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Notice.
Owing to the crowded condition of our
columns the Democratic ticket and coun-
y committee are omitted this week.
GRANGE ENCAMPMENT AND FAIR.—Sat-
urday of next week, September 12th, will
be the opening day of the forty-first an-
nual Grange Encampment and Fair at
Centre Hall. The approaching gathering
bids fair to exceed in many ways all
former occasions. When the next issue
of this paper reaches the nearest patrons
Grange park will have become a tented
city with an active population, and by
the close of that week, two-thirds of the
tent holders will be comfortably located
in their canvas tents, ready for a full
week of outdoor living.
The.park will be better lighted, the
exhibit buildings in better state of condi-
tion, and everything in more complete
readiness than at any time heretofore.
The exhibits will also be larger and of a
better class than in previous years.
WASHINGTON DAY.
Tuesday the Washington party candi-
dates will expound the doctrines of that
party, and this will be done by—
Gifford Pinchot, candidate for United States
Senator.
William Draper Lewis,
ernor.
WEDNESDAY DEMOCRATIC DAY.
Wednesday, September 16th, has been
set aside as Democratic day. The State,
Congressional, Senatorial and Legislative
candidates will be on the ground to meet
the general public. The Democratic can-
didates who signified their intentions of
being there are:
Vance C. McCormick, candidate for Governor.
W. T. Creasey, candidate for Lieutenant Gov-
ernor. :
William McNair, candidate for Secretary of
Internal Affairs.
William E. Tobias, candidate for Congress.
William H. Patterson, candidate for State
Senator.
David W. Miller, candidate for Legislature.
REPUBLICAN DAY. .
Thursday, September 17th, will be
given over to the Republicans, and the
candidates who have expressed their in-
tentions of being on the field are:
Martin G. Brumbaugh, candidate for Governor.
Frank B. McClain, candidate for Lieutenant
Governor. -
Henry Houck, candidate for Secretary of In-
ternal Affairs.
Charles H. Rowland, candidate for Congress.
S. J. Miller, candidate for State Senator.
Harry B. Scott, candidate for Legislature.
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OPENING OF PUBLIC ScHoOLSs.—The
public schools of Bellefonte opened for
the 1914-15 year on Monday morning
with a very good attendance and a full
corps of teachers. Every department
was started this week with the exception
of the course in domestic science, and
that will be started next week. There
are two hundred students in the High
school this year, an increase over last
year, so that the High school room is
already crowded. The total attendance
is 725 divided among the different grades
as follows:
High: School...................
Alice Dorworth, 1st grag
candidate for Gov-
Bessie Dorworth, * . . 40
Helen Crissman, 2nd grade........................... 40
AnnaMcCaffrey. =" 36
Mame M. Woods, 3rd grade....
Helen Harper, 3rd and 4th gra
Alice H. Lowery, 4th grade....
H. Mary Underwood, 5th . grad
Marjorie I. McGinley **
Sara R. McClure, 6th grade...............
Carrie A. Weaver, 6th and 7th grade
Chester H. Barnes, 7th grade............
May Taylor, 8th grade
——1If you always want to have the
best take the WATCHMAN and you’ll
have it.
SHAW.—Oliver F. Shaw, a well known
resident of State College, died last Sat-
urday afternoon after a ten days illness
with heart trouble and other complica-
tions. He was a son of John and Mary
McKee Shaw and was born at Lewistown
on January 28th, 1855. For a number of
yaars after he grew to manhood he fol-
lowed the occupation of a traveling sales-
man and in 1895 he located at State Col-
lege and engaged in the harness making
business, and has since been quite suc-
cessful. In 1883 he was united in mar-
riage to Miss Nancy Kustaborder, who
survives with no children. He also leaves
the following brothers and sisters: John
and Elmer, of Kansas; Mrs. Mary Sny-
der and Mrs. Ella Bodle, of Rochester,
N. Y., and Mrs. Belle Kapperman, of
Pittsburgh.
Mr. Shaw was a member of the Luth-
eran church, of the State College Lodge
I 0. O. F,, and the Modern Woodsmen
of America, being the banker of the lat-
ter organization. Funeral services were
‘held at his late home at ten o’clock on
Wednesday morning, by Rev. W. H.
Thuab, after which the remains were
taken to Pine Grove Mills for burial in
ihe new cemetery.
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MUSSER.—MTr. and Mrs. Luther Mus-
ser, of Centre Furnace, are mourning the
death of their two year old son, Emanuel
Musser, who died on Wednesday morn-
ing of cholera infantum, after a brief
illness. The funeral was held yesterday
afternoon, burial being made at Houser-
ville. iui i
i TAYLOR.—Following an illness of two
| weeks with peritonitis Thomas Tannyhill
; Taylor died at his home in Altoona at an
! early hour on Monday morning. De-
' ceased was born in Milesburg on De-
cember 6th, 1838, hence at his death was
75 years, 8 months and 25 days old. :
When the war broke out in 1861 Mr. |
Taylor enlisted as a private and served
"in the famous 148th regiment with the
Army of the Potomac, having taken part
BECKER.—Mrs. Nora I. Becker, wife of
! William Becker, of Harrisburg, died at
the home of her son, Dr. John B. Becker,
in Philadelphia, on Sunday afternoon, of
paralysis. She was a daughter of Samuel
(deceased) and Margaret Brugger and
was born at Unionville on January 21st,
1859. On August 14th, 1884, she was
married to William Becker, of Harris-
burg, who with the one son survives.
She also leaves her aged mother and the
i in many of the fierce battles of the Vir-
ginia campaign. Returning from the
‘ war he took up his residence in Miles-
burg where he lived until 1879 when he
following brothers and sisters: Joseph
E. Brugger, of Unionville; John P., of
Johnstown; Mrs. John C Rumberger, of
Bellefonte, and Mrs. Llewellyn James, of
moved with his family to Altoona and
| engaged in the grocery business, which
{ he followed until five years ago when he
j retired. He was a member of the Fifth
| Avenue M. E. church and class leader
. for a number of years. He was also a
i member of Logan ‘Lodge, No. 1059,
'1.0.0.F.
| After his return from the Civil war
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| Mr. Taylor was married to Miss Lide M.
. Shope, of Milesburg, who survives with
| the following children: Charles R. and
Thomas B., both of Altoona; Frank C.,
| of Wilkinsburg; Emma C. and Sarah J.,
(at home, and Mrs. W. E. Barclay, of
Cumberland, Md. He also leaves these
brothers and sisters: S. B. Taylor, of
North Bristol, Ohio; W. T. Taylor, of
Tyrone; Misses Lida and Florence Tay-
lor and Mrs. Lyman Fowler, of Miles-
burg; Mrs. Willis Hahan, of Williams-
port; Mrs. Josephine Green, of Utopia,
Kan, and Mrs. Margaret Peters, of
Eureka, Kan.
Funeral services were held at his late
home in Altoona at 10:30 o'clock yes-
terday morning, after which private
William E Tobias, Democratic candi-
date for Congress in this Twenty-first
district, is a native of Clearfield county,
born in 1867, son of Samuel and Eliza
Erhard Tobias; was the second of a fam-
ily of nine children and began the strug-
gle of life at an early age, assisting in
the support and education of the large
family. He attended school winters and
worked on the farm summers. At the
age of sixteen he began teaching in the
country schools and continued four suc-
cessive terms, when he entered Lock Ha-
ven State Normal and graduated in 1889.
He successfully filled the position of
principal of the West Clearfield and
Coalport schools, at the same time fitting
William E. Tobias, Democratic Candidate for Congress. |
Lake Kellen, Fla. The remains were
taken to Unionville were funeral services
i were held yesterday and burial made in
| the upper cemetery.
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CAMPBELL. — Following an illness of
! almost two years Mrs. Mary A. Campbell
| died last Friday morning at the home of
| her brother, Mr. M. A. Altenderfer, on
Howard street. Deceased was a daugh-
ter of Daniel and Catharine Altenderfer
and was born at Monocacy, on August
| 30th, 1877. She is survived by three
the great galaxy of successful men and | children, Richard, Edith and Charles.
women in the common school work of ' She was a member of St. John’s Epis-
Fae Revaine Sommenwenld is a life copal church and the funeral services on
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long Democrat, coming from pure Demo- | Monday afternoon were in charge of
cratic stock on both sides. In the com- ' Rev. Charlton, who was assisted by Dr.
munity where he was born and raised Hawes.
Democratic majorities were the rule of | cemetery.
the day, the township in which he grew .
up never being known from its organiza- | . ; :
tion in the forties down to the present to : SMITH—-SPOTTS.—A quiet wedding was
give other than a Democratic majority | celebrated at the Methodist parsonage at
at every general election. He is not: six o'clock this (Friday) morning when
only a Democrat by birth and environ- ' Gilbert W. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
ment but by education as well. He ear- | Jacob Smith, and Miss Lucy A. Spotts,
- Burial was made in the Union"
himself for college, entering Allegheny
burial was made in the Oak Ridge ceme-, College at Meadville, Pa., in 1897. While
tery.
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WETZEL.—Samuel D. Wetzel, a well
known and highly esteemed resident of
Bellefonte, died at the home of his
brother, Oscar Wetzel, on Willowbank
street, at ten o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing. He had been a sufferer from hard-
ening of the arteries for over a year and
most of that time unable to do anything.
Last Friday he became suddenly worse
and sank gradually until his death.
Deceased was a son of John and Susan
Musser Wetzel and was born at Snow
Shoe on October 12th, 1854, making his
age 59 years, 10 months and 18 days. In
1856 his parents moved to Illinois where
they lived until 1859 when they returned
to Centre county and when fourteen
years of age Samuel started in to learn
the carpenter trade, an occupation he
followed all his life. With the exception
of brief intervals away at work he lived
at home until the death of his mother
three years ago.
He was an excellent workman and a
high minded, honorable gentleman. He
never married and during the past three
years had made his home with his broth-
er Oscar..-Mr. Wetzél was a faithful
member of the Reformed church and a
regular attendant when in good health.
Surviving him are his aged father, Mr.
John Wetzel; one sister, Mrs. Jared Har-
per, and the following brothers: Rev.
Frank Wetzel, of Stoyestown; Hon. J.
Henry, Oscar and Charles, of Bellefonte;
Clyde and William, of Nelson, Neb., and
Lewis C., of Toledo, Ohio.
Funeral services were held at the Os-
car Wetzel home at ten o’clock on Wed-
nesday morning by Dr. Ambrose M.
Schmidt, and burial was made in the
Union cemetery.
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METZGAR. — Mrs. Leonard Metzgar
died at her home in Beech Creek last
Friday evening, after an illness of five
years with creeping paralysis. She was
a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Bitner and was born at Blanch-
ard sixty-two years ago. She was a resi-
dent of that locality all her life and was
a highly respected woman. For many
years she was an active member of the
Disciple church of Blanchard. In addi-
tion to her husband she is survived by
two sons, George E. and John, both of
St. Benedict. She also leaves the fol-
lowing brothers: Ira Bitner, in Ohio;
William, Clarence, Percy and Allison F.,
of Blanchard; Charles, of Nittany vai-
ley, and Harry, of Nashville, Ohio. Fun-
eral services were held on Monday after-
noon, burial being made in the Disciple
cemetery.
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SHOOK. — Mrs. Catharine C. Shook,
widow of the late John W. Shook, died at
her home at Spring Mills on Monday
night, following a month’s illness with
kidney trouble. She was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Luse and was born
at Farmers Mills on May 6th, 1851. Her
husband has been dead ten years but
surviving her are one brother, Samuel
Luse, of Centre Hall, and three half-
brothers, Perry and Malcolm Luse, of
Altoona, and Lloyd Luse, of Coburn.
Rev. D. W. Geesey officiated at the fun-
eral which was held yesterday morning,
burial being made in the Heckman cem-
etery.
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HERMAN. — Mildred Louise Herman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Miller Her-
man, died at their home at Derry, Pa,
last Wednesday, as the result of a severe
attack, of pneumonia. She was aged five
years and six months. The remains were
brought to Centre county on - Thursday
and taken to the home of Mr. Herman's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Herman, at
Pleasant Gap, where funeral services
were held on Friday afternoon by Rev.
D. J. Frum. Burial was made in the
Pleasant Gap cemetery.
in college he won the Chautauqua ora-
tion prize and also the inter-society ora-
torical contest.
After graduating at Allegheny Prof.
Tobias filled the position of principal of
the Penfield schools 1897-1901; then prin-
cipal of the Mahaffey school 1901-1905,
when he was elected county superintend-
ent of schools and was re-elected in 1908
and again in 1911.
As an educator Prof. Tobias was al-
service and ever raising the standard of
education in every community in which
he taught.
During the nine years of his superin-
tendency of the schools of Clearfield
deavors, his earnest effort and constant
attention to the schools. That his work
was appreciated by pupils, teachers and
tax-payers is evidenced by the fact that
he was solicited on all sides to continue
in the position and would have been re-
elected for another term had he consent-
ed to permit the use of his name as a
candidate.
No teacher in the State stands higher
with the friends of the schools than Wil-
liam E. Tobias, of Clearfield, who is
known to every prominent educator in
Pennsylvania as one of the foremost
teachers and county superintendents in
ways successful, giving the best possible |
county Prof. Tobias gave his best en- |
search and was able as a boy to explain
and defend the political faith of his peo-
ple. As a man he kept close up to all
progressive endeavors of his party and
was with Bryan from the day he became
: famous in the Chicago convention of
{ 1896. All efforts of the Democratic par- |
ty to strengthen its organization and har-
| monize its differences have had Mr. To-
bias..as. an ardent, eloquent, tireless
{ champion and no follower of Woodrow |
| Wilson was more earnestly industrious
i in his behalf before and ever since the
' Baltimore convention. 2
! This district could not better honor
' itself than by the election of Mr. Tobias |
| to stand by the administration of Wood- |
| row Wilson In the popular branch of the |
| Federal Congress. He would prove a
hard-working, honest, efficient member,
always on the job and at all times. obedi-
ent to the commands of his only master
—the people.
The Democrat who believes in Wood-
row Wilson cannot honestly ‘do other
than support William E. Tobias vigor-
ously. The Republican who desires to
repudiate Penrose and Penroseism has |
no other opportunity than to vote for |
Tobias. The independent voter cannot
go elsewhere with any hope of success
crowning his efforts.
Vote for William E. Tobias and you
will not have the slightest reason to re-
gret your action.
BUFFINGTON.—Charles Luischen Buf
fington, a former resident of Bellefonte.
and a veteran of the Civil war, died at
his home in Tyrone at an early hour last
Thursday morning, following two weeks
illness as a stroke of paralysis.
Deceased was a son of Isaac and
Hannah Taylor Buffington and was born
MOTHERSBAUGH.—After a months suf-
fering with inflammatory rheumatism |
Daniel Mothersbaugh died at his home :
| near Boalsburg on’ Tuesday afternoon.
He was a son of Leonidas and Elizabeth |
‘Mothersbaugh and was born in Harris |
township twenty-four vears ago. He was |
ly took active interest in political re-
y ie po | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Spotts,
' of Fleming, were united in marriage by
| the pastor, Rev. Ezra H. Yocum, the ring
ceremony being used. The bride was
dressed in a steel gray traveling suit and
the bridesmaid, Miss Bessie Lansberry,
of Fleming, a cousin of the bride, wore a
gown of blue. Frank Smith, a brother of
the bridegroom, was best man. Immedi-
ately following the ceremony Mr. and
“Mrs. Smith were driven to the depot and
left on the Lewisburg & Tyrone train for
a wedding trip to Atlantic City and oth-
er points on the coast. Before returning
home they will visit with Mrs. W. F.
Reynolds, at Bethlehem, the bride’s sis-
ter. Their apartments on the corner of
Allegheny and Bishop streets are fully
furnished for their occupancy upon their
return home.
BECK—TATE. —A quiet wedding was
celebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
D. Hiram Fetterhoff, on west Bishop
street. on Tuesday afternoon, when M,
L. Beck, of Howard, and Miss Jennie
Tate, of Jersey Shore, were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. Wm.
M. B. Glanding, pastor of the Lutheran
church. The attendants were Mr.
Samuel C. Tate, the eighty-years-old
father of the bride, and Mrs, Jane, Tate,
{ an aunt of the bride, who is ‘eighty-seven
years old. The only others present were
Mr. and Mrs. Fetterhoff, who are cousins
of the bride. Mr. and Mrs." Beck will
make their home in Howard.
115 days. He received a good common
at Milesburg on November 12th, 1837,
making his age 76 years, 9 months and
brother Charles occupied the well known
Mothersbaugh home near Boalsburg.
Nine months ago he was united in mar-
school education and then took a course riage to Miss Ruth Koch who survives
in book-keeping. At the outbreak of the with his parents and the following broth-
Civil war he enlisted in the First Pennsyl- ers and sister: Charles, William and
vania cavalry. He was promoted to ser- George Mothersbaugh, of Boalsburg;
geant major and in 1862 was made bat- Keller Mothersbaugh, of Williamsport,
talion adjutant of the 179th Penna. in- and Mrs. Reuben Stewart, of Pittsburgh:
fantry. In July, 1863, he was mustered Rev. S. C. Stover will have charge of the
out of service.
re-enlisted and was made adjutant of the o'clock this (Friday) morning, burial to
200dth Penna. infantry, serving until the be made in the Boalsburg cemetery.
close of the war. Returning home he | |
engaged in his occupation as a book- ToNerR.—Thomas Henry Toner died in
keeper, working in the railroad depot at Tyrone at 3.30 o'clock on Monday after:
Milesburg under his father, for the Mc- noon, after an illness of some months
Coy & Linn Iron company and for Alex- with tuberculosis. He was a son of
ander Bros. and later McCalmont & Co., William and Anna Toner and was born
in their lime operations in this place. In jn Clearfield county thirty years ago.
1890 he moved to Tyrone and that had When quite young his parents moved to
been his home during the past twenty- Bellefonte and it was here he grew to
four years. He was a member of the manhood and learned his trade as a
Col. D. M. Jones Post, No. 172, G. A. R. bricklayer. About nine years ago he lo-
a farmer by occupation and with his |
In September, 1864, he funeral services which will be held at ten |
BLACK—TODSOCK. — Joseph Black, of
i South Bethlehem, and Miss Helen A.
| Todsock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Todsock, were married at nuptial
j mass in St. John’s Catholic church at
17.30 o'clock on Wednesday by Rev.
, Father McArdle. They were attended
i by Philip Shoemaker and Miss Carrie
| Todsock, a twin sister of the bride. Fol-
lowing the ceremony a wedding break-
fast was served at the home of the
bride’s parents after which Mr. and Mrs.
Black left for Bethlehem where they will
| go to housekeeping. Mr. Black is a rail-
road engineer by occupation.
BIDWELL—HAFER.—A wedding of in-
' terest to many Bellefonters was that on
| Tuesday of A. Trood Bidwell and Miss
Alpha Grace Hafer, both former Belle-
fonte residents. The wedding took place
at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs.
Francis Starr Hamilton, in New Haven,
Conn. Mr. Bidwell is a son of Mr. and
of Tyrone, and for many years had
charge of its records and books.
On February 17th, 1864, when home on
a furlough, he was united in marriage to
Sara Jane Morris, of Beaver Mills, who
survives with three children, Mrs. Blanche
Hamer, of Tyrone; Mrs. Albert Gardner,
of Punxsutawney, and Miss Eliza Morris
Buffington, at home. Funeral services
were held at his late home at two o'clock
Forgeus, of Huntingdon, after which
etery, Tyrone.
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REESE.—Following a prolonged illness
with Bright's disease John Reese, a well
known farmer of Worth township, died
at his home near Port Matilda at ten
o'clock on Monday morning. He was
seventy-seven years old, was born at
Port Matilda and spent his entire life in
in that neighborhood. On Christmas day,
1864, he was married to Miss Lucinda.
Shay at Oil City, and ‘she survives ‘with
the following children: © Mrs. William
Rhoads, Dennis, Lemuel and Mrs. John
Cowher, of Port Matilda; Greeley Reese,
of Sandy Ridge, and Mrs. Lloyd A. Pat-
ton, of Tyrone. He also leaves one
brother and two sisters, Perry Reese,
Mrs. Matthew Adams and Mrs. Christina
Sharp, all of Port Matilda.
Funeral services were held in the Mt.
Pleasant church at 10.30 o'clock on Wed-
nesday morning by Rev. Mr. Wilson,
after which burial was made in the Mt.
{ Pleasant cemetery.
on Saturday afternoon by Rev. S. M.!'
burial was made in the Grandview cem- '
cated in Tyrone and that has been his
home ever since with the exception of a
portion of the past year which he spent
in Florida for the benefit of his health.
Eight years ago he was united in mar-
riage to Miss Jessie Pearl Waite, who
survives with no children. The funeral
was held on Wednesday morning, burial
being made in Oak Ridge cemetery.
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: JoDON. — George Norman Jodon, the
, infant son of Harry and Margaret Jodon,
died at their home in Akron, Ohio, last
Thursday morning after a brief illness
with dysentery. In addition to the par-
ents the following brothers and sisters
"mourn their young brother's death:
Lulu, Ella, Irene, Theodore and Claire,
all at home. The remains were brought
to Bellefonte on Friday evening and
taken to thc home of S. K. Miller, at
Coleville, where funeral services were
held at one o'clock on Sunday afternoon
by Rev. A. B. Sprague. Burial was made
in the Union cemetery.
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SHELLENBERGER.—MTrs. Sarah Elizabeth
Shellenberger, widow of Daniel Shel-
lenberger, died at her home in Tyrone on
Saturday evening of general debility. She
was born at Curtin, this county, on Feb-
ruary 19th, 1831, hence was 83 years, 6
months and 10 days old. The greater
part of her life was spent in Tyrone.
Surviving her are two children and one
sister.. The funeral was held on Tues-
day afternoon, burial being made in the
Grandview cemétery, Tyrone.
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Mrs. H. M. Bidwell, of this place, and is a
junior lieutenant in the United States
navy. His bride is a daughter of the
late Dr. A. W. Hafer and is well known
here. ”
RISHEL—HOSTERMAN. — On Thursday
evening of last week Clarence E. Rishel
and Miss Helen R. Hosterman, both of
Penn township, were married at the par-
sonage of the United Evangelical church
in Millheim by the pastor, Rev. W. H.
Brown.
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FOGLEMAN—WEINGARD. — On Friday,
August 21st, Harry Fogleman, of State
College, and Miss Verna Weingard, of
Coburn, were united in marriage at the
United Evangelical parsonage in this
place by the pastor, Rev. E. Fulcomer.
CLAY PIGEON SHOOT.—There will be a
blue rock target shoot held at Hunter's
park on next Monday, (Labor Day,)
which will be open to all who wish to
participate. The match will consist of
fifty targets. Entrance will be for the
regular price of targets with a nominal
fee to cover expenses. A $25.00 gun will
be contested for on a “handicap” basis,
thus giving the less proficient gunner an
equal chance with the more expert. In
addition there will be about twenty mer-
chandise prizes go to the contestants.
The management will be glad to have
contestants from all parts of the county
enter. Any further information may be
had by addressing C. N. Fisher, State
College, Pa. oo
EE Barr Ewha,
——A letter was received in Bellefonte
this week from Col. C. G. McMillen, of
Dayton, Ohio, stating that he was com-
pelled to forego attending the Centre
county fair this year because he is mak-
ing big preparations for a big rush at his
Giddings hotel next week when Dayton
will be entertaining a fair, the N. C. R.
national gun shoot and a big circus.
However he and Mrs. McMillen expect to
make Bellefonte a week or ten days visit
the latter part of September or beginning
of October.
——A rally of the P. O. S. of A. at
Hecla park will be held on Labor Day,
September 7th. The Avis band will give
several concerts. Rev. H. A. Straub, of
Renovo, will deliver an address. Balj
teams representing the camps at Renovo
and Lock Haven will contest for the su-
premacy of the diamond, and music for
dancing in the pavilion morning, after-
noon and evening, will be furnished by
the Germania orchestra of Lock Haven.
Everybody who attends will be assured a
good time. No gambling of any kind
will be allowed on the grounds. Special
trains will be run from Bellefonte and
Mill Hall.
PINE GROVE MENTION:
Mrs. Roy Barto is visiting relatives in the
Mountain city. ;
Ferguson township schools will open Monday,
September 14th.
Harry Stewart, of Sandy Ridge, visited Penns-
valley friends last week.
Chas. M. Dale’s Holestein sukey gave birth to-
a pair of twins, Tuesday.
Mrs. John Hamilton and Mrs. L. B. Lytle are
among the sick this week.
James Kustaborder, of Roopsburg, with his
wife were State College visitors Sunday.
Washington Grange is planning for a harvest
home picnic at Penn Hall on September 26th.
Prof. G. W. Johnstonbaugh, of Allegheny, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. W. C. Collins, on Main
street.
Chas. McGinney Hood and wife left last week
for a two weeks outing among friends at Toron-
to, Canada. a =z
Rev. Ira. S. Sasserman, of Turtle Creek, is
greeting his-old parishioners in and about State
College this week.
The voung ladies of the Lutheran church will
hold a festival inthe I. O. O. F. hallon Saturday
evening, September 12th.
J.P. Wagner, of Altoona, avtoed down Sun-
day to Boalsburg, returning in the evening and
taking D. W. Meyer with him
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Houseman and Miss
Lydia Houseman, of Altoona, are making their
annual visit among Centre county folks.
J. H. Meyers, of Boalsburg, moved to Holls-
opple, Somerset county, Tuesday where Mr.
Meyers is engaged in the milling business.
An auto party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
McLanahan, Miss Bettie Kimport, Mr. and Mrs,
J. F. Kimport spent Sunday among friends in Ty-
rone and Altoona.
Russell Johnston, the two year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Cyrus Johnston fell backward into a
tub of scalding water on Wednesday and was
quite seriously burned.
Harry Struble, tenant farmer on the old Chas
Snyder home, last week purchased the J. F. Hoy
farm in Benner township, for $8,5000. Mr. Struble
expects to occupy it next spring.
Mrs. S. A. Young, Mrs. P. A. Ward, Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Miller Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kustaborder, of Bellefonte,
attended the O. F. Shaw funeral Monday.
GERMANS NEARER PARIS.
All along the line the allies are en-
gaged in a desperate struggle to check
the savage attack of the Kaiser's
forces on Oise, about forty miles from
‘Paris.
The British are fighting desperately
to block the Germans from getting
one of the most direct routes to that
city. The battle raged all day Sunday
and Monday. By sheer weight of num-
bers the Germans are pushing on to
victory.
News of the batle reaching London
from two differene sources is the first
definite information since the fight
around Mons.
The French war office has issued
the following statement:
“Our troops press forward little by
little in the Vosges. In the region of
Ham, Vervins and St. Quentin the bat-
tle has been continuing three days.
“In the center there has been alter-
pate successes and checks and the
general battle still goes on. On the
left, the French forces have had to
yield ground, but they have remained
unbroken. :
“Another German cavalry corps has
pushed on as far as the line from
Soissons to Anizy-le-Chateau (between
the allies left and Paris). In the re-
gion of Rethel and of the Meuse the
enemy is inactive.
“In Lorraine our advance continues
on the right bank of the Sanon. In
the south the situation is unchanged.
In upper Alsace the Germans appear
to have left. Before Belfort there is
only a thin curtain of troops.
“In the north there are no signs of
hostile troops at Arras, Lille, Beth-
une, Doula and Lens, according to an
official announcement.
“Parts of several German army
corps in Belgium are moving east
ward into Germany.”
Military experts point out that from
the present position on the upper
Oise river the German advance will
become increasingly difficult owing to
the natural features of the country as
well as the artificial defenses that will
have to be encountered.
England Denies Shooting Spies
Home Secretary McKenna said that
no spies had been shot in England.
There have been rumors that many in
the secret employ of Germany had
been executed.
Reject Trust Jail Clause.
Senator Reed’s motion to include &
jail penalty in the “holding company”
provision of the Clayton Trust bill,
was defeated, 29 to 22, in the Senate.