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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
—— Russell Krape, ol Salona, has ac-
septed a position in the furnitare store and
undertaking establishment of F. E. Nagi-
ney and went to work on Monday.
*de
——Forty hour devotion services will
begin in St. John’s Catholic church next
Sanday morning at eight o'clock. It will
be conducted by a Carmelite Father.
———
~The box social given by the ladies
of the Lutheran church at the home of Mrs.
Kate Kline, on Curtin street, last Friday
evening was a big success and quite a nice
sum was realized. aa
~The Fifth regiment Spavish-Amer-
joan war veterans held their annual re
uoion at Huootingdon oo Tuesday. A
number of the old soldiers of company B,
of this place, who ure members, were in at-
tendanoe.
*ve
——Charles F. Menech last week bought
from WilljKeiobline & Co., the Ford rus-
about recently owned by H. R. Ruger.
The machine has been thoroughly over.
baaled and is in good shape to go on fish-
ing tripe.
~The real estate—house, barn aod
Jot—of the late William Scantlin, of Lib-
erty township, which was sold last week to
Albers Biter for two thousand dollars, |
was in reality purchased for Irwin Scans.
lin, a son of the deceased, and therefore
will not pass ont of se family.
(On Sunday moron the Bellefonte
Lodge, I. 0. O. F., attended the United
Brethrenfohurch in a body aud heard the
anniversary sermon for the order as preach-
ed by Rev. D. Barehinger. On Tuesday
quite a delegation of Bellefonte Odd Fel-
lows went to Danville to attend she an.
nual aoniversary exercises held by the
Central Pennsylvania district ascociation.
~ ove
If you want to see a good game of
ball tomorrow go out to the new athletic
grovnds and see the Bellefonte Academy
team play the nine from Juniata College.
Is will be a good game, of that you can
rest assured. The Academy boys have
been playing fast ball and the Juniata
team bave a number of viotories to their
oredit. Game will be called at 2 00 o'clock
sharp. "a
— Miss Sara C. Lovejoy, dean of the
woman’s department and bead of the
course in home economics at The Pennsyl-
vavia State College, will lectare in the
High school room in this place, this (Fri-
day) afternoon at three o'clock on the sub-
jeot of domestic science. Not only the
pupils of the school are expected to attend
this leotare but the ladies of the town are
urged to he iprevens.
— Will Keiohline, who some time ago
purchased from John Porter Lyon the big
Cadillac automobile which had been ron
until it was considered practically worn
out, has rebuilt she machine and will soon
bave it in shape to put into service. He
intends equipping it with extra seats in
the tonneau 80 as $0 make it a seven pas-
senger oar and will then be in shape to ao-
commodate small parties desiring to take a
trip.
Voor
——Lovers of base ball will have a
chance to see a good game next Wednes-
day, May 5th, when the strong Lafayette
pine will oross bats with the State College
team on Beaver field. The Easton college
boys have been playing good ball this ses:
son while the few Bellefonters who were
up to see the State— Indian game last Fri-
day know that the State team can deliver
the goods. Game will be called at four
o'clock.
PPO mn
——Tuesday was Mrs. Mary Aun Joho.
ston’s birthday and she received many
greetinge in the way of postcards from her
numerous friends which made the day
seem all the brighter. She also received a
sumber of oalls from her most intimate
soquaintances. Mrs. Johnston, by the way,
is resting considerably easier this week and
it is hoped the injury she sustained ina
fall last week will not prove as serious as
was at first feared.
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—The Meyers brothers, of Millheim,
who a month age purobased the meat mar-
ket in Beech Creek with the intention of
conducting the butchering business this
summer, have given up the undertaking
aod sold their supply of about eighty tons
of ice to Charles McMaurtrie, landlord of
the Syracuse house, at Howard. Mr. Mo-
Martrie paid one hundred dollars for the
ice in bulk and another hundred dollars to
have it bauled to Howard and stored in his
own ioe house.
— Bellefonte disciples of Izaak Walton
have not been successful in landing any
great number of trout from the waters of
Spring creek or Logan’s branch but the per-
sistent fisherman who has the patience and
stick-to-itiveness has been rewarded with
some nice catches so far as size is oonoern-
ed. A number of trout bave already been
caught in Spring creek which measured
from twelve to twenty inches. One man
last Friday caught three trout which meas-
ured respectively 12}, 14} and 16 inches
while another man got two which meas-
ured 18} and 17} inches.
Deate or C. FRANK MONTGOMERY.
—C. Frank Montgomery, the well known
clothing merchant of Bellelonse, is dead and
. 1 if to leave untold the manner of his demise
DEATH oF CHARLES SMITH.— Another
very sudden death in Bellefonte was that of
Charles Smith, at his home on east Bishop
street, shortly before four o'clock last Fri-
would mitigate in the least the sorrow and | day morning. He bad been a sufferer with
suffering of his family and friends then the | diabetes for several years and while of late
fasts would never have been written ; bus | his health bad been none of the best yet
with the knowledge thas he did not realize : the direot illness which resulted in hie
! death was of short duration. He was
| around the moss of Thursday and late that
what he was doing she story of his illness
and death cannot give a deeper pavg to the
anguish of his friends.
For the pass year or so Mr. Montgomery
has had spell« of illness whiob osused his
friends covsiderable uneasiness, several
times being vo close to the verge of a onm-
plete breakdown that he was compelled to
go away for weeks for rest and quiet.
About two months ago be suffered a nervous
collapse which also affected his mind and
opon the advice of his physiciso he was
taken to a private sanitorium near Chester.
His condition was not at any time such
that he was kept under absolute restraint
and of late he appeared a little improved
and was able to go io and ous of Philadel.
phia unattended. On Saturday he took
a trip into Philadelpbia and late in the
afternoon be returned so Chester ona trol-
ley car. As he alighted from the car at the
corner of Third street and Morton avenue,
Chester, be drew a revolver and shot him-
sell.
He was picked up and as first was sop-
posed dead but later was discovered to be
nnoonscions and was taken to the Chester
hospital. There it was found that the
revolver nsed was a twenty-two calibre and
the ball had penetrated the head a little
above and back of the right ear. His friends
in this place were at once notified and
Joseph L. Montgomery went down to
Chester on Saturday night. Hassell Mont-
gomery, the unfortunate man’s son, went
down on Monday morning and that after-
noon an operation was performed. It was
then found that the bulles bad broken the
bone bus did not penetrate the skull,
though his condition was considered ex-
tremely critical, and so it proved as be sank
rapidly aotil death ended bie sufferings at
7:48 o'clock on Wednesday morning.
Deceased was a son of John and Cath-
arine Montgomery and was born in the old
homestead adjoining the residence of Dr.
Locke, on Allegheny street, December 28th,
1847, thns being 61 years and four monthe
old to the day. He was educated in the
public schools of the town and the Belle
foute Academy and when about swenty-
two years of age went to Philadelphia and
accepted a position as clerk in a large cloth-
ing and gents farnishing house avd later
became a partner in same. He re-
mained there until 1874 when he returned
home and bought the gents fainishing store
then being conducted by his two elder
brothers in a room in the Brookerhoff house
blook. He continued the basiness alone
for awhile and later his brother, Moses
Montgomery joined with him and the firm
of Montgomery & Co. was organized and a
general clothing store established. The
business has been carried on ever since
with Mr. Montgomery as the senior partner,
and as long a+ he was able to be around he
was to be foaud in his store in Crider’s Ex-
change.
Mr. Montgomery was a member of St.
John's Episcopal church and for years ove
of the vestrymen. He was consistent in
all his actions with his fellowmen and
sorupulously conscientious in his business
dealings.
About twenty-five years ago he was uni-
ted in marriage to Mis. M. L. Carlisle,
nee Miss Myra E. Hassell, of Phila-
delphia, who survives, with ove sun,
Hassell W. Hie only surviving brosher is
Caps. H. H. Montgomery, of this place.
The passing of so many of the men who
have long been honorably identified with
the town’s best interests impresses itsell
most forcibly npou us at this time. And
the saddest feature of it all is that they go
aod the communaity goes on after a brief
modicuwn of sorrow, oherishing only a
memory that seems to grow more fleeting
with each passing year. It is sad, bus it is
none the less true. However, in the ab.
sence of Frank Montgomery from the activi-
ties of Bellefonte more than the ordinary
void will be occasioned. He was the last
but one of the older generation of an old
family and while his years pointed to the
end that is inevitable he was a young man
in his own heart and in the affections of
all. Genial, hopefal, gracious and en-
couraging always, generous toa fault and
a gentleman by the grace of God it seems a
strange fatality shat melancholia should
have clouded the closing days of a life that
had epread sunshine everywhere.
The remains were brought to Bellefonte
on the 8:16 train last evening and taken to
his late home on east Lion street [rom
where the fuaoeral will be held this (Friday)
afternoon at three o'clock. Rev. Jobn
Hewitt will officiate and the interment in
Union cemetery will be private.
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BopLE.—Mies Mary Bodle, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Bodle, of Buffalo
Run, died in Philadelphia on Saturday
evening. About six months ago she went
to the]Quaker city to learn to be a profes-
sional nurse and while taking care ofa
typhoid fever patient she contracted the
disease hersell with the result that it
terminated fatally. She was only eight-
een years of age and in addition to her
parents is survived by three brothers and
three sisters. She was a member of the
Methodist church and a bright and intelli-
gens young lady, whose death is mourned
pot only by the members of her family but
by a large number of friends. The re-
maina were taken through Bellefonte on
Sunday to the home of her parents in
Buffalo Run from where the faneral was
held on Tuesday afternoon, interment be-
ing made in the Meyers cemetery.
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afternoon he wens to the office of Dr. Haye
to get some medicine as he was not feeling
as well as usual. The doctor not only pre-
soribed for bim hus took him bome in his
antomobile. Between seven and eight
o'clock that evening he bad grown so bad
that the physician was again sent for, bus
even then the real serionsness of his condi-
tion was not apprehended and his death on
Friday morning was a severe blow to his
family and friends.
Deceased wae a native of Gloucester-
shire, England, where be was born on Sep-
tember 5th, 1844, thus being past sixty-
four years of age. When but five years of
age his parents came to this conniry and
sometime later located at Unionville, this
county. There the rubject of this sketoh
grew to manhood and was educated in the
public schools. In August, 1861, om the
breaking out of the Civil war, be enlisted
as a private io company B, Forty-filth regi-
ment, under captain Henry Haynes, at the
time being not quite seventeen years of
age. In September, 1862, be was trans-
ferred to company D, in the same regiment,
commanded at the time by captain Austin
Curtin. He fonghs in most of the battles
in which the army of the Potomac was en-
gaged until the battle of Cold Harbor, io
the Wilderness campaign, when he was
severely wounded in the left arm,. neces.
sitating the amputation of that member.
He was mustered out of the service in No-
vember the same year aud returned to
his bome as Unionville.
In recognition of hie services in the army
he wae appointed postmaster at Unionville
serving two terme. Later he with his fam-
ily moved to Bellefonte and this bad been
his home ever since. During bis residence
in shisjplace he served as a school director
and also as a justice of the peace. In the
fall of 1884 he was elected county treasurer
on the Democratic ticket and served until
the first of January, 1888,
After retiring from public office he en-
gaged in the fire insurance business, con-
ducting a prosperous agency here until he
sold out to H. E. Fenlon several years ago.
WheunSJudge Ellie L. Orvis went on the
bench Mr. Smith was appointed cours orier,
a position he beld until his death. He was
a member of Gregg Poss, No. 95, avd of the
BARTLEY. —Frederick Bartley, an ol! HARTER —After an illoess of almost
soldier and one of the oldest residents ofl
Nittavy valley, died at the bome of his
eon William, at Hablersburg, last Friday
morning, after a few day's illness with
pneumonia. He was born pear Nittany
snd was 82 years, 7 months and 12 days
old.
After he grew to manhood he went to
work on a farm and for years be followed
that occupation. When the war of the re-
bellion broke out be enlisted as a member
ol company H, seventy-sixsh regiment
Pennsylvania volunteers, aod served
throughout the war with greats bravery.
He was one of the oldest Udd Fellows in
this part of the State, having joined the
Nistany lodge in 1848, and was one of
the charter members of the Lick Ron
lodge, No. 311, of Howard, when it was or-
gavized in 1875. He was widely and
prominently known throughout Centre
and Clinton counties and bad many friends
who will regret to hear of his death.
Hie wile died a number of years ago,
since which time be bas made bis home
with his children, of whom he bas eight
living, as follows : Mrs. Kelley, of How-
ard ; Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Lucas, of Ro-
mola ; Mme. Jebn Fabringer, of Beech
Creek ; Mre. Ira Bottorf, of Flemington ;
William and Thomas of Hublersbarg, and
John, of Beeoh City, Ohio. He also
leaves one brother, Uriah Bartley, of Hub-
lersburg, and one sister, Mrs. Wasson, of
Flemington, as well as sixty-two grand-
children and twenty-two great grand.chil-
dren.
Early in life he became a member of the
Preshyterian ohurch and was a worshippe:
of thas faith natil the disbanding of the
ohoreh at Hublersburg when he joined the
Reformed church and bas been a consis.
tent member of it. The funeral was
held as 10 o'clock on Monday wmorn-
ing. Rev. H. I. Crow officiated and inter-
ment was made in the Reformed charch
cemetery.
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ZEIGLER. — Hon. Samuel Benjamin
Zeigler, a native of Centre county but who
gor over hall u centory bad been a promi-
neot resident of Wess Union, Iowa, died at
hie home in that place on April 19th, after
ao ilicess of only a few weeks, shough he
haé not been in the best of health all win.
| ter.
He was born in Rebersburg, this county,
August 6th, 1831, hence was in the seven
ty-eighth year of his age. In 1854 he went
to Dubuque, Iowa, and took up the study
of law. Two years later he went to West
Union and the same year was admitted to
practice at the Fayette county bar, going
Bellefonte camp, Royal Arcanum, in which | into partnership with ex Judge McClather-
he had three thousand dollars fraternal ty. In 1866 he organized the Fayette
In politics be was a Democrat, | county bank at West Union, selling out in
staunch aud true to hie party and ite prin- 1869 and purchasing his interest back again
ciples at all times. He was » man of pro-
nounced convictions and strict integrity.
In the latter sixties he wae united in
marriage to Miss Adaline Peters, of Union-
ville, who survives with three daughters,
as follows : Mrs. Thomas F. G. Seixas, of
Philadelphia, Mrs. James H. Harris, of
Reading, and Mise Lulu Margares,at home.
He also leaves one brother, Marshall Smith,
of South Dakota, and ope sister, Mrs.
Susan Wooden, of Tyrove.
The funeral was held from bis late resi-
dence at ten o'clock on Monday morning
and was largely attended, many old com-
rades of Gregg Post being present. Rev.
J. Allison Platts, of the Presbyterian
church, officiated at the services and in-
terment was asade in the Union cemetery.
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ZeTTLE—Mrs. Susanna Zettle, widow of
Georges valley, on Tuesday of last week.
She bad been a patient sufferer the past
year or more with a complication of dis- |
eaves.
Deceased, whose maiden name was Heok- |
man, was born in Pennevalley and was
seventy-eight years and eight days old.
Alter her marriage to Mr. Zettle they took
ap their residence in Georges valley and
that bad been her home ever since. She
was the mother of twelve children, eight
of whom survive, as follows: Luther,
George and Jeremiah, in Wisconsin; Fred-
erick Jr., Oliver, Mrs. Harvey Vonada and
Mrs. Stuart Ripka, Georges valley, and
Mrs. Calvin Creighton, Washington. She
also leaves one brother, Jeremiah Heck-
man, of Spring Mills.
Rev. B. F. Beiber officiated at the foner-
al which wae held at 9.30 o'clock last Sat-
urday morning, burial being made in the
cemetery at the Cross church.
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Lutz. —As the result of a stroke of
paralysis sustained over two months ago
Mre. Haonah Lutz died at the home of her
son, Aaron Lutz, on Nittany mountain, on
Monday evening of last week. She was 84
years, 6 months and 22 days old. She was
the widow of Jobn Lutz, who died twenty-
five years ago and is survived by four chil.
dren: Joseph F., and Aaron, of Centre
Hall; B. Frank, of Zion, and Mrs. Mary
Daunkle, of Bellefonte. Rev. 8. A. Snyder,
of the United Evangelical church of Centre
Hall conducted the funeral services which
were held at nine o'clock last Thursday
morning, the remains being taken to Zion
for burial.
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RussgLL.— Richard Morgan Russell,
son of William and Sarah Russell, died at
their home at Hazelwood on Wednesday
evening of last week, of tuberculosis, aged
2 years, 6 months aud 9 days. The funeral
was held on Saturday morning. Mr. Rus-
sell a number of years ago was a resident
of Bellefonte and Mrs. Russell will proba-
bly be better remembered as Miss Sallie
Morgan, prior to her marriage.
in 1871. In 1872 it was merged into the
Fayette county National bank, in which
Mr. Zeigler was always a prominent offi-
cial. In 1875 he aided in the organizatiov
of the Fayette county Savings bank and
wae its first president. In 1890 he re-
ceived the appointment of United States
consul to Aix la’Chapelle, Germany, and
served a number of years. He was an Odd
Fellow, a Mason and Knight Templar, He
is survived by his wile, one sister, Mrs,
Colwell, of Newport, Pa., and a balf-broth-
er, C. C. Zeigler, of St. Louis, Mo.
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HazgL —On Taesday evening William
G. Hazel died as bis home at Madison-
burg, of paralysis, aged sixty-six years.
He was born in Haines township and was
one of the moes prominent and beast known
| men of that locality. He is survived by
the late Frederick Zettle, died at the home his wife and the following children : Al-
of ber daugbter, Mrs. Harvey Vooada, in | bers, of Unionville ; A. J., of Rebershurg ;
! | Mra. Jamee Kling, of Lamar ; William, of
Rellevae, Obio ; Mrs. Herbert Swartz, By-
iron and Norman, of Madisonburg ; Mrs.
: Luther Hosterman, of Coburn, and Ed.
“ward, of Elyria, Ohio.
He wae a devout member of the Reform.
ed church and Rev. Frank Wetzel will of.
finiate at the funeral services which will be
beid this morning, burial! to be made in
the Reformed cemetery.
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BiBLE. —Miss Elizabeth Bible who, with
her sister, Miss Aona Bible, resided on the
old Bible homestead west of Centre Hall,
died last Saturday after only ten day's ill-
ness with poeumodia. Her parents were
Mr. aud Mrs. William Bible, amoug the
oldest settlers of Potter township where
she was bora a little over sixty-five years
ago. The sister named above is the last
surviving member of this well known fam-
ily. Miss Bible was a member of the
Lutheran church sud had a large number
of close and personal friends who mourn
her death. The faneral was held on Wed.
nesday, barial being made in the Centre
Hall cemetery.
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MussgER.—Mre. Bessie Musser, wile of
Luther Musser, of Penn Hall, died last
Friday of a complication of diseases. She
was a davghter of John Swarm, of Wil-
liamsport, and was 35 years, 10 months and
21 days old. Suarviviog her are her hus-
band and swo children, Edwin and Bessie,
and the following brother and sisters : Wil-
liam, of Baltimore; Mrs. Belle Ott, of
Bellefonte ; Mrs. Mazie Hering, of Penn
Hall, and Miss Clara Swarm, of Williams.
port. Rev. B. E. M. Sheeder condunoted
the faneral services which were beld on
Tuesday morning, burial being made in
the Heckman cemetery.
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HorLTer.— William, the young eon of
Mr. and Mre. R. Bower Holter, died on
Saturday morning at the bome of bis
grandmother, Mrs. William Steele, on Pine
street. The funeral was held at 2.30
o'clock on Monday afternoon, burial being
made in the Union cemetery.
four months with a complication of diseases
Ms. Ezra Harter died at ber home in
Georges valley iass Sasurday morning. Her
maiden name was Miss Minoie Coldren
and she was 40 years, 1 mooth and 21 days
old. For twenty-five years she was a mem-
her of the Cross Lutberan church and was
always a coosistens christian woman. Sar-
viving ber are ber bushand and one daogh-
ter, Miss Rae Harter, and the following
brothers and sisters : Mrs. C. Reed, of
Shamokin ; Robert, of Hauvtingdou ; Wil-
liam, of Pleasant Gap ; and James, of the
State of Washiogton, the two latter being
balf-brothers. The funeral will take place
at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, burial to
be made in the Cross charch cemetery.
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BULLOCK .—Another old soldier has so
swered the las roll in the person of P. W.
Ballock, of Clarence, who died on Wed-
nesday morning of pnenmonia. He was
overseer of the poor of Soow Shoe town-
ship and of late bad heen engaged in cnt
ting prop timber for Chambers and Uzzle,
even though be was seventy years old. He
served all through the Civil war aud ahons
a year ago hecame a member of Gregg
Post, No. 95, G. A. R., of this place. He
issurvived by his wile and shiee sons,
pamely: J. W., of Beech Creek; Edward,
of Suow Shoe, and Martin, of Clarence. A
delegation of Gregg Post members will at.
tend the funeral which will be beld at one
o'clock this ( Friday) alternoon, barial to
be made in the Askey cemetery.
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GROVE.—Miss Rebekah Grove died at
the home of her nephew, A. G. Foster, in
Harrisburg, on Sunday afternoon, after a
protracted illness with nervous prosiration.
She was born at Howard, this county, where
her early life was spent. Later she wens
to live in Look Haven and for a number of
years past has made her home with her
nephew in Harrisburg. Her nephew and a
nicoe, Mrs. E. F. Heffner, of Look Haven,
are her immediate survivors. Faoneral
servioes were held in Harrisburg on Tues-
day morning after whioh she remains were
taken to Look Haven avd buried in the
Highland cemetery.
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STOoVER.—John Y. Stover died on Taes-
day night as his home at Woll’s Store alter
a lingering illness with paralysis. He was
aged 72 years, 7 months and 29 days and
is survived by his wile and the following
children: John, of Rebersburg; Jovas, ol
Jacksonville; Calvin, of Nittany; Mrs. Cora
Swartz and Mrs. Wm. Minoick, of Hablers-
barg;sMis. Wm. Warntz, of Woodward;
Mrs. Clyde White of Freeburg; Mrs. Arthas
Slatterbeck, of Tusseyville, and Somner,
of Woll’s Store. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon, interment to be made
in the cemetery as Woirs ohapel.
The Tr-State base ball season
opened on Wednesday.
— During the past week D. D. Royer
was eleoted president of she Millbeim
Banking company and A. E. Bartges vice
president.
——On Monday Jonathan Spangler of
Rebersburg, celebrated his sixty.seventh
birthday and one feature of the event wae
a postoard shower which brought him the
best wishes of scores of friends from a half
dozen States.
—— While visiting her ans, Mm. lssac
Maitland, in Williamsport, Miss Margaret
Garman, youogest daughter of C. M. Gar-
man, was stricken with a peculiar affliction
while sitting at the dinner table and ber
friends are very munoh concerned over her
condition.
soe
——Rev. C. T. Aiken, president of Sas-
quebanna University, will be present at
the dedication of the new Lutheran church
at State College on Sunday and will preach
in the evening. A minister fiom Kansas,
whose name we were nuable to learn, will
preach the dedicatory sermon in the morn.
ing.
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——Tomorrow (Saturday) evening the
ladies of Crystal Springs Lodge of Rebekahs
will bold an exchange in the room in the
Brown building, corner of Allegheny and
Bishop streets. They will have for sale
bread, cakes, pies, and most everything
good in the eatiog line. Joe cream and
cake will also be retailed. Give them your
patronage.
~All. Roberts, she n man with the diph-
theria remedy, returned to Bellefonte on
Tuesday evening from a canvassing trip to
Snow Shoe and as he stepped off the train
here he suffered a slight stroke of apoplexy.
He was taken to the Ammerman home on
Spring street and later in the night had
another stroke but by Wednesday he was
able to be around and yesterday he was
looking about as usual.
APP en a—
———The Boston Herald last week an-
nounced the inception of a movement to
commemorate the three hundredth anni-
versary of the landing of the Pilgrims and
the founding of New England by the hold-
ing of a world’s ter-centennial exposition
in Boston in the year 1920. While the
date is over a decade in the future, the
movement is a commendable one and
should have the support and co-operation
of all true Americans.
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———Mi1s. Austin Stull, of the Lycoming
Chapter, Daughters of the American Rev-
olaticn, of Williameport, has secured a
monument for lieutenant John Philip De-
Haas, of the Second artillery during the
Revolutionary war, and a son of brigadier
geveral John Philip DeHaas. The monn-
ment will ba erected over the grave of the
deceased in the old cemetery at Beeoh
Creek and will be dedicated with appro-
priate ceremonies by the Hugh White
Chapter, of Look Haven.
Creax Ue. Y= Erery property owner as
well as tenant in Bellefonte who has vot
already done so should lose no time in
cleaning up on and abont bis premises.
Have all the ashes, dirt aud refuse which
bave accomulated during the winter haal-
ed out on she dump and make your home
and ite surroundings look as cleanly and
bright as possible. Is will not only bring
cheerfaluess into your household bat i+ one
of the best safe-goards against disease pos-
sible. The borough aathorities are clean-
ing the streets and putting them in good
shape and the only shoroughlare remaining
which should be given attention is Spring
creek. Considerable rubbish that was
washed down stream hy the high waters
bas lodged as varions places within the
boroagh limits and this ought to he cleaned
oas. Then the creek shoaid nos be made a
damping place for vegetable and animal ref-
use, as it has been for months past, be-
canse that is the very worst way of infecs-
ing thejwater andibreeding disease. While
the WATCHMAN is vot calling attention so
any single case or individual is is a prao-
tice that should be stopped and she bor-
ough authorities should give it prompt as.
tention before a possible spell of dry weath-
er might bring low water and a condition
almost unbearable as well as of grave dao-
ger.
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Stare HicEway THROUGH BELLE-
FONTE ASSURED.—Surveyors have been at
work this week surveying the line through
Bellefonte for the much needed state bigh-
way and there is now every assurance that
the road will be built. The road will begin
at thejborough line on west Linn street,con-
necting with the state road from Bellefonte
to Mileshurg, thence east on Linn street to
Allegheny, south on Allegheny to Bishop,
thence east to the borough line. Thesu-
thorities bave given assurance that work
on this road will be started just as soon as
possible, bus even at that it will probably
be six weeks or two montas. The survey
has to be oompleted and then a deoci-
sion will have to be arrived at by she state
aud borough authorities as to what kind of
a road shall be built. All this will have to
be done before the authorities can even ad-
vertise for bids for building the road, and
that will take a month, not counting the
time which will elapse after the contract is
awarded until the sucoessful hidder starts
work. So that at the very best we can
only hope to have the road completed by
the early fall, at hess. But even that is
better than not at all, and every person in
Bellefonte who can exert any influence to-
waid burrying the work rhoald do so.
PLANTING TREES ON FOREST RESER-
VATION. —Jobn Liggett,of Beech Creek, on
Monday went out to the camp on the State
forest reservation at the head of Big run to
superintend the planting of two thousand
white pine trees which were sent there from
the state narseries at Marsh Creek, in Tioga
county, and at the Mi. Alto reservation.
These are the first white pine tices the state
forestry commission has had planted on the
above preserve, but, as the white pine is a
native of that region where the original
timber out there a score ol years ago was
the finest so he found any where, a few
specimens of which are #till so be found
scastered over the ground, the chances for
its rapid and socoessful growth are esoep-
tionally good. About five years ago Mr.
Liggess pianted four thousaud black walous
trees in the same locality for the State,
about balf of which number grew and were
hearty Inst summer. The plauting of the
walouts was purely an experiment. The
planting of the white pine is no experimens,
since it is a native of thas section.
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Rev. C. T. AIKEN REsIGNS.—Rev. C.
T. Aiken last Friday tendered his resigoa-
tion as president of the Susquebavna Uni-
versity at Selinsgrove to take effect at the
olose of the present school year. Rev. Aik-
en is well known throughout all of Cen-
tre county. For several years he was pas-
tor of the Lutheran church at Pine Grove
Mills, a pastorate he resigned about two
years ago to acoept the presidency of the
Sasquebavna University. In bis brief ca-
reer there, however, he has found the work
80 arduons that he has at last hearkened to
the advice of bis friends, who realized that
the work was sappiog the lite ont of him,
aod haoded in his resignation. It is not
vow known just what Rev. Aiken's inten-
tions for the future are but it would not
he surprising if he moved to State College,
where he bas a namber of business inter-
ests, and make that place his home, fora
time, at least.
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WiLniaM Westrwoop DROWNED.—In
last week’s issue of the WATCHMAN an-
noancement was made of the mysterious
disappearance of William Westwood, of
Hawk Ran, who was last seen in Philips-
burg on the night of April 12th, but the
mystery was oleared up on Taesday by the
finding of his dead body in the Moshannon
creek, just a short distance below the Troy
bridge. The body was discovered at noon
by William Wright, of Philipeburg. Every
indication points to the fact that the young
man fell off the bridge and was drowned
while on his way home from Philipshurg.
When last seen it was abont eleven o'clock
at night and quite dark, and the fact that
he bad very imperfect vision would ac-
oconnt for him falling from the bridge.
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LEMONT Opp FeLrows.—The following
officers of Lemont lodge, No. 717, I. 0. O.
F., were installed for the ensuing year on
Monday evening by past grand William
Kennedy, of State College : Noble grand,
James Kustenborder; vice grand, H. I.
Ailman; secretary, John C. Hoy; treasurer,
George H. Roan; right sentinel, Jesse
Klinger; left sentinel, John Grove; warden,
Clayton Esters; chaplain, George W. Rals-
ton; officer of the guard, George Keller.