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anuary 8, 1909.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
END oF FARMER'S WEEK EXERCISES. —
The second anvual “Farmer's Week’ exer-
eises at The Pennsylvania State College
came to a close on Wednesday afternoon and
by evening the farmer students bad all de
parted for their respective homes. That it
was a success in every particular is evident
from the intense interest manifested in the
various’ lectures, discussions and, demoo-
strations by those in attendance and there
ismo doubt but that great good to the
farmers and the communities they repre-
sent will be the resuls. Every farmer
there went home with a wider and broader
knowledge of the modern methods of ad-
vanced agriculture than he had before, and
every man will prove a missioner in his
home community for the dissemination of
such knowledge.
As au evidence of the interest taken hy
the farmers of Pennsylvania in this week
of special instruction to them the total
registration of farmers this year aggregated
just 465, as againet 336 last year. The
above number came from fifty-three out of
a total of sixty-seven counties in the State,
while only forty-five counties were repre-
sented last year. The attendance of Centre
county farmers last year totalled 120, ora
little over one-third the total. This year
111 Centre county farmers were present, or
not guite one-fourth of the total enroll
ment, a fact which ehows that the interest
in these exercises and tbe desire for more
knowledge about sheir chosen vocation is
not only widespread over the State but
that the farmers are willing and anxioos to
take advantage of any and every oppor-
tunity to acquire that knowledge.
As to the exercises of the week, it is im-
possible in the limited space at our com-
mand to even touch upon shem. They
consisted of lectures and discussions on
every variety of subject that could interest
or enlighten the farmer. Many of the lec-
tures were illustrated and to make more
olear their meaning in discussing certain
subjects demonstrations and practicums
were given by some of the lectarers. That
the farmers appreciated the advantages of
the opportunity given them was shown in
the way they gathered together in small
erowde and discussed among themselves the
subjects they bad listened to during the
day. And there is every reason to believe
that in a few years the Farmers Week ex-
ercises will of necessity become as much a
part of the carrioulam of The Pennsylva-
nia State College asany of its engineering
or other courses.
WHAT Couxcit Dip.—Every member
of borough council was present at the reg-
ular meeting on Monday evening, evident-
ly as the result of a new leaf turned over
on the first of the year ; bus even then no
exceptionally important business was trans-
acted. Peter F. Keichlive was present
and asked for a crossing on couth Water
street opposite the Keiobline garage and
machine shops but council considered it
too much in the nature of a private oross-
ing to grant the request ; considering it up
to the property owners on the east side of
the street to build it.
The treasuret’s report showing a balance
of only $47.22 in his bands the Finance
committee was empowered to negotiate a
pote for five bundred dollars, for two
months, with which to meet current ex-
penses.
The special committee on the new hydro-
electric plant reported that the contract for
the building of the plant at Milesburg bad
been awarded to the firm of Jackson &
Jackson, of Chicago and Boston. That the
pew roof on the mill property bad been
completed and that the old frame buildings
on the property had been sold to Levi Sym-
monds and H. E. Zimmerman for two hun-
dred dollars, thirty of which amount bad
already been paid.
The following bills were approved and
orders drawn :
anBEde En Bers 2Y
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INSTALLATION OF G. A. R. OFFICERS.
~The recently elected officers of Gregg
Post, No. 95, G. A. R., for the ensuing
yea. will be installed with due ceremony
tomorrow (Saturday) evening, and a full
turnout of the members of the Post is
desired. Pursuant to the installation the
following notice has been issued from Post
headquarters :
BeLLEFONTE, PA., Jan. 5th, 1909.
The annual installation of officers-elect of
Post 95, G. A. R., will be held in the post
room Saturday evening, January 9th. All
comrades are expected to be present on this
occasion. Refreshments will be served by
the committee after the ceremony, and a
general good time is anticipated. By order of
H. B. Pontius, Commander.
EMaxvuEL Norv, Adjutant.
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~—=Subsoribe for the WATCHMAN.
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DEATH oF THoMAS J. SEXTON.~The
death of Thomas J. Sexton, at the home of
Mrs. John J. Walsh, on east High street,
Friday evening, was a great shock to his
many friends because of its unusual sud-
denness. Mr. Sexton contracted a severe
cold about two weeks prior to his death
which a week later developed intoa mild
form of pneumonia so that be was com-
pelled to take to bis bed. The attack did
not prove a severe one and by Tuesday of
last week he was able to be up and around,
and bis intimate friends were looking for-
ward to baving him around and among
them again in a few days. His improve
ment continued and on Friday he was feel-
ing so well that he expeoted to go to his
bome in Tyrone on Saturday. Shortly
after five o'clock that evening he ate a
fairly hearty supper and a few minutes later
was seized with a sinking spell and died at
5:45 o'clock before a physician could be
summoned. Although is is bard to deter-
mine the exact canee of death, no physician
being present at the time, it is the opinion
of physicians generally that his death was
caused by an emboliem, a cause entirely
distinot from his attack of punenmonia.
Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Sexton and was horn in Tyrone April
26th, 1875, thus being 33 years, 8 mouths
and 6days old. He was an honor graduate
of the Tyrone High school and in 1897 he
came to Bellefonte and entered the office of
Orvis, Bower & Orvis for the study of law.
So assiduously did he apply himself to the
reading of Blackstone that two years later
he successfully passed tbe examination and
was admitted to the bar on November 27th,
1899. Land and title work he made a
specialty and in the few years he wasa
member of the Centre county bar he aoc-
quired poseibly a wider knowledge of the
dockets of Centre county than most any
lawyer at the bar. Io addition to his law
practice he became interested in various
business enterprises, prominent among
which was the Bellefonte Swing company.
He was a man of modest, almost retiring
disposition, but had a friend in everybody
who knew him. He wasa member of St.
John's Catholic church and of the Belle-
fonte Council Knights of Columbus. He
is survived by his father, one brother, W.
J. Sexton, of Bradford, and two sisters,
Mrs. A. J. McFarlane, of Kane, and Miss
Josephine, at home. The latter came to
Bellefonte on Saturday morning aod ac-
companied the remains home on the 4:44
train that evening.
The funeral was held at 10:45 o'clock on
Tuesday morning from the Catholic church
in Tyrone, and was attended by a delega-
tion of the Centre county bar and the
Knights of Columbus. Burial was made
in Oak Grove cemetery.
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Musser.—We have just received partio-
ulars of the death of Ulyses Grant Musser
which occurred on December 7th in the
Samaritan hospital, Sioux City, Iowa, alter
a prolonged illness. Deceased was born as
Pine Grove Mills, this county, June 8th,
1862, and has many relatives yet living in
Ferguson township, some of whom do not
even know of his death. When a young
man Mr. Musser took a course in the Bir-
miogham Seminary and afterwards gradu-
ated from the State Normal school at In-
diana, Pa. In 1885 he with his parents
went west to Charter Oak, Iowa. He lol.
lowed teaching for a number of years, both
in Iowa and Nebraska. In 1894 he was
married to Miss Nellie Noble, the regult of
the anion being five children, four of
whom survive, Mrs. Musser having died a
litsle over a year ago. He is also survived
by five sisters, two of whom live in this
State, Mrs. Candace Smith, of Birminge
ham, and Mrs. Samuel Stewart, of Johns-
town. His faneral occurred on December
10th. :
MATTERN.—Mrs. Ellen Mattern, wile of
Jacob D. Mattern and one of the oldest and
best known women in Buffalo Run valley,
died on Wednesday afternoon of last week
after a year’s illness with heart trouble
and a complication of diseases.
She was a daughter of Jobn and Mary
Wasson and was born at Centre Furnace
April 20th, 1834, thus making ber 74 years,
8 months and 1 day old. In 1868 she was
ooited in marriage to Jacob Mattern and
ever since the family has resided at Buffalo
Run. Her husband and one adopted son,
Albert Mattern, of Scotia, survive. She
was a member of the Presbyterian church
and Rev. W. K. Harnish officiated at the
faneral which was held on Saturday morn-
ing, internment being made in Gray's ceme-
tery.
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KANE.—Mrs. Cornelius Kane, one of the
oldest women of Howard, died on Monday,
December 28th, alter a lingering iilness of
over a year with stomach trouble. She was
aged ahout seventy-six years and was a
women of exceptional worth and who had
many friends who with her family mourn
her death. Her husband died sixteen years
ago but surviving her are the following
children : Mary, of Bryn Mawr; Mrs.
Margaret Caskey, of Renovo ; Ellen, of
Pittsburg; Minnie, of Spring Lake, N. J.;
Jobu, of Ridgway; James, of Zion, snd
Aonie, at home. The foveral was held at
10:30 o'clock last Thursday morning, in-
terment being made in the Catholic cem-
etery at Howard.
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RoBesoN.—Mre. Emily C. Robeson died
at her home in Altoona on Friday night
after being in failing health the past five
years. Her maiden name was Moore and
she was born in Centre county seventy-
nine years ago. Most of the time since her
marriage to Mr. Robeson fifty-one years
ago she lived in Altoona. Her husband
and two ohildren survive. The funeral
was held on Monday morning, interment
| being made in the Fairview cemetery.
Two Dearas 18x Ox House —It wa)
indeed a double affliction that struck the
family and home of John H. Reeser, in
Snow Shoe, last Friday whbeu death claim-
ed as its victims both Mr. Reeser and his
sister-in-law, Miss Rosetta Musser. Mr.
Reeser died at 4.15 o'clock in the afsernoon
of typhoid pneumonia after an illness of
ten days while Miss Musser, who bad been
in apparently she best of health, died of
heart trouble while sitting in a chair, abous
eight o'clock in the morning. Naturally
ber death was a sad blow to th2 sister and
wife with her husband lying so near death's
door and when the latter died even belore
the body of the former could be prepared
for burial the double afiliction completely
prostrated Mrs. Reeser and family.
Mr. Reeser was born in Haines township
and was sixty-six years old. His early life
was spent oo the farm in Haines township.
After he grew to manhood and married be
followed farming in various sections of the
county until thirty years or more ago when
be moved to Snow Shoe. Daring his resi-
dence there he has been eugaged in the
mercantile and butchering business. He
was an upright, intelligent gentleman and
a mao of prominence in the community in
which he lived. A Republican in politics
at the time of his death he was serving as
a member of the Snow Shoe borough coun
oil.
In 1867 he was united in marriage to
Miss Apna Maria Musser who survives
with the following children : Audrew, of
Elkland, Pa.; Mrs. Miunie Hanter, of
State College; Harry, of Snow Shee, and
Miss Bessie at home, He also leaves the!
following brothers and sisters : George, of |
Winburoe; William, of New Winchester,
Ohio; Mrs. Danie! Heckman, of Bellefonte;
Mrs. Wilson Sholl, of Bellefonte, and Mrs.
John Lose, of Baffalo Run.
Miss Rosetta Musser was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Masser and was
born in Haines township seventy years ago.
She was a member of the Lutheran church
and a woman of many lovable traits of
character. For many years past she made
her home with the family of her sister and
brother-in-law. Surviving ber are two
brothers, Samuel Musser, of Kansas City,
Mo., and James, of Snow Shoe ; and two
sisters, Mrs. Ellen Manspeaker, of Saxton,
Pa., and Mrs. Reeser, of Snow Shoe.
The double funeral of hoth Mr. Reeser
and Miss Musser was held on Monday
morning. After brief services at the house
the remains were brought to Bellefonte on
the srain and from here taken to the Meyers
cemetery on Buffalo Ran, for burial.
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SHANNON.—Alexander Shavnon, a pa-
tive of Centre county, died at his home in
Smith Centre, Kansas, alter three year’s
illness with kidney trouble. He was born
in Potter township, this county, May 23:d,
1834, hence was past seventy-four years of
age. His boyhood life was epent on a
farm and when eighteen years of age he
went to Millheim and engaged as an ap-
prentice with Jobn Poorman to learn the
cabinet making trade at a salary of fifteen
dollars a year.
Completing his trade he worked at cabi-
pet making and carpentering until 1868
when he was elected a justice of the peace
and also secretary of the Farmer's Mutual
Fire Insurance company. He filled both
offices until 1873 when he resigned and
moved to Lena, Ill.,, where he engaged in
the manufacture of buggies until 1881
when he went into the life insurance buos-
icess. In 1885 he with his family moved
to Smith Centre, Kan., where they have
lived ever since. While a resident of Cen-
tre county he was made a member of the
Bellefonte Lodge of Masons, the Bellefonte
Chapter Royal Arch Masons and Constans
Commandery Knights Templar.
Of his family he is sorvived by four
children, al! in the west, and one brother,
Rev. S. G. Shannon, a Lutheran minister,
of Philadelphia, Pa.
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BURD.—Mabel Madaline, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jobe Burd, of Boggs town-
ship, died on New Year's day of a compli-
cation of ailments as the result of a pro-
tracted seige of sore throat. She was aged
16 years, 10 months and 26 days, and was
a bright and interesting girl, whose death
is mourned not only by her parents, broth-
er and sisters, but by a host of relatives
and friends. The foveral was held on
Sunday afternoon and was very largely
attended. Interment was made in the
Messiah cemetery.
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QUINN.—Mrs. Mary Quinn, one of the
oldest women of Bellefonte, died at her
bome on east Logan street lasé Wednesday
evening, aged eighty-four years. She had
been an invalid for a number of years and
ber death was the result of a complication
of diseases caused by her advanced age.
She was the widow of the late James Quinn
and had been a resident of Bellefonte for
many years. The funeral was held from
the Catholic church on Saturday morning,
burial being made in the Catholic ceme-
tery.
BrYAN.—William Bryan, a former resi-
dent of Curtin, this county, died at his
home at Burnham on Wednesday of last
week, alter six month's illness with cancer.
He was sixty-four years old and is sur-
vived by a wife and family of obildren.
The funeral was held on Friday, burial
being made in the Burnham cemetery.
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SMAY.—Mrs. Mary Smay, a daoghter of
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Straw, of Julian,
died at her home in Braddock on Monday
night of last week. The remains were
brought to Julian where funeral services
were beld in the United Brethren church
last Thursday afternoon, burial being
made in the cemetery at that place.
MUFFLEY.— Within the pass six weeks
death bas almost wiped oat the elder
generation of the Muflley families, one so
well known io Centre county. On Novem-
ter 20sh Sydney Theodore Muflley died at
bis bon:e in Philadelphia and on December
7th Joseph T. Mofilley, his brother, died
in the same city. And this week news was
received of the death, last Friday, of Capt-
Joseph Wendell Muflley, of Des Moiues,
Towa, at the government sanitorium at Hot
Springs, Neh., where he had been uunder-
going treatment the past month for Bright's
disease.
Captain Muffley was born in Clinton
county, July 11th, 1840, bat his parents
moved to Howard, this county, shortly
after his birth and it was there he received
bis early edncation. When seventeen years
of age be went to Freeport, Ill, and con-
tinued his stadies at Mt. Carroll, teaching
part of the shree years he was there. He
then retuined to this State and finished his
education in the Williamsport Dickinson
Beminary.
At the breaking out of the Civil war he
was among the first men to enlist in this
section, he going as a private in company
B, 148ih regiment, in command of Col.
James A. Beaver. He rose from the ranks
to the position of captain before the close
of the war. His regiment participated in
most of the bard battles of the Virginia
campaign and at Gettysburg Mr. Mouffley
was wounded by a spent shell. He was
granted a leave of absence which he spent
at his home at Howard and daring which
time he was united in marriage to Miss
Mary Baker, of that village.
At the close of the war he with his wile
and child went to Des Moines, Iowa, where
he founded the Iowa Business college
which he conducted until 1876. He later
served as first deputy connty clerk under
Judge McClellan. Centre countians, and
especially members of the Grand Army,
bave cause to know him well as it was he
who several years ago wrote the history of
the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteers which is
vow accepted as an authority on the cam-
paigos of that regimens. Captain Maufiley
was an enthasiastic G. A. R. man and has
frequently spoken at oid soldier reanions
in Centre county. His funeral was held on
Sanday.
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DEATH oF 8. A. BELL. —The inscruta-
ble ways of an all-wise Providence are in-
deed bard to understand ; and to frail huo-
manity it never seems more so than when a
man apparently in good health is by one
fell stroke cut down by the grim reaper
death, ns was the case with Mr. 8. A. Bell
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Bell was not a
young man, of course and for several years,
bad been ailing at varions times with dis-
eases incident to advancing age, but of late
had been enjoying better health than he
had for some months.
During the last day or two be had been
engaged in building a family vault in the
Stewart lot in the Union cemetery and
worked all forenoon. After dinner be
lefs bis home on east Howard street and
started for the cemetery. Just this side of
tbe entrance thereto he became ill and was
helped home by a neighbor. He grew
rapidly worse and although physicians did
all possible, he died shortly after three
o'clock, heart disease evidently being the
cause.
Samuel Andrew Bell was born at Aarons-
burg Febroary 13th, 1835, hence was al-
most seventy-four years of age. His early
life was spent at the home of his birth
where he learned the trade of a bricklayer.
He was married about the year 1868 to Miss
Priscilla W. Hall, and immediately after-
wards they came to Bellefonte to live and
this bas been their home ever since. Mr.
Bell was a man of the striotest integrity, a
staunch friend and veighbor and one who
was highly esteemed by all who knew kim.
He was a member of the Methodist
ohurch and always prominent in all kinds
of church work. In politics he was a Re-
publican and alwaye took an active inter-
est in the welfare of his party. For a
numbes of years past he has held the office
of registration asvessor in the North ward.
He is survived by his wife and the fol.
lowing brothers and eisters : Mrs. Webb,
of Texas ; Charles, of Huntingdon ; C. C.,
of Altoona, and Mrs. Hull, of Aaronsburg.
At this writing no arrangements have been
made for the funeral.
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LEGACY.— Edward L. Legacy died at
his home in Renuvo last Friday after six
years illness with diabetes. He is survived
by his wife who, prior to her marriage was
Miss Mary A. Smith, of this place, a niece
o¢ the late John Powers, and three chil-
dren, all of Renovo. Mr. Legacy was at
one time a prominent business man of
Renovo and later proprietor of the Eagle
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DELIGE.—James Delige, colored, died
at his home on Logan street shortly after
noon on Sunday after six month’s illness
with tuberculosis. He was about forty
years old and is survived by his wife who,
prior to her marriage was Mrs. Mary Green,
bat no children. The funeral was beld on
Tuesday alternoon, interment being made
in the Union cemetery.
K. G. E. OFFICERS INSTALLED.—A% a
regular meeting of Tussey Council, No.
515, Knights of the Golden Eagle, of Pine
Grove Mills, held last Saturday evening,
the following officers were installed for the
ensuing year : Past counsellor, J. A.
Decker ; coansellor, R. H. Dunlap ; vice
counsellor, J. E. Decker ; secretary, J. R.
Smith ; assistant secretary, A. Fred Fry ;
financial secretary, J. L. Murphy ; treas-
urer, G. E. Harper ; warden, George
Potter ; conductor, F. E. Dry; inside
sentinel, J. A. Barwell ; joutside sentinel,
Homer Wright ; trustee, C. H. Martz.
New Cousty OFFICIALS SworN IN.
~The county officers elected at the No-
vember election were sworn into office on
Monday morning and took charge in an
official capacity at twelve o'clock, noon, the
old officials retiring. The list includes the
following :
Sheriff, W. E. Harley, with Harry J.
Goss as deputy.
Treasurer, George G. Fink, deputy not
yet named but likely to be his son, Telford
Fink.
Register, Earle C. Taten, with Miss
Anna H, Nolan as depaty.
Recorder, William H. Brown,
Waiter Armstrong as deputy.
County Commissioners, Harry E. Zim-
merman, Jacob Woodring and Jobo L.
Danlap ; with Edward C. Williams as
Clerk and Clement Dale attorney, Mr.
Zimmerman heing president of the hoard.
County Auditors, R. D. Musser, H. B.
Pontius and John H. Beek.
Coroner, Dr. 8S. M. Huff.
All the above are Republicans except
the minority member of the hoard of coun-
ty commissioners, John L. Daunlap,and the
county auditor, John H. Beck. Of the
liat of retiring officinle—Henry Kline, Dr.
F. K. White, John C. Rowe and C. A.
Weaver, with deputies Fred Rees, George
W. Romberger and James H. Corl—the
majority of them will go back to the homes
from whenoe thev came, and all of them
with the consciousness of a public doty
well performed.
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Hoy—McCoy.—On Tuesday evening at
seven o'clock, Miss Estella M. McCoy, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles MoCoy,
of this piace, was united in marriage to
Raymond J. Hoy, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
8. F. Hoy, of Lemont. The wedding took
place at the parsonage of St. John’s Cath-
olio church, Rev. Fatber MoArdle perform-
ing the ceremony. The young couple were
attended by Miss Kate McCoy, a sister of
the bride, as bridesmaid, and Harry Mus-
ser, of Lemont, as beat man. Following
the ceremony a delicious listle wedding
dinner was served at the home of the
bride's parents after which Mr. and Mrs.
Hoy were driven to Mileshurg where they
took the traiu for a briel wedding trip east.
Upon their retarn they will make their
home in Lemont where the bridegroom is
employed as a carpenter.
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CARR—WEIRICK.—Though a little late
the announcement is none the less inter-
esting that Miss Sarah E. Weirick,a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Weirick, of How"
ard, was married shortly before Christmas
to Lewis M. Carr, of Pointville, N. J. The
ceremony wae performed by Rev. Parcell,
at his home at Pemberton, N. J., the at.
tendants being Miss Mayme Zeigler and
Bryan Fort. The young couple spenta
week of their honeymoon trip at Howard
before leaving for their future home in
Pointville.
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FEIDLER— HOOVER. — Roy B. Feidler,
of Jersey Shore, and Miss Bessie E. Hoover,
of Spring Mills, were married in Look
Haven on Monday evening by Rev. J. B.
Brenneman. The bridegroom was former-
ly from Brush valley, this connty, but now
conducts a barber shop at Jersey Shore.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.— The following
marriage licenses were issued the past week
by Register Earl C. Tuten.
Newton E. Emerick and Mary E. Fetter-
off, Centre Hall.
Wm. 8. Cowher and Linnie Beckwith,
Taylor township.
Albert E. Meyers and Carrie B. Frazier,
Centre Hall.
Robert G. Kennelly and Lillian L. Leit-
zell, Spring Mills.
Sylvester E. Williams, Julian, and Olive
M. Morrison, Martha Furnace.
Wm. Grossman, Centre Hall, and Sadie
Strobm, Zion.
Ray J. Hoy, Lemous, and Estelia M.
McCoy, Bellefonte.
Spring Mille.
All our merchants report having hud a
very satisfactory holiday trade.
J. C. Collins, of Buffalo, is here visiting
friends in the valley and neighboring towns.
Rev. G. W. Mecllnay, of Lock Haven,
formerly of this charge, made us a visit last
week.
Station agent Campbell has been housed
up for over a week, nursing a severe case of
mumps. '
Last week being institute week there was
no school, and uaturally the little pupils
were hap',y and joyful.
After a week’s visit to her uncle, M. N.
Miller, near Centre Hall, Miss Anna M.
Commings returned home on Friday last.
Of course new resolutions were in order
on New Year's day. Quite a number intend-
ed turning over a new leaf, but unfortunate:
ly many in doing so turned over cover and
all.
After spending ten days with his grand -
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Hering, B.
A. Donnchy left on Monday last to re-
same his studies in the business college at
Williamsport.
The Holidays here passed off about as
usual, on Christmas and New Years day
quite a large number of families had dinner
parties, of course all the little folks were
happy with their toys and candies and the
big ones with the exchange of gifts. On
New Year's day the boys as ‘‘Mummers’
were out in full force, and some drove the
most shabby and ill-looking teams imagin-
able, while their costumes consisted of most
anything that was ridiculous and outlandish.
The motley party visited Millheim.
One of the most interesting Christmas en-
tertainments we have had in Spring Mills
for many a year was held in the Reformed
church on Sunday evening a week ago. The
service title was “The Cradle of Love.” All
the officers and teachers of the Sunday
school deserve especial praise for the admira-
ble manner in which they bad everything
arranged to make the entertainment a com
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plete success. The interior of the building
was brilliantly illuminated and handsomely
decorated with a profusion of garlands. The
platform was very artistically and also beau -
tifully decorated, evidently the work of
skillful bands, and presented a very charm-
ing scene. The progiam was quite lengthy
and interspersed with songs, recitations,
dialogues, ete. All the little speakers as well
as those of more advanced years delivered
their addresses admirably, and bad it been
in any other building but a church would
have been applauded to the very echo, fully
rewarding their parents and teachers for the
patience and judicious care exercised in
training them for this special occasion. A
large star, representing the star of Bethle-
hem, was suspended above the platform, and
in moving stopped immediately over the
manger containing the infant Savior—this
was a beautiful scene. The singing was ex~
cellent. Dr. D. M. Wolf, superintendent of
the Sunday school, delivered in his usual
pleasing style a very appropriate and able
address, his remarks receiving the closest
attention. He also mentioned that the
Lutheran Evangelical and United Evangel-
ical clergymen had arranged their services
s0 as not to conflict with this entertainment,
thus affording an opportunity for all to be
present. He desired to return them his sin.
cere thanks for this exhibition of brotherly
feeling, assuring them that their kindness
was fully appreciated far beyond the power
of mere words. Distribution of gifts to the
scholars was next on the program to the
delight of the little ones, followed by bene-
diction. The church was crowded to its
utmost capacity, many being unable to gain
{ admittance.
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Pine Grove Mention.
John H. Osman transacted business at
Potters Mills Monday. .
J. Cal. Struble will farm the Ewing farm
at Fairbrook next season.
Mrs. Nannie Shaw visited friends in and
about Center Hall last week.
Their is another wedding on the slate in
our town in the near futare.
The recent rains have replenished the
cisterns and stopped the water wagons.
George Inhoof was a Bellefonte visitor
Tuesday, mixing business with pleasure.
A.J. Tate and family flitted to their new
home on Water street on New Year's day.
George Potter Jr. has leased the J. T. Me-
Cormick farm to take possession April first
1909.
G. E. Harper has leased the Reed farm
east of town, James Hoover intending to
retire.
'Squire B. J. Laporte and wife came over
from Philipsburg to attend John G. Bailey's
funeral.
Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Tressler treated their
friends to au oyster supper last Saturday
evening.
After April first G. Frank Fry will till
the fertile acres on the Hastings farm on
Buffalo run.
Mrs. Frances Knoche and daughter are
making a prolonged visit among friends in
Harrisburg.
Mrs. Emeline Hess, of Bellefonte, is Go
ing this week among ber old neighbors c
the Branch.
Geo. W. Potter is « subscriber for a tele~
phone and in « few days will be able to hello
to his friends.
Col. J. R. Lemon and wife are making a
months visit to their son, Clarence, at
Morgantown, W. Va.
Dogs played havoe with Capt. J. M. Kep-
ler’s flock recently killing seven and mang:
ling a number of others.
Hugh L. Fry and Frank Bowersox return-
ed to their studies at the University of
Pennsylvania last Monday.
Willard McGirk, of Duncansville, is visit
ing friends in and about State College, the
first time since his boyhood days.
January 15th the members of Pennsvalley
Lodge No. 276, 1. 0. O. F., will hold their
sixty-first annual banquot in their new hail.
The Rev. J. S. Shultz newly elected pastor
of the Lutheran church, occupied the par-
sonage New Year's day. A reception was
tendered the family that evening.
John W. Miller has just completed his new
chopping mill, with a capacity of forty
bushels per hour, and is now ready and
willing to do cusiom work.
Frank Swabb's team, driven by Mr.
Peters, got the better of the young man
and ran away last Friday night. After run-
ning almost three miles they were caught,
badly frightened but little hurt.
J. 8. Borest and wife, of Mooresville, spent
several days at the farmers meeting at State
College and were so much delighted that
they purchased the James Holmes home for
$5,000, and will take possession in the
spring.
McGinney Hood and wife and J. C. Smith
and wife, of State College, enjoyed an auto
ride Sunday west to Penna. Furnace, tarry
ing awhile at the McCracken bome. Home-
ward bound they took supper at the St.
Elmo, where all stoppers are served witha
square meal,
Among those who flitted Tuesday were
Perry Adams, who moved to ‘his new home
in State College; Andy Karns; moved to the
home vacated by Adams; David Johnston-
b ugh moved to the Meyers home at State
College; Wm. Hile, of Pleasant Gup, moved
to Struble, and Otis Corl took possession of
his new home at Pine Pall.
Prof. Jucob Wrenchler, wife and two chil-
dren Salome, and Jacob Malin Lytle, landed
safe at Grandpa Lytle's home Christmas
eve, after a long and stormy “oyage over.
the deep blue sea, having landed at New
York on December 23rd. Mrs. Wrenchler has
been in delicate health, having undergone
three surgical operations in Germany, but
she is rapidly recovering. Before her mar-
riage she was Miss Bess Lytle.
A special train over the Bellefonte Central
railroad brought members of the Centre
county bar and the county officials to this
place last Saturday to attend Mr. Bailey's
funeral. T. H. Harter and Col. Reynolds
with several friends came in autcs. The
funeral was a large one. Rev. W. K. Har.
nish officiated and six of his nephews, Milli.
ken McWilliams, Harry Koch, J. B. Camp-
boll, Harry Bailey, M. B. Campbell and
Horace Musser acted as pallbearers.