Bellefonte, Pa., September 10, 1915. P- GRAY MEEK, - EDITOR | i township, died at her home near Hecla on Saturday at the home of his sa, ! park on Saturday of last week, of general John Kreps, on east Lamb street, after 1 | ZIMMERMAN.—Mrs. Rebecca Zimmer- | | | man, one of the oldest women of Walker ! | debility. She was a daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. John Meyers and was born in Clear- | TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.—Until turther notice her death had attained the advanced age this 1 aper will be furnished to subscribers at the | of 86 following rates : Paid strictly in advance $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 1.75 Paid after expiration of year 2.00 ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS. field county on March 23rd, 1829, hence at | years, 5 months and 11 days. i She was twice married, her first husband | ! being John Trevillian and after his death ' | she became the wife of Lewis Zimmer- i ~ | man, who has been dead many years. | | She is survived by the following children { to her first husband: Mrs. Shuman Zim- | GRANGE PICNIC BEGINS TOMORROW.— | merman and Mrs. Ella Martin, of Hecla; | Saturday of this week will be the opening | Mrs.-R. C. Kennelly, Charles and John | Eagle valley, finally retiring to a hore day of the forty-second annual Grange | Trevillian, of Iowa. encampment and fair at Centre Hall. By | following the time this paper reaches its readers, | William and Shuman Zimmerman, of Grange Park will bea tented city with an | Hecla park; David, of Pittsburgh; Lewis, active population and by Saturday prac- tically all the tent holders will be com- fortably located in their canvas homes, i She also leaves the | step-children; John, Cline, | of Oklahoma, and Mrs. H. C: Robison, of Shy Beaver, Huntingdon county. These sisters also survive, Mrs. Mary Strunk, KREPS.—James Kreps, a well know | Brows Top oF HEAD OFF WITH SHOT veteran of the Civil war, died about nan protracted illness with heart disease. | He was a son of Adam and Jens Kreps and was born at Martha Furnae seventy-five years ago. When but twe- ty years of age he enlisted for servicen the Civil war as a member of Compay K, 110th regiment Pennsylvania volu- teers and served until the close of tk war, having taken part in many had fought battles. Returning from the wr be engaged in farming and for may years followed that occupation in Bad in Milesburg. i On October 12th, 1865, he was unitd in marriage to Miss Nancy McAlliste, who died January 1st, 1908. Survivilg him, however, are the following childrei: { John A. Kreps, of Bellefonte; J. C. if Akron, Ohio; H. V,, of Altoona, and Ms. GUN.—On Saturday morning of last week Mrs. Powell and daughter, of Chester Oak, started to walk across the moun- tain to Pine Grove Mills. cided to stop and inquire after his health. They entered the gate and followed the path and at the corner of the house found Mr. Lightner sitting against the and a shot gun between his legs told the story of the awful tragedy. Lightner, who was an old Civil war veteran, had not been well for somedays and this probably accounts for his act. He was a son of Matthew Lightner, was born at Charter Oak sixty-nine years ago and lived there all his life. During the past fifteen or twenty years, since the marriage of his children, he had practic- | ally lived the life of a recluse. i He was a member of Company H, | 148th regiment, and had an enviable war When they | reached the John Lightner home they de- | house with the top of his head blown off, | CELEBRATED LABOR DAyv.—Bellefonte celebrated Labor day pretty generally on Monday. While a few of the stores kept open a short time in the morning they were all closed tight in the afternoon. The Odd Fellows picnic at Hunter’s park and the Clinton county P. O. S. of A. gathering at Hecla park were marred by the rain, but quite a number braved the elements and attended one or the other. But there were other gatherings. Wil- liam Burnside entertained a party of la- dies and gentlemen from Saturday until - Tuesday at his retreat on Muncy moun- tain. Edmund Blanchard was the host of a stag party at the House of Lords on { Nittany mountain from Saturday untij | Monday evening, and J. Harris Hoy, of | Snow Shoe, was general factotum over a {camp on Sterling run, in Snow Shoe | township, that was open for a week, be- ginning last Friday. One hundred guests were bidden to this outing. i Labor day also furnished a good ex- ; of Cedar Run; Mrs. Catharine McEwen, ‘Lock Haven, and Mrs. Sarah Miller, Zion. She had thirty-one half-brothers "and sisters, but of this number all are ready for a full week of out-door living and social pleasure. Ongjithelopening Sunday Miss Martha Ella Cartwright, of Milesburg. He alo record. He was also a member of Capt. | cuse for motoring parties and among the leaves two brothers and one sister, nanu- tJ. O. Campbell Post, No. 272, G. A. R,, of | many was one including Miss Katherine ly: Harry Kreps, of Pittsburgh; Mr. Pine Grove Mills, and especially well | Curtin, Miss Rebekah Valentine, Miss Robison, of Bloomsburg, the well known Sunday-school worker, will deliver the Harvest Home anniversary address. The subject of the address is “Remember Always.” A large choir will render ex- cellent music. The park will be better lighted, the exhibition buildings in better condition, and everything is in more complete readinessjfor the encampment than ever before. Owing to the favorable season the agricultural and horticultural exhibits will be of a better class than for years. All the space in the new exhibition stable has been engaged, which insures a splendid exhibit of live stock. PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK. Saturday, Sept. 11—Opening day. 7.30 p. m., grand opening entertainment in the auditorium. Sunday, Sept. 12—2.30 p. m., Harvest Home anniversary address by Miss Martha Robison, superintendent of the Rural Department of the State Sunday- school Association. 7.45 p. m., religious exercises. Monday, Sept. 13—Reception of ex- ! 7.30 p. m., moving pictures in the | hibits. auditorium, with good music. Tuesday, Sept. 14—2.30 p. m., addresses in the auditorium by members of the Grange. 7.30 p. m., moving pictures en- tertainment, special music. Wednesday, Sept. 15—10.30 a. m., ad- dress by§Hon. Wm. T. Creasy, Past Mas- ter of the Pennsylvania State Grange, and E. B. Dorsett, Past Lecturer of the State Grange. 1.30 p. m., addresses by Thomas Piollett, Lecturer of the Pennsyl- vania State Grange, and Hon. Frank Moore, Overseer of the Pennsylvania State Grange. 7.30 p. m., moving picture entertainment. Thursday, Sept. 16-—Grange and Wom- an’s Suffrage day. 10 a. m., addresses by Hon. James Foust, Dairy and Food Commissioner, and Dr. Mary Wolfe, of Lewisburg, whose subject is “Why Wom- en Should Vote.” 2.30 p. m., addresses by Hon. A. L. Martin, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, and Hon. John McSpar- ran, Master of the Pennsylvania State Grange. 7.30 p. m., the last moving pic- ture entertainment with excellent music. Friday, Sept. 17—Sales day for exhibi- tors, and social day for campers. sow NITTANY FURNACE PARTIALLY DE- MOLISHED. — Following close upon: the tearing down of the Bellefonte furnace the low stack at the Nittany furnace plant was thrown last Thursday after- noon and the large stack will be torn down as soon as arrangements can be made to do so. The tearing down of the Nittany stack was done in the same way as that of the Bellefonte stack a week previous, but the fall was not as perfect. After the underpinning had been blown out from under one side of the stack and a haul made on the rope, the ponderous stack swung a little to one side and a portion of it crumbled at the foot of the big stack. This debris will all have to be cleared away before the big stack can be pulled down. When the latter is done it will mark the end of an iron industry that started here when the old Logan furnace was built on the site of the Nit- tany iron company plant away back in 1800. The Logan furnace was after- wards purchased and operated by John Dunlop and years later passed under the control of the Valentines, who operated it for half a century, finally changing it from a charcoal to a regular blast fur- nace with coke as the fuel. Upwards of thirty years ago the Nittany Iron com- pany was organized and took over the plant and still later the furnace was operated by the Centre Iron Co. and the Empire Furnace company, until its shut down some five years ago. — COLEVILLE GIRL WINS PONY AND CART. —Miss Oleta Hollabaugh, the fifteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hollabaugh, of Coleville, is the proud pos- sessor of a pony and cart awarded her by the publishers of Farm and Fireside for soliciting subscriptions to that jour- nal. The Farm and Fireside has a stand- ing offer of a pony and cart to every boy and girl who turns in a certain number of subscriptions and Miss Hollabaugh not only sent in the required number but enough more to win for her a saddle and riding bridle, in addition to the pony and cart outfit. She received all the above last Thursday and is now so happy over her success that she has asked the WATCHMAN to extend her sincere thanks to every person who assisted her by giv- ing her their subscription to the above publication. {| man, after which burial was made in | the Hublersburg cemetery. dead but the following: Mrs. Anna Harshberger and Mrs. Hattie Pifer, of Jersey Shore; Mrs. Samuel Neff, of Phil- adelphia; James Meyers, of Mifflin county; Morris and Harvey, of Jersey Shore. Mrs. Zimmerman was a faithful mem- ber of the Presbyterian church from early girlhood. Funeral services were held at her home on Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Ertley, assisted by Rev. Binga- | I } JONEs.—Mrs. Hannah Warner Jones died at her home on east High street at 10.20 o’clock last Saturday evening. She had not been in good health for some months and her death was the result of a complication of diseases. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Warner and was born at Columbia, Pa., on April 4th, 1841, at her death be- ing 74 years and 5 months old. She was married to Mr. Jones on April 10th, 1867, and ever since had been a resident of Bellefonte. She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal church and a quiet, un- ostentatious woman. Ten years or more ago she lost her eyesight and had since been practically helpless, but was loving- ly cared for by her daughter, Miss Ella. Mr. Jones died about sixteen years ago but surviving her are three out of a fam- ily of nine children, namely: Miss Ella and John Paul Jones, at home, and Mrs. Harry Monsel, of Bellefonte. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church at four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. W. C. Charlton, after which burial was made in the Union cemetery. | | MCKINLEY.—John McKinley, a native of Centre county, died quite suddenly of apoplexy at his home at Northwood, near Tyrone, at 2.20 o’clock on Monday morn- ing. He was a son of Samuel and Eliza- beth McKinley and was born at Miles- burg on September 15th, 1850, hence was within nine days of being sixty-five years old. He was a roller by occupation and worked at the McCoy & Linn iron works until two years ago when he moved to Northwood. : Surviving him are the following chil- dren: Carl McKinley, of Howard; Mrs. Minerva Scott and Mrs. Vicey Martin, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Anna Luse and Miss Maretta McKinley, of Milesburg. He also leaves three brothers and one sister, namely: Lucien McKinley, of Lewis- town; James, of Milesburg; Samuel and Mrs. Anna Brown, of Bellefonte. Funeral services were held ,at his late home at Northwood at two o’clock on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. E. G. Sawyer, follow- ing which burial was made in the Grand- 1 1 to evil doers.” Ella Fetzer and John Kreps, of Altoon;. | known by many people in Ferguson | Katherine Fenlon, Robert Walker, Elliott Funeral services were held at tk township. He is survived by four sons : Lane, Stanley Valentine and Harry Cur- Kreps home on Lamb street at tw : and two daughters, as well as one broth- tin, having with them Mrs. John Lane as o’clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev. A. 1 { er and two sisters. | chaperon, drove to Cassanovia, N. Y., Sprague, of the United Brethren churcl, A squad of Capt. Campbell Post attend- Saturday, in the Walker and Lane cars, after which burial was made in the Ae { ed the funeral which was held on Tues- | to spend Labor day with Mrs. Bruce Bur- vent cemetery in Boggs township. | | FoLk.—Following an illness of som: | day morning. Rev. Mr. Little, of Neff’s Mills, officiated and burial was made in Steffey’s graveyard. weeks as the result of a paralytic stroke | l | 2 Joshua T. Folk died at his home on eas | PARKS.—Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Parks, son Harold left here Sunday morning to | lingame. The party reached Bellefonte | Tuesday morning, having driven home | by the way of Niagara Falls and Buffalo. | Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Gardner, with their High street about eleven o'clock las ' widow of Daniel Brittain Parks, died at | Spend Labor day motoring through the Thursday morning. { the Nason hospital at Roaring Spring on Cumberland valley, with Gettysburg as Deceased was a son of Jonathan and, Sunday afternoon after three months | their objective point. Edith, of Flemington; Mary, of East Liberty; Robert and John, Mr. Folk was a member of the Metho- Funeral | | STERNBERG.—Israel N. Sternberg, native of Bellefonte, died at his home in Revere, Mass., on Tuesday of last week, following an illness that dates back to ast March. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Sternberg and was born in Bellefonte over fifty years ago. hood days were spent in Bellefonte and when a young man he went to Washing ton, D. C., and for several years was em- ployed in the government printing office. From there he went to Lowell, Mass. and accepted a position on the Daily News, a position he held ten years. Of His boy- ate years he had been employed by the Suburban Gas and Electric company, of Revere. He is survived by his wife but no children. WATCHMAN published a notice of the death of Mr. Sternberg’s father, in Phila- delphia, with the names of all of his sur- viving children. Only a few weeks ago the SHAFFER.—Following a painful illness with elephantiases of the limb Mrs. Arvilla M. Shaffer, wife of “Buck” Shaf- fer Jr., died at the Bellefonte hospital at view cemetery, Tyrone. QUIGLEY.—Frank T. Quigley, a well known resident of Beech Creek, died at ten o'clock last Saturday morning as the result of a stroke of paralysis sustained ten days previous. He was a son of the late Judge Quigley and was born at Beech Creek sixty years ago. Most of his life was spent in that place, though he resided in Lock Haven a few years and held a position in the stationery department of the United States government at Washington under the Cleveland administration. During the past few years he filled the office of assessor for Beech Creek borough. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Misses Helen and Lillian Quigley, at home; one sister, Mrs. Bobb, ten o'clock last Saturday morning. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McMullen, of Milesburg, and was born on December 12th, 1872, being at death 42 years, 8 months and 21 days old. She is survived by her husband and three children, Julia, Bessie and Freda. She also leaves Ler mother and the following brothers and sisters: Mus. Samuel Gor- don and Mrs. John Grove, of Bellefonte; Mrs. George Schreffler, Osceola Mills, and William McMullen, of Johnstown. Funeral services were held in the Pleas. ant View chapel on Monday afternoon by Rev. S. S. Clark, after which burial was made in the Advent cemetery. I I NIGHTHART.— Mrs. Mary Doll Night- hart, wife of Charles Nighthart, died at Bellefonte hospital about four o’clock on Wednesday afternoon after seven weeks of Mechanicsburg, and two brothers, | jliness with a complication of diseases, Capt. James A. Quigley, of Blanchard, and Charles Quigley, of Lock Haven. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, burial being made in the Disciple cemetery. I | TAYLOR.—During one of the hot days of July Mrs. John Taylor, of Colyer, sat on the ground while shelling peas. She caught a cold, typhoid fever developed and after six week's illness she died on Friday, August 27th. She was a daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fye, of Pot- ter township, and was thirty-one years old. In addition to her husband she is survived by three small sons, Theodore, George and Charles. She also leaves one brother, Charles Fye, of Colyer. Funeral services were held in the Zion Evangelical church near Colyer on Sun- day, August 29th, by Rev. Bierly and burial was made in the cemetery adjoin- ing the church. She was a' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Doll and was born in Bellefonte thirty years ago. She was married to Mr. Nighthart about eight years ago and he survives with two children, John and Edward. She also leaves her parents and the following brothers and sister: William H. Doll, George, Frank, Louis Jr., and Mrs. John Pearl, all of Bellefonte, and Edward Doll, of Altoona. | | MoYER.—Edward Moyer, an old Cen- tre countian, died on August 31st at his home in Valley Falls, Kan. He was born in Bellefonte in 1833 and lacked only a few days of being 82 yearsold. He serv- ed during the Civil war and went west in 1866. Pneumonia was the cause of his death. Mr. Moyer made frequent visits to Bellefonte and Centre county. Among his survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Eliza- beth Martin, of Bellefonte, and Mrs. Sal lie Boggs, of Altoona. She was a daughter of John and Julia Jamison and was born in Pennsvalley, this county, a little over sixty-one years ago. She had been a resident of Altoona, survived by two daughters, two brothers and two sisters, as well as a number of half-brothers and sisters. Burial was made in the Grandview cemetery, Ty- rone, on Wednesday morning. | | GOODHART—MTr. and Mrs. J. C. Good- | death of their six weeks old son, James | Kenneth, who died on Saturday, August | 28th, after a brief illness with whooping I cough. Funeral services were held on | Monday morning of last week by Rev. 'H. M. Brown, burial being made in the! dist church and of Gregg Post G. A. R, | Contre Hill cemetery. having served during the Civil war as a member of the 148th regiment. services were held at his late home at . two o'clock on Saturday afternoon by COUnty temperance meeting called by Rev. E. H. Yocum, after which burial | the Centre county W. C. T. U, which was made in the Union cemetery. —— eee | TEMPERANCE LEAGUE ORGANIZED. — | The largely attended and representative was held in Petrikin hall, on Wednesday | afternoon, was a good one, indeed, and | manifested the temperance sentiment in | our own county. J The men present outnumbered the women and practically a men’s organiza- tion was formed, although women are eligible to membership. After a portion of Scripture had been read by Prof. Marshman, of State College, and prayer offered by Rev. Brown, of Millheim, the meeting was declared open and proceed- ed to business, Prof. Marshman presid- ing. A committee composed of F. H. Thomas, of Bellefonte; John I. Thomp- son, of Lemont; Prof. Irving Foster, of State College, and Rev. C. H. Brandt, of the Anti-Saloon League, was appointed to draft a constitution. While this was being done the meeting was open for general discussion and speech-making. A number of strong dppeals were made for active work to be done to make the county dry. The two dry candidates for Judge—Mr. Dale and Mr. Johnston, be- ing present each made brief addresses. They were followed by the recommenda- tion of a constitution which was read, voted upon and adopted. The election of officers resulted in Prof. Marshman, of State College, being made president; Titus M. Gramley, of Spring Mills, Prof. Irving Foster, of State College, James H. Potter, of Bellefonte, were chosen as the three vice-presidents; Prof. A. T. Wright, of State College, secretary, and G. L. Goodhart, of Centre Hall, treasurer. No endorsements were made nor reso- lutions adopted, but definite plans for active, effective work along temperance lines were made. The name of the new organization is “The Centre County Tem- perance League.” Twenty-three branch- es have already been formed and the un- organized territory will be visited in due time. BAD AUTO ACCIDENT.—William Emory, the salted peanut man of Philipsburg, with A. M. Nesbit, also of Philipsburg, and Misses Hilda and Mildred Williams, of Port Matilda, were victims of a dis- astrous automobile accident near How- ard on Tuesday night, and as a result Mr. Emory may be a marked man for life. It may not have been a joy riding party but with four people crowded into a Buick runabout and speeding down Bald Eagle valley after midnight, it look- ed very much like a regular night-time outing. Just this side of Howard where the state road ends there is a sharp turn to connect with the old road. The driver failed.to see the danger spot in time with the result that he ditched his car and all the occupants were thrown out. Emory lit headfirst in a barbed wire fence cut- ting a deep gash in his chin, one on the right side of the neck, another on the right forehead and puncturing his lower lip. He was taken tothe hospital for treatment. None of the other occupants were seriously hugt. The car was almost a total wreck. however, for almost thirty years. She is ! of Centre Hill, are mourning the! Hannah Folk and was born at Milesburg illness with diabetes and blood poisoning. George R. Meek with Mrs. Meek, their on February 3rd, 1843, hence at his death was 72 years, 6 months and 27 days old, When a young man he learned the trade of a blacksmith, an occupation he follow- ed a number of years. He served as a policeman in Bellefonte a half dozen or more years and was known as a “terror Of late years his health has been such that he was not able to do any hard work. On October 10th, 1881, he was united in marriage to Miss Melissa I. Shinna- felt, who survives with six children | hart, namely: of Mt. Eagle; Hattie, Minnie, of Pittsburg; of Bellefonte. He also leaves one brother, John Folk, of Bethlehem. : son Peter, and Dr. Eloise Meek left here , Saturday afternoon for a motor trip into ' New York State; the longest stops be- ! ing made at Watkins Glen and Elmira. i Another party that made elaborate | preparations for a delightful motor out- | ing was composed of John M. Shugert, { John McCoy, Ad Fauble, H. Laird Curtin | and Thomas Beaver. They left Belle- | fonte about ten o'clock Saturday night | with Eagles Mere in view. After spend- | ing the night at the Country club they | were undecided what to do. At last they started down Nittany valley but when they reached Lamar hit the trail up Fishing creek, coutinued through Brush and Pennsvalleys and crossed the Seven mountains to Lewistown, where they had dinner. They returned to the Club for { Sunday night. On Monday they went all the way to Lock Haven for dinner re- turning to Bellefonte late in the after- noon, completely tired out with their trip. Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Tate and Mrs. Tate’s sister, Mrs. Harmer, returned Tuesday from a four day’s motor. trip to Clearfield county, where they were visit- ing with Dr. Tate’s mother. Labor day also ushered in the week’s social doings among them being a dinner | given by Henry Keller at the Country club, on Monday evening, to a few of his young lady and gentlemen friends. On Tuesday evening the young friends of Mrs. Edward Garbrick gave her a miscellaneous shower, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hazel, on Logan street. The same evening Miss Carrie Ander- son entertained in honor of Mrs. Cassi- dy’s guest, Miss Martha Mochman, of Pittsburgh. Mrs. James B. Lane entertained a number of her friends with a card party, on Tuesday night. Miss Eleanore Parker gave a dinner on Wednesday to a number of her girl friends who will leave within a week for schools and colleges. Miss Ruth Gamble entertained a num- ber of the girls who are on the eve of going away to school, at her parents’ home on Linn street, from three to five o’clock, last Friday afternoon. Mrs. J. M. Curtin and Mrs. J. Norman Sherer entertained with a supper party at the Country club Wednesday evening. Thirty covers were laid for the party. The dance at the Logan hall Friday night of last week, was originated by Ce- cil Walker, and given in compliment to the number of the younger set leaving for college. = Miss Mary Rankin entertained Tues- day night in honor of her friends who are going away to school. G. WILLARD HALL WITHDRAWS AS A CANDIDATE FOR PROTHONOTARY.— Fol- lowing close upon the filing of nomina- tion papers by Ira G. Burkett; of Storms- town, as a candidate for Prothonotary upon the Republican ticket, G. Willard Hall, of this place, on Friday filed the papers of his withdrawal as a candidate for the same office. Mr. Hall had been the only candidate for that office on the Republican ticket up to Tuesday of last week, the last day for filing papers, when Mr. Burkett filed his papers. Mr. Hall's withdrawal so soon afterwards, leaving Mr. Burkett the only candidate, smells very much of a deal of some kind, though the exact particulars have not yet ap- peared upon the surface. FARMS FOR SALE BEING LISTED BY STATE.—The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is now preparing a bulle- that are for sale. Anyone having a farm for sale, who is willing to dispose of it at a reasonable price, may receive aid by writing to the Secretary of Agriculture at once for a descriptive application blank. ——Charles Anderson fell and tore the ligaments in his ankle on Sunday and has since been confined to bed. tin giving a list of farms in Pennsylvania | CorN THIEVES ACTIVE. — Elmer C. Straub, better known to his friends as “Waxie” and who lives on the old Alex- ander farm above the lime kilns, is surely a philosopher up-to-date. During the hard winter weather he puts out corn and grain to feed the wild turkeys and the birds and he always plants enough of corn to feed the squirrels and raccoons, and give his neighbors a mess of roasting ears, when they ask for them. But he gets downright mad when people make it a practice of going into his corn field and carrying off his corn by the bag full. In fact, he avers that so much of his corn has been carried off this year that it will hurry him to have enough to fat- ten his hogs. And he is now compelled to stay at home from church on Sunday and watch his corn field to keep the corn thieves from skinning it clean. “Waxie” further states that the stealing is not done by foreigners, either, but by low- down, lazy, thieving Americans, and that he knows who they are. But corn is not the only thing they steal from “Waxie.” They pilfer his orchard of its best fruit and even carry off vegetables from his garden and once in a while a chicken from his roost. And this recalls an older story. *“Waxie” has a cultivated blackberry patch and a year or so ago the bushes gave promise of a bountiful crop. When it was time for the berries to ripen “Waxie” visited the patch daily but could get only a quart or two of berries ata time. Finally he was coming into town one day when he was accosted by a woman who wanted to know if he had any more of those lus- cious blackberries; as she had bought ten quarts of them several days previous and would like to have some more. By a little cautious inquiry “Waxie” learned that a certain woman was picking his berries and selling them at a fancy price, at the same time representing that she was doing the work for him, but the money went into her own pocket. The next trip she made to the berry patch was her last as “Waxie” was on the ground with a long string of good, sound advice. OA mere eeceemteen ANOTHER PRISONER ESCAPED FROM THE PENITENTIARY. —Ario de Santis, alias Ari Desantise, made his escape from the penitentiary at Rockview at an early hour last Friday morning and at this writing has not been recaptured. Santis was housed in the temporary prison in the stockade and at 2.06 o’clock Friday morning got permission to go out of the prison. He passed out of the stockade and went up the hill toward the death house where he was accosted by another guard. The latter told him to return to his quarters and he stated that he would, starting at once in that direction. The morning was very foggy and he soon be- came lost to sight from the guard. Twenty minutes later when the guard reported at the stockade the man had not returned and a general alarm of his escape was then sent out. Within a few minutes the big sirene whistle was put in operation and the entire countryside warned of the prison- er’s escape. Guards were dispatched in all directions but with the dense fog it was like groping for a needle in a hay- stack. On Friday the prisoner was re- ported to have been seen near the Kep- hart farm on Buffalo Run and Saturday he was reported to have gotten his break- fast from a woman at Unionville. Guards were sent to both places but failed to find the man. Santis is registered at the penitentiary as A-8603. He is of Italian nationality and about twenty-nine years old. He is 5 feet 23 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. His hair is a chestnut brown and as distinguishing marks the thumb on his left hand is deformed and the first finger amputated at the second joint. When he left he wore a white and blue striped shirt, blueish trousers of coarse material, brogan shoes and blueish cap. He was sent to the penitentiary from Blair county on March 8th, 1915, for not less than one year and eight months, nor more than two years and six months for receiving stolen goods. Santis had al- ways been a model prisoner and one of the most trusted ones. FUNK—HINES.—R. L. Funk, of Lamar, and Miss Gertrude G. Hines, of Mingo- ville, were married at the home of Mrs. William Grenoble, in Lock Haven, at seven o'clock last Friday evening, by Rev. A. F. Weaver, pastor of the United Evangelical church. Mr. and Mrs. Funk will reside at Lamar. AE, CHANGE OF PASSENGER FARE.— Sep- tember 10th, 1915, the Bellefonte Central railroad will return to the passenger fares in force one year ago, which will make the round trip tickets between Bellefonte and State College, 75 cents, 5 cents less than now in force. One way tickets, 60 cents. Round trip tickets, 75 cents. ~— oe ——1J. Kennedy Johnston candidate for the office of judge stands for all our people upon an equal justice basis. Charges are being made against him by some, but the source of these charges is conclusive proof that he is the kind of a man that the people need as their judge. — - 60-36-2t ——The nurses at the Bellefonte hos- pital are arranging to hold a cake and candy sale, Saturday September 18th. Generous contributions are asked from every one, as the proceeds will go to- wards buying supplies for the hospital. ——It is reported that more or less illegal hunting is being done down Bald Eagle valley. Another job for the state constabs.
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