.
Mr. Brouse stated that the Ameri-
can Lime and Stone company wants
permission to dig a ditch along
the road to Coleville, from its office
to the borough line, in which to place
their high voltage electric wires in a
conduit. He also made report of a
bad condition at the sharp turn in
the Coleville road near the old Thom-
as property, where a serious acci-
dent occurred on Sunday evening.
Both matters were referred to the
Street committee.
| Bills totalling $3400 were approved :
for payment after which council ad-
journed.
THE “WOMANLESS WEDDING”
AT STATE THEATRE, MAY 15-16
Elaborate preparations are being
made {or the “Womanless Wedding
to be staged in the State theatre,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
May 15th and 16th, in one of the
most brilliant settings ever seen in
Bellefonte. No detail of a real wed-
ding is being overlooked, and many
never before seen at a wedding will
be introduced. From the moment the
curtain rises and the pompous but-
ler, in the person of Rev. Thena, ap-
pears before the footlights, until the
last strains of the finale, there will
be no dull moments.
| Comedy parts are numerous, each
individual part being crammed with
\screams. All the parts have not yet
‘been definitely assigned, but the en- |
jtire cast will soon be complete.
| Watch for the announcement of the
leading lady—the bride. The ident-
(ity of the groom will be kept a se-
i .
Pike and Cherry alleys, right in the joret for fear that some designing fe- |
‘male might kidnap him—so hand-
some and of such irressistible charm
is he—so they say. 350
1 Bob Hunter, Pat Gherrity, Don
‘Klinger, Russell Blair, Hal. Keeler
and many others will appear in com-
|édy roles. It is said that George
Bingaman will display great dramatic
ability as the bride’s weeping moth-
er. Russell Blair, as the bride's
country cousin, and E. E. Widdow-
son, as Sis Hopkins, will be comical
to the audience as they are attrac-
tive to each other. President and
Mrs. Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge and many other notables
will be there.
These are only a few of the stars
that will shine. About seventy well
known local men have promised to
take part, a list of those appearing
(in character roles being as follows:
Hugh Quigley, Oscar Gray, Roy Wil-
kinson, R. T. Smith, Ralph Blaney, E. E.
Widdowson, Russell Blair, John Bullock,
Cecil Walker, Harry Yerger, Robert Hun-
{ter, G. E. Hoffer, Geo. H. Hazel, Geo.
!Carpeneto, Dr. Richard Noll, John Smith,
H. V. Keeler, W. A. Waite, Herman Haz-
el. Paul Dubbs, Geo. C. Bingaman, A. C.
‘Hewitt, H. D. Cowher, Don Klinger,
Clarence Williams, Wilbur Baney, Pat
Gherrity, Rev. Gast, John Rossman, HE.
K. Stock, Mark Williams, James Craig,
Harry Rossman, Ward Fisher, Bossard
DeHaas, Orin Kline, R. R. Davidson,
Graham Hunter, J. K. Johnston, Morton
‘Smith, R. C. Heverly, J. H. Caum, Frank
Crawford, Ray Noll, Dr. Robinson, Ed
Owens, Rev. Knox, Rev. Thena, Willis
Wion, Ralph Mallory, Herbert Beezer,
W. C. Roberts, Joseph Frabutt, William
Donohue, Paul Buckley, Chas. McDowell,
Eugene Buchwalter, Robert Reese, Tom
Barber, Lawrence O’Brien, Walter Oak-
ley, Fred Minard, Kenneth Kemp, Gerald
Baxter, Peter Kaldes, Owen Mulvihill,
John Martin, Geo. Reiter, John Smith,
Harry Murtorff, Milton Johnson, Charles
Bullock, James Bower, Bill Kline, Bill
Rowe and Fred Daggett.
NEW PARKING RULES
TO BE ENFORCED HERE.
By action of the Fire and Police
committee of Council one way park-
ing only will be permitted in the al-
leys of the Borough of Bellefonte.
PARK on the north side of alleys
running east and west, and on the
west side of alleys running north and
south.
“Also special attention is called to
the law prohibiting parking within
fifteen feet of any fire hydrant or
fire station. Violators will be sum:
marily dealt with.
——DLock Haven is early in the
running for a big Fourth of July cel-
ebration which is to be sponsored by
Troop K, at the new army post at
Lockport. It will be very much mil-
itary as the artillery company, of
Williamsport; the aviation unit, of
Middletown, and the cavalry troops
of Boalsburg and Bellefonte are to he
invited to participate.
GOLDEN WEDDING OF
' Sunday was a momentous day in
the lives of Mr. and Mrs. George W,
‘Sherry, of Pine street, Bellefonte, as
it signalized the ending of the fiftieth
year of their married life—half a
century of sunshine and shadow, joy
and sorrow through which they walk-
ed side by side and now in the gold-
en era of wedded life are enjoying the
peace and tranquility of an upright,
honorable career and their years of
hard labor in preparation for the days
that have come. :
Although their actual anniversary
was on Monday the celebration was
held on Sunday so that the children
could be present. It began by the
family attending services in St.
John’s Catholic church where a gold-
‘en wedding ceremony was performed
‘at nine o'clock by Father Downes.
A big family dinner was the
second important feature. Gathered
at the festive board were Mr. and
Mrs. Sherry’s edest son, Oscar P.
Sherry, of Pittsburgh, with his wife
and son Edward; Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Sherry, also of Pittsburgh, and their
daughter, Mrs. Harry Zimmerman,
with her husband and son Harry, of
Bellefonte, and Mr. Zimmerman'’s
father, William Zimmerman.
To make the affair complete in
every detail Mr. and Mrs. Sherry re-
ceived a number of gold pieces and a
radio, the latter the gift of their son
Oscar. The Pittsburgh people came
in on Saturday and returned home on
Sunday afternoon.
It was on May 6th, 1879, that
George W. Sherry and Pauline Kroft,
of Bald Eagle, journeyed to Tyrone
‘and were united in marriage by
Father Farren, rector of St. Mat-
thew’s church. Mr. Sherry was then
engaged in farming, though at the
early age of ten years he had gone
to work at the old Bald Eagle fur-
nace, so that he was already well
schooled in the art of making a liv-
ing. In 1881 he quit the farm and
went to work for the Pennsylvania
Railroad company as a member of
the floating gang, which meant that
he might be in the Tyrone yard one
day and most any place on the divi-
sion the next day. In 1885 he was
transferred to Bellefonte and became
a member of the construction crew
on the Lewisburg and Tyrone divi-
;sion, of which he later became fore-
man, and where he worked until his
retirement, six years ago, when he
had reached the seventy year age
limit. : :
STUDENTS IN VAUDEVILLE
AT STATE COLLEGE TONIGHT.
A program of vaudeville acts will
be presented by the Penn State Thes-
! pian club in the Schwab auditorium,
lat State College, at 7:30 o’clock
jlomigit as part of the
iday entertainment.
| Club offigials stated last night that
the list of events will comprise danc-
ing, skits, magic, and musical selec-
jtions, both vocal and instrumental.
| The Glee club, under the leadership
(of Richard W. Grant, College director
of music, has prepared several selec-
tions for the entertainment of the
'visiting mothers. The Varsity Ten
jorchestra, including a vocal trio, will
‘present a special number.
An innovation in piano music will
ibe given by a quartet of students in
.presenting a specially arranged score
{during which each plays a separate
‘piano. The titles of the selections for
‘their act could not be ascertained last
'night.
Miss Martha J. Gobrecht, a junior
at the college, is scheduled for a
marimba selection. The services of
‘a trumpet trio with a guitar accom-
{panist has been obtained, also, in or-
|der to round out the musical enter-
tainment. ;
A novelty dance will be presentea
by Herbert G. Sapper, a junior, while
the same chorus of eight men that
performed during the revival of the
{operatta, “H. M. S. Pinafore,” last
Saturday night, will be in action
again. A magician’s act and sever-
al humorous skits complete the ar-
ray of numbers for the entertain-
ment.
FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT
TWICE ON MONDAY.
The Bellefonte fire department re-
sponded to two alarms, on Monday.
The first one shortly after noon by a
fire at the Ben Shaffer property on
the south side of east High street,
occupied by Charles Rhoads and fam-
ily. The fire started in a basement
kitchen, evidently from a defective
flue, and the flames burned up the
outside of the house to the roof. Most
of the furnishings in the kitchen were
also burned. Once the firemen reach-
ed the house the flames were quickly
extinguished. The loss is estimated
at from four to five hundred dollars.
Shortly after seven o'clock in the
evening the firemen were again call-
ed out by the explosion of an oil
stove in the apartment over R. S.
Brouse’s grocery store, on Allegheny
street, but the services of the fire-
fighters were not needed.
——Special ‘“Mother’s day” service
will be held at the Bellefonte Y. M.
C. A. on Sunday, May 12th, at 2 Pp.
m., to which the public is invited.
The service is especially for boys and
their mothers. Members of the De-
Molay with their mothers will be the
guests of honor. Special music will
be furnished by a male quartete un-
der the leadership of C. E. Williams.
BELLEFONTE COUPLE. :
Mother's
| NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mrs. Daniel Clemson is leaving Belle-
fonte to join Mr. Clemson in Williamsport,
"where he is now permanently located.
—Miss Martha Beezer is home from
New York city, called here by the critical
condition of her father, Joseph Beezer.
—William Garman went over to New
York with the excursionists, Saturday
night, for a day’s visit with his daughter
Miss Ruth. vw 5
—Miss Marie Conaghan is visiting in
Brooklyn with her sister, Mrs. Harry
Rearick, having gone east on the excur-
sion, Saturday night.
! —Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilkinson had with
‘them for an over Sunday visitor, their
daughter, Dorothy, who is taking her first
year at Indiana Normal.
—Mrs. Hastings has returned to Belle-
fonte from Harrisburg, expecting to be
here with her sister, Mrs. Frank McFar-
lane and with Col and Mrs. J. L. Spangler,
for the summer.
—Mrs. Odille Mott, who has been in
Williamsport for the week, is there help-
ing her brother-in-law, James Bayard,
with his home arrangments, following the
recent death of Mrs. Bayard.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Yeager went
east on the excursion Saturday night, their
son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm
Yeager of Perth Amboy, meeting them
in New York, where they all spent Sunday
together.
| —Dr. and Mrs. S. M. Nissley’s over
Sunday motor guests, whom they enter-
tained at their home on Spring street, in-
cluded, Mr. and Mrs. RB. T. McCarty and
Mr. and Mrs. Young, who drove in from
McKeesport, Saturday.
—DMiss Lulu Stover came over from Al-
toona, Sunday, called to Bellefonte by the
illness of her aunt, Mrs. Joseph Garbrich,
of Willowbank street. Miss Stover spent
the week here with the Garbricks and
renewing old acquaintances.
—Lloyd Flack, proprietor of a flourish-
ing grocery store and meat market in
Blairsville, motored to Bellefonte on Sun-
day morning and spent the day with his
parents, former councilman and Mrs. Har-
ry Flack, on Logan street.
—DMrs. Della Osmer Williams arrived
in Bellefonte, Tuesday from Oberlin, Ohio,
having only recently come east from Los
Angeles, where she had been with relatives
for the winter. At present, Mrs. Williams
is with-Mrs. T. Clayton Brown.
! —Benson E. Taylor, Secretary of Prop-
erty and Grounds, at Harrisburg, with his
wife and daughter, and Mrs. Taylor's
companion, were luncheon guests at the
Penn-Belle, last Friday, enroute from
Harrisburg to their home in Punxsu-
tawney.
—It was thought Mrs. John Sebring
would be able to be brought home this
week from Geisinger hospital, where she
has. been a patient for a month or more,
Her sister Mrs. Mann, will come from
Philadelphia, to be with Mrs. Sebring for
the present.
—DMary Parrish, a senior at Miss TlI-
man’s school, Philadelphia, was up for the
‘Junior prom, at Penn State, Friday night.
'Her time while at State College was so
fully occupied, that it permitted her but
‘an hour with her father, C. M. Parrish,
at the Parrish home here.
—Mrs. Charles E. Dorworth has had as
house guests since Tuesday, her sister,
Mrs. Charles Rath, the latter's sister-in-
law, Mrs. Richard, and Mrs. Hamilton,
all of Elizabeth N. J. Mrs. Dorworth en-
tertained Wednesday afternoon for the
guests, with five tables of bridge.
—Mrs. Benjamin Bradley Jr., is arrang-
ing to go to East Aurora next week, to
make a two week's visit with her sister,
Mrs. Peek, at Peek Inn. Mrs. Bradley
will return to meet her mother and sister,
who expect to arrive in Bellefonte from St.
Petersburg, Florida, the first of June, to
spend the summer here and at their form:
er home at East Aurora.
—Mr. and Mrs. George B. Thompson
and their son Daniel, with Miss Hilda
Thompson as a driving guest, will leave
today in Mrs. Thompson’s new Stud®ak-
er car, for a drive east, their objective
point . being Westfield, N. J., where they
will visit with Mr. and Mrs. John I.
Thompson. Their plans are for short vis.
its with a number of relatives while on
their trip.
—Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Foreman were
among the excursionists to New York,
Saturday night, having gone over for a
day’s visit with their son Paul, with the
Bankers Trust company, of that city. Mr.
and Mrs. Foreman are anticipating a visit
from their daughter, Miss Lois, a patient
at Warm Springs, Georgia, who will come
north in June, with indefinite plans as to
her return, her plans being governed by
her physical improvement,
—R. B. Freeman, whose active service
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., was
| terminated with the banquet tendered him
at the Bellevue-Stratford, in Philadelphia,
!last Saturday night, was in Bellefonte,
‘Tuesday, greeting his many friends here.
Mr. Freeman has not decided definitely
just where he will locate permanently but
it will probably be with his daughter,
Mrs. Biddle, in Pittsburgh. His present
plans are for spending the summer at the
Nittany Country club.
—Mrs. F. M. Musser, of Altoona, was
jcalled to Avis a week ago, owing to the
j alarming condition of her sister-in-law,
(Mrs. R. H. Meek, who is thought to be
| very critically ill at her home in that
place. Mrs. Meek is the wife of Dr. Reu-
{ben H. Meek and has been a semi-invalid
for several years, the seriousness of her
| condition developing after an operation
| she underwent in New York, more than
la year ago. Mr. Musser was back home
|also, for the week-end spending the time
{with his sister, Mrs. James Waddle, who ig
lill at her home at State College.
FREE LECTURE ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
The Christian Science society of
the Pennsylvania State College an-
nounces a free lecture on Christian
Science by Hon. William E. Brown,
C. 8S. B, of Los Angeles, Cal., mem-
ber of the hoard of lectureship of the
mother church, the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass.,
in the Schwab auditorium, State Coi-
lege, Tuesday evening, May 14th, at
8 o'clock, The: public is cordially in-
vited to. attend. y 3 ‘
HANY PEOPLE IN
THROES OF ILLNESS.
Considerable sickness prevails just
now, among the most serious cases
being the following:
Mrs. Washington Irvin is steadily
regaining her health, after an illness
which dates from the first of the
year, during which time she spent
six weeks in the Centre County hos-
pital, under medical treatment.
Mrs. Morris Furey, who has beep
visiting with her daughter, Mrs,
Webb Kerstetter, at Curwensville, has
been seriously ill at the Kerstetter
home, suffering from an attack of
bronchial pneumonia.
The condition of George Stevenson,
of Waddle, is not improving as rap
idly as his friends would wish. Mr.
Stevenson’s illness is the result of a
partial stroke of paralysis, and al-
though at first there was every in-
dication of a recovery, a later recur-
rence of the trouble has given the
family some cause for alarm.
Mrs. Wilson I. Fleming continues
very critically ill, no improvement
being made since her return home
from the hospital.
William Ott is again able to ba
about, rapidly recovering froni the
effect of a fall from the roof of a
building, Being put up on the Beatty
garage property. A gust of wind
blew the paper roofing with which
he was working, to the ground, tak-
ing him with it.
Donald L. Sommerville, has been
seriously ill at the Corning hospital,
at Corning N. Y., his condition being
such as to cause the family much
alarm as to his recovery. Mr. Som-
merville is a native of Bellefonte,
and the youngest member of the
James Sommerville family.
Mrs. Robert Irwin, who has been
ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
W. H. Gardner, at Mackeyville, for
the past three weeks, shows little
improvement.
Word was received in Bellefonte
last week, of the very serious condi-
tions of Miss Rachel Marshall, who
was ill as the result of a stroke of
paralysis, suffered at the home of
Mrs. Frank M. Barnes, where she
and her niece, Miss Longwell, have
been since leaving Bellefonte.
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——DMiss Elizabeth Cooney is offer-
ing three and five dollar specials at
the Hat shop, this week. Styles par-
ticularly suitable for matrons con-
templating visiting their children ov-
er Mother's day. By no means fail
to see these unusual bargains Miss
Cooney now has on display. 19-1t
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OLD OFFICERS CONTROL
BELLEFONTE CENTRAL R. R.
The old organization won out at
the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Bellefonte Central railroad,
held in Philadelphia on Monday, and
re-elected Van S. Jodon, of Bellefonte,
president, and the following board of
directors: F. F. Milne, Robert Frazer,
Samuel S. Woodward, Thomas Elwin,
John B. DeCoursey Jr. and W. M.
Canby, all of Philadelphia.
The rival group who made a hard
fight to get control of the road in-
cluded T. D. Geoghegan, of Wash-
ton, D. C, who the past year has
served as a director and traffic man-
ager; M. B. Meyer and Claude G.
Aikens, of State College; W. J. Em-
erick and James C. Furst Esq., of
Bellefonte. The old organization had
a margin of almost one thousand
proxies. Fp
The board of directors will hold a
meeting in the near future for the
purpose of organization at which
time plans will be perfected for fi-
nancing the completion of the new
piece of road from Struble Station to
Fairbrook and also putting in opera-
tion the road through to Tyrone.
ACADEMY FOOTBALL PLAYER
KILLED BY CHANCE SHOT.
Edwin Hill, the star halfback on
the New York University football
team last fall, and a former student
at the Bellefonte Academy, was in-
stantly killed by a chance shot from
a policeman’s revolver on Tuesday
night in New York city. Hill
and a fellow student were talk-
ing to the policeman when two
girls strolled down the street. Hill
asked the officer for his club “to
chase the girls away.” When the
policeman demurred Hill grabbed his
service revolver from its holster. fn
attempting to regain possession of
the gun it was discharged, the bullet
piercing Hill's left breast, causing in-
stant death. The officer was absolved
of all blame.
Hill's home was at Burgettstown,
Pa. He spent two years at the Belle-
fonte Academy during which time he
was regarded as one of the best ath-
letes at the institution, playing half-
back on the football team and filling
the position of pitcher on the baseball
team. He completed his course at the
Academy four years ago and was
working his way through New York
University. !
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Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Corrected Weekly by C, Y. Wagner & Co.
WWNBAL ...roerbrcstitr robin tetas ee $1.15
COI esc riirmemmesizmss means. 1 1.00
Oats 50
Rye 1.10
BATIEY cormmiomtomearemrsmera .. 30
Buckwheat pies post pase en ,90