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    Demat
1916.
Bellefonte, Pa., February 4,
P- GRAY MEEK,
EDITOR.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.—~Until further notice
this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the
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.
CENTRE COUNTIANS BANQUET. — Just
one hundred and fourteen past and pres-
ent residents of Centre county attended
the annual banquet of the Centre county
association of Philadelphia at the Hotel
Walton, last Thursday evening, and if
the program is any evidence of the time
they had the evening must have been re-
plete with music and good cheer.
As usual, the menu was quite elaborate
and there is little doubt but that all pres-
ent did ample justice to it. Select coun-
cilman Ira D. Garman, president of the
association, presided as toastmaster and
the invocation was made by Rev. M. K.
Foster. The guests of honor were Hon.
John Francies, warden of the western
penitentiary, who spoke on “Aims and
Objects of the New Methods of Teach-
ing Criminals,” and Hon. William H.
Keller, Deputy Attorney General of
Pennsylvania, who spoke briefly on “Cen-
tre county and her Public Men.” Other
speakers were Col. J. L. Spangler and
Roland S. Morris. Miss Lydia M. Under-
wood favored the audience with a select
reading. The music for the evening was
furnished by Cotter’s orchestra.
A unique feature of the banquet was
the sandwiching of the speechas and
songs between the various courses, thus
aiding nature in properly digesting both
the elahorate menu and the brilliant
flow of oratory. In his speech Warden
Francies gave a vivid picture of charity
in the western penitentiary and flayed
the social custom of expending 80 cents
for feasts and officers and 20 cents for
charity for the poor and needy. Col.
Spangler pictured the untold wealth of
Centre county in its numerous fertile
farms and vast deposits of limestone, as
well as its coal mines. One of the speak-
ers listened to with great attention was
Hon. William H. Keller, who spoke in
part as follows:
We, who have moved away from Cen-
tre county still keep our love for and
pride in the county and her people. That
there were those who claimed that the
physical characteristics of a locality
had its effect upon the mind and spirit
of its inhabitants. Balzac, in his novel,
“The Country Doctor,” has pointed out
the independent, liberty loving spirit
characteristic of those who live in the
mountains. That. possibly. the. ability,
independence and. strength. of character
for which the men and women of Centre
county were noted when I was a boy
was due somewhat to the hills and moun-
tains among which they lived. Before
the public school system was established
in Pennsylvania Centre county had a
number of Academies which were justly
celebrated. In the different walks and
professions her people have always held
high rank. They had, in the early days,
taken high place in. the lumber, coal and
iron business. At the time when the ore
had to be transported by six mule ‘teams
Centre county iron was famous for its
quality through out the United States.
They had achieved equal rank in the
professions. For years they had the
best weekly newspaper in the State of
Pennsylvania, and a Bar which number-
ed at one time such names as John H.
Orvis, James A. Beaver, J. Wesley Gep-
hart, Edmund Blanchard,Evan Blanchard,
Adam Hoy, Austin O. Furst, Daniel H.
Hastings, John G. Love, J. L. Spangler,
David F. Fortney and Daniel S. Keller,
an aggregation that did not need to give
place to the Bar of any county in the
State whatever was its size. Now the
timber has been cut from our forests
and the iron industries have gone. But
in Pennsylvania State College and its
activities there is an opportunity to
bring back the prosperity of the county.
Its hills can be used for the scientific
raising of live stock and the growing of
orchards under the direction of the De-
partments of Animal Industry and Or-
chards in the College and that in this
way a newer and even greater prosperity
can be achieved by the people of Centre
county. ho
MEMBERS AND GUESTS PRESENT,
Barnhart, Miss Carrie Miss Bertha
Bayard, Miss Sarah P. Chi
Beale, Mrs. David J.
Beale, Dr. John C. C.
Beck, Miss Grace I.
Blackburn, Dr. A. E.
Blackburn, Mrs. A. E.
Burnside, Mrs. Cameron
Bush, Dr. Charles B.
Bush, Mrs. Charles B.
Butts, Miss Henrietta
Butts, Miss Mary A.
Carson, Miss Etta
Carson. Capt, W. R.
Clark, H. A.
Clark, Mrs. H. A,
Cooke, Mrs. Ella Hahn
Cooke, Miss M.Elizabeth
Cronister, Jackson
Delong, Miss Carrie
Delong, Chauncey
Duncan Stephen G.
Edwards, Mrs. Ellen S.
Etter, Mrs. M. C. B.
Fitzpatrick, Mrs. J. A.
Flisher, Mrs. Isaiah K.
Flisher, Miss Margaret
Foster, I. Gordon, Esq.
oster, Thomas
Foster, Rev. Wm. K.
Foster, Mrs. W. W.
Fox. James
Francies, Hon. John
Furst, William S , Esq.
Furst, Mrs. William S.
Garman, Ira D.
Garman, Mrs. Ira D.
Garman, Miss
Gilmore. Mrs. R. W.
Gough, Mrs. M. Duncan
Greninger, Mrs. Sarah
Hall, Mrs. Geo. C.
Haupt, Herman
Haunt, Mrs. Herman
Henderson, Jos. W, Esq.
Hunter, Miss Nancy C.
Hunter; Robert F.
Keller, Mrs. Daniel S.
Keller, Miss R. Louise
Keller, Hon. Wm. H.
Keller, Mrs. Wm. H.
Kurtz, Charles R.
Kurtz, Mrs. Charles R.
Lawton, Miss Veda M.
Lichten, Mrs. Cecelia S. Young,
Liveright, Miss —
Liveright, Miss Bessie
——Put your ad. in the WATCHMAN.
S. Esq.
SUDDEN DEATH OF CHARLES LUCAS.—
With profoundest sorrow residents of
‘Runville learned early Monday morning
of the uuexpected death of its oldest
resident, Charles Lucas, who had been
in usual good ‘health, and able to be in
attendance at the funeral of his neigh-
bor, Cornelius Friel, the day prior to his
death. He retired as usual Sunday even-
ing, after being quite active during the
.day, and said to his daughter, who has
watched and cared for him with all the
affection that a child could bestow, as
she tucked the covers about him “now
Muzz (or Mary) you go to bed and take
a good sleep, and I will sleep in the
morning until you get your work all
done.” And just so he seemingly fell
asleep and changed worlds before the
morning dawned, for when his daughter
awoke at five o'clock, and as her custom
THOMPSON.—Clair Gross Thompson, ‘of
Tyrone, died in the Altoona hospital on
Sunday night of tetanus, the result of an
automobile accident on December 12th.
On that day Mr. Thompson with his fath-
er, John A. Thompson and John E.
| Stuart were motoring to Shaver’s Creek
on a pleasure trip. Near Union Furnace
the front wheel of the car struck a stone,
the steering gear broke and the car went
{over a forty foot embankment into the
Juniata river. Clair Thompson was
rescued from drowning by Mr. Stuart,
the latter being only slightly injured.
Both the Thompsons were taken to the
to return home after having his injuries
attended to. Clair was in the hospital
i until December 29th when he was dis-
charged. Several weeks ago he con-
always was to look after him, she was
stricken to find him cold in the embrace
of death, due to heart failure, incident to
his advanced age, which was eighty-eight
years, five months and a few days.
He was a staunch christian gentleman,
and was an active member of the United
Brethren church of Runville since early
manhood. A beautiful life, worthy of
imitation, and one which his posterity
can well be proud of. He was united in
marriage to Eliza Brower, who preceded
him to the grave twenty-one years ago.
Nine children were born to thisunion,
five sons and four daughters, all grew
to man and womanhood and two years
after the mother’s death one daughter,
Mrs. Hannah Rogers, passed away, and
each year in succession one son until
Sheridan, James, and William were fol-
lowed by their father to the grave; and
about three years ago a daughter, Eliza-
beth Johnson, also died, leaving to mourn
their loss two sons,Edward and Franklin,
of Runville, and two daughters, Mrs.
Mary Heaton, of Runville, Mrs. Margaret
Lucas, of Altoona, with fifteen grand-
children and several great-grand-chil-
dren, as well as one sister-in-law, Mrs
Morgan Lucas, of Runville, who is the
last relative of his generation, and a host
of friends who had learned to love and
adore his hospitality. The funeral serv-
ices were held Thursday morning in the
church he so much loved. The hymns
used were hymns he sang so frequently
the last few weeks of his life and with
so much joy and inspiration entitled “In
the Sweet bye and bye,” “Will the Circle
be Unbroken,” and “We'll Never Say
Good bye in Heaven.” The services were
conducted by his pastor, Rev. S. J. Wil-
son, and Interment was made in the
Messiah cemetery. *
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MURRAY. — Charles Murray, who for
forty-four years was division foreman on
the Bald Eagle Valley railroad at Julian,
.died.at his home in. Tyrone .on.. Monday.
evening.as the result of a stroke of
paralysis. He was born at Newry July
12th, 1839, hence was in his seventy-
seventh year. When a young man he lo-
cated at Julian where he lived until his
retirement eleven years ago when he !
moved to Tyrone. He is survived by the |
following children: Mrs. John C. Mec-'
Carron, of Tyrone; Mrs. John Beezer, of
Media; John, of Clearfield; James and
Emma, at home, and Mrs. Charles Burns,
of Tyrone. He also leaves two brothers
and two sisters, James, of Warriorsmark;
Byron, of Homestead; Mrs. Ella Mec-
Avoy, of Warriorsmark, and Mrs. Anna
Fisher, of St. Mary's.
During his residence at Julian Mr.
Murry formed many warm friendships
throughout Bald Eagle valley and in
Bellefonte and it is with sincere regret
that they learned of his death. For many
years he was a member of St. John’s
Catholic church of this place but after
moving to Tyrone was a regular attend-
ant at St. Matthew’s church. Funeral
mass was held in the latter church at 9
o'clock yesterday morning by Rev. Father
Looney after which burial was made in
the Oak Grove cemetery.
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KLEPFER.—MTrs. Ada A. Klepfer, wife
of Emanuel Klepfer, died at her home at
Wissinoming, Philadelphia, at 2.13 o'clock
Saturday morning after three weeks ill-
ness with pleuro-pneumonia.
She was the eldest daughter of the late
| Simeon and Catharine Haupt and was
born at Treverton, Irish valley, North-
umberland county, on November 4th,
1858. When a child her parents moved
‘to Bellefonte where she resided until
- | shortly after her marriage to Mr. Klepfer
in October, 1884, when they moved to
Philadelphia. She is survived by her
husband and the following children:
John, Walter, Alfred H., Frederick L. and
Mrs. Charles Castor, all of Philadelphia.
Two children died in infancy. She also
leaves one brother and three sisters,
namely: Alfred B. Haupt and Mrs. Mol-
ton R. Semple, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Philip D. Foster, of State College, and
Mrs. G. Fred Musser, of Bellefonte,
Henry Haupt, also of this place, is a half
brother.
The funeral was held at two o’clock on
Wednesday afternoon, burial being made
|in the Magnolia cemetery, Philadelphia.
|
STEWART.—John G. Stewart, a well
known resident of Munson, died in the
Cottage State hospital, Philipsburg, last
i | thursday evening following an attack of
pneumonia. He was sixty-five years old
and was born at Runville, this county.
New York Central railrcad at Munson
and also a conductor on the Beech Creek
division. He is survived by a brother
and one sister. Burial was made on Sun-
| day. :
hy Ny
He was at one time yard master for the |
tracted pneumonia and was sent to the
{ hospital. He was recovering from that
| disease when tetanus developed as the
| result of an injury to his leg in the auto-
| mobile accident and his death followed.
Deceased was a son of fohn A. and
Lillie J. Thompson and was born at |
Howard, this county, on June 25th, 1887, |
hence was in his twenty-ninth year. His !
{ boyhood life was spent at Howard but a
| few years ago he went to Osceola Mills |
{ where he was engaged in business sev- :
{eral years. A year ago he went to Ty- |
one and embarked in the butchering
| business. Surviving him are his wife, |
' who before her marriage was Miss Anna
| Ruth Dry, of Tyrone, a four year old son,
his parents, one brother and three sis-
| ters, all of Tyrone. He was a member |
‘of the Presbyterian church, the P. O. S.
of A. and the Loyal Order of the Moose.
| The funeral was held at two o'clock: !
ion Wednesday. Rev. J. P. Miller had |
| made in the Grandview cemetery, [Iy-
| rone.
i | |
HANSCOM.—Mrs. O. L. Hanscom died
[last Saturday morning at the home of
‘her son-in-law, P.J. Wolislagle, where
| she spent the night owing to her husband
| being away from home. Heart failure
| was assigned as the cause.
| Deceased, whose maiden name was
Margaret Ammerman, was born at Cole-
rain Forge on October 15th, 1843, hence
was aged 72 years, 3 months and 14 days.
She is survived by her aged husband and
the following children: Mrs. W. S. Walk-
er, of Centre Hall; Mrs. A. M. Rowles,
of Clearfield; Mrs. P. J. Wolislagle and
Arthur, of Unionville, and Mrs. Ira D.
Peters, of Martha. She also leaves these
brothers and sisters: Samuel Ammer-
man, of Birmingham; Mrs. Jane Furl, of
Avis; Joseph Ammerman, of Tyrone, and
Mrs. Ella Hawks, residence unknown.
Altoona hospital, but the father was able |
| charge of the services and burial was |
sb
MILLER. —David K. Miller was found! SHUEY.— Emanuel M. Shuey died at
dead in his room on Sunday morning at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. I K.
Shoenfelt, in Lock Haven. Before retir-
ing on Saturday night he took some grip
tablets. When found Sunday morning
he was on his knees by the. side of the
bed. Physicians stated that his death
was likely due to heart failure superin-
duced by the grip tablets he had taken.
Mr. Miller was born in North Codorus
township, York county, on October 26th,
1839, hence was in his seventy-seventh
year. When eleven years old his parents
moved to Centre county and located at
Centre Hill. A year later they moved
onto a farm in Sugar valley. On April
23rd, 1863, Mr. Miller was united in mar-
riage to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Yearick,
of Jacksonville, and the young couple
went to farming in Marion township.
: They iived there until May, 1889, when
they moved to Lock Haven. When fif-
teen years old Mr. Miller joined the
Evangelical church but after his mar-
i riage transferred his relations to the
Reformed church. He was secretary of
the Consistory of the Nittany charge for
many years and since his residence in
Lock Haven had been secretary of the
Consistory of St. Luke’s church.
Surviving him are the following chil-
dren: Mrs. George F. Hoy, of Hublers-
burg; Ammon A. Miller, of Howard;
William W., Oliver D. and Claude S. Mil-
ler, Mrs. I. K. Shoenfelt and Mrs. Charles
Gallagher, of Lock Haven. He also
leaves three brothers and six sisters.
The funeral was held at 1.15 o’clock on
Wednesday, burial being made in the
Dunstown cemetery.
i |
WALLACE —Jay F. Wallace died very
unexpectedly at four o'clock on Tuesday
i morning. He had been sick for several
i months with tuberculosis but as late as
Friday of last week was down town.
| He was a son of Lewis and Carrie Wal-
{lace and was born in Milesburg on
| August 12th, 1886, hence was in his
thirtieth year. He worked for his father
| as a bricklayer and was a young man
{ who had many friends that deeply de-
i plore his death. In addition to his par-
|ents he is survived by the following
brothers and sisters: Sue, John, Max,
Carl, Lewis, Louise, Blaine, Linn and
Philip, all at home. The funeral will be
held at ten o'clock tomorrow (Saturday)
morning, from the home, burial to be
made in the Union cemetery.
| |
SHADLE.—William W. Shadle died at
his home at Valley View on Monday
evening following a brief illness with
heart trouble. He was a son of David
Charles Ammerman, Mrs. Celia Hardigan
and Mrs. Henry Gross, all ot Bellefonte; :
.are a half brother and sisters: HRY
.The funeral was held at ten o’clock on"
Monday. Rev. I. B. Hawks, of the Free"
Methodist church, had charge of the
services and burial was made in the up-
per cemetery.
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Furev.—William Rankin Furey, son of |
Mr. and Mrs. William Morris Furey, of
Pittsburgh, and grandson of Mrs. M. W.
Furey, of this place, died in the Good
Shepherd hospital at Syracuse, N.Y., at
‘an early hour Sunday as the result of a
fractured skull. The young man was a
student at Manilus, N. Y., and last Wed-
nesday was thrown from a horse he was
riding, the animal kicking him on the
‘head and fracturing his skull. He was
taken to the hospital at Syracuse but
died on Sunday morning. The young
man was past seventeen years of age and
had frequently visited in Bellefonte. He
was especially bright and quite an ath-
lete, having won many trophies at the
Pittsburgh Country club in the annual
athletic contest on Children’s day. Mrs.
M. W. Furey and Miss Margaret Furey
went to Pittsburgh on Tuesday to attend:
the funeral which was held at the
Shadyside Presbyterian church at three’
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, private
burial being made in the Shadyside cem-
etery.
| |
CrusT.—Harry Thomas Crust died at
‘his home in Bush's Addition at 9.45
o’clock on Sunday morning, from tuber-
cular peritonitis, superinduced by an at-
tack of the grip. He was a son of Reu-
ben R. and Jennie Crust and was born in,
Benner township on July 23, 1882, hence
was 33 years, 6 months and 6 days old.
‘For some time past he worked in the.
carpet department of Hazel & Co’s store,
On April 18, 1906, he was married to
Miss Lizzie Beezer who survives with
two children, Paul and Carl. - He also
leaves four brothers, Roy R., of Fillmore;
Jay L., of Niagara Falls; J. Earl and Wal-
ter R, of Fillmore. The funeral was
held on Tuesday afternoon, burial being
made in the Catholic cemetery.
| |
FrRIEL.—Cornelius Friel, of Runville,
died on Wednesday at the state hospital
at Danville, following a protracted ill-
ness, aged 59 years and 1 day. He was
a lumberman by occupation and ‘is sur-
vived by his wife and four sisters, Mrs.
John Walker and Mrs. F. L. Shope, of
Runville; Mrs. W. S. Flack, of Bellwood, |
and Mrs. W. G. Watson, of Snow Shoe.
Burial will be made in the Advent ceme-
tery on Sunday.
| I
KrLiNGg.—Lillian Mae Kling, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Kling, died in
Juniata on Wednesday as the result of
convulsions. She was born at Jackson-
ville, this county, and the remains will
ing his age 74 years, 9 months and 18
days. He was a laborer by occupation
and an honest, industrious gentleman.
‘He is survived by his wife who, prior to
her marriage was Miss Catharine Fogle-
man, and the following children: J. D.
:| Shadle and Mrs. Edward Smith, of Juni-
| ata; Mrs. George Emel, of Bellefonte,
and Miss Lucy, at home. Rev. E. Ful-
comer had charge of the funeral services
which were held at 2.30 o’clock yesterday
afternoon, burial being made in the
Union cemetery.
| |
SPICHER.—Mrs. Mary Spicher, wife of
Lucian Spicher, died at her home on the
Speer farm in Benner township, on Mon-
day afternoon as the result of a compli-
cation of diseases. She was a daughter
of Isaac and Mary Mulbarger and was
sixty-five years old. In addition to her
‘husband she is survived by the following
children: Elmer, of Snow Shoe; Mrs.
Clarence Heaton, of Curtin; Emma and
Charles, at home. She also leaves three
brothers, William Mulbarger, of Lemont;
John, of Bellefonte, and Samuel, of Wil-
liamsport. The funeral will be held at
two o'clock this afternoon, burial to be
made in the Shiloh cemetery.
| I
BARTON.—MTrs. Alice M. Barton died
at her home at Unionville last Saturday
morning following an illness of some
| months with Bright’s disease. She was
a daughter of William D. and Sarah W.
Smith and was born at Curwensville on
Mach 11th, 1165. She is survived by her
mother and the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs. C. A. VanValin, Unionville;
Mrs. George Lewis, Tyrone; Frank W.
Smith and Mrs. Daniel Buck, half-sister,
of Unionville. The funeral was held at
two o'clock on Monday afternoon. Rev.
Lepley officiated and burial was made in
the Unionville cemetery. ?
| : hos
STROHM. — Mrs. Catharine Barber
Strohm, wife of Edwin C. Strohm, of
| Zion, died at the Bellefonte hospital on
Monday evening of heart weakness,
aged 53 years, 2 months and 28 days.
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
David Gingerich and was born in Spring
township. Surviving her are her hus-
band and one daughter, Miss Ruth, at
home. One brother, Philip, resides in
Lock Haven. The funeral was held at
1.30 o'clock yesterday; burial being made
in the Zion cemetery.
I I
- Deininger,
DEININGER.—Augustus 0.
| father of Mrs. Charles Stover, of State
College, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. D. A. Van Zandt, in Altoona, on
Monday afternoon following a brief ill-
ness with urzmic trouble. He was
seventy-eight years old and most of his
life was spent in the neighborhood of
Hughesville. ‘He ‘is: survived by three
sons and four daughters. The remains
be taken there for burial today.
were taken to Hughesville on Wednesday
morning for interment. :
and Mary Shadle and was born near !
Hunter’s park on April 13th, 1841, mak- |
the home of his grandson, Clyde Shuey,
at State College, on Tuesday afternoon,
as the result of a stroke of paralysis. He
was a native of Schuylkill county and
would have been 89 years old next Mon-
day. Practically all his life was spent in
Centre county, most of it on a farm near
Bellefonte. At one time he conducted a |
store at Houserville, and the past fifteen
years has lived a retired life. He is sur-
vived by two sons, H. C. Shuey, of Ty-
rone, and J. H., a traveling salesman. The
funeral was held at 1.30 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, burial being made at
Shiloh.
JorDAN.— Wilson Jordan, a young col-
ored man and son of Mrs. James Fore-
man, of this place, died in Chicago last |
Thursday evening after three weeks’ ill-
ness with pneumonia. He was a native
of Leesburg, Va. and was 32 years, 3
months and 21 days old. His father,
Robert Jordan, died in Philipsburg thir-
teen years ago after which his mother
married Mr. Foreman. Deceased was a
porter on the railroad, running between
Chicago and Detroit. Mich. The re-
mains were taken to Philipsburg where
burial was made on Monday.
| I
Buck. —Rev. W. H. Buck died on Ved-
nesday morning at his home in York, as
the result of a stroke of paralysis, aged
74 years. He was a preacher in the
United Evangelical church for fifty years
and formerly preached at Millheim. He
is survived by his second wife and three
children: Mrs. F. P. Geary, of Centre
Hall; Rev. H. W. Buck, of York, and T.
R., of Berwick. Burial will be made at
Lewisburg.
|
'RHOADS.—Mrs. Sara C Rhoades died on
Tuesday of last week at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. W. E Shirley, on Rey-
nolds Avenue, following a protracted ill-
ness with tuberculosis. She was a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. McDonald and was
born in Clinton Co. on June 5th, 1859,
making her age 56 years, 7 months and
24 days. The remains were taken to
Jersey Shore on Sunday morning for
burial.
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HosBAND.— Mrs. Mary E. Hosband,
widow of the late William Hosband, died
on Tuesday at her home at Unionville of
general debility, aged 76 years. Her sur-
viving children are Arthur, Morton,John,
Elmer, Samuel, William, Mrs. McCool
and Annie. The funeral will be held at
two o'clock this afternoon, burial to be
made in the upper Unionville cemeterye
| 1
Fry.—Ivalue Annette, the nine months
old twin of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Fry,
died on Sunday morning after a brief ill-
ness with whooping cough. . In -addition
to the parents a twin sister and two half-
brothers survive.
at the funeral which was held at 2.30
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, burial be-
ing made in the Union cemetery.
| |
CRUST. — Myretta Irene, the infant
daughter of Roy C. and Ruth Crust, of
Fillmore, died on Monday of spinal
meningitis, aged 10 months and 25 days.
The funeral was held on Wednesday,
burial being made in Meyers cemetery. |
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BOROUGH COUNCIL ACCEPTS PROPOSI- |
TIONS FOR STATE AID HIGHWAY, CoNbpI-
TIONALLY.—A special meeting of borough
council was held on Monday evening to
consider the propositions for state-aid
highways on. Bishop, Spring and Pine
streets to the borough line and south
Water and Willowbank streets to the
borough line. The members present at
the meeting were president John S.
Walker, Brockerhoff, Flack, Harris, Lyon
and Seibert. Ah
Petitions for the above two pieces of
highway were sent to the Highway De-
partment about eighteen months ago and
two weeks ago forms and estimates were
sent to the County Commissioners for
their endorsement, after which they were
to be turned over to the borough. The
estimate for the Bishop, Spring and Pine |
‘streets route, a distance of 1721 feet, is
$8,340.60, for a width of sixteen feet,
with an additional cost to the borough
and property owners of $5,301.00 for con-
struction to the curb line. For the south
Water and Willowbank streets route, al
distance of 2454 feet, the estimate is!
$12,545.32, with an additional cost of |
$4,834.50 for construction to the curb |
line. The estimates are based on brick |
paving on a concrete foundatidn!. i
At the meeting on Monday evening Dr. !
Brockerhoff introduced a resolution that |
council endorse the proposition when the
signatures of two-thirds of the abutting
property owners have been secured, sub-
ject to any changes or modifications the
council may deem advisable. Mr. Seibert
called attention to the fact that a con-
crete foundation on Water street would
make it very difficult to get at the water
pipes in case of a leak, but this is a mat-
ter that will later be worked out with
the Highway Department, and on motion
of Dr. Brockerhoff the resolution was
passed unanimously.
Highway Commissioner Robert Cun-
ningham is expected in Bellefonte within
the next two weeks and at that time it is
expected the whole matter will be settled
one way or other.
BO mm
——State road superintendent W. D.
Meyer this week purchased the house on
Fi Linn street occupied by Elmer E.
avis and family from the Garman es
tate; intending to occupy it by the first
of April, or before if arrangements. can
be made with Mr. Davis to vacate.
Dr. Yocum officiated '
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| With the Churches of the
County.
Notes of Interest to Church People of
all Denominations in all Parts of
the County.
f CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY.
Service Sunday 11:00 a. m. Wednes-
day 8 p. m., 94 E. High street.
CENTER CouNtY Y. W. C. A.—The
Center county Young Women’s Christian
Association is asking the co-operation of
every one in the county. No work can
be conducted without money and there-
fore we are asking for your financial sup-
port. No organization can progress with-
out interest and therefore we are asking
your moral support.
Perhaps you are wishing to seek in-
formation concerning the work. We re-
fer you to the county officers who are:
President, Miss Nan Hoy, Bellefonte;
Vice President, Miss Sara C. Lovejoy,
State College;
Treasurer, Miss Helene Weber, How-
ard;
Secretary, Mrs. F. E. Whiting, Belle-
fonte.
Acting County Secretary until April 1,
Miss Caroline Foresman, State College,
Pa. .
What we shall do with your money?
Office Expense
Postage and Printing... 25.00
Salary of Secretary. 900.00
Traveling Expenses 250.00
| Supervisory Work...
i Extension
| Total 1350.00
| The Young Women’s Christian Asso-
{ ciation is an organization of, by and for
| women which gathers all girls and wom-
: en into a sisterhood of service, for the
building of Christian character and for
| the realization of the Kingdom of God
‘on earth. It has Associations in thirty-
| three different countries.
{It invests money, it gets womanhood;
| it invests sympathy, it gets friendship;
| it invests time and understanding, it gets
i character that continues and perpetuates
itself in the moral and spiritual world.
It’s investments are human,it’s dividends
i are divine.
| What are the activities of a Young
| Woman's Christian Association?
| The Association activities include de-
| votional meetings for High school girls;
| educational classes for every girl; gym-
nasium work for the business girls; com-
monweal clubs for the country girls;
{ club work planned especially for grade
i schools; social gatherings for all girls;
| council houseparties for the presidents
of every organization; girls’ congress;
county out-of-door play festivals; Na-
tional conference at Lake Geneva; co-op-
| eration with churches, schools, Grange,
“and every organization working for the
good of the county.
7 "What it is worth to you to have this
“Association.
Whose purpose is: To unite all young
women in personal loyalty to Jesus
| Christ as Saviour and Lord, and to help
| them grow like Him strong and true and
i unselfish, with a genuine appreciation of
everything good and beautiful about
them; that they may be truly friendly,
' serving their community, entering gladly
into the life of their church, sharing
1 with others far and near the joy of
| Christ Himself.
! Which is broad enough to include
every girl. Which plans to meet her
special life, measuring it by this stand-
‘ard. The bigness of a girl’s life is
measured by the height of the highest
dream of the woman she would be, by
the depth of the deepest roots of her
being, and by the breadth of her interest
in the world and its people?
By the Secretary.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
Bellefonte Evangelical church will be
held on Friday evening, February 4th, at
7.30 o’clock in the Sunday school room.
All the members of quarterly conference
are expected to be present, as this is the
last quarterly conference before the an-
nual conference which will convene in
York, Pa., on the 2nd of March. Rev. CC.
L. Sones, presiding elder of Center Dis-
trict, Central Penna. conference, will pre-
side on Friday evening and will preach
and hold the communion on Sunday
evening. The pastor will preachon Sun-
day morning and administer the com-
munion. All are cordially invited to these
services.
| The Centre county Sunday school asso-
| ciation will hold a midyear conference in
| Bellefonte on Friday, February 25th, at
{ which time state secretary W. G. Landis
| will be present with general information.
| It is desired that all county officers, dis-
trict officers and Sabbath school superin-
tendents be in attendance.
DARIUS WAITE, Secretary.
C. C. SHUEY SELLS GROCERY STORE.—
Considerable of a surprise was occasion-
ed in Bellefonte on Monday when the
fact leaked out that C. C. Shuey had
sold his large grocery store in the Har-
ris block to C. S. and P. J. Weaver, who
in the future will conduct the same un-
der the firm name of the Weaver Bros.
It was on January 12th, 1886, when R.
Lewis Erhard and C. C. Shuey embarked
in the grocery business under the firm
name of Erhard & Shuey. Three and a
half years later Mr. Erhard withdrew
and went to preaching and ever since the
business had been conducted by Mr.
Shuey in such a progressive way that it
grew to be one of the largest grocery
stores in Bellefonte. Lately Mr. Shuey
has become interested in West Virginia
coal lands and it was the desire to be
free to give more time to the latter as
well as look after his other business in-
terests that induced him to sell his store.
Of course he will continue to make his
home here and give as much time as
usual to his church work.
The new proprietors are from Stras-
burg, Lancaster county. P. J. Weaver is
now in charge of the store and will be
joined by his brother in the near future,