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Bellefonte, Pa., May 17, 1907.
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How the Expenses are Increasing.
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large force. Bat $75,000 judiciously ex-
pended will achieve important results in
polities and jis is economical for party man-
agers to make the public pay the wages of
their campaign workers. That has always
been a favorite expedient of the machine
of this State.
AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY.
The Forestry Department is an expen-
sive luxury io other directions. There is
an item of $20,000 for Foresters and $30,-
000 for laborers hesides $10,000 for sar-
veys, $3,000 for dranghtsmen, $6,000 for
special examinations '‘to promote the de-
velopment of forestry,’ and $3,500 for
traveling expenses of the commissioners.
There are a lot of other items of various
proportions from one to ten thousand saffi-
cient to pat the aggregate up to $181,000.
Bat it is possible that the department will
produce good results, In fact the only
complaint against it is that it is profligately
conducted and that fault will endure until
there is oumbiele change in the politics
of the State administration.
I might go on with this subject to the
fall limit of my space but what’s the use.
Ol course everything is expensive and dur-
ing the last half dozen years of the uure-
strained machine control the paramount
purpose of legislation was to create new
offices
It is worth while, however, in dismissing
this subject from consideration to refer to
the comparative cost of the work of the
Board of Pablic Buildings and Grounds in
1593 and now. Then the appropriation
was $13,600 and it seemed awple for all
purposes. This year it is nearly a million
dollars and some of the items which were
then paid by the board are now charged to
other departments.
HIGH PRESSURE LEGISLATION.
The Legislature is working at high pres-
sure speed to its end and will adjourn on
Thursday of this week with most of the
measures disposed of. It began with splen-
did promise for reform and will end with
little in that respect achieved.
In some respects, in fact, the present
Legislatare is inferior to its predecessors.
That is to say it has shown a spirit of par-
row partisanship that bas not existed in
any previous Legislature. For example in
other Legislatures it didn’t matter much
who introduced non-partisan legislation if
it bad merit. This year, however, there
seems to have heen adopted in the begin-
ning an unwritten rule that no important
legielation introdnced by a Democrat should
get through. For that reason the trolley
freight and two-cent a mile rate bills in-
troduced by Mr. Creasy were defeated and
measures lees meritorious presented by a
Republican substituted. That was baby
business,
The Duosmore railroad commission bill
was so emascalated in the Senate commit.
tee that it is practically worthless and for
that reason it may be permitted to pass.
But Creasy’s bill to wake express com-
panies bear a just share of the burdens of
taxation has been defeated. The ‘‘Farmer’’
is probably disappointed by this iesals for
one of his hobbies is equalization of taxes
and this principle is particularly outraged
by the immunity fiom taxes enjoyed by the
Express companies. Thev do about $40,-
000,000 worth of business in the State and
pay less than one-tenth of a mill in taxes
on that amoant. They have all kinds of
property in the State upon which they pay
no taxes.
WORK OF THE GRAFT PROBERS.
8. W. Williams who confessed the other
day that he had been paid $10,000 for not
telling what he knew about the capitol
graft during the campaign last fall has
mysteriously disappeared and will probably
not be available as a witness for further in-
vestigation. The probers will get along
very well without him, however. They
have heen authorized to continue the in-
vestigation after the adjournment of the
Legislature and will resume the public
hearings immediately after that event.
Daring last week some very important
leads have been discovered and the resnlt
of the inquiry is no longer problematical.
Criminal prosecution is certain to follow
and prison sentences are inevitable.
G.D. H.
¥. M. C. A. Bible Conference.
The twelfth annual Bible conference of
the Young Men’s Christian association of
Pennsylvania, which will begin at Eagles
Mere July 2, continuing to the 11th, prom-
ises to be one of the best ever held. Eagles
Mere is one of the prettiest vacation resorts
in the United States, and this will be the
tenth year the conference has been held
there. The afternoons will be given en-
tirely to the enjoyment of the many kinds
of recreative sports provided for, base ball
and tennis being especially popuiar.
The speakers this year will be the Rev.
James M. Gray, D. D., dean of the Moody
Bible institute, Chicago; Rev. Cornelius
Woelfkin, D. D., professor at Rochester
Theological seminary ; Rev. John MacInnis,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, Mon-
trose; Rev. Elmore Harris, D. D., president
of the Bible school, Toronto, Ont. ; Rev. R.
A. Torrey, D.D
8, I conferences on You Men’s
Eiko poly eg ny a ig
as follows: “Work Among -
ers,’ by Dr. F. A. Steiner, Iowa college,
Grinnell, Iowa; “Tesching Training Class-
es,” by H. T. Williams, State Bible study
ry; ‘‘Workable Methods in Boys’
Work,” by C. B. Horton, State Boys’
Work secretary.
Special railroad rates have been secured
and the various hotels bave made marked
reductions from their regular prices. Very
attractive printed matter containing many
illustrations of Eagles Mere’s beauty has
een issued from the state office at Harris-
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Spring Meeting of Board of Agriculture.
The Agricultaral Department has
pared mes for the spring ol 8
of the nsylvania State Board of Agricul-
ture and Farmers’ annual normal institute
to be held at Allentown on June 4-7, an
assemblage that is regarded as the most im-
portant of the year.
Many prominent specialists will make
addresses on agricultural soiod, an
them being Professor E. B. i
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New Jersey; Dr. William Frear, State Col-
lege; Prolessor George C. Butz, State Col-
lege; Dr. A. C. True, Washington, D.C;
Mrs. Sarah B. Fritz, Danecasnon, and 8S. F.
Barber, Harrisburg. Dr. Leonard Pearson,
State Veterinarian, will talk on “The Laws
“| of Pennsylvania for the Improvement and
Inspection of Live Stock,’”” and Dr. E. E.
Tower, of the Bureau of Animal Industry,
Philadelphia, will tell the farmers how the
federal meat inspection is conducted.
During the session the delegates will vis-
it the farms, trout ponds, fair grounds and
duck farms in the vicinity of Allentown.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Cupp.— Another old veteran has gone to
his reward in the person of William Cupp,
who died on Monday morning at his home
near Centre Line, as the result cf a compli-
cation of diseases contracted during a ten
month’s incarceration in the Andersonville
prison during the war.
Deceased was a native of Halfmoon town-
ship and was seventy-one years old. All
his life with the exception of the time he
served in the army was spent in the vicinity
of bis birth and death. He was a man beld
in the highest esteem by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wile, seven brothers,
Emanuel, Henry, David, Joseph, John,
Frank and Perry, and two sisters. He was
a consistent member of the Methodist
church all his life. The funeral was held
on Wednesday, interment being made at
Centre Line.
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Dawson. —After an illness of less than
one week's duration Edward Dawson, a
well known resident of Philipsburg, died
at his home in that borough at 6.30 o'clock
last Saturday morning.
Deceased was born in Eogland and was
44 years, 2 months and 20 days old. When
but two years old he came with his parents
to this country aud ever since has lived in
Philipsburg or near there. In 1885 be was
married to Miss Alice Lawe, a daughter of
GeorgejLaws, who survives him with four
children, namely: Philip, Mathew L,
George and Mabel, all at home. He also
leaves his father and mother, one brother
and two sisters, all living in Barnesboro.
The funeral was held at 2.30 o'clock Mon-
day afternoon, interment being made in
the new cemetery.
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KRIDER.—Mrs. Mary Krider died at her
home in Warriorsmark on Tuesday after-
noon at the advanced age of 98 years, and
9 months. She was born in Warriorsmark
township, Huntingdon county, and her
entire life was lived within a radius of
twenty miles of where she was born. She
was twice married, her first husband being
Jesse Mothersbaugh and her second Henry
Krider. She bad no children of her own
but was a devoted mother to the children
of her second husband. Both she and her
family were well known by many residents
in the western end of Centre county. The
funeral will be held this morning at 10
o'clock, interment to be made in the War-
riorsmark cemetery.
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KI1STER.—Jacob Kister died at his home
in Loganton on Tuesday of last week, of
paralysis, aged 76 years, 10 months and 2
days. He was one of the oldest and best
known citizens in that locality and had
many friends in the eastern end of Centre
county who will regres to learn of his death.
Surviving him are his wife and the fallow-
ing childien : William, of Philadelphia;
John, of Pittsburg; Mrs. I. J. Weaver and
Mrs. J. O. Boone, of Osceola Mills. Rev.
Frank Wetzel, of Rebersburg, officiated at
the funeral which was held last Thursday
morning, interment being made in the
Lutheran cemetery.
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CorenIN.—Hugh Fairfield Copelin, a
brother of Isaiah Copelin, of Philipsburg,
died at his home in Tyrone on Monday
morning, after an affliction for a period of
twenty years with rhenmatic nearalgia.
He was born in Lewistown and was sixty-
four years of age. He served all through
the Civil war and on returning home en-
tered the employ of the Pennsylvania rail-
road company at Tyrone and for eighteen
years was yardmaster there. His wile, who
was Miss Eliza Funk, of Warriorsmark,
survives with one daughter. The funeral
was held on Wednesday afternoon.
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HARPSTER.— Mrs. Catharine Harpster,
widow of the late Joseph Harpster, died at
the home of her son-in-law in Logan town-
ship, Blair county, on Tuesday, alter quite
a long illness with asthma. She was eighty-
five years of age. Survivivg ber are the
following children : Henry, of Warriors-
mark, Oscar W., of Philipsburg; George
W., Joseph H. and Isaac S., of Altoona,
and Mre. Thomas J. White,of Logan town-
ship, at whose home she died. The body
was taken to the home of her son George in
Altoona from where the funeral will take
place at 9 o'clock this morning.
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EvaNns.—Robert C. Evans died at his
home in Tyrone, early Saturday morning,
after a year's illness with diabetes. He was
married to a Stormstown young woman in
1863, who survives him with the following
children: John, of Olean, N. Y.; Henry S.,
of Kansas; Mrs. Jennie Gummo, of State
College, and Mrs. Charles Port, of Tyrone.
The funeral was held on Monday after-
noon, interment beiog made in the Bangh-
man cemetery.
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BrLAckrForD.—The friends of Mr. and
Mre. Peroy Blackford, formerly of Belle-
fonte, sympathize with them in the death
of their infant baby early last week. Mr.
and Mrs. Blackford moved from Clearfield
to New Castle only two weeks ago and on
the trip their baby contracted a cold which
developed into pneumoniaand finally ter-
minated in its death. The remains were
taken to Unionville, this county, for inter-
ment.
TurSER. —On Monday, May 6th, Mrs. |
James Turper, better known as ‘‘Mother |
Turner,” died at ber home in Howard as
the result of a complication of diseases with |
which she bad been a sofferer for a num- |
ber of months. !
Deceased, whose maiden name was Hester |
Aon Taylor, was born in Howard town-
ship, October 12th, 1827, thus being 79 |
years, 6 months and 24days old at the time
of her death. She was united in marriage
to James Tarver December 20th, 1853. Her |
husband died over ten years ago but sur- |
viving ber are the following children : W. |
T., of Keating; J. C., of Altoona; Mrs. W.
E. Snyder, of Sheffield; Martha and Jolin
at home; also two brothers, William Tay-
lor, of Washington Springs, South Dakota,
and Thomas Taylor, of Milesborg.
From early girlhood Mrs. Tarver was an
earnest member of ;the Methodist church
and Rev. E. M. Aller officiated at the fun-
eral services which were held in the How-
ard M. E. church Wednesday morning of
last week. Interment was made at Ro-
land .
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Sports —Alter a prctracted spell of in-
validism David Spotts died at his home in
Patton township last Thursday evening.
He was born near Martha and was 64 years,
7 months and 21 days old. In 1874 he
was united in marriage to Miss Louisa
Mooney who survives him with the follow-
ing children: Mrs. Sarah J. Daughen-
baugh and Jacob J., of Hays Ran ; Mar-
tin, of Stormstown ; Mrs. Bertha Brown,
of Blandsburg ; Mrs. Lydia Biddle, of
Unionville ; Mrs. David Richards, of Ja-
lian ; Miss Hannab, of Port Matilda ;Phil-
ip, William and Gordon, at home. He
also leaves three brothers, Philip, of Port
Matilda ; Andrew, of Penfield, and Mar-
tin, of Blaine. The funeral was held on
Sunday, the remains being taken to Julian
for interment.
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JoNEs.—Mre. Alice Jackson Jones died
at her home in Winber, last Saturday,
after a three weeks illness with pneumonia.
Deceased was a daughter Abram Jackson,
of Philipsburg, but who years ‘ago when
travel between Bellefonte and Clearfield
was by stage avd quite heavy lived at Black
Bear where he kept a hotel and was noted
as one of the best honilaces in the State. It
was while living there thas Mrs. Jones was
born. After her marriage the family lived
at Cheater Hill, near Philipsburg, until
some eight or nine years ago when they
moved to Windber. Mrs. Jones is surviv-
by her husband and three children, May,
Andrew and Abram. The fuveral was
held on Monday, interment being made at
Winber.
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Houser.—Mrs. Lavioa Houser, proba-
bly one of the oldest residents of College
township, died jon Taesday night after a
long illness. She was born November
28th, 1838, thus being 68 years, 5 months
and 16 days old. She was twice married,
the first time to Jobn Wasson by whom
she bad two children, Charles, who isa
Methodist minister located at York, and
Arthur at home. Her second husband was
Daniel Houser, who also preceded her to
the grave. She was a member of the Meth-
odist church and a consistent christian
woman. The funeral will take place at
9.30 o'clock this morning.
GEARHART.—Mis. Charles Gearhart, a
former resident of Philipsburg, died at ber
home in Newton Hamilton on Sunday
morning of diabetes. She was a daughter
of the late David Flegal, of Philipsburg,
and issurvived by her husband and nine
children, as well as the following brothers
and sisters : George, Asbury, Alexauder
aod Andrew, of Philipsburg; Frank, of
Long Branch, N. J., and Mrs. Amanda
Shagert, of Wallaceton. The funeral took
place on Wednesday. interment being made
at Newton Hamilton.
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HALL. —Mrs. Sarah Hall, relics of the
late Aaron R. Hall, died at ber home near
Unionville on Tuesday morning, of dropsy,
alter more than a years illness. She was
seventy-one years of age and is survived by
the following children; Charles G., A.
Brittain and Miles, of Union township;
Aaron, of Buffalo Run; Mrs. Lanning Re.
sides and Mrs. Allred Ammerman, of
Union township, and Mrs. Mary Caldwell,
of Pittsburg. The funeral took place yes-
terday, interment being made in the Union.
ville cemetery.
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WEAVER.—Adam Weaver, an aged and
esteemed resident of Woodward, died quite
suddenly last Saturday of dropsy. He was
born in Haines township and was 77 years,
11 months and 26 days old. Surviving
him are his wife, one son, James M., and
one daughter, Mrs. L. D. Oradorl, all of
Woodward. The funeral was held on
Wednesday forenoon.
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CALDWELL. — Mary, the four-year-old
daoghter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cald-
well, formerly of Milesburg, but now of
Pittsburg, died on Wednesday of spinal
meningitis. She was a bright and inter.
esting child and her death is a sad blow to
her parents. The remains will be brought
to Milesburg today for interment.
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——On Saturday the special train carry-
ing one hundred and fifsy Shriners and
friends from Reading on the return trip
from Los. Angeles was wrecked on the
Southern Pacific railway in California and
fifteen residents of Reading killed outright.
Among the number was George F. Hagen-
man, a lawyer and brother of Mrs. Daniel
8. Keller. During Mrs. Keller's residence
in Bellefonte Mr. Hagenman frequently
visited here and was known by quitea
~Miss Mame Pacini is andergoing |
treatment in the Bellefonte hospital.
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— Mrs. Mitchell Garbrick, who under-
went an operation at her home on Howard
street, Tuesday of this week, is rapidly re- |
covering.
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BatHURST—MILLER. — William H.
Bathurst, of Altoona, and Miss Maude
Miller, of Spring tewuship, were quietly
| married at the home of the bride's parents
near Nittany farnace, last Thursday even-
{ing. Rev. J. B. Durkee, of tbe Pleasant
Gap M. E. church, performed the ceremony
WHILE WE LIVE.
They, in a certain company
Discusssd the merits of one dead,
Of making vast expenditure
To bank with flowers his silent bed.
Said one, who sound advice could give,
“Give me my flowers while I live,”
——In what must bave been a very in the piesence of only the ay | Aye, words of wisdom, truly these,
loosely played game State College de. | friends of the contracting parties. The
feated West Point on Wednesday by the | bride isa davgbter of Mr. and Mis. James |
Miller and has many friends in the vicinity
lin which she lives. The bridegroom isa
native of Centre connty and an industrious
| The young couple will make
| their home at Roland where Mr. Bathuorst
score of 1210 7. |
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——-L. C. Ballock, of Milesburg, this
week installed one of his Omega Sanlighs |
acetylene gas plants in the Presbyterian
church at Beech Creek. {
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—— James H. Sommerville, formerly of |
this place but now of Winbarne, has been |
appointed a member of the board of trus-
tees of the Cottage State hospital, at Phil-
ipsbarg.
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——John Porter Lyon took a new
Buick touriog car to State College on Wed-
nesday for H. D. Meek, the druggist; from
which it can be seen that there must he
lots of money in selling pills, ete.
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-~-—Last Friday while Emanuel Musser,
of Aaronshurg, was on his way to work he
was shot with a target rifle by Clyde Bress-
ler. The shooting was accidental hut the
wound was no less painful for a'l that.
The bullet passed through Mr. Musser's
upper lip.
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—— Wednesday of last week the propri-
etors of the Palace Livery sent their man-
ager, William Rhinesmith, to Somerset to
boy a team of horses. He was to have re-
turned on Saturday but up to this time he
bas failed to reach Bellefonte and there are
some ugly stories being circulated in con-
nection with his absence.
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~— Mr. Joseph Ceader is one man in
Bellefonte who is convinced that one does
not have to die to get money on a life in-
surance policy. He had a policy in the
New York Mutual for two thousand dol-
lars which matared on May 11th, and that
same day Mr. Miller, district agent of the
company, came to Bellefonte and gave Mr.
Ceader a check for $2,500.30.
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——Rev. Franklin T. Eastment, of
Lewistown, has accepted a call from St.
Paal’s Protestant Episcopal church of
Philipsburg, as its pastor to succeed the
late Rev. F. J. Clerc. Kev. Eastment isa
comparatively young man but is said to be
an able theologian avd expounder of the
gospel. He will enter upon his work in
the Philipsburg parish early in June.
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~—[nvitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Mary Madeline Weaver
to George Girard Child, of Cambridge,
Mass., which will take place at 6 o'clock
in the evening of June 5th, at the home of
the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John P. Harris, on east Lion street. On
the samewulay Mies Virginia Fleetwood
Lingle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Lingle will be married to Howard Rugger,
of Janesville, Wisconsin, the ceremony to
take place in St. Jobn's Episcopal church
at voon,
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—— Geologist Isaac A. Harvey is still at
work ou his investigations on the thirty-
five thousand acres of land in Rush town-
ship, this county, prospecting for coal and
clay. The land is in three tracts and is
owned by Harris and Gray, of Bellelonte;
Henry Prentiss, of Bangor, Maine, and
Christ Sharer, of Port Matilda. That sec-
tion of the mouutain was always supposed
to be devoid of any mineral deposits but
Mr. Harvey bas already discovered a good
bed of fire clay and three underlying veins
of coal on portions of the tract and he feels
confident of finding others.
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— James W. Quiggle, son of Hon. J.
C. Quiggle, of McElhattan, who graduated
as an electrical engineer in the class of 1906
at The Pennsylvania State College, and
who is well known in Bellefonte, bas just
been appointed an examiner in the office of
the United States civil service commission
at Washington. His specialty will be elec-
trical science. Since his graduation Mr.
Quiggle has been an assistant professor in
electrical engineering at Purdue Universi:
ty, Lafayette, Ind., and his selection by
the government for a civil service examiner
is a glowing tribute to the thoroughness of
the work at State College.
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——On Monday Harry G. Keffer, travel-
ing salesman for Johnston & Co., of Harris-
burg, went to State College on the Belle-
fonte Central train. At the College he
was standing in the doorway of the car
waiting for the train to stopas it pulled
into the depot when the door blew shut and
caught him on the back of his band. The
flesh was badly bruised and the skin slighs-
ly cat but he thought nothing of the in-
jury until the next morning when his band
had become quite badly swollen and very
painful. An examination of the injured
member by a doctor revealed the fact that
blood poison had started to set in and only
the prompt application of the right remedy
saved him from having a very bad hand.
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—— Enclosed in a letter containing a re-
newal of his subscription to the WATCH-
MAN that venerable native of Centre coun-
ty, William A. Kerlin, of Rudd, Iowa,
states that he bas just passed his eighty-
fifth birthday. Mr. Kerlin may be remem-
bered by some of the older citizens of Belle-
fonte. He is the only surviving member
of the old Centre Lodge, No. 153, I. 0. O.
F., which was instituted in 1846, Mr. Ker-
lin becoming a member in 1853. The lodge
was disbanded in 1857 and reorganized on
August 17th, 1867. Five men were instra-
mental in bringing about the reorganizatién
aud of the five Mr. Kerlin is the only one
living. It is needless to say he still retains
his love for and interest in Centre county
number of Bellefonters.
SOung man.
is now employed.
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GATES —RIDER.— Edgar Gates, of Ty-
rone, aud Miss Mary Frances Rider, of
Gatesburg,
First Lutheran parsonage in Tyrone on
Wednesday morning at 10.30 o'clock, by
the pastor, Rev. F. L. Bergstresser. Only
a small party of friends were present as
witvesses. The bride is a member of the
well known Rider family of Ferguson town-
ship and is a most estimable young woman,
whileshe groom 18a son of Mr. and Mis.
Isaac Gates, of Tyrone, formerly of Gates-
burg. He is in the employ of the Pennsyi-
vauia railroad company in Tyrone, where
the young couple will make their home. |
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THOMPSON —PACKER.— Pretty though
unpretentious was the marriage on Wed-
nesday afternoon of Guy H. Thompson, son !
of Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Thompson, and
Miss Ada Eulalie, danghter of Mrs. George
W. Packer, of Beech Creek. The ceremony
took place at 4.30 o'clock at the home of
the bride's mother and was witnessed by
only afew invited friends. The officiating
minister was Rev. Lewis F. Brown while
the attendants were Miss Bessie Wynn, as
bridesmaid, and Allen Thompson as best
man. Mies Dornblaser, of Mackeyville,
played the wedding march.
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KUSTENBAUDER—GATES.—A quiet wed-
ding was celebrated at the home of Mrs.
Mary M. Gates, in Warriorsmark, at 4:30
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, when
Robert Kustenbauder and Miss Sarah C.
Gates were united in marriage by Rev. R.
8. Stair, of Warriorsmark. Quite a num-
ber of friends of the contracting parties
were present to witness the ceremony.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Kustenbauder formerly
lived in Centre county and have wany
friends in Ferguson and Halfmoon town.
ship. They will make their home in War-
riorsmark.
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For MEMORIAL DAY. —AS a meeting of
Gregg Post No. 95, on Saturday evening,
arravgements were completed for the
proper observance of Memorial day,
May 30¢h. Memorial services and decora-
tion of soldiers graves in the ceme-
teries at Zion, Hublersburg and Soyder-
town will be held on Saturday, May 25th,
and will be in charge of comrades S. B.
Miller, Charles Eckenroth and John H.
Bryan.
On Sunday morning, May 26th, Rev. J.
Allison Platts will preach the memorial
sermon to the members of Gregg Post in
the Presbyterian church and a full turnout
ol members is urged. Spanish-American
war veterans as well as the members of
company Bare invited to attend these serv-
ices. On Sanday afternoon appropriate
services will be held at the Meyer and Shi-
loh cemeteries under the direction of com-
rades Amos Garbrick, A. V. Miller and
Monroe Armor.
On May 30th the memorial exercises will
be held in this place ih the afternoon, be-
ginning at two o'clock. There bave been
invited to join with the old soldiers in the
parade company B, the Logan and Undine
fire companies, Fifth regiment bugle corps
of Milesbarg, the Milesburg boys brigade,
either the Coleville or Undine band and
the scholars of the public schools. The
memorial address will bedelivered by Rev.
James B. Stein, in the court house, im-
mediately following the services at the
cemetery.
CENTRE CoUNTY’S CROP PROSPECTS. —
At this time of year there is always more
or less speculation as to the orop prospects
in this section of the State and from the
best informed farmers in various sections
of the county the WATCHMAN learns that
the outlook for the wheat crop is fair.
While is will not be np to last years’ bump-
er orop it will in nowisebe a failure. As
to the hay crop, it promises to be lager
than last year. The cold, wet weather of
April and so far this month has been fa-
vorable and the grass is heavy-set and
thrifty. Of course it is too early to make
any predictions as to the oats and corn
crops. The former are up but not far
enough advanced to show what the crop
will be like. The corn has not yet all been
planted, as the cold and wet would have
rotted the grains and necessitated replant-
ing. Some few farmers have their seed all
in and by the end of this week or middle
of next the corn will likely all be in the
ground. As to the prospects for a good
fruit crop there is considerable difference
of opinion. The trees are laden with blos-
soms, but some farmers claim that the fruit
bas been badly damaged by the late frosts,
while others think not, and the only thing
to do is to hope for the best and wait and
see.
amc AA ——
——Miss Emma Askey, a granddaugh-
terof Mr. and Mrs. Jobn B. Shaw, of
Blanchard, and a graduate nurse of the
Lock Haven hospital, bas gone to accept a
position in a private sanitorium at New-
port News, Va., which is close to the
Jamestown exposition.
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jennings, of
Fairmount, West Virginia, will arrive in
Bellefonte today or tomorrow to spend the
and its people.
or AN
summer months,
were quietly married at the |
That all might heed through future days.
Wait not antil the toilers die
To give to them their meed of praise.
Heed the advice the wise ones give,
Bestow the flowers while they live.
When we are dead what matters jt
About that house of common clay,
The house where once the soul abode,
The soul that now is faraway?
Then, let us hope the world will give
To us, our flowers while we live,
When this imprisoned soul is free,
What care 1 then for its poor cell?
Have you kind words? Then bring them while
Within its narrow walls I dwell,
Aye! While I ean enjoy them, giye
To me my flowers while | live.
—M. V. Tuoxas.
MARRIAGE Licexses.—The following
marriage licenses were issued the past week
by Register Earle C. Tuten:
Samuel Bolden and Maria
both of Bellefonte.
Harry Albert Tressler and Bernice B.
Yarnell, both of Bellefonte.
Wu. H. Bathurst, of Roland, avd Maud
| M. Miller, of Bellefonte.
Julia J. Ramize, Sandy Ridge, and
Myrtle T. Twigs, of Rush twp.
Robt. Kustenbauder and Sarah C. Gates,
both of Warriorsmark.
Wm. E. Smith and Mary Elizabeth Kel-
ler, both of State College.
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~—— Letters weie received in Bellefonte
on Wednesday from Rev. Ambrose M.
Schmidt, who ie on bis way to Rome to a-
tend the international Sunday school con-
vention. The letters were mailed from
the Azore islands and contained the in-
formation that the reverend gentleman was
enjoying the trip immensely. Contrary
to expectations, he had not bad one hour of
sea-sickness, probably because the big ship
in which they were making the passage bad
encountered only the best of weather and
an unusually calm sea.
Wamzer,
aad
——During the past week or two a corps
of engineers has been at work in Penns-
valley surveying on the proposed route of
that once much-talked-of electrical air-line
from New York to Chicago. OI course even
this fact is no assurance that it will be
built soon, though it looks as if the pro-
jectors mean business.
Pine Grove Mention,
A new furnace heater is being placed in
the Lutheran parsonage cellar.
Miss Lulu Thomas, who has been ill most
of the winter, is much improved.
Grandmother Fryer is again confined to
bed with illness incident to old age.
John Cunningham, of McAlevy’s Fort,
transacted business in town Saturday.
Harry Koch has had a Commercial
‘phone put in his residence at Fairbrook.
J. C. Bailey, wife and family were Sunday
visitors at the J. K. From home at State
College.
W. H. Goss, wife and mother were visitors
at the J. N. Bell home at Spruce Creek over
Sunday.
John I. Markle, who has a fat job in Bell.
wood, spent Sunday with his family on
Main street.
Our townsman, J. A. Decker, who has
been confined to bed the past week, is now
able to be around again.
J. Arthur Fortney and wife, of Tussey-
ville, spent the beginning of the week
among relatives in town,
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Markle, of Belle-
fonte, visited his father, Samuel Markle, on
Main street, over Sunday.
J. C. Douglass, agent for the National
Casket company, of Pittsburg, registered
at the St. Elmo on Sunday.
Mrs. G.*W. McWilliams is suffering with a
badly mashed finger. She got it caught in
the cogs of a cream separator.
A bright little girl baby came to the
George Rossman home on Tuesday, making
the seventh junior in the family.
Jacob Herman took advantage of the
wet weather last week to spend a few days
among old cronies at Philipsburg.
George Burns is short another cow. On
Monday the Tyrone and Lewisburg train
killed one, the eighth one in two years.
Our townsman, A. J. Tate, spent the be-
ginning of the week at the bedside of his
father, A. J. Tate, whose life is despaired of.
Alf. Bradford, our clever and obliging
miller, with his wife and family visited the
Auman home near Potters Mills over Sun-
day.
The ladies of the Lutheran church at Pine
Hall will serve a supper and ice cream and
cake in the afternoon and evening of May
30th, at Pine Hall.
A sixty foot flag pole was raised in the
diamond of Boalsburg Saturday evening,
from which old glory is to float to the breeze
on all public occasions.
Mrs. John C. McCracken, of Pittsburg,
with her two interesting little boys, Henry
and Joseph, are having a rollicking good
time at Grandpa McCracken’s home in the
Glades.
W. W. Keller with his family are arrang-
ing to flit to Pittsburg. He had charge of
the Mt. Union grammar school just closed.
He was one of the company B boys during
Sho Spenih=:Atding war and was a good
soldier.
Miss Priscilla Stewart, while returning to
her home at a late hour one night last week,
when the street lights of Boalsburg were out,
made a misstep and got a very ugly fall,
cutting a deep gash in her head which re-
quired several stitches to dress,
On account of Howard Goss shooting John
Shugert's dog, the dog law has been well
ventilated hereabouts the past week. Bat
the matter was amicably adjusted before
‘Squire Murray Saturday. A dog that is
properly assessed aud taxes paid on has some
privileges. .