February 18, 1910.
a rues it advance $1.00
Paid before expiration of year 1.50
Paid after expiration of year 2.00
Tuesday's election passed off quietly
but the result furnished a number of sur-
prises in Bellefonte as well as in various
precincts over the county. The chief sur-
prise in Bellefonte was the defeat of jus-
tice of the peace John M. Keichline for
re-election by Henry Brown, of the South
ward. The latter's victory was
plished mainly through the hard work of
the members of the Undine Fire company
and other organizations with which he is
affiliated. In the North ward the princi-
pal contest was between Charles F. Cook,
Republican, and J. Henry Wetzel, Demo- | Agsessor
crat, for school director, the former win-
ning by the small majority of 21. While
this does not put Mr. Wetzel into office
he is to be congratulated on running
away ahead of hie ticket. W. C., Heinle
was re-elected school director in the South
ward by a big majority, as well as Philip
Beezer, of the same ward, to council. On
the various other offices there were prac-
tically nofcontests, the vote in each in-
stance being close to party lines. The
vote on sanctioning the loan for the new
school building passed by a majority of
96.
One of the principal matters of inter-
est in the townships of Benner, Howard,
Halfmoon and Patton was the vote on
the question of whether the cash road
tax shouldbe abolished and a work tax
substituted therefor. Benner voted in
the affirmative by a vote of 82 to 16, and | ,
Howard the same way by a vote of
46 to 29. Halfmoon voted in favor of the
cash tax by a vote of 46 to 36 and Patton
did likewise by a vote of 75 to 41. From
the above vote in Benner and Howard
townships it would appear that they are
now privileged to7go back to the work
tax system, but according to the opinion
of several attorneys in this place they are
not. The act providing for a cash road
tax specifically states that it can be abol-
ished and a work tax substituted there-
for only upon the will of a majority of
the voters in the district, and not a major-
ity of [the votes cast. Of course it will
likely be up to the court to finally decide
the matter.
The West precinct of Rush township
came very near not having an election.
When the ballots were printed an error
was made in one of the names which was
discovered after the ballots had been de-
livered. Stickers were then printed and
assistant commissioner's clerk Decker
went out to Osceola Mills and fixed up
the ballots, duly delivering them to the
wife of the judge of election. But when
he came to get them Tuesday morning
he could not find them anywhere. The
result was new ballots were printed Tues-
day morning and taken out to the pre-
cinct that afternoon, but it was close to
five o'clock when they weredelivered and
the polls could be opened. But the elec-
tion was held that evening and returns
duly made on Wednesday.
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BELLEFONTE BOROUGH TICKET. . ee si Tusk Runsingur =
“Treasurer: — aml WHR, ......... i aes eas
ed J. Gehret........ Toa Maj oofpP..... Wm Saxon 83...........
of Pear: R Sup... a Wa on EH
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James Matthews, D 41 Judge.. I Fetzer 30...... Thomas Confer 9
Inspector..T H Malone 22.. Cleveland 18
On School Debt: — Reg Ass Poorman 22..... Ed 17
For... 24 9 Dir.... Thos Malone 19.... .. J 14
Against pene THE tp Thos Sha wiey 3... yi Conter Jo | Audit
OFFICE. REPUBLICAN. DEMOCRAT. Qu hl a. Lucas 33 |
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ren "PH Gherrity 180... P H Gberrity »
Auditor. ... John Curtin 152 Miles W
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Treasurer. Ba Satire: 164 Gehret 132
OofP...... Tit Gherviey 13 .P H Gherrity 139
Auditor. JO Cure 2% Miles Wathor | Cr 105
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ohagssrsee J H Strouse 84
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wesvss so sneas WH FRY 83
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37..HM Krebs 3 yr
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58... John C Homan 75
Best paes antes snes tates ss Miller 107
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> ...WmH Martin Reese 63 | Sch Dir... Krape 47
Couneil....J Uzzle 58.......... 1 Lucas 65 = Sch Di J RGuisewile 3... Harris Stover 45
JP Stouffer 5... Dr. RJ Young 69 | Stover 31. .F W Keister 46
Oof P.....AC Ackley 66... .. George Fravel6! Qof P....................c.ce...... BH 47
Auditor R 7l....."Thos F Kelley 61 | Super........ vid Burd 27............... H 50
> Ropt E Keck eo. ..... W S Walker 83 | Auditor. PH Haine ss ..W C Mi 43
H Cons.......... adele Win imuiak 72 | Half Moon Tip i
Jot P..... Chas Ziodel 65 m ers 67 r dme. i. AWay 43... ......SDEves 5
State College Boro. | nspector er Eves 72.......... D C Harpster 24
Judge .....H A Sowers Sr 134......J P Weber o4 | 3ch Dir... Davidson 31.........J M Ward 53
Inspector. Rudy 127.......P B Meek 92 | r. EBWay 2... .GW Fisher 4
Assessor ..Clark Herman i21...C B Sheusiey 97 | Assessor. J CM ne No Biddle 26
SOIR... osrearersesiod Meginney Hood 138 | OV oy Fisher NLA Bohrer 11
88 Dir." Bro 1 Waster 198 Prof 1 a Poser . | lier John A Way 46 J W Thomas 28
Ti Mairsiss. Marr A Foster 15 | uditer..... John Aw Ww J W Sylvis 47
Council "TS Bailey ad... E Kim Road tax question—Yes,%, No 45.
4 W D Candd 130........ we oer Harris Twp.
Qot. "NC Howes 13... sassigery 3 Mingle ss | udge _... W H Stuart 44. ” Charles W Corl 72
7'Cons.... George Taylor 31. iéorge Tasior | Sch Dir. .. Newton Yarnell 45, ...C D I> Moore 65
Unionville Boro. : Sch Dir. 4S Mothersbaugh 43Jaceh Meyer 70
Judge...... BEER big fom Fran) ariane 63 'W H Stover 52
Tustestor. Boyd G'W Ru 41 | Supr..... EH Williams 57............ O W Stover
Cr oe Ellery Spots 82 | MICE wy H ¥ J oncberger 3-...AE
Sch Dir....D .. 0 J6 Holl 38 | TWP Clerk a reer
4 BD Buck arhieed Geo W Holt Howard Twp.
Harris sv 5. ..W U Irwin 34 35
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Ass. |. ix....M_H Grove 3 Butler d1...........W R Gardner 38
Sox Div... ...W W shuey 12..... A 38 ™ Road tax. ames Gault A *
James Houser 16. rank Hunsinger ax question—Yes 46, No 29.
* ....d L Marshall 1%. Huston Twp.
Oof P. Wn Sexon $1. Yo 8: Michiel Murphy >
R Sup.....S D Wasson 12 Parsons 65...
=P" Reuben Welt Pon = 2
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| Auditor... .N H Sigfried 13 | ly a friend to all in need. His wife was
| fads NV RACTEVinaD BY . F: no C Kearney 0 | Miss Sarah Thompson, a daughter of Mr.
i and Mrs. Moses Thompson, deceased.
udge........ Jos Riley 60 ==... | She died twenty-three years ago and of
I= As. z Sarin. Hughes § | their five children only two survive,
| 3h Dir. “Wm Heffron 38 FE Sane Misses Hester S. and Mary Irvin Christ,
Assessor. FER) Callahan 3 both at home. Rev. Harnish will officiate
Supr...........Jos Forman 57......... John C Hamler 5 | at the funeral which will be held at ten
Auditor aay Hired 9 | gelock tomorrow morning.
J of P......J W Merryman 45... Jno C Kearney 19 I i
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Jude hi Andy Chambers 2. Roll Jl McCartey 15 JoNEs—In the death of Benjamin Jones
..Wm Takash 48....... as M i
| Reon wa Tapas i. du Lutghiin 11 on Monday evening Philipsburg lost one
Sch Dir. John Boyee 46... Martin McGown 13 | of it's best known as well as prominent
3h Dir. Sent, wd to Witherke 24 citizens. He had been in failing health
g of P......H Chaubera Jl So fachic 13 | for weeks and his death was the result of
ve Weaver 48... W E Brown 14 | a general breaking down of what once
Auditor... W E Brown 48 .T D Weaver 12 was a most vigorous constitution
Snow Shoe ww Ww. P. : :
Judge......... T Aye 2 James Culver 151 Deceased was born in Chester county
nspector. Kush Quick 1 Harry S Cramer 14 | and was 86 years, 2 months and 4 days
Regt As... M C Zondes 29 .Eamest Culver 9 old. When only a few months old his
Sh Dir 10h hoyce Boyce zn... arg McGown 17 | parents moved to Huntingdon county and
Saye s | engaged in farming. When he grew to
Supr manhood he learned the carpenter trade
: Auditor... 5 61 and the early part of his life was spent in
| Auditor... W RBC in D Weaver 3 | various localities until 1861 when he lo-
| Judge ..EGOsmer 17.......... James Carson 39 | cated in Philipsburg and became Supe:
{ Inspector... Waher Tate 2 Pr rsiern Richard Lutz 3 intendent of D. J. McCann's planing mil
| 5h Dir seers b $ Gather oi Keller 3y 7 Five years later he, in connection with |
Ser Ronn oH eich, 34 | Dr- G. F. Hoop and Hon. Chester A. Mun-
Overseer i Tate 32... ohn $ Yearick 8 son built and operated the planing mill
Avner Geo t Siitter #7. Conrad Miler 28 | of Munson, Jones& Co. After that he
Spring Twp., S. P. was identified with several other indus-
Jude... Kin Grenoble 5. Jasper Brooks 191 | tries but some years ago retired to pri-
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Rex As oe La i -n ux vate life. On January 5th, 1848, he was
apartments in the Arcade during the
week with a severe cold.
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Reg As... EP Matley 56............ John Callahan
| Sch Inr Fred Eisenhaver 3y 32... J ] Wyne 3y
Sch Dir... Wm 33.F red Eisenhauer 3y
| Assessor... Wm HT 35. Harry A Callahan
| O of P......Frank 23. Frank Jarret 65
{ Supr.......... Forman 27. John C Hamler 57
Auditor... ohn Kl gsassnsesas .N H Sigfried 41
| Auditor... m SARL aE
J oof Po...) W Merryman 34. John C Kearney 40
Rush Twp.. S. P.
oe biel seo Lane TO ha Kennedy 25
| Inspector Cartright m Resides
| Rei As. SEE AE Reicha 2
ir... 3y 51.Jno J Wyne 3y 15
Sch Dir... ..Wm Heffron 34. Fred dy 13
| Assessor... Wm H Twigg #4. H A Callahan 26
'O of P...... Frank Ri 34. Frank Jarret 37
| Supr........... Joseph Forman 46 no C Hamler 24
i Auditor... John Dixon I1.........N H ried 20
Auditor... GATING BB....... . coooiispprszsinsassrnsessns
J of P....JW Merryman30..... JnoC Kearney 19
Rush Twp., E. P. |
| fuse Bit C E Wingate 18... Stanley Merrill 11
udge.. ..... WJ Mauck 20............... Ww 36
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
CHRiST.—The death of Dr. Theodore S,
Christ, at his home in State College at
49 | 12.30 o'clock Tuesday morning, was not a
surprise to his many friends who knew
of his serious illness. He had been sick
for over two years, during which period
there were a number of times when he
was apparently at death’s door but rallied
for another brief spurt of life. But the
final summons came and his weakened
body could hold out no longer.
There are very few men in Centre
county who were more widely known
than Dr. Christ. He was born and raised
in Lewisburg. and had he lived until the
twenty-first o. next April would have
been eighty years old. After his prelim-
inary education he took a course in med-
icine at the University of Pennsylvania,
from which he graduated in 1860. He at
once opened an office in Lewisburg and
began the practice of his profession but
at the first call to arms at the break-
ing out of the Civil war he enlisted in
the three month's service. When that
term of enlistment expired he re-enlisted
and served throughout the entire war. His
record was one of remarkable bravery
and self-sacrifice and to be fully told
would fill pages of the WATCHMAN. At
' | the close of the war he located in Dela-
ware county where he remained until the
latter seventies when he came to Centre
county and bought a farm between State
College and Lemont where he engaged in
| farming and also practiced medicine.
There he lived until a few years ago
when he sold his farm to the college au-
thorities and retired to a home in State
| College.
Dr. Christ was a Master Mason, a
8 | Knight Templar, member of the Veteran
Legion and Grand Army of the Republic;
% | united in marriage to Miss Margaret A.
9 | Rye, of Halfmoon valley, who died some
years ago. Of their five children four
survive, as follows: Mrs. Ella Perks, Os-
ceola Mills; Lot W., Dwight M. and Miss
1 Mary A., of Philipsburg. The funera
20 | was held from his late home at 2.30
o'clock yesterday afternoon, interment
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5 being made in the Philipsburg cemetery.
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MAYES.—While on a visit at the home
of Mr.and Mrs. Wallace White, at Axe
Mann, on Tuesday of last week, Mrs,
2 | William T. Mayes, of Hublersburg, died
57 | quite suddenly of heart failure. just as
soon as the body could be prepared it was
taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs:
Philip Garbrick, of Coleville, where it
was kept until the funeral. Mrs. Mayes
27 | was a member of the Lutheran church
and was a woman of such kind personal-
ity and noble traits of character that she
28 | was greatly loved by all who knew her.
3 Surviving her are her husband and three
children: Mrs. William Bowes, of Phila-
delphia; Mrs. Philip Garbrick, of Cole-
ville, and John Wesley at home. The
funeral was held from the Lutheran
33 | church at Zion on Friday afternoon. Rev.
Fleck officiated at the services and burial
was made in the Zion cemetery.
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VAiL.—Mrs. Matilda Vail, wife of Ed-
ward Vail, died at her home at Point
Lookout, near Philipsburg, early last Sat-
& | urday morning of heart trouble, after be-
3 | ing in poor health for several weeks,
Her maiden name was Stonebraker and
she was born at Bald Eagle almost thirty-
eight years ago. Eighteen years ago she
was married to Edward Vail and ever
since lived in the vicinity of Philipsburg.
In addition to her husband she is surviv-
ed by nine children, one of whom isa
baby only about two months old. She
was a member of the Baptist church and
a good, kind woman. The funeral was
held at two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. H. K. Bower had charge of the serv-
ices and burial was made in the Philips-
nag cometery i
PEACE.—Miss Claire Ethel Peace, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Peace, died at
the home of her parents in Central City
early last Friday morning, after a linger-
ing illness with consumption. She was
only seventeen years old and was a faith-
ful member of the Methodist church. The
funeral was held from the Methodist
PE — oo —
the services being conducted by the pas-
tor, Rev. R.S, Oyler. Interment was made
in the Treziyulny cemetery.
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JoHSTONBAUGH.~—John J.Johnstonbaugh
died at his home at Salona on Wednes-
day of last week, following a yearsillness
with Bright's disease. He was born in
Centre county and had he lived two days
longer would have been fifty seven years
old. He is survived by his wife, two sons
jand one daughter; also the following
brothers and sisters: Alfred, of Oak
Grove; Jerre, of Braddock; William,
George and Charles, of near Bellefonte;
Dr. C. L., of Bethlehem; James, in the
west; Mrs. Henry Norris, of Buffalo Run,
and Mrs. William Collins, of Pine Grove
Mills. The funeral was held last Satur-
day morning, the remains being taken to
Hublersburg for interment.
~——Charles Hassinger, the young son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hassinger, of
Beaver street, had his leg broken last
Weel: while coasting.
——Members of the Bloomsburg Meth-
odist Episcopal church on Sunday voted
to invite the Central Pennsylvania M. E.
conference to hold its annual sessions
there in 1911. The Pine street church
congregation, of Williamsport, has also
been considering the question of inviting
the conference for that year.
~Wednesday's rain and wild weather
was enough to raise the waters two to
three feet, but the falling temperature
Wednesday night and yesterday's sleet,
snow and cold resulted in the water re-
ceding without doing any damage, though
it was near enough coming into the
WATCHMAN press room to make us think
of moving day.
—At an evening company given to
Miss Edna E. Meyer and her most in
timate girl friends on Wednesday even-
ing, Mr. and Mrs. Meyer announced the
engagement of their daughter to Mr.
Walter Hoge Macintire, of Wilmington,
N. C., who for several years has been
an instructor in agronomy at The Penn-
sylvania State College.
a Saturday's s Philadelphia North
American contained a group picture of
| the State College team of wrestlers, which
recently defeated the University of Penn-
sylvania team by winning firsts in every
bout. This was the most overwhelming
defeat the Penn wrestlers have so far
sustained this season, and the State
wrestlers are naturally proud of their
victory. i
—At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Bald Eagle telephone company last
week the following board of directors
were elected: Judge Ellis L. Orvis, of
Bellefonte; H. Laird Curtin, of Curtin;
Dr. Walter Kurtz, of Howard; Edwin
Bechdel, of Blanchard, and William
Batchelet, of Marsh Creek. The annual
report showed the affairs of the company
to be in avery good condition.
——]|t is only by boing a regular attend-
ant at the Scenic that you see all of the
good things in the line of motion pictures
shown in Bellefonte. Manager Brown
always gets the best that can be secured
and if there are any special feature pic-
tures on the market he goes right after
them. That is one of the reasons why
the Scenic is always so popular that it is
crowded almost every night. If you fail
to patronize it you mi miss a good thing.
~—There every indication that the
local Order of the Moose which has been
organized in Bellefonte will start out with
a very large charter membership. Al
ready over one hundred people have filed
their applications and signed the mem-
bership roll. So favorable is the outlook
for a big lodge that already the members
are looking around for a suitable home.
The Garman residence on High street,
was the first place considered but the
price asked for it has been considered
two high and several other locations are
now in view. “e
——The deepest snow of the winter so
far fell last Friday afternoon and night
and was genera] all over the State. It
began snowing about the middle of the
afternoon on Friday and continued until
early Saturday morning, the fall totaling
just thirteen inches. That those who
have longed for an old-fashioned winter
are having their longings gratified cannot
be denied. Cold weather began late in
November and has hung on continually
with very few mild days. The first snow
fall was the night before Christmas and
there has been snow and ice on the
ground with good sleighing ever since
And so far there is no let up in sight,
while some weather prognosticators pre-
dict uninterrupted cold until the latter
part of March, with considerable more
snow.
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———Just fifty-three people attended the
sixth annual banquet of the Centre coun-
ty association in Philadelphia which was
held at the hotel Normandie on Wednes-
day evening. Of that number all are now
residents of the Quaker city with the
exception of Hon. W. C. Heinle, Col. J. L.
Spangler and Hon. Robert M. Foster,
who were the outside guests. Mr. Heinle
was the principal speaker of the evening
and he told the former Centre countians
that the people of their native heath had
not lost track of them by any means and
were glad to see them retain at least
enough of the old home personality to
band themselves together into such a fra-
ternal organization as the Centre county
association in Philadelphia. Others who
made brief speeches were Dr. Roland G.
Curtin, Dr. Harkinson and J. C. C. Beale