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Bellefonte,
Pa., February 27, 1914.
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Not the Kind that Will Suit Centre
County Democrats.
Assemblyman E. R. Benson, of McKean
county, is out for the Democratic Congres-
sional nomination in this district and is warm-
ing up his friends to the uttermost. As Mc-
Kean county has strong claims on the Demo-
cratic nomination and as Mr. Benson is a
Democrat with an A 1 record as citizen and
public servant, he ought to make any and all
competitors go some to defeat him at the May
primaries.
The foregoing we get from the Clear-
field Republican of last week—a paper
that usually knows whereof it speaks.
In this instance, however, it is “clear off”
and must be without knowledge of the
facts or else willing to deliberately de-
ceive the many good Democrats who
look to it for information as to the fitness
of the men who seek the honor and sup-
port of the party it has so faithfully
represented these many, many years.
In place of being a “Democrat,” as Mr.
SHORT assures his readers he is, Mr.
BENSON is no Democrat at all, if his own
word can be taken in the matter, nor is
he entitled to be classed as such when
the party is looking for some one to
represent it and the principles for which
it stands. A very short history of the
gentleman will show this.
In the fall of 1909, because he had
never done anything to classify him as a
Democrat, or to antagonize the Republi
cans, it was believed, by the Democrats
of McKean county, he might be able to
secure enough of Republican votes,in addi-
tion to the Democratic vote of the county,
to elect him to the Legislature over an
out and out Republican. They gave him
the nomination for the position and he
accepted it. Afterwards a faction of
bolting Republicans, calling themselves
Independents, or something of the sort,
named him for the same office on a
ticket they were supporting. He was
elected, and was scheduled on the list of
members as a Democrat. When the
Democratic members of that body met
in caucus, the evening before the day of
organizing, to choose their officers and
employees, Mr. BENSON met with them
as a Democrat. He voted and otherwise
participated in the proceedings until the
Honorable J. C. MEYER, of this county—
and every one who reads this paper
knows -how worthy a citizen and how
true a Democrat he was—was named for
Speaker, when Mr. BENSON, and the few
others he could influence, bolted and left
the caucus and refused to have anything
further to do with the Democrats of that
body. The following day he voted in the
House against Mr. MEYER and thus help-
ed swell the majority of his Republican
opponent and also voted against every
other Democrat who had been named by
the caucus for any of the positions nec-
essary to fill in organizing that body.
A few days later the writer of this met
Mr. BENSON in the Commonwealth hotel
and on inquiring as to his reason for
bolting the caucus and refusing to act
with the Democrats of that body, at the
same time reminding him of the fact that
he had been elected by the Democrats,
as a Democrat, his reply was—and it was
made in the presence of several gentle-
men—that he was “under no obligation
to the Democrats,” that he owed them
nothing, that the party when it placed
him on its ticket, knew he was not a
Democrat, and that he did not come to
Harrisburg as a Democrat to act with, or
aid the party as such.
Possibly the thousands of substantial
Democrats in this end of the Congres-
sional district, who revere the memory
of, and are proud that the Hon. J. C.
MEYER was one of them, may feel
like making a Democratic candidate
for Congress out of a man who denied
his own Democracy and voted against
‘Mr. MEYER for Speaker of the House
simply because his party had chosen him as
its leader in that body, but it is quite as
possible, that a large majority of them
will not.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
MORE CoLD WEATHER.—The man who
presides over the United States weather
bureau at Washington may make a mis-
take in his predictions once in awhile,
‘but it must be admitted that he has hit
it pretty close this winter. When he sent
out his prediction on Sunday for a storm
Monday and colder weather on Tuesday
he was entirely correct. The storm may
not have been a very big one but the
cold was intense enough to make up for
anything the storm lacked. In Bellefonte
on Tuesday morning thermometers rang-
ed from 8 to 14 degrees below zero, ac-
cording to location. At Snow Shoe it
was 18 below and at Clarence 32. Wed-
nesday morning was just five degrees
colder than Tuesday.
ate
——Howard M. Stover and Mark Wil-
liams this week bought the double house
on Water street from the heirs of the
late William T. Speer and will occupy
the same after April 1st. Eben Bower,
‘book-keeper for the Bellefonte Lumber
‘company, will occupy the house to be
vacatediby Mr. Stover and family.
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CURTIN.—In the death last Friday of
Lieutenant Commander Roland I. Cur-
tin, of the United States navy, this old
and well known Bellefonte family has
lost its last representative in national
life. Lieut. Commander Curtin’s death
was the result of hardening of the arteries
with which he became affected about two
years ago. Eighteen months ago he was!
told by his physician that he could not
live over two years at the outside and
this limit was cut down one-fourth. His
last critical illness was of less. than a
month’s duration, but he suffered consid-
erable, though conscious up until almost
the last minute.
Deceased was a son of Gen. and Mrs.
John I. Curtin and was born in Belle-
fonte on July 4th, 1874, hence at his
death was only 39 years, 7 months and 16
days old. He was educated in the public
schools and at the Bellefonte Academy
and in 1892 he received the appointment
of a cadet at the U. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis. He graduated with honors
and the rank of an Ensign in 1896 and
the same year he was assigned to the
cruiser Brooklynand went with that ship
to the Queen’s jubilee at London. At
the breaking out of the Spanish-American
war Ensign Curtin was assigned to the
Wasp, a gunboat, and won considerable
notoriety and no little distinction by de-
manding the surrender of Paunce, Porto
Rico, by telephone which was complied
witlrand everything arranged over the
wires without a gun being fired.
In 1906 while serving on the torpedo
boat Lawrence there was an explosion in
the magazine in which several men were
killed and a number of stokers badly
wounded. The engine room caught fire
and Ensign Curtin again distinguished
himself by carrying eight or ten injured
men from the room to the deck. For
this act of heroism he received the thanks
and commendation of the Navy Depart-
ment. He was ordnance officer on the
Alabama when that battleship formed
part of the fleet that made the trip
around the world. After visiting most
of the foreign parts scheduled on the trip
the battleship Arkansas was ordered
home a few weeks in advance of the fleet
and Curtin was transferred to it as
ordnance officer. In 1909 he was assign-
ed to the Minnesota and took part in the
Hudson—Foote celebration at New York
city. Shortly thereafter he was relieved
of sea duty and ordered to Annapolis
where he was put in charge of ordnance
and gunnery at the Naval Academy, a
position ‘he occupied three years. A little
over a year ago he was assigned to the
cruiser Pittsburgh,lying off San Francisco,
the same having been ordered south on
account of the trouble in Mexico. Three
days after sailing Lieut. Commander Cur-
tin was taken very sick and he was trans-
ferred to another ship and taken to San
Francisco, where he spent several weeks
in a hospital. Recovering somewhat he
was given a three months leave of ab-
sence which he spent with his mother in
this place. At the expiration of his leave
he was ordered to Annapolis where he
was assigned the work of revising a book
on “firing” which he had written several
years ago, and also to write a new book
on the same subject. The work had been
completed but not published when his
| late illness overtook him, and he realized
at once that his end was near. Lieut.
Commander Curtin was probably the
youngest officer for his grade in the
navy, as had he lived until next year he
would have ranked as a Commander. He
was modest and unassuming but a cool,
courageous officer; and in his death the
navy loses not only a good officer but a
thorough gentleman.
Fourteen years or more ago he was
united in marriage to Miss Mae Ham-
mersley, of New York, who survives with
two children, Mae Hammersley Curtin
and Roland I. Curtin Jr. He also leaves
his mother, Mrs. John LI. Curtin, and one
brother, Gregg, both of this place.
The funeral was held on Sunday after-
noon at Annapolis, and the last rites were
in accordance with a full military fun-
eral. They were beautiful but most pa-
thetic. Members of his class at the
Academy acted as honorary pallbearers
while eight sailors carried the remains
to their last resting place in the govern-
ment cemetery at Annapolis.
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FRAIN.—Davis Z. Frain, the well known
Marion township farmer whose critical
illness with paralysis was announced last
week, died in the Lock Haven hospital on
Wednesday night, and on Thursday the
remains were taken to his home near
Jacksonville.
Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Frain and was born in Nittany val-
ley on January 26th, 1861, hence was 53
years and 23 days old. His entire life
was spent on the farm and he was well
and favorably known in Centre and part
of Clinton counties. He was prominent
in the Grange, a member of the Evan-
gelical church and a good citizen in every
way. Surviving him are his wife and one
daughter, Miss Mary. Also his parents,
two brothers and two sisters, namely: C.
W. Frain, of Altoona; E. Frank Frain, of
Tyrone; Mrs. Catharine Mark, of Johns-
town, and Mrs. A. N. Womelsdorf, at
home.
The funeral was held on Saturday
morning, burial being made at Jackson:
ville.
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MANSEL.—Mrs. Margaret Hartswick
Mansel, wife of ex-mayor James Mansel,
of Williamsport, died on Thursday after-
noon of last week. Her maiden name
was Margaret Hartswick and she was
born at Stormstown, this county.
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vER.—Dr. George W. Twitmyer,
superintendent of the public schools of
Wilmington, Del., died in the University
of Pennsylvania hospital at Philadelphia
at seven o'clock on Saturday evening of
of heart failure. During the first week
of February Dr. Twitmyer stumped the
large toe of his left foot against the bed
post, cutting it slightly on a metal cor-
ner. Gangrene developed and about two
weeks ago he was taken to the hospital.
As a means of saving his life his left foot
was amputated on Thursday last but the
poison had so saturated his system, ow-
ing to him having been a sufferer with
diabetes for some time, that no medicine
or surgery could save him.
Dr. Twitmyer was a son of Emanuel
and Lucy Gephart Twitmyer and was
born in Spring township about sixty-four
years ago. He was one of a family of
nine children and his early education
was obtained in the public schools.
When a youth he was compelled to work
to help support the family and when he
finally started out for himself it was with
but two dollars in his pocket. He work-
ed at anything he could get to do and in
1869, while quite a young man, he was
married to Miss Joanna Curtin Reese, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Reese
and a year or so later found the young
couple living in Lock Haven where Mr.
Twitmyer worked on a saw mill. It was
while piling lumber one day that he con-
ceived the idea of a better education. He
bought books and pursued a regular
course of home study with the result
that in a year orso he had equipped him-
self sufficiently to teach. Having start-
ed on the right road he persisted in his
studies and finally was elected principal
of schools at Honesville, Pa. Fifteen
years or more ago he was elected prin-
cipal of the schools at Wilmington Del.,
and later made superintendent. He was
thoroughly up-to-date in all his methods
and considered an able educator where-
ever known.
His wife died two years ago but sur-
viving him are three sons, Dr. Edwin B.
Twitmyer, of Secane, Delaware county;
George E., of Cleveland, and Joseph C,
of Buffalo. He also leaves five brothers
and two sisters, namely: Henry B., of
Pleasant Gap; Dr. John Twitmyer, of
Sharpsville; Jeremiah, a contractor liv-
ing in Illinois; Mrs. Albert Shreffler, of
intendent of schools in Seattle, Wash;
Harvey B. a teacher in a seminary at
Braddock, and Mrs. Samuel Decker, of
Bellefonte.
The remains were taken to his late
homefin Wilmington, Delaware, where
the funeral was held on Wednsday after-
noon, burial being made in the Brandy-
wine cemetery.
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Evey.—Miss Florence Margaret Evey,
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Evey,
died at the Bellefonte hospital last Thurs-
day night. She had been sick for almost
two months with a complication of dis-
eases and a week before her death she was
taken to the Bellefonte hospital for an
operation in the hope of saving her life,
but it could not be done.
Deceased was born in Bellefonte on
June 14th, 1892, hence was aged 21 years,
8 months and 5 days. Her entire life
was spent in this place and for about
five years she was one of the efficient
operators in the Commercial telephone
exchange. She was a member of the
Lutheran church and Sunday school and
a young woman who had a host of
friends who sincerely mourn her death.
Though her body rests beneath the cold
earth her immortal spirit has gone to
the God who gave it. The many and
beautiful floral emblems contributed by
loving friends was mute evidence of the
high esteem in which she was held.
She is survived by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Evey, and the follow-
ing brothers and sisters: Mrs. Albert
Peters, of Tyrone; George, Richard, Miss
Gussie and Edmund, at home.
eral was held from the Lutheran church
at 10.30 o’clock on Monday morning and
was very largely attended, notwithstand-
ing the cold and inclement weather.
Rev. W. M. B. Glanding had charge of
the services and was assisted by Revs.
Yocum and Shuey. Burial was made in
the Union cemetery.
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HARRIS. — William Henry Harris, a
nephew of John P. Harris and the late
Henry Harris, of this place, died in the
Lock Haven hospital on Friday morning.
He had been sick about eight weeks but
was in the hospital for treatment only
about ten days.
Deceased was the eldest son of William
P. Harris and was born at Nittany sixty-
four years ago. His early life was spent
at that place but thirty years ago he
moved to Lock Haven and a good part of
the time since was employed at Hipple's
planing mill, being one of their oldest
and most taithful men. He was a prom-
inent Odd Fellow, an active member of
St. John’s Lutheran church of Lock Ha-
ven, and a man who was held in the
highest esteem by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife but no chil
dren. Funeral services were held at his
late home in Lock Haven at one o'clock
on Monday afternoon, after which the
remains were taken to Cedar Hill for in-
terment.
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CALDERWOOD.—Samuel Calderwood, a
native of Pennsylvania Furnace, died in
the Blair county hospital on. Saturday
afternoon, aged seventy-four years. The
remains were taken to Tyrone where
burial was made in Grandview cemetery
on Monday.
Knoxville, Pa.; Edward Twitmyer, super-
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GAINFORT.—The sudden and unexpect-
ed death yesterday morning of William
Richardson Gainfort was another shock
to residents of Bellefonte, very few of
whom knew of his illness. Mr. Gainfort
contracted a cold early last week which
developed into a bad attack of the grip,
keeping him housed up. His condition,
however, was not considered serious up
to within twenty-four hours of his death
when heart and kidney complications de-
veloped hastening the end.
Deceased was born in Crory, County
Wexford, Ireland, on January 10th, 1849
hence was 65 years, 1 month and 16 days
old. His parents were Richard and Mary
Gainfort. When a young man he located
in Dublin and prior to coming to Ameri-
ca was a tea merchant in that city.
On March 5th, 1874, he was married to
Miss Frances Mary Bryan and they had
three children. The sudden death of
their two eldest children within a short.
time of each other so preyed upon Mr.
Gainfort’s mind that his physician advis-
ed travel and in 1880 he came to the
United States and located in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Gainfort had a brother connected
with the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
road and through him Mr. Gainfort se-
cured a position. Mrs. Gainfort came to
this country in 1886, bringing their young-
est child, who, however, died a year or
two later. When the Central Railroad of '
Pennsylvania was being built Mr. Gain-
fort was secured to oversee the laying of
the track and when the road was com-
pleted he was made road supervisor, a
position he has held ever since.
Mr. Gainfort was a well educated and
highly honored citizen. He was a
member of the Presbyterian church and
a christian man in every sense of the
word. Surviving him are his wife, three
brothers and two sisters, only one broth-
er and one sister being in this country.
The funeral will be held from his late
home on east Curtin street at 10.30
o'clock on Monday morning. Rev. George
E. Hawes will officiate and burial will be
made in the Union cemetery.
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his home at Spring Mills on Thursday
of last week of diseases incident to his ad-
vanced age. He was born in Venango
county on April 27th, 1838, at the time
of his death being 75 years, 9 months and
22 days old. When a child his parents
moved to Hartleton, Union county, where
he grew to manhood and in 1864 he was
they moved to Irving, Ill, where Mr.
Moyer engaged in farming. Mrs. Moyer
died in 1874, leaving two children, Mrs.
Laura Eson, of Pawnee, Ill, and Porter S.!
Moyer, of Kiefer, Oklahoma. Some years
later Mr. Moyer married Miss Hannah
G. McKinney, of Potter township, this
county, and in 1890 they returned from
the west and located at Spring Mills. In
1892 they moved to Millheim where they
lived ever since. Mr. Moyer was an elder
in the Presbyterian church of Irving, 111,
and a member of Spring Mills Presby-
terian church at the time of his death, |
being universally recognized as a good, |
christian man.
He is survived by his second wife and
two daughters, Mrs. D. J. Koch, of Sun- |
bury, and Miss Marietta, at home. He |
also leaves one sister, Miss Kate Moyer, '
of Rochester, Ill. Funeral services were
held at his late home in Millheim at 10
o'clock on Monday morning by Rev. W. |
H. Schuyler, after which burial was made ,
in the Fairview cemetery.
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GILL.—Mrs. Sarah Ellen Gill, wife of
Jeremiah W. Gill, died at her home near |
Pleasant Gap at 1.40 o'clock Monday |
afternoon, of paresis, with which she had |
been afflicted for some weeks. She was |
a daughter of Jonathan and Mary Cramer
and was born at Pleasant Gap on August |
19th, 1848, being at her death 65 years, 7 |
months and 4 days old. She was married |
to Mr. Gill in 1872 and her entire life was
spent in the vicinity of Pleasant Gap. |
She was an honored member of the |
Methodist church, a regular attendant at |
all church services and always a close |
friend of the pastor and his family. In
fact one of those unselfish christian
women whose noble traits of character |
endeared her to all who knew her.
In addition to her husband she is sur-
vived by the following children: Nettie,
Elizabeth, Elmer and Merrill, all at home.
She also leaves two sisters and one broth-
er, namely: Mrs. Myra Frazier and John
Cramer, of Kansas, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Struble, of State College. The funeral
was held at ten o'clock yesterday morn-
ing. Rev. D. J. Frum officiated and was
assisted by Rev.C. C. Shuey. Burial was
made in the Pleasant Gap cemetery.
WETZEL.—Stricken with hemorrhages
Frank F. Wetzel, for many years a resi-
dent of Millheim died on Tuesday morn-
ing, aged 72 years, 11 months and 12
days. He was an old soldier, having
served three vears in the Forty-sixth
Illinois regiment. Surviving him are his
wife and the following children: Tobias
F. and James, of Millheim; Albert, of
Tamauqua; Jacob G., of Sunbury, and
Miss Eva, of Danville. He also leaves
one sister and three brothers, Mrs. Jane
Spangler, of New Berlin; Emanuel, of
Aaronsburg; Reuben, of Jamesport, Mo.,
and Jacob, of Sunbury. The funeral will
be held tomorrow morning, burial to be
made in the Millheim Union cemetery.
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“esteem of all who knew him.
united in marriage to Miss Amanda Mil- |
ligan, of Centre Hill. The following year
: headquarters in Chicago; Harry H., also |
. February 21st, 1889, George Shilling, of
| silver wedding anniversary. In the neigh-
' dollars of the mintage of 1889 from their
| into their new home on Linn street,
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*' State College.
MALIN.—Mrs. Elizabeth Miles Malin,
wife of Wilbur L. Malin, died at 12.45
o'clock on Monday morning of heart i
failure. She had been an invalid for
twelve or thirteen years and had been!
confined to her room since last July. Her i
extremely critical condition, however, |
dated back only about two weeks. i
Deceased was born on Buffalo Run on i
September 11th, 1850, making her age 63
years, 5 months and 12 days. Her par-
ents were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miles. |
Her mother died when she was an infant ¢
and she was taken in charge by her two
aunts, the Misses Sarah and Hannah |
Miles. Her father died when she was |
six years old and she then became the |
ward of General and Mrs. James A.
Beaver, with whom she lived until her |
marriage to My. Malin on November i
23rd, 1871. : |
She was educated in the public schools
of Bellefonte and was also a graduate of .
the Birmingham Seminary. Mrs. Malin
was a member of the Presbyterian church |
all her life, and was a sincere christian |
woman. This was a great comfort to her
during the long and tedious years of her:
protracted illness. Prior to her illness
Mrs. Malin was a woman whose cheerful |
and sunny disposition, and kind, neigh-~
borliness won for her many friends and i
great esteem by all.
There are left to mourn their loss her |
husband and three children, Miss Sarah |
and Mrs. Frank Shugert, at home, and |
Ogden B,, of Altoona. The funeral was |
held at two o'clock on Wednesday after- |
noon. Dr. George E. Hawes had charge
of the services and private burial was ;
made in the Union cemetery. !
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SCHREYER.— Benjamin J. Schreyer, a i
former resident of Bellefonte, died at his |
! home in Alliance, Ohio, on Sunday after- |
noon following an illness of three weeks
with a complication of diseases. |
Deceased was fifty-nine years old and
was born at Lock Haven, where his early |
life was spent. When a young man he |
came to Bellefonte and for several years
had charge of the Adams Express office. |
: He was later appointed express mes-
MoYER.—Stephen A. Moyer, a well
known resident of Pennsvalley, died at
senger on the Pennsylvania railroad be- |
tween Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. He |
then was appointed agent at Hollidays-
burg where he remained quite a number |
of years and seven years ago he went to |
Pittsburgh and three years ago to Alli-
ance, Ohio, where he held a responsible
position with the American Steel com-
pany. He was a man who had the high
His wife was Miss Anna Mann, daugh-
ter of the late Judge C. J. Mann, of Al-
toona, who survives with the following
children: Mrs. Guy S. Burley, of Ty-
rone; Miss Ellen, of Pittsburgh; Edward,
Robert and Sarah, at home. He also
leaves three brothers, namely: Charles
MISS LOUISE HALL.
SUFFRAGE MEETING THIS EVENING. —
Everybody in Bellefonte is invited to at-
tend the meeting in the court house this
evening when Miss Louise Hall, execu-
tive secretary of the Woman's Suffrage
Association, will talk on Suffrage. Miss
Hall naturally is an exponent of woman
suffrage but she presents her arguments
in such an intelligent way as to interest
her audience, whether they be convinced
of not.
CLIFFORD ROE TOMORROW NIGHT.
—Clifford G. Roe, of Chicago, the man
who has awakened the nation to a new
conscience and who is devoting much of
his time and energy to the wiping out of
the white slave evil, will lecture in the
court house tomorrow (Saturday) even-
ing. Mr. Roe’s own story of how he was
led to take up this work is in brief as
follows:
A girl had been arrested in Chicago
for stealing another girl's clothes. She
was a country girl. A rascal had enticed
her to the city. He had promised her a
place on the stage. He placed her in a
house. :
Her clothes had been taken away from
her. She had been quickly plunged into
debt. She was in peonage as dreadful as
could be imagined. A young man of
careless character,but nevertheless a good
heart, had come to know her. She pour-
ed out her story. He secured the
permission of the woman who held her
in bondage to take her to a theatre.
The woman loaned her another girl’s
clothes. When he got her outside of the
dive she did not return. She was traced
and arrested. In those days the police
worked “hand in glove” with the denizens
of the underworld. She was charged
with stealing the other girl's clothes.
The young man retained Clifford G.
Roe, then a struggling young aftcrney,
to defend her. He laid her story before
the judge. He happened to be a big-
hearted, kindly man. He set her free.
And from this small, sympathetic begin-
H. Schreyer, superintendent of the Chi-
cago and Northwestern railroad with |
of Chicago, and Hayes E., of Philadel- |
phia. A number of relatives reside id
Bellefonte. The remains were taken to
Altoona where the funeral was held and
private burial made on Wednesday.
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CELEBRATED SILVER WEDDING.— On
Coleville, and Miss Sarah Loder, of How-
ard, were united in marriage and on Sat-
urday of last week they celebrated their
borhood of one hundred guests were
present at the all-day festivities, which
of course included a big dinner and sup-
per. Mr. and Mrs. Shilling were the re-
cipients of many gifts, mostly in silver,
and one of which was twenty-five silver
son Roy. It was a happy ‘occasion for
this worthy couple and every one of the
guests present wished for them many
more such delightful anniversaries. Aside
from the guests from Coleville the fol-
lowing were present:
Mr. and Mrs. William Candy and grandson,
William Jones; Roy Shilling, of State College;
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pletcher and son Joe, of Bell-
wood: Mr. and Mrs. George R. Loder, Miss Mary
Rearick, Mrs. Jennie Mongan, Mr. and Mrs.
Irvin Tate and daughter Thelma, Mrs. John
Davis and children, Eleanor and Thurman, Mrs.
John Davis, Jr., Mrs. Sadie Cox, Mr. and Mrs. H.
E. Garbrick and daughter Alice, Mrs. Clara
Robb, Mr. and Mrs. George Rhoades, Mrs.
Albert Rhoades and daughter Barbara, and
Mrs. M. C. Levi, all of Bellefonte; Mr. J. Z. Loder
and grandson, Charles, Mrs. Ray Allison and
children, Austin, Madge and Reed, Miss Alice
Loder, all of Howard; Mrs. Mary R. Beck, Mrs.
Carrie Millie Strunk, Mrs. Agnes Moore and
daughter, Clara, Flemington; Mrs. Cora Moore
and daughter, Miriam, Mill Hall; Mrs. Lula Bur-
nell and grandson, Russell, Mrs. Clara Bowes and
son Baird, Mrs. Jennie Grieb and children, Fay
and Frank, all of Lock Haven.
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SPRINGTIME FLITTING.—Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Harper will go from the Speer
apartment on High street to the rooms
vacated by Miss Musser in the James
Curtin house on the corner of Allegheny
and Howard streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Zimmerman will
move from the McQuistion home on
Thomas street, to the nouse adjoining
the Undine Fire Co. property on Bishop
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Evan Bower will go from
Valentine street to the Jared Harper
house on High street, to be vacated by
Howard Stover and his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wright will take
the Schad house now occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Blair, who will move
which they recently purchased from Mr.
Decker. z
——Among the marriage licenses grant-
ed at Cumberland, Md., on Wednesday
was one to James Miles Carper, of War-
ning the nation wide fight began.
REV. PATTERSON NEXT TUESDAY EVEN-
ING.— “Catch My Pal” Patterson will give
one of his famous talks in Petrikin hall
Tuesday evening, March 3rd. Of this
able exponent of the temperance cause
one writer says:
“But the speech of the Rev. R. J. Pat-
terson, LL. B., of Armagh, which closed
the meeting, was sui generis. It carried
me back to the days of Father Mathew
and J. B. Gough. I could not but feel
here was a man with a message, the like
of whom I have been longing for during
many days past, and who is evidently a
prophet of God, raised up and inspired to
do a great work for his country and the
world. In dear old Ireland he has orig-
inated a temperance movement the like
of which has not been witnessed since
the days of Father Mathew. The old
times have come back again. Villages
are reformed, and towns are shaken to
their center. A Total Abstinence Union
of 100,000 members—three-fourths of
them men—has been organized in less
than twelve months, and Petty Session
after Petty Session finds the magistrates
without work, there being no prisoners
to try. Itis a blessed reformation.”
JouN FRANCIES TO SPEAK HERE.—War-
den John Francies, of the new western
penitentiary will speak in the court house
in Bellefonte on Friday night, March
6th. Mr. Francies has been prevailed
upon by several gentlemen to give our
people some insight into the dream he is
having over the great project committed
to him. It is well known that Mr.
Francies regards the new institution’ as
his life’s work and his hopes carry him
far beyond the ordinary conception of
the treatment of the inmates of our penal
institutions. He is an exceedingly pleas-
ing speaker and we are sure the people
of this community will welcome the op-
portunity of hearing his word picture of
what the model prison of the future
should be.
Pittsburgh’s Farewell Gift to Billy Sun-
day.
The sum of $5,345 was added Tuesday
to the free-will offering contributed by
the people and business concerns of Pitts-
burgh for the Rev. William A. Sunday.
Most of the amount was from two big
churches. The total of the free-will of-
fering Tuesday night reached $42,569.43.
While Pittsburgh leads all other cities
in which “Billy” has held revivals in the
number of converts and amount of free-
will offering, the per capita offering,
based on the number of converts, was
greater in some places. Pittsburgh, with
26,601 converts and an offering of $42,560,
gives the evangelist $1.60 for each con-
vert. Figures from some of the other
important campaigns are: 1
Columbus, O.—Converts, 18,137; offering, $20,-
929; per capita, $1,15.
McKeesport—Converts, 10,022; offering, $13,
438; per capita, $1.34.
Wilkes-Barre—Converts, 16,584; offering, $23,
8; per capita, $1,39.
Johnstown—Converts, 11,829; offering, $16,008
per capita, $1.35.
‘Toledo, O.—Converts, 7,656; offering, $15,423
riorsmark, and Mary Ellen Bloom, of
AR Ed A a a
per capita, $2.00. i
New Castle, Pa.—Converts, 6,683; offering,
14,000; per capita, $2.09.
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