Bellefonte, Pa., February 11, 1916.
P- GRAY MEEK, iE - EDITOR.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
DALE.—MTrs. Rachael A. Dale, wife of
Austin W. Dale, died at her home on
east Main street, Boalsburg, last Friday
morning. She had not been in good
health the past year, but at that her death
came very unexpectedly and was the re-
sult of heart trouble. :
Deceased was a daughter of Henry and
Margaret Meyer and was born near
Boalsburg on August 8th, 1847, making
her age 68 years, 5 months and 27 days.
On September 25th, 1884, she was united
in marriage to Mr. Dale and her entire
life was spent near the place of her birth.
Surviving her are her husband and three
brothers, Henry Meyer, of Bowling
Green, Va.; Philip H., of Centre Hall, and
Jacob, of Boalsburg. She had no chil-
dren but is survived by four step-chil-
dren, namely: Luther, of Oak Hall;
Clement, of Houserville; Catharine and
Ella, at home.
She was a consistent member of the
Reformed church from childhood, and
was a good neighbor and kind friend.
Funeral services were held in the
Reformed church at Boalsburg at ten
o'clock on Monday morning by her pas-
tor, Rev. S. C. Stover, assisted by Rev,
Courtney, after which burial was made
in the Boalsburg cemetery.
MAGUIRE.—Michael Maguire died at
his home in Philipsburg on Sunday night
as the result of a third stroke of apo-
piexy. He was a son of Mark and Rosan-
na Maguire and was born in Halfmoon
township on June 15th, 1851, making his |
age 64 years, 7 months and 21 days. His
early life was spent at the home of his
birth and when he grew to manhood he
became a lumberman. Thirty-six years
ago he went to Morrisdale and engaged
in lumbering and later moved to Mun-
son. Twelve years ago he located in
Philipsburg and was employed as a fire-
man at the power plant.
On June 1st, 1881, he was married to
Miss Jennie Rothrock who survives with
the following children: Oliver, of Phil-
ipsburg; Chester, Roy and Paul,.of Kan-
sas City, Mo., and Walter, at home. He
also leaves three brothers and two sis-
ters, namely: John Maguire, of Chester
Hill; Paul, of Morrisdale; Mark of near
Port Matilda; Mrs: Ruth A. Gates “and
Mrs. Sarah Hoover, both of Loveville.
Funeral services were held at his late
home at two o’clock on Wednesday after-
noon, after which burial was made in
the Philipsburg cemetery.
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THREE DEATHS IN ONE FAMILY.—Three
deaths in one family within a week is
such an unusual occurrence that it can
not be passed unnoticed, even if it did
happen over a month ago. On Decem-
ber 31st, 1915, Silas Manspeaker died
quite suddenly at his home in Saxton,
Bedford county, of heart trouble. Six
days later, or on January 6th, Mrs. Man-
speaker also died of heart trouble and on
the same day her daughter, Carrie Brad-
ley, died at her home in Braddock of
pneumonia. v :
The news is of interest to Centre
countians because Mrs. Manspeaker
was a native of Centre county, being a
daughter of the late Andrew and Ra-
chael Musser, and having been born on
what is now the Gordon farm in Spring
township about sixty-eight years ago.
Five children survive and Mrs. Man-
speaker leaves one brother and a sister,
James G. Musser and Mrs. J. H. Reeser,
of State College. Mr. and Mrs. Man-
speaker were buried at Saxton and their
daughter at Braddock.
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Hoover.—William E. Hoover, an old
and well known resident of Unionville,
died at his home in that place at eight
o'clock last Wednesday evening after
only five days’ illness with pneumonia.
He was born in Union township on Jan-
uary 11th, 1844, hence at his death was
72 years and 22 days old. He was a la-
borer by occupation and an honest, up-
right citizen who had the confidence and
respect of all who knew him.
On February 11th, 1879, he was united
in marriage to Miss Harriet Carter who
survives with one son, John C. Hoover,
of South Lakemont, Altoona. He also
leaves one brother, George Hoover, of
Cold Forge, Blair county. The funeral
was held at ten o'clock on Saturday
morning. Rev. W. A. Lepley, of the
Methodist church, officiated and burial
was made in the upper Unionville ceme-
tery.
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ALLEN.—William L. Allen, for years a
well known resident of Clinton county,
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Jesse Underwood, at Sunbury, on Wed-
nesday morning, as the result of an at-
tack of the grip. He was eighty years of
age and followed farming most of his
life. Surviving him are two daughters,
Mrs. Jesse Underwood, of Sunbury, and
Mrs. Harry Stevenson, of Bellefonte,
Funeral services were held at the Under.
wood home at Sunbury yesterday morn-
ing, after which the remains were taken
to Jersey Shore for burial.
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HUBLER.—Mrs. Sarah G. Hubler, wid-
ow of J. M. Hubler, died at the home of
her son, James M. Hubler, near Pine
Hall on Wednesday of last week, follow-
ing an illness of some weeks with a gen-
eral break down in health.
Grandmother Hubler, as she was more |
familiarly known, was a daughter of
Adam and Margaret Grenoble, pioneer
settlers of Gregg township, and was born
near Spring Mills on September 3rd, 1837,
hence at her death was 78 years, 4
months and 27 days old. She was united
in marriage to J. M. Hubler on July 26th,
1857, and most of her life since had been
spent in College township. She was an
active member of the Pine Hall Reform-
ed church, a woman of gentle disposition
and kindly character, and one who had
the love and respect of all who knew
her.
Mr. Hubler died in 1902, but surviving
the deceased are the following children:
Mrs. Amanda Deitrick,of Nittany; Jeff D.
and John W., of State College; Mrs. Deb-
orah Wolf, in New Jersey; Mrs. Ida Cor-
man, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Ada Hagaman,
of State College, and James M., on the
old homestead. She also leaves two
brothers, three sisters, twenty grand-
children and six great grand-children.
Funeral services were held at her late
home at ten o'clock last Saturday morn-
ing by Rev. S. C. Stover, after which
burial was made in the Pine Hall ceme-
tery. :
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STOVER.—Emory J. Stover died at his
home at Stover Station, in Warriors-
mark valley, on Saturday evening, follow-
ing two week’s illness. He was a son of
Jacob and Mary Stover and was born
on the old homestead where he spent
most of his life about sixty years ago.
He was one of the most progressive
farmers of his community and a man
who had the confidence of all who knew
him. He was a member of the M. E.
church of Warriorsmark and was promi-
nently identified with the Warriorsmark
Grange.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Emma Stevens, a daughter of the late
Capt. Henry Stevens, of Halfmoon town-
ship, this county, who survives with the
following children: Paul, of Altoona; Mrs.
Arthur Culler, of McPherson, Kan.; Mrs.
Chester Geist, at home, and Frank, a
student at Juniata College, Huntingdon.
He also leaves two sisters and two broth-
ers, namely: Mrs. David Porter Hender-
son, of Spruce Creek; Mrs. S. P. Gray, of
Warriorsmark; John Stover, of Spruce
Creek, and H. M., of Stover Station. The
funeral was held at ten o'clock on Wed-
nesday morning, burial being made in
the Grandview cemetery, Tyrone.
DERR.—George F. Derr, a resident of
Boggs township, died at his home near
Milesburg at noon last Saturday after an |
illness of some months with cancer, aged
72 years, 11 months and 19 days. He
was a puddler by occupation and worked
at Curtin’s furnace and for the old firm
of Linn & McCoy. He was a veteran of
the Civil war and a member of the G. A.
R. He was a faithful member of the
Methodist church for many years and a
good citizen in every way. Surviving
him are his wife and four children,Carrie,
Bertha and Zelda, at home, and Malvin,
of Tyrone. He also leaves two sisters
and one brother, namely: Mrs. Mary
Greshon and Mrs. Hannah Eyler, living
in Maryland, and Marshall Derr, of Mc-
Keesport. Funeral services were held in
the Methodist church at Milesburg on
Monday afternoon by Rev. W. A. Lepley,
after which burial was made in the
Trcziyulny cemetery.
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SWEENEY.— Mrs. Sarah Sweeney, wife
of Enos W. Sweeney, died at her home at
Boalsburg last Wednesday morning, fol-
lowing a brief illness with a complication
of diseases following an attack of the
grip. She was a member of the Boals-
burg Lutheran church and is survived by
her husband and one daughter, Miss
Anna, at home. She also leaves four sis-
ters, and one brother, Mrs. Amanda
Fisher, of Boalsburg; Mrs. W. A. Jacobs,
Centre Hall; Mrs. John W. Stuart, of
State College; Mrs. Jacob Bottorf, of
Lemont, and John Musser, of Wilkes-
Barre. The funeral was held at 10.30
o’clock on Saturday morning, burial be-
ing made in the Boalsburg cemetery.
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KREAMER.—MTrs. Catharine Kreamer,
wife’ of Luther Kreamer, died at her
home near Woodward on Friday of last
week. She had been a sufferer for some
time with asthma but her death was
hastened by an attack of the grip. Her
maiden name was Catharine Hess and
she was born in lower Pennsvalley seven-
ty-eight years ago. She was the last sur-
viving member of her father’s family but
surviving her are her husband and three
children: Allen Kreamer, of Penn Hall;
Charles, of Norristown, and Mrs. James
Geiswhite, at home. Funeral services
were held at her late home on Tuesday
morning, after which burial was made in
the Woodward cemetery.
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SMITH.—Mrs. Mary Smith, wife of
John R. Smith, died at her home in
Renovo on Tuesday of last week afier a
brief illness with typhoid pneumonia.
She was born in Snow Shoe, being a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Leath-
ers. In addition to her husband she is
survived by three children. The remains
were taken to Snow Shoe on Wednesday
evening where the funeral was held on
Thursday, burial being made at that
place.
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KELLER. —John Schroeder Keller, a son |
of the late Daniel S. Keller Esq., of this ; —Student manager Liebacher, of the
place, died at his home in Philadelphia | Penn State baseball team, this week :
at an early hour on Wednesday morning | announced the schedule for the coming
of tuberculosis of the throat, following
‘an illness of over a year. }
Deceased was born in Bellefonte ‘on !
June 12th, 1885, hence was 30 years, 7!
months and 28 days old. His boyhood !
life was spent here but after the death |
of his father, or in 1897, he went to Phil-
adelphia with his mother, brother and |
sister, where he graduated at the Phila- |
delphia High school. For a number of
years past he had been engaged in the
general contracting business with his |
brother-in-law. He is survived by his,
wife, who prior to her marriage was Miss
Anna Hunn, and one son, Benjamin
Franklin Keller. He also leaves his
THE PENN-STATE BASEBALL SCHEDULE.
season. It provides for twenty-eight
games, thirteen of which will be played
at home, and is as follows:
April 1—Susquehanna University, at State
College. : :
April 8—Dickinson College, at State College.
April 12—Bucknell University, at State Col-
lege.
April 15—Gettysburg College, at State Col-
lege.
April 19—Trinity College, at Durham, N. C.
+ April 20—Agricultural & Mechanical of North
Carolina, away.
April 21—University of
Raleigh.
April 22—Washington and Lee, at Lexington,
Va.
April 24—Georgetown University, at Wash-
ington, D. C.
North Carolina,
With the Churches of the 'Roon Taken by
* County.
Notes of Interest to Church People of
all Denominations in all Parts of | E
the County.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY.
i Service Sunday 11:00 a. m. Wednes-
i day 8 p. m., 9 E. High street. :
The ‘approaching Sunday, ‘February
, 13th, is the time of the Mid-winter Com-
{ munion and Love Feast in the Methodist
| Episcopal church. The Communion will
| be administered at both preaching hours.
i The Love Feast will be held at 6.30 p. m.
| A period of special revival services will
: follow the Communion Sunday. Meeting
each evening of the week, at 7.30 o’clock,
, except Saturday, in the Lecture room.
Earnest gospel messages, spirited sing-
ing and fervent prayer will mark each
mother, Mrs. Martha E. R. Keller, and | April 25—Maryland Aggies, away (pending) service. A cordial invitation is given to
one sister, Miss R. Louise Keller, both of
Philadelphia, and two half brothers,
Harry Keller, Esq., of Bellefonte, and
William H. Keller, of Lancaster, Deputy :
Attorney General of Pennsylvania. i
Brief funeral services will be held at '
his late home in Philadelphia at eight |
o’clock this (Friday) evening and to-!
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morrow morning the remains will be
brought to Bellefonte and buried direct
from the train, Dr. A. M. Schmidt offi- i
ciating. !
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LEHMAN.—Mrs. William Lehman died
at her home in Philadelphia on Thurs-
day of last week of heart trouble, after
an illness of some weeks. She was a ;
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lyon |
and was born in France. When she was
a little girl the family came to this coun- |
try and for years resided in Bellefonte, |
being the founders of the well known
store of Lyon & Co. Mr. Lehman was |
associated in the management of the !
store until moving to Philadelphia. i
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Surviving the deceased are two sons | to0na Mirror of last Saturday will be of nia was abandoned. With new, clean, san- |
and two daughters, as well as her moth- |
er, Mrs. Lyon, living in Philadelphia, one |
brother and three sisters, as follows:
April 27—Lafayette College, at State College,
April 29—University of West Virginia, at
State College.
May 1—Syracuse University, at Syracuse.
May 2—Colgate University, at Colgate.
May 3—Army, at West Point.
May 4—Holy Cross, at Worcester, Mass,
(pending).
May 5—Lafayette College, at Easton.
May 6—Lehigh University, at South Beth-
lehem.
May 10—Washington & Jefferson
College.
May 13—Carnegie Tech., at State College.
May 16—Lebanon Valley, at State College.
May 18—Carnegie Tech., at Pittsburgh.
May 19—Washington and Jefferson, at Wash-
i ington, Pa.
May 20—University of Pittsburgh, at Pitts-
burgh.
May 27—Franklin & Marshall College, at
State College.
June 10—Syracuse, Pennsylvania or Lehigh
‘at State Gollege.
June 12—University of Pittsburgh. at State
‘College.
June 13—Universitv of Pittsburgh, at State
College.
WaNTs $10,000 FoR WIFE'S AFFEC-
TIONS.—The following item from the Al.
interest to Bellefonte people because the
defendant was born and raised here while
the woman in question was prior to her
all people.
A Wise Suggestion.
From all reports the Picnic Committee
+ of the last annual Granger's Picnic and
- Encampment at Centre Hall have a nice
! surplus on hand from the last picnic
i which the members of the organization
| believe should be expended wisely in
permanent improvements at Grange
, Park.
at State Patk
It has been suggested that the money
i could be utilized by installing electric
| lights and by replacing the old shed and
i stable with new and up-to-date build-
ings. Asis well known, the old stock
i shed and stable have for years been an
| eye-sore on the grounds.
« The new one built last year was a
' credit to the managers and a pleasure
+ and convenience to the exhibitors.
Years ago carloads of stock were ship-
' ped to Grange Park for the picnic and
i encampment and placed on exhibition,
i later being sold. The managers did not
; encourage this tendency and custom by
| providing fit quarters and as a result a
{ movement which promised to make the
| Grange Park at encampment time one
of the best Stock markets in Pennsylva-
! itary and convenient stables and sheds for
; stock it seems reasonable that stock rais-
; ers would again flock to the encampment
i with big stock exhibits; primarily for
Augustus Lyon, Mrs. Alfred Gordon and | marriage Miss Queenie V. Bathurst, of | sale, which would revive the stock mar-
Mrs. Joseph Lichten, all of Philadelphia, |
and Mrs. Lewis Grauer, of Bellefonte.
Burial was made in Philadelphia on Sun. |
day afternoon. |
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Lippick.—Miss Jennie M. Liddick, of
Mifflin county, died on Thursday morn-
ing of last week at the home of her sis- |
ter, Mrs. J. D. Thomas, at Lockport, near |. The statement of the plaintiff which |
| was filed with the suit, set forth that the |
defendant wrongfully, wickedly and un- |
Lock Haven, after only a few day’s ill-
ness with pneumonia. She went to Lock-
port just a week previous to spend the |
remainder of the winter while her par-
ents were in Virginia. She was but six- |
teen years old and in addition to her |
parents is survived by one brother and |
Curtin, and also well known in Belle-
‘fonte:
Frederick Stambaugh, of this city,
through his. attorney, D. Lloyd Claycomb,
this morning instituted in the court of
common pleas a trespass suit for dam-
ages against O. B. Malin, of Altoona, for
alienating the affections of his wife.
Stambaugh claims damages in the sum
of $10,000.
justly injured the plaintiff by depriving
him of the comfort, society, fellowship,
aid and assistance of Queenie V. Stam-
baugh, his wife, by alienating and de- |
stroying her affections for him.
He alleges that Malin began his efforts
| to poison and prejudice the mind of Mrs. |
! ket and encourage the raising of blooded
| stock among the Grange members and
| farmers generally. This: suggestion is
| presented in the interest of wise and far-
: sighted permanent improvements for the
information and criticism of all Centre
county Grangers and others interested in
a better and bigger Grange Encampment.
| A MEMBER.
EAST BRUSHVALLEY.
Winter again made its appearance last
! Thursday.
| Thos. Harter, of Loganton, was a busi-
| ness visitor in our midst on Tuesday.
{Sleds and sleigh bells were seen and
i heard during the latter part of last week.
H. Y. Ztitzer and wife attended the
three sisters, namely: James Liddickt Stambaugh against her husband about funeral of Mrs. Frank, at Eastville, on
and Mrs. J. H. Fulger, in Virginia; Mrs:
L. H. Webner, of Centre Hall, and Mrs.
J. B- Thomas, of Lockport. The remaing ,
were brought to Zion over the Central
Railroad of Pennsylvania on Monday
morning and funeral services held in the
church at that place at one o'clock in the
afternoon. Burial was made in the Zion
cemetery.
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AUMAN—Mrs. Amelia Auman, widow |
of the late John Auman, died at her home
in Millheim on Friday of last week of
pneumonia. She was a daughter of the
late Rev. D. S. and Elizabeth Tobias and
was born at Bloomsburg almost seventy-
nine years ago. She is survived by three
children, N. A. and L. T. Auman and
Mrs. John P.JHardenberg, all of Millheim'.
The funeral was held on Monday, burial
being made in the Fairview cemetery,
Millheim.
ECHOES OF PHILIPSBURG’S BIG FIRE. —
In addition to the losses in Philipsburg’s
big fire last Thursday morning, as given
in last week's WATCHMAN, C. U. Hoffer,
who had an office in the Barnes building,
lost most of his papers and books. Mr.
Hoffer is tax collector of Philipsburg,
but his loss will not affect him officially.
H. D. Rumberger’s loss was about $250,
while Harry B. Scott & Co., coal opera-
tors, lost all of their handsome office
equipment, including records covering a
number of years. Their loss is estimat-
ed at $5,000.
Other losses were postmaster Roy
Rowles, Miss Lillie B. Ickes, milliner;
the Maderia Hill Mining Co., George H.
Ayers, civil and mining engineer; attor-
ney George H. Lichtenthaler, T. J. Lee,
coal operator, and Atherton & Barnes,
coal operators.
The big vault in the Moshannon Na-
tional bank withstood the intense heat
and all the books, papers and money
were found intact. The bank resumed
business in the Rothrock building across
the street from its former location.
STATE COLLEGE PUBLIC BUILDING SITE
SELECTED—United States Attorney Rog-
ers Levering Burnett, of Scranton, was
at State College this week negotiating |’
the deeds for the new public building at
that place to be erected by the United
States government. The site selected
includes two properties, those of Charles
Woodring and Mrs. Elizabeth Price, lo-
cated on the corner of Beaver avenue
and Allen street,right opposite the old Phi
Gamma Delta house. The owners have
been required to give bond to remove
the buildings and all encumbrances, even
to sewer and water pipes, within sixty
days after notified to do so by the gov-
ernment. Residents of State College are
now rather jubilant over the prospects
for the erection of the building within a
reasonable time. The price paid for the
Woodring property was $5,200 and for
the Price property $9,200, making a total
of $14,400.
May 1st, 1915, and later he induced her
to desert her husband.
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CENTRE... COUNTY...GIFTS “TO: CRESSON: ;
. ORPHANAGE. — Included in the Thanks-
giving and Christmas donations to St.
John’s orphanage at Cresson were the
| following from Centre county:
Bellefonte, St. John’s parish.—One
barrel dry goods, one box dry goods, one
| keg groceries, two boxes clothing, stock-
ings, candy, etc.; cash, $2.00.
Clarence, St. Michael’s parish.—Six
bags potatoes; cash, $10.68.
Philipsburg, St. Peter and Paul's
parish.—One bag groceries; cash, $25.00.
Snow Shoe, St. Mary’s parish.—Cash,
$80.40; John P. Kelley, cash, $50.00.
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——Last week’s WATCHMAN contained
a brief announcement of the marriage
on January 28th of John F. Rossman and
Miss Emeline Harpster. The bridegroom
isa son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ross-
man, of Ferguson township, and the
bride a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Harpster, of Gatesburg. They have gone
to housekeeping at Juniata, where Mr.
Rossman has a good position.
——The attention of WATCHMAN read-
ers is again called to the fact that next
Tuesday evening is the date for the an-
nual Valentine card party, to be given
under the auspices of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Bellefonte hospital at
the Elk’s home. Tickets will be fifty
cents and parties can arrange the game
to suit themselves.
——On Monday the County Commis-
sioners received a draft from the State
Treasurer for $4,915, as a partial reim-
bursement for money paid out for houn-
ties to July 25th, 1915. The State with-
held enough to cover the alleged bounty
frauds perpetrated in this county.
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——The Ferguson township Citizen's
band will hold a festival in the town hall
at Pine Grove Mills on February 17th,
18th and 19th. Refreshments of all kinds
will be served and the public is urged to
extend a liberal patronage.
—1It took Great Britain nearly a year
to find out that the Dardanelles are im-
penetrable but the British always were
slow in mental operations.
Is This Libelous?
From the New York Masses.
Representative Bailey says we should
have no more preparedness than we are
willing to pay for at once by direct tax
He makes a noise like a Byzantine
logothete.
It Can’t Be Did!
From the Florida Times-Union.
Taft says Roosevelt would be a good
man for the Republicans to lose with,
but most people think he would be a
good man for the Republicans to lose.
—Put your ad. in the WATCHMAN.
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Tuesday.
! Miss Mary Frank and Miss Florence
Diehl, of Rockville, were Sunday visitors
at John Days.
Since gasoline sells for twenty-five
cents a gallon, the automobile traffic
seems to be somewhat of a minus quan-
tity.
One day last week Ira Gramley, of
Millheim, and Howard F. Weaver assisted
O. F. Stover in butchering fifteen hogs
and a beef.
At this writing, those on the sick list
are Thos. Stitzer, Mrs. A. W. Weber,
Anona, Vesta and Wilbur Yearick. La
grippe still seems to predominate.
On Thursday of last week Harry Long
and family, of West Brushvalley, moved
into our midst and now resides in the
Mallory home at Shady Side. Mr. Long
will be emplcyed by S. C. Yearick during
the summer months.
A PARTY IN EAST BRUSHVALLEY—Once
more did the young folks of Rebersburg
and vicinity assemble themselves in East
Brushvalley. at O. F. Stover’s, on last
Friday evening. The important feature
of the evening was the choice music fur-
nished by Miss Kathryn Ocker and Miss
Anona Yearick, who played the piano,
with violins. At 1.30 all adjourned and
reported having had a nice time. Those
present were Hester Smull, Bernice
Crouse, Kathryn Ocker, Emma Smull,
Neta Page, Kathryn Detwiler, Grace
Weaver, Mabel Musser, Mary Frank,
Anona Yearick and Sarah Corman
Wilmer Bressler, Allen Royer, Fred
Rachau, Paul Wise, Vilas Wise, Russell
Peckenbaugh, Earl Smull, Eugene Smull,
Howard Metzger, Raymond Bair, Charles
Corman, Earl Weber, Russell Auman,
William Shultz, Ralph Gramley, Harry
Shultz, Robert Brungard, Samuel Hubler,
Fred Esterline, John Wert, Stanley Zeig-
ler, Edwin Weaver, Ernest Harry and
Paul Detwiler.
His Own Work.
From the Chicago Herald.
The nomination of Mr. Brandeis for
the Supreme bench illustrates the fact
that President Wilson has a way of
making his own appointments.
Glad to Oblige.
From the Indianapolis Star. d
Berlin says Turkey will admit sinking
the Persia. It probably would have ad-
mitted sinking the Lusitania, if that had
been thought of soon enough.
May Be She Had Seen Tom Marshall.
From the Detroit Free Press.
A Kansas woman announces that she
will be a candidate for vice-President.
Which, in itself, is proof that she doesn’t
know much about that job.
He'll Never be Mistaken for T. R.
From the Springfield Union.
It can at least be said to the credit of
Colonel House that he has learned the
art of keeping his eyes and ears open
and his mouth closed.
Don’t, Our Lips Are Cracked!
From the Huston Post.
Old Joffre told the people that his Sas
great purpose was to save his country
and then disappear. Compare Joffre with
the paladin of Kettle Hill and laugh.
and Stanley Zeigler and Fred Rachau.
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British Warship.
nglish Lose One Officer and Eighteen
Men, While Teuton Loss is One-third
of Crew.
Advices received assert that the
German warship Roon, alleged in some
reports to be the captor of the Ap-
pam, has been captured by the British
armored cruiser Drake, after a three
hour fight 200 miles east-northeast of
Bermuda, according to a despatch
printed by the New York Evening
Globe.
The capture of the Roon is said by
the Globe to have been followed by
the seizure of two merchantmen flying
the German flag, one of which was
armed.
The Globe announces it received the
following message in code from a re
liable source in Bermuda:
“Drake here, towing Roon. Took
her 200 knots east-northeast Bermu-
da, thee hours’ running fight. Lost
Danfo.th, eighteen men. Her losses
about one-third. Struck as we came
abeam. Two merchantmen with her,
one armed. Took both. Brought here.
“Segrave, on sighting Roon, said:
‘Please God, today I will avenge Cra-
dock.” Roon badly knocked about by
9.2. Thirty-two officers and 719 men
taken in the three prizes.”
For several days there have been
rumors in maritime circles that the
German raider had been sunk or cap-
tured by the British. The rumor first
was heard last Saturday, but there has
been no official confirmation of it.
There is no officer named Danforth
on the British navy list. The Segrave
mentioned in the despatch is supposed
to be Captain John R. Segrave, who
was in command of the auxiliary cruis-
er Orama, which formed part of Ad:
miral Cradock’s’ squadron when the
admiral went to the bottom on his
flagship Good Hope, off the coast of
Chile, in November, 1914.
After that battle, the Orama escap
ed, and later, in company with the
cruisers Glasgow and Kent, sank the
German cruiser Dresden, off Juan Fer-
nandez Island. A few days later, in
March, 1915, Captain Segrave fought
a battle with the German armed mer
chantman Navarra, off the river Plate
and sank her. The Orama was last
reported at Callao, June, 1915, and
since that time neither it nor Captain
Segrave has figured in the news.
Another surmise is that the officer
may be Captain J. Roderick Seagrave,
who was in command of the Bac
chante.
“It would be easy within a few hours
to transfer the officers and crew of
the Bacchante to the Drake,” admit
ted Captain Wood, of the British na
val staff in New York. “It is true the
Drake has 9.2 inch guns.”
At the BEr1..ish consulate it was said
no news oi the reported capture had
been received. | The last heard of the
Drake, whith is a 12,000-ton vessel,
was that she was being refitted early
last month. That they had not been
informed of the capture was not taken
by British officials to mean the report
was untrue.
HUGHES “OUT OF POLITICS”.
“Totally Opposed to Use of His Name
in Presidential Nomination.”
Supreme Court Justice Charles E
Hughes declared himself entirely oul
of politics and oppcsed to his name
being placed before the public as the
Republican nominee for president.
In a letter to Representative Slemp,
of Virginia, Justice Hughes said:
“I am entirely out of politics. 1
know nothing of matters to which you
refer. I am totally opposed to the use
of my name in connection with the
nomination and to the selection or in
struction of any delegates in my in
terest, either directly or remotely.”
Representative Slemp had written
to Justice Hughes that the Republican
forces in Virginia were unable to geil
-anywhere until they knew of his posi
tion.
Broke His Neck Skating.
An unusual skating fatality occur
red on Loud’s pond, South Weymouth,
near Boston, William L. Griffin,
aged thirty, put on skates for the first
time in several years, remarking, “I
suppose I'll break my neck.” Five
minutes later he fell and broke his.
neck, dying almost instantly.
Big Fire in Phillipsburg.
A portion of the business dis:
trict of Phillipsburg, Pa. was
wiped out by fire. The burned
part included the Mossahan bank,
postoffice, Bell telephohe exchange,
the New York Clothing store, M. Sing-
er & Co. clothing, and Chapman’s
drug store, entailing a loss of $200,
000.
Fire Burns Half a Block.
Buildings occupying half an entire
block in the business section were
destroyed by fire, in Waynesburg,
Pa., with a loss of $135,000. A volun-
teer fire brigade saved the First Na-
tional bank and the American Nation:
al bank after they had been damaged.
One fireman was iniured.
Rabbies in Three Counties.
As the result of an outbreak of hy-
drophobia among dogs in parts of
Carbon, Clarion and Armstrong coun-
ties, Pa., a general quarantine has
been ordered by the state live stock
sanitary board. Several persons have
been bitten by mad dogs and cats.
Train Beheads Law Student.
Walking on the Lehigh Valley rail-
road at Mauch Chunk, Pa., J. Monroe
Hess, until recently a law student at
the University of Pennsylvania, and
now a member of the federal engineer
corps, was beheaded and instantly
killed by a fast freight.