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Bellefonte, Pa., July 24, 1951
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NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
-——A good supply of home grown
‘sweet corn was on sale at the curb
market, Wednesday morning, and
was eagerly purchased at 35 and 40
cents a dozen.
———An old-fashioned bucket bri-
gade extinguished a fire at the
home of Mac Peters, Central City,
Wednesday morning, while the fam-
ily were out berry picking.
——JIf the manufacturers of can-
med heat could draw a little of the
torrid condition out of the atmos-
phere we feel certain that no com-
plaint would be registered against
them.
—~——No less than ten members of
the Epworth League of the Belle-
fonte Methodist Sunday school will
attend the August institute of the
-Methodist training camp at Newton
-Hamilton.
——Myron M. Cobb and children
hereby express their appreciation for
the kind solicitation shown and as-
sistance rendered by friends and
neighbors during the recent ilness
and death of Mrs. Cobb.
——The condition of W. T. Twit-
mire, who has been suffering from
blood poisoning in his foot and leg,
for two weeks or more, has now be-
come So critical that the family
‘have littie hope of his recovery.
~~ ——The Woman's Guild of the
Episcopal church will hold a food
sale in the Variety Shop on Satur-
day morning, July 25th, at eleven
©'clock. Home-made cakes, rolls,
Etc, on sale at reasonable prices.
——Fred Klinefelter, 45 years old,
of Potter township, is in the Centre
‘County hospital receiving treatment
‘for lacerations of the head and leg
sustained, last Saturday, by being
kicked by a mule while working on
the farm of John Snavely.
——Don't fail to see ‘Seed” at the
Richelieu next Monday, Tuesday or
Wednesday nights. It is an ex-
‘ceedingly interesting story, acted
with far more intelligence than the
usual movie production. This is
voluntary information on the Watch-
-man’'s part, not an advertisement.
DEATHS OF THE WEEK
| HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
| COBB.—Mrs. Arta Deborah Cobb,
| wife of Myron M. Cobb, passed away
'at her home on west High street,
Bellefonte, at 8.15 o'clock last Fri-
day morning, following an illness of
six months with intestinal trouble.
She was a daughter of Augustus
rand Zipocah Harding Colvin and was
‘born at Factoryville, Wyoming coun-
ty, on October 3rd, 1878, hence was
| 52 years, 9 months and 14 days old.
| She grew to womanhood and re-
(ceived her education in the town of
‘her birth and it was there, on Jan-
|uary 28th, 1900, she married Mr.
Cobb. The first years of their
married life were spent at Factory-
| ville, but eventually they moved to
Wilkes-Barre and in 1920 came to
Bellefonte and this had been her
| home ever since.
she became a member of the Baptist
church and after coming to Belle-
fonte not only attended the Luth-
eran church but took an active part
in various church activities, being a
member and ardent worker in the
Ladies Aid Society. She was a
| member of the Bellefonte chapter,
'D. A. R. and the Woman's club. A
member of the Eastern Star when
|she came to Bellefonte she took a
| leading part in the organization of
'a chapter here. In her club and
civic work, as well as charitable ac-
| tivities, she manifested an especial
interest at all times, but her great-
est efforts were directed in her
home and the care of her children.
Surviving are her husband and
four children. Arnold, of Frankfort,
Ind.; Warren, with the Irving Trust
Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Doris and My-
‘ron W.Jr, at home. She also leaves
/the following brothers and sisters:
| Frank Colvin, of Carbondale; Web-
| ster, of Scranton; Fred, of Nichol-
son; William, of Factoryville; Walter,
|of Fayetteville, N. C.; Edgar, of Ply-
| mouth, Mich.; Miss Olive, of Fac-
| toryville, and Mrs. O. L. Trenary, of
Kenosha, Wis.
Brief funeral services were held
at the family home, on west High
street, at 7.15 o'clock on Sunday
evening, by Rev. G. E. Householder,
of the United Brethren church. On
Monday morning the remains were
taken to Factoryville by auto hearse
where funeral services were held at
the home of William Colvin, at 2.30
o'clock the same afternoon, by the
As a young girl
MILLS. William Mills, dean of A BELLEFONTE STORE
|the barber fraternity of Bellefonte,
| died at his home, on Ridge street,
last Friday morning, of general de-
bility. He had been confined to his
‘home for almost a year.
| He was a son of Lewis and Caro-
‘line Mills and was born in Belle-
‘fonte on April 14th, 1847, hence was
|84 years, 3 months and 3 days old.
|As a young man he learned the
barbering trade with Mesh S. Graham,
(working for him until 1871 when he
‘opened a shop of his own and for
| sixty years plied his trade in Belle-
fonte. He was one of the leading
| members of the A. M. E. church
and was largely instrumental in the
‘organization of the Negro Masonic
lodge. Not only was he a member
of one of the oldest Negro families
in Bellefonte but his entire life was
an exemplification of upright charac-
ter and principles, regardless of race
and color.
As a young man he married Miss
Celia Graham who died a few years
ago but surviving him are the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Helen Duffan,
of Harrisburg: Mrs. Carrie Thomas,
at home; William Mills, of Harris-
burg; Lewis, of Washington, D. C,;
Harry, of Bellefonte; John and Har-
riet, at home. He also leaves twelve
grand-children and six great grand-
children.
Funeral services were held at the
A. M. E. church, at three o'clock on
Monday afternoon, by the pastor,
Rev. W. E. Gibbons, burial being
made in the Union cemetery.
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ROBB.—Luther R. Robb, a native
of Centre county and a well known
|locoinotive engineer on the Pitts-
burgh division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, died at his home in Al-
toona, at 5.45 o'clock on Wednesday
morning, following nine month's ill-
‘ness with cancer of the jaw.
He was a son of Henry and Alice
' Keister Robb and was born at Nit- |
tany, Centre county, on September
| 8th, 1876, hence
years old. He was educated in the
public schools of Walker township
land thirty years ago went to
'toona and entered the service of the
| Pennsylvania railroad as a fireman,
!later being promoted to an engineer.
| Twenty-eight years ago he married
| Miss Belle Schaeffer, of Nittany,
who survives with two children,
‘Ralph Robb, of Altoona, and Miss
| Eleanor at home. He also leaves
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
IS NINETY YEARS OLD. _r, Samuel Rhinesmith, of Clear-
i — field, arrived in Bellefonte, on Tuesday,
| BY JOHN M. FLEMING !for a few days visit at the home of Dr.
| With the closing of the present snd Mrs. M. A. Kirk.
week the Brachbill furniture storein a, A Wilson Norris, with Miss
‘this place will have completed its Lucy Potter as her guest, went up to
‘ninetieth year as a business estab- State College, Just weak, » spend two
‘lishment. The firm was established weeks at .ae Nittany Lion Inn.
in 1841 by John Brachbill, father of —Mr. and rs. Charles Kinneman and
Be OE ES Vi oi
| S street. | Sons, «lam Tr. n, Ol
=e py the manufacture of York. were in Bellefonte last week,
furniture was common in the small- guests of the Ray Clevenstines, from
Lor t and Mr. B hbill supplled WednesGay until Friday.
the needs of the people of Belelonte. | yi imors since the frst of the month
Later, e vent of machine ,..in; been called there by the illness
‘made household supplies, the home ,; ner daughter, Mrs. Birkhead Rouse,
manufactured articles were supple- with whom she will be until Mrs.
mented with goods shipped over the Rouse's condition justifies her leaving.
old canal from Philadelphia and the —Mr. and iurs. Edmund Blanchard ar-
east. Later, with the arrival of rived in Bellefonte, a week ago, from
improved means of transportation Texan Having Saka a wosk for: the suv,
‘such as turnpikes, larger wagons and Which was ie through southern States
‘bridges the home-made pro ducts and up along the eastern coast. Their
{were di ntinued entirel | plans are for locating here permanently.
In the days of canal Y ppidg jt = ~—Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Berberich, who
was considered quite a feat for a pare hefe Yosumtly Jom ubingion, D
i ., drove up in their new illys- t
load of furniture to arrive in Belle- car to visit over the week-end with Mrs.
fonte without being badly marred perberich's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
from the rough treatment it would McGinley. Much of the time during
receive en-route. The present own- their stay was spent picnicking in the
er of the store is in possession of an mountains.
advertisement clipped from a Belle- —Mrs. Murdock Claney drove up from
fonte paper dated August, 1864, in Narberth, last week, and upon her return
which the original owner addressed
was not yet 55 |
——Next Sunday, July 26, Judge
Rutherford will be on the air on a
darge radio hook-up to deliver his
famous lecture: ‘The Hope of the; li
World.” Those interested should, MEYER.—Philip S.
Baptist minister, burial being made
in the Colvin Bist in the Factory. hy meer, in, In Beletonte
ville cemetery. | ng
I Mrs. Samuel E. Cole, of Dayton,
Meyer died Ohio; Alfred G. Robb, of
home, Monday was accompanied by her
those who were married and those mother, Mrs. William McClure, who will
about to be married and informed
them of the care that had been ex-
that the shipped
ercised in order
goods might be in perfect condition
jon their arrival at the county seat.
In 1884, after forty-three years of
service as a merchant of Bellefonte,
| Mr. John Brachbill was succeeded in
| business by his two sons, P. Calvin
| Brachbill, now deceased, and W. R.
Brachbill who conducted the firm in
partnership until 1886 when the lat-
ter took full charge and the partner-
‘ship was dissolved.
After forty-five years of continued
| service Mr. Brachbill can look back
| business with a well established rep-
| utation over a period of years that
cannot be equaled, a rich heritage
from the past and a prosperous out-
look for the future.
| In charge of the business today
|stands three generations of Brach-
| bills. The store has known four
| generations of this same family. Mr.
liam Brachbill, the owner; his
| son, Charles; and his grandson, Wil-
liam 2nd; are the three generations
living. The original owner and
i
makes the fourth.
Altoona: On its ninetieth birthday we wish |
on arecord of propitious servitude, a
be her daughter's guest while further con-
valescing from her recent attack of rheu-
matism. Mrs. McClure has been ill for
three months.
—~—Mr, and Mrs, Jesse Derstine and
their daughter, Mrs. Maynard Harring-
ton, came in from Ambridge, Wednesday,
for a vacation visit with Mr, Derstine's
mother, Mrs. William Derstine. Mrs.
Harrington will be in Bellefonte until
Sunday, while her parents will continue
their visit for two weeks.
-~Mrs. Frank E. Naginey will go out
to Cleveland, the first of August, to be
a guest of Mrs, Joseph Ceader for a
part of the month, During Mrs. Gamble's
three months absence in Europe, Mrs.
Ceader is anticipating entertaining a
number of her close friends, who will
be her house guests for two week per-
iods, until October.
—Mr. and Mrs. William Walker and
their daughter, of Wilmington, Del.
were here over Sunday, guests of Mr.
| Walker's brother, John S. Walker and
| Mrs. Walker, at their home on north
| Allegheny street; Mr. Walker was a
resident of Beliefonte at one time, for
| several years, being associated with Mec-
Calmont & Co., while here.
—Judge Felming, with Mrs. Fleming,
—Mr. and Mrs. Allen S. Garman arn
' at present occupying Edgefonte, the Ir
D. Garmans, of Philadelphia, expecting t:
be there in August.
—Miss Alice Smith came up fron
Philadelphia the early part of the week
‘for a visit with her sister and brother
Miss Bessie and Charles Smith, at thel
home on Bishop street.
—Mr, and Mrs, Cornell Showers, o
Philadelphia, with their son Harry, ar
in Bellefonte for their annual summe
visit with Mr. Showers’ mother, Mrs. S
{ E. Showers, of Spring street.
—Mrs. E. J. Harrington, who sine
(coming to Bellefonte from Hazleton, !
number of years ago, has made her hom:
| with her niece, Mrs. G. Oscar Gray anc
the Gray family, is now in Philipsbur;
with other nieces for an indefinite time
—On account of Mrs. Gregg Curtin’:
house being closed, Miss Elizabeth Gep
hart is spending one week during Mrs
Curtin’s absence with Miss Mary anc
Henry S. Linn. . For the remainder o
the time, Miss Gephart will be at The
Talleyrand.
~Mrs, W. E. McCreedy and her tw«
| children, came over from West New York
| N. J., this week, to spend the remainde:
{of the hot weather season here with he:
grandmother, Mrs. James Schofield, a cus
tom which Mrs. McCreedy has adherec
to for a number of years.
—Dr. Wilbur Twitmire, of Lancaster
has been with his father, Wilbur T
Twitmire, constantly for a week, his old:
er brother, Alvin, of New Jersey, jolnec
him at the Twitmire home, Tuesday
while the third brother, Joseph, has beer
‘up from Sunbury, almost daily, since Mr
Twitmire became {ll
—BEdward C. Cooke went down to Wash.
ington, last week, spent a week there
with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Daly and
the family, then brought Mrs. Daly and
her two daughters, Dolores and Mary
| Edith, to Bellefonte with him upon his
return home Wednesday. Mr. Daly will
join his family here the middle of Au-
'gust for his vacation, and return to
Washington with them the first of Sep-
tember.
—Miss Dorothy Coxey, of east Bishop
street, who has been in York visiting her
sister, Mrs. A. H. Tarbert, since last
Thursday is expected home on Sunday to
resume her work in the Whiterock Quar-
ries offices. The motor trip that she and
her mother, Mrs. W. C. Coxey, took two
weeks ago was a veritable lakeside drive
for they jaunted along the shores of Con-
neaut, Erie, Chautauqua, Ontario and
then on to Niagara Falls and home.
—Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Vogt came east
| from San Diego, Cal., in June, to attend
‘a convention of newspaper men in Boston
‘and upon its termination, came to Cen-
| tral Pennsylvania to spend a part of
| their time with relatives and friends.
| Mr. Vogt being a native of Tyrone and
| their two daughters, Mary and Winifred Mrs. Vogt, the former Miss Emily Alex-
!Jr., and Mrs. Fleming's mother, Mrs. ander born and raised in Centre Hall,
|ters: Nelson E. Robb, of Bellefonte; founder of the firm, John Brachbill, J. J. Donaldson, drove to Gettysburg, a have many friends and this, their second
week ago, and from there to Frederick, visit back home since their marraige, was
Md., the objective being Hood College an event for both the Vogts and those
who knew them years ago.
tune in from 12 to 1, eastern stand- at his home at Coburn, on July 12th,
ard time. This will be what have following six month's
‘come to be nationally known as heart trouble and dropsy.
“Watchtower” programs. | A son of Philip and Magdaline
— Qualifying in swimming, ath- Stover Meyer he was born in Haines | Funeral services will be held at :
letics, public health, botany, zo- township on August 26th, 1850, nis late home at 2.30 o'clock this
ology and first aid, at Camp Wapa- hence was 80 years, 10 months and afternoon, by Rev. B. A. Peters, |
{16 days old. As a young man he
Tame, oh Seok, 13t earned the milling trade and for a
‘and Mrs. Roy Wilkinson, was award- !0n8 period of owned and
‘ed the badge of Life Scout. If he Operated the Pine I roller mill.
wins four more merit badges he will He finally disposed of the mill and
attain to the rank of Eagle Scout. A Moved to Coburn where he was em-
— While weeding the garden at Ployed at the Kerstetter chicken
her home, at Lemont, on Monday, : until his retirement 3 few
. He was a member of
Mrs. Edward Williams was bittenon J or 280
the left ankle by a copperhead snake. [St Andrew's Reformed church, at
‘She was brought to the Centre
“County hospital for treatment. Clyde
Kunes, of Blanchard, and George
Reigel, of Howard, were both bit. Lukenbach, who died fifty-four years
ago, leaving one son, Warren E.
den by copperheads, last week. All
are recovering. Meyer, now living in Philadelphia.
His second wife was Miss Anne
——To properly observe its nine- ghyll, who died twenty-nine years
tieth anniversary W. R. Brachbill's gg0, Two daughters by this mar- |
furniture store has launched a mam- riage survive, Mrs. John Winkle-
moth sale of furniture and rugs. plech, of Coburn, and Miss Bessie,
New merchandise bought for spot at home. He also leaves a half-
cash at the present day low prices, prother, Thomas A. Meyer, of Co-
plus their liberal discounts, and its | burn. i
low overhead cost of transacting busi- Funeral services were held in the
ness enables it to offer the lowest Reformed church, at Coburn, at 10
prices for quality furnishings that o'clock on Wednesday morning of
this community has seen in fifteen )ast week, by Rev. G. A. Fred Greis- |
years. Attention is called to their jng pyrial being made in the Re-
~special advertisement on page 5 of formed cemetery, at Aaronsburg.
Mr. Meyer was twice married.
His first wife was Miss Lillian
{
Mrs. Catherine Miller, of Harrisburg;
illness with Mrs. Thomas Swartz, of Tusseyville;
Mrs. W. Harrison Walker and Mrs, future as she has in the days that
M. W. Williams, of Bellefonte.
burial to be made in the Alto Reste
cemetery.
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CAUM.—Benjamin Stetser Caum,
father of Jesse C. Caum, general
manager of the Bell Telephone com-
pany, in Bellefonte, died at his home
in Juniata, last Thursday afternoon,
as the result of a stroke of paral-
ysis. He was past 80 years of age
and is survived by his wife and six
sons. Burial was made in Green-
wood cemetery, Altoona, on Monday
afternoon.
——1It wasn't exactly a vaudeville
act that was put on at the Riche-
lieu, late Saturday afternoon, but it
was a free show for all who happen-
ed to be on High street to see it.
The new manager of the Richelieu,
Fred Fisher, a recent graduate of
Susquehanna University,
his “hiring and firing” authority, last
week, by discharging one of the
boys who had been employed atthe
theatre for some time. On Satur-
day he also discharged Mrs. Henry
Montgomery, ticket seller, and the
exercised |
| he Br We Ta Phlcet of future Jays |ter as a student this fall. The party re-
od Smile on its | turned to Bellefonte Saturday afternoon.
| =—Miss Thomazine Potter has returned
to Bellefonte to be here for the remain-
der of the summer with her sister and
| brother, Miss Lucy and James H. Pofter.
Miss Potter, who had spent the spring
‘and early summer with relatives here,
|have past. —John Fleming.
BELLEFONTE AIRPORT
WILL: NOT BE VACATED.
During the past week stories have |
been afloat in Bellefonte that the age for continuing hor may in Belle,
| Bellefonte airport was to be vacated | gonte. :
/in favor of Kylertown because of a! _ar and Mrs. Fred Witmer and their
disagreement betweeen property own- gon Richard, of Bellefonte, with Mrs. R.
(ers there and officials of the Depart- W. Noll, of Pleasant Gap, as a motor
ment of Commerce. The Watchman guest, left early Monday morning for
(has it on good authority, vouched Philadelphia, where Mrs. Noll will spend
for Py Robert F. Hunter who lay|te week with her brother, Pus]. Keller
‘an y.
probably been in closer touch With | Co mers will go on to Ocean v..iy, to be
both the officials of the Department guests, for the week, of Mr. and Mrs.
of Commerce and the National Alr | roan Walker, who are occupying a cot-
in Dehetont, hat the. Tad laa Cy mer
n on e fie not _ nes. Gre Curtin and her son
be abandoned but will be enlarged “Connie” or EF ehmuy. accompanied
‘and improved as outlined in the by Winifred +leming Jr., to go to Phil-
Watchman several weeks ago, with adelphia from where Winifred will go on
|a strong probability that in the near to Ocean City with friends, for a visit
{future the ground, about 100 acres, with Mary Katherine Walker, at
| Philadelphia, Mrs. Curtin and ‘Connie’
rmurence of ss panmamency TE"® will ‘sha £3 to Gosan City 40 be Euete
of Mrs. Curtin's sister, at her summer
The fact that the Bellefonte field — ie Sy amit
Ba and Oa a ey yoga Ne | —A Watchman office caller, early in
| s possible th
i (the week, was Rev. Dr. Ambrose M.
to be, and the added fact that it is!
| Schmidt, of Philadelphia, who came to
located between the Nittany range centre county, Wednesday of last week,
‘and the Allegheny mountains makes und remained until yesterday as a guest
it more desirable than one where
where it is probable that Mary will en- |
had been in Philadelphia for a month, |
From Philadelphia the |
the
(will be purchased outright by the gov- | Walker cottage. After a short stay in
this issue.
——J. McM. Curtin, son of Mrs.
H. R. Curtin, of Curtin, has been
made industrial manager of the
central district of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing com-
pany, with headquarters in Pitts-
burgh, his present home. He
been associated with the Westing-
house Company ever since his grad-
‘uation trom the Pennsylvania State
‘College in 1898 and while his work
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| SMITH.—Charles R. Smith, a wel
| known resident in the western sec-
tion of the county, died at his home
‘at Marengo, on Thursday of last
(week. He was a stone mason by
| occupation and about ten years ago
| was seriously injured in a cave-in,
'at Port Matilda, with the result
that he had been an invalid ever
| since.
He was a son of Mr.
and Mrs.
lady told her husband that in doing
/so he had insulted her. Montgomery
‘went to the theatre and promptly
slapped Fisher's face. The latter
ran from the theatre and down
street into George Young's barber
' shop.
‘hit him again. Fisher again took
[to his heels and ran across the
| street and into Miss Cooney’'s Hat
| Shop. Miss Stella Cooney, who was
temporarily keeping the Shop while
Montgomery followed and
has heretofore been with the sales | Martin 'her sister, Miss Elizabeth, was at
end of their business this promotion Sauty 209 was bors 58
| Spruce Creek valley on August 23rd, supper, tried to keep him out but he
tranfers him to the manufacturing 1363, hence was A quite 68 years | rahed past her into the Shop and
‘side of it. He is active in electrical o]q, Most of his life, however, was |slammed the door shut on her hand.
association work and holds member- | gnent in the vicinity of Gatesburg. Notwithstanding her cries of pain
‘ship in a number of technical and| He is survived by his wife but no he held it there until Edward Gross
‘social organizations. | children. He was a member of the went to her assistance and shoved
——With an attendance of 334 at Lutheran church, at Gatesburg, where the door open. The index finger on
‘the Methodist Sunday school, last funeral services were held at two Miss Cooney’s hand was badly lac-
Sunday morning, W. I. Fleming gave | o'clock on Sunday afternoon, by Rev. erated. Fisher went to his home,
a ten minute talk of his high lights J. S. English, burial being made in on south Water street, that night,
observation on a trip to Minneapolis, the Gatesburg cemetery. |under police protection, but Mont-
Minn, to attend the annual grand | I I |gomery made no further hostile
pilots would be compelled to cross
both ranges to find a landing field.
When the proposed enlargement and
grading of the present field has been
than the Bellefonte field. And work
of N. A. T. planes while the work
Aprospos of the Bellefonte airport
it might be stated that A. K. Lobeck,
of the department of geology and
mineralogy at Columbia University,
|New York, has in course of prepara-
tion a guide for the air route from
New York to San Francisco, and
| Bellefonte will be mentioned as the
first stopping place west of New
'at the Howard Struble home, at Zion.
| The Doctor has not changed perceptibly
| since he left here several years ago foi-
{lowing his resignation as pastor of the
| Reformed church. He is now the as-
| sistant editor of the Reformed Messenger,
| a church paper printed in Philadelphia.
—A house party which Mrs. F. W.
West and Mrs. E, E. Widdowson have
been entertaining at the Widdowson
home, on Spring street, this week, in-
| cluded, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Buckingham
(and their daughter Loraine, and Miss
Veda Billing, of New York City, and
| —Miss Carrie Bayard, a daughter of
| the late Mr. and Mrs. Bayard,
| for many years residents of Bellefonte,
| was here Tuesday, having motored over
| from Tyrone, while on a visit there with
[her brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
| Roger Bayard. The party, guests for the
|day of Mr. and Mrs. Allen 8. Garman,
at Edgefonte, spent several hours call«
| ing on friends in Bellefonte. Miss Bay-
| ard. for a number of years was an em-
| ployee of the soldier's orphan’s home at
Scotland, Pa., but recently resigned her
position in that institution.
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audios DATES ARE SET
FOR UNDINE CARNIVAL
| The Undine Fire company will hold
| their annual carnival on August 12,
13, 14 and 15. It will be staged on
their own lot, rear of the engine
house on Bishop street and every-
body is invited tc ‘“‘make whoopee”
with them there.
Usually carnivals are held to make
money but the plans for this one
seem to indicate that the usual pro-
' cedure is to be reversed, for the Un-
dines are going to give away a de-
{luxe Chevrolet sedan, and a great
number of ten and twenty dollar
| gold pieces.
| On Wednesday evening at 7 they
will give a parade in which the high-
!ly touted “Darktown Fire Brigade,”
|of State College, will be featured.
| On Thursday night at the same
| hour another parade will be made
|and a fire drill and ladder exhibition
lon the Diamond will be its feature.
| Firemen from nearby towns will
‘be here to join in both parades.
| Headmaster James R. Hughés,
lof the Bellefonte Academy, desires
to announce for the information of
| those interested that he will gladly
| welcome young ladies as day pupils
!
Mrs. Glenn Pearce and Mrs. Florence at the Academy this coming year.
| French, of Zelienople, Pa. The Buck- For several years past a few young
ingham party was on an annual sum- ladies have been attending classes
mer visit to Bellefonte and left, Wednes- | ot the Academy, special provision
day, to go up into New York State while | o0.. their study hours being made in
Mrs. Pearce and Mrs. French will re- ... gonool library. Mr. Hughes
main in Bellefonte until Sunday. is glad to have dics avail
—Mr. and Mrs. John Garthoff are ar- themgelves of the many advantages
ranging to accompany Mrs. Fred Heffel- | oooreq gt this historic school.
finger to Reading this week, to be guests
of relatives for a week. Mrs. Heffel-
| finger with Mr. and Mrs. Luke Heffel-
finger and the latter's son, have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Garthoff for the
AN HONEST SALE
All reductions granted from the
‘encampment of the Knights Templar. FORSTER.—Miss Mary Graham Move
He stated that from the multitudes Forster, a lifelong resident of Haines |
“of children and young people seen | township, passed away at her home |
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Last Thursday morning, just
‘everywhere there was no evidence in Aaronsburg, on July 8th, follow- before the noon hour, J. C. Trevison,
‘of race suicide or birth control. | ing an illness which dated back to an inmate of the pychopathic ward,
Moving by day and night, aboard
train and ship and in the streets of
"busy cities, he did not see one per-
son under the influence of liquor;
nor was there any served at the
various festive feasts of the Knights.
"Even the California delegation re-
frained from carrying with it it's
customary supply of wine. Another
feature alluded to was the Sunday
morning religious service, which was
held aboard ship on the lakes. The
sermon was delivered by the grand
prelate of the order in his church at
Seattle and relayed by radioto the
Knights aboard ship.
|last winter when she suffered a
| stroke of paralysis while sojourning
in Florida.
She was a daughter of John V.
and Frances J. Graham Forster and
was born in Haines township in
1863, at her death being 67 years,
7 months and 1 day old. She wasa
member of one of the old-time fam-
ilies of that section of the county
and had a large circle of friends.
Her only survivor is one brother,
John Forster, of Aaronsburg. Fu-
neral services were held on July
10th, burial being made in the Re-
formed cemetery, at Aaropsburg.
|at Rockview penitentiary, made his
| escape from the harvest field where
|he was working. Between four and
five o'clock in the afternoon Lee
a man, almost naked, was wander-
ing around in the foothills of Nit-
penitentiary and he found the man
to be Trevison, who had discarded
all his clothing except his B. V. D's.
He was taken back to the peniten-
tiary. Trevison was sent up from
Erie county for five to ten years for
attempted robbery.
Smeltzer telephoned the prison that
York. Mr. Lobeck wrote to the greater part of the month, the Luke Hef-
Bellefonte “Chamber of Commerce” felfingers having returned home a week
for some detailed information about ago. Mr. and Mrs. Garthoff's recent
the town in general to incorporate ts have also Included Mr. and Mrs.
in his guide book and the letter be- |J. Linn Blackford and their son, Linn
ing turned over to Mr. Hunter he Jr Who were over from Huntingdon,
furnished the desired information. for ssvara) days, the afterpart of last
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The | —Mrs. R. 8S. Brouse, her son-in-law
——The United States circuit court | =. "i. hier, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Topelt.
has affirmed the decision of federal ,.q Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kenster, ar-
‘judge R. M. Gibson, of Pittsburgh, rived here from Brooklyn, a week ago.
| setting aside the revocation of two having driven over In the Topelt car
tany mountain below Pleasant Gap. alcohol permits of the Barr Manu- | Mr. Topelt returned home Sunday, the |
A guard was sent down from the facturing company, of Tyrone, mak- remainder of the party continuing their
|ers of perfume and other toilet ar- visit with Mrs. Brouse until today, when
| ticles. Several well known State they will leave for the drive bak Ro
| iden. | Brooklyn accompanied by Mrs. Topelt's
[College Deople are Jromisestly the | two nieces, Caroline and Janet Brouse,
federal court decision restores to it
| the right to receive alcohol and con-
|tinue it's manufacturing business,
! Long Island.
who will be her guests for the month of | Oats
August, at the Topelt summer cottage on Rye
Mrs. Brouse had been in | Barley
| Brooklyn with her daughter for a month, | Buckwheat
original price tag at W. R. Brach-
bill's ninetieth anniversary sale.
Luizer—Mullen.—Accompanied by
their mothers, on Saturday, July il,
‘Lyle Homer Luizer and Genevieve
| Luella Mullen, both of Woodland,
| Pa., were married with the ring
| ceremony in the Bellefonte Methodist
| church, by the pastor, Horace Lin-
| coln Jacobs.
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