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Bellefonte, Pa., September 15, 1911.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
MANY Papers FiLED.—Last Saturday
was the last day for the filing of nomina-
tion papers by the various aspirants for
office in Centre county and the commis-
sioner’s office was litterally deluged. All
told in the neighborhood of three thous-
and papers have been filed and to com-
pile all these and put them in shape for
the printing of the ballots is no small
undertaking. The candidates for the
various county offices are known all over
the county so that it would be merely a
waste of space to reprint the names of
all of them, and it would almost fill one
page of the WATCHMAN to print the
names of the candidates for local offices
| HARms—The death of Dr. George F. Harry E. Fenlon, H. C. Quigley, of Belle-
| Harris, at his apartments in the Bush
| house, last Sunday morni-g, while not en-
fonte, and R. B. Freeman, of Tyrone.
tirely unexpected was so sudden as to be
a severe shock to his friends and acquain-
| tances. #For a number of years past he
had suffered with organic heart trouble Klump, of Williamsport, and Dr. Ball, of
but kept steadily at his practice. During Lock Haven.
the past year or two he had had several | |
| acute attacks but each time had re-
‘ covered and was able to be around as
usual. About two weeks ago his cor-
dition became so critical as to conffhe
him to his apartments and while his
friends were still clinging to the hope
that he would recover his former vigor
the end came.
George Fairlamb Harris was born in
Bellefonte on March 17th, 1843, hence at
the time of his death was 68 years, 5
months and 24 daysold. His parents were
William and Mary Fairlamb Harris and
his ancestry traces back to the Harris
family in Scotland. His father was a civil
engineer and laid out and built the old
Bald Eagle canal and the Bellefonte and
Snow Shoe railroad, after which he had
charge of all the Snow Shoe coal com-
pany operations until his death in 1865.
George Harris was educated in the pub-
lic schools of Bellefonte and the Bellefonte
Academy after which he took a course
Shoemaker, Drs. R. G. H. Hayes, David
Dale, J. L. Seibert, M. J. Locke and John
Sebring, of Bellefonte; Dr. George B.
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fering with cancer, extending over many
months Mrs. B. J. Laporte died at her
home in Philipsburg on Sunday morning.
She was a daughter of James and Esther
Ewing and was born at Graysville, Hunt-
ingdon county on January 23rd, 1839,
hence was 72 years, 7 months and 18 days
old. Her family was one of the best
known in the upper Spruce creek valley.
The ground on which the Presbyterian
church at Graysville now stands was
donated by her father and the site of the
first Presbyterian church ever built in
that section was given by her grandfather.
Naturally, therefore, she not only in-
herited much of their charitable disposi-
tion but was thoroughly imbued with the
doctrines of the Presbyterian church as a
child and was always a faithful member
On the first day of February, 1872, she
was united in marriage to B. J. Laporte
| ANNUAL REUNION OF CENTRE COUNTY
| VETERAN CLUB.—The thirty-seventh an-
The active pall bearers were Thomas A. | nual reunion of the Centre county Vet-
LAPORTE. —After a long siege of suf-'
eran club was held at Grange park on
Tuesday and while the attendance of old
' soldiers is growing less every year there
was a good sized crowd present, attract-
ed both by the soldiers reunion and by
the Grange encampment and exhibition.
A business meeting was held in the
auditorium at eleven o'clock in the morn-
ing over which Gen. James A. Beaver,the
president of the club, presided. In a
speech to his old comrades in arms he
advocated the raising of a fund of one
thousand dollars by the G. A. R. to en-
dow & bed in the Bellefonte hospital for
the old soldiers of Centre county. He
also advocated the raising of an addition- |
al sum of five hundred dollars to furnish |
a sitting and lounging room for convales- |
cent old soldiers in the same institution.
Gen. Beavers proposition was very favor- |
ably received and it is likely some definite
action in the matter will be taken in the
near future.
At the afternoon meeting the commit-
tee on the nomination of officers for the
ensuing year reported in favor of the re- :
election of all the old officers, which was
done without a dissenting vote. They
are as follows: President, Gen. James A.
! father, D. A. Deitrich, prior to his leaving for
HUBLERSBURG NOTES.
Lew Swartz is attending the Bellefonte High
school.
Mrs. W. Frank Carner and family have return-
ed from a visit to Roaring Branch.
G. H. Wion and wife, of Philadelphia, are at
the home of G. F. Hoy, where they are spending
their vacation.
Mrs. Cort Carner is again suffering a severe
illness and is confined to her bed. We wish her a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Jacob Dunkleis at present not in the best
of health, having been ill for several weeks. The
writer expresses the hope that she may regain
her accustomed strength speedily.
Owing tojthe fact that Rev. Crow has left our
town there will be church service every two
weeks until a regular pastor is secured. Preaching
will be held next Sunday a week in the afternoon
at 2:30.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Lloyd Markle have returned
to their home in State College after spending their
summer's vacation with their parents here. Mr.
Markle is an instructor in the electrical engineer-*
ing department of the College.
E. C. Weller, coach of the Bellefonte Academy
foot ball team, was the guest of Prof. C. T. Gless’
ner on Tuesday of this week. Mr. Weller isa
graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, 1911,
and played full back on the foot ball eleven.
E. M. Deitrich spent a week at the home of his
Lancaster where he will complete his final year in |
the Theological seminary. He had been engaged |
during the summer doing Sunday school work in
Rochester, N. Y.
and two years later the young couple
The schools of Walker township opened on |
PINE GROVE MENTION.
The long wet weather has put farming to a
stand still.
Misses Blanche and Mary Neidigh spent Sat-
urdey at the W. E. Stover home.
Claude and Fred Williams spent Sunday visit-
ing their brother Ray at Graysville.
Russell Pierce has laid by the yard stick and is
visiting friends in Clearfield county.
Wesley Fike enjoyed a drive down Nittany
valley and spent Sunday with friends.
C. H. Borest, of Mooresville, spent last week
with his sister, Mrs. N. C. Neidigh, at White Hall
A pack of shee ddogs raided O. P. Bloom's flock
on Sunday night. Fortunately the dogs were
killed.
J. F. Kimport, Hon. J. W. Kepler, E. E. Royer
and A. J. Tate spent Saturday at the county
capital.
Mrs. Birdie Rudy and son Raymond came up
from Harrisburg and are visiting friends down
Pennsvalley.
Miss Myra Kimport went to Philadelphia last
week to select a stock of millinery goods for her
fall trade in ladies head gear.
The lawn social held at the J. H. Bailey home
Thursday evening was largely attended and was
a general success, socially and financially.
D. L. Dennis will offer for sale at his home near
Pine Grove Mills Saturday, September 23rd, at
1:30 p. m., all his stock and farm implements.
Mrs. Hamilton, of Bellefonte,and Miss Elizabeth
Pysakn, of the Lumber city, were royally enter-
| tained at the A. S. Walker home on the Branch
i all of last week.
After an absence of sixteen years in the far
in each township and election precinct.
The aspirants for the principal offices in
Bellefonte are as follows:
Council, North ward—]. C. Harper, D.; Oliver
Witmer, D. & R.; John S. Walker. R. South ward
—Dr. Joseph M. Brockerhoff, D. & R. West ward
—J. Theodore Cherry, D. & R.; Edward Haupt
R.
School Director, 6 years—D. F. Fortney, D.;
Dr. M. J. Locke, R. 4 years—A. C. Mingle D.; M.
R. Johnson, R.; Henry Lowery, R.; Charles F,
Cook, R.; 2 years—], H. Eberhart, D.; L. H. Get.
tig, D.; A. W. Hafer, D. & R. Mary Elizabeth
Brouse, D. & R.; Caroline N. Gilmour, D. &R.
Overseer of Poor—P. H. Gherrity, D.; J. H.
Spangler, D.; William Rider D.; H. H. Montgom-
ery, R.; J. D. Sourbeck, R.; Alexander Morrison,
R.: Harry Badger, R.; Thomas Morgan, R.
Auditors, 4 years—W Miles Walker, D.; C.
K. Hicklen, R.; H. B. Pontius, R. 2 years
—John N. Lane, D.; Edward L. Gates, R.; George
H. Waite, R.
Constable, North ward—Charles Eckenroth, R.
South ward—James Fleming, R.; R. B. Mont’
gomery, R. West ward—]. D. Thomas, R.
Judge of Election, North ward—Samuel B.
Miller, R. South ward—Henry J. Walkey, D.;
James Symmonds, R. West ward—A. Luken-
bach, D.; George Waite, R.
Inspector, North ward—Willard Barnhart, D.;
George Williams, R. South ward—]. M. Heinle |
D.: W. Scott Lose, R. West ward—Harold Kirk’
D.; Willis Wyland, R,
CO ee
CroupsursT KiLLs Two.—Last Friday
evening Tyrone and a portion of the
Warriorsmark valley were visited by a
cloudburst and terrific storm and in ad-
dition to the heavy damage done two peo-
ple lost their lives. Mrs. Rebecca J
Hinkle, of Tyrone, who went to her death
in the Juniata river when the Seeds build-
ing was undermined and collapsed. Her
body was not recovered until late Satur-
day when it was found below Birming-
ham. She was fifty-nine years old and is
survived by a number of children.
The other unfortunate was John Scrud-
ers, who only recently purchased the
Wilson farm below Warriorsmark. When
the water began to rise rapidly Friday
night he went out to the barn to see to
the safety of his stock and before he
could escape, barn, stock and himself
were washed away. Scruders’ body was
recovered at Huntingdon Furnace Satur-
day morning. The man was born and
raised at Baileyville, this county, and his
first wife was Miss Amanda Gummo.
After her death Mr. Scruders, then living
in Tyrone, married Miss Mollie Dobbs.
He is survived by his second wife and
three children; also five brothers, Wil-
liam of Johnstown; Elmer, and Harry, of
Tyrone; David, of Pennsylvania Furnace,
and Jay, of Ohio, and three sisters: Mrs.
John Keefer, of Birmingham; Mrs.
Samuel Ludwig, of Ebensburg, and Mrs.
James Boob, of Tyrone. Burial was made
in Tyrone on Monday morning.
REV. CROW GOES TO NEW PASTORATE.
Rev. H. I. Crow, who for over eleven
years has been pastor of the Hublersburg
Reformed church, preached his farewell
sermon on Sunday and this week depart-
ed for his new field of labor as pastor of
the Bethlehem Reformed church. Rev.
Crow came to Hublersburg in May, 1900,
as pastor of the Nittany valley charge
which embraced five appointments. These
he filled until the spring of 1910 when a
charge was made of the Hublersburg
and Zion churches and a new pastor se-
lected for Howard, Jacksonville, Nittany
and Snydertown. In his sermon at Hub-
lersburg Sunday Rev. Crow stated that
when he came there in 1900 the church
membership was 120. During his pas-
torate he confirmed 66 new members,
received 53 on certificate, dismissed 52,
erased 9 and had 21 deaths, leaving the
membership today 157. Of this number
69 are of the original 120 members. Dur-
ing his pastorate he has collected for va-
rious benevolences $5,429 and for congre-
gational purposes $5,255.
When he became pastor of the Zion
church a little over a year ago there were
89 members. He confirmed nine and re-
ceived on certificate fourteen. Two were
dismissed, two erased and four died leaving
the present membership 104. The amount
collected for benevolent purposes was
$333.53.
PAUL SHEFFER GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY,
—Paul D. Sheffer, proprietor of Sheffer’s
grocery store on Allegheny street, went
into voluntary bankruptcy on Wednesday
and his store is now in the hands of the
sheriff. His liabilities are placed at six
thousand dollars with about two thous.
and dollars worth of assets. The largest
creditors are his father, Samuel Sheffer,
and C. Y. Wagner.
in medicine at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, graduating before he was twenty
years of age. He served inthe army hos-
pitals in Philadelphia and Harrisburg
and later was given a commission
in the Seventh Pennsylvania cavalry
and served in the army of the Cumber-
land for over a year when he resigned
and, returning home, took up the practice
of medicine. He was eminently success-
tul from the start and he was soon re-
garded as one of the best practitioners in
Bellefonte, which naturally brought to
him a large practice. While apparently
brusque in manner he was a man of most
sympathetic nature, gentle and kind with-
out limit in the sick room. His ability was
universally recognized by the profession
and at home and abroad he was frequent-
ly called in consultation cn critical cases.
Though his indisposition of late years in-
terfered to a certain extent with his work
he continued his practice even up until
within two weeks of his death. About
two years ago when the State Depart-
moved to Philipsburg where they lived
ever since, and where for a number of
years Mr. Laporte has been a justice of
the peace. They never had any children
and Mr. Laporte is the sole survivor of
his wife. Funeral services were held at
her late home on Tuesday evening by her
pastor, Rev. R. P. Miller and on Wed-
nesday morning the remains were taken
to Graysville where burial was made.
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ALBRIGHT.—On Friday of last week
Mrs. Samuel Albright died at her home
in Benner township after an illness of
several months - with a complication of
diseases. She was seventy years of age
and was a good christian woman. Sur-
viving her are her husband and the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Anna Jessup, of
near Pittsburg; Scott and Mrs. Lizzie
Rodgers, of near Pittsburg; Mrs. Alice
Stevens, of State College; William, of
Rock View and Mrs. Margaret Sunday, of
Houserville. The funeral was held from
her late home on Monday afternoon.
Rev. J. I. Stonecypher, of Boalsburg, had
charge of the services and burial was
made in the Shiloh cemetery.
CURTIN—MANN.—The wedding, last
Thursday evening, of Frederick Antis
Curtin, of Needles, Cal., but formerly of
Curtin, this county, and Miss Caroline
Hi : bas Baily Mann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
pivon « he Frietics of tgisine W. H. Mann, of Mill Hall, was quite a
: p | brillian* affair and was attended by one
among which was a stockholder in the = dred nd fif The Man
A inional tank. He'was elected a Dundied and Shy guests a
oh Bradnoof thiat, TeSilence, where the ceversioRy ge place,
institution in 1892 and upon the death of was beautifully decorated, the color
: scheme being blue and pink. Rev. A. D.
the late Edward C. Humes in 1895, he :
was elected president. He found the du- Bateman, of the Presbyterian church.
tes of thi performed the ceremony which took place
es oF tis office 10 A at eight o'clock, using the ring service.
1896 he resigned, after serving a little The attendants were Miss Christine
over a year. Col. James P. Coburn was Mann, maid of honor; Misses Helen and
elecied as his successor and Dr. Harris Tasbelid Man, setore of the bride; Miss
was chosen vice president, an office he X yam, slows, a cousify
ogy aril Hg death. He iieride, and: Miss, Elizzbeth Shope, of
was a member of the Centre County
Medical Society, the West Branch Med-
ical Society, the State Board of Heaith.
G. A. R. and Junior Warden of St. John's
Episcopal church.
The dean of the active practitioners in
Bellefonte he was the consultant,
kindly adviser and friend of all. He was
one of the founders of the Bellefonte hos-
pital and its chief of staff when he died.
It was his belief in the good work of the
institution that inspired the grand-child-
ren of Mrs. Andrew G. Curtin to place gyening the United Brethren parsonage
there their memorial for her, the magnifi- in this place was the scene of a quiet
cent operating room. He was the resi- | yeqding when Miss Mabel K. Shearer, of
dent physician and surgeon of the Penn- | g.och Creek, was united in marriage to
sylvania Railroad Co., the district repre- | yo... J, Shearer, of Bellefonte, Rev. C. W.
sentative of the State Board of Healthand | wine performing the ceremony. At the
Supervisor of the local state dispensary |
for tubercular patients. He held all of Suciagion of 2 pe Hes i al
these positions not because he sought rp. pride isa daughter of Mrs. Belle
them or ever exploited himself but they Shearer and for several years taught
were, in the truest sense, compliments t0 401 in the lower Bald Eagle valley
his eminent ability in his profession. Mr. Shearer is the well known ice Cran
Socially Dr. Harris was genial and oo on of Bellefonte. They expect to
frank. He was a lover of out of door sekeeping in Bush Addi
sports and enjoyed the company of good 189 tote gin Hon:
men. His staunchest allegiance was to Bowes—MCcKiBBEN.—Charles Bowes, of
his church and his many years of most Howard, and Miss Catharine McKibben,
devoted service in the Vestry of St. John's ' of Salona, were quietly married at the
proclaim the faith that made him the an parsonage in Mill Hall, at
courageous, patient man when he realiz- ten o'clock last Thursday evening, by
ed, as physicians only can do, the certain: the pastor, Rev. A. D. Bateman. The
ty that his course was run. only witnesses to the ceremony were the
In 1870 Dr. Harris was united in mar. pride’s brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
riage to MissMary Curtin, a daughter KH, H. McKibben. They left Lock Haven
of the late Governor and Mrs. Andrew on the mid-night train for a wedding trip
G. Curtin. She survives with two daugh- returning to Howard yesterday.
ters, Mrs. John M. Shugert, of this place,
and Mrs. J. Mac. Curtin, of Pittsburg, GETTIG—KESSLER.— A quiet wedding
who has been spending the summer in was celebrated at the parsonage of the
Bellefonte. He leaves no brothers or United Brethren church on Tuesday
sisters, being the last surviving member morning when Samuel I Gettig, of
of his father’s family. Madisonburg, and Miss Mollie M. Kessler,
Immediately after his death the body of Pittsburg, were uniied in marriage by
was removed to the home of his daugh- . the pastor, Rev. C. W. Winey.
ter, Mrs. John M. Shugert, on east Linn | a ace
street, where it reposed until the funeral | Marriage Licenses.
which was held {from the Episcopal church, | Isaac J. Shearer, of Bellefonte, and Ma-
of which he was a member and vestry- bel C.Shearer, of Beech Creek.
man for years, at two o'clock on Tuesday John F. Brooks, of Pleasant Gap, and
afternoon. As a mark of respect all the | Sarah E. Breon fof Axemann.
banks closed during the services which | Edward Gingerich, of Lovinia, and
were in charge of Rev. John Hewitt. Bertha Catherman, of Millmont.
Burial was made in the Curtin lot in the! Thos. M. N. Walker, of Cresson, and
Union cemetery. The honorary pall- | Jessie P. Swires, of Philipsburg.
eaters vey Shanes M, Mista; Gol | Alfred Davis and Lenetta Sommerville,
. Reynol . L. Daggett, | both of Munson Station.
McCoy, William P. Humes, James H.| Samuel L Gettig, of Madisonburg, and
Potter, John Blanchard, George R. Meek, | Mollie M. Kessler, of Pittsburg.
| ment of Health established free tubercu-
losis dispensaries in every county in the
State Dr. Harris was put in charge of the
Bellefonte dispensary, and he gave it as
close attention as he did his individual
practice. It was his life's work to relieve
the suffering and cure the ils of
his fellow beings and he wasexceedingly
conscientious in the pursuit of it.
was Harry H. Curtin, a brother of the
tin, of Curtin; Latimer V. Curtin, of Rus-
Haven. Following the ceremony and
congratulations a delicious wedding din-
ner was served and later the young
couple left for their future home in
Needles, Cal.
OP oi.
SHEARER—SHEARER.—On Wednesday
Williamsport, bridesmaids. The best man |
bridegroom, and the ushers Thomas '
Mackey, of Philadelphia; H. Laird Cur-
selton, and Howard A. Candor, of Lock |
Beaver; first vice president, Capt. W. H.
Fry, of Pine Grove Mills; second vice
president, Col. Austin Curtin, of Curtin;
secretary, W. H. Musser, Bellefonte;
treasurer, George M. Boal, Centre Hall.
Dr. Edwin Erle Sparks, president of
The Pennsylvania State College, was ex-
pected to be in attendance and make an
address in the afternoon but he was un-
able to be there and the only speaker
was Dr. Thomas C. VanTries, of this
place. He talked on "Echoes from South-
land,” a narrative of what he saw and
heard on his trip through the South
last spring. The doctor was listened
to with close attention and his talk
was enjoyed and appreciated by all
who heard him.
Auto RAN INTO HORSE AND BUGGY.—
Last Saturday evening George A. Beezer
left Bellefonte in his big Mitchell car to
take a gentleman and two ladies to Cen-
tre Hall. Just as he crossed the bridge
at Axe Mann he met three horses and
buggies coming this way. They were on
the left of the road going out and Mr.
' Beezer pulled to the right expecting of |
course to pass them all safely. But when
the rear buggy was opposite Miller's store
the driver of the horse, Ralph Sampsel,
pulled directly in front of the approach-
ing automobile in an effort to cross tothe '
other side of the road, as he intended
stopping at the store. Mr. Beezer skidded |
‘the wheels in an effort to stop his
machine but all to no purpose and
' the horse was struck fairly on the right
' breast. The animal was cut and bruised
| although not seriously. The shafts of the
' buggy were broken and the front axle
| bent from the weight of the horse being
| shoved against it. In addition to Sampsel
there were two other young men in the
buggy but none of them were hurt. One
| lamp was knocked off of Beezer's machine
' and the mud guard badly bat. The lat-
| ter had his lights burning at the time and
no blame can be attached to him in any
way.
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REV. BARRY RESIGNS.—On Sunday Rev.
Fred W. Barry tendered to the congrega-
tion his resignation as pastor of the
| Lutheran church in this place to take place
October first. This action was taken in
order to permit his accepting a call from |
Pennsvalley charge as pastor of the Luth- |
eran churches at Centre Hall, Spring |
Mills, Tusseyville and Georges Valley. |
His offer from that charge is an increase |
of one hundred and fifty dollars a year.
salary, parsonage rent free, etc. Of course
to supply his charge he will be compelled |
to keep a horse and buggy but even with |
that the offer is better than what he has
been receiving in Bellefonte. Rev. Barry |
has been pastor of the Bellefonte church |
the past four years and has done a good |
work. He has made many friends out- |
side of his own churchand all regret his
decision to leave Bellefonte. i
Dr. FEIDT LEAVES BELLEFONTE—About
a month ago Dr. W. W. Feidt went to
Rochester, Minn., to take special lessons |
in surgery under the famous surgeons,
the Mayo brothers. He had not been
there long until he was offered a splendid
opportunity to locate in Minneapolis, and
he accepted it at once. His property in
Bellefonte and at State College is now
offered for sale or rent by Mrs. Feidt and
as soon as she can make satisfactory dis-
position of the same she will join her hus-
band in the west, as his work there will
not permit him returning east to settle
up his affairs. i
Dr. Feidt came to Bellefonte about six
years ago and succeeded Dr. George B.
Klump. He is a quiet, unassuming man |
and was quite successful in his practice.
Rev. HAWES Acceprs.—Rev. George |
Hawes, of Braddock, on Monday notified
the officials of the Bellefonte Presbyter-
jan church that he had decided to accept
their call to the church pastorate and
would come here just as soon as the
usual church formalities had been com-
plied with. As this is somewhat of a
tedious proceeding it may be a month or
more before he comes here and is duly
installed as pastor of the church. Rev.
Isett, who officiated at the services last
Sunday, has been in Bellefonte all week,
presided at the weekly prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening and will preach both
morning and evening the coming Sunday. |
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Monday. The new High school building, which west, and being given up as dead, Shedrack Wil-
was completed last week, is a beauty and seems | son returned home on Saturday to the utmost sur-
to be a good drawing card, as about one hundred ' prise and delight of his friends.
or more pupils enrolled on the opening day inthe | Ager spending his mid-summer vacation among
three different schools. When the grounds are | olatives in and about Boalsburg. Prof. Edward
once put in shape and an athletic field of sufficient | Meyers left last Friday for Princeton, where he
size is provided the people of our township can is a professor of higher mathematics.
feel proud of the equipment, which will place our |
schools on an equal with any in the county. i Genial Ross Gilliford, of Altoona, passed through
Cyrus T. Glessner, of Berlin, is the new prin. | here Saturday en route for the Granger picnic, to
cipal of Walker township High school. Heis a | Spend the week among his many friends. Today
graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, 1911, | he will go to Port Royal, the home of his birth, to
Mr. Glessner was prominentin all college activi. | attend the big Perry courty fair.
ties and especially inathletics. He was thepopular | Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Evey are mourning the
captain of the 1910 Varsity foot ball team and was ' death of their baby girl, aged one year, who
regarded by all a strong, heady player. He comes died at their home at State College Saturday, at
to serve the people of Walker townshig: in a work = 3:30 a. m. The child had never been strong.
to which he is not a stranger. His ability as an | Beside the parents three sisters mourn her death.
instructor matched by the industry of the pupils Burial was made Monday morning in the Branch
under him, will bespeak a successful term.
The writer would just speak one word for athle
tics in our school. We have a beautiful building
we have enough boys and of sufficient caliber to
represent any kind of athletics; we have a prin- |
cipal who is abundantly able to instruct in these
different sports; we have citizens who would be
proud to see their boys engaged in these manly !
games and who would assist in the equipment of
teams. Our school would come before the public
in a way in which it never will without athletics :
and if conducted properly would serve as a
stimulus to greater efficiency in scholastic work. |
Now what is needed is a field on which track,
| foot ball and base ball can be properly taught and |
played. Citizens, think this over! Think what it |
would mean for the school, what it would mean |
! for the boy, and what a different regard would be '
engendered in the boy for the school if he could |
vie with others in gaining such proficiency in
mind and body as would raise him from the
sordidness of an aimless burdensome school life- |
State College Items.
The corn crop is a good one in our section. i
The farmers are now preparing their ground
for the wheat crop.
This is an ideal week for picnicking and nearly
all our people are at Centre Hall.
Charles Mason moved into the W. D. Custard '
property on west Beaver avenue this week.
The Enterprise Clothing Store opened up on
Saturday and has been well patronized every day
since
The nights are somewhat on the cool order and
we will wake up some of these mornings and see
a big frost. !
Prof. Gardner is moving this week from east
. Beaver avenue to the Orwig house on south |
| Atherton street. i
Charles Kerstetter, an employee at the laundry, |
has resigned his position and hired with the
Transportation Company.
William Thompson recently purchased a trans |
portation car and has been very busy this week
attending the Granger picnic. i
D. O. Downing, of Port Matilda, was in town
Monday looking up his friends to support him for |
sheriff, subject to the Republican primaries. }
Robert Sechler, of Bellefonte, mail agent on
the Lewisburg and Tyrone railroad, is on his’
vacation and spent a few hours in town on Tues-
day. i
The Pastime is crowded every evening since |
the arrival of the students. They will soon have |
to enlarge this building again. They give first |
class and up to date pictures.
SPRING MILLS.
J. H. Rishel who has been ill for the last month
or more, is not mending very rapidly. L
This will be a dull week in our town. Every.
body and their cousins will attend the picnic.
Quite a number of our folks have tents at the
Grange picnic. The exodus from town is very
observable.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Smith, of Germantown, Phila-
delphia, are here on a visit to Mr. Smith's sister, |
Mrs. A. G. Lieb. |
John Runkle is filling up in front of his resi- |
dence to be on a level with the road, when com- |
pleted it will be a great improvement.
H. I Brian & Co. have removed their tin and |
repair shop to the building recently erected at |
their coal yard, opposite the railroad station.
The Grangers are putting down a concrete
foundation for their new hall. The location isa!
very desirable one, being on the main road to the |
G. C. King is putting his saw mill in a first
class condition, adding new machinery and mak- |
| ing quite a number of improvements. Mr. King |
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says that he is tired running his mill in the old
FS ais dateritd 19 So 2 We Yugess or |
LEMONT.
The lecture Friday night was not well attended |
on account of the rain.
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The schools of College township opened Mon- |
day with a fair attendance. |
Mary Etters, of Oak Hall, is visiting among |
friends in Tyrone this week. i
Frank Griebe, of Philipsburg, and Francis
Speer, of Bellefonte, were seen in town this last |
week.
John I. Thompson and wife are taking a (wo |
weeks visit among friends in the western part of
the State.
Albon Baney and Ira Nearhoof, of Hannah,
came down to attend the soldier's reunion and
Granger's picnic. i
Henry Hoy and wife visited among friends near
town Friday, and at the same time, Mr. Hoy |
looked up the political side, also.
The rain that fell Friday night and Saturday
forenoon was the heaviest that has fallen this sea-
son and'Spring creek was almost to a flood. :
cemetery.
W. H. Bartholomew, an old soldier and general
manager of the Hewitt—McNitt lumber operations
at Waddle, celebrated his sixty-fifth birthday an-
niversary at his home at Centre Hall on Tuesday.
Quite 2 number of his old friends and comrades
gathered at his home to congratulate him on his
good health after all these years. He saw
much service during the Civil war as a cavalry-
man under Gen. Phil Sheridan and always dis-
played great bravery in action.
Robbers Slay Two; Fail to Get $4000.
An automobile party on a pleasure
trip, while crossing one of the highest
points on the Nesquehoning mountains
near l.ansdale, Pa.,, came upon a
gruesome sight when they discovere.l
the bodies of two dead men in a sin-
gle carriage, while the horse was
- quietly nibbling grass by the road-
side.
An investigation revealed the fact
that the dead men were Contractor
Joseph Zehner, of Lansford, and Sam-
uel Watkins, of Philadelphia. Ther2
was a gaping hole in Mr. Zehmer's
forehead, and an examination showed
that a bullet had entered the rear of
his head near the neck, coming out
at the forehead. Watkins had been
shot on the left side of the head near
the temple. Both had been killed in:
stantly.
From a point several hundred yards
below where the murder occurred was
a trail of blood, and it is believed tht
when the shots were fired the horse
took fright and ran away up the steep
grade and that the outlaws, fearing de-
tection, were afraid to follow. Tae
murderers were after big game, but
secured nothing for their trouble.
In the morning Joseph Zehner, &
stripping contractor for the Leh'gh
Coal and N»vigation company, accom:
panied by Samuel Watkins, of Phila-
delphia, left on a trip to pay the vari
ous men employed on the stripping
throughout the valley. In the rear of
the carriage were two wooden boxes
containing in the neighborhood of
$4000. This was untouched when the
greusome find was made.
The state police at Hazleton and at
Pottsville were immediately notified
and were soon on the ssene in autos.
All the surrounding mountains were
scoured, but the search availed noth
ing.
Two Italians who were excitedly try-
ing to buy tickets for Elizabeth, N.
J., were arrested at Parrkville, Car
bon county, and brought to Mauch
Chunk and held as suspects. Two
Slavonians were later arrested at A!
lentown on suspicion.
Stricken Blind In Railroad Statien.
Stricken with blindness in Broad
street station, Philadelphia, while he
was on his way to York, Pa, to ar
range for a series of exhibition flights
in that city, Thomas J. Towle, a Bos
ton aviator, was taken to the Hahne
mann hospital and placed under the
care of physicians.
Doctors told the young man that in
their opinion his sight will never re-
turn, and he later employed a man to
get as his guide back to his Boston
home, where he will seek the advice
of skilled oculists.
Physicians at the hospital gave it as
| their opinion that the nerves of the
young man’s eyes have broken down
under the strain to which they have
been subjected during recent flights.
Received $50,000 In Wedding Fees.
During his twenty-seven years as
rector of the Trinity Episcopal church,
of New Orleans, La. Rev. A. Gordon
Bakewell has received $50,000 in wed-
ding fees. He has performed 10.036
wedding ceremonies, for which he re-
ceived an average fee of $5. He has
baptized 1099 babies and officiated at
2001 funerals.
Runaway Cars Kill Three Miners.
A runaway trip of cars on a slope in
the Macvine colliery, near Scranton,
Pa., killed three miners, John Seba-
tosis, Alexander Kenevitz and Paul
Lyskia.
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