swag
ing, was a severe shock to the people of
| the College as well as his friends through-
» | out the county. He had been ailing only
. about a week with heart trouble but his
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paper will be furnished to subscribers at the up to Monday evening.
: | The last link that connected the old
Paid strictly in advance 00 | 5 i
Po Ea | ye i | Farmers High school and the Agricultur-
Paid after expiration of year - 200 (al College of Pennsylvania, with The
| Pennsylvania State College, with the ex-
| ceptions of Gen. James A. Beaver and
| John Hamilton, was broken with the pass-
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Arter ing of Dr. Buckhout. Of the three men-
ProP. VAN NORMAN.—Following close | tioned his connection has been the most
upon the resignations of Dr. Hunt, Hon, | intimate because the most direct and
Alva Agee and others from the agricul- | active. It might be said that Dr. Buck-
tural school of The Pennsylvania State | hout served on the faculty of the institu-
College to accept similar positions in oth- 1
er institutions at a big advance in gals. | Whish 3 passed bolero Sally establish.
ries, comes the announcement that the | y nineties. truth, :
University of California is after Prof. H. | know that the methodical, deep thinking,
E. Van Norman, head of the dairy schoot | unobtrusive, well poised character of this
at the College. Commenting upon the of- | an had more to do with the formative
number of years has been the head of | slight recognition of this truth may be
the Department of Dairy Husbandry at | found in the fact that he was honored by
The Pennsylvania State has re- | ype only Doctor's degree ever conferred
ceived an offer to go to the University of | State Coll
California, to a similar position |by The Pennsylvania State College.
at that institution. The offer, which | Words fail utterly in picturing the man-
ner of man he was. Amiable always, Dr.
comes from Dr. Thomas F. Hunt, is in
line with the latter's endeavor to build a | gyckhout inspired the admiration of his
students while he taught and the simple
strong agricultural school at California,
manliness of his own life built high ideals
and comes on top of his recent success
in securing two other strong. Pam) State
men, viz., Professor Gregg, of the Depart | for them. He was a type of the college
of and Pro- | orofessor fast passing; of the days when
glia of the Department of Agron:
Ww, of . ;
omy. It is understood that Professor instructor and instructed were in more
Van Norman, should he decide to go to | intimate association, when personal con-
tact with good and learned men left a far
California, would receive an increase of
close to $2,000 in salary. Whether or not | qeeper impress on youthful character
than is possible in the great schools of
the former policy of the college authori-
ties will be pursued in the case of Profes- totla
y.
Deceased was born at Oswego, N. Y.
on December 26th, 1846, hence was al-
most sixty-six years of age. He attended
the public schools of that place until he
was eighteen years of age when he went
Since coming to Penn State, Professor to work on a farm where he spent two
Van Norman has not only built up a| years. In 1866 he entered the second
strong and efficient dairy with | class at State College (then the Farmer's
self-supporting High School,) graduating in 1868. The
fostered and same year he returned and took a post-
graduate course in botany. From 1869
to 1871 he engaged in farming at his old
home at Oswego, N. Y., but in the latter
year he returned to State College and was
engaged as instructor in natural science,
a year or so later being made professor
of the same. Thirty or more years ago
he was made professor of botany and
horticulture, a position he has held ever
since. In 1888 he was appointed a mem-
ber of the State Forestry Commission by
Governor Beaver.
Prof. Buckhout was the oldest member
of the college faculty in point of service,
having been there continuously since
1871, or over a period of forty-one years.
This in itself is evidence that he was mas-
ter of the‘subject matter under his direc-
tion and a gentleman of the highest char-
acter. He was thoroughly liked by the
members of the faculty and all with
whom he came in contact, and revered
by the student body in general. He was
always courteous and kind to friend and
stranger alike.
On July 13th, 1876, “he was united in
marriage to Miss Mary L. Harkness, of
Philadelphia, who is left to mourn the
loss of a most devoted and loving hus-
band. The result of their union was five
children, namely: Albert T., of South
Hadley, Mass.; Nathan W., who died in
1907; William H., a chemist in New York
city; Margaret W., married to Charles
Kinsloe and living at State College, and
Carolyn Reed, a student at Smith College.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30
o'clock this (Friday) afternoon in the
a dairymen it
t in of |
Dn In Professor Van Norman
they have one of the most vigorous and
capable dairy leaders in the country.
course,
equipment, but he has
directed improvement in
dairy conditions of the State which have
been worth thousands of dollars to that
industry and the men of the State en-
gaged in it. From purely a financial
standpoint, the dairymen of this State
can not afford to let Professor Van Nor-
man get away without a protest.
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ANNUAL MEETING oF FRUIT GROWERS.
~The second annual convention of the
fruit growers association of Centre coun.
ty, Pa., will take/place at Millheim Friday
and Saturday, 13th and 14th of December,
1912. First session Friday 9:30 a. m., at
which time the reading of minutes of
previous meeting, nomination and elec-
tion of officers for the year 1913, will be
put in order. Send your apples to A.
Bartges, Millheim, Pa, or bring them
yourself and let there be a large display
of fruit. We have good speakers to talk
on the following:
PROGRAM.
Friday, A. M., Fertilization of Apple Orchard.
Dr. ]. P. Steward.
Friday, P. M., The Making and Use of Lime
Sulphur. Dr. J. P. Steward.
Friday, P. M., Educating Young Orchard. Dr.
Murray.
Friday, P. M., The Influence of Cultural Methods
alone and with fertilization upon yield and
quality in Apples. Dr. J. P. Steward.
Friday Evening, Business Methods in Marketing
Apples. Dr. Murray.
Saturday, A. M., The Spraving of Orchards. Dr.
J. P. Steward.
Saturday, A. M., Fillage U. S. Sod Muich. Dr.
Murray.
CYRUS BRUNGART, President.
YOUNG HUNTER SHOT.—An item in last
week's WATCHMAN stated that fourteen
year old James DeHaas, of Ford City,
Armstrong county, while out hunting
with a party of friends last Wednesday | auditorium, after which burial will be
morning, had fallen off of a stump and | made in the Branch cemetery.
broken his neck. This proved incorrect | |
as the boy died from a gunshot wound | McGiNLEY.—James McGinley, a native
evidently the result of an accident. From of Centre county, died at the home of his
ail indications young DeHaas was stand- | son-in-law, Robert Smith, at Nealmont,
ing on a high stump and was resting the | near Tyrone, on Saturday morning, after
gun on the stump with his right hand | several months illness with a complication
over the muzzle. The gun evidently | of diseases. He was a son of Samuel and
slipped from the stump and striking the | Mary Jane McGinley and was born in
hammer was discharged. The ball pass- | 1840, in Halfmoon township. His father
ed through the young man’s hand and | died when he was a boy and later the
penetrating the abdomen coursed upward | family moved to the Cross Roads in Hunt-
and came out at the neck under the left | jngdon county. He served three years
ear. DeHaas was dead when found. The | during the Civil war and upon his return
remains were taken to Beech Creek by | went to work as a forgeman at Colerain
undertaker Edward Bechdel on Wednes- | and later worked at the Tyrone forges.
day night and prepared for burial. The | In addition to his wife, two sons and four
funeral was held on Sunday afternoon, | daughters he is survived by one brother,
burial being made in the Blanchard cem- | Samuel McGinley, of Julian, this county.
etery. a Deceased was a member of the Col. D.
M. Jones Post of Tyrone and of the
KILLED ON RAILROAD.—Gottlieb Mey-
ets a native of Beech Creek but for a Methodist church. The funeral was held
from the home of his son-in-law at 1:30
number of years a resident of Renovo, | .,
was killed on the railroad at Driftwood Such an uaudey A oo burial
on Thanksgiving day. Meyers was a cemetery,
freight conductor on the Philadelphia and
Erie division and during a stop at Drift- ! !
wood on Thursday afternoon got off his
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by a train and instantly killed. He was
sixty-four years of age and had been in
the employ of the railroad company for | age and was ajdaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
twenty-four years. He is survived by
AT SE
—H. M. Krebs, one of Ferguson town-
ship's best known citizens, died quite
suddenly of heart failure on Thanksgiv-
ing morning while watching on a deer
crossing in the neighborhood of the Bear
Meadows, in the Tussey mountains. Mr.
Krebs was a member of the Modock hunt-
ing party, who had been in camp since
the opening of the deer season. On
Thanksgiving morning they decided to
break camp and go home but a number
of the party concluded to make an early
morning drive while the others were
breaking camp. Mr. Krebs was one of
the men who went on the watch and
when he separated from the drivers was
the last seen of him alive. When the
drivers reached his post an hour later
they found his lifeless body lying upon
the ground. His gun was standing
against a tree and from indications Mr.
Krebs was in the act of lighting his pipe
when stricken, and death must have been
instantaneous, as there was no evidence
of a struggle. The remains were tender-
ly carried to camp and later the entire
party left for their homes at Pine Grove
Mills and vicinity where they arrived
about six o'clock in the evening, a messen-
ger having been sent in advance to con-
vey the sad tidings to the stricken man’s
family.
Henry Musser Krebs was the eldest
son of John F. and Annie Musser Krebs
and was born on the old homestead in
Ferguson township on June 30th, 1861,
hence at his death was 51 years, 4 months
and 29 days old. His ancestors were
among the early settlers of that part of
the county and figure quite prominently
in the history of Ferguson township.
Like the majority of farmer's sons he
worked on the farm during the summer
| BuckuoUT—The sudden death of Dr.| Dip Subbeniy Wane Our HUNTING.
William A. Buckhout, at his home at State
| College, at two o'clock on Tuesday morn-
time and went to school in the winter |
until he arrived at young manhood when
he went to Pine Grove Mills and learned
blacksmithing and the carriage building
trade under J. W. Meyers. A number of
years ago he purchased the stand from
Mr. Meyers and has continued the busi-
ness ever since, at times giving employ-
ment to three and four men. While a
man who gave very close attention to his
business he was also an ardent sportsman
and enjoyed nothing better than a chase
through the woods or a fishing expedi-
tion. He was a progressive citizen in
every way, being a life-long member of
the Presbyterian church, a member of
Centre Grange No. 254, a member of
Pennsvalley Lodge No. 576 I. O.0.F,
and the lodge’s representative in the Sun-
bury orphanage management; he served
as a member of the Pine Grove Mills
school board for a number of years and
was at all times deeply interested in the
welfare and advancement of the commu-
nity in which he lived.
On May 12th, 1897, he was united in
marriage to Miss Ada Saucerman who
survives with three young daughters, Lu-
cy, Katharine and Maude. He also
leaves two brothers and two sisters
namely: Dr. J. B. Krebs, of Northumber-
land; N. T. Krebs, Mrs. W. H. Roush
and Mrs. J. H. Bailey, of Pine Grove
Mills.
The funeral was held from his late
home at ten o'clock on Monday morning,
The services were in charge of his pas-
tor, Rev. W. K. Harnish, assisted by Rev.
L. S. Spangler. The remains were car-
ried to their last resting place by six of
his fellow members ot the Modock hunt-
ing party, burial being made in the new
cemetery. The floral offerings were very
Protiise ang Approptiate;
ZIMMERMAN.—Mrs. Susanna Zimmer-
man, widow of James Zimmerman, died
at her home in Milesburg on the morn-
ing of Thanksgiving day. She had been
in poor health the past two years and a
second stroke of paralysis early last week
resulted in her death.
Her maiden name was Susanna Wit-
mer and she was born at Hartleton, Un-
jon county, being 72 years and 8 days
old. After her marriage to Mr. Zimmer-
man the family lived in Milesburg for
many years but after Mr. Zimmerman's
death they moved to Bellefonte and until
fast summer lived on east Lamb street.
Deceased was a member of the Meth-
odist church and a devout christian
woman,
Surviving her are the following chil-
dren: Calvin, of Milesburg; H. L. Zim-
merman, of Bolivar, N. Y.; J. W. Zim-
merman, of Berwick; William, of Kart-
haus; Mrs. A. M. Butler, of Howard;
Mrs. Mary C. Fisher, of Unionville; Miss
Jennie, of Washington, D. C,, and Miss
Edith, at home. She also leaves two sis-
ters and one brother, namely: Mrs. Dan-
GILLILAND.—James C. Gilliland, a well | Decemser TERM OF COURT.—The first
known resident of Oak Hall, died at ten | week of the regular term of court open-
o'clock last Saturday morning after an | ed on Monday morning with Judge EI's
illness of three years or more with kidney | L. Orvis presiding and George W. He st,
trouble and other ailments. He was the | of Williamsport, acting court reporter in
only son of Samuel and Elizabeth Sankey | place of Gilbert S. Burrows. F. A. Fore-
Gilliland and was born within sight of man, of Gregg township, was made fore-
the Gilliland farm on September 15th, | man of the grand jury. Following the
1842, hence at his death was 70 | presentation of a number of petitions,
months and 15 days old. When was | etc., the civil list was gone over and the
but two years old his father moved onto | following cases disposed of:
the farm and there is where Mr. Gilli- | The Dyer Manufacturing company vs.
land spent practically all his life. He H.C. Sinclair. An appeal. Settled.
served as station agent at Oak Hall for! Centre county vs. Harris township. An
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many years, resigning about nine years action in assumpsit. Continued.
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ago in order to give his entire attention |
to his farm. | al and was given the usual sentence.
Mr. Gilliland was a life-long member
of the Presbyterian church and for a | day was that of F. S. Dunham vs. George
number of years had been a ruling elder | T. Bush, being an action to recover for
in the Lemont church. He was a mem- | the printing of the latter's book, “A Trip
ber of Victor Grange No. 159, and a char- | Around the World.” The jury returned
ter member of Centre county Pomona a verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
Grange, having served as its secretary| The case of the Commonwealth vs.
for sixteen years. He was one of the John Taylor, of Potter township, indicted
best known men in Pennsvalley and an | for malicious mischief, for beating a
upright, honest citizen in every way. | horse, was quashed because the indict-
He was twice married, his first wife ment did not state that the alleged crime
being Miss Angeline Gardner. One son | had been committed in Centre county:
and one daughter survive as the result of | With the permission of the court a dis
this union, namely: Dr. S. S. Gilliland, | trict attorney's bill was sent to the grand
of Marietta, formerly State veterinarian, jury and a true bill returned. The case
and Mrs. George Mitchell, Lemont. On | was tried yesterday morning and a ver-
Christmas day, 1894, he was married to | dict of guilty returned.
Miss Nannie Campbell, who surviveswith | Commonwealth vs. Jesse H. Clark and
three sons and three daughters. Mss. | Dejbert B. Wicks, charged with larceny,
Hammon Sechler, of Bellefonte, is a sur- | receiving stolen goods, stealing from the
viving sister. The funeral was held at | person and robbery. Prosecutor, Dennis
ten o'clock on Tuesday morning. Rev. McDonald. The case is from Orviston
W. K. Harnish officiated and burial was | and the prosecutor’s allegation isin effect
made in the Branch cemetery. | that while at the shanty of the defend-
| | |ants on November 10th he was given
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| Hoy, of Waddle station, were shocked on | ®hil€ in that condition he lost $46.00 in
death, as very few knew of his serious taking the same. Both the defendants
fines. He had been a sufferer for over | 'eetified that they were not in McDon-
a year with lung trouble and other com- ald’s room and that the latter was in such
_| a condition on Sunday he did not know
Or a antl + week oto to his | What had taken place. A verdict of mot
death. guilty was returned in favor of both de-
He was born in College township and fendants.
was about fifty-one years old. When a On Wednesday afternoon the case of
young man he located in Buffalo Run |the Commonwealth vs. John Taylor,
valley and when the Bellefonte Central charged with malicious mischief for blow-
railroad was built he was appointed sta- ing up a small bridge and some fence be-
tion agent at Waddle. He also opened longing to George W. Zerby, was taken
a general store at that place and car- |" A verdict of guilty was returned
ried on the business until his death. He | The grand jury made their report on
was probably one of the best known men Wednesday stating that they found the
in Buffalo Run valley and his death is court house in good condition, but rec-
cause for sincere regret throughout that | ommended a number of repairs at the
entire community. jail. They also approved a petition for a
Surviving him are his wife and the fol- county bridge in the borough of Millheim.
lowing children: Albert, of Pittsburgh; Cm uN
John, Wilbur, James, Harry, Mary, Bes-
sie, Edith and Grace at home. He also
leaves his aged mother, Mrs. Mary Hoy,
{ of State College, and the following broth-
ers and sisters: Mrs. John Snyder, Miss
Maude and Joseph Hoy, of State College;
Miles Otis Hoy, of Pine Hall; David, of
Coleville, and Robert, of Tyrone.
Funeral services were held at his late
PINE GROVE MENTION.
Geo. J. Behrers and H. W. McCracken are both
somewhat better.
J. B. Heberling and wife spent Sunday at his
parental home on Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Neidigh spent Tuesday in
town on a shopping expedition.
Mrs. John E. McWilliams is a very sick woman,
suffering with an attack of pleurisy.
Mrs. Emma Hess and daughter and Mrs. Sadie
Shaffer were Branch visitors last week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Johnson, of Buffalo Run,
spent Sunday at the W. E. Johnson home.
Mrs. G. R. Danlap and son Wm. McManus are
spending a week among friends at Manor Hiil.
Dr. J. C. Barr, of McAlevys Fort, is visiting G,
| W. McWilliams, who has been very ill for some
| days.
| Ed Ishler is having a public sale and flitting to
New York State. near Oswego, where he has
purchased a farm.
Wm. Bradford and wife, of the Red Mill, spent
several days among their old neighbors here in
the early part of the week.
A nice baby boy came to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Williams yesterday morning, making
the third child in the family.
Mise Matilda Fortney, after a three weeks visit
among her Pennsvalley friends, returned to her
home in Altoona Saturday.
After April 1st, 1913, Miss Nannie Snyder will
reside in our town, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Louck will tenant her house.
John Gingerich has moved his saw mill outfit
onto the Cronover tract where he expects to cut
150,000 feet of lumber this winter.
Grove Mills for interment. A delegation
of the Bellefonte Lodge of Masons, of
which he was a member, had charge of
the services at the grave.
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CAMPBELL.—MTrs. Martha J. Campbell,
mother of Mrs. James K. Barnhart, died
at her home in Punxsuawney on Friday
of last week after a brief illness. She
was seventy-seven years of age and was
a woman universally esteemed by all who
knew her. During her frequent visits in
Bellefonte she made many friends and it
was with extreme sorrow that they learn-
rooters at the big game Thanksgiving when the
State boys defeated the Pitt team.
Ed Decker and a party of lady friends enjoyed
an early Sunday morning drive from Bellefonte
and spent the day at the J. A. Decker home.
The M.E. ladies will hold an autumn bazar
and festival in the 1. 0. O. F. hall on the evening
of the 14th inst. It is for the benefit of the
David Zettle, of Nebraska, after twenty-six
years absence, is visiting friends in Centre coun-
ty, only to find most of his old associates dead or
moved away.
On Thanksgiving day H. M. Corl occupied his
new home at Struble. The same day Fred Wil
liams moved to the Gertie Keichline home on
east Main street.
William Fleming, of Louisiana, came for a hunt
on old Tussey and is visiting old friends here be-
fore returning home. He is well pleased with
his new home away down in Dixie land.
Hall; Roy, of the Philippines; Helen,
Prof. Samuel P. McWilliams, of Cannonsburg,
Pa., were recently called home on account of the
illness of their father, G. W. McWilliams.
Our village has been shruoded in gloom the
past few days, Henry Musser Krebs and Miss
Sarah J. Reed both being buried on the same day.
Thelatter was the fifth funeral in the Reed family
D. C. Krebs and wife enjoyed a drive over from
State College Sunday, to have a chat with Wal.
lace Krebs Esq., who autoed over from Clearfield
but he had departed before their arrival, leaving
his mother, Mrs, David Krebs, here.
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Crawford, Dr. J. E. Ward and Mr. and Mrs.
H. Musser, of Bellefonte; Mr. and Mrs. D.
Meek, of Juniata: J. H, Musser and sister, of
rone; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Saucerman
sons, J. C. Barr, John W. Hess, J.P.
Wagner, of Altoona, and Dr. Frank Bailey,
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The first case called for trial on Mon- |i
W. A. Collins and Andy Lytle were among the |
Thanksgiving went by very quietly.
Monday brought rain and high, cold winds.
Mrs. John Etters still has her arm in a sling.
Clyde Stamm had a visit from the stork, and
reports a fine son.
John Fishel is confined to his home with a sore
foot and rheumatism.
Butchering is now on in full blast, but there
have been very few large hogs reported so far.
Miss Rebecca Snyder, of Aaronsburg, circulat-
ed among her many friends in these parts last
week.
Mr. Shope has one of his sawmills on the
Schreck tract, which will take three or four
months to saw out.
Ex-Bishop Dubs, of the United Evangelical
Hickey Admits Murder of Boys.
J. Frank Hickey made a full con
fession of the murder on Oct. 12, 1911,
of Joseph Josephs, the seven-yearo.d
boy, of Lackawanna, a suburb of Bul
falo, N. Y.; also of Michael Kruck, a
New York newsboy, Dec. 12, 1902.
Death in both instances was caused
by strangulation. Hickey attributed
his crimes to the excessive use of
liquor. When drunk, he said, he was
possessed of an irresistible mania for
killing boys. He denied that he had
committed other similar crimes, and
said he was repentant for his deeds
and expected to pay the penalty.
The confession was made to Wesley
©. Dudley, the district attorney. The
whole tale has been reduced to a for
mal statement and has been signed by
Hickey.
Hickey is forty-seven years old and
divorced, He has a son twenty-one
years old. He is a chemist by profes
sion and is possessed of the mildest
manners and the most ingratiating
personality.
Previously he has admitted to the
police that he is a drunkard and on
several occasions was an inmate of
the Keswick Colony of Mercy, where
drunkards are given a chance to re
form. It is located near Whitings,
N. J., the place Hickey was traced to
through letters he had written, these
letters being the principal and, for a
time, the only clues to the murder of
Joseph Josephs, whose dismembered
body was found in an outhouse near
his home on Nov. 16 last.
Father Stabs Son In Quarrel.
Former Police Sergeant William 8.
Herrick, of Baltimorc, Md. prob
ably fatally stabbed his som, William
8. Herrick, Jr, and wounded his
daughter, Grace, in his home on Ash-
ton street, when the father and son
guilty of drinking while on duty about
eighteen months ago.
Jackson Gets Rayner’s Seat.
Governor Goldsborough, of
land, has announced the appointment
of William P. Jackson, the Republi
can national! committeeman for Mary-
land, to succeed the late United Staies
Senator Isidor Rayner.
. Jackson, as chairman of the Re-
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