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Bellefonte, Pa., December 24, 1915.
P- GRAY MEEK, li - EDITOR.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
BorOUGH COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.—
Seven members were present at the reg-
ular meeting of borough council on Mon-
day evening, the absentees being Dr.
Brockerhoff apd F. E. Naginey.
Burgess Blanchard presented the re-
port of the firemen’s conference held on
December 8th, which resulted in the
election of Orrie Kline, chief fire mar-
shall; John J. Bower first assistant, and
Arthur Brown second assistant. The re-
port was approved by council.
J. Orvis Keller, representing the Ocean
Accident and Life Insurance society, was
present and explained that company’s at-
titude on the Workmen’s Compensation
insurance, which is the same as any old-
line stock company. Letters were also
received from W. B. Rankin and H. E.|
Fenlon regarding the same matter, the
latter estimating that it will cost the bor-
ough about $125.00 a year to carry the
requisite amount of insurance for the
employees in the street, water and. po-
lice departments. Borough solicitor J.
Thomas Mitchell advised council to take
immediate action to comply with the
law, as it is too dangerous a proposi-
tion to evade. President Walker there-
fore appointed the Street, Water and
Fire and Police committees and the bor-
ough solicitor a committee to take the
matter up at once and have the insurance
placed to date January 1st, 1916, when
the law becomes operative.
A letter was received from Francis
Shunk Brown, Attorney General of Penn-
sylvania, regarding the illegal employ-
ment of minors, asking that steps be tak-
en between now and January 1st to see
that the law is duly enforced in Belle-
fonte. The matter was referred to the
borough solicitor.
The Street committee reported a num-
ber of minor repairs around town but
nothing of great consequence.
. The Water committee reported replac-
ing the fire hydrant at the Undine fire
company building, repairing the hydrant
at the Lyric. The new fire alarm has
been received and installed upon the
steam heating plant. In the matter of
the water tax exonerations asked at the
last meeting Mr. Seibert reported that he
had seen a number of the parties, some
of whom had paid up and others prom-
ised, and he thought that by the next
meeting of council the committee would
be able to make a definite report.
The Fire and Police committee report-
ed the burgess’ check for $8.00 for fines
collected.
The Finance committee asked for the
renewal of a note for $3,000 for six
months from December 21st.
The Special committee reported prog-
ress in the matter of the requested ap-
propriation to help defray the Memorial
day expenses of the Lieut. George L.
Jackson Camp Spanish war veterans.
On motion of Mr. Seibert council ap-
propriated $75.00 for the payment of the
light of the Logan fire company during
the year and $12.00 for the light in the
council chamber.
Bills to the amount of $566.29 were ap-
proved after which council adjourned to
meet at seven o'clock on Monday even-
ing, January 3rd, 1916, when the old
council will hold its final session and
dissolve in time for the new council to
organize at eight o’clock the same even-
ing.
SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY.—At Sat-
urday morning's session of court William
Morris who, with Alfred P. Pletcher,
alias Heaton, was convicted at the late
term of court of stealing chickens from
Bald Eagle valley farmers, was sentenced
by Judge Orvis to pay a fine of one dol-
lar, costs of prosecution and imprison-
ment in the western penitentiary for a
term of one year and four months. When
called for sentence Morris told the judge
that he had nothing to do with the steal-
ing of the chickens but was the victim of
a conspiracy, and that “them fellows”
had paid ten dollars to land him. The
Judge told him that inasmuch as the
jury thought him guilty the only thing
he could do was to pronounce sentence,
which he did as above. Owing to the
fact that Morris expected to get from ten
years upwards in the penitentiary he
must have felt satisfied with the sen-
tence. He was taken to the penitentiary
on Monday by chief of police Harry
Dukeman. Plétcher, who was convicted
with Morris, was taken to the insane
asylum ai Warren.
Application for a new trial having been
made for Steve and John Drabish, convict-
ed of rioting on the occasion of the killing
of Andy Slavitch, at Clarence, on the night
of October 31st, sentence could not be
pronounced upon them and they were
remanded to jail.
——Thieves raided the tobacco and
confectionery store of George T. Gra-
ham, of State College, last Tuesday night,
and carried away about sixty dollar’s
worth of meerschaum pipes, a gold watch
and a gold cigar cutter. No clue to the
robbers has been found.
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NoLL.—Thomas Noll, a former Centre
countian, died at his home at Pitcairn at ! of Centre county, died at his home in | —Bellefonte branch of the Needlework
Demorvalic had aly, | 6.15 o’clock Wednesday evening, after an | Canton, Ohio, on Tuesday morning, fol- | Guild of America presents its secretary’s
illness of only six days with pneumonia. | lowing an illness of two weeks as the re- | report for the year 1915, as follows:
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel
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| sult of a stroke of paralysis. He was
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| SHOOP.—James Potter Shoop, a native | YEAR'S WORK OF NEEDLEWORK GUILD.
Nall and was born at Hublersburg on born at Centre Hall in 1842 and lived |
i March 31st, 1849, hence was in his sixty-
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.—Until turther notice |
seventh year. He was a stone mason by
occupation and resided in Bellefonte a
number of years, going to Pitcairn fifteen
yearsjago. For some time past he has
‘held the position of director of public
works in that city.
He was married to Miss Hattie Miller,
who survives with the following children:
Clarence, Winfield and Carl, of Pitcairn;
Mrs. Mary Lambert, of Greensburg, and
Mrs. George Miller, of Pleasant Gap.
One son, Edgar, died only about a month
ago. He also leaves four brothers and
one sister, namely: Col. Emanuel Noll,
of Bellefonte; George, of Milesburg;
John, of Peabody, Kan.; James, of Pleas-
ant Gap, and Mrs. Mary Swartz, of Som-
erset. Mr. Nol! was a member of the
Methodist church and of the Bellefonte
Lodge Knights of the Golden Eagle.
Col. Emanuel Noll went out to Pitcairn
yesterday to attend the funeral which
will take place at 2.30 o'clock this after-
noon.
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HALDEMAN. — Mrs. Margaretta Cam-
eron Haldeman, of Harrisburg, widow of
former Congressman Richard J. Halde-
man, died at an. early hour last Friday
morning after a prolonged illness. She
was seventy-eight years old and a daugh-
ter of General Simon Cameron, in his day
one of the most prominent men in
Pennsylvania, being United States Sena-
tor and Secretary of War under Presi-
dent Lincoln. Mrs. Haldeman’s death
occurred in the old John Harris home-
stead, ‘which she had occupied many
years, and which is the oldest house in
Harrisburg. During her life she was a
frequent visitor in Bellefonte and had
many friends here.
She is survived by two children, Richard :
C. Haldeman and Mrs. William E. Wright,
both of Harrisburg. She also leaves one
brother, former United States Senator J.
Donald Cameron, of Donegal, and Mrs.
Wayne McVeagh, of Washington, D. C.
Funeral services were held at her late
home at two o'clock on Monday after-
noon by Rev. Dr. Lewis S. Mudge, of the
Pine Street Presbyterian church, after
which burial was made in the East Har-
risburg cemetery.
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PARKER.--Mrs. Cora Johnston Parker,
wife of George G. Parker, died at her
home in Philipsburg on Saturday morn-
ing. Though she had been ailing for
many months her death came rather |
suddenly and unexpected.
She was a daughter of James and Han-
nah Ammerman Johnston and was born
at Allport on August 27th, 1864, making
her age 51 years, 3 months and 26 days.
She was married to Mr. Parker in 1884
and ever since resided in Philipsburg. In
addition to her husband she is survived
by three daughters and a son, namely:
Mrs. Fred Meyer, of Osceola Mills; Mrs.
James MacCamley, of Philipsburg; Wil-
liam and Alice at home. She also leaves
five brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Park-
er was a devoted member of the Meth-
odist church and funeral services were
held at her late home at 8.15 o'clock on
Monday evening by her pastor, Rev. C.
W. Wasson,.and private interment was
made in the Philipsburg cemetery on
Tuesday morning at 10.30 o’clock.
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TAYLOR.—Mrs. Eliza Taylor, widow of
William Taylor, died at her home in
Halfmoon township on Friday morning
of paralysis of the bowels, aged about
seventy years. She had been sick for
over six weeks. She was born at Union-
ville, but most of her life was spent in
Halfmoon township. She was a mem-
ber of the United Brethren church for
half a century and was a woman highly |
respected in the. community in which she
lived. J
Mr. Taylor died about three years ago
but surviving her are the following
children: Elmer, Alonza and Vernon
Taylor, of Warriorsmark; Mrs. Margaret
Cole, of Sinking Valley, and Mrs. Han-
nah Morrison, of Warriorsmark. She |
also leaves one sister, Mrs. Hannah Way,
of Harrisburg. Funeral services were
held in the Lutheran church at Centre
Line at 2.30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon
by Rev. Mr. Kebock, of Warriorsmark,
after which burial was made in the Cen-
tre Line cemetery.
MCMULLEN. — Mrs. Sarah Ida Mec- |
Mullen, wife of Jacob McMullen, died at
‘her home in Tyrone on Friday morning,
following a year’sillness with tuberculosis.
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
C. Blair and was born at State College
on March 7th, 1892, residing there until
five years ago when the family moved to
Tyrone. On August 17th, 1914, she was
united in marriage to Jacob McMullen
who survives with her parents and the
following brothers and sisters: Lester,
Catharine, Helen, Almeda and Dorothy,
of Tyrone; Mrs. Edna Bruss, of Martins-
burg, and Mrs. Ray Harpster, of Tyrone.
The funeral was held on Sunday, burial
being made in the Grandview cemetery,
Tyrone.
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STOVER. — Thaddeus Stover died at
Smullton on Thursday of last week, of
general debility, aged 76 vears, 6 months
and 9 days. He was an old soldier, hav-
ing served in the 148th regiment. Sur-
viving him are his wife and three daugh-
ters. Burial was made at Rebershurg
last Saturday.
out the war and for a year and a half
was an orderly on the staff of General
Hancock.
At the close of the war he located in
Canton, Ohio, and went to work for the
Aultman company. During the past
twenty-five years, however, he had been
a traveling salesman for the H. B. Smith
company, of Westfield, Mass. In 1872
he married Miss Hannah Lupher, of Can-
ton, who survives with one son, Dr.
Ralph O. Shoop. He was a member of
the G. A. R. and the Canton Lodge of
Elks. The funeral will be held this
afternoon, burial to be made in the
Westlawn cemetery at Canton.
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SMITH. — Mrs. Lydia Martin Smith,
wife of William Smith, of Tyrone, died
at the Altoona hospital on Wednesday
. morning, following a month’s illness
| with typhoid fever. She was a daughter
| of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zeigler
! and was born at Millheim fifty years ago.
| During the past twenty years the family
i has resided at Tyrone. In addition to
her husband she is survived by five chil-
| dren, namely: Mrs. Pearl Singler, of
i Cleveland, Ohio; Margaret, Fred, Thomas
and Joseph at home. She also leaves
one brother and two sisters, John Zeigler,
of Tyrone; Mrs. Emma Van Pelt, of
Ithaca, N. Y., and Mrs. Benjamin Arney,
of Centre Hall.
at two o'clock this (Friday) afternoon
from her late home at Northwood, burial
| to be made in the Grandview cemetery,
Tyrone.
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BASTRESS.— Robert Bastress, a former
resident of Ferguson township, died last
Thursday at his home near Harlan, Ind.,
as the result of a stroke of paralysis sus-
tained the day previous.
wife, who prior to her marriage was
| Miss Lizzie Witmer, a daughter of J. B.
{ Witmer, of White Hall; three sons, one
| daughter, his mother, three brothers and
i four sisters. The remains were brought
the train to the Pine Hall cemetery where
afternoon. Rev. S. C. Stover had charge
of the services.
SLACK.—Samuel Slack, a life-long resi-
home at Potters Mills on Tuesday morn-
ing as the result of a general breakdown,
aged eighty-four years. In early ::ie Mr.
Slack followed the occupation of a drover,
but later engaged in farming. Mrs.
Slack died 2a number of years ago but
surviving him are two children, Warren
and Lizzie, both at home. He also leaves
one brother, John Slack, of Potters Mills.
The funeral will be held this morning,
burial to be made in the Sprucetown
cemetery. :
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i EBERHART.—Nathan Eberhart, a broth-
er of Daniel Eberhart, of this place, died
in Bellevue, Ohio, on December 10th»
| aged 84 years, 11 months and 11 days.
He was a native of Berks county and
resided in Union county many years be-
fore going to Ohio. i
——The new auto truck manufactured
by the Beech Creek Truck and Auto
company, came to Bellefonte yesterday
on a publicity trip, and it must be ad-
mitted that it received very favorable
comment. Itis a four ton truck, with
{both front and rear wheel steer, afd
looks as if it will stand the knocks of
any kind of a road. The truck will take
any kind of a hill and go any place any
other kind of a vehicle will go. Paul].
Smith, the inventor of the truck and
patentee, was with the truck and ex-
plained its workings to a crowd of inter-
ested spectators. It is the purpose. of
the company to manufacture trucks for
market and if all the machines are as
good as the one seen here yesterday
there ought to be no trouble selling them.
——This is the last day before Christ-
mas and while buying in the stores has
been very liberal this week, many people
in Bellefonte have been a little lax in
purchasing Red Cross Christmas seals. If
you have not yet done so buy some of
the seals and help the ladies to get rid of
their allotment. Even if you don’t use
them before Christmas youcan use them
during the Holidays. Be as generous as
the State-Centre Electric company, which
is illuminating the red cross in the Dia-
mond free of charge.
——The negotiations pending between
the State Highway Department and the
stockholders of the Bellefonte and Kish-
acoquillas turnpike, for the purchase of
the pike or toll road between Bellefonte
and Centre Hail, have reached that stage
where a price has virtually been agreed
upon and when some minor details have
been arranged the road will be taken
over and Centre county freed from all
tollgates with but one exception, and
that on the road from Brush valley to
Millheim.
——The State-Centre Electric company
completed their line to Centre Hall on
Tuesday when electric light was turned
on in that town for the first time.
dent of Potter township, died at his:
there until the outbreak of the Civil war 187.
| when he answered the first call for vol-
unteers, enlisting in the three months’ j pital, 54.
service. Later he re-enlisted as a mem- |.
ber of the 148th regiment in which he:
was a color bearer. He served through. | follows:
The funeral will be held | M
He was fifty- |
seven years old and is survived by his
east on Monday and taken direct from
burial was made at four o’clock in the’
‘Miss Daise Keichline and Mrs. J. L. Montgomery.
‘Miss Grace Wetzel
‘Mrs. David Dale
‘Mrs. J. H. Potter
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Garments collected, 340.
Garments distributed—private cases,
Garments distributed, Bellefonte hos-
Garments in reserve, 99.
The officers of the local Guild are as
President, Mrs. R. S. Brouse.
Vice-president, Mrs. H. C. Valentine.
Secretary, Mrs. Charles Morris.
Treasurer, Mrs. John M. Shugert.
Directors—The above officers and Miss Mary
Hoy, Mrs. W. F. Reynolds, Mrs. John N. Lane,
The list of garment giving members
is as follows:
Miss Della Heckman ~~ Mrs. Fenlon
Mrs. Jared Harper Miss Mary Thomas
Mrs. A. C. Mingle Mrs. J. B. Lane {
Mrs. E. Ardery Miss Emma Montgomery |
Mrs. John Knisely Mrs. Yeager ;
Mrs. Oscar Wetzel
Mrs. Thos. Hamilton
Mrs. John Keichline
Mrs. Blanche Schloss
Miss Ida Klinger
Miss Carolyn Harper
Mrs. Callaway
Mrs. Daggett
Mrs. Sloop
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Mrs. Olewine :
Miss Mary Valentine
Miss Helen Valentine
Mrs. Wilkinson Miss Daisy Graham
Mrs. Woodcock Mrs. Kilpatrick
Mrs. Ceader Mrs. Locke
Mrs. Allison Mrs. Thomas Hazel
Mrs. Zeller Miss Rhoads
Mrs. R. G. H. Hayes Miss Martha Johnson
Miss Helen Ceader
Miss Powell
‘Miss Mira Humes
Mrs. Thad Hamilton
Mrs. J. M. Dale
Mrs. Stewart
Mrs. Oliver Witmer
Mrs. John Bullock
Mrs. Scott
Mrs. Wilbur Baney
Mrs. George Haze
Mrs. Frank Montgomery
Miss Katharine Curtin
Miss K. Shugert Mrs. Thornley
Miss Anna McCoy Mrs. F. P. Blair
Mrs. Quigley Mrs. Willard
‘Miss H. Quigley Miss Anna Cook
Miss M. Quigley Mr. Katz
Mrs. Burnet Mr. Gilliam
Mrs. Crawford Mrs. Rogers
Mrs. G. F, Harris Miss Hassell
Mrs. John McCoy Miss Beltz
Miss Laurie Mrs. Leggett
Miss Anna Valentine Miss Ronan i
Miss Molly Shugert
Mrs. J. W. Gephart
Mrs. Wallace Gephart
Miss Caroline Valentine
Mrs. G. L. Potter
Mrs Catherine Dinges |!
Miss Dorworth Mrs. John P. Lyon :
Miss Malin Mrs. John Sebring Jr.
Mrs. Keller Miss Helen Wetzel
Miss Crissman Miss Isabelle Hill
Miss Rebie Noll
Mrs. Thomas Beaver
Miss Anna H. Hoy
Mrs. James Furst
rs. M. H. Wilson
Mrs. J. Y. Dale
Mrs. Paul Sheffer Mrs. Pugh -
Mrs. Richard Mrs. Donald Potte
Mrs. A. G. Morris Miss Blanchard
Mrs. Robert Morris
Miss Morris
Mrs. John Curtin
Mrs. E. Blanchard
Mrs. Frank Shugert
Miss Elizabeth Shugert
. Mrs. John Blanchard Miss Annie Noll !
Miss R. Valer tine Mrs. Harvey Miller i
Miss Linn Mrs. Levi :
Mrs; Thos. Mitchell Miss Eliza Thomas :
Mrs. Geo R. Meek
Miss Ella Wagner
Mrs. Beach
Miss Lillie Smith |
Mrs. Charles Keichline |
The Needlework Guild of America isa !
national organization with headquarters |
in Philadelphia. There are branches in
cities, towns and villages in almost every |
State in the Union. It has a member- i
ship of over three hundred thousand.
The object of the Guild is to collect |
and distribute new, plain, suitable gar- |
ments to meet the great need of hos- |
pitals, homes and private charities, and
to extend it’s usefulness by the organiza- |
tion of other branches. The annual con-
tribution of two, or more, new articles of
wearing apparel, or household linen, or a
donation of money, constitutes member-
ship ina branch. Men, women and chil-’
| dren may become members. Any mem- |
ber obtaining two new garments from |
| field to Bellefonte.
EE ERE
BELLEFONTE GETS HIGHWAY HEAD-
QUARTERS—A re-organization of the engi-
neering work of the State Highway De-
partment was announced at Harrisburg
on Monday, and in the re-organization
Bellefonte is made headquarters for the
first engineering district to be composed
of the counties of Centre, Clinton, Mifflin
and Huntingdon. W. D. Meyer, assistant
engineer in charge, will move from Clear-
W. O. Bennett will
continue as superintendent of Centre
county; C. H. Orndorf, a draughtsman
attached to district No. 2, at Harrisburg,
has been made superintendent of Clinton
county, and D. A. McCloskey, acting
chief of construction of district No. 11,
has been made superintendent of Hunt-
ingdon county. A new district to be
| known as No. 8, has been created out of Seven-fold Amen ...........
| Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson, Elk and Organ “Nazareth” ...........
Cameron counties, which "will be in
charge of engineer F. E. Winter, with |
headquarters at Clearfield.
The Highway Department has leased
the five rooms on the front and north
end of the fourth fioor of Temple Court
where the district headquarters will be
established when engineer W. D. Meyer
and his corps of assistants come to Belle-
fonte. The change will be made between
now and the first of the year.
THESE HUNTERS MADE GOOD.—Frank
and Charley Houser, Ben Stere, John
Halderman, George Shope, Samuel Rob-
inson, and James Rider comprise the Val-
ley View hunting crowd. TFheir favorite
ground is on Benner run, in the Alleghe-
nies, beyond “the Rattlesnake.”
When they started to their camp the
first of December the writer imposed a
condition on them whereby they were to
present him with a mess of venison up-
on their return. It was Frank Houser
: whom we put in the hole, but he was
game and declared that he had enough
' faith in the hunting ability of his crowd
' to know that they ‘could make good a
' promise to supply the whole country
with venison. Well, you all know how
such things usually result with hunters.
We all kid them and never expect any-
thing.
Here is a different crowd, however, for
on Wednesday in walks Charley Houser
with three fine big venison steaks and
from their size one of the two deer they
got must have been a whale.
Our hat is off gentlemen. You are
genuine sportsmen.
pre tote eo iors,
SCATTERING CHRISTMAS CHEER.—The
Associated Charities have been busy this
week scattering Christmas cheer among :
the needy ones of Bellefonte and vicinity.
In the absence of Mrs. R. S. Brouse, who
was called to Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. J.
Thomas Mitchell has been in charge of
the work. The contributions from the |
Elks, the Woman’s club, the Bellefonte
club and private individudls were quite
liberal, so that the committee had about
$150.00 in cash to spend, as well as other
———
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 11:00 a. m. Wednes-
day 8 p. m., 9% E. High street.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
The program for Christmas day, De-
cember 25th, 10 o'clock a. m, in St.
| John’s Episcopal church is as follows:
Organ Prelude ‘Bethlehem’
Processional Hymn....occee.....
Te Deum Laudamus in E flat.
Jubilate Deo in C...................ccceeuee.........RObinson
Anthem “Behold I bring you glad tid-
{ ings, iil. cos ivsinareas aay
; Communion Service in C...
ra vensnruna Gounod
i MUSICAL SERVICE. :
| SUNDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26TH, 7.30 P. M.
| Organ Prelude ‘Bethlehem
Magnificat in-F.............. seen
' Cantata ‘‘The Story of Bethlehem
Part 1—The Shepherds
Finale—O come all ye Faithful
1 a—March of the Magi......... Dubois
y b—Cantilene Pastorale......Guilmont
| Organ
| Duet “O Holy Night”........c.....coecenee........Adam
| Anthem ‘‘Break forth into Joy” ................. Steane
Trio ““O little town of Bethlehem’......... Ambrose
Organ ‘““The Holy Night’’ ............ Dudley Buck
SRE Gounod
: Recessional “Nazareth”
| CHRISTMAS DAY AT THE LUTHERAN
CHURCH.
i Early service next Saturday morning
| at 6 o’clock will be held in the Lutheran
‘church by the pastor, Rev. W. M. B.
Glanding.
Saturday evening at 7.00 sharp the
Lutheran Sunday school will render a
program entitled, “Christmas Praise.”
Besides a tree and other usual features,
there will be a “Now-I-lay-me-down-to-
Sleep” exercise by seven tiny girls in
bed-time costume and by the Goddesses
lof Dreams of Love. Another number
| will be “The Judgement of Time,” in
which Father Time reviews the Holidays
in costume, beginning with New Years
and ending with Santy Claus.
An early Praise service will be held in
the Reformed church Saturday, (Christ-
mas Day), morning at 645. Sunday
morning at 10.30 Dr. Schmidt will take
as his theme, “God’s Christmas Gift.”
Sunday evening at 7 o’clock the chil-
dren’s Christmas festival will be held.
Familiar Christmas carols will be sung
at all of these services.
There will be noservice in the Presbyte-
rian church on Sunday, December 26th,
either morning or evening.
The United Brethren Sunday school
will hold its X-mas exercises on Sunday
evening, December 26th.
Many Dear Killed by Many Hunters.
From reports submitted by 42 of its 51
foresters in charge of 40 State forests,
coniprising 800,000 acres of a total of
1,009,000 acres of forest reserves, the De-
partment of Forestry has compiled a
i statement of camps and campers on
| State forests during 1915, and game kill-
! ed on State land during the past hunting
| season. The statement shows that 783
| deer and 75 bear were killed by 4,174
i hunters camping on State forests, and
ten other persons (or the equivalent of ! contributions. The town was divided | 12,600 hunters not camping, but hunting
22 articles) becomes a director. i
The garments are designed for winter
use and should be made of warm ma- |
terials; winter underwear, flannel shirts, |
flannel sacques and wrappers for the sick, i
stockings, nightgowns, nightshirts, sheets,
towels, shoes and infant clothes, are es-
pecially desirable. For knitters, stock-
ings, socks, bed socks, mittens, hoods,
shawls and comforters.
* The money collected is used only for
supplies and expenses of the branch and
for a contribution to the national treasury
for office expenses and establishment of
branches. No fees, fines or dues are im-
posed upon garment-giving members,
directors or officers
The branch work is very simple. The
directors collect the garments from their
members in October of each year. The
president sends out the date of the meet-
ing, usually early in November, when all
the garments are taken to her house,
applications for their distribution re-
ceived through directors and garment-
members, and the packages made up and
sent out. Garment-members may mark
their contributions in case they wish any
particular person or persons to receive
them. Everything is distributed in Belle.
fonte and this vicinity. Because the
head office is in Philadelphia, it has some-
times been inferred that the garments
were sent there. Branch work is entirely
local. The Guild is absolutely non-
sectarian and may not be connected in
any way with churches, clubs or other
charitable organizations, except the
American Red Cross, with which it is
affiliated in times of national disaster.
The Bellefonte branch sent a splendid
box to Dayton, Ohio, at the time of the
flood.
. The Branch is anxious to extend
it’s membership, and any town or com-
munity in Centre county interested
enough in the work to organize a branch,
is asked to write to Mrs. John M. Shugert,
for information concerning the work.
‘A PHILIPSBURG FIRE.—The garage con-
ducted by Howard Vail at Philipsburg
was entirely gutted by fire last Thurs-
day, which burned seven automobiles
and ruined his stock of tools and equip-
ment. Five of the machines destroyed
belonged to Mr. Vail, and included two
new 1916 Buicks and three second-hand
cars. One car belonged to John D. Gill
and one to a traveling man from Ohio.
Mr. Vail’s loss is about $3,500, with no
insurance. The loss on the building is
partly covered by insurance. The fire
was caused by an explosion of gasoline,
when a young man, after lighting a ciga-
rette, threw the burning match near a
can of gasoline.
into districts and thoroughly canvassed
and every family and individual deserv-
ing and in need was given something.
In all about one hundred children were
supplied with clothing of some kind,
while a number of families were given
i baskets, containing a good Christmas
dinner. Personal investigation was made
in every case and where clothing was
needed it was supplied; if groceries or
| provisions were needed they were given,
or if it was coal to keep the family warm,
it was sent them, and every effort has
been made to make tomorrow a day of
happiness for every one in this vicini-
ty.
BiG MONEY FOR CHURCHES AND CHARI-
TY.—The year 1915 is almost over and it
might be interesting to WATCHMAN read-
ers to know just how liberally Belle-
fonte citizens have patronized every af-
fair held in the interests of either the
churches or charity. The figures given
do not include the entire year but only
the last three months and. are separate
and distinct from regular contributions.
At the cake and candy sale held by
the nurses of the Bellefonte hospital in
September the receipts were $126.85; at
the rummage sale in October $138,00;
the Thanksgiving donation, $80.69, a to-
tal of $345.44 for the hospital. The A.
M. E. church at a fair in October, $35.00;
the Reformed church fair in November,
$70.00; the United Brethren chicken and
waffle supper in November, $80.00; the
Methodist fair in December, $65.00; the
Presbyterian fair in December, $140.00,
and the Lutheran fair last Friday, $50.00,
a total of $785.44.
RECORD ATTENDANCE AT PENN STATE.
—An attendance that far exceeds previ-
ous figures for enrollment at the Penn-
sylvania State College is shown by the
official registration from all departments.
There are 2302 students on the college
roster, exclusive of the summer session.
Including the summer students, Penn
State’s total enrollment is more than
3300. The students are listed as follows:
School of Agriculture, 763; school of
engineering, 750; school of liberal arts,
178; school of mines, 87; school of nat-
ural science, 181; department of home
economics, 94; two-year students in ag-
riculture, 206; two-year students in in-
dustrial education, 3; special students, 40.
The classes are divided as follows:
Seniors, 388; Juniors, 460; Sophomores,
564; Freshmen, 641.
PETERS—MILLER—Malcolm Peters and
Miss Maude Miller, both of Coleville,
were married at the United Brethren
parsonage on Thursday of last week by
the pastor, Rev. T. Hugh MacLeod.
. from home.
The total number of deer killed in the
| entire State in 1914 was estimated at
only 1,100. Such a large percentage of
the total kill being made on State land is
accounted for by the fact that forest fires
are not allowed to burn unmolested on
State land, but are extinguished as
promptly as possible. The feeding grounds
of the deer are kept in better condition
than on private land, which cannot be so
well protected because of the small ap-
propriations for fire fighting.
The total number of campers and non-
campers hunting on the State forests this
season was 20,000. The total number of
temporary campers during the year, not
including hunting season, was 5,000. In
addition to these, 65,000 persons used the
forests as outing grounds without camp-
ing, and 300 permanent camp sites are
leased to about 2,000 people. Thus the
total number who have gone to the forests
for recreation during 1915 is over 90,000.
The total number of camp sites is 1,035.
An effort was made to secure an esti-
mate of the number of people who have
visited the forests since the date of their
purchase by the Department, but owing
to incomplete records kept when the field
force was insufficient to handle the work,
it was possible to get data only for the
past four years. In that period over 225,-
000 spent from a day to a month on the
forests. Among them are numbered Boy
Scouts, camp fire girls, churches and Sun-
day schools, civic clubs, conventions of
foresters and forestry associations, pub-
lic school children, magazine and news-
paper writers, botanists, zoologists, en-
tomologists, teachers in search of class-
room material, hunting clubs, fishing
clubs and individuals and families suffer-
ing from tubercular trouble. :
The foresters report that the majority
of the hunters are well pleased with the
change of season from November to De-
cember.
HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS AT THE OPERA
House.—Starting Monday evening and
continuing through the week the Edna
Clymer Stock company will be the at-
traction at Garman’s. Although this
will be Miss Clymer’s first appearance in
Bellefonte her success has been well es-
tablished in other places and local thea-
tre goers will no doubt be pleased with
her and her excellent supporting compa-
ny. The opening play on Monday night
will be “What Happened to Dolly.”
Prices, 10, 20 and 30 cents.
The Some Baby company will be the
attraction on Monday evening, January
3rd. This is a musical comedy of high
class reputation.
Saturday, January 8th, Howe's moving
pictures will be shown at an afternoon
matinee and in the evening. As leading
features in Mr. Howe’s exhibition will be
complete pictures of the Pan-American
exposition at San Francisco and the
Panama canal, the latter showing a
steamer making a complete trip from
the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
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