EBellefonte, Pa., April 3, 1914.
P. GRAY MEEK, vl eit EDITOR
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For several weeks the Honorable W.
H. BERRY has been riding up and down
the State trying to create the impression,
with the public, that to Mr. VANCE
CAMERON MCCORMICK, more than to any
other individual, is due the credit of
financially backing the movement that
ended in uncovering the frauds and ex-
posing the crimes that investigation
proved had been committed in building
the Capitol at Harrisburg. People close-
ly connected with all the ins and outs of
that examination, as did the WATCHMAN,
doubted the truthfulness of Mr. BERRY’S
assertions, and in justice to Mr. Mc-
CorMICK we asked Mr. BERRY, last week,
to let the public know the amount it cost
Mr. McCorMICK to “stand behind him
financially” in that matter, as he asserted
he did, and to whom the money he paid
out, to insure the prosecution of that
investigation, as is now claimed for him,
went.
So far Mr. BERRY has utterly failed to
furnish any evidence, whatever, of the
truthfulness of that statement, nor has
he attempted to prove to the public that
the credit he claimed for Mr. McCoOR-
MICK was in any way due him.
It certainly is due him if Mr. BERRY’S
statement is correct, and if Mr. BERRY is
telling the truth he can furnish the evi-
dence of his truthfulness, any day he
desires to do so, and without either
trouble or expense.
Will he do it? Can he do it?
The WATCHMAN has no belief that he
either will, or can.
At one time it had great faith in the
Democracy, and the prospective value to
the Democratic party, of Mr. VANCE
McCorMICK. It had unlimited belief in
any word or statement Mr. BERRY might
make himself responsible for. But itis
different now, however. It knows both of
these gentlemen better than it did then,
and must ask the same evidence of the
truthfulness of Mr. BERRY’S oft repeated
statement about how much Mr. Mc-
CorMICK “stood behind him,” in that
graft investigation, that would be re-
quired of any other individual, who was
known to be trying to deceive a gullible
public.
Will that evidence be forthcoming?
Not on your life. For the very good rea-
son that no such evidence is in exist-
ence, and neither Mr. BERRY nor Mr. Mc-
CORMICK ever put up a penny to insure a
prosecution or uncovering of the frauds
shown by that investigation.
In the matter of telling a plain and
unfounded falsehood Mr. BERRY seems
to have reached a condition that an un-
truth has neither hurt nor shame in it
for him.
—With the new Democratic organization
caught red-handed selling postoffices in
York and Adams counties and peddling
hotels in Centre county it seems to us
that a little disinfectant will soon be
needed.
—C Certainly you don’t envy the job
President HUERTA, of Mexico, has just
now. Trying to look and act like a Presi-
dent is some job when he knows that a
villain like VILLA is marching toward his
scalp.
——PENROSE may be able to keep reg-
ulars out of the State during the primary
campaign but nobody can keep ROOSE-
VELT out after PINCHOT is nominated.
“Fools rush in where angels fear to
tread.”
—1In inventing a stove that econo-
mizes fuel King GEORGE may have taken
a step toward keeping himself out of hot
water.
——Sir EDWARD CARSON ought not be
blamed too much. He is simply imitat-
ing the militant suffragettes, or thinks he
is.
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——Mrs. Charles Heverley, who has
been quite ill for some time, is now on a
fair road to recovery.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
SMITH-ALLISON.—Claude W. Smith, of
State College, and Miss Frances Isabelle
Allison, of Milesburg, were united in
marriage at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Allison, of Gloucester city, N. J.
on Wednesday of last week, thus stealing
a march on their many friends hereabouts
who were anticipating such an event for
seme time. The ceremony was perform-
ed by Rev. George Powell, of the Metho-
dist church. The bride is a niece of Dr.
S. M. Huff, of Milesburg, and during the
past year has had charge of his office in
this place. She is an attractive and
bright young woman. Mr. Smith is a
thriving merchant at State College and is
well known to residents of Bellefonte.
They will make their home at State Col-
lege.
BELL—GUISLER.—George C. Bell and
Mrs. Blanche M. Guisler, both of Peters-
burg, were married on Tuesday afternoon
at the Lutheran parsonage on Linn street
by the pastor, Rev. Wm. M. B. Glanding.
They left Bellefonte the same say. for a
brief wedding trip.
REV. JOHN HEWITT.
A Brief Sketch of Rev. John Hewitt’s
Career.
The Rev. John Hewitt, of Bellefonte,
Centre county, who, at the request of
political friends has consented to seek
the nomination on the Democratic ticket
for representative in Congress from the
Twenty-first District, is hereby introduc-
ed to the Democratic voters of the dis-
trict.
Mr. Hewitt’s residence in Pennsylvania
covers a period of twenty-three years,
fifteen of which have been passed in this
Congressional district and eight in Co-
lumbia county.
He is practically what some people call
a self-made man. His childhood and
early youth were passed in the mountains
of North Carolina. His early education
was conducted by his parents under con-
ditions such as a log-cabin homein a
wilderness suggests.
When he was fifteen his parents moved
to Baltimore, Md., taking him with them.
There his father, by dint of close econ-
omy, gave him two years in College,
after which the youth was thrown upon
his own resources for a livelihood as well
as for his further education.
His then state of health requiring out-
door life, he rented a small farm in
Maryland on which he worked two years,
devoting the time between labor and
sleep to study for the calling to which he
was dedicated at birth and on which he
entered at twenty-two. His career as a
clergyman is not relevant to the purpose
of this sketch except to say that it has
brought him into helpful touch with peo-
ple in all walks of life, from the highest
to the lowest, in all parts of the United
States.
‘Mr. Hewitt has always been more or
less closely identified with educational
institutions. Beginning as a teacher in
the far south, he afterwards became, in
the order named, a teacher in a Manual
Labor School in Maryland; tutor in Bur-
lington College, New Jersey; tutor in
Latin in a private school in Mississippi;
principal of Huntingdon Academy, Hunt-
ingdon, Pa.; principal of the State Nor-
mal school at Bloomsburg, Pa.; trustee
of a Theological Seminary in New York
City; head of a private school in Belle-
fonte, Pa.; founded and principal of a
preparatory school to the State Univer-
sity at Lincoln, Nebraska; to which may
be added religious work in the Pennsyl-
vania, State College, in the State Uni-
versity at Lincoln, Nebraska, and in the
Ohio State University, at Columbus,
Ohio.
Politically, Mr. Hewitt has always been
a Democrat, and has never voted the
State or Natienal ticket of any other
party. His Democracy, which was born
in the Southland during the Reconstruc-
tion period, has been fostered by per-
sonal association, from time to time, with
such Democratic leaders as Buckalew
and Randall, of Pennsylvania; Thurman,
of Ohio; and Bryan, of Nebraska, and at
the present time he is a staunch sup-
porter of President Wilson's policies.
Having travelled over all parts of
Pennsylvania, he has become acquainted
with its varied interests as well as with
the general character of its people. The
belief that he is qualified to represent the
interests of all classes of people is furth-
er confirmed by the following facts,
namely: Not only has his calling in-
troduced him to the homes of rich and
poor, educated and uneducated alike, but
he has worked on the farm, clerked in
the store, roughed it on the plains with
Indians, cowboys, pioneers and railway
construction crews; wrought as agent of
charity societies among city poor and as
manager of a city hospital; served eight
years as chaplain to a regiment of the
National Guard; served as State Sec-
retary of the National Red Cross Society;
on State commissions appointed by
Governors of Ohio and Nebraska; as
chaplain of many State Democratic con-
ventions, and for twenty-four years as a
member of a nation-wide deliberative
body in which, from’ time to time, the
most distinguished jurists, statesmen,
Governors, financiers, educators and
authors have sat as members.
——Congressman LOGUE is threatened
with the loss of his seat because he
hadn’t sense enough to follow the people
instead of the politicians. Sometimes we
wonder how such men get a seat to lose.
——Possibly if the late J. PIERPONT
MORGAN were alive the process of un-
scrambling eggs would be more difficult
but hardly impossible. .
STEVENS.—It was with extreme regret
that the people of Bellefonte learned on
Tuesday morning of the sudden death of
J. Howe Stevens, at his home in Tyrone
on Monday evening. During the past
two or three years Mr. Stevens had com-
plained of pains in his back but a side
of the annoyance they caused him he did
not consider them at all serious. Sunday
morning he attended divine service at the
First Presbyterian church, of which he
had been a member for two years or over,
and was in his usual health. In the
afternoon he attended the funeral of
Miss Mabel Ray. At the dinner table
Sunday the pains in his back became so
severe that he could not finish his din-
ner and in the evening they became quite
acute. He did not summon a physician,
however, but went to bed. At three
o'clock Monday morning he was quite
restless but at six o’clock he seemed bet-
ter and greeted his little son Luther with
a cheery “good morning.” A half hour
later he couldn’t talk and a physician
was hastily summoned. He found Mr.
Stevens suffering with toxemic spinal
meningitis, and lapsing into unconscious-
ness he passed through convulsion after
convulsion until his death came at 6.55
o'clock Monday evening. The one sad
feature of the young man’s death is that
his father, Hon. A. A. Stevens, has been
in Florida the past month or more for
the benefit of his health, and it was
sometime before his whereabouts could
be located.
James Howe Stevens was born in Ty-
rone on September 14th, 1879, hence was
34 years, 6 months and 16 days old. He
was a graduate of the Tyrone High
school and spent two or more years at
Bucknell University. When a young
man he came to Bellefonte and assisted
in the management of his father’s lime
and stone interests in this section. Ten
years ago he left Bellefonte and has since
been associated with his father in Ty-
rone.
On July 10th, 1908, he was married to
Miss Mabel Crawford, of Tyrone, who
survives with two sons, Adie Allen and
Luther C. Stevens. He also leaves his
father, Hon. A. A. Stevens; his step-moth-
er and one sister, Mrs. F. R. Brantley.
Funeral services will be held at the
home of Mr. Stevens ot 2.30 o'clock this
(Friday) afternoon, and will be conduct-
ed by Rev. Herbert W. Bieber, of the
First Presbyterian church, assisted by
Rev. G. W. Faus, of the Lutheran church.
Interment will be made in the Grand-
view cemetery.
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Musser.—Following an illness of some
weeks as a result of a fatty degeneration
of the heart Mrs. Sadie M. Musser, wife
of M. P. Musser, died at her home near
Zion on Friday of last week. She was a
daughter of Jonathan and Margaret Ho-
man Weaver and was born near Wood-
ward on Agril 12th, 1862, at the time of
her death being 51 years, 11 months and
15 days old. Thirty-two years ago she
was united in marriage to Malanthan P.
Musser, of Penn Hall, who survives with
the following children: Mrs. Carrie Cor-
man, of Coburn; Mrs. Lettie Irvin, of
Pleasant Gap; Mrs. Pearl Biddle, of
Unionville; Elmer, of Pleasant Gap, and
Abner, of Pitcairn. She also leaves the
following brother and sisters: William
N. Weaver, of Jacksonville; Mrs. Eliza-
beth Emerick, of near Centre Hall; Mrs.
Annie Emerick, at home; Mrs. Etta
Shaffer, of Zion, and Mrs. Alverta M.
Dukeman, of Winburne.
She became a member of the Lutherat
church when a young woman and Rev
Shultz, of Snydertown, had charge of the
funeral which was held on Tuesday
morning. He was assisted by Revs. J. I
Stonecypher, of Boalsburg, and D. J.
Frum, of Pleasant Gap. Burial was made
in the Pleasant Gap cemetery.
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HOUSER.—Mrs. James Houser died at
her home at Rockview at seven o'clock
on Monday evening, as the result of an
attack of pneumonia. Two years ago
she underwent a very severe operation
for cancer, at the Belletonte hospital, and
she had never enjoyed perfect health
since. A severe cold contracted several
weeks ago developed into pneumonia
which caused her death.
Deceased’s maiden name was Sarah
Musser and she was born near Pine
Grove Mills on April 14th, 1852, hence
was almost sixty-two years of age. Her
girlhood days were spent at the home of
her birth but most of her married life
was spent in the home where she died.
She was an excellent woman in every
way and had many warm friends who
sincerely mourn her death. Surviving her
are her husband and three sons, namely:
John, of State Cellege; Charles and
Abram, of Peru. She also leaves one
brother, Wallace Musser, on the Branch,
and one sister, Mrs. Ada Boal, of State
College. The funeral was held at 10.30
o'clock yesterday morning burial being
made in she Shiloh cemetery.
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DUKEMAN.—Miles Osman, son of Wil-
liam and Mary Lambert Dukeman, died
at their home in Altoona on Tuesday
morning of tubercular meningitis. He
was aged six years last October. Fun-
eal services were held at the Dukeman
home yesterday evening and this morning
the remains will be taken to Curtin, this
county, for interment.
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WEesTON.—Herbert, the three-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weston, | tj
who live on the Halfmoon road in Rush
township, died last Friday night after a
few days illness with diphtheria. Burial
was made on: Saturday owing to the
malignant nature of the disease.
KrRAPE.—Benjamin F. Krape, a well
known resident of Salona, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Claude Herr,
on Curtin street, Bellefonte, at one
o'clock Wednesday morning, following
a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Krape had
been a sufferer with stomach trouble
the past six months. Early last week he
went out to Johnstown to visit his daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Smith, and on the trip
home on Sunday he became quite ill. He
stopped in Bellefonte and went to the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Herr, and
early in the week suffered a stroke which
caused his death.
Deceased was about sixty years old and
was born and raised at Salona, being a
member of the well known Krape family
who originally settled in lower Pennsval-
ley. He followed cabinet making in his
early life and later became a member of
the firm of Krape & Eddy, undertakers
and furniture dealers. A number of
years ago he bought out the Eddy inter-
est and had since conducted the business
alone. He was a member of the Metho-
dist church and a substantial citizen in
every way.
Surviving him are his wife and the fol-
fowing children: Mrs. William Smith, of
Johnstown; H Russell Krape, of Enola,
Pa.; Ira Krape, of Renovo; Mrs. Claude
Herr, of Bellefonte, and Mrs. Wade Cruse,
of Lemoyne, Pa. The following brothers
and sisters also survive: Philip, Charles
and Ellery Krape, of Lamar; Antis Krape,
of Larned, Kansas; Mrs. Laura Smith, of
Flemington; Mrs. Lizzie Gramley, of Re-
bersburg, and Mrs. Showers, of Huston.
The remains were taken from Belle
fonte to his late home at Salona yester-
day and the funeral will be held at two
o'clock this (Friday) afternoon. Rev. W.
A. Graham will officiate and burial will
be made in the Cedar Hill cemetery.
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CATHCART.—George Washington Cath-
cart died quite unexpectedly at his home
in Coleville at seven o'clock last Friday
evening of chronic valvular heart disease.
Deceased was a son of J6hn and Martha
Reams Cathcart and was born at Penfield
Clearfield county, on February 26th, 1847,
being 67 years, 1 month and 1 day old. His
early life was spent in Clearfield county
but about thirty years ago he came to
Bellefonte and was made watchman at
the High street railroad crossing, a posi-
tion he filled for twenty-six years.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Eleanor Milligan who survives with the
following children: Mrs. Florence Be-
delia, of Scranton; Mrs. Lydia Ammer-
‘man, of Birmingham; Harry, Walter and
Philip, of Bellefonte. He also leaves one
sister, Mrs. Lydia Ross, of Curwensville.
Funeral services were held at his late
home at two o’clock on Monday afternoon
by Rev. A. B. Sprague, of the United
‘Brethren church, after which the remains
were conveyed to the Trcziyulny ceme-
tery for burial.
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RANKIN.—After an illness of four weeks
Mrs. Sarah Riley Rankin, a life-long resi-
dent of Boalsburg, died on Monday after-
noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
E. P. McEntire, in Altoona, of diseases
incident to old age. She was a daughter
of Daniel and Sarah Riley and was born
at Boalsburg on October 14th, 1829, hence
at her death was 84 years, 5 months and
16 days old. When a young woman she
was married to Duncan Rankin who died
many years ago, leaving her with one
daughter, Mrs. McEntire. She also leaves
two sisters and one brother, namely:
Mrs. Rebecca Cramer, of Newport; Mrs.
Jane Irvin, of Grafton, and Calvin Riley»
of Petersburg. Funeral services were
held at the home of her daughter in Al-
toona at four o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon and yesterday the remains
were taken through Bellefonte for burial
in the Branch cemetery.
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THOMPSON. — Mary Jane Thompson,
wife of Robert Thompson, died at her
home at Sunny Side last Saturday, fol-
lowing an illness of ten days as the result
of apoplexy.
Deceased was a daughter of James and
Margaret Long Temple and was born in
this county on March 6th, 1845. She was
united in marriage to Mr. Thompson
about fifty years ago, and they have been
residents of Bellefonte for many years.
Surviving her are her husband and the
following children: Harry, of Bellefonte;
John, of Brownsville; Claude, Joseph and
Homer, of Bellefonte, and Mrs. J. A.
Fulkrod, of Newberry. Funeral services
were held at her late home on Tuesday
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, after which
burial was made in the Union cemetery.
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Laws.—Mrs. Margaret Laws, a well
known resident of Philipsburg, died on
Saturday morning after a brief illness
with a complication of diseases. She
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Gill and was born in Philipsburg on Feb-
ruary 19th, 1882. In April, 1912, she was
married to James Laws who survives
with a three year old infant daughter.
She also leaves her parents and a num-
ber of brothers and sisters. Deceased
was a devout membsar of the Catholic
church all her life. The funeral was
held on Tuesday morning, the remains
being taken to Osceola Mills for burial.
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BREON.—Alice Breon, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Breon, died
on Tuesday evening of diphtheria, aged
7 years, 4 months and 20 days. She had
been sick less than three days. In addi-
tion to her parents she is survived by
two brothers and one sister, Harold,
George and Elizabeth. On account of the
contagious nature of the disease a private
funeral was held on Wednesday, buri
being made in the Centre Hall cemetery.
ERE
EMMA SHAY HELD For KILLING HER
NEw BorN BABE.—Following a lengthy
habeas corpus hearing in the court house
on Tuesday morning Miss Emma M.
Shay, of Howard, was remanded to jail
without an opuortunity to give bail for
her appearance at the next term of court
to stand trial on the very serious charge
of killing her new born babe. The story
of the case was published i in last week’s
WATCHMAN, but the additional facts
brought out by the Commonwealth at the
hearing were the cause of the girl being
heid.
Preliminary to the damaging evidence,
Dr. Dale told of being summoned to the
home of Mrs. Alice Showers, on south
Allegheny street, and seeing the body of
a dead infant in the closet. He notified
coroner John Sebring who testified that
when he saw the body he empaneled a
jury and had the remains removed to
Naginey’s undertaking establishment.
Howard Smead testified to having con-
veyed the body from the Showers home
to the morgue.
Mrs. Showers told about Miss Shay
coming there on March 8th and re-
maining until March 20th. She told sub-
stantially the same facts as published
last week. On cross-examination she
stated that she observed the appear-
ance of the girl but did’ not surmise
the reason. She stated that she and the
girl attended both picture shows on Wed-
nesday evening and it was between ten
and eleven o'clock when they got home.
She went to bed first and left the com-
municating door open. In the morning
it was shut. She heard nothing during
the night, Miss Shay did not get up for
breakfast and about nine o'clock she
called up stairs and told her she was
going down town. She was gone until
eleven o'clock and don’t know what hap-
pened in that time. She admitted that
Miss Shay got up that evening and on
Friday resumed sewing and continued at
work until she left her. i
Miss Sarah Fetters told of her forming
the acquaintance of Miss Shay on Mon-
day, March 9th, and seeing her most
every day during her stay at Mrs.
Showers.” She told of doing washing for
her on Friday of that week.
Mrs. Mattie Workman, of Hecla Park,
with whom the girl spent ten days prior
to coming to Bellefonte, stated that the
girl had gone there by her invitation.
That she did not have the same appearance
then as now. On cross-examination she
admitted having visited Miss Shay at the
jail last Wednesday, but denied that she
had told the deputy sheriff or any one
else that she was much surprised when
she heard what had happened, because
she had suspected it right along. !
Helen Fisher, a cook at Nittany Inn,
State College, testified to having roomed
and slept with Miss Shay for five or six
months prior to her leaving there. That
she never had a good opportunity to
judge of her condition although she had
suspected it.
Minnie Grimes, a waiter at the Nittany
Inn, testified to knowing Miss Shay for
some months, and stated that she had
suspected her condition ever since Christ-
mas, although she admitted that Miss
Shay always attended to her work as a
waitress up until the time she left.
Dr. Dale was recalled and told about
the examination of the dead body of the
child and stated that there was no doubt
but that it had been born alive and killed
shortly afterwards. Healso told of the
medical examination of Miss Shay made
by himself and Dr. Seibert and to the
result, which aided greatly in her con-
viction.
But the climax came when the distric)
attorney asked the doctor what Miss
Shay said when they went to make the
examination and he stated that she said
“For God’s sake, doctor, you'll do what | Orin
you can to save me, won't you. The
hearing stopped right there and the un-
fortunate girl was remanded back to jail
to await trial, the court refusing to ac-
cept bail for her appearance at court.
CLINTON CouNTY MURDER.—The little
village of Greenburr, in Sugar valley, was
thrown into a state of wild excitement
last Thursday afternoon when: it became
known that Mrs. Joel Kahl had shot and
killed her husband, in the cellar of their
farm residence. The woman was evi-
dently suffering from a temporary de-
rangement of the mind, caused by months
of suffering with stomach trouble and
other ailments. . The victim of the shoot-
ing wasa son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Kahl, highly respected residents of Sugar
valley, and was himself held in high
esteem. His wife was a daughter of J.
J. Renninger, of the same valley. Joel
Kahl was about forty years old and had
been married about eighteen years. They
have a daughter, Miss Martha Kahl, who
is a student at State College. Mrs. Kahl,
who did the shooting, was arrested short-
ly after committing the crime and is
now in the Clinton county jail at Lock
Haven, where she will have to stand trial
on the charge of murder.
——The White House is not a matri-
monial bureau in the ordinary sense of
that phrase but attractive girls never
impair their chances of marriage by tak-
ing up their residence in the White
House.
——A comparison of the WATCHMAN
with any other county paper youare tak-
ing will soon settle your opinion as to
which one you want.
—No doubt Mr. VILLA wants to
“execute justice” but there is no occasion
jal | to establish a slaughter house in order.
to fulfill his plans.
With the Churches of the
County.
Notes of Interest to Church People of
all Denominations in all Parts of
the County.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY.
Service Sunday 10:45 a. m. Wednes-
day 8 p. m., 93 E. High street.
PALM SUNDAY SERVICES.
On Sunday evening (Palm Sunday)
April 5th, beginning at 7.30." A special
musical service will be rendered by the
choir of St. John’s Episcopal church
augmented for the occasion, at which
selections from three cantatatas will be
sung:
“Fling Wide the Gates,”
from *‘Crucifixion’......................... Stainer
“God So Loved the World,”
from “Victory Divine,” .............J. C. Marks
“A New Commandment,”
from “‘Olivet to Calvary,””.....J. H. Maunder
Bass Solo by Mr. Harrison Rick, of Reading. Pa.
Next Sunday morning, April 5th, the
Confirmation Services of the class of 1914
will he held in St. John’s Lutheran
church. The subject of the confirmation
sermon by the pastor Rev. Wm. M. B.
Glanding will be “Go.” In the evening
the topic of the Palm Sunday sermon
will -be “Ecco Homo—Behold the Man.”
Special services will be held in the Luth-
eran church every evening next week—
Holy Week, except Saturday, at 7.45
o'clock. All are welcome.
Baptismal and confirmation services
will be held in the Reformed church on
Palm Sunday at 11 o'clock. During Holy
week services will be held daily, except-
ing Saturday, at 7.30 p. m. An addition-
al service will be held on Good Friday
from 2 to 3 o'clock. Revs. Drs. Hewitt,
Yocum, Beach and Harr, of Lock Haven,
will assist in the Holy week services.
CENTRE COUNTY LICENSES GRANTED.
—Judge Ellis L. Orvis on Saturday grant-
ed twenty-two retail or hotel licenses,
five wholesale liquor and one brewers
license, holding over four applications.
The latter were J. McClellan Davis and
August Glinz, both of whom had applica-
tions for the Garman house license of
Bellefonte; Edward Royer, of the Old
Fort hotel, and Lewis E. Stover, of
Coburn. Last year there were twenty-
eight retail licenses in the county, five
wholesale liquor and one brewers license.
Three of the above number, the Kohl-
becker hotel at Milesburg; the Sandy
Ridge hotel and the Ramsdale house,Phil-
ipsburg, were refused outright when the
court handed down its opinion and de-
cree two weeks ago. The holding up of
the Coburn hotel was presaged by what
the court said in its opinion when the
judge stated that he was not satisfied
with the way things were conducted
there. The holding up of the Old Fort
hotel was somewhat of a surprise to the
general public. There was no remon-
strance presented against it, and the only
supposition as to why it was held up is
the question of a necessity of a license
at that place. The Garman house was
held up because of there being two appli-
cants for the license.
On Wednesday of this week the court
granted the Coburn hotel license.
Following is a detailed list of those
granted, refused and held over:
TAVERN LICENSE.
W. L. Daggett............ Bellefonte.......... West Ward
Horton S. a South Ward
David C. Ruderbach. * .... a» x
Smut | Rogers......... :
weer...... ft oe nl
Grebe Bros & Crago “ a re
Lawrence I Snow Shoe ‘Boro...
James F. Uzzle
Krise..............d Spring Mills......Gregg Twp
Lewis E. Stover. DULL... erseermins Penn
James M. Moyer.
John M. Kachik se
WHOLESALE LIQUOR LICENSE
lawrence Nugent....Casanova............ Rush Twp
John Souce.. iciraasattn Claren Snow Shoe
a Parks. in 3
James Black..............
BREWERS LICENSE.
Philipsburg Brewing Co., Philipsburg, 2nd Ward
Those refused were as follows:
Henry Kohlbecker....Central City.......Boggs Typ
John B. Degan......... dy Ridge.........Rush
il & Guschak.. Prlosburs "Second Ward
Those held over are as follows:
J. McClellan Davis....Bellefonte South Ward
August Glinz............ oy
Baa Royer.......... Old Fort.. ..Potter T wp
“IN A SociaL WAY.—Mr. and Mrs. H. S.
Ray entertained a party of friends at the
Brockerhoff house last Thursday evening
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F.
Connery, of Tyrone.
Mrs. J. J. Kilpatrick gave a tea on
Wednesday afternoon in honor of Mrs
Earle C. Tuten, who will soon leave Belle-
fonte for DuBois. Mrs. S. Kline Wood-
ring entertained at cards the same even-
ing at which Mrs. Tuten was the honor
guest.
A delightful surprise party was tender-
ed Mrs. John Noll, at her home on Bish-
op street, Tuesday night, by her two
daughters, Mrs. G. W. VanDyke and Miss
Roberta Noll.
A dance was given in Petrikin Hall
Wednesday evening by Dr. Edith Schad,
for her son Frederick.
Mrs. L. H. Gettig entertained a number
of her married friends Tuesday evening
at her home on Thomas street. Five
hundred was in play during the evening,
Mrs. Wilbur Burkholder, of Thomas
street, was hostess at a party last night,
at which the nurses of the Bellefonte
hospital were the honor guests.
Marriage Licenses.
Roy Fetzer and Edna Lucas, both of
Ropville.
E. Frank, Jr., of Rush Twp, and
Esty B. Swartz, of Chester Hill.
Arbor R. Everett, of Coburn, and Helen
C. Davidson, of Fleming.
George C. Bell and Blanche M. Guisler,
both of Petersburg.